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HENDERSON, N. C., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 15, 1943
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uraveyard bhitt Has Curves
Shapely Janet Man toll, a worker on the graveyard shift (midnight to I
8 A.M.? at the Douglas Aircraft plant in Venice, Cal., shows off, in case i.
you're interested in it, one of the trophies she won in games held for
night workers at the beach. Company doctors advise the night workers
to go to the beach in the daytime for sunshine and Janet won the trophy
after heeding their advice. (Central Prest) I
Flynn, Taxes and Strikes
Get Major Consideration
'Restraining Tax' Pro
posed as Possible Com
promise of Sales Tax;
Hearing Is Called for
This Afternoon on An
thracite Walkout
(lly The Associated I'ressi
Washington, .Ian. I.~>—raving
hlorks. taxes anil a wildcat coal
miners' strike drew major atten
tion in the capital today as liotli
houses ol < (ingress began a week
end recess.
Something now in tin* way of
t.iNC.s .1 "to li iilulii; designed
to keep people from spending loo
iniich <>n iiii . iv- cnli.ils while per
m111111u tliein to t>1 iv a ccrtain jinioiiiit
of (ax Irec -v. a.. t illa'd around
on Capitol 11111 .1 a p<> .ililr com
promise I" overcome (lie admini.slra
tion'. hostility lnviid a ^eiH'ial .sales
tax.
The rea.-on |m i wildcat 'l ike "I
17.0HH I'enivylv .i' i.i antbracitc mill
ers are to l>e explained to the wai
labor board l»y a committee "I 15
miner . The labor hoard. vvlncli also
iimmoinvl operator.s to a public
hearing starting at 2 o'clock, want
ing to know* why the miners "are
on strike against I he national no
t;l i ike policy and again i the well are
of Ihe nation in the lime uf war."
On Ihe outcome may depend a III re at
ened expansion ol the walkout,
which now centers in Wilkes-ltarre.
Pa.
Mchiud Ihe elo.-cl doors ol the
Senate lorcign relation.- cruntnillee
in Ihe Capilol a group ol 'S.I senator
meets today to decide whether to
hold open hearings on the lilness of
Kdward .1. Klyim lo become minister
to Australia.
Another conflict which the Pearl
llarbor bombing apparently (lulled is
that over lend lease, as far as the
Ilou.sc foreign affairs committee is
concerned at least. An Assuciated
Press poll indicated that a majority
of the members would recommend
that Congress authorize continuance
of the program.
Authoritative source- disclosed
meanwhile that publication <>1 a vol
uminous Dies committee report on
axis-front activities in this country
is being held up because committee
members cannot agree on whether
it should include a complimentary
reference to the Roosevelt adminis
tration.
Itiit Ihe biggest legi-tative head
ache was taxes. The suggested "re
straining tax" idea, it was under
stood. embraces the sales tax prin
ciple. but would carry exemptions of
possibly s.'nn or so worth of pur
chases a year.
Flynn Hearing
Is Ordered
Washington. Jan. 15.—(AIM —
The Senate fni'i'iRii re l;il ions I
committor unanimously ordered I
!>i 11 > I it- hearings todiiy. lu'iiiniiitiK
•ir^t week, on protests against
l*t e- tdi'til Roosevelt's nomination
of Kd ward J. Flynn, retiring
Democratic national chairman,
to 1)1- minister to Australia.
Chairman Colinally. Democrat
i>t Texas, said he would confer
with Flynn, and "other interest
ed parties" to determine a con
venient time for the opening of
the hearings, which will ho con
ducted l>.v the full 23-mcniber
committee. Ho said the hearing.'
probably would start Wednesday
or Thursday.
No Easing
Of Gas Rule
In Prospect
Witshitljjllill, -I.in. I.*i—| AI' I—All i
| office of price administration spokes
man said today the agency saw no'
possibility of relaxing the east coast
ban <*i pleasure driving, even for
tanner and suburbanites, until the
petroleum shortage is eased.
Three government agencies arc in
agreement, however, on the policy
I that the prohibition should not be
extended to other parts of Ihe coun
try—the ol'A. the office '>f petro
leum administrator, and the office
of Rbber Director William M. Jef
fers.
The negative decision on relaxing
the ban was voiced following public
suggestions thai rural residents were
affected unfairly, and should not be
j cut off from normal recreation which
I still remained available to city dwell
ers who could use mass transport
system.
"It simply i>n't possible to liber
alize "ie pleasure driving rule in
any respect until more petroleum
i< available for the east," the spokes
man said.
WEATHER
FOR NORTII CAROLINA
No derided change in tempera
ture tonight.
No Easing
Of Gas Rule
In Prospect
Washington, Jan. 15—(AI *)—An,
tiffin* t»f price administration ,-|>okcs-!
in.hi said today Hit' agency saw no'
possibility of relaxing tin- oast coastI
ban oti pleasure driving. even for
tanner- and suburbanites, until the!
petroleum .-hortnge is cased.
Three gt>\ eminent agencics arc in |
J agi cement, however, mi the policy
I that the prohibition should not be
extended t" other parts of the coun
try—thj. Ol'A. the tiff ice of petro
leum administrator, .mtl the officc
of HIiIkt Director William iVl. Jef
fers.
The negative (loci-ion on relaxing
the ban was voiced following public
suggestions that rural residents were
! affected unfairly, and should not be
i cut off from normal recreation which
j still remained available to city dwell
ers who could use mass transport
system.
"It simply isn't possible to liber
alize the pleasure driving rule in
any respect until more petroleum
i* available for the east," the spokes
man s.'iid.
WEATHER
FOR NORTH CAROLINA
No decided change In tempera
ture tonight.
Russian. Forces Keep Nazis Rolling
Back Toward Rostov; Berlin Betrays
Alarm; Allies Attack In New Guinea
Surprise Blow Struck
at Japanese in Vicin
ity of Mubo; American
and Australian Air
men Blast at Salam
aua and Lae
Allied Headquarters in Aus
tralia, Jan. 15—(Al'l—Allied
troops, striking a surprise blow
ut the Japanese in the vicinity
of Mubo, some 15 miles south
west of Salamaua. were reported
today to haw slain 116 of the
L-iiemy in the first ground fijrht
intr in that area in many weeks.
The action was disclosed in a
communique from Cicneral Mac
Arthur's headquarters and ad.
vices from the front said the al
lied troops were combine liw
hush for more Japanese bodies
indicating that the toll inflicted
on the enemy might be higher
than announced.
American and Australian airmen,
meanwhile continued to blast the
fapanese base-; at both Salamaua
ind Lae, approximately 25 miles
farther north.
At l.ae, which has been hammered
■leartily since the Japanese landed
cinforcements there last week from
he remnants of a badly crippled
•onvoy, allied medium bombers es
corted l>v lighters attacked supply
lump-i along the shore, .starting large
tiel fires.
The c«iinmuuif|ue announced thai
he enemy had made no effort to in
ercept the raiders, which was taken
iy observers as an indication that the
lapanese air strength in this theatre
lad been seriously impaired by
osses suffered in their desperate re
nforcement attempt.
At least I3K enemy planes had
>een reported shot down or damag
ed while trying to protect the con
ioy from allied aerial attacks and
Cieneral MacArthur himself describ
ed the Japanese losses as a serious
jlow.
Had weather continued to delay
land operations on the Papuan pen
insula but allied headquarters said
American and Australian troops
ivere slowly closing in on the rem
nants of a Japanese force encircled
jn Sanananda Point.
BRITISH SUBMARINES
IN MEDITERRANEAN
London. Jan. 15 — (AP) — British
submarines ranging the Mediterran
ean have destroyed three more axi
-upply ships, probably sunk three
nthcrs and have again brought tin
sea wai to Italy's doorstep by shell
ing targets on I lie .southern Italiar
roast, the admiralty announeed to
day.,
SCHOOL HEADS SEEK
SALARY REVISIONS
Kaleigh. .Ian. 15 (AIM The State
>ehoo| eonimission had before it to
lay the request of 15 small city
-chool superiiitendents for it revision
>1 salary schedules.
They claimed that a revision mace
last .luly based on average daily at
tendance had resulted in reduction
ill from several dollars to an
nually. The salaries of the complain
ing superintendents now range from
(2,000 to $2,-Mill a year.
N. C. RAILROAD CO.
DECLARES DIVIDEND
Greensboro. Jan. I ft. (AC)—Di
rectors of the North Carolina Rail
load Co., have voted a 7 per cent di
vidend, amounting to $280,000 on the
company's capital slock of $4,000,
(100.
The dividend, payable in two
squat installments, the lust on Feb
ruary I and the other on August I,
was voted <it the semi-annual mcei
jng here yesterday. The next meet
ing will be held in Greensboro in
July.
The railroad, now under lease to
the Southern Itaihvay. extends from
Charlotte to Goldsboro via Greens
boro. Three-fourths of the stoek ».«
Stale-owned.
Stock Average
At New High
New York. Jan. 15—(AP)—Stocks,
on average, moved to new hign
ground for more than a year in to
day's market although advances gen
erally were restricted by light profil
cashing on the recent rally.
Selected steels, rails, farm imple
ments. aircraft and specialties wer«
out In front from the start. Gains
running to around two points, wen
trimmed here and there near tni
fourth hour. Healings, lively just af
tcr the opcoing, slackened .ater.
u-Swept U.S. Plane liea&juactefs ia A
United States naval experts plan all sorts of aerial headaches for the Japs now occupying barren islands
of the strateeic Aleutians in this snow and wind-swept metal hut. It is the operational headquarters for a
U. S. Navy patrol plane squadron and from here (to orders to the hujre fl.vinfi boats which conMantly patrol
and are ever on the alert for Nipponese planes in the Aleutian skies. This is an ollicial U. S. .Va\y photo.
(Central Press)
Executions
Close Feud
South Carolina Takes
Lives of Two Men and
a W oman as Final
Chapter of Murders
Columbia. S. G\. .If 11. 15— (AP)
—The fancied threads of an
Edgefield county feud that caused
five violent deaths were cut to
day as the state took the lives
of two men and. for the first
time, electrocuted a woman—all
convicted of murder.
A former school teacher, 13 year
old Mrs. Sue Logan, was the tirs
i<i die. convicted with her brother
in-law. George l.ogue. 5i». and Oar
once Bagwell, IM. ot planning th<
murder of a neighbor.
The three deaths by elect mcutior
brought to eight the number ot pe<>
pie who have died m (lie Kdgefielfl
county Loguc-Ti in merman vendetta
that began years ago when Mrs. Sin
Ijogue was a teacher in a rural chool
for which Timmerman was a trus
tee.
The ill feeling was brought t>
a head in IJM'». when Sue l<ogii<**>
husband. Wallace Logue. and Tim
merman had <11 altercation over ;i
calf. Wallac< f.ogue was shot lr
death in September. 1040 A yeai
latrsr Timineimau was lulled by
gunfire, and > lew weeks after his
death, two law officers and a shai<
cropper died in • gun bailie at tin
L.f>giie farm, where the officer bar
gone to nerve warrants.
II was for the latter three iriur
der.s thai Hie three were electrocuted
today.
School Amendment
Measures, Offered
Senate Group
OK's Brown
Washington, .liiti. 15—(AP) —
The Senate banking committee
today quickly and unanimously
approved President Roosevelt'.-,
nomination of former Senator
Prentiss M. Mrown "t Michigan
as price administrator.
Commit tec attaches said tin*
members voted approval of then
former colleague "almost before •
they gof their hats off."
Chairman Wagner. New York
Democrat, told reporters hofoi «•
the meeting that no prote.-t
against the nomination had been
received.
!
Two Persons
Die Of Burns
i Mm ham. .Ian. la— < *\l*> — i I
j W Kdward . I". \va. bnriiod to
death yesteiday. when , fur. ipp'
I «*i111v -tartiiig tr<>iii an mi| .|o. c
' Plo; {ion. trapped lino m his in.>11
I frame house.
Mrs. Vera Poole. t<«. CI ivton.
i route 2. d>ed at UuU- Ibispitat la t
| llighl from burns -ustaaicd when
I her clothing c.uigM I lie a In i. o
died a lire at liei Imme She \< a
I brought to a local !i<> pital lit an
ambulance.
Appropriations Committee
Continues Budget Hearings
Kiilcicii. .fail. 15—(AIM—State
department heads continued
their parade hcfiirr (hi* tegisla
ture's joinl appropriations com
mittor today .is thr.v sought to
Justify or cot increases in their
biennial budgets.
Some expressed satisfaction
with the budget commission's
recommendations, but others
urged increases for their depart
ments.
Among llic hitter were Fred Htindy
chief nf the State bureau of inves
tigation. who asked $150.48(1 for his
department instead of the $110.25)2
recommended. Handy said the dif
ference would lie lined in salary
raises, including a boost of $450 an
nually for himself, the employment
of an additional investigator and n
$6,900 increase in departmental
travel allowances.
Increases also were asked by Sec
retary of State Thad Euro who wants
to add a securities examiner and a
custodians clerk '«> hi . I.ilt. I»'ev i-ihh
("oiiiiiiiKsionii l ilv in (Jill, vim • Kii|
extra funds Ini ..il.ny i.ii.e.; St.ilc
Auditor CJcorge !»'•■ I'mi, wlm al. >•
sought more money I'nr In person
nel: and Attorney (iencritl: ll;irr.v
McMullan. wlm said In- needed art
dilion.il funds for salary increases
find to provide extra .secretarial help.
State Treasurer Charles .Jolmson,
representing both liis department and
the local government commission,
said both budgets wore -uflicient iis
rcconinieiided.
Meiintime. 'he joint Inline com
mittee killed the budget commis
sion's proposal that all of the in
tangibles tax be returned to the
counties. along with the task of eol
leetion. The collect inn angle did not
appeal to spokesmen for the N. ('.
League of Municipalities and Uie N.
C. Association of County Conimis
sioners. who said they had rather
the tax remain as it K than to have
the counties saddled with its collec
tion again.
I .
Administration - Spon
sored Bills, Calling for
I Amendment Vote in
Next General Election,
Incorporate Compro
mise
Kitlricli. Jan. 15.— 'API—Ad.
ministr.it ion-sponsored measures
lo alter the recently adopted
constitutional amendment eon
> olidutiim lite various school
aceticirs was introduced in the
Iccislaturc today h.v Senator
It rooks of Durham and Repre
sentative Arch Allen of Wake
and referred t<» the committee on
e«n»titntional amendments.
Tin- measure. providing for anoth
er amendment vote hi the next gen
• i.il election. would change the new
I* inaugurated intendment in line
i with .1 compromise effected -everal
• l.i v hclmc the genet hI election last
: emner
| They provide 'hat administration
■ •I the public chool y ieni .shall be
invented in a hmn d composed of the
liruteiian* govei noi. the Stale super
intendent '.I public instruction, and
• >ii.- monilier from each congression
• I '11 tint. ti» Iw appointee! by the
••ih'h iihieci ti. confirmalion by
the l' :.i 1.111ii»- II,.. from the dis
h n i • .inii"t ill lie members of the
noe politico! party, one oi mote
n i l>i women. and there must be
n pi<• i nt iir • s .it igitcullure. labor,
i duration. lei i»■»«• . finance and the
l■ .ion.. The present law says
tl'.ii a majority ball be business
'IK'll
Al o, the pi "po als would make
i|n .t,.t. up< i ini'-ii'lciit of public
.. • 11ii 11 ii ••ci<'i;iiv '•! the board
n.'l ' i •■i.pti nlli'i in iipcrvit-e fiscal
ill hi mI tiii board ..hall be appoint
I i f l»oard. ubn-ct to Hk' iip
pi ■ ■..11 b> tb< t'lvenmr in his cap*
• ii i i t.iiHu< i «111• • tm The first ap
i •< HI it i in n! ■ onlrl In- in i'Ii from the
• ■ii niiinbcM <1 fliliiit. I'M font-yenr
t• • 11•- . ind li'nii the cen numbered
Hi fuels, foi eiglit-venr '••••••• ' •
• "'! .i|i|iiiiiitiiicnt:'- shall £• it'i
eight w ii..
H"ii'i i oi. iivi- Moore nf Wilson
introduced i loll in gi\e the county
and town "t Wtl ai .nillinrily to ac
1111111 and in.mi.nn .i hoii-'- oi other
<|ii..11<*i I'n the n lie! ami enfei
tatniiient of Iran: tent members of
tin armed lotcc.s o| the United
Slides.
Tin1 bill provide, authority to ap
priipritc noi more Ihiin .$10,000. hiilf
from tin* county and half from the
| city, to purchase land and hnildingn
I with funds noi derived from taxa
i lion. The house may lie leased to the
| the UKO oi any agency of tlie* V.
government at »ucli nomitiiii rental
.1,- m;i\ be in: ted upon between the
I city iitiil county, and it may be sold
iiit cilia pui'iic oi private auction
when Ibe need I • i' no longer exists.
The report "I a judicial comtnis
1 sion. headed by former Lieutenant
Governor W I' Morion. Wits sent to
, the a seinbly by Governor Urougli
, Ion It recommended thfit (he Icgis
, Inline establish 21 solicitori.il dis
(Continue! on Page two)
I
Hitler's Armies on the
Lcv/er Don Sell Lives
at Rate of One a Min
ute, as Russians Cap
ture at Least Six More
Towns
(Hif Th>- Ax::<irinli il I'n a: i
Adolf Hitler' armies on tin*
lower Doii, soilitip their live;
al a rate of one ;i minute, were
pictured in Soviet dispatches
today a.s reeling hack on the ;i|>
uroarhes to Rostov, while tie
Russians captured at least six
more towns and killed l.SOU
nazis in 24 hours.
Sovi<-< 'rendipmrter.; said the
[ R> <t armies crushed repeated
counter attacks l»y "liip enemy
tanks and infantry forces" and
continued to roll forward.
Simiilantcously. the Berlin radio
for the. first time hctrnvod alarm
| over tli*- morale of 22 nazi di
| visions trapped in the narrow
| Don-Volga corridor hel'ore Sta
lingrad. In a special broadcast,
tlir radio preaciicd a death and
duty sermon to Hitler's soldiers
"who see no seiiNe in holding
on." and told tliem bluntly:
"Personal wishes are of no ac
count. It is up to the soldier to
carry out orders iu a spirit of
j blind and unquestioning confi
dence."
| The broadcast came 111 the wai—
j of Soviet reports yesterday that hiun
ranking German officers, were escap
ing from the Stalingrad trap by
plane.
Hitler's field headquarters ac
knowledged thai the Russians were
attacking with "unabated fierceness"'
in the vs**t battle area along the
lower Don and in the Caucasus.
On the Stalingrad front, the nazi
command said Gcrmon troops were
defending themselves in bitter com
bat against continuous and heavy So
viet attacks.
Today's Soviet mid day ronuuuni
oue said Russian shock troop.-, storm
ing back through the ruins ol a Sta
lingrad factory district, routed hir
Germans out of loitificatmns .m-T
houses, demolished 50 blockhouse*,
cleared a street and captured pri
soners.
While th«; Red armies scored
gains in three major Hectors.
Britain's smashing new air of
fensive turned from Germany to
na/.i-held France, hitting ll<r
German t'-hnal nest at l.orienl
on the French Atlantic eoast.
The British air ministry :,aid
(..orient was "heavily attacked" lat
night in the RAF's fourth succe.i.-r i
nitfht raid of the week. Previon; .•
saults were directed at Germany »
war foundries in the Buhr volley.
Other developments in the global
war .aw quickening action hi >titii
vrn Tunisia. ncv. IJAF Mow; against
.lapanc. c-con(|Uercd Burma, and .1
.urprise allied attack on ti• Japan
ese hi northeast New Guinea in
which I Hi enemy troop wen killed.
i»M the cast tlank ol the lv. '-\vay
allied offensive m north Ah ica, lirit
;sh I'd that at
least 1'ii'ht axis lighter.- \\<jic hot
<ivwn anil ill.my other- damaged .1.
allied plane .-in 1 i"' .1 eneinv air
drome.-. eonimiaiirid 101 line, and
truck eontcii'rui.oiu in the Libyan
desert.
U s Flying Korlrci ck blasted 'lie
supply po> * ■ of Stus.c and Sfax,
leaving the harboi area. aflame,
while Hvi> noil .i«'l II '.!fi Marauders
l»>ml>cd rail lit" and highway* al
Maliaie.. oil the Gull ul (iubl'i, 'JO
miles li <<l Slax.
vSOI.UIKR Ml 1 i li
(!i•'em'ille. X •.Ian I'»—(AP>
— Stafl Nercyji'it I I'M man I- •.i. a
York vm . 1 dully uiju 1'> lal •
yesti 1 day in the ' * h:.Ii >f 1 giidei
near here.
IN'fRIF.S At!I IMM.
. .Ian l;'«-. (Al'i l{. .1 >r
>1:111. I<">, advertisiin; i n 1 Im ol tli>
Caiohna I'owei >ind laC.h' Co. die.I
today ol injuries lie r"eeived Satm
day night when itiuci; b\ .1 taxiiab
lie w.is a native of CliaMaitoog...
Tenn.
Cotton Prices
Little Changed
New York, Jan. 13 (Af)-—Cot
ton futures opened 5 ccntm a bale
higher lo 5 cents 1« wer.
. Late forenoon values were un
I changed to III cent: a hale lower,
'March in.SU. May 10.47 and July
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Previous Today's
Close Open
March 10.6(1 111.5(1
May 19.40 19.48
July 10 3!) 10.38
Octobc. 10.3D 111.30
> Decern lie r 19.2ft 10.27