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U.TI.C. Library Serials Dept. Chapel Hill, U. 8-31-49 C. TODAY'S NEW nglilr and role, page 2 BasebalL page 3 MraU, page 4 WEATHER Continued hoi. UnlTI! VOLUME LVIII Associated Press CHAPEL HILL, N. C. TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1950 Phone, F3361 F3371 NUMBER 167 8- f? 1 rf Yf Fremd Elected j Betty Smith Crowned Queen ay Ceremony New President; Of May in Sund Of Town Men Lockard Is Veep; Officers, Board Arc Also Named II. my KicckI of C.n.il Point. Ha., h.ts Ixin tlvclic! president of the Town Men's l.i.s.ociation. Mi'-( i filing IVn Jamc.;, it was .itmounccd ye ;tcrday. (iIht officers elected were Iiil. Loekird, Hillsboro, vice-president, Harry Pcndorgraft, Chapel Hill, secretary, and Reese Felts. J f i-hroint, treasurer, Three members of the executive com mittee also elected were Robbir. Gilmorc, Hillsboro, Paul Good iTirm, Asheville, and Al Johnson, llendersonville, N. C. Latest activities of tho TMA have been parties and meeting; with the Town Students of Wom en's College, here and at Greens bom. The most recent one was i large picnic-party at Hogan'; Lake and more arc being plan ned. The next party will be ir Greenville on May 12 Meetings arc held in the Hor ace Williams Lounge every Tucs day night at 7:30 at which topics and plans arc discussed to help develop the activities of the Greater University. All member? nnd town students arc urged to attend. Giles Named As President Of Lav Frat John Giles from Glen Alpine h.is been named new president o' Phi Alpha Delta Law Fraternity the. group said yesterday. Giler will succeed outgoing President Larry Johnron of Aberdeen. The other officers arc: vice president, Glade Flake, Washing Mi, D. C, clerk. Lemuel WiUi ford. Faycttcvillc; treasurer Perry Henson, Franklin, anc marshal. Ike Andrews, Bonlec. The fraternity held its spring t.anquet at the Terrace View las night. Judge Q. K. Nimocks. Jr "f the North Carolina Superior Court made the principal addresi n "Ethics in the Practice o! Law." Steve Nimocks, a former student at the University, ar.c now at Wake Forest Law School was a guest of the chapter. Leg Contest Is Underway A 1.' t 'i'IVI' Two tit'. . 1 r f V ..4 j I sjrzi " L f . - r. fe? 1 - ' I "Whats-In-The-Leg"' con- v.. rnmnu C'i.i-st.-i f irld cigarette reprcscn- s now underway. plastic legs, full to th' with an unknown quan- r. .n rii,-.::iv in the mair j 1 i - ,,r Graham Memorial anc !! 'M'l.-nts need to do is guc:;: t i' nuiriber of weed in the gams Two cartons of Chesterfield; an- the big prize, while a hinglc 'artr.n is :cond prize. Students vh-.iil'I leave their name and ad- 'in - on their guess, to be put in ;i ballot box next to the legs Tin- contest will last for a week Invitations Senior invitations are still be ing handed out in the APO room on the tecond floor of tho YMCA. the Crail said yesterday. Grail spokesmen said the in vitations would be available tiom 9 until 1 o'clock through tomorrow. After that they will be given out only once a week. Calling cards are also available. The Grail is handling the sale and distribution of the senior yrsdueiion material. SHE DID IT AGAIN. Miss Betty Irene Smith, center, of Charleston. West Va.. , added another honor on the merits of her beauty when she was chosen May Day Queen in the climax of Sunday ceremonies in the Forest Theater. A senior. Miss Smith was crowned Queen by acting Dean of Students William C. Friday. Looking on are the two maids of honor, Charleen Greer, left. Tulsa, Okla., and Gena Hines of Greenwood. S. C. The crowning of the Queen ended the annual May Day exercises. A pageant was held in which the principal roles were played by Virginia Young. Chapel Hill; William Collins, Asheville; Frank Groseclose, Atlanta. Ga.; Bailey Hobgood, Durham; Lee Noll. Berea, Ky.; Bruce Dowell. Union Gtpve; Dwight Blackwelder. Concord; Bob DeBardelaben. Greensboro; and Forrest Covington, Chapel Hill. The crowning of Betty Smith Df Charleston, West Va. as Queen of the May and the presentation rf her two maids-of-honor and eight members of her court in the Forest Theater Sunday after noon began an afternoon of ac tivities in celebration of tradi tional May Day. Dean of Students Williams C. Friday crowned the queen with a wreath of flowers, following the presentation of Charleen Greer of Tulsa, Okla. and Gene Hines Cleanup Week Begins In Chapel Hill, Campus A grand scale campaign to lean up and beautify Chapel Flill and to rid the village of all Health i and fire hazards began Sunday. In conjunction with the Cha pel Hill clean-up program, which s being sponsored by the local Liaraen uiuo ana supported oy tho Merchants Association and tho Community Council, a simi lar move is being made to clean ip the Carolina campus. As the campaign moved into ts third day today, the Health n;l Welfare Department of the Community Club began its sur ey of the village to find health lazards and to make a report ;o the city Health Department. A survey of public areas for chief with the Wildlile Club to find and correct fire hazards; one by the Rotary Club to rec ommend steps for making the town safe from traffic and home accidents; and surveys by the Ki wanis Ciub and the. Junior Chamber of Commerce, respec tively to recommend bcautifica tion and improvement of the conditions of alleys and vacant lots. Under the general chairman ship of Mrs. L. J. Phipps, the clean-up movement on the cam pus will be supported by O. K. Cornwcll and a group from the to clean up' papers and trash left from football games in areas ap proaching Chapel Hill. ' Organizations cooperating with the Garden Club are the Parent he purpose of making reconv ndations for beautmcation icacners Association, me notary and Kiwanis Clubs, the Boy Scouts, the Junior Chamber of Commerce, the Fire Department, the Wildlife Club, and the Uni versity officials and students. was made yesterday by the Gar n Club. Other surveys to be taken (lur ng Clean-Up Week will be made 'y O. R. Perry, volunteer fire World, Nation, State Aews In Brief By the Associated Press WASHINGTON Republican Senator Wherry of Nebraska accused President Truman last night of "chasing rainbows gaudily painted by alien-minded radical advisers" seeking to put across "spendthrift socialism" m the United States. WASHINGTONRepubUcaSlnltorMcCarthy said yesterday that "spring housecleaning" is going on in the State Department's loyalty files in the cases of 81 persons he has cited as Communists or Red Sympathizers. LAURINBURG U.S. Senator Frank Graham was praised here last night for h's part 5n a successful effort to prevent a presidential veto of the 1950 Cotton Acreage Allotment Bill. HONG KONG Peiping radio broadcast yesterday that the Chinese Communists have released two U. S. Navy airmen held as "prisoners of war" s'nee Oct. 19, 1948. PHILADELPHIA The AFL said again yesterday it is willing to meet with the CIO and draw up plans for permanent merger of both organizations. But President William Green of the AFL rriade it clear in a let ter to President Philip Murray of the CIO that unity must be on "a permanent and organic basis" and "not merely upon a ienative and cooperative basis.'.' ,. of Greenwood, S. C. as maids-of-honor. Other members of the court were: Gene Frances Caraher, Clearwater, Fla.; Muriel Fisher, Miami, Fla.; Patty Ann Frizzell, Bristol, Tenn.; Sara Gobbel, Suf folk, Va.; Jane Gower, Green ville, S. C; Gloria Jackson, Char lotte; Betty Lokey, Raleigh; and Millicent Mcrkcr, Westfield, N.J. The exercises, . which took place before a capacity crowd in the Theater, continued with a pageant, entitled "Cupid's Cour tesy." The farce was written and directed by Nancy Curtis of Ro anoke, Va. The leading voles were acted Lby Virginia Young, Chapel Hill; William Collins, Asheville; Frank Groseclose, Atlanta, Ga.; Dailey Hobgood, Durham; Lee Noll, Be rea, Ky.; Bruce Dowell, Union Grove; Dwight Bardelaben. Greensboro, and Forest Coving ton, Chapel Hill. Other parts were taken by stu dents from the Playmakers and from the Music Department. A reception in honor of the queen and her court was hekl in Graham Memorial by the Caro lina Independent Coed Associa tion. Following the reception tne University Band gave its first out-door concert of the year in the lawn surrounding Davie Pop lar, i SDA To Discuss Election Choices Students for Democratic . Ac tion wULmeet tonight at 7:30 in Roland Parker Lounge No. 1 to vote on endorsement of candi dates for the Senate and House of Representatives in the forth coming primary. The group will also discuss steps that can be taken in sup port of the endorsed candidates. A trial canvass of Victory Vil lage residents will follow the discussion. New S&F Show Is Scheduled For Tomorrow r 'Blackjack Davie' Is Spring Effort Of Player Group Xnc Sound and Fury spring production, "Blackjack Davie," ;i-will have its premiere tomorrow night at 8:15 in Memorial Hall. The new show - of the musical .comedy group will run for three nights. 1 - . - - r- - - I vomuinirig line music ana a j good, story, Jim - Hammerstein and Tread Covington have what promises to be dne of their fin est presentations in "Blackjack Davie." Covington and Hammer stein also collaborated on the music for the last show, "Fifty Grand." The show will star Forrest Covington and Betty Lokey, both well known on campus, and Carl Vipperman, a newcomer to the ranks' of Sound and Fury, who ! will combine their talents to pre sent one of the best singing com binations ever staged by the group. Along with these voices will be Mark Barker and Nancy Young, who will handle the comedy roles. ; The entire organization has worked hard to make this the best presentation yet, and a spokesman for S&F predicted that it is shaping up into a really fine show. ' Two previous productions of the Sound and Fury this year have been "Bury Me Not" and "Fifty Grand." The organization is headed by Chuck Bromberg, son of Broad way actor J. Edward Bromberg, who is a freshman at Carolina this year. Tickets for the spring show will be on sale at the door. Choosing Of H Odd For WC is Delayed For 2 More Weeks UNC Executive Committee Postpones Decision Because Gray Is Not Ready RALEIGH, May 8 A new head of the Woman's Col lege of the University may be selected at meetings here on May 22. : : : This was rcevaled at a meet- " i mg of the Lxecutive Committee J. Sternberg Asserts Day Was'Success Jerry Sternberg, president of the University Club, said yesterday that last Saturday's High School Day activities were a "great success" and ex pressed his thanks to all of those who helped the Club put through its program. The University Club played host Saturday to some 5,000 high school students, inviting them here for the Blue-White game and to see the campus. The studnts wrere treated to tours of the campus, three shows at the Planetarium and took part in a pep rally Satur day 'morning. Sternberg stated that those deserving most credit were Bill Skinner, chairman of the committee that supervised the activities, Carolyn Guthrie, who arranged the program, "Meg Grubbs, who arranged for posters and football tick ets, the APO service fratern ity, the Monogram Club and other groups who furnished (See STERNBERG, page 4) Medea' Tickets On Sale Today;PlaylsMay19-21 of the University Trustees in Governor Scott's office today. The Executive Committee had expected to receive from Gordon Gray, recently elected president, a recommendation for a new Chancellor at the Greensboro in stitution. However, Controller W. D. Carmichael, Jr., told the commit tee that Gray was not yet ready to submit his recommendation. At his request the committee voted to hold a special session here on May 22 just prior to meeting of full board of trustees Final action' on the Chancellor must be taken by the full board. The new Woman's College Chancellor will succeed W. C Jackson, who. is retiring follow ing this year's commencement. The Executive Committee was told that three special commit tees one from the Board of Trustees, one from the faculty and one from alumnae of the Woman's College have submit ted recommendations regarding the new Chancellor to Gray. At today's meeting, B. B. Ev erctt of Palmyra presented the joint agricultural research com mittee to be composed of three 1 Executive Committee a resolu tion calling for creation of z University trustees and three members of the state Board of Agriculture. This committee would be charged with approving agricul tural research projects under taken by the state agricultural research station. The station i now operated jointly by N. C State College and the state De partment of Agriculture. Tickets for "Medea", the Car olina Playmakers' annual out door production in the Forest Theater scheduled for May 19, 20, and 21, will be placed on sale this morning at Ledbetter-Pick-ard's and at Swain Hall. It will be the last major production of the Playmakcr season. The colorfoul out-door produc tion is always the biggest event of the Playmakcr season, with visitors coming from a 200 mile radius, to attend. This production of Euripcdes powerful tragedy was adapted from the Robinson Jeffers ver sion made famous in New York and on the road two years ago by actress Judith Anderson. It is under the direction of Foster Fitz-Simons, who directed the recent production of Paul Green's "Tread the Green Grass" and the out-door presentation of "Cyrano de Bcrgcrac" two years ago. Irene Smart is designing the costumes, and the settings are by Lynn Gault. Eugene Jousse will direct the lighting. The cast for "Medea" will feature Marion Tatum Fitz Simons in the title role, and Blanton Miller plays Jason. John Shearin will appear as Creon, and Dorothy Berry plays the Nurse. Fred Young, who played Shylock in last year's "Merchant of Venice," will play the Tutor, and Don Vincent will appear as .(See MEDEA, page 4) Court Rules On T-H Act WASHINGTON, May S P The Supreme Court today upheld the Taft-Hartley Act provision which requires union officials tc file non-Communist oaths if their unions arc to use machinery of the National Labor Relations Board. Chief Justice Vinson said the majority concluded that the sec tion "does not unduly infringe freedom protected by the first amendment" to the constitution That is the free speech amend I ment. Beginners Luck" Counsellors The Orientation Committee said yesterday that any stu dents interested in being orien tation counsellors should turn in applications io the student government office on the sec ond floor of Graham Memorial either today or tomorrow ' The Committee still heeds some 70 students to act as counselors during the fall ori entation period. The applicants will be interviewed by the committee tonight and tomor row night. Good Fortune, Says J. Robinson, Brought Success With TV Script "Beginner's luck," says John ' Wells Robinson, University sen ior whose television play, "The Pay Off," won the April CBS TV script writing contest. "I've been writing radio scripts for several years but never ex perienced this kind of luck," the 26 - year - old contest winner claims. It was the first TV play he had ever written. CBS announced that Robinson had won-the first prize of $250 Friday night on "The Play Is the Thing" video program in New York. Frank Gilroy, Dartmouth College senior, tied with Robin son and received identical hon ors. - - Robinson, who graduates in June, has been majoring in radio since 1948. Dramatic writing has been his chief interest. It was on the advice of Prof. Robert Schenkkan, who teaches in the Department of Radio, that Rob inson first took up radio writing. He credits his radio training and the help given him on his prize winning play by rrot. Ar thur V. Briskin, assistant direc tor of the Communication Center in charge of the radio division, as the chief factors in his TV success. Robinson has been active in the Student Radio Workshop at Carolina, and several of his orig inal radio plays have been pro duced there. His radio script. "Genius Will Out," the story of Willie Jones of Halifax, was broadcast state-wide this year over 'The University Hour" from the University Communication center. Robinson is now news and sports director of the student radio station in the Communica tion Center. His news show "Feature Edition," is heard each afternoon as part of the student radio broadcast over a Durham FM station. Before coming to the Univer sity in 1946 and during the sum mcrs since Robinson has done newspaper ancL public relations work in the New York area Presently" he is a staff member of the "Carolina Quarterly." During the war, Robinson spent three years overseas with the Navy. He edited a GI news paper and was official correspon (See GOOD, page 4) AAUPMeeting Holds Sessions In Chapel Hill Biggins, Bradley . Lead Discussions At Carolina Inn Mutual problems of University presses manufacturing, trade sales, reviewing and editorial pol icies were discussed here this afternoon during sessions of the" annual meeting of the Associa tion of American University Presses. The meet is being attended by more than 100 representatives of college presses. Savoie Lottin- ville. Director of the University of Oklahoma Press, is president of the Association. The night session was devoted to a report of the committee on a system of uniform accounting for the Association. Richard L. Goodell, Stanford, was chairman. Leading the discussions yester- day were A. J. Biggins. Univer sity of California; Glenn P. Brad ley, University of Oklahoma;'Mrs. Eleanor Dobson, Harvard; Eu gene Davidson, Yale; and Herbert Bailey, Princeton. Business meetings are schedul ed this morning and afternoon and the meeting will end with a banquet session at the Carolina Inn tonight when addresses will be given by Dr. L. R. Wilson, professor of library administra tion at the University, founder of the University Press, whose topic is "Publishing in the South: The Next Twenty Years;" and John Harden, vice-president of the Burlington . Mills Corporation, Who' T711T discuss "University Presses and Public Relations." Two former directors cf the University Press b, W. T. Couch and T. J. Wiison, Hi, now directors of the Presses at Chi cago and Harvard, respectively, are appearing on the program. Guests at the banquet will in clude J. R. Cominsky, Executive Vice-President, Saturday Review of Literature; Don Cameron, Di rector, American Book Publishers Council; Miss Mildred Smith and Chandler Grannis of Publisher's Weekly, and several University officials. Radio Group To Be On TV Students from the Department of Radio will present a half-hour television variety show at 9 o'clock tonight over Greensboro's station WFMY-TV. This is the first of two produc tions scheduled by the l'iral de partment for presentation over the Greensboro network. The second, a dramatic program, is slated next week. Larry Pecrce will emcee. Peercc, active m campus produc tions and a veteran of the sum mer resort circuit in New York, is the son of Metropolitan Opera Star Jan Peerce. The younger Prerce will do a takeoff on his father's famous 4 Blue Bird of Happmess." The Radio Deportment alsa presents daily music and news over the facilities of WDNC-FM every afternoon Monday through Friday. All department productions, in cluding the television show, are student produced ,and presented. Preregistration . Dean Carroll's office announc ed yesterday thai all students in the School of Commerce whi are not coming ..to ..summer school should make appoint ments to register for the fall term ?n the appointment books on the first floor of Bingham Hall. Students attending summer school will pre-register for the fall term during the summer session.
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