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...ninV IVai n 1 1 " - - LlCft4 V' - University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, . C. EDITORIALS Thanks for Consideration Slate of Union Faulkner is Tops WEATHER Mostly cloudy and ilightly colder; possibly showers. United Press CHAPEL HILL, N. C. THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1949 Phone F-3371 F-3361 NUMBER 63 1 A " vy v cr www xivvv "y ' . t : - f - i . , - - . . - :, 4 - v , - - - - ,---. 3 ) - - j ' ' I i ' t ' ' - - ' ' - ' ' V'-v-- V-'.'-v" ' - ' ' "i ' "j " ' ' - - - L- 44vt AdL- I v , .1... " t , jtl I I-' - ' . . . . - I" I ENTERING THE STATION at Albany. N. Y.. Inis train had to push through more than three feet of water as the swollen river hit a 17 1-2-foot flood crest. Thousands of homeless persons in the flooded northwestern area and others without power or light faced new perils as a result of broken water mains. Graduating Students Are Asked To Register Students graduating in March or June should complete their registration with the Placement service immediately, Joe Galloway, director of Placement service, advised yester day. Companies wuT begin sending representatives to the campus for interviews early in January. Students should not rely solely on the Placement service for jobs, he continued. They are en couraged to make their own con tacts and to use the placement office as their main reference. Folders compiled from personal records on file in that office will be mailed to prospective em ployers. The placement office does not limit its service to arranging in terviews, Galloway -said.- One of us most important lunctions is the maintenance of a reference file on individuals. This file con sists of personal data supplied by the applicant, a photograph, confidential ratings by instruc tors and acquaintances, ana a transcript of courses and grades at the University. - Galloway pointed out the im portance of registering with Placement service before leaving school. Since the enrollment at the University is large, instruc tors have a difficult time re membering former students about whom they are asked to give references. NORTH STATE ROUNDUP Wets Prepare RALEIGH, Jan. 5. (UP) The State's wet counties laid out their battle plan here to day as returns from two elec tions showed the wets had won in the city of Fayetteville, while Scotland County went dry in recent becr-winc votes. No Parole i RALEIGH, Jan. 5 (UP) Gov. Gregg Cherry today re fused to trim the prison sen tence of Wall C. Ewing, form er state senator from Fayette ville convicted of manslaughter in the death of his wife. Wildlife Meet RALEIGH, Jan. 5 (UP) The State Wildlife Resources commission was scheduled to meet here today to consider its legislative program for the coming session of the General assembly. Hatcher Resigns RALEIGH, Jan. 5. (UP) Gov. Gregg Cherry today an nounced the resignation of Col. H. J. Hatcher, head of the North Carolina Highway Pa trol. Mill Burned BEAUFORT, Jan. 5. (UP) Fii e today raged through the Scarboro Safrit lumber mill two miles from here, causing damage estimated at $75,000. Colonel Shepard Will Take Over Reserve Outfit Col. Carlyle Shepard, Universi ty Veterans adviser, has been named commanding officer of a new reserve research and de velopment training group in Chapel 'Hill. . Announcement of the activa tion of the unit was made yes terday by Col. Norman McNeill of Raleigh, senior Army instruc tor of the organized reserve corps in North Carolina. The unit will consist of a num ber of prominent men from Dur ham, Chapel Hill, Raleigh and other surrounding towns. Com posed of specialists in one of the physical, engineering, medical or biological sciences or in psycho logy, the 3083rd Research and Development Training group in cludes in its personnel several professors from nearby colleges, state businessmen and research specialists. Officers from Chapel Hill as signed to the new group include: Col. Kenneth M. Brinkhous, Lt. Col. Corydon P. Spruill, Jr., Lt. Col. Henry Roland Totten, Maj. James Walter Layman and Capt. Fred L. Rights, all of the Uni versity. First Lt. Ross Lambard Parks of Carrboro is also assign ed to the group. The organization is one of the growing number of military units which the services are organiz- . . r r i l ing tor tne purpose ui. iuiuict training highly specialized tech nicians that they may be pre pared to enter service immediate ly in the event of a national emergency. Each of the officers assigned to the new unit is highly spe cialized in his work or is work ing on research projects of a spe cialized nature. Revenue Act Provisions Outlined In Current N. C. Law Review Issue The provisions of the new Revenue act, wnicn nave mauc it necessary to rcplan and re write many wills and trusts and made the planning of estate dis tribution an increasingly compli cated process are outlined and analyzed in the current issue of the North Carolina Law Review which publishes papers presented by leading North Carolina law professors and attorneys at the recent institute on "Tax Planning for Estates" under North Caro lina and federal laws. " According to Dean R. H. Wet tach, the papers "are particularly Marital Bliss COLUMBIA. S. C Jan. 5 (UP) A course designed to prepare students for happy marriage will be offered a gain in the spring at the Uni versity of South Carolina. Mrs. Louise P. Cole, head of the department of home making, will conduct the course called "Education for Home and Family Life." University officials said it is given once each year, for men and women. The informal classes, with students asking most of the questions, touch on legal questions including rights of parents; pyschological and sociological aspects of matri mony; art, music, religion, sex hygiene and care of children. Sharpe Is Named New Phi Speaker For This Quarter Dave Sharpe took over as speaker of the Philanthropic as sembly Tuesday night as the Phi elected officers and made plans for winter quarter activities. In his inaugural address Sharpe proposed tentative pro jects to establish a library on the fifth floor of New East, the proper care of the Phi portrait collection, the compiling of a roll of past members, and an alumni banquet. Noting the problems facing his organization, Speaker Sharpe called on members for confi dence, willingness to work, and a brotherhood of mutual respect and friendship. Other officers installed were Speaker Pro - Tempore Peter Gerns, Treasurer Bryan Gris wold, Clerk Bernard Plemmons, Parliamentarian Hugh Griffin, Critic Charles Britt, and Scr-geant-at-Arms Emily Baker. Peter Burkes was appointed chaplain of the assembly. A new order of business was approved to provide for all busi ness matters to be taken up in executive session only and for the continued practice of open debate on discussion topics. appropriate at this time in view of the 1948 Revenue act, which made significant changes in the tax structure by extending 'com munity property' advantages, formerly available to taxpayers in the middle wistern states, to all other states in the union." The papers discuss a variety of estate planning problems, such as taxation of life insurance and powers of appointment, income tax precautions, charitable gifts as a means of saving taxes, and general surveys of the provisions of the current North Carolina and federal inheritance and estate tax laws. 'Fair Deal Is Launched By Truman President Talks To New Congress WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. (UP) President Truman launched a "fair deal" administration today with a request that Congress raise taxes $4,000,000,000, repeal the Taft-Hartley act and help Launch an economic system that will create wealth for the bene fit of all. He laid out his far-reaching program in a State of the Union Still for irMT WASHINGTON, Jan . 5 (UP) President Truman to day renewed his demand for universal military training for the nation's youth, but the man who must steer such t legislation . through the House said he opposed any such ac tion this year. Brushing aside Mr. Truman's argument that UMT was 'es sential' to the nation's security. Rep. Carl Vinson (D-Ga.) said the' program should not be considered while the new draft law is on the books. message delivered personally to a cheering joint session of the new 81st Congress. "Every segment of our popula tion and every individual has a right to expect from his govern ment a fair deal," the presi dent asserted. He added that his goal is an economic system under which wealth is created for the bene fit of all and that the November election, which he won, "shows that the people favor this kind of a society . . ." - To achieve such a goal the president advocated: 1. The $4,000,000,000 tax hike, levied mostly on corporations and high and middle income brackets. 2. An eight-point anti-inflation program which included standby. power to impose wage and price ceilings. 3. A wide range of social leg islation including health insur ance, low-cost housing and fed eral aid to education. The long-awaited speech was broadcast nationally and was beamed short-wave to Europe in Russian, German and English. Tomorrow it will be rebroad cast in 18 languages. It was Mr. Truman's first ap pearance before Congress since his surprise election victory and Democrats and Republicans alike gave him a tremendous hand. Only a year ago, in the same chamber, when his political star appeared to be fading, the 80th Congress sat on its hands. Snowbound Travelers Freed By Snowplows, Rescue Units CHICAGO, Jan. 5. (UP) j Snowplows and rescue teams dug through the mountainous snows of the Western Plains to day and freed thousands of trav elers stranded by the great bliz zard. Blinding snow and powerful winds began to abate after rag ing for three days in what West erners said was the worst bliz zard in their memory. Most airline schedules were restored, but dozens of trains still were stalled at way stations and cities across the plains. Stranded passengers continued to choke hotels, rooming houses, private homes and public build ings. Knovn casualtcs were few in comparison with the ferocity of the storm and most of the ma rooned and stranded were in good spirits. In some places, however, food stocks were running low. Rescue operations stepped up as the blizzard abated. Snow plows opened highways and rail lines and rescue workers took supplies and other aid to iso lated communities. In Nebraska, private planes Teacher egin Hot Fight in RALEIGH, Jan. 5. (UP) The North Carolina General assembly held its first brief session today, and the hot question of teacher pay and state aid to school build ing immediately exploded- in the House. Sir W ti; MEETING IN CAUCUS. Democrats who control the new Congress selected officers to help run the House. Four of them, shown above (1. to r.) are: Ralph R. Roberts. Rockport. 111., clerk; Joseph H. Callahan, Bellevue, Ky, sergeant at arms; William M. Miller, Pascagoula, Miss., doorkeeper; and Finis E. Scott, New Bern, Tenn., house postmaster. Definite Plans Set Up For Y Winter Retreat By Virginia Forward Definite plans for the Y-sponsored winter retreat to be held Feb. 18-20 at Assembly inn, Montreat, were made yesterday afternoon at a meeting of the program committee in the Y cabinet room. rirltirmrt iir r lief pnolorc for the annual conference was a job for a committee consisting of Anne Carlton, Pat McNutt, Peggy Neal, Iris Bost, Gussie Young, and Bill Brown. Other committees meeting this week to plan their portions of the re treat are publicity and promo tion, finance and registration, recreation, worship and arrange ments. The overall program at the re treat, sponsored jointly by the YWCA and YMCA, will consist of eight discussion groups and a main speaker. Montreat, near Asheville, is the Southern Presbyterian con ference grounds and summer re sort as well as a high school and college during the winter months. criss-crossed the western area in a search for snowbound farm houses and marooned motorists. The great snow, totaling 40 inches in some places, was piled into mountainous drifts by the blizzard's force. Below zero tem peratures prevailed from the northern reaches of the storm in the Dakotas to New Mexico and freezing weather extended to the West Coast. Weather forecasters said the blizzard was diminishing as it hovered over South Dakota in a slow surge northeastward to the Canadian border. Bad weather plagued the rest of the nation. Floods were re ported in Indiana, Mississippi $3,000,0000 blow to the citrus in Southern California dealt a and Tennessee and the big freeze fruit crop. Rains hit the East and South. Tornado-stricken towns of Louisiana and Arkansas counted a total of 56 dead in Monday's disaster, which stemmed from the western blizzard. War-time C-47 cargo planes from Lowry field in Denver launched an impromptu airlift to feed and clothe the stranded. Salary, State Aid The House sidestepped a finish fight on the so-called "gag" rule, which is opposed by dry forces. It temporarily adopted the 1947 rules of the House without the two gag-rule clauses, and turned them over to the Rules committee. Club in Berlin Bars Enlistees After Argument BERLIN, Jan. 5. (UP) Har nack House, a fashionable Amer ican officers and civilians club in Berlin, today barred enlisted men as guests. German girls arc still accepted. The decision came after a heat ed meeting last night in which an officer-led faction outvoted the civilian group, 135 to 106. Civilian speakers argued that GI's should be admitted as guests because German nationals, in cluding frauleins, were permitted in the club. The opposition, mainly officers, objected. One lieutenant colonel said he was perfectly willing to accept 90 per cent of the enlisted men it was just that other 10 per cent. "There are 10 per cent of the enlisted men," he said, "who do not know how to behave . . . we don't want these enlisted bar barians with officers and ladies." He said he would resign if en listed guests were admitted. Civilian spokesmen urged that enlisted men be admitted because it would be difficult to teach Ger mans democracy if social preju dices were prominently displayed at the club. They pointed out that the Army-Navy Officers club in Washington permits enlisted guests. Dr. D. P. Costello Is Elected Fellow Of New York Scientific Organization Dr. D. P. Costello, chairman of the department of zoologj', has just been elected fellow of the New York Academy of Sciences. Dr. Costello, a native of Detroit, Mich., first came to the Universi ty as assistant professor of zoo logy in 1935 and in 1940 was promoted to associate professor. In 1941 and 1943 he held the Rockefeller fellowship at Stan ford university, working with Dr. G W. Readlp and Dr. V. C. Twitty, noted zoologist, and he House Rep. John W. Umstcad of Orange county tossed in two bills in line with the majority report of the State Education commis sion. One measure, following the commission report and the rec ommendation of the state Board of Education would boost the pay of school teachers to a minimum of $2,400 a year for teachers hold ing "A" certificates. The salary scale would range upward to $3,600 for teachers, and higher for some other school officials. Umstead also introduced one of two bills calling for appropria tions for state aid to school con struction. The Orange county representa tive's measure called for an ap propriation of $50,000,000 from the general fund surplus to meet emergency needs. The funds would be available over a four year period starting next July 1. Thirty-five per cent would be al located to counties on a per capi ta basis. The other 65 per cent would go on the basis of minimum building needs and the tax-paying ability of each county. A school construction measure introduced by Rep. R. L. Harris of Person county called for appro priation of $40,000,000 from the general fund for an equalizing fund for grant-in-aid to school improvement and construction. It provided that the money would be allocated by the state Board of Education to counties on a basis to be determined later by the General assembly. A roads bill introduced by Um stead charged the state Highway and Public Works commission with spending. -appropriations of the 1945 and 1947 General assem blies for other than the intend ed purpose of improving second ary roads by adding crushed stone. The 1945 session appropriated $5,000,000 for the purpose and the 1947 session appropriated $11,000, 000. ' The bill directed the commis sion to cease spending the funds for any other purpose. It asked that the unspent parts of those appropriations be used to improve the thousands of miles of secon dary roads now in bad condition and it said this was a result of the expenditure for other pur poses. The bill added that "use at this time will tend to make the roads passable both for individuals and for school buses." Rep. Burl G. Hardison of Cra ven county introduced a bill which he said was for repeal of the mechanical inspection section of the highway safety law. Rep. Kerr Craigc Ramsay of Rowan county was unanimously elected speaker of the House. Ramsay, nominated without op position last night by a Demo cratic caucus, got 118 votes and support of even House Re publicans. In one of the four second speeches after Ramsay was nominated by Rep. Arch T. Allen of Wake county, Republi can Rep. S. C. Eggers of Watauga county said: "We like him, too, and we want to endorse his nomination." Ramsay was sworn in by Chief Justice W. P. Stacy of the North Carolina Supreme court, and took the gavel from Secretary of State Thad Eure, who had opened the session at noon. has taught during summer ses sions at the Marine Biological laboratory, Woods Hole, Mass. Dr. Costello became chairman of the zoology department here upon the retirement of Dr. Robert E. Coker in July, 1947. His fields or research include general physiology of marine eggs, experimental embryology of invertebrates, heteroploidy in salamanders, embryological ge netics, and cytology of marine invertebrate forms. WSSF Plans Door-to-Door Solicitations Joe Leary Heads Drive Plans for an ardent door-to-door campaign to raise at least dollar donations from every Uni versity student for the World Student Service fund next week were announced yesterday by Joe Leary, WSSF solicitations committee chairman. "More than ever this year," Leary stated, "the WSSF drive is concentrating on personal con tact to inform University students of exactly how badly their finan cial aid is needed in war-devastated countries of Europe and Asia. We have been fortunate in finding enthusiastic door-to-door solicitors. Next week we hope to influence every Unh ersity student to contribute at least one dollar towards surpassing the $5, 000 that the University donated to WSSF last year." Sub-chairman for solicitations appointed by Leary were Jack Worsham, men's dormitories; Page Dees, women's dormitories; Faith Adams, sororities; and Jack McGinn, fraternities. A chief so licitor will also be named for the Victory Village area. In addition to these, 115 door-to-door canvassers have been ap pointed for each dormitory floor, sorority, and fraternity. All so licitors will attend two orienta tion meetings to become thoroughly indoctrinated about WSSF. At the first meeting Friday night at 7 o'clock in Gerrard hall, the group will hear a discussion of the overall WSSF program and see a movie of the condi tions abroad in which the in ternational charity works. Sun day night at 7:30 again in Gerrard hall, there will be a demonstra tion of an actual door-to-door solicitation. LATE NEWS BULLETINS Hits 'Pocking' WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. (UP) A possible threat to the nation's bi-partisan foreign policy was raised today when Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg, R., Mich., charged the Demo crats with hostile action in "packing" the senate foreign relations committee. Safety Wells UPTON, N. Y., Jan. 5. (UP) The digging of approximate ly 50 wells around the boun daries of the Brookhaven na tional laboratory, scene of atomic research, has been or dered to insure that radioac tive materials do not contami nate drinking water in the area, it was disclosed today. Reject Offer NANKING, China, Jan. 5. (UP) The Chinese commun ists gave an emphatic "no" to day to Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek's peace offer and boasted they soon would occu py all China. Campaign fended BATAVIA, Java, Jan. 5. (UP) Lt. Gen. Simon H. Spoor, Dutch commander-in-chief, reported the capture of three more towns on Sumatra today and declared, "herewith operations on Sumatra are end ed." Demands Repeal WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. (UP) President Truman to day redeemed his campaign pledge to labor by demanding that Congress repeal the Republican-sponsored Taft-Hartley labor-management law.
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