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laborite Leaders
Reject Chamberlain9 s
flew Government Offer
(By United Press)
LONDON May 9 Prime Minister
Chan-.berlain tonight appeared on the
verge of resigning after laborite lead
ers, in a 45-minute conference, reject
ed bis offer to set up a new government
with laborites and liberals holding key
cabinet posts.
Chamberlain was said to have of
fered to resign if the opposition lead
ers in Parliament would collaborate
in a new government under some other
conservative leaders.
Prominent conservatives predicted
tonight that a new government head
ed by Winston Churchill, first lord of
the admiralty, would be forced during
the weekend or early next week.
Into the new coalition of govern
ment, they said would be brought con
servatives, liberals, laborites, and non
political persons.
Chorchill was said to be opposed to
serving under Foreign Minister Count
Halifax, thereby further weakening
any chances the latter might have for
the premiership.
ROM EI More than one million Ital
ian troops "along all frontiers are
ready to march" at a moment's notice,
the fascist press said tonight after
Premier Mussolini told a cheering
crowd that his decision between peace
and war would lie in action and not
words.
Mussolini spoke to a crowd of 75,000
from the balcony of his Venice Square
palace on the fourth anniversary of
the founding of the new Italian em
pire while fascist students demon-
strated before "the German consulate
here with shouts of "Down with Eng-
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CRMS MADE
IN SOUTH BUILDING
General College,
Cashier Moved
If South building looks strange, if
yoa can't find your adviser, here's
why: they're still remodelling. Every
body is moving around to make way
for the omnipotent painters and car
penters. Among recent developments, sad
news department, i. e. the cashier's
effke, has moved to the basement,
room 1. To brighten things up down
there, though, the powers that be have
created what is known as a steno
graphic pool, directed by Dorothy
Browning, which will occupy the same
quarters.
Main feature of the pool is that it
concentrates the stenographic work of
several offices in one office "to con
solidate correspondence and more
evenly divide work" for the sake of
economy. Ediphones may be used to
further facilitate letter-writing.
Room 208, formerly General college
headquarters, is now permanently oc
cupied by the associate registrar, self
help, student loan fund and pre-col-
kge guidance offices. The General
CfHtge is on the third floor.
Dean R. B. House has moved to
room 207 and Assistant Controller
"W B. Rocerson. to room 101. both
temporarily.
Slocum to Judge
Regional Contest
ta a. siocum, director oi xne
University band, flew to Shreveport,
k. yesterday where he is to judge
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the seventh Regional National Music
contest which will be held today and
tomorrow. Tomorrow Director Slocum
N go to Baton Rouge, La., to attend
a meeting of the Beta Omega chapter
of Phi Mu Alpha, national honorary
ttasic fraternity, of which heis South
ern Province Governor.
German Club Members
Will Elect Officers
Members of the German club will
rret Monday afternoon at 1:30 in
Gerrard hall to elect new officers
the coming year.
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Bombers Swarm
Over Key Cities;
Troops Landed
(By United Press)
BRUSSELS, May 10 (Friday)
American Ambassador John Cudd
hy flashed word to the State De
partment at 1 a. m. (EST) today
that German forces have invaded
Luxembourg and that Belgium was
expecting to be attacked any minute.
AMSTERDAM, May 10 (Friday)
Germany invaded Holland early to
day, land troops being preceded by a
blitzkrieg air attack on Dutch air
dromes and the landing of parachute
troops at-a number of points.
The Dutch resisted to the limit of
their strength, emptying anti-aircraft
batteries, and Factor planes engaging
swarms of Nazi aircraft when they
appeared simultaneously over a score
of Dutch cities. -
German troops were first reported
crossing the Dutch frontier eight miles
north of the Belgian frontier. German
planes landed troops by parachute at
strategic points near Rotterdam, The
Hague, Amsterdam and other large
cities.
Other Germans crossed the Mass
river in rubber boats to Dutch terri
tory. A fierce air battle raged over Am
sterdam as Dutch Factor planes dived
repeatedly on German bombers and
(Continuea on page 4, column 1)
Survey Shows
Students Are
Against War
AUSTIN, Texas, May 9 (ACP)
As Europe's war spreads to new fronts,
observers are pointing to increasing
possibilities of the U. S. being in
volved. In the opinion of American
college students, many of whom are
of fighting age, what are the condi
tions under which the U. S. should
join the Allies against Germany?
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Interviewers in scores of campuses
have asked that question in a Student
Opinion Surveys sampling. The re
sults, exclusive to the Daily Tar
Heel and other member newspapers,
show definitely that the American
collegian has not changed his . mind,
is still much opposed to rushing into
the conflict.
A good majority two to one
may be included in two camps:
Those who believe we should not
join at all; those who would have
us fight only in case the U. S. is
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No Tea, But Tar Heel
Reporters Must Meet
Daily Tar Heel reporters are
requested to meet with Managing
Editor Charlie Barrett in the Tar
Heel office this afternoon at 2:15.
Tea will not be served, but it
wouldn't be a bad idea if all con
cerned are on hand.
Is There a Red Menace
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Graham Welcomes Investigation Of Un-American Activities
(Editor's note: This is the first
of five articles currently appear
ing in The Charlotte News on the
subject, "Is There a Red Menace
at Chapel Hill?")
By Tim Pridgen
(Charlotte News Staff Writer)
Chapel Hill is a most mellow and
delightful place, especially, for in
stance, on May 1 May Day, when the
Communists revel and throw bombs
into capitalistic machinery. You have
to strain a bit to bring those two ideas
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together when, again ior manure,
vou're from Charlotte, and you sit on
one of the green benches on the green-
blanketed campus under tne new
green trees near the Davie poplar and
give thought to it.
You can tug somewhat and letcn rea
and green together. You have to, u
that's what you're there for. But it is
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breezes come down long vistas. The
columns and walls of colonial build
ings peep out from the trees and leave
the impression that there is no end to
7H ONLY COLLEGE DAILY IN THE SOUTHEAST-
CHAPEL HILL, N. C FRIDAY, MAY 10, 1940
Beautiful Contralto
" Jean JJronson - '
BR0NS0N RECITAIi
WILL PRESENT 1
VARIED PROGRAM
Senior Sings
Tonight at 8:30
In Hill Hall
A well-rounded program will - be
presented by Miss Mary Jean Bron
son of Durham, contralto, in a senior
recital tonight at 8:30 in Hill Music
hall. First is an attractive Italian
group: "Selve amiche,. ambrose
piante," Caldara, "Lasciatemi morire,"
Monteverdi, and two Scarlatti com
positions, "Non vogl'io se non vederti"
and "Chi vuole innamorarsi." 1
The Bach cantata "Vernugte Ruh
beliebte Seelenlust" for solo contralto
voice will be accompanied by a cham
ber music ensemble composed of Mrs.
F. A. Judson and Hans Haas, violins,
Mrs. John Toms, viola, Peter Farrell,
(Continued on page 4 column 2)
Bill Joslin
Chairman
Kantrowitz Is
Vic-ChMiman
U.
Bill Joslin of Raleigh was over
whelmingly elected to the chairman
ship of the. Carolina Political Union
yesterday at the annual elective meet
ing of members in Graham Memorial.
He succeeds Harry Gatton.
Ed Kantrowitz of Hendersonville
was elected vice-chairnian. Election
of other officers was postponed until
next Wednesday when members will
convene to consider the admission of
new coeds. E. J. Woodhouse, for sev
eral years faculty adviser to the
Union, was retained in that capacity
by a vote of acclamation.
Joslin, an active participant in other
campus activities, joined the Union
a year ago and has been treasurer
during the past year. He will official
ly assume his new duties May 21,
when Governor Lloyd Stark of Mis
souri makes his apearance.
He was opposed by Norman Stock
ton of Winston-Salem, Ed Kantro
witz of Hendersonville and Ham Jones
at Chapel Hill?
Dr. Frank Graham
them to the trees or the huge build
ings or the fellowness or the inter
minable flow of young people going
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STUDENT COUNCIL
GRANTS REQUEST
OF GRAD STUDENTS
Action Taken
After Suggestion
By Dean Pierson
In response to a request made last
month by Dean W.-W. Pierson of the
Graduate school the Student Council
yesterday announced that in the fu
ture the graduate office and graduate
student body will be given a voice in
all cases concerning graduate students.
Dean Pierson's suggestion, submitted
to the Council through the Dean of
Students office, was answered in a
letter Wednesday. The Council, the
letter stated, was in complete accord
with the idea that the graduate office
should be consulted. - -
The letter promised, "on the very
rare occasions when a graduate stu
dent is involved in any matter which
necessitates his appearing before this
Council, we shall in each case contact
your office to determine your feelings
in the particular case and allow you
or a representative to appear before
the Council with any advice, evidence,
etc. that you feel relevant to the case.
The remainder of the letter was
given to an explanation of why the
Graduate school was not allowed a
regular representative. A discussion
of the matter led to the Council's deci
sion that the cases involving graduate
students were too rare, that a graduate
member of the Council would not be
able to attend its frequent meetings,
and that the Graduate school was not
in close contact with, the remainder of
the student body nor familiar with the
functions of the student government.
The Council's action will provide a
more complete harmony between the
Graduate school and the Student coun
cil. Dean Pierson announced himself as
being pleased with the council's action.
Electee
of Milwaukee, Wis.
After, receiving an enthusiastic, ova
tion from his fellow members, Joslin
said: "I appreciate the expression of
confidence that the Union members
have shown in electing me chairman.
It's too early to be announcing plans
for next year, but I can say definite
ly tlfat we will make an effort to
have the presidential candidates of
the major parties down to Chapel
Hill in the fall. After the Novem
ber elections, the Union can perform
a real service to the campus in bring
ing down speakers who will be in
terested in issues, and will not be
making speeches for their own ad
vancement." The meeting, lasting from 4 to 7
p.m., was filled with varied opinion
of the nominees, with members giv
ing merits and qualifications of their
favorite men.
In praising the new chairman, Gat
ton said : "My congratulations to the
new chairman! I have worked with
Bill this year and I am sure that the
Carolina Political Union will progress
under his leadership next year."
somewhere very seriously.
This 'Red' Is Different
You're disconcerted, for you're here
to find the Reds, and you know about
Reds. You've seen them, on picket lines
and in labor conferences. You can spot
them. They have a certain false defi
ance. They tell you a cock-and-bull
story, and you say "baloney" and give
them a cigarette. You would have dif
ficulty saying "baloney" convincingly
in the tshade of the Davie poplar. This,
patently, is a different sort of Red.
You might be unaware of them,
but you know that the Dies Com
mittee is on thejr trail. You know,
also, that David Clark this long
time has pointed with alarm. You
know that Chief Communist Earl
Browder has made a speech in
Chapel Hill, and Socialist Norman
Thomas has done the same. You
know that Communist Secretary
Bart Logan of -Greensboro, goes
to the University frequently, and
whispers with people. You know
that there is a back room in a store
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Youngest Import
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Lovely little Jean Atkinson, 12-year-old
child vocalist with Jimmie
Cannon and his orchestra, will prob
ably be the youngest import to ever
attend a dance at Carolina.
A recent addition to Cannon's
band, Jean will sing at the Grail
dance in Woollen gym Saturday
night honoring the 13 neophytes.
SHERMAN SMITH
WILL BE SOLOIST
Graham Memorial
Ends Sunday Series
Dr. Sherman Smith, baritone, will
be soloist at the final concert in the
Graham Memorial Sunday afternoon
series this Sunday, May 12, at 5
o'clock in the main lounge. He will be
accompanied by Herbert Livingston.
Dr. Smith has been assistant pro
fessor of chemistry at the University
since 1936. He received his Bachelor of
Science degree in Chemical Engineer
ing from the State School of Mines
in South Dakota in 1930. In 1935 he
obtained his Ph.D. in Chemistry at Ohio
(Continued on page 4, column 5)
Nordan, Nisbet
Issue Last Call
For Invitations
With tears in their eyes, Mac Nis
bet and Buddy Nordan of the senior
invitations committee issued a plea
early this morning to members of the
class of 1940 as follows:
"Scalpers are well stocked now, fel
lows There's really no need to get
your invitations today because for a
mere three or four times their cost
you can get them from scalpers at the
last of the quarter maybe.
"But if you want an unlimited sup
ply at a fair price, today's the day
to get them. In fact, it's the only day
to get them. We'll be in the lobby of
the Y from 10 to 11 o'clock this morn
iner and from 3 to 5 o'clock this aft
ernoon to dish them out. At 5 o'clock
we retire from salesmanship."
building where the professors and
the students and the visiting Reds
gather by night and plot. There
fore, you" know that in spite of
the spreading Springtime and ac
ademic serenity there is beneath
this veil something sinister.
You get up and shrug, thus discard
ing the Springtime and the historical
background and recall your attention
only to the hovering menaces. It is a
serious business. True , or not true,
there were some thousands of fathers
and others who have sent their boys
and girls to the University and remain
at home to wonder. They, more than
the Red-baiters and the propagandists
and the professional pushers of
causes, need to know the truth. You
cease to care whatDave Clark might
look for or Mr.T)ies, and you no longer
are amused at the campus pinkies, but
you center on the questions that the
father of a sophomore might like to
ask if he were here, and the story sud
denly takes on weight and becomes
(Continued on page 2, column S)
NUMBER 168
Animal
Ceremony
Thirteen Get
'First Degree'
By Buzz Johnson
Initiation ceremonies began yester
day afternoon for 13 rising juniors
and seniors who were recently elected
to membership in , The Order of the
Grail.
The 13 neophytes, seven non-fraternity
and six fraternity, are Bill Brun
er, W. T. Martin, Lee Wiggins, Ed
Maner, Herb Hardy, Sid Sadoff, Joe
Welborn, George Coxhead, "Wimpy"
Lewis, Bill Shuford, Carroll McGaug
hey, Jimmy Howard, and Truman
Hobbs.
The neophytes marched around the
circle in front of the Women's dormi
tories and up Cameron avenue to Col
umbia street and down Franklin street
to Graham Memorial where a short skit
was presented.
The parade was led by Queen of May
(Sid Sadoff), who rode in a wagon
drawn by two mules driven by a negro
attendant (Joe Welborn). Preceded
by a local police car, whose siren an
nounced the approach of the proces
sion, students and townspeople lined
the sidewalks to watch the peculiar
parade
Assembling in front of Graham Me
morial the neophytes started their
short skit in which Martin Dies (Bill
Bruner) staged a "Witch Hunt." Dies
caught two witches (Ed Maner and
Herb Hardy) , but was attacked by the
rest of the group when he accused them
of being witches also.
Truman Hobbs, representing a May
pole, jumped on Dies and sat upon him
after he had been arrested by a Boy
Scout (Lee Wiggins) who had an
swered the call of a Carolina coed (Bill
Shuford).
After poor Dies had been grounded
( Continued on page 2, column 5)
College Newspapers
Sound Gloomy Note
Over Labor Troubles
(By ACP)
' Increasing attention fn American
colleges and universities to the sub
ject of labor is reflected in the col
lege press. Virtually the full spec
trum of opinion is seen in college sur
veys on labor unionism, the National
Labor Relations board, and the Amer
ican a ederation of Labor versus the
Congress of Industrial Organizations.
The surveys while evidencing sym
pathy with the general aims of labor
as a group, nevertheless sounds a
gloomy note over solution of AFL
CIO difficulties and over strengthen
ing the position of the NLRB.
A typical comment is voiced by Tu
lane University's Hullabaloo, which
observes, "We have never had much
patience with the continual bickering'
of the AFL and the CIO, since they
never seem to make any attempt to
meet on some common ground and
smooth out some of the rough spots,
but are instead always looking for the
opportunity and the place to take an
other jab at each other."
"No matter" how many 'gestures'
labor leaders or governmental agents
may make," opines the University of
Illinois Daily Illini, the boys in the
CIO and AFL won't be out of labor's
trenches in the near future. "And
when they do come out," this publica
tion continues, "perhaps it will be too
late to benefit organized labor. For
organized labor then may have crum
bled into a sad state of insignificance
by the continued stubborness, fear and
desire for power that move Mr. Lewis
and Mr. Green to bash their heads
against a stone wall of non-reconcilia
tion."
As to the possible fate of the New
Deal's National Labor Relations
Board, the Capital Chimes at Capi
tal University, Columbus, Ohio, notes
that "business can tolerate the Se-
(Continued on page 4, column 1)
Senior Dance Tickets
Available Today at Y
It's all free meaning tickets to
the Blackout Ball and the Senior ban
quet are yours for the asking if you're
a senior. They are available at the
YMCA today during chapel period
and from 2 to 5 o'clock this after
noon. It's the last day, too, so don't
let it slip by.