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The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-12-25
In the East

An avenue bordered by pecan
trees-not the little trees of the
modern pecan grove. but giants,
as big as well-grown oaks or
hickories; a simple and graceful
Colonial house; on the other side
of the house another avenue,
bordered by double rows of box,
Heading down a gentle slope to
the edge of Albemarle Sound.
The sun shining down, bright
and warm, upon the unrutfled
surface of the water In the
distance, a lighthouse. and the
faint outlines of two or three
boats. A few gnarled cypress
trees, standing in the water, we'll
out from the shore, like sentinels
on guard,
Such was Scotch Hall, the
home of the George Capeharts,
as | saw it last Friday for the
first time. It was my luck that
DR.. Jacocks, with whom | was
roaming around in the east, was
the brother of Mrs. Capehart,
and so we We're taken in as hon
ored guests.
Scotch Hall was built about
1840, and the box and the pc
cans and the other trees in the
yard were planted in the same
year. The atmosphere Of old
times hovers over the place
the tranquility and graciousness
and charm that are. part of the
tradition of the ante bellum
plantation.
We were feasted bountifully
this too, is part of the tradi-
ton; and my old friends, Billy
Capehart and Steve Askew
whom | had not seen since. our
college days thirty years ago,
came in; and Mr.. and Mrs
Continued on merit page
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-12-25
Chapel Hill Chdff

For printing 1885 instead of
1885 as the year when the first
English colony was planted on
Roanoke Island, the Raleigh
Times suggests that should
shoot the offending linotyper or
.proofreader. But alas. have
consulted the original typeWrit-
ten copy and find that the mis-
take was my own. OF course |
knew better One of the first
things i learned in school was
that Roanoke Island was many
years ahead of jamestown.
There is still confusion about
the date. Some people speak of
1884 as the year of the begin
ming of the English colonization
of America. That was not the
year when the first colony was
established but when Roanoke
Island was discovered. Sir Wal
ter Raleigh's navigatora adVen-
turers. Amidas and Barlow,
sailed across the Atlantic on a
scouting expedition in 1884.
They returned to England with
glowing tales of the friendly eli
mate, the abundant grapes, and
the other attractions of Roanoke
Island, and the company of col
onists headed by John Lane was
sent out the next year. They
landed August II, 1885, and this
fact is stated on the memorial
monument that stands on the
site of Fort Raleigh.
SO the 350th anniversary Of
the discovery of the island falls
in 1884, while the 350th ami
Versary of the establishment Of
the colony falls in 1885. W. o.
Saunders has scheduled his cele-
(COatiaued on last pdge)
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-12-25
Christmas Here so Years AGO

Christmas there was none. until
the Baptists gave a Christmas
Tree whose decorations and
candles seemed almost ungodly
Each family had an ample dim
ner, but of the modern mad ex-
change of presents there was no
thought. Children hung up their
mothers long white stockings
and >Were thrilled to find one or
ange in the toe and one apple in
the heel. the leg being all bumpy
with nuts and striped sticks of
candy. They learned before
hand and recited on Christmas
Day the second chapter Of Mat
thew and the beautiful Christ
mas hymns: when Shepherds
Watched Their Flocks by Night"
and when Marshalled on the
Nightly Plain" At least some
of them did.
Christmas shopping was done
whenever one could struggle
across the m2raSs Of mud that
VAS the business section of the
village, but there was very little
shopping, because there We're SO
few shops and so little in them.
Durham was 4 hours away and
the road almost impossible.
One vivid picture remains of
the late Seat Barbee going along
through a driving snow storm to
steal his bride, pretty Sue
Davis, who lived where Dr. II.
II. Williams now lives. A sWash-
buckling ide-groom was Seat,
his face partly concealed by the
folds of dark cape whose Grim
son lining glowed in the dark
winter storm, while a wide
brimmed hat was perched jaunt-
lily on his dark, crisp curls This
was the Christmas Of 1872 when
the University was closed, most
of the houses in the village were
empty, and the few remaining
inhabitants too deeply plunged
in poverty and gloom to cele-
brate the birth of Him who
came to bring both "strife" and
peace" to a waiting world.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-12-25
Gardner, Writer
Governor Is Author of an Article on
New Conditions in the State

The numerous people on the
Hill who know Governor Gard
ner will be interested to learn
that he has turned magazine
writer. In the SATURDAY EUe-
nina Post for January 2 he will
have an article entitled Zone
State Cleans House" Reports
say it will deal largely with the
work of the last legislature and
it's effects, and may have some
thing to say, incidentally about
taxation. 1t has little comment
on the sales tax battle, however.
The article will contain about
5000 words. 1t was originally
captioned New Wine in Old
Bottles" but the Post suggested
the change which was adopted.
1t is said that the Governor has
been asked by three other maga-
zines to write them something
on the present situation in
North Carolina.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-12-25
Knight Going to lraq
Member of Commission to Advise
Government about Its Schools

Edgar w. Knight, of the Uni
Versity school of education, is
going to lraq as a member of a
commission to give advice about
the school system. He and his
two companion educational ex-
perts, Paul Monroe and William
{ G.. Bagley, Of Columbia Univer-
sity, will sail from New York
January II.
Lest some of Mr. Knights fel-
low citizens here in Chapel Hill
do not know who, what, or where
Iraq is, here is the information ::
Iraq is a country carved out
of the old Mesopotamia after the
World War and is a mandate of
the British. 1t has an area of
143,00O square miles and a pop
ulation of 100000. One third
of it's inhabitants are nomads,
wandering over the deserts and
plains rather aimlessly while
they wait for Messrs. Knight,
Monroe and Bagley to come and
induct them into the mysteries
Of modern education.
Iraq's government is a con-
stitutional monarchy. In some
respects it is modern, but it is
rather behind the times in the
matter of schools.
Mr.. Knights headquarters
will be in Baghdad. He will be
away from home about four
months.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-12-25
Scouts Need Quarters
Mr.. MacCracken Seeking Suitable
Assembly Place for Boys

Don MacCracken, who is
working with Scoutmaster
George Henry on the Boy Scout
troop here, is trying to find
suitable quarters in which the
weekly meetings of the troop can
be held. At present one of the
shacks in the old labor camp on
the Pittsboro road is used for
this purpose. The structure has
no light except an old oil lamp
and a candle; it is too small to
accommodate the rapidly in
creasing group of boys; and its
location is anything but conven-
lent.
Mr.. MacCraeken hopes that
one of the churches will turn
over a social room for the use
of the Scouts on Friday nights.
In Chicago, where he did Scout
work before coming to Chapel
Hill, many of the large churches
served troops in this way. He
thinks that interest in the
Scouts work will be greatly
stimulated if they have a COM
Portable place of assembly.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-12-25
Weather Crisis
Effect of Winter SOlstice on the 2lst
Watched by Prophets

The villages weather sharps
are watching to see what turn
the climate will take within the
next few days, for it seems un-
reasonable to suppose that the
open and summery conditions of
recent weeks can last much
longer. They point to the fact
that the winter sOlstice occurred
on the .21st, and since this date
usually brings on a weather
crisis, the present week may
prove to be a turning point.
According to an old belief,
the weather that prevails for the
week following the solstice in
dicates the prevailing weather
for the next three months, that
is, up to March 21, when the
spring equinox occurs. II by
December % the wind clears in
the north, the winter will be
cold. If it clears in the east,
harsh and changeable weather
may be expected. If it clears in
the south, the recent mildness
will be continued
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-12-25

Wants to Know ..bout His Luncheon
and Calls up Miss kOyster

The telephone rang in the
Correll home Monday morning,
and Miss Martha Royster ans
Wered it. A gentleman's voice
asked if Elizabeth had come in.
Miss Royster, thinking Of Mrs.
Correl's younger daughter
Elizabeth, who was still at
school. replied that Elizabeth
had not come in.
But, darling" said the gen
tleman, what are we going to
do?"
81 don't understand"
isn't this 4656?"
NO" Miss Royster told him,
this is 1856"
J. F. Kenfield, University
tennis coach, who lives out in
WestwOod, had been rather put
out by the failure of his cook,
whose name is Elizabeth, to
show up in time to prepare
breakfast. After leaving home
that morning, he became anxi-
Gus about where he would get
his lunch and tried to call up
Mrs. Kenfeld to find out about
| it. He called Miss Royster by
mistake.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-12-25
Greetings by Gable, 81

The Western Union Tele-
graph Company announces that
Christmas greetings may be sent
for 81 to anybody in Great
Britain, Ireland, or Continental
Europe. The company's office
here in Chapel Hill will open
from s to II A. M. and from 5
to 6 p. M. Christmas Day. The
Postal Telegraph office, in the
Pritchard-Lloyd drugstore, will
be open in the morning and will
close about noon.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-12-25
HOBBS NAMED
TOHELP CHOOSE
COMMISSIONER
University Dean on Committee
to Outline Duties of Athletic
Supervisor
CONFERENCE SESSIONS HOT

A. w. Hobbs, dean Of the Uni
versity's college of liberal arts.
was appointed last week at the
annual meeting of the Southern
Conference to the committee
which will deal with something
new in Southern athletics-the
selection Of a commissioner who
viii give his whole time to super
vision and to the enforcing Of
Conference regulations.
The committee includes Cur
ley" Byrd, of Maryland; Dean
Slagle Of Florida; and J. F.
Broussard, of louisiana State.
The conference voted ap-
proval of a proposal to employ
Such commissioner, and it will
be the function of this commit
tee to outline his duties and sal
airy. 1t will meet some time be-
fore February, in which month
it is expected to make a report.
1t supposed that the commits
sioner will have functions
somewhat similar to those of
Judge Landis in professional
baseball and Mr.. Hayes in the
moving picture industry.
The faculty of the University
of North Carolina, while APP
proving the effort to raise
standards, failed to accept the
Invitation 10 enter the so-called
"inner group" of the Confer
ence, which now has these seven
Institutions: Kentucky, Florida,
Vanderbilt, Tulane, Auburn,
| Georgia, and Georgia Tech.
1t was the opinion of the
University authorities that they
could not make any commitment
which might interfere with es-
tablished relations with old and
! Friendly rivals in the South At
lantic states, such as Virginia
and Duke.
/ The meeting, which took place
at New Orleans, was warm
one at times, and the heat devel-
oped possibly will have the effect
of drawing institutions in the
South Atlantic states even clos
er than they have been in the
past.
G.. p. Miles, Athletic director
of Virginia Polytechnic Insti-
tute, was elected president of the
conference for 1892. The next
annual meeting will take place at
the University of Tennessee.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-12-25
j. ID. Webb Gets Better

j. D. Webb, who went to
Rocky Mount Friday to visit his
son, A. G.. Webb, was stricken
with pneumonia few hours af-
ter his arrival. Il rTressage re-
ceived in Chapel Hill just before
this paper went to press said
that his condition was imprOv-
ing. DR.. Louis Webb, his son,
is with him.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-12-25
POst-Office Closed Today

The post-office in Chapel Hill
will be closed Christmas day
Only special-delivery letters will
be delivered, and no mail will be
placed in the lock-boxes. Out
going first-class mail, however
will leave at the regular hours
The windows in the post-office-
parcel post, stamp-and-general.
delivery, and money -order-and-
registry-will be closed all day
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-12-25
LOCAL ORANGES
ESTABLISHED In
ORANGE COUNTY
Don Matheson Says They Wiil
Develop Spirit of Co-opera-
ton among the Farmers
FIVE NOW; OTHERS LATER

Gilbert W. Ray, county ac-
countant. and Don Matheson,
county agricultural agent, came
over from Hillsboro on visit
this week, and Mr.. Matheson
told of the good progress made
in the organization of oranges
among the farmers Of Orange.
There are now in the county
five chapters of the North Caro-
lima Grange - Orange Grove,
Schley, White Cross, GraVelly
Hill, and Fairfield. Two of
them, Schley and Fairfield, have
assembly halls <.of their own,
made out 81 old abandoned
schoolhouses.
"These oranges give promise
Of developing fine spirit of. CO.
operation among the farmers Of
Orange" said Mr.. Matheson.
'"They provide an opportunity
not only for the people to come
together and discuss farm prob
lens, such as marketing, but for
social gatherings. Women and
children are taken in as men,
bers, as well as men, and 50 the
whole population is brought
within the sphere of grange ac-
TVitieS. The boys of two Of the
chapters, Orange Grove and
White Cross, have organized
basketball teams, and as the or
ganizati0n proceeds the women
and the girls will have their pro-
iects of social and recreational
nature.
Every chapter has its local
sjIliCtlS W llO tOlltNI tllC plildll
dues, arrange programs, and at
tend to the other business of the
chapter. Meetings are held at
intervals of two weeks.
THE local oranges are attil-
lated with the State Grafge,
which is, in turn, a branch OF
the National Grange. The Ma
tional Grange is to have its next
convention in North Carolina.
This decision was made largely
as a result of the efforts of the
master of our State Grange,
Kerr Scott Of Alamance.
THE five chapters organized
recently are only a beginning of
the grange movement IN Orange.
We expect that every section of
the county will have It's grange,
and eventually there will be
some central county organlZa-
tion to link the chapters togeth-
er."
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-12-25
Will See Maude Adams

Several Chapel Hillians will go
to Raleigh on December 20 or TO
Greensboro on the 30th to see
Maude Adams play Portia in
'"The Merchant of Venice" after
her long absence from the stage.
Otis Skinner will play Shylock.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-12-25
CarOlina-Duke Wrestling

The wrestling season will be-
gin with a match between Caro-
lima and Duke Monday, January
II, in the Tin Can.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-28
NEWSHAWKS TO
VISIT VALLEY

Definite dates when delegates 70
the World Press congress in Mex
leo City will arrive IN the Lower
on the return to this country are
10 the return to this country are
announced a bulletin received at
the chamber Of commerce here to-
day.
According TO this bulletin there
will be three special trains return
ing by way OF Brownsville, one
arriving here August IS. another
August 20. and a third August n.
The trains are due In MatamoroS
on each Of these days at $40 d. m.
and are to leave Brownsville that
night.
Such a schedule makes II prac-
tically impossible to show the vis-
itors either Brownsville or the
rest OF the Valley, and efforts will
probably be made TO have the
schedule from Mexico speeded up
or the train delayed here. so they
can be taken over the Valley.
Whit Rodgers OF McAllen Is
chairman OF the committee han
handling this matter and G. c.
Richardson Of the local chamber is a
member.
Just how many delegates will
sign. or have signed. for the re-
turn by Brownsville Is not known
here.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-28

Nancy Carroll. brilliant and viva
cious star OF The Devils Holiday"
LAUGHTER and Stolen Heaven"
will be seen wednesday. Thursday
and Friday at the Rivoli Theatre in
San Benito in her latest Paramount
prOduction-"The Night Angel"
The Night Angel" is a tense md
exciting romantic drama whose
scene are Prague. ancient capital
OF Bohemia and modern city OF
CzechoSlovakia.
Nancy Is seen as Yula. the young
daughter OF an unregenerate coun-
tess. She Is a performer In a cabaret
owned by her mother and is enamor-
ed OF the professional strong man
and bouncer OF the resort.
March. as the young lawyer re-
Gently elected chief prosecutor OF the
city. decides TO reform the town:
and as his first step he causes the
arrest OF the countess. AS the re-
suit Of his court work the countess
gets a jail term. Nancy Is only saved
from a like fate because Of her youth.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-28
BANKERS Will
TOUR VALLEY

One hundred delegates 10 the
Mortgage Bankers association of
America convention in Dallas will
make a tour OF the Valley Oct. 81,
according TO announcement received
at the Brownsville Chamber Of Com
merce.
The definite date. and the timer
airy, are announced in a letter from
Edmund G.. Chamberlain. who Is
handling arrangements In Texas,
The Valley arrangements are being
handled by a chamber Of commerce
committee headed by q. G. Rich
ards0n OF Brownsville and including
Whit Rodgers Of McAllen.
The visitors will arrive at Nc
Allen at 500 a. m, and the tour OF
the Valley will be started immediate
w. the visitors being taken through
the EdinbuTg, Mission and other
territory in that section, and on
down to Progreso. where they will
be given a barbecue lunch by the
Progres0 company.
They will come on through the
remainder OF the Valley, including
San Benito. Harlingen, ETC., in the
afternoon. reaching Brownsville I'm
the afternoon, and having dinner IN
Matamoros.
This is considered one OF the most
important side trips that could be
brought TO the Valley, as the mort
gage bankers handle the investing
Of millions Of dollars weekly In new
construction in the country.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-28
Alfonso S Throne Is
Left to Third Son

the naval school at Dartmouth since
the royal family left Spain. came %
London today. travelling third class
with a number Of his schoolmates
and was met at Paddington station
by his father.
The Daily Express said that former
King Alfonso formally addicted last
week In favor Of Don Juan.
The step was taken. a Madrid
dispatch 10 the newspaper declared
because Alfonso believed that the
election which resulted in his over
throw three months ago was a re-
buke To himself and not 70 the
monarchy. Therefore ne stepped
down that the cause might be re-
vlved.
Don Juan. who Is ~. Is described
as a quiet. intelligent youth who
looks much like his father.
The addiction OF Alfonso. the
Daily Express said, ended the ole
controversy between his house and
the Carlists. for Don Jaime. great
grandson OF Ferdinand VII preten-
der to the throne, formally re-
nounced his claims at the same time
Don Jaime. according TO the Mad
rid dispatch. was not present. how
ever. at the family council nc Foun-
tainebleau at which the king took
his action.
The newspaper declared that the
two elder brothers OF the young
Don Juan also gave UP their claims.
They are the Prime OF Asturias, a
victim OF hemophilia, and Don
Jaime, who Is deaf and dumb.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-28
Movie Sidelghts

hAtOLt - san hcn1tO
Thrills and romance are cleverly
mixed in Son of India" in which
Ramon Novarro Is delighting au-
diences at the Rivoi Theater in
San Benito. In his turban and
Hindu accoutrements. the star was
never more Economically attractive.
The story, which keeps moving at
a fast pace due to clever direction
upon the part OF Jacques Feyder.
opens with an exciting ba.-dit raid
in which a rich rajah l. murdered
and robbed. Novarro, his son. Is
able TO escape by an ingenious
method in which he is buried alive
but breathes through a stem.
Novarro as usual plays his role
with a spontaneous sincerity. Madge
Evans. who has not been seen on
the screen since she played child
parts. is charming as the heroine,
and excellent work is done by Con-
rad Nagel. Marjorie Rambeau. G..
Aubrey Smith. Mitchell Lewis, John
MILAN and Nigel de Brulier.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-28
CAPITOL

Conrad Nagel. featured with Give
Brook In Frank Lloyd's Fox Movie
tone production. East Lynne" star
ring Ann Harding. and commencing
its run at the Capitol Theatre to-
day. once worked as bricklayer's
helper at 81 a day as the first step
in fitting himself for the career CT
architect which he had marked as
his own.
The artistic life was bred In
Nagel's bones. His father, DR.. Frank
Nagel. was not only a pianist but
a composer. His mother was a sing
err OF concert calibre. Reared in such
a home atmosphere 1t was inevitable
that the boy should follow some fine
art whether architecture Or not.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-28

HUNTSVILLE, July % -lPl-
First 70 pay the death penalty un-
der the habitual criminal law In
Texas was Will jenkins. AS. negro,
executed in the state prison here
shortly after midnight.
jenkins, entering the death
chamber with a smile, told specta-
tors he would meet them In the
hereafter. TO newspapermen he
said. You have been writing about
my sinful as years. Now tell them
how I died"
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-28

LONDON. July %. tP1-Lord Lon
donderry. speaking In behalf Of
former King Alfonso of Spain. today
denied a report in the Daily Express,
that he had addicted his right To the
Spanish throne in favor Of hts third
son. Don Juan de Bourbon.
At the Spanish embassy the only
statement issued said: I'VE know
nothing officially"
The boy. who has been a cadet mt
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-28
DEATH
TOLL MOUNTS
in ARIZONA

GAM no ANrrGrn r,,fr 1n fn
periderfs TeS tnT.T frc-s ~. hrat-
-frjrrer 1rnrsrtsi ~sr,ss ard arsrrr.
nosnfs &c The to,, from he south
uest's most nrolnnoed heat wave IN
years mounted to 63 deaths.
Flee Ia Resorts.
Along the roads II the hase ~
meiestic San Gorronio mountain
which lifts its snow canned neak
xIighttv more thnr tuyo riie~ ahnyn
"a sr%rslte-inr r-sat hrariran deserf
hundreds az sntomnbiIeS moved ~
the cooler coastal areas and noun
tain resorts so their occunantS might
find relief
Fnrtv ~ IN. heat deafhs ocrurrad
IN Imperial valley. which 4 noted
for the richness IN ~ coil and. for
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-28

CHICAGO. July %. R-The
farmers national grain corporation
has announced that 1t has multiplied
its storage facilities to keep from
Cutting congested grain markets In
It's coping with a surplus from other
years and an incoming tide OF new
wheat.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-28
DATA
SUMMARY

The high pressure area which was
off the north Pacific coast yester-
day morning has moved eastward TO
the Canadian province Of Alberta,
bringing appreciably cooler weather
over Montana, western NoTcl Dakota
and bordering Canadian provinces.
A preceding low area is central over
eastern South Dakota. causing sharp
local temperature rises in that re-
gi0n. Rainfall was widely scattered
and mostly light.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-28

Meiseli, and Caroline Dean Melseli.
All OF Blk 81. Stuart Place Subd,
Surveys 100 a. 29s. Cdn: $4,000.
Woods Christian, ct en-. 10 The
American Land Co. Blk. III. Stuart
Place Subd. Surs. i3s & 29s. Cdn:
$1,000. sc.
Valley Citrus Groves CO. To Al
phcnse u. LeBCueuf. 4. 10 acres or
the N. 1890 acres OF BLK. rs. MINI
Texas Id. g. Irrig. Cos Subd.. Cdn:
t2.51O.
R- "A. Rose. et ai.. 10 E. R- Cant
well. All or lot III & the 8. 10 ~. OF