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tmc Library SerUlg Dept. Voters Go To The Poll c. odla iienca y I America goes to the polls to r day. v i2hu l0ng months of campaign ing have run their course. Poli ticians are quiet and the future of a nation is in the hands of its people. 'ReCord turnouts are predicted lor most parts of the nation and Orange County is no exception. Some 13,800 Orange County voters are expected to cast ballots at the county's 25 polling places. Foils open at 6:30 a.m. and close at 6:30 p.m. Foreign students are urged by Dean A. C. Howell to observe balloting today in Woollen Gym and Graham Memorial, and to watch the counting later. Chapel Hill voters will mark five ballots to choose a presi dent, governor, heads of state agencies, Sixth District Congress man, state senator, county offic ers and Chapel Hill Township constable. Also to be decided is the proposed $100 million State School Bond Issue. Orange County Board of Elec tion figures put total registration at 18,91316,390 Democrats, 2,145 Republicans and 379 independ ents. With a more than 6 to 1 major Vote I Nothing else need be Founded Feb. 23, 1893 ervices Are Today - .For Writer . MciEenna Richard McKenna, who retired . from a 22-year career in the . author of the novel "Sand Peb , bies," died Sunday of a heart attack. The 51-year-old native of Mountain Heme, Idaho, had lived in Chapel Hill since 1953 when left the Navy to enroll in UNC. Graveside funeral, services will - be held at 3 p.m. today at the New Chapel Hill Cemetery near Eastgate. McKenna rose to overnight suc cess in 1962 when his first novel , "Sand Pebbles" was published. A story based on his Navy service in the Far East waters, H7 u ill I-:-?:' ::':::& iilill X 4" iilill ' - I. S RICHARD McKENNA ) the book became a Book-of-the- J Month Club selection. It won the $10,000 Harper's Prize for 1962 and has been translated into eight - languages. Movie rights were (purchased for more than $200,000.. Author Manly Wade Wellrnan, , probably McKenna 's closest friend here, said, Mac came j as close as you can get to be- ! coming a major literary figure ' with one novel." ' At the time of his death, Mc Kenna was working on a second novelv also concerned with Navy life. During his years in the Navy he read wilsey and completed correspondence courses in litera ture, mathematics and the sciences. , He came to Chapel Hill at the advice of a former naval officer who told him the town was " a good place for a man with purpose." Determined to become a writer, McKenna chose a variety t of University courses wtiich he felt would help him accomplish his purpose. He became a bril liant student in English litera ture, philosophy and psychology and graduated Phi Beta Kappa in three years. 1 After graduation he married Eva Grice, a UNC librarian he met while a student. He was known around the campus as a modest, self-assured man more concerned with his 'work than recognition. He was ity, Democrats are predicted to carry Orange in much the same manner as in the 1960 election. John Kennedy carried the county then with 7,180 votes to Richard Nixon's 5,231. Orange went for Terry Sanford over Robert Gav in by a count of 7,442 to 4,838. Horace Kbrnegay topped Col. Holland L. Robb by 6,902 to 3,402 here. Officials cf both parties, how ever, have predicted sweeping victories for their candidates. Estimates differ on just how much President Johnson will car ry the county. Predictions range from 1,200 to 2,000 votes. Dan Moore, who carried the county by 700 votes in the Demo cratic runoff primary against Richardson Preyer, is expected to vin handily over Gavin who makes his second bid for govern or after totaling over 46 per cent of the state's total vote in 1960. One factor which cannot be predicted is the size of the write in vote for Frank Porter Grah,am, former UNC president and now a UN mediator. Efforts for a Graham write-in have continued despite his disapproval of the movement. A rundown of other candidates said. always ready to encourage as- piring young writers. . . After the publication of his novel, a book compared with . "Frcm Here To Eternity" and other major war novels, success kept McKenna busy. ; " 'Sand Pebbles' made him so popular," English Department Chairman George Harper said, ; "that everyone was after him OOP Si The Cuban V isitors W ere Scheduled For Duke By ALAN BANOV DTH News Editor What was thought to be a test cf the Speaker Ban last night at 130 Alumni was actually a pro gram at Duke, which has been postponed until Thursday night. However, the three speakers, who violated the State Depart ment ban on travel to Cuba last summer, are scheduled to appear here Wednesday night, tentative ly at 8 p.m. in 111 Murphy. They spoke in Chapel" Hill and in Dur ham several weeks ago. The Student Peace Union will sponsor speeches by Allen Lowe, Steve Newman and Mary Mayer on their Cuban trip. They will net test the Speaker Ban, since they are not covered by its pro visions, according to SPU head Dick Doble. Larry Phelps, UNC graduate who also went . to Cuba, said Sunday night he would not speak then. He would be barred by the Speaker Ban, since he has pleaded the Fifth Amendment be fore the House Committee on Un-American Activities. The Speaker Ban, passed by the 1963 General Assembly, bans from speaking on state-supported campuses persons who have tak 'en the Fifth Amendment in an swer to questions about Commun ist activities. Known members of the Communist Party and ad vocates of the overthrow of the state or local government are also prohibited from speaking. Spearman Issues Election Plea Student Body President Bob Spearman issued this statement Monday to students regarding today's elections: Today millions of Americans will go to the polls to select their leaders at local, state and na tional levels. j I strongly urge all eligible students to exercise their right and to fulfill their public respon sibility by voting for the candi date of their choice. Today North Carolinians will also vote on a $100 million school . bond issue. A sound and ade quate system of public schools i essential for the economic and cultural well-being of our state. High quality primary and sec ondary education is a prerequi site to academic excellence in our colleges and universities. North Carolina now has a shortage of over 10,000 public school classrooms. on Chapel Hill ballots follows: CONGRESSMAN Horace R. Kotnegay, Demo cratic Greensboro lawyer, Sixth District Congressman for the past 3, years. He is past president of the Guilford County and state wide Young Democratic Club and 4 i?? w'iv & J to make speeches. He rarely re fused and had trouble staying at 1 home long enough to write on that second novel." Funeral arrangements will be conducted by Rev. Charles M. Jones of the Community Church of Chapel Hill. It was McKenna's custom, on the death cf a friend, to sertd a donation to a child welfare agency. The Duke program, originally sponsored by the Liberal Action Committee there, was postponed from last night to 8 p.m. Thurs day. Committee chairman Shel ley Blum, Duke graduate, stu dent, said Monday the trio would speak at 136 Social Science Bldg., under the auspices of the South ern Education Leadership Con ference. . Blum, 24, of New York, said his newly-formed group has not com pleted registration with the Duke Dean of Student Affairs to use school buildings for public meet ings. The committee, started last month, plans "to bring the views of the liberal camp to Duke," organize public discussions and study groups, according to Blum. It meets at 8 p.m. on alternate Mondays at 204 Flowers. The DTH learned of the Mon dav nieht program bv a fiver listing the Vte as "130 Psychology-Sociology." Trouble Charged In Negro Vote Leaders of a mock election among Mississippi Negroes said today they were uo against in timidation that included two eh'wh burninss and 23 arrests. FBI agents were assisting in the investigation of the church ' fires some 200 miles apart. Over 30 Negro churches have gone up in smoke or explosions in the past few months. James Farmer, head of the Congress of Racial Equality, said the church fires were among "at least 40 seoarate instances of harassment, in ad dition to campaign workers ar rests." INSURANCE The National Student Associa tion's $10,000 life insurance . pol icy is now available to all stu dents of UNC at Chanel Hill, ac cording to Student Government NSA Coordinator Neal Jackson. The policy, underwritten by a Baltimore, Md. insurance firm, .' charges the student $20 per year if. be is under age 24, $25 per year, if he is between 25-23 years old, and $30 per year if he is between 29-33 years old. ABSENTEE BALLOTS Students may obtain ballots for the Nov. 10 campus election by applying at Graham Memorial information desk before 5 p.m. tomorrow. a former member of the Slate' Democratic Advisory Committee, wdw r. rirpen. Republican- President of Glencoe Mills in Burlington. He has been a mem ber of the bar for more than 30 years with wide legal experi ence. A 1926 m ueia retype graduate of UNC, he has a B.A. For Voters: Decision Of A Big Question y 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 11 CHAPEL HILL, NORTH CAROLINA, TUESDAY NOVEMBER - 44 5 S?i 4 1 up"""" -tm$. I .x:.x:-;-:.:::-:-:-::::x-::-:-x:x-:-:-x p::S;S:S5:;:;i:gS;Sg:;Sg;i 1 IITJl.li 111 u I? i 1 saw PRESIDENT JOHNSON WON UNC's mock election yesterday by a 1,254 to 1,078 vote. Johnson emerged with a 53.7 per cent victory over Senator Goldwater. A BTH Presidential preference poll re cently gave Johnson 57 per cent. The Graham Memorial Current Affairs Committee was in charge of the mock election. Photo by Jock Lauterer Ragan Condemns Criticism Of Assassination Coverage By ERNIE McCRARY Sam Ragan, president of the Associated Press Managing Edi tors Association, has called criti cism of the press by the Warren Commission report . "as a whole, unjustified." The Sept. 27 report to the pub lic criticized the "mob" press coverage of the assassination of President Kennedy and suggested that a "code of conduct" be adopted to preent this confusion in future major news eents. Mr. Ragvan, executive editor of the Raleigh Times and the News and Observer,' told members of Sigma Delta Chi journalism fraternity here Sunday that he appointed a special committee of editors to study the report. He said the study committee concluded - that "news media would like to avoid madhouse coverage, but also want to avoid a code of conduct. A pool arrange ment appears to be the ideal solution, but almost impossible to effect. A committee of editors to seek working agreements with bar associations and government agencies and to asses complaints is probably the only answer." Mr. Ragan agreed with others who have said the Warren re port proves that the press lives up to its duty and responsibility. It is regrettable, he said, that this unprecedented fast, accurate and comprehensive coverage should be condemned. He said non-print reporters, such as cameramen with a crew of helpers, contributed to the con- INTERVIEWS Interviews for Orientation Committee Chairman for next year will be held from 2 'to J today and Wednesday. Interested persons should call 933-1257 for an appointment. in Honor School Jurisprudence irom Oxford University. STATE SENATE . Donald S. Matheson, Democrat Retired in June, 1963 after 35 years as Orange County Agricul ture Agent, we nas a B.S from N. C State and Master's degree its T ' ' -5 5- 4 I $ fvY9 - i- w-X- V JT"'- S, O X5- s', fusion in Dallas but he blamed the Dallas police for the "great tragedy that the legal guilt of Harvey Oswald will never be known." "The Dallas police felt this event to be of major importance and wanted to cooperate with the press. The whole key is that they brought Oswald out to be photo graphed, even though no report er asked for this. "They did not have to move him in public: They had no obli gation to parade him and shouldn't have done it." Mr. Ragan denied the charge that the operation of the press in Dallas interefered with the process of free trial. . "We are not advocates of bla tant pre-trial publicity," he said. "As professional newsmen we are as concerned as . the bar as sociation with fair trials. A free press and fair trial are not in compatible; in fact, one is neces sary for the other." Explaining the rejection of the code of conduct suggestion, Mr. Ragan said, "There is no need for further codes. The most im portant code is for newspaper men to conduct themselves as civilized people. We must always remember that we are not in business to satisfy our own cu rosities . . . The people's right to know is the only risht we should resignize." Mr. Ragan said he personally considered the pool arrangement for news coverage "plausible and possible." "The only solution I see as to the make-up of the pool would be a representative from each of the two major news cervices, one from the broadcasting networks, one from the local papers where the event is taking place and a certain number of others chosen by the 'name in the pot' method." mm in rural economics from UNC and was director of the Research Triangle Planning Commission. . Claude Currie, Democrat Has served 19 terms in the State Senate, nine of them from Dur ham County. He is president of Durham's Security Savings and Loan Association. He holds LIB. - - - l i I v - - I Li.....L 3, 1964 Both Sides Claim Victory As Long Campaign Closes WASHINGTON (AP) The sound and iury of what has been called the most bitter Presiden tial campaign in modern times -ended Monday night with a final burst of oratory and with all polls forecasting a victory today for President Johnson. Many of the polls estimate it will be a Johnson landslide rival ing Franklin D. Roosevelt's vic tory in 1936. But the President's Republican rival, Sen. Barry Goldwater; says he doesn't be lieve the polls and is predicting the "upset of the century." His lieutenants say they see a chance of carrying every state except Massachusetts; Connecti SL Names Today In Honor Of John Motley Morehead The Student Legislature has designated today as John Motley Morehead Day. Morehead, celebrating his 94th birthday, is being honored for his contributions to the Univer sity. The Carolina graduate, scien tist, statesman and philanthropist is at his home in Rye, N. Y. He is now the oldest employee of the Union Carbide Corporation, serving as engineer and chemical consultant "Uncle Mot" was born in Spray, and graduated from UNC with a B.S. degree in 1891. He was a member of SAE Fraternity and the Golden Fleece. In 1892, he discovered a com mercial process for manufactur ing calcium carbide which is used today. Morehead later devised a meth od to analyze gases that was ac cepted as the cheapest and most efficient procedure. He also worked in the diplomat ic field. In 1929, he accepted " President Hoover's appointment ns Envoy-Extraordinary and Min-ister-Pienopotentiary to Sweden. He became the only foreigner to ever receive the Gold Medal Xungl from the Swedish govern ment. "Uncle Mot" is probably best known to North Carolinians and UNC students as a philanthropist. m m The Blind Date Was JFK PHOENIX, Ariz. (AP) Betty Rockwell of Phoenix had a "blind date" on election day 1944 with a young man from the East who was in the Arizona city recuperating. She said she called for the ycung man, John Fitzgerald Kennedy, and took him to a small party at a Phoenix home. They decided to listen to election returns" in the race between Franklin D. Roosevelt and Thomas E. Dewey, she said, so they went to the den. ' Already seated next to the radio was another man Barry Goldwater. The story was told Monday by local columnist Jack Williams in the Phoenix Gazette. 1 i '4:'- t4m and A.B. degrees from UNC. Alexander Barnes, Republican Veteran Negro newspaperman, now working with the Carolinian in Raleigh He has been a tield representative for the Republican Party since 1936 and public re lations director of the 25.000 member Omega Psi Phi fratern ity. STATE HOUSE Donald M. Stanford, Democrat Unopposed. Director of North Carolina Association of County Ccmmissioners and chairman of the Orange County Board of Com missioners since 1930. He is a Chapel Hill dairy farmer and president of the North Carolina Dairy Federation. COUNTY COMMISSIONER William C. Ray, Democrat He is a beef and dairy cattle farmer cf Cedar Grove, vice president cf the Orange County Farm Bu reau, community director of the Central Carolina Farmers and Democratic Committeeman of the Cedar Grove precinct. Harvey D. Bennett, Democrat Now ending his first four-year term on the board. He is co-own-Fuel and Appliance Sore, director er of Bennett and Blocksidge cut, Rliode Island, Alaska and Hawaii. Johnson's aides, however, have given up nope only on Mississip pi and Alabama, a state where Johnson's name isn't even on the ballot. Beginning at one minute after midnight in some New England towns an estimated 71 million Americans a record number vyin deliver their verdict in the Presidential .race and also choose 25 governors, 435 house members and 35 senators. Many of these lesser candidates will rise or fall with the futures of the No. 1 man on their ticket "rJthough widespread ticket-split- His numerous gifts to the Uni versity include the Morehead Building, containing the Plane tarium and Art Gallery; the JOHN M. MOREHEAD Morehead-Petterson Bell Tower; and Morehead Scholarships. He has received honorary de grees from UNC, Wake Forest and Upsala University for achievements in the fields of science, engineering and diplo macy. IS? V-'. 'Z- M II mmmmwmimnwi u iii,iijBjiiiui,jJHMniiwKii,'.ww.iaaavguH.i,j . 4v 4"' f ' of Orange Savings and Loan As sociation and past president of the Merchants Association and the Retail Credit Association. T. S. (Ted) Coile, Republican Former professor of forestry at Duke University. He is now a consultant to pulp and paper com panies throughout the South. He holds a Ph.D. from the Univer sity of Michigan. BOARD OF EDUCATION' W. Glen Caruthers, Jr., Demo crat Resident of Cedar Grove township. He operates a 240 acre dairy farm, has been active in school affairs and has field offices in several state-wide farm organizations. Robert James Page, Republic anPracticing attorney in Chapel Hill. He is a former staff mem ber of the UNC Institute of Gov ernment, is now treasurer of the Orange County Cancer Society and precinct chairman for Estes Hills. UNOPPOSED Roer L. Marshall, Democrat has no opposition for a short term on the Board of Education and incumbent Democrat Vernon G. Burch is unopposed for constable. Pumpkin The Great Pumpkin didn't show up Halloween night, but informed sources say he might make an appearance for election night. Look for him in sincere pumpkin patches in Phoenix and Johnson City. Good luck on find ing one. Associated Press Wire Service ting is forecast by Republicans who don't go along with Gold water's Conservative views and by Southerners and others who reject Johnson's civil rights stand. But even with ticket-splitting, if Johnson wins on the massive scale predicted by some pollsters many Democrats may ride into congress and statehouses on the President's coat-tails And some of these see-saw races have won almost as much national attention as the John-ron-Goldwater battle. For instance, former Atty. Gen. Robert F. Kennedy is in a tight, tcugh battle in New York in his effort to oust Republican Ken neth R. Keating from his Senate seat. And in California, Sen. Pierre Salinger, the late President John F. Kennedy's press secretary, is in just as tough a battle to keep his appointive Senate seat against a challenge by former song-and-dance man George Murphy. With the deadline only hours away the smoke of battle still hung over the campaign trail as Goldwater, Johnson and Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey, the Presi dent's running mate, tried to cor ral a few more votes. Getting in his last shot at Cali fornia, one of the states he fig ures he must have to win. Gold water summed up his campaign arguments before a San Francis co audience. "Tomorrow," he declared, "we ran take the first step toward ending in cur time the erosion of individual worth by a growing federal bureaucracy." He drummed on his theme that he offers a "choice, not an echo," and said the choice in this elec tion is between "far more than political programs, far more than political promises. It is a choice of what sort of future we want to pass on to our children." To choose the present admini stration, he said, will lead to a regimented society, unilateral disarmament and appeasement. "Choose the way of this pres ent administration and you have the way of mobs in the streets, restrained onlv bv the plea that they wait until after the election to ienite violence once arrain." With the other bi? three still on the hunt for votes. Miller return ed to Washington to rest before 'Continued on Pare 3) Intern Application Deadline Is Nov. 14 Applications for the Depart -rppnt of State intern program wH! be accepted until Nov. 14, aecordin? to Dfn of Student Affairs C. O. .Cathey. " One UNC student from the applicants will serve as a sum mer intern in the State Depart ment, and will be allotted a liberal salary and the opportu nity to become acquainted with top policy makers. Juniors, seniors and graduate students are cliib'e for the program, and must have ?t least an over-all B average and plans for a career in the foreign ser vice. Application forms may be secured from the office of ihe Dean of Student Affairs in 103 South Building.