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Hettiterson BaiUj Btspafrh __ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN TH1> SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA__ TWENTY-NINTH YEAR 1 rifk 1 ass'V•'a'*tki>khhHENDERSON, N. C., SATURDAY AFTERNOON. .JANUARY -E BO- ''"‘^T.vA.V . EI\E CENTS COPY Conference of Authors Mei-nici I,in. 11, daughter of China's most distinguish, d writer, Pr. l.in Yutang, and an author in her own right, confers u.th fellow author Eddie Bell, 11. a refugee from Britain. They met at United China Relief's Burma Road Mart, in New York City. Mei-mei is ro-author with her sisters of “Pawn Ov. r Chungking." and Eddie's book written m collaboration with his . r. Caroline, is “T ink You Twice" or "How \Ye lake America." (( . i 'rnl I’rctt) Five South American Nations Are Expected To Cut Axis Relations Argentina Wins Major Triumph in Forcing Adoption of Mild Resolution; Uruguay to Lead in Severing Axis Relations. Kio lie Janeiro. Jan. it.— < \l‘i — live South \meriraii nations were expected today to sever diplnmatie relations with Japan, (.ermati' and Italy on the basis of a compromise anti-axis res olution approved last night by the politieaI committee of the third conference ot Pan-Amer ican foreign ministers. Needing only tin- no .. 1 ■ of the III 11 c. inference, tin re-, 1 t i n repre.-ent .1 mujoi Irn.iupl. i A . gent 11 la. I. ‘ ■ ■,: .0 d at t !1 ■ 1 * \ i ill.- re.-ohitr .ns requiring it mp ivn L-r ireon u end-. 1 U dors not ret)i t v a e\ er.au'i ot n lations. As the delegation el :el . m ■ 'lie. ga\ c their appi > >\ al to the '0uteri down re-oluta 1: Foreign Mtnistei Albert" (, i; of \ : ugo.i, v a d ! country would -t". ri a\i- relation . probably tod y, and authorized :' uree.- m the con'erene. ind iJiii/U, Bolivia, Paraguay and Peru .• "tlln Pillow . .(It w nil'll .. lew day-. If thev do. t would lea' e only A. geutllK..' Clide and Kettador m th • d 1 pin! 1 laiie !enee. the reniaindei o. the 12 An 01 ie 11 nation 1 tttiei are at war w ith tlie axi 1 tax. broken oti lekdion. Sumner Wei 1 ■ a l n ’*i At 1 a' ttn dci secretary ot Shite mil iiead >1 hi o 'nut ry' deleg. U n. told 1 !v eoixteifneo lirielly m spam tli.P Ins gov ei nmol it v. . lied tli."In t".]) had been in. del mite and : trunger. China’s Press Sees Landing In Tokyo Bay Clningking, -Ian 2 1 l-)l‘J t'hina' itrmy mouihpieee, Saotung pao, which a few day- ..go v.eie i" - w idling allied revel ■ n and the Ptiilippiucs. ..p'i . • t \ ■ iieed the 1 ipittion '■rl •> t 'nited Nil turns w ei e | 1:- ' "magnetic warlai e w h e:, lu draw tiie <Japanc i ha i 11 and clear the way hu a liiitdiitg a Tokyo Bay. "Under sound and w p! untof Mi ategy und i l 1 ic*m nt om an i U.< ailies soon will strike hack an»l such victories us u landing m i • > > • Day—not an idle fancy but an ac curate prophecy to be brilliant 1; tulfilled,” said Satoangpao. Tlu* government ncw>paper 1 <* kn.ngao made a similar prophe<> “Anglo-American air lorces .imu!' take the northern Dueila r«»ide am •t ike Japan proper 1 hr ( him are not a bit poamistic “1 ’he m tin v We lire sure Japan •• 1 k1 down in defeat*,” said this in ' l»apei. The Central Daily New- aU<» me ed that the United Nation. pay ade <|u,ite at tent ion t«» 11 it h r r a1 ng 1 m lhe\ gi\ r r\ ei y }»'• ll»le "d *v,l: It .. I h; 11 Ol I tv O'* ' ''I 11 '* «ibit t „ a* • c* •-'* HIGHER RAIL RATE EFFECTIVE FEB. 10 Washington. Jan 21.— (AIM — Tin* ten per cent increase in pas te nger train fares will go into ef fect February 10. Officials of the Association of American Railroads, announcing ibis tof'ay said the date for the increase was agreed upon by railroad traffic managers in con sultation with \ Ail officials. Cripps Sees Red Victory Former Ambassador to Russia Says Soviets Hope to Crush Hitler Next Winter. I..nidi'll. I,i11 I. — ( \1‘ i—Sir si iii..-.'.I ( i i|>|is. retiring Brit ish imh.iss.uhn tn Moscow, (lo ci.mil 1ml.the Kussiuns Imped t.i deliver the final blow to fier manv next fall and winter and that the Soviets “intend to make the luiHiuesl of Oermanv ahso latelv complete and thorough." |- lengl li.v pre - r ni ii ''' the ■I i . i ■ ■ . i; .ai lur (lee; i tlltlt .1 i ! SI.dm vv a - "ten 1: 1 n .g" vv;i ll hi.- people a ' a: lie ,1 th' lari "i the t i■ man ai . n la I vi ar. I ■ in- Hilly )■■ fei eliee ■ M (" I' ■ •. V . • r. ' i il t I'lll -, I ll 'll'' ■ d tllill .,i;• 1 .lapai i.ad : idling d :! a-'dty w Ii ich i niild i. ■ 11 ;t' 1 eil except b,v force T1 f'ir'1 IT a "ill .iif 'id lias (C'niitinued "ii Page '1 !ilee) Auto Industry Gives Pledge Detroit, Jill). 24. (AIM The na 1 uut')!!ioti\ e industry today ,,:,>dge.i it l ill lest support to the wa. j uhii-Mon board in the eflurt b i ,p;u-ity output of war ma te! i a ! . j. I, - - i u i' All g1 V i'll nil i lltiol , : p.ai (; U"i 1111.1ii. president ol gt id (' rporatmn at whost u t| ,n HOI) engineer.' ,. , ,, . ;:i'ii l l a.'l . and .ndnstr.v e.xe . ..I up ii the cathedra cl, pel ,,| Mi,...me T. m-plo here to day'. vv hi re the auto - ntiv e cminct f„i vvai ! a iduction held it; i irst getv ii..! iiid-'-t:v meeting. ..- hi called im t: ' "indm: ! p|i 'dee aH'-r ..-ci'tmg th ■' the autn i ■ ye i ndu -ti y. :vp; oeiiting "t re • l-m .' and free • .mage mid" eon!' • ■ produi c my t no \ that use I sliiiekled - an igeu eel and -lav e la Knie.-t Kan/ler. the wa, produc -' ti,,,, hoard's roordinatoi for the aut - ,„(!,,-lev. called "11 Hi.. ea t „ ,| Cl I" "dev clop a new point u I . ,cv a new eii C "I proportion" t ’ i irh,.;’ c all ■ ». 'I!i' bresh Hordes Uj Japanese Invaders bone U. S. Retreat On Batan »••• ••• ••• ••• ••• Reds 4Almost Encircley Smolensk Nazi-Held Rzhev Also Bottled Up Whether Hitler Re mains e^t Smolensk Field Headquarters is Unknown; Great Tank Battle Rages Along Gulf cf Sirte. • 15x The Xssnciatcd Pros.) Russia's hard driving armies were reported today to have "al most encircl'd" \dalf Hitler's i field headquarters at Smolensk. 280 miles west of Moscow, bot tled lip German-held Rzhev and advanced within Pit) miles of the I.at.Van frontier in a (io-mile sweep through the Valdai hills. Whether Hitler till remained at, Smolensk was unknown. Rzhev. 125 miles northwest ol Mo-eov.. was a main German de fense anchor guarding the "escape eoi risior" "| liltin '- battered armies ictrcalmg along the Napoleonic road from Mozhaisk m Smolensk On the north African front, the astonishing boomerang ol Britain's counter >1 tensive was marked by a great new tank bat tle raging along the Gulf of Sirte. north of axis-re-capturcd Agcdabia. A bulletin iron. II: Hah headquart ers aid I an itenant-Genera I Nedj It Prim'- main 1 ' ish forces had r!u: tgecl the countn attacking Or; man army on a "my large" batlle tield hut that the result ot the fight ing was not yet known. Di.-patches -aid General Ki'win j III. .el had apparently thrown i more than half ol his remaining! tanks into a triangular battle zone, with it- points at Agcdabia. 811 miles south of Bengasi; at Sattnu, -12 miles to the ea-t. and at AnU’hit, 8(1 miles northeast o! Agcdabia. A German communique reported briefly that "in south Africa, (lie at tack ol German and Italian fast troops > uppoi'ted by bomber- and I dive bombers i- continuing success fully." | Premier M —Rip's high command j -aid German - Italian motorized ! column' were contemning their of fensive .uid that "~ti'"iig enemy 1 unit - were pp h( d b:,cl; furthci ea-t of Agcdabia." Rr\ oil i : tic Gem ,-in-occupied ! Baltic republic-, wa urged by Sovie' i K u - -1 a a a 'man- eapi ta I l/.ing i ,|im cd atcly m Red ari’.i.v \ ictorie I which threaten mi a mi coi nnmli i i nation line- about both Leningrad | .inri Smolen k. KNUDSEN NOMINATION IS GIVEN APPROVAL Washington. dan. 21 (AP) A j Senate military affans Mibcommittee j imanimou- ly apprnv ed today the i nomination ot William S. Knudsen a j ;i lieutenant general in charge ni j pi*' -duet ii -n lor tlie Am y The committee, headed by Sen I ;,tor Chandler. Dmincrat, Kentucky, I a-pproA ed the appointment after i hearing Donald Nelson, chairman o; l Hu* wai production hoard, and A ; >i>tant Secretary ol War Pobrrt P p.ittei on te-tily in behalf of the nominal mn. War Profits Tax Proposed Washington, Jan. 24 (AP) - i Congressmen are con.-idering a P ' I eial tax on indu.Ntiv t'» dram "if mu.-i ! war production profits. ] Senator George, Demon »1. Gem - gia, chairman of the Senate lmance commitUc. today advocated ,, "super levy on war profit.-, over and above any taxes that now are impo.-ed or might be voted on cxcc.-s profits in general. Senator T; ft. Republican. Ohio, ' another memo- r m the commi.tee. . I has .suggested a epaw'e ’ax on ihe I earnings from government eontraeis ; , instead of v arious propo als that j have been made m ( ongre--- \\ eentlv for statutory limitation of Mich pro . fits. ii George said the Picasury had ob r jccted in the past beraiiM • a the difti t cullies in administering such a i | lev\, but he saw no reason w hy i - ; pored ’* *r profd lax houiu 1 Tig i-iif P'ea lij _ Pearl Harbor Probe Report Is Submitted Washington. .Ian. M MM — A full report on the l.ijianese surprise attack oil I’earl I! irhor. Deeemher fixing responsibility ami naming names yyas submit letl to I’residrnl lion-a y i ll today hx \ssoeiate Justice Oxen .1 Roberts, head id the Investigat ing commission. The a 1 - page document with its I hidings of facts and conclusions was to ha released tonight in lull. Justice Huberts spent nearly lyy u hours w ho Presidrm Roose velt going through the document line hx line. He told reporters afterwards that it contained a letter saying what the commission had cover ed. specific findings of facts, a summary of the important, tarts and the conclusions. He said each of the five members of ill" commission had signed the re port. Stephen Party. presidential secretary, said the report would he mimeographed promptly and relt aseil tonight. He tiad said earlier it would he submitted first to the director of censorship. Byron Pro", for deletion of any matter that might he of value to the enemy However, he declared th.u it had been decided to turn the re port out to the public “com pletely and in full" Asked wether there would be any immediate action on the basis of the report. Parly replied that the document would be studied over the week-end and probably most of next week. NEW NAME <T> Ml NT. IP M'kndo, Mich . “4. i AP Kiist act ot Mikado'- ■' .n'.er -ports queen. Mary Jane Smit: pose that her home town's cl i. uigecl to M ac A rth n r : n the eonv. amici " the Unh.d S', . and Filipino lorccs m t!" P pint's There - i'eeii nytit.it. 1 ft " change ex er -:fice the Jap-m-'-e M Kado's tri'ops struck at I c .. 1 11.. bin'. 11; mi i rs Wash nigh II. Jan. HI • •!' ' ;i tablishm at i>> tie- iarm -“'n'a'.y ad ministration • : "tit.- !•. worker- in b■■1 '■ e elite - w ., a - tin iia/.ed t. -day ny t ! :! 1 ' 1‘ ■ 1 J1! er. defense 1 "Using >'■.-wx. 1 oat. A : , . .|!g 1 ; y M it lull - \. I ■. x -I...-;. - -. .liv ill". X r lfa. Textile School Should Open Next Fall ' |>.u!v Disp't< li Hill rati. Ill tlir sir \\ ilt r llntrl. isv non numi’M)'. Iiaieigh. -).n. - * <>d chairman nt ■ ! uni-". ' u ' , ,| < - -1; 1!) 11 - I.mg liir m 1 th’ '.<• I '•••. tile School nt (in ton a P : tn t ii .verm a 11 igliton that a t hr war. or in • 11 brc . . ah I'm lain igrcs- i' I -i i-i acir m hu .arg. y iicational rdii :' 1 'i:aI n • icc. state has illicit i ' a n in in my a yea First trainiiu voting cn ) ably will begin 1 'X! tail alh agn ti' school is not ' xprcled to r a pleted hy th. ' ' a a I Inx :ng rei ■ ' 1 a . a m '> | t he .-(Tun! I:■ * " rP '-I' by March 1 ai I 'in': net n ' building is ex pi ctod a. x g i mediately Th h : .. to bow long ('l|!;: ’ •' 11 •(' ’ necdt d n iiit'li iliny hut x t-n " :l 1 oi' mat'!', inr sla p equip:arei i any is on band. The school being Pin me State and by dunat mn ■ i x' !. j interests. It i- expected " sen ice i ot inly to ’tie ti xti'e of the State i *111 . iso h tta e \ mi ' men and waimen t'1 ’ w. nt '.an1 but haven't ri’h " tin.> .. time to gn ti a technical c< < . The .-1 hoot V. i: h. op. -ate,I by 'l. \ ocatieii.. .In.' u "iial d:vi- m o' th. (Continue.. .... Pace Third viivrnii i Ob NORTH « \ROt ts \ '.name: '.grylii Set for Assembly Lines Battle ( . P. I'hnnrplutUt Donald M. X cl son fripht), chairman <1 ft; . • • ,v \V..r l’> «iiu” . H ■ and William II. Harrison, director of pro.I act i oi. ,m. . v, r tie 1 is: , of the newly revised I - ard. The OPM • a.- been d •:!i I and it i- up to the new board to si • in motion the naans and ways .*f pu11i:.i; u.lo force the President's ffiyantic war production pi i.im. Radio, Phonograph Output lb Be Cut DOLLAR-A-YEAR MEN WOULD BE DIVORCED OF PARTY POLITICS Washington. .Ian. 'll — <AI’ strong Democratic support (l a clniied in the Senate today hi - hind an effort to force the go' i 1 nnient's dollar-a-t ear men In abandon an\ political activities or else give up their federal jobs. I , the e. fort w ;is ( hair man l ' ulnan 1 leinoerat. Mis souri el the si nate s deli use investigating eoimnittee who d" clared iliat several members ol the ilepnhi h m national commit - tee now hold defen a and their poliii il tiosts as well Japs Suit Reverses Good News Come: From Malaya, VvCh Victories on Land Sea and in Air. I If v I he \ssoc:.i ted I’re t ostrat- ■ i ■ s - masts i .1 ( nl'llnn ol -la la I'.hs 111(1 troops 111 lie M . hi V all " gles 117 mil. - port! ol sing.ipo: c today. Dutch b.. mints bla-l>d a .lajianesi >ip. i- i Iioiill i 1 Borneo and to i aP i ‘hi' oi l nitcd Nat Lons v o torii - I > and British fighters wip'd on seven twin-engined .1.unite ' tiomtiers in a wild dog fight ov i i •langoon. Burma. While cheering ’!'• ■ y b- tt'.e. \ tncl .Tiipiines-' t abler p’me~. br.tigir.tf . e nerl Tt \F Y u eo score to ; :;e cn ;■'.■■■ 1 ■ •; ■ yod in tw ■ j (lavs I In tii. n ■ c . ’ i . , ...1 . . irt . dcndlv h>nvnt •■! - . i ' ;mc .i- c.(Ptilttfenf tc ,;mc. ' .! I v line. .1..vvn the m;i • iilghv ay tv d Young i ’eng. 87 i lc ><>' 1 s ■ . gannr(\ simis11,... ii ns and h p - Maim V lc!m • don IV A idra! an eonv'.'p"t. ' ed h i .• "An i. . n r I War Production Board Directs Makers to Re duce Production for Civilian Use to Make Way for Huge Mili tary Contracts. Washington. Jan. ‘.’I.— (AT- — Mu- war production hoard di rected radio and phonograph makers ioda> to cut theii output tor ri\ ill.hi '.is- h> ncarl\ one hall tun u: the m \t three months and indi* it cl that the major conip.tci< ' -»oon would he on a loti pei cent war production fooling. ■ i industry '.o'*! , ' ' died !!' th* { i iat ill i s i«o j • i oii'u, \\ I'll or output \ nli c ti.ii ing Inc 1 . i -i nill- «d ! 10 to t ut i . it civilian i. • ;n ->du< lion h> . u .:• .i: ,n-. tnc nc\t ht) i,i pi.nl' those \v i , ih s \ » i • 1* as than si ' - ; i i . tl.rt-i led to i art ail i m'li out on i :. \ : d per cent. * " * L - v rx* -*■ v - M r \ r* { CAW. i t- a * 1*0 \ ■ ■ ■ H. ndi .son dis r! , t • 1 Cll :.-d Sl.lli - • • 11 I lls til P’Otl-C*. ; •: I. • ! Aim-: a r.-pitii \• • ,, ■ . - ,■ : . ina'ii puillir tar> Slat Hu ' tin nte An t nl 1’it'iH'i t i1 < • it t!i,, rlr .lane,: ., The toll f«r nr n nl • tv. ;.'•»• I ;• a i’ll t'l- ••• V,. • . ■ til, , :,r I1U • -la Ished -I th. I n led States export piari mil ted 3 FThr» 1 Japs Buried From Other Positions Heavy Losses on Both Sidles Reported by War Department; MacArthur's Position Considered Grave; Other Far East News. J>\ the Vssoeiatcd Press) } resh hordes of Japanese in vasion troops, supported b\ bar rage* iron warship tins, forced Genera! Douglas Mif .Arthur s \merican-l ilipino defenders to fall hack in hcav > and hloodv fighting hi tlte west coast of Katan peninsula todav. hut fierce counter attacks hurled the Japanese from other points. \ War department bulletin said General MacArthur's troops though fatigued b> si\ weeks of incesscnt lighting. still were battling with undiminished en thusiasm and courage. ... ed on side-*." the comnvnuj-ie said. ;.dd : • .g til. ! tile Japanese c «nt o. .ed to land reinforcements S i i < • 1 and on the .vest roam >! the g gi i B .ta:; peninsula, increasing th: • turn G< neral MacArtharV Left flank. a:ie::.-n d on the south China sea, and "smother" the defenders u ith a , - • .Darks elsewhere. tvledgmenl t t .dew had effected kmding "’1 the Bntan .vest roast indicated th t (Contip. .ed n Page Three) Outlook Dark For Hosiery Industry ( : .!,,•! 24 -AIM T.iy 1; 1 >u i . ecn'tary . f t n»' -1 * V | > | , ( J. J :• > Cl 1V i * 1 . II v • i • ;;!(•! i 1 ;• i i r r • - 1)1 Wil li 1! .• • , • a pro-pert • . .1 ’ *i the 1'uii -iiuc*'r> w " ild •'IV 11 I i' • • ’ ! ' ■ - UI) - Rationing Of Sugar Is Likely \V.: L’t. . A V i— ( .• ••• -I 'll':, oi- 1' . o: t let ••! price aum.ni ii .mull u i • v - cl t"da>. iii. ..".i detail- of ti-e iMtioninj ry are nc.iriy pi i. eted. I... ne aid a trad m .jar . • tlisiiire, < ,, 11 eady ■ a\ i■ been 1 inii*ed to 111" ar t supplies t si:jai they receiv - ed : ceil, parable ivmitil- of 1!M0. and this restrict mu ha- made it.-eli felt bir \\ i eks at retail outlet - M. iiv jrocery -tore ha e plan'd i arbitrary Ii "its on the ail "' ills old each customer, and in plans where the von' has been particular! .. :!)’( ‘ ■ .ad. ■ Ui air, U'.la’dil .
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