Show Army's 1 Head To Resign WASHINGTON Feb 6 INS INS INS- Army Secretary Gray announced Monday he is resigning to become president of the University of North Nort Carolina In a statement issued following his election by the North Carolina university trustees Gray said I Iam Iam Iam am happy to accept this great opportunity The secretary indicated that he will take office at Chapel Hill N. N C. C no later than Sept 1 1950 He said that he would try to tobe tobe tobe be available as soon before that date as the needs of the department department depart depart- ment will permit Gray a native of Baltimore ltd Md d. d graduated from the University University University sity of North Carolina in 1930 He was president of the university's university's university's sity's Phi Beta Kappa chapter and an outstanding scholar He later obtained a law degree from Yale He was admitted to the thc North Carolina bar in 1936 and from 1937 to 1947 was publisher publisher publisher pub pub- lisher of the Journal and Twin City Sentinel at Winston Salem N. N C. C Gray entered the army as a private private private vate in 1942 and emerged as a captain in 1945 1915 He was sworn in inas inas inas as assistant secretary of the army armyon on Sept 24 1917 On April 27 1949 Gray became acting secretary on the resignation tion of former Secretary Royall On June 7 he became the secretary secretary secretary secre secre- tary of the army |