DEWEY CONGRATULATES VICTOR
FORMER STATE SENATOR Joseph H. llanloy, of Perry, N. Y . the ncwi;. -
elected Republican lieutenant-governor ot i>cw York, is shown bei:is
congratulated by Gov. Thomas E. Dewey, llanloy hart a 3"»0.00fl major
ity over his Democratic rival Lt. Gen. William Haskell, (/itlernationui)
Most Pastors Returned
By Methodist Conference
New Minister Named for Mill Churches;
Conference Goes to Raleigh Next Year
i; m I>v Mount. Nov. Al')
T* Kdciiton Street Methodist church
! 1 l.'alilKtl Was selected i« lie host fl
! < I'.Ml si-s., 11. n hi the North Car
■ ..I Conference nl the Methodist
Church as litis year's session came
t i rlose here with the reading ot
ti • mmi-terial appointment l>y
il: Ijt■!» Claire Pureed of Charlotte.
The election ot delegates to me
KUieral and jurisdictional conlci -
tves was completed tin- morning.
Tlii li< \. .1. M Ormond oi Duke 1.111
'i i 11v. the Kev. I! W. Hradshaw ol
Durham, the Kev. T. M. Grunt and
l>r. K. I.. 11111111an ol Rneky Mount
V',c named t'i represent the clergy
•it tin- two mnfereiKTs. ,
Additional delegate* to tin- juris
dictional eoiiterenee are l)i II I'.
S: till ol Fayellcville, the Kev. I-'. S.
I.ue of Durham, the Kev. W. I..
Clegg Hi Klizabeth City. Dr. F. W.
J'ii i hall ol Wilmington, the Kev . W.
A Cade of (ioldshoro and the Kev.
A S Marker of Wilmington.
I'lii" lay delegate's to the general
•'.ml jurisdiet ional eonfei enccs are
V. .1. Smith on Bethel, Gurnev I'.
II.. .d ..I Kali mil. Mrs. K I.. Ilillman
«' KocKy Mount, and Dr. H. (i.
fluids ol I Juke university.
Additional lay delegates to the
iui i-dictional eonlerenee are W. 15.
I'lojicr oi Wilmington. M. I*. Sniitii
'•I Kurliiifitoii. l!. MonK of Wash
ington, N C., Mrs. W C. Cliadw irk
I New IJerii. W. A MeGirt ol Wil
iningloii .:nd M. J. Cowell ol Gold -
Imuo.
Appointments for minister.- in the
N. C. Methodist Conference were
read ii< Iho montiiiK today
l>.v Mishop Claire Purtell. They in
cluded:
Durham District.
F. S. Love, .su|>erinlendenl.
Durham - Branson, Jolm Cline;
Calvary, .1. II. I11111i111;: Carr. M. C.
Dunn: Duke Memorial. J. C. Glenn;
ISui Inn-ion. Davis street. I!. I). I'rit
rher; Front street. I.. C. Laikin:
Webb Avenue, l". J. Andrews;
Chapel Hill. .1. ,\1. Culbrcth.
Fli/.aheth City District.
W. L. Cli'KB. district .-lipcrinten
dent.
Math. I. I". Sawyer: Hclha.cn. < ).
f. II.is-; Wa.-innnton. I). A Ci.irk.
General Manager Tavloo hospital.
M. (). Fletcher.
Retired: .1. I,. CiminuKim. L.
Stack. I!. 15. Grunt. N. M. McDon
ald. and .1. C. Ilaitnon
Wilmington District.
A. S. Parker, district superinten
dent.
W. I,. I.ov. Cliadbouuu-. Fair
mont. H. F. Hoone: Faison-Kenas
\ die. .1. W. l.inebui'Ker: Lumhertnn
Che.-tnut St red. K. 15. Fisher: Lliin
, lierton circuit K. I. Mill: Pen broke
Parish. First church. I). F. Lowry:
Pleasant Grove eireuit. .t. W. Smith;
St Paul. i). I.. Hathaway.
Kctired: .1. W. Ilarreli, C. A.
' .loues. F. K. Lowry. J. F. Usry, and
1 I!. L. Viekny.
FayetteviMe Distrie!.
II. C. Smith, district superinten
dent.
| Maxton. (' P. Wotnaek; Med
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Senators Ask Compromise
On Food Subsidy Issue
Wellington, Nov. fi. —(AP> — A
fcl'OUp III ilirllKMlt iill Democratic Sena
tors has appealed In President Moose
vell to compromise <>n (lie food sub
sidy • issue to avoid .1 repetition <>l
l<ist summer's violent tight on the
Jloor of Congress.
Thai wits disclosed today iifler the
group <if ; bout a do/en Sennits called
in War Food Adininistr tior Mnrv in
•tones and Chairman Frank ('. Wal
ker (if tfij. Democratic National Com
mittee. and 111|f| them ill cffcel that
•hey didn't oeTTevc Congress would
vole to continue and broaden (lie
subsidy program to hold down lood
prices.
Among those at the conference
were Senators Match and Chavez
<N„ Mex.). Gillette (Iowa), l-oca.
(111.). Truman (Mo.), Tydaigs (Md ),
.iihI Tuimell (lH'i.1. Coiilviciv said
they sent word In tlic* President,
through Jniios .iihI Walker, Hi I they
thought .1 compromise must be wink
ed nut under which (ho government
would continue to guarantee fixed or
">U|iport" prices to producers on cer
tain commidities, but that subsidies
to roll back prices, or so-called "co i
i sinner subsidies", should lie aban
' doned.
strued bv some ;is meaning that the
i The presence of Walker was coii
aitrietilttiral states.
i subsidy battle, particularly in tin
ThV farm bloc once before pushed
through anti-subsidy legislation. only
to have it vetoed by the President.
farm organizations h.ive renewed
their light agairsl subsidies in favoi
a continuation and broadening of the
syed 000,000 subsidy program.
40 Homeless
AsTwoLarge
Houses Burn
Firemen Are Helpless
I" or 1 ime to Overcome
Worst Fire in Years
Kilo which raged through
llu* l!i;jf Ilenderson Warehouse,
th*' adjoining packing ami prize
House of th'* K sport lA'al
Tobacco Company and two
largo residences in the block
bordered by Montgomery, Zone
and College streets shortly after
midnight this morning did
damage unofficially estimated
at around $200,000.
It was one of the most disas
trous and most spectacular
fires in the history of Hender
son, and left almost an entire
city block .smouldering in total
ruin today.
I'rojivrty !<>-- was pa.tiallv cuv
ercd by i .siraiici;, though ••<» ade
quate liauro w >. availably a^ t<> pro
tection t at : i«'<l l>y owner*.
Originated in Warehouse
'rhe fire hi' g'linted ill llu- trout
1'iul ol the 15.jj Henderson Ware
house. apparently i:; swntd Hour
|uar;ei. directly oie- liie ollice. and
■s thought by smiie !«> have resulted
front a spark from tiie Hue. I" was
discovered by Cliti Carroll and Al
ston Cheatham as iliey were on
tlieir way honii: a lew minutes jitter
midnight, b.n had gained such head
way by the lime tiremen reached
the scene fiat lire-fighters were I
helpless before l!ie flames, wliirb
leaped liigh uitu the air and swept I
ill before them.
Fears of a major conflagra- |
lion were brightened by reason ,
ol' the city's water shortage but
suflieiciit water was available tu
combat llie blaze for hours with
out starting the pumps from
Rowland's pond, a supplemental
reserve tapped two weeks ago
when a pipe line was hurriedly
laid a distance of a mile as the
scarcity assumed critical pro
portions.
Karly tudiiy pumping of water |
from that source w.is begun, It iw- |
ev er, and fur the first time Rowland j
pond water was being pumped into
water mains serving the city for
consumption. This will be continu
ed until the immediate emergency is
relaxed.
Several persons were hurl,
none seriously, during the fire |
in the early morning hours. Her
bert I-:i I is. a volunteer fireman,
had both feel and ankles injured I
bv a log or stick of lumber, and
X-rays were made today at Ala- |
ria Parhain hospital of his in
juries. the results not being
learned at once. Cuts and burns
were sustained l>.\ half a dozen
others whose names were not
(Continued on Page Two)
Caldwell NO I .oilier
Is Full Time State
Manpower Director
ftoleigh, \.>\. (AIM The serv
!<•<• "I Hill V C";«Uivv«>ll on .1 mil 11iiu*
biisi- ,i> >!.ili I .■ i in m.iii|M<v. er rliirc
tur Ikis terminated. (•nvcrnor liruuKh
lull illllWllllCCd tndav. li||t |jL. will
continue In serve as advisor in the
Farm l.abnr (*<>i:iuiissjnn without
compel isat inn.
('•ilciw ell. wlin has been ina-tr; nf
the State ({range for a number >•(
years. had born granted leav e <>l ab
since finm that |>n*i at the ici|ue>t
nl the CJnverimr, but lie returned t"
his lull duties mi November 1.
| WLBContinue?
Mine Debate
WiishiliRlnn. \«v. —(AIM —
The War l.abnr Hoard todav
continued to wrestle, witliout
a decision, over the coal minor
waec agreement worked out l»c
Iwtcii John I/. I.cwls and Fed
eral Fuel Boss Ilarold I,. Ickes
as spotty iirodliction was resinn
ed in the fields in anticipation
of Wl.lt approval.
The hoard failed durine a
■nomine session (o brine out a
i inline on the proposed contract
between the covernmcnt and the
lulled Mine Worker*, provid
ing for earnings increases and
ilcsienrd to end the recent een
cral walk-out. Hut when a recess
for lunch was taken, an official
spokesman said a vote was e\
pectcd ilurine tlie afternoon.
The rciwirl* were that the
WLB was ready lo assent to the
I agreement.
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Allies Punch Deeper Into Central Italy
History-Making Moscow Conference In Session
Tlic camrru rccurds a session of the niiw-liisUirir )l nsrcu I'imlVri'licp, at which rrprrscntativrs ill' Ilic I'. S„ |
Ku-^i.i and Kritain ngrrrd uimii tin- terms of the part whieli may do niueli to pi-evert another war li nn
crowing out of this one. At tlic extreme risht is I . S. Seeretarj 01 State fordell Hull, anil beside him is
1'. S Ambassador William Averell llarriman. In foresrounil (luu-k to eamerai i> Soviet l-oreiun < nmniis
sar Molotov. and at the other end of the table ttliira from left) u Anthony l.den. British ioreit;u minister.
(International Radiopliolo.I
Reds Occupy Land
East Of Dnieper;
Casualties Listed
More Meetings
F olio wMoscow
Washington. I iiv. 5—(AI'I—
President Koosevclt told report
its today that the Moscow post
war iii'arc agreement undoubt
edly will lead to other t'nited
Nations meetings abroad, hut
that the question of his own J
prospective conference with Sta- i
iin and Churchill was -still un- j
derided.
lie added he was still vcrv
anxious to meet Stalin because I
it was alway> a good thine to !
ki'ow the other lellow.
The other meetings be refer
red to. lie said, would he ;>f the
two commissions set "tip at the
Moscow conference and. earlier,
that of the .Mediterranean com
mission and a second to be held
in l.ondon.
11 <> said l*i' looked for closer I
work no details to follow the 1
historic meeting, touching on
military operations and services
of supply, as well as how to get
better coordination of military
forces.
Germany And
F ranceBombed
By Americans
Lot (Ion. N (.VP)—American
Klyinit nd Liberators t\—
c<ulcd l>v I limits :nid Litilit
11 itiu-- in we.-'crn
Germany ' d :l«- medium ?la
ralldcj- linn . ..tlaek targets in
northern Frwur, t". S. Air Futw
hc;i(l(|ti.ii lot - 11 'iinccd.
Tin* daylight aull> came within
a lew In. i le. ItAK Msixpnti
bomber*.. In: '.'.i .■.imc general area
last right n tlit* wake o( till' imi—(
devastating -I iMtir punches yet
llirown at Hu- ISi':i'h.
There was n > official indication
<"l lilt' si/e "I i. l.ty's Imcc. Itul ml
the ..! Wednesday'* SMNMMuti
daylight attack «»n Wllhclmshuven
by around l.tMHi American bomber.
iiiul escorting lighters. it set' i «■<I
likely thiit tl»«* new operation. cmi
pled with the IIAF's 2.0(tl)-l"ii altail,
on Du-scldnri Wednesday nigh*.
Willi Id boost the total tonnage loosed
itn the enemy within the p.i.-t li!
hours li> ;i new peak.
Last nigh;'.- returning Mosipnio
flier.- said lire- .-'ill burned in l)u -
seldml lti»m the attack in which the
explosives were dr<ip|K'd ;it the rate
ol VI tit".. a nun lie.
WEATHER
KOIt NOIl'I'll CAROLINA
MohIIv cloud* .iikI conlltiiird
ciiiiI (his allrrnoon. Partly
cloudy and sliqhlly warmer to
night and Saturday,
2.700,000 Casualties
Of Germans Claimed
In Summer Campaign
.Moscow. Nov. .">.— (AIM—The
Russians hold virtually rvi'iv
fool of land rasl ol' tin* Dnieper
today from its mouth below
Kherson anil along its 650 mile
course IhrouKh the heart of the
l kraine north to Gomel as the
prize of their summer campaign,
which they said bled the Ger
tnans of 2.700.00 casualties.
Marshal Stalin's rosim <• «>t four
violent r.'intll- III coM'.ha'. li.-ied !MIU.
0()(i Germans killed, KH.onii captured
iuxi 1.702,(100 wounded, thus hoisting
Germ.ill casualties claimed ny 1111s>i;i
to »ii astronomical 1 I.OOO.OOII. ol
which the Russians s. d a.oou.omt lay
dead
iiwil't sweeps over the lilark
Sea sands of the southern I k
raine brought the eossaeks to the
river hanks o|)|>osite Kherson.
Oa miles northwest of the sealed
off Crimea. *
Official maps published tnd.n
showed (he Russians in possession
of all the east side of the Dlliper
from Gomel lo /.aiiuezhc in the
bend. South ol' Zaporo/.he (lie
onh German holdings ea»t »i
the Dnieper are limited to lite
C rimea, a thin strip 51 mile*, lona
opposite Nikopol, and a minute
bit of land in the Onipcr delta
due south nf Kherson.
(Mi>-co\v aairi nothing >11 1 -
men. h ' tlu* llerlin radio .i
man troop* were engaged in
lighting on beachheads • it! and
ea.-t of Kerch and >n the • ' < n
|)|)ioache< 11• t In* t ; I t ;••• -
mans said a t >m
fought near IV < ;
sector K mi.hi • n. I c|V.:!.-ed
the Soviets in ■ t< t - •Muck.
Berlin s.iid that two landing
boats were -onk oft Kerch ami
also three (orpedo boats. a mm
boat and three l.iodiui' boats had
been sunk in "the Hlack Sea and
in the i villi »l Kill land", siic
eesliue anipbiliious operations in
the Crimea, west ol the Dniuci'
(('i.iitiiuii'ci 'ii I'age Two i
Finland May
Send Emissary
To Moscow
Stockholm. Nov. —(AIM —
Tin* newspaper Social llemokra
len said today the l inm-.li RliV
rrnmrnt hail instructed Jiihu
I'aasikivi. former minister to
liussiii. to hp ready to en to
Mosrdiv—presumably to discuss
negotiations for a separate
peace.
I'aasikivi played an important
pari in the negotiations which
hroucht an end to (lie Kiimish
Itussian war of i!»:;!» to i!)40.
"Finland's fair will he srttled
within a lew days." the Social
Oemokratrn declared.
'I'herc was no orricial confir
mation of the report with regard
(o I'aasikivi either in llrlslnki
i or Stockholm.
Far East
Campaign
Agreement
Conference Decides
Military Operations
In Chinese Theatre
Washington. N<>\. •">—(AIM
cd today that the 1'iiitcd States,
(ireat I >ritai 11 and China, hail
rt-acht'd a eomplete agreement
: lor new military operation.- in
tin- Chinese theatre and that is
would mean had new- for the
Japanese.
The IY< lt'iii disclosed i> • —
riid.o «••• '• Iflnv thill U>< >fi " Illt'li:
i h;.d i iM-rii leached .1' .m e\
' lien »-lv . wce.-slul coii'ei■••utt* .• 5
Chii 4I..1.14 nuing - Stilweil,
Chci'.i It . iuI Somerve ! l"i the
ft. "t-ti St..tes: Lord I.' - Mounl
b.-itten. n« w British coromnndcr-in
m t:SoiithtM I A .1 iireii.
i c .ill - inn t'l u Ki»i
1 .iiid hi.- Chine.-e lit.u \ iui
\ -ni\
Hf -iid in,. agreement .i> mostly
i >i>eration!i| question* .1 d that it
i-ij the method 1 hiindlmu
• mc called tin- c<>111 I.f 111;<t i.mi
tin* Kill Ki.si
I" inures ( ii\ on < >n
Allied liomhin^s
()t (k-nn;in (-itics
Sll'l khollll \'IIV. (Al'l —
Swiss 111 Ill's ;uvi' SllIM' I'is
urex In.1.1* on Allied hiinil)ill|i>
«l Germany:
There an now S.OIMMMMI linmh
virlims liimii'li'ss in Germany:
I.VJ,0011 peiMins li.ixe I> •«•!» killed
ill llainliurs Immhiilgs ami li.
000 in a I larks <m Kessel: II Olio
were killed and I'.'.ftOII made
homeless |»y the 15. Ms attack
Wednesday nifflil on Oiissehlitrf.
Mow (lie limires were obtain
ed wa> linl explai'ied In Hie
dispalelies lo Swedish newspa
pers. *»"
Gains Made
Over Trigno
Defense Line
Fall of Venafro,
Big Highway Center,
Believed lmmimenl
Allied lU'ailiiuartvrs, Aljf/er*.
Nov. •"> (AIM Alnviiij! with
hard. swift (nun-lie- d«-epcr into
rci'tral Itiilv over tin- collapsed
.Massien-Tiifnio fiver defense
lines. A11i«*• 1 Fifth ami Kiinith
Armies advanced in all rector-.
Allied headquarter- -aid today.
(The (Sertvan luun maud aid
n :i ■ :i>i■ .:i.<111* in '■ .(It ;itrom
Iter I • tli.ii .ii. Alt.I'll lan;l>UK
tl*!i,|>* had i>«•«•«» l"- II !!;e 1'e-ca
area. 4" miles northwest oi the Bri
' sll Kin'tllli \: • t > s |»rese t position
• ■ii The Adi i.i . .ii hi a|»|>;.i«'ii! • ••■
newal • •! (ii'iieral S Ii. :>;• I'd i..
MnntK"ii.er.v'- 'U taetie
Cliif n mutt Mud si second
attempt ..I-.- 1. .<i been '...tie . ti»«•
"area nt I,-:.. .. ." I)iit litvl.i ••<} "Ii..!
iiolh attempt.', xvei. (IcteaU i iiy
roast.il artillery. (I that ■»:it- 11.<>t..
toriM'do :ma! *xa- - ill!;. I
The fall nl Venafro. len- nl Un
ix* i» inland tii^hxxa.x i-cntcrs
\x Iii«-|i In-Ill tin- linr together,
xx as liclicvcd iiumim-nl.
(The Mill' fin cspoiuiel); :n Al
I Kiel's said Amcricbn tiim|n> "aw
lighting in tin- :tsl;irts .>1 Vena
lr«."»
Tin' I- il(li Arm* folluxvcd n|i
The Highlit Army's i-anliirr of
Iscrnia. tin- other login* ax linli
in the demolished lint-. liv smash
ing through Rrfnun positions to
reach the xiciiiilx of tin- (lariii
liano river. Kll miles sniilli ol
Koine. IK loxv hanks along the
Tyrrhenian had hcen flnodcd l«v
tin- Germans t<> delay the pursuit.
i>n the Allied right flank. <«• •• ■
eral Sir Bernard I. M.«ntamin-i-v •
Kifihth Army ;!eH iv.emy resi.-.'
ance ii the San Salvo area it:
several days oi fierce buttling jmd
captured that town mid railway 1.i
tion with the assistance <•( tin- Bril
:.-li (ie>tri>vi-. > () Kfii'lm .i ,iikI h'a.cl
«'i-. which -helled tin- Qcrnuins uut
of the.r lioie. .
In 'he MoiiH'h i . , . He
nile.- ■ land 11 in tli Aiii intir.
MnlltKoi:-I'l * . Ill tiMi a:iil Canad
ians ..iflr ti : tm- i . ■ .-mi: nl the
1 nitHi' r\t i ..'(i i-ij t-» i-\|ilnit
(Continued on Pa^e Tuoj
CIO Reelects
Philip Murray
As President
Philadelphia. Xo\ 5 (API —THo
.-ixih constitutional w>mcut ion the
"i hid!.»•!■:,.! Ornani/atioiK
t«dity in anin « i>!> vliH-tcd !Y< dent
I'h ! M .
The t!i»> (i.;Ieg to* stuuoil pi.
I : -n-p: I tt.r.miil,
convention it; fullnwitig the
clod on M in i.v. who iccntk'd
•'"in I I.<•«•!- .1- |iri' m-iit r •)>«•
Iorganization in IH4II. p-.-. inn<.
'> 1 " liir i*|i i t ■ , Miitiniic
!> campaign ,v ;.1(.
gani/cd "
Japan Loses J 1 Ships
'i liis \\ ook In .Pacific
Sii|illi«r>l I'autic \ 11 it'll
lleadtiuariers. No\ — < \f • —
Japan's navy. lured more mil
more w ithin range ot Xmrriran
ships' guns and bombers by
Ilirratrued loss nl (lie Solomons,
already lias paid (lie price of I I
warships sunk or damaged this
week without getting closer than
Hi miles to the I . v Marine
beachhead on Itougaiiiville.
An enemy cruiser .iiul loin dr
•.troyci s were iml;. t\,.. i i» 11-t and
two destroyer* (liiii'iigcd tint el .1
task lorce i'l t\\el\» which tried to
>iH'<ik dinvn I rum U.tli.iiil tli.••null
darkness .mil blindum 1.mi early
fill Iv Tuesday mid ^tic the Al.11 ines
nl Kinpress August.1 Hay
Kurty miles mit. I nited Slates
11 Cht mu «hl|»s shattered the .ittempl
and. .ilier <1 two li<mi running bailie,
sent the remnants lleeing toward
H aba u I.
Ilr.i(li| ..n 1' . :n iclr i-mi: t'tfliiy
1 >rt<li>1111ui. > .M i oi.nl- <i| llir
i*<i 11 It* tin 111 -1 ui niiinv w hid lnui
( ir.illy in.iv in- i niuht a- .1 .i|>.i• i •!n\i-.
In prevent In inn niiMed limn the
iniVtlicrn Siilniiiinis wild the Amer
I'l iciili Witr-hip* I'llei 'jjed si ;ii j «-rl lull
entirely iilln.it.
Thirty utile* -mitii o| r..-im,iin\ ille,
I Amor let i n tnid New Zralnnd soldier
; b.ive Wiiit eompleli cunt rill nt 'I'ri'.is
■ my Ifliuid. All ointnitlxcrt rcsisitiinct'
iiv it* L'tin .Iiip;tne>c defender* Wits
cttished Wednesdiiv. ihh' wwk iifti'r
1 !»«• in\ iidci - landed
At Hiibiiul. where mure limn 700
.litpnttese pliincs have been destroyed
hi damaged in repented rtiids since
October 12. headquarter* reported
today Hi.it Tuesday'* dayliKht blow
.iKiiiust tM.lHKi tun- ui enemy ship
pit Wiis fill lowed up that niuhl by
a lire setting attack of patrolling
Mitchells i'ii the Teobera airfield.
i i