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EDITORIAL Current Mag Mauldin Cartoon No Laughing Matter . .. -rffff IWtV COLLEUK PATIY IN THE SnVTHEAST- NEWS: Frost to Speak Union Open House Johnny Jones Elected VOLUME LV United Press CHAPEL HILL. N C. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1947 NUMBER 135 NEWS BRIEFS Raging Fires May Wipe Out Pearl , Harbor Naval Supply Docks Enveloped in Flames Honolulu, Feb. 27 (UP) The rag ing oil fire on theNaval supply docks at Pearl Harbor is still roaring out of control, two hours after the fire began. It has spread from a pipeline under the docks to the roofs of the giant -warehouses above. A heavy pall of thick, black smoke, similiar to the one which blackened the same area during the Japanese at tack on December 7, 1941, is billow ing out over the entire Pearl Harbor sector. The Navy says 10 fireboats and all available fire fighting equipment has converged on the scene to fight thf blaze which threatens to wipe out the multi-million dollar supply base. v Navy ambulances were standing by for casualties, but authorities say sc far only two firefighters had been overcome by smoke. Council Amendmen Gets HotR eception Legislature Passes Recommendation For Trial Issue of Humor Magazine By Bookie Jabine Moving- through the first part of the evening's business with lightning-like rapidity, the Student Legislature came a cropper on the proposed amendment to the Student, council system, and late : ' ; Slast night were still debating the measure. .. Among the more important resolu tions passed by the assembly in the early stages of the Gerrard hall meet ing was a recommendation to the Publications board to make plans for publishing a trial issue" of . a ""- campus humor magazine. According to the recommendation, introduced by Bill Miller's Ways and Means committee, $400 would be al lotted to issue a magazine which would be sold under the name, "The Buccaneer." Kenneth Linebach's appointment to the Elections board was ratified unanimously. Linebach was named by Dewey Dorsett to fill the position va cated by Jean Huske last week. I Three other presidential appoint- I. Outlaw of Portal Pay Passes Test in House Washington, Feb. 27 (UP) Legi slation to outlaw portal pay claims has passed its first test in the House. By an overwhelming vote, the Repre scentatives agree to limit debate on the measure to four hours. y"s 'iff I f fr lV' 4 ! :--.fS P-1 ---v. I ?s s - ,o j -- I"- , -""I --'--- - -s - 1 I fl-fe: 111 B ' ""-1 , -x.,,- ; H "I I '"J - . i1r , , , . s VXvyvay t)wWWW,.'iJ Ned Reap (right) and his 15-piece "Dream Serenaders" will furnish music for the Graham Memorial open house to be given by the student union this evening following the speeches by Robert Frost and Dr. Benjamin Mays. Arranged by Martha Rice (left) director of the student union, the orchestra will provide music from 9:15 until midnight. (Staff photo by Art Melton) Graham Memorial Union to Entertain With Mammoth House Party Tonight Free Semi-Formal Dance, Various Activities Will Be Given for Student Couples, Stags - Jude Delays Decision To Release Red Boss : New York, Feb. 27 (UP) Federal Judge. Francis Caffey has postponed a decision of legal efforts to obtain the lelease of alleged communist boss Ger 7 hart Eisler. Eisler's" .lawyers say 4ie's an Austrian and cannot be legally de tained as an alien. But Eisler now can be held under another charge since a federal grand jury has indicted him for contempt of Congress. Johnny Jones, secret ry-treasurer of th2 student body , and manager of the Candlelight room of Graham Memorial, was elected chairman of the Student party yesterday after noon in a special reorganization meeting following the resignation of former Chairman Bill Mackie and members of the steering commit tee. Jones, a junior from High Point, has been active in the Stu dent party since his return on campus.. The Student Legislature late last night passed an amendment re vamping the present Student Coun-' cil setup by a vote of 19 to 16. In effect, this amendment eliminates the appellate power of the Student Council. Cuba President Signs Luciano's Deportation Havana, Cuba, Feb. 27 (UP) The Fresident of Cuba Ramon Grau San Martin has signed the deportation pa- j pers for Gangster "Lucky" Luciano. ments were approved last night. Wiley Long, Terrell Webster, and Al Lo wen stein were passed and sworn in as of ficial members of the legislature. After the appointees were sworn in, the body heard the reports of the standing committees. Johnny Clamp itt, head of the Elections committee, pointed out that nothing had been done in connection with the lower class elections, and Urged "that the matter be investigated. The question of the Student council i?oi;v, -cv. 97TTP Tho I amendment was aeDaiea lor over an North Carolina General Assembly has hour, the Legislature hearing from received two more bills calling for'e Pulley, member .of the Men's statewide votes on the liquor question. Honor council who favored the amend Senator Chaffin of Linnington has , ment- introduced a measure calling for a j A one time during the proceedings referendum November 4 if the the measure came to a vote, and the bill frets oast the legislature. In .JUU,iUUUIBiH v y - "". the House, Representative Dan Tomp- By Dave Owens Graham Memorial will throw open its doors tonight for an open house to which all students and faculty are invited. Beginning at 9:30, after Dr. Benjamin May's and the Robert Frost's speeches are completed, the program will begin at the Student union. A free semi-formal dance with Ned Reap and his 15-piece band, the "Dream Serenaders," will be given in the main lounge. 'Bids may be picked up at the Graham Memorial office today and Carolina Student Exhibits Paintings By Dee Sweat at the door tonight. Assembly Gets Request Advocating State Vote On Question of Liquor Three Person s Killed In Gas Tank Explosion Bristol, Va., Feb. 27 (UP) The explosion of a gasoline storage tank has killed three persons and injured two others. The service station housing the tank was completely demolished by the blast, which shook buildings as far as four blocks away. Raging Atlantic Seas Cripple, Sink 11 Ships New York, Feb. 27. (UP) Rag ing seas off the Atlantic coast sank or crippled 11 ships today. Nine crew men were taken from a sinking schoo ner off the New Jersey coast and two other ships have been towed to port. But the contidion of the eight others ?s not known. kins of Jackson county has sent in a similiar measure for a vote on prohib iting all liquor, beer and wine contain ing more than one half of one per cent alchol. " The Senate finance committee al ieadyhas scheduled a public hearing next Tuesday and Wednesday on a bill by Senator Penny of Greensboro which would call for a vote of all in toxicants except beer and light do mestic wines. Today's bills also would prohibit beer, but Chaffin's proposal would al- Speaker Charlie Warren breaking the tie. But a motion to reconsider the bill passed and at press time was still being debated. Tookie Hodgson, Publications board member, pointed out to the legisla ture that there, would be no objec tions of the board to the trial issue, and that "there is a possibility that the Mag will make $100." The legislature unanimously pass ed the resolution. Bills were also passed creating a committee to publish a handbook ex plaining the student constitution, and low persons who grew their own fruits I a recommendation to the administra- and berries to make light wines with j tion to enclose the wrestling pavillion no more alcohol than natural f ermen- near Emerson field for use' as a rec tation will produce. reation center for men students. Bardler Spikes Effort To Subpoena Marshall Washington, Feb. 27. -r- (UP) Chairman Fred Bardley of the House Merchant Marine, committee has spiked the effort of a subcommittee to subpoena Secretary of State Mar shall. Bardley cancelled the subpoena which would have required Marshall to divulge secret diplomatic corres pondence with Russia. Celler Accuses Rankin Of ghowing; Intolerance Washington, Feb. 27. (UP) i Democratic Representative Emanuel . Celler of New.York has, accused Con- gressman Rankin of Mississippi of j;,nioi,;nir infnWance in speeches on. the house, floor. Celler protested, after Rankin' had attacked the' Washington Post, calling it "a Jewish-owned news paper stirring up .discontent among Negroes' and Jews." : j ' "WEATHER TOPAfY Increased cloudiness and slightly warmer '4 University Symphony to Give Second Concert Monday Night Orchestra under Direction of Earl Slocum Will Include Newman's 'American Tragedy' The University Symphony orchestra, under the direction of Earl Slocum, will present its second concert of the year Monday evening at 8:30 in Hill hall. The program will include a composition by W. S. Newman of the University department of music entitled, "An American Tragedy," based on the theme of, and dedicated kie and Johnnie) of he done her wrong' fame. The program will open with the playing of Igor 'Stravinsky's "Four Norwegian Moods," written in 1942 and recently a presentation of -the New York Philharmonic Orchestra over N.B.C., directed by composer Stravinsky. The four movements of Haydn's, familiar' "Clock Symphony" vill also be presented. Lovers of German romantic opera will be able to hear the '-Die i ch utz" ' overture by C M. Von Weber, depicting the struggle of the forces of good .and evil. ... ' Willis Gates, a graduate assistant in the music department, will be con cert master for the performance. At midnight, when the semi-formal An inspiration to other young art dance is over, the music will shift to aspirants is Ben Williams, student the Candlelight room, where stags.as at the University, who is exhibiting V;ell as couples will be welcome. Reap a painting in the North Carolina Ar- and a combo will provide the music, tists exhibit at Person hall. His paint-1 Continuous Activity ing, " rom My btudio," is doge-in Throughout the evening there "will oil, showing a series of receding build- be continuous activity. The three pub- I mgs and snow-qovered roof-tops and lications, the Daily Tar Heel, the a remarkable inter-relation of forms, i Yackety Yack and the Carolina Maga Williams, from Lumberton, has zine' will have members of their staff formerly attended the National School m neir 0es to answer questions and explain their activities to unfamiliar students. In the Roland Parker lounge bridge players will find individual tables set Several distinctions and prizes? up, and a tournament will begin at have been awarded this vounsr artist 9:30. of Commercial Art, Corcoran School of Fine Art, George Washington university. who started exhibiting only one year ago. He won First Prize in the Wash ington Art Fair in 1944, and both the Ronsheim Memorial Award in 1945 The GM travel agency will be open with its complete stock of travel li terature. Agent Bob Watson will be on hand to take requests for reserva- and the Life Painting Prize in 1946jtions for spring holidays trips, sav at the Corcoran School of Fine Art. ! ing potential travelers a later stop by the office. I 4 - - t x ? Y4-' ' "V. 9 " " EARL SLOCUM Poet Robert Frost Conducts Classes Robert Frost arrived in Chapel Hill Wednesday, and conducted sev eral discussion classes in the Eng lish department before his talk here tonight at 7:30 in Memorial hall. Frost spent most of yesterday on the campus of Duke University, giving a talk there last night, and returns to Chapel Hill this evening. Dr. Clifford Lyons, head of the Uni versity English department will in troduce the noted poet, and the pub lic is cordially invited to attend. Dormitory Primary Held Last Night As the Daily Tar Heel went to press last night, votes had not yet been tabulated in the University party dormitory primaries for representa tives to the Student Legislature. Yesterday afternoon nominations stood as follows: " Lewis . dormitory: Bill Taylor; Old West: Carroll O. Money, Dick Owen; Mangum:. Pete Gems; Battle-Vance-Pettigrew: Rus sell G. Baldwin. Write-in ballots are expected to have played an important part in the elec tions, due to the unexpectedly light nominations. Results have been post ed on dormitory bulletin boards, and will be released in the DTH tomorrow. RABBI FEINSTEIN TO PREACH Rabbi Abraham Feinstein of 'Chat tanooga, Tennessee, will preach the sermon this evening at Hillel Sab bath services in the Roland Parker lounge of Graham Memorial at 7:30. Record Program v A Zenith record player will be au ditioned by a staff member in the sec end floor music room all evening. The newest albums of popular and classical records will be played and other al bums for the room may be checked out by the students. Couples desiring photographs in the photo service room ready to take their , pictures. Quick delivery of prints will be offered. Refreshments will be served in the Horace Williams lounge throughout the evening. Urge All to Attend Martha Rice, director of Graham Memorial, urges all students to at tend the open house and especially those who are unfamiliar with the Stu dent union. "Due to limited dance space, the couples will have to be limited accord ingly," said Miss Rice. "That is why I urge the students to get their free bids from our office today, rather than to wait until tonight." fc '-'v. "V: J aX y DR. BENJAMIN MAYS Religion Week Closes Tonight Dr. Benjamin Mays Will Give Address "Christianity and the Christian" is the topic to be discussed by Dr. Ben jamin Mays, president of Morehouse college in Atlanta, Ga., in the last of the Religion in Life programs to night at 8:30 in Hill hall. Dr. Mays is not only one of the leaders of the Negro race in America today but is a prominent and respect ed religious leader as well. He is a member of the Commission on Inter racial Cooperation as well as a vice president of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America and of the World Student Service Fund. He came to Morehouse college aft er serving as dean of the school of religion, ofy Howard university in Washington from 1934 to 1940. Pre vious to that time he directed a study of Negro churches in the United States under the auspices of the In stitute of Social and Religious re search. At one time he served as na tional student YMCA secretary. Previous to Dr. Mays' address Hil lel evening services will be held at 7:30. Rabbi Abraham Feinstein will be the speaker. Father Edmond D. Benard will speak to Catholic stu dents in Gerrard hall at the same time. Humanities Lecture Series Will Present Samuel Selden In line with its policy of present ing one faculty, member per quar ter, the Division of Humanities will sponsor Dr. Samuel Selden, head of the dramatic arts department, in a lecture on "The Art" of the Actor," next Tuesday evening at 8:30 in Gerrard hall. The author of many books on theatre techniques, Dr. Selden is the second speaker in the 1946-47 hu manities series of lectures by pro fessors in the literature and arts departments of the University. For the past six summers' Dr. Sel den has directed the production of Paul Green's "Lost Colony." Be fore coming to Chapel Hill in 1927 as technical director of the Play makers he worked in the New York theatre. Educated at Yale and Columbia, Selden has been active in summer stock companies, particularly with the famous Provincetown playhouse on Cape Cod. The Division of Humanities stat ed that Dr. Selden's talk, and all of the division's lecture series are open to the public.