The Daily News-Journal from Murfreesboro, Tennessee • 1

Murfreesboro The Friendly The Weather TENNESSEE night. Warmer City RUTHERFORD COUNTY'S JSZEFMPAPER SINCE 1849 Volume 93 No. 224 Associated Press Service Murfreesboro, Tennessee Mdnday Afternoon, November 16, 1942 By Carrier, Per Week, 15c Single Copy 5c i U. S. Commander In American Invasion Schools To Allied Forces Red-Gross--Drive In March'43 Meet Enemy Near Bizerte MailEarl For Xirms, P.O.

Warns War Complicates Task. Of Handling Heavy Mail At Holiday Period The Post Office department now is starting the most gigantic task in its history the movement of a deluee of Christmas parcels, Will Slart-Tuemlay To Move Scrap From Around Square Work of transferring the pile of scrap which placed around the courthouse Friday during the "All-out scrap day" will- start Tuesday morning, R.T. Bell, county salvage chairman, announced today. Fifteen trucks and' 25 men will aid in moving the scrap to a lot near the N. C.

St. Li-railway tracks. Already a half million pounds of scrap are in the and this total is- expected to For Registration All White Schools In County To Get Three-jDay Holiday Beginning Wednesday All white schools in Rutherford county will discontinue classes or the three-day gasoline registration Wednesday Thursday and Friday by order of the United States Office of Education, W. Donnell, acting superintendent of said today. Holloway High school and Bradley" Academy are the only Negro schools that-will not hold classes, although registration will be held at the rural schools, also.

Teachers will assist in registering motorists and "motorcycle owners for A and basic rationing cards, Mr. Donnell said. The schools will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the three days, -and in addition they will be open from 6 to 9 p.m.

Thursday in Order that persons working at the Air Base Andother.out-of-townplacesmay. register. If this is not sufficient to register everyone, the schools will be open from 6 to 9 p.m. Friday; also. The following zone plan, for registration in iurf reesboro and the 13th Civiljiiralstrict has been announced by Mr.

Donnell: From east side of Maney avenue east, residents may call at the, Training School for regis-tration. Roads leading into this "section of the city may also register at the Training1 School, From West side of Maney avenue to east side of Walnut street, call at Central High school for registration." Roads leading into this section of the city may also a Gen Dwight D. (above), chief of America's European land American Expeditionary Force which now occupies French North Africa. A small unit of the AEF, together with a larger Eritish force, is engaging the Germans for vontrol of the great Bizerte'naval base in ing the regular flow of millions of pieces of mail daily to and from our armed forces all 'over the world. "Indications 'are that, the volume of Christmas mail, will be the largest on record.

Already in September, latest month on figures are available, retail sales lad reached a level second only the record month of December, 1941, according to the Department of Commerce, And sales are rising. Such heavy purchases al ways presage heavy mailings, Postmaster William F. Earthman said today. If thousands of our soldiers, sail-ors, Marines "aiid civilian friends are not to be disappointed at Christmas time, the public must cooperate by mailing earlier than-ever-before and by addressing letters properly. Postmaster Earthman declared.

The best efforts of the Post Office department alone cannot be enough iirview of wartime difficulties" faced by the postal system. The public must "assist. experienced postal workers already have been taken (Continued on Page Eight) You'll Be Sorrv If Yon Don't Shop Warning Chicago, Nov. ag. in it you are "going to resolve to do your Christmas shopping early this year and then, as in previous years, break your resolution and join the last-minute shoppers you're going to be mighty sorry.

Merchants suggested today that to save the wear and tear on nerves," the shop-worn arid overworked slogan, Your-Christ-mas Shopping Early," should be considered with deepest earnestness this season. They even argued it is a patriotic duty. They based their arguments on two principal factors which make war-time Christ: as shopping ex- peditipns a serious business (A) A shortage of help in the stores and a scarcity of competent, extra helpers for the expected rush, and (B), Transportation difficulties, including handling of customers and the delivery of their purchases. "The- sales force of most stores has been cut by enlistments and the draft and employes taking higher paying jobs inwaiv Postoffices throughout the nation are faced with similar problems. The transportation difficulties which will add a burden to the shoppers who delay early buying will result fronT the gasoline rar tioning, although regular service will be increased.

The stores also will be confronted with the problem of making Jincreased deliveries under the government program of saving tires, gasoline, and manpower. Distributors to retail stores have (Continued on Page Eight) Will Not Conflict With Community, War Chest, County Chairman Declares There will be no Red Cross Roll Call this fall, a drive for war relief funds being scheduled by the Red Cross for March, 1943, B. Wade Stockard, chairman of the Ruther-frrd county chapter of the Red Cross, announced today. The Community and War Chest drive, which started today in Murfreesboro-, will not conflict with any drive of the Red Cross, as that organization will hot make" any drive in Murf reesboro until its War Relief drive, is The Red Cross is not included in the. Community and War Chest as that organization prefers to have itd own organization and conduct its drive separately throughout the nation.

1 "Murf reesboro residents should give as generously as possible to the r-Community The 17 agencies that make up the Chest are doing a great work, not only' here 'but "throughout the world," Mr. Stockard said. work of the Chest and that of the Red Croey do not conflict, and' this year the two drives will come at entirely -separate" times, four months apart," the Cross leader stated. This year a house-to-house can-va ss is being made in Murf reesboro by the Community and War Chest. A quota ofjiOOO has been set for the combined campaign, with all- funds in excess of the 000 to be added onto the War Chest funds.

rr7r.rz: The 17- agencies that make up the Chest this year are: U.S.6., Recreation for Soldiers Visiting rfreesboro, Russian Relief, United China Relief, Relief for Greece, -Relief for American Prisoners of War, Army and Navy Relief, Council of Social Agencies, Charity Circle, McFadden P-TA Cafeteria, Crichlow P-TA Cafe- teria, White and Colored Day Safety Council, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts. A total of $5,250 is being pro vided for the local organizations and $2,750 for the War Chest. previously tne drive had cen tried around stores and factories but this year the drive is to be made at the homes. No solicita tion be made downtown, ex ccpt among the companies them fif Ivfl Tint tViA Amnlrkiraa fc wu, wv zXlstr Will Appeal Convictions uverruieu on motions for new trials by Circuit Judge T. L.

Cole man counsel for Buford -i Row li nd and John Bell have signified tr.eir Lntention, to. appeal to the Supreme Court froniconviction on harges of criminal assault. Bond for each was set $2,500 L' eli also faces trial on a charge oJ escaping jail. Judge Coleman also refused new trial to Nathaniel Kimbro, Negro convicted of assault with intent to commit, murder, and counsel signified intention of ap pealing to the higher court. Kim bro's punishment was fixed at six months in the workhouse and $100 fine.

own It wasn't five fires the Fire Department put out today as everybody you met told you, but three. And it was a pretty good day's work, at that, even if they were all grass fires. Oyer at the city dump there was a blaze, but it furnished amusement, not alarm, for the neighbors. Three gentlemen who are back in town after a week spent in Memphis should be a lot considering he titles of the three meetings they attended. The gentlemen are County Judge Harold H.

Earthman. State Senator Elect George S. Buckner and i City Attorney Alfred B. Hud- dleston. The three meetings were the Southern Institute of Law, the called meeting "of the Tennessee Bar association, and the Southern Institute of Local Government.

This may or may not be the 1 a str a storyr butthe ma rk-ings "To Tpkio, with regards," which somebody wrote in chalk a huge piece of scrap iron should be thV 4ast word in more than one way. Upt N. cal Eisenhower's Troops Into l-Tunisia On Schedule London, Nov. 16 CP) A joint American-British force was re- ported at grips today with Axis troops acknowledged by Berlin and Rome, to have been rushed across the Mediterranean to make a fight for France's key -North African protectorate. Opposing the powerful Allied force were some 10.000 Nazis and Fascists, to whom Adolf Hitler was reported to have sent, personal and urgent exhortation to hold on at any cost The fast-moving AW lied force, entered Tunisia Mac cording to plan," it was announced last night by Dwight "Eisenhower himself, who said that advance elements swept in from 5 A subsequent report from the I Morocco radio said that contact had been established r.

with Axis troops near Bizerte, the French built naval base which controls the central ReU' ters heard the Rabat radio today broadcast a report quoting an Al- lied headquarters statement say ing that- Americana- and Britons were advancing eastward as fast as conditions permitted, but this was believed to be a repetition of Eisenhower's statement. Germans' and Italians claimed their troops were sent to Tunisia withjhe full approval ofFrench civilian and military authorities." Their claims of approval signifi cantly labelled confirmation from Vichy and were also in contrast with the determined opposition which! Axis-hating French garrisons are reported to be putting up. Meanwhile, a Vichy radio broadcast a report rom La Linea, a (Continued on Page Eight) NLRB Orders Wilson Election A election among the employes or Wilson" Co. plants in Murfreesboro and Franklin, to determine whether they desire to be represented by Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workers of North America Local Union No. 405, and International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs, Warehousemen and Helpers, Local Union No.

327 for the purpose of collective bargaining was ordered by the National Labor Relations Board. election, which will be helc by secret ballot, was ordered con ducted as early as possible, bui not llaterhan December 13, the board. Tfte Doaras oraer, wnicn wa. dated November 13, was issuec following a hearing held here or October 24. George Sj.

Slyer pre sided as trial examiner at th hearing here." Prayer Service Oil Thanksgi vine -In response lany re quests that Thanksgiving Day made a day of prayer, pastors hav decided to hold a communit; Thanksgiving day at 10 a.m. The service will be held at th First Baptist church and Dr. W. 11 Blue, First Methodist pastor, wi preach the sermon. All churches the city are invited to take part the service.

Pvt. Washington, USMC, Reports "Everything? Okay On Guadalcanal a fine time wish you were here." That js the way John Washington, privater first class, in the U.S. Marines, summed up his feelings after three steady months of fighting on Guadalcanal, in a letter written to his father, Howell Washin gtonr-; Murfreesboro attorney. ou Washington described as a "hot fight" the contest between the First Marine Division and the Japs for Henderson airfield, the American toe-hold on Guadalcan-al, but added, "everything is all right." The 25-year-old Rutherford countian, deseendaht of a well-known family, was admitted to the Murfreeshoro bar last June, and joined the Marines January 19. Jap And U.

S. Fleets In Battle Of '7' Manen vers Washington, Nov. 16. (JP)- Japanese and American warships sparred with each other in a bat-tie of maneuver today as Allied jungle fighters closed on the enemy stronghold at Buna, New Guinea. The Navy reported that a "determined effort" underway by the Japanese to recapture positions in the Guadalcanal-Tulagi area of the Solomon Islands, but said details would be "withheld until the outcome of a running sea battle was decided.

The action at sea was described afTltnandnrnT touch and go." "Numerous enemy surface forces are -in the southeastern Solomons in an attempt to re-in-force the enemy troops now on Guadalcanal and to disrupt our delivery of supplies to our forces which now occupy shore positions in this area," the Navy reported. "The engagements are continuing." While official details were lack-' (Continued on Page Eight) Commemorate Philippines Washington, Nov. 16 (Training for self-rule is necessary for the "stability of independence" of small, nations which will gaby freedom after the war President Roos evelt believes. Speaking yesterday on the sev en.th aniiiversary-of the Common wealth of the Philippines, Mr. Roosevelt said he believed the pol icy of the United States toward the islands for 44 years was "es sentially a part of parcel of the Philosophy of and the ideals of United Nations." -He expressed the "grim deter mination" and "supreme confi of the United States that the Japanese army "would be driven from the Philippines "to the last man." 0 Mr.

Roosevelt spoke on a radio program with President Manuel L. Quezon of who has established the islands' gov eminent here, and President Man uel Avila Camacho of Mexico. Mr. Roosevelt said the United States and the Philippine Com monwealth governments already are studying economic problems to be faced "when President Que zon and his government are rees tablished in the capital of Manila," An agreement has been reached for setting up a joint commission to work out means of preserving the stability and security of the Philippines, he added. Rites Today For Henry B.

Hill Funeral services for Henry B. Hill, 73, retired farmer of Davidson county, who died Sunday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Rex Wiggs on the Sulphur Springs road, were held this afternoon at Mill Creek Baptist church near Antioch by the Rev. M. E.

Ward. Prayer services were held Sunday afternoon at Woodfiri and Moore chapel by the Rev, L. S. Sedberrv, pastor of First Baptist church. In addition to his daughter, he is survived by a sister, Mrs.

J. P. Matlock of Nashville and a brother, T. B. Hill of Antioch.

Mr. Hill was a member of Una Baptist church and' had made his home here withhis daughter for the past two years. Burial was in Hoover cemetery hear Antioch by Woodfin and Moore. Honorary pallbearers were Charlton Burnette, Will Kimbro, Van Williams, John Brown and R. E.

Ellis. Nephews served as ac- i ira TinllhflQrflrQ i RUTHERFORD HOSPITAL Admitted: Mrs. Amye Shryock, 1010 N. Maple. Tom Suddarth, State Teachers College.

Mrs. Jack Campbell, Christiana. Mrs. Davis Qivtn, 520 N. Univ.

Dismissed: Edward Baldwin, 615 N. Tenn: boulevard. Mrs. Wayne Hewgley and baby, Route 3. Mrs.

Jules Kettler and baby, S. be inAreasedyamionad-: ditional pounds when the re sults of Friday's campaign are finally taken to the scrap pile. Dock Cant el I Wins Football Forecast Contest In One of the most difficult guessing contests of the Football Forecast to date, Dock Cantrell, 510 Kingwood drive, was awarded the $5 cash. prize. He eight of the game results.

lInadditioxcto our in games played week-end, several upsets made even the experts look bad." Only three contestants guessed more than 10 gSmes correctly, six missed 10 and thirteen entrarfts missed on 11. This was the eighth week of the 'contest-. Winners were: 1 Dock Cantrell, JjilO Kingwood Drive, missed $5 'i cash prize, Daily News Journal. 2 James Crockett, 611 Maple missed 9. Fat Hen, Bates Produce Co.

3 Jim Saunders, 502" Maple missed 9. Beau, Brummel necktie, Goldstein's. 4 Ruby q. Lynch, 807 N. Spring missed 10.

Car wash and lubrication; Firestone storerr 5 B. P. Phillips, 714 E. Burton, missed 10. Manicure, Vogue Beauty Salon, 7 G.H.

-Lynch, Murfreesboro, missed 10. Steak dinner, Eddie's Snack shop, 8 Blair Smith, care of Princess theatre, missed 10, (in the winners for third straight week). Pound of Magnolia butter, Rutherford County Cooperative- creamery. 9 Mrs. H.

W. Clark, 534 E. Lytle street, missed 10. Quart Consumers ice cream. Consumers Supply CO.

10-Stanley. Umstead, 450 E. Main missed 11. Sally Ann cake, Middle "Tennessee? Bakeries, Inc. Tax Collections In Sharp Increase Tax' collections for the first month pf the 1942-43 fiscal year were approximately double that of October, 1941, according io figures in the office of County" Trustee J.

A. Givens. he county collected $12,500 in taxes during October, of which $10,500 was 1942 taxes and $2,000 back taxes. Collections for Octo-berr1941-were $7,371.73 Tf which all but $3,219.74 was current tax. Noteworthy in the figures was the difference between the amount of delinquent taxes collected.

TCW Drive Passes $7,300 In Pledges A new total of $17,305.75 has been reached in the Tennessee College for Women Endowment Fund cam paign, Kev. Lu s. Sedberry, direc tor, said yesterday. Swelling-the fund was a pledge of $500 from Miss Ethel Norton, of Marion, formerly a mem ber of the TCW faculty. Additional pledges follow: Previously reported total $6,738.25 Mrs.

J. W. Owen 5.00 25.00 20.00 Dr. Ralph Moore, Springfield, Tenn. Dr.

W. C. Creasman" iWMS, First Baptist church 17.SC" Miss Ethel Norton, Ala. 500.00 Total -v FORMER GEORGIA TECH PRESIDENT DIES Atlanta, Nov. 16.

(i Dr. Na thaniel Palmer Pratt, 84, widely known chemical engineer, one time President of Georgia School of Technology and founder of the P. Pratt laboratory for analyti-I and technical Chemistry here last night. WEATHER FACTS Temperature at 1 p.m. ,70 Lowest past 24 hours 46 Highest past 24 hours 70 Sun sets today 5:37 Sun rises tomorrow .7:25 Precipitation-None 'U Sen.

Norris Leads Aiiti'Poll Txix Fight Washington, Nov. "Senator Norris (Ind-Neb), 81 year Did warrior making his last legislative fight aifter nearly 40 years in Congress, urged Administration tt aders tor'get tough" vyith oppo-nents of the House-approved anti nolf JlI'SAl "We can break this filibuster if wtj fight fire with fire," Norris told reporters. "We'll have to invoke every parliamentary rule in the book to do it, but 'the Senate ought to have the right to vote pn a question that is as fundamental as the abolition of the vicious poll tax." With its slate cleared by a week end adjournment after an exciting Saturday session which saw war rants issued for absentee members needed for a Senate faced a motion by Democratic (Continued on Page Eight) 27 Standard First Aid Certif ieates Arrjve Mrs. W. B.

Murfree, First Aid chairman, American Red. Cross, Rutherford county chapter, announces the following have received Standard First Aid- certificates. Mrs. C. Y.

Brandau was instructor. These persons may obtain their certificates tyr applying at Red Cross Headquarters Christine Adams, Robby Baxter, Carmine Boyd, Eugene Bugg, Pres ton Cason, Mildred Davenport, James Dillon, Jack Thelma Fann, Henry Higgins Mary Elizabeth Betty Ly tle Kelton, Joyce Kathleen King Billy Knight, Jack Looney, Mary Frances Mary Frances McBfbsm;" Phillip "McKee, tine Patrick, Imogehe Pinkertoh Edward Pitts, Bill Rowlette, Eural Sauls, Mrs. Jesse Sublett, Evelyn Corrinne Ward, Glen Price Wil- lard, Sara Wilson. since the United Stateu joined Britain as an ally, the feeling toward Americans had grown more cool in India. "The Indians regard all, white people as British," they said.

Since: returning to this country, Elder and Mrs. Hunter said they had found more or less of. a mis conception of the British rule in India on the part of Americans. "The British have given India good roads, railroads, hospitals, a telephone and telegraph system and are improving waterways," they said. The missionaries met Gandhi, but as it was one of his self-imr posed "days of silence," did not hear any words spoken by the man whom Indians regard as a saint.

They found that while the older generation looks to Gandhi as its spiritual leader, the" younger people look to the practical Nehru aa their political leader. -V with tfceir nine-year-old Lois May, are living at 1306 North Maple. Their daughter is attending Crichlow and is having her first experience in a white school. -53 Baptists Will Attend State Convention A group of Baptist laymen, headed by the Rev. L.

S. Sedberry pastor of First Baptist church, wil. attend the State Baptist convention to ie held in Jackson, from Tuesday November 17 through November 19. From the local church, in addition to the Reverend Sedberry, th following will attend: Dr. and Mrs.

John B. Clark, A. L. Todd, G. Smith, and Miss Adeline.

Erhafdt, The group will leave today in order to attend the meeting of, the executive committee this evening. Mr. Todd is a member of the committee on and Dr. Clark is scheduled to speak to the convention on Wednesday- making a report on Tennessee College for Women, "and on progress, of the school and of its endowment fund campaign. Christmas Lighting Ban Asked By WPB city officials, civic of commerce, ierchahts and citizens -generally pre asked by the War Production board: to dispense with outdoor tlocorative lighting this Christmas.

WPB pointed out that Christmas lighting requires the use- -of criti-caLjnaterialSr, and man pcwerahd is not line with general conservation programs at. ready under way. The attitude of WPB toward Christmas lighting was announced because of numerous inquiries that have already been received from city officials, chambers of commerce and civic clubs asking what they should do this Christmas in regard to outdoor decorative i Ighti ing. WPB is not asking that indoor Christmas lighting, whether in om eror lnsTor esTbe elimin at ed, (Continued on Page Eight) bas Bose, the radical who broke away from the All-India Congress to seek immediate revolution against British rule, "At first," said Elder Hunter, "we-found the people reluctant to accept our help, but later we found that just being good neighbors break down prejudices, both among the Hindus and the Mohammedans." During the six years some 74.000 Indian patients were given medical care by the two missionariesrv Concerning the opposition to British rule, the two said that the youth of the country particularly wishes to be free of Britain, and openly expresses this opinion. Elder and Mrs.

Hunter talked with businessmen, such as the 1 as the follow-ers of Gandhi are called, whom they met on the train, and found the same sentiment. On the other hand, they said, theaverage Indian' had rather be tried by a British judge in a'Brit-ish court than by a native judge. they, said, are corrupt and may. be influenced by bribery. The two said that i.

west, call at the McFadden school for registration. Roads leading into this section may also register at the McFadden school. Negro" automobile and motorcycle 'owners may register at the school nearest them or if more cenvenient, rural residents may register at Holloway or Bradley. Washington Newstaims by the Japanese high command of having sunk eight United States warships, including three-aircraft carriers, in-the October 26 action off; the Solomons, today was branded as the most part" by Elmer Davis, director of the Office of War Information. "As far as I know, our loss, was one earner and one des- -troyer as-previouslynnounc- ed by the Navy," Davis said.

"I have every reason to bel ieve that the Navy is telling the truth." Cairo Marshal Erwin Rommel's broken army cut down by 75,000 casualties and captives sped westward in the Libyan desert as far as El Ag-heila, beyond Bengasi, while the British" announced that they had occupied the landing ground at Matuba and had strafed and bombed Axis for-ces for miles along the coastal road. Washington The silent today as to the whereabouts and condition of Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker and six companions rescued from the Pacific after being missing three" weeks. A Navy spokesman said that, he understood Rjickenbacker would issue a' statement today or tomorrow. Boston.

In one of the jgreatest. tolls taken byaBos-toniresince the turn of the century, six firemen lay dead (Continued on Page Eight) Reds Report Slight Advances7 Moscow, Nov. 16. (JP) With mgia, wintry wina swi across the steppes, the Red army again beat off German attacks within besieged Stalingrad, ad- vancingv-slightly in the Caucasus and, in a surprise move far to the north, snatched a "place of great tactical importance" from the4Ger-mans on the Volkhov front be tween Lake Ilmen and Leningrad, the Russians announced today. The Russian troops broke tetb tlie German-occupied community in an unnamed sector of the Volkhov front, forcing the Germans 7 7T7 7 TfftflnflfliaifrtinTi C8 By The Awodate Pre 'A India Would Welcome Japs, To Be Rid Of British, Returned Missionaries Say By MARY B.

HUGHES The common people of India as well as the All-India congressmen would welcome the Japs in order to get rid of British rule, but they don't want them to stay long. That Was the Opinion expressed here today by Elder and Mrs. Le-roy Hunter, who for six years were medical missionaries at Benr al for, the" Seventh-Day Adventist Mission 'zr. They arrived in this country July 14, after having been ordered out by the board, before what was then believed to be an imminent invasion of their section of India. ElderjHunter has accepted the pas- tcrate of the Murf reesboro, Dick sen ana Jts.ingrieia Seventh Day Advantist churches.

We had to flee to Bom bay, after Rangoon fell, leaving all our house hold things," said Mrs. Hunter. Durin their stay, in Ben gal. which is 200, miles inland, from Calcutta" Elder and Mrs. Hunter lived in one of the most "revolutionary" sections of India.

Bengal, they said, is the home of Su- to withdraw, and then held i (Continuedpn Page Eight).