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fHlurSll YEAR HENDERSON, N. C., TUESDAY AFTERNOON. FF.RNTTARV 9 ,:v.,.o , - ~ —
Draft Deferments Limited
'NISEI' FIGHT FOR UNCLE SAM
DEEP IN A CAMOUFLAGED SECTOR ;it their eainp. Pvt. Takeshi Omura fires a machine nun as Pvt. Kentoku
K.i';.' "0 (Vols the r.-irtri'ljio l>elt t.. the m. Tliey are ir.emher.-J «>f the 100th Flattali >n. formerly
the Hawaiian Guard inatle up ot "Xis-ei," U. S. citizens cl Jaj) descent. This is an oflkial U. S. Army photo.
Churchill Arranges Agreement
Angle-Turk
Accord Made
Churchill Visits
Turkey After Parley
At Casablanca
Details Withheld
•••. Kclv 2 <AP» l» uvll>
(.'■ tin* historic win si4 ii 'uv
!wnrt- :ii l':is:ii>l:inrn. Primi- \lin
«<>!• CfiiiK hill lu1- !!«•»«• I.. T it !, a
i:.< l« 'iu-il Ml linpo' l "111 ••iMni-Ti'
'i.l 1 .1 ii.it 1 • >11 hurdvriiiu 'In' Am
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Mi- ni'iVf ci-nlfKil :i1iriiti"H "it
••x rcciiin wliii*li In- liiiiiH'H hii#
.tiled the 'H uiirli'rlu-lly .>1 11 t
Ann." ;iii!:< .tlilifl ll \v:i- |>.n' "! lit
grand .-ti.i'cuy rlisn I11I
■! hi .. vi till I'le-i'ii-nl I' >' •
Tuil;i-li itii'l P.ntoli w .f !*■•■«*«
'r\.. iltftl lilt* pit* I'll! '1 i.tli'll ll'
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giim vliorcin Turkey 1 (lii'ti'll.v In*
ll'IC-t'(I" lll'l I IMt'lllii ilUrel-llielll "I'll
ill in 1 r.•'111.11 | ..tit-." tin* ;ililM'ilii<\ -
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ll llir pixuls «il ill! I'..ill;.111 events,
itld 'li|>l>ii .lie nil If- Hiri flt'i <• t.'l.r
ll t"i Ui.tt lril 1li.il till- pill im' "Hi' 1
rrijiiiii wherein TurUi-v 1 ilneelly
inli-ir-itd : 111|tl 11-.- -|>eril ir.iliv 1'
Mil- I'...II..111 Mitle-.
111ftn it 4wI (iti;irlri- lu*i'<- •Hi* 'I' *
n. -mi; thi'i-i- 111.tit.1 |itn iliilitu- I• "in
III'- C Hi . lull it • rtnm:
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I'' Hi. Sii\ i«>| thi "ii -li 1 In- Djirdiim I •
Irs.
('Inncliill 111111 til 111 tilivitUl U'f'il
lniii'"!', ,ii ;m inlii view l.i.i nmiii
HI C'.l 11 ' • .till III ll'ipt tl 11 it •it- W't >i 1 lil
(('•■IlllllllriS mi Piijje l-'lVO.)
Lend-Lease
Extension
Is Advocated
WiisliiiiKlnii, l-Vlt. ( API - Miil"i
Oiiiii;c \ S|iies<'ll)(M'K lt'1'1 ll"'
llt'ii't Inti'itiit iiiiiiiis i-iininiillri' •« —
'•■'V Unit .1. rr.siill ul tlu> Iriul-lf.i-i
pi'i'Ui.tiii. "itll 1'. s. forres 111 tin
I iiili-rl KmuHtt" li.ix t- prnl t»ul>
•iImhii si .0110,111111 pmrli.i .iv 11 • 1111
Jlnlislt rntuinerciiil ..uni'Ct*" siner
Uit-i ,'unr.
Ihi-. til rttiosr." hi- s.ti'l. "1- 't
"I' "1 the- btlrkcl ronipiiirtl In lilt*
• j'st ul niiiini.-iiiiiiiK -iii iii'iny. .mil .'li
' "I III!' ill 11t'K . l-l|lllpllH-lll.
'•li ililii* .iikI services rt'((iiii'i-il i"i
; S. Itinf s .mil ov.iilohlc in 1 he
mild Kiii^d.im ,n|. pn.riirr'l .i> rr
* »|M ",-.,1 ,,|() | tl'll
sl," K'-!ii'-i K. icon tin I'm- the «!••••
'•■'I pinchiisiim li".11 (I 111 llir len'l
*•1*0 iidinmisli ;itin|), It'-lilic'l im I'till
r"'< Ui>l\ with tin- rnniinillee's inquiry
!" '' '' "" •i-oif in < «.|ilmnr the Icnri
,,ie H('* lor another year.
J ONCER WORK-WEEK
MEASURE APPROVED
IJ.ilru'.h. Krli. 'J. (AIM A .i"inf
lii'lIM' ami M'llilti* ('illllllllltl'O nil
111.ii.ill..i l ;.i hi;; .iiiii I.iIm'I vied (lli
.illlliitui !v |mi;iy '.<• iv|»«»rt lilV"ial»!y
.1 hill l<' r\[i'|lil liic ri .1 \ if. Hit! W'U'K
week ti'om aa in "iii iiout>. il iilso
K'l-iiinii,«nded 1h.il tiiiii- and a hall
pay lif allowed I'U' tno <.'\l1.1 hour.
III!- mra-nrr, I»V Ui'|j|iM'iitiili'.l'
lim iH'r ol Liv. w mild alinw |>ja11 i
■ i|Hiat!ii^ i-M'ii day .1 ui-il; In up
eiato Ihiee ciKiit-ii"Ur ahiits daily
Without .1 JC'l'C'SS.
j Pay-As-Go ■
Tax Favored
Treasury Counsel
Opposes Ruml Plan
But Urges Adoption
Of Withholding Tax
W'.i^liiiitttini. I'd). •».— iAIM —
I II.h Illlt'lll ill p.iylll|-l;il |;i\
li*t;i-»kitiiHt to provide a I!' per
cent iihhiddiiis la\ aller tlc
riinliini- I<ir niilliiins ol \inrr
ieu's iiicintie (;i\ p.i>i-rs u;is
lircfil today li\ Mir Trr.iMiiw. II
• l.i 11 * iipp'tsi'tl tin- i; ii in i |i| in in
skip iinr Aral nl lav Ii:iliilit> lo
I make int-onio payments rlirirht.
Itiindolpli K Paul. Tix'ii.»«n> .*.• 11
cmiinisol. -iii' i 'l ih«' ini|nirtan<*t! I
I"I iii'iitnpl ai-iii.n a> lie Inld tin- j
j 11«•ti.-*«* way. and mr.in- cnmmitlcc I
(thill a l!l |»'i It'll) Withholding lax, |
< i|ill\ilk-Ill !■> 'In In v pfii\ idod I": I
j I'V I I !<' Ii Illlial Ii IM !' ("lit lllr. i; I'l' I.IX
' I'lii- Mir I.'! p< i iriil 111 1 as i iii "M
(tin' 11. 1 In K'i.i I. u mild in | 'ill > I lie
colln-inn prnhlc'ln alld .i\"iil ulinc«
• • n y reltilid .
Tin- li"i Mini las and ln-1 l>rarl;ct i
nl ix income include. tin1 In i
«:!.linn i>g 1.1\,ililr inrmnr iilli'i ck'- |
t dm 11*»li .
I' lid llip |ini|Kn<r(l withhold'
111u i r v.«>11 lil 1'iai.i' iiillv i in i"«*fii
hi thru income tax |HiyiiMiits iilHiiir
ill pci ii"' "I lllr e-t:n:alril l-I.CHH',' .
linn i i |.' i lie proposed llial ;
( 'nir;' r 'do l"i drlri nu'lil "I
Hill! l.i. I1. 11 * ii- dm 11 iu llir | irrii id
«.| 11 .in licit I" tiir new .system.
Dies Speech
Creates Stir
Wa nntuti'ii. I rli 1! (AIM ('"II
lud.iv wa lai rd with I lie <!<••
( iii.mil "I li.'i'i r cnlaiivr Dirs. I e\an
I li II I I.'I, I" p.il'Kr K'r l;o\ rrninoiil
I nl •iin -ii -11 'Ir. UMrCliriKllltMliVP, j
I crack |"'t and radiral hlliratiriatji"
l>y withholding funds front the ajjetl- |
no rii.|'l".viim ilirm.
|{r|Hilili(.iiiv iind Democrats up 1
iplamlid I'a leidiiy as lie made1
a two-hour speech. ill wllirh lie!
\ i.ii iddn.il in" Hi*' "I (••'iiunnni-.lic [
.111 i11.111"ii :;ain I -"inr Iw'u sem e I
fHTMHI) .n j:"M i • 111 .• li I portions. j
WEATHER"
foii \oirrii caiioi.ixa.
1 miiMiimi fl f iMirr i old (his aft- I
[ rrnuon and lunisht.
Inonu Gives
Assurances
Prime Minister Tells
Of Understanding
In Address Made
At Island of Cyprus
I.iimlon, Feb. '!—(A 1*1—Prime
Minister Churchill, carrying fni
ward (lie allied pattern for ciin
•IIIest of the axis designed ai
Casablanca, has flown to Turkey
at the very edge of Hitler's trou
bled ICilropeau domain and
agreed with President Inonu.
ainoug other things, on plans foe
bolstering Turkish defense. it
uas announced officially today.
Churchill carried the greetings of
President Roosevelt to President
l-ixmi and. coming directly from tnc
historic war strategy conference at
Casablanca, gave a broad and un
aiislakable warning to Hitler agaiusi
.1 spring offensive toward Turkey.
Oil the return trip Cluirchill stop
ped oil ai the British island ot Cyp
II- near the Turkish coast to au
di e s i gathering of "leading pei
onalitn's" and to inspect the g.T:
ri.-on at Nicosia.
Iloriowing a phra.-e from Presi
• l< lit ISoosevelt. lie assured ins Iis
tcnci there Hint the Cnited Nations
Mie -trong and they w ill inarch tor
w;.m! from strength to strength un
til iira'ondit ional surrender is ex
toiled from those who have laid the
o! Id iii havoc and ruin."
lie declared that the United Na
• ii represent "incomparably the
strongest group ol human I wings
i t \ r marshalled into arms in Die
whole history of the world
"I am glad lo tell yon." In- said,
"that our relations with tie Turks
are of the most Iriendly character.
'I'heir views are very much like our
i w it and we intend I" help their own
general defensive security in every
way in our power."
The British and Turkish leaders,
accompanied by Hiililaiy and politi
cal advisers, discussed in three meet
ings Saturday and Sunday the en
tire Kuropean situation, giving par
ticular attention to ' those regions in
which Turkey is directly interest
ed," the British coinmuiiKHie said.
These regions include the nazi
doininated slate "l Bulgaria on I ur
key's northern border, where Hitler
frequently has been reported build
ing up au army, and the Gerinan
occupicd coiiniiic.s «'i Greece and
Yttgi islovia.
Stock Trend
Is Irregular
New York. Feb. 2. (AP)— Mild
irregularity ruled the "lock market
today. Bonds and commodities kept
a nairow range.
Slocks in the new high division
included Chry.-lei and New York
Cent i al.
Lifts were given Montgomery
Ward, Southern Pacific. United Air
craft. Sperry and Intel national Har
vester. Declines were posted for U.
S Steel. General Motors, American
1 eluplinne. Western t'tiinii. out tin It.
U. S. Rubber and General Elcctric.
Dependency
Subordinate
io Job hek
'Non-Deferable' List
Of Occupations Given
To impel Transfer
To Essential Jobs
Washington. ! rl>. U (AIM —
Dependency tlral'i deferment—
lor nu'ii with children—
will he wiped out for r<Miiitl.*< ;
thousands under a new order
issued hy the war manpower
mmission's seledive service
ureau today to take effect
\pril 1.
Di'sinnril t« inipi'l transfer of
draft cheilitis from noii-csseitlial
to essential work. tilt- order—ilc
liarting completely from any is
sued si» far—sets up a list of ar
tivities and jol» - occupations
wliieli are In he "mm-«lel'eral»le."
regardless of dependenls. after
April I.
Although selective service ln>;ird
"ere instrii«-l!■> -til ■ -ti th;'1 dale
eeunsiclerinK Hie In: "I "lion <le
crnbles." workers In that i*la-sifira
! it in will lie Riven .11 a<V iil n 11.1I HM
rind
'dim* that '!;
■:; I "II - III'")
—sieved Willi
he U. S Kmployni. lit Service fori
>1) transfer.
The lUt. wh
npowci
uniniissi.in Chairman o.ml V. Mi
N'litt called "iti-t •••••mii-im:;" in a
''road hint that r i p.mien: .v deter
ments ar«. lieini; nairowe." •.enerally
■o relie\'e lahor shortage's ::i war
nduMries. cover.-:
I. All .inli occupations in I*1
mamifucturiui:. eight wholesale
and retail trades. ami nine scrv- j
ice activities.
Twenty-nine job-occupa
tions "uon-dclcrahlc regardless of
tin* activity in which TTiey arc
found.*' pvfii if it is one of I lie
•1") activities which have been
designated as essential for pur
poses of occtiiialional ilel'ermenl.
In tin* first group ire: manufac
turing—curtains. dn«|»eritM and be. I
■preads: |•!<*..11: u. t.telling. luck'tii;
mil cmbroidei .iig: ti itnmiiigs. tan'.p
.•(I .lit good.-. and art needlework:
cut. beveled. nd etched :ila--: i •!
warc: glass no'. »•'t ii-s; mosaic ulas-:
-tuincd. leaded >i • . nented and dec
'rated gla.--. jcwimtm li\i:g.- and
material.-: jev.eiiy: lapidary wmk: >
irnamenlal i;-•!.! and «silvcr leal and I
foil (nun-ird.ivti . silicrwan: and
plated ware < iimi industrial): cos
tume jewelry ml novelties dec-ia-j
t'Vp feather-. In .mil .irtdieial
flowers; fra.vics. .11 or and picture:
greet inn card.- and picture po t card-: !
jewelry case.-: <ud igns and adver
tising display
Whole.-ale and retail trade—an
ticpies; lieer. wine and li(|ii<>r.s; cu— I
loin tador- and truer-: candy, con- :
feclionery. and lints; florists, novel
ties and toh ice-. I j
Service .1 tile renlal service; I
dance, niiisu'. |t.i\.trical and ait stu
dios and -cli 'I gambling. interior
decorating. nu:.' il> . pur g lot
photographic ' id Ttirki-h baths,
massage parlot I 'thing rental, por
ter scrvicc and al-e etirl services. I'
'llic job-01 1 .p ! us listed .1- nnn
delerable re:;.' r ol the activity
in which tliej tra> i»e found were: 1
liar cashier. I»ar hoys, bartenders,
bath house attend int.-. beauty opera
tor.-. bell bo\ , i' 'blacks. bus boys,
butlers, cleant 1 >smeticialis. cus
tom tailors. t turner- dancing
teachers, dish w.ihers. doormen audi
-larters. cli t m perator.-. pas-en !
Hers and lie gM. excluding industrial j
freight elevator.- n l.ited to produc-|
lion). ele\a)oi starters (passenger
and freiuht). en ■ • d 1 > •>.- (including
messengers and ' Mice boyf). lortuuc1
teller.-. gardcnci.. greens kee|H'rs, 1
mounds keepei hoii.-einen. hair
dresser, laxaloiy attendants. nighl
club nianauei s aed employees, news
boy.-. imilets 1 •" tli hi in railway
train service t. piivate chauffeur-,
soda dispen ei is' eis. \ dels, wait
ers (other than those 111 railway j
service).
McNult said the \V\IC\ U. S.
Employment Service would help men
in the lattei el with dependents (
to find war jobs, and added that ,
if lliey did not lake jobs in cssen- ,
tial activitic.- tliev might be caught |
again by exp in- < m of the lion-de
ferrable list. i
Local drall hoards wcie told lo
reconsider llie da silicalioii- of all |
registrants in noil delcr.ible work 1
beginning April I. hut to consider 1
all chuck "wiib common acimc. <
MeNult. cmp|i.i«i/mi; that the noil
(Continued on Page Five.) '
NEW AND OLD NAZI NAVY CHIEFS
COMMANDER OF THE Nazi U-boat fleet, A.Iniir.it Carl Doenilz (righO,
has been promoted to commander-in-chief ot (he German Navy. He
succeeds Grand Adm. Erich Raedcr (left). According to the Gem..in
radio, Raeder was kicked upstairs and Riven the title "f Admiral In
spector ot the Navy. Docnitz and Raeder disagreed over sub tactics.
Casablanca Conference
Called Parley to Win War
State Revenue
Shows Decline
lialeiuh. Kel>. J I.MM— A re
port liy tlu- State revenue inm
missioncr said today th;it loss ol
nearly Sti.onn.iihii in ^.imiIiih
taxes during the m'\en mouths
ended January .it) offset ...un> in
other State mciiui' ..mi »■;i«iI
;i drop <•! SJ.24H.I5I below re
ceipt.- I'M the i'iii'i'i*.-|Miiidii'u |>r
riiKl a year auo.
Gasoline I.IN .-CVOIUIC Wa.s
compaicd with Sl'.t.
I l.'i.'.llCi in tlu fame period last
yt'iir: gasoline. oil .nut in | oc
t ion loo receipt- droppt d lioiii
;!l!)0..">77 I<| $732.7.il.
Tlu- total revi tint yit Id lor Ine
period was s| | .tin,; !>.■:{ compar
ed Willi 1 loi H i pe
rind eliding .lanuaiv ;iii. 1!U2.
City Option
Bill Offered
Palmer of Cabarrus
Submits Measure
Permitting Local
Vote on ABC Stores
Kulolch. Foli. — i \P>— Sen
ator Palmer nf ( .tliarius intra
dut'od a hill torl.it In allow towns i
or oitios of initio lltan I.YIMIO
population In liitltl separate elec
tions mi (lio establishment til
Alcoholic Hon ril of Control
sloros within their corporate li
mits.
The gincimttu hoda- Mi' the I'm 1
mils Win i If I have authority to eail
licli election- in then own ili-cieti >n
tnd would he ooM.pellrd to ii l.» im ■
•enl (it the voter- petitioned i'oi 1
hem.
Should c-lalilishmelil ol tin AIM"
■ lore* he approved, thev would op
•mte on the >amc I>.t-1- a llie stoic
11 the 2a wet countte ol Xorth t'.o
tliliH. iindci -upei v i-Hin ..| tin State ,
)tmrd. Ten per cent <»l the prnltts
Votild (•'' t" eiiloiceiocni ol the ti
pior laws.
The Itill went |o the 1 "umitleo on
proposition-- and i;ne\ ntu es. compos
-d of Senators Lanier of Pill, chair
nan. Kiindefbuik of I'umn. .lohnson
if Halifax. Kvan- ol llerlford.
irctkj of Diiilvtv. Pitimnn o|
(Contimiedon Pa^e Thrt e)
President Emphasize!
Words of January
Message, Promising
New Blows to Axis
Washington. Frit. 1—(A1*) —
President Konsevclt said today
his <"asihlatica oonferenri* uitli
Win- Inn Churchill was one to w in
the war anil (•> iiillill the prom
isr In- made in his annual mes
sage In Congress ih.it tin- tinted
N':-I>«ilis would strike hard in
Flirtipt*.
Tin* Chiet Kv-'ii' • e. talking :• l
: ie-s i ■ hi 1 ••! i- ii-iko |>"iiu*ip.*ill>
ii «'eneralitii <• • t'.e •) retinc itu
i|i|>lic<i :l" :' ' !!'r • i-v.- [let.ul- ii
icil :. ■ -it ; • l"'< ■
But 'u- i' iI «•'-iii!...-ve 'lie word
• h .1. \ !•.. i .ti which in
•inniisril i < \\ 1 ••• . t |hi- a\i*- in
l'niii|ir and --. ul tl :ii hi* iKirtey with
('Inn iiI' '.i- n lullnl id th.it
led ira'ion
Mr. RoiKfvi'll siid that ho
thou "hi flu- hii-hlivht of the north
Africa meeting was thr formal
rr-rnil'hasis nl ireil on a belief
that I line slutuld hr no nego
tiated armistice only an uiiinn
ditinn.il viirrfiilcl' In tin* avis.
There were two highlights. .Mr.
c» ell - lid nf hi. slop on the
miii honir lo talk with l'rrsi<lcnt
Vargas nl IJra/il.
I »lie 1 (■ i'MiI:ii ill i- t!u- greatly
llr:r. -I'.i r' ■ • I'. -I . aki»l!» I"
•■•mhiit stthti ni'i< The sreiind, he
.. .1 ii vi ci ••••") ".i' I'u- peace
i ni . : « • n. ti« ,in\ future
thre : I tl <• \l it i1 nwl l" the
portion »f thi- hemisphere lying
I'h'*i**l 1" Africa.
Tl r I'rr.-iih i t dwelt i1 >iime length
the French North
V i. i*.ii , I'v the political prnb
l«-i I! i In- 1 li'»i iuhl IhmK
v i , e tiloi pt etty well Tin
livi>l)leu •• north Africa, he said,
• • -cut.• military »hic.
Mr Rnnnevclt Kiid thnl nnyonc
,vh<i tried to Mil UP talk >1 dispute'
• ■ ■••••I fJeuei I de Otmlle "id CI■
i i ud. Frenel lender*. were lielpinc
Mn- rjittsi- id the enemj
l!<- > ••linitfeicd the inform itior
thnt very effort wnk Iteittg tnndc tr
upply modern ■ - I'"' • French
a"iny under OiraiH
TI-I- Chief Km • • i* remarked
th 1 (tira id -ai'l I r tilH uut '.'a",
mm men v* ilh s«i • mil ' ha trainini
in Hie Held hut apparently luic
I i -I'd hi- ic'its - i'i'i the Cava
lila'ira I'linlei'i't'i Siici then, (i'
rtnirt Hum >|K»ken o( ,m nrtny of H00,
nnn.
.V'ci (lvins 1 word "i itvnlw h
the uve. and radio for living ti|
faithfully t• • the vcc|ue»t »f the offict
I cens ir-h'p tii.it sOcrecv l«- man
l,ntti*d li'iMit l ie movements of hi
(Continued in f-'sgp Five)
I
Americans
Thrust Near
T o Maknassy
Russians nreak Into
Last Bastion of
j German Suicide Army
At Casablanca;
(I!ji Tin Axt'iciahil I'rtxs)
ThrustiUK closer in .\lakiia.-sy.
•"»:! miles from the eastern 'i'u
l'isiau coast. an American r;ii<l
inyr force drove llie (•ernian>
In mi lite vilia.ire <>1 Seneil, im
pulsed a counter attack, ami
| withdrew only after accomplish
ing its mi.-siou. it was announc
ed today.
Meantime, the Herman hinh
command announced that the
Russians iiad broken into the
last bastion of the na/.i suicide
i army at Stalinjrrad. ami tile
I Berlin radio said two more j.ret>
j erals had been killed in the
I battle.
The Russians aie.ioum rit in
their noon comiminiiiiic that
"German resistance lias been
broken" in the seetoi where Iheir
1 forces broke through to within -10
mill's ol Itostov along the rail
road Irom Salsk. ami the.\ said
"The Germans are retreating
under the lilows ol imr troops."
The IJussian coninitinu|i".
! itl*" said that re.-i-tance was col
I l:i|>siii{!. indicatms lhal the sweep
toward 1{«•-1«»\- wt.> gainum mnmot
: ' 1111 i:: -harp menace to llie last land
••.-capc <-■ >1 r;<ioi tin perh;ip> JOO.niiO
(jerniiin^ lu;:-led oaei; mtn the north
west Caucasus.
The lUil Ariv.y drove within
oil nnIt's "I Krasnodar. (55 west of
Kursk and 75 mile? nf Kharkov.
Ail allied eon", luinique >nid Unit
elsewhere >'n '.ho Iteming wester.i
Ttinisinii front:
"Our inlantry. supported i>y tank.;
j and artillery. attacked the eiicinv at
Kaid.
"I". central Tutii-ia the enemy
' :naric a sl.yht stun in the iiill
I ••outhwest ol Pun! (hi Kails. Our
| Inrce- counter attacked, restoring tin?
position."
.lined tmmliers hattrrnl the
(locks al Tunis yesterday and liit
at least two ships of a convoy
entering the harbor, the allied
communique said. Altogether,
allied planes downed twelve
German fighters. That was lliree
to-onc heavier than the allied air
loss for the day.
It appealed likely th:it a nniiied
(•••mil' north Africa would l»'
estiil'lis!^-I •. probably under
I.ditcnant Getu-ra! I'Hvijiht O. F.i
■I'li'.'iWi" w h • would tie lai.-od in
! i anU I" !i:11 .general.
T; - w.mld brum under hi.- <*t»ir>
< illd ■ " It. ■. h e . : '• V V hose
advance tint"- •» ad> : ■ erased
the Tt ; 'M :t ivinle:' ml • Tuni-ii
inland •• • ie hm. i
Meanwhile a Cairo conimtmi
nne said Itritish and axis lone",
exchanged arti|lcr\ lire yester
day in the coastal hector west of
/.tiara, near the Tunisian border,
<roiitintied •••• P it:1 Five)
McNutt Says
10 Out of 14
To Be In Army
Washington. Feb. ! — < MM —
War Manpower Commissioner
Paul V. McNutt told the House
mlitary affairs committee today
that "In the end of this year leu
out ol even I I of the aide hodicd
men between IK ami :>X will lie
in the armed services."
McNutt made the statcine il din
ing di.scn.-siou .if the (•"ilcm* ti;u *
inu program bemu worked out lor
the armed -er\ ices.
In reply to qiles'tion ol conunil
lee memhei- lie stipulated thai Hie
men in 1h.il :mc group l»e serving
".i- lighting men" by the end ol litis
year
He c\pl;i'iied that his Imure.s in
eluded only "those who can pa-4
llie phy-ual reqmremenls of I hi>
tinned sen ice-."
•It you mean Unit Ihree-fourllis
ol Hio able hodicd men between 18
and 'MI will be n tin Army or Hit!
\a\y"" asked Hepresenlalive Mrooka,
I .ousiana I 'enmcrat.
' V'es. sir," McNutt replied.
In the meantime. «t Senate cont*
miller called Secretory of Agricul
ture Wickard 1. explain what source,
nl money and manpower lie intend
j t• < eh i 1 upon to increase farm pro
duction