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I I I I I I Monday, December 13, 1943 HOPES STAR HOPE ARKANSAS 'Tito' Likely to Have Big Part in Future of Balkans Quota Today? Hope Star casional Arkansas: THE snow Mostly today; WEATHER cloudy cold with wave; Twenty Members of Bobcat Team Letters Twenly members of the Hope Bobcat squad and two student managers were awarded letters by Conch Foy Hammons. Lettermen follow: Russ, Sutton, R. Taylor, Wiggins, W. Garrett, J. Wells, Duffic, Brannon, brook, Franks, Moore, Thomas, Hazzard, holm, Bell.

B. Wells, D. Cobb, Kennedy, Rogers, C. Garrett and student managers, Bill Conway and Ralph Saunders. Esperanto and Ido are the best known artificial langunges.

operator-miner agreement is in fect. The operators want free run of their properties again, too, but not at a loss. They would prefer to leave them In government custody. and sue in the court of they say, claims after the war. BROKEN (externally OUT caused) SKIN BLACK CHECK ITCHING -BURNING AND tho with antiseptic famous Black WHITE and motes Whito holing.

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For Your Gift Shopping Make This An Electric Christmas Pre-War Floor Lamps and Table Lamps Christmas Tree Lighting Sets Desk Fluorescent Lamps, and a Complete Line of Fluorescent Fixtures Electric Candle Sticks A Complete Line of Bedroom, Bath and Kitchen Light Fixtures A Complete Stock of Electric Accessories Sec Them at Our Display Room and Shop ALLEN ELECTRIC CO. 206 East 14th St. TIRES also on the selling side of rye. At the close wheat was 3-8 lower to 3-8 higher, December $1.70, outs were unchanged to 2 1-8 higher, May 80--79 7-8, rye was unchanged to 3-8 lower, December $1.21, and barley. was unchanged to 3.4 lower, December $1.27.

POULTRY AND PRODUCE Chicago, Dec. 13 Poultry; live firm; 2 cars 11 trucks, hens, 23 1-2; leghorns 21 1-2 colored. brollers, fryers, springs, 24 1-2 rocks, brollers, fryers, springs 26; leghorn 20; ducks 23; geese 24. Operators Are Seeking Second Hike for Coal By' JOSEPH A. LOFTUS Washington, Dec.

13 -(P)- Soft coal operators who have reached a conditional agreement with John L. Lewis' United Mine Workers want a further price increase of 10 cents or more a ton before making the pact effective. The accord reached Saturday by a subcommittee of miners and opcrators is substantially the same as the agreement between Lewis and Interior Secretary Ickes, under which Ickes is operating the mines, plus an individual payment of $40 to the miners as a retroactive settlement for underground travel time. Il provides all increased costs shall be passed on to the consumers. Soft coal price increases averag.

ing 17 cents a ton were allowed by Stabilization Director Fred M. Vinson on the basis of the Ickes-Lewis contract. Some districts got as much as 30 cents a ton and others nothing. The operators, who had asked increases ranging from 40 to 55. cents.

a ton, consider these allowances inadequate. Greater production is offsetting the increased costs to some extent however, and the operators are prepared to modIfy their original demands but will press for at least 10 cents on top of the 17. In submitting the tentative ment to Ickes, the operators called on him to make good his promise to help them obtain what they regard as adequate prices. Ickes wants 10 get rid of his job as mines custodian but said he would not turn back the properties until an IS YOUR CHILD A NOSE PICKER? these may be roundworms a can cause real trouble! aign of bowel worms! Other warnings are: unensy stomach, nervousness, itching purta. If you Vermifugo even suspect today! roundworms, get Jayne's JAYNE'S is America's leading proprietary worm medicine used by millions for over round.

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Cherkasy Our Daily Bread Sliced Thin by The Editor -ALEX. H. WASHBURNA 20-Year Theme Why Youth Leaves the South When was fresh out of school in 1923. One of my earliest many young people were leaving the editorially ambitious was due to the fact that youth any "elbow JIndian Troops Crash Center 'of German Line By WES GALLAGHER Allied Headquarters, Algiers. Doc.

14 -(P)- Indian troops attucking in the center of the British Eighth Army front in Italy crashed through German defenses and captured a number of prisoners, headquarters announced today, while Canadians along the Adriatic coast Curled back Nazi armored attacks. wrecking tanks and inflicting ualtics. Activity of the Fifth Army front was confined to artillery duels and patrols, particularly in the Liri valbut Nuzi prisoners taken by patrols said the German 10th Army had suffered heavy losses in recent mountain fighting against. American and British troops which cuptured heights west of Mignano. Main ground fighting took place on, the, Eighth Army front.

The Germans made a furious attempt 1o: halt Gen. Sir Bernard L. Mont-' offensive which is proceding methodically toward the strategic. road junction Ortona. British guns knocked out a ber of German tanks which tried to break through in counterattacks and inflicted casualties on the attackers.

The Eighth then resumed its advance and broadened its bridgeheads south and southwest of Ortona in a number of local gagements. Weather was overcast and showcry on both the Fifth and Eighth Army fronts. German self-propelled artillery And mortars were extremely tive, shelling Allied positions along the Liri valley. American big guns replied in ul brisk artillery duel. In the air war, 'American Mitchell bombers attacked a German oil depot at the Yugoslav port of Split and also blasted warehouses at Sibenik, farther up the In the other air operutions yesterday, fighter bombers and fighters at German gun positions and communications and set fire to Photor transport.

Two Allied planes failed to return, STEAKS BREAK UP HOME A man in Milwaukee, sued Dr divorce because his wife purposely served him tough steaks after he had all his teeth pulled. FOOT LONG FROGS World's largest frogs arc the goliaths. Raised for food, their bodies are about a foot long, exelusive of their enormous, power. Jul legs. Keeping Up With Ration Coupons Processed and Canned Foods: November 1-First day fur green stamps and in ton Book 4.

November 20 Last day for blue stamps and in Ration Book 2. December 20-Last day for green stamps and in Ralion Book 4. Meat, Cheese, Butter and Fats: November 21 First duy for brown stamp in Book 3. 28 First day for Stamp in Book 3. December 4 Last for for prown stamps und in Book 3.

December 5 First duy for grown stamp in Bouk 3. December 12 First day for brown stamp in Book 3. December 19 First day for Drown stamp in Book 3. Junuary day for brown tamps and in look 3. Sugar: November First day for Agar stamp No.

29 in Ration look 4. Good for five pounds. asoline: November 21-Last day for No. coupons in A Ration Book, good three gallons. and apons are good for two gallons temperatures 5 to 10 in extreme.

north, 10 to 15 in central and 15 to 20 in extreme south portion tonight: Analysis of the News by Mackenzie Editorial Comment Written Today and Moved by Telegraph or Cable. By DEWITT. MACKENZIE Associated Press War Analyst Among the most dramatic situations-and I. believe one of the most Important thus far recordin' an acte week-end rests in political-military events in the explosive Balkans. It' will, I suggest, be worth while readers to watch this fiery cock-pit' of Southeastern Europe.

That, theater not only is of military moment to the Allies, but there we have under way signifi, cant political developments which will mean much to the post-war world. Three thrones--those of slavia, Bulgaria and Greece are rocking like small boats in a hurricane. The governments of mania and Hungary also are being lashed by the storm. These political upheavals strike me symptomatic of what he may expect in many parts of the disrupted European continent as soon the war ends. The 'Yugoslav crisis is of cast importance, and this revolves around the colorful leadership Marshal Josip Broz-'Tito," they call: him--commander of the Partisan guerrilla forces, which made up of peasants and hardy mountain folk.

War makes and makes personalities, and it looks as though one of the striking ures of our global conflict emerging from the obscurity the Balkans in the person of Tito. As the cards now lie, Tito is ing to have a major role in smashing the Hitlerite forces in the kan peninsula. But that's likely be only part of his mission. Looking ahcad through the smoke, battle, I think we shail find influencing. the political future his own country and consequently of the rest of the Balkans.

Many of Tito's followers the badges of communism and late with the clenched fist. They arc opposed to the government of youthful King Peter, and very recently he has proclaimed a partisan government. The Turkish radio says Moscow has recognized this government, though Moscow hasn't confirmed this. Tito started, 'his resistance against the Germans with a hand. of crudely.

armed men and boys. Under his leadership this guerrilla force grew until he has two hundred thousand or more a motley crowd wearing divers uniforms, or ordinary garb. So well has the marshall done that we name. the extraordinary development of the Anglo American Allies throwing the most of their military support to him, although they had been backing King Peter's government in Cairo and his little army in the field under his minister of war, General Mihailovich this is a doubtly interesting situation inasmuch as the two armies are at loggerheads and have even had armed clashes. The Allies take the practical viewpoint that since Tito is doing most of the fighting, he gets most of, the military support.

Moscow hus been favoring the partisans all along. Hitler, recognizing Tito's threat to the entire German set-up in the Balkans, is throwing strong forces against the partisan leader. Yesterday the marshal issued a ringing appeal to his followers Classified Ada must be in office day before publication. All Want Ads cash In advance. Not taken over the Phone.

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Quigley, Little Rock, resaid organization no matter what plan was committee chairman, drafted it could not go into effect until the 1945 football season. Pointing out that the Arkansas sanction Ath- the letic Association must plan. Quigley asserted his committee would hold its initial meeting after the holidays. Milan Creighton, Hot Springs coach, recommended formation of a big six loop -Pine Bluff, Hot Springs, North Little 'Rock, Little Rock Fort Smith, El Dorado and and partitioning the remainder of the state into sectional loops on a geographical basis. The reorganization committee included Quigley, Creighton, Patterson; Howard Perrin, Benton, and I.

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Associated Press Sports Columnist New York, Dec. 13 -(P)- The S. Lawn Tennis Association, El always was a bit ahead of sports governing bodies in looking after the kids, Is going down into the junior high grade schools in an effort to develop tennis players of coaching Expand- clinits program the U. S. L.

T. A. will help provide instruction for any group comschool children and has a series of four lessons to them the rudiments of stroke making Jackson Cannell, oneDartmouth grid coach, turned an undefeated team this year Traip Academy, Kittery, Me. Presumably he taught mouse trap plays. Shoulda Been a Dodger Robert R.

M. Carpenter, who up the dough to buy Bill Cox's share of the Phillies, used to be a player himself One day while pitching for the Dupont, Company powder yard team Carpenter made a hit that looked like a sure homer But when his cap blew as he made tracks the baselines, he stopped to pick it up and was thrown out His teammates promptly threw him out of game. Monday Matinee Butch Nowak, star Illinois lackle 1928, is keeping his alma mammy well supplied with football material. As coach at LaSallePeru (Ill.) High school, he sent up Mike Kasap and Elmer Engel, regular linemen in 1942, and this year the freshman star, Eddic Bray, Fullback Chet Sajnaj and Tackle O'Doul Les Joop When Lefty was cast for the baseball he tipped Mel Ott that Bill Rigney, the shortstop who figured in the deal to make Dolph Camilli Oakland manager, was the best he had seen in 15 years Ensign Ollic Hunter, who was nominated as "'Notre Dame's second Greg Rice" has begun training for the winter track scason on the Columbia board track. Ollie recently was graduated from the navy midship- men's school at Columbia and look ninc-months assignment as sistant athletic director and track coach at the school.

The Time of His Life Bob Higgins, Penn State football coach, will be 50 years old Dec. (24 (the unlucky guy) and recently some of his pals professed to be wondering If Bob could continue his coaching duties at that "advanced" age Looking back over a nonctoo-successful season, Bob replied: "I hope the first 50 years are the Service Dept. It hardly' seems likely that "blima" will become a popular postwar sport, but returning from Iceland at least can confuse their pals by telling about it. It's the Icelandic form of wrestling in which each grappler holds other's belt and which one soldier describes as combination of dian wrestling, weight lifting high jumping." Lieut (j.g.) Frank Slater, former Fordham runner and 1938 National meters champion, has been decorated with the Air Medal for part in sinking a German sub The Cherry Point, N. marines, who turned out a pretty fair ball team this scason, hope to ever better in baseball with a team built around Lieut.

Bobby from North Carolina, the playercoach, and Corp. Neil Mosser, standout performer from St. seph's of Indiana. Lucky Buck The point that Impressed us about the broadcast of yesterday's from the Giants-Redskins fact that the Redskins fracas didn't have one back who advance the ball by running Red Barber's description of the site for Sunday's playoff decided when Elmer Layden flipped a silver dollar, provided Clark Griffith "No doubt lucky pocket piece" Red explained -or perhaps the first dollar ever carned. Market Report ST.

LOUIS. LIVESTOCK National Stockyards, Dec. 13 -(AP)- Hogs, very active; weights 180 lbs up steady with Friday; lighter weights weak to 10 lower; sows 10-15 lower top and bulk good and choice 20-270 lbs 13.70; 280-340 lbs 12.50-13.30; 170- 190 lbs 12.40-13.40 140-160 lbs 11.15- 12.25; mostly 12.15 down; 120-140 lbs 10.5-1.25 light pigs ranging down to 7.50 or below; bulk 'good sows 2.10-15 with few down to 12.0; stags 12.25 down. Cattle, calves, around 50 loads steers on sale; mostly medium grades early inquiry somewhat slow; opening about steady on heifers and mixed Legal Notice remove said timber, and will also offer for sale at the said time and place all the hardwood timber on the lands hereinafter described over twelve inches in diameter at the stump at the time of cutting, the purchaser to have eighteen months from date of the sale within which time to cut and remove said timber, said lands being situated in Hempstead County, Arkansas, and described as follows, to-wit: The East Half of the Southwest Quarter of Section Thirty-three (33), Township Thirteen (13) South, Range Twenty-five (25) West, and the Northwest Quarter and the North Hulf of the Northeast Quarter and the Southwest Quarter of the Northcast Quarter and the Northwest Quarter of the Southeast Quarter and the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section Four (4), Township Fourteen (14) South, Range Twenty-five (25) West, containing 445.50 acres, more or less. TERMS OF SALE: On a credit! of three months, and the purchaser will be required to execute note with approved surely for the purchase money, bearing interest from date of sale until paid at the rate of eight per cent per annum, and a lien will be retained on said timber to secure the payment of the purchase money, and said timber shall not be cut or removed until said! note shall have been paid in full.

The pine timber will be offered separately from the hardwood timber. WITNESS my hand on this 10th day of December, 1943. CALLIE HATFIELD, Guardian. Dec. 13, 20, 27, 1943.

NOTICE OF SALE OF TIMBER NOTICE IS GIVEN; That the undersigned, as Guardian for Marie Hatfield, Lile Hatfield and Lenore Hatfield, minors, will offer. for sale at public outcry, to the highest and best bidder, at the east door or entrance to the Court House in the City of Hope, in Hempstead County, Arkansas, between the hours prescribed by law for judicial sales, on Saturday, the 8th day of January, 1944, all the pine limber on the lands hereinafter described eight inches and over in diameter at the stump at the time of cutting, the purchaser to have eighteen months from the date of said sale within which to cut and HOPE, ARKANSAS, Falls Jap Lines on Two Separate Fronts, Pierced -War in Pacific By MORRIE LANDSBERG Associated Press War Editor Allied soldiers pierced Japanese lines 011 widely-separated fronts today, keeping pace with the ever. mounting air offensive against enemy bases in all sectors of the Pacific. Two Australian spearheads forced Japanese withdrawals on the Huon peninsula that bulges out 011 New Guinea's northeastern coast, while in China front-line dispatches declared the invaders were suffering heavy casualtics in the shifting battle of the "Rice Bowl." at the American Marshall bombers struck where again islands, the Japanese apparently have rushed reinforcements. The Solomons air force, ending a three-day bad weather lull in operations, made certain that enemy air fields remained useless.

American fliers were ac- tive In the China theatre as well. Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden in the war against Japan in his reunderlined Britain's co-partnership port todny to the House of Commons 011 the Cairo-Tcheran conferences. "We should be utterly unworthy of our heritage and our he said, "if we did not at the carliest possible moment deploy all our resources for the purpose of establishing the security of the dominions on a firm For that we have to fight Japan to the bittor end, whatever the cost, however long it takes." For the first time in two weeks. Gencral Douglas MacArthur's communique made no mention of an Allied bombing mission against Cape Gloucester on the southeastern tip of held NeW Britain. Intensity of the attacks has led to belief that MacArthur was I softening up the area for "an early invasion.

With imperial headquarlers no doubt wondering where the U. S. Pacific fleet would strike next, the Tokyo radio took a dig at its own navy. "It cannot be said," Tokyo abserved, "that the Japanese navy has the war situation under complete control." The Japanese radio finally got around to acknowledging American conquest of Tarawa in the Gilbert islands last It did so indirectly by broadcasting that Japanese planes had raided the Amer. ican air base there yesterday.

The Allied communique said Australian fighters were making steady progress in the Huon peninsula campaign. One unit is nearing Lakona on the coast 12 miles north of Allied-held Finschhafen. Another is pressing inland north of captured Warco. Fighting in Central China shifted from the Changtch area to the sector between Shishmen and Linli, a highway junction 25' miles north of Changteh. Field reports said Chinese troops had routed the Japanese garison at Shishmen and were in the outskirts of Linli.

The 14th U. S. Air Force smashed al the railway yards at Hanoi, Indo-China, and on Sunday attacked the Japanese airbase at Hankow, China, for the second successive night. Pearl Harbor, Dec. 14 Latest war reports along a mile Pacific chain of outpost Japanesc defenses told today of new air blows against the enemy in the Marshalls and Solomons and slow, steady progress of Australian 'soldiers in the jungles of New Gulnca's fluon peninsula.

Adm. Chester W. Nimitz reportcd a 50-ton bombing by Seventh American Army Air Forco Liberators of a Japanese cargo ship and shore installations at Emidj in Jaluit atoll of the mid-Pacific Marshalls Saturday. Juluit is one of several Japanese air bases in the Marshalls which American bombers began pounding prior to the successful invasion of the Gilberts, 300 miles to the south, last month. What damage the latest raiders did was not staled but the fact they encountered only anti-aircraft fire which caused negligible damage to the Liberators indicated they had ample opportunity to pick their targets.

Adm. William F. Halsey reported that his Solomons air force made 175 sorties the same day as the Jaluit raid on Bougainville island in the Northern Solomons. These were the first in four days but. despite the opportunity afforded by bad weather, Japanese engineers had not succeeded in restoring a single one of Bougainville's bombed-out airfields and the new raids heaped on more dumage.

Americans hold a beuchhead at Empress Augusta Bay on Bou gainville's west-central coast and I now have a bomber-fighter field in operation there. DECEMBER 14, 1943 to Judge J. S. Utley Dies on Monday Little Rock. Dec.

14 -(A)- Joseph Simeon Utley, 67, judge of the third division of Pulaski circuit court, died at his home here yesterday a year of failing health. Judge Ulley, a native of Greenbrier, was attorney general from 1921 to 1925. He was a former state senator from Pulaski county and was prosecuting attorney for Hot Spring, Saline and Grant counties from 1911 to 1915. Two daughters, a son, five sisters and two brothers survive. Knox Predicts 'Hard Blows' Against Japs Washington, Dec.

14 -(AP)- Secretary of the Navy Knox predicted today. "hard blows" against the Japanese in the Pacific In the near future. "We are getting stronger and stronger," ho told a news conforence. "'The preliminaries are out of the way. We are getting ready to drive home some hard blows." He gave no indication of where the might of the United States fleet could be expected to strike.

Knox reviewed the war of attrition and added: "Or course, the whole strategy is becoming apparent. It is perfectly obvious now that what seemed to be only nibbling has been carried on with the express purpose of decimating the enemy's strength, He has contributed by sending down small task farces which have been regularly overwhelmed. One of the "striking things" noted by the navy secretary in the Pacific war is that "we seldom encounter transports and cargo carrying ships in outlying ports held by the enemy." Because severe losses. in this type of craft by American submit rines. surface ships and airplanes, he said, the Japanese have resort-' ed to the use of barges in attempts to move men and materials to their bases.

"Hundreds of these barges have been sunk," he said, "and a great many thousands of Japanese soldiers have been lost in their efforts to relieve beleaguered Discussing the air warfare, he said that the actual figure of losses shows that six or eight enemy planes now are being shot down for every American plane lost. Generally, he said, operations all over the Pacific are "going forward very satisfactorily. We have had a period of preparation and training. Now we have the equip- ment and men to do a complete job." Referring to "fantastic claims" of the Japanese, Knox said, "there hasn't been any fight of any size for a month." Committee Votes to Freeze S.S. Tax Washington, Dec, 14 -(P)- The Senate Finance Committee voted today to freeze social security taxes through 1944 at the present rate of 1 percent each on employers and employes.

Senator Vandenberg (R-Mich), who twice before has succeeded in blocking an automatic doubling of the rate, led today's movement. Present reserves, he declared, are far larger than are required by law. In other important actions, the committee: 1. Ratified, by a vote of 11 to 10, the House decision to require labor unions and other non-profit organizations to file informational financial returns. 2.

Approved an increase in the excess profits tax rate on tions, from 90 to 95 per cent. 3. Retained the present 80 per cent over-all ceiling with respect to corporate normal, surtax and excess profits taxes. SMITHSONIAN FOUNDER The Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D. was founded an Englishman, James Smithson, who bequeathed his estate for that purpose.

SHOPPING DAYS FIGURE OUT SOMETHING FOR MAUDE IN TIE WAVES GREETINGS Buy Christmas Seals -Means -Means Associated Newspaper Press Enterprise Ass'n PRICE 5c COPY Russians School Group to Keep Out of Politics ed the for Little Rock, Dec. 14 -(P)- rect or indirect participation of ucation department personnel in forthcoming political campaigns will be counter to a policy estab. lished by the state bourd of tion yesterday. The bourd adopted a resolution offered by Chairman L. A.

Watkins of Harrison opposing such participation "in any way in any campaign." board asked division heads and employes to refrain from political activity and directed that the clerical staff "shall not be required to prepare, distribute, mail or aclively assist in the dissemination of literature dealing with any didate's campaign," The board also approved a plan submitled by A. S. Ross, supervisor of the state vocational educatonal division, to cnlarge and add several new services to the existing vocational program. The plan entails use of new federal funds for rehabilitation and training of persons with permanent physical ability. RAF Follows Up Night Raid on Germany London, Dec.

14 The RAF's fleet Mosquito bombers stabed at Western Germany last night for the fourth successive night, the air ministry announced today, skipping through the Nazi defenses to return to their bases without loss. The raid followed up a daylight assault on unspecified objectives in Western Germany yesterday by formations of U. Liberators and Flying Fortresses, during American airmen shot down 15 Nazi fighters to bring to. 187 the total number of German planes downed by' the Eighth Air this month. According to official figures the heavy bomberg have downed 257 enemy planes in their last 15 missions since Oct.

20. Fourteen of the German fighters downed yesterday were bagged by the bomber gunners. The other was dstroyed by the strong fighter escort of Thunderbolts and lightnings, which made their longest round trip of the war in this thenter. Marauder medium bombers also went out yesterday for their first mission in eight days, blasting a Nazi fighter base at Schipol near Amsterdam. American losses in the day's opcrations were five heavy bombers, VO medium bombers and 1w, fighters.

Cautioning against possible overoptimism at the comparatively low bomber losses yesterday, Maj. Gen. Frederick L. Anderson, commanding the Eighth Air Force bomber command, said the attacks were planned to take advantage of weather conditions greatly favoring the bombers and hampering the chemy lighters. In recent raids the Germans have avoided the 'American fighters in order to get at the bombers.

Gunners aboard the bombers have destroyed almost twice. as many enemy planes as the escorting fighters since Oct. 14, when 60 Fortresses were lost on the Schweinfurt raid and the bombers began flying with heavier protection. Compared with the 257 destroyed by the bombers in the last 15 mis sions, beginning with the Oct. 20 raid on Duren, the fighters have accounted for 171 German planes.

In addition 65 kills have been 1'C- corded on unescorted missions. Nips Finally Admit the Loss of Tarawa Now York, Dec. 14 -(A)-The Tokayo radio indirectly ac. knowledged the loss of Tarawa today in a broadcast reporting that Japanese planes had attacked the American air base there yesterduy. The broadeust, recorded by U.

S. government monitors, represented the first Japanese admission that the tiny island in the Gilberts no longer is in Japanese hands. Previous Tokyo broadcasts had spoken of in Japanese "victory" in fighting al Tarawa. Little Rock, Dec. 14 -(AP) -The State Utilities Commission yesterday ordered the Arkansas Western company, serving an area between Clarksville and Bentonville to show cause Dec.

21 why it should not refund 1o sonsumers, 1943 earnings in excess of $10,000. The order said it was unlikely the company would have earnings in excess of that figure. The guitar, one of the oldest musical instruments, traces unin- I terrupted to 550 B.C. Eden Says War Shortened by By Allied ROGER Decisions Hot London, Dec. 14 Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden, reporting to Commons on the Teheran-Cairo sisters conferences, declared today "the war will be shortened" by decisions reached with Premier Stalin, and again pledged Britain to battle to the final destruction of Japan.

He told the cheering House that Prime Minister Churchill has "still more work to do in the sphere where, he is now." Churchill had stayed on in Cairo, mecting' last week with leaders of smaller powers. Quicker defeat of the Axis was insured by the "close cooperation of our military plans" at the Teheran meeting of President Roosevelt, Premier Stalin, and Churchill, Eden declared. "Every plan is now agreed upon. The timing is now agreed upon, and in due course the decisions of Teheran will be unrolled on the field of battle." "The military mission agreed in Cairo" at the British-American. Chinese meting "on future mili1ary operations against Japan." Eden termed Japan as much a menace to Britain as to the ed States and China, and said Britain still was "a principal in the Far Eastern war" because "to destroy Germany and then make a compromise peace with Japan would only sow the seeds of a third world war." Other highlights of the foreign secretary's' report: Turkey: The conference with President Ismet Inonu gave "good hopes" for a "sound basis for future cooperation between ourselves, Soviet Russia, America and and was "encouraging.

Further than that I cannot go today." Complete cooperation of Britain, Russia, and the United States is assured. "We three can work together." Eden said "the current threat of war can only be met if there is an international order firmer in strength and unity than any enemy could seek to challenge." Balkans: A British military mission has been with forces of Marshall slavia Josiph Broz (Tito) in Yugosince last spring, and Britain is doing everything to supply them with munitions and other help. Politically, the Allies are working to unite dissident groups in Yugoslavia, and both King Peter and the government of Tito have agreed to let the country choose its own form of government after the war. Over confidence: Cautioning against "easy optimism," Eden said very magnitude of plans to which we have set our the hands will call for immense effort, We have set ourselves a bard task in the determination 10 achieve victory at the earliest sible moment. Great battles are impending, and for this we shall need all our strength, all our cour.

age, all our unity, in greater ever before." measure perhaps than Italy: The campaign has been slow due to tremendous difficulties of the terrain and weather, but "all more important hill features are in our hands, and it seems Germans may be forced to withthe draw farther." Eden's speech opened two days of debate on progress of the war and foreign affairs. At Teheran, he said, the foundalion was laid among the three major powers for "close interlay in every muve" against the Axis, and "we have not had that until now." While he spoke guardedly of the conference with Turkey, he made it clear that Russia was included in the expressed hopes for four. power cooperation. The Soviet envoy, Andrei Vishinsky, had intended to be present in Cairo, but was visiting in Italy and could not get to Egypt until after the meeting with Inonu. As for Japan, he declared that ever since Pearl Harbor "we.

have been committed to the objectives now set out for the first time internationally in the Cairo agreement." Those objectives are to crush Japan and strip her of all her territorial gains of 50 years. "We should be utterly unworthy of our heritage and our tradition if we did not at the earliest possible moment deploy all our resources for the purpose of establishing the security of the dominions an a firm basis," Eden conlinued. "For that we have to fight Japan to the bitter end whatever the cost, and however long it lakes." If we are compelled for the time being tu devote the greater part of our human and material re- (Continued on Page Two) Last German Stronghold in Middle Dnieper I landed at El Dorado, observations was that too South--which explained cotton farming doesn't give So this that I am writing about today is, within one man's experience at least, a 20-year-old storyn story not much different in 1943 than it was in 1923. The occasion for writing this piece today is a comment which the Southern eckly (Dallas, Texas) Statistical made upon the biennial Summary of Education, Issued by the U.S. Office of Education.

The federal publication claimed that the 13 Southern States stand at the bottom of the list in point of education. In its reply the Southern Weekly wrote: "Onc set of fundamental facts which is left entirely out of consideration, and which should never be omitted when comparative figures on education arc quoted in Southern newspapers, may be stated in a single sentence. It is this: "'The 13 Southern States have 34.70 per cent of all persons of scholastic age in the United States, but have only 26 per cont of the adult population which must rear and educate them, and they receive only 16.1 per cent of the national income, out of which the bill for education, along with other expenses of living, must be paid "If the people of the South set aside. for education preciscly the same percentage of their income per scholastic that the people of the rest of the country set aside for this purpose, they. would: have for vouch person -of school age less than 37 cents to every dollar that the rest of the country would have to spend for the education of each person of school age." The Southern Weekly cites as A single example the comparison tween Texas, child which spends only per per ycar, and California, which spends $150.15.

But Texas has nearly 400,000 sons of school age than Californiamore perwhlle California has over a million more adults than Texas. What does all this mean? It simply means that the story was writing about 20 years ago is still truc-youth has been leaving the South and its old folks and children while other sections quired the adult wage-earners that the South had reared and educated. And what is the remedy for this? To fight everlastingly, without compromise, for the economic freedom of the South. The true fipures on education alone, just cited above, are an indictment of the South as a place that puts politics first and nomics a poor second. And the revolt is long over-dueas evidenced by the political unrest in neighboring Texas and Louisiand, What is economic freedom? It is the right to the same freight rates enjoyed by the industrial sections the right to develop industry as a necessary companion of agriculture SO that per capita carning power may be raised so youth will be willing to remain in the South.

Senate Gets Bill to Hike Price of Oil Washington, Dec. 14 -(A')- The administration's anti-inflation dikes sprang another leak today as legislation to force an increase in crude oll prices moved from House to Senate. Senator Thomas (D-Okla) nounced he would seck to add the mcasure to anti-food subsidy logislation, also passed by the house and awaiting Senute action, unless the Office of Price Administration acts immediately to boost petrolcum prices by at least 35 cents a barrel, in line with the House mandate. Both measures have been denounced by administration leaders us inflationary. The oil bill sailed through the House late yesterday 171 to 92.

It would direct the OPA to order an immediate 35-cent price rise, to be followed by ceiling udjustments in various fields up to about 74 cents a barrel. The average price on a nutionwide basis NoW is about $1.18 a barrel. Rep. Disney (D-Okla), its sor, argued higher petroleum prices are necessary to encourage (Continued on Page Two) Patton's Visit to Cairo Stirs Speculation Cairo, Dec. 14 The arrival lin Cairo of Lt.

Gen: George S. Patton, commander of the U.S. Seventh Army, accompanient by variour members of his staff, stirred speculation today about new developments that may be brewing in the Middle Patton's unexplained, appearance here yesterday came at. a time when possible solidification of the Mediterranean and Middle East has been a topic of discussion. No attempt was made to keep the general's arrival in Cairo a secret.

After debarking from his plane he was observed riding about the city in a staff car bearing his three-star flag. Inasmuch as there is no other Allied officer of equal rank in Cario the flag attracked immediate attention. (Since the 'Greek and Yugoslav governments-in-exile make their headquarters in Cairo, it is conceivable that' Patton might have gone there to confer with them on a possible invasion of the Balkans. (Patton it was disclosed yesterday, saw President Roosevelt recently in Sicily, where they might have discussed such an operation.) Congress Not To Interfere Washington, Dec. 14 -(AP)- Because the high command: doesn't want to lose the services of Lt.

Gen. George S. Patton, that gressional leaders indicated today unless some new development arises there will be no serious objections to. retaining him as head of the Seventh Army. Secretary Stimson made the general staff's view clear in a supplement report on the Patton soldiercuffing incident to the Senate yesterday, in which he said that Gen.

Dwight D. Eisenhower feels the serious aspects of the case lies the danger that the army will lose the services of a battle tested army commander." Stimson said that Eisenhower had stressed that three instances in which Patton unduly had upbraided enlisted men "have not affected General Patton's standing as a tactical leader, one who successfully concluded, in record time, a complicated and important military campaign and one whom his officers and men would again be willing 10 follow into battle." This assurance was regarded by some members of the Senate mili. tary committee, which has been investigating the case, as Indicating that the army has more jobs cut out for Patton, who led American troops on a victorious dash from Gila to 'Messina in the Sicilian campaign. The general viewpoint of committee members seemed to be that if it is Eisenhower's considered judgment that Patton has the confidence of his troops and is needed for further operations of the same type, the committee ought not 10 interfere. Thus the expectation was that the committee would take no further action, although it probably will continuc to hold in abeyance Prosident Roosevelt's nomination of 14 gencrals, including Patton, for advancement in permanent army rank.

Those nominations are be. ing held up until committeemen also find out who is going to succeed Gen. George C. Marshall as chief of stuff, if the latter be. comes Europcan Allied commander.

The whereabouts of Patton's Seventh Army has been a matter of wide conjecture in congress, although some of its units obviously were fused with the Fifth Army for the Salerno landing and subsequent fighting in Italy. The supposition has been that the Seventh will be used in further invasion attempts in Italy, France or elsewhere. EX-OFFICER KILLED Texarkana, Dec. 14 -(A)- Former Texarkana Police Chief Henry Adams. 68, night watchman at the municipal airport here the past yeur, was killed last night when struck by a propeller of a four.

engined army bomber which was taxing to a gas pump at the field. Two sons, a daughter, two sisters and two brothers survive. During World War I. 15 French dogs were decorated with gold collars for distinguished service at the front. -Europe By EDWARD D.

BALL London, Dec. 14 (P)- Cherkasy, last remaining German: stronghold on the Middle Dnieper river between Kremenchug and fell today to the charging Red Army. Marshall Joseph Stalin announced the victory in an order of the day. broadcast by Moscow radio. The new Soviet triumph of arms.

came as Gen. Nikolai: (Lightning) Vatutin's First Ukrainian army turned the die against Field Marshall Fritz Von Mannstein in the bloody battle of the Kiev bulge. Cherkasy is a strategic river port on the main railway linking Minsk and Gomel with Odessa on the Black: Sea. Its capture paves the way for the junction of Russian forces operating out of the Kremenchug bridgehead with those on the southern edge of the Kiev salient. The reluctance of the German's to evacuate Cherkasy was emphasized by the desperate and ex.

tremely costly battle they fought to cling to this Dnieper port 000 population, the outskirts of which were reached and by-passed on Nov. 19 by the Red Army. "After. several weeks of bitter fighting in the Cherkasy area, which was successfully sustained against many times superior tank and infantry formations, the German command last night withdrew, German garison forces from Cher? kasy to shortened and more favorable positions," said the broadcast. "Evacuation of this town which for a long time has been utterly.

devastated, was carried out in com plete order and without any losses in men and material," the broadcast continued. "It was only after several' hours' that Red Army units in medium strength penetrated into the ruins of Cherkasy, which had been sown with mines. They suffered additional considerable losses during their entry into these ruins." go- Balto yearlings: medium and good largely 11.00-13.50; cows dull; bulls steady mostly medium and good bulls 9.25-11.00; vealers 25 sausage higher good and choice 15.25; medium and good 12.75-14.00; nominal range slaughter steers 8.0-16.00; slaughter heifers 9.00-15.50; stocker and feeder steers 8.00-13.25. Sheep, receipts include around seven decks yearlings; part deck wethers; balance trucked in lambs and ewes; market opened steady good and choice wooled lambs to packers 14.00-50 with some held. higher; medium and good 12.50-13.75; common throwouts mostly 10.00; part deck clipped wethers No.

1 skinned 6.00; wooled slaughter ewes mostly 6.00 down. GRAIN AND PROVISIONS Chicago, Dec. 13 -(P)- Grains turned lower after opening with good gains today, profit-taking making itself felt in all pits. Wheat and rye sank well below the previous close, but oats, which had opened on gains ranging 10 3 cents, displayed independent firroness. There was a little buying in wheat at the start from houses with southwestern connections, attribued to middling accounts, but his dried up afer a short period.

Most of the selling in all grains appeared from local traders, alto come though commission houses were Legal Notice COMMISSIONER'S SALE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That in pursuance of the authority and directions contuined in the decretal order of the Chancery Court of Hempstead County, made and entered on the 9th day of December, A. 1943, in a certain cause (No. 60151 then therein wherein Annie Lou Houston, Ruth A. Cain, May T. Blackard, Mary Lee Anderson, Mary Lee Barnes, and Margaret C.

Anderson and Nancy Ruth Anderson, by Mary Lee Anderson, their guardian, were petitioners, the undersigned, as Commissioner of said Court, will offer for sale at public vendue to the highest bidder, at the east door or entrance of the Court House in the County of Hempstead, within the hours prescribed by law for judicial sales, on Saturday, the 8th day of January, A. D. 1944, the following described real estate, towit: Lots Ten (10) and Eleven (11) in Block in Carrigan's tion to the City of Hope, Arkansas: and also, Lots Four (4), Five (5) and Six (6) in Block Seven (7) in the City of Hope, Arkansas, in Hempstead County, Arkansas. TERMS OF SALE: On a credit of three months, the purchaser being required to execute a bond as required by law and the order and decree of said Court in said cause, with approved security, bearing interest at the rate of six per cent per. annum from date of sale until paid, and a lien being retained on the premises sold to secure the payment of the purchase money.

Given under my hand this 10th day of December, A. D. 1943. J. P.

BYERS, Commissioner in Chancery. Dec. 13 and 20, 1943. Severe Cold Wave Due to Hit Tonight Little Rock, Dec. 14 -(A) Tem-, peratures may reach 5 degrees above zero in Arkansas tonight, the weather bureau said today.

In the central part of the state a minimum of 10 degrees and a maximum of 15 was forecast. Southern cities probably will have from 15 to 20 degree readings, the bureua said. A By The Associated Press A cold wave. which drove temperatures far below zero in northern midland states was advancing into Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska today. Forecasters issued warnings for those three states.

Temperatures as low as 5 degrees above zero were predicted for the Ohio valley tonight. Continued sub-zero readings were. forecast for territory north of the extreme northern portion of Illinois. Duluth, shivered today with the nation's low reading of 21 degrees below zero; at Minneapolis it was 10 below, and 10 below over the entire state of Minnesota. Madison, bud 3 below.

Sub-zero weather prevailed over. extreme northern Iowa, the Dakotas, Wisconsin and upper Michigan, with freezing temperatures extending southward to the extreme southern border of l'ennessee. The present cold wave was expected to be intensified tonight from Chicago southeastward, a condition attributed weather bureau to a southward movement of Arctic air. Light snow covered a narrow belt between the northern portions ol Illinois and Indiana, southern lowa and Nebraska on one border, and southern Kansas, central Missouri and the southern portions of Indiana, Illinois and Ohio 011 the other. Houghton, had 6 inches of snow, western Kansas, 4 inches; Sault Ste Marie, 4 inches: Springfield, Kansas City.

and St. Louis, 1. A balmy 67 above al Brownsville, was this morning's high for the nation. "FIRST CALIFORNIAN" First white man to look upon California was Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, Portuguese navigator. He anchored in San Diego bay, 1542..