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. week.
MRS. HARRY
ily local people
00 had any con-
-ndrea Uoria sea
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delayed enroute
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rs of the Italian
ht ’em back to
il wag who put
taee of the sur-
he’d much rath-
attractive Mrs.
g to his' (iLp-
1 Mr. Smith pray-
ERS OF LIBBY
tate beauty pag-
iend sent her
'ishes, signed by
measuring near-
, always a grac-
lid it made her
1' 'to receive the
.OCAL BEAUTY
selection event
d—Nancy Wood-
trong competitin
unty, just as the
Carolina did.
at Fuquay nosed
llhe title of Mias
1 Baseball, while
Albemarle wias a
Fuquay’.s Son-
|] Dunn’s Becky
N. C. event at
Chapel Hill News Leader
Leading With The News in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Glen Lennox and Surrounding Areas
Sold to the Early Bird
Local gent advertised house
for sale recently in the News
Leader. First run of i h e
ad brought eight, inquiries, sold
the house at once.
CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA. MONDAY, JULY 30, 1954
TELEPHONE 8-444
SIX PAOES THIS ISSUE
Engiish Poetry
Program Is Sat
Thursday Night
Verse by great English poets
will be sung, in operatic airs and
in balladry, by a special group of
singers for tiie 14tlj aiinuai N. C.
English Teachers Association here
in Graham Memorial at 3 p.m.
Thursaay.
MISS CHAPEL HILL APPEARS—Libby McDowell, representing
Chapel Hill in this past weekend's Miss North Carolina Beauty Pag
eant at Morehead City, is seen during one of her several stage ap
pearances during the three-day event.
As a part of th^ three-day ses
sion, verses from Ben Jonson, Dry-
den, Yeats, Swinourne and Matt
hew Arnold will be sung. Individ
ual, duet and other singers in
clude Prof. Crastis D. Wiiliams,
bailadeer of Boone; Mrs. Donna
B. Patton, voice student at UNO;
John II. Crabilree and Richard
Eaton of the Department of Eng*,
iish; Mrs. Eaton, Mrs. Nora Jane
Throckmorton, and Herbert Shell-
^ Half-Dozen
School Jobs
Now Set
Beauty Entrant Praised
By Local Jaycee Escort
The program will feature: floa-
S'on’s ’’Have You Seen But a White
Lily Grow”, Dryden’s 'T Attempt
From Love’s Sickness to Fly,”
Swinburne’s “Love Laid His Sleep
less Head,” Yeats’ “The Sally Gar-
den.s,” and Arnold’s “Dover
Beach.”
JQIN HANDS FOR COURTESY—Members of ths Chapel Hill-Carrboro Damon Lodge No. 97 of the
Knights of Pythias ioin hands with the mayors of Chapel Hill and Carrboro for fhe proclamation of
Knights of Pythias Highway Courtesy Month during August, in cooperation with a nationwide campaign
for pedestrian and auto traHic courtesy and safety. Le t to right: Lester Foley, Vice-Chancellor of the Pyth-
iatis Lodge and project vice-chairman; Chapel Hill Mayor O. K. Cornwell; James Allen, project com-
mitree member; Carrbsrs Mayor R. B. Todd; and Rdph Morgan, project committee member.
News Leader Photo
“We couldn't have had a
finer representative of Chapel
Hill.”
So spoke. Monk Jennings, of
ficial Jaj'cee escort for Libby
McDowell as the local entrant
in the statewide beauty pageant
at Morehead City this past week
end. Several judges for the an
nual state finals of the Miss
America selection also spoke
quite highly of the Carolina
coed who was representing the
University community.
Although she. didn’t place in
the finals in the three^iay
Pageant. Miss McDowell received
an unusually fine ovation upon
presenting her talent—the sing
ing of an operatic, aria- Her
mother, Mrs. Edward McDowell
of Wake Forest, accompanied
her at the piano in the absence
of her regular accompanist.
Chapel Hill’s sixth annual
entrant ‘‘n the state beauty pag
eant in the staite beauty pageant
also made quite a hit with the
other entrants, according to Mr.
Jennings. “Everybody liked her.
S'he was so friendly and com
posed—^and had a great deal of
stage presence during her ap
pearances,” said Mr. Jennings.
This Friday evening she will
appear with other beauty queens
from the area in a special event
sponsored by the Durham Bulls
during their game at the Dur
ham Athletic Park.
Prof Williams, who teaches Eng
lish at Appalachian State Teachers
College, will sing “The Wife of
Ushers Well.” The musical inter
lude is one part of a program of
lectures and discussion for about
100 English teachers, meeting at
Ohape! Hill and at Duke. Among
speakers will be Vlrginius Dab
ney. editor of the Richmond Times-
Dispatch, and Prof. Lionel Steven
son of Duke University.
John Umstead Explains His Support
Of Pearsall Plan For Public Schools
A special session in science fic
tion will be led by Profs. J. 0,
Bailey and Norman Matris of UNC.
Swimmers Get
Orange County Rep. John W.
Umstead this morning issued 'a
comprehensive statement concern
ing his support of the Pearsall
Plan for public schools .as passed
by the General As.sembly’s spec
ial session last week,
Selections from, his jJlatement
follow:
On last Monday morning before
leaving to attend the Special Ses
sion of the Legislature as Repre-
.tentative from Orange County I
gave the local papers a statement.
1 stated that I intended to support
the Pearsall Plan unless the hear
ings should change my mind. 1
gave as my reason for taking thi'
stand that I favored some plan
whereby the solution of the prob
lems confronting our public schools
would be taken from the hands of
the extremists on both ..fdes of the
question and placed in hands that
would seek a reasonaole solution.
After listening to every word of
the hearings for two long days and
one night se-‘iion I was convinced
that my decision to support the
Pearsall Plan w'as wh.se and for the'
best interests of the schools of the
.nate.
Trs. clarence
flighty happy over
iieeing each other
ularly nowadays.
L former Chapel
n going to work
on the Durham
t the time Mrs.
home from her
Association secre-
afternoon. He’s
\\ Director of the
reau (hold 1944
), a good 9 to 5
lAULEY, THE NE-
out in the Bethel
>n Fridiay never
stole the $2,500
ago. The unusual
d while he was
irch meeting in
1 December a year
slipped the money
ned-up back pants
was standing up
he Church.
>NER IS PUTTING
ng station out on
ion of the bypass
ew' station will be
triangular lot al-
dow' of the bridge,
bound lane of the
n the Valley Drive-
recently opened a
northbound lane
Nine firsts Negro Applications End
Swimming Ticket Sales
The Chapel Hill Swim Club
grabbed nine first places and a
ho.st of second and lhird.s in the
Carolina;^ Junior Olympic ‘short
course’ swim championships held
in Morgantown last weekend.
In. the .senior boys divisioh, Ben
MISS CARRBORO CUB—Nancy Woodard (standing), representing
the Carrboro Cubs semi-pro baseball team, was named runner-up for
he title of Miss North Carolina Semi-Pro Baseball at Saturday even
ing's selection of fhe beauty queen dunng the St.fe Tournament ,n
Roxboro. She's seen above with the .wmner, Margaret Wood of Fu-
quay Springs. Hiram Elam Photo
Crutchfield and Hall of the locals
took first places. Hall won the 50
and 200 yard frecstyles, and
Crutchfield captured the 400 yard
freestyle. Hall also got la second
in the 100 freestyle.
The junior girls monopolized
most of the other gold medals. Lee
Milner took, the diving crown,
Davis won the 50-yard backstroke,
and both the 200 yard freestyle
and medley relay team.s emerged
victorious.
The remaining two first places
went to Minor Davis in the inter
mediate boys 200 yard individual
medley, and the senior girls 200
medley relay squad.
No ‘team score w’as kept in the
meet, but girls and boys teams
from Greensboro took a majority
of the honors. Charlotte and Co
lumbia, S. C. also had strong
teams on hand.
As a result of several Negroes
applying fior swimming tickets
to the University Pool, the sale
of swimming tickets has been
stopped for the remainder of
the second session.
According to an official source,
University authorities felt it
was nece.ssary to refuse all ■ap
plications in order to save the
swimming program for the rest
of the summer.
Officials said that if the Neg
roes had been permitted to
buy tickets, it would have been
HOSPITALIZED
Today's r«gi)»t«r of pafranti
ay Momorial HospHal inetudor
George Bason, Jr. Y. Z. Cannon,
Kinston Cotton, Mrs. Jo:hn Gem-
mell, Mrs. H. T. Goulson, W. D.
Harrell, Betty Mae Hopkins, Mrs.
W. P. Jo-rdan, D-r. thairochania
Kitpowsong Miss Ann Lacock,
Green Lloyd, W. D. Neville, Mi^
Irene Plyler and William Taylor.
nece.’-iary to close down the pool
and do away with all the chil
dren’s classes that have been go
ing on thi'oughout the summer.
Upon the application of the
Negroes, University Acting Pres
ident Bill Friday contacted state
Attorney General William Rod-
man for legal advice. Rodman in
formed the Administration that
the only course open to them was
to stop selling tickets because,
it W’as reported, it would have
been impossible to refuse the
Negroes’ tickets and continue sell
ing them to w’hite applicants.
Two summers ago, several loc
al N^gro teenagers applied for
admission to the pool, and were
refused. They were referred to
Chancellor House, but failed to
press the ca~.’3. h has been rum
ored that some Negroes applied
for tickets last summer and earl
ier this year, but this has not
been confirmed.
The move caught by surprise
many families who were out-of-
town for the first part of the
summer or who w'ere late in buy
ing renewal tickets.
At these hearings each and every
citizen of the state was given the
time that he or she• requested for'
the presentation of their view's and
opinions on this question. During
the.‘3 hearings I heard.statements
made by both opponents-.and pro
ponents of the plan'that W’ere al
most unbelieveable.
Hypocrisy Charged
I heard a minister of the gospel
make the statement that,“the fir.st.
root Qf this whole' proposal (the
Pearsall Plan) u hypocrisy, beca:use
it pretends to do something :and
it intends to do nothing/’ This
charge of hypocrisy w’as mad-e a-
gainst the Pearsall Committee, the
Governor of North Carolina and
any one who might .support it. Mr.
Pearsall, the Chairman of the Com
mittee making thi..' report, is a lov
ed and esteemed citizen of Rocky
Mount and is held in the highest
regard by both white, and Negro
citizens of his home community.
The other members signing this
report are six of the outstanding
citizens of our .vatc whose charac
ters are above reproach and whose
contributions to the religious, civ
ic and political life of the state will
live for years and years to come.
Not only did he charge these fine
citizens with hypocrisy but he like-
wi.’3, at least by indirection, level
led the same charge against our
great Governor who is know’n
throughout the state as a Christion
(See UMSTEXD, Page Six)
A half - dozen building
projects are under way or
nearly ready for starting at
Chapel Hiir.s five schools.
Grey Culbreth, School
Board Chairman, said this
morning that the fire
tower installation and renova
tion job at the Chapel Hill
Elementary School was progress
ing on schedule and was expected
to be ready by the time elasse.s
begin a month hence. As a part
of the job a new sewer line from
the street in front of the school
i.s being laid to the new toilets
that will be installed Where the
, front stair wells were, In addition,
asphalt floor tile is being laid on
the 'top two floors of the School.
At Northside Elementary School
floor tile is also being installed
in one classroom wing and in
toilets. Mr.'Culbreth reported that
working drawings are now being
prepared by architect James Webb
for a new six-classroom wing to
be built at Northside.
Gym Plans Set
Plans are also complete foi; the
Chapel Hill High School gynTiias-
ium and a call for bids will prob
ably be,; issued next month. At
Lincoln High School another build
ing project—the comstruction.-, of
a new shop building—is being
readied. The School Board Chair
man said it was hoped this .prck
ject would be complete by‘ the
opening of school next year.'
A complete outside painting
job—the first since the building
was built six years ago—^bas been
doire at Lincoln, and at Glemwod
School the playground is bding
enlarged behind the new six-class
room wing. '. •
Public Invited To See
Mars Through 'Scope
Joe McCauley Passes
Her© Friday; Was 74
Joe McCauky, 74, passed at ills
home in the Bethel community
Friday at 9:4.') a.m.
He is survived by tour daugh
ters, Mrs. Sarah Caldwell of Chap
el Hill, Mrs. Pearl Curtis of Dur-
hiam, Mra. Mayaell Jackson of Bal
timore, Md.. and Mrs. Selinia Wil-
ie of New York; four sons, Lon
nie McCauley and Joe Albert Mc
Cauley, both of Durham, and Hen
ry McCauley and Herman Mc
Cauley, both of New York City;
one brother, Lester McCauley, and
24 grandchildren and five great
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the First Bap
tist Church with the Rev. J. S.
Stewart officiating, assisted by
Rev. J. R. Manley and the Rev.
J. H. Jones. Burial will follow in
the Hickory Grove Cemetery.
STEYTLER AND
f Henderson enter-
[Bding party Friday
le Forest Theatre
n of the neighbor-
Steytler and Quin-
were married by
on. Tonjmy Langen-
jt man and his tiny
the flower girl,
r Ivey and Posey
m brides’ maids,
rson was the father
be hostesses served
ngel Food cake
b the wedding cake,
"g the party were
’be Ellen Terrill,
t and Martha Di-
Skinner And Leller Are Going
On Canadian Canoe Expedition
nders reports
rain w’as a real
I'egistered 1.54 out
Was much needed,
Leigh Skinner, Jr., and Tammy
Leller will leave August 18 tor
Canada where they will be a part
of the Scout-sponsored Canadia
Canoe Expedition.
There ,will be 40 m the party,
36 Explorer Scouts and tour ea
ers. They will go by chartered bus
from Raleigh to Kingston On
tario, Canada where ‘hey
bark in 20 canoes for Sinvth F ^
Passing thought one of the
and most picturesque parts o
tario, the canoe canal t a «
through a g™'"’ group
islands and woodland .
is eagerly anticipating fme trout
fishing in the
Lakes, and pike, P
bass in the Canberry, Whited.
Sand and Clear Lakes, q' (^rio
rise 165 feet above Lake Ontario
by using Brewer’s Mill, Cliaffey,
and Newboro Locks.
Shipping their canoes back to
Kingston, they will rejoin their
chartered bus to see more of Can
ada. Then, they will go to Bloom
ington, Indiana for the national
meeting of the Order of the Ar
row’, returning on September 1.
Both boys are Eagle Scouts,
high-ranking members of the Or
der of the Arrow, and members
of the staff at Camp Durant. Tam
my, now 16, is Senior Crew Lead
er of the Sea Scouts Ship 402.
Leigh, now 17, is Senior Patrol
Leader of Troop 39. When Leigh
attained his Eagle Scout Award,
five years ago, at the,age of 12,
he was considered to be the
youngest Eagle Scout in the na
tion.
Lack Of Support Causes Cubs
To Abandon Home Game Card
Beginning next Monday night
the public may view the planet
Mars, the moon, the other con
stellations through the huge 15-
inch telescope atop the Morehead
Planetarium.
Viewing will be every Monday
and Thursday evening during the
summer by reservation only and
in, Hn^iled groups of 15 to 20 per
sons. It will be under the direc
tion of the Chapel Hill Astronomy
Club."'
The mysterious planet this year
is in more favorable position for
observation and .study than it has
been since 1939.
Partly cloudy'and cool tonight
and tomorrow with scattorad
showers mostly in south tomor
row. High today, near 80; low to
night near 6G. High tomorrow low
80s.
High Low Rainfall
Thursday 90 62 .02
Friday 92 68 .00
Saturday 91 68 .00
Sunday 98 67 .28
Due to poor attendance and lack
of support, the Carrboro Cubs
will play no more home games this
season.
TO SING AT UNC—Doris Ok-
erson, mezzo soprano, will give
a recital at Hill Hall tomorrow
evening at 8 o’clock. Miss Oker-
son has sung with the Philadel
phia Grand Opera Company and
was a member of the Saint of
Bleecker Street Company on its
New York, Washington, and Bos
ton runs. Her recital at UNC is
fres and cpsn to ths puisik.
According to club officials, at
tendance has been so poor at
most games that barely enough,
money was cleared to pay the |
light bill at the Carrboro Lion’s'
Park. In -their last home game
Thursday night, the Cubs dropped
a 5-2 decision to the Bur-Gra
Bees, and not enough money was
taken in to pay the umpires.
The Cubs will take a rest this
week following their elimination,
from the North Carolina Semi- j
Pro Baseball Tournament at Rox
boro last week. Siler City and the
Camp Lejeune Marines are tenta
tive opponents sometime in the
near future.
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LOCAL WRITERS ON CONFERENCE PANEL —About 70 writers from all over the state attendod
the Seventh Annual Writers Conference here this past weekend. Shown leading Saturday morning's pan
el discussion (left to right) are Chalmers Davidson of Davidson, Phillips Russell of Chapel Hill, Bern-
sdsrta Hoyis of Smirhfleid/ and Manly Wads Wellman of Chapel Hill. News Leader Photo