Reds Gain In Drive For Rostov
r-% r* n n PI 7* W "W W
Japs Driven Out Of Papuan Sector
OPENING PRAYER FOR FIRST MEETING OF 78TH CONGRESS
ItrniJ .l;iinr>. Shea tliinliimiicry, chaplain ol' the IIiium' iiI lii'iircM-nta
til cs thou ii tlclit cring the opening prayer .il the first mv-moii <>l ilu
seventy t-iulitli < onsress. '1 lie eyes of llic country arc fixr«l on the war
tinir Ciiiisri'Ks a» il meets In si.lve many innlilrms ;i11«• t\tneverv man.
uoman and «-1'tId in thr I'liiled States. Speaker Sam ISaylairn <il' the
IJi.ii'i- ni j;r|» f srii! i ti \ e\ w a ■. icelrrti'il to that post. This is a t»li- nephoto.
li instead Would Amend
'Gag Rules' Of House
Resolution Introduced
loday Would Substi
tute Majority Vote for
Two-Thirds Vote Now
Required; Few Other
Measures Offered
|{:il<*it;h. I.iii K.— (AIM —
ris. nl iluc I instead ot Orange
ittlrcdilccd a resolution Ind.i.v In
iiinriiil rules .iii«l (•.*>. <1111>I>•-(I
lli> rules"." which rnillire
a two-thirds vole he I ore a liill
id.i\ In- withdrawn from a com
mittee !•> which rrfrrml and
lielorc a minority rrimrl id a
committee 11 i.i > lit- a<lu|ili'd so the
hill iii.i\ iir placed upon Hie fa
vorable I'ali'iidar.
1_" 111 sl« ail |< I rlltioli. M'lll In lite
rule <•<it11111111•, hi which llrprc.-en
tiilive C«as K«»i ' i.« chairman,
would i;!i • ' • i v.i'id "major
ity" 11ii "t\\i' l!iiid
Willi lhal cvcc|»linli lioth the
house and senate received only
a tew hills and neither was in
session more than ten minutes.
The house adjourned until II a.
in. tomorrow and the senate mi
til III a. in., with the understand -
ini: tliat only local hills would
he introduced. .Monday's sessions
will heuiii .it X p. in.
The m ii ill1 I wcived ji |ic|11|iin
11<>iii Nit'ie l.ri' S|i.nl;>. a ImmiiI.v
.slin|i ii|>< iiit'ir "I Spiuce I'nics. in
which she aid Hi" l>eauly hup ui
rlll try I.■«*(-• I .i cm i iuvmii c <i| llie
t-lioi lane •>! opcrafot "VV« arc itsk
iiiK you." .• lie said. t< • lu lp u. .'■mIvi
this prohl<-in li.v >:iv .lit; us authority
iiiul permit:-ion t»i tI'jiin i>iii own op
Ci.il'H'. i'li the rllll'si 1 i<ill."
The na'c ippiopriation eoniliiit
Ice. sillei .icluu: with unprecedented
svvUnc . w ;i. i eudy lu return t«> lite
M'liatc today with .i lavoiaiilc report
the lull dm ctim: ilie governor aii'V
council id •tali* to <-t up a po.i-v.ar
icsi-ri'i' IiiikI .1 .SL'^.h'iu.llnll.
Tlllls CiuM riior liioiiuhtou |»ot la.«;
(Cont — • loci on I'aj'.e Three)
M'NARY RE-ELECTED
MINORITY LEADER
Washington. -'an (AIM Sen
ate Hepul)li".ilts uiia'iiirously ic
eiccted CIttirlci* 1.. MeNary ul Ore
yon ;i- minority leadei Imuy and ap
pio\'i(| as.iiii iciit iji\ in: the" 11• -
enaed i epi cental ion on 'landing
committees.
In a .session so non coiilrovei siul
in its aspects that MeNary comment
••d Dial harmony wax .-o thick If
ran down my cheeks." the minority
conference reelected Senate While
ol Maine iis its .secretary.
Allied Convoy
Reaches Port
Loiulmi. .I.ni ii. (AIM I'he
.. 11 r t: I. il;\- .iniioiiiiccd |.ill.IV ili.il hi
illlici c.liw.y had mmIiiiI ikhIi.i
1»ii-m;iii (mils witlioiii l*> ur
• l.iin i:;<- .iltel ,i hut na\;il .n il. i:
|>ll\l«ill l> I Cplll ll'd l>CC<*|||lici*
•:i
The n.iivn.v wii.- attacked by
".i ^really ,.ii|ii-iiin <*1 it'lliv Puce
I 11' >1 IL^i I i I' I CI HIM,- ' III I'll! poci.t'l
(•ill til'; lll|l. IIIII' <1 111 CI .ml ..
iiliiniii i ">l ilcslinyi'i I'll Nm lli
( .l|ll'. ill III!' I' \ I 11*11)1* 11*11 II) III"
Norway," tin* ii<111111 iliy .ml
Mine Group
Is Called
Governing Body of
Anthracite Industry Is
Summoned in Move to
End Wildcat Strike
Wllkos-llurr«\ Pa., .lii ti. K—
(AIM — The Committee of
Twelve. unvrrnine body nf Hip
strike-cripple anthracite indiiv
Iry. was called into eincri:cin \
spssiiin today in a move In end
a u ilili .it strike iif 1.1.000 miners
m Ii it-It has rliiM'il I.'! major col
lieries and caused a growing
hard coal shortage in Ihr oil-ra
timii'd northciisl.
Solid I'tid I'mil*cliii;i!'ir Ickes It;«rl
urged the grotip I" nrmnjic
"prompt resumption of work." Hi
appeal was telegraphed to both .lnh'i
I.. Lewis, president <>r the United
Worker- and William Inglis, presi
dent ol the Cilcir Alden Coal Co.. the
world'.- Iaruc-t anthracite prod v< .
The committee, which negotiated
| '■ illi dive bargaining emitr:>et« iin.l
fixed pi'lieies (or tin- Industry. i
nadf up "f -ix union leaders ;ind
-is uperalors II arranged to meet
' :ii the Philadelphia office of the
Philadelphia ami Heading ("i>.il and
Iron Co.
j The strikers demand a $'J a day
' Wii«e increase and ,i cut of "ill ccntx
ii month in union dues.
it' L»K Repeats
Victory Hopes
For Next Year
W.i li:>11. *1 «*.*11. is (A!')—I'resi
■ i {•••■.*< \ «• 11 ll'|HMU'll lull.IV 111 l| M't
>•. ii i . !ii' 11• i In- intended In I'n'i
vey ti In i«i Conjtress, for
.1 1 'lit d \:ii ikii.-. iiimy in 1 !t 11.
'I In- C'hiet Kxecutive vviis iiskvil
.it |nt'>- conlercnce whether, in j
say iiii; thai tin- current i'• ingress ,
Iii•- iily would lia\i ,i pint tn deter |
Miiinii;. whether lilt- wmlil could l>«- i
Irecd t: • >i:i I ear, a.s lie did in hi.--!
In i rii vc lerd.iv, meant I ■ imply
1:::11 tlit* war would I'tiil .ii l!iH. |
III- -..i«l In- \\a- • •nlv i .pressing
I •• ll'ipe illll mllld III'I I "uef tie- j
I mi- tin- wm il "|ui-.-iliilil;..
'J I; ell iImi iim|iii led thai 1
. iii'luii'il insert In- |il;n cil in his
mi- am* l>i <"■ »iiiti«• III . il that
ii ii ;iii..ii jlting tiK- niiiln and linn 11
ih.iU. .1 ii ..|! omission I icon
•i 'ill- by In- • ii i.t I ill 111;.
'Ii ' i "li ni production I .. ires. |
III' planned tn itiilili In-Ill ill
in ■ • I v. 11 si-nti-nri
"In I!• I ' we i>i1111 JUiiin unit Inns
"I nii'ri li nil hip I wu ex
ecuted l\,r .,H"
Mi linn c\ elt 11 >l«l ii-| »■ .t 11-is In*'
ilnl iinl \\ , 1111 aiiviiiH' m hipyardsj
ni' niaril line wml; hi Until; there
I ni hern a deliberate mn "U wllii'h !
would lail tn gi\'i> then their dtie|
credil.
Potato Trial
Takes Recess
Wil "ii. .I.m !'. (Al't The trial j
ni I.'', rui put.11 inn- ml Hi individ
ual- i ll i;;<-d with pi i f lixiiiK in
I In* put;.I" indn. try v II in- nycssed(
this al Icrtiniin ni-lil p. in. noxl |
WVfiiH .- day I • permit the jury jind ;
the defendant: l-i ratcli up on their
hii me.
Tlic ree< a- li'"iliccinent Wits
mafic t I In- i-l I yesterday's
session "I '■••• • • i..I a federal dis
trict • irt here.
'Ics'^iyini! for tl| iriuid flay. Al
bfi-i I", Mi rrkcr. potato expert with
the Agriculture department's fund
(i fi-:» ti ;ifl- in.-I i'ii-n. said yes
terday .o • •• oi the dclcndants had
"helped the imlulo industry."
•S" fat a, hi' Isiicw. he said mi,
i i s niin i "ii I here was imth-j
inn v -ii i ti'i'dc i ' • show thai the1
Smith I>• light Hie Growers
Kschatiue lw" the defendants,
had depressed pi in
Mcrckei «a> still on the stand
when yesterday - -< i hi of the court
was adinurited.
Two
Bills' Are In
.ii'*
Nine - Month School
Measure and General
Fund Surplus Legsla
tion First Offered
Daily Dispatch ItiiK'.iu
In tilt- -sir H'ultrr llolrl.
It> I.VNN NISHIT
I:.11• .l.n I Sills providing
>i .1 inn- -I tli school term
!;ilc\ and for cun- J
• I i !id i plus i ir
»• already I in ii iii
• •t I ed In <'• ii ii 11 il t- '
• •• 11 bill were "f- ;
i»y llepiesentalivi'
•I i«l i h.inKi', anil
. Senator Herbert
Tin- I 'instead bill,
added l In■ names
' 'nvcr hi 0'ei oker
\ llinovo#. Would
term >1 lj'" days.
local sen-»il ail
'l till- In still (lays
• mi iliiMitnl necr
• ii»1 ii eel reason
:i would ,Jr\ ert l«i
I <'iii'l •ui"1 .11 I \u;e tW6)
GERMANS KSTABtlsH
INLAND PI-TENSE LINE
i h i • ii i^iii ail
,>er\ um tin
|n..« v.ai i
I riidm-t •(!
lee
Nine 111• 11111
leri'd hi H i
.liilm W I in
ill Ine eli.it>
I .e ir.V ••! < *|ii>
In \- ii i ll lalei
lit Heine -it!
and Ki-tin.m
M-t lip i .-.t.il
with |ii ■ i\ i i
I hi .ril n »..
or any par'
>.iiy. Am l ■ i
Hi such 'i pi •
■ ili
new ■
day dial
li-liinu ,iii i'
the Men ,
attack 1111 • 111.
t'cljsi'im.
It ali1
rer|iiiviti ■
lillild ne\<
ilice hi V
< AI ■ > Tlie Itel
liere reported lo
ans were estah
ieleiise line iiloiitf
ease i>l an allied
•. i lliei it !■ ranee and
•rinans were
Ueljjillm til
iii the prov
FIRE IN MINE TRAPS
TWLLVF. OF 60 MINERS
in'
■Twflv r it
today by
a mine mi
11 iijn ■.i'
M„.... . .. .
Slier') •' I
polled I
work in tl
broke " it
miners"
• I in. •'! (AIM
• i \ •• H ied trapped
ell broke out in
tlie f'ursi'love No.
even miles from
'. .'nbn.son rc
•■ en were- at
w' ere the fire
■ ill but twelve
WIAllliK
Foil NOKTII ( AIMH INA.
II .i iii in cast 1111rI ion I Ills :tf(
rrmioii .mil iniiiulii.
Warplanes
Sink Ships
FromConvoy!
Two Big Transports
Sunk, Third Damaged,
18 Jap Fighter Planes
Destroyed in Attack
on Flotilla Off New
Guinea Coast
{/.';/ The Assoc in 11 il I'rcss)
General DoiijjI;!-; Mae Arthur's j
hra<1<|iiartfi'.; ;in11<>■ in«-<><I virtual'
completion of the hitter Papuan
campaign in New Guinea today,
'.villi the a n it i hi la t inn of a .lap
iintw army tlial once totaled
ir».OMO triH.ps c\ rii as allied |
••■.'•riiljiues sm;is|iei| at tilt? rem
nants of a ten ship .1 apane:-e|
eonvoy off the New Guinea
north coast.
Mvumt bile. tin- Navy in Wasli
iui*toii reported lli.it I . S. A run
air forces again blasted flic
Japanese hasps at Kbka. in the
Aleutian islands oft Alaska, anil
at Mutiila. in the Solomon is
lands.
Ilispatchcs In-ill tin- New Guinea
limit said .illicit planes carricd nut
a shuttle-service attack on Japan
r ea borne reinforcements approx
inlately llin miles north at the Pap
uan sector. making more than 5<i
■•••lie. ir tlif opening phase.-, ol the
haltte.
Alter a running 21-hour battle,
(•corral Mac Arthur listed these
blows in I lirtcd on the enemy
i-onvoy anil its aerial defenders:
I. Two big transports sunk, in
cluding a I 1.000-ton ship "heav
ily loaded" with Japanese troops.
A third transport lieavih
damaged, hit tiy a 500-pound
ho mh.
Kightccn Japanese fighter
planes definitely destroyed, five
probably destroyed, four others
damaged.
Presumably thousands ol Japanese
lost their lives in the sinking of
the two targe transports, one of
which sank witli its entire load dur
ing a night bombing attack.
(in the Papuan In tut, allied head
c111.111cisaid Japanese survivors
trapped at Sanaiianda Point laced
••certain destruction" .■ iir! aiiti»iiuced
that the primary object ol the i ant
paign annihilation ol laeiitcn int
(•eneral Twnatnre lloiii's aruiv |
could now be considered accom- i
pli-hefi. i
An allied ciHnniiini(|iie listed III" i
Japanese wai ships and merchant
vessels destroyed or -.everclv dan i
aged >ltice July LM two day- atler I
the Japanese Hist la'ded on Hun.,
and reported Xt.'t enemy airi'i ill de
-tiovc'l, I!l otliei probably dcsti'-yc'l '
and 117 damaged.
Further Cut
In Petroleum
Held Likely
.Ian !! (AIM "I'm*
petroleum indusby wai council de
clared today that HisihIo the strong
measures taken rcrcntlv to cut gaso
line iiiul furl oil consumption in I In;
east. further action must be taken
In in ci I "sorioti hardships in many
places'' during January and I'Vb
uary.
The council adopted ;i rc|mrt of
Us economic- committer -.lyim; that
ev en il stork.- "in certain areas" wore
drawn upon during January am:
February in •< lurther attack on the
eastern problem, flic hardships still
would be inevitable "unless. I<>i n
short period." one of the following
steps were taken
1 'More' military requirements
can be taken from sources other thi.n
the east coast."
2 "A few more tankers rati be ,
spared without impairing otir firsf
responsibility of supplyine out mil- !
itary forces and our allies with the
petroleum products they need."
"New tankers." the committee said,
"might spend their breaking-in pc- !
riods carrying oil from the gulf coast
to the east roast, which would have
tin- advantage of facilitating repairs
and adjustments."
FDR Backs
Pay-As-Go
Tax Proposal
Wiisliinftloti, I in. I' -(AC) —
President Itoosevelt nave III ap
proval today to a pav-a-you j;o
lax pt a:. lint qualified Ills iil
doi.senien! l>y -ay inf. there was a
Inu problem involved.
Tilt ii'iil problem in .ill pay
as you no plans anil their modi
fication-, he told a prc.-s ronfor
ciht, is whether tlie government
will lorijive a part or all ol eur
rout t;«xc- line
It lln. is 'loin*, he -aid, the
pool' old Tunimii v woulil In- out
ol poel;et that much.
Then- was :■ lengthy di.eu-,
:aon on whethci the I'i'Msiii.V
woulil l.i- •■ill luimc'hatciv. or I
wliethi v it I"., would lie ovoi a
period o| yiMis. .u:d 111«• Chk'f
i: -.«•<-<11-- •• finally ,igiee<l" that
piohal.lv tin- lo . would extend
•• t' .• Ii • o| ..II ,11 «• .en| tax
payers.
II- le . a put ion or all ol cur- .
lent I iyi's Wi-ie cancelled on a j
loll i'. i piv a- yoii go las plan.
Mr Km ••• . It said .. lax paver
v. • .1 • i• I In- i- ■ it .nt' -i with the
fill I ieiiliv ol paying present
lave and al .. -,n nig ahead lor
next yar' taxes.
Mr If -', i * e 1 l ,u;;li<'d and re
marked th.i pmhahly cvery
lelt the .vinic way when a rc
portet inlet 11ipted i complicated
«|i ••• loo Iv : : i y i n n he did not
want to get thing too involved.
Speech Wins
Much Praise
Congressmen Note
'Conciliatory' "lone of
President's Message
and Ponder Meaning
Washington, .fan. R.—(AD —
\ CiMicress whirl) exhibited un
usual bi-partisan approval ui
('resident Roosevelt's road-ln
virtury message noted furlhei
toila.v what many members call
ed the "eoneiliatory" lone of the
speech and pondered its sig
nificance.
Many Ilepuhlican- mined the l)e
• mi.ds i)i predicting Hit restrained.
ion-lir||igerent wording on domestic
|)i)'stioiis would no far toward
•irengthening prospects Inr unity id .
he newlv-sworn legislature. < »>e He
>)11>I:c.ii> ii.-l;cd the question whether
lie l*rr.-id«'nl had not cast his hat
)> the rint: I'M .• fourth term.
While comment on the c<o>
•ilialm y n.iluri "I the address did
ii>l e>nile))rl Ilia) the Chief Kxecutive
vas heeding la.-t Nov ember's clcc- '
ion icult -niiii' informed leg) la
• •) - espic. efl III)' belict privately
hi) Mi IJoom v clt was attaching
Iii';i)i'|- wcii'lit to the counselling <>l
■nil.- «•)v .itive iiieuihers of his party.
Tin-, they aid. wa evidenced by
lie ni.iniii'i in which he advocated a
ii'iaflci .oci.il •■ceurily system loi ill
Vmei ii ails.
Tin- Soifile wa in rii'e.ss today
mill Monday. b)it Hepuhlieaiis plan
ted .i patty «-onler<-nee to re-clecl
. i i ii v Mi N'.n v of < Irogoii as lead
Soialoi H iiklev i»t Kentucky wa
• '-uaiiied the nia.|or)ty leader at a
>eiiioci al ie conference yesterday
the House ai ranged a meetitiK to
lay, hut only to listen to a lew
|iceche. and U" through the lor
ti,lilt V ot ratifying a v. Democratic
acancie oit Hie important way-- and
ncan <-oiiiiiutie<* Idled in pally eon
cicnre ye:-ler«lay.
( Mil.I) Klt.l.l lt
fSasloiii.i. .Ian R -(Al*)— llaiold
Kdward (iiani. lour, of C'ratnej'loii,
lied in a local hospital llus morning
■ I accidental gunshot wound
Woman Held
For Murder
Ashcville. .Ian II -(Al')—Shodf
!•' I). Dalion of Henderson county
■-aid today he was holding Mrs. W
VV. Sims. .'fa. operator To the Peacock
Tavern near (he Ashcville-Hendcr
Minville airport, on a charge of tnut'
rler in connection with the slaying
of I,. Langstoii. Jr., 28. a sales
man.
I,.iiigsion died yesterday in an
Ashcville hospital.
Sheriff Dalion said Mrs. Sim*
telephoned him some hours after
l.angston was shot and told him she|
fired six .shots al the salesman when
he attempted to break in the second
floor room she occupies at the road
house about I .'tii a m. yesterday.
Civilians
Evacuated
From Rzhev
Fall of Rostov Would
Cut Off 500,000 to
1,000,000 G erman
Troops in Caucasus;
Retreating Nazis Burn
Villages
</w/ Tin .1 ,
Ku.-.-ia.-. \'i<i'iti'.ii aiuurs,
lippinj' llnouvh a \all <• • i( -
man with i.imI-; an I
plain-.;. \v( if ivpnrtt-'l i , ii.iv.
advanced I it lav w it i ■ i n • '•*> inii".
< >1 I In- j;ci*at I lettitan Ii,i .• a'
Itn.slu\, mi t lii |if. i i 11 ,,, i j\ t r,
and r..r Ihi I'ir.-t time K'-rlin
admit ti ll i,azi mvcr iv in I in
! »i (t«• si rnji'jjfit-.
I In* tall i»l' UusIhv, ^ati'Way
to tlif Caucasus, wmilil i.;i{ nil
German lnrccs unofficial!;. esti
mated at between olio,nun ..j,,|
I .out),niiu troups.
At ilw same time. .1 ItrilMi
broadcast said the (iii.uis hail
announced tlio I'vai-ilaiion »1 the
civilian population o! lt/ln-\ . Iwv
na/.i ritailcl 130 mile- imrthv est
<il Museuw, as "a precautionary
measure."
I Mpatelie-. ti in M-. ' .id Hi
si.hi forcer -\vw|»i'.ii ■» -t■ >
hanks i)f tin- lower l> ni rn i-r. . •
polled l>y plain ula.-tiu;; • p.itli .
then tanks. I.ad in.i hod .• 11 itT a.pt
by hard pressed Getman p. : •
form a new delen.-e 1 in,' and ,ve. •
dliviiiR ahead Inward U»lo
The thrust to a point onlv <!."• mil
from Ibislov represented .i ten nile
U.iiii s ure ye .lei(lav.
Front line advices ant the lior
mans wore battling de }■••!. n-ly t •
keep open a eiuridoi inin in-- ( ,ui
e.'isus, l>ii; declared tin- !■'• ! a; my
was steadily battering it.
through nui>sed tank.-, and ml .• i;. \
Hitler's armies of the ( jiii.i
ii.,, wearily sIokkiiik dim ii tin
lone mail hark, were rrpniic I
luirniiiR villages and s. aiti-i in;:
thousands el' land ntiiicv in an
effort to slop the triumphant
Soviets.
"Our troops are ureal;.- '- i
sistanre of llit enemy anrl .-p-i
out his manpower. (■■mi-mi'- t-. ad
vance," the Itiis.-aan r.until ■ i■'i i.
relet lint: IX the |ow» i I >- >11 .s:• -ti
Simultaneously a lieutei (I ii
news a«t;ncv) dispateh 11• -n■ \1
tepoilcd that Kits>iati tioop.
intS we-tward aerns> Ihe tl;ii -i. I
ban en Kalm.vel'. steppe , in ' • '
immis bad i .'i d within In n.ili--,
a junction w Ii inn thbomid e
colomn-.
*>thei- ni.i joi dev eiopmi'ii'
Aerial wai Inn- Allied In.oilieri
siiia hue at both idi ol ll-tlei1 .
'I. iropean t• -i 111• ' aH..'-i • • i .1
••i ll (iei'i'i.iiiy o\ <■> i-'.-tit ami
the harboi o| I 'alernfi, Sir 1.. «n
d ivln*ht vi- •• i ii i v
I'll tisia A < lei m.ti) m ■ I i I i i v
.po|,c-n an |-eporl«il thai " irt.no- n
Im ii h id devi !op.-d in n . ftp in
niri-i and asserted I .a axi; h . .;.
had tiirovii an :iltarUnit', l!v.'; !■
(('outituicl on I'.ipe I ' ")
Priorities
x [
Are Urged
Jeffers Says C'ear Cio
Ahead on Synthetic
Rubber Plant Con
struction Needed
Washtnclon. .Ian 8.— I.M'i —
Itiildicr Director William M. .trr
frrs sniil today the s> n• l«'*li«
mhher program ni-oils a ••l«,ar
priority «<>• ahead on al l» is! (»."»
to 70 per rrnt of ils plant con -
st flirt ion lo avoid a "disaster"
in military and industrial trans
port.
Kitil't now the delayed pini'iion i.
iii sifh pioeariou balance, In aid,
• liiii "ii few ImiiI hrealt poll
catasl rophe."
Nrvcrlhplcss, .Iilfr-i aid in in in
terview that lit* did nut belie, e the
new cast coast ban on pica tire di r. •
niK necessitated l>y tin t><*11>>!• > >•!
shortaec -should now In- extended lo
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