f university of Korth Carolina Chapel Hill, n. C. EDITORIAL : Trailer Court Troubles 4 Students Support OPA "Our Town" Review NEWS Trailers and Houses Vet's Eviction Livingston, Mason Concert THE ONLY COLLEGE DAILY IN THE SOUTHEAST- VOLUME LV United Press CHAPEL HILL. N. C, SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1946 Editor: F-3146 Business: 8641 NUMBER 9 nn Trailer Gamp Area Will Be Enlarged, Plans Provide 50 Additions Engineers Repeat Former Procedure The University's trailer park on the Pittsboro highway is having to be extended because of the many appli cations for space. In the last few weeks, more and more married veter ans have resorted to trailers for liv ing quarters because of the housing: crisis. . 50 Additional Trailers The University's present plan is to provide space for 50 trailers in addi tion to the 42 now in the park. Most of the extension will be "southward toward West University Drive, with a few trailers being placed near the west edge of the lot and near the north edge toward the fraternity houses. The extension will necessitate the construction of a second utility house containing lavatories and clothes washing facilities. This will probably be placed between the present house and West University Drive. Repeating Procedure University engineers are repeating their procedure of last spring when they laid out the present park. They are making a survey for the purpose of locating electric light lines, water j pipes, sewer outlets, and jjramage ditches. An architect is. drawing plans for the new house, following the design of the first house. s v ... ' - - I liilllll , JSlPIllI Is An Education Worth All This. ..... rnmmmmrnstm. mm S. . . ' ',-,,-'5 v.3 Lyons Chosen English Head Succeeds Coffman In Department Clifford Pierson Lyons has been chosen head of the University Eng lish department to succeed George Coffman. He will come to his new post in September from the Univer sity of Florida, where he was chair man of the division of language and literature. The department has been adminis tered by a committee of professors since Mr. Coffman resigned last winter. Ph.D. at Johns Hopkins Lyons took his Ph.D. at Johns Hop kins in 1932. From 1930 to 1936 he was an instructor there and. was also in charge of public' speaking and de bating. He is an associate editoo of "E. L. H., a Journal of English Literary History," published at Johns Hopkins. For a year he was presi dent of the South Atlantic Modern Language Association. He went to the University of Flor ida in 1936. He left there on leave of absence in 1942 to enter the opera tional and fleet air navigation divi sion of the Navy, and in the course of his service became a pilot. He was recently discharged with the rank of lieutenant commander. Carolina's streamlined, sun-tanned bathing beauty, Barbara Lynn of High Point, is shown above after she had been chosen "Miss Dixie" in an all-Southern beauty contest held at Daytona Beach, Fla. A ris . ing senior . who will return to the University this fall, Barbara will also compete for the title of "Miss America" at the annual Atlantic City beauty pageant. Tillett, Page Get Y Posts Sara Tillett, chairman of the YWCA Social Problems committee, and Earle Page, chairman of the YMCA Social Problems committee, have been ap pointed Co-Chairmen, of the Institute of Human Relations for the coming year by the YMCA, succeeding Edith Owen and Douglass Hunt. The purpose of the Institute, estab lished in 1926 by the YMCA- cabinets, is to bring to the campus for a week a series of public meetings and forums, led by people who have won distinc tion for vision, scholarship, and states manship. "It was felt that such a program would produce an impact upon the social consciousness sufficient to awak en lasting thought on the major so cial problems of modern society," stat ed Bill Poteat, YMCA Secretary. Institute Next April . Annually outstanding guest speak ers are obtained to address mass meet- I ings for the purpose of discussing the major social problems of the day. The sponsoring committee is composed of See TILLETT, page U Durham Court Order Forces Eviction of UNC Veteran George F. Taylor, veteran paratrooper of several Pacific cam paigns, was assured yesterday of the complete support of the Uni versity Veterans' Association in his fight to retain a garage-apart ment in Durham from which the Durham Recorder's court is seek ing to evict him. The Daily Tar Heel is in complete accord with the UVA and Taylor, and desires to acquaint its readers with the situation by printing the facts editorially as follows: This is the still unfinished story of a war hero who has returned to college. George Francis Taylor, 'from Richlands, entered the service on February 6, 1943. He received his discharge on November 25, 1945. A member of the 511 Parachute Regiment, 11th Airborne Division, Taylor saw action in New Guinea, Philippines, Leyte, Okinawa, and Japan. He received the purple heart three times, was awarded the silver star for bravery in combat during the Leyte campaign. Married, Taylor has a two-year-old daughter. He tried to enter the University of Nortn Carolina in January, '46, but couldn't find a place to live with his wife and daughter and was not admitted. Following an extensive search, Taylor found one room with kitchen privileges at $12 per week in Durham. The 21-year-old veteran moved in with his family and started attending the University here in March of this year. Taylor's landlady asked him to move so that a relative might come to visit her. The ex-GI moved out, the relative arrived, stayed one week. The land lady rented the room to a single man. During this time the Taylors became acquainted with Rex B. Jarrell, man ager of the Diamond Feed Store in Durham, who lives at 1307 Maryland Avenue. Jarrell had built a new garage with an apartment above it in place of an old garage which had collapsed. The new construction had been ap proved by the building inspector.- ' The apartment is located in Zone A in Durham. A city ordinance forbids apartments in Zone A except those for domestic servants. Jarrell made an arrangement with the Pacific veteran that let Taylor have the apartment if he would help maintain the grounds and if Mrs. Taylor would help Mrs. Jar rell with 'the housework and her (Mrs. Jarrell's) four children. Such an agreement was readily acceptable to Taylor, whose main desire was to have a place for his wife and child to live while he attended the Uni versity. : " The ex-paratrooper, who commutes daily to classes here while living in the garage-apartment, was summoned to the Durham Recorder's court Wednes day as a witness in a case charging Jarrell with a violation of the city build ing code. The charge against Jarrell was that of having violated a section of the Durham Zoning Ordinance which states: No building to be used as a dwelling or tenement house shall be constructed or altered in the rear of . or moved to the rear of a building situated on the same lot." BUT, a clause in the same section of the ordinance reads: "These pro visions shall not be construed, however, as preventing the erection, al- teration, and maintenance of dwelling quarters in connection with an See VETERAN, page 4 University May Get 167 Single Houses. Four-Room Structures for Vets Would Be Built on Mason Road ' By Jane Hutson Information from reliable sources reported that the Atlanta oifice of the Federal Housing Administration contacted University authorities yesterday to take 167 single houses in place of the 22 apartment buildings that are to be constructed on the Mason Farm : $Road sometime this fall. The Univer sity will not, be able to get both Livingston, Mason To Appear In Piano Recital On Monday Atom, Price Control Bills Approved by VC; To Write Congressmen The McMahon bill for civilian con trol of atomic energy, and a work able price control bill were approved this week by members of the -Chapel Hill chapter of the American Veter ans Committee. Members of the na tional committee of the AVC were in structed to write Senators Hoey and Bailey and Congressman Durham to ask their support of both measures. Chairman Winston Broadfoot was also instructed to appoint a committee to work with other interested campus organizations to develop concerted action in expressing local sentiment for the extension of effective price con trols. Reports were given on the wide spread distribution of handbills dur ing the week in support of OPA. See AVC, page U Duo Will Present Hill Hall Concert Education Centers for Vets Increased State Registration Begins on July 22 By Sally Woodhull Educational opportunities for vet erans and non-veterans alike will be increased this fall in North Carolina ty a unique program establishing col lege centers throughout the state, ac cording to Russell Grumman, head of the Extension division of the Uni versity and secretary of the steering committee of the Governor's committee on veterans' education. Sponsored by the North Carolina College conference and the North Carolina Negro College conference, the program is an attempt to alleviate the over-burdening of colleges in the state by offering courses of first year college level in late afternoon and eveniner classes. Statewide preliminary registration time for courses in English, mathematics, social science, languages, and natural sciences will be held July 22 and 23 at offices of city and county superin tendents of schools. The final num ber of centers to be established will depend upon results of this registra tion, but at present it is planned to have "on-campus" centers at nine white colleges and eght Negro col leges, and "off-campus" centers in 17 cities throughout the state. The Greater University of North Carolina will conduct "off -campus" centers for white students, and sev eral Negro colleges will operate those for Negro students. These centers will, in most cases, be conducted in local high school buildings, with fac ulty drawn from high school teachers holding masters degrees and other qualified persons in the community. Instructors will be hired on a part- basis, and their teacning xime Campus Programs Begin This Fall will be limited, Mr.' Grumman said, in order to secure the best quality of in struction possible. "On-campus" centers, which will be conducted by the institutions where they are located, will start with the opening of the fall term at these in stitutions. "Off-campus" centers will start the week of September 23, 195. Credits from all centers will be trans ferable to the institution of the stu dent's choice. "This is a great opportunity for the literally thousands of veterans who cannot be accommodated by colleges of the state to obtain their first year of college work," Mr. Grumman said. "If the program is successful, it will probably be expanded to provide more advanced courses." , Herbert Livingston and Wilton Mason, graduate students and in structors in piano, will present a re cital of modern compositions for two pianos Monday evening at 8:30 o'clock in Hill hall. Compositions to be presented, all of which have been written since the turn of the century, include the following: "Prelude" to "Suite for Two Pianos," by Beryl Rubenstein; "Sonata," by Paul Hindemith; "En Blanc et Noir," by Claude Debussy; "Sonata," by Igor Stravinsky; "Les Songes," by Darius Milhaud; and "Tarantelle," by Sergei Rachmaninoff. Livingston and Mason are appear ing in Chapel Hill for the first time since their return to the University after discharge from the armed forces. Both served overseas, Livingston as a lieutenant in the Navy, and Mason as an Army captain. Non-Returning Vets To Notify CRO Veterans who are planning not to register for the next term of the summer quarter must notify the Central Records Office (302 South) and the Veterans Administration of their intention to interrupt their training. Form letters for this purpose may be obtained at the Veterans' Advisor's office in 208 South build ing. Upon their return to the Univer sity in September or later veterans must notify the Central Records office on VA form 572, giving the address to which they desire that their checks be mailed. Form 572 can be secured at the t Veterans' Advisor's office or 119 Peabodjr. The carrying out of this proce dure is imperative if veterans wish no delay in the resumption of their subsistence checks upon their return. Kingsbury Dies Here Monday Guest Professor Is Author of Books Dr. Benjamin Freeman Kingsbury, emeritus professor of histology and embryology at Cornell University and guest professor of anatomy in the University since 1941, died at his home here Monday morning. Funeral services were held Thurs day afternoon in the Presbyterian church; the burial will be in the fam- I ily plot at Defiance, Ohio. A native of St. Charles, Missouri, Dr. Kingsbury attended the Univer sity of Akron. He received his Ph.D. degree at Cornell in 1895; studied at the' University of Freiburg in 1904; and was awarded the degree of D.Sc. at Bowdoin College in 1934. 46 Years at Cornell His active career In the Cornell faculty covered the period of 46 years from 1895, when he was appointed a fellow in neurology, to 1941 when he retired. He became professor of his tology and embryology in 1908. Dr. Kingsbury was a fellow of the American Association for the Ad vancement of Science and a member of other scientific bodies. He was the author of several books, among them "Vertebrate Histology" (with S. H. Gage), "Laboratory Directions in Pharmacology," "Laboratory Direc tions in Physiology," and "Laboratory Directions in Histology and Histo logical Technique." Survivors He is survived by his wife; two daughters, Dr. Marguerite Kingsbury of Burlington, Vt., and Mrs. Edward P. Hume of Puerto Rico; and two sons, Ernest H. Kingsbury of -Wilmington, Del., and Robert F. Kings bury of Orono, Maine. The last issue of The Daily Tar Heel this quarter will be published next Wednesday, July 17. Publication will be re sumed the following Wednes day, July 24. groups. The proposed apartments are to be of the army barrack type and together the buildings will contain 178 individ ual units, each composed of four rooms. On the other hand, the single houses measure 23 feet by 20 feet and also have four rooms. Roads Built Already two roads have been con structed for the convenience of the married veterans and their wives who would live in the apartments. Water and sewerage lines have been finished and locations for the 22 buildings have been cleared. The difficulty of providing adequate facilities seriously hampers accept- j ance of the offer of the single houses. Also tnere is not one-halt enough ade quate space for their construction, au thorities pointed out. No information as to whether the Atlanta office's proposal will be re fused or accepted is available at present. Work Progressing University authorities report that although they would probably be able to get more residences for married veterans and provide adequate trailer facilities, they are unable to find con venient locations within walking dis tance of the University where con struction would be possible. Work on the pre-fabricated apart ments now being constructed on the Mason Farm Road shows excellent progress. The apartments are ex pected to be ready for occupancy in September. Sears-Roebuck Agent Will See Applicants A representative of Sears Roebuck will be in Greensboro on July 15, 16, 17 to interview men interested in work as buyers. Qualifications set up for buye s should include men of two or more years of college work, men under L0 years of age, willing to undergo short training period with salary of ap proximately $175 a month, and men located in southern territory. Those interested should contact Mr. Berini, U.S.E.S. office, Town Hall, Chapel Hill prior to 12:00 noon, Sat urday, July 13. Succession Bill Passed By Student Legislature Notebooks Authorized for AH Members; Bill for Summer Adjournment Defeated By Hill Wolfe f Meeting Thursday night in Gerrard hall, the student legislature unanimously passed a bill fixing the order of succession to the presidency of the, student body in the event that both the presi dent and vice-president should ever drop out of school or be in capacitated. The bill provides that if this should ever occur the chairman of the student council would serve as interim president until a special campus election could i- be held. Charlie Fulton and Pete Pully spoke against the student council ap propriations bill and urged that it be tabled until a later date because of the uncertainty of student council ac tivity during the next year. The bill was defeated by a close vote. Legislators' Notebooks A bill was passed authorizing the purchase of 50 notebooks for use by members of the legislature. The legis lature also passed a bill in which it recommends to the University that men students be allowed to wear their own swim trunks in the outdoor pool. A proposal by Al Lowenstein in which he asked that the men's dormi tories be equipped with a telephone on every floor was referred to the ways and means committee. Another of his proposals was referrd to the elections committee. He urged that in future elections, party, affiliations of the candidates be printed on all ballots. Adjournment Defeated Declaring that the legislature did not have enough business to warrant weekly meetings throughout the re- Imainder of. the summer, Charlie Ful ton introduced a measure recommend ing that it adjourn, until the opening of the fall quarter in September. The bill was defeated after Jim Tay lor, in a lengthy talk, said, "I cannot see student government voluntarily folding up for six weeks at such a critical period in its fight for recognition." - "S. 1 1

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