of orange county —Chapel Hill, Hillsboro, Carrboro—Between and Beyond— VOL. 68 NO. 7 HILLSBORO AND CHAPEL HILL, N. C., THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1961 28 PAGES CHAPEL HILL MAYOR OLLIE Cornwell, recovering from a serious illness at Memorial Hos pital, is expected to be allowed to return home tomorrow. It was understood that he was admitted to the Hospital with a heart ail ment after overexerting himself while moving some furniture at home. His visitors at the Hospi tal have been restricted. THE HIGHLY - SUCCESSFUL Mardi Gras ball staged under sponsorship of Alliance Fran caise in Chapel Hill Tuesday night will definitely become an annual traditional affair, ajccord jng to Alliance President Jac ques Hardre. Over 250 persons turned out for the costume par ty in the American Legion Club house. The sponsors added that their objective—to raise $500 in order to send a French teaeher to France for summer study— appears to have been reached. AMONG THE PRIZE-WINNERS in the Mardi Gras costume com petition was Joan Williams. The judges tabbed her a “black lion ess” in announcing the award. ■—However,. she accepted her l prize as a French poodle. Dr. Fraie Craige won the “most ori gSinal costume” prize as King Neptune. His wife was Oridine. Mrs. Irene Reichert also won for her masquerade as a water sprite. Rush Beeler—with Helen Jane Wettach and Nancy Cornelius— for the Alice in Wonderland play ing cards,- and Tom Hannaford, as an Arab sultan. srctiAlUK) AI I He PA5 sion Play report it to be a fin? twpthour program. Final show* emonal Hall today—2 ,,, 'Tfie travelling ny didn’t include a number of needed “extras” so some of the American Legionaires who’ve been acting as ushers were pressed into curtain-time serv ice as Biblical era walk-on