^ Henîtersott Haflij Htspafrh
THIRTY SECOND YEAR 'Im-'V Λ., HENDERSON, Ν. C., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 1ÎM5 1 i:uus,kx. ιV m'u 1 N FIVE CENTS COPY
YANKS REACH RHINE RIVER
Ninth Army Fights
Into Dusseldorf In
Spectacular Gains
ί own After fown in ! be Ruhr Falls;
Gorman Aimy Ketreat IL· Cail».ci Rout
I'.ιι iv. Ma?.- ι ' : \l \m»-.· i; .»m Ihiîî! .rm\ « t;*4sii f'cl Ί 1 ior,
· 11 > m f *. · ι î ι. ; ι ï ' . snl !<»· ■ i» til· w I ."!· '·{ < il,· \ .t 11 * \ leading
t·» ( oMon/ mi II»· ιniiî.î Khir.· M» οι ·. · ι/ι (i rrsjstaip r in the
strong I.\ ( « 11 j i i « (I crU-r o* 8Κ.0'Ί> « «as( d !c hii»- noon.
Pari ·. ΑΙ.·!!·· ι Λ !' .· Γ:.· Λ:·.· . . · · ·.* · .ο .μ.ν I'oujiht to
llic Rhino and into tin- rtéhurbs '■!' liusseliflnrf today in sijectiteutar
new I .">-n ι i!t i ί ' I ■ ι111 ν * · ■ ha .·. .· ■ > ! ι : > ! ι * ι ' · ! <· ί. · we-tern edfjc
'it till· li I li I !'.
'I'ank· and in!'. 111\ <>; IJ ( i< i: W i · i... 11 ; II. . imp ••hV mighty
>hncK *'i : ι ί · t ■ 11 ■ : · t, î , ι · -ι ι·, ι ·! . · ; ,\i ·ι .·. · ι I tank ;·< 11 iiirl»
ι if Du.--. Id·.ι··, c ι ■ : 11 i 111 · ■; 11... ■ ι·. i.ir · ·ι ι · "π.ί! I i! < 1 ' r arsenal
basin. I : . : ! ' ι ' i !1:1 ·111 111 i '. · ' 1 '. ■ ·1 .. r , j >' ' i !' 11 : · i ί .t ' I )l I tch
bastion and' rail center of Veiilo on the Maas, and came within
is m. . - ι : Γ ins rniiij·· a 1ν ι· ' ' !.·· ι ·η;η!;;<η in.·! army, on
t in >ii>ai)i is ut' (li rman t r· <· ι ;·-.
Τ t. . ■ :
)) -Ία ri v.·, -;-■■·! ( flue < ' t · !! :h.
ML Tli. η and ι .il ι-·ηΐ r <·!
Krctcif. ■ i.v · Λ . M! I
Th.· · ./ι,·: rît*, ρ I:·. v..
: ι ill .η il ; y It·,·, .'i.'ird fHvi-i : . : .
• ·ίιι· πι ι .·■··! iltly .·.·· ·.· ·ιΙ , .
the ΐι · .. ■· ·ing . f
•
ninth my'· t: .·· j.'t.s !'·>»· « !.. ·!· ·.
Sim; ■ . ι ,,ιι·ΐι ι ■ ι
Got
< )η till' n.util ... r.yV ni: . . , ti : :.
the Anti · ·· · rt'.v
Jifeal ' : ' i .
fi Vi' 11-·- m · . ..ι·
ane ■■■· 1 ' · ; ■ ν 1 ,ι.ιι:> Γ. ,; .
hmvy i.· ιι,ί..-i F..i'ihrr ;'ii. ih ■
till! , : . î mv IIL'I:· ; · 111·.· :
Ί π· .·
T1 f and
. pec! ; ι f : · lia.' since 1 i. · I'.l'ittany
•
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lîc 1 :lim and i. '.· . "· · . .··■·■
ti'i.I ni 1111 · .·.·!; ' '. . '·'■ ! ' ,· · ·' ι
h· live η 1 lie Khinc ,1 ' vi
111 this I 'lain : ■ 1Ίι· "·■· ■' r ■:
Κ a h r which -i a M M·: ·.· ' .1' !'·.·
Khinc.
Roanokc Payant
Ma\ fie ( i ι \ c η SO
St ate s ( j >n t π »!
A !} )
Senate
today ν >v ι
Sénat · Ha
>11} n
Al·
I : , · I · on .) i'ii
\\\..- h i :. U ο '
.·■ I unci ! ! ; ·'
ici t'1:·· c » l î t i « » i
d by the Cl·:: "
ι ■ l;
Inrrea - e hantai ; ;:.nd :
.'! : V.'S. the li i ι . ' ! ». · i : :1 1 ! 11 V '
'
χ es ihciv» »n : ; « m ; i n q . ; -
hn; : : m · pi >-! i ng »! : -nods h y ..il c
panies «drilling in this State; and to
pro\ .de fc>r the ■. ··:·'."!! ni a ; ·
t roleu: ι · d i \ : s ι > η . ; ■ · : i< t'( >un i .n
ΟΊΠηίΟΠ' ..i (III·.!!* iîi·. -
Set up a five-day fishing license
! for non-residen t.-.
The ι « » i η t ·>■·.!·! lift1 · ·. : ι m..ei \ t · · i
, institutions voted ' 1 app >int sub
1 ι·< >!nm it tees : » study bills providing
1 for the a ρ po. η I : !!·!. : ο ! entai
! health com m ssi >ner and mental
health council; and providing for
the a pp. >! η t !"! iOn o! .1 e · : i ο
( «>: mental hv^.i-ne, who :. >e !
i physician, and sperd'y mg tha*. t:.ν·
1 books (if the hospitals board be
: opened for public inspection.
ητίβ 4Τ\ Γ ι
Ιφ Ui two
Ε tic m y R c ι* r ο ν. ρ ι ; ι r;
ί ο M A k c W a y Ha r d
For Our Marines
• 1·'ιιί·: Μι iflfjti n'ims,
Ί" h:!;-loi
ici ί ri ; 111 ί m ci un -mnk
i l "1 ν, r ·!.ιρης
- : : . ·: ι ;ηΓ> th«· ΓΊζ
in ■·· final' stand.
···. je re, and held
• '"i the .T.ipane-e,
h:Mi.-.in- third ol" the
'•j.:· «up.nii t<> exact a
: Γ'ΌΓ.ν : 1)1 of the
l .i.v \v » ' Ό 1 : : :14 -
: ' >n )Π I .
ι λ ■ » < h ; >!' m.·: on the
• <11";i··k ah<\< ί nnéèr
: ι d naval barrage.
(î ! · Β. K:
..(·:■ ipird the
: ι'«''··d « )]'. iv
n imber three. The
,i«i\ ' a\e .· e./rd Iwo's
pleivd ,<τ .-îrips.
Defense Is \bout
Kcadv 1 η ( 'include
in Meadows Case
: ι \P)—The
. : > ! \· Λ' , 1 ! i'l ■' - CM.-"·
\1 1 ί iV ' I' fa e
IV ;,· ! Mi· eh;,rued with
' ■ ι ι, ■ : I 111.-·· pretense in
I - handling of
sident ( Kast Caro
Ti K\.v ι aii.iut completed
F u . T.
'i'l· · 1 ' 1 V ' :i :> ' 'lilt lined fr ·■
<ι.ι· ' . ι ■ , \ hot ween
\V iît i S ι · Γ).,·.»· Clark, wlvi
c··. 111 ι ■ : ι.:. i Wall .id taken
ΛΙι a .ί■ ' · ·· r.iii.v : 'ems ΙιΛ
ed - disbursements.
C ' ι -ι > ; - te: h urn
. : : ι : i * : . \ ! : Λ · 'e .·. ,)t the t'ai will
upon M m ay.
w Λ Λ λ κ it n" irit w χ xx ir it γ * ττ ττ χ
Reds isolate Danzig From Germany
Nazis Admît
Lines Cut in
Ither Areas
R ulio Cojr"urnt.-\tr»r
Says Kcnev Attack
Aim- d At SuJcten
I ,· il n, .M.in·! : < Ai')
i a r-1 Ken '··· ; ,.j 1 ί < > - si ι)< < >\"
> * -·(·(*■'lui \V ! ; ; ; ι Russia.i
ι m,\ ' ι : ι s Γι ;n I ■ " i ι lie Si'ttin
!>anzÎK highway 1 m-l \\. <■ π Kocs
n and Selilaw·.· in l'omcrania
a lui ■ lily M'vni ni : ic f rnm 1 li
lialtif coast, the (! Ttiiaii hig'h
ci.mmami ;ιΐιπ ·ι·tn-i-d '"tlay.
Ί h(. ——- :1. i ! ι · , .,· l'ii:·1!':/,
.<:· :!l pn ctii-al ί,:·: --'·-. ι· it Dan
zig d'!' from ■· ι;' i"' v. ■' ι ( ornianv
ii rid is» la ted a 150-mile u -.istal belt
c r I ''iland Γπ ·ι it inn Ίΐι li Γ>. Itic
• (ί 1 ·,· 1):," m.
Alatul Π0 mill s southeast of
this j — nctrali :i. the (ifinnns
said. the Russians also broke into
(hi· mam (iernvin liars north of
Arnswal'li· alter rriis-in, the
Inlia river. ·
Vit'ima ! ·!·· "i · : de
i t'll:-'!' - < Ί Γ : ' ■ toi l m s - ζ St .ι :. 11, 1 ί)
mik'.s cast ni ht··'..· .
1 Ι··ι·ι· :i.·· I! .- :.i ».· ·· · > >ti: ~<~i
ill.-· Γι·· 'in t h·· 11 111 if ;m.l ν. en ■
' ilt'ca U ι: i In <1 r ι ν, ■ · : t1 · St et t iner
i! a û'i-niili'-uidc i' "'.-■lai I H'ion
•. r ί h af Stettin tin ah winch tin·
! ri .tr II ζ. - 'n il;·· -l'a.
Ί hr C ίι ί'; 1 ' ι n radi» -nid M irslial
I. an Κι - ί·\ la ι inched a 1 ' ι r "r ■ :- aie
ι.fit-n a·, i- \v:la i.- : ir.-t l-!·.ι aiaian
,■ ri ν at a point alnml 1 Hz. miles
;ιΊ':· .' I l'azur·, L Z' cln·.-'··· ikia.
Λ fît r: .m : ali. < miment ■ ' r .-aid
Κ η " · ■ ' <·!
Nchweidit/. ali . :t 'in mil··.- ·- >ί 1 h .·.·· st
, ,· ι ;,·ι·. 1.111 and là ■ ι 111-s t r· ·ηι tin'
. ii| (>.·« ίι border, in a «i· .·, c t'Ward
!hc Sudeten
lier 11 .1'
Hi, m,κ a 1
"Ί ) j s ι »r -
;Ί"Ι HU
; ι. (). P. ( riticisim
( )t The President
Presages !>;ittie
Washington M
{< · ρ 111 > I i » . ■ 11
'ίιμisevolt . Υ ' ι 1
somewhat I" i.i ■ ! >. in
t i 11 η s 1 i 11 ■ S ι : '
nut (in ink'i 11 : :
While lead ι...
plain that Λ1r i! ■
gave them tin ι
agreements at .i
gress yesterday.
Iy credited h ; : ι !
heavily in hi ;·.·
approval ot λ . ;
posais.
U. S. FLAG RAISED
OVER CORREGIDOR
Willi General M :(<■ Vrlliur on
Ccrrcgidur. Alareh —( \Γ>—
General Douglas Mm \rthiir re
liirlied to Ciirresidor tnd.i\ anil
ordered the Stars and Striprs
raised tn the peak ui the Has
staff from which the Japanese
tore it (low n three >ears
Revenue Bill
Smashes Two
Precedents
BY I.VW MSI5I I
Daily Dispatch Bureau
Raleigh, March 2. Pa»-ag·· ol M
11)45 revenue act on second "< .id.nu
in the House Thursd.iv 1 ■·'■■·' all
precedents and establishe : "■·. 1 now
records. Calling for collection front
X.. til Canilina taxpa.ver ■ : :> "»'e
than Uit million dollars :'nr 'he oien
nium beginning July 1. th s is the
biggest revenue bill ever presented
to .i General As-emhly in this State
And it was accepted by the House
without consideration in committee
o'· the whole and witho it ι dissent
ing vote m the shortest time evei
. ·, Pal
l.i mill ,· t
( AP)
I ' ·.· idi nt
■ nutTled
.■ predic
to go all
plans,
ans com·
speech
uig thre '
II ol Con
general
l
(Continued on Page :m\.j
SOUMDS CALL FOR STRONG PEACE
gy* ΙΤΙΒίΤΊΠΒηΤΛΠΠΙίΤΤΛ^Τ-ιΤ"-"·· :·* ' 9 "' ' iSêaFeEKIW:#
ON THfc KOSTRUM of. the Intii-Λ"ιι·ι :> ,.n C- · renee in Μι·\ιι··> i. '
Seen tary ni State lidward Π. Stett inio . Jr.. ,s ι ictured as he : i: 1.. · χ
the delegates with a call for an early victory ovef aggressor nations and
1 : the in.rued.ate formation ol an internal .1 organizati >n to ir. ■■■■<*
the peace ι·ί the world "by force if necessan . 'International)
* F*
„ «Γ» £> Î%î rft
V L· ù OdL
lit»
<£
Inoeasc Οί î>ol'ar
In Wine I ax i ta l! >
Measure's Passage
Kaleitfh, Msft l· 2.—( Αϊ')
■ I2'.).oon,u( (ι ι ' ι ( 11. ■ ι bill
went back on I i i'-1 ι eadtiiji i11
i !.. \ :■ ft r I ! '·ι I i · 111 · .· ι < !- 'it'tj i>i
•ι.*.:· '"ίηκ it- Ι>· . *··>··· !ί<><·!·.
iii;vh;ini imp*ι in ·- an additional
.· . ι Γ · I a ••all··!» "π all λ 11,·
J .! r > ;»i rt. ♦ imalr 1 it \\ owM
ι lis·· .t.i ι']\*'r >. ! S"?, {>00 Γ·,*0 λ
\· π". ReiJivsent.iii\ rs I'riU iu U
«Ί < 11 *\\ ' '! .ι 'id i.!mr<i>nt S.'.ain
'sU'jI Si «"ι- in ί iv. hit ni. S ;i |h··
t · Opprsin:· if \·. ν re i'rpr*
J « ι i ;i < i \ c . î\ ι ' f (j) \V »,]«·»).
in.ι m r ( - h ; 111m ir : < .t vrr «*ss »Γ
(•iiîh'drii ;:irj 5 /zrJl ni ïi .»v. .m.
i ii û|î| « nriils s lid «l λ nulfl
(Ιι » ν ** soni|· ni 1 lu» mu! ! i \\i r
< omjMiiii'N mit ni iîi.»si»M >>
or S| .i · Κ κ'hard
' ι ■ ι arnMidim 11 ! ■< i· : ' ■ i ; ■ < ' ι
. . ι a matei " · ; 11 cl ι .· : .ί : Il 1 .
:. .Il ι·.»· I..II 11 ·.( t.. :·· ·.· -IHI.-I
Ί.
"I .11·'.. :i Ii l.iy. 1; *.\.( (loi..yod hy
ΊΊιο ιίΗΜΜίΐτ \\ .Is t'> liai <·
passed tl'iiil lliiise l '.uli'ii: 1 ·1 -
<la\. Il ΙΙιι il w <·ι· I tl have liera
sert hi lia Senate. Il must lie
passed ou tlure seiKii.it" teail
i nus on separate day s in > >· ' i Ii
liramlies.
Tho ruling hii 1 ly \v.·.· hasod >>n
a· a1 ι (ίκΊ.ί:i ni éliminai inu in cet -
(id1: from tho .'.'cnoral -aie tas !
purchased fur u. " ( Il ρ ή II ry or 1
sIik k. Λ > the hill l'iirao I r..a πίιι
ii u 111 ο. it would have cm m ; >' ·1
secticides purchased for any u
from the tax. That was n< t th,. int< m
Manpower On
inside Track
With Senate
.
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ι,ΙΓ ί·
Λ î11 t;ie
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lu·."
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ruinent,
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■ι >r
i : ) ■ t · ι·t
■mitU"
l i I (I VI
- uri'
! iixir
ι sod
Lewis Pro posa Is \) ou Id
MakeHimALabor <zar
Washington, March -·— (AP)— Bi-ι
Uimint u.- ι ι,:ιI .>p i\,t.;rs s.·.:! ' 'day
John !.. Lewis' new contract demands)
would make him a lab >r r un
para I lelcd m Λ : : ' ι ι' . ί hi-' ry. in
command ol a 'Sfij.OOU.OOII pol'.t eal
iund."
ΓΙι(> president t the United Mine
Wiikirs, with typical oratoiy. stated
his 18 demands t ι the oper I ■
'irday at the opening; negotiations
toward a new e >nt ract
Chief among them was a royally
payment pi; that ea it the ··»■>
tors flatfooted. Lewis demanded that
the U M W Λ be paid Un eee.ts r »y
alty en every ten of coal mined
·' "ready-to-serve" compensât!'·
The money, he said, would he use 1
hi' medical service, insurance of
union memhi ι -
Another demand, by wh.c. i.'wis
11 :i : .· :' ··> a ij
eotiMi \ 'le^al
s: : iki. ' ν, ι ■ a leader
111'· n| H : ;, ! I. ! i >r ι zai
unparelleled :■
Λ third p. h the
operators objet·) 'vidinj;
for only -me η ι ervisoi
and mine l'on· : s ··>· Ai
other ;. irt : ι ;·-ιι 1 i d a.·
"aiin · vv,.ι ;.ι ■ ι · i.· re
quired to join ' M WW
Lewi.s ι ι: ·· ieniand:
u i re:
Either party c ■ tern nate th(
■ Ήΐ cement un Ull ii ν wrsti η notii".·
Kxpli .!·, >, tu..I.·. id safety equip
: ut be furnished ^ the m panic»;
Pi 1 fen Hals ι.f ' ίι c :.' ior th(
s· ι ι η ; I shift and . i'tei η ents f >
the third .-hift.
MARINES PU5H UP HILL ON IWO
PUSHING FORWARD up high grouna, American Marines on Iwo were
pros !ng toward the high northern section of the : land with new pres
sure through the center area (1) near the enemy air strip and small
gains were made through a thrust toward the east (2). Although the
Ja:,s were said to be virtually out of water, slirtest resistance is being
encountered and gams are apparently small. <International)
Bombers Strike Cologne
In Support Of Infantry
Attack Among Worst
Aerial Beatings Ot
War For That City
Iv.ndon, (AF1) \ ■·
it ot I
( ' < > 111 ^ η < ■ ! : ι nu in . 111 j f > ·; '
A#·!·..·.·"! !(··β. dru ins u|< m tir
\\_ ' : ι . ' ι -. : ι·'.11y ha : : · : ι.0: ' :
( 'oloLîne. ' ■ · : 1 ι ' armada ol W A/'
Lan aste ι ' χ es .
I ι .0 1 I· · ! ■ ' old lit· ne
h i la te German troops. Mock roads
ai id d 1. ι 11 it ' 1 ; :1 ν cumiiiiin ι ' m
A ha:;, A
train ra nor: ι·τη ('·< .■
many ι,i\var ι 1'.. hn a> the ·;· ·· · li
ed .Mlii'd ι ni.'iVi1 a^ainsl i'lr
Ron h went . : : lo it.; 18th .-Ira igh".
day
; Πιο Γ., τ! : ι - : ι said thai nu' ■>!
t\v I -I'll 'a las ol A. ! I'] Iran
1>.ι il >or . -· - ! iti into the lieiclt,
si rotchid "lit '' or a distance ol
lion oil··- 11 ' ■ i ■1 ο1 ■ il Gon : ι a η y Λ '
mal morn ι- one I loot \va- report···!
lîâ ι >i ill - ι : 11 I '■· ι 11 η. An il ho.
headed tn λ a ι I I Iresdcil.
President Sa\ s
Jesse Jones ( )ut
With Wallace In
Washington. March 'Î.— ( MM
— President Koosevelt took his
first news eonferenec since tii^
return from the Crimea through
, a chatty discussion today of th··
domestic ami internatioral pro
hlcms that oil:· his desk.
Whinping hack and forth from
one subject tn the next. ilr.
Itoosevelt made it clear that for
mel· Commerce Secretary Jesse
Junes is nut. and replaced in
the cabinet h.\ Henry A. Wallace
—I» telling .i reporter the
Trvwi's present official status
is that of c\-secretary of com
merce and that he will not re
main head of government lend
ing agencies pending appoint
ment of a successor.
He said I hat treaties imple
menting Vll'rd plans for the
war's end will tie dropping into
the Senate like clock work from
now ou.
WEATHER
FOR XORTII ( AROIJv \
Mostly cloudy and mild to
night and Saturday; slightly
hjpi'er tcmnc-atures tonight:
scattered showers in mountains
tonight and over west and north
portions Saturday.
Westernmost
Island Seized
in Philippines
M m i hi, M;.n-h -> ΛΡ) · Vet<>γ.·ιη
-lis' divi-inn V.·!.:. Iiuvc soi zed ('«ti
ll·'.! (if :h·· we.- · M:ii..sl Philippine
• land "t ! ι ί. ι '.·■ ι : πι a move t< '
sever Japan's t. :: a- .-.hipping lanes
• : :,··· · . '·!. -tKast Indies.
Γ ; t ■['(.· c: 11 Douyia- Λΐ .leArthur, all
in lUiicing lia: n\ ...-uni to iay, said
the Americans landed virtually un
·. ·:.>>. i-l Wedii'·-d y mi the fifth lar
ge -I island ot the Philippines, eap
: nu Ρ : . 11 ■ ; " > Prinecsa, the eapi
ta! and ιμίιη·;|μ1 harbor.
Mai.·; (..'eue ι! Jen- A. Due-' in
fantry men uved ashore alter
cruisers and de.st royers bombard
ment and a ' 'day aerial pounding.
Tin H:ΓΪΟ a. ι . landing was along
in aria·.· ι; ι ■ 11 aie thro ;gh Hang1 n· :·
S'.vamp Kxlreaiely light resistance
dev el"! » 'Ί ι nland.
A era·..η I ·.%<«·.- wc[ e officially
Un .no : "\ erv light."
\ « 11 lcc Is Placed
In I hird District
In School Sct-l ρ
H.reigh, March 12.— (API- Sen
' ' Mclîryde ol Hoke in! roduced
. i.ill today in conformity with a
irrently adopted const ituti· >nal
amendment, divividing the State in
11 i-ight educational districts, each
tu have a representative on the State
Hi >ard "t Kducat ; in
Members of the board, in addition
t.. lh.ι ι nil the hoard by virtue e.f
their » ! t ice>, are now appointed
• *ii,t the congressional (iislrict.·.
Vance and Wilson were placed in
ihe third disti a i.
Stock Market
Is Hesitant
Χ--.ν Y irk. March 12 -(API- The
stock market turned a bit hesitant
today. After its brisk push to high
est levels since 1937, and vvnile scat
tered favorites edged forward, pro
fit passing stalled numerous leaders
Among occasional gainers wee
Southern Railway, Electric Powei
&■ Light and Montgomery Ward
and niggard- in,-hided Γ S. Steel
Chrysler and General Klectric.
EVACUATE WOUNDED BY TRAMWAY
CONSTRUCTED BY U. S. ENGINEERS in nine hours, this tramway is shown
beginning its 1,600-foot journey up Mt. Serrasiccia, Italy, for Fifth
Army casualties. The trip by litter bearer- oxcr the incunUiinous ter
rain formerly t> -k χ h un·.-·, but by tramway the «vounded can be evac
uated in four η autes. OW 1 Kadiophoto. ' IntcrnationalX.