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The Ambassador to Spain
The American Ambassador to
Spain. Claude G. Bowers, has
seemed to us to qualify as a sort
of tans of mystery in the Span
ish cm! war episode. Like other
envoys, not kmg after the out
break of the war be left the hot
spot in Madrid and went to s
coast city in the quiet north
western zone. When the war
overtook him there he went over
the border and established his
headquarters in the French
town of Hendaye. Os course we
are not suggesting that Mr
Bowers did anything except
what was correct in leaving the
seat of government in Spain
His changes of bese were un
doubtedly made under instruc
tions from Washington. But
what puzzles us is that so little
was heard from or about him
during the war. In the same pe
riod American ambassadors to
other nations in Europe were
called home for consultations,
and their names were constantly
appearing in the newspaper des
patches, while a cloud of obscur
ity enveloped the ambassador to
the wily country in Europe in
which a war was going on. Why
was this? One reason may have
been that Mr. Bowers did no
talking for publication because
there was nothing useful he had
to say; but ambassadors and
other public men do not com
monly recognize this as a reason
for keeping silent, and so his
conduct must be put down as
strange.
The mystery has one cheerful
aspect: That is, it is a mystery
that is almost Bure to be cleared
up. For, Mr. Bowers is a fluent
and entertaining writer, and it
is said that he is going to do a
book about his experiences in
(and near) Spain. Recalling the
pleasure we got out of The Tragic
Era and other writings of his,
we look forward with keen in
terest to this forthcoming vol
ume, and we pray its coming off
the press will not be long de
layed.
William 8. Roberson
We are glad that the family
of the late William S, Roberson
have given a portrait of him to
Chape] Hill and that the aider
men have assigned to it the place
of honor over the judge’s desk
in the courtroom in the new]
Town Hall. Mr. Roberson was
devoted to the vfilage and serv
ed it faithfully and well as
mayor for a quarter of a cen
tury. By all who knew him he is
held, as he deserves to be, in af
fectionate memory.
Bus Service
The question of whether or
not the busses should park on
the streets came up at the al
dermen’s meeting night before
last. The aldermen relied unan
imously in the negative and
adopted a resolution to notify
the company that it must make
arrangements, by the flrst of
May, to do Jts discharging and
receiving of passengers on pri
vate property.
It seems to us, in view of the
colossal size of the busses and
the extent to which they ob
struct traffic, that this demand
is not an unreasonable one. If,
as reported, the company is al
ready planning to provide better
terminal facilities, the aider
men’s requirement is not apt to <
meet any appreciable resistance. ,
Easter Monday Fishing Expeditions
By Joe Jones
It is an old custom among
anglers in these parts to go fish
ing on Easter Monday. Some of
the Chapel Hill fishermen fol
lowed this tradition last Monday,
but not many of them came home
with fish. They said it was too
windy,
«I don’t know why it is,” Flre
•nan Keck Boone said yesterday,
‘hut fish just won’t bite in windy
weather. Last week on a calm
day ! hsd 10 strikes and caught
6 nice bass in Bock Horn creek in!
Chatham oounty, but this week j
>n a windy day Obie Davis and I j
wouldn’t catch a thing at the same I
nlace. There were about 20 other
fishermen there, and nobody got
anything.”
George Hellen and his son,
George, Jr., fared better. They
went down to the coast and cast
for drum in the surf without suc
cess, but on the way back to
Chapel Hill they stopped at a
stream called Sturgeon creek, j
near Elizabethtown, and caught J
several bass.
George, Jr., caught the biggest
one, a 5-po under. “George cer
tainly was excited when that big j
The Garden Tour
Chapel Hill’s loveliest gardens
will be thrown open to the pub
lic tomorrow and Sunday, and
people from far and near are ex
pected to come to see them. This
tour is made every spring as a
part of the annua! state-wide
“Garden Fortnight” celebration.
Tickets (50 cents each) will be
on sale from 9 A.M. to 5 P.M.
tomorrow and Sunday at the
Carolina Inn and will be punched
at every garden on the tour.
Among the gardens to be visit
ed are those of Miss Josie
Pritchard, Mrs. D. D. Carroll,
Mrs. Milton Rosenau, Mrs. W.
C. Coker, Mrs. Estelle I>awson
Page, and Mrs. H. R. Totten.
Guides will be provided at the
Inn.
Tickets to Melchior Recital
Lauritz Melchior, famous
tenor and leading exponent of
Wagnerian roles in the Metro
politan Opera Company, will
sing in Charlotte this (Friday)
evening as a guest artist of the
Charlotte Symphony Orchestra.
The program will consist entire
ly of Wagnerian music. Admis
sion to the orchestra’s concerts
is usually by season mem
bership only, but for this
occasion arrangements have
been made for a limited number
of music-lovers in the state to
secure tickets. Anybody in the
village wishing a ticket should
call George Laycock at 6271.
First come, flrst served.
Freshman Baseball Today
The University freshman
baseball team will play Belmont
high school at 4 o’clock this
(Friday) afternoon on the Uni
versity intramural field. The
freshmen have won 6 games In
5 starts this spring, and Bel
mont has won 6 out of 7. Ed
Bullard, former University base
ball star, is coach of the Bel
mont team. The freshmen will
meet Greensboro high school
here next Wednesday afternoon.
Fayetteville Club Meets Here
Mrs. R. W. Jemigan enter
tained last Saturday at her
home on Rosemary street at a
luncheon meeting for the mem
bers of the book club she used
*o belong to in Fayetteville.
Thirteen members and one guest
were r resent.
Weaver-Swain Marriage
Max Weaver, son of Mr. and
Mrs. J. Ralph Weaver, and Miss
Dorothy Swain of Plymouth, N
C„ were married last Saturday
afternoon in Durham. |
THE CHAPEL HILL WEEKLY, CHAPEL HILL, N. C.
bass hit his lure,” Mr. Hellen
said, “and when the line got
caught on a root and he couldn’t
and his fish he jumped right in
the creek and carried the fish out
in his hands.”
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The fishing season is closed
here now. It will re-open May
10, and it is expected that many
villagers will wet their lines at
the University lake that day. A
lot of fish, big and little, have
been “planted” there during the
| last three or four years, and
some good catches have been
made.
A statewide closed season is
usually held during April and
| early May so that the fish won’t
be disturbed during their bed
ding or laying season.
“Fish won’t bite during the
bedding season, anyway,” Mr.
Boone said. “They feed up and
get fat in March, then they quit
eating and go to laying in April.
| When the bedding season is over,
: usually* early in May, they are
. good and hungry and they start
eating everything in sight and
getting fat again. That’s the time
| to catch ’em.”
Rotarians Hear Banker
John T. Symes, president of
the Niagara County National
Bank of Lockport, N. Y., ad
dressed the Rotary Club Wed
nesday evening at the Carolina
Inn. What Rotary stands for
was his topic. Mr. Symes is a
charter member of the Lockport
Rotary Club, organized in 1919,
and he has not missed a weekly
meeting during the last 16 years.
Guests at Wednesday evening's
meeting were B. C. Thompson
of Bryson City and Sid Mc-
Michael of Toronto, Canada.
Pharmacy Co-eds Hear Mias Cox
Miss Carolyn C«x of Greens
boro, a pharmacist and a Univer
sity alumna, addressed the 17 co
ed members of the University’s
pharmacy school at a meeting
here Tuesday evening. While
here she was the house guest of
Miss Alice Noble. The pharmacy
co-eds held a dinner in Miss Cox’s
honor, and after the lecture she
was entertained at the home of
Miss Anna Dean Burkes on
Rosemary street.
“Our Town” Going Well
“Our Town,” which has been
given by the Playmakers twice
this week and will be given
again this (Friday) evening and
tomorrow evening, is drawing
good crowds. At the opening
performance the men who work
ed on the rebuilding of the thea
tre attended the play, together
with their wives and other rela
tives, as honor guests on the in
vitation of Mr. Koch. They liked
it.
Glen Haydon in Scranton
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I Glen Haydon fs in Scranton,
Pa., attending the 2-day session
of the First American Congress
for Aesthetics, held under the
auspices of the University of
Scranton. The general topic of
the Congress is “The Meaning
of the Arts.” Mr. Haydon is one
of three speakers invited to
represent the field of music.
At the BuH’s Head Tea
Caroline Gordon, Greensboro
author, will talk on “Southern
Historical Novels” at 4:15 next
Wednesday afternoon at the
Bull’s Head Bookshop tea. Misa
Gordon’s most recent bode Is
“None Shell Look Back.”
A Barbecue Supper
The Walter Patten Circle of
’he Methodist church will serve
« barbecue supper at 6:30 thisi
(Friday) evening at the church. |
Plates, 50 cents. Everybody is
invited. 1
Trackmen Beat Princeton
The University’s track team
defeated Princeton, 69% to
56%, in a meet here last Satur
day afternoon.
WANTED
PURPLE STAINED GLASS
Wanted: two pieces of purple
stained glass 4%x5% for a gar
den lantern. Telephone 4521. P.
O. Box 271.
ABOUT REAL ESTATE
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If you want to buy or sell real
estate, or if you have any prop-j
erty that you want managed,
come or telephone to the Serv
ice Insurance and Realty Com
pany. Henderson Street, oppo
site post office. Telephone 5721.
BUILDING LOT WANTED
Wanted: A small building lot
near the village. Good locality.
Address Adv. Dept., Chapel Hill
Weekly.
COTTAGE, MYRTLE BEACH
For rent: Cottage at Myrtle
Beach, S. C. Special week-end
prices during April, May, and
June. Katharine Lackey; tele
phones: office, 5191; residence,
7811.
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APARTMENT FOR RENT
For rent: From June to Sep
tember or for entire year, a cool
two-bedroom apartment on 2nd
floor of Graham Court. Com
pletely furnished. Piano. Phone
8216.
TYPEWRITER FOR SALE
. For sale: Just received from
factory, Corona portable silent
typewriter. Very latest speed
line model. Has never been used.
Cost S7O. Will sell for SSO cash,
j Smith, 506% North St., Chapel
jHiIL
UNFURNISHED HOUSE
WANTED
Wanted for rent, a seven or
eight room unfurnished house
for occupancy June 1, 1939.
Write M.D.W., c/o Chapel Hffl
Weekly.
SAND, SOIL, AND MANURE
For topsoil, manure, sand,
and gravel see or call Luther Ed
wards. Phone 6921, Berman’s
Dept. Store.
BOOK LOST
Lost: One volume of Great
Men and Famous Women. Finder
return to Chapel Hill Weekly and
get $2 reward. 1
Friday, April 14, 1939
FARM FOR SALE
For sale: 125-acre farm near
Chapel Hill. Good sandy loam
soil; 50 acreq under cultivation;
rest in timber; 9-room house,
large bam, and other buildings.
Good site for artificial lake. A
real bargain: $lO an acre. Other
farms for sale. See or write
Norwood Hogan, Route 2, Chapel
Hill (% mile north of Carr
boro).
HOUSE FOR RENT
For rent: Miss Josephine
Sharkey’s house to rent for the
summer. Telephone 4946.
FOR SALE
For sale: Nice building lot in
Davie Woods. Write 419 Cam
eron Avenue or telephone 3391.
FARM FOR SALE
For sale: Small farm near
Chapel Hill. Land in good state
of cultivation. Buildings in good
repair. Mules, cows, and farm
ing implements go to purchaser.
Address, Farm, care of Chapel
Hill Weekly.
CAR RADIO FOR SALE
1937 Chevrolet radio for sale
cheap. Call telephone 6751 after
'6 P.M.