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 <?har
acters.
THE NEATLY-STACKED OLD
bricks from the demolished Ma
sonic lodge hall in Chapel Hill
are to be used by contractor An
dy Shearer for a newi home he’s
planning to build. Massive inter
ior beams from the building were
turned over to the American
Legion, which plans in time to
put up a hut on its property for
the use of the Boy Scouts. One
ardent lover of relics asked to
have the doors to the 106-year
old building—and she got ’em,
free.
AN UNUSUAL THEFT DE
tection system has been installed
at Sutton’s Drugstore in Chapel
Hill. Big convex mirrors are
posted in various spots around
the aisles so that a clerk can cur
vey the entire store from one
PEALINGS continued, P. 8
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Industry seekers planning
to form stock corporation
—Story on Page 2
Young mans fancy...
VALENTINE BELLE — Bright skies arid balmy weather this iceek heigh
tened the appeal of Valentine’s Day for the young and young in heart. Kathy
Kkige, the gal with the sunny smile for her boy friend, adds an air of spring to the
local scene. A junior at Chapel Hill High* Kathy is the daughter of Lt. Lol. and
Mrs. Gordon Kage and a nominee for the school’s Sweetheart Queen who ll be
revealed Saturday night. News Photo
Trailer park for new area of Carr boro
is turned down by defeat of re-zoning
\ —Story on Pago 2
* /Chapel Hill-Carrboro
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