Newspapers / Henderson Daily Dispatch (Henderson, … / Feb. 16, 1943, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of Henderson Daily Dispatch (Henderson, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
U.25. Tanks Hurl Germans Back SEAMAN HERO GETS MARINE MEDAL the MERCHANT MARINE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE MEDAL is presented to C< i !'• Maximo Murphy, former merchant seaman, by Capt. Kdward M.?c;iul.\v, deputy administrator of the War Shipping Administrat in. The «,os\m«ny took place in New York Murphy won the award for heroism when his ship was torpedoed in the Caribbean. He helped to launch life rafts, took command of survivors and landed his party of t\venty-«nc on an island near Haiti He then left the party and ci ed the island through dense jungle to get help. (International) Allied Shipping Losses Small In African Theatre Cunningham Reveals Two Per Cent Loss Since November 8; Eisenhower Praised Allied Headquarters in Ninth Africa. Fell. It!—( MM—Admiral Sir Andrew It. ('tinniimli.iin. new riinilii.ilidrr in rliirf id tIn* allied | Mediterranean naval Inrcis, an nounced today that American and IJritish shipping losses had lirt'ii It—s 111.in '! iter cent ill liriiuing 7KII ships totaling (i..">(!(».• lion inns to mirth Africa since N'nvcinhcr 8. A.-ked .it hi- pre-■ conleivnce il ' <• i-iKlUI I) li/e i-ii null >lnp. in get Murshnl llnmntH' force* nut i. ;' Africa. Admiral I'.mninij cplit-d: "Yc>, <>.it I wouldn't like tn say mild happen 1 • iln' t " ('..in.nuham -.aid that In.- mcate-t I ,c v. i« thiit the German* would u 1> nkert|uc and In mn oilt the /\*.i:un licet. Sii lar .i> lie knew, lie ■ .'i. hi'.ivy irnts "<i tin- Italian fleet civ <' I! hiding :ii liaruor- Mthnnuh ::.i'ir do-trover-. were li-ed to con >' |>s from Sicily. i in- admiral told correspond miK thai the Germans aTiil T^al iaiis in .lanuary lost nearly one third of their ships in Irvine l«' sti|i|ilv their forces in Tunisia hill, he added, "they arc still celling loo much in." Am :<>rccs 111 Hi Mediterranean H.ive imiii very <h>rt of ships until they v<';/od ]iio limn the Kronen, hp nairt. "We jii'c setting consider able a«- stance in tin* war against tl" axU shippiim Irmn the Ameri can Army air force which has taken I" the M'iij very well." the admiral added. S|ioak'tic "I heiim under flcnonil ^i'enliihut's command. Cunningham I General cnh"wer ha il very line reputation and I am itappy in ervc under him. H it ' v "i< iy siMiiclhini; ol-c lie ha* 'Vvlded (••uillier nnne of the most diverse idea* in the world in one '« ry happy family It dop-n't nial '■! 'n II-..- headquarter.- whethei ' 1 11 I Int i h nr American I know 1 ■ 11 few men who could have done tii.il ;hhI it loild pi >t"ii-e t"i' Ihe mture I am indeed proud I" be under him.'' Furloughs To Be Asked For Harvesting i Wa hiiiiiton. Fell. Hi I AP> -Sec retary of AurieiiHure Wtckard told m nutoi investigitiiu; war food pro iction today he would asl; the Army I 1" fin 1'niuli troop- to help with this | ye.-n-:. nop harviM "it Ihe neces-itv arises " "'•plyinu to a uuc-tion hy Senator Ihislifield South Dakota Uepuhliean "'iekaid testified he hail requested Aitn.v help la t year to harve 1 wheat hi I he Dakotiis hut "they did not •" Kiant the icquer.i " "However." he added, "we l'Jan " 1;»kc up iht* ic(|iM'^1 ;•!•;» '«••! < mii 1 l»r («ivrn |"rV l»«mn phintinc Owl Ihrrr will nmnpituTt' 4* *i!aM§ '" C'^ntr in their crop*." 26 Deaths Attributed To Cold Wave (Ily The Associated Press) At least Ufi persors were dead today as the east endured the sccoud day i>f the winter - cold c.-t wave that has sent the mer cury down a.- far as All below. In New Knglaud .1 toll o: eleven dead was reported with war work delayed. transportation slowed ; 1 ■-.<I many school.-, dosed. Kiyht persons were dead in New York state. There were five death-, in Pennsylvania and two m New Jersey. Early today Boston :»nd nu merous other New Kv.f'ard cities and towns p-n i\1 tin* LM-hour mark of suh-/c>v temt'crjiUires. A fuel -i' •!v>r!;.!ic and bitliiu! wind adde:' t > this d'-comlort. \V:>i. cr town. N. V . had .1 rec i.rd low-t'Mip'Maturi? !oi the east •t »n deisi ci:. Lcl"\v. Hospital Bill Passes Measure Provides For Unified Board Of Control for State Mental Hospitals Italrich. §•«•!». IK.—' A ► —The Imi.sc imiPifil and ordered marl ed into law today a measure crraliim a unified linard of ron tml for tin* Stair's mental hos pitals al AlorRanloii. (ioldshoro .mil l!a Irish. and the ('aswrll Training School al Kinston. Tlit* bill. »v Senators Clark <>t KiluiTMinbf, HcKif i>l .lack -nil and ■lohn-on ill Duplin. was 11■ 1 i-itried ;<■ eradicate intiditioiis that became publicly known through a series nl newspaper articles and subsei|tieni investigation hv a gubernatorial (lillllllltllT o( the Morgantnn unit. Menibci-tap i>n the board nl dl rectors. would If initially divided among the eastern. initial anil west *•111 port inn- "| tin- -late anil the board would meet anuii.nl.v al runt I in-11! ution. There would bo a general ii|>ci'iiiH'iideiil ot mental liygieiiv I and a general business manager u» -uperviso till' ho,'pilal- and Ihry in till n would be instructed lo iiuim periodic reports on conditions at each institution. A .similar board of control foi training and mdti-fiial rl Is would In" set up under a bill introduced tn the senate today A icsiilutioli a I.illft 'be oilier i»l price administration to adjust fairly i Ul i enl pine, foi 11 ■ 11 Is was passed by (lie lioii-c nuclei u-poii-ton o| nile.s and *cnl l<> Hie senate. The ic olutioii. introduced by |(e. lire ciitalivc M'"'ie ol VVil .on, aim other.s. -od •be •>'! dairy herds al lead.v h.irl hern -old because nl milk prices. winch wen* tro/eii last month , I thai oihci were conieiii- j pl<iiiiii '-irniMi action. ★ ★★★★★*★★★★*★★★★* ★★★ 15 Jap Ships Sunk Or Damaged U. S. Loses 2 Warships in Solomons Chicago, U. S. Heavy Ciuiser, Sunk; Score In Air Is 60 Jap r lanes to 22 Washington, Feb. l(» — (A1*) i !—Fifteen Japanese ships in chulinj.1' 1- destroyers were sunk <>r damaged, and two American warships, inetudinjr' the heavy cruiser < hienjro. were lost in a week of furious sea-air fijrhtintf )• the Solomon islands area l>e v.:nninjr January 25>. the Navy ii: unit need today. The Japanese alsu lost a total ot (ill or lit planes destroyed to •J"! .American planes lost in the righting, uliieli resulted from enemy attempts to remove some <>l their I'orees from Guadalcanal island before American troops could eoiKiuer it completely and from American movements to re inforee I lie island. The }).(>a0-ton Chicago was lost as ,i result of two ail* attacks, the first i : which \va delivered hy the enemy mi the evening <>l January 29. At that tur.e the Chicago, operating as part <>i a lorce of eruisers and de stroyers covering American trans Imii't movements. was severely dam aged by aerial torpedoes. The next day. while in h>\\ i.; a base, the Chi cago was attacked hy 13 enemy tor pedo |>! i <•- which succeeded in sink ing her. Twelve of the 13 planes weie shot down by United States The other American ship lost was a delruyer hut next of kin have not all been notified and {he Navy withheld identification of the vessel for that reason. American losses al-o included three motor torpedo boats. Personnel casualties on the Chi cago wore described in a Navy com munique as "not la rue" and the next <>i km have all been notified. Those who were saved Ironi the tricken ship included Captain Halpli Otis Davis. 52. of Haltimcvc. The lighting covering the seven dav period was all i>: aii attacks on surface ■ vessels and there were no reported incidents ol warship slug ging it out against warship. A summary ol losses showed the-c results of the seven day.- ol battle: American losses—One crui-er and one destroyer sunk: three motoi tor pedo boats lost: six fighter planes, lour torpedo planes, two bombers, ten miscellaneous type?, a total of : 2 planes. •lapane.se — Two destroyers sunk: 21! or 2U Zero planes destroyed: twelve t< rpedo planes destroyed. 20 miscel laneous plane- destroyed, a total of (>o or (51: four destroyers and seven Zero fighters probahiy destroyed; is destroyers, two cargo ships and one miscellaneous vessel damaged. The series ol actions developed tully on the evening ol .January 2:> with a torpedo plane attack on the American cruiser - destroyer force protecting the convoy at Guadal canal. Alter the Chicago was dam aged. she was taken in tow by another cruiser but was l iter turned over to a tug for lowing. < >n the afternoon of January 30 while the tug was proceeding toward a safe port with the Chicago, the crippled cruiser was again attacked, this time by tin1 13 enemy torpedo planes. The Navy said that United States aircraft destroyed twelve of the 13 planes, "but not in time to ward off Jhc attack on the Chicago.'" In the I.IHiO-niile stretch of open water between the Truk islands and the Solomon island-, while simultan eously large group- of enemy de stroyers were thrusting into the Sol (Colltiliuel oil I'aue two) Profit Cashing Hurts Stocks Now York. Krl>. IB—(AP)—Profit en-IlillK on 1 M" l'<'sl levels m moi(. tli.'iii >'«••"> clipped ft;»«■• 1„,„s in ;i point or s" off ninny luck tniii'kH t"<lfiy. Volume wi's «HI mi'lnr Mnnrtii.v"s1 linnnwr of m-.irl v ■.'.Itno.lioo slimes. '•!■ K Doi'dv wcrcj U. s. AH.ViY BUSSES RELAX CM F!J! IC"' U. S. ARMY N'JUSSS i< .r- < :i il.i'y , Mo the native hut. < r Ijurri. tli.it is their home oti a sunny island of the Fiji »;i • ••':> in S •> 1'. > c. 'I lu- Aiveric.in iniht.. y hospital is net tar from win-re the nines are enjoying 11'pU . ;r i <1 .te :i:ul hilecs of pineapple. tne tiji native*' favorite fruit. I/n/.-riinfionn!) Navy Presses Sub Campaign Eberstadl Is Ousted Nelson Appoints Charles E. Wilson In Charge of All WPB Programs Washington. I eh. It-—« \!" • — WI'R ( haiiman Mmiaid W. \rl son today i>' i-il i it .1 ml I r.hrrstailt. nrir • i|»i vice !i • man or Hit- u.ir production ln«;iid. for his residual >>>. .itiil • ;!r d Charles l:. \\il ■ ■ ti as e\r< iijivo vice rhairinaii n ciiar .r :>i >11 WI'B iinmiam* Nel-on t<> "end l! :< which, if . til In would ollly 'hi' ll wa> I il l i friend.' of I < i < armed : White Mi' •self hj. ri Bernaid I'. the fir.-t W • < figure. Nelson h,.- ■ President !•' ficials who t mime said ! di Kberstad'' harmony w • mice and i civilian fon: duct inn. Guests Escape Hotel t ire n<Kion. iv 150 gueits ' of llicin 111* workers, we in their niuii' by fire. Firemen d that nohodv story, hrick •' hundred v.-d Grove iimli' < person* n et last Novomhi r the origin of M i ti".mined in ■ ( \!M A' IJi d II tel. ii l><. |»li d w tltiiiu early Unl, led -in the ('oeoiiiiu in *i wh "-Ii II". h dur'ne a fin n,< : ^ fil e v, ere not dc Icly. Wf ATI 17 r ron \o|; i it < MSOI t\ \ ('(•lltilHII'd I "III M till It.Mil frrr/r (oiiicht shr.hMv lower tr nipfraltif m 'I'l portion. £0:.TORS EXAMINE C AND Hi AS FAST ENTERS 7TH DAY r «'!i:i. IikIi.i. Fi'i.. 1); -i aim — Fix i- doct •: i (umincd Mohan K (Ini.tii i- i>nlt I'i'd I lit? .*- • • • :»• I (i;iv i>| S:i- I:i-: t<»<l:iv. llicn -nii•. itfi ill tin- p.iliuv til |'| . 11111 will' »• <!:. .tils i bcitiK (It iiril ii ' .tit ■ fil no :m i ril att? i. fnim;iti •:i mi his con <1:1 . .ii A ^ • i". 'H <•• in • iiii.(|ii»' iti '*■ ii . ' N't I>flh ' Nil. Ii«i\>. I'U'i". tht>i (Sundhi'K "condition ■ • ii Itn t. i it.t .,Vii (in: im tin- pn-t -J 1 • .i>" Farm Goals • ' " r 1'ight Over Policies L/eadlocked as Time Nears for Planting; Prices Uncertain W.isliiimiiiii I ■ Ii. Hi —I V — -h.irp »lil 'i i I' ll >• <>l •■iiinioii l»" I \\ fill the l <«It •' 11-11 it ll mil ( kiiuion o\ vr t i ? in |>i it • iii11h ic ■» --iHM't-i rint«. lli.it iii.i ■ mil In* M'HIimI I IIM1II » i I It - «tl»"ll • Mil lod;l\ ;ls .1 III! • ll In t I ti ll .. I<mil luniliit (hi. 111 *. i mi 1*1, • • : t- i i'\pccl 'I'lif inlniiiii-' ' it i• i it* I • «•! iril Willi r i'.n nif 1- in . ■ t| t.• I III pi tl . I • ll ill on < ci . " id ,i>-j» nl ill.ft tin! ' t W, I p. "I SI 111. Klilwltllril (• lit tl !. tl! • ■ \\ Inch ' • ■ w -ilIfi t il ' 'I 'lr iiilinini-li .iliiill mill tlir f.il III sliitr I i\t in.ikci ~ ire st.inil • in: film I In n' l- Iilllc lilti'lilinnil lli.it Hum Mill kH Imicthcr lit* furc crops ,ur |il I'ttcil Vltnllv itlfrclccl th • Mpijililile ■= tin- Au: it 'i • 'mi ni's pi it v.! .nil c.illtn . Ii. i' nine.i c t:t ••ylllMIK il'lfl pt 'nil - ' I VI llt'l.lillc • • K. dry Imnu iind in'iis, potato?*, w ci'l pill line I I lit ilili" Till1 I >*oinm<Klit ii will ii tin* liiifklxinc "I l|||- I' i i ' i. ll'f>l III f.lll illnl *.iiilrr. To i'ii .• Inn wtn I • (tonlimif i i I'.-i^ iv <>) Jap Vessels Are Hunted Knox Reports 'Very Energetically' Pressing Attacks In Southwest Pacific \Va*lih»!:li»ii. »"«•!». Hi.— — Serri tan' < > I I lie \.u > Kim\ 'uria.t tin- X.m is prussiim lis 4 4 .imp-if 11 'vcn cnrr :•> in .ill v " .iu;:in>l l.i|rnnst' Ii11» I'll! . in !!;<• i't'"!'.\rxl I'arifir irlH ilii y ... i getting Mil. ■ uiu»t(idtil i('ports t!;;ii I I ••licWfil '|I ||. ...i rtiitll ,11 V\ i ll- I ■ 111 I II I'..'! Ill1 ■ I * iiI l.i! it ills Itl llh' » ,i.-1 Illliic.- wi'l I i! il'.viiiycil.' I'lif !.i-i \.n > rcpm I mi Am - <-1 :tii siilim.iiinr sinking* nf l.H.mcse ships "t .ill types rainr ■•lit almtil iu«i necks ami .mil sln.Mi'ii Hi.it i.p in ili.il limi' I'M i'ii. .n\ »! i[-> hnr sunk. '!'! prii l-iii. k sin.u .mil iiiiin.iurii—.i Id' it lit 1.1 III s || lllll.l I' I lll-o. 'I • • iiii y .nil Hum i \vii» :ii • MK .. i ■. i;>: i nth In.I .1 l"t ul till' ill'— '.'Ill thill Hi (In- l.i-t m-\ - II'. I'U't, I ill llCIMl ("lllilltt • lit ' t I '.II 11II ill'lilt il . . ii- «... her this i. ur v " i h 1l.i \;u \ Ii.kI di • r. - ill-. tn Sll|l|ll> Cotton Prices Much Higher M.u Y<»i;k. i :t; < mm Ci.i Imi liiliirc- opened "i t<< :(!' (fills ii Kile timber N.llltl V l! • . \M" i- 7.1 In D i eent - ,i in ill* lusher. M.itch I'.Mi.V M.iv 1'1.7(1 itiul July III I'ii- 1 ■ i-TmliiyV <Mi. i- (>pcn M .n-h HC." 1!I1!2 M.i v I!' Ml I !».<»; .'iiiy i •• r; inn i Vl'r.Ui HI 1.1 HI ? I I )< i-i-n,|iO|- HI Hi HI.SI J.m-.i ry 13.11 IV.17 ry a •it - 4. In I4 aid Area Recovered Heavy Fighting Rages West ot Jhnici; Jiritish fclighth Army Captures Ben Gardane (/>// I III . // I'llSS) American lank-, blazing into action tinier an umbrella ot' I". S. fighter were reported I »day i<- have hurled the Ger man.- nark !v; miles in the Faitl r<'V'iiin i,; i- mral Tunisia in the ! ; iiiv armored battle ot' north A ir'ea. <<• :j. ral Dwijrht H. Kisenhow . i ; h-'aiiquarters said smnM nemy forces r« lied into Gaf^a • esterday evening — thereby threatening i<• cut the .".On-niile Song allied front near the mid II.—and said heavy fighting (i t wren armored forces raged n the area west of Faid. At the same time, General Sir B. I.. Montgomery's British eiulilh arm.\ was offieially re ported to have raptured lien Gar daiie. ill miles inside Tunisia, and sped on in mirMlit of Marshal I'.rwin liommel's Ice ions. A British war bulletin said eighth army vanguards were rae inss on beyond Ben Gardane and at.i< -Kins l: om mil's forces west of the town. I )isp.iti/hc- ml < ;i:< rl thiil the Uri sli weiy rapidly toward thr Miii'Cth li"i'. <>■"> miles west of the I imi.-ia-Tnpnhtiui.a irntitior. when* :{i)ii.!wOl i- expected t<> iitttfii.pt. at ea-t ii delaying stand. Military ni..lv>ts -.ti.ri thr CilvrMUli • .•sault was desimiod t>> ri*l i ■.*>•» «• I - .n il j*it*s*ij11• i : the ax.- I-., '-i.il ci>r :irior in-tweiie S!ii\ mid (ia'.>c.». anil i!.-i) to upM-t iiiiy plans tor .■ drive >y American force.-, toward > pine iion with the Ri'itisl; eight!" . 'my. On the Soviet front, the entry ol' Itcil army shock troops into the outer suburbs of Kharkov indicated that the whole a.i/.i ile I'cnse system in southern Kussia was buckling. In the liu — i.111 campaign, (i'sp.it • U« rl . i:ies had ei ickwI Hit • ' ' ha: tic Iront ah-iiK lot'nr.' i.i.i . nd p!<ut^eii .'ii be yit.l Ili.'H- icii|)t.nvd l!i>»'iiv i!j (;<-r:i i".t* t.v . : • • Si i Az<>\ f. 4m • iiili.» •c* 5 1 ATE HOG MARKETS BELOW OTHER TOPS .< .ul>. IV- AIM . A is. ! t i s' u ,\ : ■ i ■ o ( de :• ' ciuel. re ported th.it It - • njli live hog values • II.. i \ > i-l -nice I9IH. ■ >• i.i .• ie nuii.il market*. \..i! hCiii'luia market" did m»l fol low th< tuinl Pi III- l"i ::oii;i and choice offvr i Slii |o ii |J;i|« mure and s lfvii". in Chicago. I pi • • .- |i:ti North ('.nol.n i a ere .SH .id .it Nucky Mount. $14.0.1 ii White* ille. SH.-.r, ui K.i.v. tteville ■ 'ill mi t'lmton ...id 1.umber Spending Bill Under Study ft ticmli. IVi. Hi (AIM Tito joint .•)>!.: ••pi tii •!> i i mmitti'i' today iv sUmod it- Hom-by-Hcm study <>i tin* Hi miiil niwndlnii bill# while the (iriicrnl Amu'iiiIiIj1 rutnildi'iitl tw» M IMSII'I1' III - HIIIT tn HIVC 'I'llff t<> i'.n mi-' ii- hi: iiacturs truck# utid tr.iitcr.-. lie ichi t" Hit" I fi'innilt 'iv \vji- .1 I Hi-i lull ri-durink! tin* miniti'iim !<« lor !;i i !• hI, lirofiv '■ >i!i S111 t.t S'i .Ml. Tli|i mutii!' vehicle 1 department a>\cd .1 lu'.-l'tin Ofl 11l«> riT..;nr Wllil'h WitN itl' 11 "llll'l'd Ojf Ki'pn- rut,'live 15'.i i-i'k "l \nv»n , Thr In•!i-» n-i i'i" ril ,i r'.miMilti'i1 I ?,ii-.M,iir hill r\i"i.|>t inn Iiirm true* ti■!*>. ti;ii1«<i ,i|iH vniii-ti'iiiloi-o from '.•i".!i-trii1n'ii ;ii-.f| licensing uudcr the I 'Iitnr n • 11' ilCt 111 < >\ >ll«'ll 'III- ((Itllp i^u.-' u*i'd on lln« iwiiit's I'l'uprriy ■ ml n >t ti.'ivl iiiri flvr niilrt •ii bemi m \ i t Jrow Ittrin to farm.
Henderson Daily Dispatch (Henderson, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Feb. 16, 1943, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75