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,J9, No. 22 rousing Problem o Be Tackled iapel Hill, July 12—Oliver Cornwell chairman of the re ly appointed Citizens Housing mittee, has called a meeting committee members for to t to discuss plans for inves ion of the housing situation Place of the meeting in the n Hall and the time is 8:00. ayor R. W. Madry has appoint hese men to assist Cromwell: ier Cobb, Vic Huggins, Grady chard, D. J. Smith, Wilbur u Louis Graes, Roy Parker, ?y Comer, E. L. Mackie, Brack :1 and P. L. Burch. . _ ie committee will discuss the iwing problems relative to the >ing situation and attempt to er information on them: What rental property is now g occupied by “transit pop ion”—Pre-Flight,' V-12 per tel, etc. In general, what rental pro y will be available" when the ent transit population leaves at end of the war. What individuals are plann to build homes in the near1 fu What are the present and fut needs in terms of housing? A. University faculty, Univer students and University em ees in general? B. Town business employees professional men. Carrboro—munition plant and len mill. . People who desire to come to pel Hill to live, i a letter to the committee ibers asking that they assist nwell in this subect, termed a rking group and not an honor committee”. Madry, pointed that housing -conditions in pel Hill would probably grow se instead of better. Wrote Iry, “You will recall the crowd :onditions in Chapel Hill fol ing the first World War, and e no reason to believe that his will not repeat itself. Many rning veterans desiring to' en in the University are mar and are being forced to go where because of lack of liv quarters here.” OLIVER K. CROMWELL f War Films Shown For Legionnaires Chapel Hill, July 10—Two of ficial war pictures, Battle of Mid way and Our Enemy, Japan, were shown to members of Legion Post No. 6 Friday night'at their regu lar monthly meeting. There were 47 present to enjoy the films. — E. B. Patterson, installed as Post Commander last month, served for the first time in his new role. Othe officers beginning' their dut ies were T. B. Creel, adjutant, Ben Husbands, first vice-presi dent, and Lindsey Neville, second vice-president. Patterson announces that there will be a special dedication of the new post colors at next month’s meeting and urges all Legionair es to attend. irors Fof~August Picked - - y Commissioners July 2nd :rving on the jury during the week of Superior court next th will be the following Orange W. Merritt, Chapel Hill; J. Snipes, Binghamton; G. E. Mil Cheeks; Curtis Allen, Bing i Ersell Thompson, Bingham; S. Baldwin, Chapel Hill; Harry shee, Cedar .Grove; W. M. Wil is, Hillsboro; Perry Jacobs, pel Hill; Glenn Haydon, Chap lill; C. A. Sy^es, Cheeks; Bur “ Dodson, Chapel Hill; D. L. lor, Hillsboro; F. B. McCall, pel Hill; J. O. Rogers, Chapel ; r. A. West, Chapel Hill; J. M. vkins, Cedar Grove; G. W. eland, Chapel Hill; Noel Hous Chapel Hill; G. D. Bennett, Isboro; A. M. Dorsett, Cheeks; 0. Bivins, Hillsboro; Jim Al Cedar Grove; W. T. Thrift, ipel Hill; S. C. Rutson, Chapel 1; J. B. Wilson, Cheeks; P. D. idergraft, Chapel Hill; M. M. tts, Chapel Hill; J. C. Lloyd, ipel Hill; J. M. Thompson, gham; Bruce Hogan, Chapel 1; L. E. Stewart, Cedar Grove; M. Chance, Hillsboro; J. R. Mil Eno; O. D. Clayton, Hillsboro; B. Holmes, Bingham; Charlie Broom, Little River; George ins, Hillsboro; C. A. Bivins, Isboro; S. A. Johnson, Hillsboro; R. Garrett, Little River; L. C. ldress, Cedar Grove; E. G. Har gton, Chapel Hill; W. E. Par Eno; and S. M. Hedrick, Hills o; N. A. Smith, Cedar Grove, urors for the second week who 1 hear civil cases are: ’alvin Kenion, Hillsboro; H. J. ‘ley, Cheeks; A. K. McAdams, eeks; D. W. Holmes, Cheeks; C. ’0 Newspapers ■st Be Requested Postal regulations concern n9 the mailing of newspap h* to men overseas have been h*nged Effective since July tr sec ir>d class mail (newspapers, :tc0 cannot be sent to any Uyy personnel with FPO ad lresses unless a specific re luest from that serviceman 'a* been reoeived and is pre tented to the newspaper or >ther periodical when a sub- * •Ption is taken. Exception to thie ruleTiT hat unexpired subscriptions y,|l be continued through the ‘x pi ration date. This same rule has long ap >lied to second class mail ad 1 messed to army psraennet >verseas (APO addresses); v’ ' • v ’ ' - Cedar Crave IN THE CHURCHES die Woman’s Society of Chris tian Serice met at the M. B, church last Wednesday evening. The Methodist Youth-Fellow ship wilt meet at the church Sat urday evening, July 14, at 8:15; Miss Sadye Pittard is chairman of the program committee and will have charge ofthe program. After the program, the group will have a choir practice. Ail young people of the community between 15 and 23 years of age are invited to at tend this meeting. ~ .. Rev. K. F. £>uval is conducting jureyiviii meeting at Carr Meth odist church this week. PERSONALS Miss Jean Liner and Mrs. Har old Keating are spending a few days at Myrtle Beach, S. C. Miss Ellese Oliver attended the dinner at Carolina Inn, Chapel Hill last Thursday, given by Dr. Garvin, of the Orange county health department. Mr .and Mrs. J. S. Compton and family and Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Compton and family attended the services at Mars Hill church last Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. E. F. Cude and Eber, Jr., are spending a few days with Mrs. Cude’s parents at Dob son. L. A. Ligon returned from Duke hospital last Monday after be ing a patient there for two Weeks. Mr. Ligon will stay with Mrs. Li gon at her parents’ home, Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Oliver until he is able, to return to his work at the Mas onic Orphanage in Oxford. Poole, Cedar Grove; J. C. Merritt, Chapel Hill; H. A. Bowden, Chapel Hill’ A. V. Neems, Hillsboro; E. W Neems, Hillsboro; D. B. Corey. Little River; S. R. Durham, Bing ham; Ray McAdams, Cedar Grove; T. J. Blackwood, Chapel Hill; Wil liam Grassman, Chapel Hill; M. M Pendergrass, Chapel Hill; Ar chie Kengan, Cheeks; L. T. Parker, Hillsboro; Lawrence Lasley; Bing ham- D. W. Boone, Chapel Hill; William Potts, Chapel Hill; C. G. Waddell, Hillsboro; Lonnie Kirk, Bingham; A* C. Pickar^Chapel Hill; Gaston Chisenhall, Hillsboro; R. G. Daniel, Cedar Grove; I. W, 'Summerlin, Chapel Hill; H- B-Gar rett, Cheeks; J. A. Williams, Cha pel Hill; T. E. Rice, Hillsboro, Lewis Allen, Biftgham; M. J- Wal ker, Eno; J. A. Davis, Cheeks; P. W Wager. Chapel Hill; G. B. Hoi> ton Chkpel Hill; J. B. Page, Bing ham; and W. H. Parker, Chapel Hill. 5* Mea Report To Fort Bragg For Physicals Forwarded to Fort Bragg for preinduction physical examina tion this week were 27 white men. 23 colored registrants went for in duction into the armed forces. The white men who left Tuesday were as follows: William Fletcher Riddle, Jr., Paul Morris Plummer, Lacey Ar temus Crabtree, Alexander Ses soms, Luther Dewey Wagoner, Robert Daniel Copeland, Paul Dou glas Cook, Joseph L. Woods, Wil liam Reade Hall, Harold E. Sharpe, Rogert S. Brawley, Elmer Oak ley, Winfred B. Sykes, J. Lucius Brown, Jr., John Burroughs Fau cette, Clarence S, Cole, William D MacMillan, Robert J. Womble, Eugene Claude Neville, Robert L. Poyttiress, Herbert L. Hatch, Wil liam Henry Sparrow, Lacy W. Ni chols; Delbert J. Tates, Rayihbnd S. Gray, Alton M. Keck, James L. Allen. 3 Colored registrants reporting to Fort Bragg todoy for induction into the armed forces are: Theadore B. Fearrington, Her bert Watson, Jr., George W. Wit chers, Richard O. Simpson, Cur tis R. Cotton, Phillip J. Alston, James W. Alston, Charlie Barnett, Edward L. Coble, Wayman E. Har ris, Percey Clenton Poteat, Jesse Brooks, Delmore Norman, Alton McCauley, Thomas Purefoy, Ru fus E. Fearrington, John W. Allen, John H. Riggins, James R. Boldin, Joseph W. Holman, Ellis Snipes, William O, Jones, Robert Pender graft. Wonan Marine Gets PrMMtiMfakaak San Francisco, Calif.—Marine Platoon Sergeant Annie P. Dur ham, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Floyd M. Durham, Carrboro, has been promoted to that rank here where she serves as an ordnance supply clerk in the Depot of Sup plies. A 1940 graduate of Chapel Hill high school, Platoon Sergeant Dur ham won a letter in basketball there, played tennis Mid softball and participated in swimming ac tiities. She was president of the Athletic Association, President of the junior class, and a member of the H-Y club and the Student Council. j The Woman Marine attended the University, of north Carolina for a_year and w«B employed by the Hospital Savijkg Association, Chapel Hill, befor«|die enlisted on May 25, 1943.-.^:- '. DAMAGE IN COfiNTY AS1 HAIL STORhf STRIKES .A sudden hailstorm struck 'the northern en4of the coun ty Monday afternoon, plow ing a furrow through Carr community, on Into Mebane/ It ie estimated fhat from 50 to 75 farms werf badly dam aged. Everything standing * seems to havs tisen shredded to the ground. sspbcially to bacco and cont on a few_ fields that bore ?the brunt of the storm. Totaljextsnt of the damage is not tjnown, but it , is expected to rt^t pretty high. Farms of Maynafd Parker, A. J. Monk and Jim Allen were among those In the damaged area : University BY GISLI A3THORSSON Speaking here at a public meet ing sponsored by the Chapel Hill chapter of the Americans United for World Organization, former governor, J. Melville Broughton last Wednesday described the Un ited Nations Charter as the “sur est guaranty to peace ever pro posed in the history of civiliza tion.” Mr. Broughton said, further that the “voice of the people is being heard throughout the earth as .ne ver beforehand declared that each of the 50 nations that signed the charter will ratify “because few governments could stand or feel secure in turning aside from the only path that leads to peace.” Lt. (jg) Phillippe Henry De Gaulle, son of the fighting French general, Charles de Gualle. is com ing to Chapel Hill sometime this week. Young de Gualle will con tinue his military training with' the French unit at the Carolina Prg-Flight School. J . - ...... ."Y. ~..-r~: 1 Dr. J. S. Tippett of the Uni-* ersity faculty " has returned to Chapel Hill after serving as in structor during a two week re medial reading clinic at the- Mor ganton grammar- school. - T . _ Prof. Jehu Paulson of the State College department of architec ture and architectural engineer ing gave a talk on “ The Res toration of Governor Tryoift Pal ace, New Bern,” last Friday night, July 6, as- the North Carolina chapter of the American Insti tute of architects held its two day semi-annual meeting here at the University. Also appearing on the program that included an ex hibit of architectural photographs, were Roy A. Palmer, lighting ex pert, and R. T. Higgins, who spec ializes in steel constructions. President Frank P. Graham, and Dr. Hugh Lefler of the history department of the Uniersijy here were speakers last Sunday after noon, July 8, as a marker to the grave of John Bowling, Revolu tionary soldier, was unveiled at the Federal-owned cemetery near Stem and Cairip Butner. Sponsored by the Carolina and Duke chap ters of the Sons of the American Revolution, the marker was un veiled by^ Miss Ann Bowling of Durham, a descendant of« the sol dier, while Dr. Ed Bowling, also of Durham and great grandson of John Bowling, made a brief talk. Chancellor Robert B. House an nounced last week that the Uni ersity of North Carolina has been added to the list of institutions apprpved for membership by the American Association of Universi ty women. With more than 900 women enrolled in the Universi ty here during the last year, the institution is no longer considered j^-imarily a man’s institution. Edited by Dr. Howard W. Odum, a volume entitled “In search »f the Regional Balance of Ameri ca” has just been issued as one of the University’s Sesquicentennial publications. tyith representative bankers of then two Carolinas attending, the ninth annual Carolina Bankers Conference opened here Monday, Red Cijoss Gets $21 I The committee making coi lections for the barbecue held at Or. Ffoberts’ pond recently in hon»r of A. H. Graham received $21.00 more than was needed to finance the occasion. The excess mon !<• ey hiss bttn defeated to the American Red Cress, it was announced this week by Mr. Bob Forrest AAF Demonstration Next Monday An ARMY Air Force educational demonstration unit will visit chap el Hill on Monday, July 18, at Memorial Hall. Special attention is called to this announcement for superintendents of schools, high school principals, teachers of sci ence and mathematics, College ad ministrators and instructors, vis ual aid directors and vocational teachers... : ■ • ■.„...... This demonstration has been de veloped to prepare for the utili zation of aircraft equipment and material which is being made available to non-profit edcation al institutions. It will be directed by members of the military per With Red Crass Miss Mary Bivins is a staff as sistant with the foreign service of the American Red Cross. She volunteered for foreign service with the American Red Cross and after two weeks of school at the National Red Cross Institute at Washington, D. C., in May was transferred to an overseas base.* She is now in the Hawaiian Is lands. Miss Bivins, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Bivins, was grad uated from the Hillsboro high school and attended Elon College. ' ' -v- - •« ' i July 9. Taking up for discussion such subjects as loans to returning veterans, World markets and the outlook ior Carolina products, the Conference will adjourn Friday, July 13. ‘ '■ > ‘ " . 2 1-2 Times Quota Netted As Mighty Seventh Closes NEW JEEP UNVEILED I npHB postwar Jeep, just unveiled to the public by WiUys-Over 1 l»t>A Motors, combines the four basic functions « tractor, light truck, mobile power unit and passenger conveyance. Photo at top shows the new Jeep pulling a spring tooth cultivator. Other farm applications include disking, mowing, raking, threshiim, baling, shelling and grinding com, operating manure spreader, filling silo, and sawing wood. Picture.at bottom shows the new Jeep perform ing one of its leaa arduous tasks: taking the family on a picnic. Budget Completed County commissioners conven ing with the county attorney accountant and secretary on Fri day night in a special meeting, completed the make-up of the the annual budget. This is the county budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1945. A report of appropriations and estimated expenditures is listed elsewhere in this isssue of THE NEWS. Work was begun on the budget last Monday, July * 2, but lack of time preented completion of the plans. The commissioners selec ted jurors for the August term of superior court and heard a claim against the county for damages incurred to the Town of Chapel Hill and others in the / trial of John Jackson, convicted of mur der. George H. Lawrence, em ployee of the state Eugenics board appeared before the commission ers and stated what his duties now entail. Ceiling Prices The revised community list on legal ceiling prices for foods, in cluding more than S00 items, ap pears on page 2 of this week’s is sue of THE NEWS. ‘ Mr. James Webb, chairman of the war price and rationing board urges housewives to clip and use it in making up their daily shop ping list for groceries. “Housewives carr cheek inflation ’by checking the pride lists,” Mr Webb said. Orange county has exceeded its over-all quota for the 7th War Loan Drive by 263 per cent! Even “E”’ bonds, out of the running on June 21 with only 3 percent of the expected sales attained, came up in the finish with $11,321.23 to spare. J. Maryon Saunders of Chapel Hill, county chairman of the drive, announced Saturday that total bond sales reached the figure of $1,308,000. Assigned quota was _ $574,000. Sale of “E" bonds moun ted to $469,321.25, while assigned quota on this particular kind of bonds was set at $438,000. The 7th War Loan got under way on-May 14 and was original ly scheduled to be completed on June 30, An additional week . was,, added, giving seven days of grace in which to raise the desired “E** bond sales. Last-minute canvas ses from all parts of the county were responsible for bringing home the “E“ bond bacon. In Hillsboro, special last week efforts were made under the di rection of S. A. Johnson, county vice-chairman of the War Finance Committee and Gilbert Ray, lo cal director of the drive. Others assisting included Jack Blieden, Leonard Mitchell, O. E. Bivins, Charlie James, Oscar Pasley, Jun es Webb, Mrs. H. W. Moore and Don S. Matheson. The total “E” bond sales was raised to $163,650. Five Chapel Hill and Carrboro organizations sponsored “E” bond canvasses. These were the Ki wanis and Rotary clubs, the Am erican Legion and Merchants As sociation in Chapel Hill and the Lions club in Carrboro. The com bined sale of “E” bonds from these two towns amounted to $175,143.75. ' . W. E. Thompson, county chair man of the War Finance commit tee, pointed out that Orange coun ty citizens had not exceeded his expectations in their plrchases. Highest praise was given the em ployees of the National Munitions corporation at' Carrboro who, with an assigned Quota of $29,4^5 in „“E” bonds purchased bonds total ing $93,887.90. The Work of women during the drive was praised by Mrs. S. E. Leavitt*$£>f v Chapel • Hill, county chairman fOr women’s activities. Your Own Response Is News Country correspondents to THE NEWS need the cooperation of people in their respective com munities. Calling, dropping the correspondent a postal card . or stopping by to see her would be great helps people in the neigh borhoods could render. It is re quested that.any person having a news item contact the correspon dent nearest him by Sunday, at the latest, so that the story may be in the mail by Monday. The shop of THE NEWS is short-handed, which makes it al most impossible to print copy ar riving after the Monday dead line. Also, space is limited*. Country correspondents cannot includmvis itings in the same neighborhood unless it is to report gomeone ill or some neighborhood event. So help your correspondent by giving “real” news to her ahd giving it right after it happens. Now writing for THE NEWS are Mrs. Ira Mann, Carrboro, Miss Elizabeth Kirkland, New Hope, Miss Marie Lloyd, Efland, Mrs. S. H. Stray horn, Enoy Mrs. E. C. Compton, Carr, Mrs. Kollah Dur ham, White Cross, and Mrs. C. H. Pender/ Cedar Grove. Miss Clara Morrow, « Hillsboro colored and D. M. Jarnigan, Chapel Hill Color sonnel who have had educational experience. They have been in structors in the Army Air Forc es Training Command and will be. prepared to- discuss training aids and teaching technique. it will be an excellent opportun ity for. civilian educators to learn about available aircraft materials and how they may be secured for educational purposes. The demonstration schedule is as follows: «demonstrationr—9:30 a., m. to 12:30 p.m.; lunch—12:30 to 1:30. CARBRORO SURPRISE BIRTHDAY PARTY . Joan Neville" was eight years old June 27th. Her mother gave her a surprise birthday party, and 25 guests were present who great ly enjoyed the games and contests arranged for their’entertainment. The guests were invited into the dinning room where a birthday ca ke with cafrdles all aglow" and cake and ice cream and punch jyas served. The honoree received many lovely gifts. Joan is the daughter of Stacy Neville, now serving in the navy overseas, ahd Mrs. Ola Neville. * . ’ • PICNIC AT HOGAN'8 LAKE A picinc outing was enjoyed all day last Wednesday at Hogan’s Lake by Mr. and Mrs. Numa. Rig gsbee, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Riggs bee, Mrs. Edgar Riggsbee anc* Michael and Mr. and, Mrs. Brack Riggsbee and family of Durham. A picnic lunch, swimming, boating and horseback riding was enjoy ed by members of the party.-' PARTY FOR JIMMY HARDEE Master Jimmy Hardee was six years old July 7th. His mother gave him a party and twelve guests came to help Jimmy enjoy the oc casion. He received many nice birthday gifts. The guests enjoyed the birthday cake which had six candles. Punch and ice cream were served also. Jimmy is the son of Mrs. Wilma Merritt Hardee and Elbert Hardee,. Seaman 2-c, now stationed in Holland. BABY SON BQRN -* Lt. and Mrs..Robert Shields an onunce the birth of a son, Grady Ray, in Watts Hospital June 25. Mrs. Shields is the former Miss Melba Ray. G. A. MEETS WITH JOYCE OAKLEY ' The G. A. of the Baptist church met on Wednesday of last week at the home of Joyce Oakley. The program theme was “Missions,” with Nettie Sue Partin being in charge. The following girls had very Interesting parts on the pro gram: Misses Dorothy Perry, Jo sie Mae Hardee and Cora Jean Partin. A large group attended this very interesting meeting. The hostess serired iced lemonade and cake._J: -_' . . The officers and teachers of the entire Sunday school of the Baptist church met last Monday evening, July 9, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Ray. Mias Doris Lindsay and Mrs. Sidney wall, had charge of * . the very interesting and instruct ive program on Evangelism. NEW HARDEE HOME Mr. Dawson Hardee has bought the Louis Lloyd place near Betkfel church six miles from Garrboro. Mr. Hardee, his family, his”'father and other members of the Hardee families,, relatives a^ji friend*—30 in all—held a'fbftrth of July pichlC out at the farm last week. All en joyed the picnic outing and the many good things to eat. TRIPP OPENS SHOE SHOP Garland Tripp of Durham has opened a shoe shop on Main Street in Carr boro. Garland Is the son of Mr. John Tripp who ran a shoe shop here several years ago. PARTY AT METHODIST HUT A ' A large group of boys and girls of the entire comunity attended the Youth Fellowship party given at the Methodist churqjh hut last Tue sday evening. Misses Sara B. Dur ham and Esther Cheek had charge of the games and stunts which were greatly enjoyecL After ice cream and cake were served, the girls and boys surprised their lead er,! Mrs. V. E. Queen, by bring ing a large birthday cake and sing ing happy birthday. Mrs. Queen's birthday was last Thursday. They then explained to Mrs. Queen that the five lighted candles re presented love friendship, long life happiness and many more birth days. BOYS IN SERVICE William Glosson, Radio Oper ator 2-c, came last Saturday on a four-day leave here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Dan Glos son. Pfc. Cecil Fisher has come from his army base in Illinois and is spending part of his ten-day fur lough here with his sister, Mrs. R. B. Studebaker. Hev will also visit relatives in Fayetteville. Pfc. W. A. Riggsbee has been here on furlough for several days. He has recently returned from the fighting area in Europe. He is visiting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Numer Riggsbee. Buck Thomas, U. S. Navy, was here last week with his sister. Mrs. Robert Womble. He has many months oevrseas duty and has re cently returned to the states. He, has a thirty-day leave and is now visiting relatives in Jamesville. Lloyd Hoover, U. S. army, has been visiting his uncles John and Theda Blackwood and his aunt Mrs. Seaton Smith. He has just _V. (Continued on page 5)
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