SEC. I. PAGE 2 _d.. __Mi In talk before KiwanLans . . . i«m t .I.-.. nii.i in THE NEWS—THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1962 -- Friday illustrates N. CV ■ .... .. .. .. ■ ;—•— . The current college enrollment crisis in North Carolina has been graphically underlined by Con solidated University 'President William C. Friday. In outlining the situation to the Chapel Hill Kiwanis Club on Tuesday night, President Friday said he hoped to present this same message as often as possi ble across the State. “If we don’t act now it will be a matter of too little and too late,” he explained. “There’s no guessing about Space needs. The pupils are in the public schools now and will soon be knocking on the doors of out- colleges.” On state, UNC needs President Friday spoke as a member of the Governor’s 72 member Commission on Educa tion Beyond the High School on the state - wide needs for more college facilities, as well as the needs at the Consolidated Uni versity and at Chapel Hill. W ithin a decade the state's colleges will have to be able to take care of 120,000 addi tional pupils who'll be seeking admission — i SO per cent in crease over the present en rollment, he said. By way of background he said that the 60 colleges in the state had 50,000 students in 1956, 75,000 in 1961, and would have to accommodate 75,000 by 1965. "Because of the failure last fall of the state - wide bond is sues we’re far behind now. Un less the next General Assembly does something about this our problem will be much worse. Show N.C.’s low rank He cited three statistics to il lustrate North Carolina’s rela ively low position. (1) Only 10 out of every 100 youths of col lege age are so enrolled: (2) The state has a lower percent age of pupils of college age en rolled In colleges than any oth er state except Mississippi; and (3) North Carolina ranks 44th in the nation in per ‘ capita income. Threi factors working to Keeping top quality faculty seen as UNC's primary need ,1. -As for £he University -itself, President Friday declared “The most important problem now is maintaining the qual ity of our faculty and provid ing-adequate—salaries- for them.” ~ " “Ttiat’s the ntihiher onl pri ority we’re asking of the Leg ' k islature ... Even as generous as the Assembly has been over the last several sessions, it’s still a fact that we’re behind —and must do something.” The University is presently growing at the rate of about 1.500 pupils a year, he said, yet is still the smallest state university in the 41 members of the American Association of Univessitres. “ UNG does not propose to move into the enrollment bracket of the extra - large state universities, he said, adding “but I hope the new trends (toward disbursal) will permit us a more even rate of growth.’ Planners want full building of new thoroughfare road link The Chapel Hill District Plan ning Board wants immediate and full construction of, a new east west thoroughfare road planned by a developer^ A recommendation to this ef fect was made for a proposed road between the Durham Rofid bypass and Durham Road at Es tes Drive. The planners* propos al win go tor the Chapel Hill al dermen for action. Developer h\ N. Richards prtfc poses to build the new "road 24 feet wide at this tim&. The plan ners, oti the other 'hand; felt it, 1 should be Wfrbed arid* gtrttered and laid 40-feet-wide as a thor oughfare • road when initially, built. At their Tuesday night meet ing the planners also re-referred to the aldermen their earlier or dinahce proposal to require un MetgPbund installation of electric (power transmission lines in res idential areas. The Board agreed to recon sider septic tank retirements for subdivisions. This' tame bp g'1-' ''«* -a ..«*• THE NEWS OP ORANGE COUNTY ifol. 70, No. 32 August 9, 1962 t Published Every Thursday "In The Year By The News, Inc Subscription Rates (Payable In Advance): In NC, $2.50, plus * 3% Sales Tax; Outside NC„ $3. Entered As Second Class Mat ter In The Postoffices at Hills boro And Chapel Hill. N. C. in the planners’ consideration of approval for a preliminary sketch of a 62-lot section of Lake For est Estates. Approval of this sketch was recommended over the objections of District Sani tarian H. Dobson, who urged that the area be required to be tied in to the town sewer system. Also recommended for approv al were the final plat of Carlton Acres and the preliminary sketch of Colony Woods subdivision on Ephesus Church Rd: ‘Disapproval was recommended for Pender 'Park On N. C. Highway 54 by pass. The planners voted to elect of ficers for-the coining year at their next meeting ort Sept. 11 j and to meet with the aldermen soon to discuss the local thor oughfare plan. improve Hie above standings, he said, are:' (1) the percent age of fabrth Carolinians hold ing high school diplomas is increasing — from 21 per cent in 1950 to 32 per cent now; (2) the percentage of N. C. , high school graduates going to college is increasing about one per cent la year — now being about 87 per cent; (3) there will be 384,000 North Caro linians of college age in 1970 as a result 0$ the post-war birth rate rise, To meet thg need, President Friday said, the Governor’s (Car lisle) Commission; would make four recommendations to the (1) EstablfShmdht of addition al coShpreheniive cbmimmJEy^ col leges,v"SSbject to the cooperation of the various localities; (2) Ad dition of third and fourth year studies at the Wilmington, Ashe ville, and Charlotte Community Colleges — “to take their place beside East Carolina and West ern Carolina College, etc. (3) The expansion “in a reas onable way at a normal -rate of growth” of the 12 existing state higher educational institutions; and (4) — a matter now under consideration by a special Uni versity trustees committee—con sideration of incorporating a fourth campus of the consolidat ed university at Charlotte Col lege. " t: “I’m not sure if we acted on all four of these tomorrow if they would be sufficient to meet the needs of the enrolling cris is,’’ said President Friday. HEAR DR. HILL v - Next Sunday, Aug. 12, Dr, Samuel S. Hill, Jr., Chairman of the Department of Religion at the University will speak oh “The Six Days and the First Day” at the Morning Worship Service at the Community Church at 9:30 a. m. Commissioners award contract for tax mapping,'and revaluation Preparation' of a long * need ed tax map of the County’s most .thickly - populated area, the Chapel Hill Zoning District, should get underway shortly with the approval of revaluation and mapping contrcats by the county commissioners Monday. Contracts in the amount of $21,200 for this mapping and $02,500 for the revaluation work were awarded to American Air Surveys of 'Pittsburgh, pa., and Associated Surveys, Inc., of Greensboro respectively by the commissioners. - ■ —- £ t 'Under a recent state law, counties must new revalue prop-, erty for taxes every eight years. Orange County's last revaluation in 1954 cast $#5,000 under edn tract with the J. M. Cleminshaw Company. Do serial photos soon Tax Supervisor Sam Gattis said mapping to >be carried out through new aerial photos will be started soon while the long job of revaluation of all taxable property will probably start in March. In other actions, the board: Appointed Willis Knight of Governor to nominate attorney Satterfield Governor Sanford’s office announced yesterday that Hillsboro Attorney Robert Satterfield will be nominated at Morehead City tomorrow for a second one-year term as attorney for the state-con trolled Atlantic - and North Carolina Railroad. The state is majority stock- j holder has included Satterfield in its slate of officers and di rectors whb will be presented at the annual Stockholders meeting, according to the an nouncement. Chapel Hill to fill one of two vacancies on the Chapel Hill area board of adjustment. Approved the appointment Of Sherman Shelton to replace Harold Webb as a member of ♦he Board of Public Welfare. 'Appointed a committee of county Officers, Including the county accountant; the county at torney and the county welfare superintendent io handle the county’s interest in the sale of certain properties in which Old Age Assistance recipients have granted liens on real estate. Accepted the resignation of Walter Wren as County Civil Defense Director and 'Received the annual activity report of the Orange County Planning Board. ‘. Court