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VOLUME XLVin
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CHAPEL HILL, N. C SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1940
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News Briefs
By United Press
HELSINKI, Jan. 26 Russians
thrown back in ware of attacks against
Finnish fortress on Mantsi island
with great losses; Finnish military of
ficials complain British blockade is
delaying arrival of foreign warplanes.
TOKYO Persons close to Foreign
Minister say Japan will not alter her
basic program in China as result of
the United States' termination of
japan-American treaty.
PARIS Military dispatches . report
Adolph Hitler is willing to risk lives
of one million soldiers in an early of
fensive against the Maginot line, and
military commander is convinced that
Nazis are preparing "lightning bolt"
as soon as weather permits.
VATICAN CITY German ambas
sador to Holy See protests recent
radio broadcast from Vatican radio
station alleging widespread Nazi mis
treatment of Catholics in Palestine.
ROME Italian press reports expo
sure of "vast plot" in Ukraine against
Joseph Stalin and other Soviet lead
ers; newspaper accuses Roosevelt of
the "principal statesman responsible
for the war in Europe."
LONDON Four more vessels sunk
in sea warfare bringing total lost dur
ing past week to 11 and at least 331
dead or missing.
BERLIN Germany takes extraor
dinary measures to combat U-boat
traps.
MANILLA Three steamers includ
ing the big Philippine "President Man
uel Quezon" were in trouble in West
ern Pacific and it appears that one of
them has been lost possibly with all
hands.
WASHINGTON Representative
Vito Marcantoni (AL-N.Y.) reveals he
has filed with attorney general charges
that Benjamin . , Harlow, . Democratic
national committeeman from Puerto
Rico, is violating the Hatch clean poli
tics act.
COLUMBUS, Ohio United Mine
Workers union convention gives Sena
tor Burton K. Wheeler (D-Mont.), ris
ing vote of confidence after he out
lines a broad economic, social and
legislative program that might serve
as his platform if he seeks presi
dency. WASHINGTON The State depart
ment and officials of British embassy
and executives of a large aircraft com
pany deny publishing reports that
American-made bombers are being
flown across U. S. territory to New
foundland in violation of neutrality
act and thence across Atlantic to Eng
land and France.
WASHINGTON New speculation
arises concerning possible future steps
to settle two-year-old Mexican oil
lands expropriation fight following
publication by Standard Oil company
of New Jersey of a booklet attacking
the State department's "leniency" in
matters.
WASHINGTON Roosevelt lapses
into lingo of a minstrel at his press
conference to brush aside John L.
Lewis' broadcast he would be defeat
ed "ignominously" if he sought third
term.
BOISE, Idaho John Thomas, Good
ing banker, appointed to succeed late
William E. Borah as United States
senator from Idaho.
WASHINGTON Influential sena
tor urges that United States proceed
with caution in wielding economic
weapons against Japan after expira
tion of commerce treaty between the
two nations.
Unusual Snow Figures
Sculptured On Campus
Snow sculpturing is the new vogue
on the University campus.
Snowmen, snow-faces, and snow
buildings are to be seen on every hand,
and some of the figures and replicas
are so lifelike and accurate that they
approach works of art, far above the
usual snowman type.
One of the most unusual snow fig
ures is a giant bearded7 head in front
f Person hall, carved by Edgar
Thome, a senior art major from Airlie
in Halifax county, who is studying
sculpture under Arnold Borden.
The head alone is almost three
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Acceptance Of SP Nominations
SP Chairmen Elected Last Thursday Night
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BUDDY NORDAN
campaign manager
BERT PREMO
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TICKETS ON SALE ,
FOR 'PINAFORE'
Operetta Scheduled
For February 2, 3
Reserved seat tickets for "H. M. S.
Pinafore," the Gilbert and Sullivan
operetta to be staged the evenings of
February 2 and 3 at 8:30 in Memorial
hall, are now available at 316 South
building or at Ledbetter-Pickard sta
tionery store.
"Pinafore" is being produced by the
Carolina Playmakers and the Uni
versity music department as a fea
ture of the Student Entertainment
series. Either Playmaker season tick
et stubs or Stutient Entertainment
tickets may be exchanged for reserv
ed seats. Persons who have both may
receive a refund of 25 cents on the
Playmaker tickets at 316 South or at
the boxoffice on the evenings of per
formance. The Carolina Playmakers and the
music department are combining their
top-notch talents in producing "Pina
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Students Reveal Sympathy
For Finns In Nation Poll
Collegians Approve American
Loans To Only Nation Keep
ing Up War Debt Payments
Although college students have
shown an emphatic desire to keep the
United States neutral, a nation-wide
poll completed last week reveals that
sympathy for Finland is great enough
for a majority of them to approve of
American loans to the only nation
that has kept up its war debt pay
ments.
Specifically, 62 per cent of the col
legians answered "yes" to the ques
tion, "Should Congress allow Finland
to draw on her latest World War
payment to the United States?" This
study of sentiment in the American
college world is one of the weekly polls
conducted for the Daily Tab Heel
and scores of otherundergraduate
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rising junior
Maddry Appointed
Deputy Sheriff
In Orange County
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Frank Maddry, who has been a mem
ber of the Chapel Hill police force
seven years, has been appointed deputy
sheriff of Orange county for Chapel
Hill tnwnshin to succeed the late
George a. Hearne.
Officer Maddry has been a mem
ber of the night patrol force for the
past three years. A native of Orange
county, he is married and has one
child. His wife is a member of the
Carrboro school faculty.
He will assume duties of deputy
sheriff February 1, Officer Maddry
said yesterday,
Reynolds' CPU Speech
Is Available At YMCA
Chairman Harry Gatton of the Car
olina Political union announced yes
terday that copies of the address
made by Senator Robert R. Reynolds
on January 18 are available in the
office of the YMCA.
Will Arey Is Elected
President Of . Alumni
In Cleveland County
Will G. Arey, Jr., managing editor
of the Daily Tar Heel last year, was
recently elected president of the Cleve
land county alumni association of the
University, it was learned here yes
terday. Arey was chosen at an annual meet
ing attended by Coach Raymond B.
Wolf and Alumni Secretary J. Maryon
Saunders. Other officers elected were
Pegram Holland, vice-president, and
Ray Brown, secretary-treasurer.
Now on the staff of the Shelby Daily
Star, Arey received his early training
on the Daily Tar Heel, serving on the
staff all four of his collegiate years.
Last year he was active in senior class
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Candidates Enter
Campaign With
Extensive Careers
By CHARLES BARRETT
Dave Morrison and Gates Kimball
yesterday simultaneously announced
their acceptance of the Student party
nomination for president and vice-president-
respectively of the student
body.
Entering his campaign with an ex
tensive record of achievement in ath
letics, other extra-curricular activities
and scholarship, Morrison voiced his
appreciation and promised a complete
statement later of his ideals and aims
in student government.
"I. deeply appreciate the nomination
for president of the student body and
wish to publicly express my accept
ance," he said.
SPECIFIC STEPS
"I will endeavor to draw from my
experience a concise platform to be
presented to the campus later. This
platform will be based on my ideals in
student government and will involve
specific steps toward attaining them."
Kimball, who left yesterday morn
ing to participate in tonight's boxing
bout with Virginia, said "I wish to
thank students for their confidence in
me. All I can say now is that I will do
my best."
MORRISON'S BACKGROUND
Morrison is junior class represen
tative on the Student council, assistant
exchequer of the Order of , the Grail,
acting president of the Monogram
club, treasurer of the University club,
president of Aycock dormitory, an out
standing track star, chairman of the
junior class honor council, a member
of the interdormitory council, a fresh
man adviser, a member of the orienta
tion committee and . Student, Audit
board, and has a scholastic average of
over 95.
Kimball is a two-letter man in var
sity football, having won numerous
'All-State and All-Southern confer
ence positions last fall, president of
the junior class, an outstanding mem
ber of the boxing team, and has been
selected into the Order of the Grail,
the University club, the Student legis
lature, and the board of directors of
Graham Memorial.
STEERE TO SPEAK
TOMORROW NIGHT
Haverf ord Teacher
Is Author, Leader
"Genius and the Christian Religion"
will be the topic of a sermon to be de
livered in Hill Music hall1 tomorrow
night at 8 o'clock by Dr. Douglas
Steere, teacher of philosophy at Hav
erford college, Haverford, Pennsyl
vania. Steere is widely known by students
who have heard him speak at Stu
dent Christian Movement conferences
and in college and university chapels
in various parts of the country. He
is a member of the Society of Friends
and has been active in various pro
jects which have been undertaken by
the American Friends Service com
mittee, being vice-chairman of the
Social Industrial section of that group
and in charge of the work camp pro-
gram. Also, steere is tne aumor oi
the Hazen book, "Prayer and Wor
ship," and has written a number of
articles for religious Journals and
several pamphlets in connection with
the. work of the Society of Friends.
A native of Michigan, the speaker
was a Rhodes scholar to Oxford from
that state. He took his Ph.D. degree
at Harvard university, writing his
dissertation on the religious philoso
phy of Baron Friedrich von Hugel.
He has been a teacher of philosophy
at Haverford since 1928.
The public is invited to hear Steere's
address.
Dr. Johnson Attends
Meet In Washington
Dr. R. P. Johnson, Latin professor,
meets in Washington, D. C, today with
the research film committee of the
National Documentation institute, an
organization whose purpose is to make
available all types of research mate
rial. Dr. Johnson is acting as official
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BAND; ANNOUNCES
TWO ENGAGEMENTS
New Swingsters
Booked For Frat
Dance On Friday
Skipper Bowles, junior and former
sophomore class president; has recent
ly organized the fifths band on the
campus, a 13-piece ensemble which
will make its 'first appearance here
next Friday at a fraternity pledge
dance. -He will be heard the follow
ing weekend at the Greensboro
Country Club.
Although principally a swing band,
Skipper and his orchestra will also
include . sweet and "danceable" music
in their repertoire. Hubert Wheeler,
formerly pianist for Ted Ross, is re
sponsible for the organization's ar
rangements.
In addition to several outstanding
instrumental soloists, "Tiny" Hutton
originally connected with "Jeep Ben
nett, will be featured with novelty
vocals and while he is not singing,
Hutton will play the drums.
OTHER MEMBERS
Besides Wheeler and Hutton, two
former members of Freddie Johnson's
band, "Swede" Olson and Ray Wil
liams, will also play with the Bowles
aggregation. Olson is trombonist and
Williams plays second trumpet.
"Country" Perkins and "Shimmy"
Harris, previously with Jimmy Poy
ner, will play third trumpet and first
sax respectively. Jimmy Fuller, who
conducted his own band while a stu
dent here, plays second sax and John
Matte anc George Shipp, newcomers
to the campus, will play third and
fourth sax. - ,
Guitarist for the outfit is Stuart
Gregg, who was formerly with Ted
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Art And Photography Are
Synonymous To Bouchard
Eminent Artist To Informally
Talk On His Exhibit In Person
Hall Tomorrow Afternoon
By VIVIAN GILLESPIE
"Art, to me, is an intensity framed
into a real dimension," said Thomas
Bouchard, eminent , photographer of
the American dance, in an interview
yesterday. "The camera, which takes
a picture in a thousandth part of a
second, catches the elusively beautiful
instead of what is statically beauti
ful." :
"Photography is a plastic, contempo
rary art dynamic and ecstatic like
music. It preserves the real; but such
a short fraction of it that it is unreal
terrifying," he added. "Take as an
example the death agony, which is a
terrible thing. It is an intense thing
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To fm
Honors
600 Students Vote
In Election For
Holiday Royalty
By GENE WILLIAMS
Eleven candidates, nominated yes
terday in primary elections, will run
for honors of Student-Faculty day in
the final elections to be held next
Wednesday. "
In the race for king a tie between
two for fifth place necessitates run
ning six next week. Those competing
will be Dr. English Bagby, Dr. W. E.
Caldwell, Dr. Ernest L. Mackie, Dr.
Sherman C. Smith, Mr. E. J. Wood
house and Mr. J. B. Woosley. The five
coeds leading for queen are Frances
Dyckman, Marjorie Johnston, Barbara
Liscomb, Alice Murdock and Spencer
Watkins. These are not in order of
yesterday's results.
600 VOTERS
Approximately 600 members of the
student body and faculty voted yes
terday for the monarchs of Student
Faculty day festivities. The member
of the faculty who receives the high
est number of votes on Wednesday
will be king; the coed with the most
votes will be queen and will be attend
ed by the two coeds who give her the
most competition in the final vote.
Yesterday's vote almost saw a sixth
candidate to be run for queen, for only
three votes behind the popular fifth
coed was Alec Bonner. Sharing honors
with Bonner was Adolph Hitler who
received one vote for king, Lana Tur
ner of Hollywood fame, Arabel the
Uow and Joe .Blow who also came
across with votes to be members of
Carolina's Student-Faculty day royal
family.
The six candidates for king are all
from different University departments.
Bagby comes from the psychology de
partment; Caldwell from the history
department; Mackie, math; Smith,
chemistry; Woodhouse, political
science, and Woosley, commerce. Of
the candidates for queen, three are
juniors Marjorie Johnston, Frances
Dyckman and Spencer Watkins; Bar-
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Carrboro Man Crushed
Between Truck, Pole ,
Hubert Taylor of Carrboro was ser
iously injured yesterday afternoon
about 1:45 when caught between a
coal truck and a telephone pole on
Henderson Street near the Post Of
fice.
Taylor, employed temporarily by the
Carolina Fuel Company as a truck
driver, was cranking the truck, and
upon getting the motor started, at
tempted to get in but the truck slip
ped into gear and pinned him be-,
tween it arid the pole. '
An ambulance was called for and
Taylor was taken to Duke hospital
where doctors said his right leg was
badly crushed and a blood transfusion
would be necessary. s
Local High School
Bandsmen To Attend
Duke Musical Clinic
Some 60 students from high schools
throughout eastern North Carolina
have already registered for the high
school orchestra clinic and festival to
be conducted at Duke university next
Friday under the auspices of the North
Carolina High School Orchestra asso
ciation, it was learned yesterday from
Henry A. Bruinsma, Duke faculty
member who heads the sponsoring
group. .
Groups of students from high
schools in Raleigh, Roanoke Rapids,
High Point, Greensboro, Chapel Hill,
Henderson, Durham, and Rocky Mount
have already made arrangements to
participate in the program, which is
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