lue Key ells queen ttributes
Hello, Smile royalty to have friendliness, beauty, says Burton
Beauty and friendliness will the main attributes of the »e.io and Smile queen and her attendants, according to ■hil Burton, chairman of the ©ming Kello and Smile week pensored by the Blue Key.
* I would like to thank every oronty and every dormitory or submitting candidates for
ihe judging. The cooperation was 100 per cent, and all organizations ho:id be congratulated,-’ Burton nnounced.
The selection committee, conning of Blue Key members, has n appointed and preliminary judging will begin and continue rough tomorrow. The commit -will select from the 73 entrants 5 women who best fill the qualification regardless of affiliation. In a special election, to be an-:unced later, the general student will vote to decide the queen d her four attendants to reign •er the campus during Hello and :ile week.
Pictures of the 15 finalists will printed for two days in the aily Trojan to allow members of he ASSC a means of identifying he one they consider the most rifflfly as well as the most beau-jful woman on campus.
In addition to reigning over the stinties of the week, the queen ill be presented with, among other fts, a large perpetual trophy with »r name and affiliation, if any, en-fcved thereon. Her four atten-mts will be given similar, smaller ppmes.	•
“Greet ’em with a hearty ‘hello’ Ind a sparkling smile,” is the neme of the traditional week [hich will be in force Jan. 6-12.
ichief purpose is to lend special hasis and stimulation to the it of friendliness for which r is noted.
llo and Smile week was in-id by Blue Key several years and has since been one of the activities of the local chapter e national honorary fraternity, iher activities of the Blue Key, ide last Saturday’s annual ier dance at the Beverly Hills I for members and alumni, ored guest at the dance was Carl Hancey, dean of men and isor of the organization, t Pndav, the Blue Key in cotton with the Los Angeles Jun-hamber of Commerce held an (entation assembly for all foreign Idents. Other activities this year Ve included work for the victory lid drive, the Red Cross drive, the blood bank, and various Ithland college and university llanthropic enterprises.
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IS.-Britain air [act suggested
WASHINGTON. Dec. 9.—(U.E)— United States has proposed to Itain that .the Newfoundland, rr uda and Caribbean military lelds acquired in the late Presi-it Roosevelt's celebrated bases-btroyers dpal be opened to com-Ircial use, it was disclosed to-fht.
iis would be accomplished sugh a new lat.on
Far-reaching labor decision looms in house
Bills on agenda denounced by labor; penalties for strikes
WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.—(lr£)—
! The house may reach a decision this week on the most far-reaching labor legislation since the War ■ ner act.
Two bills are on the agenda, both bitterly denounced by labor. One would impose heavy penalties on unions which violate a no-strike contract. The other would carry out President Truman’s recommendations for fact-finding boards to mediate industrial disputes.
The President turned to congress for a solution of the industrial reconversion crisis after his 1 a b o r-management conference failed. His request came with many legislators already up in arms over widespread strikes and demanding that congress take action.
The house labor committee begins public hearings tomorrow on the president’s bill, with President John L. Lewis of the United Mine Workers the first witness. The UMW has denounced the measure as an attempt to “enslave” labor.
Congress is under a mandate from Mr. Truman to pass the bill by Christmas. Administration leaders at first were certain they could meet the deadline easily.
Now they are not so sure. Damning criticism of the measure by labor, and a lukewarm reception from industry hav* shaken their confidence.
It received another setback over the weekend when the CIO United Automobile Workers bluntly rejected the president’s appeal that they call off the General Motors strike and submit the dispute to a fact-finding board. At the same time, UAW President R. J. Thomas accused Mr. Truman of using a ’’policeman’s club” to wipe away labor’s right to strike.
The house begins floor consideration Tuesday of an even more drastic bill. Designed as a substitute for the Smith-Connally war . labor disputes act, which it ‘would engaged in husbandry.
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MArthur asks Jap land reform
TOKYO.- Dec. 9.—<l*.E)—Gen. Douglas MacArthur today ordered the Japanese government to carry out sweeping agricultural reforms abolishing the feudal system of land ownership that has long held rural Japan in a state of economic bondage.
The Japanese government was directed to submit plans to accomplish these reforms for approval by Allied headquarters before March 15.
It was understood MacArthur acted only after a study of Japanese proposals for reform, which the Allied government considered entirely Inadequate.
The order requires the Japanese government to carry out the following measures:
1.	Transfer ol land ownership from absentee land owners to land operators.
2.	Provisions for the purchase of farm lands from non-operating owners at equitable rates.
3.	Provisions enabling tenants to purchase land on an annual installment plan commensurate with the tenant’s income.
4.	Provisions for reasonable protection of tenants against reversion to the tenancy status, including long and short term farm credit at reasonable interest rates, measures to protect farmers against exploitation by processors and distributor^,
MARY ASHLEY , . manages "Male
FRIEDA MEBLIN . . Animal" director
Patton critically hurt in auto-truck crash
FRANKFURT, Germany, Dec. 9—(U.P.)—Gen. George S. Patton Jr., who led his conquering troops from Africa to the heart of Germany without being s 1 itched, suffered a serious spinal injury today when a U. S. .rr. y truck crashed into his automobile near Mannheim on Me h line.
Patton, who was 60 years old last |--
Armistice day, said, ‘‘My neck hurts,” and complained of lack of j feeling in his . lower extremities as j measures to stabilize agricultural j he was lifted from his car and tak- |
| produce prices, plans for the diffu- j en to a hospital at the university j j sion of technical information, and j city of Heidelberg.
| encouragement of agricultural co- j The back scat where Patton was | operatives.	j sitting was covered with blood. He
‘‘In order that the imperial was hurled violently forward by
Japanese government shall remove economic obstacles to the revival and strengthening of democratic tendencies, establish respect for the dignity of the oxman, and destroy the economic bondage which has enslaved the Japanese farmer for centuries of feudal oppression, the government is directed to take measures to insure that those who till the soil of Japan shall have a more equal opportunity to enjoy the fruits of their labor,” the directive stated.
‘ The purpose of this order is to exterminate the pernicious ills which have long blighted the Agrarian structure of the land, where almost half the total population is
repeal, the measure would impose heavy fines upon and withdraw collective bargaining rights from unions which strike in violation of contract. It also would prohibit union financial contributions in either federal, primary, or general elections.
Concert mistress plans violin recital
SC's concert mistress, Gloria Chappel, student of Anton Maas-Anglo-American i koff, returns to the footlights in a agreement covering serv- ; violin recital Friday in Hancock ts between this country and all auditorium at 8:30 p.m., assisted by |rts of the British Empire.	j Shibley Boves, piano accompanist.
Britain, however, has insisted Miss Chappel, a member of Phi
hat a “working arrangement” [oveming landing rights in the [’nited Kingdom be reached first [nd the bases apparently have tot come up for formal discus-ion.
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Dean's
notice
During the last week an effort as been made through the office f the dean of women to exchange Mb resulting from the failure of »e checking system of the Her-iopa Biltmore hotel at the recent omecommg dance, tn order to determine the num-of coats still unaccounted for, lents who have not recovered property should file a writ-fttatement in the office of the of women or the dean of before Wednesday. This nent should give complete iption of the property and its ppiroximate value. Fnless this re-0*1 is made in writing before the beve date, it is assumed that the 0L property has been recovered.
Helen Hall Moreland.
dean of w omen. Gvi Hancey,
dean of men.
Beta, national professional music and speech organization, is a former member of the Hancock ensemble and has been featured on various occasions as soloist in Barker Bros.’ matinee musicales. The National Music federation last year granted j her their musical award.
Musical interpretations will in-i elude Sonata, Handel, with adagio, I allegro, and largetto movements; "Symphonic Espanole,” Edouard Lalo. with allegro non troppo, scher-j zando, andante, and rondo movements; “Preludio,” Bach.” Bach;
; ‘Tambourine Chinois,” Fritz Kreisler; ‘•Spanish Dance.” Grandos-Kreisler; and “Zigeunerwisen,” Sa-; raste.
Since her enrollment at SC. Miss I Chappel has played in numerous concerts and recently completed an engagement in the glee club production, Moods in Music.
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“more malevolent” evils of the Japanese system are overcrowding of the land, conditions which have reduced farm tenants to virtual slavery, heavy indebtedness at high rates of interest, government discrimination against agriculture in favor of industry and trade, and government control which disregarded the farmers’ interests. The directive declared that the ‘emancipation of the Japanese farmer cannot begin until such basic farm evils are uprooted and destroyed.”
The Japanese government also was told to submit “such other proposals as it deems necessary to guarantee to agriculture a share of the national income commensurate with its contribution.”
Bookstore offers health textbooks
Revised and republished as the fourth edition, the textbook for the health education classes 49 and 59. entitled “Hygiene and Health,” are now available in the Student Bookstore, William LaPorte, director of the physical education department, announced. The book has been out i of print for the past month.
Religious council gets new members
New provisional members of the religious council were revealed last Thursday at a regular meeting of the council. Pres. Don Gibbs announced the new names, and went on to explain the function of these persons in the council work.
“As vacancies occur in active membership, they will be filled by provisional who have displayed the most concrete evidence of a vital interest in council activities and projects.” stated Gibbs.
The new members are Sheryn , Kimball. Al Reid. Margaret Mat-teson. Bill Truitt, Martha Coul-trap. Herb Riley, Sid Adair, Doris Graham, Nancy Beaman, William Renda, Ann Williams, Doris Walth. Dorothy Hulse? Doris Gray,
Milton Heinberg, Aileen DeFazio, Pat Welch. Thomas Sherrard. and Noble Jones.
Gibbs also announced that Eleanor Mittman and Sattareh Farman have been voted into active membership because of outstanding work on the council last semester as provisional members.
Council members interested in attending the Padua Hills Christmas pageant are asked.to contact Julia Millikan or place reservations in the council office.
the impact, suffering head cuts. The 2 \<t ton truck was driven by T/5 Robert L. Thompson of the 1st armored division. It rammed Patton's car from the side.
The best doctors and surgeons of the U. S. army in Europe, headed by Maj. Gen. A. W. Kenner, the theater surgeon, rushed to Heidelberg to diagnose Patton’s injuries. It was announced their findings would not be completed until tomorrow.
The swashbuckling, pink-cheeked man known as “old blood and guts” who fought through the African and Sicilian campaigns and drove the 3rd army from the French beaches to the heart of the Reich, was injured while he was en route from his 15th army headquarters at Bad Nauheim to hunt pheasants at Mannheim, 60 miles to the south.
The accident occurred near Mannheim’s famed pheasant shooting grounds. Patton’s chauffeur, Pfc. Horace L. Woodring, and his chief of staff, Maj. Gen. Hobart R. Gay, also were in the car. Neither was injured.
Thompson, the truck driver, also escaped unhurt.
The accident occurred at 11:45 a.m. (5:45 a.m. EST) and first' reports said Patton had suffered only head cuts. He did not lose consciousness.
At 6:30 p.m. Maj. Gen. H. R. Bull, chief of staff of the U. S. army in Europe, announced:
“A diagnosis of his injuries, which are serious, cannot be completed until tomorrow. He is suffering from spinal injuries. Maj. Gen. A. W. Kenner, theater surgeon, went immediately to the hospital and is remaining with General Patton.”
Earlier, Bull had clamped a news blackout on the extent of Patton’s injuries, until Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, U. S. army chief of staff in Washington, could be notified.
‘BLOOD AND GUTS'
. . . injured in crash.
Latin league selects prexy
Heading the activities of SC's Pan American league this term will be Dorothy Brock, who was elected president at lsist Thursday’s meeting.
Miss Brock, a junior in architecture, has spent most of her life in Durango, Mexico. A member of the Pan American league since last fall, Miss Brock modelled a native costume in the Pan American league assembly, and has made posters. She is a member of the Newman club.
Newly-elected vice-president . is Enrique Bours, a sophomore from Sonora, Mexico. Bours is an engineering major.
Frances Nuno, senior, was reelected secretary. Miss Nuno, an education major, has been a member of the league for several terms.
Plans for a Latin posada, including the breaking of pa pinata, will be made at a cabinet meeting tomorrow at 12 noon in the Daily Trojan office, according to Miss Brock.
Meblin marks eighth offering on SC campus
Thurber and Nugent's rollicking comedy of college life and young love, ‘‘Male Animal,” will arrive on the Trojan scene Thursday of this week for a three-day run on the boards of Bovard auditorium.
The play, under the direction of Miss Frieda J. Meblin at SC, was originally written for the New York stage by playwrights James Thurber and Elliot Nugent. After becoming a smash success in New York and as a*roadshow, it was later made into a motion picture.
“Male Animal” is the eighth play to come under the direction of Miss Meblin in the three years which she has been at Troy. The seven other productions which she has directed are “Dulcy,” “Outward B o u n d,” “Spring Again,” “Young Man of Today,” “Holiday,” “Junior Miss,” and “The Man Who Came to Dinner.”
“It is thrilling to be here and to help in building a department which, I feel, is going to be very important in the field of college theater,” she said.
From political science and chemistry to speech and drama is the long leap that Miss Meblin made in her career. She was a major in political science and chemistry at the University of North Dakota, and taught these subjects in high school for several years. At the same time she also taught a class in speech. After this, discovering that this was the field in which she really belonged, a quick switch was .nade to speech and drama.
Having “found” herself, Miss Meblin then decided to learn the techniques of this field, and did graduate work at the Universities of Iowa, Washington, and Columbia.
At Columbia she received a master’s degree and did work in and was president of the Columbia university drama workshop —the Morningside players.
Miss Meblin’s suggestions while directing indicated her experience. This was obtained when she did radio work in both New York and Iowa, where she had a sustaining program for the Columbia Broadcasting system. In California, she was to do directing work at the Pasadena Playhouse, but was kept busy on the stage.
. Mary Ashley, student manager of the drama department, has found herself with an almost fulltime job on her hands. Posters, programs, mailing lists, and publicity pictures keep her constantly on the job.
“Male Animal” stars Mary Alden, Jim George and Charles Newman in the majOT roles, while Ted Lundigan, Bobette Bishinger, Herb Cole, Bill Schneider, and Bill Chapman head the supporting cast.
Dec. 13 at 8:30 p.m., Bovard au-i ditorium, marks the opening.
Cast of the play includes Cleota, Peggy Parsons; Ellen Turner, Mary Alden; Tommy Turner, Jim George: Pat Stanley, Bobette Bishinger; Michael Barnes, Ted Lundigan; Dean Damon, Charles Newman; Mrs. Damon, Florence Wagner; Ed Keller, Bill Chapman; Joe Ferguson, Bill Schneider; Wally Myers, Herb Cole; Myrtle Keller, Barbara Lynde; Nutsy Miller, Stanley Dunn; Newspaper reporter, John Archer.
Forum plans religious lecture
Dr. Paul H. Helsel, professor of philosophy, will discuss “In ple-menting Religion for Peace” at the philosophy forum tomorrow afternoon in Bowne hall.
“The new world of the future requires that appraisals of everything that shall be a part of it in any way, must be thorough-going.” declared Dr. Helsel.
Dr. Helsel will acquaint the ; forum with the primary conditions and first principles of religion and then employ that method in the task of implementing religion.
“Possibly no event has made the world more conscious of change than that of the atomic bomb. Its advent seems to have spurred thought about the foundations of human existence out into unusual prominence. While in religion, on the contrary, man clings to a re-
ligious fiction of non-religious accumulations, unaware of the • release, also, of new and different religious energies that threaten the foundation of human existence,” said Dr. Helsel.
Dr. Helsel emphasized that a part of religion has too long been buried beneath “a decaying welter of second-rate, non-religious
accumulations of historical religion. Under the rubble of too many centuries may be discovered already existing tools for the implementation of religion. They will not be new in one sense, but their effectiveness may be new for an age that has so long neglected them.”	• •
“The goal of religious authority,” continued Dr. Helsel, “is conformity and it is to be realized by what amounts to the imposition of authority from without. There is no
possibility of actual religion until man becomes aware of the freedom of moral independence and religious dependence.”
Summarizing his views Dr. Helsel stated “the new world stands in need of a retooling of religion. Whether they are old or new, religion for the new day should be implemented with at least three tools. First, religion denotes an inner event, indescribable but actual. Second, that event occurs as an action, impulse, pattern of behavior. Finally, the original event and impulse to action transpires within the framework of freedom.”
Dr. Helsel’s speech will be the fifith in the current philosophy forum series on the general subject “The New Tasks of Peace.” The series is conducted in Bowne hall each Tuesday afternoon at 4:15.
Curtain to raise on ‘Male’ Thursday
Current book interpretation series slated
Cousins’ ‘Modern Man’ selected as first of weekly lectures on popular volumes
Detailed summaries as well as expert interpretations ol what the nation is reading will be offered Trojans starting Wednesday, when the traditional series of book interpretations begin, it has been announced by the education commission of the council of religion, which is sponsoring the series.
The lectures, which will be open --■
Circus effects will decorate commerce dig
to all students, will be given weekly at 3:10 in the Art and Lecture room of the university library. Cards with a complete list and short description of each book will be available to interested students and faculty members later in the week.
Starting Wednesday and continuing trough Jan. 30, the series will include a number of contemporary books explained by popular professors from the SC faculty, said Virginia Owens, chairman of the commission organizing the series. Discussing literary works of their own choice, the speakers will interpret certain parts of the books, and will follow their talks with discussion periods in which students may ask questions.
Books on a number of timely subjects, particularly world affairs, will be covered in the series. A special Christmas program of poetry readings by Dr. Frank Baxter, professor of English, will be included.
Students assisting with the series are Don Gibbs, president of the council, and Harriet Kubby, book interpretations chairman.
Norman Cousins’ “Modem Man is Obsolete” will be interpreted by Alonzo Baker, professor of political science, Wednesday. A Christrr^as selection by Dr. Baxter and “Tne Big Three,” Edward J. Dallin, will be discussed by Admantias Polyzoides, lecturer and newspaper columnist, dp ring the following weeks.
Dr. Irl G. Whitchurch, dean of the School of Religion, will discuss “Religion and the IssueS of Life;” and a new book, “Freedom and Responsibility in the American Way of Life” will be the topic of the talk by Dr. Wilbert L. Hindman. The series will be concluded by Dr. Garland Greever's interpretation of “The White Tower,” Charles R. Ullman.
Nazi warlords lose confidence
NUERNBERG, Dec. 9—O)—'The one-man campaign of former Reich Marshal Hermann Goering to organize Nazi war criminals on trial here into a hard-shelled, cynical group has failed and they are turning away from one another with a growing feeling that Hitler betrayed them, an American psychologist said today.
From his end seat in the front row, Goering, who frowns, laughs, or looks indignant by turns as the testimony unfolds, has tried to bind his fellow Nazi leaders of whom 19 now are in the dock with him, into a tight little group in which they can stick together against their prosecutors.
But prison psychologist Gustav M. Gilbert of Columbia university said today a dramatic psychological development and change in the prisoners is notice-(Continued on Page 4)
Al Gayle's orchestra to highlight festivities in SC veterans’ honor
Circus effects, highlighted by carv. tinuous music of Al Gayle’* orchestra, will be the atmosphere surrounding the forthcoming College of Commerce dig to be held this Friday in the Student Lounge.
The dance, under the auspices of the College of Commerce, will be given as a toast to the veterans on the campus. The air of gayety, fun, and social excitement will give the veterans an opportunity to become better acquainted with college officials and students.
The decorations in the mode of a circus will be further augmented by the presence of clowns, venders, and booths which will sell ke cream and hot'dogs.
All sororities that are having desserts next Friday are requested to have all proceedings over by 7:15 p.m. so they may attend the dig.
“Veterans are strongly urged to attend the dig,” commented Bob Anderson, president of the College of Commerce. “It will be a gala affair and all the facilities will be at their disposal. It should prove to be an outstanding social event for them.”
Dorothy Reed, chairman ot the dig. said: “The members of the committee are .working plenty hard in order to put this event over big. We are making plans for a large at-j tendance and know that the veterans will have a grand time.”
Working on the committee along with Miss Reed are Dusty Rhode, Vic Harris, Jackie Boice. Ruby Ann Harbeson. and Ray Carpenter.
Super council tops Iran's government
TEHRAN, Iran, Dec. 9— (LE)—'The Iranian government has been superseded by a six-man '‘superior coun- reported the crew was killed. It was
Rioting flares in Sumatra
BATAVIA, Dec. 9—(LE)—The first Indonesian extremist violence has broken out in Sumatra with the slaying of a British woman Red Cross worker and an army major, it was reported today.
The Netherlands news agency An-eta reported that the bodies of the British woman and the major, commander of the 71st brigade, had been discovered buried in the village of Tabin, near Padang, on the central western coast of Sumatra.
The two were reported missing Thursday along with several other women Red Cross workers, Aneta said. Almost all Indonesians responsible for the murders were arrested, and several were shot while resisting, the agency said.
An official British communique reported loss of the plane, which was scouting extremist positions, but gave no further details. Aneta
cil” directed by Premier Abrahim Hakimi, it was announced tonight.
The council was formed to direct administration of government affairs because of a state of emergency caused by disturbances in Azerbaijan, where separatists are seeking to set up an autonomous state, the announcement said.
In addition to Hakimi. the council includes former premiers Sadegh. Mansour, Hussein Pimiea and Gha-van Saltaneh as well as former minister of industry Gharagoslou.
Dispatches from Moscow asserted today that a coup d’etat was in preparation in Iran between the chief of Iranian general staff and the British intelligence service.
Meanwhile, reports from Tabriz, capital of Azerbaijan, said that the Russian garrison there had been increased and that the separatist forces still had not replied to renewed invitations by Governor Bavatt to attend an all-party conference.
Local consulates said that there were many incidents during the recent election of representatives to the Azerbaijan national assembly in which electors were forced to vote by threats that their bread rations would be cut off.
the first plane shot down by extremists in weeks of fighting in Java.
Meanwhile, British Lt. Gen. Sir Philip Christison, commander of Allied forces in Java, summoned Premier .Sutan Sjahrir of the self-proclaimed Indonesian republic to his headquarters, presumably to inform Sjahrir of new orders received from the southeast Asia command for restoration of law and order in Java.
President's office notice
It has come to our attention that rumors are afloat to the effect that tuition will be raised effective Mar. 1. This is merely to say that no such official action has been taken nor even contemplated. While it is true that expenses have greatly increased, these additional costs have been absorbed by other funds than thoSe arising oat of tuition. .
R. B. von KleinSmid,
President.