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Served by Leased Wire of the ^ . _ Dedicated to the ASSOCIATED PRESS flJf • PROGRESS With Complete Coverage I ^^B BBBB Of Wilmington and State and National News B 8 Bk _ " PubITshcS Iny 9 I I^Ih W V %dP Southeastern N. C. __^ftvoais e8w©Ir TO®®Bggs ame> [PiuiAgy be flg __!HZZZZIZZZZI_ 1J5UJL—NO._8.------WILMINGTON, N. C, SUNDAY, JUNE 29, 1941 _PRICE FIVE CENTS Big Army Fund Bill Approved Measure Providing $10, 384,821,624 Establishes All-time Record CLEARING CALENDARS Maritime Commission Given Control Over AH Ameri can Freighters WASHINGTON, June 28.— (IP) — Congress gave final approval today to the biggest cash appropriation bill in the nation s history, a gi gantic $10,384,821,624 item for the army. The total exceeded the larg est previous appropriation, a 1919 army bill, by about a billion dol lars. The senate sent tne measure to the White House as one of many ac'ions taken in the course of a dav devoted to clearing the calen dars of legislation which had to be disposed of before the fiscal year closes at midnight on Mon dav. Power Extended In addition to the army bill, the senate passed and also sent to the White House a bill extending ope rations of the $2,000,000,000 stabi lization fund and the President’s power to devalue the dollar for two years. Without the legislation they would have expired at the Monday midnight deadline. Losing no time, the senate also approved a bill prolonging the life of the commodity credit corpora tion for two years and increasing its crop loan funds by $1,250,000, 000 to a total of $2,650,000,000. This measure went back to the house for action on senate amendments. The senate passed, as a defense measure, a house bill to give Mari time commission control over the movements and cargoes of all American ships. It goes to confer ence for the consideration of sen ate amendments. George Gives Warning In the debate which preceded the action, Chairman George (D Ga) warned against granting too extensive power to the adminis tration and asserted it was not necessary to adopt “totalitarian methods” to provide national de fense. Some, he sid, feared that important decisions might be made before the people have an oppor tunity to make their views known. Caught in a jam of disagree ment was a $935,905,000 bill to finance federal relief through the next fiscal year. Senate and house (Continued on Page Four, Col. 8) BOARDS ARE READY FOR REGISTRATION Selective Service Procedure Will Be Carried Out At Customhouse Tuesday Officials of the city and county draft boards announced yesterday that their offices will be open Tuesday, from 7 o’clock in the morning until 9 o’clock that night for the purpose of registering for selective service in the United States Army all young men who have reached the age of 21 since last October 16. The city board is located in room No. 124 of the custom house, men in the old civil service room and the county board will register in the same building. It was stated that transients may register here, and that Proper notification will be mailed to their home addresses. When young men register for Possible military training under the Selective Training and Service Act they merely will be required to answer 10 simple questions, General J. Van B. Metts, Selec (Continue don Page Three, Col. 6) _New North Carolina Exc Clubs’ Officers -- r^o ®*ec*e<* th.e North Carolina Exchange clubs* at the annual convention at Wrightsville Rn^ Hi h P^w *+’ serve tiu''lllK Jhe J'e;lr 1941-1942 are shown above. They are, left to right, John D. Ross lfigh PomC treasurer; Sam A. Jones, Raleigh, Secretary; C. E. McCallum, Winston-Salem, president; ThrP ' ' Brh"gtc°"; V1fe pr,es,dellt- and c- L Heddingficld, Cary, member state board of control. Three othei members of the board 0t control were not present when the picture was made. They are C S. Lowninore, Wilmington, John Blount, Charlotte and Lee Forbis, Greensboro. y MONSEES TO VIEW HOUSING PROJECT Washington Official Will Inspect Two Large Jobs Under Way Here Carl Henry Monsees, executive assistant in the office of defense housing coordination in Washing ton, will be in Wilmington Monday ioview defense projects being de veKpeth-by—the Wilmington Hous ing Authority. Monday morning Mr. Monsees will inspect the four local projects on which work is under way, and will look over the site of a fifth project on which work will start in the near future. The five pro jects combined will house 1,275 families—900 of shipyard workers and 375 of Camp Davis enlisted personnel. At 1 o’clock Monday Mr. Mon sees will attend a luncheon in his honor at the Cape Fear hotel. Also attending will be Mayor Hargrove Bellamy and other members of the city government, members of the Housing Authority, members of the Defense Housing Committee, and other local citizens interested in the housing program. Mr. Monsees was in Wilmington about two years while he was chief of the field service of the National Association of Housing Officials. 3 Hungarian Forces Chase Reds Over The Frontier BUDAPEST, Hungary, June 28— (5?)—Hungarian troops chased Soviet forces over the frontier in "several places” today, the Hungarian high command announced tonight: There was no other detail on this new Soviet-Hungarian land fighting. The communique, supporting ear lier contentions that Soviet war planes had attacked this country before its declaration of war at Ger many’s side, declared: ‘‘According to information re ceived, Soviet aviators Friday bom barded both the localities of Nagy Banya and Talaborfalva. There W'as no damage.” MAKE CONTACT MOSCOW, June 28—UP)—The British economic military mission made direct contact w'ith Soviet de partments today. The economic sec tion headed by Laurence Cadbury, accompanied by Ambassador Sir Staf ford Cripps, conferred w'ith Anastis T. Mikoyan, foreign trade commis sar. WOMAN KILLED SALISBURY, June 28-Mrs. Esther Doby, 48, of China Grove, R.F.D. 1, was killed and her hus band, Alexander Doby, 56, W'as in jured today when their wagon and an automobile were in collision just north of China Grove. Hiers Seeking Storage Space For Supply Base J. T. Hiers, acting coordinator for the Wilmington defense coun cil, and manager of the Wilming ton Port commission, said yester day that he had been endeavoring to secure between 150,000 and 200, square feet of storage space * order that this city may be able *0 become the supply base for maneuvers of the United States Army next fall, in which it is ex pected that 325,000 soldiers will Participate. Mr. Hiers said a preliminary survey showed that approximately ’45,000 square feet of space are available here, and that he hoped enough additional storage room ~ i „„„ 4.^ .7 f o in«uTP +Vi<* pc_ tablishment here ’ of the supply base. . Brig. Gen. James L. Frink, quartermaster for the Fourth Corps area, is expected to arrive in Wilmington today for the pur pose of conferring with Army of ficers and civic leaders in connec tion with the contemplated maneu vers. It is understood that Gen. Frink also will contact owners and operators of various properties here in an effort to secure suffi cient additional space for the stor age of the large quantity of sup plies which will be needed during the maneuvers. The mock warfare will be con "'''intinued on Page Four, CoL 1) McCallum Elected Head Of N. C. Exchange Clubs __M ---- Forbes Cites Great Business Gains Here Wilmington again is listed by Forbes Magazine in the July i, issue as one of the best places in the United States for concen trating sales activities, for col lecting, anil other promotion operations of business. Wilmington is the center of the tfery best High-Spot territory in the United States today. Six teen other nearby cities make up the territory. This district, with the four other High-Spot territories, is chosen for special mention by Forbes because in it business is farther ahead of last y-ear than in any- other territory containing 1,000.000 or more population. For the territory which includes Wilmington the median gain over last year has recently- been 45 per cent. EXAMS SCHEDULED BY CIVIL SERVICE Are For Applicants For Wilmington Police And Fire Departments Edward W. Carr, secretary of the Wilmington Civil Service Commis sion, of which Dr. W. Houston Moore is chairman, has authorized publication today and next Sunday of an advertisement of examinations to he held on Tuesday, July 15, at 10 o’clock in the morning, for ap plicants who wish to become mem bers of the Wilmington Fire and Police departments. Tli eexaminations, Mr. Carr’s an nouncement said, will be conducted in the council chamber at the city hall by the five-man commission, md will be in the nature of written tests. Oral and physical examina tions will follow later. The announcement said that appli cation blanks and other information may be obtained at Mr. Carr’s of fice, 1207 Market street. Due to the rapid and continual growth of Wilmington’s population, authorities have said that an in crease in the personnel of both the police and fire departments is nece - sary. Mr. Carr said yesterday it was his understanding that the city coun cil will make provisions in the new budget, now in process of prepara tion, for as many additional police (Continued on Page Four, Col. 4) WEATHER FORECAST North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia: Partly cloudy Sunday and Monday except for a few afternoon thundershowers in scattered localities. (By TJ. S. Weather Bureau) (Meteorological data for the 24 hours ending 7:30 p. m. yesterday). Temperature 1:30 a. m. 77; 7:30 a. m. 78; 1:30 p..m. 83; 7:30 p. ni.'79: maximum 83; mini, mum 75; mean 79; normal 78. Humidity 1:30 a. m. 91; 7:30 a. m. 83; 1:30 p. m. 72; 7:30 p. m. $4. Precipitation Total for the 24 hours ending 7:30 p. m. 0.05 inches. Total since the first of the month 4.61 inches. Tides For Today (From Tide Tables published by U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey). High Low Wilmington -“ f.f a Masonboro Inlet ll:04p 5:04p Sunrise 5:03a; sunset 7:27p ; moonrise 9:45a; monoset 10:48p. (Continued on Page Four, CoL 2) OTHERS ALSO NAMED Model Plane Flying Contest Will Be Held At Airport This Morning C. E. McCallum, of Winston-Sa lem, was elected president of the North Carolina State Exchange clubs during the morning session yesterday at the Seventh annual convention at Wrightsville Beach. Dr. E. I. Nott, of Burlington, was named vice-president; Sam A. Jones, of Raleigh, secretary and John D. Ross, of High Point, treasurer. C. S. Lowrimore, Wilmington, John Blount, Charlotte, C. L. Bed dingfield, Cary, and Lee Forbis, Greensboro, were elected to t h e state board of control. The selection of next year’s con vention city wr. referred to the board of control which will an nounce the city later. Membership Increases The roll call of clubs was made by the secretary, Guy Ephland, whose report was marked by an annual membership increase of more than 30 per cent. Annual re ports were made by State Presi dent M. L. Patrick and State Treasurer Dr. E. I. Nott and sev eral committees. Harold Petit, of Charleston, was the principal speaker at yester day’s business session and devoted his talk to aviation in terms ol national defense. Talks were alsc made by District Governors Rus sell Heater and William J. Cos tello. The principal speaker at last night’s banquet session was Syd ney F. Keeble, National vice-presi dent of Exchange clubs, who de clared that, “there is no room foi dissention or disunity any longer. We have cast the die and there is no turning back. We must back up our chief executive.” The speaker flayed the debunk ers of the nation’s ideals as lack ing in patriotic and American citizenship. He called attention tc the continuing objective in National Exchange in promoting a conscien tiousness of what the privileges ol American citizenship mean in the way of superior standards and a way of life that is now being chal lenged by the perils of dictatorship He advanced the thought there was grave probability that before another State Exchange conven tion would be held the nation would be in actual combat with forces which seek to destroy “such meetings of fellowship as this gath ering affords.” As an added attraction on the program little Miss Jeanette Not (Continued on Page Three, Col. 4) U.S.Arms Progress Criticized House Committee Says ‘Failures’ Have Led To Shortage Of Materials REPORT IS PRESENTED Need Of ‘Vision’ On Part Of Government Officials Voiced By Group WASHINGTON, June 28.—(St—In a sharply critical report on de fense progress, the house military committee asserted today that a series of major “failures” and “de lays” had led to a present serious lack of strategic materials. The deficiencies, the committee added in a voluminous report based on weeks of study, were at tributable largely to “absence of a responsible head with authority and power,” but also to national preoccupation in recent years with “social reform rather than nation al security.” “Vision” Needed The report spoke, too, of a need for “vision” on the part of govern ment officials and observed: “The administration has been too prone when difficult problems arose to easily dispose of them by creating another board, only to add to the confusion of the as sortment of agencies we now have.” As for the lack of strategic ma terials, the report said: A shortage of aluminum is “criti cal” because of inadequate power and fabrication facilities. Rubber is not available in suf ficient quantities primarily be cause of a lack of ships and re fusal by some shippers to carry the commodity. (defense officials disclosed yes terday plans to build new alumi num plants to turn out 600,000,000 pounds a year, raising the national output to 1,400,000,000 pounds. Production To Lag (In informed quarters today, it was reported that airplane produc tion this summer would lag prima rily because of shortages of es sential materials. May output was 1,334 planes compared with 1,389 in April. The house committee’s report listed these as short-comings in connection with the defense pro gram: 1. “Failure on the part of con gress, the administration and the (Continued on Page Four, Col. 5) GOTHAM SUBWAY STRIKE AVERTED Important Transportation Walkout In Pittsburgh Is Also Settled By The Associated Press Peaceful settlements of labor disputes involving transportation workers in the great defense pro duction areas of New York and Pittsburgh were reached yester day. Mayor F. H. La Guardia an nounced an agreement averting a threatened strike in Gotham’s city owned transit system on which thousands travel daily to scores oi factories and shipping centers con cerned with defense goods. The transport workers union (CIO) and the city agreed, La Guardia said, to continue/ar, exist ing contract until the courts could decide whether the city can legal ly contract with the union in the future. That meant cancellation oi a union order for a walkout oi 32,000 workers at midnight Mon day, the time at which the present contract expires. The union demands a $1 a day increase for all employes. Rates (Continued on Page Four, Col. 5) Ministers Here Protest Against ‘Open Sunday’ The Wilmington Ministerial as sociation, meeting in special ses sion, yesterday adopted a number of resolutions protesting vigorous ly the “Open Sunday” which will legalize motion picture shows, bowling alleys and other “com mercialized” sports and amuse 1 ments on Sunday. The resolutions follow: “The Minister’s association wishes to make public its vigorous protest against the proposed “Open Sunday” for the following reasons: “1. The greatest asset of a n y community is the moral and spiritual character of its citizens. The desirability of a community for business investment and home life is in proportion to the pres ence of these moral qualities. Moral character must be based on moral convictions and self-discip line. To sacrifice convictions, low er community ideals and lay aside restraints is to strike at the very foundations of stability of charac ter. For the community to give its legal sanction to the disregard of the Sabbath Day will inevitably weaken moral character and mis lead' the rising generation by re moving restraints vital to spirit ual Character. "2. We know all too well that (Continued on Page Four, Col. 3) REDS, NAZIS STAGE GREA T TANK FIGHT; GERMAN LOSSES HIGH - ★_— NAZIS CLAIM SUCCESS Hitler Attempts to Mobilize All Europe Against The Communist Foe RED DIVISION BROKEN Berlin Reports Sinking Of Six Ships Out Of Con voy Near England BERLIN, June 28. — (AP) — With his armies and air force furiously hacking and slashing a pathway toward Moscow through stubbornly resisting Soviet forces, Adolf Hitler wound up the first week of his war against Rus sia in attempts to mobilize all Europe against the commun ist foe and with a new prom ise to tell of successes in de tail. On the fighting front a field headquarters communi que referred to the “big suc cesses” of the week but gave no details of the vast east ward drive—the biggest Hit ler’s land armies yet have at tempted. It promised facts for tomorrow, however, in a series of special Sunday an nouncements. Timing Significant The timing of this newly sche duled burst of victory claims was significant in view of the drive to enlist all Europe 'in ah anti-Com munist crusade. Meanwhile DNB, the official news agency, gave the German public a foretaste of victory news by re porting that the 97th division of the Red army had been “broken up and destroyed.’’ (In Ankara, Axis sources said that Minsk, the capital of White Russia, 20 miles inside the old Soviet frontier and some 150 miles from the nearest German terri tory, had been taken by the Nazis.) DNB also said that one German anti-aircraft regiment had destroy ed in the forenoon of one day 30 Russian tanks and 18 planes, while a DNB correspondent in the Uk raine sector reported that five German bombers protected by six Messerschmitt fighters had shot down in 20 minutes 13 of an at tacking force of 30 Russian planes. In the midst of the sky fight, the correspondent added, the five bombers swooped on a nearby Rus sian airport and dropped bombs. Six Ships Sunk In other theaters of war the headquarters communique claimed the sinking of six ships out of a convoy near England, and said the Royal Air Force had suffered “heavy losses” in raids over north ern Germany. Some civilian casu alties resulted from these raids, the communique said, and residen tial buildings, particularly in Ham burg and Bremen, were damaged. (Continued on Page Three, Col. 2) AID TO REDS WILL BOOST SPENDING Would Necessitate Multi Billion-Dollar Increase In Lease-Iend Plan WASHINGTON. June 28.— UP) — Several senators differing on gen eral foreign policy agreed today that any substantial American aid for Russia would necessitate a multi-billion-dollar increase in the present $7,000,000,000 lend-lease program and appropriation of large new sums for armament plans. At the same time, there was speculation in congressional quar ters that the administration might soon ask additional money for the lease-lend program. President Roosevelt has promised all possi ble aid for Russia in fighting Ger many. Senator Byrd (D-Va told report ers he had heard rumors that more lease-lend money would be asked, but that he did not see how much aid could be given Russia. This country, he declared, “is not producing enough military equip ment for its own needs and those of Great Britain.” Senator Pepper (D-Fla) said “congress will give the President any reasonable sum’’ and added: or so to stop Hitler in Europe now (Continued on Page Three, CoL 3) i Mannerheim Appeals To Finns To Follow Him In War On Reds HELSINKI, Sunday, June 20. —UP)—Field Marshal Baron Carl Gustaf Mannerheim declared to day in his first order of the day that the soldiers of Finland must follow him hi a holy war against the Russians. “Follow me this last time — when Karelians rise again and a new day dawns for Finland,” he appealed. RUSSIA DISCLAIMS DARDANELLES AIMS Spokesman Presents Rus sian View Of Background Of The Week-old War MOSCOW, June 28.—UR—Soviet Russia today disclaimed ambitions on the Dardanelles and Bosporus, Turkish-controlled gateways be tween the Black sea and the Medi terranean, and described the Ger man attack upon her as unpro voked, S. A.. Lozovsky, assistant direc tor of the Soviet information bu reau and vice-commissar of for eign affairs, was the spokesman in presenting the Russian view of the background of the week-o 1 d war at a conference with Ameri can, British, French, Japanese and Russians news men. German fliers had violated the Soviet frontier 324 times this year, he said, often as deep as 95 miles into Russian territory,” which can not be explained otherwise than as a desire to make reconnaissance.’’ Protests April 18 and June 21, the day before the war broke out, were cited. Adolf Hitler s declaration of war, he charged, “contains one huge lie and 99 various sized lies pre pared in the kitchen of a notorious master in this field (propaganda minister Paul Joseph Goej^bels.”) The vice-commissar minimized Hitler’s assertion that Soviet planes had violated the border, saying that Russian fliere had crossed German territory 11 times, compared to 24 German violations from January 1 to June 21. Lozovsky said German foreign Minister Joachim Von Ribbentrop had asserted that Russia’s guaran tee last March that Turkey could count on understanding neutrality from Russia if she were attacked was in “mical to Germany.” “This,” Lozovsky said, “is so monstrous that it can only be ex plained by Hitler’s exaggerated conception of his role as an in dividual in history. Hitler’s ego centrism bespeaks a weird and dangerous psychology for the Ger man people.” 3 Tanker And Freighters Sunk By German Sub BERLIN, June 28—(TP)—The Ger man high command announced to night that Nazi submarines had sunk a tanker and seven fregihters in the Atlantic. The ships destroyed aggregated 46,700 tons, and a Second tanker and two freighters aggregating 25, 000 tons v/ere torpedoed, set afire and likely sunk it was added. Because of the strong defense of British warships protecting the two convoys, it was stated, the U-boats had to leave the scene before final results could be observed. GUNFIRE HEARD LONDON, June 28—(TP)—Reuters, the British news agency, reported in a Stockholm dispatch today that heavy gunfire was heard at sea from the outskirts of Helsinki shortly be fore noon today. Reuters quoted a Swedish agency dispatch from Hel sinki. ADVANCE HELD Ul* 4,000 Tanks Are Reported Locked In Mortal Combat In Luck Section NAZIS SEEK MINSK Moscow Says German At tempts To Cross Prut River Are Unsuccessful MOSCOW, Sunday, June 29.— (AP) —In probably the greatest, tank battle the world ever has witnessed, German and Russian steel monsters are clashing all up and down the front in former Poland, with 4,000 of them locked in mortal combat in the Luck sector alone, it was reported today by the Rus sian information bureau. In general, the Russian communique stressed that the German advance is being held up by this terrific de fense, with Nazi losses run ning into high but untold figures. Particularly in the direc tion of Minsk, capital of White Russia which appears as a prime German objective, German tanks were halted, the Russians asserted Nazi Losses Heavy The communique spoke of the Red army inflicting important losses on the Nazis in rear guard actions while withdrawing to new positions, but did not locale this retreat. Elsewhere its communique was a tale of stubborn fighting, with Russian troops and airmen either holding their own or gaining the upper hand. “In the Siauliai sector (of form er Lithuania), our troops took many prisoners, a great number of whom were in an intoxicated condition,” the communique said. It claimed also the destruction of 300 tanks of the Nazi 39th tank corps up to Friday night in the continuing battle in the Minsk area. Telling thus of having smashed (Continued on I’age Three, Col. 5) ARMY ADVOCATES U. S. EMERGENCY Administration May Ask Declaration To Give Roose velt Free Hand WASHINGTON, June 28.—(AT— The administration was reported reliably today to have decided to ask congress for a formal declara tion of a national emergency to give President Roosevelt as com mander-in-chief a f>-ee hand in de fense moves. The War department was said by informed sources to have urged such a declaration which would permit indefinite retention in serv ice of the selective service trainees as well as the national guard and reserve officers. Officials noted it likewise would lift restrictions on the President’s power to order troops to points outside the western hemisphere. Such a declaration by congress would give the chief executive various other powers lacking un der the national emergency pro clamation which the President is (Continued on Page Four, Col. 6) Barrage Balloon Snaps Cable And Drifts Away FOUND CAMP DAVIS, June 28—15?)—A large barrage balloon snapped its ■able during a high wind today and soared in a northeasterly direc tion for several hours before its gas was expelled and it came to earth about six miles northeast of New Bern, a distance of approximately 60 miles. The large barrage balloon, which recently arrived at Camp Davis and was inflated for the first time Thursday, snapped its cable at the balloon barrage train ing center yesterday afternoon and drifted rapidly away in a northeasterly direction. . f < The official announcement said that the craft, which was attached to a winch by 500 feet of steel cable, broke loose about 3:30 o'clock during a high wind and disappeared under a "low ceiling” within a short time. This type of barrage balloon, the latest to be developed, is equipped with a safety valve that will let out helium as the balloon gains altitude. It was explained that only a certain amount of heli um is let out at a time but that after about a hour the bag will come to earth. Due to $he very high wind it was not known if the (Continued on Pair* Four. Col. 4)^
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