The Durham Sun from Durham, North Carolina • 15

Farming Spring farming equipment I in tanui Vm i tew-CMt efficient Want Ad to find the light buyer Follow FTH TTTT fail to folloir Jack on-the-spot reporto from VietoameM bam to ESTABLISHED 1889 SECTION DURHAM FRIDAY AFTERNOON AAARCH 1 1968 WDNC RADIO CBS PRICE 10c To Cover 2250 Acres In City If Map New 15 IFor el Hill Street and south of the East-West Expressway From R-6 single-family RA 7-16 apartment and RD-3 two-family to R-G Pettigrew and Rutherford streets to just west of Hicks Street and just south of Hillsborough Road From I-l light industrial to R-G both sides of Club Boulevard from just west of Duke Street to the west side of Roxboro Street From RD-3 two-family and R-6 single-family to R-G Briggs Avenue From I-l light industrial to R-G the southeast side of Elm Street between the rear lot lines of properties fronting on Ramseur and Main streets and extending to the rear lot lines along Alston Avenue From I-l light industrial to R-G both sides of Roxboro and Summit streets between Chase Street and existing RA 20-30 zone and along the northwest side of Roxboro to the commercial development at the Roxboro-Cornwallis Road inter section From R-6 single-family to R-G the north side of Taylor Street extending northward to just south of Holloway Street and extending between Elm Street and the Norfolk and Western Railroad From I-l light industrial to R-G large area on both sides of James Street from Chapel Hill Boulevard to just north of Cliff Street from an existing apartment zone on the west and the rear lines of properties fronting on Huron and Ward streets extending eastward to Blount Street From R-8 and R-6 single-family to R-G both sides of unopened Lexington Avenue from Francis Street to Nation Avenue From R-8 single-family to R-G both sides of Lake-wood Avenue from near the Chapel Hill Road-Lakewood intersection to a point just west of Moreland Avenue from R-6 single-family to R-G both sides of Burch Avenue from Maplewood Avenue to Vickers Avenue north of Chap Watts Lincoln Trustees Reach Agreements9 the Durham Chamber of Commerce had been that third person Preyer declined comment ou the matter this He said would appear that this is a matter between the two hospital Unconfirmed reports have indicated that the two boards By OWEN BISHOP A new residential zone would be assigned to 2250 acres of lsnd within the city if the residential zones in the city's proposed new zoning ordinance and map are adopted by the City Council without changes City Planning Director Paul Brooks reported today This would be at various sites throughout the city and would include all areas which are now zoned RD-3 two-family residential plus additional land with other current zones The new Residential zone like the RD-3 zone would permit duplexes and single-family homes However it would also pep mit property owners to erect four-family structures provided they have adequate land area to support them The new zone is designed to give land owners more flexibility in planning and designing developments in the zone Often four-unit apartment structures could be built more economically and more attractively than could two duplex houses Brooks said Under the current code property owners have no choice but to build standard duplex houses in the RD-3 zone Minimum lot area and lot width requirements for structures in this zone are: For one unit 5000 square feet in a 50-foot lot two units 6-000 square feet in a 60-foot lot three units 11000 square feet in a 70-foot lot and four units 12000 square feet in an 80-foot lot The 12 areas which are proposed for rezoning to the R-G zone are: Wake Forest Highway between Miami Boulevard and US 70 and between Holloway Street and Harvard Avenue From R-6 single-family residential to R-G both sides of Owen Street from the rear lines of properties fronting on Briggs Avenue to Bingham Avenue and from the present RD-3 zone line parallel to Ashe Street southward to the rear lines of properties fronting on Owen between Bruce and Bingham streets From I-l light industrial to R-G area along Didco Street extending northward to the East-West Expressway westward to Harnett Street ami eastward to IDLE been a long cold winter and these mules may be wondering when the wheels will start rolling again on the farm March heralds increased activity so it will not be too long before the days of loafing around the farm yard will be over and they'll be involved in spring planting Staff Photo by Cooper Pending Approval By State- Parkwood To Get New Water Plant Water supplied to residents of Parkwood became an issue on Dec 19 1997 when a petition bearing some" 400 names was submitted to the State Utilities Commission and the State Health Department complaining of the taste color and odor Investigations by the state agencies and tests showed the water to contain high concentrations of iron and manganese and was later described by health authorities as being of However the tests showed the water was safe for- consumption from a- bacteriological standpoint Officials of Mid-Atlantic and Kavanaugh-Smith have maintained that samples taken daily and submitted tor state health department tests have always shown the water to be safe tor human consumption Mrs Annette Walker of Durham works with a student who is also a patient at John Umatead Hospital Mrs Walker has been named as teacher in the new remedial education and social adjustment program May Take Stand After Measure Voted On Local Realtors Mum On Open Housing Bill Hobby Club Sets Annual Show Dates The directors and officers of the All-State National Hobby' Club today set the period of July 25-28 for the 20th annual hobby show and convention to be held at the Jack Tar Mrs Betty Kupsky of North-ville Mich presided over the planning session held at the Jack Tar Some 125 of the 400 members of the club are expected to attend the July session The club has members living in all 50 states Die national organization embraces persons who have all types of hobbies Their hobbies range from stamps to guns and are both creative in nature and collective The nationwide group operates separately and independently from the state and town hobby clubs According to Mrs Kupsky there are very few all-hobby clubs Most hobbyists are members of organizations or collectors of one particular type of item she said Leaders attending the planning meeting in addition to Mrs Kupsky were: Frank Pan-nill of Waynesboro Va executive vice president Thomas Beam of Reisterstown Md treasurer Mrs Elsie Hawbeck-er of Clear Spring Md membership secretary Ralph Archer sergeant-at-arms Monroe Ray of Montour Falls NY trustee and Burnell Gulden of Hanover Pa editor Leaders not present are: Miss Eleanor Kaminsky of Euclid Ohio corresponding secretary Mrs Leta Cragg of Mountain-burg Ark recording secretary Mrs Angela Palmer of Cincinnati Ohio and the Rev Ransopher of Kokomo Ind trustees and Francis Reese of Baltimore Md past president Red Cross To Conduct Aid Class Lewis Garrett first aid chairman for the Durham Red Cross said today that a standard Red Cross first aid course will begin at the Chapter House at 501 Trinity Ave Monday at 7:30 pm Classes will run two hours each and will be given on five successive Monday nights The course will be open to the public There will be no charge and no prior registration is necessary he said The Red Cross standard first aid course Garrett explained covers first aid theory and skills as they relate to wounds shock poisonings injuries burns common emergencies artificial respiration and transportation Authorized Red Cross instructor for the course is Mrs Carol Becker Blinker Suggested The Traffic Department's report to the City committee of a whole yesterday recommended no traffic stop light at Hyde Park Avenue and East Main St The recommendation called for a warning blinker at that intersection Ministers Support Library Bonil Vote The members of the Durham Association will discuss the $25 million library bond issue and permissive library 10-cent tax levy referendum at their luncheon meeting at noon Tuesday at the Men's Graduate Center at Duke University The Rev Harry Robinson president will conduct the ministers' meeting Firm Drops Bid For TV Channel Crescent Broadcasting Co of Raleigh has discontinued plans to build a UHF television station near Durham a spokesman for the Federal Communications Commission in Washington said today The Raleigh firm headed by former Gov Terry Sanford requested a construction permit for the project be dismissed on Feb 20 The permit was granted on April 21 1965 Principal promoters for the firm at the time the application was approved were Sanford and William Putnam operator of a UHF television station in Springfield Mass Putnam's Springfield enterprise reportedly purchased Sanford's interest in the local franchise in 1966 However during the past year Sanford and other local interests repurchased the franchise The parties concerned had obtained a site in the at Garner for a transmitter and antenna-A building to house the transmitter and other equipment reportedly exists at the location Studios and business offices for the station would have been located off US 70 near the entrance to the Raleigh-Durham Airport The construction permit approved by the FCC was to operate on Channel 22 with call letters WJHF By ANN KRUGER Watts and Lincoln Hospital boards have reached in areas not previously agreed upon according to statements made today by the chairmen of the two boards Hal Crain chairman of the Watts Hospital board of trustees and Dr Clyde Donnell chairman of the Lincoln board both confirmed a repeated report that a joint meeting had been held between the two groups and areas of agreement reached Crain said that a meeting had been held with representatives of both boards form of common lines between was drawn up! he said and this agreement later was approved by both boards He said that the agreement had been submitted in written form to members of the Hospital Study Committee for further study Dr Donnell said that the Lincoln board had discussed and approved things which we felt would be acceptable to the Watts board as well" He said that since that meet-fog he had been out of town for a month and was uninformed as to the progress made Vice chairman John Wheeler had been left in charge of the matter he said and might provide further information Wheeler could not be reached for comment today Neither board chairman specified the time of the meeting but Crain indicated that it was either late in December or early in January Yesterday Spurgeon Boyce chairman of the Hospital Study Committee which is preparing a report on how to best meet the hospital needs of Durham County said that documents written or verbal had been transmitted to the concerning an agreement between the two hospitals Boyce did not preclude the possibility that such an agreement had been reached however Reports indicate that a third party was instrumental in bringing the two hospital boards together and suggest that Allen Preyer acting as president of LIKE THAT wanted something to make you look toller" Monday is a zoning change for the property on Angier Avenue owned by Lewis The request which has been recommended by the planning board would convert the parcel which measures 97 by 270 feet from its present HC (highway-commercial) zoning to an R20 zoning the most restricted residential category Although no official action is anticipated commissioners are expected to discuss future jail facilities for Durham County Originally plans for renovation of the courthouse included upgrading and renovation of jail facilities However there are indications that such plans may not comply with certain standards enacted by the 1967 General Assembly The county's architect Archie Davis is scheduled to appear before the commissioners to discuss alternatives for improved jail facilities agreed upon a means whereby a joint self-perpetuating board could be established to control the two hospitals County Commissioners had requested that the two boards of trustees should relinquish their positions to such a joint board appointed by the commissioners themselves Council on Human Relations said light of the reluctance of elected officials in North Carolina cities to act to end discrimination in the sale and rental of housing the council is presently appealing to the State Congressional delegation for action at the federal level in support of freedom of Allred conveyed the council position to Sens Sam Ervin and Everett Jordan in a letter asking for their consideration" to the need for passage of the bill which if passed be a great stride to assure any member of a minority to secure housing according to his means" Republicans Hold State Meet Today RALEIGH TAP) Some 2-500 delegates from throughout North Carolina were expected for the opening session today of the two-day slate Republican convention look for a harmonious spirited convention" said state party Chairman Jim Holshouser prior to the 2 pm convening Lively debate was expected on a proposal to change the convention timetable starting in 1971 The convention would be held in the fall of the off-year instead of the spring of an election year Under the proposal the party would have a special convention in the presidential election year to elect four delegales-at-large to the national convention Rep George Bush R-Tex speaks tonight at a dinner US Sen Charles Percy R-I1L will address the convention Saturday morning Election of party officers and four delegales-at-large to the national convention is also on the program for Saturday By DON WHITLEY Kavanaugh-Smith Corp of Greensboro i today presented plans for a proposed water treatment plant to serve residents of Parkwood to the State Utilities Commission for approval O'Sullivan vice president of the construction firm which is developing Parkwood south of Durham near the Research Triangle Park Resented plans to the state agency on the deadline set by the utilities commission for plans to improve the quality of water provided in Parkwood The treatment plant proposal already had gained verbal approval from the State Department of Public Health although the health agency restated its position that the first choice for improvements would be to make arrangements to get water from the City of Durham Paul Snoble Jr of Greensboro president of Kavanaugh-Smith Co said efforts to make such arrangements with the City of Durham had not been satisfactorily economically with Mid-Atlantic Utility Co which provides water to Parkwood The developing firm has an interest in the utility company Snoble said that construction of the new treatment plant could begin immediately pending approval by the utilities commission and that the plant could be in operation within 90 days after work is started The proposed plant would be a permanent treatment facility Including controlled chemical feeders and would be capable of producing what the state health agency described as water It would replace a temporary filtering operation authorized two years ago on an basis when deep wells ran short of enough water to adequately serve the development Parkwood with approximately 500 families uses an average of 100000 gallons of water daily with the amount 1 nearly doubling during peak months of summer The temporary filtering operation was put into use during the summer of I960 and has been in operation since Source for the plant is a 35-acre lake located within the community Construction In County On Increase Construction in Durham County during February showed an increase over building activity during January according to the figures announced today by Building Inspector Milton Ray Ray said that February construction in the county totaled $1783906 as compared with $1556390 during January The building tempo ricked up both in residential and commercial categories he said Sixty-six single-family residents at a cost of $1197088 were authorized during February as compared with 40 one-family units approved during January totaling $783875 Ray said Commercial building jumped from $353000 in January to $500000 in February A $450000 permit was issued for a warehouse for Cauley-Odell Enterprises and Mason received a permit for $50000 to build a furniture store Deeds On File Would Affect County Permits Seek Tighter Code The Durham Board of Realtors has -taken no official stand in the open housing provision in Senator Everett compromise civil rights bill now pending in the United States Senate The proposal would prohibit discrimination against Negroes and others if an owner sells his home through a real estate agent However the proposal which would become effective Jan 1 1970 would not ban discrimination should the owner put his house up for sale himself and without going through a broker Tom Upchurch president of the Durham board said today the local group has taken no official stand on the proposed legislation and that no policy will be formulated until after official action on the measure However the Senate proposal has drawn comment from other realtors David Godwin of Fayetteville president of the North Carolina Association of Realtors Inc said his group is definitely" opposed to the open housing provision of the bill association is very definitely opposed to any legislation that denies the American public of the right to dispose of real estate as they see fit "Godwin said very definitely would affect the real estate business and I am opposed to he added The proposal has drawn fc or-able comment in some quarters Will Allred Jr executive director of the North Carolina Studies In Japan Godfrey Herndon of Dun ham a junior at Hampton Institute Hampton Va is spending his spring semester of study in Japan Herndon a son of Mr and Mrs Godfrey Herndon of 624 Dunbar St is one of three men who are taking part in the school's first foreign study program He is majoring in history City Garbage Workers In Talks On Contract The -following transfers of property have been recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds: Equitable Construction Co to William Robert Carrier and wife property in Parkwood Triangle Township approximately $23500 Southland Associates Inc to Miller Jr and wife property on Continental Drive Lebanon Township approximately $6500 Coy Whitaker and wife to Ollie Hamm and wife prop- Local 1194 of the American Federation of State County and Municipal Employes to vote on a tentative contract with the firm Monday night Martin May nor Jr vice president of the Central Labor Union said the union members will not go to work Tuesday morning if the contract is rejected The union is seeking the contract because members fear lose many benefits if the refuse service is contracted Maynor said Formal action on the contract is due at the Council's Monday night meeting erty on Neal Road Durham Township approximately $7500 Barbara Dennis McGill and husband to Adams and wife property on Englewood Avenue approximately $14000 Juanita Bass Robert Hol-leman trustee-and First Federal Savings and Loan Association to Redevelopment Commission of the City of Durham property on Atlantic Street $90 Roberts Construction Co Inc to William IL Allison and wife property on Cecil Street approximately $12000 Henry Hulon Markham to James Barnes and wife property on Hulon Drive approximately $4000 William Boone Tilley and wife to Ronald A Watkins and wife property on Rand Terrace approximately $13900 Seeking Divorces Two divorce suits on grounds of one-year separation have been filed in Civil District Court Lacy Tilley seeks divorce from Ed dye Mae Tilley the suit slating the two married Jan 11 1964 and separated Jan 15 1967 Catherine Harper Champion asks divorce and $20 weekly support for two minor children from Wallace Champion The complaint states the couple married Jan 1 1949 and separated in November 1966 A revision in the county zoning ordinance will be among the major topics for consideration by Durham County Commissioners in their regular session on Monday The proposal which comes with favorable recommendation from the county planning board calls for a revision of section 28 of the code and would stiffen requirements for county building permit The revision would not require the county to issue a building permit until the proposed method of supplying water and disposing sewage have been approved in writing by an authorized official of the Durham County Health Department The revision would eliminate the possibility of the county issuing a building permit for a parrel of land that is entirely inadequate as far as water and sewage facilities are concerned Also slated for consideration Durham city union and officials of Modern Clean-Up Services Inc of Oak Ridge Tenn are negotiating a contract to govern refuse collection workers who will join the firm when it takes over operation of the city's garbage collection service The negotiations began following action by the City Council at yesterday's committee-of-the-whole session awarding Modern Clean-Up a $25 million contract to operate the service for the 1 next three years They reportedly were continuing today Plans call for members of.