SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1942 PAGE FOUB REE United' .Nations Fleet Battles Jap Squadron Off Java Coast Russians Threaten 96,000 Nazi Troops (With Annihilation By United Press 1 ALLIED HEADQUARTERS, JAVA, Feb. 28 A naval battle between a United Nations fleet and a Japanese squadron began last nierht in the Java sea, off this invasion-threatened central island of the East Indies, the Navy department announced today. MOSCOW, Feb. 27 Russian troops in three powerful offensives are wip ing out the German army corps of 96,000 'trapped at Starya Russa, pul verizing the Leningrad siege line, and liberating Kursk, between Kharkov and Orel, military dispatches said tonight. " LONDON, Feb. 27 Japanese planes striking out across 450 miles of sea from captured air bases in Burma, have dealt the first blow of the war against British Indian territory, twice bomb ing and machine gunning Port Blair, capital of the Andaman Island, in the Bay of Bengal, it was revealed today. WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 General Douglas MacArthur's miracle men roll ed onward in the Philippines today after racking up gains as great as five miles along the entire Bataan battle front. . WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 US army Air Forces have sunk at least 19 Jap anese ships, seriously damaged 31 more, and destroyed 245 enemy planes since the start of the war, the War department disclosed tonight. WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 The French-Vichy government has reaf firmed its pledge to remain neutral and keep the French fleet out of Ger man hands, but the United States is awaiting answer to "other important questions" before it considers the sit uation as satisfactory, Secretary of State Sumner Welles said today. WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 The Dies committee tonight published its long awaited report on "Japanese activities" -J-a. volumnious document purported to disclose an oriental "Mein Kampf," more diabolical than Hitler's and aimed at specifically making the United States a vassal of Tokyo. WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 The House today rejected legislation to sus pend for duration of the war, the 40 hour work week and overtime pay pro visions of 17 federal laws enacted dur ing the past" 30 years. xtauiu, rec z jormer premier Eduard Daladier announced definite ly at the war guilt trial today that France had more tanks than Germany for the Western front campaign of May, 1940, and he praised General Charles De Gaulle, mechanized war ad vocate, and now Free French leader, "whom I am proud to have named a general." s WASHINGTON, Feb. 27 President Roosevelt today vigorously denounced the Congressional practice of attach ing unrelated riders to pending legis lature terming it a "reprehensible" method of legislature. WRESTLING (Continued from page three) decisioned Manly Morrison of VPI. Davant Pins Opponent Captain Gene Davant gave the Tar Heels a win in the 145 class when he pinned Dave Embry in 2:10 of the sec ond period. The Mordecai brothers continued the sensational Carolina performances when they chalked up two more pins for the Tar Heel en try. Sam, one of the top notch grap plers in the conference 155-pound class, pinned Doug House of W&L's champs in 1:05 of the third period. His equally efficient brother did like wise to Davidson's Ben Turnage grap pling in the 165 pound class. . .'Bill Redfern and Lem Gibbons turn ed in some excellent wrestling, but wfere decisioned in close bouts by Smart of Duke and conference champ Dbrrier of W&L. ;The results 'of the quarter finals held this afternoon were as follows: 121-pounds, Bill Redfern (NC) decis ioned Sam Graham (W&L). 128r pounds, Hobart McKeever (NC) drew a bye. 136-pounds, John Robinson ! (NC) decisioned Jack McCullough (VMI). 145-pound, Gene Davant (NC) drew a bye. 155-pounds, Sam Morde cai (NC) decisioned Jimmy Dunn (Md.). 175-pounds, Lem Gibbons (NC) decisioned Rowland Hill' (VPI): Un limited, Lillard Ailor (W&L) decis ioned John Sasser. INDOOR GAMES (Continued from page three) champion back this year. Duke's great football star, who also holds the con ference record, will attempt to smash his own mark this afternoon in the Tin Can. His chief competition is expected to come from a trio of other footballers, Dick White of Carolina, Bob Gantt of Duke and Joe Muha of VMI. An un heralded Maryland sophomore, Horn may surprise everybody, however. Ralph Fennell of Clemson is another defending champion who will attempt to shatter the meet's oldest record in the pole vault 13 feet, 6 inches. Jim Lloyd of Carolina is but one of many top stars who will be at their best to night in an effort to upset Fennell. Duke Alexander, high flying sopho more scholastic and freshman record holder in the high jump, will attempt to add the conference record to his rap idly expanding list of titles this after noon. Me nas stated that ne will do 6 feet, 5 inches, better by two inches than the existing record. Duel for Individual Honors Alexander will also be in the duel for high scoring honors in the meet as he will participate in two or three other events. Speculation is rife as to wheth er , Alexander, Carolina s JYlengel State's sensational Mike Andrews. VPI's Paul McMullin or Tennessee football star Bobby Cifers will take top honors in the matter of individua scoring. The freshman and scholastic events are also expected to produce their share of the thrills. Carolina's f rosh team is expected to take freshman honors while in the scholastic meet anything can happen, and probably will! Outstanding freshman performer will be Duke's high hurdler Highfill who won the national indoor champion ship in Madison Square Garden last year as a Seton Hall star. BASKETBALL (Continued from page three) was fouled by Don Wilson and the out come of the game rested on his shoul ders. He missed and in the ensuing scramble the game ended. Carolina Gets Break In the first minute of the overtime, Carolina' got a break when Lof tis, the hotter, fouled out in trying to stop Bob Rose. Captain Bob missed this one. Then the tide slowly turned Dook-ward. Breaking down the floor. after Garland Lof tis' unsuccessful set attempt, the Phantoms missed a trio of easy duck-shots. It was a tough break, but there was still ample time in which to come through. Garland Loftis was awarded a foul and this time made it. Bobby Ger- sten missed a heart-breaker from short range and Hap Spuhler fired in the clincher with three minutes to go a silken overhand push shot that wrote 'finis' to Tar Heel hopes. Yet there was still life in those in spired Bantams and with 1 :45 left Reid Suggs poled one in from close to mid- court to finish the scoring for the evening. . Those last moments ticked of rapidly enough and Duke held possession of the ball from there on untill the oh, so bitter end. Unfortunate Finish 4 It was an unfortunate conclusion to a notable Carolina attempt. The Ban tam team that had trailed 12-7 after ten minutes of play and then rallied to come within striking distance at half-time, the Bantam team that simply wouldn't accept the unwelcome potion of defeat when all seemed stacked against them and the Bantam team that at game's end couldn't rea lize that it was beaten, had fallen. FROSH CAGERS y (Continued from page three) Marine Officer To Sign Frosh Lt, Don Baker, former star foot ball player and trackman at the Uni versity who is now connected with the Marine Corps, will be in Chapel Hill Sunday, March 8, to enlist fresh men in the Marine Corps Candidate's Class., Only recently have freshmen been allowed to enter this phase of service. . ' To avoid confusion and delay all freshmen interested were asked to re port to S. W. J. Welch's office in South building immediately and seek additional information and receive necessary papers to be filled out prev ious to an interview with Lt. Baker. While here, Lt. Baker will be sta tioned all day in 101 South building. Debate Council Schedules Meeting The Debate council will debate the subject; ''Resolved: that after the war, the nations of the world should establish a federation based on the eight Churchill-Roosevelt principles" Tuesday night at 9:30 in the Grail room of Graham Memorial. - Tryouts for both the affirmative and negative sides will be held, Carring ton Gretter, Debate council head, has announced. Playmakers Announce Distinguished Cast For Next Production "Behold, the Brethren!" an original full-length play, by Joseph Feldman, to be presented in the Playmaker The ater on March 4. 5. 6. 7. at 8:30 has a large and distinguished cast. Lillian Famol, who plays the moth er, made her Playmaker debut in her husband's play, "Black Friday." Barry Farnol, who has had two plays, "The Red 0ak" and "Black Friday" "pro duced on experimental bills this year and who turned in a fine performance in "Atfe -Lincoln in Illinois," plays the part of Cantor. Arthur Golby, as Aaron, is well- known here for his portrayals of the radical in "The Marauders" and the head of the trustees in "The Male Ani mal.", He has played in many experi- mentals. , In the two years he has been here Frank Groseclose has become familiar to almost everyone. Besides being ac tive in the Playmakers, he has played the music for dance groups and has acted in radio plays. Buddy Westover as Isaac and Robert Gutnecht as Morrie are both newcom ers this year. Buddy has played in "Abe Lincoln." Before coming to Car olina, Bob was associated with the dra matic group at Youngstown College in Ohio and the Younsrstown Players, a little theater group. Robert Carroll, who plays Joseph, is remembered for his fine performance as Romeo in the Forest Theater pro duction of "Romeo and Juliet." A 1941 graduate he has played leads in most of the Playmaker productions during the years he 'has been here. University Airport Adopts Full War Emergency Program By Westy Fenhagen Assuming a complete war-time cast, the University's 607-acre Horace Wj. liams airport has adopted fall government regulations and restrictions for :he duration of the war, W. R- Mann, manager, announced yesterday. GRAHAM EXPLAINS (Continued from page four) Stacy, Everett, Graham, Lewis and Aycock in the Lower Quad rangle and Manly, Grimes, Ruff in and Mangum in the Upper Quadrangle. The nine dormitories, now housing approximately 1,000 students, two-in-a-room, will accomodate 2,000 Cadets and staff members, four-in-a-room. Only 300 students must be moved during the spring quarter. But next fall, it will probably be necessary for students residing in dormitories not used by the Cadets to live three-in-a-room, as all students did during the twenties and as many did until the most recent dormitory expansion. "Training-table" fare will be provided for the future fliers in Lenoir Dining hall. Cadet breakfast will be at'six o'clock and the other two meals will be scheduled not to conflict with student meal times. University students as individuals will make many war-sac rifices before our final victory is achieved. Many have already i ii i -i x. l- j: t..j. - tt: n given tneir lives ana many more are yet to aie. .out, as a university and as a community, this Naval Aviation Cadet physical-condition ing center will be our biggest single war job. Victory in this War depends more on the Airmen of the Navy than on any one group of men. And from now until the War is won, one-fourth of the Navy's Airmen will be "conditioned" in Chapel Hill. That's how big the job is and it is our job. Students, faculty and staff members of the University and the people of Chapel Hill will take the job grimly determined that the University of North Carolina Naval Cadet Induction Center will be "first" among the four "Annapolises of the Air." Frank P. Graham, President found the range and tbok into the lead 11-10, after 9: 10. minutes. .The Blue Imps stayed in front the remainder of the half and left the floor with a 28-22 advantage. , In the second half Warren and Hart ley went to work. Hartley converted a foul to start the ball rolling. .War ren stole the ball and went in with a snowbird. It was Warren again a few seconds later when he was perfect on a set shot from way out and the Tar Babies trailed by two points, 29-27. After Carver made a field goal for Duke, Hartley made a free throw. War ren cut the lead to two points when he fired from the side of the court and the ball swished through for two points. Dick Hartley was given two free throws after Stough's field and he hit the jack-pot on both. Standing beyond the foul circle Warren tried a long shot and missed, but he followed up the shot beautifully to put the Tar Babies into the lead, 34-33. Again, A Job to Bo AN EDITORIAL x : Again, the students of the University of North Carolina have been called upon to sacrifice their own interests in the interest of their country. And again the students of the University of North Carolina will gladly make that sacrifice, realizing that in times of total war the value of any institution or any individual can be judged only by the measure of its or his sacrifice. May 1 the first of several thousand American citizens will come to Chapel Hill to prepare themselves for protecting our rights. These Aviation Cadets will rise at five o'clock in the morning and go to bed at nine at night something that the lower quadrangle has never experienced before. During the sixteen hours of day light these men will undergo the most intensive physical training program in all military history. The physical energy which the first contingent of these cadets will expend in three months here, if translated into mental exertion would be enough to graduate them all with a four years B. A. from this college. ! It may be a surprise to a great many of us to see people our own age working so hard to do something in the future; but by next fall, when we will have 1,875 cadets here all the time, perhaps even we as students will have absorbed some of the determination which we now readily admit we need. Dr. Frank, in simple terms, has stated the service of the Uni versity in the past. Since pre-Revolutionary days we have ac cepted our task and done our job. We, the students, have been the leaders. We, the students, will again be the leaders. The navy will make many improvements here on the campus. In return for these favors it is our responsibility to see that the stay of these cadets here in Chapel Hill is as pleasant as possible. They will leave to face the horrors of a situation which a substan tial portion of the world feels they will prove not equal to. It is fitting that theoldest state university in the country has been chosen as one of four "Annapolises of the Air." It is more fitting that University students fully realize the responsibility that is theirs. Simultaneously a capacity group of 30 Carolina students began their CAA pilot training under the new spring program. The airport has been placed under 24-hour police guard seven days a week, and cameras "are not allowed within the precincts of the airport, Mann emphasized. In addition, applicants for the CAA pilot training must now undergo the severest identification process before being accepted into the training pro gram. Birth certificates must be pro cured, identification cards are neces sary, letters of identification must be procured, and the applicant's finger prints must be taken before he is accepted. No planes are now allowed to take off from Horace Williams field with out elaborate clearance papers from the clearance " officer on duty who must take down "pages of informa tion" on length of trip, distance to be traveled, and other detailed infor mation. The 30 students now just beginning their actual flight training after six weeks of classroom study have all en rolled with the definite intention of joining some branch of the United States air force after graduation, Mann staged. In addition, many of the students who have completed their CAA course recently are going On with further training and stwo students plan to purchase second-hand air planes from the airport in order to go on with their study. The present program is the last one until the summer course beginning June 1, Mann stated. At that time, the requirements will be considerably lowered with a probable age reduction allowing students of 18 years of age to enroll. "The Horace Williams airport is one POINT SYSTEM (Continued from first page) for a maximum of 15 points to be car ried by any coed. Each campus office and extra-curricular activity has been evaluated and given points from 14 down to one by the point system com mittee headed by Jean Wire. - The system will go into effect this spring and will be administered by a Senate point system committee. All coeds who. desire to carry more than the maximum number of points must receive permission from this commit tee. Offices carrying 14 points include the presidencies of the WGA, WAA, YWCA, Town Girls' Association and speaker of the Senate. Presidency of the Interdorm Council carries 10 points. Copies of the system will be given to all coeds. of the first in the state to undergo such a full wartime program an is quite a credit to the University" Mann pointed out. The 30 students now enrolled in the new spring CAA program are P. pk Ashby, K. E. Ashby, Robert Baioy W. F. Brown, F. D. Blanton, Patrick Calhoun, T. J. Dellart, Grady E. Dov er, John B. Emack, J. E. Feron, David A. Garrison, W. B. Gunned, R, M. Hamburger, T. S. Stanley, R. J. Kaskel, B. O. Lockhart, W. F. Ui:g, William W. Pearson, B. V. Perry, John D. Richardson, Walter Lee Siler, B. L. Taylor, Dan R. Thomason, W. H. Thornton, A. McRae Warren, T. J. Wfadsworth, J. D. Walker, B. C, Wy. rick, J. D. Wood, and W. C. Young-. r 1 LATINS (Continued from first page) for the Ministry of Public Education of Peru, was chosen by the graduat ing class of 10 to thank the University. "Our task has been to promote the spirit of good will between the two countries and we feel that this pro gram of your University has helped greatly," said Dr. Borja. The Latins will complete last min ute preparations today before leaving Chapel Hill tomorrow for New York and the capital. When asked if they. were worried over sailing conditions due to the war on the seas, the South Americans em phatically stated that "anydangers encountered would be more than over shadowed by the wonderful time spent at the University of North Carolina." AIR UNIT (Continued from first page) over of Archer house and Smith dormitory to men students, and three-in-a-room , in the other dorms. . Kjuuivicm aujustmenis m men s dorms will not be effected until next September as only. 625 cadets will be in training'until the end of the spring quarter. Only lower quad dorms .will be affected therefore. - Seventy institutions applied for the units. The course here will be broken down into four fundamentals to pre pare the student for actual flight training: proper physical conditioning, umocmnation m naval history and customs, military drill and seaman ship, training in communication, ord nance and other specialties. ,A Red Cross-WSS Neds Money! Help the World's Students! Let's get that $1,000! NOW PLAYING See Sam beroe in John Garfield m Ilancy Coleman Wtd Wl mil Raymond Mas$ey if &nSx3 Mu-tJ also SPORTLIGHT-NEWS SUNDAY-MONDAY iiiiii-TiiTHiiiir.iiri im i.im-nr.iHiiWutr , JSf'l IfGINGER ROGER l (pi A 20TH CtNTUlT-FOX FKTul also MARCH OF TIME presents "FAR EAST COMMAND" PICK THEATRE TODAY He's Looking For Trouble and They'll LET HIM HAVE IT! Those East Side Kids vs. a ruthless underworld killer in a fight to the finish! r A 7 also COMEDY-NOVELTY L

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