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CHAPEL HILL, N.O, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1941
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Batt ' to JJeveal Undisclosed : Details of Soviet Mission Toitiht
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CPU Presents
QPM Deputy
Director Here
First of America's public officials
to comment openly on the recent Har-riman-Beaverbrook
expedition to Mos
cow William L. Batt, tonight will re
veal the details of the mission that met
with Soviet chieftain Joseph Stalin
behind the grim Kremlin walls.
Speculation as to "how much" Batt
would divulge tonight in his Memorial
hall speech at 8 o'clock, grew yester
day. Early last week Batt telegraphed
him that the Russian trip would be
discussed.
Washington Approval
Failure of any American official to
comment on the trip was regarded s
strange and unusual by Washington
correspondents, and it was felt that
the Administration would find it ad
visable to permit news of the trip to be
publicized shortly. Evidently Chapel
Hill, and Batt's speech tonight were
approved by Washington leaders.
BattJwouId give no "title" to his
speech tonight. His secretaries insist
ed that Batt never "prepared his ad
dresses, beforehand," but merely spoke J
roil tne cull" irom a lew notes, it
was thought last night that Batt, be
cause of his connection with OPM and
civilian defense, would probably touch
upon the effect of Russian aid on over
all American production.-
One thing appeared obvious last
night. What Batt either fails or ne
glects to say in his formal address, stu
dents and faculty members will attempt
to "find out" during the open forum.
Noted for their ability to put speakers
"on the spot," student leaders recalled
Phil LaFollette's stormy forum session
last Spring, when conversation raged
back and forth between the speaker,
students and faculty.
The OPM Deputy Director is expect
ed to arrive at the Raleigh field at 12
o'clock by plane. He will come to the
Hill for dinner, and" during the after
noon has asked that a "golf foursome"
be arranged. Whitaker assured him
that the golf team would be on hand
to meet him. Comptroller W. Car
michael will probably be in the four
some, Whitaker said.
YMCA Deputation
Visits Rocky Mount
A deputation of six students spon
sored by the local YMCA left today for
a three day series of programs as guest
artists of several young peoples' organ
izations of Rocky Mount.
Members of the team are: John
Oliver, leader and speaker of the team;
Mike Carr, a speaker; Arthur Wil
liams, a speaker; Befnice Eltings, ac
companist; John O'Steen, pianist; and
Leon Adams, vocal soloist.
The team will put on a program as
follows: high, school assembly and
Mother-daughter Banquet on Thurs
day; assembly programs in five gram
mar schools, a Kiwanis luncheon, and
a Father-Son Banquet on Friday; a
meeting at the East Carolina Train-,
ing School in the morning, at the Coun
ty Home and with the Boy Scouts in
the afternoon, and an entertainment
program with the students of the high
schools on Saturday evening; the fol
lowing morning each member of the
team will teach a Sunday School class
and at a special church service one
member will read the Scripture, an
other will offer the prayer, and Leon
Adams will sing a solo.
These programs will give the team
a total attendance of between five and
six thousand.
YMCA Cabinet Slates
Supper Forum Monday
The YMCA Cabinet will meet Mon
day night in the Graham Memorial
grill after a Supper Forum. Requested
to attend are Charles Phillips, Hugh
Quimby, Bll Stanback, Max Rohn,
St. Clair Pugh, Carter Broad, John
Oliver, Walter Love, Charles Stancil,
Arthur Williams, John Sims, and Bob
Stuart.
A joint Cabinet meeting with the
YMCA will be held at 9 o'clock Tuesday
in the browsing room of the YMCA.
The above persons are asked to attend.
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Levy Donates .
To Playmakers
French Refugee
Presents 500
"I have found something in Chapel
Hill that I could not get in Europe for
forty years, and I want to give some
hting in gratitude," was the simple ex
planation that George Levy, French
refugee now living in Chapel Hill, gave
when he presented a check for $500
to the Carolina Playmakers yesterday.
Levy, who has been in the US for
eighteen months", has been taking class
es at the University, for the past year.
Last spring he enrolled in Prof Koch's
playwriting class, and wrote three one
act plays. One of them, "First Wave,"
a comedy of refugees on board a great
liner just after the "war began, was
produced by the Playmakers last
spring.
"That was the greatest time of my
life," Levy declared. "In France, the
theatre is for the closed group of pro
fessionals the amateur, however tal
ented, is on the outside. If they want
to get on the inside, they have to pay
and pay and pay."
"Here in Chapel Hill I was thrilled
to see what I could not see in France
for forty years something I had writ
ten presented on the stage. I did not
have to pay. But I would like to, be
cause I think it is so fine that the Caro
lina Playmakers are helping these
young people realize their talents."
Levy, a Frenchman by birth, said
that he has liked America from the
first. He first came to America in
1933, and, he said, if he had not been
mayor of his own town, Mesley le Vi
dame, near Chartres, and a member of
the Legion of Honor, he would have
moved to America then. He is married
to an American, and spent his winters
in this country before the outbreak of
the war.
"Even in France," he said, "the name
of the Carolina Playmakers is known
and discussed. In New York, when
I speak of Chapel Hill to my friends,
they ask me of the Carolina Playmak
ers. That is why I want to make this
gift to them because I think everyone
in North Carolina who can should want
to encourage them."
He, recalled the story of a person in
terested in the theatre in France.
"There was a Baron Rothschild," he
said, "a very talented amateur who
wanted to work in the theatre. But he
had to pay for everything he did it
was a racket. In Chapel Hill these true
and nice people encourage me it is
not a racket.
Smith Dorm Coeds
To Give Tea Dance
Smith dormitory coeds will be host
esses at a tea dance this afternoon
from 5 to 7 o'clock. In addition to their
dates, each girl invited three stags.
Complimentary bids have been sent
to the official leaders of campus or
ganizations' and to the presidents of
the various women's dormitories. Host
esses of sorority houses and dorms will
act as chaperones. Approximately 300
people are expected to be present.
Committee chairmen are: Betty Ster
chi, social; Helen Milam, refresh
ments; Mary Clark, floor; Betsy Ross
Howe, music; and Hildegard Rose, in
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Sadie Hawkinses Dig Deep
In Fish i Bowl Lottery
Today for Dogpatch Dates
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The race to get all the po' Carolina coeds dates is on. At 10:30 this morn
ing,' the big lottery to "provide each coed "with a date for the Sadie Hawkins
dance will officially open to the flare
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Names of all the hunted Carolina
in the big fishbowl,just waiting-f or
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Coeds Ratify
Constitution
Executive febafd
SetUp;Lyori&
Explains Purpose
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e Carolina Independent Coed As
sociation became an official organiza
tion with) the ratification of the con
stitution at a meeting last night in
Graham Memorial.
Elsie Lyons, chairman of the volun
teer committee of organization and
president of the CICA, called the meet
ing to order. Relative to campus criti
cism of the organization's political in
tent, Miss Lyons said that was the pur
pose coupled with aid to foster ac
quaintance and friendship among in
dependent coeds, and "if anyone wants
to get the wrong idea, well, they often
do that anyway."
The constitution vested in an ex
Greeks jnay be members with their au
thority to appoint committees and man
age elections within the group. "Stray
greeks may be members with their an
nounced intention of remaining un
affiliated while in the organization.
Members of the CICA will meet once
a month; however, the executive board
may call special meetings.
Officials elected are: Elsie Lyons,
president; Mary McCormic, vice-president;
Gladys Barnes, secretary; and
Lucy Darvin, treasurer.
Serving on the executive board are
Lucy Darvin, Gladys Barnes, Elsie
Lyons, Dot Cutting, Mary McCormic,
Martha Guy, Marsha Hood, Ditzi Buice,
Martha Alice Holland, Margaret Swan
ton, Betsy Ross Howe, Nita Sinclair,
Betty Creighton, Martha Hortpn, and
Claire Janet.
Deadline Today
On Student License
AH drivers who have not obtained
their student license must do so to
day or suffer the loss of their cars
for the remainder of the year, Mac
MacLendon, Safety Council head,
announced yesterday. They are
available at Fish Worley's office in
Graham Memorial.
Indep
Carolina Playmakers Open Third Showing
Of 'The Male AnimaV in Theater Tonight
Thurber-Nugent Hit
Ends Run Tomorrow
Ringing up the curtain for the third
time tonight the Carolina Playmakers
continue their 'five day run of the
Broadway comedy hit "The Male
Animal".
Safely putting two first rate perfor
mances behind them the drama group
group is expecting to hang out SRO'
signs for the remainder of the run.
Tonight's presentation, as will the rest
of the performances, get under way
at 8:30 o'clock.
Portraying life in a modern college I
the play moves smoothly and swiftly
over the turbulent situations that are
so natural to that life. The cast, con
sisting of both newcomers and stage
veterans, boasts the following mem
bers: Bob Bowers, Kitty Lee, Frank
Brink, . Josephine Andoe, Jeanie Mc
Kenzie, Doug Watson, Billy Robert
Webb, Arthur Goldby, Elaine Berg,
Arthur Conescu, ElizaVeth Trotman,
See PLAYMAKERS, page t
of flash bulbs" and noise of mountain
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men are already resting in capsules
the coeds to start the drawing. "Mayor"
Worley issued a special bulletin late
last night ordering all coeds to be on
hand at1 10:30 in front of the Book
Exchange to draw their capsule.
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v- Coeds will escort the owner of the
name they draw to the Sadie Hawkins
dance from 9 to 12 in the Tin Can
tomorrow night and will change part
ners four "times during the evening,
being escorted home by the last lucky
man. ,
Al Capp, originator of the comic
strip, Lil Abner, .wired Mayor Wor
ley last night that he would arrive to
morrow morning to' be on hand for
the Dogpatch - Games, and Gingham
Gallop Saturday afternoon, and to act
as costume judge at the dance Satur
day night. Photographers from "Life"
magazine will also be in Chapel Hill
to record the doings.
A grim tug of war between Dog
patch (Aycock) and Skunk Hollow
(Lewis) over a pit of wildcats will
feature the Dogpatch Games Saturday
afternoon from 3 to 5 o'clock at Emer
son field. Losers, needless to say, will
be thrown into the pit. There will also
be games and relays to exercise the
would-be Lil Abners and Daisy Maes.
There will also be a struggle be
tween Grimes -(Pineapple-Junction)
and Manly (Happy-Hollow); and also
between Stacy (Scraggsville) and Al
exander (Stinking-Hollow).
The Gingham Gallop, a girl-break
tea dance, will get under way at 5
o'clock Saturday afternoon in the
main lounge of Graham Memorial.
Coeds may take any male to the dance,
but must be dressed in gingham, plaid,
or cotton, with a hair ribbon in their
hair, to get in. The girls do not nec
essarily have to take the owners of
the names they draw in the lottery.
Grand finale to the celebration will
be the Sadie Hawkins dance Saturday
night. A problem in mathematics, it
will be half found, and half square
dancing, with music by the Carolin
ians. Ten special (better call them uni
que) prizes will be awarded by Al
Capp to the ten best costumes. There
will be a prize for the best Daisy Mae,
Lil Abner, and Sadie Hawkins, with
the other seven prizes going to the
best costumes of any other charac
ters. Just as a final reminder, please
note Mayor Worley's final proclama
tion, that the only charge for the big
brawl Saturday night is a costume
representing some character of Dog
patch or Skunk Hollow, but no one
will be admitted without costume.
INTERMISSION Playwatchers above gather on the steps of the Play
makers theater between acts of "The Male Animal" for a quick smoke
and brief discussion of the latest production of the student group.
Photo by Ted Croner
Students Present Proposal
To Town Aldermen Tomorrow
Informed quarters on the campus revealed last night that an
amicable arrangement is irnminent in the case of Chapel Hill zon
ing ordinance violation brought against twelve University self
help students.
The twelve students, who launched the first venture in coopera
tive living at the University, have prepared and presented a pro
Student Petition Seeks
Willkie Speech Here
r A' twelve foot scroll with over
2,500 names on it will travel north
Monday, and will land on Wendell
L. Willkie's desk in New York.
The petition, set up in the YMCA
and Lenoir Dining hall yesterday
asked Willkie to make the Chapel
Hill trip he has often hinted he
would make, but one 'that has al
ways eluded his calendar.
Ridley Whitaker, CPU chairman,
said yesterday, that he has high
hopes that Willkie would decide to
come to Chapel HilL Whitaker feels
that with the huge petition express
ing the desire of so great a percent
age of the student body, Willkie
will find it hard to refuse the' Caro
lina Political union's invitation.
S&F Singing
Tryouts End
Ben Hall Named
Assistant Producer
Would-be Sound and Fury warblers
have had their last audition, and Bob
Richards, director, is taking what he
describes as "a much needed rest" be
fore "Bagdad Daddy" rehearsals start.
A tentative list of those accepted, cull
ed from 120 applicants, has been made
by the Executive committee, but will
not be published until after dancing
and acting tryouts.
Ben Hall was named assistant pro
ducer of the show. He is a transfer
from Millsop's college, Mississippi,
where he was director of the varsity
show. He also helped in singing try
outs here. The pianists who accom
panied the applicants will be used in
rehearsals, which start . immediately
after Thanksgiving.
Dancing tryouts will start next Mon
day afternoon at 2 o'clock in Memorial
hall. The definite schedule will be an
nounced later. Directors of these au
ditions are Shirley Brimberg,' Cather
ine Charles, and Artie Lavine.
Sound and Fury, organized on the
campus February 11, 1940, has a mem
bership limit of 175. In order to ac
cept talent which may be discovered
later in the year, the first list of new
members will not reach that quota.
Richards says "every person accepted
will be expected to give their full co
operation, 1
posal to the effect that they be al
lowed to remain in the structure at
120 Mallette Street until the lease ex
pires on June 15, unless they are able
to locate another residence that will
prove suitable. The proposal was pre
sented to Mr. P. L. Burch, alderman
and head of the University Building
Department, who will in turn present
it to the next meeting of the Chapel
Hill Board of Aldermen. The meeting
slated for yesterday afternoon was
j unable to obtain a quorum because.
several of the University members
were absent; the meeting will again
convene tomorrow.
Leeway
. It is expected that the final arrange
ment will allow the students some
leeway in the date of final evacuation,
and not confine removal to the exact
date of lease expiration.
"I am sure that an arrangement
suitable to all will be reached short
ly," Dan Martin, manager of the co-
nrxvrativp pntPTTris staid last TncVit
j The University students who are
directly concerned with the case are:
Frank Alspaugh, Dan Martin, Mebane
Croom, Eppie Knight, Bob Byrd, Jim
Davis, Reynolds Spence, Ed Moring
Brooks Williams, Scott Winders,' John
Williams, and Charles Briley.
The zoning ordinance states that
lodging houses, boarding houses, fra
ternities, clubs, etc., are prohibited
in Zone A; Mallette Street falls with
in Zone A. Zone B is the only resi
dential district that allows such es
tablishments. Under the zoning ordi
nance a Board of Adjustment was es
tablished to deal with cases that do
not fall under clearly defined limits
and with cases that may warrant ex
ceptions. The Board does not, how
ever, have the power to drop the case
if the charges are pressed.
Lawrence Rowe, who was one of the
original members of the cooperative
housing project, has been drafted in
to the army and expects to enter the
air corps shortly.
The proposal finds favor among the
students concerned because they "want
See ZONING, page 4
Red Cross Leader
To Speak Here
Miss Florine Thomason, Red Cross
nursing consultant for the south-eas
tern; states, will speak at a luncheon
meeting of the Chapel Hill committee
on Red Cross home nursing Monday
at 12:30 in the Carolina Inn.
It is expected that she will discuss
the training in home nursing as a part
of the defense program from a nation
al as well as a local angle. Miss Thom
ason's visit to Chapel Hill is of a par
ticular significance since next week
has been designated as National Ci
vilian Defense week. One class of home
nursing has already started here and
plans have been made for severa
others, including courses for students
and Girl Scouts as well as women of
the community.
The price of the luncheon is 65 cents
and all interested persons in the com
munity, including students, are invited
vited to attend. Reservations may be
made at the Carolina Inn up to 10:00
A. M. on Monday. Those who are un
able to attend the luncheon are urged
to come at 1:30 to hear Miss Thomason
speak.
DTH Neophyte Class
To Begin Today
New members of the Daily Tar
Heel staff and tryouts or aspirants
for the news staff will meet in the
Grail room of Graham Memorial
this afternoon at 3 o'clock for be
ginners' journalism instruction and
explanation of Daily Tar Heel styles
and methods. The class will last am
hour.
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