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«. ■ - - # ■"T^jed To The Progress Of - Served fiy Leased Wire of lire I WILMINGTON ASSOCIATED PRESS And Southeastern North II I lllllll I I With Complete Coverage of Carolina Stale and National News j ___._ _ __ .» _ _ WILMINGTON, N. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 1940 _ -fr *_ESTABLISHED 1867 ★ * IT IT IT A ^ ^ ^ ^ Guard Bill !^Si‘rs Final Approval F.D.R. Voted RightTo Take far Supplies May Seize Tools, Materials Sold But Not Delivered To Foreigners DRAFT BILL DEBATED Holt Charges New Deal De liberately Planning To Push U. S. Into War by RICHARD L. TRUNER WASHINGTON. Aug. 22.—®— fhe house pushed thw National Guard mobilization bill to the verge of final congressional ap proval today and then, quickly, voted to empower President Roose velt to seize for this country s use machine tools and other war sup plies sold, but not yet delivered, to foreign nations. The latter measure, which now goes to the senate, was aimed pri marily at a auantity of machine tools which had been sold but which were barred from export re cently under a presidential order, because it was felt they were needed here. There was no ex expectation that the bill, if finally passed, would interfere with the flow of planes, munitions and other supplies to Great Britain. Guard Measure Action The action on the Guard mea sure-empowering the chief execu tive to call out 242.000 militiamen and 166.000 army reserves for a year’s training — consisted of a routine vote approxing the mea sure as revised to bring the differ ing bills originally passed by house and senate into conformity. Similar cation by the senate will send the legislation to the White House for the President’s signature. But the senate was hotly in volved meanwhile, in an in creasingly spirited and excited de bate on the issue of drafting civilians for military training Senator Schwartz (D-Wyo) bluntly charged the foes of th edraft with (Continued on Page Seven, C-ol. 1) MR OF ROADS PLANNED BY N. C. Hoey Will Allot Up To $3, 000,000 For Work On Flood-Damaged Roads RALEIGH, Aug. 22—UP)—Spurred iuto action by Governor Hoey’s as surance that he would allot up to SLOOO.OOO for repair of flood-dam aged roads, the State Highway and Public Works commission today granted a three-man committee full powers” to rush reconstruc tion work. The emergency authority was ^legated to Highway Chairman rank Dunlap, chief engineer W. (Continued on Page Seven, Col. 2) ^WEATHER v.„,. ,, FORECAST inn si!!, ,,,lina: Partly cloudy Friday ivcp ay- s|ightly cooler Saturday est an<i northeast portions. »tUnee^i°Kical" data for the 24 hours * 1:30 P- m. yesterday). I 'm „ Temperature a-tl- 7™;, 70 : 7:30 a- m. 68; 1:30 p. niaimiim « P- m- 77; maximum 81; ‘"lum to; mean 73; normal 77. 1-3(1 Humidity to. 56- 7tJ; 7:30 a- m- 78; 1:30 p. i.30 p. ni. (59. Total f, f),I>reciPitation tone■ -4.hours ending 7:30 p. m., 16.08 inches s,nQe first °t the month. Tides For Today ^ iiaiingtnn High Low etjn -12:58a 8:10a J!:is»niK,ro Inlet t;2«P 8^3P 0 llll6,t -10:56a 4:54a Sunrise *."a ll:08p 5:15p l|se 'J-57i, a- sunset 6:50p; moon op, nioonset 10:38a. 'illem »e:ir river s*age at Fayette I a- m" August 21, 11.4 feet. I 'jContinued on Page Seven. Col. 5) r__ _7 Sect Members Held In Slaying Kenneth A. Carr (left), 23, of Portland. Me., and Arthur F. Cox (right), 49, of Philadelphia, are shown with Sheriff Harry E. Burnell at North Windham, Me., after their arrest in the slaying of Deputy Sheriff Dean Pray, 45. According to authorities, Pray was shot to death in a dispute which followed his refusal to permit the two men to play a phonograph record expounding their religion. _ W illkieDecidesT o Make 18-State Campaign Tour IS 3,800-MILE TRIP GOP Candidate Plans To Formally Open Vote Drive At Coffeyville, Kan. NEW YORK, Aug. 22.—(A*)— Wendell L. Willkie decided tonight to make a 3,800-mile campaign tour through 18 states of the middle and far west. After a conference with Chair man Joseph W. Martin of the re publican national committee, the presidential nominee announced that he would leave his temporary headquarters in Rushville, Ind., Sept. 14 and would go by special train to Coffeyville, Kan., where he will open his campagn formally two days tater. Seven Major Addresses Willkie said he probably would make seven major addresses and between 20 and 25 informal talks. Besides Coffeyville, the main speeches are expected to be at Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Ore., Seattle, Wash., and an un designated town in Iowa. The nominee will make his final address ef that trip at Detroit Sept. 30, before the National Federation of Republican Women’s clubs. A schedule of dates for the talks will be arranged tomorrow at an other conference between Willkie and Martin. Willkie discussed possible meth ods of capturing southern democra tic votes in a conference tonight with John W. Hanes, former under secretary of the treasury in the Roosevelt administration Lewis Douglas, Mr. Roosevelt’s first bud get director, and Alan Valentine, a democrat and president of Roches ter university. The four said they had talked over the legal factors involved in putting up a new ticket, such as (Continued on Page Seven, Col. 3) Relief Workers Send Defense Funds To F.R. WASHINGTON, A,ug. 28.—(/P) —WPA officials said today that thirty Greenville, S. C., WPA workers had sent President Koosevelt SI 13 to be used for national defense. The WPA pays a national average of about $2 a day. “The country must prepare now to defend itself from aggres sion wrote McDuffie Irwin, superintendent and spokesman for a gang of ware house workers. “If the government can help me when I’m down and out,” added Earl M. Glazener, another contributor, “it is my duty to help the country in time of need.” PLYMUUIH PfcfcLb FORCE OF FLOOD Coast Guard Prepared To Continue Aid As Crest Passes Williamston BY HOKE NORRIS WILLIAMSTON,, Aug. 22.—(iP)— The crest of the record-breaking Roanoke river flobd crept past Williamston today, leaving highway officials, relief workers and refu gees wondering what they would find when the swirling, muddy stream returns to its banks. As was true up the river in the overflow which claimed five lives and drove 6,600 residents from the low country, there was no way of telling yet the extent of damage to factories, farms and homes. Highway officials said they could (Continued on Page Seven, Col. 3) T obaccoPricesContinue Firm, Quality Improves (By The Associated Press) Firm and. in some instances, improving prices were reported yesterday on the North Carolina South Carolina border belt tobacco markets. Better quality offerings appeared at several markets. Grower satis faction at the returns was wide spread. Since the opening Tuesday aver age prices have hovered around the 20-cent-a-pound level compared with averages for the 1939 auction season of 14.60 a pound in South Carolina and 15.49 in North Caro lina. Factors responsible for this im provent, experts agree, include a comparatively short crop this] season; a three-year control plan recently voted by growers; and the presence of British buyers among the heaviest purchasers of ciga rette-type leaf-bidding for the Commodity Credit corporation, which is buying the weed from stor age and price stabilization. Market Reports Follow: CHADBOURN—This Border Belt tobacco market yesterday cleared 237,760 pounds of tobacco at a price of 18.02 cents per pound. Money released amounted to $42,844.35. This was a slight drop in prices as compared with yesterday’s fig ures. Yesterday’s range was from 5 to 33 cents per pound. Many in (Continued on Page Seven, Col. 6) i, H r---* U.S.-Canadian Defense Unit Is Completed First Meeting Scheduled To Be Held In Dominion Capital Next Monday SIX AMERICANS NAMED Roosevelt And Officials Discuss Proposal To Lease Naval, Air Bases WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.—W— President Roosevelt and Premier MacKenzie King of Canada an nounced tonight the 11 members of the permanent joint board of de fense for the United States and Canada. A statement released at the White House said that the first meeting would be held in Ottawa, the dominion capital, next Mondayv Six Americans The six Americans named were: Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia of New York, president of the United States conference of mayors. Lieutenant General Stanley D. Embick, commanding the fourth corps area with headquarters at Atlanta. Cantain Harrv W. Hill of the United States navy,, war plans di vision, office of the chief of naval operations. Commander Forrest P. Sherman of the United States navy and Lieu tenant Colonel Joseph T. McNarney of the army air corps, who will alternate, one sitting during dis cussion of naval problems and the other sitting for army air prob lems. John D. Hickerson, assistant chief of the European affairs divi sion of the state department, who will be secretary of the American section of the board. Canadians The Canadian members are O. M. Biggar, K. C.; Brigadier K. Stuart, D. S. O., M.C., Deptuy chief of the Canadian army general staff Captain L. W. Murray, R.C. N., deputy chief of the naval staff Air Commander A. A. L. Cuffe, a member of the air staff, Royal Ca nadian air force and Hugh L. Kennleyside counselor of the de partment of external affairs, who will be secretary of the Canadian section of the joint board. The board will study joint Cana dian-American defense problems. During the day, President Roose velt discussed with high officials Great Britain’s proposal to lease naval and air bases in the Western Hemisphere to this country. Mr. Roosevelt called in Secre taries Knox and Stimson, Sumner (Continued on Page Four; Col. 7) Germany Is Unable To Guarantee Safe Conduct Of Refugee Transports BERLIN, Aug. 21.—UP)—Germany is unable to guarantee safe conduct for vessels carrying children out of war zones, the official news agency, DNB. said tonight in commenting on United" States proposals to amend the neutrality law to permit Ameri can ships to carry British children westward. DNB added that the United States move “isn’t practical because it as sumes all warring nations would guarant,ee the security of such ves sels-” The agency said Germany was un able to give such assurance in view of the fact that the seas about Eng land are infested by mines. REPUBLIC SUED NEW YORK, Aug. 21.— (IB—Maj. Alexander P. De Seversky, World war flier and until recently an air craft designer and manufacturer, has brought suit against the Re public Aviation Corp. and its presi dent, W. Wallace Kellett, and di rectors for more than $22,000,000. The Situation Is Well Handled When G. O. P. presidential can didate Wendell Willkie gets thirsty down on the farm, be knows what to do, as this photo of him work ing the old pump indicates. He was snapped at the Berkmeier farm, one of five he owns near Bushville, Ind. JAPANESE ENVOY TO U. S. RECALLED New Action Is Described As Prelude To ‘A Diplo matic Offensive’ TOKYO, Aug. 21.—Japan recall ed her ambassador to the United States and a small army o£ diplo matists and consular officials from the western world and elsewhere tonight in what the Dornei (Japan ese) news agency described as the prelude to ‘a diplomatic offen sive.” No posts in Axis countries, Great Britain or Russia, were disturbed, but the orders affected virtually all the Americas, key non-belligerent points in Europe and British Em pire outposts. When replacements would be made was not made clear. The wholesale shake-up was or dered by Yosuke Matsuoka, Ore gon-educated, nationalistic foreign ment of Prince Fumimaro Konoye. Energetic Matsuoka already has said that he is going to brook no “toadyism” in the diplomacy of the new order in Japan. (Observers noted that the outstanding figures recalled were old-line diplomats with a broad, international outlook, (Continued on Page Four; Col. 4) 1 BA TTERIES IN FRANCE WEST IS END BOMBED; BLAST AT DOVER AREA Nazis Say Berthas Will ControlEnglish Channel BERLIN, Aug. 22.—(A5)—Ger man long range shelling across the English channel is ready to begin full force bombardment that will put the entire English channel in German control, au thoritative German sources said tonight. The well informed Berlin news commentary Dienst Aus Deut schland said today’s “range find ing and practice shelling” indi cated that the channel-splatter ing battery positions have been completed along the coast of France. “Germany now has a weapon to control the channel,” the newspaper said, adding that its “force shortly can make itself felt.” Range of the big guns, how ever, was kept secret. (German military sources have been quoted before as saying they have far-hitting Big Ber thas capable of shelling London — 90 miles from the French coastline emplacements). (The British reported the Nazi big guns hurled thousands of tons of shells without damage at a mile-long British ronvoy all the way from Calais to Boulogne) Nazi military informants mean while declared the mining of British waters had assumed “threatening proportions” with the Bristol channel lifeline for supplies from the United States on the British west coast commanding major attention from Nazi mine sowers. Winston Churchill had committed an act ‘of hostility” against France by his statement Tuesday that no food would be permitted to pass the British naval barrier to Nazi-conquered countries. “The French government will not bow before this decision,” said Baudouin. /‘It must do everything in its power to save this country from hunger.” Baudouin did not say directly what France planned to do but he did assert: “Whether they wish it or not; whether they understand it or not; the nations of this whole continent are going to be united on a growing solidarity.” Churchill, he added, has taken Britain out of this sphere of “soli darity.” Howard E. Kershner, European director of the American Friends service committee, announced later after consultation with French officials that “certain” measures would be taken to in crease the aid to French refugees BRITISH BLOCKADE FLAYED BY FRANCE Baudouin Declares Church ill Has Committed ‘An Act Of Hostility1 VICHY, France, Aug. 22.—(tf)— Britain’s blockade of Europe was branded tonight by the foreigh min ister of her former ally as ‘‘an inhuman dictatorship of famine”. Paul Baudouin, Foreign Minister in the government of Marshal Pe tain. declared in a speech that Others hurried into the streets or to rooftops to watch the attack. Searchlight beams caught planes across the London area as anti aircraft guns roared. The sound of the firing seemed to come from the outskirts. Scream bombs fell along with other explosives, but their exact targets were not immediately identified. The swing back to air attack came after the Battle of Britain took a new turn—long range shell ing of England’s southeast coast defenses in two bombardments by Nazi batteries planted along 30 miles of French coast from Calais to Boulogne. * over bore the brunt of the shell ing, but explosives hurled across the channel splattered other sec tions of the coast also. British Raid Berthas The British struck back with dive bombers aimed at silencing the guns and smashing their care fully prepared implacements. Official quarters said the British counter-blows were with bomber only, and that there had been no artillery duel across the water. Homes were smashed at Dover and the big shells took an un (Continued on Page Seven, Col. 4) with the rapid bark of anti aircraft guns. Bombs also were believed to have fallen in the suburg. The scream of air raid alarm sirens sent residents hurrying to cover. rlane buns Are Active BRITISH RAID BERTHAS Channel Coast Homes Smashed; Shells Take Un counted Toll Of Lives LONDON, Aug. 23.—(Friday)— —German night raiders were re ported today to have struck within the city limits of London in a quick follow-up of the newest Nazi show of power, cross-channel shell ing which battered the over bridgehead to invasion of England. Explosions were heard in t h e fashionable West End, mingled BRIDGEHEAD DAMAGED Air Raid Alarms Send Many To Shelter; Anti ed States citizenship papers when he visited Mexico in 1938 and 1939, although he subsequently entered as a Canadian. Albert Goldman, Trotsky’s Unit ed States attorney, arrived by plane this afternoon and went into conference with Mrs. Trotsky on funeral plans while hundreds filed past the casket, lying in a private funeral chapel. (In Chicago, Albert Goldman, Trotsky’s American attorney, said Jackson, also known as Jacques Vandendreischd, had admitted “he was ordered by the OGPU to kill Trotsky or forfeit the life of his mother in Russia.” In New York", Alexander Kerensky, head of the (Continued on Page Seven, Col. 2) k no knowledge that Jackson planned to kill him or that she knew he was a Soviet agent. Ten police were guarding Jack son in the police hospital where Trotsky died, to prevent either an attempt on his life or a suicide. Miss Ageloff, arrested when she arrived at Trotsky’s home soon after Jackson had attacked the old bolshevist with a pickax Tuesday, was likewise guarded, sometimes in the hospital; sometimes in her hotel. Shaw interviewed her at the hos pital, at the request of her father, Samuel Ageloff, who is expected here by plane. Meanwhile authorities stated that, despite several versions of Jackson’s nationality, he had Unit t ' MEXICO CITY, Aug. 22.—(A>)— Mexican police, declaring they be lieved an international master mind” was behind the assassina tion of Leon Trotsky, maintained constant guard tonight over both the confessed assassin, Frank Jackson, and his Brooklyn, N. Y., friend, Sylvia Ageloff. They held both incommunicado, but permitted Arthur P. Shaw, the American consul, to interview the girl. Shaw found her hysterical. Associates Of Ttotsky said they believed Miss Ageloff was an 'in nocent tool” of Jackson, but Col. Leandro Sanchez Salazar, chief of secret service, said his investiga tion of the young woman was in complete. The girl, who introduced Jackson to Trotsky, insists she had Mexican Police Maintain Constant Guard Over Assassin Of Trotsky BRITISH BLOCKADE IS STRENGTHENED Steps Taken To Block Pas sage Of Nazi, Italian Mail To This Country WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.— UP) — j The British blockade against Ger man or Italian business transactions with this country appeared tonight to be materially strengthened be cause American mails are again be ing routed through Bermuda, scene of a tight British censorship. Moreover, it was said authorita tively that the United States gov ernment now has no objections to the Bermuda censorship, which led to a controversy some months ago and prompted Pan-American Airways to skip Bermuda on its trans-Atlan tic hops. Pan-American clippers, and ves (Continued on Page Seven, Col. 3) Nazis Believed Using French Planes In Raids LONDON, Aug. 22— (>P> —In dications that Germany was us ing French planes in raids over England were seen tonight in the statement of experts that a raider shot down yesterday was of French origin. Earlier, General Charles De Gaulle, recognized by the Brit ish as the leader of “all free Frenchmen” and head of a com mission pledged to continue re sistance against Germany, had declared in a radio broadcast that 800 French airplanes had left French colonial Africa for France, there to be "put at the disposal of the enemy (Ger many.)” BRITISH BOMB BASES Cairo Officials Make It Clear They Will Not Strike The First Blow CAIRO, Egypt,- Aug. 22.—((Pi Neutral but invasion-conscious Egypt shifted a mobile division to day to Italy’s Libyan frontier, where British airmen reported striking Marshal Rodolfo Gra ziani’s western desert offensive preparations another heavy blow by bombing and firing Italian sup ply bases, airdromes and aircraft. The government had made it clear Egypt will not strike first, despite demands of some influen tial political leaders for immediate entrance into the war on Britain’s side. “Will Not Attack” “We will not attack,” said War Minister Keissy Pasha, “but if we are attacked we will fight along side our ally, Britain, for the pro tection of our country.” The British were delighted by the “continual headache” they said their fliers were giving Mar shal Graziani by their almost daily attacks on his Libyan bases which force him to keep shifting his troops and supply depots. Naval oil tanks were set balzing at Tobruk, principal sea base some 70 miles west of the Egyptain fron tier, a communique said, while a seaplane jetty was smashed at nearby Bomba. Three -planes were reported badly damaged at the desert base of Eltmini, and landing fields at Tobunk and El Aden were pitted. The British reported last Satur day that their naval gusns had torn up many of Graziani’s supply depots around nearby Bardia in a 25-minute surprise bombard ment. (The Italian } ig hcommand de clared two British cruisers “hit (Continued on Page Seven, Col. 5) Egyptian Troops Placed On Italy’s Libyan Front
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