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FDR Moves
To Clamp Lid
On Inflation
Yank Pilots Score
Pacific Victory
WASHINGTON, April 8
(UP) President Roosevelt to
night, in a reaffirmation of prin
ciples of the Little Steel wage
ceiling formula, banned all fur
ther wage and salary increases
and ordered price control extend
ed to all cost-of-living commodi
ties in a drive to hold the line
against inflation.
WASHINGTON, April 8
(UP) American flyers have
scored the biggest single air vic
tory in the history of the Solo
mons campaign, shooting down
37 of 98 Jap planes which at
tacked a U. S; ship concentration
off Guadalcanal the Navy re
vealed today.
British First Army Opens
Tunisian Drive in North
ALLIED HDQS., North Africa,
April 8 (UP) Anglo-American
forces already 30 miles north
of the shattered Wadi Akarit line
attacked the German rear guard
- around Mezzouna today while
the British First army opened up
its own offensive with a four to
five mile advance toward Bizerte
on the north front.
Rubber Head Jeffers Says
Shortage Will Be Remedied
WASHINGTON, April 8
(UP) Rubber director William
M. Jeffers told Congress today
the rubber shortage will be solved
"if we don't run into any inter
ference." He said his office plans
to release 12,000,000 new pas
senger tires this year or 8,525,468
more than were -.distributed in
1942.
Japanese Reinforce Guinea
To Provide Convoy Canopy
GENERAL MacARTHUR'S
HDQS., Australia, April 8
(UP) The Japanese, trying to
provide stronger protection for
New Guinea-bound convoys are
strengthening their bases on the
north coast of New Guinea and
are constructing new ones, it was
reported tonight.
Nazi Troops Cease Attempts
To Advance on Izuym Sector
LONDON, Friday, April 9
(UP) Germany, its costly and
vain attack in the Izyum sector
of the Donets front broken, has
shifted its offensive spearhead 25
miles up the river to the Balak
leya sector in a new attempt to
crack the Russian lines, the
Soviet's Thursday midnight com
munique reported today.
Duke Ambassadors Will Play
For Interdormitory Dances
Co-Chairmen of Set
Make Announcement
Sammy Fletcher and his Duke
Ambassadors have been signed to
play for the Interdormitory
Dance which will be held April
23 and 24, it was announced yes
terday by J. G. Carden and Ben
McKinnon, co-chairmen of the
dance committee.
Bids for the dance will be dis
tributed free to students who
live or have lived in dormitories
this year. All students living in
town, and all War College stu
dents will, be given bids.
Naval cadets with dates will
be admitted to the' dance free Sat
urday night. Bids will not be
necessary for the cadets, but it
was emphasized that Cadet stags
will not be admitted to the floor.
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VOLUME LI
Business and Circulation 1 S&41
Carolina
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own . Meeting Speakers Argpe
Legis
Faculty Men
Appear on Air
As Challengers
Ball and Flynn Give
Opposing Viewpoints
Minnesota Senator Joseph H.
Ball and New Yprk economist
John T. Flynn last night argued
the feasibility of United Nations
peace-planning organization now
on the opening program of the
April 8-16 Institute of Human
Relations.
Speaking on the Town Meet
ing of the Air, broadcast from
Memorial hall, the legislator sup
ported the affirmative of the
night's question, "Should the
United Nations Organize Now,"
and the economist attacked any
program calling for statement of
peace plans and policies at a time
when it might "embarrass all
concerned.,,
Challenges
At the conclusion of the two
addresses, two Carolina faculty
men, Dr. Archibald Henderson
and Dr. Ray Newsome, served
as the radio program's "challengers."-
H questioned
Flynn while Newsome took issue
with Ball's statements.
George Denny, Carolina alum-
nus ana iounaer 01 tne rown
See TOWN, page U
Today's Speakers
South America, "land of op-
rwvH-.nnitv nf thp. 20th centurv."
will hold the stage today as thei?oIand,Parler ??d seeches by
Institute of Human Relations en
ters its second day.
Dr. Hubert Herring, noted edu
cator and long-time student of
Latin America will be the speak
er at tonight's Memorial hall
meeting, slated for 8 :30 o'clock.
Together with other experts on
the United States' relations with
her Good Neighbors, Herring
will lead the afternoon luncheon
conference at 1 o'clock.
Herring
In recent years, Herring has
made "annual trips to South and
Central American countries, as
See HERRING, page 4
The Friday night dance will
last from 9-1 and will be semi
formal. A short figure will be
held Friday night with members
of the dance committee, dormi
tory presidents and executive of
ficers of the Interdormitory and
Intertown Councils, the joint
sponsors of the dance.
It has been announced that
there will be no band concert Sat
urday afternoon but the dance
Saturday night will get under
way at 9 and the festivities will
continue until 12.
Ambassador
The Duke v Ambassadors are
well known in this section and are
billed as the South's outstand
ing college dance orchestra. The
band consists of fifteen pieces,
three rhythm, five saxes and
seven brass.
CHAPEL HILL, N;
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11.
BENNETT
Bennett Calls
Final Session
Of Conference
Men Will Discuss
Freezing Problem
The long delayed final meeting
of the Officers' Training Confer
ence will be held Monday night at
eight o'clock in Graham Memor
ial; Bert Bennett; outgoing presi
dent of the student' body, an-
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ing over of the president's gavel
by Bennett to president-elect
John Robinson.
Parker
An address by Dean of Men
.Bennett ana Koomson will open
the meeting. The latter part of
the session will be turned into an
open discussion on freezing.
The student body was invited
to attend. Members of the Coun
cil will be introduced after the
inauguration of the vice-president
and the secretary-treasurer.
The new legislature, presided
over by Terrell Webster, will also
be present at the final meeting.
Experimental Tryouts
Scheduled for Today
In Play maker Theater
Tryouts for the 89th Bill of
Experimental Plays, to be pro
duced April 20, during the Caro
lina Workshop Festival, will 'be
held today at 4 p. m. in The Play
makers Theatre.
The following plays have been
chosen for production: "Old
Worlds for New," a domestic
drama of New York City, by Da
vid Hanig; "Backstreet Blues,"
a song-picture of the people in
the streets of Baltimore, by Wal
ter Carroll; and "Never Miss a
Trick," a gruesome black-out
skit about ghosts and grave
yards, by Marion Gurney.
"This is the most important
Bill of Experimental of the
year," Professor Samuel Selden
stated yesterday, "because it will
be produced during the Carolina
Workshop Festival, as the Caro
lina Playmakers' contribution to
the festivities. Hence we want'to
stress that everyone interested
in acting is welcome to try out
for roles in the plays.
Wmm
C, FRIDAY, APRIL 9, 1943
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Committee To Study .Freezing
Webster Sees
eed in Future
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For Such Plans
i Committee Heads , ;
Named in Meeting
Terrell Webster, newlyrinaugu
rated Speaker of the legislature,
yesterday released preliminary
plans for his organization's in
vestigation into methods for
freezing student government in
anticipation of "the necessity to
take steps in this direction at
some future date."
First action to set up freezing
machinery was the appointment
at the Wednesday night meeting
of the legislature of an emergen
cy committee to study all such
plans so far proposed. Already
named to do this work are Harvey
Hamilton, E. O. Brogden, Nick
Long, Billy Britt and Charles
Johnson. Ex officio members are
Bucky Harward, Dean Parker
and John Robinson. -.
Webster Statement
A In a statement to the legisla
ture, Webster said that there
were three alternatives student
leaders tcanch6ose rfrom. The
most drastic woul4 be freezing
See LEGISLATURE, page U
Phillips Lists
Courses Available
For Summer School
The summer school catalogue
went to press this week, and will
soon be available, Guy B. Phil
lips, summer school director an
nounced yesterday.
The catalogue will contain a
list of special courses in chemis
try, physics, the sciences and
math, designed to meet the needs
of deferred students.
Subjects to be taught this sum
mer are in the following depart-
See PHILLIPS, page, 4
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Carmichael and Roger son Appear at Di-Phi Joint Meeting
Controller Pledges Full Swain Investigation
Accepting the invitation of the
Di and Phi to appear at a joint
meeting Wednesday night after
previously declining, W. D. Car
michael and L. B. Rogerson, con
troller and assistant controller
of the University explained the
administration's views on the al
leged high prices at Swain hall.
Acting as spokesman for the
two, Carmichael stated, "there is
no disposition in the administra
tion to question the motives of
those supporting the Swain in
vestigation. We believe that they
are sincere in trying to get the
best possible food at the lowest
prices. I do think, however, that
there are some who' are trying
to get in on this investigation
like a buzzard on a carcass."
Carmichael
Carmichael then repeated his
former suggestion that a com
mittee of those interested in the
problem be formed and that the
business office would cooperate
with them in seeing "that all ef
forts were being bent to see that
something be done to lower Swain
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Editorial: T-Zlil. News:
7.
Peace Planiiing Now
it
Steele To Remain Open
For Civilian Freshmen
By Sara Yokley
Steele was left last night as the only civilian men's dormitory
when Guy B. Phillips, secretary of the War College, announced that
Navy V-12 students will be housed in Old East, Old West, BVP and
Whitehead, beginning July 1.
This first definite statement concerning Navy use of the greater
Navy Groups
To Pick Coeds
For Training
Officer candidates in the
WAVES and SPARS will be se
lected from qualified coeds of the
senior class, Ensign Mary Fran
ces Ivey and Dr. W. D. Perry an
nounced yesterday.
Those coeds who apply for en
listment will first be considered
by a committee on the campus,
and then, if approved, will be
sent to the Office of Naval Officer
Procurement in Raleigh where
official Navy tests will be ad
ministered. -
Eligibility
To be eligible a woman stu
dent must be scheduled to grad
uate at the end of the second
Summer session or before at
which time she must be at least
20 years old. Upon enlistment
she will be deferred until she
graduates. Physical qualifica
tions will be considered only by
the Raleigh department, not by
the local office.
The judging committee con
sists of Miss Elizabeth Huntley
of the Dean of Women's office,
Miss Marie Thomas, and Dr.
Perry. Their approval will be
necessary before a coed will be
considered by the Navy.
Applications
Applications should be filed
with Miss Thomas in the Bu
reau of Military and Vocational
See NAVY, page 3
CARMICHAEL
prices. This committee should
work calmly and efficiently to as
certain the facts."
He also stated that any finan
cial experts the committee de
sired could examine financial
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it
part of campus living quarters
came in conjunction with Phil
lips' review of University sum
mer school plans.
Steele
Steele will be reserved for en
tering freshmen, while the coeds
will remain in the four women's
dormitories.
All other civilian students, de
ferred, V-l or V-7, will find
rooms in fraternity houses and
other quarters which will be
"available as needed."
Previous needs for housing
quarters have already eliminated
Smith and Carr for civilian use.
Carrwas taken over by the Navy
and Smith by the p re-meteorology
school.
Summer Sessions
The two summer school ses
sions, from June 10 to July 20
and from July 20 to August. 27,
will run concurrently with the
Navy college training program
beginning July 1.
Mr. Phillips called attention to
the special offerings in chemis
try, physics, the sciences and
math, designed to meet the needs
of deferred students.
Catalogue
The summer school catalogue
went to press this week and will
soon be available with the list of
subjects to be taught this sum
mer. Phillips stressed the fact that
there is no uncertainty about
summer school for regular stu
dents or those from other schools.
These and all occupationally de
ferred students will be able to
get courses that will fit into their
regular college program.
records and interpret them for
the students' benefit.
He added, however, "that this
is not something that you can
find out about very quickly.
Swain is one thing we seem to
know the least about."
He then promised to soon have
extensive comparative figures on
food costs in several neighboring
institutions and concluded his re
marks by stating, "I believe and
believe definitely that this in
vestigation is now on the right
track and that an early settle
ment will be realized."
Johnson
Aaron Johnson, speaker of the
Di, concluded the meeting by
stating, "this investigation has
not been and is not intended to
damn Carmichael or Rogerson.
It is merely to get the facts and
if it is not possible to reduce
Swain prices, then we are will
ing to pay them. I do deny that
the Di or Phi have been guilty of
trying to stir up any intrigue
against the business administration."