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TWENTY-NINTH YEAR hTnK%^\iAT^RvnK^OF HENDERSON, N. C., WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. APRIL 8, HM2 irm-IM^;^VAvrKKNO,,N FIVE CENTS COPY W. P. B. PRO VES STERN ARBITER OF NEW STYLES Decree Says Women’s Dresses May Become Shorter and Shorter, or Tighter and Tighter — But Not Vice Versa. Washington. April 8.— (AIM — Tlir war production hoard, turning stern sUiRt for Amer ican women, decreed today tha' for the duration of the war. dresses can hr shorter and short er, or tisiit-r and tighter — as fashion dictates — hut neither longer nor fuller iiian those now worn. Or. iniladv s wardrobe ran re main about the same, in cut and design, as it is at present. Empha xzing that it had no in tention of "I'rr/.ins" present styles, or rcm'ei n;: present wardrobes ob solete. WI f c tniilishel a complete list of speeil ic'ition - e- ivering fu ture mani'Mu-tun of women's clothe and ordered such frills a.- Krone!’ cuffs on sleeves, balloon slee\'es and patch pockets of wool eliminated en tirely. Alter Align. ) 17. retailers mav not sell suit and t oat on cmbles el mmo than two pieces at one unit price. Tin- 1 -o.-.tfictions become effective i for wool clothing tomorrow m time to affect production of most of the garments to be sold next fall and Winter: restrictions on cotton, rayon 1 and other materials do not become effe ctive until June 1!) alter most of this summer's clothes arc finished, i Principal effect of the order will be to fix maximum length- and i sweep of coats and skirts and sim plify non-functional features. Washington. April <!. (AIM Wo- j men who make dresses at home for j their own use or their children’s are ! not required to conform to the cloth- j ing order issued today by the war production board. However, home dressmakers who sell their handiwork for profit and anyone else who makes clothes for sale must comply. Stanley Marcus, head ot WPli's women's apparel sec tion, told a conference of fashion writers here today. C. A. Cannon Appointed Raleigh, April 8.—-<AP) -Gov r nor Broughton today appointed Charle,- A. Cannon ol Concord, presi dent of the Cannon Mills Co., of Kannapolis, to the State Highway . anil Public Works Commi sion from the Seventh Division. Cannon will till a vacancy caused by the resignation ot Thomas K. Wolle of Albemarle, who has been a m n,be>' of the commission for six years. He was appointed by Gover nor Huey , nd re-appointed by Gov ernor Broughton. He re-igned for mally today to accept a iummissHu as lieutenant colonel in the Army. Cannon was a member of the high way commission lor two years dur ing the ndmine (ration of Governor Gardner. His present term expires May 1, 1945. RAF PLANES CROSS CHANNEL FOR RAID Folkestone, Eng.. April <>.- TAP) —Squadron after squadron of RAF planes roared across the English Channel for a half-hour today in the early morning sunlight. Vapor trails high in the sky on the French coast between Cap Gris Nez and Calais indicated German fighters engaged the Britons. Profits Law Of A Week Washington, April 8.— (AP)—Con gress, still much at odds on the most ! effective way to limit war profits, i postponed today further controversy on the question until April 16. The House originally approved a flat 6 per cent limitation, but the •Senate decided after much discus sion yesterday to vest discretionary j authority over profits in the Seere- j “tary of War, Secretary of Navy and j chairman of the maritime commis sion. The Senate wrote its decision into ] tin $19,212,773,260 war appropria tion hill, and returned the measure ito the House"for ultimate adjustment of the differences of opinion on the profits curb issue. Such discussions, however, will not start until late next week, for the j Senate, after acting on the bill, stag ed its delayed Easter recess. t ^ * ! ! Aids in India Deal Louis A. Johnson Special emissary from the United State.- Louis A. Johnson is seeking to assist in the solution of the im portant Indian independence ques tion.- rJ he problem has become more than urgent since Japanese air at tacks on India’s mainland. Johnson is conferring with leaders of the All-India Congress and Sir Stafford Cripps, iiritish cabinet minister. < Central i'reas) Bonus Plan ► Is Opposed President Openly Dis agrees With Nelson; Controversy May Be Near Solution. Washington. April 8.—(AP) — President Roosevelt and his war production chief, Donald AI. Nel son. differed openly today on the wisdom of wartime cash bonuses for workers who set a fast pace in vital arms indus tries. .H HI llll II till I i «Uf II U 111 - r roils signs tluit the hotlv debat ed controversy over wages and hours might he edging nearer a solution despite the continuing surface turmoil. Mr. Roosevelt, while intimating that ti: re might be an antmiinn - mont on the wage rpu’sti m - - n. told his press conference that he was lt terly opp; d to the wartime bonus plan because men in such a nation al envTgency ought to prodtie all tin ', could. He tidderl he nhn disap pi* ived of bonuses m putic time on a piece w irk ba-is. The Chief Executive's r< mark’s ran ; count " to (ho.-" of 1 m. who in dorsed the in‘vi- or ‘‘incentive pay" plan during an appearance before a Senate r n • ^ “*■■■ on Miarch ?0. Making the simultaneous suggestion that plants and employees be giv n merit awards for outstanding work, lie aid that such a y-'b'in might eli minate labor ‘‘slowdowns." Nelson 11-k:nowli'dgcd. howevei-. that it could he applied only in certain major war indust ries. 211 P "DORTED LOST AS SHIP FOUNDERS l.ondmi. April 8—(AP)--A Vichy news agency dispatch from Istanbul said today the Greek steamer Eud erani had fuunde'vd off the Turkish coast with the loss of 211 of 238 passf ngers aboard. Th. agency said 11 ' Fuderani went on tiie rocks in the vicinity of Kaali island. Her port of origin was not given. (Lloyds Register and other ship ping records fail to list a ship by this name.) Education Board Will Hold Book Adoption For New Grade Daily Dispatch Bureau. In the Sir Walter Hotel. By BOB THOMPSON Raleigh, April 8.—Unsuccessful in its effort to find- a legal way out. the State Board of Education today will start the machinery for another "basic textbook adoption." The new books to be chosen are for the eighth or additional grade that will be added to the elemen tary schools m those county and city units which adopt a twelve-grade system. By the end of three years the tvvellth-grade system is expect ed lu be statewide, and it is cor. i templated that the coming adoption will select texts tor the next live ! years. “I still think it is the wrong thing to do but 1 can l'ind no legal way out of it." -aid State Superintendent Clyde Erwin. His desire was to make . an informal selection of "supplemen i tary books,” which could be Used in the eighth grade, and to withhold the final selection until toward thn end of the three-year “period of i transition" to statewide twelfth l schools. i The action was tuken at a meel i 1 (Continued on Page Four) Marshall In London ★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★★ ★ ★ ★★ ★ ★ ★★ ★ Bataan Defenders Forced Back Ferocious Jap Attack War Eepak fcment Re po i Is Outn umbered American and Filipino Forces Withdrawing in Orderly Fashion; Other Pacific War News. (I!y The Associated 1’i'cs ) Outnumbered Am Fean md Filipino cid'enders of Hainan peninsula have effected a qvn eral withdrawal to nev. defen sive positions because of .Japan ese penetration of their lines, the War department said today. Official quarters in Wash ington said there was no im mediate indication of die xleut >f the withdrawal, but that it >vas apparently accomplished in wdorly fashion despite the fero city of the Japanese assault. It was (In- fifth (lav of inten sive attack by Lieutenant Gen eral Vamasnua's numerically su perior invasion forces, which have been constantly hammering at the American-Filipino lines wiih tanks, heavy artillery fire and aerial bombardment since Saturday. The War department bulletin said Lieutenant General Jonath an M. W'ainwright's troops with drew last night to a "previously - ly prepared defensive position.' The present retirement was car ried out to prevent tile enemy from converting the break into a disas trous rout, it was understood. As a last extremity, the defend ers could withdraw entirely from Bataan peninsula's shot-torn jungles and fox holes to the rocky ,'or regidor island fortress in Manna Rs v Meanwhile, new hope arose for a settlement which would enroll India’s 390.000.000 whole heartedl.v on the side of the al lies. A Reuters (British news agency) dispatch said the exe cutive committee of the power ful All India Congress party was discussing a new formula re garding Indian defenses. Reuters said the formula was ■generally acceptable to prominent ■ongie -men" and to Sir Stafford 'ppps. Britain’ pi rial envi>y. President Roosevelt’s personal ■mis-ary. Loci- Johnson, was said In have helped evolve the formula. < ii the Burma front, next door to : 'ndin, the Mtiia'ion remained extre mely grave, with Japan’s i.n. a "ill •nlunui' ret inn mg to attack Bn ti Ji mops now h -iriing a line only (i.i mile south ot the rich central Burma oil fields. British military quarters gave this ie-enption of the campaign, indical ng ultimate disaster unless rein orcements arrive: "The Japanese attack with su perior forces. We stay as long as we nan, infect as much hi. s as we can. gam as much time as we can, and then go back to the next suitable po- it ion.” From his United Nations heud luarters in Australia. General Doug las MacArthur was reported in tre cjuent touch with the battle stained defenders of Bataan, where Lieute nant General Yamashita apparently was gambling on victory- -no matter what the sacrifice in lives—before the start of the rainy season. Papers Say West Front ToBeOpened U. S. Army Chief of Siaff Accompanied by Harry Hopkins and Military Aides; Axis Forces Active in Mid dle East. (1 !,V i h A ociated Press) f5<-j 1 <•!•;ii (Ii live ('. .Marshall, ■•hit*!' in' -in!Y (if the I'nited ''t.'e • - A i"M i_ . a arivod in Lon ■ •! I ’ i 111- ! - "f 15l it |s|l rei".r:s A:;.! : 'a hulk of the Am : irai ann;. v.as- trainin';' ; or i m: • - :n\ ash m of cunt ifl ip a 1 Klii’i (hurra! Marshal! was accnm iianied by Harry Hopkins, chair man ol' the British-American munitions assignments board, and hy senior military advisors. London newsnapery yesterday declared American and British expeditionary forces eventually would -trike together at the heart of industrial Germany through France. 'thousands of American troops already are training in battle maneuvers in northern Ireland. Recent dispatches have suggested • hat it British and American forces la open a second front, as re peatedly' urged by Russia, they might mack alimg the French channel ■i last or tlii ' ■ igh Norway. In Washington. the White House tersely described General Marshall's xis.it as a "perfectly normal wartime mission.” while London sources said the F. S. chief of staff was expected to confer with Britain's military leaders on questions, of high strategy. i in :1k Ri:.- . m war front, Soviet < k.~! i.iiv‘ k - : oo rted that Red tinny >ps !: i • ,, hed across the up per Dr.leper t r a a :ur -us clintac : ,e di vv • p iieh on the German ■escapi cor: dor" I rum Moscow, which w :>ecn narrowed to 30 Do cite-: 1 ; b:e mis mg was mil ' < a.-; na/.i inrlifi «■' :itii 1 )ot'ogdvu7.h and 1) .: r ■ . i ea -1 of Smoli n-'.t U' m c d on Page Five) TOLL-FREE FERPiES MAY BE INAUGURATED 1 (AP'--G< iver . :ci 'iri,ty there was ■ iht' toll would be cr.K-.mg the • i Ci'ii.'itan soim'ri, Gai ■ ''ina. ; ho h. id written 11 tini arc Rapids, av t• .minis.-ion, mates bo prepared ■ on the State w ml 1 o’ .1 Is w. fr removed. Australian War Council Plans Session \b Au • AP)—Aus ' the stage • . decs a ms at a 11. : VI Oiled by a two-hour e- " t :u . o 11 r Mini -ter John !)>'itgla> Mac - \:.11 • c o' aides ■ expected to be . binet s ssion to morrow. li a."Ct ei.it . ; • he scope of the . 1! e.-i . .j*i ,i to permit con trol s' it;i ng. transport and medi - tel i ' nrit In iddi'ion to fulfill ing its rigmal .met."its of mainten ance i dies and equipment will oe discussed. Th e. :,:e‘vc- with Curtin were MacArthur, supreme commander in the —iii [Invest Pacific: General Sir Tho'wi- 111 oil commander of al lied ground forces: Lieutenant Gen eral George H. Brett, deputy com mand. r and air chief: mid Vice Ad miral Herbert F. Leary, the naval commander RAr Bombers Tackle Thyssen Steel Works Ranging far afield, RAF night bombers did considerable damage to the famed Thyssen steel mills ,t Hern born, the Ruhr, Germany. Arrows show: (A) Two direct hits on large shed—one gap is , ya I wide; the other about 50 yards wide. (B) Direct hits on storage yards. (C'l Large shed, par! . . ; i g Works burned out. (D) Blast effect, roofs damaged ■ a ,.. wide a rea. ( K ) Long we Lad; op ;a, • ,-i < ■ i i i Large shed partly destroyed. <Gj Large shed badly damaged by blast. (l. ■. nt/ni l i azis German Report Says Only Four of Ten Norwegian Ships Es caped in Flight. Beilin (From German Broadcasts), April 8.— (AP)—Six out ol ten Nor wegian ve.'.s. Is which attempted to break out of the Swedish port of Goteburg last week were sunk by German naval and air lorecx and two others lied back to Swedish terri torial waters, official German quar ters announced today. (This reported indicated that two ships eluded the German blockade, flic Vichy radio sa d Sat u'day ’hat two vtssols had reached Britain and a terse British aniciu. • m nl Sun day said that "certain .-hi)).- hav ar rived safely in this countr>but did n it g.ve the number.) The liri eiiie' aim it >ie ‘ment or ike iltt ir donee i n the i .. ak by the Nw >.u gain \ e is i m Marcii 31. 11 said light Gei an nuv 1 i tree - : nterccjit ; d the .-a ; is , va.nu -sir' - rejmi-led and- i c :.and ol Br:t :- h captain.'. Fr. e -mil. agg: i eatmg tdi.U'Ul ! n wci c ..uni; l y Gaia an ou!p t b at . tiio amamiu ment said, while one (i.OIMf-ton snip wa ink by tag Gm man air force. IT WAS WOADERr UL WHILE i i LASI’ED 1 i-il ly.1.a ■! -I. April 8 AIM "• =i e. 11 \\ a.- w underfill, e. die it la.-!' d i i-t night at the "1; mdi - do |.:u • .jackets" dance. Tiicn a sailor t d t > dm ee . id Constance Bt mu-d. tin- n •• ■ w tress. Mis - Benin :' . -list. a the affair. w as dene w Id a :’i: -,'a-ir old aircraft worm The Bin jack'. trying to cut in. i: "The Na\y m g.-t anydimg but coffee and d> mill 'lee c-i\ l - lians get all ti ianei w tli lire movie stars." Miss B's pardi . b’.iiph Abbott, stopped, prid-de .i li.-t -v.amg and Abbott hit the flei . Gen sal excite ment ensued. The aireratt w rl-ter was driven by Miss Bennett . ud Kay Frames t - Culver City emt reency liospilal :or treatment ol a di.-'ocatcd elbow. The sailor, podee said, n-glect'-d to leave ha naiei QUAKE RECORDED AS ‘VERY SEVERE’ PSsadc ila. Calit April 8.— (AP) — An earthq ake d< ibed as "very severe" wa- rev - led today on in j strumenls at P.i.-. dena Institute ol | Technology. Fo 'l'agists -aid it began at 8aio.40 a m. (FWT) and ! was continuing with intensity an hour later. Its distance was estimated at 17.500 miles, ,n .in undetermined di ’•ecti.in. WEATHER FOR NORTH CAROLINA Rain and cooler north and west portions tonight. Japs Claim Huge A Hied Casualties Tokyo (From Japanese Broad cast! April 8.— A!’)—Imperial headquarters said today that Japanese forces on Java had 82, 618 prisoners, including 883 .Americans. Ti e anneunr: men! said 66, 203 of the prisoners were Dutch. 10.636 British and 4.830 Aus tralian. The Japanese said their clean up of the island had netted them i7T warplanes, 1.059 tanks and armored ears, and large quan tities of artillery, small arms and equ'pnient. Impel ial headquarters said Ja pan's losses in the Java battle [ were 85 killed and 1,781 wound- j ed. BERLIN REPORTS 16 NEW SINKINGS 15er|:n i 1't : G1 .1 .1; iinlaetist-) A p - (A.1 Gc- . n . ■> .■]' jie m.ye sun:. I: !■ y merchant I: ;i- intal.i!” In I.'HhI t ais in con t .mil r| ... I Ai ,<■! II' II :i:i.l British tipi \ :■ i- i .i in tin- At : Adolf 1 l'k Id he; .. - \ t til remainder ft ‘ . C"sG HE-J5EBREAKER !: SHOT AND KILLED I! : I -II, An i .. f A : , ' n B-.ven d Nt -g . o,,.; ol Mrs The oI I’iCer- :. i r! A1 1 ’ u r, 1 . who was al 'lie o' '- |:' : children. ■ iv-t the Nr;.1'" vit!; a 3 e."Me"! r : V lie im- '.md w i • at Ills jolt 111 ,'l test'll' n II. German Occupation Authorities Charge T errorism ; New Bombing Attempt Made. Vichy. \pril K.— (AIM — I'ho Paris new paper Le Matin re ported today that l~ persons were brought to trial there yes terday on charges of terrorist attacks against German occupa tion forces and ‘•I-'rcnch poli tical groups." In the la:-! ca-e ol such tv:;.is. the newspaper r cali-d. a Gei'n an military cm rt sentenced seven pt ’ - suns tu uca!': Tl c present trial.- were expected last week. K-. mi a.- ’ . ■ t .ml aider way. • new terror!.-: attack was reported i". To. rs wlierc a bmub vva- hurled into a local m m: t< f the nat p. ipi. ,- a.-si i • -i. Iy (i r. i; i 11i■ m ol M,ireel ! )■ ■ .'. p .1 m nt of cullnbora i. n v at h 1! a (}ci- .mi- Tar in ,Mii mr Tpo mtciam . >1 11 a • 11: kling v a - wrecke 1, but then e no casual BIDS TO ol. OPENED ON HIGHWAY WORK: VANCE ii \S PROJECT * T , s;.p W >!-k's Co;. - . 1 mhv Api il •l a m i 1 e - Of . ;ind Chai/ > \i i hi h.h. smin after the „ in Orojerts inslucl. \ a lie enunt\ nine miles of paving on ? . v t. beginning one mile north of Henderson. Statesville Drive To Prevent Moving Shops lluib Oi'patch Bureau. In the sir t\ liter Hotel. Il> BOB THOMPSON |; ,, . :. Ae 1 ,i The State 11 .. VI J . 1;ii Pu ' e Works C mat! -- • tin- ;a;h Cha:. a a 1 ten Prince, has run . n the white flag and abjectly surrendered to the Statesville dele gation which objected h> moving the Ninth and S vs nth T >:. ision h a way lion- to Shelby and Albemarle, re-pet hve'\ The victor v s the same delegation which las' ua ek Ijim.ibM to light the unsavory meth- | ods wit ok Ninth Division Commis sioner Max Wit's n used in the di rect -ale of his own stock of auto mobile carts to the State tor use by the highway departm nt. Prince, in ordering that the shops not be moved, completely reversed his position of last week, despite the fact that he still admits the pro posed move would save the state i. ,ii. si(i OoO tu §15.hon or more i ye. r. That neon- " . --a.mi ..1' public - t he l" lit dar ing tilO : i■ >t a t a i . to appease 111; c"\ ■: S' 'rsv.'.le i 1 . are- d ' . ' - f ■ • od to lost -‘a a - tr ■>> 11 men and had , t a.I \ >11 •! only $17,000 <i yea: lxplanation. Pressed tor an exp! r .'. a. ■: > 'tie o' the strangest and most - add n retractions in the sta't’V political hi.-toi-y — and we d > mean n -htic.d — Prince said that he h .d been "Id "an agreement" had been mad. with the people of Statesville 0 leave the shops there. "An agre. meat with whom';" he was sited. "1 don't know ." he answered Rat later he said that tie had heard that former Governor Huey and Cotmms fContinned on Pi?r TV
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