TWENTY-NINTH \kAk Tif^ias^i^TK^rHEla?8, HENDERSON, X. €., SATURDAY AFTERNOON, MA\ i> 1SM2 1 t-kkju*>* FIVE CENTS COPY
Ch iming At Least- Preliminary Victory In Great Sea Battle, Mac Arthur Says:
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Important
German Fort
RaictedAnew
R A Off cnsi vc Re~
sinned A f l c r One
!N; ii Lull; German
Raiders Active Over
East Anglia; Other
European War News.
ii. | • . Associated Press)
: il P.riti-1' air forces
m I gain last ni-jjflit at (fer
n;.i' . al llostoek ana. this
tin.. .nr ntrating: on that de
v,, - ■. city's port, Warne
ni .• in imtx.riant <ierman
ii i i mif, the P>rilish an
r ■ ■ • day.
Baltic coast at the
ia w river Wiirnr. which
ii , IP dock, the port is not
■ ilano oaso, submarine
ti 'linn and -ate of the
11 ta uki 1 a i1 if a 11
a also the terminus <>t
,i vv to l jpnmark whirl:
li - use to si ml troops and
, Norway.
lie .nlurk was a I rsiimplinn
■ it tic It \Fs offensive against
lh. . .. Ii alter a one-night lull.
N ./i night raiders. mean
v'; were active over Fast
\ : i.. scattering bombs which
i . innuiniqiie said did some
damage and caused a small litim
hi i d i asualties.
• iil- German raider, wa
: .; dow n .a ci Britain and
reported destroyed i >
.miter as it was returning
Holland.
idwide dev"lopnients:
it.i i a n front — \ Soviet
hr.> ideas! reportt'd that more
tl.i il.(Mil) German, had tie e n
kill -il and wounded on lh. i.en
iii. i ii front during .March and
V i d alone, and said that the
I i lx sieged northern metro
ii"i had now been provided
mu I ample stocks for the future.
i i • - inns aid a broad motor
iTi tlie ice id Bake L.ad
■ i I a ningrad'- mil I n ms l r. m
ast winter wh le the Gcr
armics hammered at the
' i c city.
■ lapanesc warplane- twice
India, bombing and niaeh
■ 1 ' the . tratcgic pm t city ol
iill on the heel> <>l unron
reports that .lapane-c
id already ero-sed the bm -
(I- ' India.
\ Tokyo broaden.-t a
• .lapanc c tro..p- drn mg
northern Burma occupied
. i. 21111 miles nurthea d ol
"without blood tied.”
i..g i car The Gcrman-e-m
I’.iri: radio asserted that
.vas continuing on lw"
a Madagascar, despite Wed
ua endei ol the big I hog <
na\ a I base at the north end
' i /Mill- mi le ter g Frei ich : ■1 .a 1
1 ' . w as no confirmation of this
1 i cl -cwhere.)
a-.Midcast said twelve Bnt
- had been shot down.
Anti-Red’s
Home Raided
I liven. Conn . May II (AIM
I' ■ mI H Simmons, duel i>t the
( ''1"ei-1 i<• 111 office III' tile federal 1> 1
"f investigation, announced to
h'l.v ili>ii his agents iiad searched the
lli'impson estate of Anastase A.
^ "11si fisky, leader of the internu
1 ‘ al Russian fascist party.
Vun.siatsky, who was elected head
1,1 e party at Harvin, Manchuria,
IIM4, was not taken into custody
nuns said, but the evidence seiz
ed o to be presented to a lederal
4 md jury at Hartford.
1 he estate, in Connecticut's north
e 'h'i'n corner from which Vunsiat
sl'.v guided the destiny of the group
Pledged to the overthrow ot Rus
Si in v iinnumism, has been reported
O- - 1 -1
' - a -
42 American Mother
Mrs. Wm. N. Berry
Pirt uvod in New York City is Mrs.
William N. Berry, of Greensboro,
N. C., the American Mother of i'J ld.
Slip has thirteen children and says
that her formula for rub ing them is
“feed 'em, love ’em, and neglect
’em.” One son is an army captain,
another a midshipman, a third is
about to become an ensign, a fourth
ha. enli ted in the naval reserve,
while a tilth will soon he ordained
a pric. t.
(Central Press)
Forces Which Had
Been Cut Off in Burma
Recapture Town Held
by Japanese.
< huuK'kiiiK. .Ma.\ I).— (AIM —
{ hn i-M’ forces which had been
rut oil m ilunna have struck
p.tclh from i onn^ vi ami lccap
tin ; :i >Ia> m\ < , lormcr all.- (1
headquarters ia miles nortlicast
of »»aiidaia.\ on the now severed
rail lc« oi me suppl.\ route to
China, tin* hil,h command slid
toda>.
1 ! ; • . (*• '!:.. .' i 11 i 11 UC (loci, in .
lie jo me;|Kil Ilia* •'! v »nn,,s.11 n• -■ l.• mi
ni the .Japan!’ , , !u:,,n v. : u hi v
Up 11 a tan . ih . d illtn V u 1111 a I
j*i *. mac ha been r *t.
' ick tin new 1 \ ( .ib
j 1 C iiin( j 11 11.
l ad hue ' i - la in:.; I'*:i * ic i up and i
iaciu-; anmhilai am. ' P c war Bulletin
aid.
i Hie C'hincM4 arc unit ui tin.- new
• id; ''i det’p m .1 ip.iia’ c < /• d t' . -
i 11• 11 \ indicaled that 11"icli < •! the ic
.... ,n i ,diind the .Japam t .«}>« •‘■'hi ad
Ilia Vsinn.ill |ll <<\ II ICC W a i'illy
](,., »uy held ny 1 he • 11' adi i .
CHURCHILL TO GIVE
BROADCAST SUNDAY
l.undon. May <1.— I \I*>—Prime
.Minister ( hurehill is expecti <1
to dwell nil Britain's relations
with Vichy in a broadens., at H
a. in. (I! p. nt. i:\VTI Sundav,
the second anniversary <n the
lowland iiiv:i-ion which preccikd
;li. fall ol 1 ranee.
SECRETARY HULL
AWAITS DETAILS
Washington. May ft.— AP'—
Sccretar.' of State Hull sad to
day it was difficult to restrain
ones self from expressions
equal lo the magnitude of (he
victory reported over .Japan
ese naval forces in the ( oral sea.
However, he fold his press
i onference. he felt he should wail
until the full facts have been re
ceived on the engagement.
CDELL TO COACH
YALE GRID TEAM
\, iv Haven. Conn.. .May fh— (API
The corporation of Vale C n-v erstty
day confirmed the appoiti'm n ■ >t
Hi ward < Jdell ol Sioux City. I >'.va, as
aead football conch in succession t >
Emerson (Spike) Nelson, thus end
ing ,i long quest for a man to re
it vena te the Eli gridiron machine
£ *7 .1
uerman bur-mam? ea
Make, first Attacks
Tatis lie forts
To ts on Uas
Used Itiy Nazii
;y !). . ,\;1 • ; i;
ni.i.need n.dny:
"Aceirdi; r,; ■ . ! ;. . -.
Kr;i: tinner < n n, ( .
mi \i,.v 'i, in ■,>,.m atn>:i i
1 Mi -. ‘11 pi. - f ■ ! ■. 1 . i i ; \ -
■| 111 , t' 1;. 1:. 1 r m ' ,
}>..|n• r. I'i a , da. Jjilii!I-' ■ i 1h (I' -
ll we ; tie !' i :,! S.
claim tlinl l!ai ( I- nr,an \ , i ■■
; -in;; pni. iill . .aid ' i. re were
indication;, the widen! v.a -
Morganton Hospital
Head Declares Inmate
Would Kill Man Seek
ing His Release.
Manor N C’.. M;iy 1) t Ai
Luti; i M ard. a pn liei 11. reioa - ad i mo
ta an mexperted i I in :Iiciv : 'day
", irn I)r. F B. Watkin-, i i 1 u
perii: tendi ill. .-aid t1 au W a ad want’d
to ge t old ot ’: a !" 1 a la I so lh .1
in- o Id k.iI Bled a r.
A tlire -way c a 11 op a n v a a oil a!
Dr. Wall 1. ! ’■ i 1i md Stipenui
Court Judge Will I ■ kr a.e
alter Dr. WatkaUs. addre: ing tin at
torney, said:
"Do you Knew t! ■! i a a In a' W.ud
, uffer. Iron. Ii.’illuemati m- 7"
“I've lirard el 'a about it,
Bledsoe .-aid.
“Ward' hallm md that he
I - a i ■ a eei ta I u a i i 11 \ . ng to i. real,
up In - I a m 11", W.ud v. d 'o' gel oil
the hospital ' ' i:.'t If ran loll
a;an," i. " up rint* ml: lit eon
i n nod.
“Do you ..n )\v ivlu tl d man is?’
the iih,'. ieian then asked. Bledsoi
- In- ik hi- head.
“Ills name ILyini Bledsoe.'
Died a- th a asked lor an iippt>r
tunity to talk vita Ward and Judge
Pies.- postponed the hearing until
June 1. It will be heard, then belore
Judge Felix Alley m Wayne ville.
GERMANS REVISE
RED TEXTBOOKS
Berlin, iFrom German !3; ■•vilc.i-!.-)
May 9. (AP) Gorman otv pa'.ion
authorities m the Rus-nan Ukraine
have i'sa (l n-school books
"\vi i’’eii Irmi ne \ iewp-mi 1 01
Oertnan-Ukraini: ft cooperataui," tlie
Bc'-lin radio said today.
HIGH COURT VACANCY
WILL NOT BE FILLED
Raleigh. Alav 9 -(AP)- The lew
on it bus ini’s.'' has .gone into Mich a
tailspin because ol the war that Gnv
trnor Broughton announeeri today hi
had decided not to appoint a sp-xi i:
judge to till a vacancy caused by thi
death of Judge A. Hall Johnston of
Ashe\ ilia-.
TRAWLER LOST
London. May 9 (AIM -l.os,. ,
the trawler Solomon was announced
today by the .'xlooralty. Tie re wer
Very Fast U > 1 erica
(/raft Ssnl: IV' e ium
F ize d Urd' e F tales
Vessel and S rn a * 1 Hon
itran Merchant rn a n ;
A!! Aboard cTvod.
W\\ )rn-:ins. M,-. ;i. (AIM
! ir<l ;i|>;>ear;»i:>• :!: ;!i• * (!’lif
Y Mi ' in' y<t;, t • m;iv
- !i ! 1;li>i !< i) I . YYtTS '!,i
>" • ' 1 ii
i ".'i . r it h t'11 .• > d" two
' ! ! ws-Ms.
The shin . :i medium si/:*il
i oii( M spa ; s \ ■ s i •••: > ^ m > H
: nr i' • ‘-m • • ;,‘!i
l. Iron ml V *?•■* :)ilar! -‘(1 \\ f •;!
iv rfterinvv* ;?»» ■ o’ 'nb.r-..
Onr v is siMib h' .<» 1 » vd
the other set afire 1 \ sb -Us *H
a baodorrd. Thrre \\ » no loss
H lif * 'mon" th" 87 rr"v. man
aboard the two ship-, or the six
!Vi«spn*yris aboard one.
s< | about n.iiin Wednesday b! t '
rl by 100'fee*.
The 'hip began rare •>
• * ! ) ■!■!. • nd ' : * 1 1' .* !
ar;ne. nainted rhe-h
h «•••,] <\ began sbellh’g ‘h-» ■ .. ...a
w :th a five inch and a t1'
hut the -ubiv mine began vr
! ■ • a i! ’ n1 > ■ i ‘. and d •: 11 • i v ; ♦ ■1 ■ . . • >: . .
steering gear.
: ,...j A :1s, 1'
ft-- and
en-:ne n.nni nd th Td
u a • .! v.
The air AT. f >
1 * e • hv l fV'-Y n<< •• •
toy mrl brought here y^st^rd v
\t 7:25 p -
■ ''i) n b .. d'-tant. fh»> m• • i'
«' If ,mlu:-.n ngbn- -M,d •,
"T vrth one h '- U. ! -
^r. a. the wheel h •• ■ 1 '
' .Tied and aba nd; mod.
Some Areas
To Be Exempt
From Gas Rule
Washington. .May !).— (AP)-—
Tentative revisions in (he scope
ef the eastern seaboard gasoiine
rationing program would ex
empt approximately 57 counties
in I’cnnsy Ivani i. N'ew Verb.
Virginia. Maryland and Florida,
and all of West Virginia except
eight counties, it was learned to
day
Officials said the latest pro
posals establishing boundaries in
which gasoline would lo ralion
ed eliminated ten eoun'ic- in
New York, hi in Pennsyh mis.
one in Alary land, ten in Virginia,
and ten in Florida.
The original rationing plan
embraced all 17 eastern states
and the District ef Columbia, luit
it w 's unders!nod that avail
ability of pipeline facilities and
other supply factors had result
ed in the decision to exempt
some areas from the restrictions.
YT L/% ■ ■ ■■ U\
FOR NORTH C AROLINA
Lit'le change in temperature
except siightlv cooler near the
r ca&t. - ‘"t<1>.
This Gun Crew Made Hist
The gun crew of the destroyer Ward surrounds the fivv-irnd.-r that
fired the first sh >f against Japan. Although aw tre of the fact t: at that
first shot will go down in history, they have not ]<•.. one i ih, jr v'ig'i’laneo
ami are prepared to lire many m. re. a’ral Pn-aa)
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\ • M h! • 5. o t .is: -tt
i ■ : o I i ; s t I to
* ■ !. .mo >oi com o'
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«! t i
■ ; : • " • - ■ :i l.r.Sv i ■■ v • \ >
r \t < < «{ ii - . .. i ilia tiu c v
nipst ! «* ■... n-. c ii in tons <-1
House Interstate Com
merce C ommittee
Tries to Revise Legis
iat ion Releasing Rail
Obligations to Govern
ment.
Washington, M.i\ Jb—(AJ* —
i hi House in It estate commerce
n mmittcc is living to revise a
h.!i releasing railroads from ob
ligudoiis to the government
under the IH.u) d**al h.\ \ hi h
i he' got land a-- large as the
Dakotas and Nebraska for the
v 111.1:4 iti the west.
< jt Leu. )t ■ -
a i'i nt; ..!i' ' ■ i'1 ■.e<»umg'1 tht* na
il : oi! tad . t " ed *\ c.
, .. > : 1 mi.' m ' '.I’ll. • , »\il mV i! Mb'-1)0.
' ’dee i'i'!': e. "it that
: i e.i 'lei* b •: 1 g ; sieo h.i\ t ctis
<ih and n > b 1 v- r -nUl be i c
t,: it v d to eon1 in ot the low r re to.
FINNS REPORT WIN
OVER SOVIET UNI I
H Kinki. S’inland. N!a\ !b—
'T \ Yinrush eoniimintiiuc
reported todav that almost the
t rtire eighth Russian sik brig
ade had been wiped out and ils
< ommander kithvl in recent
lighting on the far northern
<1
III
Allies Claim Eleven
Jap Skips Sunk, Six
Badly Damaged ;
Tokyo Claims Four Al
ked Ships Sunk, Three
Damaged.
(C The \ --chiled Press)
111 !.■. 1(I ; :e W nfils. “the
le i: !'■ . iii -ed . . . our
at e. v. i:. e •: : (ieiieral
1 u>■:u.;:' .ii; A headquar
ters repo at least prelimin
le ' ;• 1 "i lie allies in 1 he
n Hi -d > old battle of the
1 . 'a : aud indicated
■ - ' iii-'i id Ja;laiiese naval
e iiiii Wt !'(. ill llight.
•'ii;.:;. •; autii •"iiies at "an
■id'* ; !H i ; : a Si ill All -
i'i -• id 1 ■: ; i; elates victory
Hi : i i hist* rie - a fight had :-d
Ii ast t ( :n; " ■!i'i i v ended 1 he
'a;laiiese ii:\aisi' n threat to
A list raiia.
1 hesi ■ nuth< lit;. \uirned
— - •' t o ila ;*t "ptimisrn,
li"V( ■ v« .'•■ emphasising that the
sit iati n was "sti. 1 si rious."
Kcaiiianls el the Japanese
urnuiu. seeking desperateli to
is ![’•■ lie- lciri.ii l.'.minering <>l
allied i>'.- m and nat al suns.
"i'I'i ili'M. mi-:: as zigzagging
I rani;: ail-- i:i I iiahu
S he seen.
Mlii'd clatsr,—eleven Japanese
ships sunk. si\ had! damaged,
thousands ut men lost.
luk'ii claims—lour allied
ships sunk. Pu ce damaged,
hep* i.':.o; iie-c quarters said an
li- e ! •• i • .' ■■ ’i:. : '.eci: • ip.k an.i
i ■ ( god add
I. ■ >' ' i I : - idl'd tally, giv
the IP S.
.i.i i iK.i "tin eredeni *
e tiiat h.e •>
Get; dai'Art lieadqudrtri
'It" i t:’i .1 | anese claims a -
ii> v. r at el 1 he ha tiling
Pa t' •( e.e : i 1.. 'I Au.st.alle
■ ' ■ I .; a:' d 1:.' • Ite -cl:' -
■ 1 i. 11 :.'t : t .' a. i" a :.!: a;; iKJUC of lill't.
it id. ri u ;:.t light "f
C . . ' a C-" I .iced with It 1.5
■ i ii Id.go Eight)
BRITISH RETREAT
ON BURMA FRONT
New Delhi. Mat {».—< \ I* I —
i oiitiiiu.-.l w itudraw al of Hrit
i : loir 's iu central Karma "has
la . n « irrir-.i out successfully''
without roiu.u't with (tic Japan
ese a i onimuniijue said today.
Vv Q.HS.CC Sees
Axis Attacks
V. .. a: ... Si - -■ AP>- Va-i
:1 \ .\ Wallace sets a
Ua-ka and .<
s:: . 1;..• ■ i •. ’■ t i: : - . n-led upi ising
.» >.. ■ i the axis suin
IV. . . '. .' II Aei .nows 1 he
L ::"e.i y, •. - w imviiK the battle
. W.oi e told the Free
U \ "ii that the German
mil . ... • r. prize fighter wh >
• I - i.e • a iae v erge ot bring
.ii sA.ed ' . gatlu ring all ot hi -
r.- "i me last desper
ate blow
Tin a-, pro - dt m predicted t h
\\ wo Al ... tile crucial »um
; lari- months, adding:
"We ii v ! e re that Hitler and
'span w i'l e ■ n- rate to do the ttn
\ peeled per. an attack by
hip.;n ‘as li t and nur north
• west coast at. a time when German
•rails).. plane- will be shuttling
from Dakat to 1 rnish leader
'aip C-ia ” u .'i>i mg in Latui
l ‘ '