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—Chapel Hill, Hillsboro, Carr boro—Between and Beyond— VOL. 69 NO. 29 HILLSBORO AMD CHAPEL HILL, N. C.. THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1961 10 PAGES , -f— THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IS pathologically inclined to mis spell the name of Chapel Hill Mayor Sandy McClamroch and his kin of the same name. In variably the handle turns up in writing as “McClamrock,” like stone. Now his cousin James in Greensboro, last week appointed to the State Highway Commis sion, is suffering similar corrup tion. He actually changed his name back to the original Scotch —“Mcclamroc.” But it still comes out in print time and again with the “k” ending. 4 AFTER 25 YEARS THE CHA ppl Hill postoffice will get a new roof. An $11,589 contract for this job, as well as painting and some floor tiling in the building, has been awarded by the Atlanta Regional Office of the General Services Admin. + IN THE WORLD OP POSTAL personnel the word is that a suc cessor to newly-retired Asst. Postmaster H. D. “Dee” Strowd will be appointed by the Post master General’s office immi rtfently. Mr. Strowd held the job 19 years. This is a non-political appointment and one which is to be made on the basis of merit upon recommendation of Post master Paul Cheek. J. Richard “Spick” Webb is acting as Asst PM currently. BUZZ ACROSS Trie PICNIC table at the Young Democrats rally last Friday night was in speculation _ou the Orange Coun ty legislature race—IF Squire John Umstead doesn’t run again. There are plenty of “patriots” in the active rumor mill—Some town statesmen who would be waiting the clamor of constitu ents: Ed Lanier, Don Stanford, Clarence Jones, and Bob Cox, to name only a few. THE GAS WAR QUICKLY spread to oft-isolated Orange County on Monday. Prices were fluctuating like stock . market bids. But the local version of a Dow-Jones average on several of these showed the per gallon down below a quarter at some western Orange rural outlets, and generally around 27 cents. Some dealers, too, were holding prices firm and pocketing the per gallon subsidy allowed by distributors. THAT WAS A RIGHT SNAP py letter on the White Cross School controversy that “inter ested citixen” penned to The News the other day. Engaging as it would have been to print it, policy prohibited. Names may be withheld, or pen names used in print. But writers must give their names to the editor, and anonymous letters can’t be printed. WOOD IS A GOOD INSULA tor of electricity. But when it’s turned to carbon it’s a prime con ductor. This fact of science , brought disruption of power ser vice to the eastern half of Cha More PEELINGS, page 10 Circulation Today 7,376 ft PCT. DISTRIBUTED IN ORANGE COUNTY citizens groups formed for and against |b pupil plan —Stories on Page 2 Beauty and the barn... QUEENLY DAY-DREAM-Mary Ann Henderson, Chapel-Hill’s candidate for Miss America in the state finals of the annual nationwide competition being held this week in Greensboro, seems to be day-dreaming of her chances in the beauty event. A ris ing senior at the University, the tall blond blue-eyed Georgia peach will draw a pastel portrait of her college room-mate, Charlotte Mooney, for her talent entrv. She’ll ap pear in evening gown competition Wednesday evening, swim suit Thursday night, and give her talent before the judges on Friday. Charles Williams of Chapel Hill is hes escort for the sponsoring local Jaycees, and her mother, Mrs. C. S. Henderson of Sav annah, is her chaperone. I DEMOCRATS! -Story on Pago 12 Ski ■s~J-4- --jv--_- V n-'/iSrh t ‘15%
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