Student Government Plenty To Worry About See Page 4 Y L tr itgau Latest Deadline in the State Dat S i lf CLOUDY, RAIN VOL. LXV, No. 39 ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1954 SIX PAGES I 4) Ferguson Loses To McNamara Haywroth, Griffiths Defeat Clardy, Oakman in Congressional Races By The Associated Press Patrick V. McNamara, a virtual unknown in state politics, de- feated Sen. Homer Ferguson in Tuesday's senatorial elections. McNamara, a Detroit construction firm executive and president of the American Federation of Labor Steamfitter's Union, won the Democratic primary after death took former Sen. Blair Moody from the race last August. Ferguson, who has represented Michigan in the Senate for the past 12 years, is chairman of the Republican policy committee of the Senate and an Eisenhower Administration advisor. The Republican candidate had a 200,000 majority as the race came into predominantly'Democratic Wayne County. However, the heavy Detroit vote for McNamara pushed him ahead, the final count being 1,005,782 to 1,045,044. In a victory statement yesterday McNamara declared that the Qpeople of Michigan "have voiced their disapproval" of the Eisen- GPakes hower Administration. In a statement conceding de- feat, Ferguson said "the record of the Republican Administration in County Seats Congress is still to my mind one Iof the finest in my 12 years of I 1 service in Washington. It gave n E c oour people peace, prosperity with- out war and a great hope for the * Despite the Democratic sweep on the state level in Tuesday's elec- tions, Washtenaw County elected a full Republican slate. In addition, the turnout of al- most 40,000 voters established a new record in the county for an off-year election. Christman Wins Washtenaw County, now com- prising the newly-created 33rd District, elected former state rep- resentative Lewis G. Christman the county's first state senator. He defeated Democrat Lewis C. Rei-' 4 mann, Republicans George W. Sallade and -Joseph E. Warner will repre- sent the county in the State House of Representatives. They defeated John W. Carr III and Aloysius P. Minick, respectively. On the county level, Edwin L. Klager defeated Lawrence Olters- dorf for the post of sheriff and Luella M. Smith was re-elected county clerk, running against Democrat Eleanor R. Graves. Verner Re-elected Also re-elected was William F. Verner, who defeated Garvin J. Brasseur for the position of county treasurer. John H. Flook defeated Harry E. Norton in the race for" drain commissioner, while incum- bent Edwin C. Ganzhorn and Frank W. Staffan were elected coroners. Incumbent William H. Dickson lost his post to Staffan. Patricia N. Hardy was elected register of deeds, defeating Wil- liam L. Schaules. Edmund F. Devine, incumbent prosecuting attorney, was unop- posed as was Herbert S. Hicks who ran for the office of surveyor. Murray Cies Reigion Issue "Big philosophical argument to- day is a metaphysical question be- tween scientific naturalists and Christian naturalists," the Rev. Fr. John Courtney Murray commented in the first lecture in the annual "This I Believe" series yesterday. Both positions, the professor of theology at Woodstock College, Maryland, continued before a standing-room-only audience, seek a vision of order in and of nature, an infinite universal and an eth- ical norm behind human behavior. -Explaining that the only work- able philosophy is the one that is based on the totality of human ex- perience throughout history, Fa- ther Murray asserted that the fault of scientific naturalism is an error in method. "Basing their proof on a too- narrow interpretation of human experience," he observed, "scien- tific naturalists are subordinating the truth to the method of search- . ,e fnr - th frih2 future." Democrats also picked up two of the state's congressional seats, as Rep. Kit Clardy of East Lan- Girls Beef Alice Lloyd residents went on strike in protest last night against "beef birds," served as an entree at dinner. Having expressed disapproval of "beef birds" last year, Lloyd women struck to make their position more emphatic. "More than three-quarters of the coeds refused to take the food at all and those who did take it left it on their plates," Shirley Ann Chenault, '56Ed., said. "We think it's about time something is done about the food situation here," Miss Che- nault continued. "Beef birds" were served at Stockwell and other women's dorms where coeds reported strong disapproval but no vio- lence. Alice Lloyd's dietician had no comment. The dictionary had no defi- nition for "beef birds" but a dorm student said it was a "glop of breaded stuffing rolled with thin slabs of beef." Letter .Fadt May Violate U.S. Laws By LEE MARKS Chain letters "seem like a con- spiracy to violate gambling laws," Detective John Walters of the Ann Arbor police. department said yes-1 terday. Walters added that it would be up to the county prosecutor's of- fice to determine actual violations. Although there has never been prosecution in Ann Arbor for cir- culation of chain letters, Walters said "we've always had good co- operation from courts in sentenc- ing violators of gambling laws." Don't Evade Regulations Post office authorities in Lafay- ette, Jd., where the craze is sweeping Purdue, said circulating the letters by hand did not evade violation of federal post office reg- ulations as long as money was sent through the mail. Students selling letters have claimed that since they are sold personally, rather than through the mail, no violation is incurred. However, Walters noted it makes no difference whether letters or only money is mailed. "If the let- ters are illegal, then sending mon- ey through theh mails is a part of the conspiracy," he said. Returns Reported Several University students re- ported returns of up to $70 on the letters. One student, who bought alet- ter Monday morning, said he re- ceived eight letters inyesterday's mail, each containing a five dol- lar bill. Although a far cry from the promised $1,240, the student said he was satisfied, "since I only bought my letter Monday. Besides, I have nothing to lose." Smaller gains were claimed by other students but to date, no one appears to have neared the "ack- pot." -Daily---John Hirtzel WARM SPOT-Yesterday's unlooked-for warmth was a pleasant surprise to most of the campus. Some students took advantage of the momentary relief from freezing temperatures to catch up on studying on the Diag. --- I NOT SINCE 1936: I Break in Weather Entire Democratic State Executive Ticket Elected PATRICK V. McNAMARA . . . new senator sing and Rep. Charles G. Oakman of Detroit were defeated in the elections. Clardy, who headed a congres- sional investigation into Commu- nist activities in Michigan lash spring, was defeated by Donald Hayworth, a speech professor at Michigan State College. Second Woman Mrs. Martha Griffiths, former state legislator and judge, won out over Oakman. She is the second woman in Michigan history to be- come a member of Congress. In the 13th District of Detroit, history was made as Charles C. Diggs, Jr., became the first Negro to represent Michigan in Congress. He is the third in the nation. Diggs, who has served two terms in the state Senate, defeated Lan- don Knight, son of John S. Knight, editor-publisher of the Detroit Free Press. Gov. G. Mennen Williams won an unprecedented fourth term, de- feating Donald S. Leonard in Tues- day's elections as the entire Dem- ocratic state executive ticket was swept into office. It was the biggest Democratic victory in the state since 1932 and is the first time a governor has swept in a statewide slate since the late Frank Murphy, a- Demo- crat, did it in 1936 during the New Deal landslide. Economics and Popularity Commenting on the electionn, John P. White of the political sci- ence department attributed the Democratic victory in this state to "the localized economic situation and the personal popularity of Gov. Williams." Co unseling 9 Conference Meets Today The twenty-sixth annual prin- cipal-freshman and junior col- lege conference opened last night in the Union Ballroom with a workshop and general session for principals and -counselors. Under the theme "Counseling the Student," the 1954 Confer- ence program will consist of inter- views with students, general ses- sions and open houses for princi- pals and counselors from Michi- gan and out-of-state schools. New students from Michigan high schools and junior colleges have appointments this morning in the Rackham Building and the League with their former princi- pals and counselors. Featuring University President Harlan H. Hatcher, Vice-Presi- dent in Charge of Student Af- fairs James A. Lewis and other prominent Michigan educators, the conference will conclude with a luncheon at 12:15 p.m. today in the Union Ballroom. Vaccine Shots Given Today Flu vaccine inoculations will continue to be administered from 8 a.m. to 11:45 a.m. and from 1 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. today and to- morrow and from 8 am to 11:45 am. Saturday. Williams defeated Leonard by a vote of 1,209,675 to 951,149. He has previously been surround- ed by Republican state legisla- tors. However, men of his own par- ty will be aiding him in his post at Lansing for at least the nevt two years. Hart Wins Philip A. Hart, Williams' own Democratic choice for lieutenant governor, won a smashing victory over Lt. Gov. Clarence Reid, 1,- 110,247 to 933,639. A former district attorney at De- troit, Hart resigned after President Eisenhower's victory and became legal advisor to the governor. Hart is considered by observers as Wil- liams' choice to succeed him in the gubernatorial position. Democrat Thomas M. Kava- naugh defeated incumbent Frank G. Millard for the post of attor- ney general by a vote of 1,091,867 to 990,867. Brown Defeats Brake Sanford A. Brown defeated D. Hale Brake for the position of state treasurer by more than 55,000 votes. Brake had held the office longer than any other man in Mich- igan history. Secretary of State Owen J, Cleary was defeated at the polls by Democrat James M. Hare by more than 40,000 votes. In the race for auditor general, Victor Targonski defeated John B. Martin by a smaller margin. Three Amendments Passed Three constitutiunal amendments won approval, but a fourth, which would legalize charity-sponsored bingo and other lotteries, was 'de- feated by a slim 17,216 votes. One of the amendments allows an $80,000,000 bond bonus for Ko- rean War veterans. This proposal won overwhelmingly, 1,056,402 to 497,746. The other two amendments pro- vide for sales tax distribution on a current basis and permit a citizen to move from one city to another within 30 days of an election with- out losing his franchise. Both pro- posals were passed by large ma- jorities. SL Passes Fire Relief Fund Aid Housing Change Plan Approved By MURRY FRYMER Two motions dealing with the Monroe fire tragedy here were passed by the Student Legislature yesterday. One asked for improvement of the present housing situation in order to avoid similar occurences, and another allocated up to $200 for The Daily Fire Relief Fund. The housing motion,, presented by Member-at-large Ruth Ross- ner, '55, outlined four steps which, according to the author, could pre- vent reocurrence of the tragedy and also help alleviate the critical housing problem. The points were: 1) Enforcement of the existing building code. . 2) Make every effort to find funds to hire at least one addi- tional full-time University hous- ing inspector. (At present there is one full-time inspector) 3) Allow only that housing which meets the requirements of the Ann Arbor housing code to be put on the University "ap- proved" list. 4) Look into possibility of work- ing with the appropriate city au- thorities and local landlords to- wards offering to help defray the cost of constructing new dwellings designed especially for students. Dormont Offers Amendment Paul Dormont, '55, amended the motion to include in the last point a stipulation that these students would be housed without question of race, relgiion or national ori- gin. With amendment, the motion was passed 27 to 1 with Chuck Skala, '55, voicing the only de- clining vote. In the second motion pertaining to the rooming-house fire, SL ap- proved a motion to have the Cin- ema Guild Board contribute from its insurance fund an amount of not more than $200 to The Daily Fund. The Guild Board was mandat- ed to decide the final figure. 'Jelin Outlines SGC Question The Student Government Coun- ci question and its effect on the December elections was outlined by President Steve Jelin, '55. Jelin stressed that there were many points that, although asked by SL, were not included in the study committee plan, "we are going to argue again to incorpo- rate the student tax back into the plan." Jelin argued that the tax was in the original SGC plan and that without it, "there is no means of financing." "The whole SGC can stand or fall on that issue," he said. Dave Levy, '57, at the same time urged SL members to support the Student Government Council, if the Regents should pass it Nov. 12. Levy said that "having some- thing that exists is better than having nothing." Levy also announced that elec- tion petitioning would be extended no later than Nov. 6, although there are only 30 persons signed as candidates for the 23 posts., After the meeting President Je- lin, in answer to rumors that he would not run for re-election to the SL next month, said that he had as yet made no decision. In other business Ron Richard- son, '56, was voted to fill the SL seat left open by the resignation of Mort Cox, '56, Democrats Have' Margin in House Oregon, New Jersey Elections Hold Possible Key to Senate Domination By The Associated Press Democrats clinched command of the House yesterday and Repub- licans fought furiously to save control of the Senate in an election of baffling cross currents that kept the Senate outcome in doubt. Teeter-totter races at opposite ends of the country, in New Jersey and Oregon, held the key to the Senate outcome. At 1:30 a.m. this morning, 2,483 precincts in Oregon had reported their tallies of votes. Democrat Richard L. Neuberger was 1,905 votes ahead of Republican Guy Cordon in the hot race for the Senate, Neuberger had, a total of 283,239 votes to Cordon's 281,334. While the shift definitely was to the party out of power, in keep- ing with tradition in non-presidential elections it represented no Clear- cut defeat for the Dwight D. Eisenhower Administration's program and policies. Eisenhower 'Astonished' Admittedly "astonished and sur- prised" at some of the results from Tuesday's balloting, President Ei- senhower told a news conference that "no, I don't" see any disap- proval of Administration policies in loss of the House. Nor, he said, did he detect any repudiation of the program of his administration. Democratic control of the Sen- ate would mean the ousting of the Government Operations Commit- tee and the Senate Investigations sub-committee. Free Hand Given Overturn of Republican control in the House will give the Demo- crats a free hand to make full .use of the congressional investigative power to dig into the activities of the Eisenhower administration. There hasn't been divided politi- cal control in Congress since Her- bert Hoover was president. One party or the other has con- trolled both houses ever since the 1931-33 Congress, when the Repub- licans had a one-vote margin in the Senate and the Democrats con- trolled the House. Portland Helps It was the vote from Portland, the state's largest city, which gave Neuberger his lead after he had trailed 10,000 in early counts. The city count came in slowly but by the time 750 of 815 precincts in Mulnomah County (Portland) had reported, Neuberger went out in front by nearly 900 votes.- At that point Mulnomah gave him an edge in the county of 15,000 over Cordon. New Jersey Republican Clifford P. Case's Senate campaign man- ager last night asserted, "the elec- tion is over--Clifford P. Case has won. Declaration of victory in the Sen- ate race came as Case held a ra- zor-thin margin of 2,317 votes over Democrat Charles R. Howell. With the unofficial totals stand- ing at 850,590 for Case and 858,- 273 for Howell, both political par- ties said they certainly intended to ask for recounts. 8 Governors WASHINGTON ( - Democrats swept Republicans out of eight governorships this year in a gain hailed by Democratic Chairman Stephen Mitchell as. a Democratic omen for the 1956 presidential election. Republicans didn't pick up a single seat now held by Democrats. But in Wyoming, the last race to be settled, Republican Milward Simpson was elected last night after a strong challenge bykDem- ocrat William (Scotty) Jack. That gave the Democrats 19 governorship victories, to the Re- publicans' 15. The biggest sur- prise was the eight states where Democrats took command away from Republican regimes. Minnesota was the latest addi- tion to the group, which included such politically important states as New York and Pennsylvania. Others were Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut and New Mexico. In Minnesota, Orville Freeman, Democrat - Farmer Labor candi- date, upset incumbent Gov. C. El- mer Anderson to end the Republi- can party's 16-year hold on the office. Counting Maine, 34 governor- ships were at stake ,this year. With their holdovers plus those newly elected, Democratic gover- nors will outnumber Republicans, 27 to 21. Republicans went into this year's election with 29 gover- nors to 19 for the Democrats. Eisenhower Wants More Atomic Talks WASHINGTON A' - President Eisenhower chose as his first post- election statement yesterday an an- nouncement that the United States is trying to open up a "new phase" of Russian-American negotiations for creation of an international atomic pool. The chief executive's action at a news conference underscored the importance he attaches to foleign issues which may dominate the second half of his term. Eisenhower disclosed that Soviet Ambassador Georgi N. Zarubin was receiving from Secretary of State Dulles within a few minutes a reply to the Russian note of Sept. 22 on the atomic pool plan, a plan which Eisenhower initiated. "I hope," the President said in a statement, "this will start a new phase in the U.S.-U.S.S.R. negotia- tions which will be more fruitful than the first phase, during which the Soviets showed a lack of inter- est in cooperating with the United States to further international co- operation in developing the peace- ful uses of atomic energy." T1 r -r- . Dein Play Tickets Still on Sale i IN-PARTY OUT: Off-Year Election Vote Brings Usual Result Tickets are still available for three more performances of 'Ham- let.' Curtain time for the speech de- partment production is 8 p.m. at the Lydia Mendelssohn Theater. Selling for $1.50, $1.20 and 90 cents, tickets can be obtained at the Lyd- ia Mendelssohn box office from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. today through Sat- urday. Special student rate of 75 cents will prevail for tonight's perform- ance only. In a record-breaking vote of near 45,000,000, tradition was sus- tained yesterday with the party in power losing seats in a custo- mary off-year election set-back. In nine of the last ten non-presi- dential elections, the party in power has been forced to face an up-swing in the strength of its opponents. The only time in the past 40 years that the major par- ty has increased its control was in 1934, the middle of President 17a. rlviT1 n n cn nl- cA,- f n-r sensed a strong trend toward their party in recent Maine and Alaskan elections. Republican hopes for a last-hour surge of party enthuisiasm under the Ei- senhower banner did not mater- ialize to buck the Democratic swing. Nearly 45,000,000 Ballots A partial Associated Press sur- vey recorded that close to 45,000,- 000 ballots had been cast, with the fia .--- a-ia A n +" +h AT REED COLLEGE: Hearings Cause Resignation By PAT ROELOFS 1 ssate Ciy Edtor staged hearings of the three cases. ments from Prof. Moore followingI