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Library of UIIC. Chapel Hill, II. C. rt S7f . rr tnT TE ATHER: WW Cloudy; Probably Con- Untied Rain I 525 World News Edited by Jim McAden HUGE RELIEF AMOUNT REQUESTED OF HOUSE Washington, Feb. 15. An .emergency relief expenditure of $250,000,000 was asked today by the house appropriations committee to provide for needs during the next four months. The committee, in presenting its bill, suggested that it be passed immediately "because of the drastic change which has taken place in private employ ment." The appropriation, according to administration leaders, will be used to keep at least 2,000, 000 persons on relief rolls the next few months. As a result of the passage of the crop control bill late yester day afternoon, agriculture de partment officials were arrang ing today to begin the half-billion dollar program as soon as it receives presidential appro val, . The bill, which will provide employment for 15,000 workers, was passed by a 56 to 31 vote. In general, it involves adjust ment of production according to estimates of supply and demand. When supplies are considered too high, two-thirds of the farm ers voting in a referendum can impose marketing restrictions on all farmers, with penalties provided for, non-observance. FRED BEAL DECIDES TO SERVE SENTENCE Boston, Feb. 15. Fred Beal, former labor leader, who was convicted in Gastonia, N. C, of conspiring to murder nine years ago, decided to surrender him self and was on his way today to the state from which he has been a fugitive. Beat's decision came as a sur prise on the eve of a state house bearing scheduled for tomor row, at which Massachusetts authorities were to hear requests of Attorney General A. A. F. Seawell of North Carolina for his return. After being convicted with six (Continued on last page) Gordon Burns 7"iT TTTlfTT! TT.VT ' 1 Homna I - Godfather Of Cabin Kids During Visit Gordon Goes ! I fo ' h ...... J$ fa' ' J The famous Cabin Kids who will arrive in Chapel Hill this eekend and present a performance in Graham Memorial. Mr. urns has a cousin. The cousin's sister is Judy Canova. Judy has Nothing to do with it. The first cousin heard the kids and now Gordon is their godfather. Congratulations! Hit STUDENT FACULTY DAY HEADS NAME DATE ASAPML 5 Program Plans Outlined By Committeemen Yesterday Chairmen of the special ar rangements committees for the Student-Faculty Day program met yesterday afternoon in Dean House's office and formulated a definite "outline for the day's program in addition to chang ing the date for the event from April 6 to Tuesday, April 5, be cause of a conflict with a track meet with Princeton university on the former date. Election of the King and Queen of the day will be held "during the first week of the Spring quarter. The king will come from the members of the faculty and the queen from, the coed group. Both will be select ed primarily because of popu larity on the campus. Day's Program The day will begin by the cor onation ceremony of the roval pair at 10 o'clock, after which the dormitories will hold open house. At 1 o'clock the students will meet members of the facul ty for luncheon, and from 4 to 6 o'clock the fraternities will hold open house for the faculty. First feature of the evening will be a Jamboree Stunt pro gram in Memorial hall at 7:30 which will be followed , at 9 o'clock by the dance which1 will climax the day. t The theme .of the dance is still a secret, but will be announced soon by the committee in charge. Co-chairmen of the coronation ceremonies are Nancy Schallert and Dr. William Dye. Billy Robertson, Drs. NMackie and Kattsoff, and Bob Magill are in charge of the dormitory open house, and Fred Rippy and Dr. Harry Russell will make the ar rangements for the student-faculty luncheons. Chairman of the fraternity open houses is Bob Ray, while Bob duFour and Tim Elliott, assisted by Pete Ivey, will ar range the Memorial Hall Jam boree. Plans for the evening dance (Continued on page two) Is Appointed Godfather CHAPEL HILL, N. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1938 Hill To Receive Morql Influence Patrolman To Be Stationed Here For 'Effect' State Highway Patrol- man T. H. Griffis, who has been working out of Dur ham, will be transferred to Chapel Hill March 1, Ser geant R. S. Harris, com- ' manding this division of the highway patrol, stated yesterday. v : Sergeant Harris said that the . transfer was being made for the "moral effect" ; upon Carolina students of - knowing that a state troop-. erN was stationed in the com munity regularly, although - there have been no serious accidents involving stu -dents recently. ' Griffis' territory will in clude all of Orange county. SENATORS FAVOR WAGNER ACT WITH UNANIMOUS VOTE Di Discusses Only One Bill At Meeting Last Night Forced to meet in room 101 of New West last night because of the renovation in progress on tHeir meeting hall, a small group of Dialectic senators roused themselves from an unexplained MteJo enough to hold a short discussion of the Wagner labor relations act, and to ap prove the bill by a unanimous vote. Because of a conflicting ath letic schedule, attendance at the meeting was much lower than usual, a bare handful of the sen ators being present. Misunderstanding A misunderstanding between the Di and the Phi assembly over thev ball sponsored by the Phi next Friday night at Caro lina Inn was straightened out when it was learned that a blan ket invitation to the dance has been extended to all members of the senate by the assembly. Senator Busby made a motion (Continued on last page) To Act As University Junior Jubilant WThen Informed He Would Be Behind Five 8-Balls By Charles Barrett Gordon Burns, University junior, was yesterday appointed by A. Guy Ivey, Graham Memo rial director, to be frodfather extraordinary and Dlenmoten- tiary of the Cabin Kids during tneir stay m Chapel Hill this week-end. The announcement came as a complete surprise to those fa miliar with the inner intrigue of the memo rial. 'i- Burns ... wa s jubilant when informed that he would be behind the five 8-balls. It was learn 1... . 4 ifinj ed that the motive behind the appointment is concerned with Burns' connection with the dis covery of the "five watermelon seeds." Trained by their step-mother, (Continued on last page) .' Tonight In Memorial Hall. Nazi Representative 4 German ambassador Hans Dieckhoff who will speak tonight in Memorial hall at 8:30 as a guest of the CPU. ' Committee Sets March 25 Date For Soph Dance No Other Definite Decisions For Event Made By Group At Meeting Last Night Members of the Sopho more Dance committee at a meeting last night in Gra ham" Memorial set Harch 25 as the date for the an nual Sophomore dance. ' Although plans for a tea dance in addition to the evening formal were dis cussed no definite decisions were reached, leaving a pos sibility for two dances in stead of the usual one. The formal dance is to be held this year in the Tin Can which will be decorat ed in the class colors. No orchestra has been engaged by the committee but its selection will be an nounced as soon as ar rangements are made. Bob Stewart Is Winner Of AKG May Day Contest Successful Script Will Be Used By Coeds In Producing Annual Pageant First place in the AKG May Day pageant script contest was awarded yesterday to Bob Stew art, St. Anthony Hall. The winning pageant will be produced by the coeds in the Arboretum on the first or sec ond Saturday afternoon in May. The campus May queen will be elected the second week follow ing spring vacation. Theme The fourth annual University May Day celebration produced under the auspices of AKG will be an Elizabethan pageant with sword dancers, madrigals, beau tiful costumes, a court of cam pus beauties, and the traditional winding of the May pole. . The alumnae home-coming day will be held in connection with the celebration of May Day. Carolina alumnae will gather at a luncheon held in their honor before the crowning of the queen. There will be a junior and a (Continued on last page) PLAYMAKERS TO PRESENT FOURTH PRODUCTTON SOON "Sharecropper" To Be Title Of New Drama x The Carolina Playmakers will present their fourth public pro duction on February 24, 25, and 26 at 8:30, and on Saturday, February 26, at 3 :30. This play, "Sharecropper," is the work of Fred Howard, a graduate stu dent in the department of Dra matic Art. Several years ago Howard wrote a one-act play entitled "New Nigger" which was pre sented successfully at Chapel Hill and on several tours. De picting a dramatic episode in the lives of tobacco tenant-farm ers of Eastern North Carolina, the play aroused considerable controversy and was awarded much critical acclaim. Original Theme In "Sharecropper," Howard set down more clearly his origi nal theme, accenting the tragic misunderstanding between share-crop Negro tenants and their domineering ! white over seer. The drama culminates in the lynching of Big John, the boastful Negro of the play. This lynching is set forth as the result of a misunderstand ing and is not the emphatic theme. Howard attempted to take no sides or to draw his audiences toward either the black or white characters. The author himself belongs to Caro lina tobacco country similar to the setting of his presentation, and he is familiar with both the sharecropper and the ceaseless misunderstandings between sharecropper and landlord. This play is the first full length Playmaker production to deal with tobacco as a main theme in portraying the problem of the Negro sharecropper in North Carolina. Davis Is Director The production is under the direction of Harry Davis, tech nical director of the Carolina Playmakers. The costumes are by Ora Mae Davis, and the set tings by advanced students in the department under the super vision of Samuel Selden and Davis. The lead role of Bunk Barnes, young Negro who rebels against prevailing conditions, will be played by John Rough- ton formerly "Johnny John-' son. x red Koch. Jr.. assumes the part of Dave Deans, Bunk's white friend. Robert Nacht mann, who played "Big John" in "New Nigger," will play it once more. ' Cast Other characters in . the play are as follows : Henry Barnes, father of Bunk, Robert Linker; Auntie Barnes, mother of Bunk, Marguerite Lipscomb; Bella Smith, young aunt of Bunk, Frances Roughton; Ray Daniel, the white overseer, Donald Ro senberg; Clif Daniel, Ray's younger brother, C 1 e m s o n White; Lawrence Dean, father of Dave, Frederic Meyer. The white landowners are: Mercer, Gilbert Pearson; Fate, Eugene Langston; Bess, Bill Morgan; Hooks, Daniel Nachtmann; Hayes, Tom Fearing. THE ONLY COLLEGE DAILY IN THE SOUTH NUMBER 103 German Foreign Policy lo Be Discussed By Speaker To Begin At 8:30 Dr. Frank Porter Graham will introduce German Ambas sador Hans Dieckhoff when he speaks in Memorial hall at 8:30 tonight, according to an an nouncement made yesterday by Carolina Political union chair man Alex Heard. The CPU speaker, whose sub ject for tonight's address will be "The Aims of German Foreign Policy," is scheduled to arrive in Chapel Hill by automobile sometime this forenoon accom panied by Mr. Blankenhorn, sec retary of the German embassy in Washington. Reception Graham Memorial will honor the German ambassador at a special reception following his speech. The reception will be similar to the student-faculty teas that Graham Memorial has been putting on at intervals this year. - Dieckhoff has a. fine com mand of the English language, which came about not as the re sult of luck, but rather because of hard work. He carried on extensive studies in English, not only during the five years that he served as , counselor . of the embassy in Washington, but also while he was in Germany and at Oxford. Informal Dinner The ambassador will attend an informal dinner with a small group of union members in the Carolinai inn before his speech (Continued on page two) ASSEMBLY FAVORS CONSTRUCTION OF NEW YMCA HOME Phi Men Defeat League Of Nations Issue By Two Votes Definite plans for construc tion of a new YMCA building on the campus were revealed last night as the Phi assembly voted 22 to 6 in favor of the new structure. After a heated discussion on American foreign policy, the as sembly defeated by two votes a bill favoring the League of Na tions council. Plans Given Representative Fairley pre sented plans for the new YMC4 home as told to him by Harry Fr Comer, executive secretary. To be located opposite Steele, in back of Gerrard hall, the build ing would contain dining and assembly halls, the Book Ex change, and several other fea tures which the present YMCA does not have. It would be financed through a legislative appropriation. Ap proximately $150,000 would be needed, $50,000 of which the General Assembly has already agreed to provide. This fund would be a refund of subscrip tions given by students and citi zens when the present structure was built. Representative Dixon attack ed the bill, stating that the pres ent building seemed stable and adequate enough, and that the money could be used better by building a new dormitory.
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