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i LIB?..'?? (Periodical Dept.) Lnl varsity of Uortl Carolina Chanel Hill, N. C. 1-31-43 EDITORIALS WU Viwt MuhUlors Wtrnti The Nw Lock. WEATHER Tih net quii is wara. VOLUME LVI United Press CHAPEL HILL, N. O, THURSDAY, APRIL 22, 1948 Phone F-3371 F-3361 NO. 147 fin r3 n nn A mj ' , n nn u iwuir 'y x . serf AiatmKi& , Ami UNIVERSITY of Chicago student Albert Hibbs (above) records the results of the play at a roulette wheel at a Las Vegas, Net, casino. Hibbs and his partner. Ray Walford, claim they have a mathematical sys tem for beating the wheel. They started with fifty cent bets and after the first day they were $1,100 ahead. Hibbs and Walford work the wheel in six hour shifts. (International) News Briefs Every Man Will Be Drafted, Says Bush Washington, April 21 (UP) The nation's top atomic scientist, Dr. Vannevar Bush, said "today every man will have to be draft ed to work or fight in any new war. In a letter to the House Armed Services committee, he urged that legislation be passed to provide for a universal draft in case of an emergency. . 3,000-Mile Shot New York, April 21 (UP) Former General James Doolittle predicted today that guided atomic missiles will carry atom bombs as much as 3,000 miles in the future. Doolittle, who led the first air raid on Tokyo, told an audience in New York's Museum of Natural History that the rock ets will travel faster than 3,000 miles per hour. Snipers 'Had It' Jerusalem, April 21 (UP) Entish troops in the Palestine port of Haifa turned cannon and tank fire on Jewish snipers to day. Jewish militia men have been sniping at traffic on the one road the British use to pull their troops out of Haifa. Palestine Mission Lake Success. N. Y., April 21 (UP) The American delegation to the United Nations has pro posed sending a UN truce mission to Palestine. The US proposal calls for a small UN police force to enforce the truce. Italian Cabinet Rome, April 21 (UP) Italian Premier De Gasperi is expected to form a new cabinet May 20. The Italian Minister cf Interior claims the Christan Democratic party has won an absolute ma jority in both houses of the parli ament. Studebaker Strike South Bend, Ind., April 21 (UP) Most of the Studebaker corporation's 15,000 production workers are idle because of what the company calls an unauthor ized work stoppage. Studebaker President Harold Vance said to day he doesn't know when pro duction will be started again: Bill Galls Fo r, At Student By Herb Nachman The University party will in troduce a new redistricting bill on the floor of the Student Legis lature when the group convenes tonight at 7:30 in Di halL The new legislation which splits the town men's area into four districts will be the third major bill to be introduced to the Student Legislature this year concerning the controversial re Redistricting Bill To Lewis Orders Miners To Return To Pits; Government Issues New Strike Injunction Washington, April 21 (UP) Miners are streaming back to the pits tonight in the soft coal fields. In Pennsylvania, U. S. steel officials report they are re opening eight of their diggings for the night shift. A spokes man for the Pittsburgh consolidation coal company predicts operations will reach normal In northern West Virginia, mine owners report that virtually all of their mines are re-opening at midnight. Production also is reported on the increase in the middle and far west. The miners are" returning to their jobs on orders from their boss, John L. Lewis, but the" labor chief still is" in a tough legal spot tonight. A federal-court order has been obtained by the government out lawing another coal strike for an indefinite period. The injunction is aimed at the protest strike, which is ending. The mine own ers have asked the court to throw out the pension agreement that Lewis won nine days ago by his mine walkout. If both these court actions stick, John L. will be in a fairly tight position. He won't be" able to call a strike without inviting new legal action. In addition, his miners may lose the pensions for which they went on strike. Possible Cancer Cure May Lie Within Atom Washington, April 21 (UP) The deadly atom has gone to work to relieve human suffering. David Lilienthal, chairman of the Atomic Energy commission, reveals that our atomic scientists have developed a better and cheaper method of treating can cer. The 'scientists" have discovered that they can make a common and plentiful industrial metal known as cobalt, radioactive to the point where it can replace radium in cancer treatment. Lilienthal reported this mo mentous development in person to President Truman in the White House today. The atom chief emphasized that radioactive co balt is not the long hoped for cure of cancer. There still is no such cure. Cobalt which has been baked in atom furnaces can be used in place of rare and expen sive radium in treatment design ed to arrest cancer growth. Furthermore, it can be used more easily and effective. Harold Stassen, Robert- Taft Fighting For Nomination in May Ohio Primary Cleveland, Ohio, April 13 (UP) Harold Stassen and Sen ator Robert Tan, nepuDucan presidential hopefuls, are fight ing it out in the political battle for Ohio. , . Both Taft and Stassen are1 tour ing the State to get support for Ohio's May 4 primaries. Stassen explains his invasion of Taft's home state by saying, "It Will give the people a chance to de clare ' themselves- on broad cam paign issues." Legislature Meeting districting issue. Under the new bill the men's dormitory districts will remain the same as will both the wo men's town and dorm districts. Reapportionment of legislators " is not specifically defined in the bill but will ' be turned over to the Elections board in the event the bill is passed. As proposed in the bill, stu dents in town will be divided in- at his firm's pits tomorrow, French Club Play Slated for Tonight The eternal triangle, plots and counter-plots, poisonings, secret passageways, sadism, assassina tions, masked ladies, perfumed gentlemen and 'Tamour tojours l'amour" make up the picture of the dissolute 16 th century society that 'Alexandre Dumas gives in "Henri III et Sa Cour" which Le Cercle Francais will present at the ' Playmaker theater tonisht and tomorrow night at 8:30, un der the sponsorship of the Gra ham Memorial enterainment series. There will be no admission charge, but according to the practice in French theaters pro grams will be sold and the pro ceeds will go to American Aid to France. Spectators may con tribute any amount they d,esire in exchange for the program which will contain a synopsis in Eng lish of the action of the drama. Heading the cast the Duchesse de Guise will be Mile. Genevieve Faucher of Algiers, graduate student, with Dr. Urban Tigner Holmes as the Duke. Her lover, the Count de Saint-Megrin, will be played by Otis Beeson, with ! the supporting cast as follows: Ruggieri, the astrologer, Joe Hutchinson; Catherine de Medici, Elizabeth Thomas; Henri III, Bill Baskin; favorites of the king, Floyd Ellington, Philip Kennedy and Ed Duke; ladies-in-waiting, Lib Savage and Jean Riden; courtiers, Robert Walker, Tommy Collier, and Robert Hooper. The play is directed by Walter D. Creech of the Department of Ro mance Languages. Henri III et Sa Cour, first pro duced at the Theatre Francais in 1829, was a sensation in spite of the objections of the censors to its presentation of royalty as de praved. Dumas, who considered himself primarily a dramatist, the success of his swashbuckling novels notwithstanding, may be said to have launched the roman tic movement in the French theater with his melodrama. He told an audience at Middle town that he wants only 23 of the State's 53 GOP convention delegates. He also defended the Taft-Hartley law but said sev eral provisions should be changed. Taft, who is almost sure' of the other 30 delegates, has called for sc stronger American drive for peace. He told an audience in Warren that the cause of free government should be just as aggressive as that of Communism, Four Town Districts Come Up to four districts. The first district Will include Victory Village and the' Pittsboro Trailer Camp with 444 voters at present. The second district takes in all students living in the southwest-? ern portion" of town, bounded by Pittsboro road and Columbia street north to the intersection of Columbia street and Cameron avenue. It will include all stu dents living on both sides of West Cameron and on Fetzer lane. This district, almost twice the size of the first, includes 851 voters. Town district three as set forth in the bill includes all stu dents living in the northwestern section of town. -All students living north of Cameron avenue and west of Old Fraternity row with the exception of those in cluded in district two: It will also include students living in Carr- boro, Greensboro, Burlington and other areas lying in its general direction. This district includes 827 voters. District four With 856; voters would take in all students living in the eastern seftion of town. It is bound by Pittsboro road, Old Fraternity row and Colum bia street and would include stu dents living in Raleigh and Dur ham and other areas in the gen eral direction of district three. " The five dormitory ""' districts for men remain the same under the bill as does the dorm and town women's districts. Two pro- In addition to the presenta tion of the redistricting bill, election of officers for the Stu dent Legislature is scheduled for tonight's meeting. Officers to be elected are, parliamen tarian, speaker pro tempore, clerk, sergeant-ai-arms. and student representative to Gra ham Memorial. Also included on tonight's agenda will be the appointment of committees. All legislators, old and new, are re quested to be present! posals defining legislators' move ment and free and open candi dacy are also included in the bill. Under the new bill, a legislator would be permitted to change his or her residence within the con stitutionally established district from which he was elected with out being declared out of the district and would also maintain his seat in the Student Legisla ture. Also, the bill states that it will not be within the jurisdiction of any legislative group on campus to prohibit any candidate, for a student government office from filing independently or from ac cepting the nomination of any (See LEGISLATURE, page 4) MBqBpBSMgMiiH ji .-in.i.i iii). m uiigi t... .ii i .n ,uw luium, J . .wJ." JMHVWWAyi WW.1! In 1 TNe?- ' J h ' V W'M i 'Or v "r k i o V PREPARING TO CELEBRATE their Silver Wedding annivers ary on April 26, King George and Queen Elizabeth of England are shown in" this informal photo in Buckingham Palace's blue drawing room. While his bride of 25 years watches, the King writes at a Louis XV bureau. (International) It i ;,f-: I .-- . s f :..: y,. A.: :1JV - - -til -'K II n, .wt-'A ; 1 .i.. . - . .j i THE NOSE OF A CAR. owned by Dr. Henry A. Wahn. the Bronx. New York, is shown after it went through the brick wall of the doctor's garage. The sliglil miscalculation was made by Dr. Wahn's 17-year-old daughter, Mary Ann. who was teaching her self to drive. Nobody was hurl, but the garage will need a major operation. (International) Chancellor House Will Address Coed Officers Banquet Tonight Roycll Will Head Advisers Group Miss Katherine "Teeny" Royall, rising senior from ucldsboro, is the newly-appointed chairman of coed advisers for the coming year. As chairman she will plan the training program for the advisers which will be held the first three weeks in May. At that time, the student ad visers will learn the duties and responsibilities of their positions, and will beccme familiar with the orientation program which they are to carry out in the fall. By virture of her position, Miss Royall will also be a member of the Orientation committee, and will help in planning the sche dule for fall orientation. A transfer from St. Mary's Junior college, she has been act ive on campus as a member of the Coed Senate and the YWCA. She was elected scholarship chairman of the Pi Beta Phi sorority, and is co-chairman of the YWCA Worship committee. FINAL CHEERLEADER Final tryouts for the cheering squad will be held at 4 o'clock this afternoon in Kenan stadium. In case of rain, the tryouts will be held in the Tin Can. The following girls are re quested by Norm Sper to appear for the finals: Claudia Lee, Gayle Hancock, Gay Williams, Becky Holden, Lucille Arnette, Sarah Jane Farlow, Sue Walton, Faith Adams and MaryNeely. ELECTIONS BOARD There will be a meeting of the Elections board in the Grail room tonight at 7 o'clock. . The board will consider committee reports at the meeting. " ""'"-'"', 'm if"" f - By Sally Woodhull Chancellor R. B. House will be the principle speaker at tpnight's banquet of old and new coed of ficers, the conclusion of the Coed Leadership Training program. To be held at the Carolina Inn, the banquet is formal and will begin at 6 o'clock. Barbara Cashion, outgoing speaker of the Coed Senate, will preside, and Betty Rose Dowden of the YWCA will give the in vocation and benediction. The banquet concludes a three day intensive training program designed to orient new officers in their duties and to acquaint them with other girls who will serve as leaders of next year's coed student body. Sponsored by Coed Senate, the program is a unified effort by all old officers to improve the functioning of coed organizations each year. At tonight's banquet, new of ficers will be recognized, and out going officers will turn over to them .written evaluation reports of the work of the respective or ganizations during the past year. Sadie Pearson has acted as chairman of the Leadership Training program this year, and other members of the planning committee include the following: Betsy Ann Barbee, Barbara Cashion, Bootsie McWilliams, Feme Hughes, Betty Houston, Betty Long, Joyce Jones, Ruth Evans, Twig Branch, and Cappie Swain. UP LEGISLATORS There will be an important meeting of all University party legislators in Graham Memorial this afternoon at 3 o'clock. The purpose of the caucus will be to discuss the election of committee chairmen in the Legislature to night. Attendance of all legisla tors is requested. CORRECTION The North Carolina Symphony will -appear tomorrow night in Memorial hall rather than Hill hall as previously announced by Graham Memorial. Dr. Benjamin Swalin is conductor of the orches tra, and Edward Cone will ap pear as soloist. Reward Offers for Reuther's Atfacker Reach $111 ,000; Manhunt Goes On Detroit, Mich., April 21 (UP) With reward offers totalling $111,000, Detroit police are sta ging one of the biggest manhunts in the city's history. Word is out to "get the man who tried to kill United Auto Workers President Walter Reu ther, who was- cut down by a shotgun blast through the win dow of his home last night. The UAW itself is offering $100,000 to anyone putting the finger on the man. Reuther's' home UAW local offers another Progressive Vfoe-Presideritial Candidate Appearing Under Auspices of Willucites Senator Glen H. Taylor, vice-presidential candidate on the Progressive party ticket with Henry A. Wallace, will speak here Monday night at 8 o'clock in Hill hall. Senator Taylor is speaking under the auspices of the Wal-lace-for-President club. ' The Chapel Hill speaking en- Congress Is Asked For 66 Air Groups Washington, April 21 (UP) Defense Secretary Forestal to day handed Congress a compro- -mise defense plan whfch calls for 66 instead of 70 air groups. The Air Force had asked for 70 groups, while Forrestal and many military leaders wanted 55. Chief aim of the plan is to boost the nation's air strength to more than 6,500 planes. This compromise program adds $500,000,000 to the over-all bill for military expenditures and boosts the administration's man power figure by 61,000 men. While Forrestal was handing his blueprint to the Senate Arm ed Services committee, the corre sponding group in the House re ceived a drastic recommendation from Dr. Vannevar Bush, chair man of the research and develop ment board. Bush wrote the committee it should enact a "work or fight" bill at once. He described the military draft measure now un der consideration as a stop-gap measure. Wesley Officers Installed Sunday Climaxing the Recreation con ference held by U. N. C. Method ist students for G. C, W. C, State, and Duke last weekend was the installation of new Wesley foun dation officers on Sunday night at the weekly supper and pro gram. Jim McAllister, president of Wesley foundation for the past year and present state Methodist Student movement president, pre sided at the candlelight ceremony. The new officers are: President, Edward Buckner of Chapel Hill; vice-president, James Brockman; secretary, Katherine Hovis; treas urer, Ed Aldridge; and co-editors of the Wesley Worker, W. F. pub lication, Doris Weaver and Ray Mills. The W. F. council has announ ced the following committee chairmen for the coming year in addition to the other officers. They are: Recreation, J. D. Foust; program, Bob Bunch; finance, Bob Parham; CRIL representa tive, Joe Beasley; commissary, Carol Brockman and Sam Lan gell; campus church relations, Jim McAllister and Ed Buckner; and librarian, Jo Eller. The outstanding positions of the group have been held during the past year by Jim McAllister, president; Bob Allen, vice-president; Caroline Warren, secretary; and Basil Sherril, treasurer. SP LEGISLATORS There will be a caucus of all Student party legislators this af ternoon at 4:30 in Graham Memorial. It is imperative that all representatives be present. $1,000, the Detroit city council offers $10,000 and the Michigan Communist party offers $500. Representative Charles Ker sten (R-Wis.). charges Commun ists with causing the attack on Reuther. He told the House in Washington today that Heuther is a symbol of the' CIOs battle against Communism.' Meanwhile, the Michigan Communist party charges that the attack could Only have been made by enemies of the labor movement. gagement will be the second one in N. C. within two days for the Idaho senator. He will give the main address at me iouncung convention of the Progressive party of North Carolina in Winston-Salem Sunday. Senator Taylor Is well known for his fights against the Taft Hartley Bill, against the seating of Senator Bilbo, and for his cross-country horseback trip to "warn" Americans of "the dan gers of the present foreign poli cy." He has introduced bills to re store price controls, for national health insurance, to raise the minimum wage, to investigate the real estate lobby, to make credit available to small busi ness, to abolish discriminatory freight rates, to implement the UN Palestine partition plan, and to alleviate the shortage of low rent housing for veterans and non-veterans. Gogol's Comedy To Be Presented The Laboratory theater of the Carolina Playmakers will pres ent Nikolai Gogol's satirical comedy, "The Inspector General," on Saturday, Sunday, and Mon day nights in the main lounge of Graham Memorial. The pro duction is being offered as an en tertainment feature of the stu dent union and no admission will be charged. The play is a high-spirited sa tire on official crookedness and human stupidity. It has remained fresh on the stages of the theatri cal capitols of the world and ia today one of the most genial creations of the theatre. It is under the direction of James Byrd, and James Shaver is stage manager. Technicians include: Marty Jacobs, Mary Jo Cain, Frank Echols, Betty Young, and Ellen Smith. The cast includes: James Gei ger, Eleanor Ringer, Phyllis Isen hour, James Riley, Mac Shaw, Murray McCain, Bob Barr, Pete Strader, Karl Harrell, A. E. West- nvpr TTI flpnrop TTnrhiirrh Frank Echols Helen Brown Bin Ayers, Edna Dooley, Mary Jacobs, Gloria Gunn, Reggie Kachigian, Mary Jo Cain, and Pat Palmer. Playmaker Tryout Will Begin Today Public tryouts for the last pro duction of the year by the Labor atory theater of the Carolina Playmakers will be held this af ternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock in the Playmaker theater, according to Eleanor Ringer, graduate student who will direct the presentation. The play, "Mr. Luck," will be the first original script produced by the lab group. It was written by Mildred Howard of Glasgow, Ky.f a graduate student in the department of dramatic art. Miss Ringer said that the cast called for five women and six men. The play will be the first modern show to be staged by the lab group and is a light domestic comedy. She explained that because of the production of "Cyrano de Bergerac" in the Forest theater, the presentation of "Mr. Luck" is not set. "All we know now is that the production will be during the last part of May," she said.
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