of orange county
—Chapel Hill> Hillsboro, Carr boro—Between and Beyond
HILLSBORO AND CHAPEL HILL, N. C., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1962
VOL. 70. NO. 50
24 PAGES
Orange
Pealings
FIVE-YEAR-OLD PATRICK
Nicholson, hardy explorer that
he is, came out of the closet at
home sporting a black eye the
other day, refused to tell mom
what happened. She checked and
found that he’d worked the cork
off a full jereboam (double mag
num) of champagne that hubby
had brought back from Europe
recently and was saving for
“some special occasion.” That’s
how the George Nicholson’s
camb to have an impromptu
champagne party for the Mc
Cauley St. neighborhood iif Cha
pelHill'"recently. Even the old
-== man.agreed- afterwards.. that .. the.
affair qualified as a delightful
“special occasion.” The pain, of
Patrick’s shiner was also con"
siderably eased
CHAPEL HILL SCHOOL PU
pils are rushing to volunteer for
the junior fire marshal corps re
cently set up by Fire Chief J.;
S Stewart. In addition to the
membership cards and badges
they’ll be given free admission
to the downtown movies. Chief i
Stewart said one marshal is be
ing named in each classroom as
a fire drill assistant. Brief train
ing sessions in fire safety are
scheduled at regular intervals.
"DR. FRANK" GRAHAM
and ‘ Miss Marian,” resting at
her sisters home. Mrs.'-Ches
hire Webb) in Hill-boro for the
.past few days, left by plane yes
terday for Palm Beach. He’ll
take it easy there for several
■weeks in extending his recuper
ation from a bout with .pneumo
nia in New York. Friends said
he looked all right, but • was yeti
a bit weak and needed to rest
a while before going back to his
post as a UN mediator in New
York. Cl
FOUR ‘IMAILSTERS,’ $940
specially - built motor scooters,
were assigned to the Chapel Hill
'Postoffice this week. The neat
little red white and blue three
whelers will eventually be util
ized across the country on most
residential delivery routes. Us
wi
tag them a carrier can deliver
his full route, including parcels,
having to pick up acf
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. NEW BOARD CONSTITUTED — The full five
member Board of Orange County Commissioners for the
next txvo years is shown as the oath of office is adminis
tered on Monday by Clerk of Superior Court Edwin M.
Lynch to Commissioner Henry Walker, elected to the
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full term of the late Donald Mi Dade by his felloxv com
missioners (Story on Page 2). The other commissioners,
left to right, are Gordon Cleveland, Carl Smith, Chair
man Donald Stanford, and Vice-Chairman Harvey Ben
nett.
.. . Ar'
ditional bundles at storage box
es along- bis way. The vehicles
run off a two-cylinder 14-horse
power motor.
^THE^CHAPEL HILL ^AMER
ican Legion Post’s request for
an investigation of leftist influ
ences at the University of Nortu
Carolina came up at the N. C.
Department meeting^!.post, of
ficers in High 'Point last week
end. The matter was included in
a report by Americanism Com
mittee Chairman W. W. Green of
Durham. Department Command
er Leslie Brady Sr. referred it
fe» the. State Legislative Com
mittee * Of the organization for
further study and a recommend
ation.
ROBERT O. HOWARD OF
the University art faculty was
last night announced as one of
4iue $100 .award, wiauets . in the.
silver jubilee North Carolina Ar
tists Exhibition that was un
veiled- at ’ the State Art Museum
in Raleigh. He won a similar a
ward in 1958. His award this
year was for a painted steel
sculpture entitled “Landscape
XII.’’
Santa came to town
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HILLSBORO YULE PARADE - Upwards of 4,000
persons turned out for the official opening of the Christ
mas shopping season with the traditional Christmas pa
rade in Hillsboro last Saturday afternoon. Above, Santa
is seen tossing candy out to the kids from his float
which, incidentally, depicts the old county courthouse in
the background.
-Story on Pago 6
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Court hearing is set
—Story on Page 12
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New County farm building...
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NEARLY FINISHED — The $(>0,000 addition and renovation to the Orange
County Agriculture Building on courthouse square in Hillsboro will bring ail of the
county's agricultural agencies under a single roof when the construction work is fi
nally- completed next month. The new wing to the rear will more than double the
old building. On the main floor will be county farm and home demonstration ag
ents and on the ground floor, the ASCS, soil conservation service, and Farmers
Home Administration offices.
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