■ -ry, k «oriA' .** V u THIRTIETH YEAR V in™ lis*"VA-^l^,l.:'^,?;;!-:s:"' HENDERSON, N. C., SATURDAY AFTERNOON. OCTOBER l(i, 1943 11''■■"J,,l,-<;.11 ^,^vni^7,;i;n""'n FIVE CENTS COPY AMERICANS DK'DEEPER INTO NAZI LINES Stoppage Of Work In Coal Mines May Halt War Program Lewis Is Silent on Labor Board's Plea For Work Resumption Washington. Oil. lf>—(AT) ' — New \v«»'-k stoppage in tln'j nation's coal fields, fuel pro-j ilurt'i's l'<»r America'.- war ma chines. was feared today a<! iniiicrs in Alabama ami Indiana) unit because their unions liadj mi contract with the operators.! .I..tm I. t.ewi-. head n! the 1'nited | Mme Workers. retil.>ed I" c mime-it ■ . irlv today i n an a|)|ie;it trom the | V.'.i Labor linnd ii-niii-, '.lie m.tiers ! •. return to work 1" insure e.i|>a«-iiy I I <llU-t>11 ol coal. I ite Wl.ll -cued- , .J i meeting later today to di-cass J ti.i coal ,-ituat: Hi. 1'ho Rovcriinscil! toko over ope a-j i nf tin1 mines (tiiritiR a strike lust | M.iv. Secret :uy '•! Interio ll.imld l .i . a, v.iii i. i.e mi|id i iel> ni.' r. ;■!: .tor, this wcei: completed Hie re tain nf till' enjit ticlri tn their own-j t Lewis'* (i strike pledge. gi\ eu j v I:• -n the government assumed cmi. i I nf the Millie?-, expires < >c'ober lit. [ Nearly 2a.Him m.ne.s had V. tli r. up In late l.i>r null*. "I ll«> Willi:-! nut centered in the Alabama coal! 1 i 'ii~. l/.it (|Uickly spread in pr.ip-j ci:ie.s ill llldiiiliii. '"Nil contract—no we i;" - the old I . .,.111 nf tlv mine worker:—'was! tnc:r expressed reason lie- iiair ng. ( Ti: s time, however, the walkouts' v.viy unaulhoii;:cd 1 >v t ither the :ia-! t m.iI or locals ol tlie fMW. The War Lai"' I<• >ai >i appealed t > 1 l.i .'. is iunl olher UMW nil ( i ,1- to j i t their inllueiice to hall the work stoppage. ' We call upon you a., a responsible leader of your union to urge the employees t . leturn to their jobs at ■ tice so that lull and continuous pro duction may l>(. resumed." the WLU i e -me said. It added: " I'lie contiiuiiince ol the strike by i>and- «>l coal minm in mimcr-1 ii i. Alabama it.mo- by member* oil > u: union is seriously interrupt inn j the product inn 't materials vitally | necessary for ii nation at war. This! strike is contrary to labor's no-strike I P I icy and l!it- national pol.cy." Six Arc Killed In Bus-1 rain \\ reek I Tracy. C'al.. Oct. IK— (AP)—Aj crowded Greyhound passenger bus! and the IK-car Western Pacific lail-j I '.ai'.s Kxpmsilion Flier met in a I -i leech o| tcanig invlid la-t 11ntlt. a d iit least six the lc, s passen ^i > were killed and others in jure,I. < inly seven of those aboard the l»ns managed to escape the machine | belore the flier's locomotive carred| it !I5 feet up the track, -pinning iti around completely and finally ro||-| ing it over in a iv.ass of iwisted i metal. ()\ er 500 Ships in Salerno 1 .antlings Allied llcailiiii.irters. Algiers, Oct. Hi—(.ID—More tli.m 500 vessels including warships anil incieliuiilinen hw used to set troop* iinet supplier ashore dur ilis. tin* First phases ol last inriith's Salerno lauiTnu. the Vinerieait ami Kiilish navies re vealed today in describing the spectacular support given tlic or<« s'tion lij tlif two navies. Ten Perish In Airliner Crash X «l:viile. 'I nil!.. « »«-•. |l> (AIM — An American Aliii <• earryiv six IKissengers :iiul i> •: crew members wa,( ivinhIwI this niomlng i" nave era-lied ..lid • • .i n«-iI l.i.-! : .lib' near ( • .T< i \ Ter.n. A i i t- | ..ilils ill :.<• plane were believed I •> have died. American Airlines olfielals hero said .i Mr. My.- ri p. . led i tiding tin- wrecked plane three-Co irtlw «»t :• i .'.e iroin highway Millie Kill. II! i' ie> e«i.' I i>l Centcrville. Mye:s saw Jin r ign i>! hie in tile charred wreckage. 111.hi |{. Ma\well. I!, who as ,-pca!;er nf llie Teninv re Senate ranks nest 1" Ihe K'i\ i : ii'»r .i; st.ite oilicial dnin. wa.s une i>t the six passengers aiHiard. W ilson M an Made Ensign in A\ iation 1 Vnsacola. Kla.. (>cl. 11>—(AIM — Tw. North Carolinians have com pleted training a! Ihe Naval Air Sta I'.'ii hen* aid have been conimis ,-i<e eil ensigns iii the 1'nited Slates Naval !:<• erve. They include: James Junes. Jr.. son i ( Mr. . ii'! Mj.-. W. K. Jordan, of 12<rJ M iplc wO'>d iivenue, in Wilson. Blimp Crashes ()tf New Jerse\ Const I'hiladi Ipi i. ()i i. Ill (Al*)—'1 he Fourth \ al District announced !•>. •lav that a !<!.'i i> "has crushed in Ma negat 15.iv" oil the coa.-t ol New JerM.v. A spokesman for the dis tort said there was no additional information to be announced immc d..!ely. A statement .."i ku .--lied by the district "shortly." he added, lie declined li> idcMilv the blimp oi say whether there were casual ties. TWO nAI.CS PKK ACRK Windsor. Oct. 16.—Yields of two bales oi cotton per acre have tiecn leporled !• t cotton variety tests on the larm ol •' 15. Wads-worth i:: Wood \ lie t i.vn-'iip. iiccord.nti to County Agent 15. i: Grant i>: 5ho State Col lege l-'.Mensin: Service. Welles Asks Agreement On Policy Allies Should Decide On Principles for Host-War Planning New Y' i.. < let. If 'AIM -Sum Iifi Welle . t'>: II di-r--.ecrol.iry i.J State. n •:« <I !•«!.■> ' >t ItfiI:i• i». liu.-.- i. t'hina ;i:i(l tne I'm'ed States iiljrec -nun uii iiitain I'. ■ prin i*iIiliv to ;t >ii!v ercat ion »f a liable world at'lcs* tlio \v;i Such an agi .vim lit. I.«• . .• i«I ill an :icliio.-- prepared I' the L'ath annl vcwiry meeting ul the KmviKii icy A-Mn'i.ition. would constitute "the very -<>! ii 1".mil. ti<•;i" "I :iii "u'iimalc 'n'ei i at .onal >! -.Mm/at:mii." Ilr pin is ".I i |y I',-- (lollt HooSO vi It. savin:: >. f in •.!)■ t it:• .:i" Hi — t'i'y »m pre-idc- t \v..s 'V-i -npcthly 'lltlti ' "...I- his l'"'IS* It 1111* 'II 11 to |m> .sibil it iei" anil dcrl..; iiu "the I i • ■,>Ii• ot ti -. i '.. ntrv la,,;. to Iiiiii once i»m;e t• ti. it itisp i ed leader ship • . which he . su supremely capable." The tin i' ha- Welle.- said, ti c |'< ■ ;.»!<• i ; th • omit i v to be tulil l>v ::i• • : i* i\ r-tuncn!. within the limits wiinh confidential nego tioiis with mi ti.il t; \ aMic permit, what ti.e natio . ..• objectives are !": security, oc al pr vs- and prosperity in the post-\v:ir years. Ho sairl tiif Bo' crni'ii'iit >lso should -iliine li'aili -hp ii rii i hi" adop ts.: ul tin- |io!.. v it ■elicves best !n achieve its objectives. Wiilkie, Dewey Divided Over Postwar Plan Washington. IK-:. 1<; (AIM—Wer. dell \\ talkie and Tilmi; t I-' IJeWcv two •: the lendirg Republican jxissi l>;J11.»•- lor tlio l!M4 president tal no mination. made it clctir toduy they j are v. iluing liiu n dillerc •: -!rcc:> on America's post wur foreign policy. Wilkie. Republican nominee in 1940. c;i!lcd l i t n glit for an "under 1 standing" among all tiio Allied l a tum- a- "our only chance to le.ozc man's hope for peace" llcwey. governor Xcw York weeks ago advocated a post-war iinli tary ailiai ce between the lTnited State- .aid Orcat liritain without mentioning oilier Allies. Wiilkie took his stand in a radio speech Ii >.m St. I.oui-. dcclai i u that the cause ot wo. Id pcacc v. mid not in- advanced by • • i«■:> •. > \\i t'en-i\«• all incc> bci.vcen a. v two ol -.he princ pal Allie.-." ai tki: 1:01.1. \vi:i vti. College St a I on. Raleigh, tic'. I ft. Destruction ot cotton «tatk> before , fro.-t will rtlt <<ii tiic l.oll weevil's I food supply and -end him into win ter rpinvtiy i*i a weakened condition .1, Myion Alaxwcl!. Slate l*oll< ^c I.n tens.on en'omnlogi^t. declared her ! S iturday. TOMMIES MAKE BEE-LINE FOR RETREATING NAZiS AFTER CROSSING A STREAM with Hie aid of engineers who replaced in fifty minutes a i>rid«c destroy I by the retreat ini* German* British troops of C.en. Mark C lark's Fifth Army scale a wall in pursuit .f the enemy The stron* Na?i position- >'001: th" north hank of the Velturpo m-.or have heec erackcri and Ai i-r lean UnU. .r'.HIIn^.TOS, ..X-i-t ' "• 'h* '•** JAP BASTION HIT BY RECORD ALLIED AIR ARMADA IN A SUliPRiSE ATTACK 011 Rabaul, New Rritain. rf\ ongcsl Jap slronjJioM in the south-,.!-.! Par!?' the "rentost Allied air arn ada ever a»en;l>lcd in that battle area destroyed or * \eivly dti.i-.ayod !77 ent ,y a • r. aft and gunk 51.':! vessels. This raid knockcd out of at tif :i 60 per cent of the f 1 .> planes. The above recent V. s. Army A.r l'orcc vuoto shows R;.l.iaul llai'u**r iii*cd wilU J*it> sh.1*^*1.2. (litlcr.mi'toiui! •S->\<<,!uliolo) Russians Steadily 1 Against \ 100,000 Germans May Be Trapped in Area Of Crimean Peninsula I.oi>u.,ii. Oil. If.— (AIM - l>ca!in1- '>:»« <- v..»v • • - <>l tii .-|KT ati- i in and ariiiitiil .••!> U u .- - i ,i n troops arc | >111 ii v iii- -teailih west wan I across the low flat plains 1< aiiiiii lot lie < 'rimeii in an audacious attempt to entrap upward.* ef I'Mi.iHiii (It rnian. repotted jr:»i-fi.~« ninjr tin j/ivat peninsula, .Ii-paidse.* 11 • -n 1 Al •> cow saiil I'm lay. otlu I !;••■;! . success!ully invt'sliil 2£aiM| zIm in* dustrinl city <m tl c bond "i tlie Unit* per s \ e. • 1' ' :'u " ■ i i;. '.m ■ battling the •• wi y down I ho ra l\. v (lint leads through Molitui>ol to the Crimen. Today'* Kus«i -.i communique said this column already had driven the hard fight iiig CJe nans hack ll live railway ' vns. Including Tin \ illi. tl m. •< ' • ,i -1 -il 7. More than I .ram NTa«l.« wen' kilted :!!! tank?, v. > ' yed • ml ' Sims Weil' ect ill II:..- opet.i tion. Far In the north, the t'us slaits were l.ialiiiK in ihriiuuh the miter defense* of Kiev, re pulsing rr|ie.iteil riiunler-att.icks. I!e<t armv troops also drove back atlackiiu. fiernians smith of (•<> met. in While Uussia. (■< ni. r it (.'I'li'ii .i \\ • ' .i I with auiil '." it Irom the Tiim.iii ppniiiMil.i " western Cane where strong Soviet f wore It |x>rted • f<»r an umpt b • ,ittae\ ... ' < Kl'. eh strait • 'id the III ■< I At least I ..">00 Or Ilia lis drown ed crossing llio Dnieper at /.a poro/lie as the l*tis«lans ilr inril lip the c.l't l>i'ik nl that sector, the w if hitl'cti'i said. an:l in iitfier '.'.(Mill v ere reported slain in the lirree ti.iiid to ti itill fight ing iu Hie town of Melitopol 10 which tlie eiiemv was slow h hut sure I \ heiug driven. The c< »!in• ". i|nc I'Olwil'tefl letter fight itm "ii i'.e middle I)1 cpe where «i d Ifu^-ian ;n till< v twitvwl down tierce counter attack* north at <• otifh of Kiev. Here the Germmix were being .methodically lila> !ed l' '"i one tine alter another, the 'I tl' ■ .iM'iiev lepo 'ted. IJeti army airplanes. rnmntiiiMlnt the s'.o , . i-i the iropt. Itvoko up eountlei (Jcrtoau Installations. and thw. teil I! ..(tempts to v. . H i. «lan l.»1 i'li.i ii m| , o\ or tlie i ivor. WJiATHIR I OK VOItTII (TVROI.INA (ontiiiued mild this after noon. * Plunging Westward The Nazis Pro-Democrats in Argentine 11 it By President Ramirez I»iir:in«. \irrs. nit. |u.— t \l*i —A \lriin»l> wuriiril i oiiuiiiini i|»tc front (lie <>lIi< ill I'r<">i<lt'iil IVilr.i K.iiiiiri'/ tml.r .t1 ■ 11 tlf l.ilicl ill "fiirrieiMTs" in IlllIM* wild xit-IU'O l pi'l-dtMtllt «-r.iIi<- ni.iniioslii pulili-lii-tl \i-. tii'(l.i\ anil •».! ill I lie rt nniriil wiiiilfl i;:>l "liilcruir ;int l.iui|u-r ills". t he ;n:'iiiiiiirciiirnl. ij< 1 ;it .1 liHM'iaiiu |in-.> it i ■ •»i-11-: n-i-. OKliiwl thai Ihr i;>n ■ .mini v..iiilotl ii»i- "I'MU'tohl s.i i* i> ii V ill IsllllW It-- «Il!t» .1111 .1 ill I M:l>^i-i|iii-iit ii-»«-»i«!«■ <! • 'l'!i«- tii.iiiiloln <i i .1 in > r-.lrri'.«\ liniriiiii;'- : ]i in.:«il I In* r.i'i-.iri'/ t,«i\ . liu-lil. wliii li li.is pi'rsMi .1 .i !»*:!>« * of Ill-till .11 it % . In -«l Hi Aitn-t icun -oliil.it il>. N. C. Farmers Double Pay in Three Years ■ ('. • ii .it i- iiayria w.isii* i .it< w!i ■ Ii .ii«- iuort» iliiiii ! (I imli i: .1 i mi v I'.tll. .1 ,i. : • , |<l |.if|;il . |- .viH'-l 1*1 .m*i;i«f i'l SL'-fiil .i d„< v iiitmit Ikhi 'I. » hih» ; s Hi it) lliiw • : • in. , ii '.ii «>rl h-; I. i ' ^! IH) iill'l Ii II d .III i i'l : t n I 'tilted Si .■'! \\ fill !'» V. M\ Morgun id that • ttlilxn ;:'i flu j supply .1 fttt'in luixt) >! |h?ii•. i • .i ; n • ma! Ini.* ho. ii vi v liitlt cli. I'M- Iici■ ') ! i.rt 11 'f.ii ,ilA tl' (ii-n inii >.i !i ihl\ Ml i . «-<i. Willi tin supply i« |i»w, fartiu'.- 1 , •• ?111w ii'ini! i ■ 'i ll in employ lc>- • . ill ci \vn Uei - I!..Ill win lnfM-rriy llti r.i: i' ill older tn lid i--cii1i.iI v >i!; dune Till" !■ iin .Killed rust . in i»r«'diH'ti<»n." They bnntbrd < nit'dromc*;. dttitt r. i: i'i ill*-\ • i\ ■ mpi. in'»n llii ".-"imil .mil >■!'• 't in: down I!' itt ,111 li.lttll ■■ OV IT till* l*i\ IT. Titi* Ocrtimns • • i• c'lititrt'-nlfin'k i'tl -iMilli "I (tintile. r W ill' Hii--i.i. wise i' Iht.v 'M il' .I'.lemptihK I ■ il: \e lite IJii-si.ui> Iri'.n ! <• «•<>' i> >n ; of '.lie Sn/.h river f'ttd h 1 ii-\ •> pres i ■ .'ir^ vi 'hit lmpoj i.int j,i.; "fenlci. New Britain is Exposed To Invasion Recent Successes by MacArthur Open way Across Long Crescent Alli 1■ atl<|llarlt•>■- ill 1 in Sou: i'aiilic. (»ii. Hi—: ( A i'' N i'.rilain. k< > -Ia|>a I • ' i '11 !M\V < .po.M'll to : \- ii lit I !-njn 1 lie wrst -in . • (i, m ral M; A . iu* on New (itiinea. is ■ i. tii.j an a» rial |>"Uinliny ■ : :i i ! il •> ::T«»-inili- innu' . I-■»!.; vanuc bet n re It . - Un-si'u-ti ill . i ■ .. (iri'.vc ■ • i M;teAr»hui*'* ■ ■ MM1 h.i> ill'OH (■■ ■ Miiff.ibli y ■ Slowing the l-Srit n'.< western I!c t( info JiitKt "I 'i'.ini Cape iuj wi wlifd (< ' i ii : on Page four) Germans Are np • Tp Irymg io Break Away Seeking to Withdraw From Positions Near Mouth of Volturno Allied Ile;iii«jii;irtecs. A'ijii,l'"s« Hi— (AIM—Allied Fifth \ rniv 1i'iio|i>. kt;i t'i ujr deeper north of the Volturno and <"a !ore lli\ei> avainst fierce coiin ter-attacks. have captured Ci az zi< and Am<>r<«i. anil the tieiinans appear t-- he trying to break away from their posi tions near tin mouth of the \ ol turno. aiiied headquarters an nounced today. I'.. //'■ n ' • I ii le north ■I tin- Vol turn •. and Amorosi, fivw mile's nway on • ii,- east bunk guvs the A.. . , nt .1 the ...< .• in the imiction * »t the two ITTvrs. where the \ -lit into ETiwIs northward. Bit* •e. t £h* .ilg sjeii . tin sector. Crashing speedily through heavy enemy u-.-i t:me . .. central Italy. lil ' !'. ... > M'l/.ed tilt* ; x.l I j inction ■>: Vinehiaturu illd ('.iIUM -• 1.1 III: llto |tosi» tii.i;-: J.. : • ii .i < t ,»■ •. : lank of III,- Nazi licit:; i.-i 'M the V .Uurnu Oliiii.il report-. from l.t. (irn. ( I nk'- Irani line headiiuarlers ivdiiati-d tiia* (■•■rni.ois appar entl\ wi'rc Iryiim to diM'itKasc Irion close (ill.irtcr iumli.it. es prcially near I lie mouth ol the Vollurno when* Itrilisli units which landed in amphibious ae liou now are s.roiiuli entrench ed. So ... dt-.-p;ie >rp countcr at tacks to co-. a h withdrawal. the • einy ha In-cn tmao'.t* to -iccocd beta isi ■: (onstau-. ittacUs by Amci ;ca\ and IJrilu-h troop.-. Se.c- I i tines i. v. have been I : <•!'.!! an, - • ne ■ >• . the Filth A. y poured .\y equip ment -ncI.Kiih}; :iUs (.,<•. the \va tenv. y. The Allie. Hunt controlled the high jfo.ind i:i tl at \ ',i! ner" on both Y It;;- iv Slaliliiuu ileeP into the area north ol' ihc ( alore into a po sition i'Mrea-iui; the threat lo the (•ermaiis Volturno (lank. Ameri can* also raptured ( errata to the noi lhea>l ol Vninrn-j. ■as'. pen the tiiqt 1 o| hiding yesterday c in days to chal ancs and make i des : ■ « ;a-.-k She Filth "• German «e a ... ,l||(i SIlp litim bonilwi - raided • s eld- in Greece dtir • cotiin inique i»it* Brit destroyers in i. ii..Ju h .rl in '■ " ■ • - cai ryinj* I l: lardy, ■ 111\.: •one ■. .niti .Her ' ' medium ized tanker. Three "Second" Fronts Probable Next Spring • I • I I i ( i nlr.il l'i \\. .")ui 'i. i VI lti Tlw lull i v : Am;; ■- imlUum ■ ' .luWtr K;i 1 ■ ! i . i i ilitlin'-J i 1 •. y 'it, i .,1 HIM .< 'i.:' m i II ..I • t 1, . .«• : • •••< .1 ; -«l •. •Ill-It li> rtis;ip| >> >i 111 n tci it. A rent ><•<•<>ml froill tlt.lt Will -.il f> S»»V ict Uils W II ii. Il l 11; • •..u~ ;i I , Ktli 'Iv l • i i 1 <'\t vpi lnj; Whi • iitid wlint '■ .i wrd Unmvn lil.lv ' ! I - i .< I I li • • VI'll. 1*1 I ■ •. 1" V in ' t . i ' I II" ( unbilled rhi - ..s t < • i■ • !'t«. . . Al'< .l\ "lie I '••<! SI ilc- iind :.i\ i "rnil Idgl'lllPr ill Hun Ah < ii ii'ul I • 'rd Kitiu«|ip|ii I»ii-Mi" r |>l..ni ii Iillri v. mwlliiti 1/ ii|MJ|tl: i-lit. -,|i|il lilt Vriipniis. ^1 "II-' .illll !• ■!> •>» I >||<»I1||IU nt till l itll i'II i • 11 •' * 1Jt.ni \M'M- 1111 I- •1 ii l. i f|n 11 'nil limit U Iitllf iii the final MiitKi drive in the hu* i •limn i l ■' i ■ • ' ii »I i i H ill ••• .. -.1 V.»H '! •<■1 n*d fr.«nl. Tl Uiroc Any--A: ' I">K lot it <• «ill 1m ;it lentil " * i' * .uitl \ Hi. i.i i.ii tlx; MIS>I<)\ nu". Kdcn ' H- ilflcl . v» . n the i. • i 11 ..it and So. \\ l >\v will • • lid wren i.l I ,iii(l Slalill in- v •iii«l lil;r tin' tii>{ • i ' Illl'l i) • mil " \pii< i ' In In lit in Mo.s i. \< ' iv • ■ I' \ !l In- .-iihu'wIiiti* i till- II' ' I' lill-M.I |»>l'il. I'll' I ' .\ I'll I (II itliicul ;|| t ln» l>iiliniii Tin |iri'M(U'Hi i- .i lii-urt nf •i.iif, while I'huirhitl mid Stiilin, \\ I ■ i iu ilh miii I'.i itiim mid Hu« -i.i ' II ii piii-iirr- Isinu fiinirgu VI 1 lir 1 in 11 - i» Ill-nil "I sink* and lift Ii* known Siis hi President Ka linin. 1 i 14 111 lift I'l -'.lit* III Htl-siU. |i i> *. I., for Churchill go to Mi. ii'\v • i "i < i w it yt.ihn hiit M< »S( •( >\V .I'HI M • I'lnlicl v." •, ' \ let Hp await iho : IJlHIMM-ll. c Thi- Hi. . inivlinu I ;.i•• iv hlmi; • r-.

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