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The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-03-17

not merely to the vulgar money
making mOtiVe-it was an ap-
peal to public spirit and local
pride. Yet the subscribers were
assured that they would get a
handsome return on their in
vestment. They would benefit
Durham and benefit themselves
at the same time.
High-powered craftsmanship
was effective; so the money was
raised; and the hotel was erect
ed at a time when building costs
were high. Even while the Era
of Prosperity was in full swing,
before the 1929 crash, it became
apparent that the high hopes of
1924 were to be disappointed.
The reason was plain enough
there was simply not sufficient
patronage to make the hotel en-
terprise profitable. A large per-
centage of the rooms remained
empty. The income from the res
taurant was below expectations.
The convention business still had
to be shared with Raleigh,
Greensboro, Asheville, Char
lotte, and Winston-Salem, and
lesser cities. The army of trav-
cling salesmen failed to : con-
centrate upon Durham as the
one desirable place for a nights
rest.
The stock never paid divi-
dend. After a while, interest on
the bonds was defaulted. The
hotel went into bankruptcy. The
sale of the property was author
lied by Federal Judge Isaac M.
Meekins.
Approximately 100000 was
originally paid into the corpora
tion by holders of common stock.
Later bonds to a total Of $780,
900 were issued, bringing the
total investment to about ST.
100000. The present bonded in
debtedness is about $825,000.
The bid of $149, 900 at the sale
was made by w. w. Sledge, act
ing for the Homeland Invest
ment Company. Another bid
der was John Sprunt Hill.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-03-17
Beau's Birthday Cake
Coline and Sonny Smith Make a Pres
entation Early in the Morning

On the day when she first
opened her eyes upon her next
door neighbor, NJ. C. S. Noble,
Coline, the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. c. Smith. became an
adored pet of the, veteran edu-
Gator. A year or so later some
body declared in her presence
that he was her beau. Present
ly she was calling him Beau.
Sonny Smith came along. and
in the course of time he, too, was
calling him by the same name.
Day before yesterday, March
Is, was Mr.. Mobiles 18th birth
day.
About a week ago Coline and
Sonny, in cooperation with their
parents, laid plans to give him
a birthday cake. An argument
arose. Sonny had seen an "Our
Gang" comedy in his fathers
moving picture theatre, and in
this comedy an imaginative
young hero had stuffed an old
shoe, a glove, a tennis ball, and
bits of cloth and paper into a
wedding cake. Sonny insisted
that these same ingredients be
put into Beau's cake. 1t was
with great difficulty that he was
persuaded to be content with
the more conventional creation.
The children were up at 6
o'clock on the morning Of the
18th, to prepare for the present
alton. This was long before the
servant came, and Coline had to
dress Sonny. When that job
was done, the children marched
across the street,-Coline bear
ing the cake, and Sonny trotting
beside her,-clattered upstairs,
and pressed into Beau's bed
room. When the cake had been
displayed and placed upon a
table they fell upon him with
hugs and kisses.
: 1t was big day. MIR. Noble S
son Mark, and Mrs. Mark, and
1O-months-old Mark the Third,
were here from Raleigh. And,
as the hours wore on, many
friends came in to offer fellclta-
fIOHS
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-03-17
Married at Sunrise
Miss Rosaiie Thrail Becomes the
Bride of Colin Carmichael

Miss Guelda Elliott left hel
home in Glandon Forest early
last Saturday morning and sci
out for her Office on the cam
pus. When she came opposite
the Thrall home on Gimghoul
Road she was astonished to sex
Miss Rosalie Thrall out on the
lawn in a white dress and a vel
with orange blossoms.
Rather, it was the young wo.
man who had recently been Miss
Rosalie Thrall. She was now
Mrs. Colin Carmichael.
There had been a wedding al
sunrise. 1t had been followed
by a wedding breakfast, and
Miss Elliott arrived upon the
scene just in time to see the
couple preparing to pose for q
photograph before starting out
on their honeymoon. They are
back in Chapel Hill now and are
living with Mr.. and Mrs. Thrall
Rev. Ronald Tamblyn per.
formed the ceremony. Besides
the parents of the bride there
were present Miss Christine
Carmichael of Canada, thu
groom's sister; Miss Velma Mat.
thews, Miss Alma Holland, Miss
Georgia Faison, and Miss Eliza.
beth Haley.
Mr.. Carmichael teaches in the
University engineering school.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-03-17
MIR. Hogan and His Assistants
Have Busy Time; Work until
Eleven O'clock at Night

The Bank of Chapel Hill re-
opened Wednesday morning.
Chapel Hill hadn't seen such
an eager crowd since the last big
football game. The citizens who
thronged the bank did not come
to take money out; nearly all Of
them came to put money in. The
Withdrawals were not greater
than on any normal day, and
they were far exceeded by the
deposits.
Cashier Hogan, Marvin Utley,
w. 0. Sparrow, and the other
members of the banking force
had never before had such a
busy time. They did not even
have the opportunity to observe
the time-honored rite Of drink
ing coca cola in the middle of the
morning. This was a painful
deprivation, but they endured
it with cheerfulness.
At the regular closing hour of
f o'clock they were still SUBJ
merged under a food of checks,
and they had to stay on duty un-
til around IL o'clock to catch up
with the entries on journal and
ledger sheets.
Mr.. Hogan sat at his desk and
roamed up and down the lobby,
chatting with customers and
wearing the smile Of a banker
who not only knew that his bank
was solid but also knew that
everybody else knew it.
One restriction on business re-
lated to out-of-town checks.
These had to be accepted Sub
ject to collection" because of un-
certainty as to which banks were
paying on demand and which
were not. The checks were cred
tied here to the depositors &C.
counts, but the depositors were
asked not to make draughts de-
pendent upon them until there
elapsed sufficient time for them
to be collected.
One out-of- town check may be
collected in a day or SO; another
may require a longer period. It
depends upon how far away is
the bank upon which it is drawn.
Under the new law prohibit
ing boarding a bank is forbid
den at present to pay out cur
rency in an abnormal amount;
Continued on last pa0e)
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-03-17
WASHINGTON Duke Hotel Sold mt Auction

Another step in the liquida-
tion of a grandiose financial en-
terprise was taken last Satur-
day when the Washington Duke
hotel in Durham was sold at auc-
tiOn for $149,000. The bid may
be raised, since the law provides
a period Of 80 days within which
new offers may be made to
SOuthgate Jones, the commits
sioner appointed by the court.
Several citizens of Chapel Hill
bought stock in the hotel com
pany when the project was
launched nine years ago, and
their investment, so-called, is a
total loss. The stock is entirely
wiped out in the bankruptcy,
and it appears now that the
bondholders will receive only
about 18 cents on the dollar.
The Washington Duke was a
typical bOom-time venture. The
idea of skyscraper hotel grip
ped the imagination of enthusi-
astic citizens of Durham soon
after the beginning of the era of
Coolidge Prosperity. Reports
that James B. Duke was soon to
give millions for a new Univer-
sity on the outskirts of the
city had been verified. Dur
hams population and wealth
were to have a marvellous
growth. New manufacturing
and mercantile projects would
be launched. Travelling sales
men would make Durham their
headquarters. All manner of so
cieties, leagues, and associa-
tions would hold their conven-
tions in Durham. Gould the
city with the future of Durham
afford to be without a big mod
ern hotel? Obviously not.
The campaign to raise money
had many of the aspects of the
Liberty Loan and other drives
of World War days. Civic
clubs supported the movement,
and leading citizens formed
themselves into a committee of
canvassers. The appeal for
subscriptions to the stock was
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-03-17
A Children's Operetta
The Land of Dreams Come True" Is
Performed At the School

Children of the grammar
grades of the Chapel Hill school,
attired in fancy costumes, ap-
peared last Friday evening in an
operetta, "The Land of Dreams
Come True" Miss Juanita Hon.
eycutt of the music department
was the director, and she was
assisted by Miss Minnie Sue
Flynn and the teachers.
There were a Bluebell chorus
(3rd and 4th grade girls), q
Daisy chorus 18th and 7th grade
girls), and a Playmate chorus
(2nd and 9Th grade boys and
girls).
The actors we're Millicent
Conner, Kimball Dyer, Edith
Crockford, Billy Thompson, Jew
ell Hogan, Mouie Holmes, June
Young, Eleanor Carroll, Almonte
Howell, Vivian Phipps, Jack Las
ley, Helen Cohen, James Dob
bins, Jack Bailey, Dorothy Block
sidge, and Smith Weaver. Elliott
Carroll was the leader of the
twelve Pixies. The Fairies were
impersonated by six girls from
the first grade.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-03-17
S1RUDWICK WINS
TRIUMPH IN PLAY
ABOUT CONGRESS
Gets His Big Chance and Makes
The Best of It Because of
Talent and Experience
USED TO BE ACTOR HERE

Shepperd Strudwick of Hills
boro, who used to be with the
Carolina Playmakers here, has a
leading role in Maxwell Ander-
sons play, Both Your Houses
which the Theatre Guild is pre-
senting in New York.
The title of the play means the
two houses of Congress. The
members of Congress are depict
ed as a lot of shameless graft
ers-all except Allan Mclean,
portrayed by the North Caro-
linian.
Strudwick's triumph is the
result of an incident that fig
ures in the traditional romantic
story of the stage: the story of
the talented but obscure youth
who gets his big chance because
the actor for whom he is an un-
derstudy falls i'll and thus is TAX
en- out of the way.
Guild Captures a Young Ac-
tor on the Rebound" is the head
line over the New York Herald
Tritune's narrative of how
Strudwick came to have the role
Of the reforming Congressman
in the Anderson drama.
'Strudwick scored a triumph
all his own" says the New York
paper, "as the Nevada school
teacher who dares to fight a
'plunderbund' in Washington.
His success is a vindication
of the theory held by every vet
eran actor. 1t is the theory that
an actor must learn his busi-
ness. Old mummers will tell you
that one of the troubles with the
theatre today is that much of the
acting is done by young up
starts who think they can step
out onto stage without any
previous experience and get
away with it, They say that
actors must experience prolong-
ed discipline to do their work
well. The best training school
in the old days was the stock
company.
"Strudwick has had his train
ing and he has had it in stock.
Perhaps that is why he's a little
tardy in coming into his own on
Broadway-although he is still
yogng-and perhaps it is why
Continued on page fve)
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-03-17
Tax Payment Date Deferred

The date when federal income
tax must be paid has been
changed from March Is to
March 81. This change was an
nounced after the article about
income tax payments, in anoth-
er column of this paper, had
gone to press.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-03-17
A Third Shields Daughter

A third daughter was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Shields
last Saturday night.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-03-17
Debates Are Arranged

The University debate council
has arranged debates with Geor-
gia Tech and Boston University
in April.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-07
THE INDIANAPOLIS TIMES
THE LEGION MOBILES

THE legions program as adopted at Chi
i cago reminds one of Kipling's hero Tom
nnson. who was not good enough to go to
heaven, nor bad enough to go to he'll.
1t periodically buried the Patman bonus
demand, but it urged another costly piece Of
class legislation, the waiver Of the 3h per
cent interest on s1,5oo,OO0,00O of bonus loans.
1t buried resolution demanding repeal Of
last springs economy act, but it sought to de-
stroy the spirit of that act by demanding hos
pitalization and full" care for widows and
orphans regardless Of whether the veterans
were incapacitated or killed in war or peace.
Surely these demands do not square with
President Roosevelts splendid exhortation to
the legion to refrain from creating former
service men into special class"
1t joined with President Green Of the Amer
lean Federation Of Labor in denouncing infla
ton, supporting the NRA program and other
wise backing the administration, but it linked
pacifists and radicals with criminals called for
a bigger army and navy, and opposed Russian
recognition.
Critics will be inclined to see in this pro-
gram a patriotism slightly tainted with class
interest, nationalism slightly tainted with
Fascisrn.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-07
WITHOUT SUCH FREEDOM

NTHILE Scotland Yard guarded his per-
w son. DR.. Albert EinStein fugitive from
the Nazi terror, spoke to an English audience
on the subject of freedom, the individual
freedom which our ancestors won for us after
hard struggle"
Without such freedom" he said in voice
lacking passion, or rancor, there would have
been no Shakespeare, no Goethe, Newton,
Faraday Pasteur or Lister. There would be
no comfortable houses for the mass of the
people. no railways or wireless, no protec-
ton against epidemics. no cheap books, no
culture, no enjoyment Of art for all.
There would be no machines to relieve
people from the arduous labor needed for
the production Of the necessities of life. Most
people would lead dull life of slavery just
as under the ancient deSpotisn1s of Asia. 1t
is only men who are free who create the
inventions and intellectual works which to us
moderns make life worth while"
The worlds greatest scientist did not men
ton the little strutting men of his fatherland
who sought to kill him for being a jew But
what rebuke to them and their brother
fsrs'ti'~-Hu over. the worldl
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-07
1T MUST BE TOLD

TINE nationwide contest for plans to end
- crime and racketeering, held by the
United States Flag Association, has been won
by a gentleman who suggests strict censor
ship of criminal charges, criminal news, and
reports of criminal trials.
Thus once again we meet the familiar old
theory that everything will be all right if
only we ignore the existence of evil; the theory
which mistakes the symptom for the disease
and tries to fight typhoid fever with an
aspirin tablet.
1t is dreary business to see wealth of
crime news in the papers. Granted. But the
solution does not and never can lie in sup
pressing the crime news. 1t goes right to the
fundamentals Of our social organizations.
Until the causes of crime are removed from
the bedrock of American society, we shall
continue to have gangs and racketeers; and we
shan't know how menacing they are unless
our newspapers tell us about them.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-07
U. S. STEEL VS.. u. S. A.

president ROOSEVELT has called the
Il Steel Corporation heads to the White
House today in an effort to persuade them to
accept the "check-off" system in the captive"
coal mines they control. On the surface, this
issue seems trivial. In fact, it is an important
element in the success of the NRA program.
All of the commercial coal mine owners
have agreed to the "check-off." This means
that they promise to collect dues for the
miners unions along with other charges
against the miners pay envelopes.
The check-of not only is necessary for the
support Of the unions, but it is tacit recogni-
ton of the right of collective bargaining as
provided for in the recovery law
Both President Roosevelt and Administrator
Johnson understand that the steel men once
agreed to the check-off in their captive mines.
The steel men, however, particularly the U S.
Steel have quibbled for weeks in what appears
to be another effort to cling to their traditional
antiunion policy.
The steel industry's attitude is unfortunate
at this crucial time. If this big industry backs
the codes in the spirit of the law it will join up
with the commercial coal mine owners and
help the disorganized coal industry to work
out its difficult problems without delay
If it refuses it will encourage every chiseling
little corporation in America to further sabo-
tage the NFA program and retard recovery.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-07
THE BLUE EAGLE

THosE who expected to see the heavens
open and to hear chorus of trumpets
announcing the millennium as soon as the
last blue eagle emblem was floated over an
American factory are going about these days
acting as if they had been deceived cruelty.
Codes beyond number have been signed,
and you couldn't throw a stone without
breaking blue-eaged window; but still the
depression continues, men remain out. of
work, strikes break out across the industrial
belt like a rash, and the preftidigitators down
at Washington prepare to pull new rabbits out
of the hat.
So you hear some people asking plaintive-
ly, What is the matter with the NRA?" And
others, less plaintive, assert bluntly that the
whole program is a flop.
1t is easy to point out that we expected too
much of the MIRA. Reducing working hours,
setting minimum pay scales, and grouping
whole industries under fair competition agree
ments could not possibly restore prosperity I'M
aided All these things simply provide the
channel through which the recovery current
is to flow. Raising that current to flood
strength is something else again.
And because flood strength has not been
reached, it would be easy for us to assume
that the blue eagle is less potent bird than
we thought it was.
We could not make greater mistake in
judgment.
Through one device or another we eventu-
ally shall set all the wheels spinning again;
and when that time comes, then the value of
the blue eagle agreements will be fully appar-
ent
We shall find then, that we have Ieaped
ahead to universal acceptance Of the theory
that the nation can not prosper unless its
lowliest wage-earner also is prospecting; that
we have given the common man a new in
dependence, fairer share of industry's earn
ings a more certain protection in his Job;
that We have given ourselves the reins by
which we seriously can attempt to control
the mysterious economic processes that gov
ern our national life.
In fact We shall find that we have put
through something very like a revolution
a peaceful classics revolution that gives our
traditional democracy a splendid new sig
nifcance.
The blue eagle hasn't Topped yet. It hard
ly has begun to fly.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-07
It Seems
to Me
=BY HAYWOOD BRoUN.

NEW YORK. Oct. TN far-off
~ Turkestan there runs q tale
about a certain boatman. Proceed
ing down a river in his frail craft
OF skin and hides, he had the mis-
fortune to encounter a whirlpool and
was straightway thrown into the
stream.
The waters being cold and the
eddy tumultuouS. the boatman cried
aloud for help. To his great Joy
he spied upon the bank. not many
feet away, likely looking fellow
who happened to be called Joseph.
And this Joseph was known to all
the citizens as a holy man.
Yet Joseph paid no heed at all
to the cries of the sorely distressed
boatman. Instead he stood stock
still and continued about his occu-
patton. His task was whiting will
low branches. which he cut down
to a great fineneSs and a miraculous
fiexibility. These he disposed of
to the caliphs Of the town. who
priced the wandS Of indecision and
found them vital instruments in
dealing with the voters.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-07
M. E.TracySays:

E>OR sixteen years we have stubbornly refused
Il to recognize Russia, and little good has it
done us, the Russians, or any one else.
The policy was born of temper, which ex-
plains why it hasn't worked. Our war leaders
were mad because Russia failed to stick with
the allies and our business leaders were scared
of Communism.
Between these two groups, we were per-
suaded to turn our backs on great and legiti
mate experiment. What the Russians did was
none of our affair, yet we tried to make it so
by childish reasoning.
First we told ourselves that it could not last
and then we told ourselves that it could not
be relied on to meet its obligations. In each
case, we closed our eyes to facts and let imagi-
nation form our beliefs. We ignored the self
evident truth that no such revolution as oc-
Cured could accomplish what it did without
faith, enthusiasm and sincerity. Because we
did not agree with the doctrines on which it
was based, We assumed that it was sham.
NUR mistaken ideas originated in the habit
~ of trying to visualize all occurrences and
all problems in the light Of American tradition
The car was just another George Third and
independence just another Fourth of July We
could not conceive of political or economic
progress for any people, save along the road
which our forefathers took.
Even NRA has not shaken us out of this
mood as yet. Cheering for the new deal, we
wonder if it is quite constitutional. That rs our
business Whether we like it or not We must
move forward with definite considerations as to
our background, ira ming and experience. Rus
slams are bound by similar limitations and en-
titled to the same privileges.
Just now we would be ready to recognize
Russia but for the rejuvenated nonsense that
we can take care of ourselves that recovery is
domestic problem and that We don't need
foreign trade.
We can take care of ourselves as far as sheer
existence goes, but not in the sense Of growth
and development. The whole wide world con-
tains none too many markets materials ana
ideas for people who wish to advance. Our
industrial system was born of this philosophy.
Our political institutions and foreign pollcy
were originally designed to give it free reign
FAILURE to recognize Russia long ere this
Il contradicts the principles and standards on
which the United States was founded and which
have guided her course for IA years Outside
of that, it contradicts good sense.
We accomplish nothing of political value by
failing to send an ambassador to Moscow, or to
receive Russian ambassador at Washington.
On the other hand, we lose a lot of perfectly
good business and that, too, at time when
we can i'll afford it.
AS William Allen White points out, Russia
would rather buy from us than any European
nation, because our products are better, while
we are far enough away for her not to fear
rivalry or intrigue.
We could put thousands of people at work in
this country by merely selling Russia what she
wants to buy and if her bill paying record
means anything We could depend on getting
our money 1or ". s4aA-.san EsAN HzAAI sEExzaaln
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1933-10-07
A BOOK

CTUDENTS of international high finance
- before, during and after the war. par
ticularly those interested in war debts. should
obtain sustenance in Democracy Debts and
Disarmament" by Walton Newbold Dutton
& Coz.
The author, now in the United States
studying the American financial structure.
seems well fitted to attack the problem from
his particular slant and this he does from
every angle.
Educated at Buxton college and at the
University of Manchester, where in 1912 he
took his NJ. A. in economics and Roman his
tory he has spent his time ever since in
further study, research. field work and poll
tics of left wing variety.
Once a Labor party pamphleteer. he was
the first Communist member of parliament in
England. Later Philip Snowden appointed
him TO the Macmillan committee to examine
the workings of the gold standard. A sort of
protege of Sidney and Beatrice Webb, he was
treasurer Of the Manchester university Fa-
bian Society. And so forth and so on
Described as a sort Of orthodox Marxist, It
Is said that, after ALL he seems very much the
conservative Britisher when 1t comes to his
ideas about money and the gold standard.
Democracy, Debts and Disarmament =