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FDR SIDE-STEPS 4TH TERM QUERY Question Is Left Unanswer ed At Presidents Conference WASHINGTON. Dec. 28—(£)— President Roosevelt left unanswer ed today a reporter’s question whether he would seek a fourth term. The fourth tcrna was injected into an allegorical news conference dis cussion of the new deal by the President, in which he referred to himslf as an old doctor who had prescribed remedies for a patient —the United States—which was in ternally ill back in 1932 and 1933. On December 7, 1941, he said, the patient suffered an accident resulting in some broken bones and a new type of physician was re quired—a physician called Doctor Win-the-War. The doctor, Mr. Roosevelt said, has the patient on the road to re covery. “Doesn’t this all add up to a fourth term declaration?’’ a re porter broke in. In apparent momentary irita tion, Mr. Roosevelt said tnat thaf had not been under discussion and that this questioner was getting picayune. The Presiden described ( that as a grand word, and 1hen, ] leaning back in his chair and smil- j ing a bit, he said he knew his questioner would not mind his re- , mark because he had to say some thing like that. , -v—— Fresh Ham Raised ! One Ration Point; (Continued from Page One) lues for January, which OPA ; will announce later this week. The meat order, boosting whole or half fresh hams to five points a pound instead of the current four points, left butter at the pre- i sent point value of 16 per pound. • A few minor changes were made J in miscellaneous items, with chees- | es unchanged. The move to make pork point- t free for ten days to two weeks and ^ permit housewives to buy up the ^ current large supply was originat- ( ed by a congressional group head ed by Senator Reed (R-Kas). Reed < said packing houses are glutted ( and such a holiday is needed to j prevent Waste. He called the five- j point special stamp pork bonds ( “wholly inadequate.” ] The Kansan said the move was ] backed by several Midwestern senators and congressmen, includ- . ing Senators Capper (R-Kas) and , Gillette tD-Ia.) j The special five-point extra ra- , tion expires Jan. 2. , OPA also announced today that \ housewives’ sugar rations will re- ] main unchanged until April 1, with ] sugar stamp No. 29 in Book No. 4 j expiring Jan. 15, and No. 30 be- ) coming valid the next day for five . pounds of sugar which must last ’ two and a half months, through March. The War Food Administration I announced that 730,000 cases of canned peaches will be released soon from government stocks, to reach store shelves in a few weeks, about the time of lowest fresh fruit supply. The WFA also reported that ci vilians in 1944 will receive 8.9 pounds of dry beans per capita and 1.6 pounds of peas, which WFA said is a little more beans than were available this year and the biggest pea supply on record. Grape juice of the 1943 pack will cost approximately three cents more a quart at retail as a result of the higher cost of grapes, OPA announced. The price of grape jams and preserves also will be hiked two to three cents a pound jar. OPA said civilian supplies of meat during January are expected to be relatively large. “In addition,” the agency stat ed, “recent consumer demand for most brown-stamp foods has been closely in line with available sup plies, a factor which also keeps point changes at a minimum.” The few changes bring a two point cut to 12 points a pound in the ration value of sliced dried beef, while beef tongue is lowered to three points from four. Sliced ready-to-eat beef tongue is re duced two points to six points a pound. -V Crop, pasture and forest lands of Mexico total 10 times the area of the state of Virginia, but only five per cent of the acreage is actively farmed. 7o* *Ti$kt COUGHS*;. When a cold gets down In your throat and the tight phlegm keeps you cough ing and coughing trying to expel It, then It when you will appreciate the help of Mentho-Mulslon. This modern cough preparation contains special Ingredients that quickly help loosen the tight phlegm so you don’t need to keep coughing. Mentho-Mulslon also soothes the Irri tated throat membranes and allays the tickling lenmtlon. It It such a comfort to have on hand for night coughing due to colds. Mentho-Mulslon comes all ready to use —there's nothing to mix—nothing to Ideal for children at well at adults. Druggists sell Mentho-Mulslon on the understanding that you are to be de ****** « Money will be gladly "W^dSd. Use only as directed. (Wr.) PPR1S0NERS OF WAR WASHINGTON. Dec. 2S—(P The War Department made public today a list of U. S. soldiers held as prisoners of war by Germany, and the list included these North Caro lians; Pvt. Carl W. Davis; Father, Garland Davis, Rt. 3 Hickory. Pvt. Bynum b, Harstln; Wife, Mrs. Edith M. Harstin. Kutherforton. Pvt. Charles C. Helms: Mother, Mrs. Cora B. Helms, 1409 Pecan Ave., Charlotte. Pvt. Edgar W. Johnston; Mother Mrs. Essie Johnson. Staley. Pvt. Roy L. Justice; Mother, Mrs. Amanda E. Justice, 1218 S. Lafayette St., Shelby. Pvt. Tommy C. Rhyne; Father, Thomas A. Rhyne, Rt. 1, Mt. Holly. Pvt. Charles W. Taylor; Brother, Harvey W. Taylor, 1205 Washington St., Roanoke Rapids. 1st. Lt. William R. Make peace, Jr.; Father, WlMlam R. Makepeace, Sr., Sanford. Pvt. Charles J. Pruett; Wife, Mrs. Myrtle E. Pruett, 17 N. Broad St., Forest City. ir Obituaries d. c. JOLLY Daniel Chester Jolly, 64, died at he residence of his daughter, rlrs. J. J. Robinson of 310 Lum lerton street, Carolina Beach, iarly Monday morning, after a hort illness. He is survived by his widow, drs. Georgia Jolly; his daughter, drs. Robinson; one son, Andrew p. Jolly, all of Carolina Beach; wo sisters, Mrs. Ella Todd and Jrs. Vance Hardy, of Clarendon; md two brothers, James and Dil on Jolly of Clarehdon. Funeral services were held it 3 p. m. Tuesday from the grave ide in Flynn cemetery, near Vhiteville. The Rev. Ralph Ras lerry officiated. JAY F. WELLS Funeral services for Jay F. Veils, local merchant of 901 South pifth avenue, who died Sunday light at James Walker Memorial lospital, following a short illness, irere held Tuesday at 3 p. m, at he Yopp Funeral home. The Rev. V. M. Kelly conducted the ser ices, and Interment followed in lakdale. Active pallbearers were LeRoy ichnibben, Curtis Benton, Walter lasteen, Frank Blanchard. Charles .. Thompson, and N. S. Westbrook, ionorary pallbearers were J. I. Brinson, Percy L. Canady, T. .. Jenkins, C. W. Sanders, Dr. E. ’• Walker, and W. J. Bradshaw. Mr. Wells w’ho served w'ith the rmed forces in World War 1, .•as a member of the American .egion. He is survived by his w'ife: me son, J. L. Wells, and one laughter, Vernelle Wells; one bro her, George Wells, Jacksonville, J. C., and six sisters, Mrs. Mae femby, Mrs. Martha Harrell, Mrs. iellie Jarman, Mrs. Elizabeth Pet iway, Mrs. Josephine Pettiway, 11 of Jacksonville, N. C., and Mrs. ndia Harrell of New Bern. SAMUEL M. JONES Samuel M. Jones, 75, died Mon day night after a long illness. He is survived by one son, J. F Jdnes of Wilmington; one sis ter, Mrs. R. E. Rouse; five grand-j children and a number of nieces and neshews. Recitation of the rosary was held at the chapel of Andrews mortuary at 9 p.m. Tuesday, and requiem mass will be said at 9 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary’s Catholic church by Monsignor C. E. Murphy. Burial will follow in Bellevue cemetery. Pallbearers will be; W. F. Powell, John Bramer, Paul Bas chon, Johnny Croom. John Shee han, and Frank Gordon. MRS. RUBY BARFIELD DURHAM, Dec. 28— Iff) —Mrs. Ruby Day Barfield, 45, wife of City Councilman J. Franklin Bar field, died here at 11:45 a. m. to day. She was prominent in state and local business and professional women club work and had serv ed as president of both the North Carolina Association of Business and Professional Women’s Clubs and the Durham organization. At the time of her death, Mrs. Bar field was clerk of Durham Draft Board No. 3, a post she had held since the establishment of the Se lective Service system here. Surviving are her husband J. Franklin Barfield; mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Day; and one sister, Mrs. William L. Farthing, all of Durham. . S. F. HOLLOMAN . WHITEVILLE, Dec. 28—Stancil Francis Holloman, 9, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Holloman, of Arte sia, died Monday after an illness of 17 months. Funeral services were held at 3:30 p. m. today from the resi dence with the Rev. R. J. Ras berry, Baptist minister of ffalls boro, officiating. Burial was in the Flynn cemetery. Surviving are the parents, two brothers, Elbert Gordon and James Marion; his maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Tedder; and his paternal grand father, M. F. Holloman, all of Hallsboro. F. H. WOOD NEW YYORK, Dec. 28— UP) — Fredrick Hill Wood, 66, attorney who argued successfully the case involving the constitutionality of the National Recovery Act, died suddenly today. He appjpfed before the Supreme GovemmentWillNotAid Local Sanitorium Pro j ect ine federal government has again disclaimed responsibility for constructing a new Red Cross tuberculosis sanitorium, and has recommended that the matter be booted another tltne in the direc tion of the United States Army, on the grounds that the encroach ments of the Army-operated Blue thenthal Field necessitated aban doning of the old hospital, Addi son Hewlett, Sr., chairman of the Board of County Commissioners revealed Tuesday. Aid of the United States Public Health Service, and consequently the Federal Works Agency, has been sought in a final attempt to secure government-restitution of the vital project. The Army has already, on a previous oc casion, refused to aid the county in the measure. Mr. Hewlett declared that gov ernment assistance had been sought not so much for the finan cial help as for the priorities that government sanction of the con struction would bring. “We intend to complete plans for the erection of the hospital immediately, and as soon as pos sible to agree on a suitable site for the building. Then we will at tempt to get the priorities from the War Production Board,” Hew lett disclosed. Information that the government had turned thumbs down on the project was transmitted in a let ter from Dr. Carl V. Reynolds of the State Board of Health to Mr. Hewlett. Dr. Reynolds quoted Dr. W. K. Sharp of the United States Public Health Service as being of the opinion that it would be im possible to secure funds through the Federal Works Agency. “We have information from the Fourth Service Command. Atlan ta, to the effect that the officials at Wilmington should make ap plication to the Army for remu neration or request that they pur chase a new site and move the building to that site. I hope by taking this new roujlfe you will be able to restore the old tubercu losis hospital on a new location, or secure funds for the erection of a new one,” Reynolds wrote. Joseph Bolton, medical director with the United States Public Health Service for the Army Fourth Service Command, has made this statement to Dr. Sharp: "I have discussed the matter with Colonel Souder and he states the hospital should make application to the Army for remuneration.” The Board of County Commis sioners in its meeting Monday recommended that advice of Dr. Reynolds and Dr. Sharp be ac cepted by the directors of the Red Cross Sanitorium, but indi cated that they were prepared to act, themselves, should there be another negative answer. It has been said that should the county have to build the hospital vu Ita uwii iiiuiauve a vote 01 INeW Hanover citizens on the bond is sue required would be necessary. Dr. J. C. Wessell, leading figure on the sanitorium scene, has esti mated that should the vote be taken “80 per cent of our people would approve construction.’’ The sanitorium, which operated for many years at the site now included in the Army air base, was vacated over six months ago because activities at the base had rendered it untenable, it has been contended by county officials that some payment was due the hos pital for the damage incurred; also that the circumstances have made this a wartime project. Meanwhile, tubercular patients have had to seek accommodations as and where they could. U. S. Extends Control Of Nation’s Ca rrie rs nonunuea from Page One) to 10 cents an hour wage increase and leave to Mr. Roosevelt the question whether they should re ceive overtime pay for work over 40 hours a week. Railroad man agement wants both the pay raise and the overtime issue arbitrated. The reporter said there seemed to b some differenc of opinion as to what was bfore him for ar bitration. Mr. Roosevelt said he was try ing to get the unions and carriers to agree on the various things to be discussed during arbitration. Turns to Byrnes When a reporter asked whether an arbitration ruling in the case of the non-operating unions could be expected while the government was still in control of the carriers, the President turned to War Mo bilization Director James F. Byrnes, who was seated nearby. Byrnes said it was questionable whether the President should make arbitration determinations or leave it to Secretary of War Stimson, the government operator of the cariers. M. Roosevelt praised the man ner in which the Army had plan ned for government seizure of the rail lines and said it was an ex cellent example of how planning should be doe. and why plannig pays. ouiu ue nau naa ci iuriner news from the three operating brotherhoods which had not agreed to let him arbitrate the rail con troversy and he did not know what they were going to do. At one point he observed that all railway employes now work for the government and. if they strike, would be striking against the government. Secretary of War Stimson, given control of the carriers after their seizue by thgeovernment to avet a stike over wages, announced at a press conference that pay and working conditions as of 7 p.m. (EWT) last night will be held in ‘status quo” until the roads are returned to civilian operation. It was explained subsequently at the War Department, however, that Stmson was discussing only what the Army would do on its own motion — that the service chiefs plan only to run railroads and will not themselves bargain over pay, and that if changes are ordered by competent authority such as the President or other agency, they will be applied. Lieut. General Brehon B. Som ervell, chief of Army service forc es, confirmed that the secretary’s statement means the two big op erating brotherhoods of trainmen and engineers which permitted President Roosevelt to arbitrate their wage demands, will receive immediately the pay increases he approved. That award is four cents an hour general wage in crease and 5 cents in place of overtime or away-from-home ex penses. They also get noe week’s paid vacation per year, which non operating workers already get. Somervell did not say so spe cifically but the implication was that, as far as the Army is con cerned, other unions which held out against arbitration and so fail ed to get a wage decision before 7 p.m. last night, will now have to wait for any wage increase. Pending an official interpreta tion, leaders of these other unions Court of the United States in the Schechter case, involving NRA constitutionality; In the Carter case, involving the Guffey Bitu minous Coal Conservation Act; The Gold Clause Case, and the O’Fal lon Test case on principles oi railway. rate valuation. withheld comment but obviously were disturbed. They planned at one time on an afternoon confer ence with goverment officials o the poit, but the meeting was put off. Stimson and Somervell also told a press conference: 1. Army troops with railroad ex perience are being concentrated, and will be used in evenT Of any manpower shortage to keep trains operatig. But in the absence of any new developments, no increase in military police on railroad fa cilities. or use of troops, is con templated. 2. The Army has plans ready to put a huge fleet of trucks into operation, should need arise, and will make Army vehicles and food available if civilian shortages de velop. 3. Considerable progress already has been made in setting up the Army organization for operation of the railroads. Martin W. Clement, president of the Pennsylvania Rail road. will be general adviser to Somervell and to Maj. Gen. Chas. P. Gross, director of transporta tion under Somervell. Commissions as colonels have been conferred on seven other railroad presidents who will operate divisions of the national rail network. A. F. Whitney, president of the trainmen, and Alvanley Johnsto, head of the egineers, have been appointed labor consultants to Somervell and Gross. N. C. GAS SHORTAGE UNKNOWN TO PAW (Continued from Page One) dealers must operate it is almost impossible to anticipate or pre vent these temporary shortages.” He said the current supply lack in North Carolina probably was because ‘many folks saved up their coupons for use during the holiday season and others bought heavy amounts when that false re port got around that a freeze on sales was planned.” Regarding fuel oil shortages, PAW has received reports from the Office of Price Administration (O^A) that overuse bv ‘uel ration holders has been partially respon sible and this appears to be true, he said. However, total supplies of this product still are ‘adequate,” he declared. The spokesman said perhaps the temporary breakdown of the oil pipeline between Florida and Ten nessee had cut Carolina supplies somewhat, but he doubted this. He also said the delay in arrival oi a tanker at Tampa, Fla., had not affected the Carolina situation. -j • 'j-uii, ) vju v ernor,.Broughton said today, fol lowing telephone conversations wit! Office of Defense Transportatior (ODT) and Petroleum Administra tion for War (PAW) officials, tha1 North Carolina . will get its ful! allotment of gasoline this month. He said he had been advised by PAW that no freeze has been made nor is one contemplated. Governor Broughton called the Washington office following re ports to his office by gasoline dis tributors and commercial users of gasoline that many were com pletely out of gas and that others were experiencing a severe short age. PAW said that he had been brought about by holiday buying of gasoline and the recent “buy ing up" spree when a freeze was rumored. In addition, transporta tion facilities have been hurt by having to haul more fuel oil than had been anticipated because of the severe cold. The situation is general along the Atlantic seaboard area, the gov ernor said he was advised by PAW. It was indicated that, since the President has stated that plans for invasion of Europe have been made, the public will have to get along progressively with less gas as more is shipped to the fighting forces. -V--* EVENTS IN RUSSIA SUPPORT EISENHOWER (Continued from Page One) quickly rolled the Nazis back at points even beyond Russia’s pre vious greatest advance west of Kiev. Both Zhitomir and Verdi chev appeared certain of early Russian capture. This would rip a 30-mile-wlde gap open in German lines at the southwest angle of the bulge, the most critical seg ment for the Nazi high command. It seems clear that Red forces have not yet reached the spring board point. Resumption of the Kiev bulge offensive indicates that at Teheran, Russian leaders were supremely confident that they could split German armies in half to the Rumanian border as a pre liminary to the planned final triple assaults. They are close enough to success in this venture to force anxious comment from Berlin. The astounding aspect of the re opened Russian master attack in the center is that it was prepared in the face of the now broken German counter-offensive which fell far short of reaching Kiev, al though it wrested Zhitomir and Korosten from Russian hands and bent back the Russian lines 40 miles eastward. That front never broke, however. Russian com manders mustered heavy reinforce ments in readiness to take up the march on Zhmerinka again wh'-n the desperate Nazi effort wore it self out, as it did. The speed with which Red ele ments have crashed forward again on an indicated front 20 to 30 miles wide suggests widespread exhaustion and confusion in Ger man forces. Should that be borne out by later front like advances, it makes it at least possible that the German front Will have been sliced apart in the center in Rus sia early in the new year. The result must be to add tre mendously to the danger in which all German troops south of the Kiev-Zhmerinka railroad ‘and of being cut off from any adequate communication with Germany proper. That includes the whole garrison of the Dnieper bend and the Crimea, and even German re serves presumably deployed west of the Bug river preparing a nev river-protected defense line behind which the Nazi right flank in p,-‘ sia could retreat. America has eight nations’ ’ ®ee"es fd 11 memorials of Worid War I m France, Belgium and England. ° uni * I «r* ,n«fo ffOl* |yENNETH L. DIXO! went to the war front to write the "human” sic of the war. in a few weei he has won a following i millions who find his sim ple, graphic stories written on the front lines are as in timate as a letter from their own loved ones in battle. 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