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FRIDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 5, 1943 FIVE CENTS COPY
RAF Bombs Three Axis Areas
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Jap Ships Bear Down On Solomons
Big Battle
Is Shrouded
In Secrecy
Delayed Dispatches
from Guadalcanal
Tell of Jap Armada
Headed for Island
(01/ Tlir A ssttcia tcil I'reus)
First word of a large Japa-j
nest* sea-borne force bearing!
down on Guadalcanal island;
came in delayed dispatches l'vom
the St.«>I*i sea-; hattlefront to-1
day as official secrecy contin
ued to hrond the development;
in mi expect«'d showdown bat
tle between the American and
Japanese fleets.
In Washington the Navy re
ported "recurrent encasements"
by iir naval and air forces
In the Solomon islands theatre !
but declared that Tokyo radio
reports of a hie naval fieht al- I
ready in progress were false.
Amid the tense hiatus, censor- j
passed dispatches from Guadalcanal j
date February 1 declared:
"Aerial ob-crvers reported tonight !
thai a large force of Jap warships!
headed lor Ciuadalcanal. Some oh- j
server*, think the Japs hope to hoi-1
ster their tottering Guadalcanal
pound forces with reinforcement-."
The dispatch rpiolcd Flight Leader
Major Narce Whitakor of Toxana.
K.v., as saying he observed between
30 and 40 Japanese ships, many of j
them warships, in Shortland harbor.
150 miles north of Guadalcanal.
A T"kyo broadcast had previously
asserted without confirmation that
Japanese forces attacked American
warships off Rennet Inland. 100 miles
(outh "i Guadalcanal, on February I.
U. S. Bombers
IVreck Bridge
New Delhi. Feb. 5—(AT')—Unit-[
Ki States 1><tmbors scored direct hit
r,n a tratogie railroad bridge over J
the Irrawaddy near Mandalay in
Burma yesterday, a communique an
nounced today.
Tlie Undue at My itgno had been
laningeil m a previous raid and the
Japanese had been making a major
effort t>> repair it. The communique,
issued i»y the tenth United Slates
an force, stated:
"They had succeeded in raising
span from the river bottom but
'he bridge had not been restored to
service." The communique added:
Direct hits were reported by bomber
crews, all of whom returned safely." ;
SLAYER OF OFFICER
FACES FIRING SQUAD
Salt I.ake City. Kob. 5—(AP)—
five volunteer riflemen, paid $25
each, shot tor death Walter Hob.*1
Avery, sallow-faced killer of a po
liceman, in the Utah prison yard
today.
All per. •ons condemned to death in
Utah must choose between the fir
^|R squad and the hangman—and
Avery, 34-year-old former Marine,
licked the riflemen.
Washington Kob. R_(AP>—Lend
,rns'-' Administrator E. R. Steltinius.
r.. iiiinouncod today that 5f>.non t«ns
01 lfK»H ;ifwl I;. I I..
Food Is
To Civilians
In Africa
FIRST PHOTO OF CHURCHILL AT TURKISH MEETING
PRIME MINISTER WINSTON CHURCHIU pulTs rcflcctlvrty on his cvcr-prcscnt cigar as he listens to Presi
dent Ismet Inonu ol Turkey in the latter's private car at Adana. Churchill brought a personal inc.-. ;i;,'e
fr;>!i President Roosevelt to the Turkish leader. During two days of conferences an undisclosed nmcc
mcnt was reached between the British and Turks. This photo was radioed from Cairo to New York.
Men Flock
To War Jobs
Draft Director
In New York City
Advises Against
Precipitant Action
(By The Associated Press)
With New York rily apparently
selling tin* parr to such an ex
tent thai the selective service di
rector there advised against pre
eipitant action, hundreds of lliou
sand* of men are seeking war
work as a result of the warning
that even though they have de
pendents those who are in non
essential occupations lace imme
diate induction alter April I.
A survey hy the A.-soci.it <i I'ie
<h(i\v«l that in nearly ;<II part.- of
Ihe country local oilier tin
United States Kmployment Ke:\ ice
have been flooded with :i|,{>li<-;it:<•
for jobs or for information •!»<>nt tie
-Iat us of men in eertain joo.-.
1'. S. employment office- in Xc-.v
York reported they had ap
plieanl.s for war jobs Wednesday and
l.'t.t!>l! Thursday. compared with the
normal daily total of k.ihmi.
Colonel Arthur 15. McDermott.
New York selective service director,
rouwsellcd against lialy action.
Harry llnnshoroimh. WMC director
in Louisville. cautioned Ilia' appli
cant- should dei'ii ilelv find o:it the
class of work lltey were hi b'-foic
"seeking I" make wild change
Some population centers where
war work already had made he.ivy
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Eighth Army
j
Vanguard
Meets Yanks
\V:t!i the L'. 8. Fortes in South
ern 'liimsia, Jail. 3(1 (Delayed)—
(AI'J—The vanguard of the Bri
tish eighth army—three sun
burned desert raiders—reached
tin- <ii tpn.^t of United States and
French troops in southern Tu
nisia today in the first junction
ol allied lorces converging from
east and west.
American officers Raped in as
tonishment when a French lieu
tenant brought the footsore men
into headquarters and announc
ed:
"The gentlemen from the Bri
tish eighth army have come from
(iaiie.s to _-.ee you."
(/uc>tioning disclosed that they
were members of the long range
desert patrol which h;id been
traveling in American - made
jeep-, boldly raiding deep in axis
territory for more than two
months.
ANDREWS ASSUMES
COMMAND IN EUROPE
London. Feb. 5—(Al*)—Lieuten
ant (ieneral Frank M. Andrews as
sumed command of United States
force in the Kuropcan theatre today
and announced that "my fjr t job is
t • incn-a- e and intensify the bomb
itig of the enemy."
(<<•iici.il \udrrw* came t<> London
' tin- Middle Fast, where he was
in command of (*nit»> ntmes forces,
to succeed Lieuh lant General
Dwiglil I). Kisenho'.ver. now com
iiiander in chief of north African
operations.
Anti-Violence Bill Is Sent
Back To Labor Committee
Daily Dlspaim Bureau.
Ill the Sir Waller Hotel.
B.v l,YNN \ISItKT.
Raleigh. Feb. f»—I >110 <>l the hot
test debates <>l the session occiiired
in the Hon <• Thursday over a mo
tion lo send the so called ";inli vio
lence'' bill back lo the committee
on manufacture.-, and labor. The hill
had been approved by a judiciary
committee aftd was on the calendar
for action. Motion to re-refer lo
the labor committee precipitated the
prolonged debate, but was carried
by a substantial majority vole.
Debate on the labor bill kept I hi
house in .session until 2 o'clock and
prevented action on another highly
controversial mea-tirc popularly
known as the "wine control bill."
The bill which called for all the
eloquence would, as amended in
committee, make any violence in con
nection with picketing during a
strike a misdemeanor. Original draft
made it a felony. Organized labor
bitterly opposes the measure; many
representatives of the employer
groups also oppose it.
John Cook of Cumberland, one of
the introducers, was ipiick to object
to the motion by Burns of Ters'-n
that it be sent back to committee.
Cook said it i.s a good lull, that II
will do no harm to any law abiding
eili/en. Dial the judiciary committee
had heard all I hp arguments and had
In-Ill o|mmi he.iiiiius. and lie thought
Hip report ought to l»o accepted.
I hp galleries were lull and it \vn
(J'nkI opportunity for the orators.
Clyde Slircvp o| Guilford quoted
i William JcniiiiiKs Bryan's famed
I "crown hi thoi us" speech and Willie
I I Lumpkin of Franklin added his
voice |o the pleas ior further con
sideration. Both referred to the fine
I record o| industrial labor relations
1 in this -1 alp and paid tribute to the
| l.abor department Commissioner of
I.abor Khnford was »|tmlcd as want
ing the 1.11>■ it committee to pass on
thp merits of the proposition.
Interested gallery spectators of the
i debate included C. A. Fink, presi
dent of the slate Federation of La
bor, and .-everal other labor leaders.
These leaders regard the bill a sort
of red rag in front i>f a bull, a real
trouble breeder.
In the back of the minds of many
industrial nflicials and large employ
ers of labor i. |hp thought that legis
lation 'if this lypp Is very unwise
at thii particular time. Most large
employers would rather deal with
Wavy ruad
Requested
Cash and Contract
Authorizations Asked
To Supplement Sums
Set Out in Budget
Wellington. Felt. 5—(AD —
President Itnosevrlt uskcil C on
grcss tinlay for an additional
St.000.000.000 cash and S310.000,
0011 in contract authorizations for
the Navy.
In breakdown ot uses the Navy
intends fur the addili>>n;il funds in
cluded: n
Miscellaneo;; expense- S7.500.000;
research labo ..T■ • \ .ii.'ia.ono: opera
t i: ills and conscr\ :t1 i- >n of naval pe
troleum reserve- s-J IMHi.titio: naval
i['M',-\e, SU:.!'"".'' u Ir:.inim;. educa
tion and well • c. -■ l.lWa.ntMi; mainte
nance (or ii «' n ' ill ships. $850.
'100.000: or'.ln. and ordnance
■tores. S1.IMMI.IIOI ■ol); I • I y. -ubsisl
•nce and i: ' it ion, S-IIM.0fWt,
•00; mcdidni tirftcry $67,000,
NM): yards md *ks. $800,000,000;
iviation. SM!.'."!"' mil; arm armn
Tient and ae •> on. $-117.1100.000.
The budget I - . • < i said the funds
were needed t • "provide for addi
''final reftuir ' for liie prosecu
tion of the war iiid to provide for
ince the tran-tn -n "I the budget
•ontinKeni'ie . !. <■!i have arisen
or the I i. cal y> i i!l l.'i.''
'heir own full; iiiari with a state or
national orp.au :.'ation. II they do
'leal vviih -l.'li national group
I hey want re;. •n.iM\ minded and
••onservative r.i'ht than radical and
infliimatory. leadei hip.
The North <i-Ii'm Federation of
l.abor and state blanches of the
('!<l as pre i- l!i constituted have
conservative and reasonable leader
ship. There is init ial re-peel among
•inployeis and cii ".vees. or as more
•ften stated, be'v. i en capital and la
bor. in this sial!
There are a lew employers who
would oppress •'< workers if they
rould; there are a few members of
-irgani/ations v1. v..»u!d delight in
stirring up emMict between the
groups. Fortunately, those who be
long to these classifications are
greatly in the minority in North
Carolina.
Fur many ye. 'lie Slate Depart
ment of l.alior 11iid<*r Commissioner
Fletcher and Hi' under Commis
sioner Shut . o I exerted power
ful influence ; relation# be
tween cinplovct I'd employee-^ on
an amicable h» (uAcrnors from
Fhritighaus 1 hr<• I'.ru'ighlor have
enjoyed eumple'i i ' tenee and re
spect of all part i to lakior disputes,
incipient or actu..l The record at
tests the wisdom of the course fol
lowed by all lailion- and groups.
It is an enviable record of industrial
peace.
The pending b 't nvv lie passed,
and no seiiotis ill eflcl are an
licipatcd if it d-< or if it doesn't.
There might liavi been some ill cf
fcets if il had been p, -ed without
icferencc I" Ihe coninottee which
dealt dircet|> with jel.ilioiis between
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Hospitals
State Board
is Proposed
Measure Introduced
In House Provides
k* or 16-Member Board
On Mental Hospitals
Raleigh, Feb. 5—'AP)—Bills
were introduced in the legisla-'
Lure today to set up the North!
arolina hospitals board of con
trol to supervise the Morgan
ton, Raleigh and Goldsboro hos
pitals and Caswell Training
School.
Sponsors were Representative:
•Spruill of Bertie, chairman of
the house committee on mental!
institutions, and Senators Clark
of Buncombe, McKee of Jack
son and Johnson of Duplin.
The board would be composed
of sixteen members, 15 appoint
ed the governor for staggered
terms and the Kith would be
the secretary of the State board
of health.
The appointments would be
made as soon as possible and the
board would begin to function
July 1 at S7 per diem and cx- ■
penses.
The cast, piedmont and west would 1
lu-.ve one woman and four men eacli j
on the board which would meet
annually at each institution. The
hoard would appoint a general su
perintendent of mental hygiene for
general supervision of the hospitals
and .superintendents of the four in
stitutions would make monthly re
>orts to him.
A three-member executive com
mittee would be appointed from the
hoard for eacli hospital. Out-patient •
nental clinics also would he cstab- '
li.shcd. The general superintendent j
must l>e a man of demonstrated,
hility. a doctor of medicine with i '
special training in psychiatry and
treatment of mental diseases.
General Julian C. Smith, cm-1
manding oficer of Camp LcJeune.
invited legislators to visit the Ma
rine camp, and Senator CVBerry said I
the assemblymen also were invited
to eat breakfast at Seymour John-1
son Field en route to Camp LcJeune. i
No date was set.
It's All Over
With Rooneys
Hollywood. Feb. 5.—(AD— Tin*
time it's final with Ihc Mickey
Hooneys. She's going to file tli«it di
voice suit she stinted last Septem
ber and dropped the following!
nonth.
Mickey did not amplify a joint
statement he signed with his 1 9-ycnr
■ >ld bride, the former Ava Ciiirdnrr
of Wilson, N. C. They said:
"We are separating and gt\ ins up
our home. Wc Imlh sincerely regret
thai we could not work out our pro
blems together."
Ava last fall charged cruelty and
asked for an equitable division »f
$200.01)0 community properly. A.
Laurence Mitchell, her counsel, said
Mickey was earning $5,000 .i week
last year.
Mickey and his bride were inai
ried January 10, lot:!, at Ballard,
Cat.
Cotton Prices
Are Lower
New York. Feb 5.—(AD -Cot
ton futures opened unchained to
15 cents a bale lower.
Noon values were 5 rents a bale
higher to in cents lower. March
19.75, May ID,53. July 19.41.
Previous Today s
Close Open
WEATHER
FOR NORTII CAROMNA.
Occasional rain and showers
this afternoon and tonight. No
derided change In temperature.
Guadalcanal Hero
WHEN SERGT. THEODORE COGSWELL
saw three marines giving ground
before the Japs on Guadalcanal, he
shouted encouragement to them
and reminded them that they were
marines. The Japs kept coming.
Then Cogswell bayoneted an offi
cer, captured his Samuri sword,
and led a successful counterattack
with the Jap weapon, t'e can also
hold his own with a machine gun.
Nazis Try
Bomb Attack
Bombing of Bombers
Fails to Turn Back
Flying Fortresses
Attacking Germany
At a toiled States Bomber
Station in Hrit.iin. Fob. a.— (AIM
—The German air force trie«l to
drop l)onil>s on fiiirli rivinu
American heavy bombers in a i
desperate Init futile effort to
thwart the American daylight
raid on northwest tiernuny yes
terday. airmen back I mm the at
tack said today.
'riicv asserted 11the (lermniif
,-i'd not only the technique ot at
acking bombers with bombers but
ilso hurled lighter plane* against
lie I'm curted Flving I".>i tro-scs anfl
.iberalors in seemingly suicidal fash -1
>n.
(The .lapane.-c also have tried
mmbei.- auaiii>t bomber.- without
urcess).
liattling extremely bad weather,
eavy clouds and a temperature l<»
egrees below zero as w<II as Gil
lian fighters and bombers. United
cepcr into German Kuropc than ever
coper into German uropc than ever ,
icfore. Five bombers failed to re
nin but none was In) by bombs. j
Fortress
Sinks Ship
Somewhere in New Guinea, Feb. -I
Delayed)—(A!')—A Japanese ship
arefully camouflaged lay just off
irnwc on the southwe-t coast of
lew Britain today.
Toward evening Captain William
lionipson of Canton. Ohio, came
kip-bombing in his Flying Fortress
nd scored a direct hit
"It was a ported sellip for us."
'aptain Thompson said. "It was a
liip of a 1.000 tons or {hereabouts
ith palm leav es all over it to make j
look like an island.
"We made four skip-bombing runs. ■
Mir direct hit -ot her on her side.'
lie partially stibtoerged in -hallow
aler a half-mile offshore.''
Caplai.-, ll"bei t Ocatta of Moscow,
rla . co-pilot of the Fortress, said
lie ship apparently bad a load of
imbcr and a small crew The plane
trafrd the vc -> t on <■ ich run.
Thompson' tk" icator was Ltput.
lobcrt Butici of st Pauls, N. C.« and ■
is bombardier wa> I.untenant Rob
rt Orth of Gary, Ind. j
Italy, Ruhr
And France
Attacked
Three RAF Planes
Missing; In Russia
Nazis Are Cut Off
Below Rostov
(11 if Tin• Assuvinlcil I'risa)
liritish htmio-hasLcl bombers
thundered destruction upon Hit
ler's vaunted "ICuropean fort
ress'' with triple fury before
dawn, attacking northern Italy,
the German Ruhr and na/.i- »e
eupied France in the mo.;l
sweeping single night opera
tions ever attempted by the
RAF.
In Italy, the KAF blasted the
royal arsenal city of Turin anil
the port of Spczia. main north
ern ba«i' of the Italian navy. VtO
miles southeast of Turin.
In France, the raiders deliv
ered a "heavy and concentrated"
assault on the German l'-bnat
nest at Luricnt with good weath
er helping the bombardiers to
find their targets.
In Germany, the KAF once
again pounded war foundries in
the Kulir industrial valley.
Tin- British said Turin was heav
ily bombed and declared that the
city's defenses "though clearly
strengthened, were no more effective
than in December."
Despite the scope of the raid-, only
three RAK planes were listed as
mi-sing.
It was the first time home-based
British planes had bombed Italy since
December 11.
An Italian communique said the
raiders attacked Turin "in several
waves" and indicated that casualties
were numerous.
By daylight today, RAF places
carried 011 the round-the-clock
offensive, with big bombing for
mations escorted by Spitfire
squadrons flashing across the
channel toward northern France.
Allied :ieri;il blows also hit the
axis in north Africa, where Ameri
can flier.- destroyed 215 German
planes and damaged 20 more with a
loss of ten of their own aircraft, in
violent attacks on the German
stronghold at Gabes in Tunisia.
Soviet dispatches declared that
approximately 200.000 German
troops and their satellites were
cut off in a narrow coastal sec
tor below Rostov and left to face
the terrors of a "Black Sea Dun
keriiue" as Ihc British faced a
similar ordeal of fire in their
escape from Flanders in 1942.
Two Rus-ian thrusts to or near the
Caucasian west coast further tlirent
rned tl." beleaguered 200,01)0. The
ricniian radio said Russian marines
f Continued on Pace Six»
Steel Stocks
Lead Recovery
N.u York. F<h. 5.—(AP)—A
••■iii- hiii',; m ,pt | .stocks gave to
lay s r.'iii l.ct .1 selective recovery up
iHNii ancr.
Mollfls ;;lld (Mtllinodltics shifted
iver narrow routes.
Rising inclinations were shown by
I S. Steel. Bethlehem, General
\lotor>. Chrysler. Sears Roebuck and
I S Rubber. laggards included
S-.uthern Pacific. Western Union,
Kastiuan Kodak and Texas Co.
Final Collapse
Of Axis Army
Appears Near
Moscow. Feb. 5.—(AP)- The col
lapse of Adolf Hitler's Caucasian
forces apparently neared its Itnul
(>na--e today.
Dispatches said Hed armies of the
south, slashing a branch rail line by
which perhaps 200,000 Oermsins
night h«ve fled northward Irom the
Krasnodar area, swept on toward all
ibjcctivcs in steam roller fashion a rut
others imminently threatened iri<«
cities of Rostov, Kursk, and Khar
kov.
In the Caucasus, the Soviets cut
off escape from Krasnodar over one
ol three remaining rail exits by cap
turing Staromiuskayu nnd Kanev
"knya. They lit; north of Krasnodat
'■n a bi -in h line which links the
R <>1ov-Bfikii trunk and the Azov
seaport ol Yetsk.