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HENDERSON, N. C., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 2, 1943
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KOLOMBANGARA PINCERS CLOSE
AMERICAN INFANTRYMEN have landed unopposed on Arundel Island,
just west of New Georgia, in the Solomons. This places the Yanks within
three miles of the Japanese-dominated island of Kolom'oangara and
provides positions from which field artillery could shell Vila airdrome,
last major Jap base in New Gcorcia. (international)
Marcus Island Raid
Remains A Mystery
Unanswered Question
Is Whether Attack
Was Feint at Island '
Or Knockout Blow
Washington. Sept. 2.—(AP)—'The
big unanswered (picsHon in the I'ac
ific today was whether tho daring
U. S. Navy raid mi Marcus h.ltmd in
Japan's home waters was a feint oi
a well aimed knockout
Japan could use the answer to that
riddle, right now.
London, Kept. —(AP) A
Japanese imperial headquarter*
communique said today 1 ;>0
bomber and lighters participat
ed in the American raid on
Marcus island. Ic.ss than l.'JO.O
miles from Tokyo, and tiiat
"some damage was suffered by
our grounded planes,"
The communique, broadcast
from Tokyo and recorded hy
Reuters, added that there were
some casualties and damages to
ground installations and declar
ed twelve of the American
planes were shot down.
Three; possibilities emerged from
the meager aecoliii's ol the specta
cular raid:
1. The currier task force which
bombed and lulled the i land may
have been prepaiing Hie way ior oc
cupation. It's not a big place but in
United States bands il could serve
as an outpost that would harry Ja
pan's communication.-, with the south
Pacific.
2. The at I a-1; c< old have been a
feint to cover some highly important
move elsewhere, conceivably occupa
tion of Wake i.-J.oid. or a drive on the
vital Japanese positions in the Kur
iles.
3. The Navy may have moved in
for a smashing bit-run blow for it>
psychological effect, alone.
At any rate, the action served
notice on Tokyo's admirals that 1 iif
allies can bit Iroin many direction-.
If worried enough by it. the Japan
ese might be egged into di^pcr.-ing
their available forces to meet all
possible threats, in such manner
than a vulnerable hole would be
opened in their defenses.
Draft Of Men
Of Older Age
Is Advocated
Washington. Sept. 'i—(AP)—
Aserting most future selectees
will not be used for combat duty,
Representative Snyder. Demo
crat of Pennsylvania, urged to
day that selective service resume
Ihc induction of men between
37 and 45 years of age.
Induction of men over 37 was
halted some time ago because the
armed forces did not believe the
average man in the 38-45 bracket
was physically fit for combat serv
ice.
Snyder, head of the appropriations
subcommittee handling all War de
partment funds, said he believed it
would be far better to induct men
between 37 and 45 without depend
ents than to put fathers under
38 in the service.
"The size of our army now is such
that the main need for additions!
men is for replacements." Snyder
said. "We have plenty of well
trained soldiers on American sail
now and they can be used for re
placements in combat service a< soon
as their places here can be filled.
There is no reason why men up to
45. without dependents, cannot pro
vide these replacements for the do
mestic service."
Army Loses
7,590 Men
In Sicily
Washington, Sip!. 2—(AP)—
Army lo.-scs in tin; ;SK-day mn
< Hies I ol' Sicily numbered 7,500
I: i I tod. wounded and missing In
bring lliL. army's overall war
liis.iv, to 7(1,5172 and lilt the an
nounced casualties for the armed
services and merchant murine to
105.-Mii since Pearl Harbor.
The late-l Army I iguros were
given .it a press conference to
day by John .1. McC'Iny, assistant
secretary ol' War. lie said that
of the 7(».!!72 casualties in all
combat zones, 9,209 wtr(. killed
in action or died of wounds, 20.—
159 were wounded, 21.7ISI were
missing, and 19,7-10 have been of
ficially reported prisoners of
war.
Portugal
Warns Foes
Lisbon. Sept. 2—(AP) I'/reinier
Antonio de (iliveira Kala/ar staled
today that Portugal's :.tcp|icd up
military pivparations were delensive
but "in the unfortunate times in
which we are living may have to
be used against foreign enemies as
much us against intern 1 elements
of national disintegration.
Clamping a tight censorship tin
speculation regarding the military
preparations. Dr. Sala/:<i cautioned
against expecting any change in the
country's foreign policy.
(The London Kvcning Standard
interpreted the "mobilization" of
Portugal as a possible indication
the country was ready to declare
war on .Japan in protest against Jap
anese atrocities at Macao and Ti
mor.)
He Refuses
To Organize
New Cabinet
Cther Cabinet Members
Even Refuse to Meet
Germans; Nazi Chief
Seeks Compromise
Stockholm, Sept. '1—(A1 *) —
Eric Sea von ins, Danish prime
minister who resigned his post
when Germany clamped a mil
itary dictatorship on Denmark
last week-end, has declined an
offer by the nazis to form a
new government, Danish ref
ugees said today.
Scavenius. mic (if the few
Danish political leaders to escape
arrest following Sunday's bloody
revolt. h;t :t lieeu asked to head
a new cahinet by General Her
mann vim llanneekeil. nasi mili
tary dictator. Oilier members of
the cabinet, who resigned in a
body with Scavenius. refused
to meet tlie Germans to discuss
the situation, the refugees re
ported.
Von Hannecken is expected to ex
plore lortlie:' the possibility of estab
lishing a Danish government. lie
is reported to be anxious to have
the Danes handle the civil affairs
of tl.e country with the oa/.is re
tailing the power, through martial
law. !<> punish saboteurs and sup
press disorders.
Danish refugees arriving here In
day said it wa.-, apparent von Ilan
neeken is striving I" reach a coin
pioe.ise with the 1 Janes but that hi
• •Unit-; so far have been unavailing.
'J'hey said that lor the first time 10
more than ten days no German sol
diers were .ecu patrolling Copen
hagen street;, and that disorders ap
pealed to be diminishing under tlie
rigid control- set up by the Germans.
Sabotage was said to be continu
ing. though on a scale smaller than
that of a week ago, and industrial
slowdowns were reported prevalent
throughout flie country despite all
German efforts to speed up produc
tion.
Grand Jury
Probe Ordered
New Orleans. Sept. 2—(AP)—Dis
trict Attorney J. Mcrnnrd Cocke an
nounced today that he would ask a
grand ,'iiry investigation of the kill
ing yesterday of William Stevens.
:{(>, contested child attacker, by Dc
tective Joseph Vigurie in a police
automobile.
Cocke said the case would be plac
ed before the grand jury when it
meets next Tuesday.
Stevens was shot and killed while
being taken from the seventh pre
cinct police station to defective head
quarter? Tor further questioning af
ter being identified Wednesday in
rape attacks on small girls.
Ration Stamp Values
Change, Effective Sunday
Creamery Butter
Goes Up Two Points;
35 Cuts of Fresh Meats
Will Be Reduced
Washington. Sept. '£—(AP)—
Creamery butter will so up two
red ration points a pound Sun
day, and tlie ration value of 35
••uts of fresh meats will be re
duced one or two points.
The office or price .dniinistrntion
said today it is boosting creamery
butter from ten to twelve points a
pound because production is 5 per
cent below estimates and the "de
cline is steadily increasing." Coun
try, farm churned, butter will be
cut from ten to six points a pound
in an effort to get more of it to mar
ket.
Under the OPA revision, all lamb
and mutton, with the exception of
bre.isl and flank and some variety j
meats, are reduced one point, most
bacon cuts two points and a few other I
types of pork one point. Heef rib
cuts, rousts and .-.teaks and .sirloin
steaks are lowered one ration point.
(Continued on Page Three)
Four Types of Canned
Fruits to Cost More;
Changes Are Ordered
for 21 Food Items
Washington. *ept. 3—(AD—
The office of price administra
tion today ordered the bltie
stamp ration value of four types
of can tied fruit boosted, effcetivc
Sunday, in an attempt to slow
down shoppers' demands.
The agency made point changes in
21 food Hems—13 lip and eight down
—as tlie result of a urvey of the de
iiiiind nd available supplies of din
ned and processed binds. All the
changes go into effect Sunday.
Canned fruits—especially cranber
ries. peaches, apples and pears—have
been going off dealer-' shelves too
rapidly. OPA said, and "new p'eks
of these items lire running below
the figure* of a year ago."
11 fixed the ration value of No. 2
(large) sized canned apples at ten
points, an increase nf three tfi-ounee
cranberries >1 ten imints. up two;
No. 2 1 2 peaches at 27 points, up
(Continued on Page Three)
GERMANS FLEE DONETS BASIN
★ ★*★★★★★★★★ ★★★★★ ★ ★★ ★
Scavenius Declines Nazi Offer
ONK OF SIX SHIPS LOST IN SICILY INVASION
r— :
All alert Coast Guard cameraman took tliis spectacular picture at tlic moment a t'liited Nations vessel
lilew sky liijfh alter Axis planes bombed it during I he initial stages of the invasion of Sicily. Censors
liave just released the information that only six ves sels were lost in the largc-scalc invasion. From News
of the Day Xcwsrc el. (International)
Chiefs Plan
Diplomacy
Official Wa shington
Awaits Sonic Word
From Russia Regarding
Three-Power Meeting
Washington. Sept. —(Al*)— I
In llic eas.\ atmosphere ol' a
seini-social visit Prime .Minister
( hurt-hill and President Roose
velt settled down to a diseils
sion ol' Mar-generated political
problems today while official
U'asliiiiKton awaited some 011
Ihe-reeord response from Hus
.sia to AiiKlo-Ameriean overtures
for a three-power eonlereiiee
this year.
Ues pit e all tli.it the President and
the prime minister have .-aid about
meeting Hn.-sia. there still \v.,s no
indication from Moscow . to wiieth
er the .-ingestion was eon idered
fav ibly there, nor was aiiguig
a preliminary get-together top
diplomats <>i the three govcr; mcnls.
I ll, need for closer coordination I
among the lliree most powerful al
lied nations thus remained the num
ber one Political problem punted
lip by the recent Anglo-American
Conti reiicc in (Quebec and ob\ ously
held open for lurther di.-cu.-~>n in
Wil-lli: gloll.
Mr. Churchill arrived from Qfbec
late yc-terday. .iccompanied by Mrs. 1
Churchill and his staff. The only
function i mediately announced tor
hi- cute ' nment was an informal
family (Miner at the White llou.se
last night.
White House officiate stressed that
the vi .1 should not be considered
its of a purely business nature since
Mr. Ho -cvclt hoped to make it
partly ."rial. They also de cnbed
the tali;.- as representing not tlie
begmnir:: ol a story bu the conclu
sion of "lie begun in Canada.
Nazis Show
Nervousness
Lond n. Sept. 2—(AP)—In a se
ries of iter. ' i- broadcasts. ,i\i- e;i
dio c< m:rciit:itors declared today
that the allies were massing vast
invasion a. das both in the Med
iterranean and in Britain for a two
direetioii.il continental as -. • 111: which
might be pning at any nioim" t.
Whether based on fact or fancy,
or in the lopes of gleaning tnforma
tion on ,11a d plane. th(. sudden -pur!
in the < n« y's invasion speculiition
betrayed ' - uneasiness over what
the iinireri' •!future will bring.
The -controlled Paris radio
gavc ennsiderable attenTToil To re
ports :Spain telling of the pre.
ence at (iibrallar r»f two battleship.-.
foii|- aiirralt carriers. 2o cnu ers. til
(Icsioyern "d 48 tncrchnntmcnl.
At the .-an >e time a inilit.iry com
nienhitor of th,. German news agen
cy DXI1 a.-serted in ii I'.i rim broad
e';w-t that " ' cannot be de-iied that
Ihe ,\rJ '-S sons have Miereedcd in
apse nbling ■' great flotilla if trans
port iind landing craft for their
plan? the Mediterranean." I
Light Planes Raid
Targets In Italy
Tar Heels
Wed In Britain
L<111<I1<11, Sep!. 2—(AP)—WAC
Priva',. Mary Kli/.abeth l-'.lliut,
(iinKston. X. C., ;ind Private
Wallace !;. Hest, Raleigh, X. c„
have received permission ln>m
their coiuiiKiiKliiic oflicers t<> be
married M the lust wedding
11I Americans solving in the
aimed forces in the European
theatre ot operations, it was
Jearned today.
The ceremony i.s expected to
take place within the next lew
days. ^
'I he couple had been friends
hack honij. and became eni-.ii-cd
when they met shortly after the
WACs iirst arrived here.
REVENUE RECEIPTS
INCREASE IN STATE!
Oi*en horn. Sept. 2.—(AP) — Inter
nal rcve-.tie collections in .North
Carolina lotdcd Sf>8,02-4,20.'{ auiuij-i
'he pa-t nth. bringing collcrlion-j
for the lir.-.: two months ol tin cur i
rent fiscal year to SI 18.100,71<1. II.
I'"bertsi)ii, collectoi- ot internal re
\emie tor this Slate, reported today.
Collections for the past month
sho-.v an incica.-o ol SI!),48(i.iiL'fi over
Collections of $3IM37,574 during Au
^ii-- ol 10-12. and n ir.creasc ot $1,
738.G!!7 uevr collections of July 10-13.
I
Bad Weather Holds
Big Bombers Grounded;
Wellington? Bomb
Aversa Railways
Allied Headquarters in Nortli
Africa. Sept. —(AIM—Tin* al
lied air offensive against Italy
has l)e<'n enurciitr.iti-d tin the toe
of the peninsula for the past :t(i
hours anil has liren earried on
mainly liy fichters anil fighter
hoitibers, allied headquarters
said today.
American Flying; Fortresses
and most medium homlier
squadrons were held on the
ground by had weather for the
first time in weeks.
ItAF Wellingtons returned In tin1
railway target- i>l A\«i-i'. north • • I
Na|>li\-.. and scattered •• • 1 • •»» blnik
blisters liist night. Imivever. and
American Warhawk- -tabbed .it tin*
zinc fmtory at Iglesias in khiiIiu^i
Sardinia.
Tin- flights of lichii and lifjht
<-I"—I><>1 ■ ii>>-I s over till' "llthci'M ex
tremity nf the pcnin.l.i ..micd llutr
blnws ch icily at axis ei'iiantinieations
and defensive establishments, al
ready .shattered and vi tiially para
lyzed by tile daily .-erics ni Inlays
-inrc the fall i>t Sail} hvu weeks
(Ign.
Front the Middle K.ist, llritisn
heavy bombers struck ..! the axis
; n lieht at GroMaulie. rear the Itai
■an naval base of Taian'". m a Tues
day night raid from which ..II air
ctalt returned safely, .1 Cairo coiv.
nutnk|iie said.
(The Italian cnmriliniqtie today
said limited damaue was caused by
allied air raiders in the ptovincc t»l
Naples.)
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Hmtforson Daily HiapatHj
Over 40,000
Casualties
Suffered
Nazi Military Circles
Try to Explain Away
Retreat, but Moscow
Tells Another Story
l.oudon. Sept. !—(AIM—ltus
sian troops driving forward on
the Voronezh front today cap
tured the town of Sumy, im
portant i krainian regional cen
ter about -100 miles northwest
of Kharkov. Moscow announced
in a special order of the day.
London, Sept. 2 — IA1')
I lie (iernians, Ijy their own ad
mission. were lias lily withdraw
ing today I n»m their once
stroll}; I)«iiict> iiasin salient in
southern lius-ia, presumably in
1ear ol an evi ii vreater debacle
there than I lie dih: at Tatjan
which. say,
COSt t )'«■»•»» 'I ||l|!
Itcilm nin.: circles at
teinph-.l *..i cvpl/in axva.v the re
treat by '•Swedish corre
spondents mat greater forces
were needed in the west to meet
an expected allied invasion.
!tut Moscow communiques told
a far different story—one of an
avalanche of Kussian military
power sweeping against and
around oul-fouglit and out-ma
neuvered na/.i armies.
A I»ti- • i:■ i> w.ir i'lilli'tin recorded
today by the S i\ in.of.itoi. giving
ligtne.- Ihiil n Taganrog lhr«
greatest .single German defeat since
Stalingrad. id charging lied arm/
Inis hiid killed moi> than 35.
IUKI German- ;<ixi capturing 5.100
in the Iinal li<i:iiri;it.t>n of enemy
forces encircled west ot the Sea o£
Azov port
In all. eiglit lia/i divisions to
taling 1*0.0000 men were routed
a*id mauled by the smashing
Russian attacks, the hulletin said.
Keeping up the steady pace of
enemy nttriti m, Mnscnw rc|x>rted,
Stalin's troops yesterday cut down
an add tional ol the |oe who
g.it in tiie I: i - -1 in drives
reaching toward Rlalino, Poltava,
Bryansk and Smolensk along a (ioii
ntilcs front.
The 11. . i c• mmand was said
in t"dayV M inille::n to have
shitted !»:•:' trie inland German
forces In the > • .!:i n an effort t*•
halt the I! ■ :i • aUthriMigh. but
the 1J11- ~.ar.-. ni i tiong charge
soutl .'.is: Vnri hilovgmd. punch
ed out gains 11: lour to six miles
toward Stalin •
Jaws Close
On Salamaua
Japanese Resistance
Crumbles as Allies
Close Pincers
About Airdrome
Allied Headquarters in the
Smillmrsl Pacific. Sept. 2.—
(.AIM—The coastal jaw of a
, slow ly rliisiim allied pincers
pressed nearer the Salamaua.
New (iuinea. airdrome from the
southeast today as Japanese de
fenses cracked.
.A spokesman for General
Oouelas MacArthur characteriz
ed the enemy's ertimhlini; resis
tance as "rear guard", an indi
cation flt.it the Japanese arc
civinR way.
On the «<»:•>!. Im'Ihw the airdrome
••ml the Francisco river mouth, the
•Japanese l"i Mime time have been
[ hold in n "in mi the western end of
Hop-evell IJ idu< • it. junction with
I Smut Hid^e. which runs northeast
: from that point. Latest reports tn
| ciicate that tiie Americans havu
'••kilted enemy pillboxes and lox
holes, sent the main spearhead along
(Continued on Page Three)
WfATHER
I'OK NOKTI1 ( AltOMNA.
1 Continued warm this after
noon. tonight and Friday fore
noon. except slightly cooler
north portion late tonight and
Friday forenoon. Scattered thun
dcrsluiwcrs north and west por
tion this afternoon and over
south portion tor.ijhl. J