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TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR HENDERSON, N. C, THURSDAY ΛΚΤΚΙίΝ· «>Χ. I )!·.< Ι-.ΜΙΙΚΙί ι·«ΙΙ '1 "!'s/·κί·τι!»ί VSii *<""**· FIVE CENTS COPY
Japan's Reply Handed To Hull
Russians Re-Capture 4,000Square Miles In Ukraine
Nazis Open
New Drive
On Moscow
ι
C-iO ί nan hush Breaks
Through Red Army
Defenses Northwest of
Capital; Germans Try
to Form New Front in
S OUÏ h.
1?\ Tin* Associated Press.)
Kama's I kraine armies were
report· d today t'> havi· re-cap
j tim (I 1.001) square miles of ter
rilnr.v on the Rostov-Danets
l>. -i·· frc-nt. wresting "hundreds" ;
oi villages from the fleeing (ier
fv. "· while in the north. So
\ ! * ! pit ·>:<···. admitted that the 1
n;i/is hail »'pened a violent new
(ci-1 ι ish t north of Moscow.
. ί push, it \va- report- !
re!. . ' ut; h !\r.l ai ·:.ν de t'en -e>
} ' Κ ! ; η, ΛΜ mi les noil h we-! |
find ( >nl : η » n d e.i Iward !
' 1 4') miles dir.* η >ι 1.1 1
■ Μ ; ι " ; i"p 11. ! J ί
Ou t ! Μ" southern iront, the So- 1
I \.. clio said Marshal Semeon
I im«> irnko's armies, driving
\· - hniii-'h the !>'»nets river
basin and alone the Sea of A/ov.
had reached the Mius river
"where the Germans are trying
to form a new front."
Γ\\ ι> lied army spearheads
were reported racing ahead in
an attempt to hem up the Ger
mans retreating toward Mariu- !
pol 100 miles west of Ri*»tov
oil J >1)11.
(i, patehe aei.n·.w'wdi:*·.;
' .n rear mftird deUiehn en t.- |
h« 'ifium «>ut m part- <>« ,
Τ .. 4') 11 îles west «>! liostov
(('-nt inued on Page Five)
Italians
Shell Tobruk
1 )( ή. ι ΛI '1 With Ital
».·(>' n't'» fi h .ivily
! in· Un tli I'm·: 11 .ration.-- at :
■ m ,. itlionlative -ι>urce t·>- !
• >fd the tuai ion η lmrt ! ι !
" ! \ m ably sta! :c" !.>;· a\.>
ι tin· lint ish c ·π alor to the .
·· ! :■1 11. opened during the
ι m ι 'I the 1 In !ish-l.. iiya.i J
.nui later el- ed by an a.\·- !
't vident I ν ilr! lintel y oh- !
r.i'd."
cuiri!' nid .nn ί meed !
■ I ! .ι ! .ans ' nerea · < I their ai'- |
ι li e against the Tobruk
ni. and that there had been
ι \ 11 .els un the Saium 1 r nit.
DUNN TOBACCONIST
DIES IN KNOXVILLE
llr. Dee. Γι. ( ΛI ' ) Ο. fi.1
1. il ι,ιγο ι auctioneer t rum
C. (liait today h! a eere
. ι rliage. Ile \\ as 51.
, who ο pel a ted an nue- I
mimer school at Kinston. I
ι here to conduct sales on ,
I bi 11 lev market He was j
η hi - hotel room and died
ι nit·, alter being taken to a,
Nazi Attacks
Near Tobruk
Repulsed
Cario, Dec. 5. -(ΛΙ·» Two be n y
■''· .in Eel I )ud ι m lin· 1 ·' -
'" · ··»uth of Tobruk weie c !I1"
pi tely repulsed yesterday with sev
·* .-«'s, «m official announcemen'
today.
1 he mmmunique reported that 1
Nurd attack gained a little ^'ound
' ' * η « ·> t of that was subsequently
Γ| ( · ; »t uι «·( J by ;· counter attack wi th
ax a^ain .suffering heavy
lia I tirs.
η g tiie l.ihya-Egypt lr«»ut'i r
•>fv /.ν ι I.Midfi rooted the remnant^
' ( χ r r m a η and Italian column
vJnrh nPCj \\f.,t\\ard, the c-'ininuni
MUf said.
Indian troop, desh· ed 14 Italian
tank? near El Gobi ai.o ht bulk nf
thu ·;;·: 1er ess there ν ·« reported
Mighty Mite οί British Navy
• ·
Admira) Sir Tom Phillips, affectionately known a? the "Tom Thuml>"
of tlu British Navy, is shown leaving 1" Downing Street with Air
Marshal Richard IVirse, chief of the RAF Bomlvr l'ommand. The
five-foot four-inch admiral is the new commander of the Royal Navy
in the Far East. (('< utral Ι'ι · *s)
Nazis Study
Reports
licrlin. !>rt. Ô.— ( \ i Ke -
purls ol .ι strrel war pian i < » ι a η
Λ meriea ί ν \ pt (! ι ! iona r s ioî'cc ο!
5,000,000 1114*11 tor an olTniMvt*
against (*i*rman.\ 1>.\ Juh 1. I :ί «.i
is *'lie*ium studied. an olluial
spoUrsiiui.il said to(Iu>.
\\ asl.in uton. Dre. à. MM —
( liai) man Mi.sder, Dctnoi rat,
IYnns\ Ivania «>t tin· lions*· mili
ta r.\ appi opria I inns suî): .-om«nit
lee, just back Iroin I upland,
dri laill ïjiïaN none ol Hi nam -»
highest ranking utfieials with
w hom In· talked, im hiding Γιίηη
.Ministei ( hurehill. ' e\ . n hinted
that ti?e.\ evjH'ctcd .ii expedi
tionary lorcc from the I n.t I
States. "
NAZI ARMY MAJOR
WOUNDED IN PARIS
Virln. I)i'c. 5.—( \|»( — Λ (irr
nian in;>.i»r \i is uitiindril sni
ouslx tnda> l>\ lu (i pistol sliols
find In ι cvrlisl in llio I..Mill
illliif lci ni' I' m is wlirie anti
n.i/i :ι 11 arks 1l.i led anr \v.
Thr m.i.iiir fell shot in tin· hip,
.is Mir cM'lisI pnlaleil s«illl\
.1 w ι ν. r ι ι pinu c.ipilier.
ΜΙΛΙ IfiiK
ι οι: mm: ι ii < \ι:οι in
1'artM < 1 « - 111 \, iiiolrr rast pnr
t ii ι ii topi.· !il S.Miiril.i> pailh
rlntuh ι noli τ
■ ΛΙηιιΙΐ'ΐΙ νι· M ! ι r ι I <»ι ι ι .· -Λ in
the ρ< l'ird 11 ιιιιι ; 10 ρ. 111 I >' ι
5 Ι» 7:ρ ni. Ι»·-· Η! Smith
ΛΙΙιιιΙ'ι st.itrs I.in Willi < ι toi ι it t;
tendencies tlirnuch Siiiul.n In
creasing cloudiness MoiicI.i.\ « illi
showers h> Wednesday. and
wstmfr. Tt mpi !al!ir<< nnrm.il
fr .îbn.c
Stimson Denounces
'Secret Plan* Story
War Secretary Says
Publication of Pur
ported Army Plans for
AEF Reveals Persons
'Wanting in Loyalty
and Patriotism.'
Washington. !><·(. ~>.— ι.\Γ) —
Seerrtaiw of War Stimsoa de
nounced toda.\ a- "wanting
lo.\ali\ and patriotism" the pub
lication of a purported secret
. arm\ plan I'm* an Vnp'rican e\
pc(li:ionar> force to I in opr.
.μ,ιί"Π told lu ρ rev s conference
" : ' · ! ' 1 · ii .1 hed : >\ t 111' (Ίΐ I
i ι ·. : . < ; ! « '. ii ι· 1 "unl'inish
•t i . 'II» 1:1 ' · < >ί 1 ·' ' 11. ' " 11. · ' ■ .1 >■ ! Γ· '( JLl! 1 'C—
' . ! ι » I 11. · 1 ι « Ί :. J1 fi.lt':.' which
, Λ I mrll < Ml I'iC'.i 1 ! ! IV 1 In· general
tat ι - pa! ".ill·· d.. ,.«· in tnis
···. «ι nenc.v il-' a ai.
!· ti ·· r j» ;!)-licat ι η will
id' · ι gratification to nu;·
. - tent ai en· .'na-> and a possible
■ ' «ii ι ■ t e « >i 1111 j ι. ; . :nent .aid embai ra.->
• · η ι ■ · » niir naf ρ »na ! defense, the
clnel e .i · ι thr pu I » I icii t i«.»n is the
(Continued on Page Five)
HEART ATTACK FATAL
TO NORFOLK EDITOR
Ν ii . V : 1 ~> Al') Hiu—
it M ! I ' ! .. I ili. I. ι !. ι · l." ■ · . .| t in>
V'!.:: : ; IM I ' ml III··.· ι
•Ill-nil.ΙΊ ..I ti ρ ι>ci · nrw. .-.lair,
·:«·''! 1 ■· ι In· , 11 ι.··. ;ι ; hi., ι < ■ -. id -
iht h il \
Λ 11 <' ι ! ι c . » ! Sr· ·' I..mi \rri W (
Mi. i 111 : ι .ι 111 v.. ι ul I lit· late Κ
Ε and Μι ν, .ι y Montague Milliard.
! 1. ι ι 1. ·. I 1 i.i \\ ι μ ι ·. τ r,11 c τ on
ii lai · ·· · . Ilu· Si'utlajui
II Ml·. (Il I I \l»l I»
U ,r l.inelt il. I » ι . ."> - ( AI») —
I In or M ln<l.t\ lit It'tl .ill ri'xliic
linns mi power use in snu(li
eastrrn si,îles as a result of re
«rrvQir-lilling r:>in turnis a>rr
;Ι6Π1Ε, 'Mlr tO ϋ'ΓΙ-Ι I Ili ht > thfo
r.tiih.iul (h«· jri·!
FDR Keeps
Strike Laws
TlT.ee Group in Sen
ate Demand Priorities
for Measures When
Upper Chamber Be
gins Consideration of
: · ~ s t î ο η M on da ν.
\Y i*>hinf;ton, !><·· . \ 1 " > —
I'n v-fh nf Koosovel· v. < n-port
r.l iî;:y to haw ad's-Ln! «ι -'· oids
<ïi I p'. iicN Inward (!' l'vns" labnr
le?, i ·laΙί«ίΠ. I.%avinrç S *v-t 1 id
(ts tin task ni imrav···! .· · a <·» î
l ie rd f'iiïiîlr nf ":ί ·. îi'» hi IL
st;%" .■·! ! - ïît;i:so-aï)î)î*ovrd
Smith message.
s ι1 ·'
11
n:i i.". Iv( ι c. ; 1, TvMii . \'. i 11 X iy>
I )■ ι : ! κι . i i !ui iι ut : 11 11 ■' ι. I )« ·: ■. '
ι"Γ X< \ Λ ο :·. i -m; Non ·. : ηdepend
e η î : X '1 ; 11 " ι ! ; ; ι ; Au I r. Γ» 'publican.
Vf 1 ! · 111 : and ''I.e.· i.- î «■!. nu a in!
approved by tire judiciary commit
U · ■ 11. i. v. (·.·!·; : · > {)f * r 11.11 ' ι, i' <\
λ 1 ! ι î. t·» .ei/.e struck d»
I
;.na hvi/.e wording ■· > ι. (.. i t « -11 ..
' >se plants. Wages ν. ο ,ί·.ί be ad
.11. il L\ i special board.
Ain >t i 11 * i Lueup- -Senator- Th« 'i"na>.
Democrat, Utah: Hill. Democrat,
Alabama: Kllender. Deme.-rat. Louis
iana; Ta ft. Republ ;can. Ohio; Bali
Republican. Minnc.- ota «nul : he.
manbor- <: the ^:· 'e ' !
" : t 11 Will it act !' Ί ! 1 ill il 1 I :' 'a.· I i. t ■
by Uall winch w >■ . · .-et u,j . e La
tu η machinery and outlaw . time
lor a closed shop.
Les- \<>cal than the others, a group
head'd by Senator Lyrd. Democrat,
Virginia, pillaged t. r ο ·:iMderation
< » ! the dra.-lic Smith L:.i appnneu
by the House Thursday "Γ! ι. - meas
ii!.' would require the registration
<it unions, ban ;uri-du't.".'ial >triKe
(Continued <>n Peize Se\ n)
■
CLEMENCY ASKED
IN MURDER CASE
Dre ( Λ Γ ΓΙκ
>;>tei' ni ii Κ ι Ί ι κ i ' ' loin -
; ι■ ιί ι ■ lay \·. ilh tin· par· ι,
, · ι t. ·! ; mi. ilri m a
: · ι · : ι V t " ' ' X ! ( Ί Iί t( ί1 »
\V'os( ·· Ni v. liai ' ' CI
mm' undi -.Minn .if (
I;
IT.··· - Γ.··· et ii· ' I'· '■
i ( 'en·, al Γ . .m ;ι rck Γη ·
lii ·ιι ■ " ' tin ' ting cl
! Irr. n<l. M 1(1 <-i I .< ι
Hoover Cited
j4s Expert
On Prices
\\ a-diiiiKlon. I) 'i . Γι.- .( Λ Γ
Senator Talt. Kep'.diliean. Oiiio
-invested toda.\ that the Senate
call upon former I'resident Her
liert lloovcr lor advice when it
taekles the controversial price
control measure already passed
In the Mouse
Talt, who is -;).··!.■ rin;ï sub l '
prni· li'ui ■ la 11 n. : i ! ::it 1 J.><i\
quired vast pract cal e\peri< nc
price t'ixfnu whiI··· · ' me a fed·
food iidmini-ti at.n tin ing the \\
War.
" 11 ι he Soi i, : i' ■ \ .· ι to learn ' . ·
someone who really ktfmysrs how !
I i\ p: a· . ν :· Ί ·»ν. ite
II' o\ or "' ι "He did ι■
(Cont i 111 : · 11 · : '114e Ι·'ίνο)
Australia
Prepa res
At.iho a. \ ·': I:î;.· Dît. \
— ! Λ * '" —1 i î J i... ! t.is.l df
I i ioil.s V. « Γl" U.k« i< ..1 .ι ·\ ι ; ; .il>l
net m:·.-[.il , loda\ but >! ί i.;a; -
(lui ΠΟί ΐ\*\ν\ί! ill. II IMÎllIt'.
it W.ls fUi^iiusi'/t-CÎ I. l . : ! f \ Φ»
not mean ι ..ι. \\α»· ι inrvsia .
< Λη Λι.··1ι a L*ii η broad» :
ijii.'t ιti.e Mi ihou: i.v li ·
said . .ai tin* cabinet pi.ta
in a ι > "î Mûijîit U' If2 · elaborate
and * 11 ;. j ) ι » «. ' il ι < il Mit l'iiani^m
which will ι κ» ' : in malion il
war . > ». ι î c ( ■: · ! 111 ■ to lia1 i'ucii'ic.
S iii . mechanic m not onl> affects
[li ί j ι '» ( : i : : . . · 1 îii s : I i I ) s. I ) I a 11 ( ' s
a.Ill li ■· 1 i t \ > ι 1' a, l»':i I
\v on !il ntp' - ï( at chu η g es on
tin j .»π.·· i; uiî.
( i · ι· .. il. ' . t ·: η \ w
^ <>t I » \ < £»>. i i fi ι ' ! use
. ι : ί a i· · î·-1;■ ι i·· î.ad·.· o!
Λ ii"' » lia ·. as »ι. 1»; ! I ni 1 e
nia; - )
Bund Leaders
Win lu i ou ri
Rome Damaged by Bomb
Ό /
mm yjm #%■ « ms-mxmk ,.m ;··* · &* * ■"-·- i-1*
C. Ρ. I'lioncphoto
Vincent Ci rri r on f the presid ηt of the Currier Lumber Co., points
to dot r of their 1)« t roit home, shattered by a black powder bomb. The
Cur r h r « y. riO-nrj^aiiized, was recently r« : - · i a · · ι.. ι ιη-ϋΐ
ν* ! ! · ·» i.l ί ■!· Γ» 11 s ·1 home*, 1 π· »i!.u*h Unir hid v..,.· * iO· iiny jo\v\ r,
because olïieiuLs did ί want to antagonize AFL building unions.
More Than Sixty Per
Cent of All Supplies
and Troops Intended
for Libya Sunk or
Damaged by British
Operations.
\1>·».,Γ(1 lia* ΓΙ mship Queen
i lizabeth with tit»· British IVIedi
t»'!i.L |j!'a 11 fit rt. Dre. Γ>.— ιΛΙ'ι—
I hi î»i iusii nav\ and air ioret*
(l.strnviuii in· damaging
mort· liian (»'· prr eenl ot all
l. -i. uo}»!i< > ami troops th<> axis
powers are desperatci> trying to
(l. h\ t : t«· Libya. liu British as
. ti today.
■ i i 'Vi,,'
IPI ■
I ΊΊ - 1 ι vet : t slid e -
! : ι destroying ; ι \ . \ \\ t : .·
.! Méditerranéen. ' ·<·
•Ί v. i t il gaM )liir .
. j ■ ι. ' -. ι s teadi ly i ' e
t ntage · ·\ axis h.>.-*.··. h*· nddt ··
' ι c ; i t· ι » »ndent." ne thorn;! 11
ι <'·< rn at ·- ν otild probably never
S!X PERSONS DIE
IN TRAFFIC CRASH
ι
16
MOPme
D/iySlcFi
CU YoVJV ÇfUÏâtlWA- -«È>
>* Τ,Μ·
η
ζΜ.
Christmas ,y- :
Seals
Brougkton Plans To Curb
Appointments Of 'Jaypees'
!>,ul\ IliMY.itch Bureau.
In tin» sir WïMt lloiol.
1V\ IMii; THOMPSON.
Raleigh, Dei · Gov eraor Br<vujgl
, t«-il pl.it;' : ! '·> wli.il ncithci
I the stale ί > ; τ fM-tain eciûscien
| fjiou · ι π < m i ·"!. 11 ! tlit1 legi. la t lire ha··<'■
i been ahl^ t" Ί" the past He plan :
I to curb !|w !'"kk: creation ut iu
ι t?Ci 'f t'■*' ι · v. t 'W. h, msotar a.
the !♦ ·-♦ · concerned h ^
ρ 1 -, · ι ι Μ
! lu !■.. · Γ ··> ' · '
la· :·:.!■· . u:i
ici,il Γ'1\ί ··. t· ■' !·«
Pl'nnii ν i ' I Vf S' '■·' i Ί ' · 1 ' ι
pull 71 * : l ,*M ' ' 11 ην ; * ! r 1 ut
1h·· 1· ·ρΊ ι 1 '· ι· ι · ■ "·· ti": l'U
. . · , ■ I ι· ·.'! · ' ■ _l' "V
Character
Of New Note
Kept Secret
Message Delivered
Today is in Answer to
President Roosevelt's
Question; No Reply
Made to Hull's Recent
kJ tatement.
(By The Associated I'ress.)
Japan's envoys delivered te»
Secretary 13υ 11 in Washington to
da> tlieir government's reply to
President Roosevelt's question as
to \vh\ Japanese troops are be
ing massed in French Indo
C hina.
Λη.ικ >ad· -r \" · . ; nd Saburo
Kuru-.. the · cir «y, did rot,
i.' -. t. ·, ' !'. }-·:·< ( ! a rrpiv *,.·. Hull".-'
n-''e "1 X« i\ c :. : a Lit> in which lie
outlined iht· ija-.c principies c>nsid
eivd \ ιti«I for a praceiul settlement
-ii 1 lie problen ι -.
Kiirusu. tc'.liiiR reporters lli.it
hi· "hoped the talks between the
two countries would continue."
refused to «ivc an.v hint of the
nature ill' the reply to the infor
mation requested 1>.\ the I'resi
il ent.
Meanwhile, the Melbourne lad,»
b. ··«·<(. a.-t :ci"irt.» tUi.l a i>ri.-i\ ol re
lation.- between the United States
and Japan might come at any mo
ment.
Repatriation '>1 Japanese ι : -. ■ ί 1
SmRap· "e. 15,· · h W-th
! ; · < ·. ι.· United St;.;· . i .111 r. a
and elsewhere gained pace in the
ne ijhtcn:11£4 ten.-:<in.
I'erlaps sunil icantiy. 1.11)pel or
Hirothitc paid an unusual visit
to imperial army headquarters.
(C"i :·. t η Lied on Page Seven)
ROOSEVELT REFUSES
COMMENT ON BILL
ν.'..-...t.e: 11. Dee. a. — (ΛΡ) —
President \\ ·><»-ι·γο1* pa>>ed a ρ π π
opp. .tun.iy ;..d.-y l·· c ·:: aunt ι·η t η
the House despite objections from
non :1-1 raiι ·η ιΛ'.,Η'ίκνη:.- that it \va.«
.ira.*tu\
Mr P^MMAcit τ : ; a t he had η ·
plan before him tor bringing the AFL
and CIO together in st ne under
>ti.»i ί.:.-; ;. ·. d at carbine de!·. aav?
GEORGIA SCHOOLS
SUSPENDED FROM
ACCREDITED LIST
Louisville. Ky„ Dec. 5.—{AP: —
-s: -inea
:\ Governor
il> action η
IK ^ > η (J ·Γ
ed l .-t.
t ; " ν \ ι t-r .ay,
S ; mbtT 1,
- · ΐ. U t':· Sch< ■!.>
·· fd'i' d list.
Draft Calls
To Accelerate
After Holidays
\V · I-..:' η. I Ην Γ> -( ΛΓΜ \
•. inducti ι·.·· wa predicted t »
u.iy. i >* ' . : ι i ι · : ι η· Λ > - · î : 11· «une -
(, , . ·. : <·.·.·;·} :u ci and ai.'
strength to some 2,000,000 officers
and ». rn.
Ik^.ninn· 'ι1 ·: t 1 \' V.V tii" h«.;·
days. officials » xpect the draft boards
! ι · 1 · cailed on t·· pru\ ,de rccrui' ai
la'^ei number than at any time in
r.iinths.
At tin >amc t:me, f!«»rts will be
intensified to acceler ite thre< vcar
«ni st'v.enl.·" ι· ι the a i T" 1 orées and
related branche-, which are rranned
by -p ci î m·. i Î iy (ι lalit'ied volunteers.
Generally. the prospects are that
at least half a ηιΓΠίι.η additional r·
cru t must dor. uniforms by <prm«i,
t the Army : !o cîh vv out the 1at' -i
"\ρ η ΐ··η ριορη.-ed to Confies aui
rn dt-in· '»oi'Ty get replacements
fr,r the :oldi:rs ν ho îost ne*' are
'v.ng returned to c:.;l lue .ar^e
~ u i*t"i i* ers
\