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Page Two Tbe Cbapel Hill Weekly LOUIS GRAVES Editor SI BSCRIPTJON RATES Oh T«*r SUM V/vberm *» zmm •wati*- F«t»rs»r? 2> i lS£ wa un pw*t4fc» «•: CfcKPtft H.i. Starts. Gmputam. vMter tto ►« wf. l PobtKCS SLT»<3 I Hath Tbe “l noer the Dome*' column, or tbe fr:>r: page of the Rak-igh „Y< ■ •:. •..; •••*•: f- M: r. lav *.' .i of tbe barter, or. tbe subject of W r'.:cte PI arc arc poxt/cs. ".at west • r at me W ashing 1 : or Day timer of tbe L* rr. x rats Gover r Brou gi t i arbes be app iut - r •• t • - -jO’-r .t-' - _rr.me: der.arec 5 - ' ~ *,; N *- - ' c.T ' • - *" c. - *■’" ♦ ' c. T C r>i.* ‘ a* / . . .. V' , -f J - M •' . : Vk r ' ' *. r ■ ■rr - J.r* r A ,t . . f;: r * o^. r -Vor.' *• rj f . • t &r.v,'v *v. ' • r \r r - : ' r * .' V* ,*.* r * r .^ r * “ * I - . p e lip pt .'. '.<ij J* r; > (P. / r >*" tr.< ,V< u vc./; O' /' fror* page t hat di the. fei' ■ • i .* .rg- • ’ 11 • K.. ! < r. A .to f ra-' .'.ear H'-re • f f •f t > r■ t- v. 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'r < o’ r <-r ftv.it the j(>)/..0;' on t,o<- A/.eot of tho motor vo ; hi' .e (' rr.ro. •,oner arid [/illtio*.! natural!.. /.<- thought of the r<- lati'j/j h.p V.een the t V.'O Os f our e v.e do not mean to jgge t that t ommi -hiorier Ward 1.4 re-pora-ihle for the fatal a/uti dent ia t Sunday afternoon or other fatal accidentu. We have no douht that hi nee he took office, la>;t year he ha-. U-en making a ftirieere effort to reduce the dan gers on tfur roadn of the r.taUr. What v.e are thinking about now i* not the renpormibility of any one person; it in the collective re»prjnnihility of the men who have been charge with running the government and enforcing the lawn of North Carolina for a ncore of year* —Governor* und other executive officer*, legi»la tor«, judge*, and the police. We are not, unmindful that the public in general and reckle** driver* in particular are partly to blame for North Carolina’* nhameful rec ord of daughter on the highway*; but the chief blame rent* upon the men in public office. 7’he many thousand* of death* from automobile accident* on tlie highway* of the *t ate,* j nee auto mobile* came into common u*e, have been largely the con*c<juence of the inefficiency, the neglect, and the wdfi.Hh intrigue* which are Hummed up in the word poli tic*i The problem of *afety on the ■ highways is of the very highest —just as important •as any other government prob ■Sem Governor- and iegn-iatures •jhave not given it the serious at hention it desen-es. They have treated it a.- a subordinate ques |l Rtsidi iwme When they have I given it any attention at a!i. they have trifled with it-. Legisiat-res. in enacting traffic ia* s, have faii ed to put teeth ir. them, either out of igncranoe. or indifference, or fear of -ff ending automobile '■owners Politicians, instead of persons of experience and of proven ati.ity and independence, nave t*een app: mted chief -of oe tz ■ • reaus having t i trafi State, co-rr.y. and mumcipai law enfm.err.e: *. iffiter- have not : j ; j 7* arrest- f r -reeding and other and t .-V- - - , .. ** ' —' --r * - * . .... ... - ■ ■V- - - J - . .-rm- n t * per -or. - com .cted of . • ns o? the Sa^ N'.rtn *. r .-...':a - re.mi of -- p - - - ■ ; r .-'..• r.oe.nt . * ta.» ..- admir strat of the ... ... - • • a-- p . m - - ro-.e .* f r> .‘eterrr. red to . -• iy ■./. helped ■ • ■ • bet* *-r '.ar-: of an- tna*. ha- re - - .ted n- -.ar.nq* do * grea* deal v.h.ie ,av. - stand a- t.ne> are now. fora-*..e change- in vne-e- iav. - are oe-'-d'-d, rr.a.r ,n f-p*--’ v o - - -"-■'’.on an-; te-ts for appi.oa.' h f - or. - .. ng -x - - peed .m; . ; -//.. oe aea n d j/- name--a n d ' h f • jTi<i r . v. h o . r ; - rr. orp ov»<- r ‘nan ar • oody e..x to bring about * *e r range - . • *n<- Governor /. i ar<: -.form' d *r.a* *■ <■ ba g. ■. r.g vdy to the proob rn and . - prepar.r.g to -ob —rr.,-t a 'norovgr of *he 'raff;- '‘/de to *h<- o g -iat ’ha’ /0 - <•.' ■ - <-xt v. r.ter Kc-oiurccv. Are Nut Knough V. r.< n th»- iate General I>-onard V* '//j v. a- i‘ ad.ng the move men* • for prepar<dn‘ - , jr. IfiJ.o ar.d . J GJG, he , ed to a . tna’ great, resource--, ir.- ed, would do a country no more good in a f-ght than: ton* of g , -n,- jn .d'-r ear’h Aja*ka vsoujd do to top a pang: ;n Wall -tr'-' t ■*> <• ar*- reminded of the- by a pa -pge ,n a letter from H M. A ag. ’aff which ap;*-ar‘ d in the ide.ot pa;* r the 7ar Heel, or,'- day this v.e'-k Jf.- general theme _ v.a that a di.-f.re-singly large I proportion of the American f*-o --■ pte tailed to realize the gravity of the nation * danger, were un willing to face realities, and were t'vo pron< to r<dy on our po-:-.e«. •ion o( great natural rey>urr;es “It i* the s.kilful use of ma larial-, not the materials them ( u-hes, that win war*,” he wrote, j"and the skilful and effective u*c iof power i* wholly dejsendent upon unity of purpone, a co herent national Kpirit, a Mpirit that will accept no defeat, will br'/ok no denial ahort of victory over enemieH.” Notice to (/Hera of Kxplo*ive«i Haul Itoi/ert*on ha* l>een ap pointed explosive licen*ing agent for f.ha|x l Hill by It. It. Sayer*, dirt-ctor of the U. S. Department of the Interior’* bureau of mine*. Thi* mean* that after March J, when the old licen*e* expire, it will be unlawful for anyl>ody to u*e dynamite or other exploNive* in Ghafiel Hill without fir*t get ting a licen*e from Mr. Itola.Tt- Mon. Thi* regulation doe* not in clude the use of nmall arm*. Mr. , ItobertHon’* apfKiintmunt i* for th* duration of the war. A Hand Concert ■ The IJriiveraity’* concert band, directed by Karl Slocum, will give a public concert at 4 :.'{(> Sunday afternoon. Mar»h k, j n ■ the Hill Mu*ic hull. THE CHAPEL HILL WEEKLY, CHAPEL HILL, N. C. Report on the Present Status of the Chapel Hill Ne S ro Community Center By Louis Graves This is a report on the present status of the Chapel Hill Negro Community Center. '/ tciQ not stop here to repeat what has' already been published »« th\* paper abewt the character ar.d purpose of the Center ; but, tor the bent** of those who are not familiar icith the project, a bru f description of it will be give as a footnote to this report.) The threat of war. end more lately war itself, have made the project a much m .re difficult one than it would have been in normal t.raes. never mess, it has been carried ahead. More than four hun dred mer. ar.d women ir: the community have helped to build up the c m.munity fund that wa- needed to supplement the grant from the W P A Many of these have said that they would add to what they have already given: ar.d other citizen- have expressed the intention •_r n-nar.y /.f contributor-. Am r.g the generous contribut r- hate been several University a. -mm vho d rot live ir. Chape! Hill. The W. P. A. ha- put in about ? 16,000, and this just about corn tie*-- toe ctntrioutior that can re expected from that source: In d % :dua..- ir. the community, white people and negroes, have con *r. m a : r tr.*- tl'.e acre- ** land and the building, $5,950. In ad s2.2-V; r .a.- exj-»-r.ded <’no nuilding, in order to brinpf it t the stage where it •• uld be available for partial use. This $2,- f SI,OOO fi m't'he'.'bahk"an'd"s 1,2501 W out-tand.ng bin-. • ei ag when the V> P. A had fulfilled its’eommit m.er.t- < which were based on the exter.* of the contribution made by 'ne -mm >. t.oe ouiiding v.a •*. 1 w.’hout a roof ujjb without .ro ' - No more work could be done on un’il some more money v. a.- forthcoming. 1 get th< building “ii out of the weather,” and-to have certain ‘-•--er.’.ai interior work done, the committee which is: charged with c" no ucm r.g the jTroject decided to borrow. Horne of us endorsed a .note *o ’re Hank of ( rape) Hill; and, when that was exhausted, urgently r.'-eded material- were boight on credit. 7 he ouilding. out at the northwest corner of tow n, near the west end of Ko-emary lane, can be visited now by any body who wants to -ee . * «r What wuli .-trike ar,;. body who get- a close view of the building . ’r.a' i • very strongly constructed. The outer walls are of solid tone, well joined with cement. The outer -tep-:, and the floor of the ba.-e ment, are of concrete. The Window -a he- are of metal. 7ne roof :-of a phai* The timber in the roof tr j- and in the ■ ar’ffior. were carefully -eiectiro’ and are bf excellent quality. I r.‘ '-x;end.’ ,r>- • and obligation - already mentioned ar<- summed ip ir. tan Aar form a.r follow*: Expended.for Land and Huilding r or.fr.out'-o foT bHiding, by W. lb A— —klbObO f lontributi-d, for land and building, by individuals 5950 Expended for building not yet cordributed repre-ented bv bai / loan of SIOOO and out standing bills of $1250 ' 2250 7‘otal ‘ x{/ended * $24200 CNo’e. plastering, ba-ic wiring, and orne minor jobs, are iri <. ided in tb<: alg/ve expendit .r< , for the -ake of -simplicity of state ment, though they ar<- not yet completed. 7h< y will !/*- completed within a few days. ) Coien-rJ by the foregoing expenditures are (besides the main ■’rue*or*-; ba~j‘ plumbing and. wiring 'orierete arid wood'-n fl'iors, b«-atif;g pipes.; and radiator.-- Not covered to await later commun ity action- are the boiler for the heating plant; plumbing fixtures; lighting fixtures; doors; and ceilings for rooms on main floor. Under consideration is a plan to install some plumbing fixtures be ' ore complete installation w ill b<- possible 7 he immediate need, in the way of aid from individual* jri the "immunity, j.-, for contributions to cover the obligation* of $2,250 that have been incurred for essential materials. (It is materials, mainly, that, the community has to provide; the W. I'. A. provide* ome materials and the greater part, of the labor.) White people in the community have contributed $5,64 J. Negroes have contributed $.709 in cash and, beside*, have made considerable contributions in the form of laUir Since most of the negroes in the community have a hard struggle merely to make a living, not much money ran be expected from them; iri proportion to their means they have given generously. I The contribution* by white people have been as follow*: One person has contributed $ 500 One person ha* contributed 250 One person has contributed 240 One per*on has contributed 200 Three Person* have contributed $l5O each 450 Ten person* have contributed SIOO each 1000 Three person* have contributed $75 each 225 One person ha* contributed S7O 70 Two perwons have contributed $65 each 170 Fourteen person* have contributed SSO each 700 266 person* have contributed, in *um* of les* than SSO, a total of 1876 Total contributed by white people $5641 Thi* tabulation show* that 27 pernon* have contributed $2,765, while 266 per mo ns have contributed $1,876. It i* hound to la* that individual contribution* will vary widely in amount, because *ome people are so much better able to give than other*. Not only i* there variation In income, but one person ha* many more obligation* than another. The men and women who have undertaken to carry thi* Negro Community Center project through, by enlisting the aid of the community, cannot know, of course, what is a proper amount for this or that person to con tribute. That |* something that bus to be decided by the giver him self. What we do ask i* that everybody recognize the worthiness of this project—the great need for a Negro Community Center in Chapel Hill—and contribute a* much as he can. This appeal is addressed both to those who may be able to add to what they have already contributed and to those who have not thus far made any contribution. A contribution does not have to be made all in one payment: it can be made in installments. If you prefer the installment method, give us your schedule (dates and amounts) and a reminder will be sent to you when a payment is due. Contributions to this project may be deducted from income un der the federal and state income tax laws. The Center is owned by the municipality, and on the income tax return the contributions should be listed as having been made'to the Town of Chapel Hill Negro Community Center. Contributions made in 1942 are not to be entered as a deduction on the income tax return until a year hence when the return for 1942 is being made out. Checks or pledges may be sent to Paul W. Wager, Treasurer, or to me. Contributions sent to me will be deposited at the bank, to the credit of the Negro Community Center, and the receipt will be sent to Mr. Wager. If there is anybody who finds it more convenient to leave his contribution at the bank, Mr. Thompson or one of his as sistant* should be asked to deposit it to the credit of the Negro Com munity Center and send the receipt to Mr. Wager. Colonel Pratt, president of the Municipal Recreation Commis -ion. which is the agency having legal control of the Negro Com —■..u:,'.... Ci-utei, .-../uld be llu .ir .l here a.;-one of th ;,i r. ;,i g contributions, but he is absent from Chapel Hill because of illness. All contributions w ill be acknowledged. If by any chance error a contributor should not receive an acknowledgment within one week, he is requested to telephone Mr. Wager or me. ■(Jorideused Description of tho Project f<>r a Negro Community Center in Chapel Hill About four years ago a group of men and women in Chapel Hill ched a movt me at to build a Negro Communily Ce hTer. Ah ex*, rellently situated 5-acre tract, which had been inrolved in litiga tion., was about to be sold by court order. A loan was obtained f rom the bank, on. the eeuJorsement of ten citizens, and the land was bought at the bargain price of $1,60b. The W. P. A. offered to bear part of the cot tof tin building, llu other part was to be borne by the community—which meant Deal that nviney had to t>e raised by irulividuxil crjntributiawt. The first eontrd/uti.ons were used, so repay the lanel-pu.rchase loan. 7he bind was corn eye el to th< town of Chapel Hill. The able rmen created , m accordance with state law, a recreation commission to e e/ntrol and manage the Center. 7 he purpose of the Center is to provide socied and recreational 'opportunities ftvr a part of the population that has been forced to heed its social life, in large fwrrt, e>n the streets awl in resorts of art unv heileserme: character. Jhe buibhng is to contain a day nurse ry where negro moHie rs 'who work may leeive their little children rluring the eJeiy; an assem bly rejorn 'which cm be concerted, into a had for social gatherings an// uidoor games, a kitchen where meeds may be prepared for din ne r meetingas well as fooel prepared fe,r tin • children in the day nurc / ,j; club roeims f'e,r negro organizations such as the P,e>y Scouts inn/ Ho [lit ic < ’lub; headquarttrs for the n< orb nurse: a woodwork <ng shop uh< re older l>oys, out of sch oo/, may leant the use of toetls; shower baths, fen the use of all the negroes e,f the community, not -merely tor the,: ea he, use the - eithletir land it ns- The g rerun els. fire acres in extent—are to be eh rile,peel into play ing fields. Law Sc hool Changes Its Rules because of War (Continued from fir at jKiye) may .secure enough credit for graduation, reducing the period jof study required for graduation [from the law school to two cal endar years. Thus, a student | may begin the study of law ear-■ flier and, under the accelerated program, may he enabled to complete all, or a substantial [part, of his legal study prior to being called into military serv ice.” The teaching staff of the law school this summer will include Judge J. Warren Madden of the United States Court of Claims, Lon U. Fuller of Harvard, Klvin R. Catty of Duke, and Willard J Craharn of the University of Chicago. Judge Madden, a law teacher of many years’ experience, is best known in this country for! his work as chairman of the Na- 1 tional Labor Relations Hoard. HOUSE AND LAND Will sell, lease, or rent 15 acres and farmhouse on road back of University laundry. Write Mrs. H. G. Dorsett, Jr., Trading Ford, Route 4, Salis bury, N. C. BABY CARRIAGE, BED, AND CHAIR For sale: Baby carriage, baby bed, and high chair. All In good condition. Mrs. I). A. MacPher son., Telephone 4965. COTTAGE FOR RENT For rent: Small cottage on Hillsboro Street; formerly occu pied by the Whichards. Central heat. Call Elizabeth Branson at 6296 or 7921. THE “NEWS & OBSERVER” Would you like the "News and Observer” left at your door early •each morning? Fr ee, 25 cents Friday, February 27, 1942 j during the critical [jeriod of its ■ development. He will teach the course in Labor Law. Mr. Ful ler is a legal scholar of note and an authority in the field of dam ages, which is the subject that he will teach. Mr. Latty. will give a course in chattel trans act ions, using his own materials, and Mr Graham will give the course in accounting in law prac tice, a subject of increasing im portance to lawyers. Resident members of the fac ulty who will give courses this summer are Albert Coates, do mestic relations; Frank W. Hanft, public utilities; M. S. Breckonridge, trade regulations; and M. T. Van Hecke, trusts. The dates of the summer law school will be the same as those of the University summer ses ision: first term, June 11 to July 21; second term, July 22 to .August 28. per week. We are trying to im prove the service of “The Old Reliable” in Chapel Hill. If you wish to subscribe, phone Mrs. Emest Taylor, 9481. HOUSE FOR SALE For sale: My house on Gim ghoul Road. Mrs. Watters. Tele phone F-8101. APARTMENT FOR RENT For rent: Three-room unfur nished apartment, with heat, light, and water furnished. For immediate occupancy. Close in. Cell 8821. LOTS FOR SALE For sale: Six beautiful adja cent lots, each 25 feet by 200 feet, facing Calvander Road one half mile from town limits of Carrboro. A bargain if sold at once. Write Box 1595, Richmond, Virginia.