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i!.'. 7^- 1 !■ 0- ■ ,vH Chapel Hill News Leader Leading vJith The News in Chapel Hill, Carrtx>ro, Glen Lennox and Surrounding Areas SIXTH YEAR, NO. 4 CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 1959 SIX PAGES THIS ISSUE Variety Store And Banli To Share Local Building Frat Prank Baffles Police For Minute: Hood Taken From Car ‘X' y'' A variety store and—pending fed- is handling the construction, j eral approval—a branch of the Uni- Mr. Johns said that current pjlans versity National Bank will accupy call for the variety store to occupy the former Strowd Motor Co. build- all but a 20 x 60 foot space onl the ing at the comer of Columbia and lower floor, which will be occupied Franklin Sts., the agent for the by the bank. The variety store will building said today. occupy a basement for storage. J. B. JohK of Asheboro, wh^e ^ the upstairs is being wife owns the structure, said the ^ut renovation building will be occupied by a vari ety concern operated by Frank Wright, Gordon Brown and asso ciates and by the bank’s branch, pending approval of their plans by the Comptroller of the Currency. .Renovation, which Mr. Johns said only was “considerable,” is due to be completed around April 1. Brooks Lumber Co. of Greensboro franchise. of the upper portion is being de ferred until tenants are contracted. The building’s frontage dimetpion is 60 feet by 120 feet. The building was completed in 1924 and was for many years the home of the local Ford automcbilo Local police are used to hav ing reports of stolen hubcaps, light reflectors, and other min or automobile paraphernalia be ing stolen. .But a hood from over the erigine? That was the report they had one day last week from Her bert Purser, of the Kappa Psi fraternity house. He said his hood from his ear was taken from its hinges Tuesday. A quick investigation recov ered the item. Some of his frat brothers had taken it as a prank. Chapel Hillians LTst fire of the new year ture, were also damaged consMcr- last night in a two-story ably. According to firemen, the ty building and rendered blaze apparently started around floor of the building and the furnace in the building. . re rear portion an almost Firemen; worked hard to keep s. the fire from hitting the. lower por- k firemen an hour and a tions of, the building, a wooden December meeting were Roy put out the blaze which frame house, and succeeded in n the rear portion of the keeping damage to the lower por- t 219 Pittsboro St. at 7:30 tion of the building at a minimum. The total damage to the building torneys W. Harold Edwards desks and books belong- from both fire; and water is stOl jjobert E Cooper the Division of Public to be detefmined by University of- ^ which occupied the struc- ficials. DIVERSITY HOUSE BURNS—Fire, believed to have started furnace, seriously damaged a University office building at sboro St. Saturday night. Firemen battled the blaze in freei- peratures for almost an hour and a half. News Leader Photo Council Will Probably Select New Prosecutor Guts University Building Chapel Hill’s Board of Aldermen will probably name a new prosecut ing attorney at their regular month ly meeting tonight. On the board’s agenda is consider ation of four applicants for the job vacated by John Tapley, who re signed iast month after serving as solicitor for three months. The four applicants presented at Several Chapel Hill residents were named to top positions in the Tapley’s resignation was effective Research 'Triangle organization Dec. 15. In the interim, Town At- Friday. WHAT DOES THIS MEAN, MR. STEWART?—Pearson Stewart, associate director of the Research Triangle, described the effects of new developments in the RT on Chapel Hill at Friday's meeting of the local Community Club. When it was over, he asked for questions. As the above photo shows, he got plen- News Leader Photo torney J. Q. Le Grand has been act ing solicitor. Aiso scheduled tonight are the presentation of a new paving assess ment roll to replace one turned down last month. Several residents, notably from the Pine Lane area, objected to the previous roll pre- Dr. George L. Simpson, Jr., was named director of thg foundation, and Pearson Stewart was named associate director. Directors include William C. Fri day, W. D. Carmichael, Jr., and Collier Cobb Jr. Included on the Research 'Tri- ty of takers. As Triangle Develops Local Area Population Would Jump Cole, former county solicitor, Char les Hodson, chairman of the county Young Democrat Club, and local at- and A certain number of persons con nected with the expected develop ment of the Research Triangle will sented by Town Manager Thomas angle Institute Board of Governors naturally coitve to live in “charm- Rose because it was based on an are Mr. Friday, William M, Why- averaged rather per-project basis. burn, UNC President William Ay- A petition from the local Junior cock, Alexander Heard, and George Service League concerning swim- I. Simpson, Jr. ming pool safety measures is also Mr. Cobb is also a director scheduled for hearing. the Triangle Park. ing” Chapel Hill, the associate direc tor of the Triangle said here Friday. Returning from a round of meet ings in Raleigh in which the impor tant announcements of the day were made (see accompanying article), an almost-breathless Pearson Stew art fold members of the Community Club about the effects the new de velopments would have on the local of OPLE n Brief Murdoch Official Is Teaching Annual Jdycae pj^fQj Methods To Local Police Awards Dinner Set On Jon. 29 ERS OF THE ESTES irCTit - Teachers association ndunced that their meeting 8, cancelled because of the as been rc-set for Thurs- 1:45 p.m. at the schoGl. MANNING OF CHAPEL esident of the Nortli Caro- The annual Chapel Hill Junior Chamber Of Commerce awards din ner is scheduled for Jan. 29, of ficials of the club said today.' At that time, they said, the an nual “man of the year” award will be made and other art Assn., announced today handed out. dge R. Hunt Parker, asso- Among dignitaries expected to stice of the State Supreme present is Bob Cox of Chapel Hill, national president of the Jay- of Chapel Hill’s police today be gan taking pistol instruction from the assistant superintend ent of the youth center at Mur doch State Hospital at Butner. Ted Williams of Chapel Hill will teach the policemen the firing technicalities of the .38 caliber pistol in a course that will continue, according to awards Chief of Police Bill Blake, “until he is satisfied with us.” 'Two-thirds of the force be gan taking Mr. Williams’ course thisi morning, and the remaining third will take it at a later time. He will teach the course three will be state chairman 9 Heart Fund campaign, . »TER F of PEO WILL MEET cee organization, fednesday at 8 p.m. at the )f Mrs John N. Macduff, Claramae Turner To Star Tomorrow Night odwoiod Dr., Durham. Mrs. Greenlee will act as co- Miss Jane Fhilpott will be er. IMACY WIVES WILL MEET hours a day, three days a week until it is completed. The courses will be given at the Institute of Government firing range at Clearwater Laile in the morning from 9 o’clock until noon. Mr. Williams was in the Ma rine corps for 10 years, emerg ing with a captain’s rank. He also served as instructor of var ious courses at the Atomic En ergy Commission’s Oak Ridge plant for a number of years. He received special pistol instruc tion in New York. H. D. Bennett Named To Head Unit On Credit Triangle Plans Are Advanced Gov. Luther Hodges announced Triangle idea, the governor also said Friday that the third major step in an engineering company specializ- Harvey D. Beimett, veteran Chapel Hill businessman, has been named chairman of the important Credit Bureau committee of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Merchants Assn. Carlton Byrd, president-elect of the organization, made the an nouncement today. the state’s Research Triangle pro gram has been realized. A fund of $1,500,000 has been raised by North Carolina business men and industrialists for establish ing a Research Triangle Institute to conduct scientific industrial re search. UNC is one of three institutions Mr. Bennet, former president of which encompass the Triangle, the association, is a native of Chap- Duke University and North Carolina el HiU and has been a partner in the State College will also aid in the Tickets Are Still On Sale For 'Carmen' Showing Dr. Tickets are still on sale for the der the direction of ay at 8 p.m. at the Institute one-night performance of “Car- Mason, irmacy. A social - business men” to be presented by the Uni- Recitatives which were is nlanned. versity Music Department tomor- later, however, have been omitted the first Chapel Hill production of GEORGE POE, BROOK- row at 8:30 p.m. in Memorial Hall, coneM’.\program With the popular opera include Gene Bennett and Blocksidge, Inc., appli ance firm here for a number of years. He has served previously on the Credit Bureau committee, which is an advisory group for the func tions and collections of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Credit Assn. “It goes without saying that credit is a vital part of our business life,” Wilton scenes of the full-length presenta- Mr. Bennett said. “Actually, it is tion. the heart of the Merchant Assn.’s added Other members of the cast for business office.” development of this project. The funds, amounting to $250,000 more than was originally sought, were earmarked for three phases of the Research project—a Research Triangle Institute, a building to house the Institute and the Re search Triangle park. The Institute, to be headed by George R. Herbert of the Stanford Research Institute in California, ing in various phases of missile and aircraft work, ECSCO is planning to l)Hild and operate a facility in the triangle. In his announcements, the gov ernor praised the efforts of Watts HiU Sr. of Durham, chairman of the Institute’s Board of Governors; Archie Davis of Winston-Salem, president of the Research Triangle Foundation Hanes and others. He said, “This is one of the most isignificant events of recent years in North Carolina. We have here in this Triangle the greatest potential that North Carolina has ever of fered.” community. . . , . ' i . “It has been a dramatic day,’’ Mr. Stewart said. “And it’s iiot'a. dream any mort . . . it is a fcai, , going concern.” . . ' / Raleigh and Durham would na turally get the bulk. of new person nel; coming into the region, he -aaid, “The' two ■ cities want the growth and would get it.” . ... But, at the same time,: he said, Ciiapel Hill—which he described! as “charming” as a residential- com munity—would al'so get some of the expansion. “Actually,” he said, “I linaginc that any growth would probably be in just proportion to their pres ent sizes.” Just how big will the project be and how many workers will actual ly be in the Triangle project?. Mr. Slewart said this was hard to pi’e- dicl. It only the “best” lands of the RT area were utilized, he said, the number ot workers would be en ormous; “ft can hold about 60,0fX) workci's,’’ he said. To guide development of the RT area, he said, the possibility of a three-county (D u r h a m. Wake, Orange) planning authority was be ing mentioned and may be presented to the State Legislature. The Triangle area (see map, page He said Davis, who headed the fund campaign, has reported that 6), is 10 -miles east of Ciiapel Hill contributions over tlie $1,500,000 fig- toward Raleigh-Durha-m airport. ported last week an at- Claram-ae Turner, contralto of b^p'-^lntained by Strassler, Joel Carter, Martha ChorOlsd „„i. 1 v,„T. Vinmf> tliiB Mplmnnlitan and San Francis- ^ 11 Vi I Vy ^ Vf With Assault o break and enter her home, the Metropolitan and San Francis- t, • t n ,u oicdA dJiu narration of JffejIl’‘|Sarter, member Fouse, Brian Klitz, James Pruett, Zschau and Rebecca „ police someone attem-pted co Opera Companies, will sing r both her front and back part of the famous gypsy. of the Music Department faculty. Marilyn All music from the original Bi- The University Chorus, regular- Carnes, zet composition will be given in ly conducted by Dr. Mason, will be Rehearsals for the production the UNC production which is un- responsible for all the chorai began early in November. v/iU do research work on a con tract basis for industry, business and government. The Institute building wiU be named for Robert M. Hanes of Winston-Salem, chairman of the Research Triangle Foundation. His ure are expected soon. “He tells me that a number of -people haven’t been seen yet,” the governor added. Of -the original goal of $1,250,000, a half million was earmarked for None of the land is in Orange Coutu ty. Institute operating expenses until it can become iself-sustaining, another half million to complete land pur chases and secure water for the park and $250,000 for the building Clothing Taken From Auto Here family contributed .$300,000 toward to house the Institute. Assault with a deadly weapon its construction, charges have been filed -against a It will be built in the center of A University student h-as report ed to- local police the theft of sev- The building figure was increased items of clo-thing from his to $300,000 because of the Hanes car parked near Woollen Gymas- Monday, Jan. 12 p.m. — Chapel HUl-Carrboro mts Assn, dinner, Brady’s rant. - Board of Aldermen meet- )wn Hall. Tuesday, Jan. 13 ni. — League of Women Vot- iiit I, Mrs. Dan Okun, 526 od Dr. — Ladies Day luncheon, y Club. n. - Faculty Club luncheon, la Inn. p.-m. Philological Club, Faeul- inge, Morehead Building, n. — Chapel Hill and Orange School Boards and County issioners, Hillsboro Court- m. — League of Women Vot- nit H, Mrs. Donald Mathews, c Lane. p.-m. — University Music De ent presents “Carmen,” Me- Hall. Wednesday, Jan. 14 0 p.m. — League of Women Luncheon Unit, Lenoir Hall, p.m. - League of Women ^ Unit III, Mrs. Carson Ryan, Jason Farm Rd. Thursday, Jan. 15 pi. — League of Women Vot- Jnit IV, Mrs. Charles Blount, -rrowhead Rd, ium last week. C. H. Townsend of Wins.ton Dorm 52-year-olid Chapel Hill man as an the Triangle area in the 4,000-acre lamily’s contribution, aftermath of an incident last week, Research park. Institute President Herbert, for- local policp reported. The park, assembled in 1-957 and mer executive associate director of '-o^cl officers that his car was Wade Hatley will face the held privately by Karl Robbins, New the Stanford Research Institute in Pai’ked near the gym Monday of charge in Recorder’s Court tomo-r- York City industrialist, will pass to California, began his North Caro- Mw. the non-profit institution. Its busk lina duties Dec. 1. Clyde Thorpe, 18, said Hatley ness name, Pineland Corp., will be A graduate ol the Naval Aea- stabbed him in the left hip with a changed to Research Triangle park, demy he taught engineering at In discussing the -progress of the (See TRIANGLE, Page 6) knife. Thorpe was treated at N. C. Memorial Hospital and 10 stitches taken in his leg officers said. Weath«r RiPOms Fourth Theft Of Copper Wire From Service Plant Reported Three Durham county -men have sold to a Durham county firm and been arrested by Carrboro police to a passing motorist, and charged in the third and fourth Frank Alston and Thomas Mitchell incidents of theft ot copper wire of Chapel Hill were convicted- of from the University Service Plant, taking wire from the plant Nov. 29 Two of the men, Rhett Williams, and received 60-day roads sentences. .32, and Bettis Holmes, 30, were out They were said to have stolen 277 Generally fair and somewhat warmer today, tonight and to morrow. High today, 40-55. Low tonight, 25-30. High tomorrow, 60. Low Rainfall on $200 bond after appealing a pro- pounds of the wire. High Low Rainfall Thimsday 57 26 .00 Friday 38 18 .27 Saturday 32 16 .00 Sunday 35 18 .00 BRIDGE PARTY SET ENTER, MISS TURNER—Claramae Turner, geest soloist in tomorrow night's production of ''Car men'' at Memorial Hall, arrived here Sunday and immediately went into rehearsal with University mem bers of the cast. Here, the famed contralto performs as Martha Fouse of Chapel Hill, soprano, and Gene Sfrassler. UNC graduate assistant in music, give her rapt hearing. News Leader Photo A bridge party of the Faculty Newcomers Club will be held at 8 p.m. on Thursday in Lenoir Hall. Mrs. Kenneth Byerly is chairman of hostesses. Her committee con sists -of Mrs. Conrad Hill, Mrs. John vious conviction in Chapel Hill Rec order’s Court last month on a simi lar charge. Williams, Holmes, and Willie Le.s- lie, about 30, will face the new charges in Recorder’s court tomor row. According to CaiTboro Chief of Police Alvin Williams, Holmes and Leslie are charged with taking a large quantity of wire frqm near the water plant on Jan. 6, and all three have been charged with tak- B. Adams, Mrs. William Waddell, Mrs. Robert Miller, Mrs. Fred night of Jan. 4, 'Tuljai, ^jd Mrs. Chiles Steling. Thd EiejchaEdise was a!le|edly woods)- Then, Holmes and Williams were charged with taking . about $125 worth of wire about Nov. 22. Holmes and Williams were found guilty and three others implicated were found innocent of aiding and abetting. Chief Williams said the wire has a -market value of around 45 cents per pound. He charged that Wil liams, Holmes, and Leslie resold the wire at prices from 10 to 15 cents a pound. He said the accused men evident ly climbed a fence to get the wire and dragged it away through some EASTER SEALS CHAIRMAN —-Dr, J. Kempton Jones of Chap el Hill, head of the Orange County Chapter of the Easter Seals drive, said this week that plans are being completed for the local 1959 campaign, which- will formally get underway on Feb. 27. News LeadcT Photo 1 ,t last week. When he returned he sai-d he found three pairs of slacks and two sport coats missing. Jlc valued lire missing ilerns at $95.
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