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VOLUME LV
('HA PR I HILL M C SUNDAY, MARCH 2,1947
NUMBER 137
NEWS BRIEFS
Palestine Hit
By New Wave
Of Violence
Holy Land Suffers
In Latest Outbreak
, Palestine, March l.-(UP) Pal
estine is in the grip of the worst wave J
ol violence since the bombing of the
King David hotel. It is the first time
that the underground has struck dur
ing the Jewish Sabbath.
The continuing outbreaks, spread
throughout the Holy Land, already
have led to 19 deaths. The country- i
wide strikes evidently are in retal- j '
iation for yesterday's deportation of EVenillff'S Perf OrHiailCe Will InClllde
Bombed Club
Rescue workers still are digging in
the ruins of the bombed British Offi-
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The University Symphony orchestra . will present its second concert
of the year at 8:30 tomorrow evening in Hill Hall. Composed of 56 stu
dents, facul y members,, and townspeople, the group is directed by Pro
fessor Earl Slocum. Willis C. Gates is concertmaster.
Symphony Will Give Concert Tomorrow
Selections from Haydn, Weber, Sandby
The University Symphony orchestra will present an interesting
16 were killed and 17 injured, three
critically.
Two British soldiers were killed
eers' club in Jerusalem where at least! and varied program in its second concert tomorrow evening at
8:30 in Hill hall. Professor Earl Slocum will conduct with Willis
Gates, graduate assistant in the music department, as concert
and three others -wounded when their , master. The program of the Orches--
jeeps were blown up by mines near ' tra W1U mciuae a composition Dy w. VVinVitnn TO SriPft K
S. Newman, "An American Tragedy.";
Newman, an outstanding member of 1 -v itt I -P
the University music faculty, has vJfl ftOCltll VY eiiare
Haifa. A third soldier was killed in
sn attack on a military camp between
Haifa and Tel Aviv.
Other attacks are reported all along based his composition of the theme
the road from Haifa to Tel Aviv and
Senator Glen H. Taylor
To Talk Thursday Night
Singing Congressman Had Varied Career;
.Dubbed 'Crooning Cowboy' by Colleagues
By Sam Whitehall
Sumner Drama
To Emphasize
Negro Problem
'Hear the Hammers'
Will Open Wednesday
By B rooks ie Popkins
Cid Ricketts Sumner's new play,
"Hear the Hammers Ringing," opens
in the Playmakers theatre Vednesday
evening at 8:30 for a four-day run as
the Carolina Playmakers' 21st pre
miere production of a student full
length script.
"Hear the Hammers Ringing,"
which is based on Mrs. Sumner's lat
est novel "Quality" recently published
by Bobbs-Merrill Co., has a long his
tory of patient work and constant re
writing benind it. Laid in Mrs. Sum
ner's native state, Mississippi, "Hear
the Hammers Ringing" is the story
of a light-skinned Negro girl who is
eaucaieu in the North, and returning
home has to make an adjustment to
the conditions in the South.
at towns south of Tel Aviv. The Brit
ish army announces a total of six
other attacks. But so far it has given
cut no details.
Havana Court Accepts
Luciano Writ Petition
Havana, March 1. (UP) The
criminal branch of the Havana lower
court has accepted a petition for a
writ of habeas corpus on behalf of
Charles "Lucky" Luciano. It has or
dered the immigration director to pro
duce the former vice overlord at 9
o'clock Monday morning for a review
of his case.
Heard of Similar Situation
Years ago Mrs. Sumner heard of a
similar situation in which the Negro
p'irl killpH hprsplf nvpr thp failure t.n
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Enjoying a peculiarly novel ana yet typicany American siory oi make an adjustment. But Mrs. Sum
success, Senator Glen H. Taylor, who will speak from the Memo- rier feit tne gin would have been able
rial hall olatform of the Carolina Political union on Thursday to work out her problems. And think-
of "Frankie and Johnnie, (He Done , TlieSuaV At teHlOOn I evening, has had a varied career. The senator, dubbed the "croon- abt the character for a long
tt tt7 y a i ' ii i w i , I time, sue got to lenow tne girl in ner
Report Says Attaches
Captured by Chinese
Washington, March 1. (UP) The
War Department says American of
ficials in China report that two of our
military attaches, Major Robert Rigg
and Captain J. W. Collins, have been
"captured" by Chinese communists.
No details of the reported "capture"
were immediately available.
U.S. State Department
Replies to British
Washington, March 1. (UP) The
State Department has replied to the
British request that we take over the
support of the Greek royalist govern
ment. Unofficial but reliable sources
say that our diplomatic note urges
Britain not to withdraw its troops
from Greece, and promises that we
will "consider" taking over the Brit
ish financial burden in Greece.
Her Wrong)." Also on the program
will be Haydn's "Clock Symphony, a! Dr. Ellen Winston, State Commis
perennial favorite of concert goers, sooner of Public Welfare, will jpeak
Others numbers on the program will on opportunities for students toenter
be Igor Stravinsky's "Four Norweg- social welfare work in Graham Memo
ian Moods," "Der Freischutz Over- ril Tuesday afternoon at 4:30. Both
ture" by C. M. Von Weber, and Her- n,en and women students are invited,
man Sanby's "Swedish Folksong," to Dr- Winston's appearanoe here is
be played by the string ensemble. !beinS sponsored by the coed voca-
- - itional office of the University, headed
The 56 members of the orchestra by Miss Kathryn Cook,
include Frank West, president, Mau- A native of Swain county, Dr. Win
rice Weinstein, vice-president, Eugene ston received her Ph.D. from the Uni
Stryker, secretary-treasurer. First vi- versity of Chicago and since that time
olinists, Willis Gates, Edgar Alden, has held various positions with fed
Dorothy Alden, Bradley Stroup, Syd- eral agencies, the National Economic
ney vom Lehn, Anne Pritchard. Sec- and Social Planning association, and
ond violinists, Nancy Smith, Valeska the Carnegie Corporation of New
Haydon, Mason Thomas, Colbert Leo- York.
nard, Mary Lou Shepard, Evelyn Koc- She headed the department of so
ker, Wilton Mason, Paul Pappas, John oology and economics at Meredith
Hendricks. Viola: James Andrews, college for four years preceding her
Hugo Giduz, Glen Haydon, William appointment as Commissioner of Pub
Benton, Charles Farrell. lie Welfare in June 1944.
'Cellists: Emily Porter, Leonard i
Ten years ago Mrs. Sumner wrote
the story into a one-act play. Six years
nation later she rewrote it into a long short
story wnich appeared as a novelette
ir the December 1945 Ladies' Home
Twice Defeated I .
Although he was defeated twice for
Goodman, Thomas Matthews, Jane
Grills, Robin Blodgett, Bymim Wea
thers. Double bass: Eugene Stryker,
ALPHA KAPPA DELTA
strategy, was born in iyU4, the son oi Missouri Valley Authority, and, im
a minister, on a farm outside of Koos-1 porta ntly to him, a Columbia River
kie, Idaho. His early life was spent Authority which will benefit the
in show business, and the clear-cut northwestern portion of the
baritone delivery which has dragged which is his home and blood,
speech-bored old-timers in the Senate I ' Although the Senator has not re
out of the cloakrooms when he rises vealed the topic of his talk it is strong- Journal. Since the story has been pub
attests to a strong dramatic train-, ly suspected by members of the.Un- lished as the novel "Quality," Mrs.
ion that it will be on a question vital Sumner wrote the full length play
to f1P economic democracy in the whne she was studying playwriting
United States. , with the Carolina Playmakers last
Jprrv DnvidoflF CPU chairman, an- ' spring:.
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tne. oenaLe, xayiur nounced that Wilk
gaming a seal in xnai augusi uouy
in 1944. His ; policies have
strongly internationalist and in fayor .. fcy Uni to
oi a iree. enterprise system wnicn
will allow all to benefit from a free
economy. His activities have included
extensive work for the Small Busi
ness committee under the direction
of Senator Murray, and enthusiastic '
and vocal support of legislation of an "Or. "HroM TotelI'ngf
anti-monopoly nature. In the last wjj Speak TomOrrOW
! named bill he is co-author with Sen- I r
Mrs. Sumner left her home in Dux-
cms f. ttorton oi
been ' .. . ... bury, Mass., to come to Carolina be
in
troduce the Senator, and Josephus
Daniels had been invited as the
CPU's special guest at the pre-speech
banquet honoring Senator Taylor.
Dr. F. Stuart Chapin, head of thejator Wayne Morse, (R-Oreg.), who
Department of Sociology, at the Uni- J will be a CPU speaker in April.
Dr. Harold Hotelling, professor and
head of the graduate department of
Nellie Waltner. Flutists, John Riser, versity of Minnesota, will speak here
Frances Prunty. Oboe: Frank West, Tuesday and Wednesday of this week
Kerwin Stallings. English horn: Wil- under the sponsorship of Alpha Kappa
liam White. Clarinet: Allen Garrett, Delta.
William Fitzgerald, Lee Mack, Flor-
ence Medd. , j GRADUATION INVITATIONS
Bassoon: Maurice Weinstein, Jackj There win be a 'booth in the Y to
Wilkerson, Harold Andrews. Horn: take or(jers for graduation invitations
Ralph Schecter, William Leinbach, from 9 to i an(j 2 to 5 o'clock tomor
Willard Burrage, James Moore. Trum- row This service is under the spon
pet: Hubert Henderson, Chapman sop 0f the Order of the Grail.
Wooten. Trombone: Nat, Macon, How- 1
ard Myers, Paul Vittur. Tuba: Norman
Clark. Percussion; Fred, McCall,
James Hall.
His interest in the United Nations mathematical statistics, will speak on
has been great since its inception, "Statistical Frontiers for Social
and he is the author of a resolution Science" at the winter meeting of the
instructing the United States UN North Carolina chapter of the Ameri
delegates to work for the strengthen- can Statistical association to be held
ing of that organization into a world here tomorrow evening,
republic. He was recently limelighted i. The meeting, scheduled for 8
when he introduced a resolution bar- o'clock in the auditorium of the Alum
ring Theodore G. Bilbo from a seat ni building, will be jointly participat
in the Senate. Much impressed with ed in by members of Alpha Kappa
the TVA he hopes someday to see a Delta, sociology honor fraternity.
Discrepancies Found
In Georgia Elections
Atlanta, Ga., March 1. (UP) An
Atlanta newspaper (the Journal)
claims it has found discrepancies in
last November's Georgia governorship
race in Telfair county.
This is the same county whose
write-in ballots swung Herman Tal
madge into a dramatic last-minute
lead the night the general assembly
elected him governor.
President to Report
On Selective Service
Washington, March 1. (UP)
White House sources say President
Truman will send his recommenda
tions on the draft to congress early
next week. However, his proposals on
universal military training will not
be made before late spring.
WEATHER TODAY
Considerable cloudiness and colder.
IRC Will Discuss
Imperialism Issue
International Relations club mem
bers and guests will discuss "Colonial
Imperialism in the Atomic Age" in
Graham Memorial's Roland Parker
lounge at 7:30 tomorrow evening, leged Communistic activities at the
Bill Patterson will open the informal University, President Frank Graham J
discussion with a special report oniSaii yesterday that he had no formal
colonial power in the Far Jiast. I statement to make, but DOtn ne ana
At last week's IRC meeting, mem- j Chancellor House made almost iden-
'Any Investigation Is Welcome' Says Graham
In Reply to Rumors of Congressional Probe
Graham, House Hold
Same View on Issue
By Ed Joyner
Interviewed in regard to a possible
congressional investigation into al-
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bers unanimously approved a new con
stitution. President Betty Anne Green
called the action "a step toward
greater democracy" in running the
club's activities.
Under the new constitution, com
mittee chairmen will be elected in
stead of appointed and IRC presidents
will serve for one-half school year.
John Bristow headed the committee
which revised the constitution.
Meanwhile, membership chairman
tical remarks:
"We will welcome any investigation
on any subject at any time."
Referring to the well known, fact
that this university has long been con
sidered a center of progressive ideas,
Graham commented that some people
mistake progressive . democracy for
communism.
In Bill of Rights
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DR. FRANK GRAHAM
. ine position ox una umveiai p
James Burwell reports that a few well stated in the American Bill of' out the long hstory 0f such institu-
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vacancies stni remam uu yivoyci- i6"w w"" i tions, uranam saiu
ii i.: 1 4.inn ; TVinmaa .TofTorcnn's nrincinles I
live memoers may oouun aifpiicauuu i iivo, in v.,.. - t
blanks at tomorrow's meeting. Six ' of the freedom of the human mind,
new members have been accepted by ! and in the position of the presidents
the club this term. j of this and other universities through-
Chancellor House agreed with the
president in this statement and re
marked, "That is the fundamental
President Restates
Policy of University
stuff of the life and spirit of the
university."
"Totalitarian dictatorship and the
Bill of Rights don't mix," Graham
continued. "The Bill of Rights is one
of the most precious parts of the
American heritage, and we believe
that in a free and fair open world
forum it will win the peoples of the
w.orld to the ways of freedom and de
mocracy against totalitarian dictator
ships, whether of the right or of the
left."
Reiteration of Inaugural
Graham's remarks were simply a
reiteration of the policy he avowed in
his inaugural address of November
11, 1931. At that time he gave the
following definition of freedom of and
within the University.
"Freedom of the university means
the freedom to study not only the
biological implications of the physi
cal structure of a fish but also the
See INVESTIGATION, page U
cause she had heard of the outstand
ing work done in piaywriung by the
Carolina Playmakers, and she was
interested in writing "Quality" into
a three-act play. Her advice to young
writers is to "dig deeper and know
characters better."
CPU Will Discuss
Trust Legislation
The problem of trusts and anti-trust
legislation will be the topic for dis
cussion at the Carolina Political
union's roundtable this evening at 8
o'clock.
Jo Fishel, of Vaughan, will deliver
the introductory report, which will be
followed by the opening of the floor
for a tree discussion of the issues in
volved. The topic, held over from last week
when the Union adjourned to hear
Dr. Elton Trueblood, is of vital im
portance on the national scene. Since
the passage of the Sherman anti-trust
act in 1890 combinations in restraint
cf trade have been much discussed,
lambasted and upheld as a bulwark
of the free enterprise system of the
United States.
Tickets for 'Henry V
Now Being Sold Here
"The movies have produced one of
their rare great works of art," says
Time magazine of "Henry V." Tickets
for this technicolor production in its
North Carolina premiere in Durham,
will be on sale at 20 per cent of the
original cost in the office of Graham
Memorial from 1 until 3 o'clock from
tomorrow through Friday. All seats
are reserved and the show will run
until March 17.
Tickets being sold at the student
union office are for week-day mati
nees only, no Saturday or Sunday
seats being available at the student
reduction price. These seats sell at
$1.44 instead of the regular $1.80.
According to present plans this will
be the only advance showing of
"Henry V" in North Carolina.