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Vets Housing
Bill Gets Aid
From Congress
House Restores
Subsidy Phrase
Washington, May 9. The ve
terans housing bill has cleared
its last major obstacle in Con
gress. The House voted this after
noon to restore the provision for
subsidy payments, to spur pro
duction of building materials,
which it once had cut out of the
bill.
President Truman called the
subsidy provision the heart of the
housing program, so the Senate
wrote it back into its version of
the bill. Since the Senate and j
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House had disagreed, a joint con
ference committee of the two
chambers went to work, and fix
ed a compromise 400 million
dollars in subsidies, instead of
the original 600 million. . "
This afternoon, after more
heated debate, the House voted
by the narrow margin of 187 to
158 to accept the compromise.
The bill now is expected to re
ceive the final, formal approval
of both houses in jig time.
Scrapping of Ships
Not Truman Authority
Washington, May 9 -The
House also handed President
Truman a setback late today. It
voted 303 to 14 to take away the
authority from the President
which allowed him to order
scrapping of 14 combat ships
including the battleship Kentuc
kynow under construction. m
The ship construction propo
sal was offered as an amendment
to the bill to recover some six
billion dollars in war appropria
tions. The House, by a voice vote,
passed the bill to return the un
used war funds to the treasury.
Senate Votes 45-Day
Extension of Draft
Washington, . May 9. Pres
sure in the Senate to bring la
bor legislation to the floor has
resulted in the passage of a tem
porary 45-day draft extension.
The bill was approved unani
mously after majority leader
Barkley proposed the temporary
move to clear the way for labor
legislation. Barkley says he wil
lead the move to bring the labor
bills before the Senate as soon
as the upper chamber votes on
the British loan.
Serious Crisis Follows
Monarch's Abdication
Rome, May 9 Italy is in a po
litical turmoil, following the ab
dication of King Victor Emman
uel. Minor clashes between Mon
archists and Republicans have
broken out on the streets of
Rome, and the Monarchists are
planning a giant demonstration.
Violence Expected
In Palestine Strike
London, May 9 British
troops have been looking for viol
ence in Palestine tomorrow when
the Arabs conduct their second
general strike in a week. But
the violence came earlier than
expected.
Tonight, explosions and gun
fire threw the coastal settlement
of Tel Aviv into a panic. Sirens
sounded, and British troops
rushed to a police fortress on the
outskirts of the city, which was
being attacked by a mob. Un
confirmed reports say there were
several causalties. A Jewish tm
.'derground band,Js blamed for
,the; incident. The Arabs will
have their inning tomorrow.
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Claude Thornhill Opens' May
Formal Dance
In Gym Begins
Big Week-end
Famed Band Gives
Concert Tomorrow
Claude ThornhilPs orchestra
will open the first postwar May
Frolics dance set tonight when
the ivory-tickling nlaestro sets
the tempo"" for a formal dance
in Woollen gym.
Tomorrow afternoon Thorn
hill moves into Memorial Hall
to give an open concert for the
student body, and tomorrow
evening he will return to Wool
len gym for a second formal
dance. .
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The dance tonight is from 9
until 1 o'clock." A figure will be
held during intermission. Tomor
row's concert will be held from
1:30 until 3 o'clock, and the
dance tomorrow night from 8
until midnight. Tickets for the
concert are now on sale at the
YMCA for $1.
Third Name Band
Thornhill is the third name
leader to visit . Chapel Hill this
year, tie toiiows isoDDy bner-
wood and Charlje Spivak, and
will probably lead the last big
band this year.
The present Thornhill orches
tra is built around sidemen who
played with him in pre-war days
and during his period in the
Navy leading a service band.
Thornhill began rehersals of his
band early this year after his
Navy discharge, and is now on
a national tour before returning
to New York.
Thornhill's first share of the
musical limelight came in 1940
when, after a series of success
ful theatre dates, he was book
ed to play Glen Island Casino.
Since then he has appeared on
all of the major networks, and
has played many of the better
known night clubs and ball
rooms. He recorded for Colum
bia with his pre-war orchestra.
Style of Band '
The style of- Thornhill's pre
sent band' is similar to that of
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Last Proofs of Yack
Given to Printers,
Says Editor Flagler
The last proofs for the 1946
Yackety Yack were returned to
the printers yesterday and Fred
Flagler, editor said that in all
probability the books would be
delivered before the end of the
term.
All material for. the book was
submitted over a month ago and
proofs for the entire book were
checked yesterday by the Yack
staff.
Editor Flagler was in 'Char
lotte last Saturday for a con
ference with the printers who
told him that the books would
be completed barring, any dif
ficulties with presses or other
equipment, in time for distribu
tion this term.
Pictured above are the sponsors for the annual May Frolics set of dances at the University of
North Carolina.
Reading from left to right, top: Miss Kappy Goode of Charlotte with President Guy Andrews,
Durham, N. C, Beta Theta Pi; Miss Polly Rollins of Houston, Texas with Vice-President Carroll
Tomlinson, Durham, N. C, Zeta Psi.
Bottom row, left to right: Miss Evelyn Smith of Richmond, Va. with Asst. Sec.-Treas. Jess
Jernigan, Ahoskie, N. C, Sigma Nu; Miss Doris Upchurch of ChapelHill with Dance Leader
Harry Burke, Thomasville, N. C, Sigma Chi; Miss Grace Irby of Blackstone, Va. with First Asst.
Dance Leader Cecil Garrett, High Point, N. C; and Miss Gwen Hughes of Tabor City, N. C, with
Second Asst. Dance Leader Paul Montague, Winston-Salem, Delta Kappa Epsilon. Dick Chat
ham of Winston-Salem, SAE, is the Sec.-Treas.
Veteran Executive Committee
Approves Bill for Dissolution
Association Will Discuss and Vote on Matter
At Open Session Next Wednesday Evening
By Roland Giduz
At an open session of the University Veterans Association
scheduled for next Wednesday evening at 7:30 o'clock in the
Graham-Memorial Main Lounge, the dissolution of the UVA will
be discussed, according to Blount Stewart, president. A series of
resolutions concerning this matter has already been passed by the
executive committee of the
Ruth Stevens, Coedr
Struck By Automobile;
Condition Not Critical
Ruth Alden Stevens, a gradu
ate student in Sociology, was
struck by an automobile on
Franklin Street near Columbia
at 5 :30 p.m. yesterday. Miss
Stevens was immediately taken
to the university infirmary
where she was treated for cuts
and bruises. The accident also
rendered her unconcious.
Dr. Ruby Smith, of the infirm
ary staff, said late last night
that Miss Stevens' condition
was not considered critical.
According to the police report
a car driven by Lee Leiserson
pulled out of a column of west
bound traffic as the student was
crossing t ranklin St. Chiei
Sloan of the Chapel Hill police
had ho comment as to whether
or not charges would be brought
against Leiserson.
Miss Stevens whose home is
Wayzata, Minnesota, graduated
from Vasaar in 1945 with a
Bachelor of Arts degree. Her
Chapel Hill . address Js 410 E.
Franklin St.
group, and will be placed before
the Association at the meeting
for acceptance, amendment, or
rejection.
"We feel that the University
Veterans Association in its two
years of existence has. fulfilled
all of its functions, as provid
ed for in our constitution," stat
ed President Stewart, "and, be
lieving that, other campus groups
are now equipped to take over
our activities, we wish to submit
a bill for dissolution of the As
sociation to all campus veterans
at next week's meeting."
Bill Provisions
In general the resolutions pro
vide for operating the Veterans
Clubhouse for the entire stu
dent body, leaving problems of
veterans' affairs to the Veter-
ans Administration and uni
versity -officials, and the estab
lishment of a student-elected
Veterans Council to represent
ex-servicemen on the campus in
connection with affairs of a
purely veterans' interest.
A gift to the Veterans Asso
ciation by the Navy Pre-flight
officers six months ago, the club
house is already felt to be the
property of virtually the entire
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Frolics
Set
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Queen 's Name
ToBe Revealed
On Saturday
Carolina's May Queen, whose
identity will be revealed when
she is crowned Saturday at
5 p. m. in the Forest Theatre,
will reign over a court of eleven
beautiful maids and will be at
tended by two ladies in wait
ing. The May Day committee has
refused to reveal the identity of
the queen but committe members
have indicated that she is one
of the most beautiful blondes on
campus. Her beauty has already
been officially acclaimed. She is
a sorority girl. May day offici
als declined to make further com
ment about the queen.
Both maids of honor graduat
ed in March and both will be
June brides. One is a brunette
and the other is a blonde.
There will be eleven other co
eds in the court.
Based on a fairy tale of Rip
Van Winkle's search for the
spirit of May, the pageant will
feature ihany beloved characters
of storyland.
HPB Announces
The House Privileges Board
made the following announce
ment last night:
"The rule stating that coeds
may not enter fraternity houses
until 12 noon is rescinded for the
May Frolics weekend in view of
the fact that many fraternities
have planned organized- break
fasts. The cooperation of frater
nities in this matter will be ap
preciated by the board."
Tonight
Legislature
Alters Stand
On Balloting
Body Hears Talk
By Dean Mackie
By Westy Fenhagen
With the strong right arm of
the University administration in
the person of Dean of Men Er
nest Mackie to spur them on,
the members of the student legis
lature last night reversed them
selves once again and by an over
whelming majority voted to hold
a second campus-wide vote on
the proposed student constitu
tion next Monday and Tuesday.
The legislature, however, im
mediately followed up this ac
tion by approving by a 19-11 vote
a motion introduced by Jimmy
Wallace that only a simple ma
jority of a required 25 vote of
the student body be necessary to
ratify the constitution. Under
last week's procedure, a two-
thirds majority of 25 was re
quired. Dean Mackie told the legisla
ture that the "constitution could
definitely not go into effect until
the administration and trustees
had approved it" which the dean
added "might be a month or
more after ratification by the
student body."
He firmly asserted that "with
the cloud hanging over the con
stitution as a result of last week's
disputed vote, the administration
and trustees might very well de
cline to accept it in which case
the document would become null
and void."
Mackie Defends Council
Yesterday afternoon, Dean
Mackie told a meeting of the two
political party chairmen, Allan
Pannill and Chuck Heath, and
student body president Charlie
Vance that the student council
"acted entirely within its own
rights in declaring the constitu
tion null and void and recom
mending another vote be taken."
He recommended that the two
political parties go ahead and
nominate their slates under the
old election system.
Pannill Motion Killed
A motion introduced by Allan
Pannill providing that the gen
eral campus elections be" post
poned until next October when
the issue of the campus consti
tution will be completely settled
was tabled. The proposed bill
provided that vacancies in ma
jor campus offices caused by
graduation or other reasons be
filled by a special election on
May 21.
Equity Sought
Miss Mavis Mann, comment
ing on the new constitution vote
to be held Monday and Tuesday,
said that "whether or not the
legislature makes itself appear
foolish by this move, we should
act in the interests of equity."
The legislature tabled by a 17
11 vote a resolution introduced
by Wallace stating that "the stu
dent council had exceeded its au
thority in declaring last week's
vote null and void."
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