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Press Institute Meets
Legislature Will Hear
CCC Fails to Appear
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VOLUME LV
United Press
CHAPEL HILL, N. C. THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1947
NUMBER 104
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NEWS BRIEFS
GOP Senators
Show Strength
War Investigations
Will Be Continued
Washington, Jan. 22 (UP) The
Senate War Investigation committee
has been extended for another year.
Republican senators won their first
test of strength with the Democratic
minority with a final vote of 49 to 43.
Down the line, as each name was
called, the GOP lined up for continua
tion, the Democrats against, that is,
with only three exceptions. The three
who broke ranks were Republican
Langer of North Dakota and Tobey
of New Hampshire and Democrat Lee
O'Daniel of Texas.
Wartime Excise Tax
The house rules committee cleared
the way for the house to consider the
first major legislation of the new ses
sion, a bill to continue the wartime
excise tax rate beyond June 30.
Hoover Plans to Study
German Food Problems
Washington, Jan. 22 (UP) For
mer. President Herbert Hoover is
going to Germany at President Tru
man's request to study food condi
tions. He says his mission, which be
gins next week, is aimed at reliev
ing some of the burden of the Amer
ican taxpayer.
Unamerican Committee
Will Investigate Reds
Washington, Jan. 22 (UP) The
house committee on unAmerican acti
vities, now working under Republi
can leadership, has voted to investi
gate alleged Communist activities in
the Hollywood film colony. The group
also decided to "expose and ferret out
Communist sympathizers in the fed
eral government." ,
Talmadge Backers Pail
To Remove Qath-Taldng
Atlanta, Jan. 22 (UP) The
Georgia senate has voted to leave the
governorship oath-taking of Lieuten
ant Governor Thompson on the rec
ords. Backers of rival Governor Tal
madge made the motion 'to remove
the oath from the records, but a tie
vote of 27 to 27 left the record un
changed. .
West Virginia Group
Wants to Change Name
Charleston, W. Va., Jan. 22 (UP)
Two state legislators have pre
pared a resolution to change the
name of West Virginia. They com
plain that the present name leads
one to believe the state is, as they
say, "merely the western part of Vir
ginia." French Premier Gets
Government Organized
PARIS, Jan. 22 (UP) Premier
Paul Ramadier has completed the
formation of France's first govern
ment under the new Fourth Republic.
He announces that he succeeded in
staffing his cabinet only after putting
down violent disputes among the
prospective members.
Folice bay Kidnapper
Is 'Just Rank Amateur
Lodi, Calif., Jan. 22 (UP) The
police of Lodi, Calif., have only pro
fessional scorn for the kidnaper of
16-year-old Alice Devine. "He's just
a rank amateur," said Police Chief
Millard Fore. And the Chief hinted
that the snatcher will be bagged
shortly, v
'Lost Colony' to Run
For 49 Performances
Raleigh, Jan. 22 (UP) "The Lost
Colony," the historical play on Roa
noke Island, will have a scheduler of
49 performances this summer. That's
the announcement by directors of the
Roanoke Island Historical associa
tion. The directors met in Raleigh to
day. The pageant will open July 1
and run through Labor Day.
WEATHER TODAY
Fair and Warmer.
Veterans Housing Project
Launched On Rogerson Drive
With President Frank P. Gra
ham driving the first nail, the
Chapel Hill community's largest
scale housing project to date has
just been launched.
Thirty dwellings of the Cape Cod
style are being constructed on Rog
erson drive and purchase prefer
ence is to be given married vet
erans. The project is being carried out
under the Federal Housing admin- .
istration which will fix the prices
of the homes, expected to range
from $6,000 to $6,500.
There" will be 19 five-room and 11
four-room houses, with plaster
finish, hardwood floors, asbestos
Chicago Report
Will Be Heard
By Legislature
CommitteeS Named;
Hearing Underway
The Student Legislature will meet
at 7:30 this evening in Phi hall on
the fourth floor of New East instead
of Gerrard. hall, usual meeting place
of the assembly.
Under old business, the delegates
to the Chicago conference will de
liver summary reports on the trip.
With regard to the National Stu
dents organization, there may be a
motion introduced as to whether or
not the University should join the
group.
Ray Jefress, delegate to the re
cent student government convention
in Knoxville will also report.
Investigations Begun
Charlie Warren, speaker of the
legislature, said that the fact-finding
board, appointed last quarter had al
ready begun investigations into "fi
nancial matters which ' concern stu
dents." Warren stated further that he had
urged the" chairman- - of - the. Rules
committee, Bob Collins, to enforce the
rule which automatically dismisses a
legislator after more than two unex
cused absences from meetings.
Early next week there will be a
meeting of all committee heads to
map policy for the current quarter.
The committees whose chairman
vere elected at last week's meetings
are considering bills which have not
yet reached the floor. Hearings have
p-otten underwav in the Ways and
Means committee " concerning a bill ;
which would create a centralized
scheduling center for extra-curricular ;
activities on the campus.
Meanwhile the Elections commit
tee is considering a bill introduced
last quarter that would empower the ;
president to appoint students to of- j
fices that are vacated between elec
tions.
Committee Appointments
Warren also appointed the com
mittees yesterday.
Ways and Means: Bill Miller,
See LEGISLATURE, page U.
CCC Fails
By Sam Whitehall
Representatives of the Caro-
!nna Conservative club failed to
appear Deiore tne jruoiicauons
ko ,700f0flu n rP?Pnt the
board yesterday to present the
CCCs alleged Charges affamst
the Daily Tar Heel. Richard H. Cau-
die, a memoer oi ine v,, was pxca-
ent, but he announced that he knew
little of the matter and had not been
designated
by the Club to make
charges.
DTH Editor Bill Woestendiek, Man
aging Editor Roland Giduz, and other
prominent DTH journalists were pres
ent to defend the newspaper, and a
number of interested students appear
ed to hear the proceedings. .
Morrison Assured
Robert Morrison, president of the
Board, said that he had been assured
by a member of the Club that an offi
cial delegate would be present to pre
sent the charges and that a copy of
a bill citing charges against the news
paper had been submitted by a com
mittee of the CCC and later revised.
siding, and central heating. All will
have two bedrooms.
First Ready by February 1
The first home will be completed
around February 1, and, weather
permitting, the others "are sched
uled to be finished at the rate of
one a week.
Construction is, being carried out
by Hill Homes, Inc., owners of
Which are Edward B. Ward and
William M. Hill, of the Foster-Hill
company, Wilmington. F. R. Whit
aker, of the Whitaker Real Estate
company, Goldsboro, a partner in
the project, is in charge of con
struction. H. M. Shaw, Wilming
ton, is superintending the project.
Sigma Chi To Honor
Ambassador Johnson
At Banquet Tonight
Carolina alumnus Ambassador Her
schel V. Johnson, United States rep
resentative to the United Nation!? Se-
icurity council, will be honored to
night at 6:15 in the ballroom of the
Carolina inn at a banquet to be given
in his honor by the Sigma Chi fra
ternity. Johnson, who was an active mem
ber of the local Alpha Tau chapter
. of Sigma Chi during his undergradu
ate days at Chapel Hill, graduated
from Carolina in 1916. He is sched
uled to speak at tomorrow's convo
cation in Memorial hall. AH 11 o'clock
classes will be suspended for the oc
casion. Also present at tonight's banquet
with Johnson will be Dr. Frank Gra
ham, Dr; Roy B. McKnight, Dr. James
Godfrey, and Dr. C. B. Robson, head
of the political science department.
Air of the fraternity's active mem
bers and pledges also will attend the
banquet. .
Ambassador Johnson will be intro-
duced to the group by President Gra-
ham, with whom he attended the Uni-
versity over 30 years ago.
'Not Running 'for Anything'
Kyser Answers Latest Rumor
By Warren Duffee i "Kyser anxiety to get his campaign ; morrow night. It will be one of the
Raleigh, Jan, 22 (UP) Kay Ky- started for Governor of North Caro-lfirst big dances of the current quar
ser, whose cockeyed "Kollege of Mu-llina, which has been in his. craw for ter and will give students an oppor
sical Knowledge" took him to the top J some time." ' tunity to enjoy themselves and at the
in Radioland, put rumors to rest to
day that he would run for Governor
of North Carolina and stilled specu-
lation tnat nau-eiaiea, nau-aenaieu
every denizen oi capitoi square.
The bandmaster told the United j
Press in Hollywood the reports were
"ridiculous" and declared he was "not J
running for anything.''
A rumor first printed in Variety
Magazine, the Bible of the show trade,
snowballed incredibly as unprepared
statehouse politicians first grinned,
then frowned as they heard it.
Sponsor Trouble
Variety said Kyser was having
sponsor trouble in his radio program,
but that the real reason was the
To Appear Before
Official Delegate from Conservative Club
Does Not Appear for Charges Against DTH
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0n a motion by Howard Merry the,
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the Board takmg no acti0n.
other business done by the Board j
included the appropriation of $15.00 , ;
tQ thepoPte department 0f the DTH,
thig money heing uged foT tripg to
sports events.
On a recommendation from Bill Se-
lig, DTH business manager, the sal- j fore the Board when it meets next
ary of the subscription manager, was i Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock in the
raised from $5.00 to $8.50 weekly, Grail room. Also on the agenda for
and $6.38 was appropriated for quar-jthis meeting are requests from Fred
terly service on the DTH Addresso-' Jacobson, editor of the Carolina Mag
graph machine. Selig's request to i azine, to copyright the magazine,
raise the subscriotion rate of the ,
DTH from $5.00 to $8.00 per year
and from $2.00 to $3.00 per quarter
was granted, but the Board decided
not to honor Selig's request for an
increase in the rate charged students
for classified advertisements.
Giduz requested $75.00 for
the
printing of a DTH stylebook and
Newspapermen Meet Today
This happy smile from David Hugh Spruill of Columbia, means that
he is hoping to be able to leave soon the state orthopedic hospital in
Gastonia where he has been treated for infantile paralysis.
Thousands of youngsters like David will be able to have this expert
treatment leading to complete recovery from the dread disease if you
do your part through liberal contributions in the current polio campaign.
Student Union Band to Play
For Charity Dance Tomorrow
Dance so Others May Walk' Is Slogan
Of Ball to Aid Infantile Paralysis Fund
By Sam Whitehall
"Dance so that others may walk'? is the slogan with which the
Western North Carolina club is sponsoring tomorrow night's
charity ball in Woollen gymnasium from 9-1 o'clock. Ned Reap
and his GM Dream Serenaders will "
furnish the music for the semi-formal
dance, all proceeds of which will be
turned over to the campus infantile
j paralysis campaign. Admission is
$1.50 per couple or stag and tickets
tare now on sale in the Y.
Kyser said any reports that he had
political ambitions were "preposter-
ous, absurd ana tne Diggest joxe i
ever heard of."
Nevertheless the grinning maestro
remained a live political target as
.a red-not Dax.ie snapea up in me
North Carolina
General Assembly
j ever big appropriations for a long-
range medical care and hospital build- row.
ing program. Mclver dormitory is heading the
Although most Tar Heels first field at present in the amount con
laughed at. Kyser's rumored candi- tributed by the various dormitories,
dacy, more than one politician took The coeds have contributed over $55
a secretly sober view. j to the drive and was showing the
The wise-cracking "Professor," ' way to. the rest of the girls' dormi
they felt, might be too hot to handle tories as of yesterday afternoon,
in the hustings. Alderman was second with over $30.
! $18.00 for an unabridged dictionary:
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both requests were granted.
A numbgr of fitaff leaders of the
newspaper and magazine appeared
before the Board, to discuss printing
difficulties, ine tfoara wem m eu
tive session with the staff leaders to
discuss this matter, and no report is
available at. this time. Further con
sideration of the matter will come be-
provide Keys zor muu uu:iuuf
raise, the circulation allotment from
$20.00 to $25.00 .per issue.
YORK-RANKIN ENGAGEMENT
Ed York, Statesville, and Peggy
Rankin, Port Washington, N. Y., an-
nounced their engagement on January
10.
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Added Attraction
As a special added attraction, a
quartet will sing several numbers,
including some new songs written by
members of the quartet. The popu
lar new quartet is known in campus
circles for past performances at var
ious campus parties.
Norman Pless, president of the
WNC .club, and Bill Woestendiek,
campus chairman of the ' campus
"March of Dollars" drive are hopeful
of a large turnout for the dance to-
same time make a valuable contribu-
j tjon to the fight against one of the
nation's most dreaded diseases.
Returns Thus Far
Returns from fraternities
and
i men's - dormitories have been very
si0w thus far in tno' campus drive to
raise funds. However, returns are ex-
nected to increase today, and tomor-
PU Board
Men Asked To Reserve
Rooms For March Term
The Admissions office requests
all men living in the dormitories to
reserve their rooms for the March
term if they wish to stay in them.
The number of men returning to
school and on the waiting list makes
it necessary for housing officials to
know the number of rooms that will
be available.
Any man who does not reserve
his room with the dormitory man
ager before February 3 will not be
able to keep it during the spring
quarter.
CAROLINA WORKSHOP
There will be a meeting this after
noon at 4:30 in the Playmaker's thea
tre of all students interested in Caro
lina Workshop festival.
Bascom Timmons
Plans to Speak
At 23rd Session
Members of the North Caro
lina Press association will hear
Washington Correspondent Bas
com Timmons tonight at 8
o'clock when the 23rd annual
North Carolina Press, institute
convenes in Gerrard hall.
Registration of the estimated 125
North Carolina newspapermen will
begin at 4 o'clock this afternoon pre
ceded by a luncheon in the Carolina
inn at 1 o'clock.
Vice-Presidential Candidate
Timmons, well-known correspon
dent who has reported on happenings
in the nation's capital for the past
33 years, will talk on "Washington
Observations." In a lighter vein he
will tell the group about his "cam
paign" for the vice-presidency in 1940
and in 1944 when he received one
vote each time.
Frank Daniels, general manager
of the Raleigh News and Observer,
will introduce Timmons.
Broddie Griffith, managing editor
of the Charlotte News and president
of the AP club, will preside at the
luncheon, and Curtis Russ, editor of
Jhe Waynesville Mountaineer, will
preside over the weekly session.
" Peele Talks Tonight
Herbert Peele, editor of the Eliza
beth City Advance and president of
the State association, will preside at
tonight's session. Chancellor Robert
B. House of the University will give
the address of welcdme, and Presi
dent Peele will respond.
Several members of Chapel Hill's
writers' colony, including Paul Green,
Noel Houston and James Street, will
participate in a roundtable discus
sion of "Communication for Today,"
along with Earl Wynn, director of
the University's Communication cen
ter, and Profs. Leon M. Pollander and
Stuart Sechriest of the journalism
department at a luncheon tomorrow
with the University as host. Prof.
Walter Spearman will preside.
The University Glee club, under
direction of Prof. Paul Young, will
give several selections.
A business session is scheduled for
3:30 'tomorrow afternocn.
To Duke Tomorrow
Duke University will be host at
the closing dinner session tomorrow
night at 6:45. Principal speaker will
be Sidney S. Alderman, Washingtan,
General Counsel' for the Southern
railway and member of the prosecu
tion staff at the Nuremburg trials,
who will be introduced by Willis
Smith, Raleigh, Chairman of the
Duke Board of Trustees. Governor R,
Gregg Cherry will present the annual
press awards.
Wayne Morse Talk
Postponed by CPU
Wayne Morse, Republican senator
from Oregon, originally scheduled to
address a meeting under the sponsor
ship of the Carolina Political union
here tonight, will not speak at this
time, it was announced by Jerry Da
vidoff, Chairman of the CPU.
Davidoff stated that due to the
weight of other matters on the cam
pus calendar, and out of courtesy
to the annual North Carolina press
institute, which tonight presents Bas
com Timmons, noted Washington cor
respondent, the Senator had been ask
ed to delay his appearance here until
next month. -.
Resuming its regularly scheduled
roundtable discussions this Sunday
evening, the union's topic will be
military men in government, with
special .reference to the recent ap
pointment of General George C.
Marshall ' as secretary of State.
Charles Berman of Miami, Fla., will
introduce the subject.
WINSTON-SALEM CLUB
The Winston-Salem-Carolina clut
will meet this evening in the main
lounge of Graham Memorial at 7
o'clock. Plans for the spring dance
will be discussed.