Letters to
the Editor
(Continued)
tion, a member of the largest
industry in the world—water
borne commerce. All good citi
zens will support their State’s
economic progress.
Charles D. Gray
Gastonia, N. C.
STUDENTS BOOST BONDS_
To the Voters of Orange County:
On Nov. 7, you will have the
chance to vote “yes” or “no” for
a bond issue providing the state
with the necessary capital for
improvements in several major
areas. As students at the Wom
an’s' College, we are, of course,
especially interested in and most
familiar with our stake in this
issue. We are ashing you, in
evaluating the benefits that would
be implemented by the proposed
issue, to consider the vital im
portance of such an issue to pub
lic higher education in North
Carolina.
Your approval of this measure
would provide many needed im
provements for Woman’s College
as well as the other state educa
tional institutions. Presently on
our campus, there are numerous
rooms designed to accommodate
two girls, in which three girls
are residing. Approximately one
third of the money allotted to
Woman’s College would be used
to construct additional dormi
tories in an effort to relieve
these overcrowded conditions, An
other third of the appropriation
would be used to expand the
facilitieh for the music and
drama departments—again, re
lieving overcrowded conditions.
The remaining third of our alloca
tion will be used in areas in
, eluding: swimming pool addition,
dining hall improvements, ami.
library air conditioning.
In our own personal considera
to of the bond issue, we are
fully aware that if you vote in
favor of these proposals we our
selves will not realize the bene
fits provided, as students. How
ever, if existing overcrowded con
ditions Continue to prevail and in
crease, current senior high school
students will not receive, in North
* Carolina, the fullest advantages
'of a college education.
We are willing to share the
responsibility, of educating future
college students in our state, if
you vote ‘yes” on Nov. 7.
Sincerely,
Anne Prince, Sophomore
Day Heusner, Junior
Chapel Hill
LIBRARY SERVES
COMMUNITY
To the Editor:
The public is becoming in
creasingly aware of the Chapel
Hill Public Library and is mak
ing increased use of its facili
ties which are improving rapid
ly. The library was established in
1958 by the Board of Aldermen
of Chapel Hill in recognition of
the need for such a library in
a town of the size of Chapel Hill.
Since its establishment, the li
brary has been increasing its
iaumber of books by about 2,000
volumes per year. Since July 1,
1961, for instance, the library has
received donations of about 620
books. The number of users has
feeen growing at the rate. Of 10
grtMS
per cent per year and many of
the users are people who have
-not in the past been in the habit
of patronizing any lihcary.
The Friends of the Chapel Hill
Library, an organization of in
terested citizens backing the ex
pansion of the library has raised
$875.00 up to date for the li
brary. Altogether in the past year
the library has received gifts bf
approximately $4200. However, its
facilities are inadequate to ac
commodate properly the growing
nmpbers of books and users. The
problem ef finding larger quar
ters for the library is becoming
acute. The Board of Aldermen
has been kept apprised of the
situation and are giving it their
sympathetic consideration. It ,is
hoped that some solution may
be arrived at so that the library
can continue to give the service
it should.
William Wells is currently the
President of the Friends of th*
Library Association. Mr. William
Geer and Rev, Loren Mead are
past presidents of the organisa
tion. The Friends conduct an an
nual campaign for financial sup
port, Invitations to join the or
ganization will be mailed to those
persons known to be interested
in the work of the association.
Anyone interested in supporting
the work of the FYiends who
does not receive an invitation is
invited to pick up one at the
library at 115 West Franklin St.
Individual Memberships are one
dollar each; Associate Member
ships - are five dollars each. If
you believe in the worth of a
library for our town this is your
chance to do something about it.
Holland L. Robb for the
Chapel Hill Public Library
Board of Trustees
DRUM* AT NORFOLK
Jimmie O. Drum, airman,
USN, son of Mr. and Mrs. Roy
Drum of Route Ope, Hillsboro, is
serving with the Fleet Airborne
Electronics Training Unit, At
lantic, at the Naval Air Station,
Norfolk, Va.
Collegiate bond torch bearers
will cross Orange tomorrow
By PSTB IVEY
'Td walk a mil® for a vote."
Paraphrasing an ancient North
Carolina slogan, 70ft college boys
and girls intend to walk one
mile each—to go from one end
of North Carolina to the other
The race wiH.be run tibia week.
The "Torch for Education
Marathon" is being run, day and
nightr for TO consecutive hours
from Oct. 31 to Nov. 3—from the
mountains and from the sea. The
distance covered will be 150
miles.
Two teams have started, one
from near Murphy, the other
from Wilmington. They Will
finish at Raleigh Friday.
The torch bearer is scheduled
to arrive in Burlington at 1:30
a. m. FYiday, Nov. 3, at Chapel
Hill at 6:16 a. m., in Durham at
8:08 a. m., and in Raleigh at
11:58 a. m.
The marathon is designed to
dramatize the needs of colleges is
North Carolina for capital im
provements included in the $61.3
million Dead election to be held in
North Carolina New. 7.
It is a cooperative collegiate
stunt, approved by the student
government council of the 12 state'
supported institutions of higher
learning in North Carolina. Bill
Harris, of “Burlington,’ president of
the "student body at the University
of North Carolina, is also presi
dent of the 12-college council.
WILLIAM KNIGHT BACK
William M. Knight, Represen
tative in Durham and Hillsboro
[ for the State Capital Life In
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a course at the Company’s Home .
Office in Raleigh, N. €., and has
returned to continue his work
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