Chapel Hill, Hillsboro, Cttrrboro—Between and Beyond—
MILLSftOftO AND CHAPEL HILL, N. C., THURSDAY, PEftlttiAltY 21, 1963
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HARRY THE HOME IS TAX
-tag book on when Chapel Hill’s
lonely rubber pole traffic bar
rier.'on K; Franklin St. at Hen
derson win 'finally be demolish
ed by a wayward westbound mo
torist. Hot tip is that any bets
past this coming Sunday are not
acceptable. A side issue in the
wagering is whether or not the
Town’s crew will remove the
knee • high pole before it gets
whacked down. Next move in
the continuing war against the!
whims of motorists at this spot
will toe a -eoucrete’ curbing, ang
ling to ‘the i-ight *Shto Henderson
fit- V ' :
5 ORANGE COUNTY REP. JOHN
Umstead was well on the road
to recovery yesterday, accord
ing to Min Sallie. She aaid he’s
been getting up and around the
bouse every day,seems to be
feeling much better/ and hopes
to ga back to his back-row seat
.in the General Assembly soon,
f THERE MUST HAVE BEEN
\ a midget, contortionist, or a
very small boy participating in
the break-in at Thrifty Food
' Store in Carrboro this week
; (story on Page 2). ~ Entry was
gained through a wooden door
toward the back of the store by
knocking out a small vertical
wooden panel. The culprit ap
parently squeezed through this
tiny opening, then may have op
ened that or another door from
the inside for an accomplice.
IT IS TRUE AS REPORTED
in the press earlier this week,
that the final issues at stake in
at Chapel Hill have been settled
^-for tdl practical purposes. This
was done at a private conference
on Monday.'But the judgment has
not yet been filed with the court,
will not be until next week. And
when it is, it will not provide
that the defendants’ attorneys
fees will be paid by Duke Power
Co., as has been publicly report
ed in error.
there is some method
in the mad selection of yellow
and green as the official colors
for Chapel Hill municipal - ve
hicles. Deciding that it would.ta
helpful if there was a basic col
or for town trucks,, lqcal offi
packet - type garbage trucks
will continue to be a solid white,
as a prod toward keeping them
clean. (Each one is completely,
hosed down daily, scrubbed .out
with soap and whter weekly.) .
LESTER FOLEY, WITH THE
iFord agency in .Chapel Pill for
the last 17 years, is manager of
the new Crowell Little Esso
Station opened last Friday on
the boulevard adjoining the . ga
rage on Durham Boulevard. The
unique crown - top and antique
brick structure is the only 'Hum
ble (Ml Co. station of this design
in existence; was so designed, of
ficials said, as a concession to
the spirit of Chapel Hill. The
new station is open 7 a. m. to
U p. m. week days, 1 till 8
Sundays. A grand opening event
is planned in April.
cials looked over the fleet ana
found thal m6rd of ’dh'wei'e al
ready green than any other col
or. The yellow was then added
as an aid to visibility. On the
other hdhd, the big rectangular
—Story on Pago 2
PREPARING FOR PAGEANT - Pupils in
Miss Lynette Warren’s fifth grade at the Ester Hills
Elementary School in Chapel Hill are rehearsing
for a pageant in commemoration of George Wash
ington’s Feb. 22 birthday. Left to right — with the
portrait of Abe Lincoln looking over their shoulders
—the costumed pupil-actors tare Theresa Curtis—r
who’ll be Martha Washington, George Marks—sub
stituting for George Washington, and Amanda Ky- _•
ser, a dainty dame of the colonial era. All members
of the class will have a part in the school play. j
Town
to purchase
fire truck
—Story-orfPef* 2