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University of !,!orth Carolina Chapel Hill, N. C. 1-31-43 H e Jiailf a&? 3fed " WEATHER Continued cloudy with slightly higher temperatures and possibly freezing rain. i EDITORIALS Buttered Rum Education Hawgs VOLUME LVI United Press CHAPEL HILL, N. C. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 1948 Phone F-3371 F-3361 No. 98 4 tJVA Blitzkrieged By 57p9f-ripr Short FnI The weather and the fuel .shortage combined yesterday to blitzkrieg the University Veterans association club- 'house, freezing the pipes and giving a refrigerator-like at mosphere to the entire build ing. "But we'll be open again for a big evening tomo'rrow night, I'm sure," said UVA President Johnny Clampitt yesterday. Some Relief H. D. Bennett, of Bennett and Blockidge, reported that a little lclipf for the fuel shorts ffr rarnc into Chapel Hill yesterday after noon in the form of a carload of run-of-thc-mine lump coal and i 'carload of stoker coal. The cars total approximately 55 tons each. "We're only giving customers a ton at a time thoagh," said Ben nett, "and sometimes only half a ton. A lot of people are tempor arily shifting from fuel oil to coal because the oil shortage is even worse. It's hitting hard in the trailer camps and Victory Village where they can't make any chanse-over. "We have promises of several I more carloads this week and sev f eral next week, but with strikes in the coal fields and the weather tie-up, ye never know," he con cluded. . . Mercury Low Meanwhile, the mercury was still hanging a little low in Chap el Hill. The local weather bureau reported yesterday's high as be ing 32 degrees and the low at 22 degrees. The thermometer re- mained around 30 most of the af ternoon and began sinking as darkness-came on.-" - . The expected snow never fell yesterday, but in its place came some light rain and sleet early in the morning followed by a rp peat performance late in the af ternoon. ; According to United Press weather reports, the state is not due for an v storms tomorrow, but m v i - r - M. W III I 1 V -f-l l.rt I 1 1 I V V Ull b kJUlUi.T i The forecast is cloudy with slight ly higher temperatures,, rain in ft he southeastern sector, and light freezing rain in the west and north changing to ordinary rain this afternoon. Exactly .what weather conditions would hit Chapel Hill was not made clear last night. Quonsel Huts Cold One thing was clear yesterday evening, however. The fuel oil situation was very clear in the minds of many quonset hut dwel lcrs. With no fuel delivery-yesterday afternoon, half the huts were already out of oil by a round 3:30, and the ' others were running quite low, according to a resident of the area. Siphoning of oil from the few huts with any left was apparently going on again last night. The an swer was 'Naturally" when a hut resident was asked if pilfering was occuring. Snow, Ice Cause 'Injuries In Falls Snowy walks and icy steps are taking their customary toll in in-, juries to University community residents, infirmary authorities said yesterday. Eight or ten brok en ankles and arms were report fl. and one student in Victory Village suffered a spine injury in I in ice-caused fall, but Dr. Ed J Hwlgpeth. University physician, aid this injury was not believed" !e serious. Alumni Secretary J. Maryon t .iii.wl, u: I 1. : 1 K.ir trrC I tf.Tday morning when he slipped I n the steps of the Carolina Inn. f "Ve advise all students to keep inside ;,s much as possible," Dr. ""dgprth said, "not only because fj- 'f accident hazards, but also be I (;' of the eh; ancc of colds and in,,'Uen.a developing with con ; ';mt exposure to the damp, cold vi, nini .,( .-.if pvnprioncinU. 2:15 r ; r4&a ' ! J 111 - r h JK' ' f 7 I fz S A PERFORMING CHIMP at the .. San Antonio, Texas, zoo. "Trudy" dons her slipover and head kerchief as the weather man predicts more cold weath er. ."Trudy" needn't worry as the temperature in the monkey house ; is kept constant at ap proximately 72 degrees. (Inter national) Big Freeze Hits Miller-Nash Men "It's sorta chilly out here," a resident of Miller dormitory wail ed yesterday as he explained the predicament of his dorm-mates living and shivering in Miller and Nash dormitories with around 30 window panes broken out. -:--The. situation was created dur ing Monday's snow-storm of -a week, ago," when a bunch of the lads, staged a Miller vs. Nash snowball contest, and the win - clow glass caught the worst of it. -University authorities took a "now you must pay for your fun" attitude before they would au thorize repairs, and the current snowfall and freezinl winds found the Miller-Nashites still wrangling over the collection of the necessary money to pay the University for the replacements. University Building Supervisor J. S. Bennett said yesterday that an: agreement had been worked out with dorm representatives, though, whereby each resident would be assessed a certain guar- anteed amount, and the glass re pairs should be started -today. World Federalists -;7'.r ' -. At a 5 o'clock meeting in the Grail j room today, the - campus World j Federalists will discuss negative and atlirmative ap proaches to the.advisabilitypf a preventive war with Russia: The discussion will be led by Jim Roberts. As a special feature of the pro gram, chapter president Jake Wicker will lead a discussion of Norman Thomas' 4-point pro gram for peace as presented by the GPU guest ' speaker here Tuesday night. All persons interested are in vited to attend the meeting and to participate in the discussions Wicker said. YWCA Talks Set ', Officers and some cabinet mem bers of the YWCA will speak to night to the Junior council, meet ing in the Grail room at 7 o'clock. Each girl will explain her duties in the Y, and the functioning of her committee, and the junior members will criticize and sug gest improvements. Ruth Evans, Emily von Bor ries, Julia Ross, Marshall Spears, and Sally Lee. officers; and Kath crine McLean, Doris Harrell Sauls, Hilda Frances Lawrence, and Sally Woodhull, committee w 1 sDcaK ioiiifc,"i I'llH I ILILJU ' ' , f he cabinet will under of the cabinet wu 1. wt Thursday's meet- speaii. iii - P Nnniinoes- Ssifeirini Thomas Declares None Believe In Free Enterprise; Hits UMT By Chuck Hauser "The organizing ideal in A merica lives in the 'free en terprize' which none of us be lieve in," declared Norman i homas during an address on "Forces at Work in the World Today" given in Gerrard Kail at 1 o'clock yesterday after noon. The keynote of the Socialist leader's talk was the expression of a desire to sec a passionate fight by people for the things they believe in, instead ofv their mere- acceptance of those things as the lesser of two evils. "An American may love h:s wife," Thomas said, "because Mr. Jones' wife is worse looking. In the same way, we love democracy because dictatorship is a worse system. "Men must make their own his tories within a given era, not ac cept slogans for philosophy," he said, asking for a concerted drive for new ideals and goals.. That, Thomas explained, is his reason for wanting a third party. "The third party may aid in strengthening and adding to a good two-party system in the United States," he said. World Government Touching on wo'rld government, the five-time Socialist candidate for president of the United States mused that he could not quite see "anyone '"dying for the good old United Nations." ".'One World' would be very much like a bunch of alley cats .. all bound up in a sack," Thomas 1 declared. "Propinquity does not mean love or even cooperation." On the race question, the el derly Socialist quipped, "Neither Miami nor Elizabeth Arden would be half so prosperous if the color white were really worshipped like it supposedly is. "Unless men go. into the fight against racial discrimination with the passion with which they hate war and the same thing goes for the fight for disarmament it will not work out." "The times cry out for coopera- jtion," the white-haired Thomas istormily declared. TRYOUTS TODAY Try outs for the musical-comedy "Sweep It Clean" will be held this afternoon at 4:30 in Me morial hall. The 38 speaking parts, chorus, and many technical positions in the original musical are open to students, faculty and townspeople. Singers are request ed to bring their own music. New Student Welfare Group Names By Raney Stanford - The composition of the newly -organized Student Welfare board was announced yesterday by Chancellor Robert B. House, and Board Chairman Fred Weaver said the group should begin func tioning within two or three weeks. This group is designed to plan and formulate action on any Uni versity matters not directly asso ciated with classroom work. The main board is composed of 27 University administrators while students are represented by a 15 man advisory committee of stu dent office-holders. Chancellor House pointed out that withll the school's admin istrators conferring together on this board, concentrated and well coordinated action could be brought to the multitudinous problems that fall into the wel farp classification. The student committee will keep the board members constantly informed as nn nronosals. to student reaction on proposals, and will bring student complaints I . . i I - I ' ' Sound And Fury Releases Plans For New Show "Roll 'Em Over" plans have been released by Sound and Fury president, director, Tom my Thomas. Thomas says the show will be a two act musical satire on the history of "the theater's other illegitimate offspring, the mov ies." . . ...-' "Roll 'Era Over" will begin with Cecil B. DeMille's silent comedies and "Girlie" spectacles and work its "way through varied types of productions including a composer's fictitious life, a plag ue of monsters, vampires and werewolves, a "certain lady known as Lil," and a "sweet suf fering child star." Musical Side Individual singers, a male chor us and a large dancing cast will comprise the musical side of the review. The dancers will do their stuff in three numbers, the most prominent of those being a first act waltz finale linked with the "glorious cause of the South du ring the war between the states." Included in the show's music will be three Frank Matthews origi nal songs that Thomas calls "top drawer Matthews." Sound and Fury writers Pete Strader, Ken Gammage, Colbert Leonard and Tommy Thomas have provided the revue's com edy. The authors have written skits and individual acts on ail phases of the Hollywood industry. "Roll 'Em Over" is scheduled to go on the boards Tuesday and Wednesday, February 24 and 25. House Selects 15 Students For Board Advisory Group and recommendations to the group's attention. The group has no overall ad ministrative authority, but Dean of Men Fred Weaver commented I that any action asked for by a group of such composition would necessarily be a '"strong recom mendation" to the University's heads. Students Appointed The student advisory commit tee, as appointed by Chancellor House from the suggestions of Dean Weaver and Student Body President Tom Eller, is compose i of .Eller; Jack Folger. student body vice-president; Barron Mil's, Daily Tar Heel editor; Bob "Broughton. Student council chair man; Bill Tate, chairman cf the Men's council: Emile Saleeby, president of the Interdormitory council; Leon Todd, president of the' Interfraternity council; John Clampitt, president of the UVA; Herbert Mitchell, president of the . By Mary Ann Taber - ; Norman Thoma's attack on universal military training in his speech at Memorial Hall Tuesday night highlighted his visit to Chapel Hill and follow ing the speech students were able to question him further on his views. In less formal talks here yesterday the So cialist leader commented on various other current affairs ana ooncies. t Questioned on the Wallace pro gram for world Deace as opposed i v'ltn his own. Thomas said. Wallace is opposed to universal military training, and advocates disarma ment. The Wallace group offers no controls with disarmament and is "playing into the hands of the Molotovs." Wallace's criticism of the Marshall Plan as remili tarization of Europe, the liberal leader called "unfortunate and unjust," and professed to be "puzzled" by those who saw milir tary implications in the Plan as it has been presented. Back Marshall Plan In commenting further on the Marshall Plan, Thomas said that "whoever opposes it aids the forces of isolation and commu nism." As it stands now, he said, it is a step towards bring eco nomic life and vitality to Europe and is a defense against Commu nism there. The Plan, he went on must be developed to aid all Eu rope, and there is always danger that it may be changed at the hands of the legislators and ad ministrators. When asked what his immedi ate course of action would be to arouse the American people to appeal for universal disarma ment, as he had proposed in the Tuesday night speech, Thomas pointed out that at the present there are numbers of organiza tions who give some service to his cause. The CIO, the churches of America, farmer groups, and the Amei'ican Legion oppose re armament. Many in the Senate have issued statements against it. The question was asked Thomas if he ever felt a sense of futility as leader of the Socialist party which unremittingly presses its ideals on the American people with no great degree of success. To that Thomas answered "And if I did I should often feel too that it is futile to continue to live," and he added, "I would rather fail by being a Socialist and advocating the right things, than succeed as a Democrat or Republican and advocate the wrong things." i freshman class; aroara asmoir; speaker of the Coed senate; Dor leen MacDonald, chairman cf the Women's council; Jim Vogler, member-at-large; Charles Foley, president of the YMCA; Ruth Evans, president of . the YWCA; and Tom McDade, representative of Victory Village. Eller said the position of "mem ber at large" would enable quali fied and outstanding students who do not hold campus office to take part in the decisions of the ;;i oup. Faculty Members The full board will probably hold a session once every quar ter. Weaver estimated. Its Uni versity members include Roy Armstrong, director of admis sions; J. S. Bennett, supervisor of operations; Miss Katherine C'armichael, dean of women; Dean D. D. Carroll, school of commerce; Miss Kathryn Cook, associate director of placement; O. K. Cornwell, department of Mtsterd Lionel Weil Dies; Goldsboro Trustee Was Active Alumnus Lionel Weil, 70, a trustee and benefactor of the Univer sity, died yesterday in Balti more's John Hopkins hospit al after a short illness. Long active in state-wide ag riculture and in business in his Wayne county home, Mr., We'l was one of five partner-owners of the Weil brothers department store in Goldsboro, which burned on Monday. He was also presi dent of the. Wayne Corporation,-, and, according to Jack Riley of the Raleigh News and Observer, was associated with every activity in Wayne county. Gave to University Mr. Weil was graduated mag na cum iaude, taking a Ph. B. de gree, with the University class of 1897." He was appointed to fill the vacancy on the University board of trustees caused by the death of his cousin Leslie Weil in June 1943. In 1943, he made a sub stantial gift to the University to enable it to "cooperate with the Southern Council on Internation al Relations . . . and the coordi nator of Inter-American affairs." One of the nation's foremost authorities on agricultural sci ence, he long supported the state's free soil-testing service as a member of the state Board of Agriculture. He was widely known for his work on scientific agriculture and conducted con siderable research on plant hor mones in the South and Midwest. His first wife, the late Ruth Heyn Weil, died in December 19 41. He was remarried in 1944 o the former Mrs. May Shalleck of Baltimore, who survives. Three children, all by his first marriage, survive. They are Lionel S., a I partner in Weil brothers, of Goldsboro; Mrs. David Young of Shreveport, La., and Miss Ruth Weil, at home. During the first war, he was State chairman of tb,e American Jewish relief campaign. He was a member' of Phi Beta Kappa, the B.P.O.E., the Rotary, and B'nai B'rith. Tryouts To Be .Held Tryouts for roles in "Henri III et sa Cour," a romantic drama by Dumas to be presented in French by Le Cercle Francais, will be held tonight at 7:30 in the Green room of the Playmakers theater. To be presented early in the spring quarter, the play will be directed by Walter Creech of the romance languages department. The cast will not be limited to members of Le Cercle Francais, and anyone on campus is eli gible to try out tonight. Released physical education; Dr. Harry W. Crane; consultant psychologist, University Health service; Mrs. Betty Rose Dowden, secretary. YWCA; R. A. Fetzer, director of athletics: Joe M. Galloway, director of placement; Dr. Ed McG. Hedg peth, University physician; Ray mond L. Jefferies, assistant for dormitories; Dr. Cecil Johnson, chairman, faculty executive com mittee; A. K. King, graduate school; Edwin S. Lanier, director, central records office; E. L. Mack ie, dean of students; W. D. Perry, director, testing bureau; Guy B. Phillips, director,' summer school; Mrs. Lillian Rosenberg, adviser, Hillel foundation; J. M. Saunders, Alumni secre tary: Claude' C. Shotts, general secretary, YMCA; William M. Shuford, director, Graham Memo rial; Dean C P. Spruill, General college; C. E. Teague, business manager; James E. Wadsworth, housing officer; Dean William Wells, College of arts and sci ences; Fred H. Weaver, dean of men, chairman. m :CA Li. ,.m .i L,.. r .r,, J Varsity Players Sign Petition To Help Mike Rubish Following recent criticism of Student party endorse ment of Mike Rubish for stud ent body president, a petition bearing 34 signatures was turned in to SP officials Tues day. The petition, which noticeably bears signatures of varsity foot ballers and basketball players, followed a vote taken at Monday night's SP meeting which reaf firmed an overwhelming party support of Rubish's candidacy. "As students who know Mike Rubish well," the petition states, "we are glad to endorse him for President of the tituderit body. He is a sincere and intelligent person, and we like the courage and feeling for teamwork which make him a good choice for a job like President. He would help to bring student government closer to the students." Signatures of the following persons accompanied the endorse ment: Art Weiner, Nemo Nearman, John Dillon, Jim Camp, Walt Pu pa, Dan Nyimicz, Don Hartig. Croc Crocker, Jim Hamilton, Chan Highsmith, John Kenfield, Jr., Coy W. Carson, Rog Scholbe, Bob Paxton, Norman Kohler. Mervin W. Cole, Stanly Mar czyk, Billy Britt, Bill Crutchfield, Billy Baise, Joseph Stanley Thomas Kosinki III, Paul K. Plunkett. Charlie Justice, Gran Childress, Emmett Cheek, Thomas R. Kain, Sid Varney, Joe Romano. Fred Bauer, Joe Cospito, Monk Whiteheart, Harry Beason, Cla rence DiChiara, Joe Swicegood. ; Committee To Plon Spring Orientation Preliminary plans for orienta tion for the spring term will be made this afternoon at a brief meeting of the orientation com mittee in Roland Parker lounge number 3 at 5o'clock, according to Jess Dedmond, committee chairman. The following members of the committee are requested to at tend: Walter Arnold, .Harry Snowden, Emile Saleeby, Dick Boren, Page Harris, Donald Hanes, Charles McRae, Peter Gerns, Patsy McNutt. McAllister Heads N.C. Methodist Movement Jim McAllister, president of the Wesley foundation on campus was elected president of the North Carolina Methodist Stud ent movement at the fennual state conference in Winston-Salem last weekend. For the past year he has been state vice-president. A junior of Roper, McAllister has been working with Wesley Foundation since he came to the University and has served it in many capacities including being Editor of the "Wesley Worker,", a publication within that group. Lecoidlers Szafaryn Backed For Presidency, Pritchard V. P. Lcn Szafaryn and Bill Pritchard have been given the University party nomination for the offices of president and vice-president respectively of the Carolina Athletic associa tion, party officials announced yesterday. Szafaryn, a rising senior from Ambridge, Pennsylvania, is pres ident of the junior class, elected with a three-party endorsement, and an ex-president of the Mono gram club. Football Lettermn A varsity football letterman lor three "successive years, the 1')-year-old commerce major was All-Southern conference trickle this year and received mention on the All-Southern team. He is a member of the Grail, the University Dance committee, and the Interdormitory council. At present, he is serving on thu Constitutional committee of the Monogram club. He is president of Everett dormitory and.' a" Pi Kappa Alpha pledge. Two Sporls Pritchard, who is now presi dent of the Monogram club, has two football letters and also let tered in swimming. He is a mem ber of the University club and the Orientation committee. Last fall's Orientation athletic meeting in Kenan stadium for new men was conducted by Prit chard who also originated the Monogram club's annual Blue White spring football game. A Delta Psi, he is a member of the Interfraternity council and serves as social chairman for tha group. He is a native of Chapel Hill and a commerce major. Council To Discuss Segregation Problem The February meeting of thq Intercollegiate council for Re ligion in Life will feature dis cussion groups on three phases of the problem of segregation. The groups will discuss segre gation in interstate travel, in churches and in education and will be led by Dr. Herman Tay lor, NAACP lawyer; Rev. Char les Jones, Presbyterian minister; and Dr. Tinsley Spraggins, pro fessor of History at St. Augus tine's; respectively. This meeting which is to be held at North Carolina college for Negroes in Durham at 3 o'clock today, is a follow up of a panel discussion on segrega tion held last month. All inter- ested students and faculty ar To Plan State Meet The Wallace club will discuss plans for a forthcoming state convention of college students supporting the Progressive party at the regular weekly meeting of the organization Tuesday night at 7 o'clock in Roland Parker lounge. The convention is to be held at the end of this month, but the exact time and place have not yet been announced. Party, Not Poetry Dr. A. R. Newsome admits he likes poetry, but he said yes terday he knows very little about its history and develop ment. The misunderstanding came after a misprint in yesterday's paper announced the history department head would speak on "the history of poetry and its development" to (of all peo ple) the Young Republicans club! Dr. Newsome will speak lo the club at its 7:30 meeting to night in Roland Parker lounge. But his subject will be as ori ginally intended, the history of the party Republican, that is and its development. The pub lic is invited. ing.
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