SIX THE MICHIGAN DAILY WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1946 EDESTRIANS BEWARE: Increase in Traffic Accidents Is Predicted for This Month Cook Accuses AAUP Panel ASSOCIATED PRESS PICTURE NEWS Columbians of Will Discuss "Danger is the constant com- panion of the motorist in Decem- ber" Barney Gainsley, captain of Ann Arbor traffic squad stated yesterdy as he predicted a sharp increase in the accident rate for this month.' Adjustment Slow Early winter months have brought a plague of traffic and pe- destrian accidents in past years, Gainsley asserted. He pointed out that drivers were slow to adjust themselves to changing driving conditions. This rising accident rate can be cut if motorists will exercise additional caution, Gains- ley stated. Twin hazards of poor traction and reduced visability were cited as primary factors responsible for the mounting traffic toll. "Over five times greater distance is re- quired to bring autos to a halt on icy pavement," Gainsley said. Average Auto Unsafe Asserting that the average car on the road today is over nine years old, Gainsley added that these autos are unsafe for any but the most careful use. The best argument for increased caution is the rising traffic toll, however. Figures released by the Ann Arbor Police Department this week show that four persons were killed by autos this year, as com- pared to two persons last year. A total of 973 accidents of all kinds were reported to police during the first 11 months of this year, while Legislature To Meet Today Continuation of the election of officers and consideration of a by- law on committees will be the main subjects on the Student Legisla- ture's agenda when it meets at 7:30 p.m. today in the League. Three members of the Student Affairs Committee and members of the Judiciary Committee will be elected in addition to the Legisla- ture's treasurer and representa- tives-at-large. The by-law, pro- viding for immediate election of committe-men, would set-up four new committees, including a Gripes Committee. only 800 accidents were marked up during the entire years of 1945. Captain Gainsley laid down the following rules for safe driving during the winter months: 1. Adjust speed to road condi- tions. 2. Slow down well in advance of intersection, using signals when necessary. 3. Don't follow vehicles too closely. 4. Use tire chains which will aid braking 50 per cent in icy weather. 5. Check windshield wipers and defrosters. 6. Use brakes carefully on icy pavement. English Dept. W.ill Present Exchange Talk As part of an annual exchange. program between the Universit- ies of Toronto, Cornell, Western Reserve, and Michigan English departments, Prof. A. S. P. Wood- house, of Toronto, will deliver two lectures, at 4:15 and 8 p.m. today, at Rackham Amphitheatre and the West Conference Room. Milton Subject At the afternoon lecture, Pr-of. Woodhouse will discuss "Chris- tion Liberty and Order in Mil- ton." During his later address his topic will be "The Agreement of the People Revived: a note on Puritan political thought in 1659." Prof. Woodhouse has published numerous studies on Milton, and has devoted considereable time to the questtion of liberty in Puritan thought. After doing advance work in English at Harvard, he returned to University College, Toronto, where he has worked for 20 years. First Visit The exchange program is a "round robin" arrangement work- ing in one direction so that each of the schools participating re- ceives a representative from any one of the others once every four years. This will be Prof. Wood- house's first visit to the Univer- sity. Seizure Plot Terror Acts Charged By Georgia Official ATLANTA, Dec. 10-- (P) --A charge that leaders of the local Columbians, Inc., sought by ter- rorism and hate, "obviously in- spired by Hitler's early begin- nings," to seize power in this country and set up a Nazi-form of government was made today by Georgia Attorney General Eugene Cook. Discloses File After disclosing his file to news- men, Cook notarized it and trans- mitted it to Gov. Ellis Arnall as an official act of the state. The record, compiled with the aid of the non-sectarian Anti-fascist League of New York, contained charges of. dynamiting a Negro home, a plot to "beat up or lynch" prominent Georgians, drive out the Negro population and grab power by fostering racial hates. Solicitor General E. E. Andrews, one of a dozen or more prosecu- tors and police officers who heard the disclosures, immediately an- nounced that the evidence would be presented to the grand jury Friday and "prosecuted vigorous- ly." Charges Denied President Emory Burke of the ant-Negro, anti-Jewish Colum- bians could not be reached for comment but Secretary Homer L. Loomis, Jr., said the Attorney- 'General's charges were "a pack of lies." More than 200 pages of sworn affidavits and documentary evi- dence gathered by the Anti-Fas- cist League was turned over to Cook by League administrative chairman, James H. Sheldon, and incorporated in his report. IFC Accepts egro Group Unanimous Vote Cast By House Presidents A petition by Alpha Phi Alpha, national Negro social fraternity, for membership in the University Inter-fraternity Council was ac- cepted by a unanimous vote at the last meeting of fraternity house presidents. The vote was taken following the filing of the fraternity's peti- tion with IFC and a recommenda- tion that it be accepted by the ex- ecutive committee of IFC, Bill Krebs, IFC secretary, said yester- day. The announcement came fol- lowing recent news stories to the effect that IFC was guilty of dis- criminatory practices. Alpha Phi Alpha has about 30 members now and previously ex- isted on canpus without being a members of IFC. At that time it listed Julie Franks among its members. The fraternity has no house as yet. , .:.tis A *. F *2** ' T'yKS A. VAX' the slaci just the ruggedstyl There's extra wear rubber soles, too. Widths A to D. of ;'A ' rro "" "Zi :{j. U' Problems Counseling, Housing To Be Considered "Problems Arising from an Overcrowded University" will be the subject of a panel discussion before the Michigan chaper of the American Association of Univer- sity Professors at 6:15 p.m. to- morrow in the Union. Members of the faculty will hear Prof. Carlton F. Wells, of the English department, speak on "Problems of the Staff." "Prob- lems of Counseling" will be dis- cussed by Prof. Arthur Van Duren, chairman of academic counselors. Peter A. Ostafin, chief resident advisor of the West Quadrangle, will point out and analyze "Prob- lems of Housing" and Harold Guetzkow, specialist on testing in the psychology department, will take up "Problems in Testing." The panel will be headed by Prof. Richard C. Boys, of the Eng- lish department. Prof. Dwight C. Long, secre- tary-treasurer of the University AAUP chapter, has invited all fac- ulty members to join the Union Cafeteria line at 6:15 p.m. and take their trays to the Faculty Club. Willow Village To Hear Band Concert Today Presenting a special concert at 8 p.m. today in the West Lodge community building, Willow Vil- lage, 70 selected members of the University Concert Band will per- form a special arrangement of "Si- lent Night" by Russell Howland, instructor i woodwind instru- ments. Earl Bates, graduate, who plays solo clarinet with the organiza- tion, will offer . "Zingeresca" by Gurzon. Bates won a scholarship to the Curtis Institute in Phila- delphia in 1941 and studied there under Daniel Bonade. He also spent three years as solo clarinet- ist with the Norfolk, Va., Sym- phony Orchestra. A march paraphrase, "The World Is Waiting for the Sun- rise," by Seitz will feature Rob- ert Sohn, music school student, on the bass clarinet. WANTED: One name for ? Beauty Shop Prize: $20 permannt. Send entries to 207%.2 North State. Deadline, Dec. 16 SWEDISH INVESTMENT.. Olga Berley, 28, Swedish actress is in the U. S. under sponsorship of Wildcat Enterprises, Inc., which was formed by 30 former PT boat officers serving in 'the Pacific theatre. The group will seek a movie con- tract for Miss Berley. Born in Mobile, Ala., of Swedish parents, the former N. Y. model will seek citizenship papers in this country,. H O M E O N A Y A C H T .-Leatrice Joy, star of the silent screen, takes it easy with her husband, Arthur Kern West- ermark, aboard the yacht where they make their home at New- port Beach, Calif. She used to live in a mansion. DAILY OPPICI (Continued from page 4) 7:30 p.m. 'Ensian pictures will be retaken. Christmas vacation fly- ing will be scheduled. Michigan Union Coffee Hour at 4:15 p.m., Terrace Room. Guests- faculty of the Electrical Engi- neering Department. A.I.M.E. open meeting at 7:30 p.m., Rm. 4215, E. Engineering Bldg. Dr. E. F. Barker, chairman of the Physics Department, will speak on "Waves and Corpuscles." I.A.S. meeting at 7:30 p.m., Un- ion. Speaker will be Prof. Nelson, Aero. Engineering Dept., who will speak on the "Supersonic Design problem." 'Ensian picture will be taken. AVC Record Hop, 2:30-5:30 p.m., League Ballroom. Everyone in- vited. Pi Lambda Theta meet at 8 p.m., University Elementary School Li- brary. Miss Harriet Green, of Michigan State Norman Col- lege, and the Institute for Hu- man Adjustment, University of Michigan, will talk about her work in teaching visual hearing. All. members are urged to be present. Coming Events Michigan Chapter AAUP meet- ing at 6:15 p.m., Thurs., Dec. 12, Union. There will be a presenta- tion by a panel of "Teaching Problems Arising From An Over- crowded University," with a dis- cussion period following. Join Union Cafeteria line at 6:15 and take trays to the lunchroom of the Faculty Club for social hour and program. Association of U. of M. Scientist Discussion Group on Atomic En- ergy meets Thurs., Dec. ,12, 7:15 p.m., West Council Room Rack- ham Bldg. Sigma Gamma Epsilon (Profes- sional Geological Fraternity) meet at 12:00 noon. Thurs., Dec. 12, Rm. 2054, Natural Science Bldg. T. G. Lovering will present a koda- chrome illustrated talk concerned with "Various Landforms of the Western United States." Regular Thursday Evening Rec- ord Concert sponsored . by the Graduate School will include Bach's first four "Brandenburg [ALBULTIN Rondo in B minor. Graduate stu- dents invited. Prof. Leslie White of the An- thropology Department will speak on "Technology and Cultural De- velopment" at 8 p.m., Fri., Dec. 13, Robert Owen Co-operative House; auspices of the Inter-Co- operative Council. Refreshments. Everyone invited. Graduate Outing Club square- dancing class at 7:45 p.m., Thurs., Dec. 12, Women's Athletic Bldg. Open to all. Small fee. Activity Night for Graduate Students, of the Chemistry De- partment and their dates,, 7:30-10 p.m., Fri., Dec. 13, Intramural Bldg. Program: swimming, bad- minton, volleyball, and paddleball. Refreshments. Tickets on sale at Chemistry office. U. of M. Marching Band mixer at 8:30 p.m., Thurs., Dec. 12, Hus- sey Room, League. Program: re- cordings of "half-time" band pro- grams, and colored movies of the band "half-time" formations will be shown. Refreshments. AVC semester membership party at 8:30 p.m., Fri., Dec. 13, Smith's Catering, Green St. Tickets may be obtained from Bob Wagner (phone 9179). Compulsory meeting of the J-Hop Publicity committee at 4:05 p.m., Thurs., Dec. 12, Union. The room will be posted. All houses must send a representative. Gilbert and Sullivan Rehearsal, Thurs., Dec. 12, Union. Modern Poetry Club meet at 7:15 p.m., Thurs., Dec. 12, League. Poetry by Archibald MacLeish will be discussed. STOP! for a CALKI NS-FLETCH ER Fountain SPECIAL Ifs DELICIOUS! It's DELIGHTFUL! It'c PF--FSHINGIf S U N T I M E - Gladys Burrows (left) and June MacArthur, Los Angeles, view sign telling motorists to advance watches an hour .for winter daylight saving at Palm Springs, Calif. BIKE TOURISTS IN ALBERTA - Banff high school students make a bicycle tour along the Banff -Jasper highway to Mt. Eisen- hower in Alberta's scenic Canadian Rockies. D E S E R T Y U L E T R E E- Lillian Elrod (left) and Gloria Eikner hang Christmas decorations on a. sahuaro cactus in Ari- zona's Valley of the Sun near their home at Phoenix. The giant cacti grow 40 feet high, often live fore150 years.! VISITING MAIMED -Helen Keller, deaf and blind since she was a baby, and a nun visit war-maimed children in a home in Rome. Miss Keller is investigating needs of the bind in Europe preparatory to a U. S. fund-raising campaign. , , " :. r.:.::.".... , a }rYy ' {: .Yi : i':r i:;:;{viiri 'i $:> . rf i:3.