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Htfttltersnn IBrnlg B THIRTY-FIRST year 4!ASED W1RR HBUVICR OF the associated I'REya. IH'iNDLKSON, N. C., TUESDAY AFTKKNOON, .MAY L'.i, l«n i 1 FIVE CENTS A COPY GERMANS CONCEDE EVACUATIONS IN ITALY Great Offensive Is Launched By Allies On Anzio Front 'Combers Blast Way For Ground Forces On Italian Coast Allied Headquarters, Naples, May —(Al')—Allied troops on the An/in beachhead launch ed a powerful offensive today, cracking into the German lines only 'J'J miles from famed fifth army forces driving tip from the southeast. Five hundred to 700 heavy bomb er.. blasted military targets within a 50-mile radius ol Home 111 a thun dering spearhead to the drive. I'aeiuR the lirarhlicad charge. Allied light bombers and light ers hoinbed Nazi concentrations on an eight-mile stretch of dry river bed near the rail line north oi' I'istcrnia, German fortress city, in the center of the front, and swooped low to strale the l»ci nuns. Lt. lien. Mark W. Clark came to the beachhead yesterday, estab lishing an advanced command post, and inspecting United States troops c-ii the eve ol the renewed battle. ■ I he battle in Italy has started ui'iiti a new phase." headquarters de clared. "An attack by the tilth army All.id beachhead loice .l.irted early in the tivrniiig ol May in coujunc tnin v.tli an attack by the eighth ai my against the littler lines, and lontiiuit-d action of the tilth army on the coastal sector." The statement added that no de tails o! the day's lighting were yet available. — Labor Board Member Bitter I oward Ward W.'t: hingli'ii. May 1!3--<AP) Oc rard lieilley, mi'inbei ol the National Laboi Kclations Hoard, asserted to day that the Montgomery Ward t'"iii p.my had .1 long iccojd <>t violating labor laws. Appealing before .i special llonse i • -ttiiuil tee investigating government Mi/mi- the company's plant .it Chicago. Iteilly s.ml the asserted 1 i • latioii.s were in the Kansas City. Portland, (>re., and SI. I'aul plants and "undoubtedly this baekgrouiv' •: lint.ill practices played a large pot" ;is a precipitant ol the ceU'bivtcd <'1111 ;•:•.•» strike which led to sei/uie. Iteilly declared tli.it the company iitteinpted to form a company union in Kansas City and sought to pre \• nt .-.uccess ol other unions, reiuseil to bargain "in good faith" al I' it l.uul provoked a strike by "stalling tactic.-," and maintained "a system ■•! c. I'M'nagc involving employment ot J.'iLiim ; pies" at St. I'aul. 40 Lumber Plants Idle From Strike In the Northwest Seattle. Wash.. May 2.1—<AF) —Production of lumber supplies, listed by the War Production Hoard as Ihc nation's foremost vital materials shortage, was stalled in more than forty plants Steel Finn Wins Acquittal by Jury At Pittsburgh, Pa. Pittsburgh. Pa.. May (AIM — A Federal rnurl jury to da> acquitted the Carnegie- Il linois Corporation nl a govcrn mrnl charge of concealing ami falsifying records ami tests on steel plates. The verdict was reached las! nielli liy (In* jurv of si\ women anil six men ami opened in court this morning. The charges grew out of an investigation by the Tinman Senate investigating committee in 1943. Fourth Term Is Burning Texas Issue Democratic Fight Grows More Bitter; \ GOP Has Troubles H (By The Associated Press.) After all Vie fanfare of an rleetion campaign. Texas Dem ocrats convened todav with their choice of the Slate's dele gates to cast IX votes in the na tions convention apparently hinging on the outcome of a hat tic between administration and anti-fourth term factions. At tlic same time, supporters of Governor Thomas K. Dewey "| New York and tiovcrmn John W. Itriek* er. of < lino, contested at a Itepub lican I'onvenlioii for Texas' ;t:i (J. < ). I', delegates There were strong 111 dications the delegates would In* uti 11istr111■ 11 d. although Dewev suppor ters claiMied they had tin- cdue and llricUcr backet hoped to .split the deleted ion. I.ncker, oil i -peakint; lour o| t!ie southwest, I old a pri/-eon vent ion rally in Houston last niitlil thai the (|() political action committee, which he described i- •' "iioweriul .in i dangerous uroup." v, is far more active than 'lie Democialie Nation al ('ommitlee hi campaigning lor ;i fourth term for the New Deal." lie was "reliably informed," P.rickei added. that thc('K) tee "is prepared to pend .j.i.OIMI.'iOU to pcrpet ate the pi c ent le^une." today in the great Pacific lumber belt. Thousands were idle: estimates ol the number off duty ranged from I.'1.000 to I a,0(10; the walk onts. in protest against a wag" increase denial, were spreading rapidly ami more mills ma: close tomorrnw in eastern Wash ington around Spokane, where a mass meeting was .scheduled to i night. All mills in Taeoma. where | arciiml 1.500 ar«* employed, were closed. In Seattle and Portlai: I 1 the situation was almost the I same. Absent Ballots Coming Slowly Over The State Dally Dispatch Burrau BV liVNN NISBF.T. Raleigh, May 23.— There i- no Way to tdi how many i>al lols have been issued for soldiers and sailors to use in the primary Saturday, because so many ol thorn Were issued on personal applications •>y members of the family. Kven the Wake County Hoard of Klcctions flirt not have Monday a complete list, since some had been sent on mail ieipie.st.s and some on personal ami th(« totals had not been tabulat cl The Wake county board, how ever, and it is believed to he fairly typical of others, is more con cerned about the number cominjj back than how many are sent out l'p to noon Monday just about three hundred ballots had been re turned to Wake county. That doosn t sound very big until some arith metic is applied to the whole pro wl m. Th'Migh not the bikes' 'oting I county. Wake in llio last guberna torial primary ea ! about 3 I 2 per cfn! of th#' Sl;ilc's total vole. If the absentees ate coining l<aek ill lliat .same proportion the 300 received here would indicate ahont 0.000 m I he State: and if tiicie were 11.0(11) reeeivc i by noon Monday tt would serin a sale bet there would lie at least twice that many before Sat urday—perhaps more. Carrying the ratio or Wake to the State vote further, experienced stu i dents of Wake county politics pre dict a vote of 12.000 to 1.1.000 ill the | county Saturday. Multiplying that ! by thirty which is to assume that | it will again be approximately 3 1-2 percent of the State total gives an j indicated State vote of 3(10.000 to j 370,000. That is almost the maxi mum of any recorded estimate to i date Most estimates have ranged ' from .110.0110 to 360.000 votes, in j cliid.rut the abs-eotecs. with the low er f'gure favored, _ s Near 2,00Q U. S. Planes Hit Nazis Uaylight Attaek Follows KAl- Blow Struck at Night London. May J.".— (AIM—An aerial armada of up t• > 7-">n 1'. S. Kl.vinj; Kofi re. so.-. ami l.ilier a tors, escorted I »y nion* than 1,000 fijrliter?. ma tlivil at air fields in Krance ami We tern Germany today. This daylight blow. en tin dug in to the tilth straight day Hi" iI'lii'w ocl Allied aerial ■•Men r>e clacking Hitler's we it'iii dt-iei i-.. canto alter more thiin I."ii" 11• ill li night I• 1111> er> li. tl rained ;ni i iim.iicil :!.:!ti'i slv.irt Ion.-. >ii i\ • <'o I i -i iiiiunil and Brunswick in tiermany and four otlur continental «•' > n i. ••. Thirty-live HAI-' pi n «•. were nn. s ing Ivin 1; i»i»■ ii 111 ■ it i' iii:. ,'iid at l<\iM two «*i ifinN lighter woe destroyed. tiic an ministry ii I TIip lirst rrack nl' dawn Immirlit out llir iI;iv iitliirkrrs. while ihi' AniTifiili hr.ivy homlt fis Hi'if lint) inline tli'-ir ili*;uliy carRoes <>u a wiilr assortment «>1 installations limiriiii: ini|>:>rt.Hil ly in lh<- (.nul lns' |il.his In ruin li.it thr iuipi'iidiiiK in\ .imiiii. II!.I ii v of the Mllsl.ilii;s. I iulit uiiiss ami I hiiiKli't holts, iii tin' iiniiMi.ill.v strum: lighter rscnrl. in ohalily siviiii|ii'(I low to shoot up other objectives. Still :!!;.•! iighteis. UAK Mustangs, curried mil supporting sweep. rang ing over mile- <>t enei• y-h• Id ti-rri t'iry I•> .-.h all- target ■ <■ I uppm (unity in a C'iiiti'.iiati"H of the new phase of the western ail war earned ait by low living American ami Hi itisii; fighter planes. ("minled t'lgi !her. Ihe night and clay ini o-lv 3.mm Allied plane.. mar "ii! tmin l.ritish liases and hurl ■ n < I .'i.iillii sin-I t tolls "f bund is nil continental | targets. These latest jilt iclts lirniiftht to around HI'."on tun-: the total weight "I e .|ill• ive . <i 11111■•-<) by Al lied .lircratt living from both I Si i— tain and Italy during the last five; days. Medicine Bill Attacked At Drug Meeting flsileigh. May i':::; (Al*> Contro VOIM.il II | |t »ll.. Ill till* S'al< I>11.■: :ii.cry la • 11-■ I«I llie .1! ic»it l"<l;iy n| iicm Hi •; 1 <\ ii^ Klsts \vll" ( Mine hoi i■ I 1 Hi- opening session oi the North ( unlmi I'liai m;i«-<*nti«-;»I A.- , nci.it,1.• ,niniiii 1 1011 vention. Ilolllliu: j. lllt .1 I>|| II- tllCll'.IV elinjj men'.. .iss< i i ili'Mi and tin- w ii» all's auxiliary Si u>i . o| t'10 three groups In niin id 1! |i 111. wiili for mer (lo'.eilior J (' |I\hr 'iKIi.'iils, president "i tin- I• l<■ 1 i;)i ('haulier • »t Commerce. l"-i I lie v eil nine ad dress. A enimiiili'i- .- 111< ly 11 u; |>'opnsed chain;*':, in the pli;<. r icy l;in> met at In a. in to complete it. pioasuii! of ra-ommenriut ions i • he motk* in | reports in t|ie com«*i 11 inn tomorrow. Also lioldiui; a prc-convcute<n mecl i inc was the iiomni.itinn committee. who;;e slate «»t two nominee . |or each oilier will lie presented tomorrow. Kai ly reports said lite judicial com mittee's report would lavor restrict 111K the coiiipnniidiim ol prescriptions only to phiirmaeist ... the rai~iin; of store permit eharnes and lite widen ing of the powers 1 I the North (,'aro 11111 Hoard of Pharmacy I'tin I Ihsseltc ol Wil on. chairman of I he association's pn..lwar planninc committee, and past pie.ideni luld the openinu so sion that the pliaima cenlieal association honld ji in with the medical profession "in an intel ligent attack attain.-1 the p< iidinu Wanner-Murray-Duir.ell lull now lie lore Congress." "f am afraid." he .--aid, "that the pharmacists assume the problem of | socialized medif ine concerns only the I medical profession. I warn you, however, thai 0111 ehc-tnut.-. ,uc in thai fire. too. , '•The hill is 1 costly, incfleciive, extravagant piece o legislation, which Federal uplittc! ■ and r.r.n how-chas''is are tr.vinc to put over on the people of the nation Hissett said he was "in deep sym pathy with Onvcrir'i Hi oufjhlon's plan for statewide medical -ervice." He added lhal the governor's plan is in line with "intelligent use of public funds, based « n well-time so cial surveys and adequate k awlcdge 4of lo' il problems and need»." AERIAL VIEW OF THE CORPSE OF CASSINO THE TOWN OF CASSINO, lone a stumbling Work in tho pstth of our advance on the rond In Ilonic, i:; shown as it looked In mi tiie air on Hie day the Allies entered il. Uncounted homb craters, shell holes, a lew nutted buildings and heaps of rubble is all lhat remains of tiie once populai Italian town. 1 lie Kiglilh Army is re ported in Piedimonte, four miles northwest of ruined Cassino. Signal Corps Kadiophoto. (International) Tenseness Of Invasion Is Growing I rain Service Is Greatly Curtailed All Over England l,>«ii(l<>n, .May — (AT) — .Ww iinasiini Icnscnos jrrip |n-tl Ir<H>|i-|iiu'k('(l Kritain today as Inrtlicr dra-lic nils in main line |»a-: i iijti- train srln-dulrs lelt thousands i.l* civilians stranded in stations. Train I iinclal'li'. !Iiroti^honl tin- <-01111 try \vi-rr put i>n a virtual day to-day Nasi.-. Troops wrrr ;:ivfii priority <>11 trains -lill running. Farewells IhIwci'Ii soldiers anil their wive and sweethearts were more |»>ij;nant than e\er liofore. Ai some stitli 'it.-. .1:. many .1 fifty llMIIIS l\ « I <• 111 • I i« ll V tll'Ul! t ■! I warning * on busy suburban routes. 'W' •• in tli# ii.in*I. m! ih»* 11n• only c\| 1 lion olliciil 1 one .station wdlcl give. The pi * '1 • * nf Oerman air scouts 1 #vt" 1 I'. .ill rally tocliy ap par< ml. . • t«» sp .1 in hta • pre|» •: I »H . «l |o thr . ri1M% invasion untominr.v. Six envjrv planes w« n t n. Throughout tho I •Iinliy l*»:'V h hult'cd of || Nazi u < feil by Stocklml • <t i(<h in the Ifaily Kx press a • •»11' ; 1h.il 1 hi* h«»otm: "1 M i » 111 i. li . I Allirrl pri son* < f war. .ill HAI officers. in a Oeri *11 orison ran-p 'i March cltirmi* an ! I«*l*ccl «• f. • totnpl. \\ ,is * in.' inuMrr " ll- inrirlrut was rrport« I lo the ll« t ('"iniMuii la t wcl, by Kor«'ii:i» .. ti l i» v Antliony ImIcii, who prim i « • lull m\«.,tmat i«»n. Chrysle r Strike ** * At Ditroit ImhIs l>\ Hoard Order Itctrmt Midi.. tl;n —< \l'» —'I'lic I In ysler (orporatiou jtlrihc. iimmiii: idleness lor ihmi'I* I'MHMl war workers, was called nlf suddenly today by (lie executive iMtaril of I .in* ul 190. I piled \iilomobilc Wiirkcrs. Orderinc strikrrs liark lo work. Ilir local's fXfi'Utivf lioaril look its action a (lay lie fore lis membership was lo ap pear before the parent I'WV ( Ill's hluhcst councils, "with facts a ml witnesses" to explain the strike. WEATHER WI5 S'OISTII ( AliOI.IVV I'.irth cloudy ami continued warm todav. toiiiirht and Wed nesday. with widelv scattered afternoon and evening thun dershou ci . Burma Road Is Cut Arid Japs isolated riiitngknu'. May — iAI')—The < hinese high command nnnminml t«.«I:»y iliat < him- •• imw, striking IV.r the Burma bor der I'roin lis'' Sal ween iivit, have «-«11 tin* old I'urina road at ( iie l.'ing, only liS mils. I nun Die llnruia frontier. The ('hint ■ e \ ie!«>r> •"■•'.I tin1 in.'t'ii tiifi.y I'.in mi r I i ii ... ,,,j l.litilinu. milt., i > tin- i i!... i ■ supply r»ntc from china n»\v ;i ml I .. tm.n 1M» »ir Miimlnliiy riu> <inniniiiiK|iic |ino tn.ni A».vri<an and Chi thf J<i|Kim f u " i "i .tt I hoi.ing 11„. ,. form in iv.rth iinrina. m on v .• < iikI i|kmi out l»y thr the .I.Tp.inrsr ill hiind-tcj-hniiri iiclviim-iiitj (.'lime o. ! cumlial for Mvi(kvin;i. All N<'v> iiiiincu Is Now in U.S. 5»omi)ors* i(aj!ir«': C U Menarc To Philippines VlvtllM-|| \ U».-f| ll<|<ll||M|| • \r'.\ t.ilin.i. M.i\ •; ' M ' \ inn ir it) ;u ti\ iili.tii u| \V .1 »l K «•••. .1 if I it* li| limtiHtl .ill Neu (• 111in*,i williin r.iii-i- n| Ifuiitfi f^riiflffl Miffil Ihiiii'h i s ill.| IIM'Kil:: III ill. . aiTi.tl iiini.ul. on Hie Itnliii I i i Iodic*. i*\ ffi I In* I'liilijipi-irv. Itul ivliilr (• I I »„;.»! i M.„ Arthurs |>l;nic i .... ..i i on ifw? <r»t«<Ki<' t l.iml .|, '••ii.in.in hi \lh . iill* l.in.l Ac : Drain Lake Hunting Woman's Body Liurliani, M;iy : —(A I*)- I • h i ii i "I i •• mi it mi:;lil l.i' in . i - v t.. ill.mi ., 111 1.1' . li il lull I 111 It | II •! ill i:::;|llij |||1('|..I .. today I rleil I., .vii III uii.v •!.. i . tt« I, ,\| IiIa.ii'I ,1 Jewells. «7, wealthy r.iui.., iiii. M>> win.m. repio!«• I tin.- ii., |..i 11■ ill. 1\v<> week*-. Mr.ml 'ir. Iiei :T I ->••• ii -ill.I i;i mrl Mill. I'j|\\ .1! <1 .ll'WI'll M.illin ,i « " l.l I lot It- i In 1111 s I. v.. held ill I .il In-: i' nil .ill 11. it'll I iiv till' ld\ ICC n! h nllomey. Victor s Bryant, tic "in I IH'fI 'ii HiiiNc Miv statement. IViiKKins "i KiihIwikkI lake. which i- ;!(' .4" feet in |>l.ii'i was start i'<i youli day «nrt wnt reMiined ear« |y lull iy. lint was tom)»irarily - : - in'iiiii i when in' three hours M etfoi were fru I If.- - Officers went fil.. ■ .life ciin tn decide their I . tlll'C I'l'lH 'I Mi ■> .1. cm-, whu had lived in (Jli.ni 'llc fni two weeks, was last repotted seen ill ;i hotel in Bono s'.ille. c;c she was driven by Mar tin 1" n*pce' M>nie <«f her property ' ' UI" ''1'iinii I against the , " j« the T»itin area. which 'i • if It I \V> in.- r| iv. the <l.i v ' "" v .- i VVarlke. Heavy it • behind the ' 1 ''' • "• fo Mast enemy •II' In;: (•- r, land 'i ('"it . rai r.virm i *11 I" ic.iilnrcf !h,. iii.• inI,iiicf t«f I'll lV c "f ''»«• Toem-ba,;ed ' ■ ' ml M >(' in i),iv ,in . d' .• i H'l 1 <• i nil • i v . cotnpai' I •' i . ••!It-iil 1.700-fonl I ::lit \ <>! Seen i i•! '•»(;is !'( in;n\ < )n \c\l S;iturd;i\ li.ilnr.il. M.iv '!!!—( MM—VM I'l.iii inililir.il dlisrrv its here \tcf nti'iliriiim ii liclii vote ■■■ >.1 Inula.v's primary. V.iiimis I'sliinalrs Iil.icril (lir Sl.ili s %i|iiu; MiiiikIIi a| intire Hi.in lilili.llllll in (lir I /Mill-mid !■'<1 iiii I- villi: until III,in lllll. I'llli III III. . 1111111° • i In i n illll-ll futio. \ viu.ii iM't-rciitane <il I III- M-l V il l- |M'I IIITIII I I . I • I'l l'lt'll I i t.ii>i nit ,iiiiaill iiii- aliM'Hlrr inline |iri» ilree. I'llli- will mini al «:S0 a. in. ami i-hiM' al ti-.SO |i. tn. Krriifsl nilcnst in Iiii- campaign ■ 11ipi*.i i'il I" l» n tin' line lin the l>i'in"i'l iiii ii'Hi -i.iti• HI |ui hii\ i | mil'. I! (invi; I Iiii iv. • ' (laston a. Dr. I!,il|ih Him i ni Winst n-Salcni • lllll <' 11: i p. II I. .ml • 11' i II IV (I, ll1 Pi'ietnv. ii. Ill 1 I < .iiutHi..1» > 1 I i I viu ■ Hitr i hm '* i < fhi So- au m i ". \v ' il ii\ Ki'in-rt l< lii vnold nf Asheville Arthur Simmons o1 Hiiii n^l ii ami (iiles Yneman New Ion ni Gibson lire the ether candi date- for this office. Allies Push Deeper Into Enemy Lines Fighting in Italy Is Fierce Beyond "All Description" Ij<.ikI<iii. May li■ l— (A!') — Merlin declared today tin- Ger man- liatl • aiM«;11.I I'ico, ' •'! hold in tin- center of the lliil. r line in Italy. Advanced Post On the Anzio Beachhead. Italy, May 1!.'?—< AI')—1-t. (Jen. Mark W. Clark established a fifth ar my advanced command post oil the beachhead after in pecting American troop In r> y« sterday. Fighting leniblc Loiuioii. .M.ty J-I— CAP) — Minister of Information liren den Bracken aid today that the lighting in Italy "is Itevond all descriptn il " and "llie ( •ermans are receiving one of tlu great est thra-hiii.es in theii history fr< hi tie lure iH 'ler < ii-ueral Sir 1 iarold A 1< "and Deep Penetrations Allied Il>-da>iuarlers. Naples. .May :::—< \l"l—\ 11 i>-«l troops, fightini; German reinforcements hastily flung into liattlc. have struck deeper into the German mountain area only mites from tile Anzio beachhead. seiz ins more mountain heights north east -of Terraeina. it was an nounced today. T >• ■ ln"h •mni.ind dc it'ii" ii ii' i • . .rm.ii ion here." ; i beachhead h.nl I.oiim lied ii'imi; infantry and I ink .is.-aull, :-up|i< rtud bv planes, at 1lu» center of that trout, and "light ing is in full swing." Berlin broadcast:- s'nd the* beach head fifth army attacked alter in tensive artdlery lire. hitting south west .uirl v.i.-: ni Aprtlla, and in the Cistei Ilia- 1.1 *t. 11*i i .vector. Ilead(|iiarlers declared the (.••rmans have thrown their full reserve strength south ol' Home into llie Hitler line battle, and ll-e Allied i.i. in and heaelihea I •ei'.i.' . are en ajlnu 17 Nazi ili xisi' iis. some of them already liadly mauled. Til the town nf Piedimonte. four miles west ol C assino, the <•: eliiy still was clinging t' strong p >ints. while eighth army Ii inciudaig Poles. were on three ;-ides of llie. strong natuial positi.-ii. Street fighting was raging in some part of tin- town. tl.ast i lit tie Mnio I- , radio said eighth army i■ •:«•. :• i enpturcd the rity.) which en !•' d I • I . ' . : . later with •e i n it.-, advanc ■ i • e, an imp*irtant • 'ii . ng llie town. Aineri e.m. id,... have occupied or are in the process of occupying various other high points in the mountain mass in Terraeina. CATTLE SHOW WILL OFFER BULK PRIZES CoIIcrc S« •! on. RalciKh. M.iv 23 1i'1 mill",* cattle ( :ir«>11n;i will offd* $l.'"mi (donated • Kiudern and \"i ih t ,.iobna. according lo hi ■ itin*■'11ic**11H*nt made |,ist week, hy dan> specialists o( the State Col Irm* i .\ion Srrvirr. I lie '-Ihv.v will continue for five year- with tin- first e\«-nt -clicdulod ,t"i Hal'-mh nest September .1 a. jArcy and A Kimroy nl the Kx '1 «■!•••> • tliaf Karl Hud •"I. niattauer ... ||,o Hudson-Belle Ki ■ i|> «•( ton , it (hat $1,000 will " »{< • • ' lo. in,t show ' ' «■ I t■« have 2 • i!»»a u ;h $1,000 a\ adalde for each. Cotton Shows Slight Gains. •' York. May . mm—Co| I •' ' opened five i.. ten eent« ci ..■. v. pre IS ' • " ' '■1 i ' •••••!•. .Inlv 20.00, ' 'ct .i.i l!». . nber lfi.tin. i'v. Close Open •bily 2(1 <>» 20 66 October 1 December ... 10f.fi 10 68 March 19.43 10.44 Mf«y 10.21 19.23
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