V»L 17, No. It
Hookworm Not a
Serious Menace
In This Connty
This Is Conclusion Readied by
Brown and Sheldon after Ex
amination of 661 Children
CLAY SOIL IS FACTOR
HOSTILE TO PARASITE
Os 661 Orange county school
children recently examined, only
one was found to be infected
with hookworm. But 33 har
bored other kinds of helminths.
(Helminth means intestinal
worm). There were 29 children
with the ascaris, which is four
or five inches long and about the
size of a lead pencil. There was
one each of the whipworm, the
pinworm, the dwarf tapeworm,
and the rat tapeworm. '
The survey was made by Dr.
Harold W. Brown and A. J. Shel
don of the public health division
of the University medical
school. Dr. W. P. Richardson,
the district health officer, took
an active interest in the work,
and members of his staff helped
with it. The number of white
children examined was 418, of
negro children 243.
"The results of this investi
gation indicate that hookworm
infection does not constitute a
public health menace in Orange
county," says the Brown-Shel
don report. Most of the cases of
ascaris infection were among
the negroes, and this, say the
investigators, "is indicative of
habits of soil pollution and of
inadequate sanitary facilities
f for the negroes.'*
The low incidence of hook
worm infection in Orange coun
ty ia attrihufedTo the fact that
the predominant soil is day,
which is not as favorable as
sand and sandy loam to the de
velopment of the hookworm lar
vae.
The investigation by the
Rockefeller Sanitary Commis
sion in the period 1910-1914 was
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Young Editors to Meet
Bljrh School Jonmaliata Will Com*
Her* Today for Pros* laatitato
Editors of high school publi
cations from all over North Caro
lina will come here today to take
part in the 3rd annual North
Carolina Scholastic Press Insti
tute, sponsored by the DaUy Tar
Heel. About 160 are expected.
Among the newspaper men
who will address the sessions are
John Park, publisher of the Ra
leigh Times; John W, Harden,
of the Salisbury Poet; Mrs. Anne
Cantrell White, society editor of
the Greensboro News; Jake
Wade, sports editor of the Char
lotte Observer; and Jim Worn
mack, staff photographer of the
Winston-Salem Sentinel.
A dance will be held after this
evening's session, and there will
be a banquet session tomorrow
evening.
The Institute was formed to
bring about a closer union of the
high school editors through an
exchange of ideas, and to enable
them to meet and hear experi
enced newspapermen.
David Stick is director of the
Institute.
Navy Flyers Are Here
Fred Prouty and Bill Privette,
who took part as aviators in the
recent Navy maneuvers in the
Caribbean, are here on furlough
with their families. They were
both on the airplane carrier,
Yorktown, in the maneuvers.
Three days ago Bill made his
60th plane landing on the deck
of a ship.
The Chapel Hill Weekly
LOU 18 GRAVES
Edit nr
Children Will Flock Here Today lor
A Music Festival in the Gymnasium
School children of Orange
county, about 1,600 of them, will
sing and dance and play instru
ments in the Music Festival to
day (Friday) in the Woollen
gymnasium from 11 to 12:30
in the morning and from 1:30
to 3 in the afternoon. The Fes
tival is free to everybody. With
the teachers and the parents and
the several hundred non-par
ticipating school children, there
will be a big audience.
The State Highway Patrol
will regulate the traffic. An in
formation booth has been set up
at the gym, and one of its im
portant functions v&ill be to take
strayed children under its wing,
dispel their fears, and restore
them to their families.
An all-nation jubilee will be
the first number on the morning
program, with every school in
the county representing some
foreign land. Then 160 children
Reception to Citizens at New Town Hall;
Ceremony of Dedication in the Courtroom
A company of citizens and
visitors assembled Monday eve
ning for the dedication of Chapel
Hill’s new Town Hall. The cere
mony took place in the court
room on the upper floor.
In both the afternoon and the
evening, at the invitation of the
municipal authorities, people
trooped through the building to
see the offices, the quarters of
the police and fire departments,
the council chamber, the court
room, and the jail. Ice cream
and punch and cookies were
served. A circus flavor was im
parted*** tfti gathering now
and then by demonstrations of
how to slide down the brass pole
from the firemen’s living quar
ters to the engine room below.
Fireman Boone and several fac
ulty members and other citizens
made the descent for admiring
spectators. One of the down
sliders was Russell Grumman.
Mayor William F. Carr of
Durham was the distinguished
visitor at the dedication. The
building was presented by L. T.
Hansen on behalf of the P.W.A.
(which contributed 46 per cent
of the cost), and was accepted
Kay Kyser Draws Big Crowds
“We planned to go to Kay
Kyser’s show, but there was such
a crowd of people waiting to buy
tickets that we couldn’t get in
side the house." This is what
Mrs. R. O. E. Davis of Washing
ton, D. C., writes to her sister,
Mrs. Clyde Eubanks. And she
sends along an Evening Staf
article which says: "Kay Kyser
and his 'College of Musical
Knowledge’ proved a record
breaking attraction at the Earle
theatre. A new high in attend
ance was established when 67,«
800 people crowded into the the
atre during the seven-day en
gagement. The previous, high
mark w«ufmade by ‘42nd Street,'
which was seen by 61,000 people
in seven days." ‘
Chapel H miens on Honor Rofl
John Henderson was one of
the 22 University students who
made an A in every course dur
ing the winter quarter. Other
Chapel Hill students who made
the honor roll (an average of 90
to 96 for all courses) were H.
T. Dewey, F. K. Elder, Jr., R. L
Upton, L. B. Rogerson, Jr.,
Frances Caldwell, Ned Hamilton,
Robert Koch, J. B. Lloyd, Bailie
Pagt, J. I. Scales, Rose Staey,
Elizabeth Weaver, and Herbert
Wolf.
CHAPEL HILL, N. C* FRIDAY, APRIL 14, IMS
in costume, representing all
schools, will perform In the folk
dances, "Over the Heather" and
"Yankee Doodle.”
The hour from 12:30 to 1:30
will be for luncheon; sandwiches,
drinks, and candies will be on
sale.
In the afternoon there win be
choruses and band concerts.
Mrs. Fred McCall will conduct
the rhythm band, Miss Louise
Bolton the primary chorus and
the harmonica band, Mrs. Roben
Maaske the intermediate chorus
and the upper grade chorus, and
Earl Slocum the orchestra and
band. At the close Mr. Slcfum
will lead the combined choruses
and audience in singing "Amer
ica the Beautiful" and “Dixie.”
Allison Honeycutt, superin
tendent of the Chapel Hill
schools, will announce the pro
gram, and Mrs. Honeycutt will
be the piano accompanist.
by Mayor Foushee. Robert B.
House talked of the growth of
Chapel Hill and of how Its peo
ple now had to submit them
selves to a good bit of govern
mental control (as, for instance,
in the case of automobile traffic
and parking) whether they
liked it or not.
Archibald Henderson, in a his
torical review, said that the Uni
versity’s being here in Chapel
Hill was due to the public spirit
of certain families—the Hogans,
the McCauleys, the Craigs, and
others—in giving land for,|he
institution. Quoting from the
records, he told of how, after
the cornerstone of the Old East
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Tributes Are Paid to W. S. Roberson When
Portrait, Given by Family, Is Unveiled
Tributes to the late William
S. Roberson, who was mayor of
Chapel Hill 26 years and who
died in 1936, were paid to him
in the courtroom of the new
Town Hall Tuesday morning by
town officials, members of the
Chapel Hill bar, and others
among his friends and admir
ers. The occasion was the un
veiling of the portrait of Mr.
Roberson given to the town by
members of the family.
The presentation was made
by his nephew, Foy Roberson,
Jr., of Durham. Charles Rober
son Roberts, his great-nephew,
unveiled the portrait. Mayor
Foushee accepted it on behalf of
the town.
Henry Whitfield, a former law
partner of Mr. Roberson, presid
ed at the ceremony. Brief talks,
reflecting the community’s af
fection for the man who was its
chief citizen for so many years
were made by Judge Phipps, C.
P. Hinshaw, Andrew Mclntosh,
Co-eds' Playday Tomorrow
Woman athlete* from the
Woman's College in Greensboro,
Duke, Guilford, Salem, St.
Mary's, and Meredith wijl come
here tomorrow (Saturday) to
join University coeds in an
athlotic "playday” sponsored by
the Woman’s Athletic Associa
tion of the Univeraity. There
will bo compotition in archery,
tenhis, swimming, badminton,
and volley bail, The events, to
begin at 2 o’clock, will be held
on the co-ed athletic Add, the
tennis courts, and in the Wool
len gymnasium. A picnic sup
per will be given for the con
testants.
Chapel HOI Chaff
“Is the mayor of Hillsboro
here?"
No answer.
“Is the mayor of Carr boro
here?”
No answer.
The questions were asked by
Alderman Robert W. Madry,
presiding at the dedication of
the new Town Hall Monday
evening. The lack of response
caused a look of grief to over
spread his face. He continued:
“Is the mayor of Pittsboro
here?"
Still no answer.
‘They said they were com
ing," Mr. Madry told the as
sembled company in a rather
plaintive tone. “I s’pose they
must have forgotten it” Then
he added, hopefully: “Maybe
they'll come in later."
It is said that hope deferred
maketh the heart sick, but Mr.
Madry did not seem to be suf
fering as the minutes kept on
passing without the appearance
of any representative of Hills
boro, Carrboro, or Pittsboro. In
fact, he grew more and more
cheerful. This was largely be
cause of his knowledge that
Mayor Carr of Durham was
there. Mr. Carr came to the bat
with a graceful talk that made
the audience forget all about
the absentees. Then there were
Robert B. House and Archibald
Henderson to do justice—and
they did it—to the past and pre
sent of Chapel Hill. All in all,
when the time for dispersal
came, Mr. Madry had good rea
son to feel that the affair had
gone off well. The group photo
graph taken just after adjourn
ment shews him looking happy.
• • *
Ask some friends in to a half
past-five-o’clock party, and at
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and Roy McGinnis.
“I have never known a man
who was more unselflsh in his
dealings with his fellow men,"
said Clyde Eubanks, the drug
gist, who knew Mr. Roberson in
timately for nearly forty years.
Judge Phipps read a letter
from the late President Francis
P. Venable, written in May of
1922, in which Mr. Venable said:
“You have made, and are mak
ing, far and away the best mayor
Chapel Hill has ever had. The
difficulties attending your task
are little understood, and your
loyal, unselfish service is not
fully appreciated. Those of us
who are aware of it fully realize
what it means to the welfare of
the community.
“You are building (whether
you look at it that way or not)
a lasting monument to yourself
—just such a one as a public
spirited citizen would most love
to leave behind him.”
Rosnu Address is Clab Today
Dr. Milton J. Rosenau, chief
of the public health division of
the University medical school,
will speak at the meeting at the
Community Club at 8:80 this
(Friday) afternoon in the par
iah house. After his talk tea will
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School Joamalicta to Moot
4
High school journalists from
all over the state will come here
today to attend the 2-day
session of the third annual
North Carolina Scholastic Press
Institute, sponsored by the
DaUy Tar Had.
Contract for Dining Hall Let
To Charlotte Finn; Building
At West End of Emerson Field
A F
The Town Election
Only three days are left for
the filing of candidacies for town
offices, and so far there is no
contest for mayor or for judge
of the recorder's court. John M.
Foushee is standing for re-elec
tion as mayor, and Andrew Mc-
Intosh is running for judge. The
election wfll be held Tuesday,
May 2.
There are four candidates for
three plaees on the board of al
dermen. P. L. Burch, R. J. M.
Hobbs, and R. W. Madry have
been nominated for re-election,
and L. J. Phipps, who retires as
judge, is the fourth candidate.
Including today, there are
eight more days for the regis
tration of voters. Anybody who
has not registered for a previous
municipal election must register
in order to vote. Having regis
tered for a previous national,
state, or county election does not
give a citizen the right to vote
in a municipal election. J. B.
Hocutt, the registrar, will be at
the fire department all day to
morrow (Saturday the 16th) and
all day on Saturday the 22nd.
On other days than Saturday
citizens may register with Mr.
Hocutt wherever he may be.
Pupils of Koch Get
Money in Royalties
9 '
Plays written by students in
Frederick H. Koch’s playwriting
course in the University have
earned 6371 in royalties tines
last September and have been
produced aa far afield as the
Straita Settlement i n Asia,
London, Hollywood, Canada,
New York, and Baltimore. Mr.
Koch has forwarded royalty
checks to Mexican, Chinese,
Canadian, and American mem
bers of the Carolina Playmakers
for plays written here under his
guidance.
“The Thrice Promised Bride,”
by Cheng-Chin Hsiung, was
given in November in Kuala
Lumpur, Straita Settlement, and
had 16 productions In England
during the winter. In reply to
Mr. Koch’s letter containing the
royalty check, the author wrote
from China, where he has ex
perienced financial reversals dur
ing the war, “I can certainly use
to good advantage the 28 Ameri
can dollars. They will pay my
living expenses for a month.”
A single broadcast of Wilbur
Stout’s comedy of Southern
country folks, “In Dixon's Kit
chen," brought him a check for
S6O from the N. B. C. network
in Radio City in New York. Miss
Josephine Niggli received SIBO
in royalties from Canada, Eng
land, Virginia, Maryland, Illi
nois, and Hollywood, Calif. Other
Playmakera who have received
royalties through Mr. Koch since
laat September are Beverly
Hamer, Fred Koch, Jr., Telfair
Peet, Gwen Pharls, Lucy Cobb,
and Patsy McMullan.
Robert Aden Speaks Today
Robert 8. Allen,, one of the
two authors of the daily news
paper column, “Washington
Merry-Go-Round," will speak at
10:80 this (Friday) morning in
Memorial hail under the aus
pices of the Carolina Political
Union. Mr. Allen is expected to
make lively comments on the po
litical situation in Washington,
and he may predict develop
ments in the 1940 presidential
campaign.
11.50 a Year in Advance. 5c a Copy
General Contract, 5155,000 s
Plumbing, $7,215; Healing, {
Refrigeration, $23,150
JOB WILL BE FINISHED
IN 180 CALENDAR DAYS
The general contract for the
University’s dining hall, one of
the largest structures embraced
in the building expansion pro
gram now under way, was let
Tuesday to the A. H. Guioa
Company of Charlotte for $155,-
000. The plumbing contract was
let to W. M. Hunt of Durham
for $7,215, and the contract for
I heating and refrigeration to
Rowe-Coward of Durham for
$23,150.
The building will be erected
on the west end of Emerson field
—far enough west not to inter
fere with baseball games. It will
be on an east-west axis with
Bingham hall and Venable hall,
and its front will be on a north
south line with the front of Man
ning hall.
Completion is called for, un
der the contract, in 180 calendar
days. Equipment will be install
ed in time for the building to be
put into use at the opening of the
winter quarter in January.
The dining hall is one of the
8e 1 f-supporting enterprises—
that is, it i» not paid for out of
a state appropriation. The P,
W. A. makes a grant of 45 per
cent of the coat, and the remain
ing 65 per cent is obtained
through the sale of bonds which
will be liquidated, principal and
Interest,, out of the revenue
from the cafeteria.
Two buildings for which con
tracts are still to be let are the
power house, out at the west
end of Cameron avenue, and the
zoology building, on the South
road opposite Venable hail be
tween the Bell Tower and the
Pittsboro-Pinehurst highway.
High School Art Exhibit
Work from All P*rt* of the fttate
on Waplay at Pman Hall
The high school and college
division of the 2nd annua) North
Carolina school art exhibition is
now open in the Person hall art
gallery. There are 66 pieces by
high school and college studenta
from all over the state and a
special 22-piece exhibit of work
by students of Josef Albers, who
teaches at Black Mountain Col
lege.
Russel) T. Smith will give a
gallery talk on the exhibition at
4 o’clock Sunday afternoon.
Illustrations, paintings in oil
and watercolor, prints, and
sculpture make up the exhibi
tion. The subject matter varies
from ultra-modem abstractions
to conservative landscapes. As
in the elementary showing last
week, bright coloring character
izes the work. However, the
same freedom of design is not
shown.
One of the most striking pic
tures is a pastel portrait of a
negro by H. B. Covington, an
Bth grade student from EUerbe,
The exhibit will close on April
19 and will then be circulated
in North Caroline towns and
cities to acquaint teacher* and
pupile with the work being done
in other school*.
Move Into Howell House
Mrs. Isabel Carter; her daugh
ters, Sue and Jane; and Mis*
Muriel McLauehHn have moved
into the Vernon Howell house on
East Franklin street.