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Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-29

Oxrord. sept. ?9.-tAPD-Two
men were burned 10 death short
~ before noon today when two
large trucks collidcd and burst
into flames seven miles south of
here on L. =. Highway Is. state
Highway PatrOlman &. II. Byrd
said.
The terrific heat of the wreck
age prevented passcrsby from at
tempting To rescue the occupants
and the bodies were still in the
wrcckaGc two hours later.
One of the trucks. operated
by the Associated Transport
Company of Burlington. was be-
licycd Ia have been driven by
man named King. The other.
operated by tho Vance Truck
ing Company Of Henderson. was
said 10 have been driven by
Mike Aston. Of Henderson, a
Negro.
Witnessed said tire blew out
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-29
Congress To
Take Over
Spendings
To Have More Voice
In Voting Funds for
Relieving Foreigners

Washington, Sept. 29-(APl
President Roosevelt $ dclcga-
ton of direction over foreign
economic operations to Leo T
Crowley was interpreted in
Congress today as assuring leg
islative control of the purse
strings when the time comes 10
make extensive appropriations
for the relief and rehabilitation
of peoples freed from the Axis
yoke.
il high administration official said
that one of the principal objcctivcs
of the move placing four separate
foreign economic agencies under
Crowley. who already headed the
Office Of Economic "arfarc. was t.
simplify dealings with Congress when
appropriations are sought.
This admittedly was secondary TO
the desire 10 have one directing and
responsible head for American opcr-
ations in each foreign area 10 pre-
vent overlapping activities such as
have brought complaint from mem
bcrS of tho Truman war invcS.igat-
glcSS TO appropriate to a fully Amer
ing committee.
But the importance of asking Con-
iCan agency was said 10 have in
ilucnccd War Mobilization Director
James +. Byrncs to insist that the
Office of Foreign Relief and Re
haDil!tatiOns Operations be brought
under Crowlcy'S wing. along with
DEW. lend lease and the State De-
partmcnl Office of Foreign Economic
Coordination.
ByrncS was said 10 have pointed
out Ia objcrtOrS that Congress would
hesitate 10 make appropriations TO
any International agency such as the
administration hopes it can persuade
the United Nations to set up. with
Ex-Governor Herbert II. Lehman. of
New York, as lis world director.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-29
New Guinea
Battle Near
To Victory
Australian Soldiers
Exacting Heavy Toll
Of Japanese Forces

Allied Headquarters in the
Southwest Pacific, Sept. %
(AP)-Thc bloody battle for
FinSchhafcn roared toward its
finish today, with Australian
soldiers eXacting a heavy toll
among the japanese defenders,
and the supporting bases Of the
enemy for 800 miles TO the
northwest along the New Gui-
nca coast bombed into impo-
tcncc.
More than sixty planes were dc
stroycd al Wcwai by Allied bomb
crS and fighters Monday Three
tankCrS and four merchant ships,
just arrived in the Wewak har1or
with supplies which could have been
intended for overland movement
south. were blasted 10 the harbOr
bottom.
The coastal road leading from We
wax down 10 FInSchhafcn VAS SIral-
ed at lianSa Bay by Allied fighters
hafen. veteran Australian ground
troops struck hard at japanese posi-
tions on high ground. inilicting
heavy casualties.
Other Australians have fought
their way 10 the banks of the IlcbbC
creek west of Finschhafen. The en-
cmy's air and supply base. which is
separated by only 10 miles of WA
ter from Japan'S strategic island
holding Of New Britain. is virtually
CncirCcd.
Allied artillery shclled il.
Headquarters. in the first rcpor
on the new air raid on Wcwais. sale
that opcratiOnal base was heavily
bombed and also hit By 10000
round, Of ammunition Monday foi
an hour and Il half by more than 200
raiders
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-29
Lodge Asks
More Truth
In War News

Pearl IIarbOr. Sept. 29-(AP
Greater frankncSS in war news
presentation today will prevent
cyniciSm and lack of confidence
in our leaders later. L. s. Sem
atOr Henry Cabot Lodge. Jr. R..
MaSS.) said in an exclusive i'll
tcrvicw after war front visits
where IL saw the reaction of our
fighting men TO habitually Opti-
mistic news reports"
He Viii report to Congress that
"our fighting men are mad because
of the false optimism of Our news
ITS general condition of ON
news reporting. our Communiqucs
Our radio commentators and ON
desk WRITER'S nc said.
He noted that ccnSorS perhaps
overlooked the fact that. unlike the
last war the news they censor gets
back bv radio within ~ hours 10 the
men who make the news. who arc
wounded and who have fallen COM
radcs.
"Our present news censorship. n;
I saw il at .hc front. enraecs and
disillusions Our fighting men in The
truthfuIncsS of their leaders and a
home II breeds apathy Senator
Lodge said.
whom Our rosy censorship ant
propaganda helps I do not know
IT anything. il helps the enemy b,
getting lis tO underestimate him
Our fighting men rapidly arc learn.
ing tina! our propaganda which
makes all our allies good and all on
enemies bad is bunk
He told Of seeing American soldier
bcrricnd italian and German pris
OnCrS but said no such Comradcshil
exists in the Pacific.
"Our fight With the Jap is figh
10 the finish" he said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-29
Senator Says
Army Already
Is Too Large


Washington. Sept 29-(APO-Scn-
ator DownCy 3D.. Calit) told the
Senate today that tho high command
had failed 10 recognize the capacity
OF the American people 10 create
"a destructive air power which might
have brought Germany 10 dust and
To defeat months ago"
Predicting "quick surrender or Ter
riblc destruction for the NaZiS with
air powers effective use. the Cali
iornian appealed tor passage OF the
Wheeler bill to delay induction Of
prc-war fathers into AN army which
he said lis already too large"
With the administration growing
moro confident hourly OF sufficient
votes To- return the bill 10 tho mill
tary committee. DoWmCy took the
floor with a 59-pagc speech br'StlinG
with criticism OF the almy'S chiefs.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-29
Bill Would
Hike Funds
To Families
Wives and Children
OF Men in Service
Would Receive More

Washington, Sept. 29-(AP)
-ErdorSing Legislation to boost
government payment to de-
pcndentS Of enlisted service
men, the War and Navy De-
partmcnts today opposed sug-
gcStlons that wives be required
to prove dependency before re-
cciving aid.
Speaking for the two departments
Major Ge@cral Miller G.. White. as-
SlNtant army chic! of staff in charge
Of personnel. told the House Mill
iary Committee he was in general
accord with a bill passed by the
Senate 10 increase the allowances
aAd make them available Ia depend
cntS OF all enlisted men.
The dependency allowances arc
q part of the pay" of a soldier, Gen.
rHai WhI!c said, in opposing Il Sug-
seSuon by Representative Thoma-
son ID, TeX.) tina; the government
exempt financially independent
wives.
, '''' 'S t'Ic ociIdlc OH july u,
The measure wUuld leave unchanged
the present total payment of $50 to
a dependent wife OF an enlisted man,
but would boost from S62 TO S68
The allowance for wife and one
child. with an increase from $40 TO
Sll for each additional child. None
oil The increased payments would be
taken from the service mems con-
irlDutIon. which would remain at
81 monthly for class a dependents.
or wives and children.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-29
WARMING OF INSECTS

College Station. Raleigh, Sept. 2g
insects attacking fall gardens must
DC controlled if full crops of late
vegetables are to be produced. J
oGiS' at State College, declared here
Myron Maxwell, Extension cntomol'
1"oay. Tomato hornworms. for cX'
ample, which have developed on to-
mat"cS and tobacco throughout the
season. arc now concentrating on
iaii tomatoes. but they may be con.
'r"Ilcd by applications of cryolitc
aust or spray" Maxwell said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-29
Nazi Bridgeheads Crumbling
Westward Surge of
Soviet Forces Over
Dnieper Is Pending

London, Sept. 30 - (AP) -
Investment of kremenchug. one
of the few remaining escape
bridgehcadS across the broad
Dnieper available to the batter
Ell legionS of Adolf Hitler in
their retreat from the Ukraine.
appeared imminent today as
Red army troops pressed Il
thrcc-prongcd drive on the city
from the east. south and north.
Capture of this important city on
the east bank OF the Dnicpcr would
pave the way iOr westward surge
Ui Soviet forces acruS> the 900
yard wide gIvC", carrying with them
an obvious threat L. German CON
cCrtraiIUnS on The western bank be
hind DniCpropCtrOVSk - the south,
also undc.: siege by the Red Army
troops.
\ Russian communicate placed
Soviet troops nine miles from
KrcmCnchuc in the east. while
other columns were said 10 have
reached the Dnicr"r at points
north and south of the city. Ger
man defense positions were re-
ported taking 4 terrific pounding
from SOvic! guns and planes.
While the situation around kICV,
less than 2Oo miles 20 The northwest
on the great bend oI 'hc Dnicpcr.
was comparatively static. with the
Russians consolidai their posi-,
;ion> on the east bank across from
that great German defense baStIon
Soyic. @gmjc, Tar e. The north were
pIUrgjna forward IN a movement
that threatened the early collapse OF
the Germans upper Dn:cpcr line.
The Moscow war bulletin recorded
the capture of more than 1000 vii.
lagos and towns in this drive into
White Russia toward he Baltic states
and the old Polish border. Already
tho strategic Gpmc,-Nltcbsk railway
line is within range OF Red army
sciGC gu"S.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-29
First Army-WAC
Wedding Abroad
Is of Tar Heels

London. Sept. 29.-(AP)-Thc
first wedding between two non
commissioned members Of the
United states Army and the
WhCS i'm England has been set
for October 10 al The United
States bomber base where the
bridc-to-bc. Pvt. Mary Elizabeth
Elicit. Of Kinston. y. e.. has
been stationed.
she is marrying SGT. Wallace
X. Best. of Raleigh, y. e. They
will have a iS-hour honeymoon.
after which they will return 10
their respective stations 100
miles apart.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-29
Detroit Woman In
Plea of Guilty on
Espionage Charge

Detroit. Sept. 29-tAP-An-
other of the group of men and
women accused by the govern
ment of cOnSpiring To send war
production information TO Nazi
Germany pleaded guilty in
United States District Court
here. She was Mrs. Emma Elise
LcnOIardt. 56-year-Old house
wife. whose East Side home The
Federal Bureau of Investigation
place for the group.
asserted was used as meeting
Previously her husband. Carl
LcOnharllt, Sc year = old house,
research engineer, pleaded gull
ty. Five others, including three
women. have been indicicG OH
similar charges.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-29
Fulbright Peace
Proposal SheIved
By Senate Group

Washington. Sept. 29.-(APD-
A Senate Foreign Relations Sub
Committee decided today 10
pigc0rhGlc the House approved
Fulbrigh' lasting peace" rcSoIu-
tion and TO draft lis own dccIara-
tiOn of postwar foreign policy.
without specifically mention
ing the Fulbright proposal.
Chairman COnnaIly 3D., TcX.)
announced that the sub commit
tee. would draft resolution
expressive of IFS attitude, and
recommended il TO the full COM
mittec.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-29
Army
Entered
Old Pornpei
Allied Breakthrough
Brings Fast Advance;
British Push in East

Allied Headquarters in North
Africa, Sept. 29-(AP)-The
Fifth Army has driven the Ger
mans from their last mountain
positions above Salcrno and is
pursuing the enemy on the plain
within ID miles of Naples. the
fall of which today appeared
imminent.
The Germans. routed out of
the mountain stronghold in six
days of heavy fighting, were in
general retreat, leaving the AL
lies i'll complete possession of
the Sorrento peninsula, which
separates the Bay of Naples
from the Gulf of Salerno.
American and British troops of
Lt.-Gcn. Mari, ". Clark began the
i!nal attack uu the cnumy'S extreme
" strong mountain positions "a. dawn
yesterday a"d ny noon had captured
N"ccra. vital road cC.tcr al the be-
ginning "t the coastal plain leading
to Naples.
taStcliaminarc. important ma
val ba<r on the southern shore
Of the Bay of Naples. also fell
quickly into Allied hands as the
Germans withdrew in flight
That NAV not cease until they
reach the river Ventura line,
well north of Naples.
Un London, the authoritative
British Press Association said il
had learned that Fifth Army
forces had entered historic Pom
pci at the foot of smoking We
SuviuS and only IL air miles
from the heart of NaplcS.)
The brcakthroUGh on the extreme
western end of the front extending
across Italy from coast to coast was
accompanied by 4 general advance
on the entire Fifth and Eighth Army
line.
American troops on the Fifth
A"my'S right flank smashed their
way six miles noythward against
crumblng enemy opposition and g.
were within seven miles of Avellina,
road and rail junction which is the
key 10 inland communications east of
Naples.
The capture of Avcilino would
constitute a threat Ia any German
efforts 20 make new stand any
where cast or south Of Naples.
The British Eighth Army,
meanwhile. wiped out tho deep
salient on lis western flank, pre-
vicuSly reported. and established
straight lines between San
Angelo and Malfi. while along
the Adriatic General Sir Bcr-
nard l.. MontgOmcryS forces
stOrmcd norihward from Marg-
hcrita di SavOia and occupied the
town of Appanctta on the Gulf
Of ManfrcdOnia. due east of the
great Foggia airbaSc.
British troops on the extreme
southwest end ui the Allied front be-
gan the final SHOVE against the en-
Cmy in the mountain line north and
northwest Of SalCInO ard cncoun-
tered the bittCrCSt kind of fighting
al the town of Sala which already
had changed hands many times in
recent weeks OF the furious struggle.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-29
DRIVER OF OIL TANKER
Is HI'RNED AZ CONCORD

Concord. Sept 29-(AP).--Alvin
Booth. -. KannapoIis gasoline tank
cr driver. died here carly today Of
burns. suffered last night in the cX-
ploSion Of his and two other trucks
and three large storage tanks at
local service station.
-Four other persons were in the
local hospital for injuries received
in the blast and fire which followed.
Tho initial explosion occurred as
Booth WAS draining gasoline from
his tank truck into a storage tank
al the \. &. WidcuhousC filling sta
tion. The blast set off explosions
and fires in two other tank trucks.
q 10000 gallon storage tank and two
l7.O00-gHllOn tanks. All were de-
stroycd. together With the filling sta
ton and building occupied by DR..
! D. c. Beard. -
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-29
Germans Now
Hold Little
Of Corsica

Allied Headquarters in North Al
'ci' Sept. 29-(AP)-The Germans
now hold only l5-milc strip along
.ie cast coast of Corsica. in the Bas-
,a-Borgo-Folclli area. the French
nigh command announced today.
The Nazis had spccdcd up their
retreat from the strategic Mcditer.
fancan island. evacuating the noun
'alhouS area between Cortc and the
Sed PIcdicroCe, an important GEN.
yer OF enemy resistance. was cap
uufcd yesterday. the communique
said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-29
CARTERET EXCEEDS QUOTA

MOrchcad City, Sept. 28-I. f
Pittmar. chairman of Cartcrct coun-
ty way bond committee. said today
the county had gone over the top in
the third war loan campaign. He
indicated that sales stood at approx
imatcly 100000. The county quota
is S3T9.OOO. With a rally scheduled
for Newport tomorrow night. Pitt
man said nc expected the county
total 10 90 well beyond the present
figure
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-29
FDR Message Soon
To Go to Congress
On Food Situation

Washington, Sept. 29-(AP)-Con-
grcs>ional leaders reported after a
conference with President Roosevelt
today that he expects to send to Con-
grcSs message on the food situa-
ton in the near future.
Senator Majority Leader Barklcy.
asked whether the message would
deal with the subsidy program, re-
piled il would embrace "thc whole
food situation and farm production
situation for 1914
With Barklcy at the White House
were Vice President Wallace. Speak
CT Rayburn and House Majority
Leader Mccormack.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-29
ARTHUR r. ROHR
ELECTED TREASURER
N. G. BANDMASTERS

K"nmapolS, Sept. 28-Arthur r.
Rohr. director of music in kannapo-
lis schools and conductor of Cannon
highs band. has been elected treas
u!cr Of The North Carolina Band
masters association. AT the organ
lIai."n's annual meeting at Charlotte
during the weekend. the band lead
cES approved proposal to discon-
iinuc iull-Scalc music festivals and
competitive meets for the duration.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-29
In tho Sir Walter Hotel.
Daily DIspatcE Bureau,

Raleigh. Sept. 20.--lt was Just %
years ago. September %. 1918. that
North Carolina troops led the assault
that broke the flindonburg line IN
France. and assured early end of the
other world war.
Ono Of the rcgimcntal commanders
on that occasion was Col. John Van
b. McttS. commanding the ll9;h N.
{. Inf, now brigadicl general
heading the North Carolina State
Guard and in charge Of selcctivc Scr
vice in the State. General Nets, in
reminiscent mood yesterday. wildly
recalled some of the instances Of the
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-29
Metts Recalls Breaking
German Hindenburg Line
Just rs Years Ago Today

cVcntful battle.
The attack began AT $50 Sunday
morning with the ll9th and l2Oth
N. {. regiments right in front. With
typical mOdcsiy and with military
tcrscncsS General McttS summed up
the result i'm these words:
"rhc goth division broke through
the enemy first line trenches, took
the St. quentin tunnel forming the
reserve position, and gained its OBJ
jcctivc." .
There's a lot of history in that
brief comment. Tho interviewer was
more interested in sor'r "G 'f" oth""
men in that memorable fight and
CONTINUED on Page Four)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-29

AMERICAS RAPIDLY GROWING NAVY making felt almost
fighting reveals how the u
Naval forces dcpoyed the various theatres
home shores threat
ID based the Aleuians while
west Sea Frontier Alaska Canada
Still another force (3) depoycd the
OF the u s. ITSELF AT Pearl Harbor 4) is
bacoppcd by the naval units attached
The
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-29
Truck Fires ProUe Fatal
To Three Men Including
Local Negro Near Oxford

on one of the trucks. causing
the collision.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1943-09-29

down UNDER South Pacific Pacific forces t and
~ have been seeing plenty action addition there
Southeast Pacific Force t9) which coast OF
South America On the Atlantic side
(lO) side with the
has been fighting deadly activities are
supported by naval units of the Eastern
Frontier 3) the Caribbean Sea Atlantic
Force 5) In the Mediterranean u
cooperating
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OSWECO
Mrs. J.. l., Long

L. j. Keilman, vocational i~nstruc-
tor in Poplar high school, who is
also the local war production train
ing agent, states that the farm
machinery and tractor repair course
now operating here under the direc-
ton of E. A. Wright will continue
for another two weeks if the at
tendance keeps up.
Mrs. Harry Hamilton and small
son went to Poplar Thursday.
Miss Lois Bridges of Cincinnati
left Tuesday morning after attend
her brother Harold's funeral at
Wolf Point.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. o. brewery. who
had a farm in the Weldon commun-
ity for many years but now own
a farm near Half Moon, came Sun
day morning and are visiting their
daughter, Mrs. Russell Lowe. They
will also visit in the Weldon COM
.unity before returning home. E.
Mrs. Harriet Carver and Miss
Christine Erickson of Nashua Wis
tied friends in Oswego over the
week end.
A number of friends of August
surprised him Saturday eve
ming by gathering at his home and
spent the evening in various en-
tertainment after which they par
took of lunch that was brought. The
occasion was Mr.. Knapp's birth
day..
Ed Bauer went to Spokane We'd
nesday to work on a defense pro-
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-04-01
lARSLAN
BY Larslan School Pupils

Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Sonsteng and
family, Mr.. and Mrs. Jalmer Lar
son and family, and Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Isle of Wolf Point visited
at Ray Kallem's Sunday.
The Lutheran Ladies Aid met at
the home of Mrs. Arnold Pearson
last Thursday and at the Carl Shell
lerud home this Thursday. There
will be no monthly meeting during
the busy spring season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Ellingson were
in Glasgow Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jake Neufeld Sr.
and Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Sonsteng
and family we're guests at the Jake
Peters home Sunday.
Albert Schelert was in Glasgow
from Sunday until Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Russell
were in Glasgow Thursday. The
Walter Thurman family visited at
the William Russell home Sunday.
The warm weather is melting the
twelve snow banks in a hurry and
the water is flowing over the roads
in many places this week.
Mrs. Everett McInerney and Bob
spent Wednesday night at the Ed
win Sonsteng home. Mrs. 'Sonsteng
and Mrs. McInerney are former
classmates.
William Russell was a business
caller in Richland Wednesday.
The Glasgow courier. [volume] (Glasgow, Mont.) 1913-current, 1943-04-01
Valley Couple Is
Married in Rites
Held in Midwest

HTNSDALE- Magnus Russell
Swanson of HinSdale and Miss Bet
tv lane Qualey of Tampico were
married at Chicago, on March II
Of go D.. M, according tc
word received by relatives. Rev
w E. Eifrig was the officiating
pastor at the ceremony, which was
held at the Lutheran church in
downtown Chicago. The attendants
were Mrs. o. T. Qualey, mother of
the bride, and Johanna Runge.
Mr.. Swanson is the son of Mr..
and Mrs. Martin Swanson of HinS-
dale. Graduating from Hinsdale
high school in 1889, he attended
Montana state college at Bozeman
one wear and attended the Seattle
school of Airplane Mechanics one
wear. He enlisted in the navy air
corps in May, 194l, and was on
active service in the Aleutian is
lands from June. 1912, until re-
Gently. He is attending the advanced
naval technical training school at
Chicago.
His bride is the daughter of MI.
and Mrs. Olaf T. Qualey of Tampi-
co. formerly of the Genevieve COM
munity north of Hinsdale. She at
Hinsdale high school for
a year and a half and graduated
from Glasgow high school in 1871,
attending the Deaconess school
of nursing at Great Falls for a
year.
They are at home at $3.50 South
Bennett Avenue in Chicago.
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"Tojo's Stationery Is Used
In Letters from New Guinea

Christmas. This holiday was spent
at sea and, as a special treat
the captain provided them with
some whole wheat bread, a welcome
addition to the usual Iron rations.'
AS to the tropics, Don't believe
Hollywood when it comes to the
South Seas. 1t is only distance that
lends them glamour"
Wet, Insect Infested
The only way to keep anything dry
in that country, he says, is to seal it
up. Also, There are about a mil
lion ants of various kinds for every
leaf, and the foliage is quite dense"
1T is the same old story" he
says in one letter. I'VE are unbe-
lievably busy, and time passes quite
fast. l would rather be busy than
otherwise and have no other desire
than to keep at this until it is over,
the sooner the better, so that when
we do eventually get time for a rest,
it will really be just that"