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I aaper Service 8-444 ffice: Main St., rrboro ^rief Chapel Hill News Leading With The News in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Glen Lennox and Surrounding Areas SPADES ARE ACES April in Chapel Hill is a tine month, and the Coker Garden Club helps to inalce it so. How? Read editorial on Page 4. Ai'" TELEPHONE B-444 CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 25, 1957 eight pages this issue Notice To All Local Voters lOSeekTown Jobs; Filing Ends ViHkl I ADC DC^ICTCncr% T/^ \/^TC IKI TUr IlA A'Sf “7 A DEI Lilli / ' YOU ARE REGISTERED TO VOTE IN THE MAY 7 CHAPEL HILL {>) mtY suffered rently, from the string of lightning Vlonday afternoon. plaj^ hob with ■m. A total of lit 1 knocked oiLt—in- he big white-way And th€;:e were isformers put out ,tca. Out in the )mmunity eleetric ipted for over an Alderman. (2) Sturdivant Files But McLaughlin Still Has Not Announced A third candidate, incumbent Gene Sturdivant, filed this week for Uie three seats to be elected on the Carrboro Board uf Town Commis- LTES IS HOBiBL- vn the job wl'th. his lauling jnacliineii'y While at work la=t lay be in a cast r so, though. One vas Inadvei-tejitly while on a job CHAPEL HIIA elected President of the -Vonh ctic Association, a ) camprising the the state, at the Lual 'meeting in kend. He was the re-Bresklent last ,.s been practicing ir the pa.st seven here from Dur- TOWN AND SCHOOL DISTRICT ELECTIONS IF - You are already ,t registered voter in the Town of Clliapel Hill and— (a) If you tvere eligilde to vote in the J’otvn eleeiions—for .Mayor judge—in 1955. (h) NOTE: Theie,was a complete re-registration for all voters in the Town of Thapel Hill in 195;',. Any person who did not re-register then or since then is not eligible to tore in (lhapel Hill. Regi.slralion anti efigioliity tor Ihe HF.NKR.Yf, El.ECriONS (national) last fall does not make ;i voter eligible to vote in the Clhapel Hill election on .May y. Registration for the RECREATION DISTRIC E ELECTION on April 8 does not make a voter eligible to vole in the Chapel Hill election on May 7. Registration and voting in last year’s CHAPEL HILL ANNEXATION’ ELFXH'ION’ doe.s not make a voter eligible to vote in the Chapel Hill election on May ,7. Registration and voting in the SCHOOL BON’D ,4ND FIRE DISTRICT £l.EC TION’S last yeai do NOT make ANY voter eligible to vote in the Chapel Hill elec- soting. . ' t- Mr. Sturdivant, 43, is a resident 1,10)1 on May 7. .... of 407 S. Greensboro St., and a These ,ibove-noted elections all concerned different political sub-division?, salesman for the university i,aun- The elections were not held by the Town of Chapel Hill, nor for the Chapel *y- i-s seeking Ms second term 4. • I p I I . on the Board. A local resident for Hill Special School District, THEREFORE If you are a resident of the Town of Chapel Hill, or of the Chapel Hill Spe cial School District, ,and your name is not now on the registration books of the TOWN or of the SCHOOL DISTRICT YOU WILL NOT BE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN THE TOWN AND SCHOOL DIS TRICT ELECTIONS ON MAY 7 This cuming SaUirday, April 27. is the linal dav lor registration ol new voters for dee, 45, has served five ternns as these two elections. Registrars will be in the precinct polling places as lollows to accept, a commissioner since 1939. refJ^isirations: First persan to declare his can- NOR EH PRETLNC r-.41l tenitoiy north of Franklin St. and Durham Rd.: Chapel didacy for the Board was Harold Hill Town ILnIl, Mrs. Henry Royall, Registrar. Dark. 38-year-old University em- SOHTH PRECINCT—.411 territory south of Franklin St. and Durham Rd. and in- F’oyre. John side of the bypa.ss highway: W’oollen Cyninasimu lobby: Mrs. A, T, Miller, Registrar. F.\ST PRIfCINCT—.411 territory inside tlie 'Town of Chapel Hill or inside the Third Candidate In Carrboro Board Race the -past 23 xiears, Mr. Sturdivant i.s imarried, has two daughters, and is also a trustee of the Carrboro Methodist Church. . Another Incumbent Another incxtmbent iseeking rc- election is K. O. ■'Bilt” Hardee, Chairman of the Board’s Streets aiKi F.inance Committees. Mr. Har- GENE STURDIVANT :«i™i E. O. ‘BILL’ HARDEE GRISTS PAY A illegal parking on • Buffalo canipu-s, le local one dollar for parking in a s $5—and $10 for se. Anj'ilxxly who ir their payment s has to pay five ‘omparison, illegal [o city -strees neus a $2 t.ab. The Uiii- > rules can even the fine treatment Im. l, ‘IT¥ DIREC- er Norlli Carolina riv now been placed pie use in the Mer- K ) office. They were fe U Directory Com- I piled them and is ija local directory, -rence guides have exed listings and iflation labout every Inunity. SCROGGS, SEN- r at Carolina and Irene Scroggs, to- [second local mem- tbe Order of the [d women’s honor 'jnpus. Tapped in lies, she was cited of character, her and the exercise [X' abilittes.” Last g.s was announced ?r a WoolJX)w Wilson f«?raduate istudy at [ Texas. The other eif ' the Valkyries at [ana Bennett, Route ‘iorner, Route Two. IpVB BASEBALL st|iired that the teen- am w’ill be con- School District, south or cast of the bypass hightvay (U.S. 15-501) McLauglilin, the other incumbent whose seat is up for election, had not declared his intentions as of this morning. Carrying Heavy Work Load . . . Carl Durham Back Home For A Few Days Respite Home for only the second lime Regi.stration of new voters will since the current session of Con- this year. Of course his' main job is NO'l’E: Registrars -svill accept new regi,stratiou.s at their homes between the hours jjag Lloyd gfess convened last winter, Rep. Chairman of the joint atomic cn- of 9 a.m, and 5 p.m. tomorrow (Friday, April 26), in cases o! peisons who will he unable to register on Satiuday. REHLSTR.ATION HOURS THIS S.VEURDAY: For the School Election — 9 a.m. - snnsei, I-'or the Totvn Election — 9 a.m. - 9 p.m. It is recommended that all persons who think they are already registered and eligible for the Town election check with the precinct registrars to verify this fact Saturday Is Final Day For Registration; Mayor Is Unopposed A Jield ol 10 candidates will sech public offices in the C:iiapel Hill Town elections on May 7. Fi\e candidate.s xv'ill also be ill the running ior four seats fni the C'ba|>e] Hill District School Board in a separate elec tion on the same clay. Deadline for •candidates filing in the municipal voting expired on Monday, 15 days before the election. ;as reiui.recl t)y law. Registration Deadline The final day for registration of new voters for brnh. elections will be this Sarurday, when registrars will be in the precinct i>olling places all day. As of last Saturday a total of 1,358 persons are listed as quali- fit’d voters on the Town books. This number plus an additional 35 regis- ti'ants in the School District outside of Town are eligible to vote ui the School Board election. A total of 358 new voters were registered for ihe Town elections as the pot! b{T>ks were opened last Saturday, and more than thxit number are expected to sign in this Saturday. Here i.s the line-up of candidates Candidates Meeting In Chapel Hill Is To Be Held On Monday Evening St., from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. to- Carl Durham has been trying to ergy body—an all-powerful agency m.trmw nnri fmm q a m unfil 0 catch Up on his relaxing this week, that’s watchdog over the Atomic , ^ ^ ^ . ^ ' Although Congress won’t recon- Energy Commission. This year the voters on election vene until next Monday, the Sixth country’s atomic energy program day; For Mayor, O. K. Cornwell, District soion expected he’d have embodies a two billion dollar bud- for his second full term of to head back to Capitol Hill before get. Rep. Durham noted he didn't two years, is unopposed, the weekend because of the press “see how the figure could he re- Judge of the affairs of the Joint Commit- duced’’ in the coming year. -fodge of the Reeoixler's tee on Atomic Energy, of which Has Extra Staff Court, incumbent William S. Stew- iie’s a charter member and the The constantly-expanding peace- is being opposed for la fourth Chairman. ful and military uses of atomic two-year term by attorney Harold energy are daily demanding fur- Edw’ai’rt.s. The public is encouraged to at- Harold Walters; for Judge of Rcc- and voters will have a chance to tend the caiidi,dates’ meeting which order’s Court, Harold Edwards, Wil- question the candidates,” has been planned by tlie local Ham S. Stewart; for School Board, 'Lc-'^.gue of Women Voters for Mon- Mrs. Marvin Allen, Grey Culbrcth. day evening, at 8 o’clock, in the Dr. J, Kempton Jones, Henry P. Elemeiitpry School Auditorium. Mrs. Brandis, Jr., and William L. Sloan. William Geeo* is chairman of ar- Mr,s. Raslii Fein, president of the •rangements for the meeting. League of Women Voters, will act All candidates who have filed in moderator, the -town and school district elec- All To Speak t-ions on May 7 are being invited to “Candidates have been asked to speak; for Mayor, 0. K. Coniwell; speak briefly on the most important for Board of Aldermen, Roland 'problems they think they wdll face Giduz. William T. Hobbs, C. E. if they are elected,” Mrs. Geer an- Hcmaday, Kenneth Putnam, Hubert ncmiced earlier this week. "TTien mclucie such matters as Robinson, Paul W. Wager, and Airs, the meeting will be throtm open, integration policy: u.5e of the sup-, plemeiitary school tex Some of the possible questriins which have been mentioned for the potential Aldermen are: need for additional traffic routes with in the town so that all areas will be more easi].>’ aceessible: ad- ministratfiDn of Chapel Hill’s zon ing ordinances; parallel parking and parking meters in the busi ness district; eliminatiion of park ing im congested streets. Questions to School Board candi- p.m. on Saturday. Todd Vs. Brookbank In the Mayoral race R. B. Todd, now completing his first term in C. Brookbank, a I'etircd corLStnietion .superintendent. In connection with his candidacy Mr. B-roakbank today issued the following statement :'i “Not until after Mayor Todd made tiie statement that he would not he a candidate for re-election to the office of Mayor of Carr boro and not until many of my friends requested it did I decide to run for this office, subject to the election on May 6. “If the voters see fit to elect me as Mayor of Carrboro it will be my earnest endeavor to serve as efficiently as I know how'. I promise that I will not be unduly (See CARRBORO, Page 2) Additional Jobs ther 'a’dministration and more time As if ju.st attending to the af- the.joint Congrassional ci fairs 01 his own district and pai- Durham ha.s ticipating in the regular meetings of Congrcijs weren’t enough, Rep, Durham has taken on two addi tional jobs this* session—both of office staff he has a special aide, for his Armed Services Commit tee work and the atomic energy which bid to be full-time proposl- committee has a staff of over 80, tions. He’s continuing on the House Armed Services Commitee as one of its senior members, and has sponsored more than two-dozen bills out of this body to date His new post as Committee Chairman demands far more traveling around the country — both on official Committee hear- (See DURHAM, Page 2) No June Issue There are seven candidates for the f4>ur seats at stake on ihe Board of Aldermen. Iiirumbeiit& ) Hubert Robinson, Faui Wager, ^ Clyde Hornaday and Kenneth Putnam, are seeking re-election. In addition, Roland Giduz, Bill Hobbs, and Mrs. Harold Waiters aite^in ihc rumhng. The top four persons in vote standings will I'be declared elected—the first three for four-year terms, and the fourth- high for an interim t.uo-year term. Deadline for the School Board candidates’ filing expired on Vlareh 30. Thero ane five persons seeking the four seats at stake on the isdx- HOSPITALIZED Today’s register of patients af Memorial Hospital include: (Sec CANDIDATE, Page 2) Mrs. Carl Baxter, Theodore Ed- Annual Miss Chapel Hill Event To Be Staged Here On May 16 thiril season this ,)lans are a little under way this Informed that re- 111 .shoi’lly be dis- .ocal schools, and ju€ program may summer. DEKOUS JOLTS l^iiig in the last few -are indeed dyna- excavatlon is be- U aite of -Che three •iiitorics over by iversity official re- iming along “quite imes the contrac- - i.st at .night .since i? tanger of passers- ■ in Iho ai'ea. it IM -t The seventh annual Chapel Hill Burlington—the slate finals for Beauty and Personality Pageant the Miss America selection. In will be staged by the Jaycees here addition the local winner is to re- on May 16 as the local phase of ceive a college scholarship check, the nationwide Miss America se- and a wardrobe, lection. J. D. Wright and Ty Boyd, gen- The program, open to local girls eral chairman of the event, ask- or University coeds between 18 today that potential entrants and 20, will :be held in three contact them. The local program phases at the High School audi- will be conducted identically to torium,. Winner of the pageant the rules for the Miss America will represent Chapel Hill at the Pageant, they said. This provides Miss North Carolina Pageant in fci’ talent, evening gown, and bathing suit appearances by each entrant. Judges for the program have not j'et been announced. To date the winners of the local beauty event have been: 1051—Mrs. Bill (Dot Hogan) Basnight; 1952—Iris Merritt; 1953—Ann Jacobs; 1954 —Barbara Stone; 1955—Joan Brown; and 1956—Libby McDowell. wider com- niun ty use of school bLiUdings; need for supervisory services iu the gar Best, Ward Lee Burnette, Mrs. tciaching of art, music, physical Eric Bynum, Mrs. Raymond By- educiation; basic subjects in the num, Robert Henry Cheek, Miss school program versus “frills” like Billie Curtis, Theresa Edwards, art, music, -and physical education. James Taylor Fowler, Mrs. Joe Fact Sheet Ready G. Hogan, James Cecil Jones, Mrs. The duties of each office and bio- Herbert Lloyd, Paul H. Robert- telephone companies, and be- graphics of the candidates have son, Joseph J. Swain and James cause of the small staff of tlie Tele- (See MEETING, Page 2) Durwood Thayer. phone Company here in comparispn Phone Directory To Come Out Annually In December In Future Annual Dog Show May 19 The Chapel Hill Telephone Direc- to the rapid expansion of the com- tory will not be published next munity and the size of, the diroc- month as scheduled since the book tory, the decision to issue the book will henceforth be issued annually, annually instead of twice a year In keeping with a national trend according to a Com- paiiy spokesman. •* >1 E" SURE, THE BEL- Chr.'jel Hill High t American Field L' fellowship, told .t night of her in- wllh the English country. “1 could lungry’ and ‘I'm ecalled. “And I ti meant which, so th to be sure I I wanted.” Miss he “furthering of >eing carried out program, locally- ic club -douatioDs. Mrs. Parker Resumes Duties LIBBY MCDOWELL Miss Chapel lAll of 1956 (Now Mrs. Philip Morgan Ill) Mrs. Jane Parker has resumed her duties as .sui>eriiitendent of Pub lic Welfare in Orange County, ef- I fective last Monday. Mrs. Parker thus returns to the post she held prior to her resigna tion last Fall to join the staff of a Durham family service agency. Mrs. Frances Cruciani, who has been acting head of the department for the past several months, revert ed to case work assistant. There were no other changes in staff assignment. Plans for the Exchange Club Dog Shop to be held here Sunday, May 19. were announced this week. It was pointed out that because Dr. Lou Vine and Bill Tyler are of the major turnover that occurs in charge of the project, which ill the community each June at the will include ail standard classes expiration of the school year, many and obedience trials, listings in the June revision of the Applications for entering dogs directory are out-of-date upon pub- may be obtained from Vine’s Vet- lication. The major .changes in the erinary Hospital, and dog.s may be book .are made in the December entered the' day of the show at "S£ue. Emerson Field by 1 p.m., when Under tY.c new sche^ute the direc- the show will start, tery is seheduied to come out on Tickets for the show may be Dec. 1. Until then present advertis- purchased for 50 cents each from ing contracts will he continued on any Exchange Club member or a mcnlh-Lo-moiiih basis, it w'as ex- from Dr. Vine’s. Door prizes and plained. A Company representa- a transistor radio will be given tive will contact local business away at the show. houses this summer for changes in listings and advertising a.iTange- ments. Band To Give Lawn Concert This Sunday Committee members worlting on the show are: Grounds—Coy Durham, chairman, Jim Parker, Whid Powell and Wallace .Will iams; Ring—Herb Holland, chair man, Charlie Stancell and Ed Kennedy; Drinks — Bill Blake, chairman, Dennis Williams and Nello Clark; Publicity—^Pat Pope, Dick Young and George Spransy; and Tickets — Mike Cooke and John Webb. INSTRUCTION FOR NEW FIREMEN—Two new men, hired.for the Chapel Hill Fire Department this week, receive instructions in the use of the Departments gas mask from Fireman Mebane Durham (right). The new men are (left) Ernest Brockwell, 27, of Carrboro, and Everett Lloyd, also 27, of Route One. They are replacing Philip Andrews, who resigned to go into business, and Gerald Cheek, who is going into the Navy. News Leader Photo A lawn concert by the University of Cciicert Band will he presented Sunday afternoon at 4:30 at Davie Poplar. Herbert W. Fred will conduct the band in the w'orks of Richard Strauss, De Nardts, Robert Russell Bennett, Peter De Ro.se, Victor Her bert, Bach. Tschaikovvsky, and other composers. The public is invited to attend Sun day’s concert, and also a second lawn concert on the following Sim- day. May 5, which will be Parents’ Day at UNC. liH Mostly fair today and tomorrow, wiili chance of afternoon and eve ning thunder showers. High to day-around 90, low tonight around 60, High Low Rainfall Monday 89 60 .00 Tuesday 89 63 1.20 Wednesday 84 58 .00
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