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Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-31
NOTED FOOTBALL
PICTURE AT FOX
THEATRE TONIGHT

Football not only has the call on
the gridiron this afternoon but will
be the principa; attraction at Fox
Imperial Theatre tonight when
"The Spirit of Notre Dame, dedi-
Gated to the late Knute Rockne, will
be shown.
The beloved coach of the Fight
ing Irish, whose untimely death in
plane crash this year caused the
entire nation to grieve, lives again
on the silver screen in the person
of j. Farrell McDonal, who bears a
striking likeness to the gridiron
genius, and acts Rockne's role as
coach of the Notre Dame team.
Not only does Rockne live again.
but his greatest players, the famous
-Four Horsemen' actually appear
in the picture. Miller, Layden
Crowley and Stuhldreher, who made
football history that will last as
long as the game, came to Holly
wood to take part making the film
So did Bucky O'Connor, hero of
last years U. =. c. game, Adam
Walsh, O'Brien, Moon" MULLINS
and other Notre Dame stars.
1.-THE Spirit of Notre Dame is as
exciting as a football game and as
dramatic as the life of Rockne.
Leon Janney. the famous juvenile
star of "Penrod and Sam, will ap-
pear in person at tonight's per-
formances.
Sunday night The Road to Reno"
a smashing indictment of the ia
nous divorce colony, will be shown
with an all-star cast including Lily
an Tashman, Charles Buddy"
Rogers, Peggy Shannon, William
Boyd, Irving Pichel, Skeets Gala
CHER and others.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-31
C0miskey's Son
Assumes Charge

CHICAGO, Oct. 81. U.P)-The
Chicago White Sox, founded by the
late Charles A. Comiskey, will re-
main under the Comiskey banner
with the "Old Romans" only son
j. Louis Comiskey, at the helm.
The elder Comiskey failed to
leave will and the estate in its
entirety passed on to his son. At a
meeting yesterday of the board of
directors, j. Louis Comiskey was
elected president and treasurer, and
Harry Grabiner, who has served as
secretary for years, was reelected
to that office and named vice
president in addition.
A. S. Austrian, the elder Comis-
keys attorney, revealed that the
estate was worth several million
dollars.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-31
Divodi Dropped
In San Francisco

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 81. W.P)-
Andy Divodi, 147, flashy New York
welterweight who has scored num-
erous victories on the coast. met
more than his match in Claud
kid Capley, 14312. Sausalito
fighter, last night and was knocked
out in the second round.
Capley dropped the first round
but connected with Divodi's chin
early in the second for a nine count.
Divodi arose. ran into a straight
right and went down for keeps.
Raymond Dozier, 14412, negro
welter, scored an unpopular decision
over Abe Lichtenstein, 149, of New
York, in a l0-round semi -windup.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-31
Mexican Boxer
Beats Whitehead

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 81. U.P)-
David Velasco of Mexico City out
pointed Vearl Whitehead, Los An
geles welterweight, in a l0-round
bout at the Hollywood American
Legion stadium last night.
Clinching marred the bout.
George Hansford and Pet Sana-
reda, featherweights, fought a four
round draw in the semi-final bout.
Other results:
Young Nino and Eddie Lloyd
drew, four rounds; Wally Sears
outslugged jess Akers, "a: and
Russell Beach outpointed George
Hedges, "a.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-31

beer is poured out and then the
bottles are used as containers for
tomato pulp, which is given needy
families. Members of school econo-
mics classes prepare and bottle the
DulD
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-31
Cobb Kay0es
Meyer Grace

SAN DIEGO, Cal, Oct. 81. U.Rl
Charley Cobb, San Diego welter-
weight, knocked out Meyer Grace
of Philadelphia in the fourth round
of a scheduled l0-round bout here
last night.
Right hooks TO the head floored
Grace four times before he took
the count.
Johnny Martinez, l44, of San Ber-
nardino knocked out Benny Men,
doZa, las, of San Diego, In the first
round of the semifinal bout.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-31
HEAVYWEIGHT 'LEGGER FINED

PROVIDENCE, r. l., U.p) - His
large ayoirdupois" prevented H.
Edward Bamford weight 320)
from obtaining a gainful occupa-
tion, his lawyer explained in court.
Nevertheless the heavyweight de-
fendant was fined $3.50 for boot &.
Logging.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-31
Murata Heads
Local Growers

Ben Y. Murata of 1906 Euclid ave-
hue is president of the Ell Centro
Growers association which recently
was organized in this community.
There are four members associat-
ed in the business with plans made
for marketing lettuce and canta-
loupes. A packing shed is to be
leased by the company when the
season opens, according to Murata.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-31
BEER BOTTLES AID POOR

HUNTINGTON, Ind, W.P)-Bot-
ties of home brew obtained here in
liquor raids are not Wantonly de-
stroyed by authorities. Instead. the
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-31
SPORTS PARADE
OFFERS VARIETY
IN TODAY'S NEWS
BY HENRY McLEMORE
United Press staff Correspondent

| NEW 4otIh, OCb. ol. kO.fJ-- L llSLe
ought to be an ordinance against
southpaws in sports. They must
! go around causing folks trouble
and embarrassment. The latest
portsider to brew up mess of dis
| turbance is Lew Brouillard, the
Massachusetts, youngster who just
won the worlds welterweight title
Being under 20 years of age, Lew
can't box more than six rounds in
New York and several other states.
At the same time, he can't box less
than Is rounds in these states be-
cause of his title.
BY the time the New York COM
missioners figure hits one out, Lou
will be too old for anything more
strenuous than knitting, with may
be an occasional game of ana
grams.
No one will get a bigger kick out
of Notre Danes victory over Car
negie Tech today than Hunk An
derson, head coach of the South
Bend machine. For the last time
Hunk lead an Irish squad against
the Skibos, his team took sur
prising licking. That was the year.
you will recall, that Rockne, think
ing Carnegie was soft touch,
traipsed off to watch the Army
Navy game, leaving Anderson in
charge.
Madison Square Gardens program
committee certainly has a sense of
the fitness of things. The rodeo
steers go out today, to be followed
on Monday by tons of wrestling
beef.
Can you make the country's out
standing football team? Notre
Dame? Nav. Georgia? Don't be
silly st. Marys or U. S. C. You
make me laugh. Northwestern? Go
on, get out.
The best outfit in these United
States, if you believe in comparative
scores Is little old Maine If you
want to figure it out, start with
this: Yale beat Maine 10 to 0.
Yale beat Chicago 81 to 0. That
makes Maine 8 points better than
Chicago. If you keep going you'll
wind up with Maine 81 points bet
ter than Northwestern, the team
that tied Notre Dame.
All of which is just as silly as
Mister Muldoon's "Super Palooka"
class of heavyweights. What if one
of those "dreadnaughts' does win
the title of the overstuffed. What
will he have? That's right, nothing.
All the members of the Super
Palooka' fraternity have been lam
basted from here to Jericho Car
nera was beaten by Sharkey and
held even by guy named Maloney.
Campolo was knocked kicking by
Schaaf and slapped dizzy by Lough-
ran. Cobb was laid among the ger
aniums by Poreda, and De Kuh has
been beaten more than any carpet
you can name. Bergomas could do
no better than hold Washed-Up
Heeney to draw.
SO you see, the man that wins
the championship of this group of
animated sofas, will have a lot to
brag about.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-31
EN- ROUTE TO PEN IN HOURS

TACOMA, Wash, W.P)-At noon
George Walker assaulted with an
attempt at robbery. He was cap
tured, confessed, sentenced and on
bis way to prison by three O'Clock.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-31

Duck season opens for 30 days
November IS.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-31

BY the time the New York COM
missioners figure hits one out, Lou
will be too old for anything more
strenuous than knitting, with may
be an occasional game of ana
grams.
Imperial Valley press., 1931-10-31

Don't miss the new Ford De Luxe Body
Types. Distinctive in line and color.
Smart in their new appointments. Rich
and luxurious in their interior trim and
upholstery. You will be interested, too,
in the reasons why so many manufac-
turers and stores have chosen the rugged
Ford truck and the swift Ford delivery
cars.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-12-18

In August of the year 1856
Philip Amidas and Arthur Bar
low, navigators sent out by Sir
Walter Raleigh, planted a colony
on Roanoke Island. This was
the first English settlement in
America.
A celebration of the 350th an
niversary Of this event is now
being planned. The leading fo-
menter Of the project is w. 0.
Saunders, the Elizabeth City
editor. He has brought into col
laboration with him, among
others, Paul Green and Freder-
ick H. Koch of Chapel Hill. Mr.
Green is to write a pageant, and
Mr.. Koch is to direct the pro
duction of it. Distinguished
visitors are to be there-maybe
the President of the United
States and the Prince of Wales
and there will be band-play-
ing and speechmaking and Ella
borate feasting.
The other day Messrs. Saun-
ders, Green, Koch and other
members of the committee on ar
rangements met in Raleigh to
discuss the preparations. One
Of the first subjects that came
up was the selection of a name
and the printing of stationery.
Somebody recalled that the ex-
position in Philadelphia in cele-
bration of the 150th anniversary
of the Declaration Of Independ-
ence was called the Sesquicen-
tennial; if sesquicentennial de-
noted $50, then sesquitercen-
tenary ought to denote $50. So
it was proposed to name this af-
fair the Roanoke Island Sesqui-
tercentenary.
No sooner was the decision
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-12-18
CHRISTMAS TREE
PARTY ISSET FOR
NEXT WEDNESDAY
On the Walk in Front of the
Methodist Church; Santa
Claus in Command
CONTRIBUTIONS TO POOR

The Community Christmas
Tree party will be held on the
main street this year for the
second time. The scene of it
used to oVbe the campus lawn, be-
side the path leading up from
the post-office to the Old West
building, but a year ago it was
decided that the celebration
would be gayer, and more orna-
mental to the village, if it were
in the middle of things"
Next Wednesday is the day,
and the hour is 5 o'clock in the
afternoon.
The tree will be set up on the
edge of the broad sidewalk in
front Of the Methodist church.
The electricians of the Consoli-
dated Service plants, under the
direction of J. S. Bennett, are
expending their utmost zeal and
skill to make the tree a brilliant
display of illumination.
According to custom, the peo-
pie of the village will bring bas-
kets of food, fruit, toys, clothing
all sorts Of gift. Santa Claus,
with his snow-white beard and
JOvial smile, will be in command.
He will superintend the placing
of the gifts around the bottom
of the tree. They will be dis
tributed among the poor by the
Kings Daughters later in the
evening.
When the drama is done the
assembled company will sing
carols.
The Christmas tree will add
the finishing touch to street
scene that is more beautiful
than any the village has ever
seen before. Lights-thousands
of them, in red and yellow
adorn the store fronts on both
sides of the block, combined
with evergreens in the form Of
trees, wreaths, and garlands.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-12-18

institution. As q vocalist she
was self-taught.
Her debut in opera was made
in the role of Gilda in "Rigo-
letto" at the Costanzi theatre in
Rome in 1909, and soon after
that she appeared in Barcelona
and Madrid. She toured in Italy
and spent several seasons in
South America. Her first ap-
pearance in America was as Gilda
at the Chicago Auditorium in
1915. Her first New York an
pearance was in the title role Of
the opera, "Dinorah," in 1918.
Her debut with the Metropoli-
tan Opera Company in 1921 was
in the role of Violetta in LA
Traviata.".
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-12-18
''Sesquitercentenary" Turned Down
BY University's Latin Professors

made, however, than it was ques-
toned. Did sesquitercentenarv
really mean $50? Hadn't they
better ask a Latin scholar about
it?
You are the two to settle
that" said Mr.. Saunders, ad-
! dressing Mr.. Green and Mr..
Koch. You ask one of your
Latin professors at the Univer-
sity."
SO Mr.. Green called up George
Howe, and Mr.. Koch called up
G. A. Harrer. Each of the two
Latinists said, right off, that he
was in doubt about the suitabil-
Iity of sesquitercentenary but he
would make certain and let 'em
know later. The Howe Harrer
researches converted doubt into
certainty: sesquitercentenary
wouldn't do.
Sesqui means lone half more.
Sesquicentennial is correct for
$50 years because sesqui adds
one half to 1centum (100). But
| if you put sesqui before tercen-
tum 5000 then you have $50
plus 300, or 450. The sesquiter-
centenary celebration of plant
ing the colony on Roanoke
should properly take place,
therefore, not in the year 1885
but in 2035.
Before Mr.. Green and Mr..
Koch found out all this, how
ever, Mr.. Saunders had gone
)ack to Elizabeth City all primed
up for the printing of the letter.
heads. He had suggested the in
quiry into the suitability of the
name; still, sesquitercentenary
sounded good to him, and he did
not expect to have the Latin pro-
Continued on page seUen)
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-12-18
Galli-Curci Sings
Here January 9th
And Requests for Seats Are Already
Pouring in on Mr.. Dyer

Amelita alii-Curci, the cele-
brated coloratura soprano, will
sing in Memorial hall Wednes-
day evening, January 27. Her
husband, Homer SamueIs, will
be her accompanist.
Already the applications for
tickets have begun to pour in
upon Harold S. Dyer, head of
the University music depart
ment, who arranged the event,
and he says that Chapel Hill
people who want to attend
would do we'll to make their res
ervations at once. Pressure
upon the capacity of the hall
is coming not only from the resi-
dents of the village and the stu
dents; applications are being re-
ceived from Greensboro. Ra-
leigh, Durham, and other COM
munities in this section of the
state.
The prices are $3.50 and So
for the main floor and So and
$3.50 for the balcony. All seats
are reserved. The early appli-
.cants, of course, get the best
seats.
Anybody who wants seats can
reserve them by calling at the
office Of the music department
or by sending a letter accom-
panied by a check. The letter
should say in what part of the
hall the writer prefers to sit.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-12-18
ATHLETIC CIRCLE
WITHOUT VIRGINIA
IS OPPOSED HERE
Carolina Against. Any Scheme
Likely to Disturb Rela-
tiOns with Old Rival
PLANS MOTIVE A PUZZLE

Charles T. Woollen and A. w.
Hobbs have gone to New Orleans
to represent the University of
North Carolina at the annual
meeting of the Southern Athlet-
ic Conference, and Robert A.
Fetzer has gone along with them
to attend the convention of
Southern coaches.
Of the various matters to be
discussed at this gathering in
New Orleans, probably the most
important to the University
here is the proposal, recently ad-
vanced, to form a separate
group, a sort of inner circle, of
some of the larger institutions.
In the newspaper articles on
this subject thus far printed the
University of Virginia has not
been mentioned as a member of
the smaller group. This gives
the plan a black eye in Chapel
Hill at the start. The Univer-
sity's representatives are not
going to agree to any suggestion
that will affect adversely its ath-
letic relations with the Univer-
sity of Virginia.
The Thanksgiving Day foot
ball game between these two in
stitutions is the oldest athletic
event in the South and one of
the oldest in the United States.
1t has become an honored tradi-
ton, and sentiment in Chapel
Hill is opposed to any alignment
which threatens it or which will
tend in any way to place Caro-
lima and Virginia in separate
athletic orbits.
Considerable mystery sur
rounds the motives behind the
proposal for the formation of the
inside group. There is a sus-
picion that certain jealousies
within the Conference, in the
Continued on page fvs)
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-12-18
Chapel Hill Chaff

The man who has been play
ing the chimes these last two or
three weeks is E. E. BlOdgett,
better known as Doc Blodgett.
In the Deerfeld school in Massa-
chusetts he was a friend of one
of the Meneelys-the family of
founders who made and installed
the bells here-and this ac-
quaintance was the beginning
of his ambition to be a chimist.
Afterward, when a student at
Cornell, he took instruction from
an expert and became a regular
practitioner of the art. He hap
pened to come to the University
of North Carolina just as our
tower was nearing completion.
Late the other afternoon |
went to see him play upon the
bells. 1t was my first sight of
a chimist in action, and | was
surprised to learn that it was a
task requiring considerable ply
sical exertion. The system here
is manual-there are no cleo
trical devices to take the place
of muscle-and every stroke of
a clapper depends upon the
pushing down of a lever. The
console at which the player
stands presents a row Of wood
en- handles that call to mind
pump-handles or WheelbarrOw-
handles. Each one is attached
to a perpendicular rod that runs
up through the tower and is con-
nected with it's own particular
clapper.
This was a warm day, and |
observed that Mr.. Blodgett was
perspiring freely as he moved
back and forth along the floor,
grabbed the handles, and pushed
them down. A few minutes af-
ter my arrival he took off his
coat to gain relief.
like the chimes. The bells
have a sweet tone, and it is
pleasant, at twilight, to hear the
notes of old familiar tunes
floating over the campus and the
Continued on page eight
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-12-18
An Indoor Golf School
Soon to Be Established in a Building
On the Main Street

Don MacCracken plans to es-
tablish an indoor golf school. He
is now negotiating for a lease
on one of the vacant stores on
Franklin street, between the
post-office and the bank, and he
said yesterday that he hoped to
open Monday, January 4.
He will have the standard
equipment for indoor golf in
struction and practice. One of
the articles is net which will
register the distance of a drive ;
the ball is caught a few feet from
the tee, but a delicate instru-
ment attached to the net reveals
how far the ball would have
gone out in the open on wind
less day. And there will be a
pitch shot range where the golf
er may practice short mashie
and niblick shots to the green.
1T may be. too," says Mr..
MacC Cracken, that along with a
golf layout, I will be able to in
stall an archery range"
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-12-18
The New License Plates
Under New Law Charge Is Based
Upon Weight Of the Car

The state of North Carolina
is now issuing its automobile H.
cense plates for 1882. They
can be obtained by mail from the
motor vehicle bureau of the
revenue department in Raleigh
or at the bureaus branch Office
in Durham.
According to the new law the
charge is based upon the weight
of the car. Every possessor of
a 1881 license receives from the
revenue commissioner a notice
telling just what the amount is,
Either the Strowd Motor Com
pany or the Macmillan Motor
Company in Chapel Hill will
give information about licenses
to any inquirer.
A new license plate may be
placed upon a car at once, in ad.
vance Of the New Year, if the
owner SO desires. Anybody wh<
drives a car after December 81
without a new plate is subject te
arrest.
The 1882 plate bears the mum.
bers in black upon a background
of orange. This is the reverse
of the color arrangement fol
1881.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-12-18
No Wine-Bricks Here
Manning Pritchard Turned Lawyer
And Decided They Were Illegal

Wine-bricks, the California
product now declared by the at
torney-general of the state to be
illegal in North Carolina, have
not been on sale in Chapel Hill
for two or three months.
Manning Pritchard of the
Pritchard-Lloyd drugstore beat
the attorney general to it. Af-
ter he had bought two dozen of
the bricks, early in the fall, a
question arose in his mind. He
obtained a law book, looked the
matter up, and decided that to
sell the bricks was against the
law.
"By the time the two dozen
bricks were sold l had made up
my mind we wouldn't handle
any more" Mr.. Pritchard said
yesterday, "and when the sales
man came around again / told
him SO"
I'VE did have a few of the
bricks some time ago. said
James Fowler of the Modal
Market, "but there wasn't much
demand for them. I think we
sold a total of eight. l haven't
had any in stock for quite 4
while; in fact, I had pretty near
ly forgotten them when I read
in the newspapers about the de-
cision of the attorney general. .
The wine-bricks were offered
| for sale all through the United
States after Mrs. Mabel Walker
Willebrandt, who went about the
country preaching dry doctrine
for Hoover in 1928, became the
lawyer for the California grape
growers. The Federal Farm
Board has lent money to the
vineyard men who produce the
grapes for the wine-bricks.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-12-18
Mr.. Morris Barely Missed Call from Undertaken

misunderstood the name of the
person who had died and took
it to be Thomas Morris. So
Gales Andrews started for the
Morris farm in truck with en-
balming fluids and other neces-
sary materials.
He was just turning off the
Pittsboro highway, near the
Sparrow filling station, when he
was hailed by Dr.. B. B. Lloyd
DR.. Lloyd informed him Of his
mistake and set him in the right
direction.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-12-18

Thomas Morris barely missed,
one day last week, visit from
an undertaken who was on the
way to his farm to prepare him
for burial. Mr.. Morris, whose
farm is a mile or so south Of
Chapel Hill, wasn't aware of
his narrow escape until he was
told about it by a friend several
hours later.
This is how it happened:
A summons came to the An
drews Funeral Home. Whoever
answered the telephone cae
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-12-18
Bows Learn Archery
Troop of Bowmen Is Organized under
Direction of Don McCracken

A troop of boy archers is be-
ing organized in Chapel Hill by
Don MacCracken, the golf pro-
fessional who is now making his
headquarters with L. A. Koonts
in the Alfred Williams store.
Carl Thompson Of Pinehurst,
a student, is the instructor. His
father, a maker of bows and ar
rows, is former national archery
champion, and the son ranked
7th in the last annual meet.
About a score of boys as
sembled on the school grounds
in response to the call for the
first meeting last Saturday.
They have now been divided in
to two classes, and the plan is
to have meetings Tuesday and
Friday afternoons. It is a Boy
Scout enterprise, but any young
Chapel Hillian, whether he be-
longs to the Scout troop or not,
will be welcomed.
Mr.. Koonts has offered a bow
and a set of arrows as a prize
to the boy who shows the most
Improvement in the first two
xuaokc
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-12-18
Barbecue for Firemen

The Bank Of Chapel Hill was
host to the fire company at the
firemen's hut last Friday eve
ming. Short talks were made by
F. P. Graham, Zeb Council, and
John Foister Of Chapel Hill, and
D. w. Sorrell, mayor Of Durham.
Fire Chief Bennett of Durham
entertained the company with
songs.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-12-18
Martha Belle Caldwell

A daughter was born to Mr..
and Mrs. w. E. Caldwell at 2
o'clock Saturday morning at
their home on Rosemary lane.
The final in Belle is very i'm
pOrtant, and Mr.. Caldwell warns
all citizens not to omit it when
there is occasion to write or
print anything about his daugh-
ter. Belle is a family name and
to omit the is to upset a family
tradition.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-12-18
Presbyterian Christmas Tree

The Presbyterians will have
their Christmas tree at 5 o'clock
this friday afternoon in the
assembly room of the church.
The gifts for families in need
win be distributed by George H.
Lawrence, county welfare Of
ficer. The program at the tree
will include a pageant and the
singing of carols.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-12-18
A Carol Service

There will be a Christmas
Carol service at a o'clock Sun
day afternoon n the Presbyter-
ian church under the direction
of George H. Lawrence.
Mrs. Alvin S. Wheeler will be
the organist and L. M. Brooks
the pianist.
The program will include a
short cantata entitled "Child OF
Jesus" and a group of 12th-to-
15th-century English carols.