North Carolina Newspapers

A pE-ptKV' mLMORIAL Hejt&prann Ilaflij itltspatrb ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NUKTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. \ rv-SEVENTH YEAR •"IhI^sSSaIId pres?f HENDERSON, N. C„ WEDNESDAY AFTERNO ON, JULY 10, 1940 PUBUSHtEUxffiTRIuA£™RNOON FIVE CENTS COPY DR Asks Added Defense Fund « v v vu u v taly Disputes Britain s Rule Of Sea versions Of right Differ liecidedly liritish Say Italian Warships Fled After ?>attieship Was Hit— iUlians Assert British Meet Was Driven off in Battle. The Yssociated I'ress) \ di -puted Britain's tod y .{«. l-d!\\ :.ide y in a vii»lont naval | i-.uiau son—lust below the Italian "hoot". !if ish \ er> ion said the ■ p- ! led "almost immc- ! •!ii ;i smoke screen after ! ••It-ship had suffered a n Italian communi- ' t-:t.- lirtJi-h fleet hud . en off. ' • d • ralty. taking notei f '• ;i circulated by the I - y reported that the ' ieveloped into a chase I" -hips" and that there M "i-h casualties. <-t ■ ;.->ut:ied that the Ital • •■ce>. a! lea-t one heavy •• -i:nered damage, have the : Itelter of their home de- j •he admiralty added. I*. : communique. which ilties of 2!> killed and • i« d. insisted that Italian . cc> >.»',»ht out the British! -..'-war "to head otf" an ap-j ■ • Briti-h plan to attack Italian .-i'i-.ris. and succeeded in • -t:nu the enemy. • . It d ans «:id one British war-. i • ■hahly a battleship"—was! . v it- "only one of our war-, • " They admitted, how . the sinking of the Italian de-1 "Zeffiro" and loss of one' . ••• mine. • > communique declared. intensive firing "the e p its objective and • ward 'he southeast." • • ;• m communique added: tii »n. notwithstanding; • y >t:ong anti-aircraft fire., • <• en i-.y until darkness, c »i Iti -hips with bombs t cadlint n the L«»n the Brit; h Mediter ■'ci-? under its commander \rh- 'I'M Sir \ndrew Cnn i • ty»-d an Italian fore i !.,vMe hips, a rrmiber of • iri iv:." erou.- destroyers. s| |?M Ml INK SINK ■ .ti.: 1 v !'».—( \P)—An ad >.if|tie t-.niaht -aid a • • "t»- ink an Italian >.e I>-.- t'»ri"-does in a battle M'-'lit. ! t ''Uc;>n. Wheeler Is Out Of Race Montana Senator Will Not Be Candidate ijarcJiess of Roose velt's Plans. i <.is. July 10. CAD —Sen- j ■ ! )< Montana, J • [t today liom the list , ' • aspirants who expect • / gi . before the IV'ITto it convention regard-; ot-nt n.»..sevelt's plans. | ■ : •fhat he would not be aj i FJi>'isrvelt" move-; told reporters that! by tin' President' ■ : <• effect of quashing 'I r* »?r Roosevelt can have i ' has the votes to • : < ' ballot it' he wants j is no question about ler riechired. • * make an announce rather embarrassing • ifjv <■;.,> ;,s to whether or i • 11name presented." '■ politician here be-i ' '• F' esident will accept • >i::r;a!ion but Mr. P«;>_ose i-'-it again parried questions -ubject at his uress confer-' " "sti-rdav. P>> I'M! appeared to leave fit ; i (iarner as the only whos*' friends still h:« r>:,,vr- ,v>u!d be ■ ■ iiiili -■"i'Jll. France's Mightiest Battleship Put Out of War Thr 33.00l)-ton Richelicu. pride of the French navy, has been i>nt out of notion by combined British naval and air forces attacking the vessel at Dakar. French West Africa. Depth charges dropped by a motor boat under i the stern oi the Richelieu wrecked her propeller and steering, and crippling ! of the ship was completed by aerial torpedoes dropped by British planes. Hungary Told To Stay Dem ands Antonescu Is Arrested Veteran Leader of Ru manian Iron Guard Held Because of "Un friendly Attitude". Bucharest. July lfl.—(AP)— The ministry of propaganda announced today the arrest of General Ion An tonescu, veteran leader of Rumania's pro-nazi "Iron Guard," as King Carol II moved to prevent the Iron Guard front wresting control of the govern ment from him. Antonescu, who had been trying to unite various Iron Guard groups, was seized yesterday in the Tran sylvania foothills "because" of an un friendly attitude towards the pre sent regime," the ministry said. The king strove to win the sup port of all factions and quell any in ternal threats to his totalitarian "party of the nation" to present a united front against outside danger to Rumania's existence. King Carol has forbidden revival of any outlawed political parties. In formed parties said this decree was aimed primarily at the Iron Guard. There have been numerous indi cations all is not well between the king and the guard, although the new cabinet of Gigurtu includes four members of the long outlawed group. Stimson Sworn In As War Secretary Washington, July 10.— (AIM — Henry I.. Stimson, once a mem ber of Republican cabinets, was sworn in today as I'resident Roosevelt's Secretary of War. Appointment of Stimson to the cabinet was confirmed by the Senate yesterday. In former years Stimson. now 72. served as secretary of War in President Taft's cabinet and secretary of State under Hoover. AIR LOSSES London, Juiy 10.—(AP)—The air ministry raid eleven Gorman planes wore shot down during attacks on British ship yards and coasts today and many more were believed se verely damaged. Turk Assembly In Emergency Session Istanbul. July 10.—(AP)—The Turkish government tonight called nn emergency session of the national assembly for Friday to consider de mands which Soviet Russia is expect ed to make on Turkey. Officials denied that any Russian ultimatum had been received, but all quarters believed that a Soviet note is coming within the next few days. possibly asking a share in con trol of the strategic Dardanelles. The Russian ambassador to Tur key. who has gone home on a visit, is due to arrive at Moscow Thurs day and it is thought likely that Stalin would make known his de sires as regards Turkey shortly thereafter. Animal Veterans Of Movies Die In Spectacular Fire Ventura, Cal., July 10.— (AP)—Twelve circus animals, movie veterans all—seven tigers, three camels and the expertly trained elephants "Sally" ;;nd "Queenie"—died in a spectacu lar fire last night. , The flames started in a hay barn and roared through an elephant barn, camel barn, hay shed and machine shop at Louis Goebel's lion farm at Thousand Oaks. Sally and Queenie, driven mad by the flames, stampeded through their pens and broke the main water line. The blaze grew unchecked until the break was mended. Sally burned to death. Queenie, badly scorched, had to be shot. Both elephants were to have been used at Paramount | studios today for scenes with Dorothy Lamour in "Moon Over Burma." "The camels were killed when the roof caved in on them", said Goebel. "The most pitiful sight of all was the tigers run ning back and forth in their cages, their coats on fire. We managed to get close enough in spite of the heat to sho->t two of them but we couldn't put the others out of their misery. Tobacco Crop Of 1,291,685,(!()() I .bs. Is Now Estimated Washington. July 10.— (AD The Agriculture department to day estimated the 1910 corn crop at 2.415.998.000 bushels and total wheat production at 728.fill.000 bushels on the basis of July 1 crop conditions. Corn production was 2,fi19.1'{7. 000 bushels last year and in the ton years 1929-.18 averaged 2. 299.342.000 bushels. The country's wheat crop to taled 7 54.971.000 bushels last year and averaged 754.685,000 during the ten years. Tobacco was nut at 1.291.fiX5. 000 pounds, against l.818.fi51.0«0 last year and 1 ..IfiO.fifil.000 pounds in the ten years. Concession In New Tax Bill Washington. July in.—(AP)— Agreement has boon reached that the forthcoming excess profits tax shall carry a special provision per mitting amortization over a five year period of additional industrial facilities created for necessary na tional defense purposes. The announcement was made by Stephen Early, the President's press secretary, alter Mr. Roosevelt had conferred with Secretary Morgen thau, Jesse Jones, the federal loan administrator: William Knudsen ov the national defense commission; Chairman Harrison. Democrat. Mis sissippi. of the Senate finance com mittee. and Chairman Cooper, Demo crat. Tennessee, of a House sub committee on taxation. Early said lhat the amortization provision, designed to protect in. dustrialists against the uncertain ties of the international situation, would affect such additional facili ties as were certified by the Army and Navy and the advisory commis sion of the national Hot'cr^e council as beini immediately ne-es.-nry for national defense purposes. Japanese Navy Joins Army In Attacks Shanghai, July 10.— (AF)— Japanese residents of Sicuiphai at a mass meetimr tonight de manded ill a resolution that Col onel DeWitt Peek. I'nited Stales Marine eommander, "apologize before an international Rather ing for insults off'-retl to the Japanese." Shanghai, July 10.— (AP) - The Jiipfiiie c navy today joined the army in bitter verbal attacks on the Unit ed States Marine:: stationed in Shanghai, reiterating charges that Japanese gendarmes arrested by Marines July 7 had been maltreat ed and the Japanese military insult ed. Rear Admiral Takeda. commander of the Japanese naval garrison here, told newspaper men that "the violence and insults inflicted on the Japanese gendarmes were barbarous aci< beyond description." Colonel Dewitt Peck, the Marine garrison commander, has replied bluntly to the Japanese charges that they were "lies." and demanded an explanation of the lfi gendarmes', presence in the American defense zone in violation of previous agree ments at the time of their five-hour; detention Sunday. "The fact that United States ma-1 rines committed such acts, fully knowing the Japanese were gen darme/. is a deliberate and grave in suli to Japanese soldiers," Admiral Takeda said. "I am greatly offended as a sol- i dier and as a Japanese subject bv such an insult to the honor of Japa nese forces. I am paying attention to developments of the case with the greatest concern." (xJ&aih&A FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Mostly cloudy, widely scatter ed showers toniy'.t and Thurs day. Hitler Gives! Final Word Hungarian Leaders Told That This Is Not Time to Press Claims Aggressively. Munich, July 10.—(AP)—Hun gary's leaders were told definitely by Adolf Hitler and the foreign ( ministers of Germany and Italy to- . d;iy that Hungary must not upset llie Balkan applecart at this time by trying "to secure her rights" from i Rumania, informed German sources' said. Premier Count Telcki and Foreign I Minister Count Sasky, who came to j discuss Hungary's demands that Ru mania restore at least part of war lost Transylvania to her, conferred first with Foreign Ministers von Rib bentrop and Count Ciano and then were received by Hitler. While both Hitler and Premier i Mu solini of Italy arc agreed that Iheir program for scrapping World; war treaties means also revision in the Balkans, ihc informants said T-Tiilf-r holds this is nol the time for , revisionists to press their claims too • aggressively. However, a brief communique is-, (Continued on Page Five) N;i/is Criticize Havana Meeting San .To:;e. Costa Rica, .Tilly 10.— 1 'At') -Usually reliable sources re- • ported loday 111;11 the Herman min ister to Central American countries had sent in^xsagrs to the foreign ."-misters of those nations criticizing I Ik- forthcoming Havana conference of the American republics. Some "quarters interpreted the re port as meaning that the minister was "warning*' Central American countries to maintain their "neutral ity". The United States State rte parlment called (lie conference, scheduled to convene July 20. President Declares "We Will Not Send Our Men" To Europe Ten German Planes Said Shot Down London, July 1(1. — (AI'j—Ten German |>I;iik>.s were reported shot down tiii>• alternooti i• i ;i great air battle over Filmland's southern coast and the Knglish channel. involving nearly 150 planes. An air raid warden at a south castern Fnglish port .said two lor mations of German raiders, each nearly 50 strong, attacked a convoy of small ships and lie believed one ship was sunk. "I saw Hi ivy bombers fjo down in less than two minutes as the British lighter pilots maneuvered to encircle the nazis," he declared. The warden was authority lor the estimate of the forces involved and German planes destroyed. The warden .--aid that in a coIoss:il dive bombing assault, the Germans enveloped the ships in a cloud of smoke. Anti-aircraft guns helped the fight ing planes break up the raid and smoke poured from several of the raiders as they retreated toward the French coast. British account of another phase of the battle said more than MO German bombers, accompanied by fighting planes, kept m close forma tion until swift British fliers split them up. Then they released their bombs, shaking buildings for miles, and then turned back toward France. The government announced that "a few persons" had been killed on the south coast of Britain when German bombers struck there. FRENCH LINER BEING HELD AT SINGAPORE Singapore. July 10. (AP)—British naval authorities announced today that the French liner lie de France has been detained here pending in strielions from the British admiralty. The 13,450 ton vessel has not been seized, it was stated, and still Hie., the tri-eolor. Surplus Irish j Potatoes Are Purchased Haleigh, July Ml. (A!')- The Fed eral surplus marketing admini-lra tinn ni'tved today In buy surplo In li potatoes in the Klizabelh City and Washington areas and f;istc*rn North Caroline) generally. John W. Goodman. a istant ex tension director at N. C. Si;jt»* col lege, said thai an appeal lor ;iirI can.e from potato growers yesteiday :iiid that by late last night "sali: factory arrangements" had been marie. W. L. McfJahey. Beaufort farm agent, sent in tin- first appeal, say ing between 150 and MOO cars of po tatoes remained to be moved from his counly and that the regular mar ket had virtually collap erl. Good man said even larger shipments from the Elizabeth City area remained to be made and that Tyrrell county a|,o had considerable unmarketed po tatoes. New Constitution For France Is Authorized Vichy. July 10—(AP)—Frrnoh > national assembly passed tonight a bill srivinc the Petain govern ment full powers to draft a new constitution. The vote was 569 to 80. There were 15 abstentions. Vichy, July 10.—CAP)—A dramatic shouted defense of Former Premier i Edcuiard Daladier and other absent, leaders by the elder statesman Edouard Herriot today interrupted; proceedings of the national assembly,; gathered here to pave the way for a new totalitarian constitution for France. Boos greeted *l:r' reading of a list of senator^ snH nop;:tios who had absented thejr.sehrs from the meet ing. Herriot, ex-premier and president of the chamber 01 deputies, infuriat ed. rushed to th" speaker's rostrum and shouted out a defense of hi.s former colleagues. The listed included Daladier. Geor ge-- Mandel. Cesar Campinchi. and several others previously reported lo have sailed aboard the liner Macillia for North Africa, where it wa.- be lieved they might try to form a new government. The national assembly decided that the nation's new constitution when drafted will be submitted to the peo ol<^ for their approval in a nationwide reaver Hum. • The a-'-e!r:i'ly met this afte-n - n to vote or a p;*op'■:-=»! 1o g;-. •« "V: ri (till power I" pr«-n til'l'.- ;■ . stitution. Roosevelt Asks $4, 848,171,957 in Cash and Authorizations, Bringing Total Ask ed At This Session to Ten Billions. Washington. July 10.—(AIM — President Roosevelt asked C'oii ! mess lo authorize an additional jil.Kl8.IT 1,957 for defense today in a special message, asserting that "we will not use our arms in a war of aggression; we will not send our men to lake part iu European wars." Mr. Roosevelt's request brought lo approximately SI0,000.000,000 the funds and contract authori zations asked this session for land. sea. and air armaments. Specifically. Mr. lloosevelt to day requested S2.l(i 1.411.95" in a cash appropriation and S2, ?.'!().00(1 of contract authori zations. it- principal liwon til the war up 1«. liit- present time is thsit partial defense is inadequate defense," the President said. "So great a su tmneans sacrifice. So large ;i program means hard work —the participation uf the whole country in the total defense of the country. This nation, through sacri fice and work and unity, proposes to remain free". The President outlined the gov ernment's "immediate objectives" as follows: "1 To carry forward the naval expansion program designed to Imild up tiie navy to meet any possible combination ol hostile naval lorees. "2 To complete the total et;-.:ip ment for a land force of approxi mately 1,200,000 men though, of course, this total of men would not be in the At my in time of peace. •"I To procure reserve stocks of tanks, guns, artillery, ammunition and so forth for another #00,000 men, or a total ol 2.000.000 men if a mobi lization o! such a force should be come necessary. "4 To provide for manufacturing facilities, public and private, neces sary to produce critical items of equipment required lor a land force o! 2.000.0')0 men and to produce the ordnance items required for the air era!! program of ilu Army and Navy gun.-, bomb:, armor, bomb sights and ammunition. "a Procurement ol 15,000 addi tional planes for the Army and 4. 000 for the N'avy complete with nec e. ary pare < ng'nes. armaments and the mo. ' modern equipment." M< nlioiiing that Congress wa., con sidering enactment ol a system of •..elective training" to dev< lop "the ii' ee: ary >an pov.ei to operate this material and man power to fill army non--combat need ," Mr. Ifooseveit coniiiii nt< d but v/itliout .specifying what plan he favored: • In tins v.ay we can make certain thiil when tin modern material be come: available it will be placed in iin band ol troop.-, trained, season ed and i • . i-. and that replacement materia! can be guaranteed." At on" p'-ail Mr. Hoosevelt declar ed: "We luliy understand the throat •>l l!i< new en. .avejiteiii in which men ir ...v not p< ak. may not li. ten, may not tn::«K. A the: e threats become more mamrou. and their due mean ing iiior< clear it deepens the deter i Con' mi'o on Page Five) GERMAN CLAIMS AND BRITISH DENIALS Berlin, .July 10.—fAI')—Twenty ; 1 i'riti. ii pi; ne- wcip shot down during an attack yesterday on the fi'-inuiii l>a.-.e at Stavanger, Norway. :hf riiiii» command asserted today. fcarlier a communique had re ported that ail of twelve British plane- attacking Stavanger yester day were shot down. (The Briti-h have admitted loss of seven planes there). Air Eattles Are Reported Berlin. JnJy In. -'AP)—The Gcr 11.an high con and announced to day that I'recpient air battles had been jought •>'.<■< the English chan cel a ii't'/.l :Janes bombed Eng lish hi,; of! :air.' eastern and outhern hore- ;md attaeked moni tions w« rk- and •<:! tanks ashore. Ti >■ da iy e .. .m inique -aid fine *iat i i. ••rehantn.en *'»tal ng ■ ;<> 'nr.- had been -unl; in the air 'iltac!: . while ten other ■r ■ ■ -r\ damaged uti .-.•Hi.K &«.;