ii i343 INSIDE Two Week3 to Save Our Ship ... japs Launch-.-jew Assault On Solomons Married Men , Huey Long and the Sotith . . . No Second Cup ... Anonymous "Write Up Lands on Editor's Desk ... On Page Two To Be Drafted WASHINGTON, Feb. 2 (UP) The Japs'have launched a great new attempt to regain control of the entire Solomons area and American sea and air forces have been trading mighty blows with them during the past several days, the Navy disclosed tonight. Both sides have suffered some losses. The Navy would not reveal the extent of the losses. "To reveal at this time details of these en gagements would endanger the success of our future operations in this area," it said. WASHINGTON, Feb. (UP) War Manpower Chief "10 out of every 14 able-bodied men agea liws win oe combat-1 ants in the armed forces by the end of 1943. The selective service bureau simultaneously announced that beginning April 1 it will abolish the dependency deferments for all men including married men with or without children now engaged in a wide range of non essential activities. The drastic order was the first positive move to initiate the long threatened draft of fathers. Af ter April 1 they, with all others, will be non-deferable if they are in any one of 29 occupations, 19 industries, 8 wholesale and retail trades and 9 service activities rated non-essential by the bu-1 reau. McNutt emphasized that this list is "only the beginning." It will be extended from time to time. ; ; . Battle of Stalingrad Ends; Nazi Horde of 330,000 Dies MOSCOW, Feb. 3 (Wednes day) (UP) The battle of Stalingrad, one of the greatest of the war, ended dramatically yes terday when the Red Army crushed the last desperate Ger- man resistance amidst the ruins of the proud bastion city on the Volga, it was announced officially today. "On February 2, 1943 the his toric battle of Stalingrad ended in complete victory for our troops," a special Soviet com munique said, signalizing the ex termination of a German army of 30,000 men. Allies Step Up Attacks Against Axis in Tunisia ALLIED HDQS. NORTH AFRICA, Feb. 2 (UP) A rov ing American column has smash ed and routed the German garri son at Sened in the course of fo rays on three scattered sectors of the new-activated Tunisian front where the Allies are hammering with rising intensity against See NEWS BRIEFS, page 4 r ' MfriiBfci' -,: "' A' JOHN ROBINSON, who wiU run on the UP slate for stu dent body president. v UJLUME LI ersity c B1V 27P. Picks Alspaugh m em (L1JL 77 Stockton Picked for Vice-President, Alspaugh for Secretary-Treasurer Bobby Stockton and Frank Alsoaueh were nominated for the of fices of vice-president and secretary-treasurer respectively of the student body yesterday by the University party as that group com pleted its slate for student body officers, having previously an- Enounced John Robinson's candi- T AmnlnlM, To Consider Ring Awards Body To Establish Permanent Method The student legislature will consider a bill designed to "estab lish a permanent setup for the awarding of ring contracts" at 8:30 o'clock tonight in the Phi hall, in order to attempt to serve the student body in the lowest financial way. Under the provisions of the proposed bill, which has been prepared by the ways and means committee, "the president of the senior class shall appoint two men as co-chairmen of the ring committee not later than 30 days after his election" to obtain es- i timates from all major ring man ufacturing companies. Joint Committee These prices will be submitted to a committee composed of the finance committee of the Student legislature, the co-chairmen of j the ring committee and the pur chasing agent of the University See LEGISLATURE, page U Dr. Sherman Smith To Talk to Grads About Liquid Air Liquid air, one of the many marvels of science, will De put through its paces tonight when Dr. Sherman Smith of the Uni versity chemistry department ad dresses the Graduate club on tne subject in the Graham Memorial crrill. rofmlnr meeting" oi xne J. A mi i : OTTitVi o dutch flrrnim Wl DetTlIl vvii.ii A. w V J snmipr at 6:45 T. m but those who cannot attend the supper are urged to come at 7 :30 for the lec ture by Smith. T&pfore the address, a snore; business meeting will be held; and after Smitns speecn, dance session is scheduled. , . . . . i 1 1 Kr - BOBBY STOCKTON, UP nomi nee for vice-presiaeni 01 stu dent body. Bto, and circulate t4i CHAPEL HILL, N. Get Stockton? to Finish Body Slate Idacy for president. Both parties have now re leased full slates for student body officials, with the only other complete slate being the UP's candidates for junior class offi cers. Bobby Stockton Hailing from Winston-Salem, Stockton attended the R. J. Rey nolds high school before entering Carolina. While there he played football and was on the track team and was president of the student body in his senior year. At UNC he has been prominent in student government affairs be ing junior class representative to the student legislature, a member of the Interfraternity council, secretary of the University dance committee, and a member of the t student audit board. A member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity, he is fraternity rep resentative to the University ciubtnd is a. member of the var sity boxing squad. Stockton has also been a freshman student ad viser for two years, was a mem ber of the freshman and sopho more dance committees, and the sophomore honor council. He has a 94 scholastic average. Frank Alspaugh The UP candidate for secre- tarv-treasurer of the student body, Frank Alspaugh, is also from Winston-Salem and attend ed R. J. Reynolds high school where he was active in student government and was speaker of the house of representatives in his fourth year. His activities at Carolina include being on the ex See UP, page U Sunday Night Session To Offer Vaudeville The Sunday Night Session committee will sponsor a vaude- . ville show on February 28 in Me- . morial hall. Anyone interested in trying out for the show is urg ed to come to the north and south room of Graham Memorial to- morrow irom 4 to b p. m. -.cspec- ially needed are singers, soloists, a. comedians, and boys and girls pf or dancing and singing choruses. JIM KELLY, Student party nominee for president of the Athletic association. 11 1 mil 1 it nr ft1n.lll.f'f::ilfiWA:::':'si'&:g'' " C, -WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY .1 . Enrollees To Instruct High Schools By Bob Levin . . The University has been se lected by the Civil Aeronautics Administration to offer a special course for secondary school teach ers to prepare them for faculty posts in high school aeronautics, announced Administration Dean R. B. House yesterday. CAA authorities gave the Col- ege for War Training, adminis trators for the course, a deadline of June 30 to complete the course. At that date the first contingent of 20 instructors. will be assigned to high schools offering the pre- flight training. Machinery is being set up to day to receive the first 20 instruc tors under the terms of the con tract. If the course is successful it is expected that additional en rollees will be sent here either by CAA heads or direct enlistment. As outlined by Guy B. Phillips, executive officer of the War Col lege, the training will consist of meteorology, . civil aeronautics regulations and navigation. Grad uation will carry with it the right to instruct under CAA license. The course will be 64 hours long and is scheduled to start sometime in April or the first of May so that the June 30 deadline can be reached. CPU Admittance OhSeven Members , Opens Seventh Year Beginning its seventh year of activities, the Carolina Political Union now under the chairman ship of Richard Railey, yester day announced the addition of seven new members. New members had to be cho sen due to several of the regular members leaving school. "Any body now wishing to join the Union or who is interesting in the Union's activities should pro cure application blanks at the YMCA or get in touch with any Union member," Jimmy Wallace Publicity director said yesterday. New members chosen were El len Neff, graduate student in the sociology department and a Ro- senwald fellow; Ed Hobbs, his tory major, member of DKE, and la senior from Selma; Lee Bron- son, an economics major irom Southern California, who worked in the campaign of Floyd Olsen, former Democratic governor ; and Bob Rouse, a junior. During the latter part of the Fall quarter, CPU members chose Sara Anderson, Jack Shel ton and Harvey Segal to fill three vacancies. , V 4 - ' J If -1 f $ I IP 'Si.--: DUB JOHNSON, who will run for vice-president of athletic association on the SP ticket. 3, ip.43 EditriaiJFio.Nw.tFi4.rt7 CAA SP Nominates Long For Legislature Kelly for Long Runs for Legislature Speakership, Johnson for CAA Vice-Presidency The nomination of Willie Long for speaker of the student legis lature has been announced by the Student party simultaneously with the announcement that Jim Kelly will be their candidate for presi dent of the athletic association and Dub Johnson for vice-president. Air Reserves May Complete This Quarter Bradshaw Releases Atlanta Statements Further investigation into the status of members of the Univer sity's Army Enlisted Air Corps Reserve by Dean F. F. Bradshaw has revealed that the 106 stu dents affected "have a good chance to complete the winter quarter." After publication of the War department report in yesterday's Daily Tar Heel, Dean Bradshaw checked with the Army Air Corps Fourth Corps area headquarters! in Atlanta, and was given official information modifying the broad statements in yesterday's an nouncement. - . . - - - No Date Set Bradshaw was told that no date has been set for the induction of - . , , , far as is known, no call has been; sent out to those Carolina men who received deferred enlistment status. Contrary to the misapprehen sions of many in the University, the call to active duty for the Re serve, when it does come, will not be issued on short notice, accord ing to the Atlanta headquarters. If for any reason members of this group are called up before the end of the quarter, however, Bradshaw stated that South building heads are now consider ing methods for the adjustment of school credits. Tryouts Slated For New Musical Tryouts will be held today at 5 p.m. in the north and south room of Graham Memorial for all girls who are interested in dancing in the next Sound and Fury show. There will be places in the show for chorus and solo work. 1 WILLIE LONG, Student party candidate for speaker of the student legislature. NUMBER 91 Coot CAA been announced by the Univer sity party but the SP nominations for athletic association offices are the first that have been announced by either party. Willie Long The candidate for legislature speaker is from Garysburg and attended high school in Weldon and Virginia Episcopal school at Lynchburg, Va. He has been ac tive in campus as well as com munity activities. Long is chair man of the student vestry of the local Episcopal church and has been a member of the student legislature since his sophomore year. This year he is his class representative to that organiza tion and was chairman of the ways and means committee. He is a member of the Order of the Grail, was on the freshman wrestling team, and in his sopho more year worked on his class dance committee. Long belongs to Zeta Psi social fraternity. Jim Kelly The SP candidate for president of the athletic association, Jim j Kelly has been active in athletics both here and at high school. At t , Washington high school in his home town of Washington, N. C, See SP, page 4 Coed Senate Plans Meeting to Decide Vote Requirements Speaker Ditzi Buice has an nounced a meeting of the coed senate to be held tomorrow after noon at 5 o'clock in the Horace Williams lounge of Graham Me morial. Purpose of the meeting will be a discussion and vote by the coed senate on an amendment to the WGA constitution proposed by Senator Lockridge in the last meeting. If this amendment is passed, the constitution may be changed by a 15 percent vote of the coed student body. As the document now stands it may be amended only by a three-fourths majority vote of the fifteen sena tors. Other business will be a dis cussion of a vocational guidance school to be set up in South build ing under the supervision of Dean R. B. House. If established, this school will aid girls in getting jobs on graduation from the Uni versity. Student Union Calls For Concession Bids Bids for concessions at the coming Junior-Senior dance must be submitted to the Graham Me morial office, in sealed envelopes, by tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock. In order to complete arrange ments for the dance, the Junior and Senior dance committees will meet in Graham Memorial to morrow at 10 :30 p. m.

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