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The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-09-29
To the Citizens Of the
Chapel HM School District j..

T. M pei II III .Sch0oi DaSrTtC7
Having served as Registrar in
Chapel Hill Tor the past eight
years and never having had any
charges Of any irregularities
brought against me, and in view
of what happened on the night
Of September 16. relative to the
action taken BY the Town Board,
I deem it necessary in justice
and fairness to myself to give
u yo1 the facts a. they really
are and let you Judge as to
where and by whom unfairness
or irregularities have been prac-
ticed, # al all.
On the morning after the
Board Of Aldermen met and ap-
pointed me Registrar for the
special election, ! was approach
ed on the street by one Of the
members Of the Board, who is
also q former member Of the 10
cal board Of education, whose
statement TO me was as fol-
lows eve gave you q job last
night, now it il up 10 you to see
that only those who favor this
supplement get registered" TO
which | replied, When anyone
presents himself 10 me for regis
tration and are qualified, they
are registered and il is none Of
my business how they vote"
! proceeded 10 open the books
after getting instructions from
Mr.. J. l.. Caldwell, City Man
ager, who informed me that the
election should be conducted in
accordance with the general
election laws and that books
were to be opened for registra-
ton on Saturday, September 2.
This ! did, after taking the oath
Of Registrar. ! proceeded with
the registering Of those who ap-
piled for registration until Sat
urday +. NJ, September 1G, at
which time Mr.. Foushee came
~ the school building stating
ficiaI faculty meeting Of the col
iege year, in overwhelmingly
approving the measure.
The example Of Chapel Hill
will certainly influence the vOt-
ing Of other towns az regards d
supplemental school tax. There
is all the more reason for those
citizens Of the village who are
qualified by one years residence
in the state and four months in
Chapel Hill, not only To carry
the election but TO carry it by
an irnpreHslVe majority.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-09-29
Methodist Services

"Be Yourself" will be the
Rev. Albea Godbold's sermon
topic at the Methodist Church,
100 O'Clock a. m. Sunday.
Sunday school viii be held at
9:45 a. m. with classes for all
age groups. The Wesley Stu
dent Association will meet at
Z p. m.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-09-29
Liquor Control after Repeal

Tne excise tax which Con
gress imposes Oh liquor should bf
designed 70 raise close 70 thf
maximum possible revenue,
says the Nation in discussing
the problem that will follow re
peal. This does not mean, Of
course, the highest possible taz
rate. for rsfe beyond z certain
point may discourage consump-
tion or provide evasion TO such
al extent that it will lead 10 &
smaller total revenue than q
lower tax rate would induce. But
liquor is commodity Of which
il is desirable TO discourage rath-
er than encourage the produc-
tion and consumption Further
although the rehabilitation and
erection Of breweries and dis
tilleries is rapidly getting under
way, the federal government is
still in the rarely fortunate po-
sition Of dealing with q liquor
industry that has not yet reach
ed the full growth that it
would attain if given free rein.
The government, therefore, need
not hesitate lest its action threat
en- to injure or destroy an al
ready established industry or TO
throw legally employed men out
of work.
"One further qualification must
be made, Of course, concerning
the excise-tax rate on liquor. It
should not be 10 high az 10 fur
nish too strong d motive for
evasion. II is not merely, as We
have already remarked, that so
high tax might lead 10 the col
lection Of smaller total revenue
for it is possible that high
total revenue might be obtained
even with fairly widespread
evasion-but it is Of the utmost
importance not 10 perpetuate or
u raise up again an army VI
bootleggers and their allied law
breakers and criminals 1t
would be better 70 lose consid-
cradle revenue than TO put on
successful evasion premium SC
high that ordinary means II law
enforcement cannot adequately
cope with it.
At the very least the states
and municipalities should adopt
regulations similar to those pre-
vailing in England, where the
number and neighborhood Of the
pubs are controlled, and limit
atiOns upon the hours during
which liquor may be served by
them are strictly enforced. For
example, in some districts no
liquor whatever may be sold in
the morning, and only, say, be-
tween the hours Of twelve and
two at midday and between five
and twelve in the evening"
The Nation hopes that some Of
the states will take over the
sale and perhaps even the manu-
facture Of liquor, for it thinks
that the two systems function
ing side by side-governmental
operation and private operation
will provide a basis of compar-
ison which will enable the pub
lie TO find out which is the bet
ter method Of control.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-09-29
HOUSE FOR RENT

For rent: Broom house, Uni
versity Heights. Apply Univer-
sity Consolidated Service Plants.
Phone 6161.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-09-29
FOR RENT

Furnished apartment for
housekeeping or separate rooms.
Water, heat, and lights furnish
ed. Apply Mrs. Griffiths. 4O4
Hillsboro ST., or phone 1851.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-09-29
HOUSE FOR RENT

For rent: nice broom house,
with bath, on McCauley St.
rent reasonable. Write or
phone Burlington Hardware Co.,
Burlington, n. c.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-09-29

ries the statement that there
were rumors that | had asked
people when registering how
they intended TO vote. This
statement is. also incorrect in SC
far as | have been able TO learn
from any source other than the
Weeklu. | am unable to account
for this misrepresentation Of
facts by the Weekly and | am
asking the editor in all fairness
to me to publish this letter in
its entirety. 1t is not my policy
or purpose to embarrass anyone
bv the true facts that | wish
conveyed TO the general public.
| submit my record as Registrar
in the town Of Chapel Hill that
the voting public may Judge as
TO my honesty and fairness in
all past elections.
PAUL H. ROBERTSON.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-09-29
ROOM FOR RENT

For rent; double room for
men; adjoining bath. In home
on edge of campus. Telephone
1921 for information.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-09-29
Baptist Services

The Rev. 0. T. Binkley will
preach at the Baptist church
Sunday at IL o'clock on do We
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-09-29

clear Up al meeting that night.
I readily agreed 70 attend this
meeting, stating TO Mr.. Foushee
that | had always been fair and
square in all elections that I had
had anything To do with, and
this struck me more as a joke
than d complaint, and could not
imagine why the Board wanted
ne at meeting At this meet
ing two c0lored men, c. {. Craig
and Walter Hackney, appeared
before the Board stating that
the election had been discussed
with me (this | admit). At
their request, | stated what my
private and personal opinion
was after they had registered,
stating 70 the two Of them that
this was only my private opln-
ion and that they should not be
Influenced by what | thought
and that ! would not try TO in
fuence voter either for or
against. These admissions and
facts were made before the fol-
lowing members Of the Board:
Mr.. 3. S. Thompson, Mr.. J. T.
Dobbins, Mr.. NJ. E. Hogan, Mr..
?. L. Burch, the Mayor, City
Manager, 3. D. Sawyer, Town
Attorney, Mr.. NJ 3. Utley, and
Louis Graves.
had made absolutely no dis
tinction between teachers and
others in registering, but on
Saturday, the 18th, three ladies
came in. One of these ladies
asked if Miss-- could
register. asked her if she was
making this her home and she
stated that the lady in question
had voted in the general election
last fall at her home, but want
ed 10 vote in this election. |
told her that if this lady was
making her home here saw no
reason why she could not vote
here. She stated that this lady
did not want 10 relinquish her
right TO vote back home, To
which replied that, as ! under
stood the law, it was a matter Of
intent on the part Of the in
dividual as 10 where they called
home. My opinion was that she
would certainly relinquish her
voting right at either one place
or the other, but as we had sew
eral days within which TO regis
ter, 10 give me few days that
| might get ruling, either To-
cally or from the Attorney Gen
eral which they apparently
willingly agreed TO. The City
Attorney, Mr.. Sawyer, rules
that ! was correct. II was not
and never has been my policy
or purpose to deny anyone the
right 10 register and vote if
qualified, as ! stated TO these
ladies, but ] have always, in all
elections that | have been con-
nected with, given the benefit Of
the doubt instead Of taking it..
/ have always been fair, square
and above board in all Of my
dealings as an election official
Treating alike at all times Demo
Gratis, Republicans, and Social
lists.
At the meeting Of the Board
on Saturday, September 16, l
was excluded while they dis
cussed and decided TO ask for
my resignation, which | tender
ed (MY ERROR. rendered
my resignation as Registrar,
not because | was guilty of any
unfairness or any irregularities,
but because of the fact that this
is the first charge ever pre-
ferred against me for anything
by anyone and this coming on
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-09-29
APARTMENTS

For rent: Apartments in Gra-
ham Court. 5 rooms. Reduced
rentals. Service Ins. & Realty
ICo. Telephone 5721.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-09-29
SEEDLINGS, PUPS, BIRDS

Columbine and Sweet William
Seedlings SOC per doz. Collie
Pups for sale. Bargains in
Love-Birds and Canaries. K.
Tack, Box 70, RID. 2, Chapel
Hill, n. G..
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-09-29

Believe Man % and at s o'clock
on Are We Pilgrims ?"
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-09-29
FOR RENT

Garage. Mary Graves Rees.
Phone 1891.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-09-29
Paul Robertson Makes Statement
About His Resienine AS Registrar

Paul Robertson. who resigned
two weeks ago a. registrar for
the special schH0l tax election,
has sent this communication 10
the editor:
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-05
A|R5H|P DELIVERS TIRES To
LOCAL GOODYEAR DEALERS

Delivering automobile tires by
airship is new commercial wrin-
kle, at least in Ell Centre, but was
accomplished this morning and
also late yesterday afternoon when
the Goodyear blimp, Volunteer, de-
livered tires to McNeece and NC
Niece, local Goodyear dealers, via
airship and parachute.
The Volunteer reached Ell Cen
tro about 4:30 yesterday, enroute to
Phoenix from Los Angeles. After
delivering a tire to McNeece and
McNeece, using a parachute, it cir
cled the city a few times and vert
to Imperial county airport at I'M
perial for tie night.
This morning the Volunteer de-
parted from the airport and head
ed for Ell Centre, where it man.
euvered over Broadway near Sew
enth, dropping a parachute with g
tire attached SO that it driftec
eastward and landed at the Nc.
Neece station, Sixth and Broadway
After dipping in salute when CIV
en- the signal that the tire had beer
received in good shape, the Volu
/ teer headed off toward Phoenix.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-05
LOCAL YOUTHS
RETURN FROM
COAST MEET

Representing vocational agricul-
tural departments in high schools
throughout the state of California,
nearly 600 boys attended the Future
Farmers convention at the Great
Western Livestock show in Los An
geles over the weekend of Friday,
December l. Accompanied by Paul
Thornton, local agriculture in
Structor, Tom Payne, Bill Dubois,
Charlie Ravens, and John Weiss at
tended for Central.
An important feature of the
convention was a national radio
broadcast of the state F. F. A. Or
ganization of station XII. Bill Du-
Bots and Tom Payne gave a short
conversation about the projects,
aims, and purposes of the organiza-
ton. Other numbers on this radio
program were an address by Julian
A. McPhee, chief Of the bureau OF
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-05
INDIANS SATISFIED COLUMBIA
To OFFER TOUGH OPPOSITION

: greatest rivals, Southern Califor-
MIA and California.
The great finish permitted STAN
ford to get to the top of the coast
conference. The team, with seven
sophomoreS on its regular eleven
gained polish and experience with
every game.
Disregarding any criticism of the
selection of Columbia the game
will show enough stars to produce
plenty of thrills. Cliff Montgom-
cry, COLUMBIA quarterback and can
tain, and Anthony Natal, end, have
been recognized on many Allan
erican selections. Coast fans need
no introduction to Bill Corbus.
STANFORD All-American guard. nor
to Jim Moscrip, Indian end. and
Bobby Grayson, one of the best
backs on the coast.
Columbia never has appeared in
tournament contest before while
Stanford is an old hand in Pasa-
dena.
Stanford appeared in the very
first tournament game in 1902. The
Indians were humbled, 9 to 40 bv
Willie Heston and other Michigan
greats.
Since the beginning of the mod
ern series of New Years games in
1916, Stanford has appeared three
times. The Indians lost to Notre
Dame, 10 to 81, in 1925, tied Ala
bama, 7 to 7, in 1927, and beat Pitt,
Z to 6, in 1923.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-05

agricultural education and state
advisor for the California organiza-
ton of Future Farmers, musical
numbers by the Los Angeles junior
college band; a talk by Clyde Chris
Jensen on F. F. A. work.
The program was Friday, 1l:15,
accordion solo by Fremont high
school boys; 11:45, lunch; loo, trip
through Cudahy packing plant;
800, climb to top of city hall; 600,
banquet; 3:45, weight and dressings
per cent estimation contest at stock
yards; $50, observe judging of Flu
ture Farmer livestock in judging
rings; 1915, meat cutting demon
stration in dairy sales pavilion at
stock yards; 1870, official opening
Of the show; 12:15, lunch; 100, ro-
dec and football game; 500 to 600,
awarding Of Cudahy essay prices
and Swift weight estimating prizes;
600, adjournment of convention.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-05
BY GEORGE ii. BEALE

PASADENA, Dec. 5. U.P)-Colum
bia and Stanford, both of whose
teams faltered toward mid-season
but managed to finish strong, W'Il
be the opponents in the annual
tournament of Roses New Year IS
day football game here.
The New York City University
agreed to accept an invitation to
represent the east in the famed
! Rose Bowl contest, designed to adj
vertlse Southern California IS eli
mate.
Stanford officials, who extended
Tie bid, professed great delight at
Columbia S decision although the
selection of Lou Little IS eleven was
subject to considerable criticism in
some circles.
Stanford invited the Lions after
1t was determined that undefeated
Princeton would not or could not
come west. No attempt was made
to get Michigan in view of the Big
Ten ruling against post season
games and Army and Duke auto
matically eliminated themsel v S
Saturday by losing respectively to
Notre Dame and Georgia Tech.
Chief criticism of the final choice
was that Columbia IS schedule was
not hard one and that all its vic
Norles were over teams that lost
three or more games during the
season. The Lions lost only to
Princeton by to 20.
A number of sports writer's felt
that Nebraska, which played a diff
ficult schedule and lost only to
Pitt, was a more logical choice than
Columbia.
In support of Columbia it was
said the team came along fast af-
ter its early season defeat by the
Tigers and that as it closed its reg
ular season, winning from Syracuse,
1t was capable, possibly, of beating
Princeton.
columbia was chosen primarily
because of its record,' Al Masters,
graduate manager of Stanford said.
"Its fine showing in late season
more than offset its early defeat
by Princeton.
otCCiludrlly. Ine SCnOlaSClC re-
xqurements at Columbia are so high
that Stanford feels honored in
meeting the football team of such
university
Records Parallel
Stanford IS season paralleled III
some ways that of Columbia for the
Indians seemed begged down when
they were held to a tie by North
western and again when they lost,
0 to 6, to Washington.
The team, however, really got
going after that and it wound up
by taking the measure of its two
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-05

1t. A. T. Sewell USNR is pilot ir
charge of the Volunteer. He is a
graduate of the University of Mis-
souri, and served during the war
with non-rigid airships at Pensa-
cola and other Atlantic ports. He
also served with the Los Angeles,
and joined the Goodyear air forces
in 1926.
r. H. Hobensack, assistant pi-
lot, is graduate of the University
of West Virginia, and has been
with Goodyear since 1927, being
formerly stationed with the Reso-
lutte on tie east coast.
c. w. Stacey, pilot mechanic,
joined Goodyear in 1927 after gra-
cuating from the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology. He was
formerly assigned to the Mayflow-
/! err, another of the Goodyear fleet
A ground crew of IA men, who
assist in caring for the Volunteer
travel in a specially constructe.
bus, equipped with a portable moor
ing mast, to which the airship i:
attached when locked.
The volunteer is a non-rigid air
ship, with capacity of $4,000 GU
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-05
PIONEER RECALLS HIS FIRST
THANKSGIVING DAY IN VALLEY

/ Thursday brought memories of his
first Thanksgiving in Imperial VAL
ley to Peter Storms, pioneer resi-
dent of the Seeley district. who
spent Thanksgiving, 1900 on the
shores of beautiful Blue Lake, sur
rounded by mesquite and cotton
wood trees, where there was an
abundance Of wild game.
Although the toWnsite of Silsbee
had been laid out on the bank of
Blue Lake, no domestic fowls for
the proper observance of Thanks
giving day had as yet reached the
valley.
The toWnsite of Imperial had
been surveyed in September and by
Thanksgiving day the engineer IS
camp, together with George Nc
Cawley's stage station had been
moved from Blue Lake to the I'M
perial site.
Storms was without neighbors at
Blue Lake and on his first Thanks
giving day made a meat pie of
the breasts of 81 blackbirds, one
quail and four cotton-tail rabbits
The "mulligan pot pie" was sea-
soned with plenty of good bacon and
while cooking it Storms kept watch
hoping to see visitors coming so
that somebody would share the pie
with him.
Just as he was ready to eat Jim
Owens and John Yount, freighters
for the California Development
company, drove up to his camp.
They were moving the balance of
the Blue Lake camp to Imperial,
and accepted the invitation to par
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-05
TEACHERS OF
WESTSIDE HOLD
SOCIAL MEET

Mt. Signal school teachers enter
tanned those of the Westside dis
trict at a combined business and
social meeting held last night in
the Mt. Signal school house.
"The Three of U.s., Miss Mary
Baker, Miss Edith Eicke and Miss
Laura Redden, accompanied by Es-
telle Livingston, were heard in a
delightful group Of songs.
Entertainment was supplied by
the teachers of the school and a
discussion of professional problems
was conducted by Mrs. Grace Fer
rell, instruction supervisor in the
county superintendent of schools
office.
The evening ended with the serv-
ing of refreshments by the hostess
eS.
Those present included: county
superintendent IS office, Mr.. and
Mrs. Roger M. v. Walton and Mrs.
Grace Terrell; Eucalyptus, Mrs. Ar
thur Martin Miss Gladys Claypool,
Mrs Inez Sigmon; Heber, Mr.. and
Mrs. Bruce Miller: Lantana, Mrs.
Naomis c. Avis McCabe, Mrs. Vera
Fem. Mrs. Fred Paine, Mrs. Ruth
Solman, Miss Helen Van Fleet;
Seeley, Jesse Meadows, Miss Kath-
crime Blank, Miss Virginia Ward;
Silsbee, Mrs. Isabelle Dubois, Miss
Katherine Steele, Mrs. Wooliscroft,
Mrs. Mary Merody; Mt. Signal,
Mrs. L. Upholt. Mrs. Martha Will
cox, Miss A. Adair, Mrs. Elizabeth
Chestnut, Miss Betty Miller.
Teachers in the river district will
hold a similar meeting tonight at
the Bard school. Supt. and Mrs.
c. B. Collins, Mr.. and Mrs. Roger
M. v. Walton and Mrs. Grace Fer
rell will represent the county super
intendent of school IS office.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-05
STYLE CHATS
With ALMA ARCHER

Although Barbara Hutton. the
Princess Mdivani, is the exception
that proves the rule, it would seem
that everyone else who is anybody
and who has the wherewithal, is
wrapping up in a mink coat. At
the Middleburg. Virginia, Hunt
Race, and at the United Hunts
Meet at Belmont, mink coats were
as thick as fleas on a dogs back.
1t would have to be very bold, in
sensitive person to be Indifferent to
the charm of a good mink coat this
season, as the designers have prac-
tically eradicated all the bootleg
ger, nouveau richie characteristics
that for years have kept you and
me contented with our jacket of
rabbit. If you can figure out the
ability to cope with the price tag,
snap into a mink coat quick, even
if you re wearing nine dollar
dress underneath. Every wardrobe
is entitled to at least one item
that's hellishly beautifully superb,
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-05
KLEIN TAKES
LEAGUE TITLE

NEW YORK, Dec. 5. U.H Of
fetal batting averages, released to-
Gay, indicate that the Chicago
Cubs showed good judgment in
purchasing Chuck Klein from the
PEillies last month for about $780,
600 and three players.
The smuggling outfielder won his
first National league batting cham
pionship in the 1888 season with a
percentage of 1868.
The devastating Dutchman top
ped his circuit in five batting de-
partments. He led in home runs,
with %; made the most two-bag-
gers; garnered the most base hits,
223; and let in total bases, with
365. He played in every one of The
PEillies' games.
Team batting honors were cap
tured by the Pittsburgh Pirates
who registered a mark of .285.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-05

take of the Thanksgiving diner.
When the three men were about
to sit down Dan Morris and Archie
Priest rode up on saddle horses
They were stage drivers for Nc
Cawley, who operated a line be-
| tween Flowing Wells, on the main
line of the Southern Pacific, and
Imperial. Andy Elliott, a stock
man, rode in just in time to help
eat the last of the dinner and drain
the coffee pot.
Storms had his first Christmas
dinner at the Volcanoes, in Lower
California, when with three other
Americans and a Cocopah Indian
he roasted Is ducks in a Dutch
oven.
In December. 1900, there were no
canals in the valley, only line of
| grade stakes. It was in late Dec
ember or early January of 1901 that
excavating and construction work
began on the canals. Imperial got
its water supply from a water hole
in New River about eight miles
west of the city, hauling it in with
six mule tank wagon.
The first alfalfa planted in the
valley, according to Storms, was in
front of the hotel at Imperial and
it was watered by means of the
tank wagon.
The first voting precinct was
named Blue Lake and nine voters
were registered. Storms was among
them and is one of the earliest set
tiers in the valley who has re-
manned here since the pioneer days.
Storms crossing on New River,
south of Seeley, was named for him.
Imperial Valley press., 1933-12-05
CHOCOLATE IS
EASY WINNER

CLEVELAND, O., Dec. s. UP)-
The four favorites won their bouts
last night in Cleveland IS all-star
Christmas fund boxing show.
Nearly 5000 fans in Public hall
watched the banner program which
was climaxed by Kid Chocolate s
savage 10-round bout with frankie
Wallace, Cleveland lightweig h t ..
Chocolate, recognized in New York
and affiliate states as feather cham
pion, won the non-title decision.
Tony Canzoneri of New York, for
mer lightweight champion, knocked
cut Cecil Payne of Louisville, KY,
in the fifth round of their Sched-
uled 10-round bout.
Teddy Yarosz, brilliant young
middleweight from Monaco, Pa,
pounded out an easy 10-round de-
cision over Paul Piprone of Cleve-
land.
Lew Feldman of Brooklyn, former
featherweight contender, outpoint-
ed Jimmy Vaughan, Cleveland light
weight, in a hereunder. Feldman
weighed 1871; Vaughan 1876.