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News Briefs Allies Find Going Tough In Tunisia II Duce Wavers In New Pep Talk NEW YORK, Dec. 2 (UP) John McVane, NBC correspond ent reported from Allied advance headquarters in North Africa that the "going is very tough" in Tunisia with the Axis using ar tillery and parachute troops to good advantage in holding air control over advancing Allied troops. "fTCl J7 S INSIDE tLt ce ' ''' "'VMr Qlf Uivfll it 1 ALU fllJ JSJ& A 11 dT) - Manpower solutio ""about to - - .:. ' - Ct C -On Page Two. VOLUME LI Bnand Circulation: mi . CHAPEL HILL. N. C TTTTTPRnAV TnTO! o - ' 'jluxjw, o, xv6. Editorial: F-3141. Now.- Van v., XTTnrnTi ; ' . ix uiuirjtt oz. Mussolini Recounts Losses As Italian Morale Falters LONDON, Dec. 2 (UP) Premier Benito Mussolini said; today that Italy has lost 162 war ships and more than 430,000 sol diers, sailors, and airmen in thirty months of war and by im plication recognized signs of a break in morale on the home front. Paris Says Franco-Americans Reaching Axis Defense Lines LONDON, Dec. 3 (Thursday) (UP) The Paris radio re ported tonight that Franco American forces advancing along the Tunisian coast between Sfax and Gabes have "contacted Axis defense lines." . Russian Advance Continues Unabated as Key Bases Fall MOSCOW, Dec. 3 (Thursday) (UP) Soviet forces rolling up the German flank between Rzhed and Celikieluki captured several key bases yesterday while unbroken advances on the Stalin grad front netted a strategic height, many gun emplacements, blockhouses and trenches, the Red army announced today. m State Prosecutors Prepare Evidence on Boston Tragedy BOSTON, (Dec. 2 (UP) Five major points for grand jury consideration stood out tonight in the evidence amassed at dual inquests by state, prosecutors who are expected to seek man slaughter or criminal negligence indictments in the Cocoanut Grove holocaust. British Fleet Joins Battle Against Nazis in Tunisia LONDON, Dec 2 (UP) The British fleet has joined the battle in Tunisia where Allied forces have beaten back an Axis counter-assault and are pushing on toward bomb-shattered Bi zerte and Tunis supported by a canopy of . bomber and fighter planes, an Allied communique an nounced tonight. Hull Says Darlan to Get Recognition for War Help WASHINGTON, Dec. 2- ( UP) Secretary of State Cor- 1 v -a aeii Hull made it clear today that regardless of opposition from various quarters the US will con tinue to deal with Admiral Jean Francois Darlan or anyone else so long as it helps to win the war. Playmakers' 'St. Mark' Begins Run New Style Used For War Drama Using quick hlm-i,, changes to maintain the awiff. pace of Maxwell Anderson's streamlined war drama, the Carolina Playmakers hpm four-night run of "The Eve of at. Mark" last night in an im pressionistic style new to the Playmaker stage. "The Eve of St. Mark" will be presented through Saturday with a special matinee for the Pre- night cadets. Tickets may be ob tained for $.85 at either Ledbet-ter-Pickard's or the Playmakers ousmess office in Phillips hall. The stylized setting featuring black "eye's" or curtain back ground, some props, and snpriai lighting effects that of one of more of the four stage sections was desionpri u O ""-V IJ J Foster Fitzsimmons. Liohti T1(T -o O ana sound effects were arranged ana directed by technical direc tor .Robert Burrows. The twelve short scenes into which Anderson's play is divided necessitated the blackout techni que for scene changes in order to preserve the mood and present the plot development in a smooth ly connected manner. Five of the scenes are presented in the first act and seven in the second, there being only one curtain in the play. - - The blackout techniaue was not inaugurated without difficul ty. During dress rehearsal one See 'ST. MARK', Page U ' -v i 1 I i Yanks, Aussies Repel Japs In Buna Battle Continuance GENERAL MacARTHUR'S HEADQUARTERS (UP) '- Australian troops have shoved the Japanese defenders of the Buna area into a strip roughly ten miles long and less than a mile wide, an Allied spokesman revealed today. Americans on Guadalcanal Continue Small Operations WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 (UP) American troops killed 51 more Japs and captured three field pieces and six machine uns in continued mopping-up operations on Guadalcanal Tues day as Army planes hammered away again at enemy positions, the Navy reported today. Advisers' Groups To Hold Meetings Today at 10:30 Freshmen and sophomores will meet with their advisers today at 10:30 a. m., follow ing the regular chapel period. The object of the meeting is to arrange appointments for registration. The advisers will meet groups at the following places : F. E. Coenen, New East 203; 'F. H. Edmister, Vehable 304; See ADVISERS, Page 4 5 xAs JOHN MULHOLLAND, world famous magician who will ap pear In Memorial hall tonight at 8:30 as the final Student Entertainment series program for the Fall quarter. Mulholland To Perform Famed Magician To Appear Tonight John Mulholland, world fam- ous magician, makes his appears ance here tonight at 8 :30 in Me morial hall, in a program spon sored by the Student Entertain ment committee. Admission tonight will be by student passbook, slip number two, J. P. Harland, chairman of the Student Entertainment com mittee, stated yesterday. Towns people, faculty, and Pre-flight of ficers may purchase tickets at $.50 per at the door. Asked by Lowell Thomas where he found the greatest won der in all of his travels Mulhol- and answered, "Right here in America." Tricky Tricks He tells of the time when per forming card tricks for a club, he asked the spectators to provide their own deck of cards to avoid suspician. When he tore the cel lophane off the new deck, he found it to be of all aces of hearts which probably got mixed up with a supply of regular bridge decks. Explaining his action from there, Mulholland says, "Did I say anything? I did not. I made perfectly certain that they all knew, without any doubt, See MAGICIAN, Page U Tucker Known As Authority On Inside Washington News By Jimmy Wallace Perhaps Ray Tucker is the only man to ever be granted an exclu sive two hour interview witn J. P. Morgan, and not be allowed to print it. Yet that is what happened duriner the-senspff mini Sonnfo probe in which Tucker placed the Barnum and Bailey midget right in J. rierponrs lap. Tucker will arrive in Raleigh, Saturdav afternoon anrl will speak in Memorial hall from a Carolina Political Uninn nlnf nrm Saturday at 7 :45 p. m. on the "news behind the news." He will be introduced Dy John Park, editor and publisher of the Kaieign Times. An outstanding columnist, and author of the "National Whirligig" Tucker has covered political events in Washington for two decades, having his column syndicated in over 200 newspapers throughout the country. Dealing with the political scene m tne nation's capitol, the "Whirligig" has Deen Keeping the public informed since the Roose velt administration beeran. In conjunction with his column, Tucker has written tio "tvt; ' ---ww-. vaaw J.U10 of 1932," a book giving closeups of the possible Dresidentipl candi dates of that year. The work was immediatelv a bpst rpII its estimate of the great men of the dav including o w AVVUV velt has been praised by some of the nation's foremost historians. Another book, "Sons of the wild Jackass." was writtpn in nn at tempt to evaluate the contributions of the leading American Pro gressives in society and politics during the past 20 years. Announcement of the speech will be made in Naval Pre-Flight school classes and invitations are being sent to thp radph "wP especially want them to attend," said Richard Railey, CPU chair man. r . i , - r GVTC Plans Battalion Parade Crack Platoons Compete in Drill The CVTC will hold its final battalion parade of the quarter Tuesday at 12 noon on the intra mural field with all members of the corps participating. Immediately following the pa rade and review, a competition will be held between crack drill platoons picked from each of the eight companies in the corps. These platoons will be drilled bv lieutenants attached to the com pany the unit was picked from and no platoon will have more than its usual quota of non-com missioned officers. Excuses Granted Members of the corps who have class conflicts at the time set for the parade will be excused from those classes and must be pres ent for the ceremonies and all other students and townspeople are invited to attend. Colonel W. A. Raborg. CVTC commandant, has also announced that registration for next quar ter's CVTC drill and military sci ence classes will begin Friday and will extend through Monday with the exception of Sunday. Under new rules, those students who have taken CVTC work and want to take more and those who will take it for the first time must register on these days. - They must also be st?re to bring a per mit to register to the CVTC of fice where registration will be held. This permit card may be secured from the Information desk in South building. CVTC First After a student has registered in CVTC, he will be sent on to the proper authorities where he will then register for the rest of his courses. No other students will be allowed to register during the period set aside for the Corps. Raborg also announced that refunds on uniform deposits made by CVTC cadets may now be secured at the Cashier's office in South building. Cleveland to Play For Grail During Final Fall Dance The last Grail dance of the fall quarter will be held in Woollen gymnasium Friday night from 8 to 12 o'clock. Bob Cleveland and his band will play. The band, composed of 12 pieces and featuring two female vocalists, has just completed a 10-week engagement at the Mer ry Gardens in Lynchbure Vir ginia. Its schedule program has included the Universities of Vir ginia and West Virginia nnrl VPI. Tickets may be obtained from any Grail member for $1 includ ing tax, or at the door for $1.10. Profits from the dance will e-o . . z toward a loan fund for students or to other student aid oriraniza- tions, Sam Gambill, exchequer of tne Lrrail, announced. Students Leave Hill At Most Rapid ate Wi Records' Office Reveals 138 Departures In 50 Per Cent Increase over Last Year Student withdrawals from the University had increased 50 per cent over last year when the 138th slip was filed yesterday ac cording to I. C. Griffin, central record's office head Griffin pointed out that office tabulations show only those students who have cleared through the record bureau and do not include students who left with out completing official withdraw- Smith Plans Relief Show . Cinema Proceeds To Augment Fund Third in a series of benefit shows for the Carolina Scholar ship fund planned by Bernard Moser and E. Carrington Smith, local theater manager, "Boston Blackie Goes Hollywood," will be previewed at 11 :45 tomorrow night at the Carolina theater. Starting time has been moved ahead to enable those attending tne Grail dance to see the movie. Extension of coed hours to 2 a.m. is under consideration by Mrs. M. H. Stacy's office. Announcement will be made later. $300 Goal Goal set for the benefit is $300. Last May Smith ran a show for the $50,000 student aid drive which netted $100. Previously a midnight movie shown for the NYA fund filled both the Pic and the Carolina. The film selected for presenta tion, "Boston Blackie Goes Hol lywood," has never been shown in Chapel Hill. Regular showing is not scheduled until next quar ter, Smith said. This is the first time that the new 1,141 seat Carolina theater is being used for a midnight show. al blanks. Steady Increase Statistics show that the great majority of the withdrawals are due to direct enlistments in the armed services. The increase has been steady all year, Griffin said, with the totals jumping sharply when the new draft Tbill was pass ed. This is the greatest number of student withdrawals from the University since the last war and expectations point to a new all time total set next quarter. No Estimate No possible estimate could be given by South building heads as to how many students would leave by the Winter quarter but conservative guesses place it "somewhere around 400." In an effort to plan for the academic program registration has been set for next week so thatplans-can be completed over the holidays -to arrange "courses accordingly. - Tar Heel Artists To Stage Exhibit In Person Display The box office will open at 11:15. . L . IP I ... E. O. Brogden Hillel Celebrates Chanukoh Tomorrow The Hillel foundation will celebrate Chanukoh. the festival of the lights, tomorrow night at the regular services beerinniner at 7:30 in the Hillel house. The Rev. Charles Jones. Pres byterian minister, will deliver the sermon and a social hour with refreshments will follow. Phi Elects Brogden Speaker E. O. Brogden, Jr., sophomore from Raleigh was unanimously elected to the speakership of the Philanthropic Assembly Tuesday night. Frank Earnhart of Salisbury was voted speaker "pro-tem." Herbert Temple of Jonesboro was made sergeant-at-arms, Car ol Jean Mickle of Pfafftown, reading clerk, and Ira Baity of Winston-Salem, parliamentari an. The ways and means commit tee members elected were Fran ces Erwin, Omelia . Robinson, Shirley Sanderlin, Bill Hoffman, and Bob Rosenast. Frank Earn hart, speaker "pro-tem," is The sixth annual exhibition of North Carolina artists will form part of the new display which opens at Person hall art gallery this Sunday. Jugtown pottery and Georgia folk weaving will also be on view along with the North Carolina exhibit, which is composed of works of artists all over the state, selected by a jury com posed of Howard Thomas, act ing head of the art department, Woman's college of the Univer sity; Clayton Charles, head of the department of art, Meredith college; and Kenneth Ness, res ident-artist of the University. The pottery exhibit, loaned by Jacques Busbee, is representa tive of the famous ware made in Moore county, where the Bus- bees live. Originally the section was known for making liquor jugs, but today many varieties are made, including 18th cen tury stoneware and basically Chinese designs. These three exhibits will con tinue through December 18, and will be open on weekdays from 10 a. m. to 5 p. m. and Sundays from 12 a. m. to 5 p. m. Graff Promoted To Full Commander In Pre-Flight School John P. Graff, former execu tive officer of the Pre-flight school with rank of Lieutenant-' Commander, has been promoted to full Commander, announce ment from the Naval public rela tions office disclosed yesterday. His promotion follows the de parture of Commander O. O. Kes- sing for the Pacific war area, and his appointment as commanding See BROGDEN, Page U See GRAFF, Page U
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