H?niters0n ?BaiU| Ifeiiatrlj
THIRTIETH YEAR
LKASKI* VVIHK I i \ i- ■ . \
TI1K ASS« M | .\ I I: I. I l l ,
HKNDEUSON, N. C., SA! L'KDAY AKTE1JNOON, Al'KIL 191:}
FIVE CENTS COPY
Allies Raiier Rommel's Forces
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Japanese Armada Scattered
F R O M c i F R M A N F* R! SO N C A M P
FROM A CAPTURED GERMAN MEV/SaESl c f' ■ t ' ■n; .! :i . fl\. .. h s lj:, j 1t.
homeland in exchange lor ab1e-l»o;H«l slave i. r i ! i : tins i^- h. Kvcr . : to pi
values, the Germans have fori- nr.'tl ti.v i\ ' .. • • •- . l:i f:-. i t („ tiic I. ..u a
teailully greets a soil slie huj nut seen -iiice Ijiii; i..1 .e «..c ;..ii of the lit"; li an. <•.
V .V ii.'j uj i.'te Liu j j • ». . I
7ruman Condemns
LaGuardia Rumor
Senator Says Mayor
Has No More Business
As Brigadier General
Than Zanuck
As Colonel
Washington. Apiil — < \!'i —
Published ic pniis that .Mayor
l..i(-u.irdii nl New Viirk tna> set
a In ii \riny emnmission hrouvlit
Irom Chairman Truman. Mi>
si.tli i llrmitrral. of I In* Si n.ite
war iit\< liuatiin; eomniiltee
ci.\ lite comment ih.it "1 •l<m i
t'-.iijU lie has a«> more business
h' lnc a lirlsuilii'r si'iu ral" than
VI•.\ i•• Maker I>.ii r.\ I /.unit I. has
licinc a colonel.
/ tttit'k is •• 4ivii1fiiatit I'niniH'l *i
tin- ' ' i .11> . Ii.,. nm i i • i i "i
n Mi >1 i.i>ii i i\ 11 11it-, in.! I ti
lt'..tii i., .-I tin- M-niark iilw.nl i„.
(Sit .i i nit * .< - it(too in- trinji :.t
V.I.nl; !;•:•■ I i'atte;-mi. lllulr. . CI
tin \ • ' War. lo.-'titiod thai /. milt i.
Itiitl .i ktcl foi an inuctive .-t.dia.
AHl« Having lie •• i not uvJ
/ t i . I t, ,.i 111 let I I«ir ,i i 1 u'lt >
I i;■ 111..'iiln .ili ii .i in-Ill l ' It ii I
s».iy it- t*.«• Ai ii-v (!• rl.n iim: I
don't believe in letting It'llnWi buck
nllt Hi I■ middle nl ii War."
V. |.\ limi t V..U - I bin .-Ii..
.'11(1 •. I . . .Ml - I'll.'.
Will - 1 I . I ■ ■ ltd' I t ll I. '.. ,V" ' 'il l
\ i t v '. • .1 li i linn a' II.e I: ■ 15 I hat .
will': e V i aiv jimiii l<> li"od t i-ri
( liairinan licyiiolds nl tiir
Srn.ttp military committee >,tiil
meanwhile in a slatenienl on the
l.a'iti.n ilia miller that "I e.tli
readily see why many people
would asli ulit it has herotiti'
neci ssary to appoint enteral of*
lieers in the Army Irom pali
ticill llle."
I11'«■. -• >ii tnld the conn ilteo <
Z.llllltl. had been e■••• eli'i* >1 ii> I'.i
chiel Hgilill lifflct'l' "fnt In
wti'i'lSj*. | mt riot in in iiMd .el nl; h
ment." II" sold. Ihiwiw. lit* thoiifiht
it v..i • iw i-e I• >i H i llnllvwmid pi •
dun i I • a\ i- i el.lined, lint 11 1 . • i \
Uli I. Ii nillee ill "Jiltii < ent . I . \
and the t! it'iiiiin-hip • t the •! n
picttii'v te enroll council which no
«11111 * hi nl d tiKitinti piiln;e men lm'
enuiini- n ii- and which iilloc.ltc<l
liriMltictmil ni training lilms tu the
Viirtott> .~ttitli<
FORT WORTH WOMAN
HELD IN SLAYING
Ttilsn. uuiii.. April .1 (A!' i
(' •" !1 l''e.i- .llltljto (• rally S Co
tie!! today ordered Mrs. Kll i it.
1||' i' ! .irt Wnrlh divnreei held
if • i1hail lei (rial mi a liii lie
• iii u^liitmhter iii the hotel room
slnyiou ■; Me*. T. Kin l Simmon*,
w idi ly uiiu'A ii Tul.-a Inn ■ c\\miiiui.
'i'. i t._> tor-old defendant wept
'h di . .ii. her first oxi1 <• :; mi "!
»n t nt t;i' i'llL;hnut ! ie pril • iilt >
})€■.!! Iltf.
The verdict wn» a di*>t|>|xiiitt nent
•|> I'll ty \t!ul'nev |):\ e ('■. m
\\ Itn I 1 i-i|<er| t!in e • 11i'l ' •
M- !I .Willd for trail on a in ;t dc.
charge.
Jeffers
May Resign
UTILE HO PL ! ,'LLD
FOR RECOVERS Oi "
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U-kie&i Pens
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RAF Heavy Bombers
Kaid St. Nazaire
And Lor ten I; Nazi
Piar.es JBornb England
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lvi:;!..i. :
Dry Docks
FoUow Meet
Into Fighting
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(!(•(!.• Utllll I I lllil'M. till' il'.llt
'i', ■ I I'd »' i in.' i. w ii •.hips
lurU in' i .ii limi s ioii will pro
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New Thrust :
Threatens I
Guadalcanal
Nearly 20 Jap Ships
Concentrated Above
A;s: .i*aHa in Move
Toward Solomons
{l!;i Till . [sxofitil i il i' i ■(.»•>■)
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i - ;.*'»« >\ «■ Au.«l rilia. (Ji'ii
■ r;il l< »if I:.- . Arthur's iu-aii
r;« ;• • amc aiuvtl ti.tlay. amid
-iviis l hat ni In r i-iu !ti\ war
• hij•• in.iv 11. Ilinis!injr amw
I ward A:;i< i i.-.iii-ia-li! Cuaiial
II III. :m:|..|I!»IIS.
ii'.i actions siisucsinl I lie new
i !!••! i;. ; I.real »•. <■•i itl.ili.-n.il:
I. \ .l.i !>:i !<<••. i' I'oiiiiiimtiti in*.
I»'»;iiic.is| In he Iin ratlin.
a*vcil'-il lh.it .I.i j».i »•<•—«• fieri
l«'ii'cs li.itl sln»i linwn 17 allied
a ire i'.ill nil the Knssell islands.
.">•1 i.iili". tioi llrai'.'-l <il <>11.1(1.11- |
riil'al Nine .'iiianesc planes
\\eiy iisliil as lust.
Tulijii's <-lui<ii I'iiIIomimI is
suance i>l' a I . S. Xav.v umionnee
nieiil yesJerilay thai \tni-riean
liiiiiilit'is attacked a forrc ol live
Japanese deslro.x rrs on the llislit
ol .March .">1—\|>ril I near Ko
loinl>:i!i!'M°i island. !!•(> miles
nnrlh'A -st of ('<uailalcan.il.
> 1.11' A ivv .1.(1.
An • • . ■ .-hot down It> oil!
i>l :Vl ' . »•) ! rJ:n/cos
\ < II" ■ i • ti •: th'.\ •! Cilia.I
alc •' -
Ail it'll Ui>i.l.| i ters ..I I 'niti'il
X:i:: >!i.- rmrii ; ..Tim-.-ii -i i:: .l.,p_
at e-e ships, including destroyers. in
the harbor Kavifllg, Xe'V Ireland,
S50 miles ab »ve the allied i>:i-f
?' ! M • i - iv. i(i h.. 11 (i /in
i ■ in iii'.' i'v SU'Ilen.- Striilt.
A ■••!!'.!mmif| i' .-:ii(l ;ii. raiders
t ■ i ln.'MMi—1<*
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: .ii i Iiir d.n kne |> »•
\ ■ • ■ • < ; i ' >:i !■: i irihes result
>i| till . i It' .i\.
1'. s r:> U F • trrs-e.- and I. -
1 the
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. 1 ' • •' I U<> 1111 .ill.i inunbed
, . -• Jap esse oernpird
. III •' y the M l.VII pettin
V 'I I'm » .ill .'
Kit- .! ,\l I ■ Sir Arehih.dd I'.
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>e Jap nese !)..-«•
Ak'
Mi nl • \V i ■ di i. • it n
A nv I Sie-t ■ i' shut d".\ ii m-viii
\\ ■(.«{ •: -.•! -I'd 111.i* r s
Japot ;i for e\*erv oho thov
have I" • laM tl.
tli'- tri.viii:' ' ; r i-ni) .i.rer.if;
i t ■ r own.
Coal Dispute
Stalemated
W. \|»i ii (AI'> -Kd
Ward li !'• .1'. president "I (111
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tl . I • i .. I'ollli .uM .i. HI -
v. ii.: .•;i i I. I.ewi.«" l ulled Mine!
W-.ik. .> :i. • "reached ioinplet.'
. i , i.i - i it el: •!' w I l«"
i .. ti uy d i • t i ri' > the
d. i1 'i labor li - nil next
v. t el;.
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m'!Mi I i i.fd. idd 4 ' " mi
ni" • i '.ike tii.- n-i «•!!
ii New V • . • . I > -
i i-* .!■ .1 • li. Steel ii.in tlU
1 ii i S e meili ti ■ t t- v if.
i jii ir' •' the .id i; i ',.'oi
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Cotton Closes
15-35 Lower
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ALLIED FORCES PRZS5 ROMMEL
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PU3KIN5 NORTH ON THE S " ) ASOV2 GASES (A), the British Eighth
.'%• y v.. .. II.'. . -..C. ncrai Pat ton's
A t • On t'le ccntral
i( ) A! • ! I". .m reprtlcci an enemy
i !: ti>>. 1 ' ii tvtfitoiy remaining
1 . iiif A . . . f t tit from Gabcs
\... . i . ' ! ' !;i; ta!!a!Inns.
I.. -runt ■ua'.)
Admimstr^ci®& I' orces
Seek to Sustain Veto
Four R&ir!;
Made on Kisku.
Ickes Order
y
Reshuffling
Petroleum Supply
And Distribution
System in IV! id west
1 o Be Coordinated
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IN t: «il«*|l91t Vftlti •• i» illm I' •
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lli«* fttichtI" Ml
ol f if•'!<«• ' I 'i*h t
V nfu • s|. . ilffM'i
hr %Kil«l> all !' 'i iid
Test Conies Tuesday
' ; Senate; Battle
On Anij-Sabotage
Bit 1 i:> Brewing
n V; \|Mil
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Vn •" ln-i Ii ;i-I.i in li.it lit- i»
ll\ I I Mil .llll I v. I lull I U'
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I' . lit..Ill 11«' i111 v lor .1 UKill|l
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• |H'llll
v. . i t dealt v ith stern
First Army
Advances
On Bizerte
General Eisenhower
Says Satisfactory
Progress Made;
Other War News
(/.'</ Tin I ssiH'ifll I'll J'l'Cis'X )
Allied troop*. tanks and guns
uvtv reported Lat'er'n;/ the
i iitniy along the entire 250-mile
front in Tunisia today, and Gen
efal Dwight I). Kisenhowor's
headquarters announced that
IJritish first army scored new
gain- in it.- drive toward the
(•erinan naval l»ase ;it liizerte.
"l'alrol activity continued yes
terday on Hit* whole Tunisian
hattli'fronl." the allied war liu!
li'tiu said.
"I'urther progress was made
in the north \\here our patrols
-iicci'ssliilh eneacrd and in
flicted casualties on an enemy
patrol." 'i
C'oim :uf t..llv. General Eisenhow
er returned to allied hcadciuurtcvs
from conlcrcnccs with General-:
Ait-sander and Montgomery. and de
( . .:<•(! that fre-h allied forces "were
c nliiniitig to make -at .-factory p-og
Ciiiicv.i! Kisenhower. who inspects
ed the Ma roth front. said e.ery
Amo-'wn had a right to feel oroud
oT Jtio [»n >gross made in the fiv'e
li.iiiilhs-nkl camping!".
Sninc (|ii:irt(>rs believe thu ('Jin
!v.:':*rlcr in chief and hi.< aides c.i«
< i-seri strategy fur a climactic- offen
sive l<> drive the Gorman? and ttal.
:;ui.- into tno son.
Meanwhile an .Meiers broad
cast said General Montgomery's
Kritish eighth army was again
rolling inn ill on the Oabcs-Sfav
rii.ul. on tlif southern front, in
pursuit of Marshal Frwin Kom
mel's \frika Kori»s.
The broadcast said new battles
were flaming in all sectors.
Aim-! iean armored forces wore re
ni.; :cd ad\..'lcinu ntice mure in Iheii
i :\ i' i'tward tiio sea from Makna-sy.
.. I'ci .it chopping 'it: Rommel's c.
rape .t-' to the north. The Ameri
can- were last reported to have
• ■ • \ i iles beyond Maknassy.
which lie.- ovly ,'M miles from the
! .it at the nearest p .int.
In fkies. dispatches said. Amer
.i I! ' -h warplaros rained
• " on .i\i> rear positions a'
'i : i ■ before touched in the
•i t!i At! fan campaign and vir*
iii.illy destroyed several of the en
rv'- dwindling air bases in tnc
On the Russian front, an of
ficial Soviet war map disclosed
that the Itcd armies were storm,
ine at the eastern sale of \ovnr
nvsisk. Kl.u k «iea naval base, and
had advanced within "fi miles of
the (term.i n Key-tone base at
Smolensk on the central front
1" * -o ("ii;n',iMK. the war map
;e Ku.-siaris were not.
> fins ng . !i NworawMi bill
iis > "()i.i e/.ns ll'.c l.o'irany
' K' ill Si rait in' sir •
' i S • .•• troops only i >\ en
' ' Temryuk 11 the Ta
orm.'illy rt;
'4rp.it witiie
"»l 'led. red that trie ( i t
llt\ nlh." iind gfl
nil.-..-.
'lid n| h
t!ie CI
id I1|i !• illi-l
• '' ' • the Red
from Hitlers j|j
d. "t' iye(l I). | fin
and 20..
Some Stocks
SeU Higher
\i",i Y .1 u. April :i (AP)—Utlll
11 itti i i d rioli nun ed t«• new
• -id i the year or longer in
• I * • i i. i nket while numerous*
t i ' i ' i * a i lied en |hc wrong
lit lite 11 :«< k.
I i .i ua- iti Ic change in the getl
' i I > i.i*, • ,il>li wai and economic
pn'n e« • • 111 any customer.- inelin
ii'il i ' r-iiu .i piniit- into cash pend
I * i delini'e -igns yesterday'.-;
ehnieiil I till l»lc, lirnl sitKC March
;:> it.id been completed
WE4THEP.
I Oil NOIl I'll (' MtOI.INA.
( oiitnilied cold tonUhl. sllght
Iv lower temperature In east and
central portion, freezing with
I heavy fro«t In Interior,