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LIBBr-P.V (Periodical Dapt.) University of Kortu Carolina Chanel Hill, h ' 1-31-4 - EDITORIALS Moment of Silence Hold Tuition Down No Laughing Matter . Wirt 4wl w- !l vt fTI T TTTT ' . Nanking Goes Under Curfew; Food Scarce Americans Leave Threatened Areas SHANGHAI China, Nov. 10. (UP) A strict nightly curfew was imposed on Nanking, the Chinese capital, tonight and troops in both Nanking and Shanghai were alerted after day long rioting by hungry, looting mobs. The United States army began evacuating Americans by air and sea as food became scarcer in major cities of north and south China and President Chiang Kai Shek's troops suffered new re verses on the central front with in 200 miles of Nanking. Violence broke out in the cap ital, where thousands of Chinese ransacked more than 30 rice shops whose owners demanded exorbitant prices. At least three policemen and scores of civilians were injured. Thirty persons were arrested in one clash alone. Tension eased somewhat in Shanghai, where Mayor K. C. Wu ordered troops to "requisition" supplies in the Wusih rice pro ducing district and announced rations for workers. Thousands of Chinese queued in front of ferry offices before dawn in Shanghai to get tickets for Yangtze river boats heading for Hankow. Wu said that boats would stop along the way, en abling them to scout the country side for rice, meat and veg etables. But unconfirmed reports said that food riots also were be center of the rice belt. ing staged in Hankow, in the As far as the military situation is concerned, Wu said, "any pos sibility that Shanghai is in dan ger from the rebels should not even be considered at this time There is no immediate danger." U. S. army dependents and other American civilians began leaving China in planes and ships. Dependents in Nanking were ordered flown to Shanghai and Tsingtao, where ships are awaiting to return them to the United States, the joint U. S. mil itary advisory group announced Gen. Douglas MacArthur's headquarters in Tokyo ordered three army transports to by-pass Japan and go directly to Shang' hai. Wilmoth Names Dance Committee Pfohla, Wilmoth, president of the Winston-Salem Carolina club, has announced a dance commit tee for the campus Twin Citians' informal Thanksgiving dance to he held Nov. 26 in the Blue Room of the Robert E. Lee hotel. Tick ets are now on sale in the "Y" lobby. Members of the dance commit tee appointed by Wilmoth are Durwood Jones,' Tom Wharton, Robert Smitherman, Bill Ayers, Wade Surratt, Barbara Thomas, Frances Swain, Ellis Hall, Anies Day, Jack McGee, and John Stanfield. Xrptlygbhsxuntr! Avery Boddie and Dare Brothers Haff Darr Naiman address in the new 1948-49 student directory, now on Sell in the Weiss Court for Onley ten Penny (s). Tagget from us, at that Price it's Weil Worth lhe Money. From Argo and Bangdiwala io Zolos and Zum Brunnen (the Enman) it is Fuller Cude Eoise Engel (s) Yoos Noe. All good Peebles and Eure Neigh bors from High to Lowe, Short to Long, Black to While, Heavners to Hellers, Tapp io Bottoms, Guy (s) from Hel len Highwaier Newmen Grat ia n Small are all included even Suberman! In Des Bocks Yoos May Reid vhere Tobey Urquhart Orr Yoos Kann Turner Page and learn where to Byatt Cuba Ccffee Nix Day. Noe Kidd and we Arnotl, the new directory is ReiY O&keyl United Press VX tHMM ELEVEN AIR FORCE MEN were killed when a twin -engine C-47 transport plane broke apart in the air and crashed on the edge of the town of Muldrow, Okla.. during a rain storm. The arrow in the upper photograph points to a spot a mile and a half away where the wreckage seen in the bottom picture fell after the plane blew apart. Alpha Kappa Psi Has Initiation At Sunday Meet -At a formal initiation cere mony Sunday evening, 38 men were initiated into the Alpha Tau chapter of Alpha Kappa Psi, professional commerce; fraternity recently reactivated on the cam pus. Richard A. Hills, grand presi dent, and Julius M. ' Lennard, councilor of the southeastern dis trict, both of Atlanta, directed the initiation proceedings, aided by several alumni of the fraternity and four brothers from Beta Eta chapter of Duke university. The national fraternity has an approximate membership of 22,000, and the following were made charter members of the lo cal reactivated chapter: Troy D. Mathis, president; James M. Waugh, vice-president; William F. Brown, Jr., secretary; Morris D. Moser, treasurer; Lindsay N. Cashion, chaplain; Kemper L. Kiger, warden; Victor P. Bowles, j master of rituals; and Dr. Mc- Gill, Julian Price, associate pro fessor of insurance, faculty ad viser.' . Charles G. Allen, Jr., Clinton K; Atkinson, Wilbur Y. Eridges, Dwight E. Bunn, Broadie N. Cop land, Jr., George W. Fulk, Paul M. Gaskill William L. Hester, Edgar C. Hicks, James C. Holt, Roland E. Home, Garland F. Huffman, Orman D. Hutcherson, John E.-Kapp, William A. Lam bert, and George W. Michael. Nichols M. Perry, Charles E. Pullen, Robert T. Ross, Jr., Troy W. Rouse, Jr., W. Allen Spivey, Richard K. Stewart, Bobby S. Stutts, Lester D. Styron, Edward R. Testerman, James L. Thomp son, Jr., Horace G. Warner, Ben ny H. Warren, John B. Watson, and Robert G. Williams. Folsom Wants To Talk MONTGOMERY, Ala., Nov. 10 (UP) Gov. James E. Folsom of Alabama today suggested "cracker barrel" diplomacy, for settling the east-west cold war, with Joseph Stalin on one end of the barrel and himself on the other. Folsom said in an interview that helping President Truman "get the world, on a peaceful basis" is his only ambition on a national scale. No Washington jobs for him, said the towering governor who stuck by. Mr. Tru man to the point of going to court in an effort to get his name ; 3 iw. Williams1 Drama To Be Presented Tonight At 8:30 Tennessee Williams' famous drama, "The Glass Menagerie," will be presented tonight at 8:30 in the Playmaker theater by the Southern states tour comoanv. The appearance is being sponsor ed by the Carolina .Playmakers. The cast, all Southerners, in cludes: Gilbert Leigh as the gen tleman, caller, Mary .Perry as. the. mother, Lew Sisk as the brother, and Peggy Love as the daughter, Laura. "The Glass Menagerie" unfolds the story of the hopes, fears, and dreams of a mother, son, and daughter, and in a quiet way speaks some truths. The simple and heartwarming story is sqrt against a Southern background. Mrs. Ling Makes Informal Speech "My mother and father had never seen each other before the day of their wedding," said Mrs. Ruth Ling, Chinese graduate stu dent from Shanghai in an in formal talk at the weekly YWCA Coffee Klatsch Tuesday night. In explaining some of the Chi nese social customs, Mrs. Ling said that although methods of selecting a bride had changed somewhat in the larger cities of today, the country districts still have semi-professional match makers who pair off girls and boys of approximately the same age and background for mar riage. "Many times the go-between will cheat a little on the ages, so it's not unusual to find the boys a lot younger and the girls a lot older in arranged marriages," she said. 4 Chinese education, religion, and music were other topics of discussion in Mrs. Ling's speech. 'Cracker Barrel' Diplomacy Needed o-i the Alabama general ecec tion ballot. 4 9 The six-foot, seven-inch gov ernor insisted again , that he is through seeking public office after his term expires in 1951 but he admitted he will be talking politics "on my death bed." After his term of office expires, he said, he wants to buy 40 acres and a house near his home town of Cullman. His bride of 21, w...n....w, vw.iiiin tf iTn.nr'...yiit.iuium.jL.jiwjwj CHAPEL HILL, N. C, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 11, 1948 Armstrong Is Elected Head Of Registrars Takes Over Post By Acclamation Roy Armstrong, director of Admissions, was elected president of the North Carolina Association of Collegiate Registrars at tlie 25th annual meeting of the group held in Greensboro Tuesday. Armstrong succeeded Mrs. Vera Tart Marsh of Meredith college, Raleigh. The organization, un animously adopted the report of the nominating committee. The registrar's meeting preced ed the 28th annual meeting of the North Carolina College Con ference held the same day. Prin cipal speaker at the registrar's session was Chancellor R. B. House. Following a memorial reading by Armstrong, the association paid tribute to the late Mary Taylor Moore, who died Oct. 8. She college in Greensboro for 39 headed registration at Women's years. Charles Bernard, member of Armstrong's staff, discussed a study of the general education development test given to vet erans at the University. Before entering service, Arm strong was director of pre-college guidance. He was a lieutenant in the Navy for three years, ser ving in the Pacific area. Arm strong returned to the University !in March, 1946, and assumed his duties as director of admissions. Wilson Captures Football Contest Jim Wilson, 309 Aycock dorm, is the winner in last week's Graham Memorial football con test: Wilson picked 19 winners in the weekly poll amid a host of upsets. The only game he missed was the N.C. State-Virginia up set. Like all other entrants, Wilson failed to pick the , Carolina William and Mary score correct ly, but his was the only entry with only one game incorrect. Thomas Northington, 312 A dorm, James L. Tapley, 207 Grimes, and Don Maynard, 106 Everett, missed only two games. Tapley and Northington missed the State-Virginia and Georgia Tech-Tennessee games, and May nard slipped up on the Missouri- Oklahoma and Davidson-Richmond battles. Aquinas Students Schedule Dance Plans for a joint dance and so cial gathering of Catholic stu dents at the University and at Duke university were made at Tuesday night's meeting of the Aquinas club. The dance is scheduled to be held at Duke next week. A motion to sponsor the show ing of religious motion pictures was also passed by the club, and current religious problems of Catholic students were discussed. Education 'Students Pre-Register Noy. 15 Students in the school of edu cation will pre-register Nov. 15 through Nov. 30. Assignments to advisers will be given in Pea body 127. With Stalin his former secretary Jamelle Moore, is expecting a child in the spring. About this peace business, the governor observed: "I've always believed that if I could get across a cracker barrel from Joe Stalin we could talk peace." The trouble with the present brand of international relations, Folsom suggested, is that it is on too high a leveL "Stalin needs somebody who has ridden as many freights as he has to talk to him." he said. ( ' 'ui,, ii. i. uiuu.u.ij.ihii.hh,ii, mwi i).ni..i.i.i.uiij)iji.u". 'n.n )vwmrmmrm vwmm" "ft 9--,, 'h11111 hum munii - l-s ' msrm; - f - - i S ' J s r" M?C - I , v '? A . Wz i; f-i Irs-- i:-vtK i' - ' I V I ' V If 1 rJ . 1 3rfi - FELLED BY THE COMBINATION of smoke, fog and indus trial fumes which enshrouded Donora, Pa., for four days. Mrs. Van Kirk is wheeled into a hospital. Twenty persons died and more than 200 were given medical attention before the suffocating blanket of smog lifted. Washington PutUp For Junior Presidency Nominees Are Chosen by Student Party For Four Student Legislature Seats Ed Washington, rising junior from Kannapolis, has been nominated by the Student party as a candidate for the presi dency of the junior class in the fall elections, Chuck Line berry, party campaign manager, announced yesterday. Wash ington is a varsity football player and has been an active participant in student government. At the present time, he is a member of the student legislature. Other nominations released by : ' Lineberry include candidates for the legislature from various dorm districts. Dortch Warriner, junior from Lawrenceville, Va. was nominated with Toby Selby to represent students from dormi tory district 1. Warriner is a member of the legislature and is on the Coalition cabinet of the student body president. Selby, a freshman from Rocky Mount, was president of his high school and has taken an active part in the freshman election campaign here this year. . Lineberry, sophomore from Charlotte was nominated by the SP as a legislator from dorm district 4. He was appointed cam paign manager of one party earlier this year and served in the legislature during the sum mer. Emily Sewell, junior from Norfolk, was nominated for a year's term from women's dorm district 2. At the present time, she is" business manager of, the Carolina Quarterly and has taken an active part in student govern ment. Emily, who served in the Marines during the war, lives in Spencer dormitory. Other nominations for the re maining legislature seats will be -nade at the regular party meet ing Monday night. The party will meet in Roland Parker 3, at 8 o'clock. Late News Bulletins No Meeting KEY WEST, Fla.t Nov. 10. (UP) The White House secretariat today threw down sharply all reports of an im pending meeting between President Truman and Rus sian premier Josef Stalin. Ballot Stuffing WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (UP) The FBI has begun a preliminary investigation into charges of ballot box stuffings in Bourbon county Ky.,- dur ing the Nov. 2 general elec tion,.. Justice department of ficials revealed today. Hurricane Gone CAPE HATTERAS, Nov.10 (UP) A small hurricane lost its zip about 75 miles east of here tonight, subsiding to an area of heavy squalls as this bleak island felt few of its effects. Phone i House Attending Recreation Meet In Greensboro Chancellor R. B. House is at tending the three-day conference of the North Carolina Recreation commission which started yester day in Greensboro. He heard Director Harold D. Meyer issue a call for higher mu nicipal and county taxes to sup port adequate recreation pro grams in the state's cities and towns. About 300 state recreation leaders were expected before the three day session came to a close. While in Greensboro, the chan cellor also made a speech to the N. C. Association of Collegiate Registrars, as well as, presiding over the N. C. College conference currently being held at the O'Henry hotel. Other speakers scheduled to speak to the Recreation commis sion included Mrs. Mary Thomp son Evans of the federal secur ity agency, Washington, and R. E. Skillman of Canton, the past na tional president of the Industrial Recreation association. . Ruhr Decontrolled FRANKFURT, Germany, Nov. 9. (UP)The United States and Britain returned the heavy 'industries of the Ruhr valley to limited Ger man control today and set up two "super" industrial boards with orders to get max imum coal, iron and steel production. Flays Critics CHARLOTTE, Nov. 10 (UP) Co-chairman David Clark of the North Carolina States Rights movement lash ed out at the party's critics today and flatly stated: "As long as Truman menaces the South with his civil rights program, there will be a States Rights Democratic party and the more the menace the more rapid will be its growth." F-3371 F-3361 Washington - Rally, arade Scheduled C or UN Shoreham Hotel Dance Is Planned For Students by Capital Alumni North Carolinians and University students in particular will march on Washington this weekend, climaxing their activities with a gigantic parade through four major Wash ington streets. The parade will begin at 11 o'clock at 14th and K streets, proceed along K, 10th, F and 14th streets, ending at Thomas Circle where a mass pep rally will be staged. Alumni Chapter Slates Meeting Friday Evening A record crowd of university alumni is expected at the Willard hotel Friday night when the Washington D. C. chapter of the University Alumni association gathers for the first event of a crowded week end. J. Maryon Saunders, University alumni secretary, and Bill Shu ford, assistant secretary, left early this morning for the nation's cap itol to complete plans for the event. Chancellor R. B. House, who will speak at the meeting, plans to leave later. Saunders said that the Wash ington chapter has put forth every effort to assure students an enjoyable time during their stay for the Maryland game. "A dance Saturday night has been arranged at the Shoreham hotel for Tar Heel supporters," Saunders commented, "and Wash ington alumni have located rooms and accomodations for over 300 students," he revealed. Maryland Coach Jim Tatum, and his assistant, George Barkley, will be present at the Willard to morrow night. Both Carolina men, Barkley is remembered as the University's first Ail-American, in 1934. Movies of recent Carolina games will be shown. Officers of the Washington chapter are: President James E. Webb, 28, who is U. S. director of the budget; Vice-President William B. Snow '31, who is with the Federal Trade commission and Secretary-Treasurer Robert R. Reynolds, Jr., '34, who is with the Department of Justice. Phi Upholds God At Tuesday Meet God got eight out of 13 votes in the Phi Assembly Tuesday night, .but He was voted out of existence by 13 to 11 when guests were polled. The Senators were debating the question of organ ized religion versus free thought. Organized religions received a 15 to nine vote of confidence from the entire audience. Winifred Ervin, using St. Thomas Aquinas' defimition of God. Omniscient, Omnipotent, Omnipresent, all just, all benevo lent, all loving, and personified declared that Greek mythology plus Judiaism plus a couple spoonfuls of fear equals Christi anity. , "Such a religion takes pennies from wash women, degrades the dignity of man, and impedes rea son. Adam's apple was only an other version of Pandora's box," Ervin contended. Bill Duncan thought Henry Wallace might be the second Christ. He admitted that the only happy preacher he ever knew be came involved with a chorine. Page Dees said the churches are their own worst enemies and that an attacker of modern the ologies is not necessarily athe istic. Campus Demolays To Form Chapter All former De Molays interest ed in forming a De Molay club should drop a card to Jim Stal lings, 221 C dorm., giving name and address. Number 43 Visitors Tar Heels will leave from Thomas circle at 1 o'clock in a motorcade which will proceed by way of Logan circle to Rhode Island avenue, then to 7th street and on to Griffith stadium. Tookie Hodgson, vice-president of the University club which is sponsoring the activities, stated that the paraders will carry ban ners with Carolina slogans which are being donated by various campus organizations. Confeder ate flags will also play a promi nent part in the pre-game fes tivities, as well as thr University band which, will ba jresent to lend a musical note to the parade. Norm Sper, head cheerleader, will be in charge of the entire proceedings, and has announced that a special University dance will be held at 9:30 in the Shore ham Hotel. There will be no charge for Chapel Hill students who will be admitted with their dates on their student's registration card. Admission of University alumni will be by this season's member ship card. Tar Heels belonging to the North Carolina society will be admitted on their season's membership card. A small num ber of tickets will be available at the door for North Carolinians who do not come within the above groups. All Tar Heels who come up for the game are invited to the dance and should contact James E. Webb, director of the budget, and chairman of the so ciety's dance committee or John K. Slear, president of the society, room 410, House office building. Further information may be obtained from Mrs. Grady Pritch ard or the following Washington students in Chapel Hill who have been invited to assist the dance commitee: Mary Murphy, Cynthia Johnson, Fred Gilliam, Lindsay Warren, Jr., Robin Kir by, Jr., Sam Blythe, Johnny H. Councill Charles Warren and Ben Townsend. Freshman Assembly Will Hear Hanft Frank Hanft, professor in the University Law school will speak in Freshman chapel today at 11 o'clock. In this Armistice day address he will discuss "Amer icanism's Answer to Commun ism." "Ah Just wants lo remind you all thet this hyar Sadie Hawkins day will be arollin' around bout tomorrow after noon. L'il Abner's moughty worried bout the whole durned blzness, cuz Daisy Mae's bin practicing up her runnin' fer nigh on three weeks now. And them hmoos Jest can't waLL But lhn who could?"
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