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i News Briefs Steelers Face War Blackout In Power Rife Mayor Promises Normalcy Soon PITTSBURGH Feb. 12 Families -huddled around can dles and flashlights in thousands of darkened homes tonight as a crippling power strike began to take full effect in the industrial Pittsburgh area. Gloom spread over the streets of over one hundred western Pennsylvania cities as block upon block of light faded out. The walkout began at 4 o'clock this morning, but was reaching its full effect only tonight as powerlines of Duquesne Light Company proved unequal to the load of night illumination. Frantic efforts to end the strike were being carried on in the chambers of Pittsburgh's mayor, David L. Lawrence, who has sworn to sleep in his office until the strike is ended. New Wage Formula Still Unannounced WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 President Truman's top econom ic advisors tonight continued work, on the new wage price formula and a steel price in crease that gave no indication when, they will be announced. It was estimated that the de lay is keeping, 1,500,000 workers away from their jobs 750,000 in the steel industry and 750, 000, more in other, industries where strikes for higher wages are under, way. Cherry Promises New Road Program WINSTON-SALEM, Feb. 12 North Carolina will know a $100,000,000 road-building pro gram during the next three years. 1 The promise was made to night by Governor R. Gregg Cherry, speaking before the an nual meeting of the Winston Salem Automobile Club. This all-time record road building project would assure "marked improvement of the secondary road system" the Governor said, adding that none of the money will have to be borrowed. Clausen Says Dome . Was Out of Bounds WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 Henry C. Clausen, a former Army colonel who made an in dependent inquiry into Pearl Harbor, told the congressional investigation today he had been advised that the White House was outside the scope of - his searchings. He made his investigation into the Dec. 7, 1941 disaster in 1945 at the behest of the then Secretary of War Henry L. Stim son, but he told the committee he was informed by Maj. Gen. Myron P. Cramer, then Judge Advocate General, that the White House was out of bounds so far as his inquiry was con cerned. Mrs. Roosevelt Lauded for Action LONDON, Feb. 12 Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt received an ovation from the United Nations assembly tonight when she de nounced Russian attempts to amend a resolution on refugees as "restricted to tiumar rights and human freedom." Mrs. Roosevelt opposed the, last-minute Russian move to re open the two weeks long debate See NEWS BRIEFS page U VOLUME LIV PauB Graham Presents U, Balanced Plan Of Admission To, Be Followed Coed Quota Gets Pegged at 1,000 The buildings and admissions programs approved by the Board of Trustees Monday in Raleigh was the result of proposals worked out by administrative and faculty representatives at each of the three branches of the Greater University, accord ing to University President Frank P. Graham. "We plan to keep the Chapel Hill branch on its pre-war basis as closely as possible," said Dr. Graham, "with maintenance of a balanced University and full regard for the undergraduate student body, the graduates and professional schools." It is hoped, that the number of coeds already reached here will be maintained. At present there are a little over 1,000 coeds here The priority system on admis sions set up by the trustees ap plies to, women as well as men and gives, first preference to students now in school, next to former students, then to new students. Under the latter two classifications preference will' be I given, in order, to North Caro lina veterans North Carolina residents, not veterans, out-of- state veterans, and out-of-state See PLAN, page U. Coed Models Get Final Directions ForFashion Show The 15 selected models for the Valentine Fashion Show will re hearse tonight in Hill Hall for the fashion display tomorrow night at 7 :30 p. m. sponsored by the Carolina Independent Coeds Association. The models have been to Greensboro to, select costumes and accessories which they will feature in the show. Each of the chosen coeds will model four complete, outfits. All clothes shown, in addition to many others, will be on display Friday and Saturday on the second floor of the Varsity. Tickets are nbw on sale in the Y and at Ledbetter Pickards for townspeople and others that wish to go. Coeds may buy their tickets from the dormitory re presentative. President Evelyn Davis has extended an invita tion to all students, men and wo men, wives of veterans and facul ty members, and to Chapel Hill townspeople to attend. Davis also stated that this show should be of particular in terest to coeds this year, since many of them will be unable to go home between terms to select their spring clothes. Playmaker Tryouts The Carolina Playmakers an nounce tryouts for their 4th ma jor production, "Blithe "Spirit" by Noel Coward, in the Playmak ers Theatre, Friday, February 15, at 4 :00 and 7:30 p.m. Scripts of the play are now on reserve mil THE ONLY COLLEGE DAILY IN THE SOVTHEAST- CHAPEL HILL, N. C., oosts Promised Faculty; - Valentine Ball Tops Weekend Social Whirl Woodhouse Heads Crowning Ceremony Top event of the week-end's social whirl on the campus is scheduled for the Tin Can Friday j night where Johnny Satterfield will play for the Graham Memtf-rial-Grail Valentine Ball, the pro ceeds of which will go towards a fund for the projected wing for the student union building. Director Martha Rice announ ced that tickets are now on sale in Graham Memorial office, and may also be purchased from members of the Grail. "I sincere ly hope that the entire campus will turn out for this gala affair, especially since it is for the ben efit of such an urgently needed campus facility. If Graham Me morial had this new wing now we could give dances for the en tire student body in it without using the Tin Can." Coronation Ceremony The dance will last from 9 to 1. Feature of the evening will be the coronation ceremony for Miss PattHarrTrT Delt dnd Car olina "Hubba - Hubba" girl, along with her Maid of Honor and court.,, Members of the court and their escorts will be released in Friday's DAILY TAR HEEL. UNC's popular Political Sci ence professor, Dr. E. J. Wood house, will crown Miss Harry as "Queen of Hearts" to reigri over the festivities. She will be at tended by Barbara Boyd, maid of honor, and ten court atten dants, all candidates for the Car- oliria "Hubba-Hubba" contest re cently sponsored by the student union. During the ceremony Ed Eas ter, well-known campus voca list, will sing a song of congratu lation dedicated to the queen. Court jesters Kit Rogers and Stan Colbert will entertain at the same time. Pin-Up Howard "Rabbit" Walters, DKE, has pinned Sally Robinson, Chi Omega. Campus Cuties Cut Capers With Sick GI's at Butner By Marianne Browne Thirty Carolina Coeds were busily climbing into an Army bus Wednesday night. No dan ger of the Wacs recruiting them away this group was going to entertain hospitalized soldiers at camp Butner. Every other Wednesday the members of the town girls as sociation, and sometimes, coeds from the dorms, go to Butner. There they dance, talk and play cards with . the soldiers in the general hospital, convalescent wards and at the Red Cross Cen ters. This will continue until Butner closes in March. The Red Cross adds variety, providing evenings that prove enjoyable to both the girls and boys. There are floor shows, or chestras and seasonal motifs r WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, icy Bryant Proposal Waits Approval Of Legislature 3145,000 Needed To Effect Raise The 145,000 total salary in crease for Carolina's faculty, recommended by the Board of Trustees Monday, will mean a raise for every faculty member here, if the appropriation pas ses the State Legislature next January, President Frank Pf Graham stated yesterday. Victor S. Bryant, chairman of the visiting committee of the Board of Trustees, who present ed the report to the board, made a stirring plea for the actual carrying out of the increase by the State Advisory Budget Com mission and the State Legisla ture. He proposed that the Legis lature adopt and put the salary scale into effect as soon as pos sible, without waiting for a new school year. Receives Endorsement Bryant's report was consider ed one of the finest ever present ed, according to Dr. Graham, and was adopted unanimously by the trustees. 'We will need $145,000 to make -the salary-scale- substan- See PAY, page U. Committees Appointed To Handle Production Of S&F Spring Review Pokey Alexander, president of Sound and Fury, has announced that the committees for the spring review have been appoint ed and have begun to function. The committee chairmen are Jack Dube, director; Ferrel Potts, technical director; Patty Harry, dance director; Bill Sas ser, music director; and script, Sandy Minnix. Casting will start this week, people will be notified by card and rehearsals will begin Mon day. In the meantime anyone in terested in taking part in this show should attend the tryonts still being held this week from 3:00 to 5:30 p. m. in the S. and F office on second floor of Gra ham Memorial. such as Ground Hog Day or Valentine. Members oi the Town Girls Association have been attending dances at Butner since October. For most of this period they have alternated with the busi ness girl's association, composed of girls who wrork on the cam pus. Some of the men now await ing separation at Butner are former Carolina students. Oc casionally they find among the coeds someone that they knew in former Carolina days. The project of sponsoring dances and other programs is carried on by the NC Piedmont Camp and Hospital Council. This council is composed of represen tatives from various organiza- See CUTIES, page U. 1946 Former Dean of Med School Dies after Lengthy Illness Dr. Manning: Served UNC for 40 Years , Before Retiring from Faculty in 1939 Dr. Isaac Hall Manning, Kenan professor emeritus of the Uni versity Medical School on whose faculty he served for 40 years, 28 of them as Dean of the Medical School, died here yesterday morning at 11:00 a. m. wV- mm DR. I. H. MANNING Tour Planned By Glee Club 100 Girls Slated To Visit Gamps Over one hundred members of the women's glee club will leave February 27 for a four-day con cert tour to Camp Lejeune, Kin ston and Cherry Point. Camp Lejeune has agreed to pay for chartered busses to bring the girls there and Cherry Point has arranged for their return trip. Highlights of the trip will be a dance at Camp Lejeune and one at Cherry Point. ' ' While at Camp LeJeune, club members will sleep in barracks ind at Cherry Point they will stay in quarters belonging to mem bers of the Woman's Reserve of the Marine Corps. At Kinston there will be an afternoon con cert for school children and a paid concert for adults in the evening. It is hoped that there will be enough profit from this See TOUR, page U. Stockton, Stewart Vie for Election To Student Office The student body goes to the polls tomorrow to cast ballots for the position of secretary treasurer of the student body after ten days of quiet cam paigning by UCP Candidate Blount Stewart and Bob Stock ton, running on the UP ticket. The office was left vacant by the resignation of Joe Mallard several weeks ago who gave pressing school work for his withdrawal. A small campus vote is expected by party lead ers due to the short term to be filled before regular Spring elec tions. Polling place for naval stu dents will be located in the Pine Room and will be open during the noon and evening meal hours. Girls living in Spencer, Mclver, Kenan, and Alderman dormitories will vote in Kenan from 8-9 a. m. and 1-7 p. m. There will also be a polling place open in the lower quad at the same hours for the ' men stu dents. All other students will vote from 9 a. m. to 5 p. m. m the Y. NEWS Graham Gives Plans Pay Boost Promised Manning Dies NUMBER 8 Dr. Manning would have been 80 years old on his next birth day, September 14. In addition to his long serv ice as teacher and administra tor, Dr. Manning founded in 1935 the North Carolina Hospi tal Saving Association, a non profit organization that pro vides hospital care for groups and individuals of moderate in come. Retired Voluntarily Although he retired volun tarily from the University fac ulty1 in 1939, Dr. Manning con tinued to direct the activities of the Hospital Saving Association and apparently was in good health until he suffered a heart attack about a month ago. His condition had been critical for the last several days. Funeral arrangements are in complete and burial will be in the Chapel Hill cemetery. Member of a distinguished family, Dr. Manning entered the University in 1883 and graduat- See MANNING, page A. Three Plays Scheduled For Tomorrow The experimental to be pre sented in the Playmakers' The atre tomorrow at 7 :30 o'clock are "A New Canaan," "Niobe in Darkness," and "We of the Hol low Men." Admission is free and all students and faculty members are welcome. Wayne Bowman, the author of A New Canaan," was a student at Carolina from 1937-40, and is now doing graduate work here. Previous to Carolina he attended Elon College and in '43 he taught in North Georgia College, where some of his plays were produced. "A New Canaan," which is a comedy, is to be directed by Robert Nachtmann.. The author of "Niobe in Dark ness," is Violet Fidel, a transfer from Hunter College, who having lived in Brooklyn and Greenwich Village, is better known as "Tree." Her play will be directed by Louise G. Bonner, of Staun ton, Va. "We of the Hollow Men," di rected by Ernest Rhodes of Win chester, Va., was written by Nancy Davis of Durham, whose work in the playwriting class is well known. Frosh-Sophs Likely To Lose Yack Space Yack Editor Fred Flagler warned freshmen and sophomore class members that unless a minimum of 600 students sign up for annual pictures this sec tion will have to be eliminated. Response from the two classes has been very apathetic, Flag ler stated, and urged students to sign up today and tomorrow in Graham Memorial from 1 p.m. until 4:30 p.m. Fee for space reservations is $1.50 a pic ture. Tentative schedules have been set for next week.
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