Vol. 12. No. 36.
THIS STATE GOES
AGAINST REPEAL
BY A BIG MARGIN
Majority May Reach 175,000 by
the Time All Precincts
Have Made Reports
DECREASE IN TOTAL VOTE
North Carolina went against
the repeal of the 18th Amend
ment, in the election Tuesday,
by a. majority that the final
count will probably show to be
around 175.000. At the pres
ent writing only eight tenths of
the 1,831 precincts have report
ed, and the majority stands at
150,000.
The total vote cast in North
Carolina in the Roosevelt-Hoov
er election last year was 706,-
000. The vote last Tuesday in
the precincts so far reported
was 369,000. Perhaps this will
be brought up to around 450,-
000 in the final report, it ap
pears, then, that the vote on re
peal was about 65 per cent, or
a little less' than two thirds, of
the.vote cast a year ago.
Some of the repeal leaders are
citing the relatively small vote
as an explanation of the great
anti-repeal majority. They say
that the drys put out their full
strength while the wets, over
confident, and apathetic because
they knew that the question of
repeal was already settled in the
nation, stayed away irorn the
polls in great numbers.
One hundred and four anti
repeal delegates and 16 repeal
delegates were elected to the
convention that was turned
down by the voters and will nev
er be held.
Os the more populous coun
ties, only New Hanover and
Durham went for repeal. In
view of the dry landslide, the
result in Durham was a great
surprise, for it had been thought
that anti-repeal sentiment was
much stronger there than in
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Village for Repeal
But Adverse Vote in Rest of County
More Than Offsets Majority Mere
Chapel Hill went for repeal
in the election Tuesday, and it
was the only precinct in Orange
county that did. There were
438 votes for “Convention” and
277 for “No Convention.” (.'oi
lier Cobb, repeal delegate, re
ceived 428 votes against 280
cast for J. J. Ward, anti-repeal,
delegate.
The majority for repeal here
was not nearly as great as the
advocates of the cause had ex
pected, and the result was tak
en, and correctly, as a portent
of defeat in the state. “If the
margin is no larger than that,”
said a repealist when Paul Rob
ertson announced the final
count, “there’s no hope for re
* peal.” A telephone call to Carr
boro brought the news that
there the vote was 236 against
a convention to 60 for, and 243
for Ward io 47 for Cobb. Thus,
Chapel Hill and Carrboro to
gether went 613 to 498 against
repeal, and 523 for Ward to
475 for Cobb.
Orange county voted against
repeal by 1,169 to 807.
Lewis to Make Address Here
Ivey F. member of the
University of Virginia faculty,
will be here to deliver an ad
dress before the Elisha Mitchell
Scientific Society next Tuesday
evening.
The Chapel Hill Weekly
LOUIS GRAVES
Editor
Chapel Hill Chaff
Mr. Godbold, the Methodist
pastor, came into the office Wed
nesday and presented me three
giant golden chrysanthemums.
Maybe they were a consolation
offering apropos of the defeat
of repeal. They were splendid
consolation, for they were as
gorgeous blooms as ever I saw.
It occurred to me that it would
be only fair for me to offer Mr.
Godbold a toddy in return. But
I didn’t, for two reasons: first,
he wouldn’t have accepted it, not
being an addict; second, I didn’t
have a toddy—at the moment.
♦ * *
Oscar Hamilton is the only
man I know who has been a
witness of two football games at
the same time. Not an eye-wit
ness but an ear-witness. He at
tended them by radio.
He was eager to listen in on
the Tulane-Colgate game last
Saturday, and he was also keen
ly interested in the Fordham-
St. Mary’s game. Which should
he choose? He answered the
question by choosing both. A
little portable radio which he
had recently acquired was set
up in the room with the regular
family instrument; for an aer
ial, it had a wire which was
trailed along a curtain pole.
Mr. Hamilton worked the but
tons. When time was taken out
in the Tulane-('olgate game, he
would turn on the Fordham-St.
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Shu re Recital Nov. 15
Famous Composer and Organist Will
Perform in Mill Music Hall
Ralph Deane Shure, . noted
American composer and organ
ist, will play a recital in the
Hill Music hall, at 8:30 next
Wednesday evening, November
15. The concert is sponsored by
Phi Mu Alpha, music fraternity,
for the benefit of the Universi
ty Glee Club. A small admis
sion fee will be charged.
Shore’s program ’ represents
new and interesting music. It is
entitled “Through Palestine” and
is based on scenes in the Holy
Land with Biblical ([notations as
a guide to the listener’s ear. The
music is modern in structure
and impressionistic in its emo
tional essence.
This program was broadcast,
over an international hook-up
from Palestine last Easter on
the occasion of a famous cere
mony there. As a result of this,
Shure will got to Palestine next
Abgust to play it himself, fill
ing a number of European en
gagements on the same tour.
In bringing Shure here Phi
Mu Alpha is beginning a new
venture that the fraternity
hopes to make permanent. For
the last two years they have
brought an international artist,
he re and expect to do so again
this winter. But in addition to
this single presentation, the
group now proposes to bring in
one or two well-known and
thoroughly proven American
musicians every season. The
music department hopes that
the reception accorded to Shure
will justify a continuation of
this plan. Tickets are on sale
at the department office.
Miss Mebane’s Engagement
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jesse
Mebane announce the engage
ment of Miss Annie Wilson Me
bane to Fielding Lewis Walker,
3rd, son of Mr. and Mrs. Field
ing Lewis Walker, of Durham.
The marriage will take place in
December
CHAPEL HILL, N. C„ FRIDAY NOVEMBER, 10, 1933
Guinea Glides Away
Fowl, Dropped from Plane, Volplanes
to Safety, Disappointing Boys
One of the prizes at the air
plane show recently, a free ride
over Chapel Hill and the sur
rounding country, was to go to
the boy who caught the guinea
that I. M. Tull was to drop out
of an airplane. A great crowd
of boys went out to the airport,
every one of them hopeful that
he would 'cajiture the guinea.
When Mr. and Mrs. Tull were
up about 500 feet, above the
middle of the field, Mrs. Tull
cast out the guinea, a eock of
mature age. The sight of it, a
dot against the sky, set the boys
to cheering. They ran in the
direction it seemed to be taking,
expecting it to come to earth
quickly.
But the guinea-cock—perhaps
instinct told him where liberty
lay—had no idea of coming to
earth perpendicularly. He glid
ed, or volplaned, eastward; far,
far away from the airport.
From their plane the 'Fulls saw
him disappear into the woods be
yond the old Hillsboro road.
But one of the boys, Loren
McKinney, got a free ride, any
way, by drawing a lucky num
ber out of a hat.
Green Play Presented
Three Performances of “The House
of Connelly” Are Given Here
Paul Green’s “The House of
Connelly,” was presented last
week in the Haymakers Theatre.
Every one of the three perform
ances drew a large crowd.
r Fhe play had not been seen in
Chapel Hill before. It won a
great success two years ago in
New York, and this success was
repeated here.
Elmer Oettinger and Charles
Lloyd distinguished themselves
by their acting in the roles of
Robert Connelly, the uncle, and
William Byrd Connelly, and
Patsy McMullen gave a convinc
ing interpretation of Patsy 'Fate.
Others in the east were Chris
tine Maynard, Nannie Crowder,
El Rita Brown, Kathleen Kra
henbuhl, Beale Fletcher, Lottie
Lane Joyner, and Flo Wilson.
The effective settings were de
signed by Samuel Selden and ex
ecuted under the supervision of
Harry Davis.
The music was by the String
fieid Trio Thursday and Satur
day and by the Carolina Salon
Ensemble Friday.
A Joint Celebration
M rs. John M. Booker's birth
day, W. C. Coker’s birthday, and
the Mangum’ wedding anniver
sary come at about the same
time, and the three families are
accustomed, every year, to have
a joint celebration; first at one
home and then at the other. A
shadow hovered over the pre
parations for the party at Mr.
Coker’s last Sunday evening be
cause it was feared that Mr.
Booker, who had gone to Wash
ington with R. P. McClamroch,
would not get back in time. But
a plate was set for him. Just
as the supper was about to be
served a shaft of light from the
McClamroch car headlights
swept through the dining room
window; the car came to a halt
before the door; and Mr. Booker
made a triumphant entrance to
the accompaniment of cheers.
The Carolina Playmakers ap
peared in “The House of Con
nelly” at the North Carolina
College in Greensboro Wednes
day evening.
The Pay of Servants
A Suggestion Is Made by the Cen
tral Welfare Committee
The Central Welfare Commit
tee requests through George H.
Lawrence, secretary, the puoli
cation of the following state
ment ;
“It has been brought to the
attention of the Committee that
in certain instances in Chapel
Hill Negro servants are being
paid pitifully low wages for
long hours of service. Although
it is not the intention of the
Committee to set a standard
scale of pay for house servants
at this time, the Committee
recommends to the Chapel Hill
public that due consideration be
given to >llls situation. It is
suggested that if families em
ploying servants can pay only a
portion of she wages paid two
or three years ago they should
expect only the same proportion
in hours of work. For instance
if $6.00 per week was paid two
years ago and the employing
family can now pay only $3.00,
that family should require only
half-time work rather than full
time.
“Also, it has been reported
that occasionally a servant quits
work or refuses to work be
cause she can get a living
through the relief organization
and doesn’t, have to work. It is
recommended in this connection
that all such instances he re
ferred to the relief office, phone
6811.
“The fact that a member of a
family is at work does not neces
sarily mean that the family
should not be on the relief list.
In tin* event the income is in
sufficient to meet the minimum
needs of the family, supplemen
tary relief may be provided.”
Mrs. Fussler’s Recital
She Will Appear in Church Audi
torium Next Thursday Evening
Mrs. Irene Fussier will give
a dramatic recital at 8 o’clock
next Thursday evening, the
16th, in the Sunday school audi
torium of the Methodist church.
Miss Janie Ross will play sev
eral violin numbers.
Mrs. Fussler’s program will
begin with “The Human Tonic,”
a monologue, and will include
“Too Busy” (Paul Lawrence
Dunbar), “Cries of a City
Newsboy” (Edith M. Thomas),
“Dimes and Dollars” (Alfred
Noyes), “An Assyrian Pedler”
(a monologue), “Love and Lik
ker” (a story based on an in
cident. in the life of a pioneer
doctor of the Northwest),
“Scene from Dark Hours” (Don
Marquis), “Travelers,”*(a one
act play by Booth Tarkington),
and “Gettin’ Even” (a charac
ter sketch of a Carolina moun
tain woman, by Eleanor M.
Kelly).
Kennedy at The Organ
Nelson O. Kennedy will give
his second vesper organ recital
of the season at 4 o’clock Sun
<r
day afternoon in the Hill Music
hall. Here is the program:
Suite from Water Music, Han
del; (1) Allegro Vivace; (2) Air;
(3) Hornpipe; (4) Minuet; (5)
Allegretto Giocoso; (6) Allegro
Maestoso. Autumn Sketch, Brew
er. Second Symphony, Widor;
Praeludium Circulare; Pastor
ale; Andante; Finale.
Evergreens at Strowd’s
Bruce Strowd has planted
some evergreens along the two
street fronts of his garage
building. They look pretty.
North Carolina's
Vote
We repealists are disappoint
ed in the outcome of the elec
tion in this state, but we can
take comfort in reflecting that
our main objective has been
won. For, North Carolina’s vote
was merely an incident in the
contest. The repeal of the 18th
Amendment was a national is
sue. The necessary three fourths
of the states have declared for
repeal, and national Prohibition
will be legally dead next month.
The amendment represents an
impudent effort on the part of
a minority of the people to im
pose their views upon the ma
jority. It is an encouragement
to corruption and violence, a
charter of hypocrisy. Thank
heaven it is done for.
The size of the anti-repealist
majority in Tuesday’s balloting
means that North Carolina is
committed to state Prohibition
for many years to come. De
spite all the statements that
have been made in the last few
weeks, to the effect that this
election related only to the 18th
Amendment, it turned out to be
a referendum on the state’s own
policy. The people who voted
against repeal did so not mainly
because they favored the 18th
Amendment but because they
were persuaded that a victory
for repeal would be interpreted
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To Move against Beer
Drys to Demand Repeal of Law That
Permits Sale of 3.2'', Brew
As a result of their victory
in Tuesday's election, dry lead
ers in North Carolina are prtv
paring to demand the repeal of
the present beer law at the next
meeting of the legislature, in
January of 1935.
"We expect the 1935 legisla
ture to follow the mandate of
the people and repeal the beer
law,” said W. L. Potent, chief
of the United Dry forces day
before yesterday. “This law
should never have been enacted.
“North Carolina has been
consistently dry since 1908
when Prohibition was voted by
44,000 majority. In 1928 we
demonstrated this state’s atti
tude by defeating A1 Smith. We
have now n 150,000 majority." j
Os course the advocates of
beer will dispute the statement
that the vote Tuesday was a
mandate against the present
law permitting the sale of 3.2
per cent brew. Undoubtedly
many of the people who voted
against repeal this week, be
cause they thought a majority
for it might lead to the repeal
of the state’s anti-liquor law, are
not opposed to beer. How many
there are who hold this opinion,
anti-hard-liquor hut pro-beer,
nobody kflows.
Then there are around 250,-
000 citizens who voted in the
Roosevelt-Hoover election but
did not vote this week. It is a
guess how they stand on beer.
These two facts, that the sale
of beer has not led to any drunk
enness or rowdyism and that it
is bringing a considerable rev
enue into the state and local
treasuries, may be expected to
strengthen those who, when the
next legislature meets, oppose
the re-outlawing of beer.
John Graham of Hillsboro
spent Wednesday night in the
village with his aunt, Mrs. Jess
Mebane.
51.50 a Y'ear in Advance. 5c a C«pj
PARADE TO BEGIN
CELEBRATION OF
ARMISTICE DAY
Mill Be Followed by Exercises
in (Jerrard Hall; Maj. Arm
strong Will Be Speaker
2 BANDS FOR THE MARCH
The fifteenth anniversary of
the end of the World War will
be celebrated here tomorrow.
Armistice Day, November 11,
first with a parade through the
village and the campus and then
with memorial exercises in Ger
rard hall. The assembly for the
parade will be at 10 o’clock on
the street opposite the Graham
Memorial building, and the ex
ercises will begin at 10:15.
By arrangement with the
University authorities, the 9:30
class hour will be cut short by
the ringing of the college bell
at 10:08, and the next class
hour will begin at 11:15.
Major Donald Armstrong of
the United States Army will
come from Fort Bragg to deliver
the Armistice Day address. Af
ter taking both the A.B. and M.
A. degrees at Columbia Univer
sity, Major Armstrong was com
missioned a second lieutenant in
1910. In the A.E.F. he was
brigade adjutant and a member
of the staff of the Chief of Ar
tillery and served with the
Fourth French Army in the Ar
gonne. He was assistant mili
tary attache to the United States
Embassy in Paris from 1919 to
1924.
Commander Phipps of the
Chapel Hill post of the Ameri
can Legion will be in command
of the parade, and he makes the
urgent request that all detach
ments report promptly so that
the march may begin at 10
o’clock.
First in order of march will
be the Colors with a guard of
four veterans in uniform; then
the University Band; and next
the float (decorated automo
bile) bearing Major Armstrong,
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The Wake Forest Game
Will Begin at 2 O’clock Tomorrow
Afternoon in Kenan Stadium
The University and the Wake
Forest College football teams
will meet at 2 o’clock tomorrow
(Saturday) afternoon in the
Kenan stadium.
Says the University News
Bureau:
“Wake Forest has a veteran
club with a powerful defensive
line and a potentially powerful
back field. Some of the most
brilliant line play of the season
is expected in this match. Meet
ing across the scrimmage line
will be George Barclay, Car
olina’s brilliant guard, Mutt De-
Arigelis, all-state guard, and Pat
Swan, 226-pound Wake Forest
tackle.
"The Carolina squad, fortified
by the return to condition
of Jim McCachren and Alan Mc-
Donald, who were injured last
week, is making every effort to
develop a stronger running at
tack.”
Miss Lillian Ix>ng’s Larkspur
It was chronicled recently
that lilacs were blooming, in
the fall, in J. A. Warren’s yard.
Miss Lillian Long came into the
office the other day and said
she could go Mr. Warren one
better; she had larkspur in
bloom.