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The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-10-07
Straw Polls

1923. These newspapers are scat
tered all over the country, and
probably this gives them an ad-
vantage in gauging the public
mind. Their poll predicted the
Hoover victory in 1923 with an
average error per state of only
five votes per 100 cast.
The second best record for ac-
curacy in representation is that
of the old New York Herald in
1912.
Mr.. Robinson characterizes
the Digest poll as ''one of the
most systematic and thorough"
but says it shows only average
performance" by the test of ac-
curacy. The reason for this is
that the magazine used a mailing
list with a Republican bias,
made up of owners of telephones
and automobiles. In general
Republicans are more prosperous
than Democrats, and hence tele-
phone subscribers and automo-
bile owners are not a typical
cross section of the voting popu-
lation.
The most nearly perfect Presi-
Dental polls within a limited
area were conducted 10y the Gin
cinnati ENquj,eI' in 1924 and the
Columbus DjSpotch in 1923, both
of these polls covering the state
Of Ohio alone. These two news
papers made predictions that
differed from the result by only
a few hundred ballots.
The DiSp0tch, in nine polls be
tween 1906 and 1890, showed an
average plurality error of only Z
per cent. High ratings are Civ
en- also to the Chicago JouWol
and the Chicago Tribune.
Here is table of good predic-
tions of nationwide polls stud
led by Mr.. Robinson:
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-10-07
Political Chatter

monotony of life is seldom brok-
en- by any kind of excitement.
Il have no patience with a p0-
litical appeal which is predicated
on prejudice" said Ehringhaus.
The honorable gentleman must
have a patience that is sorely
tried every day, for most politi-
cal appeals, and most votes, are
predicated on prejudice. Or
course, out of the 0,0O0, 900 vot-
ers in the United States, there
are a few million who shift from
one side or the. other, and these
few million determine the out
come of an election; but the
great majority of Americans
vote according to their parent
age and early surroundings, just
as the great majority of church
goers follow their parents into
the Roman Catholic, or the Bap-
tist, or the Presbyterian, or this
or that church. If Blucher En-
ringhaus, with his ancestry and
education and position as sub
stantial and fairly prosperous
citizen, had happened to be born
and brought up in New England
or the Middle West, the chances
are more than even that he
would have been a rock-ribbed
Republican.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-10-07
Corn and ScuppernOng
Origin of a Delicious Wine Claimed
for North Carolina

In his book, The Dissolution
OF the Virginia Company, Wes-
ley Frank Craven gives Virginia
the credit for the origin Of corn
whiskey. He quotes a letter
from George Thorpe, written in
1920 to friend in England. in
which Thorpe tells of having
found a way to make a good
drink of Indian corn"
Not satisfied with its many
achievements" writes Nell
Battle Lewis in her Sunday col
umn in the NelcS and Obserrer.
Virginia is still claiming every
thing in sight In view of
what the Craven book says
about Thorpe's good drink If
corn. she concludes: 1T looks
as if we must concede this honor
to Virginia."
But what about Scuppernong
Wine?' she asks. The orig
inal scuppernong grape vine is
on Roanoke Island Could the
English coloniSts who were on
the island in 1885 have missed
that? Hardly. Accustomed to
wines and liquors in the old
country, would they not natur-
ally have used these delicious
grapes to make wine with which
to cheer their loneliness?
Kindly listen to the follow
ing excerpt from the report to
Sir Walter Raleigh by his ex-
plorerS, Amadas and Barlowe.
who discovered Roanoke Island
III 1884. The land, they wrote,
was very sandie and low to-
wards the waters side, but so
full Of grapes as the very beat
Continued on page four)
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-10-07

"Chatham county looks safe
for Democracy this fall, writes
a correspondent Of the NeUs and
Observer, and he gives as a rea-
son for this opinion, the fact
that upward Of 1000 men and
Women'came to Pittsboro today
to hear John G.. 3. Ehringhaus
extol the principles of Democ-
racy."
A much larger crowd would
come to see Ehringhaus hanged,
if he were sos unfortunate as to
be scheduled for the moose in
stead of for a speech. If Gene
Tunney or Babe Ruth or Charlie
Chaplin were to come to Pitts
borO, the thrOng that turned out
to see him would make Ehring-
haus's 1000 look like a puny
gathering in comparison.
fancy that a moderately well ad-
vertised cock fight or dog fight
would attract considerably more
than 1000 Of the Chatham yeo-
manry.
This is not to disparage En-
ringhaus's eloquence or to ques-
ton his popularity. AS | have
said many times before, | am all
for Blucher. am going to vote
for him and Whoop with joy at
his victory When the fOFmafities
are over in November. The point
/ am making is that the coming
of a crowd of 1000 to one of his
meetings doesn't tell anything
about the populations devotion
to Democracy. People will seize
any excuse to assemble, especial
ly in a country town where the
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-10-07
UNIVERSITY LAKE
IS STOCKED WITH
BASS AND BREAM
l.200 Fish Brought Here in an
Automobile Truck from State
Hatchery in Fayetteville
GOVT ALLOTMENT LATER

The Jniversity's lake three
miles west of the village, the
source of the community's water
supply, has been stocked with
1,200 fish. They are black bass
and Dream.
One of the wardens at the
fish hatchery in Fayetteville.
maintained by the states
department of conservation and
development. brought the fish
here by automobile truck one day
last week. On the journey they
We're comfortably quartered in
water in garbage cans. Only one
out of the l,200 died before ar
rival here.
An official of the fish section
of the department attended to
transferring them from the cans
to the lake. He selected places
whore the water was sheltered
and of the proper depth, and he
gradually mixed the lake water
with the water in the cans so
that the travellers would not be
shocked by a sudden change of
temperature.
The University has made APP
to the United States bu-
reau of fisheries for an allotment
to supplement the states, and
the state fish will be supplement-
ed by the federal fish next year.
Fishing in the lake will prob
ably begin about year from
next spring" said j. S. Bennett,
superintendent of the electric
Continued on last page
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-10-07
TWO PRESIDENTS
WILL BE H0NORED
NEXT WEDNESDAY
Tributes to George T. Winston
and Edwin A. Alderman on
Twelfth of October
A PROCESSION AT 1915

The celebration of the 139th
anniversary of the founding of
the University of North Caro-
lima, next Wednesday morning,
October II, in Memorial Hall.
will take the form of a memorial
to two Presidents of the Univer-
sity, George T. Winston, who
died this fall, and Edwin A. AL
derman, who died in May Of last
year.
Walter Murphy will deliver
the address in honor of Mr.. Win
ston, and NJ. e. s. Noble will de
liver the address in honor of Mr..
Alderman.
George T. Winston was Presi-
dent from 1891 to 1896, and Ed
win A. Alderman was President
from 1896 to 1900.
The memorial addresses will
be followed by exercises in in
stallation Of tablets placed in
Memorial Hall within the last
two years. These tablets bear
the names Of:
Charles Manly of the class Of
1914. Governor Of North Caro-
lima from 1849 to 1851 and sec
retary and treasurer Of the Uni
Versity for 46 years.
Kemp p. Battle of the class of
1849, President Of the Univer-
sity from 1876 to 1891.
Henry r. Bryan Of the class of
1856, trustee Of the University
for 8 years and judge of the su-
perior court for 16 years.
John w. Graham of the class
Of 1857, major Of the 56th North
Carolina regiment in the Confed-
crate Army and trustee of the
University for 81 years.
Kerr Craige Of the class of
1868, captain in the 1st North
Carolina regiment in the Confed-
Continued on last page
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-10-07
Chapel Hill Chaff

Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Eubanks
came back from their trip to
Washington, New York, and
Boston this week. One of the
things that interested Mr.. Eu-
banks most was the speech of
the people in Boston.
81 had some trouble ordering
my meals in the hotel he said,
because the mattresses talked
too fast for me to understand
them and | talked too slow for
them to understand me. We
were both supposed to be
talking in English, but you
wouldn't have thought it was
the same language. But | sped
up the best | could, and they
slowed down, and at last we
came fairly close together.
"They're snappy, those folks
up in Boston. Everything they
do they do in a hurry. They
wouldn't know what to make of
the way we take things easy
down here in the South"
In my home last Sunday
Leon Russell, son of Phillips
Russell, was recalling his first
impressions of America
Il landed in Norfolk just one
year ago today he said. "WhaJ
remember most clearly is the
crowd Of Negroes that gather
ed around me when came
down the gangplank. had
never seen Negro before, and
all those black faces, with their
shining white teeth, startled
me. Il was almOSt@frightened.
One of the men reached for my
bag, and | frightened my grip on
Continued on last page
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-10-07
Rules

Rules are admirable and de-
testable. They are admirable
when they make other people
behave SO as to promote your
comfort, and they are detestable
when they operate against you
instead Of somebody else.
We live by rules, every hour
of the day. I'm primitive times,
compared with ours, there were
few and simple rules, but what
we call civilization is built upon
them. The more civilization, it
appears, the more rules. We
fret and fume about them, but
there's nothing we can do about
lt-eXcept to steel ourselves for
more rules which somebody will
invent tomorrow.
There is one great saving
grace, however, about rules
you can often break them and
escape without punishment.
Without immediate punishment,
anyhow. For example, | make
it a rule to go to bed early
enough to get eight good hours
of sleep, but, having made the
rule, rarely obey it. This may
cut some years off the end of
my life. That thought is not
without its consolation; during
those years | will not have to
observe any rules-at least not
any that | know about now.
Admitting the necessity of
rules, it does seem to me that a
great many of them are devised
not because they serve any pur-
pose but merely to satisfy
SOMEBODY'S rule-making passion.
At the Wake Forest football
game | wanted to come out of
| the Kenan stadium at the inter-
mission. With my two COM
pan parfiorrs, ir Phi + ffiftfips iiftfiips Russell and
Ned Claywell, who also wanted
to come out, l approached the
gate. The young man there in
formed us that if we went
through we wouldn't be allowed
Continued on page foatr)
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-10-07

Mrs. kluttz' Nephew to Teach Eng
lish in College de Bergerac

Walter Creech, Mrs. A. A
Kluttz' nephew, has been held
in France. Not because he
committed a crime against the
Republic, or because the United
States government opposed his
re-entrance into this country
but because French college de
manded that he remain there tC
teach English.
Mr.. Creech completed in
June years course of study in
the University Of Lyons, and
he spent the summer touring
the Continent with his Colds
bOro friend, Arnold Borden
He had position as French in
structor awaiting him in Amer
ica, and he had already en-
pdStu IjdSHdSC vi Il II dhodlidIIt- L
ic liner when the College de
Bergerac nabbed him for its
English faculty, SO he OBJ
tanned a release from his en-
gagement here and Cancelled his
passage.
Bergerac is the home town of
the famous Cyrano, soldier,
duelist, dramatist, and poet. 1t
is in southwest France, on the
river Dordogne, SO miles from
Bordeaux. Its population is
around $1,000. The encyclO-
pedia says that. "wine of fine
quality is grown in the Bergerac
district and is sent to Bordeaux
for export" Mr.. Creech is a
firm believer in the trade-at-
home doctrine, and maybe he
will reduce the quantity avail
able for export.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-10-07

Derogatory remarks about
straw polls are frequently heard,
and they come mostly from the
members of the party which is
indicated as the loser. When
the Literary Digest's reports, for
example, show the tide Of pub
lie sentiment running heavily in
favor of the Republicans, the
loyal Democrat, hoping against
hope, is inclined to say: "Oh,
we'll these straw votes don t
mean anything.' And the loyal
Republican. when the Democrats
appear to be winning. seeks to
comfort himself in the same
manner.
The record gives evidence,
however, that straw votes, when
conducted 50 as to cover a large
number of voters, are usually
justified by the result, The poll
of the Digest in 1923 predicted
a big majority for Hoover, and
so did the poll of the Hearst
newspapers. Roosevelt is run
ming ahead in the straw polls this
year, and, if these unofficial can
vases are as trustworthy now
as they have been in the past, he
Will be elected.
The Columbia University
Press has Just published a book
entitled Strdlc Votes, by Claude
+. Robinson, which is based on
a three-year investigation under
the auspices of the Columbia
University Council ON Research
in the Social Sciences.
Mr.. Robinson'S researches
show that newspaper polls have
provided the most accurate fore
casts. Politicians are second and
political reporters third in accur-
acy. The record for the nearest
approach to accuracy belongs to
the Hearst newspapers poll of
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-10-07

monotony of life is seldom brok
en- by any kind of excitement.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-10-07
"Uncle Toms Cabin"

The melodrama, "Uncle Toms
Cabin" will be presented here
by the Carolina Playmakers
November 3, a, and 5.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-10-07
Movie Guild Sunday

The Chapel Hill Movie Guild
will put on tom Brown of Cul-
yer" at 2 o'clock and again at
$3.50 Sunday afternoon at the
Carolina theatre.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-10-07
Reception at the Club

There will be a reception at
$3.50 tomorrow Saturday eve
ming at the Country Club.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-04
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How Far Upward Does the Air Extend? That's One Thing Science Still Is Unable to
 Establish Definitely

whole surface of the globe including 1osh
  deal of exploring remains to be don one globe bottom or being yet been able to put oe and d hird the levels of the atmosphere
 10 miles,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-04

the atmosphere, pressed down from above, is relatively dense. With increased altitude the den- sity falls off so rapidly that at a height of three and a half miles the air is only about half as dense as at sea level. Above about five miles it is too rare for breathing; hence aerial travellers who go higher must carry supply of OK ygen with them. At the 50-mile level the atmosphere is, accord ing to calculation, less than one level, and at the 300-mile level, about one two-millionth as dense. This is a pretty good vacuum, though far better are produced nowadays in certain industrial operations. Even at an altitude of 2,000 miles a well-known Eng fish authority, Dr J. H. Jeans, calculates that there are still something like 100000 molecules of atmospheric gases per cubic centimeter as compared with 30, O. 70, 0O0, 900 ,000,00O,0O0 in the same volume of air near the earth's surface.
 Up to heights of 20 miles or so the atmosphere has been ex- plored by means of small ball. looms, carrying no human passen- ger, but a small set of self-regis- tering instruments. At greater heights it is studied by observa- tions of the aurora ("northern lights"), shooting stars and their trails, various optical phenomena,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-04
State Dept of
 Public Welfare
Held Important Session at Hartford Yesterday
 Afternoon

All but IA of the 169 towns of the state have reported on their expenditures for poor relief dur ing 1881, it was announced by Secretary William w. T. Squire at the regular meeting of the state department of public welfare yes terday afternoon at Hartford.
 The board, at it's meeting We'd nesday licensed Mrs Catherine Mo- Gurk of Hartford to care for four aged persons, and Mrs Mary D. Diaz of Stamford to care for two aged persons. Licenses to care for an increased number of persons were granted to two homes and 17 licenses were renewed.
 The department, formerly known as the state board of charities, has completed 50 years of service to the state. The first board of chari- ties was appointed by Governor Bigelow in February, 1881, and filed it's first report in 1882. The department has been known as the state department of public welfare since 1921.
 There has been little change in the scope of the duties of the board since it's inception, MT Squire not ed recently, in studying the first reports, although the number of institutions which must be visited has increased steadily. At the time of the first report the board de- clared that the increase in num- Der of applications for admission to asylums, both public and pri- vate, was increasing at an alarm ing rate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-04
State Troopers Chase Machine
 Owned By Phillips
Taken From Garage Last Evening and Used By Three Youths in Attempts at Burglary in Glastonbury and East Granby During Night

Twice early this morning state troopers and town constables were in pursuit of a LaSalle car stolen here late last evening from the garage of ROwley w. Phillips on Prospect street. According to re- ports from Glastonbury and East Granby three youthful bandits made two unsuccessful attempts to burglarize stores in those places. They were frightened away before they could obtain anything of value.
 The Waterbury police on being informed of the disappearance of the machine broadcast warning throughout the state on the police teletype. A description of the ma- chine and its marker numbers were sent to all police departments linked by the system.
 About 1 o'clock the Waterbury operators received a flash that a machine answering to the descrip- hon sent out by the local police had been seen near East Granby
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-04
Standard Garage
 Auto Service
Expert Mechanic at All Times for Efficient
 Work

The Standard Garage. Water burys newest automobile service organization, offers complete auto service features to motorists. The owners, w. l.. Platt, Jr, and N. F.. Hole, have been connected with this work for many years and un- derstand thoroughly the high class service every motorist ex- poets from garage. It is the aim of this organization to comply with these expectations and at the same time, to keep their rates at the lowest possible level.
 An expert mechanic is on duty at all times, day and night. Tow cars and wreckers are available "A hours daily, for service in and around Waterbury. The Standard Garage has been appointed ALA and ASA representatives and will be glad to assist members of these service organizations at any time.
 MT Pratt is also manager of the Central Parking station on Leav- enworth street, where he is offer ing complete auto service work in addition to parking facilities.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-04

the transmission of radio signals, and in other ways.
 Since the year 1902 it has been known that the atmosphere is di- vided into at least two layers, or shells, having different character istics. At the bottom is a layer called the "troposphere," Oiter- ally, turning sphere"), in which the air has upward and downward movements and changes of tenn perature associated herewith, and which enjoys a monopfy of storms, ordinary clouds, rain, snow and other manifestations that are generally classified as weather" This layer has an average depth of between six and seven miles. Above it lies a re- zion called the "stratosphere" C"spread-out sphere"), where the winds move only horizontally, and therefore, as the name lm- plies, occur in layers. This re- zion extends to an unknown height.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-04
The Fire and
 Police Boards Nothing Done About Changes in Fire
 Stations

Only routine business was trans acted yesterday afternoon at the meeting of the board of the boards of fire and police commissioners. The approval of the monthly bills was practically the only business feature of the sessions.
 Attorney Harry W. Minor, chair
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-04
CAR, STOLEN HERE, FIGURES IN NEAR BREAKS
Legion Auxiliary's
 Birthday Party
10th Anniversary Observed Last Night Mrs R. F.
 Birt Guest of HOnOr-Cards Enjoyed

The 10th anniversary of Corpo- ral Coyle post auxiliary, American Legion was observed at a gather ing in the Colonnade on State street last night. Mrs Robert F. Birt, wife of the commander of the post was guest of honor. Fol- lowing the dinner the group ad- journed to the Legion home on Holmes avenue where a card party was held. It was announced that plans are complete for the Water bury Day visit to the soldiers home at Newington, on the 11th. All who attended last nights meet ing brought gifts for the veterans to be dispensed on the 11th.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-04
Election in
 Irish Free State
King George Fifth Fixes
 Date for February 16

According to press dispatches King George V, has signed a proclamation calling for a gener- al election in the Irish Free State which consists of 26 of the 32 dis tricts in Ireland. There is noth- ing wonderful in this, but just the same, very well informed citizens would stand ready to put up a fight if one should say that Ireland is not an independent nation and that nobody outside it's own elected memebrs of parliament have any, thing to do in shaping it's policies.
 The date for the election is fixed for February 16.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-04

Constable Rollins of that town mo- tified the state police. A short time later Constable Muccio of Glastonbury attempted to stop a machine containing three youths who were discovered in the vicin- ity of Phillips store in that To- cality. He managed to obtain a glimpse of the numbers and they correspond with the markers is- sued in the name of MT Rowley It is the third or fourth time that MT Rowley incidentally has had his car taken by thieves.
 The local police believe that the car will be found abandoned on some rarely frequented road.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-04

The auxiliary is stressing the contribution of cigarettes which the veterans in the hospital appear to appreciate most of all. The aux Hilary president, Miss Victoria Lie- breich, announced that anyone wishing to send gifts may either get in touch with officers of the organization or send them to the Legion home on Holmes avenue. Miss Mary Coyle, Miss Lucy Shan ahan, Mrs Julia Conklin and Miss Victoria Liebreich will attend the reception for National Commander Stevens to be held at Bushnell hall. Hartford next Wednesday.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-04

man of both boards, took occasion to deny that there was any of- ficial consideration of any plan whereby veteran officers of the de- partment were to be retired. While he did not deny that some changes had been contemplated and may be ordered effectvie within a few days he made it plain that many of the reports which were agitating both departments were nothing but un- Sto inflated rllnOrS
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-04
mC| !!s!!l! !!!1

In the troposphere the tempera- ture of the air decreases rapidly with increase in height; so that for example ,aeronauts always en- counter frigid weather few miles above the earth. This fall in tenn perature goes on until, at the top of the troposphere, the thermo- meter reads 60 to 70 degrees be- low zero, Fahrenheit, in middle attitudes, and much lower over the equatorial regions. In the strato- sphere there is no such vertical change in temperature-at least as far up as measurements have been made.
 TOMORROW: How a tornado does its work.
 The area of Japan equals that of New York and Illinois com-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1932-02-04
CARRIER USED HORSE AND
 BUGGY

South Harwich, Mass, (UP)- Only one of Cape Gods rural mail carriers continues to cover his daily route with horse and buggy. He is hardy 83-year old George F. Crowell, a real Cape Colder who did not turn to the U. S. mails for a livelihood until he had spent 36 years at sea.