North Carolina Newspapers

BUY THIRTIETH YEAR iimtitersmx HatUj Utapatri? [> LEASED Wilt15 SlMivii-if LKASEI) \V I ItE SKltVICK UK THIS ASSOCIATE!' l'ltESS. HENDERSON, N. C., FRIDAY AFTERNOON. APRIL k; i«j« I'UliL,lSlli:i> EVKHV AVTKIlNlinN __ __ _ MtMchI • Buy War Loan Bonds And Help Win The Victory OiS?F7lie Axis TUNIS: POSSIBLE AXIS DUNKIRK -c - y V :;;i T:SE UNLEASHING of a powctv.d r.iit i ; ■ !I <>;i the VJ'.jiM v > ■ .irn iij: Axis bridgehead it) Africa, r.Ucnl. :i . c v.ocn'.ratcd on r-.<« »•.; ts of liizcr'c and Tunis (ab:>ve>. from v. Ii;i \i t!;o Xn.'is may al'-c-. i-t «.iacualion when Iheir position becoir.ci untcnai le. (lutcrnaiioasl) Seven Welders Arrested On Charges Of Sabotage FBI Director Hoover Says Defendants Admit Faulty Work To Increase Earnings Washington. April IB.—(AIM —J. I.duar Hoover. Fill dirertor. auuiunceil today (lie arrest ol' seven men. formerly employed as welders, on charges of salmlug Inr, liherty ships hrinc huilt at the Hethieliem-^'airfield (Md.) ards. il «m".' said that tin* men "h;r. c admitted iHTtorminj; laculiv welding m order t.> linish their work in a hii:iy ;.nd earn mini.1 money." lie added that there was ni> evidence of ". !»>• a\; - directi >n or .sympathies «-n !!.< part tlie welders." II" li-tcd t lii'se defendants In iie a: • .: :ned I idav: Meii'iali Sehcrer. IMi. a native "I New •. u: Itaynwnd Ashhy llurk • I■ <«"i". a native <•! liuchaiian. V.i . Hiram Thomas Via. Jr.. 'J-. .i ' t»a: <• Citv Vj».: Fat roll llou - ton S !t!?!•. boi n at Catawba. N. l.eorijtrd l.nea-. i!l!. ol Lancaster. S. ('.; wh>% ill tic arraigned ul i» «i Ilara y lhastiis Miller. ..r li- ted at 1.0.111.41011. X. I'.. and Wil led .1. a 1.- (ios .man. - i. .11 re-led ::i 1 >ln •. "M.iiij i'| tiii' improper weld- \vi e p. •. ital parts of the ships," the livatt • I • tcoeral 1 1:1 * a 11 <>l investigation aid. "and were only di-rerniblc M >» n;:l, the 11 e of X-li.ys. The rill ti it ■! the damage 1- not y< t known: I ni\\ ever, many structurally weal; I : - would have ruiio to si ,1 if the ♦Selective welding had not been tl; — < !• 1 « Hoover said that the worker v ere .•t'iirjjcd with using what is known 'bridge welding" and "slugging." i! id that 111 'lie former inetli (i 'Ke il;:nan welds only the eut.-ide eil:;es between steel plates. leaving air s|Miee in the cotter, so that in stead of completely fused pl;it<« there i only si veneer. \v itii llio .nit that the weld v. ill bre;.k under e.itam strains. Escapee Recaptured Bristol, Vn.. April Hi—(AP>—Ki me Wagner. who csmpcd from '.ix. l'inchman. Mi s., state prison whi.e serving a life sentence lor mui'<U'i • \va.- raptured iii Scott county t xl.i.v by a posse composed of federal i»o rcau of investigation agents anrl state policc. Wagner surrendered without re sistance when trapped anoiit 't a. m. in .1 shack where officers believe he had beci living for several weeks. In 'lie hack, not far from In- buth I'l*ice. were four shotguns, about Inn shells and three pistols. ?.e has been at large since Octo bcr 27. UUO. when he escaped from the Mississippi prison. Me ha- als > been conviclcff of killing « Killgsp.irt, 'lenn., policeman and was under >cn 1e: re of death i'i Tennessee when h" Col away there in a bin jail break. WEATHER FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Warmer tonight and earl> Sat urday. 'The Safest Investment' I'li'Yi l.iiul. Oil in, April lfi.— (Al'» A fcii.icr Groat Lakes cnhin boy wln> i-«In iin.inri.n |:i;11 illir ! Hi.IV (It'.-'i'l'ilM'd In* ihiici..i ■> • it s._. in war II i " !llf UIVl'Mlll'Ill i:i till' wtnld." Sli.v. ")J;. u:ay ,>nil i-xtivmcly <i|)|h»cd t«» iii"»v>i>ii|>cr |K>blirit>, I! . . i I i <|(lifl iy u ;!il 1 .itnii.niiii in In mi- Monday lo 1.1.it l);ll I . : t« • ("|«A t'lalltl .-IV'tlli wai ti<mil drive. siller »it- pre \ loli^ly had puuha.sod Sii.tHn'i. IIDII. 22 Convicts Flee Georgia State Prison liciiiMjllc. (1.1., April lli—<.\l'> —I.ci" h> two niilorioiis (ieoruia cmmiic ;a*IM*>. J! prisoners lit* Mi'il.cd l»v tlio warden a» "the worst Hr'vc iM'aiii'il from Tattnall -la If pri-tni imiIv to day after overturn erinc I Jirt-f ■inarmed Kuard*. Warden li I»ir...!! ,-ai;l t:iroe "I Hi- j>! !-•!.. m.nptd nn (> tr.is B (J. Mhii \V. K «»\»■: -11f*-: and ,\. M. ! i .id I-if i■ i a fell tan Hit- J' i.-' ii k«v> ami unlov'kva l.ie 1 izate. Alter ' iu: tin- guard' i.i> they <i -mailt il I'm' |»i - 'li telephone s\v li i •: i a il | > 11 It < 1 a -v.'ih v. hii'h p :'i ll the pi is 'ii i !' dark ness. Tht > ■ i* twii pin ti uck# and .. cill belong i^.: tn Mol'i'i on and fled. Tlic alarm ii \**ri a -hurl time* late . tin- w a iii•'i ad when imc i»r tin1 priMinerx. \\ liom the warden be Iic\e<l may ha\i liccti ced In leave tlir pi. >ii. Iclt tin- g "iip and sui' re dercd I" "IIiivr.-at ISeidsvilL*. Richmond To Get Oil Rich""- d. \'a . April Hi— (AP)— j C,i,\t''i. i >.•: (Ifti will open a valve j ii u . n; t! r li. i petroleum tt> rcach HifitMn.ini by v av ot the newly ci inpleted IKiimile pipeline from (In en li"ti'. N- <'■. al formal dedi.M- , «;,,!i it.i"! i'Hit'• "ii April 2.'l. Hi.' I'laiilaliiin I'ipeliut' l'n. announced today. The prelect. constructed .it a com ,,i > i ,ihi.'mm>. i. complete except i'o. li 'ill co net I .on. of Hit- line to oil company Florayc hoiks in tins nre.i which arc hcing hooked tip now. Aftei ilit* |.'o\ crnor turn. 1 lit* ttad^cl to release liic flow that will jirti'v a ,• laximun o| :;<i.iiiiii iiarrnl- rljjl> the l» iehmtiiid-Diilliniore-WanhlnKTnii areas will lie ij>iiit* pclroletim pro ducts thai Plantation i- piping from Baton Rouge. I.a. The Baton Rouue t- Orren=horo pipeline will iced iiic Richmond circuit. , KXOKiT SUNDAY. T 1 V I'j 1 O VAH I Axlvancing In Fierce Fighting In Tunisia, [Allies Near Tebourba ★ ★★★★★★★ ★★★★★★★★★★★* « »n *ar /a ^ Allies Near Tebourba ★ ★★★★★★★ ★★★★★★★★★★★A -or /« ™ ~ Nine-Ship Jap Convoy Is Attacked Three Cargo I MacArlhur's Airmen Continue Assaults On Convoy; Cithers Blast Jap Air Bases Allied Ileaduuarl> r in Aus tralia. April 1(1—< A!')—With a pledge <>l greater aerial iv inlom I'u iitx. (.icneral Doujfhis ! .\IacArtluir'< tvarpianes pressed home lilt' attack on a ntnc-siii,» | Japanese convoy oil northern ; New liiiiiieii I'uiay. alter crip pling three vessels in the open ing assault ami pounding other enemy tarjri Is acro.ss a wide ex panse of the 2.."i()U-tnile South seas battle are. Spotted at dusk yesterday ofl" , the base at Wcwak. the enemy convoy consisted of six merch ant vessels, a lijrht cruiser and two other warships. In swill waves. I". S. I""l.> ins Fortresses pounced tin the en emy «ilh lliese results: an H.flOII lnii eai'Rn ship lel't sinking. .111 ollier R.OOO-toiricr flouting: lap sidedly. anil a ,'i.OIMl liini.er lieaehed. "We are emit limine llie at taek." allied headquarters said. Allied fliers reached < ut arm • the seas So blast three nr..i"r Japanese • ill' ha.se?—(it I!:aii.i 1 nil C!a 11 at;». Xi'tt IJritin. and l.ac. New tSirne.; and raided enemy mv .,>ii d Ti ::.-i. in the A rut* island-, and !>onii>t.*d eons till shipping all along Japanese occupied Tinior Manci. Alcamvhile. allied head<]iiartei* disdo-ed tiat Japanese c.;vi.i!t.c .11 the New (ininea campaiun iid I April 1 totaled 111111. co.«tlv .. lied against 1I»..">3I allied ca-iialt'uV. Am eriean im- . 111i<-- vvri'i' i' ' <1 " IV > killed or missing in ncti< n .1 d -Mil wounded. McMulian Gives Rulings Italeiiih. April Hi < AIM-Alto:* I icy Gcikt.iI ii. n v AIcM 11l;i:i r ;lr.i today in a dim-.-l of <>t»ni<>ii- that "nil limitation i. placed i|mn ii.um tv ABC Imiinlti i!i the expenditure "I the 10 per cent i'l 1. V. I |> ! • i r (|tiired !<• be spent I ■ I. in .re inent except • in- in* i' •• i' i !■ if ic spoilsilil in tin' ii a.d -h II i> an pointed for law en:- rccnuvit wo: i; "If an ABC* board determines thai it will aid law cnfur«-c"ie*it i t'.i: ('utility and iliat it is de>irable. part • if tin* Hi per cent aside Im* law enforcement may In* u-cd t • install police radius ill the ears of the sheriff and his deputie-" Other ipinions: A hoard uf county i*- »i 11:iii>-:• • has authority to yrant a leave ol absence In o -e of jjs members. A juvenile court and *ot the mi perior court ha.- iuri-diet ion over a person under Hi year- of aue ,ie cused of bastardy 'Hie juvenile court would have authority to rcquiiv a boy under 14 year.- of aue who t found to be the father ot ai lleuit mate child and to ha\e wMltuPy | failed and refused to -tipp" 't '• ' ' make payments for the support >■: the child. There i- no uener.il law which j authorize* municipal:) cs ill this vta'c to hold r«'fcrc"da on the (pnvti«*i j (Mitlawinu the sale of beer and wine. Where a person is convicted o| \ in (Continued on Pajje Seven) ELEVEN ARMY FLIERS KILLED IN ACCIDENT Fort Myers. Kla . April Hi -(At') --- Klcvcn Army fliers were killed late yesterday when i twin-cnKinrd ad vancod traini •£ plane crashed at Huckingham Field near here, public relf>'ion< officers annul need toH ,v The nlnnc w relur-ing to the ■»i«»ld aftfr ■» routing gunnery mis sion over the range. ^. « C i i. .-••I crr.zili AMD :.-rn in pc.t 3 (' : JV'iVl I:o'v.bO! which was ahontU.ncd ng zi forces at on airpovi i:» Tunisia. To •' surprl •. the . ant plana was found undamaged; > • r it:i ordinarily damage or destroy craft be f re leaving. Apparently t!-c f;cc;l »( the t^yj'it ti-.c Nc-zis I'.at-focncJ. This i« r.n ciiiual Signal Corj i photo. I Soviets Increase Air Raids icte Asks JPrice iicost 3i> Cents a Barrel Increase in Crude Prices Recommended;' CPA Delays Action \'/:>shiiul<i!i. >|iril I ii.—(M'i —!'«• tr«»l"iiui \'!>ninistr;il(ir Irkri lias ivrnniiiirrflrd a Krner.il j 11 tide dil pri increase avrr.ii; iit:*. :::> .1 barrel. !ir (ulil the Ui i'sc sm.tll business committee tod.it. 'III! it rndatinn Was sent *!•• I :hf i • : in- admini*' ... • > Aj.i .1 . . : - ,.,iner I'lUf. vlll Ci i. • I i >i' \ : < nil price m\ i- m. ; • < ii i ' • • i! - receipt lir i• ■ i.t , I' i. i A' i dor Ii — ! :i Ilia) !<•: ' ii wag "a |noly bad liiuf." !• -.11 increase. I'.i ■ a p) wared lirimi (!•< | did III it le-t iij nil Irkt's' n endalloii. lit- did. how- ! v ' •1 • c nilliittee i! 'v i- 'In1 i iilii ~ ageiu v '• i im '••• III" | i • • i« • nil ii .-in Ii . . I lit •Aii- i ■ fi.r suet essi i i ii.n-c- | l ilt lull • ti l' v. at*. 11 -1 I • lekes' renin .mvk! - j liiill. I " ' l)V |H'l'-li|« UlM !• - j n>.it. ■ ' \ <• contended a j : i< inctoa<< ;■ lien usury it uil ex|)loi i *i'>n .i . :• iui 'inn arc in I'luiini 'i-. rani)- in •' i ■ .lidalmiil la-limn. laisin.u Ihc stand. said it W.l- III! < < »l' \ t.i disclose I III' ' at III e . >1 :i I III I I'll- oil the I'll i>: if" ilitat ii ' HAL ['-DOZEN E-BOATS DAMAGED IN CHANNEL I l.i-nii v in. < AI»? Hi it i-l •i^li! ' i <•«'> and naval .in craft I -dozen enemy H-boatx in a eh It 'iff the ia.-t 11>. i ill I n:' • > ve-terd iv, the ad iiiii .ilt; ' ciced Inday. riii1 1. l'.i' lni'iT *»I motor linpi'du im t \ "''i| by aircraft and en- 1 Kiiucd ' desdroyer Wwlttilni<lcr I artfl II' • •!' W'idciton. The Wot-, mm t, i t ■ K-boals alire and imp lili u ; It ' "ti four other K boai were observed. two n.\Ni;s (oi l mi Norfi . V ' . April 16—(AD -T\v 1 Nav> | fi collided and ci i-hivl >c«itci'dav tell miles s nilbwe-' o' Creed* Hold. Vn., killing the piloj of) one and leaving Ihc pilot <>T the othPi mir-Hiu the fifth n<»\al dis-j tr;ct announced today. U. S. Planes Bomb Japs \Vii-hiiis'.t"ii. il 1»; --(A! ) A e. .e.m Ituniix . I'.iIH i in; .i . p.ate.e |x>sitions in |he central S I' 11111111 i.-lands Thlllsday de stroyed .1 building i<t•• ii to lie it power n* lie I 114 ,-tiiiii>!. and sniik :ni Kll-li--' ve.-.-el. ilie .\ v y announced hi Ihi' north i\.cilie. niean v !.ile hea\ v . .ii i ■ •■ K isl.a i> l.uid iniHintied A > 1 mimiqne ■ nil thai ilir i in \ ba e s<>< w was attacked > _ lit •• Wed ne>tkiy and I.in ■'••;.■ >ciied in Ii;.- I .lilip . r« -.11. •; . • I • i>tliIt In pruU'i'l iililiiili on thu "round. Camden Negro h Executed Halt \ . . <AP)—Pn te i , 114 ill.- Illl I I '■ ■ l: '.I the 1.. !. .Inlin l< III \ J.ee. eai -Id t'.mill, ii • nty Ni . >1 i■ i He.il!) I ' i lav .ii en 1 • •" n'.- (tax chamber. lie Wii .ii* .<1 nine and j •I -h.r.< '• :vr lie.in; s'.-.i,!-! •i>(l in Imi- i'... >' in I'H a. m. 1 ,ee • ted in ("jri'.dt'ti . iiii'v . ' •>: " ipint: •a' lei inly 1 k'ptcmlH'i I' t'onimifsion i •r 1 hit haw a v > ' 'lie Nejirn l •iti . 1 .1 ' me short . • iftev In- husband I t for a defen ■ • i in N i: V... • nkcd. iinaulti'd mil l .it I'd l < Tlw y* ■'< . Not! • told Prljntt Cha ■ I > I• «• A. Walls 1 his muni I lilt thai he v innocent and ili.it'■ e \\mi i i ■ ' • llie «.ir eh . ■e Wfl 11« . <: ' « e (old h i Ml till ' ' t •. . : • • .■ • be \\"iild Ii.im- | .. be taki n nd Ih .1 he h id jn t • • :••• • it to dwith In his eoll ' d e • .i ell.i' bcf. II w n et . Will den H.'lph McLean said ' ■ I he \ei;i'i w ilked to lii> death I wt? it ' en ■ ii4 lo be mipported. | ; FISHERMEN MAY GET TWO DAYS' ANGLING Raleigh Ap Id- (AP)« lit tml fi>hi"ii may in* p'viniited tlirn ijilt<• the »t .'•• .«!i K i- er Snnd.iy It ii! kind- .1 nnji -in Was approved .i pull f tile Imirrl of entisrrv it in and development -tame- >.i d. Ii«• w r •'••' 'iis .i"i1 licence rc^jl"'ion would bi enforced. Nazi Drcme is Attacked I Thirteen Nazi Planes; Destroyed on Ground ;i Land Forces Struggle! Ahead in Caucasus •M'-srim. April Hi—(API—The Itril ariio i> lliriiwinu .1 niniiiit iliu force into Hie lixtitliin.; of (•.-1111.in miliiart oltjiM lives and 4 iJ»«•-. :I;• latest fr.il ot liu.ssiatl Hi) rs lirine anntiiinccd .is a raid rn .1 (•rrman airdiomu iin the I I'liiimrail front »licrf 13 fier iiian planes were destro.vrd on I he -.riiinul. • ■ 'i c«»ti 11 u:jj |iir inlil iif trie ■ t .. Iiaiiri d| l;iwi,in fliwis I • <i ai'd »11 i!<"l tin- (let - : 1 •'Mills; 111 iv, tii liliild- ! Ill Hit' art'ii a- well 1 ( * 1 Ihi' i.i.d v. a r.iM'ii wine ' > 1 I' 1 Sii\ 1 el |>1 alnlif; Will) I i,t the allied l.«iiiil>inn.s Iront I ue 1 ' I I11 land riclitiiic. Soviet troops slrliiielril ahead in (he Kuban j area of the Caucasus, capturinc another (ierinau sirnuuhuld and domiiKitiiu; tlie position in tile I ice el Iieree eoiinler attacks !>\ lame numbers of (Ic an rr M-rves. ml <>:i Hie HirdriiVie near >1 came t>ii Hie heels of a j ■ .111 long ratim" a'tat ; mi | , 1 -t'eiu. the 111 • • 11 In." .'tip of 1 • Prllssiji fit> 4 'i nssniii* 1 1 / f. t In 1 n>t one 1 » your. u raid wa> made 11 the v,. • l,ni:she.-. slii|ibliitriltlK < 1e.1l plants and machine 1 •. t , a - as well a^ otlier in 1; i 'I netiM>. it was nnnnune -AVAL OKAYS PLAN FOR NAZIS TO WORK ! FRENCH PRISONERS Madrid. April It: (AP)—Reports run France , .nd today that Chief t <; * eminent Lav al had approved < • .t: 1 plan to use all Krcnch pri •' wo 1 immediately lot wot k na/i v.v.i nulttslries. I >• .u;rei"iieni cancels previous .1' proti i.-f- t.i send war pri " I •' . In France in ictui n for iii' worker drat ted I'm Hie reieli .1 v uviiiK ratios of one-three and 1 ''"ii Hi. it was said These nd 1 is -. id Lav.il was expected to j : >ke ;> formal announcement within 1 1 tew days. Continues Allied Mountain Line Now 25 to 30 Miles From Tunis; German Resistance is Strong Allied llcadiju.trlcrs in North Africa. April Ui—(AIM—Two British destroyer* smiU two Ital ian destroyers oil' Sicily last night. Admiral »l the I-lcct Sir Andrew It. Cunningham an nounced tonight. Allied Headquarters in North Africa. April 16— (AIM—First army infantrymen drove to within 1") mile- of the key road junction of Tehourba yesterday in some of the fiercest fijrlitinjr of the Tunisian campaign, it was announced ioda.\ In a series of local attacks east of Medjez-el-Iiah, the al lied mountain line advanced lo points between 2-"> and :'.n miles from Tunis. Allied bombers ar>d lighters continued their ass;uili< upon axis airfields in Tunisia, although the weather was had. 11 wa- an nouiieed tiiat IJAF bombers strueli cffcctivelj Wednesday night at enemy airdromes in southern Sardinia. ' '! i n ht Enfiri-'v line i i General Montgotm i ,i:'h . r y is mossing -trength ■ i .1 1! .ictio push to the north. The first nrn y. led I>> I e ."«-ti. :i! (liberal AlldolMHI. I iv -i'. :• fanny attacks in till- miiiii'i.iiii-. gained lite highe 1 groun i 11 imr* frn Tunwia. o\c.i<•< k:ng ;he !• :i Tunis. The Germ. 11-. . two -.i\. > >' ^ti ler attacks vi'jtprriiiy, temporal- ly 11 Kilned ;i bill eight miles northwest >!' Medjezcl-Bnb, but B itish infan Iry launi'luii a coiin'e:- a-sanlt «•:' their own tut v ' I'niy n-t -•!: ' . leak but ground beyond .1 us well, French f rccs who st . < .1 1 >. r - ward Wednesday to eapt thee ■till s(". en n.i • - :i'wc 5! \ •f Kai.'liiniir, mi the >.mt!nvrn •1111 ot the i\ • .'11 nid B:::erte. a! wi • c hard I - I by tin1 (Ji i»■:t held '• ' 1 round and captured more pris nc t was annmuui >i Senate Croup Would Attend Food » i \Vii>hiii!:tiMi. \pril Id.—(AIM —Ciilieffv f.eved ln(l;iy to srntl il«. own observers to the inter national food ronlerener sche duled io liccin at 11•• • Sprints. Va.. May IS with a demand from the Senate acriettllnre eonuniltce that some of ifs members he per mit lid to attend. Senator Aiken. Vi Kcpuhli •an. Mini the eommittei tmani'i <ni.— y had approved <1 mot inn m iim Chan man Smith. Smith • 111.1 Democrat. t<> eoiiler with S:.iv» Icparlmiul ollieials an<l iillempt to irrnnK'.* h>r the members to tt<*ift ill sessions. Aiken told repoi lei il wa th<* •oiisensiis of the rumn !tei ii ought !o have first hand in I ■ >r 1 nil I i< If 1 no he discussions, since it rems 1 iI. ly that newspaper rep ' '< i .«1 ■ • u • 1 tin to lie barrel! Irom II except the iwrliinclory openiim anil < In- 111; • ■ ioti^ ,.nd denied eontacl with del' - gates. While some menbei •: weri report. I'd urging that Ihc Senate I'miign relations rommiltee 1.1 1 mi I;ir ;>«■ - ition. Chairman formally, I ■ .a De mocrat) said that as lar a- he was concerned he was not intere-led in sending observers. It committer mem bcis went, he indicated, il would be only in response to an iliuial in vitation.