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Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-02-04
JapAndU.
Fleets Spar
W~s
For Opening
Titanic Struggle
Believed Shaping Up
10 Decide Control
OF Guadalcanal

Washington, Feb. I-(AP)-
Like Two heavyweight boxers
''ciIn" each other out. flicking
tentative but Furnishing labs
her" and there. United States
ant JanancSc naval units are
mancuVcring in the southwest
Pacific for Il stance from which
&" throw Il haymakcr.
From this corner there was
nn!y word that air and surface
engagements ARE continuing"
tai il appeared from the Navy's
restraint that Il titantir struggle
wIs shaping up for control Of
trEIdaicaTaI island with its all
important airfiCld.
Naval Spokesman repeated that
both sides had suffered losses, but
one Of them emphasized that "thC
whole thing is Il Sparring for posi-.
ton, with The two major fleet units
nul yet joined in an all out Slugfcst
Lik" angry hornets, the bomberS
Ul General Douglas Macarthur
command Continued TO harass and
distract the enemy by raiding his
bases an New Britain and Bougain
Vile islands.
\ hi. Our-motOred LiberatOr
bombed Il Japanese warShip at
Wide Bay. New Britain, after
driving off an enemy fighter.
Results were not observed.
y report from MaCArthur'S head
quarters toIay also said that Flying
Fu!ircSScs had raidcd Rabaul itself
/ vital Jap DaSr for the battle ol
the SulnmOuS. Tor the fifth conScc.
uliyc night despite heavy cloud,
which hampCrcd a check of the dam
age done. y Flying Fortress on 4
reconnaissance mission later was at
tackled by Is japanese fighter planes.
Inc big ship Knocked two Of them
down and returned safely to It's base
Towering fires were started by q
Catalina medium bomber in a raid
uu an enemy airdr0mc al BUN, on
E"aGaiuvllc island in the Sul"mons
Fires also were started at tho Gas
mIta airdrUmc on New Britain.
News of the engagements between
naval units. which may Dc the larg
st yet arrayCd in the Pacific war
was withheld here because of mill
larry considerations. japanese clalms
in.t two United States battlcShips
anG three cruisers had been sunk
were described by Il naval SpokcS
man a. grossly exaggerated Sec
lCtary Knox said the japanese were
'r.hng for information.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-02-04
Negotiation OF Post War
Peace Charter Advocated

Washington, Feb. i.-(AP-
Senator Gillette. Iowa Demo-
crat. introduced a resolution to-
day which would put the Sen
ate on record as approving this
basic principles Of the Atlantic
charter and advising President
Roosevelt 10 negotiate imInc-
diatcly a postwar peace char
ter" with other United Nations.
Gillette j. u member of the foreign
relations committee.
The resolution would urge and adj
wise that the proposed formal treats
stress the following points:
The Joint siEnaturicS ncithc
seek nor desire ACCOMPLISHMENTS tci
ritorial OF otherwise. That they re
spect and will approve the right o
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-02-04
Price of Rutherford
Offers Bill Calling
For Statewide Vote
To BE Held Nov. 2

Eliri.h. Feb. 1-jiP)-I;cp-
rC,rni'tiN, Price Of Rutherford,
nrw Npalri man. Baptist leader
and sell lr>cribrd personal and
political dry" today introduced
4 measure IN the house calling
for :, statewide referendum on
the ale and manufacture OF
liquor.
The Till CALI for an election
November .. 1913.
Tie measure D. entitled IAN act
10 prrI.hIi he manufacture and sale
of in'tNIyarlu@ liquors in North Car
Uma and {" provide tor u statewide
vote "n 'Hv proposition"
II "Ncuptr liquor required 10y hos
pltaI. or sdudtOrIumS for treatment
81 patient aud does not apply to
alCuunl u-Ci for scientific. chemical,
""r'."'ct!. industrial. medicinal and
culinary purposes, lur use at those
authorized ".r procure the -"uc laN
.:'' u. .u 'nv manufacture of pat
eH;cd medicinal. HutIScptic, toilet
scientific. chemical. mechanical and
-1usiru. preparations ~ product'
C.l fog uCNcraG" purposes.
i."cvcr. the hill allow, persons
,-p"u. crops. either Wild "r Cul-
waited. Of grapes. fruits 81 berries
% wa.r Irgnt domestic wine, for
N" u.c IF his ur their family
guest" Tie measure also allow
II" maxim. of cider 'haviuG only
such a'rnNuIic content as natural
i,nrnn'H'.uu may produce
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-02-04
LIQUOR Referendum
Measure Introduced
METHODIST STUDENTS
TO HOLD CONFERENCE.

Durham. Fen. .i-(ApD Thu North
Carolina Methods, Student Confer
v..Cc will hold It's annual meeting
tins year in the Duke Memorial
Methodist church here from r.lua.
to Sunday.
Approximately $50 StudCm; dele
gales representing all the Mcthudi II
colleges of North Carolina are cx
pcCtcd 10 attend The conference
theme is "Disciplincs for Chriatia:.
Living"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-02-04
Japs Stage
Night Raid
Bombers Attack Ships
Off Guadalcanal,
Indicating Renewed
Jap Aerial Activity

with the 4. =. Fleet in the
South Pacific. Feb. 4-(AP-
The first night bombing attack
by Japanese planes on American
surface vessels covering opera
lions at Guadalcanal was report
cd today. The results of the
attack were not disclosed.
The enemy aIrmcu. dropping mys'
tcriouSly out OF the night sky. Struci,
after dusk on January % while a
unit of The southwest Pacific fleet
was cruising near Guadalcanal.
Tho assault Indicated resumption
OF Japanese mir activity strangely
absent i'm the SolomOus area within
recent weeks.
Fleet officials recalled that enemy
planes dropped flares during the
night battle of Savo island August
o. when three Il. S. cruisers were
sunk. but the january ~ attack was
the first instance of actual nigh
bombing.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-02-04
NEW OFFICERS

Camp Lee. Va. Feb. f-(NPD-
Nine North Car"linlanS were among
GOO officer candidates who were
commissioned second lieuienants al
tho Army's quartcrmasicr school
here.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-02-04
Nine Axis
Ships Sunk
British Submarines
In Mediterranean
Take Heavy Toll
Of Merchantmen

London. Feb. f-IAFD-Nine
axis supply ships and ono anti
submarine vessel have been sunk
by British submarines in the
Mediterranean in the past few
days. the admiralty announced
today.
In addition Il nnrthbound trans
port and another large vessel were
attacked and their destruction Is con
sidCrCd UrobablC. the announcement
said. Still another small vessel was
reported damaged
Tho auti-suhmarinc vessel and
five of the supply SHIPS were sunk
bv riulirC of ihC eastern TuniSian
coast. the admiralty said. while an
other Wa driven ashore u total loss,
1wn suall supply ships were re-
ported sunk 10y iorpcd"cS of the tn
nissan coast.
"Duriug ihr,c operations inclicc-
lual fire was experienced that nj
lhc iirrr was thought 10 be- enemy
shore batteries" the communiqut
said. "It is presumed IT was this
10 which the enemy referred in
rcccn, broadcast when they claimed
cunnrc from armorcd patrol cars
had destroyed British submarine
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-02-04
tVUnIInllCH on TIEt FlNCI
POWER PLANT SOUGHT

Wilmington. tCb. f-(AlD Ten
tativc plans have been mapped 10y
Chy officials I" seek Legislation en-
HbluG municipal ownership of the
TIdCWHtCr Power Go. here.
Lower power rates for tn. area
arc being sought.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-02-04
j. S. Food
Aids Russia
Wickard Declares
Supplies From U. S.
Are Keeping Russia
In the War

Washington. Feb. i-tAP-
Secretary of Agriculture Wick
ard told the House foreign affairs
committee today that American
food i keeping Russia in the
war and contributing Ia the vic
tories of the Soviet army.
1t is the mcn-ItuSsIau mrlr--
vino arc winning the aIl-lmporinu,
battle there" Inc said. "Hr if the
of American food which arc
going 10 these men. fraction Though
II Is al the total supply. ~cr" t" he
cut of tomorrow. they would almost
.lrCly have - stop fighting
Wrckard. as food administrator
testified m connection with lCGl>la-
ton authorizing continuance of the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-02-04

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Service Roll Planned
For Ex-School Youths

A service roll, containing all
the New Hanover High school boys
who have attended school there
within the last five years, is be-
ing compiled by a service roll
committee with Mrs. o. A. Bjon-
erud as chairman. Miss Elizabeth
Montgomery, registrar, and Miss
Virginia Herrin, dean, are the
other members of the committee.
The committee are mailing IN
formation cards to parents of these
service men and women; but to
prevent missing any, they would
appreciate parents sending the
name, service address, rank, and
branch of service on post card
to the school office immediately
They will then try to keep a
complete service file and also dis
play a service flag or plaque show
ing the boys and girls in service.
The committee is considering all
students for this who have attended
New Hanover High school within
the last five years whether they
graduated or not.
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KNOX ANNOUNCES
new SEA TRIUMPH
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the Allies to mass in Europe vir-
tually the full force Of their avail
able fighting strength. For sew
eral months Allied ship losses in
the Atlantic have been at extreme
ly low level.
The vessels on which plans for
construction were cancelled in
cluded 305 destroyer escorts; sixty
180-foot escorts originally designed
as mine sweeners; fifty 173-foot
patrol craft and twelve 11O-foot
submarine chasers.
Knox emphasized that actual
construction had not been started
on any Of the ships and said the
change was 'tjust cancelling the
program.
The Navy Secretary also an
nounced that with increasing acti-
vities in the Pacific it has been
deemed advisable to improve re-
pair facilities on the West Coast.
To free yards there for repair
work, he said, construction Of three
cruisers, seven destroyers and
nine fleet tugs had been transfer
red to East Coast yards.
In addition, Knox said, plans for
construction Of about rs minor
craft, for which no contracts had
been let, have been cancelled.
The cruisers transferred from
the West Coast were to have been
constructed in the Bethlehem
Union yards at San Francisco,
but now 60 to the Federal Ship
building company in New York; the
destroyers are transferred from
the Bethlehem Union yards to
Bethlehem's Fall River and Staten
Island yards, and the tugs from
the United Engineering company
yards at Alameda, Calf, to the
Charleston Shipbuilding Co., at
Charleston, S. C.
"This doesn't decrease the
amount of work on the West Coast,
Knox said, sit merely is a substi-
tuition of repair work for new
ships
Knox said American submarine
attacks against Japanese shipping
were proceeding at full speed with
steadily increasing forces
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U. S. PARATR00PS
STRIKE CH0lSEUL
Continued From Page One)

Il marked the second such EN-.
ployment of paratroops in the cur.
rent Pacific offensive. Paratroop-
ers landed September 5 northwest
of Lac. New Guinea, prior to pin
GERS development Of that air base.
There have been no indications
of any airfield on Choiseul but it
has shore accommodations for
small shipping.
The forces which landed Wednes-
day in the Treasury group with
naval and air support continued
to receive the aid of bombing and
strafing planes in the campaign on
those two tiny islands.
Fighter-escorted medium bomb
ers struck the smashing blow at
Buka, raiding at treetop height.
The large number of japanese
killed were working on Buka's rum
way at the time.
The bornbers also sank an aux
iliary vessel and damaged u r
enemy planes in addition to the
seven destroyed on the ground.
The unopposed destruction of air.
fields in the south Bougainville
area continued.
Bombers of all categories, es-
corted by fighters, struck anew at
Kahili, left all of its runways I'M
serviceable and knocked out anti
aircraft positions.
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CHEST WILL help
SEAMEN'SSERVICE
Continued From Page One)

Continued From Page One)
accommodations and relaxation be-
tween voyages.
Seventeen USS units are already
functioning in principal ports in
the United States and United Ma
tons. Additional units at home
and abroad are rapidly being pre-
pared for opening. In addition, the
USS operates a personal service
division, through which merchant
seamen may make loans, be help
ed with passports, get family as
sistance and advice. Over $4,000
different services have been per-
formed by seamen by all units of
USS since its inception.
The morale of our embattled
seamen is an indispensable weapon
of victory.
A new appointment in the War
Chest drive was announced Friday
by N. E. Drexler, general chair
man.
Storer p. Ware, secretary of the
North Carolina Shipbuilding COM
pany, has been named general
chairman of the Community War
Chest campaign at the North Caro-
lima Shipbuilding company. The
shipyard is the largest single unit
OF the entire campaign, and cam
paign leaders expect a large pof-
ton of the. goal to come from the
intensive solicitation there, which
is scheduled to get under way dur
ing the week of November 8. con-
tinue until every one of the thous-
ands of employees has been given
the opportunity to contribute.
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Claassen Picks:
HAROLD CLAASSEN

.,rT YORK, Oct. ~. - R -
NAm YOU these football selec.
ofle.Ni INIT not guaranteeing that
t,.o, will approximate last week
laes .;nos in which 80 results of IS
qlle ,es (disregarding ties) were
5sa~ecast correctly:
10, To+re Dame over Navy: The
W. W.. biggest game to date and
yea ,:ostions are that 10000 fans
n ~ he in the Cleveland stands.
WI came is Bertelli's farewell
lus fats likely to fire the Irish
s'4 heir very best-which they will
NV ..rov over Pennsylvania: Penn S
.aoE is one of the most versatile
s.'4 +be country but Army's speed
ll.d depth of reserves should break
. CIV Ctdet Franklin Field jinx.
c s.,T 10000 fans saved their ash
N see this game.
" csorgia Tech over Duke: Be-
we. u of Navy transfer, neither
.o likely will know his exact
, ,DaI until the kickoff although
T l,t, has earlier knowledge that
r ,sr Manning, captain and center,
w. W. tackle Willie Smith would be
', railable. At least 10000 Dixie
fans will be present.
l's eo,,thern California over Califor-
IN The Troitns did it earlier in
. .,,a season. 7 to 0, but that won't
L Lst 10000 fans from the game.
MN Indiana over Ohio State: Two
- tbo country's best al-civilian
outfit tangling before $4,000 with
u"nchy Hoernschmeyer and his
uaosier Hotshots getting the edge
are- Dean granddaughter and Err
lie Parks,
m Northwestern over Minnesota:
srother ex-Gopher, this time it is
herman Frickey, to spoil the day
for Minnesota.
dartmouth over Yale: Don Kas-
,rzaks passing to be more effec-
i've than Ray scussers running in
4rav that will lure $4,000 to the
boz
Georgia Pre-Flight over Tulane:
.. harder and Steve FilipoWicZ
,5ould entertain the 10000 spec
,.tors but ruin the day for the
Gpenies.
louisiana State over Texas
tristan: Navy transfers remov-
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Hal Claassen Picks:
Notre Dame Over Nauy:
Army To Beat. Penn

ca TOUR regulars and three suhs
rom the TCU roster-and Steve
van buren, still is operating for
the Tigers. -
washington over Spokane Air
Force: The Huskies to continue
among the unbeaten elevens
Holy Cross over Colgate: The
crusaders wealth of backfield ma.
terial to decide.
Michigan over Illinois: Even
with the expected let-down follow
ing the Minnesota game, Michigan
should have enough to win here.
Texas over Southern Methodist:
The Longhorns have it.
Cornell over Columbia: Every.
thing happens to Columbia this
year, except victory. Now Coach
Lou Little is sick abed and whit
be at Ithaca to guide his Lions.
Tulsa over Southwestern: This
one would have been a thriller
had Southwestern retained its navy
stars.
Purdue over Wisconsin: Badger
foes have scored 100 points in the
last three games and the deluge
doesn't stop this week.
Iowa Pre-Flight over Fort Riley:
The Seahawks' officers get back
into action in this one.
Princeton over Brown: Browns
Navy losses and Doc Savage's in
jury should tip this one toward the
Tigers.
Oklahoma over Iowa State: The
home field advantage deciding an
important Big Six affair.
Finishing in a hurry: Wake For
est over Clemson, North Carolina
ever North Carolina State, Wander
bilt over Milligan, Greenville Air
Base over Maryland, Camp Davis
over Camp Lejeune, Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh over Carnegie Tech,
Great Lakes over Western Mich
igan, Missouri over Nebraska,
Marquette over Denver, Kansas
over Kansas State, Texas A & M
over Nebraska, Texas Tech over
Rice, March Field over St. Mary S
Pre-Fight, San Diego over UCLA,
St. Mary's over San Francisco,
Rutgers over Lehigh, Rochester
over Case, Buckneu over Mullen
berg, Tufts over Coast Guard
Academy and Penn State over
West Virginia.
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Registration For Book
Four Concluded In City

The rationing of Book No. ~
ended at 6 pm. Friday with APP
proxima+oly 10000 people having
registered.
Thursdays registration totaled
1882 and the previous three days
were 55,442; these in addition to
the estimated 10000 of Friday to.
tailed 10000, about 1000 less than
the approximate number who reg
istered for Book No. II.
Only about 1900 registered with
the schools before, the other TO-
900 having applied through the ra-
ton board later; therefore. more
were registered through the
schools this time.
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BACKS
Up WLB DECISION
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whole Industry meant a decrease
in hourly rates, the President set
forth this argument:
The board has indicated that it
will approve the Illinois contract
with notifications which will give
the miners for a 51-hour portal-to-
portal, 6-day week $500, which is
So SO a week more than they are
now receiving for AZ hours actual
work at their working places in
the mines. 1t is about $3.50 less
per week than they would receive
under the Illinois contract as it
was submitted. But we must re-
call that already $3.50 per week
has been added to the rates pre-
vailing under the old contract by
reason of the adjustments previ-
ously allowed by the board.
"The board has resolved every
reasonable doubt with respect to
the requirements of the stabiliza-
ton program in favor of the min
ers' demands.
There is no basis for the as
sertion that the boards proposals
involve in any way reduction in
the basic rates that the miners are
receiving. On the contrary, the
assertion ignores the fact that the
present basic rates are for produc-
ton work at their working places,
and make no allowances for travel
time Underground as such. I'm
der the boards proposal the min
ers for the first time will receive
pay for travel time, as SUCH"
Once before this year the Pres
ident has ordered government seiz-
ure and operation of the coal mines
to assure continued production.
The mines were operated for
while by Interior Secretary Ickes
as Federal boss, but the last of
them were returned to their own
ers this month. Ickes has express
ed fear of runaway strikes unless
a contract is agreed upon by Oc-
tober 81, and other Federal Off
Gals have described the need for
continued production to keep war
industries going.
Sunday, the War Production
Board said a serious setback" for
the armed forces could rersult from
prolongation of the shutdowns.
Mr.. Roosevelt touched on the pa
riotism note in concluding his let
ter to Davis thusly:
II am confident that when the
patriotic American miners realize
the substantial increase N h"'n-
fits the boards proposal offers
them they will not reject the op-
portunity to secure a contract.
'But if I am mistaken and the
miners do not accept the boards
proposals, I shall take decisive ac-
ton to see that coal is mined"
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EVENTS ARE POINTING
TO DOOM OF THE AXIS
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ter of the long Pacific line.
At which of the many Japanese
held island outposts its first surges
will be aimed can only be con-
jectured: but it is coming.
And from the recaptured Aleu-
tians other operations are clearly
in prospect that must fill japanese
minds with haunting dread OF long
range air bombardment. There has
been no revelation of the range
and power of American super
bonbers long in preparation, but
it seems obvious they are primar-
ilv intended for direct attack on
Janan itself and its island redoubts.
Thev are not needed in Europe.
From Britain and central Italy the
so-called small bombers," the
Flving Fortresses and Liberators
Of today, can now criss-cross Nazl
skies. e
Thus, a year from the date OF
the Allied landings in French Al.
RIGA to change the whole face OF
the war in Europe, the attack on
Ianan seems destined to be step
ned up in tempo on the other side
of the world.
And besides threats OF eventual
drives from China via B ur m a.
there is still another factor for
Tokvo's contemplation in viewing
40 +iohtenins Allied enlightenment
ring This ring has only one real
ean even now. That is northward:
Japan and Russia still are at
neace: but it is a peace born only
Of Russian inducements in t n e
west and Japanese over extension
IN ~ the south. 1t is feeble security
r ~. ID for Japanese hopes to lean
,,ron in view of Russian victories
u; upo the west and the closer lnt ,
aration of war effort Obviously
Sought sought in the Moscow tri-partiF'
conversations. .a london
I'll That washington and L l. p,,e
now know what the expect OF nus y !
STA s in the Asiatic theater' Tha II a
, S,h is wholly probable: There re
can be no comfort for TOKYO III
that.
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WORLD PEACE MOVE
IS GREAT ATTEMPT
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are divided means that they must
expect, and must, therefore, unless
they are reckless fools, prepare
for the next war.
The opponents Of a concert Of
the powers are, however, numer-
Gus. They consist, first, Of the
wholly innocent, who, knowing
nothing that is useful about the
history of nations, never believe
that war can happen until they
are attacked. The opponents con-
sist, second, of those who do not
want peace unless they can die
tate it. They object to agreements
and to compromise and accommo-
dalton with other nations. They
object because they dislike the 9TH
er nations, because they distrust
the other nations, because tn e y
want what they want when they
want it.
Yet we can proceed with con.
fidence. For this conception of a
new order of things in the world
is not the mere invention Of those
who make speeches about post.
war plans. This conception has
been forced upon the nations by
the terrible experience in which
they have so very nearly persisted.
The United Nations became united
by the deepest of all human in.
stincts, the instinct to survive, and
that instinct to survive impels them
now to persist in the unity they
have already achieved, and to per-
petuate it.
Instinct, however is blind, and
so when the danger which aroused
it has passed, the impulse fades
away unless there are institutions,
designed intelligently, to carry on.
That is why we cannot wait any
longer to found the institutions Of
peace which virtually all respon-
sible men and women now profess
to favor. That is the reason why
we have gone to Moscow, and why
we must 60 from there wherever
else it may be necessary to go,
resolved and tireless to achieve
the great purpose.
This is our duty. This is the
honoring of the pledge which every
civilian has given to all who fight
and toll and suffer. 1t is the pledge
that we shall not stupidity, neg
ligently, selfishly squander the
blood, the sweat and the tears with
which the age we live in is now
sanctified.