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Evening star., 1949-03-04
Patent Office Steps Up
Disposition Of Cases,
Cuts Down Backlog

The Patent Office, recovering
from upsetting wartime condi-
tions, finally has begun to whittle
down the backlog of patent ap-
plications. For the first time since
the war applications disposed OF
have exceeded new applications.
Two factors are involved. One
Is q decrease In the number Of
patent applications. The other
and more gratifying to the Patent
ONCE officials-is a substantial
increase in cases disposed Of by
the examiners.
In the last half of 1947 the Office
disposed of 20,834 applications.
The figure rose to 32,551 for the
last half of 1948. This increase
reflects the increase in the number
of assistant examiners from 661,
in July 1947, to 776 now.
In the last half of 1948 a total
of 32,479 patent applications was
fled. This was 4,457 fewer than
IN the comparable period of 1947.
The decline is ascribed to the
tapering off of the accumulation
of wartime patentable devices and
to industry's returning to normal
strides.
In the last quarter of last year,
there were 16,630 patent applica-
tions and 1890 applications dis
posed Of. This left surplus Of
$50 to apply against the backlog
small figure compared with the
approximately 5000 cases await
ing action.
During the war period and
afterwards the Patent Office was
harassed by the moving Of part
Of it's organization to Richmond
and then back again. and the
difficulty of finding qualified
nersonnel for examiners Jobs,
Evening star., 1949-03-04

which will open with a luncheon
at 1890 pm. Mrs. Paul M. Twyne
of Arlington, president of the Fed
Grated Animal Welfare Societies of
the District, Maryland, Virginia
and West Virginia, will be In
charge of the meeting.
H, r. Smith of Chicago. gen.
eral manager of the National Live
stock Loss Prevention Board, will
be the principal speaker. Another
address will be given by Delos E.
Culver Of Philadelphia, president
of the Defenders of Furbearers.
Evening star., 1949-03-04
Mistreatmenf Of Livestock
To Be Topic al Session Here

Steps to combat mistreatment
of livestock on the way to market
will be considered by representa-
tives Of animal welfare societies
of the District and three nearby
States at their semiannual meet
ing in the Raleigh Hotel Sunday
About 100 persons are expected
to attend the one-day session,
Evening star., 1949-03-04
Humphrey Hits Denial
OF Civil Rights as Paradox

Senator Humphrey, Democrat
of Minnesota said last night 1t
is paradexical that the United
States, with its tradition of equal
opportunity for all. should be
debating civil rights. which would
give everybody such opportunity
The legislator spoke in All
Souls Unitarian Church. His
address was the second in a
series on racial and religious
prejudice. being sponsored bY the
Evening star., 1949-03-04

Interchurch Fellowship Of Wash
ington.
Senator Humphrey said the
opponents of civil rights cannot
argue, on the basis of morals,
that a man should be discrimi-
mated against because of color or
religion,
Evening star., 1949-03-04
|WorId Rudio Conference
To Continue for Week
by the Associated Press

MEXICO CITY, Mar. 4.-The
World Radio Conference decided
last night to continue work for at
least another week.
The conference convened here
last October "a. It Is charged
with drawing up plan to share
the eight overcrowded shortwave
broadcast bands between 6 and 26
megacycles.
Delegates learned that the con-
ference has cost the IS partici-
pating countries $670, 900 to date.
Evening star., 1949-03-04

not more than $4,475.000 was in.
troduced in the House yesterday
by Representative Crosser, Demo-
crat, of Ohio.
A similar measure failed of &C.
ton in the 80th Congress.
Evening star., 1949-03-04
LEGION Post to Install

Installation of officers of the
Commerce Department Post No
As, American Legion, will be held
at $50 o'clock tonight in the
Commerce Department auditor
ium,
Evening star., 1949-03-04
Bill Offered to Build New
u. S. Radio Laboratory

A bill to authorize construction
of a new radio laboratory for the
Bureau OF Standards at a cost of
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-01
At the Planetarium

Open house will be held tomorrow
and Sunday al the Morehead Plane
tarium to give everybody chance to
see the buildings dining room and
lounges. which are not ordinarily open
to the public. Admission WIN be free.
The hours will be from 10 Am. to
10 Pm. tomorrow and from / Pm. to
10 Pm. Sunday.
Director Roy X. Marshall said
yesterday that the 25,000th person to
step up to buy ticket to the Plane
taFium show would be given free ad-
mission for himself and his party and
that he would be introduced TO the
audience and given souvenirs. He said
that there had been 22,600 paid ad-
missions since the building opened
two months ago and that the 25,00Oth
ticket would probably be sold today or
tomorrow.
The present Planetarium show,
which features 0rson Welles' famous
War of the Worlds" broadcast, is
breaking attendance records set dur
ing Commencement and is playing to
capacity crowds every day. The show
is given at $3.50 Pm. daily and PM.
Saturdays and Sundays. Extras shows
are being given for overflow crowds.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-01

nual convention of the international
Platform Association.
There will be singers from the
Metropolitan Opera and the concert
stage, pianists and violinists, marion
attes, an accordionist, cyclists, a
repertory company in an Oscar Wilde
company, magician, and and ether ether per-
formers.
A performance will be given every
evening a! 8 and every afternoon
Except Wednesday, at 2, in Memo
rial hall.
This will be the greatest week of
entertainment that North Carolina
has ever seen," said Norman Gordon
yesterday.
The opening event Sunday evening
and the Talent Pre- Yues at o'clock
Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
mornings in the Playmakers Theatre,
will be free. A season ticket for the
other 9 performances will cost $500;
fee for n single event, 80 cents even
ing, so cents afternoon. Especial
prices: for students and children, sea-
(ContSHued on page s1s)
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-01
Towns Budget for Coming Year
Shows an Increase Of $4,000,
But Tax Rate Will Be the Same

The tentative budget Of the
town Of Chapel Hill for the COM
ing year, l949-5O, approved by
the aldermen this week, amounts
to $165,0O0 (made up Of S127.-
600 for operating expense, $685.
600 for debt service.
/. This is an increase of $4,000
over last year, but because Of
the increase in tax valuations
the tax rate does not have to be
increased. 1t will remain at
SLAB. This is for the town gov
ernment. The school rate of 20
cents, which was collected by the.
town last year will henceforth
De collected by the county and
added to the county rate.)
The town tax rate has been
fixed on basis Of a tax valua-
ton of $7,OOO.OOO for property
in Chapel Hill. This is an in
crease of $45O,OOO over last
year.
The salaries of policemen and
firemen have been raised about
10 per cent, and the budget pro-
vides for the part-time employ
ment of two Negro policemen on
q salary basis. With these two
and a campus policeman includ-
ed, there are now nine men in
the police force. The Negro Of
feers work in CarrbOro as well
as Chapel Hill, and both towns
contribute to their pay.
There are four paid firemen.
]. The police car has been
equipped with a two-way radio.
The budget provides for the
printing of the zoning ordinance
and for the compiling and print
ing of q code of town ordinances.
The building code will either be
printed or put into a revised
mimeographed form.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-01
Home from Japan

Captain Carlos U. Lowrance, u. s.
Army, has come back home after three
years service in Japan. He was in
Chapel Hill for short visit last week
on the way TO his new station at
Fort Bragg. Captain Lowrance, ma
tive Of Catawba and alumnus of the
University, is veteran Of both
World Wars. He was in civilian life
for several years after World War |
and then re:entered the Army. At the
time of this country's entrance into
World War ii he was in command
of Civilian Conservation Corps
camp where the Summerlins now live,
about two miles south Of Chapel Hill.
On his recent visit he enjoyed seeing
familiar scenes and renewing old
friendship.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-01
w. F. Prouty Dies

William Frederick Prouty, Univer-
sity geologist, died Monday night
In Watts hospital, Durham, follow
ing heart attack at his home . few
hours earlier. He was SO years old.
The funeral services we're held in
the Episcopal church Wednesday
afternoon. The ashes were Inferred
yesterday morning in the cemetery
here with only members Of the family
present.
Mr.. Prouty came here from the
University OF Alabama in 1919 as
professor Of geology and was head of
the department from 1888 till his
death. Besides becoming prominent
figure in the University and the Chap
el Hill community, Mr.. Prouty won
wide fame in his field Of science. Per-
haps his best known work was his
monograph, recently completed, on
the Carolina Bays" prehistoric de-
pressions In the earth in eastern sec
tons Of the two Carolinas.
A native Of Vermont, Mr.. Prouty
received his BIS. and MA. degrees at
Syracuse University and his doctorate
at Johns Hopkins. In Alabama and
later in North Carolina he was q state
geologist. He was paleontologist
for the West Virginia Geological
Survey IN the l92O's and since 1888
ne had been consulting geolOgist for
the T. v. A.
He was p member Of the American
Association for the Advancement of
Science and other scientific societies,
and wrote many articles for scien-
tihc periodicals.
He is survived by his wife, the
former Lucille w. Thorington, and
three sons; Commander Frederick NJ.
Prouty Of Washington, whose wife Is
the former Miss Tempe Newsom,
William w. Prouty Of Chapel Hill,
and Chiffon z. Prouty Of Pittsburgh.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-01
Farmers Dine
As Guests Of
Rotary Club

The Chapel Hill Rotary Club
had a dinner at the White Cross
school Wednesday evening.
Fried chicken, ham, chicken
salad, and other salads, deviled
eggs, pickles, rolls and biscuits,
cake sand pies, and iced tea were
served in vast quantity by the
women of the White Cross farm
ing community.
1t has been the custom of the
Rotarians here for many years
to have summertime out-in-
the-country party, but this one
was distinguished by an innova-
ton: the husbands of the Wom-
en- who served the dinner were
invited to be guests Of the club.
They accepted the invitation
eagerly.
William illlssF4 MAsaattlleejt v hat ffersor,
dean of the University graduate
school, was installed as the
clubs president, and then he in
stalled the other officers: Will
bur Kutz, vice-president; James
Davis, secretary; C. H. Nc
Gregor, treasurer; and Jack
Fowler, sergeant-at-arms. The
new directors are Gordon Black
well, j. Burt Linker, J. C. Lyons,
w. H. Plemmons, and j. B.
Johns.
A set of golf clubs was pre-
s / to Mr.. Johns. the netir-
ing president, as a token of the
clubs appreciation of his serv-
ices. The presentation was made
by Carl Smith, a past president.
Among the out-of-town guests
were Mr.. and Mrs. C. T. Bolick,
who had been in the village on
visit to Mr.. and Mrs. j. s. Ben
nett and were I'll t.4s;s .av hael,
to Winston-S Salem. Mr.. Bolick
was formerly manager of the
Western Union Office here.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-01
A Stirring Novel by Street and Childers

Tomorrow We Reap" by the Chap
Ell Hillians, James Street and James
Childers, was published last week by
the Dial Press. This stirring novel
continues Mr.. Streets saga of the
Dabneys of Mississippi.
There's plot enough in it for a
dozen novels" says the review in the
New York Times. Action and senti-
ment crowd the pages. The richness Of
the material and the authors cheer
full determination to keep the story
moving combine to produce a divert
ing historical romance"
Changing industrial patterns in the
South figure in the book, but, says
the New Yorker, ut has the aura
more of Pickett's last charge than Of
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-01

the counting house The frank
romanticism of the Dabney saga is
kept within limits by the books po-
litical and economic realism"
Time magazine, recalling Mr..
Streets previous novels about the
Dabneys ("They had everything that
such books need: staggering heroes,
beautiful women, villainous (and
noble) redskins, action everywhere
and all the time"), says of this latest
one: Followers of the Dabneys will
want to read it to find out what hap
pened to the grandchildren and great
grandchildren It is a more
orderly and down-to-earth book than
its predecessors, its characters more
credible, its melodrama more re-
strained
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-01
Chapel Hill Chaf

My house is close to the street, and
sounds made on the street are easily
heard in the living room. When Dr..
MacNider stopped by our gate in his
automobile one morning this week,
and refused an invitation to get out
and come in for visit because he
was in hurry to get to his laboratory,
! eiapped my hands loudly, several
times, as summons to the director
(who is also the servant-in-the-house
| knew she was in easy reach Of the
sound, but she did not come and so
| had to go back to the house to get
her.
What was all that hand-clapping
about?" she asked.
Don't you remember what you
used to read, how the Caliph or the
Grand Vizier always clapped his
hands when he wanted to summon a
servant?"
| took the C-volume from the Ok
ford set that Kenneth Tonner gave
me, and read this citation from "The
Arabian Nights: "He clapped his
hands, when several servants instantly
appeared.
The reply to this was: Il thought
you We're soaring dog away. Don't
you be clapping your hands at me. ;"
Then | read aloud from Webste-'s
one of the definitions of the verb,
to clap, Ito strike the hands together
so as to make sharp noise, as an
expression of applause or encourage
ment, and said that my hand-clapping
came under the head of encourage
ment: | was just trying to encourage
her to come out to the street to have
chat with our visitor. But this ex-
PLANTATION did not satisfy; she still
thought it was a form of summons,
unhattering to the summonsee. | had
thought it was an elegant way Of
signifying to the loved one that | was
eager to have her on the scene; but
it seems | made the wrong guess, so
| suppose will have to 60 back to
the old-time means of communication,
i.e., yelling.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-01
Hurw;ns, rol.a n..44:.~
SdS = ahs0 CGSMO-OuOGAlAS

The cake-cutting at Vie Huggins'
hardware store at noon Wednesday
brought out larger crowd than had
ever before responded to an invita-
tion from a Chapel Hill merchant.
About 375 persons, who waited in
line that stretched up Franklin
street and around into Columbia
street. had slices from the monster
50-pound cake. Bob Reinhardt, the
man who baked the cake, was on the
scene in bakers attire, cutting and
distributing.
w. f. Caldwell, the University his
tory professor, won the first prize,
a giant Baby-Coo doll, finding
wedding ring in his slice. Somebody
may ask: What would Mr.. Caldwell
want with doll? Well, nobody could
put it to better use, for he is going
this summer to visit his two-year-
old grandson in Dublin, Ireland.
Mrs. E. A. Stevenson, a veterans
wife living out in Victory Village,
won the second prize, a lawnmower,
by finding thimble in her slice Of
cake.
There were 48 other prizes, each
piece Of Blue Flame pyrex. And
everybody who didn't win regular
prize received metal sponge pot
cleaner as consolation prize.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-01
Sorority Holds wsinsr Roast

As a part Of it's rushing activities,
the Chapel Hill chapter Of the Beta
Sigma Phi sorority recently enter
tanned group Of young women at q
weiner roast at che summer home Of
Mrs. Henrietta Shannon, director Of
the chapter. The guests were Mrs,
Herman Ward, Mrs. Billy 3. Merritt,
Mrs. James Hsarne, Mrs. Margaret
Yeargan, Miss Carolyn Buics, Nrs
Vance Hogan. Miss MeIba Dunn, and
MIss TITLE camble.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-01
Housing Project win Go Ahead

The aldermen have come TO an
agreement with William Muir
head. owner Of the proposed hous-
ing development for 800 families
about . mile from town ON the
Raleigh highway, about services
to be rendered by the town. Mr..
Muirhead says he hopes to begin
construction operations about
August Is. Before ground can
be broken there must be much
engineering work (including the
preparation Of contour maps and
the laying out Of strests), Is well
~ legal procedures required by
the Federal Housing Administra-
ton.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-01

Paul Wirtz Hover, eminent popular
scientist, shown in this picture in one
of his Adventures in Science" a
demonstration of the explosive power
of gasoline, will be among the enter
tainers in "The Talent Round Up"
which will begin here day after to-
morrow Sunday, July 81 and con-
tinue through Friday the 9Th. The
roundup will constitute the 47th an
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-01
Store Schedules for Next Week

Because of the all-day holiday
Monday. July 4. most stores here
will not observe the regular Wednes-
day halliday closing next week. Gro
cery stores that will be open all day
Wednesday include Colonial, Fow-
ler's, Huntley Shields, and Villege.
Paul Bodenheimer, local manager of
the A. 4 r., announces that his store
will be closed Wednesday afternoon,
as usual.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-01
Swimming Meet Here TomOrrow

Swimmers from various parts Of
the state will compete here tomorrow
Saturday in the Carolinas A.A.U.
swimming championships, to begin at
4 Pm. at Kessing pool. There viii be
separate competition for boys and
girls, junior men and women, and
senior men and women. Teams will
be from Chapel Hill, Durham, Ra-
leigh, Tarboro, High Point, Fayette-
vile, and Wilson. Admission is free.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-01
sports Day at HOgan's Lake

The Orange County WildIife Club
will hold a sports day Saturday
afternoon, July l6, at Hogan's Lake.
The program will include barbecue
supper, entertainmenb and contests
in shooting and casting. Everybody is
invited to participate DR.. Ed Hedg-
peth u chairman
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-01
Winners Of SWIMMING Contest

First-place winners in last Satur-
days children's swimming meet were
David Rosen, Jimmy Jamerson, Beth
Manning in and year group; David
Garvin, Paul Guthrie, Gretchen Fink,
Kay Proctor, 1911; Johnny vicksrs,
Ann Lou Jamerson, Tish Harrer,
Bright Abernethy, 1918; Don Vance,
Mac Proctor, Libby Whitfield, 14-1b;
and Bob Linker and Charles Wolf,
1917.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-01
connor to Help with Nurs. Contest

Louis M. Connor, Jr., public rela-
tions director Of the Hospital Saving
Association here, will serve as con-
sulting director of the Greater New
York City student nurse recruitment
contest and tour TO be held in the
fall. The New York program, which
was designed by Mr.. Connor, has been
adopted by the Commission Of the
Associated Medical Care Plans for
use by Blue Shield medical service
organizations throughout the nation,
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-01
Retirement Of Admiral Loomis

: Donald W. LOomis, conmanding
officer of the Naval R.O.T.C. and
professor Of naval science in the Uni
versity, retired this week from active
duty, with the rank Of rear admiral,
after 35 years in the U. s. Navy. He
served in both World Wars. In World
War II he directed landing operations
in both the Pacific and Mediterranean
areas.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-01
Harvey Daniel . Fire Warden

Harvey W. Daniel Of Purefoy road
has been appointed district fire war
den for Chapel Hill by County War
den Wordie Fitzgerald. Persons wish
ing to report forest or brush fires
should phone him at F-5454, Mr..
Daniel was formerly . fire marshall
in California. A G.I. student in the
University, he is married and has
three children. Warden Fitzgerald's
number in Hillsboro is 3753
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-01
Adams Going to Thorsau Meeting

Raymond Adams will attend the
meeting Of the Thorean Society, Of
which he is president, Saturday, July
8, in Concord, Mass. He will make q
report apropos Of the Tooth ami
versary of the writing Of "A Week
on the Concord and Merrimac Rivers"
Edwin Way TeaIe, the authority on
birds, who was a visitor in Chapel
Hill a few years ago, will be among
the speakers at the meeting.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-01
DsshisIl Reunion This Week End

Fourth Of July weekend guests Of
John Y. Dashiell will be his son and
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Dick
Dashiell and their two sons Of Wash
ingtOn, D. O.; his son-in-law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Adrian Smith
OF Chapel Hill; his sisters, Mrs. Fan
ME p. Orebaugh, Miss Edith Dash
iell, and Mrs. Lloyd Norton Of Indian
apolis; his brothers, Edward ". Dash
iell, Warren, Ohio, and Col. Leland
z. Dashiell. New York City, and q
nephew, Lelie p. Dashiell Of Pitts
burgh.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-01

DR.. and Mrs. J. B. Henninger and
their daughter Judith Carol, who have
been here visiting DR.. Henninger's
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. s. Hen
ninger. will leave today for Charlotte,
where DR.. Henninger will join the
staff Of the Charlotte Memorial hos
pital. They had been living in Colum.
bus, Ohio.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-01

There will be an all-day homecom-
ing service day after tomorrow (sun-
day. at the Bethel Baptist church,
which Is six miles west Of Chapel
Hill on the Greensboro highway.
Everybody is invited to come and
bring picnic dinner
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-01
stuhInan Returns from Hospital

Otto Stuhlman has come home
from 3-weeks stay in Watts hos
pital and will be confined to the house
for while with a cast on his leg.
He fell from iadder and broke his
heel.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-01
The Phippsss' 2Sth Anniversary

Mr.. and Mrs. L. J. Phipps celebrat-
ed their 25th wedding anniversary on
Thursday evening Of last week with
a reception at their home on Pitts
boro street. Mrs. Phipps's brother-in-
law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. 4. A.
jolly of Wadesboro were guests Of
honor.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-01
Rise in County Tax Valuations

A report prepared by Orange
County Accountant Ira Ward
shows that property valuations in
the county amount to $29.l16-
900, up sl,s63, 900 from last year.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-01
4.sls summer Session Students

There are Abb students enrolled
in the University summer session.
OF these, s,4O7 are North CarcIin-
ians. Forty-two Of the 4s states and
about dozen foreign countries are
tgrte nted n the enrolment,
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-01
Vacations church School Ends Today

The vacation church school, spOn-
sored BY the Chapel Hill Council Of
Churches, win close today after
successful session Of two weeks.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-01
Legion Meeting Tonight

The American Legion will meet ct
s Pm. today friday ii the Legion
Hut
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-01
GREGORY Paine. Retiring,
HonOred with Book

James sFehimore Cooper's Auto
biography of Pocket Handkerchief,
which appeared in magazine in lS43.
has been published in book form in
honor Of Gregory l.. Paine upon the
occasion Of his retirement from the
University faculty. Mr.. Paine is cele-
brated in the world Of scholarship as
specialist on Cooper.
The publication of the book was
made possible by contributions from
students whose graduate work Mr..
Paine directed during his twenty-five
years in the English department.
The editors of the book were his
colleagues, Raymond Adams and
George F. Horner. It is handsomely
printed according to design by Paul
Johnston. The edition is limited to
200 copies
A specially cased copy was pres
ented to Mr.. Paine at supper Mon
day evening at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Raymond Adams. Mrs. Paine,
Mr.. and Mrs Clifford Lyons, George
r. Coffman, and George Horner were
there, and Chancellor House dropped
in after supper to offer congratula-
tions.
The menu was in Cooper language.
1t was entitled THE Pathfinder" and
items in it were Otsego salad,
Cooperstown steak, potatoes (red-
skins), Natty Bumpo squash. Water
Witch tea, and Chingachgook goo.
The Chapel Hill weekly., 1949-07-01

Issue Smaller than Usual
There are fewer pages than usual
IN this issue Of the Weekly beeauae
of the printers annual sunmer yaen-
zion.