• Lieut rmm memorial
HEWDGW^ON N.C.
Hettiteraxm BrnUj Htspatrij
':mi1KA loKWrKRViVS."1' UPMlwIK-m. «. -
THIRTIETH YIOAI!
"aKusaay^r
HENDERSON, N. C.. THURSDAY AKTEKNOO N, MARCH 2D, IMS
I'UliLISlI HI> KVKIIV AKTEKNOON
EXCEPT SUNDAY.
FIVE CENTS COPY
British Beat Off Axis Attacks
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Colorado Governor Halts Induction Of Farmers
Says Acticn
Taken Under
Draft Fewer
Colorado Executive
Recently Declared
Farm Workers Needed
To lV?.'iet Crop Goals
Denver, March 25—(AP)—
Governor John ('. Vivian order
kI today an im.ncdtale hait l >
thi' iiulncli< 11 «.I" Colorado farm
workers int • tisi* m ined ion- ...
The Kovornor, wlio recently
asserted that Colorado Tvar ci.i >
goals coult! not he attained un
less workers were permitted i t
stay on the farms. amiumcrl
liis action in a Utter to briga
dier General Harold II. Kicli
ardson, .state director of selec
tive service.
Governor Vivian said lie \va»
l.tUiiu; the action "under the
power and authority to adminis
ter the selective service system
within iny state tinder section
U03.ll of the regulations Rovern
iiiK this agency."
The cove, nor t<«1<1 newsmen he
had ju;t received word Unit of a
quota of OR inc:i, inducted i.i Delta
county in western Colorado recently,
22 were farmers "who in the opinion
ol the county as-'Hl are es eutial t •
the operation of the tanns from
which they wre taken : n:l »• i!l ne.-d
to be replaced."
General Uicliard > n wa n-1 avail
able for comment imincdiaU'iy.
Stimsori Sees
Heavy Losses
Washington, March -a -(AIM -
Secretary i I War r-»t111 . ii toiia.v
picuictcu favorable i>i in 11 to
limi lan campaign. i>'■ t ; aai .1 v. >ulu
he paid lor wiiJi lua.y ea laltie .
lie.' attribute ii i . < e 1.1 tin I i
nisian campaign in pari I<> tiie . ei i
ot heavy day alio n ::n. u-uubi :e;
attack. on (leiii.any and lie; man
o'renpied ti l l it-»: >*. Tlie.se attack-..
He told a pre . en; lin 'ie.'. make
it necessary l->i (■ rin.iny I" keep
larfee noinOii ol ii^utm;: plane- a;
hoi i •.
I'he German peplc. Stun on saiii.
.ire "d m.iiiilni; ^rcatei 11j.;i:11n^i
plane pioteclio.i' anaiii -1 Aine. -can
ami liiiti.li h'imbiiii: tai I . And
".-iih— Germany i|i>-.-., ii •! kmiw
where we will tribe ti'-\l. sie is
lorced 1"> (li per.-e TTTesc plane.-.
Ihr'.iif*h"ill (he entire country an I
> re11pit d territory."
The War mciclary icferrcd .-pe
nile;.Ily to two pi nt raids on Veue
sick. near lirena n. ami on Wjlhcluis
haven as "remarkably succc-.- ful."
CAME OUT ON TOP 19 TIMES
y> i* **■« \ —
COUNT IrlE FLAGS on the side of this Grumman Wildcat as it stands
• •a Henderson Field on Guadalco«ial. Those 19 Jap Hags represent 1!)
Zeros knocked out of the sky. The score was made by a number of
iJilTercnt pilots. Plane captain, Technical Sergeant It. \V. Greenwood,
from Jnmc.vport, Mo., is in the cockpit. Navy photo, (/iilcrnolioiml)
Army Lists 434 Missing
In North Africa Action
Scrap Leaf
Sells At Peak
liali'igli, Miirvli 2"t.—(Al1)
! An- average |»i i«-e i>l SHOD l<»
i • ;»j» t'.ili.icco mi 1II1U wsts tin*
I hit',In-..i on rirorcl. \\\ I'. Ilcririol;,
I"li;icni niiii I.rimy .spreiali.st io:
llif Halo I) p'.rlment <>1 Agii
ei.dMiie. iiiid tndny.
S.m.i|i s; I •. were (lu- : t nil Host
in' it rent years, T.i>!il!.77l
; iimii . ..ml I loth irk ml tin
\ i in.-." I l>v tIn* tact ili il /; .oil
, ] • a I ft* ■ IVCIO p.illl |.>r (Alii till"
1 i 'i.cT urilrii. (if Inlciri 'i ami
i . i iylliiujt tliiil would ;i lie
wtis Kept out i.l the ..crjip
! ule. • ,. •
17L EETS MOW LARGER,
CHURCHILL DECLARES
bfiiuUm. Miirrii (AIM -I'rimc
in Churchill declared today
ili.it the United N.'t»• »n- li.ive ;ill'i;d
Mill '..nil.lily hiifiti thets than I'ir.v
had .it Iiie woi>t num.rut in tin1 L'
l»i..il w.ii' and tin improvement is
| >titiiittJUU-"
'nil- ■ I,dement wa- niadr in reply
In a 11Hi*.-111>ii in Hie hull o "I com
mon mi shipping In: r .
Other States Pass New Laws
To Meet Wartime Problems
Daily Ilispulrh Bureau.
In the Sir Waller llolel.
Ky 5.VNN NJSBKT
Raleifjh, Mareli -•"» — F'»rty -1 v<»
state legislatures convened in .li.n
uary of this year, a number <•: tln'm
be inn still in ses-i< n. The record
therefore is ii"t complete. i>' • t in
formation supplied hy the ('"until
•>f State Governments «• •!»(;• i!»- a
partial list of rlnitm.- with respect
to tax»s and surplus foods.
At least four • tale.---North Car"
I na. California. C'onneetieut and
Vermont—granted the governor I 1
reaching war '.iniepowct ■. Nine
stateg had previously adopted -mi
lar legislation. and since the avail
have done so.
able r< port was compiled "titers may
five states—Iowa. Maryland. Nro
Ynrk. West Virginia and \Vi«- its n
—took definite step, t > allevi.ite war
time tax burdens ■> tie ii i
by reducing various '■ *■ I N ■ ' 1
•flu, Nevada and Vermont madp -ui>
"tantial reduct "it and e.-nee > mi
in taxes due by sen ice men. while
Montana granted uniil :< month*
fftcr the war for payment of r:
Co-no tnx by men in the aimed serv
ice •, Vermont wc:*t even further
#nd voted a $l(i a month bonus for
"r{cn Mountain boys in the Army,
N:i< >• .nid Marines.
I)i laware enacted ;i special war
t;.\ hi olio - con; on each ten
( ;:a cite and i lie |ht cent <>n gross
n.e. Idaho lev.cd a new special !
iKjiiur tax.
.laniiaiy and February,
live slab-- in .ill .s North Carolina t
had est ihlislud p • t-war limri front '
cuircnl Miiphi-e . Michigan author
ized a fifty million dolliir lund and
i II.ica'oil $2ii.iiii(i.(iii0 a.- ii starter.I
|l:miii- author./cd \e tinenl of $0(1.
000,000 iii war bonds. Aii. ni-as aril |
Maryland \o|ed .ticli inves'inertl if
.-iiiplu. without IiMiig tire artiounts.1
Ai k. n:-; -. like North Carolina, uu
thori/ed c'.in'.ie.- and miiriicipalilicn
tn invest .-urplus iii pud-war fund.^.
Monl.r ;i voted $80,000 a year ',<>
be held in reserv e tor corMnicthn j
• ■f capilol building- alter the war
Many .states amended exMinv
pen-ion and retirement laws so as
to require able b id ed per ■oris to
continue working. At Ihejtnmc timvl
laws affecting the labor oi women
rnd children were revised ii enable
more of I hem lo be employed in e- |
>< • i industry.
California provided for retired
seh<>o| li-achets and stale employee
over 7d yeai of age lo slay on t'r.c
(Continued on Page Six)
North Carolinians
Among Casualties
. Announced by War
Department
Washington. March M.—(AIM
—The War <l<-;ianmt-iil iml.iy
made public (in- names of r.
S. Army personnel missing in
action in nnrtii Aliica. 'I'lic list
included for Xnrlli ( uroliiu:
Sl'l JJt'.illI liolK'V
.)( I ii i on I i. l!;ui
I'llViltO JilllleS I
, on. 111.. Wile, At
M>II, live- ;il 2I«i <
Mill.
I'i iv ;it'j Fn -t ( i
wi>' i v. ill-. Mi
: Li . live on 11 i.<
.(. ii; ii;il I'.Iiiici
Mr:.'. iir:?ic I'. I • .11 ■
I'livale L. K. A'I.hm
l"|MllllllCI\ Ai I I
• .ii i on to I, Smitlil
I'i i\ate Kir»l i i <
(.•.lilllil <il Ciold'rH.. i
(i.'OI'HO l iil;i i.
\\ c I Walnut si 11 i 1. i .
( <il*| ■'tfilI .I..tin- I > 11.
Will'. All:.. Illlll'li II
iil«'.V. 'ill of
I, lliii.rv.
('. I.. i;«irr» ..
;.i!ii.i ('. I 'nil -
. A'.i -Iin illi'.
• Illl' I . : ' ill m
• •!'. Km-1,,n.
•• .Jr., whose
-\ii.iiii-. 11\ <
K. I
.11:
iiillill.ll linlil
father. II.iivcv (.
I'.ii i I Willi.
Private Hichaid I
«f Mrs. Uismc .ii;
,.nii.
lTivate Ldv.i.nl :
Mrs. Nora Judi;i
Technician I
C. Lanier, -on oi !i.
Heula\ ilk-, puitt
\'..
I. II
I
Ii.- inotner,
11» I ill 'till
:I>Ijoii ».
i M l,, whose
oil. lives .11
line-, \vlm>e
ios, Ijvcx iit
•li'ffM son, .soli
i on oi Im hi ii
•IUlljiC. Mill ol
n<- ifo.-ciiiii.
•nit- Kcmiciii
>ei i M. I«,1111i'i.
. In
II. .-oil III'
mute i.
I i.ml. K. I.iiy
. I«iv 1 <iti. route*
Stephen C.
Al. I.oiif;. route
<;.-,itl«' Fred I...
Ii I • 11 i i i Ait'ii
I <ck . !ii el. Mi.
\V.
ill \ i .
I'un i.
Private .1
Alls. lierllia I.
t'ciineelon.
Private I'n < i
toll, soil III III..
2. Sprint; tl"i
Private Fn-t (
Lony, sen ol J
2, Hoxboro.
Tectum i.in I
Mcneiiiim.
chum ot 111 l i
• Jlive.
Sergeant
wife, Ali .1
■it Four <.
Pliviil. i
soli Ol Mi
2. St. ■ '. ■
I'riva c I' I
■•■Oil (>| Ml li. Hi'
X, Ktjilo:i-..nil ..
I'i iv iiie I '< '
Mis. Li./c Sp;v«.\
City.
Koi'K'nuiI C.n l (• S!i icUiand. In-oili
er ol An liu I.- Strickland. louli* 1,
Smitliln id
Technician l'"i 11 Ii (iiarie (Hen Al
Stroud. -"11 'I I'.arni.v Slnud. route
I, Seven Splint's.
(('mil lined on P.ige Six)
Chi I F.
(>. Ilicltii'
Tom I).
I J. S Tilth.
. Spivc.v,
route I.
whose
. lives
! iridic,
route
Smith,
route
.•o|l «>f
Tauor
WEATHER
| (>n XOKTII ( AltOl.lNA,
Slightly warmer tonight.
Price Chief
T|~
I'
On Farm Bills
Bankhead and Pace
Measure Would End
Free Stabilization,
Brown Declares
Washington. March —(AIM
—i'rt sident ltoiisrvrlt announc
ed today i lie creation in the ajjri
t-ulliire department of an ad
■iiiiii.>(i;i1i.>ii of !«ih| iiritiliirtiiMi
.tl tl t!i (rihution (si !><■ lit ad d liy
Chest", r !'. Davis. |ii"-idcnl til
Ihc t \ (i flu I l.csirve Hank at St.
t...uis and former director of the
AKlicuUuril Adjust m-nt Ad
minis! ration.
W:ishi';,*;tou, March "15—(AIM
—»';!((• Administrator Prentiss
Blown averted today that enuct
nieiil of the pending i'.acklicatl
and Pace farm hills would "end
the stiDili'/.ation ol prices" and
stabilization of wages as well."
In I tiers to congressional lead
ers. I'rown e\iiressc.l "deep op
position" to the two hills and
said lie hope I they would he re
jrc'un liy t'< .tgre-s.
Tir- !'.. niihefld bill.-. passed hy t!r.
lihim ye lerri.iy arid now In-line the
Senate, wo,. d climi: a to yvoniinoni
i.cneiit p:>ymvnt.s in tigiirinu parity
prices fur asrieulturui pn chtct.-, wli.lo
ire Pacc bill would increase parity
price through inclti-ion of farm la
bur en ts in the parity formula.
Taken tofipthej, Brown said, they
witlid i.i -e liic let.i 1 price ul fo.id
between 17 mil ii! per cent, incroa-e
the iinnti.il Inod budget of eonsum
■ by thre ■ .:iid lhrcot|uarlcr billii
dollar, si <1 <• : the k ivormiicnt an
;>'!«• i:ioi...t mi. .:■■(! oiii' ipiart'.T bil
Hi i?ciollar.i a .'.ear.
"We must face the fact that
radical change in the cost of food
means radical chance in the
'lit'le .•■leel lormtila' as well
Itrown wrote. "If Coucress rc
onircs the cue. it must accept
the ri speiisiliility for the other."
I'.row11 •• il be I el larin price;
nd farm me >1110 already have been
1,1 < • 1 1n io\ 1 . inerea.-inu il"
l„ . e 1 I ! i t i < 11 Align i. I!i:t!>. aiitl
jiiti uiry, I!'I white |»i ecu farmer.
|ia> :iicri a I :*'» p.-r c. n'..
ISrnov. 11 aid. "I;.: o
III it e wli i.i' ;iil o 1 flit bel
par.ly ;•! "ia- time Ibe v.ar broke
III All '. 1n cbed a lex el
la |it'1 e u ivo par.lv 111 January
f Ibis v. a '•
••Jvit ive priei 'lie larimTs
received • I nn' lime, as much
) Js pi hi- . . . pay." in continued.
ill il Ib«". • •■!-«» I I en lour lone.
I , nniel iiei' • •! |irod.ii'
I I:<ill me 'ii ' t 'lsl 01 'ureil labor,
i lli- in at ers reeeivi i tlierefoie
! yield In ' mer for I. ow n I t
iior and ■' hi. family, a belter
iilnrn 1; . be lia< ever before
know 11."
ELEVFN PRISONERS
ARK GIVEN PAROLES
j h L'.'i - (AIM Xathan
Crawl"..1 iftivl 11 Waynr • i
ly in N' 1 !).*:<:. .iikI sciiIcik • il
In Ui (<■ . ■ .ir.-. fw mmmiihI dcui'ff
■ tmirilcr. mciB i " |»' i "H<
j |>;• i>alt■« 1 i'.v <I"<\fi iii•!' ISriiiiKii
ton.
Al. i | ■ was Clir l'V IJpiwn.
| M-nti-niv i-vrnmlif in .I ium v.
i 1943, t" for as null with
:i deadly \ ■'>.
Mine Cave-In
Dan %ges City
Pitt A!:.roll L':. -(AIM—
A in' r i\<■ Ihc \\ <•) si
in tlu 'i IVnii'vk i mini'
field I years slrnel; this
mining: i i lB.nno la>t nicht and
Hit* ui c till .-iiiKiri; t«*<iiiy
from mi : ni>ro than I '" cracked
and tv. :i>mcs and buildings.
The i- .'iid fire departments
iditl tiii>rr no indication of when
tllC eait 4 11^ would PTN.
Yaw ii i i ! <••. ires developed ill
11nwn< a vi nw nl . II hikc* a-,d
trees 'illed .ind >.ini;. W'.i
tci i»:i mains mapped Kiir
men led holm 20 In 2A fori
deep i d ,;n alcd I he i>\erall sink
ing nl fi i\c to eight led in vaiy
Inr 1 c' \ S100 nan high -.hit I
build • bdilly 11.•< 1 , <1 j,.n
f.l'cmvil Ji'.llt'il !<«• Wullj It uulil t:( 1
Inpsc.
CM THE TUNISIAN BATTLEFRONTS
fTUNISIA, units of the British First Army ho!<l the area
...• ; 1;l! .v.' Medjez-el-Bab in spite of continued attempts by
I" . t' .! !.: Jurgcn von Arnim to push them back. American troops
: .• r v • :_•«! i i have taken Mnknassy and nre said to be pushing or.
1 n a two-proiiRed drive in central Tunisia. These forces
\ :l <>;>: lilv try to form a juncture with units of the British F.ighth
• • • now nankins the Mnreth Line arid attacking Matmata,
i. ...v.i-.Jot Ir.c Miong Axis fortifications in tliis area. (Intcrnaliotial)
Flying Artillery
Bombs Jap Bases
NAVY REPORTS RAID
ON JAP POSITIONS
\\ ill' i1 \l.ii oh tili. (A )
I !•. :.I\ -. ■ I' ll. <1 I.Kli.v that
I' Am ii i .nut Novy
titi Ii< i | >1 I .n r a(lacked
.1 '!>. II"c | "II at Kliaill, .ill
cm j • > .ill !■ i ii I Ik* nm lliwe t~
i-tii S..i..ni"! A l.ri'V.a .stalled
I>v tin* ;.lli I i ■; I. winch onin
j. .J UV In. ii.-;.
Real Estate
Babson Predicts
Increased Activity
And Ris ing Market
For Good Property
Bv ISOOI
< I'P.vtIKlll—1! 1
cl.i
I'nbson Par
i In* war )>i" i -
authority tu >
cultural a (I > •
mcrcinl ii 1
news fur all |
lor those a
inn trade:;. C
in ll.'sS lll.lt
regulation.
VV. BABSON
l'lililishcrs l-'inan
!'iii ran
v„ - . March 25—
at (I has Riven
i dential. aKt't'
t.V|H*- of coin
This is good
rtivo buiklcTK and
ith tin* huild
..*:■* ti i limited
!idcf"*;his new
I.V 11
In most 1
wluw v..t
war proline1
Iv under
ings. 'I'"
rnent.-. '•*'
tiful in i""
tals have '
though an
hair our c t
proper'v. 1
property,
ed by Ihe «
one-third > 1
CompartMi
VI'lUIIV.' "I
ettie.- i »'« ;
ion of reai
mixed. V"
they are
tjiiuiu oait
I.slate
11 t >\VI1H. except
mil*: ated lo
■ii- v.e are jjront
, ':i irujle dwcll
,;.u line of aparl
e .. : pace is plen
! nice-. Cilice ren
■reti hard hit «tl
i \isls in ah ml
Saie.- oi rc-idenlial
niv <>l ten I-hie
it -eiously affect
ie(|iiirenifnts of a
n |» .ymcnl.
Mi a year ago. Ihe
.-•I..: .-ales in most
[•a I
• I dlv lower.
. .is lo the
tin* country
■I oplimi'tii-.
; inilies
The opin
oiitlooU is
a whole
In some
< .dcnlial
(Contiit • d on Page Tv.o),
■ Bombing and Strafing
• Runs Made Over Jap
• Lines at Mubo; Ship
Hit at Kaimana
Allied Headquarters in Aus
• lr;ili;i. March 23.—(AT)—(im
cral Mar Arthur's "fl.vins artil
lery" made 21 humhiiiR and
, strafing run- nvrr Japanese lilies
al Mil ho yrsterdii.v. firing :!».
(MM) rounds from cannons and
machine cutis into enemy posi
lions guarding the approaches io
the Japanese New (>uiuca liase
al Salaniaiia. allied lieadtiuar
lers a n noli need today.
Other allied plana* carried mil rt.ix
ami niuli' attack. on la lliuif! em • >
ha. <v. iii the I land a hove All trait...
.>:(firiiiK hits «m shipping and air
drome areas, and one Immlxv" on a
recimiioissance mixsion sliol two Ju
panr. e fighter plane on! of Hie air
in a duel over \Vewak. New (luiiicn.
a eointnnni(|lle declared.
The eiieinv' plane- al«i were in
Hie ,sl;v bclnrt! (Inyliglil ye lerikiy,
raiding allieil Ita e al Oro |lav .unl
Millie Hay in New foiinea Hi 111
lie effect. it \\a> .-aid
A f».IHIO-lon merchant hip \va i- -
polled hit by Ihc all.ed Imiuliei.<<
near Kaimana. Duieh New (•tiiiira.
and two -mall coital ve.--els w en
damaged nil the Kai Mauds wlieu'
medium hnmhers also struck at
cnemy-ncciipied town:- in low level
attach.-.
American
Guns Shell
Nazi Field
Heavy Artillery Duel
Marks Day's Battle
For Mareth Line;
Red Gains Continue
(/•'// 'Ulii Asxacittl<tl I'nss)
General Sir I!. L. Montgom
ery's eijrhlh army troop-; were
reported warding off Fierce axis
counter attacks ii: a salient at
the upper cm I of the Alarcth
line ni otiiliorii Tunisia today,
while farther up the front U. >5.
loiitr range 1V» mm. guns shelled
.Mt/zwima airfield, only 22 miles
from the sen.
A bulletin from General
Dwicrlit I). Eisenhower's licad
miarters saiil the battle fur the
.Maretli line continued yesterday,
marked by heavy artillery duel
ing.
To the north, the communique
said. American patrols scored
local Rains in the >lakuas<y area.
"In the Cinf:;:i sector, American
patrols? carried nut offensive opera
tions with Micce--." the communique
declared, and :• 11 ioct aerial squad
rons. attacking by night and day,
bombed and shot up axis concen
trations along a 20-m le stretch be
tween Maretli and (tubes.
From line dispatches said U. S.
troops yesterday won control of the
In -1 mountain ramparts overlooking
liio narrowirg axis corridor betwe n
M:il;nassy and the sea and pushed on
toward Mc/./.ouna under heavy axis
bombing attack.-'.
Ii. S. patrols clasticd wiUi axis
force-. in an indeci-ive action at a
I•• >i111 twelve ti.ill.- south of M.ik
n assy.
Despite C'.eneral Montgomery's ini
tial setback. I,"i«lon quarters said
there was "no rca-on for gloom,"
and added:
"We niu-l remember that the ene
my lias been working lor months to
| strength! n the Mareth line. It took
us nine ila\- to yet through at El
Alamein and I don't think we need
In weep over ti• iretreat."
Kin k IV a range ..f 20.000
l« ail about eli- "n m il's—Ameri
iti I .org l"m" rifle.- were reported
In In, !• I;n• • '.i-d 'Hi! live axi< planes
■ iid ■ ii! ■ a 11 v rle ti >ycd the Mez/.ouna
•i.-M.
"The port ' now u eless to Pie
axis," .i I . S artillery officer said.
In urn ilicm 'J'uni.-ia. Lieutenant
(v'mriiricd i>!i Page Five)
Scott Backs
Face Measure
IJ. j 1 • -1::» . ?.l ■ r«-h 2a - l.\l'i—Coin
in- t-r ni Agriculture W Kerr
Scott let! today for Washin|{ton to
i 'Mi v Mi <■ si'Htal leaders <>n
!' I' • '* . . Iiii ii would include
jl.ini w,n tigunug the prico
|ia ; : ir I lit? agricultural products.
Scott wi one of the original bock*
< ni "'i p re lull, which has passed
.':fi i eNpectcd to go t'.i
a• Si*nate !;•'e today.
!'• ■ •!'» !e.i\ ■ 11u lor Washington he
lie,ter.ited his de/ite to ",-ee that
the runner- ure paid sufficient prices
! for their products so that they can
v.ieel !;«!>• .r co ; and increased prices
1 for larni machinery."'
Everybody Turned OutToHelp
When Nazi Tanks I hreatened
With United Slate.- Forres in Cen
tral Tum.-a. March 2.{, (Delayed)—
(AP)—Everybody from cool; |.<
s\vitrlil>«»i»i-rf operator and truck driv
ers in hup 1 r»"» mm howitzer battery
Hitched in loday to help stem a Ger
man tank drive.
Tliey were <o c.iger to uct a high
>core thiil when tli(< aminunition r. n
I >\v lliev rushed i fresh sunply of
shells tip mountain slopes in relays
by hand.
A slory nhnwlni typical American
hallle ingenuity was told l\v Battery
faplain .tames P. Mulcnhy. 1!.'! oi
Orlando. Fla.
"Our four ;*nn did veil." lie id.
"We fired several hundred rounds
iiom oiu ttUnii oud those Germans
don't liivr our xhclta landing in their
laps."
"II was a real emergency ;md we
pooled everybody I rot n kitchen help
to truck driver* to stop tho nniii
The* were .ui vipping l<i get in anil
do sumetliinu.
"At line poi* t t;inks were still
com ins toward lis ;it 2.500 yards mid
we only h (I -jo hell- left. When the
first ammunition truck cotn«j in
sight the iioys ui iliiwn ;»:id grabbed
the lv II- right ofl the trucks and
lugged !lie:n hack Ihem-elvos. They
did a r> ally amaxng job and they
hadn't had . 'iy sioe|r for two nights
when !llO h.itlle irted." ,
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