Allies pound
at Paris gates in giant move
ALLIED SUPREME HEADQUARTERS, London, Aug. 17—
1J.P.)—An American armored dynamo drove tonight to the
pproaches of Paris—Berlin said to within 22 miles of the
netropolis—after seizing the historic cities of Chartres,
)reux, and Orleans in a series of thunderbolt thrusts half rav across France.
HARRY JAMES . . salutes Troy.
Military quarters said Paris might pill within 48 hours.
(The clandestine radio Atlantic kaid that American tank forces were “marching against Versailles” and had reached points only 13 •iles from Paris.)
Paris has become a “front line
ty," German broadcasts said, and lie sound of approaching gunfire n be heard in its streets. The ty was asserted to be in chaos, Mth policemen and subway work-* on strike and gas and electric rvice curtailed.
Refugees reaching the Allied lines said that the Germans were fleeing the capital and it was he-jlieved that Paris would be declared an open city.
Paris may fall with only incidental fighting, military quarters laid, because the Allies pierced the lity's main defense screen at Dreux nd Chartres, and the capture of ihe big Orleans rail junction pre-ents the Germans from bringing ip any reserves they may have to south. The junction of Cha-udun. 30 miles south of Chartres, Iso fell.
Troy in Spotlight as Jamesmen rock packed auditorium
Harry James, his trumpet, his orchestra, and his cast invaded Bovard auditorium last night in a music session which left Trojans racking to the rhythm of ‘‘Two O’Clock Jump” played as only the trumpetman can play it.
Troy packed the aud to the last row of the tap balcony and overflowed into the hallways to hear the Spotlight Bands throw their beam on the “officers and men of the United States
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
TROJAN
Vol. XXXV
Los Angeles, Friday, August 18, 1844
Night phone: RI. 5472
No. 152
'Annihilation
ostermen set eeting today
The newly organized poster com-Jttee will meet today at 12:30 p.m.
the War Board office, 230 Stu-!ent Union, to discuss plans for irther organization under the co-ihairmanship of Bill Driggs and l-ackie Black.
Members of the committee are irginia Dodge, Jean Ayers. Robin-te Bailey. Betty Lee Aldrich, Jc-phine Dafau, Peggy Lynn. Clarice rodus. Jane Cruise, and Kay Jnureman.
Other students Interested in doff poster work are asked to at-nd this meeting.
alley zoned
or 2000 A.D.
The rewming of San Fernando lley to provide for greater living ~<ce. agricultural pursuits, and a pula tion of 900.000 by the year is the aim of the city planning mmission. according to Charles nnett. general manager of the Angeles city planning commis-
Bennett, who worked for the city Milwaukee before coming to Los geles. addressed the Men’s Fac-y club luncheon Wednesday in Student Union tearoom.
;San Fernando valley is an area 211 square miles, about equal to size of Chicago. It is predom-tely agricultural and the size of land ownerships is large. The tlley also has many small com-lunities such as Canoga Park, Re-Ta. and Northridge.
Under the plan outlined by the (Continued on page four)
igma Phi Delta
[. . meets tonight at 7, 3311 South loover street.
president's office notice
President Von KleinSmid cordially invites all returned service -«n now registered as students meet him in the President’s lie, Tuesday afternoon, Aug. 22 3 to 5 p.m. This is an infor-al get-acquainted affair, and it hoped that as many returned servicemen as possible will drop In.
WAR-BATTERED MARIGNY, France, shows the terrible destruction wrought by American artillery barrage before Nazi forces were driven from the area. Piles of rubble fill the streets, broken equipment is strewn about, and blocks of houses are gutted with only single walls left standing.
Hancock group Russian forces smash offers concert to East Prussia line
Presenting another concert in its
summer chamber music series, the Hancock foundation quartet will perform Trio in C Minor. Brahms: Sonata for Cello and Piano. Frank Bridge, and Piano Quintet. Doh-manyi next Friday at 8:30 p.m. in Hancock auditorium.
Members of the Hancock group are Harriet Payne, violist; John Crown, piano; Anton Maaskoff, violin. and Stephen De'ak. cello.
Seats will be reserved for ticket holders until 8:15 p.m. and nonticket holders will be admitted after that time. Admission is free and reservations may be secured by calling Richmond 4111, Station 451.
LONDON, Friday, Aug. 18—(U.P.)—Powerful Russian forces broke through deep Nazi homeland fortifications yesterday to reach the northeastern border of East Prussia within 42 miles of Insterburg, and Soviet patrols presumably pushed across the narrow Szeszuppe river and began the first Allied invasion of Adolf Hitler’s reich. i-
Red Cross
. . . board of directors will meet Monday at 12:30 p.m. at the Red Cross house. All representatives from the dormitories and sororities must attend.
For the first time sin#e Nazi armies spread over Europe nearly five years ago, the German soil was imminently threatened with invasion. Russian tanks and artillery may soon be thundering through Prussian farmlands and junkers estates.
Crushing Nazi counter-attacks of the past two weeks, Gen. Ivan D. Cherniakovsky’s troops, supported by hundreds of warplanes, drove through concrete fortifications reinforced recently by mile after mile of hastily-erected additional trenches and pillboxes and reached the Szeszuppe river which marks the frontier for 25 miles south of the Niemen river.
Led by 36-year-old Cherniakhov-skv, Red army troops advanced from 8 to 11 miles from their last
reported positions to reach the twisting shallow Szeszuppe at points between the German frontier station of Schirwindt and the spot where the Szeszuppe swings westward into East Prussia to join the Niemen.
Cherniakhovsky's men ripped out their sizeable gains after more than two weeks of bitter fighting in which the desperate Germans, reinforced by thousands of Nazi troops transferred from central Germany and occupied countries, had momentarily halted the Russian drive.
The third White Russian army smashed to within eight miles of the border Aug, 1, and then, while it strengthened its long communication lines, the Germans counterattacked with great fury.
RC blood bank visit planned for Troy men
One hundred gallons of blood plasma will be donated to war-wounded servicemen by SC trainees Aug. 28 and 29. Sponsored by the local Red Cross chapter and Blue Key. men’s national service organization, a blood bank will be held in Von KleinSmid hall from 12 noon to to 4 p.m. on these two days.
Midge Hoyt, SC Red Cross representative, and Jack Collis, Blue Key chairman, are making arrangements for the blood bank. Sharon Moody will be in charge of the bank at Von KleinSmid hall.
Eight hundred Trojan servicemen will donate blood at the rate of 400 per day. This is the quota required by the Red Cross for the organization of a blood donation
center. Civilian donors will be used only if necessary to complete the daily quota.
Servicemen wui be given oards to fill out tomorrow in their residence halls which Miss Hoyt and Collis will use in scheduling the blood bank appointments. On the reverse side of the cards prospective donors are to designate their choice of three hours for the two days.
The canteen workers will serve coffee, tea. orange juice, doughnuts, crackers, and cookies to donaters.
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Gershwin s works featured Tuesday
George Gershwin’s Concerto in F and the William Tell Overture by Rossini will be featured on next Tuesday's listening hour at 12:30 p.m. in 145 Hancock building, according to Pauline Alderman, associate professor of music and director of the listening hour programs.
The complete playing of a symphonic work will highlight Thursday’s program, when Symphony No. 4 in E Minor by Brahms will be featured.
Pat Conrad named acting Wampus editor
Meeting in a special session yesterday noon, the ASSC senate with a total of 12 members present, approved without comment the recommendation of the publications board that Patricia Conrad be appointed acting editor of Wampus.
Mary Frances Touton, representing the board of publications presented the letter of recommendation from the student scholarship committee and read their report on the matter. The 10 voting members approved Miss Conrad unanimously.
versity of Southern California."
Directed by George Garrel xM under the sponsorship of the sophomore council, James and his music makers were brought to SC by the Coca-Cola company and the local Coca-Cola distributor.
In the early afternoon radio men arrived to install the direct wire for the Blue network company which carried the music and the cheers of Trojans to radio stations across the country.
Trojans filed into Bovard at 4:30 p.m. to witness the rehearsal of the broadcast and to cheer James and his men as well as to direct a few long low whistles at Kitty Kallen, the James vocalist.
The actual broadcast began with a special pre-“on the air” session in which members of the band were introduced. Buddy De Vitd, male vocalist sang “I’ll Get By,” and Miss Kallen provided the lyrics to “Time Alone Will Tell.”
The band wound up the show with 15 minutes of off-the-cuff selections finishing with “Two O’Clock Jump.” Trojans applauded for a time after the broadcast, but Jamea managed to disappear before they could bring him back for an encore.
Class councils plan for brawl
To elect officers and discuss plans for the freshman-sophomore brawl, the freshman class council will meet today at 12:30 p.m. in 318 Student Union.
The list of members includes Patty Bellrose, Sid Hoskins, Bill Campbell, Bob MacPherson, Cliff Scroggins, Jack Reigel, Dick Cunningham. John Weiser, Eule Atheley. Len McCue, Mary Alden. Dick Henning, Rex Perkel, Bob Weed.
Tom Bunn. Dick Mac Mahon. Shirley DeYoung. Jack Doerr, Ted Partridge, Herb Reuter, Russ Torrey, Dave Heyler, Jack Filane. Jack Holz-man, Dev Leahey, Frank Hunting. Wes Ashton, Betsy Owens. Dorothy Butler. Susane Heite, Helen Hickman, and Lucile Wilde.
Additional members who are asked to attend the meeting are Robert Rousso. Sorel Trope. Virginia Zerman, Otis Healy, Ann Pearee, and Virginia Miller.
"Because of the scarcity of freshman girls on campus,” Ed Barthold, president of the council, said, “additional members will be chosen from the sororities at the beginning of next term.”
dent of Athena literary society and a winner of the annual Apolliad literary contest.
In 1942 Miss Conrad served as co-author and co-director of the all-U show “Neath Tommy Trojan.” She is a member of the Y, where she acted as contact chairman, and an initiate of Drama Workshop, Trojan acting honor society.
Miss Conrad succeeds Lynn Cohne, past pilot of the campus publication.
Present at the senate meeting were Jack Collis, president of the College of Architecture and Fine Arts; Ted Smith,
Voting under a provision in the ASSC constitution which representing Rex Eagan, president of the College of Letters, states that the senate may approve appointments when half Arts, and Sciences; Mary Frances Touton, Trojan editor; plus one of the voting members are present, Jean Working, Buddy Welch, acting president of Amazons; Randy Phillips, acting ASSC president, called for the approval.	president of the council of religion.
Miss Conrad served as business manager of the SC humor Jackie Williams, chief justice of women’s judicial court; magazine last year following her work as business manager Phil Kirst, president of Trojan Knights; Patty Wiese, acting of El Rodeo during the 1942-43 year.	president Mortar Board; and Frank McMahon, chairman of
An Alpha Gamma Delta, she is a member and past presi- , the War Board.
Education dean notice
Students who are pursuing course work toward a California teaching credential or a degree In the School of Education are urged to complete the professional aptitude test.
The test is a prerequisite to the following:
(1)	Enrollment In directed teaching.
(2)	Petitions to be excused from directed teaching.
(3)	Application for admission to the doctoral program In the School of Education.
The test will be administered Hi the afternoon and in the morning. Attendance on both days Is required. A fee of S3 has been designed for the test and is payable at the comptroller’s office. Receipts should be presented for admission to the test.
TIME AND PLAC*
1:30 p.m. today, 350 Administration.
8:30 a.m. tomorrow, 350 Administration.
L. B. Rogers, Dean School of Education