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ilLfsDhKSON, N. C.t MONDAY AFTKItNOOX, FEIiKUARV 21, 1:)4I
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hXl'lilT SI NI>AV.
FIVE CKNTS COPY
JAPS ADMIT
HEAVY LOSSES IN
TRUK RAID
REINFORCEMENTS FOR ANZIO FRONT
AMERICAN TROOPS are shown passing through Anzio, Italy, on their
way to rcintorce the Fifth Army fighting on the Allied bcachhead below
Home. Allied leaders continue to pour large numbers of soldiers into
the area to turn back heavy Nazi attacks. 'international)
President To Veto
t* rs • r y T*
i ax Bill tomorrow,
Ray burn Declares
Rosocvclt's Message to Accompany Veto;
Action on Tax Bill Expcclcd to Be Sustained
V. liintftnii, IVh. 21—(AIM
- S|-;ikiT ltayimrn (Texas,
11.1 ;.ii| l<.»iay President lloo
-r\ • would send tu Congress
tun .i r«>\\" a message vetuinjr
:'.f new tax hill.
TIic veto will he sustained,
K;t\ uii'tl asserted.
"1 i speaker expressed what he
opinon t< newspapermen
i ■ •nlerenee at tin- White
: tended by eonBressioiial
1 >i lie* lenders.
Si i«ir of llie leaders urged thr
I'roidi'iit not to veto the tax
I.ill.
II i er, Mr. Roosevelt has tfi*;n
i new revenue measure "tm
rcul st It provides ror about
■ • Mi the S111.5110.(100.0011 at-keil
l> i • administration.
( mmrcssional action oii the
anticipated veto will lie pot off
until Wednesday. House lead
er* nf both parties have ail
aitri'rineiit to put aside contro
versial <iueslions until then be
cause some influential members
li.ive engagements away from
tin- capital for Washington's
birthday observances.
!'• ■ White Mouse attitiaie toward
ill was cehoed the House
1 • 1 • ' it session ti day. Kepre
e Clore (Tenn.. IM de
' ■ i me measure "is not \v>»rtti>
• ■' ' ("oimross." that it •"o;1'''
' -"is" foil wartime inofiteer
in«>
lii in entative Knut:>n (Minn
R.) i>>l i newspapermen he disagreed
with l; .vhtirn. believing that (' >n
8'css will override the tax veto.
WEATHER
I «>l! NORTH CAItOI.IN \
I'artlv cloudy and sliglillv
warmer tonight and Tuesday
Willi considerable foe tooiglit.
W ays a <! Mean- Chairman
t\. I . |>.(. ..It,-1
«• i;«1 i> *■:ntilti <• meet mu ii diseus.
tlic vcjn, said no definite Maud was*
ri ached ami tii.it action |>rol>al>ty
would (it pend upon the contents of
I the message.
Cotton Has
Mixed Values
X v. York. IV:>. 21. -(AIM—C .itici
futures opened 13 eenls In ;!ii cent- a
bale lower. iVooii values were Hit
fonts .1 l>ale liij*iter to five eon's
lower, March 2n.itr>. .May lltMO, July
1!».!!!».
SIIII'S IIIT NAZI TAKCilCTS
! Allied llratliiiiarlrrs. Naples.
I I eli. •»|. —(Al»)— Anierican and
British warships again liave add
ed the weight id' tlieii his Runs
i to Hie Allied hannm-ring ol (ler
in.iii lori es lielow (ionic i>v boni
I liardilic enemy targets in the
i I orinia and An/in areas, it was
I aiinouneed today.
| < \ni:rs m ai: t nc I'Isom.ssok
Cfiii|M>l Hill. Feb. 21—Dr. Flet
chcr M. Cireen. l'ni\er.-it.v prii'es
» ii "I American history, has p-t urn
led iroin Nov. York where lie ad
, <ln >.soii the third elass of West Point
I ( ,1'lets mi ••The Making oi the Ked
| i i .il ("i nisi it utinn."
I): Cum went to We! Pi.inl Jit
Ihi invitation nf the Departments
■ ■I Kfonomies, Co\erntnent and His
tory.
Mai ch .
May
July ...
October .
December
Previous close (>pca
LMiVil 2ii.f4
wU.TII 2o . i
2t>.:trt -jit.ii-i
Hi.63
19.41 19.30
111. ID
Soviets Gain 2-12 Miles
In Drive Toward Pskov
I.ondon, Frb, 21.—(AIM —I'lic
Russians continue to roll ovr
frown ground toward the It.iltic
Kateway or Pskov today while
fur to the south, a Berlin l»r«;i«l
cast said, the Red army had
tin own 100.000 more men into
a powerful new push toward
Minsk in White Russia.
A Soviet communique announced
1'iat 111 villages were captured in
the drive for Pskov yesterday, with
'""K than 2,21)0 Germans killed in
advances of two t<> twelve miles
through swirling snow storm-. Three
Points eaeh witliin mile- of Dno.
rail junction (50 miles east "l Pskov,
were taken in the advance, the bulle
tin said.
I lie i{< i army unit* nearest to
l'skov were last reported miles to
">e north alter battling down the
'••si shores of Lake Peipns and l.ake
Pskov, but Moscow announcements
have not mentioned their prngic.-s in
M", cral ^lay.<.
I he drives announced yestcrd y
wen- taking place south and s«»uth
V>tet 111 «uUlh.<L-»t ul
beyond captured Shimsh and west
<•1 1:11l«'ii Sta'aya Uns a. !>«■!«>\\ I,.ike
llmen. (•in- h indred nl I tic loc.ilil ics
captured were deel red taken in the
push Iron Starava 1'ilssa.
A Merlin broadcast also asserted
(ha) Kiissisin forces in the Ukraine
li d launched a fnri<>tis assault to
ward Krivni Hog. last bin ore city
lield l».v the Hermans in the Dnieper
I tend.
A I)Xf'■ military commentator said
the Wus-tians h.id made "local pene
tr lions" -oidh and icrdieasl of Kri
voi IS'ii;. lull declared lhat "the ma
jority ol these were closed in runnier
alack*. The n t were effectively
M':iie!*".
Merlin Inn Hca-ts still ma nlaincd j
lhat N.i/ troops which were en
circled at Kor-im. 2."i mile^ below lite i
middle Dnieper river, had escaped !
the death trap through tile ,nfl of |
German armor and infantry attack- j
inn e.i^t of Za-hkov. ."».*i miles west of
Kors'in. Th< Kilxsians have nnonn- |
red the erasure of the Iran, with 7:t. I
"no CJe nian? declared k'icd i>; cap-,
Nazis ThrownBack TwoMiles
After Great Attack At Anzio
Allies Use
All Devices
To Halt Push
Naval and Air Units
And Allied Artillery
Help Ground Troops
Allied Headquarters, Naples,
i* • !». -1 — ( A1')—American and
British forces have stopped a
supn nie effort by densely
packed German troops to wipi
out the Air/.in bridgehead and
lia\. thrown the em-my back
i wo mil; - toward Carroceto.
Allied hcaiUjitarlcra announce*
oday.
I hi' \ai steam roller advance
aimed ({'mil (lit- Au/.iatc high
way last \Vf(lncMl:i> morning
!i ward \ii7.iit. (In* cure of Allied
beachheads. was hailed only al
ter all elements of Allied power
wcrc called into play during
IX liiiurs ul tiie must intense
ik rii. l ol the lighting.
"Our elforl ik very greatly ts
>i led iiiagnilicc. 1 support i\ «.-ii
by .\iiI n.ival unit.-. .\Ii air t>>r
n . ti. ii . .ml both LSr.tish ~:id Ami'i -
ii-.ii artillery." tin* communiijuc
said.
The German offensive reached it
peak hot" e (lawn Saturday. Then
A:nerir,.n tanks and infantry, undei
tin1 i■ v • r ol a lieavy artilleiv bar
rage. began srni;liir.jj b.rward a!
a. in. and vvc.c i/.ill rolliiiy
ahead yc.slcrdav.
The intensity of the enemy
efforts w as demonstrated h.v tits*
appearance of elements of five
regiments within one I.OOII-yard
area. Six enemy divisions threw
their entire strength into the as
sault. Three others were held in
reserve.
An Allied spokesman iimmiticPd
the Gorman.-, steadily swelling then
armies in llaly, now have 18 divi
sion* involved in the Italian action.
Nine ol these lacing the bcachhead.
i! was a: nounccd. are grouped un
der the I llli German army, com
manded by Genera! Kbcrhard Von
Mackcnscn. last reported on the
liussiau front, lie is the son of the
World War general.
J he bulk ol the remaining div i
sions stand i>n the Fifth Army iron!
behind t.he C'assino defenses. They
comprise th Tenth Army under
General Heiltrlrli Von Vict inghef.
Both armies still are under Fie'al
Marshal Allien Kes.-elring.
Throwing everything tliev could
muster into a tnighly southward
-1 h to split Ihc Allied beachhead
forces, the Germans had managed
41• punch some •l.nno yards below
Carroceto before their advance was
burled back. Their casual! f. were
heavy.
Stock Prices
Are Higher
New York. Feb. 21. —(AIM Ir
regularly higher prices prevailed in
today's slock market.
Fa - nreil were American Air lane-,
1'nitcd Air I.inc-. K stern Air lanes.
Atlantic ('oa.-.i I.inc. and American
Telephone, farrier bonds -till were
in demand. Commodities were mi\ed.
ActionOnCCC
Is Deferred
W shinftton, Fell. 21.—(AP)— The
House I'auking and Currency Com
mit ee deferred action today on a
bill I i contm ie the Commodity Cre
(lit Corporatam's lite when the ad
ministration was unable apparently
to marshal siilticient committee voles
to prevent any liniitalions from .being
added to the bill.
Ch. irman Spence (Ky.. I)> said
the committee would resume its
discussion tomorrow.
Hepresciitative Woleott (Mich.. It >
one of the leaders in tlie fight to ban
food subsidies through a limitation
ill Ihc previously vetoed CCC bill,
said the commillee voted nine to
eight for including some limitations
in the pending bill. He did not speci
fically define the nature of the pro
pi/ktU liilii 111 » » Jll#
TOOK FIRST PHOTOS OF JAP NAVAL BASE OF TRUK
t. «u..J"*.u
HERE ARE THE CREWS ol the first U.S. Liberator I to fly thcJapn C;
lire Islands. They are shown in front of one 01 the planes u-cd on the reconna ance 11...lit. i t....
at the time ot key installations at the enemy base proved ot great value to the t.i forces all.. ; Ti
Bottom row (1. to r.): Pfe. W. J. Butuad, Lake Charles, La.; Syt. James A. Martin, Liberty, Ala.; C|
Thomas .1. Humphrey, Cleveland, O.; S:;t. Kd.vin I*. Tiny, Chicago, 111.; Cpl. 1.!:: or A. P: k.. i. 1. i
Mo.; Sgt. Peter P. Kowalski, Cleveland, O.; Sgt. Arnold J. Chamber*, Kansas City, Mo.; Sgt. J. K. Peri
Attlcboro, Moss. Middle row: Sgt. Dale A. Kerwin, West Sunbury, Pa.; Sgt. Max L. \V ntci . Ma ' ••
1ml.; S-;t. Albert S. Mezlnis, Racine, Wise.; S^t. Edward 11. Turner, Hudson, N. Y.; Sgt. (.;■ rge S Kn
Kccdville,Tex.; s.-^t. Charles II. K».l:. okn.ulgce, Okla.; Sst. John A. Purdue, Mont y, A a ; S Bi
nard W. Payne, Lcdyard, Iowa. Back row: Lt. Bichard V.'. Starncs, Chicago, III ; Capt I> nald K« nm •
West Monroe, I.a.; Maj. James It. Christens >n. Salt Lake C.ty, L't.iii; Cant. «v». Yawn, Ik Ch ti
Miss.; Capt. Eldward J. Sanders, Sioux City, Iowa, and Lt. Paul \V. Dean. Altoona, i. Tlii! is an orti : U.
Marine Corps Iiadionhoto from Honolulu. {International Soiiiiciuho;
19 Jap Ships And 201 Planes
Are Destroyed In Truk Kaid
'Partial Settlement'
Of Sneak Attack by
Jcps at Pearl Harbor
I". S. Pacific Fleet Head
quarters, Feb. 21 — (AT) —
Nineteen Japanese ships sunk,
at least 2"l planes destroyed
and terrific damage to land
installations, was the store to
day in the Failed States Pa
cific fleet raid on Truk. the
enemy's primary base in lli^
central Pacific.
' Admiral Chester \\". Ximii/.. -
| iraader "I the in <•'. 1«>1«I '.hi' .-lory
] <i! the destrucli >11 wrought i>y car
I l icr plane.* in tin* raid Wcdnesd. y
I and Tlvirsdav. an called it a **;.•— r—
I tial settlement" lor the snea:; .t
! lack en Pearl llaibor.
Ni.n ill- :■<> mention -it tr<- i.
I h.ndin^s .it Tn:';. a< the T i -
I .11.• li.id ainmu i i, L)ii! he said hi
I. i: .'I'll sank llic ' wing ship.-"
Tin: IikIiI cruisers. three de
stroyer. one ammunition ship,
mi" MMplaiir lender, I\\«» oilers,
two Ktinhiiats. and eight rar:;«
ships.
Oiv rrii'sc or hirer dcslro.v
ir, tun oilers and lutir rar:»
ships wrrc listed as probably
sunk.
American Ihers shot dim a
l'!7 eneim aircraft in combat
and drstroyr:! ' I more on Die
griitiml. "More than Ml addilion
al Japanese planes wore (lain
a'4I'll liefore llic* eould lake In
th<- air.
The at tuckers aid for thin with
! only 17 |>' • ; and ' -• •«I- i
I d.imaco" !■> ein- ■ ip-faee sbi|> \v!i
. Nitnil/ di I v ' i • 111ify.
There m.is no air opposition
(he second d n of Ihe :<11 t
Nimitr «ai»1. This lesliflcd t'i
Ihe ureal stren'jlli and accuracy
of (In- lli'sl day attach which
eliminated the enemy's air force
from nflien. I'lie mm ^-••oimic
also liinlrd at (he creat dimce
Ilia) mirlit have been done In
(lie drjdnch and s|>ir» reivdr
yards, air «(ii|»s. etui posilions.
surplv dumps and other in«t:'l
hitinns of (lie hie base nmlcr
bl"«s delivered without an ci
em\ plane in the shy to dispute
Ihe attack.
"Shrrc fncKlilp! n tho iwlrtiivil
i.sli.nds. ine1ndi'>:; airdriciie mio" •
and iesfalla' were III"' >i::hlv
bmniied and slaferl. (lie cinii un -
t|lie paid
Absence of reference (n heavier
lapanee e.i-shin: eaiiehl nndei
American bombs indicated |liri» the
eneme had removed bis carriers
and ha*Mfshii>« from (be I u:>>on.
nerh-xis spsiK'ctit n the attack was
Yanks Move To Trap
Japs On Atoll, Driving
Enemy From Eniwetok
I-. S. I\u !ii* Fleet 1 loaaqiiartc:
Pearl Harbor, Fob. '-'I -<AP)- M»v
iiiit sw.ttly to cl-'-o their death r.ip
on •! panose dcfenders ol the west
cr:i i.o>: .1 :<>11 in t:Mar.-iiai! ..■.•.i
U. S. Itii.iiilry and Marine t
now are driving the eueinj -:n
Kuiweloi; island.
In .i new landing yesterday, Ad
!:i:ral ("liesler W. X::int/. .i.o ' i< y
seized :i.<11 nt the 6,000 yard lung
island.
'I'll - iia\ e I". S. !•• n • i ■••!!
ol the entire Kniive* t "■ "<i>
e\n pi tor the remain.n:: It:.!' <>. 1 .t
embattled i.-l.nd. ..nil tie., I'.iry
island, site of a J;:|mncsc :. >:•> sta
tion.
Casualties continued light, said
Admiral Nimlte, who jirevio sly had
d cl<■ i d the <• p'.iM I n_> i
land .met ii> .: <• a »> '. t le
enemy"? main Kniwet - I *11 base.
There \\ as n » •
extent «»r Ja|>»neso resistanee <in
eithe- fctmrh I • : • . i land .
h it the In! •' • ■ M. ih ^ tool.
KiiReh: .11 \ hours. .iixl rlvanred
.{.nil yards in one day on Eniwetok
iiuiiealeci that pre-latuliim luunl>aid
. nents wore eiU'cthe.
! I'.Il: .VI tok i Iixl x 'ids till- bl'lM.i
J southern nil iinv ii:i
| II > barely Inn vitrei le. uticl Ike
I other Marshall island- e:y ll .mil
i heavily wooded with cocoanut trees.
Parry island. -Ml by tin1
eneni.v. stand* at Hie e. ;m entrance
u| the 2H •• il«- T«»i)n I.ijjimiii.
W i 111; i' 11 1. V.i >.tli As.-iv. ateil
Press ivnr . im pondent, in a pre
ij!\ a.* ion il • Kiihvrtnk,
-.mi th. ' ,t m i i i :ot to the
Jai>altc.-> <•'. oily In'.' ;-i- ts value
a- .ill aircraft ref lelinsi base o:i
! 1:l.'.iit> lietween the M . -halls, the
(; Ibcrts nd Wake island.
l i- n'l'. o'.her ate h.v which
\V >• I 1..:h1 i.,11 In |>|>lle(i With
i>I.. it-.-. ■. • ''I ireti- ind. hut this
• . i I \ow that
i-':. ' f ' |>ractical
I- tl
.1 11. i ill.-' i-f M.i! -laixi as
;.ii ,ii •. -1 «•;•]i • m ■ ■ if In U l.e
Soium* Ma\ Probe- (»ianl
Arabian Pipriiiic Project
IV* ( rill .till r-v
w.i-ti i, Feb- A (tmiilo
'> • led in.!• ' r iii '! t- i' i i
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A(iillilti»H!lt(i|- II • ■ill lckpx ■'i the
::: sit Ai .ilii.'.ll |np( -ii. <• |In ■ si
lu'lv.'»cu 1.11' uhI lli.i ill■ 11 i<>ii <; I!.,:
I'lic pipeline i» iiilcnihtl to i.ip ihe
A libllllt KtlWIlil ml (."'ic pint) "t\-ti
er) by IIiitc lar«e Ahwrlciiti <
• anil . Mmd.inl (»il <■: Ciilito
Iti' 'I v cim-,piin> iii(I i'ie ('.nil (Ml
( '"pi 'ill It'll. Till C p.ltlK .lit
<ii I mid :•! I" rcluelildt I" ' • up
• ln-ir own liiit.ic.v in Hie Jilo.iert.
St/\C'.l| M-ll.lt>l\- ill*' imimiiu Mio
ohtcetion tnat (lir project w-nld
in, i t 11n- 4<i\ •■I'limeul in die oil Iw-i
tn.-- iiiui would imolvr 11• i~ tvition
in property nulits in one n! tin
v.ihhI'h nnt>( 't iiipc-tnou- iiuii
*■ cii$« Other jit uii^tiUiCb lilt* UU
I
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k .v '•. malt r Mciimvhii . ihcTrtt*
• i 111«••• is
■ ■
Cutisit' ■ l<N>k in'-' i!-.'; whole matter.
Prc-eratvontliii political mi»tw»iv«
n mi'-, tmtottft Kcpttbli ■' imnldni*
' *;il n' ■ . i •• <w
n •! t > n it (hi* i >rn- •• ..tu- «d
t tl
• <
l>i>nii).-lu II u'li In- U' i' t l.tmwn
i-i v t it t • visit S"iiMi .'iint'i u ;iti
(•ui "'u (<■ isMiro tin hi- would
cotitiiittr Uit' 'tfmxl ncij;hl>iir" policy
H cIcrM, The next movo is up to
lIV iiitici'jlit-funti ulli-rl St.itc IK'
|i;n tmclll.
I U'itlkieV v, i- i i mViI ii
Mot I-M'IM llrd. tiv till' H «'J-l 11»I Ifilll
iCu.-tinacd on J\i„c Three)
« rip j
lojo lakes
Position Of
Army Chief
Army and Navy Heads
Custed Seemingly As
Result of Truk Raid
New York. IVI>. 21 — (AT) —
Tin* Tokyo radio acknowledged
today ihat lapau Had suffered
heavy losses in the American
ai tack on her great naval base
at I ruk and announced siiuul
taneously that l»otii ilie chiefs
of tlie .lapani -e army and navy
iren« ral -t;»f f- had heeit reliev
ed of their posts.
Premier (ioneral lliileki Tojo.
a broadcast said, lias personally
assumed thi' ri Ic nl liiirf of the
arm> mMirr.il stall in a swoop
ing sliakeup that seemed to be
a iliifil result nl the American
assault, ilr-rriln'i! earlier by
Admiral ( hosier \V. Nimit/..
ri ininaiifli'r-iii-r!iirl ul tin- Pa
cific ll Tt. a> "iiartial settle
ment" lor ilii' sneak attaek on
Pearl ilai'tiur.
.-\ii• ■:• i i i. • <(. ted ;,n an
tKimi eni »i the navy ministry an
saying ' Fleet Admiral OMtni
• ' ,'-'in >o nav v's
gi in ..•! -' . had "rcl eved «*t
ncement
i i. . .i ! n.i nod
A<imin.i Sti ■ • s niuda, navy
as
chief ni ;h« : al general staff.
A: ■ '! i.uyo ra
il. ii yaitl. tlio Japanese war ministry
ar nou need Ilia I Field Marshal Gen*
i '■ 1 S .j > . a i,..«| ivn relieved of
his i> st us i Idel • I the army gcn<*
«ral staff and tliat Premier Tojo
hinistl: I. id l ..en over llio job.
lit X.!\<i OX IJISt HAKGICS
Raleigh. Feb. 21 Provoked dis
charge* —discharge of n worker from
:i;.- job btoa >i he lias deliberately
violated some rule of :ri|;iirenifiil of
the employer for the |»i»» |>oso of
securing .i lenient <•! . ni'aijility,
ot relea-o. will in iiandlo't by the
review unit composed ot wo.Ucr- in
the local office.- of tiio I". S. Kmptoy
ment Sen • e of the War Manpower
Commission, !):■. .t s. Dort n. Stale
WMC direct >r, has been advised by
':ie KeK nli.ll o! 1 ice.
Reich Attack
Equals U. S.
Record Blow
Fourth Great Aerial
Blow at Germany Is
Made Within 36 Hours
louden. Fob. !l — (APi — t nit
ed States fortresses and Liber
ators dealt the Na/.i home front
its fourth creat aerial blow in
.'!«; hours by bombarding north
west (irrmany to«la> .i few hours
alter the It AI had hammered
stutlcurt on the southwest bor
der.
I '!.iy > \nie i an h ce was ofli
c ally ..!!!:•• need as "approximal
nil" the -..i I the record J.llO'J
plane tirmada which struck Leipzig
mil ey <'.> • -in editors Knn
d >. M< •' • . e I". fc. air force's
.i \\ 'Ihe bomber sec
tion pi y M approached the
l.oiplain liRiire, with an oddl*
tion ' sard esc« 11ing 1 mhtcrs.
pre-i Hi > '■ i K uhth air force's
impressive nrr y of Thunderbolt*,
l. uhlnii n at I Mustangs, backed
up by I: AI - Spitfires.
The exact target was not an*
noiii coil :!•■ (Ii lely
\i the - " • i me U. s. Marauder
'• i' ' i C ■ '.ydi im P.iso in
Belgiun.
Con. ' II II \ -nolrl. chief of
■ ii > lovci-. declared a force of
Ciei hi lighter production was
1 n Ml u! in the Sunday attack.
ffil • "\ de-i-i-bod as the greatest
daylight nlr o|>eratien in history. A
co nl ti lay sh"\\ i I | JB enemy
was shot wn yesterday.
' i litios oinent said only
th il military installations" were
hi' n ni:th\ves! CJernianv.
I'k ^1 In- ilid It A !•' Mimrpii
loe- ii id in|<> northern Franco
■ ilid Mclltiiim W ithout loss.
"Major damage was done yostor
■ '« imp «rt a til Na/.i fighter piano
ni." I eip/ltf Brunswick and
I'i imIm the r force announced
alter si idy of rcc«nnaissancc pho
; o'lirho.