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19.9! 12,51; 19,9! 7,9! 1,9! 19,9! I 19,9! 19,9! 9,9! 14,58 14,9! I '9,91; 9,9! I 6,9! 5.M 9.9! , Newspaper Service Dial 8444 Hgin Street, Carrboro Office: -O. HI. NO. loi Chapel Hill Ews Leader Leading With The News in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Glen Lennox and Surrounding Areas Body Of Ignorance Lost Angeles in Missoui'l, Den ver and Boston in Wisconsin. These college answeres to geo graphy questions bring signifi cant editorial comment. See Page Five Cents The Copy CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1955 TWELVE PAGES THIS ISSUE jpEOPLE In Brief JIM TATUM COMES [the Hill, so the inside-in- boys are letting it out, jre bet that at least one isistants will be in the Lt’ll be Emmett Cheek, IHill native and star foot- L, , at Chapel Hill High fce University. He's been latum’s coaches at Mary- la good while and will no (glad to come back home ' Jim. “Inadvertent gifts to ^pty stocking Fund ths week: manuscript. Woman who pack a box for a needy came rushing in to the ate of Pharmacy before her Lj been picked up by its L recipient. She thankfully iffd a manuscript that had misplaced and gotten into te box. TSY PEGG, 17-YEAR-OLO Lr of Prof, and Mrs. Carl [ofLaurel Hill Road, escaped _ last night when her car limed as she entered Laurel load from the bypass highway. ||EF OF POLICE SLOAN lie Merchants Association, too, fed reports on Monday from Itesidenls of Greenwood about fant magazine subscription nan who said he was a disab- ^teran, and who was allegedly obnoxious to persons w’ho seem inclined to bite his j The police department said Id no registration record for talesman, who apparently left hfertly after the complaints jiiiade. IE WEATHER MAN REPORT- now was booked for Tues- land sure enough it did snow leveral times soon after day- But the sprinkling W’asn’t feh to register at the Weather Jbservation at the Filter t, and it subsequently turned ' a (mighty pretty day—^even ifas too durn cold. LKS OUT GREENWOOD WAY Jii’t satisfied just to decorate ' houses and yards for Christ- Under the inspiration of iNoel Houston they’ve decora- llheir mailboxes, too. And a Ity striking sight they create, all dolled up as be-ribboned jstmas packages along the road- lOME FRIVOLITY-MINDED pes apparently had a whop- ■big New Years Eve celebra- |a|couple of weeks early re- Hliey broke into the Ted ^ger’s vacant farm house out Calvander and stole and ^cd around about 1,000 bal- and a flock of favors and celebrators’ addenda—all fned for the blew Year’s Eve ; at the Ranch House. IILIP ODELL SMITH PLEAD- po contendere in Recorder’s ' Monday to peeping secretly i residence on Fidelity Street iCarrboro one evening last pb.'The Negro youth was giv- days roads sentence, sus sed on a year’s good behavior. M. L. JACOBS AND HER pier, Ann. had much to do ■the cheering and tasteful de mons which create a pervading «inas atmosphere at Memorial Ann trimmed the tree P stands opposite the main jPnre. Mrs. Louise Coker, Mrs. aright, Mrs. John Gilbert, ■Holt, Miss Jose Prichard, and junior Service League all help- ^ith services or contributions. IMILITARY airplane MADE ptwost complete circuit of the p of the sky over the town I Wsterday afternoon, leaving 3 double ribbon of silver P.which lingered in the crisp Jlor half an hour or more. Only t smoke but a stream T *le air crystals formed when |®?ine heat met the cold air. o’oservers guessed it was proceeding to Charlotte r for several days has been by radar in a series of rOVER WEBB, WIFE, AND Fttths old baby will have a |ir , in their new home ^»ion Foushee’s farm, Rt. 2, lo the Christmas Stocking F several private contri- f’■s of clothing and supplies, f lost everything in a fire F burned them out last Fri- F^aving only the clothes on 3ok and two pieces of furni- never seen' anything said Grover, referring to received,” and I I everybody more than I can IBlI NO PAPER NEXT MONDAY In keeping with its practice of the past the Chapel Hill News Leader will not be published on on the first date of issue after Christma.s, so that there will be no paper next Mopday, Decem ber 26. Regular semi-weekly pub lication will be resumed next Thursday December 29. Psychiatric Unit Construction Will Round Out Present Plans For Memorial Hospital Building ! Appropiiations for the comple- mMchotl bv a similar allotment , program which will round out the age of funds in the original pro- ! tion of the psychiatric wing at from the N. C. Medical Care Com- j psychiatry unit’s building. To date, jecl. Memorial Hospital will round out mission through federal Hill-Bur- HSA Presents Service Pins At Yule Party Hospital Saving Association employees had their annual Christmas party for their home office here this afternoon. (,lJie present construction plans for j the state-owned teaching hospital 1 here, Hospital Director Dr. Robert R. ton hospital construction money. Dr. Cadmus said that tlie com- the ! The two-story wing on the low- psychiatric or nursing ■ unit addi- er tions have been necesarv to the will contain a multi-purpose room as an extension of the occupation al therapy department on the .According to pre.sent plans a call [ ground floor and facilities for ex funds up to a possible total of, with the exception of a possible ad-. for bids on the psychiatric pro-1 tending the out-patient depar-t- $300,000 have been appropriated ' dilion to the nursing school dorm-' ject will be issued before the end , ment on the second floor, in addi- pletion mf this project will end , carrying on of the Hospital’s rou- the Hospital's six - year building | tine. Cadmus revealed here today that ; program a.s presently envisioned. side of the pre.sent building for completion of the unfinished ground floo;' of the 7,5-bed psychia tric wing and for the erection of itory, which is currently in the of the fiscal year and construction j tion to a child psychiatry area, planning stage. The Director cred-1 should be started in the summer. The present psychiatric unit was ited John Umstead^ Chaiiman of completion i an approximately $.900,000 project of the ground floor of the present j and is connected to the rear of )in earlier - planned two - story ex- j the Mental Hospitals Board of tension of the psvchiafric unit. Control, and Dr. George Ham,' The State Hospitals Board of Con-' Chairman of the Department of , which, was left as an in-j the main hospital building by a trol’s grant of $150,000 can be ; Psychiatry, w'ith sparking the complete shell because of the short-■ two-story corridor. N. S. ANTHONY News Leader Photo N. S. Anthony, Now At 60‘Plus, Starts On New Business Career Embarking on a new career of a better place.” private ente:prise this week at , A native of north Georgia, he has the age of 60-plus, N. S. Anthony | at various times been a grocer, drew encouragement from his , construction worker, and newsboy, knowledge that “Folks here have | in addition to his other jobs here, been mighty good to me. j armors •‘Anthony’s place,” Chapel Hill’s newest business establishment, opened its Jtloor to customers' on West Rosemary Street on Monday morning, fts proprietor, a friendly and humble bachelor, is tall, be spectacled N. S. Anthony^ a jack-of- all-trades during his lifetime, who adopted Chapel Hill when he came here as a daily newspaper street salesman several years ago from Charleston, South Carolina. “I didn’t have, any idea I'J stay here,” he said. “I thought I’d just carry me a few papers for a while and then drift on. But folks here have been mighty good to me, and I don’t believe I’ve ever lived in Everyone Asked To Sign Wires To UNC Players Telegrams of good wishes are to be sent in the next few days to the four Carolina Lootball players participating in post-sea son games. Everybody has been urged to add his signature to the wires, now being compiled in the West ern Union office downtown, by the Chapel Hill Athletic Ciub, which is sponsoring the project. The telegrams will be sent to Jack Maultsby, Bill Roman, and Ken Keller, 'v.'ho are now train ing for the Blue-Gray Classic at Montgomer, Alabama, and to Will Five, who will play in the East-West game at San Francis co and in the Hula Bowl in Hawaii on January 8. MLsS Claudia Cannaday, West ern Union Manager, said the pro ject has been handled strictly by word of mouth up to this time since some of the players have been in town through this week. Features of the festive occasion were the awarding of pri'zes for the best Christmas decorations of the various departments ofj,’: the office and the awarding of^, jT service pins to 10 local emplo-' | yces. A buffet dinner was served, | by the women of the Bethel Bap- ILst Church to about 145 persons. E. B. Crawford, Executive Vice-President of the Associa tion, handed out the service pins as follows: '20 year.s—J. Lyman Melvin: 15 yea.s — Katharine Thompson and John C. Heitman; 10 years— W. H. Jones and W., E. Merritt: and five years—Luna Crawford, Virginia Stone, Fran ces Williams, Leonard Hampton, and Jo Cook. In the competition for the Christmas decoration of the va rious department offices the first prize was awarded as a tie be tween the Cashieis and Group Departments. Honorable men tion went to Subscription and Sales Departments. WINNING HOUSE—The J. C. D. Blaine residence on Green wood Road st the corner of Raleigh Road was awarded the $25 first prize in the News Leader's community outdoor Christmas lighting contest. The judges chose the Blaine residence, they said, because of the well-balanced placing of blue lights at tK» | front door, in the windows, and on the walk leading up to tih» ■ house. Doorway decoration and the blue-lighted Cbristrrias tree ’4n f the window were also considered, they said. News Leader Ph.otO' Judges Loud Lighting Contest Entries • r •r" of selling papers on the street eau.sed him to drop this livelihood,, and he' turned to mowing lawn.s, around Carrboro. “I gave out on that, too,’’ he said. “I just worked too ha:d trying to keep up with all my jobs.” .Dr,:.B..rinkhmjs y- Is President Of Med Society Dr. Kenneth Brinkhous’ of the University School of Medicine was elected President of the Durham- Orange County Medical Society this week. So tlie newly-opened popcorn, candy, ice cream, peanuts, and drink stand by the Rosemary Laupdry on West Franklin Street now-seems to be the answer to his problems. M. J. Dawson erected a tiny brick cubicle for this estab- ^ lishment behind the Dawson Build-! Head of the Department of Pa-, ing on West Franklin Street, where thnlogy in the UNC Medical School Mr. Anthonv has his living quar-, and professor of pathology at ters He savs he’ll be open daily Chape! Hill since 1946, Dr. Brink- , till 7 p.m. and later in the sum- hous succeeds Dr. Deryl Hart of ; : Duke University, the present pres-! The layout of stock in the new Ident of the society, confectionery is pretty crude yet. Dr. Brinkhous received his M.D. but Mr. Anthony expects to spruce degree at the University of Iowa it up as he goes along. “And I’m and was on the staff of the Uni looking for lots of my friends to ve'rsity of Iowa Medical School visit me here,” he said confidently, from 1932 to 1946. Holmes' Granddaughter Dies It was learned here this morn- South Bend today. Mrs. Bernard ing that Mrs. Urban T. Holmes has | is the former Molly Holmes, and flown back from Europe to South the family’s address is 321 Wake- Bend, Indiana, because of the death I wa Street, South Bend, of her grand-daughter, Mary Lou-| Four other children are surviv- ise Bernard, about seven, daught- j^g in the family. It is believed , er of Prof, and Mrs. Leon Bernard, been ill re- j While complete information on; I Ihe tragedy was not available im- mediately, it was understood that been in Europe on a combination funeral services were to be held in vacation trip and lectuie tom. | KUTZ' NATIVITY SCENE'—Mr and Mrs. Wilbur Kutz set up an extraordinary Nativity Scene— complete with live sheep—at the entrance to their home on Strowd Hill (Durham Road). Part of the scene is shown above, complete with the Star in the East. News Leader i’holo Orange B & L Dividend Rate Upped I hospitalized I Today's register of patient* I at Memorial Hospital includes Dr. W. M. Allen, Miss Thelma Atwater, Nathaniel Bell, Miss Es- tplla Council, C. L. Diggs, Mrs. Cletus Edmonds, C. C. Edwards, James Joseph Edwards, Willie Farrington, Jr., E. A. Ferguson, Mrs. C. E.’ Flowers, Mrs. Hurley Harris, Richell Johnson, Dr. Rob ert M. Nelson, C. S. Partin, John C. Pearson, T. A. Rosemond, Mrs. vV. B. Stovall, W. S. Ward and Mrs. j vV. J. Williams. j The current dividend rate on j optional savings at Orange Coun- i ty Building and Loan Associa- I tion will be increased one-half I per cent to three and one-hali i per cent, effective January 1. 1 ! This action was taken by vote of the Association directors at their meeting last night. Full- ; paid share dividends will also be j increased to three and one-half I per cent. I Wesley 0. Sparrow, Executive I Secretary of the Association, i said this morning “It is hoped that in spite of this increase in j the dividend rate the Association will be able to maintain its pres ent lending rale to borrowers.” FIRST STOP FOR SANTA One of Santa's first stops this Christmas Eve will be at Mem orial Hospital where 35 children, patients in the pediatric ward, will be visited by St. Nick at the Hospital's annual children's Christmas party. Presents for the children were donated by vari ous civic organizations and in dividuals in the community. In addition to the party, each cnild will have a stocking, made by the student nurses. Paper's Funds Stolen, Restored First Prize Winner Is J. C. D. Blaines' Mdic’ ‘ili:ni '>(io (jhristtnu.s- dfc.Dixitcfl lionics were coii.sid- erc'd 1))' the judges ou Txies- (lay e\eiiitig' in the compeii- lion loi pri/e.s in the News Leader's community-wide Out door (ihrisimas Lighting Con- lest. Lhe judges, representing the ('.Impel Ilil! Oarden Club, spent over five hours in driv ing around the community and I looking at householders’ displays. In all they drove a total of 56 miles between the extremities of Dogwood Acres, Hillsboro Road, Durham Road, and Rogerson Drive. By their count they considered 338 homes in their judging and cov ered every single residential street and neighborhood. First prize of $25 went to the J. C. D. Blaines for their blue lighting display at their home on Green wood Road at the coi-ner of Raleigh Road. Blue candelabra in the win- daws and lights in the yard flank ed the blue-lighted doorway. The judges emphasized that balance, appropriateness, and use of light played an important part in their decisions. Other Prizes Second prize of $10 was award ed to Raymond L. Andrews of Hillsboro Road, whose display fea tured a Santa Claus in front of his house, 'fhe $5.00 third prize j went to Mr. and Mrs. Claiborne I R, Oakley for the simple, well- I balanced decoration of their home I i)n Pine Street in Carrboro. I In Glen Lennox the judges ! awarded the $25 savings bond i being given by the Glen Lennox I management to Mr. and Mrs. Ev- i cretl D. Palmatier of 106 Hamil- j ton Road for their door decoration, j featuring a religious theme on a metallic blue background. A special note of appreciation was issued for the Nativity Scene set up by Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur S. Kutz at the entrance to their home on Strowd Hill. In the case of this extraordinary dis play the judges wrote "This was so unusual that it could not (See JUDGES, Page 6) 1 On Monday Robert L. Minteer, After he remained in jail for circulation manager ol 'Fhe News24 hours in default of $5,000 bond Leadei , was charged with embezzle-an the felony charge, bond was rc- menl in connection with a short-duced to $2,500 and later lull resli- age of funds of approximately .$2,-tution for all shoitages known, ‘LIO- pending a more thorough audit of Wlien conlronted by News Lead-books, was made bj’ Minteer in cr and bank officials, Minteerdie amount of $2,383.68. The State CHEER FOR ORPHANS—Members of the Chapel Hll Exchange Club have given $100 worth of ; readily admitted taking checks forhas accepted a nol pros in regard and badminton equipment to the Pittsfaoro Christian Home orphanage. Shewn packing the ; a period of some two and a half o the charges preferred, present for delivery yesterday are (left to right) Dick Young, Dr. Lou Vine, and Club President Pat months and depositing them in his Minteer has been reliev Pope. _ .. . Weather Reports News Leader Photo own personal account. ed of his duties with thi.s newspaper. Partly cloudy and a little warm er tomorrow. Cold again tonight. High today 27-44; low tonight around 18. High tomorrow 37-44. High Low R’fall Monday 54 27 .00 Tuesday 45 24 .00 Wednesday 36 21 .OR 1! I I 'i! .9 I 1. ■j'; ‘lit. !|i i
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