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Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-01-07
Potato Expert
Takes Stand

Wilson. Jan. 7.-(AP)-Thc gov
eminent planned TO call Albert T..
Mcrckcr, potato expert with the
Agriculture departments food dis
fributiOn administration, to the wit
ness stand again today at the trial in
u. 5. district court here of 20 defend
ants on charges of violating the Shcr-
man antitrust act.
Mcrckcr spent all of yesterday Civ
ing statistical and technical tcsti-
nony about the potato industry.
Cross examination. begun in the aft
crnOon, was not completed when the
court recessed for the day. Mcrcker
testified on cross examination that
the U. S. Agriculture department
tried to maintain and stabilize prices
oi potatoes in order 10 assure the
farmers a fair return for his product.
Correspondence rafting TO this was
introduced by defense council.
The government alleges that l3
corporations and l6 individuals fixed
prices and conspircd TO fiXc prices
paid growers for potatoes produced
IN North Carolina, Virginia and
Maryland.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-01-07
Revolt Looms
In Congress

Washington. Jan. 7.-(AP-- An
INSTRUMENTATION group sought to-
day to gain control of the Scnaic'S
steering committee and To rCiurnlSh
il as policy defining instrument III
the new Congress.
Revolving against the custom
which has permitted Majority Lead
or Barklcy of Kentucky To appoint
tho membership, several veteran SEN
at"rS were reported TO have agreed
at a secret meeting Ia attCmptto force
Il showdown in caucus today on a
proposal to fill steering committee
vacancies by vote of all the Demo-
Gratis in the Senate.
With this in mind. the insurgents
were prepared to propose the cleo
ton to committee vacancies of SEN
ators Bailey (D-N.CD. Ovcrton,
(D-La) and Maloncy (D-Conn.), all
of whom have been critical oc-
casionally Of administration policies.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-01-07
SOVIET ARMIES
ONLY rs MILES
FROM ROSTOV
Packages
For AEF


Washington, Jan. 7. - (hP)--
Announcing new Army postal
regulations draSticallv restrict
ing the shipment al package, e.
soldiers overseas. Secretary of
War StimSnn said today I seen:
tn have been better promoter
than ! expected when urged
people 10 write Ia the soldiers
Because of The enormous
amount of space used 10 trans
port packages, StimSon said the
Army has ruled that beginning
January Is. no package may be-
sent 10 u soldier overseas unlCS,
II contains an article which ha,
been requested by the soldier,
anal the request mas been alp
proved by his commanding Of
Ger.
The posi- office. he ,aId. will
moi accept Il Package unless the
'rIitcn request. bearing the COM
handing officers approval. Is
presented.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-01-07
Pay Raises
Advocated;
No Tax Hike
Governor Asks Legis-
lators to Keep the
Faith With Men in the
Armed Services by
Providing Adequately
for Institutions

kal",gh. Ian. :. .'Apl Governor
Rr"uEli"n recommended TODAY that
W." legislature establish u post war
ic C'.'" iinrd "i ~ least S2O, 900 Dnn.
,hH' ln%"r mot h" increased, and thai
.Il'I'' II" al ed for State CmDIuyc.
and public >Chnul teachers, including
tho" ~ colleges and universities.
1I" chief rNCCuiiV". who appear
ch h"ir"" ia" GCr"ral Assembly at
n""m. Hi.rd the Legislators To keep
ih" faith with men III the armed
SERVERS by providing adequately Tor
aG"rrI" and institutions. by caring
Tor TN" needy. and by safeguarding
the credit at the State
Emergency Powers.
lie urged tha, special emergency
war powers he conferred on him and
the council al state: that an optional
nIl'' month ~CnOUI term be ;IdODtrd.
That nc and the council of state be
authorized To invest in state and GOV
'rnn"ni securities during the next
bicnnIIm any acCrlring surplus which
would manIiCStly exceed The rculIirc-
nlcn'n al appropriations: that steps
he taken 10 finance highway repairs
anu construction after the war: that
IN" age limit Ion compulsory school
attendance be increased from If To
IT. years: that a unified board Oi
directors. or board Ol control. be set
UP L. supervise and administer OBJ
CREATIONS ni all four of the existing
Stat" institutions for the treatment
of insane or mentally detective per-
SONS.
Among others. The governor rec
commended that u constitutional
amendment bc submitted to make
INC commissioner al agriculture and
The commissioner Oi labor members
OF the council Of state: that provision
be made 10 give the Revenue depart
mcn' competent auditing and ac-
counting personnel necessary for
prompt and efficient handling of all
Tax accounts and tax collections:
that training school be established
for delinquent Negro girls: and thar
funds bc allOCatcd for the work OF
the state planning board. Attention
MAS called To recommendations OF
tho state board of elections for
"trlClcr control of the absentee bal
lot, and To- the work of the State
Department Of Conservation in pub
liCEns the extent Of the states re-
sources and bringing new industries
into North Carolina.
TO Win This War
In his preface, the governor said
that over one hundred and fifty
thousand North CarOlinianS are i'm
tho armed forces ui the nation" and
that under the circumstance of the
war there can be no place for non
essential. experimental or petty leg
iSlail"n. Tho ono thought uppcrmoSt
IN the minds and hearts of the poo
pic whom you and | represent is
Ia win this war"
Too much, he said, can not be said
~ praise ior tho work of tho sclcc-
tlvc service boards in North Caro-
Una. Under the heading of war leg
iSlatlon, Governor Broughton asked
Continued on Page Thrce)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-01-07
Shakeup
Is Demanded

WaShinL'"ir. lar. T....(NfD Dra.-
"" reorganization "i wan production
and mHnprWcr hgCnCicG undo. F, ..rr.f
of SupCr-CIa,' was called fpi a. .up.
committee report before the S"uIlr
education and tabor Cpmmtlc" TO-
day.
Tho report was filed by ChnirmIu
Pepper Democrat Ui Florida. after
extensive hearings. with the "%pcc-
tatiou that the full committee would
hold further hearings on - war MOP
illzatiuu bill which Inc and Senator
kilGOrC. Democrat of West Virginia.
viii rC-intruduCC in the new Con-
gross.
II found lack of balance" IN the
war production program. and pro
dictcd that production would fall
short OF goals unless the problcu
Of scarcity in men. material, and
machines was met head on"
After Il year of war" the report
said, the people have learned that
the war production board has not
been engaged in the business oi war
production. They arc told that the
chnOS IN raw material distribution,
long recognized and admitted. will be
remcdicd by tho celebrated cOntrUll-
cd materials plan which will come
into fun operation eiv months from
now"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-01-07
B0mbers
laps
From Sky
A mcrica an Airmen
Strike at Japan's Far
Flung Supply Lines
From the SoIomons to
Alcutians; Japan
Masses Ships at Ra-
haul
tEB Thr A..F"rjnird PrcS*)

tEH 1hr AaE"riniCd PrcS*)
.'vu American blows against
jar;u'. for flung supply lines.
.anE.m:y from ~" !Solomons to
ih" Al"utioH islands, were re-
."';"i hE ~" Navy today even
Irr''d''.' i;"r-"ve!t told Con-
..s' That /. :. warplancs would
TX" ri Iapan'S home islands
nd bomb them constantly
- the air.
Tho Navy said American Fly
inG FOrtrcT%rS. escorted ny Light
ing and TomOhawll fighters, al
tackled Japanese transport
If the Shorthand island. in the
S0l0mOnS. and scored possible
hit"
Otter L. =. aircraft bombed
tac Japanese airfield on BCqI-
gainvillr island, and the airfield
At Munda. New Georgia island.
In the Alcutlans. the Navy an
rrnCCd that American bnmbcrS sank
no InpanCsc cargo ship no north
'....' of the enemy base at KiSla
"a scnrdc dIcct bomb hit and
iw" rear misses on another enemy
s|,SCI l85 miles southwest of KiSka.
The presence of the Japanese ship
10 miles northeast at KiSka WAS
~ explained. but possibly il was en-
.oI'iC Ia the bleak U. S.-owncd Prib-
lilOv islands. 270 miles north Of
Dutch Harbnr. where tho Japanese
have bee nrcpOrtcd scouting about
Meanwhile. Australian govern
ment circles declared that aerial
reconnaissance over Japan's big
base al Rabaul, New Britain. 800
miles northeast of Australia. dis
closed that tho massinG Of Jap
ancSc shipping there had been
increased since Tuesday.
Earlier this week. u high Austria
liam government official asserted
that Japan was concentrating the
biggest armada ever sent into tho
southwest Pacific war theatre in
that area
In his speech in Congress. r""-r
dent Roosevelt declared tina, ti.c
period Of "OUr defensive aiiritiOu
IN the Pacific" was passing and said
the eventual outcome nf the conflict
Victory for tho United Nations
"Wlll become evident iO tho Japan
"Sc people themselves when VIC
strIii" a' their home islands and
bomb them constantly from tho air"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-01-07
Miracle
Production
Backs Army
President Says This
Year Carries Promise
of Very Substantial
Advance Along the
Roads That Lead to
Berlin and Rome and
Tokyo

Washington, Jan. I--iAIJ
President Ru"a"vrlt today
told a lctory-plcdErd tuugrc,.
the cause Of the United Ma
tl"nS WAS moviGp forward at
last in Europe. Asia and Africa.
backed by Il miracle produc-
ton in the United States. and
aid 1913 carried the promise
Of every substantial advanc"
along the roads that lead to
:crhr and Rome and Tokyo"
Delivering his annual mes
age 10 the legislators in person
IN the House chamber, n" called
on them To put aside pickering
over economic measures, ana t.
strive to contribute To natIuna,
unity.
The Presidents addr",.. nu i,r
state of the nation was divided
into three major sections:
\ review cf the p-Grrr.,r rf
the war. report on America.
mighty arms production. and
general outline OF his h"U' GGi
The peace to follow the Cnrfiirl
and for guaranteeing freedom
from want and fear.
by far the largest and ufrf m
por:amt developments IN the whu.r
st !atcCiC picture of 1912" Mr.. R0u.c-
volt asserted. were the event. ON
the long front IN RUSSIA: iirst. the
,,.,, ii. Il 9 Il
and. second. the oiicu,ircs by lU'
Russian armies nj "ariuu> point,
which started IN the latter part %:
November and which still gi ..
with great force and effectiveness"
The Capitol was the scene Lt
unusual precautions taken to
safeguard the Chief Executive.
Hours before his arrival time. pn-
lice, secret service men and reg
ular Army personnel threw y cor
don aolnd the hill. Stcclhrl
mctrd soldiers, bayonrtS affixed
6 rnI,s. stood at attention all
,guund the Capitol and IN its
plaza.
Nj Ru"ac>cli told lie llVmatcrs
tNdl tho period of "uur d"l"u.I." ai-
'.i'l'n III the Pacific" W. p1, nag.
adding:
"Now ON ajm o.. ir '"rr" ia" lap
arcsc {" tight Last y"ar. 81" topped
them This year. Nc intend to adj
vance"
In 'hc African ,n"1't~. IL" pre-
dlr:"d the last v"s'1uc OF ar,r. pr"rr
wrult bc driven from tine .au'n
sh"r':. NJ the Mediterranean
r.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-01-07
BY ROGER w. BABSON

Washington. Jan. Next to the
spiritual condition of the nation the
full employment of its people is
of primary Importance. Under nor
nal conditions about $4,000. 900 poo
pie are gainfully employed. Today
this has gone up TO about $4,000. 900:
while during the depths of the dc
preston Of the 1905 there we're
only 35,000.O00 so employed with To-
100000 unemployed walking the
streets. or these. probably $500
GOO were unemployables.
Don't Get Panicky
Without doubt the United States
and Canada will be faced with a big
unemployment problem after World
War ". Not only will 10000 900
men be returning from the Army,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-01-07
Post-W arEmploymentPr oblem
To Be Solved, Babson Believes

Navy and air forces 10 their homes
but another lO.OOO.O00 or more now
working in war plants. shipyards,
etc. temporarily al least. will be
thrown out of work TO the average
statistician the situation looks dark
and unSolvablC. Yet. there is no
reason for getting panicky.
To begin with there will be a
tremendous "C'unStmcr demand" at
ter the war. People will stampede
!oi new automobiles. now rcfrigcra-
tors. now radios and new appliances
of all kinds from kitchen utensils to
farm implements. Moreover. the
people will have the money and
bonds TO pay FOR these things. Mcr-
chants will again stock up with
Continued on Page Two)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-01-07
Similar Administra-
tion-Backed Measures
Offered in House and
Senate; Senate Re-
ceives Nine NJ onth
School Bill

Raleigh. Jan. 7.-(AP-Sim-
liar administration backed bills
I" establish Il State post war re-
serve fund Of 10000 900 were
introduced in the senate and
house today.
TIA" senate measure. offered bv ap-
preparations Chairman Taylor OF An
son. Was referred 10 hi. own com
mi'tC". The house bill was offered
10y RCprC-cniItIy" I.umpl,in or
Franklin and others. II. too. was re-
tcrrcd Ia the appropriations com
nIfi"". a. vet linIppOIntCd in tho
house.
Th" bIil would direct tho governor
ard ~" council of state To- take the
l""u"y ilrnl tine general fund. when
p. expected - haI" - surplus ri It
i"rsi $40 .u0U.puO by the end oi tho
present i-rIl year. and invest II IN
tcd"rIl fumd. "nf such series a. may
! e readily converted INTO money" and
IN hnud of North Carolina Revenue
from tn" investment would become
- part ri the fund. could not he can
C"llCd a. retired but must remain
IN force until otherwise directed by
later General Assemblies. Tho gov
Crnnr and council ui state would DC
required ~ report on the fund at
each session.
Tho senate also received from
LCurY at ChuWIu q measure Ia cX-
tend the school term to ninC months
on an optional basis. II was similar
To- one introduced IN The house yes
tcrdIy 10y Representative UmStcad
Of Orange Um,tCad asked today that
tho names OF Mrs. G.. w. Cover, ST..
representative from Cherokee, and
RCprCSCuiairg" kcTmon of New Han
over be added 'o ns. bill as co-Spon-
SorS. Tho request vas granted.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-01-07
Stock Market
Firm In Spots

New York. Jan IT, Np)-- Firm
spots were seen IN tudIy's StoCl;'mar-
kCi but leaders generally pointed
downward without being subject to
much pressure.
Many Wall StrCCtCrS with buying
ideas continued to hold aloof pending
moro definite clues as 10 what may
be expected of the now Congress. IN
addition. there was further profit
Cashing on the December rally. Hope
FIJI war news apparently provided
SCHut inspiration.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-01-07
DR.. GEORGE Grille.
DIES AT CLEVELAND

Cleveland. Jan. 7-(AP) -- Or.
George Grille. IL. renowned surgeon
Ncicn'ISi. died today al the Cleveland
Clinic where nc had been under oh
Scrvh'i"n for IN" past three weeks
Recognized internationally for his
surgical skill. DR. CrIlc was known
Ia scientists primarily for his more
than 80 years of research work on
the nature Of life and the loss of
energy that attended death.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-01-07
Post War Reserve
Bills Introduced
TWO ARMY BOMBERS
LOST IN CRASHES

GrCCnylllc. $. G., Jan. =
tAiD-Thc GrccuNillc Army air
base announced today that one
OF its mcd.m buInbcrs crashed
at Tallahassee. Fla, early YES
tcrday morning. killing liyC
members al the crew. seriously
lnituIng another. and leaving
one mcInb'r missing.
MadIll. Okla. Jan. -(AP)-
y inUr-nn'urCd Army bomber
crashed aYd burned last night
two miles ,nuthwC;i of Lcban-
ON. - village near the E"d river,
Il civilian .ubulInC" driver dis
patched :. the seen" reported
today.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-01-07
Allied A.irmen
Pound Japs
In New Guinea

Allied Headquarters in Australia.
Jan. 7.-(AP)-Allicd airmcn con-
tinucd 10 pound enemy positions in
Now Guinea yesterday while ground
forces grouped for the destruction
of the japanese at Sanananda Point
held their lines with little change.
Il headquarters announcement said
Today.
Lac. about 100 miles up the cast
crn New Guinea coast from BUna.
was the principal target for allied
medium bombcrS and attack planes
which fired grounded two-cngiuc
Continued on Page Thrtc)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-01-07
German Lines Broken
OH 2O-Mile Front on
Both Side of Lower
Don; In Africa Allies
Are Driven From the
Heights Near Mateur
ON Thc .ASSDciUfcd PrcSS)

on Thc ASSDciUicd PrcSS)
Soviet quarters reported to-
day that Russian troops had adj
.anrvd within u miles of the
great German base at RoStov,
pivot for all muZi operations in
the Caucasus. and Ripe Il
through German lines on[a 20
mile long front On both sides
of the lower Don river.
Front line reports said Rus
sion troops sweeping westward
along the Don had pushed for
ward 80 miles sine" capturing
Il big Don bridrchr&h two days
ago.
Soviet dispatches said tho tri-
umphant Red armies Of the south
had captured at least II more ci-
Ties and towns and listed go, $50
axis soldiers killed or taken priS-
nnCr since the start Of the Rus
sian winter offensive November
10
NdulI IIitlcrs high command. still
giving lii" German people no hint
of the disastrous turn of events. a.
serted flatly that naZI infantry and
tanks ''rcpuIScd all Soviet attacks III
continued sighting III all Don sec
iLrs."
Ovrrshaduwcd by ih magnitude
a. the German setback IN Russia.
were land clashes in The battle for
TuniSia.
Reuters. the British news
agency, reported from allied
headquarters in north Africa
that the Germans had recap
turcd hill positions on both sides
Of an important crossroads west
of Matcur, 20 miles below the
biz aXiS-hcld naval base of BIZ
Urtc.
The heights. Is miles west Of Ma
t",r. had been captured Tuesday in
" dawn assault by ~ British infantry
brigade and commando troops. One
report said u. Sc rangers also en-
@IGcd in the attack.
German counter attacks ycStcr-
day morning took the topmo-t heights
away from INC aillCu nclciucrS, INC
news agency report sad.
Fighting went ON all day. but by
last night the position was decided
&C. bC untCnablC and the commands
md rangers went back ia the poSi-
tens from which they had started"
a naZi broadcast. heard in Lon
don. asserted that 30 american par
achuic troops were dropped behind
Tic German lines ~ north Africa
last Sunday night with orders Ia
blow mp - large bridge. The broad
cast said 20 of tho sky troops were
killed and the rest captured.
On the Russian front. the head
long naIi retreat appeared rapidly
assuming the aspects of major
flight.
London quarters said the speed OF
the Soviet comCback drive through
tnc Caucasus indicated that the Ger.
mans were no Longer offering organ.
i2cd resistance. ard we're intent only
or setting up u defensive line nearer
RcstOv in an attcmp, 10 prevent the
Russians from trapping all their for.
ceS to the cast.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-01-07

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Restrictions Have Now Been
Lifted On Feed Shipments

) North Carolina livestock and
;. poultry feeders and feed process
SorS should be able to obtain lar
ger supplies of soybean meal
from western producing areas as
a result of revocation of shipment
restrictions by the War Food Ad-
ministration, according to H. A.
Patten, State AAA Executive As
SiStant.
The shipment restrictions were
embodied in Oilseed Orders 4 and
D which were issued last winter
and which provided that no soy
bean oil meal could be sold for
shipment from the Corn Belt in
to designated areas without speci-
fic authorization of the Commodi-
ty Credit Corporation. This or
der, however, did not affect
movement of soybean meal pro-
duced in processing plants loca-
ted within these areas. North
Carolina was included in the
area of the Southeastern states.
The orders were issued in order
to make more meal produced in
the Corn Belt available in that
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area and in the Pacific North
west during the heavy feeding
season, and to facilitate the use OF
soybean meal produced in eastern
and southern mills in markets
near these mills.
MANY of the mills in this area
soon will complete crushing OF
soybeans for the season, and il
will be necessary for wesern mills
to distribute their meal over wild
er areas" Patten said. while
feeder demand is seasonally
smaller now than during the win
ter months, many North Carolina
feeders are in urgent need of sup
plies"
It is expected that only a small
quantity of western soybean meal
will be carried over into the
1894 season, Patten declared,
and this situation emphasizes the
need for maximum production of
soybeans this year.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-06-10

one that is really true and the
fish was caught by a small boy.
Dicky Spencer, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Breeze Spencer, of Helton,
caught a fish II inches long.
Dicky is only seven. What fish
erman of this age can beat that
record?
Bigger And Better Eggs!
Frank Farmer, of Whitetop,
has some hens that are working
overtime or are producing over
sized eggs, at any rate. He
brought one in that tipped the
scales at 4 ounces, according to the
candle test has two yolks and is
larger in size than most turkey
eggs. All this is proof of what
hens can do!
Greetings To Scott Denney
This week, we send special
greetings to Scott Denny, who is
one of the many fine young men
of this county serving in Uncle
Sans Navy. Best of luck, Scott!
We pass on here to the readers,
letter from young Denney:
June 2, 1913
Dear Post Staff,
am receiving the Post regular
ly and enjoy it very much. 1t
sure keeps me posted on what my
friends are doing and where they
are. I also like the news about
the old town and county.
I am here in a Naval Training
school and am working plenty
hard, but after all, who isn't in
this day and time.
I enjoy the Service-man's corn
er Of the Post very much, also the
Ashe Gas. Keep up the good
work and keep all the boys post
ed.
Tell all my friends hello for
me. That's a pretty big job for
l have plenty Of friends around
the town and county as we'll as
in the Army and Navy and Mar
inc Corps, but know you all will
do that for me-
Keep the Post coming.
Respectively, a friend,
! Scott Denney
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1943-06-10
Obids News

Several have been attending
the revival services now being
held at the Presbyterian church,
Mr.. John Latham, of Colorado,
visited his sister, Mrs. J. c. Craw-
ford, last week.
Little Miss Gloria Dale Coward
of Baldwin, is visiting her grand
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. H. Col
ward.
Misses Vivian and Ruth Par
sons made a business trip to N.
Wilkesboro, Tuesday.
Little Misses Betty, Mary and
Ethel McNeill are visiting their
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
ert McNeill.
Mrs. DAME Parsons is visiting
her son, Walter Parsons and fam
lily, of Wilkes county.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. F. Miller were
in North Wilkesboro, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Miller and
Dorothy, visited relatives here,
Sunday. Dorothy remained here
for few days visit.
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Mrs. Euer, II,
Buried Sunday

Funeral service was held on
Sunday for Mrs. Celia Eller, II,
of Clifton, who died on Saturday,
June S. Rev. Carl Sturgill and
Rev. Frank Tucker were in
charge of the service, with burial
at the Miller cemetery.
She is survived by her husband,
Joshua Eller and the following
children: Guy Eller and Mrs. B.
o. Gentry, Clifton, and Mrs. Jen-
ME Hartsoe, of Quarryville, Pa.