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flews Briefs RAF Bombs " Rock Berlin In Two Raids Allied Armies Near Juncture in Tunisia LONDON, Jan. 30 (UP) British planes twice sent bombs hurtling down on Berlin today in terrupting the Nazi party's cele bration of its tenth anniversary and overshadowing Adolph Hit ler's pledge to continue his war "to save Europe from Bolshe vism. Royal Air Force Mosquito planes, the world's fastest bomb ers, raided Berlin twice. They struck precisely at 11 a.m. when Marshal Hermann Goering had been scheduled to open the cele bration of Hitler's first coming into power with an address at the Hall of Honor of the German Air Force. LONDON, Jan. 30 (UP) The British Eighth Army has smashed into Tunisia it was an nounced tonight as Madrid dis patches reported that American forces driving toward the Tuni sian coast from the west had nar rowed the gap between the Allied armies to less than 160 miles. FDR Visits Trinidad On Return from Brazil Mm Cft INSIDE Flexible Exam Schedule . . . What Went, What Goes . . . CPU Round table . . .CVTC Intensive Drill. On Page Two VOLUME LI cirenntkms ssa CHAPEL HILL, N. C SUNDAY, JANUARY 31, 1943 Editorial: F-3141. Km: 741M. T-S14T NUMBER 89 i u fee. Faculty Picked For Opening Of War College Students Complete Orientation Work Bos TTh ses Jric K Jimmy Davis for ecrc As Candidate On Student Government tary ate WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (UP) The White House an nounced tonight that President Roosevelt stopped at Trinidad on the way home from his Casablan ca conference with Prime Min ister Winston Churchill and was enthusiastically received by the local populace. A dispatch released by the White House aid that President Roosevelt on his northward swing from Brazil where he con ferred with President Getulio Vargas called "specifically" for a stop at Trinidad. American Sub Sinks Destroyer, Tanker WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (UP) The Navy announced to night a United States submarine operating in the Pacific and Far East has sunk a destroyer, a large tanker, four medium sized cargo ships and damaged anoth er medium sized cargo vessel. E. J. Flynn Opponents Have 48 "Sure" Votes WASHINGTON. Jan. 30 (UP) Senator Kenneth B. Mc Kellar, Democrat, Tennessee, to night added his name to the growing list of Democratic sen ators publicly committed to vote against confirmation of Edward J. Flynn as minister to Austra lia. With the acquisition of McKel lar's support, Flynn opponents tonight claimed 48 "sure" votes against his confirmation. President's Birthday Celebrated by Dances , WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (UP) President Roosevelt, 61 today, was unable to observe the occasion at home but he told the nation tonight, the tens of thous ands of persons attending parties in his honor "are giving me once again a truly happy birthday." Congress to Start Hearings On Ruml Tax Plan Tuesday WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (UP) Treasury officials this week will be told by Congress to "put up or shut up" in terms of dollars and cents on their claims that the plan to make income tax payments current by cancelling all 1942 liabilities will result in a financial loss to the government. Hearings on Beardsley Ruml's pay-as-you-go plan will get un DR. HERMAN. G. BAITY of the University's School of Pub lic Health vho will leave soon for Brazil where he will direct a part of that country's new rubber development project. YMC A Library Opens Monday Room Designed For Busy People With the members of the YM and YWCA working at top speed to ready the room, Mrs. Martha Johnson today said that the new YM-YWXA library on the first floor of the YMC A build ing would be open for business tomorrow7 morning at 9 o'clock. Kay Roper, one of the volun teer librarians, will be in attend ance to greet the students who wander in to look over the books and magazines and newspapers lining its shelves. Hours for the library will be 9 to 12 a.m. and 2 to 5 p.m. Mem bers of the Y's library commit tee have agreed to keep the room open for the first week, but from then on they say, any interested student who feels that he or she has an hour to -volunteer will be welcomed. Workers in the library hope that the new cream-colored paint with wThich they are streamlin ing the chairs and tables will be dry in time for early comers Mon day morning to enjoy them. But, See YMCA, page With the completion of the orientation program under the direction of Dean Roland Parker, Carolina's first full-scale War College class will begin regular class work tomorrow. Late reports yesterday placed the final total of registrants at 47. University departmental heads have assigned faculty instructors to the War College division for the intensified program. All the courses will be five hours a week with the exception of physical education. W. H. Peacock has been as signed to mathematics, Professor Cook will teach English, S. T. Emory has been appointed ad viser and head of the CVTC train ing, C. H. Pegg will teach social science and Dick Jamerson will be in charge of the conditioning program. Weekend conferences have been scheduled between W. D. Perry and the new students in or der that they may integrate spe cific war training programs with their regular academic program. A great majority of the students have signified their intention of joining V-l and details are being completed for their enlistment. Records of the group will be kept by the administrative board in order that a comparison can be made with the class admitted in the f alL. That group averaged well above the regular Univer sity freshmen with not one fail ure. J Governor To .Welcome Mexican Group Both Parties Name Only 17 Of 40 Leaders Daniels to Make Principal Address Debate Results The Di affirmative team of Wesley Bagby and Al Jacobson defeated the IRC negative team of Stuart Lucast and Nancy Smith in a debate tour ney contest last night in Di hall. JIMMY DAVIS, nominated by the Student Party for secre tary-treasurer of the student body. Air Corps Inductees Asked to See Perry The few students who have received their call papers for the Army Air Corps Enlisted Reserve are asked to consult with W. D. Perry before leav ing. Perry will aid the students in computing the special cred it given to those called before graduation, file addresses for the Alumni office and. compile general information for refer- ence. - Dean F. F. Bradshaw also asked other reservists and drafted students to complete the same arrangements so that records can be kept complete. Birthplace Correction Terrell Webster, UP candidate for speaker of the legislature is from Gastonia and not High Point as was previously erron eously reported in the DTH. The Student party slate for student body officers was nearer completion yesterday when its chairman announced that Jimmy Davis of Wilmington would be 4-T j: j r x Governor J. Melville Broughton ' uluuluaie lur and Josephus Daniels, Raleigh j ab urer publisher and former ambassador- Davis will be a running mate to Mexico, will speak at a ban-1 of Dotson Palmer, candidate for quet to be given by the Univer- President of the Student body, sity in honor of the 10 Mexican announced by the SP last week, teachers who are now studying: The new candidate attended here, tomorrow night at the Car- New Hanover high school in Wil- olina Inn at 7 p.m Daniels, principal speaker of mington where he was president of the student body. He has been Fitz-Simons Is Stagewise 'lolanthe' Head the evening, in his letter accept-1 a self-help student at Carolina having worked three years m the YMCA book exchange. He is oh the Intertown council, the coed privileges council, and is house manager of the Carolina Co-op. He is also a member of the execu tive committee of the junior class. With elections scheduled for February 18, campus parties have nominated candidates for 17 of the approximately 40 ma jor campus elective offices. Nei- Jther group has forwarded men for the athletic association, head cheerleader, or sophomore class posts. .... , - . Davis is the eighth man nomi nated by the Student party which has to date picked men for the presidency of the student body, editorship of the Daily Tar Heel, editorship of the Yackety- Yack, junior and senior represen tatives to the Publications Union board, and president and vice presidents of the senior class. Richardson Gives Dairy Ratings 8- By Larry Dale Foster Fitz-Simons, director of "lolanthe," the annual Gilbert and Sullivan operetta being pre sented on the Student Entertain ment ticket on Thursday and Fri day, considers his transition from the role of King Gama in "Prin cess Ida" to dance designer in a later opera, to director this year a natural development over ten years. , Fitz-Simons returned to the University last fall as set design- Mt i - 4-Vn Corn lno er on tne siau ul vdiwic Playmakers, after retiring from a ten year dancing career tnat began shortly after his gradua tion here with a degree in play writing in 1934. For four years he was a member of Ted Shawn's dance group with which he went to England and Cuba and made 50,000 miles worth of night stands a year in this country. Later with his partner Miriam Winslow he toured the country and spent five months in South America last year. He wound up his career as a dancer with a six week engagement at the Rain bow Room, declaring that he had never intended to make dancing his career and that he wanted to have a chance to use the train ing he got in writing. During those yeareof dancing, however, Foster .did not lose touch with the . theatre. While See FITZ-SIMONS, page 4 ing the invitation to speak, men tioned that he would be glad of an opportunity to meet his fellow citizens ot Mexico, having re turned only last year from a ten year residence there in the diplo matic service. He is now editor and publisher of the Raleigh News and Observer. Governor Broughton will officially welcome the teachers to the state. Dean A. W. Hobbs will extend a welcome from the University to which Miss Aleman, chairman of the group, will reply. She will also introduce the 9 other mem bers of her group. ; Special guests will be ap proximately 12 South Americans who are studying here and fac ulty members from neighboring schools. From Duke university Dr. A. K. Manchester, dean of the freshmen, who has lived in South America for several years, John Tate Lanning, editor of the Pan- American Historical Review and professor of Latin-American his tory, Mrs. Lanning, ana Pro fessor O. K. Lundeberg, head of the Spanish stay, will at- nTirl TTi-rvm rirooncVinrn n r1alA . , ,T. I The semiannual award of gation will come including Miss , , . . . . nvn fL. . . , , , , , - . grades to dairies supplying Cnap- Vidal, who attended the first , , , ' pi Hill -nrns: Annnnnrpn bv T)r W. "inter-American summer school . , , , A s4 a - 1 X 4 it - here two years ago and who is now teaching Spanish at the Woman's College. Dr. L. E. Hin kle, head of the department of ro mance languages at State college, land two South American stu dents there will also be special guests. Administrative Dean R. B. House will preside at the dinner and Father D. E. Sullivan will pronounce the blessing. ' A number of University fac-T. R. Harwood; W. F. Lloyd; W. ulty members and townspeople D. Neville; W. I. Suitt ; J. E. An- are expected to attend. drews. ,9 1 ff-r - - on i,:m,'t- ' - - Z . . . . 4 it j FIVE PLAYMAKERS prominent in the cast of "lolanthe." At the top, Arthur Conescu as Lord High Chancellor; in the middle row, Lois McCauley and Molly Holmes as the two fairies and Lebn Adams, who plays the romantic lead. Below, Mar jorie Wil kins as Phyllis, top feminine role in the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta. ' ' ' P. Richardson, health officer, as follows: Durham Road Dairy, Grade A pasteurized; Long Branch Dairy, Grade A raw; Sparrow's Dairy, Grade A raw. Though no grading was an nounced for Durham Dairy Products Co., it is probable that one will soon be released. The following dairies supply Grade A milk for pasteurization to the Durham Road Dairy: Hackberry Farm ; Ralph Neville ; NROTC Plans Annual Dance In New Armory, February 19 The NROTC's third annual (Above the main floor the colored dance will be held in the new ar- band will play from the mezzan- mory on Friday, February 19, ine "bridge." with the band of the Pre-flight school furnishing the music, chairman Skip Await of the dance committee announced yesterday. The members of the unit, their guestsand 25 selected Pre-flight cadets and their dates will make up the attendance of the dance, which will celebrate the opening of the building. Decorations will consist of large gold anchors around the room and signal flags flying from halyards attached to the rafters. The entire structure will be open to inspection by the guests during the dance, the first time a large group has visited it unoffi cially. Chaperones will be seat ed in a special area provided with palms, rugs, and chairs. Their names have not as yet been re leased. During the dance punch will be served on the ground deck, which normally serves as classrooms. Invitations for the dance are be ing sent out this week and should See NROTC, page 1 derway next Tuesday. rim, r
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