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WoL 13. No. 2ft. County's Budget Calls for a Tax Rate of 80 Cts. 2-Cent Rise Forced by Larger Budget Appropriations for Both Health and Relief SURPLUS FROM LAST. YEAR “ .jt. The tentative budget of or ange county for the year 1935- 36 was presented to the board of commissioners by County Ac countant G. W. Ray day before yesterday. It shows anticipated expendi tures from the general fund of $35,084, an increase of $4,600 from last year. The salary fund and debt service fund budgets remain about the same as last year’s. Two items account for most of the increase in the general fund. The allowance for health goes up $2,500, in order that the county may take advantage of the United States Government’s offer to establish a modern health service organization em bracing the counties of Orange, Person, and Caswell. The al lowance for relief goes up $1,500 as a result of the withdrawal by the Government of aid for “non employables,” the support of this element of the unemployed now falls upon local govern ments. Since one cent in the tax rate is equi valent to $1,400 of reve nue, the increase of $4,500 in the budget might naturally be ex pected to push the rate up by a fraction over 3 cents. But a sur plus in the schooMund brought over from last year wiif probab ly enable the commissioners to move the rate up only two cents —from 78 to 80 cents on the SIOO. The surplus is available because of the aid that the coun ty received from the Govern ment in the capital outlay for improvements to school build ings. If the county embarks upon the proposed school construction program in cooperation with the P. W. A., the cost of that will not appear in the tax rate until next year. The tentative budget is open for public inspection in Mr. Ray’s office in the court house. Salaries Up This Month Everybody who draws a sal ary from the University, wheth er in the teaching or the admin istrative force, will receive July 31 a check showing an increase of 20 per cent over the figure for June. This is pursuant to the budget law enacted by the last legislature. The law provides that, if the actual revenue of the state ex ceeds the estimated revenue by a sufficient margin, the budget commission may raise salaries by another 5 per cent. Successive cuts, beginning in 1931 brought University sal aries down to 68 per cent of the 1929 level. The 20 per cent in crease that goes into effect this month is equivalent to a restor ation of 13.60 per cent of the 19?9 Salaries. For example, a professor whose salary was $3,- ©OO six years ago got $2,040 last year. Now it goes up to $2,448, which is 81.60 per cent of $3,000. Mack Will Have Howe House Edward Mack, the new head of the University's chemistry department, will haye the Howe bouse next winter. y *■ *■■■• * W '' +‘r #"■ k'~ The Chapel Hill Weekly LOUIS GRAVES ***" Chapel Hill Chaff H. D. Carter introduced his recent article in the Weekly with the story about the chil dren whose performance of a home-made play threw their ejjiers into a paroxysm of mirth. The hero of the drama was a prospector who came back home after a stay of years in the Klon dike and laid a large bag of gold at his wife’s feet. After suitable expressions of delight she said proudly: "I, too, have not been idle,” and opened a door through which came several small chil dren. After I had read Mr. Carter’s copy I asked my wife: “Didn’t you tell me, once, this same yarn about % too, have not been idle’?” “Certainly,” she replied. “It originated in the Lacys’ attic in Raleigh. The Governor and a lot more of Mr. Lacy’s friends were there. The play* was a great success. They say the laughter was so loud that people heard it 'way down the street.” “Well, Mr. barter says the play was produced by some chil dren on Beacon Hill in Beston around half a century ago. Maybe it’s one of those stories that have been told for cen turies, always with a new set ting.” A few days later George Madden Martin (Mrs. Atwood Martin), the author, wrote me from Louisville that when she was visiting William Dean How ells and his daughter, Miss Mil dred Howells, one evening many yeaip ago, stye heard Miss How ells teH the Ytory. I showed Mr. Carter Mrs. (Continued on page two) “Iphigenia in Tauris” Greek Drama to Be Performed by the Playmakers in Stadium Next Week Aided by the light of a full moon—that is, if the weather is fair— the Playmakers will present Euripides’ “Iphigenia in Tauris” at 8:30 Tuesday and Wednesday evenings in the Ke nan stadium. The drama was first performed about 412 B.C. The success of the performance three years ago of Euripides’ “Alcestis” moved the Playmak ers to select another of his plays for this summer. Harry Davis is directing the play. Phoebe Barr has designed and will direct the dances. Thomas Teer of Durham will play the piano accompaniment. Ora Mae Davis has charge of the costumes. John Walker has designed and executed the stage setting, and will direct the light ing. In addition to the regular cast, which includes Marion Tatum as Iphigenia, Richard Walser as Orestes, Fred Howard as Py lades, and Urban T. Holmes as King Thoas, there will be a chorus of 15 captive Greek maidens, who will perform sev eral dances. As the play opens, Iphigenia is the unhappy priestess of Artemis in the barbaric king dom of Thoas, where she has been taken by the goddess, who rescued her as she was about to be sacrificed by her father Ag amemnon. The play is the story of her rescue by her brother Orestes and his bosom friend Pylades. Tickets may be bought for 50 cents at the Alfred Williams store or at the gate. In case of rain, the show will be post poned untiMhe next two fair nights. # CHAPEL HILL, N. C., FRIDAY, JULY 12, 1935 The Elections on Liquor Control Among the 17 North Carolina counties that have voted in the last three weeks on the question of liquor control and versus the present bone-dry law, Rocking ham is the only one to show a dry majority. The vote in Tues day’s election there was: for control 3,300, against control 3,600. On the same day the vote in Greene county was: for control, 876, against control, 735. In most of the other 15 coun ties the majorities for control were heavy. In only one, Car teret, did the wets win by less than two to one. The proportion ran as high as ten to one in Wilson and Edgecombe. Franklin county was pre vented from holding an election by an injunction issued by Judge Clawson Williams. Judge Frizzelle, while permit- Summer Session Bulletin FRIDAY, JULY 12 10 A. M.—A. R. Newsome, “Federal Aid for Education,” 103 Bingham halir Secondary Education Conference. 12 M.—D. D. Carroll, “Recent Economic Developments and Their Effects Upon Education,” 103 Bingham hall. S. E. C. 4 P. M.—Miss Geneva Drinkwater, “The Extra-Curricula Pro gram,” 103 Bingham hall. Higher Education Conference. 7:15 P. M.—Vesper Service at the Davie Poplar. 9 P. M.—-Dance, Bynum Gymnasium. SATURDAY, JULY 13 , 9 P. M.—Dance, Bynum Gymnasium. MONDAY, JULY 15 10 A. M.—E. R. Groves, “Scientific Meaning of Childhood,” 103 Bingham hall. S. E. C. 4 P. M.—Harry J. Carman, “Survey and Orientation Courses in the Colleges,” 103 Bingham hall. H. E. C. 7:15 P. M.—Vesper Service at Davie Poplar. TUESDAY, JULY 16 10 A. M.—Frank Misner, “Desirable Modifications of the School Curriculum,” 103 Bingham hall. S. E. C. 12 M.—E. R. Groves, “Emotional Adjustments of Youth,” 103 Bingham hall. S. E. C. 4 P. M.—Harry J. Carman, “Honors Courses in the Colleges,” 103 Bingham hall. H. E. C. 7:15 P. M.—Vesper Service at Davie Poplar. 8:30 P. M,—Carolina Playmakers, “Iphigenia,” Kenan stadium. WEDNESDAY, JULY 17 10 A. M.—R. W. Morrison, “Developing the New State Curricu lum,” 103 tyingham hall. S. E. C. 4 P. M.—J. Maryon Saunders, “The Organized Relation of the College to Its Alumni,” 103 Bingham hall. H. E. C. 7:15 P. M.—Vesper Service at Davie Poplar. 8:30 P. M.—Carolina Playmakers, “Iphigenia,” Kenan stadium. Leslie Spelman, Organ Recital, Hill Music hall. THURSDAY, JULY 18 10 A. M.—L. R. Wilson, “Discovering Reading Interests,” 103 Bingham hall. S. E. C. 12 M.—K. C. Garrison, “Adolescent Interests in Relation to In struction,” 103 Bingham hall. S. E. C. 4 P. M.—Felix A. Grisette, “Post-collegiate Education,” 103 Bing ham hall. H. E. C. 7:16 P. M.—Vesper Service at Davie Poplar. FRIDAY, JULY 19 2:30 P. M.—Examinations for removal of composition conditions, 201 Murphey hall. Students expecting to take this examina tion should notify the English office in 104 Saunders within the next four days. 4 P. M.—Miss Mathilde Parlett, “The Hendrix College Plan,” 103 Bingham hall. H. E. C. 7:15 P. M.—Vesper Service at Davie Poplar. 9 P. M.—Dance, Bynum Gymnasium. JULY 19 AND 20 Conference on Art Education—Attendance limited to local community. Speight Exhibition Continues Francis Speight’s entire ex hibition of paintings will remain in the Hill Music hall through Tuesday the 16th, and some of the paintings will remain through Saturday the 20th, Pic tures done by members of Mr, Speight’s class will be on exhi bit in Peabody hall July 16-23. Knight at Columbia E. W. Knight left last Friday for Columbia University, where he will teach for six weeks. He expects to come back here sever al, times during that period to discuss summer session prob lems with his associates. f ting elections in New Hanover and Greene, enjoined the open ing of liquor stores, so that, thus far, the wet victories there are fruitless. Commissioners of New Hanover and of the city of Wilmington say they will appear before Judge Frizzelle Monday and ask him to vacate his in junction, which was granted on the ground that the county did not have the right to appropri ate money for the establishment of the stores. The commission ers cite the overwhelming wet majority and contend that there is enough money in the county’s general fund to permit th& opening of stores without a levy on the taxpayers. They cite the procedure in Wilson and Edge combe counties, where, since li quor was bought on open account and sold at a profit, no contribu i Continued on hut page) 2,866 Vaccinated for Typhoid Dr. G. H. Sumner, the county health officer, vaccinated 2,866 Orange county citizens for ty phoid in the first three days of the week. The total for Hills boro was 602, for Chapel Hill 1,242. Persons who need the treatment and did not get it last week should appear at the clin ics this week. Robert P. Moore Is Married Robert P Moore of the staff of the Orange Printohop was married last Saturday in States ville to Miss Dorothy Lee Dun can, daughter of Mr. %nd Mrs. William Andrew Duncan. The First Fishing in the Lake n By Wilson Coffin Some two hundred fishermen from Chapel Hill and round about wet their hooks in the University Lake in the short space of two weeks beginning June 24 and ending July 6. The first open season lasted just long enough to arouse pride in the breasts of a select few, and despair in others. All would like to fish the rest of the sum mer to prove their ability. Most of it must have been luck, because the pond’s being kept clean of the usual brush and logs left the fisher no in dication of the fish’s hiding place; so the middle of v the lake should have been as good as any other spot. Certainly no one had fished the lake long enough to know where the beds and feeding grounds were. There weren’t as many bass taken, as would be supposed, with a minimum size of twelve inches. Bruce Whitmire of Durham caught the largest, weighing about four pounds. Preston McKnight was runner up with one only a few ounces lighter. Mrs. Jo Sparrow placed third among all comers and first among the women anglers with a three-and-a-half pounder. Only C. P. Hinshaw could boast of as many as two that weighed three pounds. Although the bass took care of themselves pretty well, the crappie, also with a low mini mum length, were hooked right and left. One party came with in two of their limit by catching 43 of this unfortunate species. (Continued on last page) Writers’ Conference . Plans for Meeting to Be Directed by Russell Are Announced Among those who have said that they will attend the South ern Writers’ Conference, to be conducted by Phillips Russell at Blue Ridge, N. C., August 6 to 17, are Sherwood Anderson, Paul Green, Olive Tilford Dar gan, J. E. Spingarn, Robert W. Winston, Archibald Henderson, Alberta Pierson Hannum, and E. C. L. Adams. Scribner’s, the Viking Press, Bobbs-Merrill, William Morrow, and other publishers will send representatives to talk to the gathering about practical mat ters. Miss Frances Phillips, who has been extraordinarily suc cessful in picking winners among authors, will be the Mor row representative. W. T. Couch of the University Press here will also be present. Formal proceedings are not contemplated; discussions will be informal and in groups. A lot of time will be devoted to recreation. The registration fee is $lO a week for One or two weeks, and an adyance payment of $5 should be sent to R. M. Grumman, Chapei Hill. Room and memay be obtained for as little as $2 a day. A special invitation is extend ed to everybody who has been associated with the University or Chapel Hill. * The Scouts' National Jamboree Boy Scouts here have been no tified by 0, B. Gorman, execu tive officer of the Cherokee Council, that the lime for regis tration for the National Jam boree has been extended to July 21. All Scouts' are eligible to attend. / 0 sl*so a Year la Advance. Sen Cass Protest about Lawlessness in Negro Quarter Delegation Makes Appeal ts Aldermen and Gets Prom ise of Cooperation STREET ROWDYISM CITED A delegation of Negroes, rep resenting an organization work ing for the social and moral im provement of the race, appeared before the hoard of aldermen night before last and appealed to the town government to take some action toward reducing crime and disorderly conduct in the Negro section of Chapel Hill. “We have wondered if you gentlemen know about the con ditions in that part of town,’* said the spokesman of the dele gation, “and we thought we would come here and ask you to give the matter some considera tion. “There is so little respect for law that it is getting so it is hardly safe, at some times, for a man to go along West Frank lin and West Rosemary streets; and even the children are suf fering from the lawlessness, for they are often lured into bad places.” A traffic in bootleg liquor is known to flourish in that part of Chapel Hill, and Alderman Clyde Eubanks asked the dele gation if liquor wasn’t the main ought to do about it?” The an swer was: “Yes, sir, that’s got a lot to do with it.” Alderman R. J. M. Hobbs asked: “What do you think we ought to do about it ” The an swer was that “a bit more police protection” would probably do good. One of the complaints was that disorderly conduct on the streets, including profane and vulgar language, was a common condition. The statement was made that crowds gathering in front of the moving picture (Continued on ioat page) Strudwick’s Carvings Shepperd Strudwick of Hills boro and Miss Lois Monroe will demonstrate the art of wood carving at the opening session of the Art Institute for Teachers and Amateur Artists at 9 o’clock next Friday morning, July 19, in Peabody hall. Mr. Strudwick will have on display a collection of his own carvingß. He has been producing them for years in the studio at his home. On the program at the open ing session are demonstrations of soap carving, plaster and gel atin casting (Miss Lena Alice Tuttle), block printing, batik, and water-color painting (Daniel Defenbacher). The demonstra tions will be continued in the af ternoon. There will be an exhi bit of textiles at 4 o’clock Friday in the Hill Music hall; and at 7:30 in the evening Mrs. Clyde A. Milner of Guilford College, Miss Juanita McDougald of the state department of public in struction, and Wayman Adams, the eminent portrait painter, will talk in the Playmakera Theatre. One of the events on Saturday morning’s program (Peabody hall) will be a talk by Miss Tuttle on “The Apprecia tion of Pictures.” The Institute was arranged by the University extension divi rion under the direction of R. If. Grumman. Because of the pre valence of infantile paralysis the attendance is limited to people In Chapel Hill. ■: *' .
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