of orange county
—Chapel Hill, Hillsboro, Carrboro—Between and Beyond—
HILLSBORO AND CHAPEL HILL, N. C, THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1960
SCRATCH ALEX HEARD AS
a prospective County Commission
er candidate, and add Kenny
Putnam. Dean Heard considered,
active in classroom and party
politics alike, considered the
race, but had to decide against
it because of the press of other
activities. On the other hand, it’s
understood that Ranch House
Manager Kenny Putnam of Chap
el Hill, a former Chapel Hill al
derman, is cottoning to the idea
of taking the political plunge
again.
RE-CARL SANDBURG'S FORC
ed cancellation of his scheduled
appearance in Chapel Hill Tues
day night, how could it be better
stated than by a Daily Tar Heel
news writer yesterday, who used
the bard’s own words in his lead:
“The fog came in on little cat
feet yesterday afternon, ground
ing all flights out of Asheville
and forcing Carl Sandburg to
cancel his informal lecture . .
Sandburg turned down an offer
of auto transportation with a
Highway Patrol escort. Too tir
ing « trip. He was to appear in
Chicago last night. \ ‘ ’
ure atop the door of ‘Zigger's
new Zoom-Zoom Shop in Chape!
Hill is, we are told, an antique
Tole monkey, that Mrs. Ted Dan
tiger picked up recently. It came
from a Mth century French tav
ern. Soon he’ll be given a straw
hot to wear.
ADC AI STEVENSON AND
Richard Nixon are running
“neck-to-neck” in early returns
to our Orange County poll on
“Who Should Bo President In
I960.” Both have five votes. Harr
ry Truman and Lyndon Johnton
have one vote each. Better re
lations with Russia, foreign af
fairs, inflation, disarmament, in
tegration and agricultural sup
ports are stressed so far as 1960
issues. Weekly tabulations will
be given — send in your vote.
MONDAY NIGHT'S LOCAL
Town Meeting on peace and
world economic develpoment has
evoked outside interest, accord
ing to Mrs. Walter Spearman who
has received a letter from a Mr.
George Nelson of New York. He
enclosed a clipping from Sun
day’s New York Times about the
Chapel HilL meeting and asked
that she write him more about
local efforts since some of his
neighbors were interested in or
ganizing a similar group.
(More PEAUNGS, back page)
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A tug-of-war between two factions of Orange Coun
tv's Republican party, which flared into the open two
years ago, continues as the time approaches for putting the
1 ty mac hne' v in order for the 196o elections
One faction, headed by Col. H. L. Robb of Chapel
Hill, acting under what they say is authority of 6th Dis
trict Chairman Worth Henderson of Greensboro, has is
i sued a call for precinct meetings and a county convention
I ’• ’ i \ ■ ' ”,• l
to be held later this month.
M. L. Cites Sr. of Hillsboro, lor
man. who maintains he is the only off
luted to call such meetings, dentes thei
calls.
An advertisement, .inserted elsew
The News by the Robb faction and sign
(See REPUBLIC ASS,
g-time pat ty chair
ficial legally consti
r right to issue such
here in this issue of
ed by F.. A- Brown,
'gr n)
Mr. & Mrs. Orange look at their schools...
All across America today . . . people are taking a
closer look at their schools . . . Orange County—locale
of the educational heart of Tar Heelia . • . is no excep
tion . . . And the year-old County School Finance Stu
dy Committee yesterday began a tour that will take it
into all 24 public schools of Orange County ... in their
quest to the elusive answer to the qtiestions How—and
for how much—can we get better public schools?
Above, Mr. and Mrs- Orange County,
the 15-member committee .
classroom in the Hllsboro School
some of those on
pondet the facilities a
while the pupils
ponder right back at them. News photp by Lee Gupton
ANNEXATION VOTE SEEN
FOR CARRBORO SUBURBS
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—Story on Pago 7
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Rep. Umstead announces
candidacy for another term
—Story on Pago 3
Local 'summit' on peace set Feb. 3
—Story on Pago 2