thirtieth year
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1..K assih:iatki> niKSH. HENDERSON, N. C., WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 28, 11)43
I'UlIUSUKi) EVEKY AFTERNOON
EXCEPT SUNDAY.
FIVE CENTS COPY
Axis Tunisian Lines Weaken
rHEY WORK FOR MUTUAL UNCLE
ALTHOUGH WEIDING TRAINEES at the California shipyards arc ol many
cxtrai lions, their one thought is to do the work required by t lie it
n ulnal Uncle Sain. Left to right: S. O. Uuvall, instructor; Felix
Medina. Mexican; Lcroy Hillman. Negro; G. N. Chin, Chinese; Rusi
I"..ii bci . ol;l:.homan; II. S. Kim, Hawaiian; Kinniett St. Marie, Americar
lr.dian; Jceu Woo, Chinese, and Cary Azcdillo. Filipino. (International,
Mac Arthur's Airmen
Score Against Japs
Japanese Cargo Ship
.Sunk, Radio Station
Destroyed; Bombers
Range Wide Area
Allied Headquarters in Austra
lia. A iil jJ8— (AD—A 4,000-tun
-c merchant ship w as
l.l i-lrd liy a 500-iHiund bomb au:t
.1 wireless station was destroyed
Tday as Cienerla DouRlas .Mac
\r!lii:r's heavy and medium
lioiuliirs took advantage of im
!!••)> cd weather conditions in
lar nut iiver enemy bases.
A i. •.ill »r bomber • >11 arnn d re-1
c in ri-i* attacked two 4.IHMi-lnn •
vt. els m the Aral uia sea .r>n mil":;
r.'ji'ih'M-.-t <>f Itriju. i>n the A roe i -
1. a ! ■ America: manned IihihIj
« • :c I a hit mi the Imw of on;'
.'(i |' .ii,! two near misses < i the
i ; in * Fortress. following ii|>
>■ I \i imI iv in which the t«»wer
• ,lapalK>c wirele-s station at
C • New Britain, was toppled,
" '• 'iii- entire st ition.
! New Guinea's north coast, |
' "■ 1 !i.t at Japanese li«»l«!iiiii- j
fr«n V.'ewak south a d tat u.s f.irl
xhilm v. here A-2H< made nine]
'' iv II icks over i • emy position,
'm tile se-iinii i,l (Jieen's 11i 11.
liati fighter plane, made 151
runs (hiring wliii'li cannonI
find ich.iie Kini fire were poured.
Into t <• iurgli! fringing l.a.v Thai
1 ' lu De •. attempting t'l run-1
•'*' ! Ijiplv liaises there. Ii i> known
*.■' 1 ■ i I' 1 ' xpcriciice thai such :tral-|
in:; attac|.invariahly take a heavy:
toll "i ,lu|Kincjo troups.
Gasoline
Output Is Up
Ickeg Tells Senators
lOO-Octane Gasoline
•supply Increased
Month by Month
Washington, April V!K.—(AIM
—IVlrciloum Administrator IcM'n
M«! I lie Trum.in committee • «»
•lav there hail a month to j
month increase in lOO-octauc
Gasoline productive capacilA ever
'Ihoc Pearl Harbor "in the face
"f continuing and discourafilnfi
••fcstuclcs."
lie predicted tli.it by July. ""|>
Vtin-ios <-r no obstacle* we »11
I'l'idiicinj; more lucl evciy day t)>
'hi l»i- t estimators had believed. • > j
.Vtiir thai wo should licrtl *>>
ih>w 1.1 even by next winter," witn
"ft "(lie help with con-truction ma
tciials we had to have to carry «>ut
"in program."
Icltcs described as the "last wal
'"l» t'p the uasoiine program WI'H
Hi; irinan Donald M. Nelsons .la»t<
■-|".v order to complete .">•> per cent • '•
the buna S rubber program «>' "l<
Wcpcn <? of high octane ga*olinc.
i'he committee is in<|Uirittg in'" "
dispute involving Iekes. Undcrs*<'i< -
1| V of Win- Patterson and Ulit»'""1 I
director Jetfers over priorities' |
Rianicd the rubber program.
Canadians
Join Raids
On Kiska
Washington. April 2SS—(AP)—
Allied fliir-. including Cana
dians as well ;is Americans, mill
ed .lapnie i' |><>siti<>iis mi Kiska
island iri lit' we-tern Aleutians
Kt times Monday and destroyed
a miniher of huildi :^s. tin* Navy
reporti d todayy.
The last prcv inns Navy re
pn/t of Canadian particip ilion in
attacks nn the Japanese in the
north I'acitic raine on Scpteni
l»cr when .. c >iiummii|iic -aid
that i n September 25 a force of
Army liomhers and pursuit
plane accompanied iiy pla-e:;
ol the royal Canadian air lorcj
attacked in.-lallatii s and ships
al Kiska.
The destruction ol huildiim
1*11 l\i: ka was one of several re
cent reporls of such successful I
• •im ration.- a:;ain t enemy stnic
lure.
DF.GAULLE-GIRAUD
MEETING FORECAST
London, April 211 —(AT) — Mis-1
.ilcin: Iron Al^u today quoted
i liaide so ici ivin;: there a|>- ;
j»mred t-> iif incrc. nu pus ihility
ii.it (Ii-iu r.i! Cii.i: !• iic (iaulle and.
•e: eral Henri (Strand would meet
here shortly t • disciiv- unification
o! t.'i French clement- imw hat Hit:;; ,
the axis.
Hoey to Furni
To Reynolds ir
In llip Sir Waller Hotel.
Dnil.r Dispatch Bureau,
ity i.v.w msi:i;t
I.*. Iei;;h. April 21!. Iii a UH-word
• l, ill mi ill. -crawled i'ii liie back ol a
piece i>i In ltd stationery. former
Oovci n >r Clyde If. Ilney laic yes
terday aftcninoii assured a hotly
c ■ 11■ led race lur the I'aili d Stales
Nci-atr lit'XI year.
C: tiilol Square ha- nut had time
Iwiiy digest the >itll«iti«>n thus
pit c.itcd. luit a iiiajnr pari ol un
certainty has been ri moved. There
may lie nllier candidates: in laet.
(■mentor llocy declined to answci
a direct question Irom a newsman
,i t.i whether he thought this closed
the h 1 • (Srcgu Cherry eai her in liie
day had suggested that he did not
expect any nlher candidates to en
ter lor governor.
Theic i- pietty general opinion,
however, (hat whoever else may net
in. the hie race will he between Hucy
and ilevnold-. This is nut to say that
,i third man might not win; it is con
ceivable that the campaign could In
come one of such violent "anti" sen
tin ent as to injure both the now oc
cupied leading candidates.
The re was some surprise at the
Maldeiuic > of the Hoey (innnum
ii,cut. and even more that it should
have been made from Rnlcijth In
stead "I from Shclhy. A longer
lidcnicnt i sued from his home
would have been more in keeping
with llocy style.
★ ★★ ★★ ★★★★ ★★ ★★ ★★★★★★ ★
Coal Wage Dispute Faces Climax
Full Scale
Mine Strike
Threatened
Lewis Promise?
All Out Strike
At Midnight Friday
Unless Cernand Met
Washington. April 'IS—(AD —
Mori- ill.in ."iK.IMM) soli <"»i 1 Illin
ois stayed away troni work to
day in a wage dispute threaten
ing to develop i"'t» a I nil scale
strike in the iiulu-try.
Talk of the possible use of
troops as guards to protect those
who mi^ht want to work was
heard as mines began closing
flow ii one alter another in Penn
sylvania. Kentucky. Alabama
and West Virginia.
The war labor Imarii look up
the case in closed hearings: as
yet the walkouts were not offi
cially regarded as strikes.
Washington. April "JS—(AIM
—The nation's soft coal indus
try which feeds the fires of war
production, power generation
and transportation moved swift
ly toward a wajre dispute climax
today with the threat of a full
scale strike and talk of subse
quent mine operations beyond
bayonet lines.
Thousands of miners already
had laid dim n their tools us a
three-man war labor board panel
took up the case in closed hear
| ings, but as yet the widespread
walkouts were not officially re
garded as strikes.
lint John L. Lewis promised Hint
liis United Mine W >rkcr.s would
stane an all out strike at uiKi'ii^lit
Friday unless their demands were
met and the lull Wl.ll debuted
whether that constituted outright <lt.
liance ealliii!! for actio:; it whether
;< .iw.iii/i i.,. i.../i ....
actual .showdown.
The |):i i ii*l had rereiveil instrtir
tMins from the 1> ti> benin In ar
inj{s and pintwil until further ur
ders lie to re tin* L'MW president an
nounced 111 Now York tli.it the 111 i 11 -
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risiiiNfi si:.\s(»\
lialeijth. Apri 121! 1 \l'» W.iiin
water fishing for Ikix . erappie. peveh
a tl 1ht;iiii upeiis 111 enVlorn Nortii
C'iniilm.i mi May I!ll *iml in the wot
01 ■■ |i;ii't nl' tin* stale mi June I"
Ihlitmi James. mmj, inner of jjjiiiii'
and inland fisheries. said t»(l:iy.
ri,A\i: ( i: \siu s
Oakland. C';il.. April I!if—(AIM —
A Navy twin-envi' <■(! transport plant'
1 nisei I into a hill ten milts ea.-t of
la-t night. killing eight nl the ten
men alma i d and eriously injuring
the Oakland airport and exploded
the others.
sh Opposition j
1 Senate Race 1
Candidate
r .
( i.vni: k. iiokv
ifOYviiH'i ii<m> «,i~ iiiri iiuciim
inj* supreme court and be stated that
mi many folks had spoken to him
urging him lo run. he decided not In
delay any longer. As late as 11
o'cloek Tuesday he indicated lie
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HITLER YOUTHS TRAINED TO A DESTINY OF DEATH
- ~ T z. " *•
YOUNGSTERS OF THE HITLER YOUTH ORGANIZATION rccoive tlicir orders ar they report for combat duty
with the LuItwalTe. Terrilic casualties in the German armed forces nccc:it ate replacement from the ranks
ol fifteen-year-old boys and old men who arc called from civilir.n life. Youth of Germany, having known
no other nod but Hitlcrism, are keen to serve. Photo comes from a neutral Eource. (International)
Churchill
Leads Talks
Polish Diplomats
Attend Conferences
Seeking Solution
To Ru&sian Break
Loudon. April :»8 — (AIM —
Prime Minister Churchill called !
tin- Polish premier and foreign
minister into conference today
lor the second tla.v in succession j
as he devoted practically all his
time to an effort to straighten I
out the diplomatic dispute caus
ed l»y the rupture of relations
between Russia and Poland.
Premier S:l;or--ki and act;;:;; For- j
• iv.ii Minister Count Kdward II.ie
/vii ki vi ni' uinirii >ned to I he prime 1
minister.-; oliicial residence at No. '
1 • • 11 w inn l. ret, where Kiu e.nn
Si iTci; y Anthony Kden also was |
o.pecti <i li» jn ii 'i tiie talks.
Dntli polish and i::i- i.m sources ■
Winy appciii < ii ' incline to the idea
that :elatin - iirVAoen the two conn-1
trie< had bt<n "Mtspended" ratheri
th; ii ilo!initel> iv alien off.
Oftieial I'• i -'i quarters rejjnrd'.'d
'mi pension" a- 1 '»«• proper lerin lor
tilt? pre ei.' . ' i • ■ ni'1 and l»u.- ian
sources .-ai l t a: d-'.cnption "seimcd
more aeruiaie.
Unofficial n'l'n.'ts from l/mdoii <l<
dared the • ambassador at Mi;
f«»\v liad not iici'ti Miv<-n his pass
port, as is i ' ary when a breai.
in relations occurs.
Draft Dodgers
Convicted
Statcsvilc. .\piil 28— (AP>—
AK-xaudt r . .ntv nu n were com id
erl in !<■(!<• ii ' id coiut here or
violating tin- elective training and
st i vice act
Kmc-1 Kldei end James Warren
Howie.-, charsjeo with failure to re
port for induct • in the Army, wore
sentenced t • !•> months in prisons
to l>e desnfn.it d liy the attorney
m lien I Kdiia. I.ee Daniels drew a
sentenc ol year and a day alter
convict; mi ■ imilar charge*. Wal
ter 11 a i . 1: I' nes. charj'cd with
faiiure In n ;; let' for military serv
ice. was it. ed to ten months in
BRITISH DESTROYERS
SINK GERMAN SHIPS
liiilHliin, April 28 —(AP)—Two Bri
tish <!<•-(! "vi.'.-. attacking "an un
usually IarKc number" of German
escort craft i" convoy <»fr the roast
of firittauiy before dawn today, tor
pedoed and probably sank two sup
ply vessels. :,"fl almost certainly sank
two of the e-curls and ct^i'scd a
motor ii prilo iioat to blow tip willi
their shell I the admiralty an
nounet d Joday.
WEATHER
FOR NORTH CAROLINA
Cooler tonight and Thursday
forrnoon.
Reds Prepare
For Decision
Mi'scow. April 2K—< Al')—Iz- I
vc.-tia. the otlic.al lice,-paper of
the Soviet l°nio:i. calltd on the
lied army ti day In prepare lor
decisive battle:; "which an* in
the oiling."
The plr:i came as the iied air
force carried on intensive at
tack- in force against German
communications and mai itained
it.> sky superiority over the Ku
ban region of the Caucasus.
All along the lengthy front.
Hod air force fighters and bomb
er.- pressed their attack- agair.st
the German line and to tiie roar,
indicating Ihcy wore providing a
heavy mauling to German forces
being brought up as reserves for
future operations.
The currc 'I lam! light still wa
mostly artillery dueling.
Food Parley
Agenda Lists
Basic lopics
Washington. April — ( \ I *) —
How ihc po»i war i<!.inner* of
the I lilted Nation-, looil con
ference nest month will ap
proach the l.i>k of drawing up
a hltie print lor a new world free
from want w.i- apparent in
rough outline today.
In an •inn ' i .- •liferent
Itffciifliit a Slate irt nenl simkim
in.i»i made eh • • it* do'cg.itis
HinvetilnK II ■ i . Vu.. Ma> I
111 will not luive ttie |»nvver to bind]
Iheir Rovernn e
If all ti e !• ed were c ■ ::!
prohensivcly u • I ml llie (!••!"
gate.- couft . i i leconiine- da
lior.s lor it • problei:: ti
\ ulved fin aid produce a
plan lor Hi. > ul poverty
throughout the \ 1'■
For the c"> ei ;• opo-e- to d. j
euss why m llions people me tin
dcr nourished .■ d limv the vast |hi-|
tential food prod etii II made |n*siLde I
by technological ad valicea can be]
placed bel"ie Hi > !> a-e hungry.
The lope- ! led ai the agenda (all
under Hire,, r i 11 : c id : (I ) eon- !
Kumplioti level* and requirements: I
(L'l t-vpan.-i a prodi ction and
iidaplal "ii t" iinplion needs: •
(.'() i.'ieil ation .. <1 improvement ol
disli ibtltioii.
Navy Plane
Sinks Sn!i
Patrol 3omber Finds
U-Boat on Surface
And Drops Depth
Charge on Deck
Washington, April 28.— (AP>
—The Xav.v told today of a sur
prise attack oil an enemy sub
marine in which a Navy patrol
honiher dropped depth charges
and destroyed the t'-boat raid
er 011 the surface in the Atlantic
some months aqo.
Lietiler.iait Uichard E. Sclircdcr,
L'7. bringing In- jii.-iin- in from a rou
tine flight when a large submarine
v.ii.- sighted cruising 011 the surface,
tin- Navy said.
Schn-dii- changed the plane?
CN.:ir. r. I.etping the sun directly be
hind in t" handicap observers on
the Mil'iua nr. then roared liis ship
mi a no.-e dive on the .-lib.
A.- I lie plane leveled oil fit a low
altitude, the L'-boat attempted to
dive, but it was too late. A depth
charge dropped by he bomber ex
ploded hi i under the submarine's
stun. A second depth charge, re
l< a ed as the submarine attempted
another iva»h dive, struck squal e
i\ i ii tin* deck and c:\pleded in lull
\ ii-v. of the plane's crew. Wreckage
oi the submarine was strewn over
the ocean.
NORTHEASTERN OHIO"
SLASHED BY STORM
Cleveland. April UJ!—(AP)—A ec
vere • which stashed thrwugn I
ii iheasVin < »lii-• I:ilie.I two persons. ]
,-iii; ed liamireil: of other.; and cans-]
• p i»;•* i!v o ..magi amounting to
1 , ....ol .-! liars. j
War plant in Cleveland and Ak
ron were damaged, scores oC homm
\ . c r./mI Irom their foundations
: i ■ ..e: and telephone pole- were
felled.
Nearly Hi'i persons were treated
• •r mill < .1 two Akron hospital*,
but ii" "lie w«s hurl critically. At
!'■ la were hospitalized in Clcve
'illui
noksi: siur si nk
1. don. April i \l'l • Hie lo-s
e X :M.vi'C.aii (Its'.rover I' kdale
i>\ . • in> iicliin w .s nniii.inured to
day i.\ the Norwegian Hoverninent
in - Nile.
Farmers to do Their Part,
Food Administrator Says
New York. April 2H—(Al')—War ,
KoikI Administrator Chester ('. Da- j
vi*. dec -taring larmers are doing j
spring planting •' I lie Aim ric.in spi
rit of "(I,mm the torpe.li.e-: «■>
ahead." expre> ff| hope today tlli
yesn' I'"'I ti' it w<>iil(l top lust
record.
pi'ecli p ipaied
S-1..II lite :i 1 st
lln' t'mted Slatf
ve.
In
Clill
i'lU '
|oi*
«c n
Copt'i
till
iiiiii la I met
Chamber of
saiil fanners .
bailee for I
•ere 1 of lay I lav i
are "taking a patriot
Amoricn" by planting every possible
acre although faced with shurtage ot
lai>"r and machinery.
Sharing the program \va« float" A<l
• i i■:11 Kiuo/v S f,and. e' rniaii of
• United Stali«s inaritii coininis
■i. vviio reported that nearly IP.
.mi • (lead weight ton. of diy csir
no vessels and tanker* will lie eon
»'i ■ ti-rl in American yards ''is year
as i-oinpared with }>,#.„'i.OOtl tons Inst
year.
I.■ ■ mnjj today's pi' ....,!on opera*
' ioiis to tlio.-e of a well rti, Ameri
i an ho.siiehold which itiakes belli
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New York. April UK—(AIM— War
Food Administrator Chester ('. I)a- j
vis. (!<•( larjim limners arc doitm j
spline planting .•! tlif Auuriean spi
rit <>f "(1.111111 fit torpc.li.i--.; (i t :
jituiiil." e\pres <■'! hope tod.i.v thi< '
yciirV f' nd •> tp-it would top last'
vcai record.
In a peeeh p epared for tin- ju«*n- I
era I WKsinn of the Hist animal incol
i*IK of flii' t'lllted State- t'liaiVllict of |
('oihii i iT(. loda.v I>;i\ i said tanners
a:*c '" 11.'11u a patriotic eltalico for
Aincricn" by piantina every possible
acrc although faced with shortage of
liili"r and fu.ichiiiPiy.
ShaiinK tin* program \va«c Ponr A<l
niral Kmn.;y S Land. (*' TiniMI cf
'•i United Stales maritii eoinmis
•i. who icportc'i iM.it nearly IP.
dii.ou i de;id weight l«in of diy rsir
i; • vessels iitid (linkers will l»c; <*'>u
i led !n American yards 'ns year
;i I'liiipin'cd with l.,?.v''.(XKi tons Inst
yciic.
i"tt-ij; i>day\« pf .nL''"n opera*
!i<>ns I" tlm.ee* of a well rti. Amcri
ran !>(•;.mliold which makes both
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Americans
Take Three
Vital Hills
British, Americans
And French Make
'Steady Progress'
In Hard Fighting
Allied Headquarters in North
Africa. April UjS—(Al')—Am
erican troops stormed three
t iorcely delcnded hills strad
dling tht' road i« .Mat cur and
iiizerte and the Hritish first
army batWed i'or commanding
height at Modjerda \illagc 21
miles northwest of Tunis, it was
announced at allied headquar
ters today, as allien forces ham
mered against the tenaciously
defended hut weakening axis
bridgehead in Tunisia.
The British first and ciclUli
armies, tlic second I'. S. Army
corps, and the French made
"steady progress." uu allied com
munique said, hut it was by dint
of hardest fighting, especially in
the Mcdjcz-el-Bab sector wlice
allied attacks were followed bv
enemy counter attacks all day
yesterday.
The Americans under Lie:i'.en.int
General Gc-'r;;o S. I'alton. Jr.. ciean
ed axis forces out el ail uccup>ed
important crest.
Another contingent, pusninjt to
ward Jefna station, L'}> nines south
west of Bi/.crtc. swept the enemy off
a fortified ridge north at .'i- 'ii and
also rook another ridge jhi.-t to the
southwest i>l the station. These two
l.aobs commanded much of the ap
proach Mateur. the ;i.>p \ trl axis
crossroad !t> miles to ".he east of
Jeffta.
The British army u;-.:iv lieuten
ant General Andet>on atlivkcJ in
the region twelve mile- » ir:l:east
of Medjez el Bab against savage
fighting by the German defenders
reached to within 4uo yards of an
i;her important ridge. Thirty or 40
prisoners were captured at tin- point
which commands a great section of
the Medjerda valley and is only 21
miles in direct line from Tunis.
Twelve mile., east of Medjozel
liai>, the first army was engaging in
n second thrust directly toward
funis alon4 the main road «oe.th of
Tcbourba and a lamous British regi
ment attacked .in important ridga
lid capturcil it in ; bloody action.
But typical of the Germans' tein
riou.s effort to hold every foot of
their mountain rim, they counter et
tackcd immediately with tanks and
inlanlry and drove the British from
the crest.
In the area casl of Goubu)!:i'.
whore armored clashes have boon
occurring almost daily since the start
t>l the allied offensive and where lit)
enemy tam.s hn\e been reported de
-•royed. 'lie cncn.y continued to do
lei'd every I "1 of territory. Tho
British, ! \m-\i . had .-mashed to
within lotir mile* of the Pont dn
K.ihs s:Mi|'!y r ,'ti leading from Tunis.
1'ont du 1-.ilis was threatened with
eneirelement by these British armor
ed eolim from the northwest and
by French loicc- which had advanc
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Cash Income
Of Farmers
Shows Gains
C.'olnmbi.i. S. i". \oril 21!—(AP>—•
C'.i h income t > farmers of North
and Smith O.iroli a. Florida and
Georgia for crops marketed in 1042
passed the hillion 0"llar mark and
exceeded 1941's income by more than
$350,000,000 tiie farm credit admin
istration said today.
The income was placed at $1.045.
013.000 for !!"• year without consid
eration «»l government benefit pay
ments. ami SI.094.513,000 with thc<a
benefits added.
For 1941. the income without ben
el its wii- S(ifiH.229,ooo ai'd with ben
efits. $7 12.024.000.
By individual states, the 11142 in*
come was:
North Caiolina. S4dl.757.000.
Tot North Carolina amount was
7fi per cent greater than the 1924
t929 average for the slide, and other
incre-i-o- <>vei this same avcrau
were: Soutii C.i olina 311 per < ik.
Florida 75 per cent, and C!con;i.H^\f
per cnt ^ . W.j