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3 on Utspafrij _____-- -ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA fW EN I ^ -NINTH YEAR t'iik ass.h1-i1?t T:iW|V[F,,)if HENDt :RSON. N. C.. FRIDAY AFTERNOON, .1 ONE .j, 1D42 puuL^M^.^vKR^^FTiiKNuoN FIVE CENTS COPY U. S. FORCES SLASH AT MIDWAY ATTACKERS Rommel Moves Reinforcements Into African Battle Axis Tanks B r i t i s h Mechanized | osw os Smash at ’]V( >jjs Attacking Bir E| S iacheim in Bloody Elc - n-Day Battle of Nor;h Africa. 11: A.-.sticiateil Press) Ixrwin R( mmei was j,, rimviti.i’, st rung' axis re nts into the bloody ,* old battle of North ,\;..lay as the British an r.,111 they had smashed an ;;\i . i.k assault on bir el i liar: • ior tlie second time in iWii days. |; Hacheim. a desert j wat. ••• . is the southern an a ">U-mile British dc .Mi stretched across the ; lint : d> to the Mediterranean sea. (trili'li headquarters said Brit ish .mil Indian troops struck fnim :lic rear to relieve the Free Fmieli and Indian garrison at iiir i i Hacheim after the de feiulr: s had twice rejected Ger man demands that they surren der the key stronghold. :11■ dispatches said Rommel Img fresh troops and tanks I i; • ,ule sector around Tobruk i ”, : p: to relieve pressure on a k corridor which axis, i driven into the British j ■i iise line. British mechanized forces j were reported slashing at axis tun - holding the heat h, while (h snail dive bombers pounded furiously at British positions till, King Rommel's advance to il aid I g \ pt. European war develop pplv route two bh>\\ s many's attempt to disrupt tar north scalane- to Kus eported today. X an quarters in London -aid : so> had scored several di ll the 35,000-ton nazi bat i'.rpitz and on the heavy \dm irul flipper in an attack • It <>:m, Norway. ii -patches reported littit ais, fighting to safeguard ■ i r.nit# for war materiai. -..in and the United State.-, ad home three sharp attack :.u:i which German bomu i. ■ iicon rangin'1 the seaway . ■ , ’ 40 ttazi planes were te rn lowed and nazi mrtield ■ 11 v damaged. r! an RAF bomber a - '• *l;s on Germany <a ernight t time tnis month, center I,lows instead on the ell,in - ti port nt 1 )ieppe, f i oner, r -M,,'. m nazi-nrrupied 11111 1 • unri.se, RAF tighter squad . . ii <| on the often ive with long the French eoa.-l. -n campaign Soviet heud ,,-ported that Rns rin ai .a 1 -mashed a German at : have a wedge into the Red mi the 1 Iryan.-k I rout. 310 1 ,thwest of Ah> c<iw. 1 hr.nv • evaders back with 3->n kill vd mg battle line as a whole up - I.. q, net. Senate Offers Compromise On Pay Boost Washington, Juno 5.—(AP)—■ ^'■iiaii' conferees on the military pay increase bill proposed a enm prnmi.se to the House committee 11 er today calling for $46 a !l "nth for buck privates and $52 6'i first- class privates. the House group took the pro P' 'al under advisement and an "ilu-i conference may be held latei- m the dav. The compromise offer com pares with Senate-approved tig 'aa-s of $42 for buck privates and '48 for first class privates and 1! P'e-approved figures of $5p ^"4 . erpect -vl’■ Jap Assault Driven Off With Losses Only Minor Damage and No Casualties In flicted on Defenders as Surprise Attack is Turned Into Stagger ing Defeat. illy I'he Associated Press) American battle forces were reported slashing anew at a powerful Japanese naval squad ron off Midway island in the Pacific today after beating off a dawn attack yesterday by bat tleships, aircraft carriers and cruisers with heavy losses for die enemy. "Our attacks on the enemy ire continuing." said a bulletin . rom the headquarters of Ad miral Chester W. Nimitz. com mander in chief of the Pacific fleet. Only minor damage and no casualties were inflicted on de fenders of the tiny I s S. out i post. 1.149 miles northwest of Hawaii and 3.600 miles south east of Tokyo, a communique said. Turning the surprise attack into a staggering defeat. Ameri can fighters including llarines, sea and air forces were officially credited w ith damaging a Japan ese battleship, an aircraft car rier and possibly other warships, | as well as taking a heavy toll of planes. Thousands of miles to the west, ither naval actions marked the growing struggle for control of the AustuIu.- General Douglas Mac j Arthur's headquarters announced that allied planes guarding the vital lanes in which U. S. war supplies in flowing to A .-trail ■ have sunk I two more Japanese submarines and ! probably a third off the east coast 1 >1 the "down under" continent. ! The new .-accesses made a total i o' vx and possibly seven Japanese inde.-e.i- raider- destroyed in the ; Austral.at treaVo in the Inst five ; lay i-'u ,r i.idget submarines were 1 -auk m .m unsuccessful raid on Syd , icy rarl rs .a: Sunday M.id.:ga-c:a Toper ! Tokyo head I .; ra ter- ..s-i-rtod that Japanese *spe< a tn 1 arines had ; torpedoed and .-••'.".o My damaged a :n.(inti am Dr’ -a battleship of the ! lneci; F. ,aabeth cla - a.d . 5.220 ■ toe. Da :i-h kriii cm.-.er of the ! Aretimsa class :r. a .-urprise dawn i attack on Diego s i.-ire/ naval base. : Madagascar. ■ Tokyo'.- eta u ic* swift denial i by *ui' Brit sh admir: lty. v hieh said : .lapanesc .’am,. ■:ncs attacked the British-occupied base on May 30 I k :t t'nere wore no casunHies in his j majesty's ships. British sea-borne forces captured i the French colonial base, off the J southeast coast of Africa, .>n May 7. Baldwin Loses Appeal Raleigh, Ji ne is —(AP)—The State supreme court today upheld the con suction o: John S Baldw in for slay ing a Duke hospital surgeon, and .found no error in the conviction of six men ch.uged with arm. d robbery and burning of a tractor, trailer and cargo m Guilford county.* Tire court, in handing down 23 - pinions, -aid that Baldwin failed to perfect his appeal and that the at torney general docketed the case. Baidu n fatally shot Dr. Raldolph Jones. Jr . and said he did it be en us1-- the surgeon allegedly caused hi- permanent injury through an op eration. He was overpowered in a hospital corridor a few seconds alter he pumped several bullets into Dr. Jones' body. He later told officers he did not regret the act. The opinion automatically fixed the execution of Baldwin, a Co lumb.iv counts' farmer, tor June 26. t Widow Does Bit to Beat Axis M \ I!' ■ iyn C;\ •>!n, widowed 1 >y the Jap attack on Pearl Harbor, is fta . at the Nipponese l>y helping to build b .mninn: pi. * •- a; a bi,; auvialt plant. JSho is shown drillincr rivet holes in tin- ■rw < 1 »r O- a U. S. bomber. ((' ni il Press) Retaliation Pledged For Jap Use Of Gas President Roosevelt Discloses Official In formation That Japan ese Have Used Poison Gas Against China. Washington. June .'>.— t.Vif) I —J’lTsidont Ilonscvelt told today of official inloi illation that Japan was using poison gas against i t hina and grimly declared that it the Japanese persisted in this form of warfare. the i i>*ed Slates would mete out "retalia tion in kind and in lull meas ure.'' ’! . e : e|>-u ts tout .Julian i>11 scvery: occasi si- had resorted to gas war ty re were described by the Chiet Kxeet utive to his press e. nf. niece as a tthuntal v e. Hi r yd a brh'l formal : .11 :: ei :, w hich lie s a id I he State dejiai t : lit had prep:-.is (i. making il a:, ,|ii. ■. ica 1 l.v clear that the United Stale wo iId consider the list of gas .gains' C'lntei or any othei United .Nat.. >11 - all ..el on ag . .list the United States. (list wlic.r oi :ii what manner l!■ is ret: a-e'.i, ■. n ig:i: be earned out I ... a. . ..i coarse. . n.a' :ei' if eont inu ng si " . ey It .1 th An . l lean a.,!]:', i ng at tack - ui kev .Japt.ncse ■ tit ..lid lie. . eject \ Cs 111 April ■ .am rcaditv to tee in.nds of Mr. I.'.i. si '.'.'It's hearer ■ llowi •> i r. the l'n:t fl States appai - i i i: ,y w o a hi land re n\ t.. use gas -. 'lyre, on tin* ha ... o: Mi Rnnse i p . t a to o.«! P . ag . -1 .1 apaneso .gating force: anywhere in the wm Id. I .j si j. ui.- wtv l la r he had any r.•!. ,i ' . .ui the i-.e ol p >isun gases tiM- fs 11 opean war !bet.tre, the C'11let K\eelit:ve responded that he j . d h d epoi't u tit ihi y w re pot yi : a - it M.O', tat i ve ones. Food Control Group Named \\\. : > i V-C • • ''. .11 i p- • ». A P i - War I'niiiia-iii’ii Board C!vu: man Donald A! Nel on today created i food re ; > i < • i' l - comn bee under the i-li: mnansh p ol Secretary ol Agri culture Wickard to control the pro duction and allocation ol all civilian and military food supplies. Kstablishmep.t ol the new nine n.ember eoinmitlei . within the war produe’iett noard, - expected to bt !- ilowed .n a aw day.- by amiounce r wit oi a combined Hi it ish-Ameri ean food board, with Wickard as the top American representative. The new committee will deter mine civilian, military and foreign food requir merits. Nelson announc ed. and have authority to speed up or curtail domestic output of foods ■as well a- the importation of foods and asmc'ilturai materials from oil. ' I . o * den * i d.’ JAPANESE LOSSES HEAVY IN CHEKIANG Chungking. June ">.— ( Ai’i — The ( hinese high command an nounced tonight that about 8. 000 Japanese were killed or wounded yesterday in fighting around Cnuhsien, rail eenter in vvesern Chekiang province. Tiiat increased the number of Japanese casualties reported in two days ol lighting for the important walled town to 10.000. Soldier Pay Hike Likelv Service M e n With Dependents Probably Wil] Re Required to Contribute to Them. W : shine ton. Itllic a.— ( '* H1 — C.irlv i -ni!;rc—ion.il approtal of s.hti monthly minimum pay for tile armed forces appeared i11<4 1 v leday. witli <■ >e prnh <; ility that soldiers, sailor- and ma rine- ty ing di p; iiiier.t- would he required to eantrihute .-!h to s'! ! a ntoet'i tew nil tee -I'P port of tie ii lamilie-. The pav metea i w.i me !..n the lap ■ I t re 'w e See te. ■ mg 111 me! .La lll.lt t W l 1 1 a niggaii.il, a n 1 a‘feplang m a diatel.v a ih a- ■ pmpn-a! In h"-'-t e -alary nl buck e. ate •' t>> sail, in stead "1 ;!••• ' a itad ' ai d pi c y in LI - I.V The Mouse arranged mean while to t,:k'' tin on Monday a family allowance bill pa-sod by the Senate yo-h-rdiy under which wives of military men re cci' sf.S .. month or less w null he paid salt month!, for their support, he first child si'! and ol’.icr < Id .Ml SI0 each. The S na - ' ' 1 , " t would i t )i'i: e ' cent ri I a111 ■ 8-- 11 1 \ g.>\y rut1 wilt pm Ug 1 ri 1 *n au li linn. ht; cwL, hi wort In colli 1 PI I 55 more, to which tin go rni ei I '.mull! ad I Sl.i li dept ndent pa ■ i ent. S2-i h r two ; e nl- an I - . im I each additional brother, .-i-ter grandchild. Another provi-mn a Hi s, ..u bill would a.ili" "'aw the _-~eh ' ' i .eiw ice under t ■ I’re- 'den' dii ri - 11,in 1, l'ix the ■ wit r in whwh mg: ■ trunts would be called inr aolw; erviee. Senator Taft, Hepublicay. Ohm. •aid Brigadif r (Itneral Bewi- B Her. bey. -elective service director had indicated that men would lit ■la-sitied and called m tire billowing i irrier | Hegisti ant- unn .lined 1 u mm - ts-ii'.ia.issi Hu i a®'- .‘.aitt) Great Battle Tests Fewer In Pacific American aa , Japan ese Naval Units Be lieved E ngaged in Climactic Encounter as Result cf A tack on Midway Island. Washington, ,J.;:: .V—(APT —American and .Japanese l'les\ units apparently W'iv engaged today in die of the gnalist bat .ii s of tht Pacific a.s a result of the eni my’.-, attempt yesterday to raid the strongly garrisoned i’nited States outpo-t on Mid ay island. < 'i mmeniing on the c< ni - munitie.e issiu'd at Pear! Har mr early today by Admiral ’is -ier \V. Ximitz. o mmander in chief of the Pacific fleet, naval experts here emphasized that Ximitz had said "attacks • m the enemy are continuing. This seemed li> indicate, it was said, that the light which started t Alt jway > ' •rclny morning had continued for many hours \y itli both Vmerican oh! enemy units maneuvering fur advantage in what may he a crucial engagement determining tlie enemy's ability to strike at more vital points. including Pearl Harbor, tlie I'nited States west coast, Alaska and even the Panama Canal. The action off Midw y involved not only .Japanese aircratt carriers but battleships and heavy cruisers As great as tins force appeared to be. however, there remained a posh billty 'hat it was engaged in a di ■, crsionary operation and avo: o.ve was develop5 ng an attack o'.se v. here. Two More Ships Sunk Torpedoings in Atlan tic Raise Two - Day Toll to Six Cargo Ships and Patrol Boat. il?\ The A ssnc iatrd Press) Two more I nited '•' ''inns ships have been torpedoed in the Miantic. the Navy disclosed to day. bringing the announc'd losses there in two davs to -ix merchant vessels and a Nuvv patrol boat. Two • youth! ill Ik tish sun ivor- ol latest sinking -aid their N trvve ;ian ship was si nk in the Atlantic May and they sent live days :n ■ pen boats until •. cy were ■■ sen -.! v a Dutch mere ntmim Ol the T< board the Norvv eg an ship, at least • 4 survive. Tweedy'-four hours later the Dutch ship t a -nnilar late nd tne boys -pi i ' three ntori davs it a lifeboat lien e they were re ■ued. Moie that 15 Chinese crew ace 1 is were s ih d when tire IA ■. 11 c i :hin went down nd there wa.- no ndicatioii how . ny of the till othe • ■n w member- were rescued. As the Navy e: orted ve.-t in. ' tht . cent loss o the patr '1 bo it anil lour merchant' ' in the Atlan':e and one merehantman in the iv Paeitie. ('h;orm ’i Klletider. Demo oral, l.oui'i. nr ■: • Senate nav al r fair- snhcotP miter -aid in Washing ton that naval oificers might be called m a public hearing. •■If we ar not entirely sali-i ed that everything possible is being done to halt these -inkings.” Ellend er declared, "we are going into the whole matter in public.” WEATHER FOR NORTH CAROLINA l ittle change in temperature tonight, except slightly cooler Writing to Adopted Soldiers *3 JT More tiiaii two hundred children who attend St. Michael’s Parochial Echo'd in (.'hicago have adopted V. S.,soldiers for the duration of the war. They pray f >r the troops and write to them regularly just as the thro your ■ t.-r- in the foreground above are doing. Left to right, they are: Mar) -Ann Ke'.bus, Anna Mae Zvonek and Paul Stahuluh. (Coniral Pi cas) At Least 21 Dead In Arsenal Blast More Than a Score In jured in Explosion at Mammoth Elwood,; 111., Ordnance Shell Leading Plant; Inves tigation Pending. I.Ai. t, 11!.. June i \I*>—An explosion rocked tin* mammoth I-'lwood arsenal, one of the lar go t in the nation, early today, leavin at least "21 known dead," ( antain David TTinstall, A rnr r< inlions officer, an nounced. .More thru a see.re were injur ed. and 28 others working in the shipping building escaped un hurt. •. • d • ■ . ••!. but T tal! did n •' :*ii:i »uncv the no; a- any ■ the -in unit io-. The hind. iiis.'d :»u- radius oi .Vi .:;«!#•- . ! 2: i. dWT, dost t • -y- 1 ; • ’roup 2 .1 : no Klv 1 :•( : : -lu ll loaci :no j,i A.i. ■ i con de.-enl>«*d )v it> dm •’ . .i t’• • • i.u'L.e. t in the >vt aid. Caiman: Ti * Mil aid tin a w a- no , bilil d by a jt .. . i| iwi i y. I. • liiuioi. C'• j. and Don M Holt ■l ill. ...li; il ■ inv. probably ■. ;! i c vi " tbi board >i iuquay, bin I'ii. !; II ;t!.i the Mr.e :i:id place had :i ibeen set. Tuietail empha-i/.ed that opera tion' n 'lie ■ 'lie Ri mp 'bid in :n 1 el i ,ipU-i 'll!.' a i .'ft liaae The plant a .. designed v. 11 n the view "> p|-|" el Itllip 'lid I!! . i II ! / i 'i.a explos loiis .bid \va.- vatu red o'-e. a iaibe 1,1-e.i i a a i ean Will l obiity sointi ; 'i'h: o | a. i ’ ii 1 (b e b; i u! iH'l a in Millie tune beni a i i arl Harbin . I n , i tviiM • ; - !u:». tin a \*. a> no li: j»;]•;!ia! i ui about Hit' tot. 1 number of t C on till od m 1' m<’ I'liree) House Reiuses \V i !)ington. June 5. -! AF)—Sup ila' .I. pi i - don-burn Civilian Ct>n ;■) .i11 ('■ ; p- :na on a reduced hods deling ’!i. war By teller \ •■’e . : 150 to 121 the Hons" rejected pi menriment by Representative Tarver, Democrat. Georgia, to add a S75,818,000 allot ment tor the CCC to the SI.058.451. I'lfiO supply hill for the Labor de partment. social security board and kindred federal agencies. The appropriations committee, by a thro otr margin, had reeemmend d tile elm mm ton of all ot the Ct a' aid.-. 14 ARMY FLIERS KILLED IN CRASH Sail Rafael. Cal., June 5.— (ATI—Fourteen Armv fliers died in the crash of a heavy Comber near here last night, the Army said today. Flames consumed the wreck age when the plane hit a hilltop as the pilot circled for an em ergency landing. Huge Convoy To India Troops and Materiel Unloaded as Japanese Drive to Within 45 Miles of Frontier. New Delhi, June 5.— (AP) — As Japanese forces pressed to a point la miles east of India's Burma frontier, the British an nounced today that the largest convoy of reinforcements ever to come lo the defense of India had been unloaded at eastern India ports. The reinforcements included light and heavy anti-aircraft guns. British and American light and heavy tanks, and a large number of both fighting and technical personnel. The convoy- put into Indian ports early in May and was so h ■: it could not iu- hand! d at any one port It came through without !■ ■- - Among tin- troop.- wen- some Indian soldiers (Continued on Page Three) Rubber-Gas Parley Held Wat:■ ngton. J n< 5 -(AIM — President Koosevelt and el ten gov ernment officials who are searching for a -elution to the rubber and gasoline problems conferred at the White Mouse today but apparently r ached no definite conclusion. One oi the participants sad flatly no dccis on- were made and he die not know when any might he ex pected. But. Archibald MacLeish, directo: >i the oti ice it facts and figures, a> ■ erted a slat ment would be issuer ■in the nenri-h future." He inter preted that to mean "a matter o day ," and said the statement wmif I. , e r ,un d- ai’i’t House.
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