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Page Two THE DAILY TAR HEEL TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8, 1946 . Airing Your Gripes Students will have a chance to get rid of any and all gripes on current campus problems tonight in Gerrard hall in an .open forum sponsored by the University Veterans' Association at which administration leaders will be present to deliver brief talks and answer student questions. Chancellor Robert B. House, Assistant Controller C. E. Teague, H. R. Ritchie, manager of the Book Exchange, and Colonel Shepard, veterans' adviser will all be on hand to tell the students the facts about any problem that may.be troubling them. 1 - " This should give many of the biggest gripers on the campus the chance they have been looking for this fall. If as many things are as wrong as they say, and if they are seriously in terested in helping to better the situation,' they should attend the meeting tonight and make their presence felt. Anyone who feels that he has any legitimate complaint can't afford to miss the session, for both sides of the picture will be presented and many of the people who have bemoaned the way in which the administration has been functioning will have the opportunity to hear the latter's viewpoint. The fact that the men in charge of making the wheels run - smoothly here are willing to meet and talk over the current problems with the student body is praiseworthy. It is to be hoped that the students make the most of this chance to find out the whys and wherefores of current campus conditions. The UVA, which since the beginning of the summer has made rapid strides forward and has constantly been working to aid the veterans on this campus, is playing an important role in the maintenance of a high degree of cooperation between the ad ministration and the student body. As Chancellor House stated in a letter to James Chesnut, . head of the organization, 'the UVA's unfailing understanding of confused campus problems, your willingness to investigate ' thoroughly and to work together with the University in our many difficulties are of great help and encouragement to all who are really trying to get our work done." I know whereof I speak when I endorse you and express the hope that all the veterans enrolled at Carolina will join you and give the power of unified spirit to your work." An alert, hard-working organization, the UVA is presenting tonight's program for the benefit of the student body. We urge you to attend. There are two kinds of gripers in this world. One group consists of those who just like to gripe the other is composed of those interested in solving the problems. The latter group should be present tonight. Cut the Carelessness Carolina students like to have their parties just like most young folks. In fact this institution's students have more or less set the pace at times with the biggest dances, beer frolics, etc. Carolina students probably indulge in such frivolous frolicking too much, but that is not the issue at stake. The disgusting part of this frolicking is the clear-cut evi dence of the remains of such shindigs. Gutters littered with bottles, paper cups and various labels greet the eye on Monday morning. The remnants of a wonderful week-end stick out bold- 4 ly in a repulsive sort of fashion. To term it mildly it is down right disgraceful. 1 The root of the trouble is essentially carelessness on the part of the students, who seem to forget that the grass, the pave ment and the sand walks are not storehouses for all sorts of refuse. There are many more students at Carolina now than ever before, and the need for a little more care in these mat ters is much greater. While the administration has been liberal enough in spending the money to keep the campus clean, 7,000 students can make that job near impossible if they continue to be careless with coke cups, pepsi bottles and Old Crow flasks. Students in col lege are old enough to realize they have some responsibilities, and one of the main ones should be a sincere effort to keep the appearance of Chapel Hill's beautiful campus as neat, as possible. The official newspaper of the Publication Board of the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, where it is published daily, except Mondays, examination and vacation periods; dnrinst the official summer terms, it is published semi-weekly on Wednesdays and Saturdays. Entered as second-class matter at the post office at Chapel Hill, N. C, under the act of March 8, 1879. Subscription price : 5.00 per college year. COMPLETE LEASED WIRE The opinions expressed by the columnists are their own and not neces sarily those of The Daily Tar Heel. BILL WOESTENDIEK ROLAND GIDUZ IRWIN SMALLWOOD . BILL SELIG BURTON MYERS Associate Editors : Gene Aenchbacher, Fred Flagler, Eddie Allen. Editorial Staff: Matt Hodgson, R. H. Hamilton, Jud Kinberg, Bob Jones, Sam Daniels, Bob Finehout, Bettie Washburn. Desk Editor: Barron Mills. . , Nkws Staff: Roy Moose, Darley Lochner, Jo Pngh, J. C. Green, Arnold Schulman, Burke Shipley, Bob Morrison, Vic Robinson, Fran Walker, Bill Jabine, Sam Summerlin, Eddie Blankstein, Sam Whitehall, Helen Highwater. Night Editors: Barron Mills, Bill Sexton. Night Sports Editors: Howard Merry, Bob Goldwater, Jim Pharr. Subscbiption Manager: Brantley A. McCoy, Jr. Business Staff: Suzanne Barclay, Ed ParnelL Natalie Selig. Barbara Thorson. Strowd Ward. FOR THIS Night Editor: Barron Mills SERVICE OP UNITED PRESS Editor Managing Editor Sports Editor Business Manager Circulation Manager ISSUE ' Sports: Irwin Smallwood Strictly Detrimental Those Using 'One or By Jud Kinberg ' The urge in all men who can push a typewriter is to expand in ever-widen ing spheres of import. Witness Brother Winchell's flight from the Cub Room of the Stork Club to the back room of international diplomacy. This is just by way of promising that after my soaring today, I shall have let the hot air out of my balloon and will be back to We've air heard the selling device enterprising soda jerk decided on a way malteds. Instead of asking whether orf not the customer wanted an egg, he asked whether the maltedman desired "one or two eggs." It seems to me that those who are trying to campaign us into war are using much the same technique. Al though recent statements by Byrnes1, Bevins and Stalin have quieted down the shot-and-shell purveyors, they will be back with us in full voice again, not asking whether we want war or not. but whether we want war "now or later." : v By the simple propaganda act of taking conflict for granted, they take the "yes or no" decision away from us and would leave only the choice of when. Then they go one step further to weight their little bombshell by reminding us that war now would be cheap, while war later might be rather a grave undertakes- The reasoning is obvious. "The atom's here and America's got it, so lets get shed of the Russians while just a few jet-propelled missiles will still do it." The thought that general atomic warfare is something which can lead only to ultimate destruction of victor and vanquished is nrer en tertained by our would-be warmakers. Instead they seize every disagree ment and misunderstanding, admit tedly many to drag out the drums and trumpets of battle, proclaim in resonant voices that we can whip our weight in Russian bears quite handi ly through the mighty elixir of atom ic death. Examination of the vast problems any such war would entail strike a quick spike through the Christmas spirit of a "gift victory." In our earnest desire to win the peace, we seem to have let momen tary setbacks discourage too much. We look on every disagreement as an unmendable cleavage between the Big Three. Actually, little of worth in our own or any other na tion's history has come about with out a long series of give-and-take sessions. Possibly the decision to keep as much of the debate as pos sible open to public perusal gives us a false sense of impending doom. That knowledge we have of the in terests and positions of the various nations, gained in part through pub lication of the Paris Conference and UN developments, can be a mighty weapon in the struggle for the final peace. It can be, if we don't let the worry boys scare hell out of us by cit ing the Third Undersecretary' views on Rumania. I imagine ' that same "fear" technique was used effectively by those who fought against ratifi cation of the Constitution of the United States. It's time that we crushed the force of the men who wholesale war. In this generation, we got one of the last chances to do away with the hallowed custom of nation-beating. If we don't take positive action, we may soon find ourselves pushed into a devastating war, or, at best a perpetual state of uneasy preparedness that will crush many of our liberties and certainly strain our economy. I see no reason why we should have two, one or any eggs in our malted, despite the earnest sales efforts of the minority dedicated to war. I much prefer to have it in my beer. What o Y OU Say? By Sam Daniels Today's Question What is the solution to the dateless male situation on the campus? The Answers Stand in line of course apparent ly it'3 the campus code for all prob lems. Dick Rogers, Wash, D. C. Consider the dateless female situ ation at W. C. and other girl's schools surrounding the "Hill." Unlike buying a new car, supply can meet demand Al Jacobson, Asheville. True, we have negative balance here but that doesn't mean that there aren't places in, the near vicinity where a positive balance exists. In Kentucky, when we meet wifh a sit- D Campaigning for War Two ' Technique the earth of Chapel Hill's clay paths. of "One or Two." It seems that an to boost the sale of eggs in chocolate K Tab: ecping .... with Randy South building is only three stories high. And, most of the important ad ministrative offices are on the first floor. Consequently, I should think that the roar of the passing student automobiles could be heard quite clearly and distinctly by those charg ed with the responsibility of setting up the academic calendar for the year. In other words, I think Mr. Fred erick Lewis had a good -point when he questioned the wisdom of start ing the Winter Quarter on the 2nd of January. Whether it likes to face the fact, or not, South building should realize that one out of every three Americans drink like a fish on New Year's Eve. And, hiding one's administrative head in the academic sand of Chapel Hill won't alter that fact. Over two thousand students have cars on the campus this year. And, most of them live far enough away so that they'll be starting out for Chapel Hill on New Year's Day. Gen tlemen, there's gonna be a helluva lot of reckless driving on the road to Chapel Hill. Even assuming that all good Caro lina students are sober, industrious members of the community on New Year's Eve (quite an assumption in view of the total sales of the neigh boring ABC stores); there's still the fact that accident rates show New Year's Day to be one of the leading days in the Death Parade of automo bile accidents. Gentlemen, figure the rest out for yourselves, and wonder how it would feel to read January 3rd's Daily Tar Heel headline "Caro lina Student Killed in Motor Acci dent." Also, everyone in Chapel Hill, ex cept the calendar drawer-uppers, knows th&t New Year's Day is a peak day for rail and bus travel. Thousands of dollars are spent by these public utilities urging folks to travel at other than such peak days. Gentlemen, have you consid ered the transportation situation in this country in drawing up your calendar? Carolina prides itself on containing students from almost all of , the states, and from several for eign countries. How do you expect those students to get back to the 'hill comfortably when you force them to travel on one of the na tion's peak travel days? And, as Mr. Lewis pointed out, many of us would like to spend a New Year's Eve at home with our friends, family and ' Mary Jane. We kinda think we earned that right; and that attendance in college is not a satis factory reason for giving it up. So, in the interests of national transportation requests, the safety of your students, and the comfort; and longed-for pleasure of the veteran's, who have spent the last few New Year's Eves in rather remote places, this column urges that the academic calendar be re-drawn so that classes start on January 3rd; or if that is not possible that the reasons for the "impossibility" be made public. uation such as we have in Chapel Hil we do not drown our sorrows in corn, but rather, grab a convenient grape vine and swing over to see another "LULU" on the hill. Ross Compton Possom, Ky. The only answer is combining the resources of the dateless women at W. C. with the dateless men here or else suffering in silence Marjorie Myers, New York, N. Y. I consider this no problem. My phone number is 8066. Peggy Costner, Lincolnton, N. C. (Don't call me fel lows, I just work here) I don't see that there is any prob lem at alleveryone has the same chance. P'raps it's still first come first serve. Teence Davis, Wilson, N. C. 'Friday: What is your biggest Carolina sweater girl: so round, so firm, so neatly packed, so easy on the eyes. . Mary had a little lamb; boy, was her husband disappointed. Washington Merry-Go-Round By Drew Pearson PEARSON ANSWERS QUERIES , WASHINGTON Many people have written regarding my proposed five year plan for peace and friendship with Russia some critical, some appre ciative, some wanting more information. This column is an attempt to answer some of the very important points raised in their letters. Harold Walton, Philadelphia The idea of a five-year plan for friendship is merely a human approach to a most terribly difficult problem. It is an attempt to head off a drift toward almost certain war if we continue the way we are going. It is an attempt to f get two peoples better acquainted, al ways the best guarantee against war This is no panacea or cure-all, but a breathing space of five years in which we can work intensively at friendship and then get our bearings After every war, people are tired and wounded, their feelings on edge. They don't always have the proper perspec tive. If we can get away from war for five years, if we can quit talking about it and really concentrate on making friends with our potential enemy, then maybe we can pave the way for permanent peace. However, I repeat that this five year plan for friendship is definitely conditional upon Russia's going along with us 100 per cent. If she won't go along, it is much better to know it right now and prepare for the worst. BYRNES IS RIGHT Harold Preece, Chattanooga, Tenn. I have known Jimmie Byrnes about 15 years, during which time I have probably disagreed with him more than otherwise. However, 1 am con vinced: 1) that he has grown greatly in stature; and, 2) that, after a lot of patience and so-called appease ment, his policy of firmness with the Soviet Government is right. My proposal of a five-year plan for friendship with the Russian people in no way conflicts with Byrnes. His policy is aimed at the Russian Gov ernment; the five-year plan is aimed at the Russian people, many of whom do not know what their government is doing. Byrnes's policy at the moment . is negative and preventive. The five-year plan for friendship is positive and constructive. The policeman on your beat may be a fine, .conscientious guardian against crime. But when he helps to organize boys' clubs, as so many police do, then he is building constructively against crime at the source. That is the difference be tween the policy of firmness and the policy of friendship. Both are some times necessary, and Byrnes has been so busy with one he hasn't had time to concentrate on the other. If Russia goes on the rampage in Turkey, or even threatens to, then Secretary Byrnes will be absolutely right in being firm, and I for ' one shall back him up. RUSSIA NEEDS FUNNY PAPERS Mrs. William Cone, New York City I doubt if more than one or two publishers . would object to my plan of a Russian radio station and a Rus sian newspaper in New York to ex plain the Soviet viewpoint to the American people. This part of the 5 year plan, of course, hinges on the Russians' giving us reciprocal privi leges in Moscow, and I am afraid we might have more trouble selling the idea to the Russians than to Ameri can publishers. However, think what American publishing ingenuity could do with a newspaper in Moscow! American newsmen could turn out a paper so readable that its circulation would hit every corner of the Soviet. I have al ways contended that one thing the Soviet system needed was a regular diet of comics. We've got to show the Russian people that we are not war Crossword Puzzle ACEOSS 1 Seed covering 4 Israelite 9 Permit 12 Land measure 13 Brownish 14 Man's nama 15 Grinding Implement 17 Fisherman 19 One of pair 20 President's dog 21 Narrow band 23 Pope's home " 26 Sound horn . 27 Fashions 28 Musical note 29 Beam 30 Lukewarm 31 Use eyes 32 Public notice 33 Tint 34 A fish 35 Sacred song 37 Dinners 38 Tardy 39 Top of body 40 Flat on stomacu 42 Flavors 45 Age 4ft Swift 48 Tiny 49 Go to right 50 Gaze at 61 Plant I z 4 it? 17 ti I I? IO I II " IS h 1 Is" " io 777, 5T 'W, ziwwL lid 39 1 1 I I ' 6u MS Hb Hi " lJq h9 ? so sT mongers, but are just as human as they are. If you can laugh with each other, you won't fight each other. GOODWILL AMBASSADOR Force Dennis, Louisville, Ky. Un questionably one chief difficulty with any five-year plan for friendship with Russia would be selling it to the Kremlin. So far, the Kremlin has been opposed to anything like this, largely, I suspect, because they are afraid we might undermine their political system. Communism has been sold on the thesis that it has brought great gains to the Russian people (and, compared to Czarist days, it has) ; but, when the Russian people see the high standard of liv ing of Americans or even Western Europeans they can hardly believe their eyes. However, the Byrnes policy of firm ness toward Russia has the Kremlin worried, and I believe the top lead ers might now be convinced that five years of real friendship would bring lasting gains to Russia. Hitherto, they have figured we would appease a policy which would permit them to have their cake and eat it too. Ralph C. Busser, Jr., Philadelphia My idea in proposing that Henry Wallace go to Russia as U. S. Am bassador is because of his probable influence with the Russian people and Government. The men at the top in Russia are going to need a lot of selling on friend ship, and Henry Wallace's sincere idealism plus his long-time sympathy for Russia would help. The Russian people, basically most friendly, un fortunately have been so unfairly in formed by a government-controlled press that they don't know what the real score is. ABOLISH AGGRESSIVE ARMAMENT Constantine Brown, Washington, D. C. You are absolutely right that total reduction of all aggressive ar mament between the United States and Russia should be the ultimate goal of a plan for peace. My proposal of an immediate moratorium on all re armament should be merely a start toward the abolition of all aggres sive armament later. Robert Gros, Palo Alto, Calif. Your fellow townsman, Herbert Hoo ver, was so right, back in the rela tively peaceful days when we were trying to disarm, when he proposed that big battleships, long-range sub marines, tanks, and other offensive weapons constitute a hazard to peace and a temptation to make war. This should be our aim under a 5-year plan for peace with Russia. Small PT boats or destroyers are quite sufficient to police any nation's shores, keep down smugglers, and handle island difficulties. Likewise, you don't need tanks to quell riots or trouble at home. The only time you need these aggressive weapons is when you want to go out and use them against the other fellow. Heavy bombers are in the same category. A fighter plane, unable to fly long distances, is almost purely defensive. No one can object to it as an aggressive weapon. The heavy bomber, of course, is different. ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE iLAJL BA5 A'siSlT VONbj3E 5TA!5 2.RAjL E p l ago ES ! M OUCR A JiP I l pub a am q H ! f. SLlI k. 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