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; .'■» J-i *4 • •« 3 < ^ U^ttitersott Bally Ufspatrff aty-skvknth year ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NOR111 CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. L.EASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. HENDERSON, N. C., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 18,1940 1'UHL.IS! 1 EI) EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. FIVE CENTS COPY Axis Partners Agree On Terms Churchill Declares "Battle i or Britain " Is Beginning Dark Age r recast it hitler Wins ich Prime Minister iv-i'uunts Men ana >; ins With Which Bt itain Will Resist; increasing U. S. s..v.. v A niv4« Ium U». -(AI*) -Winston •i ' ' •: ril tlKtUV to hi. : ; i >! ;i- tin- beginning Hi ta:n" ami de that it> less would v I rated States "in ■ .i ne\V dark aye." i«l «.•<>r• 111• • 11s echoing r.eers in. erieu: c uHl'M. 1 Vl'S t<> out" ••our»elve> that it i nire and common a thousand years say: •This was their '-:t the Kittle :: 11 nevertheless t*> continue to re te-t they "east away lie held out hope the ...d tight or:—he did not •ed the men and the . ::ich Britain will re. i>t : hi- siiid every man was nation's defense torecs gun could l>e found. a great pres. lire of ". on the tu:/.i regime K-.trope writhing and •cier its heel." went on: - battle depends the Christian civilization. - r:<- will have t<> break .nd or lost- trie war. stand ;;p to Hitler, all y be fret and the lite ot y .vi* forward into t plains." d that Britain was as : and pilots trom v.l eh had pledged • t.u* end" and "we red ot the immense, con ,i- <■, -ip.g ,-upport of •.lot*.- oi all kinds "• *»*d States. and people Britain, with over 1 . own men under arms, c. on !:er -oil. and a . ed to meet invasion. ' riucd on Page Seven) 5AY BRITISH WE FRENCH FLEET •'"■rim .f line IS.— (AI'»—fier »otiree\ expressed helirf to tliat Britain anticipating "dark clay" already had i ilrd off" mut'li of tin* i!< »i fleet l<»r u>e in continu ilie war on her own. km Debt is Reduced North Carolina Will iiave Reduced Net »'« bt By $41,537;214. '^4 in Decade. I »if* I.';. — f.M')—North have reduced its net s } I .fjrjT.j!! 4.1' 1 during <-I'iitiu July !. Treasurer Johnson <;iirl today. and f "y uoiuted out th;tt the i/> reduced s2f!.W>2.l)00 :■ in -vear administration i January. hii> had its biggest ■am." commented CJov "iiut the d"(>f Mas been :uy reduction was of c *11ost other tates had •« •'• -. Only seven other • nation show a reduction Meht from !!)•'>;> through • -i July 2. 1 was $lf>7. '' ain« 'h«> decade new \ny to wer» m»" nft^r J'dy 1 . ... D*r S1 — !>,•>t i DO. The Nazis Draw Closer to England Franco's capitulation opens way for an invasion of England by Germany, main goal of the Nazi jugger naut. This map shows the points at which such an invasion might be launched, and the flying times. On the success or failure of an invasion would depend the life of the British Empire. (Central Press) Stark Recommends 4 Billion Dollar Navy Building Program ... I . i Purchases Of Silver To Be Continued Washington. June lo.—(AP)— The Senate voted down today a proposal by Senator Tuvvnsend. Republican. Delaware, to end the administration's authority to purchase foreign silver. The decision, which reversed stand taken by the Senate on two previous occasions, was by a vote of 45 to 35. The Townsend proposal was of fered as an amendment to the pend ing $1,007,000,000 defense tax bill. Administration supporters and others in their successful fight to kill the amendment used "western hemis phere solidarity" as their cry. Senator Downey, Democrat, Cali fornia, asserted that it Congress abandoned the purchase program fl would be "one of the most fatal blows that could be dealt continental soli darity." He declared the cessation of the program would "disrupt" Mexi can economy and "lend aid and com fort to the enemies of our friends 111 Mexico." Senator Wagner, Democrat, New (Continued on Page Seven) CANADA PREPARES FOR MOBILIZATION Ottawa. June 18.—(AIM—A bill to authorize the mobilization of all human and material re sources in Canada l'or the prose cution of the war will be intro duced in parliament immediate ly, Prime Minister Mackenzie Kiiiff announced today. \KH DKPt'TIES Washington, .June IK.—(AP)—Iic cause of its increased activity, thu Justice department plans to add four deputy marshals in the Carolinas. Two would be in the eastern dis trict of North Carolina and two in eastern district of South Carolina. £ach would receive a salary of Sl, 800. HIGHWAY PROJECT BIDS ARE OPENED Ruleiqh. June 18.—(AP) — The Highway Commission opened bids to day on 18 road projects which will eo>t the state approximately $1,100, 000. The commission will meet to morrow to award contracts. Gavda Says War » j Is Anglo-Saxons Against W orld Rome, Juno 18.— (AIM—Vir gin.'ji) Gaydu, iWussolin.'s fre quent mouthpiece. wrote today that with France in collapse and Britain fighting with American material assistance, the war had become a "purely Anglo-Saxon struggle against a large part of the rest of the world." "England remains alone to fight with her imperial forces and with the aid of war material and finance promised by the I nited States," he wrote. "It remains to be seen how long and in what effective form this war can last. "It is meanwhile to be noted that British-American resistance now assumes the form and sub stance of a purely Anglo-Saxon war against a large part of the rest of the world." It. A. I. AI It RAIDS. London. June 18.— (AI')—The air ministry said today "the KAF heavily bombarded military objectives over a wide area in the Khinoland. liuhr and northwestern Germany last night." "Early today an enemy destroyer off the Frisian islands was bombed and hit amidships," it continued. CABINET WAITS. Bordeaux. June 18.— (AT) — The French cabinet met again today with Premier Marshal j retain still awaiting an answer j to the aged premier's Sunday night appeal to the enemy lor "peace with honor." French Dominion Armies May Keep On With Fighting I London, June lf>.—(AP)—French sources in London said today that they considered it "probable" that General Albert Nogucs. commanding France*-; north African army, and General Mittelhauser, commanding 1 the French army in the near east, had decided to continue fighting. These sources said they had no di j red communication with the Hordeax i government and therefore could not | confirm or deny reports carried by the authoritative French Havas agency that French leaders had de cided to continue the war with the government established in England and the air force and navy operating tiom English bases. Greatest Fleet The World Has Ever Known Would Be Provided Under Pro gram Suggested By Navy Chief of Staff. Washington, .Tunc 18.—(AP)—Ad-; miral Harold II. Stnrk unexpectedly j recommended to Congress today a $4,000.00(1.(100 expansion of the Navy, to give this country the greatest fleet j the world has ever known. Testifying before the House naval committee after a closed session, the! chief of naval operations said the proposed program would ;idd about, 21") fighting ships to the Navy and 1.250.000 tons to the Navy's authoriz ed combat tonnage. That tonnage j now amounts to about 1.724,480 tons, : he added. Stark's public testimony on the,' I new proposal was confined to barest j | details, but in response to questions I by Chairman Vinson, Democrat. ' Georgia, he said he considered it j "essential" to the defense of the j United States and insular possessions ! as well as the defense of the Monroe doctrine. The proposal, described by Stark | .as equivalent to "almost doubling"' ! the present authorized size of the | Navy, came as a complete surprise I j inasmuch as Vinson and Chairman1 j Walsh. Democrat, Massachusetts, of j I the Senate naval committee, intro-1 ! tiiiced yesterday legislation calling i for a $1,200,000,000 plan for 81 ad-j ' ditional warships. Stark would sub-j j stiinto his $4,000,000,000 proposal for this. Bonds of Local Units Arc Sold Kalcigh, June 18.—(AP)—The Lo-| leal Government Commission sold a; j $25,000 Sampson county revenue an-| ticipation note issue today to the' Wachovia Hank and Trust Company: at 1 1-2 percent interest with a pre- | ! miimi of $1.57. I The Scottish Bank of Lumberton \ bought a -S2.100 Red Springs bond anticipation note at 6 percent par. i The commission authorized Duplin! I county to issue $72,000 in refunding; I bonds. « UJ&cdJwi FOR NORTII CAROLINA. Considerable cloudiness, scat tered tlnindrrshowers Wednesday and in north portion this after noon. Harsh Terms For French Peace Are Expected; End To British Influence On Continent Sought Authoritative Italians Indicate Separate Peace With France Is Counted On To Break British Influence In Europe. Hyivic. June 1 ft.—(AC)—Authorita tive 11;11 i:111 '• indicated today that Adult Hitler and Benito Mussolini wore count in/4 <sit a separate peace with France on terms that would break forever Briti. h influence on the European continent. While these expressions came pri vately and without amplification from informed sources, nothing of ficially was said here as to how seven1 ini/^l11 he the conditions. France was warned, however, that Germany and It;ily were prepared to line up their troops from the At lantic to the Mediterranean for «f "final assault" upon her if she re fused !<> :u'ci'|;t the Hitler-Mussolini conditions. This threat was presented here by the official Stcfani news agency, while Mu.vohi'i himself was meet-; ni/4 witli Hitler at Munich to decide what shoul 1 lie demanded of France.'| France, sa'd Stalani, would be treat'd much more generously than she could have expected had she ac cepted Britain's offer for a British French union. The agency added that the "gigan tic feeling of hatred toward England" in France "may be the basis on which the winners and losers will build their ncighborlincss in a Europe freed forever from British domina tion." Fight'ng continued against France on the Alpine frontier and in Africa, it was reported. Leaf Control Program Is Approved Raleigh, June 18.— (AP) — Alter being warned by J. B. Ilutson, assis tant Federal AAA administrator, that failure to approve a three-year crop control program might mean ruinous prices for tobacco growers, more than 21 JO growers, bankers, merchants and j warehousemen resolved here today to back the three-year plan. Farmers will vote July 20 on con tinuation of flue-clured tobacco crop control. They may express a choice either for control of the 1!)41 crop i only or for control of the 11)41, 15)42! and 1943 crops if they want tu con tinue the program. "The tobacco situation is now the darkest in the history of the crop," said Ilutson. "Only an adequate pro gram of controlled production will keep prices from dipping to rock bot tom when markets open. "If quotas for 11)41 only are voted, the prices offered this fall may fall even below those paid in 1!).'5!) when# the average was 14.1! cents. Willi i three-year program the government j could almost guarantee the price to I range between lfi and 10 cents." Rejection ol control might force prices to 10 cents a pound or lower, j Ilutson said. The vote on the resolution to throw" united support behind the three-year! program was unanimous. Petain Orders All French 1 o Keep Up Fi^ht Rordeauv. June IS.— (Ai'i — Marshal Henri Philippe I'elain ordered all French soldiers and sailors on land, sea and in the air tonight to keep on fighting— even wh:le h»> awaited Adolf Ilit Icr's reply to liis plea for an honorable peace. Peace negotiations have not begun. the 81-.vear old premier told his men. "The duty of all is to continue resistance", he said. (Further indication that there may he no "peace with honor" for France was seen in a Reuters (KiitWi news agency) report at tributed to the French radio t > the effect that the Frcn h cab inet in its meeting today was considering the problem of sup plies as \v< II as that <>!' diplomacy. The order to continue resistance was made as reports were eircu lated among the Freneh that (Jer man Irocps were raisin", the white flag to he able to advance with out fi.'rhtincr. Frenchmen said the Germans apparently intended to make French troops believe an armistice already is in effect. Petain's office, receiving re ports of such incidents, declared t':;<t "all French rrd allied com batants on land and sea and in the air are notified that no arm istice and no suspension of fight ing has occurred. "Only negotiations have been planned and they have not com menced." The exhausted French armies presumably were still fighting a losing battle. Cruiser At Montevideo Quincy Calling At Uruguayan Port, Where Nazi Activities Are Being Probed. Washington. .Fine IK.—fAI')—The Niivy annnimoi today lli.il the cruiser Quincy was calling ;• t Mont evideo. Uruguay, where widespread na/.i iiftivitics have been under in vestigation recently by a committee of the Uruguayan congress. The IY;ivy's announcement .-aid: "Montevideo has been scheduled as the next port of call in the friend ly visit of the U. S. S. (Quincy to South American waters." The Qniiicy has already visited Uio de Janeiro in Mra/.il, one of the Latin American countries in which the presence of a huge German population has given rise in some f|iiar1ers here to thoughts that an attempt to alter the government to ward a nazi form might he made in view of Hitler's European success*' Another United States cruiser, the Wichita, also is in South American waters. Collapse Of French Army Progresses, Nazis Say Berlin, June 18.—(AP)—The col lapse of 1 he French army is progress ing rapidly, the Gorman high com mand declared today, announcing that the Orne river had been crossed at several points between Caen and Lc Mans in northwestern France. The communique reported the cap ture of Bel fort fortress, the French armament center at Le Crczot, the fortress of Dijon, and Colmar. The great fortress of Met/, in the Maginot line fell before "audacious ly advancing mobile German "detach ments," the communique said. Some parts of the Maginot line defended by the French on both sides of Thionville are now under attack from the rear, it continued. The breakthrough of the Maginot line south of Saarbruacken was widened. "Far more than 100,000 prisoner.-" were taken ye.-ttrday alone, the Com munique reported. Jiooty included 11k.1 equipment of numerous French di visions «md .cveral forti esse.- . The high command told of he.'ivy punishment inflicted hv the German ;iir force in northwestern France ;md in the estu.'iry of ti e river Loire and between the Atlantic and upper Loire. More than 170.000 tun- of allied transports and numerous smaller war and merchant ships were severely damaged or destroyed by German planes in the Loire estuary in the "biggest air raid effect" yet obtain ed in the war. The communique listed among the ships hit—a "great number of which were loaded" two transports of 30. 000 tons each, two transports of 25. 000 tons each, one tran port of 20. 000 tons, and i'«,'jr Iran p.jits ui lo. 000 tons each. Hitler Enters Munich With Pomp of Present Day iNapoleon, While I Church Bells Ring and I People Cry Out Their ! "Heils". Munich, June IX.—(AIM — Adolf Hitler and lleiiito .Musso lini a meed tonight on tin' terms on which they propose to grant peace to France, and left Mun ich immediately. There was no immediate indi cation of lum high would lie the i price France must pay for ces sation of lighting. I).Ml. the of ficial news agency, issued a brief oummuni(|ue at the end of the four-hour conference: "The fuehrer and (luce, in con ference at Munich, today agreed upon tlic position of both gov ernments toward the French de mand for an armistice." | Munich. .1111 «< - I!!. (AP)—Acl< »l I Killer ;■ iicl lienito Mussolini sat down | today in Munich the old bavarian I c ity w here so much of the world's I history has been made in recent years | to dictate to France the terms upon i which she will he allowed to have S peace. Hitler arrived first, entering the i city with all the pomp of a present di.y Napoleon, while- the church bells .any and the people cried out their ■'heils". I Mussolini, the number two purt I ncr in an axis which thus far has . not lost a major engagement in this ' war. arrived just three hours later I at '< p. m. (<5 a. m. e. s. t.) Hitler and Mussolini met in an atmosphere which suggested that the bargain might be a hard one for France. For. while nothing was said officially here and there was every prospect that the policy of silence would go on for hours, authorized German sources had thus declarld: "France must understand clearly that the vanquished must not make j demands." It was perhaps the moment of greatest triumph for Hitler's career as Germany's leader. There were (Continued on Page Two) FRENCH FORTRESS OF . VESOUL IS CAPTURED liascl, Switzerland. June 18.— (A!')—The French fortress city of Vesoul. behind the liiirguiidian Kate, fell to (jcrman motorized I units this afternoon, according to l refugees reaching Switzerland. FRENCH I KillT ON Bordeaux. June IS.—<AI') — Isolated groups of the French army continued their dogged re i sistance today, said the war j ministry spokesman, hut he add ed that sroin now on there was nothing more to do save wait "the enemy's terms." RUMANIAN CABINET SAID TO HAVE QUIT Loudon. June 18.— (Al')—Fx changc Telegraph 'British news agency) reported today that the • Rumanian cabinet had resigned. II quoted l)M5. (ierman official news agency, as its source. | Uruguay Acts To Suppress Fifth Column Montevideo, June 1 «j.—4(AP)— A govei nment measure regulating 1 the right of association with a view to ipi>r« sing organizations which 1 might carry on "filth column" aeti j vitie.- became ;i law early this morn ing with a senate approval. The senate passed the measure I without amendment. The German minister already had ' ordered closed ail nazi centers and | organizations in Uruguay ir> expecta tion that the measure would become a law. The chamber this afternoon will resume discussion ol a committee . report which traced nazi activities Otto Langmann, and his immediate ! Otto Langmanu. arid wis immediate j aides. Langrnann has disclaimer! ■ responsibility for any anti-Urugua | yan activities. : Eleven Germans are under arrest and government sources said the chief ol nazi units in this country might be a:l:cd to leave.
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