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The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-05-29
Recital by jamie Erlene Long

Mrs. Anne Wear Smith pre-
sented jamie Erlene Long, II
years old, in a piano recita
Tuesday evening. The Higf
School Music Club chorus, di-
rected by Miss Kathryn Brown
assisted. jamie Long completes
this year the course in the Kin
scella method of class piano in.
structiOn. To finish this course
the pupil must be able to play
scales in rhythms, thirds, sixths
and tenths, arpeggios, dimin-
ished sevenths, and two OF
Bach's two-part inventions, and
to read a third-grade piece al
sight.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-05-29
Awards Are Won
Several Chapel Hillians Distinguish
Themselves in Various Fields

Several Chapel Hillians wor
distinction in scholarship and
extra-curricular activities in the
University this year. The
awards were presented at the
annual celebration known as
Awards Night in Memorial hall
Monday.
Phi Beta Kappa: Benjamin B
Lane, Jr., D. c. Mcclure. f. NJ
Schaffner:
Tar Heel: William Mckee.
Carolina Magazine: D. c. Nc
Clure.
Playmakers: Walter Grotyo-
ham, Irene Fussler. Arthur
Hudson, Bobby Koch, D. d. Car
roll, Jr.. Mrs. A. A. kluttz, La
mar Stringheld, Ruth Valentine
Ralph Westerman.
Band: A. S. Lawrence, Jr.
Glee Club: George T. Winston
Jr.
Debating: Mcbride Fleming
Jones, f. f. Erickson.
Charles r. WOollen, Jr., won
the Grail Cup given annually tc
the best student-athlete in the
Freshman class.
Mayne Albright, president OF
the student body, presided at the
ceremonies Monday evening
The principal speeches were
made by President Graham and
Athletic Director Robert A. Fet-
Zer.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-05-29
Johnston on the Radio

Henry Johnston, Jr., assistant
to the dean of students, talked
over the radio from WPTF in
Raleigh, Wednesday afternoon
on "Freshman Week at the Uni
versity." He told about Vari-
Gus features of tie reception f
new students every September
the physical examination, the Ii
brary tour, the student govern
ment talk, the meeting with the
dean of students, and socla
gatherings.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-05-29
HOWards Take Browns Home

George Howard of Tarboro has
taken a lease on the Kent
Browns home on Rosemary lane
and will dwell there through the
summer with his wife and three
children. Mr.. Howard is at
tached to the University's exten-
sion division; this last year he
has been giving courses in edu-
cation in eastern North Carolina
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-05-29
Collier Cobb Going to Europe

Collier Cobb, professor of ge-
ology, will go abroad in August
to attend the international Geo
logical Conference in Paris. H.
will read a paper on 'The DunS
Sands and Eolian Soils in Rela-
ton to Past and Present Climatic
Conditions on the Continent OF
North America"
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-05-29
HANDWRITING FOR SALE

+ Hand-weaving and hand ham
mered pewter made by the
native Weavers and artisans of
Penland, N. c. Bedspreads,
rugs, coats, children's dresses,
platters, ash trays, etc. Mrs.
George F. Bason, sol E. Frank
lin street, Chapel Hill, N. G.
Telephone 1921.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-05-29
To Decorate Graves
LegiOnnaires Will Honor World War
Soldiers Sunday Afternoon

Members of the Chapel Hill
branches of the American Le-
gion and the American Legion
Auxiliary will assemble at 2
O'Clock Sunday afternoon. at the
Episcopal parish house, to go to
cemeteries and decorate the
graves of soldiers Of the World
War who are buried in Orange
county. In Hillsboro the assem-
bly, will be at 2 o'clock at the
court house.
The Chapel Hill Legionnaires
will go in three divisions:
Division l. To Fairfield, Cedar
Grove, Mt. Zion, Hawkins, White
Oak Grove, Mt. Zion (col.)
Cross Roads, Lees Chapel.
Division 2. To Bethel, Orange
Chapel. Orange Grove, Chestnut
Ridge, New Hope.
Division 3. To Damascus,
ISparrows, Lystra, Chapel Hill,
McFarlands, Mt. Moriah, Orange
Church.
Here is the roll of World War
soldiers buried in this county
and in other counties near the
Orange line:
Chapel Hill: Charles Battle
Wills, StoneWall Jackson Fore,
Thornton Shirley Graves, Henry
Ledbetter, Athol Campbell Burn
ham, John Allen (colD ; Damas-
Gus: John w. Poythress, John
William Crabtree; SparroWs ::
Charlie =. Sparrow, Exie Spar
row; Lystra Tin Chatham COun-
ty) Stephen Cole; McFarlands ::
Hugh Allen Mcfarland; Mt.
Moriah: Hugh G.. Clark; Orange
Church: Everett B. Hogan, Pur-
leman Stout.
Hillsboro: Edwin Gardner
Towers, Dutford |. Roberts, Rob
ert l.. Lynch; Walkers: Felix S.
Walker; New Bethel: George w.
Tilley; Berry's Grove: Dallas S.
Rimmer; Little River: Ira II.
Mckee, Royal w. Tilley; Piney
Grove (coD James Davis; Fair
field: Samuel Maris Wilkinson
| Cedar Grove; Richard Marvin
Haley, Charles Franklin Haley,
Grover Cleveland Wright, John
Hughes Tolar, John p. Dark
Mt. Zion. James l.. Hessee,
Frank wilkins; Hawkins (in
Caswell County, James Robert
Hawkins.
White Oak Grove (col. Acy
Austin Thompson, Wesley II.
Warren; Mt. Zion (col. J : Allie
w. Torain; Cross Roads (col.
Currie Tinnie; Lees Chapel
(col. }: Earl Florence; Bethel !:
Luther f. Cheek, Willard A.
Clark, Vasa J. Cate, Stephen {.
Lloyd; Orange Chapel: John
Graham Crawford; Orange
Grove: Chandler Jeter Gates
Chestnut Ridge: David Clinton
Dixon; New Hope: John w.
Craig, Norman Cole.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-05-29

Mr.. and Mrs. William NJ. Dey
left Chapel Hill yesterday an(
they will sail from New York Or
the steamship Rochambeau to.
morrow Saturday. They will
be in France all summer.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-05-29
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL
ESTATE.

Under and by virtue Of power and
authority contained in that certain
deed of trust, dated December Goth,
1927, and recorded in Book 70. Page
III, Orange County Registry. and
executed by J. l.. Alderman and wifi.
to the Citizens National Bank Of
Raleigh, n G., Trustee. default hav-
ing been made IN the payment of the
Indebtedness secured thereby, where
by the entire amount of said indebt-
edness became due and payable, and
demand having been made by the
holder of said note upon the trustee
named therein 10 advertise and sell
the property described in said deed
for sale for cash at public auction
at the courthouse door in HiIlsboro,
Orange County, n. c., at noon on
FRIDAY, JUNE 18th, 1881.
the following described real estate:
All that certain lot or parcel OF
land lying and being in Chapel Hill
Township, Orange County, North Car
olina, adjoining the lands of J. l..
| Alderman, Columbia Street and 9th
ers, and more particularly described
as follows;
Beginning at stake in the West
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-05-29

Community. Club Meets Today
The Community Club will hold
it's last meeting of the college
year at $3.50 this friday af-
ternoon in the Episcopal parish
house.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-05-29
to- -fear-0fd Girls Recital

Julia Fussler, 10 years old
played about a dozen piano
pieces from memory at a recita
at her home one day last week
She is one of Mrs. J. NJ. vii.
liams' pupils.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-05-29
Neighborhood Notes

sunday 10 JOIN ner nuSDanQ IN
Pittsburgh. They will come here
next week, and Mr.. Drake will
teach in the Summer School.
Jack London, formerly of Pitts
boro, an alumnus of the Uni
versity in the class of 1903, has
begun another tour of duty as
commandant of the Naval r. O..
T. c. at Georgia Tech. Mr.. Lon
don is an officer in the United
States Navy. We would call
him by his naval title, but he
failed to set it down when he
wrote to have his address chang
. ed on the subscription list. He
is an admiral, or a captain, or a
communicative can't remem-
Der which.
Mrs. r. w. Bost underwent an
operation in Duke hospital last
week. She is getting along well
but is still confined to the hos
pltal.
Miss Marion Love of Dan
vile and Miss Louise Parrish Of
Smithfeld are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. NJ. Pugh.
Mrs. William Dunn of New
Bern was here Wednesday. She
came up for week to be near
her son, Francis, who is in
Duke. hospital
Miss Ran Archer is here with
her mother. She came from
Athens, Georgia, by automobile
with Harold d. Meyer.
Miss Dorothy Vann and Miss
Carrie Moses Of Raleigh were
here Sunday.
Miss Nell Battle Lewis spent
Sunday night in the village.
Miss Mary Michaux of Greens
boro was in Chapel Hill for the
week end
Phillips Russell spent Satur-
day and Sunday in Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. NJ. Pugh were
in Danville Sunday with Miss
Marion Love.
Mrs. Irl Summerlin went to
Watts hospital Wednesday for
slight operation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Venablc
and their son Scotty were here
on a visit to Mr.. and Mrs. F. p.
Venable recently. Mr.. Venable
gave the village editor a sound
drubbing at golf.
Miss Olivia Harmon will come
next week from Millsaps College
in Mississippi and will spend
the summer here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Slade
will be in Mexico this summer
Mr.. and Mrs. J. F. Dashiell
have had as their guests for a
few days Major and Mrs. l.. f.
Dashiell. The Major, who is a
brother Of Mr.. Dashiell's, is in
the Army medical service. He
come from Panama to be re-sta-
toned at the Preside, San Fran
cisco.
Miss Mary Owen Graham
came this week for a visit at the
Presidents House.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Shanks
will arrive in Chapel Hill tomor-
row.
Mrs. Felix Grisette has re-
turned home after visit of two
months to relatives and friends
in Washington, Pittsburgh,
Cleveland, and Ardmore, Okla
hona.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-05-29
NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ES-
TATE UNDER DEED OF TRUST

NOTICE OF SALE OF REAL ES-
TATE UNDER DEED OF TRUST
Under and by virtue of the power
and authority conferred on me by a
certain deed of trust executed by w.
N. Bowman and wife, Minnie L. Bow
man, dated January 2, 1922, and re-
corded in the office Of the register of
deeds of Orange County in Book SIS,
page 13, to secure the payment Of
certain Indebtedness, described there
in, default having been made in the
payment of the same, and at the re-
quest of the holder of the same,
will offer for sale at public auction
for cash, to the highest bidder, at
the Post Office door in Chapel Hill,
N. c.,
AT IL O'CLOCK NJ,
ON MONDAY, JUNE Is, 1881,
the following described tract of land,
situate and being in Chapel Hill
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-05-29

For an absent member Of the
family: subscribe to the Chapel Hill
Weekly. $3.50 gear. Place the
order ty telephone, 1881.
The Washington times., 1931-10-19
Lncandescent Lamps, Wizards Most
Ln1portant Gift to World

Edison the title of master and
founder of the electric industry.
Many trials and tribualtions
were undergone by Edison in in
PRODUCING his lamp. For years
he fought competitors and strug-
gled against the prejudice which
hC encountered, but he lived to
see his invention dominate the
light of the world.
To make the lamp useful COM
mercially, he invented and pat
ented hundreds of minor units Of
equipment, most Of which are
still in use.
He discovered what is known
as the edison Effect" the
foundation principle OF modern
radio tubes; and developed
systems of wireless cOmmunica-
ton with trails and ships.
He developed the motion pic
ture camera and later conducted
successful experiments with talk
ing m On pictures. He took a
large part in development of the
microscope and X-ray.
At Wars Outbreak
When the World War broke out
in 1914, Edison began extensive
experiments in the field Of
industry, building and operating
many large industrial plants.
Upon the entry of the United
States into the war, the Govern
ment called upon him and he was
appointed chairman Of the Naval
Consulting Board. Several inven-
tions by him helped the Govern
ment in the struggle and he
directed many workers on other
experiments Of vast Importance.
Until the last months of his
life, Mr.. Edison remained active
at his Laboratories at MenlO Park
and at his Southern plantations,
where he was conducting expert
ments.
His Rubber Experiments
He had worked during recent
years on experiments designed to
give the United States a supply Of
rubber independent Of other
countries.
Only recently the Edison
scholarship awards have been dis
continued. These attracted world
wide attention. Competitors were
selected from each State and the
District. They took an examina-
tion under Edison's direction and
the winner was given scholar
ship.
Edison was married twice and
had three children by each mar.
riage.
He had received numerous
honors and distinctions from this
and foreign governments and
from universities here and abroad.
The Washington times., 1931-10-19
NEAR
COMPLETION

Weather permitting, streets along
three sides of the courthouse at
Rockville, now under construction,
will be opened to traffic Wednes-
day, it was learned today.
One day of good weather will
enable contractors to complete
their work, which began several
weeks ago.
1t is understood the failure so
far of the street railway company
to agree to adjust its track level
to the plans of road engineers is
the only thing standing in the way
of an early completion of the en-
tire street project.
In the meantime, the new court
house is being rapidly made ready
for the dedication on November
Is,
The Washington times., 1931-10-19
SHERWOOD SAFE!
FROM SEABURY
international Photos

MEXICO CITY, Oct. 19 G.N.S0.
The agent of the Seabury COM
mittee, now en- route to Mexico.
will have difficulty in question.
ing Russell T. Sherwood, per.
sonal bookkeeper to Mayor James
J. Walker, of New York City, it
was indicated here today.
Sherwood declined to commit
himself regarding his attitude to.
ward the committees agent, Sid
ney Handler, but gave the inn
preston he probably would re.
fuse to answer questions and
would decline to accept the com.
mittee's subpoena. He explained:
81 know my rights"
Officials at the United States
consulate said they would be
glad to take a statement from
Sherwood if he wished to come
to the consulate voluntarily. but
it was said neither the consulate
nor the American embassy had
the power to force Sherwood to
make a statement.
NEW YORK, Oct. 10 UN.sO.
BY train and airplane, Sidney
Handler was rushing to Mexico
City today to subpoena Russell
T. Sherwood, personal accountant
for Mayor Walker, to appear be-
fore the Hofstadter legislative
committee for questioning.
The mayors agent who so far
has eluded the committees pro.
cess servers, was wanted for queS-
tioning regarding his reported
$1,000,O00 financial transactions
through various banks and
brokerage houses.
Handled expected to reach
Brownsville, Texas, today in time
to step aboard a plane which
would take him to the Mexican
capital by sunset.
The Washington times., 1931-10-19
Inuentor Had His
Own Ideas on
Education

WEST ORANGE, N. j.. Oct.
10 QN.SO Thomas Alva Edi-
son, who had his own ideas on
education and was, in fact.
self-educated man, created wide
spread attention in recent years
with his national scholarship
contests.
He first developed the idea
in 1922 when he proposed a
QUESTIONABLE for young men
who sought employment with
him.
Then, in 1929 and 1880, he
conducted nationwide contests
to find boys of exceptional
talent who would be benefited
by a sound scientific education
in an advanced technical col
lege.
This idea was abandoned this
year, probably because of the
cost, which ran around $36, 900.
The Washington times., 1931-10-19
J0SETTE EAGER
To SEE US.

ABOARD S. s.. lie DE
FRANCE, oct. 10 GN.S).-Pretty
olive-Skinned Josette Laval, on the
way to America with her father,
the French premier, is looking
forward eagerly to her visit in
New York and Washington and is
much concerned about the i'm
preston She will make on Ameri-
can girls. She said today:
"The American girls I've seen
in Paris were very chic and
beautiful. They all seem to
know how to wear clothes, and
1 wonder how I will find them
in their own country.
T'm anxious to meet them
and hope they will like me. 1
know that they are greatly in.
tereSted in sports, and that is
one of my hobbies, too.
eve should have more FEench
girls visiting America so they
would not be such strangers to
each other"
JoSette's inSeparable compan-
ions on the voyage from LIE Havre
have been Refine Claudel, daugh-
ter of the French Ambassador to
washington, and Mile. Gunner,
daughter of the owner of the
Paris Journal.
JoSette appeared last night in
the ballroom in a garnet gown,
cut low to reveal a trim, muscular
back, and when led out by the
ships captain for the first dance,
displayed energy and grace.
The Washington times., 1931-10-19
d. C.. Public Defender
Plan for COngTesS

The proposal that the office OF
public defender be established
for the District. with one or
more lawyers appointed to de-
fend INDECENT persons accused of
law violations who now must de.
pend upon counsel assigned by
the court. is again advanced to-
day by Howard F. Ralph, local
attorney. He says a measure pro-
viding public defender will be
introduced in the coming Con-
gress.
Mr.. Ralph declares many in,
nocent persons are convicted be
cause present court-assigned coun-
sci. being unpaid, are indifferent
to their clients. He says SOC
persons too poor to employ coun
sci are arraigned in District
courts each year.
The Washington times., 1931-10-19

From a boy who received
some instruction from his
mother to a man who in "a
years of life perfected nearly
1000 patents and revolutiontzed
many phases of living, is the
career of Thomas Alva Edison
The story of Edison's rise from
news butcher" and wandering
telegraph operator to the great
est inventive wizard Of the age
reads like a fictional romance
its grand climax coming in the
autumn of his life when Con
gress awarded him a gold medal
"for development and application
of inventions that have revolu'
tionized civilization in the last
century"
Mother a Teacher
Thomas Edison was born in
Milan, Erie county, Ohio, Feb
ruary IL, 1847. the son of Sam.
uel Edison. His mother was Miss
Mary Elliott, of Scotch ancestry
but born in New England and
before her marriage a school
teacher in Canada.
Tales Of Edison's boyhood and
schooling differ somewhat. In his
autobiography in who's Who, i"
the inventor dismisSes the matter
with the statement, received some
instruction from his mother"
Another version says he was
sent to school, but his teacher
despaired of ever teaching him
anything and intimated to the
youths mother that she thought
something was wrong with his
mind.
The mother became angry and
hurriedly withdrew him after
three months in the school, the
story goes.
Studies at Home
Thereafter Thomas learned
what he could at home.
Probably the greatest gift his
mother gave him was a love for
reading. But even the training
by his mother could not have
lasted long, for at the age Of
about II Thomas went forth into
the world to see what he could
see.
The boy took a job as news
butcher. hawking his wares on
the Grand Trunk railroad out
of Port Huron, Mich, to which
town his family had moved.
Young Edison showed an interest
in his work and soon was placed
in charge of IL boys on the trains.
Between runs he continued his
reading, frequently spending
hours in libraries of the towns
along the route.
This early association with
newspapers inspired Edison with
the idea Of entering that field
and out Of this idea grew the
first newspaper ever published on
q train.
With young Thomas as staff,
The Washington times., 1931-10-19
KilUGni0ns to Hear
TeLeDhOne President

Lloyd B. Wilson, president of
the Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company. will acquaint
members of the Kiwanis Club
with interesting facts about tele-
phone service in the National Cap
ital at the weekly luncheon meet
ing at the Washington Hotel,
Thursday noon.
Mr.. Wilson is a director of the
Washington Board of Trade,
Y. M. c. A. and Instructive Visit
ing Nurse Society, and a member
of the boards of trustes of the
Washington Chamber of Com
merce. Community Chest, and
George Washington Bicentennial
Commission.
The Washington times., 1931-10-19

owner, editor, reporter, makeup
man, printer, and everything else
connected with it, the youngster
created the Grand Trunk Her
ald."
News Of the Road
From a Detroit newspaper he
borrowed a small press and type
and from his cubby hole on the
train he printed and distributed
the paper which dealt with gossip
along the road.
There are two stories Of the
termination Of this project. One
is that Edison. then about IS,
saved the life of the child Of a
station agent Of the road. AS
a reward he was sent to a school
to study telegraphy.
But the other story seems to
be better authenticated. Accord
ing to it, Thomas combined ex-
perimenting in chemistry with
his newspaper publishing aboard
the train. He is supposed to
have been working with the
chemicals when they exploded
and the train caught fire.
EdisOn's Deafness
The conductor of the train
threw the printing press, equip
ment and Thomas off the train
and hit him severe clip on the
ear.
Throughout his life Edison was
affected by a growing deafness,
and this afflictiOn is supposed to
have resulted from the blow in
flicted in his youth.
Though this ended his connec.
ton with the railroad, Edison had
picked up the rudiments of teleg-
raphy by this time and obtained
job as operator. The wander
ing life of telegraph operator ap-
pealed to him. He worked for
while in Stratford. Canada: at In
dianapolis. Cincinnati and Mem
phis.
The young man found time be-
tween messages to do his first ex-
perimenting and most of his early
inventions and some of his great
est had to do with telegraphy.
His First Invention
His first invention was an auto
matte voting device. but this
didn't get him very far. Politi-
clans didn't like it.
Probably his first commercially
successful invention was an auto
matte repeater for telegraphy,
which aided greatly in the devel.
opment of the telegraph business.
Inventions and perfectiOns of
instruments used in teIegraphy
followed fast. once he had started.
and soon he was able to give up
the key and devote all Of his
time to laboratories, in which he
gave his inventive mind full play.
When "a years old, Edison went
to New York. There he per-
fected the quadruplex and sextu-
plex telegraphic transmission ma
chimes.
In addition to his work on the
telegraphic instruments, it was
in this period of his life that he
invented the electric pen, the
basis of the mimeograph, the
photograph and other devices.
The MicrOphOne
About this time. too, he in
vented the carbon telephone
transmitter and microphone.
The phOnOgraph, one Of the
most ingenious and appealing
Of all his inventions, made its
appearance in 1877. As the story
goes, the first words he repro
duced from a record were ''Mary
had a little lamb" by himself.
Two years after the phono-
graph came what, for its effect
upon civilization, was his most
important invention - the prac-
tical incandescent lamp. It was
this invention which gained for
The Washington times., 1931-10-19
Light, Sight, Sound
Intentions Laid
To Edison

WEST ORANGE, N. j., Oct.
10 QN.SO.-Important inven.
tons credited to Thomas Alva
Edison, either wholly or in
part. include the following:
The electric light.
The phonograph.
The motion picture.
The carbon telephone trans
mitter.
The alkaline storage battery.
The quadruplex and sextu.
plex telegraph tranSmitter.
The mirneograph.
The microphone.
The electric valve" an es.
sential In wireless transmission.
The Washington times., 1931-10-19
By JAMES ID. FOSTER
(CopyriEht, 1881, by International News
Seryice)

Service)
CHICAGO, Oct. 10 GN.S)-
Inventors such as Thomas Alva
Edison are wild children of ma.
ture" and must be poets to have
imagination"-such was the writ.
ten declaration of Edison during
the World War to Edward N.
Hurley, then chairman of the
U. S. Shipping Board, it was
brought to light here today in an
interview with the international
News Service.
Hurley had written Edison urg,
ing him to get Henry Ford, motor
manufacturer. to become a mem
ber of the Shipping Board.
A Big Combination
In his one page reply, care
fully formed in the pure round
hand of a telegrapher, Edison
replied:
Hurley:
"YOu ask, where is Ford. Let
me explain!
He is an inventor. Inven-
tors must be poets SO they may
have imagination. To be COM
mercially Successful-they must
have the practicabiIity Of an
Irish contractors fOreman-and
a Jewish broker.
"These wild children of ma
ture, necessarily are a puzzle
to a captain of industry like
yourself.
Pushing Liberty Motors
Don't try to understand
them-get Ford in somehow
with the happy shipping board
to help!