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UEE!ST"?erieii.sal Dept. Unlv ersity c f North Carolina Chapel Hill, 11. C. 1-31-43 Join the OF DIMES THE ONLY COLLEGE DAILY IN THE SOUTHEAST- TOLUME LV United Press CHAPEL HILL, N. C. SATURDAY, JANUARY 25, 1947 NUMBER 106 l-"1" y f4 -Mot n NEWS BRIEFS Iceberg Traps Antartic Ships Two Vessels Imperiled By Gigantic Ice Floe Little America, Jan. 24 (UP) The ship of Admiral .Richard Byrd's antarctic task force fled to the open .sea tonight, stranding 75 men ashore. The action was taken when a giant iceberg partially blocked the entrance to their tiny harbor port. Giant Iceberg Two ships of the expedition down aX the bottom of the world are en dangered by the iceberg an ice berg that's as long as two football fields put together. The huge ice floe drifted in from the open sea and park ed itself across the narrow entrance to the Bay of Wales. One ship the task force flagship, Mount Olympus, steamed out of the harbor before it could be bottled up by the ice. But two other ships are still inside. . . . and keeping sharp lookouts. In case the ice starts moving in, they're ready to try to skirt around it, and gel out to the open sea. Jet-Propelled Planes Hit in Mid-Air Crash Los Angeles, Jan. 24 (UP) Two jet propelled Army planes P 80's crashed in mid-air today not far from March field, California. Both pilots were killed. P-80's can attain a speed of some five to six hundred miles an hour. It's not known how fast the planes were traveling at the time of the collision, but one of them simply disintegrated in the air. The other plummeted to earth, and burned. The planes photo reconnaissance planes were on a routine mission. German Firms Taken By Peron Government" Buenos Airs, Jan. 24 (UP) Ar gentina has taken an important new action which is certain to effect her relationship with the rest of the west ern hemisphere particularly the United States. The Peron government has taken over 60 German business firms with total assets valued at 90 milli on dollars. It's not clear yet just what the government will do with the firms nationalize them sell them to non-German investors or liquidate them. At least the government's action takes the firms away from the enemy property board, which had been seri ously criticized by the US State De partment for the slowness with which it has been liquidating Nazi assets. Prime Minister Bevin Receives Stalin Note London, Jan. 24 (UP) Primier Josef Stalin has sent an extremely reassuring note to British Prime Mini ster Bevin. Stalin says he is entirely satisfied by Bevin's assurance that the British intend to stand by the Anglo-Pussian mutual assistance trea ty. And for the first time, he shows interest in a British suggestion that the treaty should be extended to cover a period of 50 years instead of just 20. The Russian communist newspaper Pruvda has been charging repeated ly that Bevin repudiated the pact in a recent speech. Big Steel-CIO Workers Reach Wage Agreement Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 24 (UP) The CIO Steelworkers and the United States Steel Corporation came to an agreement today which greatly eases the atmosphere in their, contract nego tiations. The agreement postpones the possibility of a strike for 75 days by extending the old contract until April 30th of this year. Originally the con- tract was scheduled to expire on reu- ruary 15th. Both sides say tne ex tension was agreed on in order to provide more time for them to get together on the terms of the new contract. And CIO chief Philip Mur ray adds: "The decision will help the national economy.. . .And it wilKkeep the public, from being in a state of apprehension." ' WEATHER TODAY Cloudy, probable rains Grounds Committee Approves Locations for New Buildings The University grounds commit tee, composed of faculty members and headed by Dr. R. J. M. Hobbs, yesterday .afternoon inspected and approved sites on the campus for erection of the 25 temporary wood en bulidings soon to be brought here from Camp Forrest, Tenn. A revision of first plans for the buildings became necessary when University engineer A. R. Hollett, who went to Camp Forrest to se lect the buildings, found that they differed in size from specifications called for in the plans approved by the Federal Housing agency in At lanta. Submit Plans to FHA The revised plans will now be submitted to the FHA and are ex pected to be approved and return ed here within a week. Chapel Hill Writers Address Members of Press Institute Governor Cherry Presents Newspaper Awards To Winners of Year's Outstanding Articles North Carolina newspaper editors and publishers got better acquainted with members of Chapel Hill's writing colony yester day when Paul Green, Noel Houston and James Street took part in a round table discussion at the luncheon session of the 22nd an- nual North Carolina Press institute. " The luncheon was held at the Caro lina Inn, with the University playing host to the visiting newspaper people and Walter Spearman of the journa lism department presiding. Earl Wynn, direc.or ot the Univer sity's new Communications center; Stuart Scchriest, former telegraph editor and news photographer on the Greensboro Daily News and how tea cher in the journalism department; and L. M. Pollander of Durham, who teaches newspaper advertising at the University, spoke briefly. Paul Green, PulLzer prize-winning playwright and author of "The Lost Colony," James Street, author of "The Gauntlet" and numerous other "no vels and short stories, and Noel Hous ton, author of "The Great Promise" and contributor of short stories to the New Yorker and other magazines, dis cussed the significance of drama, short stories and novels as a means of com municating ideas today. Cherry Presents Awards A number of awarus lor outstand ing achievements in the field of jour nalism by North Carolina newspaper men and women during the past year were presenled last night a Duke uni versity by Governor P. Gregg Cherry. Four cash awards of $100 each were presented for first places in edi torial, photography, feature writing and sport reporting departments in the daily press division. First prizes of $100 each were won by: Daily Division best spot reporting t Laboratory Full Schedule Is Announced by Drama Group; Millay's 'Arai da Capo' Set for February 9 By Foster Filz-Simons With the announcement that it will present a series of Sunday evening productions in the lounge of Graham Memorial, the la boratory theatre of the Carolina Playmakers continues to extend its activities to the campus. Following up its initial success with : the production of "Pierre Patelin," this new group has scheduled Edna St. Vincent Millay's "Arai da Capo" for February 9? Moliere's "The Imagi nary Invalid" on March 9, and Sheri dan's "The Rivals" on May 1. There is also an active play-reading group, under Harry Thomas, which meets at 8 o'clock each Sunday evening in the new Lab theatre, 111 Murphey hall. Anyone interested is urged to attend tomorrow evening. The meetings are characterized by informal discussions of the play un W consideration. ' Each week the group decides on me "j following meeting.,' A : Wider Scope " Primarily the purpose of the Lab oratory theatre is to give a wider scope to the theatre activity on the campus" than is possible in the neces sarily limited and crowded schedule of the Playmakers. It is not a rival The J. A. Jones company ,,of Charlotte, which has the contract for ejection of the buildings has al ready set up an office here and is ready to start work as soon as the new plans have been approved. , Construction is expected to begin early in February. Two other matters also concern ing innovations in the University grounds were dissolved by the fa cilities office yesterday. Work vof laying the partly-completed brick walk from South building to the library will be resumed as soon as the sand dumps dry out enough to be usable in packing an even base for the walk. Also, work on the project of in stalling running water facilities to the trailer group behind Battle-Vance-Pettigrew will begin Monday. Tickets Now on Sale For 'Bartered Bride9 Tickets are now on sale for "The Bartered Bride," a comic opera pro duced jointly by the Carolina Play makers and the department of music, co-directed by Foster Fitz-Simons and Paul Young, to be presented in Me morial hall next Friday and Saturday evenings at 8:30 o'clock. (,,A " casirof" over 50 and a complete orchestra of 30 -will be presented in this opera for the Student Entertain ment series. Tickets are being sold at Ledbetter-Pickard's and the Play makers business office in Swain hall. All seats are reserved. Admission is $1.00, Playmakers season ticket or Student Entertain ment ticket. Those people who have purchased both a Student Entertain ment book and a Playmakers season ticket- book, and who only want one reserved seat ticket, will be refunded 60 cents at the time they pick up the reserved seat. to Hal Tribble, Charlotte Observer, for his story on the Terry Taylor kidnap case; best feature writing Harry S. Ashmore, Charlotte News, for his . story, "Mr. Jones Goes to Washington"; best photograph Frank Jones, Winston-Salem Jour nal, for photographing a riot resulting f rom CIO tobacco workers picketing the Piedmont Leaf Tobacco company. Theatre To Stage Sunday organization, but a complementary one, designed to absorb all of the theatre interest on the campus now going unused. " Last year a small group of m- terested students met informally to read plays and discuss new ideas and experiments in the theatre. Because of a greatly increased interest, this year it was decided to give this ac tivity form and focus. The present plan welcomes the participation of all students no matter what their the atre experience who wish to broaden 2- ' or theatre technicians. In addition to the Uraham Memorial lounge proauc- tions there are others planned tor the new Lab theatre in Murphey hall. These productions are to be chosen from the body of dramatic literature, of grsat plays seldom performed, as well as from new manuscripts WITT 1 if weir are Campus-Events Clearing Mouse University Debate Team Schedules Tryout Date UNC Squad to Appear in Five Tournaments; North Georgia College Is Initial Opponent Tryouts for the University debate squad will begin Tuesday, February 4, Maurice Braswell, president of the debate council stated. These tryouts, to be held at the Di senate hall, are open to the student body at large. With five important tournaments set for the next four months, the de bate squad will make several trips and meet top-notch competition from all over the country. North Georgia college will be the debators' first opponent, the event to be held here February 8. This con test features debate only, with no extra oratory on the agenda. Tourney in Hickory The second meet will be the South Atlantic Forensic tournament at Hick ory March 6-8. Sponsored by Lenoir- Ehyne college, this event is expected to draw teams from approximately 20 colleges and universities. Carolina has been invited to send eight debators, and up to 28 men and women to take part in other speech activities. Other events at this meet include: standard oratory, situation oratory, extemper aneous speaking, impromptu speak ing, after-dinner speaking, radio news casting, radio extemporaneous speak ing, radio address, radio poetry read ing, address reading, and poetry read ing for women. Contestants for this meet, may not have more than 140 quarter-hours credit On March 13, the debate squad will meet the Wofford college team here. T --Carolina" will be represented at the National Invitational debate at Wil liamsburg, Va., along with competi tors from 40 or more schools on March 14-15, features debate only. J xri i m "T"u journey ine unai event in wnicn uaroima i TTri 1 1 nn-rfimnnA i 4-1 3 " T j 1 ! nuxtciueurwiuiNanoiiai Speech and Forensic tournament to be held at Fredericksburg, Va., April 3-5 Carolina has been invited to send up to o4 men and women for added , , ,. . , events, and an unlunited number of debate teams. Gangland's Al Capone Takes Turn for Worse Miami Beach, Fla., Jan. 24 (UP) The former king of Chicago's gang land, is in serious condition again to night. The stroke "Scarface" Al Ca pone suffered Tuesday has brought complications of pneumonia. Only last night it was reported that Capone was out of danger, barring complications. David Hooks and Lynn Leonard, who will direct Moliere's The Imag inary Invalid, pictured as they appeared in the Playmaker production of School for Husbands. seldom performed. This program Is purposely elastic and designed to meet each new in Board R Johnson Talks At Convocation University Graduate Speaks on UN Hopes Urging a broad conception of the United Nations as "the instrument for the execution of the most exciting transition in history from the smal ler to the larger freedom," Herschel V. Johnson, deputy United States representative on the UN Security council, told a large audience in Me morial hall at the University today that the representatives of the Unit ed Nations "are driven toward agree ment not only by sober fear but also by high hopes. "These hopes are reflected in the General Assembly's directive to en sure the use of atomic energy and other modern scientific discoveries and technical developments 'only for peaceful purposes'," Mr. Johnson said. Sound Attachment "Thus, around an important source of energy a& well as a, vital .factor in security we shall learn how to work together with greater and greater efficiency and mutual benefit. By so doing it is inevitable that people will be prepared for a sound attachment - tQ thg VQrld communityJ An illustrious alumnus of the Uni- versity, Johnson has held diplomatic j tin various countries the last j untn nQW bein that of Minister to gweden where hg remained until the j a . - . roT. end oi the war. 1 Ti XM nuo 111 Li ltuulcu cu, a v-uiiiutanun of students, faculty and townspeople See JOHNSON, page 4 Patricia Connelly Elected Secretary for Campus UVA In an informal smoker on Thursday evening the University Vet erans association elected as their new secretary Miss Particia Connelly. The 23 year-old former WAC spent three years in the Army before returning to the University to continue her work Productions mm terest in the theatre as it arises and to give a chance before an audi ence. ;:::::: -v.'- : .v.v:-:: :::::.:-:-:-: ::-x-:-:-:-: & ... .. V) - i-T , i ecommends Aptitude Tests, No Smoking Rule Are Suggestions Three important resolutions passed by the Student Welfare board at its meeting Thursday afternoon are now being con sidered by administrativcoCci als. The board, composed of 26 faculty members and 11 stu dents, voted unanimously that a central clearing" house for scheduling campus events be estab lished in the office of the dean of men. Also passed was a recommendation that smoking be forbidden in class rooms and assemblies. Both of these resolutions will be submitted to Chan cellor House and President Graham for executive approval and action. Aptitude Tests A suggestion that aptitude tests be given all students entering the Uni versity was passed by a large ma jority. This test would not affect en rollment but would assist deans and other officials in giving vocational and academic guidance. This resolution will go to the admittance committee for action. Charlie Warren reported that a resolution passed recently by the board recommending that local police be given jurisdiction over Univers ity property had been approved by the board of trustees. If the resolution becomes law in the legislature it will affect the University, Women's col lege and State college campuses. Monogram Clllb to Hold j The Monogram club will hold a party at the Monogram club-house Monday night at 7:30 o'clock, which will include movies of either the Sugar Bowl or the Wake Forest games, Charlie Tietjen, secretary of the club, announced yesterday. All former lettermen and new let termen of varsity and cross-country teams with their wives and dates are invited to attend the party, Tietjen. said. During the party, pictures of the Monogram club will be taken for the Yack. Tfor a degree in English. Four bills were discussed concern ing Veterans' problems on the cam pus and in the state. Thir firc '"n ideration was that of the student buyers' cooperative whirh they en dorsed by a good majority. Endorse Umstead Bill The Umstead act. which nrovides free tuition to all those who intend to enter the teaching profession, was acclaimed as an eminently worth while piece of legislation and a let ter endorsing it was sent to its orig inator. There was a unanimous acclamation in support of a state supported hos pital and a four-year medical school at Chapel Hill. The UVA sponsored a fourth bill calling for the immediate cashing of all terminal leave bonds. Colonel Shepard, University Veterans adviser, was on hand to answer all questions that arose. The group also moved that the opening hours of the club will now be 7:30 instead of 6:30 as in the past. GEOGRAPHY PLACEMENT TESTS Georgraphy Placement tests will be given each afternoon Monday through Thursday of next week. Students wishing to arrange for the test are asked to contact the secretary in 208 New East.