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imtitersott Haihj Htspafrlj ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA -.U,\VY-SKVENTH YEAR • HENDERSON, N. C„ MONDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 26, 1940 .•ubush^bvbkv. FIVE CENTS COI'Y Senate Votes To Limit Conscription 960,000 Men Is Maximum Peace Draft Amendment to Burke VVaclsvvorth Bill is Compromise; S hep para Says Limitation Would Seriously Crip ple Program. .V.iU. L'tv —(AP>—The j y ti> limit tt» 900.- 1 • ;-\tvr of conscripts' ctive training at •it: peace under the compulsory mili • was agreed to on a . i 'promise between •c.i Senator O'Ma >c:*at. Wyoming. for a l.ci'0.000 men and an y Senator Lodge. Re M s.-achusetts. for a limita- j • c I'll had carried noj i Senator Sheppard. IV.\ -. t 'lci his colleagues! 1 • War department's S.4no.uoo in the next 'A'.:: department's plan; s- army" of 4.000. early 1945. he said, vd thi< goal during : ent of conscription coupled with it the : to i::::it the number of, - < . .ttec.- to 800.000 during! »er:nd would "seriously I 'A department's plans, j Willkie May Make Speech On Draft j V ;. Aug. 26.—(AP)—Un-! quickly on con !i. :t was disclosed id. L. \V;l;kie's he;td-| :ai .. S can presidential iv will make a speech prompt passage. ; • address Wiilkie • al of "some form Lie. himselt, has y quotation since cu. -aid he favored i action. i p< : ters on defense :u:al. Willkie called <•: : litarv plane con-: I «:id Senator Byrd .. / > for hi* inquiry I'm clays have gone by| • !'-nt said we needed • >aicl. "and only 343 in-eti ordered for the, i Marine Corps. Nonej eel in this calendar • ..ill not be delivered 3-hour Raid On Beriin British Planes Fly Over Berlin for First Time; One Raider Re Porlecl Downed. '^•i (AP)—Berlin got '4 ;m ;»ir raid today i.! British bombers, protective ceiling '• '1 pectacular Gcr ; lire and dropped on the fringe of • ■•II huddled in cel three hours and ug the early morn • 'I sources said only uden cottage in the ot' Rosenthal was aid that there were and said it was the planes have flown * capital, but it was • •:>* raid alarm. ' "!;«• of the raiders The hitih command ho.nbing hit oniy U. S. Mystery Plane Unveiled for Knudsen Lockheed Aircraft Corp. at Burbank, Calif., brings out what is called the world's fastest military air plane, for inspection by William S. Knudsen, chairman of the national defense advisory commission, and Major Gen. Henry H. Arnold, air corps chief. The twin-engine interceptor pursuit ship carries a one pound rapid lire cannon and five machine guns, is said to have a speed of 500 miles an hour, climbing 4,000 feet a minute. War Begins New Phase "Preliminaries" of the Battle for Britain Are Ended, German Com mentary Declares. Berlin. Aug. 26.—(AP)—The "pre- ! liminaries" of the battle for Britain are over, the semi-official Dicn-t aus Deutsehland said tonight, and now begins the detailed destruction of Britain's war industries. Its statement came on the heels of the heaviest air attack Berlin has J suffered since the war began. With last night's intensive raids on ! the British midlands, including the I dropping of one-ton demolition! bombs, a "new phase" of the war be-! gan. it was said. German air supremacy over the i island kingdom has been achieved i and "now begins the planned desti ne- ' tion of industrial plants essential to ; war," the commentary declared. Jones Silent On Cabinet Position Washington. Aug. 26.—(AP)—The White House said today that Jesse' H. Jones, federal loan administra-l tor. was not expected to say wheth er he would accept the post of secre tary of commerce until after Labor Day. He is vacationing in Michigan until then. Jones has been offered the cab inet post to succeed Harry L. Hop kins. ONE DEATH IN RAID ON EGYPTIAN PORT Alexandria. Aug 26.—(AP)—One person was reported killed and five wounded here today after a number of high explosives and incendiary bombs were dropped by Italian fliers in a 90-minute raid. The raid was the sixth against Alexandria, site of a British naval Flood Relief Activities Overshadow Other Events Of The Week In Raleigh Daily Di.spat( h Bureau, In the Sir Walter Hotel Raleigh. Aug. 2f>.—Flood relief ac tivities alomost completely overshad owed other developments of a rather uneventful period in Raleigh last week. Throughout the week the State Highway Commission personnel was up to it- collective neck in work con nected with saving such road.- as could be saved and determining as iar as possible what damage had I boon done to those hit by the waters. ! So far nothing even approximat ing an accurate estimate of the total damage has been possible; though it is conceded in all quarters that it will probably exceed any from a like catastrophe in many years. Roads Reopened. Highway officials are being gen ! eraliv credited with a Jam-up job of re-openibg flood-closed roads in un (Continued on Page Throe) Dies Charges Axis Propaganda War Boys' State Opens Today Daily Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Waiter Hotei. Raleigh. Aug. 26.—The American Legion's greatest experiment in teaching youth the mechanics and machinciy of Ameiican Democracy will get into full swing at Chapel Hill today, with approximately 150 j of the state's outstanding high school | leaders undergoing a thorough-going training in government. It is the annual Boys' State, a Le gion activity in which the University of North Carolina cooperates to the fullest. Registration was completed Satur day afternoon or yesterday, and each boy was given a thorough physical examination. The youngsters will be organized on the pattern of North Carolina's General Assembly, and will receive intensive instructions in every line of government activity. They will even be divided into two parties for electioneering purposes and will themselves elect "mayors" for their (Continued on Pug'' Three.) British Oil Firm Is Taken Over By Rumanian Official Bucharest. Aug. 2(1.—-(A P)—The Rumanian government, through its oil commissar, today took over the affairs of Unirea, a large British oil company capitalized at $3.0(10,000 with an annual production of 640,000 tons. This was the second largest Brit ish oil company to be placed under government control along with one French company. The oil commissar now directs half of Rumania's production. Many German-Ameri cans Compelled to Help Disseminate Propaganda Through Fear For Relatives, Dies Declares. New York, Aug. 26.—(AP)—Rep resentative Martin Dies, declaring that many German-Americans were being compelled to help disseminate nazi propaganda in this country through fear for their relatives abroad, announced today that he would seek enactment of a law for bidding the operation of any foreign controlled organization in the United States. Dies, chairman of a House com mittee investigating subversive ac tivities, said he and his associates had obtained "difinite evidence" that the country was being flooded with nazi propaganda being sent free through the United States mails. "The evidence shows," he said, "that there is a definite program in this country: first, to prevent any adequate national defense: second, to prevent this country from assist ing England, and third, the presence of foreign agents in key industries in America places them in a strategic position for espionage and sabotage." Dies who begins a series of private hearings in New York tin is afternoon, said he was convinced that the axis powers had set up a central agency (Continued on Page Three.) Local Guard To Train At CampJackson Washington. Aug. 26. — (AP)— Army officers disclosed today that at least two divisions together with several smaller units would train at Camp Jackson, S. C\. this winter. The 30th National Guard division from North Carolina. Tennessee, South Carolina and Georgia has been assigned to the South Carolina post. This outfit is composed of some 18, 000 men. In Boston, Secretary of War Stim son served notice that National Guardsmen holding civilian jobs im poi tant to the nation's rearmament would not be called into active mili tary service and urged that their military positions be filled by others "before the Guard units are brought to active duty." lOsjcdhcA FOR NORTH CAROLINA Partly cloudy tonight and Tues day, possibly scattered showers. 6,747 Army, Navy Planes On Contract Defense Commission Reports to President Roosevelt That Planes Are Contracted For, Although Money Is Tied Up. Washington, Aug. 20.—(AP)—• The HHom"* commission reported to Pres ident Roosevelt today that contracts for 0,747 Army and Navy planes were out: tanding as of August 17, despite the fact that funds for much of the aircraft procurement program war. t-IHl tied up in the $5,008,000 de fense oill. The figures were contained in a report based on Treasury department figure:: which were brought to uie White House by Robert Horton, pub licity director of the commission. The report said that as of August 17 contracts were 'in the works" for 3,916 army planes, including 2,029 combat and observation planes and 1,887 of other types, primarily train ing. For the Navy on that date. Hor ton said, contracts had been let for 2,831, including 1.221 combat and ob servation and 1,610 other types, most ly training. Horton explained these figures covered contracts outstanding for planes yet to be delivered. Dates of delivery for the planes were not dis closed. Seed Distributed In This Section Washington, Aug. 26.—(AP)— The Agriculture Department reported today that more than 15,000.000 pounds of Austrian winter pea seed have been distributed in southern states for use as winter cover crops. 'Die seed was produced in Oregon uryier a plan sponsored by the AAA .it Commodity Credit Corporation. Shipments to southeastern states included North Carolina, 1.650,000 pounds. LIVESTOCK MOVED FROM CALENDONIA Raleigh. Aug. 26.— (AP)—The pri son department is moving much of its livestock from flood-damaged Caledonia prison farm. Prison Superi>* ndent Oscar Pitts said today 100 steers had been ship ped by truck to a camp in Pender county iuid that three carloads of steers and one carload of steers ant? cows were being shipped to Cary farm and the Tarboro camp respec tively. Wheeler Quotes British Efforts To Involve U. S. Washington, Aug. 26.—(AP)— Senator Wheeler, Democrat, Mon tana, told the Senate today that Sir George Paish, whom he described as economic advisor to Llovrl George in the World War, had told him he was in this country to get "every thing short of war" from the United States. Taking the floor during debate on the conscription bill, Wheeler said the Britisher first told him he (Paish) was going to "get this coun try into war" and had been "re sponsible for getting this country in to the last war.1' "Then", Wheeler said, "he qualifi ed it to this extent 'well everything short of war'." Georgia Leaf Sells High Atlanta, Aug. 26.—(AP)—Georgia bright leaf tobacco growers have received $11,924,01.16 l'of their 1940 crop of 74,631,651 pound marketed so far, the Ge orgia department of ag riculture announced today. This was an average of 15.98. more than 3 cents a pound hitrhor than the average for t'io crm last ye"r. Sales last week totaled 29.03^.75") pounds for S3.761.339 97. an average price of 12.93 per pound. Working for His Dad F. D. R., Jr. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr., third son of the President, is pictured hard at work at Democratic campaign head quarters in New York. Working for re-election of his father, he is di recting activities among college stu dents. Young Roosevelt will soon become a law clerk. Italian Editor Says Egypt Must Not Be Used as Springboard for British Attacks. Rome. Aug. 26.—(AP)—Virginio Gayda, eften Italy's editorial mouth piece. today warned Egyptians against letting their country be used as a springboard for British attacks on Italian territory. The fascist editor, charging the British with attacking Libya from Egypt, declared "it is necessary to i lix positions and responsibilities 1 clearly." (Egypt, bound by a mutual defense ; pact with Britain, has remained a | passive ally of the British. AlThough j Italians have crossed the Egyptian | frontier from Libya and raided Alexandria, Egyptian base for Bri tain's Mediterranean fleet, there have | been indications that Egypt would | declare war only in the event of an Italian attack aimed directly at her.) The British have been speaking of | threatened Italian attacks against | Egypt, Gayda said, in an attempt to drag that country into war. Instead, he contended, "one must , speak of threatened attacks by An glicized Egypt against Italy, which has the right and duty to take all defense measures which the ruJes of war may impose." Destroyer Is Sunk By Mine London. Aug. 26.—(AP)—The Bri- | tish destroyer Hostile has been sunk by iin enemy mine, the admiralty announced tonight. The Hostile, one of the "hero" class, was a 1,340-ton vessel with a normal complement of 145 men. Completed in 1936, she was capa- ' ble of 36 knots and mounted four 4.7 inch guns and eight torpedo tubes. She cost 300,000 pounds, then I about $1,500,000. ITALIAN SUBMARINE TORPEDOES TANKERj Rome, Aug. 26.—(AP)—Italian submarines operating in the Atlan tic have torpedoed and damaged a large British oil tanker, the Italian i high command reported today. Listing of Aliens Begins Tomorrow; Washington. Aug. 26.—(AP)—Jus-' tice department officials completed their arrangements t«>day for the ire-, mendous task of registering and fin- | gerprinting an estimated 3.600.000 aliens dining the next four months, j The job will be started tomorrow in about 7.300 postoff ices and is sche duled for completion on December 26. '"n h en ♦:>v.o the d^nartment mr«t avenge 36.000 registrations ''ally, bec=iw with SittIiv on-* the period contains only 100 days. Berlin Has First Big Air Attack British Coast Raided Along 30-Mile Front; Air Attack on London Fails; Germans Say Little Damage Done in Berlin. London, Aug. 26. —(AP) — German warplanes failed ih an attempt to pierce London's de fenses. but massed nazi raiders smashed at a 30-mile stretch of the south coast and showered bombs also on a wide area in land. Two big waves of German bombers headed toward the cap ital were turned off by British fighters in a ten-minute battle in the clouds about 20,000 feet over the sea coast. Machine gun and cannon fire of fighters escorting the bomb ers died away as the Germans made for home without break ing through, at least three of their planes falling ns the bat tle's toll. Fourtec German , planes were reporh v downed previously. An air raid alarm earlie sent Lon . doners underground for the sixth | time since Saturday, but the metro politan area was untouched, t An air raid alarm earlier sent Lon the German air force had suffered a "very sharp reverse" in daylight raids, and that increasing night at I tacks apparently indicated a change ol' tactics. i (German reports said British ! planes were downed in air fighting today at a rate of five to every Ger man plane lost.) I Besides Dover, the channel "Hell's Corner", Folkestone and South Fore ; land apparently bore the brunt of the i Lultwafe's reply to Britain's first big air attack on Berlin. London's millions went scurrying to shelter at 3:26 p. m. (9:26 a. m., ! EST) when alarm sirens screamed | but they emtgred again when the all clear signal was given 37 minutes Inter without any sign of Ihe raiders ' or any activity by the city's anti-air (Continued on Pace Five) Six Dead In Accidents Charlotte, Aug. 26.— (AP) — Accidents and drownings took at least six lives in North Carolina over the week-end. Four of the deaths occurred in Mecklenburg county. R. C. Black, 31, a dairy employee, and two Negroes drowned in Cataw ba river near Horseshoe Bend. No trace could be found of the bodies. Mike Grier, 30, of Mecklenburg county, was killed when his car ran down an embankment. Johnny Hunt of South Robeson county was struck and killed by an automobile. Raymond Nance, 20, of near Cary. died of injuries he suffered in an au tomobile accident on the Raleigh Durham highway. Nazis Bomb Ireland Area Three Girls Killed in Wreckage of Cream ery; Protest Lodged With Berlin. Dublin, Aug. 20.—TAP)—The Irish government announced a German plane dropped bombs which killed three girls in southeastern Ireland today. An immediate protest wa£ made to Berlin. "A bomber aircraft of German na tionality flew over the area of Cam pile, Ballymitty, Bannow and Dun cormick county, Waxford, between 2 and 3 o'clock this afternoon," naid a statement by the government infor mation bureau. "Bombs were drop ped at each of these "ts. The co operative creamery ; .mpile was wrecked, three girls v.'t. t killed and one injured in falling masonry. "The Irish charge d'affaires in Ber lin has been instructed to made a irotest to the German government na to demand full reparations."
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