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TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1935
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The oScial newspaper el the Publications Union Board
ef the Uniyersity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where
it is printed daily except Mondays, and the Thanksgiving,
Christmas, and Spring Holidays. Entered as second class
matter t the post office of Chapel Hill, N. C, under act
of March 3, 1879. Subscription price, $3.00 for the
college year.
Robert C. Page, Jr.
Joe Webb. 1. ..
George Underwood ....
.. Editor
..Managing Editor
.Business Manager
...Circulation Manager
Editorial Staff ..
EDITORIAIaBOARD Phil Hammer, chairman.
FEATURE BOARD-Nelson Lansdale, chairman; Nick
Head, Bob Browder, Francis Clmgman, J. Ji. Jroin
dexter, W. M. Cochrane, Willis Harrison.
CITY EDITORS Irving Suss, Walter Hargett, Don
McKee, Jim Daniel, Reed Sarratt.
-TELEGRAPH EDITORS Stuart Rabb, Charlie Gilmore
DESK MAN Eddie Kahn.
SPORTS DEPARTMENT Jimmy Morris and Smith
Barrier, co-editors, Tom Bost, Lee Turk, Len Rubin,
Fletcher Ferguson, Stuart Sechriest, Lester Ostrow,
Ira Sarasohn.
EXCHANGES Margaret Gaines.
STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Don Becker.
REPORTERS Bill Hudsoa, Jhn Smith, J. F. Jonas,
Ralph Sprinkle, Howard Easter, Lawrence weisproa,
Raymond Howe, William Jordan, Morton J?eiaman.
Butler French
v Business Staff
ASST. BUSINESS MANAGER............
COLLECTION MANAGER Herbert Osterheld
, OFFICE MANAGERS- Walter Eckert, Roy Crooks
NATIONAL ADVERTISING Boylan Carr
DURHAM REPRESENTATIVE Joe Murnick.
LOCAL ADVERTISING Hugh Primrose, Robt. Sosnik,
Eli Joyner (managers), Bill MacDonald, Louis Shaff-
ner, Page Keel, BUI McLean, Unst isiacicweii.
CITY EDITOR FOR THIS ISSUE: JIM DANIEL
Tuesday, January 15, 1935
PARAGRAPHICS
Now that the "Y" has begun its crime pro
gram, wonder if it wouldn't be possible to have
a course in amateur safe-cracking?
"World Holds Breath as Saar Plebiscite
Takes Place." But the resulting landslide
leaves us enough wind to let loose a
well-
earned yawn.
Campus daily puts Dr. Frank on the spot.
"Let us -be honorable," he is quoted as saying,
"not because we are afraid to be dishonorable,
but because we want to."
Voice of
The People 1
As generally satisfied with the tenor of the
governor's message as all parties concerned seem
to be, there remains only the doubt in our minds
as to whether it was not too good to be true
Nobody who is interested in his state can help
feeling the earnest progressiveness that charac
terized Governor Ehringhaus recomfnendations
and it would be foolhardy to pick to pieces an
address which even the minority commended.
Our reference to the minority party comes as
a result of noticing that Republicans were in
agreement with substantially everything the
governor said except his advocacy of an in
creased highway patrol. 'In the Democratic
ranks also this feeling occurs.
It is our conviction that the entire program 0
spending for the highway commission should be
minimized for the present. The governor de
clared that out-of-the-way places should be con
- t V " t . I j 1 ' 1 . . -
neciea Dy means 01 xne construction 01 new
roads. That is all very well, if the state can see
its way clear to provide for such construction.
And here's where the too-good-to-be-true part
comes in. Increases in appropriations for other
spending agencies in the state will make terrific
demands on the treasury, ultimately on the peo
pie. Where is the money coming from? The
first choice should be given to the most needy
departments and institutions of the state. And
from every newspaper's comment that we have
seen, that first choice has been voted to educa
tion. If newspapers are in any respect the voice
of the people, let the 1935 legislature be guided
accordingly. ,
A Good
Omen
Some half million inhabitants of the Saar voted
Sunday as to whether they would become part o
France, remain under the League of Nations. 0
be reunited to Germany. Although the pro-
German group has been virtually conceded the
victory by their opponents, the official result has
not yet been made known. However, it was the
manner in which the plebiscite was carried out
rather than the actual result which has held the
interest of a tense and frightened world.
Due to effective patrols in the face of long
threatened violence, heated accusation, and prop
aganda, one of the greatest crises of post-war
history has apparently been safely passed. The
fuse' has been set, but.no explosion has yet fol
lowed. So chalk one up for the League of Na
tions,' Mr. Geoffrey Knox, and the international
police force. Despite certain mishaps in Asia
and South America, the League may yet turn out
to be a potent curb on the mischievous activities
of the world's so-called "bad boy" nations.
Money and
The Court
The New Deal's monetary policy" of devalua
tion, purported to help the debtor from rising
burdens, nvill be supported or "discarded- as un
constitutional by the supreme court of the United
States within the next few weeks. Colossal is
he importance of the court's decision.
Should the court hold that the devaluation law
was invalid and that the gold clause of extant
contracts is still binding on the contracting par
ties, it will mean that for every dollar of debt
contracted, the debtor must pay $1.69. Two
questions, then, have arisen: Are the laws of
Congress regulating the use of gold and estab-
ishing a new gold content for the dollar valid?
Can debts carrying a clause providing for pay
ment in gold coin of tlie weight and fineness pre
vailing before devaluation be paid in lawful cur
rency of the United States, dollar for dollar?
The decision will determine whether Congress
has the power to alter private or governmental
contracts and whether its power to regulate the
value of the currency can legally alter such con
tracts. The 14th amendment does not prohibit
the federal government from altering a contract
but does prohibit the states from doing so. If
the Congressional power is upheld, it will be by
virtue of the provision for the "general welfare
of the nation" and the ' power to coin money.
regulate it, and fix standards. If it is not, it
will be by virtue of the impeccable nature of
contractual agreements. The fate of New Deal
monetary policies is in the balance.
Help to
The Greeks
A loan of $1,700 has just been tendered a Mary
land College fraternity by the Federal Housing
Administration for improvements, in the na
tion's far-reaching "better-housing campaign."
There are those who will attack this aid to the
Greeks as fostering needless activity, on luxuries
and for dandies. But of all real estate, we can
think of none more ill-treated by Old Man Cycle-
Bottom than fraternity property. Fraternity men
have become scarcer, and rates for membership
have been reduced. The scaled-down income has
hardly covered the mortgage in many instances
where mortgages exist. Consequently, not much
in the way of permanent improvements has been
effected.
The National Housing Act was designed to
help the home-owner improve his property and
increase its value and usefulness. ' We are glad
that fraternities have been regarded as usef u
organizations whose property has value ; we were
afraid that the Democrats might, not appreciate
the fact that people pay extra to live with those
with whom they are most congenial. At any
rate, we daresay many are the fraternities which
will take advantage of this opportunity to take
the warps out of the parlor floor or splash some
paint on the ceiling. 5
Gentlemen
Of No Leisure
At the present there is a group of some two
dozen students, more or less, who are harassed
by the difficult problem of not having an ade
quate amount of time in which to keep up their
scholastic requirements -and to participate in
some essential extra-curricular activities. Of
course, there are many besides this group who
find themselves with the same handicap, but this
particular group we have in mind are distinct
ively individualistic. It is composed of those who
are attempting to operate dormitory stores in
addition- to attending to their studies and other
endeavors and, who spend on the first-named ac
tivity an average of three hours daily at this
work.
We do not mean that three hours on the part
of each (two to a store) is too much time to
spend at this work if necessary, but when we
consider that something like one-half of these
minutes are spent in idle chatter with the less
industrious of the dormitory inmates, it is ex
travagant waste. A man who is trying to hold
his place on a team or in class or at some other
activity must be regular in participation; three
hours of a day precludes "stick-to-itiveness" be
cause it devours too many precious minutes
Hence, one may easily see from these facts that
an hour and a half -every day wasted can ill be
afforded by such a student as those two men
tioned. 1
One of the more thoughtful store-keepers has
instituted a petition, which has been signed by
all but one of the service men in the two quad
rangles, that would enumerate certain periods
each day for the store to be open. , This, we be
lieve, would be the most logical and effective,
way to eliminate the problem involved. If the
fellows who patronize the service rooms knew
that they would have access to the places only
at the hours designated, they would take care to
purchase their needs at these times, thus cutting
out all wasted time and making it possible for
both the negligent student-and the service men
to get in a bit of much needed study: We feel
that this plan would well stand "trial, and the re
sults would be beneficial to all concerned. :
Casual Correspondent
.. . by ;
Nelson Lansdale
A MATTER OF ACCENT
A story we're Unable to vouch
for is told of "Jean Harlow's re
cent visit to London, one of the
interesting features of which is
that the Hollywood actress was
a decided social success, and was
ultimately invited to a party
given by witty Lady Margot
(pronounced "Margo") Asquith.
Apparently unaware of the
nuances o f pronunciation of
proper names, . the platinum
blonde hailed her hostess with a
joyial : "Hello, Margott, old kid.
To which Lady Asquith repli
ed icily : "My dear Miss Harlow,
if you must call me by that
name, it is pronounced Margo,
not Margott. The T is silent,
as in Harlow,
GOOD POLITICS
We don't know how the realm
of funny stories got so wide; but
the next one we think of takes
place in northern. Alaska, and
concerns a man named Lewis
who made his living guiding
parties of exploration. Their
curiosity having been aroused,
five resident Americans engaged
him in the off season to take
them through the frozen wastes.
For nearly two months there
was no word from the party.
Finally Lewis returned, looking
fat and happy, explaining that
the party was frozen in, and that
there was nothing to do but wait
until the spring thaws came.
When spring finally arrived
a searching party was sent out.
They found the five bodies, and
they discovered, too, that meat
had been cut .from them, obvi
ously by a human hand: They
placed the guide under arrest,
and returned to civilization's
outpost to try him for murder.
The prisoner had nothing to say
in his defense.
The judge, a good political ap
pointee of the old school, arose
to pronounce sentence. "John
Lewis, you 'son-of-a-gun," he
growled. "There were nine
Democrats in this precinct, and
you ate five of them."
ARTS PROJECTS TEA
A tea. attended by over 75
guests from Durham and Chapel
Hill, was given by the Southern
Arts Projects in- Hill Music hall
last week.
Members of the faculty com
mittee on fine arts greeted the
visitors and invited them to in
spect the exhibit of oil paintings,
lent by the Grand Central Gal
leries of New York City.
Members of ' the .committee
are: Professors George Howe,
U. T. Holmes, J. P. Harland,
Frederick H. Koch, John Book
er, W. S. Bernard, and Glen
Haydon.
Mrs. W. C. Coker, chairman
of the arrangements committee
for the occasion, was assisted by
Mrs. Frank Miller, Mrs. Felix
Grisette, and Mrs. Mary Graves
Rees.
In the receiving line were:
Mrs. Frank P. Graham, Mrs. R.
B. House, Miss Rosamund Niles,
Mrs. Mary Graves Rees, and
Mrs. W. S. Bernard.
Those serving were : Mrs. Fe
lix Grisette, Mrs. U. T. Holmes,
Mrs. Cecil Johnson, Mrs. H. M.
Burlage, Mrs. J. P. Harland,
Miss Lena Alice Tuttle, and Miss
Alma Holland.
Mrs. F. K. Cameron and Mrs.
Frank Miller poured tea.
Sateigh Concert Tonight
Features "Rhapsody"
Featuring the famous "Rhap
sody in Blue," the North Caro
lina Symphony Orchestra will
play the first of a series of week
ly concerts in the City Memo
rial Auditorium at Raleigh to
night at 8:30 with Lamar
Stringfield conducting.
Helen McGraw of Washing
ton, D..C, widely known con
cert pianist, will be the guest
artist of the program and will
play the piano solo parts of the
"Rhapsody."
The orchestra will maintain
its headquarters in Raleigh af
ter this program and play con
certs throughout eastern North
Carolina.
Med School Photo
LADIES, JUST LADIES
It seems that in the early part
of the . century before respect
able women could do anything
but ' simper, ("The woman's
place is in the home, and I could
tell you which room") there was
a lady working on a newspaper
in Dallas, Texas. One day three
female representatives of the W.
C. T. U. marched into the office,
and stalked up to her desk. Glar
ing at her, the W.C.T.U. spokes
lady said: "We understand
there's a newspaper woman in
this office who smokes cigar
ettes, drinks whiskey, and has
been known to have, men in her
apartment."
The newspaperwoman looked
up at the W. C. T. U. represent
ative, reached in her desk draw
er, pulled out a pack of cigar
ettes, extractedsone therefrom,
put her feet up on the desk, lit
the cigarette, and drawled her
reply: '"'Well, I'm Gawd-damned."
ODDS AND ENDS
Things we wish people would
go find out and tell us: who took
the key hanging on the gas-jet
of the wall of the post-office near
the parcel post window ... why
Manager E. Carrington Smith
doesn't bring "The" Gay Divor
cee" back to his Carolina thea
tre .. . what the "E" stands for
in E. Carrington . . . when the
new book, or books, by Univer
sity graduate Thomas Wolfe
will be published by Scribners
i . . if there's any regular score
keeper on the board at basket
ball games . . . how long it takes
for a letter to get from here to
New Haven, and for an answer
OUTSTANDING RADIO
BROADCASTS
Tuesday, Jan 15
1:00: George Hall orchestra,
WABC. ".
4:45: Dick Messner orchestra,
WABC.
7 :00 : The Average Family an3
the Cost of Government Gren
ville Clark of the Nat. Economy
League, WEAF.
7:15: Morton Downey, tenor;
orch.; Guy Bates Post, narrator,
WJZ.
7:30: Government Personnel
L. D. Coffman, Pres; of Univ.
of Minn., WEAF.
8:00: Frank Munn; Concert
orch.; Hazel Glenn, soprano,
WABC.
8:30: Wayne King orch.,
WEAF ; Giovanni Martinelli,
tenor; Queena Mario," soprano;
John B. Kennedy, narrator ; con
cert orch., WJZ.
9:00: Bing Crosby; Mills
Bros.; Stoll orch., WABC; Ben
Bernie orch; Joan Bennett, act
Iress, WEAF; Grace Moore, so
prano ; concert orch., WJZ.
9 :30 : Ed Wynn ; Duchin orch.,
WEAF ; Isham Jones orch.,
WABC.
10:00: Operetta Girl Crazy,
with Jane Froman, contralto;
John Barclay, and others,
WEAF; Glen Gray orch.; Ann
ette Hanshaw; Walter O'Keefe,
WABC.
11:00: Abe Lyman orch., WJZ.
The med school Yackety Yack
pictures will be taken tomorrow
morning at chapel period in
front of rthe med building.
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