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Served by Leased Wire of the S=? THE SUNlffiyySKftR-NEWS ____ ^TinlB, (^©(nnr ©(P AM® <1 o NO 14 ^—— — ■ _— . -i.... i -- ■ yOh^ :——---WILMINGTON, N. C„ SUNDAY, AUGUST 10, 1941 _ ___PRICE FIVE CENTS Soviet lroops Holding Nazis On Wide Front -A FLEET gives aid [fen German Divisions Cut Up With 50,000 Men Slain Or Wounded BERLIN IS RAIDED Reich Claims Position Of Russians In Ukraine Has Become Untenable MOSCOW. Sunday, Aug. 10.— UP!— Fierce-fighting Red army troops are holding the Germans firm in the same bottle-torn areas where ,hev have stood for several days past the Soviet government an nounced today as the army news paper reported the cutting up of 13 new Nazi divisions with a toll 0i 50.000 invaders slain or wound cc! The zones of gigantic conflict along the 1.200 mile front' were placed in the familiar Kakisalmi, Smolensk. Korosten and Bel Tser tov directions, with engagements c< a reconnaissance nature else v.here. Fleet Active In tire coastal region of the Es tonian front the big guns of the Soviet Baltic fleet were reported to have turned shoreward, smash ing big German troop concentra tions and relieving a threatened Red army unit. In account of this action, in a dispatch to Red Fleet, organ of the navy, said this teamwork be tween the army and navy resulted from a hurried call for aid from ihe hard pressed Soviet troops. Without regard to the danger of Nazi shore batteries, it added that the warships steamed up to the shore iine to fire deadly salvos. Elsewhere in the Baltic, the of ficial war bulletin said the Red fleet sank an "enemy” torpedo boat and damaged two others along with some transports. i\ir r orce uuaj The Red air force, credited in a special Tass announcement with its second consecutive night bom bardment of Berlin Friday night, struck at airdromes, German pan zers and infantrymen _ throughout Saturday, the communique said. The Germans in turn again raid ed Moscow Saturday night, drop ping some incendiaries and ex plosives which caused casualties, but eight of the bombers were de clared shot down. . Several fires which broke out in dwellings were extinguished quick ly, Tass reported. It credited anti aircraft and night fighters witn dispersing most of the raiders, so that only individual planes got through to the capital. The attack, after two raidless nights, kept Moscow under an aleit from 10:30 p. m. until 1:05 a. m. Six of the Nazis’ modern tank divisions and four of the slower moving infantry divisions were re ported routed, the army newspaper Bed Star indicating that a total of approximately 50,000 Germans "ere killed or wounded. The Red Star report, which was declared to have been based on intercepted messages from the German sanitary service, gave the losses as follows: 10 per cent of the 11th, 13th, 14th (Continued on Page 2; Column 5) Nazis Remove Wounded Soldiers F r om Front Through Use Of Planes (By The Associated Press) Berlin reported today wounded German soldiers had been brought back in considerable numbers from the central Rus sian front by a transport squad ron of Junkers “52” planes, but was quick to deny a radio report picked up in New York stating that 280,000 wounded Nazi had been brought back by this method. Officials of NBC’s short d“ave listening station said it records showed that the German an nouncer had declared in two broadcasts the big Junker planes had brought back the 280,000 in 2,336 flights from the start of the war June 22 until yesterday. Two other broadcasts heard in New York by CBS and Globe Wireless heard all details simi larly expect that the number of wounded brought back was placed at 2,381. It appeared pos sible that entirely different broadcasts were heard. TOUGHER FAR-EAST POLICY DISCUSSED Means Of Curbing Japa nese Advance Southward Talked In London LONDON, Aug. 9—CP'—‘‘Increas ingly tougher” British-American measures to curb the Japanese ad vance southward toward the Dutch East Indies. Malaya and the Philip pines, or northward toward hard fighting Russia, are an urgent topic ot' diplomatic discussion, a qualified informant said tonight. Economic sanctions already im posed in collaboration by Britain and the. United States ‘‘are merely the first step in a policy toward Japan which is to grow increasing ly tougher.” this source said. “What the next steps will be nat urally must remain secret,” he said. “Naturally you don’t show your hand to the other fellow.” Aside from the latest Japanese threat to Thailand with dangers to rich and politically uneasy India and the Burma road to China, a new cause for concern is reported to be a Japanese request to Portugal for an air ba.se at Delhi on the half Dutch, half-Portuguese island of Timor in the Malay Archipelago. Japanese planes already are fly ing to Palaos island in the Japanese mandated Caroline islands and an air route from there tu Timor would neatly bisect the Dutch East Indies and throw an air loop around the Philippines. A base at Delhi would be of in estimable value to Japan if she de cided on an attempt to enrich her economic position by a grab of these wealthy islands. Coincident with the reported Jap anese pressure on Portugal it was reliably reported that Germany is urging the Portuguese to grant air and submarine bases to help the Nazis in the battle of the Atlantic, (Continued on Page 2; Column 2) Selectee At Camp Davis Draws Interesting Diary -w %iick to sense the humor in the Wbulations of an army selectee, Pvt. Bob Voorhees of Camp Davis, whose avocation is cartooning, is thawing a diary. . i Looking at one of his cartoons! 's looking at life. The little fellow 'oorhees uses to illustrate the h«y s activities is typical of every electee. Ho works hard, blunders eccasionally, is filled with won eenrseiH at what is happening '■round him. ,As a matter of tact, the cartoon character is a miniature of Voor hees himself. Voorhees is 22 years stands G feet 3 inches tall, ■■s home is in Battle Creek, Mich., end right now he's a cook in Bat lWS E, 95th C.A. rhe cartoon diary has attracted wsiflerable attention at Camp , h'hs. Although each cartoon is ,ul .n from an incident in the daily gaining program, Voorhees’ work ;;‘m r,°t be said to lack imagina •l,n. the cartoonist has the faculty 0‘makMg the most commonplace Urrence seem hilariously funny ha h’angelv enough, the selectee irvlncver Liken a course in car ,r,g. He admits he can’t make1 ,(outiuued on i‘aae ilu'ws; M. 2) Cartoonist PVT. BOB VOOKHEES Steel Placed Na Program SHIP CHANGE PLANNED Nazis Inform Government Two Zamzam Survivors Still Aboard Raider . WASHINGTON, Aug. 9—W—In new steps to bolster the defense program, the government placed all forms of steel under priority control today and arranged to per. mit ships to carry heavier car goes. A priority order from the office of production management directed that manufacturers accept defense jprders for iron and steel products, subject to certain exceptions, even if the acceptance meant deferment of non-defense orders already book ed. Convention Abrogated Authority was granted ships to carry heavier loads when the state department announced the abroga tion of the international load-line convention, a step taken simultan eously with Latin-American sign ers of the pact. Meanwhile, Germany informed this government that two Ameri cans who have been missing since the Egyptian steamer Zamzam was sunk in the south Atlantic more than 16 weeks ago, were still on board the German raider, the Tam. esis, which sent the ship to the bottom. The men were Francis Vicovari of New York city, the leader of a British-American ambulance unit, and Ned Laughinghouse of Wilson, N. C., tobacco company employe. Other passengers on the Zamzam were transferred to the German transport Dresden and landed in France. Other Events While these developments *i/ere being announced the day brought other events having to do with foreign affairs and the defense pro gram. Secretary Hull conferred for 45 minutes with Viscount Halifax, the British ambassador, on affairs in the Far East, and the twro ex changed information on the Rus sian situation. Later Hull confer red with Dr. Alexander Loudon, the Dutch minister. The OPM forbade the further (Continued cn Page Three; Col. 6) TOBACCO " MARKETS TO OPEN TUESDAY Farmers On Border Belt Expecting More Money Than Last Year RALEIGH, Aug. 9.— UP) —Sales of the 1941 flue-cured tobacco crop will begin on seven North Caro lina border belt markets Tuesday. ‘•Farmers are expecting more money than they received last year ir, view of the comparatively good price averages prevailing on Geor gia markets,” W. P. Hedrick, to bacco marketing specialist with the state department of Agricul ture, said tonight. Border belt markets ushering in action sales in this state are located at Cbadbourn, Clarkton, Fair Bluff, Fairmont, Lumberton, Tabor City and Whiteville. Produ cer sales on these markets last sea son brought a total of $11,748,420. Growers participating in the AAA prbgram this year are assured an (Continued on Page Three; Col..5) WEATHER FORECAST ’ North Carolina : Partly cloucTy Sun day and Monday, slightly cooler Sunday night and Monday. .. Soufh Carolina. Georgia and Florida: Partly cloudy and continued warm Sun day and Monday. (By U. S. Weather Bureau) (Meteorologcial data for the 24 hours ending 7:30 ]>. in. yesterday). Temperature 1-30 a. m. 73; 7:30 a. in. 75; 1:30 p. m. 88' 7'30 p. m. 81; maximum SS; mini mum 72; mean 80; normal 78. Humidity 1:30 a. m. 88; 7:30 a. m. 77; 1:30 p. m. 55; 7:30 p. ni. 04. Precipitation Total for the 24 hours ending 7:30 n m 0 00 inches. Total since the first of the month 2.10 inches. Tides For Today (From Tide Tables published by U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey). High Low Wilmington-11:58a 0:50a _p 7:12p Masonboro Inlet- 9:40a 10:09p 3 :t)2p Sunrise 5:30a; sunset 7:05p; moon rise 9:10p ; moonset 8:45a. Cape Fear river stage at Fayette ville on Aug. 9, at 8 a. m., 9.91 feet. (Continued on Page. 19; Col. 7) Envoy To Iceland . Lincoln MacVeagh of Connecticut, nominated by President Roosevelt to be minister to Iceland, becomes first envoy of this rank sent to the Danish island recently occupieo' by American naval forces. MacVeagh recently re turned to the IL S. from service as minister to Greece. WILMINGTON MEN PASS BAR TESTS David H. Scott And John D. Xanthos Are Among Successful Candidates Rive, southeastern North Carolina men, including two from Wilming ton, were among the 78 candidates for licenses to practice law who suc cessfully' passed the examinations given by the board of law examiners of the state bar on August 5-7, Edward L. Cannon, secretary of the board, announced last night in Ra leigh. According to an Associated Press story, the men from this section who passed were David H. Scott and John D. Xanthos, of Wilming ton. Harvey J. Boney, Jr., Rosehill, Edward P. Lucas, Burgaw, and John McN. Smith, Jr., of Rowland. Eight more candidates were de signated for admission to practice by comity when ordered by the board of examiners, Murray said. The complete list of successful candidates follows: James Hinton Pou Bailey, Ra leigh; Walter C. Benson, Edenton; Crist Watts Blackwell, Winston Salem; Henry Clay Blair, Chapel Hill; John Henry Blalock, Norwood; Harvey James Boney, Jr., Rosehill; Alan Max Brombacher, Brevard; Max Busby, Salisbury. Joseph Blount Cheshire, Jr., Ra leigh ; William Allen Cobb, Louis burg; William McWhorter Coch rane, Newton; James Myers Cole, Charlotte; William Owen Cooke, Greensboro; Archibald Craige, Wins ton-Salem ; William Lunsford Crew, Roanoke Rapids; Daniels Robert Dixon, Rocky Mount; James Kye Dorsett, Jr.,. Salisbury. Williamson AVhitehead Fuller, II, Southern Pines; Harry Ganderson, Elizabeth City; Nathaniel Chapman AA'eems Gennett, Jr., Asheville; Eu gene Andrew Gordon, Brown Sum mitt; Alexander Hawkins Graham, Jr., Hillsboro. Earl Thomas Hart, YoungsviUe; Rufus Franklin Harward, Jr., Ra leigh; Lewis Sneed High, Durham; Gilbert Clarendon Hine, Winston Salem; Benjamin Shambaugh I-Ior ack, Durham; AVilbur Morton Jolly, Ayden. Samuel Richardson Leager, Ra leigh ; Robert AV. Leavenworth, Central Village, Conn.; AValter ,5. Lenox, Ridgefield Park, N. J.; AA’oodrow Pershing Lipscomb, Hin ton, AV. Va.; Robert Jones Livi'.l, Jr., Mount Airy; Marion Leonard Lowe, Caroleen; Edward Phillip Lucas, Burgaw. Neill Hector McGeachy, Jr., Fay etteville; Robert Craig Molnnes, Raleigh; James Bryan McMillan, McDonalds; Edwin Van Tukl Mack, Rutherfordton; James Richardson Mattocks, High Point; Willellis (Continued o.n Page Three; Col. 5) Britain, Reds Plan Big Air War On Nazis Promise To Turn German Cities Into ‘Hells Of Death, Destruction’ LONGER NIGHT RAIDS RAF Leaves Fires In Kiel And Bomb Ruins In Ham burg, Elsewhere LONDON, Aug. 9—(iP)—The two RAF’s—the British Royal Air Force and the Red Air Force—will ride Europe’s lengthening night in su perlative raids that will turn Ger man cities into “hells of death and destruction” before the year is out, the British predicted tonight. Informed quarters said that the dropping of British bombs would be doubled by longer nights permitting two continental trips nightly for each bomber and that the Russians would use rriammoth, new six-mot ored bombers carrying bomb loads of 7,000 pounds. Greater Raids Loom In the light of this prediction, the RAF’s present eight-week-old offensive would be little more than a scratching of the surface. The RAF reported leaving enor mous fires last night in Kiel and bomb ruins also in Hamburg and elsewhere in northern Germany, at a cost of four planes. By day the RAF swept the English Channel and northern France, reporting destruc tion of 18 German fighters against a loss of ten. (DNB, the German news agency, said that 13 British planes and one German wefe lost in Channel fight ing Saturday.) A coastal command plane bombed German supply ships in a Norwe gian fjord, north of Bergen last night, according to the air ministry, and hit at least one. J-«oii§ Range Assaults Russia already has launched upon long range assaults. Berlin has been the target tor the past two nights. In Moscow, an official spokesman, commenting on the first Berlin at tack, said that more were in store. “We can imagine the terrific im ression the bombing of Berlin made on the Germans,” said S. A. Lozov sky, vice commissar of foreign af fairs. “This will have a great ef fect in breaking German morale.” The Russian six-motored bombers, (Continued on Page 2; Column 8) marinbTarmy CONTINUE GAMES Onslow Beach Made Into Imaginary Dunquerque During Maneuvers JACKSONVILLE, Aug. 9.—(A^ Onslow Beach was made an im aginary Dunquerque tonight as the first joint training corps of the army and marines abandoned hundreds of tons of ammunition and equipment and fled to the safetly of ships offshore under the theoretical fire of enemy dive bombers and strafing planes. The defending planes were up to tricks today. They dropped 12 parachutists who destroyed com munication all over the area in the two hours before they were taken prisoner. In fact, they cap tured the Jeep (reconnaissance car) of chief of staff G. B. Ersk iner, who had left it while checking pn their capture. They also seized several tank cars and blocked •oads temporarily. (Continued on Page Three; Col. 2) New Order To Increase Camp Davis Employment In a move intended to bolster the strength of tactical units, the War Department has authorized Camp Davis to replace with civil ian personnel between 300 and 500 soldiers performing station com plement duties, it was announced yesterday. Under the plan many enlisted men working in the Chemical War fare, Ordnance, Adjutant Gen eral’s, and Medical departments, and in the Engineers, Signal, and Quartermaster corps at Camp Davis will be transferred from of fices to field'units, where their ex perience is needed in the training program. Already there are approximately 1,100 civilians employed at the camp, and the total will pass 1, 400 when the newly created open ings are filled. In effejgUng. the transfer, CamD Davis cyfrorities will select applicants from the lo cal civil service waiting list. The positions to be filled call for salaries ranging from $960 to $2, 600 a year. Machinists, welders, radio operators, clerks, teletype operators, and stenographers are included in the “help wanted” list, in addition to men and women of various other occupations. The main objective of the move, according to the War Department is to “release the largest possible num,ber of enlisted men.” Priority will be given to the release of per sonnel of tactical units who are now detailed on post duties, it was said. Arrangements to make the change from military to civilian personnel in the branches mention ed are under way. A survey is being conducted to determine what enlisted men in the offices win be sent to tactical organiza tions. FRANCE WILL ACCEPT NAZIS’ WORLD ORDER AS OPPOSED TO U. S. w — Wallace Needs No Solace Robert Brown Wallace, 23-year-old son of Vice-President Henry A. Wallace, seems pretty pleased with tlie prospect ot' entering the Army. He’s shown, center, in Washington with new comrades, twin brothers, also 23, who were to be inducted with him. Draft Bill Amendments Planned By Republicans COMPROMISE TALKED Polls Show Next Week’s Vote On Extension Will Be Close BY DONALD A. YOUNG WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. -CPI House republicans drafted amend ments by the dozen today for at tempts to modify administration legislation which would keep the Army’s rank and file in service indefinitely, and, meanwhile, demo cratic leaders, talked privately of compromise. Polls taken by leaders of both parties showed that the vote next week on the question of unlimited extension of service would be so close that a few members, now un committed, could turn the outcome either way. But, at the same time, these surveys indicated that an 18 months continuation—already ap proved by the senate—might win a house majority. To Determine Fate Democrats said that the fate of the hill probably would be deter mined by the votes of their large blocs from New York City, Phila delphia and Chicago. As President Roosevelt’s lieuten ants sought to influence a group of 30 or 40 “doubtful” democrats, republican members of the house military committee arranged a con ference to discuss their strategy. Representative Short (R-Mo), one of the floor leaders of the opposi tion to the legislation, said the mi nority would make their principal fight for these two amendments: 1. To make the continuation of service beyond the present 12-month period apply only to national guard, reserves and enlisted men, thus per mitting the selectees to be dls (Continued on Page 2; Column 1) NEGROES INJURED IN AUTO ACCIDENT Truck Crashes Into Rear Of Another Near Corbett Package Plant Two Castle Hayne negroes were admitted to James Walker Memorial Hospital dispensary in i serious condition about 10:30 last night after a half-ton pick up truck they were driving crash ed into the rear of a large bas set truck belonging ,o the Cor nett Package company. The accident occurred near the Corbett plant, located 200 yards north of the Smith creek bridge Ezekial Robinson, driver of the truck, was in a semi-conscious condition, while John Lewis, his companion, was said to have severe internal injuries at the hospital. E. C. Herring, who was driving ihe truck for the Corbett company. ;aid he had just pulled into th| (Continued on Page 2: Column 31 Coast Guard Seeking 300 More Small Boats WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.—(/P) — The Coast Guard, reporting that some 70 privately-otvned small craft already were on ac tive duty with it, said today that it desired the use of approxi mately 300 additional such craft. “There is an increasing need,” a bulletin said, “for additional small boats for harbor patrol duties, such as guarding against sabotage, surveillance to detect and report fires, enforcing anch orage laws, loading and unload ing explosives, and various other duties under captains of the port. “Yachts and small commercial vessels of the fishing type are well suited to coast guard needs, and many boats of this type are already enrolled in the Coast Guard auxiliary.” SUBSTITUTE FOUND FOR POWDER BAGS Is Developed By Army In Face Of Threatened Shortage Of Silk WASHINGTON, Aug. 9'. —CP)— The Army, threatened with a short age of silk for artillery powder bags, reported today that it had de veloped a cotton substitute accep table for most purposes. At the same time, the Navy dis (Continued on Page 2; Column 1) CONFERENCE IS HELD Envoy Of Vichy Govern ment To Occupied France Reveals New Stand DE BRINON SPEAKS Pictures Anglo-Saxon Con cept As Completely Dif ferent From Nazis VICHY, Unoccupied France, Aug. 9.—(/P) — Fernand De Brinon, envoy of the Vichy government in occupied France, declared, today in an interview in Paris, made pub lic in Vichy tonight, that France has decided to accept the German version of the new world order as opposed to that of Britain and the United States. As the interview was made public there was considerable speculation on the results of the day-long conference here among Chief of State Marshal Philippe Petain, Vice Premier Jean Darlan, General Maxime Weygand, pro-consul in Africa, and Defense Minister Gen. Charles Huntziger on the future of the French em pire. Studying Position I Throughout tne oay wmie | the four conferred, informed circles insisted that the mar shal was studying the legal position of the government In terms of the German armistice convention. The four men met after postpone ment of a scheduled cabinet meeting, which had been regarded as im portant. The cabinet meeting was deferred at the last minute to give the lead ers 4S hours longer to study the question of defense with Weygand. Authorized circles said they were talking over “the delicate question of French-American relations” created by diplomatic exchanges be tween the two countries on the means by which the French intend to defend the empire. Up To France De Erinon’s statement, as released here, said it was up to France to decide on collaboration with Ger many and that it was “no affairs of the Messrs. Roosevelt and Sumner Welles.” De Brinon pictured the Anglo Saxon concept of the world as com pletely different from that of the European order which France had decided to follow. "This difference,” he said, “rests principally on the fact that the prin ciples which guide the attitude of Mr. Roosevelt and his collaborators and those which Marshal Petain wishes to apply to •econstruction of the country are incompatible.” Two Conceptions He added that there were two conceptions of the world—the ono advanced by Great Britain and sup ported by Roosevelt and the other based on national socialism which (Continued on Page Three; Col. 1) Labor Row Develops At Philadelphia Navy Yard (By The Associated Press) I,abor difficulties developed yester day at the Philadelphia Navy yard while the strike which has immo bilized the huge Kearny, N. J., yards of the Federal Shipbuilding and Dry dock company showed no sign of ending. Navy officials said that a work stoppage by 348 AFL carpenters and dock workers had seriously delayed national defense work at the Phila delphia yard, where some of the country’s big fighting ships are built. The commandant referred the case to the Navy department at Washing ton. He said that the stoppage was due to refusal of the carpenters to abide by a master wage agreement fixing a uniform pay of time and a half for overtime and Saturday. No further vrord came from offi cials who indicated Friday that the government was prepared to take di rect action to get production resum ed at the Kearny yards, but it was learned that Chairman William H. Davis of the defense mediation board had cut short a vacation and was hurrying back to Washington. The strike, affecting $493,000,000 of ship ordera, centers around de mands by the CIO Industrial Union of Marine and Shipbuilding Workers for a union shop. The company re jected a mediation board proposal that it agree to discharge employes who failed to maintain good stand ing in tiie union. About 17,000 tm ployes are idle. On. another labor front, the asso ciation of communication equipment workers called for a strike vote among its members employed by Western Electric company In 13 cities from New York to San Francisco. The union said that a stalemate had deverffcped over demands concerning automatic wage increases, union se curity, seniority and holiday pay, but did not disclose itetals. The defense mediation board an nounced that an agreement had been reached in a dispute involving 14,00(1 workers at the Armour and Company plant at Chicago. The bpard withheld details of the settle ment pending ratification by the CIO packing house workers organizing committee. The union demandls con cerned a closed shop, a checkoff sys tem, overtime pay, a grievance clause and wages. £ Production was halted at the C'lr tiss-Wright corporation, propeller plant at Caldwell, N. J., because of a strike which Jason Woodbury, (Continued on Page Three; Col. 8)
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