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tl.??.C. Library Serials 2??t, $OMgX PAGE TheC4mflhaUmetwfiS new a women's page which appears every Thursdav. The first is on page 5 of this issue. ZANY TRAINING "What really happens down South in the Spring? Read the Sports Courier on the DTI I Sports Page. Seventy Years Of Editorial Freedom Offices In Graham Memorial CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, THURSDAY, APRIL 18, 1963 UPI Wire Servi- C -v REPORT ON THE CO Student Discount asn't This is the first in a series of j special reports by DTH InvestiVa tive Reporter Bill Waumett. It ex amines the reasons behind the iailare of UNC's Student Services Discount Club, the closest Caro lina has come in recent years to a student cooperative. Subsequent articles will deal with the present state of Co-op planning and the. possibility of one being formed here. By BILL WUAMETT Staff Reporter In September the UNC Student Services Discount Club was "hail ed by supporters as a boon to World News In Brief H B NFL Suspends Pair For Grid Gambling NEW YORK (UPI) Paul Hor jnung of the Green Bay Packers and Alex Karras of the Detroit Lions, two of the National Foot ball League's brightest stars, were suspended indefinitely Wed- nesaay tor netting on games in the league's biggest scandal since 1C46. Pete Ilozclle, the 3G-year-old NFL commissioner, meted out the harsh penalties with expressed re gret following an intensive investi gation that took more than 10 months and included 52 interviews related to players and officials connected with eight clubs. "It was the most difficult deci sion I've ever had to make in my life," said Rozelle, in explain ing that Hornung and Karras' cas es could not possibly be reviewed before 19S4 and that they are now "legally free", to play in any oth er league if they like. However, both the American Football League aid the Canadian League said the players would not be permitted to play. British Say China Stirs Laos Trouble LONDON (UPI) Britain ac cused .the Chinese Communists Wednesday of stirring up trouble in Laos and trying to cover it up with false charges of American in lerference. The Foreign Office issued the statement In reply to a note from Peking Tuesday. It urged that the three-nation international contra commission India-Canada-Poland be allowed to do its peace-keeping work. "The Chinese accusation of Amer ican interference in Laos looks to us like, a smoke screen put ou because they are worried that ac custations of North Vietnamese in terference may now well be brought home," said a British Foreign Of fice spokesman. "We have absolutely no evidence to suggest that the Chinese accusa tions are true and we are sure that they are not." tatisties Touch All By MAT FRIEDMAN DTH Science Editor They spend hours poring over complicated formulas, but their work may help prevent an epi demic or improve the quality of your television. People in the UNC Statistics Department study such far out things as "sequential analysis" and "renewal theory" but they affect our everyday life more than most .of us realize. . The eight faculty members di vide their- time about equally be tween research and teaching, and work closely with the sister de partment at State. The depart ment's world-wide reputation is illustrated by the NATO-sponsored research program it is now undertaking with the Universities of Paris and Rome. It is also under permanent contract with the Air Force and Navy, but members are completely on their own in deciding what to work on. een Successful bargain - hunting students," and as the "first step toward establishing a student cooperative at UNC." The boon soon passed, and the first step toward a cooperative was at best a faltering one. But plans continue toward a cooperative, and these plans will be partly based on an examination of the failure o: the Discount Club and retention o its good features Basic to both the Discount Club and a student cooperative is the idea jOf enabling students to buy retai merchandise at a discount. Also applying to both is a North Caro una law called the Umstead Act which prohibits tax-supported or Khrushchev Turns 69 MOSCOW (UP) Premier Ni kita S. Khrushchev quietly marked his 69th birthday Wednesday with a look forward to new Soviet achievements in space and diplo macy. The nation officially ignored the occasion although the newspaper Fravda printed a review of some of his collected speeches. Tt praised ;im for boosting farm production and eliminating abuses of the Stalin era. It was announced earlier that Cuban Premier Fidel Castro will visit the Soviet Union. Informed sources said he may come as early as May or June and may stay a month. Voter Drive Begins BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (UPD Ne groes opened a voter registration campaign yesterday in their . 15-day- oid desegregation . drive and police quickly arrested the first 15 who attempted to march on the county courthouse. A group of Negroes walked from a cnurcn ana turned lowara ine courthouse but 13 reversed their course. The other 15 were stopped less than a block away after an officer told them: "Let's stop it right there." "You are in violation of a city ordinance," the officer said. "Are you aware an injunction has been issued to prohibit parades or dem onstrations." Chinese Excluded MOSCOW (UPI) Representa tives from the Moscow-led east European Communist bloc and Mongolia met here Wednesday to draw their nations into a closer union-without Communist China or Albania. The meeting of deputy premiers technically with the fifth session of the executive committee for the Council of Mutual Exonomic As sistance (COME-CON). Its officially announced aim was to "discuss important questions of the further widening of cooperation" between the member nations. Most of the students go into teaching, . industry, or govern ment work. There is a general shortage and so they are in great demand. "The military services tend to grab all our students, leaving very few to teach statis tics," says Dr. Smith. He adds that starting salaries are among the highest, usually around $8 or 3 thousand dollars a year. "Statistics may help discern at any possible moment the arrival of an epidemic," says Dr. Harold Hotelling, founder of the depart ment. - Public health officials use them to decide when to sound the alarm. Statistics are being used to study the typhoid epidemic in Switzerland right now. "There's a great amount of statistics backing medical work," he says, "but you never hear about it." "I don't think there is anyone in -the department who applies his work directly," says Dr. Wal OP -I Service ganizations from competing with private enterprise. The Disccunt Club was thus a private company, organized by two students who bore all expenses and received all profits. The Club attempted last fall to arrange discounts for students at downtown retail stores. Ten mer chants were contacted to grant 10 per cent discounts to members of the club. The participating mer chants hoped to make up this dis count by increasing their volume of sales. In return, Club organizers Wil iiam Bates and Tally Eddings agreed to sell 2500 memberships in the Club at the price of $5 apiece. The merchants did not share in the proceeds from membership sales. . The students buying memberships were entitled . to discounts upon presentation of their Club cards. The ten shares handled different types of merchandise and did not compete with one another. Most merchants established maximum limits amounts students could buy. At the time of organization, Bates said he believed students could save an average of $85 during a year by using the card to its "full est" with the ten merchants. The plan ran into difficulties when the organizers failed to approach Lhe membership goal of 2500. Only 400-500 cards were sold. At this point, a Student Legisla cure committee headed by Bob Spearman proposed taking the man agement of the Club, with student government officials serving as directors. These students would rave acted in a private capacity and not as officials of Student Gov ernment. These students, organized as the Carolina Development Board, plan ned a membership drive in Univer sity living facilities and obtained permission from the Dean of Men ior sucn a campaign. lhe original organizers were to be paid $900 if more than 1000 memebrships were sold, or 30 per cent of the gross sales of less than 1000 member- hips. Other proceeds above expenses were to be used as capital for the establishment of a true cooperative. This plan failed, however, for two reasons: some merchants ceasea honoring the cards when the origi nal 2500 cards were not sold by an October 15 deadline; and Stev ens-Shepherd, the participating clothing store, went out of business and no other clothing store would join the Club. But the reasons for the failure of the Club go deeper than insuffici ent membership. The original ten merchants were selected because they offered a wide range of merchandise at medi um prices. None of these sold phar maceutical supplies or books, which meant that two large areas of stu dent purchases were not included. A further liability was that none of the "name" clothing stores or eating establishments were included in the Club. Kemp Nye, whose record store was a participant, says he now doubts if any discount club estab lished on this basis can succeed in Chapel Hill. Nye said the benefits to his busi ness of belonging to the Club were insignificant. He also believes that too few merchants were included in the Club for it to have wide appeal, (Continued on page 3) ter Smith. "We make the tools and hand to other people to use. "But," adds Dr. Hotelling, "we do have practical problems about students who do badly in examin ations." Dr. Smith has made some tools which may help remove conges tion in supermarket lines, speed up the landing of planes, or even get out your telegrams faster. He also studies renewal theory, which helps a manufacturer to decide, for example, how many light bulbs to buy so he will have enough on band for a year. Dr. W. J. Hall, whose speci alty is sequential analysis, helps find out which medicines are most effective for their patients. If a doctor has a new drug, for example, and he doesn't know whether it is more effective than Hie old remedy, he assigns both to different patients in random ways. Then, with the help of statisticians formulas, he caa Tar Heel Undergoes New .DTH co-editors Gary Blanchard and Dave Ethridge yesterday announced completion of the main part of their DTH face-lifting operation and the ap pointment of new staff members. The face-lifting, carried out ov er Easter vacation, includes re organization of the newspaper, renovation of its offices includ The DTH Staff ! - - - I I f S f I?? i --J: : T ' - t ' , j- r sTL&. i lv - - i ""? I - ; ' it t y . - - , . t .5 f U i - f K S-' 4S. - f ,;v,v,.v,.,,;:::. - ' 5 y Phelps Sues DTH For Libel; (Editors Note: the folhwingnn"7paper7- claiming that he has been lease is run in conjunction with the upcoming mock trial conduct ed by the UNC School of Law) Larry Phelps, a UNC undergrad uate, has filed a suit against the Daily Tar Heel for libel. Phelps will bring, legal action against the Leaders To Discuss Student Discipline By Joel Bulkley Dean of Student Affairs Charles Henderson Jr. announced last week that he was in agreement with a proposal calling for a joint stu dent, faculty and administration meeting to discuss "both general and specific concerns in the area of student conduct." The meeting, as proposed by student body president-elect Mike Lawler, will take place Tuesday afternoon, April 23. Student leaders participating will be. Diane Blanton, chairman of the WRC; Whitney Durand, chairman of the Men's Council; Bev Haynes, chairman of the Women's Coun cil; Bob Spearman, newly-elected vice-president of the student body and Lawler. Also expected to at tend are members of the Faculty Committee on Student Discipline, Dean of Women, Katherine Car michael; Dean of 'Men, William Long and Dean Henderson. Lawler suggested, in a letter April 10 to Dean Henderson, that an informal meeting be held to Sides Off Liffe figure out what the results mean. Sequential analysis may also be applied to "quality control" work in industry. "If a radio manufacturer wants to know whether his product is good," says Dr. Hall, "he can't test all of them, so he uses a sampling plan. If one out of 50 is bad, can. he say the batch is good? We try to describe a rule for discon tinuing one sample. But I don't work with physicians or indus trialists, only on theoretical prob lems." . . ' "Studying human population is one of the oldest applications ci statistics," says Dr. Hotelling. "King David took the first census just before a pestilence. So when George Washington wanted to take one, he met opposition. The pestilence was a warning to Americans not have a census. But we have overcome this since." "Almost anything you name, if it involves research, ,get3 into ing the addition of new tele phones and telephone numbers, and the tentative addition of a women's page for coeds and stu dent wives called "Feminine Flair." The new telephone numbers are 942-2138 for business and ads and 942-3112 for the newsroom. "We have made changes which we think are long overdue," the Goes To Work In-New Trial. To Decide Case libeled by an editorial written by David Ethridge in the April 12, 1963, issue of the DTH. The editorial in question said that Larry Phelps "is nothing more than an 'agent' for Communist Russia, a tool of Soviet Imperialism." On establish a more constructive di rection toward the solution of cer tain problems in the area of stu dent discipline, particularly a sub stantive clarification of morals cases" and the procedures of ad judicating such "cases." In announcing that the meeting would be held next week Dean Henderson noted "that in order to proceed in an orderly fashion, I suggest that the floor be given first to the students, then to the ad ministration and finally to the fac ulty. After this we might engage in seneral discussion. In a joint statement released vesterdav Lawler and Spearman commented that "We are looking forward to a positive discussion which will be the best chance so far to clear away any doubts and misunderstanding which have oc curred, due to lack of communica tion. We believe that both Hie fac ulty and students realize the ser iousness of the problem at nana, in regard to student conduct and student discipline." statistics. Psychology and edu cation have given it its biggest play. Colleges must decide what combination of entrance exams to use. "Psychologists use tests to work out the constitution of the mind. Inferences from these tests are applied to criminals and other groups that can't escape tests. A population that finds them ines capable can give you quite an accurate result." Dr. G. E. Nicholson, present head of the department, points out that statistics may be used to predict hereditary characteristics such as hair color, whether it's going to be a boy or a girl, or what American League records meant last season. But, he adds, the department's faculty mem bers are concerned only with mathematical formulas, not with practical applications. (Continued on Page 3) co-editors explained. "We were able to do this because of the quality of the staff we have re cruited and the general campus desire for a vastly-improved newspaper. "We still need weekly column ists, so if you are interested bring a sample column up to the DTH office," they said. "We need people who can write and Surroundings Photo by Jim Wallace i the - day " the editorial appeared, Phelps has stated, he notified the defendant in writing of his intention to bring action for libel but that Ethridge "expressly refused to Ethridge "expressly print an apology or retraction. Phelps is currently the president of the Progressive Labor Club, a local political organization that espouses a philosophy of "Marxism Leninism." Ethridge charged in his editorial that the organization had, under the direction of Phelps, "in stigated racial agitation and has disseminated extremist views at this University." The trial will take place in the Law School Courtroom on Friday evening, April 19, 1963, at 8 p.m. Judge Malcolm Seawell, the N. C. Attorney-General under the admin istration of Gov. Hodges, will pre side. An attorney for the plaintiff, Joe Roberts, said yesterday that "this is another case of labeling an in dividual who has unpopular views as a 'communist.' The DTH has gone too far in this case." The other attorney for the plaintiff is Joe Fnedberg. Charley Katzenstien spoke for the defense yesterday when he said, "the Daily Tar Heel is only guilty of printing the truth about Larry Phelps. We are pleased with this chance to help Mr. Phelps further discredit both himself and his views." Katzenstien, Marshall Wood all and Cary Whitaker are the counsels for the defense. The jury will be chosen Friday night at the Law School Courtroom. All interested people have been in vited to attend who would be inter ested in serving on the jury or view the proceedings. The text of the controversial edi torial is as follows: "In the past it has been the policy of the editors of this newspaper to endorse certain liberal movements on this campus. I do not feel that this sanction should extend to the activities of Larry Phelps. Under the guise of liberalism he has avow ed Marxist-Leninist organization, has instigated racial agitation and has disseminated extremist views at this University. Larry Phelps is nothing more than an 'agent' for Communist Russia, a tool of Soviet imperialism." DTH managing editor Wayne King charged that "this whole thing is just part cf an attempt by that shyster lawyer Friedberg to dis credit the DTH. Friedberg's repu tation as a legalistic con-man is enough in itself to get him barred from any courtroom in America. The sooner that's done, the better." "Friedberg's smart," King con tinued, "but he's obviously a crook. ! think he should be run mt of town on a rail, complete with a new spring outfit of good old North Carolina tar and some fluffy Rhode Island Red chicken feathers." Face there's no closed corporation here." The co-editors had special praise for Howard Henry direc tor of Graham Memorial, and the University's Building De partment, which arranged to tear down two temporary walls to make room for an expand ed news office. The business, circulation and ad offices have Staff Positions Assigned, Defined Staff appointments to the Daily Tar Heel announced yesterday, to gether with their areas of respon sibility, are: Managing Editor, Wayne King, a former Tar Heel editor who is a senior from Hickory, N. C. Assist ant Managing Editors are Mike Putzel, a junior from New Haven, Conn., and Sam Himes, a junior from W. Palm Beach, Fla. They will have charge of the office and supervise news - gathering opera tions. Copy Editor, Harry Lloyd, a junior from Hillsboro, N. C. Assist ant Copy Editor is Don King, a sophomore from Tarboro. N. C. They will proofread copy, write ' headlines, lay-out news pages and! have charge of make-up operations. Sports Editor, Curry Kirkpatrick, a sophomore from Lewiston, N. Y. Assistant Sports Editor is John Montague, a junior from Norfolk, Va. Investigative Reporter, Bill Wau- mett, a senior from Cleveland, N. Salem. They will write feature C. He will write in-depth reports stones and interviews and super on special projects assigned by the , vise the work of students who are editors. Administration Reporter, Mickey Blackwell, a junior from Gastonia, N. C. He will cover South Build ing, President William C. Friday's office and town government. Student Government Reporter, Joel Bulkley, a freshman from tvoutnport, ixmn. He win cover Student Legislature, Presidential Press Conferences and Studen Government council and committee news. campus Affairs Reporter, Vance Barron a nhnmnro from rhri Barron, a sophomore from Chapel Hill. He will cover campus meet ings and speeches, plus dormitory, fraternity, and faculty news. I Muslim Malcolm X Is Durham Speaker A nationally known minister of the Black Muslims will appear in Durham tomorrow in a public dis cussion of the Negro's problem, Durham Attorney Floyd McKissick confirmed today. Malcolm X, who has received na tionwide publicity as the most ar ticulate spokesman for the mili tant Negro organization, will pre-1 sent the Muslim approach to solv- ing the Negro problem through separation of the races. He will share the podium with McKissick, who said yesterday he would try to show how groups such as the National Association for thej Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and the Congress on lacial Equality (CORE), are help ing to advance the Negro's posi tion through integration. The discussion will take place Women's Club Hears Author Richard McKenna, the Chapel Hill novelist whose recent book, "The Sand Pebbles," won the $10, 000 Harper Award, will speak at the annual luncheon of the Uni versity Woman's Club today at 12:30 p.m. in the Carolina Inn BaUroom. McKenna will talk about his ex periences in becoming a profes sional novelist and some conclu sions he has drawn from them. Mrs. Paul Guthrie will introduce McKenna. Tickets at $2 are available to members of the University Wom en's Club only. Reservations are made through Mrs. Frank Schwent ker at 1100 Sourwood Circle. They must be made by Monday, April 15. "The Sand Pebbles," which was Mr. McKenna's first novel, was an immediate success. In addition to winning the Harper Prize, it was a quick movie sale for $400,000, was picked as a Book-of-the-Month selection, was serialized in the Saturday Evening Post and rose to No. 2 on the best-seller list for fiction. lilting been moved to the old news and editor's offices. "Our only remaining problem is to get some sorely-needed equipment and supplies, like type writers, " they said. "We think that they can be worked out with Student Government. We know they're anxious as everyone eLse to have a better paper." Science Reporter, Mat Fried man, a junior from New York, N. Y. He will cover science news, including everything from Memori al Hospital to the Math, Physics, and Chemistry Depts. Photo Editor, Jim Wallace, a junior from Manassas, Va. He will have charge of all Tar Heel photo graphic coverage. Women's Editor, Diane Hile, a junior from Charlotte. Assistant Women's Editors are Sue Smith, a junior from Mt. Gilead, N. C, and Dona Fagg, a junior from Raleigh. They will prepare a Women's Page for coeds in dormitories and sor orities and student wives for Thurs- day's edition. Night Editor, Harry UeLung, a junior from Atlanta. He will edit late stories and supervise make-up operations at the print shop under the direction of the Copy Editor Feature Editors, Ginny Carnes, a junior from Atlanta, and Chris Farran, a junior from Winston- available only a limited time each week. Reviews Editor, Steve Dennis, a sophomore from Kensington, Ga. He will supervise the writing of book, art and movie reviews on a regular basis. Exchange Editor, Rick Edwards, a sophomore from Auburn, Ala. lie will check newspapers from other colleges and 'universities for news of interest to UNC students and set up newspaper swaps with more schools. Editorial Asst., Becky Stikeleath er, a senior from Asheville. She will handle campus briefs items. filing and mail. at 7:30 p.m. in Hill Recreation Cen ter in Durham, and is open to the public. The Black Muslims, properly known as the Lost-Found Nation of Islam in North America, first began to receive national attention a few years ago when their lead er, a 65-year-old Negro who calls himself Elizah Muhammad, be gan making public statements con cerning Muslim aims. Most controversial of these was his insistence that the federal gov ernment cede to the Negro popu lation "several states" for the establishment of a Black Nation. The movement was started in the early thirties by an obscure Negro who identified himself most often as W. D. Fard, but assumed the title of Farad Muhammad. Fard mysteriously disappeared a few years later, to be succeeded by Georgia Negro named Elizah Poole. Poole adopted the designa tion of Elizah Muhammad, prophet of Allah. Muslim teaching, which has been described as a "mixture of orth odox Islam, race hatred and the personal perjudices of Elizah Poole," advocates separation of the white and non-white races, elevation of the non-white's status and a strict personal regimen of hard work, total abstinence, thrift and moral consciousness. Estimates of Black Muslim mem bership range from 50,000 to 200 000. Much controversy has centered around charges that Muslims are taught violence and the uso of arms against the whites. In press interviews, Malcolm X has stated that the Muslims do not teach violence, but merely ad vocate projection if attacked. WUNC RADIO, 91-5 I'M Schedule for Thursday Evciuri, April 13, 1363: 6:00 The Dinner Hours 6:55 News Summary 7:00 Carolina Roundtable 8:00 Masterwork 10:00 Ten O'Clock Report 10:15 Hillside Jazz 10:55 News Summary
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