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LIEKAft? (Periodical Cept) University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, N. C. 1-31-vr EDITORIALS Oklahoma Tribute Sampling of Culture What $$$$ Have Done WEATHER Fair and cooler. Phone F-3371 F-3361 NUMBER 72 Attics Jf) J?TLv I ill "II iiii i i i i i i is II II Mmm n i i i i i i y i ii ii r i i i ni i ii ii ii ii jgm i , vs-r n i i i vii ii- VOLUME LVII " r'TT'... '. . : - United Press CHAPEL HILL, N. C. TUESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1949 T s - - , i . " ' , , , - ,i . i I, . ii p El m :Z1 V: '' om ousting Editor Of Go l: vr$ V-M ; Lf Wi Aooeor Here Kyi ' . t - HERE IS THE THIEF, of "The Old Maid and the THIEF." one of two comic operas being given tonight under the auspices of the Student Entertainnment committee. The presentations are free to members of the student body. epenrory cheduled The Music Theater Repertory group, North Carolina's first touring opera company, will present two comic one act operas tonight at 8 o'clock in Memorial hall under the auspices of the Student Entertainment committee. The presentation of "The Old- Maid and the Thief" and "The Telephone" tonight will be free to the student body, this enter tainment being furnished with part of the block student fee paid upon registration. Faculty members and their wives, student wives, and towns people will all be given the op portunity to purchase admission tickets at 75 cents each. When the Memorial hall doors are first opened at 7 o'clock, faculty mem bers, their wives, and student wives will be admitted. By 7:30 doors will be opened to towns people at large. The two comic one-act operas will be staged completely by Tar Heel musicians who are now in their second year of cross-state tours. The trio which founded the company in 1947 are Ted Bodenheimer, technical director and baritone lead in both plays; Amelia Cardwell, business man ager and soprano lead in "The Telephone;" and Josephine Fisher, treasurer and contralto lead in "The Old Maid and the Thief." Others engaged by the company are Dorothea Allcorn, soprano who sings the role of the other old maid, . and two piano ac companists, Margaret Leinbach Kolb and Sarah Ingram. Clifford E. Blair, noted Wins-ton-Salemite who founded the National Foundation for Opera, is stage director for all the seven productions in the repertoire of the Music Theater Repertory group. W.S.S.F. ROUNDUP The campus World Student Service fund drive began with a bang yesterday as door-to-cloor solicitations were begun and the "Miss Payoff" contest got underway in the Y building. No reports were available on the solicitations last night. Fei-ne Hughes, sponsored by the Pi Lambda Phi fraternity, led late yesterday for the title of "Miss Payoff of 1949" with 159 dime ballots. Second was Betsy Hoss, backed by the SAE's, with 79, and in third place was Mary Louise Powe with 75. Mary Louise is sponsored by the local chapter of Beta Theta Pi. The latest entry for the con test is Marie Nussbaum, sponsor ed by the Delta Psi fraternity. I I ; ' . ; : For Reinstatement . Operas Tonight TMA Campaign Will Continue Until Tomorrow Today marks the mid-way mark of the Town Mens' associa tion membership drive which be gan yesterday. Response to let ters mailed to men living in Chapel Hill has been reported as "favorable" by association presi dent Nelson Taylor. Officials will be present in the Y building today and again to morrow from 8:30 to 1 o'clock to receive new members. All men living in town are encouraged to sign membership cards then. "However," Taylor said, "If this is not convenient, interested students are welcome at the TMA meeting Thursday after noon at 4:30 in Graham Memor ial. "I should like to remind all men," Taylor went, on, "the Town Men's association is not a political organization, nor will it ever be one. We are organized for the benefit and- entertain ment of the men living off campus." For 'Uppity' Manner Georgia Lynching Party Ends In Trial Scheduled Tomorrow LYONS, Ga., Jan. 10. (UP) Two white farmers go on trial here tomorrow for the murder of Robert Mallard who allegedly was lynched for his "uppity" manner in a section where the Negro is traditionally humble. A iurv of their fellow Toombs countians will try Roderick L. Clifton, 32, and William L. (bpucu Unwell. 24. Mallard's wiaow, Amy, said they were members of a hooded mob that waylaid and shot down her nusDana as, the family returned from a school picnic Nov. 19. M fioldwasser. business- O UOVt' man from Cleveland who has at tached himself to the widows ,ank a change of venue to Atlanta or Savannah. Gold- wasser said he dosen't oeneve a Toombs county jury would convict Clifton and Howell. However, the prosecution is in the hands of Solicitor. Gen. W. Bill Robertson's dismissal as a columnist for the Daily Tar Heel will be debated by the Philanthropic assembly meeting in Phi Hall on the fourth floor, New East at 7:30 tonight. Peter Gems, chairman of the Ways and Means committee, an nounced the following resolution for discussion: That The Daily Tar Heel be asked to reinstate Bill Robertson as columnist, pro ving itself to be a representive of a democratic and free press. : Ed Joyner, editor of the Daily Tar . Heel, has consented to an invitation to address the assembly to give his views on Robertson's dismissal. Managing Editor Chuck Hauser and ' News Editor Sally Woodhull have also been asked to represent the staff at tonight's meeting. A special request has been sent to Robertson asking him to give his opinion on the subject. A member of the assembly stated that the constant flow of letters to the editor challenging Robertson as long as he wrote for the Daily Tar Heel and the protests incurred by his being fired have shown the interest of the students in the matter. Air ROTC Unit Promotion List Includes Eight In the first special order of the winter quarter from the Air ROTC unit, Col. Byron R. Swit zer announced the promotion of eight members of the junior class. Privates Alton S. Horn and Robert M. Mebane were pro moted to the grade of technical sergeants and will serve as 1st sergeants of A and B squadrons respectively. Other promotions include Don ald B. Carmichael, Henry M. Goodwin, and John E. Taylor, from privates to flight sergeants of squadron B; Edward M. Knox, John M. Loftis, and Harold J. Sharpe from privates to flight sergeants of squadron A. The promotions were made on the basis of outstanding qualities of leadership and ability, as demonstrated by the students in past performances, Col. Switzcr said. British Fleet 'In Readiness' LONDON, Jan. 10 (UP) Britain's highest military chief tains were called in to consult cabinet leaders on the Palestine situation today and it was made known that the powerful Medi terranean fleet had been put in a "state of readiness." H. Lanier and Lanier said he will not seek a change of venue. Furthermore, the solicitor added, he wants "nothing to do with' Goldwasser in connection with the trial. Goldwasser claims a full power- of-attorney from Amy Mallard and contends that he originally broke the case by unearthing evidence against Howell and Clifton. He also promises "new sensational evidence" to link a third white man with the pur ported lynch mob. Lanier' said Goldwasser "has never conferred with me about anything and I know nothing of any evidence he says he has un covered." Lanier did say that he would be assisted by Aaron Kravitch, the widow's active counsel in the case. Kravitch is a well-known upholder of civil rights in crimi nal and civil cases. Rabbi Perlman To Give Talks On Judaism First Lecture Will Be Today Rabbi Samuel Perlman, direc tor of the Hillel foundation, will begin a series of lectures on modern Jewish history this af ternoon at 4:30 in the Y build ing. The lectures will be pre sented every Tuesday afternoon. The subject for this afternoon will be "Shylock The Facts Be hind This Fiction." The lectures are sponsored by the Hillel foun dation, and the public is invited to attend. Rabbi Perlman was awarded his master's degree in Hebrew literature at the Jewish Insti tute of Religion in 1930, and a B. S. degree in social science at the College of the City of New York in 1926. He also did gradu ate work in sociology and social legislation at Columbia. Rabbi Perlman has been at the Uni versity since September. AVC to Discuss Proxy Balloting A discussion of proxy voting will be the topic for discussion tonight when the American Vet erans committee meets in the Presbyterian church on Franklin street. The renewal of memberships will also be on the agenda of events. All AVC members must renew their memberships for 1949. According to a new rule re cently passed by the national AVC convention, known Com munists cannot join AVC in good faith. However, any person de siring to join AVC can request a hearing by the membership committee. Hospital Program Cut Veterans' Bonus Frowned on By Truman Budget Message WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. (UP) President Truman made it plain in his budget message today that he frowns on a veterans' bonus at this time. He also announced a major cut back in the veterans' hospital construction program, cancelling 24 hospital projects in various parts of the country. Mr. Truman asked $5,500,000,000 for veterans benefits in fiscal 1950. He said that is down $1, 300,000,000 from the current year but still represents one-eighth of the entire cost of government. He emphasized that there will still be plenty of veterans hos pital space in every section to take care of everyone with a Bad Weather Plagues Whole Nation As Snowstorm, Rain Hit California CHICAGO, Jan. 10 (UP) Rain, sleet and snow plagued much of the nation from the Pacific coast to the Appala chians today and highway tra vel was hazardous. Rain fell in southern Cali fornia after a rare snowstorm and Los Angeles reported a mid-day temperature of 38 degrees. Forecasters said the worst weather stretched from the Appalachians westward across the Ohio valley, over the cen tral Mississippi valley and Vice President DURHAM. Jan. 10 (UP) Dr. Paul Magners Gross, dean of the Duke university graduate school, has been named vice president of Duke university. Gross' election was announ ced by a spokesman for the Duke board of trustees. He succeeded Dr. W. H. Wanna maker, who became vice-chancellor of the university last September. Gross is a member of the panel of experts advising the Tennessee Valley authority on research program develop, ments. GM Janitor Has Perfect Score In Bowl Contest T. R. Stone, Graham Memorial janitor, correctly named the win ner in the seven bowl games on the ballot to win the Bowl Picking contest. His prize will consist of eight cartons of Chesterfields. Wilburn J. Lowe, 209 Ruffin, named the correct winners in all but the Dixie bowl to place sec ond and win four cartons of Chesterfields. Kirby Sullivan, 500 N. Colum bia street, missed the Sugar bowl winner and will receive two cartons of Chesterfields. The Chesterfields can be pick ed up by the winners in the Tarnation office located in the basement of Graham Memorial. Farmers' Co-op To Demonstrate A team from the Farmer's Dairy Co-operative will give a nutrition demonstration on dairy products at the meeting of the Carolina Dames club on Wed nesday night, Jan. 12, in the Pine room of Lenoir hall. All members of the club and other persons interested are urged to attend the meeting. service-connected ailment, and beds left over. But Rep. John E. Rankin (D Miss.) who will be chairman of the House Veterans committee, said he was "extremely disap pointed." "Our first duty is to the men who fought the nation's battles in time of war, and who are now physically unable to take care of themselves," Rankin said. Mr. Truman agreed, in his budget message, that the nation's "primary long-run obligation" is to disabled vetera'ns and depen dents of those who died in ser vice. But at the same time he raised a go-slow signal on new benefits for men who left the service as hale and hearty as they went in. from South Dakota across the plains states to Oklahoma and northern Texas. Yesterday's cold wave mod erated as it moved east, but the western states still were bitter cold. At mid-day it was 17 below zero at 'Billings, Mont., and 18 below at Havre, Mont. Minot, N.D., reported minus 13- and it was five below at Valentine. Neb. Some snow fell in Colorado and at Las Vegas, Nev. It was a shivering eight above zero at Reno, Nev., at mid-day. o rrv ft H mmuiii 4 ' i ; s gi :gnt ' v' - --'' - '-x-.-?vf THE SPECTACULAR CRASH of an Air Force F-80 plane (puff of smoke at left) was witnessed by 5,000 spectators at the All-American air show in Miami. Fla. The craft, flying informa tion with the jets shown overhead, exploded, killing the pilot. Religious Week Church Field Secretary To Take Part In Seminar i i f v ; t s ITT ,1 k A-Ji.t i-fcA . DR. GEORGE D. KELSEY German- Fraternity To Meet Thursday ' The Beta Rho chapter 'of jpelta Phi ' Alpha, national honorary German fraternity, 1 will hold' it's" quarterly business meeting Thurs day at 7:30 in Roland Parker lounge 3 of Graham Memorial. All active members are urged to attend, since several vital items must be brought before the entire membership. Bewildered and Confused Mother Jailed, Father Dead, Six-Year-Old Comes to U.S. WESTOVER FIELD, Mass., Jan. 10 (UP) Bewildered and confused, six-year-old Jimmy Ybarbo returned to the United States today still unaware that his father was dead and his mother in prison. He stepped from a C-47 trans port plane into a blaze of flood lights and flashbulbs. He punched at his eyes and complained that he couldn't see. When the lights went out, Jimmy looked around and rushed into the arms of the first wo man he saw. He kissed her. The woman, a total stranger, was a reporter whom Jimmy ap parently thought was an aunt on hand to greet him. Like all other stops, however, the people hovered about him were strangers. Jimmy wasn't even sure about Charles B. Bailey, Jr., of Maiden, an uncle, who had st Dcmv Tomorro Dr. George D. Kelsey, associ ate executive secretary in".field administration of the Federal Council of Churches, will be one of the seminar leaders during Religious Emphasis week, to be held Jan. 24 through Jan. 27. As executive secretary, Dr. Kelsey, who was previously the director of the School of Religion at Morehead college, travels the country, explaining the federal council's program. A native of Georgia, Dr. Kel sey attended Morehead college, Andovor - Newton Theological seminary, and received his Ph.D. from Yale university. He has fel lowships from the General Edu cation board, the Julius Rosen wald fund, and the Charles Fos ter Kent Fellowship in Religion in Higher Education. Dr. Kelsey is a member of the Fellowship of Southern Church men, the Young Men's Christian association, and the National Council on Religion in Higher Education. His journalistic writ ings include articles on "The Nature of the Christian Ethic," "Christian Love and Race Rela- j tions," and the "Christian Way i in Race Relations." come to take him home. Bailey told the boy about his grandmother and her dog. Jim my perked up a bit and said he was "glad to.be home." "I want to see Rex," he said. Jimmy still thinks he flew from Germany to the United States to visit his grandmother. His mother, he believes, is sick in a hospital. No one has told him yet that his mother, Wilma, 23, was sentenced to 20 years in pri son for shooting her soldier hus band. Bailey said that neither he nor the grandmother had any idea of how or when they would break the news to the boy. He had been waiting all day for Jimmy to arrive and was ready to leave the field after he learned that the plane carrying Jimmy from Germany had been delayed at Stephenville, Newfoundland. Wir il o n r n w Ull gin? Gates to Talk On Viewpoint Of Indictment Communist Party, Forum Sponsoring By Sam McKeel John Gates, editor of the Daily Worker, New York Communist newspaper, and one of the 12 men recently indicted by the federal grand jury of New York, will speak in Memorial hall tomorrow night at 6:45. Co-sponsored by the Carolina Forum and the Communist party of Chapel Hill, Gates will pre sent the views of the men who were indicted for "conspiracy." Gates is one of the 12 mem bers of the national board of the Communist party. The board in its entirety was indicted. A long list of activities and arrests lie behind Gates. In 1933 he was arrested in Warren, Ohio and charged with "making a loud noise without a permit." . In releasing the news that it was co-sponsoring a Communist speaker on the campus the Caro lina Forum made the following statement: "The Carolina forum was founded for the purpose of bringing to the campus of the University well informed per sons to speak on current national and international problems. The Forum maintains that jt is its duty to present all points of view on these subjects. "Embracing five major organi zations who frequently brought speakers to the campus, the forum at times co-sponsors with minor organizations, speakers whose af filiations or backgrounds would make them of interest to the entire campus. "The forum was approached by the Communist party of Chapel Hill in the hope that the forum would co-sponsor with them a speaker who would pre sent clearly the case of the 12 Communists recently indicted by the federal grand jury of New York. "Thus, in line with the Uni versity's tradition of fairness to all points of view, the forum and the Communist party of Chapel Hill will jointly sponsor the speech of John Gates. LATE NEWS BULLETINS New Dispute WASHINGTON, Jan. 10. (UP) President Truman to day asked Congress for $14, 263,000,000 for defense spending in fiscal 1950 and immediately dumped into another dispute over the 70-group Air Force. U. N. Intervenes LAKE SUCCESS, N. Y, Jan. 10. (UP) The United Nations intervened in the tense dispute between Great Britain and Israel tonight to protect the coming UN armistice negotia tions for Palestine, but Israel's UN delegate complained that the British were jeopardizing the talks by their "provocative maneuvers." Found Guilty HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 10 (UP) Actor Robert Mitchum and two co-defendants were found guilty on a charge of conspiracy to possess mari juana today after they refused a jury trial and didn't even bother to defend themselves. Hirohito's Duty TOKYO, Jan. 10. (UP) Gen. Douglas MacArthur told Emperor Hirohito today that his duty was to lead the Japan- 1 ese people to a democratic way of life, informed Japanese sources said.
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