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EDITORIALS Object to Communists The Time U Now Sun. Infirmary WEATHERS Partly cloudy with showers. United Press CHAPEL HILL, N. C. SATURDAY, MAY 21, 1949 Phone F-3371 F-3361 NUMBER 174 11.11 IVI n. I . I I . - " 1 - JLI I Jk - r vwnn sw. " ' - J SjSfr&fc1 - ' i-l.M.M.,i. in r m. THESE PRETTY GIRLS are sponsors for the annual Spring Germans to be held tonight in Wool len Gymnasium under the sponsorship of the German Club. Top row. left to right: Edith Hall. Durham, with Carl Durham. Chapel Hill. Sigma Nu. treasurer of the German Club; Martha Best York. Concord, with Sonny Lawson, Sumter. S. C. Zela Psi; Corinne Grimsley. Greensboro, with Henry Dowdy.. High Point. Kappa Alpha, secretary of the Club; Barbara Fehr. Charlotte, with Roy McNight. Sigma Chi. Charlotte, and Barbara Blair. Germantown. Pa., with George Strong. Philadelphia. Delia Psi. Middle Row: Liddy Bet Myatt. Goldsboro. with Roy Holslen. Glen Rock. N. J.. Delta Kappa Epsilon; Billie Jones. Macon. Ga.. with George Blackwelder. Raleigh. Phi Delta Theta: Betty Ann Cooper. Greensboro, with Wilson Trotter. Leaksville. Sigma Alpha Epsilon: Sue Gardner. Golds boro. with Neal Partrick. Wilmington. Kappa Alpha; Mary Moore. Lumberton. with Gene Graham. Charlotte. Sigma Chi. Bottom row: Julia Pinnix. Greensboro, with Steve Jones. Clinton. Phi Gamma Delta; Katherine Scruggs. Rutherfordton. with Rex Kennedy. Jacksonville, Fla.. Pi Kappa Alpha; Nelle Perry. Eden ton with Bruce Jones. Edenton. Sigma Nu: Gay Williams. Winston-Salem, with Jimmy Hardison. Kap pa Sigma. Wadeboro; and Jean Roberts. Durham, with James Holt. Jr. Raleigh. Alpha Tau Omega. Charles Dixon Wins Mangum Medal Speaking On Banning Communists Pharmacy Senate Elects Officers Floyd Jones, rising senior from Morehead City, was elect ed President of the Pharmacy Senate which held its last meet ing of the year in the Senate room of Howell Hall last Tues day. Six people were also initiated into the senate. They are Har old Day, Spruce Pine; John Lowder, Albemarle; James P. ) Green, Bakersville; John Wood ard, Hamlet; Ben Cooper, War saw; and Earl Williams, Gaston ia. The other officers of the eroub include newly initiated r Ron '.Tnnp? Sprretarv-Tr-sasurer: W UVM) " t Jarvis Alligood, Recorder; Oscar Mills Reporter; Bob Scharff, Parliamentarian. ' An ovation of thanks was ex tended Dr., E. A.Brecht for ser vice "rendered as founder and faculty'' adviser 'during the year. Cowlcs Elected At Press Meet , Miss Porter Cowles, Assistant Director of the University of North Carolina Press, was elected Secretary-Treasurer of the Asso ciation of American University ''Presses at the annual meeting of the' Association just held at , Princeton, N. J. Miss Cowles has served as a member of the executive com mittee for the last two years. Other new officers: Savoie Lot tinville, Director, University of Oklahoma Press, president, and Samuel T. Farquhar, Director, University of California Press at ' Berkeley, vice-president. The re tiring president is Datus C. Smith, Jr., Director of the Princeton Press.' Feature of the meeting was the presentation of the Survey of University Presses, the result of an investigation conducted during the past year by Chester Kerr. This survey was sponsored by the American Council of Learned Societies through the As sociation of American University Presses, with a grant from the Rockefeller Foundation ; Miller and Giles Receive Mention In Annual Event By Margaret Gaston Charles Dixon, senior from Belmont, won the Willie P. Mangum medal in oratory Tues day night when he spoke on "Outlawing of the Communist Party in the United States," Dean E. L. Mackie of student awards and scholarships said yesterday. Bill Miller of Greenville, S.C., received first honorable mention for his oration on "A Citizen's Duty," and Robert Giles, from Chapel Hill, was awarded second honorable mention. Giles sppke on "Institutional Bondages." The contest, second since the war, featured seniors delivering original orations. The contest was sponsored by Dean Mackie, who presided over the program. Mackie said that "all the speech es were very good." J udges for the event were Gerald Barrett of the Economics Department, Earl Wynn, direc tor of the Communications Cen ter, and E. J. Woodhouse of the Political Science Department. Other seniors competing for the medal were Sam Manning, speaking on "Jefferson and Ham ilton;" Bob Ormand, "The Ivory Tower that is Carolina;" Emily Baker, "Is There Freedom in America:" and Marion Wood bury, "Student and the Commu nist." Last year's winner was Robert Coulter of Chapel Hill. Faculty members who have won the award in the past include Fred Weaver, Dean of Students, and Dr. Albert Coates, director of Institute of Government. In his oration, "Outlawing of the Communist Party in the United States," Dixon spoke as if he were addressir: the United States Senate on the question. "The issue facing us now is not to choose between these rival ideologies but to decide upon the wisdom of passing this bill which would make it a punishable crime to become a member of the Communist Party," Dixon said. He pointed out that the bill "undoubtedly amounts to a re striction of freedom of speech." Dixon then said that "a small (See MANGUM, page 4) r Student Advisers To Meet Tuesday Roy Armstrong, director of admissions, and Dean of Stu dents Fred Weaver spoke at meeting of student advisers Thursday night in Phillips Hall Part of the ' spring training program for advisers, the meet ing was the final one attended only by coeds. At a meeting Tuesday night at 7:30 in 206 'Phillips, men counsellors wil meet with the coed advisers in order to better intenrate next year's program. Armstrong spoke Thursday night on the value of the test ing program, and Dean Weaver discussed coeducation and lead ershiD. "Your .iob." Weaver said, "is to make the level o womanhood on the campus not medium high, but superior high If you have done this, you will have helped not only your. Alma Mater, but yourself." Her Capps Always Off It's A Lonely Life For MC's Wife He Gives Her The Air Every Night By Wuff Newell "When Jimmy goes off the air in June for a three months va cation, it'll be just like a second honeymoon for us." That, briefly, is how Aimee Capps, wife of WPTF's unofficial matrimonial bureau head sum med up the life of a radio family. "We were married two years ago last March, but with Jimmy working every night I hardly feel as if I ever see him," she ex plained. Jimmy Capps will be on the campus tomorrow night with a special program of "Our Best to You" designed and planned for Carolina students. The WPTF Cupid will play records on the front porch of Graham" Memorial from 9 until 11 in conjunction with the University Club's Music under the Stars. Aimee, who is about five feet tall and looks as if she might Court Asked To Dismiss Eisler Plea Bail-Jumping Red Wanted in Prison WASHINGTON, May 20. (UP) -The Justice Department today asked the Supreme Court to dis miss fugitive Communist leader Gerhart Eisler's contempt of Con gress appeal so he can be clapped in jail the moment he is return ed to the United States. In a memorandum filed with the high" court, the Department said the bespectacled little, bail- jumping German is a "fugitive from justice" and has forfeited any right to further consideration from the tribunal. Eisler, often called the number one communist in the United States, fled the country May 6 aboard the Polish steamer Ba tory while his Supreme Court appeal was pending. He was taken off the ship at Southampton, England by British authorities who are holding him for a hearing on this government's request that he be returned. In addition to the contempt of Congress charge, Eisler has been found guilty of making false statements in a request to leave the country. He had been free on bond pending appeals from both charges. A federal district court judge here has declared $20,000 of Eisler's $23,500 bond forfeit since he skipped the country. His conviction on the contempt of Congress charge, carrying a one-year prison sentence ana $1,000 fine, has been sustained by a circuit court of appeals. The Supreme Court agreed to con sider an appeal from that de cision and has heard arguments from both sides. - - - " The Justice Department said the high court could use its own "sound discretion" about hearing appeals and urged it to reverse its action now and throw Eisler's appeal out. The Department argument was that Eisler has no further right of appeal because he "took ad vantage of his freedom on bail, which was only possible recause of the additional time required for proceedings in this court. If the government's request is granted, Eisler would go to jail and begin serving his one-year sentence the moment he is re turned to the States. Graham Is Honored At Alumni Meeting Sen. Frank P. Graham, former president of the University, was guest of honor at an Alumni meet ing in Washington last night. Maryon Saunders, secretary of the Alumni Association, and Gordon Gray, president of the Carolina chapter, were in Wash ington for the occasion. still be in college, graduated from Furman in 1945. After graduation she went to work for a radio station in Greenville," S. C. The following year Jimmy joined the staff and a year later they were married. "And in the two years we've been married, we've had eight dogs. Don't you think that's a remarkable sized family for a couple married such a short time?" Aimee laughed. In Greenville Aimee was a con tinuity writer. She still feels that radio is the most fascinating work there is. "But marriage and radio can't mix," she explained. "Besides, WPTF has a rule that only one person in a family may work on the station." Aimee still is on the inside of radio, however, for she is keep er of the scrapbook in the Capps family. Jimmjr saves many of his i M sal 7 f . - ft am ANNE MARTIN as Portia, and Martha Gralion as Nerissa in a scene from "The Merchant of Venice." a Carolina Play makers' production playing in the Forest Theatre tonight and tomorrow night at 8:30. In case of rain, the show will be played the next clear night. Fraternities Warned Of Sex Movie Thief Police Tell Frats to Watch for Man Who Raided State College Last Week Campus fraternities have been warned by the Chapel Hill police department to be on the lookout for a thief who raided several State College fraternities last week-end. Hard re to Speak At State College Dr. Jacques Hardre and Dr. Hugo Giduz of the University French Department will attend ceremonies at State College in Raleigh on Monday when Dr. George B. Watts of Davidson College will present the French Thank-You Album to the state of North Carolina. After the presentation and ac ceptance, Dr. Hardre will ad dress the group of North Caro lina school children attending the ceremonies. Hardre was edu cated in public schools in France. The Thank-You Album, a lim ited edition bound in leather, in cludes a letter from the presi dent of France to the chief exec utive of the United States, 10 water color and crayon drawings by French children, eight let ters from French children, and five recordings of French pro vincial songs. most interesting letters in addi tion to press clippings. At present the Capps are preparing to move to a new tfpartment, so Aimee has been busy sorting out the thousands of letters Jimmy has accumulated during the two and one half years that "Our Best to You" has been on the air. "Some of the letters are awfully cute," Aimee said. "Once two Carolina boys got hold of a mimeograph machine and for several days Jimmy received 50 identical cards a day. It certainly-made people think that he was receiving lots of mail." Jimmy hates to throw away some letters without playing' their requests, the lady of the family explained, but so many people request so many different num bers, it would be impossible to play them all. "Jimmy loves to get mail," See CAPPS, page 4) The thief is reported to pose as a seller of sex movie films which he uses as a front to get into the houses. After showing his stock of sex films in the fraternity houses he returns later in the night and loots the houses. State College fraternity men lost several wallets and cameras af ter a visrt by the "film mer chant" last Saturday. So far, the thief has not visit ed the University but State col lege students stated he had ask ed several of them how far it was to Chapel Hill. Smith Voted Head Of Pharmacy Frat Henry Dale Smith of Spartan burg, S. C. was elected president of Rho Chi, national pharmacy fraternity, at a meeting at the Carolina Inn Thursday night. Bob Wilson of Hendersonville was elected vice-president and Bob Woody of Snow Camp was named secretary-treasurer. Following the election of of ficers, Kelly Turner, Bob Scharff and Wayne Mitchell gave a re port on the national Rho Chi convention they attended in Jack sonville, Fla. Retiring officers of the fra ternity are Russell Young, presi dent; John Hood, vice-president; William Moorefield Puckett, secretary-treasurer, and Dr. E. A. Brecht, faculty adviser. Dr. Hartung to Talk At Wesley Meeting At the Sunday Supper Pro gram of th Wesley Foundation, Dr. Walter Hartung, Professor in the School of Pharmacy, will speak on the topic: "A Scientist Views Religion." He will discuss some of the problems modern day Christian students face as they attempt to live in two worlds. Dr. Hartung was named in 1948 as one of the ten most able chemists engaged in some twenty fields of Engineering Medical Chemistry. Prior to coming to Chapel Hill he taught at the Uni versity of' Wisconsin and the Uni versity, of Maryland, Mull Wants Trustees To Remove Freistadt Former Speaker of NC House Advocates Discharge of Communist as Instructor Odus Mull of Shelby, former Speaker of the North Caro lina House of Representatives, in a letter addressed to Vic tor Bryant of Durham, chairman of the University's Board of Trustees, and all other trustees, yesterday asked that Communist Hans Freistadt be discharged as a part-time instructor at the University, the Durham Sun reported yesterday. Fellowships Will Be Cut, Senator Says Doctor Will Lose Funds for Study WASHINGTON, May 20. (UP) Chairman Brien McMahon, D., Conn., of the Congressional Atom ic Energy Committee said today he would move to shut off fed eral funds for Dr. Isador S. Edel- man of Brooklyn because the physician was denied security clearance for atomic research. Edelman is taking non-secret studies at the Peter Bent Brigham hospital in Boston under a fel lowship provided by the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission. His name was brought into Senate appropriations subcommittee in vestigation of the fellowship pro gram after Commission Chairman David E. Lilienthal said three alleged Communists have received the government grants. It was not clear whether Lil ienthal meant to count Edelman among the three alleged Com munists. He told the subcommittee Edelman was - denied clearance for secret research and , steered into non-secret medical work be cause of "derogatory information that he either was a Communist symphatizer or had associations with Communists." ; In Boston, Edelman told re porters he attended a few Com munist meetings in 1943 "out of curiosity" but was "quickly dis illusioned." He asserted vehem ently that he is now an "anti Communist." While Lilienthal mentioned no other names, presumably one of the three persons he had in mind is Hans Freistadt, avowed Com munist student at the University of North Carolina whose $1,600 fellowship touched off a Senate1 investigation of the whole pro gram. McMahon said his committee will question Edelman at a pub lic hearing' Monday. It has al ready quizzed Freistadt. He said that in addition to Edelman and Freistadt, there are "several other cases" the committee will invest igate in closed sessions. Sen. Bourke B. Hickenlooper, R., Ia., told reporters he knows of "three or four others (holding fellowships) whose background or record of associations makes them (See FELLOWSHIP, page 4) devil's Tramping Ground University Press Publishes Book ' Of Unsolved Mysteries in State A collection of intriguing mys-j On Saturday night, May 21, tery stories of North Carolina from 8:15 to 8:30, WPTF will from the days of the Lost Colony which landed in North Carolina in 1584 right on up to World War II are contained in an at tractive volume, "The Devils Tramping Ground" by John Har den, well known North Carolina newspaperman, which has just been published by the University of North Carolina Press. Illu strations are by Mary Lindsay McAlister. The volume is composed main ly of .stories which Harden nar rated on a weekly radio program entitled "Tales of Tar Heelia" which was broadcast from Station WPTF in Raleigh during 1948 and 1947 when Harden was sec retary to former Governor Gregg Cherry.. .. "I know that you will agree with me that the fathers and mothers of our State do not want their children taught by Com munists," the letter said. "Like wise, the taxpayers would not want tax money used in paying a Communist teacher." Freistadt is a part-time in structor and graduate assistant in the University's -Department of Physics. Bryant was out of town, and could not be reached by tele phone late yesterday afternoon. The full Board of Trustees will meet in Chapel Hill Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock, a spokes man from South Building said. This will be the regular spring meeting of the full board. Tom Clark Says Unwanted Aliens At Large in U. S. WASHINGTON, May 20. (UP) Attorney General Tom C. Clark advised Congress today that 3,300 "undesirable aliens," mostly from iron curtain nations are .at large in this country because of loop holes in immigration laws. He indicated that many of them are engaged in subversive activ ities. Clark revealed the data as Arnold Johnson, legislative sec retary of the American Commun ist Party, was telling a Senate hearing that party members will "go underground" if Congress passes a law requiring them to register. "We wouldn't register," tha Communist leader said. "We would not abide by a law that violates the rights of the Ameri can people the Bill of Rights and the Constitution." Clark wrote the House Judic iary Committee urging approval of a bill to tighten, immigration laws and prevent a repetition of Gerhart Eisler's bail-jumping escape from the United States. The measure would authorize the Attorney General to hold un desirable aliens in jail without bond and deport them to any country tnat will take them. Un der present law, they must be released 6n bail until they are deported and can only , be sent back to their homelands. Pointing out that Eisler was able to stow away on the Polish ship Batory only because he was free on $23,500 bond, Clark said the No. 1 Communist would not have been able to escape if the proposed legislation already were in force. broadcast a dramatization of one of the stories, "The Missing Major" by the University of North Caro lina Communication Center. The story, the locale of which is Ral eigh, is one of the unsolved mys teries of this state during World War II. Harden, a native of Graham, began newspaper work in high school and continued his report ing activities after he became a student at the University of North Carolina where he claim3 ha worked eight hours a day in the University News Bureau unr der the guidance of Director Bob Madry. He thinks that it was during this period that he first learned to drink his famed 20 cups of coffee a day. j
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