of orange county
Chapel Hill. Hillsboro, Carrboro—Betxveen and Beyond
Hillsboro ano chapel hill, n. c„ Thursday, October 26, iwi
SIXTH DISTRICT REP. HOR
lace Kornegay got in several ticks
of' political homework this week
when he made the circuit c«f
Orange County postoffices to
make himself available to the
people. It was the first time with
in memory a congressman had
made a scheduled itinerary of
visits to these community cen
ters so close to the hearts of the
people in the small towns and
rural communities.
AT HILLSBORO, FRIENDS AND
passerstoy, some with personal
axes to grind and others just
passing the time of day, detained
him outside the building for 30
minutes of his one hour visit. At
Cedar Grove, Miss . Mildred Fin
ley, postmaster, and others had
coffee and cookies ready for the
distinguished guest and members
of the community who gathered
there to meet him. The visits
seemed to go over big everywhere
in the small communities, Korne
gay reporting that 100 people
• turned out at one small com*
munity PO in Guilford.
ANENT THE APPROACHING
season of the political primary
contests, the report out of Dur
ham County this week is that
Watts Hill Jr. is definitely con
sidering running for Congress. A
former state legislator and city
councilman, Hill is touted a strong
contender, should he take the
plunge. Pealings also noted the
press piece about a Chapel Hill
opponent for Sen. Sam Ervin.
That’s an outside possibility, very
unlikely as of now, but could
develop into, somethnig.
WONDERING ABOUT THE
substance for a proposed power
line route shown on a map at
the public hearing in Chapel Hill
Monday, Duke Power Co.’s spokes
man, W. I. Ward, dubbed it “the
Battle line,” in deference to Gor
don Battle. The latter, represent
ing property owners fighting the
proposed Morgan Creek power
line route, disclaimed credit for
authoring the -more southerly,
route, but declared 1t had al
ready been rejected by the util
ity firm. . _ ■' r
THE TREE PLANTE© ACROSS
from the postoffice during the
UN Bay ceremony in Cftapei Hill
Tuesday is officially known as a
Scanlon red maple—or scientific
ally, Acer rubrum conica, variety j
Scanlon. Supplied by Armstrong
Tree Service, it was planted by
Boy Scouts under supervision of
Walter Dunsmore, UNC horticul
turist.
TROUPERS IN THE PLAY
makers cast of “The Matchmak
er,” took a break last weekend
to go aboard the USS North Caro
lina at Wilmington. Postal from
the big ship, sent by Louise La
mont, said the show was a big hit
state-wide as of then—in States- ,
ville, Campbell College, and Wil
mington. The tour ended in
(More PEALINGS, Pa$e 12) |
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PLANTING FOR THE FU TURE—Chapel Hill Boy Scouts'planted a tree .on the E.
Franklin St. sidewalk as the highlight of the local observance of United Nations Day »
last Tuesday. The occasion was marked by brief ceremonies at which UN Day Chair
man Dan Perry, and Mayor Sandy McClamroch spoke, and the Chapel Hill High School
band played. ———News Photo
by petitioners to aldermen
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