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ife^ IniOrange.... 0. J- Forman • Monitiont''’ -1 Higher Taxes, Bonds Are Proposed CjUOr-MQkGrs Lost Anothor For Securing School Expenses, Building ay, 1958, provided a ivity scarcely akin to gg hunt for Orange f Odell Clayton and Iraces of greenery be- r on the trees the he illegal liquor-mak- in the County would Natural cover from •s ideal camouflage and also makes de- I ground more diffi- fore on Good P'riday bs were still bare, s had made a tho- ,y air of the northern e, seeking out illicit in an ABC officers’ e the deputies criss-, e for five hours but e wreckage' of a for- t liles Farther ,itured two miles be- ~the County seat ! center of Orange— e sighted their quar- :a scant h,'’lf-mile off , :hway 70, hard by a was a beautiful new sily visible from the iant natural cover po gallons of mash renting, well on the ing half-gallon jars i dry Orange Coun ^ good deal of this (Id be unfair not to ILL. Page 6) By AL ELMER The seeurino- ol' additional money lor scliool Iniilding- eonsti uction and improvement oi the instructional program locally through raising Coun ty taxes, \oting more bonds, err hiking the local supplemen tary tax rate was discussed at the Parent-Teacher-Student Associa tion’s final meeting of the new year last night. Donald B. Hayman. Assistant Di rector of the Institute of Govern ment, analyzed money sources avail able in light of the need for a new $300,000 elementary school in a few years,. Against ABC Stores In answering a question on the possibility of ABC stores as a source of revenue, he declared they would bring in practically no re venue for the first year “and ap^ proximately only two dollars per capita when well established.’’ Pointing out that the County pro vided .$153,030 for current expenses in 1957-58 and that Chapel Hill re ceived $47,030 of this sum, he add ed “The only possibility of size- ■ able additional funds would be in a county tax rate increase.’’ The hiking of the District supple mental tax levy Mr. Hayman saw as a possible current expense revenue source. The present rate of $.15 per $100 valuation actually nets Chapel Hill schools “more for less’’ than many other N. C. cities, he said. “This rate provides $21.94 gross tax per pupil. This is the important School Area Merger Vote Set May 20 1‘olloiviug ihiough ou pre- descriptions submitted with the ap- \ iou.s tentative discussion, the proval of both boards of education, boaid oi Commissi briers ye.s- Orange County and Chapel Hill, teiday completed legal ina^ The resolution set up two voting tJiineiy and set Afay 20 as the precincts, with their respective pol ling places, and named the election officials to conduct this special elec- DCWN THE CREEK INSTEAD OF DOWN THE HATCH Sheriff’s Deputies Bash In 300-Gallon Fermenting Boxes . . . News Leader Photo date for the election on the merger of the Carrhoro and White Cross school districts with tire Chapel Hill special school tax district. In its third attempt to set the leg;d houirdtrries of the proposed areas to be merged, the board finally approved the required formal resolution containing the boundary description in metes and bounds to satisfy previous objec tions as to the legality of earlier Grady Crawford and Miss Martha Lloyd for the White Cross precinct. Polling places will be the Town Hall in Carrboro and the Grange Hall at White Cross. The new registration books will bo open from 9 o’clock until sunset tion. A complete new registration from .Saturday April 26 through of eligible voters in the two school districts was ordered . Registrars will be Mrs. Luther Sturdivant for Carrboro and Mrs. Thomas Y. Teer for White Cross. Named a judges of election' were Ashwell Harward and Bruce Riggs- bee for the Carrboro precinct and May 10 for registration of voters and Saturday May 17 will be Challenge Day. Registrars will be at the polling places on the Saturdays. ’ The complete resolution including the description of the areas to be merged may be found on another page of this edition. Chapel Hill News Leader FIFTH YEAR, NO. 29 Leading With The News in Chapel Hill, Carrboro, Glen Lennox and Surrounding Areas CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, THURS^A’VL APRIL 10, 1958 EIGHT PAGES THIS ISSUE Party's State Chairman'Gets Acquainted'Here .. . PTSVX EloCtS Prof E) Ic Special County GOP Convention Is Seen i/Ae/y President For New Year Orange County’s Republican Par- on the wishes of the Republican :;s:|||bHH||[|[||l ' Orange County’s Republican Par ty control dispute will likely be decided at a special County con vention of, the GOP. This seemed evident today in the wake of a luncheon meeting here yesterday of a number of Orange Republicans with the party’s nev« N. C. Chairman, William Cobb of Morganton. About 18 Republicans, most ol them from Chapel Hill, attended the session at the invitation of Col. Hoi on the wishes of the Republican candidates for office in the Coun ty. As of this time there are no announced GOP candidates; how ever, local Republicans assured that some would come forth be fore the filing deddiine 10 days hence. The petition was directed to the party’s State Grievance Committee, of which Chairman Cobb is a mem ber. According to Col. Robb the State Chairman felt that there were land Robb of Chapel Hill, elected enough signatures on the petition ,...e iK 'i *> . Chairman of the County organiza tion last .winter in a split within the GOP political ranks ,in Orange. The new convention would be called to resolve the group’s county leader to show good cause for a new con vention. Registration Campaign The group also discussed plans for a campaign to get Republicans ES TASTE TEST ill Sugar Mash . . on the voting books as Republicans. )PLE Brief OF DIRECTORS Hill Jaycees will of traffic hazards )f Chapel Hill on n. The project was a discussion with Thomas D. Rose, a complete check- ; had never been ^commendations on e group’s findings ted to the Town Jien. AYCOCK, SPEAK- alumni of the Uni- }yes a’popping with jiat there’ll be 12,- n the campus 12 1970. This would per cent increase t enrollment of 7,- next fall are for administration of irnment alone next 1,000 business. ARE PUBLICLY the State Hospital confessed arsonist hite whO' has been I. 1. He was com- lays observation— ired last week. It out a month ago a serious mental officials have his d for the June r Court, but it ap- hat he'll be tried 5 JEFFREY OF 157 'writes in to point lighty small world, FS on Page 8) ship, which is still claimed by the registered during the regular voter also re-elected Marshall Cates Sr,, registration period next month. A of Hillsboro. number of persons in the Robb fac- ‘A Get-Acquainted Affair’ tion of the party have been ham- At yesterday's meeting — strictly pered in their GOP political activi- an informal and “get acquainted’’ ties in that they are not registered affair. Col. Robb said—a petition v,'as presented to Chairman Cobb a.sking that the new County conven tion be called on the basis of ir regularities in party procedure in the calling and holding of the con vention last winter. Mr. Cobb stated that he would base his decision on this matter REPUBLICANS ,’GET ACQUAINTED’ HERE—State Republican Party Chairman William Cobb (left) of Morganton introduces himself to Mrs. Marion Crossen, one of a number of local GOP members who met at a luncheon given at the invitation of Col. Holland Robb (center) here yesterday. News Leader Photo Golden Deeds Award Set April 29 Prof. George 0. poak of the University School of Public Health Faculty has been elected President of the Chapel Hill Parent-Teacher- Student Association for the com ing year. He and other new officers were chosen unanimously on presenta tion of the slate of the nominating committee at last night’s fiiral meeting of the current year of the Association. About 200 persons at tended the session. Prof. Doak succeeds Dr. William Fleming. Other newly-elected , of ficers are V. L. Bounds, First Vice- President; Mrs. N. P. DiCostanzo, Second Vice-President; J. Arthur Branch, Treasurer; Mrs. firevitt Hook, Recording Secretary; and Mrs. Raymond Andrews, Corres ponding Secretary. The other outgoing officers are James Wadsworth, First Vice-Pres- Jn School Merqer Area ident; Mrs. Claude Baker, Second — ^ Vice-President; Peon King, Treas urer; Mrs, Kerr White, Recording Secretary; and Mrs. Bernice L. Ward, Corresponding Secretary. PROF. GEORGE O. DOAK tiling because assessment ratio and not actual levies show the true value of the rates.’’ By a public vote the school sys tem could borrow up to five per cent of its assessed valuation, he pointed out. This would provide about $1,200,000 for bonds. Johnston Cites Needs The immediate and future needs of the schools were outlined by Jos. eph J. Johnston, Chapel Hill High School Principal, who declared “A more efficient job in the classroom can only be accomplished if more and better materials are provided.” “We need instructional supplies in the library, music room, English department—in tact in all depart ments of the school.” Another need, he said, is a wider testing program “to discover the abilities and apti tudes of students on the high school level and to guide them along these lines.” Papulation trends show a need for more teachers and “more diversified courses” for the dif ferent students, the Principal said. Mr, Johnston expressed the need, for vocational courses to train stu dents who end their educations after high school and for a more effi cient transportation system for stu dents in outlying areas. He concluded by calling attention to “a new elementary school which is going to be necessary in the next three or four years.” ' Budget Analysis An analysis of the cmTent school year budget was given by Dean Hen ry Brandis of the University Law School, a School Board member. He pointed out that state and federal funds account for 70 per cent of school monies. The rest comes from local sources. Chapel Hill is now getting “almost a half-million dol lars year for operating expenses,” he stated. “About $130,000 of this money was raised locally,” Dean Brandis said. “The University provided $11,(100, the County $47,000 and the local 15 cent tax supplement provided $52,- 000,” The rest of the money came Irom a $21,800 bank balance of July 1 1937. “It seems certain we will not have anything near that balance at the end of this fiscal year,” he said. BABCOCK SPEAKS HERE Chapel Hill Rotarians last night lieard State Director of Highways William F. Babcock speak bn the general activities of his Depart ment. Program Chairman Edwin S. Lanier introduced the speaker. William Poe will be in charge of the program for Exchangites and their invited guests. Several projects are now in the formative satge for club members, according to President William PRE-SCHOOL REGISTRATION Pre-school registration of all chil dren who will enter the first grade of the Chapel Hill Elementary School on W. Franklin St. or the Estes Hills School this coming Sep tember will be held from 8:30 a.m. ’ " to 12 noon next Tuesday at the Chap- DE.4N SHIRLEY TO SPEAK el Hill Elementary School. Parents John W. Shirley,''Dean of the Fa- are reminded to bring the child’s culty at State College, will speak birth certificate to the registration, on long-range planning for the col- Birth certificates must be presented lege at Tuesday's meeting of the before a child can be enrolled in Faculty Club at 1 p.m. in the Caro- SChOOl. j;i;)g The Chapel Hill Exchange Club's Blake. Among them are participa- annual Book of Golden Deeds award tion with the Community Council in will presented to an outstanding the American Field Service pro person in the community at the gram. Ladies’ Night banquet April 29. Dr a football concession stand at Kenan Stadium for the coming season, a library book project and one on mental health. members this past Tuesday on the North Carolina Parapalegic Asso ciation, its organization and pur poses, She illustrated her talk with films on work being done now at the University of Illinois for parapa legic students, including rebuilding Miss Jo Bissell spoke to Club entrances to public buildings. Sertomans Pick Edwards New President Of Club Harold Edwards was elected Pres- Don Belton, Charlton Campbell, ident of the Chapel Hill Sertoma Mann Sr. and Bill Colville Club at Tuesday night’s meeting, succeeding C. W. McKenzie. He will b'c installed in office the first of July. , Other officers elected at that time were Jirp Falconer, First Vice- President; Bill Houck, Second Vice- I’resident; Sam Wilburn, Secretary; Doug Council, Treasurer; and How ard Pendergraft, Sergeant-at-Arms. Ed were elected Directors. Sertomans will give a picnic for the Chapel Hill High School band this Saturday afternoon at the Re creation Center site, w'eather per mitting. At this time the club w'iil turn over to the band a check for $1,000 representing proceeds from club-sponsored projects for band uni forms and instruments. Student Spring Swing Days Set This Weekend Local merchants w'ill say “thank you” to UN'C students for their trade tomorrow and Satur day with the staging of the Sec ond Annual Student Spring Swing Days sales event. Sponsored by the Trade Promo tions Committee of the Merchants Association ,the project will fea ture a downtown open air dance in the middle of E. Franklin St. from 8 until 10 p.'m. tomorrow. The Swing Shepherds, an eight-piece band from N, C. College in Dur ham, W'ill play for the affair. Stores participating in the promotion, will remain open un til 9 p.m. Milton Julian, Spring Swing, Days Chairman, emphasiz ed that tow'iispeople are encourag ed to participate in the sales event also. No Action Taken On Committeemen Faced w'ith a f New Church To Be Arnii-y Methodist Thirty-oije persons became char- and Mrs. Richard M. Joyner, Mr. the congregation voted to name the ■r mP-mhPl’S of tho no\x7 IVTothoHict -m n/r -n«- . = , ... TRAILER DAMAGED IN CARRBORO FIRE—Flames and smoke substantially wrecked the trailer home of the M. W. (Bud) Ragan family off the end of Pleasant Drive In Carrboro yesterday after noon. The smoke was noticed about 12:15 p.m. by a neighbor who turned in the alarm. Firemen quickly put out the flames bpt dam age was serious. Nobody was htime at the time. The fire apparently started in a closet. ' ' • HIV. cgaiiuii vuieu. lu II ter members of the new Methodist and Mrs. Hewitt E, Moon, Mr. and church “Amity Methodist ” “The Church in the Airport Road section Mrs. Thomas L, Norris Jr., Mr. and name Amity was chosen because it ot Chapel Hill at Orangization Ser- Mrs. R. Bernice Sparrow, Howard suggests friendship and harmony ” \ ices last Sunday. Stew'art, Mr. and Mrs. Robert D. said the Rev A M Fisher Church The new congregation includes: White and Mr. and Mrs. Ural A. Minister Ammons, Wright. services for the new church are 1. an . rs. Charles L. Byrd, Mis. Pnor to its official organization being held temporarily in the base- ameron, Mr. and Mrs. Paul ti,g church bad been known as the ment of the parsonage on William Iv^f* on/H .A/ri'c? T~$ollr»c TV ...^ North Chapel Hill Methodist Church. Circle. A Sunday School with classes As -part of the charter service a for all ages will begin this Sunday new name was chosen by the con- at 9:45 a.m. The. worship service gregation. Selecting among four is at 11 o’clock. The public is in- iiames submitted by a committee, vited to all services. S. B Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Dallas D. Dur ham, Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Farrell, Mrs. A. M. Fisher, .Mrs, Fred E. Gordon, Mr. and Mrs. Herman M. Greene. Herman M. Greene'Jr.. Mr. New.s Leader Phoio and Mrs. Donald L. Hrabak, Mr, urging their re-appointment and en dorsement of others for the posts, the Board of Education yesterday declined to act on the re-appoint ment of two Carrboro district school committeemen whose terms expired April 1. Likewise, no action was taken on the re-appointment of C. P. Jones, Route 1, Mebane, a White Cross comrrfitteeman, whose term like those of Chairman Carl Ellington and Ernest T. Hearn of Carrboro has expired. All other incumpent district school committee members whose terms expired were re-appointed at yes terday’s meeting of the Orange County Board of Education. A petition bearing 475 names, in cluding all town officials of the Town of Carrboro, with the exception of Mayor R. B. Todd, virtually all of the “qualified” (meaning eligible tp vote) business owners of the com munity, was presented to the Board of Education in support of the re appointment of Ellington and Hearn. The cover letter to the petition, signed by Mack Williams, Carrboro’ insurance man, termed it vital to the welfare of the school that the two long-time school leaders be re appointment. Earlier, a Carrboro citizens’ group favoring merger of the Carrboro and Chapel Hill school districts had sug gested a number of other persons considered suitable to be appointed to the committee posts. This list has not been disclosed. The failure @f the board to re-ap- point Ellington and Hearn leaves the status of the Carrboro commit tee in doubt. Members of the Board 475-name petition and Superintendent G. Paul Cai-r In dicated they did not know whether the Carrboro committee should be considered a three-member group with the three hold-over members constituting the full committee or whetlier Ellington and Hearn might be considered as still in office until successors are chosen. Under the terms of the formal motion on the matter offered by John Hawkins of Cedar Grove, the board re-appoiiited all incumbent school committeemen whose terms expire this year ex cept those of Carrboro and White Cross. Thus, in effect the board took no action the Carrboro and White Cross appointments, at this time, leaving their status in doubt. Other committeemen appointed tor tliree year terms were Bonner D. Sawyer and George Smith, Hillsboro; John Efland Jr., Efland; L. J. Rog ers and A. H. Hawkins, Aycopk; and Flint Hamlin, Caldwell. The concensus of the board in de clining to act on the committee ap pointments was that any action noight be construed as favoring one side or the other in the school mer ger constroversy, inasmuch as the positions of the two incumbents are well known as are those who were presented as alternate nominations. Moderate to heavy rain today, M'ith thunder showers tonight. Low tonight niid-40’s. Cloudy and cool tomorrow. High Low Rainfall Monday 81 54 .29 ' Tuesday 65 32 .00 - Wednesday 64 35 .0(1
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