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AFTERNOON, SETEMBER 14, 1943
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F orces
Retreat
In
Italy
Congress To Seek
Army, Navy Data ori
Need in Manpower
One Submarine;
Two Chasers Lost
Washington, So pi. 14.—(AP)—
Luss «»!' the submarine Grenadier
;ind two submarine chasers was
reported by the Navy today.
The Grenadier, reported over
due and presumed lost, apparent
ly was one of the An:' riean sub
marines which have been inflict
ing heavy damage 011 Japanese
supply lines through the Pacific.
The sul»-chascrs 691 and (i!)ti
went down in the Mediterranean
area as a result of caetn.v liointi
iiit;. The attack, the Navy said,
was made cn August "J", hut no
additional details were disclosed.
The two-year old Grenadier
carried a crew of approximately
t>5 men. She was the twelfth sub
marine lost sines the war started.
Leaf Prices
Slumped In
First Sales
Drop in Some Cases
To as Low as 32 Cents;
Farmers Disappointed
(I'll The Associated Press)
Official averages on ihe Mid
dle flue-cured tobacco belt indi
cated today that prices slumped
after an irregular opening and
in some instances dropped io as
low as 152 cents a pound.
Much of the leaf in tliu Middle
Belt aria, however, had been dam
aged by continued dry, hoi weather
iiiul offerings for the most part on
yesterday's lir.sl sales ranged from
inferior to medium. Better grades
brought u|> to «i or 47 cents a pound
with nondescript yielding only a lew
cents.
Supervisor L. G. Check reported
Durham's sales totaled 6-13,1110
pounds yesterday for an official av
erage ol 32.311, and estimated the
market would sell (itih.oon pounds
today for about 33 cents a pound.
Henderson's average was 33.74 for
37ts,!2(i poimos. The situation there
was about the same today.
Oxford reported an average
33.U3 for 327,;>28 pounds. The same
poundage and quality were being
offered there again today.
Even though their quality was off,
larmers throughout the bell seemed
to be disappointed that their leaf was
not bringing more, particularly in
view of the higher opening prices on
the Georgia-Florida Border and East
ern belts. In many instances they
also were paying little heed to the
agriculture department's advice
that the floors not be jammed with
offerings that might not go before
the auctioneer" for a week. Long
wails on the floors damage the weed.
Attack on Kuriles
Seems Payoff of
Aleutian Conquest
Washington, Sepl. 14—(AP)—The
new attack of U. S. Army bombers
on Japan's Kuril,, islands seemed to
day to bo Hie first payoff from the
American conquest of the Aleutians.
The Navy's announcement of the
Army's lo;it—another illustration of
unified operations—never mentioned
the home base of the bombers which
smacked the big Japanese port of
I'aramushiro for the fourth, iime in
this year. It would l\ astonishing,
however, if those bombers, which
Included heavy as well as medium
planes, had not taken off from either
Attu or Kiska in the Aleutian chain,
newly retrieved from Japanese in
vaders.
High Command Will Be
Asked for Statements
lief ore Action Comes
Washington, 'Sept. II—(AI')
—The administration shil'letl
tilt' explosive father draft issue
gingerly o\v»" to the high ,,nm
maiul'.s do(.i step as a recharged
Congress met again after ten
weeks of canvassing li o m e
(own sentiments on the home
and foreign fronts.
Calling for a statement of
manpower need; by the chiefs
of the Army and Navy. Senate
Democratic Leader ISarkley of
Kt nU-eky made known a desire
for a few days delay of consid
eration of the Wheeler bill,
which would postpone the draft
ing of pre-Pearl Harbor fathers
m*lil alter January J.
SiLtnilieantly periiap-'. IJarklcy told
reporter;; he believed the country i
contused by li:" tun i rtaii'.ty thai has
marked attempts in moot tlio man
power issue—thai the people are
worried because they don't know
what lo expect and because no in
dividual knows j.ist where he stand.-.
To clarify this situation. ISark
Ic.v proposed that Gen. Ciforjt
C. Marshall, arm> chi:-f of staff,
and Admiral Ernest J. King, com
mander-in-chicf of the fleet, be
summoned before the military
affairs committer, while the
Wheeler bill is held on the Sen
ate calendar for action next week.
This, he indicated, would enable
Congress to obtain an authorita
tive statement of the armed
forces' needs before it is called
upon to act.
Senators llill of Alabama, the
Democratic whip, and (I irney. South
Dakota Hcpublican. a member ol the
Military committee, and II mse Ke
publiean I.eadcr Martin "! Massa
chusetts joined in a demand for "up
to-date information." '
While there uas some possi
bility that Senator Wheeler
(Mont.. Dem.i might accede to
the delay, Chairman May. (Ken
tucky Democrat) of the House
Military Committee, was ready lo
shove the issue to the forefront
there with a proposal lo Itaii per
manently the drafting ol fathers
and possibly to fix a limit on
the Army's size.
May's bill, however, would require
hearings and it seemed likely thai
the House, after a pertunclory ses
sion today, niiifhl eh r the decks
for early action on a resolution by
Rcpiesentaiive Kalbriuht. Arkansas
Democrat, lo put Co:.pis on record
as favoring American participation
in "appropriate international ma
chinery" to preserve «' lasting world
peace.
Harklc.v l"l<l reporter lie hoped
the Senate Foreign Relations Com
mittee shortly would produce a res
olution on foreign polvy that "will
have meaning bill will not bring
about acrimonious debate."
He left no doubt that the leader
ship wants a resolution which can
be approved by the two-thirds vole
necessary to ratify a treaty.
Cooperation
Of PAW and
OPA Needed
Washington. Kept. 14—(AP)—An
official of the Of lice of Price Admin
istration (••intended today that tlie
gasoline allocation policy of the pe
troleum administration for war was
primarily responsible for recurring
shortages of gas for farm usage.
Charles K Phillips. OPA director
of automotive supply rationing, told
a Senate agriculture sub-committee
that PAW. headed by Secretary
Irkes. set gasoline quotas on a broad
regional basis without consideiation
of local area needs of such groups
as farmer^ and war plant workers,
lie termed it an "historical cpiota"
system in which allocations are fixed
at a percentage of 11)41 consumption
in various sections of the country.
"The result i> that some localities
within i region are likely to have
an oversupply of gasoline while
(Continued on Page Six)
Allied Chiefs Watch Arrival Of Italian Fleet
Standing on the bridge of an Allied destroyer, Genrrat Dwight I). men and a British destroyer cseort. The major part of the Italian
Ki'crhower and Admiral Sir Andrew Cunningham, watch a strong fleet has delivered itself safely into Allied hands. This is an official
battle unit of Italian Navy steam into an Italian port in review U. S. Signal Corps radiophoto. (International Sound photo.)
formation. The Italian warships had a protecting escort of Allied air
Russians Capture Bryansk
Japs Fight Rear-Guard
Action Beyond Saiamaua
Allied Headquarters in the
. . Southwest Pacific. Sept. 11.—
(Al'l—I'leeiiiR Japanese, given
up Salamaua. fought a rear guard
action against swift moving Aus
tralians today mi ridges ninth
west of that New (iuiiiea .iir
shipping hase as they strove to
keep open a single .jungle trail of
retreat toward (loomed I.ae.
I»iit the Salam 111:i Japanese, who
abandoned val .able war equipment
in their flight Sunday from the I 1 vn
they had In 11 ninee January, l!'l_\
can only succeed m postponing II.en
late brielly. A .era an and Australian
forees arc elam|' n.tt a vise on Lac.
11! miles above Silamaua, while Lib
erators and Fly In" Fortresses an
blowing battene • there.
In announcing today the capture
of Salamaua. whose airdrome and
harbor are onl., 1 all mile- southwes1
across Dumpier stra:ghi from Japa
r.csc-hcld New ISritain. (ieneral limiK
las MacAr'.lun V comtnuni<|ue des
cribed tlie cm my as "remnants ol ois
intcgrauiui troops".
The Japanese .il Salamaua, eschew
ins the warri'K methods <>t their
Papuan iirmy : night tlu (tenth
around I'.iina last January, .simply
ran out ol the bomb r lined town
and let tile A: -Indians n:, ve it. as
they had done the nearby airdrome
the day previously.
Salainana. \\i'o.-,e harh". in peace
time was sufficiently deep to allow
steamers to a- chor will) n (illll yards
ol shore, is •.In- first place "I prewar
commercial importance to be re
taken by Mac Arthur's lor.vs.
The impending fall ol l,ae where
b'.nbers have .-ilencel Rim • iti >ns,
destroyed a bridge, and 1>, ■ -*.»•?! «•» it -
si. rt defe. sc.- with 4!) ton- >"iiib.>.
Wo'ild give the Allies virtually com
plete control of lluon gulf.
Iie.id(|iiarters announced that l.ibe
rato. bomber- struck Sund.i.v night
for the 11rst time since Aiy i-' If! at
the e: emv's oil and supply center
of Maaa sai. on Dutch Celebes. Mak
ing a oiind trip Slight ol more than
2.1)1)1) -'at ite mile.-, the biu hers
hit m I tary barracks, pctroll- sto
rage id w hai l facilitie witii -7
tons explosives and inccndiaries.!
One plane tailed to return.
Food Subsidy
Problem Again
Faces Congress
Washington, Sept. 14—>(AP)—
Congress returned to t ho Capitol
today arid found right "ii lilt" d<n»»
step the priil'l' child—I nod sub
sidies— it had a .iidniud in July Jo
go off 011 vacat ->n.
Chester liowli . the businessman
who came in as general manager of
the Oft ice of I' ice Administration
while Congress v. i.~ away, had the
baby dressed dilrerently but he sang
the lullaby CcyigT-- heard belore:
If tood priees are not to be con
trolled--aud reduced to or near the
level of last September 15. which
Congress wanted- >me of the job
must be done by subsidies or bonuses.
VIilk i- the item specifically need
ing Congressional help through sub
sidy in bonus for the dai*\v farmer,
said Howies who iso reported a
droi) iti living costs ,md an attempt
to cut them further by a new pro
gram to whittle fn d priees.
A 'cr bat'ling it el red in the fac<»
over food sni-sidic cirlier in the
summer, the Senate finally recessed
in such haste it abandoned the ban
it had placed on subsidies,
Chandler Is Freed
Of Contempt Charge
Mo<:Ie. Al.i.. Sept. 14.—(AIM—The I
contt i'l conviction of llalph l>.
C'har.dlt r. ptibli-hei' of Hi*' Mobile
Press ..:ul Ken tor. for editoi. >1 «'• -
tieism 'i mi inferior court decision
here v..is di.-m:.»sed today by i'm
batc ■' due N- l«- Leigh." jr.
Upholding "the eonstitwtion.il liber
ty ol ti e prc>s." tile .indue ruled tli.r
"after .1 judge hi" court ha- .tndered
final digment anyone ma* criti
Cise such tinal judgment as lie
plea-c-. subjcct only to criminal pro
secul 'ii "id civil suit il i:.s criti
cism be slanderous or liberloiis."
HATKS FOR DKEIt III NT
II i' • Scpl 14.— Si\ <la\ - (Iiiriiiu
Nove ■' !. instead of Ortohci a* ga
llic c.Ke last year, have !>een ;iji
iiomK'l <>y Million James, commis»io-t
ner ot Wildlife and Inland Fisheries,
as open dates for the managed deer I
hunts m the Holly Shelter Wildfire!
area.
The-e dates will be N vembcr 2.
4. fi. !'■ 11.13. Only bn. . deer will be
taken, .i- stale law pruv'de- a mini
mil " 'en.illy of Saf) .n- taking doe
dei" The (Same division of 'he Hr
pa'i iient of Conservation and l)eve
• e"l will designate area to lie
hunted each day. and only V5 In in -
tets will be permitted in cjc!i duy"s>;
hunt, it was announced. ,
Nazis May Be Forced
To Retreat Speedily
To Dnieper River Now
London, Sept. 11—(A I*) —
Russian troops captured the
fortress city of Bryansk last j
night, reaching the Germans'j
main defense line before the J
! Dnieper river h.v seizure of that!
i pivot <>f central and southern!
| German buttle lines and center i
of a railway spiderweb serving
[both fronts.
I'A.'eu.ili'ii of tlu- keys!nr.. city.
I held by I lie (Imnav.s since (k-'.oijer.
1941. was acknowledged by
the German radio soon after Moscow
reported licit the onpourmg Hed
I army was closing mi on the city oil j
the west bank ol tlic Desna river.
Disruption ol' the nil network j
vital for Herman winter trans
port heightened lirlirl' in l.omlon i
lli.it the hackward-sciirrji«« N.i
•/.ies would not be able to halt
their retreat before reaching the
west bank of the Dnieper.
Tl'.e speed ■>! their wi'.hd ;;v ..! to
ward Kie\ on the lower i caches'
nt the river, where only tl:reL. in-!
adequate bridges and ferry crossings !
are sa ai'..ii»le. raised ho|x\s thai the I
large lorees of X:./i- might lie trap- j
ped • 11 the east bank of the Unci per
01 e\en be overtaken while attempt
ing to cro>s it.
The Herman broadcast by DXIJ
declared ISryansk had been evacuat
ed m good order, and the troops
had not been encircled or injured
to " , eons dcrable decree."
Ai" nn Merlin preceded Mo.-cow in
announcing the \ ictory for Knssian
arms
Bryansk t:e. some 80 rrv.i- west
of On I, It- capture removes i bulge
in tli,. German line toward Moscow,
and throw: open the I rout fro1 Smo
lensk •oulhward to infiltr.il i n and
Hanking attacks by the liussian- that i
may accelerate ' elrcnchinent t:ie !
whole enemy line.
From I'.rvansU. i lilmads i dialej
out tn several key bastions in the ;
Niizi line of defc'sc. One runs
northwest to Smolensk, main supply i
base and head(|iiarters ol the whole j
central front. Another reaches !
southwest to Cioinel. rail junction
where two line.- cross the So/.li rivet. I
tributary ol the Dnieper.
MM: FAIOI HODKt.l'TS AKK
hking rt iti.isiir.D
Halcigh. Sept 14.—Thompson]
Greenwood. editor o| publications
with the State Department of Agr -
culture, said last week lo ir honk
lets concerned with the market inn of
wheat, lespede/a hay. le.-pede/a sec I.
and soybeans will be sent to press
soon. Tlise publications were wi Hi
liy W It Darsf. I arm crops fll M'Uel
ing specialist with the Deparment,
I>. S. Mfitheson. markets d \ si >n
official, last week released a boo .,el
on the marketing of sweet potatoes,;
said Grenwood. 1
Treasury
Sees Success
Of War Loan
Washington, Sep). II.—(Al*>
—With s:.::(i!t.O00.0i|(t already ill
the till. Treasur> ofliciaN ex
pressed emilidcncc Imla.v that
the lull SI."i.000,(lllli.1)00 <■ not.1 lor
<hi- 'I liird War l.oan will lie met.
No breakdown was available
lor the l.itesl total, Inn officials
said an analysis of SI.SO'MMIO.
000 in salt's during tlx- |ias| three
•lays indicated lh.it SI. 171.000,
000 ol that amount represented
subscriptions |»\ corporations
usMH'iutiniis .iihI oilier l.irur in
vcslors. Sales of individuals ac
counted lor only S.r.'S.OOO.OOO.
Jones Favors
Federal Aid
To Hospitals
B Ilf.ili», Xi-w Yin .. Sept. 14.—(AP)
— Kverett W. Jonc-. head hospiiai
f<»n.---11tiint ol tlic U'.ii* Production
I!•»;iid. (1 today . opposed I >
compulsory Imspit; 1 i nance ir dcr
jjoveminent nianaia n en! and decla
red Icdcial iijsecic- v., not hope ■ •
approach private i:ir.'.\c and en
terprise in efli in! Management."
"After working fifteen months in
Washington. I litive n > del unit his left
iis ' » the elficncv u.>vernmeiilal
iiRonclch" lie iidded in sin wMfmn
before the Ann-. ,i . i ll ,>i;a! A
-••c ,t;.>n'> wartime ■iference. "De
lay md red tape • ' can's l>e eli
i! 'i iieil ; any p.•) : il .sam/at mi
ii> islis.ntic us tHit ;edcr;il jjovern
inent The record speak- I. >;• itse!l."
.Intie declared lh.it vokm'ary Ims
pita!- can: >t conti'i e In i-Mlnie the
"stiltsWfinj: financial burdens loaded
onto 'lie the p'isi n the n 'spituli
zatio- of in-patients or lor oat-pat
ents for the mcd c.il mi,^ent el this
eoimtry."
"Governmental inseiu e~ must nivc
more help to carry (lie load." he
said, "bankruptcy lor many ol oui
Voluntary hospitals ■> threatened un
le.-s our Iinancia! load s I ish'ened by
adi'ipiiite and l.iir paynu" I I" the
sen ices we sell to governmental
aueneies."
WEATHER
IOU NORTH CAROLINA
Modoralr.lv cool this afternoon,
tnnl?ht and Wednesday forenoon,
Germans Say
U. S. Losses
Over 8,000
No Indication Yet of
Salerno Withdrawal
Air Superiority Held
(liy The Associated Press)
Muse seahoruc Alli.-:1 reinfor
cements were reported moving
into the hloody Salerno Itcsu'll
hcad i>i Italy loilay and British
l.ighlh Army troops were dash
ing norllt along tile coast with
in I (Mi miles of a junction with
l.t.-ticn. Mark \V. ( lark's hard
pressed American Tilth Army
lorces.
A dispatch from Wcs Gallag
her. Associated Press lorrespon
dent at Allied licad<|Uarters in
North Africa, said the Mcdileran
liean was alive with ships and
planes as fresh Allied troops
were sent into the si\ day old
liatllr for Saierno.
Allied lit in North
Africa, >< !',. II — < A I' >.—
Fierce (i* i!ii;:■ i cm.Hier attacks
hav revraiiMl <m. vmunil
against ,l„. ;j| mil,. Allied
bridirvht. d lit ;ir Sali-run. it was
announced i (.day. l»ut Britisii
trot.ps liattliiiK up from south
ern Italy are only sunn; 1<")
miles 1 nun making a .junction
to support the Fifth Army.
1 he Moody Salerno fiirhtinj;
was equal to 'he d( spi rate bat
tles at CiallipnTi in World War I.
(Cie-ma: in intlca.-ls declared the
AI lies are iviibiibljr withdrawing to
the sea a.- many troups a> possible
"xvIt it'll m.'niis tii.it they have aban
doned tin' etUi'ii' altogether."
i'herr \\.... iii Alitd ( .-nineiit on
thCsf ! . . .. I
(Tlie Nazis contended (lit* Ilri
ti-.li « itc "decisively beaten"
ami lli.it (lie Americans uImi were
ill flight .liter suffering K.000 to
111.00(1 casiiallifs.1
Allied i-;..'li|'iaM"i> r.- • .iineed that
the British had nipturod Cosenza i-i
an advance up trie, and seized
Bari (!."i : :r vc Dnndisi • -n the
Adriatic
Tiie I'.. r :. • i ). >l.ing up past
Cnsciiza and were ntily ion miles
t'.we. hi sitte «.f the
Kill:! At ; v iiridueiiead.
A!l"ed :*i! ,11:iy and planes.
Mip|x>rtcd by thunderous naval guns,
battled the (Jem ans seeki: u to wid
en the Salt . .in., bridgehead only
sc al mile- (if ). . : the n aximum
ad\ .urn
1' • «• '.'.(t X.ij-is re
- - ' 'i •: idetitilied by
he .di| .. • -
Field Marsh.il (ieneral Albert
Kesseltins I brew tyvo armored
divisions anil the famous, rerun -
stitutfd Hermann (■tiering divi
sion against l.t. CJen. Mark \V.
Clark's tilth Army. and over
head incrr.i-.ini; numbers of Nazi
planes wer,. engaged by hun
dreds nf \llietl planes and fight
ers and bombers.
(Tln-re \x.ts not the slightest
Allied iudiration of any with
drawal from Salerno as reported
1»\ the (iernians. who said the
withdrawal was eontiutied this
morning, alter In-ginning Mon
day afternoon. Transoeean said
it was lieing made "in complete
disorder." >
Meanwhile. ■ ■>', new Italian
na\ \ i; Malta swelled the
strength ot :• •• t stwhile enemy fleet
i " Allied •: ' 77 .-hips, includ
ing five battlet<hi|>s, i»ne seaplane
cai i . i -ris L'7 destroyers
and 1!' :• li'Miai ine
In the fit-rep struggle near
historic Naples, the Allies still
bail air superiority, but tlir Ger
mans had closer air fields, per
mitting them to fly many sor
ties a 'I.iv with a smaller num
ber ol planes. The Allied bridge
head is not vet deep enough to
support airdromes.
Flying hundreds • sorties. Allied
planes, including every type from
A-"' Invaders tn Flying Fortresses,
attacked \.i/i i>.i-cs and convoys,
and ten ent-M y piancs were destroy
ed Vrstr.day.
Rooscn clt Calls
I ;in (Conference
Washington. Sept It (AP Pre
s tb t H.<n-e\ rilled congressional
leaden t.> a mid aflernoon conference
at the While House today Earlier,
he art aimed .- second conference on
taxes with five olfieials who hart
discussed the subject with h;m on
September 9.