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Evening star., 1932-05-22
Utilities Commission Says
Plans Should Be Made
Pending Site Decision.
NORTHEAST CITIZENS
VICTORY IS F0RESEEN
Approval of East Station Project
Would Defer Disputed Loca-
ton, 1t Is Believed.

Although the question of a site for
the Washington Gas Light Co.'S new
gas holder has not been settled. the
Puollc Utilities Commission Yesterday
wrote TO inform the company that H.
might proceed with the preliminary
work OF preparing a contract for a
holder OF at least 100000 cubic feet
capacity. The company's petition for
100000 cubic foot holder to be
DulIt at Riggs road and the Baltimore
& Ohlo Railroad tracks northeast met
stormy opposition from its prospective
nelghoors when the commission held
Gently.
The commission wrote the gas COM
pany that it had been impressed by the
testimony at the hearing as to the
need for additional holder capacity, in
order to take care of the maximum
load next Winter with safety, and that
pending final decision on the site,
the company should proceed with pre-
Eminary work on the contract so as
to be able to let 1t short while after
the decision Is made.
Citizens Victory Foreseen.
This was regarded at the District
Building as foreshadowing a victory for
the citizens of the northeast who so
strenuously opposed the advent of a gas
holder in their midst. Toward the close
Of the public hearing the company Of
fered to meet the objections by cutting
the size Of the projected tank down to
half and building two tanks, one on the
Riggs road site and one on property
now owned by the company at its east
station.
The commissions letter was inter-
preted as meaning that the commission
Is prepared to approve the 5000 900
holder at the East Station and will deal
with the troublesome question of holder
capacity In the northeast section Of the
city later.
Expansion Plans Considered.
The company contended at the hear
ing that holder capacity in the north
east was absolutely essential to the prog
ress of its plans for expansion of serv-
ice, particularly use-heating service,
in the northeast territory. Residents of
that section, however, contended that
the company might well build the holder
at its east or west station and get the
necessary gas out to the northeast
section by laying extra mains The
company said that the latter course
would be extremely expensive, and that
it would be impossible to borrow the
money for that type Of expansion from
the banks.
Evening star., 1932-05-22
WIN DEBATE MEDALS
Veronica Ann Dodd and John v.
Hughes Are Victors.

Miss Veronica Ann Dodd and John v.
Hughes won first and second prizes,
respectively, last night in the gold
medal debate held by the Washington
College of Law. Other speakers on the
question, Resolved, That the protocols
in respect to the World Court now be-
fore the Senate should be accepted by
the United States without further reser-
vations," were David T. Burgh, Norma
Windsor, Leigh r. Sanford and John
E. Lady. Medals will be awarded at
commencement exercises June 9.
The judges were Clyde B. Aitchison,
interstate commerce commissioner; Leo
A. Rover, United States attorney, and
Consuelo Northrup, former Vermont
States attorney.
Evening star., 1932-05-22
19 MEN HELD IN RAID
One Accused of Gaming; Others
Released on 500 Bond.

Raiding an alleged gambling estab-
lishment in the 1700 block of Seaton
street yesterday afternoon, third pre-
cinct police arrested 19 men, one on a
gaming charge and the others as wit
nesses. The officers said they found
paraphernalia for the playing Of num-
bers."
Harry H. Lindsey, 80, Of 140o block
Of T street. alleged proprietor, was
charged with permitting gaming and
held at the third precinct The others
were booked as witnesses and released
under 500 bond each. Policemen j. F.
Phelps and C. W. Lynn conducted the
raid.
Evening star., 1932-05-22
Delinquency Increases.

The figures given above do not mean
that there are 10000 unpaid water bills
today, but that thus far this year 10000
accounts have run beyond the 30-day
period. In such a state of affairs the
water registrars Office is not making
any effort to keep strictly up to the
matter of turning of the water when
the bill remains unpaid. There is only
one man assigned to this work. and it
would be a physical impossibility for
him to cut off each service on the day
after the 30-day period of grace. Even
If this were possible, according to Mr..
Grove, he would not allow it to be done,
for health and humanitarian reasons.
Tragic Letters Exhibited.
Mr. Grove exhibited some tragic let
ters from consumers in difficulty with
their water bills. In one case he ex-
hibited two letters from the same
woman. With the first she inclosed a
81 bill, asking If it would be possible
to wait for the rest of the money
($7.75) until the first of May.
In such cases, Mr.. Grove said, where
he is satisfied that the customer is in
distress and needs the water, he waits
as long as he can and then sends his
personal check for the balance to the
collector of taxes. A subordinate in his
office has the key to the drawer in
which these part payments are kept,
and a careful check maintained Of the
money so paid. Eventually, according
to Mr. Grove, he gets his money back,
but even If it did not come in, he would
write 1t off to charity.
Last year the water rents and assess
ments for water mains yielded S1,717,-
600. Up to April 80 of the current
fiscal year 90 months) the revenues
have been $1,659,464.30. The prospects
are that the revenues this year will
exceed those of last by about $4,000.
This has been accomplished largely by
the replacement of approximately 5000
non-registering water meters during
the fiscal year.
Evening star., 1932-05-22
DELINQUENT WATER
ACCOUNTS MOUNT
Registrar Shows Revenues
Continue Despite Delay
of Payments.

The Districts water delinquent ac-
counts have risen from per cent i'll
1881 to "a per cent in 1882, according
to statistics compiled by Edward H.
Grove, water registrar. In spite OF the
rise in delinquencies, however, the
actual revenue has not fallen of, due to
increased sales of water and to the
progress of the Water Departments
five-year program Of meter installation.
Water bills are sent out in five groups
through the year-the fiat-rate bills,
the Southwest and Southeast sections,
the Northwest city section, the North
east section and the Northwest county
section. These bills are payable 80 days
after they are rendered or the service
may be shut of. Of the four classes
sent out thus far in 1882 (alI have been
sent except the Northwest county sec
ton bills) the percentage of bills re-
naming unpaid at the end of the 30
day periods ranged from IL to AZ per
cent. Last year they ranged from to
10 per cent.
Evening star., 1932-05-22
Vessels to Be Blessed.

Vestments and sacred vessels for dis
tribution to poor churches and foreign
missions will receive solemn blessing at
the Convent Of Perpetual Alteration.
1919 v street, at 4:3o O'Clock this
afternoon, N-.--l---l-
Evening star., 1932-05-22
"A Night in Portugal" Given.

"a Night in Portugal" featuring
music and educational talks, was given
at the Sears Roebuck Art Gallery,
wednesday night, under the auspices
of the Stephen p. McGroaxty Unit
10 a Anexican. Iegipn Aeux1nx&
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-11-18
Coach Collins Observations upon His Team

passer did not get the ball to
him. If we could have complet-
ed some passes, we could have
deepened the secondary and
made our running attack go for
longer gains.
"The defeat of Duke by State
College is not going to help us in
our game against Duke this. Sat
urday. Our squad had been led
to believe by newspaper reports
from Durham that the Duke
squad was composed Of super
men. We have been banking on
this propaganda to get our team
to the heights that they have not
reached this season. This defeat
has in the estimation of our
squad brought Duke down to the
level of North Carolina football
players and may lead some of
Continued on mart page
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-11-18
Highway Identification
Women of Village Plan to Improve
Appearance of Roads

Highway Identification Will
constitute the ma jor objective OF
the citizenship department OF
the Chapel Hill Community Club
during the coming club year, ac-
cording to an announcement
made recently by Mrs. Felix A.
Grisette, newly elected chair
man. Mrs. II. G.. Baity has been
named publicity chairman Of the
department.
Inspired by the roadside i'm
provement campaign sponsored
by the North Carolina Plan, Inc,
the club here will endeavor to
be responsible for the beautlfy-
ing Of all highways in this part
of Orange county. Tidying up
filing stations and removing un-
slightly billboard advertising
will be the first undertaking.
Already members Of the club
have conducted a survey to de-
termine the spots most in need
of improvement.
AS an inducement for cooper
alton, two prizes will be award
ed in July. The first prize will
be ten dollars and ten shrubs
the second, five dollars and six
shrubs. w. G.. Coker has Of
fered to give the shrubs.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-11-18
Lay Is 'ROck-HOunding'
He Has Been Shifted from Maracaibo
to Eastern Venezuela

Henry c. Lay has been shift
ed from Maracaibo, the port of
Venezuela, to the eastern part
of the country.
"When | left Chapel Hill two
years ago" he writes from
Ciudad Bolivar, 81 thought |
would get back this fall to see
some of the football games, but,
since so many men have been
laid off, the company has asked
several of us to stay over until
next year.
"In the readjustment of the
company | was moved here to
eastern Venezuela. am now do
ing field wOrk-'rock- -hounding'
for the first time and am get
ting some experience that will be
valuable to me later on. 1t is
cooler over here, and the country
is much better to work in. ! am
in the foothills just west Of a
place called Maturin, and | ex-
pect this assignment will last till
Christmas. After that | will
probably be assigned to a wild
cat WELL The Lord only knows
when I'll get home. Some pine
trees and red clay won't hurt my
ewes a bit.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-11-18
Game Club Organized
Purpose Is to Aid in Conservation
Program in This County

The Chapel Hill Game Club
has been organized, with DR..
Isaac Manning as secretary. Its
purpose is to aid in the conserva
ton of game in Orange County.
At the recent meeting this
resolution was UNANIMOUSLY
adopted:
Each member of the club
pledges himself to report the
sale of any quail coming under
his observation, or of his knoWl-
edge, by any person, hunter,
hotel or restaurant keeper in
Orange county. The sale Of
quail by any person at any time
for any purpose is forbidden by
the game laws of North Caro-
lima"
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-11-18

After commenting upon faults
displayed by the University Of
North Carolina players in the
Davidson game last Saturday,
Chuck Collins, the University s
head coach, says (in the weekly
football bulletin Of the Alumni
ReUieW):
1--WE are still suffering as we
did in the early season games
from the lack of open-feld rum
ners and men cutting down the
secondary. These defects must
be remedied to some extent this
week. or we will not be able to
do anything to Dukes stout de-
fense. Our forward pass attack
at Davidson was the poorest it
has been this year. We had the
openings to throw passes several
times but the receiver either
went at the wrong angle or the
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-11-18
Friends Call on Mr.. Toy on His 18th Birthday

Walter ID. Toy was 78 years
old Sunday.
Friends of his, two score or
more, gathered at his home in
the afternoon to offer him their
congratulations and good wish
es. He sat in an easy chair in
the corner Of the living room,
and the callers trooped to him,
like courtiers doing honor tC
their prince. He was in gay hui
NOR and carried on a lively con
versation with all comers.
Mrs. Toy had made big
birthday cake, and Sally Foard
MacNider, Jr., brought another,
her own product. Blazing with
candles, they were borne tri-
umphantly into the room and
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-11-18

presented to him with a flavor Of
ceremony. Then they were cut
and served all around, with cof-
fee, to the delight Of the COM
pany.
Mr.. Toy came to the Univer-
sity Al years ago, in 1885. At
ter serving about fifteen years
as professor of both German and
French, he relinquished the
French department. In 1889 he
became secretary of the faculty,
and he resigned that Office only
a few days ago. Upon his resig-
nation his colleagues in the fac
ulty sent him a letter in testi-
mony of their admiration and
affection.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-11-18
Robbine Itself of Revenue

The state of North Carolina
proposes to remove the 15-cent
property tax now levied by the
counties for the support OF
schools. Rather, the Democratic
politicians propose it, which
amounts to the same thing,
since they control the state gov
ernment.
This is folly.
Already the states collections
of revenue are running behind
its expenses, with the result that
essential functions of govern
ment have been crippled. If it
gives up this 15-cent tax, the on
ly levy on real estate which is
now made for the state school
fund, the state will rob itself of
a revenue of three to four mil
lion dollars a year.
In most of their talk about
this measure, it's advocates pic
ture it as mainly designed for
the relief of the poor farmer.
Because of this a great many
people, | believe, fail to realize
that it will deplete the school
fund by taking the school tax off
of millions of dollars worth of
railway track and terminals,
factories, banks, Office buildings,
department stores, and miscel-
laneous city property. Not only
that, but it will benefit owners of
large tracts of country land who
are not in the class of poor
farmers and who, by having
their taxes reduced, will be that
much more able to hold their
land for hoped-fOr rise in
price.
To illustrate the relief that the
removal Of the tax will afford the
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-11-18
Chapel Hill Chaf

While | was standing with w.
C. Coker beside his automobile
he opened the little door of the
storage compartment in the
rear. From the wood of the
door were sprouting two tiny
clusters of something that look
ed like mushrooms. It seemed
to me particularly appropriate
that a fungi expert should have
a car equipped with fungi. He
told me the scientific name of
the growth was sehizemycetes. :.
Fungi are apt to appear in
the most unexpected places" Mr..
Coker said. lone of my stu
dents brought a mushroom on
class one day. When | asked
him where it came from, he said
that he had got it from a bunch
growing out of the corner of a
bathroom in the Carr building"
One of the major engage
ments in the history of the
Senlac road neighborhood took
place yesterday morning. The
casus belli was a button-rath-
er, the lack of one. Sarah Sum
merlin and her little brother
Sammy had both enrolled in the
Red Cross, but somehow the
canvasser who got their dollars,
while they were at school, had
left only one button. Sarah
saw it first and took possession,
whereupon Sammy started TO
raise hell. Not only started,
but kept 1t up. HIS shouts OF
indignant protest were heard all
over the neighborhood and even
as far as the Arboretum. Mrs.
Summerlin's peacemaking eff
forts were futile. Sarah clung
to her hutton and the more the
mother sought to instill in her
son the spirit of self denial, the
louder he yelled. Then she
thought Of appealing for help by
telephone. One Of the neigh
bors readily consented to sur
render his button. Sammy went
for it and got it-and so at last
Continued on last pdge)
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-11-18
Collier Cobb Resigns
At 20 He Gives up Control OF Uni.
versity's Geology Department

Collier Cobb, at the age of 70,
has resigned from his post as
head of the geology department
in the University. He is sue
ceeded by William F. Prouty,
former head of the geology de-
partment in the University of
Alabama and a member of the
faculty here since 1919.
Mr.. Cobb will continue to do
some teaching in the University,
but he will devote his major at
tention to writing and to the
publication of studies he has
made during his as years of
service in the faculty. He has
been head of the department 40
years.
Il have reached the age of 70
still mentally and physically in
good condition." he says in his
letter of resignation. Il now
desire to give up a portion of my
burden in order that | may put
in form for publication much of
the work on which l have been
engaged during my entire con-
nection with the University
work relating directly to what
we have done in science and
along other lines Of endeavor. 1t
has been a great pleasure to me
during the past forty years to
have the direction of a depart
ment which has played an i'm
portant part in building up the
scientific strength of the Univer-
|sity-particularly in the direc-
| ton of helping men to earn a
| living out Of the earth and its
resources.
Il hope, by giving up some of
my duties now, to do writing
that | have long had in mind,
and to preserve my vigor to a
happy old age
Mr.. Prouty is graduate of
Syracuse University and won
| his doctorate at Johns Hopkins
in 1906. After coming to Chap
ell Hill he was state geologist for
two years, and he was paleonto-
logist for the West Virginia
Geological Survey from 1922 to
1925. He has been a frequent
contributor to scientific jour
nails.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-11-18

poor farmer, consider these ex-
amples: A farmer whose home
and acres are assessed at $4,000
pays now a school tax (at the
15-cent rate) of $3.50. If his as
sessment is $4,000, his school tax
is $3.50. If his assessment is
$1,000, his school tax is $1,000.
Surely this is not an exorbitant
sum for him to pay to the state,
in year, for the education of his
children.
The advantage to individuals
from having this 15-cent tax
lifted will be far more than out
weighed by the damage the state
will suffer from the depletion of
it's revenues.
Since the United States gov
ernment has imposed sales taxes
on many services and commodl-
ties in general use-includlng
electric current, automobiles,
tires, admissions, and soda foun-
tain drinks-it is going to be
even more difficult than it was
two years ago to create sentl-
ment in the North Carolina leg
islature for a sales tax. But
revenue has got to be raised
somehow, and it looks as if a
sales tax in some form is the on
ly solution.
Pertinent to this discussion is
a report on the Mississippi sales
tax by Walter Davenport in the
latest issue Of Golfers.
The new Mississippi revenue
law imposes a 2 per cent levy
upon all sales and a 2 per cent
privilege" tax on the incomes
of all professional men. CThis
last is not called an income tax;
Continued on last page
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-11-18
GAME TOMORROW
IS EXPECTED TO
BRING Big CROWD
Last Saturdays Scores Make
Outlook for University
Look Fairly Bright
DAVIDSON DEFEATED 1910

The annual football game be-
tween the University of North
Carolina and Duke University
will be played tomorrow after
noon in the Kenan stadium. The
opening whistle will blow at 2
o'clock.
The match will draw a big
crowd. 1t is hardly to be ex-
pected that the stadium, which
seats $4,000, will be filled, be-
cause football, like every trade,
profession, and amusement, has
felt the blight of the depression,
But, if the weather is fair, there
ought to be around $4,000 to
10000 spectators.
The outcome of the games
played by the two teams last
Saturday has given the prospect
of tomorrow's struggle a flavor
of excitement which it did not
possess a week ago. Then the
odds seemed to be heavily in
Dukes favor, but on Saturday
State College, which has been
defeated by Carolina 13 to O.,
beat Duke 6 to @, and Carolina
beat Davidson II to @. Earlier
comparative scores had indicat-
ed Duke victory, but it seems
now that Cardinals chances are
even or better.
A Carolina player whose name
was unknown to the public a
month ago has flashed upon the
scene: Charlie Shaffer, the
sophomore halfback. He was
the star ground-gainer in the AS
yard drive that yielded the sec
ond touchdown against David
son, and the fans are looking to
him for a fine performance to-
morrow. Charlie Woollen made
the first touchdown against
Davidson by returning punt 62
yards.
In the game in Raleigh, State
College showed greater superb
ority over Duke than is reflected
in the score of 6 to 0. Not once
did Duke have the ball in its pos
session within States territory,
while all through the game State
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The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-11-18
Miss HOcutt's Marriage
Daughter of Mr.. and Mrs John Ho-
cutt Weds Willard Lee Parrish

Willard Lee Parrish of Rocky
Mount and Miss Ruth Hocutt,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Hocutt, were married at the
home of the brides parents on
Henderson street Wednesday
morning. Only the relatives
and few friends of the couple
were present.
The ceremony was performed
by Rev. Albea Godbold. Mr..
Patterson, a friend of the
groom's, played the wedding
march.
Mr.. Parrish is an, alumnus of
the University, and Miss Hocutt
lis an alumna of the North
Carolina College for Women.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-11-18
THE UNIVERSITIES
PERSONNEL FACES
y PER CENT CUT
Decline in Students Fees and
Rentals Has Caused Large
Deficit for 1932-1933
FALL-OFF IN ENROLMENT

Members of the faculty and
other persons on the University
payroll face a salary cut which
is expected to amount to % per
cent for the year. Only by this
cut can the University meet its
estimated deficit of $4,000,
because expenditures for every
thing but personal service have
already been pruned to the limit.
Last year (1931-32) a 10 per
cent cut was in effect from the
beginning, and a further cut of
20 per cent was in effect in the
three months at the end (April,
May, and June). For example,
man who had been drawing
5000 month was first cut July
l, 193D.to $3.50. From $3.50, on
the first of the next April, was
taken $36. This brought the
salary to $144 SO, the former
salary Of $2,40O was reduced, in
the year, to $2,052, which was
14H per cent cut.
This year Q932-33) also be-
gan with a 10 per cent cut, but
the further reduction by 20 per-
cent has to go into effect earlier
than last year. Let us take the
same example, the man whose
salary two years ago was 81, 400.
He drew $3.50 a month for four
months (July, August, Septem-
Der, and October). For the eight
months from November l to
June 30, it appears now that he
will draw $144 a month. Four
times $3.50 is $720; eight times
$144 is 1,152; total, $1,872.
This is a cut of % per cent for
the year.
The chief reason that there
must be a greater cut this year
than there was last year is that
the income of the University is
lower. There are around 200
fewer students enrolled, and this
decline in enrolment is reflected
in lower revenue from tuition
fees and other fees. And dor
mitory rentals and board at
Swain Hall have both been re-
duced in the last year. The re-
duction Of 100000 in the years
estimated income is accounted
for by the reduction in the reve-
Continued on last page)
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-11-18
Struggled in Washington

Lamar Struggled was the
guest conductor at the concert OF
the National Symphony Orches-
ira in Washington last Sunday
afternoon. Mrs. Struggled, Mr.
and Mrs. #. S. McCorkle, Mrs
J. II. Pratt, Mrs. Athol Burn
ham, Mrs. F. B. Mccall, and H
S. Dyer went from here to at
tend the concert.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-11-18
Virginia. Carolina Game

The Virginia-Ca football
game will be played next Thurs
day, Thanksgiving Day, in Char
lottesviIle. This will be the
first appearance Of the Univer-
sity of North Carolina team in
the new Scott stadium.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-11-18
p. r., A. to BE Formed

A Parent Teachers Associa-
ton for Chapel Hill fsl to be or
ganized at meeting at 8 o'clock
next Tuesday evening in the
school auditorium. All parents
are invited.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1932-11-18
Jitney Players Here Nov. 20

The Jitney Players will be
here Tuesday, November 20, to
perform in the Playmakers the
atre. They will appear in the
afternoon in Caste" by Tom
Robertson, and in the evening in
Arms and the Man." by George
Bernard Shaw.