_ aily Ufspatrlj TH1K H-HRST YEAR ‘Vm' xaiYHENDERSON, N. C., WhliM.SDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMRER 27. 1HI! 1 FIVE CENTS COPY Nazis Are Temporarily Hailed ! (J. S. M-iiU', Smasti I: s ;my bupj.dy i iuc ; Caution Is Issu-'d London. Dr, *7 ( \l'>— i hr IteiL.i }. , Ii i m,him ml '.aid todav (hat « iiu c : i.t h battle broke out l iir das m.jib ol I arm hr in !»<• .inn. and d«- laud 70 tanks ul il;r ( S. third and se\cnth tank Mi\ ’(Hi . v» err knocked out. ‘ i hr iai. scale hat tic in miiijIm' r!i-ai Ik'1- nun ann mi tral ! i\rmh»nsr.; i inrMMsnijg in viuiru! • fhc (iMiun eoin nui’Mu« h • , ; 11 v d. } h-'iv , . mi Mini t (’port ol a Ii*-: in. »-n .a H'.rm nnrtii ol i I a!a !'m. a hi vs ouh] put the action ;ii<*!■>' • ai' ii -'aid liiflay. Alt. i i -.I I.;. fr• .lit | (I ■ s 11 a l' i: • la:.'.'; iiu I 11 a t ill" . IH-ai'lica i ui i1 Nazi lilii- ha iii : a !il. 11.; i 111 'a r 1 h* .Mcll.'" I l-ivi-i. tI. d that it - till i • i . . .... that tli" (ii-r rnaii.. h. . ■ ;■ • .in ■ »u r to tin- dt> j l'i n l\ r. 'I il" ■ • i .- ' |-> "lit t ■ | ! I i ■ t 11 ■ • (it l I I . • ! I. . .It'! - I(. i• r . • • i ■ ' i ■ t 1 • i -■ "Ill '■ r rh.'iuud I . • ■ !n'.x . - \ Im.; that ;» ; \\ ard <«rr ma • , It hirni : rads an* r\prr i(‘i;nll;; Mi! ‘ i.! 'V <1)I ! K U 1 •'j. s \\.,s .ni*.. red -n '.In* bims of reports that Mlird .•’.I Im r( ali'ii,- h i\c : t . b ,! mi! i iiout LOOK riii'il) s !' .ilk-. *1,1 i t.' H-. % in tlir last. I!-1 , or ami da> i hai numhrr M licks w •.al l ht* capable of [] insj’ortlp >o|.jdo ■ lot two or (Jure pan/rr divisions. The ! tank - uidiltl represent upward M hall the up j ; i her m an armored di\ isim. • )m- . !• m ■ t a-M tIn- |.'* i •- j 111 *11 ii..' i <■!a • c m: upa'd j ...: . .11;ri• ,•!• nl : :u ( Icrri.in (.■r.- a; o ‘ in: ilet cly i n " 11!! j/a■ I i 1 y i.tii .-.ay tii.it ! • ( b t i ' . i • 1. P ) . i I'Ct iJM- I I > 1!. f i an . : . t - in' H"(* . v , .. .. ' or of \'. .'Ii i ' h on -sr 11 mii. ; < s i: w \ \s >i \ \i m i n ii \( k !\ ( iii;m i \> has mow p.in is ■>.. i \i• i—i > troop-. i . ( i-iistni's das coun ter attack "jammed hack (he rn a n anp:11 dial h id i cached **» < « ||rs mil ■ 11;hi niil“s from tin* M, us* ti\jo m l lilts niiScs from Brussels. s(«tni'ine lieadu uarters di - In- d !* as. ! \y l 1, ni:; ‘. AinCi ir in ({'••'.■ ■ 1 i h !'.. a (■ ! -1 \.) l - ------- I oils ol Supplies Are Parachuted lo j Trapped l . S. I nit 3,01:1 (no. f h ! . *7. I \l*) Ilimdr (I "t tons of supplies— inainla mmuinition—were par achuted tnda\ to \merie.ni 11 oops ml oli In the (»erina n dri\ e 01 tin1 Bastoi*in* area Tail: oe. lin'd < 17 sky Is tins I |rv. (1 mn hi 1(1 in a nd ! 1 a lire will, it lav lor the fi ft h 1 ime by Saipan-basril Superfort rcss l»S. The daylight strike by I!-2!ls oT 1 in- 21 nt bomliei- command \\a. I lie first on the Japanese eapit al since l lerember 2. A Jap..he •• ii.:" I ..il c raii.a -..ml "don lil'i'.s 11 ’olitai resounded villi cheers and a r r hi use :i' llie throw; was ivini llii treat ul u ilni ssing i II- J!) lai.'U l ur in.11 ion amidst a (lend a mu aircraft luri'.ige” am) fall, a • pel n! e i: miinitpie ■ d tV." i : • . S . |u■ i ;,. ’ - were knu i r-. III i. 1 ,11 Mill., on T i’.vi ' I lie I tying : i.iti iesliip 1,.i(1 c..it. i•utrup'd .■a wluttlilig <1 "•'■ 11 .kip ,Me: a I filth r I 'a in ) n ail lie' a m. (hie "I the eia - j I it. ,. | n ..inieei s of ini lita |\V I I, i I a , : ha Al a . '11111.1 I ligm(. ! al l I.V 1 ul In,. N.n. • Ii a a 1 n alt plant '."as the: ta gel s I !.bi !J trtlack A til I til IIS M \1I VI AMI. \ \ ! I At K1 I) HY A.MI KK A\S till. '.la A nil !■' II’ apt, ,,’I'T. . Phi: i j .| .Ha . I >i i 27 i A!’) 1 .nnd iia i : : ■ 'men - I'M’ the fourth emi , MI . (I.. S hla led tile all Ileal at Ai ii1 I ai/'nii i lain!, no,'. 1 ,a ii. . i ., \ itltit i.'dde to I'e-inv.i : ii n ii.v V ia. I' i •.. mopping lip in 11a eenl'.d I’lnl.i'plies. j t' . iu''l v, a I in' principal ‘ur ge I , it a I as : .' i ul tile pi '. i UI p v i | a i, ti M ed Al Dili lay ni .11:111 p ' .mi of explo ive.s, t; n. P VI,,e.Ai : air rep, rled I ..lav. pa. 11i.ine a- p al least fitly mi' i-i-|"i . "I • l.ii'li MU v> ere -h"t l|. .11 ■,y v II Iigh'er e.seoi Is. Knur ... tt'ei'., listed .. pi oiiald v downed. Ta,' day' laag brought t" 72 the total i" Ur a a rant campaign. i in i , a a | in 'i "i I I .ay Ie, A11 icrir.iin ground I.. ■""pped up small and a.i,Piled .lap.iiii -e c"r11naills, capanle ui "iil.'v minor opposition. 11 was aid limin', Monday, 11U1I more "1 the enemy '.'.are killtd and 11 captured, al a I" >1 ul ,U\ I’ll Alim ie in need and 2 ! i inlciI. I'lai. enei11y eas' la 11 -e., . d , ' . I .r.vte I'ainpaig:: were raised I" 1 I I.I2U Big Bombers Again Strike At Germans |. ■ | ,;i [),r 77 (AIM - Heavy !„ ,i 7,-i . :r 'll! lirilain .spe:e headed ;ill ,||u : i di ignm.-.t the German v. i. i | j-. iiil 1 "da> Fa'.1 d'alde wea tll(.| Hi' 11.' run!' neli I ;>"rm d! "d All i d plain lie "d in Belgium, Hol land alii! l-'i -.nr, Pi join tile alt irk. Th, t lei n Pi radio l epii' h- I h r- ( j,.-,,;,11 ;.I Im bombers beading i ,1,-th r Austria, indiealing that 1 Flying F« Grosses <>l the U. S. lain ; a11 .-are.- were Alike at Xa/i wai j iml II I• - 1 11 behind tile battle lines. | • I i,. ■ living F"Gre e ' and I ..her - ! atm . el ih,. !'. S. Hth air tone at I ark. id rid yard., at (7 >blon/ and i ai 1 i a idge. imrtli d the eity. KAF he . \ I a unboi > In,min'd troop ei,111 entr.ileein»Gh "1 Si \ i 1 h■ \l u-h ni lin- front Ini'- ... .• ml y( - • (■id v v. ■ 1) I'ne by Hie F S. ninlb a , i - ;,, and the Bt itish oo<>nd tat - 11 n m . Ameriean I ightei , and tii.G in force, both based o ■ Fr b,,n.hors flew 1.100 sertios and die 15AF TOO. ApproNimah ly a00 heavy h"inhei ill the lath air force attacked tin man synthetic o.l retinei ' vestn i!a> Since Stittirdiiy, when clearing we t thei permitted Allied tightei and bombers to lend their paw erld 1 to ground troops, ^-175 Nazi planes have been destroyed. MINDORO AIR BASE MENACES JAPS | - CHIN/ I }- ...u-—' WITH THE COMPLETION of an ail field on Mindoro 1 y U. S. : it. e< five days after they landed, American air power will be jirc.itly extended over ,1 ip supply lines and territory. The new ha e po • a h.m.er n.cn: to the enemy than fields on Leyte. Heavy rams that have ha eH Yank fliers on the first Philippine i.-l ind wre u u fi'mi the J - are not as prevalent on the western side of the mrlnp-u ■ :■>. The cii ■ on the map indicated the approximate ranee at our l tors. 11 nu t . “.I.mini) W ashingtcn Speculation Extends War Six Months Setbacks To Delay European Victory And That Over Jap ’V.'-Oiiniit'ni, 'll . Mihtarv strategists ate mow Pm tali\ el\ addiiu; three P» i\ months to tin ir estimate j I a date lor victory in l.uropr. There i ill in high , r that General F • iiimva i 1(1 111 I'll the .\i lit' I rev ere " i w e. tern 11«n11 mio an car!;. •i: l\'C viet.oi v I® at tire • a p s a gray and .•.•am g h • i" • 1 ' gh. die hat tie i • till I In id. Along \\ ith this sober estimate of the fighting has com* .* cm: vietion that at least part ol the German success was due to over optimism throughout the \llied high command. Fir t, Allied general., th- ai: ' t • • Kimi|a an war w ■ • i Id lie i 1 lall; Inter they . <•! the da‘< . ' th veai end; then moved 11 \ • : • ■ • I t i <|>1 iiip. (\\ they tah; ui ie• a I - • •r winter. 1I it aetually tala . ntd I.■'• • tie %t nar t" lick the German . dai loi \ I'toiv over Japan . i'! n . . *• to hr moved forward al • lint i .\.•>ia and the Faei I ie. ;.•.« i '■ i'. irope, much o! w hilt v. II h op* a depends '-n Iki i.m jil.ai. ,i . 1 ' imdi.eh ised. Fii< l e i •. I < *!’ in.-late e t he p n >t whet! mt and when the I e * i . ■ r-1 will "pen a l ill-, e «!.* ot ten . . • again.J Gi rmaiiy "ii ti e i ’■ Ii.-Ji i * ni. ’] Ip- g i "Mild is 1 roy.e: a'at the I n ee ; . ■ • . nee thi Germai 1 ( h iv lly rngagt . I n the w l'sl. Sneer., .1;iI Fu. . lan as. aid! .aid i hreaki'n" gii 1" lierlm nm.Ji! . h a - ten the war nim what bn m vies. i»I wiia{ lu happened :n t he \ • 0 Liiei i* i. now ii" r« a. - ni t• • bd a-. - that th" -i i It. add be ri' hei eerlainly m* par . !y 1 at- ed Mill, tary men iv the (h m m may ; t X|>eeU d I . re. 1st "id t 1 ia• m*a. ill the t •. i r! with the they ha\ e shown against in-. . • tern A llie.'. Cotton Higher Around Noon New York, Fee. 27 i AF.) t'of ton fut res opened live to 2> cent a hale higher. Noon pne» we t uneli mged to I » cents a bale h'gher March, 21.1)2 M iv 21.117; J 21 ID Fv. U • e C )pci M.ircll . -I !H M iv. -! .1 .:%•.-!•'!' -l.r.M ()i i«>.K‘i- .-" •’(! Uecpmliv.‘i.20.45 Intelligence Service Is Given Blame Willi I . S. I litres in Kelt!iiiiti. Dee 17. ■' \ E I \i, t i i hi in ■ lie \Hieil i n lei I litenee sei \ lee inns! share a lame pail ol the 111.line lor I icid Marshal Von Ihiiul slnil's Ins th through on the u eslei o Ifi1111. II is now appai ent Inal t lie Mlied high com plain! inlelliffinee nol only lad ed to deleet tile build-up by Voii Knildsledt al the u e tli spot op the Iroid. lint also lor Ihr lirst lime in lliis \\ a r—undrr-esli III lied (a'riii.iii military slrr.ijfth and ability. rn in the lay il ihe hrnalvlh 1 :h. ’ If - -Tt I rial . • ''1 .1 al . ..I I'l Till.* Xnlriri' I * •. •. * -1 WO n It nn “ I aril I :•< *1 i ! o I * hi whieli n ; 11 * tilt- i a ; i *t i i • ■. a 11' I 11 .1*1 . Il-rl a . " , i| ‘li t’ . ■..• 1,v ii.ah | -■ Cirri all -nrI . \*"i : u* hi . Tin \’i.: i 1! tliul ! • •,: | hid I" ieM . no ll itfg e reserve tinop hi ■ i - li a I lift i ifd rl i i r. I , ■ • ■ i,a, , v ,* thr German .i, hi * i Hrnr ly 1" .*.'. I dal I In* mil In ■ in li ah e..m muntl aim r a - hi 1 ghl a riel'en ivo i ... *, ,a , (hr It11lir valley Toot tin* < ten, in air I'm rr . r tlially ■.*. * i:<>n-1i lent T1 d the Cft'rmalis' Imrt.ute : 'r fta ...line and war *• itra ,| pier] id1: 11 i v lai fir dr l*1 till ' IFibson I'orccast For 1945 Will lie (ji\ ui I oiihn r« c.v I in* llcndei on ltadv Oi - palili will pnhlish linger W. Kah* on s "III SIM SS A A l» I INANCIAI. Ol TI.OOK I OK HUY’ tomorrow. Among oilin topics, Mr. 15 il» son will ton t isl \\ 11 and Peace. Inv ntorios a.od Reconversion dobs and Payrolls. ( nmmoditx Prices and Retail Sales. Fannin0, and Industry. Securities and Real Instate. Politics and Faxes. Foreign Trade and Our Allies. I've! > reader sFould tiud it ol 1 interest and value. Greeks Break Athens Truce And Fire On British Ships Air Action Is Resumed immediately Churchill Presses Negotiations For Early Greek Peace Athens, lice !7 — (API— Greek populist party members declared today that peace pro posals h\ representatives ot the let twins: 171,AS yyere unaccept able, and the conference called by Prime Minister < hurehili ended its second meeting yvilh out an agreement. The IT. \S offered terms yyhich former Premier Gonatas said “are inadmissible." He declared that “if accepted, they yyonld mean complete dis solution of the stale. ' At lieu . Dec. :27 (AIM—'Thr [Mulish iimiiumcfil t«> ■ M t \ that Id.AS a !'t ill'' i Itad lipikfit a filer 11y firii -j up u a Kritish w ar.-lii |' ai‘. i u> Anglo < 1 rrrk naval 111 -ad‘ j11 a 1 > i 1 at• • • ■stor |,v.. and t hat a a result nffen -1\ r air art '.ru v • iId begin avail:. Tin r. ■ ed tie KLAS Ih.-U lii.' !i ii • |. .S, Id, d .< null and 'id. It li.nl been agreed that no artjller- action would he taken on one side oi ai* m timi mi the other for Hire * end theii strife. • -on. •• that Nevertheless tin* British said anothei f-‘» mhuite truce would I.,- ai ranged toda.v lor the pro t< < tion ot I I \> delegates at tending a set mid session of an all partv r tnlc! “ine to discuss (ireee* s poiiii* al troubles. : tilt •t - ■ 1 -‘n they left .< ler i sale a monarchy i . .ittor t• »■- the i . . . alone to de ; ’in- assemblage Br.tUh repre ., : : • ••• I Idt the Gieeka t,, i i -i • • «'t <*»' alone. <1. an si g • ad !i : ,t|l. Ch a Mail addon. : \ :• •• M'.-a in •' -I' £ .. . • .• i ir.l e: \ :! war, * . bring an i•' ' i cake p( isiblo Three Killed In Bombings Upon Paris p. : . \P Three pc - v,-.i 1.1 injured hot 11■ i 1 mi the p;.i . i ,..nv»us Iand Hi;,; i 1 ' ’ i' 1 1 v : (' i p 11 il i S t .]■ • . 1 A .a ■ ' ■ tm 11,1..'. • ■ 'v . llbw atjon. ; , ipants l; , ..1 . i • t officially , ii’tp -■ ‘in ■ ■ ' tii.it -inly a ty virtually I.’, ■ i 11. .■ ■ v p i> a ml ity that the txmdi a ; ... been di upped by aec limit ti ■ i \llied anci alt. \ ,ii-. .•■(! in. u i .I. V.M.. a-reeked i.i a direet In A win i « oed some , .,: 11, - 11 oniii in i . i ■ I del ease ..n': i<■ a.ii a h -pital was hit. i Nup • :i"lit<-1 I i t tin- an lin ed inly ■ p an and continued cold; rain in west and central por tions today, followed by rain and continued cold tonight and Thursday. . * MELODRAMA IN ATHENS STREETS < *>• * *....„**-*■ Tsas&sasnR * L J, .'*$*'* M k. .. * — •• -J INDICATIVE OF the type of : : < . t ( -1.1 -.g In • \t ns is this scene in which a British tank g vest to Parat 1 • they probe the ruins of a dynan Rod In-u ■ ]' .1 1 : . 1 inn i y i of the ELAS, left-wii ; for< , whose civ ting. An attack upon ERICS, 1 y in 1 n< « develop 1 nt in tlto civil war. OVVI Uadcoboto ‘ h:trmtu.-mnl .,i’iirinhoto) Russians Pour In (■ rc, m I fills; i'.iicniy Losses ierrilic M . . mv 1'. JV (AT) K' ! a rniy ah<>eL t rm ■ j .. rha r.uvd i.i mu |;uila|i< -t I*I*.on - iimwv hill ah' , r 11 >■ 1 >;mtihr ri■- it 11>da\\ I GiaTiiai ■ :1 Hina a ilitarv 1 m!( il,\ handled pub lic utilitn . ami iouyht hack a rinil\ with livid a rt i 11 < • i > -cut - t. i nl ill r. ,v i;iait t la 11 uimarian l apilal. rd city. 11! u i in 11, i i •! ,• ii .labels were I lion i mis nl ( on l r i t hattht if Ids follow iuu jo* Kip>i.u: advance. Burned out urmmed vehii les. mail' ol them the latest 1'mer and l\in Iliei tanks, dotted the In Ids. and endless columns ot \a/i pr»s( n its maretied m»seiahl> to , ant's, the dispatch said. }•. ... tin- 1 ;• . ( tr ft Id <1 Ml my Jm.iv tacimy II d - if i - ; i'll’ * • * ■ m ly deep in - t .ki-ii't. Mi; »: !• II r\ . • i i >y k* UlSG m l • •thfr . d . mml • - ;: vlc « i I held md in tin '( • me "I'kslS. Stocks Weak Near Finish (AP) Sl \ • . -icd • tin! \ alter .i • •. i i pa: elv • ' ■ , iy open m; nnc r.aii i pped ol 1 I r. 'lions t< mikdid two p - nt>. Pi\ flats :m. ’.jmc 17. S. Steel .Cbiysler v.nd United Aircralt. Huge S oil G! Jap Shipping By U. S. Subs \\ siniip, l»»n H i '\ I1 • I)r *li in !ion of a I.ji i4»* Japanese aircraft »airier, :\ ailflition.il cni'iin warships and twenty nth er Nipponese vessels b.\ \nicr iean submarines was reported h\ the Nil \ \ t >iia'• 1 • lilg luu-l ‘ i: ; |- r K ! I lit lilted t .rviil I'd Gr ‘V< i •Mil lK..t ;>la a.-d i • y t:iv titid* t t let t n ' i 11 d e d : < * r. t • < • •' i e 1 1« d I ::, • it Cl i •IK de ! ■ ••W‘i , 1 • • • • ' ‘lei I An dr -t 1 «•;. e i !. nil i>n. I ( )t id ■!' ■ ill]) n M * 111 t - I by Amr, ntedi tin l min : 'I lane sinkings him In I U1 Ml the niiinher of laj«anesr ships sunk, proha hi v sunk *o damaged since tin- war started. Ge hided are Hit warships definite^ sinu,, I 1 prohahl.v sunk and I <> dam aged. Km * -tal n report. i d ‘ be m--.ii ye '• el.-. ' •! , '! .■« ent mi -re th-au »nn .ran ;bma ■.« . • |t | ■ V. . I ! I G Me l'‘- •' lin.ll lie io fed' ' ' " • ‘ 11 Mi,!li:i'' ,U't I \ ’ t iev Ioi i oping in! '■ n • ’ cnoi! y. Fifth Arm\ 1 nils Forced I o Kc m c ()n Italian 1 rout R I )c • !7 I. AIM ( 11 ’ ' ■.vest ''ii i 1 ha i ‘ ■m il ; M : 1 '' 1: Ion c m wiMi-lt ,i .v 1 .in ■ • i ■ .ure 1 ,■ i i 1 hr S» * they, All 0(1 lir.ldi I;' l rtf! '!■:■ r'l' "it I ' day l'l i < ■ c n o n i ' '■ , ,. t ,,| I "•■' " I l 1" I :l 111 1.Ill-1 ■ •• i" the Pyi lirinii.m <•<<■>> ' :r; • till TV 'I ''it "i ( hirst rrp " M. Mr r.i I. \ edit '■ force • ,i:i "n that sector ot 111 '»;'lli-N t ront.) The eighth ;ir: 1 -\ t tin. Iposite coast was generally i.et.