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The Daily Tar Heel from Chapel Hill, North Carolina • Page 1

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Offices In Graham Memorial Student Union Summer School Edition Published Every Thursday CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1963 local Accomodations aw rroBoseo. ZZZ A 1 1 1 1 Segregation Prohibited SG Officers Are Named 'till The Mayor's Committee on Inte gration recommended this week that the Chapel Hill Board of Aldermen Don Curtis and Gerald Thornton will serve as Acting President enact an ordinance prohibiting seg regation in Chapel Hill public businesses. The proposed public accomoda and Secretary-Treasurer of the stlident body this summer, it was announced last week by Student Body President Mike Lawler. i The positions ere filled by presi tions law would make it illegal for restaurants, retail stores, theaters dential appointment during me reeular session if the elected of and similar establishments doing business with the public to deny service to anyone on the basis of ficers are not able to serve race. through the summer.

All executive appointments are also subject Mayor Sandy McClamroch, the chariman of the committee, also re to approval by btudent wgisid cently made public a survey compiled at his request by the Merchant's Association. Curtis was recently elected to i virpt-nresidencv of the UNC Democrats and is a former The results of the survey are as airman of the University Pany follows: He is the only non43reek ever to 165 retail businesses provide equal 1 ill i ix jL -i i ill I if i i i 1 1 i 1 1 1 Hi I II; I iH 1 II r- is I T' I'- 3 I i I service without regard to race (an have held the letter position. Curtis has been active in stu irWt oovpmment and 1 Graham estimated dozen or less do not). 131 service type organizations Memorial Student Union activities (service stations, fuel oil distributors, have no racial restric for several years. r.prald Thornton is a rising tions on services.

senior in the School of Business 47 professional people (doctors. Administration and was tne ur lawyers and dentists) have no racial candidate for student ooay irc this spring. bars. In the cast of service organiza ntw student government ap tions and professional people, the pointments announced are as fol Imvc Merchants found none practicing segregation in service. Student Government Board: Anne Lupton, Sandy Dalton and Bob Mpti's Council chairman: First la State The proposed law.

if passed. Grant Wheeler; Women's Council (Continued on Page 3) will be the first in the state although the committee was told that there SINGING, HAND-CLAPPING Ne dom rally tonight. A Committee spokesman indicated last week that if approv are such ordinances elsewhere in the country that had been upheld Open Business groes, part of a group of 350 Negroes by the courts. The committee also reviewed its and whites, march down Franklin Street during a demonstration sponsor Group Meets previous efforts in desegregating Chapel Hill businesses. The Committee had sent letters ed by the Committee For Open Busi and contacted directly proprietors The Committee for Open Business of segregated eating establish ed, the new demonstrations may be centered against the Colonial Drug Store.

The College Cafe, which had been picketed prior to inal exams, announced a lowering of racial bars six days after the May 25 demonstration. Photo by Jim "Wallace will meet tonight for a "Freedom ments in Chapel Hill. Rallv" to map plans for its anti ness May 25. Proposals by the Committee's Executive Committee advocat The following businesses were segregation drive in Chapel Hill. The rallv will be held in St.

Joseph's reported to have shown little or no inclination to change their rhurrh fn West Rosemary St. at ing sit-ins or picketing of segregated businesses may be considered at a free segregation policies: eisht o'clock. Colonial Drug Store, Leo's A spokesman for the Committee Grill, Clarence's, The Shack, inrtirnterl last week that future Brady's, The Pines, The Patio, and Tar Heel Sandwich Shop. demonstrations against segregated businesses in the Chapel Hill area Record Enrollment Of 5200 The Committee members were being considered by the Exe agreed that they had exhausted cutive Committee. all possible efforts to encourage The spokesman indicated that the businesses to desegregate be these demonstrations might be in the form of boycotting, picketing fore recommending the public accommodations ordinance.

Arrives For First Session sit-ins or marches. The Committee also decided to The Executive Committee met send letters to Chapel Hill's earlier this week but failed to dis motels asking them to desegre rlnded. close what plans would be proposed By JOEL BULKLEY gate and offering the Commit- Enrollment at Chapel Hill, for attending special conferences, institutes, workshops and short-term courses here. to those present at tonight's meet- all numoses including both ses Mnr than 5.200 students, the (Continued on Page 4) in sions of summer school and the The Committee announced last Resides those regularly enroll largest number in UNC's Summer Session history, registered for the first six-week term this week, ac week that its negotiating team1 additional tnousanos nereiorsnoi i- er-than-six-weeks periods for spe- Jq fXCCl utBII ed at UNC some 239 new freshmen would visit ten local eating estab cording to Summer bession direc Ciai vuuisca, win "wtu 000 it was confidently forecast here lishments this week to let the and permanent transfer students have already entered Dr. King said, along with about 1,000 "visit tor Dr.

A. K. King. today. That is far in excess of proprietors know the Committee is Positions Open rf rcinff renored yesterday that no longer postponing action in de the regular fall and winter en ing" students.

These are students who are not regularly enrolled rollment total at Chapel Hill. ference to the Mayor's Committee on students have already registered, but added that final figures will not be available until Students interested in writing here, but who are taking summer Integration. Many of the University's regu The first target would be the Col courses. MonHnv hficause late registration news or feature stories for the Tar Heel are invited to apply in the offices on the second floor onial Drug Store on Franklin St, Dr. King noted that Monday's lar academic year faculty members plus about 35 visiting faculty members are teaching summer doesn't close until 4:30 p.m.

according to the spokesman. The registration went "better than ex This vear's enrollment, an esti of Graham Memorial. school courses during both terms One salaried position, that of. drug store has been picketed in the past, but has continued to restrict pected" despite the 90 -degree weather and waiting lines that of mated ten percent increase over last vear's first session total of The UNC Extension Division is Assistant Business Manager, is al its luncheon facilities to while cus handling arrangements for some 4,646, has forced the opening of ten extended far into the Tin Can parking lot, adjacent to Woollen so open. 51 special short course, confer tomers.

all dormitories on the campus for Staff members will be in every ences. institutes, and workshops to Gym. The first mass demonstration in the influx of summer week-day afternoon to talk to those be offered during both summer Several that had been held back Chapel Hill was held on May 25 He said that 800 "visitors" had pre-registered, but that more than who apply. for Dainting and repairs were when 350 Negro and whites conduct session terms. These special courses will bring approximately No experience in journalism is 500 regular UNC students had scheduled to be opened this week ed a peaceful march through the required, although those who have registered late.

Even so, Dr. King Besides the dormitories utilized added, "registration went smooth fnr those regularly enrolled, six downtown business area of Chapel Hill, stopping at each' segregated establishment to 1 sing freedom 5,000 additional persons to the campus for study for periods of several days to three to four weeks throughout the summer. written for a newspaper before are particularly encouraged to come by. lv." Onlv 300 students went -including Ehringhaus and Craige through drop-add Tuesday, he con are being used to house those scngs..

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Pages Available:
73,248
Years Available:
1893-1992