ïtenîtersott Htspafrir ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPE ι PI HUSHED IN Ί Mis SE» Ί Μ >Ν OK : Oui n C VROLINA AND ViRGiM \ RED CROSS l'WKNTY-EIGHTH YEAR HENDERSON, Ν. C„ Till liSDAY UTERXt DECEMBER I. I'll FIVE CENTS COI'I Nazis Driven Beyond Taganrog Hitlerites Retreating To Mariupol Virtually Four Axis Ù i ν i s ι a η s Knocked Gut in Southern Front Counter Offensive; Fresh Gains Claimed at Moscow. I οιηΙοί. I»:c. I.— (AIM—Keel arm.ι troops win· declared today to have dri\cn tin· (irrmans be ! attain ·>-. m a ι 'altered and disorganized rout and ki i.eked ont virtually lotir axis divisions in the southern front counter offensive. dι . < beyond Taganrog, -III miles west el Rostov, was announc ed :n a K;i;by.-hev ri -patch which that the German were in lull • ;rcut Inward Ma! .up>>l. 60 miles ί r' ι il. !' , I' ''!L; t ! -· ■ i'i m t 111 the S .·:ι ι .Azov. Russians fishting Hmmtrh fierce u inds. hitter cold and >ium\ so deep a.s te» stall their own motor units also claimed fresh stains in tin two-months old bat tle of Moscow . I he Gentian offensive on the Moscow front is slackening;, a correspondent for the Moscow paper. I'ravtla. reported. lit· wiid the Gorman.- aci t.v'.y I· .;i ia- rti In tin· del· n.-e in the Klin area north of Moscow and that a .· e imttle ν ..· in pri ut>>·.- in Yol i i; < 11 ; ι ; 11 s κ iiica :ι-ι ι we -1 t >f the cap. - tal. 'Γ1 e ΠΐΝ-fi m·· were said to have occupied several villages around Vol «.. i;.msk while being tore d to yield ■ ithers. I 111* Il lia II un M α- >αιιι *ι» in "most serious" in the Mozhaisk sector ">7 miles west of Moscow, with the Germans trying to move eastward between YoIokolam.sk Mozhaisk highways. Git an plan- to i t off I.·. : intra.1 foni the east \v< re declared to have κι·:; : : 11 > t rated 'y Ru.--ian soldiers iio I· · re than 5.nno invaders ii îr yed 32 t: nk- and re-captured • ι ■■■ ι· villages in the vicinity I Tiklivin. ΛΤ η ·'- ,ιΐι 2<"> · '■>■ n< : th of tile ·■ \·-ΛΙ : :ighting. ttii' Rus "· .-ti!i claimed the initiative :n (Contin a-d on Pane Four) ITALIANS ANNOUNCE SUCCESSES IN AFRICA Rome. Dee. 4.—(AP)—Troops of I·. ;-i n- c..pti;red si·ν ral ·"· · <1 l■■ 'int.- I'r.ini the British on !' k Iront, the high com i : · : 1 ed 1 ,iay. λΊι le (lernrn id Γ·: : - · . i·; ati./.ed ! ccc·· f.'light •t of Bardia. The Italian Savona division on e Saltini front captured British isoners between it.- outposts, the niqui .1 1: ' : ■■· nt ■ : ι ! -irlur between the ilum and Tobnik fronts, ihe Ttal IV- claimed they neat back a Rrit o Mir ι 1 Gobi. 10 mile.; Axis Fights Serb Revolt Three Axis Divisions Reported Locked in Battle With Guerilla Τ roops. IVr 1 -(ΛΡ)—Three an ι. , -ι·- t l.i.niMi men) and the un i··>η·ι ι i ll ;; ii ! lorcus of Gen , I':.,:, r..;r..i.Uivie were reported . ν ' ι S< I'.- η η to be locked in " ι :i < \ ii^dsluv valley ol the w . -ii m M rax ,i. s ·>(. . ;■ >ι i.j tanks and aircraft, . .anq ie >;i!ci, the axi.< d.\ : nclu it T'asday "what .. 11 i ι ■ a 11 ί t ■ iic a general oft'ens.v · igainst our positions," • Our ',i iv» under General Ura.ja ΛΙ.!> :!.·>. t;· aie re.-isting u'ce.-sl'uily in I'ai'e ol furious onslaughts, al t ! ι ' · ι ί 141 : Tn the sector of l/.ice (a bat t. -t ,n town of 12.0m) population) enemy tank Attacks have obliged one : π " π t- to withdraw." the com munique said. It was declared that Serb parti sans had carried out ,-everal success 1 ill operations in the axis rear. The Havas news agency -aid t'day that 1,500 persons were killed by an t xplusion ol a munil'ons dump at ii'iit'/a. Serbia, in a fight between '.^ucr.i'a and government ΐι-....ys,. Commons Adopts Conscription Plan 1c Mobilize British Men And Women Churchill's i5 r ο gram Fasses Af ter House Puts Down Insurgent Laborite Amendment to Conscnpt Wealth. I ondau. I)cc. 1.— ι.ΛΓ)— The hous "1 commons today passed I mu· Minister ( hurehill's plan for m:\i;num mobilization of men and «omen by ΓΪ2f> to 10 all")' putting down an insurgent laborite ami ndnient which would have conscripted wealth. ν Ίο wa p. iliminary to ac ; .· bill ; 1 oil and was allait : . · · laiopvr.dont labor party nil Churchill's suggestion that: !'in- purpose ni M-iMring mnxi ;, in kiI effort in ο u.luct ni i: ι: aiul in production, the ob • ι lor national ser\ no .·houlu i· ■ a i il tn include the ii'iiurn .·.· ·.· aiipower and manpower stil! ; ι \ ;. ι !;t b ic. I olhwins: the vote on that general statement a hill, ffivinu effect to (hurehill's proposals to ill alt unmarried women between Ml and 30 years of aRi· and to ι aise the limits of the draft to in clude men up to 51 and reduce the number of exemptions was introduced immediately. The laborite amendment which . " would have nationalized many :: i i.-tr:os was beaten 336 to 40. i: previously had been disapproved at a caucus which has smoothed over " η atened laborite split on the is Bridge Span Collapses Π '"lord. Conn.. IXe. 4. (AIM— Α ·ι·::..η ni the new bridge across t ' «nni'ctieut i'i\v hen· c<< 1 i;ιρ evi ' plunging <*>ι undetermined ! • · ;■ of workmen ι:;! · the water. A lui^f girder and a 1 « · -ten erant . < · t ribeci a.- the lar&e>t in the world, i ' e 11mri lord Times said at least · > η were believed In have beei < ti:im section which collapsed. •s" . r i»l the workmen were able < awl out of the ricer. DE GAULLE PREDICTS FRENCH CONCESSIONS! I."lullin, Oct. -3 (ΛΙ1)- General ( ii'les de Gaulle, free French tead . 'It elated last jιiι;ht 1h;it a.- a re nt .>| the latest meeting between -·\'ί' irai Darlan and Keichmarshal 11 · ■ ι : : :.. 11 Wilhclin C-A-rir.u. Kran< e · 11 li i doubtles throw open tie* ! J4 ··· -Ι' north Africa t<> the enemy." 'In : r Hitler has need of reinforce-] ! nt and ι hard piised lor tune, if ι ή· ill-.· asserted in a radio broad ' ' in s.enrh. Japanese Pessimistic Premier and Foreign Minister Report to Privy Council on Washington Talks. Tokyo. I)oc. 4.—(AP>—The Amer <'lie-half hour stssiof today ot '.li'1 "'an-Japanese negotiations ,il Was/. - "if!ton were discussed in a two and 1'iivy eouneil, highest advisory organ 1,1 the empire, to which Premier Gen eral To jo and Foreign Minister Togo "'ported in detail. Active opinions were exchanged by the privy councillors and the pi' - rnier and foreign minister," said Doniei. The privy council is consulted by 'he emperor in all major crises ir ■'■•pan's international relations . A pessimistic view of the Wash ington parleys was expressed by the foreign minister at another meet ing. The refusal of the Ι ο ted States \Continued 011 I'ayi. i-' c Blind in Air Raid DriU Two blind girls arc assisting another who suffered a "sprained ankle" during an air raid drill at the New York Institute for the Education of the Blind. A troop of sightless Boy and Girl Scouts helped official air raid wardens evacuate the children and administer first aid. U. S. Aid To Turks Begun Months Ago Shipments Made to Great Britain, Which in Τ urn Delivered Them to Turkey, Washington Reveals; Much Aid Expected· λ\ashin.uton. Dec. 4.—(API — Tin* I nited States heqan fur nishing Turkey willi niili(ar\ supplies six months af;o so the Turks could stand hy their pledge to defend Turkey and the strate gic Dardanelles .1 '.ainsi an> threat of '"is age; re-Jon. il was learned today. This Turko-Hrit» h p.ict ac counts to ι great ( Nt'Mit for President Uoc; evclt'. formal de cision adding Turke.x t'» the list of nations eligible for lend-lease aid. Τ ι· · Η':· ·'» 1'· ·■ ■ mi.>uneemen!. "The I'r·· - id· η ! ;mn .'inerrl that bo h ; n 1 i.'tijKl · \ it.) 1 to the defense of tbi United States and hnd directed lend-lcp.se Admin istr:ι^1·'. f\. Sei ' '11 : . -l· . 1·» see thM tin d· fc t -· n<■.·.!- : the env eniment <> f Turk ν \\ί ■·<· filled ι - * μ ι η a ne -'!>le." ï'nder present plans, it was disclosed, future lj,ase lend aid t«> Turi;.e> c\pected to include gillie S10°. 000.000 worth of planes, tanks truck, anti-tank and anti -aircraft guns, ammuni tion and other suuplies urgently required by the Turkish army. All sunt 'ν 1 it-men' ee·· 1 . May h. ' ν " e been neele tn Qr< ,t 1 > Γ - ain, which in turn del vcred them ♦ n Tu'krv η I it ' !··■·«! !' ·' Ihis p | Ί H Ο U ' ! I'll· :re -hip!· ont Hy thi ni : ι iii'il. Fintusn Γ Î1 I .·■■ ' .·:.!χ not le >1!"V ai ·■■ Turkish M'il MenAndGoods To Aid China Manila, Uec. 4 (AIM —The first group ni American ti ansportatioil men who will keep supplies rolling over the Burma Road >\'iiile Ameri can planes and pilots guard then from aii- .-.ttae^s m erhead hav reached Man'l . · >. rout to China. With then i'a e I'nil· d States -11 n pla- in η :le to China, with .1 singli shipment along carrying a quarter million dollars worth of materials There al ο were war materials I'o American l'orct> in the Far East. The 46 men in the transportatioi group are under contract to Gener ali-simo Chiang Kai-Shek's govern nient nul will receive up to S500 lu util ο Γ' S . a 11 ticy Comment Is Caustic Berlin. Dec. I.— IΛ I* ) — Presi dent Roosevelt's announcement lii.it 1 lid-lease aid is being ex tended to Turkey «as a subj.ct ot caustic comment among au thorised (iermans today. "It is interesting to note the r vei-e\|)andin;; American de fense zone now embraces the Near I ast." one commentalor »aid. "lint, mark my word, the last v. ork lias not been spoken in tliis matter." W !iat Turkey «ill do about it whether she might tiud Presi dent Roosevelt's gesture embar ras· in!;, «as 111 it discussed I > \ authorities in responsible posi tions. NAZI FORCES RUSH TO TURK FRONTIER New \ ork. Dre. 1.— ( \I*) — The British radio reported today that new German troops have been rushed to defenses aion& Bulgaria s frontier with J ur ke\ i'lie hroadeasi. heard h.v ( l»S said that nazi militai ν prepara tions ill alone, the frontier had hern aenlerated am! that the (irrman·. were tinhtenin:; their control on Bulgarian poris and airl ields. OPM Official Urges Douglas ι I Da m Approval I Washington, De. 4.—(ΛΡ) —Th oil ici· ni ι )t"i >ri : .ι-1 ii m management warned today that refu.-al of Cim gress to approve construction of the T( mii'v i e Valley Authority's Douglas dan. "would lie an irreparable blow to the national defense nrogram." Director William U Batt of the 1 ( )I'M mate! ■ :. 11 s division told a press I eonteroncc that such a refusal by Congres would close the TVA area fri m further consideration for n°w de! use indie tries, ir.e.m an even j mors rigid blackout in the southeast ι later than that now :n ι fleet an ι prevent expansion ot existing muni ! t ion s plants. ΤΙκ1 House appropriations com mittee yesterday eliminated this dam, on the French Board river. ! from a new TVA defense develop ; ment which also embraces Font.-ma ■dam in North Can Hua, despite i'rt -i dent R. ι. < ell'.- per ό J *ppe ■ Reprisai Threatens 1 1 aris, Dec. ί.— i.î Va*,, i 'itr/Λ us must surrrr.:! ι he per sons guilty ni t w recent ter roristic acts against German sol diers by next .Monday or suffer the "most rigorous of reprisal mr.'isnri's.." the Ge.Tiiin com mander of Paris decreed last night. Lieutenant General ï'rnst von S< haurnburg issued his edict within !l hours aft it a German artm physician fell vlct'm ii> a revolver shot while waîkinv on the Boulevard Magenta. The doctor's condition was not dis closed. Th" order also covered per s 1 !> ■ lievc thai .*t'■■(·!·: pr rr- we· <· i»nv m ed only by ^ ■■ η r I) ad mrp . r ; ι :. . ι < ai η ! : ι Li Ti : i ■ : not 1 π *e l< xiiy InU'i nali' 1 ic*a 1 i · ; . I - -a : ((.'·int.η ·'<.·({ »n Page Ί'ίι:■:·(.■ ) FOG ON ALBEMARLE CAUSES FATALH \ M' C ' t > . IHv. t ( API A if: . . · u thai I-.! M>1> |K!- 1 tv. . t.|\ ! ι blanketed tin- < nlire Alii m irl 1 section, today took its first toll "t life. .1 !■' Siu'l 1 "I 1 la whinger a: I ' : - Γίϊ'ι . .'U-y« ar old nv-eh .it . at the Norfolk navy yard, was in - ally killetl at ■ V! >ek thi:a 1 ing when hi~ car left the highway and sma-hed ! ι ; a buildinu ι»··.ι Γ'.·well's P..ait ■ y f//o?me I / ΡΜέεπ FOR NORTH CAROLINA Rain this afternoon and to night and in east portion Friday. Clearing m est portion Friday. Not tjuiir ·" uaian I rulay. °XOWft)lfllll UME fOR ALL ' N \ GOOD PEOPLE TO SHOP! ft Seals :dtrcn Anti- Strike A ; .. 5·"^ é \ Measure to Senate After House Action Senators I reely Pre· J diet Their Chamber! Will Ilelax Drastic Terms oi Smiih Bill ; { Smith Cheered bv Manufacturers. "ton. !»<·« . I.— (ΛΓ — Λ bard boiled strike eurb lull, stamped with an unexpected House endorsement of almost two to one, moved to the Senate toda\ where extensive mod r. a tson appeared probabi". •nr.iι«;r«: predicted 1 reels thai their chamber would relax the ci.· a'. *iv t 'ifiis, and the» let .■ · , "-Hairs.* "on·1 re-.».■<> com m:·.?* ■ · woi k out som*» agreement » ·.· { c final scope of the legisla tion needed to avert work stop IKU'.'s in vital d< I'ense plants. .\H( . working it-■ ! 1 into η <·< η - jm ' ; d parliamentary snarl, the ιί · ι .nally rolled 111 » λ 251! ' ■ !■?»> ye terdav lor the* lar-reach; .... bill l>v Hep resell ia live Smith, D( >crat, Virginia, ν ithi■ it e\ en eonsid Ting urne [./ending "middle of the j..d ' measioa . 3M!TH APPLAUDED AT NEW YORK MEET New York, Dec I. ( Λί\) Repre -entain.e Hnw ;ird W. Sniilh. Oenm r;.t. \ ;. :j.ι.ia.. λ !·".-ι· anti-Mrike bii! jι::. 1 (! i<\ til·· House ye. ;erday. *e.ct : ν. m 1 an ovation from the Ν a- ( t ion a I Association ol Manufacturers I today " hen h χ declared the bi!. I »uId ; · 1 ide ' 'r "l\vi> : aidamenta. . ..· · : ' he ri^lit · i man to work and Ίμ· haty "i j ι- Là > ver π 11 ten t to pro ie ct that right." \; \ . : : » i t ^ * ! \" 'J."(Mi delegates, re .ι !. · i : ι !u>t !*ii' tl. ι-1 >ughi 'Lit tin i . : · . 11. . ii and cheered when Smith w;:.· nt;oduecd. When τ· «· , ·■ died, Smith • d quii-l; ■II (In·: ■...■■·■·, 1 • „ y aud novo mi !)i ; . : ι αι·:ΐϋ'.:Μ' yi . want' \ < I ; -tanci' a.- Ii iy a ! Λ : ■ ' ■ «•(•alist· till i> a 11,11 ,1 : i >t 1 :. ,11 Aiin'rii-aii.- v. In ι 1 >t · 11 · r .i, .. ·« ii I fair gn\ i rniiicnt." Trio Pleads To Lesser Charges !',· \ ι : . M!. I). 1 ( \I') — 111 , II., tl ,i.t\ ι: : ,· airt \· . ;· 1 is 1 ι : : i !i- ;· ! iv .nn 11! (ί r . η -ici' I i i iny. il : tu·) ont -.ι ; ιχ·> ι ;· ·ι ln-'r.id '.:·>· " munit γ, Hi.· :.,ν ι . . .1 ι · · .urcl (f'.ietii; Hfl >>η Tobruk Commander Maj. Gen. Morsi.tuu M« i. Gen. Morshead, com ..;·!· of the lu! rui; garrison \vi :ι-h \v:. , e lieved by the British pincer move· nu-nt out of Egypt, is p: · ! as lie visited ( airo immediately bci'ure the British offensive. He was awarded the Order of Yirturi Mi . tari by Gen. Sikorski. nf tin. Pol Free Forces. Libya Γ tioth SiUes Apparent ly Reorganizin g Forces; Lcng C a m paign Novv Forecast, j (';«!·■<·. I )π·. \. -( ΛΙ' >— r λ::it:ng i! the Libyan cit.sert lapsed into spora dic· raiding, the 1ji.1i ii I id die Hast command announced t· »'ί:. \vh:L both sides apparently reorganized their torces ior new operation-. A British con .'runinne -aid the ! lull continued in the last 24 hours ! pres>nv . η i.-oialed ene:..y centers of resistance" in tlu· Libyan-ligyp ! ..n irontit4r area. Three It. Han tanks were reported destroyed in one .-aiali engageaient, w : ι le on tlu· · am fr< nt, southe , · . Tiie British. wh<· η λ aim to whit north Al'riea tan!·; ; y e k. were i t ι have concent: d !: eir main >1 ivm t h » ι η an · i'len · ire ! ne f r< >n ι E! ( ; . ·. · .a t h ward :·. .ni iîe.:ei*h. ten m ; ! ·. · bel« »w Ιοη,ι;-i K"-a a.ed Tonruk. I be the· -1 tie ITALIAN ALLEGED TERRORISTS KEEP SILENT AT TRIAL I" !)" . Λ!" :λν !.· tin ;mrt govi'l lin ι I:' than were ai'(|ll ■■ > . ■ > 111 · r ·. Se\ m tlr :. ι men who «·γ. · : land several iiiiii « 11 anli-lax : (1 a .n« the liearm t·' ey had any part in !·:·· «"Vi'nnn. nt eliai :■< ' ·' :« at tempt (111 tilt' Ilk Γ:<· M i.-snlini. Πιο R - <-t ■ ! ; I > ι U t.> pro. t · Γ ox -li'lHV 1.1 > ι Ί ) : : r.. ' s 5 plot I).· I fore the war to join tin Trieste sec· • ι Ital·. 1 Yugoslavia. Barratry Conviction Reveals Lax State Licensing Practice I).iil> Dispatch iturcau. I · t'i sir \\ ι It ι-r Hotel. r> S'HOMI'SON. : ■ ' rth Carolina's ,i · ,·>·η\ i'1' ' r ·ηιmon law ' uphi Id by . ι ' ' " ΊΙ411Ι Iu . Il··· fact ' S:.,le \. ιli li t ■ : ι ι ■ en a e.. .· ' v t ρ ι. u-t ice as a V deter!,\t·' il.-' ·· long as . ■ loi a lieen ' oi\ î t.. ι.· < : -η "1 !' .· stale bar ; I ■·· ifient > U · !·· -lamp i. ·. ·· · i· ! ..· .ι : .·. that m .· ·. ι ι·-, all the < tiled detec • . "e d - tii pr : he does not have is the vwy official looking l.ern e hi '·. ·.,·!··, : mi the State l'nt.1 ' ■ e barrntt ν ea-.· >r State \ · Λ St ν Hat on. \\'. ' : ngtnr. detect ive v. ith a em 'i t ' e. ■ ι d. vas tried beioHB Judge l!. Hunt Parker In New Hanover and the détend; ni ; tCUltlKul Ρ'■.· > λ j>, ι ι val oliiu ... ■ î.U.;·. · i ' « ; . y t -i.i· ' · ' '· >ort ; : 1 n "What ;.e- " main l.λ mm a ·<· I au a de cision was ι' . \· | .. ! ; ·..: ■· n< the 111 ) 1 η ι « -1 \ '1 i ! i 1 ·. .) list kv Schene . ■ \ ■. i« : : linn t'n>m Rlaei\> a>nr "1 îa rra try. » ·' as it is désignait it » -i is the crime or i»iton>e 1 . ■ r.<" , ly slit ring up suit.- and ..a.. twtvn individuals." Ana a.-,.an great authority uon'r:ÎH·'· j.»t· -"ii who indulge in barratiy as "tin pests of civil society that air per petually endeavoring to disturb th repose <>t thvir neighbor- and ol ficiously interfering in othei men quarrels." El ewhere Judge Sehenc quotes a definition oi oarraîvy 1 'Continued op Page Five)