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The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-10-28
Chapel Hill Chaf

On his return from China last
year DIR. Amos of the Duke Uni
versity medical school left Mrs.
Amos >and the children to enjoy
a quiet winter in Shanghai. Then
hell broke loose. japanese war
ships came over to Shanghai,
and a section of the japanese
army followed. For two or three
days shot and shell were flying
over Mrs. Amos's quarters and
falling on roofs and in the
streets roundabout, and air
planes were dropping bombs.
She bore all this, SO eyewitness
es have testified, without a qua
yer, but
: A bombardment by the
Japs is very different from
hearing a dining room chair
move in the dead of night. This
is the sound Mrs. Amos heard
one night last week in her home
in Hope Valley. The dining
room was just below her, ,And she
couldn't be mistaken. There
was no dog or cat in the house
Dr. Amos was fast asleep in an
other room, and the children had
been asleep for hours. Who was
moving that chair? Who but a
burglar?
Mrs. Amos trembIed with
fright, but she determined to in
Vestigate. Before descending to
the first floor, however, she
turned on several lights, walked
across her room with a purpose
(CoHftHacd on page tWot
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-10-28
PEOPLE ON WEST
FRANKLIN STREET
HAVE A Big LOAD
Assessment Much Greater Than
Expected by Many Owners
Who Signed Petitions
COMMITTEE SEEKS RELIEF

= The more the members of the
special committee of the Citi-
ZenS' Welfare Committee look
into the matter of the street paw
ing assessments laid upon the
owners Of property on West
Franklin street four or five years
ago. the stronger become theft
suspicious that the owners were
victims of deception. The de-
ception may not have been fraud
in the legal sense. and it may not
have been practiced Intentional
| ~. but this does not affect the re-
suit. The result of the assess
mentS is that some of the poorer
property owners, mainly Ne
groeS, are threatened with being
sold out of their homes because
OF their inability to pay what the
town government demands of
them.
A great deal Of criticism is di-
rected at the amount of the as
SeSSment 10 a front foot. 1t
is said that many of the owners
were led to expect that the figure
would be far below that.
4 Negro who owns a lot with
a frontage of 100 feet has to pay
$77O for a So-called Improvement
that, as far as he is concerned,
has few aspects of an improve
ment. Far from improving his
condition, the Improvement has
inflicted upon him heavy debt
which may cause town official
to come and sell his roof from
above his head.
Not many persons subject to a
street assessment can pay it all
in lump. The usual way is to
pay it off in ten annual INSTALL
ments, and interest must be paid
on the unpaid balance. For ex-
ample, if an owner assessed for
$77O pays off SIT the first year
he must pay at the same time
Continued on last page
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-10-28
The States Deficit

given out from the treasurer S
office. this statement of the con-
ditiOn of the states financial af-
fairs is enough to frighten tax
payers out of their wits. But
there are other reasons for this
deficit besides decreased reve-
nues, and while this operating
shortage has been piling up, the
states total Indebtedness has
been greatly reduced.
During the Gardner admins
tration the bonded debt of the
state has been decreased by $19,-
9S5,000. Taking this retirement
into consideration, it will be seen
that the state is $S,l19.320 bet
ter off than it was four years
ago. All this while the bonded
Indebtedness of the federal gov
ernment has been mounting to
the skies.
IF this state had followed the
general practice of refinancing
its bonded debts during the de-
preston the treasury would to-
day hold a surplus Of more than
5000, 900. How many govern
mental units or corporations can
point to such a record?
Believe it or not, North Caro-
lima has a deficit because the
state has paid its debts. In the
face of present conditions. the
record is remarkable and the ac-
tual deficit of only So, ,46S.395 is
really something to arouse a feel
ing of security.
II spite Ol reduced revenues
the state government met every
single one of its debt require
mentS without refunding any
thing except short term deficit
and tax anticipation notes. Not
a single bond maturity or inter
est payment was retinanced.
How many governmental units
or corporations can cite such a
record during the three lean
years just slipping into his
tory"
1t is accepted by economists
everywhere as sound principle
(ContinHed on meet pa0e)
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-10-28
STILL ADVOCATES
SHOW OF SKULLS
ALONG HIGHWAYS
Identification Wouldn't Suffer
From Deaths Heads.
Thinks N0rthington
STATES MERITS OF PLAN

The idea advanced IN this pa
per last week, to the effect that
the display of skull-and-cross-
bones signs on the highways
might not accord with the beau
titication movement, does not
weaken DR.. James M. Northlng-
tons conviction that his plan,
If adopted, would tend to curb
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-10-28

Mrs. A. w. Hobbs and Mrs.
Sturgis +. Leavitt drove down
to Garner Tuesday to the meet
ing Of the 9Th District of the
North Carolina Federation of
| Womcn's Clubs.
In the course Of the proceed
ings the chairman reminded the
assembled company that it was
the custom to present a prize,
a trophy cup, to the community
that sent the largest delegation
to the district meeting, and she
said:
"This year the prize goes to
Chapel Hill"
Mrs. Hobbs, president of our
Community Club arose, march
ed forward to the chairman s
table, and took the cup. She
was little puzzled by the
award, but when somebody off
ers you a prize you can't very
well do anything but accept it.
A few minutes later there was
occasion for all the delegations,
in turn, to arise to their feet.
When Chapel HilPs turn came,
Mrs. Hobbs and Mrs. Leavitt
stood up.
So this was the monster dele
cation that had won the atten-
dance prize! For a moment the
company gaZed upon the two
Chapel Hillians in amazed 81
lence, and the silence was fol-
lowed by a buzz of whispers and
murmurs. Haltingly, the chair
man said that there must have
been some mistake. Whereupon
Mrs. Hobbs made her second
march to the front and returned
the cup as graciously as she had
accepted it. 1t was given to the
delegation from ROxboro.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-10-28

Never before were there so many
players on the Country Club links
as turned out for the Golf Field Day
Wednesday afternoon. From the num-
Der Of automobiles clustered around
the clubhouse, and strung along the
roads adjacent to the links, passer-
by might have guessed that one Of the
Presidential candidates had come to
town
1t was "A tW0-ball fOursome tOurna-
ment, and every team was composed
of one club member and one guest.
There were 52 teams in all, and the
last one reached the home green just
make further play impossible. Most
Of the guests were men who had never
played golf before
Nineteen prizes were offered by the
merchants Of Chapel Hill, and the rule
was that every prize won by team
went TO the guest; his partner, the
club member had no share in it.
There was one exception TO this.
+. + G. G s5s44it ks=eH "A eEed weeks 4e
the Carolina theatre to each member
of a team which made birdie. Forty
seven of the 81 teams completed the
course before a birdie was made.
Then r.. M. Burlage's drive to the
home green stopped within a feet Of
the cup, and his partner, Carl Dur
ham, beginner but toting the cool
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-10-28

John R. Stedman, the state
treasurer, estimates the accu-
mulated deficit in the state 5
general fund at the end of the
present fiscal year, June 30,
1888, at S11,S65,680.
This will be partially offset by
an accumulated surplus in the
highway fund estimated at So
397, ,285, leaving a deficit in the
combined funds of Sc, ,468, 1876.
On their face, these figures
indicate that the states tinanc-
es are in a much worse condition
than they actually are. For, the
state has been paying off debts
in the three-year period in which
it has accumulated the, operat-
ing deficit.
Probably the situation may be
made more clear to the average
citizen by the following illustra-
ton: Suppose that YOU have 4
mortgage Of $1,000 on your
home. You have agreed to pay
this off at the rate of $500 a
year. The hard times hit you,
and your annual earnings are
not enough to cover your living
expenses and the. interest and
inStallmentS on your debt. Your
requirements are greater than
your earnings by a margin of
$500. Therefore YOU borrow
$500 Il year upon other security
This enables YOU to meet the in
terest and installments on your
home mortgage loan, AT the end
of three years you have borrow
ed 5000 and have paid off 1900
on your mortgage. Consider
ing the 5000 by itself, you have
accumulated a deficit of that
but considering at the
same time the reduction Of the
mortgage by 1900, you are
actually better off than You
were by 5000.
The Raleigh Times does a good
service in analyZing the treas
urer's figures and showing what
they really mean. The Times
says:
"Taken straight, just as it was
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-10-28
''UncIe Toms Cabin" Here Next Week

ago when Uncle Toms Cabin" was
causing such furorc, is member Of
the cast. The other players hail from
all over the country. They are Betty
Barnett, Lakeland, Fla. Bob Reid,
Pottsville, Pa; w. A. l.. Bonyan.
Summit, N. j.; Jo Orendorff, Canton,
H.; Furman James, Wilmington; w.
II. Clifford, Dunn; David McIlhenney,
Mineola, N. Y; w. c. Pitt, Jr., Tar
boro; Bernard Perry, Cambridge,
Mass +. A. Rankin, Belmont; Aileen
Ewart, West Virginia; Eugenia Da-
Wis, Dublin, Ga; Foster Fitz-Simons,
Atlanta; Margaret Hervey, New York
City; Sue Switzerland, Chapel Hill;
Mayne Albright, Raleigh; Winthrop
Durfee, Hadlymc, Conn; James B.
Thompson, Raleigh; Hugh Wilson,
Charlotte; Zack Sanders, Bluefield, w.
Va; Mary Perrow, Asheville; j. How
ard Dennis, Statesville; Jack Lipka,
Brooklyn; 10 Nelson, New Bern; j. A..
Barrett, Ponce, Porto Rico; Mrs. G..
C. Collins, Chapel Hill; and Bob Proc
tor, New York City.
sSstesatasena Steaaena tickets tickets, gseeea fer six Play
maker performances, may be bought
for So each at the Book Exchange or
the Alfred Williams store. One of
the six plays is to be a modern Ameri-
can comedy which was successful on
Broadway; another is to be per-
formsnce in the Forest Theatre in
Battle Park.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-10-28
Charles w. Dabnev

Charles W. Dabney. who came
to Chapel Hill in 1880 as direc-
tor Of the University's Agricul-
tural Experiment Station has
been here on a visit this week.
Having served as President of
the University of Tennessee for
II years and President of the
University of Cincinnati for Is
years, he is now engaged in writ
ing book about the history of
public education in the South.
He is IT years old, but would
never believe it if | didn't have
his word for it. He is the most
vigorous, and withal the young
est-spirited, man of his years |
have ever known.
Nursing a game leg and feel
ing, myself, weighed down with
decrepitude when | met him yes
terday, | observed with envy his
Stalwart form. erect bearing, and
lively manner.
How do you stay so young?"
| asked him.
Keep on working, get plenty
of rest, and have some recrea-
ton every day, and, whatever
You do, do it in moderation" he
replied, land when you're IT
you'll be as young as | am"
In pursuance of the researches
for his book during his few days
in Chapel Hill he has been work
ing in the University library and
consulting NJ {. S. Noble, K. u.
w Connor, Roulhac Hamilton,
+. W. Knight, and other mem
bers of the faculty concerned
Continued on last page)
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-10-28

Statistics Rejecting Activity of Or
ganization in This State

The North Carolina division
Of the Red Cross has distribute
ed 200, 900 yards Of cloth and
has given 1O1 900 barrels Of
flour to 10000 families in the
last year.
Garden seed were given to 500
families for fall planting and to
4,8OO families for spring plant
ing; 1896 pounds of yeast were
used in the campaign against
pcllagra 1926 sufferers from
fires, floods, and other disasters
were aided; 6 public health
nurses were maintained 1900
home visits were made; cases of
destitution in 10000 families of
ex-service men and in 1862 9TH
er families were handled. The
amount expended in North Caro-
lima from national funds was
$30,84
The present membership Of
the Red Cross in this state is
9,276. The goal for the com
ing year is $4,000. The annual
Roll Call will be launched within
a few weeks.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-10-28
Golf Field Day Brings Out lO4 Players

head and steady hands Of a veteran,
sank the putt. Both Mr.. Burlagc and
Mr.. Durham get theatre passes.
The players were divided into four
flights. In the first, Dundas Leavitt
and Jimmy Williams tied Peacock and
WinslOw for the lowest score, and so
these two teams took the lst and End
prizes. Mangum and Mckinney won
the Bird, and Lyons and 10 Pratt,
Lasley and NJ. A. Hill, and DR.. Jones
and Winsor tied for the fourth
Second flight: The first three prizes,
in order, were won by Phipps and
Fambrough, Harmon and Utley, and
Harrcr and Henry. Basnight and
Evans tied jerks and John Carroll
for the 4th.
Third flight: lst prize, Edmister
and X. J. M. Hobbs; second, Bo Shep-
ard and r. J. Wilson, Jr., Bird and
4th, tie between Clarence Pickard and
Woosley and Hanft and Prouty; 9th,
Shipp Sanders and Bost.
Fourth flight The first three
prizes went to these tying teams: !:
Perry and Suttenfeld, Durham and
Burlage, Wiley and Dey; 4th, Fussler
and Paine; 5th, W. J. Miller and
Wagstaff.
The prize for the lowest total score
Of foursome went to Harmon and
Utley and Phipps and Fambrough.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-10-28

The Carolina Playmakers will pre-
sent "Uncle Toms Cabin" the melo-
drama based upon Harriet Beecher
Stoves novel, on Thursday, Friday,
and Saturday evenings of next week,
November 3, 4, and s. The curtain
will rise at $50.
Samuel Selden is the director.
Specialties between the acts, mostly
song ambulance numbers, will be d
feature Of the production. These are
under the direction Of Phoebe Barr, a
former member of the Denishawn
Dancers.
A vast volume Of work has gone in
TO the preparation of the scenery and
costumes. Period costumes have been
designed and made by Mrs. Harry B.
Davis. To make sure that they would
be authentic she examined fashion
books Of the era in which the melo-
drama was first presented, the IS50's,
and prints of scenes from the early
productions.
Scenery in the style Of that which
was used In the initial 1852 prOduc-
tion has been designed by Mary Dirn-
berger, and the sets have been built
and painted by students in the techni-
cal classes taught by Mr.. Selden. )
Stephen A.. Douglas of Greensboro,
a great-grandson Of the great Stephen
A. Douglas who was leading figure
on the national political stage 80 years
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-10-28

Mrs. w. D.. Booker died yes
terday afternoon at the home of
her son, John M. Booker. The
funeral services will be conduct
ed by Rev. Alfred S. Lawrence
at 4 o'clock this (Friday) after
noon at the home. The burial
will be in Baltimore. 1t is re-
quested by the family that no
flowers be sent.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-10-28
Play Readers Meeting

The Play Readers will hold
their first meeting of the year
at 8 o'clock next Wednesday
evening in the Episcopal parish
house. 1t is suggested that
every member bring a guest
who may he interested in the
activities of the club. A play
will be read.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-10-28
Political Discussion Today

At the regular meeting of the
Community club at 1870 to-day
(Friday) in the parish house,
+. J. WOodhouse will conduct a
discussion of the platforms and
candidates of the political
parties.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-10-28

POteat Armistice Day Speaker
William l.. POteat will be the
speaker at the exercises in
Memorial hall on Armistice Day,
November II.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-11
THOMASTON

The junior promenade, one of
the social events of the Thomaston
high school was held In the school
gym Friday evening with so cou-
pies in attendance. the gym,
charmingly. decorated with class
colors and flowers PRESENTED very
attractive appearance. The music
for the affair was rendered by the
Billings orchestra. DIR and Mrs
Winfield Wight and Judge and
Mrs J. Howard Roberts were pat
rons and patronesscs. Refresh-
ments were served during the even
Ing a very fine time was enjoyed
by the young people. Many from
out of town were in attendance.
To Graduate the 18th
Miss Maud TANNER Bailey,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs William
A. Bailey of Sanford avenue Will
graduate June 18th from the
Washington university of Washing
ton, ID. c., with a Il. A. degree. Miss
Bailey is q graduate of Thomaston
high school, New Britain normal,
and Boston university.
Funeral OF Thomas UndOrf
The funeral Of Thomas Undorf,
who died at his home on Itch
field street Thursday afternoon
will be held from the d. o..
Hotchkiss funeral home on Union
street this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Rev Leonard Smith will officiate,
interment will be In Hillside cene-
terry.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-11
WATER TOWN

Watertown high school will play
its final baseball game Of the year
this afternoon when they play the
Taft school team at Rockefeller
field. The high school boys have
enjoyed another successful baseball
season which equals their fine bas-
ketball playing. Although there Ia
no league interest, base ball itself
seems to keep up the enthusiasm.
The team has won and lost two
games this year, one DO Crosby
and @ ten inning to game to
Thomaston. One of the finds" Of
the year has been a freshman. ia
sileirnas, who has turned out to be
one OF the mainstaysjn the defense
of the infeld and with more ex-
perience should develop into q
star. The game to-day will start
about 3 o'clock.
The American Legion Junior ball
team will start play In state COM
petition next week with New Mil
ford as the first opponent. The
legion team will be made up most
ly of high school players, several
Of whom played last year. The in
field will probably consist of Pr
Ghetto, Wookey. Jasi1uimas, Jarlett
and Kelly. The. outheld has not
been selected. Pitchers now in
clude Podoblnski, Jarlett, Pichette
and Frey. According to the new
schedule made out Thursday, New
Milford. New Britain, Bristol and
WATERFOWL have been bracketed to
play two games each. The team
with the highest average will con-
tinue to play two out of three for
semi final and that set of winners
will play two out Of three for finals.
Exams for, the high school stu
dents will start next week. Senior
exams Tuesday and the rest of the
school starting Friday.
At the annual meeting OF the
Sarah whitman Trumbull chapter.
ID. A. r. held at the home of Mrs
Ellen Scovili OF Woodbury. road.
Mrs Eugene Lamphier was elected
regent. The various reports Of the
committee were heard and accepted
Mrs Lamphier then gave a very in
teresting account OF the chapter
work for the past year.
Later In the program John
Brooke OF Torrington gave a talk
on "LitchfieId County"
Mr. and Mrs Clark Gable are
visitors in WATERFOWL for the week
end hut AZ yet the place of staying
has not been located. II is Great
ing N much excitement In town
an the presence of Gene Tunney
some years ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-11

A large two-car garage owned
by George Swincklas and located
directly back of lbs home on
North Riverside avenue was totally
destroyed by fire early yesterday
morning with damage being esti-
mated at $500.
The fire was discovered by a
passing autoist. who awaken the
neighbors. A general alarm called
the entire Terryville fire depart
ment to the scene. A line OF hose
was laid to the nearest hydrant
about 600 feet away. When the
fire was discovered, the building
was a mass Of flames and when
the fire company arrived only the
frame work was standing. They
directed their attention to keeping
the fire from spreading to other
nearby buildings. There were no
cars in the garage, but the con-
tents which consisted mostly of
tools was totally destroyed with
the building.
Attend Meeting.
Rev and Mrs Thomas A. Carl
son, Mrs George Landgon, Mrs
Frank Wheeler and Miss Edith
Sutliffe attended the Litchield
County South association at the
Roxbury Congregational church as
delegates from the Plymouth Con-
greUational church.
County League to Meet.
The quarterly meeting OF the
Lltchfield County League of Fairs
will be held In the Riverton Town
Hall, on Monday evening, June
9th. according to word received
by members Of the Terryvillc Fair
society.
ANIMAL Meeting. K
The annual meeting and election
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-11
| TERRYVILLE
Two Car Garage .
Totally Destroyed
Early Morning Blaze Does $500 Damage
People Attend County Meeting

of officers of the Terryville Won
ans club will be held Tuesda.
evening at 8 o'clock at the home
of Mrs George Plumb on North
Main st. The assisting hostesses
will be Mrs John Southwark. Mrs
Edwin Barnes. Mrs Charles Beck
or, Miss Sarah Redmond. Mrs Os-
car Buell. and Mrs Edgar l.. Pond.
Managers Arc Elected.
At a meeting of the Terryville
High School Athletic association,
held yesterday afternoon. the.
names OF Allen Williams, Lucian
Dzlienski and John Duke were ac-
cepted as assistant managers for
basketball next year. John Blum
was elected manager Of the boys
team and Helen Maths, manager
of the girls' team.
Funeral This Afternoon.
The funeral Of Mrs May Norton
Morriss, who died suddenly at the
home Of her parents, Mr. and Mrs
Nelson b. Norton, Thursday morn
ing will be held from the George
+. Scott and Son Funeral home on
Center street. Bristol, this after
noon. Services will be conducted
by Rev Spencer e. Evans. pastor
OF the Terryvllle Congregational
church at 1880 O'Clock and burial
will he In West cemetery, Ply
mouth
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-11

Have you heard that DeLuea is home from Columbia
and is being fitted picnic stacks for the silly The aumnae
of Rochelle college will throw dinner dance Friday June a.
Wsve 1t will be strictly formal Miss meda Cronan ehaga
by Alice Meamaa and Margaret Truman Doc Meyers
popular the Waterbury hospital hangs his M D. in
Wown after June 18th The doc of the most popular
medical practice the hospital and his many friends wish him
success up Thanks Johnny Hghan for contribution
of tnfoil Friends have been eompmenng Roger Walsh beev
ing Rog $50 Jack Bay Diamond Ginger ale
Bat il was Roy Walch Crosby professor who
They up in Thomon the other night and many
bug up its Harry Bkeee who seed emporium in
the town sell packages replace those called by j.
Company The times causing many of the old type
Bills to appear Banks says few through every day
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-11

Gossip Frank Pearsons has delayed his Maine trip. He
Monday for Owls Head open the family barrel and
shake hand of Old Man Summer this point the Atlantic
coast Frank will be gone for weeks Bill Harris Jr.
son of Bill of the Lincoln house graduating from Crosby
Hugh Bergn the guv hospital Newinston within the
week for observation Thanks Frank Tesla of the 304h
for clipping from the Journal. Okay with Frank
My thanks Miss Lillian Mccoy for tickets her review and
recital Eagles hall last night
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-06-11
10 l.

Squeaks from the town pump Nick Croeeo OF the
Denis job printing department proud daddy Nieks daugh
Victoria graduates from Ps seeretaral school and his
Joseph Croeo. sautatoan of the graduating class St Thorn
as Bin Sirea is home from Vilanova Scout Chief Art
Maton spent few days down Maine Thanks John and
Mary Barrett of Buckingham for donation of tin
foil The fad of blue shirts and gold introduced
Waterbury by the legion drum corps So says Ted Kurz
pinch hitting for Mark Chapman the publicity director
Mark by the way and he's generally by the wayams that
within year the will be making front page Of
wall in America SEE Mark Judge T. v. Meyer is i'll
AL Libby back Maine where he broke bread with relatives
and looked the crop For the benefit of readers
may the milk fund this year only $50 short of the
desired quota heard that less than half the
needed was secured Malcolm D. OLeay. of Constable
and Mrs Jim OLeary will graduate Wednesday from Catholic
with B. He's been prominent athletics dow there and
business manager of the college wall Nal prppec St Mar
garets paroehial and Crosby high.