ïtettîterson HatUj Dtspafrfy ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PFBEISHEI) IN THIS SECTION <>F .\i.u,il CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA jYVENTY-EIGHTH YEAR LTHHKAHsurRB SKRVI( B ()F RED CROSS iatkii i'KBas. HENDERSON, N. C„ I· RIDA Y AFTERΝ« )( ·Ν. Ν ; » \ I ; Λϊ lïER 1 ί 1 KVKKY AhΓΚΚΝΟυΝ ΚΧΙ'ΚΓΤ SI'NDAÏ. FIVE CENTS COPY Axis African Force Trapped • · · » * * * Peril To Moscow Increasingy Pravda Acknowledges Nazi Losses Germans Encounter bupply Difficulties as Forces are Marshalled on Flanks of Defense Arc; Reds Gain Near Kalinin. Moscow. No\. ÎH.— (ΛΓι—The peril to Moscow i.s inci rasini;, I'ravda. (he communist part\ I l .ipir . .icKiiow ledged today, de vint·' "trrmcudoiii" German lu st s .did a dill n ull nazi supply pr i.lihin. I lie newspaper said the Ger lii.ins' main strength had been marsiiallcd on the Hanks of the i.ipital's defenses lor an at tempi (o push cast and north in the past several days. • ι >ei man . ha\ e ιίηίmnti r ..j !y 11 tiicultics because their gams i· t1 *: t c η c i c ( i their front, it ci ι» - .I, and reported the destruction ·. 11 tank- be; λ en yember !■> . 'J-i ... an indication of the na..i j .. es. Λ Russian counter offensive in the Kalinin sector. !)0 miles north nl .Moscow, has driven wedges into the German line, and Red army troops have re-occupied several villages, Pravda said. On lne Rostov front in the Miuth. the army newspaper R;-d Star said Soviet troops had made lurlher advances. '■ it Russian reports said the .: ·ι air l ici· as well a.-- the ! \ a.- taking a heav y toll of uc;- j r. !'Tt't's l>ifore Moscow. rhe Soviet communique said mere- ι ι. . : ltus.-iaii troops had Untghl the .·. aders on all fronts during the j ί'.,ινιΐϋ -aid the Russian.- centered! .-••.κ k .n tin· m ι ; ι. "ι π | irony oi (ieriiian pince. movement ag i.:. 1 and "dr. iv w "dgi·:- ait . icy 1.Γ.1 ,·. and re- ee p.ed manv :. ..,ge-. S..II.I· «Il V h'c'. '■ had st rvc-d tii r 111 a η s as ba.-os of resistance | I l.ad been 11·111. icct." Soviet reports told ι ι 15,000 Ger- ι l-.i!!· d in on day'- period , iree points an the Mo cow front .· .i lu.) lia/, tank.? were de· > il i y the Red ,urmen. STATE DEPAK 1 MfcIN 1 DECLARES FINLAND LINED UP WITH AXIS \\ avliinijlon. Nov. 2X.—(AIM— I !i« Stair department said for mally («ici.-\ that Finland's latest .h II·.us had ••confirmed our ap- ] |tr· iiensions tiia! it is fully eo opeiating willi the Hitler forces." "I very act of the Finnish Κ<'\ ernment " since delivery of its note ic.j-cting a ' iiit"d Stales 'ill 1er cessation ol hostilities ·■ m:iil I llussia has made Fin land's position clear, the deparl mcat asserted in a statement. Anti-Strike Bills Ready Measures Presented in Both House and Senate Take 'Middle of Roac!' Course. Washington. Nov Î8. — (AIM — Senate and House committees save (heir approval today to separate hills which would em power the government to take over a defense plant when strikes impede production. I'h" Senate judiciary ι·ι ■ 11 ■ m . i 11 ·*" r ti t! 12 to 2 tn recomm nri the bill i'' Senator Connallv to take over sucn Haut- and ιree/e ihe open or closed ' -tutus in them. This action followed only by min utes !lou-.e labor committee appro* - " "t |>>pj |.iij * :. 1 " r \ ', .'11 «»! the N< U · i « ; ' : m I; i· 1 : <\ :·; .. . .1. . ,·\ iu en ;irn: d t«> j.:< ·:« ' ' ■·.:■:,.··· - , . : i<■ ,.:ut Abovr, lei t. a 1 ill uni : huisti (i an ι· bein^4 low* t.w ci', c Κ: nnamect .· pn part, ci h te r. an r . η U ill . : · Ί - NO Japanese Study Note # Contents οί U. S. Note Not Disclosed; Japan ese Press Holds Pes simistic View. Τ kyo. Χ λ 28 ( AI' la > »ι ο: m·:..II .u. :. cl Γ. S. Seen 1 y . : Si., Uni '. yl<- ' ■ I . ■ with lu . nU'e; I i II ιwhen u iirlli· ι it \ν· 111 ( i . ■· ; ·. ■ : · ■■ i :. : ti.O pi»· ι ·· : ': ' d i i ' : . ' .! . il II· t -Λ ι m ι r. : il li·-·. li;.' in III >'11 end. Tin· :· mt'.n'..· ··: «··.· : ·<· ...ίι by S . . ·. ' .y 1 i il I i Y.' ·. . : \ .!a pan e ni ht ι m '·" Λ »η· .-ad· ι Ν· ι :. h"ι . ι. i · ■ · Km I . '.(·:· i:.»t iil-i· : Foreign ?.i 'ι' 'r Γ 1 •hi- in·. . .·!· · ,1 : l'ail ri" lit 1 ίι . " ι ' ' ίι i '■ tu till' M ill , ·.·· j:,. * . 1 meetai 1 '■ 11 «lit ·' ; ir. lit . ■ Ι·;»· t'i it.- Iii'nI ·-':·;> illy!: win η : . ' finis in: t ;.i tli·· ·.·> · · .i it ·.·.< Γι··· III··. (. I '!'· Ί· I·. r ii,η I" ι »::IVI 11 :'ι· : ·:«·. :γ·Ί u al ! η t'll tin' r:ii1 ' ! :· ' ( i : ' ι " 11 The government spok< man's at tention V. C.lll' li . ' ' I : I· 111' on ci' tn .1 apan -ι· m." paper C"i" ■ mi-ut 111.ι ■ .lapa; .· ··. i ;>< ··!>t lemporarj . .· .■» ·> ■ ' and lie w : ι a>i.' I ν > !'·.· . va the S'ivi'1 n:i · lit alt ' idi lie :ιι~ν ' ι · 1 ' : : · | > i ! ' "I ill list he i·· ii ■ ! ι - ·1 ν ι .li ment but ι : ..1 11 ' . Ί" !··· it Ί to comment. AMERICAN MARINES SAIL FROM CHINA Shanghai. Xov. 2tt.— (ΛΓ1 — The President Harrison sailed today with 700 \ineriean ma rines to an unannouneed i1 s (illation, leaving le·»* than JO.· ol tir comrades in all China. Mf#OPP//V.i il ν I > -p.i l; h Hm .1 a. I ; 1 tin· Sir W.ilt'T Unit·!. IJv 1 iiOMi'SOV .. "v" ·' ;.! AihUt-i >n. direetta t'l the 1 e ! e 1111 ma e illld mdll.-l l'\ Λ·':· >·»· .!·>!) - I.» lin; av.- ■ ■ · : \w miI M} Ν «···>!· · ·' tax .· : ; :iciu. e Alul' : -ill: t. . mi ! \v;> in «·. 1'i ot. .11 ; a ii.-wei ·> 11 ι ι :■ lî 11 · ■ ί ·11 ; 01 CCI't. in ■ IT, et.ll le- ι>ί e'.ai: lier- (if conmiricc «lui have made public statement-, that the tate nr their p; t i 1 · 11 !. < r ι ί ι1} 1111 i ! ι ; 1 a ? . were Hi it :'e"n·.: 1]ι " in ! 1 h le. ο. t'a ! .. \\u th 93 SOLDIERS DIE DURING MANEUVERS — Ninety-three soldiers i'uvr died in (he Carolina war games since they began ίii*.* first week in Oc tobre COlonel F. \\ We d. surdon of the First Ar:r.y. slid M'ai 7Λ men had died in Hie ranks of the '-'M).000-man Fir t Army. Si\t\-three of them were acci dental and twelve were from natural causes. Soldiers To Leave Carolines uiji mal me mane ; S today, !!.(· . Κ··: ! Γ. |. the.. I ', 11 : ι ! · -1 :: \T(. .! liu-H' ι V ; ! ! ! 1 : . ll : ! ! 1 - leti t< ea ! .·]' lei : illation. lares Taxes To industry ' ' the aid of · : : r.. ι : >1 the Depa ι ' : ' lie\ t .ι ι ;· "pared a eo . : \ e ' <· total tax b;l 1 ·!t r id i.s!ry would !.. e til j ■ Λ " : ' . ■ " : 1 other SO! 1 ' ; : : ' ■ Ait: . ' are ' wt · : !a'· ■ in ν ' λ 1 ild be 1 < ί ; Id oi'li i\v the a vo: : .· i would bp well below the aevragi j lor the Mr' Ί1 The i the bureau declined : n. 11. · -> ι ι; * :i oui an.\ po-*sihilit> 5'ι ,j .· - .,!>·. vt\ ··. ' ». i. :ι à.< pan on the < hine>.e i ue -hue has raised .· ;· i'■ iiiι> t!iat An rir-tn mer • ii » i !.. tie i'aciii. may l··' ; Ήΐ π ί. ! ι ·■-;■.·■ i..:. π · Ι*« . • · . i!» ·: I \u'i fie ; i))i;l;cn down, îh • \ ι\\ the pivscn '< ii le H Mise an îil·;. mei.t eoneerains mor : - ml that these ves sel·- . , on ί aeifie routes -, ; :. ι····: lu ■ ι ί Α Γ —Βι it ish Ή' ΐηη· i< Ina ak out of To bruk on f ··■ ! i \ an f ront ha\ e l· en re; nisni. the (inmaii high i .'d (!·.' I ·. « (1 today. ilr.n \ oait'c* arc continuing *'man desert, the . π muni iue -aid. WEATHER " >»; \ " \ Π < \ KO I IN A ? ν :π·ι ι in interior to • ' !. AI · >tî « atci.\ ν arm Sat urday. ί \trn 1 «ι ν 1.' ι toiecast for " ι· ρ ι i mI from 7.0 p. m. Nov. ! s ' 7 ο. m. !) m ?—South Vllantic States— ί niperatures rising beginning of period, above normal remainder ol* period in (ieoriiia md ( arolinas. Florida, above normal I ittle or nor pre cipitation exc ept scattered show r ι in * I'oida ι . ι η ο î.j be?; in i il 11 , · ' î ριπυα Wage Control Proposal Rejected Washington. Nov. .'Κ.— 'ΛΓι— I'he House refused toda% to in clude a modified form ot wage control in the administration's . itu-n d price control hill alter leadership had made other < en c v-ions aimed at r· cniitmu had i.\ m crjrd votes for the measure. J ' · ■ e vJ by «ι i im .111 amend;μ Μ : >> ί;»·,·.·.·-- ] lî<»bertson, De: « Vir il ich would ι » ri j : ( i any ' . .l η. y . cl l'ieial » »i the u . «·. 11 : : ont a| pi >\ ing or recommending wage in ■ .ι · ehich the pi ice e< ΊΓ : - ■.. ! ι i-t rator deemed in: !.. t : « -uary. '!'·:« cnrin tii ι had the api >: ■ »\ .. ι < >; ! ί a Λ . ·. ■ : ι. Kami Π' i ι eau Κ· ·> u· ' - ·η. , h. ris, mi .-aid. Kan.. ι . ( 'hairman Si · ,.ι ! Dei ■ >- 1 . ». J. 11 a 111. ι. ο 1 the il a >. ■ ; : 111 ;. ι ; l; ι ,ιι. ; ι r arnuainced ' ;. 1 ! r m· .id- 1 ι t ! 1. · · 11 would a.^ret ■ : ■»· : i> >i ι posed price controls administer :.v ,i board rather .... .m auii ! u- anniimced al.-<< the u... ι ; i > ! ιat ; ι >11 \\ a willing U ia· .-·« >me j : .<··.·-i·,.· a pro\ .· ' in ' iim· j »ii.::it-dity dealeis am. a '.·■ umb· , [-■ ·\\ er the government l· : ay anci ν m any c mmodity in » - · 11 mar ie! m a pain to la·, ρ p; icf.- .-table. i ) :ving lor a lir.ai '."'α' ι Ί ι the I .•ill. administration ! eiiî'.nani- .-till -ought to keep the licensing power 111 the i-)ili. even though modilied. Nazis Mine Sea Lanes London, Nov. 2ÎJ.-—(ΛΡ )—The Germai: air u.rce ..- .winj* "consul érable" ι·; int.- along the -ι a lane oil the wc-t coa.-t I Knglalld through which son»· l'n:ted Stat ships coming directly to Britain must sail, an authorized source sa.d '.·> night. He said ι . - mining h;> been f continuing j·: cos.-. but t!ia'. tee 15. ' ! .sh had been ' cry >ucci'>.-t dealing with air-sown mines althougn the "nuisance ii :e" to the (i mans had been en r ■ "U-, c n-;de: how many men were required to .seep the approaches wept cleai" Priorities End Highway Construction .tlict Γ \\ . ν ■ »:. ill! 1 >:.(>»! . virtualiv !" abandon new construe^ tloil \'j Tu ' Λ : C Urn Γι : ; a said the i'i ·; ; able to ub t ; ι ; ·, a . ι. .· ' ·'."·· «. xi sling roan. , ί iects. but that : , r . ' >r new construct ; . It also will be \ priorities on înatoi...i .nl; t<> military encan ρ ι · ad> designated b\ partment a> stratcga . ae a m . HULL RE-EXAMINES U. S.-VICHY POLICY Washington, Nov. 28.- (AP)—Sec .ary u; State Hull !.··:..y iu uan oeping ro-e\a:< :nat · η : L'ni'ted tales policy toward Vichy France Hull turned to this ρ rob le in as . .s he was ι η ed ol tla t ι : ·- ■ · : ing conversations on the Pac d : . matte ι « -p'vad new ai · . peace a: ·. hen ■ .sphe: t VILLA HOTEL BURNS AT MORfcHEAD CITY Morehead City. Nov a.\P - The Villa hotel, a four-story strut*' tore here. was partieally destroyed by lire this morning. N«» one wa> hurt. An observer said the roof wa.· completely bui'ned. and that daman from W.'itu and ι !'"<· χ\ a - coi).- id'. ' British Wall Bars Return Oi Column British Tobruk and Rezegh Junction Con solidated, as British Press Westward Along Coast Toward Gazala and Derna. Cairo. Nov. ?8—ι Vl»i— The Tobruk and Re/egh lories. con solidating their junction today, trapped large axis lorcrs to the cast w hich immediately began to attempt to battle their way out. .ι British spokesman announced here. Practically the entire Italian Holo'ina division was wiped out in the action, the spokesman said. Bittei -tilling was ;n progress to day. it v. a· >aid. as an axis column λ ' ι λ 11 ' had darted into Egypt tu n days ag. a a diversion tried to gel hai l; to the axis main foree.-. They were headed for a British wall. hirtvcvtr, as the contact estai· l:-!'.'d by the Tobruk foi ces yestei day .-trensthened int. tin ellec i r. e line. This living column on its retreat " estward was able to join with son;.· lorces from the strong axis forma tion under the axi.·· African comman der. General Erwin Rommei, which .vviv entrenched along the Egyptian I.: van border southward l'iom il. . aya 'llelllire) Pass to Sidi Oiih./ wi.cn '.in British drive >pcnc-.i eleven days ago. H i\ve\ or. . * - s.i id, hi· ι- t oj toe ι..!.'. ■ were si attered by combined British air and ground forces which wi.iked ;n util.- >n t.> keep them trap lie. I and si ι a. h them into small g...ups I..1 easier annihilation. The British also xvere pushing westward from Tobruk farther lions the Mediterranean coast, heading toward the strong axis centers at (.a/ala and l)-rna. 1'hi Briti-i c. null ihdei , 1 ..<· '■ - iai.' (reneiai S;i Aiah Cunningham, however, appeared to be coneentrat . ι m l· '.in ι ; .ment on thi big a \. ■ iin- ,· .ckett to tiie ca.-t of To bruk. 'Π ' ι 'iggi ■ ' tam·: et te· »tsrt!t·: : > e. (1 y ,'· ·-('. .. ! il, >e ■' ·: . a, I 11'· . f ■■ · ι nu a λ ι ι: mp> ι atl m , 1,1 · ,-,-t H d j Ι-Λ S Ol the J 11, ■ .·.:' c la h vas h.ltteied, ·.· · I " . : ι d (la: οι, I. v. ' cil tic · ι . ..-.';i|>iitn · ί . nd othei ■■ . .1 I ' :iii- '. H'i" ni the λ i ad c .· plein! ! · .·. I l'.'llk & M til f to (t· 1c u.,:, ι ··,.· Piii'ifif tin· sort c! ships ι ; ι ,,t . - i ·. ι : ' ! ι ■ :. > - needed ' ■1 ιΐ'τι ;t "rcallj great naval power," an authorized source -aid tonight. Tl.r iniι 1 m..· · can: Japan, λ ho- » strength m capital ships is far Sti pe t· I '".at . , ' in"· Italian . >1' Ger ust the axis Britai RAF Raids Duesseldorf I · ,; \... :·.· \Γ» — Λ Iai'ts'.· ! ·· .· . i tta-k ι>η I>ue-seldoi > ■ . : a vd t1 ..iay i>·/ the a il ni ;n " · . (1 ra I v. ays nd in - <1. .-n .·' ihstr.cts were Ιι· avily j I... r nod. p.>ek- .·: t Vtend and G· rmnn air di ό- η I ho Low Countries al-o . wert aid to have been attacked a tin Pintish bomber- swept eastward •i* ■ Germany. The air and hum secnritv mml· ' ·.·. announced that a small num he: of persons were njurcd and " · il· omge was caused >n ' ermun au rj:di