m for victory ;t| MICHIGAN STATE NEWS (A TODAY'S WEATHER. '■■'■ mnannaww Snow squalls, strong wnds bonds-stamps to diminish. 11 Daily Student Publication of Michigan State College m ■ ■ LAST LANSING. MICHIGAN. VOL 33Z.332 THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1942 NO 46 /\xis Counter Attack in Tunisia Crushed by Allies U.S. Aircraft SSiig 'I lav Fever' Acting Honors President Hannah Explains Nazis; Hints Come (;<> to Mary Elaine Childs New Enlistment Plans of Naval Action By Jack Bush It has been the policy of the Army and Navy to require all Bill Army at El Aghfil.t Mn higan State's first attempt to portray Noel Coward's freshman and sophomore students who have not completed the rorw'dy farce proved to be a hilarious success last night in required six terms of Basic ROTC to enlist in the Army Enlisted Set to Mop Up Keft of fair liil'l theater, as the amateur actors displayed profes- Re.'crce, including tho^e wishing to serve ultimately in the Ma¬ Desert Force® rines, Coast Guard, and the Navy. si,,i ,ii ability in the all-college fall term production, "Hay Under this policy freshmen and sophomores have enlisted in FYver" The performance it the Army Reserve, stating a preference for the service desired, By BLAKE SULLIVAN repeated today at with the understanding that upon the LONDON, Dec. 2 (AP) — completion of six terms Allied armies have shattered 8:1 . m. of Basic ROTC their enlistment in the Marine Corps. Coast Although each thespian Guard, or Navy could be completed. and hurled back the heaviest ,, standing in his own par- Central Front; Men interested in Naval Aviation have been told by the en¬ German counter-attack of (1, u' ,, role, Mary Elaine Childs, listing agencies that it would be necessary for them to with¬ the Tunisian campaign and j, \ 43, took lop honors with ptional performance as GainatRzhev draw from college to enlist in Navy V-5, or enlist in the Army Reserve and then-nt some later date ask for active status and front-line reports tonight indi¬ cated the decisive battle for Biz- s 1 lh.'> sophisticated mother of the MOSCOW, Thursday. Dec. 3 meet the requirements for Naval Aviation at that time. erte and Tunis had been joined. < uai n "me English family. Her (AP)—The Red army punched A telegram received by Colonel MrLeod Wednesday permits The Allies met the biggest .-itio exits and entrances more holes in the German lines freshmen and sophomores to enlist directly in Navy V-l or V-5, German counter-attacx they have tli her talented and nat¬ between Velikie Luki and R/.hev in the .Marine Reserve, or the Coast Guard Reserve. . Men en¬ so far encountered in Tunisia on the central front yesterday ure 'li- play of comedy through¬ listing dirertlv in these reserves ssill be permitted to stay in north of the rail junction of Te- and captured a strategic height out »hc entire show captivated Eouthwost of college and will complete the Basic ROTU requirements. bourba and withir. 35 miles of the audience. Stalingrad in a Bizerte. The only men directly concerned by this new statement arc continuing joint offensive that Allied headquarters announc¬ Playing opposite Miss Childs left more than 3,800 dead Nazis those desn-.ng service in Nav a I Aviation. Such men can now ed that the CP rm; ns suffered in the role of David Bliss the in its wake, the Russians an¬ complete the.r enlistment in this -ervice. and the proper letter father. F red Tyler, L. A. '45, required by the naval recruiting authorities will be furnished •'heavy losses." nounced today. Tanks Blasted sior.viri prolessional art through The toll of Nazi killed and hy the President's office. In the continuing action, Unit¬ calm and unstilted acting as captured in two weeks has Men who have already enlisted n the Army Enlisted Rcserv ,_t ed States P38 pursuit plain s were the t'le ir-cut, extremely intelli- I mounted to mm than 166.000 with the Navy or Marine preference are r.ot affected by this [reported to have knocked out a gent Englishman. His solid stem | on the basis of Rus lan announce- new policy, and men who are in the process of so enlisting she old complete that erhstment. Th<- r -tatug will be equivalent [ number of German tanks in the it t ■■ " show its edu-j •e the ' monts. Hundreds of tanks ha.' I Bjedeida area near Turns rated isphcre and kept each ; been knocked out. awl vast piles to thi.se ml.sting directly in Navy V !, Marine Corps Rcsn Mir- moving at a high pitch. j of equipment captured in dri.e-. or the Coast Guard Reserve. j There also were reports of heavy action around Mateur.,12 In his first major college pro- that Slackened snmev. h..t m . mm Men de-iri.-.g to > nlist in Navy V-5 who nave not completed miles southwest of Bizerte, as ,:ui Tad Ashby, L. A. '46, sectors so the Russians eon Id enlistment through the Army Reserve should under the pres¬ the Allied column drove on to- portr ming a suave English dip- ! consolidate their positions on the ent policy enlist directly with tne 'Na-al Aviation enlisting I ward the coast to ticave the nav- • ,nutoern approach^ toappr Late Tin He tins l,p , , , , Stalingrad and the Germans had .M y kept the audience in used it for weeks both for val hv«ti r:i able artillery and ob-ervat. WASHINGTON. Dec. 2 MIPf- see 11 \Y FEVER—Pare 2 posts. Party Problem Is Brought to Hetttk | Fighting through the junrle oil The German radio a krur I Guadalcanal. American troops See RUSSIANS—Pare 4 Dancers May Donate. War Stamps arc carrying on a mopping up I operation against scattered lap Today's Christmas Must lie ill Mail Packages by he moment >nS( campus — ban student Henderson loPltt v I groups, the navy reported today. vi ttzerl-ind. next term— ■h chicl of Campus This Week—Purduin The bulk of Christna? must be in the postoffices ! 1«»c i dcxT n s"! for f ursity Ball Laval has IscusfttShs a r a new Vichy gov *s dispatch Iron- a rimint, Milan, 'Marry* Christmas tveek if deliveries on time i. " Italy said tonight. I be assureil, according to S" ii.ed wedding bells will ALLIED HDQ. IN AUSTRA¬ r.;y for Michigan State | W Purdum,-, second assist LIA, Dec. 3 (AP)—Allied air- postmaster general. • « during the Christ¬ men have downed 23 .Lip Zeros ie predicts Dean of Wo- Unprecedented wartime and driven off a naval convoy mands on the postal awl 'r abcth VV. Conrad, which attempted to reinforce the d there were indicn- portation systems, plus a pr entrapped Japs at Buna on the • coming holiday will pcctive record volume of " northeast New Guinea roast, the mailings, were nted Transportation Is Problem ■! 'good many marriages."!™^* Purdum as neces-utating ear high command announced today. maxing a trend which Hotly bandied about in two In the iveloped alter war mailings than ever before. j — votings of the S' the ROTC colon recent- I '' and mentions that I wish the New ration books will be issued much me-' WASHINGTON. Dec. 2 (AP)—."points." A point represents so } semi formal dance will be held 18th birthdays. ' The letters stand in Jenison gym beginning at 9 »' the fringes with "no to the American public early j for the period in which it is]p. m. 1 Mcstioos asked." next year, filled with prett.ly bought. House Committee Favors Damage i tensi pr"pert* U to or theft of govern- » federal of- colored coiorea rea red ana oiue coupons by and blue u. j which OPA will guide and limit , but GpA offieiais It«s It-S very indefinite as yet. n would Tarifr ldr,n 1 fAr rno f «<>rfW TIME TABLE 4 »'•' ?..J iFirt Vifnrle r»: ianl itnf ITieDt WASxHIVHTOM ? the kinds and quantities of meat i work out ., , v, ; WASHINGTON, Dee. 2 (AP) fil way. I «I»N P*rtmen» does not —A measuie giving President Ilw^ves. tku?r"m if wiu> vandals ^ or There will be b stamped A-l, A-2. and so on, and red coupons i For February, by way of illus- tration, OPA would designate Roosevelt wartime powers to TODAY— suspend tariff regulations suc¬ I »rhcEded he will be dealt others marked B-l, B-2 and on "A." red coupons bearing the letter It also would limit each cessfully weathered a death- Student Grange. 7.30 p. m. Room 111, Union 'ym I I kuVi 11 " "I thief and up the scale. The whole alpha¬ questions will be asked. bet will be used. This is to be individual to so many "points" sentence test in the house ways A.S.C.E^ 1p.m. annex %■.: fife" of meat Simultaneously, it and' means com mi tec today, but \°"r* hTUART MeUOD. aery truly, repeated with a set of similarly would fix the equivalent of a there were mounting signs that Org. room 2, Union annex lettered and numbered blue cou¬ stiff opposition from the con¬ "point" or "points" in various Campus 4-H club. 7 p. n*. Cslanrl. r. A. pons. .ga gressional farm bloc lay ahead. Room 401, At hall kinds and grades of meat P.M. 8. AT. The T0«|jgrs represent , 1 . .. Thursday, December 3, i<)42 Thnrsd michigan state- n-e-w-s— Page Two COUNCIL x -Gnu anil Bear It By Li, |,ty MICHIGAN STATE NEWSOBkm at tke portoffle*,, «Mt Lan.in*, Mleh. her (Continued from Page 1) explained. VV a r workers Enu-wd m kx-aUd on ground floor of rant wing o# Union Building Annrx, room 8. coming ofT'shifts at the hours f?.0 m when the crowds would return State r «««rt Sunday and Monday morning! (taring tlx- regular achooj 1 Thursday morning# during summer session by tho students of to East Lansing might be incon¬ iw and weiAIr t Michigan State colleg*. MrariHT A»»tl««id C»Hnd»*» Telephone- College Phone 8-1511. Fx!- venienced, it was felt. • prartic HorUl Office—Kit. 2C« : Hu.ln«m Office All sororities and most frater¬ |t« seasoi nities have gone ahead on the dering 1 National Advertising Service, Inc. - r.%t. 2«a. Coach (1 CaUegt PfbliAtrt krfrrrienlatJm Suh-i riptinn rutin- Sr per copy : |3.»* basis of having parties in East «eo Maciion Avi N««Yom.M.r. '"t. y,*r kl 'r>r«,y«r Lansing, a faculty member of the put "'i " «■»,.<«« . fta.ro. fto.ro. • ,o. r...cw. collcrc to. ....... • ... ru.cnc. carrier «.. •liid. nU! «2.2» yin|r ,iy c<(1|^., r,rri,r ,n lento.P«r social committee said yesterday. tans tool pvak tl- " MKMflKR OF THE ^ASSOCIATED PRESS Party Locations Limited igan Wol The Acme hi ted Pre«« i. enelnnlvebr ontitM to the u«e f»r republichtion of ftll "The IFC decided last week After i new. di.pntchiw cr».lited to It or not otherwise credited In thin pnper nnd nl«o the not to ban parties in Lansing," I,, (i t>ea »v«l new. published therein. All finhu of publlcstlon on special dispatches here- Frank Izzo said at the meeting. are alao r members felt . Several council «ANW» that* men with only six months ^.kn baunm. _____ of school left before entrance into the armed services should Assl-tanl have parties where they want yU'l'I.fXlAYK ^ them. With only the Union and Little theater of the Home Ec building ALONG THE WINDING ByCEDAR available, all winter term dances could not be scheduled on cam¬ l.en Rurnes pus, it was brought out. "If sev¬ Cow I usl i eral organizations worked on a M.irmi cooperative basis, College audi¬ id what torium would also be a possible \Y/"" fhr debut of "Hay thought VV/Fever," all-college play IIAY FEVER dance location," a faculty committee member said. social for fall term, last night, an era of the stage at Michigan (Continued from Page 1) Dancers May Give .Stamps State bowed out end a new one Myra Buchholz, L. A. '44, as The probability also looms the sophisticated daughter of the betiin. For the fine production thnt 10 cents will be added to the of the term play rame about Bliss family, gave an excel¬ lent showing In the first night price of tickets on all open par¬ without the familiar figure of ties, with 90 per cent of profits Dr. W. F. Thompson behind the performance. to go into war bonds from such scenes. Supporting the leading char¬ acters, Albin Beck, L. A. '45, parties in the future. Action on Dtiill Falrehlld Theater the plan will be held up till the "It's getting too darn easy to find work these days, i Many who knew "Doe," as he i.bly filled Ih'TTfW of a well- meeting Wednesday pending the was called, only through his rniinnered quiet gentleman and fixing of a definite use for the Full Term Gruritiat<•«. plays, didn't even know he was provided the subtle humor of the FDK Declares Ickes David Lu¬ money after the war. gone till they read publicity on Coward production A committee composed of Jack Final < '.an eel Plans Tor the play this week listing "Don cas, L. A. '45, ns the son, and W cave r, Ag. '43. chairman, Authority Bucll, director." Jill .lope, L. A. '44, as a guest of Commencement Two things which became the English family, filled the Averil McLean, L. A. '44 and Over Petroleum syronomous in the six years that more serious roles of the play Len Barnes, I.. A, '43, will sub¬ Original plans t<> i WASHINGTON. Dec. 2 (AP) he was here were Doc and nil with remarkable success. mit plans for its use next week. term commencement < college plays. Few will remem¬ Two-Night J-llon? —President Roosevelt gave Sec¬ for the 75 seniors Peggy Hall, L. A, '45, as an¬ >• ber the time when he did not is¬ other bewildered guest of the The possibility of a two-night retary Ickes sweeping new pow¬ from Michigan State •:> sue the call for actors, moan Bliss', is also to be commended J-Hop next term was brought up ers over the petroleum industry, ber were cancelled win over the small turnout, and then tor her interpretation of a vic¬ by Junior Class President Hat a small minority annum • t DO Y go on to direct trrd sometimes Neumann. Eng. today, plus special authority to tim of the "dramatic intelli¬ they would be able in even net In what was usually n "That may be the only strictly ••ontrol oil and gasoline ration¬ Jack Bush, senior c!a gence" of the troublesome fam¬ professionally polished produc¬ ily. The part of Clara, the Irish formal party of the year," he ing in__nrcas where there is a dent, announced today. tion. said, after a discussion of stu¬ shortage ot those supplies. maid, was handled naturally by Many of the grade >• A thin, nervous man, Doe al¬ Flossie Wilkins. L. A. '43. dent nnd faculty sentiment on most single-handedly hullt up The announcement apparently tors have already !< :• Major credit for the .perform¬ the enlarged J-Hop. leave shortly for tv Student council also lifted its signalized the final abandonment the dramatics department from ance goes to Don Buell, fur pro¬ Bush rtaled, and wi'h putting on plays in the Little ban on hnyrides on campus. The of any plans to shift fckes to the remaining, it seemed • theater of the Home Ee building fessional d'rectlon and to C. H. Nleklc of the dramatics depart¬ ban was placed two years ago labor department and make him to have the exercises, i: • to presenting them in the profes¬ ment for his interpretation of a because of the danger involved sional atmosphere of Fnirchild administrator of manpower. they will be carried n" with auto traffic. With de¬ theater. With his goatee uiW typical English home. creased use of autos, and regula¬ Remaining as Secretary of. the term if enough student beret, Thompson epitomized dra¬ such a desire, he added tion of routes by the faculty so¬ Interior, he will also have the matics at State. Adventure Scries cial committee, the council felt title of petroleum administrator. Setup In Ideal A tribute to his skill pupil-director, Buell, made the Studio thenter who is a his W ill Close with hus pro¬ 'Swanee Biver' such danger decs not exist today. Explaining the President's order, A Denver, Colo., grill offered ickes said he to issue and would have power enforce necessary ORPHKnf lific producer of dramatics of all a free hamburger for each five orders and directives regulating River," full length ENDING TODAY types. He has taken bver a line "Swaneo a pounds of scrap brought in by all operations of the vast petro¬ technicolor movie, will rcpluce customers. leum industry. - Andrews Sifters in setup, and swe have a hunch the previously scheduled explor¬ Buell is the kind of mnn who er-movie tea tuie, "Undersell "WHAT'S C'OOKiSf." will succeed in spite of war-pro¬ and duced student apathy toward Wonders," by William Becbc, ac¬ exjra-curriculnr activities of all cording to S. E. Crowe, chair¬ "The Panther's Claw" man of the World Adventure se¬ types. SATURDAY TIIKl MOVPAT ries. The motion picture will be A good indication of one tiling that will huppen to ROTC men presented at 8 p. m. Saturday in TBI ITA6TJ ZAMBT SHOW , " College auditorium. Don fcftuiMt tW ihp hfpint him . * at State was announced at the the University of Minnesota recent- Ameche, Andrea Leeds and A1 ly. Jolson head the all-star cast. "Compulsory physical educa¬ Students will_ be admitted by tion will soon be included in the activity book: curricula of all ROTC students," The originally scheduled according to Col. H. L. King, of movie was postponed when col¬ the military department there. lege officials learned that Becbc Plans indicate that the exercise would unable to appear here courses will be at least three with his film, Crowe said. hours per week for basic and advanced students, in addition to regular drill periods. Wolverine Pix A course which embraces hand to hand combat of all types 7:15 Quartermaster Corp is now being taught under a dif¬ 7:30 Coast Artillery ferent name in the physical edu¬ 7:45 Field Artillery cation department here. Wres¬ 8 p. in. Signal Corps tling Coach Fendley Collins has 8:30 Scalp and Blade gathered all available literature 8:45 Infantry on the subject. Such a course 9 p. m. Varsity Club would be valuable to all men beading for lighting berths with Uu- armed services, especially The University of California ROTC. library totals 1,170,738 books. WEEK-END CASE J Sg HURRY I .AST DAT m a -friendi.y enemies" For 'That , m mm m SpecialTGift starts Friday • BEGINNING TUESDAY Clark Gable - Lana Turner m» CARRi in "HONKY TONK' and "Man front Headquarter* ( Thursday, December 3, 1942 Hermie Says When Iowa Naval prc-tliRht decided not to form a basketball team this winter, Coach Ben VanAlstyne ■ and his Michigan State cagers were out two more games. Just yesterday the Spar¬ tans were forced to drop Indi¬ ana because the HoosW tilt would occur during finals CL ASSIFIED ADS cn-gate Of 4«.*| topping ti Conner, who last fall pis school "football 11 Pont an average of .116 mn game for alt nine runic < Playing time leaders: Time A' Mr. P.JChmmbcrlnln, :y. New llateo, ( ono, Kirppe WHICH would you vote "most likely to succeed?' RCA, Victor, Croslev, a "The Aircraft Warning Svsletn give* a single plane on Emerson Radio-Phono- alert the equivalent striking power of 16 planes on air graph Combinations This startling statement comes from England. * INGUSH TRANSLATION from $13.15 up Our country's Aircraft Warning Service —quite si» This dancy dame wants to set sail for the campus juke house and groove England's —keeps a constant check on the flight of all it with their favorite band. And ii Should the need arise, it is prepared to send fighter plan the boy friend's in the coin, they'll to mobilize and direct ground defense fortes, to ** urn end order up Pepsi-Cola. 'And nickels pay the check, y'knout! areas. Every step in its operation requires the fa-!, , cOiflmunication of the telephone. "WAT DO vou SAY? This is just one of the many wartime job* that are We have all the Latest Hit: nd u* sons? of your hot on Records and Sheet telephone lines busier than ever before. To help us kt MfIL!» Tower Guard Tower Guard, sophomore women's honorary, will continue to tutor freshmen needing help through the rest of the term, Chairman Anne Eldridge, L. A. '45, announced. The tutoring system will also be conducted next term and any suggestion for additional subjects to be added to the list may be turned in to Miss Eldridge. Coffee drinkers of southern Louisiana and Mississippi drink two or three times as much cof¬ fee as the average in the U. S., many of tiiem from 10 to 15 cups Now...point to quality! Play It Cagey This Christmas Caresskin Glare 3 JO Super-leva Doeskin Buy Your Gifts Before Vacation While Ibabr loebl 1J0 There Is Still a Selection Me-Leve Doeskin l<*ocbo loebl 5M Shirts 2.253.50 Scarfs 1.00-3.50 Robes Hose - .45-2.50 Gloves 1HSIE OIIAT OlOVES... three petol-ioft washables... flottering and Pajamas 2.50-8.50 Handkerchiefs lastingly lovely. This fin# maker's emblem, stamped inside the wrist; assures you always of trely MV/R