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LIBRARY (Periodical Dept) University of North Carolina rfVwmliiHmN, C. ' 1-31-49 WEATHER Fair and not much change in lemperaiure. EDITORIALS Inevilable Dangerous Inquiring VOLUME LVII United Press CHAPEL HILL, N. C, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1948 Phone F-3371 F-3361 NUMBER 24 A Women's alls Off Fink Frowns On Publicity For Contest By Gordon Huffines There will be no "Powder I Bowl" football game today. Joe Ward, temporary chair 0 s' man of the University club announced yesterday that the proposed grid clash between the Hopeless Hussies and the Last-Chance Frightfuls, sched uled for 3 o'clock this after noon in Kenan stadium had been called off on the recom mendation of Mrs. Ruth W. Fink, women's athletic direc tor. Mrs. Fink said yesterday that "from the standpoint of the health of the girls and the un favorable publicity that the game would cause, I don't think it would be a good thing" There was no comment from Dean Katherine Carmichael's office. Commenting on .the cancella tion of the proposed coed battle, Ward said, "The University club is sorry that this attempt to arouse campus spirit has been blockaded." The coed elevens began prac tice earlier this week. The Hope- less Hussies squad, comprised ofwin be the firs in a serie.s of girls from the Alpha Delta Pi, Pi Beta Phi and Alpha Gamma Delta sororities, and the Last Chance Frightfuls, featuring the Chi Omegas, Tri-Delts, and CICA members were reported to be in good condition for the grid competition. Ward stated that the Univer sity club was also planning to sponsor a halfrtime show featur ing the crowning of Tar Heel Tackle Chan Highsmith as "Homecoming King." The Uni versity band and the cheering squad were also to have partici pated in the coed grid festival. This is the second time in the past week that the plans of the University club have been thwarted. A proposed street dance to be held last Friday night was called off because Coach Marvin Allen, chairman of the Faculty Dance committee held that the rules of the Dance com mittee could not be enforced at the affair. McDonald Heads Freshman Group Ted McDonald was elected yes terday as temporary chairman of the YMCA Freshman council or ganized during the past week. Other officers are Allen Ham, vice-chairman, Allen Milledge, secretary, and Sam Byrd, treasur er. A committee was named to plan for a dinner-dance with freshmen of the YWCA at the Womans' college Oct. 30. Committee mem bers in each dormitory will have a limited number of tickets on sale at the end of the week for t this affair. The Council is planning to have weekly meetings, with prepared programs of interest to all fresh men. At present, individual mem bers are taking part in the reg ular YMCA program. Rushing Jack Thompson, president of Interfraiernity council, and Fred Weaver, dean of students, will discuss fraternity rushing at freshmen assembly this morning at 11 o'clock in Me morial hall. Thompson will discuss the mechanics of rushing, explain ing the system used here at the University, and Dean Weaver will discuss the advisability of joining a fraternity and what to look for in making a choice. Afhfefc Powder University Injured In By Herb Nachman "C" dormitory was quiet yes terday afternoon at 3 o'clock un til a Negro laborer stepped out between two cars and was struck by a skidding automobile driven by a student. The laborer was Garland Crump, 52, who works for the University. The car was a Fu turamic Oldsmobile convertible driven by Dave Hayworth, 20, freshman from High Point. Police said that Hayworth was charged with reckless driving, speeding and injuring a person. He was released on a $500 bond at 4:15 yesterday afternoon. Crump was taken to the infirm ary where attendants said he suf G. R. MacCarthy To Deliver Talk On Arctic Region Dr. Gerald R. MacCarthy of the Geology department will deliver an address on the "American Arctic" in the New East build ing at 7:30 this evening. This speeches to be given on subjects of recent scientific interest. Tonight's speech is being spon sored by Sigma Gamma Epsilon, national honorary geologic fra ternity which is endeavoring to bring before students and faculty a number of speakers who will relate their experiences in con nection with topics of universal interest. Dr. MacCarthy will discuss the problem of life versus climate in the Arctic region, where he has spent several summers with the United States geological survey. He will illustrate his discussion with color slides. All members of the student body, faculty, and their friends are invited to attend the lecture. Debate Meeting Open to Students Students interested in radio announcing, dramatic reading, poetry reading and oratory are requested to attend a meeting of the Debate council tonight at 7:30 in the Grail room of Graham Memorial by Pete Gerns of the Council. Time and place for try- outs for the varsity debate team will also be set at the meeting. Late News Bulletins Supports Dewey NEW YORK, Oct. 20. (UP) Charles Edison, Democratic former governor of New Jer sey, said tonight he is support ing Gov. Thomas E. Dewey for the presidency because President Truman has a record of "reliance up.on corrupt pol itical machines." 'Imperative' NEW YORK, Oct. 20. (UP) The chief of Secretary of State George C. Marshall's pol icy planning staff said tonight it was "imperative" that Rus sia join the "peace-loving . peoples" of the world in get ting on "at last" with the de velopment of the United Nations. Posse Searches ANGOLA, La., Oct. , 20. (UP) A posse and a pack of bloodhounds plunged into .a swampland willow forest to night after a convict-houseboy suspected of murdering and raping Mrs. John H. Spillman while she was making ready to leave for a party in honor of the governor's wife. Head Sow' Employe Accident fered a compound fracture of the left leg and superficial lacera tions about the face, arms and legs. He was taken to Lincoln hospital in Durham for further treatment. One witness who refused to reveal his name said that he es timated the car was going be tween 35 and 40 miles per hour. Officer R. H. Blackwood of the police department reported that Hayworth skidded about 44 feet. Crump was crossing the street in front of "C" dormitory. He had been working on Lenoir hall dur ing the afternoon. Some witnesses said that he was struck by the front end of Hayworth's car while others reported that he was hit by the rear fender. Press Releases Names of Books To Be Published The titles of three books al ready published and four that are to be published in the near future were released by Miss Ruth Kuykendall of the Univer sity press yesterday. All seven books are the prod ucts of authors who are connected with the University or who have been connected with it and are part of the 30 to 40 volumes pub lished annually by the Univer sity press. "Aucassin et Nicolete" by Rob ert Linker of the University was published last spring and is now in use as a textbook for old French here and at the Univer sity of Kentucky. "Bold Galilean" by LeGette Blythe, and "Build ing Atlanta's Future" by John E. Ivoy, Nicholas J. Demarath and Woodrow W. Breland have both been published this fall. On the list of volumes sched uled to appear this fall are: "The Common Glory" by Paul Green, to appear Oct. 23; "Federal Prose" by James R. Masterson, to be re leased Nov. 20; and "The Juve nile Courts of North Carolina" by Wiley B. Sanders, professor of social work at the University, to be published Nov. 27. Volume II of "The Papers of Walter" by Aubrey L. Brooks and Hugh T. Lefler is scheduled for next spring. Dr. Lefler is a professor of history. Confession Made BALTIMORE, Oct. 20. (UP) Mrs. Leona . M. Shefflet, a middle-aged mother, told pol ice today that she kidnaped 10-week-old Jo Ann Mezza notte because she was having, domestic troubles and thought " a new baby in the house might solve them." ' Moving In . SEOUL, Korea, Thursday, Oct. 21. (UP) Four-thousand rebellious constabulary troops captured several towns in the south Korea coastal area yes terday and were reported mov ing toward Seoul early today in a Communist uprising aim ed at overthrowing the United States-sponsored republic. Plane Crashes LONDON, Thursday, Oct. 21. (UP) A KLM Dutch air lines constellation with 40 per sons aboard crashed in flames one mile from the Prestwick Scotland airport early today, reports from Tarbolton, Scot land, said. . Dorm Runoffs Manly, Mangum, Sleele, Old West, Everelf, Lewis, and Siacy dormitories will hold runoff elections from 9 o'clock this morning to 9 o'clock tonight, Pete Gems, president of the Interdormitory council, an nounced yesterday. The advisors of these dorms will be supplied with ballot boxes under the same system used during preliminary elec tions held earlier this week. Runoffs in the other dorms are scheduled for Friday. Extra Show Is Scheduled For Sunday The Carolina Playmakers' pro duction of "I Remember Mama," which opened in the Playmaker theater last night before a filled house, is to be held over for an extra performance Sunday eve ning at 8:30, John W. Parker, bus iness manager, said yesterday. The play was originally sche duled Wednesday through Sat urday evenings. The decision to extend the run of "I Remember Mama" came at noon yesterday, when it became apparent that an extra row of chairs in front and extra chairs in the balcony offices would have to be added. "We plan to add the additional chairs even though we are going ahead with the extra perform ance," Parker said, "and tickets will still be sold at the box office on performance nights as previ ously announced." The tickets for the Sunday eve ning performance began to sell be fore they could even be racked in the ticket box yesterday afternoon. The opening performance last night was a complete sell-out, and the play was well received by arvi enthusiastic audience. "I Remember Mama," the first major production of the new Playmaker season, was staged and designed by Lynn Gault. Cos tumes are by Irene Smart, and the intricate lighting for the mul-ti-scened production was handled by graduate assistant James Byrd. McWaters Denies DeForge Received Bribe From Him WINSTON-SALEM, Oct. 20 (UP) Used Car Dealer W. C. McWaters today denied the testi mony of a minor league baseball club ex-manager that he was bribed by McWaters to throw a ball game here last spring. McWaters took the stand today shortly before both sides wound up presentation of evidence in a court airing of the Carolina league's bribery case which caus ed two men to be 'banned from organized baseball for life. The Clover, S. C, used car dealer denied that he ever knew Bernard DeForge, former man ager and pitcher of the Reidsville Luckies in the class C Carolina league. DeForge was ousted form or ganized baseball permanently last spring. He is on trial in superior court here with McWaters and Tommy Phillips, another Clover used car dealer, on charges of bribery and conspiracy. DeForge testified that he met McWaters in Reidsville and agreed to lose the game between Reidsville and Winston-Salem last May 14 to safeguard gambles' bets. He said the late Emanuel Weingarten, former owner of two Carolina league baseball teams, also was at the meeting. Dozen Students Hurt In Clash Over Fares HAVANA, Cuba, Oct 20. (UP) More than a dozen students were injured and 15 were arrested today in fresh clashes with the police over a bus fare increase. Several times police fired their pistols to break up student dem onstrations that began when fares were raised last week. eifsify niv r Med School Department Gets $5,000 Dr. H. D. Bruner, head of the Pharmocology department of the University medical school said yesterday that his department had been allocated $5,000 of the $450, 000 approved by the U. S. Atomic Energy commission. The approval for the Universi ty project in the use of- isotopes in blood flow being conducted by tne Pharmocology department was approved last June. The research will be conducted by Dr. Bruner's department, and will have the cooperation of the Chemistry, Physics and Medical departments. Remodeling of Phil lips X is in progress to house the project. The experiments with radio biology will be concerned mainly with the isotopes. Since the materials to be used must be manufactured, Dr. Arthur Roe, associate professor in chem istry who is now at the Oak Ridge national laboratories is ex pected back sometime at the end of this month to synthesize the materials. Dr. Bruner said, "He'll make it, and I'll try to use it." Yack Deadline For Book Space Set- by Fussell "Absolutely no contracts for organizational space will -be sign ed after tomorrow," Ted Fussell, Yack business manager warned yesterday. , Those organizations who have not been contacted by the Yack, and those who have neglected to come to the Yack office to sign picture space contracts must do so before 5 o'clock tomorrow af ternoon," Fussell said. Fussell declared that many or ganizations had been notified by mail last week to sign picture space contracts, but that there were a few new organizations that he was sure would desire picture space. The Yack printing deadline must be met, Fussell emphasized, and all tardy organ izations must sign for their space today. AS Dixiecrat Campaign No Help To Dewey, Thurmond Says ATHENS, Ga., Oct. 20 (UP) Presidential Candidate J. Strom Thurmond tonight denied that his campaign was helping the chances of Republican Thomas E. Dewey in the South. Slashing at critics who have urged that the South stick to the two-party system by voting a major ticket, Thurmond declared that "Nothing could be further from the truth." We have received thousands i upon thousands of pledges of sup port form persons who would have supported Dewey if our ticket had not been placed in the field," he said at a University of Local Group Shines By Leonard Dudley Reports coming into the cam pus from the Air ROTC summer camp held at Orlando, Fla., show the University's 27-man aggrega tion dominating almost every phase of. activity. The camp was made up of air units from 12 colleges and uni versities throughout the South east. The University unit, with as sistance from part of Georgia Tech's group, made up K flight of the 144th squadron, which wound up in second place in the i drill competition finals, losing A &mic Energy Political Rally Slated For Freshmen Today A rally for all freshmen will be held at 8 o'clock tonight in Ger rard hall to nominate candidates for the four class officer posi tions. The University Party will back this slate of nominees, said Thurman Williams, party chair man. "Because the University party does not know all the freshmen well enough to choose the men best qualified to serve as their officers, we are asking for help in this matter from the only group on campus really capable of selecting them the members of the freshman class," Williams explained. Among the speakers at the ral ly will be Jess Dedmond, student body president; Len Butt, vice chairman of the party; Charleen Greer, Herb Mitchell, Bob Kirby, and Feme Hughes. The UP spokesman continued, "We, as a party, will endorse, Solons to Hear Allocation Bill On Loan Return A meeting of the Student Leg islature in Di hall at 7:30 this evening will consider a bill to appropriate $1,160 to the Enter tainment committee for repay ment of a loan received form Gra ham Memorial. Other bills on the agenda in clude the . establishment of a Na tional Students association chap ter on campus and the provision of a permanent office of attorney general. A bill which would render the Student Legislature authority to transfer funds from one depart ment ,on campus to another will also be introduced on the floor. A resolution to cease extracur ricular activities one week before final examinations is also expected to be introduced. Other bills to be considered to night include an appropriation of $300 to the University club and authorization of Student Legis lature to approve loans secured by student organizations. Georgia States Rights club rally. "They are happy to support us, because they know that a vote for Dewey is exactly like a vote for Truman, when it comes to the unconstitutional proposals they both have endorsed." Thurmond said Dewey had "publicly declared himself an en emy of the South" in fighting Southern efforts to gain equali zation of freight rates. "The record of the Republican candidate in opposition to South em progress is well known," he said. "I do not see how such a man can claim a single vote in the South." Twelve Schools Are Represented only to the Citadel, four-year military college. Cadet Col. Paul J. English, commander of the unit here and a 1st sergeant of World War II, was in command of the flight in the final review. K. flight re ceived a special citation for su perior drill in the final review. Other men from the University who served as commanders at i the camp were:. Grey L. Adams, Qccrted Money publicize, and give our support to the men chosen by this group. Therefore, in order to select the best men, we would like to have all freshmen attend the meeting. Membership in the freshman class is the only requirement for participation. Nominations will be made for the following of fices: president, vice-president, secretary-treasurer, and social chairman. "This meeting is not designed to ask any freshman to join any political party," Williams pointed out. "It is merely an open meet ing for freshmen to organize their followers on an indepen dent ticket. It is the opinion of the UP members that new stu dents at the University would not like to associate themselves with any political party until they are more familiar with each party's platform and the theories of the different parties." Alumni Groups Hold Meetings Through State Meetings last night of the Wayne and Halifax county chap ters of the University Alumni association highlighted a full week of activity in observance of University day and Home coming. Chancellor R. B. House ad- dresssed the Wayne county group at a runner meeting in uoias- school, Portland; Baylor univer horo. Others present from Chapel sityf Waco, Tex.; University of Hill included Robert A. fetzer, director of athletics; Dr. O. K. Cornwell and J. M. Saunders, alumni secretary. Halifax alumni gathered in Weldon to hear Bill Friday, as sistant dean of students, discuss student life and problems. Rep resenting Chapel Hill were Bill Shuford, assistant alumni secre tary, Henry House, physical edu cation professor, and Mary Ann Daniel, president of the YWCA. Secretary Saunders explained that meetings of the various chapters are called as close to Universitv dav as possible. At these sessions there are talks about the University and usually movies of the football games are After backgrounding the Fran chovn co political system, Gil raised the Chanter meetings were held eailier this week in Thomasville and Sanford. Recent Carolina mnnlavM wPrP rslW in Ashe- ville, Lumberton, Waynesville, Jackson, Qxford, Greensboro, Dallas, Texas, and Birmingham, Ala. Cunningham Elected Spanish Club Prexy Tom Cunningham was elected president of the University Span- ish club at a meeting Tuesday evening. Other new officers are Alan Wiley and Charles Fowler, vice-presidents, and Alice Sharp, secretary-treasurer. The club meets every Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock in Caldwell Y. All students interested in Span ish are invited to attend. In Florida flight sergeant and special ser vice officer for the various social activities carried on for the camp; James H. Spears, Lester P. Martin, and John D. Green, squad sergeants of K flight. For his outstanding ability and precision of command, Clyde L. Smithson was chosen to com mand the 144th Squadron in the final review. John G. Hough played in the 769th Air Force band which pro vided music for special occasions. The intersquadron trophy in athletics was presented to Albert .(See ROTC, page 4) Studies 16 Schools In County Given Funds WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 (UP) The U. S. Atomic Energy com mission today allocated $450,000 to finance research projects at 16 private laboratories, hospitals and universities. The funds will support 19 sep arate studies in the new and rel atively unexplored field of atomic biology and medicine. The Office of Naval Research will administer the funds. Typical projects include (1) Ex periments with the use of radio active cobalt for the treatment of cancer; (2) Studies of the effects of exposure to radioactive mater ials on nerve tissue: and (3) The use of radioisotope 'tracer-elements" to gain new knowledge about the human body. The projects selected for sup port will be conducted at the Un iversity of Colorado, Boulder (2); Northwestern university, Evans ville, 111.; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge; Arnold arboretum, Harvard university, Boston: College of Physicians and Surgeons, Columbia univer sity, New York; New York Post Graduate hospital, New York; University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Ohio State univer sity, Columbus; Western Reserve university, Cleveland (2); Uni versity of Oregon, Eugene; Ore gon State college, Corvallis (2); University of Oregon medical Texas, Austin; University of Washington medical school, Se- attle; and University of Wiscon- sjn medical school, Madison. Gil Discusses Franco Spain, United Nations Frederica G. Gil of the Politi- cal Science department discussed ine situation in franco spam, am the problem of its admit- tance to the United Nations at the Tuesday night meeting of the International Relations club. pertinent question of Spain s ad- mittance to the UN. He said the ony valid argument for permit- "nS Paln W eter ine UIM IS US strategic position in case of a third world war. Against Spain's admittance, he said, is the fact that a future war will be fought for democratic ideals. Since Spain's present re gime is fascist, having her as an ally would be incongruous, he re- marked.. At the meeting John Sanders was elected president and Geor- gia Fox secretary of the club. Movie Star Dr. Frank Graham is appear, ing in lhe United Nations film being shown this week at the Carolina theater, Roberta Ster ling, state director of lhe Col legiate Council for United Na tions announced yesterday. The film, entitled "Highlights of the United Nations." is be ing shown in conjunction with the observance of United Na tions Week, Oct. 17-24. It is appearing through the cooper ation of J. Carrington Smith, Carolina theater manager. For the observance of Unit ed Nations week. Miss Ster ling said chuTches in Chapel Hill and in localities of other CCUN chapters were asked lo base last Sunday's sermons on the work of lhe United Na tions. She said programs for use in the churches were sup plied by lhe slate headquarters for CCUN.
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