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MONROE MARKET
Cotton, short, lb 21.69
Cotton, long, lb 31c to 32ttc
Cotton Seed, bushel . 70tte
Eggs, dozen 28c to 80c
Hens, pound 18c to 22c
Corn, bushel $1.20
Wheat, bushel $1.50
WEATHER FORECAST
Not quite so cold tonight.
Sunset today, 7:06 p. m.; sunrise
Tuesday, 8.08 .a. m.
PUBLISHED ON MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS
SEVENTIETH YEAR
MONROE, N. C, UNION COUNTY, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1943
SEMI-WEEKLY, $2.00 A YEAR
At Lowest Ebb
Continuous Bombings And
Mounting Casualties Are
Spreading Gloom
BUT NO CRACK-UP YET
German morale has hit the lowest
level of the war, and It Is question
able whether Hitler can lilt It out
of the depths as he has in the past
with military victories.
People who have recently been In
Germany, the Nazi press and Swed
ish newspapers confirm this view.
Perhaps especially significant are re
ports of how heavily the terror of
bombings is hitting the German peo
ple, and how wounded soldiers de
scribe the "hell" on the eastern front
and express hope they won't have to
go back.
These sources give the following
picture of the causes of sinking spir
its inside Germany and signs of Nazi
uneasiness:
At the root of the gloom and de
pression are the rapidity with which
Germany is being brought into the
"front lines" through RAP bombings
and the hardships of the Nazi con
ception of total war, the impact of
heavy casualties, the drastic stripping
of the war-weary Germans of every
thing but the barest necessities on
one hand the merciless spur to new
effort on the other, and shaken con
fidence in Hitler as a soldier-genius,
specially among Jhe soldiers, aa a re
sult of military defeats.
All this is against a backdrop sug
gestive of 1918. The Deutsche All
lemaine Zeltung recently carried the
slogan, "Do the opposite from. 1918."
Although morale is bad, no crack
up should be expected before a de
cisive military defeat becomes plain
to every German. In this connection
It must be remembered always that
the Nads disarmed the Germans and
wiped out the oppositional political
leadership so effectively that there
re no signs of counter-organization
In strength.
Helnrlch Himmler, Hitler's watch
dog, Is taking no chances. A press
campaign to draw, recruits for his
private army intended mainly for
use during internal crises has been
running for weeks. He is releasing
police and SS troops from clerical and
other station work for the field by en
rolling women.
He sealed many loopholes in the
police network by establishing the
"Landwacht" or "several hundred
thousands" strong' for security of the
TinmAlatlrf Thll, . Ill I 1 Ak1lMaiinl
wi.wi ,iimwui wtimim wwigw wyyi
in addition to regular work. rjrinel-
pally for men who fought in the last
war and now unfitted for military
service.
For years the SS has been quietly
taking over strategically located stores
and apartments in the cities for use
as small arsenals and strongpolnts In
case oi trouble.
Now these precautions have been
extended to the provinces at large.
me ss is reported developing strong'
holds in areas where trouble is most
likely to occur, such as the Bohemia
workers districts. To disguise the
purpose of the reported "SS Fortres
ses," they are described as troop exer
cise grounds.
How hard the war has struck Ger
man homes is openly described by
tne Deutsche Allgemelne Zeltung.
"In the last year the war has heav
ily burdened not only the warriors
at the fronts but also many persons
In the homeland. It said. "British
terror from the air has hit seriously
tne German cities heavier than here
tofore. Gaps In families have opened
more and more and many new crosses
nave been added to those on the bat
tlefields In the East and Africa.
Many Germans evacuated from
bombed districts were described as
"too shaken" to give a coherent Die-
ture of what happens during a heavy
raw.
HOSPITAL NEWS
Admissions: Mrs. Ben Carpenter, R3,
Monroe; Mrs. Huey Mosley and baby
girl, R2, Waxhaw; Mrs. Ruf us Hair,
Pageland, 81 C; Mrs. W. R. Ashcraft,
Monroe; Vlolette Ellen Btarnes, R4,
Monroe; Mrs. D, O. Plyler and baby
boy, R2, Monroe; Mrs, Iannis Sneed,
. Rs, Monroe; Baby Rebecca Patricia
Sneed, RS, Monroe; Mrs. Aaron Hays,
R4, Monroe; Mrs. Lloyd Jenkins and
baby boy, Charlotte. ,
For treatment: Mrs. C. R. Snipes,
Marshvffle: Mrs. J. C. Haywood, R2,
Monroe; Mrs, Flynn Price and baby
irtrl. R2- Monroe: Mrs. Annie Luclle
nhuinnn and baby boy. Rl. Monroe;
Mrs. C. C, BurrU, Wlngate; Mrs. Wll
burn . Surratt, Monroe; ; Mrs. Hoyle
-Prmatov and baby boy. Monroe: The!
ma Laney, R4, Monroe; Mrs. Kathleen
. Helms and baby girl, Monroe; Mrs.
Paul Ayooth, R5, -Monroe; Miss Annie
Morrow, Monroe;, Mrs, Walter Griffin.
RS, Monroe; Mrs. Brady Greene and
baby girl, R3, waxnaw. , . v
Horns tfoet.DanferoW
- Colebrook.' Con-Alter ; spending
years among wild beasts, taking pot
shots at Mongolian bandits and climb
ing lagged mountain sides without a
scratch. Dr. Roy Chapman Andrews,
explorer, scientist and former director
of Jb Metropolitan Museum of Na
tural. History, recently slipped on an
' icy patch near a pond on his estate,
leu ana proxe ais jeg. -, ,
- ;- JaeUoe -
; T Nrir .Yorkv--Ton Lombard! Was re
. eently sentenoed to six months in the
workhouse snd fined 1250, With the
alternative of another six months in
Jail, after he pleaded guilty to stealing
five sucks OX cnewwr gum oy placing
"slugs" in a vending machine. He
crobahlv now knows how Jean Valjean
felt when he spent five years In the
galleys for stealing a loaf of bread,
Germans failed to get oil from the
Russian field at Maikop.
Satisfying the
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A careful diet of waD-coolced, wholesome food provides members
of the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps with the energy to accomplish the
strenuous course of physical training, drill, and classroom work thich
prepares them for duty with tho Army. WAACs enjoy the enviable
opportunity of eating whatever they choose, in the way of fattening foods,
for their work and training keep waistlines slim and figures pleasingly trim.
WAAC UUETENANT TO
BE HERE TWO DAYS
Quota Of The Two Carolina la 2661
By March 1st.
U. Adeline G. Sears, 3rd Officer in
the Woman's Army Auxiliary Corps
and assistant Recruiting Officer of the
District Recruiting and Induction
headquarters will be In Monroe Friday
and Satruday of this week to Interview
prospective WAACS, to take applica
tions for enlistment ana to answer
auestlnns concerning the Womeni
Army Auxiliary Corps, it was revealed
by Private Bill Mltcham of the same
office who came to Monroe Tuesday
to make the necessary arrangements.
The temporary WAAO Recruiting
Station will be established in tne
basement room of the post office and
Lt. Sears will be In the room from
9:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m. on February
Iftt.h and 20th. '
AARnrdhur to Private Mitcnam. any
yoTflig lady "WWr "goo atgrmirM'W'
tween tne ages oi at ana unauoivc,
with no dependants unaer xouneen,
and who can nass a mental and phys
ical examination is eligible to enlist
in the WAAC's Women are needed
desperately needed now In the Wom
en's Army, Mitcham said. They have
demonstrated their worth In over 30
classifications. They have proved that
In many cases they can perform a
task as well as a man soldier and In
certain Instances they even excel. Ana
you must remember, contmuea uk'
am that everv time a woman us no-
signed to duty, a man is reiievea in
order that ne is given ma ciiuj
the combat lines.
Th mint for the Women's Army
Auxiliary Corps In the two Carollnas
! iflfli hv March 31st and the District
Headquarters In Charlotte is hoping
that the quota wui oe num. u
that time.
TO ENUST MEN IN
AGRICULTURAL PURSUIT
nU Call TlDon Urban uestaenia,
School Students And Others.
euntiin toiftkard announced today
the Agriculture aepartmeni wouiu in
augurate a nation-wide campaign late
this month to enlist 3500,000 urban
residents, high school students, un
employed farm laDorers km
employed In nonessential activities, m
a "TJ. 8. crop corps" to help meet
farm labor shortages.
tha farm labor shortage was said by
ti mmwtarv to constitute a serious
threat to food production.
TanH4nir nf volunteers will be car
-ia nr. in fnums and cities by the
IKU V ... V 7 , . .
U. 8. Employment service and In rural
counties by the Aricultural Etenslon
service.- ' . ' .
TTt-Kan MMMenta will De aaaea ui
agree, in aavance oi u,o b"-
and harvesting seasons, to wor. i
Mfain mimher of week days, week
ends, or evenings. Volunteers, WIckr
ard said, will be peoP18 "Inspired by
patriotic motives and the desire to see
that a local crop is not lost by lack
of labor."
In addition to urban volunteers, the
department is counting on being able
to recruit zro.ooo seauuiuu
w.vra ntus nnrmallv mOVS from One
crop area to another to do harvesting
work, but wno no nro nsre .
tlon faclUUes, because of gasoline and
tire shortages. The department wui
provide such workers with transport-
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The department piannea miao wi
import upwards of 60,000 farm workers
UTnlnn tn hftlD With WOdUCtlon
of cotton, sugar beets, vegetable and
citrus trult. crops in souinera u
western states. .. - - v;
., SkcpUctem Backfires.
Hendricks Field. Fla.-A buUerin i In
a equadron orderly room read:, "All
those- who do not believe In Santa
Claus will sign here." Later, the Squa
dron Commander checked the list, and
to the surprise of those who had ad
rnltted their skepticism, he announced,
-All those who signed have assigned
themselves to KP duty on Christmas
Day."
84, mostly aged Invalids, die in a fire
In Seattle sanitarium. , ,.; ,
Faster draft is predicted by May
meet Casablanca strategy. ., ,
Innejr Woman
US0 TO HOLD WEEK-END
VOLUNTEER INSTITUTE
Five Sessions On February 19th, 20th
And 21st.
The United Service Organizations in
Monroe are presenting a program con
sisting of five sessions at their week
end Volunteer Institute, February 19,
30 and 21. The five sessions will in
clude the following and will be held at
the Franklin Street U. S. O. office:
Friday evening, beginning at 7:30
o'clock, there will be a general session
on volunteers. This will include such
subjects as background of the volun
teer movement, opportunities for and
responsibilities of the volunteer work
er (with emphasis on military camp
areas) and relationship between volun
teer and professional staff. This ses
sion will be ooen to all committee peo
ple Interested in volunteer work
whether In church, WPA, local defense
ceitncn. usa or any otner group.
There will be an Intermission with
refreshments, and at 8:30 a second
session will be held on the USO and
volunteers in the USO. This will in
clude such things as agency makeup
of USO, history of organization, gen
eral nuroose and philosophy, and vol
unteer service especially related to this
nrooram. This session will De par
tlcularly for USO volunteers and is
also open to any interested person.
The Rev. Frederick B. Drane will be
chairman of both Friday night ses
sions. On Saturday afternoon, beginning
at 3:30 o'clock, the Institute will be
devoted to the Senior Hostess. This.
will include such subjects as oppor
tunities for senior hostessing and du
ties of the senior hostess, relationships
with staff, Junior hostesses, and sol
diers and their wives. This session
will be open to all volunteer women
interested in senior hostess work in
any soldier center as well as the USO.
The chairman for this group will be
Mrs. S. C. Duncan.
On Saturday evening a buffet sup
per will be served at 6 o'clock, after
which the important subject of the
Junior Hostess will be discussed. This
will include such Items as: different
kinds of Junior hostessing, personal ap
pearance, personal relationship with
soldiers, senior hostesses, and staff
members; social etiquette and the re
sponsibilities of the Junior hostess.
Military Maids and other Junior hos
tesses will be Invited to this session.
The chairman will be Mrs. J. L. Spen
cer. ;
On Sunday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock
&e institute will be concerned with
the USO Junior Building Hostess. This
will include such topics as why we
have Junior building hostesses, Job re
sponsibilities, their relationship to
total program, specific duties in the
USO Club and relations with the sol
diers who use the Club. ,
Miss Eleanor Wilson, USO specialist
on volunteers, is coming from New
York to act as leader for the entire
Institute.
The TJSO staff again repeats Its in
vitation to all persons who are inter
ested and who have a desire to do
volunteer work in soldier recreation.
It is their hope that these discus
sions and the opportunity to exchange
Ideas and experiences will be of real
benefit to their volunteer service work.
SUGGESTED READING MATERIAL
The following material Is suggested
for the National Americanism con
test: i
Which Was America Bryson; My
America Adamlc; The Patriotic Thing
Stevens; American Government To
day Haskins; School Of The Citizen
Soldier Griffin; An American Demo
crat Belmont; The American Canon
March; New Adventures In Democracy
Lead: The Making or inmorrow
de-Sales: . t The . American primer-
Hayes; America, Its History And Its
People Faulkner. .
These books are In the county public
library. A new book, "We Hold These
Truths", ' has been ordered. ' It con
tains an excellent collection of essays,
addresses, and writings , which chal
lenge Americans to defend tkis way
of Ufa. . . v , ' -
This contest Is sponsored by the
American Legion Auxiliary, county,
state and national awards art offered.
Essays must be In by the first of
April. Mrs. Grady , Hawfleld, Ameri
canism Chairman. .
THE WAR IN BRIEF
4-
Nazis left only tone railway line
of escape after atusslans advance
30 miles west of Kharkov to take
Bojrodukhov, Slavyansk, and Rov
enski. ' Retreat harried by Red at
tack from Kursk area.
Five enemy ships sunk, one
cruiser probably sunk, and one
cargo ship damaged by United
States submarines in Pacific and
Far East waters, Kavy announced.
British report sinking at least Six
enemy ships in Bfediterranean.
Rommel forces advance 35 miles
in three-day push in central Tu
nisia; British eighth army nearg
Mareth line. Three United States
airdromes abandoned at Sbeitle
and Thelepte. '
Enemy fighter and anti-aircraft
defenses "extended to limit and
stretched thin" by Allied "round-the-clock"
bombing strategy, says
Eaker, new commander of United
States air forces la England. R. A.
F. raids Lorient again, ranges far
into Germany, Holland, Belgium,
and northern France.
46 French Ships
Will Join Allies
42 Have Just Arrived
Help Allied Nations
Fight Germans
To
FOUR ALREADY HERE
Forty-two French warships in ad
dition to the four that steamed across
the Atlantic last week soon will be
fighting on the side of the United
Nations, Vice-Admlral Raymond Re
nard, chief of the French naval mis
sion to the United, States, said yes
terday. The cruisers Glolre and Georges
Leygues already are In action against
the Axis, FenaM said in an interview
aboard the cruiser Montcalm, which is
at the Philadelphia navy yard for re
fitting after its trip from Dakar as an
escort of the battleship Richelieu.
Fenard, who greeted Admiral Royal
V. Ingersoll, commander-in-chief of
the U. S. Atlantic fleet, on the Mont
calm yesterday, said two more battle
ships, six cruisers, an aircraft carrier,
seven destroyers, 14 submarines and
10 auxiliary craft would Join the
United Nations armada "soon but I
don't know when."
Three of the submarines, he added,
escaped the scuttling at Toulon, and
they andr itbe oukWBhipe at Dakar,
Alexander and Casablanca are "In good
condition." The heavy destroyers Fan
tasque and Terrible, part of the Riche
lieu s escort, are at Boston for a re
fitting, he said.
The stocky, bronzed admiral skirted
questions on "politics," asserting that
all the men and officers of the
French fleet want to do is fight the
Germans alongside the United States
and her Allies."
"For more than two years," he said,
mild blue eyes hardening, "we have
been out of the fight against Germany,
This Is the opportunity we have been
longing for. We want to be friends
with the Americans and British for
ever to fight beside you and win."
A retail of blue-jacketed French ma
rines, red stripes on their sleeves and
red "powder puffs" in the center of
their caps, stood stiff at attention
when the admiral, smiling broadly,
came aboard the Montcalm. A drum
and bugle corps greeted him with ruf
fles and flourishes, repeating the cere
mony when Admiral Ingersoll boarded
the cruiser.
RED CROSS NEWS
With the opening of the new Camp
Sutton Station Hospital the Grey Lady
Corps of the Red Cross will be ready
to continue its work of building up
the morale of the sick through visit
ing, distributing comfort articles,
writing letters, etc. Mrs. Evelyn
Sutherland, chairman of the corps an
nounces that the Red Cross pins; em
blems and gray seersucker for the uni
forms are available at the office. New
caps are being substituted for tne
veil and coronet and directions for
making them are also available.
A new series of lectures for those
wishing to Join the Corps began on
o'clock in the production room. These
o'clock in the porduction room. These
lectures qualify the participants to
become a regular part of the present
Corps.
Members of the corps who have at
tended lectures and taken the exami
nation are: Mesdames Jack Bennett,
J. D. Bundy, H. E. Copple, Jr., L. H.
Couch, W. W. Crews, H. H. Davis, R.
L. Dixon, & C. Duncan, A. C. Ell
wanger, Albert Evans, J. G. Faulk, J.
P. Gamble, R. H. Hargett, O. H. Hasty,
J. H. Hearn, Allen Heath, Henry Hin
son, Femberson Hlnson, Charles
Hough, H. K. Hough, Sam Howie,
Charles Iceman. P. H. Johnson. Floyd
Laney, Robert Morrow, E. E. O'Neal,
J. W. Ormand, Olin Bikes, A. N,
Smith, A. T. Smith, Howard Smith,
Amos Stack. J. 8. Stearns, Sidl Stew
art, F. T. Stowe, Evelyn Sutherland,
J. R. Welsh. Byron Williams, E. o.
Winchester, 8. 8. Wolfe, H. H. Wolfe,
B. H. Wolfe and . the Misses Ollie
Alexander. Ruth Green, and Lura
Heath.
The American Red Cross's budgetary
accounting shows that one-half of the
money goes to our army and navy
the men who do the fighting; ten per
cent for civilian emergencies, bomb,
flood, tornado casualties, etc.; one
quarter for preparedness; balance for
chapter use, community service.
" Cariosity Costly :
St Louis. The natural curiosity of
nine-year-old Rita McLaughlin about
her Christmas presents caused ner to
seek them out In a closet Striking
a match to sea. the paber wrappings
on the nresentt caught are and the
Interior i oft the heuse was burned,
resents and all. v - .'
Ration Book No.
2 Is Explained
a
Every Person In The United
States Entitled To One
Book Two Each
I RATION LIST IS GIVEN
Registration for Ration Book No. 2
will be held at every white school in i
Union county with the exception of
Stephenson, beginning Monday, Feb
ruary 22nd, and lt is Important that
you know something of the require
ments for obtaining these books.
Every man, woman and child in
the United States will be entitled to
receive a copy of war ration book No.
2 the most important rationing book
issued during the war when distribu
tion begins on February 22.
The books will be used for the ra
tioning of processed foods of various
types, beginning on March 1, and
later, for the rationing of meats.
The foods rationing program has
been devised to prevent hoarding and
at the same time, to assure a fair dis
tribution of supplies to the general
public as well as to provide necessities
for the fighting forces, leaders have
pointed out.
The program will provide Americans
with sufficient foods to maintain well
balanced diets. No restrictions have
yet been placed on fresh vegetables
and fruits and none are planned, ac
cording to announcements.
That means Americans will have to
revise their eating habits in many re
spects. Less usage of the can opener
a saving in tin will mean more cook
ing at home, more time spent in
preparation of fresh fruits and vegeta
bles for the dinner table, but they
will know that by this small effort,
processed foods in abundance will be
on their way to armed forces at home
and across the seas and that the men
in the service will be receiving needed
supplies that can be served them
quickly, and can be shipped economi
cally. The new book will be issued to
every person who has war book No. 1,
generally known as the sugar and cof
fee rationing book.
Distribution will begin on Monday,
February 22 at school sites and, other
places.
One person should apply f6r all the
ration books in each family or house
hold. That person must bring (1) all
coppies of war ration book No. 1 held
by members of the family or house
hold, and (2) a consumer delcaration
covering all persons for whom he is
reoortine.
"On the form y6u'wOT"be''eiulred to
list the number of cans, jars or bottles,
eight ounces or larger in your house
hold of commercially packed fruits,
vegetables, fruit and vegetable juices,
canned soups, chili sauce and catsup
in excess of five units per person.
You don't have to report how many
of each kind. The form will ask for
only one figure the total number of
containers 8-ounces or larger, minus
the allowance of five per person
Do not include any containers under
the 8-ounce size; do not include Jellies,
jams, preserves, canned meet, fish,
olives, relish, pickles, spaghetti, maca
ronol, noodles, frozen or dried foods.
Above all, do not count home
preserved or home-canned foods. The
government allows you to have- as
many cans or jars of foods of home
preserving, even if in tin cans, as
you are able to store away.
You will also report the number of
pounds of coffee In excess of one
pound per person that you had on
hand in your household when the cof
fee rationing program started on No
vember 28 for each person whose age
as shown on war ration book No. 1
was 14 years or older.
RATION LIST. The list of ra
tioned foods, as announced by the
OPA, follows:
1. Canned and bottled fruits and
fruit Juices, Including spiced fruits;
apples, applesauce, apricots, berries of
all varieties, cherries, including red,
sour and pitted, cranberries and sauce,
fruits for salad and fruit cocktail,
grapefruit and grapefruit Juice, grape
juice, peaches, pears, pineapple and
pineapple Juice, all other canned and
bottled fruits, fruit juices' and com
binations. Frozen fruits of all kinds; dried
and dehydrated fruits. Including
prunes and raisins.
2. Canned and bottled vegetables
and vegetable Juices, including: as
paragus, beans, lima, green and wax
beans, all canned and bottled dry va
rieties such as baked beans, soaked
dry beans, pork and beans, kidney
beans and lentils; beets, including
pickled; carrots, corn, peas, -sauer
kraut, spinach, tomatoes, tomato cat
sup and chill sauce, tomato Juice, all
other .canned and bottled combina
tions, 'and frozen vegetables, vegeta
ble Juices of all types (with the ex
ception of large-size containers as
noted In the exempted list below).
3. Other processed foods: canned
soups of all types and varieties, baby
foods.
EXEMPTED ITEMS. Items not ra
tioned include: candied fruits, chill
eon came, frozen vegetables and
fruits in containers over 10 pounds,
fruit cakes, fruit and vegetable juices
in containers over one gallon, fruit
puddings, Jams, Jellies, meat and
stews even though they contain some
vegetables, olives, paste products, such
as ' spaghetti, maracronl, noodles,
whether or not they are packed with
added vegetable saucs, pickles, potato
salad, preserves and relishes.
Food rationing Is for your protec
tion and you should obey the regula
tions loyally. Dont encourage or take
part In violations of the regulations.
You will be subject to legal penalties
for such violations and you will be
obstructing, the war effort If you en
gage in these practices.
H a "black market" arises, lt Is
'your patriotic duty and responsibility
as a citlsen to report it to the ra
Uonlng board or the ' nearest OPA
office. Anyone who operate a "black
market" In these critical times. Is do-
CHANGING TIMES
There is an old adage
that runs something . like
this: "Times change and
we change with the times."
This statement was never
more true than it is today.
To assist in keeping up
with the many changes now
confronting us, you should
read your local newspaper,
ft is a medium by which you
can keep yourself informed
in this section of some of
these changes what is be
ing rationed and the expira
tion dates of ration coupons.
Your local paper also tells
you what you want to know
about the people you know.
WPB says that a second
cut on print paper will be
come effective April 1st.
This means that papers can
only be sent to subscribers
whose subscriptions are
paid in advance.
Look at the label on your
paper. If it reads 18Feb43
it means your subscription
expires with this issue. We
want to continue sending
you The Enquirer. How
ever conditions require us
to discontinue sending it
to those in arrears.
Your renewal now will be
appreciated and your won't
miss a copy. If you wish
you may mail in your renewal.
MONROE CAGERS DEFEAT
CHARLOTTE CHAMPIONS
Pythons Play MarshvUle Here Tonight.
(By Louise Pigg)
Last night the Monroe High School
cagers downed the Charlote city
champions by a close score of 29 to 30.
The game began as a tit for tat
affair with Drummond, Wlngate, Mc
Cory, and Oardner scoring two points
each for Harding and McKenzle, Trull,
and Laney dropping the ball in for
Monroe to make the score 8 to 6 in
favor of Harding.
Both clubs stepped up their foot
work. McCory of Harding, got six of
twelve shots for his team. English
and, TxulU kept--Monroe in the Tun
ning in the second quarter. At the
half Harding led with the score 14 to
11.
The third quarter was a good ex
ample of fine teamwork on both sides,
but Monroe's breaks began to come.
They took the lead in a score of 24
to 15. The game ended in a tie.
Playing a few minutes longer, Howie
broke the tie and Monroe won a 30
to 29 victory.
Monroe's defense played professional
ball. Laney, Howie, and McKenzle
did fine work under the basket. Hard
ing's stars were Wlngate, Cook, and
CcCory. McCory gave Monroe a lot
of trouble throughout the game.
Game Here Tonight
Tonight, here in the local gymna
sium, the Monroe Pythons play Marsh
vUle. Admission will be fifteen and
twenty-five cents. This will be the
second game this season between the
two teams. Last Wednesday, February
10, Monroe bagged the game. To
night, the Marshvllle boys will be
doubly Interested in winning. It will
be a good game and fast.
Watch out for Green and Snyder
on the Marshvllle five. But take a
good look at the boys who, lt was
mentioned In a Charlotte paper, could
not win off their own court. Remem
ber, they took that game with Hard
ing. By the way, people, Monroe's
team is coached by the team Itself
with Donald McKenkie taking over
the head coach's position. To see a
team (and I do mean teamwork)
like that play ought to be worth more
than a quarter.
CARD OF THANKS
We wish to extend our sincere
thanks to our friends and neighbors
for their many deeds of kindness and
sympathies shown us during the re
cent illness and death of our husband
and father, W. B. Tyson. Mrs. W. B.
Tyson and Children.
lng as much harm as a saboteur or a
fifth columnist.
Shop only where ceiling prices are
posted. Refuse to pay more than
ceiling prices and report any viola
tions to the rationing board.
You will not be allowed to let any
one else use your point ration book
unless they are buying for you.
If you don't need your full allow
ance, don't try to use all your point
stamps. If you dine with, friends and want
to make up for part of their ration
you eat, you can authorize your
friends to use your ration book when
you eat at their homes, or, you can
taxe them a can or two of your own
ration to make up for what you eat.
When you sell home-canned foods,
you must register, with the OPA
Washington office. You must taka
the correct amount In point stamps
from your customer and send them
w uc urs.
You . can lend or borrow rationed
items. without using noint stamns.
When you exchange with someone
else,': you are required to exchange
roods or equal point value.
Dont, hoard non-rationed foods Just
because you can buy them without
stamps. Many food of that type will
spou u sept very long. . ,
And, finally .remember that
, The hoarder Is a Hitler-helper and
a ehiseler against his neighbors. --J J, K Bailey who has been a patient
The patriotic citlsen buys only what'ui Eke Memorial hospital in Charlott
he actually needs and does his bit. for several - v ecks is very much im
every way possible. .- ., : proud. ,: . . J r .
Big Casualties
Rommel HaltsThe American
Counter-Attack With
Seasoned Troops
iUSES TWO DIVISIONS
Marshal Rommell, using two divis
ions of his veteran African tank fight
ers and his heaviest armor, has
smashed an American counter-attack,
at least for the time being, and with
a fresh 18-mile thrust in central
Tunisia yesterday has scored a net
advance of some 35 miles in the last
three days.
This check to Allied plans and dis
arrangement of their positions was
announced In an Allied headquar
ters communique which said armored
battles raged all day yesterday In the
area west of Fald Pass and were still
continuing at nightfall "on the out
skirts of Sbeitla," 100 miles inland
and about 125 miles southwest of
Tunis.
The Germans thus had marked up
a gain of about 18 miles yesterday
after a check from American coun
terattack near Sldl Bouzid, southeast
of Sbeitla.
Last night, as German tanks slash
ed at American rearguard armor
striving to check the onslaught until
a new defense line can be consolidat
ed In the hill west of Kasserine near
the Algerian border, the United States
air force headquarters announced
three of its forward air- bases had
been evacuated.
One of these was at Sbeitla and
two were at Thelepte, near Feriana,
close to the Algerian border. This
announcement said some fuel, rations,
and a few planes damaged beyond
repair were left behind.
Rommel's 35 -miles forward drive
was launched just after American
armored and combat teams had tak
en over defense of the area from
French forces and before the new
units had had time to familiarize
themselves with the territory or de
velop strong defenses.
In the southern Tunisian sector, 170
miles distant, however, the British
Eighth army of Gen. Sir Bernard
idontgomery was reported Hearing the
Mareth line for an assault which
might retrieve the situation by forc
ing Rommell to regroup his forces.
American casualties were heavy, it
was reported at headquarters, and
several units of American troops were
cut off in the rush of Rommel's two
armored divisions, which Included
some, hugenew Mark VI tanks. These
U. S. units had not been heard from,
but headquarters hoped that they
would -yet make their way back to
the main forces.
(The German communique said,
"Enemy groups which had been out
off on the Tunisian front in the
course of our attack there were anni
hilated yesterday, and numerous en
emy war material was destroyed or
captured." German communiques
habitually use the term annihilated in
a loose sense, and there was no con
firmation of the claim from Allied
sources.)
With the American hold on Sbeitla
uncertain, the Allies were now fighting
with their backs almost against the
Algerian border in the central sector
as the result of the powerful German
smash which had now cleaned out the
southern anchorages of the Allied
line,
and laid open the flank of the
British 50 miles to the north in the
Ousseltia sector.
From Sbeitla, however, Rommell an-
parently. was attempting to push to
the southwest toward Feriana, 31
miles distant and only 12 miles from
tne Algerian border.
To the southeast another German
column under Col. Dim was advanc
ing from Gafsa toward Feriana, ap
parently against little ODDOsltlon ex
cept severe blasting by flights of Bos
ton oomoers, spitfires and Alracobras.
(The two columns Dosslblv were
aiming at a junction at Feriana, where
they could strike heavily to the
northwest across Allied communica-j
Hons connecting the forward lines
with the Algerian . bases of Bone,
Bougie and Algiers.
London observers, however, said
one of Rommel's objectives may have
been to destroy Allied supplies labo
riously hauled over mountains roads
In the last several months for an of
fensive. MEASURE TO ASSURE
GOOD EGG PRICES
Farmers will be assured 34 cents ner
dozen for best eggs by the Food Dis
tribution Administration until further
notice in order to assure fair prices
during the flush egg season, G. Hill
man Moody, state supervisor of FDA,
said recently.
Starting this week, and continuing?
as long as necessary, . FDA will buy
fresh eggs In lots as small as 10 cases
at prices of 34 cents at Raleigh and
Asheviile for Grade "A" large eggs;
Grade "B" 32 cents; and Grade "O"
29 cents. Medium price will be 30
cents. . - . ; .
Twenty-three official buying stations
have been contracted with others to
be named soon, Moody said. Local
buying stations are now located in
Raleigh, Oxford, Henderson, Warren
ton, Creedmore, Wake Forests Ashe
viile, Fletcher, Hendersonville, Forest
City, Morganton, Canton, WaynesvUle.
Rutherfordtorv Bylva,; Franklin, Ma
rion, Murphy, Brevard, Lenoir, Bryson
City, Burnsvilie, and Sprues Pine.
'i Dealers cooperating tn this program,
may sell the eggs to army camps, de
fense plants and local' trade, but In
any. .event FDA stands ready to buy
eggs at the announced prion, plus four
cents per dozen for sandllng, Moody
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