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LUME LVI , United Press CHAPEL HILL, N. C, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1948 Phone F-3371 F-3361 NUMBER 112
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Carolina to Defend
1947 Team Honors
In Annual Classic
By Moriy Schaap
Today's the day for track fans
to rise and shine as all roads
led to Chapel Hill yesterday with
some 500 athletes, representing
19 colleges and 18 high schools,
arrived jn town for the Sixth
Annual Southern Invitation in
door games to be held in Woollen
gym this afternoon and evening.
Carolina will defend its team
honors, and three lads will try
to hold the crowns that they
gathered last year. Roger Neigh
borgall will be out to rack up the
880-yard run again for Duke, Ed
Matthews of Maryland will try
and make it two years in a row
in the 440, and Bob Seligman of
Carolina will try to take the shot
put again this year.
The teams that arrived for the
meet are Carolina, Wake Forest,
Duke, State, Navy, Maryland,
Roanoke, VPI, VMI, Randolph
Macon, Emory-Henry, Washing
ton and Lee, South Carolina,
Florida, Davidson, Virginia, Ship
pensburg Teachers College, Tenn
essee, and Georgia, in the college
division. They have brought a
total of 229 athletes to compete
in the various events.
Begins At 1:30
The first varsity attraction will
be the finals in the shot-put, set
for the Tin Can at 1:30. Jim
O'Leary of Duke will be the fa
vorite to dethrone Seligman.
Other leaders will be Norm
Messerole of Tennessee, Jim
Eyler of State, and George Hills
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The high jump will see the
field try to beat Jack Moody of
Carolina, who is the holder of
the Southern conference record.
Outstanding contenders in this
event are George Pickett of
State, Bill Crandell of Maryland,
Phil Brannon of Navy, and John
Colvin of Duke.
The 60-yard dash will see Ster
ling Wingo of VPI as the too
man on the form sheet with Walt
Galliford of Virginia, Jim Murray
of Navy, Jim McGowan of Mary
land, and Ed Goode of Emory
Henry as the chief threats.
The 70-yard low hurdles will
see a group of runners composed
of Bill and Dan Mohler of Vir
ginia, Mario Salvenelli and Carl
Rhuback of Maryland Dean
Osterout of Navy, Hunter Heggie,
Jack Moody, Bob Morrow and
Ted Shultz of Carolina all vie
for the top spot left vacated by
Chunk Simmons. i
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DRESSED IN HIS NEW CIVVIES' General and Mrs. Dwight
D. Eisenhower are shown as they left their home at Fort Myer.
Virginia. It was his first appearance out of uniform since the war.
The recently retired Army Chief of Staff will take over his duties
as President of Columbia University in New York during the early
Part of June. (International
Foreman And Wise To Address
Wallace Public Rally Tonight
By Gordon HufEnes also sent a message to the Wal-
Dr. Clark H. Foreman, president
m- uuuiuciu vuiixei eiice lor
Human-Welfare, will share the
speaker's 'platform with James
W. Wise at the Tar Heel Stu
dents for Wallace public rally
scheduled for 8 o'clock tonight
in the Alumni building. The two-
day Wallace convention will op
en today with delegates from
more than 25 North Carolina col
leges in attendance.
Foreman, who is a resident of
Highlands, North Carolina, was
formerly a social sciences pro
fessor at Black Mountain college.
He is now serving as a member
of the National Steering commit
tee for the Wallace campaign and
as national vice-chairman of the
Progressive Citizens of America.
It was announced yesterday
that a .speech, written for the Tar
Heel convention by Henry Wallace,-
will be delivered at the
"Win with - Wallace" rally by
Sam Hirsch, assistant Playmak
er business manager. Glenn Tay
lor, who has recently announced
his candidacy for the third party
vice-presidential nomination, has
Wallace Convention Will End
With Program of Folk Ballads
The final session of the Tar Heel Students for Wallace as
sembly will feature a folk music concert by balladeer Pete
Seeger Sunday afternoon "at '4 o'clock in the Alumni build
ing, fourth floor. Seeger's two hour concert, which will be
open to the public, will offer a
WF Meet Condemns
Preventive Warfare
Dean Mathews announced -it
the meeting of the World Feder
alists held last Thursday that
their weekly radio program, pre-
viously heard over station WDUK
Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock,
will now be broadcast on the
same day at 12:15.
Topic for the discussion period
of the meeting was concerning
a preventive war with Russia.
The value of peace, the cost of
war, and the reaction ot otner
nations against war were brought
out as reasons opposed to a pre
ventive war with Russia. It was
concluded that this type of war
offers no solution to our present
day problems with Russia.
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on tonight's program, became
prominent in the news recently
as campaign manager for Leo
Isacson, Wallace backed Ameri
can Labor party candidate who
was elected to Congress from
New York's 24th Congressional
district this month.
Marge Frantz, member of the
local Wallace club, stated today
that Leonard Nelson, who will
address the opening session of
the Wallace assembly at 1 o'clock
this afternoon, organized a Stu
dents for Wallace club at Duke
last night. A large delegation
from Duke is expected to attend
the state-wide conference here.
The assembly will open this
morning ,at 10 o'clock with del
egates' registering at the Presby
terian church. Keynoter Bill
Richardson, president of the loc
al Wallace club, will preside ov
er this afternoon's session feat
uring Leonard Nelson and stu
dent speakers from North Caro
lina colleges.
A free movie, "Time to Act",
will be shown at tonight's rally.
variety of American ballads and
folk songs.
Born in New York, Seeger be
came interested in folk music
when he attended a folk festival
in Asheville in 1935. For the past
10 years the balladeer has been
touring the country learning new
songs and picking up new ways
of playing his five-string banjo.
His collection now includes hun
dreds of ballads, blues, hymns,
and spirituals. One of his latest
is "Gideon's Army", referring to
Wallace's new party.
Directs Singers
Since his discharge from the
army, Seeger has been director
of People's Songs, a ballad-making
and folk-singing organization
which is comprised of members
throughout the United States and
Canada interested in American
folk music. Through the medi
um of "Hootenannies" (a kind of
singing jam session) this organ
ization has introduced folk songs
to audiences all over the country.
Seeger, now completing a na
tion-wide tour, has done much
to popularize American folk mu
sic through his recorded "Talk
ing Union" and albums such as
"America's Favorite Songs."
China Receiving
American Planes
Washington, Feb. 27 (UP)
Government officials tonight dis
closed a long-secret agreement
under which the United States
committed itself to provide China
with a first-line air force of more
than 1,000 planes, including heav
y bombers and fighters.
The government spokesmen
said that more than 900 warplanes
already have been delivered to
the Nanking government under
the program. The rest including
flying fortresses, fighters and a
few transport planes will be
turned over to the Chinese later.
In addition to the planes,
$178,000,000 worth of air force
equipment, including such things
as spare parts also will be ship7
ped to CKina.
The building up of China's air
force by the United States had
been a top secret until tonight.
The wraps were taken off at the
moment Republican leaders are
seeking increased military aid to
China.
THE WALLACE BUTTON
displayed on ihe lapel of Sen
ator Glen H. Taylor will be
seen in profusion on campus
this weekend, as the Tax Heel
Students for Wallace conven
tion meets here beginning to
day. Taylor (D-Idaho) is in the
running for ihe vice-presidential
post on the Henry Wallace
Progressive party ticket.
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. Mistaken- Identity C
"A case of mistaken ident
ity," the Raleigh News and Ob
server explained yesterday af
ter it had had a Washington,
North Carolina Democrat
speaking here at ihe Wallace
for President convention.
As the facts were unraveled,
it appeared that there are two
Leonard Nelsons in the state;
one is a staunch Democrat
from Washington, the other
Executive secretary of the na
tional Students for Wallace or
ganization and a resident of
Miami, Florida.
It is, of course, the Floridian
who is scheduled io address the
rally here.
Explanation for the error was
found to be the Wallacite Nel
son's statement that he attend
ed State college. However,
when ihe News and Observer
checked ihe college records to
get information for their story,
it found thai ihe Washington
man was the only Leonard
Nelson listed on the Slate
books.
After both Nelsons had call
ed ihe newspaper office, ihe
erroneous siory was corrected
with an apology for any em
barrasmenl caused.
Meeting Set Tuesday
To Choose Delegates
An important meeting for the
presidents or official representa
tives of all campus organizations
who wish to sponsor the State
Student Legislature will be held
Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock
in Roland Parker lounge no. 1.
The purpose of this meeting is to
choose seven delegates for the
Executive Council meeting of the
Student Legislature.
The Executive council meeting
will be held March 6 in the Sen
ate chamber of the state capitol
building in Raleigh. It will make
! plans for the April meeting of
the Student Legislature in the
capital city. Delegates from all
colleges and universities in the
state will be present.
CONGREGATIONAL SERVICES
The Congregational Christian
church, 211 Cameron -Avenue, is
holding evening worship services
each Sunday in Lent. The Rever
end Bernard V. Mun'ger is
preaching a series of sermons
from the Fourth GospeL
250 Students
Are Debating
In Louisiana
More than 250 students from
43 North American colleges are
participating in the Tulane uni
versity forensic centennial, ac
cording to a wire received yes
terday from Earl Fitzgerald, De
bate council president.
Fitzgerald headed a contingent
of four University debaters, two
orators and two extemporaneous
speakers who 'flew to. New Or
leans Wednesday to take part in
the three-day long tournament.
400 Debates
In the oratory and extempor
aneous speaking preliminaries
held Thursday the Carolina dele
gates failed to place in the field
of nine selected for the final
round, Fitzgerald said. The round
of 400 debates began Thursday
night, he added, but no results
will be announced until the finals
today.
Four antique silver trophy
cups are to be awarded to the
winning teams tonight.
Participants Listed
Members of the Carolina group
participating in the tournament
are: Debaters Charlie Long,
Thomasville; Merle Stevens, For
est City; Dick Mottsman, Hender
son ville; and Jrlerbert Mitchell,
Asheville. Orators: Thomas Shel
ton, Atlanta, Georgia; James
Spence, Lillington. Extemporane
ous: Blanton Miller, Boone; and
Richard Bqwen, Athens, Georgia.
On the trip to New Orleans,
bad weather grounded the Caro
lina delegation's plane in Mobile,
Alabama, and the remainder of
the journey was made by speical
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ween Keas warn
Western Powers
Prague, Feb. 27 (UP) The
new Communist government in
Czechoslovakia, less than 24 hours
old, already has warned the Wes
tern Powers to keep their noses
out of Czechoslovakia.
In a formal statement, Pre
mier Gottwald condemned Brit
ain, France and the United States
for calling the new Czech regime
a dictatorship in disguise. He said
the Western Powers have no
right to interfere with or criti
cize the affairs of Czechoslovakia.
The new government was in
stalled this morning. Shortly af
ter swearing in ceremonies, the
government warned foreign cor
respondents to watch their copy,
that it wouldn't tolerate what it
called distorted and false news
reports being sent abroad. It al
so threatened what it called
"proper punishment."
In the face of the new events
in Prague, President Benes and
his wife left the capital today for
their summer home. The presi
dent's car was accompanied by
a police escort.
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AS 1,100 TEACHERS stay away from their classes in Minnea
polis, Minn., these children enjoy a game of cards in front of a
closed school building. The city-wide strike was called by the
teachers to support their demands for higher pay and io force
ihe Board of Education io abandon its plan io cut ihe school year
by iwo weeks. (International Soundphoto)
'Adequate World Organization
Is Asked For By Paul Douglass
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FIREMEN POUR WATER into one of ihe rooms of ihe $35,000
house in which six member of a prominent broker's family died
when fire destroyed their Cambridge, Mass., home. The dead
were: H. Alan Gregg, Jr., 40; his wife, Ann, 39, and their children,
Susan, 9; H. Alan III. 8; Peter, 3, and Thomas, 10 months. Several
persons, including a Catholic - priest, who tried io rescue ihe
Greggs, were injured. (International)
N. C. Symphony, Facilities To Be Used
In New Student Entertainment Series
The coming birth of a new Student Entertainment series
is in embryo stages today after entertainment committee
approval of a plan to coordinate the committee with the
North Carolina Symphony society.
1 ; Fathered by student body pres
'Case Dismissed'
Aurora, 111., Feb. 27 (UP)
It's every man for himself here
on Aurora's leap year day, the
first in eight years. Today was
the day when unmarried women
took over all important city jobs,
put on police uniforms, grabbed
clubs and went out to grab a hus
band. Any bachelor was subject to
arrest on sight, and there are
some 300 bachelors in Aurora. If
he could not produce a marri
age certificate, he was as good as
in the hoosegow.
The girls got one big surprise,
however.
Up before unmarried police
magistrate Irene Youngman,
came 43 -year-old Wilbur Esser,
,a banker.
"Not guilty, he said.
"Why do you make such a
plea?" the magistrate asked.
The banker pulled a diamond
ring from his pocket and said,
"I'm perfectly willing to get
married, and if you will put out
your left hand, I'll put the ring
on your finger and we'll be mar
ried today."
That was Miss Yongmen's big
chance. The chips were down, but
she looked at the defendant and
said, "Case dismissed."
ident Tom Eller, the cooperative
plan will attempt to bring a high
er quality "of entertainment at a
reduced price to the Carolina
campus.
The plan specifies that the N.
C. Symphony will submit a list
of possible programs to be used
in the entertainment series and
will be responsible for contract
ing the agencies. The only stipu
lation required by the organiza
tion is that the committee spon
sor the Symphony in the enter
tainment series. The Symphony's
appearance will provide favor
able publicity for that organi
zation, and the committee will in
turn be able to book entertain
ment at a saving.
Old Group Oui '
With announcement of the new
plan, Eller also stated that Chan
cellor R. B. House has abolished
the faculty committee on stu
dent entertainment in favor of
a constitutional committee on the
order 0 the Publications board.
Prior to this move the faculty
committee had power of final
decision on student entertain
ment. The committee in accord
ance with the constitution will be
composed of a chairman and
three student members appoint
ed "by the student body presi
dent and approved by the stu
dent legislature. Its three facul
ty members will be selected by
student members of the comit
tee. The new plan calls for two
representatives from the N. C.
Symphony to meet with the stu
dent entertainment committee
and submit a list of possible pro
grams for the entertainment se
ries. Selections from this list will
be made either by the committer
or by submitting the list to the j
student body for a vote.
Cooperative Bodies
The committee will meet a
minimum of three times a quart
er, and cooperate with the di
rector of Graham Memorial, thp
Dean of Men, and representa
tives of the N. C. Symphony so
ciety. Regarding the reimbursemen
of season ticket holders, the com
mittee has agreed to insert a le-
gal notice in the "Daily Tar Heel"
three times, and to set March F
as the deadline for returning the
tickets.
In Thursday's meeting the com-
mittee voted on a list of facult"
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'The only way the United Na
tions can be made to work is by
day-by-day insistence of the out
raged average citizen who know
that war is not inevitable but
can be made unnecessary and
obsolete by adequate world or
ganization," Dr. Paul F. Douglass,
nationally known educator and
president of American university,
Washington, D. C, said here last
night. i
President Douglass spoke at
the opening session of the Inter
national Relations club's regional
conference being held at the Uni
versity yesterday and today. The
sessions drew 150 delegates from
colleges and universities of North
Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and
Georgia.
To Buy Tim
Dr. Douglass said the United
States has "embarked on a policy
to buy time with American dol
lars until we are the most in
vincible nation in the world at
which time we could strike im
punitable blows all over the
globe. The purpose is military
power and economic impenetra
tion. "Our discretionary spending
power has multiplied three times
in the last eight years. We are
also the best educated people in
the world, the average Ameri
can having had two years of
high school.
Indebted, Involved, Dangerous
"But we are also the most in
debted, the most involved, and
the most dangerous people in the
world."
President Douglass said, 'The
fate of the United Nations is go
ing to be decided in the Near
East this spring, and, in my opin
ion, we will have 100,000 troops
in Palestine by May."
Another problem lies in thf.
fact that the present era will b
determined by who controls
China, and the only possible way
the United States can do this is
to make the United Nations work,
he said.
"Outraged"
"The American people should
be outraged," Dr. Douglass con
cluded, "at some of the statistics
in our national expenditures.
The president's budget proposes
$500,000,000 for European aid,
$660,000,000 for atomic energy
and $550,000,000 for military re
search. "But not one nickle has
been approprited for research in
finding techniques and methods
for peace!" he said.
"We do not contribute as much
to the UN as the California wine
industry spent on advertising last
year or one half what we spend
propagating fish. The amount for.
specialized agencies is less than1
one third the appropriation for
the weather bureau. It is evident
that distortion of monetary val
ues is indicative of bur con
fusion." .
This morning's session, which
will conclude the conference, will
feature seminars on current in
ternational topics.
Mme M. Perreaux, secretary
general of the Paris office of the
Carnegie endowment for world
peace which sponsors the region
al conferences of student Inter
national Relations clubs, is at
tending the sessions here as an
official observer.
Finland May Be Nexf
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Helsinki, Feb. 27 (UP)
Political sources here indicated
today that Finland may be the
next European nation to play
diplomatic tag with Russia.
The government announced
that a friendship and mutual-aid
pact between Russia and Finland
has been proposed by Josef
Stalin.
The Finnish president i3 said
to have received a letter from
Stalin saying Finland is the only
neighbor of Russia which hasn't
signed a treaty with the Soviet
Union. The letter )s quoted as
proposing a new pact of what it
calls "fripnlvp