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The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-03-11
Mrs. MacNider at 80
Surprise Birthday Party is Given Her
Son Carves the Shad

They told Mrs. Sophie Mac
Nider that her son was having a
group of his doctor friends in
for luncheon Monday, and this
explained to her the preparatory
hustle about the house. But it
was a surprise party in celebra-
ton of her 80th birthday, and
she was flabbergasted when her
friends began to arrive.
DIR. MacNider was the only
man there, and he served as the
carver of the colossal shad. On
his right was his mother; at his
left his aunt, Miss Eliza Mallett !;
and at the other end of the table
his wife. The eight guests were:
Mrs. Julia c. Graves, Mrs. Julia
Thruston Booker, Mrs. Francis
P. Venable, Mrs. G.. w. Balm,
Mrs. Alfred S. Lawrence, Mrs.
James F. Royster, Mrs. Louis
Graves, and Mrs. John M. Book
er.
Sally Foard, the granddaugh-
ter, hovered about; but she did
not have a seat, and so the curse
of having thirteen at the table
was escaped.
The guests brought various
birthday gifts to Mrs. MacNider.
The place cards, done by Mrs.
Mary Graves Rees, bore draw
ings of old Chapel Hill homes,
one of which was the home of
the MacNiders themselves on the
corner where the postoffice now
stands. Several of the other
houses on these cards have also
disappeared.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-03-11
Plays Tomorrow Night
Folk Dancing and Two Dramas Make
up the Program

The Carolina Playmakers,
back from tour in Virginia,
North Carolina, and South Car
olina, will appear in their the
atre here tomorrow evening.
Trista, by Elizabeth Lay
Green, and old Wash Lucas, by
Paul Green, are on the bill; but
for the other play that was Civ
en- on tour, In DiGOn's Kitchen,
will be substituted program of
Old English folk dancing under
the direction of Miss Josephine
Sharkey. Two country dances
will be followed by the Flam-
borough sword dance. Flam-
borough is fishing village in
Yorkshire where this spectacle
believed to be a survival of
some primitive religious rite
continues to be presented. Miss
Anita Darling will play the mu-
sic for the dances and will also
give selections of English folk
dance music in the intermis-
sions.
T'ristG and old Wash LalcGs
are not new to Chapel Hill, but,
since they have. not been seen
here in the last four or five
years, they are new to nearly
all the students and to many Of
the members Of the faculty. old
Wash LucGs was formerly en-
titled The MiseT:
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-03-11

authorized. Some think the
school Of commerce has the first
call on more space. Possibly it
will have a new building; or it
may stay in Saunders hall while
history and the Bransonian So
cial sciences move thence into
new quarters. The Odumic
branch'of the social sciences has
already left Saunders and gone
to the Alumni building.
Another project that is
thought to be certain is the in
terror reconstruction of the New
West. To describe this build
ing as a barn, in its present con-
dition, would be flattery. 1t is
the only one of the five old build
ings (South, Old West, Old
East, New West, and New
East) which has not been made
over on the inside. The renova-
ton, like that of the New East,
will not change the exterior of
the building.
There is some talk of further
changes in Memorial hall. The
acoustics here were greatly i'm
proved by the alterations two or
three years ago, but the place
is still far from being a satisfac-
tory auditorium. There are
some persons (including the
writer of, this article) who fear
that to convert it into one is a
well nigh hopeless task. A gym
nasium has been long consider
ed an urgent need, but for that
there is not enough money in
the 1927 appropriation; so the
erection of a gymnasium will
have to be postponed until an
other grant can be obtained or
until some wealthy benefactor is
moved to make gift for physi-
cal education.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-03-11
How Will the University Spend
Its Building Fund of 81, 100000?

The legislature has voted
81, 100000 as a building fund for
the University.
Just how this money will be
used becomes question of deep
interest to the Chapel Hill COM
munity. The decision lies with
the committee on buildings of
the board of trustees, and this
group will have meeting soon
to consider the matter. AL
ready the faculty committee on
grounds and buildings has been
discussing it.
1t is settled that the library
will be the main feature of the
building program. For this the
University asked 1861, 600. The
Budget Commission recommend
ed a limit of $500,O00 for the
library; but. the amount was
raised to $625, 900 after the bill
was introduced in the legisla-
ture, and $625,000 is the final
figure.
Which means that approx
mately one half of the entire
fund will be expended upon a
new library. This building will
be Immediately opposite the
South, closing the end of the so
called mall" which is now flank
ed on one side by Saunders,
Manning, and Murphey halls.
With much less money avail
able than the authorities con-
slider necessary for permanent
improvements, there will doubt
less be considerable difference of
opinion as to how the remain
ing 100000 shall be spent. The
opinion seems to be pretty gen.
eral, however, that no dormi-
tories will be erected. A class
room building will probably be
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-03-11
Bell learns of America
German Says Y. M. c. A. Is Same
as Knights Of Columbus

Writing to H. F. Conner from
Munich, J. M. Bell tells of lee
lures and articles by Germans
who have returned from visits
to America. He sends a news
paper article, by Herr Doktor
Professor Geheimrat Mueller,
dean of the medical college in
Munich, in which the scholar
has this passage. about the Ku
Klux Klan:
"These secret bonds which
had been formed for the protec-
tion of the English-American
people then changed later
against the immigrants of other
nations, against the Italians and
Poles and Irish, and recently
against the Jews. The activities
of the Ku Klux Klan became fl
nally so mischievous that the
state interfered and forbade the
carrying of disguises and de-
manded the lists of members.
The Catholics organized against
this movement the Young Mems
Christian Association, which al
so goes by the name of the
Knights of Columbus" )"
80 now you see," remarks
Mr.. Bell to Mr.. Conner, "how
your Y. M. G. secret history is
being brought to light in this ex-
pose of things American"
At one place in his article
Herr Doktor Mueller says that
Americans refused to discuss
the war because they were
ashamed of the base role played
by President Wilson.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-03-11

rail, passenger cars were not
running even in the village it.
self. Mrs. WooIlen engaged the
express wagon to call at the sta
tion, and into it clambered Mr..
Chase, Mr.. WoOllen, Mrs. ]. B.
Rullitt, and Mrs, Grumman's
mother. They were delivered G.
%. D. at their several homes.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-03-11
Perfume Troubles Expressman

A box of colognes consigned to
a Chapel Hill merchant arrived
here Wednesday. 1t had been
broken open in transit, and, when
it was brought into the express
office, Agent Adams was pretty
nearly overcome by the rich and
varied odors that spread about
the room. He hastened to get
the unwelcome stuff out of the
place and then opened the door
and windows SO as to admit fresh
air.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-03-11
A President By Express

President Chase came by ex-
press from Raleigh to Chapel
Hill last week. That is, he
made the last lap Of the journey
in that fashion. The storm had
stopped all automobile traffic
between here and Durham, and
when he reached CarrbOro By
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-03-11
Chapel Hill Chaf

When my boyhood cham, Will
Hunter. was here Tuesday ne
told me interesting aspects of
life in Kansas City. They do not
have out there the anti-prescrip-
tion law which in North Caro-
lima augments the rigor of the
national statute, and a certain
drug company has permits from
the federal government for 1900
gallons of whiskey a year. This
is sold to customers on prescrip-
tion at So a pint. "All of it is
accounted for" said Mr.. Hunter.
"Not a drop goes out without a
doctors prescription. On New
Years Eve this company filled
prescriptions calling for a total
of rs gallons. There seemed to
be a lot of sickness calling for
alcohol in Kansas City that
night"
A few days ago-I got a letter
from Mrs. r. S. MacRae who is
in Miami, Florida. The chirog-
raphy had so much personality
to it that | could not make out
all the words, but l managed to
decipher enough to gather that
the writer was entranced by the
Florida scene. AS | proceed
through the letter | get a frag-
mentary story somewhat as fol-
lows: I" soft, balmy air, blue
skies ". a perpetual peace per-
vades oleanders, white and
red hibiscus :. grape fruit and
oranges Coral Gables and
many outstanding new develop
ments the Royal Poinciana
hotel i. | attended a big Semi
mole Indian pow-wow the
crocodile dance -. country clubs
and the Venetian casino will
remain several weeks longer"
i have been much amused at at
the tale of the cock-fight pro-
moter who advertised his show
in Duplin county. He was so
naive as to think that, because
everybody knew that cock-fght-
ing was a well established
pastime there, it would be proper
to advertise it in print. / am
wondering if his handbills got
as far west as Knoxville, Tenn
essee, where dwells my friend,
Dir. Eben Alexander. do not
believe so, for, in that case, /
feel sure that DIR. Alexander
Continued on page four)
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-03-11
Bert Walker

face and merry blue eyes came
to G. H. Paulsen's Carolina
Smoke Shop frequently during
February and helped in passing
sandwiches, candy, newspapers,
and tobacco over the counter.
Genial enough he was, but quiet
and unobtrusive, and the stu
dents whom he served did not
suspect what an adventurous life
he had led. He was Mr.. Paul
sens brother-in-law, Bert Wal
ker, His purpose in coming to
Chapel Hill had been to have a
vacation; but the one thing he
can't endure is inactivity-and
so he added himself to the Smoke
Shop force.
When met him the other day
he was with his mother. One
would hardly suspect they were
mother and son; there is diff
ference of only 18 years in their
ages.
A circus came into a Kansas
village thirty-four years ago.
The owner of it appeared at the
hardware store with a horn
which he wanted soldered. I'm
shy a cornet player" he said.
do you know anybody here who
can play for me at the show to-
day and tonight" The merchant
pointed to the boy who stood
nearby and replied, with some
pride: "Why, yes, my son here
can do it,"
Bert Walker, then seventeen
years old, joined the circus band
as an emergency performer. And
he left home with it-not as a
runaway but with parental con-
sent. He has been in the show
business ever since.
d A----.----
The circus troupe would lose
one of it's members now and
then, and the young cornettist
would volunteer to fill almost
any vacancy. He served as
clown; he ran down a spring.
board and did flip-fops over the
elephants back, opening gay
colored umbrella on the way. He
swung on trapezes, and danced,
and rode horses bareback.
-
The shows he was with would
do we'll sometimes-sometimes
they would be stranded. He
would shift from one job to an
Continued on page four)
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N. G. s. Noble win be ~ years
old next Tuesday, March 1B.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-03-11
VILLAGE DEBT IS
LOW PERCENTAGE
OF ASSESSMENTS
In Safety Of Margin Chapel Hill
Qo~kc II;s-L A-.a..e. NJ n
AnS AA1Bh NhlOIsB ~. -
Municipalities
STANDS 9 IN LIST OF 1856

In safety of margin between
bonded Indebtedness and assess
ed valuations Chapel Hill stands
9th among 156 cities and towns
of North Carolina. The amount
of its bonds, outstanding and
authorized, is only Sc per cent.
of the assessed valuation of
property.
Under the state law every
municipal government has to
prepare a statement showing the
total bonded Indebtedness and
the ratio thereof to taxable val
uation. Town Manager Knox
completed his statement day be-
fore yesterday.
The statute provides that the
gross debt must be set down.
Then certain deductions are al
lowed, and so the net debt is as
certained.
Chapel Hill's situation is
shown as follows:
Outstanding bonds. $3.50, 900
Bonds authorized but
not yet issued ......-. 107, 500
Bonds incurred under
ordinance introduced
but not yet approved 10000
Gross debt S287 500
Deductions:
Bonds in sinking funds 5 12,015
Uncollected special as
sessments ........... 54.901
Assessments authorized
but not yet levied 40,218
Total deductions $1O7, ,134
With the deductions made the
net debt is seen to be $3.50, ,466.
This is 5.6 per cent. of the total
taxable valuation of property,
$3,196,SS6.
The state law allows a NUM-
cipal bonded Indebtedness of 8
per cent. of assessed valuations;
thus Chapel Hill is "a per cent.
inside the limit. According to a
list published in the University
News Letter a few days ago a
great many towns in North Car
olina are far above the legal linn
it, the debts of some of them
running up to 30 and 40 per
cent. of assessments.
As matter ef fact feet this
towns situation is better than
the figures in Mr.. Knox's report
indicate, because $4,000 of
sewer bonds are self-supporting,
being taken. care of by sewer
rentals. Furthermore, the town
has $4,000 coming to it as the
University's contribution toward
the sewage disposal system.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-03-11
WOMEN VOTERSN
CHAPEL HILL FOR
ANNUAL MEETING
Sessions Began Yesterday. and
Will Continue Through
Tomorrow Morning
MISS SHERWIN A VISITOR

The North Carolina League of
Women Voters opened their sew
enth annual convention yester-
day at the Carolina Inn. The
meetings, held in the ballroom,
were businesslike enough; but
between meetings the lobby,
thronged with delegates, was
gay with chatter and laughter
and bright colors.
Miss Gertrude We'll, president
of the League, called the conven-
ton to order at eleven o'clock.
Reverend Margaret Barnard
pronounced the invocation; Rob-
ert B. House, the University's
executive secretary, delivered
the address of welcome; and
Mrs. c. F. Gold, president of the
Rutherford County League, re-
sponded. Transaction of official
business occupied the rest of the
morning.
E. B. Jeffress, mayor of
Greensboro, and Miss Carrie l.,
Mclean, member of the legisla-
ture from Mecklenburg, spoke
at the sessions of the School of
Citizenship. In the afternoon the
various departments and COM
mittees submitted their reports,
and then the visitors were taken
on an automobile trip around
the village and the campus. In
the evening came the banquet,
with Mrs. julius w. Gone as
toastmistress~ - ---
Today's program includes: at
$3.50 A. M. a business session; !;
at II the School of Citizenship,
with a lecture by E. C. Bran
son; at IL: 80 a luncheon, with
Miss Belle Sherwin, president of
the National League of Women
Voters, speaking on "The
League, an Experiment in Pa
triotism." <. j. WOodhouse
will address the School of Cit
izenship at 3 o'clock.
A tour of the campus under
the direction of Collier Cobb at
4 o'clock, will be followed by the
Community Clubs tea at the
Episcopal parish house. All the
members of the club are urged
to attend and take part in the
welcome of the guests.
The public IS invited to the
meeting in Gerard Hall at 8
o'clock this evening. The speak
ers are w. A. Graham, commits
sioner of agriculture of North
Carolina; j. H. Hall, Jr., COM
missioner of labor of Virginia ;
and j. E. Latham of Green's
boro.
The final session of the con-
vention will be held at 9:30 to-
morrow morning. At the IL 80
session of the School of Citizen
ship President Chase. will speak
on Education and Govern
ment."
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1927-03-11
Kings Daughters Meeting

The Kings Daughters had d
meeting at Mrs. Wallace PatteT-
sons home Tuesday afternoon.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-02-18
Sunday School Associations.

The Montgomery County Sunday School
Association is being recognized with Mr..
Frank T. Israel as acting president and
Mrs. Israel as superintendent Of young peo-
pies work.
Rev. Frank M. McKibben has been elect
ed general secretary OF the Maryland State
Association. A meeting was held in Bal
timore last week to meet Mr.. McKibben.
The county officers throughout the STATE
were present. as also Mr., and Mrs. Israel.
Rev. M. K. Hamm has been elected secre-
tary and promised to visit Montgomery
county in the near future, as also Col. Jos.
L. Cudipp, young peoples secretary Of the
State Association. Rev. McKibben also
promised to visit the county at such time
as can be arranged.
II is the plan to arrange Leadership
Training Schools in the county at such
places that will be accessible to every
school.
Mr.. Israel met with representatives from
the Kensington schools Sunday afternoon
and discussed training school for Kensing-
ton and community to be held some time
in April. Mrs. Israel was elected dean and
Miss Kefauver as secretary. A board Of
administration was elected. composed Of
the minister, superintendent and one lay
man from each school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Israel have had many
years experience In county and State work
in Virginia and Texas associations. Mr..
Israel plans to visit all the schools In the
county and states that every effort will
be put forth to make Montgomery county
the leader 10 Sunday School work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Israel have recently moved
into Montgomery county and they will be
pleased to confer with anyone interested
in the cause any evening during the week
at their home on St. Paul street and Hills
dale drive. about one mile north of Ken
sington and half mile south Of Wheaton.
Dates will be arranged by addressing them,
p. o. Box 1872. Kensineton. Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-02-18
"Beau Geste" Now Id Second Week
Al The National Theatre,
Washington.

Add one more title to the list of truly
great motion pictures.
With the appearance of Paramount's
Beau Geste" at the Criterion Theatre in
New York seven months ago. the enthu-
siastic advance reports reaching Washing
ton Immediately following that sensational
event, 1t became necessary to enlarge the
roll of screen masterpieces. Doubly well
come, therefore. is the announcement that
Beau Geste is to continue In its second big
week at the National Theatre. Perform
ances start promptly at $50 and $50
daily-you are urged to attend the matt
nees and avoid the night crowds.
The magnificent broad sweep Of this drama
of the French Foreign Legion has never
been surpassed. nor has there been finer
theme more mastery executed. than that
OF the devotion of the three young brothers
and their smiling. unflinchins sacrifice for
each other.
The pounding. pulsine drama of Beau
Geste is brought to the audience with
shocking force in the opening scenes. A
detachment Of the Foreign Legion is shown
on its way across the African Desert to
relieve a fort which has been attacked by
Arabs. The commander Of the relieving
force on arriving finds no sign of Arabs,
and his glass reveals soldier standing at
every embrasure in the walls. ready to fire
on an enemy.
A busle call elicits no response. Not
man stirs, and the gates remain closed.
The Major goes to the walls and discovers
the alert sentries to be-all dead This
opens a mystery which deepens and quick
ems as the story progresses. reaching to
England and there involving three Of the
main characters. the brothers, enacted by
Ronald Colman. Neil Hamilton and Ralph
Forbes.
Colman, giving the finest and most ro-
mantle performance Of his brilliant career,
and Noah Berry as Sergeant LeJaune, the
cruelest beast and bravest soldier" in the
Legion. dominate the action although Neil
Hamilton and Ralph Forbes are close rivals
for screen honors.
None Of the many noted artists in Beau
Geste give anything but fine characterize
lions. William Powell. Alice Joyce. Mary
Brian, Norman Trevor. Victor McLaelen
and the others all add to their popularity.
There are a thousand thrills in Beau
Geste the sight of hundreds Of colorful
Touaregs sweeping across the sand plains.
the revolt among the 40 Legionnaires. and
their dauntless defense aga INST the desert
hordes, in addition to countless other pulse
leaping moments. Beau Geste should not
be missed.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-02-18
Notice 10 Creditors.

NOTICE Is hereby given that the sub
scribers Of Montgomery county have OBJ
tanned from the Orphans Court of
Montgomery county, Md. letters OF admin
istration on the personal estate Of
OLIVE NJ. LEWIS.
late o. montgomery county. deceased All
persons having claims against said de-
ceased are hereby warned 10 exhibit the
same with the vouchers thereof, to the sub
scribers on " before the 18th day Of
June, 1927 otherwise they may. by law,
be excluded from all benefit Of said estate.
All persons indebted to said estate are
requested 10 make immediate payment.
Given under our hands this 18th day OF
December, 1926.
WILLIAM fillmore LEWIS,
LESLIE BEALL.
dec 24-6t Administrators
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-02-18
Notice TO Creditors

NOTICE is hereby given that the sub
scriber Of Montgomery county has OBJ
tanned from the Orphans Court Of Mont
sOmery county, Md. letters Of admins
tration on the personal estateOf
JOHN SNYDER,
late of Montgomery county. deceased. All
persons having claims against said de-
ceased are hereby warned to exhibit the
same. with the vouchers thereof, to the sub
scriber on or before the list day of
August, 1927; otherwise they may. by law.
be excluded from all benefit of said estate.
All persons indebted to said estate are
requested to make immediate payment.
Given under my hand this LIST day Of
February. 1927
BOWIE F. WATERS,
feb 4.6t Administrator.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-02-18
Notice TO Creditors

NOTICE Is hereby given that the sub
scriber Of Montgomery county has OBJ
tanned from the Orphans Court Of Mont
gomery county, Md, letters Of administra-
ton on the personal estate OF
ALVERDA GRIFFITH,
late of Montgomery county. deceased. All
persons haviDgclaims against said deceased
are hereby warned TO exhibit the same, with
vouchers thereof. 10 the subscriber on or
before the LIST day Of August. 1927; they
may otherwise by law be excluded from all
benefit Of said estate. All persons indebt-
ed to said estate are requested to make
immediate payment. Given under my
hand this LIST day Of February. 1927.
S. MAUDE COOKE,
feb 1-6t Administrative.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-02-18
Notice to Creditors.

NOTICE is hereby given that the sub
scriber Of Montgomery county has OBJ
tanned from the Orphans Court Of Mont
9omery county. Md, letters testamentary
on the personal estate Of
FANNY f. WATERS.
late Of Montgomery county, deceased.
All persons having claims against the said
deceased are hereby warned TO exhibit the
same. with vouchers thereof, to the sub
scriber on or before the 18th day Of
June, 927; otherwise they may. by law,
be excluded from all benefit Of said estate.
All persons indebted TO said estate are
requested to make immediate payment.
Given under my hand this 18th day Of
December. 1926.
BERTHA o. BURDETrE,
dec 246t Executrix.