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Hgttltgygott Batlg Btspaftl? THIRTIETH year »i«ii !• # % «• . «' ■'« SKKVICK op 1IIK ASSOCIATKD I'UKSS. HENDERSON, NORTH CAROLINA, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 20, li>43 i,ui,l,hi,kiM:pthV:m\avIIXOUSi FIVE CENTS COPY Huge Cut In Spending Suggested Senator Russell Says War Expenditure Cut Of $25 Billions Possible Washington. Nov. 20—(A1') I'lii- suKtfcstiim was heard to (l.iy l hat j,'<.verninent spending lur the war could lie cut $2~>, inin.on0.M00 this Fiscal year— viKiuj'h t«i have paid the ua 1 i<Hi's entire l>ill in World War I. I • irm.v has «Ii-«■!• il was rc 1 . tin iiiuii' than $ 13.000.000,000 il v : hit need. Iteprcsenlative Ta ■ If.. N. Y.) asserted last night •: the navy was expected to save i,. ' ■ een $4.1100,00(1,0111) and $5,000. IMMI.IiOO, i hereupon Senator Russell (II.. tin.) of the Appropriations t •nuniittce cainc forth with the Uitiuisht that a careful scrutiny of all war expenditures mipht \ irlil a reduction as high as $25. 000.000.000. I iie war plants are built «'»d the ,i iiiiie i- Imtcliiininy smoothly," !. ' II .-aid. ".iikI now wo have time didn't have before In exam ■ iipt'ipri.ilinn recinesls carefully. I ■ !i- >|H.*fnl that we can save $25. ii ii :> hi,noil ;n least." At the same tli,. S71.500.000. 000 arinv hill was passed. Sena tor Alaloney (!>.. Conn.) told the Senate he uas certain it contain «•«! "waste and extravagance" lull the Apprnpraitious Commit tee didn't know where to cut it. Bowles Says Subsidy Last Bulwark Left x Washington, Nov. '.JO.— (AI*) — ( luster Bowles, Office of I'ricc Vhninistration director, today put all his anti-intlation eggs in i hi* subsidy basket, declaring lli.it llie price agency has no other program to halt inflation if I he subsidy plan now before ( ongress is defeated. "There is no secondary line •■I defense," Bom les said, mak ing il clear at a press conference crimp that OI'A is mil considcr im; any alternative formula to roiiirol I he cost of living if sub sidies are voted doMii. Vichy Crisis Confirmation Is Guarded tii. Switzerland. Nov. 'Jn. (Al*) • lit* I'.i'ilin foreign office j-pokes i i nave guarded confirmation I• »— 11 "I reports i»l a crisis at Vieliy v ■ • 11 Marshal IVtain 1- said In have "ii'11 (I bis residual phi as eliiel «»l i l.i'e. i • 11 Ii ii|* hack mi ail old lornilila v '" ii French collaboration is n«>t i' •• well, Hie .spokesman wai» <i '1'I as declaring the poblieal sil 1 "ii al Vieliy was an "internal al I m . tin! subject t" discussion. He adder! that a "new stage <•! fle '■• I 'pinenls had not yel been icach II Imt without (|iieslH'ii inner polit I'.il developuients are going on." lie 'laied, however, "rumors" that IV'ain had tVsiglicd, "so lar as is i.i"«wn in IScrlin, are nonsensical." Kpccilic reports from Vichy jtse|| v.i if lacking today. l>ut reliable li'intier reports said thai a iniinber " I''t.mi's friends had been arrested and thai cabinet resignations were impending. WHKRE 'BIG THREE' PARLEY MAY BE HELD Keports continue to conn- limn numerous capitals «»!' tlx- world that a meeting of President Itniisevelt. Prime Minister Churchill and Premier Stalin is abcut to take place. It is said unofficially that the site of the important conference will he Cairo. Kgypt. Further supporting this belief is the fact that Mcna House Hotel, wealthy tourist haven outside the city, u being placed in readiness and redecorated for an "important parley." This view of the hotel and its I ami..is gardens was taken from a hill overlooking the site. In the foreground is the road to Cairo, seven miles away. (International.) McNutt May Ask Draft Veto Manpower Chief Is Hoping to Hold on To Present Powers Washington. i\'<>\ 20— (Al'i — A ' report spread today that Paul Vf. i McXutt. chairman of the War Man- | power 11.ay ask Pros;- t der.t Hoosevelt to n'lc i.ithei.-' (halt1 legislation stripping him «>1 author ity over selective serv iro. Several source, on C'a|)itol Hill lcard this version alter tin- lull, put- | tiny pro-war parent.- at th,. hoitom :>l the draft pool, passed the House I without dissent Thursday. Approv- I .1 by the Senate, expected Monday. | will send it to the White llou.se. I Besides requiring thai pre-Pearl j Harbor father.s he railed only after j the nationwide pool i>r available I it'jn-f.ither.s ha.s been exhausted. tlic ! bill would: 1. Take aw.iy McNult's present j administrative authority over sclcc- I live service by giving the President ] the choice of administering the act himself or delegating it to the direr- j tor of selectiv e ser\ Icc, Maj. Gen. j Lewi. B. Ilershey. J. Nullify a reccnt WMC older ■ listiuR certain occupations as non deferrablo regardless <>l the depen dency status <>i the occupant, by prohibiting the induction lor occu pational reason^ yt individuals or groups before I hey normally would be called. This has been a "work «»r fitjht" order. Nazis Begin Invasion Of Samos Island London. Nov. '10.—(AIM—Tlie Ankara radio said fodav thai Hit* Germans had begun attempts to invade Samos. Greek island north of tlir Dodecanese and next to the last Aegean stepping .stone known to he in Allied hands. The reported invasion attempt began after the fall of l.eros in the Dodecanese this week to I he combined attack of German sea ami airborne troops. | Castclrosso. easternmost of the Dodecanese, is believed still held l>> the British, but the Germans yesterday said they had taken three other small islands, in cluding Ikaria. I'atnios. and lap so*. and were holding a fourth island. Furni. Aussies Near Plateaus; Jap Aerial Opposition Southwest I'aeifie Allied Head' Quarters, Nov. 20. —(AP)— Austni ■ lunged through savagely res is 'i'li! Japanese in dense, rain-swep •' nicies to within one mile of conv 'Kiinding plateau positions on tin \"ew Guinea flank >>f New* Uritaii but ihp Nipponese air force h s pull "t itself together on the Solomon, "'•nk to hit back at American inva •lci\. (if RougainviIlr». I'oflay's war report of Genera ""ualas MncArthur <>n development :,l the wings of the Allied offensivi '"Id of the Aussie drive and also i. siti.ishing blows hy I In- Aunruaii a. force in the Solomons sector; bill to the sctond stiiiiKbl (lay. liny ii.-ni damage inflicted l».v enemy <W'i i he liouKainville ben' On New (Juinea's Huoit peninsula —j) points like a directing finger at flu* buck door route to K«ib ail—tin; Australians have moved .-even of the eight miles northwest from Kinseh > hiifen to Sattclberg. aided by artil i Itry. mortals and I t tons "I explosi • ves dropped troni American planes. At Sattclberg. the Jap uese hold de • fenses along the edge of a .'1.01)0 foot plateau which overlooks the Kinsch I liafcn area. i At Km press Augusta Hay. on the ■ west-central coast of IVWgninvillc. Jap nese bomber* and lighters ap peai'cd in daylight Wednesday, ac (■iidiog i" the latest advices from Mimical William K. Ilalsey. A few i'<ikler» nm lit miuli iinriliflit defei* in iiit-i'i • i*-H *■ * i. * • t .i... Other State Surpluses Much Higher Thau Ours Allied Arms Gaining In Italy Drive British Push Forward Five Miles to Seize Small Town on Path Allied iica(l(|ti;irU'is. AIgicrs. Nov. 2o. (AP) Despite mud. tlood and tierce emu v i>|>|niti<>11. liiitli the Al lied Filth iixl F.ighth Armies have gained ground at .several poinis on the Italian Iron! in the la.-1 2 1 h nir. aiifl tin- Prili-h have advanced live miles ti> capture I'crano in the San gro rivei valley. Allied headquarter- announced that units >■! Cener.il Sir lieruard L. Montgomery'.- KigliUi Army had taken the little t"vvn on the e.i-t side • >i tin iloudcd river, aboui one and one-hall mile.- northea.-t ol Arehi. and the point ol origin tor recent enemy counter altacks in the area about l-> nilies inlanil from the \driatic. Near 111' . ••lith ol lhe Sangro Kiglilh Army pa'i'ol.- cro-.-cd the liver and intlidrd numerous la.-ual tli - till lhe .\a/i ill .-cvcral cla lit . Farther oiith near Hionero ihere were otlirr cla. he.- between Kiglith Army patrol- aid the (iermaii- and the announcement .-aid these also produced many Na/.i casualties. The occupation ol I'erano threat - enetl (ierman concentrations both at Arclli and at the larger village ol iiomba. lour mile- farther up lhe riv er. Ainci ic.ai troop:, ill tin Filtii Army pained ground along the northern part ol their line above Venafro. (Continued on Page Two) Oid Clothes Drive Quota Announced C'h rlolle. Nov. 20. (AP) — .N minimum of .'t.500.000 worn but scr v livable garments was announced to day as the North Carolina part of : nationwide effort to obtain supplie of apparel for distribution thrnugl inti-rnation I relief agencies to resi dent.. ol w ir-ravajjeil countries oe cupied by Allies armies. .lames I! Vojjler of Charlolle chairman of the War Pmduclior Hoard's Norlli Carolina (Jener.il Sal v ge Division. with headquarters ii Halcigh. announced this goal lodaj I and said the accumulation- of cloth | iin* will be w arehoused at Greens ( bnro and Italcigh. In addition to clothing. Voglc" s ii| | all North (' rolina hmi-choldcrs wen urged I • ransack their closets am garrets and turn in to the local sal j v ige organizations all rag- lh.it cai j lie spared for the war effort. 11< ' pointed out that tremendous quaiti lie- of rags are needed on wai-hip in army n.otoi n.-pai hop-, id 'i planes prod.iv:..>' n.-u ;o,n North Carolina's Savings Not Enough Even to Pay Debt Daily I)is|ial« li Rurrau. In the Sir Walter Hotel. IIV l-YNN MSHi:i | 11 I i-it; i i. No\ . 1!' Many Ninth 1 Carotin.ans. has mi; hoard and road i so much in recent month . about tin I Mil pill ■ in the Si it*_» treasury, may ho ! surprised at sumo ligtires presented j in tin- current issue .it "U'c. Ihe I'/ i ! pl»'," the maga/uio published by | .North Carolina Citi/on Association, •lie. The ina.ua/inc goes somewhat into detail discussion of the finances oi ail the states. comparing surplus or deticit. nonded debt and net debt. [ Alter making due allowance lor dli fi'ietil methods ni bookkeeping. and m lull recognition of the special status oi luglivav and agriculture Hinds in this State, the showing isii t particularly tavoraule to North Car olina. Although We hav e an ove.all .sur plus m cm'O" "I ■ :t million doli,ir!>. including •oiai> hook credit - oi l-'cd i oral highway fund.-, the bonded dciit ot Ihe State is -•> I.use till- surplus, even it available tor the purpo.-e, 'would not pay two-thirds of it. Hod'.lcetl to |e capita basis. Ihe ! state urplus amounts lo S2I.20 for each pei:« in. tl ' late dent amounts to $34..Yl each. !e:.\ mi; a net dci>t lor leach individual citixen «J $13.34. Klevon states have an adual net credit -nice the treasury - aphis is more than < nougli to pay oil the to tal .-tale debt. Washington is in the Ik -t position ol all -tates. with a per capita Kiirplli- ot SSa.lW and a per capita debt • »t $9.31—1which means 1 that tiie State i . . Id pay all i' owe.-, land distribute ->:•> :»!> to each person ; living there .mt ' ! the surplus. Kven j Virginia would ha\ o XI cents np.occ ' lett alter paying it the entire debt I "lit oi iiecumulated surplus. I Nino other • .it i - would owe less I net than would X s;?i Carolina jt tltc 1. urplli.- vote applied Indent retire ment. Louisiana i> worst off with a deficit in the i oasitry ami per cap ta indebtedness i»I .>■'■.I»l. Mo.ouri alsi 'reports a det.cit. but the debt is not I so bia. being "illy .s24.0K lor each | .lersoii. In any di -n ;••!» about di-|>o-it m of the North C.irolina surplus :t niti.-i bo kept in mind that the agriculture tmid and the hiulnvav luiid are ear marked for peeitie purpose-, ft fact, much "I the :*'! million dollar miscalled a "surplus" in the highway fund represent accrued federal eve dits for load construction il anc | wln n it i- n it< hoii with stale nioie ;. I The :?!• millions in the genera fund debt or lor post war re-habilita lion or tas reduction. Twenty mil lions of it has already been .-ct a>id> as i nest egg. Despite declines in . j lew tav schedules revenue report i for recent months indicate that tin ! general ftmd surplus is incrc.i in i and may event uallv reach Ihe fii millions predicted by some optum-'r membeis ot 11•«.- last general a-seni . i>ly. There is growing sentiment t earmark the whole amount for deli retirement, thus contributing to la I i(•duetion by rutting out interest pa ' ment- ami regular installments o I bonds, ruther than to supply it d redly to lav reduction by using i j for current purpose* in lieu ol cm ■ rent tax collections. Whatever happens. Ihe slate sii plus mav well be one of the control i mg issues in the next .state rampatg , (■ tid a main 'onto lot 'ii'.«.u5>ws; '■ Rumanian Troops Begin Evacuation Of Crimean Front Efforts to Evacuate 7 Divisions Fighting With German Army l.ern, Switzerland. Nov. 2D— (AIM—Tin- i'.udiarest corre spondent "i i he Swiss newspa per (ia/.ctte lit- Lausanne re ported today tliat Uttnianian di visions attached to the German army in the Crimea had In-trim evacuation of tin* peninsula. It was hn|ii'<l to remove ut least .">11 pcrri'iil of the Rumanian troops, coin prising seven divi sions. wlin have been garrison • inn that section or the Russian i rriml. Hi-- dispatch said. The correspondent added that «>»v division already had been .success-I fully transported as far as Odessa ] "despite the watchfulness ot the Hussian licet." The dispatch . aid the rest of the j withdrawing army included one di . .-am >»r cavalry, one armored, otic :.11• Is. two light .ind two mixed di visions. To lacilitate Hie expected mas. trail port. liumanian authori ses have banned heavy shipping of < ivilian good to the provinces ot Bessarabia. Kuthenia and Bukovina. '.lie corre.-pondenl wrote. Reserves Of Canned Goods To Be Freed Washington. \ov. "Jn—(.MM—The War I'ood Administration announc ed today it will release soon for ci \ ilian use part "i the supplies of canned pineapple, asparag.is, can:, pumpkin, spinach and tigs owned and held by canners but set aside lor government purchase. "K: own quantities of these •: Mi ned foods that will reach grocer.-' .shelves are a4n.lMMl cases of pinoap ple and 77,1100 case, of liijs." WI'A said. "It is noi possible to estimate at ure.-ent exact quantities ot the va rious vegetables. hut ii is though; that they will he substantial." WK.\ said lii,. released eaniiei good, will reach retail ii arkels with in a lew Weeks, about the time Ire-', fruits and vegetable- are in lowest supply. Open Policy Adopted At Relief Meet I All;.rr.ii- City. .V>v. 20— (AIM- F«i I the find time sincc its meetings bo | nan In rt* two weeks .iS". the I'n '•'•I ! Nation. lieliel ;■ ii<1 ISehahil I iti 1 i conlorence today started Issuing re." - I uliir written statement* -cfaig !i» ; proposals under consideration. • llcfore t!u' idea nl i s'a'e mi'li's |i> tile pultlic >v. :.lnpieci >»> Ici'dny, a UNRKA spokesman who ticked that hi., name in- withheld stated flatly that Russian nrn'oatR1 dor Andrei (!mn v >■> 1 .id been «'«• fesiied in mow not only to ut fmiu issuing ttiilniu'nlji but als> t«» ban nevvspajwrment from tiv* ses sions. i Two hours liilcr, however. a Rue \ sian ilcli . '<• K gene Sergeev. to'd press ; epi e-en'. l ives 1 ha* Anibassi j dni Orom.vko. In Washington, had I authorized hint to say "he had never ■ n: ide any such j- ingestion cr any . thing like it." The t'XKKA spokfsm.'M .•■aid ('. ■ ni.vko objected 1«• adn> ti i ce n| the i'i< > mi t i,- ground some niat lei indcr discussion were so deli cate ti .1 publication might fi'twe i serious misunderstanding. As an al ternative. the spokesman ; id. ■ (I: 'Hrvko promised that a «• ges'. i>l (tic •: occcditlCs lie 111 nip pllhll.' at j tlu* i ■ d «>1 the sess jons. Cotton Lower Under Selling N'e'.v Vi.-k Nov I'll (AIM The 1 t"i' "i.-irket moved Iovvcm today on ; ineieased hedge elling and coinniis ~i'in house liquidation. partly in , eie.iscd by l >v orahle war develnp mcii' I- iture- eloved (old contracts) ten to Ull cent- a bale lower. ('pen Last IVremher ... Pllil |flj| .Manli . i!i.r»' M.iv III.Sit |«».:<( .111 l y j: • 11_, ' 9. i I Jap Nemesis READY to lake off in the skies above Munda is Marino flier. Major Gregory Bovington, a former Fly inn Tiger. He shot down his 19th, 20th, and 21st Nipponese plane on Nov. IT, thereby taking his place among the leading aces of the war. Marine photo. (International) Republicans Demand Cut In Spending Taxpayers Too Long Have Been Burdened By Spenders, Is Claim Washington. Nov. "-!•>—(Al'l —Republican members of I In llmisc Ways and Means Coin mittee demanded ileep retrench ment in wartime spending in plod.eitijr their support today lor a new .-<2.1 1(M»«»o.imio reve nue measure. ••K<>r too long Hie o\c -burdened ta\-payer ha* iict'ti the lorgotten m.n'." the l!e|>ui)lic.i: n •. i:>• said :n .1 supplementary report as tin '.i ll i " it!ee I 'imaliv ' i1 j■ n'tori the lies! t;i\ mil. "For too Icnig the watchword hat iiee! •-penti and spend. ta\ and The treasure. wh i!i i . Kinmit tee !•> .ihotil ... ;• v. h i*. the Federal Treasury !>aa asked. w.ll reach the II :se JTiie-cl iv. The Mill e l: : .;•••( <i> . lare I in it j? report that the pt-opo-ed le\ i.v rcpre.-ent ,'l 'ir 11. • i\«v na tion can ln-.ir "u.:i- duly 'i.. tlirhiim i-ur ec •a.Mi > The : <111 ni.-tialion i as ;«•(! S!0. niin.oon ill idd t.I.:.i I i cven .e t< tight the war and control infhition But the committee's report said "Strict economy in go\ emnient ex penditures" is more lm|x>rtant than trying lo absorb excess purchasing po\VC: th:o||gh higher taxes. WEATHEE lot; NOI5T1I C.MiOUNA. Fair and continued mild tliis ancrnoiin. tmiicht and Sunda>. Reds Gain As Zhitomir Abandoned Drive on Cherkasi Newly Threatening ! Nazi Encirclement .Moscow. Nov. 2<>—(AIM — I'.at 11 in;/ stubbornly a^ain^t (heavy (ierman pressure. Red I army troops have abandoned j the strategic rail eity of Zliito j mil* hut liavt offset that reverse | with a surprise drive acros • j the 1 )iiieper river to tlie yate of j Cherkasi. and the capture of OvmicI). 2."> miles north of Ko orsten. the Soviet war coimmtn I iqite said today. Ti « retreat jim;. /.luton .v. 11 ost serious .-etbaek oi the t!HH i rv paiun. w... orden '1 1 y The Itus.-ian supreti e niniiu;.\cl apparently when it w as found impossible to reinlore • troops 1'ioWiiiiu that newly rap'med juutio:. on the l.i u.njii ad-( kit?- ;., railway. lied army torees withdr "A to pii.-ilinii> "more advantaiifous" !or de:eii>e. the v..n l> illetin said However. the drive against Clierkasi. midway between Kiev and llnepmpertovsk. staged In airborne troops and liurcillas. save the Itussians additional support for their lelt tlank against reinforced enentx units and brought new threat of en circlement to (ierman lorres in that salient. Capture oi ■ .• by the der ail- ! ii!ed "o c .1 I'cininiuti iatioiu in tlie Cie: ma: armies in the t'krauic .mii White Hussia. md oct'upai |i ,ii Ovruch turtjie: widened the jj.iti itetween the en emy force- I* is i paratroopers. :is at Cherkax . played > key r»»1c ii the storming ()\ i ucii. the rum imini(|iie said. Mole than 4.finil German- wen lett dead "it yesterday's battlctield.. j the Soviet war bulletin reported. Y ugoslavs Falling Back In One Area '• l\'o\ . 20. — (AP)—Yltgo. -la\ suoii! repelled heaw Cier inan attacks in viirioti# district.* in t hut Wen f.need to retreat 11 CON! i: •-II!;. alter a mmics ,,| "• ■ • »ticli the Nazi* .-iif ! ini - have landed on Ik- Island ..I Krk, the Yugoslav sjiid. in confirmation ol earlier | I. .' . and heavy righting i.. in I -M " ' '■ ll"' H'illltv ''I Si III, .III I|)(. Croat const «i|>i'"m:c Krk. fierce •nciiiy al incks were repulsed by • Jeneral .losip lirn/V (Titus» |,.,rli san columns. Krk protects the sea u '"I 'Ian . "I i- 111!■ t•. Heavy lightim* nl»'o waif said to be in pr'^rcss on lie i -land ot Crew. Stocks Again Are Strong New York. \i i\. 20. (AP) The <tock market registered its third suc cessive recovery swing today on re latively i'i :'i mid active dealings. tin the advancing side most "l the •itn v. Hetlilehcni. Saita Ke, S :itliern I'.ie.tic. Western I'liatn A" liilei natior.al Tclephoiv. Tes.i. (■■iirpanj. I' S. Hubbcr. Chrysler, .i. I. Case. Caterpillar Tract nr. Douglas IAitciall. S|>ei:v. PtiPont. AmeriiMti Distillnm. Allied Mills. Montgomery Ward and Philip Morris. Raid Follows Assault On German Chemical Center 1,oikI"!i. \.n . (AP) 1' Mill i- | fiotis ■ >1 I t Allied planes swept <Hit iicrii" tin- Channel today in a swill | r«»ll'»\v-iip fo a hi'JU.V ,1-.- .ill: by tilt" | IIAV t.ist night >>'1 tin- Herman cheiii. center <i| l.everktiscn where po.son gas components .nc made. The tl:iy Im>it forjiy wn* cniitltmiilioii of Ihi*! intensive new neri.il offensive wlm-h has seen sis heavy lids from Hri t.iin in fnnr days. Lnni night'* friur-ctiitittcd bninMi' assntdt. directed also aiMinsI other linspee ! erl lihtncland targcls. was tlie neeonrl w'Ttliin five hours against Nazi centers <»| ehcm.t al wnrf ie and research. Five bomber- fil led to re turn. Although details were lucking, fno force of heiivy Iwmiltei • presumably was smaller than the record licet o| somi toon ioui -uigiiM (I h« ■ y I.lidtt :i;s!late:i's rheir i il plants Thur.-day n.ul.l with their bomb bays er.encd with 2..>00 Ioiir ton- "I bloek bu-ter- .iihI imcnil;:ii iC' , one nl the lu\r> ic-t ir rli>rne loads <>( the war. Unfavorable weather conditions prevented .111 immediate asses-meni. ot tin' damam- done last night in tlir liitli r;iid <•! the Wiir on Lecei Uusen's chemical |»I;>111f- The city was 1 ;i-1 hit August 22. Canadi n forma tions played an important part in last night'* awniill. and i Hoynl Cumuli in Aii Force comnw:'apie -aid that threu of the live mission planes were Cana dian. Merlin's blazing suburbs lit np the dark skies s the lesnlt of the Thui's dii.v night assualt on that most im portant of bombing targets and re ports to Sweden and London said rdaot. v.. o'-idont i.r. 'lie German
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