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^ Heniterson Baihj Btspairh THIRTIETH YEAR l'?,1SK^HS5T»Sr;.,,,,'i;,?1 HENDERSON, NORTH CAROLINA. TUESDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 14, 11)43 OT'T^?:»".S™*'"' rlvE CENTS COPY ROOSEVELT SALUTES MALTA IN THE NAMEOFTHE PEOPLE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA I SALUTE THE ISI.ANP pF MALTA ltd people an6 defenders, who in the cause of freedom amS jusnre ami iVminj throughout the world,haoe rendered valorous struwf&r aboue an6 bajbnd the call of 6imi. j^Hfl ndrc repeated fire from the jto,ittalta [9 Jatoo6 alone but unafraid m theeemcr ofik dea, one tim^ bright flame m the 6arhucd» ♦ • a beacon of Hope for the clearer fop which haue come. M alias' bricihi storuof limnan fortitude and courage unll be read b\\ p 03 teritu unth monger andunth ptitudc through all tnc ajes. FTjglhac was done \n this Island maintains ^v-Sjthf highest traditions of pliant men au6 iu omen mlwtYom titebeginningof timehane lined and died to preserve nmlizaftonfbr all mankind. HtRE IS A REPRODUCTION of the scroll presented to the people of Malta «11 -i-chalf of all the American people" b.v President Roosevelt when he 61 >: ped at the Mediterranean isle while returning from Teheran. It will be cast in brenze; put in Valletta's main square. (International) Senate Committee Votes For Freezing 1944 Security Tax Coal Shortage Approaching Catastrophe \\ashiiicton. I)cc. It.— I AIM — The >11 ico of War Information reported today tlit* coal shor.'aRC is m» acute dial if stocks cannot be replenished next summer the situation will "approach catastrophe." Tlu* plain fact is." said OWI. "'I •: we aren't digging as much c.ial • <• arc u>jjig. Therefore. »c have lia i a progressive shortage throughout I!• Stockpiles in the l>ins ■>! m<iii tiial users and retail dealers will have decline from 8G.000.000 tons last January I to about (>0,00(1,000 t"ii at the end of Hit year. I'hat is only a little more than .1 month's supply. By March ">1 the M01 u> will he considerably less than i. • 'nth's supply—a dangerously low lc\( , ()\VI said. Ci\ Mian's Butter Supply Unchanged Year 1944 During ChicaRii, Dec. 14.— (AIM—'I'lic American civilian's share of hotter prolialtly will continue to he about a pound a person each mouth in 191-1, Tom CJ. Stilts, chief of the War Food Administration's dairy and poultry branch, told members of the American Butter Institute otday. Slitts outlined lite probable butter production and allocation for next >eat. saying: "The offi«*fi| allocations for the • alendar year 1944 aren't completed .vet. but I can give you u few P'CJinunary estimates. "We'll probably seed the llussians about the sihni; IiTy of butler a.v.ill be >hippcd this year. We are not supplying the British with butter, '"it Australia and New Zealand are providing our armed forces with alMiut 20.000.000 pounds a year on a reverse lend-lease oasis." ■ Vv £ f>v J Will Not Be Hiked As It Would Have Without Restraints Washington. Doc. 11 — <AP) —Thi' Senate Finance Committee voted today to freeze social security taxe-- through 11>-1-1 at the |>rest;lit rate of one percent each on employees and employers. Senator Arthur Yamh-ninirg. Republican. Michigan, who twice before has sucee< (led in blocking an automatic doubling of the rate, u'd today's r.i<»\in;ent. Present reserves, lie declared. aiv far larger than are re(piired by law. Id other important sections, tlie committee: 1. Ratilied. by a vote ot 11 to la. the House decision to require lahoi unions and other non-prof £ nryani/ations to file informal :on.d financial returns. 2 Approved an increase in the excess proiits tax rate on corpora t i*.»r•• from tin to <i."> percoiu. ;t. Retained the present !Jil perc-i t overall ceiling with ripped to cornorate normal, syntax anti excess i',i.ilit taxes. WEATHER FOR XORTII CAROLINA. I.ight snow and rain in ini Irrior and light ruin on the coast tins afternoon. Not <|iiitc so cold, with light rain tonight, j Wednesday light rain and continued cold, changing to snow and colder in west portion by I late afternoon. WAR SHORTENED BY DECISIONS ★ ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ ★★★★ REDS TAKE DNIEPER BASTION Nazis Admit Losing Of : Cherkasy Ukrainian Army in Big Victory Drive; Reds Near Junction London. Dec. I I — (AI') — ! Cherkasy. last remaining Nazi bastion i n tin- middle Dnieper river between Kreineiiclnitc. and Kiev, lias I»»■» n lost to a charging lied army, the llerlin radio annouiieed today, as General Valutin's lirst I krainian army turned the die against Field Marshall Mnnnslein in the bloody battle of the Kiev IiiiIkj. Cherkasy i> .1 strategic river |H>r'. on llie 11:. 1.11 railway linking Minsk a: d Gomel wilh (tdessa on the lllack Sea. Its capture paves llie way for I In- junction of Russian forces operating out of the Kremcnchu,; bridgehead with those 011 the second I edge ot the Kiev salient. Till" rclui'tuni'i1 of the GcrIIK;us to evacuate Cherkasy was emphasized by the desperate I :mhI costly battle they fought to dins to the Dnieper port of (>(!,00(1 population, the outskirts ot which were readied and byj passed 011 November 19 by the Ked army. I '-After several weeks of bitter tigi.tirg in the Cherkasy area, wh'fh was successfully sustained aga'tisl nidiiv times sii|>erior tank and 111I fantry formations, the German cominand last nii?ht withdrew German ' garrison lorees from Cherkasy to sootier and more favorable p.isitn>!.s," said the broadcast. j V \Tl TIN S ARMY STILL M \KING STEADY GAINS Moscow. Dee. 11—(AP)—Oonoral i Uikolai Vatutin's first Ukrainian .•.riny continued to make steady progress west ot Kiev yesterd ly. crushing repeated German counterattacks and improving its position south of Malin, a Moscow bulletin a.it'ounced today. While Vatutin thus hammered oat small gains for the third Ktniahl <lay in the battle ot the Kiev b.i'sjc. another Russian army under Gen(•■al Kn'.ev struck out from Klom< nrlittg. 2no miles to the southeast, lievinc Sovi'*t forces holding the Ip a drive a lparentlv aimed a! reCherkas.v bridgehead. Konev's «r»K ps smashed westward through M-veral strongly fortified towns, other Ked army forces continued advance toward the import.:ni German-held base of Korovngrtid, beating <*11 fierce tank assaults. ca:iturirg several towns and killing find German officers and men. the Russ':m coniniiinicuc saitl. FRENCH AND BELGIAN CITIZENS EXECUTED l.ondon. Dec. 11—(AI*)—The Germans have announced the execution of nine Helsians and two. Frenchmen for sheltering Allied airmen, the Belgian news agency said today. Ten Belgians were hanged at Antwerp on <•11 arses of sabotage and assault with exposives and fire arms. Western Germany Bombed by British Without Any Loss l.nildoil. Dec. if-—(AIM — 1 In' K.M"* sleek Alosquito bombers stabbed al western Germany last night lor tlii fourth successive night. tliAair ministry anticuticed today, llippii't through On- Nazi defenses to return ; to their liases without loss. The raid followed up a day- I lii;lit assault on unspecified ohjeetives on western Germany yesterday by format inns of i'niUd Stales liberators and Flying Fortresses,< during which American airmeij shot down fifteen Nazi liKbtdrs lo tiring to 1K~ the total nuinfcer of German planes downed 'fy the Fifthtli I Air Force this month. Fresh Gains | On Italian Front Made German Tanks Are Crushed by Shells From Allied Guns AUtiers, lj^TTT-lAI')—Indian troops who are attacking I in the center of the _ British Eighth Army front in Italy I crashed t hroiijrli German tielenses and captured a numoei of sirisoners, headquarters announced today, while ( anadians along hte Adriatic coast hurled hack Nazi armored attacks. wrecking tanks and inflicting casualties. Activities i.11 the Filth Ai'n.y Ironl were contined to in till •■>• duels aim ' British miii** knocked out a number of tanks which tried to . break through and co.imcra'tack. and inflicted casualties on the attackers. The Eighth then | resumed it> advance and broai.- | cued its bridgehead south »»ul ( southwest of Ortona in a number of local engagements. The weather was overcast show. ring both the Fifth and. L'-ghth Army fronts. . f.crmnn M ">pi »<'<l . > j •o .! -mortars Wl «' extremely n-'h) • , celling Allied p...-ittons al»iv: 1 ;.i vallov. Ann i < <n "U'1S "" • !icd in brisk . i lillery duel. In the ;.ir war. American l».mb( s attacked a German oil depot a* hte Yugoslav I""' "r s''1" warehouses farther up cn;«st. , ... In other oper.-' '>ns ye-teidn/ j *"inii1or-boiv.l>er- .ti«I fighter.-- .»* ■ »< iini.n mm tn.siti'.iK and eomnr.i malic,ns set fire >•' ! b'ansp r i vo Allied n! alios failed to rela; n. deanna durbin is gran I ED DIVORCE ! Los Angles* Cal.. Dec. 14.- CAP) pt-.inna l> ul. ti. -ingiiiK scrcen star, was granti-d a divorce iod.y from I ,ieii'in;.!:l Yau«han I'i.til m proceed iigs which to..k less than ten minute.". BIGGEST PLANE SETS LOAD AM) DISTANCE RECORDS ('arryinc H.flOO pounds of Christmas mail for (lie -i-tiled force* (he Riant cargo -carrying flvinc hoat Mars made a 4,375-mllc non-s(np hop from Patuxc n( ISIvcr, >!<!.. lo Natal. Hra/il. Slir returned right ! da.vs later to the I'. S. loaded with strategic war materials. The ?lant naval orafl is pictured as she settled dowii cn the IVtu.xoiit Klver at the conclusion of her round-trip. Official Navv photo. (International Soundpit o'.o) Hard Blows Against Eden Tells Japs in Pacific in Commons Of Near Future Likely Conferences Knox Says U. S. Now Is Ready to Strike With Great Force Washington. Doe. 11—< AI * > —Secretary'of tlu' Navy Knox predicted today "hard blows" against tlit* Japanese in the I'acil'ie in the near future. "We an* jiettiiiK stronger und stropjrer," lie told a news conference. "The preliminaries are out of the way. We art* jfettinjf ready to drive home some hard blows." lie gave no indication of whore tlie nil st i>: the United States couid be c\|KTti'il In strike. Knox reviewed the war «.»!" at*. tion 'ind added: "Of course, the whole slrateg\ is becoming apparent. It is prcfeclly obvious now that what seemed to he only nibbling has been carried on with the express purpose of decimating the enemy's strength. He has contributed by sending down small task forces which have been regularly overwhelmed." One of ilie "striking tilings" nute'j bv thf Navy secretary in the Pacific war is that "wo seldom encounter tiwnsports and cargo-carrying ships at outlying ports held by the en.»my." Mceat'jjc of severe losses in this type <it craft inflicted by American :-ubmarincs. surface sliips and . !• pianos. In* said, the Japanese Irtve ••'■soiled to the use of barges in attempt. to move men and materials to tin ir bases. "Hundreds of these barges have been sunk." he said, "and a great many thousands of Japanese soldiers have been lost in their effort to relieve beleaguered garrisons." Discussing the aerial warfare, be said that the actual figure of losses showed that six or cighi enemy planes now are being sent down for every American plane lost. Generally. Knox said, ope: .it i > is ■ii! over the Pacirie are "goin? lor-, ward veiv satistactorily. We b:r. •• • •. I a period of preparation j tr; leing. Now we have the > j i;»- i r-ient an<l men to do the job " Rockingham Has Fire Loss Of $250,000 Itocl.ingham. Dec. II. (AIM- A stubborn lire in I he heart ol down- i town ISuckinuhan early today «!••- 1 -llnycd tW'i dep;i tnient store- and other buildings. causing a |o.>> e.\pecteil to exceed S2a(>.(HMl. The bia/.e v\ .1- discovered in the; Q tv (/ giorerv store shortly belore midnight It spread in spile of the ellort- "I local laeinen to control it. . lid swept through Kirsch's Depart men 1 -tore, a barber shop, the Hub department si ire, the -tore inoinand otticrs of Woods" 5 & In Cent Store and about :?n offices, most ol which were occupied by insurance •ompaiiics. Firemen Iron Clio. S ('. Ilamlct, Wadi sbor • and t amp .Macka 11 helpid tin Itockingham department in lighting Hv tire It was brought under control by 5 .1. in. Patton's Arris al In Cario Arouses New Speculation Cairo, lice m (AP) The arrival 111 Carlo ol General (Jeorgo S. Patton. .11 . commander of the C. S. Seventh Army, accompanied by various in-mhor- ol his staff, stirred -peculation today about new development that tnav lie brewing 111 the Middle East. I' lion's iinex'dainod appearance here yesterday came al a time when po»sib|o solidification of the Mediterranean and Middle Fast coinmutKU, tiao bttn a topic ol <Jucu&*iorj. , Turk Army Chief PLAYING a lending role in the military moves in Turkey is Marshal Fevzi Tchakmak, Supreme Chief of I the Turkish Army. He is now carrying out plans to double the strength of his army within a period of months. (Iiiieniatiuiial) Review Ail Occupation Deferments Washington. Dec. It—(AIM — Selective service officials issued today instructions requiring review of the occupational deferment of every registrant v\ hosiprincipal place of employment and local hoard are in different appeal hoard areas. Appeals boards which have j:;r diction over the registrant's principal pinto < i employment will -11'■ t.• • "the necessary review as contemplated by recently adopted .men.lments to the selectiv e ser\ ice aim training law." Xo rev iew will l>e rei|ti re:l. ill agency stated, when tin- regisi-a.UV print'i|xil plan- ot employment and local hoard ic in the same p;»eal area, or where no app<al i- ;:>• I e\Ms. such as outside the United States. I'ndi■: the new privi-lire. th ' !« of c\ e-v rcuisl' ant %vl»« wis O.'CUpat 'lia!U dc'erred it- CI.. :'-A or 2-B < 11 i.t- before • l» v !i be fnrtvttrdHl by J«ivi:uy !) app l< • i ;•< I li i\ in.; in -y in i i ' place •>'. eni I iym<*iit. I'll" file •' :• ji-Hants el. - 'l ei' in tKstv. • u.' .Iter I). •• »..»• ! • mil lie : -r\\ r i il t • the ; i ■ r appi board within ten Hiiyj are th' local bo ■ cla>si| >i a'i " Britain Is Pledged Again to Stick for Crushing of Japan London. Doe. i I — (AP) — Koreijru Secretary Anlliony Eden, reimrtinjr t• > Comnr >iis on tin- Teherairt"aim conferences. declared today "IIn- war will In- shortened" l»v decision reached with Premier Stalin, and ujrain iISritain l«» battle to tile final destruction of Japan. Hi i-i,i 1' ,■ ing House (!. ;< ; Prinii1 Minister Chitrdiill !• i~ "Hliii iiiin'i? wiii'i' i • ii i . toe .-.pheic .vhcic lit- i- iih;. ' ("i •■(-!»: I * ha- • Inyed oil i in Ciiilii. .<• , . ! v. with | li adeihi .-n:a!!>-_ pow i v . Quicker defeat of tin* Axis was insured In tin* "close coopct.,I lion «>r mililarx plans" al <!»•• Trhrraii mrctini; ol President Roosevelt. Premier Stalin anil I hurciiill. i dm «!• .lared. "Fvcrj plan i-> .low ay reed upon. The timing i- ixm agreed upon, and in due course tin- «!«•i cisions of Tereran will be unrolled »u the t"i«*l<l ol battle." The military mission agreed in Cairo." ;it the British-AmcricanChiru se meeting. "on future milieu it LjAi-iti.-n:- again-t Japan." Kflcn termed Japan a - mueli a inenaee lo liril.iin :c- (<> the t niled States and t'hina. and said I'.ritiin still was ' a principal in the Far I'.astern war" lieeau.se "to destroy (•ernian> anil tnen make a eompromise peace wilh Japan would only sow the seeds ! of a third World War." Other high lights ol lite foreign secretary's report: , Turkey The i unlcrcnco with President Inoiiu gave "giod Ii " far a "sound ba.-is for !..lini co.;.] era!am between oursel\e-, So\ i.-i Kus.-i;., Aine: icu and ruriiey." and was "encouraging. Kurt Iter than thai. I cannot go ' 'day." Postwar—Complete cooperation of Britain. Russia and the United Slates is assured. "We three ran work together," K.dcn -aid; "the recurielil I .hrcat ol war can only lie met ii there i- an international order tinner in strength and unity ih m any any enemy could seek to challenge." iialkans A I'.: it Ii inilitaiy 11.1 - (Continued on Page Six) jCertain Arabs To Ha\ e Citizenship Rites of French Meiers. Dec. II—(AP>—TilFrench eommillee of National l.iheratiou toda> decreed Frencli citi/rnship immediately for all Arabs in Algeria who can read and write French, thus carrviut; mil the first ol the pledges made Sunday by (leneral Charles .*7-(iaulle. | Citizenship w ill he extended v ♦ out forcing the Arabs lo rcr >e!> | the Koranic iaw. :.s previous'.' i>.quited. , The com mil lee aim voted to Increase the - t Arab repi'-s • o lion on pi meial. departnicn. d and muitii pal --i-mb! •■-. Tlrs , a!lilleii another IlcOuulle i>l«\!e. The cm-i :*e<' iii prepni.ng s'" n to e i itizet: ■ i> to other At . , groups not c< vered bv the lerm "intellei luals." which w is defined js meaning petvs Hlerito in Krci<ch, Smashing Successes Are Claimed By The Chinese Clmii.'tHii'*. < Tiin > ()(•<•. ji— ( \ I'l — Sin is In nr. ( Iii ii vr smi ■ ( scsc, hi Ihr n.illii'i Hi e !,< I mciniis «fff rliiiincil ii>ilr tn llir !• Ij;li mniinniitl. \\ liirlt s»»iI'Miiiretl Hi" recapture <il tlie i'ii|><ir>;inl lii'^liu.n toxin «»f I .in. I'll. J.» miles north fn Chsinteli. iiml 11 number or villages. I'arl'er press dispatches v. l icit s.iM I lie flilnesr ImiI relnkcil (tbilliiim who cnnlliiiitil and (Iir <':inimimii|<ti- milled iti.il i •lapa'iese lli'lae liturtll suillli iif SMmrii u.ts licinis surriiuinleil •it'll "its In• niil.11inti is mrri'l> a matter of enurse." Tlir Chinese forees. "in hot pursuit of flio heaten foe." were pressing forward against the enemy furies with f|,r evident intention of flapping all .lap.inose t roups snutli of the I i river, ivhli k ruiio Into luiihttns.
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