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The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-01-13
Looking Back on
the Orgy

What | am speaking of is the
orgy Of over-eating in the
Christmas holidays.
AS look back upon my own
and my neighbors' performances
at the table during this Christ
mas season, again | reflect. as at
the end of many year gone by:
why is it that there is such a
vast volume of public wailing
and warning about excessive
drink and so little. relatively,
about excessive food? For no
person with ordinary powers of
observation can fail to see that a
far greater number of people
have suffered from too much
meat and starches and sugar
than have ever suffered from too
much strong drink.
The torpid livers, the noxious
gases pressing upon the heart,
the poisoned blood flow, the dys-
pepSla, the corruptions and can
kers, the pains and the untimely
deaths that have resulted from
immoderate eating - what a
frightful record they make! And
yet they have never been made a
moral issue to excite the nation.
Nobody has proposed govern
mental control of eating as a
Noble Experiment. No President
has appointed a commission to
study and report upon the curse
of greediness.
With the approach of Christ
mas millions of housewives, all
over the country, began to pre-
pare for the debauch. There was
a great slaughter of turkeys and
chickens and geese and duck; the
markets were raided for nobody
knows how many thousands of
tons of beef and mutton and
ham and all manner of fruits
and vegetables; cakes and pud-
dings were cooked, and rich
sauces were concocted, with
Continued on ne1t page
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-01-13
Mr.. Olive Departs
Baptist Pastor Resigns to Accept a
Call from North WilkesbOro

Rev. Eugene Olive has resign
ed from the pastorate of the
Baptist church here to accept a
call from North WilkesbOrO. He
announced his resignation at the
morning services Sunday and
made his farewell address at the
"Wednesday evening prayer meet
ing. At the close of the meeting
the congregation adopted reso-
luton urging the pastor to re-
.cOnsider his decision and re-
questing the North Wilkesboro
Baptists to release him from his
engagement.
During his ministry here Mr..
Olive has won the admiration
and affection not only Of his own
church people but of the entire
community. His spirit of toler-
ance, his engaging manners, and
his unfailing helpfulness in all
movements pertaining to the
welfare of the village have made
him one Of the most beloved citi-
zens of Chapel Hill.
A committee headed by w. 0.
Sparrow as chairman is charged
with the duty of selecting his
successor.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-01-13
The Boards Are Here
Historians Are at the Carolina Inn
for Stay of about Two Months

1t was a beautiful sunny day
when Charles A. Beard came tC
the historians meeting at Christ
mas time here two or three years
ago, and he remembered the
warmth, the flowers abloom and
the twittering birds when he and
Mrs. Beard were discussing
where they would spend this
winter. Chapel Hill looks good
to me" "'he said; and so they are
at the Carolina Inn for stay of
about two months.
They have had another good
break on weather and have been
strolling about the campus and
in the woods in the sunshine
and the balmy air. Thus they
may store up such satisfaction
with the Chapel Hill climate
that they will bear with equan-
unity whatever chill and dreary
days the winter weeks may
bring.
Mr.. Beard is to deliver the
We'll lectures, the dates of which
will be announced soon. His
topic will be what Is National
Interest %
His most celebrated book is
''The Rise Of American Civiliza-
tion," written in collaboration
with his wife, Mary r. Beard.
Another of his books is Ameri-
can Government and Politics. y
Mrs. Beard is the author of "A
Short History. of the American
Labor Movement" and a history
of the United States.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-01-13
Winter Blossoms
Spring Comes in Gaily and Drives
out Old Man Winter

Laughing the calendar to
scorn, Spring comes in gaily and
drives Old Man Winter out Of
the village-for a little while,
,anyway.
The bushes Of winter honey
uckle, otherwise known as sweet
breath Of spring, break out in
| fragrant blooms, and the bees
buzz around in them. The buds
of the pyrus japonica, red and
white, burst open.
The winter jasmine, nourish-
ed by the long warm rains of a
little while ago, spreads its rich
yellow blossoms in the hedges
and along the. stone walls. The
white hyacinths and the white
narcissus are opening in shelter
ed places. The earliest of the
spiraeas is beginning to flower !;
rather timidly now, but before
long, if warm weather continues,
it will make snowy banks all over
the village.
Sprinklings of violets are seen
here and there, and the tiny
green spears of daffodils and the
broader blades of iris are push
ing out of the earth. In the
woods the hepatica buds are ris-
ing, and little more friendly
sunshine will bring their laven-
der blooms open. And the elm
buds are turning purple-pink
against the sky.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-01-13
Grand Opera on Screen
"Pagliacci" to BE Presented at the
Carolina Theatre January 30

A sound picture version of
"Pagliacci," the opera by Leon
cavallo, will be presented Mon
day, January 80, at the Carolina
theatre. The regular admission
prices will prevail: 30 cents in
the afternoon and IS cents in
the evening.
The screen production was
made by Fortune Gallo, director
of the San Carlo Grand Opera
Company.
Fernando Bertini, the tenor,
appears as Canio, and Alba No
vella, lyric soprano, as Media.
Others in the cast are Giuseppe
Interrante (as Silvio), Frances
co Curci (as Beppe), and Mario
Vale (as Tonio). The members
of the chorus of 100 and the or
chestra Of 50 were selected from
the Metropolitan Opera Com
pany, the New York Philhar-
monte, and the San Carlo Grand
Opera Company.
Many excerpts from grand op-
era have been shown on the
screen, but "Pagliacci" is the
first grand opera to be translated
full-length into a sound picture.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-01-13
Chapel Hill Chaf

Archibald Henderson brought
me a section of delicious venison
steak after his deer hunt a few
weeks ago in the eastern North
Carolina swamplands.
Mr.. Henderson needs more
leisure for deer-hunting and,
since | hope to remain in his
good graces. | pray that he will
get a lot of money from his
Shaw collection to be put on sale
in New York Monday. My re-
commendation IS that the first
remittance of cash be used for
ammunition.
There is a convention that the
smoking Of pipes is not quite the
proper thing in a social gather
ing where women are present.
Like many another convention,
it is weakening in these days,
but it still fingers on. | recall
reading two or three years ago
that Ambassador Charles q.
Dawes caused something of a
sensation by pulling his famous
underslung pipe from his pocket
and lighting up at formal par
ty in London.
When the supper came to an
end at the Bullitts' Tuesday eve
ming | eyed DR.. Bullitt carefully
to see if he would produce his
pipe. Getting no encouragement
from him, | wandered into the
study at the rear and there to
my great delight found Rev. AL
fred S. Lawrence puffingnat his
little black brier. This eccleSias-
tical authority was all needed,
and at once | joined him in
clouding the atmosphere with
pillows Of smoke. Presently |
spied DR.. Bullitt engaged in the
same pastime; he had not been
obeying a convention, after all
he had merely been a little less
Continued on last page
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-01-13
DIR. Abernethy Resigns
Quits Post as University Physician
and Will Engage in Practice

DR.. Eric A. Abernethy has re-
signed as University physician.
Since he returned from the
World War, in which he was
wounded, he has been in poor
health and has undergone sew
eral operations.
With his son, DR.. William 3.
Abernethy, he will engage in
private practice in Chapel Hill.
DR.. Abernethy was a student
here in the class of 1899 and won
his degree at the Columbia Uni
versity medical school. He left
his practice in Chapel Hill in
May, 1917, and entered the Unit
ed States Army medical corps as
a first lieutenant. Promotions
elevated him to the rank Of lieu
tenant colonel. He was wound
ed in Belgium in July, 1918. The
next month he was placed in
command of the sanitary train
of the 18th division and went
through hard service at the
front in the St. Mihiel and
Meuse- -Argonne campaigns. Up
on his return home he was ap-
pointed University physician.
Not only his competence in his
profession but his friendliness
and attractive personality have
endeared him to the people of
Chapel Hill.
President Graham has an
nounced that DR.. Foy Robertson
of Durham will be, temporarily,
director Of the Infrmary. DR..
Isaac H. Manning, DR.. Charles
S. Mangum, and DR.. William
deb. MacNider will serve as an
infrmary committee and will
recommend successor to DR..
Abernethy.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-01-13

William r. Albright Will Talk To-
morrow about His Excavations

William F. Albright, director
of the American School of Ori-
entail Research in Jerusalem and
head of the Oriental Seminary
at Johns Hopkins, will give a
lecture on Palestinian archae-
oEogy in the Hill music hall at
$3.50 tomorrow Saturday eve
ming. 1t will be illustrated with
lantern slides.
Mr.. Albright has spent ten
years directing excavations in
Palestine. His work at Beth
Eur, Ain Shems, and Tell Belt
Mirsim has resulted in lmpor-
tant contributions to the knOwl-
edge of the Bronze and Iron
ages. His researches at Tell Belt
Mirsim, the site of Kiriath-Se-
pher mentioned in the 18th chap
ter of the Book of Joshua, will
be the basis for his lecture here.
This town was occupied and de-
stroyed at least ten times, from
a period as far back as the
Bronze Age, about 2,300 Be.
Dye and wine factories, house
hold utensils, children's toys,
and women's compact boxes are
among the objects which the ex-
cavator has uncovered in the an
.cient southern city.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-01-13
PRESS INSTITUTE
TO CONVENE HERE
NEXT WEDNESDAY
Karl Bickel. w. w. Ball, and
Louis Jaffe Are Visitors
from out of the State
GOVERNOR TO SPEAK ALSO

Karl Bickel, general manager
of the United Press; Louis Jaffe,
editor of the Norfolk Vlrginlan-
Pilot. and w. w. Ball, editor of
the Charleston Ne1cs and COur-
Ter, will be the speakers from
outside of North Carolina at the
ninth annual Newspaper lnsti-
tute here next week. With 1888
in the News" as his topic, Mr..
Bickel will be on the program
at the Thursday morning ses-
sion at the Carolina Inn. Mr..
Jaffe will talk at the dinner
Thursday evening at Duke Uni
versity and Mr.. Ball at the Fri
day morning session at the Inn.
The Institute will open with a
meeting at 8 O'Clock Wednesday
evening. After a welcome by
President Graham and a re-
sponse by John A. Park, presi-
dent Of the North Carolina Press
Association, Governor Ehring-
haus will deliver an address on
Looking Ahead in North Caro-
lima" There will be music by
Lamar Struggled and his or
chestra.
Problems of newspaper pub
fishers and editors will be dis
cussed at group meetings Thurs
day afternoon. r. f. Price of
Rutherfordton will preside over
the weekly group, and Hiden
Ramsey Of AsheVille over the
daily group.
The whole company will go
over to Duke University Thurs
day afternoon and will attend an
organ recital in the new chapel.
This will be followed by a dinner
at the Union with President Few
as postmaster. Mr.. Jaffe and
Mr.. Hickman, head of the Duke
school of religion, will speak.
The Duke orchestra will play,
and the Glee Club will sing. At
some time during the evening
there will be program of bell
tunes from the carlton tower.
Mr.. Balls talk on "Candles in
Our Windows will be the fea-
ture of the final session Friday
morning.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-01-13
REVALUATI0N OF
PROPERTY TO BE
MADE THIS YEAR
Public Sentiment Supports Ii
and Governor Says 1t Must
Be Postponed No Longer
UNIFORMITY is DEMANDED

That there will be a revalua-
ton of property for taxation
this year is regarded as practi-
cally certain.
1t is supported by strong
public sentiment, and Governor
Ehringhaus insists that it must
not be put off any longer
A revaluation was scheduled
two years ago, but the General
Assembly enacted a law post
poning it. This legislation was
due to the fear that the fixing of
new assessments, which would
surely be lower, would cause a
falling off in the public revenues.
In theory a decline in assess
ments would be offset by an ad-
vance in tax rates, but actually
county boards might fail to make
an adequate upward revision of
the rates.
The assessors appointed for
Chapel Hill shortly before the
1881 legislature met were p. l..
Burch, w. II. Ray, and George
Howe. They had made their prep
arations to examine property in
the township and hold public
hearings when the whole project
was wiped off the slate by the
postponement statute. Maybe
these same three men will be Sc
lected by Gilbert Ray, county tax
supervisor, to make the 1888 re-
Valuations.
Honesty and fair dealing as
we'll as platform pledges" says
Governor Ehringhaus in his in
augural address, demand that
steps be taken at once to resume
our time-tried policy of quad
rennial assessments. We must
have at once a revaluatiOn of
property by the usual methods
or their equivalent. l mean by
this that provision should be
made upon the basis of the most
economical possible methods and
the greatest possible simplifica-
ton and at considerably less ex-
pense than heretofore.
II coneede that this means, in
the absence of the effectuation of
large economies in local govern
ments, an increased local tax
Continued on last page)
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-01-13

with a summons to appear before
the justice of the peace on the
following Sunday, and impound-
ed his car in a garage. Mr.. Pull
len had to pay $3.50 to bring
himself and his companions
home by bus. They got here
around midnight after having
gone without supper because
they had no money to pay for
food.
The incident was chronicled in
the newspapers. and Mr.. Pullen
received a telegram from the
policeman telling him he could
come and get his car. He went
to Lynchburg. met the police
man, got his car, and then drove
out to Big Island, about 10 miles
from the city, to see the justice
of the peace.
The J. p. told me he had dis
missed my ease and that when |
left him New Years Day | was
free as far as he was concerned. "
says Mr.. Pullen, "but, if this was
so, why was | served with a sum
mons by the policeman COM
manding me to appear the next
Sunday? The j. p. said that when
he had said it was no use for me
to send wire to the North Caro-
lima authorities he had meant
that there was no telegraph of
flee in Big Island. Of course |
could have sent a telegram from
Lynchburg, but | was given
clearly to understand that it
would do no good for me to get
confirmation of my statement.
The j. =. did not tell me there
was a telephone in Big Island or
even suggest my telephoning
THE policeman treated me po-
Ilitely enough, and lent me 80
cents to make up the S1230 |
needed for bus fare. | did not
blame him for holding me up if
he had orders from above to that
effect. But it does seem that,
after what | told them, and when
| was ready TO- stand the ex-
pense of the message, they
might have been willing to find
out whether or not | was COM
plying with the North Caro-
lima law. The upshot of the ar
rest is that | lost half a day )
work and am out about $40,
counting the cost Of the second
trim"
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-01-13
Too Much Leealism in Virginia

On strictly technical grounds
the Virginia Director Of Motor
Vehicles, 7. Mccall Frazier, has
a good answer to the complaints
of North Carolina motorists
against being held up on New
Years Day because their cars did
not bear the new 1888 license
tags. He says that the North
Carolina authorities had not
given him any notice that days
.of grace were allowed for the
affixing of new tags after De
cember 81 and that his high
way policemen were following
the usual custom in holding up
cars with the old years tag.
But this, it seems to me, is le-
gallsm carried to an absurd de
gree, and it becomes the more alb
surd in the light Of the fact that
Virginia itself allows its auto
mobile owners not merel Y 4 few
days margin, as does this state,
but three months. Virginia own
ers may use their 1882 tags un-
til April /. All the states, at
least in this part of the country,
allow their residents period Of
grace after December 81 for the
change of tags, and this is com
mon knowledge. Any function
airy ought to know better than
to order the arrest on New
Years day of people who are go
ing back home from visits up
ON which they set out two or
three days before when their
1882 licenses were still in effect.
LinWood Pullen, who had been
visiting relatives in Harrison
burg, was stopped by a state
highway policeman on New
Years Day as he was approach
ing Lynchburg on the way back
to his home in Chapel Hill. His
wife and his sister were with
him. He was taken to Justice Of
the Peace r. p. Turpin, at the
crossroads settlement, Big
Island, and the J. p. told him he
must pay a fine of $40 plus $4.40
in costs, total of $14 40.
Mr.. Pullen explained that five
days Of grace were allowed by
North Carolina for the change
of tags and offered to send tel
egram to the authorities to veri-
fly his statement. There is no
use doing that" the J. p. replied.
The policeman took Mr.. Pull
len into Lynchburg. served him
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-01-13

Jane Knight went to a fancy
dress party in Durham one eve
ming recently, and her Cinderel-
la costume, the one she wore in
the play last spring, took the
first prize.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-01-13
Lanes Have New Daughter

A daughter was born to Mr..
and Mrs. J. C.. Lane Saturday.
She is named Rena Jacquelin.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1933-01-13
J. Minor Gwynn, Jr.

A son was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Minor Gwynn December
20. He is named for his father.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-08
ONWARD GRADUATES

Now that the public high schools
of the nation have again graduated
hundreds and thousands of young men
and women it is time for the country
to give thought as to whether these
are largely going to enter and swell
the ranks of unemployed with lots OF
time on their hands to degenerate
mentally or to become active and
worthwhile citizens by being kept in
school or at some useful tasks.
1t is easy for the high school grad
nate in the excitement and flare Of
the graduation ceremonies to make a
VOW to carry on and become pro-
ficient in some line of endeavor, but
it is much easier, when the glamor of
the thing wears off. and the going be-
comes rough through lack of money
to pay ones way or for some other
reason, to take the path of least re-
sistance and stay at home in the shell
ter of the parental roof. The winner
will take the initiative and sell him.
self to the career of his choice and by
dint of hard and earnest effort carve
his way through the preparatory
work of successful future
A nation begins to think only when
that nation becomes educated and if
the stay-at-hOmes will endeavor to
employ themselves in some progress
sive manner toward the betterment
of themselves mentally and physically
and if the ones who do go to inStitu-
tiOns of higher learning then some
thing worthwhile will be accom-
plished and future generations will
be that much better able to govern
themselves than the present one.
Keep your chin up and your eye on
your objective, graduates, is our ad-
vice. And when the going gets rough,
make that the incentive to show the
folks who pampered you for twelve
years what kind of material they in
vested in.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-08
ABRIDGED NEWS
CLIPPINGS FROM
OTHER PAPERS

Hfnckley-D. S. Roger, IS years OF
age, passed away Sunday, May p, at
his home here. Mr. Rogers had been
a resident of this community since
1919 until last fall when the family
rented their house and spent some
| time with relatives near Little Falls
and Butterfield after which they re-
turned to Hinckley on May 9. His
wife, two daughters and three sons
survive him. Burial was made in the
Clearwater cemetery after funeral
services held at Hinckley.
BerOun-The Northern Pacific Rail-
way has asked permission from the
Railroad & Warehouse Commission to
discontinue its station at this point.
alleging that the earnings are insult
ficient to warrant its continuance. In
order to properly determine matters,
the Commission will hold hearing
at the station Thursday, June 80, at
1890 a. m.
Onamia-Two Onamia ladies had a
narrow escape from death recently
when they were trapped on a bridge
over Rum river in the path of a
freight train. They were out walking
and had crossed practically half of
the bridge when the train came
| around curve. 1t was too late to
complete the crossing and since the
bridge did not afford ratings to hold
on to, one of them, a younger woman,
jumped and landed in the mud be-
side the stream and the other woman
of about "a years of age. chung to a
water barrel on the bridge at the
side of the rails until the train had
passed. The woman that jumped re-
ceived no broken bones but was in
jured slightly by the jar of landing
in the mud.
Pine City-The annual encamp-
ment of seth Field Artillery Brigade
will be held at Camp Ripley from
June II to %. Battery E. of Pine
City, which is a unit of the 125th will
probably leave on June II and re-
turn on the last day of the encamp-
ment. 1t was expected that most of
the Sc men and 4 officers, making up
| the personnel of the battery, will at
tend the camp.
Moose Lake-Walter Ehr, U. S.
mail transfer man here while on his
way up the 500 hill with his Ford
truck Wednesday of last week, stopped
at the railroad crossing and narrowly
missed being struck by two bullets
which hit his windshield in the right
hand corner. An investigation is be-
ing conducted to learn, if possible,
who fired the shots and if they were
fired intentionally.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1933-06-08
DUST THE BRAIN

A number of Minnesota newspapers
have published the few lines reprinted
herewith. One exchange says they
speak much truth and give food for
thought to those who are prone to
Judge by the measure of material
things in life We can agree with
all the thoughts but one. Here is
the group:
Don't judge a man by the
clothes he wears. God made one
and the tailor made the other.
Don't judge a man by his fam
lily, for Cain belonged to a good
family. Don't judge man by his
failure in life, for many man
fails because he is too honest to
succeed. Don't judge a man by
the house he lives in; the lizard
and the rat often inhabit the
grandest structures. When a man
dies those surviving him ask what
property there is left behind; the
angels who bend over him ask
what deed he has sent before
him."
The thought to which we take ser.
ious objection is the one that reads
Don't judge a man by his failure in
life. for many man fails because
he is too honest to succeed"
Newspapers that copy such 9
thought and pass it on are not giving
serious thought to its consequences
or the editor is too lazy to bother
about making objections.
Is it not terrible to think that a
man should fail because he is honest?
And such is not the case and there
fore we call it trash that should be
relegated to the waste basket rather
than to be passed on without COM
ment.
Success may be measured in diff
ferent ways by different men. If a
man or woman enjoy their work, are
rendering service. and live in COM
fort and happiness it would seem that
they should be considered successful
and not classed with those who have
failed. In fact they certainly cannot
be clasSed with those who have failed
The quoted article leaves the i'm
preston that person must do some
thing shady or crooked now and then,
and perhaps often, to be successful
Such rot!
Crooked deals are engineered, to be
sure, but, big or small, they are NO
credit to the ones putting them over.
And men trying to be successful
through that method of climbing re-
ceive and should receive the con-
demnation of all right thinking peo-
ple-and to be sure the right think
ing are in the great majority.
"a man fails because he is too
honest to succeed" Let us clear the
brain of any such garbage! No man
fails because he is too honest to sue.
coed!