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THE DELTA DEMOCRAT-TIMES LOCAL (24-hour raport prMtding 7 ED. Saturday) Maximum Minimum Temperature Hlver Giugr, 3 tenths Till tt.W Grtefuiito fortcasti night. VOLUME 46 GRFJENVILLt, MISSISSIPPI SUNDAY, APRIL 5, 1942 NUMBl'R 179 COMMITTEE OKAYS 'SLIDING SCALE 1 TO LIMIT WAR PROFITS Senate Croup Reports Out New War Fund Measure WASHINGTON, April 4. (AP) A "sliding scale" for limiting profits under war contracts was approved by the senate appropriations committee today as it reported out a new war lund measure carrying more than $19,000,000,000. Before agreeing upon the graduated new profit limit proposal, the committee rejected on a tie vote, 8 to 8, a substitute proposal by Senators O'Mahoney (D- Wyo) and Overton (D-La) which would have given the War department, Navy department, or Maritime commission flexible authority to limit profits without any rigid schedules.

Chairman McKellar (D-Tenn) said the provision finally adopted was -a compromise containing broad provisions of the Overton- O'Mahoney amendment and one offered by Senator Thomas (D- Okla) providing the new sliding "little Fellows' Limit Hleher Thomas, claiming broad congressional support for his sliding (Continued on Page 2) HOUSE CONVICTION REVERSED BY COURT Columbus Couple Had Been Held Guilty Of Milk-Bottle Poisoning NASHVILLE, April 4 -(AP) The Tennessee supreme court today reversed the firse degree murder of Mr. and Mrs. Leroy House of Columbus, in connection with the milk-bottl poisoning of Walter Lee Samples 69-year-old Memphis widower. The Houses, both 40, were convicted on state charges of killing Samples at Memphis in February 1941, and sentenced to 20' years in the state prison. The high court a four-to-on decision, ruled that the Shelb county criminal court erred in ad mitting as evidence a statemcn made by House to Memphis polic in which he allegedly confesse poisoning Samples on promise would be charged with man slaughter and his wife released.

House Formerly Lived Here Mr. House is a former Green villian and is known by a numbe of residents of this city. He opel ated a trucking line from Mem phis to Greenville for sever! the 1927 flood Mr. House was connected with the U. S.

En- A jeep In A Creek giners and was Greenville. stationed at Bond Sales Jump $5,275 Over Those Of Last Week The sale of defense bonds was increased by $5,275 in Greenville during the past week, according to the weekly report of the Greenville Junior Chamber of Commerce. The total sales this week amounted to $18,975 as compared to $13,700 last week. The First National Bank sold $2900 iq defense bonds the past week; the Commercial National sold the Greenville Bank $10,225 and the Post Office, $3,025. The total sales thus far since the sale of the bonds began amounts to $950,325, according to the Junior Chamber report.

The First National has sold the Commercial National the Greenville Bank has sold 8282,575 worth and the Post Office total sales have reached $189.025. U. S. Subs Destroy Four Jap Warships In Indies; Chinese Take Up Positions Above Prome; Wavell Intervenes In India Putting too much weight on one side of his jeep car as It was bclne hoisted across a stream, Colonel Edgar OcMiith. commanding officer of lllc G29th anti-tank unit, toppled Into the water for a wet spill during recent maneuvers al Fort Meade, Mrt.

(AP plioto from Paramount News.) FDR's Lieutenants Reported Seeking Patt With Labor For Longer Week WASHINGTON. April 4. (AP? --The administration was reported authoritatively today to be sounding out labor leaders on the possibility of obtaining a voluntary agreement for a -H or 48 hour work week nt regular pay in the war industries. Lieutenants of President Roosevelt, including Vice President Wallace, were to be taking an active part iH efforts to obtain some kind of pact between workers nnd management which would quiet the controversy which has arisen over the 40-hour week and prevent the possible enactment by congress of restrictive labor legislation. There has been some discussion in administration circles of a compromise calling lor over-time pay only, after 44 hours, but opposition to Vuch a scheme was said to have arisen nn the grounds that this would be a half-way measure likely to be unacceptable to congressional critics of the present law.

Wants Voluntary Action It was understood, however, ICELAND SAID 'NOT SO COLD'BY GREENVILLIAN Corp. James Roy Brown Of Marines On Furlough After Two Years There A former Grecnvillian. Corporal James Hoy Brown ol 1 the United States Marine Corps, after serving i the Marines in leeland for a year and a told relatives and friends i here on a visit a "Iceland is r.o'. as cold country as some people would have you believe." Corporal Brown's home is in Lake Providence, and he came to Greenville to attend senior high school. While here he joined the Marines and was among the first contingent of Marines sent to Ice- i lan(i I th'it an'v agreement which might Ten days aso Corporal Brown TM landed in New York on an 18 days mrl h'll the extra pay it furlough.

He headed straight for )r a I Greenville visit his sisters. Mrs. Mello Fava anil Mrs. Malcolm Parks and is now visiting another sister. Mrs.

H. M. Shcrer in Lake Providence, La. His stay in Iceland was quite an experience for Corporal Brown The old a i a i "we got along just fine there," But the old Suites of America, (Continued on page 4) BATTLE GRIMLY TO STEM DRIVE AGAINST BURMA OIL FIELDS Mandalay Already Under Heavy Fire From Bombers By George Tait LONDON, April 4 (AP) -Outnumbered British and Chinese troops took tip stronger positions fallen Prome and Toungoo tonight in 9 grim effort to halt fierce Japanese drives toward the Burma oil fields and toward Mandalay, a a under heavy fire from enemy bombers. Military men said there was no doubt that the Japanese would continue without pause their thrusts to the rich prizes north of the battlefields before the Monsoon Due within three weeks-bogs down thv? Nipponese war machine and restricts Japanese warplanes which now pour down death unopposed from the skies.

Beyond the cryptic announcement lhat the Japanese who followed up the British withdrawal from Prome had "been successfully dealt with," there was scant information about the progress of fighting since the key towns were fiiven up. Opposition Inffeetlve The battle lines still were some 200 or more miles south of Mnnda- (Continued on page 8) LIST OF REGISTRANTS COMPILED BY BOARD An alphabetical list of Greenville registrants in the recent third military registration, tnis IKMJII compiled by Selective Service Board Nn. 1. Edmund Nance of the selective service board liilo Friday afternoon presented the Delia Democrat-Times with, a copy of the list Quiet In Capital A A quiet Knsto ind ifii tod for a i Washington. There has -iipfii no bid for the tourist a i of former years.

The capital is jammed to capacity with government workers, thousands of whom are spending their first Raster on the Ptomar The cherry trees along tidal basin won't be in pink blossom for sovorul clays. Haw m'w buildings and excavations for more Hank Constitution avenue, a favorite promenade. The White House has cancelled the li-aditional Easier Monday CRR rolling for children. No announcement has been made of the President's plans, but Vice President mid Mrs. Wallace will attend an Easter sunrise service at Arlington National Cemetery.

The weather? A i i a secret. CHANCES BRIGHTER ConfidenceCrowsThatUnitedNations FOR ACCEPTANCE OF Can Defend Australian Spring Board BRITISH PROPOSALS of registrants. Any Grcenvillian who wishes to check his order and serial number from the list may do ill the office. labor that the extra pay would be giving up would go back lo the government, rather than into the tills of war con- SERVICES HELD FOR MATTHEWS INFANT Funeral for James Matthews, Hi moiJiths old, of Catchings. wli died in King's Daughters hospital 'Friday afternoon uf i i a live hours a being a i H'i the hospital, w-ere licid yesterdrsv allernoim at (Conlinued on page 2) SUGAR RATIONING WILL PROCEED Nelson, Henderson Say; Refute Reports Program Might Be Dropped April 4.

A a i i a Donald M. Nelson of the War Production Board and i Price A i i a Leon Hen- declared in a joint statement to- were ncici a i i i i i i day a "tlic a i i Calchines. Nationajl'Funeral home pnigram i proceed as schedul- in charge of ed." At the conclusion of a confer- ence this afternoon, called in connection i reports a the program might be called off, the two the following a "Newspaper and radio stnries i i a i the existence ol a dis- I pule as tu the need lor sugar ra- i i between the War Produc- lion lioaid aritl i of Price A i i i i i i are i fonn- datr-n a The sugar a i i i i i a proceed as scb--- llllled. a the i Should not i a i sources to necessitv for i pol- i Indomitable Spirit Governs Frail Body Of James Vick, Pol jo Victim By Mary Allen method of descending stairs SHAW, April 3. Our was to hold his; crutches in one hats KO off and hands out 10 hand and down Ihe James Viek.

15-year old boy of Icrs. Shaw, whose indomitable spirit Makes His Own governs a frail body. -Mr- his rather, is employ- James, the son of Mr. and Mrs. by the Federal Compress in J.

K. Vick, was stricken with i i Shaw, i onlV a small salary. paralysis at the age of 21 James, instead of hemoanmsj the months, with complete loss of the fact a he could not have all use of his legs, in 1928 he spe.it he three months in a cast in the age Crippled Children's Home in i Memphis, under the treatment the late Dr. Willis C. Campbell.

ran a paper rout-'e Tor a lected i at GI' 'At the age of six I sold popcorn, i he i his legs in braces and entirely dc- I does), and ran a peanut machine. pendent on crutches, started Standing on his ipet so much bei sail school at Hale school. then he showed signs his rapidly dc veloping independence. When in the third grade he was absent for some time for hospital treatment, which has also been necessary at periodic intervals sinee a time. While in the junior high school at Shaw, where he is now in the seventh t'rade, it has been neces- sary for James to climb stairs to together his class rooms.

His teachers eon- i a i a a siricralely allowed James to leave hide, liai i at recess periods about i min- ntes early, so he could get down the stairs before the rush of children began. Until last year hisl I leallh MI a collecting i About six ago -lames decided a i lie coti'ld surely i ol' a i way to around a by crotches, so i i i a a i conceived a most i a idea. i the of a thoy ol hi- own ge, a I lines jMford, he put A I PARADE IN CROSVENOR SQUARE satisfact i its', ban- He i a side Ihe i i i v. (Continued ou ids ol i A i A I I.on- watchcr! A i a a arade today in i i i i i doled a where- iMiard. ielachnicnl i.

A i i I a i i A. IV Bomne. ad inspected I.ee slant chief id i Sn i a gen- OPA FREEZES PRICES ON ALL TYPES OF PLUMBING FIXTURES Ceiling Effective Tuesday; Pegs Prices At Levels Of March 30 WASHINGTON, April 4 (API- Adopting technique to prevent speculative prices increases, the Office of Price Administration froze prices of all types of plumbing fixtures today, preliminary to a War Production Board order cm-tailing their production. The temporary eciiing, effective Tuesday, pcfis prices at levels in effect March 30. Manufacturers' wholesale and retail prices were affected, but prices charged by plumbers who actually install the i were excluded.

In the past, OPA price i i orders have followed rather than preceded production curtailment; i i prices in some eases li (Continued on Page 2) AN EDITORIAL Pur0e out therefore the old leave tlint you he a lieu 1 ax fire inilcflreiiefi. For even Chris! our passnvcr is sac- rifled jar us. Therefore let us- keep (lie 1 not with the old Icai'cn, neither with the leaven of mallee and hiir vtilli I lie inileni-cneti brenrl mid mull. Cor. V.

7-0. When these words were penned, nearly two thousand years ago. the then known world lay beneath a dark shadow of hates and sorrows. Christ had been et uoified upon the cross because he did not and would not believe as other men believed, and he would not become LI slave to their wickedness. But when those words were penned, intelligent men who had admired the great Jesus Christ, if they had not followed him.

were not looking upon Ihe death of Christ as a physical warning their world was ending, but they looked forward, beyond his death, i the hope of making a better world for Christ, for having died, and for themselves and their generations. America and most ot the werld i morning is dark a a i beneath the shadow of hales and sen-rows. The ancient Creel; race is starving; the Frenchman, Ihe Belgian, the men of Holland, the Norwegian--millions of people are suffering under the heel of the German conqueror. Across the world, peoples we do not know as well are being driven from i homes and made to suffer by the i a i Japanese. And America.

F.nfjland and P.ussia are preparing ciesperately and i i passionately to a i a i a last i of freedom; a freedom a now can be somewhat likened to the freedom which Christ preached and died for centuries ago; a death from which he aro'-e and ascended i i heaven i Faster day. i i feast i KaMfr a We feasl on the I- fdjic a a v.e a i i Im i lo a v. Inch Chi i .1 i i Hie i worship, i and i hearts and our minds a i a i and no! a 1 men's i decide we shall. Here in America we remake our i to prepare and to defend a freedom, not i malice and between labor anil a i a government and the people, but colier- i and i i honestK and a And i Ihe toHo'vers of i we must grov seek ever to i a belter and greater We should i by mi: and i a those others of Ihe past we should puriy a i and the v. inch i has caused so much a i amoni: tn defend our freedom and our Cl.l i i a i In a i on mind-, I a i i our i i i i i i a i a A I i A i 4 A American submarines i a i 1 sunk or damaged four Japanese warships in recent ac- Moslem League, Congress! JT a Hml ol the navy announced Party i i Decisions ilv Second Thought liy H.

R. Stimson One light cruiser was reported sunk in the vicinity of I Christmas island south of Java NEW DELHI, India, April 4 (AP)--The chances of favorable reception of Britain's "reeilom proposals were kept ilive today by the entry of Gen. Sir Archibald P. Wavell into the negotiations, and by evidences lhat the two major elements, the Moslem league ami Congress party, were giving careful second thought to their decisions. Weighing heavily with dominant congress party leaders, informed sources believed, was the realization that it would be catastrophic if Sir Stafford Cripps, the British special envoy, left India i a solution and the country were left to lace possible religious war at a lime when Japanese Invasion is (hroatcnod.

Some evidence lhat Ihe powerful congress parly was renewed consideration to the British plan, already con(Continued on Pane 2) TWO KILLED, SEVEN MISSING IN (RASH OF ARMY BOMBER Wreckage Of B-17 Found In Idaho; Ground Party Sent To Scene BOISE, Idaho. April A -A four-molored army bomber crashed near the a a border last nlllhl. Two wen we're Idl- led and the other seven aboard are Gowcn field Public licia- tions i H. K. C.ibbs disclosed today of the Ii-17 a was located near Bridge, Idaho, 10 miles from the Utah border.

The bomber U'tt OK'len, Utah, lit 9:111 p. a i war time, last niiiht. Its last report to i field, al OMden, was made three i a a A uround party was dispatched to the scene from Iloise. It is not a a i added, the mis-ini; inei look lo parachutes when troubli (Continued on I'ajie '2) U.S. BEGINS ARMY DAY CELEBRATION Stimson Emphasizes "Pari ticuiar Significance" Of Observance This Year I WASHINGTON.

A i 4 A --A a i at war today started a three-day observance of a day. I Secretary of War i em- pha.M/.mi! 'the a i i a i cancc" of the celebration i year, i said it was a i hollld pay i to the i i in 1he on many a I i i ov.n i i i i i a i i i i A i a i and uncere. v. i aln-i the. v.ai the a i II op to a better Itl And we shall.

out and a and n- we are of on l.ih'liii-. and la uiirl are and I lo help make .1 We hould lool: I hetlinm 1. I lo RUSSIAN RESERVES BEING MOVED UP TO THWART NAZI PLANS Soviet Troops Reported Advancing Steadily In Kalinin Sector LONDON, April 4. (AP)--The first nl' several million Red finny Another was damaged by two torpedo hits on successive days by a submarine which-trailed it through the waters off Ihristmas island. Two seaplane tenders, the nnvy said, were damaged near the Indies island of Bali.

In addition, the navy reported, one Japanese navy sup- ily ship was damaged near Lombox island and in the vicinity Bali a barge transport and one unidentified ship were damaged by torpedo hits. lirlngn Total To 48 The action brought to a total of 48 the number of Japanese vesMlft of all types announced sunk or put out of action by United States submarines in the Pacific area. The nnvy in announcing the action said that losses Inflicted upon the Japanese by United States nnvy forces since Pearl Pnrbor affected SO war ships and 76 noncombatant ships. Of the warships ihe navy Him, 21 have been sunk, seven sunk or sunk, four believed sunk, two possibly sunk, and 22 damag- I. The toll of non-combatant enemy BhlpB Included 4fl definitely sent down, five junk or probably sunk, nine believed sunk and 14 damaged.

and from every part of the Soviet Union, were moving in- lo the line from Leningrad to Taganrog on the Black Sea tonight on plan designed to throttle the German spring offensive with total force of 1,000,000 Russians. Hussiilns here said the reinforced Bud army hurt no intention Of relinquishing flic initiative which has carried it westward since early December, although it was apparent the Soviet counter-offensive bad lost momentum in recent weeks. Troops Rcni'h Leningrad Soviet dispatches reaching London said reinforcements hud been moved into the Leningrad garrison over a double-track railway laid across the Ice of Lake Ladoga. (Continued on Page 2) W. N.

Hutchinson, Prominent Planter, Dies At Columbus W. N. Hulchinson of Columbus, father of Mrs. K. E.

Davis of Greenville, died in the Columbus hospital yesterday morning a an illness of several months, i was fill. was received here by Mr. Davis who left Saturday afternoon to he i Mrs, who was called to Columbus several days Mi of State College for Women- two daughter. Mrs. Davis and Mrs.

IV Moss, of Water- and Dudley Hulehiiison of i i i i i a service Columbus. Tl I I wii i UNITED STATES A MY HEADQUARTERS IN April 4 (AP) Gen. Dquiliu MaeArthur bespoke Eastertide divine guidance "In the great (Continued on Pngc 2) TIMBERMAN DIES OF HEART ATTACK Abraham Howell Dies While Supervising Log Loading Operations Abraham Howell, 00, (105 VnlUont street, limcber contractor, dropped dead of heart attack at noon Friday while directing the loading of truck In the woods east of Jnmes. Becoming suddenly ill ivhlle supervising the loading operations. Mr.

Howell fell dead on the seat ol this truck. Four Negroes who composed the loading iiimmiined bis brother. Deputy W. Sterling of Sheriff Mrs. W.

L. Crouch's of- ficc, was called and made on Investigation. No inquest was necessary, the officer said, for four men wore with him when the end came. Mr. Howell hod suffered from heart trouble, over a period of several years, the depu- Mr.

Howell lived with his brother, W. L. Howell, on Volllant i be held I street. date fur i The body was taken in charge i i a i a Funeral Home of I Cleveland. South Amerkan Ministers To Hear Fox's Plan For Teacher Exchange 1 Ihe I al (II i lerul of K-)-al County Chamber of I'oniinerce, was named as one of Hi to represent i i i i each state having a i i i II A voted In hold the 1843 in Memphis, as that the mnsi a located city ii-oni i i lo Texas.

1 ri; in commenting on the i' i i to the COtlVen- 1 1 a although it came i on i eve of the annuol a banquet of his own i i i of rominercc, lie felt ii i i i a that he stay thru the S'- and Tuesday a he could leave by a Wednesday He i hack here by i which he did. i M. New Orleans. Mr. Fox i i i to discuss with head of Ihe Pani i 111 New Orleans, I in close harmony with the i leans Association of Coma a 1..

establish better i.n.shiii i the Central and i republics. Mr. IICKC. him an idea that i much welc'itned and is earned and a it. that cry i i i school in the larger (Continued un page 4).