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LISBaRT University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, lu C. 1-28-47 EDITORIAL: Absurd Conflicts Nothing Radical Strictly Detrimental NEWS: Communist Can't Come Iizedin Talis Tonight Dimes Drrre Tomorrow THE ONLY COLLEGE DAILY IN THE SOUTHEAST- VOLUME LV United Press CHAPEL HILL, N. C. WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16, 1947 NUMBER 97 NEWS BRIEFS Cherry Favors Highest Raise Of 20 Per Cent Says Greater Hikes Threatens Budget Raleigh, Jan. 14 (UP) Governor Cherry has said that he "would not favor more than 20 per cent pay raise for teachers and state employees even if a joint House and Senate Conference Committee should iron out the so-called inequalities in the pro posal for a greater increase. The governor says more than a 20 per cent raise would throw the salary schedule and budget out of balance. He says- he considered the amount of increase- with the Budget Commis sions, and 20 per cent seemed to be the fairest amount possible. Reappointed Representatives House Speaker Tom J. Pearsall says when the House receives formal notice tomorrow that the Senate has failed to concur in the House amend ment for a higher pay raise, he will appoint five representatives to the conference committee. The Senate has turned down the House salary increase plan by a vote of 31 to 19. The upper chamber orig inally passed the bill recommended by the governor giving an average 20 per cent raise but the- House amended it to give 30 per cent in the lowest bracket, 25 per cent in the middle pay scales, and $45 a month to persons making between $2700 and $6600 a year.'. Clark Accuses Lewis Of Insulting U. S. The Supreme Court, Jan. 14 (UP) Attorney General Tom Clark has accused John L. Lewis and his mine union of insulting the United. States and inviting mob rule by refusing the call off of the coal strike last fall. Clark told the Supreme Court that the strike caused near-disaster. The Attorney General personally handled the government's contempt case be fore the high court. Attorneys for Le wis and his union denied they had de fied the government- They charged the government's action was illegal. Major Airlines Feel Air Travel Slump New York, Jan. 14 (UP) Most major airlines agree that air travel ha3 slumped considerably in recent weeks, but they don't expect the de cline to continue. They blame the slu mp primarily, on an overall recession in business, and only partly on re cent crack-ups. The President of the United Air Lines W. A. Patterson says that it will take at least three years to install all the devices necessary for flying safety. Atlantic Shipping Disturbed by Storm New York, Jan. 14 (UP) An eight day North Atlantic storm which has reached hurricane proporations has thrown shipping far off schedule. Ships arriving in New York were 17 hours to five days late, and a disabled fishing trawler with 17 men aboard is missing for the fourth day about 100 miles off Boston. United Steel Workers File Strike Notices Washington, Jan. 14, (UP) The United Steel workers have filed for mal 30-day strike notices against some one-thousand steel companies. This does not necessarily mean, a walkout will be called. Notices gener ally are filed'on the eve of new wage talks. - Curtailed supplies of chalk from the cliffs of Dover during World War II handicapped cigarette paper pro faction. WEATHER TODAY Cloudy with considerable fog and drizzle and little temperature change this morning, followed by partly cloudy and slightly warmer this afternoon. ' Flynn Talk Cancelled; IRC Presents Izzedin Tonight IRC Introduces World Authority On Arab Nations Conflicts of world interest in the Middle East will come into sharp debate this evening when Dr. Nejla Izzedin, prominent woman authority on the Arab countries, speaks at 8 :30 o'clock in the Graham Memorial main lounge. Dr. Izzedin's address willJbe spon sored by the International Relations club and refreshments will be served at a reception following the meeting. Now on a tour for the Carnegie Peace foundation, the speaker is associated with the Arab League's "Washington office and was a delegate to the San Francisco " world conference. "We hope that everyone will take advantage of this opportunity to hear this outstanding Arab woman schol ar," said IRC President Betty Anne Green. "Reports from other univer sities where Dr. Izzedin has spoken refer to her as one of the most suc cessful speakers ever sponsored by the Carnegie foundation." Dr. Nejla Izzedin is a member of the -prominent Lebanon Druze family, Arab leaders and scholars for the past 500 years. She has studied at the American University of Beirut, the Lycee Racine in Paris, Vassar college and the University of Chicago and, has taught political science and Arab history for many years at var ious near eastern universities. The International Relations club has sponsored in past years such pro minent leaders as Senator Joseph Ball and former ambassador to Ja pan, Joseph Grew. In addition to their speaker programs, the IRC conducts faculty forums and intercollegiate meetings on foreign affairs. -"Dr. C. H. Pegg, professor of his tory, is faculty adviser to the student organization which meets regularly every Monday evening in Graham Memorial for round table discussion. 'Will Want to Hang Me' Says Bilbo of New Book (By United Press) New Orleans, Louisiana Senator Theodore Bilbo has laid bare some of the writings in his soon-to-be pub lished book, "Take Your Choice Seg regation " or Mongrelization." And "The Man" says some of it will make some persons in "Washington want to hang him. One thing that Bilbo will say in his book is this: "I entertain no hat red or prejudice against any human being on account of his race or color God made them so." But he will add: "It is indeed a sor ry white man or white woman who, when put on notice of the inevitable result of mongrelization of their race, are yet unwilling to put forth any effort to save themselves and their off spring from this great and certain calamity" And he'll wind up: "You must take your choice." Five chapters of the book already have been galley-proofed. It has an in troduction written by Colonel Ernest Sevier Cox, of Richmond, Virginia, who is author of the book "White American." The preface written by Bilbo himself, reads: "This, .".'is not a condemnation or denunciation of any race, white, black or yellow." Free Darkroom Instruction Offered by Graham Memorial Free instruction in photographey and lab work is" the recent offer com ing from C. B. Brasington, manager of Graham Memorial's student dark room. The course is open to all stu dents who wish to develop and print their own pictures. Brasington will be in the Graham Memorial office every week day after noon from 1 until 2 to arrange for the free lessons, give out darkroom mem bership cards and discuss any prob jpr tMt might arise in student pho tographic work, i iUe darkrom has undergone re pairs and improvements during the past month and is now open for the benefit of students interested in do s- UVA Invites Mclver Coeds To Entertainment The University Veterans associa tion will inaugurate a new series of weekly entertainments tonight at 8 o'clock in the new veterans club. Coeds of Mclver -dormitory will be the guests at the party., The open houses will be on the same order as those given by the UVA in the NROTC armory last quarter and are planned to con tinue through the winter quarter, Jim Farlow, business manager of the club has announced. -Special Program A- special program of entertain ment has been arranged for inter- Campus Competition Begins In March of Dimes Tomorrow f Coeds to Keep Collections Table in Y; Solicitors Will Canvass All Dormitories Tomorrow marks the inauguration of the local March of Dimes drive on the Carolina campus as a student committee begins the campaign to reach a $5,000 quota. "Working hand in hand with the com-$ mittee in charge of the community drive, the campus campaign, spon sored by the Daily Tar Heel, will feature competition between the men's and women's dormitories, fraternities and sororities, and other campus groups. Coeds will be on duty in the Y to collect money from students liv ing in town and all others desirous of donating additional money to the drive. Individual solicitors will cover the rest of the campus. Students are requested to make the drive more successful than ever be fore in its history by contributing a dollar instead of a dime to the march against polio, the nation's most dread - ed disease. If each student will con- tribute one dollar, the student com mittee expects little difficulty in going over the top in the drive. The money collected in Chapel Hill will be used to help purchase an iron lung for infantile paralysis victims. It will also go towards caring for those now suffering from the disease and any future victims. Since latest figures reveal that it costs seven dol lars daily "to treat a polio victim, it is apparent that much money must be collected this year. Thousands of items are needed in hospitals throughout the country. Has Spent $20,000,009 In the eight years of its existence the National Foundation has authoriz ed nearly $20,000,000 for research, epidemic aid and education. Funds from the March of Dimes made this possible. Half of the sum contributed to the March of Dimes is retained by the local chapter for care of infantile paralysis patients. The other half goes to national headquarters for re search, training and education, and emergency aid in epidemics. DTH Staff Pictures To Be Taken Today All regular members of the busi ness, editorial and news staffs of the Daily Tar Heel are asked to attend a staff meeting this afternoon at 3 o'clock in the office. Pictures for the Yackety Yack will be taken. ing their photographic work," Bras ington stated. "If anyone wants to learn, IH be here to teach them." Completely Stocked The darkroom is completely stock ed and chemicals, trays, tanks, en larger, print dryer and other neces sary equipment. A fee of 15 cents will be charged for the purpose of helping to offset the expense of chem icals and equipment. Any student may get 3 darkroom card by calling during the hours list ed above by Brasington. He expressed the hope that all students interested make a point of learning to develop and print their own pictures. Tonight mission of " the dancing tonight. I Starting at 9 :30, Pinky " Barnes, ' as master of ceremonies, and Gwea i Hughes, well-known campus song J stress, will lead off the bill on en ftertainment accompanied by Bob McDonald at the piano. McDonald,' a boogie-woogie art i ist, will also play some of his spec ial arrangements. Don Shields, who has made a name for himself at previous en- tertainments, will appear again r with imitations. Rounding out the i program will be the Gordon twins i and their harmonica combination. Dormitory ,Ro oms Will Be Searched Bill Smith,' University manager of dormitories reiterated yesterday his warning to students that an investiga tion of all dormitory rooms for illegal electrical appliances will be made in the immediate future. Keeping of hot plates, electric cof fee pots, fiat irons and all electrical devices other than lamps and radios in dormitory rooms is a violation of Universitv rules. Smith nointed out. . He that owners of such, items nd then home immediately. All contraband electric items found ir. rooms will be confiscated by the in vestigators and will not be returned until the end of the quarter. Figure Sketch Class Receives Instruction The first meeting of the new series of figure sketch classes met last night in Person hall under the instruction of Joe Rankin. The class was first organized dur ing the fall quarter to meet the de sires of interested persons viho want ed to draw but were unable to enroll in one of the regular studio classes. Meetings will be every Tuesday and Thursday evening: from 7 to 10 o' clock. Further information is obtain able from Miss Lynette Warren in her office at Person hall art gallery. SCHW Meets Tonight In Graham Memorial The Southern Conference for Hu man "Welfare will hold its first meet ing of the year tonight, at 7:30 in the Horace "Williams lounge of Graham Memorial. Elections of new officers for the quarter will be held and members and friends are urged to attend. Floridians to Form State Club Tomorrow All University students from Flori da are invited to attend the organi zational meeting of the Florida club at 7:30 tomorrow evening in Roland Parker lounge of Graham Memorial. Officers will be elected at this meet ing an dplans for future activities will be made. Duke Band Concert Postponed by Exams The Duke Ambassadors will not appear here in concert tomorrow, night as announced in the Daily Tar Heel yesterday. Due to exams at Duke University the Ambassa dors will not come here, under Graham Memorial sponsorship un til early next month. . : . :.-. r V.'j f- , , V- T "iia-tnAi hi" Word was received at press time last night that Elizabeth Gurley Flynn (above) who was scheduled to speak this evening is seriously ill in Richmond, Va., and will not be able to fulfill her engagement. The CPU expects to present Miss Flynn at a later date. Peace Group To Be Formed World Federalists Will Convene Today David Andrews, one of Carolina's many world federation advocates, an- Inounced today that student advocates for federal icrld government will get under way this afternoon with a meeting of all interested students at 4:15 in the Grail room of Graham Memorial. The purpose of this open meeting of all who are interested in world government as a possible means for preserving peace, is to discuss ways to present world federation facts and ideas to the campus with a minimum of organizational red-tape. , Cooperate with Others .... They hope to accomplish this end by making full use of the facilities for campus discussion and outside speakers offered by existing student organizations, such as the Dialectic senate and Philanthropic society, the , Carolina Political union and Inter- national Relations club, and the Amer ican Veterans committee. Members of these and similar groups are especial ly urged to attend the meeting this afternoon. FROM WAR TO PEACE Boston (UP) A rumpus-room tar get rifle has been developed by Mel vin M. Johnson, Jr., whose semi-automatic rifle and light machine gun earned him the acclaim of the Allied military services in World War II. UNC Alumnus Johnson To Address Convocation UN Representative to Speak January 24; All 11 o'clock Classes Will Be Excused First student convocation of the quarter will be held Friday morning, January 24. Herschel V. Johnson, University alumnus and at present United States representative at the meetings of the Security Council of the United Na- ' tions, will deliver the address. this career in the foreign service he Classes usually held at eleven o'clock will be omitted on that day. Second in Series Mr. Johnson's address will be the second in the series of University Con vocation addresses inaugurated by Professor, R. D. W. Connor on Decern-1 ber 4, 1946, when he spoke on "A , State Experiment in Higher Educa tion." A third convocation address is scheduled for February 26, which will be given by Dr. Paul Lehman, associ ate religious book editor of the West minister press of Philadelphia. Two addresses are being planned for the spring quarter, but as yet the speakers and topics are not ready for announce ment. v Long Career as Diploaat Johnson, an alumnus oi we Uni versity of the class of 1916, has at tained a place of conspicuous distinc tion and responsibility in the diplo matic service of his country. From graduate work at Harvard he entered the diplomatic service in 1920. During Communist Leader Is Seriously 111; To Appear Later Word was received just prior to press time last night that Eliz abeth Gurley Flynn, chairman of the woman's committee of the Communist party, would not be able to speak as scheduled this evening-. The announcement was made by Jerry Davidoff, chairman of of the Carolina Political Union, which was to have sponsored Miss Flynn's talk. Davidoff stated that he had just re ceived word from Richmond that the Communist leader, a regular columnist on the Daily Worker, had been taken seriously ill in the city. The address, which had aroused much interest on the campus, waa due to have been delivered in Gerrard hall this evening to an expected ca pacity audience. May Come Later The last minute cancellation had been effected when Miss Flynn's southern tour manager called to. re port the illness and to state that Miss Flynn hoped to fulfill her engage ment by speaking at the University upon her recovery, Davidoff told the Daily Tar HeeL Miss Flynn's talk, the first in this year's CPU speaker presentation ser ies, was expected to have been fol lowed several weeks later by an ad dress by Oregon's Republican Sena tor, Wayne Morse. No further de tails on that matter were available. York Calls Meeting Of Dormitory Council Men's Interdormitory Council will meet tomorrow night at 7:30 o'clock in section 1 of Roland Parker lounge in Graham Memorial. Ed York, pres ident, has called the meeting to dis pense with several important items on the agenda. Yackety Yack pictures will be taken at 8 o'clock. All dormi tory counselors and presidents are re quseted to be present. British Increase Palestine Troops Cairo, Jan. 14 (UP) British troops in Palestine have been increas ed to almost 100-thousand by the ar rival of a bridgade from Egypt. The transfer comes at a time when the British are reported to be preparing for a showdown with the Jewish un derground. held diplomatic nosts in various countries of the world including Switzerland, Honduras, Mexico, Eng- Sweden and Bulgaria in addi- tion to service In the Department of State in Washington where he was chief of the Division of Mexican Af- from 1930 to 1934. From this post he was transfer red to London serving sucessively as first secretary of embassy, counselor of embassy and counselor with the rank of minister. In England, Sweden At numerous important junctures in the fateful first years of World War II he was the responsible head of the United States embassy in London as charges d'affaires ad interim. In 1941 he was appointed United States mini ster to Sweden "and remained there to the end of thejwjir. Since the organi zation of the' United Nations he has represented the United States at the meetings of the Security Council at Lake Success, New York.
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