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Carolina'! New Dean
Don't Mind the Cold
WEATHER
Cloudy and cooler.
VOLUME LVIII
Associated Press
CHAPEL HJLL, N, C. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1950
PHONE F-3361, F-3371
NUMBER 111
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" JOSEPHINE SHARKEY AND BRUCE STRAIT play Ma and
Pa Sullivan in Ihe Carolina Playmakers'.1 production of "Angels
Full Front," new comedy, by Francis M. Casey which is .sched
uled to open Tuerday evening for a six -day run in the Playmaker
Theatre. Miss. Sharkey.' a former member of the Ben Greet
Players, is handling her 30th tour ;show role, with the group. Strait
recently appeared in "Rain." ;,v ..'
'Fifty Grand' Set To Go
At Low Bargain Prices
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"Fifty Grand" for fifty cents
Fury is offering Chapel Hill theater goers" tomorrow, night
when the curtain goes up in Memorial Hall on the new
musieal-comedv show. ''
Bennett Will
Get Soft Coal
For U til Hies
Soft coal from a non-union
mine in West Virginia is being
brought to Chapel Hill to help
replenish the dwindling coal sup
plies of the University power
plant. J. S. Bennett, supervisor of
utilities, said yesterday. " . L
Forced to take to the use of
oil for fuel in the plant which
supplies the campus with heat
and hot water and the whole of
Chapel Hill with electricity, the
University is puchasing 8,000 gal
lons of petroleum daily, Bennett
said.
However, he said, four carload;
of bituminous coal have been
brought in the last two days,
enough to last a little more than
three days at the normal con
sumption rate of 75 tons daily.
'If coal should give out, we
could go completely to oil," Ben
nett said, but continued, saying
that regardless of what emer
gency mea:;ures were taken at
present, the plant would return
to coal as soon as possible.
It costs the University approx
imately twice as much for the
same amount of heat to operate
on oil U6 it does with coal, he
said.
Currently, two daily truekloads
of oil, amounting to 8,000 gal
lons, iux- being brought in from
Greensboro, to supply two-third3
of the fuel consumption of normal
times.
Graham's Helper
RALEIGH. Feb. 24 (IV C.
A. Upchurch. Jr., resigned to
day as director of ihe ABC
Board's Malt Beverage Division
to handle campaign publicity for
U. S. Senator Frank P. Graham.
Upchurch, a veteran Raleigh
newsman, will join Senator
Graham's,, campaign headquart
ers tomorrow.
State ABC Board Chairman
R. W. Winston wrote Upchurch
that he had done an "outstand
ing job" in organizing the Beer
Enforcement Division and that
he was accepting the resignation
"with regret.
"Your work in cleaning up
the undesireable beer outlets in
this state is not only much ap
preciated by this board, but by
the people of the entire state."
Winston said. I
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is the bargain Sound and
"Due to: the usual lack of funds
in student pockets about this time
of month,?", commented S &
president Mark Barker "we are
selling : tickets . for.' .this show at
'a much cheaper cost than for
"previous shows." .
Barker also' said he believed
the reduction in ticket prices
would attract more . people the
first night of production. The
Campus Chest will receive al
proceeds from this performance.
The-, production, .as
centered
around " the last five .decades at
Carolina1 with' Bill Rogers and
Wilma Jones supporting the love
plotithrpughout. The - "abnormal
sidekicks,? Jane Milligan and Jim
Mills, provide the laughs 'for the
evching. . . , . . , . .
'Bcsidcj the JonesrRqgers sing
ing "combination, Jack Prince will
warble out a few of the old-time
ballads.
A special treat in the show is
a male, quartet, "The Harmo
ncers," composed of Dick Smith,
Milton Bliss, Jack Clinard, and
Lanier Davis. The boys give out
with two medlies of "barber
shop" selections.
Secretary's Project
Gray's Scrapbook Waits
In South Building Office
. ' By Don Maynard
When Dr. Gordon Gray finally
settles down in his leather cov
ered chair behind the President's
desk in' South. Building, he'll
have a little back reading to
catch up with in his scrapbook.
Of course, chances are he
doesn't know yet of the scrap
book which is being kept by Miss
Jo Martin, secretary of the con
solidated University offices, be-
Church Will Hold
Square Dance At 8
The Presbyterian Church will
hold its weekly square dance to
night in the Church Hall at 8
o'clock.
Folk dances of foreign countries
as .well as American mountain
regions will be presented.
'' Arnold Wilson, noted square
dance caller, will do the an
nouncing of the dances which will
be to recorded music. ,
Refreshments, will be served at
10 o'clock. Students are invited
to attend.
Big Occasion
Will Feature
625 Athletes
Carolina Favored
To Retain Title;
Won 10 Out Of 14
By Frank AUstom.Jr.!
Woollen. Gymnasium: will
be the scene today; of the 15th
annual; Southern; Conference
Indoor Games as 625 athletes
representing 70 teams will
take part in the festivities.
Although the first event on the
schedule calls for morning com
petition in the Tin Can, there will
Carolina's chances in today's
big Indoor Meet took a nose
dive yeslerady when it was re
vealed that Bill Albans, star
cinderman who has been the
big wheel on the track squad
for the past year, is suffering
from a severe cold, and might
not be able to compete . today.
Albans will consult his doc
tor this morning for the final
decision. He is entered in four
events and is probably the chief
reason Coach Dale Ranson's
crew is rated among the favo
rites in the Conference division.
be action in Woollen from 1:30
this afternoon until 10:30 tonight.
Competition will be in four di
visions, conference,; non-conference,
freshman, and schlasticr
Carolina rides the crest of ; an
extended wave of indoor and out
door track victories as the Tar
Heels seek to successively defend
their indoof title won last year
and capture their eleventh title
since the meet's inception in 1930
The Tar Heels appear to be a
well-balanced team, strong in
every competition group. The
University of Maryland stacks up
as the logical contender for the
crown with Duke given a very
slim chance of pulling off an up
set. The two should, hovever,
fight it out for second-place hon
ors.
Georgia Tech returns to defend
the non-conference title, but will
face stiff competition from such
powers as Navy, Tennessee "and
Virginia
The freshman division will find
Carolina and Tennessee given the
best chances for victory. Caro
lina has developed a well-round
ed team, but Tennessee has
(See TAK HEELS, page 3)
cause he hasn't been in Chape
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up his hat.
But he'll find, when he finally
is settled down, that Miss Martin
has kept a complete record of his
activitcs from the day the nom
irtating committee of the Board
of Trustees brought Dr. Gray'
name up for consideration to this
morning's story.
The scrapbook was begun scv
cral months ago, encased in
mammoth replica of the cover of
the Chapel Hill telephone direc
tory and since has expanded into
several volumes, Miss Martin
said. '
The title of Doctor is not a
relatively recent honor to the
almost 41-year-old president
elect of the Greater University.
Gordon Gray received the award
of honorary doctor of laws front
the University at its commence
ment ceremonies last June.
It seems distinctions come in
pairs for the brilliant statesman
Gray received the title the
night before President Truman
appointed him Secretary of the
Army.
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FOUR CAROLINA distance runners wao wHl Be very much in
the picture in the Southern Conference Indoor Games today are
(top, left and right) Frank Hooper, half-mile standout, and Gordon
Hamxick, sophomore miler, (bottom,, left to right) .Sam" MagilL
defending two-mile iiilist, and Hal H olden, outdoor half-mile
champ in 1949. ' ; ..' , '
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Club To Give
Party Tonight
For Runners
The University Club will act
as host to the contestants and
coaches in the scholastic division
of the Southern Conference In
door Games in the Monogram
Club tonight following the meet.
According to plans announced
by a special committee, headed
by Frank Allston, there will be
refreshments and movies. The
high schools and their represen
tatives were mailed invitations
several weeks ago and indications
point to a large number of guests.
Carolina coaches and members
of the Carolina varsity and fresh
man squads will be on. hand to
help with the entertainment.
Movies of the Carolina-Notre
Dame football game and of the
1948 outdoor Southern Confer
ence track meet will be shown
to the guests. Huck Holdash,
Carolina's All-Conference center,
will narrate the grid movies.
Smith Enters
Senate Race
- RALEIGH, Feb 2i (P) A
three-way race on the issue of
liberal versus conservative was
assured today when Willis Smith
of Raleigh said he would seek the
seat now held" by Senator Frank
Porter Graham.
Smith, a prominent lawyer and
former speaker of the state House
of Representatives, ended sever
al days of intense speculation ov
er his intentions by appearing at
the state Board of Elections to
pay a filing fee of $125 as a can
didate for the Democratic Sena
torial nomination in the primary
of May 11.
Lowing Leads
Cover Race;
Bishop Next
"Lillian Lawing, co-sponsored
by Chi Omega sorority and Phi
Delta Theta fraternity, pulled,
ahead yesterday to the top place
Lin the Collier's Cover Girl con
test sponsored by Alpha Phi
Omega.
In second place last night was
Carolyn Bishop, co-sponsored by
Delta Delta Delta sorority and Phi
Gamma Delta fraternity. Ellyn
Pell, Wednesday's leader, drop
ped to third place. She is spon
sored ,by Kappa Alpha frater
nity.
" The contest will close al noon
Wednesday.
It Happened In Dallas
Broken Piano Pedal Is Only One
Of Trials For Concertist Loesser
Arthur Loesser, the distinguish
ed concert- pianist whom the Stu
dent . Entertainment Committee
will bring to. Memorial Hall at
8 o'clock Thursday evening,, can
look back over long years of tour
ing the United State, Europe, and
the Orient to recall many tri
umphs and a few tribulations.
For instance, there was that
recital in Dallas, Texas, when
suddenly the piano pedals broke
down but a concert manager's
advice held up.
It was when Loesser first be
gan to play publicly that this
particular manager cued him on
some stage philosophy.-. "Never
allow yourself, to. look or act
worried or pained before an au
Finance Committee Reports
On Student Block Fee Raise
By Roy Parker, Jr.
The full report of the Legisla
ture's Finance Committee on the
block fee 1 raise-refereundum
measure passed by the lawmakers
Thursday was released yesterday
as President . Bill Mackie's office
reported that no definite date
had been set for the student vote.
The measure stipulates that the
election must be held within two
weeks.
v Students will go to the polls
to vote on whether to raise fees
50 cents for undergraduates and
$1.15 for graduates. It will take
a negative vote of a majority of
at least half the student body to ;
stop "the full force and effect"
of the bill that raised the fees.
The report of the finance Com
mittee, which considered the
raise-referendum measure, ex
plained the committee's ideas on
both the needs for a raise and
for a student vote on the" ques
tion. The measure which passed was
a compromise bill, containing the
fee raise provisions of a bill
drawn up by Ben James, former
Treasurer Andy Cornish, and
Vice President Ted Leonard, and
embodying the referendum asked
in a measure introduced by Gra
ham Jones, leading opponent of
the fee raise. -
The Committee, according to
the report,.: first considered the
needs and problems of a raise.
Points brought up against such a
raise was that "taxes should not
be raised with a drop in student
population," and that "f rugility
should prevail in student govern
ment because of the drop in en
rollment from an estimated
7,200 to an estimated 6,500. j
Primary need for the raise, it
was agreed by a 5-1 majority of
the Committee, was in order to
support studeAt government
agencies at their present levels,
something which can not be done
if an organization must operate
out of surplus."
Specific agencies discussed for
possible budget cutbacks in or
der to make unnecessary a raise
were the Debate Council, publi
cations, Interdormitory Council,
and Coed Senate. The committee
decided that "all of these student
government agencies hold their
own special importance in their
respective fields."
" "A vicious circle of budget cut
ting," would result if one agency
were cut and another remained
the same, the Committee agreed.
On the referendum question,
the .Committee decided that "if
a majority of the student body
desires voice in the fee raise bill,
especially when it possibly en
volves the tuition question, they
should have it."
Jones has maintained that a
dience," the man said. ,
"All feelings are catching. If
you seem unhappy to people, you
will make them unhappy, too,
and they will hate you for it."
This sage counsel received
practical demonstration sooner
than expected one night when
Loesser had played half way
through a Chopin Etude before
an audience of Texans. - All at
once the pedals of his piano, in
cluding the entire substructure
known as the "lyre," broke off.
"I was young enough then,"
Loesser explains, "to regard this
as a mortal wound to the music.
I stopped playing, dropped my
hands to my knees, and bent my
head low and a little to the side
raise in block fees would have attempts in the future to get the
detrimental -effect on any at- tuition rates reduced.
Payne Named Head
Of Men's Council
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' ROY HOLSTEN. " who re
signed from the -chairmanship
of the Men's Honor Council,
was replaced in the post yes
terday by Bob Payne. Holsten
graduates at the end . of this
quarter.
Dukes Slate
GAA Concert
Tomorrow
Although they are billed as
"The Dukes of Carolina," the en
tertainers who will give a ' con
cert in the main lounge" of Gra
ham Memorial tomorrow night
at 8:30 will present a program
not of royal music but of regular
old-fashioned hillbilly music.
The Dukes, Jimmy and Jeeny,
are well known on the campus
and throughout the state for their
musical programs. Jimmy plays
the bass and Jeeny plays the
guitar for a program of both hill
billy and popular numbers.
Tomorrow night, however, a
new member will "be added to
the team. The new addition is
Wanda Saylor, Jeeny's sister, who
plays the accordian. Since
Jeeny was five years old the
two have been performing to
gethcr, and at present Wanda is
a featured entertainer for radio
station WTIK in Durham.
in order to inspect the damage.
"A death-like hush over
whelmed the ; audience. My
friend's advice suddenly came to
me: Those poor, people think my
droopy-looking pose means that
I am ill or have fainted, I said'
to myself. They are miserable
about it and I must cheer them
up.
' f "So I rose and told them peas
antry about the accident and gave
a little kick to the detached mem
ber of the instrument. A heavy
buzz started over the auditorium.
Everybody was delighted to have
something readily understandable
to talk about. . '
"Another piano was wheeled
(See LOESSER, page 4)
Vaden Elected
Clerk; Gerns,
Holsten Out
Bob Payne, junior from Gas
tonia, took over the chairman
ship of the Men's Honor Council
yesterday, -and Taylor .(Buddy)
Vaden became the court's new
Clerk.
Payne, elected last spring, takes
the place of Roy Holsten, who
resigned a week ago. Vaden,
who was appointed by President
Bill Mackic to fill Holstcn's seat,
but not office, replaces Pete
Gerns, who remains a member
of th campus court.
Sworn in as a new member
besides Vaden was Horace Stacey,
who was appointed to take the
place of Ben Jones, senior mem-ber,-who
rcsigncd..at : thc-iiame
time as Holsten.
; Payne is a former member of
the Interdormitory Council and
dormitory president. Vaden is
Sports Editor of The Daily Tar
Heel. Both Vaden and Stacey's
appointments were approved by
the Student Legislature Thursday
night.
. Holsten, who resigned from the
Student Council in the fall to
take over the chairmanship of
the .Men's Honor Council, grad
uates at the end of this quarter.
Jones was forced to leave school
to attend to personal matters.
An entire new Council, except
for one hold-over member select
ed by the body, will be elected
in the spring election. Nomina
tions are made by the Bipartisan
Selection Board, composed of
representatives from the campus
political parties and from the
Council.
53 Troopers
In Exercises
Motorists, beware!
Yesterday, 53 new state patrol
men were graduated from the
Institute of Government in for
mal commencement ceremonies
after undergoing six week3 of
training.
And today, no less than 35 of
these new graduates will be oh
the lookout for lawbreakers, ac
cording to Clifford Pace, an as
sistant director of the Institute.
The 35 will fill immediate va
cancies in the state highway pa
trol's ranks, while the remaining
18 will go into a reserve list to
fill vacancies as they occur. Th
men were selected according to
their rank in the graduating class.
Chancellor House showed up,
as he has at the other four high
way patrol schools the Institute
since the war ended, and as us
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Connor Critical
DURHAM, Feb. 24 T) Dr.
R. D. W. Connor, distinguished
University of North Carolina
historian and former United
States Archivist, "remained in
a critical condition" tonight, ac
cording to Dr. Ralph G. Fleming
who is attending Dr. Connor in
Walts Hospital.
Dr. Connor was stricken with
a cerebral hemorrhage at his
home in Chapel Hill Tuesday
night.
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