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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-26

Arim. Rommel was not taking Arnim much equipment-almost all his tanks and heavy material were lost in the desert.
 Dispatches from Algiers said the sole hope of the Axis now was to hold the Tunis- -Biaerte area as long as possible while the Germans and Italians fortified the continent against the coming Allied invasion
 Observers said the Allies in Tunisia would have to strike quick ly if they hope to cut Rommel off The Germans radio Paris said Brit ish commanders had been frustrat- ed in an attempt to cutt he AfriSa Korps off between the border and zuara, 32 miles southeast of the border.
 Radio Paris quoted the German high command that Rommeps army was retreating in two parts. one part, of infantry and tanks, was retreating along the coastal road Radio Paris said. The other, sole ly of tanks, was retreating into southern Tupisia and had reached Sir Fl Jue111.
 A dispatch from United Press Staff Correspondent Phil Ault. a' Allied North African headquarters hinted at the possibility of imme- diate heavy fighting.
 Tanks Available
 He said the ground was now dry enough to support tanks in most sectors, except from Pont Du Fans southwest of Tunis, north to the coast. Even in the northern area, the ground had dried considerably he said, but heavy tanks run the risk of breaking through a crust over the mud and begging down particularly if sudden shower should come up.
 "The question of an Allied ofien- sive seems largely to be Q question of the right time and place." he said. Naturally Allied leaders are mt going to announce such decisions to the world, but will let an attack speak for itself.
 "Fighting of the past week can best be reviewed as preliminary to bigger actions ahead, as feeling out by which the Germans attempt ed to gain some valuable ground and find out at the same time whe- tl1er the Allied forces were ready tc accept the issue and make a majoI battle of 1t on the spot ''Ault report ed. Apparently the Allies were not ."
 Some indication that an Allied thrust to the coast might be in the offing was contained in the official report that the enemy's advance in the Ousseltia Valley, almost directly west of Sousse, had been stopped and the Allies had improved their positions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-26

NNOIlvuAuSu @kV ~ for 48 hours. They added that they believed the Germans would direct their field artillery at the barricaded homes only as a last resort
 Whole streets of tumble down houses in the Old Harbor district were reported to have been con- verted into forts by householders and that residents including the famous Apache toughS were firing at the Germans with rifles and pis- tolS.
 Unconf1rmed reports were received that German machine guns now surrounded the area, ready to pick of any who ventured from their homes except under escort of the Germans or Vichy police.
 Dispatches from Switzerland and other points bordering France said fighting started when German troops, led by agents of the gestapo the NaN secret police, and Vichy police sought forcibly to remove all residents, normally 45,000, from the harbor area.
 At once residents started to barri- cade streets and fortify houses, dis patches said, and snipers opened fire from rooftops and windows.
 Resistance became so serious, dis patches said, that the Germans called for tanks, field artillery and infantry endorsements.
 HuTW 4eu4 ps2IodsI ssuo9edsQ houses were under seige and there were reports also that isolated parties of German infantrylmen and Gestapo agents werethemselves under seize in some sections.
 Reliable informants in Madrid re- ported that the greatest strike since the war started had broken out in the big Luxembourg steel and iron works, which have been of enormous value to German war in- dustry.
 It was said that workers struck suddenly Saturday morning and left the factories. The Germans im- pressed others into service but the substitutes sat down before their machines in 8 sit-down strike.
 Hundreds of wrkers were arrested, Madrid said, but the strike contin- ued despite German attempts to cnvince the factory men and women to return.
 Compelling Orders
 The strike, aside from the hatred of Luxemhurgers fir their German oppressors, was due to anger over all their production going to Ger manly, to longer working hours im- posed on them and to orders con- polling them to speak German.
 It was indicated that behind the serious Marseilles situation lay German attempt. in clearing the harbor for its war transport to Africa and Italy, to eTslave the tens ofz thousands of idle seamen and dock workerq and take them to Ger many on force them to work in France under German bayonets.
 Early today Vichy broadcast that the harbor area had been evacuated without the slightest incident.
 A later broadcast said:
 
 'The evacuation of the old harbor quarter wkas greatly facilitated by the calm and discipline Of the pop ulation.
 Measures were taken to safe- guard the material interests of the evacuated people. Therefore nobody is allowed to enter evacuated build' ingB.
 'Th0se who dis regard orders, and ElOse guilty of footing, viii be ars rested at once and vi Ibe liable tO the death penalty under martial |aW proclaimed b Fsseeh enthoFi- lAes.
 '.ghOse who guard fne quarter arc under strict ordeFa % ilse their aFms agnlnst nnyone Nhe aisgbeys,"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-26
Walter WincIleu
 In NezO York

when you are told that a plane was forced down into 1t nearly a year ago--and that none was killed-hut that worIingmen and others, after all those months--are still chopping their way--and stlll are ten miles from them Planes drop supplies and food-every now and then.
 When I saw our planes shadow on the clouds under us-cradled in the first circular rainbow I had ever seen-I calculated: Gee, that's prettyl That means good luck" explained the civilian pas senger. Many Q pilot wishes he could see one of them en route. The superstitious say that 1t means you won't be in an accident on the trip" The name for 1t stays m your ears Flyers call 1t: The Pilots Cross.
 Late in the third sundown we arrived at our base 7. Too late to report to headquarters .. Several officers took me to the British Club where the Red Cross was holding a bazaar you'd better 1oin us," they told me, "itll be the last people youll see while" .. As I walked ina voice boomed: Are you Winchell?" It was the Admiral - the Commander of the South Atlantic Force, on the way back to his ship.
 "Yes, sir, reporting for duty, sir"
 What are you-one of thos parachutists?" he leased. "One ot those cheks' who drops out of the sky, stays three days, and then becomes an expert on everything?'
 After everyone's laughter subsid- ed he gave me my orders "Tht people down here," he said, "knov all there is to know about us They've studied our history, oul customs and manners and know Il inside out. The trouble is that oul people don't know them. Mix witf them, high and low, in governlmen and business and so on. The peo' pie sincerely like us. Stay about { week with us over at the ship. II then send you to Rio and the ira' terior. I want you here by the tim' I get back .. l don't want to set anything you've written. No string attached! You've got the medium back home to tell them about thes' wonderful people down here. Oul people must get to know them bet ter-because they are going to hay' to deal with them from now or1."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-26
RECORD csc QUAKEs A YEAR

Berkeley, Cal. - (UPD = Perry ByeTly, professor os seismology as the University Of California, has an earthquake every morning Tor breakfast and usually . second one during the day. @our nine ,seleme- graplls on the campus and others ln siS ont-statlons register co oys aTnao of e50 earthquake shocks ep. nnaiiy from nli parts of th@wefl1." he atnAB6.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-26
WATR PROGRAMS ls1O KilOCycIes

P. M.
 S:CO--At the Symphony 4;OO-Affairs of Tom, Dick and
 Harry
 5:OO-Fulton Lewis, Jr. 5:s5--sheelah Carter, Commenta- 5:15-Joe Frasstto's Orch. 5:3O-News 5;45-Junior Newscaster f 6;O0-Yankee News
 6i15-Press Round-Up 6:2O-Prayer; Music for Dining 6:45--Mile O Dimes
 7:QO-Fulton Lewis, Jr. 7:l5-Milt Herth Trio
 7:3O-Anchors Aweigh 7:45-Don Reid's Orch.
 S:OO-Singin' Sam
 S:i5-Treasury Star Parade S:3O-Federal Ace
 9:OO-Gabriel Heater
 9:15--March On, Marines N 9:3O-"MurdeT Clinic" Drama lO:OO--John B. Hughes l0:i6-Art Kassers Orch. iO:2O-News: Dance Orch. lO:i5-Dick Kuhn's Orch. l1:OO--Yankee News li:l6--George Dutty's orch. Il:f0-Melody Hall
 TOMORROW
 g:jO-Yankee News
 S:l5-MoFnlng Musicale
 s:3O-The Early Bird
 S;lE-Morning Devotl0ns oOO-NsWs; Shoppers Guide iO,O0--Ian Ross NacFaFlane, News iO:lS-sacFed Heart Program iO,3O-The CheeF-up Gang lI lI:0O-Headlines of Tomorrow iiiisS-ysnEss House Party Noon--Mils O' Dimes iS,is-Msloale Moments iails-Dr. whlttaksFj Let's Dance l,oO--Yankee News igf6--Nwoaf asd Hot ,e0 -Nowns teaean FtfD9efnld V -ilr0ndwaF tianaWnfon a,ik-1'bo fankee Kitchen eil6-Army on the Ar Si00-Af the Symphony
 lioe-AnaiFs of Tom, Dick nnd k,Oo-fhselah Carrier, ComneniniOf bils-sge fraseife's Orch biah~m9 9umiof MawHam6keH aifomsM MmMhe9 Me##
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-26
NATIONWIDE FUEL
 RATTONINC LOOMS
(Continued from Page D

impossible to maintain the large tanker fleet in the Pacific and as result the fuel oil situation in that area may become more seri- ous."
 De Golyer's address preceded c warning from a Republican and a Democratic governor that the states must be ever vigilaiit lest some of their basic rights be uslirped per. manentiy by the federal government under the gulse Of war necessity.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-26
CHuRCHGoERs RIDE FREE

Burbank, Cal. = (UP) - Fifteen churches here have combined to provide rides to church on Sunday mornings by operating public busses Regular churchgoers will be car ried free, while non-churchgoers will be charged fee to help main- tain the service.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-26
TOAD WEEK"

Protect the toad week." Is cele- brnted each year in Waycross, ua.. and citizens extCl the virtues og the common toad throughout the nation by means of posters. press, radio, and by word Of mouth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-26

tee (which ls co obviously mis- named), in no way TepFelepts the membership 0g the Chase Union. It FepFesenia only the personal adhere enis ol Q political candidate who could not rlng himself fo accept aefsat GFaoolilly, but islsleta pn ogNFlhFoWing the olIleofs elected by the majority of the naion'a mslns heEzhln
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-26
New York Stations
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i:c0-wEAF-Backstage Wife W0R-Matual Matinee
 WJZ--Songs
 WABC-News M 4:15-wEAF--Stella Dallas 4 WJZ-Club Matinee r WABC-Green Valley 4:sO-wEAsLHor.nuo E; E; 4. Jones
 WOR-Food Forum
 WABC-Living Art 4:i5-WEAF-Young Wilder
 wJzWIceland; Stories
 WABC-Off the Record 5:oO--WEAF-When Girl
 Marries
 WOR-Talk; News
 WJZ-The Sea Hound WABC--Madeleine Carroll 5:l5-WEAF-Por Faces Life WOR-John Gambling WJZ--Hop Harrigan
 WABC-Mother and Dad 5:30-Just Plain Bill WOR-Supermen
 WJZ-Jack Armstrong ! WABC--Missus Goes
 Shopping ., 5:45-WEAF-Fro Page Farrell WOR-Junior Newscaster WJZ-Capt. Midnight
 WABC-Ben Bernie Show 6:OO-W Time
 WOR-Prayer; Uncle Don; Music, 6:25 Co wJZ--News; Sports
 WABC--Frasier Hunt, News 6:l5-WEAF-New Rad Hall WJZ--Terry and the Pirates WABC-Edwin c. Hil 6:3O-WEAF-Sports, Bill stern
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-26
SEPTET PLEADS
 NOT GUILTY

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-26
BIG LUXEMBOURG
 STEEL STRIKE ON

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-26
RAIN HAMPERS
 ALLIED UNITS

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-26
AXIS STRENGTH
 IS KNOCKED OUT

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-01-26

:. The sunrise was thrilling =. So Nas the first sight of the Amazon
 If anyone ever tells you that vou don't get the shivers and shud- lers-looking down at all that jungle ~don't believe 1t Especially
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-09-09
AVOID SMALL LOTS
IN SELLING WEED

Because of the Labor Shortage
growers re asked cot 10 offer small
lots oi tobacco for sale this wear be-
cause such practice reduces the
D"undaGc which can be placed upon
the warehouse floor and increase,
the cos nf selling the crop.
Extension Officials at State Cni-
lego point out that small basket of
tobacco occupies jus; as much space
Is large basket The sale a-d bunI;
work for - small lot requires as much
time a. for Il lot of norm size. Each
small lot must be checked. weighed
and Identified with the warehouse
accounts.
n" definite rule can be given as
To tho minimum and maximum siZC
lot that Shu:Ild be offered for sale
The size OF the lpt WIll dCpc~d umun
the range Of quality. color. and length
found IN single curing. if properly
sorted. Although correct sorting is
10 the advantage of the grower. il
Is mistake - take Il single barn and
draw the divisions too close. for thi,
means a number of very small lots.
Sometimes. J.: sorting has been very
close, two lois may be so NO rIv alike
IN quality and color that they NAV be
combined. However. if the lots arc
small and distinct in color and qua
lily. they should not be mixed to-
scthcr.
ON the other hand. very large lots
OF tobacco are sometime, regarded
with suspicion I'd data collected bv
the Agricultural Marketing Service
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-09-09
Irish Potato
Crop Is Saved
By Bahamians

The Irish potato crop in paso,,n.
tank and surrounding counties nr,.c,.
coulu have been saved had !, no,
been for the Bahamiam workers Ian
women and 1855 men. who worked
; around the grading machiscs and j.,
the field as diggcrS. rm Agent p
III. jameson of Elizabeth Civ rcnnr.
ted to the Extension Service at S,oio
College.
He said that severa! farmers were
OF the opinion that bringing these
people in to work in the potato hor-
/ vest also had improved local .bnr
conditions. The Bahamians worked
harder than the local labor AVID ,yrrr
very anxious To do Il good lob. lame
son said when Il truck WAS driven
INTO the camp grounds that fifty on.
sixty workers would quickly i,uup ON
II and that it was hard 10 CONVINCE
them that the farmer needed only
about 20 workers.
According to jameson, those vim
saved their money cleared abnu, S75
TO Sl25 during the month they work
cd IN the potato harvest. From the
EliZ. beth City area the BahamiaYs
moved 10 HcndcrSUnvlllc 10 helm in
harvesting Of the large snap bear
crop there.
The Elizabeth City farm labor COM
mittce worked hard and did fine
job of organizing all avail bic labor
IN the town. according - Jameson
He also praised Congressman Her
bert Bonner for his assistance in got
ting the harvested potatoes moved
through Government channels. Gro
WcrS showed good sp:rl' OF coopcra-
ton and the WcCwSv.l!c Vegetables
Growers Association led the move
mcnt for slowing up digging opera
tions 50 that the crop could be pro-
perry handled.
Jameson reported that about 100
outside laborcrS would be needed
this fall 10 assist in harvesting fs,-
600 crcS of SoybcanS and $1,000 acres
of corn.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-09-09

mcrs who had pay income tax WINS
'oMer IN proportion than the mill
ana factory workers OF Henderson
o"ipE!Sc claims. based on his EXPERT
enee vi having prepared hundreds
Vi returns early this yer.
"archOuSing docs not have :, So
cure and dependable friend in the
iopaceo Association of the United
States, the trade group which sci
market dates this year 10 please il
sell rather than approve the rccon-
lamentations Of the governors con-
ieieicc' ac co q ing 10 the local
supervisor. This trade represent, n
Siii"ll minority oil producer and ware
house interests.
Last year the association sent q let
.ci' from winch the following is
taken. 10 the markets:
ms Office suggests that the AUG
l!oh system IS distinctly on trial in
this crop" The letter was apparent
~ dictated by NJ. T.. Oliver, sccrc-
tary-rcaSurcr Of the association, but
went out over the name of A. L.
Carrington. j., president.
ms statement WAS immediately
challenged by Surprise in he fol-
lowing manner: Il am WONDERING
Just how the auction system is ON
trial and who the judges may be.
nave from time Il TIM. heard in
situations nd threats. etc. regard
ing the markets, bu; this j. the FIRST
time there has been tangible matter.
Is this an effort at coercion IN some
form OF pcrchancc Il bit ul Dictator
ship"
Il. too, have heard thu. the al,c-
ton system is on trial this season
by the authorities in Washington"
Darlington replied. " II Is certainly
not on trial with the association, us
the association is composed OF buyers
and warchOuScmcn and is distinctly
auction minded. The biz stick has
been held over us for some time by
some Washington authorities"
Darlington failed To name the
Washington authorities. although
they must have been public ser
wants with dreams o! iHSciSm and
'otali;ariamiSm. Washington is load
cd with this type official. Surprise
says.
Hope q; Warehouses
The hope for %urchuusing is for
me operators 10 Si.ih together rather
than tor the SAX" o; a one on. two
year gam. sec the -trong Whitfield
down and tho weak placed under
obligation 10 those who would des-
roy the system. II government gra-
ding were followed by government
pricing and crop ALLEGATION. warc-
houses would not be necessary. Ii
prices were fixed high. companies
could import from free marketing
countries even il they had To reduce
quality. If prizes were fixed low by
accident q. pressure from the rcla-
lively small! group which control,
he industry the farmer would SUI
fer. Only the auction. on e ware
house floor. preserves competition.
The hope Ui tho farmer is To stick
with his warehouse iric. d.. They are
making market which does not
now c&is' 81 the tobacco belts where
negotiation and not auction sale
predominant. The farmer must use
his strength t0 hold his elected scr
wants IN Inc nd - force them L.
hold the millions OF other govern
mcnt employees. Including rCpddia-
ted lamc-dUck executives, in line
with public desire. Surprise said.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-09-09
Grading and ALLEGATION
of Crop Disastrous;
Appeals to Farmers

The only outSlandingly successful
competitive marketing system for raw
agricultural products, the leaf to5ac-
CO markets arc being ruthlesSly dcs-
trOycdby bureaucratic controls i'm the
hands of certain Federal agencies
and to Il certain extent by the Tobac-
co Association Of the United States.
For two years, 1912 and the pre-
sent season, marketing speeds have
been fixed in such Il manner as To
hamStrlng The larger, better organi-
zcd and more powerful markets
without any attempt being made TO
curtail paundagc on an equitable
basis, Surprise alleges.
The larger. better organized and
more powerful markets attained
their positions through service i'm n
highly competitive business, he added.
By breaking these markets il will
be mach easier FOR the burcaucratS
10 run home their totalitarian ideas
which are in direct conflict with the
efforts of the earlier days Of the
present administration.
The 1912 record of sales proves his
contention, Surprise claims, that the
speed controls arc aimed almost OK
cluSircly at the powerful markets.
The powerful because they were
most popular markets. are those
which use two or moro sets of buy
crS. These II markets in North Cairo
llna'S four belts were hamStruny by
l942 regulations. ana more violently
handicapped by this years rules.
while the "A leaf markets of the
State which have only one sci of
buyers enjoyed their greatest boom
in 1912.
Markets with two or more sets of
buyers have most generally had five
full selling days Il week. while il is
unusual tpr The onc-sct markets tu
operate full schedule. more often
having short sales within the first
two weeks o! the market opening.
Cutting down selling hours and
speeds naturally hurts tho markets
which can sell full time much more
th;n those markets which actually
don't always need the reduced time.
1912 Fluctuations
or the II major markets. the
poundaGc increases in 1912 were less
than 30 pcrSccn on eight OF the
markets, while Of the ~ smaller.
markets only seven failed To increase
more than 30 percent and l3 incrca-
SGD poundaGc more than 60 percent
over 1871 figures. Tho same W $
generally true in Florida. Georgia.
South Carolina and Virginia.
The smaller markets did not in
crease their service beyond being
able 10 provide floor space when tic
most popular m. rlictS were iammcd
because of restrictions. Tho 1892 ave
RACES show that the larger markets
paid the best avraGcs bccaus thcr VA,
more competition FOR the leaf with
larger crews of buyers.
While 1912 did not financially wca-
ken any market, since all State mar
kctS sold more leaf at higher prices
than i'll years, il weakened the re
IatiVc positions of the major mar
kctS in their respective belts. and
NEST certainly placed the smaller
markets under Il moral obligation t.
the burcaucratS, Surprise contends.
Curtailmcnt of sale speed was cS-
scntlal last year. and more so now
because OF the labor situation. Slr- |
prise admits. BY further cutting bas- |
kct weights and sale hours, the |
burcaucraiS have further knitted the
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1943-09-09
CLEANS UP JAPS
BACK TO LAUNDRY

North Camp Polk. La.-(AP)-
Pvt. Icmcy Low skipped ont of Tai
chang. China. ID minutes ahead "I
The Japanese invaders in 1899. Npw
hc Says the Jap> got - lot Ia learn
from me. | like Ia get some of them
and then 90 home"
Pvt. Lew made his way 10 Amer
iCa with his father and brother. and
until March "a, when ne was M
Quoted into the Army. ran laum-
dry II Port Washington. y. Y.