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FRIDAY, MAY 8, 1942 5a IHy fcir Vzd PAGE FOUR French Defenders Surrender Diego Suarez To: British Engli iish Loose One Thousand Troops to Win Decisive Action LONDON, May 7 (UP) Britain's lightening occupation of northernmost Madagascar ended in a decisive victory today when French defenders, swamped by ,a 48 hour assault which cost the British 1,000 men, surrendered the Diego Suarez naval base, dominating stronghold of the entire island. CHUNGKING, May 7 (UP) Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek's Yun nan province forces have checked a Japanese Burma army with heavy loss es Z4 miles inside China, it was an nounced tonight, but unofficial reports said another Japanese offensive from Burma was moving against India and threatening the India port of Thitea tong, 80 miles beyond the Burma border. WASHINGTON, May 7 (UP) American Naval forces sank eight Jap anese warships and auxiliary craft and badly damaged four others in a big naval battle off the Celebees islands northeast of Australia, the Navy an nounced tonight. WASHINGTON, May 7 (UP) The War Department said today that CLASSIFIED WANTED A girl to do office work. Steady job, but applicant must have training. Apply Box 70, Chapel Hill immediately. h.c. it had been unofficially advised through Japanese broadcasts that part of the Japanese propaganda for defenders of Corregidor was a broadcast by Lieu tenant General Jonathan Wainwright calling on all American-Filipino forces to lay down their arms. LONDON, May 7 (UP) RAF raiders heaved tons of bombs into Stut- gart, south-German defensive center, for the third time successively early today and officials were confident that the water, sewer, electric power and communications systems were injured if not totally disrupted. GENERAL MacARTHUR'S HEAD QUARTERS, Melbourne, May 7 (UP) Japanese warships and troop transports are massing northeast of Australia and American airmen al ready have made their first successful attack against them, it was announced tonight. MOSCOW, May 7 (UP) More than 5,000 German troops have been killed on a Russian front extending from Bruansk, where 25 villages have been recaptured in a six-day battle, to the Leningrad sector on which several enemy units are trapped by spring floods and are under artillery bombard ment. . PRESS BASEBALL GRADUATION GIFTS Ledbetter-Pickard (Continued from, page three) scored the lar Heels second run in the eighth after State had tied the score on Marion Craig's home run in the fifth. State tied the count at 2-all in the eighth on Turner's infield hit, Moore's mental lapse, Constant's sacrifice and Stewart's outfield out. MAY DAY ( Continued from, first page) for the ball throwing contests. Winding up the day of festivities wil be the Victory Ball, informal dance, sponsored by Graham Memorial at 10 o'clock in the main lounge. NOW PLAYING .... CAtlOM Atlt C0L0NNA! X "Wacky far Khaki" lullaby' and mart I - Z a . cahova j&y--S ' '! ALLAN I - pmr'lif . also PETE SMITH NOVELTY-COLOR CARTOON-COMEDY PREVIEW TONIGHT 11:15 P. M. tlOUOH on the f.hb! TOUGH on fio tiollsi lown ror a naei GEORGE )JM FATffESBISDL JAIET CLASH DC8D AI1ME CWUll .!ARJ0HIRA.1BAU 1 Z. Sotoll toward S, IVephy Mari WIIioo Irfi AJHoB Eloln Mofty Ocrcihy Moor REGULAR SHOWING SATURDAY 9 (Continued from first page) guests of the University at the May Day exercises and Awards Night pro gram and later will be entertained at a dance. A number of members of the Daily Tar Heel staff and several journalism UPPERCLASSMEN (Continued from first page) the game comes in the middle of senior week which runs the gamut of enter tainment from an 11 o'clock movie given the seniors by E. Carrington Smith to a formal dance maestroed by Red Nor vo. This week is dedicated to destroy ing the dignity of proud seniors and to giving the graduating class a last fling. students are assisting with the pro gram. Students who will help with the criticism of the individual newspapers Saturday morning include Sylvan Mey er, chairman, and Hayden Carruth, Or ville Campbell, Paul Komisaruk, Ernie Frankel, and Herman D. Lawson. He as PHYS ED TEAM (Continued from page three) cy handling of the ball at second. MTO w I,-',-, at least as good that unforgetable. Private Mike Bon man. Jim -Mallory complains about the centerfield wall not being like the Piedmont league barriers. His play, however, resembles the same league 11 X- VivhtflAfnflT no hits, no runs, an ouu. Wadsworth, a ringer from Chapel HiH high, wants it known that he is always ready to play. Most of the team agree, howerer, that the blame for such publicity should be placed on "Brains" Siewert. He censors all publicity and the players say they are going to start using their own initiative in playing their posi tions if "Gestapo" Siewert doesn't start doing more playing1 and less talking. r tt ttqpi S35.00 A WEEK THIS SUMMER? ' 120 00 nrofit last summer. Some made $1200.69. 500 College Men averaged Vfu states and should be We have a limited number ot WJ North Carolina men. happy to include a few mtlOUSanf1Se1 a, Greensboro, N. C Write today Fuller Brush Company, College Agency, for personal conference. -V kyC ?? fi r V, y 1 l -3 . VV - s? M1 ii mi i Slmli Pay fhem Compoun lnteresCto.R. "0 r JOfl Ul MlSlDOag) . To Man the Mightiest Air Army in the World Make Your Choice This Week For Present or Future Officers' Training IF your blood boils at the very thought of an enslaved world s i ; If Jap treachery and Nazi savagery make you see red and itch for a gun calm yourself with the promise that we shall pay them back with com pound interest! We shall and you as a college maa now have the opportunity of serving as a Flying Officer a Bom bardier, Navigator or Pilot with that branch of service which will do that paying back m personthe U. S. Army Air Forces! Under the new Army Air Force Reserve Plan if you are a Senior or wish to leave school apply now for your Aviation Cadet training; You and your friends can share together the work and fun of flight training, and after approximately 8 months earn the right to be flying officers in the IL S. Army Air Forces! On the other hand, if you are a Freshman, Sophomore or Junior you can, if you like, continue your studies under the Deferred Service Plan of the Army Air Forces and become better prepared for Officers' Training later. New Simplified Requirements To qualify you must be 18 to 26 (inclusive), physically fit and pass a new, simplified mental test which college men find easyj When you are ready and facili ties are ready you begin as aa THREE ENLISTMENT PLANS FOR COLLEGE MEN Juniors Sophomores Freshmen May Continue Their Education 1. A new plan allows Juniors, Sophomores and Freshmen, aged 18 to 26, inclusive, to enlist in the Air Force Enlisted Reserve and continue their schooling, provided they maintain satisfactory scholas tic standing. All College Men May Enlist for Immediate Service 2. All college students may enlist as privates in the Army Air Forces (unassigned) and serve there un til their turns come for Aviation Cadet training. 3. All college students may enlist in the Air Force Enlisted Reserve and wait until ordered to report for Aviation Cadet training. Upon graduation or withdrawal from college, men will be assigned to active duty at a training center as facilities become available. If the necessity of war demands, the deferred status in the Army Reserve may be terminated at any time by the Secretary of War. The new Army Air Fore Enlisted Re serve Plan is part of an over-all Army Enlisted Reserve Corps program shortly to be announced. This program will provide opportunities for college men to enlist in other branches of the Army on a deferred basis and to continue their education through graduation if a satisfactory standard of work Is maintained. In case of necessity the Secretary of Wor shall determine when they may be celled to active duty. It Is understood that men so enlisted will have the opportunity of competing for vacancies in officer's candidate schools. This plan has been approved In the belief that continuance of education will develop capacities for leadership. (Re serve enlistment will not alter regulations regarding established R. O. T. C. plans.) Aviation Cadet at $75 a month, with expenses paid. If you have majored in science or engineering you can try for a commission in the ground crew in Armament, Communications, Engi neering, Meteorology, Photography As a Second Lieutenant on active duty, your pay ranges from $183 to $245 a month. 80 Have Won Commissions Due to thorough training about four out of every five Aviation Cadets this past year received Second Lieu tenants' commissions of which 67 are now flying officers The tremendous expansion of the Air Forces should assure rapid ad vancement in all branches. And after the war you'll be ready for the ever growing opportunities in aviation. Settle Your Service Now The years ahead are war years and every college man should make his plans accordingly. To make America supreme in the air we need every college man who caa qualify for active or deferred service m So take advantage now of this op tion. You may never again have such opportunities. See your Faculty Air Force Advisor for information and help with details.; Join the thousands of America's col lege men who are enlisting this week! NOTE: If you are under 21, you will need jouipdrcnts or guardian s consent. Birth certificates and three letters of recom mendation will be required of all applicants. Obtain the forms and send them home today. SEE YOUR FACULTY AIR FORCE ADVISOR FOR FULL INFORMATION (Or Apply to Your Local Recruiting and Induction Station) ARMY- RECRUITING AND INDUCTION STATIONS ARE IN THE FOLLOWINr rmr.o Charlotte Raleigh Asheville Winston-Salem Durham AVIATION CADET EXAMINING BOARDS ARE LOCATED IN THE FOLLOWTwr riTir'""" Charlotte Fayettevilie WiMngi CmES- THE' SPECIAL EXAMINING BOARD WILL VISIT UNIV. OF N.C. MAY 11 ' LAST CHANCE TO GET THAT SPECIAL MOTHER'S DAY GIFT GIVE CANDYTr0 m id) a m 7L
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