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The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-03-15
freedom, of Air af End of War Siaris
 Issue in Congress

going to make our aifports access sible to the planes of all foreign nations, and are they going to make their ports accessible to us? Furth- ermore, will the big transports and bombers now going to our allies under lease-lend be used to com pete with the United States in car rying passengers, mail and freight?
 It's problem that seems to have lot of our best thinkers up in the air Heated discussions of it have long been going on off-the-record both here and in England for months.
 It is no wonder that Mrs. Luce's maiden speech, bringing this into the open, made Congressional his- tory. It's been predicted that now that the Congresswoman from Con- necticutt has shown the way, a lot of other first-termers will be having their say. In the long run, this undoubtedly will be a healthy thing. New blood is no good if it doesn't flow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-03-15
SHIPS SENT DOWN
 BY AIRkEN
Running Fight Takes Place Off So|omons-Rein-
 forCements Hit

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN AUSTRALIA, March 15 = Gen. Douglas MacArthur's Headquarters reports a growing concentration of enemy transports and cargo ships" in the Ambon-nob region, 600 miles off the coast of northwestern Australia, and the report added that Japanese ground forces of these Dutch East Indies Islands are be- ing reinforced, and new air fields are being constructed.
 While the Japanese are admit tedly continuing to strengthen their ring of positions covering the upper half of Australia.
 Allied airmen operating 1000 miles to the east, carried out second day attack on a Japanese convoy of five cargo ships and three de- stroyers off Wewak, northeastern New Guinea, scoring direct hit on the bow of a large destroyer, strafing it's decks and also hitting
 Continued on Page Two
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-03-15
R0MMEL IS AIR BOMBED
 LONG FRONT
U. 5. Airmen, Escorted by Spitfires, Warhawks,
 Soften Mdreth Line

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS IN NORTH AFRICA, March 15-U. S.. Mitchell bombers raided Rommel's positions yesterday in continuation of the aerial assault intended to soften the Mareth line for the Brit ish Eighth Army's coming push, all though bad weather almost paral yzed the air war elsewhere on the Tunisian front.
 Spitfires and Warhawks of the Western Air Force escorted the Mitchell bomber formations on the missions of destruction and made numerous sweeps independently without interception
 Rommel still holds the ground in a semi-circle before Montgom- erys forward elements on the Med- enine plains but Allied patrols are striking at several points.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-03-15
S0vIET5 IN
 LOSING FIGHT ON 7 FRONTS
Allied Quarters Speculate as 10 New Moves 10 Be
 Made by Russians

LONDON, March Is = Allied quarters here today speculated that the Russian forces threatening Ger man held Orel from the south might be forced to withdraw to straighten their front to save them selves from being -cut off as the re- suit of the reported German suc- cess at Kharkov.
 Unofficial reports look like Khar- koy is gone and the Allied sources conceded the German reports broad- cast that Kharkov has fallen and the Russian losses are yet to be surveyed"
 Unofficial reports indicate the Soviet counter er-attacks west of Bel gorod have collapsed with heavy losses including the destruction of at least A Red Army tanks.
 Soviet attacks in the central sec ter and also in the Staraya Russ area are also declared repelled and the German claim 64 Russian planes have been shot down in "A hours.
 The Soviet drive west and south of Vyazna is reported progressing at full speed as the Red Army cap tured several dozen more settle ments in the past l2 hours.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-03-15
Fifty Thousand Pounds 0fDynamife Droppedin
 Raid on Japs al kiska

Eugene Burns, writer of the following dispatch, has been close to the Pacific war from the first moment. He was in Honolulu at the time of the Pearl Harbor attack and wit messed the blow, telephoning the Associated Press the first reports to the mainland. Later he was assigned to the south- west Pacific and saw action both on ship board in sea bat ties and on the peaceless grounds of Guadalcanal before the enemy was eliminated from the island. More recently he was transferred to the Alaska battle zone. This is his first re- port from that front. Edit0r.)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-03-15
CRUSH JAP OFFENSIVE,
 (HINALAND
Big Nippon DriveC CoIIapses Troops Under Har-
 assing Retreat

CHUNGKING March Is = The Chinese Command declares the big Jap offensive that began March 8 along a 100 mile stretch of the Yangtze River from the Jap base at Yochow, near the border of the Human and Hupeh Provinces, has collapsed and most of the 10000 enemy troops are under harassing retreat.
 One body of Jap troops have been surrounded ssand is not being machined gunned, and another column is being encircled.
 The Chinese forces on the north ern bank Of the Yangtze is reported to have launched an extensive counter attack.
 The collapse of the offensive has greatly lessened the danger of an- other Jap drive on Changsha which has withstood three previous at tacks.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-03-15
EIGHT HOUR LAW I5 KNOCKED OUT
 ON ALASKA JOBS

WASHINGTON, March 15-Presi- dent Roosevelt has issued an exc cutive order suspending the eight hour law as to mechanics and la borers employed by the Interior De- partment in construction of the Red Mountain chromite road and works near Seldovia
 Last August the President sus- pended the eight hour law in re- spect to workers employed on con- struction and reconditioning of de- fense highways in Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-03-15
GERMANS GETTING
 UTTERLY; INVASION
 FEARSMANlFESTED

LONDON, March 15--Jittery over prospects of an Invasion this year and unruliness of the civil popula- tion in the occupied countries, the Germans are reported, through for eign diplomatic sources, to have conferred police authority in Paris during the last fortnight and mea- sures have been taken to prevent outbreaks in the hinterlands when the Allies march on the continent.
 All civil authorities and military personages have now been pressed into policing western Europe under orders issued by Field Marshal Gen von Runstedt, stationed in Paris.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-03-15
By EUGENE BURNS

ADVANCED BASE IN ALASKA, March l0-- Delayed Army light heavy bombers, accompanied by man made lightnings, today re- leased the heaviest load of ex- plosives of the year on the Japa- nesv installations and barracks at Kiska.
 One high ranking Army officer said the bombing heralded the opening of mighty spring offen- sive against Kiska, weather condi- tions permitting
 Once more planes and ammuni- tion and pilots we're ready to pay load of $500 pounds of demoli- tion bombs that boosted the total in nine months dropped on the Jap-occupied island to 1,437, TOO pounds, quoting Army figures.
 This weight does not include thousands upon thousands of ma chine gun shells and 20-millimeter and 37-millimeter cannon shells.
 Many of the enemy's anti-air- craft guns failed before todays five-minute operations over many buildings which took fire, but this is not the worst of the bombing. If our 50,000 pounds of dynamite shook the grounds of Kiska as much as our bombs shook the ground at Guadalcanal. then we frightened the Japs who are pro- bably awaiting our next raid A frightened Jap can't shoot so straight the next time.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-03-15

WASHINGTON, March 13-Well, it has happened here. I mean a freshman Congressman (only in this instance it's a Congresswoman has made mark.
 Mrs. Clare Boothe Luce, with her "globaloney' speech on post war control of the world air lanes, knocked the lid off an international controversy that you probably will be hearing about from now until doomsday
 In less than "A hours, it had re- verberations ln the British Parlia- ment, and you can lay odds safely that it was being talked about in Russia and South America.
 If that had been the end of it, old-line observers on Capitol Hill might have written Mrs. Luces yer bal explosion off as an accident. But Mrs Luce managed to make it pretty convincing that she's no flash in the Congressional pan. Within a few days she was crossing verbal words in committee hearings with Assistant Secretary of State A. A. Berle.
 This developed into lot of pun tossing, but Mrs. Luce came of as well as her more experienced op- ponent.
 Twenty-four hours later, she marched down the aisle of the House to play conversational ham mer-and- -tongs with husky Rep. J.. William Bill" Fulbright, of Arkan- sas. Unprepared as she must nave been, Mrs. Luce managed to come out with feathers unruffled. There was never any evidence that she was any more at loss for sharp re- plies than the ladies in her dramas.
 As nearly as it can be reduced to simple statements, the postwar air controversy is matter of how to reduce freedom of the seas to free com of the air. In other words, all ships may have anchorage in all parts of the world for a sum, Of course, and subject to certain regulations which are not prohibi- tive). But after the war, are we
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-03-15
More Meat
 Raiioning

WASHINGTON, March 15-Two pounds of meat, on the average, for every person during one week, is a probability it is learned from those participating in the rationing prob lem
 This rationing would provide 31 pound of hamburger or only 1/3 pound of sirloin steak per person per week in the states.
 Tn the states, the red coupons would tentatively be used
 Other cuts of meat would vary. but already a wide discrepancy is causing trade sources to complain about the probable rationing pro- gram.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-03-15
2 PLANES CRASH IN
 MID AIR

SEATTLE, March 15.-The bodies of two enlisted men have been re- covered by the Coast Guard. They were in collision over Puget Sound two miles off Edmonds yes terday.
 An Army plane and Navy bomber collided
 All seven men, six of them in the Navy plane, are reported lost, but their names are withheld pend. ing notification of nearest relatives
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-03-15
CARGO CARRIER
 OF JApS SUNK

WASHINGTON. March 15-Am- erican planes supported Australian planes in an attack near Rendova Island, Solomons, and destroyed one small Japanese cargo carrier according to report released to- day by the Navy Department.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-03-15
Vessels
 Torpedoed

BERLIN. March 15--A German communique broadcast this morn- ing credited Nazi U-boats with the destruction of IA vessels, totaling 92.ooO tons, nvarious parts of the Atlantic.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-03-15
kiska Raided
 Z Afternoons

WASHINGTON, March 15-Unit- ed States Army aircraft raided Kis- ka in the Aleutian islands on the afternoons of March 12 and March l3, the Navy reports
 The American planes strafed the Japs and damaged several ground ed planes. This is the first report that the Japs have planes at Kiska
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-03-15

The Chilean flag consists of two horizontal bars; the lower half red, the upper half white, with blue field and white star near mast.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-03-15
The ashinqton Merry Go Round
By DREW PEARSON tMajor Robert S Allen on active dutyo

WASHINGTON. = What actually is happening back stage in Con- gress is that Republican reaction aries backed by Harry Byrd Dem ocrats are using the cry of "bu- reaucrats" as a smoke screen to sabotage some of the major reforms Roosevelt built up during his first eight years.
 Best example is the Securities and Exchange Commission. This police organization of Wall Street was about the first thing FDR started after the stock market de- precision days after 1882. Almost universally it has been recognized as reform which must stick. But now, behind smoke screen of at tacking bureaucrats, congressional reactionaries have quietly moved in and cut SEC appropriations to the bone Already the Securities and Exchange Commission has been exiled to Philadelphia, and now, away from the Washington spot light it will be whittled down to 1892 days if COP reactionaries have their way.
 NOTE: Meanwhile the State De- partment still hopes to persuade the Canadian Government to rati- fly the extradition treaty permitting swindlers of America who take refuge in Canada to be extradited to this country. The Senate has okayed extradition of stock market operators swindling Canadian citi- zens but so far the Canadian Par lament hasn't reciprocated. DOUGHTON'S DOUGHTY FIGHT
 Venerable Bob Doughton, North Carolina's longtime chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee. sees red when it comes to the Ruml Plan.
 Ex-Undersecretary of the Treas ury John Hanes, also from North Carolina, and U. s. Chamber of Commerce tax lobbyist Ellsworth Alvord have been nipping dogged- ly at Doughton's heels trying to win him over to Ruml. But re- ligious fervor comes into Dough- tons eyes when he fights tax post ponement.
 If you press me on this, Daugh- ton tells Hanes and Alvord, you'll never get any more help from me on other taxes"
 Doughton believes that taxes have to be paid, one way or the other. and that talk of forgiving one years taxes is nothing less than sacrili- gious.
 The few members of the Ways and Means Committee who are for
 ~v& nonA H0arpl
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-03-15
. . . . . .
 DIMOUT TIMES

Dimout begins tonight . at sunset at T o'clock. . Dimout ends tomorrow . at sunrise at 7.l3 am . Dimout begins Tuesday at .
 sunset at TOP pm.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-03-15
E m press of Canada Sent
 Down, Report
Italian High Command Claims Vessel, Troop
 Laden, Torpedoed
(By Associated Pressl

The Italian High Command de- clares in a special communique that was broadcast this morning from Rome. that the liner Empress of Canada, laden with troops, has been sunk in the Atlantic by an Italian submarine.
 There is no confirmation of the report from any Allied source.
 The Empress of Canada was a twin screw vessel of 2.100 tons and built in Glasgow in 1922.
 States are coming back into vogue in some Canadian schools, to save paper and pencils.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1943-03-15

lContinued on Page Four.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-10-20
Pat Preston Is
Power House With
Duke Blue Devils

Diirharl. Oct. 20.-Whcn The ro,or
boy for the Duke University BIuc
lewis races onto the field during a
t!me-oui. fans III the sands can bei
Their bottom dollars that one of the
INST Sridders TO reach Tor the bucket
Will be powerful Pat Preston. the
2O3"pound left tackle who has made
The line of the Durham Dukes one OF
tod!ay. ''"''
The best Of the five Wake Fores,
VIZ "lc7d-lcaSc" 10 join the Blue
Devils rains this fall. the Thomasvilic
boy came 10 Durham covered with
glory as the Dukes had 10 face the
former Deacon star too often in past
seasons rot 10 respect his proves.
Rated by many as the best tackle
10 wear the blue and white since 1893
and he days of Dukes first Alliance
rIcaT. Freddie Crawford. Preston has
won the acclaim Of opponents and
teammates alike for his modest. clean
conduc; on the gridigon as well as his
savage blocking and fierce tackling.
Coach Eddie Cameron and his BOARD
u: strategy have nothing but praise lu!'
the big boy and have backed il up by
having him captain he squad in two
games. Serving as co-captan with
Leo Long as the Dukes rolled 10 Il
AT triumph over the University OF
North Carolina. Preston handled the
eleve1's affairs by himself in the
University Of Richmond CLIO route.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-10-20
Registrars
For Rationing
Meet Tonight

Principals, teachers. and volun-
tecsS who are to help in the rcgiStra-
lion Tor ration book number | will
meet III an instruction class tonight
IN the high school auditorium nj I:45
o'clock.
S. NJ. Crowdcr. high school prin-
cipal. Will give Il demonstration of a
model registration.
The registration will be held Oc-
tobcr 25-28. and all citizens are urp-
Cd "a come IN the alphabetical order
as previously announced. However,
those who are unable to call ON the
day named may come whatever uuv
Is possible. The ration board also
asks that rCgI>;rantS remember Ia
bring their ration book number ;.
The ration board announces that
II a ration book Is found. post office
officials will return it Ia its proper
owner. - the OpA. az 10 the local
ration board ii the finder will put
the book in the mail. There may be
" email charge Tor the service.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-10-20
255 Million
Miles Saved
By States
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
nv LYNN NISRET

Raleigh. Oct. 20-Statc mileage
conservation programs inaugurated
in all of the 40 states as war mea-
sureS are estimated 10 save 225 mil
lion miles of travel this calenda:
year, according to Information OBJ
tanned from the Council oi State
Governments.
Translated into terms of vital war
materials. this means 4 saving Of
II million gallons of gasoline and
G3,20O automobile tires. O! less i'm
port;mcc Just now. when most states
have more money than anything else.
IL means Il saving of about ten mil
lion dollars in TAX money Formerly
spent for travel
Figures previously published
showed that North Carolina had
saved during the first SIN months of
the year 3.83O.126 miles at Il cash
saving of nearly SPOON over The
same period. IN I9il-thc year lrScr
Tor comparison III nearly all states.
The c"u"cll reported that every
State has Il mileage administrator
nut there is wide variance in his
actual powers. Some states have -.
administrator with authority 90 com
:nandrer all state owned cars ar:
pool them: SOME have entirely ;lr:in-
d"ncd the policy al permitting uS,.
al privately owned ears "n :, nile
aye cost basis.
In North Carolina the mileage" H:i
minIStrator. W. II. Rogers. .r.. lan..
rd by the governor early in ;hc year.
mas no real authority. All hr can
II" - assemble information (.nS :.
!IndS lack ni cooperation on Y.r. of
many state departments inr .hap
and suggest means of SAVING nv
greater Use OF trains and bases.
doubling up an official trims ana
pooling cars. There IS u" central
state agency here with ruvr,. Il.
regulate public travel! This s'uh-
ton Is creating some sentiment fn..
'eSiSiativ" action that viii pguv.;.,.
some better check OF public :,l.cl
rs permanent policy after In, ,yll.
us well as Il aa>olinc-iirc crusr,,.,.
ton program now.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-10-20
Plans Made
On Big Game

Chapel Hill. Oct. 20.-Dctailcd ar
engagements for the traditional Caro-
lina-Virginia game. which was trans
tcrrcd To Norfolk, Va, yesterday,
were announced here today by Aihlc-
tic Director II. A. FetZcr.
The contest, which will rcnCv' the
oldest continuous Thanksgiving fcuti
in the South, has been set lor = O'Clock
on the Saturday after Thanksgiving.
or November ~. al Foreman Field
which is located on the NurfulE cam
puS "t William and Mary and which
seals l6.500.
The Carolina and Virginia alumni
associations in Norfolk are Sponsoring
the event, Mr.. FctZcr said. and Joseph
Chandler. director uf physical cd,,.
cation al the William and Mary EX-
tension. is in charge of local arrange
ncntS.
The sit" al The game was changed
from Chapel Illi iu Norfolk. Mir
FctZer explained. IL order Ia make
il available 10 4 large number oi
spectators, and particularly II IN,
large groups al ahunr! and service
men concentrated in the Norfolk area
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-10-20
Rotary Is
Madry Says
District Governor in
Official Visit Here
At Meeting Tuesday

Rotary clubs of the l2gth diS,ric,
INC upper half OF the State from High
fo!nt east to Man;ru. arc Il healthy
condition and are muNmg substantial
contributions 10 the war program
District Governor Robert ". Nlad,.>.
"i Chapel Hill. :oid Henderson Rn-
'AF!anS III an address al their weekly
dinner meeting Tuesday evening on
the occasion q! his .r<t official y.>.,
To the club.
Prior to Tie din"cr. Madrv met
With the Officers and directors
OF the club and heard reports ON
various activities @, the cl.b
William Bailey. president. presided
n me dinner meeting. AND n-escu-
ted IN" oIS;ric' gnvcao.. The meet
my MAS largely attended. .nd ill.,
Guided Warren Weldon. Hv.. {. s'rrr-
Inan Hca'H. Dennis HAL ava Bs.nrs
Williams. all OF O\:rgj. m.,.ng Ri.
attendance
John iiazcHhvrst presented nua.-
ftAr:. Junior EOta'.un ..r '.c las
month from Henderson a... ,.4,ul
Who presented S'pnuc. W..a,r.
VINO ".n bc Juno. N.,a..u ..n ;.r
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-10-20
HELP CONSERVE;
RETURN EMPTY
BOTTLES NOW

Soft drink bott!crS If this city to-
day urged all honlemakcrS u take
Inventory Of all empty soft drink
bottles which have accumulated IN
n"!E home Due - the both" .nur,-
"&". Il Is urgent 'nd' all empty bot
'.t> be put back ~ circulation a.
q.uCkly as pos>!Dl" 30 the ever ~
C:caSIng demand log cool and re-
ircShlng Sulr drinks may be ~t.p-
Piled.
! rctWndblc bottle in the base
mcnt might lust a. well be nDu-cX-
!Sieni Tor all inc good 1t j. doing to-
ward keeping an adequate supply OF
soft drinks IN ;Hc market Since
glass contaIntr manufacturers have
been called upon I" supply contain
orS 10" food products III order 10
save metal. I il Imperative that bot
tiers of c"rOUua'"d beverages re-usc
bottles. Il consumers do not cooper =
ate. I mean, mat tn" soft drink SUI
ply available t. them Will necessarily
be cut down.
These bottles AZ" made H. cary
their products 10 retail stores. homes,
Army camps. and defense industries
aS many as i!ty time. Bctwc,n
each trip. 'nc>" BOTTLES get a washing
and ,tcriliIlm" as thorough ~ that
gwen equipment IN hospitals. They
spend as much a. half an hOlT IA u
solution ol cdusi!C soda and steam
and are sparkling clean before they
are filled with the pure. refreshing
loft drinks.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-10-20
FUNERAL HELD FOR
MRS. w. l.. ROBERTSON

FUrcIai GcrVIces Tor Mrs. Elma
Currin Robertson. wife OF Walter
Lee Robertson. were held Monday
afternoon at 2:3O O'Clock AT Carey's
Chapel Baptist church in charge OF
Rev. Z. Noriicct Gardner. pastor of
The First Baptist church. He was as
sisted by Rev. j. f. Roach. pastor at
Carey Chapel. and Rev. Winston
PparCc. pastor of the First Baptist
church in Durham. In;crmcnt was II,
Birmingham. Ala. on Tuesday.
Mr.. Robertson Was the daughter
of Mrs. W. ". Currin and the late
Mr. Currin. Bcs idcS her husband and
mother She Is survived by Il 10
m0n'hS-Old son. two brothers and
five sisters.
She died Sunday morning at $50
N Duke hospital, Durham. after an
illness OF several months.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-10-20
B. p. W. | launches
Scrap Paper and
in llbes Drive

One" again The public IL called up
on L. .salhrr all scrap matr.lal III
perhaps HE most needed scrap dI rive
yet instituted. Various civic groups
nave been asked 10 be responsible
Tor certain kinds OF scrap. The Bust
ness and Professional Wumcn'S club
j. asked 10 sponsor the collection vi
TIN tubes and scrap paper.
The drive closes November Is.
This gives one month for housewives
Ia save these materials. The chief
OBJECT l. 10 see that every TUBE in
Vance county Is started on It's way To
the manufacture ui vital war ma
icr!al. Everyone J. asked To search
shelves ana find thai extra tube or
two. Any drug store III the city will
lake tubes and /: Is only small
amount OF trouble To- bring them III.
but it VIII De Il big way of helping in
,hC Wal effort.
In scrap paper. any kind can be
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. magazines. all
Kinds of bUXCS->aNC them and tie
into b/.dles and on two days, posi-
bly, October 80 and November -.
the club will have al paper III the
city collected. II is hoped that Ed
Hamlet will be able To- assist. with
his huge trucks, and the Boy Scouts.
OF course. in the county. the work
Will be done through the schools. No
doubt every county home has lots of
DID catalogues. out Of date that can
ur sa!vagrd. Trash paper always
creates - hazard and this is Il good
chance not only to get rid Of ii but
also 20 put il 10 work to beat Hitler
The cooperation of every city and
county home i cordially asked III
this all-"Ut effort. The public Nill be
informed ut the correct dates and
any other information about the tin
tube and scrap paper drive