Y 3,1944
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Weather Forecast Fair and continued cold tonight. Lowest temperature 33 to 38. Friday fair and warmer
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, THURSDAY, MAY 4. 1944
41st YEAR
NUMBER 144
Jay Janes Plan All-University Dandelion Day
A Jay Jane committee consisting of Betty Jo O'Neal, Betty Liebrand, Persis Snook, and Virginia Rader met yesterday afternoon to begin plans for a Dandelion Dig to be held next Wednesday. The all-University event, suggested by the All-Student Council, will be under the leadership of the Jay Janes.
Arrangements have been made by the committee for another meeting Friday at 4:30 p.m. in the Pine Room of the Memorial Union building at which representatives of the faculty, of Navy units, and of each organization on the Campus will make definite plans for the affair. According to tentative arrangements, the dig will begin after classes Wednesday afternoon and end with a dance from 8 to 9 o'clock at the Union building.
FBI Men Take Ward Executive
Chicago, (INS)—The government clamped down today on a Montgomery Ward company executive. A. D. Sowell, assistant to the operating manager of Ward's was seized by FBI agents and arraigned on charge of seizing government property. Specifically Sowell was accused of removing government proclamations from a bulletin board in the administration building.
In Washington Speaker Sam Rayburn formally announced today that the Montgomery Ward plant seizure will be the first order of business in the house tomorrow.
Kaw Reaches Crest; Stands at 20.6 Feet
Standing at 20.6 feet, the Kaw river today reached its crest, only 3.3 feet from the flood stage of last week.
The crest was reached at 8:30 this morning and has been at a standstill since. Several men are watching the dikes, but no additional damage since last week's flood has been reported, according to the Chamber of Commerce.
The Union Pacific trains are running the regular routes, although Tuesday night they were forced to use the Rock Island tracks from Topeka to Manhattan because of a washout near St. Mary's. The damage last week to the tracks near Lenape east of Lawrence has been repaired and the tracks at that point are in use again.
From Valley Falls it was reported that the Delaware, one of the tributaries above Lawrence, stood at 23.6 feet yesterday noon. Highways 16 and 4 at the edge of Valley Falls were closed because of the Delaware waters already filling low ground.
The gauge at the Kaw river bridge at Lawrence read 16.6 feet at 8 a.m. yesterday, had risen to 18.2 feet at yesterday, had risen to 18.2 feet at feet at 8:30 this morning.
Mrs. Alfred E. Smith Dies At Her Home in New York
New York (INS)—Mrs. Alfred E. Smith, wife of the one-time candidate for president of the United States, died today at her home here. Born in the Bronx as Catherine A. Dunn, Mrs. Smith is survived by her husband and five children.
Kansan Editors Name Staffs
Departmental editors and assistants for the University Daily Kansan were named last night by Dean Sims, recently elected editor-in-chief, Virginia Gunsoll, re-elected managing editor, and Jacqueline Nodler, who will become managing editor in approximately two weeks.
Acting as editorial associates for the rest of this school year will be Kati Gorrill, College junior, Wilma Thiele, College senior, and Anne Louise Rossman, College senior.
Delores Sulzman, a sophomore in the department of journalism, has been selected as news editor and Dorthe McGill, junior, will serve as society editor. Wilma Thiele and Charles Moffett, College freshman, will retain their positions as wire editor and sports editor, respectively, while Mary Margaret Gaynor, College sophomore, was appointed as woman's sports editor.
Allies Outrun Nazis Stimson Says
Campus editors for the new term are Hanna Hedrick, College junior, former society editor; Jeanne Shoemaker, College junior, former editor-in-chief, and Joel Fant, College junior, who was re-appointed as campus editor.
(International News Service)
The British American sky war against key targets in Hitler's European fortress thundered into its eighteenth straight day today paced by barge B-17 fortresses which ravaged the Nazi-held airdrome in occupied Holland. Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson revealed that the enemy cannot hope to keep pace with the havoc being brought upon coastal rail lines.
Stimson also discussed the noose gathering about Japan. The blows are now falling against Nippon with increasing frequency and "are not isolated operations but part of the Allied program" to strangle Nippon he revealed.
"The Nazis" he said, "may be expected to concentrate on reconstruction of their rail centers, but they cannot keep pace with the rate of destruction, and the effect must be cumulative."
He made his statements to correspondents in Washington, 24 hours after the British ministry announced that enemy rail lines cannot handle peak loads due when the Allies open their second front.
Word was received today that Kullervo Louhi, former instructor in accounting and now a private in the 602 quartermaster depot company, has gone overseas and is now somewhere in the Pacific.
Pvt. Louhi is a member of Phi Beta Kappa and Beta Gamma Sigma honorary fraternities.
Louhi, Former Instructor,
Is Somewhere in Pacific
Buhl to Award EM's Diplomas, 3:30 Tomorrow
Forty-nine electrician's mates, platoon two of company one, will be graduated from the University Naval Training School at 3:30 tomorrow afternoon in the auditorium of Frank Strong hall.
the diplomas will be awarded by Lt. A. H. Buhl, commanding officer.
Graduation addresses will be made by Lieutenant Buhl, Lt. T. R. O'Hara, executive officer, and Lt. C. V. McGuigan, company commander. Seaman Duncan Isn. School Man
Merritte Wray Duncan, 38, of Detroit, Mich., is honor man and section leader of the platoon. Seaman Duncan, who enlisted Nov. 4. 1943, will remain at the school as trainee instructor.
Fifty-six electrician's mates reported at the training station today to take the place of the men graduating tomorrow. They have just completed "boot training" at the San Diego naval training station. They will make up the platoon two of company five. The men, who came from the west and southwest sections of the United States, will remain at the University for a 16-week training period. Lieutenant McGuigan is the company commander.
Kansas Will Not Use Federal War Ballots For Armed Services
Kansas is prepared to enable every citizen in any branch of the armed services to vote, according to Gov. Andrew Schoeppel, who has advised the federal war ballot commission that the federal ballot will not be used in this state.
The governor made it plain, also, that the federal ballot on which the men and women in the armed services vote only for president and members of Congress is not authorized for use by a soldier who is a citizen of Kansas stationed at a Kansas post.
The Recreation Training Institute sponsored by the physical education department, will begin May 16 instead of May 6, as was published in yesterday's Daily Kansan.
"We have all the machinery set up and the ballots will go forward beginning September 1," Governor Schoeppel has announced. "We can't go any earlier," he explained, "because of the time lag in canvassing the primary returns to determine what names go on the official ballots. All that is needed is for the government to provide adequate mail service to the fighting men and women in all branches of the service."
Training Institute To Be May 16
To be usable, state ballots must be received by soldiers before Oct.1. Thereafter, according to provisions of the federal enactment, the federal ballot must be accepted by the states.
The method of voting applies only to the general election. Men and women in the armed forces must use the standard absentee system to vote in the primary.
52 Kansas Schools Compete In Prep Journalism Contest Department Announces Winners
Craig Will Inspect ROTC Unit Tomorrow
Col. Malcolm E. Craig, director of the general staff corps of the army ASTP division, will be on the campus tomorrow to conduct the war department administrative training inspection of the ROTC unit, Lt. Col. W. L. McMorris, commandant of the University AST units announced today.
Colonel Craig will arrive tonight from seventh service headquarters in Omaha, Neb.
Co-eds Will Be In WAC Show
First Lt. Betty Veach, recruiter for the Women's Army Corps out of Kansas City, visited the campus yesterday afternoon preparing for the WAC presentation here at 8:15 p.m. Sunday in Fraser theater. The program, according to Lieutenant Veach, is designed to show the graduating senior women of the University the opportunities which are open to them in the WAC program.
Sunday night's presentation will be a dramatic episode depicting the interests of American women in the war. The program features Pvt. Lon McCallister, acclaimed Hollywood actor who took the part of "California" in the picture "Stage dOar Canteen." Russell Gleason, also of film note, will have a part in the show.
Ten University women will be selected to take minor roles in the presentation. A "blues" singer will also be selected Saturday at a special tryout in the Kansas room of the Memorial Union building at 1:30 p.m. Contestants from organized houses will take part in the tryouts.
Speakers to Observe Inter-American Day
The WAC show group will be guests of honor at the regular Saturday afternoon tea-dance to be held in the Union lounge.
Attention of the students will be brought to Pan-American relations Monday, May 8, by two campus speakers as part of the Inter-American Day celebration on the campus
Benjamin Cherrington, chancellor of the University of Denver, will speak at the 20th anniversary of the Honors Convocation in Hoch auditorium, on "Understanding Latin America," a general talk on our relationship with South America.
Dr. Harold E. Davis, director of the division of education and teachers aides in the office of Nelson Rockefeller in Washington, D.C., will speak at Fraser theater on "Education for Inter-American Cooperation," explaining how the office of coordinator of inter-American affairs works. He will be sponsored by the department of romance languages.
Winners of the 24th annual high school newspaper contest, conducted by the University journalism department, were announced by department faculty members this morning. Entered in the eight divisions of the contest, which closed April 1, were 248 entries submitted by 52 Kansas schools. This was an increase over last year's contest in which 45 schools submitted 218 entries.
Competition was greatest in the editorial division where 49 of the 52 school papers had entered their best editorial. The feature story division had 44 entries, the news story, 38, the human interest story, 31, and the interviews division had 27. Business management and service-to-the school divisions did not attract entries from many of the smaller schools.
Human Interest Story: First The Holtonian, Holton; second, The Booster, Pittsburg; third, The Nugget, Norton. Honorable mention: The Booster, Abilene; The Argentine, Argentine High School, Kansas City; Orange and Black, Edgerton; Cheyenne Indian News, St. Francis; The Buzz, Hutchinson.
Interview: First, The World, Topeka; second, The Rosedalian, Rosedale Junior-Senior High School, Kansas City; third, The Times, Gar-
Following is a summary of awards:
News Story: First, Cheyenne Indian News, St. Francis; second, The Tatler, Chanute; third, (Tied) The World, Topeka, and The Argentine, Argentine High School, Kansas City, Honorable mention: The Ark Light, Arkansas City; The Sun Dial, Sterling; The North Star, Wichita High School North; The Hi-Life, Colby; Orange and Black, Edgerton. The Nugget, Norton; the Booster, Pittsburg.
Editorial: First, The Guidon, Hays; second, The Eagle Eye, Burton; third, The High Echo, Emporia; honorable mention: The Pony Express Russell; The Record, Ottawa The Record, Columbus; The North Star, Wichita High School North; Orange and Black, Edgerton, The Chatter, Cunningham.
Feature Story: First, The Pirate's Chest, Gypsum; second, The Tatler, Chanute; third, (Tied) High School Times, Garnett, and The Nugget, Norton. Honorable mention: The Reporter, Paola; The Booster, Belleville; The Hi-Life, Colby; The Blue Jay, Junction City; The Rosedale, Rosedale Junior-Senior High School, Kansas.
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WAVE Lieutenant Recruits on Campus
Lieut. (jg) Edith D. Norris, ir charge of WAVE recruiting for Kansas and Missouri, visited the campus yesterday afternoon to interview University women interested in the program. She will return May 16, 17 and 18 to discuss the opportunities for college women in that branch of the service.
Lieut. Norris is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin and received her WAVE training at Smith College, Mass.