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VOLUME LV
United Press
CHAPEL HILL, N. C., WEDNESDAY. APRIL 2, 1947
NUMBER 153
NEWS BRIEFS
British House
Unites to Pass
Draft Proposal
Conscription Now
Virtually Assured
London, April 1 (UP) Great
Britain was virtually assured military
conscription yesterday, the first such
legislation in British history, when
the measure was given a second read
ing which in the language of the En
glish parliament means it is as good
as approved.
Winston Churchill's conservatives
banded with the Labor government to
beat' down an attack on the bill by a
small group of rebellious laborites.
Final Reading
The proposal was debated in the
House of Commons and the third and
final reading of the bill is sure to pass
when it comes to a vote within the
next week.
V When the measure is passed uni
versal manhood conscription will then
become official in Britain.
UP Nominates Miller For Student Body President
Long Named by SP for Office of Secretary-Treasurer
Prince Paul Sworn In
As New Greek Monarch
Athens, April 1 (UP) The new
king has formally ascended the Greek
. throne. Prince Paul was sworn in, four
hours after the unexpected death of
.bis brother, King George II. As a mat
.ter of formality, under the constitu
tion, Paul will take a second oath be
fore Parliament when it meets April
21.
Young Soldier Killed
In. Fayetteville Crash
; Fayetteville, April 1 (UP) A
young soldier has been killed .in a
train and automobile collision at Fay
etteville, Pfc Joseph H. Horvath of
Chicago was killed tfais-morning when
an army ambulance he was driving
was struck by a train at a Fayette
ville crossing. Horvath was stationed
at Fort Bragg.
Moscow Conferees Fail
To Solve Reparations
Moscow, April ,1 (UP) The Big
Four foreign ' ministers announced
tersely that they failed to solve the
German reparations problems at their
informal meeting today. Then they
clamped extraordinary secrecy on
their discussion, saying only that for
mal negotiations would be resumed
tomorrow.
House Passes Reading
Of Liquor Resolution
Raleigh, April 1 (UP) The
House of Representatives has approv
ed on second reading a bill to allow
each North Carolina county to vote on
outlawing or permitting beer and wine
sales. The bill faces final reading in
the House tomorrow, and then will go
to the Senate unless the House changes
its mind overnight. The House vote
was unanimous and there was only one
minor amendment. The bill allows
15 per cent of the voters in any county
to call a vote on beer and wine.
Illinois Mine Official
Hands in Resignation
Centralia, 111., April 1 (UP) Gov
ernor Dwight Green of Illinois has an
nounced the resignation of State Mine
Director Robert Medill, who was criti
cized in connection with the death of
111 miners in a Centralia mine last
week. Green says Medill's resignation
was "for the good of the service."
Foreign Affairs Group
Orders More Hearings
Washington, April 1 (UP) The
House Foreign Affairs committee has
ordered additional hearings on Presi
dent Truman's $400,000,000 aid to
Greece and Turkey bill. Chairman
Charles Eaton says the measure will
not reach the House floor before the
latter half of this month.
WEATHER TODAY
Continued warm, possible showers
Platform Decided
By Student Party
In a brief session yesterday
afternoon the Student party
nominated Charlie Long, of
Thomasville, for secretary-treasurer
of the student bpdy and an
nounced a platform calling for a
change in the registration sys
tem, revamping of the Student
Welfare board, and "elimination of
the unjust discriminating Chapel Hill
Merchants association monopoly on
prices and building."
An expected nomination for the
Yackety Yack editorship failed to
materialize.
Long, a rising junior and ex-G.L,
was nominated by acclamation for
secretary-treasurer to replace Joe
Byrd, who withdrew. Long is a mem
ber of the Student Legislature, where
he is currently serving on the fact
finding board, the ways and means
committee and the finance committee.
He is a former president pro-tem of
the Dialectic Senate and a former
vice-chairman of the Student party.
Men's Council Nominees
Nominated for the Men's Council
were Ken Black and Charlie Lambeth,
rising seniors, and Dick Walker and
Al Winn, rising sophomores.
The party platform, made public
for the first time yesterday, includes
the following planks; Improved seat
ing for students at athletic events, eli
mination of unfair price discrimina
tion by local merchants, an up-to-date
catalogue of courses, a campus infor
mation service, a new and better reg
istration system, i library facilities
available to infirmary patients, and a
campus schedule of events. .
Additional planks were: better
Quonset hut living conditions, better
telephone service, thorough orienta
tion program, better printing facili
ties, and reconstitution of Student
Welfare board.
Wayne Morse Is Forced
To Cancel Talk Here
Due to Senate Duties
Wayne Morse, progressive Repub
lican senator from Oregon, has
again cancelled his scheduled speech
here for the Carolina Political
union, it was announced by Jerry
Davidoff. Originally scheduled for
tomorrow evening, word was re
ceived by the CPU that Morse
would be unable to leave Washing
ton. The following telegram was re
ceived from, the Oregon solon:
"Deeply regret must cancel my
April 3 date with you because both
Lilienthal and Greek loan debate
will be before Senate for vote this
week. -There is no way of telling
when vote on them will be taken,
hence I cannot risk being off floor
of Senate for single "hour Further
more I shall be particularly active
on the floor in debate on both is
sues. I am extremely embarrassed
- to cancel my trip to Chapel Hill
but I would be derelict in my duties
if I were away when important is
sues are before the Senate. I will
be glad to try to arrange another
date this spring ; if you have not
already given up in disgust.
(Signed) Wayne Morse, USS."
Morse was due to speak here in
December, but a trip to Europe
forced withdrawal at that time.
Complications in University sched
uling caused, postponement of a
January engagement to the April
date.
It was also announced that Jo
Fishel of Vaughn had been elected
CPU secretary to replace Bob
Jones who leaves for Latin America
this week. William Patterson, Winston-Salem,
was elected to member
ship in the Union.
The roundtable topic for , next
Sunday's meeting will be the pro
posed ban on Communists in the
government.
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Bill Miller, left, and Charlie Long, right, have been nominated for the
the posts of president and secretary-treasurer of the student body, re
spectively. Miller, named by the University party is head of the Ways
and Means committee of the Student Legislature, while Long has been
active on the floor of the campus assembly.
Hearing of Dorsey Charges
Postponed, States Manning
A preliminary hearing of the $16,000 breach of contract suit against Tommy
Dorsey originally scheduled for this week's session of the Superior court in
Burlington, will not be held, John T. Manning, lawyer for the Grail, stated
yesterday. '
Judge R. Hunt Parker, who was to have held the hearing, closed the court
Monday, and, Manning added, "It doesn't look like the hearing will be con
ducted any time within the next, two or three weeks."
Dorsey attorneys had interposed a demurrer in the case, Manning said,
and the hearing would have concerned the demurrer, not the charges con
tained in the original suit. Grail officials have indicated that the case proper
will be heard in the May term of I the Orange County Superior court.
Charge Did Not Bring Full Band
Filed against Dorsey last fall, the suit charges that the noted bandleader
did hot bring his full band here on the Carolina-Duke weekend in November.
It is alleged that "T. D." had contracted to appear with his whole outfit, but
showed up in Woollen gymnasium minus his entire string section.
Dorsey is now reported to be in the Caribbean on a second honeymoon with
his actress wife, Pat Dane. He recently stated, while stopping off in More
head City, "The Grail suit is just a drop in the bucket. People are always
suing me for something."
Grail officials, however, have evidenced a different attitude towards the
case. They are determined to press charges against "Mr. Trombone" until
the courts have handed down a decision.
Student Government Will Get
Office, Secretarial Service
By Barron Mills
The Graham Memorial Board of
Directors voted to provide office
space and secretarial services for
the benefit of the officers of the ex
ecutive and legislative phases of
Student Governement at a meeting
of the group Monday afternoon.
These provisions are expected to
be in operation after July 1, ac
cording to Tag Montague, chair
man of the Board.
President of the student body,
Dewey Dorsett, stated that the of
fice provided by the Student Union
would be used to house the archives
of student government, the Student
Legislature and the various commit
tees. Also it would be a meeting
place of committees and ."provide
greater efficiency for student gov
ernment." Dorsett said that the Board
should be commended for its action
and interest in taking such steps.
"Heretofore all the records of stu
dent government, the Legislature
and committee meetings have been
kept in individual student's rooms
and oftentimes they have been des
troyed or lost. File cabinets will be
provided for the archives and with
the help of a secretary, records and
See STUDENT, Page 4
Ralph Strayhorn
Chosen to Direct
Campaign Policy
By Chuck Hauser
Bill Miller, tall, red-headed
junior from Greenville, South
Carolina, tossed his hat into the
the presidential political ring
yesterday with an official announce
ment that he was running for presi
dent of the student body on the Uni
versity party ticket, stating, his pri
mary objective was "progressive and
representative student government
above the party line."
Miller's statement in full follows:
Primary Objective
"I thank the University party for
the confidence it has expressed in
nominating me for the office of presi
dent of the student body.
"I will say now, I enter the cam
paign with no obligations and one pri
mary objective the formation of a
progressive and representative stu
dent government above the party line."
Strayhorn Campaign Manager
Ralph Strayhorn, outstanding mem
ber of the Tar Heels' 1946 Sugar
Bowl team, is managing Miller's cam
paign for the coming May elections.
Miller's qualifications for office, as
listed .by the University party, are
as follows: Chairman of the Student
Legislature's Ways and Means com
mittee, top-ranking committee of that
body; member and past president of i
the Debate council; member of the
Student Government Leadership Con
ference committee, whose purpose is
to orient campus office-holders in their
duties and obligations.
... v. UVA Member :. r "
Miller is also a present member of
the University Veterans association,
Laving seen action in France, Ger
many, and Belgium. A resident of
Manley dormitory, the candidate was J
selected several months ago to rep
resent th$ University as one of the
delegates to the national Chicago Con
ference of college students. He also
represented Carolina as a member of
the North Carolina Student Legisla
tive Assembly, in which he was elect
ed a member of the Executive com
mittee. Alderman to Be Feted
At UVA Party Tonight
The University Veterans association
will entertain the coeds of Alderman
dormitory tonight at 8 o'clock in the
UVA clubhouse, President Roy Moose
announced yesterday.
In line with its weekly program
started last fall, a good crop of campus
talent will be on hand to perform for
the vets and their guests. Free cig
arettes, secured from a national tobac
co company, will be available for ev
eryone. Moose urges all veteran members to
attend this function.
Assembly Sets
Fee Structure
At $5 Per Term
Group Earmarks 1
For Student Union
By Bookie Jabine
Just getting under the Constitution
al deadline, the Student Legislature
Monday evening heard the report of
Budget commission chairman Johnny
Jones, and passed a resolution setting
a block fee of $5 per student per quar
ter for student activities.
It was also unanimously decided
that $1 of the sum be earmarked for
the maintainence of Graham Memor
ial. The remainder of the budget was
turned over to the Finance commit
tee for consideration.
Motion by Wallace
Jimmy Wallace, one of the students
who conferred with Dean Weaver over
the fee structure, made the motion
providing for the $5 assessment.
The figure is believed to be one
which will satisfy both the administra
tion and students. Said Wallace, "This
is the first time that a student group
is assessing the student body."
In his speech explaining the bud
get, Johnny Jones scathed the heads
of various campus groups for their
"lack of cooperation," but praised
members of the commission who work
ed "tirelessly" with him.
Budget Great Help
Dewey Dorsett also addressed the
assembly, stating that the budget
would be a "tremendous help" and that
Graham Memorial had decided to set
aside another' room for the use of stu
dent government.
Finance committee chairman Bill
Mackie explained that his group will
meet today and tomorrow afternoons
at .3 o'clock to consider the. individual
items in the budget Today they WH
convene in the Roland Parker lounge,
while the Grail room will be the scene
of tomorrow's meeting.
UNC Debate Squad
Will Participate
In National Meet
Setting its sights for a blue rib
bon performance, the University De
bate squad embarks tonight for Fred
ericksburg, Va., to participate in its
final off-campus debate of the quar
ter, the Grand National Forensic
tournament to be held on the Mary
Washington college campus tomorrow,
Friday", 'and Saturday.
Maurice Braswell, Debate council
president, felt confident that the team
of 14 speakers would bring a number
of victories back to Carolina, as Uni
versity squads have done in the past
in this all-important tourney.
The debators are scheduled to catch
the "Silver Meteor" in Raleigh at ap
proximately midnight tonight and
will arrive in Fredericksburg at 5:15
tomorrow morning.
Eisenhower Spends Day Here with Captain Hazlett
By Darley Lochner
General Ike Eisenhower spent
yesterday afternoon in Chapel
Hill "catching up on old times"
with Captain E. E. Hazlett, for
mer NROTC commander and
boyhood friend. The general's
visit to Chapel Hill was an inter
lude in his inspection tour of
southern Army camps.
"You'll have to ask General Mar
shall about the Greek situation," Gen
eral Eisenhower said. "This is a so
cial call with Captain Hazlett and you
shouldn't expect me to discuss the
international situation during an
afternoon's visiting."
The general's smiling geniality
hardened only when he was asked
about his plans of securing the presi
dential nomination. "I'll never be a
candidate and I don't have any. plans.
The answer is definitely 'No'," the
General's Wife Accompanies Him on Tour;
Ike' Amused by 'Daily Comrade' Edition
chief of staff said.
He had more to say about univer
sal military training. "Anyone who
has studied the situation for ten min
utes should understand that an ef
ficient program of preparedness is
absolutely necessary," the .hero of the
Battle of Europe stated emphatical
ly. v
General Eisenhower displayed a
healthy tan even on the top of his
bald head.
"Captain Hazlett and I were just
figuring how long it was since we
have seen each other," Ike comment
ed. "It's not been since 1935 and that
has been a long time."
He explained, although he and Cap
tain Hazlett had been boyhood chums,
that the Chapel. Hillian had priority
over him in the matter of Abilene,
Kans., the town which has become
famous as the general's home. "Cap
tain Hazlett was born in Abilene and
I didn't get there until I was two
years old," he said, his blue eyes
crinkling with humor.
General Eisenhower laughed heart
ily when he was shown a copy of
"The Daily Comrade," April Fool
edition of "The Daily Tar Heel."
"This looks like a clever piece of
work," he commented. "I'll have to
read it more thoroughly."
Mrs. Eisenhower, who is ac
companying her husband on his
southern toui, asked, "How did you
know we were here?" When she was
told that Merwin Van Hecke, Uni
versity student, had removed the rain
shield from the special five star li
cense plate, she turned to her hus
band and said, "That was good G-2,
wasn't it?"
During the afternoon invited guests
called at the Hazlett home. Among
them was University student Gene
Aenchbacher, Army major, who served
as General Eisenhower's pilot. "You
certainly took me through a tough
landing that night we went from Al
giers to Gibraltar," nee said.
Editor Louis Graves of the Chapel
Hill Weekly, whose brother coached
cadet Eisenhower in football at West
Point and whose nephew, Ernest
Graves of Chapel Hill, was a class
mate of General Eisenhower's son at
West Point, class of 1944, also
dropped in.
"I'm sorry I don't have any news
for you to break in your paper," Gen
eral Eisenhower said as the inter
view closed. It seems that the Army's
most popular general and chief of
staff didn't realize that hi3 presence
was news enough.