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Heniterson Umly Hfspatrl? OKLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA Si.\ EN'TH \EAR ":iuf^Mt,u^ItSs0K HENDERSON, N. C., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 14, 1940 FIVE CENTS COPY iiish Airmen Strike Back jii ncane Smashes Carolina Coasts The: e two pictures show damage done Sunday by a tropical hurricane which struck the coast of Georgia and South Carolina. The Associated Ih-css piciure at left shew:- Use IJci:i:!oi t, S. C.. waterfrorlt alter the storm hit. leaving 23 persons dead near here and pruncrty damage running into million.-. The Central ''iv photo above i> a view of Charleston, S. C., showr i 'i ruuin»; sea battering the sea wall alter the hurricant roared through the city, cutting oil' communications, stalling traffic and doing millions of dollars property damage. Flash Floods Hit Mountains Asheville Is Hard Hit j City Draws on Emer gency Water Supply as Mains Wash Out; Roads Reopened. Vbvillr. Au;'. 14.— <AP>— Mountain streams. swollen by turn-mial rains of the last throe ti.v> m;t i'ii i»ut of their banks tmljv wrecking damage to uU '.nil lowland indus t" il 'i! • ,N expected to run into 11 '■ • i;- *:i doil trs ai>d claiming ai !>• ;^i »i\ lives. Hijiuavs throughout the ■ area were blocked by •>. inundations. :i Wiikesboro. a town of • :>• ; u is iv off from • world b> the flooded \ ill.!., river. '.leXeill of North Wil ■ i,ue in the ni.iiiH) and he ■. ".. 'i reach S5. ■ ■r.'.y as a whole, p Tsutis were ' !• t L'.:> 'it were out | • ' U' iicy meeting of North arrange-' •i • to ' i!;e care of > • ''v: and food were •> div gi abbed an \i.. :li W iikesboro v it drowned when • : <>\ u' a ciam near 1 were drowned in? - v .. and two others. 14.—(AP)—Ashe-! emergency water - l-iour capacity to . Ik d out ..ill main tli city of 51,-1 I' M. Iiurdette call " to c>n>erve water j tfif reservoir just . Tl.eic was no esti-i ..'l. "i time the sup- j I ms leading from • ; theast of the city ■ - in yc.-terday and •<!i l;e went out I h.ghway de that all roads i- '• <(•< pt the one j .■d been reopen- j out of the hili of western •i 1 ji.-tern Tennes l .'. i< >us and >4«tety of many r.-.'ns followed a! d the ('oast of i-i:d Georgia last • was expected to ;i - almost com ti outside world • n-r; Police Chief e feared took sev i '":i. Term., area a ■ >' »ut the hills •! '.ne or more per ■ ."ja in panic to Interior Grades Lower Prices On Georgia Markets j Tifton. Ga.. Aug. 14.—(AP) — Georgia's bright loaf tobacco markets sagged slightly today in at least four cities as lower qual ity leaf went on sale. Warehouse officials here said yesterday's average of 18.43 cents for 794.894 pounds brought S14G.1J3. or 2 cents a ix.und less than Monday's figures. Nashville and Adel were the only markets to report prices in excess of 20 cents. In Nashville, sales averaged 20.17. Today's prices fluctuated in a 4 to 28 cent range. Lang Funeral Rites Thursday Farmville. Aug. 14.—CAP)—rFu- j fieri.! .-ervices tor Jack P. Lang, su- j pervising inspector of the Carolina j regional office oi the wage and hour; divi.-iun ><[ the United States Depart- j ment t.l Labor, will be held here on i Thursday atternoon at 3:30 o'clock, j Lang was in charge oi the Columbia. S. C.. regional office. lie died at the United States vet erans hosptal in Columbia. S. C., late last nigh: after a two weeks' ill re.v c. Fie tore going to Columbia he was acting regional director in charge of regional headquarters in Charlotte. Ho was a student at the University oi North Carolina before enlisting in the United States Army and serv ing overseas. Ho was chief inspector of the North Carolina Department of Labor before going with the wage and hour division last January. As North Carolina service officer he was largely instrumental in get ting approval lor construction of the vetferans hospital at Fayetteville. Trade Fund Is Approved Washington. Aug. K.—(AP)— Over the objections of the Republic an minority, the House banking committee closed hearings and re ported favorably today legislation to give the Kxport-Import Bank $500. 0(10.000 to assist South American trade. Representative Wolcott. Republic an. Michigan, described the measures as a "roundabout method of assisting British blockade of Germany"' and said that :f enacted into law it wouid be "an act short of war." TORNADO STRIKES. V.ildese. Aug. 14.—A tornado, evi dently an aftermath of the hurricane which has lashed the Atlantic sea board. swept through the outskirts of Valdese Monday afternoon, dam aging two homes, a number of trees, but without resulting in injuries to any person. li)sLaijWl FOR NORTH C AROLINA. CInudv with showers this aft ernoon and tonight. Secretary Knox Urges Huge Army' Navy Secretary Saysj Defeat of England! Would Leave United States "Without a Friend in the World" Washington, Aug. 14. —(AP)— Secretary Knox declared today that the United States, lucking a two ocean navy, needs a "huge army" and he urged that one be created by conscription. Should England be defeated by Germany, he said "we will be let't without a friend in the world." He expressed the opinion that such a defeat in Of) days was possible. The Navy secretary appeared be fore the House military committee in support of the Burke-Wadsworth compulsory service bill on which the Senate undertook its fourth day of debate. At the White House. President \ Roosevelt and congressional leaders went over the legislative slate con sisting chiefly ot defense bills. After the conference, Democratic Leader Barkley predicted the Senate would act on the Burke-Wad-worth meas ure some time next week. Others at the meeting were Speaker Bank head and Democratic Leader Ray burn oT the House. At the Capitol. Senator Byrnes, Democrat, South Carolina, said that Admiral Harold R. Stark, chief of naval operations, had asked a Sen ate appropriation sub-committee to I increase by $47,000,000 the funds! which would go t<> the Navy in a| pending S4.963.000.000 appropriation j bill. The increase would be used for) armaments, for fighting planes and1 for aviation maintenance. Before the house committee. Knox! asserted that the nation faces "-a veryi grave crisis." None in this country can tell the; trend of the battle for Britain, he1 said, because information from bel- [ ligerents comes through officially controlled communiques. Floods Work j UntoldDamage At Mt. Airy ! Mt. Airy. Aug. 14.—(AP)—Flood- J I !ng creeks and rivers wrought untold j damage in this section last night and j today. Tobacco crops were whipped to the ground by wind and > ain and ! bottom land was washed cle.tm. In Raleigh, tne weather bureau re ported that rainfall of 3 inches at} Graham and 3.41 inches at Randle man during the last 24 hours threat ened to send the Cape Fear river into j flood at and below Fayetteville. while 2.38 inches of rain at Rocky Mount. Va.. and 2.80 inches at Danville pushed the waters oi' the Ronoke ivcr to flood stage. The weather bureau in Raleigh aid a flood bulletin would be issued or the Cnno Fear and Roanoke riv J ;-rs this afternoon. Anti-Trust Drive Halts Defense Commission Asks Jackson to Hold Off Persecution of Oil Companies. By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Columnist Washington. Aug. m.—Attorney! General Robert Jackson finds hiin-J sell stymied as a trtM buster by our) national prepared- I noss campaign. The justice de partment head re cently re com m ended su its against 22 majoi oil companies, with a view to separat ing their oil pro duction activities from their pipe lire and market ing facilities. But before he i .11,, tsoDert yacksoa ; *.— , -. to begin any such proceedings he got word from the national de- j fense commission begging him not to start anything that might inter fere with its program of armament development. Either Bob saw the point himself or maybe he received a tip from higher up not to open fire on the country's big industries at this particular juncture. Anyway, he let the news get out that he'll be initiating no anti-monopoly litiga tions until he hears further from the defense commission. It doesn't seem likely that the com- J mission will flash him a green hgnt I in the very m ar future. What the commission wants is en-i couragement, not only to the oil cor-! Isol ations, but to all our largest scale j industries to spend lots of money ivith a view to increasing their van- i ous capacities to Uncle Sam's re-j quircments. And there's small prob-: ability that they'll be inclined to do | it with the justice department accus- ' mg them of being too big already. The question does arise, and is be- j ing asked in congress: "If Bob Jack son is right in suspecting those com- | panics of fracturing our anti-trust | laws, is he justified in telling them virtually: "All right, go on with your I violations' regardless of the cmer-i gency?" Tammany O. K.'s Flynn. Tammany leaders unexpectedly are expressing gratification at the selection of Edward J. Flynn of the Bronx as Democratic national chair-' man, succeeding James A. Farley. i This wasn't anticipated. Flynn was a Tammanyite once, but he broke with the Tiger when the New Deal came in and fought the critter violently, doing it considerable dam age. Politicians take the leaders', ; Continued on Page Five) Armadas Of Nazi Planes Renew Pre-Invasion Raids As British Fighters Reply Waves ot Nazi Planes From German, iuutch and Belgian Bases Re new Attacks Under Cover of Heavy Clouds Over Channel. Berlin. A ue. 1«. — (AIM — Thundering through the aerial defenses of southern England, nazi raiders smashed at the is land kingdom in great waves to day in spite of the fierce opposi tion of British planes and guns. /»! 0 i. m. (11 a. ri. IISTi. said F>XR, fh? raiders were still go snsr cvr in droves from German, Dutch and Iiclsian bases and had started huge fires at Dover. DN'B said that British planes and five Cerinan had been destroyed in the intensive fighting over the channel and coastal area and that British planes had fallen "like flaming torches" into the sea. Military sources, declaring British planes have been swept from the air over the channel, said they expected the British air force again would be unable to prevent the German air men from carrying out their duties. The high command reported 132 British planes were destroyed in yes terday's general combat, but admit ted the British navy still was to be encountered in the North sea. A submarine chaser l lot ilia ran in to a flotilla of British destroyers there yesterday, the German com mand reported, and forced it to re treat into the log after a short skir mish. "German submarines continued their task unhampered," this morn ing's communique reported. With fog over the North sea and heavy clouds over the channel as sertedly favoring German air opera tions, Germans were reticent con (Continued on Page Eight.) Xo Prosecution For Purchasers Of Demo Books Washington. Aug. 1-1.—(AP)— Justice department officials indl catcd today in guarded p. ivate ei in ment that there was little likelihood of prosecution lor purchasers of the Democratic 1!)4U campaign book in the event that the Democratic na tional committee decides to sell the volt me despite the Hatch Act. One official said that prosecution under a law which would impose a maximum $5,000 fine or five years in prison on a person who merely bought a 25 cents campaign book was "an impossible situation." Guardsmen To Port Royal Columbia, S. C., Aug. 14.—(AP)— Adjutant General James C. Dozier said that National Guard troops were sent into Port Royal Sound today to assist local authorities in the ad ministration of hurricane relief and distribution of food. Dozier said he directed Colonel C. C. Smith, commanding officer of the 2G3rd Coast Artillery, to send an of ficer and men to Port Royal to report to Sheriff M. E. MePoer, who had wired Governor Burnet Maybank asking for ' martial 1; w". Long Distance Raids Made On Italian Cities I London. Aim. 14.—(AIM—The Caproni factory at ?.;;ian and the I Fiat plant in Turin, "two of Italy's most vital aircraft works." were "seriously damaged" by Royal air forcc bombers which flew I .(>{10 miles in a double crossing of the Alps, the British reporu d today. In Honrs il was said British war planes, reportedly from the direction of Switzerland, rained bombs and leaflets early today on rich industrial centers in northern Italy, killing 22 civilians and wounding more than 53 others. The heaviest attv.ek apparently was launched on 31)1 in. where 30 explosive and incendiary bombs were reported to have landed in the city. The death toll was put at 12 and the wounded ai 44. AP Writer Describes Air Attack By ROBERT E. BUNNELLE. A South Coast Town, England, Aug. 14.—(AP)— British- fighting planes fended off a terrific attack along the coast line here today in a gigantic air battle which involved 150 planes. Machine gun fire and the roar of cannon and anti-aircraft fire filled the air. From the shore, four planes could be seen as they crashed into the sea. The German raiders fiercely at-1 tacked. Six big nazi Junker II's swooped I down and sank a lightship in the | channel. British lighters dived on! them lrom high above and the bomb er moved away in the direction of j the French coast. The light at times became such an j involved mass of twisting, diving planes that it was impossible to tell which were German and which were British. Once we could see the flash of bombs in the sea off to the east. Sev- | eral dropped on land. Suddenly a fresh swarm of Ger-j man raiders appeared and began blasting away at the barrage b.il loons. Some of the balloons were ripped through and through and fell. I A shell from a Messerschinitt can- J non hit the ground and exploded near where we were standing. An empty machine gun clip dropped at our feet and fragments of anti-air craft shells fell about it. (The man who took this story ovei the telephone in Loudon could hear the explosion of anti-aircraft fire as Bunnellc spoke. "I can see anti-air (Continued on Pajjf FiwJ APPROVES BRANCH. Raleigh, Aug. 14.— (AP) —Tiic| state banking commission has au thorized the Waccainaw Banking and J Trust company, of Whileville, 1o open a teller window branch at Kenans-1 ville. BAY RUM THEFT. Chapel Hill, An;;. 14.—For stealing a 25-cent bottle of bay rum from a Chapel Hill store. Charles R. Smith. 52. was sentenced to six months on tht roads in recorder's court. Guilford, Mecklenburg Kate Two Senators Each Daily Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Walter llotei Raleigh. Aug. 14.—On the basis of) North Carolina's Constitution and the 1940 census. Guilford ancl Meek-' lenburg counties are each entitled to two members of the State Senate; j but the politically wise will lay you long odds that they will not get' them. Also on the basis of the organic' law and this year's counting of noses, i the counties of Buncombe, Durham,1 Forsyth, Gaston, Robeson and Wake are each entitled to a Senator apiece, without having to skip a term once in awhile. Except f ir Durham, t.'iey do get a Senator each time r-M ro they have nothing much to kick about in the matter ot senatorial re-, districting. Some of the other districts, how ever, are palpably beneficiaries 01 victims of political gerrymandering. Edgecombe, population 49.060. get-- a Senator every time, for instance, while Durham, population 79,735. gets a Senator only when ii can outvote the other three counties it its district. The First District gets two Sena tors for a combined population of 83,458; while the Seventeenth, with a population of 210.132, also gets two Senators. On the basis of a 1940 population of 3,51)1.991 for the State. the ■"> (Continued on Page Eight) Royal Air Force Planes Strike Back in Engage ments from North Sea to Africa While Defending British Isles London. Aug. 14.—CAP)—Armadas of diving ;md lighting German planes. 300 oC them swarming over the southeast const alone, renewed the relentless prelude to invasion of England in murky skies today as Britain struck back at the axis pow ers in engagements l'rom the North Sea to Africa. Fleet bombardments of Italian troops in far-off Somaliland, bombing of industrial cities m Italy, and a battle in the North sea were evi dence of her efforts to take the ini tiative of war afield even while on defense at home. Authorities sought to round up the users of German parachutes, ap parently those of regular nazi pilots whose planes were shot down. The parachutes were found in the heart of the industrial midlands. Masses ol German planes dived on balloon barrages and were engaged by British lighters and a terrific fire of anti-aircraft batteries. One furious 90-minute battle end ed about noon, after a great wave of 80 bombers protected by fast pur suit planes lost themselves behind banks of clouds long enough to gel inland where they dropped bombs. Many ol the explosives were de clared to have fallen harmlessly on farmlands. Another battle among 150 planes was fought on the south coast with British and German craft so closely mixed it was impossible for ground observers to tell friend from foe. Here a lightship was attacked and sunk. At least one barrnf balloon was shot down on the sou* t coast and several were ripped away and sent crashing on the south coast. At least ten German planes were unofficially reported downed in the various battles, bringing to 275 the German losses since Germany launched her major attack last Thursday. The din of battle came as the mili tary correspondents of Reuters news agency declared "all reports confirm that the present German tactics against Britain are similar to those preliminaries which were so success ful against Poland." IN.ll RIES FATAL. Hillsboro, Aug. 14.—David Long Wilkerson. 1!;. died at Watts hospil/T Durham, yesterday morning of in juries he received when the car in which he was riding overturned after i tire blew out. The accident occur red near the Orange Furniture Craftsman plant. Parachutes Are Found Widesprad Search Be gun for Nazis Who Left Parachutes in British Midlands. London, Aug. 14.—CAP)—Seven teen pa n i chutes bearing German markings were found today in mid land villages as the ministry of home security appealed to the public to re port urgently any information they may have about parachute troops landing in England. Police and home guards stopped ill traffic in the area where the parachutes were found. A farmer who found several of hem said he could locate no trace jf any men near them. (The midlands is England's great industrial area and a few parachute loops might be* a'.'le to conduct ex lensive «abotage there.) Finding of liit? parachutes inten sified a day-long search. The ministry said police, the mili tary and home guards were continu ing a widespread search begun im mediately after reports were received that parachutes had been found in two areas in England and one in Scotland last night and early today. Earlier reports said eleven Ger man airman (not parachute troops) had been captured in the midlands ifter they had dropped from strick i plane-- and left parachutes behind 'r m. 5?vtn were reported taken in ^rcup, leu/ in another.
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