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—Chapel Hill, Hillsboro, Carr boro—Between and Beyond VOL. 69, NO. 48 HILLSBORO AND CHAPEL HILL, N. C., THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 30. T961 32 PAGES the village in Chapel Hill is the free phone booth. For years the largesse of the University Service Plants, in keeping with the neighborly spirit of the small town atmosphere, was manifested -in the maintaining of free service for local calls from public jtele phone booths. Gradually some of the booths were converted to coin status for all calls. Last week the free instruments in the YMsCA, Carolina Inn and several other places were re-rigged, as was inevitable. Some Of the pay ^stations are still on a free basis for local calls (in dormitories, for instance) but these are not ’phones ordinarily used by the general public. A PRISONER IN THE CHAPEL Hill jail continued his own public hearing Monday night long after the scheduled public hearing be fore the Town Board had ended. The unworldly screams of a drunk in the basement bastille fairly rent all three floors of the building. A half-consumed quart of Roma Rocket wine on the police sergeant’s £esk held the origin of the noise. Next morn ing defendant Grover Dukes sat - on the front row in Recorder’s Court, stood up and said “I’m guilty” when his name was called, and didn’t contest the $10 line une wmi. THE GAS WAR HASN’T HIT Orange County as At has nearby areas. But its effects are being felt sorely by many retailers all ' the same; Prices dropped t#o cents a galloh to 26.9 cents at some Chapel Hi0 statioill ydfiter day,- -with some name brands Keeping pace downwards with the regular cut-rates. One filling sta tion owner pointed out how tough it was with local motorists going three ways out of town—to Chat - ham, toward Alamance, or Dur — ham—and readily finding gas for eight to 10 cents a gallon less. INFORMED SOURCE LOCALLY reports that plans are proceeding in proper order toward the open ing of Wright Machinery’s pilot manufacturing plant in the Lloyd Warehouse building off S. Greensboro St. in Carrboro. Actu al operations are now scheduled to begin about the first of next year. You hear this said frequent ly, too, but it is indeed quite re liably reported that another big new industrial break in the area THE CHAPEL HILL PRESBY terian Ctouroh this week learned of what amounted to a $23,000 windfall for its new sanctuary building fund. A check for $13, 000 was received from the mem bership of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Charlotte. And an ad ditional $10,000 check was re ceived from the Synod of North Carolina, representing various contributions across the Synod that were pledged several years ago toward construction of the now-complete educational -build ing of the church. THERE WAS NO INTENDED significance on the part of the University News Bureau in the release of the news of Bill Hunt's gift of the Morgan Creek-Laurel " .(Store PeaHhgs On P. Circulation Today 7,267 99 PCT- DISTRIBUTED IN OR ASIDE COUNTY ' ■' — ' ; .— Santa set to open yuletide acrossOrange this weekend ~Se« stories. Pages 2, 5 ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Jackie starts seal so/e... \ BOOST FROM THE WHITE HOUSE- Mrs. John F. Kennedy officially launches the 1961 Christmas seal campaign at the W hite House as she receives the first sheets of j Christmas seah. On hand for the occasion i s Dr. Stuart Willis of Chapel Hill, President of the sponsoring National Tuberculosis Association. More commissioners set for Duke Power lawsuits Court docket jam-packed ■Sm story, Pago 3
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