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ieius Brief R eds Encircle onets Basin: Take Junction FDR Reveals Plan For China, Japan Tt W rf-v iviusuuw, Feb. 13 (Satur day) -(UP) The Red army achieved virtual envelopment of the Donets basin and its hundreds of thousands of German troops yesterday with the capture of Krasnarmeiskoye vital railway junction 80 miles above the Sea of Azov. WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (UP) President Roosevelt dis closed tonight that his historic Casablanca conference with Win ston Churchill produced plans for a great offensive against the Ja panese this year both in belea guered China and in the air over Japan itself as well as for an invasion of Europe. He said that before this year is over the world will learn by ac tions rather than words that Ca sablanca produced plenty of news "and it will be bad news for the Germans and Italians and the Japanese. "Great and decisive actions against the Japanese will be. ta ken to drive the invader from the soil of China," he promised. "Im portant actions will be taken in the skies over China and in Ja pan itself." Allies Blame Rain, Snow For Tunisian Army Slump LONDON, Feb. 12 (UP) The Allies reported a new sting ing bombardment of the Axis Tunisian corridor tonight at Sen ed in the southeast while snow and rain shrouded the battlefield west of Bizerte where British forces were striving to dislodge the enemy between the northern coastal road and the sea. RAFFC Bomber Kills 19 In Crash In Newfoundland MONTREAL, Feb. 12 (UP) Nineteen men including three Americans were killed and two others injured when a Royal Air force ferry command lomber chashed in the interior of New D foundland Tuesday night, the RAFFC announced today. Senator Says Study Shows Desperate Food Situation WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 (UP) Chairman Ellison D. Smith (D.,S. C.) of the Senate Agriculture committee forecast today that his impending inquiry into administration foreign poli cies will "blow the lid off so the public will know the desperate outlook for war food production." Japs Retreat Toward Mubo After Muffing Offense Try GEN. MacARTHUR'S HDQ., Feb. 12 (UP) Jap troops were retreating tonight toward Mubo, a tiny village 12 miles south of the port of Salamaua, after having met decisive defeat in their first New Guinea offensive action since last September when they threat ened Port Moresby. Jury Indicts Meat Packers After Black Market Inquiry BOSTON, Feb. 12 (UP) A federal grand jury investiga ting a black market in meat and dairy products in Massachusetts today returned indictments against five eastern Massachu setts meat-packing companies and 13 individuals. Postmen Inspect Baby Body Found Among Dead Letters CHICAGO, Feb. 12 (UP) Postal inspectors opening an un claimed package today found the body of a month-old baby boy wrapped in a Boston newspaper. The package arrived at Chica- See NEWS BRIEFS, page 2 VOLUME LI Buaiaeu and Circulation : 8841 Eagleton To Direct Discussion Joint Luncheon To Honor Guest Dr. Clyde Eagleton, chairman of the Studies committee of the Commission to Study organiza tion of Peace will lead a discus sion this afternoon at 2:30 on a Political union panel in the main lounge of Graham Memorial. Preceding the discussion, Dr. Eagleton will be honored by a student-faculty lunch in the Carolina Inn, given by Dr. Ken an Frazier, Executive Secretary of the Southern Council on In ternational. Relations. "A Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University, Eagleton is one of the most outstanding members of International Planning com missions in the United States," said Dick Railey CPU chairman. Law Expert Dr. Eagleton is a professor of international law at New York University. The Commission, is the most important of all such organiza tions throughout the nation of principal scholars now studying plans. Following the discussion, who has just returned from the floor by the audience. Eagleton will be introduced by Dr. Frazer wha has just returned from the "Win the War, Win the Peace," conference held at Duke Univer sity, at which Eagleton was one of the guest speakers. This is the second CPU panel of the quarter, "and everyone is urged to attend," said Railey, "to hear discussed the thinking which has been done on the peace prob lem." Jobs for Research In Rubber and Oil Are Now Available The Civil Service commission has announced that all persons with a knowledge of the produc tion of rubber and oil producing crops are being sought for Fed eral employment. " Persons appointed will work in connection with the establish ment and operation of research stations or rubber plantations generally in remote areas of Cen tral and South America. The chief duties will be the making of surveys. Salaries in the new field range from $8,000 to $2,000 a year. Since most of the positions will be filled outside of this coun try, applicants with a speaking See RESEARCH, page 3 Land, Norwegian Fighter, Calls Schedule 'Inactivity' Harald Land CHAPEL HILL, N. WILLIE LONG, Student par ty candidate for speaker of " the legislature, whose with drawal from the race due to calling up of the Army Air re serve was announced yester day. His successor has not yet been named. Junior-Seniors Close Tonight Reynolds Concert Set for 4 O'Clock The Junior-Senior dance set will come to a close tonight at midnight, after a concert this afternoon in Memorial hall, and the last dance which begins at 9 o'clock in Woollen Gymnasium. Tommy Reynolds, who will play for both the concert and the dance, ends his two-night stand at the Hill with the final strains of the theme song, thus bringing to a close one of the high points of the social calendar. Grail Sponsorship I Sponsored by the Order of the Grail, the concert will be held from 4 to 5 o'clock. Tickets will be on sale at the door, at the price of 25 cents single and 40 cents per couple. A full hour of Reynolds music will be present ed, of the type which has been heard over the three giant radio networks and in many halls of swing. The Senior class presents the figure tonight, composed of the class officers, representatives, and their dates Traditionally, a spring quarter event, the Junior-Seniors are be ing held for the first time in the winter period. Last year Red Norvo and his band played for the Junior-Senior set, while in 1941 it was Tony Pastor. Students To Meet Advisers This Week Dean Cecil Johnson has urged air General College students .to see their advisers at once con cerning mid-term reports. Con ferences, have been in progress since Monday. By Gloria Caplan When a man bites a dog, that's no longer news ; but when a sold ier voluntarily cuts a six-months leave to two months, that is ! Lieutenant Harold Land of the Royal Norwegian army, who spoke here under the auspices of the International Relations club Thursday, said he" cannot stand this "inactivity", (He is lectur ing, incidentally, on an almost hourly schedule and will continue to do so throughout his stay in the States) and is anxious to get back into the fight. He, therefore, is slicing his six months leave into two months in See LAND, page 3 C, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY jefflslatnre ReBlacememt To Get Open Satterfield Band to Play At Midwinters Local Band Signed For February 19, 20 Johnny Satterf ield's orchestra fronted by Bud Montgomery and his trombone, has been contract ed to play for the annual Midwin ter dances next weekend, an nounced Chairman Bill Vail of the German club yesterday. Band Rated High The famous local campus band, which has been rated tops among collegiate outfits for many sea sons, will give out on both nights of the event, February 19 and 20. Announcement of the choice placed Satterf ield's combination in the register next to Charlie Spivak and his .band, for the trumpeter played at last year's Midwinters. The Satterf ieldmen have a 14-piece outfit at present and also a vocalist. Bids Tuesday Bids will be distributed Tues day night or any time thereafter, Vail said. They must be called by for at the Sigmu Chi house. Following on the heels of the Junior-Seniors, the Midwinters will provide what is likely to be one of the last major weekends on the Carolina campus until 'the" campus returns to normal after the war. Ration Stamp 17 May Be Exchanged For Pair of Shoes Stamp No. 17 in War Ration Book 1 (Sugar Book) will be valid for one pair of shoes from February 8 through June 15," M. W. Durham, chairman of the war price and rationing board, said today in explaining the new OPA order which calls for the ration ing of shoes. The stamp may be taken from the book of the person needing the shoes or from the book of any member of the im mediate family living in the same household. Provision has been made for emergency shoe need, Durham saidrand the local board has au thority to issue certificates for the purchase of additional shoes when the applicant can show such a need to exist. To be approved the application must show all of the following conditions: (1) There is no valid No. 17 stamp available in the applicant's family (obviously this situation will not arise immediately. (2) No em ployer or institution furnishes him shoes of the requested type. (3) He possesses only one pair of shoes suitable for the required purpose. (4) The shoes requested are needed. The maintenance of personal appearance, color of shoe, or style are not to be con sidered as proving need. "Shoes contracted for prior to February 8," Mr. Durham con tinued, "may be delivered with out a surrender of stamp No. 17. Shoes wrapped, marked, shipped, or held for delivery, or shoes put aside on the lay-away plan be fore February 8 may be delivered or given to a carrier for deliveryl any time before midnight, Feb ruary 11, without requiring the surrender of a stamp. 13, 1943 Editorial: F-S141. New: rir nearai: Bucky Harward Institute Picks Two Leaders Harward, Railey Get , Washington Posts Two prominent campus lead ers received outstanding recogni tion this week when Bucky Har ward, editor of the Daily Tar Heel, and Richard Railey, CPU chairman were appointed by the National Institute of Public Af fairs to serve as "internes" in the federal government under the di rection of this organization. The Institute, which provides for a training program of seven months, including informal con ferences with Capitol leaders, evening classes in - Washington colleges, counselling by the staff of the institute, and "most cha racteristic," full time assignment to a government officer who gives the interne, "suprevision and a variety of practical assign ments," was formed in 1934 as a source of trained leadership. Each year, its Advisory board names some 50 college leaders to the position and trains them in the ways of Federal government. Qualifications for applicants in clude," a bachelor's degree, high scholastic standing, exception qualities of character and ability, aptitude for leadership, definite interest in public affairs and en dorsement of the application by the president of the college." Harward, who has been active and outstanding in publications for the past three years and stu dent government is "regarded by many students as our outstand ing leaaer tms year. Me is a See LEADERS, page 2 : ; s rr- T-Minmflr nnn irmnrrr'1'-' f r Local Agent Explains Position Of Bus Company on Franchise By Madison Wright The stand of the Carolina Coach Company on the franchise situation which is pending in Ra leigh was explained yesterday by Jimmy Hazel, local agent for the company. Hearings are scheduled for March on a franchise for the Cha pel Hill area, with the Virginia Stage Lines competing with the Carolina Coach Company, which now serves Chapel Hill from Durham and Greensboro, as well as points further east and west. The Carolina company applied for a new franchise in July, 1942, and action was slated in Novem ber until, six days before the hearing, the Virginia Stage Lines applied for a franchise in this re gion and promised similar ser vice. Because the Virginia did not have their material prepared for INSIDE f0103 rise in conference race by trouncing weak Davidson, quintet in one-sided contest, 50-27. On Page Four 7414S. F-S147 NUMBER 100 day inei Students Offered Chance To Voice Their Viewpoints By Jud Kinberg A public hearing on the con troversial Legislature Replace ment bill will be held Tuesday night at 7:30 in Graham Memo rial's Grail room. The proposed ruling, designed to "perfect a systematic method to replace vacated offices," was reported out the ways and means committee in Wednes day's Legislature meeting and met with such coment and criti cism that it was sent back to committee for further considera tion. Webster Request Yesterday, Terrell Webster, committee head scheduled the Tuesday hearing and called on publications editors, student body and Legislature officers, PU board, Monogram club De bate council members to join with all interested students in presenting their views on the motion at the public meeting. As brought to the floor in the Wednesday meeting, the "Bill to Replace Vacancies Occurring in Student Government" contained definite provisions for naming students to unfilled posts in stu dent government, publications, the Athletic association, and de bate council.: Vacancy Adjustment , Vacancies in the offices of president, vice-president or secretary-treasurer of the student body would be temporarily filled by succession and then by a gen eral campus election from among two candidates for each position nominated by the Legislature it self. PU board posts would be filled by "nomination and election in the student Legislature," with the provisdo that remaining members of the board may sub mit any desired nominations to the legislature. Under the original bill, the Monogram club would fill any vacancies occurring in the offices of president and vice-president of the Carolina Athletic associa tion, subject to Legislative ap proval. One amendment to the meas ure has already been passed: that to limit its operation to the "duration of the war." the hearing, the state committee postponed the hearing until March, 1943. "Had it not been for the delay caused by the application of the other company," Hazel said, "we would already have installed the proposed routes." Hazel's company proposes a thrice-daily round trip from Ral eigh to Chapel Hill to Hillsboro, thence to Yanceyville with direct connections t o Danville, o r through to Reidsville where di rect connections will be made to all points north by way of the Atlantic Greyhound Lines. The Virginia Stages will travel north to Washington if they get the franchise, by way of Danville and Charlottesville. They promise two trips a day each way. "Two lines cannot under the See BUS, page 3
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