tic. II. PAGE J THE NEWS—THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1961
EDITORIALS, FEATURES.:.
(Continued from Page \)
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The point is that rather than make counter protests or
denials the businessmen of Chapel Hill must seriously con
sider the complaints, try to meet with the aggrieved
students, and talk the problems out via personal diplomacy.
•The well-known proverb rings true in ..this case: “Why
do you hate so-and-so?” “I hate him because I don’t know
him. If I knew him I could not hate him.”
There is a public relations committee as a standing
body in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Merchants Association.
It has in previous years done good work in this realm. Its
work, is once again cut out and waiting.
aid may suit
certain local projects
The first formal step toward a public housing program
for Chapel Hill may turn out to be a simple petition pre
sented to the Chapel Hill aldermen last week.
It was nothing more than a one sentence request, signed
by 27 local citizens, asking the Board to appoint a public
housing authority. Such a petition, as it happens, is a legal
requirement toward obtaining federal aid for this type of
project. :-rt .-—
The petition was formally received, and following brief
discussion the aldermen agreed to consider further action
on receipt of recommendations in this general realm from
the Planning Board.
Federal aid is available to localities for general urban
1 enewal and such specific things as downtown area improve-1
ment, housing for elderly persons, public housing, and
preservation of “open spaces.”
It is logical that Chapel Hill give thorough study to
all- of these possibilities. For all the ignorant hurrah against
federal aid to locaLand state government, nobody has yet
shown how ill or how well-fitted the needs of Chapel Hill
may be to one or more of these programs.
There just might be some very good possibilities for
needed local improvements in them. The current study of
these programs is very much in order.
(Continued)
liberal, arose to call the group’s
attention to Col. Royall’s letter
to the local newspapers. She said
as a climax to her comments,
that Col. Royall’s charges should
be labelled as untrue. (Of course
what she said was in much
plainer English than that. How
ever, in an attempt to tread the
line between overly objective re
porting and possible libel, some
of the color of the occasion shall
be left out.)
Answers charges . . . —
As Miss Gilson took her seat.
Col. Royall stood uo, was rec
ognized and identified himself.
He spoke directly to Miss Gilson’s
charees. declaring that what he
bad written was authenticated.
As he tried to answer her com
ments he was three times inter
rupted. The chairman valiantly
attemnted to keep parliamentary
control.
“She has to hide behind the
fact that she is a woman and
get bv with it,” said the Colonel.
Therseunon a man sitting near
Miss Gilson bQlted up and in the
heat of the occasion called Col.
Royall a liar. Col. Royall invited
him outside. “Gentlemen,” re
proved the chairman, “there is
no necessity for this kind of ex
change" if we are here in the
interests of preserving free
dom. . .” ~
The disorder rose higher. Col.
Royall and Mr. Lyon turned and
waited out.
“Free speech—Ha!” spat Mr.
Lvon as he left.
Order was quickly restored..
The immediate concensus of the
group was that in the interests
of the very theme of the con
ference that Col. Royall should
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be given civil liberties of the
floor to reply to charges made
against him. However, when con
tacted outside the building the
Colonel declared he’s said about
all he intended to and didn’t
care to return.
'Killed' the session ...
For its earlier intended pur
poses that just about killed the
rest of the afternoon’s sesson.
The chair attempted in vain to
hew to the topic of the previous
forums rather the Col. Royall
incident.
Despite insistent and unani
mous disagreement with the
viewpoint Col. Royall had
espoused, the group was of one
body in insisting he be called
and asked to return and speak
for 10 minutes that evening.
There was considerable discus
sion of apologizing formally. As
a result the conference chairman
called Col. Royall, He reported
back that the latter said he had
a previous commitment which i
would prevent his being able to
be present
To this observer the incident °
in analysis was a mishap of a
few over-zealous persons who
spoke out of turn, irritating one
with whom they disagreed and
causing him to leave. The lapse
of courtesy was then acknowl
edged and an attemot to remedy
it was tried. At this point the_
victim figuratively chose not to
accent the olive branch, for to
do so would have eliminated his
nerseeution. Leaving things as
t^ev stood he held the theoreti- _
cal advantage for the occasion.
There mav be those who
charge sensationalism or un
necessary concern with a side
issue in the writing of this re
port. This The Newsman will re
ceive without argument in the
spirit of freedom of speech.
But one of- the nuggets of last
FHdav’s conference on this
topic, to our thinking, lay in this
nn-scheduled clash—a human
drama that under-lined both the
difficulty of and thus the greater
necessity of undergirding the
i guarantees of the first amend
ment.