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- V ; fcigs Briefs Allies Loss Key Towns In Tunisia 8 Battleships Hit December 7, 1941. LONDON, Dec. 5. (UP) Major General Carl Staatz, com mander of the United States Ar my air forces in the European theater has gone to Africa to re organize Allied air -strength in Tunisia while British and Ameri can troops have retired from two key towns under battering blows of German planes, it was dis closed today. i Pearl Harbor Losses Released Year After Japanese Attack WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. (UP) Eight U. S. battleships and 11 other naval vessels were crippled and 177 of our planes were destroyed in the Japanese attack on Pearr Harbor a year ago Monday, , the navy depart ment disclosed tonight. In 110 flaming minutes the Japanese hit every American battleship that was in the harbor. They thus laid up nearly half the number of battleships in the U. S. Navy at the time. They destroyed or disabled "most of the aircraft in the Hawaiian area," the Navy department said. A high naval officer said it was fair speculation that the bal ance of the Pacific fleet remain-J'-i seaworthy after the attack buld have been annihilated if the main Japanese battle force had followed up the initial blow. Roosevelt Gives McNutt Full Manpower Control WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. (UP) President Roosevelt in a sweeping executive order today gave War Manpower Commis--sioner Paul VTMcNuttT virtual dictatorial power over all the na tion's manpower including the Selective Service system. Red Army Still Advancing Against Stiff Opposition MOSCOW, Dec. 5. (UP) The Red Army drove forward on three fronts today, the anniver sary of the start of its crippling ; offensive against the Axis last year, crushing German opposi xtion through its attack south west of Stalingrad ds well as within the steel city and on the central front. War Department Exempts 38 Year Olds From Draft WASHINGTON, Dec. 5. See NEWS BRIEFS, page L Library to Display Wood-Engravings Beginning Tuesday, the Uni versity Library will show a spec ial exhibition of wood-engravings by Clare Leighton, cele brated English author and illus trator, it was announced yester day by Dr. Charles E. Rush, li brarian. The exhibition is to be held in connection with the publishing of Miss Leighton's latest book, "Southern Harvest," which will be released by Macmillan & Co., on December 8. Most of the illustrations were engraved in Chapel Hill, and a few of the preliminary sketches were included in a general exhi bition of Miss Leighton's, shown in the Library. last spring. The finished product will now be displayed in the main hall of the library for the first' time in the country, through the coopera tion of the author and illustra tor, the publishers, and the Bull's Head bookshop. Foreword for the book was written by Paul Green, well known Chapel Hill playwright. Miss Leighton will return to See LIBRARY, page U -jiii ill W'BW WW - jW VOLUME LI Business and Circulation : 8641 fr-W--v-r.-Ww w-..y,... .... m m. . 1M ' ; - ' ;i -- Air 4 i r UNIVERSITY AND CHAPEL HILL CHORAL CLUB (above) of 125 voices will present one of the greatest Christmas works of all time in Hill music hall at 4 p. m. today. The ambitious se lection for this year's annual Christmas event is Bach's 'The Magnificat," which is said by many critics to be one of the highest inspirations of Bach's genius. No admission will be charg ed. The chorus and orchestra will be under the direction of Prof. John Toms (center, above) , who sang with the Philadelphia opera last season v ' . . - JBk ... Choral Groups To Sing Bach In Concert Toms to Direct Musical Concert The combined choral groups of the University will sing Bach's "Magnificat" as the first Christ mas program of the season, to be held today at 4 p. m. in Hill hall. The program Is presented by the music department and the Caro lina Workshop council. John' E. Toms, assistant pro fessor of the department, will di - rect tne concert, consisting of the Chapel Hill Choral Club and the University men and women's glee clubs. An orchestra of 25 players will accompany the 125-voice choral group. -Soloists will be Ruth Bailey and Millicent Conner, sopranos ; Vir ginia Terry, contralto; William Stevens, tenor ; and Leon Adams, See CHORAL, page 4 Axis Air Attack On U.S. Possible Says Fire Marshal Those who think the danger of air attacks by Axis bombers has passed fail to take into ac count the psychology of the situ ation, Sherwood Brockwell, of Raleigh, State Fire Marshal and Deputy Insurance Commissioner, said in an address to the Chapel Hill Rotary club at its meeting this week. "Right now nothing . would help Italian morale more than a German air attack call it a tok en raid if you like on the Uni ted States, and Hitler is keenly aware of that fact ; so we must be more alert than ever," Marshal Brockwell said. "If necessary, Hitler could well afford to send a suicide aid squad See AXIS, page U Vote AN EDITORIAL We have been asked would it not be better to stay away from the polls and thus prevent a quorum vote. The answer is a def inite NO. This is not the answer that people are waiting for on this issue. We must display a very positive voice on the vote. To defeat this proposal by staying away from the polls is no longer a solution. A unified student body must express its unwillingness to raise war-time dance expenditures before Dr. Frank Graham can ap proach the Legislature in Raleigh asking for funds with which the University may carry on. On several occasions the Tar Heel has asked for statements from opposition members. We have failed to receive a single de fense of the proposed amendment, probably for the simple rea son that the opposition has no answer to give in face of the overwhelming testimony damning the movement. Only one mem ber of the opposition contributed anything to this three day running battle. And Sim Nathan's contribution was no defense, merely an explanation of how students might spend more mon ey and give the University a black eye. We would still invite a report from the harrassed supporters of the measure. 4 A r CHAPEL HILL, N. j o.-vy..vy-:.:..-.;.-i- s Student Applicants Swamp New Army Mete Unit By Bob Levin After effects of the establishment of the Premeteorological school under the College for War Training set in yesterday when a swarm of applicants for admission to the new Army Air Corps Meteorology school swamped Guy 5- Phillips' office with a stream of questions ranging from col- lege credit offered to good food served. A good number of the stud ents asked for application blanks but a greater majority decided to wait until more information was received either from Chica go or from Washington. " Two 'hours of heated questioning brought out the following perti nent point. Once you are accepted you are definitely "in the Army now" and classified as a private in the Air Corps. There will be no dan ces, no weekend t rips, no' apathy and lots of studying. You will receive a monthly pay of $50 plus $2.75 a day out of which you must pay your room and board. The United States Army will pay your tuition and furnish you with a gun for tar get practice and a regular uni form. Credit will be allowed towards graduation to the extent of the amount of hours taken under faculty instruction. At present it is expected that each student will take about 25 to 30 hours of classes a week and ten addition al hours of regulated study. Credit would only be given for the class work. As far as pos sible regular University instruc tors will be used. Since you are in the Army and under strict Army discipline and leadership it is natural to ex pect to be quartered in Army buildings. If possible barracks will be built. If not, the Army will remodel one dormitory to house the students whose ages will range from 18 to 30. Only definite facts known as yet See STUDENT, page U mm C, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 6, .1..- ':ZM!K"" f : . . . .... ail Course Opened In Personnel Pierson Announces I Grad Curriculum The authorization of a curri culum in personnel administra tion and management leading to a master's degree in these fields, announced yesterday by Dean W. W. Pierson of the graduate school. This degree, has grown out of conferences held during the past six months between administra tive heads of the graduate school and instructors in the personnel division. The interest shown by business, government, education and social agencies stimulated the committee's action. Opportunity will be afforded to qualified students interested in this field to undertake a ma jor in personnel administration and management. The prerequi site undergraduate training is See COURSE, page A Playmakers Give Experimental Bill Four different forms, four dif ferent purposes distinguish the plays that the Carolina Playmak ers will present oh the second experimental bill of the year next Wednesday night at 7 :30 in the Playmaker theater. Each of the one-act plays on the program is completely unlike the others. In response to the Army's re quest for skits that could be pro duced in army camps with a mini mum of rehearsals and scenery Lucile Culbert wrote "Park Bench Blitz", a blackout skit. Short and simple, the action in "Park Bench Blitz" requires on ly two characters, a boy and a girl. For the first time on an experi mental bill the Playmakers will do a- radio script, Wharton Black's "Food and the Student". A documentary story of the food problem in Chapel Hill since the beginning of the University, "Food and the Student" will be presented exactly like a regular radio broadcast. Sound effects, microphones, technical apparatus will be in full view of the audi ence. Like "The Eve of St. Mark" in which she recently appeared, the short dramatic episode written by Elaine Mendes is about World See' PLAYMAKERS, page U f 1942. Editorial: F-3141. News: tadeiuts War Information At Meeting TonigM Reserves, Draft, Training Queries To Be Answered in Gerrard Hall University administrative officials will submit new information relative to the reserves, the draft, the new Army meteorology school, and the Universiity War Training program to student lead ers and others interested today at 2 p.m. in Gerrard hall. This meeting has been called so that the Administration may discuss these factors with a rep - resentative portion of the stu dent body, elaborating on them with the latest Washington in formation and also to get from them up-to-the-minute data on their educational needs and holi day travel plans. All students are welcome at the meeting but the following officers are particularly invit- ed: all dormitory officers; all fraternity and coop officers; all Intertown representatives including district and neigh borhood chairmen; all mem bers of the student council and legislature; all CVTC commis sioned and non-commissioned officers; and all NROTC cadet officers and petty officers. A question and answer period will be held and F. F. Bradshaw and G. B. Phillips, Dean and ex ecutive officer of the War College respectively, and W. D. Perry, director of the Bureau of Mili tary Information will attempt to answer all questions and clear up current rumors and misunder standings. These men have been in constant touch with Washing ton concerning the student's status in the war and their infor mation is the latest. Sixth Annual Show Of Carolina Art Opens Here Today The sixth annual exhibition of North Carolina Artists opens to day in Person Hall where 41 works from contributors throughout the state will be shown. Due to a large number of en tries, the judges this year cut out some of the lesser works at the beginning and have allowed only the better ones to be hung in the gallery. "This." said John Alcott of the art department, "raises the quality of the show. When a med ley of pictures is assembled in discriminately the public is pre vented from receiving a definite impression of the best art." "Each of the better pictures has already been judged for its individual merit before being hung in the gallery." A variety of styles is repre sented in the group, such as cu See SHOW, page 4 Chest Drive Passes $1,500 At Close of Third Week Carolina's $10,000 War Chest yesterday passed the $1,500 mark, according to figures re leased yesterday by drive offi cials. Yesterday's was the best sin gle total recorded with cash and pledges coming to $167.54. As the third week of the ex tended fund drive closed, John Kendrick, head of the men's di vision again called on all can vassers in the men's dormitories to wind up their work an dget results into the YMCA office by the first of the week. tTJQIM? Osborne lea UL terfraternity b , cil with job done . . . Kilpatrw Edney "write in on dance refer- endum . . . Momo speaks for locker-room boys. On Page Two. F-S143, F-3147 NUMBER 65. Will Hear f - Tucker Reveals U.S. Produces Secret Weapon Total Axis Defeat Will Come in 1944' By Jimmy Wallace "We have a secret weapon that rwill reach large scale product ion within a few months. It will level homes, factories, docks, and farm fields before an alarm can be sounded," said Ray Tucker last night. The nationally known corres pondent and author gave his au dience information "from the in side" in a Carolina Political Un ion program, disclosing that the United States is developing a new secret weapon which throws off such a strong stream of heat that it can't be approached, and pre senting figures on United Na tions.airplane production. v ..." "Last month November," he said, "we made well over 5,000 planes with bombers and pur suits predominating. England turned out 2,800 and even belea gured Russia manufactured 2, 300. Canada and Australia kick ed in with almost a thousand. That makes a total of more than eleven thousand modern, ever improving planes. "As against this astounding figure, and it is increasing every month, our military experts do not believe that the axis is build ing more than 3,500 planes. Nor do they match ours in speed, ma neuverability, fire power and de fensive armor." Pointing out that our new Re public "Thunderbolt" and the Lockheed "Lightning" will ' do close to 500 miles per hour, Tuc ker said that shipments of these planes have already been made overseas. With the exceedingly good war news, even our glum mest military experts now pre dict Germany's defeat by the spring of 1944. Tucker termed Wendell Wil kie as a "well meaning but ill informed individual" who was berating the White House and the State department while we were preparing for the North See TUCKER, page 4 Said Kendrick, "All dormitor ies should be completely can vassed by now. I am sure that more than the $115 reported so far has been raised in the men's quarters. It is imperative that all pledges and cash be recorded at War Chest headquarters in the YMCA so that we can accurately judge what the job before us is." Bernard Moser and Nancy Smith, Chest co-chairman prom ised a complete report of all War Chest collections and functions to date in the Tuesday issue of the Daily Tar Heel.
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