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VOL. 66. ange county Cnrrboro—Between and Beyond^, It C. THUHSOAV, NQVgMtKK It t^T M PAC1S X. A. . —— 'Rites' held for Ben's own PO1 Hillsboro citizens this week hailed the establishment, of * new curb-side mail pick-up fa cility in the middle of town, con sidered « major achievement since the establishment of the town’s new postoffice building on the banks of the Eno near the southern corporate limits,« year ago. The management and habitues (loafers) at the Corner ‘Drug promptly designated the new la ■cility The sen Johnston Me morial Postoffice, in honor of the Hillsboro Mayor who fougnt a losing fight to prevent the move of the Postoffice to its present site. • The Mayor and a majority of the town board opposed the lo cation of the new postoffice in the belief its location on a cuhve and at the entrance to the river •bridge would create a hazard to pedestrians and motorists. “The Dew Ben Johnston Me morial Postoffice might not be as big as Fred Cates' but it is CHAPEL HILL BUILDING in spector Howard Stewart concedes that his foot-long feet are ex tremely bandy to him in the fre quent measuring he has to do in his work. The newsman checked his shoe length with a foot ruler. The soles are exactly 12 inches, heel to toe. MEANEST THIEF, ACCBMUm to nomination of Mrs. Walter Jones, is the person who stole $28 from her handbag left in a basement room of the Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church while she was singing with the choir last Sunday mornine DISCUSSING HOUSE NUM bering discrepancies with his fellow aldermen in Chapel Hill on Monday night, Hubert Robin son cited one human foible which contributes to the confusion: “I know of people who move and take their old house numbers with ’em to put up at their new place.” —Vanity by the num bers, it would seem. WOULDN’T YOU KNOW IT would happen, more likely soon er than later, too: Campus police nipped in the bud early last Sat urday morning an apparent move by some students to hang UNC football Coach Jim Hickey in ef figy. They confiscated a crude dummy that seemed to have been made for this purpose. 'TOO DURN MUCH DEVIL ment, that’s all,” is the basic rea son Chapel Hill Clerk of Court B. J. Howard suggests for the approximate doubling of the Court’s business to a $4,675 total in October as compared to the $2,000 monthly previously. The police arrest ledger bore out the trend: October, ’59—260 arrests; same month last year, 190 arrests. UNC DEAN OF STUDENT AF fairs Fred Weaver told a campus reporter “It’s news to .me” when the news hawk questioned him on his name being mentioned as a possible success or John D. Mes sick as East Carolina College President. —Dean Weaver late ly purchased a residence on Laur el Hill Rd. in Chapel Hill. NO, THE CHAPEL HILL Schools cafeteria director re-as sures, cranberry sauce wasn’t nerved is the local lunchrooms (mme PEAU*GS on. Page IE) uptown.” quipped Insuranceman I John P. Ballard. < Catds iboilt the new postoffice building, one of > four be has now constructed, leased it to the government, and was the Mayor’s opposition in last Spring's municipal election.) The good-natured banter will continue tor weeks to come but underneath it lies a note of ap preciation for the steps it wiH save. Pickup hour is 4:30 p.m. in time for find dispatch on the Highway postoffice. I DUB THEE 'BEN'—Drumist Jake Forrest strike* a reverent posa as ha formally "dadicatas" tha new Ban Johnston Memorial ! [ Postoffico on Hillsboro's court square. Town must decide -V. " ' .!• ^ K '•■■■! has* Bond I'GB* y !. .* ' - .£,* • ' ' !■. in CH, Carrboro on pip— 3ft 8 ★ ft ★ Third annexation to town is sought STILLING A STILL—Orange County Sheriff Buck Knight (loft) and Deputy Avery C. Moddry wait for the one minute fuses on lighted sticks of dynamite to begin spewing before dropping them in ISGgaMon vats of mash. Officers Wow up Mm big still and daatroyad avar 4M piHaw of liquor mix at Hia still sits in Chapai Hill Tpwnship fiva mi la* was* a# Carrhara last PH> dap. —Story an papa oipht. News photo
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