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'TV U.!I.C. library Serials Pcpt Box C70 ? 7, '5 ? WEATHER Partly cloudy with little change In temperature. LEGISLATURE It disgraced itself last night. See page 2. VOLUME LXVI NO. 60 Complete W) Wire Service CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6, 195S Offices in Graham Afemortal FOUR PAGES THIS ISSUE V IT II V t J' f t II II VI Four Nations Plan Response To Reds Offer WASHINGTON Wi The State Department said today the United States, Britain, France and West Germany are trying to work out a unified response to Russia's proposal for a "Free City" of West Berlin. On that ground It declined com ment on German plans put forth by British Foreign Secretary Selwyn L!oyd. Lloyd told Parliament yesterday that the British Government was ready for full discussion with Rus sia about the future of Germany and the security of Europe. He tilkf-d about creation of a buffer zone between East and West in East Germany and the establishment of Arms limitation and surprise attack controls. Such ideas have been advanced at by th western jMjwers for several years. In declining to take a position on the Lloyd statement. Press Officer Joseph Heap said negotiations with Britain and othr countries cover a "variety of possibilities In connec tion with formulation of a unified rupons to the Soviet note of Nov. 27." Commentator, C-R Attorney Speak In Public Affairs Forum ABC commentator Edward P. rights as a feature of domestic is Morgan and the noted civil rights attorney William L. McGovern will be the guest speakers at the annual forum of the Y's Public Affairs Committee Sunday through Tuesday. The main event of the program will be the Public Forum at 8 p.m. Monday In the Library Assembly Room. The topic will be "Domestic Issue and Their Influence on U. S. Foreign Policy." The guest speak trs will treat the topic of human World Politics Is Topic For Tito-Nasser PORT SAID. EGYPT, UH Tour Ing President Tito of Yugoslavia was greeted by President Nasser yes terday with embraces and kisses in oriental fashion. Then the two lead ers professed independents In world politics began talks on the international situation. Tito arrived aboard hra yacht Caleb with a naval escort at the Suez Canal Authority headquarters that Nasser nationalized in 1956. It was Tito's first stop on a 10- weeks series of official calls in In- dnnesia, Ceylon and Sudan and fiiendship visits In India, Burma, Ethiopia and back here to the Unit ed Arab Republic. With Tito are his wife, Jovanka, and officials. Mrs. Tito asked to see Nasser's Infant son Abdel Hakim and he was brought forth. After the warm greeting, a 21- sua salute, anthem playing and . . . ima4a tr a rest hoiKe on the canal bank. Meeting with them were U.A.R. Foreign Minister Mahmoud Fawzi and Nasser" close adviser. Aly Sabrl. A Yugoslav government spokes- man announced In Belgrade that Tito's visits "will be another af firmation of the principles of oc live and peaceful coexistence among countries with different social sys tern, strengthening of all around mutual cooperation, and strengthen ing of world peace." Tito, Nasser and India's Prime Minister Nehru have met before to fr&me a so-called neutralist position. Indonesia and Burma also have proclaimed similar positions be tween East and West. G. M. SLATE Activities for Crshim Memo rial today Includt: YVoodhouso Conference Room; Graham Dorm Danct, Cobb bait- mnt, 7:30-12 p.m. Butler Is Not Danger To Us Says Truman By CHUCK FLINNER Special To The Dally Tar Heel RALEIGH Former President Harry S. Truman said yesterday in Raleigh that be considered Paul M. Butler was not harmful to the De mocratic Party. "He is an asset; anybody In the Democratic Party is an asset." He expressed belief there would be no break between the South and North in the party! He added that the Civil Rights plank in the 1956 platform was a strong one. He felt the Civil Rights plank in the 10 platform would also be a strong one, but, "I am not reading anyone out of the rrty," he said. Truman met about GO members of the press, radio and television in the Senate chamber of the capitol building in Raleigh In an afternoon press conference. The first question he was asked was about Governor Luther Hodges as a possible candidate for the vice presidency. He replied that Hodges was well qualified, then added, "it is a job where you don't have to sues Morgan will address the West minster Fellowship of the Presby terian Church at 6:15 p.m. Sunday. McGovern will speak to the Canter bury Club of the Episcopal Church at 6:30 p.m. The public has been invited to these meetings. Classroom visits from 9-12 noon are scheduled for Monday. Morgan will speak at a Radio- Television School luncheon at 12:30 McGovern will speak at a luncheon at the Rathskeller to which the pub lie has been invited. Tuesday the speakers will again visit classrooms from 9-12 noon. At 1 p.m. Morgan will speak at a luncheon at the Rathskeller which is open to the public. Both speakers will attend a YM-YWCA dinner meeting at 6:30 p.m. and speak on "Human Rights A Challenge to the Campus." McGovern is a partner of Arnold, Fortas and Porter law firm, a Wash ington, D. C, firm well known for its defense of cases involving civil liberties. Morgan is vice president of the Radio-Television Correspondents As sociation, lie Droadcasts over All (J Radio network Mondays-Fridays at 7 p.m. Two Sentenced For Wire Theft i wo carrnoro Negroes were .ound guilty in Chapel Ilill Re corder's Court Tuesday for stealing I w 1 . m n m i rt . i ii.. -t : r wu-uuijr ui rap wire irum l"c j n-ui aim I were sentenced to serve 60-day entences on the roads. Frank Alston and Thomas Mitch- cll were arrested Saturday after- noon by Officer A. L. Pendererass and charged with stealing 277 pounds of copper wire from the University facility Friday night They allegedly sold the material to a firm in Durham. The wire was valued by water plant authorities at $90. Residence Council Elects Dance To Post Dewey " Dance was elected vice president of the Women's Residence Council at a weekly meeting Tues day right. Martha Wellons was elected jun ior representative to the advisory board of Graham Memorial. The council voted not to grant late permission for the Raleigh Ice Siiows. Late permission will be granted whenever holidays end dur- lng the week. This enables girjs to have until midnight to return. work. I know." He emphatically stated he would not commit himself on a choice for a presidential candidate. "There are so many qualified Democrats who would make good candidates that it would be difficult to choose." He believed a Southerner would have a good chance to appear on the ticket and that the (segregation con troversy would be no hinderance. When asked who he thought would be the Republican candidate he stid, "I haven't the slightest notion who it would be but Nixon.' An swering one question about his re ference in Tennessee about Nixon as a "squirrel head," he said, "If ou live in Tennessee and don't know what a squirrel head is you need an education." Discussing the cold war Truman pointed out that the Russians had broken 32 agreements within one yr of the Potsdam agreement. If they break the fundamental points of the agreement, they can not be depended on for an agreement con cerning Berlin. He said he favored a strong hand on Berlin. He recalled the situation which came up' when Tito threatened to take Trieste. As president he sent three divisions and the Mediterranean fleet to the scene and Tito backed down. He refused to say just what he would do about Berlin. :"That depends on policy set by the President and I happen to be a retired farmer from Mis souri." The smiling 72-year-old former President kept the press and gal cries laughing continuously and at one -point said, "Come on fellows, ask 'em. - He Was asked If he would like to have a more active part in the gov ernment. He replied, "I am having more fun than I ever had in my life and I think I have an active part in the government." Single Election Amendment Fails To Get Special Orders By DEE DANIELS The student body will not vote on a constitutional amendment to hold a single annual fall Legislative election in elections Tuesday as was planned. Student Legislature rescinded the bill Thursday night after Norman Smith (Ind) introduced another bill changing the slnglj election time rom fall to spring. The bill failed to get special or ders so it will go into the Ways and Means committee and be reported on next Thursday. As it now stands, students - will vote Tuesday on a consitutional amendment to select the head cheer leader by student government, the sophomore class will revote for class president between Charlie Gra ham (UP) and Davis Young (SP), and women will vote in a run-off be tween Bunkie Jester and Sandra Trotman for the third seat on Wom en's Honor Council. The Legislature also defeated by a 27-18 vote Ed Levy's (SP-UP) bill to 6end telegrams to the governors of Arkansas and Virginia stating the body's opposition to the gover- nors' closing of public schools. Levy urged the legislators to say what they belieVe by means of the telegram in order to help those who are fighting for their education. He illustrated by saying that in other countries students whose education Is being jeopardized retaliate by voicing their disapproval, sometimes in the form of riots. He believes that as students, the Legislature should do its part by taking a definite stand in a com munication to the governors who are directly Involved in the situation Jim Crownover (SP) advocated viewing the bill from a practica standpoint. He pointed out that the people of Virginia voted on having all private schools before Gov. Al- was presented by Crownover to al mond even came into office. There- lot $25 to Dean of Awards E. L. fore, if he closes Norfolk schools, , Mackie and Gary Greer (SP) pro- it Is the will of the people and not Mas own prerogative. B km Li li!iil!i'g SSTl?0yi! lPVTWi'tG&tt -Wf w.T,,H.-r. .... ... . ! ' . - r , ' - . '7rW ' N'J N..' I l k -t u M :yw.i : I Is-- 'fj i ? i,'-! iit !r t " , ; ' r. ;fc ' V 'S - ' ! I , - ' 1$ r.v- , 3VV. 1 I' ll- 'lU s L" , I - -i - - . s - s-. ? If ' I i.-i.. laMi. mn i iniuiiKimimi .n.i-ini i-ii .i--.!. ...... ii n in rirn ii ininiil FIRE Firemen and volunteers are shown as they battled yesterday's University storeroom fire which destroyed supplies unofficially estimated at between $75,000 and $80,000. The blaze was discovered at about 8 a.m. Cause of the fire has been attributed to a faulty elevator which was to be repaired next week. Pho';o By Buddy Spoon . ; . , . Committee-Seeks Successor To Bosfian RALEIGH (AP) A Wilmington lawyer, Rudolph L.Mintz, was elect ed yesterday as chairman of a committee which will recommend a successor to Dr. Carey H. Bostian as Chancellor of North Carolina State College. Crownover further urged the solons to "stay in North Carolina." He said there are plenty of prob- ems to be solved right here. In explaining factors which con cern mm anout tne Legislature s feelings, Don Furtado, student body president, said. "The fact we need things shouldn't limit us to our own campus." 'We tend to be isolationists," he continued. Furtado stressed that as the first state (N.C.) to conscienti ously meet the problem of integra tion, the students should be lead ers in actions concerning the prob lem. Calling the issue one of personal philosophy, Smith stated that the telegram probably wouldn't change Faubus' or Almond's ideas, but "our feelings will be broadcast all over the nation." Charlie Gray (UP) expounded his stand against any action that pre vents public education, but he claimed the South has had some thing thrust upon it which it doesn't want. Gray alleged that the liberals at Carolina won't compromise. He compared the sending of such a telegram to "a declaration of war between our Legislature and the states of Virginia and Arkansas." ' Five new bills were presented Thursday night. Janie Walters (SP) introduced one to approve the Graduate Club Constitution and Smith innovated a bill to appropriate $100 for miscel laneous expenditures to the Comit tee on State Affairs. A bill to appropriate $125 from the Unappropriated Balance to the Carolina Women's Council was in troduced by Anne Eckerson on be half of CWC. Another bill for an appropriation posed approval of the by-laws of the medical school honor council. . ... ,.. '. v. - s - y " i m mm u All 15 members of the commit tee were present as it held its or ganizational meeting. It was ap pointed several weeks ago by Wil liam C. Friday, President of the Consolidated University of North Carolina. Mintz, a member of the State College class of 1929, is a member of the Consolidated University Board of Trustees. Friday, who will make the ap pointment from a list of three names submitted by the committee, met with the group. Plans were made for the committee to hold another session in mid-January. Dr. Bostian announced several weeks ago that he plans to step down as Chancellor effective next June 30 to return to teaching. SPECTATORS WERE QUIET Cheering Section Missing From Supply Room Blaze By CHARLIE SLOAN Nobody cheered the fire at the University's supply room yester day. The cheering section was in class, in bed or at breakfast. Most of the spectators were faculty members and other University em ployes on their way to work. A few students were standing around, but they were quiet. President William Friday stood quietly near the hottest corner of the building until it was obvious that the fire was under control. Then he returned to his office. Firemen arriving early at the INFIRMARY Students in the Infirmary yes terday included: Doris Blackwell Braxton, Sa rah Alene Doggett, Fern Eliza beth Rhyne, Margaret Lockhart Oast, Susan Scott Bowles, Char ley Howard Brown, Thomas Jo seph Guerrieri, Peter Beacon Young, Robert Gilliam Frye, Malcolm Franchot Palmer, Sid ney George Sowers, George Lee Phillips, Ralph Starlings Bender, James Joseph McKtown, Harold Franklin Lusk, Margaret Addi son, Marjorie Rawls Moore and John Chalmers Eagle. i ' -'W S' i . . . to return to teaching fire were no: dressed for the smoky mess that developed. One casually took shelter beside a truck and changed pints. Another fireman sent a friend hack to the . station for his boots and helmet. Storeroom Manager T. II. Ray stood behind ''che building grimly taking inventory of his stock as it flowed mixed with ash laden wa- ter out a door. "The yellow is floor wax ... that green is soap." Toilet paper rolls pulled cut of the build- ing .by firemen splashed into the drab mess and stopped the drain. Some of the rolls were sun burn ing when they feU. A garden hose vi as used to put them put. .'University dump trucks and t crews arrived snortiy aiier me debris ; started hitting the ground. The men were kept busy spraying water on the smoldering mess pitched into the trucks. ; Four hours later a fireman esti mated that six truckloads of burn ed supplies had been carted away. Faced with the task of cleaning up and getting back into business, nay uirnea it nis siuueni em ployes, "good old student labor." One had already come up and ajiked if he'd been burnt out of a jcb. Ray didn't hesitate on his an swer, he was already talking work ing nights to get straightened out. m Since Swain Hall Blaze By ROSEMARY ROBERTS and PRINGLE PIPKIN An estimated 75,ooo-$So,ooo worth of damage was done to the University Storeroom fire yesterday morning, according to T. H. Ray, manager of the General Storeroom and Purchasing Department. Chief J. S. Boone of the Chapel Hill Fire Department said it was the worst on the campus since the fire in Swain Hall last winter. He termed the contents "heavily dam aged." A. It. Sheperd Jr., business of ficer and treasurer of the Univer sity, said the building and its con tents are covered by the State Fire Insurance Fund. A representative of the state in surance department was called while the fire was in progress. The fire is thought to have start ed around the elevator shaft. Chief Boone explained the fire originat ed in an electrical motor used for the elevator. The motor, which is located in the basement, had not been func tioning properly. Gray said that repair men were to attend the of fending machine within the next week. "When the fire broke out, men in the building made an attempt to fight the fire with extinguishers around 8 a.m. j However, the fire within three minutes spread to the upper floors and the men were forced to abandon the building after discharging five or six ex tinguishers. rnl r: J . a ' i - - ixie lire ueparunem arrived jua j in time to prevent the explosion of paint and floci oil drums which were overheating. Burning toilet paper and paper towels made the fire difficult to fight. As soon as the paper towel, could be extinguished, they were thrown out the building into truck and removed. The fire trucks left around noon. The fire was confined largely to the back of the building and the center section of the building. Wa ter damage was heavy. Around 250 cases of paper towels and toilet paper burned. Ray said he did not know when rebuilding will start. In the mean time his office will be in Steele. A brick wall prevented the fire from spreading to gasoline sup plies. No firemen were hurt. No interruption in the supply of paper towels or toilet paper is ex pected. re 5 t ft ' t 1 -r ' h V" ''-'.'" i i '.v-'4 N1: 4; fir - F l ' L "i j r -' ' i" i . . ,P . FIRE .SCENE Firemen, volunteers, and spectators are shown with a tangle of fire hose as they work to extinguish the fire whuh gutted part of the University storeroom yesterday morning. Camous Worst :-nd ecjuiprnent stored there in a University Feces Problem In Supplier s The biggest problem the Univer sity faces as, a result of the fire which damaged the General Store room yesterday morning is in ob taining supplies and, after they are obtained, finding someplace to store them, according to J. S. Bennett, director of operations. He said th.t they hope to be able to store supplies in a Carrboro ware house, but, as of yesterday after noon, permission had not been granted. "It's quite a problem," said Ben nett. "For instance, there was a car load of paper napkins in there that they are just shoveling out and hauling away in trucks and the University can't stop because the supply building burned.'' He said that the building is di ! ided by lire walls into three sec tions. While one section was de stroyed, there was only 'a smatter ing of water" in the other two sec tions. James A. Branch, business man ager, said that it was impossible to estimata accurately the damage be- ; cause inspectors -cannot get into the building yet to make a complete investigation and an inventory must be compiled before it can be known exactly what supplies were in that particular section. The inventory will take several days. He said that the supply building, like all state-owned buildings, is completely covered by insurance for. both fire ani water damage. The University uses the building to house all supplies. Branch men tioned such Uiings as paint, varnish, wax and coils of copper wire as be ing in the destroyed section. This is the first major fire to break out on the University campus since the series that swept the cam pus nearly a year ago on January 9. That day t'rjee fires were started in the Carolina Inn; the second foor and attic of Swain Hall were burned; and fires broke out in Hill Hall Annex Y Miller Hall and Ken an Woods. The major damage was to Swain, which was estimated to be approxi mately $50, COO. Tiie fire epidemic was later discovered to be the work of an arsonist. v
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