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3?t) Carolina !; 1 1-31-48 7v join ine Ml MARCH CSLnJli cn, Uf DIMES THE ONLY COLLEGh DAILY IN THE SOUTHEAST VOLUME LV United Press CHAPEL HILL, N. C WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1947 NUMBER 109 r . NEWS BRIEFS Truman Plans Mexican Trip Presidential Visit To Last Three Days . Washington, Jan. 28 (UP) The 'White House has disclosed that Presi dent Truman is going to pay an offi cial state visit to Mexico City a little more than a month from now. And the President will make the trip by his favorite mode of travel airplane. Tentative plans call for him to spend three days touring Mexico City and other sections of the country, as the guest of Mexico's new president Mig uel Aleman. Later on, Aleman will return the visit. The White House emphasizes, incidentally, that the visit will not be a vacation but an official state trip in line with the "Good Neighbor" policy inaugurated by the late Pres ident Roosevelt. Laraine Day Ordered To Face Divorce Court Hollywood, Jan. 28 (UP) Actress Laraine Day has been ordered to ap pear in court next Tuesday to ex plain why her California divorce should not be cancelled. Following the California divorce, Miss Day got another Mexican "quickie" divorce and married Leo (The Lip) Duro cher. Nothing but trouble followed. Atomic Energy Rumors Denied by Patterson Washington, Jan. 28 (UP) Sec retary of War Patterson says rumors that the Civilian Atomic Energy com mission would not properly safeguard atomic secrets are wholly unwarrant ed. He says there has been no change in the existing security regulations after atomic control was transferred ; from military to civilian hands. Air Forces Commander Speaks on Air Wrecks Washington, Jan. 28 (UP) The! deputy commander of the Army. Air forces Lieutenant General Eaker told a Senate subcommittee that dur- ing recent months only 12 per cent . of Army air accidents were caused by bad weather. He said normally 70 per cent of the air force crashes are blamed on pilot errors. Georgia Government In Fiscal Stalemate Atlanta, Jan. 28 (UP) Georgia's state government has bogged down into a fiscal stalemate because of the dual governorship row. About two thousand state employees probably will not be paid on Saturday because the state Treasurer refuses to issue funds until the dispute is settled. Saltonstall Requests Adoption of Measure Washington, Jan. 28 (UP) Sen ator Leverett Saltonstall of Massa chusetts has urged the Senate to adopt his anti-filibuster bill which would limit debate by a majority rather than a two-thirds vote. The Republican says, "In this country we believe in the decision of the ma jority." Poland Accused by US Of Controlled Election Washington, Jan. 28 (UP) The United States has formally accused the Polish provisional government of failing to carry out its pledge to hold free elections. The State Department says there was widespread intimida elements t.ion against Democratic when the Polish people cast ballots a week and a half ago. their Two Britons Reported Released by Zionists Jerusalem, Jan. 28 (UP) Auth oritative sources say that the two Britons kidnapped in Palestine by the Jewish underground have been re leased. More NEWS BRIEFS, page 4. WEATHER TODAY Partly Cloudy and Warm University Enrollment -Increases Slightly To 6983 . 3rour' Voting Is Light As UP Man Wins By Small Margin By Bookie Jabine , In one of the lightest voting turnouts in the history of Uni versity politics, Bobby Brough ton, University party candidate, defeated Ed York of the Stu dent party, 355-269, for the post of representative-at-large to the Stu dent council. Jabie Heyward, head of the Elec tions board, stated that the total vote cast was 628. Little Excitement Few students passed through the doors of Gerrard hall which were open all day yesterday for polling. None of the regular election excitement was present as the "Y" court was virtual ly void of campaigners and handshak ers during election hours. The election yesterday was a run off between the two candidates who ran in the general elections last De cember. In that race, Broughton re ceived 577 votes to York's 465. Al Lowenstein, an independent, polled 411 ballots. The fact that Broughton did not receive a majority necessitated yesterday's run-off. . Student disinterest and the prox imity to last quarter's election was responsible for the light vote, elec tion spokesmen said. Former Honor Council Member New Councilman Broughton is a former member of the Honor council and the Student Legislature. He is a member of Phi Gamma Delta fra- ternity. ' York, who conducted a more vigor ous campaign than the winner, is president of the Interdormitory coun cil and a member of the Student Wel- fare board. Due to the light vote, Elections board officials had counted the bal lots by 6 o'clock last evening. Four of the votes cast were disqualified, Heyward explained. HumorShow Holds Final Auditions Sound and Fury will hold its final tryouts and casting this afternoon from 2 to 6 in the main lounge of Graham Memorial. All those who have signed up for work on the current production and new persons interested are requested to put in an appearance between these hours. Casting of the thus far unnamed musical will be completed this week end and rehearsals . are scheduled to get underway the first of next week. WORLD FEDERALISTS There will be a meeting of the Stu dent World Federalists group this aft ernoon at 4:15. in the Grail room of Graham Memorial. hton Kinston Coed Is Featured In Play makers Production By Brooksie Popkins Maude Baynor Foy of Kinston is fea tured in the role of Esmeralda, the danseuse in a troupe of acrobats, in "The Bartered Bride," a comic opera jointly produced by the Carolina Playmakers and the University de partment of music, to be given m Memorial hall Friday and Saturday evenings. . Before Maude graduated from Kin- iston high school, where she was ac tive in dramatic work, she had at tended summer school at Carolina and studied with the Junior Playmakers. In the five summer sessions she was with the, Junior Playmakers she ap peared in many one-act plays on the campus. ' . ' Drama at G C Maude entered Greensboro college for her first two years of undergrad uate work. While she was there she Defeats WSSF Request Student Help Food, Books, Clothes Needed by Foreigners "Students are asked not to give, but to invest in the World Student Ser vice fund," Earle Page told the newly-named solicitors for the WSSF campaign beginning here February 10, la'st evening in Gerrard hall. Textbooks, clothing, food and med ical care are urgently needed by stu dents in foreign countries, and, Page said, "We have what they need." Plants have been demolished, there is a great shortage of teachers, and students in many countries, who feel they have a responsibility toward their homelands and fellow men, have begun teaching classes for their el ders. The adults are learning to read and write under student tutelage, Page explained, and are learning the workings of their government. Amer ican students, therefore are being asked to give, and give sacrificially, in support of the campaign, he con cluded. Stuart, Morenus Direct Drive Information for solicitors was dis tributed by Gay Morenus . and : Walt Stuart, campus co-chairmen. Speak ing before the group, Morenus ex plained "We have a large quota $5500 and we have got to get an average of a dollar from each student we contact. Duke University's campaign, with a quota of $5000, will begin the same day that the UNC campaign gets un der way. Twin thermometers are to be placed outside the YMCA, and re ports will be recorded daily. Vets' Club to Honor Kenan Coeds Tonight This evening the doors of the Vet erans club will be thrown open for the coeds of Kenan dormitory. The escort commitlee will meet at the club at 8 o'clock and call for the coeds by 8:30. The club will supply the music and the Liggett-Myers To bacco company has guaranteed plenty of free cigarettes. Ben Douglas will officiate as the master of ceremonies during the floor show. Highlights of the program will be songs by Moffitt Sherard, a humorous skit by the Gor don twins', and Jack Borney at the piano. WESLEY COUNCIL Wesley foundation council will meet at the Methodist church tonight immediately after vespers. President Bob Dulin has requested all students who are planning to attend the State Student conference in Greensboro, February 15, to be present. Vespers will be at 7:15, the meeting at 7:45 and the weekly Bible class at 8 o'clock. studied voice, sang with the glee club and was active in the dramatic or ganization. Coming to Carolina last year, Maude majored in dramatic art and continued her voice training. She sang a solo with the glee club when they toured last year and did technical work in two Carolina Playmaker ma jor productions "The White Steed" and "The Chimes of Normandy." The role of Esmeralda ' will be her first public performance with the Play makers since her summer school act ing. All seats for "The Bartered Bride" are reserved, and tickets are now on sale at Ledbetter-Pickard's and the Playmakers business office. Admission is $1.00, or by Playmakers season ticket, or by Student Entertainment season ticket. York In Race For Council Post Special Assemblies Called For Freshmen, Sophomores Two special meetings, the first of their kind in several years, have been .called for this afternoon in Gerrard hall to take the initial step forward organizing the freshman and sophomore classes. Students hi their sophomore year will meet at 4 o'clock followed by a meeting of all freshmen at 5 o'clock..; All students who do not have over 36 quarter hours will be considered a member of the freshman class while members of the sophomore class has been defined as "any student who has attended the University more than three quarters and has between 36 and 84 academic hour credits. A spokesman for the group stated yesterday that "a nominating com mittee will be chosen at the meeting to prepare a nomination list for class officers and it is urgent that every freshman and sophomore attend their respective meetings." - Dewey Dorsett to Speak On Student President to Recommend List of Amendments At Meeting of Legislature Tomorrow Night By Barron Mills Interest in the Student Constitution is expected to reach an all time high tomorrow night in Gerrard hall when Dewey Dorsett, president of the Student Body, will recommend a list of amend ments to the Legislature. In announcing his plans for presenting the constitutional changes Dorsett stated that "many people don't like ! of the clauses dealine- with the fee the idea and have already tried to stop the changes." The Constitution committee headed by Dorsett began its work back in the summer and has spent considerable time since then planning the amend ments that will be recommended to the Legislature tomorrow night. Members of the Constitution commit tee were selected from all parties rep resented on campus and from all phases of the student government. In cluded in its membership are: Fran Golden, Eay Jefferies, Bill Tate, Charles Warren, John Surratt, Char lie Vance, and Tom Eller. The Student Legislature will meet at 7 o'clock in Gerrard hall tomor row night instead of the regular hour, announced Charles Warren, speaker. The change was made in order to finish the meeting before the basketball game at 8 :30 o' clock. The committee began its investi gations following Dean Weaver's re port, which in effect stated that the constitution as it was passed is now in effect on campus with the exception Expert to Assist Tourney Aspirants H. J. Duerr, famous bridge teacher and tournament director, will be on campus this week as a guest of Gra ham Memorial to assist UNC bridge players who have been invited to compete in the intercollegiate bridge tournament in Chicago in April. Duerr, now on vacation -between se mesters from duties as instructor in the philosophy department at the University of Buffalo, will be in the Grail room of Graham Memorial each afternoon at 5 o'clock to lecture on advanced playing techniques and bid ding. Howell Peacock, Graham Memorial 'bridge director, announced that he is still on the lookout for undergradu ate students who feel qualified to play in the Intercollegiate tourney. Elim ination will begin as soon as the Chi cago officials send the bridge hands to Carolina. The officials will grade the bidding and play of the students and determine the ability of each contestant. - , ' - CARTERET CLUB MEETS The Carteret county club will meet tonight at 7 o'clock in the north end of the main lounge in Graham Me morial. Yackety Yack pictures will be made at this time. Constitution structure. Although Dorsett has not disclosed the exact nature of the recommended changes it is thought that the major ity of the amendments will be in re gard to the fee structure of student government. Officials Reach No Decisions On Victory Village Rentals FPHA Representative Rejects UVA's Plan Which Set $11 as Average Rent Reduction By Ed Joyner FPHA, OPA, UVA, and University officials deliberated on the subject of lower rents in Victory Village for two and a half hours yesterday afternoon without reaching any decision which will immediately affect the rents now in effect. Recommendations made by Ruffin Bailey, spokesman for 3 the University Veterans association committee, to lower rents an average of $11 on the different types of liv ing accommodations in the Village were rejected by Federal Public Housing agency representative H. Ll Sullivan. Sullivan commented that the figures which the committee advocat ed as a fair rent based on values of comparable property were "cock eyed." Further Consider Only concrete decision to come out of the discussion was that University Business Manager C. E. Teague and Superintendent of Utilities J. S. Ben nett, with the advice of Forrest Pol lard, OPA director attorney for the Chapel Hill area and with a UVA observer, will settle upon what they consider a fair rent for the housing development and submit it to the At lanta FPHA office for approval. The group proposed that a commit tee of student veterans be set up to act upon .applications of Victory Vil lage residents for rent adjustments. Adjustments are made when rents consume more than 25 per cent of the resident's income. Participants Bailey and Prof. F. W. Hanft of the law school faculty were the chief spokesmen for the student veterans group, with UVA President Roy Moose, Tom Mitchell, Tom Cole, and Hugh Wells also taking part in the discussion. Teague and Bennett repre sented the University while Sullivan was present for the FPHA and Pol lard and W. E. Byrd, Jr., attended the meeting for the OPA. Sullivan also gave the opinion that the FPHA would consider favorably an application from the student buy ers' cooperative to rent one of the Victory Village structures for use as a store. General College Shows Majority; AdmissionsDown By Bill Sexton Despite a jump in enrollment of several hundred students pre dicted for the winter quarter py University officials last fall, the student body has increased by only 92 students since the fall term, Central Records Office Director E. S. Lanier said yesterday. Final enroll ment total for the winter quarter, Lanier says, is 6893 compared to the fall term's 6802. Over 600 Withdraw A total of 747 new students have registered at the University, but an unexpected 656, after the last quar ter, withdrew, graduated, or failed to return, the Central Records of fice's figures revealed. Admissions of ficials had predicted before Christ mas that approximately 500 new students would register in, place of an estimated 250 withdrawals. Largest division of the University at Chapel Hill is the General col lege, which lists 2885 students. The College of Arts and Sciences is second with 1664 registrants. 1034 students are registered with the School of Commerce. Enrollments in other branches of the University include the Graduate school, with a total of 753, Law school (217), Library Science (32), Medi cine (79), Pharmacy (184), Public Health (122), and Social work (39) See ENROLLMENT, page 4. IRC Members Discuss Marshall at Meeting "Which way with Marshall?" was the topic under discussion at the weekly meeting of the International Relations club Monday night with John Bristow as presiding officer. Stuart Lucas opened the meeting with a report on General George C. Marshall, presenting a brief resume of Marshall's past experience, giving examples of praise he had received from many high sources, and stating the 3 main problems which face Mar shall today acquaintance with Amer ican foreign policy, selection of per sonal staff and advisor, and consul tation with the President on changes in the State department . Lucas's report was met with con troversy by Vincent Williams who ex-' pressed much fear with regard to the fact that our government seemed to be taken over by the military. The discussion then became an open one, and centered mostly around the non military and military aspects of the government. Bob Rolnick closed the 'meeting with a few comments con- . cerning the direction our foreign pol icy will now take. At next week's meeting the speaker will be a Dutch student, Henrietta Rooserberg, who will speak for the World Student Service Fund. TOURNEY TONIGHT Due to the basketball game last night, the weekly bridge tournament was postponed until tonight. Regular starting time remains at 7 o'clock in the main lounge of the student union.
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