VEATHER Cloudy and warmer with 80 high today. Yes terday's JbigU 70; low 5S. VOLUME LS NUMBER JACKSON, Mich. Southern Michigan prison convicts agreed yesterday to end a flaming five day old riot after the state bowed humbly to prison reform demands of the mutineers. The surrender guaranteed the final safety of nine guards still held as hostages by the rioters. - WASHINGTON An attorney for U. S. Steel Corp. asked the Federal courts again yesterday to deny President Truman the right to seize the nation's steel mills. Theodore Kiendl accused the government of trying to foist wage increases on management. KANSAS CITY, M o. River experts and engineers expected the yellow flood waters of the Missouri to strike with full force on Kansas City yesterday but in sisted the city's 600,000 jittery inhabitants were safe. WASIIINGTONP resident Truman told a news conference yesterday he once forced Pre mier Stalin to move out of Iran by sending him an ultimatum. Truman spoke of this incident in discussing his powers generally and specifically his seizure of the steel industry. SEOUL, KoreaAllied fighter bombers roaming the North Ko rean west coast sank seven junks and splintered six others in the Yellow Sea yesterday in an at tempt to interrupt movement of enemy supplies by sea. U. S. Sabre jet pilots sought enemy planes near the Manchurian border but no contact was made. i Still Talcing Rhodes Study Applications Applications for Rhodes scho larships are still being accepted, Dean C. P. Spruill, chairman here, said yesterday. Awarding of scholarships will be made in December, and scholars-elect will enter in October, 1953. Candidates must be male citi zens bewteen the ages of 19 and 25 and must have completed their aophomore year by the time of application. They must be un married and must receive the of ficial endorsement of the Univer sity. i Beach Weather r Beach hounds were promised fair and mild weather ihis weekend for Carolina's 322 mile coastline. D. V. Stone, xneierologisi at ihe U. S. Weather Bureau at Raleigh-Durham Airport, fore cast cloudy skies but moderate lemperatures along the coast today. Air masses moving in from Tennessee and down from iha north vill make it cloudless !. and . cooler ! tomorrow, . Slene . said.. Sunday 7ill fco iha seme. - 156 CHAPEL Puzzled Males f OKe I es For Draff Some 189 Carolina males puz zled for three hours yesterday over 150 questions- which jnay keep them out of the draft. It was the sixth national selec tive service test given to aid in determining student deferments. Only 189 of the 216 students sche duled to take the test showed up yesterday, Dr. W. D. Perry, director of the University Test ing Service said. Those partici pating here were among the more than 56,000 fellow males through out the country. Dr. Perry said 1,292 students at UNC have taken the test since it V first given in May, 1951. Six hundred and thirty took it at that time, the testing director stated. Meanwhile, the secretary of Orange County Board No. 69 yes terday said 23 UNC students will be among 33 Orange County men called up next Wednesday for pre-induction physicals. The group will be examined in Ral eigh Mrs. Gloria Cox, board secre tary, said most of the UNC -students were not registered with the Orange local but had their registrations handled through it. She said 10 more Orange County males will be called next month. Seven were inducted Monday. Draft Tests To Get Double-Check Grade Special to The Daily Tab Heel PRINCETON, N. J.; April 24 The thousands of deferment tests taken today throughout the na tion will be graded on machines which can correct up to. 300 pa pers pers hour. All papers are scored twice by different operators on different machines. . If the two scores do not agree, the papers are scored again. The testing and grading is done by Educational Testing Service here. By Apathy Commission 'If riyiry The YMCA Student Apathy Commission yesterday released two proposals designed to create student interest in campus af fairs. Headed by Gene Oberdorfer, the commission was one , of three which convened at Camp New Hope recently for a state of the campus meeting. The other groups have not yet made their reports. Oberdorf er's committee made proposals concerning orientation and the creation of a . student activity board. For orientation ' it was suggested that: 1. The 4 orientation chairman and his committee select by interview one orientation coun , selor chairman from each dorm. 2. The c hairman of esichdorm 1 789 Here Ac a II HILL. N. C FRIDAY. ehefifs (C O New Plan Would Thwart Racketeering; Students Would Make Direct Payments Special to The Daily Tar Heel WASHINGTON, April 24 It was disclosed' today that the House Veterans Committee is nearly ready to approve a new $300,000,000-a-year GI Bill of Rights for Korean veterans. , Although the new bill has been revised sharply to prevent racke teering, it will provide free school benefits comparable to those granted World War II veterans at a total cost of about $13,000, 000,000. It the bill is passed, no pay ments will be made by the Vete rans Administration directly to the schools. The veteran will re ceive his tuition and subsistance allowance by check and will deal; with the institution of his choice, GheervSquadl To Have Ten As Members Ten cheerleaders have v been chosen to aid' pep" leader Bo Thorpe in leading Carolina yells next fall. They were listed yesterday by Thorpe as Pat Boesser, Winston Salem; Sue Carter, Chapel Hill; Thala Pappas, Charlotte; Barbara Sanford, Spray; Teensy Matt hews, Norfolk, Va.; Donnie Thomas,. Raleigh; Tommy Rogers, Florence, S. C; Johnny Poin dexter, Burlington; Clyde Camp, Roanoke Rapids, and Harry Ay cock. Thorpe said the cheerleaders will attend all out-of-town games when possible. in conjunction with the dorm adviser t and president appoint number of counselors for that dorm. 3. A town chairman be se lected by the Orientation Com mittee to choose town counse lors. i;v :" ! 4. Each orientation counselor have assigned him a maximum of 20 students and maintain close contact with them thrugh out the quarter. 5. All counselors be trained . spring quarter. 6. During first week of fall orientation each student fill out an interest card and turn the cards over to the dorm chair man and Orientation -Commit- . tee. . 1 ' 1 4 7'. : Fall orientation include a SEIUARS DEPT. CHAPEL HILL, - H. fKY. APRIL 25. 1952 provided it has been approved. Even though the period of edu cational benefits to which a vete ran will be entitled is expected to. be pro-rated according to length of service, it is almost cer tain to be limited to four aca demic years. A spokesman for the committee on veterans affairs said the ( bill is not intended as a reward or bonus for service but simply as compensation for time and oppor tunity lost while the veteran in terrupted his school or training. l si Droiiiftos Set . By CDA Today The play festival of the Caro lina Dramatic Association 'will continue its activity today with the staging of 10 one-act plays a tthe Playmakers Theater. . The program will include a special production of an original script by the visiting drama de partment of Spartanburg High School, S. C. Students are invited to see the plays and exhibits. Sessions of activity begin at 9:30 a.m., 2 p.m., and 7:30 p.m. Ken Barton Named Old Well President Ken Barton, Elizabeth, N. J. was elected president of the Order of ihe Old Well yesterday afternoon Also selected were Vice-President Andy Bell. Greensboro, and Secretary Treasurer Steve Perrow, Bed ford. Va. A complete story with ihe names of initiates may be found on page three. Way Get IGhBlU d ropose panel discussion by faculty and students on purposes of college education r and the individual student role. Serving on the Apathy Com mission which drafted the pro posals was Ken Barton, former Orientation Committee chair man . , The proposed student activity board would ; "maintain active and purposeful organizations on campus," Oberdorfer said, as" well as "insure strong internal structure and leadership; pro mote, a more personal program in accepting new : members; combine duplicative : organiza tions where necessary, and ex change activity and promotion al ideas " ' CHEST Four outfits get $25 from Campus Chest. See page 3. EIGHT PAGES TODAY liflS6 1 1! a i . , eature idway Ugly Ma n Awa rd To Be Presented About 9 O'Clock By Stan Smith The University Club will throw, open its midway to the campus tonight at 7 o'clock for its eighth annual carnival on Navy Field. . Held this year in connection with the-Blue-White football Voting in the Theta Chi Ug liest Man on Campus contest goes into the final day today, and votes will be received until"" 1 p.m. Leading so far in ihe race to decide ihe most gruesome Caro lina Gentleman is entry num ber eight which now has 513 votes. ' game tomorrow, tonight's carni val" will feature booths and at tractions from 21 different or ganizations. ' The evening will be highlight ed by the presentation of a loving cup awarded . to the winning booth which will be judged! for its originality and appearance. The judges for the event are Dr. J. P. iHarland, Coach. Jim Gill, and Carnival Chairman John See ly. Also to be awarded tonight is a cup to the winner of the Ugly Man contest, sponsored annually by Theta Chi fraternity. This award will probably come around 9 o'clock, Seely said. The carni val is scheduled to end at 11 p.m. The club yesterday asked en tries .for booths to start putting them up by 2 o'clock this after noon, with 6 o'clock tonight being the deadline for completion. Each organization will be expected to clean up afterwards, Seely added. Entries this year will include many novel ideas, according to the chairman. Sigma Nu will present "Pied Pi Phis," in con junction witK the Pi Beta Phis. Pies will be thrown at the girls. The ADPis will have a "Ring Leg," or tossingrings on the gal' outstretched legs. Other entries include, the Mon ogram ".- Club balloon shaving booth, the DKE "Rat Roulette," and the Delta Psi "Chuck-a-Luck." The entry fees from. the stands will go toward putting on the carnival next year Seely said. . - 4 Visiting VI P's . - . ....' The i Visiting ; Committee ; of ihe University ' Board of Trus tees will be on campus today. It will meet in Morehead Plan etarium at 10 aon. Students interested in talking io ihe Trustee group ihis af ternoon may sin for Eppoini ments wiili Iho ;D2sn cf ; Stu dents cffZca tcmsiirjie.'.-i. ihis ; fo lis F m

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