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THIRTIETH YEAR
Hpnitersmt Bmhj Utspafrh
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LKA8ED W1KE SKIIVICK OF
1 UK ASSOCIATK11 I'HKSS
HENDERSON, N. C., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 7, 1943
i-irm.isni;i> uvKitv aktuknik>n
KXfKI'T SUNDAY.
FIVE CENTS COPY
, F. D. R. SEES 1943 AS YEAR OF OFFENSIVE
„ „ ~ - ». M H K W * * * ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Broughton Recommends Post-War Reserve Fund
Pay Raises
Advocated;
No Tax Hike
Governor Asks Legis
lators to 'Keep the
Faith' With Men in the
Armed Services by
Providing Adequately
for Institutions
li.deigh. 7 'AIM Governor
Hrniighloii ree'niiinendcd todav that
(In- l"*;i I time •••!:.I'll ,li ;i pn>t will
11 r; >• I(i*i*t ol • lei .1 rv'fl.lioonoil.
that I i.e. IP-' In- mriiM <•(!. .'Hid thai
--.ili* i !••• i ti '**1 i'ir St.ill- eni;>!• ivc
and public -«-li>i*'I ti'.iclu i'-. including
time i'i «• il|i'«i'< and universities.
'• •i-lij• exi-culive. wlni appear
'•il I"-' 'lie (irivr.il A . cmhly ;it
111*i *ii :i ! rd 11ii• legislntnr In "Ucr|i
111« - lailh" with men in I lit- nrmeo
wi •, iii by )hi>\ i1111adequately Inr
agi'iieii' ;i1111 institution-. IIV <>;n si«k
tin Hi'' in i'iK .itirl by iilcguardiiig
Hii- ciri!iI nl the St a If*
Kmrrgrnrv Powers.
Mr hi god ili.i1 s|)''ri;il emergency
Will |mW"i - lie 11 IIIK'I I l-'l nil him it lid
the rniincil nl slate: lli.il an optional
i>ii • im nlli .rlinni tern, lie ;idn|iti'(l;
thai lie ;md tin- council nf slide lie
aulhori/.cd tn invent in stiitc ;ind gov
• imn'-nt -i e'lriiies during the next
liieiininiii any accruing surplus which
would niiiiiile-lly exceed the rcquire
nteuK nl appropriations; that .steps
lie taken tn financc highway repairs
iind construction alter the war: thai
tin age limit t ir compulsot y seiinol
■itti'iKlaiiee !><• inerea. yd limn I t to
Hi Mills: thiit a unified hoard of
di'trim-, nr hoard ot control, be set
up hi supervise and administer op
eration.- nl :• 11 four of the existing
Stale institution.- lot the treatment
ot insane or mentally defective pcr
,>inb.
Anion;; others, the governor rec
ommended thiil a constitutional
iiiiu iidmeiit lie siihmitted to make
the commissioner oi agriculture iind
Ilir commissioner ot labor members
ot the council of state: that provision
he made to give the Kevenuc depart
ment competent auditing and ac
counting personnel necessary for
prompt and eflicient handling of ;i 11
tax accounts and tax collections:
that a training school he established
Im delinquent Negro girls: and Ilia*
funds be allocated for the work of
the State planning board. Attention
Wiis called to recommendations of
the State hoard of elections for
..ti icier control ot the absentee bid
lot. iind to the work ol the Stale
Department of C'on-erviition in pub
licizing the extent of the state's re
sources iind bringing new industries
into North Carolina.
'To Win This War.'
In hi- preface, the governor said
thiit "over one hundred and filty
thousand North Carolinians are in
tin- arme d lorees ot the nation," and
that under the circumstance ol the
Wiir "•there can be no place for non
essential. experimental or petty leg
islation The one thought uppermost
in the minds and hearts <>l the peo
ple whom you and I represent is
to win this war."
Too much, lie said, can not be said
in praise lor the work ol the selec
tive service boards in North Caro
lina. Under the heading of war leg
ist,ition, Governor I5roughlon asked
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Potato Expert
Takes Stand
Wilson, -Tim. 7.--(AP)—The gov
ernment planned to call Albert E.
Mercker, potato expei I with the
Agriculture department's food dis
tribution administration, to the wit
ihv stand again today at the trial in
U. S. district court here of 2V defend
ants on charges of violating the Sher
man anti-trust act.
Mercker spent all of yesterday giv
ing statistical and technical testi
mony about the potato industry.
Cross examination, begun in the aft
ernoon, win not completed when the
court recessed for the day. Mercker
testified on cross examination that
the U. s. Agriculture department
tried to maintain and stabilize prices
of potatoes in order to assure the
tanners a fair return lot bis product.
Correspondence raiting to this was
introduced by defense council.
The government alleges that 13
corporations and Ifi individuals fixed
prices and conspired to fixe prices
paid growers for potatoes produced
m North Carolina, Virginia and
Maryland.
SOVIET ARMIES
ONL Y 75 MILES
FROM ROSTO V
Packages
For AEF
Restricted
Washington. .Ian. 7. — (AIM —
Announcing new Army postal
regulations drastically restrict
ing Hie shipment i>l package It.
soldiers overseas. Scrii'lary "I
War Ktimson said today 'I seen;
in lt;«\ e boon a li'-ller promoter
Mian I expected when I urged
people li> write ti< the soldiers."
(localise ill llu* cm
aninuni of sp.ico used In tr.ms
|niil packages Stinison .s«»id the
Army lias ruled that beginning
January 15, no package may hi*
sent In a soldier overseas unless
i ii contains an article whieh ha>
l>ct:n recpuvleit bv the .soldier,
in it I llic ie<piest na> been ap
proved l>v In.-. commanding ot
j icer.
I'he posl oil ice. In* said. will
[ not accept a package unless llic
; written request, hearing tin* com
manding otlicer's approval, is
I presented.
Allied Airmen
Pound Japs
In New Guinea
Allied Headquarters m Australia,
! .Ian. 7.—(AP)—Allied airmen c:>n
tinued to pound enemy position^ in
. Now Guinea yesterday while ground
forces grouped for the dest ruction
of the Japanese at Sanauunda Point
; held their lines with little change,
a headquarters announcement said
loday.
Lae. about 1(>() miles up the east
ern New Guinea coast Irom llinia.
• was the principal target for allied
medium bombers and attack planes
which fired a grounded two-engine
(Continued 011 Page TlirieJ
Revolt Looms
In Congress
Washington. Jan. 7. (AP) An
anii-administration group .sought i «•
day to gain control of the Senate's
steering coiomii.Te and to relurmsh
; it as a policy-dcfining instrument m
the new Congress.
Revolting against the custom
| which has permitted Majority Lead
! er Hark ley ol Kentucky to appoint
1 the membership, several veteran scn
I a tors were reported to have agreed
at a secret meeting to attemptto force
, a showdown in caucus today on a
| proposal to fill steering committee
) vacancies by vote of all tin- IJcmo
J crats in the Senate.
With this in mind, the insurgents
were prepared to propose the elec
tion to committee vacancies ol sen
ators Bailey (1J-N.C.). Overton,
(D-La.) and Maloney (D-Conn.), all
<if whom have been critical oc
casionally ol administration policies.
' Post-WarEmploymentProblem
To Be Solved, Babson Believes
By KOGKK W. BABSON
Washington. Jiin. 7—Next to the
spiritual condition of the nation the
full employment of its people is I
of primary importance. Under nor
mal conditions about 45.(100,(100 peo
ple arc gainfully employed. Today
this has gone up to about 55.000.000;
while during the depths of the de
pression of the 1930's there were
only 35,000.000 so employed with 10.
ooo.ooo unemployed walking tho
streets. Of these, probably 2,500,
0(10 were nnemployables.
Don't Get I'anick.v
Without doubt the United States
and Canada will be faced with a hi,?
unemployment problem after World
War II Not only will 10.000,000
men be returning from the Army,
Navy and <iii lorce- l«« their homc<
but another 1 ii.ihmmkiii or more now
working in w.u plants, shipyards,
etc.. teni|iornrily at least. will be
thrown • >111 "I work To the average
statistician tin* situation looks diirk
mid un«ol\ able. Yet. there is no
reason for netting panicky.
To begin with there will be a
tremendous "Consumer demand" al
ter the Win People will stampede
foi new automobiles, new refrigera
tor:-. new radios and new appliances
of all kinds from kitchen utensils to
farm implements. Moreover, the
people will have the money and
bonds to pay for these things. Mer
chants will again stock up with
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German Lines Broken
on 20-Mile Front on'
Both Side of Lower
Don; In Africa Allies;
Are Driven From the
Heights Near Mateur
(llil 'I'll< Assnciiih il I'nss)
Soviet quarter:; reported to
day Hint Illusion troops had ad
. .Hired wil In ii 7.r> mi lies i>| the
jjreat (lernian liase at Rostov,:
pivot for all na/.i ope rat inns ill i
the ('aiii-asns, and r i |i p e d
throiijrh German lilies on\a 20-1
mile loiur front • .11 lioth sidesI
id tin' lower Don river.
Front line reports said Rus-!
ion troops sweeping westward I
along III'' I'on had pushed for- j
ward "><> miles sine- capturing'
a •»:jr Don liridjji'he;;;' two days!
ago.
Soviet dispatches said llir Iri- I
umplianl Red armies of the south ,
hid raptured at least 21 more ei- J
ties and low ns and listed .'!"•!(,I iiO
avis soldiers killed or taken pris- j
oner sinee the start »f the Uus- |
sian winter offensive November
Ifl
\'|i.ll lli'lei'- hi!{h command. still
giving I lit- (icrman |K'nplc n<> hint
ol I'll- disastrous turn of events, a
.crted flatly that nazi infantry and
lam;- "repulsed all Soviet attacks in
riinliniied lighting In all Dun .-cc
|
Overshadowed l»y "V magnitude'
i>i the CJeriiK.n setback in Rus-ia,|
were land clashes in llie battle fori
Tunisia.
Neuters. the British news j
apene.v, reported from allied
headquarters in north Africa
th;it the Germans had recap
tured hill positions on both sides
of an important crossroads west
of Matcur, '10 miles helow the
hie axis-held naval liase of Bi
zi rte.
The heights. 15 miles west of Ma
tear, had been raptured Tuesday ill'
(iiiwn as-ault l>.v ii 1'iitish infantry!
and cinnniand" (loops. One
.epMl said U. rangers also en-;
i^ed in the :«1 tack.
"German counter attacks jester- j
day morning look tin* l«»pn»«»-t heights
away fnnii tin* allied (Iclcnders," the
news agency report saul
"Fightiug went on ;t 11 day. hilt by |
last night the position was derided
!i lie untenable and tin- i'»mm;tndus i
.•r.d rangers went bail, to the «v>si-1
!. lis from which they bad .started." I
A na/.i broadcast. heard in Lon
don. asserted that > \merican par
achute troops were ili>pi>c3 behind
(lit: German lilies u north Africa'
la"! Sunday night villi orders loi
blow up a large bi irlu«* The broad
cast said 20 of the ,-ky troops were I
killed and the rest captured.
On the Russian li"iit. the head
na/.i retreat appeared rapidly I
assuming the aspects of a major'
ft'f-'ht.
I.ondon (|iiarlers -id the speed of!
the Soviet comeback drive through'
tiic Caucasus Indicated that the •Ger
mans were no longer offering organ
ized resistance, aril were intent only
or setting lip a defensive line nearer
Rostov in an attempt to prevent the
Russians from trapping all their for
ces to the east.
FDR AWARDS MEDAL TO NAVAL HERO
Fimr -year-old Diana Schonlniid Ii.k) a point <i( vantage from which to
watch ls«T daddy. ( i it inurrir Hrt' oil r'. Nrhonland nl the I . S. S.
San I'Vawivii. iriTive (he ( onurrssional Medal of Honor in the
lni-M'iKc of {'resident I; iasi'\i-lt. The vantage intint was right in tin*
PlcsMlrnl's lap. Mr*. >'• l.e'ilar.l is 'lioun ninnini: the medal on her
lius!»aiid as ! Hit and Itian.i look on. The romina:tder was honored
for his heroism :n:d ei >»r;«as dam.rre e<»ii!:«l officer during the
Savo Island hatlle. This is a phonephoto.
Post- V/ar Reserve
Bills introduced
i
TWO ARMY BONTBERS
LOST IN CRASHES
Ciivenville. S. Jail. 7.—
( A111 Tin* l liov.Mi\ i I It- Aiin.v .m
ba..e anniiimeed today 1 li.it oik- j
ut it- moil mi t)iniiher- riiislicit
iit Tallaha-ee. Kla., early y c»
lerday in>>riinifi. killing livo
mcinhiTS nf llu' crow. M TK.u.ly
injlii inn another, and leaving
iiiic nieinh. nil- iiiu.
Madill, ('Ulii., .Ian. 7. < AI'»
A luin-iii'-tini'fl Amy h.inhei
<ra-hcd .<'.<1 limned la-t night
tvvn mile Miillnvivit • >] l.eli.iti
(III. a \ ill... Iiear the l.'.-H river,
a ei> ill.in i lull.me.■ <|i i \ • i (lis
patched ' 'lie scene reported
iinlav.
Coal Miners
On Strike
P e n n s y 1 v a nia Hard
Coal Mines' Produc
tion Curtailed by Out
law Strike of 12,000
W'ilkrv I'a.. Inn, 7.—
(Al'l—>n • •iltlsiw strike itl I'!.
000 miners in the l*cniis> l< aniu
anllir.K ill lii'llls <• r«-;i(«■«! a shorl
acr nf linil coal lo<lav. rvrn as
the imsIi i ii seaboard felt the
pinch oi -icwh tightened ration
inn of fur I <>il.
()l1114<>i > hi «'iil> were cmt.iili'd
.shiirplv Hivi'i ies In dome-tic
lOtlSIIIIH ' ' 11 till* lllMlt oi II,«•
;111111r.i• ii wen* limited In mic
ton.
Mi'iiliwl 1(li"c l«K"ll union.-. nf
the (Jtiiti il in* Worker* of AlTier
icfi. di • "a leaders' plr.i Hi it
I hoy Mtii ■ i will; immediately.
voted in i. • ri'i'iiini mi strike.
The .ii- 'Hi'- wa- reported sifter
the (>!' \ ' <1 Itiel nj| tiitinns l>y
25 |»ei ii l«»r .ill-tionroMdeiit l;,t
building IV e.i-tern r.t;doH.
A111 i 11. M ■ i- n.-cd primarily m
home-. I'ii! ' i -; 11 ii I-- ni ImiiichiiklCrt
hn\ e <-ntn < ti ll tiimi ni| in eon I in
nceordatii > \\;Hi uovortiiiionl de
iriiiiids.
>+IVIIIII
FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Ocriisioii.il rain this afternoon
and tiiniuht.
Similar Administra
tion-Backed Measures
Offered in House and
Senate; Senate Re
ceives Nine-Month
School Bill
Kulrieli. Jan. 7.— (AIM—Sim
ilar admiiiistiatiiin-h.H'koil bill*
In rslaltlisli a stair post-war rr
scrvr I'niiil i>l Si*0.1100.(100 were
iiilriiiliiri'il in tin* senate anil
house today.
Tin* •■n i'i iiiim-.lire, nllerrd li.v ;ip
liriipi i.ilimii ('li.in in,in r.iyl'M til An
"II w.i.- iHi'r.iil In ln mvii i-inii
iiiiili i- The h'Mist* lull w;i- iiljpri'd
I•>■ l»'i |n r i iil.il ivr 1.1111■)il>111 '>f
l*"i .in KI >• i a fir! nllier-, It. Inn. \v.i.» rr
II I I I'll In llir appropriation.- ( lilll
111111 • . .i \-i iiiiap|Miinlcl in llir
I li il IH(*.
riii' lull U'.iiiil iinn t iiif ^Mvi'innr
,n"l Mil •••iini'il "i i.ill- In lake inr
i• itiiH• y I; llir ^innal Hind. \\ liirn
r\|n-i-lr<l in ha\ •• .i -III plus Hi it
l«V 1 |iv llir rnd "I llir
pre mi 11 ril vi .ii . and invrst il in
liiiri.il lniiil n| nrh series a.-, may
I r ri>jidi|\ rotiverletl into innncy" an«t
in IwiiiiI nl \iiflli I'aruliiia Hrvrniir
11111 • tin' 11 > • .1111«-I it \\i>l I III heroine
.i p.n I nt llir 11111(I. rutiId not lir lau
relled hi i r| ii rd but lull I rrmarn
hi I uniil nlliriuisr dirrrlrd l»y
lain l ••■••ii • 11 A rinlihr - Thr uov
ernot .mil rninn il <>l ' iir would l""
il'ipnrcd In report mi Ihr fimd al
rarli >«\s.-inii
The sen.lie al.-o rrreivrd limn
l.raiv i>l Clinw iii .i ivea.ure I" ex
Irnd llir -rlnn.1 trim t.• innr months
mi .in upl <i.iI l>a i- I' win similar
tn .>ii<■ 11iti. iflninl m llir holme yes
terday hy l.'rpi r-rlltative Uinstead
ill < >i anur I'ln.-trad a.<lsed today that
tin- name.- nl Mi C. \V. Cover, Sr..
ii'pi !• -i-iiiali\ r li..ii ('herokee, and
Krprr < Iil.it Krt nil nl New Han
over l»r adm i I" ' I'll! ro-spoti
sors. Thr rripir I a., mauled.
Stock Market
Firm In Spots
New Y'irk. .liin. 7 (AIM— Firm
I•< -t wcic i'cn m li»l '.v'x st«»rk•mar
ket Imt liMflri ::riii'iall.v pointed
, downward without iieing subject to
j much pressure.
Many Willi Ktrivtcrs with buying
(lea- con)mucd to hold aloof pending
I more definite clue-; a to what may
I lie expected of the new Congress. In
! addition, there was further profti
i cashing on the December rally. Hope
ful war news apparently provider!
1 scant ili.-pii atioli.
Bombers ;
Hit Japs
From Sky
American Airmen
strike at Japan's Far
I'lung Supply Lines
From the Solomons to
Aleutians; Japan
M asses Ships at Ra
haul
F)R GEORGE GRILE
DIES AT CLEVELAND
• "lei-eland. Jan. 7 (AP) — Mi
ftivii'Ko (Vile. 78. renowned suiRCon
in iili 1. died todav .it the Clrvi'laiwl
Clinic where he had been Hurler n|i
civation tin the p.i t three weeks
llcriiiini/nl internationally for hi
umieal -Kill. I >i ("rile w.i . know n
In orient i I pi imarily foi his more
I lliiin 5(1 years ol research work on
; I he nature of life and the !<>.* ol
J energy Hi.it at tended death.
Giraud Sure
Of Victory
New York. J.'in 7. <AI') The
| Dnkai i.iHio -aid today that (iener.il
I Giraud. high commissioner for
: French iiorlli and wesl Allien, de
elni inj; I In* delciit ol Germany to he
'beyond doubt. hnd lilted all French
men to unite to 'liberate our lathcr
' Innd iind avenue the infamous treat
ment mflirted by the Germans on
the French people."
lie spoke nt Dakar where he ar
rived January to confert* with
1 Vice Admiral William A. Olossford.
' Jr.. head of a t'nilcd Stale* mission
there.
"I am certain of Ibis. Germany is
lo be defeated," Girnud was quoted.
"I have n very good and simple rea
son for beinn so sure of it. I was a
prisoner in Germany, a prisoner
i visited by hijth officers. ThrouRti
i these contacts I could observe the fie
, dine of German might, which, iri
IH-12 already «howed clear ' ipnr of
i exhaustion."
'Miracle
Production'
Backs Army
President Says This
Year Carries Promise
of 'Very Substantial
Advance A 1 o n the
Roads Thai Lead to
Berlin and Rome and
Tokyo'
Wa.diiiiv'tmi. .Ian. -lAI'j
IYe i<li in Ki>•(.,••%, li loda.v
told a victory-pled};1 d < «»nk»<* -
the cause «»l* the I nihil Xa
I ions was moving forward at
last in l^nru|>i-. Asia and Africa.
'lacked by a "miracle proiiur
tion" in the United Stales, and
aid 11> 1:» carried tin promise
if a "very substantial advancc
aloiitf the roads that lead to
[ U tlin and Rome aid Tokyo."
Delivering his annual me—
| ajre to the legislators in person
| in the House chamber, lie called
on them to put aside bickering
over economic measure.-, am! 1 •
strive to contribute to national
j unity.
Tl>e President's addrev. mi In
state of tlic nation was divided
into throe major sections:
A revifB of tin* nrwir «>•.«• of
the war. a report on Aiiii rn i
mighty arms production, and .1
general outline of hi* lmp« I'm
, llie peace to follow the e«n flii t
and for guaranteeiuc freedom
from waul and fear.
"My far the I a i'rcs 1 and h>-. ' ei
poliai:! development* ■ 11 the • h.ile
slmlcgie picture of 1942," Mr. K'»o.-.c
vclt asserted, "\vwr tin- e\enl- >11
1 lie hum fi'out in Uii: Ill : tin
implacable defense «•! S' .1 i,
and. sccond. the nlleo • 1;
Russian iiriuuv at • arion.- • •
which started 111 tl>e lalter p.nt ■>!
November and which -lili i *ii
with great force and ell'eci en
The Capitol was the scene «.t
unusual precautious taken lo
safeguard the Chief Kxectilne
Hours before his arrival time, jm
liee, seeret service men and res
ular Artnv personnel threw a < or
doll uound the hill. Steel hel
moled -.••Idiors, bayonets aflived
!• Wilis, stood at attention all
..round the Capitol and in its
plaza.
Ml. Him>..<»\ell I,.1,1 1 he liiMM.'iker.i
thai the period ol "om iWIpii •• at
• i< ■" 111 the l'.H il < v..1 p' 111^.
I .id'iinu:
"\l>w IHII .11111 I;. lit t • 11' 1 I * I'll' .l.ip
I atiCM' to ticht t„i. t y.-ai w • topped
them 'litis yen we 1 it 'ei id lo .ici
vaner."
In !iie Atrieaii I'll-.ill-, i... i> v
dieted tlu- "la-1 v.- 1 m "l •. •
«i iilrt lie diiven li .in tin •,.i1!i
h" • 1 - . "f tin- Medllei | ,i||i' ||i
"I do not phopitc v >■ i Hi..
vvai u ill end." the Clin-i I -.. 1' ■«
(Continued on l'a;:<* Si . 1
Shakeup
Is Demanded
I in. 7 -(.M'l I >i i
tie reot'Katil/alion "I wai |>i • ■<<11' ti <u
and inanpowi'i .meneie lunl'- •
"I si I pel-czar W.i^ called I n II <
rnminitlce report Inline Hit" '»•!>.i'e
education .11iri l.ilnii comivi' l< ' '•>
ilii.V.
'I'lic report was I ilcd by Clriirni mi
1'cplK'r, l>cmoei at nl Florida. alter
extensive hearings, with Mir < xpee
(iilinii that the 11111 commit!«•«■ would
hold lurthei hearings nil .i Win um"i
ili/ation lull which lie and S.«-n;•«• •:
I Kilgore, 1 )>'i<inriMt dI West Virginia.
I will re-introduce in Iho new ( on
I Cress.
It round <i "Kick nl balance in the
war production program, and pn
! dieted thid production would t.ill
short of pulls (lilies the proMi in
1 of seiircity in men. in«it«*r>;i1 and
j machines w;is met 'head on.
"Aftei a year of war." the report
| said, "the people have learned that
| the war production board "h is not
I been engaged in the business oi war
I production. They are told that the
| chaos in raw material distribution,
ilong recognized and admitted, will be
remedied by the celebrated controll
ed materials plan which will come
into full operation <dx months from
j now."