'Feeling Oul' Baiile In Solomons
FDP COJSSFER3 WSTH ALLIED CMSEFS
F1-* • ;v- ' ' ' ■<««>•?—•»»»—
TRFSiLdNT ROOSEVELT while on route home from «j■<
r.i in. .1 conff!( in i . with l*i .mo Min. tor ('Inni inl!, ■ i .t<
ami lir.i/il. l'ro.iilont K'I win I'.arilay of l.iliet'ia an-l I»oo. o\r
,ni m<- problem:. of the :4r;itoRic Uepublic at a luncheon a
• Hi Ik »r Monrovia (top). Pro idont (jet ill io Va: ;a - ol
i • with ••voit at a ooiifoit'iiixj aboard a U. S. «I**.-11■
itoni:i Diver harbor at Natal, I'ra/il (bottom). Thc.-e .11
}J. Aimy Air LVip.-. photon from the OflVc of War In >
Cost Of Fighting War
Comes Home To Americans
Treasury Official
Predicts Doubling
01 Taxes; Rationing
01 l oocl Starts Soon
l\ .inImiii;Iiim. I eh. ,'5—|AI*)—
I In i .i>t hi ii^liliuv a total war
u.is Itriiiiulit liuinr In llic pull
in Ifiil.tt Willi ,i liraMii'.i <n
llrl.ll s |i| ■■alii (Inn tll.lt lixl I \ 1(1 III I
l.i\r> mm In in- ili.iilil'il .mil iih
.tini•• ii11< i-iiii'-it Ui.it r.itiouiii}, ul
ratlin i! Iiiiiils will sl.ut M.iri ll I.
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(pi.nlii Imiuim-i. ulii'li t'li.iu
••tiiii Oimi.iIiI \|. Nelson «.l the
uI'l irilinimil hit.nil (lisi-lit.seil
Hi il I In- nation's .itins production
•I" tr.i.i-il It per eellt. on .1 dol
lar li.isis. in lleceiiiln-r.
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i«»nl I ho iiiili"ti allies ti<<i
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*'** W"1 lollrrliuii ol iiirtimi*
livrs lirimp |||,. ||ilt|S|. ways anil
'""itniUri-. CuihIoIiiIi
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r«tii|.n|s«r> In.ins iiiii'ini: die lis
mmi ill I'll I. ii,. iuldfil:
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i ,r, ,|..,.|II1I1;. wi„ hj(V(.
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order iiiaiir.nr.ilinr. tlx rati"nmii
•'■'Ulii'd if,) ..mi I'Ktrliil'W'.- ""
March I I ml i (Hi ;.ll mil«*s »f surh
Md j» afii-i mtdiiittht Kdrt'iHi'*?'
<•'" nil I .iiinnmc iii>|»iti
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twntnltly* iircriictiil iimnlv
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Wlvr Kildii> Texan Ih'MHM'frtl.
''•ir iihI'i. ) in nf . ai1 i' il 'i rn w''1
•llil'lll'l, until ;,11 pliv -ic illV III S'"
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TAR HEELS PURCHASE
$127,151,000 WORTH OF
WAR SAVINGS BONDS
VV;i.shitii>t»n. Feb. < AI'» —
North Carolinian.- iriri'hasi'ri
11 »• 111.in SI'JT.iril.ntMt iii war
I>imil-, ,ii tIk* ihmkmI Iron: .ilay.
Ifll!. I" Nov i'iiiIkt. III!:', whilt;
tlii'ir m'i(.;lilnir.s i>: South faro
11ti.i i.oiu;ht :n i'm-c ■. oi s.'ii;
I'l.'.IMMI II til)' *>.illir t't i' Till'
11 ill I r« wen- hivi-ii to i *i.^i i
Inftav liv till- lira my »|i-j• rI
mivit (I ii iii;; Immi imi;- on tin- i|i
|i.irlnnilt'.s I'.tKJ .11.11! • : i.itloii..
lull.
Eden Says
French Help
Giraud Collaborates
In North Africa,
Foreign Secretary
Tells Commons
I Minion. I'rli. •>—(AIM— I in
ciKli Nrrrrlar.v lalrn. rcplvitit to
i iiursliini in Hit- hiitlsr nf nun
minis mi llir |inlilir,il silu.ilion in
mu ll: Mrira said (inlay lli.it "llir
|ii mi, res|tinisil>ili|\ rests upon
I rrpeliiiirn .itid llir first interest
nff llir I II11 i-tl Sl.ilrs and Itrilisli
Kiivrrnmriils is in srr Dial rvrr.v
lliini: pnssililr is iliinr In llir
Frrilcli .iiliiiinisli alinn In inn
mole llir alliril war i-ffiili."
' I .III' I'l.ifi In ,I> r I' ll flrrlai I'll
lli il tin- .llii ii i i-<r .nili I ill cliii'l
I ii"-fivilii: 'nil (iill.iii'M alinn in
v -I'll..! f|*l»|ll tin KlOlll'tl alllllill
I ll it I'll; .llllt t | I >• l|> .lllll! <>l'fll'l.l|
f) I I'll 11(1*4 COIIIII Willi lltl Ji!.i\'f':;
lull I'.nl ii tin' liulitinu in I mi .1,1."
Mi-ml 'in- \ V A'i'\.iiii|i'i. tn i
Inrrl <il I he iirttnirally, I ilil 'in- Ihhi e
• ■I i'ii|in> "li lli.il Mil 'i li.nl lici'ii
' iM'i .i.fi, »l tin* in" t lic iiti'iinii; . lie
ri'.-s" Mi tin- liulit .i^illisl asi sul»
mat inc
IU'i'.ilisc nf flic flilliriiltv #• I ri«i|
t i iiinut Ii I in :|l' •lie iiniiicniii
titlark* I'l. 'it ." hnwcvt'f,
' i not it'll- I" ;i\ WllI'Mim IIicv
all* In'iiii" nil. t.i '< i I'mii llii-v an
lii'inu' Imi It, A!r .amli'i :-aiil.
• rii.- ad Iiirnlly. "I < "'11 I', linn H,|
I fiinati' "I I'"' I'Mi'li * Inillltiii;; , ,
p.irtlv mil 'i|ii*' .iti'iiilil lii'iii'.lli \'t
(Inillti I'lK'ti V WnilIII like t,. kf|n\\
'vbat r»i11 irtnal cst'inalr arc. AW'V
anHor sa^H, . „ .. u. i _
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Stalingrad Defeat Is Top Nazi Loss
503,650 !
Men Killed j
Or Captured!
Reds Announce End j
Of German Resistance
Al Volga City; RAF
Raide Rhineland
(liii Tin A^mifiiilril I'rrss)
| Tin- I>;ii 1le .»r Stalingrad took
| its place today as a possible
j turning point in tin* war as Hum
Uiis.Maiis announced the collapse]
1 "i the last resistance there, wit It j
11."(iI killcil and captured in I
tin- jrivati-st single military dis-l
aster in tin- history of (iceman!
I arms.
That loll since the start or thr
IJiil Ainu's runnier offensive in
mill -November heavily out
weighed the 330,000 total fier
man casualties of Verdun. blood
liiinl ill tin- first World War.
A the .-.hock of the loss came
j limne lu (iermany. the Rhineland
I thundered Willi a ruinous 2ti-minute
I itack in which the RAP Unwed 100
I :v.i. tun "block hushers" and inccil
| diaiie.s by the lli'i.isand- on Cologne,
laid wa>te lust May in one of the
!li ;11.-n 1 Jinn plane attacks.
j The |>a<ye of the battle in T3
nisi.i continued to <|Uieken with
(•ci mail attacks repulsed and the
allies turning more slroncly to
the offensive.
Allien ijoinhei's battered anew yes
!e:i|aj a! the axis supply port of
SI:i\. while little chalice developed
in tli<- land t>uiitiiiu. an allied ci'iu
• u i'int announced.
I i in i-ii'iu i: ti.id rep'uteri the re
1 p;.!>t■ ■ (iertnan troop* in the lulls
oast <>: < >u.-.-rItia. 52 miles west of
Sou i'. and said tho Ciorman.-. had
lii.uut'•iK'ii their attacks beyond Fa id
Pass alter suffering heavy losses.
I'lii' (>orman radio said British
tioop, broke into axis positions in
i the ccntral sector ot the Tunisian
11 nit. t>■ 11 reported that the >;ap had
lieen closed by a counter attack.
IIiiro firrs wore loft blazinc ill
i tlio heart of CuIukiic. where tho
Itritisli said tho (iormans had
worked feverish I.v to restore war
production, particularly for t -
hu.it parts and oiiiiipinciit. l*rob
al»l.\ I (HI of the ISAF's lioaviost
hiiinlii'i's made the roller lit rated
raid, and live wore listed as Inst.
The liiissian ■ eomniand nn
i.hi i d the end • >1 the Mill-day sioko
• St imyrad in a triumphant spe
i rinI c<iitimiuijc|uc which wild the liwt
I ''i lite (•erman.N sun■ondered .il I p.
ii.. yesterday. Il reported iil.OIHI
pri>oneis laken since •laiiuary lit
i '.lien Iho fiermans rejei ted an ulti
• i'iihi in surrender.
Thi* I'ussain nud day communitpie
announced I lie recapture of H> more
»i in tho tiKliteniim arc aimind
|{o tov and live more we i of Vo
ronezh.
In Hie C'auea>'i». Ilussiau colninns
wive wilhiu .'!7 mile., o| Krasiiador
v. Inle others battled within 40 miles
out Ilea t ol liostov.
< aught between these offensives,
a (ierinan lorce of perhaps a <|tiar
ler of ;i million men withdrew ill
what the (tcrmaiis admitted was a
steady retreat either toward the
riu indium corridor ol land ccape at
I!" tov o|- toward the narrow strait
ol Kerch for escape In the Crimea.
MIXED FEED PRICES
UNDER SPECIAL RULE
Haieich. Keb. ISeeau.se mixed
foods for animals ami poultry now
.lie covered by a ;oparato amend
ment. (>I'A ha removed this com
modity from »ovor.iKo under the
ueneral maximum prior regulation,
il wa aniioimccd loila.v. Of A al..o
named and iperil irally excluded a
lew minor rommodilie included
, vvilhin the pro out lno.i<| definition
"I mi\ed feed
Stocks Settle
To Lower Level
Nru V'»» I;. I-Vh < AIM—Storks
M*i||f*il f" |«»\\ «•» pi in* l«*vHs
Ituiid fni ri«*rl <l"\viiv ncf C*<tfni)iii(|
iIv i»i !#••• wri'i*
f•»oMtirtf l *»ti Mi«• oMsiflf wrrc II.
S Sll'f'l I *11' If ' ll*f 11 < *Im v lf». (Jrri
, .! Mnf'ti Silflflli I* • . Now York
* "• •»? i.»l s»»ni lift ii lf.nlw.iv. Sl.iridjtrd
< >il "i N •' (i'M'tlvidi. Montgomery
W;«rd. Onngbis Airrmft, WcMiiig
hnne And Ocivral Electric.
Destroyer
Sinks Three
Jap Vessels
Sjiii l-'r.'inri ». IVIi <AI') I
An Ahum i«Nin ilr• 11iivit • 11(*111 i
hi ;i i hi- >ii .l.ip
iiMf .«* wiir.-lnps. -..mi; .■ it i-iii-iny
rli'slrnyiT ;mrl .1 run . , .mil
Iiwir'l lh«* <*• •• i|> lit- ki.iii- in ,i )
Ii.iltlesli111 <il tin' K-'ii;','i ci.i |i j
Immmiih' Uihiu ii I• •• i.I\
'llll' • 11111' i -1 IIHM « li.hli- l'\p|.ii| . I
nl tin' liny ci.ill v.;> U*<iiih*<I iiy
lln' KsiiniititT iiiul • ■ >*i. 1111*•«I iiy
lIn* twi'Mh iiiiviiI hi '.:ii. wliit'h
f I If i Mill. Ill lV\'C'Vl'l . lll.li.t' ,ill\ i.|- j
liriiil iiiiMoiiiio'HU'iil.
riii' m'i'iic .iii«l 11■ iit- •>! Hir ,u
li'Hi .mil IIh- ii.iiiit■ <i| lii<- fit•_
^li'.vcr won* vvilhlK'IO !•>• hm
miti <»i security.
The (lc. Ii fjivi'ti II.- |•• •
iuiiiu' i>l ii.ihy" l>" i.' i hi' I
s.nl'il in.nl' ci'li'ii!!'. i • 11' • I i i •»
i.'iii^i* til 111« - i lii«•• • .l.i|i . i 1111«
wlii ii .hi nrrli'i l<> i li ii ..!•
I .■ i If I In rein h li«'i.
'Inc s|;i|.|."i linii:i"i . i»:
mIii.iIkmi ;ii ii I .-..-•id"
• Wi ll, wen- in lion. .. k'l'..
kc*i'|i l;i*rp U'Miii; mid
keep lirinn ui.lil lii'-y ,-inl; ii..
in we >1 ii ii it ••Hi' \v;iy tin- 11 • -11 mil
• •I hiMC."
Tiii' Jjips <liv-'iiiyi'i \\;i. Iu:.t
i>llKii|!i'(l ; 11 ill It'll ll.iiiuiii; ;ij.
| "Hilliy" till I K'l I llt'l Jlllt'lll .••!! I • I
till' ITIIISI'I'. Till' I'I'.IIII i \
plmli-ri shortly.
Tin* luitlli'liip tin ii :;••! I 111"
liny Amciiriiii \i- >1' i;itiiif,
liut Inn I;• 11• In ;i\'<u<l l.il.mi; Inr
pi'dn hits wliti li -.nil- lii'i.
'I'lii' Anifi ii .hi di- li'.yi'r.
rhiniiiRed. .-.ailiil :iv. .iy.
Treasury
Studies Tax
Pay-As- Vou-Go Plans
Proposed, But No
Conclusion Reached;
Ruml Plan Opposed
Washington. I rli. —( \l' —
Till* Trcasur> di'.rlnscil Indav it
had given scrinus tiinsidi'r.ilinii.
without irarliiim a di-liniti* cull
clusioii. In ii*\ ri'iin:; I !> I £ inrnmc
(axes In I!) 11 i .itrs and i'\eni|>
lions as a possible expedient In
taxpayers mi a |»a.v-as->
basis.
Such a pi.in. I adopted. •»«iId
relieve l.i\|i..vi ! - \\ 11i» nironies o|
less Ih.in -|n nun .• 11<I there .lie
ic.iiiv million
thing lil<c '
they now i.ii
ilR'(HIH"S. .il ,.i
Randolph I'
tile Tre:i u v
r|im'st i«>t■ itiu i • %
North Can.
pliasi/i'd 1li.it I
n»«iched.
Knrlier. I'
outright t"
lilXCS, jl.
«is-yoii -g<i pi n
ll.ltloii spil.ll '
spread div • .
I Ic e\|ire- ■ i
proposal Iiii
pel cell I hi.
Till' Tre.'i 'I ^
provide ;i
hlid would i '
ol wartime
o! ! lie-in
• •• Hie
,\l ireli
IK'll'il"
i. j'.cner;
.Id "I tin*
('h.iirina
I (miner
Ihmii sonie
la>. lialnhty
l.i "ii l!> 12
•d la I year.
I counsel ol
t flv miller
i i'loimhtou.
it. Ill- 4*111
• 'lelu.sioti iiail been
.<1 i eited II: it
- "f I!) 12 iicoine
i in the Hum I pay
•tilil .-el nfl an in
' ini;:hl hrit'g ide
n n.i^i' increases
tor the Treasury
holding tax ot |}|
i .it nice.
■i h. said, would
I .i:; 11ii.-I I'lllat 'on
lie '■ tfiiiili/alion
Potato Trial
Is Resumed
Wil on I- -
tli.ll of 11
and I'! iinli
latin:; ||i«. .'.i '
ill eonticelioii
WHH il<N'k«'I«I '
tdli eoiirl licri'
•Jlldl'e (' (
Ileal ill!' I\< \V ■
l!o\ el litiiei I In i'
Hulled I>\ "in
A11.ml 14' I.mm
Company ill
wen- in."
It ihuled In la .
tin- N«'\v V*M
' M'i tir imp.
• pnl lllolls
I . o| \ j(>.
•I nil 11 Ii>t law
> ■ ti nIiiij;
• ..la. in I' S. (lis
Vyehe len- .-ii the
Is* to allow tin*
line i .'port sill*
». 11- '■ nil.nit . Hie
■a t in which
v i.l nil ted there
whe n I l ev at
\ n ■! work ill
WFATHIR
I til: sou I It < \t:(>l.lN.\
Cnnnlilrralili warmer this att
ern4»4»n and tonight
BATTLE FOR TUNISIA CONTINUES
THIS MAP SHOWS the latest developments in the hr TunUia.
Allied planes bombarded Kerryvillc (1) war Hi.'-rte. N.i."s gained#
the mountain pass at Faid (2). U. S. planes blasted an enemy column
on the Sfax-Maknassy road (3). the T'ailrond north of flahes (4i,
Lampedusa Island (5), Messina (C). British troops cnteied Tunisia (7).
Nine-Month School Ter^
Bill Reported Favorably
Petroleum
Situation
Is Criticul
Charlotte. Feb. 3—(AP)—I..
W. Onsc-oll. OPA <1 i>li-ic-t inanu
;-cr hens, said today the gasoline
and fuel nil situation in North
Carolina was critical.
i Not a Millie tank car »if uaso
line now :s heiiiK shipped :nt<»
cither North or South Carolina,
lie reported.
Some sections ol North Caro
lina. which depend ■ konscne
lor cooking, he added, arc en
tirely out ot supplier.
What gasoline bcinu received
is from the Plantation pipeline,
it wa.-. explained by petroleum
products dealers here. "You
, can't «et around it. it is a deli
nile fact that our gasoline supply
is not being 1 epleiu>hcd." l)ri.-<
coll added.
Court Measure
Introduced
Knleiuh. Kelt. :{ f.XIM -A
bill introduced ti>d;iy would «i\«• the
supreme tvurl authority lo Hosern
tlit? practice and procedure in lower
civil courts ;t matter Ut.it I;.".- been
indorsed widely by l ie IcU.il |)i'"le>
sion.
Submitted by Senator* C.nlyle ol
ForSyth. Sander.- ol Aia'iiance.
Ilodi'es hi I!iiiii:im- !. I H'ulum
i>t fiiiilliird. Ibe nr.-in, \\>Mild .il
low Ibe supreme co iri t<> «overn Ihe
birnis or prnce-s. vvi t. pleading-,
pract ice and pi-need n i e ill .ill civil
proceedings in .ill cut- below the
supreme court. It would create hii
advisory contmi ...h>;i I l>i compose'!
ol (lie allniney uencial iihI I en mom
bet> appni' icil i--i11:1\ bv Ibe (jm
ernur. IiimiIi-ii.i>>t covernor and speak -
er for lour year lei in.-.
Carry inn out ,i pi ■ini-.e of fJovcr
nor Hrouulilor. Hepre.-eiitalive- Tin
ner of (i :|] If ol it Hid (ialloway of
TransyIv.iii .1 milodir.-d a l»ill I«» pro
\ ide increases in betieliM payable
to employees nmle: Ibe workmen's
ciiinpeiis.ilion act. 'I lie bOIIOlil.
woulil lie Iviscd on ,i mutual acree
tncnl between reprc.-en1.dives of em
ployer- and employee.-, and supported ;
Ily labor and the industrial c«nmu.— I
sion.
The benefit* would provide a Pf
and one half per cent over all in- j
crease in Ihe iiuiubet "I week.- pay
able under Ihe specific schedule for
Ihe loss n| such member- a- tlv
hand. mil. I""t. I?'K- fi'iucis. lot -
and eye. The maximum weekly pay
ment would he increased Irom 5.10
to $21.
Controversial Move
Wins in House Group;
Solicitorial District
Deferred Until 1945
Ituleigli. Feh. —Tile
house education committee vot
<'il .'!!* lo II today to report fa
vorably a bill providing lor a
ninc-monlli option.11 m'IiooI term
while Hit* joint committee 011
courts and judicial districts de
cided to leave Hie solicitorial
redislriet ii'.K matter until the
l!>4."» legislature.
The school bill. ;<>!• >|iTo(I u:i urn
Imii <*l Iti. I»i t .-i-ii..ITI\ i- i'ni.-lr.ni til
Oi;iimo. .1 i"-.iuliii»i. iiiul ,-i ci'iiocfi
liy f<«.*■•■ c-cnl.ili\i- At I'll Alic: "I
Wjiko. u'lmkl ;i|)|iii>|ii'ijiit' sV.tMMi.iMMt
l«n tin* c\ti'ii(l. <l torni cltn ii'.ti the
lu st bii'nnii.n. Schonj. cuilii i>- i
poiidod li> meet in i ti.crui'iH > ■>.' tho
in'c.'t:- i»l ;i^*i ii'iilliii c. and ;nni comd
Ik- hold <ni Iik.'I holidays il lien -
.•Miry.
The measure via* opposed h>
Representative Taylor of Wayne.
Richardson of I nion. Kdwards
■it (ireene: and supported h>
Representatives llorner of l.ee.
I.umpkiu ul Franklin, \skew ol
I'amlico. Keriuou ot New Han
over. I instead, and .Moore ol
Wilson.
Taylor contondoil adoption <*i the
lull liv the .i:—omlily v.'-uild ic-ur
in .i dotK'it nl Irom Sii.tlnO.lHMI ;<■
S8.0tit».(MMl (iiii in.^ tho n* inoiiln m
Tito colli Is .iiid judicial ili.-tricl
niuiuiitlto vi-tccl In -ulnnit ;i legisla
tive resolution (.-"litiiiuinu the oni:i
inis.-iiiti until thi- 1 !)•»."> legislature,
when il would pro.-ont .1 11 eastiiv
crrulo l'i "i ir.oro sohi'ituriiil dis
tricts. hut les.» thiin iiu- -1 now in ,
i >n Hio wli'i-h mii>
millcd itn n«|Ktrl to I ho
.I:<iitiw• iv 13. wort- \Vi 1Kins !' liii
t < >i i. < -11.111 man. :nul K. T. SiiluH'i>,
.liihii i> l.iirUin-. -Ii . Willi.- Snntii
.iini l- i «•«! Iliitehin.
Ill .i ;111 >l 1 tilt
- Mill. V. Illl h ' enilimicll'lcd I (Kit IOC
,i- t mMy irdliee the ntiiiil'iv •! ko
lirl'ni i.'il rii.sli iris l>v .liillll.n V I.
I <J IV. Iciimi |tn- pie-rill ..'I In lli. |'K<
tin* rrr.ili'Mi nl i li'.'W Iu<IK'r:i 1
r11» ii i4 I t-MiiM liiiy itl MeeUU-libllly
rnlillly .11>
SALISBURY HOSPITAL.
IS DAMAGED BY FIRE
S.ilishiiiv. Feb. 3—(API — Kirn
cau.-t'd 'iiiimiUr ' i'lH.Hi"! <il slIUH'O
ywli'filuy ti> l.".\<-'\ ll • )>•! ii. i Itt'w*
slory .-triK lute ;ii tin* hc.'il nl tin
nly. Tin- lii"ii patient were
remnved 111 v mil wilho'i! h um.
NO PRICE ceiling
ON FLORAL ITEMS
Kiiteitfli. I'H>. AM nalnr.il flow
crs iiiul ll"i ;>l iiukI'm-Is whether
lrr-h ni dried are exempt from
|i| Ire rnllli'itl. priidiMK 111*1 V ,i •
In \< I II i f i |"f ' «■! I;■ ♦"11! ■ I>i• sI• I
hi- isMied !'•; Uii 11«i. .i. n'.sines . tlifi
Stale oflire <if pine adnimi-tratlon
antumnied today.
Knox Denies
Major Fight
In Progress
'No Really Pitched
Battle as Yet,' Knox
Tells Press; Losses
Suffered by Both
Washington. I-YI,. —(AT)
—Sccn-taiy ni l hi Navy Kii"X
ili-sfia m a liaUl" in proy
«»fl tli. S.iUtnion islands i -
tljl\ its ";i !>V'iC»-S.S or t'coiilSg out
on ii"th - if U • hut .hi! 1); re
is '"iii. nally pitched l>;ittli a
yd."
uir.vv< yet wluit the
immediate I'ulniv he.lils. but any
a--11mj»lion in a Navy I'uninmni
<|tif last nijrht thai there is a
nia.ior battle under way. Knox
told a press coiil'i teiice. is in
correct.
'I'lic coinnniniiiiic reported that
"increased activity on tlic psirl
ill llu- Japanese indicates a ma
jor effort In regain control of tlie
entire Solomons area." II alvo
assprlcil lliat liotli I nitfd Stairs
ami .la|iancsr form liail suffered
losses.
It ... ru.\" Kilns: s.iirl "ll. .1
urea; 'ii; !.^n! i going on I'iu ie
lie .1 |..t .1! i> > li:i : ,;u> dispo lli'ill
ii'i<l prelin in ■ > 11 1. lint theie is
Ho really ;>:!elied battle as yi't."
Il«' as.-orted ihiit the .Japanese, in
making reports i>i a soa hattle ri
the Soli>ini>11.- area, weie "mi a li-h
ng pen it ion." and. replying in ,is
.|ii i i - .11 tin- 1 stent i>l tin- 1 iijt 11 -
hiu. eiieu the oiiiiim: ni(|iie and de
l .ii'd. Yo.i'll have in l>t* ,-atisl ied
'Ait!' tllSit."
Kn«>\ idderi tii..'. m tne S.-Iimivi"
area generally. "theiv i> a Jmit;.
lough. Iiard !igl»t ahead ot us."
(>l Guadalcanal itself. with ils
all-important Henderson Air
field. Kiiuv said thai "we're in
complete possession and ninlrnl.
we rflinplolph dominate the
Guadalcanal area."
lie ili-pla.wcl 011 a map the hat'l*
.vi'.i- .Ki Guadalcanal. saving tli.it
l'i tit! State. !orres hold two pei
.«• ' 11 it* i.-land*.-, area and the
•lapanc-e • • 1 j 1 • ".ill ulie per eon! -
ih. • v J. !- ..t the i.-'ind involwl
i> : •• :.il ! :ghting
i T1.. 1: -<ure dl-.i)i|H>iliti!ieii'
haul *cn expressed in Austr»li<i Ihnt
be a ci •. t i \!e:i(i hi.- tour of the
l\:l : ' i ■ ! IH I. :ci»' ' ' tl'CIC. Kll'»X
.1 plieii. I v.*a- away Ions enough
ii. it v.as." lit- v. away iron*
H'ii.lii ««•»• l"i' approximately |hr«.<«
weeks, iwn v. eek- nl ilii'h time V.n •'
-pen! tow nc An"" can posts in the
Smith Pacilic.
!i'e|i!> ill". In 1 :| n'elli- in \.15 1 -
1:a tha' he might have been too op
timistic. the serrrtatv .-aid he irlt
'i .il .i.te' person. Iv tewing condi
tioi-s he was mi ;. better itmn '■»
nu'ge tin sit.i.'t • ■ aiMny.o .in
pnUesmen" i:i Australia.
MORE STILLS FOUND
IN TWO CAROL.INAS
Washington. Fob. 3—(AIM \'ci 'h
;r»i l'a »1 i"! were 1 \\.. I>l ||<||
•state* which showed nil tncreaxo in
the lunula r ..! stills sci/c.l i>y I. 1
ernl internal revenue ugcul in i s» u
.is c-iiparoil with rapture* i:i the
pii rcii iiu year.
In the North Sta(v. .-till tpixtirra
i"t.lled ! iii 1 }• }'J. ..n finiM.ip
>1 I" over 1!MI Smith ( .H.ilmV;
fill) win viviilcr, 1042 sniyjiicii mini
in'i in; i>i ;jw more tii m in • ,i<»
pre\ mus ye;n.
Copper Scrap
Salvage Next
Charlotte. Id) ?, —(AP)—f'ollcc
t i'>l of ri.|i|in l»i .it'iriij -i t.• J> v. ill be
the ii.itiun \" I ,'iil* prohlcn
(•II 11 • i . Vi'.il, I *:> > 11 (' C'lili'it of Wilf.ll
mpf'iii, iIiktI'm <>t the war proline*
iii.n hoard':. ;iI\.i.:p division. i-.iid
'"day ■
lie lnl'1 ;> conference of ('amlinns
\ • >I .'iii ri *ii1val*e leaders lli.il thfl
scrap collection drive promoted by
new .-p.iper had -iitistlift«»fily sol< ed
Hie ri up it "ii >>hoi'tai{c. llie inain
problem I.. I year
Sal- .i :«■ 'if tin cans will rank hlRh
on l'i« M'l.'i |il'ii;r,ilii. In- .nil. adding
th.it t1 if p;< nt monthly collection
of aboo: IV.imiO tons might lie iu
ci cased to '10,000 tuiij, o month.