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trsity of North Carolina Chapel HiU N. C. EDITORIAL: Trouble on Wheels Make Mine Music Open House , ' NEWS: Phants Drop Thriller Building Program CPU Discussion 47W ONLY COLLEGE DAILY IN-THE SOUTHEAST- VOLUME LV United Press CHAPEL HILL, N. C. SUNDAY, JANUARY 12, 1947 NUMBER 95 twmmi -rt- NEWS BRIEFS Cfoerry Aides Are Working Solons Fighting 1 ; Baker Amendment ' Raleigh; Jan. 11 (UP) Governor Cherry's administration is working to hold House Members in ' line : on the emergency "pay bill to raise the sal aries of teachers and other , state em-: ployees. ' ' " - r - . . '. -.' ; The House voted yesterday 54 . to 39 -to 'abandon " the governor's plan for a 20 per cent increase.' Instead it approved an - amendment for ' -i even greater: raises for- the lower pay brackets. The administration is sur prised at the "rebellion, but, it still determined to hold the raise to 20 per cent "rather than give a larger increase now and risk, cutting "paychecks. when the next fiscal period begins July first. -:.r: .r?r y': v- ; ; - r-V:V- ! - Fighting Amendment . i The governor's supporters are therefore" fighting ' - Representative Barker's amendment They say it will .throw other pay brackets out .of line and . set a precedent which will be hard to stop if revenues fall off. Vandenberg" Suggests j Department Shakeup ' 1 Qevejand,. - Jan. 11 (UP) The chief Republican spokesman ' on in ' ternatiorial affairs Senator Arthur JVandenberg has made a series of recommendations'' 'regarding United States foreign policy,' The Michigan senator who heads the Senate : For eign Affairs, committee suggests to r incoming Secretary of State George A Marshall . that '. he shake up his de partment.' : : . - Vandenberg spoke be fore the Cleveland conucil on foreign affairs .today. ? r . .: t. UN Calls on Members TcTHelp in Building . , ; 3 Lake Success, Y., Jan. 11 (UP) , The United Nations has called on . all member , nations, as welf, as the United States, to take part in the , design .for the organization's new skyscraper headquarters ; in midtown . New York They have been asked to nominate professional jnen for 10 seats on the Board of Design. Rescue Workers Trying To Save Crash Victims London, , Jan. 11 (UP) Rescue workers using blow torches have been trying to cut through the wreckage of a British Overseas Airways Trans port where five persons are reported trapped. The plane, with 16 aboard, crashed into a chalk pit near the white cliffs of Dover. At least five of the 16 persons aboard are known to be dead. Hughes, Grant Expected To Land in Mexico City New York, Jan. 11 (UP) Howard Hughes 'and movie star, Cary Grant are expected to land in Mexico City tonight to end a cross-country flight during which they were feared miss ing. An hour-long search revealed, that the two notables merely had ne glected to keep in radio contact with airports along the way. ; ; Stassen J oiris Attack Against Truman Budget Washington, Jan. 11 (UP)--Forr mer Minnesota Governor Harold Stas sen has joined the GOP attack agiinst President Truman's $37,000,000,000 budget. -Stassen,' thef only Jieclared candidate' for the: 1948 " Republican nommationJr'rcommends"that j the budget, be. trimmed by J5,000j00p;000. i 1. BillMayBeamitted To Hospital Tomorrow New Orleans, Jan. jl(U?Fffh superintendent at: TouriLInfirmary, in New Orleans,' says Senator B'lhd probably will be iadrni to th8 (lio pital tomorrow. The Mississippi Demo crat will undergo ja mouth operation, WEATHER TODAY i j Cloudy, with occasional rains v.v.v.v.v.-.v.v y vwk , :: ' Ct . irooa xieaim jrian oi uie v orm - usruuna meaicai vare commission xur Governor Gregg Cherry's inspection." Three-year-old Mary is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cannon. Her father is executive secretary of the N. C. Bar association. Picture was made in Governor Cherry's office prior to his appearance Thursday before a joint session of the new. Legisla ture, where he reaffirmed his support of the Good Health program. In his biennial message, the Governor said, "Good Health is a problem which concerns every person in Norih Carolina, and I am . sure the General Assembly will give it careful consideration. I pass on to you (the mem bers of the General Assembly) for your respectful consideration the rec ommendation of the majority group of the Medical Care commission, with my approval." r t irr : .ui ni & ii. . xt it Administration Will Check For Hot Plates in Rooms The University administration warned yesterday that it will soon conduct an investigation of all " dormitory rooms to see that hot plates and other prohibited elec trical appliances are not being used. All hot-plates, electric coffee pots ahd appliances other than radios and lamps found in rooms will be taken up, tagged with the owner's name and kept by the University until the end of the quarter or sent home at the owner's request. r Wiring Too Light Reason for the action is that the wiring in the dormitories is not heavy enough to carry the, extra current demanded by the extra electrical devices. In addition to the fire hazard created, this situation has in th'e past caused the Jblowing o'ut a jarge number of fuses, throwing, the entire 'dormitory into darkness and interrupting- the Sikinff jHike in AlUGQneral Assembly 1 To 1 A j By Earl TO Sends Solohs s" To aid 'North' Carolina : in the attainment of a superior , educa Jionai;slem?Ch'e ijniversity Veterans' association has dispatched letters to members of tne' General Assembly advocating: increased outlay 6f funds fr educational purppses, n a move designed to inform legislators of their demand forf ' ' i - . - ' i ' ' i I ! I increased teacner wages, -more- cmoo room! space in thehighschool gram niar school, and college division of state-supported ; institutions, the vet erans compared the - state's- ranking on current expenditure for a medi um "classroom unit with the" national average. I it 1 M y 1 x r i 'v, v v" '"1 i - - sly v z' s "s '' " ' ' riS j f -.?' -si'-''s , . -s , , s , A 2i ;f r?; -"v- vv-ssvf?;. sssv s-, vo - II - r fsS,V'''''i fsVTNV '4V?-'V 's s" . ?tevSV -t't ' ssss- ; $X lf!S-'C ,-ssi; H-ssO;4 sxvl Xl "s. ss:' s. -. 'Ws-sX-XstfxXs -s: l.'lil l.r ' - ? 1? r J g ; work of all students attempting to study in the dorm. "Another reason given by the of ficials directing the investigation is that the food cooked on the hot plates draws ants and other insects. Several of the dormitories are al ready infested with these pests as a result of food kept in rooms in direct disregard of University rules. Hickenlooper to Head Atomic Energy Group Washington, Jan. 11 (UP) Re publican Senator Boufke Hicken looper of Iowa has been named to head the joint congressional atomic energy committee. His appointment was agreed on by GOP senators determined to keep this country's A-bomb secrets until . effective international safe- guards . are established. School Funds Members Petitioned Heffner , - f . . ; v ... Described by Moose . The move is described by President Roy C. Moose as, an ; "effort to continue with , the pen and ballot the' battle for 't human rights won twice in the two World Wars with the sword and bomb." He explained that as the letter 'SeeVVA,pdge' ' j Letters UNC 'ijigfeira For. New Classroom s . . -7 . - ----- j Truman's Talk To. Be Debaied By GPU Panl Speech, Discussion; Ani Set Wednesday l ; ' i Officially opening its promised heavy schedule for 'the winter quarter, the Carolina Political union will hold its first .roundtable discussion of the yeaf" at 8 o'clock tonight in the Grail Room, Graham Memorial. Later in the week the CPU's program includes the presentation -of Elizabeth-- Gurley Flynn, leader of the Women's, com mittee of the U. S. Communist Party in the union's speaker - presentation series. ; The subject of tonight's roundtable is President Truman's annual State of, the Union message to Congress especially in regard to the labor sit uation in the nation today. E. B. Jefr fress, vice chairman of the CPU, will open the discussion with a short re port. The regular ."CPU Roundtable" column , on the editorial page "of to day's' paper outlines the discussion. ' ;;a " " ' Interest in' Flynn " ' ' Wednesday's address by "the Com munist leader, which has ' aroused much interest on , the campus, will concern itself "with the position of the Communist party in the . United States today, Terry Davidoff CPU chairman announced. Miss' Flynn has promised' "a relatively short talk "to be followed by an open question and discussion period from the .floor. ' " ivTIjerputob fsif6pei i:id'l'ifiieiAiter campus,'' and visitors are encouraged 5 to come and participate in the discussion. SP Will Convene This Afternoon The initial Student party mass meeting of the quarter will be held this afternoon at 4 o'clock in the Uiaham Memorial Candlelight room, stated Chuck Heath, chairman of the party. To be held along with the business meeting, the session will be in the form of an SP legislators' caucus.' At this time legislators will choose party candidates for speaker pro-tem and other offices of the Student Legisla ture to be elected next week. A student speaker will be voted upon to present the recently drafted SP petition to the current session of the General Assembly. The petition which specifically requests state legis lature action for several . UNC im provements will likely be in the YMCA court for another day. in the near future to receive additional stu dent signatures. ; An official report on the December student boJy elections will, be made by Chuck Heath who announced that the floor would be open at that time to consider further party policies. IRC Will Discuss Izzedin Address The International Relations Club will meet on .tomorrow, night in Ro land Parker lounge, Graham Memor ial. Plans or the winter quarter will be discussed, and all members are urged to attend. On the business agenda will be a discussion of the visit of Nejla Izzedin of the Arab office in Washington, D. C, who . will address the club and .the campus next Wednesday. Dr. Izzedin's subject will, be "The Arab and the West: The Arabic Nation and It's Significance in the New World Order.", In - preparation for Dr. . Izzedin'? visit, Betty Anne Green,' president of the club will; talk this week on "Hu man Values in the Arab Heritage'; J7v PLAYMAKERS TRYOUTS Open '- tryouts for : the I laboratory production' of Edna St. Vincent Milr lay's anti-war i drama, "Aria aa; da capo,"- will ; be held tomorrow after noon in the'Playmakers theatre. War Surplus Buildings to Alleviate Overtaxed Existing Facilities Here By Ed Joyner University engineers have already drawn up plans for location of the 25 war surplus buildings to be brought here from Camp Forrest, Tiillahoma, Tenn., .tha University business office disclosed today. Erection of the first buildings is expected to start by Feb ruary 1. Planned, as a . temporary ex- j , pedient to alleviate the crowded class I rooms and faculty offices," the new buildings will add 80,000 square feet of -floor, space to existing facilities. In planning the location of the new buildings the engineering staff took care to pick spots which would neces sitate the removal of as few trees as possible. As a result almost none of the renowned campus landmarks will be sacrificed in the interest of expan sion. r , ., , t " "Lent to the University by the Fed eral i Works; Agency for a ; period of two years, with, the , privilege of con tinuing the loan, the temporary structures- are presently planned ta serve only until more permanent buildings can be"securedT - - A. R. Hollett, University engineer, is now in Tullahoma selecting build ings suitable to fill University needs. The buildings are ready to be moved here as soon as Hollett finishes his selections. . . - : ;E . - Largest Behind Caldwell 3 Largest of the 25 buildings will be one 238 feet, long; by .48 feet wide to be located behind 1 Caldwell hall in the area r where trailers are now parked. It I will , house glasses and of -fices" of. the English, and ; .Romance languages departments. - , AU I but , two . of - the buildings will be one-story structures. Of the two story structures one will be placed adjacent to New East between the Alumni-and Pharmacy buildings and will serve the geology department. The other two-story structure is to be a dramatic arts building located close. tot the Forest theatre to be used for a "scenery shop and storage of stage properties. . rt . Greatest number of buildings to be allocated to any one department is the four which are earmarked for the new public health school. Two of the units are to be erected on either side of the medical school. Next in number are three planned to house music classes and practice rooms. These will be situated next to Hill hall on the side toward Smith dormitory. Two to Math, Zoology, Commerce Three departments are to get two buildings each. Math classes will be held in the two to be constructed be hind Phillips, adjacent to the reser voir. Two more will go to the zoology department and will be located behind the present . zoology building, while the commerce school gets the two be hind Bingham hall. . The library also will be expanded by two of the new units, which will be set up on the west side of the li brary to house the book section and reading rooms for certain classes. Of the sixremaining buildings, one is an auditorium designed to seat be tween 150 and 200 people. To be con structed in front of the chemistry building, it will belong to the English and classics departments and is Phi Assembly Will Discuss Question of Humor Magazine Tuesday night at 7:30 in the Phi his view on the issue, The debate is hall, New East, the Phi assembly will debate the question : "Should a Caro lina humor magazine be established in bhe near future?" Campus humor writer Tookie Hodg son who has taken a t vigorous part in the drive, for a humor magazine will argue affirmatively. He will be assisted by Phi member Peter Gems who will introduce the resolution. Carolina Magazine editor, :! ; Fred Jacobson will present , the difficulties in establishing a humor magazine and the objections to establishing one at the present time. Magazine managing editor "Kinberg will take the nega tive. Daily Tar Heel columnist,' Al Lowenstein is also expected to give Up Plans Locations planned for special lectures to com bined classes or other large groups. For History, NROTC : :i - Another of the units is allotted for history and social science classes. This one will be behind the' parking 'lot between Memorial hall and Venable. Still another is planned for the area in back of the NROTC building and will serve the naval science classes. The physical education department gets the unit to be erected behind the Tin Can, and the law. library will oc cupy the "one which is to go "up be hind the law school. ; ; j ' ' Last of the buildings is one to be used as a warehouse located on the old tennis courts. ... ,. Treatment of Vets May Be Re In Durham Office , Authority for treatment of veterans in' the Durham area who have service connected disabilities or illnesses can be ' requested by physicians ' through the "sub-regional "office in Durham, Winston-Salem: Veterans administra tion 'officials' explained. " Requests: f reauthorization to treat eligible veterans can be made through the chief medical officer of the f Durham office. The VA believes this system will expedite service in the 13; county area as it will be no longer necessary for doctors to have to work through the Winston-Salem board. ; : , ' Under the new set-up emergency hospitalization of veterans requires a collect telephone call or telegram to the Durham office of the Veterans administration. In , great emergency cases the veteran can be hospitalized with notice to be given the chief medi cal officer within 48 hours. Coppridge to Address Pre-medical Fraternity Dr. W. ,M. Copperidge, president of the North Carolina Medical asso ciation, will address the AED pre medical fraternity Tuesday night at 7:30 o'clock in the ' Roland Parker lounge of Graham Memorial. Dr. Copperidge, a prominent Dur ham urologist, will speak on the Uni versity's proposed four-year medical school, and fields of medical study promising to young doctors. All in terested pre-medical students not in AED are cordially invited to attend the meeting. YWCA JUNIOR COUNCIL The Junior Council of the YWCA will meet Thursday evening at 7 o'clock in the Grail Room of Graham Memorial. expected to develop into one of ,the more colorful campus, arguments of all time. Difficult, to Survive . Since the extinction of the ill-fated Carolina "Buccaneer," which enjoyed the longest survival of any of the sev eral . campus humor ; magazines that have been published, humor magazines have found it difficult to survive. , Tar and Feathers, the last' campus humor, 'publication enjoyed a brief life from 1940-43. In 1943 it was de cided, due to the decreasing size of the student body, to combine both tha humor magazine and the Carolina Magazine into one publication whose task would be to combine humor with literary and feature articles,
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