THE DAILY TAR HEEL. THURSDAY. MAY i. 1?5?. II'--iiilST3 vemenfs 'Swing Your Per! nor' nan -I t I;ono A Dr. I. G. Greer, executive vice-president of the North Carolina Business Foundation, will be principal speaker for the annual installation banquet for new members of the YMCA Cabinet and Advisory Board tonight at 6 o'clock. The dinner will be held in the front upstairs dining room JOHN H. THOMPSON J. Thompson Of Richlands Gets I FC Aid John" H. Thompson, a senior in IlichlandS-High School, has been awarded the Andrew Rershak Interfraternity , scholarship and trill enter here next fall. D. D. Carroll, chairman of the University's Scholarship Com mitter, made the announcement yesterday. The Anrdcw Bershak scholar ship, established in 1948 in mem ory of Carolina's late great foot ball star, is maintained by con tributions from members of the various -social fraternities on the campus. It provides $2,000 cover ing a four-year tenure, subject to maintenance of high scholas tic standing by the recipient. Young Thompson was cne of 22 boys who recently came to Chapel Hill for interviews with the scholarship committeemen, inese z5 oeing seieciea irom uu applicants. Selection is based on ability as indicated by a good scholastic record and extra curricular ac tivities, character, and financial need.", Thompson, who maintained a high scholastic average in high school, was editor of his school paper, editor of the annual, a cheerleader, and played basket ball. He was active in dramatics, the World Peace Study and Spqaking Program, participated in the 0.A.R. Oratorical contest, the American Legion "America nism" contest, the Jacksonville Junior Commerce "Americanism" contest, the UN Youth Program, and the Beta Club. As his profession, Thompson ! said he preferred medicine, then ! teaching, and thirdly mission i work. ,: HOT FOR CHRISTMAS Linemen - for t a Puget Sound power company have taken to trimming snow laden trees with ' a ' 30-30 .' rifle, Thy shoot off the tops of 'trees whose snow covered branches "' 'hang ; over power cir cuits. This ' unbalances the snow and makes the tree snap erect, shaking off the rest of its load. FLYING HIGH U.S. domestic airlines look for ward, to, carrying 43 million pas , sengers a year by 1953. This would be almost double ' last yers record 23 million passen v gers fldvii. .. . ' , . ... 6 In Lenoir of Lenoir Hall. New officers and Advisory- Board members will be installed by Donald Hayman, chairman of the present board. Following the installation, spe-! cial . recognition will be given graduating seniors who have rr"" JT"- uamnei. xney are xsui won, Chapel Hill; Alan Milledge, Miami Fla.: Bill Burkholder. Candor; Burton Rights, Winston- Salem; Jack Prince, Kings Moun tain; Bil lHogshead, Greensboro; Bob Johnson, Lake Wales, Fla., and Jim Mclntyre, Ellerbe. Elected several weeks ago, the new officers are President Gil Marsh, Thomas ville; Vice-President Jack Becker, South Brain tree, Mass; Secretary Raeford Pugh, Asheboro, and Treasurer Clinton Lindley, Chapel Hill. New Advisory Board mem bers are Dr. D. D. Carroll, pro fessor of economics; Dr. Preston Epps, professor of Greek; Dr. Virgil L Mann, professor of geo logy; the Rev. Richard Jackson pastor of the Congregational Christian Church, and the Rev. Charles M. Jones, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. Other members of -the board from Chapel Hill are President Gordon Gray; Chancellor R. B. House, William C. Friday, Dr. Cecil Johnson, Dr. William No land, Carl Smith, Hayman . and Dr. Greer. Reservations for the banquet should be made with the YMCA office by 10:30 a.m. today. ICB Will Hold Battle Picnic All foreign students of the University and members of the Cosmopolitan Club will be quests of . the Independent Coed Board at a picnic in Battle Park tomor row afternoon, Norma King said yesterday. Students who do not know the way to the, picnic area are asked to meet in front of Mclver Dor mitory at 5:45 p.m. where a guide will be furnished, Miss King said. The picnic, open to all students, will cost 25 cents for either stags or dates. Miss King said anyone wishing to go may contact any Independent Coed member. THEY DELIBERATED After 117 years of argument, Winchester, Mass., finally has vot ed to spend $4 million to get rid of railroad, grade crossings in the center of town. The first article for elimination of the crossing was submitted to the town meeting in 1863. mM.imsaaaumas -Moving Crating Phone 2159 for NIGHT PHONES: ' 8-8587 3-33S2 .5 i . . SlQiRamseur Street3 Being I Pushed ambus Forest Theater Getting Two New Dressing Rooms The campus is getting the bene fit of a physical - improvement ! .the University. The Forest Theater has re ceived major repairs to the stag area, and a rock wall has been built across the front entrance next to the street. Director of Operations J. S. Bennett said yesterday a road leading to the rear of the stage is being con structed to permit trucks to carry sets directly to the theater. Bennett said groups perform- i ing in the theater in the future would enjoy the use of a new pair of dressing rooms. Previously the actors were forced; to use tents for their costume changes. The sidewalks in the New East, Smith, Hill Hall area are being bricked to accomodate the inr creasingly heavy traffic there, Bennett said. "We are trying to install permanent walks in each area as the volume of traffic there warrants the expense," he added. Rubber tile floors have been put in Saunders, Murphey, Stacy (first floor) and the Alumni building. ARABIA THINGS ARE POPPING in the Utile sultanate of Lahej (underlined) in the Briiish pro .ieciorate of Aden with British troops reported occupying the area to restore order. Sultan Fadhi - Abdul Karim. who has 42 wives, fled- to adjoining Yemen during an inquiry into deaths of two of his cousins, believed murdered after being lured ' back from banishment. Further heat on him was a palace mutiny which occured when the Sultan took as brides some of the fiancees of his guard, causing 60 young girls to be smuggled out of Lahej to escape the ''honor" of becoming Mrs. Sultans. Shipping iVStorage Free Estimate SOWAlilANfr 5 ETHIOPIA ZsrA m ": J : - I ' Campus Square Dance Will Likeable Ed Stevens, Uhi- versity Band drum -major, j Legislator ; and . junior f from Charlotte, will turn his talents to musical talk tomorrow night in the Y Court when he calls for the first spring all-campus square dance at 8 o'clock. The tall, lean Chi Psi is noted for his mellow "Swing your partners, and has appeared as caller at several dances here. To top off the evenings cider Navy Names Assignments For Summer Summer cruise assignments for the summer were listed yesterday by Capt. J. S. Keating, professor sf naval science. The names of the officers and ; their assignments are: Commander F. L. ' Edwards, USN, to Little Creek, Va., for amphibious training; Major Frank Caldwell, USMC, to Little Creek, Va., for amphibious training; LCMR. Thomas E. Bass HI, USN, to Staff DesRon 22 Cruise Able (European Ports); Lt. Lawrence Cooney, USN, to Corpus Christi, Tex., for Navy Air Training Pro-" gram; Lt. Lawrence E. WoodalL (SC) USN. to Norfolk Naval Sta tion, Va., for embarkation group; Chief Quartermaster J. C. Per kins USN, to cruise able; Chief Storekeeper J. C. Williamson, USN, to Norfolk, Va., and Staff Sgt. J. A. Quinn IIL USMC, to Little Creek, V a., for amphibious training. .... v Planning Unit Elects J. A. Pa rkc r D i rector John H. Parker, head of the Department of City and Regional Planning here,' was elected to the Board of Governors of the Ameri can Institute of Planners at its annual meeting recently in Balti more. Other members of the board in clude F. Stuart Chapin Jr of the same department here. .INTERESTED - ! A Short Chronology of American History The first and only one-vol- ume chronology covering all the important dates from Co lumbus to Korea. Perhaps the most important' tool for American historians in re cent years. $6.50 BticjhfQn Whatever Your Interest, We're Interested in It, Too T H E i NT. I MATE BO O.KS H-.Q P 205.E. Franklin St. , j . . Open Evenings GUff 'n Coke will be served. For those who get tired of moving around, seats will be provided. Also regular dance musTe -will be played between sets. In announcing the initial square dance program, Hary Phillips, campus -"social.- com mittee chairman, commented, "This is an old fashioned square dance. Everybody's invited. "Don't feel that you have to have a date (male or female). Just come along. One of the main ideas behind such a pro gram is for per-pla to get ac quainted." Phillips also pointed out that students don't have to know how to square dance to have a , good time. You learn bv ctaig. The dance is the firt of a program of regular Friday night dances. WMD III. "He U rather cearslhted .But he never forgets tlie Angostura la a riRnhattantr r- 1 AROMATIC OtTTIRf MAKCS C8TT8B OR I UK I JPJS. Smart est use their heads uken they use Angostura to bring cut the true flavor of Manhattans and Old Fashioneds. Try Angostura in soups and sauces, too IN HISTORY? Lawson's History of lorth Carolina This is a true copy of the famous work first published in London in 1709. It con tains Lawson's map and the plate of The Beasts of Caro lina. A beautiful new edition of a work you've always wanted. mm n

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