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The Chapel Hill weekly., 1959-03-26
Captain Durham
Attends Hearing

Police Captain Coy Durham of
Chapel Hill joined officers of the
various towns and cities of the
state IN Raleigh last Wednesday
morning at the hearing by the
General Assembly on the need of
drunk-o-meterS.
The law enforcement officers are
all for such meters, Mr.. Durham
said. Some states already have
the drunk-o-meter tests, which in.
volve determining the amount OF
alcohol in the bloodstream. Re.
fuSal to submit to such a test in
some states involves the loss Of
driver'S license, he said.
Other states have a breath test
in which the driver merely breath
eS against a sensitive screen thai
in turn registers the amount Of
alcohol consumed.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1959-03-26
By WestbrOOk Fowler

A hearing of the B" budget
request of the State Board oi
Education before the North Caro-.
lima Joint Appropriations Commit.
tee has been set for 2 pm. We'd
nesday, April L. at Raleighs Mem.
orial Auditorium.
The United Forces for Education
will present the request. Lay citi
zens will speak in behalf of chill
dren and teachers.
Miss Mildred Monaghan, prin,
cipal of the Estes Hills School here
urges Chapel Hill parents to help
secure an attendance of at least
5000 at the meeting. She is a
member of the State Legislative
Committee OF the North Carolina
Education Association.
The following North Carolina
organizations compose the U.F.E.:
Congress OF Parents and Teach
ers, Division of American ASsocia
tion of University Women Educa
ton, Federation Of Womens Clubs
Junior Chamber of Commerce, Jun
ior Woman'S Club, State Grange
and School Boards Association.
Legislative goals Of the U.F.E
include inSuring teachers with "a
certificates a minimum salary o.
So, 100 and a miximum of $4,365
On this scale &c" certificate teach
ers should earn a minimum o.
$3.50 and a miximum of $4,000.
Other goals are a per cent in
crease in funds to provide salary
increases for other school person
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1959-03-26
Merchants
TO Sponsor
Festival

The Chapel HillCarrboro Mer
chants Association will again rope
off East Franklin Street and have
a Spring Swing Festival from
73O to 1870 pm Friday, April
g. This, the third annual event
of its kind is the means the mer-
chants use to tell the students
how much they appreciate thelI
trade.
Dancing to the music of Doug
Clark and his combo will be feat
ured throughout the evening Most
OF the stores will remain open
until 8 O'Clock and VIII have spec
lal bargains for the students and
other customers.
A banner will be hung at the
Y-Court and special window sire
amerS will be displayed to let the
students know about the party ana
the Spring Swing weekend which
will be observed both Friday and
Saturday by the merchants.
Milton Julian and Ty Boyd have
charge OF the arrangements OF the
Spring Swing Festival.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1959-03-26
Cor nwell Will Run Again
For Mayor Of Chapel Hill
NoOpposition
Is Expected
At This Time

Oliver K. Cornwell today an
nounced his candidacy for mayor
of Chapel Hill, to succeed him.
self He has served since 1854.
The elections will be held May
5. He is president of the UniverSi-
ty National Bank and professor
of physical education in the UNI
versity and chairman of the De-
partment. He has been on the fac
ulty since 1885.
1T has been an honor and a
privilege to serve the people of
Chapel Hill as their mayor since
1854" Mr. Cornwell stated yester-
.day. Il feel that our town govern
ment has made great deal of
progress, thanks mostly to an
excellent town manager and a
hard working, conscientious board
Of aldermen. There are many
problems we must face during the
next two years, and if the voters
see fit to re-elect me | pledge
that | will serve to the best of
my ability"
For the past month there have
been rumorS that other candidates
would be filing for mayor because
it had been predicted by some that
Mr.. COrnwell would not seek the
office again. With the announce
ment that he will run again there
appears little likelihood that any
one else will file.
During World War Ii Mr.. Corn
well served the U. S. Government
in setting up recreational programs
| for troops in armies of occupation.
He came to the University from
Whittenberg College in Ohio, his
Alma mater. He is also a graduate
OF Ohio State University. and
studied and taugh at Columbia
University. In las'. he was presi-
cent Of the Physical Education
Association of America. He also
is the UNC representative in the
Atlantic Coast Conference.
He has the masters degree from
Ohio State and the doctoral degree
from Catawba College.
This is the third time he has
been a candidate for mayor Of
Chapel Hill He was appointed
to the post when Mayor Ed Ian
ier resigned in 1854, and he ran
for reelection in 1855 and in 1857.
He was unopposed on both oc-
caSionS.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1959-03-26
Johnny and Cotton Tyler
Tw0 Local Scouts Praised For Her0ism

These two members of Chapel Hill Boy Scout Troop
1885, Johnny Patton Qeft and Cotton Tyler are being
praised by Scout officials for their herosm in the
of fires they prevented from becoming disasters.
Cotton saved his 11-year-od sister, Caroline, from
burns and possible death last week when her
clothing caught fire from stove she was standing
beside in the Tyler home Milton Avenue He wrapped
her in his shirt and put out the fire after she had suf
fered burns on one arm and shoulder.
Sngle-handed, Johnny extinguiShed a brush fire
last week near the new bypass higway to the south
west of town just beyond Forest Hills. The fire was
spreading into the woods from old sawdust pile
in that area and but for his quick action might have
become ful-fedged forest fire
Both boys are in the seventh grade. Cotton is the
Of Mr.. and Mrs. William n. Tyler and Johnny is
the of Mrs Betty Patton of 2l2 McCauey Street.
Paul Trnblsy is the Scoutmaster of their Boy Scout
Troop which is sponsored by the Mems Club of the
United Congregational Christian Church.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1959-03-26
Richard p. CalhOOn Dr. David r. Hawkins

DR.. David K. Hawkins, a psy
chlatrlst in the University of North
Carolina School OF Medicine, has
announced as a candidate for the
Chapel Hill Board of Education in
the May local elections.
DR.. Hawkins is running on q
platform of better and more thor
ough training in the basic skills
among children in the primary
and secondary schools, especially
in improving the caliber OF instruc.
.tion in reading, writing and ma ne.
matlcs.
DR.. Hawkins stated: Public
education in this country in the
recent past has not achieved what
1t can and should. My experience
with undergraduate and graduate
students especially in medicine
has convinced me as it has many
others that the crucial period in
education Is earlier than the col
lege level want to see the
children OF Chapel Hill and Carr
bOro get the best possible prepara-
ton for the future.
He has been president of the
Estes Hills PTA during the past
year, and his main emphasis has
been on good library and an I'M
proved program of foreign Ian
suage and science teaching in the
school He also was active in work
ing for Legal Control of Alcoholic
Beverages;
An associate professor OF psy-
chlatry, he has been on the staff
in psychiatry here since 1852 He
attended high school in Springfield,
Mass, was graduated from Am
herst College, received his NJ d.
degree from the University OF
Rochester School of Medicine, was
Continued on Page g.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1959-03-26

Richard P Calhoon, an an
nounced candidate for the Chape
Hill Board OF Education subjec
to the May ) election, is running
on a platform containing three
main planks;
l. To improve and expand tht
school plant and school faclltle!
to meet the needs of the times, t(
provide for increase in the schOo
population, and to pave the way
tor better Instruction. <
2 To facilitate and expedite inte
grafton within the framework o
our laws.
3. To assist school Instruction.
staffs and administration in every
way possible to provide better
education for all children.
Mr. CalhOOn is a professor oI
personnel administration in the
UnlverSlty'S School of Business
Administration and is a member
OF the faculty of Management In
StltuteS for Business and the fac
ulty of the Executive Program.
He is native of SeWlckley, Pa.
and was graduated from the Uni
verSlty of Pittsburgh He has been
a member OF the University OF
North Carolina faculty since 1916
He has been personnel director OF
Kendall Mills in Charlotte and has
also been associated with the Z
S. Rubber Co, the Ansco Com
pany and the University of Pen
nsylvania He is an arbitrator for
the Federal Mediation and COun-
ciliatiOn Service and for the State
of North Carolina Labor Depart
ment.
He has written extensively IN the
field Of personnel and business
administration He is a member
Continued on Page g.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1959-03-26
Easter Events At
Episcopal Church

The Easter services and special
programs of the season at the
Episcopal Chapel of the Cross will
be held as follows:
A Good Friday service from IL
to 3 pm. with those attending re-
quested to enter and leave during
the singing of hymns.
The Easter Sunday Holy Com
munion service will beheld at 8. g.
and IL am.
There will be a church school
festival and presentation of the
Lenten offering at 4:3O pm. Easter
Sunday.
On Easter Monday and Tues.
day at 10 am. there will be a
Holy Communion service.
At 1890 Easter Monday an egg
hunt will be held on the church
lawns for all children below the
fourth grade.
From 4 to 6 pm. on Easter
Monday there will be playday al
the University's athletic field be-
side the Woollen Gym for children
from the fourth grade on up.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1959-03-26

MAGGIE LEE MADRY busSing
CLYDE EUBANKS after telling
him a big secret" MRS.
II. H. HOLBROG welcoming a
friend from Italy JANE GIL
BERT announcing that she gave
up watermelon for Lent" Z.
ELLEN ANDERSON preparing for
a visit of friend from Japan &.
LOU VINE decrying students
habit of feeding beer to pets. Not
good for them GEORGE BAR
CLAY opining that HAL BRAD
LEY was wise to leave Duke E.
A poker player who never passed
UP an opportunity to raise a bet.
TONY JENZANO Visitor at
model railroad exhibit protesting
presence Of a miniature Sun Oil
tanker instead Of one carrying
the Texaco insignia. and promis-
ing to supply the latter SAM
TAYLOR slicing ham for one
Of his better customers BOB
BOYCE busy-buSy organizing the
business district for the Cancer
Crusade.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1959-03-26
Research ch1'riangle
WiIlCet 100000
For lsotpe Lab

An isotope Development labora-
tory will be built inthe near future
in the Research Fiangle, it was
announced Tuesda9 in Raleigh by
George Herbert, Director of the
Research Triangle Institute.
The laboratory will be one of
several to be sponpred through
out the nation by lEC and will
serve the Southeastern region of
the United States. Spport of the
project for the fira year will
amount to $l60,OOO, Including S76,-
900 for equipping the new re-
search laboratory.
Herbert said that The labora-
tory will begin functiOnng on May
LIST in temporary quarters not yet
selected, and that eventually it
will be located in a permanent
building within the Research Park
Ralph L. Ely Jr,, vice-president
and technical director Of Nucleal
Science and Engineering Corpora
ton of Pittsburgh, Pa, will serve
as the first director.
Herbert said the Laboratory will
supplement the important radio
iSotOpe research being conducted
by the universities Of the Tria
angle" Commenting on the efforts
of many individuals who cooperat
ed in the creation of the new pro
gram, he paid special tribute tC
DR.. A. c. MENUS, Head OF the
Physics Department at N. c. State
College and said that the labora
tory will work closely with the
recently announced Pathological
Laboratory of the School of Tex
tiles at State College. Facilities ol
the laboratory will be available K
staff members of the three uni.
versities of the Triangle who may
wish to pursue application pro.
jects" of interest to the Acc and
industry.
RTI officials said that in addition
to Acc support, industry will be
encouraged to submit problems
which might be solved by use Of
lsotOpes and that several industry.
supported projects in the labora-
tory are expected within the next
Continued on Page g.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1959-03-26
Circulation

The Chapel Hill Weekly is
now being delivered by carrier
in the GimghOul. Country Club
and Laurel Hill area. The car
rier boy is Jim Tatum, Jr.
Ii you are now receiving your
paper by mail and would like
to have it delivered by Jim
just call the Weekly at 9-121L
ask for circulation, and the
change will be made. Ii you
are not now enjoying the
Weekly and would like to be
added to its growing list OF
subscribers call the same
number.
The paper will be delivered
TO your door on Monday and
Thursday afternoon, the date Of
public alton.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1959-03-26
Stores and Banks
TOClOse Monday

The University, the Chapel Hill
public schools, most of the stores
including the grocery stores, and
the banks of the town will be clos
ed on Easter Monday.
The drugst0reS and the Post
Office will be open. Some res
taurants here regularly close on
Mondays. and a few others are
joining them in closing Easter
Monday. However, Antonio's will
be open as usual, the Rathskeller
will open in time for Monday sup
per, the Carolina Inn cafeteria
and dining room will be open,
and some others may decide to
remain open.
The Chapel Hill Weekly will be
open as usual.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1959-03-26
CHAPEL HILL
CHAfF
By Louis Graves

&loubt if there is a small
town anywhere in the coun-
try that equals Chapel Hill
in library service for the
public. Here | do not include
in "the public" persons who
use a library for research
and other scholarly purpos-
es; | mean the ordinary run
ofpeople who go to a library
to read and to borrow books.
From its beginning the
University Library has Civ
en- to people in general the
same privileges that have
been enjoyed by faculty
members and students.
Through the years the help
fulneSS and courtesy of its
personnel have been a bless
inMto US who live here and
tOwhe growing number of
visitors. One of its many
departments is the delight
full Bulls Head BookshOp
on the ground floor at the
west end.
And now we have the new
Chapel Hill Public Library.
1t is in the very middle Of
town, on Franklin Street
lust east Of the elementary
school. This convenience Of
location is of course one Of
its most important attrac-
tions. AS the population has
grown and the town has
spread out, the University
Library has become farther
and farther away from
many peoples homes; and
much more serious than
distance is, after you are
there, the difficulty, often
the impossibility, of finding
a place to park your car.
10 me, and | am sure to
a Apod many other people
who are, to put it mildly,
growing older, a disadvan-
tage of the University Lib
rary is that one has to climb
long flights of stairs to get
Continued on Page q
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1959-03-26
Local Parents Urged To Attend
School Budget Hearing In Raleigh

mel, and an additional increase to
adjust superintendent salaries.
The U.F.E. wants funds for
guidance and counseling teachers,
librarians, special education
teachers, and additional teachers
to permit principals to provide
better service.
Other fund increases for instruc-
tional supplies, school Libraries,
the allotment for the child health
program, teacher scholarship,
water, lights, power, janitorial
supplies, and telephones are need
ed.
Transportation for children with
in city limits but one and one
half miles or more from school
should be provided. the U.F.E.
says, and industrial education
centers should be expanded.
Forty-one states exceed North
Cardinals expenditure per pupil.
Each resident invests only $36 per
year in education.
North Carolina teachers earn
an average Of $l,O05 less than
the average teacher in the United
States. Although teachers in this
state are among the best prepared
many 60 to states where salaries
are higher.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1959-03-26
Gordon Cleveland
Named TOCount>
Education Board

Gordon Cleveland abovel, pro
feSsOr of political science at the
University, was named 10 the
County Board of Education at a
meeting Of the Orange County
Democratic Executive Committee
This is the first time in the his
tory of the school district
county that a Chapel lillian has
had seat on the county school
board He will serve for four
years.
Also named to the board. for a
tWO-year term, was Charles Walk
er Jr,, president OF the Walker
Milling Company of Hillsboro
Mr. Cleveland has been active
IN Democratic Party work here
for some time both on precinct
level and on a county and state
level
The County Board of Educa
ton was increased from three to
five members by an act of the
General Assembly this session
Ordinarily the members of the
Board are nominated by the Dem
ocratic Primaries and then ap
pointed by the General Assembly
Because interim appointments haC
to be made, the General Assembly
instructed the Orange County
Democratic Executive Committed
to make the appointments.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1959-03-26
GaIe~zas Of
EVENTS
Thursday. March Is

n Thursday, March rs
e8 pm, Lee Coleman speaks at
open meeting Of Fellowship or
School Integration, First Bap-
tlSt Church.
VI Saturday. March Is
p Sis pm, Country Club chill
Fens supper and dance.
. BIS pm, Country Clubs high
school dance.
Sunday, March 20
% pm, Easter egg hunt at
American Legion Clubhouse.
Monday. March 30
IL am, Country Clubs Easter
egg hunt for children from pre-
school children through second
grade.
s3 pm. Mrs H. r. Totten
speaks at meeting of Chapel
Hill Garden Club, Institute oil
Pharmacy.
"a pm. to 6 pm, Episcopal
playday on field next to WOOlleu
Gymnasium.
. 6 pm. Country Club tea dance.
Morehead Planetarium: East
er, the Awakening" $50 pm.
days a week plus II am, 3 pm,
4 pm. Sat; 2 pm, 3 pm, 4 pm,
Sun.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1959-03-26
Officers Elected
BY CarrbOrO PTA

Mrs. Ralph Howard was elected
president Of the Carrboro Ele-
mentary School PIT A. at a meet
ing this week at the school She
succeeds Mrs. c. T KaylOr
Other new officers are John
Martin, first vice-president and
0dell Barham. second vice-preSi-
dent Mrs Carley Looney was re
elkAed secretary-treaSurer.
- new officers will be install
bed at the organizations April
meeting on April % al the school
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1959-03-26

and he doesn't have to spade, hoe,
or plow. All he does is make the
burrows for planting seeds or the
holes for setting out plants. The
cultivation OF the soil is done by
the congeries Of fishing worms he
introduces into the soil before the
straw is applied.
Mr.. Nye gets worms from the
Alamance Worm Ranch near Burl
ingtOn. They come in bushel con
tainers Of worm dirt and worms
The cost is $l.8O a bushel. HI
used six bushels this spring
Straw costs him 80 cents a bale
IT takes about % worth to covel
his garden to the proper depth.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1959-03-26

Kemp Battle Nye, who always
has one Of the prettiest vegetable
gardens in Chapel Hill, is shown
here getting ready to set out
tomato plants in his garden at
his home on Mount Bolus. His
neighbors there are lucky. Every
spring and summer he gives them
plenty Of fresh vegetables straight
from the garden.
MIR. Nye maintains what is
known as mulch garden. This
means he covers 1t with an eight
inch blanket OF straw early in the
spring and then later adds straw
as needed. This keeps the weeds
out and the moisture In. He
doesn't have TO do any watering
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1959-03-26
Roland MeClamroch Reelec.ed

Roland McClamroch will serve
again as ice-president OF the Nat
i0nal Wildlhe Federation. The hon
or of being reelected to a 3-year
term came to him at a meeting
of the Federation in New York
Mrs. McClamroch was there with
him. Their staying on for the
meeting of the North American
Wildlne Conference prolonged
their visit to New York to about
a week.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1959-03-26
New Hope Plans
Easter Services

The New Hope Presbyterian
Church viii have a $50 am. Easter
Sunrise Service at the church.
"The Presentation of the Build
ers," by Joseph W. Clokey, will
be rendered by the church choir
Coffee and doughnuts will be serv-
ed Immediately after the services
by the Young Adults Sunday
School Glass of the Church.
At lis am. the minister of the
church, the Rev. William o. Smith,
will preach and conduct Holy Com
munion.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1959-03-26
Bridge Party April 8

II The annual bridge party spon
sored by the Women S Auxiliary
pf the Chapel Hill American Leg
bon will be held Wednesday even
ing, April 8, at the Legion Club
house
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1959-03-26
GlenwOod School Registration

The Glenwood Elementary
Schools preSchool registration will
be held Wednesday morning, April
Is, beginning at 0:l5 am.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1959-03-26
Highway Danger Deepens

This years traffic deaths on
North Carolina highways stood at
23O as Of Monday. March q. The
figure on the same date last year
was lsS.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1959-03-26
Richard Calhoon And Dave Hawkins
State Reasons For Wanting To Run

Chapel Hill filed for the three vacant
Chapel Hill School Board Biographical sketches
OF the canddates-enry Brand the Rev j. R. Manley
Calvin Brch Grey Cubehhave already appeared the
DR. David Hawkins
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1959-03-26
ehopeI hill
Scenes

describing in q word or two
what your friends are say
ing. thinking. and doing -.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1959-03-26

Some Of the daff0dils now In
bloom In the COker Arboretum are
Unsurpassable, King Alfred, Ada
Finch, Campernelle Double, Beryl,
Silver Star, Bersheeba, Twink,
Orange Prince, KlOndike, Trevit-
hlan, Carbineer, DamsOn, John
Evelyn, and Francisco Drake. Go
there and lock, but don't pick.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1959-03-26
Weather Report

Partly cloudy and warm today
with scattered showers likely TO-
night. Friday, scattered thunder
sh0werS
The Sidney herald., 1959-09-16
EASTSIDE STITCH g. PICK

The 7th meeting of the Eastside
Stitch and Pick Club was called
to order by the president, Cherry
Lund. The roll call was given by
the secretary Cheryl Scoles and
was answered by good grooming
needs. There was three members
present and 3 visitors. Then the
club pledge was said. The minutes
of the last meeting were read by
secretary Cheryl Scoles. They
were approved. For old business
we discussed prizes we received
at the fair. The new business, we
are going on a shopping trip the
II of Sept. Gail Groshart made a
motion to accept Diana Henderson
as a junior member. The motion
was seconded by Cheryl Scoles
and then was voted on. The mo-
ton was carried. Gail Groshart
made a motion the meeting be
adjourn. Cheryl Scoles seconded
the motion. The meeting was
adjourned by president, Cheryl
Lund. We had recreation then.
The Sidney herald., 1959-09-16
HAY DRAW HANDY HELPING
HANDS

We held our September 5, meet
ing at the Butch Klykendall home
in the evening.
President Ronald Hanson called
the meetig to order. The flag
pledges were said.
Five members answered roll call
by naming the projects they
would like to carry next year.
Everyone decided to take cook
ing including the boys. The min
utes of the last meeting were aP-
proved as read.
We worked on u books and
talked about the coming Watford
City Achievement Day.
Vivian Hanson motioned to adj
journ the meeting and Butch
K~uykendall seconded that motion.
Mrs. K~uykendoll served a very
delicious lunch.
Dorothy Moe, Reporter