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VOLUME LV
United - Press
CHAPEL HILL, N. C, FRIDAY, APRIL 18, 1947-
NUMBER 168
Legislature
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NEWS BRIEFS
House Passes
Sweeping Bill
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Hitting Unions
Law Would Prohibit
Closed, Union Shop
Washington, April 17 (UP) The
House has passed a sweeping labor
bill aimed at curbing union activities
and preventing nation-wide strikes
such as the telephone walkout and
the recent coal tieups.
The House bill would outlaw the
closed shop and forbid unions to strike
for the union shop. It also would ban
industrywide bargaining. The Senate
bill, as toned down by the Labor
committee, doesn't even mention in
dustrywide bargaining.
The House bill also would prevent
the national labor relations board
from recognizing unions with officers
who are, or have been, members of
the Communist party. The Senate bill
does not touch on "the communist is
sue. Both bills would permit the gov
ernment to obtain injunctions to en
force a cooling-off period before
strikes are called in transportation,
public utility or communications . in
dustries. The upper house bill calls
for an 80-day cooling off period. The
lower chamber calls for 75 days.
Texas Explosion Area
Evacuated by Police
Texas City, -Texas, April 17 (UP)
Police tonight evacuated all persons, .
including firefighters, from the still
1 burning waterfront area of Texas City
because of a new explosion threat.
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Humor Ma
UP, SP 'Nominate BipffaM Sherard For Cheerleader;
Long, Stewart Enter Campaign For Vice-President
Army Opens Base
For Homeless Refugees
St. Louis, April 17 (UP) Red
Cross officials reveal that the Army
has opened up Camp Wallace, an emp
ty Army base near Galveston, to house
refugees evacuated from the Texas
City area. The camp will accommo
date some 3,000 homeless persons.
Senator Lee O'Daniel
Seeks Investigation
Washington, April 17 (UP)
Senator W. Lee O'Daniel of Texas
has called for a Senate investigation
of the Texas City explosion. O'Daniel
says the disaster could have been ac
cidental, but he implied that it might
have been a communist plot.
Long Follows
Don Shropshire
In Nomination
By Chuck Haoser :
Moffatt "Myrt" Sherard, rising
senior from Abbeville, South Caro
lina, has received both the Univer
sity party and the Student party
nominations for head cheerleader, ac
cording to a statement released yes
terday evening by the chairman of the
two groups. t . , . .
At the same time, Charlie Long,
also a rising senior and a native of
Thomasville, received the Student
party nomination for vice-president
of the student body. The SP nomina
tion for this post was formerly held
by Don Shropshire, who has had to
leave school temporarily.
Cheerleader in Past
Sherard saw service as a cheer
leader while in V-5 at Carson-New
man college, and also while attending
Porter Military academy at Charles
ton, South Carolina. He was a member
of the North Carolina Pre-Flight
trampoline and tumbling team here.
Better known as "Myrt", Sherard
is well-known on campus for his per
formances as male vocalist at the
UVA clubhouse, the Candlelight
Room, and at various on and off-
campus dances. , . Jv
Nomination Withheld
"Myrt", a member of Alpha Tau
Omega fraternity, received the UP
nomination more than a week ago,
but the news was withheld from pub
lication until yesterday afternoon
when the SP gave him the double en
dorsement. Charlie Long isfat present an out
standing member of the Student
Legislature, serving on the Ways and
See UP, SP, Page k
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MOFFATT SHERARD
New S and FShow
Will Be Presented
Monday Evening
After months of secrecy, announce
ments, changes, and more secrecy,
Sound and Fury, the well-known cam
pus musical comedy organization, has
finally completed production of another
of its madcap musicals, which will be
presented ' in Memorial- hall Monday
and Tuesday evenings.
. Title of the latest extravaganza Is
''What a World." Described as "a
musical madhouse in two acts and
heaven only knows how many scenes,"
the show is scheduled to go on the
boards at 8 o'clock both- evenings.
Directed by Don Draper, the musi
cal will star Roy Cole and his orches
tra, Dan the Dog, Carolina's leading
See S and F, Page U
Lewis Condemns Krug
For Mine Safety Code .
Washington, April 17 (UP)
Mine chief John L. Lewis has ac
cused Interior Secretary Krug of ly
ing when he signed the mine safety
code. Lewis made the charge before
a Senate Public Lands Subcommittee
which is investigating the Centralia
explosion.
Phone Union Attorney
Proposes Truce Terms
Atlanta, April, 17 (UP) The
lawyer for the National Federation
of Telephone Workers says the union
would call off its strike if Bell com
panies grant an immediate wake in
crease of six dollars a week. The at
torney, Henry Mayer, indicates the
union might settle for even less.
Marshall Denounces
New Russian Intrigue
Moscow, April 17, (UP) Secre
tary of State Marshall hints that Rus
sia is trying to introduce a new type
of veto into Big Four negotiations
on the Austrian treaty. Marshall
made the implication after Russia re
fused to change her position about
some 500,000 displaced persons
Austria.
WEATHER TODAY
Fair and Mild.
in
work); r.aw, 204; Library Science,
31; Medicine, 78; Pharmacy, 191;
Public Health, lliir Social work, 36.
When broken down by classes, the
registration figures gave the largest
number of representatives to the jun
ior class, 1593 members. Sophomores
were second in size with 1305, fresh
men had , 1171, and Seniors 1094.
Special students totaled 291.
6841 Students Are Enrolled
In School for this Quarter
Lanier Attributes Drop to Graduates;
University Accepts 300 New Students
Registration analysis figures just released by the Central Rec
ords office show a total of 6841 students enrolled in all departments
of the University for the current quarter, a drop of 52 students
from the 6,893 total that registered
for the winter term.
In releasing the figures, Central
Records office Director Edwin S.
Lanier attributed the slight drop in
enrollment chiefly to graduations at
the end of last quarter. Af the same
time Roy Armstrong, Director of Ad
missions said that approximately 300
new students entered the University
this session to fill the vacancies left
by those who graduated or dropped
out.
Peak Summer Seen
Information also came from the
Summer Sessions admissions office
headed by Dr. Guy Phillips that ap
plications for admissions during the
summer and requests for information
point to a summer enrollment equal
ling or possibly slightly exceeding
last year'a record breaking registra
tion. For date-minded "Carolina Gentle
men" the registration breakdown still
told a discouraging story of almost
six men for every coed on the cam
pus. Only 994 students of the 6841
total are women, compared with
5847 men. .
Most in General College
Largest number of students, as al
ways, was listed in General college.
This department showed an enroll
ment of 2534 with Arts and Sciences
coming second with 1799 and Com
merce third with 1121.
The Graduate school showed a total
of 848 (including 77 listed under Pub
lic Health and 36 listed in Social
Members of CP
Complete Slate :
Of Campus Posts
By Ed Long
The Campus party completed
its nominations for spring elec
tions by presenting Marriote
Stewart for "vice-president of
the student body, and Jack
Sampson and South Trimble for
Senior member to the" Men's
council. The party also passed favor
ably.' on a platform, which included
suggestions as to. the establishment
of a student bank and building of a
studentNprintshop at the University.
Other1 objectives of the group, stat
ed in the platform, included the im
provement of janitorial service at the
University, the placing of at least two
telephones and at least one telephone
booth in each dormitory, and several
proposed improvements in the Quonset
area.
The inauguration of a well inter
grated plan of new student indoctrina
tion, the establishment of a committee
to study traffic safety control at the
University, provision of up-to-date
magazines and newspapers for the
use of patients at the infirmary and
improvement of recreational facilities
at the University completed "the plat
form. Stewart, a native of Henderson
ville, is former president of Phi Kappa
Sigma fraternity and a past vice
president of the Interf raternity coun
cil. At present he is a member of the
student budget committee and the I fJpny CnrvhftYn J ITTllts
. University Dance committee. .
A former student at the University OHOrf IV AttCY LtSCCLDG
of Richmond, Trimble hails from .
Washington, D. C, and while at Chapel Hill police officers, acting
Woodrow Wilson high school he was under recent legislation granting them
a member of the student council for five-mile jurisdiction, joined state
three years, charman of the Panel prison camp guards in capturing two
club, and a staff member of the stu- long-term convicts who grabbed a
dent publication. He is at present a guard's gun and escaped from an
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member of Phi Delta Theta fraterni
ty.
Sampson was president of his high
school literary club and business
manager of the school publication. He
is a member of the Kappa Alpha
order.
Next meeting of the Campus party
is set for next Tuesday afternoon at
4:15 in the Graham Memorial Candle
light room.
Railroad Strike Ends
Peoria, Illinois, April 17, (UP)
A joint company-union announcement
says the long standing strike of five
railroad brotherhoods against -the
Toledo, Peoria and Western railroad
was settled today.
Representatives Approve
Entire Publications Budget
Disputed Freshman Elections Subjected
To Runoff as Stated in EHer Motion
By Bookie Jabine
The Student Legislature last night allocated $4,400 for the
establishment of a humor magazine to be published next year.
Along with the humor mag sum, the assembly approved the
- - ' : recommendation of Bill Mackie's Fi
nance committee with regard to the
whole publications budget. Including
the $4,400, publications will operate
on a budget of $72,916-from students'
fees during the fiscal year 1947-48.
Breakdown of the publications al
lotment contains: $27,057 f or . the
Daily Tar Heel, $6,030 for the Caro
lina Magazine, and $33,435 for the
Yackety Yack.
Although the budget took up most
of the time, the lawmakers also de
cided to hold a runoff in the disputed
freshman election. In a motion in
troduced by Tom Eller, chairman of
a special investigation group appoint
ed by Charlie Warren, it was provid
ed that the run-off be held between
Steve Nimocks and Al Winn.
. "It was not an issue of legalisms,"
said Eller. "It's just a matter of be
ing fair."
Work on the budget proceeded
smoothly the legislators asking few
questions of the Finance committee.
The' allotment to the Daily Tar Heel
met with hardly any objections from
the floor.
It was the budget of the Carolina
Magazine that brought numerous
questions from the legislators. The big
debate was on whether or not money
should be appropriated for a 32 or 24
page periodical.
Fred Jacobson, current editor of the
publication, stated that he desired an
additional sum from student fees for
a 32 page issue. His request was de
nied, however, since many in the as
sembly thought that 24 would be
enough in the event that a humor
magazine was approved.
Bob Morrison, chairman of the
Publications board spoke briefly on the
condition of the Publications budget.
He defended the organization of the
group's budget against an attack made
by the Finance committee. That group
had scathed Morrison's group for fail
ure to present an orderly estimate.
Said Morrison, "The Publications
budget was drawn up by Mr. Lear
who should know his job. I'm not
defending Mr. Lear, but the Publica
tions board as a whole."
In his report on the Ways and
Means committee, Bill Miller indi
cated that new legislation is pending
on the registration system. He point
ed out that the committee had met
with Mr. Lanier last week.
. Charlie Long, outstanding mem
ber of the Student Legislature, yes
terday received ' the Student party
nomination for the post of vice
president of the student body.
Police Nab Convicts
Orange county road gang near Carr
boro yesterday afternoon.
City officer W. D. Blake and C. L.
Merritt, dispatched after guards call-,
ed for aid from the scene of the escape
one mile west of Carrboro on high
way 54, were first to sight the fugi
tives, and put bloodhounds and guards
from the Hillsboro prison camp on the
trail.
Highway department officials iden
tified the would-be escapees as Paul
Johnson, 24, serving 20 years for
second-degree murder; and James
Chappel, 30, serving a 5-8 year term
for robbery".
They were captured slightly over
an hour after they broke away from
the 17-man road gang, less than- 5
miles from the scene of the escape.
Race Case May Go to United States Supreme Court
By Sigsbee Miller
Chapel Hill's now-famous race
incident of last Sunday appear
ed today to be headed for the
United States Supreme Court in
m unprecedented test case to
letermine the validity of a trans
portation company's self-imposed
responsibility of segregating white
and Negro passengers.
At a spirited mass meeting of stu
dents and townspeople in Memorial
hall yesterday afternoon, the Rev.
Charles M. Jones, Chapel Hill minis
ter who figured prominently in the
Sunday incident, said the two Negroes
who were arrested were charged with
violation of bus company request, not
with violation of the Jim Crow law.
Expressed! Opinion Earlier
Earlier, Jones had expressed the
belief that the case could not be de
cided in an inferior court but woujd
Jones Tells Mass Meeting Case May Be Test
Of Bus Company's Rights of Segregation
go to the Supreme court for, a final
verdict.
Mounting racial tension was evi
denced at the mass meeting, attend
ed by several hundred, as a series of
reports of violence and" threatened
violence were given. Jones, a self
avowed liberal on the racial question,
said he had taken his family out of
Chapel Hill barely 24 hours after the
Sunday affair upon advice of police
after his wife had been threatened
with death by an anonymous tele
phono call. A previous caller had
threatened to burn the Presbyterian
manse. Ray Sylvester, student, re
ported that he along with several
friends had been threatened with
violence, and Martin Watkins, a dis
abled veteran now livjng in Chapel
Hill, said he was assaulted by "five
or six" men at the bus station after
speaking to a Negro woman of slight
acquaintance.
Efforts were made to have a mem
ber of the police department and one
of the cab drivers, reportedly involv
ed in the aftermath of the Sunday
arrest, to attend the meeting but
neither answered calls from the plat
form. L. J. Phipps, former Chapel Hill
judge, expressed the belief that the
whole affair was "much ado about
nothing."
The Negroes wnt were arrested,
Jones said, were members of the Fel
lowship of Reconciliation, which has
a chapter of "12 or 15" members in
Chapel Hill. A group .of "eight ; or
nine" whites and Negroes came south
from Washington, Jones continued, to
inform Southerners of the Supreme
court's 1946 ruling prohibiting segre
gation of passengers in inter-state
commerce and, if necessary, to de
velop test cases.
Last Saturday, according to Jones,
the F. O. R. group met with the In
tercollegiate Council for Religion in
Life in Chapel Hill. The Council in
cludes students from Carolina, Duke,
and North Carolina College for Ne
groes. The next day, attempting to
leave Chapel Hill, two of the Ne
groes of the group were arrested and
released on bond. They were taken
to the home of Jones, where some of
them had spent Saturday night, and
were finally given a police escort to
the Orange-Durham county line.
Only in Chapel Hill, Jones said,
has the group met with any trouble.
Since they held inter-state bus tick
ets, he explained, they came under the
previous court ruling even on an
intra-state bus.