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, [Newspaper Dial 8444 Service iHain Office; Street, Carrboro Chapel Hill News Leader Leading With The News in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Glen Lennox and Surrounding Areas Power Is Power (The atomic power plant con struction in Pennsylvania wjH bear watching. Sec page 4 editorial. 33 $4.50 The Year By Mail mer i StrjJ I? CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1954 Five Cents The Copy SIX PAGES THIS IS.SUE CEcI «0.1J ^«lllj In Brief LpN a few months ago i , Riirt novelist and cru- I passed through Chapel Hill l;: to southern Pines he Ibviously fighting off an _i 1- Ihut he spoke to friends with cordiality. He died Aug. a Jackson. Wyo., hospital ■1 be had been a patient since I He was born in Baltimore in Ibut lived mostly in Pbiiadel- Ibefore moving to North Car- I He had been a student at Ln and Oxford University, |„(l He married Katherine In also a novelist, in 1913. I bad two children. Burt was ; a visitor in Chapel Hill be received an honorary £, from the University. He E fierce crusader for cleaner landsome highways and other d causes. IaRLIE NOTTINGHAM Iger ot the University Lodge, ■be hasn’t had to buy a golf In several years. With his mo- Icated about 50 yards off the |y for the 12th hole on Fin- foiirse, enough, balls land in Iriveways of his place—and fcver claimed by their own- jto keep him well supplied. |e FOLKS OUT AT STATIION II have been plagued with Lai difficulties the last few [and the station has been off | [ir on several occasions for ng periods of time. The )le was finally rooted out on — a defective socket — ; .station’s again operation j IS as usual.” | boR SEIXAS IS entitled; laise for his tennis victory at fct Hills, N.Y. over the Austral-1 Ice, Rex Hartwig, after a tong Ip, The former UNC tennis liad a long way to go to take national championship at the If 31. It makes the US chances ^ •better to get back the Davis Ifrora the Australians,' and is fcubt JHiehty pleasing to, _^lni. p, John" F. Kenfield, who Vept Jaith in Victor when other lie were writing him off. promotion OP CLIFTON Biel to Moscow to represent the jYork Times there gives E. C. Icf the most important and dif- jlt jobs in journalism. It is also p of the highest distinctions: |f given to a Chapel Hill trained ^paperman. E. C. comes from n, N. C., where his father [a druggist. He used to go to |ol to Miss Erma Green. Iealing melons netted 90- Isuspended road terms for two pagers in Recorder’s Court this ■ The judgments were against liam Norwood, 17, and Hubert jence, 18. Police said they |ped the two Negro boys taking ; melons from Jake Riddle’s Id on W. Franklin St. about |m. last Saturday. They were pd put on probation for the | tension. |arry hughes, the ameri- Field Service-sponsored ex- |>ge student from England, ar- 1 Tuesday to live with the J. E. |mses this year. He started his por year year at Chapel Hill P yesterday. On completion of gyear here a Chapel Hill student ; be eligible to go to England [a year’s schooling under the le program. Concert Series Tickets Drive Starts Monday Mrs. Norman Cordon Will Direct Drive The campaign for ticket sales to the newly-organized CJaapel Concert Series will begin here Monday and continue all of next week. The 15-man board of directors of the group, along with neigh borhood salesmen, will meet in the Town Hall -at 8 o’clock this evening to plan the campaign. Captains and solicitors, will foe appointed to canvass every sec tion of town during the coming week. Mrs. Norman Cordon is in charge of the drive. Jimmy Wallace, secretary of the non-profit entertainment or ganization, .said that slightly over 100 tickets have been sold entire ly un-solicited since the tickets to the four programs went on sale last month. Only 1,800 sub scriptions will be sold in all, he said, since this is the seating ca pacity of Memorial Hall, where all performances will be held. Subscriptions will be made avail able to persons outside of Chapel Hill only after the sale here ends next week., Mr. Wallace said. He added that no tickets would be sold to individual performances. A separate campaign for student subsci iptions will be held on the University campus next week also. The students snbscriptions will sell for $5.00 and those to townspeople for $6.00. They will be on sale at the Graham Memor ial oifice. Orange County Build ing and Loan, and Danzigeb’s Restaurant. Here is the coming year’s pro gram for the series: Oct. 20, American Chamber Orchestra, formerly the Vienna Mozart Or chestra; Feb. 15, Salzburg Mar ionette Theatre; March 31, Walter Gieseking, pianist; April 15, Jan Peerce, world-renowned tenon. Persons interested in selling tickets to tlie Series are asked to attend tonight’s meeting by Mrs. Cordon. H 4 ' WmmS "WILDCATS" CO-CAPTAINS—Louis Freeland (left) and Dan Carroll, senior lettermen on the Chapel Hill High School football squad, have been elected co-captains of the team this season. Freeland, at ftlM- back, is playing his first season on the varsity. Carroll, at right enj, is beginning his third season. Both will start in tomorrow night's season opener with Sanford there. News Leader Photo. High-Spirited Wildcats Meet Sanford There Tomorrow Night Funds Are Turned Over To Flim-Flam Victims Contributors to the relief of flim-flam victims John and Lu la Foushee have turned in $65 to the News Leader and to El mer Pendergraft’s Service Sta tion to help the elderly Negro couple who were recently bilk ed out of $365 — their total savings. The money has been given to the Foushees at their farm on the Mann’s Chapel Road in Chatham County. They express ed their appreciation yesterady to the many persons who helped them out in this time of need. “Bless ’em all" said Lula fer vently. Among those contributing di rectly to the Foushee Relief Fund through the News Lead er were C. A. Houck Jr., Mrs. Irene Lee and Miss Maude Lee, Mrs. John Booker, Mrs, Alfred Brauer, Edward Thomas, and Mrs. Ed Washington. , Grid Barbecue To Be Tuesday I University and Chapel Hill ' School football players will be i feted at a barbecue supper on Fetzer Field next Tuesday night which will be open to the public in order to give th 'eople an opportunity to i ath- 1letes. Y. Z. Cannon is — an of the community affair and civic clubs are letting the supper take the place of their weekl.y meeting. Bob Cox is ticket chairman and tickets may be purchased from him at Town and Campus. They are priced at $1.50 each.. Coach George Barclay of the ■ University Team inaugurated the movement and the Athletic As sociation will be hosts to the Carolina varsity and Freshman squads. The High School players will be guests of the civic clubs, j The committee in charge, head- . ed by, Mr. Cannon, consists of Ted Tillman, i T Roger ■-‘■'vVafie,' Harward, Carrboro Lions; Cro well Little, Rotary; and Bob Cox, Jaycee. Cannon said a crowd of 400 or more will be present. - A short program of entertain ment is being planned. Vj li r smm mm IS* d\ PH*} CHAPEL HILL HIGH SCHOOL—Th'e 20 teachers who will com prise the Chapel Hill High School faculty this year are (seated, left to right) Miss Virginia Price, commercial studies; Miss Elizabeth Raney, English and French; Mrs. Bernadine Sullivan, English; Miss Emma Lee Davis, history and English; Mrs. Peggy Martin, art; Miss Ola Andrews, Latin and math; Wesley J. Noble, principal; Miss Jessie Belle Lewis, English and journalism; ^rs. Julia Graham, librarian; (standing) Miss May Marshbanks, couns^eling and math; Bill Grice, coach and physical and driver education; Warren E. Baecht, science; Ray Sizemore, agriculture; Hector Soto, Spanish and math; Milton Bliss, music; (new teachers) Ed Jaynes, history and commercial studies, a teacher at the school yeear before last; Mrs. Hilda Poirier, science, from Elizabethtown; Mrs. Lucile Ingram, math and history, from Lilesville; Mrs. Jane Price, home economics, from Salemburg; and Mrs. Dot Rose, girls physical education, from Pikeville. News Leader Photo First Day's Public School Attendance Is 2,562} Around 160 Over Last Year Full Schedule r LINCOLN HIGH SCHOOL FACULTY—Members of this year's faculty at Lincoln High School, shown at the first teacher's meeting this week, are (seateJ, left to right) Mrs. M. D. Turner, Mrs. Milta D. Fulford, W. D. Peerman, Mrs. R. W. Miltear, Miss D. M. Cost'on, Mrs. C. H. Barnes, Principal C. A. McDougle; (standing) R. D. Smith, Mrs. R. P. Bell, Miss R. P. Pope, Mrs. M. E. Kornegay, J. Y. Bell, Mrs. Evelyn F. Robinson, Mrs. M. G. Frazier, and E. D. Lowery. News Leader Photo The high-spirited Chapel Hill High School Wildcats will open their 10-game football season to morrow night against Sanford. iThe game is set for 8 o’clock on Sanford High School athletic field. Chapel Hill won over Sanford 12-6 last year in the season’s lone victory. Coach Bill Grice said his squad had more spirit this year than in several seasons and seem ed quite ready to tackle the 10- game schedule. “We don’t know much about San ford, but we should beat them,” said the coach. “It would put us in good shape to meet the other teams in the conference.” Louis Freeland and Dan Carroll, senior backfield starters on the squad, have been elected co-cap tains this year. Freeland, although a letterman last year, is playing his first season on the varsity. He’ll be at fullback. Carroll, at right end, is starting his third year on the team. He was also a first stringer last season. Here are the other starters for ■tomorrow’s game: Left end. Hooker Butler; left tackle, Tommy Hogan; left guard, Grey Moody; center, I Richard Gunter; right guard, Ross Jervis or Heywood Pendergrass; right tackle, Pat Burns; quarter back, Dick Ray; left half, Dewey Page; and right half, Clyde Camp bell. Coach Grice said Chapel Hill would use quite a few playei-s off its 40-man squad tomorrow night and there might be some changes in the top berths on the squad after the opening game. i HOSPITALIZED | Today's register of patients I at Memorial Hospital includes | Miss Nannie Burnett, Mrs. David Dixon, J. A. Duke, Miss Bessie Foushee, R. M. Grumman, Mrs. S. PL Hobbs, Jr., Mrs. Winfield Kirby, Mrs. J. J. Pritchard, Mrs. Martha Smith. Charges and Denials of Brutali|y Are Aired In Raymond Jones Case dove season OPENS pc first part of the dove hunt- I season will begin tornorrov; P continue through September pfrom noon through sunset each P The limit will be eight birds and eight in possession. The half of the season will be ■ember 10-29. Thursday, September 8 , Scout leaders supper, *P New Hope. P-m, Community Concert Se- ■ meeting, Town Hall. , P^m. Dance for new students, Hall. Magazine Agents Make Raid Here This Week Those talking itinerant maga zine subscription salesman who don’t like to admit they’re selling—swept through town early this week. Five young men, represent ing the Union Circulation Co. of New York, were registered with the police department. As usual they didn’t heed warnings aglainst high pressure tactics and many hapless housewives were badgered into taking sub scriptions after hearing all kinds of hard-luck stories. Chief Sloan’s advice in dealing with these operators is: Don’t let ’em in if you don’t want to buy a magazine subscription. GLEN LENNOX ROSTER An up-to-date roster of the names and addresses of the persons living in Glen Lennox is being maintained in the lobby of the stairway to the second floor of the Lennox building, Glen Lennox Rentals Manager C. E. McIntosh announces. At present the roster is on mimeographed sheets, but it will soon be placed on the tabs than can be removed for continu ous correcting, he said. A map of the developmeent will be placed alongside the index soon, and both will be lighted at night, he said. Carrboro Youth Says Was Beaten In Jail Charges and denials of po lice brutality have been aired in connection with the jail ing of Raymond Jones, 20- year-old Carrboro youth, dur ing Tuesday’s session of Re corder’s Court. A probation hearing for Jones has been set in the courtroom tomorrow morn ing. He was arrested about two weeks ago for drunken driving. But in July he was put on probation and handed a sus pended roads term here in con nection with a June 26 assault on his father, Millard Jones. A warrant for his arrest was issued by Judge William S. Stew art in court Tuesday morning when Jones was called and failed on the drunken driving charge. He told officers later that he understood that his attorney, Roy Cole, had gotten a contin uance in the case. Hearing Postponed His probation hearing 'had been (See CHARGES AIRED, Page 6) S Starts Today Enrollment for the first day of public school here yester day was slightly over expec tations, as 2,562 pupils were reported in attendance in the' six local schools. ■ Regular class schedules' be' gan today after yc.scterday's iif-. itial half-day get-acquain(ed ,S0S- sions. The total average .attehd- ance at all schools last ycar}.wa.s about 2,400. Superintendent of Schools C. W’. Davis said that everything went off pretty smoothly yosterd::y jn starting the new year, and '.h.e var ious school- principals' cbncuffatL in this. Miss Mildred Moop/.yhaii., ele-pienetary school priucipai, s,-'.-! I that scfwql accidenp imsurance ppl- i, icies,-. day, Tuesday;Uim!' .Wednesd;iy Cor $1.25 ppr'^iupil. The'"po)icics wi’l not be available after this date, she said,, ,, - • 1,656 White; 906 Neegro In the four white schools in the community there were 1,656 1,656 pupils attending yesterday. In tlie two Negro schools there were 906. Here are the individual school to tals: Chapel Hill High School, 398; Blake pjju Elementary School, 620; Glenwood Elementary School, 234; Carrboro Elementary School, 404; Lincoln High School, 354; and pel Hill jail Tuesday. iNorthside Elementary School, .552. The veteran police officer] W. W. Ramsey, new principal of stated that in his opinion no i the Carrboro school, said there more force than that necessary to was a little confusion concerning subdue Jones was used on him by the attendance of some pupils at VS Police Review Events In Jail Police Captain William last night said he had no know ledge of the use of a black jack in the subduing of Raymond Jones while he was in the Cha- '%• BS;. Sunday ,Sepl'amber 12 , P'®. Reception for new stu- Memorial. P-m. Boy Scouts Court of 'f. Forest Theatre. 'Monday, September 13 , P'W. Open house for public, ’“2® Memorial. GOLDES RETURN Mr. and Mrs. Walter Golde have returned from their summer at Boone where Mr. Golde taught voice lessons to members of the cast of “Horn In The West” and pupils from other nearby towns. He has i-esumed teaching private j lessons at his home on Route 3, no | the old Lystra Road south of town, j GOOD FISHING OFF HARKERS—Mrs. Vic Cook (left), and Mr. Cook, and Mrs. and Mr. Ed Vashaw (right), show off 60 pounds worth of their bonanza catch over the Labor Day weekend about 25 miles off Harker's Islajnd. The wom'an have a 15-pound amberjack and the men a 25-pound amberjack—^which measured 42 inchese. They also brought home a slew of red snappers, sea bass, croakers, and perch. News Leader Photo 'Open House' Scheduled For New Courthouse An “open house” to enable Orange County citizens to view their new courthouse has been scheduled for Monday October 4. The Board of Commissioners decided Monday to hold formal opening ceremonies in the new building in the afternoon of the first session of Superior Court to be held in the new building on October 4. Judge Leo Carr, resident judge of the 10th ju dicial district, has requested as signment to the bench for this historic session in the new building. The Commissioners, although they have not worked out de tailed plans for the event, ten tatively- plan to invite Chief Justice Barnhill of the Supreme Court, President Gordon Gray and Chancellor Robert House of the University, former Chair man of the Board of Commis sioners Collier Cobb Jr., and a number of other Orange County dignitaries, along with officials from nearby counties. m\i GETS EAGLE BADGE—Ricky Thurman, former Senior Patrol Leader of Boy Scout Troop 9, and son of the Rev. and Mrs. Wil liam Thurman, has attained the Eagle Scout rank. He recently moved to Waycross, Ga., v/ith his family, and Scoutmaster Jim my Wallace is sending his award there tor presentation. James Wadsworth Jr., of Troop 39, will receive the Eagle rank at a Court of Honor for his troop on Sun day night. - News Leader Photo his school because of (See ATTENDANCE, the newly Page 6) policemen in jailing him and holding him tor an examination at the jail by Dr. J. Kempton Jones. Carrboro Police Chief J. A. Williams concurred in this statement. The 20-year-old youth was recently discharged from a hitch in the Army, most of which, was spent in Germany. He was j picked up Tuesday morning by j W. E. Clark Jr., on an order is- thunder showers. Expected low to- sued by Judge William S. Stewart, i night, upper 60s. Expected h.gh to- call for a drunken driving trial. Chief Williams Version Here is what. Chief Williams (See POLICE REVIEW, Page 6) Fair to partly cloudy today and tomorrow. Warm with a change to scattered afternoon or avening morrow, near 90. High Low Rain Monday 102 63 .00 Tuesday 99 67 .00 Wednesday 98 65 ,00 Awards Court For Scouts Is Set Sunday A court of honor for Boy Scouts News Leader Photo Of Miss N.C. Captures Prize For Cameraman Betty Jo Ring—Miss North'! Carolina’s representative to the Miss America Beauty Pageant in Atlantic City this week—selected a News Leader photograph of her self to win a $50 prize, it was an nounced this week. The photo shown alongside was for the Orange District of Chapel ] the day after the Lexington high school teacher was selected Miss North Carolina at the Jaycee- Hill, will be held Sunday evening at 7:30 in the Forest Theatre. The occasion will be the kick-off event of a full program of scouting planned this fall by Boy Scouts of Orange County. During the evening ceremonies awards will be made in all classes, sponsored beauty pageant in Burl ington. Press photographers snap ped pictures of her for two hours that morning, each one having a five-minute session with the new beauty queen. She judged the photos herself including the Eagle awJrd. Special lighting and sound equipment will and was not permitted to see the be employed to dramatize the names of any of the participating presentations, according to Dr.' p,,ggg photographers until the Erie Peacock, scoutmaster for the . , . „ „„ , rau- r .u rr on judging was completed. As the tirst troop. Chairman of the Troop 39 / ® committee is Dale Ranson. i place $100 prize winner she picked Chancellor R. B. House will a full-length photo taken by Ed make the Eagle award to James McCauley of the Burlington rimes- Wadsworlh Jr. Incws. P-m , . . Next Best Of Betty Jo ... The runner-up in the competi tion was the News Leader photo entered by Roland Ciduz. I,
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