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Evening star., 1944-08-04
|frszsr Expselsd y become
Chief q Graham PaIpe
- he Associsted Press

~ the AssociAted preSs. sss
DETRoIT, Aug. 4s-Autnnotiye
circles here beard today that Joseph
|W. Eraser. former president Of
WiUs-o Overland Motors. Inc, soon
win 1ecome chairman Of the board
Iof urGham Paige Motors Corp. in
|a program that contemplates wide
|exbansiCn Of the latter company's
postwar activities.
N. Fraser ct present Is president
|of the Warren City Manufacturing
Co. Of Warren, Ohio. The negotia-
lions under way, 1t was reported
here, contemplate the postwar oper-
alton Of the Warren City Co. Is q
subsidiary Of Graham Paige, the
new organization producing auto
mobiles and farm implements.
A large investment In Graham
Paige By Floyd Odluna and the Atlas
Corp. Of New York also Is under
consideration, according to the re-
ports.
Graham Paige executive of1ices
here. Mr.. Frazer, who headed WHY'S
Overland for about three years, was
formerly q vice president Of the
Chrysler Sales Corp. He resigned as
president OF WHY'S Overland early
In l943 and became president Of the
Warren City Manufacturing Co.,
which has been engaged In q heavy
program OF Navy contract work.
Evening star., 1944-08-04
low-priced Motors
Favored IN Mixed
Stock Market
~ VICTOR EuBANK.
Assoeiated Pres. rlnancial writer

- s00SsAts0 kksss FbakuCiAb WIlteks
NEW YORK, Aug. 4.--Low-priced
motors absorbed the speculative
buying play In todays stock market
as many leaders either stood still
or backed into moderately losing
territory.
Dealings picked up to around
l,O00, 600 shares for the five hours
best In about two weeks, due tc
activity Of issues quoted under $40
Gains ranged from frsctions to !
point or 80 for favorites which came
out In blocks Of 10000 shares after
Q steady start. These we're reduced
or Cancelled In many cases at the
last and near-closing trends pre.
sented . somewhat cloudy appear
ance.
Brokerage orders, on the whole
were from out Of town. Wall Street
itself, was pretty well deserted by
customers who left Thursday for .
lengthy week end. Those who brayed
the heat wave inclined to trim ac-
counts or stand aside pending DOS
slbly important war developments
special situations provided am
munition for the forward swingers.
Graham-Paige duplicated its speed
OF the day before with a push to .
new 1914 peak. but failed to hold
at the top. as did many other early
sprinters in the motor group. Ahead
the greater part Of the proceeding.
were Hupp Motors. Packard, West
inghouse, Montgomery Ward and
Allied Chemical. Occasional re.
treaters were United States Steel
Santa Fe, Standard OIL New Jer.
sey). United States Rubber, Chrys-
ley and General Motors.
Bonds were mixed.
Evening star., 1944-08-04
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO, Aug. 4 ~ iWFA).-salable
practically Ill I6O-e4o-pound weishts sold
firmly ct 14.76, the ceiling; above 24O
pounds. 14.00; good and choice 3OO-350-
big veisht sovs 1a.7b-so: complete early
saiable cattle, 1900; saIabie calves,
800: demand broader than available sup
ply GOOD .pnd choice steers. hrm on few
loads available at 16.9O.l7.85, after price
pounds; lens yeariinss. 1890: srassy and
warned up offerings scarce at 1900
market: odd lots. I3.O0-15.75, With
grassy common kind down to 800 and
below; receipts mainly cows: trade steady
with weeks advance, fairly active: bulk
beef cows, s.50-11 90; Gamers and cut
ters 6.25-s.00; only very. thin kind under
500: bulls slow, steady: vealers un-
CHANGED At 1900 down; Hight stock steers
and stock calves on peddlins basis, very
ssisbie sheep. 1000; total. 1000; mar
ket allow and not fully estahlished; early
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Atlanta Tops Sales Gains.

Atlanta Tops Sales Gains.
The Federal Reserve District Of
Atlanta led the other. IL districts
in department store sales gains In
the frst half year, with a 20 per
cent increase, the Federal Reserve
Board has announced, Dallas being
second with a Is per cent upturn
and Minneapolis third, trade being
10 per cent ahead of last year. The
average grain for the IL districts
was z per cent. Trade in the Rich
mond District, including Washing
ton, was up per cent.
New Realty Office Opened.
Charles E. Burr has opened his
own real estate Office in the Mills
Building, after being associated with
Frank S. Phillips for the last FIVE
years. Prior to that time he was
connected with Woodward d. Loth-
rop and for some years was with
D. j. DUNCAN, Inc, developers of
the Petworth area.
James Sherwin, for 10 years with
the H. L. Rust Co. in the property
management department, has be-
come associated with his brother
C. Allen Sherwin, in the real es-
tate Office at 4845 Massachusetts,
avenue NV.
Bodfish Explains Bank Bills.
Morton Bodflsh, executive vice
president of the United States Saw
ings and Loan League, says the three
bills before Congress urging changes
in the Federal Home Loan Bank
law, are mainly designed to enlarge
the capacity OF building and loan
associations in the mortgage field.
Referring to the opposition of Fed
eral Reserve Board Chairman Mar
riner S. Eccles. he says the Reserve
Board heao is. primarily interested
in commercial banking and less con-
cerned with long-term financing
of homes"
Lanst0n Dividend Declared.
Directors of the Lanston Mono
type Machine Co. have declared the
regular quarterly dividend of so
cents per share, payable August 81
to stockholders of record August %
All the stock of the Smith Trans
fer e. Storage Co. has been acquired
by Arthur Clarendon Smith, ST., who
is now sole owner of the business.
The officers, in addition to Mr..
Smith. as president and treasurer,
include Mrs Arthur Clarendon
Smith, vice president; Mrs. Donald
Lathrom, secretary; John H. Simon
and Capt. A. c. Smith, jr., directors
Washington Chapter, American
Institute of Banking, will be host at
a regional banking conference to
be held at the Statler Hotel on
Saturday, August 10.
Evening star., 1944-08-04
Elue-Cured Tobacco Prices

vALDoeTA, Ga. Aug. 4 ue.-0eorsia:
the NTH day today with prices holding
steady and showing tendencies Of natten-
ms out.
Better grades still held around $40 per
hundred pounds, but the overall average
as reported BY the tobacco division Of the
S3942 per hundred. with yesterdays belt
average for 6,627,21S pounds At $1,000.
Sales for the season on all markets totaled
19,2S2. .O6S pounds.
VITA said prices fiuctuated in . narrow
range. limited mostly to about 81 per
hundred pounds, with the general quality
ranging fine to fair luss and fair to low
leaf. Better grades Of priminss still have
not shown on the auction floors in any
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Sales
a AA

Sales
Stock and Add Ftey
Dividend Rate 90. High. Low. 2:sO. Close,
Youns saw y : asM IDA lSM lsh
wa S&Tpf 6h 40 1oA 1oA 1oA 1o3
Zenith Rad fe > ALA l1k ALA Ala
zonitsProd.16e ] ~ ~ 5ih -
ApDFexinkts salas Telay.
II 100 a.m.-, 2o5 $40 1900 noon 43A 90
100 pm. S6l leo 2:0Op.m. So 600
/. fUntt Of trading. 10 shares; sales prlnted
IN fuu, r In bankruptcy or roce1verahtp or
being reorganiyed under Dankruptey Act.
Ratea Of dividends ID the foreEoing table
sas saEue q ss sn Hn ~
dends are not meiuAed ~ dyi1end
3. .tos EH|.sI.l:4 +, 6 e.iS e ssf ssls
z cssseasna sssa e. a!sss.l aSl ss ss.1
Evening star., 1944-08-04
D. G. Express Volume
Al New Peaks IN July
And ! Months
BY EDWARD c. STONE:

Express shipments in and out
OF washington In the first seven
months of this year and in July
alone set two more all time rec
ords, Supt. w. o. r. Hannah Of
the Railway Express Agency an
nounced today. In the seven
months, shipments numbered l.
672 ,486 against l,608,523 in the
same period last year, an increase
Of 63,063 shipments, or 4 per cent.
In July shipments totaled 2l4.-
SIS compared with 2l4,203 in July,
1943, modest increase Of 3l2 ship
ments, or OIL per cent, Supt. Han
nan stated. The monthly gains 80
far this year are shown In the fol-
lowing comparisons with the like
l943 months:
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Market Averooes
STOCKS,
Washington Produce

Prices p.id ae n.t lob W..hinaton hinmn,s'Fat'on'
EG0S-Aarket arm, prices normally
UNCHANGED Prices paid for Federal-state-
AuSnst T. Whites. browns, mixed colors:
y. .. Grade A, large, 43-44: average. "A;
y. 8. ,srade A. medium. 81; y. 8. Grade B,
U. S. grade c, $3.50; average 20. Current
receipts, nearby ungraded EGGS. $3.50.
LIVE POULTRY-Market easy to weak
liberal. Prices paid net FOB wsshins.
ton (permitted transportation charges in.
cluded according to milease), broilers and
fryerS, 26.30: fowl. oh-2R
Evening star., 1944-08-04
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO, Aus. 4 NF.-An grain fu-
lures slipped today. with barley and rye
leading the decline after issuance Of q
crop despite drought .ssnditions in uli.
nois Indiana and Ohio, r
wheat pit WAS small, and because of the
limited transactions the market vas In
huenced easily.
News that the corn crop on August
was "A per cent Of normal compared With
q ~ per cent 10-year average was re-.
assuring to shorts in the rye market, and
September oats were steady but the
deferred contracts eased back under the
pressure Of commission house LIQUIDATION.
than yesterdays finish, : September.
81 :55ss; oats were OF V to u, september.
81 06s4 IA; barley WAS Oh Ih to Ia.
Evening star., 1944-08-04
Brokers' Loans Down
$56, 600, 900 in Week
BY the Associated Press.

6y tne AsSoclhteo Fress.
The Federal Reserve Board re-
ported that loans to brokers and
dealers on securities held by men,
Der banks in New York City totaled
81 ,285, ,000, 900 Wednesday, de-
crease of $56. .000. 600 from q week
ago. and an increase Of $18, ,000, ,o0(
from year ago.
Included was $603, ,000, 900 loaned
to purchase or carry United State.
Government obligations, decrease
Of $65 900 900 for the week.
Evening star., 1944-08-04
Bank Deposits Climb
Further in MARYLAND
BY the Associated Press.

BALTIMORE. Aug. 4.-Mary-
lands 112 State banks during the
first half Of this year saw their de-
posits increase by $l32, ,734 ,991. In
the full year ended June 80, deposits
jumped by $2l6,23l $40.
This was reported today by State
Banking Commissioner John W.
Downing. who said that investments
as OF June 80 were up $63 ,323, SIT,
and as Of June 80, l943. were up
$l35 ,o64, TIT.
Loans, including mortgages and
investments, were. up $70.672, ,9l7
over December 81, 1943, and $78,-
S14, $40 over June 80, 1913.
Evening star., 1944-08-04
I. Z. Bond Market
s1..l.hes q - Aaeselssee frsea.D

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Al o. Q9un
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ftnt Tat a5te ~ oo9k
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Nor P - 20l7 0A
Nsf ? - ~ LOB
IPsn PAL 3Ms oo1oo9A
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Irh B Cl - 20 AM
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\ aoag 8 ~ "a 4 LOAN
In AL AMs - ~M
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Evening star., 1944-08-04

Schenley Distnlers Corp. elected
H. 2. Macdonald yics president. He
was formerly Vice president ana re-
tail sales manager Of Montgomery
Ward q Co.
Evening star., 1944-08-04

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An Toh ~ N :. LOAN
ACL t1s - - = 1o3N
ACL clt ~ - 11M
| Arm , deb ~ 7e1A
1A0 lss y g.. ooM
$40 5000 D 9a3l
| HoPlBWvls6I ollt
AeA A1L2&s 50 LOON
| Hsth etl 3 3ks 80 lo6I
Does NJ - 90 !. -
ss, -. :. - |. g
Can Sou 80 % lo7A
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Chi 3 Alt % - 1G9(
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| CD1Do lrhe ~ 107l
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| CN0P tMs 90 Q eeN
| cA1P sn - 90 ON
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Erie Ana 2O16 o2A
lot Nor 80 73-- la
lot Nor 4hs771 11oA
ct Nor q 20 q 1o3%
lQ u d O e Is by
Evening star., 1944-08-04

sales native spr1ne lambs ana shcrn ewes
mostly steedl; eeod and choice native
sprtnGSEt, 14.B0-1h.O0; buchs, 90 iess;
nedtum snd seod. l2.00-l4.1S; common.
$1,000. aScordias 70 grsde; nsthinG
Evening star., 1944-08-04
New York Cotton

NEW YORK. Aug. 4 R.-After gains Of
40 csnts o. bale, cotton futures turned
reecttonaIY today on uauidation and
Late afternoon prices were unchanged
| to Is cents bale lower. October, n 10;
1 December. 20.03, and March, 20.73.
Evening star., 1944-08-04

Willys- Overland Motors, Inc, ap-
pointed Frank Lau director OF In
dustrial relations.
Evening star., 1944-08-04

-, 1ss's1S u
1R1A8tJRx 1:lDlJ
9Ma 60-x6 @..s14a ~
shs foe9 ---.M Mo ,
81 ssss.,as !: ~. &s
Austreha = - loh
Evening star., 1944-08-04
MISCELLANEOUS.
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK, AuE. P.-Dividends
declared:
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-12
Court Drops.
Federal Case
Against Ward

Chicago. May - thpD Federal
Judge William Holly formerly dis
missed without prejudice" today tin"
government petition Tor an ruIinC-
tI"n io rcStrIin- officials at Mnr,-
G"mcry Ward ~ Company from IN
t"ri"rIuG with Federal operations of
III" FIRMS ChICIG" plant. uuw rctunrr-
ed 10 company possession.
The t"rmaliiy followed the courts
statement Wednesday that ne con
SldrTcd the ease dismissed" because
act tUu "f the government on Tuesday
IN turning the properties bacI; io the
control of IN" big mIll urdcr firm
had taken tn" ease out ui u,. hands.
'Wi'huJt prcIUdrcc' means that
the government could ntIar" a ST.
mliur action later II N" cas-" was
dismissed with prejudice the GOV
crnm"m' would nave been barred
from starting 81 u'W suit ui tn" kind.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-12
Sworn Statements
Next Week Waited;
Outside Aid Rumor
Daily Dispatch Bureau
BY LYNN NISBEJ.

Eal.lgn. MAY H.. Ordinarily the
.Huru statements ui rcCcru'. and
bm.rroui. ot campaign required
10y ~. corrupt prIcI'rca act of 1881
ul al candidates. Hro of interest ON
IS TO- - few people. This year ir" re-
upri- WrlI bold popular interest 10y
reason ui change and CnJni"rCndIg"s
publicly made that CIudIdIi". tor
governor are getting money from
source. they might lIk" 10 keep hid
uCu.
In" ltly r"uuU"- tNri ten day he
fore the primary and that VIII bc
uoxt Wednesday. NIv l. each can
didatc Tor state or IN .irI"t "iiIco Glc
with the secretary ol ..ii'" = sworn
statement "f all contribution. +" hi,
campaign fund. and oi all chp"udi-
twca mad" hr uru. h. authorized
agent OF It Er- ~ .iIGIiIuu ur T"uric.,.
County CaudldI'c.. must iIir TIN"
.amc information with the clerk at
court of their county.
Under 'hl. sam" J'' candidate" for
United state. "uIiur "r governor
arc permitted +" sp"ud >l'hnp; can
uidIic, for Congress >G.uOn and i"l
lieutenant governor Sh,bun. Most "'h-
cr offices ia" permitted expenditure
l- onc-hHll ~" annual .3lIry.
Th- year thcr" mc icw local pol
iiIcIl fights. ih'r" ~" real contests
IN unIy tv.u congressional districts.
and there is no great popular inirr-
r.i M ,h" senatorial campaign. The
race Tpl. governor l. pCpnlnG up like
rnbrd,'. bri.rur-, the last few days
and There, g. evidence at cou>id"raniC
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-12

Washington. hdN i|.--iNFI-
The Interstate Commerce Conn
mi%Sinn tndIN ordered IutrINiatc
passenger i'r"s Increased Ia tho
interstate lcv"I ~ NIlbaml. krt-
turkN. Snrth .IrolIna aud leu
nrSScC hy july I.
II denied petitions by uiIIifirs
commissions, ni the four states
for reconsideration al 4 prrVinr,
order holding their iItraSilir IT
fairs to br u''.Ui>t Discrimination.
IN the mi'n the controversy
involves passenger coach fares
hut some other fares are luNoiV-
cd. The Inur states nave refused
The railroads permission tn IN
crease thCir hd-i, coach fares q"
the interstate level III -, cent,
a mile.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-12
Lend Lease Gets
Final ApprovalIn
House Voice Vote

Washington. May 12.--CAP)--
The House today agreed TO the
ScnIiC'S version nf the lend
lease c>trnSion bill and by
voice vote Scut the measure tO
the white House Tor President
RUrScvcIi'S signature.
The action assured continued
Icnd-IcaSc activities for another
wear beyond June 30. activities
through which the United states
has equipped the other Allied
nations with more than so bill
lions in war materials.
IN the final version. the con
iinuaucr provides that The PrcS-
idcnt. in making settlements.
may not obiigatc the country to
any postwar military or cco-io-
mic role without the specific
consent OF Congress.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-12
SJNIi 30 NrrI ".

Raleigh. Ma -. -- INi1--
Chairman Stanley Niuhprur. ul
the state jtrlili"> 0iumiS,io
said to-day ti'" state would ap-
peal from ~ Interstate Com
mcrcc turrmi ,SInn order that in
trastatc passenger fares bc III
creased tn the interstate lrVrI ~
North Carolina. Alabama. Ken
tucky and tennessee.
Railroads operating in this
state asked the commission Sc,-
cfdl months ago for permission
10 increase their rates from .GS
cents mile to ~ cents, but the
request was denied and The roads
took their case before tho I. &. &.
The roads cOnindcd the four
southern states Disseminated
AGAINST interstate travel.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-12
Candidates Finances Are
Big Factor In Campaign

speculation. II hr. been lGmrUcd for
months that MrD maid was getting
substantial financial nrIp from the
CID. \ news story from Srl. bury
'hdI e gIuup ui All. officials took up
q collection for him nH. NOT been de
med. In a speech AT iiIckury We'd
ne day night MCDnunld ady"r'"d to
editorials IN tn" Charlotte Observer
and the HIGH Point Enterprise CnarE-
ing hIul with getting CIO money and
IchCmCn'ly denied TN" ,rIrGc. In the
.rwC speech. a.. reported u ASSo-
Grated Pres dI.pitcho-. he stated
Ihat Cherry wI. getting large sums
ui money from bIG business. That
also mad been rumurCd. TIE editor
I-l. Hud the C1udldatc's p"cch con-
+Ilu''d tho irrat responsible rcC"E-
utiuu of the gossip. a. one man CX-
Continued OH Page Four)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-12

Would Spark
Hinted Blow
London Looks Upon
Paris Reports as
feigned Confidence

| ppJ,r NI.,. l., n,
H'.: ''"N i'' var -
->"I' C"illf"li"u radios. dppar-
entity surprised 10y the Allied
Italian off"u.iy, d,rl,rnd ,od,,.
finn, ,L. "n.. Wv .TW"I
'"\ 81 III" Allied
INVASION hHd rDmc-and limited
strongly that = rnlIu,.r in,..,ui,r
Of ErIiriu rri,,l,+ L.. I.,.II
.I,..I L ''U' Htdl-
.'',., 80 :" D" '>'i'Iil'i r u"l"nSc.
-. NV .'H' h.. "'|','d' Sounded for
''' '"lh 10 '..' u fr Tact II mas
~. '','' ''@''h j''h i1Gur aid
.d ,, ,' l."' Us ''.''' ''' Frame" wait
49,. '''" .'' '"u1G"r"rs of
,.. ,''''' ...'' ''"''l i"T blows If
NV. ...''' f'.' ..... 'n" outside and
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r,.:, >', '"' - 'r""''' reaching
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-12
Congressman Dies
Will Not Run For
House Seat Again

Beaumont. Texas. MAY p.-
iAPD - Representative Martin
Dies. Texas Democrat. today an
nGunCcd his withdrawal a. A
candidate for reelection Ia Com
ercNS.
Dies announcement W.;
made in Il telegram srut Ia the
Beaumont Journal. lie said he
would not ask denomination he
cause oi Ill health. and 4 desire
to return to private business.
Hit>. y ricmhcr ri Congress
for the last | YEAR. il chairman
cf the House committee Oh uu-
American activities.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-12
Drive Seeks
Soldier Bonus
In Congress


Washington. May 1!.-tAPD-
soldier bonus drive gained
momentum on Capitol Hill today
'> the House moved into the sec
"nd round of debate on the &c.
J.. h'Il "i rights. u broad measure
providing for job help. uncni-
pi"Nmrnt compensation. hospi-
ai'aiion and education for war
veterans.
u,.,... ....,
,..n,,r ,"',,s ,''' p",,uS pr"P','' WI'',,,
',''' E'E' Ec,.r"i's q n'""''i',"'' III
,,.' ,"'n Gi sl,aop. was NcprcS"hiH-
I,c,,, ",,'N'' N"r'l D'N%,' h,'"n-
y,,,, VIZ "l'''u''''c'u n''''H w ="
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-12
Some Initial
0bjectives
AreReached
Artillery Barrage
Prccedcs Advance;
Air Support Heavy

Allied Headquarters. Naples,
May l3-tApD-Allicd troops,
smashing out in the first big
spring push against llitlcr'S Eu-
ropcan wall. are aSSaulting the
Gustav line in Italy along a
25-milc front from CaSsino to
the sea. and have taken some
initial obiectlves in the greatest
offensive in Mediterranean war
far.
tn" mighty drive Jumped Oft ut l.!
> u last nIghi under record Garth
shaking artillery barrdGc. and front
dispatches said the Germans had
been driven from some front line pu-
.I'luu- Iu fierce fighting.
f. .. a iull Allied stroke by Amer =
rr.us. British. Dominion. Polish.
French y,ud Italian troops.
secretly rCEr0uprd. 1T. Gcn.
Mark ". Clark's fifth army
struck on the westward Hank
running in from the Tyrrhcnian
SEA. and the British eighth
army. transferred from the Ar-
riltic. plunged forward in the
bloody CaSsino sector. - miles
inland ON the curving battle
front. attempting 10 drive up the
Iiri valley.
Frrh army men fought INTO the
rugged mountain mass rising from
the GlrlElduu valley, southwest uI
C.ssIur. IN an effort To- clear these
height.
Latest reports indicated no big
offensive action had vet been
launched on the AnIiO beach
head below Rome. some 30 miles
west of Casino.
Hundreds of Allied war planes
blasted at the Germans IN mann
moth sky support of the srounG
troops.
The NaIi~ wCr" reported fighting
desperately. throwing a curtain "t
r..'rr. artillery amt mdChIu" gun
30. and using l.umC thr"wCrS ON al
.'..' uu" Ilin army sector.
The numbering Allied artillery
Nr..r.r VA, described Is the hcaN-
jest vet laid down IN TINS theatre,
.u. passing even TN" great artillery
display, tina, h"raldcd General Sir
H,ua,d Muu'Gum"iy'S offensive IA
Africa,
General Sir Harold AlcXaudcr,
Mediterranean CommHndCr-l IN ChICi,
;. directing the assault,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-12
Migtatiest Air Blitz Yet
Hits Japanese In Burma

S"niiI't,t 1,iI IirndurI,riCrv.
tImdh. ''Eipu. Nj, i'.--tNID
-iac largest tIIitd tir Iuucr
r"ncrntIIii"n ever rcntrrCd over
one target III the India Burn,
ihcdTic drupprd ucdrlN zoo tons
~ explosives nn \ing liInuENp-
I"nt. u Japanese stronghold lMo
miles Soui! "i EiShrnpur ~
Ndnipur state MAY \ and .. il
was disclosed today.
The 'ull force OF tho oXp,u-l,o.
smashed ~,yyu on "a fortified area o0
POO square yards of imbCddcc
auks. plilDoNC> and bunkCrs. man.
ned by thousands of troops.
The attack against the japanc.,
forces was begun by RNF medium
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-12
Nazi Rail Centers
Are Further Raked
By Allied Bombers

IGnh0n, MAY I2.-CNP)-H..T
hammers III great >ircIcth
smashed at railway yards and
anti-inviN;Om target, in France
ard IEi'sium in the Err-dawn
darkness today for the sixth
straight time and were quickly
followed ZIP ~ large iorcrS Ui
Allied planes which rOIrrd to-
ward the continent shortly after
dLybrcIk.
Halfway N,uu. - B,uirng. am,
LuuNun Wrlc '..' pru4pu Ilrgc.
ul IN" fAF q. 'in n,riu u,a.I,m ur
Europe carried lr'. tIr, "&'h .r.u.r'
day. SINiccu ., jhr nr. mnn' bomb
CrS failed g. i''Gu. u u mmI fry
C"uu'luIuu" .Huuurri.
In mId-uuuu4 German 4uo
French ludI" .'I'l'us .HI'rurG u:.
Tn" "Ir. udIDrn. tine Allied piuc
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-12
Men Over 80 Seem
Destined To Avoid
Call In The Draft
Sclcctivc Service
Clarifies Policies
For Months Ahead

WASHINGTON. Nov LAP,
rL,, ,,,..I.
Nv i''"''' u :, wv NY cIII|'ll
"I dG' -" through - VINO Is III
essential work cot an indCfi-
nitr st,v rrnm niIi,.,.,. du,r :,
a.. I.;
""' "' '', n'EE'"' "N'rhaVi yet
ul dr1it uClCrnvnt policy went
into effect.
I'm = r,rnr cttn,., J., f,,,.c ,cc,..,,.,,,..
an rdn, v.hcr. rIr,. 'i,rJ ,,,r .,,,,,.,
month. ahead and a., r..,,,r ,J,, .,,,.
riIc of u.,,u. ,i,.,,, I,,,d. ,..,,,,t, L.,
rrrrar,r,I I, rn.Iru v,,,u,,aI c,.Ic,.-
trE~ .,rr,Irr b,...
pr,ir,.J ,.,,.,,,,,.,., ,,.,. ..,,..,..I,.,
inlt, p"yIrd of 3o-,r,i-.,,.,,. ,,.,, 80
,..rrnr,lI nrd,i.,rrc. ,t.rr,I.,. .,' mn,
their In5. r,uiIr, .u.rill .:I.,II and
,,ucrrrnr.. prrv.nu pv n,,iy .n.rc.-
.,iv' ntrn v.,.rr rI.rrnlr
>. \ tu,G mon nom u ,l,rnr,rh
- v.hn are. n"r.....r,. .,r,,l,v,. ri,,,t
'irv rlU unr Gr ,y.,ti.J ..,,r t,.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-05-12

FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Fair Ia partly cloudy and con
timed warm tonight and Satur-
day.