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I'AT S 2 1342 Contract For Airport Highway Awarded- Two Companies STORY m COLl Editorials News $59,000 Scholarship Fund Defense Contracts Awarded Soph Day Today Students To Blame Exit Big Shots Poor Boy The Oldest College Daily In The South VOLUME L Business: 9887; Circulation: SSS4 CHAPEL HILL, N. C, FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1942 Editorial: 435; Kews: 4351; Night: 6908 NUMBER 175 1 " - - 0,000 Scholarship Campai git 1 Mart l odlay Bids Total $100,000 For Defense Road Project By Paul Komisaruk Two contracting firms, whose bids totaled slightly over $100, 000, were awarded the building rights on the new airport high way, the State Highway Com mission anounced yesterday, and representatives of the companies indicated that work on the long delayed project would start al most immediately, and would probably be completed by the end of the year. Chapel Hill contractors, Cobb and Homewood will undertake construction of the 38 foot culvert that will elimin ate a hazardous single lane bridge now spanning a narrow creek. The Chapel Hill firm bid $20,737 for the contract. Priorities May Interfere The Lavendar Bros. Company of Earl, N. C, were awarded the grading and surfacing contract on the strength of the $82,313.50 bid. Officials yester day stated they were ready to begin construction pn the highway, that will run 2.4 miles from North Street to the University airport, within a few days. They indicated a possible hitch, how ever, pointing out that as yet they have not received their priority rating that will allow them to go ahead unham pered. W. Vance Baise, chief highway en gineer, assured officials weeks ago, however, that the new road will re ceive priority ratings under the Access Roads classification permitting work to be rushed to completion. Though not learned directly, it was believed that the new highway will have a width of 35 feet, and a surface of tar and crushed stone. 20 Curves Dropped The new highway, when completed, will extend to the ends of the airport's mile-long runways, and will eliminate . approximately 20 of the 23 curves now considered a greater hazard than the actual flying done at the airport. In the statements issued by the See AIRPORT ROAD, page U Tau1 Psi Omega Given Charter Tau Psi Omega, national honorary French Fraternity has obtained a charter for the establishment of the North Carolina Beta Chapter, here. Inaugral initiation will be Tuesday, May 26. Students wishing to apply for mem bership must submit application to Jacques Hardre, Art Clark, or Patsy Booth immediately. The Fraternity has as its object the promotion of bet ter French speaking, as well as social and dramatic .activities. Sophs Inaugurate Annual Fete Ti 'We Fight for Our Oves'-- oday beck By Nancy Smith "Peer Gynt," directed by Dr. Fred erick H. Koch and translated from the original by Robert Schenkkan and Kai Jurgensen, will open tonight in the Forest Theater at 8:45. Perform ances will be given tomorrow and Sunday nights also. In case of rain the opening will be postponed until for children and high school students, 85c for college students, and $1.13 for all others. The present version is an entirely IRC Speaker Says Jap-Red Fight Unlikely By Walter Klein "Why are we fighting?" Dr. Stanley Kuhl Hornbeck, State department adviser, addressed a Mem orial hall audience last night for the IRC. . "We are fighting today because we itne Iirsc ciear nisnt have been and are attacked. We are Tickets for the play may be pur fighting because we have things-ma- ased , at Ledbetter-Pickard's, the terial, political and spiritual-worth J3 Business office and at the 3 TTT 1 1 LZ 1 I UUA UlllvC tUlllgUIn X llkCS OIC 4tV we do not fight if we do not defend these things we would lose them. "We are fighting for our lives, for our country's life our national exist ence. We are fighting in defense of our way of life and of the way of life of others, who in varying degrees are like us and who in varying degrees are in the same situation having been at tacked or menaced as are we. Defense of Democracy "We are fighting not for the first time in defense of the concept of democracy; fighting against the con cept of autocracy. We are fighting as we have fought before to preserve, to maintain, to extend and to share our freedom, resisting an effort of ag gressively minded nations to impose upon the world, and therefore upon us, a slave regime." Hornbeck traced Japanese fascism throughout history and analyzed Japan's preparations for her Pearl Harbor attack. He discussed the type of peace settlement that must meet the Axis new order. Quoting Roose velt, Churchill, and Hull, Hornbeck de fined America's war purpose and See Hornbeck, page U Peer Gynt Opens Tonight new translation made by two Rocke feller Assistants in Dramatic Art. Kai Jurgensen, with his thorough knowledge of Danish and Norwegian, did the literal translation of Ibsen's play. He was born and reared in Copenhagen, Denmark. He went to two boys' schools there, and, when he graduated in 1932, came to the United States to study at the University of Montana. He got his start in the theater one day when a dramatics teacher in Mis soula asked him to play in Chekov's "Marriage Proposal" because of his foreign accent. After receiving his AB in English 'Literature, he re See PEER GYNT, page U orn ays Jt Softball Game To Use Pigskin This Afternoon 'Moon River' Honors Carolina With Air Spot "Moon River," favorite "Now-I-lay-me-down-to-sleep" program of. many students will dedicate its " broadcast next Tuesday night from 12:30 to 1 o'clock to the University with a brief dedication speech and the playing of "Carolina Moon" at the beginning of the program. H. C. Cranf ord, freshman from Dur ham, who arranged the dedication of Glenn Miller's "Moonlight Serenade" to the University the night before last Thanksgiving's game with Virginia, arranged for the dedication of WLW's early morning program next week. The broadcast regularly features read ing of poetry to the background of organ music. The State's War Center 'Let's Talk Carolina' Drive Emphasizes UNC. War Effort Bv Sam Whitehall Chicago for the first flight honors Leaders of the "Let's Talk Caro- in the establishment of voluntary stu lina" drive yesterday pointed out that dent military training organizations. efforts a aMtie the Harbor and now trains more than 400 among the top rank universities m w of military nation in this respect. fc The CVTC The student division of the Office of nc preparation of col- Civflian Defense abandoned by OCT f lrmPy activity, th chiefs in Washington some months lege connection with Joe Lash and other tar. gSon Center collects and ficials of the student division, The Inf fc bookSt pamphlets, the OSCD on the Carolina campus as spreaa i analyses and maps on the an experiment to be followed up a J other universities throughout the na- war and the p Carolina tied with the University , , See LETS TALK, page Labor Parley Slated Here Emphasizing the "decisive part" that labor must play in the current war, Dr. Frank P. Graham last week issued invitations to every labor or ganization in North Carolina, Virgin ia, and South Carolina to atend the first tri-state conference on "Labor in the War," to be held here May 2 and 24. Participating in the conference will be representatives of the Army, War Production Board, Office of Price Ad ministration, Office of Civilian De fense, and southern leaders of the AF of L, CIO and the Railway Broth erhoods. These organizations with the University are the joint sponsors of the conference. Highlighting the conference will be the discussions on labor's role in the prosecution of a "total war." Gra ham s letter noted that m this con flict "nowhere has labor been more loyal," declaring that the "national agreement between labor, manage ment, and the government lor no strikes and lock-outs" for the results to date is without parallel in history. Beginning Saturday at 2 o'clock, the first session will be held in Gerrard hall with Ralph W. McDonald, asso ciate director of the University Ex tension Division presiding. At this meeting, greeting will be given by Charles Fink, Pres. of North Carolina Federation of Labor, Roy Lawrence, southern Director of the Textile Work See LABOR, page U Juniors Vote Today For Eight Marshals The junior class goes to the polls today to elect eight commencemeift marshals for the Jane commence ment exercises. Fifteen juniors se lected by Sam Gambill, president of the junior class, from the various class committees have been placed on the ballot. The voting, nnder the supervision of the student council, will take place in the YMCA from 9 until 5 o'clock. Results will be announced in Satur day morning's Tar HeeL The duties of the junior marshals include handling many of the ar rangements for commencement exer cises, ushering, and checking in the seniors. Those nominated by Gambill for the eight posts include Hobart Mc Keever, Steve Karres, Steve Peck, Jack Markham, Buck Osborne, Tom Baden, Bob Spence, W. J. Smith, Barry Colby, Bucky Harward, Jim Manly, Johnny Feuchtenberger, Bob Glenn, and Frosty Long. Spanish Exam Spanish reading knowledge exami nation for the School of Commerce will be given tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 in Murphey 303. ' NROTC Plans Dress Parade The first annual dress parade of the Naval Reserve Officers' Training Corps will be held on Emerson Field at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon Captain W. S. Popham, commander of the unit, announced yesterday. Governor J. Melville B rough ton and President Frank P. Graham will joint ly review the parade of 178 student trainees on the second anniversary of their units' founding. Other distin guished guests in the reviewing party will include Josephus Daniels, former Ambassador to Mexico and World War I Secretary of the Navy, and Dean of Administration R. B. House. corps plans to have a dress parade Captain Popham announced that the Corps plans to have a dress parade each year during the last week of the spring quarter prior to final exami nations. Student battalions will be drilled exactly according to standards set for Naval Forces of the United States wherever and whenever parad ed on shore. A number of wards for proficiency in various phases of the NROTC training will be presented to students, including the Navy Department Silver Cup to the platoon which has proved most excellent in military drill. Governor Broughton will award tihs Cup to the 1st Platoon of the 3rd com pany, commanded by Paul F. Sim mons of Arlington, Va. The Josephus Daniels Medal award ed by his family in honor of the Ral eigh editor will be presented by Frank Daniels, his son, to Charles O. Rich mond of London, Ohio, for showing the greatest proficiency in naval sci ence and tactics. The American Legion Medal award ed by Chapel Hill Post No. 6, Ameri can Legion, to the NROTC student See NROTC, page U Hobbs Heads Fund Drive To Assist War Students By Hayden Carruth University administr a t i o n leaders and student officials to day launch a concerted drive among students, faculty, alumni, parents and friends of Carolina to raise a $50,000 scholarship fund for worthy students, Dean F. F. Bradshaw anounced last night. Cradled in South building sanctums for several weeks, the pro posal was headed by Truman Hobbs, ex-student body president, and has re ceived the complete approbation of ad ministrative leaders, including Dr. Frank Graham. A statement prepared by Dr. Frank Graham concerning the drive will be published in the Daily Tar Heel tomorrow morning. Student reaction to the plan will guide off -campus contributions, Hobbs prophesied last night. "If the students cooperate, their action will serve as a spriner-board to stimulate interest the Civil War question once and for'am alumni and state citizens," he By Westy Fenhagen No holds are barred today as the sophomore class, some 700 strong, chase each other about the campus in a wild celebration of the first annual "Sophomore Day." Beginning at dawn and lasting until late tonight, the gala fete will provide fun and entertainment of every pos sible variety for members of the class. Pajamas To Class All sophomores are urged to be sure to start the day off right by wearing their pajama tops to class and through out the day. Scheduled entertainment begins at 3 o'clock sharp in Emerson stadium where the freshmen and sophomores will vie in a softball game in which a football will be used. Other features of the afternoon's fun will be a tug of war contest between the Yankees and the Rebels which is expected to settle all, a pie throwing contest with the winner to receive a fresh pie, and other interesting activities including lots of fun for the sophomore coeds, all fifteen of them All members of the student body are invited to participate in the afternoon's frolics in Emerson stadium and 700 bottles of refreshments will be avail able to the first ones to claim them. Bids for the "Pajama Prom" to night in the main lounge of Graham Memorial will be given out all day to dav. Soohomore town students are asked to pick their bids up at Graham Memorial between the hours of 10:30 and 11:00 and from 1:00 until 2:30 o'clock. The fifteen sophomore coeds are also asked to call for their bids at this time. Other bids will be given out through representatives in the dormi tories and fraternities. Pajama tops must be worn to get into the dance. A "Clem" and "Daaaaaiiiisy June" will be chosen as king and queen of the dance, Carden stated, and the selec tion will be made on the basis of the most unique couple. Senior Invites Seniors may obtain their gradua tion invitations today from 10:30 until 12 o'clock, and from 2 until 12 o'clock at the "Y," it was announced yester day by Ed Hyman, chairman of the invitation committee. Tennis Picture The entire tennis squad will report at 4 o'clock today at the tennis courts for Yackety-Yack picture. Shades of the Acropolis Bearded Atmosphere Grows As Contest Ends Second Day the Carolina horizon that may not be denied. The judges, who will be appointed by Cochrane and Sylvan Meyer, DTH managing editor, will meet the con testants on the Wednesday of exam week. The contest will be judged not only for length and fullness, but for that indefinable something, the es sence of beardliness. Grooming, etc. will all enter into the decision. Contest administrators yesterday pointed out that, despite the fact that "Socrates had one; why shouldn't I?" has been the universal query among male constituents on the Uni versity campus during the past two days. The race for the bearded face sets a pace, and there's a trace of facial lace that wouldn't disgrace the hairiest case in any place. (Let's back 6ff and start over. Ed note.) The Daily Tar Heel-Graham Me morial beard growing contest, now two days old, has set masculine hearts a- beating the campus over on the cash two days have passed since the con- prizes of $o.00 and $2.50 as well as test opened, heavy-bearded Carolina the golden opportunity to slacken up gentlemen still may have a good on the razor duties without fear of so- chance to cop the prize and the glory, ciety's censure. "Every male on the campus should Just another one of Bill Cochrane's unhesitatingly discard the toy of con- declared. 1932 Reviewed Last concerted effort to raise scholar ship funds was in 1932 when $110,000 was collected to. cushion the brunt of depression ravages on student purses. "Only a small amount of this money was donated by students, but they started the ball rolling and alumni, parents and friends quickly realized the worth of the campaign and gave See SCHOLARSHIP FUND, page U ' Band Slates Last Concert Sunday PM The University band will give the last concert of the May series under Davie Poplar, Sunday at 5 o'clock, Tom Baden, band president, announced yes terday. Arranged and directed by. Earl Slocum, the program will consist of martial and concert airs. This per formance of the band will be the eighteenth of the year, four formal programs, three coast to coast broadcasts and ten tours of west ern North Caro lina having been presented. Sun day's concert will be the last for 15 seniors who have L it sV li LiV h Baden Graham Memorial projects, the beard growing contest fast "promises pro duce an aura of excess herbiage on vention, known as a razor, and avail himself of the opportunity to defy the traditions of his father," they said. spent four years with the band. They are Harry Martin, Brooks Griffin, Trent Busby, William Benton, Betty Dean, Jimmy Helms, Chester Hill, Bos ton Lackey, Walter Love, Clarence Ruf -fin, Warren Simpson, Bob Weis, Jack Wharton, Peter Simone, and Harris Mitchell. The program will feature the "Oberon" overture by Weber with the horn passages by Harris Mitchell, and Morton Goulds "Cowboy Rhapsody." There will also be two numbers featur ing Trent Busby, solo clarinetist. June 1 Closing Date For Jr. Chemist Post Closing date for receipt of appli cations for Junior Chemist will be June 1, it was announced foy the United States Civil Service Commis sion. The salary for Junior Chemist is $2,000 a year. The Commission will continue to receive applications from women for these positions until the needs of the service have been filled. All applications must be filed with the Commission's Washington, D. C. office.
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