PoliHcal News
And Views
ASHEVILLE-BILTMORE COUNCIL—In the picture, left to right, are: Norman Bie, Oskar K. Merritt,
Ambassador Henri Bonnet of France, Dr. Charles Blancos, Interim Ambassador from Cuba, Frank
Cauble and Herbert Wallace, Chairmen of the Asheville-Biltmore Chapter of the Collegiate Council
for the United Nations. The picture was taken at the recent convention of the CCUN held in Statesville,
N. C. (Photo by Don McMahon, staff photographer).
HERBERT A. WALLACE APPOJNTED
DISTRICT DIRECTOR CCUN
Asheville-Biltmore college was
named . headquarters for District
One-A of the Collegiate council
for the United Nations, North
Carolina division, it was announc
ed last week by Lincoln S. H.
Kan, state director of the C. C. U.
N., while he was visiting the lo
cal chapter.
At the same time, Mr. Kan ap
pointed Herbert' Wallace, chair-,
man of the Asheville-Biltmore ’
chapter of the C. C. U. N., as dis
trict director, and Norman Bie as
assistant director. Mr. Wallace
succeeds Miss Jane Bachman of
Montreat college.
Increased facilities and greater
efficiency due to centralization
were given as reasons for the
change in headquarters. District
One-A comprised Western North
Carolina colleges, including Mars
Hill, Brevard, Black Mountain,
Montreat, Lees McRae, Warren
Wilson, St. Genevieve of the
Pines, Western Carolina Teachers:
College, Cullowhee, and Ashe-
ville-Biltmore.
Mr. Wallace announced plans
underway to organize all colleges
into working groups to facilitate
the advancement of C. C. U. N. in
this section. He said that each
college will sponsor a high school
chapter to function along the
same lines as the college chapters.
The new regional chairman al
so announced a weekly radio pro
gram sponsored by the Asheville-
Biltmore college chapter of C. C.
U. N. which will be heard over
Radio Station WLOS each Wed
nesday at 7:30 to 7:45 p. m. The
program, which is presented by
students, is called “Your United
Nations”. He stated that speaking
dates are being arranged with
civic clubs in Asheville and this
vicinity to enable students to
speak on the U. N.
Mr. Wallace said that the Ashe
ville-Biltmore chapter is making
a strong bid for the next state
convention of the C. C. U. N. to
be brought to Asheville in May.
He announced that a regional con
vention will be held before that
date. Speakers who have been in
vited to the state convention in
clude Trigby Lee, Mrs. Franklin
D. Roosevelt, Warren Austin, the
Ambassadors from China and
Great Britain, and several other
outstanding members of the state
department.
The Collegiate Council for the
United Nations is a non-political,
non-partisan and non-profit or
ganization, said to be the unoffi
cial voice of the United Nations.
It was organized as an outgrowth
of the old League of Nations as
sociations in June, 1946 and 90
per cent of its membership is
comprised of World War II vete
rans. There are 30 chapters of the
C. C. U. N. in the state at the
present time.
The C. C. U. N. carries out its
work through civic groups, the
press, public forums and personal
contacts. The Asheville Biltmore
chapter was recently organized
with Mr. Wallaca as chairman and
Mr. Bie as vice-chairman. The
executive committee is composed
of Paul Raione, publicity; Mr.
Bie, college organizations; Gar
land Crenshaw, high school or
ganizations; Nick Bonarrigo,
speakers’ bureau, and Miss Gene
vieve Gregg, secretary to the
chapter.
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Crenshaw New
Secretary For
American Legion
Garland B. Crenshaw, a popular
student at ABC, has been ap
pointed executive secretary of
the local post of the American Le
gion. The appointment was made
last week after a meeting of the
officials of the post.
Mr. Crenshaw, who is treasurer
of the German Club and a mem
ber of the executive committee of
the CCUN here at ABC, is also
Deputy Chief of Staff of the Vir
ginia Veterans of Foreign W'ais.
Mr. Crenshaw served his coun
try by enlisting in the Navy. He
prepared for duty while attend
ing the University of Vi/ginia,
participating in the ROTC pro
gram. After spending eighteen
months with the submarine forces
in the Pacific, Mr. Crenshaw v/as
sent to the Atlantic area and
there was engaged in anti-sub
marine activity.
The gentleman from Virginia
has been, among other things, a
semi-pro boxer for six years and
a Golden Gloves champion for
two years.
Mr. Crenshaw will attend the
University of Virginia beginning
in September and from there he
plans to go to the Dental College
of Richmond, Virginia to com
plete his training.
Reusing^s Donates
Refrigerator
The bacteriology classes have
long been in need of a refrigera
tor, and now at long last one has
been acquired. The science de
partment has Mrs. M. A. James
of the Board of Directors to thank
for this. Mrs. James obtained the
refrigerator from Reusing’s Elec
trical Appliance Store. It was de
livered to the school on March
5th, and promptly put into use.
By Frank Cauble
Lets hop on the political band
wagon and listen to a little swing
and sway the Republican way.
Yas suh. The Republicans are
steadily pushing President Tru
man’s .civil rights isue into the
lap of the Democrat Party. They
are also doing a good job of
splitting the “Solid South”.
Truthfully, the split is just what
the doctor ordered. The term,
“Solid South,” is a direct insult
to the integrity, of the people in
the South. There is little or no
representation when a group of
Southern Statesmen, who are sup
pose to represent the people can
be counted on to go along with
their party regardless of its poli
cies.
Here is an example of the “Sol
id South”. On February 1, the
southern Democrats aided the Re
publicans in passing the Knut
son tax bill sponsored by Con
gressman Knutson (Rep., Minn.)
by a 297 to 120 vote in the house.
Only one Republican—Andrean
of Minn.—voted against the bill
while 61 Democrats, almost all
from the South, voted for it.
The Knutson tax bill reduces
taxes on incomes by 6.5 billion
dollars; however, the chief bene
ficiaries are the wealthy who
will save about 800 million and
reduce Uncle Sam’s income that
much, too. Also attached to the
Knutson tax bill was the “com
munity property” provision that
reduces inheritance taxes to half;
also a saving for the wealthy
totaling millions.
The Un-American Activities In
vestigation Committee is over
doing its authority in its chas
tisement of government officials
by branding them as Commu
nists, only to find out later,
through careful investigation by
the FBI, that their victims are
innocent.
The proposal for a World
Agency shows little or no faith
in the United Nations. Give the
U. N. a chance and support it.
Only peaceful negotiations will
bring about world peace. Support
your U. N.
New Editor
Selects Staff
(Continued from page 1)
that we, the staff, are always re
ceptive to suggestions and criti
cism. Letters to the editor are
most welcome.”
The new staff is composed of
the following members: Herbert
Wallace, Editor-in-chief; Norman
Bie, managing editor; Nicholas
Bonarrigo, asistant managing
editor; Mary Barker, Genevieve
Gregg, Frances Mclntire, Peggy
Crompton, Cecil Roberts, Jack
Stewart, associate editors; Paul
Raione, news editor; Frank Caub
le, feature editor; Ray Charbon-
neau, sports editor; Smiley
Courtney, business manager; Har
vey Austin, Advertising manag
er; Billie Cobb, circulation and
exchange; Don McMahon and
Harvey Wills, Staff photograph
ers.
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