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Evening star., 1938-08-24

hand, said many guerrillas continued
to harass the invaders there.
In Northern Kiangsu Province, in
which Marking and Shanghai are To-
Gated. the Chinese claimed heavy
forces recaptured five towns along the
Lunghai Railroad and advanced 20
miles, expelling japanese from the
district. These reports added Chinese
irregulars were fighting most active
ly' south Of Shanghai.
Japanese sources said japanese
army headquarters were being moved
from Shanghai to Nanking, ITS miles
up the Yangtze, to stimulate the
tagging campaign toward Hankow.
1t was said a naval force soon would
take over military administration OF
Shanghai.
MuN1TlON SHORTAGE REPORTED.
Evening star., 1938-08-24
JU|CHANC TAKEN,
JAPANESE CLAIM
Strategic Town on Path to
Hank0W-AdvanCe in
Month Fl Miles.
BACKGROUND

BACKGROUND
japanese have been engaged since
April. Dhen they captured SnchoW,
in offensive against HankoW. pro-
msional Chinese capital. Initial
driDe south OF YelloW River ,pas
mashed out by flood. japanese then
took to Yangzte Valley, and captured
ktukiang July 26 Advance nest
mard has encountered strong
Chinese resistance.
Evening star., 1938-08-24

BY the Associated Press
SHANGHAI, Aug. PA heavily re-
inforced japanese Army reported to-
night it had smashed through the
east gate Of the strategic town OF
Juichang in its drive up the Yangtze
Smyrna times., 1938-11-03
KENT FARMERS
OF AAA COMPLY
CONTINUED From Page One)

tenants. Members of the county
committee, including R. HarryWil-
son, H. Clifford Clark and Laurence
E. Cain, with the assistance of G.
Arthur Taylor, chairman of the
state committee, are now instruc-
ing field supervisors to secure the
signatures of land owners and
farm operators on these 1888 COM
pliance papers, which are required
before these reports will be accept
ed by the federal government.
These field reports Indicate the ex-
tent to which each producer has
complied with the provisions of the
Agricultural Adjustment Act with
reference to following soil improve
ment practices and keeping within
the farm allotment of total soil
depicting crops. In addition to
checking over these farms in re-
gard to soil-building practices, field
supervisors within the next few
VEGAS Will SLcl1 OnCShIuS OfSI Lie
acreage of wheat that was seeded
this fall for harvest in 1889. This
information is necessary in order
to determine the benefit payment
that may be due farmers for reduc-
ing their wheat acreage in accord
ance with the 31,538 allotted acres
for this county. Of this number of
wheat acres, 3O,O94 represent 1 ,296
commercial wheat producing farms.
and the remaining 1,444 acres rep
resent 230 farms which normally
produce 8 ages or more of wheat
mostly for home use. These 1926
wheat farms include 157 ,293 acres
of crop land, representing a large
proportion of the total tillable land
area in the county.
Smyrna times., 1938-11-03

+ba weekend with DIR. and Mrs. R.
N Corley. Mrs. Owens and daugh-
ter. who have been spending the
week here, returned with Mr.
owens to their home in New Castle.
Rev. George P. Jones, a former
pastor of Asbury M. E. Church,
who since leaving Smyrna has been
residing at Mystic, Conn.,, was in
town Yesterday greeting friends.
The Junior American Legion
Auxiliary hel da Halloween party
in the legion room last week.
Miss Jeannette Merrill of New
Paris, Maine, and Miss Elizabeth
Phillips spent the weekend with
DR.. and Mrs. v. Lay Phillips.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. p. Hall and DR..
and Mrs. c. ]. Prickett have re
tarned from a trip over the Vir-
ginia Skyline Drive" Richmond
and Williamsburg.
Mrs. Joseph Lowe Of Betterton,
Nd, has been visiting DR.. and Mrs.
w. @. Deakyne.
Dr.. and Mrs. Edward S. Dwight,
who have been on a visit to Vir-
ginia, have returned home, stop
ping in Washington en- route.
Smyrna times., 1938-11-03
ASBURY Nj. e. CHURCH NEWS
Rev. DR.. j. w. CoIona, Pastor, An
nOunces Services For the Week

Rev. DR.. j. w. CoIona, Pastor, An
nOunces Services For the Week
The services at Asbury Method
lst Episcopal Church next Sunday,
November 9Th, will be as follows
the Church School will convene
promptly at 10 o'clock, Mr.. H. @.
Jones, Superintendent, in charge;
the morning worship service with
the Holy Communion administered
at IL; the Epworth League service
at 6.45 p. M. The evening service
at 7.3O. Sunday will be the begin
ming of the National Education
Week for the school ssytems of the
entire country and which Asbury
Church will join with other church
'es, mentioned more in detail in an
other article. Prayer service We'd
nesday evening at 7.30. The month
ly meeting of the Church School
VIII be held Immediately after
prayer service. The Woman's S
Home Missionary Society will meet
this Thursday afternoon at 2.3O
o'clock at the home of Mrs. Ray
mond Snow.
Smyrna times., 1938-11-03
WELLINGTON FOLKS IN CRASH
CONTINUED From Page Oae)

y. Porter. 81, both Of Millington,
Nd, and Paul E. Reed p, of Town
send. Porter suffered decorations
of the scalp and a fractured right
ankle. His wife received lacera-
tions of the head and knees. Reed
was treated for decorations of the
left hand and held for observation
for a possible fracture of the skull.
They were injured, Delaware police
said, when automobiles operated by
Reed and Oliver Wilson, of Port
Penn and the car in which the
Porters were riding collided Will
son was arrested on charges of
reckless driving and assault and
battery.
Smyrna times., 1938-11-03
ABANDON SCHOOL BUILDINGS
State School Board, From Lack of
Funds, Obliged to Take Course

The State Board of Education
decided Friday that it would sub
nit no building plan at the next
session of the Legislature, conven-
ing in January. Lack Of funds for
construction work caused the board
to reach the decision, it was ex-
planned by Dr.. H. V. Holloway,
state superintendent Of public in
struction. Except for construction
work done under grants of the
Public Works Administration in
special districts, school building has
been markedly curtailed in the last
biennium due to lack of funds.
Smyrna times., 1938-11-03
DEMOCRATS OUT OF 8 RACES
candidates Fail to File For Legis-
lature in Kent and Sussex

Three vacancies exist on the
Democratic ticket for places in the
Legislature one in Kent County
and two in Sussex County. The
vacancy in Kent County occurs in
Ihe Tenth Representative District
Where William Biggs, Republican,
ls unopposed for election to the
House Of Representatives. With
orawal Of William G.. Powders as
democratic candidate for state SEN
ator in the First Senatorial District
Vi Sussex County and failure to
name a successor leaves a vacant
place in that district. However,
there are two other candidates
seeking election to the Office
CHARLES Edward Brown, a Republi-
can and Robert j. Clendaniel, In
dependent Republican. Another
democratic vacancy occurs in the
second Representative District Of
sussex County. Norman A. Drap-
Smyrna times., 1938-11-03

Benjamin Ableman, WPA admin
istrator for Delaware, states 1912
persons were employed on WPA
projects in the state as of last Fri
day, nearly an all-time high. The
figure does not include federal
work-relief" projects under con
tract
Smyrna times., 1938-11-03
DEATH RECORD OF WEEK
Continued From Page One)

week. His body was recovered at
noon On Thursday. Carrow was on
a boat opposite the Dover wharf,
Wednesday afternoon. About dark
he told friend he was going home.
He then jumped overheard to swim
to the wharf. The friend, a man
named Morris, thought he had
made the wharf and said nothing
about the matter until Carrow fail
ed to appear Thursday. He was a
world war veteran, a member Of
Walter =. Fox Post. American
Legion Of Dover. Funeral took
place Saturday.
Smyrna times., 1938-11-03

er is the Republican nominee in the
district, while John Edgar Layton
is the Independent Republican can
didate. 1t is the first time that
political observers can recall vacan-
cies occurring on the Democratic
ticket in these districts.
Smyrna times., 1938-11-03
WHY WE SEEK
SOUND LOANS

LENDING is an important part Of our business
and one Of our chief sources of income.
But our reasons for seeking loans go far beyond
direct financial returns We know that good loans
help our community. They aid emp oyment, build
business profits and serve the cause Of progress and
prosperity IN many ways.
We know that our bank and our community must
90 forward together That is why we take broad
and constructive viewpoint on credit Y ou will find
US always willing to give careful consideration to
loan applications
Smyrna times., 1938-11-03
Greenwood School Wins at Soccer

Beacon College, of Wilmington,
was handed a / to Q defeat by the
Greenwood high school soccer team
recently. Webb scored the lone
goal of the hard fought game in
the second period.
Smyrna times., 1938-11-03
NOTICE OF
BOND REDEMPTION

Notice is hereby given that the
following bonds of the Smyrna
Special School District will be re
deemed on December Is, 1888 at
the Farmers Bank, Dover, Della
ware: Bond No. 17-$50O, Band No.
% $1,000, and Bond No. 35-S1, =
900. The interest on these bonds
will cease to accrue after Decem-
Der Is, 1888.
SMYRNA SPECIAL
SCHOOL DISTRICT
by George w. Wright, Asst Supt.
11-3 st
Smyrna times., 1938-11-03
LOST Or STRAYED

A light yellow dog answering to
name Of "Buddie." Had George
Carter's name on copper plate on
collar. Information will be appre-
ciated.
MRS. GEORGE CARTER,
"Cedarbrook Farm"
lib 1t Smyrna, Del.
Smyrna times., 1938-11-03
WANTED

Man and wife, not over so years
old. Man to drive car and woman
must be good cook. Apply to
MRS. E. 3. CLEAVER,
11-3 2t New Castle, Del.
Smyrna times., 1938-11-03
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1888
at 900 o'clock p. M.

ON THE PREMISES, in Blackbird Hun
dred. New Castle County, and State of Del
aware.
THE FARM and PREMISES. late of
SARAH MARSHALL, deceased. described
as follows, to wit:
ALL that certain farm or tract of land.
County and State of Delaware. along the
EasterIy side of the State Highway, (also
known as the DUPONT Boulevard) between
Smyrna and Blackbird, about four miles
North of Smyrna, bounded as follows. to
wit bounded on the North by land of
Frank Adams on the Northeast by the
public road leading from the said State
Southeast by land of Edgar T. Heinold
and land of William Fortner; on the South
by land late of jefferson Stats and land of
William H. Minner; and on the West by
said State Highway. containing one hum
dred and sixteen acres sand ninety square
perches of land, be the same more or less.
The improvements on said farm or tract
of land being a dwelling house, barn and
other farm buildings.
FOR TERMS OF SALE. and other de-
scriptions, see large bills posted or address
the undersigned.
THE NATIONAL BANK OF SMYRNA,
Executor of the Will of
SARAH MARSHALL, deceased.
FRANKLIN BRoCKsoN, Esq,
5O4 Equitable Trust Bldg,
Wilmington, Delaware.
ATTEST:
ANTHONY F. EMORY
Clerk Orphans Court
October Is. 1888.
Smyrna times., 1938-11-03
Nut Coal $1O.5O
Stove Coal S1O.5O
Egg Coal S1O.5O
Pea Coal S 8.75
These are CASH Prices

We deliver this coal from the
cars in your bin with one hauling
and handling and give you the ben
eft of this saving. This is deep
mined coal and you can enjoy your
cozy warm home for less money by
saving expense on handling fuel.
Phone us or come and see US and
book your order for the next car
coming in.
We sell Argo Top ROOF PAINT
and CEMENT that we can guar
antee to stop leaks. Look after
YOUR roofs and save your home in
side and you will save money.
E. Nj. RUST
Yard and Warehouse-North Del
aware Street.
Phone 1896 SMYRNA, DEL.
Smyrna times., 1938-11-03
EDNAL AND
|tIAL ITEMS
Who Come and Go,
To Our Community
Former Smyrnians
IND CLUB PARTIES

Taylor, a native Of
p Of the late Samuel
as one time prominent
~ Of George W. & s.
nIsts, is co-author of
Olganic Chemicals
aalnsnts and Foreign
Y ae released on No
Y He has for many
.sociated with the U.
IN Foreign and Domes-
N Washington. He
'4 =. Y. Concannon,
''nnerce chemical dill
graduating from the
school, Mr.. Tavlor
! education at Drexel
lg' Washington Uni
4 received his M. s.
Hs is a fellow Of The
TgIule Of Chemists,
s,.,t' ss'Fge Washington
Is.ay the AlchemicaI
slsan and the Pyramid
~, M mas numerous
,SAs n = bis credit. The
study represents tbe Il
. develop a world
sss,,.y synthetic organic
'ss.iy as an entity,
n M i \ copies may Be
S1,.l ae Commerce De-
H. ,TtIoSlagton J Office.
n, !. Rowland, who has
y s''s 's'eral weeks with
n. .s9Ssater-in-law, Y M,
y; ~. iu dL Mont
ST,.s.' T,s'Gl1ed home, AZ
i =. ~, lvisOn Rowland
NJ, ,'sland Y joined his
VT the wal,
qs n g 70 Montclair.
T,S SO,leves, who since
n IA, nas been visiting
ES1.iap husband, Mr.. ana i, I
snlu,. Of Bayside
gas.' .'Tiaed Ila to Smyrna
ss Il. delaware House
y. ard " udugh-
Ls5a,I ms. Harry n.
N.s', ,'"ne, Pa.
N = Ennis, Mr.. Lee
h- Victor r., 80
&ai, y. Garage, and
To,at ,altended on FIJI II
Alatio y. suoW On the
hchDain'I for the
len The new
n i Product Of tbe
ellda,, ndQ a
AtOld q When her
G,tsai, Scsaahenger { 'of q
III Nj. ,pfuance Of
sss aad J Louise % spru-
sssSs'aaday at tbs
| : Ovens. $ u, spent
Smyrna times., 1938-11-03
NEW SERIES
RITTInING AND LOAN STOCK

bUILDIINU kk1NI5 11O]h-' .
From now until December 1st, 1888,
shares may be had in new Series OF STOCK
Of The Kent County Building and Loan
Association. Dues are fifty cents per share
per month, shares mature at One Hundred
Dollars, For further particulars and to Sc
cure shares, call at the office OF the Asso-
citation.
THE KENT COUNTY BUILDING
AND LOAN ASSOCIATION
1917 Dover Green,
Dover, Delaware.
Smyrna times., 1938-11-03

klu thrills, reminiscent OF
! NEWS events, provide the
Ia for the new Clark
tna 10y picture, Too Hot
b coming to the Roxy
u four days starting next
tv They include the
knsng Of Shanghai, the
! famed aviatrix's plane
tiAe.vorld fight, the ex-
Il q mystery munitions
! 1ssypearance and rescue
i1ran Aier held as a
By natives in the South
\ tngles, and a pitched
Tsin the New York M
iutOrOuS twO-gun gang
ziei in a tenement fiat
fnny-gun."
Smyrna times., 1938-11-03
ALL KINDS OF
COAL

We will establish a Side-Track
Price on Anthracite Coal as fol-
lows:
Smyrna times., 1938-11-03
WANTED AT ONCE

Reliable white woman or girl Tor
housework in country home. One
who would appreciate a permanent
home. Three adults in family. All
modern conveniences.
Address
III" Times Office,
11-3 1t Smyrna, Del'
Smyrna times., 1938-11-03
Executors Sale
REAL ESTATE

By virtue of an order of the Orphans
Court of the State of Delaware. in and for
New Castle County. made the 18th day OF
October. A. D. 1888, will be exposed to
sale at Public Auction or Vendue, on
Smyrna times., 1938-11-03

the one hun
By Scout Troops Of Del,
\ tie Eastern Shore q
A vii gather at the Den
High School on Mon
4, for the fourth
Conference" OF
kYG.Va Council, Boy
I America. Or. Ray Q.
| |ytrnsl Boy Scout Direc-
fsrstiun will be the prin-
.lf at a testimonial din
ministers, which will fol
| ttsuoOn conference ses-
Smyrna times., 1938-11-03

L.,,,,r. Adult Education
f. ID sponsor a class sat At
h h gymnasium Tnl Of the - John m
S1sI. y High school for al
y, FL Who wish to have
h I rec recreation or exer-
II. ! viIl be held every
s'.irg At Z o'clock, be-
|r,s.,,ser ',,s Sth. Every one
\ ipn the class will re-
IN tine at the scho q.
Smyrna times., 1938-11-03

]. ,srnits the dupont
Ftasf sstTssn stat e Road
~, s.,I,ss will be reOpened 1s
.'sas ssis', by November l. lo'
fl@a l1@.a,dsgrift, division En-
r,r 'I'S castle county has
Smyrna times., 1938-11-03
Smyrna Times Times
IN VICINITY

.-,,B Legion Aaziliafy Aux aGy
i. st the nY1 ,1nrday evening
| rgel % no l,olock This is
Egl, at : I the Auxil-
Sssp n0p'I =. init over the
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-04-12
Fallen King of Wall Street
Begins Service of Five
to- Ten-Year Sent
ence There
GREAT CROWDS SEE
MONEY BARON OFF
Handcuffed to Extortionist
and Man Convicted of AS
sault When Taken from
Tombs Prison to Grand
Central Station for Short
Trip Cup the River"

New York, April 12.-(AP)-Rici
ard Whitney, handcuffed to an extor
ZIONIST and man convicted OF assault
was put aboard a train for Sing Sing
today, while fully 5000 men and W.
men in and around Grand Central st
ton, tried to catch a glimpse of him
The train left the station at 1873
a. M, and was due at Ossining sc
minutes later. From the station IN
that town, Whitney and the guards
and the other prisoners were to be
sped to the big gray prison where ho
will begin serving his five-to-ten-year
term for grand larceny
Outside the old Tombs prison
downtown, where Whitney spent tn
night, there were crowds on the side
walks and from the windows of near
by buildings hundreds of persons wat
ched his departure in "the black
maria"
Crowds damned the concourse OF
Grand Central and swarmed throug'i
Ferishing Square on the And Street
side.
Shackled to the once powerful
broker, who served five terms as pre-
sident of the New York Stock Elk
change, were Albert Cain, sentenced
to serve from one to three years for
attempted extortion, and Richard Al
ston, sentenced to two to four year
term for second degree assault.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-04-12
NORTHERN CARRIERS
CONTROL RAILROADS
That Is One Reason for Discrimina
tory Rates Against South
Witness Declares

NORTHERN CRRIERS> nf,'a(
Birmingham, Ala, April 12.-(AP)
Control of southern railroads by
northern carriers was cited today as 4
contributing factor in freight rates
which southern governors charge are
discriminatory against their section
j. v. Norman, of counsel for eight
southeastern states seeking lower
rates at an Interstate Commerce Com
mission hearing, revealed this conten
ton during an argument over testi-
mony of DR.. Marcus Whitman econo
mist of the University of Alabama.
DR.. Whitman was halted in the
midst of a discussion of rail ''uni-
fication" by an objection from John
Burns, counsel for the six New Eng
land governors opposing the South's
rate fight. Burns tried to strike tes-
timony by DR.. Whitman that raj
rates in the south increased after
southern carriers were absorbed by
trunk lines of the east and north.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-04-12
$74,5O0,O0O Slashed From
Bureau of Roads Appro-
priation for Year
Starting July /
WALLACE DESPAIRS
OF FOREIGN TRADE
Sees Little Chance of Re-
gaining World Markets in
Next Decade Through Re-
turn of Prosperity to
World; Roosevelt Vetoes
Customs Promotion Bill

Washington, April 12.-(AP)-The
House Appropriations Committee to-
day recommended $796 1855 for tbs
Agriculture Departments use during
the fiscal year beginning next July /.
Augmented by automatic annual aD-
preparations, chief of which is $147,-
100000 for surplus commodity pur-
chases, funds available to the depart
ment for spending during the year
will total 1851 OBS, $50. The surplu.,
commodity program is financed By
earmarking 80 per cent of tariff re-
ceipts.
The flexible appropriation $79G
T85,515, recommended to Congress bv
less than for the current year, and
about $1O,500,OO0 less than the Budget
Bureaus estimates submitted to Pre-
sident Roosevelt six months ago foc
the coming year.
The committee, slashing here AMI
adding there, made it's biggest change
from this years figures by cutting tbs
Bureau of Roads appropriation $74,-
100000. This was done by holding the
appropriation to the bureaus pros
pective commitments between July I
and next January 1.
Secretary Wallace told Congress,
meanwhile, the farmer has slim
chance of regaining in the next de-
cade the world market he once had.
He estimated the chances are 20 to
CONTINUED on Page Eighty
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-04-12
YOUNG PEOPLE NOT
TIRED OF MARRIAGE
Not Losing Faith But Need Guild
ance, DIR. Groves Tells Chapel
Hill Conference

Chapel Hill, April 12.-(AP)- DR..
Ernest r. Groves said in an address
here today that "our young people are
not losing faith in marriage, but they
need and desire intelligent prepare
ton, that unnecessary pitfalls may be
avoided"
DR.. Grove spoke at the opening ses-
sion of the fourt annual conference
on conservation of marriage and in
the family. Representatives from T.
states were enrolled for the confer
ence at the University of North Car
DINA.
mo generation of American youth
has had a greater desire to marry
and never have courtship expectations
and matrimonial ideals been higher.
but our young people are increasingly
realizing the hazards of marriage
said DR.. Groves.
DR.. Groves is credited with intrOduc-
ing the first marriage course in the
country at Boston College.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-04-12
$4,000 For
Test Station
For Oxford

Washington, April 12.-(AP)-
The House Appropriations Com
mitteee recommended today an
appropriation of $4,000 for con-
structiOn of a tobacco laboratory
at the North Carolina farm ex-
pertinent station at Oxford, n. c.
Inclusion of the item in the
Agriculture Department apprOp-
riations bill followed an appeal
by Representative Umstead, DEM
ocrat, North Carolina, during
hearings on the measure. He said
annual losses to flue-cured tObac-
co growers from diseases and in
sects total between 6O,OOO,OO and
$77,OOO,0OO.
Umstead said the laboratory
would serve Virginia, North Car
DINA, South Carolina and Georgia
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-04-12
Hoey Sees
No Desb0t
In4me1iCn'

Davidson, April IL (AP)-Governor
Hoev told a founders day audience at
Davidson College today that as long
as this country had a Constitution it
would not have a dictator.
The address was the highlight OF
a day-long celebration of the colleges
1O1st birthday
Hoey termed Adolf Hitler's plebis-
cite on the annexation of Austria by
an armed coup farce" and said the
German dictator could as easily have
made the vote for annexation 100 per-
cent as the more than SO percent an
nOunccd
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-04-12
Problem OF
Rails Hard
OmeT0Emd

Washington, April 12-Big financial
men are not in opposition to thu
Roosevelt administration on all things
There is an agreement over the rail-
roads. Weak railroads must" be run
through the wringer. A government
subsidy simply would prolong the
agency. If government had refused
subsidies Cor loans that cannot be re-
paid several years ago, the railroad
situation would be in better state
nom. $50 say the big financial menu
Simplification of operating setup is
as essential as simplification of fin
ancial setup. That means many highly
paid executives may be displaced
They naturally have spread as hiehtr-
to effective propaganda against mer
gers.
One thing is clear-the government!
does not desire the railroads. It pre-
fers that the reorganization headache
be on the brow of private capital
whose predecessors exploited AMI
watered the railroad companies.
Ready.
Actually, Wall Street already ha;
discounted the reorganization of tho
principal additional lines that would
~
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-04-12
johnson Is
For Changes
Tax System

Fayetteville, April IL (AP)-Com-
plete repeal of "our present conflict
ing, confusing and archaic tax col
lection and foreclosure laws" was ad-
vocated here this afternoon by Chas.
IJohnsonI State treasurer, who adj
dressed a gathering of mayors and
other town officials from the south
eastern counties of North Carolina, at
a meeting sponsored by the State
League of Municipalities.
He said the financial position Of
nearly all municipalities could be
greatly improved" by the substitution
of "a new simplified and stringent
law"
About 100 mayors and city officers
attended.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-04-12
lnSurgent
FYOntLine
Is Broken

Hendaye, France, April 12.-(AP)-
Government counter attacks were re-
ported today to have broken the solid
front of the Spanish insurgent drive
through Catalonia to reach the Medi
terranean.
A Barcelona government communi
que said militiamen who had held up
the insurgent offensive of week had
taken the initiative and recaptured
the village of Vallibona. This small
village is about IL miles behind the
IortosaSan Mateo line established by
the insurgents.
1t is 25 miles inland from VinaroZ,
one of the important coastal objec-
tives of the insurgent drive on the
Continued ON Page Three.)