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Three Wise Men
OfAncient Time;
Relics at Cologne

Biblically we know very little
about the Wise Men who came from
the East bearing gifts to the Christ
Child and, having adorned Him as
the King Of the Jews. returned to
their own country.
It is generally accepted that there
were three Wise Men because of the
three specifically mentioned gifts:
church tradition has identified these
as Melchior, Caspar, and Balthasar:
Melchior, king of Arabia, brought a
casket Of gold; Caspar, king of Tar
sus, brought myrrh; and Balthasar,
king Of Ethiopia, brought franklin
cense. These gifts are considered
symbolic of what Jesus was to be-
come-gold for king, frankineense
for high priest, and myrrh for a
great physician. Collectively, the
Wise Men received the gifts Of char
ity and spiritual wealth, perfect
faith, truth and meekness.
When they returned to their own
country, the three Kings reputedly
sold their possessions and went
about preaching the Christ.King.
Legend continues, that they were
martyred in India for their faith.
The bodies of the Wise Men, trans
ferred to Constantinople in the
fourth century-by the Empress Hell
ena. mother Of Constantine-were
enshrired at Milan for a while aft
er the first Crusade. Frederick Bar
barossa authorized removal Of the
relics to Cologne where they remain
to this day deposited within the
magnificent Cathedral of Cologne.
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Same Old Santa

Same old Santa. same old joys,
Same old dolls and sieds and toys;
Same old holly. same old tree,
Same old gifts for cherubs wee;
Same old carol, same old light,
Same old stockings hung at night;
Same old words Of merry Cheer
Same good wishes for the year.
Same old Christmasl Seems to me
That's the way it ought to be.
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Christmas Around the World

Cuadalcanahe the 0ay
soldiers sailors Christmas last an unusual
Christmas them but they made the best Of it,
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Christmas Tax

Greeks in the southwestern part
Of their peninsula dive into the wa.
tiers of the harbor to recover a wood.
en- cross thrown in by the archbish.
op. The villager who RECEIVERS the
crucifix has the right to levy small
Christmas tax upon each home ir
the village.
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ASHE CHURCHES PLAN
CHRISTMAS PROGRAMS
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
church the Woman's Auxiliary
presented a pageant entitled,
Ever Since Bethlehem" last
night, which was well attended.
The Jefferson Presbyterian
Sunday School will have a pro-
gram on Sunday morning.
A pageant will be held at the
Obids church on Sunday after
noon.
At Big Ridge, the Christmas
program will be held on Satur-
day evening.
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Between 3 and million bush
els of apples were blown to the
ground along the Atlantic sea-
board by the tropical hurricane.
Take advantage of this temper
airy surplus for stocking pantry
shelves.
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new HAMPSHIRE
FAV0RS WILLKlE

MANCHESTER, N. H., March
15-(R-supporters of Wendell Will
kie tonight claimed "slgnltlcant
victory'' in New Hampshire's cleo
ton of four delegates known to
favor Willkie for President out OF
eleven elected in the nations first
pre-convention primary.
However, the only delegates ac-
tually tied to any candidate were
two, whose convention votes were
pledged outright to New York
State Governor, Thomas E. Dewey.
The Dewey supporters, too, saw
a measure of victory, in the cleo
ton of Prof. Charles A. Holden OF
Dartmouth, as delegate at large,
and Thomas J. Manning, of Man.
chester, as a delegate from the
first congressional district, who
won without any avowed cam
paign by the New York governor
himself.
Republican National Committee.
man Robert P. Burroughs, one Of
the elected delegates at large call.
ed it significant victory for
the Willkie forces, and explained
that Willkie had agreed not to
place formally pledged slate III
to the race because of quirk in
the New Hampshire primary law
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Firms PREPARING
FOR ALONG WAR
Parliament Approves Gov
ernment's Decision To
Reject Armistice

STOCKHOLM, March 15.-P)-
The Finnish parliament has I'M
aninously approved the govern
ments decision to reject Moscow S
final proposals for an armistice
and the Firms are grimly digging
in for continuation of the war, it
was learned here tonight.
The Finnish disclosure was
made in communique which
said parliament considered the
governments position as present
ed by Premier Edwin Linkhomies
ard accepted unanimously the mo-
ton to return to the order of the
day. Under Finnish procedure,
this means the government was
sustained.
From other sources in this neut-
raj capital it was learned the
Firms thus had turned down Mos
cows terms which offered them a
way to abandon the fight alongside
the Germans and get out OF the
war.
The official reply to Russia was
expected to be forwarded Saturday
Or Sunday.
Edwin Shanke, Associated Press
fCon4;nued m Page Ten: Col. AZ
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662 REPATRIATES
BACK IN STATES
Exchange Liner Docks AT
Jersey City With Joyous
Americans

JERSEY CITY, N. j., March Is.
-(R-After months of interment
under Nazi domination, 662 repa-
triates reached American soil and
freedom today.
They came home aboard the
white painted Swedish exchange
liner Gripsholm, which docked at
1855 pm. (EWT) and quickly dis
charged a group of SO wounded
service personnel who had been
German war prisoners. They were
taken in ambulances to Halloran
General Hospital, Staten Island.
The passengers remained out
wardly calm as the ship nosed into
her pier. In the words OF navy
officer who had boarded her,
"there was no demonstration-not
even peep" as the liner moved
up the bay.
But t}.eir thankfulness at being
home was expressed by S. Pinck-
ney Tuck, American charge dat
fairs at Vichy.
"After Is months of detention
we are now able to appreciate at
its full value the meaning OF the
word freedom" he said in a
Continued on Page Ten; Col. g.
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Clio DENOUNCES
F0RD'S APPEAL

DETROIT March 15.-4R-R. J;
Thomas, president of the United
Automobile Workers (ClO), de-
nol,nced a Ford Motor Co. officials
anneal for state police aid in con-
trolling wildcat strikers as IAN hys-
terical crv'' tonight as afternoon
shift workers entered the plahs
without hindrance. ..,
Thomas declared union officials
themselves had removed a BLOCK
ade of parked automobiles wnlcn
he said was erected by few IT.
responsibilities" and termed the
plea for state police aid com-
plete1y unjuytified," 'inflaMma-
tory" and ''highly prejudicalarela-
| tons.
workers at the Rouge plant and
their union are responsible enough
to carry on war work without the
benefit of police" Thomas added
1--WE have shown this in the past
We will demonstrate this again.
an making a complete survey o.
the situation.
The blockade caused a produc
+;on curtailment today which int
company estimated rs per cent
Consisting OF automobiles parked
end to end, it was set up shorty
before midnight last night by AT
ernoon shift workers from the arr
craft engine unit. It was with
drawn shortly after the first day
sh;ft workers were turned back
The Rouge plant is one OF TN
fContinued ON Page Ten; Col. q
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new U. S.-IRISH
MOVE in SIGHT

WASHINGTON, March 15.|R-
The United States government is
believed to be preparing new dip
lomatic moves in an effort to per-
suade Fire to GUST Axis diplomats.
It is no secret that this gov
eminent takes very serious view
of the presence of German and
japanese representatives in Fire,
and Prime Minister canon de
Valeza's refusal to eject them IN
no way closes the matter.
Primary consideration from
Washington's viewpoint is the sue
cess of the forthcoming continent.
al invasion and the lives OF Allied
soldiers who will participate.
Tt is likely that reaffirmatlon
of the American stand, pointing
out to the Irish government the
profound concern it's refusal te
clean out the Axis diplomats has
caused here, will be the mex
American step.
Rritain already has banned trav'
ell 10 both northern and southern
Ireland. and news dispatches sac
the Irish expected lean times. II
Dublin, the general comment waS
that the British intended TO DOCK
ade the country.
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new ENEMY AT0LL
IN PACIFIC IS HIT
Oroluk, In Carolines, Raid
ed By U. S. Bombers;
Wewak Hit
Nv LEONARD MILLIMAN .
Associated Press War Editor

American bombers struck new
atoll in the Central Pacific Caro-
line islands within 200 miles OF
Wanted Truk and blasted Wewak,
last major Japanese stronghold on
the Bismarck sea, for the fourth
straight day.
Oroluk. newest target in the Car
dimes, has no obvious military sig
nificance but the attack, made
midway between the fortresses OF
Truk and Ponape, was further
demonstration of Japan's weaken
ing position in the Central Pacl-
fic.
Thirty Japanese interceptors
roared up from Wewak's air bases
to stave off the attack on the
northeast New Guinea base. Eight
were shot down as bombers blast
ed supply dumps and gun positions
and fighters followed up with their
guns strafing. Heavy damage was
inflicted and many gun positions
silenced," General Douglas Mac
Arthur said today. Smoke from
blazing fuel dumps blanketed the
entire target area" More than 6O(
tons of explosives have been spill
ed ON Wewak in the four day blitz
Southeast of Wewak an Austria
liam column pressing up from thu
interior valley reached Daumoina
terminus of the best japanese bull
road in New Guinea. 1t leads to
Continued on Page Six; Col. A.
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Labor Loses
Fight To Kill.
WageFo1rnlula
AL IS VOTED DOWN
Main Motion Called For
FDR To Modify Cell
ing Realistically
nv JOSEPH A. LOTUS

WASHINGTON, March 15.-RC
r .bor's drive to smash or alter
Mo little Steel Wage Formula suf-
.,rod a setback in the War Labor
Board today when a majority CO.
.1ition of public and industry
s,ombers voted down three Amer
i i Federation of Labor motions.
The principal motion called on
+be board to request President
Roosevelt to modify the wage cell
mo realistically" The other two
motions ma provided for public hear
ings,
FLARES that wage increases grant
Cd to compensate for higher living
costs shall not exceed Is percent
n the Jan. /, 1e41 wage level.)
Would Be Inappropriate
The public members said they
svoted for denial of the petition
without prejudice because of their
opinion that it would be inappro-
priate for the board to take up
the question of the wage stabili-
zation policy at a time when the
Congress is just starting hearings
on the whole sterilization pro-
gram" The Senate Banking Com
mittae has taken up the question.
The ALL petition, presented by
George Meany and Robert J. Watt,
had been before the board since
February 8. It was debated one
dav last week at which time the
board decided to consult the White
House before acting. 1t is under
stood that Vice Chairman George
W. Taylor talked to Mobilization
Director James F. Byrnes and re-
ported back that the President
thought it best not to take up the
subject with the board now in view
Of the Senate hearing.
Wage Hearings
While the board was voting, one
Of its panels in an adjoining build
ing was hearing arguments by the
steel industry and the CLIO United
Steel Workers on the question
whether it should consider testi.
mony on the unions demand for
17-cent hourly wage increase.
The union comedies that the de-
Continued on Page Six; Col. A
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Boards Called On To Draft More
Dads. Comb Industrial Deferments

will exist on July 1, unless the de-
ficit is made up by taking those
now deferred for "essentiaP' oper-
atoms Hershey said.
''Occupational deferments are a
temporary expedient to permit en-
ployers to obtain requirements, "
he added, land only those regis
tzants whose Individual efforts in
a critical activity make them vir.
tually indispensable should be con.
sidered for occupational defer.
ment."
Constant scrutiny Of the 1885,.
600 men in 4-F does not indicate
that these constitute a source Of
potentially available men," Her
shey's letter continued.
Of the nearly 100000 men in
Continued on Page Six; Col. s.
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HOUSE APPROVES
VOTING MEASURE
FIR Wires Governors To
Learn Effectiveness OF
Final Effort

WASHINGTON, March 15.-lR-
Congress passed a servicemen's
vote bill leaning heavily to states
rights today but President Roose-
welt indicated the matter was far
from settled by starting a tele-
graph survey to find out how
many men could vote under it.
The Chief Executive wired all
governors an inquiry whether they
believed their state laws author
lied use of supplementary FEEDER
al ballots.
The President has indicated that
the decision on a veto depends on
whether more men can vote under
new legislation than under exist
ing laws.
Proponents Of sirnplified Fed
eral ballot have argued that the
bill which passed the House today
by a vote of 273 to Ill repeats
an existing waiver of registration
and poll tax payment for service
men, and that fewer can vote I'M
der it than under present law.
The bill provides in brief that
service people must make their
own applications for State absen-
tee ballots which the services will
expedite to them and back to the
States, and that the Federal short
form shall be available for use
only by those who apply for the
State ballots but do not get them
in time, and whose governors GER
t;fy that the Federal form will be
acceptable.
In his telegram to the State Ex-
ecutives, the President asked them
to tell him also, so he might form
an opinion as to the effectiveness
of the measure, whether steps
would be taken to authorize use
of the supplementary ballots, il
state laws do not now do so.
Mr.. Roosevelt acted without
waiting for the soldier vote bill
to reach the White House.
The House completed action on
the legislation by resoundlng ";
to Ill vote, after six months
wrangling between States Right
ers'' and sponsors of an admin.
istration uniform Federal ballo'
plan for service men and women
Disowned by some of its au
thors, the compromise swept
through the two chambers aftell
both sides agreed it would be this
bill or none at all, so far as No
venber's Presidential election il
concerned.
Mr.. Roosevelt termed an earlier
measure passed by the Senate
. fraud on the soldiers and sailors
and Marines-a fraud upon tn
American people" That OH
dumped virtually the whole soldle.
, vote problem onto the States, witt
{ no Federal ballot provisions what
ever.
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GROUP APPROVES
SIMPLIFICATl0N

WASHINGTON, March 15.-RC
A plan to simplify the nations IN
come tax laws was approved ten
tatively by the House Ways and
Means Committee today, holding
out the promise to some O,OO0,-
coo of the $4,000, 900 individual tax
payers that the return that must
be in by this midnight will be the
last they ever have to file.
Chairman Doughton O.-N.Co
announced the committee action,
but said details of the plan would
not be announced until Friday,
'sbecause we've got to clear up
several points yet.
However on the basis OF pre-
vious statements, it appeared the
simplification bill might provide
that:
/. Some 3O,OoO,OOo persons max
ing $4,000 or less won't have to
file returns after this year, be-
cause the withholding levy against
their wages and salaries will be
made the actual tax.
2. The victory tax will be com
bined with the surtax and norma
tax.
3. The burdens of all taxpayer!
under the simplified system o
rates. exemptions and deductions
will remain virtually at their pres
ent levels. Some 100000 victor!
taxpayers with income not large
enough to come under present reg
CONTINUED on Page Three; Col. 4
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fathers available in increasingly
greater numbers to meet induction
reouirements,'' Gen. Hershey's
message warned.
eat the same time we must Sc
cure men from other classes and
particularly we must secure men,
fathers and non fathers, from
the group now deferred in industry
and agriculture"
Some 1882, 900 registrants now
have entered military service, Her
shey said, adding: 'Those men
have the right to expect that the
remaining registrants whose serv.
ices are required by the armed
forces will be made available"
A canvass of available sources
Of Understanding all fathers
still remaining in class 3-A-shows
that a deficiency Of 100000 men
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WASHINGTON, March 15.-RH
selective Service tonight called on
local draft boards to induct more
nre Pearl Hasbor fathers and to
G. comb industrial deferments to OBJ
tain men who now can be spared
to fight.
selective Service has failed to
meet the military draft calls by
100, 900 men month for five con-
secutive months, Director Lewis B..
Hershey revealed in a letter to all
local boards and appeal panels.
About 100000 men must be
supplied to the Army and Navy
for the period from Feb. 1. to July
1, Hershey said, in order to bring
the country's military establish
ment up to the planned strength
of II, 300, 900 by the mid year.
s.'We must, in the furture. make
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Camp Davis Show
Gets New Actors

Newest addition to the "Pup-
Tent Players" the actors vino
dramatic the weekly adventures
Of Private Sac Sack on Pass In
Review the all-GI show broad
cast tonight at 700 from Camp
Davis over Station WMFD is Pri-
vate Edna Richardson, of the WAC
detachment. Private Richardson
will impersonate 'tFru-Fru" Raids
monce, Private Sacks favorite
pin-up girl.
Also appearing on the broadcast
which features a weekly parade
OF enlisted talent are Pfc. David
Machtel, former concert singer
who makes his second appearance
on the program to sing Victo: Her.
bert's Metropolitan Song" and Sgt.
John Mooney, of the AAATC Spe-
cial Service Office who will vocal
ze "Street Of Dreams"
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Greatest Aerial Assault In All History
LevelsGessino, Opening Road To Rome;
Buq<Xiver Is Crossed On 81 Mile From
King, Badoglio
On eWayOut
Bv JOHN M. HIGHTOWER

WASHINGTON, March Is
R)-So far as official Washing
ton is concerned King Vittorio
Emanuele and the Badoglio
government of Italy are on the
way out. Only the slow
progress of Allied armies to-
ward Rome has stayed their
passing from the Italian scene,
in accordance with Allied pol
icy.
For this reason, diplomatic
authorities hailed the 1,400
ton bombing Of Casino as
foreshadowing an early solu-
ton Of Italy's worst political
problem. The bombing has
even moressignificance in this
respect, it is believed, than
Marshal Stalin's bombshell de-
cision few days ago to ex-
change diplomatic representa-
tives with Premier Badoglio.
Throughout the winter poll
tical conditions have been
about as bad as military con-
ditions in Italy. Food is re-
ported to have been scarce;
bread, for example, was ra-
toned at about five ounces a
day.
Increased freedom of ex-
preston in liberated areas
showed the popular attitude
iContinued on Page Three; Col.
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CASINO BOMBING
PLEASED GENERAL
Nv LYNN HEINZERLING

With I6E + lf LII AIM DC'
FORE CASINO, Italy March Is.
. R 1t. Gen. Mark Clark
watched the bombing of Casino
today and seemed pleased to see
the explosives pouring into the
German positions which have CIV
en- his Fifth Army one OF the
toughest struggles of the Italian
campaign.
With Maj. Gen. John K. Can
non, commander of the tactical air
force, he paused for moment at
the window from which CORE
spondents were watching the py-
rotechnics. Then he returned to
his own observation post, remark
ing that he had all the aerial brass
hats with him.
AS 1 watch, a great weight Of
air attack is now being thrown in
and the German is angry. Occa-
sional enemy shells are whining
in to land on the hillsides below
us.
The first planes to come over
were BIS medium Mitchell bomb
ers. They came out of the east
with the sun behind them, stream
ing on their great silvery tails.
They headed right over Mount
Trocchio for the town.
One moment, Casino looked like
the quiet country town it is, with
it's crunbling but still somewhat
graceful walls Of masonery out
lined against the blue sky above
it.
Then dark line Of angry
plumes of smoke darted up at the
edge of the town with sharp, red
orange flames at the bottom. The
Continued on Page Three; Col. 81
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IS CANDIDATES
FOR N. E. POSTS

RALEIGH, March 15.-R-Thir-
ty five candidates for major state
and Federal offices have paid fill
ing fees to the State Board OF
elections and a number of others
are expected from candidates
nominated at the Republican State
Convention to be held in Charlotte
tomorrow.
The filing books in the office OF
Secretary Raymond Maxwell close
at pm. Saturday. Fees mailed
at any time during the day prior
to The pm. deadline will be &C
copied.
Races are assured for the Demo
cratic nomination for governor and
Tor the U. S. Senate post now held
by Robert R. Reynolds. In the Con-
sreSsional delegation, a race
among the Democrats is expected
IN only one district, the tenth,
Where three candidates have filed
FOR governor, R. Gregg Cherry
Of Gastonia and Ollie Ray Boyd o.
plnetown have paid their filing fees
Dr. Ralph Mcdonald of Winston
ealem, the other announced candi
date, has not filed.
Two candidates have filed fol
lieutenant governor. They are A
y. Ballentine of Raleigh and w. I
Halstead of Elizabeth City.
IN the race for senator, four can
odates have filed. They are for
sles Governors Clyde R. Hoey o
eSaelby and Cameron Morrison O
eharlotte, and Marvin Ritch o
SAarlotte and Arthur Simmons o
Burlington.
hamilton Jones and Joe Erwil
y, Charlotte aud John C. Stroup
al hickory have filed for the tent
aStrlct congressional post create'
Two years ago and. now held b,
morrison. All other incumben
members of the delegation ar
SEEKING denomination and non
las democratic opponent definite
y filed.
+, incumbent congressman ar
herbert Bonnec, first, John Kerr
second, Graham A. Barden, thire
continued on Page Ten; Col. s
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MYSTERY CUNTS
BEING GUARDED

BUENO0 A1RGo, IAoA III ~
The mystery quintuplets, who
Buenos Aires newspapers report
ed were born eight months ago to
a family living in the suburbs OF
the capitol, are being carefully
guarded from the public gaze.
The infants-three girls and two
boys-failed to appear today 1or
their customary airing IN oaoy
carriages.
Newspapermen and photograph
ers who went to the modern resi-
dence which is the home OF Senior
and Sonora Franco Diligenti, par
ents of the quints and three otner
children, got no farther than the
front door. The shutters OF the
house were closed and the only
evidence of the existence OF the
brood was line of diapers flut-
tering from second-story WIN
dow. =,
Senior DiIgenti who returned
home for lunch declined to dis
cuss the children with newspaper
men, but said he might distri-
butte photographs of them Satur-
day. He appeared amused by the
commotion.
The fathers refusal to indicate
exactly where the children were
born prevented quick check OF
the registration of their birth. The
lack of this detail caused the Eng
lish-language Buenos Aires Her
aid. which first published the
story, to treat it with caution
The midwife who is supposed to
have delivered the five little bab-
les likewise declined to state
where the event took place, say
ing she considered such informa-
ton "a professional secret"