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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1944-04-13

published include the following:
Billy Jim McEwen, special gift;
Mr.. and Mrs. Phleat Fender, $500
each.
Lansing High School district:
Osborne school, $15.25, with
the following contributions: Earl
Ball, $500; Clarence Ball, $500;
Elworth Greer, SIPS;
Harold Landreth, w d e
Elliott, A. M. Shepherd, C. M.
Shepherd, A. M. Ham, Bobbie o.
borne, Miscellaneous, $1.OO each.
Meadow View school, $29.56,
with the following contributions:
J. D. Shepherd, Fred Weaver,
Mrs. Hope Rupard, $1.OO each;
Roy Richardson, SIPS; Otis Rich
ardson, $125; Arthur Osborne,
Billie Shepherd, Ernest and Bet
ty Weaver, Russell Weaver, $1.OO
each.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Weaver,
$500; Flossie Richardson, $1.30;
Hunter Richardson, SIPS; Darrell
Richardson, $1.05; Noah Bennett,
T. F. Calhoun, J. w. Barr, $1.OO
each; Harriet E. Eastman, $500;
Notra Richardson, $1.05; Miscel-
laneous, $1.91.
Stages Creek school, $55.70,
with the following contributions:
Floyd Jones, $1,000, Mrs. j. Lee
Thomas, $500; c. R. Gilley, $1.OO;
Dean Sharpe, $1.15; John Frank
Miller, $4.84; Wayne Miller, $1.8O;
Hal Miller, 1922; Mrs. D. D. Wea-
yer, $1.OO; Mrs. J. E. Walters, S.
90; Jones T. Mcneil, $500; R. P
Mcneil, $1.O0; Paul Miller, S1.00
Mrs. ]. C. James, $500; Mrs. Edna
w. McNeill, $1,000; Miscellaneous
1857.
Thaxton school, SITS, with the
following contributions: Lester
Calhoun, Raymond Calhoun, Wi
ley Ham, Mrs. Wiley Ham, Nan
ME Greer, Elsie Trivett, $1.OC
each.
Mrs. Allie E. Denny $500; Mrs
Freeman Bauguess, Blanch Cal
houn, Reeves Cox, Mrs. Edgar
Cox, w. F. Campbell, R. H. JONES
Ray Denny, $1.OO each; Miscellan-
eous, $2.75.
Graham school, $44.64, with the
following contributions: Buddy
Denny, Billie Little, Mrs. Maude
Perry, Mrs. Yuma Dixon, E. S
Tedder, $1.00 each.
Bob Braham, $120; Mr.. and Mrs
c. E. Hartsog, $500; Robert Mil
Ter, $1.O3; Ora Jones, $1.2O; Mrs
Win GRAPHICAL, $1.00; Mrs. Mary
Thompson, $1OO; Charles Doing
er, $3.50.
Grace Howell, Mr.. and Mrs. A
L. Carter, Claude Ham, Willie
Barr, Mrs. Arden Rhodes, Mrs
Sol Howell, Mrs. Rebecca Will
cox, George Wilcox, $1.O0 each
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy w. Spencer
$3.50; Miscellaneous, $16.51.
Hurricane school, $2.42, with
the following contributions: Mrs
T. r. Miller, Glen G. Weaver, ST.
90 each; Miscellaneous, AZ.
Helton school, total of $32.12
with the following contributions
First and second grades, $2.42
third and fourth grades, Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Sturgill, $500; Paul
Dean and Bruce Sturgill, $500
Alta Perkins, SIPS; Mr.. and Mrs
c. A. FISHERMAN, SIPS; Miscel-
laneous, $3.50.
Fifth, sixth and seventh grades
Paul Weaver, $500; Lois Griffitts
$500; Magdaline Richardson, ST.
90; Lexie Kirby, $3.50; Pearl
Spencer, $1.00; Mrs. Charity
Clark, $1.0O; R. ]. Blevins, $1.OO
Mrs. r. J. Blevins, $1.OO; Miscel-
laneous, $500.
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published include the following:
Billy Jim McEwen, special gift;
Mr.. and Mrs. Phleat Fender, $500
each.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-03-23
Congress c ontroI of Leose-Lend
Voted in Bill Extending Agency
House Committee Adopts Plan to Take
Power to Settle Contracts From President

1919 200, 100000 in lease-lend to its
Allies, a program styled by its
supporters as the biggest weapon
welded against the Axis.
What to do about the ravaged
populations as the conqueror's yoke
| is lifted was decided yesterday, the
House adopting and sending to Pres
ident Roosevelt legislation pledging
United States participation in the
| United Nations Relief and Rehabili-
tation Administration. The vote was
285 to SO.
The measure authorizes a $780,
100000 contribution to United Ma
lions kitty" for the helpless of
Europe and Asia.
| The UNRRA bill will have to be
supplemented by an appropriation
measure to give it financial status
Chairman Bloom said one would be
introduced soon.
In its final action, the House in
dulged in short but sharp debate
over two questions raised about the
world relief concept. Representative
Calvin johnson, Republican, of Ilh-
nois charged UNRRA proposed t.
ship farm machinery abroad this
year when 1t is badly needed here
Representative Luther A. johnson
democrat. of Texas replied that
IUNRRA has not made any commit
ments of any kind and moreover,
there probably will not be any lib
] Grated countries for some time"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-03-23
Chaplain Casualty Rate Topped
Only by AAF and infantry

Medals, or 80 decora tons all told.
At the end OF the year there were
6998 chaplains, 4,255 in the United
States and 2,743 overseas. Chaplain
Brig Gem william r. Arnold, chief
OF the corps, reported that for l943
each OF these men conducted an av-
erage of 1874 religious services a
month, made al visits to hospitals
and guardhouses, and handled 1886
such occasions as personal counsel.
welfare problems and talks in day
rooms and service clubs.
The chaplains' activities also in
cluded such things as preparation of
special Hymns From Home" fold
ers which were inserted in emer-
gency ration kits, making train
ing film For God and Country"
preparing band arrangements of
hymns, preaching occasionally in
civilian churches and visiting USO
centers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-03-23
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The House Foreign Affairs
Committee voted today to give
Congress, rather than the Presi-
dent, the final say-so in the
settlement of lease-lend con-
tracts.
An amendment with this effect
was written into the legislation ex.
tending lease-lend for another veal
beyond June 30. 1t was offered by
Representative Wadsworth, Repub-
lican, of New York, and adopted
unanimously before the entire bill
was reported out for action by the
House.
The amendment specified thai
nothing is to be construed" in the
extension of lease-lend to author.
ize the President in any final settle.
ment to assume any obligations or
the part of the United States with
respect to postwar economic anc
military policy except as consistent
with constitutional procedure !"
BY inserting the constitutional
procedure phase, Representative
Mundt, Republican, of South Da-
kota explained. all lease-lend settle
ments will be subject to considera-
ton by the Senate, which passes
on treaties, or by either house wher
a two-thirds majority votes to &c
into it.
The United States has disbursec
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-03-23
Davis Opposes Limit
On Take Home Paw
OF Industry Workers
Tells Senators Such
Policy Would Hamper
War Production

ES the Associated Press
Chairman William H. Davis of
the War Labor Board told Con-
gress today that any attempt to
limit take home" earnings of
workers might prove disastrous
to the war effort"
Mr.. Davis contended in testifving
before the Senate Banking Commit
tee that WLB decisions on wage in
crease demands have not disturbed
the basic living cost structure, and
added that increases in actual earn
lngS, not subject to wage rate con-
trolls. are not inconsistent with OBJ
jectives of the sterilization pro-
program"
"A limitation on the total take
nome earnings of the workers would
amount to imposing maximum hours
OF work, precluding promotions and
upgradlngS, restricting productivity
under incentive systems and pre-
venting the shift of workers into in
duStrieS," Mr.. Davis added.
Unchanged Since October, 1912.
He testified that basic hourly
wage rates under the WLB stabili-
cation policy have remained sub
stantially unchanged since October
1912. The committee is considering
legislation to extend the price and
wage sterilization program a year
beyond June 30. 1914.
Mr.. Davis said the increases in
basic hourly rates approved from
October, 1912, to December 81. 1912,
under the Little Steel formula linn
ltlng general basic increases to Is
per cent above January l, 1912.
levels, averaged less than 2 per cent.
while average straight time hourly
earnings rose 8,5 per cent and gross
hourly earnings increased lis per
cent.
His prepared testimony steered
clear of a recommendation respect
ing labors demands for an upward
revision of the Little Steel formula
Mr.. Davis said basic hourly rates
have not been changed at all
through actions of the board, for
more than three -fourths of the 30
100000 workers whose wages are
under WLB jurisdiction.
Proposed wage adjustments for
more than one million workers have
been denied by the board" he de-
clared.
Substantial increases have oc-
Cured in average earnings of indi-
vldual workers and increased over
time work had added substantially
to weekly pay enveloes, Mr.. Davis
conceded.
The administration was accused
earlier today by Senator Donaher
Republican, of Connecticut of try
ing to pass to Congress the hot
potato of pay raises above the
Little Steel formula range, as the
War Labor Board announced two
(See WAGES, Page A-14D
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-03-23
ANPA 10 Intervene
In Appeal Of A. P. Suit
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Mar. 23.-The
American Newspaper Publishers
Association announced today that it
would intervene in the antitrust
case of the Government against the
Associated Press now pending APP
peal to the United States Supreme
Court
The ANPA issued the following
statement in bulletin to it's mem
bers:
The Board of Directors of the
ANPA has instructed Elisha Ham
son, general counsel of the associa.
ton, to file petition of interven-
ton in the case of the Government
against the Associated Press which
has now been appealed to the Su-
preme Court of the United States,
The ANPA will intervene as a
friend of the court for the purpose
of giving to the court information
which the directors hope will assist
the Associated Press in its effort to
reverse the judgment of the three
judge trial court
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-03-23
5th Army Repu|ses
German Attacks on
Casino Positions
Allied Bombers BIust
Enemy Supply Lines
In Northern ItoIy
By the Associated Press.

ALLIED HEADQUARTERS,
Naples, Mar. 23.-Fifth Army
forces doggedly flung back Ger
man attacks yesterday on their
Casino positions while in the
air war Allied bombers struck
sharply at enemy supply lines
in Northern Italy, Allied head
quarters announced today.
In the southern section Of the
town Of Casino New Zealanders
still were engaging the enemy at
close quarters. Allied artillery
knocked out a German tank en-
placed in one wrecked building, rails
ing to five the total destroyed in
the week of fighting for possession
Of the town.
Westward, along the lower slopes
Of Monastery Hill, Allied forces kept
up their attacks along a north south
axis. The Germans early yesterday
counterattacked against Hill 1913, q
key height just northwest of the
town, but were thrown back, leaving
80 prisoners in Allied hands.
French Artillery Repulses Attacks
The Germans also lunged forward
in two strong attacks in a new
sector-near Monte Castellone, 3
miles northwest of Casino, but
French troops broke up and re-
pulsed their formations with artil-
lery fire
Rail lines in Northern Italy were
hit heavily yesterday and last night,
both heavy and lighter bombers par
ticipating.
Raj LiberatorS and Wellingtons
dropped 4,000-pound blockbusters on
Padua last night and battered the
rail yards there with one of the
most devastating attacks of the
Italian campaign, the crews report
ed today.
Flames visible IS miles away were
left by the attack, and one entire
block of administration buildings
near the airfield was ablaze
1t was the third major assault in
recent weeks on Padua, junction
connecting lines running to Trieste,
Milan and the Bremen Pass route
through Bologna. The Wellingtons
have delivered two night attacks and
American Fortresses one.
American B0mbers Active.
American Flying Fortresses and
'Liberators hit Verona and Bologna
(See ITALY Page A-14)
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-03-23
President Recuperoting,
Remains in STUDY

President Roosevelt is "decidedlv
better, his physician Vice Admiral
Ross T. McIntire, reported this
morning, but he is remaining in his
study at the White House, where he
has been confined several days by a
cold.
presidential Secretary Stephen
Early said Mr.. Roosevelt has made
no engagements and none was in
slght, but that if he felt like seeing
any one he would have them call.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-03-23
Key Road Center Of
ImphoI Threatened
On South and Eost
MAP on Page A 81
BY the Associated Press,

BY lne Associated Press.
NEW DELHI, Mar. 23.-Japa-
nese columns invading India now
threaten Imphal, key road CEN
ter in the state of Manipur, from
the south and east, it was dis
closed today when Allied head
quarters told of an enemy force
which has driven more than 80
miles up the Lower Manipur
River Valley from Tiddim in the
Chin Hills area.
The headquarters statement said
the column was 80 miles from
1mphal, on the west side of Logtak
Lake, south of the city.
This report of a second invasion
of India within "a hours by the JAP
anese ran counter to previous re-
ports OF activity in the Tiddim area.
where earlier announcement indi-
Gated the enemy was confined with
in the Burma borders.
Imphal is the southern terminus
of an all-Weather road which winds
ITS miles north through the Maya
Hill country to a junction with the
ia-Assam-China supply line, AL
lied jugular vein in the Burma the
alter.
Yesterdays report said an Allied
force had been dispatched to deal
with japanese outflanking units
north of Tiddim,' but gave no hint
that the enemy had advanced 80
miles into India from the south, as
well as from the east, in the vicinity
OF Thaungdut, on the upper Chind-
win River.
The eastern Japanese invasion
force also was reported about 80
miles away from Imphal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-03-23
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
Chaplains don't fight, but they
do get killed in battle.
Only the Air Forces and the in
fantry have suffered a higher pro-
portion of casualties among their
officers than the Chaplain Corps,
the Army reported today.
From the start of the war to the
end of last year, l9 chaplains were
killed in battle, 10 wounded, 33 were
prisoners, ! was missing in action
and 81 had died of accidents or
illness.
The decorations in the corps were
evidence, too, that failure to shoot
had nothing to do with heroism-
IS chaplains having received total
|of three Distinguished Service
Crosses, three Croix de Guerre, &c
Silver Stars. Is Legion OF Merits,
80 Purple Hearts and four Soldiers
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-03-23
.Antonescu Reported
by Hitler
In Rumanian Crisis
London SpecuIotes on
Custer as Result of
Red Peace Bid Rumors
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, Mar. 23.-Maneu-
vering swiftly against the Rus
sian armies increasing threat
to the Balkans, Hitler appeared
today to be about to kidnap the
Rumanian government as he al
ready has abducted that of
Hungary.
There were widespread reports
that Premier Ion Antonescu of Ru-
mania has been summoned to
Hitlers headquarters, to which
Admiral Nicholas Horthy, regent OF
Hungary, had gone before him
There was speculation that An
tonescu was likely to be kicked out
because of German suspicious that
he was involved in peace overtures
toward the Soviet
The British radio at once began
broadcasting this warning to the
Rumanians:
"Rumanian leaders have been
called to Hitler's headquarters. II
you oppose Germany, Germany will
wreak vengence on you, but if you
oppose the Allies an even sgravel
fate is in store. German
transport is exposed and runs
through Rumania. Concerted evil
dence of the desire to help the Allies
now would be the first step toward
Rumania' S survival"
Nazis Deny Reports.
Germany's occupation of Rumania
would be largely academic, except a.
a measure for complete political
control. for the country already is
little more than German camp
area.
A German foreign office spokeS-
man, according TO a Berlin broad
cast, "emphatically denied" that
Horthy was being held prisoner
that Premier Nicholas Kallay hao
escaped to Southern Hungary ano
had sent out an appeal for help
from abroad, and that Yugoslal
Marshal Tito had established con-
tact with Hungarian forces.
In the first official Nazi an
nouncement since German forces
crossed Hungary's borders early
Monday, the Berlin radio said yes
terday a new government had beer
formed in Budapest under a Outs
ling premier and a German gau-
letter
Dispatches from neutral capitals
tn u, II 50
Rumania as possibly next on Hit
ler'S list for full military occupation
and added another-Slovakia ere.
ated from the carved-up state oil
Czechoslovakia.
A Daily Mail dispatch from Ma
drld said German air borne troops
were selling Bulgaria's railways anc
communications systems and haC
detained the Soviet Ambassador anc
occupied the embassy in Sofia.
Bolshevist Menace Cited.
A DNB propaganda broadcast, dis
cuSSlng the occupation of Hungary
declared that "Germanys allies ar
entitled to farSighted and careful
planning in situations as they ma,
IariSe in connection with the bolshe
visit menace"
This broadcast said the step
taken in Hungary are exclusivel,
meant to help the concentrating O
all forces and means available il
Europe on the task of meeting tn,
common danger and of preventin,
The possibility of Soviet inhltration
"a statement that suggested Hitle,
now would try to throw Hungary
troops, estimated at 100000, agains
the bullying Russian lines.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-03-23
u. S. Bombs Hit ; Nazi Airbases:
Reds Open Battle for Niko|aev;
Japs Push 80 Miles Into India
Soviet Forces
Drive Into Hills
Of Bessurubiu
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, Mar. 23.-Russian
troops today fought within sight
of the Black Sea naval base OF
Nlkolaev and drove into the hills
of Bessarabia, where the land
begins rising gradually to the
Carpathian Mountains.
The battle for Nikolaev has be-
gun and the Germans appear
doomed.
Marshal Ivan S. Konev's troops
reached points Is miles from the
Prut River, where the Rumanians
and Germans launched their inva-
sion of Russia, and Is miles from
the Bessarabian communications
center of Byeltsi
Sharp Resistance.
Two Rumanian divisions with
German commanders and storm
troops offered sharp resistance in
the rolling hills, but failed to arrest
the advance of the Red Army. The
Russians commanded roads to the
west through bare country mot so
boggy as the Southern Ukraine, -
military advices said.
German planes in great numbers
sought to destroy bridges and roads
behind the Russians, but bridges
over the DnieSter and Southern Bug
River were too numerous and the
Red Army was too strong.
Gen. Rodin Y. Malinovsky's army
was driving on Nikolaev from cap
tured Bogiavlensk, miles to the
south.
The Germans inside Nikolaev are
in great peril and have long been
cut off from escape to the Black Sea
in any large numbers.
Only Two Highways.
No railway existed between Niko-
laev and Odessa before the war and
there is no evidence that the Ger
mans have built one. Latest maps
show only two highways through
the salt ponds and marshes.
With the fall of the fortress town
OF Pervomaisk, the city of Vosne-
sensk, 40 miles down the Southern
Bug River and IS miles northeast of
Odessa, appeared doomed. The cap
ture OF Pervomaisk, announced last
night, was the first crumbling of
the outer defenses to Odessa. which
Is the seventh largest Russian city
and the only one of size still held
by the Germans.
Northeast of Odessa, the Soviets
pressed down the Odessa -Lwow rail-
road, already having neutralized the
east-west railway through Slobod-
zeye.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-03-23

A japanese breakthrough onto the
plain around Imphal from their
present dispositions is dependent on
gathering reinforcements larger
than presently observed japanese
forces, Southeast Asia command
spokesman said.
The rice paddles of the Imphal
plain would be readily adaptable
for airstrips, if the japanese have
the planes available to use them.
When and if the fighting breaks
into the open plain the Allied air
superiority against the almost nom
existant or carefully husbanded Jap
anese air strength in this theater is
expected to play heavy role.
japanese pressure appeared to be
(See BURMA Page Ala
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-03-23
Fighting Is Going On
Inside KoveI, Nozis Soy

LONDON, Mar. % Cp.-The Ger
man high command said today that
flghting was going on inside Kovel
and northwest Of that center below
the Pripet marshes in the eastern
part of old Poland-approximately
so miles beyond the announced posi-
lions of the Red Army.
THE German garrison at Kovel
repealed renewed Russian attacks, ,
a broadcast communique said, land
shot up s out of 10 enemy tanks
which had broken into the town.
Northwest of Kovel German
troops stopped the advancing enemy
after ferce fighting"
A new Russian offensive south
east OF Vitebsk on the other side
of the marshes also was reported
by the Germans.
Drive From Tarnopol.
Earlier, Berlin reported the OPEN
ing OF a new Soviet offensive from
the Tarnopol sector of old Poland
apparently aimed at trapping large
Nazi forces in the VinnitSa area.
An increased threat to Rumania
developed as Marshal Ivan S. Ko-
news I'd Ukrainian Army widened
Its Dniester River bridgehead below
Mogilev Podolski in a smashing
drive which the Russians said car
rled the town of Nadushita. 18 miles
north of Byeltsi and 20 miles west Of
the Dniester River.
Meanwhile. Moscow announced
that other Soviet forces captured
Yarishev and Kuriiovtsky-M uro-
vanny, respectively 10 and "a miles
northwest of Mogilev Podolski while
Marshal Gregory K. ZhukoV's LIST
Ukralnlan Army continued its slow
blut steady push southwest of Kre-
menetS toward the large industrial
center OF LWoW. More than l,00C
Germans were killed, many prison
ers and much booty captured in a
single battle in this area, a Soviet
bulletin asserted