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The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1925-06-04
Still Others Resign
Oliver Towles is One of Faculty Mem
bers Who Leave University

The University community
learns of still other faculty
members who are resigning
their positions. Oliver Towles,
professor. of French, who has
been here since 1909, goes to
New York University. ]. S.
Jost, of the German depart
ment and H, S. VanLandingham
of the French will be at Har-
ward. Five of the younger
teachers of history are leaving.
H. T. Shanks to pursue advanced
studies at the University of
Chicago; R. H. Taylor to teach
at Furman, F. B. Simkins to
teach at Emory, B. H. Gilpat-
rick to study at Columbia, and
K. c. Frazer, on a years leave
of absence, to be at the Univer-
sity of Virginia. T. A. Whiten-
er, who has been in Dean Brad
shaw's office as head of the bu-
reau of vocational guidance, goes
to Thomasville to the Baptist
Orphanage.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1925-06-04
Henderson st. Sidewalks

After considering petition
signed by a majority of property
owners along Henderson street
from the post-office to North
street, asking for concrete side
walks, the board of aldermen de-
cided Monday night to author
ize the improvement. Half the
cost is paid by. the owners, half
by the town. i. The petition was
circulated by S. ]. Brockwell,
who is building a new home on
the street. Permanent side
walks have been badly needed
on this street, as they are on
others. Perhaps, now that the
fashion is set, owners on other
blocks will present similar petit
tions. j..
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1925-06-04
TRYING TOPLACE
DISPOSAL PLANT.
Site First Selected Too Close to
Possible Homes, And This
Is Abandoned
CHOICE BETWEEN OTHER 2

Bids for the construction Of
Chapel Hills new sewer line and
sewage disposal plant will be
asked for in a few days. This
was the decision of the board of
aldermen at the meeting Mon
day night.
There is still some uncertain
ty as to the exact location of the
disposal plant. The first selec-
tion was a spot 800 feet south
of the one-mile bridge out on
the Durham road, but when the
Strowd farm was opened for
development it became evident
that this place would be too close
in. The aldermen then con-
sidered two other places: one
1850 feet from the bridge, the
other 22O0 feet. The cost of the
whole system, with the first 10
cation, is estimated at $4,000 ;
with the midway location, at
$43,750 with the farthest loca-
tion, at $4,000.
The aldermen voted this week
to eliminate the first. Not yet
prepared to choose between the
second and the third, they voted
to ask for alternative bids.
Having received these bids, and
having meanwhile made fur
ther Investigations they will
decide between the midway and
the farther sites.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1925-06-04
School Gym Is Opened
Formal Ceremonies Mark Its Com.
( pletiOn; Children Demonstrate

The school gymnasium on the
western border of the school
grounds-an iron building re-
sembling in design the Tin Can
at the University-was formally
opened Friday afternoon of last
week.
This building is not primarily
for athletic spectacles but for
the physical training of the
school children. Hitherto the
school has been badly handicap
ped for a place to carry on this
training, especially in bad wealth
er. Now 100 children or more
can do their workouts" at the
same time under a roof.
The celebration last Friday
began with outdoor demonstra-
tions by the boys and girls. Led
by Mr.. Bowman, the high school
boys did setting-up drills. Then
the use of the apparatus-lad-
ders, swings, horizontal bars,
etc.-was illustrated. Twenty
girls each from the 5th, 9th and
7th grades engaged in relay
race.
Inside the new gym there
were drills to the accompaniment
of music. The first and second
grades played singing games,
and the fourth grade had re-
lay race. The girls of the high
school played two games of vol
ley ball at one time. There were
also indoor tennis and indoor
baseball matches.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1925-06-04

University Finals Set for Next Week ;
Big Crowd is Expected

The University commence
ment is near at hand. The
campus is being spruced up for
the visitors. Householders in
the village are preparing an in
rush of guests and boarders.
The bus-operators are looking
happy over the prospect of
heavy passenger traffic. Most
of the professors are pulling
their academic gowns out Of the
mothballs, while others are re-
joicing over having found excel
lent pretexts for leaving town
before the exercises begin. The
University personnel displays
the familiar before-commence-
ment expression-patient resig-
nation making a brave effort to
mask itself as happy anticipa-
tion. Sequence of events: Sum
day, baccalaureate sermon
Monday, classday exercises, in
Guiding reception at the Presi-
dents house in the afternoon
and ceremony at the Davie Pop
lar; Tuesday, alumni day; We'd
nesday, commencement day,
with Governor Mclean present
ing diplomas and Glenn Frank
delivering the principal address.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1925-06-04
Miss Holmes Killed
Young Woman of Orange Grove
Loses Life When Rifle Goes OF

Miss Myrtle Holmes, daughter
of w. B. Holmes of the Orange
Grove section, shot and killed
herself Saturday afternoon.
Some of the younger children
in the family came to her and
told her they had seen an un-
usually large fish in a brook
which runs near their home.
She took a 20 calibre rifle and
said she would try to shoot it.
They started for the brook. She
was walking ahead, and pres
emily the gun was heard to go
off. At first the children
thought it was a joke, but in a
minute or two she was dead.
Sheriff was notified. Going
to the scene of the tragedy he
found that the young woman
had been shot through the
heart. He decided that there
was no need of an inquest.
Miss Holmes taught in the
Orange Grove school for a year /;
recently she had been living with
her parents.
C.. A. Brown
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1925-06-04
Mrs. Conner, President
Is Chosen Head of Community Club;
No More Meetings till Next Fall

Mrs. H. F. Conner is elected
president of the Community
Club for the next year. Mrs. j
A. Warren is first vice presi-
dent, Mrs. w. E. Patten second
vice president, Mrs. A. M. Jor-
dan, secretary, and Mrs. d. T
Carr, treasurer.
The chairman of the various
departments are: civics, Miss
Bertha Pickard; education, Mrs
m. r. Trabue; health, Mrs. Moo
dy Durham; home economics,
Mrs. E. W. Knight; literature
Miss Mabel Mallett; public vel
fare, Mrs. r. H. Wettach.
At the final spring meeting
last Friday the retiring COM
mittee chairmen presented their
reports. The club suspends op-
erations for the summer and will
hold it's next meeting late in
September.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1925-06-04
Orange Offenders to Court

About thirty violators of the
Volstead act went from Hills
boro to Greensboro this week to
attend Federal court. Among
them are both makers and sell
ers of blockade whiskey. Ac-
cording to Sheriff Lloyd this is
the largest number of Orange
county prohibition violators ever
tried at any one session of Fed
eral court. ..
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1925-06-04
Chapel Hill Chaf

After 1 had read in the Tar
Heel that the biography of Ar
chibald Henderson was in the
British "Who's Who," l hap
pened to run across the book
and I turned to the name of my
fellow townsman. Each sketch
in the volume gives not only
date of birth, parentage, posi-
tions held, books written, and
other such important facts, but
also a mans recreations. I'm
der Mr.. Henderson's favorite
recreations / found the entry,
hunting wild game" I am torn
by doubts about this, and I in
tend to ask him whether this
referred to quail in the jungles
of Orange county, possible fu-
ture adventures in Oklahoma, OF
catechising George Bernard
Shaw on Adelphi Terrace.
* -
The visit of Doctor and Mrs.
Kluttz to Texas was one of the
rapidest visits to a far country
that I have ever heard of. They
timed it for the Confederate
Veterans Union in Dallas, 60
ing all the way from Durham
and back on a special Pullman
car and staying in Texas only
four days. They called on Doc
tor Kluttz' two aunts, whom he
had not seen since they left
North Carolina about 40 years
ago, and on several of his cOus-
ins. On the way south one of
the old veterans found Mrs.
KIuttz alone in her seat while
the Doctor was spending two or
three hours in the smoking COM
partment. Somehow the vet
eran got the impression that
she was unattached, and a ira
veler who was eavesdropplng
and who has since passed
through Chapel Hill says that
the Doctor returned just in
time to interrupt what sounded
like a proposal of marriage.
When happened to pass by
the desk of our health officer,
DR.. Nathan, saw on it some
thing that afforded a possible
explanation of his own robust
condition. 1t was a bottle OF
Mellin's Food.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1925-06-04
Anthony w. Coles Funeral

The funeral services of An
thony w. Cole were conducted
at the Walnut Grove Methodist
church Tuesday at eleven
O'Clock. Mr.. Cole died Monday
morning at the age of IS, fol-
lowing a paralytic stroke. He
is survived by one son, Henry
Cole of Orange county, and by
three step-daughters: Mrs.
George Faucette, Mrs. Houston
Walker, and Mrs. Molly Garret,
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1925-06-04
The Senior Play Friday Night

The senior class of the Chap
ell Hill high school will present
What Happened to JONES'" a
comedy by George Broadhurst,
in the school auditorium tomOr-
row (Friday) evening. The
parts will be taken by Pendle-
ton Harrison, Adrian Couch, Ed
ward Wilson, Henry Brown, FL
mer Lloyd, Pat Johns, Merritt
Lear, Ruby Hunt, Mildred Walk
er, Beatrice Hughes, Myrtle Ray,
Alice Lee Long, and Mildred
Cate.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1925-06-04
Junior U. ID. c. Picnic

The junior chapter of the
United Daughters of the Con-
federacy had a picnic at Lake
wood Park near Durham Sat
urday. Seven automobiles took
the children there and back.
The grown people who went a
long were DR.. and Mrs. Manning,
Mr.. and Mrs. Brockwell, Mrs.
Coker, Mrs. Wagstaff, and Mrs.
w. P. Jordan.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1925-06-04
Typewriters Stolen From
Journalism Department

Three Underwood typewriters
have been stolen from the rooms
of the department of journal
ism in the New West building.
The thief took two of them one
night in the middle of last week
and then came back Saturday
and took the third. 1t is thought
that he reached the rooms,
which are on the second floor,
by means of the fire escape.
Efforts are being made to find
the typewriters.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1925-06-04
TAX VALUE OF Inn
PUT AT $15O,OOO
Yields Town of Chapel Hill An
nually $1,987.5O and Or
ange County $1,65O
is LEADING TAXPAYER

The Carolina Inn-land, build
ing, and furnishing@is down
on the tax books at $150,0OO.
John Sprunt Hill, the owner,
listed it a few days ago.
This is the largest single
piece of taxable property in the
village, all the University's and
the churches land and buildings
being exempt from taxes.
Frsh town and county COM
bined, the Carolina Inns tax bill
for this year is $3,637.5O. The
town with a tax rate of $1.32h
per $1O0 of assessed valuation,
gets $1,987.50, and the county,
with a tax rate of $1.10, gets
$1,65O.
Chapel Hill is in the situation
of having it's largest property
holders exempt from taxation.
In the latest official report of
the Business Manager of the
University the PLANT Assets
and Equipment" is put down at
S., ,O33, 108, and the holdings of
all the churches combined, when
the Methodists have completed
their new building, will have
cost not far from $1,00O,000.
Here, then, is $6,OOO,OOO in tax
free property.
But the University pays some
part of the cost of government.
1t makes contributions for fire
protection and police service,
and it has recently engaged to
stand half the cost of the new
sewer and sewage-disposal sys-
tenn.
A year or so ago move was
made to get from the legislature
a grant of money to the town,
in lieu of taxes, but this pro-
posal was dropped. Such action,
it was said, would establish a
dangerous precedent, leading to
similar requests from all towns
where there are state institu-
tions. So it is left to the trus-
tees to vote such sums as they
deem fair for the municipal SER
vices from which the University
derives benefit.
While, on the face of the case,
the town suffers from not being
able to tax University property,
the steady increase in it's reve-
nue. from private property is of
course traceable to the Univer-
sity. For it is the great growth
of the University which has
sent Chapel Hill real estate
values skyrocketing in the last
few years.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1925-06-04
Travellers Safe in Britain

A cable to T. J. Wilson last
week announced Mrs. Wilson,
Mrs. Stacy, and Miss Betsy Balm
had arrived safe in England.
They went from Plymouth,
where they landed, to visit T,
J. Wilson, 3rd., at Oxford Uni
versity.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1925-06-04
School Teachers Who Leave

J.O. Bowman, Miss Ida Cord
ner, and Miss Mae Culpepper
have resigned from the faculty
of the Chapel Hill school. Mr..
Bowman will be superintendent
of the Mt. Olive schools, Miss
Culpepper will be- a student in
the University here, and Miss
Gordner will teach in the Colds
boro high school.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1925-06-04
Mrs. Williams Recital

The pupils of Mrs. J. M. Will
liams gave a piano recital in the
school auditorium yesterday af-
ternoon. About 35 children per-
formed. Miss Ruby Hunt gets
a certificate. in piano from the
school this year.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1925-06-04
Miss Harrington Married

Mr.. and Mrs. Zeb P. Council
announce the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Eunice Wynne
Harrington, to Collie Eugene
Prescott, Tuesday, June 2. Miss
Harrington, the daughter of
Mrs. Council by a former mar
riage, has lived in Chapel Hill a.
bout a year. -.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1925-06-04
IF YOU ARE GOING AWAY

If you are going away and
want The Chapel Hill Weekly to
follow you, send at once a post.
card with your new address.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1925-06-04
Orange County Dog News

George Wall Of the. Orange
Trust company in Hillsboro has
six new thoroughbred pointer
pups.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-24
WORLD WIDE ECONOMIC
 CONFERENCE ADOPTE'
League of Nations Today Approves of Proposals For
 Sessions

Geneva, Sept c4 R)-The League of Nations assembly today adopted the French proposal for a world wide economic conference under the auspices of the league.
 The proposal was adopted amiI enthusiasm. and NJ. Loucheur, spon- sor of the project, was loudly ap- plauded when he closed the debate. NJ. Loucheur, a former French minister of commerce. warned the assembly that the task would be difficult and said the truth must not he concealed from the worlds peo- pies that it is impossible for us to consider the problem without the aid of the labor organizations.
 He wanted the aid of nations in seeking q solution, which, he eau toned might not be achieved for several years. One of the most heartily applauded points made b, the speaker was that tariff policies must be exmined aside from fisca considerations"
 Representatives of Italy. Holland Belgium and Spain spoke in support | of the resolution.
 The assembly also adopted China'' resolution asking that due regard fol geographical and other considera tions be observed in filling the non | permanent seats in the league Coun' cil, with a view to China's repre- sentation there.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-24
PARSONS, HARTFORD

Cyril Maude, who as worldly wise Lord Grcnham in Aren't We All 2" charmed large audiences here last season, is coming back to Parsons's Theatre to again make theatergoers chuckle. His engagement Is for three days beginning Monday evening, September 2S, with q matinee on Wednesday and his vehicle is These Charming People," the latest play from the brilliant Michael Arlen, whose "The Green Hat" is the dramatic sensation of the season in New York.
 The word premiere Of These Charming People" will be given on this occasion.
 Charles Dillingham; and A. H. Woods under whose management Mir. Maude and These Charming People" will he seen, have provided a company of rare promise. Two leading ladies are required by the story and the positions will be filled by Mss Edna Best, a young English actress who excited great admira- tion in London by her performances in Fallen Angels" and Alma Tell, the beautiful American girl who was Mir. Maude's leading lady last sea- son in Aren't We All?" Among others are Godfrey Millar, Herbert Marshall, Robert Vivian. Alfred Drayton, Frank Ranney and F Gatenby Bell. Winchell Smith ha' staged the comedy
New Britain herald., 1925-09-24
Afraid to Go Home
 Late Boy Wanders Away

Bridgeport, Sept. A Pl-Ten year old Michael Moran, 63 York street, New Haven, went to the moving pie lures Tuesday night. He got out late, and the memory of a beating he had received for coming iu at a late hour still fresh in his mind, he decided not to go home. lest it he repeated. So he wandered off, spent the night in barn on the Post road near New Haven and yes terday resumed the journey, not knowing where he was headed for.
 He was found here by the police yesterday, wandering about the streets. cold and hungry Sergeant Y. J. Maloney picked up the boy and communicated with the New Haven police. No reply had been received up to a late hour last night.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-24
FISH STORY BUT
 REALLY IS TRUE
Sounds Like Admission to
 AnaniaS Club

Springfield, Sept. 2T P,--Not all the strange stories that fishermen tell are "whoppers," Sometimes the cynio who casts doubt upon the tisherman's story is contounded by corroborative evidence demonstrat- Ing that the angler was telling the truth after all. The following story is a shining example of such a case. clearly showing that 1t is wise to re- fleet before electing anybody to the Ananias club.
 The New York World Wednesday printed a special story from its New London correspondent, saying that Earl A. Randall. proprietor of the Valley House, Collinsville. Conn.,. on a recent fishing trip to East Otis, caught a pickerel weighing 6 and one-quarter pounds, And in the pickerel he says he found a spark plug.
 The New Yorw newspaper cynic headed the story, Boy, Page Jonah's Whale" But it happened that early in June Richard NJ. Bailey, a Spring field newspaper man, and friend, went to East Otis reservoir fishing. They saw a big pickerel jump out of the water several times.
 MT. Bailey tried to cast out to where the big fellow was rising. His sinker, however was not heavy enough, and SO after one or two desperate fiirts of the line, he pick ed spark plug out of his pocket and fastened it to the line 10 obtain added sinker weight.
 He cast out the spark plug. Ii was insecurely tied and when he pulled in his line the plug was gone Evidently as the sparker started for the bottom in the deep water the big pickerel that MT Randall caught, saw 1t and gobhled it up Pickcrel are voracious and there would be nothing strange about this All the evidence indicates that Mir Randall was telling the truth ant not romancing.
 MT. Bailey is SO sure of 1t tha he has written to the New LondoI man describing the spark plug h' lost. in the hope of getting 1t bacl for souvenir.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-24

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RICHARD DIX AT CAPITOL

Richard Dix. Neil Hamilton, loan ed to Paramount by D. W. Griffith; ~Clair Adams and Robert Edeson are featured in William de Miles latest production for Paramount, "Mcn and Women, now at the Capitol Theatre for a days run.
 The Keith vaudeW Ie hil will Of fer Bargain Days" a miniature musical comedy with a cast of seven clever performers including Jim and Betty Page who also do their own act on tho bill in addition to appearing in Bargain Days"
 Other acts are Homer Romain in Aerial Eccentricit.es"; Harrison and Ray in comedy skit "On the Links; and Swartz and Clifford in popular songs and nifty nonsense The shows are continuous daily.
New Britain herald., 1925-09-24
REGINALD DENNY AT PALACE

"Denny has gone up in the air again."
 That was the rumor which fol. lowed the filming of the stars cur rent laughing success, "I'll Show You the Town" the Universal Jewel feature now playing at the Palace theater.
 The Keith vaudeville bill will flea. ture four good acts headed by J, Rosamond Johnson, the colored composer and singer. and his com nany in music, dance and songs. Others include Gilbert and wimp in "Hummin' and Strummin':" Joe Lyons and Co. in variety offering; and Louis Stone and Co. tho "Topsy. Turvy Dancers"
 On Sunday only as a special at. traction. Fred Thomson will be of- fered in That Devil Quemado."
New Britain herald., 1925-09-24
TIRE LOVE GAMBLE" LYCEUM

~ "The Love Gamble" an interesting drama of romance, love, marriage, disappointment and big business set in the luxurious surroundings of Snodern society and starring Lillian Rich. tho beautiful interpreter of society roles, is one of the headline numbers at the Lyceum tonight. Tho other feature is Co Straight" In this picture Owen Moore has the principal role. It is a cross be- tween q crook mystery play and a romance, The action is rapid and sustained,
 Starting on Sunday and contnu- ing through next Wednesday the Lyceum Is to present "TraCked in the Snow Country
New Britain herald., 1925-09-24
ALL sTAR SHOW AT CAPITOL

One of tho greatest programs of Keith Alhee vaudeville that has played at the Capitol will be offered 10 loca lthoatcrgoers at this popular thcatcr on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of next week. The management has provid- ed tse headline attractions to fea- turo this vaudeville program and each and every act is star in the amuscment world today. To begin with the management is very for and Martin, two clever comedians who have been an outstanding fca- turo with tho last two seasons Greenwich Village Follies. and once seen remembered by all for their comedy antics with this noted show
 Another attraction is the PiCcadilly Four who were a featured act at the New York Hippodromc last week and who stand out as one of the greatest comedy quartcts in vaude- vile today and very close rival to the celebrated Avon Comedy Four.
 Still another feature is Norma and Her Golden Violin, the most talked about act In vaudeville today. Norma has a violin that is possessed almost of q human brain and her offering is called the twentieth century puzzle.
 And again another hcadlner is Sampscu and Loonhard, former mu- sical comedy stars who will offer thcir laughing s5it "The Woman Haters' Club" riot of fun and bright wit
 Van Horn and Tno2 will put fin ishing touch to this remarkable bill with a roller skating novelty that is unique and brings a big thrill at