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Palp Editorials Headlines Jarboe oa Trial CPU Poll Today Ilobbs Starts Book Co-p Sacrifice Mar Keeps Promise A Statesman Speaks THE OLDES71 COLLEGE DAILY IN THE SOUTH- VOLUME L CHAPEL HILL, N. C TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1942 XJttofiftl: UK; K OS1: Kckt: ON NUMBER 110 .Hubert Jar fooe. Coat .Thief, Goe day i nai 7f . trr 0 Hobbs Organizes Co-Op I?oo& Jones to Head Money-Saving Text Exchange Young but fast-growing, the rolling stone of cooperatives at the Univer sity gathered speed last week with the announcement by Truman Hobbs, stu dent body president, that a coopera tive book exchange for students would be initiated here this quarter. The information was released first in a meeting of the Emergency Com mittee Thursday night, putting anoth er cog behind the newly-organized movement. Plans since have been for mulated on paper, although officials pointed out that revisions may be nec essary as the program gets under way, and the actual problems are more closely encountered. Appointed chairman of the Coopera tive Book store, Curry Jones, head cheerleader and outstanding student in progressive affairs, said last night that "this idea, new to Carolina but well-established at other universities, will eliminate the small and practical ly negligible return that most students receive on their second-hand books." The organization as it now stands is briefly: students with used books that wish to sell will bring them to the Co-op, naming the price that they wish to receive. The Co-op will in turn sell them to other students and return the sales price, less ten cents for opera tive expenses, to the original owner. "Students who ask too high a price will not be able to 'sell their books, See BOOK MART, page 4 ' ' ' - ' :v.v.v-:. ,:.; ..v.v-:-:s'.'.:o:'.-.o:-.-. ..:::-.-..: CPU Poll Samples Campus Opinion Today on Campus Issues, War Problems Wagging Fingers . Truman Hobbs South Americans Begin Visit Today Of Winston-Salem Members of the JSouth American summer school group will leave for Winston-Salem today to be guests of Salem College in the fourth of a spec ially prepared series of "Meet the Old North State" tours conducted by R. M. Grumman, director of the Univer sity Extension Division and member of the Inter-American Institute. Accompanied by Dr. J. C. Lyons and Dr. S. E. Leavitt, chairman and secre tary of the Institute, they will be met by President Rondthaler, Brant Snav ely and John A. Downs of Salem Col lege who will supervise the trip. Points of interest to be visited will include the Haines Hosiery Mill, city landmarks and the R. J. Reynolds to bacco company after which they will be guests of the University at lunch and afternoon tea. Ever since Pearl Harbor, countless wagging fingers have accused the Carolina student body of not giving a damn about the war. Today, for the first time, the student body has a chance to stop those wagging fingers. A CPU poll will seek the opinion of the campus on whether or not dance expenses should be drastically cut for the duration- 1 The editors of this paper, like Dr. Frank, believe in this stu dent body. They believe that once the campus is aware of the principle involved in any issue, its ultimate attitude will be intelligent and ethical. If the issue of reducing dance costs had not been kept burning sometimes with too much heat and too little tact for the past three months, the fingers might still be wagging after the votes are counted. But the student body is not ignorant of the principle in volved. We know or should know by now that we are losing the war, and losing with it the assurance that the democratic way of life will survive. We know that if -every cent of the national income were put into armaments, we would still be eating the dust of the Axis for another two years. We should realize that to spend $10,000 for three big dances is not merely unpatri otic It is criminal. It hasn't always been easy to see the issue clearly. A lot of us get a kick out of bringing the best girl down to hear $3,000 worth of swing music. A lot of us will be fighting or perhaps dead by this time next year. A lot of us wanted to make hay See WAGGING FINGERS, page 4 CVTC Charges To Be Heard Question of Fees To Be Cleared Up Misunderstanding, running rampant through the Carolina Volunteer Train ing Corps, as to the University charge for the Military Science course, will be curbed this afternoon at the meet ing of the corps, Dean of Students P. F. Bradshaw revealed yesterday. Several members of the corps, it was learned, had been told by CVTC heads that no charge would be made for the course and that credit would be given. The statement was acknowl-1 verses before the battle's tide turns but that ground yielded will be regained j j i rr- i 1 ' I i- J x. TkT ; ; ill 1 Al ec : FDR Predicts Reverses; Asks for Confidence Pacific Coast Shelled by Axis Submarine; Renewed Soviet Offensive Smashes Germans WASHINGTON, Feb. 23 (UP) President Roosevelt, in a war report to the nation tonight, warned the people that America will suffer more re- edged by officials as being false and entirely "unintentional." Legislative Act Dean of Administration R. B. House emphasized yesterday the state legis lative act requiring the University to collect fees for all credit courses. In dicating three courses of possible ac tion for members of the corps, Brad shaw stated that students misled by the false information could obtain a refund for the course by surrendering credit. Second action would be to continue under the present set up of obtaining credit for the course and pay in the regular University fee or, in the case of financially embarrassed students obtain financial assistance from the University via a short term loan. Investigation of other credit courses in the University curriculum for which no fees are collected was predicted by South building officials for the near future. Loudon Answered Nazi Regime Is Chief Enemy Of US, Gallup Poll Claims By Walter Klein v mitted to apply directly for entrances, A sharp answer to accusations or should they first be required to get against the German people by Neth- an appointment from their Congress- erlands Minister Dr. Alexander Lou- man, as at present ?" To this Gallup don. Wednesday's IRC speaker, came poll question, 79.6 per cent of college vofarr)av with results of IRC'a sec- students aonroved the idea of direct ond intercollegiate Gallup poll. . application, 15 per cent stUl believed Students of 55 United States col- applying to one's Congressman better, letres and universities decisively agreed and five per cent didn't answer. ih.f i r.ormon trnvernment is our Dr. Frank Gallup's informational wia wiw o chief enemy, not the German people question "How many times do you as a whole. , go to the movies at this time of 67 Per Cent Blame Government year?" brought the figure of 5.6 Only 1.8 per cent of the students, times per month, including 200 representative Carolina Results of the national Gallup poll undergraduates, believe that the Ger- were released with the intercollegiate man people are the true enemy of the figures, compiled by the Nassau Sov Allies. Sixty-seven per cent blame the ereign, Princeton University maga German government, and 21 per cent zine. attribute the war's cause to both peo- The American public expressed the pie and government. reverse opinion of the country's stu- Forty-eight per cent, of college stu- dents when they voted 68 per cent in dents do not want immediate drafting favor of immediate drafting of single of single women between ages of 21- women for war jobs. Sixty-eight per and 35 to train them for war jobs. But cent of the public agreed with students 38 per cent favor such a move. Thirteen on the West Point-Annapolis applica per cent expressed no opinion. tion question. Results of the German "Should young men who want to people versus government question go to West Point or Annapolis be per- have not yet been released. and that soon "we, and not our Nazi enemies, will have the offensive.1 He renewed his promise to keep the people informed of the progress of the war, declaring the government has "un- mistakable confidence in the people's ability to hear the worst, without flinching or losing heart," but he said they must have "complete confidence" that the government is withholding on ly information of value to the enemy. He disclosed that "thousands of American troops" are in action on the ground, on the seas, and in the air in the southwest Pacific SANTA BARBARA, Calif, Feb. 24. (Special) A Japanese subma rine fired about 25 shells at an oil refinery on the Pacific coast near here, late last night. Santa Barbara police reported that no damage. was evident.' This is the first attack on. the United States mainland since the beginning of hostilities Dec. 7. LONDON Tuesday (UP) The Red Army reported today that a smash ing Soviet offensive, undermining the whole German position on the central front, had captured the ancient town of Dorogobuzh, 50 miles east of Smo lensk and about the same distance southwest of Vyazma. Official announcement that the Rus sians were swiftly closing a pincers on Smolensk, German-held key base of the central front 240 miles west of Mos cow, followed Soviet reports of power ful new offensives in every sector of the eastern front. The Red Army's winter offensive, blazing up afresh on the 24th anniver sary of its founding, included the kill ing of 11,750 troops in the Ukraine and an onslaught of cavalry, infantry, and See NEWS BRIEFS, page U s. Debate Tryouts Slated Tonight Tryouts for a debate scheduled with Erskine college of South Carolina will highlight the Debate squad and coun cil session tonight at 9 o'clock in the Grail room of Graham Memorial. Carrington Gretter, council head, an nounced yesterday that the forensic contest topic will be, "Resolved: that the eight Churchill-Roosevelt principles be established after the present war." Carolina's team will assume an af firmative stand on this question, it was stated. Phi Defeats Plan For Abolishment Of Spring Recess In a surprising show of interest the Phi Assembly last night, after a hot, though one-sided, discussion, defeated by a vote of 20-3 the bill: "Resolved, That spring vacation be abolished so that special compulsory classes could be held to acquaint students with ques tions involving America at war." The most ardent supporters of the bill were Eo Brogdon, who attacked the opposition with strong satire, and Speaker Horace Ives, who had intro duced the bill. The reorganization committee an nounced the new internal set-up of the Assembly with its extensive report to the Assembly last night. The new attendance and financial requirements were presented to the organization. Cards had already been sent out to members who have not lived up to these obligations in the past, and this resulted in an increased attendance. Voting Booths To Be Set Up In UDH, YMCA An expected 2,500 Carolina students parade to the polls today in the Caro lina Political Union's first poll since last October the first test of stu dent opinion since Pearl Harbor. Voting on the six questions three dealing with the national scene, three with current campus problems begins at 7 :30 this morning in Lenoir Dining hall, and will last until 7:30 this eve ning. Voting Booths Booths to handle the voting will be set up at the Dining hall and YMCA. Tabulations will begin at 2 o'clock this afternoon, and will be completed by 10 o'clock tonight, Union leaders stated. Results will be announced in tomor row morning's Daily Tar Heel. Jbeading campus question concerns cutting dance expenditures, in view of the "national emergency." The Union asks, "Do you favor a drastic reduc tion in dance expenses in view of the war situation?" and then follows with its second question brought on by nec essary war cuts "In case it is nec essary to eliminate one of the campus publications, which would you favor being eliminated first Daily Tar Heel, Carolina Mag, Tar an' Feathers, Yackety Yack ?" Rising Prices Rising prices in labor, printing, pa per, and other publication necessities have caused student and administra tion leaders to admit frankly on sever al occassions that a cut in publications expenses must be anticipated next year. Periodically under fire, Carolina's "Honor System" one of the few its kind in the nation's universities - will be quizzed. Debate has long raged over the effectiveness of the system. Aimed at obtaining a working know! edge of the system, the Union con cludes its campus queries, "Have you seen and failed to report a violation rvf fho TTnTivr Stratum?" The Union deals with the national scene in three well-timed questions "In the advent of an Allied victory, should America assume the responsi- bility,f or the peace plans ? Do you fav or government determined ceilings on manufactured goods, farm commodi ties, wages ? Do you believe that criti cism of the government war effort should be allowed?" Pre-Med Students Hear Tatum Today Dr. W. R. Berryhill announced last night that Major Tatum from the US army medical corps will speak at 10 :30 this morning in the auditorium of the Medical school. Major Tatum, stationed at the 4th Corps Area Headquarters in Knox- ville, is interested in talking to all stu dents who have been accepted into next year's Medical school entering class. Sample Cases Understanding of Honor Code Increasing, Council Asserts By Hayden Carruth Greater understanding of the mean ing and significance of the Honor Code is evident this quarter at the Univer sity, reports the Honor council. Of the 26 cases handled by the coun cil since Christmas none of the accus ed pleaded insufficient knowledge of the Honor System. Number Decreases Pointing out that each case before the Council requires from 15 minutes to eight hours for consideration, stu dent government officials said that 26 cases conducted this quarter presents less than normal number for the same period. The policy of the council is to pre sent the cases each quarter to the stu dent body, eliminating, of course, the names of the1 defendants and limiting the number of facts published on each case. Some of the cases handled this quarter follow. In December a University freshman was given an "F" in social science and placed conduct probation indefinitely. He was convicted of using a syllabus during a weekly quiz in the course. Conduct probation is the prohibition of participation in any activities that represent the University outside the campus: athletics, publications, glee club, band, forensic activities, etc. Sophomore Suspended During January a sophomore was suspended indefinitely from the Uni versity for looking on the paper of the man seated next to him in political science while taking a quiz. The case was tried by the Faculty Executive See HONOR CODE, page 4 . j FBISends Long Record Of Criminal Henry to Prosecute Alleged Larcenist y In Town Hall Today By Jimmy Wallace Plans for today's trial of Hubert Jarboe, alleged larcenist, drew to a conclusion yesterday when officials re ceived the criminal's complete record from the Federal Bureau of Investiga tion in Washington. The trial today will be at 10 o'clock in the town hail, rrosecutmg attor ney will be Tom Henry. The presiding judge was not known late yesterday. Caught "red-handed" while stealing a coat in the basement of Graham Me morial two weeks ago, Jarboe has re mained in the Chapel Hill jail, plead ing innocence to all the other thefts on the campus and spending-most of his time "trying to convince the po lice that he is a good fellow," Chief W. T. Sloan said. Jarboe's capture came as a climax to the coat stealing wave that has swept the campus since the fall quar ter. After interning Jarboe the police followed his trail as far northward as Richmond, Va., finding that in Oxford and South HilL Va., he had disposed of coats. Captured with Jarboe was his wife, the former Elsie Baker, who was found in a car outside Graham Me morial. A certificate showed that the couple was married last December in Emporia, Va. Throughout his internment Jarboe has maintained that past offenses had nothing to do with the present charge. Receiving-the .FBI transcript yester day, Chief, Sloan revealed that Jar boe's record dated back to 1921 when he was booked on a charge of vagran cy in Toronto, Canada. The name giv en in the record was George Woods. Jarboe's next offense to come to the attention of the FBI was in Washing ton, D. C, in 1924, under the name of Hubert Thomas. He operated in Atlanta in 1925 un See COAT THIEF, page 4 Deadline Observed; Mag Distribution Slated Tomorrow Henry Moll has brought his schedule into line by producing the February issue of the Carolina Mag tomorrow, the second issue to meet publication deadlines. Three stories on the greater Uni versity are featured in this month's issue, one on each branch. The first, on Woman's College, is written by Betty Perry, the next, by Ann Seeley on Chapel Hill, and the last on State Col lege by Stuart Cahn. Beginning this month, the Mag is starting a new serial feature, Classics for the Masses, by Morton Cantor. The first one is a "translation" of Hamlet, as told to Cantor by William Shakespeare in campus lingo. The Mag starts off with an article by Sylvan Meyer, who prognosticates.' It is followed by Jabberwocky. At the front there is a timely cartoon on stu dent government by Moll and inter spersed throughout the magazine are several other cartoons. Dick Adler, writing, and Hugh Mor ton, photography, combined on an arti cle on Sound and Fury. A story by Lou Harris on teachers here precedes uyre ana. uimbie oy Harley Moore and Hayden Carruth. There is a story on the NROTC by Carruth and a short story by John Roeder. Book Notes by Ann Seeley, and Light Brown and Blue, a sum mary of jazz bands and music by Car ruth, wind up this month's issue of the Mag. Town Girls to Meet For Final Session Town Girl's association will hold a meeting tonight at 7 o'clock m the Woman's association room of Graham Memorial. This will be the last meeting of the winter quarter and all members have been urged to attend.