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I EDITORIALS: 1 7EATHER: The Central Potto ff ice Partly cloudy? tcarmer 77 OJVLy COLLEGE DA ILY IN THE SO UTHEAST- volume xhvm BuioM: 9887! Circulation: 9886 CHAPEL HILL N. C TUESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1940 Editorial: 4356, Newt: 4351 Xiflu: 69 NUMBER 88 Wfeekr AeiM CPU IBM PI? ! W t v I Stedeet News Briefs By United Press WASHINGTON, Jan. 22 Secre tary of State Hull makes public the text of a stinging note to British gov ernment charging that American ships passing through Straits of Gibraltar were delayed three times as long as Italian vessels by British blockade au thonties. HELSINKI Most violent Russian offensive since early days of war re pulsed by Finns with nearly 1,000 Russians killed and several thousand wounded; Russians reported falling back on Salla after abandoning Marka jaervi. COPENHAGEN American volun teers with Finnish armies already par ticipating in "lively actions" at front. NEW YORK Earl Browder, na tion's No. 1 communist, is convicted of passport fraud and sentenced to four years imprisonment and fined $2,000. Is held under $7,500 bail pending ap peal. PARIS Ignace Jan Paderewski agrees to become president of new Polish parliament; will take office Thursday; French threat to cut off iron ore shipments to Belgium report edly defeats German efforts to rent or buy 10,000 freight cars from Bel gians. WASHINGTON House rules com mittee ignores administration critic ism of Dies committee, unanimously approves resolution extending for one year its authority to investigate sub versive activities. ; jz. ' - '- WASHINGTON President Roose velt faces probable defeat in Congress for request of $460,000,000 new na tional defense taxes and on recom mendation of loan to Finland for agri culture surpluses and non-military products. MARSEILLES Italian Steamship lines officials announce rescue of all 643 passengers and crew members of firegutted liner Orazio with exception i of about five engineroom workers killed by explosion in ship's boilers. MOSCOW Official government newspaper Izvestia attacks "peace ef forts" of PoDe Pius and President Roosevelt and describes pontiff as tool of Britain and France. TOKYO Japan informs Britain that seizure of 21 German merchant sailors who were passengers aboard Japanese liner was "unfriendly act and that Japan "reserves the right in advance to demand their return. (Un officially indicated in London that Britain will reject protest)! LONDON Foreign office officials deny British discrimination against American ships, say blockade protest of Cordell Hull may be due to "transi tory technical difficulties. THE HAGUE Netherlands draft protests to Great Britain and Ger many against violation of Dutch neu trality by British and Nazi warplanes. LONDON Torpedoing of Greek freighter by German U-boat and loss of British naval trawler raises to 10 number of ships sunk in war at sea during weekend with loss of 144 lives. WASHINGTON Borah's body en route to Boise after nation paid hom age at solemn but simple state funeral m senate chamber where he rose to world fame. WESTERN FRONT Cold wave immobilizes activity; some patrol ac tivity. Avera Places First In Amateur Contest Tom Avera's piano playing: took top Prize in last night's amateur show in Gcrrard hall, Vanve Hobbs, master of ceremonies, announced last night. Second place went to a trio com posed of Jack Page, Jim Byrd and Ed Easter, who sang several songs written by Page and Byrd. Miss Vivian Gillespie took third Place with her tap dancing performance. Faeelty Momiiiatioiiis - Set For Friday FIVE CANDIDATES T0BESELECTED FOR KING, QUEEN Run-Off Elections ' Will Be Held Next Wednesday By PHILIP CARDEN Nomination of candidates for king and queen for Student-Faculty day will be held in the YMCA Friday from 9 to ' 5 o'clock. Barbara Lis comb and Tom Stanback, co-chairmen of the student-faculty day com mittee, announced yesterday. Next Wednesday a queen and her two attendants will be chosen from the five coeds receiving the most votes Friday, and the king will be chosen from the five professors receiving the most nominations, v Coronation of the rulers will be held in the afternoon of Student-Faculty day, Tuesday, February' 6. The two will reign over - the campus for the whole day and will be recognized at the dance to be held that night. SECRET BALLOT Both nomination and election of the court will be held by secret ballot in the lobby of the YMCA. A full holiday from classes will be declared for the day, ' administrative officials announced yesterday. Other events planned for the cele bration include a "Pop - Quiz" pro gram, modeled after the famous "In formation , Please" of the air, with seven professors on the receiving end of the questions; & reception in all sorority and fraternity houses with faculty-' and non-fraternity students invited; a carnival. in the Tin Can; a jamboree in conjunction with the core- nation-of the kin e and oueen: and a (Continued on page A, column 4) IRC TO SPONSOR SET OF CLINICS Propaganda To Be Subject Of Series Tomorrow evening at 8:30 the In ternational Relations club wil spon sor its first "Propaganda Clinic" in the main lounge of Graham Memorial under the idrection of James L. God frey, of the history department. When asked what the nature of the program would be, Walter Kleeman, president of the IRC, said, "In view of the huge amount of propaganda flooding the country today, we feel that it is part of our program this year to bring to the campus explana tions from time to time of propaganda, Acpoiallv in reeard to International r 0 Relations." Thi first . clinic. Kleeman said, (Continued on page 4, column 4) Di To Discuss Aid To Finlarid, Wolfe Memorial Fund Bills that have been proposed up to date will be disposed of tonight at 7:15 when the Di senate goes into session. The bills are that the Di establish a Thomas Wolfe memorial fund, that the Di send financial am w f ""'t and a resolution entered by Bill Ward to the effect that the Di send a tele gram ' to Congress expressing its wholehearted approval of the "aims, activities, and actions" of the Dies com mittee. In consequence of the general cam pus interest in the two latter propo sals, visitors in the senate will be al lowed to take the floor, during the dis cussion. DI-PHI DANCE A report is expected from the Phi assembly concerning the Phi's decision concerning the Di-Phi dance. There will be an initiation of new men whose names have been put be fore the senate. Officers of the senate state that there is a rumor going around that some discussion will be brought up about the "Phi's recent tendency to wards making a circus out of the two debating associations." 373 Students Make Honor Roll For Fall Quarter; 22 All As Total Is One Less Than That For Same Period Last Year . I. C. Griffin, director of the Central Records office, reported yesterday that 373 students succeeded in making the honor roll for the fall quarter and 22 of this number made all A's. In making the honor roll a strident must have a "B" average and carry a minimum of 15 hours of work. There can be no incompletes in the student's report and he must be regularly en rolled. No special students are count ed. The total number of honor roll students is a decrease of one student under the total for the fall quarter in 1938. Those students making all A's are as follows: Henry Boone, junior; Mary Jean Bronson, senior; J. R. Chambliss, Jr., sophomore; J. R. Chiles, senior; J. E. Goode, senior; G. E. Ham, Jr., sophomore; George L. Jordan, sopho more; William Joslin, junior; M. B. Kalkstein, senior; B. O. Lockhart, pharmacy school; R. C. Mann, sopho more; Janet M. Messenger,' senior; Mary F. Munch, junior; Sarah P. Sawyer, junior; Herbert Shapiro, se nior; Norma B. Slatoff, junior; N. F. Taylor, sophomore; W. R. Teague, ju nior; r J. D. Thorp, sophomore; J. H. Toy, junior; Magda K. Waering, ju nior; and T. F. Williams, sophomore. Students making the honor roll are: Alexander, S. B., junior; Allen, O. H., junior;-AllrarvW.vJ.V" Jr., junior; Alperin, Irving, freshman; Alt- schull, J. H., freshman; Andrews, B. N., sophomore; Arey, J. V., sopho- more; Arner, D. M., freshman; Ar - nold, Margaret C, junior; Austin, T. B., freshman; Bardsley, J. C, fresh man; Barnes, Lois, senior; Barrett, C. F., junior; Barringer, C. C, freshman; Bates, Anne C, junior; Beadles, N. A., senior; Beard, Mary A.J senior; Beer man, W. L., junior; Bennett, H. H., sophomore; Bennett, Paul, freshman; Biggerstaff, D. P., freshman; Billica, H. K., junior; Bishop, D. junior; Bishop, M. F., senior; Blum, S. B sophomore; ilumenthal, Phillip, se nior; Boak, Joseph III, senior; Boone, Henry, junior: Borsky, Allen, fresh man; Bost, F. P., junior; Bouldin, J. E., junior; Bounds, H. V., sophomore; Brafford, T. N., senior; Britt, G. I., senior; Broad, A. C, freshman; Bron son, Mary J., senior; Brown, Elizabeth, junior; .crown, n. u., senior; uruner, W. W., junior; Bulka, Gladys K., se nior; Burgess, Mary D., senior; Burks, Anna Dean; Burnet, W. M., freshman; Burton, J. J., senior; Busby, J. C, ju- nior; uaiaweii, Frances l., senior; Caldwell, George C, sophomore; Callan, L. L., Jr., junior; Campbell, L. D., freshman; Carmel, W. J., Jr., freshman; Carr, George Watts, senior; Carroll, B. R., sophomore; Carter, G. H., sophomore; Cazel, F. A., junior; Chambliss, J. R., Jr., sophomore; Childers, M. L., freshman; Chiles, J. R., senior; " Clark, A. W., freshman; Clark, Betsy C, senior; Clark, H. L., senior; Cockerham, C. C, sophomore; Cohencious, J. E., freshman; Colby, E. B., freshman; Collett, J. R., junior; Connelly, J. L., sophomore; Corbett, M. F., senior; Costner, A. N.; Council, E. A., sophomore; Qoxhead, G. L., sophomore; Creech, B. R., sophomore; (Continued on page 2, column S) Instructor's Son Burned By Kettle Duke hospital attaches in Durham yesterday termed as "good at pres ent" the condition of Charles Robert Bolton, 16-months-old son of Robert L. Bolton, University psychology instructor. The young Bolton was admitted to the hospital Sunday night after he fell against a kettle of hot water and was badly scalded. The child is not yet considered out 1 of danger, hospital attendants said, because the most serious after effects of burns do not appear for several days afterwards. MARCH OF DIMES CAMPAIGN BEGINS NEXT THURSDAY Roy Armstrong Will Head Drive To Fight Polio The March of Dimes campaign to raise money for combatting infantile paralysis throughout the nation will begin in Chapel Hill Thursday morn ing 'and will last through next Tues day, President Roosevelt's birthday. . Under the supervision of Roy Arm strong, county chairman, and ,W. P. Richardson, Chapel Hill chairman, town and campus groups have already been organized to solicit funds in the poliomyelitis drive. . Boney wil be collected by the sale of small "fight infantile paralysis" buttons. at ten cents each, but smaller contributions will be accepted. Half of the funds raised will be sent in to the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis where it will be used in research and treatment of the disease. The remaining half will be used here in Chapel Hill to provide braces arid appliances for local vie- tims and to build up an emergency fund in case of another epidemic like that of 1935. -HELPING GROUPS Lasted below are the local groups in charge of the campaign coupled with the town and campus sources: the freshman Friendship council, the Uni- 'versity student body; Boy Scouts, vil lage homes; the Rotary arid Kiwanis clubs, the business district; girls' Hi Y, the local high school; Junior Red Cross, the elementary schools; a group of Chapel Hill ladies, the campus buildings; and a group of Negroes un der Professor H. H. Holmes, the Ne gro school and community. Those who are missed by the can vas may give their contributions to J. T. Gobbels, campaign treasurer, at the Bank of Chapel Hill. The National Foundation for Infan tile Paralysis grew out of the collec tion of funds on the President's birth day to aid the Warm Springs Founda tion. The movement has now develop ed into an annual campaign which sup ports a nation-wide fight against the disease. Newly Elected SP Delegates Will Convene Thursday Night Names Announced Of 100 Dormitory Representatives By CHARLES BARRETT Announcement of the first, mass po litical assembly of the year a con vincing indication that spring and elections are just around the quarter was made yesterday by Preston Nis bet, chairman of the Student party. Approximately 100 newly elected party representatives from each dorm itory floor on the campus will con vene in Phi assembly hall in New East on Thursday night at 9 o'clock, to elect a party campaign chairman, treasurer and publicity chairman, and campaign chairmen for each of the classes. Chairman Nisbet yesterday 'ex pressed the belief that Thursday's convention would be one of the larg est and most representative as semblies in Carolina's political history. The meeting is open to the entire cam pus as well as officially elected dele gates. LAST YEAR'S SCORE Names of the representatives to party conventions, chosen Thursday and Friday of last Week, were re leased last night. "In view of the endorsement given the Student party and its principles (Continued on page 4f column S) Harry Gatton ft CPU talent scout Gordon String Quartet To Give Concert Friday Described by Olin Downs, outstand ing music critic, as technically and ex pressively excellent . . . fine balance, clarity and communicative feeling, the Gordon string quartet comes to the j campus Friday night after having been acclaimed by all of the New York papers. The quartet has toured the United States, sjnee 1921 and-, has , through radio appearances and -recordings helped to familiarize the American music lover with the literature for the string quartet. During the summer the quartet has headquarters at Music Mountain in Falls Village, Conn. There each mem ber of the quartet has his own house and on the crest of the mountain stands the music hall enclosed in glass doors. The quartet gives concerts every . Wednesday and Sunday after noons. Gordon, the leader of the quartet, is the owner of the famous "Tom Tay lor" Stradivarius violin. Mrs. A. C. Burnham, Miss Lucille Banks and Miss Judy Walker, all of Chapel Hill have studied under Gordon at his sum mer colony. The quartet will appear at . Hill Music hall, Friday at 8:30. Tickets are on sale at Hill hall for 75 cents. Stu dents will be admitted for 50 cents. Village Water Wagon Burns No Fooliri While street cleaning late yester day afternoon in front of the post office, the village water wagon burst into flames. Hubert Atwater, Negro driver, with 500 gallons of water in the truck couldn't find a bucket. The fire truck arrived. Water was pouring from the rear of the water wagon. Chief R. P. Perry dropped barber's scissors and ran to the post- office, used a chemical hose and doused the flame. Overheated ignition wires were the cause. Firemen answered two other calls yesterday both causing little damage. The woodhuse of Tom Booth, Negro, was burned, but not lost; and a pass ing furniture truck on highway No. 54 caught fire and was shortly ex tinguished. Di Debate Tryouts To Be Held Tomorrow The Dialectic Senate announced yes terday that try-outs for, the Di-Phi debate wil be held tomorrow after noon at 3:30 in Gerrard Hall. All members of the Di who are above a one year, standing may participate. Two minute talks will be given on: Resolved that president Roosevelt should run for a third term. SECRETARY HULL MAY ALSO MAKE SPRING ADDRESS Gatton, Joslin, And Stockton Make Washington Trip By LOUIS HARRIS Senator Burton K. Wheeler, Mon tana's "dark horse" in the Democratic presidential campaign, will appear here on April 23, Chairman Harry Gatton of . the Carolina Political Union announced yesterday, after spending the week-end in the nation's capital. Gatton also stated that Cor dell Hull, secretary of state, had ten tatively agreed to speak for the union, but declined to make a definite date until later in the month. Fresh from Senator Reynold's speech of Thursday, Gatton journey ed to Washington with Bill Joslin and Norman Stockton, in quest of add ed talent for the spring bill. After sitting in on Hull's official press in terivew, the trio approached the white haired Tennessee cabinet-member on the possibilities of his speaking here. The Secretary of State praised the CPU and President Graham, and add ed that he probably could make it sometime in the spring. VISIT TO WHEELER From the Secretary of State's of- fice, Gatton and his associates paid a visit to Montana's Burton K. Wheel er. The ardent New Dealer appear ed eager to come to the University, and the CPU delegation obtained him for April 23. Wheeler recently was mentioned as the "dark horse" in the race for the' Democratic presidential nomination, and has been gaining sup port rapidly. The CIO is considering backing the Montana senator, who has voted for every one' of the "Presi dent's bills, with the exception of the Supreme Court Reorganization plan. In securing Hull and Wheeler, the CPU's spring quarter schedule shapes (Continued on page U, column 2) BUDGET PROCESS IS ESTABLISHED Three Separate Methods Set Up An organized and planned proce dure for passing class budgets was unanimously passed last night by the Student legislature in its regular meeting. The plan, as drawn up by the ways and means committee provides for three separate methods of voting the second to be used if a quorum is not attained at the first, and the third to be used as the last alterna tive. The bill requires that the budget, drawn up by the president and treas- l urer oi the class and passed by its executive committee, shall be printed in the Daily Tar Heel two days be fore the class meeting. At the . class meeting each item of the buget shall be discussed separately, and then the members of the class shall by written (Continued on page U, column 5) 'Battle Of Sexes' Takes Place Tonight In Phi Assembly A "Ba&le of Sexes" will take place tonight at 7 o'clock in Phi Hall, ac cording to an official communique re leased yesterday by Speaker Phil El lis. Two boys and two i girls will de bate the age-old question, "Does wine have a greater effect on men than have women t" Taking the negative will be "Ava lanche Art" Clark and Battling Bill (not the I Resign) Ward, and affirm ative will be defended by "Zoomin' Zoe" Young and "Ship-Shape Shirley" Hobbs. Elis assured students that this mo mentous debate will be one well worth hearing and emphasized the f&et that the meeting will be over in time for the State-Carolina basketball game which begins at 8 :30. Also on tap for tomorrow night's meeting is a discussion of the Di-Phi dance and Di-Phi debate, with re ports from the respective committee chairmen. iS
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