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News Briefs
Nazis Force
Yanks Back
Into Algeria
War Casualties
To Date, Released
ALLIED HDQ. N. AFRICA,
Feb. 18 (UP) American
troops swept out of Tunisia by
crushing Nazi tank power an
chored a new defense line in Al
geria tonight while the British
eighth army lashed the enemy's
rear guard in the Mareth line af
ter a 50 mile dash in two days.
The last three American bases
in west central Tunisia Sbeitla,
Kasserime, and Fdriana fell
overnight, Allied headquarters
announced, and the Americans
battered, but still full of fight re
tired to the hills on the north and
northwest.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18
(UP) American war casualties
announced thus far were reveal
ed tonight to total 65,198 not in
cluding those suffered in the cur
rent heavy fighting in Tunisia,
which Secretary of War Henry
L. Stimson conceded were "sub
stantial." On the eve of German Field
Marshal Erwin Rommel's south
central Tunisian drive, President
Roosevelt and Stimson last week
warned the nation to brace itself
for news of heavy casualties.
.Russians Continue March
On Nazis Located at Orel
LONDON, Feb. 19 (Friday)
(UP) Russian troops threat
ened the Germans with a new and
imminent defeat today in a drive
which had taken them within 33
miles of the great anchor point
of Orel in the east, while other
forces smashed from the south
east, the south-southeast, and
south-southwest.
Bomber Crashes On Building
Killing 13, Starting Fire
SEATTLE, Wash. Feb. 18
(UP) A four-motored Army
bomber with 11 men aboard
crashed and exploded on top of
a five story Frye meat packing
plant today, touching off a three
alarm fire. At least 13 persons
Generalissimo said "this present
august body . . . will have much
See tfE WS BRIEFS, pag 4
Golden Fleece
New Members
Darkened Memorial hall at
8 :30 o'clock Sunday night will be
the setting for the renowned, tra
ditional tapping of the new mem
bers of the Golden Fleece the
elite of all campus honorary so
cieties. Looming above the more every
day organizations, keeping in its
shadows a heritage of honor
harking back to its founding in
1903 by the beloved Horace Wil
liams, dean of Carolina phil
osophers; the Golden Fleece each
year receives a select few, the
finest manhood of the school.
Sunday's ceremony will be
thirty-ninth observance, and will
as always consist of the old relat
ing of the tale of Jason and the
search for the Fleece, and the ac
tual, intensely felt service of se
lecting the new men as shrouded
figures walk the rows, tapping
the initiates, with- the audience
CHAPEL HILL, N.
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WINNING CADIDATES for general campus offices resulting' from yesterday's elections are (left to right) John Robinson,
president of the student body; Walter Damtoft, editor of the; Daily Tar Heel; H. C. Cranford, editor of the Carolina Maga
zine; and Karl Bishopric, editor of the Yackety-Yack. All of these newely elected officers are members of the University party.
Robinson
News Trends
Are Analyzed
By Dr. Frazer
Second of Series
Sparsely Attended
Trends of the news, as viewed
through the internationally
trained eyes, of Dr. Keener C.
Frazer, political science profes
sor, were discussed last night in
Hill hall before a handful audi
ence in the second of the new
news analysis sessions.
"United States plans for the
guarding of strategic islands and
water routes . . . the re-education
of the world in terms of
British and American democracy
. . . and the-possibility of Rus
sia's going to war with neighbor
ing Japan these were dissected
by Dr. Frazer.
Drawing upon a background
of having been a member of the
secretariat of the League of Na
tions, the speaker drew a par
ticularly clear picture of why a
breach of relations soon might
be expected between Russia and
Japan. He pointed out the Rus
sians' acquiescence to the Casa
blanca ultimatum "there shall
be no separate peace."
The second part of the pro
gram, a planned discussion of
the status of V-l and V-7 stu
dents, was cut short because of
the small attendance. Dean F.
See TRENDS, page 4
to Choose
in Ceremony
enveloped in perfect silence.
The legend of the Fleece will
be told by The Jason, leader of
the society, whose identity will
not be disclosed until the Sunday
night rites.
The student body is invited to
the ceremony, which in years
past has centered campus atten
tion. The doors will, however, be
locked after 8:30.
Later there will be a supper at
the Carolina Inn in recognition of
the new members.
Present students in the society
are Charles Tillet, Tom Baden,
Henry Moll, Bucky Harvvard, W.
J. Smith, and Sam Gambill.
Many noted men in the state have
been members of the Fleece, in
cluding President Frank P. Gra
ham, Deans Bradshaw and
House, and Dean Parker, who
last year was made an honorary
member.
C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 19,
Wins Student Body Presidency
Alspaugh, Peele,
Webster Capture
High Positions
By Jud Kinberg
Topping Dotson Palmer in
every precinct, John "Mose" Rob
inson, University party candidate
for the student body presidency,
was swept into office by an almost
2-1 margin, 1455 to 754 votes.
Making a clean sweep down
the line of student government
posts, the University party saw
its candidates for vice president,
secretary-treasurer, speaker of
the Legislature and editors of the
publications, roll up comfortable
margins to continue one-party
rule at Carolina.
Frank Alspaugh was the choice
of 1391 voters for vice president
as against 693 for Turk New
some. The winner lead in every
precinct except the women's,
where he lost by 3 votes.
UP's Junie Peel beat his op
ponent for the student body secretary-treasurer,
Jimmy Davis,
by a 1114 to 915 margin. A 359
majority in the Carolina Inn dis
trict erased a Davis lead that
went as high as 160 votes.
Another important post went
to the UP when Terrell Webster
was returned as the speaker of
the Legislature.
Editorship of the Daily Tar
Heel came into the fold when
Walter Damtoft decisively beat
his SP rival, Jimmy Wallace,
1347 to 634. Damtoft lead in
every district by a margin that
was never smaller than 45 in any
one.
H. C. Cranford piled up one of
the greatest single majorities in J
taking Mike Beam, 1416 to 659.
Beam's only large vote, 212 in the
fraternity-Carolina Inn district,
was overshadowed by Cranf ord's
high totals in every precinct and
507 from the Inn voters.
The third publication office
also went to the University par
ty. Karl Bishopric took Gus
Zollicof f er into camp, 1055 to
696. Here again the Carolina Inn
total helped roll up the high
Bishopric vote.
Only contested Publications
Union office, senior member,
went to Miss Nancy Smith in
close race, over Miss Kat Hill,
934 to 792. The two other PU
memberships were uncontested
and the junior post is Tyler
Nourse, the member-at-large,
Jud Kinberg.
In the; YMCA. presidential
elections, Lee Adams beat Joel
Ellis, 944 to 868. Bob Lackey
won over Charlie Daniel for the
See ROBINSON, page 2
1943
Editorial: F-3141. News:
Mexican Students Receive
'Diploma' at Meet Tonight
Winter "Summer" School Visitors
To Conclude Visit At Exercises
Mexican students will receive certificates here tonight before
leaving for northern schools to continue, their study of American
educational methods.
dosing exeercises to be held in Gerrard hall will begin at 8:30
p. m. with an invocation offered by Father Sullivan who has been
present at several of the Mexican functions since their stay here.
Dean R. B. House, Dr. S. E. Lea-f
vitt, and Dean W. W. Pierson will
make addresses as representa
tives of the University and Miss
Aleman plans to give the parting
message for the Mexicans: , -;
End Four Week Stay
The end of a four weeks stay
here in which the Mexicans
studied several English courses
will .mark the end of the second
venture of the United States and
Mexican educational boards to
foster better international rela
tions through the schools and
through language unity.
Americans to Mexico
Dr. John -Patterson of the
board of education and Richard
Pierson of the State Department
spent two days here, leaving yes
terday, visiting the classes the
Mexicans have attended. Plans
will be made soon for a similar
group of American teachers to
visit Mexico and study Spanish
there.
Visit Other Colleges
The group leaving here on
Monday will divide with some
visiting the universities in New
York, some in Chicago, Philadel
phia, Washington, Baltimore, and
Boston. Members of the group
feel that their stay here in the
States will help them a great deal
in their careers in Mexico, and
many of them plan to return to
the States later for further study.
Midwinter Dance Set Opens TonigM
The Midwinter dance set opens
tonight at 9 o'clock in Woollen
gymnasium, firing the opening
gun on what may well be the
last big weekend on the Carolina
campus until the end of the war.
Slated for the same night as
the NROTC dance, tonight's af
fair is the first of three appear
ances of Johnny Satterfield's
band, preceding a concert from
4 to 5 o'clock Saturday after
noon and the final dance Satur
day night ;n Woollen at 9:00 p.
m. -
Tickets for the concert are on
F - 3148. F-8U7
NUMBER 105
Pre-Flight School
Plays Host Here
To Legislators ;
The. entire legislature of the
state of North Carolina and Goy-
ernor
Broughton were enter
tained by the Navy Pre-f light
school here yesterday.
The group which came from
Raleigh in the Pre-flight busses
arrived at the temporary office
building of the school at 3 o'clock
yesterday afternoon where they
were officially received. ,
Immediately afterwards, the
solons and heir wives were di
vided into groups and were taken
through the entire school by of
ficers. All the facilities were vis
ited and the members of the leg
islature ate supper with the ca
dets at 5 o'clock, while their
wives were entertained at a buf
fet supper in the Carolina Inn.
Graduation Exercises
For Mexicans Tonight
The first winter "summer
school" graduation exercises for
the Mexican student-teachers
who have been taking the special
six weeks course at the Univer
sity, will be held Friday night at
8 :30 o'clock in Gerrard hall.
sale at the Sigma Chi house, or
may be bought at the door of
Memorial hall, where the con
cert is to be held.
Bids for the dance have been
distributed to most members by
the German club, but a restrict
ed number will be available to
day for non-members and for
members who. have not paid
their dues. '
These bids will be obtained as
long as they last, from Marshall
Parker at the -Sigma Nu house,
only from 1:30 to 3:30 p. m.
Parker emphasized that no bids
Total Vote
In 5 Zones
Is 2,209
Large Percentage
Of Students Vote
By Dave C. Bailey
Sweeping through yesterday's
general war-time elections like a
commando outfit, the University
party took control of Carolina's
every student office, with John
Robinson, presidential nominee,
winning election by a 908-578
count over the Student party's
Dotson Palmer and most of its
other office-seekers following up
with similar majorities.
Early morning DTH tabula
tions showed general student
body offices a clean sweep for
the UP and publications posts
told the same story.
Flash Finals
'News-hungry politicos gather
ed in Graham Memorial for the
Tabulations by precinct
completed at Tar Heel press
time will be found on the edi
torial page.
Tar Heel's annual election eve
party, saw and heard results
flashed to them from the five
precincts. The amazing UP
strength exceeded even that of
last year's outcome and although
one of the lightest in years, the
total vote of 2209 was neverthe
less surprising from a reduced
and war-changed student body.
Paced by overwhelming totals
at the Carolina Inn and White
head dorm precincts the UP fin
ished strong in every district and
every division. The Student par
ty, drawing its traditional
strength from the dormitories,
still showed considerable power
at the YMCA poll despite the fact
that few dormitories remain on
the campus and half their candi
dates took top counts here while
the other half lost close deci
sions. Cranford Wins
Interest ran high in the hard-
fought contest over editorship of
the Carolina Mag although totals
were far from close as embattled
and investigated H. C. Cranford
swamped his opponent Mike
Beam by a better than 2-to-l
count.
A mixed strength electorate
voting at the Graham Memorial
polls turned in a comparatively
close and representative verdict
with an approximate 50 per cent
lead going to UP men although
Robinson's terrific strength
netted him a 178 vote lead out of
402 ballots cast.
Coed Results
Trend of the coed vote was
generally even split. Exceptions
in the Mclver precinct totals
gave Robinson 216 over Palmer's
143, Damtoft 235 over Wallace's
98, Bishopric 254 over Zollicof
fers85. The highest number of votes
were cast at the Carolina Inn
precinct with Graham Memorial
running a close second.
will be available at the door.
Satterfield's orchestra, which
has played many times on the
campus, has its numbers ar
ranged by past and present
members. With the exception of
a few famous Benny Goodman
arrangements of classic swing
tunes, all the music is organized
either by Satterfield from his
Army camp, by another former
member up north, or by the men
in the band.
The dance tonight will last un
til 1 a. m., while tomorrow
night's affair will run until midnight.