Buijn—» community outside; iritwtfereno » . .
Town officials, school board oppose
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postponement of access road project
Acting on its own initiative and noting widespread
community dissatisfaction with a recent decision to
postpone indefinitely the construction of a previously
approved new, $400,000 access road and bridge into
Hillsboro, the town board Tuesday night approved a
resolution calling upon the Governor to take necessary
action to begin work on die project without delay.
A companion action was tak
en by the county school board.
The highway department re
vealed,, last week the project,
which bad been scheduled last
month foe contract latthtg, had
been postponed indefinitely at
the suggestion of the Governor,
who said he bad acted at the
behest of highly placed, individ
uals in foundations interested
in possible restoration project*
inwlvigg historic -Hiiisfljprough.
The governor, in conversa
tion with a delegation from
Hillsboro, mentioned Gordon
Gray, bead of the National
Trust, at among those who had
contacted Mat wit*i reference <#
the postponement and named
Mrs. AIM Bngstrom as the- lo
cal person who bad Instigated
the outside inter ferenae.
Surprise '
The postponement action,
which came ^es a surprise ♦»
local people who knew of-#ie
project's. approval follawino a
public hearing jast year, has
A $12,000-loan from the Public
Heusing Administration will en-,
aide the Chapel Hill Houaiag Au
thority to lfegin preliminary plan
ing on its program tor 60 new
low-rent ho&es, Commissioner
Marie C. McGuire announced Sat
urday.
The* planning funds will be
made available under a prelimi
nary loan contract with the hous
ing authority- This will be the
first local-federal contract tor
these new dwellings and is based
on a ■ locally approved applica
tion from the housing authority.
The Housing and Home Fi
nance. Agency authorized execu
tion of the preliminary loan con
tract with the housing authority
as required by lew. This will not
be an annual contribution con*
tract, but a planning loan agreed
tnent that will, in all likelihood*
lead to such a contract
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Upon completion of prelimi-i
nary planning of the low-rent
housing, the local housing : au
thority -will prepare a develop
ment program covering such de
tails as site, sketch plans and
estimated -development cost of
the new bousing. Thaa program
must be approved by FHA, and
upon authorization by the HHFA
Administrator, will serve as the
basis for an annual contributions
''contract between PHA and the
housing authority.
Hillsboro sets tentative tax*
rat*, enlarges police dept.
Hillsboro’s new town board
was sworn in Monday night and
returned for its first official
mooting Tuesday, when a wide
rangfl of important decisions
awaited.
They included:
Accepting from three cooper
ating agencies, Cone Mills, the
W. L. ‘Barrell Co. and the County
School Board, their offer to turn
over the sewer and pumping sta
tions to be constructed with their
funds during the current sewage
improvement program;
Setting a tentative tax rate for
the next fiscal year at $1.00 per
$100 valuation, the ,same as the
past year;
The election of Prank H. Wat»
ker to continue as Mayor Pro
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THE NEWS
OF ORANGE COUNTY
Vol. 71, No. 23 June 6, 1963.
Published Every Thursday |n
The Year By The News, Inc.
Subscription Rates Payable In
Advance): In Orange and Ad
joining Counties, $2.30, plus
I* Sates Tan; Otherwise in
U. S. $fc Overseas $5.30.
Entewd As Second Class Mai
ter In the
tem.
The hiring of a third full time
policeman and the elimination of
the position of part-time weekend
Officer, now held by Fred Boone.
The town’$ police force will now
work regular 8-hour shifts around
the clock and have every tiring
weekend off. The board approved
the hiring of Larry Talbert, 23,
of Hillsboro at $3,000 per year
for the new post. He is currently
a guard at the county prison
camp and was well recommend
ed by law enforcement agencies
to the board.
The presentation for further
study a-tentative budget for the
next fiscal year upon the estimat
ed revenue of 941,480.
According to a formula Already
agreed upon, Coae, the Belle Vue
owners and the county school
will pay $17,529.30 as their share
ftf the. $240,000 the pumpm* Sta
tion and force main is sewer im
provement program- Upon, com
pletion this and other lines con
structed by the three partici
pants, including $4,854.00 in new
10 inch lines by Cone, will, revert
jto the town. The pump station
and appurtenances will cost
Conti, Upder the agreed formula
femu, the Barrell compan#
$5,837.26 and the schools $3,
505.86.
arausadwidesprcadrosentment
here in the business commu
nity.
According,, to many, continued
disapproval «f the project ye**
seriously threatens the pottibil
ity of any effective action in
the future by the burgeoning
Historical Society or the soon
to-be-appginted Historic Hills
borough Commission in the
| realm of restoration and preser
vation. A majority oC the tpwn
' board, in no uecertam terms,
has stated there will fie no town
zoning unless the opposition of j
j. historical interests to the ac-1
cess road is lifted ead.thas.faet j
communicated tR Q10 governor. .
3*e -vote in f&vor of the reeb-!
lution was 4 to 1, with only
Commissioner Robert Murphy
disapproving the action.
Restoration lid
The resolution, supporting the
*eom, cited the public hearing
and previous support of the
county commissioners, noted
that the restoration interest
had been considered and that
the proposed improvement
would do no damage to this ef
fort, but, indeed, would enhance
it.
The Cmnrty Board of Ednas*
tion, in its action, reiterated its
approval of the .original access
road coining into Hillsboro aid
voiced its SBjpqritien *° a P*P
Highway 8* by-pass §s
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planned “because it runs
through school property.’
Tb© county Board of Edae#
tion Monday asked Representa
tive L. J. Phipps to introduce
. legislation for direct, election of
ita members by popular vote.
. -Earlier, it heard a Plea for
this action from Carrington
Phillip, of Chapel HilL chair
ipan of the county Republican
Executive Committee.
Phipps in discussion of
the proposal told the hoard he
would' introduce such a hill, if
requested, but had heard no
groundawell of opinion in fav
or of it.
f- Under current procedure, the
•chad hoard members are nom
inated in party primaries and
then appointed by the legisla
ture upon certification of the
county’s legislative delegation.
In its request to Phipps, the
school board also asked that the
local hill include provisions fori
<1> Si* yea* staggered terms
*• now provided in » special lo
cal «<*:* . - '
it) Present members to con.
tinue in office until lb«Ar pres
ent terms expire as follows:
Delmar ..Brown, flee. 1, 1964,
Charles W. Stanford and Charles
W. Walker. Dec. 1, 1966, and
John E. Hawkins and John L.
Efland Jr., Dec. 1, 1968; and
thereafter their successors shall
take office on the first Monday
in December following their e
lectkm;
(3) Not more than two mem.
bers shall be elected or hold
office from any one township;
and
(4) Vacancies which occur be
See ELECTION, Page 12
Bill would
make Umstead
life member
of board
, A bill making former Stale
Hep Jehn W Umstead of Orange
County a member of the State
Hospitals Board of Control for
life and its chairman as long as
Ids health permits was iatroduo
ed and passed in the Houae Mon
day night.
Rep. George Uzzell of Rowan
sponsored the hill which would
also make Umstead chairman
emeritus of the hospitals board
fee life when he steps down as
its active chairman.
Umstead was forced to resign
front the General Assembly near
the start of the present session
because of ill health, However,
he has remained a member and
chairman of the hospitals board.
Uzzejl told the House “if any
body deserves this honor it is
John Umstead.”
Suits seek
tax recovery
on stipends
Two Chapel HiU couples have
filed suits in which they ask re
funds of taxes they claim the
government collected is error on
money they received under grad
uate research assistantsips.
The two suits were filed Mon
day in U. S. Middle District
Court in Greensboro. One . was
entered by Robert S. and Julia
M. Snyder, and the other was
filed by Thomas A. and Elizabeth
B. Parnell. A total of $2,302.42
is sought.
Snyder and Parnell received
“monthly stipends” under the as
sistantships while working to
ward FAD. degrees in physics at
the University of North Carolina,
the suits said. Refunds are sought
on taxes collected on the stipends
for 1959, I960, and 1961. ,
According to each suit, the
type of stipends received by the
students is exempt from such
taxation. . .
The Snyders seek a refund of
$1,095.$6, and the Parnells ask
the return of $1,706.76.
HIGH SCHOOL
BASEBALL + ON THE AIR!
WCHL WILL BROADCAST LIVE
THE BATTLE OF THE DISTRICT CHAMPS
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Friday/ 3:30 P.M. — Carrboro Lions Park
Chapel Hill Vs. Sanford
(Diet. Ill Champs) (Dis*. IV Champs)
Behind the Mike: Jim Heavner and Bill Walker
Sponsored By: 1
^ Mebane Lumber Co.
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