The Axis Is Not Beaten Yet; Keep On Buying Government Bonds Hmitersmt Batly Btspatrh 1 LEASED W1KB HERV1CK OV UfVIWIK""' »' v TUB ASSOCIATED PUtflvm THIRTIETH YEAR HENDERSON, N. c„ WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 15> 1'":1 FIVE CENTS COI'Y U. S. REINFORCEMENTS RUSHED TO SALERNO A - I ★ ★ ★ * ^ ^ -1- 1 Army Bitter Over Laxity For Fathers High Command Claims Strategical Pledges Would Be Sacrificed Washington. Sept. 15—(A1 *) —The Army hijjh command to day sharply rejected congres sional proposals that planned induction of pre-Pearl llarbor fathers be postponed or can celled. Urtfinu: that selective service be permitted to ko forward with its program with taking such fathers, after October 1, Lt. Gen. Joseph T. McNarney, dep uty chief of staff, warned Sen ate and House military commit tees that any reduction in the prospective draft pool would necessitate a chanjre in the na tions strategical commitments. Ail sirmy of 7.711(1.(10(1 by the end r»f tins year is "the minimum force required for the task ahead,*' lie said. 1'ndcr Secretary of War Pat terson, following Mi'Xarncy as a witness in hearings on the ex plosive issue, told the legislators that the production ol' war planes would *'ko to pieces" if the de ferment of fathers disrupted the present selective service schedule. Specil ically opposing the bill by Senator Wheeler (I).. Mont.) to post pone father inductions lor the re mainder ol the war, Patterson said: "II the proposal were adopted, the men to be added to the military lorces would necessarily be the 11011 lather.s who are doing skilled work in munitions plants. In that ease, our production ol planes would go to pieces and with it would go our 1 surest means of \ ietory." Fascist Decrees Are Broadcast In Mussolini's Name I.iiminn, Sept. t."».—(AI*)—The German controlled "fascist gov ernment radio" today broadcast | an eight-point proclamation un- I tier the name of llcnito Mus solini creatine a "republican ' fascist party" in Italy with the j former premier in supreme di rection. While the proclamation was said to have been signed by .Mussolini, whom the Nazis have declared they freed from impri sonment by the I'ietro Badoplio government, it was read by soinc one else. Tokens Will Be In Order By January Washington. Sept. 15.—(AI*)— Some time early next year you'll be digging tokens out of pockets or purse to get your rations of uicat and fat and processed foods. While General Malinger Chester Howies of the Office of Price Admini stration lias announced the long awaited decision t<> use tokens us change for food ration stamps, it'll be at least four months before they're ready. There's much still to be decided about the tokens. So far OP A has decided there'll be two kinds, red and blue—red ror meat and fats, blue for canned and other processed foods—because the public «ot u.-ed to these colors jii Ration Hook No. 2. But OPA si ill hasn't selected a material and a< yet has to approve designs and specifications for the tokens. They'll In- made either of Cliiss or plastic. Probably they'll be in a single denomination - ot e point oaeli —and therefore, all of one size, line of the problems is making litem dif ficult to counterfeit. The tokens will be used in con nection with ration stamps. When the system u.•><•- into opera tion. a certain stamp will become good on a certain day for a certain number of red or blue points, pro bably If! points. You'll turn in Ihc stamp at the store on a purchase, get tokens in change. Russia's Armies Roll On Toward Dnieoer Autumn Rains Are Slowing Advance Of Soviet Forces En Route to U. 5. t'nited States Ambassador (o Turkey. I.aurencc A. *>teinhardt. is rn route to Washim-ton. He will consult witli the state l»e partmeut conrernins the posi tion of Turkey in a possible Allied Italkau invasion. He also will diseuss problems arising from Allied penetration into southeastern Europe, according lo Ankara sources. •Interna tional.) Victory Tax Repeal Now Is Proposed Simpler Forms Demanded By Virginia Democrat; Alternatives Studied Washington. Sept. !•"»—(AT) —-Repeal of the five percent \ ictory tax was proposed l>y a member of the House Ways and .Means Committee today as a cure for the decimal point jit ters suffered by many income lax payers. Representative Robertson ( I)., Ya.), member of the committee which originated the tax. said there must be some simpler way of collecting the S2.n.000 a year netted from the Victory levy. C'.i|>il««l 11)11 heard, meanwhile, that the .'dinim (ration probably would pre.-e it !•> ('iniuress Sept. 20. : not a speeil program to ia-c more wartime rev enue. I>ut several allern I alive plans l"r diuuing deeper inl'» the taxpayers' pocket-. The Administration's tax proced ure.-. were reported to bii\> been de cided upon 1 n lly veslerda} at a While House ri'iilerenco. Holiertson did not succest a specific substitute for I he Victory tax. hut some authorities were known to he discussiue a "• per cev( sales tax as a possible al I ternativc. However, concrcs isional lax leaders privately ex pressed iloubl that there is much prospect of imnouneetni'tit of a sales tax. ('bairn n l> .million M>. V. CM called Ibe W and INI«n~ Commit I lee into i closcl meelim; lonighl I for n dlxrnsflon with Treantiry und .congressional tax export- «l Ihe va (C ntinued on Pag" Tv. >.) Last Ukraine Bastion Of Germans Threatened By Push Ioward West Sept. I.T—(ATI—Rus sian troops have captured Ncz Iiin. <111 the Kirt Kursk railroad SO miles northeast of Kiev. Mos cow amiouiiei'il today in a special ordrr of the day. Capture ol this important town en the main rail line opens the way for an assault evidently in tended to crack llie middle Ihieiper defense-, of the (iermans. jus| up the river from the l'k raine capital. Thp order —Tin- Soviet army newspaper lied Star re ported today that a Russian nijflit attack broke the (ieitnan intermediate line defending l«o •/.ovaya in the central Ukraine as tlii' Rett arnt,\ pressed a Ken eval advance toward the Dnie per. The autumn rains had started falling in the Ukraine, the dis patch said, liojfj;i»K down roads and fields and slackening the speed of maneuvers. but the tank- and motorized infantry continued to slojj forward in ])tirsuit of the retreating enemy. Xo i ;rlher reports el the pos.tiun ai"inci liryansk were i-.-uud . nee yesterday's dispatches said the lied arn.y 11 •" elied t< • withi:. view t>! t!ie city J Cllie (iermans have reported they o\ .it Mated Bryansk > The Soviet drive west across the I krainc proceeded steadily despite the admitted difficulties created temporarily l>y the mud. l.ozovaya. miles northeast >>t Pjivlojjrad and !>•"> miles northeast I)nieper">peti""V.-k. was the last I the old UU ainiiiii bastions left 1" the German.- It served as one <■ the main dcfe-i-es south 'it Kliarkn during the fir ' " liter oltcnsive ami was the scene one <>1 then cun ter attacks during the second win tei. It was the high water mark of the Itussian coimU . offensive in 'be south. Red Star said the Itussians were advancing toward Lo/.ovava along the railroad running west from Slov yansl; through llarvenknva. both id which have been captured. German Spy Is Arrested Wellington, Sept l'» • (AP)—Di m-tor .1. KdKiii I! ••vor. "l tin- Ki-d llurciui n Iin est iu;itif»i. iin nouncrd iiKlny I • .nicst in N'cwiirk J., of John D.iSilvn Purvi-, 411 <>ti chiirucs that i acted .u ;i sj> \ for Germany. Hoover said l'-.nv;s transmitter information to "principal" ii Kurope. and on ' -ca.-ions re reived cash payments lor his seiv lire-'. Plir\ i.-. a Porti -Uic-c citizen. ;il I lewdly Ih'K.'H III.- pio: iKe arliv tics early tn when ho wa contacted I'V ii i-i'-w member of , neutr.il vessel \vl Ii >d hern re cmited I»y (lie Uci.i..ni intelligent-'' sen nr. All-Star Baseball Teams Arc f<> I our Pacific War Are; Washington. Sept. 1< - f AP> 'I'll j Wiir peparlmeiil 11111 Hired todii [lh.it two .ill--t ii hii-chiitl teams fron tIk* National i'id Aim ■ i't leautK ! will |>l«y ;i scries nl inter-leajtu K.nt e* for trnojw bvciwi* in th Pin-it ic the' i "Tltr team- ulH l>r .-cut t<> mi I rli*(-|oKod di'stiti.-i!ions Paciti . theatre of opnnliors How ins th I close of thr World Si-, es," the ar nonnrernent said. YANKS PISH ON TO ITAI.Y I \1 )1-.|< I-.NKMY BOM us An A \is rocket Imml. thai missed the mark c\plode* harmlessly in the water ol" tin- middle distance is , I.ST boats n«d other crall loaded with Ameriran invdaers drive ahead lor the Italian mainland t s Signal Corps Radiophoto. (International Soimdphoto.) Great British Army Of The Middle East Is Secretly Moving London, .v-pl. 1> — (AI ) — I ,. .. , .-I , I ncont lrnu-i! reports rtacninv ' London from Stockholm I»y way j of Ankara to.iav said that l!ri ! tain's jrrc.it Ninth Army—a ! t'ori'i which the licrmaii- assert lied drive into ;lie ISaikans— was on tin- mow today :'rom it Middle Kant bases facing the is land pathway into Greece. 11! :isii i! Iit.irv dllicial I ii" on uncut !<> make '>n tin- .\tti..u\i I ri-p- i t-. |iut>lislic(l m Hi,. S' . !11 ISvci ,i l>a«blail.-\ which 'i ":iat iJi-i • Sir i leu y Maitland : ■irii-y l. fi embarked fur "..it t knov.: ik-Miiiatiiiii." | Tin- dispatch couuidcd here. \c ever, with authentic reports of lor !i ents .M til' I5:>!!:ans. "1 .-weep; HAV by Y'.i«".»la\ Kxcrilli.- and lop.its o: :.i-;vr fighting be'.v.ion German and Ital :in troops in the l)odi rane .lands oi: Ihc 'I . :i mainland. Tin- \ljtit-rs radio. im a br»;.dc.,.-l report* 'i • e by ;:.t As.-i'i a'.ml 1*!VS«. ' .1 > 4 ' ! I ! •. ' IM.-t tha* portent eu mil tary develop • are ■ ' .i was |> :i?ed • ■111 i lr :cit•: III the ! .. navy i I !> rd |v Mi-dite: for nny assuult attains! Ovrm.m po nit ions in southeastern Ruro|x IV..-' "I I e Ninth inny ii v and 'I': n-.i" il.i .. c only -4c>»> - ll>' (ill' liil'.i; ■ •' liillltlos a . • than i:..le. I ■ i Crete .\\ • oa:;>'■ 1 :m ti.r Mnl.'i'i ..mean. Japs Retreat Further Before Allied Pincers Allied lliNnli|iiartrrs in l lie Smitltuesl I'aeifie. Sept. !."•— (Al't— Japanese. faerd willi m niliilatiim al l.ae. Now (iuiiiea— a fair uhieh has overtaken mi»t (if (lie runted Salainaua carri-mi —fell link Imlav liefoie Allied pireer Inrees from prepared pn siinis mi l«« sides of Che bis air base. ti> ms ill ttilery e\< • • 1 »i • n • i i.-i rdi licit t s 11 \ fi«-«l Ihe strujjcle i im*s I: tided from t , m* • •ti Si ptrmber l :t■>i\ ' 'ti m i!c ■ I nut the ••! M i! 'h:ine iiirdri ■■ . ill • t\v | I.:ic. T ' |>' hit by • « II: Ni-w Viiiiusi. lull: \\ ,.\ .1 1111 *>inc and ' !'• Tluin iind ;u sides it Alliet above 1 I only n !end of bigger reiiehei ' | village ' i, tween I I vol. • " ■* Ann i (1 \ *: .. liaii v. " !. tl< i :• iu ; . ii!i\ r V . t il' 1: 1 ,;.:i pre rl position* west "i !..'<■ and ait «•>■ prrtvd • < ••• ' 'in. . in hitler i11.;• v ,-;i tla|>anc»i' • HftllllV ...•.',,1' ■ . r miles 'HI till' t<>\\ II I \ • it . • a l\ llSIVt. !■•••! «• • .! . cil lii>;i| ' :,!• I»i mi.ttii Kitfhti-vn : ill-.- IjoI 'v. I,.it-, v. icre the Ali i- tia\«■ < iipttn«•! (lie <1 • >:i <• ali i tin- •1.111>*i t»«ri >1 S tuatii . («( !'i .i! M i A *ii ;:'s In .1 f|li jfli'i > ■ {| "t! c i- ■ > i~ < )>|i*tr'.\ I" • (I .iikI n its (I - M \ '■ •< i.l ti I JJIClln: - iflTI itl'.l II . : Sc|>l. 15 — < \I*» 'llir , ' . I1"' fMV" to w ' 111 I** ItV c Mmi . I ' '' ''ill siiiil • ";i>i\ !• i<\\ (. ' \v;is linn nj11i» .1 \ "ii the Itr ,n • n < - . s.„.y ■ • UAK's kit iti • > i- in '• I' <•( Hritnin (•' \v ' emotion jiki" ' • •' . it • p- I'T.illnrt hov s-n I temnn 1'. 10If- Bvitifh oirnien til .n til itt ;i wltl«d I'M • ti hill i Konl .nifl Sussex. 11 v\, i... Ihr l.i iu< si '!11 mi 1 >(*r i<| pi. i r •t fii.u •] • i\ • *t lit l.i ii in otic n • • ?ifi !>i ike '!v bin-k "I llip ( ■ K 1 (•th,n. ili lialrlirs I ruin the Italian fron tier saiil today. A S • : U'hfinipllir u' • y <«. - patch from Chiasmi • ;• • :••«* *♦...♦ Xn/.i parachute troop* hart taken up positions in Kt I 'elf ■ added that rh.- fate t»i XII and tl. ii tin ir«t jiii'l te> vi .. j ,i) ; . i-wf Vatican City i* at pre • at unknown. The l.'oine radio I.i ■ ii.uhi ap |.| ill,I 1 > IihmI pioil I • - and till - i'is i:i tin- •. n-iniIy ■ tin- Italian capital t" bring food t-. !; :• i1. protn isiiiK i' would 1m- u-«tl solely to let it . ill..ii- All f{.. . been i!.»ed ilidel ini!• ! . ' \v; -,ii(i l» it llll-l: ' 4 I ...d ; : .• •tit II . ill :i:< north. ' C tl '' t>r nians lui\ «• rttiuUitii'iifd till jiv ail able supphc-. The Swi- teleerapiu< ,i: i in \ . h i.| ■ v. ore ul ot ' • possibility : .i inuiilr.v .. ide famine. Jnr\ Is Selected For I jquor I rial ()t Wilkes (Jroup U°i!i.e»bo:-o. Sopt I'.--,'AIM- A I! il-t: i.ul > Ciiiy I. - -t. : U.-I.t for lUiieau "i I • . st galioii, it. I.< m'.-. ii> ii the . •'.« .m--" i a i charges "I larceny And contraband l iiuor dm ii ju and i tluifd A: an iiiim : i-i . tl. ..i tin" r. of H iiavi A i "ti irt Mai (thai Dmvding pal tl t.- fir i I,- rli It \V ' :vi , Hi'ir Killed that day iliul ti •. 1 which fhey fought. Omvditig >.»: in Xurtli Alrica. Sept. 1 — ( AI *» -Al lied tr< >•>]!.- have I icateii ol'f llerce (m rman o.iinier attacks •ij-rJiiit-I tile Salt-ran liridvvltead in Italy. Inn were fnrceii last ni,"'lit 1 r;- eain*' >n |,t. '•fit. .Mark \V Clark'- lures the ail* attacks of the .Me«l:*i rr.ii • an war and the thunder nl ii.,\a. V'i'; "I !'->hore. l'l , \ ' \ I I '■> \ ■ i ,e oi.— cl sii..' ..I , . st>-<|iiaitt'r ci>m I'iiKe.t a..ii.„ ■ v.: .• Filth ! . ASr .,v ;:i si tie.-, moms ni If \i li. I? 7 ni:.e. tlii'i-v. iiiK In iriHips . ■ >i ilisli l.ijjlitli Arms troops, stealr'u up |hc m-st eoast In supper) ilie landing. drove llirmml: (lie village Hf IJel vedere. !.; air mile.s troiu .\grop iili. In i lose |hc gap between Al lied Corel's In some SO miles oC eoast line l>\ l.uid. ii- y i K'll n the Salem.. . id u»o mirTh J llllll . Ill flil 'll.l\ ill. N • i'!ls 1 I ' h 'III m ilI! di\ i«in!i ml—were ' 1 1 1 i le A1 ■•»• At !< • • rs. the Her* ' ' 1 ; • : i If,' 1 ■' ' .■ i: i adv v.ere in Mlirii n.iv.it tones were l.inil i ii - leiiiloreemi'iUs .i It .itoni: the s.ilenn- \:• 111j>i.ti innii despite t .i riii.ui inlrrt.'i i inc .aid the n.i \.i! rii!iiraiiiiii|iie .mnou'ieed oe elipntiui! nt ( iipri Island west of Salerno on S u n d.iv. I i> • •! • ■ • ■ epi'ited !:> ' «" -f • • 11'"'P> have l'l 'I ' l'l' i ■ • I U' 'lltul. I >111 e ileitis ««HM•!.dated."* ■ lie ' I"'i ; • cl f 'llll'er ■ Tin- (tri m.in attai lis were sh oil 13 tanks I'lic »irlilinc «if eround at tlichtfall straightened Mlied linos anil permitted i nnsiilidalinn of positions against exprrtcd night assaults |>\ thr enemy. it was aviimimed. (vi • ii.- i ii : it. t ,c end | *;n day v. rd tlw initiation was . "a I " • • i ' .\ :. o-|>ivially I v. '• . • .ii t:T-h n il': »:«•» I men!* " Tht Highlit Ai V- . dv . iter t<> l"i*l , v •■ i . 25 iv '<■ pii-li 'm \ tn(' ' : v .-li b id I Ihtii announced .vtvtordtiy as Hi po ! sitii'M. ITALIANS. GFRMANS FIGHT IN ISLANDS Niiosia. ( * tu ns. Sept. 13— (M'i — I iuli I Italian vessels. in - eluding a uiinbnat and ttyn mine sweepers. readied this cast Med iterranean port tuilav. carrying about !00 ttali.iHs from llic l>f»d ccaucsc Isla'ids who told stories of fieri-,, fighting going on lliere betwceil Italians and Germans. WEATHER FOR NOKTII « XROI.1NA siightlv uarinpi litis atter 1 . noon. tonight and Thursday tore t ""in. <(