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Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-16
ARMY
SOME RESTRICTED

Atlanta, Ga, Aug. l6.-Locdl pur-
cha>es by Amy posts, camp and
statIOnS are beng restricted IN order
that civilians may obtain TIE supplies
~alloCtted to them, according to Ma
jon General Frederick +. Uhl, Com
mandlnR General, Fourth Service
Command, comprising the seven
southeastern states.
General Uhl explained that the
WaT Production Board has made al
locations Of available materials and
supplies To meet requirements Of the
Army and other government aeen-
Cies, including l.nd-lease, leaving the
civilians a definite proportion to be
chanLvled to them through whole
3~alers, joDbcrs. distributors and re-
,ailers.
Under the new ruling, the general
points out. any Army post cannot,
through the posts contract officer, 90
into the civilian market To purchase
goods, materials or supplies if the
items required are stocked III Army
IeDOtS.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-16
Farmers MAY BUY
Lumber Not 10
Exceed 800 Feet

Farmer- who buy lumber in
Vance county now may purchase
ANAL amounts fur essential main
teuAllces auG repair Of farm service
buildings Or implements or 10. other
approved uses essential - wartime
loot Production by signing au appIi-
cation at The lumber yard, according
t. Walter l.. Wilson, secretary Of the
county AAA committee.
y total Of 300 board tect IS the
.pI2cst amount that may be obtained
by Il farmer for approved use> from
dealers N any II calendar quar-
Ter without first getting a Farmers
Lumber Certificate. Mr.. Wilson SAID.
These certificates carry an AA-3
rating.
Any farmer who needs more than
200 board ieet Of lumber during any
calendar quarter should apply to
the county AAA office for a cert
licutc. The county AAA committee
has authority 10 issue Farmers
Lumber Certificates for essential
maintenance and repair use and for
other approved Uses essential to
food production. and for new CON
Struction. other than residences.
where the cost is not more than ST.
600 per calendar year for the farm.
The committee also Will issue CeE-
~tlficates for lumber to meet emer-
gencieS. For construction which
must be approved by the Wan Pro
duction Board, the county AAA
committee receives farmers appIH-
cations and makes recommendations
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-16
THE TAR HEEL.
GARDENER
Rv JOHN II. HARRIS.
N. c. State College

If you would like to have a heavy
crop OF large strawberries next
spring, don't allow the patch or field
10 grow up in weeds. Some home
gardeners allow this to happen and
also allow the plants to become mat
ted, which results in poor produce
ton.
The main idea in cultivatin2
strawberries is to keep out all grass
and weeds and to keep the plants
from becoming too thick in the bed
or row. In my garden, I have found
1t IS much easier to keep grass out Of
my berries when they are in a single
row, with at least enough space be-
tween plants to allow for a hoe to
pass through.
Sometime during August or Sep
TENDER the plants should be fertil-
lied again. About ! gallon of 5-7-5
fertilizer should be used per 100 feet
Of row. In Eastern North Carolina
repeat this application in December
or January. In the mountains, the
plants should be mulched fairly
heavy with pine needles or straw
after the first hard freeze to pro-
tect them from cold. This mulch
should be partially removed in the
spring before growth starts, bat
enough should be left to protect the
berries from dirt. In the Piedmont
and Eastern part Of the state, a light
mulch should be applied during Feb
ruary OF March.
Those people that do not have
strawberries should plan now to set
them out in February or March. Two
good varieties for Eastern Carolina
are Blakemore and Massey. For
Western Carolina, Premier and Dor
sett are especially recommended.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-16
UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR
TO uNANNOUNCED DUTIES

Chapel Hill, Aug. 16.-.5o secret is
his work with the United States Of
flee Of Strategic Service that the ma
jority Of DR., Fred Coenen's clothes
have been sent ahead to his destina-
ton before he himself knows where
he is going.
DR. Coenen, who is at present in
Bethesda, Md, awaiting orders, was
granted this summer a leave Of At
scnce from the German faculty to
work with the O.SE.S. After ex-
hau tive tests of all kinds, he was
accepted for highly specialized work.
being n Of 4 few in d larye group
who came up to the r~equirelEel Is.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-16
Russians Making About
Fight to Occupy Warsaw
Continued from page One)
derelict tanks and spraWling Ger
man dead,

The Russians announced ct mid
night that the fourth Ukraine army
group. which had taken l,500 square
miles west Of the Vlstula in the area
below Warsaw and 35 miles from
Krakow. had killed lao, 1000 Germans
and captured $4,000 in the month
ending August II. Previous an
Inducements ran the aggregate of
dead and captured Germans in the
summer offensive to 1918 men, 5ut
the figure included operations o. only
SIX Of the nine army groups reported
in acton.
While only a frontal battle for
Warsaw was reported in the Praga
area, the Germans We're in a pre-
carious position and faced flank
blows from the north and south rs
well.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-16

HAY YIELD

RaItIgh, aug. I6.-(APJ C. F.
Tarleton, state department of agri-
culture statistician, said today that
approximately 1921 600 acres Of hay,
with an estimated yield of 80 tons
per acre, will be harvested in North
Carolina this year. The total acre
age for last season was 1855, 900 with
a yield of .93 tons per acre.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-16
Most Arrnor Pulled Out
Of Pocket
CONTINUED from Page One.)

(Continred from pape One.)
mandy front, field DISPATCHES
doclornd todav and slammed nm
~ . r ~, n,.L 4hra,n1,
,ie C'liil'" VI ~ '"'i' oohl'
ms FaldlSe escape gap lalloW-
ed eight miles.
(rhe German high command COM
muniquc declared Americans had
struck eastward within some forty
miles Of Paris, advancing sixty miles
from the AlcncuA area 20 the Char
tres-DrcuX sector. 1t reported bit
ter fighting along the 20-mIle stretch
between these two cities.
CIhcrt was no Allied news on such
an eastward drive by General Pat
tons thlgd army, which seized Alen-
con in its advance up from lie Mans
into AIEcntan, forming the lower
jaw Of lnc plnccrs closing OF Falaise.
Allied forces invading south
crn France drove steadily inland
against as yet negligible Opposi-
ton. further developing the great
tWO-Way campaign TO liberate
France.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-16
Relief From Heat
Is Expected Here
Probably FRIDAY
(By The Associated Press.)

(By The Associated PreSS.)
Fasteners and southcrncrS.
pegSpiring unhaprily IN Z pro-
tracted above = SO = degree hot
spell, looked hopefully 10 the
west and middle west today.
where some cooler temperatures
indicated relief might reach the
heat-baked east by Friday or
Saturday.
Minnesota and the DakotaS
reported cool weather, While i'll
Chicago thuudersl>oWerS cut
record heat yesterday aud were
expected to keep peak tempera-
lures dcWn tGdaN.
NeW-NOHA and New England con
tinucG to >Weltcr in 4 WecE-IOns
heat wave. Boston reported six con
secutlvc days Of rcGord-oreaFln&
temperatures for each day. Maine
woods we're closed. as. .lrcs raget
through thousands Of acres Of tin
der-drN forests.
But New York Metroro,o2ist Ben.
p,.ry aid low temperature
in the ."c-. and midwest meant tina
coole: weather, originally scheduled
Tor 'sc cast tyduy. might be expect
Cd Friday.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-08-16
Cotton Prices
Rise Sharply

New York, Aug. lG-(AP)-COt-
ton futures opened % 10 10 cents a
baIt higher. Noon prices Were SO to
60 cents Il bale higher. October 2l.iU.
December 2l.23. March Zl.Ul.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-04-07
(H a ef fR ri
MAk Ruth w797S SPEARS ZM

HERE are two ways to make
1 slip cover. One is to pin and
then cut the actual material right
on the chair; the other is to cut
muslin or old sheets on the chair
and then use the pieces for a pat
tern.
Whichever method is used, fit
and pin the pieces smoothly but
do not stretch them. Allow h-inch
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-07
Greeks Plan Bond Rally
On Green Next Saturday

Maintaining the initial momen-
tum shown yesterday during the
opening day of the invasion the
city's Fifth War Loan Drive con-
tinued today at an accelerated
tempo of enthusiasm and response
on the part of the residents of Wa
teTbury.
Industrial war bond leaders re-
ported a steady show OF enthusiasm
on the part OF industrial workers
who contributed SO greatly toward
previous drives OF this kind. One
plant reported TO the expressed de-
sire by some employees to donate
their entire vacation pay TO the
current effort. A steady progress
toward individual quotas was re-
yealed throughout each plant.
Victory House sponsors and In
diyidual organizations and societies
all report q continued and resolute
effort 10 back the invasion OF Hit
ler's fortress Europe.
Relatives ana loved ones OF many
OF the Waterbury men now partici-
patlng In the invasion drive were
today standing Arm In their supper.
Of the homefront effort Of the at
tack.
Saturday morning at 10 o'clock 1t
the Victory House on the Green the
Hellenic Community group Of this
city viii sponsor diversified War
Bond rally. featuring free gifts o.
War Beads an4 ~ ametelk xRuae-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-07
PortueoINot
With Nozis

Washington, June - (U.PO -
Germany today was deprived of her
last major source of wolfram -
source of steel-hardening tungsten
by Portugal's decision to stop all
exports to Germany and to shut
down her wolfram mines immedi-
ately.
It was a major diplomatic victory
for the Allies. consumated on the
eve of the invasion of France, and
marked the third victory in
economic warfare for the Allies in
a little more than a month.
Late in April Turkey shut of all
chrome shipments to Germany.
Early in May, Spain agreed to cut
her wolfram exports to Germany
from about 1000 tons a year to $50
tons this year.
Acting Secretary of State Edward
r. Stettinius, Jr., announced last
night that Portugal-one OF Eu-
ropes few neutrals but bound to
Great Britain by l4th century al
liance-had decided on he day be-
fore Allied troops stormed the
northern French beaches Ito impose
a total prohibition upon the ex-
port of wolfram and to bring about
an immediate cessation of Wolfram
production in Portugal"
The action Of the Portuguese
government should prove a factor
in shortening the war;" Stettinius
said.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-07
o14AtNovoI
AcodemyEn
Course Todoy

Annapolis. Md. June 7-UP)-
Secretary Of Navy James Forrestal
told the 914 members of the U. s..
Naval Academy's 104til graduating
class today that the chief burden
in defeating Germany and Japan
rests on the Army.
But the Army, he added, could not
even participate in this planetary
war-much less initiate mammoth
offensives like the invasion of
France-without command of the
seas. AS proof Of the U. S. Nays
success in achieving this command
in the Atlantic, he cited statistics
showing that:
Since Jan. /, 1912, the Navy has
conveyed 7,400 vessels across the At
lantic with a loss of only 10. Those
10 included not single troop trans
port.
THE main part of the burden"
Forrestal said, will be borne, as it
always has been, by the queen of
battle, by the infantry. by the man
on foot, in trenches, with rife flre
and bayonet expelling the enemy
from his positions.
But these men and the supplies
which sustain chem can only gE to
the point of attack If we have COM
mand Of the sea. Let US write that
fact in unforgettable language in
our memories"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-07

An estate appraised at s75,86S.25
and willed In its entirety to the de-
ceased's widow has been left by the
late Thomas l.. Morgan, II Chest
nut avenue. Inventory papers and
the viii of the deceased have been
placed on file at the office OF Pro-
bate Judge Patrick Healey.
A summary OF the estate as APP
praised Is as follows; real estate In
amount OF e2i 900; mortgages and
accrued interest In amount Of sii,-
64e.89: stocks In amount OF s3T, 822.-
SO and miscellaneous cash items In
amount OF 45.390.3e.
An itemized summary OF the es-
tate reveals that real-estate owned
by the deceased consisted OF proper
ty on the westerly side OF Chestnut
a. enue valued at 81 900 and prop
city on Pleasant street valued At
8 5000. Mortgages held by the de.
{ lased were In the amounts OF
$4,000. $500, $3.50 and $3.50, plus
q ,crued interest.
Stock holdings listed In the inyen.
cry are as follows: 90 shares OF
.lfaerlean Tel and Tel. valued -
iasAa2i 40 shares q bridgeport
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-07
Allies Throw
Japs ForLoss

Southeast Asia Headquarters,
Randy, Ceylon, june 7 = U.PD =
Japanese forces, losing heavily in
steady assaults by Allied troops,
were thrown back on two Indian
fronts today and repeatedly were
fleeing from the Kohima area.
A communique attributed the
enemy withdrawal from around Ko-
hima TO large numbers OF casual
ties inflicted by Allied forces In the
general offensive to clear the area,
British troops also carried out
successful attacks against the jap
anese In a village northwest OF Bish-
enpur, in the Imphal area. and the
corlmunique said the Imperials had
gained their initial detectives"
In northern Burma, Chinese and
American forces, supported by artil-
lery and aircraft continued their
drive into Myitkyina, making Q 100.
yard gain In the southern section Of
the city.
A Chinese commnnique disclosed
that Chinese troops brought up the
heaviest artillery yet employed on
the ealween front 70 begin an at
tack on LanaeFlg, q strategic noun
tain peak overlooking the old Burma
road,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-07
Thomas Morgan Leaves
$75, 1868 Estate To Widow

Brass at $4,000; 400 shares Of Equity
Corp. valued at $3.50: 200 shares OF
National Biscuit Co. valued at $4,000
800 shares OF N. Y. Central Railroad
valued at $500; 3 shares of Radio
Corporation at $50; 10 shares OF
Southern New England telephone
co. at $500: 100 shares of stand
ard Brands at s3,0eT and 400 shares
Of Warner Bros valued at $3.50.
Miscellaneous cash holdings OF
the deceased's consisted OF q say.
ings account In the Waterbury Saw
ings Bank In amount Of $1,000;
savings account IN witty. National
Bank OF e3,l53; commercial account
In witty. National Bank OF s353:
cash account In Citizens Bank OF
$40 and dividends Of various
amounts.
The entire estate comprising all
real and personal property was be-
aneathed BY q will dated 1909 TO the
testers widow Mrs. Annie Thomson
Morgan. Mrs. Morgan also Is execu-
trix Of the estate.
Louis y. Brandeley Thos. Morgan
u. and VIM. j. Dowd were named
Appraisers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-07

Michael F. Slavin, Democratic
registrar of voters since 1910, will
this week make application for re-
tirement from employment with
the city Of Waterbury, sources re-
vealed today.
One Of the city's oldest EN-
plOyes, Mr.. Slavin has long been
considered one Of the most able
and well informed men on mat
tiers pertaining 10 the technical
tiles Of voting rules and reguIa-
tiOns and party affairs.
Mr.. Slaivn entered the employe
Of the city of Waterbury in 1905
with the department. of education
and was made Democratic deputy
registrar of voters in 1910 In
which capacity he has served
until today. In 1896 MIR. SIavin
was made temporary registrar for
six months.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-07
Nazi Demolitions Seen
Prelude To Withdrawal

Allied Supreme Headquarters
London, June CUP - Hun
dredS of American gliders ferried
thousands of fresh troops into the
Cherbourg area Of invaded France
today, and airmen said the peninsu-
la was dotted with fires indicating
the Germans might be carrying out
6emolitions preparatory to with
draWal.
Allied invasion forces were sStrik-
ing out from their original footholds
on the coast of northwest France
against stiffening German resist
ance, and front dispatches said
Marshal Erwin Rommel was speed
ing two Nazi armies toward the
beachheads for a major counter
assault.
CThe National BroadcaSting Com
pany reported from London that
all the French beaches on which the
Allies landed had been cleared OF
the enemy
More than 400 United States Gid
ers, one section making up a sky
train so miles long, poured power
full reinforcements into the Cher
bourg peninsula last night and to-
day, strengthening the Allied grip
ON the first sections of western Eu-
rope wrested from the NaZis.
Wing Commander w. I. Deas.
Raj pilot, said after a flight over
the peninsula that there were fires
everywhere, and it looked as if the
enemy was trying to lay waste the
country Suddenly there was a big
explosion in the peninsula, and the
sky was lit up for miles with
bright orange light"
The report suggested the posi-
bility that the Nazis might have
put the torch to everything of value
in the section OF the peninsula they
held preliminary to pulling out.
Reports Of fighting in Caen, on the
Cherbourg-Pa trunk railway. in
dicated Nazi communications were
crippled or threatened at the base
of the peninsula, and 1t might be
isolated soon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-07
NAzI RESISTANCE INCREASES
Eneny's Strength In Italy Crun1bIing
9Th ARMY 10
MILES NORTH
Of HOLY CITY

BY ROBERT v. VERMILLION
Omitted Press War Correspondent
Allied II e a d q quarters,
Naples, June T. (UP) =
Allied 5th Army columns
drove more than 10 miles
north and IL miles west of
Rome today, beating down
disOrganized Nazi rear guards
in their path, and General
Sir Harold r. L. G. Alexander
confidently declared that the
strength of the German
armies in central Italy has
been broken.
British and American
armOred forces raced north
ward along Highway 2 to-
ward Lake BraccianO, Is
miles above Rome, while in
fantry units swung out to the
west over the Aurelian Way
to within sight of the Tyr
rhenian Sea, almost Is miles
north of the Tiber estuary. :.
Srtagglers Flee
Scattered German rear guards
were battluing to stem the advance
with anti-tank guns and tank des-
troyers, but front reports said most
of these troops were stragglers left
behind by the fleeing l4th Army
and rounded up for a suicide stand
by their officers.
Low-fiying Allied attack planes
bombed and machine gunned the
retreating enemy and heavier
bomberS ranged on ahead to blast
bridges and highways along the
German line of flight.
Alexander issued an appeal to
italian patriots to cooperate with
his advancing troops and harass the
German retreat.
In less than month, the
strength of the German armies has
been broken, and the city of Rome
has been liberated Alexander de-
clared.
Rise together against the COM
mon enemy"
Supporting Alexanders confident
statement, official sources revealed
that $4,000 Germans have been cap
tured by the 5th Army alone since
the start of the present offensive.
BY mid-afternoon yesterday, the
northern wing of the pursuing 5th
Army forces had driven to a point
10 miles above Rome and only about
five miles from Lake Bracciano,
while infantry spearheads on the
west flank were about IL 1-2 miles
west by northwest of the capital
and some 2 1-2 miles from the sea.
Front dispatches said the advance
was continuing steadily, and it was
indicated both columns had gone
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-07
40 Billion
Voted Army
For Expenses
BY FRED MULLEN
ted Press Staff Correspondent

(Unlteu fFeSS starr COrreSpOn0entD
Washington. Jt.ne 7.-(UP)-
Warned by 1t. Gen. Joseph T. Nc
Narney, deputy army chief Of staff
that the scale of fighting in Europe
would be. beyond anything hereto
fore experienced" the House APP
preparations committee voted $49,-
10000, 795 today to meet the Army's
anticipated expenses for the fiscal
year starting July /,
The committee said the total con-
templated outlay-including 1896
OBJ. 1876 in new appropriations and
$33, 672, 97l 900 IN reappropriation OF
unexpended funds-might not be
needed if the war in Germany
should terminate in this calendar
year" But, it added, there is no
warrant for such an assumption"
The bill, plus pending $33,0O0,-
100000 naval supply measure. would
raise to about 10000, 100000 the
total appropriated by Congres- ,or
defense and war since June o.
The $l5,436,031, 7e5 in new appio-
priations for the Army was reduc-
ton of $241, 1897, 9O5 from the amount
requested.
The biggest single item in the bill
was for pay and travel-$l2, 6S5, 900, =
600. Next came the Air Forces
with $l2.6l0OOO, 900, the ordnance
department with 1888, 900, 900, sub
sistence $2,899, OOO.O 900, engineer
service. $2,662 100000, and the sig
nal corps, $3.50. 0oo, 900. The trans
portation corps item was $3.50, 000,-
600, and clothing and equipage, ST.
721 100000.
McNarney and Gen George C.
Marshall, army chief Of staff, head
ed a group of officers who testified
on the bill at hearings before
subcommittee. Records Of the
hearings, released today, revealed
that Marshall testified only briefly
because of his absence from Wash
ington for pre-invasion conferences.
McNarney said vast amounts Of
men and material were being moved
overseas and added:
There is every reason to believe
that the approaching period will be
one Of heavy fighting involving
great number 1f American troops.
The scale of the coming battles is
expected to be beyond anything
(E0nkinllad m page A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-07
Mercy Killing
Motive Asked
BY JOSEPH NOLAN
United Press Staff Correspondent

Pittsfield. Mass, June 7-(UP)-
Two pediatricians testified at Atty.
John F. NoXon's murder trial in
superior court today as the prose-
cution sought to establish mercy
killing motive for the electrocution
Of his imbecile infant son.
DR.. George p Hunt of Pittsfield
the baby's physician. was recalled
for cross-examination, and was fol-
lowed by DR.. Richard M. Smith,
noted Boston pediatricIan. DR..
Smith corroborated DR.. Hunts tes-
timony that 6-month-old Lawrence
Noxon lacked normal strength and
would tend to remain in any posi-
tio:4 he was placed.
Assuming. doctor. that this baby
was lying on his back, would he be
likely to roll over and grasp an oo-
ject lying nearby" DR.. Smith was
asked.
mo, the baby could not roll
over" he replied.
The defense is expected to con-
tend later that the baby died acct
dentally by graSping an electric
trouble cord" lying near him on
the floor.
After examining the baby in Aug
ust 1913, q month before his death,
DR.. Smith said, he advised the par
ents OF the child's mental sub
fTs0nkinuaA IN Da0A A
The Waterbury Democrat., 1944-06-07

vile show high-l lighted by the per-
sonal appearance OF Freddy Hall
Plaza theater manager, as master
Of ceremonies.
The Fifth War Loan Quota OF the
Waterbury Greeks has been set at
$4,000. Peter Laskas Is general
chairman. assisted by Michael Leon
George Pistolas and Rev. John
Bersentas, pastor OF the Greek
Hellenic Orthodox church on Maple
street.
The free War Bonds win be given
TO the best entertainers. Anyone de-
string to perform may secure an
entry blank from James Byrnes at
the Palace Hotel on East Main
street. Mayor John s. Monagan win
be one OF the principal speakers at
this rally.
To date II was revealed that 9
total Of $4,000 In war bonds has
been purchased at the u. 5. Time
Corporation, where enthusiasm IN
this invasion drive Is at a high
peak. Fay Clark Of the u. s. Time
Corporation today announced that
Happy Howard and his Hillblllys
will be at the Waterbury plant to-
morrow noon and ct the MiddiebuTy
plant Friday noon 10 spur the drive
Those handing arrangements foI
the plants general drive IN addition
70 Miss Clark are Herb Braunsdorf.
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