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"'I- ASS'" ia»i:i. „:,,ss HENDERSON, N. C., MONDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 22, 1SMU ,'u'$,',s,K^iiA>'st-N.^7,iUNUUN FIVE CENTS COPY
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AMERICA
TOWARD TUNISIAN COAST
★ ★ ★ ^ *
Forde Predicts Jap
Attack O
% #
Stralia Army
Nipponese
Concentrate
Above island
Allied Victories
Intensify Japanese
Determination, Says
Australian Minister
(/•'// Th< Asxiiciith </ I'l t sK)
■in. u aiiaii \ my Miuisifr
Irani* is I ir.l • iitc.an il mtlax
that .Japan u;i- mnv t nii.i
(it L«» ai<.ack Autfalia ihan i-wr
11'!lire »■..-> 111• ■ raiij'r u!" (Iriicral
Diiujrla .Mar inInir !»« ini»iixjv
attat'K < t'i 'ti.; ./.< ! !ii :• .w in
I'nlU'l lit 1 ill ii.M ni lii IIIV Jin .\ ■!'
m tin- island mi tin- friiii-v •.!
tile 1'itiiliih lit.
"Tin- iiUird virt rii-~ .it llir S'il
cnum-. N'i'«' <iu iica anil Itis
mart-k r;i merely Mit.-usit'irri Ja
pan'" .I' lrrni nation In invade
Australia." laid:* ?ai«l.
"It t-itii only In- a-.-ui.ird tli.it
wlu'ii I In* * an* ready. tin* Japa
nrsi* wil iaii'vli an attack on
Australia *.inrc ferm inn-. than
M'l «'V|ii'iiriiri'd i'i tlie I'aeil'ie."
Mill-Art: u all u-k-.
jflovv il)!; t.l U'l? 11.:: . i U I
Austral c nicnil ":i t';i|M.' Vtaidr;v
r!i i t! Jl X (ill nr.i v.iiriv
hi.nili;, Hni: «l: • ■{>; if 1 ;ir«im.l tivn
vi t! . ,ii.d a i.i- 1: ivc-r in
i mvn".
Ill the :.!•« a !i : I iwc> I Alt tr.u.a
i .I.i ■:'•( t- ill- tr-yei was sent li:n|i
i:»K ■ • a ti-u.: ■>! two !*■ -!ul» hit
In-iii an sittari; in the S !••::. n oi.
Avi'lhi i i ::i y . !i ' • a-:t i:i ink
nc fumiit II .Il I". • :-«■-» li.i.v
In i in- u: i:ii- j.i-i. (i.i- :i: :> in1
*•■ nil . •. and T .y ■ I S
new |iapt- 1'ravda a ri'd today
thai JajiaiH i» tics', pap»«r r»ri:« thai
i Si'vii I h n n tin* i .. i
id Ihm-ii .Mi' 1 »y A i"i:i . : >
:tl.i: iiif \vi :r !al e.
heven Persons
Die Violently
('li;irloll<\ M.irtli '!'!—(AIM—
At Icm-1 srvcii |utm>ii> lied b.v
vinti-iiir in Nnilh C.iroliii.i nvrr
tin* wrrkcull.
Arch,.- IS! I' fi.it:vt?
•1 I M11>1111 our ly I I pi ■< ii ' t:i;i
> ■ I :ri Nr\\|i"!t N'rv. . V \\ !■
i Vd in tif tlv i;i ii" fit'
•I" 'it in ,ir K ii '
Ciiin-iKv I! !!. .Hy -i
' "< 'I v. hen In . 'I 'in t: i
'i ",<• till«' ' II.ill'. 1'
! .1* 1
r.lMHT Alr'i'.
'Ii■ iw ii' i| :n fiilin r • i ;.. in- I»utm.
Wnitli c. Ari.,., .
)»• u > MlffflTll .m
"ill- ■ i<l
I •"•'"I City. I lr v. :i. . •: •«<i ti. •
M 'i mi- It.i !• :,t Chi i v !' • '
IViV.itr I ji t CI , ■' S
«'r. member ,i (Mi'iir'int • l> «ft • !
'I ii lint \ imii ii ■ "
Hitln'trcl v.'liilf "'i tluty.
''4.: ii.iblii- r< .it ii
I'm IK-Cfl.
('•• (> I'il! A!«-\ I. 1' iif.i. -Ii
'II, 11; 11,(1. WI . M.I nil1 '
' 'I •' N'cv l;i< ci v .i i n. , b.v .i i
• uloinid)lc iiftd i it.iilv injured. A
iii ific-i "s Jury divided I e n eident
>' • ii> ,H"i(l;ililc.
I(iil|)h Am'y. 27. ,i Glen Alpiti"
'"fiiilttff worker, \viu lottud ikvi I
itl<- ;i riiilroiid traels M >i t 1
■'I'd .i ciiri'itci'.. jury .• .i 'I ■ '
"I' ll I;iIl«-cl l»v .. tliiill
Far Reaching Changes Mc.ciz.
in School Machinery Act
Daily DlMtalrii
11; thi* Sir W.iHit Hotel.
By I.VNN XIWIU I
M.mii L'J Wli '
nW» 1 Ii|f UMcinn.: in ' «'
' ' i limit • >1 k -iition "i *• ■'
wns. ..i course. ••xl«wi«"i
' Sljilc . j,| |,.,i
' nltiv. |he rci'tMit (li'i;i \ '
|,,v irniMwIcd I he marli n«' y i ■'
■ '•! ,i! i't!nT piii tic '!.i I" ' 11
-,,n!h in in j. ,..i • • ■ in*
"r tiir governor iji j; cn auth"
' 't '.ill tClili In l Jill .: -l
it- itinui I • n l'agtf two)
zi r-:sv; j:r?
AnipliiM.ttn jeeps, lo'.i/ n.ciancd, ^pccd a!o.i<j a liighucv,
AMr..ifllAN JEEPS, c.-.i: cd 1 v tin. anry 1 II.c : t |Y\!'. '.r now r-.nehinc
of the war," arc pictured tiurini; a scric: - i t< t: near Oct; tit. Tlicy aro
i-tetred the s:>!t;e tri water ;:s on lan.l. I- iy-m.n:r.cil, I he new ma
chines proiwl themselves 11j it>•:::) thron It a fnst-ilowins stream.
Tliey o:e nov.: in ::t war zuiui ail c.i. liio t.'.-oe. (J Urnutiunulj
Government Is Expected
j&
To Enter Mine Dispute
Stale income
Taxes Hoar
i
In ;i
Witii
IcM in II
Itiivf :;i <
.1! Ml 1,11
< ierai Conciliation
I , Caiiei! Logical
i' o iSibi lily' Now by
IV.in'ors and Owners
\iu Yn.!. v • h : •—<,m»>— !
Sin.I. i I l.i- -uiilhri n en 11
i.id I'm I nilcd .Mini*
Walker !ii\i iiiniiMml .li.il
III' • i -lire! t!i;- ilil'iliniMlt I'll- '
It <<I l«-:!a ' i! toncili.iliirs into
■.1t:•.•••( i i • i.'i . i.on-, iiivnlviim I
l< : ;mi!iiiil!» I n Id
\ •. !•<■• <• tun • 11 ex
• • (•:■ !«•(! yv -
•il tv" 1IV
• idi-lli <.f 11 If
hi ,. ••<-i.it i >11. ;
'! ■ <i|.< • ■ el. .-ciil tclo
I! "> <-vi !1 iind
• •• .i!s which .
. i: i plied
,i .ii" i ... -. i. . nloi'veiil <ni. j
Mi Ji.j- im «; t- I iirv fur u $2
;. «' r. v ..'i s". diiily (
IV ill • :n- • • ill Hit1 I
. • ;i! lit : 1 ' • -?!-■' iii'iH1'
V i' nttti
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ALLIED NOMiNATION
IS DENIED APPROVAL
•' (A!' • Thy
111 'l<< ll'llllic |
•• IihI iv i • r^|H»rt
' If"- • M-l! •■••■II
V Mli-i'd. l.innct'
i .<•1 ih' f nii
WW: A
v •: i ii ( \i:oi.ix \
i i i. .'in- d < •il»|: Ih .h > in kill
in im; I (Mill ill.
Post-War
Economy
U rider Study
George Heads Group
On Problems; Taxes,
iiiiiation and Draft
Hold Capitol Stage
Washington, March "J'i —
(Al'j—As olficial W ashington
.1- -it.Vfd I'rinie Minister ('liurcli
i! - 'd'lia'.lcast tli-ciHioii of war
and ponce. a sp» cial tfioitp of
tt i' .si nators was calicd toj-otho.'
today to organize a study ol
th:s cM'.ntrys roll' in tin- post
war tire.
While income taxes, the strug
gle against inflation and tlrall
itctciineiiti highlighted the imme
diate In.me front problems.
< hairntan George. Democrat of
Georgia. sa'.d his special Senate
(•'iiiiimtee mi post war economy
would explore :i broad program
link.li!> together liu-iness. finance,
iaiior and agriculture.
For ex pi rl advice ir. drafting roc
• minciidataiis t>> Conurc.-N. (i.-cge
;.;.i I he expected I" i»L» authorized I >
name an unpaid advisory gron.i o.
national Ic dors—men • •! Hi* t-.»t
<>t lie: naril M llaiach: "practical
minded pc •pie." lie said, "with .-onie
tea I experience."
Among the problems to be studied.
!i« ..-i.»;. development of comir.crcial
av.aliiu. v. ild commerce <i< well a
world relict and I ehabilita? ion. re
conversion ni war plants to pcace
tiine opiraiions. and the '-iK tpics
ti-ni ol how rapidly the armed lorcei
should l>c demobilized.
Hut that is for the future. i'°or
tlie present, a Mouse suhe imniil
tce was studying ways of get
tin»: more men into the Arni>—
parlieiilarl.v men now employed
h.v the government anil given
occupational deferments for that
reason.
UMh a view I" recommending
i; .nge. . 11a- c immittce, headed by
• .set l.t.vi I'oslcll". Democrat.
Cnliforni i. called • >:i Selective Serv
ice Director i.ewi 15. Iler.-hty tor
.m explanation of draft deferment
practices. Ihords <«l all leder.ii
agi licy ;• lets dele: led bceauc
they work i■ «r tin' government ar.
expected I i be in the committee'
hands : oon.
The pay a- ym-j«ii iicmc tax h.il
tie waged v. ilicr as il headed I 1
ward a free lor all ilehate i n the
House II Nine Hep ibl.can na
hers i ' the ' ay arcl :i • in* commit'
tee who <■ • .pained tin Until i|>
a year pi a at who wivi outvoted
by the la 1 '< aiocr.it c and "lie other
Republic at embers, denounced the
bill product i b> the committee ma
jority as " ■ !• <1. misRtcdcd and tai
(Ctniniiiietl on Pane Two)
Sabotage
Hearing
Postponed
(1:1.1 .1 .1 ii-eh (AIM IVi"
limitiiiry tiu I'M I >i 11>.• I. ,il"-i
llilllM'l. .1 (iiiV KllpCI illll'llllfllt
Hie CI.i >:ili hero. i'(i .i I'll IIBl
ur siibnl.c w .i.-l |»'isI|m>im-i1 hore
today in.' -v-l Moiidny iil'iTii'Min
:il tin- !'c<| .• • «.r A.sisl.inl I); tint
Attorney A M. Nicholson.
I'. S (' MOlll'l lilMIiilll; Cilpp.s
will (undi ' tin* l»c-;«rifin.
The ('■ 'Mi1 oiriee "I the led
•Till bine nl iii\ Iiu;itinii ;iti
iiiitmn (i lp i idiiv that 11.in el ii.iti
Ikwi iii- ' i and icii-ased niidei
82,000 i" : i
A «•••: ; signed Assistant
Hist net A" '<■.'• NichoUi.n aliened
Hint II. • haiijjod lln- ur.ir <>t
38 comb ni ichlfico. lowering their
proline' Nicholson said evidence
showed H i i'i 11ii(I in.idc di-par.ii;
inj» i ••)>> .mains! Die »;■ i\ ei nincnt
iiiid the eliorl.
POPE IS REPORTED
ILL; NEWS DENIED
(|S\ III.' \ss«ici,i(c(l I'rrw)
I'r.jic |' \ll Was reported today
iiv tin- I"*' radio Iii lie -illIcriliC
fnuii ;i i vcrc cold and confined t •
bed vv.lli .i hiijh fever. lull I ho
I'.rilih i ii .i broadcast roc <i-dod
hv CHS 'i ."'<'il ii Romp .him uiiifo
Di»Mil " " " 's "ii'y sliuh'ly i
di-po.-ed d • ^.it hi- dorters "any '
there : ■.aiiic :or anxiety."
'SOFT U'-:S2».3EU.V OF THE AXIS'
....... . unuMj ur ir.c ALUtb and Iho Axis are walchiri:; cluscly
the lij.litin;; i.uiv _ n.: 0:1 in Tunisia. The outcome of the battles is c>£
the utir.ii.-.t . ti aliv. j i u i lance, for the Allied Nations can launch an
attack on Sicily, Sardinia, continental Italy and France—"the soft
under-bclly of the Axis," a: it was d- . cril.d by Churchill—the nio
nient Axis troops are cleared out of Nor.h Africa. Air-nii'e distances
to yonie *>f the pors.blo invasion points are shown by double-lined
arrows pointing from North Africa to Europe. (International)
German Scl
asii movi*»
Hood Kept
As Bank Head
l:
Xt;ii« I . I
rviipp liiili ti
tun ' il.iv
l. i:i »7.'
?.!• Mix
an !! li
I. . ni l:
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M.i-'l I
ci ;if .1 •
April. I!»:sl.
! n li
IIIt rl.v v.
.11 \V .. ,
Butter Fats
Sales halted
All Edible Fa Ls
Frozen f<»r Weel;
Before R .lioniog;
Re staurnni. > I xempl
U.l'liii;;:l • i. M imIi '—I \I*»
— ItHilil 11 - * ' lillil I M • 1 !•
hit It I'll In 1.1. ell.I'll Ml l.l«|
niidnlultl ,i i i >i■ ■ i ' ••-iitu
••il nit, i! i .i' ,".ii i '•'.ii. :n- \ I
M'unlit.v.
S.i||-« in hi i 'in I.ml ,iml
ill lirf I'll • mi i"'v u liitli
will u<i iiinl''. in • nl i.niiHiiim
lllltltc Milll III' it- 111 I i'lll'l'*l'»
til'xt «i'i'k .11 *i Mrir iki/i ii Im
I In1 »..i mi' i" i i"il.
Ki < ,
Iho Mi di
lni'ii'i- ..ikI • .i
\vh"V~ ''i
MiiVi.n . • ... . .I (In
injjs in i "' 'I iii i' hi ,in
lint i'-ciu. •
'I In- ni tni it >iii.' .iilniiiiKlr.i
I mil vi ill : . lllllll'li .i ' m i us
lll-rilli'll I'll lii'i ill r ••li'ri.s nil
liaml iire mil l.irar rumn.h "t.i
Mipiinrl In i' > 1'iitil i ' : • n. ll.K
(Ci'itm u :i1'ii;l'Tw )
Twenty Killed and 70
Injured in Revolver
i'Jt-ht Among Soldiers
Disputing News Reel
i.oMliin. March — < Al'i—A
II It «»*• I»*4 ill hrlUt't'l! two
nf (••-nttaii in a
I'.tiis nunir 1;>i||si> in uiiiih '!7
n.(/is were Kiil<il .mil 70 «i>uti:l
••il ua> mxirl <1 IniJ.i\ In lit-r
n.ir«l >. 1 iiu ni'iii*. scrrclary nl*
l!n- I nilcd x^ iKi.iliiiii nl (irral
r.ril.iin .iikI I ram
•Slid.
I: u
SGlli U. S. RAID MADF,
ON JAPS AT MUNDA
■ m . .. <i"iu
Ni t I--". i l .ii I I >i
' in . .i r
:-'l rtirmy gun pisitioiiK.
n
1 >l(i nlMt bombing
V la ..I'd Kallili. Ui-MlU*
Scores Gain
In Offensive
U. S. Armored Forces
Advance Within Sight
Of Maknassy; Rommel
I May Be in Flight
Allied llt'.i;|i|ii.irt«T* in North
\ I l ira. .M.iirli i!—(AIM—A1 ili
tary (INiiati'iir-. s.iiil intiay tin*
lirilisli i •»il!i .iriti> al!.uKcil llit*
.Alari'lii lint- ««! .1 >ix-inilc limit
Ii r ( \\ r r it tlii- mm ami tin'
Iin.iin in.nl iioin .".I'liruiiii' In tlit*
vill.i::i' i>! Marl-til .111.I cnrnuii
I tcri'tl >trt*ni* ■•iMmMtinis.
(Ilil 'I i, I I :.>r til fill I 'l'l ss)
American armurcl l'< >rco>
J \v< ic it p.iiti-ii within sitflit of
M;il.i.,i-. <hily .">2 miles from
t!»«• coast. ;i!i<l thf l!iitish eighth
army v..- officially itcclarcd to
i« making proj-riss in peiictra
P-.ri ■ >:' i::i furniiilaMr .Man-Ill
iin<- fortification- i nlay in a
rapidly i:n 4"« >1« i i offensive
fn ni south and west to smash
i .Marshal Uonnni ! ami drive tin'
axis from Tunisia.
Striking in u under a
widespread ran ipy id planes
\\ Itirli blasted at forts. Kim em
placements and airticlds, the
Americans and ltrili-li were driv
ing to destroy t!ie head of tile
a\is in southern Tunisia and
;>i.svjhl« It t:l forced Kmiiinel In
In--, !i alrcaib the withdrawal of
I li's Cerium div isinns.
I With a swill attack which lorced
| Italian- to flee i:i such haste as to
leave prepared meatball.- and spaR
hot11 belli <1. tin1 Aim ricans had
paved the way fur a unick thrust
- the Tunis..ill •' t'leneek by
sei/i-i1; Seneu s'al :i yc-terda.v,
while Ihe Ions prepared offensive of
Gdieriil Sir Bernard L Montgomery
ng against the M ireth lltHt
in tin- .■.muh i.n Saturday.
In the ii'irlli. Iiowver. I lie l»ri
ti-h tirst attm was driven frnm
the station at Net's a. 17 miles
southwest !>t Hi/erte and only
tun mile- I rem l he vital allied
pitMlice at ll.ieliel tdnid. by the
iiilrn-itietl operations nl (iermau
flrneral von Arnini.
"ITm pi •:i•: lit;- 1 ..i• I. mine! vva
wit d'MUitiu I:;(Sermon divisions
v . .•■• ■ i:: i- "ill by a German Inch
i'i n nand eonimuniti ic which aid
:-tin 1' • ^.il Aim : can force;
id ill I' an p isitinns' in
I ■ i * 11 1leroto
f • c i: i i wa\ lott Italians
i'i .. . i w m ti beginning
;- • • 't the 1'>n:;
i' i d In-ndquar
•« • • (!•. ii.il Mmt
4 • \ • i in.-!. tig >ati.~
:hc : I'limts I >
•ik ' ' ' • ' - • '■ 1 ii i ■>! tiie
"I. :: c . - .til . d that
\ .• .'i ■ • •• ■ l*!i ee-tral Tu
. .i < rei se\ eial Mic*
1» -p t?• lie» from the front s,ii:l
\nicrii an in mil*, under an ad
vaneinii enrtaiu nl .iM'llerv fire.
It •(! ero-si-il ••siioie of tin- qrrat
i-t natural milil.tr> defenses in
■ lie %• in Id in a daw ii-to dllsk
thrust M'sti|d.i\. This plmiKC
lliritiii;li it,e hills placed forward
elements lr-» than 111 miles front
tile poi t of (tabes.
• ■ I. inn pal
. it . i i i n command
■ I ( icl <S • :•.• S |'„|| .n. .1; .
i i ■ . Inward
v • H throttle
M ■ It in<. by blocking hif
■ i .' • ;• ■ •; r-c Aneri
• <i i'i aifantiy
• i i .. ;n i Ihrec
pi •.,' 'I drive ir ••!■ i. with one
t• ;i ' i i .inn ;iprnncb||ia
M.i!\i'.a. - v in the iM-t north of
(Sabcv.
The i nisei like Ainet c.iti column!
( Cunt in i icd on Pane T wo)
Devastating Floods Feared
In Southeastern States
i l»v Tile \ssmi i,ilc<1 1'rpssl
' • i . • • c«*<I i h rr, sl'ivviy cit )»l
<l-irit;i ■ • •11- < r»U J'xl.iy .11
• • i'iiUkvi lorn forcing
1 • iviii'«'s 'i
> ' MM; . il'lll l*li flCIIVV
I v « ilc i>ic;nl t! ">il Hito;its iii
N ' '■ ■ >. ( il . I .■.111,1 ilfl'l
M p|»J •• .. .i rl iu mv.ii'd re
• **\ 1 h 1 led <• t enycd fcarx
i' '1.; to ' *jt i< ■ -. cr.
I i li, . i 11 .(■ ! - ln« l.did.
1 ..r 1 r=.n....;. ili;. -w-. M
•'I (hoi hnnn\, iinflrr
Red CrOrg fftipcrvipion la( iitpht
" I■ ' vor vcpi fr.>m it bnn'<«.
M -- IV ■ i Kriuli h. Kci Croi ■ nl«
| n iiil .it I l«iltif'itii 14. .-..,,1 orgiilt
vili'Hi w.i- pl.niiiii'i; In f m.iiiv
litiiulmlx ill cvhc icc* ;ii !• iblic build*
• fills Ult'll'.
S '.flici - M |mi: tilitbw.iy
workers lo*l it iniwlbsig : ..M to !:«•«•,»
••pen Uic liijthw.'iy north M.iilic.
b ii c to Me lion. M Muddy wn
y 'idi> ic- |i|;ifi"l
• _oim i ig| wily t'dfiw through (ho
I'n ii' iitid I11 ■ ivcr lowliilirls.
K.stcn.- '.r .fl riff co thrc i*.
(Contiir.ad on Page Two)