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of orange county -Chapel Hill, Hillsboro, Carrboro—Between and Beyond VOL. 71, NO. 3! HILLSBORO AND CHAPEL HILL, N. C., THURSDAY, AUGUST 1. 1963 24 PAGES *§y in racial situation meeting tonight; r's group meets —Story^on Page 2 v ti ci n 1i y :» THE TIME AND TEMPERA ture clock at Home Savings and Loan in Chapel Hill has hit 94 degrees several times during the past week, but has still missed the prize - money “sizzle” point at 95. Entries are sljjjl being ac cepted in the guessing game for predicting the day and time when the first “sizzle” will be registered. Office employees no ted that to date far more ent ries have been sent in for July than for August. If there’s no 95-degree temperature by Sept. 1 the contest will be decided purely by a drawing. A compa ny official' noted that the then mometer is “extremely accur ate,” being set up like an offi cial weather bureau thermome ter in a special housing atop the builaing. THE HILLSBORO SOCIAL news in this issue includes an item recounting that Bill Mitch ell left town early Saturday morning for an extended tout “with three un-disdosed female companions.” In deference to the gullible it should be ex plained that this tid-bit was dic tated to the Society Editor ver batim by Squire Mitchell, ex Hillsboro hardwareman and bon vivant of many talents. NEW RUMOR ABOUT LUTH er Hodges possibly returning to Chapel Hill was noted by syndi cated writer Drew Fearson in his column on Tuesday. Calling the Secretary of Commerce a “highly-respected Southern lib eral businessman and ex-Gover nor who’s pioneered North Car olina in civil rights far ahead of anybody else,” Pearson cited the difficulty that Cabinet mem bers have in seeing the Presi dent. Hodges is on the verge of retiring, Pearson declared, add ing, “He’ll retire when the time is ripe.” Latest drugstore gossip in Chapel Hill has UNC alum nus Luther tabbed qs a succes sor to Chancellor W. B. Aycock. THERE HAS BEEN ANOTHER rumor hereabouts recently, not positively proven, but possi bly plausible in an un-related co incidence. It is to the effect that a large sum of money was sent to a local person active in the integration movement, to be used for bail of civil disobedeince prisoners. To knowledge of au thorities, though, bond for all 35 of these persons was posted through local persons by indivi dual affidavit and signature. The coincidence was that a large sum of money was sent to such a per son, but it was used, and used Circulation Tlorfay 7,631 99 PCT. DISTRIBUTED IN ORANGE COUNTY - — .—...... Recently -published book j . . 'attacks Chapel Hill, UNC ^ —Story on Page 2 New civic clubbers • • • JAYCEES ORGANIZED — Officers of the new ly-organized Hillsboro Jaycees Club are (left inset) Paul Williams, President; (left to right) Carroll Brown, Treasurer; Malone Long, State Director; Di rectors Frank Frederick, James Rae Freeland, and Jack Miller; Second Vice - President Curtis Brown; A A A W w and First Vice - President Burch C. Compton. Ab sent when picture was made — Secretary Kenneth Collins i The young men’s civic group was organ ized with a charter membership of 26 and is to hold dinner meetings on the first and third, Thursdays of each month. i X K K
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