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Evening star., 1926-12-05
By e. MORAN.

"HERE is a room at the Census
Bureau on Sixth street south
west where a group Of men
and women may he found at
any time searching old rec
ords for genealogical data. Buried in
the musty bound volumes there are
data which very often play large
part in establishing the claims of law
full heirs to estates, or in the exposure
of impoStors
An impostor recently claimed To he
a collateral descendant and heir to
vast estate. He produced birth Cert-
fCates and affidavits of various kinds
in support OF his claim. the authen-
ticity of which seemed beyond ques-
ton Search of census records, how
ever, failed TO disclose the existence
of the claimant as a member of the
family. a doubt was cast over the is
sue. and the claim ultimately was
found 10 be- e'fraudulent.
The records run back to 1890, the
date of the first population census. but
il was not until 1880 that all members
of families were enumerated. showing
the age and sex of children and occu-
national data II is these later rec
ords. covering three quarters of CEN
turv. which are searched by the
genealogists. The general public also
may go there for information concern
ing their own families, but the merely
curious are debarred.
The value of the census records in
constructing family trees lies chienN
in the fact that they are In many
cases the only authentic records or
families. because local birth statistics
frequently are not available as early
as 1850 or even later in some in
stances. Given the name of any per
son and his or her approximate loca'
ton, II is simply q question of dlli-
gent search 20 uncover a family tree.
Added authenticity Is given the record
bv the ability 10 obtain certified copy
of the report from census officials.
Many tricks are resorted to by lndi-
viduals seeking information about
netghbors and other acquaintances,
even TO the extent Of making requests
for such data through members or
Congress- Most common among such
requests is age information. Mrs.
=. nv next door neighbor. says she
is 26 years old" correspondent wrote
the bureau. Il know she is Older than
that-shes 35. If she's a day-and
want you to tell me how old she real
ly is
Another common inquiry is as 10 the
truthfulness of persons claiming TO
have descended from the Mayfower.
A WASHINGTON woman wanted TO
know recently whether certain ac-
ouaintance was an IF. F. V."-First
Family of Virginia. She says she ie,"
the correspondent said, but strong !
~ suspect that her family came into
Evening star., 1926-12-05

Office was established temporarily, and
was made permanent in 1909. The or
ganiza ton now is composed of ap-
proximately 800 employees. 1t jumps
to 5000 employees at population census
time, in addition to 100000 hOuse-to-
h"use enumerators who obtain the
population information by personal
interviews.
Census Bureau officials point care
fully to the fact that the statistical
work in connection with the 1920
census was completed in two years.
Formerly. much of the task of cal.
cula ting the census data was let to
outside agencies, but the bureau now
is in position to do the entire job. The
officials believe that, with the speedier
and more efficient machines. now be-
ing developed, the statistical work
in connection with the 1880 census
Evening star., 1926-12-05

Virginia from Kentucky" The bu
reau is unable to throw light on such
matters. and would not if it could,
for obvious reasons
X X
S'HE bureau is Uncle Sans store
house for statistical information
gathered on practically all social and
economic activities in the United
States. 1t is the logical place, there
fore, to direct inquiries of a statistical
nature. the volume of requests being
ample evidence that it is so considered
by the American people. Nearly 35o,-
600 pieces Of mail a month are han
died al the bureau. consisting of let
Evening star., 1926-12-05
"Bathers' Ear"
DIVING does not affect The q,

DIVING does not affect the ears, q
recent investigation among swim.
mers revealed. according TO an article
In the Medical journal and Record.
Protective applia noes are not original
~ necessary, SAYS this report. but
there are certain precautions to he oh.
served to escape "bathers' ear" These
are:
l. DO not swallow water while
swimming. Swallowing opens the
Eustachian tubes which lead to the
ear. and water may thus get In the
inner ear. where II can cause infiam.
nation.
2. When coming out of the water
let the water drain from the nose
Avoid blowing the nose.
3. Rubber plugs or vool are the
best ear protectors. but they do no,
need TO be used except where there
is an open perforation In the ear. or
when the akin Of the ear canal is
irritated by water.
Evening star., 1926-12-05

"HERE is a room at the Census
Bureau on Sixth street south
west where a group Of men
and women may he found at
any time earChine old rec
Evening star., 1926-12-05
BY MERLIN MOORE TAYLOR.

w YHEN mountain native
~ is slain-it matters not
NV whether il is in fair fight
or by the foulest treach
ar,.-fhe ina Y acLn fol-
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-08-13
Summer School Program
AUGUST 13 TO AUGUST 2I
FRIDAY


1t is the regret of the Summer School Management that
Alma Simpson Concert scheduled for Friday Evening Aug
ust 3, has had to be cancelled an unusual
accident to the Spanish Dondala Usandzaga The
mer School would have substituted other number
the of attractions if the cancellation of the Alma
Simpson engagement had early enough for sub
sttutiOn to be made.
Holders OF season tickets presentation of their tickets Mr.
A. r. King at room No. l Peabody Building on Monday
and Tuesday August 23rd and 24th may get refund of
25 cents
SATURDAY
Saturday, August 14th holiday.
Candidates for the Masters degree must have their theses
today.
Usual social activities under the auspices of the "Y."
SUNDAY
Union Services in Baptist Church conducted by Hon. Joephus
Daniels
THURSDAY
Summer School Paymakers program scheduled Thursday
August 10TH has been postponed Tuesday, August
FRIDAY
Written examinations in Education for the degree will
be set at 900 on Friday morning, August goth in the
Education Library, Peabody Building.
SATURDAY
Regular classes in all departments
Usual social activities under the auspices of the 'Y.'
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-08-13
HOnOrs Crowd Eubanks
President of Pharmaceutical Body and
Member of Board of Aldermen

Clyde Eubanks of Chapel Hill
was elected president of the
North Carolina Pharmaceutical
Association at the meeting of
the executive committee in Dur
ham this week.
He succeeds Norman w.
Lynch, formerly of Charlotte,
now Of Mccall, South Carolina,
who resigned because of his re-
tlrement from the drug business.
Mr.. Eubanks was to become pres
ident anyway, at the beginning
of the next regular term, hav-
ing been chosen for the office
at the annual convention of the
association in June.
At the meeting of the alder
men yesterday Mr.. Eubanks was
elected to the board to succeed
Carl Durham, who resigned be-
cause Of having moved his home
outside the town limits.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-08-13

A bit of Asia will be tranSlat-
ed to Battles Park when the
Carolina Playmakers give their
annual summer entertainment
on the evening of Tuesday, Aug
ust "a.
Percy MacKaye's extravagan-
"a, "A Thousand Years Ago" is
a comedy based on an old tale
of the Arabian Nights. In the
words of Clayton Hamilton, in
his introduction to the play,
"this story is hung before the
eye as a fantastic bit of oriental
tapestry, and in the foreground
he has exhibited in silhouette
the sharper colors of the pranc-
ing figures of his group of Ital-
ian comedians.
These five vagabond players,
led by Capocomico, are Mr.. Mac
Hayes reproduction of the old
"maskers." The dialogue is in
verse suggestive of the voluble
and capricious spirit of fantasy.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-08-13
Poison Oak Gets Usandizagans

The ROndalla Usandizaga, the
Spanish instrumental quartet
which was to play here tonight,
can't come because its members
are suffering from poison oak
or, as they called it up North,
poison ivy. A telegram brought
this news to N. W. Walker, di-
rector of the Summer School,
Just as he was about to have the
placards and the programs
printed. The first message said
simply that the Spaniards would
not be able to come with Miss
Simpson, the soprano, whereup-
in Mr.. Walker wired that, in that
case, the engagement had bet
ter be cancelled. Then a sec
Ond message told of the deadly
consequences of a picnic party
which the Spaniards had attend
ed. SO there won't be any con-
cert.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-08-13
Asian Scenes in Battles Park

AS whole the spectacle is de-
signed to appeal more emphat-
ically to the eye than to the ear.
The summer class in play pro-
duction, under Director P. l..
Elmore, has been busy for weeks
fabricating the gorgeous colored
scenery and working out the
varied lighting combinations.
Never before in Chapel Hill has
there been undertaken such an
elaborate scenic display.
Urban. T. Holmes, who played
the imaginary invalid in Moli-
ere's play last spring, has thrown
himself into the role of Capoco-
mico with his characteristic en-
thusiasm, and the few privileged
insiders who have been observ-
ing rehearsals say that he is a
gain showing himself the rare
comedian. Frank J. Haronian
will be Scafamouche, and Miss
Enita Nicks will be Turandot
the Princess of Peking.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-08-13
Marvin Wilson Married
Wed to Miss Margaret York of Ra-
leigh on the 26th Of July

A few days ago the report got
out that somebody had seen, in
the office of the Register of
Deeds in Hillsboro, a record of
the marriage of Marvin Wilson,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. TT. Wilson.
The report was greeted at first
with considerable doubling.
But, sure enough, the record is
there.
Mr.. Wilson was married to
Miss Margaret York in Hillsboro
Monday, July 26, by the Presby-
terian minister, Rev H. S.
Bradshaw. The witnesses were
]. T. Gresham, Jr., of Warsaw,
E. F. Marlborough of Louisburg,
and A. c. Justice of>Chapel Hill
The groom's age is given as 2l
and the brides as 10.
Mr.. Wilson is in the Univer-
sity law school and will take the
bar examination for his license
this month. Mrs.>Wilson, who
comes from Raleigh, is student
in the Summer School.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-08-13
Col. Abernethy's Gifts
Remarkable Display of Articles That
Came on 5Oth Birthday

Colonel Eric Abernethy got
30 boxes of cigars among the
gifts that came to him upon his
50th birthday-and IL cartons
of cigarettes, and 3 dozen pairs
of socks, and 4 dozen handker-
chiefs, and a dozen ties, and a
country-cured ham, and a bunch
of frying-size chickens, and sew
eral bushels of peaches.
But these tell only a small
part Of the story. When
dropped into his home a day or
so ago, | was amazed by the dis
play that met my eye. There
were pocket knives, fountain
pens, paper cutters, cuff links,
toilet sets, dressing gowns, ther-
mos bottles, books, and many
other things | can't recall. They
covered two tables, and over
flowed upon desks, bookcases,
and chairs.
One article | noticed was a
handsome leather belt, and |
wondered if, after the Colonel
had disposed of the ham, chick
ems and other eatables, the belt
would be long enough to stretch
around his middle.
Another gift was a gold-lined
cocktail shaker with gOld-lined
cups to match. Under the pres
ent Volstead regime, of course
the Colonel will treasure this on
ly as an antique.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-08-13
Chapel Hill Chaf

A certain young and good
looking Though safely married)
professor has in his summer
class a woman rather given to
colorful language. He made a
distinctly favorable impression
upon her, and her enthusiasm
was reflected, the other day, in
an outburst that startled a group
of her fellow pupils. The end of
the period had come and few
women were gathered about the
teaching desk. Somehow an. es-
say that the professor had writ
ten came into conversation, and
she said that he ought to do more
writing. Upon his reply that he
did not have time, she exclaim-
ed:. "Oh, but you should not
crush the lily-bud of talent!"
In the period of cOnvalescence,
following his recent operation,
DR.. Charles Mangum has been
walking about the village and
the campus with cane. GIVE
joined the Cane Club, along with
MacNider, BransOn, and Wag-
staff" he. said to me when we
met in the drugstore Tuesday,
"but Pm going to resign in a
few days. The fact that | forgot
the stick when | left home yes
terday was a sure sign to me
that | was getting we'll fast" A
year or so ago, describing the
gaits of our citizens, | voted DR..
Mangum the crown for having
the sprightliest walk of them
all. After he came back from
Watts Hospital he moved along
the street very slowly and Sc
dately, not a bit like his own
self, but with every day now
you see him approaching his
norm. The old-time springy
step is almost here again.
He and | happened to drop into
Town Manager Knox's office
Just after Vernon Howell had
been suggesting that the town
make bid on the Peoples Bank
clock and maintain it as a public
utility. We were joking the
Manager about it. | said that
the town might take over the
clock, obliterate the words, PeO-
pies Bank, and substitute: Town
Hale. M. Knox, Manager. DR.
Mangum offered the amend
ment: Town Clock-E. NJ. Knox
Cuckoo. ~
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-08-13
Clay Hogan Killed
Well-KnOwn and Popular Farmer
Gored to Death by a Bull

People in Chapel Hill and sur
rounding country heard with
deep sorrow Sunday of the death
of Clay Hogan on his farm four
miles northwest of the village.
He was gored to death by his
bull.
Rising early Sunday morning,
he went to the garden to gather
vegetables. Then he took an
armful of corn shucks out to the
stable: His family never saw
him alive again. His body was
found with the enraged animal
standing over it. There were
signs of a terrible struggle.
Mr.. Hogan was an exceedingly
popular man. Famed for his hos
pitality, he was always enter
tanning his friends. He built on
his place swimming pool, and
it was visited on hot afternoons
by the young people from miles
around.
He was born in 1862 and at 20
was married to Miss Florence
Eubanks. They had seven chill
dren: E. Glenn Hogan of Flor
ida, Mrs. c. M. Gates of Hills
boro, Miss Lucille Hogan, Jack
Hogan, Henry Hogan, Hubert
Hogan, and Mrs. d. T. Carr.
His brother is A. B. Hogan, and
his two sisters are Mrs. w. B.
Thompson and Mrs. w. T. HO-
gan.
The funeral was held Tuesday
morning at Orange Church.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-08-13
Walter Murphy Comes BY

Walter Murphy of Salisbury,
better known to all University
men as Pete Murphy, was here
Monday with two nephews who
are to enter the University this
fall One of them is to be a
freshman, the other is to do
graduate work. Mr.. Murphy
was around the drugstore for a
while, chatting with Mr.. Noble
and other friends.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-08-13
A REGULAR-SIZE
FOOTBALL FIELD
FOR THE SCHOOL
Is Laid out on the Ground That
Used to be Garden Of
the Harris Place
GOOD FOR GROWING TURF

School Superintendent l.. r.
Sides has laid out a standard
size football field on the play
ground space back of the school
building. The goal posts will be
pat up and the lines marked off
by the time the fall session be-
gins next month.
The gridiron will cover what
used to be the garden and cow
meadow of the family of DR..
Thomas Harris-laf1d that was
bought, as an extension to the
school property, a year or so
ago. Years of cultivation had
made it rich, and a splendid turf
can be grown upon it. Some of
the area, in fact, is already turf ;
the rest will be seeded after this
next football season and should
be in good shape year hence.
Wallace Patterson's (the for
mer Harris) house is only a few
yards from where the south goal
will stand. His property was re-
Gently sold TO three fraternities
the Kappa Sigma, the Zeta
Psi, and the Kappa Alpha. The
Zeta Psis, who got the central
portion, will build on the site of
the present house, facing Cam
erOn avenue across a court. The
other two fraternities will have
their homes on the two sides of
this court.
Hitherto the high school foot
ball team has had to depend up
on the University's field for their
matches. OF course the school
could use Emerson field only
when it was not wanted by the
University squad, and there
were many conflicts. Now both
practice and matches can be
held on the schools own grounds.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-08-13
Off After Fish
Jack Andrews and Others Will Leave
for SwannsbOrO Sunday

Jack Andrews, Clarence Wills,
Carl Durham, Marvin Utley, D.
D. Carroll, and Zeb Council will
leave Sunday morning for
SWannsboro, on the North Caro-
lima coast. They will travel in
the Andrews and the Council
cars.
Object of the journey: fish.
Last year the gang led by Mr..
Andrews captured about 1000
pounds of mackereI. A good
share of the haul was brought
back to Chapel Hill and distri-
buted around among the anglers
friends.
eve hope the mackerel will be
as willing as they were a year
ago." said Mr.. Andrews yester-
day. "If they are, we are going
to give Chapel Hill another
feast"
The fishermen plan to come
back Wednesday. They will
bring with them Jack Andrews,
Jr., who has been in Wilmington
with his aunt, Mrs. f. P. Block.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-08-13
THE NEW SCHOOL
OF RELIGION GETS
ABIBLE TEACHER
Minis ThOrnburgh Workman Of
Little Rock. Arkansas,
Chosen for Place
COOPERATIVE ENTERPRISE

Rev. Minis Thornburgh Work
man of Little Rock, Arkansas,
has accepted the position Of
teacher of the Bible in the new
School of Religion here. He
will arrive in the village about
ten days hence and will take the
Neal house on Ransom street.
The School of Religion. to
which certificate of incorpora-
tion was recently issued by the
Secretary of State in Raleigh,
was organized blythe clergymen
of Chapel Hill and Y. M. C. A.
Secretary H. F. Conner. The
names signed to the articles of
incorporation are Eugene Olive,
H. F Conner, Walter Patten, AL
fred S. Lawrence, Britton ].
Howard, and w. D. Moss.
The object of the enterprise
is the teaching of the Bible and
religion to young people. pri-
marlly students at the Univer-
sity of North Carolina" Work
of a similar kind has been done
by individual churches in other
colleges and university towns,
but the School of Religion here
is said to be the only one that
is carried on by several churches
in cooperation.
One section of the Bylaws,
just off the press, provides that,
in addition to the representa-
tives of the Chapel Hill churches
and the Y. M. c. A., the mem
bership of the corporation may
include zone person each to be
appointed or elected by each of
the denOminational groups in the
state of North Carolina that
chooses to have representation
in th6 corporation
Mr.. Workman will give courses
of standard college length
three hours and five hours
week. The School of Religion
has no connection with the Uni
Versity, but, after there has been
time for careful observation of
the character Of the instruction,
a proposal may be made that
University credit, toward a de-
gree, be given to students who
complete the courses.
AS time passes the curriculum
of the School of Religion will be
expanded.
To come here Mr.. Workman
leaves the paStorate of the Pu-
laski Heights Methodist church
in Little Rock.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-08-13
Swimming Meet Aug. 18
Many Experts Are Entered for Com
petition with Durham

For the swimming and diving
match between Chapel Hill and
Durham, at the Sparrow pool
next Wednesday, about 20 con-
testantS have entered for Chap
ell Hill, and word comes that
Durham will probably send over
about 80.
Among those who have enter
ed here are Misses Elizabeth
Henderson, Barbara Henderson,
Marilynn Giles, Lucille Hogan,
Carolyn Winston, and Bitsy Dag
gett, and Hubert Hogan, Regi-
nald Schmitt, George Winston,
and Sam Paulsen.
Mrs. Sparrow has set the hour
for the start at four o'clock, and
she expects the contest to last
about two hours. There will be
three judges; and prizes, in ad-
dition to ribbons, will be award
ed. The admission price for
spectators is 25 cents.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-08-13
A Union Meeting

The young people of the vari-
Gus churches will hold the third
of their union devotional SER
vices Sunday evening at 7 o'clock
in the Sunday School assembly
room of the Baptist church.
A male quartet will give two of
the songs on the program.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-08-13
At DIR. Lewis's Funeral

Among those who went to
Raleigh last Sunday for the fun
eral of DR.. R. H. Lewis were
President and Mrs. Chase, ]. G.
deRoulhac Hamilton, Robert B.
House, M. c. S. Noble, Mrs. J.
M. Booker, and DIR. William de
B. MacNider.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-08-13
Mrs. Johnston Hurt by Fall

Mrs, Charles w, Johnston is
lying helpless in Watts Hospital,
Durham, with a fractured hip
bone. The injury was the result
of a fall last week. The doctors
say that her condition is imprOv-
ing, and in letter to d friend in
Chapel Hill Mrs. Johnston says
that the pain is much less severe
thap it was.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-08-13
Corn Worm Bit DIR. MacNider

Dr. William de B. MacNider
was bitten in the face by a corn
worm a few days ago. The dam
aged face has been repaired and
the doctors face is now again al
most normal.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-08-13
JOsephus Daniels Sunday

Josephus Daniels, former Sec
retary of the Navy will speak at
the union services in the Baptist
church Sunday.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-08-13
Roaring Gap Party ScatterS

Mr.. and Mrs. P. J. Weaver
have left Roaring Gap for Ashe-
vile. Mrs. WOOlIen and Mrs.
Wilson will return to Chapel Hill
early next week.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-08-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Collier Cobb, Jr,
are moving into the cottage on
Cobb Terrace recently vacated
by the Rowleys.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-08-13

Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Lear and
their son Merritt will leave in
a few days for a camping expe-
dition in Virginia.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1926-08-13
Miss PeItier 86

Miss Cornelia Peltier was 86
years old last Saturday.