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AX Editorials Headlines Henry-Haye to Spk Frosh Nominations Johnson Killed Professors Cooperate Freshmen The Tnrtlk THE OLDEST COLLEGE DAILY IN THE SOUTH- OLUME L t8f : Circulation: t&2 CHAPEL HILL, N. O, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1941 E&teriaJ: 4ZH; Nw: 451: K"bt: NUMBER SO OCi 2 S Jb'jr osti Nominate Legislators Today Honor Council Candidates to Be Announced Tomorrow, Final Election Slated Thursday Freshmen begin to windup their elections this morning when they convene at 10:30 in Memorial hall to nominate their Stu dent Legislature representatives. The 20 candidates for the class honor council, already named by the Student Council, will be published in tomorrow's Daily Tab ; " Heel. Ht tt it. r. jonnson Killed Sunday In Auto Wreck News Briefs Election of three legislature mem bers and seven honor councilmen will take place along with the runoffs for the four class officers Thursday at polls in the YMCA. Five Dollar Limit The elections committee of the leg islature has already instructed candi dates that no more than $5 may be spent on campaigns including expen ditures during both primaries and runoffs. Final reports of all expendi tures must be turned in to the Dean of Students' office by 3 o'clock Thurs day afternoon. Still in the race for presidency are Margery Ann Snyder of Chapel Hill and Mac Lane of Macon, Georgia. Funeral Services Pending Arrival Of Relatives Dr. Roselle Parker Johnson, .well-known- Carolina Latin professor and General college adviser, was killed ear ly Sunday evening when his automo bile,, en route to Chapel Hill, turned First returns gave Miss Snyder 66 j over several times and crashed, fatally votes to Lane's 109. Remaining two candidates for vice president are Frank Reyner of Vent nor, New Jersey, and Nick Long of Roanoke Rapids with 58 votes apiece. Treasurer Mary Jane Lloyd, who polled 121 votes last Thursday, will run with Ed Oles of West Hartford, Connecti cut, for the post of treasurer. Miriam Lawrence of Chapel Hill, with 94 votes and Cliff Frazier of Greensboro with 79 will compete for secretary. Withdrawals . The above eight candidates sur vived last Thursday's primary with the two highest vote 'counts in each office. Over 40 freshmen ran on the first ballot. More than 25 withdrew from freshman office races following their "nomination last 'Tuesday.'' , Freshman representatives to the legislature will assume office as soon as they are elected to aid in the or ganization's current reviewing of cam pus organization budgets. Under the supervision of W. T. Martin, student body vice president, freshman honor councilmen elected will begin to hold preliminary hear ings for first year violators of the honor code before passing cases on to the Student Council. J. Plnvius Reigns Over Parched South After Long Absence By Hayden Carruth Those of the students at the Uni versity who have girded their loins and ventured forth from the intellec tual isolation of Chapel Hill and into the vestiges of primevalism, that are to be discovered in the surrounding territory, during the past month may have encountered a scene something like the following: ' A field of corn several acres in dimension lies spreading from the bor der of a one lane country dirt road. From between the rows of withered vegetation steps a farmer kicking the dust at his feet into a veritable cloud. He is singing "Dust be my Destiny." Then from between the rows of with ered vegetation, etc., steps another farmer singing "Dust in Upper San dusky." From between the ditto of ditto, ditto steps a dodo (whoops, dit to) singing "Water, water every See RAINS CAME; page 4 Di Discusses War, Strikes Tonight Bills to be brought before the regu lar meeting of the Dialectic Senate tonight at 7:30 in the Di hall are: Resolved: - That the United States should go to war with Japan if Japan enters war against Russia. " Resolved: That strikes should be prohibited throughout the duration of the emergency. Resolved '. That members of the De bate Council should be elected by the Debate Squad. Pulitzer Prize Winning Play Written by Robert, Sherwood By Morty Cantor In what promises to be one of the most important local theatrical events this season, the Playwrights' Company and the Theatre Guild will present Al fred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne in Ro bert E. Sherwood's Pulitzer Prize play, "There Shall Be No Night" at the Car olina Theatre in Durham tonight. ' Lunt and Fontanne (Mrs. Lunt) will go down in theatrical history among the great acting teams of all times be cause of their work in such famous plays as "The Guardsman," "Elizabeth, the Queen," "Reunion in Vienna," "Id iot's Delight," "Amphitryon 38," and "The Sea Gull." Lunt, who also directs the play, is All members of the Senate are qualified for his part by his bcanai- urged to attend and any interested I navian ancestry and knows Finland students will be welcome, Wesly (which is the scene of this piayj almost Bagby, Ways and Means Committee injuring the 41-year-old scholar. Confirmation of the accident's cause was still lacking late last night, but reports reaching University authorities and State highway patrolmen indicate that the Johnson car, returning from a fishing trip, pulling a boat trailer in the rear, failed to make a sharp curve on the Pittsboro road, and was practically demolished. Other Occupants Two other occupants of the automo bile, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Huggins, also of Chapel Hill, sustained minor cuts and abrasions, but Johnson, behind the wheel, died in an ambulance which was carrying him to a Durham hospital. . . " Survived by two daughters, Joan, a senior in Chapel Hill high school, and Jacqueline,' student in the local gram mar school, the professor was a recog nized authority in Latin classics, and made outstanding contributions in the field of micro-filming of rare books and documents. Mrs. Johnson died several years ago after a lingering illness. Father Arrives William S. Johnson of Parkersburg, W. Va., father of the deceased, arrived in Chapel Hill yesterday; but final funeral arrangements had not been made last night pending arrival of relatives from Pennsylvania. Born in Parkersburg, Pa., on Decem ber 24, 1899, Dr. Johnson received his A. B. degree from Denison college in 1921; his A. M. degree from the Uni versity of Michigan in 1925 and his Ph. D. from the University of Illinois in 1931. He also studied in Europe for one year, and served as instructor at Illinois, Vermont and Brown uni versities before coming here in 1937 as associate professor of Latin. He had been adviser in the General college since 1940. A member of the Phi Delta The ta social fraternity, served many years as adviser of the local chapter. S&F Executives To Meet Wednesday Members of the Executive committee of Sound and Fury will meet at 7:30 Wednesday night in the Sound and Fury office, Randy Mebane, president, announced today. FDR Declares Shooting War Has Started Hitler's March Will Be Stopped Says President WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (UP)- Eresident Roosevelt said tonight that the forward march of Hitlerism will be stopped and declared that although the United States sought to avoid it, "the shooting war has started." In a Navy and Total Defense Day speech bristling with threats,' he said that the recent torpedoing of the US Destroyer Kearny by a German sub marine was an attack on' all America. It was intended, he added, to force the. United States to make a "trem bling retreat" off the high seas. "The shooting has started," he said, "and history will record who fired the first shot. In the long run however, all that will matter will be who fired the last shot." ' ; He was supremely confident, of HitT lers ultimate defeat. "The forward march of Hitler will be stopped he declared. "It is sim ply and very bluntly that we are1 pledged, to pull our" own oar in the destruction of Hitler." WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 (UP) President Roosevelt tonight again de manded that John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers union, immediately reopen captive coal mines amid indications that he is ready to wield a legislative big stick against unwarranted defense strikes. Lewis showed no signs of relent ing. Vichy Ambassador Henry-Haye peak Here November 11 ' Fred Allen's Field Manager To Hold Try outs Thursday Initiating something entirely differ ent in radio performances, Fred Allen's novel Star Theater of the air is offer ing some Carolina student the unusual opportunity of becoming famous over night. John Rider, for several years radio executive of the "March of Dimes" staff and now field manager for Allen's pro gram, will arrive in Chapel Hill to morrow to begin preparations for the three-step stairs some student will climb to success. First step concerns the auditions to be held Thursday of this week under the direction of Rider, with a committee chosen from the Student Legislature acting as judges. Chairman of the committee is Taylor Vernon, the other members being Truman Hobbs, John McCormick, George Hayes, John Ter rell, Kay Stroud, Elsie Lyon, Helen McCoy, and Ridley Whitaker. , Any Carolina undergraduate may try-out, only restrictions being that talent exhibited be suitable for radio presentation, and that the student au ditioning use musical selections from the public domain or published by firms having working agreements with Broadcast Mutual, Inc. Students are also asked to supply their own instru ments. From those auditioning, the judges will select three semi-finalists, these three to give a performance over WBIG Greensboro. The purpose of the pre liminary broadcast is to give the con testants experience in radio perform ance and to give the students a chance to determine which of the semi-finalists shows the most talent over the air waves. The broadcast will either be held on Friday or Saturday, the date to be determined later. The final step is the campus-wide election to be held on Monday, Novem ber 3. All Carolina students will vote on the three selectees of the judges, basing their vote on the radio perform ances of the contestants. The winner of this election will appear on the Fred Allen show Wednesday, November 12. The winner of the contest is given numerous advantages toward attaining professional recognition as an enter tainer. Not only does the coast to coast broadcast advertise the talent of the winner, but Allen makes every effort possible to arrange contracts. MOSCOW, Oct. 27 (UP) Violent Russian counter-attacks reportedly threw German forces back before Moscow and Leningrad, but the Nazis, balked on the ground, flung squadrons of bombers against the be? sieged cities and in the south were making alarming advances. Mud which mired Nazi tanks and armed cars aided the defenders of the USSR two greatest cities but on the southern front before Rostov, Stalino, and Kharkov, Axis armies were driv ing ahead to thrust a wedge between See NEWS BRIEFS, page 4 Frat Management Of Homecoming To Be Discussed Plans for the fraternity manage ment of Homecoming Day, Saturday, will be discussed at a special meet ing of the Interf raternity Council this afternoon. Each year a cup is awarded to that fraternity which composes the best lawn display for the Homecoming Day event. Details of judging, man agement, etc., will be discussed at the meeting. " "We plan better organization of the fraternity, resources and accommoda tions for visiting soldiers," John Thorpe, president, said yesterday. Each house will be asked to submit the number of draftee accommodations available for each week-end, and an effort will be made to hold the houses See FRATERNITIES, page U 'The Male Animal' Slated For Five-Day Run Here Playmakers Present Play Next Week By Lois Ann Markwardt One of the greatest laugh provok ing plays presented on Broadway last season was a combination of Elliot Nugent and James Thurber's efforts called "The Male Animal" which will be translated with local talent by the Carolina Playmakers on the nights of November 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8. Human Weaknesses This play serves its purpose in cre ating an evening of complete aban don to the delights of watching hu man weakness, and in the case of "The Male Animal," a peculiar kind of hu man strength. Tommy, the character who holds the title role, is a down right human and likable American with a "drive a man to drink" atti tude toward the fascinating and rather alarming ways of the female species. The characters are all people we know as part of the great mixture of human beings we live with everyday and although complications , arise in the plot, these tmix-ups are so fool ish that the audience does not have time to reflect about it between laughs. With its college setting, "The Male Animal" becomes even more appro priate and delightful as a Playmaker production. Cast The cast includes, Cleota, a negro maid, to be played by Kitty Lee; Tommy Turner, Associate Professor in the English Department of Mid See MALE ANIMAL, page 4 Town Students Plan Dance Hutton to Play Friday Night Despite the witches and banshees that traditional Hallowe'en brings forth, the Town Girl's and Boy's jointly-sponsored dance will be held as sche duled at Lenoir dining hall at 10 o'clock Friday evening. "The town students, as a group dis tinctly set apart from the dormitory and fraternity residents, should get to gether occasionally for a good time and for bettering acquaintances," Mel Jor dan, president of the Town Boys As sociation, said yesterday. Bid Issuance Undergraduate students who are not dormitory or fraternity residents may obtain bids free of charge at the YMCA lobby during Chapel period. The dance will follow the Friday night pep rally. Tiny Hutton and his newly-organized Carolinians will play for the assemblage. Philosophy Club Presents Thibaut The Undergraduate Philosophy Club presents John Thibaut, who will dis cuss "The Philosophical Background to German Fascism" tonight at 8:30 in Room 211 Graham Memorial. Mem bership in the club is not requisite for attending. Alfred Lunt, Lynn Fontanne to Open "There Shall Be No Night9' Play in Durham Tonight chairman, said. as well as he knows his native Wiscon sin, for he visited that country often SS - - ' J,; I -4 K2y i iiiiiiJ nr i?ni t i f Alfred Lunt and Lynn Fontanne Production Staged By Alfred Lunt as a boy in-the company of his Finnish born step-father. It is interesting to note that the room that Lunt and his father occupied in the Hotel Kamp in Helsinki has been reproduced for this play by Eichard Whorf, the scenic designer. The story of "There Shall Be - No Night," which derives its title from a line in the Book of Revelation, has to do with Dr. Kaarle Valkonen, a distinguished , Finnish scientist, his American-born wife, their son and the son's f inancee,' and what happened to them during Russia's invasion of Fin land in the closing weeks of 1939. Sher wood used this situation merely as an example of the disastrous effect of ruthlessness upon civilization. The main character of the Finnish scientist is symbolic of thinking mankind con cerned in the advancement of civilization. IRC Speaker To Reveal France's Stand Ambassador Gaston Henry Haye, representing Vichy French government, will address Chapel Hill students at 8 o'clock Tues day evening, November 11, in Memorial hall, under auspices of Carolina's International Rela tions club, it was officially an nounced by IRC officials yester day. " His Excellency the Ambassador is expected to reveal openly for the first time the exact stand . and situation , of the Vichy French government in his speech, now definitely scheduled. Pos sibly local, national, and international radio facilities will be thrown open for the occasion. Sent by Petain Appointed US ambassador July 30, 1940. Henry-Haye was sent by Mar shal Petain on undoubtedly France's most vital mission, that of securing food for the Republic's starving mass es from a reluctant United States. Possessed with remarkable diplo matic abilities, M. Henry-Haye is also assigned to the task of selling to the US Vichy's attitude toward Ger many's "activities." "Illustrious background" is mild de scription of Henry-Haye's past. He saw service at Champagne, Somme, Verdun; he was wounded, cited five times for bravery, and decorated with Legion of Honor and Croix de Guerre. He first visited US in 1908, was here as Army instructor in 1917, lectured in US following the World War. Pro moted from president over industrial research and a patent bureau, he was elected from Versailles district to the Board of Deputies in 1928. Founding Republican Reformist party in 1932, he was elected to the Senate in 1935, acting as member of Senatorial com mittee on Foreign Affairs. The Ambassador has constantly be lieved direct negotiations with Hit ler would have averted war, and he opposes "Free French" movement of General Charles de Gaulle. He em phatically and sincerely claims alle giance only to France. Mass Hysteria Sweeps Quads as Students Stage Impromptu Rally Aycock dormitory late last night marshalled its forces in an im promptu pep rally that swept the lower quadrangle with the fury of mass hysteria. The Aycock boys, led by Cheerleader Curry Jones and singing "Carolina 'Victory," march ed down the lower corridor and routed Dave Barksdale from his slumbers. Coach Wolf, who was phoned from the dormitory, drove from his home and expressed "deepest gratitude on the part of the team and the coach ing staff for the splendid support of the Carolina students." Dormitory managers in Ruffin and Manly vainly struggled to keep the crazed mob of drenched, pajama clad students from entering the dorms as the hoard of over 200 stu dents began a march of the campus. Phi To Discuss Debate Bill The Phi Assembly, at its regular meeting tonight at 7 :30, will take up discussion of a bill very much in the minds of students at the moment: Re solved, That there be a reorganization of the Debate Council. This is in re sponse to numerous requests of stu dents, so that the proposal may be openly discussed and points concerning the proposal be brought before the campus. From the applications for member ship into the Phi the membership com mittee has selected a few applicants to induct into the Assembly to finish its membership rolls. The initiation of these members will take place tonight. Photographers of the Yackety-Yack will be at the meeting to take pictures of the Assembly for the annual.
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