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The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1928-02-10
Busbees Are Coming
Will Show Jugtown Pottery and Tell
How 1t Is Made

Mr.. and Mrs. Jacques Busbee
will give a lecture and an exhi-
bition of their Jugtown Pottery
at the Playmakers Theatre at
$3.50 Monday evening. They
come to Chapel Hill under the
Joint auspices of the Carolina
Playmakers and the art depart
ment of the Community Club.
Mrs. Prouty will be in charge of
the exhibit for the committee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Busbee became
interested in the North Caro-
lima potters about a dozen years
ago. They established a shop,
combined with a restaurant, in
the Greenwich village neighbor-
hood Of New York City, and it
was here that the art lovers of
the metropolis first became ac-
quainted with the jugs, vases,
dishes and other articles made
in Moore county, North Caro-
lima. Several specimens are on
exhibit at the Metropolitan Mu-
scum of Art.
A potter's wheel will be shown
on the stage of the theatre Mon
day evening, and it will be OPP
Grated by two young descend
ants of the Staffordshire potters
who settled in this state.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1928-02-10

months, of the jail budget ap-
preparation for the entire year.
This is one of the items in the
General County Fund, and the
excess of expenditures over al
lowance is offset by savings on
other items. The law permits
transfers from one account to
another within this fund, and
the commissioners have author
lied a transfer from the list
takers and assessors account to
Che jail account.
One of the items in the jail
expense account for the month
of January is: Capturing 10
stills, $100." In this same month
the feeding of prisoners cost
$164.25.
ne sheriff's collection of 1927
taxes, to February l, 1928,
amounted to $127, ,767, or AZ per
cent. of the total taxes due.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1928-02-10
Helen Here Next Week
Celebrated Beauty to Appear with
MenelaOs, Achilles, Ajax, ct Ais

The face that launched a
a thousand ships, and did some
thing or other-we can't recall
just what-to the topless towers
of Ilium, will be shown on the
screen of the Carolina Theatre
next Thursday and Friday.
The play is "The Private Life
of Helen of Troy" taken from
the story by John Erskine.
For twenty-five centuries or
more Helen's face was the most
celebrated thing about her; it
remained for Mr.. Erskine to re-
veal in detail the workings of
her mind and her powers of
conversation. The screen play,
of course, does not neglect the
beautiful face, but it also spells
out the lady's talk.
Maria Corda viii appear as
Helen, Lewis Stone as Mepelaos,
Ricardo Cortez as Paris, Tom
O'Brien as Ulysses, Bert Sprotte
as Achilles, and Mario Garlic as
Ajax. The goddesses Aphro-
dite, Athena, and Hera figure in
the drama.
Another attraction at the Car
olina next week will be Alvin
Eley, the lyric tenor, who will
sing Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1928-02-10
Welcome for Miss We'll
League of Women Voters President
Will BE Impressively Received.

The women of the University
and Chapel Hill are preparing
to welcome Miss Gertrude We'll
impressively when she comes
next Wednesday.
From a to 6 in the afternoon
the legislative committee of the
Community Club and the Wom-
ems Association of the Univer-
sity will be the joint hostesses
at a reception in the lounge of
Spencer hall. No invitations are
being issued, but every woman
in the village is cordially invit-
ed. This affair will be followed
by a dinner in the women's din
ing-hall.
The proceedings in Gerard
hall will begin at 8 o'clock, with
Mrs. George Howe, presiding.
Mrs. A. M. Jordan, president of
the Community Club, will well
come the guest of honor, and
Miss Katherine Wolf, president
of the Junior League of Women
Voters, will talk briefly of that
organization. Miss Wells topic
will be the work of the League
both national and state. At the
close of her talk there will be
general discussion and questions
from the floor; MRS e. r. Mosh-
er will be in charge Nf this(Aart
of the program.
After the meeting the legisla-
tive committee will meet and de-
eide whether or not a local chap
ter Of the League is to be organ
lied in Chapel Hill.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1928-02-10
Playmakers' Program
Three Dramas Will Be Presented To-
morrow and Saturday Evenings

The Carolina Playmakers will
give their winter program to-
morrow and Saturday evenings.
The curtain rises at $3.50. The
three offerings are: Jobs Kin
folks, a tragedy of the mill peo-
pie, by Loretta Carol Bailey
The Queen Has Her Face Lifted,
a fantastic comedy by Alvin M.
Kahn; and Mountain Magic, a
romance of northern California
in the days of '49, by Edith
Daseking. This last play was
written by a San Francisco stu
dent in the playwriting course
conducted by Mr.. Koch at the
University of California last
summer.
There will be three new stage
scenes, designed and executed by
students in the play production
course under the supervision of
Samuel SeIden. Students have
also designed elaborate costumes
for The Queen Has Her Face
Lifted.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1928-02-10
Mr.. Steen, MOdiste
Portrait Painter Converts Velour Cur
tain into a Riding Habit

William Steen, the artist, who
is living at the Carolina Inn, has
revealed himself as a modiste as
well as portrait painter. The
other day his wife discovered
him, armed with scissors, slash
ing a velour curtain which he
was holding against the back of
his young daughter. Mrs. Steen
wanted to know what for. Well,
the artist was dissatisfied with
the chiidren's riding-habits Of
fered to him by the New York
shops. He was making a por-
trait for an exhibit in the me-
tropolis, and he was determined
to reflect his owh idea of how a
child should be dressed for
horseback. Hence his operation
on the velour curtain which he
had been using for backgrounds.
His wife suggested that she.
make a paper pattern first. He
stood over her nd explained the
design, and she did the cutting,
and so they produced the Steen
riding-habit,
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1928-02-10
CHASM ATHWART
ROAD OBSTRUCTS
CLUB ACTIVITIES
Traffic Cut off by Excavation
for a New Highway on
Lower Grade
GOLFERS ARE UNDAUNTED

The new highway that will af-
ford a short cut to Raleigh is
being put through on a grade
nine feet lower than the Country
Club road, and so a great chasm
yawns at the crossing. This is
a temporary blow to the clubs
social program, since automo-
biles cannot pass.
The excavation is by some
compared with the Culebra Cut
of the Panama Canal. Others
liken it to a more recent sight,
the Kenan stadium in the early early
throes of construction. There
has been much blasting, and
some citizens, unaware of the
nature of the project, have been
inquiring if a new stadium was
under way.
Golf enthusiasts are not de-
TERED by the incision in their
club road. They detour around
through the fields, or Chamber up
and down the sides of the cut
as determinedly as so many AL
pine goats, rattling their clubs
as they go.
Some curiosity has been eX-
pressed as to the ultimate solu-
tion of the problem. Will the
Country Club road be lower, or
will it pass over the. highway
on a bridge? The engineers are
yet to be heard from on this.
The clubs board of governors
met last week. They showed
they had come under the infiu-
ence Of the Coolidge and Nc
Lean thrift policies by appoint
ing a budget committee. A re-
port from this group is to be
submitted at the next meeting.
The appointment of the fol-
flowing committee chairmen is
announced: membership, r. M.
Grumman; golf, M. F. Vining;
house, H. d. Carter and Mrs.
Fred Patterson; road and
grounds, G. Wallace Smith; dec
oration, Mrs. w. E. Caldwell !;
entertainment, Mrs. j. H. Pratt.
The personnel of the committees
will be disclosed later. The
chairmen will be glad to receive
suggestions from members as to
the activities under their control.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1928-02-10
STROWD RIDING
EN- AROUND In
NEW FORD CAR
He Takes His Fellow Citizens
on Spins in a Shining
TwO-DOOr Sedan
REBORN LIZZIE PLEAsES

Chapel Hill has at last got a
new Ford car all it's own.
To be exact, the car is Bruce
Strowd's. But to all effects and
purposes it's a common posses
sion of the village, because Mr.
Strowd is taking to ride every
body who wants to go-which
means just about everybody.
Thus the curiosity about the gait
and general behavior of the re-
born Lizzie is being thoroughly
satisfied. f
In front Of the bank Saturday
morning | came upon a cluster
of citizens at the curb; and,
pushing my way through, as the
nature of my profession de-
manded, l found myself beside
the shining two-door sedan.
"Step in," said Mr.. Strowd, and
| did, and John Umstead and
Jack Lipman joined me as pas
sengers.
What h o!" | thought.
They're springing a shorter
seat on us with this new model"
And then | realized that Mr..
Lipman was very broad in the
beam, and | not much narrower,
and that Mr.. Umstead also had
a good spread. No wonder we
made a tight fit. AS a matter
Of fact, the back seat is two or
three inches longer than that of
the old car.
We rolled eastward, and | re-
marked with pleasure-especial-
ly since | was conscious of being
a prospective owner-that the
engine had soft and almost in
audible whirr. The descent
down the long hill was at about
Is miles an hour, but when we
crossed the bridge Mr.. Strowd
pressed his foot down and pres
emily we were going at so. If
| tried to get my 1923 model to
anywhere near such speed, sus-
pect it would shake itself off the
road; but now we were going
with a smoothness that a Cadil-
lac wouldn't have been ashamed
of.
All of a sudden the brakes
were jammed on without any
Continued on last page
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1928-02-10
Facts about Samuel

The birth statistics in the Of
flee of the towns health officer,
DR.. S. A. Nathan, show that on
ly one baby was born in Chapel
Hill in January: Samuel Askew
Summerlin. He joined the citi-
zenship when the year was only
three hours cid. In the certifi-
cate the occupation Of his father
is given as mechanical engineer,
and of his mother as housewife.
The document also gives the in
formation that the boys parents
are white and married.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1928-02-10
The Law Examinations

Ninety-two percent. of the
University law students who
stood the bar examination in
Raleigh came through success
fully. The law school students
had a dance Saturday evening to
celebrate the close of their semi
final examinations. James N.
Smith led with Miss Sarah Pur-
TingtOn.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1928-02-10
Chapel Hill Chaf

Mickey Block, the chief of the
Carolina Buccaneers orchestra,
didn't have a convenient place in
which to rehearse, and so he
built him a long, low wooden
house in the yard of his frater-
nifty on Rosemary lane near the
Presbyterian church. Hence
passersby find themselves quick
ening their steps to keep time
with the strains of jazz. Mr..
Block has added a Peerless to
his rolling stock and now has
two cars to carry his musicians
on their trips. When they went
tp the Woodberry Forest school
in Virginia recently they ran
into a snow-storm, and one of
the cars left the road and turned
over on its side in a ditch. The
occupants, unhurt, righted it
and were on their way again.
Vernon Howell has been tell
ing me of that famous First Car
in Chapel Hill. He introduced
it to the village in 1905. 1t made
the horses and mules frantic !;
and Mrs. Judge MacRae and
Mrs. Kluttz and other women
used to send him messages ask
ing him to let them know when
he would not be abroad in his
car, so that they might know
during what hours they would
be able to 60 driving, He tells
me that more than once when
he met a pair of mules on the
road they whirled about and ran
off at full speed in the other di-
rection. Naturally this did not
endear Mr.. Howell to the people
around here. So he got rid of
his car, and it was several years
before he bought another. AL
together he has had ten.
y
For frank opinions, ask a
child. A Chapel Hill woman of
my acquaintance decided to try
her hand on juvenile literature,
and, to test out her story, she
read it to a certain seven-year-
old boy. When she had come to
the end she turned to a profes-
sor who sat by and asked if he
thought the language could be
understood easily by a child;
whereupon the boy inquired:
what good does it do for him
to understand it if he doesn't
like it."
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1928-02-10
In Hillsboro

When court adjourned for the
midday recess we went over to
the Colonial Inn for dinner. AT
terward, while we sat in the lob
by and smoked, Judge Lyon told
us this story: A young kinsman
of his, attending the Jackson
Day dinner in Washington, was
at a table near the rear of the
room where the speaking could
not be heard very clearly. A
woman beside him began to ap-
plaud furiously when one of the
speakers advocated community
home rule. you seem to be
very enthusiastic for home rule, "
the young man said to her.
"Oh," she exclaimed in surprise.
did he say home rule? |
thought he said home brelO."
George Collins told me about
how he used to come over from
Hillsboro with Paul and George
Graham, in the year 1876, to at
tend a kindergarten in Chapel
Hill. Mrs. Spencer had been
active in organizing the class,
and through her influence with
the University authorities the
class was allowed to meet in the
building that is now the Play
makers Theatre.
In the rear of the courthouse
yard saw officers of the law
breaking up stills that had been
captured in various parts of the
county. On the grass was a
great pile of copper worms"
through which, not long before,
corn whiskey has been trickling.
Now the copper was to be sold
for whatever it would bring. |
wondered if some..of it weuld
find it's way back into the thick
cts of Orange county, to be used
again in the same way-and per-
haps to be captured again.
4 +
The processes Of the law are
strange indeed. | was summon
ed over to Hillsboro to bear wit
(Coatinued on last pGge)
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1928-02-10
Mrs. Verner's Lecture

Mrs. Pettirew Werner of
Charleston, South Carolina, gave
a lecture on Southern art in Ger
rard Hall last night, and also
demonstrated etching methods.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1928-02-10
Knox Girl Recovering

Little Betty Dean Knox, the
city managers daughter, is re-
covering from diptheria.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1928-02-10

will be observed that in the twoyear period there
decrease the valuations all townships Chapel Hill and
Emo The increase in Chapel Hill $427000 and in Emo
$14700 The considerable decrease in Hsboro township val
uaons about through the cutting down Of assessments
cotton mill properties These assessments reduced in 1925
They raised in 1927 but not to the 1926 level
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1928-02-10
Saunders on Round Of Visits

]. Maryon Saunders, secretary
of the alumni association, has
been making a round Of visits to
local associations in the state.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1928-02-10
George McKie Reads o. Henry

George McKie gave a reading
from o. Henry in Murphey hall
yesterday afternoon.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1928-02-10
TAX VALUATIONS IN TOWNSHIPS OF ORANGE COUNTY

The following table shows the tax valuations in the
townships Of Orange county in 1925 and 1927:
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1928-02-10

The processes of the law are
strange indeed. was summon
ed over to Hillsboro to bear wit
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New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-05-25
MILLION FOR State
HIGHWAY PROGRAM
Congress Looking Ahead to
19S0.19Sl Construction
BY GEORGE II. MANNING

\Ha6hinstou Bureau Of the \. d. Herald)
Washington, II, G., May o5-Ap-
proXinlatcly $1,000, 900 viii be allott-
ed to Connecticut by the United
States government for extending fed
eral aid highway construction dur
ing 1880 and 1881 under bill just
passed by congress authorizing an
appropriation of $3.50, 0oo.o0o for
continuing the federal aid highway
program.
The system of fedoral-stato CO.
operative highway construction was
originated in 1917 and has been en-
tended from time to time by various
acts Of congress until more than
S13S.o"H,"oo has been dishursed by
this federal government TO the states
for road building under the plan.
The present law expires on June 80,
1929 and the bill just passed by con-
gress would continue the program
Tor tNo more years.
Tn L. S, Department Of Agricul-
ture is charged with administration
of road funds and tho secretary has
iust al ,sortionad s474,cl3 to be talk
en- up by the State of Connecticut
during the fiscal year ending June
20, 1879.
Federal participation with states
cannot exceed 80 pei cent OF the to-
tai CO.. Of the road built and the
cost is limited TO $4,000 per mile.
Distribution is made on the basis Of
one-ihirl according to the ratio
which tie area Of the state bears to
the total OF all states. one-third Of
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-05-25
SOlarium Walls Hide
Florida Sun Bathers

St, Petersburg, Fla. May IS Up
Behind the walls of great solariulns.
Florida offers sunbaths to residents
and visitors In ever increasing num-
bers.
Acting on the assertion Of medi-
cal men that bathing is not a
fad but a. permanent development,
resort owners are fastening to bring
their facilities up to date.
An entire island in the bay of
Boca Ciega along the Gul: OF
Mexico Is being walled along the
water side to close 1t from public
view. Many private sun houses
have been built.
The process of bringing a neo-
phyte into the solarium treatment
is necessarily q slow one to avoid
blistering. Persons with unusually
delicate skins begin their treatment
under sheets.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-05-25

the ratio which the population OF the
state bears TO :hc total poulation of
al! states: and on-thirt1 of the ratio
which the mileage Of the rural de-
livery and star routes bear to the
total rural route delivery and star
routes in all states.
Within the last II months S54
miles OF federal aid highway were
built in Connecticut at total cost
of Se,4T5,174.5o of which sum the
federal government contributed
s677,6cs,o4. There are a7.4 miles
OF federal aid highway under con-
structon In the state which will
cost s4,9,9.S5sse to complete. The
federal government share OF this
cost is s1,3G3.315.63.
The bureau Of public roads has
recently approved for construction
lis miles OF highway in Connect
cut which will cost sl,n56.O62.-9
The secretary Of agriculture has al
ready allotted $19o,46117 toward
this work md the balance will be
appropriated by the state.
On March 81. 1928 there remained
to the credit Of Connecticut a sum
of sso5, 11S.6o which Is available for
new road building projects. This bal
ance will remain TO the states credit
until 1t Is utilized for highway con-
struction by the state or reallocated
in accordance with the provisions of
tho law.
Under tho terms Of the bill lust
passed by congress only one-half or
81 100000 may be expended dur
ing one year. Based upon previous
apportlonments, therefore, Connect
cut will be allotted about $500. 600
each year or 100000 for the two
years.
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-05-25

awards than during the entire years
OF 1926 and 1927 combined. Colonel
Bulien reported. The council now has
So first class scouts. 234 second class.
and Ill tenderfoot,
The membership Of the council has
increased from SAP In January to
$50, Executive Erickson reported,
while the percentage OF tenderfoot
scouts has been materially reduced.
Treasurer William H. Judd made his
annual financial report, which show
ed that expenses and receipts during
the fiscal year ending March 81
balanced at $7,773.17,
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-05-25

tltion. according to ko,Sen 1kigaml
of the metropolitan police board.
In ordrr to improve themselves
physically said lkigami, the Jap
anesc should have better foodstuffs
than they have been eating Unless
they build up thor bodies they can
no; compete successfully with other
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-05-25

the Natchaug state forest and the
General Nathaniel Lyons Memorial
park. on which Is the birthplace of
the Civil war hero. Only two hours
hike to the north Is the Union forest
with Mount Ochepetuck. 1900 feet
in altitude. the highest point in east
ern Connecticut. There will be close
contact with high-class private
camps and with Camp Woodstock,
the Hartford County 7. NJ. C. A.
camp. with friendly rivalry with
places added to the program later.
In addition to the regular camp,
the new site will permit the estab-
llshment Of separate unit for younger
boys If the executive board agrees.
This will have separate leadership
and different program-one more
fitted to smaller boys.
Across the lagoon Will be enough
room to allow separate troop camps
for any troops which wish to come
in units. Troop camps will be placed
on assigned sites and their daily
programs viii be under the direction
of the respective scoutmasters, but
they will have TO obtain their meals
at the central dining hall and to OBJ
serve the regular swimming and
safety first rules and sleeping hours.
They will also pay the regular board.
1t is also considered likely that an
older boys unit. where veteran
scouts could build lean-tos and
sleep out. can be arranged on this
side of the lagoon. This lagoon will
either be bridSed or crossed by a
ferry, either means OF communica-
ton providing a pioneering project
for the scouts.
Season to Open July 9
The lagoon will provide a safe
anchorage for the boats and canoes
OF the camp as well as shallow and
unrufflcd water for swimming. Out
in the main lake are numerous
species of fish. bass being the lars-
est.
There is no cleared playing field
on the purchased property. but one
"''i NC o'NcioPeu ny cut'inS down
- oe' 'liu ousi1es ana pias'lhg
e'".hps. III tae meantime. baseball
and other games will probably be
played in a nearby pasture.
scout executive o. A. Erickson is
pi"''iii'ls shorter ana 1npre con-
'ea camping season Than IN
.''e pas'-lroh july 70 August is.
N,'o'l'.r Improvement VIII be effect
ca oy taxing group OF boys up for
'he week preceding the official
opening. Inese viii set up camp, so
'lla' everything Will be ready on
opening DAY ana the boys in camp
''i' llfhl week Will be able to en-
Joy a tu'i program.
Oi"'c"lt'rs Ended
The purchase of the Crystal pond
site ends the camping difficulties Of
'he local couneil-difficulties en-
'efa'hg over period OF nearly ten
years. or since New Britain scouts
first had camp OF their own. The
''rsI camp OF the New Britain coun-
ei' was pitched on an unshaded and
oesert-'lhe pit OF land on the west
err shore o, CEDAR lake, Chester.
A''er several years the council moved
10 i'aihpo"' nut one summer there
was enough. The Well-known site at
'oo poho' Poftland. was then leas-
ea' ana the camp has been held
''''e each year until now. 1t was an
unsatisfactory placed. however. be-
i.s hot ia me daStlme ana blanket
GU ny ios1ht Hisnt' oeln9 INFESTED by
New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1928-05-25
Stanley Works Girls
Dine and PLAY Cards

The Stanley Works Girls club
held its monthly meeting in st.
Marks church parlors last evening.
4 delightful supper was served.
After supper card party was
held. Prizes were, awarded to
Misses Carolyn Oldenwalt, Irene
North and Jennie Folden.