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>,000 On Hand V-**' eation Center Building Being Pushed on hand in pment and ans for im- of a new L center are here. mpaign Co- Jlamroch re al campaign iter Corpora tors meeting iting that he felt there was enough on hand at this time to proceed with con struction of the building on the seven-acre Elkin mill tract donat ed for the purpose by the John Umstead family. He emphasized that the di-ivc is not yet over in that a number of persons who have not yet given to this fund, and who are believed to be interested in the project, are still to be solicited. The total of cash and pledges (due by July Mr. McClamroch. 1) is about $31,(j00, according to At their Monday evening meet- If You Don't Have 'em Better Get 'em Quick! Local police and State Highway Patrolmen warn that they’ll be prepared to arrest motorists who are not displaying 1958 local and state auto tags on their cars after the deadline of this Saturday, Feb. 15. The local tags must be pur chased by all auto owners who live inside the town limits of Chap el Hill or Carrboro. They’re on sale in the town halls of the two municipalities. The state tags, in addition to Chapel Hill plates, may be bought at the Carolina Motor Club outlet in Stancell Motor Co. on W. Franklin St. through noon this Satm-day. ing the directors passed finally a number of revisions in the Cor porations bylaws to make it an inclusive rather than an exclusive group. The most basic changes provide for a rotating and elect ed board of directors, set down rules for adult voting member ships in the Center’s government, and state specifically that “No person shall be denied use of the Corporation solely because of fi nancial circumstances.” Meanwhile plans for consti'uc- tion of the center are being pushed forward by the Building Commit tee, Chairman of which is John McLaughlin. An actual start on the construction is hoped for this spring. Lt. Col. Glen W. Trindal has volunteered to supervise jthe construction process. Ihapel Hill News Leader Leading With The News in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Glen Lennox and Surrounding Areas 13 CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1958 12 PAGES THIS ISSUE LE ef IGGS MASON lam early tnis ’53 Plymouth spot on E. Varner Wclis’ i parked ’49 nclh Yang of t. Both cars ;molished. No )ED ALARM lay afternoon to the rear of Efee Shop. A in a roofing and burning the rear lot. f the damage, URNETT, 40, with larceny tion with war- Guy Crump, iva.s with the night recent- jsing a wallet a ,UNC pay- 60. The check wntown store irding to her )]icc. The au- n't admit the ER, CHAPEL ance foreman 11 be honored lorial plaque cred in his icl Hill Board member Paul veral memor- he aldermen sy generally ing one: “He for 30 years, of character it brought as respect and vater took a in the coai- w Memorial he first local in it. 5 CLUB Dl- ! a tentative lub communi- cted on their 11 park along ub's building asked to pro- ; and try to construction II. likely con- ; hall, board n, and small- le proposed attractive con- re structure. 5 REQUEST k for $2 bill- construction of local post- 3me addition- 3 built here. )it of expan- ement of the Mpe 6) 2 TONIGHT League will supper and Chapel HUI moceeds go- iial reading ools. Tickets at the door, not able to y take their me, and on- lers will be lion. Supper :30 to 7:30. P/onsTo Stage Community Center Road Finished; M/nsfre/ Show Open House For Public To Be Held This Sunday 'WHATCHA HIDIN'?'—In pleasant anticipation of Valentine's Day tomorrow, Sandy Williams takes a photogenic peek to see the valentine'her boy friend, Wyndell Merritt, is hiding from her. The two are seniors at Chapel Hill High School. New's Leader Photo by Herb Gupton Thursday and Friday, Feb, 20 and 21, at 8 p.m. Admi.ssion to the show will be one dollar for adults and fifty cents for children. 'Tickets will be sold only at tbc door, with pro- ceed.s going tor PTA projects. Included in the all-adult cast will be Ashwell Harward, Odell Bsarham, Martin Ross, Wiley Franklin, Mr. and Mrs. Mack Poole, Benson Ray, Aubrey Har ward, Dutch McAdams, Ed Petit, Ralph Cheek, Coy Durham, Jim- mj' Hearne, James Perry, Dr. N. A. Desrosiers, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Evans. Mrs. Herbert Wat- An open house will be staged at Bason, and located at the corner of Preston Hogan, and A. J. Altemuel- ing almost nightly since the build ing was started last June, The on- Its PmT}ose Tile Carrboro School PTA will sponsor a Minstrel and Variety the newly-completed Homestead Homestead and Hogan's Lake Roads ler. Show in the school auditorium Comniunity Center on Homestead four miles north of Chapel HUI. IConstruction of a community building has been a main project for many years of the Calvander Grange and Home Dlemoiisfer'a- Road near Hogan’s Lake this Sun day afternoon from 3 untO 5 p.m. The general public is invited and I'efreshments will be served. The one-story block construction building is the immediate result of a nine-months fund raising and construction program by members of the rural community who form ed a non-profit non-stock corpora tion for purposes of administration. See $25,000 Value Purpose of the center, as stated by President Hogan, will be “for the recreation and betterment of ly work contracted was the wall construction. Layout Of Building Tlie building has a main hall 30 tion Club. The corporate organiza tion was fonned last spring and soon thereafter the grange and home demonstration club turned over their ti’easuries to it. Incorporators and directors of the group are Dr. Daniel Donovan, Walter B. Everett. C. Y. Tilson, A. our community.” He noted that the '^5' ™ ® hall is available for rent to private adjoining it. lobby, and Tax Revenue Over Budget Predictions Preston Hogan, President of the J- Altemueller, Preston Hogan, Paul Homestead Community Center, Inc., Snyder, Henry S. Hogan, W. D. Ne- estimated the value of the 2,700- ville, J. Burroughs Hogan, Henry square-foot building at about $25,- A. Burch, L. R. Cheek, and John 000—which will include some in- Other officers elected by the son, Mrs. Carlie Looney, Mrs. Ed Mann, Mrs. Ruth Settlemire and terior furnishings still to be obtain- directors were Mr. Altemueller, Sec- organizations, At the present tune there are 35 member families in the Com munity Center who have pledged varying sums to pay off the in- debtediness of the building. An actual expenditure of about $10,- 000 has been involved and the debt is expected to be paid off in about seven years. Pledges have ranged up to $250 per family, according to Mr. Hogan. Citizens of tlie community them- Six-Months Statement Shows Funds Half-Spent two toilets. Heat is furnished by an automatic oil-fired furnace, but there is also an open fireplace. The only .work yet to be completed is some landscaping of the grounds and purchase of some kitchen equip ment and folding chairs and tables. In the future the group hopes to the year, a report Iroin build picnic grounds behind the .Manager riionui.s 1). (lhapel Miir.s .S'l.'iS.r,!'1 Itucl- oet lor tiie ciirrem liscal year wa.s almost exaelK hall-spent chirino the lirsL six monihs ol own Ixose Mrs, Mack Watts. Miss Agnes Andrews will be stage manager, Mrs, Eva Blaine will be publicity chairman, Airs. Jim Pliillips will be in charge of music, and Mrs. Ruth West is director. Mrs, West said the group wished to express its appreciation to the Chapel Hill Jajaeecs for the use of their minstrel scripts and cos tumes. Reactivation Of Recreation Board Is Seen Revival of the Chapel Hill Re creation Commission is being con sidered by the Chapel Hill Board of Aldermen. The seven-member group, created by the aldermen in 1938, has been inactive for the last two or tliree years. While it received no funds from the municipality it acted as a coordinating group between the Community Chest-supported Negro and white recreation centers and made recommendations concerning Ihe Negro Community Center, which the town owns. Alderman Gene Strowd, at the Board's Monday evening meeting, said he had been urged by a local citizen interested in the work of tlie Commission to consider the re activation of the group. Had the dis trict public recreation issue been approved in the last spring, a I’eoreation commis- ed. It is located on a two-acre wood- retary-Treasurer: and B u i 1 d i n g selves carried out almost all of the ed tract purchased from George Committee members, Henry Hogan, construction of the building, work- around the Center building. Center, install a swimming pool, sliotv.s. and set up planned programs of 'The .siaieinent tiiviicd in to activities. the Board of Aldermen listed ex- 'The Homestead community in- penditures of $172,324, or 50.9 per volves about 100 families in a gen- cent of the 1957-58 budget, tltrough cral radius of two to four miles Dec. 31, 1957. Mr. Rose declared HOMESTEAD CENTER WHEELHORSES — Homestead Road Community residents, who have played a m;a|jor part in construction of the newly-completed community center building near Calvander stand in front of their structure—(left to right) A. J. Altemueller, Preston Hogan, Walter Everett, Curtis Hogan, L. R. Cheek, John Cates, C. Y. Tilson, Burroughs Hogan, V. A. Hoyle, W. D. Neville, Henry S. Hogan, John Link, Henry Burch, and Bob Hogan. An open house will be held at the building this Sunday afternoon. News Leader Photo Will It Be "EDucation" or ' ENlightenment?' Chapel Hill To Be Given Phone Exchange Name In Few Years As Part O f Inter-City Dialing Setup Cliapel Hill isn’t falling behind Grey Culbreth, Supervisor of Utili- toll ticketing machine in the tele in the nation-wide plan for tele- ties for the University-owned Chap- phone exchange w'lU I'ecord the phone customer toll dialing, but it el Hill Telephone Co. While nearby calling number, the date, time of may be several years yet before communitys are changing their day, duration of the call, and the s,,,itpii-nver to the new seven- telephone numbers lo include ex- number to which the call was plac- local referendum swiicuuvci „ , _ digit exchange name system of change name prefixes such as ed. This information on a perforat- CAnal” for Burlington, BRoad- sion with judicial powers would have pkone numbers here. „ “TEmnip” This is the general statement of way tor Gieensboio, TEmple been created. “HEmlock” for Fayetteville, Chapel Hill is con- Improvements Started On Drive At Postoffice ed tape will be used in charging the call on the customer’s monthly bill. Names Aren’t Whimsy Mr. Culbreth explained that the tinuing on the old five-digit number selected tor differ- set-up. dial the “2” digit carries the let ters “ABC” and the “7” caiTies “PRS” Several word combinations which included two of tliese first letters in order were submitted to Greensboro telephone officials, and the word “BRoadway” was finally agreed upon. the situation “looks all right,” not ing that spending often ran over the half-way mark for the first six months when a number of lump sum payments are made. Revenue 0\ er Predictions Most significant part of the state ment was on the I'Cvemie ledger, which showed the year’s receipts estimate will be 14 per cent over the budget. It was predicted that the tax levy would account for $160,034 in municipal collection.s. However. Tax Collector Mrs. Ruth Ward billed a total of $179,212. On the other hand. Town Audi tor Erie Peacock told the aider- men that tax receipts during the first month after they were billed last fall were down about eight per cent over the previous year. Last year about 48 per cent of the total billing was collected during October, while this year the take was only 40.5 per cent. The Board also discussed the pos sibility of obtaining a tract of state highv'ay property at the northwest corner of the bypass-Raleigli Road intersection near Glen Lennox as a announced it will sponsor the lo- site for a new fire station. Mr. Rose cal high school Band as its civic said that a tentative sketch for the project. Sponsorsliip was formally station, as prepared by Durham adopted at Tuesday night’s meeting, architect Archie Davis, indicated Ben Potter has been named cliair- the station would fit properly on man of the sponsorship committee, the lot. Further action on the pro- which will undertake raising sev- posal is to await an appraisal of the eral thousand dollars needed by the property. Chapel Hill High School Band for Sewer Line Approval uniforms and instruments. Approval was given to construe- To raise this money, Mr. Potter tion of a new sewer line, to be in- ^aid the Sertomans expect to put stalled by tlie Muirhead Construe- on a musical program around tion Co., at a cost of about $6,000. March 1. including the CHHS Band The 400-foot line will replace a sec- and outside talent. Tickets will be tion of pipe on Strowd Hill near sold to the public. “Of course we RED CROSS DRIVE HEAD— Ralph Howard, President of the local Kivvi^nis Club, has been named to head the 1958 fund drive of the Chapel Hill Chap ter of the American Red Cross. Chapter Chairman Bob Varle.y said the $9,400 campaign would be held March 1 to 15. Miss Cornelia Love will be in charge of the advance gifts division of the caimpaign, which .will start next week. News Leader PTioto Help To Band Being Plonned By Sertomans The Chapel Hili Sertoma Club has (See. ALDERMEN, Page 6) Change When Convenient ent cities were not a matter of whimsy on the part of telephone of- At a convenient time in respect example, in the na- to the equipment of the local sys- gy^jg^ „e explained, the a rn ^ mHial numbers of “2-7” were de- A $10,000 job of improvements office building, and the enlarge „ation-wide seven-digit numbering gj jg^j Greensboro, is being carried out at the Chap- ment of the parking aiea to about gygtgjn ^e made, Mr. Culbreth el Hill Postoffice to facilitate the double its present size. Purpose j^g gg^gj-ai years handling of mail through the re- of this will be to make it possi e jjgj^gg^ jjg „oted. cently-naugurated highway post- for the big mail van to drive i- wiiile the above mentioned ci- Racial Relations Group IsToBeNamed By Board On the alphabetized telephone don't expect to raise the total amount needed all in one year,” Mr. Potter added, “but wo hope we'll get enough public support for a good .start.” Altemueller Becomes Red Cross Treasurer office system ' rectly up to the rear of the post- ottice system. , its cargo and take Postmaster J. Paul Cheek said that the work is being done by , , . the L. B. Gallimore firm of Greens- and tove out.^^^ boro which held the g“«»l con- small tract for construction of the build- J mg itself 20 years ago^ About 60 days will be required to com- plete the job, Mr. Cheek said. building on its twice It will include the laying of a tpipg through Chapel Hill, new straight driveway from Rose- xhe curved driveway is mary St. to the rear of the post- wide enough for the vehicle. ties have already installed the new exchange numbering system, they are not yet equipped with tlie new “DDD” system—“direct distance dialing”—which is the basic prin ciple of the seven-digit aiTange- ment. Washington, N. C., is one exception, though, and already has this system in operation. Under it a telephone customer barely ® number in another city direct from his own instrument. A M % Partly cloudy today. Clearing tonight and continued quite cold. Low tonight 15-20. High Low Rainfall Monday 34 16 .00 Tuesda^' 39 19 .00 Wednesday 46 22 .00 A local bi-racial human rela- group would likely be named, Al- tions committee is to be appoint- derman Mrs. Harold Walters sug- ed by the Cliapel Hill Board of gested that persons being local Aldermen next month. public employees or holding pub- Negro Alderman Hubert Robin- lie offices in the community not son suggested that the group be be considered for membership on named, and the idea met with gen- this body, in that they would more eral agreement from the rest of likely be subject to presiire from the Board. At the group’s meet- the outside in making their deliv ing Monday night Mayor 0. K. erations and decisions. x- , , , , , „ Cornwell asked the aldermen to She suggested as purposes of submit the names of possible com- this committee that it might (1) campaign o tie mittee members and objectives for hear complaints on racial matters, the group at their March meeting. (2) try to create a favorable at- tins area^, which netted $202. Of this Discussion of the matter indi- mosphere between the races, and total $105 is to be retained for Red cated a seven or nine-member (3) ameliorate racial tensions. Cross supplies in the schools. A. J. AUcmueller has been named Treasurer of the Chapel Hill Chap ter of the American Red Cross, succeeding Paul Lytle. The appointment was announced by Chapter President Robert Var- ley at last Friday's Chapter Board meeting. At that time Mrs. William )ecem- Junior Red Cross in the seven schools of k The Ads For Big Dollar Days Sale Bargains-This Issue
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