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'arolina Tops Blue Devils" With Four - -ft -fr Mum, Rally News Briefs Alles Gain New Ground In Tunisia Showdown Expected In Coal Situation ALLIED HDQS., North Africa April 24 (UP) American forces, storming into the battle of Tunisia on a new front, have pushed the Germans back six miles southwest of Bizerte, while to the south British armies ad vanced up to seven miles and seized key anchors of the power ful Axis defenses, the Allies dis closed today. WASHINGTON, April 24 (UP) The danger of a crip pling nationwide coal strike with an overtone of possible mili tary action to prevent it became acute tonight as President Roose velt and the War Labor Board came to grips with John L. Lewis. Outlawed Leader of IRA Threatens Irish Violence BELFAST, Ireland, April 24 (UP) H ugh McHedder, chief -of-staff of the outlawed Irish Republican army who has a price of 3,000 pounds on his head, made an audacious appear ance before a meeting of armed IRA men tonight and warned the United States that his troops j stationed in Northern Ireland were liable to become involved in hostilities with the Irish Re public. Celanese Strikers Decide To Return to War Factory NEWARK ApHf 24 (UP ) Striking United Mine Work ers, faced with ; a Presidential threat of military occupation of the Celnrcse; Corporation of Ameri ca: i plants, voted unani mously tonight to return to their jobs at the war factory here at 7 :30 a.m. Monday. Axis Reverses May Change Spanish Foreign Policy ALGIERA, April 24 (UP) Axis reverses in Africa al ready are having political reper cussions in Spain where a strong movement is developing to pull Madrid completely away from the Rome-Berlin setup and es tablish a more democratic form of Spanish government. German Document Reveals Rommel Has Left Tunisia ALLIED HDQS., North Africa April 24 (UP) The Allies have captured a German docu ment indicating that Marshal Erwin Rommel has left Tunisia and Colonel General Jurgen von See NEWS BRIEFS, page 4 NROTC Unit Using New and Fully Equipped Armory UNC Midshipmen Finally Secure Anchorage By H. C. Cranford Shifted about the campus for the last three years, Carolina's Naval Reserve Officers' Train ing Corps has at last come to a secure anchorage with the open ing of a new and fully equipped Armory. "Opening of the building," says Captain; W. S. Popham, commandant, "Assures that Car olina's NROTC seniors can go forth well fitted to become broth ers, on board snipr of the mid shipmen of Annapolis." When the NROTC unit was established at the University in 1940, office quarters were located in Woollen Gymnasium. But the coming of the Navy Pre-Flight School in May of last year VOLUME LI Eoainesa and Circulation : 8641 NavyB k it it Tar Heels UNG Annexes Smashing Win In Games ere VMI, Duke Squads AreRunhersup By Arthur Shain Carolina's defending champi ons came through with a smash ing triumph in the Southern Conference Outdoor track meet on Fetzer field yesterday, amass ing a total of 77 and one third points in one of the most thrill filled cinder contests witnessed here in many a day. Led by co-captain Mike Man gum, individual high - scorer of the meet, the Tar Heels placed in events in which they were not given an outside' chance in pre game dope to account for the sur prisingly large victory margin. Nearest team scores to Carolina's were VMI's 44 and Duke's 41. Prophets picked Duke, Carolina and VMI to battle it out for first place. Mangum ' Mangum broke the tape in the high and low hurdles and tied for third in the broad jump for a to tal of 12 points. Another workhorse and main point-getter for UNC was Rich Van Wagoner, who successfully defended his one-mile title, won the 880 yard dash and ran the. second leg of the mile relay. En tering the relay more than 10 feet behind the lead man.' Van Wagoner put on the steam to give Carolina a five yard advan tage after the second lap. Spectacular Finish Most spectacular finish of the afternoon was made by Tar Heel freshman distance ace, Julian See MANGUM, page 3 , Jobs for Women Up for Discussion Tuesday night, at specially called house meetings in Spencer, Alderman, Mclver, and Kenan Halls, opportunities for summer jobs for women will be discussed by Elizabeth Huntley, Jean Riley, Margaret Scott, and Mrs. Martha See JOBS, page 4 forced Swain the Hall. NROTC into old Swain Then it was decided that Swain, which had served as a cafeteria in the old days, would have to be re-opened to feed stu dents, since the University Cafe teria was given over to the Pre Flight cadets. So the NROTC was again up rooted and forced to seek other quarters. It was then that Cap tain Popham decided an armory was definitely needed and set about to pull the necessary strings in Washington. . The University Naval tradi tion dated back to the early days of the nation. The school is proud of the fact that no less H 1 , D w mm CHAPEL HILL, N. 1 Y Take Soiithem Conference Track '.K.MM----- ' - J CO-CAPTAIN MIKE MANGUM who added 12V2 points to Caro lina's winning total in the Southern Conference track meet with firsts in the low and high hurdles and a third in the broad jump. Carolina, EolitiCal Unioii To Celebrate Anniversary Organization To Invite Many Students To Attend Special Banquet During May The Carolina Political Union's seventh anniversary will be cele brated early in May with a. banquet-speaker program scheduled to mark the event. In past years, the CPU presented its outstanding speaker of the spring quarter as the anniversary program, but "wartime condi Sommer To Give Second in Series Of Art Lectures The friends of Person Hall, the art gallery at the Univer sity, who are helping in the de velopment of art in North Caro lina by working: with the Art Department here, are celebrat ing their second anniversary by presenting a series of four lec tures by Dr. Clemmens Sommer. Formerly professor of the history of art in the University of Greifswald, one of the oldest of the German universities, Dr. See SOMMER, page A- than six sons of the State and University have held the high post of Secretary of the Navy The popular belief that the NROTC program will be retain ed after the war was strength ened by the opening of the armory on campus. Official Official U. S. Navy pictures are suspended from the wall around the entire circumference of the floor. More than 100 of these pictures, which' illustrate all phases of Navy life aboard ship adorn the walls of the build ing. Signal flags, exactly as the ones used on board Navy ships today, are stowed in regular See UNC, page C., SUNDAY, APRIL 25, 1943 tions" have brought about the innovation, according to chair man Richard Railey. Present plans call for the ban quet to be held in the Carolina Inn with leading figures on cam pus and in the state added to the usual guest list of CPU members. Topic for the night will be "The Economic and Political Future of the South." Railey is at pres ent in contact with such out standing authorities on this vital question as Virginius Dabney, editor of the Richmond Times Dispatch, in an attempt to get See CAROLINA, page U Law School Dean Presents Awards Dean Robert Wettach last night announced the law awards for the current at the annual banquet of the Carolina Law School Association. Main speaker at the gather ing was Judge Thaddeus D. Bry- son, professor of law at Duke University and former judge of the Superior Court of the state. Because they ranked highest in the graduating class, John Thomas Kilpatrick, Jr., of Greensboro, and Fred Rippy Ed ney, of Chapel Hill, were elected to the North Carolina chapter of the national honorary law school society of the Order of the Coif. Students The following students were awarded Law Review certificates for work on the editorial staff of the North Carolina Law Re view for the year 1942-1943: See LAW, page 2 s Editorial: F-8141. Newi: F Official Announcement Gives Plans For Unit Students To Continue Extra-Curriculars If It Does Not Interfere with Studies' Director of Military Service W: D.. Perry yesterday released a complete review of the workings of the Navy V-12 program, as learned from "official government releases." "The Navy V-12 courses will conform closely to those already in operation in universities and colleges, and with the exception of Bond Drive Will Start This Week Plans for a University War Bond drive designed to raise at least $1,800 were formed yes terday afternoon by a commit tee under Turk Newsome. The drive, scheduled to take place next Wednesday, Thursday, Fri day and Saturday, will have as its goal the purchase of one field ambulance, costing $1,780. A booth will be set up in the Y for bond and stamp sales throughout the sale, . while dor mitories, sororities, fraternities! and all campus organizations will be contacted by the commit tee. Committee Members Members of the committee and their specific jobs are: Turk Newsome, chairman; Julia Weed, fraternities and movie sales; Ann Blair Anderson, so rorities and personnel work; Dotty Schmull, girls' dormito ries ; Bill Thompson, town boys; Bill Cobb, fraternities; Bill Petree, boys' dorms: and Dean Roland Parker, faculty ad visor. This drive is being held in Chapel Hill in compliance with the federal government's goal to See BOND, page 4 Denmark Ordered Kauffmann To US oh Eve of Invasion By Gloria Caplan On the eve of Germany's expansion in her direction, Denmark dispatched her most capable diplomate to America. It was an act of strategic foresight. She anticipated invasion, and a small coun try's best bet is a diplomatic tie-up with a great nation. Henrik de Kauffmann arrived in this country in the ominous month of August, 1939. Just as Benjamin Franklin's appearance in Europe in time of stress wasn't ; : an accident, equally by intention Bankok, Peking, and Oslo. He had was Kauffmann found in Amer- attended the Nine Power Conf er ica at the crucial moment. Difficult Job Kauffmann's job was a difficult one. The small kingdom had little force at its disposal, poor natural and mechanized defenses and was far from Allied help. Its place among the nations depended on its moral and social resources at home, its diplomatic standing abroad. Kauffmann was to line up America behind his country. The record reveals his success. He studied at Oxford, his Eng lish becoming such as would "de light any professor of diction." He had annexed a part of Ameri ca when he wed Miss Charlotte MacDougall, daughter of the U.S. Admiral; had represented his country in Berlin, Rome, Tokyo, In Nimk See Story on Page 3 Buy War Bonds and Stamps - S14S. F-8147 NUMBER 154 ram uniiorms and barracks the pro gram should be similar to train- ing in a technical school," accord ing to the Navy. Schedule The Navy schedule allows from 2 to 8 terms as the overall schol astic preparation for its varied classifications of officers, with aviation candidates being allowed the least and Engineer Specialist, Civil Engineer Corps, and Con struction Corps candidates the most. "It is expected that the aver age student will find it necessary to devote from 52 to 58 hours per week to classes, laboratory work, and preparation," the releases announced. Credit toward de grees for, courses will be given by the institutions if they wish to do so, and since the course content will be parallel to normal pro grams "it is hoped that credit will be given quite generally." Non-Scholastic On the non-scholastic side, Perry stated, "Students will be permitted to participate in col lege extra-curricular activities See NAVY, page 4 Fellowship Supper Set for Tuesday The YMCA-YWCA Fellowship Supper will be held Tuesday night at 6:00 in the basement of the Presbyterian Church. At this See SUPPER, page 4 ences, and was in Washington now again for a longer stay. When the German-Danish co alition government ordered his resignation, he kept his post, with the sanction of President Roose velt and Cordell Hull. He was robbed of his property in Den mark, and prosecuted for high treason by the invaders. It wasn't an easy existence, for he left rel atives in Denmark, but the min ister refused to budge. In America for the duration, Kauffmann will travel southward to Chapel Hill tomorrow to speak under International Relations club auspices Tuesday night in Hill hall. A reception at which the public may meet the minister will follow his speech. .Prog ir 771 fT m
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