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Henltersott BrnUf ®gfratrij BUY THIRTIETH YEAR Ifitre*?^SEKV,«= °'r ma. ASSociATK1> I'KESH. HENDERSON, N. C., SATURDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 17, 1943 PUDL.1SHK1) EVKItY A KTEKNOON EXCEPT8UNDAY. FIVE CENTS COPY Eighth Army Is Near Catania YOUNGEST MEMBER' OF SQUADRON "Sst." William Turner Fuiidcrburk, Jr., 2-duys-old, born to tlic wid:>w of a U. S. Air Forces master sergeant killed in England six weeks a(to. has been listed on the roster of the overseas squadron of (he late lather as an honorary member. The 213 members of the squadron wrote Mis. Funderburk, shown with the "sergeant." in a Charlotte hospital, that they wanted to "adopt" the unborn child and contribute to its support. A chcck for S180 has already arrived. Britain-Based Bombers Again Raid North Italy Power Facilities Feeding Railways Blasted Second Night in Succession London, July 17.—(AD—Bri tain-based KAF bombers smash ed at Italy's transportation sys tem with a second straight niglit assault across the Alps last night l».v blasting the power facilities which Iced Mussolini's electri fied railways, while Mosquito bombers battered Munich on the German-Italian Brenner line. Last night's targets in Itiily, as wa.s flu- ease the night before, were transformer and switching stations through which flow the current gen erated in the Alps to keep Italian rail supplies moving. The strength of the raiding force v/ji.s in>t given immediately. hut the fact that the IIAK bombers sei alarms wailing in western and cen tral Switzerland would indicate it was a powerful one. The offensive against the con tinent was kept up in daylight raids today by fleets of Amer ican-type twin-engined bombers which started shuttling across the channel with the rising sun. Abbeville, important French rail way center, was the target for Am erican medium bombers wliivh struck at dusk yesterday to leave great lues burning in that control point for all rail traflie to the north. The raid was made at the cost ot one bomber and protected by a thick blanket of allied fighters. Flying Fortresses had bombed Abbeville in three previous as.-nulls. The dusk attack followed up tnglil blows by the RAF which cut a path of ruin from northern Italy to the Low Countries. In releasing additional information on the Thursday night raids over northern Italv. the air ministry said the attacks were on electrical nerve centers and were closely tied up with the battle of Sicily in crippling the Italian railway system. FBI Chief Lauds Agents Washington. July 17.—(AP) J. Edgar Hoover, head of the federal bureau of investigation, declared to day that "not ii single successful net of foreogn-directed sabo.agc has oc eurred to hinder our war effort." Addressing the graduating class of the FBI national police academy. Hoover said the coordinated effort.-* of federal, stale and local law en forcement agencies have ctu.icd ac tivities of foreign espionage agon's "before thev could accomplish their fiendish aims." "We have, bv planning and coor dination, avoided the hysteria which prevailed in World War t. when in nocent persons were persecuted awl harmed as I he result of ill advised vigilante activities." he said. "We have kept the home front secure." Dive Bombers Blast Munda Out Of War AKi";! llead(|uartei in the Southwest Pacific, July 17— (AIM—Munda is being ilivo bombed to cicstruet ion. Eighty-two more tons of bombs burst Friday upon tht. Japanese j air basL. whose defender;, from thtir lox holes. haw seen t!| central Solomons skies da;i;cnvd by Dauntless dive bombers and Avenger torpedo bomber- from the first day of the American invasion on .hire 30. More than UMI ol the.-e planes delivered the latest of these low level pick-y our-target at tacks which in a short while have exploded in excess of 3tM) tans of bombs on Munda. Twenty-eight tons ol l.oui) •ind 2,000-pound bomb.- blaMed at Munda's guns and men on July 3; 7(1 toils on July !•: <>7 Ions on July 10: f>2 tons on July II: 31 tons on July 13. Other raids have been niadv without the communiques disclosing bomb weights—but always die raider.- are dive bomber- and torpedo bombers. Today's com in unique crisply reported: "Our torpedo and dive bombers, in two strikes in closti support <>l ground forces, drop ped 82 tons of high cxplosKe-s and fragmentation bombs yn the enemy positions in the Munda area. HEAD-ON COLLISION WRECKS TWO TRAINS Morristown, Tenn., July 17.—(AP) —A head-on collision between two Southern Railway freight trains to- I day left two enginemen dead, two ' more imprisoned in the wreckage iiiid two others injured. The wreck occurred near White ."'inc. First reports aid one of (he Tin prisoned men. a fireman, was alive. The <>ther i.~ bui icd under an over turned car of coal. One engine overturned and the other was partially demolished. The (lit in men's identities were not known immediately. FORMER PRESIDENT OF UNIVERSITY DIES Columbia. S C., July 17—(AP)— Dr. William Spencer Currell. lortner president of the University of South Carolina, died early today jit the Pisgah hospital at A.-hcvile. N. after a crilical illness "f a few days and an extended period of declining health, nnivcr-ily officials have biVn notified. Funeral sew ices will he held Sin day in Lexington. Va. * ****************** * Fresh Nazi Forces Confront Reds Soviets Say All Assaults One Red Army Wing Reported 25 Miles I* rom Orel Despite Frantic Resistance Moscow, July IT— (AI') — Hit' dermai1 liijrli command lias Lhrown two new divisions, one iirmored and one infantry. UK"ilist tin- Russian spearhead rn.w threatening Orel, front tine rlispatches said today, lint the Hod army was reported repuls ing all nazi (liru.-'ls and continu ing' to advance. One wins of the Ketl army's smashing cou'.ter attack was re ported to have rolled to within 25 initrs of the heavily fortified nazi base us the Germans fran tically rallied all available man power and equipment in a des perate effort to stave off a major breakthrough. The dispatcher said llie Russians ivt>re sending motorized infantry with tanks ar.d mobile cannon to comb the iciest clearing.- tor nazi troops. One of t!ii' most stubborn bottles took place around a village on tlie ivest hank i»i an unidentified river not far from the Russian wedge in the German line, it was lvported. The Russians -aid they captured the village. Dispatch^ reported that the north ern colunr. the Russian counter ■ffersivc ag.iinst Orel was advancing southward and had projsrc.-sird an other six I" ten miles after over coming he.i\v German countei at lacks. This would put the Russians any where from "27 !<■ :tl miles north of Orel since originally thi: column reached 1 > a point about .l~ miles north of Ore!, dispatches indicated. There is no indication of the pres ent location ol the other Russian col umn facing Orel from the cast. Its original advance put it to within about 2a mile- of Orel, dispatches indicated. TWO NAZI MARSHALS MAY NOT GET ALONG Allied Headquarters in North Al rica, July 17 -(AIM- Friction be tween Field Mm iial IJiirnn von Kuii thofrn. direct in:: axis nir operations iri Sicily, and Kield Marshal General Albert Kessclring. 1Jj>r<-nn- axis f »i;: tv.mder in tin* Mediterranean. may di.-rupt axis defense plans, an allied air lorcc statement indicated today. liccallirg that there has been fric tion between the two men in the past the statement said: "I'ho.-v who know the two nvn .-•re wondering how Itichthofen will net along with Kes-eliiiig who is n >w in supreme command of ali armed forces, land, sea and air. German and Italia". in Sicily. Sardinia. Greece and Crete. In the past there has been !.ction between them." "THAT FOREIGNER" New York. .Inly 1"—(AP)—Col. Robert R. MeC'orniick. editor -—r*. published ot The Chicago Tribune, replying to Wendell Willkie's clrd lenge to rcn in the Illinois prefer tial primary next Apr !, said. "I don't think that foreigner can carry the State of Illinois " I HKSK PRISONERS WADKI) Oil' OF SICIIY Captured near Gela. crowds of Italian prisoners walk into the Mediterranean and wade t > the Allied LCI (Landing ('rail. Infantry) that will take the m to prison tamps in Africa. The LCI stands how o: toward the beach while the prisoners climb aboard by the two caii&wa.v ladders. C. S. Army Signal Corp: radiophoti). (International Soun:lphoto.l Sicilian Invasion Sidelight With the An • rican Sevc:.!!i Army in Southei" Kit :ly. July 1-1 (l»clayetl) (Al'l—Two mild Imikin;; American soldiers in stained and d.rty uni form- sat .11 a little Sit-iliaa barber shop patiently waiting Ihcir turn in the chair. They wore parachute troopers, and they had k.llcd tlircv Italian soldiers and helpt il > nock oil' three (ierinan marines .-.nee they plurird Win feet to earth Saturday night from a trans port plane. As they waited, I>riva:es Wilfred J. Thomas ■ Milton. Oiv. and Cecil E. Prine ot iSartow, I*'la.. told their stories. Thon.as. an expert rifle man. used >>■ >tii a rifle and a bor rowed mac: me Klin to pick oil the three Italian*. I'rino was with six ollu parachute | Iroopvi-f: wiie they ran :nto three i German m nines. "A. we t ned a cornei they --hot at ii with i nachine-|n. l"l. killing one our h'.ys and wimndinu :in othei." .-aid I'line. "Then the test of us 'urned I'Hise on them and blew two (iermau to pieces. Thv third was shot directly between the eyes. '"I!, rem ned conscious and alter a while u<'' up for a dri-k and a] smoke. We save him .. morph ne j shot to ea 'lie pain. The bullet j had Ron,. • • 111ronKb tin- ccntci 'f his head ai i r.ime out (he back. We helped hi:• >11 we could, but he bled so • . i nothinu could saw h'm. A'.tc b>ut three hours he died." As IVim ' nishe* -ptakiiiu the I harbor t»iri ; i ward Ihe two Amcr icaim w'ith MiicKtioniiiK i■ •<»u. The* chaii wa < ply. Th< ma- walked over to it i : -at down. 'I he para chute troopri who hid -:.II lluee Italians in i 'tribal ltmktd slowly at the little Sicilian barber w;i "n« with a razor in his hand. Then he leaned i> and bared hi- thr at. "Shave." Thomas said calmly. Allied Successes In Sicily Confirm Formula For Assault .July 17 (AP)—The im ni ncn' prospect oi .1 dean-cut victory ill Siily has <•!>• firmed tho allied formula for an amphibious as-aull f>n Westvrn Kurope and MiCKesb strongly in (he; view nl some ob server;. 1 luil thc same pattern will win'« aKainyt Adolf Miller's Atlantic Wall "I western France. There i» no Intent inn 1" imply this,, sources pointed out. that thv <;eraian> are relying "•< mere scare crew defenses. However. report! I11 'ii the Mediterranean front ol s ir pri-iniily low aiiivd casualties anc rapid progress throw a clearer Huh' (>n 'lie na/i theme of itnpregnahil ty The a>cendi,ney (if allied air powei |e \es little doubt, it wis said. Ilia the t'AF and the eighth I'. S. nil fnvp will he ah!? 1 pv dnwn thi i same- r. > ■;> |>rcliinni.ir> l>"in!> shower f' 'uiiniiiiM tin- sum.- ft - I in'iit in- • l-i over .hi : 111 if rl 1 nil inu "M Krt'v.ch rmisl .is »vi'; lliilv's s" ( > tubbed Sicilian Inc. Hi i 1 is11 • ' - MTC rlnAt t" (hi* wcsl \v: ■ 11 '' "> ihr ;i 11 if r< Mcdiliv riineen I' < - "V to Kifily. \!l't -mi-, thf CJi*ri« i" foicf ,n Ilic Wf-t i■ I unrioiilitf<f* "Pfl ior to tliiit ill Sieilv Ihe ;illic- -i i' provvd rf|»f .■ <11v t '•», ■ they e.iti c 'Mtrcil thf sliic.» ox er Kl'illllT. A s in 1 illustr;i1ffl l>y Si cily scfi ' ' be thiit thf <ixi>. l"i :■ 11 Ms rrM'tf"-' fiirnot ih;iml,-itit ii'i ;irlfi|iliit< i ''' fiKiiil'st thf Hiis-iim ilHUV ;n;r| II lUiltl thi• wllolf lilt! ;»l the ( *i* ■" "I t'i fiaht ;i fonffii li.iicfl >il Ihf bfiifhhf.i<l> "f .illi'"l '"g. the obscci's rl 1 here. Rome Radio Rejects Surrender Demand Nye And Smith Declare FDR Not To Run Washington. July 17—(AC) — Tun n'll (token L'. S. senators— ;> Itepublican and • ■ I>em wait - vo.i'.d bcliel today President l!"o.-evi It might not seek or ac ccp' nomination lor .1 lourth term. Sfii. ' 'i Nye. Uepublica:. ol Kor'.li l» kotii. iissi'ilcd lii.it il tin- I' . c.-ident **i'i:•.tls there's .1 large chance n| Ins being w hip lied." li\' w ill step aside. "An I " Nye told a reporter. I:.' I'i • around enough. ne'll I ii'I jut that." Senator Smith. Democrat 1 Sot t: Carolina, declared in an olhi -ilei'vicw that "Iioosc\e: won't v. in the 110111 in;iturn iaen 11 In- ■ tr id seeK it. ard by -:i vi-iit >iii time. 1 think he'll i>c com nerd of that." 1: r should be able t" Mving tin 11 iiiation." Smith declared, "iu' 1 ■■< beaten lor re-elVc;:on. ren.i lie-- "t whether tin war : 111 pr-'Urcss." Nye .-.''<1 'he principal )nb >t hi.- "V oarty was ti> tnid a man 1 h1 i 1.' 1 wi.'-m "the party and the A : i- people can nni'v." Xyc -crted that enigresnncn !•«■*: 1!«■ r 11 September alter their miner recess and run versa! -ii with their ch.-' tu rn'.s. "will ha\'j. mure di Miile idi .is t 'ii ow as to the type ol canclal.'.i- the people will - low." Woman Admits Kidnapping Ni w Y ■I sly 17—(AIM T rre-t of year-old woman <.)■ I'HI A.'.M 1 ' '• t'onroy. who rolati-d ' i't hop |mi |»»-«• wa try to c >ii\ <t her divorced husbam .-ho had a "ii Oirroy. ;n rial aurnt in i iai j:o «> i tlio Now V' i U >>ffUY of tin- odora [ luivoan of invc-stisiitioii. .l.-iilifu-< the woniiiii is Mary I'onot ■ »t 'J"i |-'(0 -yth|« slrrot. a lowt i K.i>t Sidi noiijhhorli«,"d. and >;inI Iter a io~ anhldod ;i story a.s bizarre as an; •n rrr >rds. C.iiiroy >.nd the woman had s uno< , sfi.tvinoi t that sho had kidnappoi ,t 'Miry flvMaUKio m> .Inly I?, iiai i I .<t, him io Nashville. Ten- . t • li\ hi .i YWCA room, and ii id rol irnei , with him lo Now York • n July 11 -ih •iid'-tnins t'no boy in ■< 4th s'ree ••ftayrafli. a charuo old i>. v ,ilna|)pin« ;i throe-y .aimnineed ti'day Broadcast Intimates Italy Has Gone Too Far With Hitler to Turn Back Now I.iiiiiIiiii. .1 nl> 11.— (AI'i — In I lit* first direct rei»ly to llir liooscvt II - ('liiii t'lli11 surrender demand. the Koine radio inti mated today thai Italy had si runs along with Adolf Hitler too long lo turn back ii >\\. "Even il Italy .: 'tendered.* -..ill. "ii would not i ..11 .-In' ii;;. have f 1)1111(1 peace !n • .m ull. Ii t!;e Kiili.sh and A. • a-aiss ay. ':.i ;il i? lierhn. then ii.i way ' i Ualy. •'The Italian jH" -j.lt v ulii .-'. j in lilt* Win". the\ v 'tild • h asd-a i i»> Hi'1 invaders I i lu.n tnei.' we.ii-'ii (It- it.any. 11i111i11is kimv. lull well tlisil : I them tills \\;ii ii> one 1 l:If ' death." The broadcast eanu -• ■■ •>i aftei ;!.i It.illall high (■•:!!: ..ml I - • 11! U i ! i1 * 11 It !i;id announced thai allit-d j '..m !lf\\ over lionic la-t i :h' and a ;>t(i It-id let-. Prtnumably the lea Met: e«»nt'iiiiw; ' e f iltll'C'lll21—It• >.-t \ ell |>: -t 1 '.iwi i Mied yesterday dca..nd.rig 1'iat Italians capitulate «■ sidle. tm >'i nst <|iicnces. The Home i actio uiicvpec' i y went "It the lii l.i-t tnglil. -uk^< - :ni! tIii11 iiii iiir raid alarm had l> ' •lliideci. Without men' -nn -. 'in ill > i .He- whirl art -(matin ^ tin II" | vclt-Cluirchill ulliitiiiliiiti oil ovei ' Itiily. lii.-eist |jtti|ui|{.iiu)ist> hastily I a -I idled - 1.1 t <lay a,:am i 11..!i:111 t iijji1ui.it ii n. I II.- tilfieial Haliiin new.- agc-vy Sielani v\a> n'.mleil in the Iv-ndon morning i'ie.-- a- saying ihat "il I'.Mlam and llie I'nitcd States want defeat Italy they must del eat lici '\>:th weapon.- . their hands alitl pay 1 the price." BROTHER OF LENIN DIES NEAR MOSCOW M -i. . ,h iy 17 (Al'i Tlif ivi {tnil nmimittcc <•: the Communist party tii.M l<i>i<(i loll \ 1 >111 iti I'luiii v. lircthfi <>l Xifi'liu Lenin liiid ciit'<l w;ir Mmm' w \< 'td.i.v ill tel* SI li'Ml! ll llfss. The iiininii'mrnl .>:>t "tic h.»rii iId I < n .-' .1*1 i ' uiii ' i'i-si i'.i .■ iltiin; in 1: • til 'I i.i ii r. i Mnb m Kul Sfju.nr and '.ii.it the |> • I.i' \mm1i Ijc admitted. I'll.mm. \vh<> w.i.-. I.cim.' y.i.mjj .•! brother. wag about 70. lie die< • i. VII 151 ( K COWII THi Wiwhimtdli. July 17 -(AIM - I Ki'ijcinl Court r:r.v l.i-i night c»n • < i *i 'i Sylvi ,'i r Vieroek. id IflM'l plod' 111.Ill |)l • |I.IUillldl.-1. " I vt 'lir l'"H*imi Aui'lll.. llf^is I (ration Art. WEATHER ? VOR NORTH CAROLINA r rt un ci v. arm tonight. Prize Port BBC Broadcast Says Montgomery's Force Less I han Six Miles From Important City Allied Headquarters iii North .\lrica. July IT—i ,\1*» — The avis' situation arisuiid < ataisia in east <ni Sicily was i .polled in front line dispatches tonight to he uriiuin" Minn- critical by the hour. Tin* allied amiutiiuTtiioiit thai a joint ISntisfi \inrricaii military government had established ashore am! was hcmnniii" to take control \x.;s i-ilc rprctcd as luestn illy Ilia! i inii'li'tc occupation of Sicily \ias f-iHwidi'' i'.l to S»e only a matin tin:!'. outski;! ii,' ( alaiii.i <<.tUiy after smashing li.uk iiii Herman Ciiwriny ami elements of the loth (iri'iiian ririiinrt ii divisions n t!i<' liattle yet fought for Sicily. (A P.I'.C broadcast from Al irier- today said the l»riti\h ■ijrhlh army "i~ less than six miles from Catania." The •roadcast was heard by (.'IIS in New York.) <Joins forward. with a power fill allied war fleet on his sea ward llank uiinning Hie enemy's positions. Montgomery has cap tnred both I.elitiui anil Scordia. al the entrance In the Catania plain, allied headquarters an noit"e<>:l. while on all other parts of the allied liont the itdvanee eoiiliiiued. Allied Africa. 1 . ( •. i ■) —(icii ' '• A!«i itjjom i t :: ii:y he ai»i i on. iiiii^r the !•- ... North "a try liev -d i«!•!:: ' ; > «•.- Iwlovv Catania. :!.« ji. .-«• M-.ip TS and air base hallway up tlw «•;.<: Sicilian •«ami >1 d i i> mill miles isl and :;rnt l.i-n'i ltmttul ii- .>ut ■■ 1 1115 four inn I \ i»\ • •• . 'i «• C.ina i::111• I • . Ut» ni les ill Hid : ' , A i .hi !>• idnehead v Gt'lii • <; .. m helle. miles ■ 11n- > \V tit !• :< (V .111 11>. tivrre knife- and l< \ ^ in-widding war* ,<pi - \i ivaa hills on •heir '.i :' i \nirriivi:\« of UrntpitiH (Si net ■ CI cor gt. s. Pal •en. .1- . wi n- :••• ' i vi d In have . i.Li's • 1 ■■ I'd tli.it : nd to have I ■" netrated inland l ■: peril a pa 30 uili'5. Tin- (' . ..d <• i"t" the wart .•! tin • mi y* ili'frnsc sy.-tem li re 11 \ "In*:: < |it .li t' of ■It i t 2Jt ile* d ie west : \; r.tu v - i- a' I.entini. The whn]« :i|licfl • in Ihat sector •;.:i moved i' .• !m •. t abreast of \l< i . • •"> ■ Lie gave llie allie- pus »••• i .i lateral east • i : L'hw v i \ !!f\- rumiitin .-•-ni-! v ■'v facili .t • tht* i fk • amtaininfi un .!• r with the i; t it vi^l-.th . v. • l'd i- *.!!^ • t the Americans at i putting -mi a I* wcrful push tri dm their < t:.l base to the vc.*t the Itjtli n high command ir: . red N i 'maumiquc that (C intiiuieci on P.tgc Four) Army Bombers Raid Kiska W.i-h-nu' •! .111!> 1" - (,\P)—The \ > "in iliu i'tl ' : v 1li.il Army I 1>.'• :■ . • -it* «t .InpntiC'H* p-i.ilion* ■II is :l.i:ni I li'iuv Thllis . ! li'V. ' 11 .lu -i->- Ir • i' '<«iy the 1 «nrmyV witi-'ilivriift bnftcrlrn, 1 The iiir " ■ i. vll tin- <,iiiic fluy * Mir 1 i!• 1 Im'IIiiiu "I Mil- cnciny tIiI '>l;;i»l -a hill; hi'il lii-cn cport ' « rl l>v Mm \ i\ v v. Icvrlnv. A .-niiill Ann rii ii v, hip h'unhiiiricd Jap ii'irlrtc n.-i- ' (let I• nth- (°ovt>. (•ulhwcil ni Ki ka harbor, in Uiu " c.i ly monni'K. Ai'pi'i fiiMy .i livi-.il; in tin- woalh >■ which ha Ik I'I hoinliinji opcrn |ti<*nti (here ii» ;i minimum since | April, made it I)".--'I>lr I ■ Mic Alr-u ] ti;ir. command to coordinate the acruil -.-sault with the r.urluce at tar k.
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