Press To Face Great Challenge Marvin Says
Monday. Feb. 18, 1952
The press faces a great challenge in the 1952 elections, Dean Burton W. Marvin of the William Allen White School of Journalism and Public Information, said on the Sociology on the Air broadcast over station KLWN Sunday.
People in the newspaper world were greatly concerned when in 1948 the press failed to ascertain the facts of the political trend of the Truman presidential victory, he said.
The public must be educated in reading and this education must not be put off until a student reaches the university level, but must start at an early age, he explained.
"The press has vowed to do better and I believe that it will," Dean Marvin said. "But John Q. Public must know what he wants from the press."
He added, "There is a great task to perform, and we at the University of Kansas intend to do our part." To meet the challenge, schools must educate future journalists to search for the facts behind the truth and educate the non-journalism students to become aware of the press and its importance in the lives of all Americans he said.
He concluded that history shows that the performance of the press in politics has improved greatly, but as William Allen White, famed Kansas editor, pointed out, there is always room for improvement.
Well Known Official Dies
Funeral services for Charles B. Newell, business manager, of the University of Kansas Medical center for seven years, are scheduled for today at the Old Mission Methodist church in Kansas City, Kan.
Mr. Newell, the first full-time business manager to serve the state medical school, was appointed by former Chancellor Deane W. Malott. He was a graduate of the School of Business.
One of the most widely known hospital administrators in the Middle West, he served as president of the Kansas Hospital association in 1947-48.
As administrator of the center, he was in charge of all budgetary work, business contracts and the construc- tion program.
During his tenure, the connecting corridor in the D building was completed, two floors added to both of the clinic buildings, a floor added to the Hixon laboratory and the sixth floor of the B building remodeled.
Police Investigate 2 KU Burglaries
Police today were investigating two burglaries of University engineering equipment last week.
Five stop watches used for various forms of testing were stolen Friday from the mechanical engineering department there were no signs of forced entry.
Police Chief John Ingalls said he believes the watches, valued at $75, were taken by someone with a key to the lab.
Equipment valued at $170 was stolen from the research division in the Engineering Experimental Station earlier in the week. Articles missing include an electric car set of machines, cutters, pipe two crescent wrenches, small vice-grip pliers and a variable transformer.
It is believed that a key was also used to gain entrance to the "Mud Hut." Morris Teplitz, research chemist, said the thief evidently knew what he wanted.
Logan To Speak At Politics Forum
James Logan, president of the All Student Council will speak on student politics at a coffee forum at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the upper room of the Hawk's Nest.
University Daily Kansan
CLYDE LOVELETTE, after sinking 36 points in KU's 90-52 triumph over Nebraska, is mobbed by fans requesting autographs and offering congratulations. Thirty-five hundred fans saw the All-American in what was perhaps his greatest college performance. In addition to his scoring exhibition, he participated in fast breaks, fed his teammates for lay-ups and played a good defensive game.—Kansan photo by Jim
Composer of'Cry' Inspired During Nightwatch Duty
He sent more than 200 of the songs that came to him in the night to publishers without a single acceptance. In many cases the envelopes weren't even opened.
Pittsburgh — (U.P.) — Churchill Kohlman, a cleaning plant night watchman who composed the current hit song, "Cry," credits the long hours he has spent patrolling his lonely rounds for the inspiration.
Kohlman said he planned to "continue in his job even though "Cry" is near the sales top. Sixteen record companies have waxed the song and one company alone has sold almost a million copies.
"All my life I've been chasing the songwriters' rainbow, but I didn't dream it would be like this," Kohlman said.
Then one night as he worked as
watchman at the University of Pittsburgh, he heard a professor talking to his wife on the telephone. The wife wanted advice on how to quiet her baby, who was crying.
"He told his wife to let the baby cry; it would do her good to get it out of her system," Kohiman related. Before the night was over a song urging the world to "go sheed and was lifting through Kohiman's mind.
Poor Addressing Slows GI Mail
San Francisco—(U.R.)—Incomplete addresses are resulting in "thousands" of letters and packages being delayed in reaching Army and Air Force troops in the Far East.
Because of the heavy load, Army postal officers said every letter and package should contain the man's name, rank and service number, the identification of the unit with which he is serving, the APO number, and the words "o/o Postmaster, San Francisco" if he is in the Pacific
The San Francisco port of embarkation said its mail business clearing through the Army postal service has hit its post-world War II peak.
The melody sounded good to him then. Now, hearing it from radios, television sets and music boxes, Kohlman said:
A film on the Australian Student congress will be shown at 3 p.m. Tuesday in 205 Fraser hall by two Austalian debates, Robin Millhouse, law student at the University of Adelaide, and John Boyd Reid, law student at Melbourne university.
During last December, some 150,- 000 pieces of overseas mail had to be turned over to federal directory service employees because they were incorrectly addressed.
"It's really music to my ears."
Film To Be Shown By 2 Australians
The Australian debaters will match wits with two University students, Heywood Davis, college senior, and Kenneth Sulston, graduate student, in an international opinion forum at 8 p.m. Tuesday in Fraser theater.
Te debaters will answer any questions and discuss the film. Members of the Kansas university debate team and members of the department of speech and drama will be present.
"The Effect of the Current International Situation on Social Conditions,"
"an Objective Project," Esther E. Twinkle, professor of social work at Pratt Tuesday.
Professor To Give Lecture At Pratt Women's Forum
A native of Pittsburgh, Kohlman's only musical education was a correspondence school course in theory, but he can "chord enough on the piano to get a tune down on paper."
Miss Twente will speak to members of the Women's forum of that town.
Pharmacy Lists 21 On Honor Roll
The names of 21 students appear on the fall semester honor roll of the School of Pharmacy released by Dean J. Allen Reese.
Dean Reese said four of the students had made all "A" grades for a 3.0 grade-point average. They were Margaret Follett and Walter Haskins, sophomores; Joseph Meek, junior, and Robert Donley, senior.
The complete honor roll includes Ivan Watkins, freshman; Margaret Follett, Rodney Gladart, Junior; Derek Garse, House of Science; Newark House, Richard Marquardt; Dom Preston, Ellen Skinner and Wayne Wagers, sophomores.
Ray Chiles, Joan Headley, Robert Leib, Joseph Meek, Robert Nicholson, Robert Seutter and Carroll Smith, junior, and Robert Donley, Gilbert Emick, Winfred McEhleny and Harry Shultz, seniors.
KU Chess Players Lose Match to KC
The KU Chess club lost a return match to the Kansas City club Sunday $ 61 \frac{1}{2}-41 \frac{1}{2}. $
Winners for KU were Henry Horak, assistant professor of astronomy; Robert Berggren, graduate students; Edgar Marihug, college sophomore, and Henry Georgi, business senior, and Alessia Chevron, Ralph Italie, graduate student, and His opponent ended their game in a draw.
Each team was represented by 11 players. Eleven games were played and a point scored for each.
The match began at 2:30 and lasted five hours. The longest game was 4½ hours.
WEATHER
Another return match with the Kansas City club is being planned.
Mostly cloudy this afternoon, colder northwest and extreme north; cloudy tonight and Tuesday. Showers or scattered thundershowers southeast, occasional rain or drizzle northeast and southwest, freezing drizzle or light snow in the northwest tonight. Continuing on Tuesday, colder southwest tonight and over the state Tuesday. Lows tonight 15 northwest to 40 southeast. High Tuesday in 20's northwest to 40's southeast.
News Roundup
Germany Demands Voice In West Europe Defense
London—(U.P.)—West Germany demanded an equal voice in the conduct of Western Europe's defense today as the price for a contribution of $2,500,000,000 and 12 divisions totalling 305,000 troops.
Chancellor Konrad Adenauel spelled out the Bonn government's demands at a meeting with the big three foreign ministers with the U.S., Anthony Eden of Britain and Robert Schuman of France.
The three Western foreign ministers and their 30 advisers reached full agreement Sunday on a joint policy toward Western Germany and called in Adenauer today to hear his views and explain their decisions.
UN Forces Keep Reds Off Balance
Eighth Army Headquarters, Korea (U.P.)-United Nations forces hit the Communists with bayonets, tanks and planes today to keep them off balance.
Nineteen American Sabre jets screening "operation strangle" fighter-bombers damaged two Communist MIG-15 jet fighters and routed 38 more in a blazing dogfight over Northwest Korea.
On the ground, UN tanks and infantry wiped out a reinforced Communist platoon in one of three hit-and-run "killer raids" along the Western half of the front.
Challenge Veto Of Russia
Panmunjom, Korea—(U.P.) —The Communists today challenged the right of the United Nations to veto Russia as one of six neutral nations to police a Korean armistice.
The Reds indicated they are prepared to delay a truce indefinitely over the issue. They insisted that neither side has the right to vote in the central nations nominated to the supervision group by the other side.
Britain To Test Atomic Weapon
London—(U.P.)—Two British warships are preparing to sail for Australia from a South England port with equipment needed to test Britain's first atomic weapon, informed sources said today.
Prime Minister Winston Churchill announced Sunday night that Britain will test the otherwise unidentified "atomic weapon. . . in close cooperation with the government of Australia."
It was reported that the weapon probably is an atomic warhead for use on a guided missile or rocket. There were reports in scientific circles also that it might be an atomic artillery shell, to be lobbed from mortars, or a "little" bomb to be dropped from a plane.
Committee Finds No Reds At Yale
New Haven, Conn.—(U.P.)A committee of distinguished Yale graduates said today the university's faculty should be permitted to teach all sides of any problem but warned professors what they say on or off campus "can do great harm."
The special eight-man committee appointed by Yale President A. Whitney Griswold to investigate charges of Communist indoctrination on the campus said there were more Neds or subversives on the faculty.
Trainmen Urged Not To Walk Out
Washington—(U.P.) —The national mediation board urged the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen today to "pull down" a strike deadline set for Wednesday against the Pacific Electric Railway company.
Mediation board chairman Everett Edwards said the board telegraphed a request to the union "to pull down their strike date set for and against our mediations and our mediation efforts". He said a walkout by the 1,900 trainmen would sharply him-
der operations of the Los Angeles harbor.
The Union is demanding a 35 cent an hour increase while the company is insisting on changes in working rules.
Pacific Electric is a commuter line from Los Angeles to Long Beach and other Southern California areas and hauls extensive freight around the Los Angeles harbor.
Hearing To Begin Grain Investigation
Wayne Marteney, 40, president of the corporation, will be the principal witness. His testimony was expected to clear up the mysterious ramifications of the case.
Dodge City—(U.P.)-A hearing before E. R. Sloan, federal referee for bankruptcy in Kansas, today was expected to unravel some of the mystery surrounding the bankrupt Garden Grain and Seed company Garden City.
Marteney has revealed the firm he started less than four years ago has debts totaling about $1,200,000, including several hundred thousand bushels of missing grain.
10 Klansmen Face Federal Charges
Whiteville, S.C.—(U.P.)State and local officials said today the arrest of 10 former Ku Klux Klanmen on kidnapping charges has ended a reign of terror in this area.
"The Klan was developing a reign of terror, for which we have no place in North Carolina," commented Gov. Kerr Scott. "I think people are pretty happy about it (the arrests)."
The government Indicated Sunday it may ask the death penalty for the nightriders, who were charged with kidnapping two persons.
TV Show Awards ToBe Given Today
Hollywood—(U.R.)-The six TV "bests" of 1951 will receive the gold "Emmy" award of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences tonight at the fourth annual awards dinner.
Winners judged by academy members to be the cream of the year's video crop will become known when the names are taken from sealed envelopes by president Mike Stokey at 9 p.m.
Television editors of daily and trade papers throughout the country nominated the candidates.
Finalists in the voting in the six "best" classifications are:
Best dramatic show: Celanese Theater, Philco Goodyear TV Playhouse, Pulitzer Prize Playhouse, Robert Montgomery Presents, Studio One.
Best comedy show: Burns a Allen, Groucho Marx, Herb Shriner Show, I Love Lucy, Red Skelton.
Best variety show; All Star Revue, Comedy Hour, Fred Waring Show, Toast of the Town, Your Show of Shows.
Best actress: Imogene Coca, Helen Hayes, Maria Riva, Mary Sinclair, Margzret Sullivan.
Best actor: Sid Caesar, Walter Hampden, Thomas Mitchell, Robert Montgomery, Vaughn Taylor.
Best comedian or comedienne:
Lucille Ball, Imagine Coca, Jimmy
Durante, Martin and Lewis, Herb
Shriner, Red Skelton.
SWA To Give Awards For Hometown Stories
Statewide Activities is sponsoring a contest for the best group of articles concerning KU and activities pertaining to the hometown community correspondents.
String books will be judged and winners announced near the end of this semester. First prize of $25, second prize of $15, third prize of $10 and five prizes of $5 each we be awarded.