VOL. 66, NO. 45
Chapel Hill, Hillsboro, Carrboro—Between and Beyond
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SOME SQUIRRELS IN Vic
tory Village have been on the
rampage lately, according to un
official reports. One parent re
ported she and two of her chil
dren h-ad been bitten by these
aggressive bushy-tailed rodents.
Another mother, a girl, and even
the ordinarily dauntless mailman
were similarly bitten. District
Health Officer Dr. O. David Gar
vin reported that no cases of rabies
are known in the area.
OUR PET PEEVE ON THE
civic club circuit is to hear from
the speaker that “Our program
tonight is in charge of Mr. So
andso . . Ever so many other
wise grammatically astute persons
use this improper terminology.
—Always causes us to visualize
a massive thing called a “pro
gram” leading* the chairman
around by a ring-in-nose. It’s egg
before the chicken, please: “The
program is under the chairman
ship of,” or “Mr. Soandso is i»^
charge of the program .
PROF. ROBERT MILLER END
ed his UNC history lecture early
the other day to learn Students’
opinions on TV quiz show contest'
winner Carl Van Doren’s confes
sion. AH students except one coed
disapproved of the fired Columbia
U. professors admitted deception.
She said that TV was entertain
ment and Van Doren would've re
ceived at least $129,000 as an ac
tor. Prof. Miller himself said he‘
disapproved of a New York Con
gressman's compliments to Van
Doren, which he felt “seemed to
imply that falsehood is the normal
standard ...”
STUART SECHRIEST OF THE
UNC journalism faculty is one of
14 N. C. national guard officers
whose promotions were announced
^yesterday by Gov. Hodges’ office.
Sechriest has shed his captain’s
bars for the gold leaf of a major.
He served actively in the air
force from June 1942 until Feb.
1946 and has been in the Army
National Guard HQ unit in Ra
leigh since 1948.
At doorstep..
News delivery hoys have
standing instructions to
leave their newspapets
at the doorstep of each
household in the Chapel
Hill-Carrboro community,
except by special arrange
ment with our readers. In
the event of improper de
livery or failure to receive
The News, householders
are invited to telephone
The Neu<s office in Chap
el Hill—8-444.
Like father, like sons...
TOP FOURTH AWARDS IN SAME FAMILY—
Looking over (Mr achievement award*, present
ed at Tuesday night's County Four-H Achieve
ment Night program at the County Courthouse in
Hillsboro, are County Commissioner Henry Walk
er of St. Mary's Community*, who received an
adult leadership award; Ms son David, who wen
tha county championship in senidf achievement;
ahd his brother, Michael, county champion In sail
and water conservation.
News photo by Lee Gupton
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GOVERNOR-HOPEFUL AND CHIEF CAMPAIGNERS—An in
formal kick-off for John Larkins' un-announcod campsifn for
govornor of North Carolina was staged in Chapol Hill Iasi Satur
day night by a group of University law students. About 150 per
sons turned out for the occasion. Larkins, of Trenton, Is aeon with
his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. amLMrs. Dalton LofHn of Hills
boro. News photo
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