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" . ' "... u. . - . ; .. British Army Seizes Gabes r Give.the grass a chance. n l unisia American Planes Strike At Jap Ship PTT1 ALLIED HDQS., NORTH AFRICA, March 30 (UP) The British eighth army has captured the major axis supply port at Gabes and the El Ham man stronghold, it was an nounced today as General Sir B. L. Montgomery's forces drove on northward in pursuit of the flee ing enemy columns to within 40 miles of a junction with Ameri can troops in the El Guettar sec . tor. Dispatches from Algiers said that Field Marshal Rommel, an ticipating the Allied trap, had ordered destruction of Sf ax har bor on the Tunisian east coast and radio Algiers said in a broad cast reported at London that the British. Navy had disembarked men at Sfax in an effort to pre vent an enemy Dunkirk. WASHINGTON, March 30 (UP) Daring , American fight ing planes operating in the northern Solomons set fire to a Jap destroyer in a strafing at tack carried out at such low alti tude that part of the wing of one Lockheed Lightning was sheered off by the destroyer's mast, the Navy department reported to day. Chinese Successes CHUNGKING, March 30 (UP) Chinese successes in three widely separated sectors of the broad China front were an nounced tonight by the Chinese high command which for the first time in weeks failed to mention the fighting in the Hupah-Hunan border area. RAF Attacks NEW DELHI, India, March 30 .(UP) Royal Air Force fly ers yesterday smashed another Japanese attempt to raid British shipping and harbor facilities at Cox's Bazaar, on India's Chitta gong district coast when six RAF Mohawks intercepted 12 enemy fighters south of their target and badly damaged two of them with out suffering a loss, it was an nounced today. VOLUME LI Bnaineu and Circulation: S641 CHAPEL HILL, N, C, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, 1943 Editorial: F-8141. News! F-S14S. T-tUl NUMBER 132 gT0B araesIMe'to H n ILPILilli :- tpt v fjf fj tl!? - . r'-"' - g rJt ' " " 1- - 4 ill , ;! 'pV i R aging Fire Throws Back s To Save Victims Attempt RECENT NAVY CAA GRADUATES Rosenstengel Gets War College Appointment As Coordinator of Navy's Training Program Dr. W. E. Rosenstengel of the Department of Education has been appointed to the staff of the College of War Training as co ordinator of the Navy's War Training Service program at Carolina, Dean R. B. House an nounced yesterday. Appointment of Rosenstengel makes him supervisor of mess ing, housing, discipline and ground instruction for the 20 Navy V-5 reservists who are now training here. The naming of a full-time co- Local Chief Warns Shortage of Rubber, Gas Still Serious US-Russian Talks WASHINGTON, March 30 (UP) President Roosevelt said today he expected US-Russian talks on post-war matters could be held in the near future and that he was hopeful of conferring with Soviet Premier Josef Stalm. Truman Reports WASHINGTON, March 30 (UP) Chairman Henry S. Tru man (D., Mo.), of the senate War Investigating committee, said tonight his group has re ceived new evidence showing that knowledge of "cheating" on government steel contracts of the See NEWS BRIEFS, page 4 ordinator became necessary when intensification of the training program, previously classified as Civilian Pilot Training, became . . i i J? TTT T an increasing ioaa ior vv. x. Mann, former supervisor of the program and chief of flight in struction at Horace Wil- iams airport. Mann will now be able to devote all his energies to the actual flying instruction of the trainees. Chi Phi House Housed in the Chi Phi house, the fledgling pilots have just fin ished the second week of their eight-week course. The previous class graduated March 15. Curriculum Standard curriculum for the cadets includes mathematics, physics, and meteorology. The courses are designed to aid in pre paring for pre-f light school. New Uniforms Latest addition to the uniforms on the campus are those worn by these cadets, who have adopted the standard Navy dark green jackets and khaki trousers.. Give Rubber and gasoline shortages . i ii . are just as acute now as tuey were in the winter, Moody Dur ham, chairman of the local War Price and Rationing Board, war ned motorists yesterday. Car ow ners should take every precau tion to conserve their gas rations and to cut down on mileage to keep their tires rolling as long as possible. The board chairman issued this word of caution to correct a mistaken impression which seems to be going about the vil lage that a scarcity of tires and gasoline no longer exists. "This mistaken idea has probably aris en from the removal of police en forcement of the pleasure ban regulation and from the order freeing passenger car camelback from rationing," Durham said. The rubber shortage as far as See SHORTAGE, page 4 IHR Speaker Dykstira To Case for Wartime Democracy . . teAn ...Ml Dr. Clarence Dykstra, Weil-IKU lecturer ior xa, wm pxcscnu the case for wartime democracy in peace and war in his series of three addresses, April 12-14. Under the general heading "Dynamic Democracy," the president t ivinmicnTi imiversitv will deal with the origins, development and VJJL T 1 lUVVAlU'U v - - 1 present struggle lor survival oi the Democratic states of the Two negro babies died last night in a blazing cabin on Church street, while helpless onlookers awaited aid. It was Chapel Hill's first fatality by fire in over 20 years. Called to the blaze at about 8:15, firemen were unable to spray water until several minutes after their arrival ; and when they f in- ally entered, the bodies were burned beyond recognition. They were the children of Mr. and Mrs. Booth of Chapel Hill. Rescue Attempt Before ' the engine came, an unidentified Negro man crashed through the blazing door in a futile attempt to save the babies. A fire-seared bed was thrown out, but it proved to be the wrong one. The would-be-rescuer was only slightly burned. The alarmwas turned in by a Mr. Rigsby who, seeing the flames in the cabin, tried to en ter, but was forced-out by clouds of smoke. The children's cries were heard above the crackle of wood in the frame structure, but the sobs had stopped by the time the engine arrived. 750 Foot Hose Outside town limits, the vol unteer firemen were hampered by a 750-foot hose. The inferno- ike fire was described by ob servers as being "so hot that you couldn't get within 20 feet of it." The Daily Tar Heel was un able last night to determine the exact cause of the fire, but it was believed that, with the children's parents away, a stove had over turned? " " ' Helen O'Connell Visits Chapel Hill Navy Cadet Vocalist Rests Up From Broadcasting By Lloyd Koppel The beauteous and sweet Helen O'Connell has arrived in Chapel Hill, and while resting beneath the shadows of familiar Carolina landmarks the ex-singer of Jimmy Dorsey's champion band makes known to all who meet her that "Chapel Hill is just a won derful place." Time Off Taking some time off between radio appearances to bask in the Spring glory of Carolina, and to join hands with an unknown cadet admirer, Helen will be in Chapel Hill until Sunday. "Jimmy released me from my contract on January 21st, which was very sweet of him,' are the words used by the lovely Miss O'Connell in telling the story of a new advent in her life. Worn out by one-night stands and five-a-day theatre jumps, Helen has now settled down to the life ot the artist she is. Left Dorsey Since leaving Jimmy on his last day at the Strand in New York, Helen has guested on the Al Jolson show four times, and has been a regular feature of the Basin Street show on NBC. Her only plans for the future center about a new show to be present ed next Monday night over NBC at 10.30. She hopes to release See O'CONNELL, page 4 Town Girls Elect Cobb President For Coming Year Carol Cobb was unanimously elected president of the Town girl's association last week at a uncheon held at the local Pres byterian church. Other top of fices went to Ruth Patterson, Juju Newsome, and Rita Smith. Patterson Eleccted Patterson was elected vice- president of the organization on a separate noil with opposition. Offices of secretary and treasu rer go respectively 'to Newsome and Smith. Margaret Pickard and Hilda Weaver, former president of the association, were chosen Senate and honor council representatives of the Town girls. Miss Martha Johnson, head of the local YWCA, was present at the meeting to help with the lun cheon. Red Cross Leader Arrives Thursday Mrs. Elizabeth Caro, repre sentative of the American Red Cross will be present at the Uni versity April 1-3. All women interested in engag ing in Red Cross war work were asked to be present at one of the group meetings to be held Wed nesday at 5:15 and Thursday at 1:30 in Horace Williams Lounge of Graham Memorial. modern era. First Night The first night address is titled "Dynamic Tradition in America," and Dykstra plans to discuss the American traditions that gave rise to our form of "the colonies, the states, the union." "Grass Roots and Democratic Action" is scheduled at the sec ond" speech, with Dykstra draw ing on his extensive study of freedom's institutions to present the application of democracy to man's life. Weil Lectures Concluding the Weil lectures for 1943, the noted educator plans to bring the rise of self- government up to date and ana lyze its place in the world con flict: nronose his ideas of "Posi- w - A tive Democracy." Dykstra's Weil series takes its place with the other Institute of Human Relations surveys of the April 8-16 meeting subject, "To tal .Victory and Global Peace." The lectures will be an estima tion of democracy's future in the post-war world. According to Harry Comer, IHR Institute exe cutive secretary. Positive and Dynamic "Positive and Dynamic as ap plied to Democracy have long been vague terms used by plan ner and rabblerouser alike. In Dr. Dykstra's speeches we will get a clear idea of just what they sig nify to the man who will have much to do with their applica tion to the governments of the See IHR, page U Deacons, Duke Form Merged Law School University Plans To Continue Separate Body Formal wartime merger of the Duke and Wake Forest law schools early this week was ex plained by officials today as a last-ditch Deacon measure to avert complete extinction of their law department. After breakdown of the tri school merger between Duke, Wake Forest and Carolina due to Duke's refusal to accept the plan, Carolina decided to continue its unit separatelybut the other in stitutions started negotiations leading finally to the consolida tion. Duke Duke invited the smaller law school at Wake Forest, consisting of only two faculty members and from 12 to 15 students, to relo cate itself in Durham. Faced witli the possibility of a'hairin operations, Wake Forest accept ed the invitation which provided for establishment of the consoli date school at Duke for the dura tion. Duke's insistence on that same location procedure instead of the proposed alternation em bodied in the original Carolina plan was the main cause of fail ure of the three universities to come to any agreement. Disestablishment Other points leading to Wake Forest's acceptance of virtua disestablishment of their law school, at least for the duration, was cited as their proximity to Duke and the facilities that the university can offer them. Although no official state ment was forthcoming, opinion was that if Carolina had desired to compete with Duke in inviting See LAW SCHOOL, page U Final Totals Now Complete Enrollment Dives In Recent Count Final totals on registration, re leased yesterday by the Central Records office, showed 1,752 men and 656 women enrolled for a grand total of 2,408. Enrollment of men dived steeply largely as a result of call ing of ERC members. Compari son with last Spring's registra tion reveals a decline of more than a thousand male students. Women's registration showed a loss of only 51 over the same period. With 42 of the nation's 48 See TOTALS, page 4 Perry Advises Non-Deferred To Take V-12 Exam on Friday Notice to all students who will have reached their 17th and not their 20th birthday by July 1, 1943 : If you are not in an Enlisted Reserve or do not have an occupa tional deferment, it would be wise for you to consider the V-12 Navy program. This V-12 program offers you opportunities for deferment from 2 semester periods, 16 weeks each, up to 12 semester periods of lb weeks each. The oualifyine mental examination will be given this Friday, April 2, at 9 o'clock in Bingham 103. The examination will not be given again until late in 1943. A student must make application for the examination with W. D. Perry, in 206 South, before Thursday, April 1, at 5 o'clock. If vou fail the examination you do not go m the Navy as an ap prentice seaman. Your status is exactly as it was before taking the examination. If you pass the examination, you still are not com mitted to join the Navy until after your physical examination and a personal interview. . If undecided as to whether you should take this examination or not, see W. D. Perry in room 206 South. In general, if undecided it is better to take the examination than not to take it. NOTICE TO ARMY ENLISTED RESERVISTS ONLY All students hi the Army Enlisted Reserve who are in college this coming Friday must take the examination. Applications must be secured and filed by 5 o'clock April 1, 1943.
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