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f i I 1 77 . rr EDITORIALS: R. R. Reynolds Cat Tales w EATHER: Fair; muck colder -27 OALY COLLEGE DAILY IN THE SOUTHEAST- Z 525 rOLUME XLVIH BuMnew: 9887 j Circulation: 9886 CHAPEL HILL, N. C SATURDAY, JANUARY 20, 1940 Editorial: 43S6 Ncn: 4351 1 Xiffa: 690 NUMBER 86 rons News Briefs Bv United Press WASHINGTON, Jan. 19 William Edgar Borah, 74, one of the world's most famous elder statesmen and dean 0f United States Senate, died at 8:45 tonight as he lay in a coma brought on Tuesday by a cerebral hemorrhage; statesmen of United states express grief. LONDON Great Britain starts examining mails carried by American transatlantic clipper planes. Clipper held up 24 hours in Bermuda for mail inspection. WASHINGTON Roosevelt tells White House conference that a perma nent solution of the nation's social and economic ills does not lie alone in fed eral handouts, but must embrace pro gram of adequate taxation and higher incomes for dwellers in poor areas. NEW" YORK A G-man's testimony that Earl Browder used three aliases on passports, concludes government's case against the nation's No. 1 Com munist, charged with using fraudu lently obtained passports. WASHINGTON European war de velopments tending to interfere with this nation's defense plans, farm econ omy and movement of mails, causes mounting concern and sectional re sentment against. Anglo-French con trol measures. HELSINKI The Finnish high command announces that after two enemy aerial bombardments on Hel sinki's outskirts, Swedish volunteer airmen rained bombs on Russian col umns and bases along Eastern Front where new victories over invaders were reported. WESTERN FRONT French re pulse German surprise attack in Vosges mountains with heavy ma chine gun and rifle fire; Nazi prison ers are taken. , MOSCOW Military communique claims Finnish battalion "annihilated!' Friday in Ketela section 16 miles in side Finland and that Finns suffered "numerous casualties" in Karelian Isthmus clashes. PARIS Large number of volun teers, war materials pass through France to Finland; Russian casual ties estimated at 150,000, Finnish 20, 000 during first seven weeks of con flict; hint dropped in Senate that French government may break diplo matic relations with the Soviet. LONDON British report shooting down German bomber at sea on 25th anniversary of first German aerial bombardment of 'England in World War; home office says there is no rea son to suspect sabotage in Royal Powder Works explosion. BERLIN Propaganda minister Goebbels says German peasantry will arise in Polish territories which will keep watch to the East. BUCHAREST -i- Reports reach Balkan capitals that four divisions of German motorized troops of about 50,000 men moved into Russian occu pied areas of Polish Galicia. (Siudents are urged to write in their opinions of the new United Fre88 ser now being offered by the Daily Tab. eel. Continuance of this spe tuil feature depends upon these opin- Vh..) Congratulations On tJ.P. Service Still Pour In "The new UP column has added tru- ypice to a swell dish of campus sews. I hope youH allow the column to continue" Al Rose. "I never get time to read the news stories in the large daily papers, but this brief news summary in the Tar Hnx is the "nuts." I won't know Wr'0 is ahead in the war if you don't tcntinue" Dan S. Martin. Thus approving mail continued to roll in yesterday, the fourth day since inauguration of the new .United pr?s news briefs in the DAILY. Tar Heel for the week's trial spin. All 'tadenta who haven't yet expressed thir opinions on the new feature are t:.'l urged to do so as soon as pos- Mte Seven residents of Steele dormitory ,r'Fped in on a postcard, saying: "'Ve think the new column on world ar"i national affairs a swell idea. H'Te you continue it" H. B. Hun (Continued on page 4, column 3) ORGANIZATIONS WITHOUT OFFICES TO GET FILES Union, Grail To Supply Groups With Cabinets A plan to provide those campus or ganizations without offices with record files was passed at the last meeting of the Graham Memorial board of direc tors, Bob Magill announced yesterday. The project will be financed jointly by the Grail and the student union, with the possible assistance of the Debate council. The files will be kept in a central place in Graham Memorial, and each organization having a drawer would have a separate key. It is un derstood tht Graham Memorial will have final jurisdiction over which or ganizations shall be allowed to use the cabinets. The board also passed a motion to donate not in excess of $100 to the In terdormitory council for an open house following its set of dances on the night of Saturday, February 10. The af fair is to be held in the student union. Other business at Wednesday's meeting included a report oT the trip which six of the members took to Gains ville, Florida, for the convention of the Association of College Unions and a plan to alter Bob Magill's office by partitioning the front part of the room into a small outer office for a secretary-assistant. H. H. Wolf, UNC Coach's Father, -Dies In Chicago . H. II. Wolf, father of Raymond B. Wolf, Carolina football coach, died at his home in Chicago of a heart attack early yesterday morn ing. He had been in ill health for some 'time. - The elder Wolf had been a branch manager for Libby, McNeill and Libby until his retirement two years ago. He had served as branch manager in Chicago, Fort Worth, and Central America. His Chicago address was 8831 Harper avenue. Coach Wolf left Chapel Hill for Chicago at one o'clock yesterday afternoon. It is not known if winter football practice, scheduled to begin Monday, will be delayed until the Coach returns from Chicago. Sponsors For The Sigma 4 Snonsors for Sigma Chi's fiftieth anniversary dance at the University of. North Carolina, are Miss Merody Ed A R omville N Y with George Plonk, Kings Mountain, president of the chapter; Miss Ruth Yount, Hickory, WhW I SeawelL Sanford vice-president; Miss Anne Blair, Nashville, Tenn with Lucian Lentz, Nashville, sec Wf Miss Carolyn Lassiter Greensboro, with John Latham, Jr., treasurer; Miss Fairfax Foster, New Orleans, La with Nick Beadles, Asheville, chairman dance committee; and Miss Mary Lib Houston, Wilmington, with John L. Davis, Jr., Greensboro. - Sunset Mountaineers Record For Posterity In Hill Music Hall By LEONARD LOBRED Mountain music could be heard coming from Hill Music hall Thursday and if anyone had bothered to in vestigate, he would have found the Sunset Mountaineers, four musical mountain boys, making recordings for the folk lore council of the music de partment. The Sunset Mountaineers came here Wednesday ' night and from their quarters downstairs in Graham dor mitory employed their banjos, guitars and fiddles to entertain the men of Graham and other dorms thereabout. The mountain music-makers were brought here by Dr. J. P. Schinhan of the University music department to record real folk tunes. Having made the first broadcast over station WWNC in Asheville about 10 years ago, the Sunset Moun taineers have played over that station at 3 o'clock in the afternoon from Monday through Friday and have twice been on national hook-ups. Dr. Schinhan made 42 recordings of their music while in their home in Ashe (Continued on page i, column 2) SIGMA CHI TO GIVE . DANCE SET TODAY Celebration Marks 50th Year On Campus Approximately 150 invitations to' at tend the Alpha Tau chapter of the Sigma Chi Fraternity's fiftieth anni versary dance, today have been issued to members of the student body here at the University. Festivities for the golden anniver sary will start with a tea dance in the main room of the fraternity house, from 5 to 6 o'clock this afternoon, followed by a buffet supper for members and their, guests. An evening dance will be held at the house from 8:30 to 12 o'clock. Music will be furnished by Jimmie Farr and his orchestra. SPONSORS Six young ladies from various sec tions of the country have been asked to, sponsor the dances. They are Miss Merbdy' Edwards, of Bronxville, N. Y., with George Plonk, Kings Moun tain; Miss Ruth Yount, Hickory, with W. L. Sea well, Sanford; Miss Anne Blair, Nashville, Tenn., with Lucian Lentz, Nashville; Miss Carolyn Las (Continued on page 2, column 5) Chi Anniversary Dances VS.- - Newsmen Program Today Features Likely Round Table Forums To Close Conference At Noon Today A program beginning this morning at 9:30 in the Carolina Inn and lasting until noon today will feature a talk by L. Parker Likely,-"" well-known newspaper man, and will bring to a close the 16th annual Newspaper In stitute which is held at the University and at Duke each year. This session of the Institute began last Thursday night when Frank Wal drop, editor of the Washington Times Herald, delivered the opening address. Likely is director oi tne Newspaper Appraisal corporation and a well known newspaper man throughout the country. Mr. Likely will deliver an ad dress on the subject, "How Much Is a Newspaper Worth?" A recent address "by Mr. Likely on the subject at Rutgers university was considered worthy for publication in pamphlet form for a wider distribu tion. iwo rouna-taDie aiscussions . heard this morning following the -- : by Mr. Likely. The first discussion will be led by Don Becker of the Dur ham Morning Herald on the subject "News" Photography." The other dis cussion will be held on "Modern Trends m Newspaper Make-Up" and it will be led. by John E. Allen, editor of the Linotype News, after which the In stitute will adjourn. STEVENS TO PLAY HERE TOMORROW Union To Present Pianist In Concert Everett Stevens, noted Washington, D. C, pianist and composer, will pre sent a concert in the main lounge, of Graham Memorial tomorrow afternoon at 5 :30. Tomorrow's program will mark the sixth time that the young musician has appeared on the campus. In spite of his relative youth of 25 years, Stevens has been on the con cert stage since the age of seven. He has appeared with numerous national symphonies, and for many years studi ed under Mme. Marie von Unschuld, (Continued on page U, column 3) S .y. mi X "Talk Shop" At Meet L. Parker Likely . how much is it worth? . . . AD- BBS SEARCHES rctiJ FOR NEW TALENT Amateurs To Perform In Gerrard Monday Impressario Vance Hobbs announced yesterday that he would present an other of his amateur hours Monday night at 7:30 in Gerrard hall. He add ed, however, that up to yesterday the entries had been slow in coming in and he urged that all tap dancers, singers, and other non-professional entertain ers contact either Tempe Newsome in the YMCA office or Bob Magill in Gra ham Memorial "Iwimediately. "LOVE GONE WRONG" - The program is only tentative '..to date, but Jack Page, who won the first amateur show of the year last fall, will definitely introduce . his new tune, "Love Gone Wrong." The song, which will be published soon, has been ac claimed by campus music critics as a sure-fire hit. On the Graham Memorial program, Hobbs is in charge of all forms of pure public entertainment. With Sherman Smith, he has taken charge of several community sings. Alternately with the periodic amateur shows, Kay Ky ser Musical quizzes are presented. Other directors of Graham Memorial programs are DeWitt Barnett, Who leads the film forum discussions, and Gibson Jackson, who is in charge of all recorded concerts. Pan-American Club Program To Feature Latin-American News Plans for reports and discussions on all coming current events concerning Latin-America were made at the Pan American club's first meeting of the quarter Wednesday night in the Grail room of Graham Memorial. Members who volunteered were as signed magazines and newspapers to watch for any suitable articles. These articles will be summarized and dis sussed at meeting. . V---;.:-: t " A - t , i - K fx - - J 23-Year-Old Johnny Doster Is Local CAA Air Instructor Qualified Students May Take Flying Hours Here Instead Of Commuting To Raleigh. By BEN ROEBUCK Johnny Doster, former assistant manager of the Charlotte Municipal airport, is now in Chapel Hill to give flight training instructions under the Civil Aeronautics authority program for 'Carolina students. Doster was with the Charlotte terminal until Monday of this week. Last quarter when the program was extended to University students as a branch of the program for State col lege, the outlook at that time seemed definite that local students would have to commute to and from Raleigh air port for flight instructions. Through the efforts of Clarence M. Pickel, Chapel Hill airport manager, the local airport has been approved by the CAA and flight instructions will be given in Chanel Hill. Full CAA advantages ! are now available to Carolina students j (Continued on page 2, column i) Duke Host At Dinner; MacKenzie, Spence Are Main Speakers North Carolina publishers and edi tors, gathered here yesterday from all sections of the State for the 16th an nual Newspaper Institute, heard two behind-the-scene stories of covering the wars, talked shop at clinics and group meetings, enjoyed a luncheon and din ner, pondered the "All the News that's Fit to Print" ideal along with their 1940 resolutions, and altogether put in a busy day. Duke University was host to the an nual dinner last night. The other ses sions were held at the University, where the last of the three dayVmeet ing will be concluded at noon today. WELCOME President W. P. Few welcomed the delegates on behalf of Duke at the final dinner meeting held at Duke last night, while W. E. Hcmer, president of the NCPA, responded for the Press Association. The prirc;- " ;p takers were DeWitt MacKenzie, t- 1 venter on foreign affairs for the Press, and Dr. H. E. Spence whose subject was "All the News. . . ." Contrasting European censorship with American freedom of the prers, and revealing many little-known facts about gathering the news, Etrl John son, in the principal address before the luncheon session at the University, told the newsmen their job was to make the press strong, in the confidence and friendship of the people, and declared the 1940 war news offered them a (Continued on page 4, column g) Dr. E. R. Clinchy To Make Address At Baptist Church "Dangers and Opportunities Fac ing America" will be the subject of Dr. Everett R. Clinchy's address here tomorrow night when he speaks in the Baptist church under the auspices of the Inter-Faith council. Dr. Clinchy is the director of the National Conference of Christians and Jews whose purpose is to work for the "education for justice, amity, understanding, and . cooperation among the religious groups in the United States." It is the policy of the conference to cooperate with educators and particularly with universities and colleges in evolving techniques to equip students "to live satisfactorily in this nation of many cultures" and religions. BETTER HUMAN RELATIONS "Only when schools weave into their materials appreciation of all the cultures which constitute the American society, and teach ways in which each group can maintain its distinctive tone, color and es sence even while it lends itself to the whole national design, can the real job of educating for better hu man relations be done," is the state ment of Dr. Clinchy in his annual director's report for 1939 concern ing the work of schools and colleges (Continued on page 2, column 5) Auto Owners Must Get Municipal Licenses By End Of Month Chapel Hill automobile owners have until the end of January as time to get municipal tags. Approximately 300 have not obtained the plates and will be subject to court action if they have not bought the plates by Jan uary 31. " Delinquents may be summoned into court to pay for tags, as well as a fine and costs, which may be collected if the ordinance is executed. Chief W. T. Sloan yesterday made the following statement about tag purchase : ."Any citizen who does not have a tag is violating the law and is subject to fine. The price of tags is one dollar, and they can be obtained at the town hall. "By authority of the board of al dermen, Thursday, February 1, has been 'fixed as a deadline. After that (Continued on page 2, column 6) J
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