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Telegraf. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1909-1951, 1926-09-17
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The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-05-21
By Louis Graves

Last weeks sensation in
North Carolina politics was the
appearance in Fridays Green's
boro News of a full-page attack
upon Bob Reynolds for his mill
tary-or, rather, his non-mili-
tary-record. This was followed
the next day by an advertise
ment covering about half a page,
in the News and Observer, call
ing upon Wake county citizens
to support Brassfield for solici-
tor on account of his war SER
vice.
The attack in the Greensboro
News had this line in bold type
at the bottom: "This advertise
ment is paid for and sponsored
by World War veterans and the
mothers of the World War vet
erans." Which, of course, is nc
signature at all. 1t seems
strange that the News would
publish an anonymous attack.
The plea in the News AND OBJ
server for Brassfield, who is run
ming against Evans in the Dem
ocratic primary, was signed with
the names of twelve ex-soldiers
of Wake county.
These two advertisements are
evidences of a thoroughly evil
movement: the movement to i'm
pose a military-service test upon
candidates for office. World
War veterans should not give
their approval to the setting up
of such a standard; and all citi-
zens should fortify themselves
with the resolution not to be
persuaded to vote for a man sim.
ply because he was a soldier.
l am not making any argu-
ment for Bob Reynolds in his
contest with Overman for the
United States senate. l like Bob
and enjoy listening to his
stories, but, after all, he is just
an amusing adventurer. He has
no more claim to the senatorship
than any one of a hundred men
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-05-21
Davie Gives Prize
For University Student Who has Made
Best AlI-ArOund Record

In memory of his ancestor
William r. Davie, who founded
the University, Preston Davie of
New York is giving a silver cup
that cost about $500 to the stu
dent "who has best exemplified
during the year, in character,
scholarship, and sportsmanship,
the traditions of the Univer-
sity.
A condition of the award is
that the prize winner shall be
elected by a vote of the student
body. The staff of the student
newspaper, the Tar Heel, has a.
greed to serve as an election
committee, and the balloting is
now in progress. The man who
gets the cup must have a major
ity of the votes cast. If none
receives a majority the selection
will be made, from the three
highest, by rising vote in Mem
iOrial Hall on Awards Night.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-05-21
Battle Memorial Seat
Built at Piney Prospect, Overlooking
Valley to the East

At Piney Prospect,-the tiE
of the hill where William r. Da-
vie stood and admired the far
view over the valley when he
was seeking a site for the Uni
versity 134 years ago,-a mas
sive stone seat has been built by
the Gimghouls as a memorial to
Kemp p. Battle.
The seat, in the form of a
semi-circle with the opening to-
ward the valley, is enclosed by a
wall about eight feet high made
of rough stones gathered from
the sides of the hill. The work
was done with a fine skill by the
Waldensians who had just COM
pleted Hippol castle nearby. On
the inner surface of the wall,
just above the middle of the
seat, is to be placed a bronze
memorial tablet. p,
The original name of this
place was Point Prospect, but
somehow it was changed to
Piney Prospect-appropriatel
enough, because of the pine
trees all about. DR.. Battle,
when he was president of the
University and afterward, liked
to go there on his walks, and
it was he who started gath
'ering together the loose stones
which later grew into such a
huge pile.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-05-21
Baby Show Monday Afternoon

There will be a Baby Show in
the yard of the Episcopal church
Monday afternoon under the
auspices of the Patty Battle
Circle. All the babies in the
village under three years old are
invited to take part, and the
perambulators will be formed in
column for the grand march at
quarter past four o'clock. Rib
bons will be awarded. There is
no admission charge for the ba-
bies, but for spectators there
will be fee Of 25 cents for
grown people and 10 cents for
children. ~
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-05-21
Overplaying a Military record
AS a Qualification for Office

you might meet as you walk
down the street. Somebody may
say that the same is true of the
present incumbent, and my nat
ural disposition is always tc
vote for an, up-and-cOming
youngster against a prop anG
champion of the status quo
Provided that the youngster has
character and ideas. Somehow
do not fancy Bob as an instru-
ment of protest and SO my pres.
ent intention is to vote fol
Overman. But l must confess
that after reading the Greens
boro News advertisement l am
strongly tempted to change my
mind.
When two men oppose one
another as candidates for office
it is proper and fair enough that
their records should be consid-
cred by the voters. In fact, a
candidates record in the various
affairs of life, is about all the
voter has to go by. And what
he did or did not do, in such
a crisis as the recent war, is
pertinent to fitness. But what
/ resent is the assumption that
service as a soldier should be
taken as a compelling reason, in
itself, why a man should be
placed in public office. OF
course the supporters of the ex.
soldier always say that he i:
"eminently qualified for the
place, and no doubt he otter
is. But the effect of these sol
dier-boosting campaigns, if thu
voters yield to them, is to exalt
past military service at the ex
pense of other qualifications
more important.
|
If the names had been signed
to the Greensboro News adver
tisement, | do not deny that the
statements in it would have
weight with me. That is, OF
course, if they were not refuted
For the Asheville candidate is
set down here as a man who
Continued on page fwo)
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-05-21
MethOdists Meet Here
District Conference Thursday and
Friday of Next Week

The Methodist Conference of
the Durham district will be held
here in the new Methodist
church on Thursday and Friday
of next week. About 125 min
listers and laymen from Durham,
Roxboro, Burlington, Graham,
Hillsboro, Pittsboro and other
communities in this section will
attend.
Presiding Elder Bradshaw will
be in the chair.
But for the delay in the arri-
val of the pews the church build
ing is complete. Temporary
seats will be provided for the
conference. Not only Metho-
dists, but all others who care to
come, will be welcome at the ses-
sions.
Luncheon will be served on
both days, in the basement din
ing room, by the women of the
congregation.
1t was hoped that pews would
arrive in time for the school
commencement sermon to be
preached in the new church Sun
day, May 30; but Mr.. Patten is
not yet certain that they will
be here in time.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-05-21
ONLY TWO MORE
WEEKS THLDAY
OF THfEP'RB.IlMARY
S. w. Andrews of Chapel Hill
Is a Candidate for
= County Clerk
3 IN RACE FOR SHERIFF

The political campaign now in
progress has only two weeks
more to run. Saturday, June 5,
is the day of the primaries
and, as far as this county is con-
cerned, the outcome of the Dem
ocratic primary determines the
outcome of the election in No
vember.
Chapel Hill has, in the per-
son of S. W. Andrews, candi-
date for county clerk; and an
other citizen Of the village, ].
D. Webb, will stand for re-elec-
tion as commissioner. Mr.. An
drews' opponents in the Demo-
cratic party are A. w. Kenion
of Hillsboro, now deputy sheriff.
and T. M. Arrasmith, mayor of
Hillsboro.
There are three Democratic
candidates for sheriff: L. Bum
Lloyd, who holds the office at
present; C. P. Whitfield, and C.
S. Brown.
S. T. Latta is up for re-elec-
tion as treasurer.
Tomorrow Saturday is the
last day for registration, and
the registrar, C. B. Griffin, will
haYe the books open at the
school from morning till night.
Persons who have already en-
rolled as voters, in previous
years, do not have to enroll a.
gain.
May 20, the last Saturday be-
fore the primary, Mr.. Griffin
will be on hand to receive and
record challenges, if there be
any, against persons whose
names are down on the books.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-05-21
What Durham Reads
Statement Showing Glasses of Books
Bought from New Shop

The new Booklovers Shop was
established in Durham two or
three months ago, on the ground
floor of the Washington Duke
Hotel. On a recent visit there
the editor of this paper asked
Mr.. Miller, the proprietor, which
classes of books were most in
demand.
Mr.. Miller has made up a
statement showing the distribu-
tiOn of sales in the first eight
weeks of business. In the num-
ber of volumes the percentages
are: Fiction, 81; Biography, g.;
Children's, Is; Others, 46. In
value, the percentages are: Fic-
tion, 33; Biography, II; Chill
dren's, Z; Others, 43.
The classification Fiction"
covers only what the booksellers
call popular fiction, not the clas-
sizes. These latter are included
under the heading "Others."
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-05-21
Phi Kappa Sigma Builds


The next fraternity house to
get under way will be that of the
Phi Kappa Sigma at the corner
of Cameron avenue and Pitts
boro street on the lot next to
H. A. Whitfield's. The plans,
drawn by Atwood-Nash, have
been submitted to contractors,
and bids are to be in by the first
day in June. The design calls
for a two-story portico, and the
outer surface of the walls will
probably be stucco.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-05-21
Miss Nicks Reads Sunday

For the Playmaker Reading
Sunday evening at half past
eight o'clock Miss Enita Nicks
will read Ibsen's "Vikings of
Helgeland." Miss Nicks, a
special student who is taking
courses in playwriting and play
production, had a considerable
experience in public readings be-
fore she came to Chapel Hill.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-05-21
TRYING TOSOLW
TROUBLESOME
SCHOOL PROBLEM
County and Town Boards Hold
an All-Day Meeting to
Discuss It
SUPT. ALLEN is CONSULTED

Chapel Hill is facing a crisis
in it's school affairs. The men,
bers of the school board and
Superintendent L. R. Sides are
trying to work out a plan where
by the unfortunate situation
that came about this spring will
not be repeated. Because of the
lack of adequate funds scores of
children living outside the spe-
cial school tax district either
had to be dropped from the rolls
March l, or their parents had
to pay for their tuition for the
last three months of the term.
A township system, with a
uniform tax, throughout the
area, seems to be the best solu-
tion of the problem. Both Chap
el Hill and Carrboro are in ia
vor of it, and the proposition
would probably win out in an
election, but there are certain
state laws that stand in the way.
Under the present statutes a
township may not levy a spe-
cial school tax of more than 80
cents on the $100, including
both bond interest and mainten-
ance. A higher rate than that
would be required to pay the in
terest on the bonds issued for
the Chapel Hill and Carrboro
schools and to cover mainten-
ance as we'll.
One day last week a meeting
of school officials and commit
teemen was in progress for al
most a full day in the library of
the school building here. It was
attended by County Superinten-
dent Claytor, the three members
of the county school board, Prin-
cipal Hoyle of Carrboro and
three committeeman of that
town, and Mr.. Sides and six
members Of the Chapel Hill
board. After a morning session
they adjourned while E. w.
Knight, Mr.. Claytor and others
went to Raleigh to consult State
Superintendent Allen; and they
resumed their deliberations af-
ter the ENJOYS returned.
A delegation will appear in
Hillsboro Monday to lay the
matter before the county COM
missioners in order to get their
counsel.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-05-21
Annual Dedicated to We'll

This years number of the
University's annual, the Yack-
ETY. Yack, is dedicated to Leslie
We'll of Goldsboro, trustee, mem
ber of the class of 1895, and one
Of the founders of the We'll lee
tureship. The book, which is
expected to be on sale next week,
contains a Vanity Fair section
devoted to the beauties Of North
Carolina.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-05-21
BOY Hurt in Collision

In a collision between the cars
of II. d. Carter and Brandon
Trussell, on the campus Sunday
morning, Mr.. TrusseII's son re-
ceived some painful but not
serious cuts on the face.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-05-21
Mrs. Sides Dimes Teachers

Mrs. i. r. Sides gave a dinner
at her home Tuesday evening to
the teachers in the Chapel Hill
school and their wives and hus-
bands. Mr.. and Mrs. F. p.
Brooks assisted her in enter
tanning. After the dinner Mr..
and Mrs. McCorkle played the
violin and the piano.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-05-21
Chapel Hill Chaf

Having your house struck by
lightning is no joke; but after
it was all over, and having come
out of it without injury, the S.
H. Hobbs family got good deal
of fun out of last Saturdays ex-
perience.
81 was afraid the house had
been set-afire," Mr.. Hobbs told
me, "and / ran over to Steiner's
to get his ladder. In the excite
ment it didn't feel much heavier
than a tennis racket; afterward,
when l went to return it, Ifound
I could hardly bulge the thing
and had to get somebody to help
me-"
He was sitting on the front
porch when the lightning struck.
There was such a roaring Of
thunder all around that he didn't
know his own home had got the
blow until he saw shingles
showering about.
The lightning did funny tricks.
First it hit a big tree just be-
side the house. Then it divided
into two bolts. One hit the roof
and tore a hole as big as a door.
The other tore away a window
and danced about in an upstairs
bedroom, leaving a black spot
wherever it touched. The cleo
trio meter box in the bathroom
was demolished. Lights and
phones all over that part of town
were put out of business, except,
strangely enough, the phone in
the Hobbs home itself.
The next day a stream of. peo-
ple,-Mr. Hobbs says he thinks
there must have been at least a
thousand of, them-came by to
see the devastation. One visitor
who had a lively professional in
terest in the behavior of the
lightning was Mr.. Stuhlman, the
electricity expert in the Uni
versity's department of physics.
Here is a part of the tale that
is not unimportant: Mr.. Hobbs
fire insurance policy contains a
clause that indemnifes him a.
gainst damages caused by a
stroke of lightning.
/ drove last week over the
short cut to Raleigh-out by the
cemetery along the old Raleigh
road, along the New Hope VAL
ley road to Evergreen Farm,
and thence through loves
Grove to Nelson on the paved
highway II miles from the capi-
tai. In all, 80 miles. From here
to Nelson, 13 miles, you travel
Continued on page hres)
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-05-21
Williams Pupils Recite

The annual music recital OF
the pupils of Mrs. j. M. Will
liams will be given this friday
eveningat 7 O'clock, in the school
auditorium, in conjunction with
the presentation Of a musical
play by Miss Buford Aiken. The
public is invited.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-05-21
COker's BOtanizing Tour

w. c. Coker took two auto
mobile loads of students on a
'botanizing tour in eastern North
Carolina from Thursday to Sum
day last week.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-05-21
Examination Schedule

The University's final exami-
nations will begin Monday morn
ing, May 81, and will continue
through Thursday, June 8.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-05-21
Party at the WagstaT Home

Mrs. Wagstaf and Mrs. Spru-
i'll entertained at the Wagstaf
home Saturday in honor of Mrs.
Durand, dean at the N. c. G. w.,
a weekend guest of Mrs. Stacy's,
and of Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Spruill's
sister-in-Iaw.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-05-21
'Ohe Grow Came

| )
ing read Eben Alexander's ad-
vertisement in the Weekly, turn
ed up Saturday at the home OF
his sister. Mrs. A. H. Patterson,
with a young crow. He got his
promised dollar and went away
happy.
This is the bird that Eben,
now a physician in Knoxville, is
going to teach to talk, after the
manner of the crow that his
family had here in Chapel Hill
twenty-five years ago.
The Pattersons received the
newcomer with mixed emotions.
They were a little fearful of the
task of taking care of it; yet
they were glad to get what Eben
wanted and they were pleasantly
excited over the novelty of hav-
ing a new pet. Since their son
deserted them to become a doc
tor in the North and their
daughter got married and went
to live in Asheville they have
missed young things about the
house, and the Ford coupe has
not quite filled the void.
After the crow was quartered
comfortably in a box, with wire
netting over the top, the prob
lem of feeding arose. What
should a baby crow eat? While
they were puzzling over this,
Edmund Taylor, the schoolboy
son of George C. Taylor, hap
pened upon the scene. He is a
naturalist. He is always read
ing books about birds and small
mammals and loses no chance
to observe them in their natural
habitat.
"Oh, a crow will eat any.
thing" he said. "But they love
worms best. When they're
young they can't digest big
pieces, so"-looking meaningly
at Mrs. Patterson-"the mother
crow chews up their food first
and then feeds it to 'em." AT
this Mrs. Patterson fled into the
house. Some of Edmund's play
mates joined him, and the crow
was fed by the group. Whether
the worms were prepared in the
proper way, and who, if any
body, did the job-this is not of
record.
Eben's class, 1901, is to have
a reunion at commencement
next month, and his idea was
that his sister would keep the
crow until then, and he would
take it home with him. But by
Sunday evening the novelty OF
the guardianship had worn of
a bit, and Mr.. Patterson thought
of a way to end the episode. Sc
the crow was delivered to the
express company on Monday and
by this time, unless some mis-
hap occurred on the way, he is
at the Alexander home in Knox
vile.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-04
Missionary Society Meets
At First Baptist Church

A large group of members gath
cred at the First Baptist church
Thursday afternoon 2:S0 o'clock
for the regular business meeting and
program of the iWoman's Missionary
society.
Noted among those in attendance
were Mrs. Ed Powell, president Of
the organization, Mrs. Earl Maxwell
Mrs G. B. Pray, Mrs. Harry L.
Laskey, Mrs. Frank Maxwell, Mrs
Glenn W. Maxwell, Mrs. E. L. Martin
Mrs. Mary Gearing, Mrs O. A. Aash
and her mother, Mrs. Curry Bennett
Mrs. w. r. Bennett, Mrs. Maston b
Jacks, Mrs D. K Ingman, Mrs. e. F
Jones, Mrs. ]. H. Kendrick, Mrs
Harry Metzler, Mrs A. H. Grant
Mrs E. H. Reed, Mrs Russell
Rokahr, Mrs. F. w. Ellis, Mrs. H. c
Sherfick and Rev. Ben Matthews.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-04
Girl Reserve
Leaders Sought


Training courses for Girl Reserve
leaders opened last week on the Pa
cific coast and in New York.
''The flapper Hives on the moral
heritage of her race-she does not
add to it, This stern and unflatter-
ing opinion of the young girl of today
from a New York professor is not
borne out by the experience of the
leaders of the $4,000 girls OF the So
called flapper class in the Girl Re-
serve movement.
Sc many young girls are asking the
Y w. C. A.. for Girl Reserve clubs
that training courses for leaders have
been announced to meet the demand
Girls write in to say they are eager
to assume the self-imposed discipline
of the Girl Reserve code and to live
up to it's high ideals at their work
and play.
A summer training course for col
lege women who wish 20 become lead
ers in the Girl Reserve movement has
already begun in two of our large
|fcities-Berkeley, Calf, and New Yorl
city. The dates announced are from
June 81 to July 81.
The training courses will be held
in conjunction with the summer schoo
Of the University of California at Ber-
kelley, and a similar course will be
given at the national school of the
Y. w. c. A. in New York city, opening
on July g..
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-04
Annual State Institute Of Methodist
Episcopal Arizona Epworth League Very
Successful, Local Delegate Declares

beth Johnston, hope; Miss Mary Lou
ise Johnson, love; Miss Mary Virginia
Austin, religion; Miss Mabel Magill,
immortality; Miss Alice Tew, nature
Miss Marguerite Harris, fidelity; Miss
Henrietta Elvey, patriotism; Miss Lii
liam Kline, service.
Miss Flora Sewell acted as chap
lain and Miss Elizabeth Beumler as
secretary. Miss Frances Jacks was
pianist and Miss Habel Frost, choir
director They were assisted by the
Misses Elaine Houle, De Alva Double
day, Olive Davis and Betty Vaughn.
The advisory board consisted of Mrs.
Henry Elvey, mother advisor; L. d.
Mccartney and James H. Barrett, in
stalling officers. Among the visitors
present were Mrs. Andy Struthers and
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Whitman. Miss Hen
rietta Elvey was in charge of the re-
freshments, which were served during
the social hour following the cere-
monial.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-04
Douglas Girl Reserves Guests Of the
Bee-HIi Girls Of Bisbee at Swimming
Party and Picnic There on Thursday

In acceptance to an invitation is?
sued by the Bee-Hi girls of Bisbee, "a
Girl Reserves on the Douglas Y. w. G.
A. journeyed to the mining city last
Thursday for swimming party ana
picnic and had a most enjoyable time.
The girls, with their ehaperones,
Mrs Arthur w. Cotton, Mrs. Raymond
Salmon, Mrs. Nose Kline and Miss I1.
Marjorie Williams, left Douglas about
10 o'clock, arriving in time for an
hours swim before luncheon. The
swimming party was held at the Can
yon pool with the picnic luncheon later
in Warren park. N
Those who made the trip were the
Misses Eloise Rokahr Frances Bennett,
Lessie Raye Vickers, Alice Tew,
Frances Jacks, Kathleen Beard, Alice
Schwamm, Isabel Miller, Mary Louise
Johnson, Elizabeth Beumler, Henrietta
Elvey, Thelma Mitchell, Aileen Wright,
Helen Struthers, Marjorie Bickerstaff,
Mary Rice, Esther Samuels, Lena Sam
uels, Lillian Kline, Ruth Foreman,
Margaret Doty, e. Marjorie Williams,
Mrs. Raymond Salmon, Mrs, A. w. COL
ton, Mrs. Nose Kline and her sons, Isa-
dor and Sauldon Kline.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-04
Mary Beth DOwelI
Entertains Camp Girls

Miss Mary Beth Dowell, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Shelton Dowell of
1144 Eleventh street, entertained the
group of girls who shared the Pine
Gone tent at Camp Cave Creek at an
informal party Tuesday evening at
her home.
Misses Martha HuXtable, Dorothy
Armstrong, Elizabeth Lewis, Catherine
Souers and Miss E. Marjorie Williams.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1926-07-04
Mrs. Morgan Appointed
District Deputy President

Announcements of the appointment
of Mrs. Annie M Morgan of this, city
to district deputy president of the
Rebekahs was made during the past
week by the state presiednt of the or
ganization. Mrs; Morgan has long
been active in the work of the Re
bekahs and only recently returned
from Flagstaff, where she attended the
grand lodge sessions as delegate
from the local chapter. Mrs. Lula
Knight was also a delegate from the
Douglas lodge.
Reports of the conference were
given BIZ the two delegates at the
regular meeting last Friday evenins
in odd Fellows hall. Three new mem
bers were initiated at this time-Mrs.
Harry l.. Laskey, Mrs. Alice Allen and
Mrs Edan Kendrick.