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U.U.C. Library Serials Dept. Chapel- Hill, !!. C. 8-31-49 EDITORIALS politics Back io Nornrtl CPU Inquiring Reporirr WEATHER Cloudy and cooL Elections Board VOLUME LVIII Associated Press CHAl'EL HILL, N. C. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1950 Phone F-3371 F-3361 . NUMBER 83 1 Wiss Campus Chesf Contest Called Off By Chest Board Not To Help In Cover Gal Drive Either Chest Campaign Set To Continue; Coed Rage Cited The Campus Chest yesterday anccllcd the "Miss Campus Chest" contest, refused to coop rate with The Daily Tar Heel in naminc a "Miss Carolina Cover Girl" for Collier's Magazine firmly said the de-scxed itvlc community chest drive would go on as scheduled Sunday through next Friday. The full Board of Directors for the Chest drive did not meet on the matter, but spokesmen for the Board described the question as "settled." Even though arrangements were set up for a beauty contest already, the Chest officials said they could not undertake the naming of the Collier's beauty contest winner. "We're up to our necks in organizing the drive already," the said. The primary reason the "Miss Campus Chest" affair was can celled was supposedly because of coed resentment of the title of the winner. No opposition could be found yesterday, however, to the proposed switch to the Col lier's beauty contest. - - -. Coeds voiced their disapproval of the original contest plan over the weekend, and spokesmen from each each sorority indicated that girls from those organiza tions would not be among the entrants. Mike McDanicl, member of the Chest Board of Directors, said far- fJf? '' V f fv v iJ zinc, but f " y C ! campus- V 4J HAS HE SHOWN any improvement in the last few days? This is Campus Cop D. G. Simms, who was described in a Daily Tar Heel editorial last week as a "Little Caesar" of the campus whose attitude and out-of-lhe-line-of-duty harangues at students had no place a the University. His boss. P. L. Burch, said yester day he would have a statement on the matter soon. The Daily Tar Heel asked that Simms be removed from his job if he did not "straighten up and fly right" in the performance of his duty. Variety Show Is Set By Local Benefit Program Includes Nine Acts; Norman Cordon Master of Ceremonies PTAGroup A nine-act variety show, featuring some of the best ama niot in Vio 5ma will hip nrpspntpH Vv trip Chanel Hil the first contest "was proposed .t i t;,- Wnniion r.umriaciiim nn in good faith as a means of pro- Wednesd February 8, starting at 7:30. curing greater student coopera- J i TVlo nrnffram inrlnrtp snrh fa mous talent as Bob Cox and his Debaters Are Miami-Bound For Tourney Four varsity debaters head tion and interest in the Campus Chest drive." Purchase Cards 4 Arc Discussed Troposals by the Univcristy National Students Association for a campus purchase card system have been presented to the Cha- gouth tonight to participate in pel Hill-Carrboro Merchants As- Miami Invitational Debate soc.at.on. Herman Sieber, WbA Tournament in sunny Florida cnairman, saia yesieraay. Herb Mitchell and Paul Roth ims rcccni proposal is, u.u ' win down with the negative Luna on inc pian maue uy . . . . . , ,,,v,:i0 Rnu v, u4. viewpoint in mind, wniie aoo NSA committee to the merchants. J Keenef wiU Sicbcr said that "definite pro- on . affirmative gress seems to have been made on S,hntSXPrrs!dent Bill i-Uon of basic non-agricultural Mackic, Bill Prince, Banks Tallcy industries. jofD3tofl cn , c- . . , .j.t Both teams are undefeated so and Sicbcr represented student " . nrriot0 r,, . Tk i.toct r,sal far this year in intercollegiate nnf,rnn . debating. They will return some- The purchase card system is a time Sunday after debating to- discount nlan in which students morrow, rnu-jr -j who Durchase the cards receive Some 15 schools will attend the discounts on merchandise bounht tournament. Among them will be at cooperating stores. It was dc- Notre Dame, Chicago, West Point, vised by the NSA, and is in op- and a number of Southern state cration in some 60 colleges. Low Bids -GREENSBORO, Jan. 31 (T) A. And T. College's board of trustees today received low bid totaling $138,915 for construction of an agriculturt extension build' Ing. The low bids, together with the architect's fee, would put a total price tag of $43,860 on the structure, well below the appro priation of $154,500. The bids are ubject to approval of the State Budget Bureau. Low bidders were King-Hunter Construction Company. $115,132 for general construction; Dixon and Christopher Plumbing Com- Panr. $5,300 for plumbing W. H. SulliTtn Company. $7,783 for heating, end Starr Electric Com pany. $10,200 for electrical work. all Greensboro concerns. universities. Each school will send two teams of two men each, and each team will engage in at least eight de bates, with the chance of going into the single ninth-debate finals Saturday afternoon. The tournament is sponsored by the University of Miami. Missouri Refuses To Leave Shoal NCRBOLK, Va., Jan. 31 (P) The battleship Missouri proved again today she's the heavyweight of the U. S. fleet by refusing to budge off her Chesapeake Bay shoal. The stranded giant sat forlorn ly proud in the mist j and fog at dawn unmoved by efforts of tugs, tide and the Navy best salvage I brains. "Mud Choppers, Mr. and Mrs. John Lehman and Lib Stoney in an exhibition of ball room danc ing, Bill Mead's University tumb lers, the Greenwood Square Dancers, Lanier Davis quartet and'a group of physical education majors in an exhibition of folk dancing. In addition there will be music by the Chapel Hill High School band, and juvenile dancing and children's music provided by grammar school students. Norman Cordon, former Metro politan Opera singer and current ly head of the University Music Foundation, will act as master of ceremonies. Tickets will sell for fifty cents each for adults and twenty-five cents for children. , Tickets may be obtained at the door on Wed nesday evening, at Jeff's, at Bob Smith's, UP Strikes Back At SP For Charges Roth Says Rivals Are 'Mud Slinging Explains Platform By Zane Robbins University Party Chairman Paul Roth yesterday made a ver bal retaliation to Student Party charges that the UP is out for political reputation and not d'em ocratic representation." SP Chairman Bill Prince and Publicity Chairman Graham Jones came out with a statement Mon day afternoon that was strongly critical of the UP's infant dormi tory representation plan. Roth in answer to "a few facts' brought out by the SP leaders said, "I sincerely regret that the chairman and publicity director of the Student Party have seen fit to begin a campaign which they admit is 'mud slinging.' The University Party does not wish to become a part of any smear campaigns. However, we would like to clear up a few of the mis understandings vhich seem to be in the minds of our opponents. "For several years our political opponents have lashed out at the UP because it had no representa tives of the dormitories in its policy-making group. Now that the UP has embarked on a long range program for that very pur pose, the S Pleaders see fit to call it undemocratic." The SP, in its criticism of the UP dorm representation program said that the fraternity represen tation was much greater than that enjoyed by students living in dorms. ; . . . . The UP "chairman pointed out in rebuttal, that the SP is basing its conclusions on an incomplete program, adding that the plan will, in all probability, be altered in the future to allow the dorms more liberal representation to the policy-making body. "When this program of dormi tory representation was announc ed at our meeting last Wednes day, it was made very clear that this was merely the initial step in our reorganization, "the UP (See ROTH, page 4) Tuition Ac "iAr "At M rs.FDR Ta Acme In Reaction Says Weil Talker Speaks to Student Luncheon at Inn; Cites Loyalty Oath as Bad Example By Chuck Hauser . Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt told a gathering of University students yesterday that "Communism is the acme of conservatism." The scene was a student-sponsored luncheon in the Caro lina Inn at which the former First Lady gave a brief address after she arrived in Chapel Hill to deliver the three Weil' Lectures tonight through Thursday at 8:30 in Memorial Hall. "Conservatism," she explained, : : : "fundamentally means that youl . UN Is Tool; Says Speaker In Weil Talk tion Is Predi Iks On Reds ere a YMCA Freshman Host to Women For six hours this Saturday af ternoon the YMCA freshmen will entertain a group of students from Averitt Women's College of Danville, Va. The "Y" is planning dates for these girls through the work of the freshmen council. The Y, however, is opening the chance to all freshmen not only those on the council. Anyone interested should call the "Y" office before Friday. The girls will arrive on Saturday at 2 o'clock and will leave at 8:30. Planned for the girls are a trip to the planatarium, a dance at j Graham Memorial, and a supper believe in the preservation of what now exists, and that you be lieve in leaving power in trie hands of a few peopla. ' "Under Communism, the power is in the hands of a few, and they are not very prone to make any change. They conduct purges because they are afraid of free change of will and new thoughts and ideas." Mrs. Roosevelt pointed out that people accept Communism or fascism ("they're very much alike") because they are accus tomed to being taken care of and having no personal responsibility. "The German and Russian peo ple have that background of be ing taken care of," she continued, "even though the Russians were riot 'well treated 'under" the" czars; they were cared for?' The government under Com munism or fascism, she said with a laugh, does not provide the same security that "our insecure democratic state provides. ' We may not have a job at all, but the Russian has one and before he can go through all the chan nels to get permission to change it he is dead." On another tack, the widow of the late President Roosevelt stressed to her student audience, "You will find, if you are not careful, that you are fighting for democracy with the very wea pons which make totalitarianism." Citing the loyalty oaths as an example, she pointed, out that the loyalty oaths do not achieve their purpose ("Communists don't mind signing them") 'and they "invade our privacy" in addition. "But I fill out a loyalty oath every time I am re-elected to the United Nations," she sighed, "and every time I list all the organiza tions I have belonged to." Mrs. Roosevelt pointed out that one of her organizations, a Yugo slavian relief agency now out of business, was on the subversive list and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, another, was a borderline (See WEIL, page 4) Mrs. Roosevelt Is Introduced By Goy. Scott mmm . milium imikii iiim . u nrawmp, W hi t3 Lr jJ !i -1 fill Ge iger Piano Concert Is Scheduled Under GM Sponsorship For Sunday Ruth Geiger, noted pianist, will' give a recital in Hill Hall Sunday night under the sponsorship of Graham Memorial. Miss Geiger, who, was born in Vienna, began her study of the piano at an eaiTy age, and while still a child appeared as soloist with an orchestra in Vienna. When she was eight years old, she appeared with Emil Sauer, world-famous virtuoso. When she wos 15 years old, her parents brought her to the United States, where she studied with Josef Levinne at the Julliard Graduate School. Miss Geiger is best known for having won two distinguished awards in two seasons. In 1942 she won the National Music League Award, and a year later she won the Naumburg Award RUTH GEIGER In 1948 she was chosen a Na tional FinaTTst in the Piano Con test of the Rachmaninoff Fund and appeared in Carnegie Hall with the NBC Symphony con ducted by Fritz Reiner. For the past three summers she has been the initial soloist in the summer series of the Berkshire Museum Auditorium at Pittfield, Mass. Miss Geiger has given four Town Hall recitals and has played numerous programs at the Brooklyn Museum and at the Na tional Gallery in Washington. Miss Geiger's program here, which ? will begin- at 8:30, will include the Mozart F major sona ta, K. 332, Schubert B flat major sonata, op. posth., the Ravel So- natine and the third Prokof ieff sonata. The set-up of the United Na tions "is only machinery," Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt said tonight, "and we must back up each part of it if we are to win the long fight for peace." The widow . of - the late Presi dent ..Franklin D. Roosevelt , con tinued, "we must take each op portunity we have to bring the maximum weight to bear from our country if we hope to achieve constructive ends." ' Mrs., Roosevelt arrived in Ra leigh this morning and has fol lowed a tight schedule of press conferences, radio broadocasts. breakfast and tour of N. C. State College, luncheon with students in Chapel Hill, and a dinner at the Morehead Planetarium to night. Her address in Memorial Hall at the University of North Caro lina tonight was the first in the annual series of three Weil Lee tures on American Citizenship, established here 36 years ago by the families of Sol and Henry Weil of Goldsboro. Several mem bers of the Weil family were pre sent. Mrs. Roosevelt, who has again charmed the University village, was introduced tonight by Gov ernor W. Kerr Scott, with whom she had breakfast this morning at the home of Jonathan Daniels, editor of the Raleigh News and Observer. Chancellor R. B. House gave a welcome and presided over the session which was concluded with a question-and-answer session under the chairmanship of John Sanders, chairman of the Caro lina Forum. Mrs. Roosevelt's general topic for the Weil Lectures is "The United Nations," and her specific subject tonight was its organiza tion and development. Mrs. Roosevelt has been one of five delegates of the United States delegation to the General Assem bly since 1946 and is the-U. S. representative on the Commission of Human Rights. PRESIDENT TRUMAN yes terday asserted that the U. S. must be able to defend itself 'against any possible aggressor," in giving the AEC the go ahead signal on plans for the hydrogen bomb. HST Orders H-Bomb Plan To Be Pushed Says Necessary To Help Against 'Possible' War Playmakers' Comedy Ready For Reading Copies of Francis M. Casey's new Irish-American comedy, Angels run - .front, are now available in the reserve room of the library for persons interested in reading for roles during open try-outs on Thursday and Friday afternoons. "Angels Full Front" will be the next major production of the Playmakers and will be the touring , attraction played throughout North and South Carolina in March. WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 (IP) President Truman today gave the fateful order for develop ment of the hydrogen super bomb so that the United States may defend itself "against any possible aggressor." Mr. Truman indicated that the nations atomic scientists may already have started tackling the problem of creating a weapon far surpassing the destructive fury of the A-bomb. The president said: "I have directed the Atomic Energy Commission to continue its work on all forms of atomic weapons, including the so-called hydrogen or super-bomb. Like all other work in the field of atomic weapons, it is being and will be carried for ward on a basis consistent with the over-all objectives of our program for peace and security Reputedly eight to 1,000 times more devastating than the atom ic bombs dropped on Japan dur ing World War II, the H-bomb has been the subject of behind- the-scenes debate for at least four months. Mr. Truman said he gave the historic order because "it is part of my responsibility as commander-in-chief of our armed forces to see that our country is able to defend itself' against any attack. He said he has directed the AEC to press forward with the development of atomic weapons, including the H-bomb, "until a satisfactory plan for international control of atomic energy is achieved." Hopes for air-tight internation al control of atomic weapons as sponsored by this country in the United Nations have been repeatedly blocked by Russia's refusal to accept the American plan for international inspection. Mr. Truman's statement, hand ed to White House newsmen, gave no hint of a possible attempt to renew negotiations with Rus sia for international atomic con trol. But he did say: 'Reliable' Man Asserts Board To Make Move Jones Tells Phi Of Conversation During Fee Talk By Roy Parker. Jr. An attempt to get Univer sity tuition rates lowered will be made in a Board of Trus tees meeting within the next few months, Graham Jones, Student Party legislator, said tonight. He said he received such information in an in formal talk with a "reliable source. Jones told of the move during a Philanthropic Assembly meet ing which was debating the pro posed raise in student fees. Refusing to name his inform ant, Jones asserted that the per son had warned him that any raising of student fees might be detrimental to efforts to get the tuition rates lowered. The rates were raised only last winter by the General Assembly. Jones said that similar action (raising student fees) by the N. C. State College body last winter, hurt the efforts of the Greater University Student Coun cil, and the student governments of the three branches of the' University, in their unsuccessful fight to stop the raise. Jones threw in his bombshell while introducing an amendment to a Phi bill in favor of raising student block fees $1 per quarter. Jones' amendment, which passed, made it necessary for a student referendum to agree on the raise. The bill passed the Phi, 13-2. Chuck Hauser, managing editor of the Daily Tar Heel who was . attending the meeting as a mem- ' ber of a five-man discussion panel on student fees, told the session that, "the reason the fee raise was not pushed last winter was because of the same tuition raise question." Earlier Hauser had called for "go forward" attitude on fees, citing the expected expansion of the University through the medi cal school, and the overall rise in costs. The Board of Trustees culd only recommend that the tuition rates be lowered. It is up to the General Assembly to actually set the rate. The Board voted 58-15 to raise the rates last year, while the House of Representative of the General Assembly voted 47 44 in favor of the amendment to' the general appropriations bill which raised the rates. Indo China Moyc Hit by France PARIS, Jan. 31 (France sharply warned Russia tonight that Moscow's recognition of the "rebel" Ho Chi-Minh in Indo china gravely impaired Soviet French relations. At least the potentialities for another guerrilla conflict like that in Greece seemed to be shaping up in the rich tropical country where the French are backing a rival regime headed by ex-em peror Bao Dai. Durham Favors WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 tiP) Rep. Carl Durham (D-NC). vice-chairman of the Joint Atomic Energy Committee, said he "wholeheartedly endorses" President Truman's fateful de cision to speed development 'of the 'hydrogen "Super-bomb." Most Congressional leaders swung quickly behind the de cision. The general, the reaction on Capitol Hill was favorable. Members of both Senate and House said they felt the Presi dent had no other choice in the cold war with Russia. But they said fervently they hoped it would never be necesary to use such a fearsome weapon. .
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