l) . ■ ! .
$2.00 PER YEAR—IN ADVANCE
Bond Sales Saturday Total $283,250
Himmler Unit Joins
Attack to Save Rome
Africa Art to FDR
Osei Bonsu. West African carver,
is shown with a few samples of his
art which Lord Swinton, resident
minister of British West Africa,
se.it to President Roosevelt in mem
ory of the President’s visit to that
territory.
JAPS IN BURMA
LOSE HEAVILY
Mountbatten’s Forces Consoli
date Hilly Positions And
Pummel Enemy
New Delhi, Feb. o.—Allied head
quarters said today that heavy casu
alties had been inflicted on the Japa
nese on the Arakan front of south
western Burma where Admiral Lord
Louis Mountbatten’s forces are con
solidating their ppositions in the hilly
ingles northeast of Buthedaung.
' The announcement listed only one
action in that area yesterday how
ever —a Japanese attack on an Allied
hill position in the Sinohliyen area,
which was beaten off.
In the upper < 'hind win valley,
where other Allied forces have been
slowly infiltrating into Japanese po
sitions, two groups of enemy troops
were attacked by Allied soldiers who
inflicted casualties without loss to
themselves.
Planes Attack
Allied planes swung back to the
support of ground troops over a wide
area.
Medium and heavy bombers at
tacked Japanese airfields at Heho
and Aungban 00 miles southeast of
Mandalay, and enemy positions near
Buthedaung as well as in the Chind
win valley were attacked by dive
bombers and fighters.
A large force of enemy fighters at
tempting to strafe Allied positions
was intercepted near Buthedaung
yesterday, and two Japanese planes
were destroyed and five others were
damaged to the loss of one Allied
fighter.
TREASURY USES
7.500 WORKERS
ON WAR BONDS
Washington, Feb, 2.—Watching
over the accumulation of 60,000,000
records and accounts of war bond
purchasers the Treasury Department
now employs more than 7,500 work
ers, 90 per cent of whom are sta
tioned in Chicago. When this activ
ity began in 1935 with the “Baby
Bond” program, there were 71 em
ployes in this section of the Bureau
of the Public Debt.
Sirjce March 1, 1935, when the sav
ings bonds first went on sale Ameri
can citizens purchased 432,093,973,-
000 bonds up to December 1, 1943.
These bonds were worth $28,518,500,-
000 at purchase value.
More than half of these bonds.
224,844,668. were sold during the fis
cal year of 1943. Their value aggre
gated $11,788,600,000. During the
first five months of the 1941 fiscal
year 122,803,157 war bonds of all se
ries were sold, with an aggregate
value of $6,124,300,000.
Defense Bonds, the link between
the “Baby Bonds” and the present
war bonds, experienced a wide popu
larity and the Treasury was required
to employ 2,715 workers in this ac
tivity during the fiscal year of 1942,
the period that found our country
actually at war. Headquarters in the
Jureau of Engraving and Printing
| .nnex and in the old Liberty Loan
The Lincoln Times
★ ★ ★ PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY ★ * *
Allies Score Victory Near Cas
sino By Almost Completing
Encirclement Os Town
Allied Headquarters. Algiers, Feb.
6.—Powerful German forces, includ
ing "Himmler’s own” elite SS troops
thrown into their first action in Italy,
are savagely attacking the invasion
bridgehead below Rome, and Allied
headquarters said Fifth Army men
had "adjusted and consolidated” their
positions there in the last 24 hours.
This phuase, (sometimes used to
denote reverses, was not amplified,
but front dispatches indicated Brit
ish lines had been shortened north of
Carroeeto (Aprilla), 21 miles below
Rome, under Nazi counterblows.
Associated Press Correspondent
Danile de said Allied forces dug
in above Carroeeto were holding firm
Saturday night in new positions aft
er straightening their line Friday
“during the heaviest German attacks
in the two-weeks history of this little
bridgehead.”
Two-Mile Pullback
(A dispaptch late Saturday night
from Reynolds Packard, represent
ing the combined American press,
said the Allies “during the shifting
of positions” had reached within 18
miles of Rome as the crow flies and
20 by road. This indicated a two-mile
pullback by advanced British spear
heads that had pushed to the out
skirts of Campoleone, 16 miles south
of Rome.)
The United Nations radio at Al
giers said tonight the Fifth Army
bad captured Masera Albaneta, two
miles west of Cassino. This virtually
completes encirclement of the Nazi
bastion.
Bitter fighting continued meanwhile
in the streets of Cassino on the main
Fifth Army front to the east, with
the Germans pouring in even more
men and weapons to prolong that
battle. There was also thick fighting
in the mountains northwest of Cas
sino with the Germans counterattack
ing.
Heavy fighting continues along the
perimeter of the invasion beachhead,
especially in the northern part, head
quarters said.
No loss of terrain there was an-1
nounced. but no extension of the Al
lied holding was claimed.
Buildnig were found to be go cramped
that practically the entire war bond
recording and accounting staff was
moved to Chicago when space was
found in the Merchandise Mart Build
ing.
With the moving, modern methods
were introduced »nd |’.ie ordinary
card system was replaced by the pho
to recording method. Punch cards
were also introduced to inscribe and
address interest checks to holders of
Series G Bonds.
* LINCOLN COUNTY
FOURTH WAR LOAN DRIVE QUOTA
$434, 000.00
uESfI WIR j
r u LOAN
Congratulations ...
To RADIO STATION WBT, THE FIRST NATIONAL
BANK and LINCOLN COUNTY BOND PURCHASERS
for a most successful BANK DAY. Total sales Satur
day, $283,250.00. This practically assures the Lincoln
Countv quota. Your War Finance Committee expresss
es its sincere appreciation for a job well done.
This is Schools at War Week of the Fourth War
Loan Drive. Let’s help our school children rr : Lin
coln County’s “E” Bond Quota.
“E” Bond Quota $278,000.00
Sales to date 173,123.75
Sales needed $104,876.25
BEAT TOJO AND HITLER WITH
“E” BONDS
J. A. POLHILL,
Lincoln County Campaign Chm.
LINCOLNTON, N. C., MONDAY, FEB. 7, 1944.
R. E. Hannegan Elected Deni. Chairman
Bk ip* Jg|
Following closely on the heels of the Republican national committee
meeting which set in motion political wheels for the 1944 campaign, was
the Democratic national committee meeting which selected Robert F
Hannegan of St. Louis, Mo., as its chairman. He is shown receiving
the gavel from retiring chairman Frank C. Walker. Both major par
ties will hold their nominating conventions in Chicago.
Funeral Services For
Mrs. C. S. Little, 62,
Conducted Friday
Lincoln County Negro
Is Caught Year After
Escaping From Prison
Raleigh, Feb. 4.—Haywood Nixon, I
27, Lincoln county negro, who es-1
caped from the Scotland county camp
a year ago while serving a 19-18-
year sentence for second degree mur
der, was apprehended last night by
Rocky Mount police, the penal divis
ion reported today.
Nixon was convicted in January,
1934. He was paroled in April, 1939,
hut was returned to prison in Decem
ber, 1942. when his parole was re
voked.
Petroleum Outlook
Gloomy In East U. S.
Washington, Feb, 3.—Partly be- j
cause of the "shifting and aecelerat- j
ing of military plans” the petroleum j
outlook for East coast civilians and j
war plants has taken a sharp turn!
for the worse, the Petroleum Indus- I
try for Wai Council reported today.
William Boyd, Jr., chairman of
the eighty-man council of oil indus- '
try leaders, said the present prospect
is that East coast stocks in March j
and April will be even lower, in many j
cases, than the distress level of a
year ago.
“If the situation is not corrected
it is hound to result in many dis- j
tress situations and milch inefficien
cy in deliveries,” Boyd said.
Was One Os County’s Best
Known And Beloved Chris
tian Women
| Funeral services for Mrs. Clarence
l S. Little were conducted Friday aft
i ernoon at 4 o’clock from the Emman
; uel Lutheran church by the pastor,
Dr. 1.. A. Thomas. D. D., assisted by
! Rev. W. J. Roof, former pastor of
| Mrs. Little.
I Active pallbearers were B. P. Cost-
I ner, M. S. Beam, E. Carr Heavner,
M. C. Quickel, George 11. Rhyne and
L. C. Beam. Honorary pallbeaiei;
were F. R. Burris, E. A. Fulwood,
L. A. Wright. W, A. Mauney, F'. D.
Kiser, R. J. Sifford, Dr. I. R Self,
Plato Miller. Dr. J. R. Gamble, Dr.
Jim Gamble, Dr. Lester Crowell, V.
M. Ramseur. Burgin Hauss, R, S.
j McLean, E. E. Shrum, T. F. Corri
her a n d Dr. G. H. Costner. Atterding
j iin a body also were the ladies ot
j the Lutheran Missionary Society and
j the Mentor Club.
Interment took place in the Luth
! eran cemetery, the grave being cov
ered with numerous handsome and
beautiful floral tributes.
Mrs. Little died at her home at
Southside I hursday afternoon. Sur
vivors are the husband, four sons, C.
\ Rhyne Little, of Lincolnton; First It.!
Robert A. Little, who i s overseas;
Sgt. Charles Little, who is on route
| overseas, and James Little, of Ten
nessee; one brother, Paul C. Rhyne;
j two sisters, Mrs. Robert L. Stowe, of
Belmont, and Mrs. M. L. Little, of
| Lincolnton.
j Mrs. Little before her marriage
was Miss Lena Rhyne, daughter of ,
| the late Mr. and Mrs. Laban J.
Rhyne. She was horn in Gaston
county January 27, 1882, but lived
for a number of years in Lincoln j
county where she was widley
known and r .y beloved. She was
a member f -Immanuel Lutheran
church and too., an active part in the
j women’s organizations of the church. |
j She was a member of the Mentor!
Book Club.
Only One of Four
Babies Is Living
Liberty, Feb. 2. —Only one little
girl of quadruplets born to Mrs.
Gaston Arrington, of Route 1, was
still living last, night.
Two boys died shortly after birth
Monday, and a girl died during the
j night. The surviving four-pound in
fant and her mother were reported
getting along nicely.
( Triplets—all girls—born to Mrs.
- Arrington about four years ago, now
; are healthy children.
| The funeral for the three infants
j was held yesterday afternoon.
Dis f inguished Flying
Cross To Lt. Wanzer
Conover, Feb. 3.—Of interest here
■ is the award of the Distinguished
Flying Cross by the Army Air For
! ees to First Lt. Charles Robert Wan
’ zer, husband of the former Evelyn
! Bolick, of Conover.
I Lt. Wanzer, whose home is in
| Charlotte, trained at a ir fields in New
Mexico and Texas, and formerly
served as bombadier-navigator on a
B-25. He entered the service in
March, 1942.
| For the past nine months Lt, Wan
j zer has served ag navigator on a
Big Musical Treat
At Union High School
Dr. W. C. Kiser and Julius Sain
promsie one of the best musical pro
grams and a real treat for Tuesday'
night. February 8, at 7:30 o’clock at)
the Union High School auditorium. ’
With Mr. Sain as master of cere- j
monies, an entirely new program j
will he presented and it is understood j
that Ur. Kiser has a secret and a most i
pleasant surprise for all.
Admission will be free.
MUSTER-OUT PAY
BIEL IS SIGNED
BY PRESIDENT
Guarantees Veterans Os Sec- 1
ond World War Cash Pay- I
ments of SIOO To S3OO.
Washington, Feb. 4. President i
Roosevelt’s signature on mustering- j
out pay legislation tonight guaranteed
veterans of the second World War j
cash payments to help them make
the adjustment from military to civ
ilian life.
The law provides from SIOO to
S3OO for each eligible veteran. Mus
ter-out pay of World War I
amounted to about S6O. This new
acale and the commensurate higher
number of military personnel in this
war will cost the nation approximate
ly $3,000.000,000.
There already have been 1,300.000 j
discharges since Pearl Harbor. These j
servicemen may apply now to the I
War and Navy Departments for their
mustering-out pay. Within 30 days of '
the application, it is to be acted upon.
As he signed the bill, Mr. Roosevelt
urged Congress to move full speed
ahead on other proposals he had made
for aiding the servicemen upon dis
charge. r I hey provide for programs
to allow the young men and women
to continue their education at partial
| government expense; grant them so-,
cial security credits for their period
I in service, and set up a plan for un- j
| employment compensation benefits. I
Who Will Benefit
I The mustering-out pay is denied to
| those eligible to retirement pay,
j those discht red to take civilian jobs, i
j the dishonorably dischaiged, those
i whose total period of service has been |
as a student in special training pro
grams, and those ranking above a
I captain.
j The others get SIOO for less than
60 days service in the U. S., S2OO for
60 days or more in this country, and
I S3OO for service overseas or in Alas
ka. The first SIOO is to be paid im
mediately, and the remainder in SIOO
monthly installments.
The discharge pay ‘ will ease the
Period of transition from military to
civilian life by providing the funds
immediately needed to enable our
servicemen and women to look for
jobs and resume their peacetime pur
suits,” said Mr. Roosevelt.
“We must make our plans now.”
he said, however, “to see to it that
there will he good jobs awaiting our
returning servicemen and women.
But we must anticipate that there,
may he unemployment during .the j
period of reconversion, and we must I
therefore establish now suitable ma-1
chinery for the payment of reasonable
unemployment allowances to those
Schools Off to Good
Start In Bond Sales
Maiden Soldier Facing
Charges Os Desertion!
Newton, Feb. 2.—Pvt. Grady Cole
man, of Maiden, was taken into cus
tody here Monday by Deputy Sheriff
Fulbright on a charge of desertion.
He has allegedly been A.W.O.L.
since November, when he came home
on a 15 day furlough and did not re
turn to his company. The young sol
dier stated that his sister had been
in the hospital at the time of his
furlough and he had applied for an
extended leave. When it was not
granted, he decided to stay anyway.
He was in Tennessee on maneuvvers
at the time he was allowed to come
home.
He is 20 years old and is the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Will Coleman, of
Maiden.
B-24 in New Guinea. Mrs. Wanzer is
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. E.
Bolick, on South Main street, in Con
over, and is a student in the Newton
Business School. .
SINGLE COPY: FIVE CENTS
First National Bank
! Proves To Be Real
Salesman Os Bonds
Angler's Dream
Dream ot an angler come true
is this tarpon on display at the 20th
Annual Sportsman's Show in Bos
ton, Mass. Model Mildred O'Don
nell of New York also looks to be a
good catch.
GROUP WOULD
HALT 4TH TERM
Anti - Administration Demo
crats I’repare To Oppose
Roosevelt’s Party.
Chicago, Feb. 4. —A group of anti
administration Democrats announced
tonight formation of the American
j Democratic National Committee and
| said it would hold a convention to
' adopt “a Democratic platform and
nominate Democratic candidates for.
President and YicePresident.”
j Led by Harry 11. Woodring, for
mer Secretary of War in the Roose- j
| velt cabinet, the group issued a state-|
| ment saying its convention would be
in April or May.
A spokesman who declined to per
mit use of his name, declared the
move was “a challenge to the admin
istration to prove it is the Democrat
ic party.”
He added that the committee, by
holding its convention in advance of'
the regular Democratic National j
convention this summer, “would J
contest the right of the administra
tion to put its candidates on the bal
lot” in the November election.
He said the committee planned to
file nominating petitions in some
states for delegates and alternates to
its convention.
The spokesman said the commit
tee was in no sens e a third party.
, veterans who are unable to obtain
jobs within a reasonable period after
their discharges.”
The armed forces have “richly
j earned” the right to “this sense of
security,” he added.
Lincolnton schools swung into ac
tion today in the Fourth War Loan
Campaign. Their work will continue
i until the end of the drive, February
15. All persons are requested to co
operate with them to the fullest and
if you have not gotten your bonds yet
see that some school worker gets
credit for your purchases.
Our schools have so far been right
up at the top with the leaders in this
state and they want to stay up there.
Those of you who have not yet saved
quite enough to buy a bond should
convert what you have saved into
stamps at this time. Give the order
to the schools and they will get. the
credit.
The Century theatre is showing for
the first time in these parts the pic
ture, “Cry Havoc,” beginning Febru
ary 15 at 6:30 p. m. Admission will
be given to all those who tiring with
them a Series “E” bond dated any
time between the first and fifteenth
of February. Just take your bond
along on that date and you will be
able to see this premier showing free
of charge. Show's will be continuous
until bond purchasers have all seen it.
j Buy your bonds from the schools
j and see this fine picture free,
| BACKrnATTACK
Totals Announced Over Radio
Station WBT; Officials
Well Pleased
Bank Day in Lincolnton Saturday
| was a big success the total amount of
j bonds sold during the day being
i $283,25(1. J. E. Henley, active vice
president. and hi s entire staff did a
| magnificent job in caring for the
j crowds which visited the bank during
the day and issuing the bonds and
Lincoln county is to be congratulated
j on having such a solid and progress
i ive institution in its midst.
I Sales throughout the day were re
ported over radio station WBT in
Charlotte, with which the bank w’as
cooperating in the drive.
Saturday's sales practically assures
Lincoln county of her over all quota
of $4-14,000 in the Fourth War Loan
Drive. However, J. A. Polhill, general
chairman, reported this morning
that the county’s “E” bond quota has
not yet been met. The amount of “E”
bonds assigned the county w r as $278,-
000 and of thi s amount more than
SIOO,OOO remains to be sold.
This is “Schools At War” week in
Lincolnton and the county and those
who have not yet purchased their
full quota of “E” bonds can do so
this week and give the credit to any
11 school boy or girl.
MICA DEPOSITS
OF N. C. STUDIED
—:>—
j | \\ ashington, Feb. 3.—The geolo
n | gical survey of the Department of
] i the Interior, in cooperation with the
oj North Carolina State Department of
I Conservation and Development, is
!• j making an exhaustive study of tha
! state’s valuable mica deposits, sur
! vey officials said.
. j In answer to the increasing demand
. I for high quality mica for war pur
, poses, efforts are being made to step
up production in the state which al
. ready leads the nation as a produc
, er.
Search Practicable.
Representative Weaver (D-NC),
w hose W estern North Carolina Dis
. trict embraces the state’s principal
• deposits, said war demands were
j | making search for additional depos-
I I its practicable by making it econom
j icall.v feasible to exploit deposits pre
. I viously considered sub-standard.
Survey officials said that since
, m|ca is required for all radio and
, electrical equipment used by the
, armed forces and by civilian agen
cies, it is a mineral of great strate
gic importance and the demand, par
ticuiarly for first quality sheet, has
been increased enormously by the
armament program.
Therefore, the survey’s efforts are
aimed at aiding operators and war
agencies not only in increasing out
put of currenly operating mines but
m the development of new, potential
deposits.
Lincoln and Cleveland.
Maps and sections have already
been prepared, the survey said, of de
posits in Avery, Buncombe, Haywood,
Cleveland, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon,
litchell, Stokes and Yancey counties,
and the work is continuing. Addition
al maps and sections will be pre
pared as the field study progresses,
officials said.
know your red
CROSS
Record of accomplishemnts by tha
American Red Cross during the past
year;
I . S. servicemen given personal
a id—
-3,000,000 by camp and hospital
. workers.
2.500,000 by chapter home service.
' 5,000,000 pints of blood collected
for plasma.
500 overseas clubs for service men
and women.
e 025,000,000 surgical dressings pro
duped.
■ 5,300,000 prisoners of war pack
s ages packed.