News Briefs
AF Launches
ilan Attack;
urin Burns
US Airmen Smash
New Jap Assault
LONDON, Dec. 10 (Thursday)
(UP) The powerful RAF bomber
command was believed to have shifted
its "blast Italy" offensive to Milan for
the last 24 hours after turning bat
tered Turin into a mass of flames that
illuminated the Alps for miles around.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (UP)
American torpedo planes and dive
bombers blasting the. southern Jap in
vasion thrust against Guadalcanal sank
an enemy cruiser or destroyer, set fire
to three other warships and shot down
ten aircraft last Thursday at a cost
of only three planes, the Navy disclosed
today.
Red Gains at Stalingrad
Continue on Small Scale
MOSCOW, Dec. 10 (Thursday)
(UP) Russian shock troops captured
several buildings inside Stalingrad yes
terday, went into the German defense
lines northwest of the city and suc
cessfully stormed a village in the area
of the Celikieluki area on the central
front, a communique said today.
Allies Consolidate Positions
After Tebourba Tank Victory
LONDON; Dec. 9 (UP) Allied
troops are consolidating their positions
on ground won in the bitter tank bat
tle of Tebourba, official dispatches said
tonight and the Morocco radio reported
the Allies were laying down a fierce
big gun barrage against Axis lines
while building up for a knockout punch
in Tunisia.
Allied Planes Start Renewal
Of Stalled Drive on Rommel
CAIRO, Dec. 9 (UP) Allied planes
softening up the Axis for a renewal of
the drive on Tripolitania, have blasted
the enemy bases at Bone and Misurata
on the Libyan coast and have shot
down seven planes in a dog fight that
punctuated a US bomber raid on the
Marble Arch airdrome 40 miles west
of El Agheila, it was announced to
night. Japs at Buna Lose 118 Men
During Fighting Yesterday
GEN. MacARTHUR'S HDQ., Aus
tralia, Dec. 10 (Thursday) (UP) 113
Japs were killed and seven captured
in the fighting in the Buna area of New
Guinea Wednesday, a communique said
today.
New Draft Bureau Created
In War Manpower Commission
WASHINGTON, Dec. 9 (UP)
Establishment of a new bureau of se
lective service within the War Man
power commission was accompanied to
day with a promise by man-power chief
Paul V. McNutt to continue operation
of the selective service system with a
minimum change.
YM-YWCA to Hold
Yule Program
As part of the Christmas celebration
Saturday night during which "Proff"
Koch will read Dickens' "Christmas
Carol," the YM-YWCA will present a
"Hanging , of the Greens" program
from 7 to 8 o'clock in the YMCA.
The program will consist of decor
ating two Christmas trees, one just
outside the "Y" building and one on
the inside, and hanging greens in the
lobby of the "Y."
This event will be over in time for
the group to hear the Koch reading.
After the reading, the audience, in
cluding students and townspeople, will
be invited back to the "Y" for an open
house at which" refreshments will be
served.
Playmakers to Hold
Tryouts for Operetta
Reading tryouts for "Iolanthe," a
Gilbert and Sullivan operetta to be pre
sented on the Student Entertainment
bill next quarter, will be held in the
Playmakers theatre this afternoon
from 4 until 6 o'clock and from 7:30
until all interested students have had
a chance to try out for the parts. Fos
ter Fitz-Simons, dramatic director for
the production, will have charge of the
tryouts. Professor John E. Toms is
musical director for the show. .
PU Board to Choose
New Business Manager
Persons applying for the position of
business manager of the Yackety-Yack
should turn in their applications to
Ben Snyder, Publications Union Board
president, at the Phi Gam house. They
must be in by Saturday afternoon.
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VOLUME tl
Business and Circulation: 8641
Aid
Coiicliide
ollce Case
Committee Decides
After Three Weeks
By Bob Levin
In a special four hour meeting Mon
day night, the Chapel Hill board of al
dermen concluded the investigation of
local police by expressing the belief
that the charges brought against the
officers "have not been sustained and
we find no justification for the critical
references made to the Chapel Hill Re
corder's Court or the police officers."
Attended By a group of white and
colored citizens together with repre
sentatives from the Tar Heel and the
Chapel Hill Weekly, the board heard
the report of Aldermen R. H. Wettach
and P. Li. Burch. Affidavits from the
officers under question were read with
other information relative to the is
sue. i
Wettach pointed out to the members
that the job of the investigation com
mittee was not to try the police nor the
persons claiming maltreatment but ra
ther to decide if there was evidence
sufficient to sustain the charges. "Final
guilt or evidence," he stated, "is a mat
ter to be decided by resort to the
courts."
A delegation from the committee of
30 citizens appointed to meet on the
case were present at the hearing. A
group of white citizens composed of
Rev. C M. Jones, George Lawrence,
W. M. Brooks and Dr. James B. Bull
itt, and a group of colored community
citizens composed of Rev. J. H. Jones,
Rev. C. T? Boyd, Rev. Troublefield,
Kenneth Jones, Hubert Robinson and
Charles Mattox participated.
"Every effort of the board of alder
men will be directed to the welfare of
all citizens of Chapel Hill who. need
protection against law breaking and
disorder."
DKE, Zeta Psi,
ATO Win Awards
For Scholarship
The scholastic committee of the In
terfraternity council has compiled the
scholastic averages of all Carolina so
cial fraternities for last year, and have
announced that the top three are Delta
Kappa Epsilon, Zeta Psi, and Alpha
Tau Omega in that order.
In computing the averages, the com
mittee did not include the grades of
graduate students or pledges. Grades
for the averaging were assigned on
the following basis: A equals 1.00, B
equals 2.00, C equals 3.00, D equals
4.00, E equals 5.00, and F or drop for
absences equals 6.00.
Following is a complete listing of
fraternities and their averages: DKE
2.55, Zeta Psi 2.68; ATO 2.72; Phi Al
pha 2.75, Phi Delta Theta 2.87, Delta
Psi 2.95, KA 2.99, TEP 2.99, Sigma
Nu 3.01, Phi Gamma Delta 3.04, Beta
Theta Pi 3.09, PiKA 3.12, SAE 3.13,
ZBT 3.17, Chi Psi 3.23, Chi Phi 3.24,
Phi Kappa Sigma 3.24, Sigma Chi 3.26,
Kappa Sigma 3.29, Pi Lambda Phi
3.30. The averages for all fraternities
is 3.03.
Story of Nativity
Dr. and Mrs. Jan Schinhan, in co
operation with the YMCA and YWCA,
will present the Nativity story accord
ing to the Apocrypha, in the Presby
terian church at 5 o'clock. Sunday.
Crack CVTC Drill Platoons
To Compete Today at Noon
Weather permitting, crack platoons
frnm enrh corrmanv in the CVTC will
compete with each other at noon today
on the intramural field to the east of
Woollen gymnasium.
Originally scheduled for last Tues
day, the competition was called off
because of rain and mud and moved
up to today. The battalion parade,
however, which was to have also taken
place Tuesday has been called off. At
tendance for CVTC cadets in the crack
platoons is optional but they will be
excused from classes. Men taking phy
sical education at that time, however,
should see their instructor immediate
ly and arrange to make up the work.
Lieutenant R. D. Robinson, USN.
and Lieutenant Christopher Dale,
USMC, of the Naval Pre-flight school
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PROFF FREDERICK H. KOCH,;
Carolina Playmaker director who;
will give his 230th performance of
Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Car-
ol" in Memorial hall at 8:30 p.m. Sat-
urday. '
President Frank P. Graham will
present Dr. Koch and Dean R. B.'
House will preside over the program.'
An organ prelude will precede the '
performance.
As usual, Station WPTF in Raleigh
will broadcast the "Carol." The pro
gram will be heard from the station's
new studio from 10 p.m. to 11 p.m."
Monday. An especially invited audi-;;
ence of 100 will be on hand to wit-
ness the reading accompanied by;
music from a double quartet.
Powell Quits
Y-Y Position
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Business Manager
To Join Marines
Bob Powell, business manager of the
Yackety-Yack, resigned to go into ac
tive service with the Marines, causing
the second vacancy in this position dur
ing the present' .quarter. " -
A transfer student from Davidson,
Powell was selected at the beginning
of this quarter, to replace Bahnson
Gray, who resigned because of his pre
induction courses. During the summer
the retiring business manager served
as business manager of the Tar Heel,
the summer session paper.
At Davidson, Powell served on the
magazine writing features and stories.
He also worked on the Davidsonian,
school paper for one year. Powell has
served as a business representative for
the Burlington Mills, during some of
the past summexs.
Entering as a private, Powell will
begin his training 'at the Marine base
of Parris Island, S. C. He was in the
Marine Candidates Class, but decided
to join up for active duty, immediately.
With this position open, Ben Sny
der,' president of the Publications
Union Board, said that all applications
should be turned in to him at the Phi
Gam house. All these applications
must be in by Saturday afternoon in
order to be considered by the Board.
At the next meeting of the PU
Board, Monday afternoon, these appli
cations will be judged and the persons
interested will be granted personal in
terviews. Today's DTH Is Last
Until Winter Quarter
With this issue, the Daily Tar Heel
ceases publication for the fall quar
ter. Publication will be resumed Jan
uary 7, 1943.
will judge the competitive drill and the
winners will be announced immediate
ly after the competition is over. All
students and townspeople are invited to
attend.
J. F. Dibrell, captain and adjutant
of the CVTC has announced that all
officers and non-commissioned officers
must turn in their arm brassards to
the CVTC office according to the fol
lowing schedule: Companies A, B, E,
F, G, and II before 12:30 p.m. today;
Companies C and D before 4:30 today.
Those who do not turn in their brass
ards by that time will be charged for
them.
Paul Dulin, captain of the CVTC
band, has also announced that all band
members who have not turned in their
music meet at Hill hall today at 12 a.m.
and do so.
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C, THURSDAY, DECEMBER
law
Brads
To Kegister Now For Winter
1896-374
Students Kill
In Record Referendum Vote
With a record vote of 1270, the student body defeated the amendment
Tuesday to raise dance expenses to $2500 by a vote of 896 to 374.
The proposed amendment, which was presented by Sim Nathan two weeks
ago and which quickly received enough signatures to initiate referendum, was
not favored by as many students as signed the petition.
The single polling place set up in the YMCA , was rushed all day as nearly
twice as many students voted on this
issue as any other amendment or elec
tion other than general campus elec
tions. "
Defeated Provisions
The defeated amendment would have
provided that a maximum of $2500
might be spent on one set of dances a
quarter and that no other set might
exceed $750; that the University dance
committee would appoint the sponsor
of such a set of dances and that the
appointed group would be liable for
all expenses involved; and that bids
would be available to all students.
The old dance expenditures bill which
will remain in effect provides that no
more than $750 may be spent on any
one set plus an amount not to exceed
$150 which may be obtained from con
cessions, and that no single dance cost
may exceed $450. ,
Griffin Announces
Registration Change
, I. C. Griffin, director of central rec
ords office, said yesterday that the
only change in registration pro
cedure would be that students must
pick up their schedule cards from
the information desk in South build-
ing -and not the second-floor of
Memorial hall. "
"Everything is proceeding accord
ing to schedule," said Griffin, "but
we are no,t at liberty to announce the
totals to date."
Departing Men
To Be Members
Of Alumni Club
Students leaving the University this
quarter, whether they are completing
their degree requirements or not, are
eligible for membership in the General
Alumni association, Secretary J. Mary-
on Saunders announced yesterday.
Association members receive "The
Alumni Review" as part of their mem
bership benefits, Saunders said. The
magazine is mailed monthly to many
former students who are now overseas
or with the fleet, as well as to hundreds
who are stationed at camps or posts in
this country. Weekly football "spe
cials" of the alumni magazine have
been especially popular with alumni
this fall.
.Records of the Alumni Office list
more than 2,000 alumni in service, and
it is believed that the tot,al number
is 3,000 or more.
Special dues of $1 have been set for
former students in their first alumni
year. The regular fee is $3. The spe
cial dues include a subscription to the
alumni magazine, which is mailed
gratis to all. dues-paying members.
Students who will be leaving soon
may join the Alumni Association at the
Alumni Office in the Carolina Inn or
by sending their dues by mail. Mailing
address for the magazine may be given
as the home address, from which "The
Alumni Review" can be forwarded or
military addresses can be sent in to
the Alumni Office later.
Pre-Fht Cadets
Leave for New Bases
Last group to be graduated from the
Pre-flight school before the Univer
sity holidays, left yesterday for Naval
aviation centers throughout the United
States. Some will begin training in
lighter-than-air craft at the base in
Lakehurst, New Jersey where a few
members of the Pre-flight graduating
classes are already located.
Men that left came from the 10th
battalion as well as a portion of the
9th battalion which was held over
from the last group. Total graduates
numbered 160.
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10, 1942
Editorial: F-3141, News:
Asks Army Reserves
-s
Dance Bill
War Chest
Collections
Hit $2,000
Fraternities Give
Half of Drive Total
"The campus has done a fine War
Chest job this last week," stated Har
ry Comer in summing up War Chest
results to date yesterday. v
"During this week, drive totals were
doubled and for the first time we had
$200 days'
Full figures on the $10,000 fund drive
released by Comer show that cash and
pledges have topped the $2,000 mark,
coming to $2,008.53, with fraternities
and dormitories the greatest contribu.
tors.
Ten Frat Reports .
Ten fraternities that have reported
gave $968.59, or almost one-half the
War Chest total.
Steele leads the men's dormitories
with $125, an "amazing total for a
short collection; a total to which every
man in the dormitory has contributed,"
said Bernard Moser, drive co-chair
man. "Mort Blair who directed the can
vassing in Steele has done a whale of a
job."
Mclver Leads
Old West donations reached $60, Old
East's, $30.
Mclver, which has been "outstand
ing" among coed dormitories, leads the
division with $128. Kenan and Spencer
report totals of $56.71 and $30.
Commenting on results, Comer said,
"At a time when many other personal
problems are claiming the attention
of students it is gratifying to find that
so many of them have not forgotten the
Chest and the job it- will do.
Drain on Funds
"We realize that the pre-Christmas
drain on funds is affecting all Carolina
men and women and so we have ex
tended the drive. This will allow those
who at present can't get around to it,
to participate in the drive when they
return from the holidays.
"The YMCA office will always be a
collection point and all those who wish
to contribute may do so here."
18-Year-Olds
Must Register
Students who became 18 years old
during July and August must register
for Selective Service during the week
of December 11. Registration may be
completed at home during the holidays
or at Hillsboro,. announced W. D. Per
ry, director of war information, as
there is no registration bureau in Chap
el Hill. i
Choral Groups
Yule Program
Eight choral groups, 500 voices, will
present Chapel Hill's , most ambitious
Christmas program in Memorial hall
Sunday night at 7:30
Paul Green, program committee
chairman, announced that the Com
munity Christmas Service would be
dedicated to the basic ideas for which
we are fighting, "the Christmas-time
precepts of peace "on earth, good will
toward men."
A short benediction by Navy. Chap
lain Eric Arendt will commemorate
the sacrifices of the more than 3,000
Carolina alumni now fighting on for
eign fronts and the "heroic resistance
of the millions of people in the United
States and the United Nations."
Your questions an
swered about the
draft and reserves Aldermen issue
statement and affidavits on police ques
tion. . . . Last minute news. . . .
Page Two.
F-3148, F-3147
NUMBER 67
Reserve Corps
May Be Called
February 1
Following a hectic day of conferences
with high ranking Army, Navy and
Manpower commission officials in
Washington yesterday, Dean F. F.
Bradshaw warned all students in the
Army Enlisted Reserve corps to reg
ister before Christmas since all others
will probably be called February 1.
Dean Bradshaw's statement, phoned
in from Washington, was as follows:
1 Register before Christmas es
pecially if you are an Army Reservist
and if you want to follow the procedure
which. will most likely allow you to
finish the winter quarter at the Uni
versity. It is likely that all students in
the Army Enlisted Reserve will be al
lowed to finish the term in which they
are registered on January 1, 1943.
(This date means just what it says. No
similar hope for students who register
after that date.)
, 2 Information resulting from Wash
ington conferences causes me to pre
dict that the general "call day" for
Army Enlisted Reserves will be about
February 1, but that students in the
few schools having the quarter sys
tem (like Carolina) will probably be
allowed to complete the winter term,
if they have registered before the Jan
uary 1 deadline,
3 Make as good grades as possible
since these will not only affect your
rate of promotion in the armed serv
ices, but may determine whether or not
you are deferred under some other ar
rangement. 4 Watch papers for next announce
ment by Manpower Commission. Write
the Bureau of Military Information at
Carolina if you have some questions
which" arise while you are home for
the Christmas holidays.
W. D. Perry, head of the War Bu
reau, said that students who have en
listment papers for the Army Air
Corps, Enlisted Reserve, V-l, V-5 and
V-7 dated and authorized before De
cember 5 may still enlist in any of
these reserves up to December 15.
This ruling is in direct accord with
President Roosevelt's order closing all
enlistments on December 5 but extend
ing the deadline ten days for those who
had completed the necessary papers. '
See RESERVES, page h
Phi Beta Kappa
Names Members
Inducted Tuesday
Phi Beta Kappa secretary, John
Feutchenberger, yesterday released the
names of the 19 Carolina students who
had been admitted into the honorary
society Tuesday night.
Initiated were J. Herbert Altschull,
'43; James Calvert Bordsley, '43;
Charles Clifford Barringer, '43; Lloyd
Cleveland Bost, '43; Martha Miller
Brandis, '43; George Leavell Coxhead,
'42; Melissa Elizabeth Dean, '42; Jos
eph Barnelle Earnhardt, '43; Claude
Swanson George, Jr., '43; John Need
ham Hackney, Jr., '43; Charles Alfred
Howe, '43; Francis Parker King, '43;
Henry Plant OsLorne, Jr., '43; George
Dial Penick, '43; Daniel Creighton
Sossomon, '42; Joseph Flake Steelman,
'43; Albert David Warshaver, '43;
Harry . Frederick Weyher, Jr., '43;
John Davis Young, '43.
to Dedicate
to War Ideals
Beginning with the national anthem,
the choral groups, together and indi
vidually will then sing such revered
Christmas hymns as "Away in a Man
ger," "Oh, Come, Oh, Come, Emman
uel," "The First Noel," "Silent Night,"
and the "Wassail Song."
All organizations town, school and
pre-flight will be represented. The
Chapel Hill Choral club, combined
church choirs, University glee club,
Navy glee club and the Junior and Se
nior high school choruses will be on the
stage, while the elementary and Or
ange County Training school glee
clubs will be seated in the first rows on
either side of the hall. The Navy pre
flight band will also participate in the
hour program.
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