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I i Hews Briefs Reds Smash 77,000 Nazis In Offensive Allies Approach Tunis and Bizerte By United Press MOSCOW, Nov. 25. (Wednes day) Russian troops swarming through the Don bend and the Stalingrad approaches yesterday killed or captured 27,000 more Axis troops, sciored advances ranging up to 25 miles and broke through to relieve beleaguered Stalingrad, a special Red Army communique said tonight. Later dispatches raised the number of captured or slain Axis troops to 77,000. LONDON, Nov. 24. Allied forces Mm INSIDE f1 "i" calls for winter elections . . . what the Carolina fighting: men write . . , sizing: up the fighting: fronts. Page Two. VOLUME LI Business and Circulation : Mil CHAPEL HILL, N. C, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 1942. Editorial: F-3141, News: F-3146. F-J147 NUMBER 55. undent .May B amice Cut .Ball Coeds Give War Chest $300 Total Individuals Make Initial Donations Setting the pace for individual con- storming the last Axis stronghold in tributins to the $10,000 Campus War French Africa have driven within 24 Chest Bert Bennett, student body miles of Tunis and close to the big Bizerte naval base and in southern Tunisia American paratroopers have hurled back an Axis tank column and taken prisoners, official Allied reports said tonight. i Japanese Begin Activity In New Guadalcanal Area WASHINGTON, Nov. 24. Japa nese activities in a new sector of Gua dalcanal in mountainous regions overlooking Henderson field from the southwest were reported by the Navy today as American forces continued their advance to the west. Allied Jungle Troops Tighten Ring on Buna GEN. MacARTHUR'S HDQ., Aus tralia, Nov. 24. Allied jungle troops in New Guinea were steadily tighten ing their ring of encirclement around the Japanese beach-head at Buna to night and front line reports said they were only 1200 yards south of the village, one mile east and 14 miles northwest. U. S. Bombers in India Attack Mandalay Again NEW DELHI, Nov. 24. Indian based US Army bombers Sunday heav ily attacked the Japanese-held city of Mandalay in Burma adding to the de struction wrought in the big American raid of last Friday, it was announced tonight. ' - Montgomery Sets Pincers On Rommel at EI Agheila CAIRO, Nov. 24. The British Eighth army was believed setting up tonight a big pincers movement on El Agheila designed to clamp down on German Marshal Erwin Rommel's shattered forces from both west and . See NEWS BRIEFS, page Wesley Foundation To Sponsor Supper In an effort to help alleviate crowded eating conditions in Chapel Hill on Sunday nights, Wesley foundation will sponsor a cooperative supper every Sunday in the Methodist church at 6 p. m. Student leaders emphasized the fact that everyone is welcome to attend the supper. Students desiring to eat a tome-cooked meal on Sunday nights, and enjoy a social hour afterwards, are asked to sign a slip at the "Y" of fice before Thursday. Students do not have at attend the meeting after the meal. The cost is $.30. The session ends at 8 p. m. Since it !s a cooperative venture, all partici pants take turns setting the tables, washing and drying the dishes. president, donated $5 to the drive ves- terday afternoon. Following his lead, three other stu dents also pledged that amount to the chest. This was well above the $3-per-man minimum necessary for the drive s success. Women Ahead With estimates from the men's and coed dormitories just beginning to come in, it appeared that the women were far ahead. The coeds have re ported initial totals of $300. John Kendrick, men's division head, said that first substantial contribu tions from the men would come in the middle of the week when the canvass ing of their dormitories begins. Mem bers of the Interdorm council were ap pointed the collecting agents. Ticket Sale Opens Tickets for the benefit Sound and Fury show, to be presented 8:30 inursday night in Memorial hall, went on general sale yesterday. In addition to the main sales agency, the YMCA office, all drive workers will distribute tickets through the dormi tories, fraternities, sororities and town. Moser, Chest co-chairman, asked all those selling tickets to report their sales to the YMCA office this after noon and again tomorrow afternoon. The production, "War Chest Fol lies," will turn over all its profits to the Campus War Chest.. Sound and See WAR CHEST, Page U In T To Revive Scores Follies Di to Continue Poll Tax Debate; Plans Initiation Sound and Fury, in cooperation with the WSSF campaign, will give its first benefit performance, "War Chest Fol lies", in Memorial hall Thursday even ing at 8:30. All proceeds will go to the new campus drive and the musical comedy organization is using the com bined efforts of directors, musicians, and a cast of 50 people to make the show "the best Sound and Fury has ever presented to the student body.' Tickets are on sale at the YMCA and by individuals helping the drive . at $ .50 a couple and $ .30 per person. Johnson to Play The show will be a musical revue with music provided by Freddy John son and his new band. Johnson has played for Sound and Fury productions for the past two years. ' The program includes many scores of past Sound and Fury shows which were best received by the audiences. They included hits from "One More Spring", "Standing Room Only", "Pass ,in Revue", and "Bagdad Daddv". jf 'Kissed and Told", "Gentlemen, the Carolina Coed", and "Tales My Mother 4-old Me" are among the revivals. The cast includes many old S&F (members in addition to new campus personalities including Mary Lou Ed wards, Joan Kosberg, Nancy Jeffries, patsy Miller, Pat Johnson, Betsy Po vell, Marie Waters, Rex Coston, Ruth Dncley, Fred Calligan, Libby Izen, Bet y Foulk, Jennie Afflick, Sara Yokley, jee Zimmer, Leon Adams, Frank AlIs augh, Johnny Feuchtenberger, Don : 31anton, Doris Clark, Dottie Haw thorne. New Personalities 1 Emily Inbe, Marty Hornaday. Hul- dah Warren, Millicent Hosch, Ruth Hollowell, Mary Lib Massengill, Boots See S&F, Page i B radshaw Saiy s Changes Will Hit Universities j i By Jimmy jWallace "Every great war represents and produces changes." -Lead-off speaker for the Carolina Political Union panel on the "Future of the American College," Dean Francis F. Bradshaw with this statement began a discussion on "the significant changes which collee-es will under go during and after the present war." ! These changes which are being caused by the war will "affect education perhaps more than anything else." Remarking on our lack of education Bradshaw said, "at any period wheni ; a large number of people change their TBpi -nti r rats nan Pledge Dance (' rf-X it mm: -mm Kessing The Di senate will continue a dis cussion on the abolition of the poll tax at next Tuesday's meeting as a result of an early adjournment last night so that Di members could attend a CPU panel discussion. Voting conditions in the South were outlined by Marvin Krueger, chairman of a special investigating committee on the subject, who said that in some sec tions of the area "only one out of every 19 or 20 citizens votes." The committee also gave a brief re view of the poll tax discussion in the national Senate. Opponents of the Di bill to favor poll tax abolition declared that many per sons in the United States who are eli gible to vote are not mentally capable of casting an intelligent ballot and that allowing these elements to vote would only aid confusion in politics and fur ther the chances of the wrong sort of politicians. New members will be initiated by the Di at the next meeting. They will fill vacancies created by members who have gone into the service. Application blanks must be turned in by Friday af ternoon. ways to a great extent, there is a vast amount of educating to be done." Great Changes Seen Pointing out that the war is the prime reason for the change in edu cation Bradshaw declared 'that per haps this period will mark the great est change in American education in history. "Already he said, "our expenses during the past year and a half for war alone are more than the combined amount of money this count- try has ever spent for anything. General Somervell has a bank account of 48 billion dollars to be spent for educational purposes in the armed forces. This is more than all the col leges in the country could raise for education." 'Stuffed Shirts' Hit Dr. Rex Winslow, professor of Economics tackled the-question "Can we afford a good American System of Education?" Although we are one of the best schooled nations in the world, j we still have a long ways to go. To support this statement Winslow quoted figures showing only 4.6 per cent of population of the country above 25 graduated from college in 1925. "With our great productive ca pacity being swelled even larger by the needs of war, this country could abolish all poverty, yet one-third of us are now poverty stricken." Noting that colleges were respon sible for a great proportion of the tradition now holding, education back, Winslow said, "we need more imagin ation in education than stuffed shirts." Green Makes Challenge Third speaker on the panel, Profes sor Paul Green of the Dramatic Arts See BRADSHAW, Page U Joint Affair Slated Friday Commander O. O. Kessing Gets Active Duty Graff Named To Head School The Public Relations office of the Naval Pre-Flight School announced yesterday that Captain O. O. Kes sing, commanding officer, has been assigned to active duty and will leave for his new post in the next "two or three days." Kessing's successor was not known until noon yesterday when officials in Washington chose Lieutenant-Commander John P. Graff, now executive officer of the school, to take command immediately upon Kessing's depart ure. Induction Looms for 18 and 19-Year-Olds; Army May Send Many for More College Work fo By Sol Seiko Induction will begin in 30 or 40 days r all is m u no are already registered, according to the National Selective Service Di rector. Questionnaires will be sent imme diately to all students who registered June 30 and all boys that have be e 18 since June 30 will register in December. Soie Exceptions n general, 18 and 19-year-old sta in" n iU not be Permitted to remain ColJege until the end of the academic Jfar- However, some students will be t to colleges and universities after R enter the army, that dePartment has announced for the Army wil1 select students college training "on the basis of tic "s education, results of scholas- shin PtltUde tests and tests of leader" P and aptitude for military service as demonstrated during a period of service in the Army. Selection will be made from the Army at large, and it will be accomplished by means of a sys tem similar to that now in effect for the selection of candidates for officers candidate schools. Preference will be given to soldiers in the younger age group because of their more recent school experience and of longer poten tial value to the Army." Some Not Excluded This statement does not exclude former college and university students over 19 years of age. The institutions where these stu dents will be sent have not yet been announced by the War department but a student might be returned to the school he formerly attended. Uniforms Required The students' expenses will be paid by the government, and they will be in uniform and receive regular sol dier's pay. All courses that these students take will be prescribed by the Army with emphasis on medical and pre-medical, engineering and science training. Average Times From nine to 27 months probably longer in the case of medical students will be the average time they will be permitted to remain in school. This program will be started by, the Army probably about Feb. 1, 1943. In a debate before the House of Representatives Nov. 10, 1942, Con gressman Andrews, a member of the Free Conference committee which framed the new draft law, said that juniors and seniors in ROTC units are automatically deferred. ' More Exemptions He added: "In addition to those in ROTC who are exempted in the col leges, are all the young men who are See INDUCTION, Page 4 . , j Pledges from Carolina's 20 fratern ities will be the guests of honor Fri day night at a mass pledge dance to be held in Woollen gymnasium and sponsored by the Interf raternity coun cil. The dance is designed to limit un necessary wartime expenditures by utilizing every factor of economy. It has been estimated that it will save fraternities $1500 to $2000 in com par is on to what they usually spend on individual pledge dances. Montgomery Fronts Band Johnny Satterfield's orchestra, now being led by Bub Montgomery, wil furnish music for the affair which is scheduled to begin at 8 o'clock and end at midnight. A feature of the dance will be figure at intermission composed of al pledge class presidents and their dates. v Pledge Names Wanted " In connection with this, Guy Byer- See PLEDGE DANCE, Page U State Artists To Stage Exhibit The sixth annual exhibition of North Carolina artists will be held from De cember 6 through 18 in Person hall Art gallery. December 1 is the deadline for bring ing in works. The jury consists of Howard Thomas, acting head, depart ment of art, WCUNC; Clayton Charles, head, department of art, Meredith col lege; and Kenneth Ness, resident-ar tist, and director of war art center, Residents of North Carolina are eli gible and the work must have been done since January 1941. Four works in oil, water, color, pastel, drawing, print or sculpture may be submitted. An entry blank is to be made out for each work and mailed in to Person hall art gal lery by December 1. These may be se cured by writing to John Allcott, di rector. All works are to arrive prepaid or are to be delivered not later than December 1. CVTC Officers To Report Tonight CVTC officers will meet tonight at 7:30 in the CVTC office. Officers will note that this meeting replaces the usual Thursday meeting. Parade Planned A parade honoring Kessing will be held in Kenan stadium tomorrow at 4 p.m. with 1782 Naval aviation aets passing in review. Kessintr's or ders will be read as part of the regu lar Wavy ceremony. On hand to pro vide the music will be the Negro band and a group of enlisted men now at tached to the Pre-Flight school. Lieu tenant Dan Partner of the Public Re lations office and Dean R. B. House of the University administration have extended invitations to students, fac ulty and townspeople to attend the exercises which are open to the public. Visitors are asked to be present by 3:45 p.m. In a special interview to the Daily Tar Heel, Commander Kessing stat ed that "the attitude of the students and the citizens of this community to wards the school has been 100. None of the other Pre-Flight schools could have had any better response than we have found in Chapel Hill." The outgoing commander has been in the Navy 32 years, and has been on sea duty for 22 years. Kessing plans to leave his family in Chapel Hill while operating at his new post. Lieutenant Commander Graff en tered the United States Naval Acad emy in 1916 and has been affiliated with the Navy since that time. Com menting on his appointment he said, "sound selection of the policies of the school by Commander Kessing has already been exemplified. The change in command will in no way change the operation. Commander Kessing has set the course and the best I can hope See KESSING, Page U Committee Considers Referendum Plan May Raise Dance Expenses At a meeting of the Ways and Means committee of the Student Leg islature Monday night, it was decid ed that the Legislature should take no action to revoke the dance cut bill but should leave any changes up to the student body which may act by the power of referendum. Acting on this suggestion, three members, Sim Nathan, Billy Britt, and Johnny Davis, have laid plans to draft a referendum amending the dance cut bill which will probably be presented to the student body next Monday for signature. Dance Regulations The proposed amendment will prob ably state that the present $750 limit on dances be raised to an amount which will be determined by Monday; that with the limit raised, there be one big dance each quarter sponsored by the University Dance committee which would procure a well known orchestra for the event; that any mon ey made on the dances would go into a scholarship fund to be used by those students who have had, or will have to withdraw from the University to enter the armed services if they find that after the war, they cannot af ford to return to the University; and finally that dances falling under these provisions would be open to the student body.. To be put to a general vote, the proposed amendment will have to be signed, by 10 percent of the student body. It will then go to the Student cazlcouiuuXjHrhich.-.wiU. present it for a vote. At least 25 percent of the stud ent body must then vote on it and a simple majority of that number will pass on it. General Vote Anticipated Nathan, Britt, and Davis have ex pressed hope that the amendment will See REFERENDUM, Page U YM-YW to Give Worship Service On Thanksgiving In keeping with the Thanksgiving season, the YM-YWCA is making plans to present a worship service tomorrow from 7:30 to 8 p. m. in Hill hall. Program for the service will include organ music played by David Brandt, choral readings done by the local speech choir under the direction of Lib Stoney and singing by 24 members of the men's and women's glee clubs. A brief meditation period will be held, during which organ music of England, Scandinavia, France, Ger many, Spain, China, Russia and the United States will be played softly. Emmett Gribbin of the Chapel Hill Episcopal church will give the bene diction. Purpose of the new service is to pro vide "a Thanksgiving touch for stu dents unable to be at home this year". Townspeople and faculty members are invited to attend the service also. 'Scrappy ' Kessing Served On Destroyer Reuben James By Jimmy Wallace Commander O. O. Kessing, a man with 32 years of Naval experience be hind him, leaves the Naval Pre-Flight school in a few days to begin active sea duty. Connected with the Navy since he entered the U. S. Naval academy in 1910, Oliver Owen Kessing hails from Greensburg, Indiana and still remem bers the day he approached his father with the proposal to enter West Point. Students who attended the Memorial hall meeting last spring already know how a Hoosier congressman arranged to get the appointment but "not to the Point." Some "unheard of place called Annapolis" was mentioned in he papers. When "Scrappy" Kessing inquired as to "just where this An napolis" was, he received the reassur ing reply from the congressman that it's merely the Southern branch." Since that time "Scrappy" Kessing has been glad that he joined "the Southern Branch." While he was there he participated in boxing, wrest ling, football, and lacrosse, receiving more than his share of bruises on the athletic field. When graduation day came he was given a diploma to the Mexican war and the armored cruiser Maryland. With the outbreak of the World War, Kessing was assigned to the USS Huntington on convoy duty and vol unteered as a "kite Balloon Pilot." This Kite Balloon was the great grandfather of the current barrage balloon. A basket dangled beneath the K. B. and Kessing sat in this "super lookout post" to watch for subma rines. As it turned out the- subma rines could see the lookout first after the Huntington lost its balloon "Scrap py came down to Earth." Following the war he trained at See SCRAPPY, Page 4
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