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The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1929-01-25
REMEMBERING OF
HOUSES IS BEGUN
Emissaries of Municipal Govern
ment Tacking New Nume-
rails on Buildings
JOB WILL BE DONE SOON

Two men equipped with ham
mers and tacks, a step-Iadder,
and a big box of metal numerals
are now engaged in renQmber-
ing Chapel Hills houses. They
work under the direction of a
part-time member of the NUM-
cipal engineering staff, and now
and then the town manager him
self, John Foushee, goes on a
tour of inspection to make sure
that the job is being properly
done.
The numbers are put on ac-
cording to a map which was pre-
pared by Mr.. Foushee at the di-
rection of the board of alder
men. 1t shows every block in
the village divided into units, a
number for each unit. There
may be intervals between pres
ent houses-for example, one
may be numbered 100 and the
next 128-but that is to allow
for possible new houses in be
tween.
Numbers were placed on the
houses of the village three or
four years ago when the post
office began the carrier system
of mail delivery. But provi-
sion was not made for new
building, and confusion resulted
from the appearance of dupli-
cate numbers on the same street.
This interfered seriously with
the delivery of mail.
Franklin street is treated as
one axis and Columbia as the
other. On the first block from
each of these two central
thoroughfares the numbers run
between 100 and 200, on the sec
ond from 200 to 800, and so on.
For example, the stores on the
main business block are num-
bered in the zoos East Frank
lin, those in the school block in
the zoos West Franklin.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1929-01-25
Books Conveyed by Machinery
In University'S New Library

The University has contract
ed for the installation, in its
new library, of a mechanism -
a series of metal baskets on an
endless chain-conveyor - which
will bring books from the stacks
to the delivery desk. This will
replace the present primitive
run-and-get-it plan under which
a self-help student assistant
foots it from the desk back to
the stack-room and fetches forth
the desired volume.
Any one who has asked for a
book in the New York Public
Library or other great mod
ern library will recall his. ad-
miration of the mechanical de-
livery system. You handed in a
slip to the man at the desk; he
placed it in a little box; and
presently the little box was
shooting through a tube to an
other floor up or down, you
didn't know which. And in a
minute or so the desk man slid
back a panel in the wall, took
your book off a sort of dumb
waiter and handed it to you.
The thing was done so smoothly,
so silently, so rapidly, that it
seemed like magic,
The same function will be
performed by the machinery in
University library, but the ma
chinery itself will be different.
imagine a chain like that of
a bicycle, passing around two
sprocket wheels. One sprocket
wheel is in a pit below the base
ment level; the other is about
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1929-01-25
Deceptive Statistics
Record of Births in Chapel Hill Is
Egregiously misleading

have obtained from the
health officer, DR.. S. A.
Nathan. a document entitled
Vital Statistics Report for the
Town of Chapel Hill," a record
Of births and deaths.
Hesitant as | am to repeat
the moth-eaten old saying a
bout lies, damned lies, and sta
tistics, | must do it here, be-
cause there was never a case
to which the saying applied so
well, For all the babies who
are born in Durham, Of Chapel
Hill parents, are omitted from
the report. So large a propor-
tion of Chapel Hill babies are
born in Durham that the official
record Of births is meaningless.
And as Chapel Hills birth score
is falsely reduced, so, | sup
pose, Durham's is falsely aug
mented by reason of the cir
cumstance that hundreds of in
fants whose homes are outside
Of Durham first see the light in
Watts Hospital.
The report says; white births,
q; cOlored births, 25; total
births, So; white deaths, 9; col
ored deaths, IA; total deaths, %.
Four deaths are recorded as
having been caused by influen-
"a, more than by any other one
disease.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1929-01-25

20 feet higher, above the top
most (ninth) floor of the stacks
which form the rear section of
the library building. At inter-
walls of s feet along the chain
are attached fixtures for which
the best name seems to be bas-
kets. Perhaps they might just
as accurately be called boxes.
But the name doesn't matter !;
anyway, they carry the books.
This chain conveyor is put to
a more elegant use, but in sub
stance - in the principle of its
operation - it is the same as a
chain conveyor in a rock-crush-
er or a concrete-mixer.
Now let us suppose that Will
liam Wordsworth Smith, a pro-
fessor in the University, goes
to the desk and hands in a slip
on which he has written 476.1-
TAT. The desk man puts the
slip into a cylindrical box some
thing like a dice-box. This is
stuck into a brass tube and falls
of its own weight to, say, the
second floor level of the stacks.
The man stationed there is in
formed by the tinkling of a bell
that his services are wanted;
he extracts the slip from the box
and goes back into the stacks
and gets the book bearing the
same symbols as those on the
piece of paper: 476.1-T47.
A few moments later he re-
turns with the book to the shaft
through which runs the chain
conveyor. He places the book
Continued on last page)
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1929-01-25
The Press Convention Is Now in Full Swing

the really important purpose. of
the gathering-which is to give
the newspaper men a chance to
get away from the daily grind
and have an agreeable time loaf
ing about the hotel lobby and
the campus and swapping aim
less and pleasant conversation
with one another.
Il. Y. BOOTIE OF the METgTTI-
thaler Linotype Company, and
representatives of other equip
ment and supply companies to
which nearly all newspaper
owners owe money, are attend
ing the convention. But they
are behaving amiably and are
not threatening to cloud the
celebration by foreclosing on
anybody.
On the program yesterday
were Wade Phillips (conserva-
ton in North Carolina) w. f.
Page newspaper c0nsolida-
tion) ; Cleveland Baber of the
Asheville Citizen (mechanics
and Typography; George O.
Leonard Of the Campbell-Ewald
Company (agency relation
ship) and d. Hiden Ramsay OF
the Asheville Times business
management.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1929-01-25

Newspaper men--oWners, ed
itors, reporters, and advertising
and circulation officials-are
gathered here from all over the
state for the fifth annual news
paper institute of the North
Carolina Press Association. The
early comers listened Wednes-
day evening to Congressman AL
bert Johnson, owner OF a daily
paper in Hoquiam, Washington.
More came in Thursday morn
ing in time for the first business
session, and the peak of attend
ance was reached at the harbe-
cue at the Country Club last
night.
The final session comes this
(Friday) morning. John b.
Harris of the Albemarle Press
will talk on Cultivation of the
Circulation Field" H. G. Con-
nor on THE North Carolina
Press and Its Public Relation
ship" and J. Roy Parker of the
Hertford County Herald on
Special Editions and Tie-Ups." !"
The association officers and
o. J. Coffin and Morgan F. Vim
ing arranged a program, and a
good one too, but, as at almost
all conventions, the so-called
program is only a pretext for
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1929-01-25
Chapel Hill Chaf

| have commented before on
striking likenesses. A. H.
Koonce looks like Calvin Cool
idge. G. Y. c. Buice looks like
Al Smith. Two or three times
a week the photograph of Mr..
Gillette on a packet of safety
razor blades reminds me of Ed
win A. Alderman. A year or so
ago, when R. r. Clark of States
vile and the Greensboro Nea0s,
visited my office | led him to a
picture of Rudyard Kipling
which | had clipped from a mag
azine and tackled on the wall,
and bade him behold himself.
1t happens that l have just come
across another Kipling picture,
a drawing in the New York
Times, and this one is more like
Mr.. Clark than the first. If l
had the cut | would publish the
drawing in the paper this week,
when the newspaper men are
gathered here, with the caption,
veteran Editor Attending
Press Institute"
Absolutely the last bit of
news before rushing uptown to
get the paper on the press. AS
| sit at my typewriter by the
window of an upstairs bedroom
| look down and see Archibald
Henderson passing along the
lane. He has on dark over
coat, and he has books under his
arm, and his face is deeply
solemn. The day is cloudy, and
Mr.. Henderson's appearance
would be sombre indeed-but
for one circumstance. He holds
in his left hand a tiny cream
colored bloom. He seems to
study it thoughtfully as he walks
along. | am about to shove up
the sash and shout a greeting to
him, but there is something so
fixed, so concentrated, in his
contemplation of the bloom that
it makes me say to myself: Il
won't call him-God knows
what thought | would be inter-
rupting." SO | let him go his
way ungreeted.
MdIy SpECIITI6IT5 OF TTT1G sud
tionery have to me come from
one place or another, but | have
Continued on last pdge)
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1929-01-25
Cabaret February 9
Country Club Is Preparing to Put or
Gay Party

The Country Clubs cabaret
party, which was about to take
nlace In December and had To be
called off because of the influ-
enza epidemic, will be held at
7 o'clock Saturday evening, Feb
ruary 8.
No changes Of Importance
have been made in the plans.
There will be a supper, served
by the women of the Methodist
church, and a program of bur
lesques, songs, dances, imita-
tions, tricks, and magic. Mem
bers of the Red-Headed Club will
be the walters. Mendenhalls
orchestra will play from 7 to IL
o'clock; after the vaudeville the
tables will be removed and there
will be general dancing.
Mrs. s. H. Hobbs and Mrs. H.
D. Meyer are arranging the dec
orations. Mr.. Meyer is the gen.
eral chairman for the whole af-
fair.
The old reservations are can
celed, and new reservations must
be made with Mrs. J. C. Lyons
by Wednesday the 9Th. The
tickets cost 81 each. The num-
Der is limited, and they are is
sued in order of application.
This cabaret party is an event
which other than club members
may attend. In the issuance Of
tickets it is first come, first
served.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1929-01-25
PRESIDENT CHASE
REVIEWS DECADE
In His Annual Report He Sur.
veys University's Develop
ment since 1918
STATES IMPORTANT NEEDS

In his annual report submit
ted to the trustees this week
President Chase reviews the
course of University affairs in
the ten years since the World
War.
This decade, he says, has
seen the University's greatest
expansion. From 1916-1917 to
1927-1928 the enrolment of
students mounted from 1923
to 1925. The Summer School, S
enrolment of 1917 was 275, in
a single term; in 1923 there
were two terms, with 1852 en-
rolled for the first and 604 for
the second. Ten years ago there
were sc faculty members above
the grade of instructor; now
there are 158.
Since 1920 there have been
added to the physical plant 8
dormitories for men and l for
women, 2 classroom buildings, a
law building, a chemistry build
ing, a power house, a laundry,
and stadium. A library and
another classroom building are
under construction. Some of
the old buildings have been eX-
tended, and others almost COM
pletely made over. The Uni
versity put up, within the
period, 20 residences for its
faculty and administrative Of
ticers.
Three new schools have been
added: commerce, public well
fare, and engineering. The law
school, the education school, and
Continued on last po0e)
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1929-01-25
Major Gains Portrait
Will Be Presented to Engineering
School Monday Evening

Major William Cain will pre-
sent his portrait to the UJhiver-
sity's school of engineering at
8 O'Clock Monday evening in the
auditorium of Phillips hall. 1t
was recently painted by William
Steen.
When they heard a few
weeks ago that the Major was
sitting for his portrait, mem
bers of the faculty expressed
the desire that it become a per-
manent possession of the Uni
versity; and his consent led to
the plan for Monday evenings
gathering. Friends of the
Major are cordially invited.
G. M. Braune, dean of the
school of engineering, will open
the meetinsw4k a few words
and will draw the veil from the
portrait. Some one of Major
Gains old pupils who is on the
engineering faculty will accept
it on behalf of the University.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1929-01-25
Takes Lloyd for Turkey
Oscar Craig Puts SoTne Birdshot into
Former Sheriff

Oscar Craig, assistant post
master here, took ex-Sheriff
l.. B. Lloyd for a wild turkey one
day last week and put about
two dozen No. 2 shot into him
at a distance of Al PAGES.
The two men were engaged in
hunting in the woods on Bald
win mountain between here and
Hillsboro. Neither knew the
other was anywhere around. For
a while they both sat quiescent,
waiting for turkeys to come. At
last Mr.. Lloyd, growing i'm
patient, arose and started to
walk across the mountain. He
made a rustling in the under
growth. Mr.. Craig heard the
rustling, saw the bushes move,
and fired. A cry of anguish
from Mr.. Lloyd told him his
victim was human.
Many a time, when he was
sheriff, Mr.. Lloyd went out into
the woods. full-armed, in chase
of moonshiners. Mr.. Craig un-
Willingly served as the moon
sinners avenger.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1929-01-25
Thompson Buys A. T. o. House

The old A. T. 0. house, which
was partly burned and then
moved to the back Of the fra
ternity's lot at Franklin street
and Pickard lane, has been
bought, together with the land
il stands on. by Rrodie s. Thomp-
son. His lot has q frontage of
20 feet on Pickard lane and a
depth Of lao feet. He Is recon-
structing the house and it will
probably be used either as a
residence or a fraternity house.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1929-01-25
Bishop Darst Coming

The Rt. Rev. Thomas C. Darst,
Bishop of East Carolina, will be
in Chapel Hill from Thursday,
January 81, to Saturday, Febru-
airy 2. Friday evening there will
be a service at the Episcopal
church, at which the Bishop
win preach. The Rev. G. Leslie
Glenn, student secretary, and
the Rev. A. C. Zabrislie Of the
Virginia Seminary viii also be
here.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1929-01-25
Two New Homes

Miss Cornelia Love is to build
a home on a hill overlooking the
Country Club golf links, and
William Steen is to build a
home on a lot at the bend Of
Glenburnie road just to the east
Of the w. G. Coker place. Mr..
Barber Of Collision has the con-
tract for both houses and they
VIII be put under way next week.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1929-01-25

The Country Club win have it's
annual business meeting next
Thursday evening, January 81.
It will begin at $3.50 with a sup
per for the members. There is
no fee for the supper.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1929-01-25
Legion Supper Tonight

The American Legion and its
Auxiliary viii have a joint sup
per this friday evening at the
Episcopal parish house.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1929-01-25
Wigue and Masque in March

The Wigue and Masque will
present NUNS the Word" by
AL Kahn, Monday and Tuesday,
March A and 8.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1929-01-25
Appropriations for the University in 10 Years

In his annual report President Chase presents the following
table showing the states appropriations for the University in
the last years.
The Chapel Hill weekly. [volume] (Chapel Hill, N.C.) 1923-1972, 1929-01-25

~ CkepeE NaI WeskIv. fI.6o ) vsar.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-11
POSSE AND HOUNDS
HUNT ASSA|LANT
Armed Citizens Search in
Vain for Man Who Attacked
Girl Near Home.
Special Dispatch to The star.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, November IL
Armed citizens, police and bloodhounds
were still searching this morning for
the man reported to have criminally
assaulted Alice Young, II, Of New Alex
andria, just south of here as she
alighted from a street car at that place
about $40 o'clock last night.
The cries of the girl attracted the
attention of neighborS and the man
was chased into the woods between
new Alexandria and the Dyke, but
eluded his pursuers.
AS soon as Fairfax County authori-
ties were advised of the occurance they
procured three bloodhounds from the
Occoquan, Va, workhouse and placed
them on the trail of the fugitive, but
they were unable to track him down.
Several squads of men are still rang
ing the woods in the vicinity of the
assault and county authorities, under
the direction of Capt. Haywood Dur
rerg, are also working on several other
clues. They have good description
Of the girls assailant.
About the same time last night G.
e. Young of Hunters Station, some dis
lance farther down the electric line,
reported that a masked bandit entered
his store with drawn pistol and walk
ed around by the cash register, but
did not disturb anything. The bandit
walked out of the store after a few
minutes and fled. Police do not think
that this man was the same one as
the man who attacked the Young girl.
According to information received here,
G. E. Young and the attacked girl are
not related.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-11
CELEBRATION TONIGHT.
Arlington County to Observe Armistice
In Lyon Park Community House.

Arlington County to Observe Armistice
In Lyon Park Community House.
By q stan Correspondent of The Star.
CLARENDON, Va, November H.
The principal Armistic day celebration
in Arlington County will be held tonight
in the Lyon Park Community House by
Arlington Post, No. 13s, American
Tonight's celebration will be in the
form of a banquet, preceded by cards
and dancing, and will mark the open
ing Of a drive to enlist all former Serv-
ice men of the county as members Of
the local post.
Arlington Post is now mapping out
plans for the coming year, included
among which is one to offer $3.50 to
each room in the various county schools
success in memorizing all verses Of THE
star Spangled Banner" THE Flag" and
America" It has been decided to hold
the annual card party on December 2,
but the place has not been selected.
Yesterday Rev. Henry Miller conduct
ed a special ArmiStice day service in
st. Georges Episcopal Church, and to-
day the flowers used are being dis
tributed among the service men at
Walter Reed Hospital. The distribution
is under the direction Of Mother"
Steed, who was in charge OF the base
hospital at Dion, France, for more
than year during the war.
Armistice day services were also held
this morning in the auditorium Of the
Washington-Lee High School under the
direction of S. p. Vanderslice, principal.
nTrrTrS rN DE- rETTNKr
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-11
SERVICE AT LEEsBURG.
Armistice Observed In Elaborate Cere-
mOny by Legion Post.

Armistice Observed In Elaborate Cere-
mOny by Legion Post.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
LEESBURG, Va, November ia
large crowd Of people, including more
Leesburg yesterday afternoon for the
Arm1stice day celebration held under
the auspices Of Loudoun Post, No. "a,
OF which Harry @. Breckenridge IL post
commander.
There was an assembling ut the
courthouse at pm. Of LegionnaireS
and ex-service men, at which time Col.
w: H. Clifford and Gen. William
Mitchell, both members Of the post,
placed wreaths on the monument
erected to the soldiers and sailors who
lost their lives in the late war. The
post chaplain, Rev. D. c. Mayors, made
a few remarks lauding the memory OF
the late Leon H. Frye, past post COM
mander, who was killed when thrown
from his mount last June.
Following the exercises at the court
house lawn the ex-service men marched
to the school auditorium, where an inn
pressive celebration was held. The
post commander presided and special
music was furnished under the direc-
ton of DR.. H. c. Littlejohn, Mrs. Arthur
jenkins and Mrs. r. L. Nixon. Services
were opened by the singing Of Amer
lea" Invocation by the Rev w. M.
Compton was followed by Bible read
ing by Rev. j. s. Montgomery, hymn
and prayer by Rev. H. B. Jennings.
H. G. Breckenridge, post commander,
made q few remarks on the spirit of
armistice. This was followed by a
short talk by the post chaplain, Rev.
d. G. Mayors. Rev. @. p. Craighill,
rector of st. James Episcopal Church,
Leesburg, introduced the Rev. Robert
Nelson Of winchester. who was the
principal speaker Of the afternoon.
Benediction was pronounced by
Father Bernard ]. McKenna.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-11
ARM|ST|CE day
OBSERVED NEARBY
Maryland and Virginia Mu-
inequalities and Rural Com
munitieS Hold Exercises.

Matching the pretentious celebrations
in the National Capital with equally
fervent exercises on a smaller scale. the
suburban towns and rural communities
in nearby Maryland and Virginia paid
tribute to the living and dead heroes
Of the World War yesterday and today.
Practically all church services had
q patriotic note yesterday, while today'S
celebrations include parades, speeches,
banQuetS, school recitations and Ameri-
can Legion drills.
Patriotic exercises in the public
schools constituted the chief celebra-
ton of Armistice day in Prince Georges
County. Banks and most of the Offices
in the courthouse were closed.
In keeping with the law, the schools
remained in session, but devoted por-
ton of the day to exercises dealing
with the World War and significance of
Americas participation.
Clergymen called attention to the
meaning of Armistice day in their SER
mons in the various churches yesterday.
Members of Snyder-Farmer Post, No.
3, American Auxiliary, Of HyattSville,
are planning to attend the Armistice
day exercises tonight in the Washing
ton Auditorium.
CELEBRATION TONIGHT.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-11
DEAD AT CUMBERLAND.
Three Others Hurt in Wreck and Ac-
-. cidents near Maryland Town.

Three Others Hurt in Wreck and Ac-
:. cidents near Maryland Town.
special Dispatch to The Star.
CUMBERLAND, Md, November IL.
-Four were killed and three injured
I'm week end accidents here. Earl Lech-
liter, 80 Elder street, World War vet
Gran, unmarried, was instantly killed
late yesterday when an automobile in
which he was riding overturned on a
DIRT road between PatterSonS Creek and
Q1d Furnace, about z miles from Cum
beFland. Lester Hershberger, riding
With him, was injured.
The accident occurred near the home
of Lechliter's father, Emory Lechliter.
I&chliter'S skull was crushed. Lech-
liter, a tinworker, was a member Of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Modern
Wuodmen and Patriotic Order Sons of
america.
wheeler Day, aged 40, and his FIVE
ysar-old daughter were killed at Ar
temas, few miles north of Flintstone,
this county, when his car overturned
on q dirt road near his home. Mrs.
DAY and their son, who was driving,
were injured. The family was re-
turning home from Cumberland.
Guy, nine-year-old son of owen U.
Martin, was instantly killed two miles
south of Oakland, when struck by an
automobile driven by A. I. Fike OF
Ee1on, w. Va.
THE boy, it was said, was crossing
the road behind tractor, and, due to
the noise made by it. did not hear the
arproach of the car.
@sFike was arrested on a charge of
reckless driving, and gave bond for
a hearing later before Justice w. A.
Gender at Oakland.