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Hertitersmt Uailij Utepafdj ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA \TY-SEYENTH YEAR IjKASBI) wnuo skrvicio of VI IK ASSOCIATED I'll loss. HENDERSON, N. C., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 2(5, 1940 I'UliLISIJ 101 > 10VERY AI-'TEIINUON J0X«.'I0I'T Sl'Nl'AY. FIVE CENTS COPY pain, * * oosevelt Restricts Exports crap Iron, Steel pan Loses am Source Official Mention ide of Japan, But ap Iron and Steel ports Are Restrict Jo Western Hemi ■ Lre and Britain. IV,. - (AIM —! >-e\. • !t today ordotvd i \r.i t- i«i -crap iron !• v-1 \ ;I! prrmit them. ;• !»». g-> up.lv to itmn v.v-u-in hen: sphere and ::: ..-sued by the White I Mr. lv><>sevt'l! hat! up-' ■ establishment of add;-' ■ !- «• t r the rxportation i >er. p "with a view' „ *■ >■ .\ .:i ible : 'apply to : • t •> panning require • di.tn-e program in this • .is made ri Jispan.; t't-t ii a big buyer <>f the j • • c latest step t>> restrict! ediately was regard rit es as an addi • n this country's dis-| Japan'.- southward the Pacific, v. Presidential secre- j •iter- in response toj Mr. R >o-eve!t had • continuous con.-ulta-. y telephr.no. with Si-c ut that he know of no ■rcnce scheduled by the jtive to consider touchy i :i problems. ABA Fight On Nomination ■ City. Sept. 26.—(AP>—I .. . • n A. P. Giannini. Pa- j • agnate. and the | • ' ti. * ..:oke into | «•! cr.it:: .-! tho ilomi- ! ttcc '•! the American j • .ti"n threatened to j ention 11< >« »r today, e of V.\ L. Hemingway, j - banker, was sent to the | !• - »*.i •: the t«• iith day «»f . in' 11 t' inv'ention as the d candidate for second vice over G.anniniV vigorous : ■ V rsston . the second vice "c cs the pre.-ident two ! e targ'-rl that rejection of; >n candidate whom he. ■;in fomented hv "syco- ; ' es •>: the rilost arbi • ' .<• .it> department of ' government." (d to the candidacy of ; Sm th. e-:ee:itive vice' c Bank of America of of which (iiannini is j < hoard Smith asked i , committee late yes-, ■ •'insider- hi • name "at ' tnnini had threatened | ' • the convention if his j > not named. arner Back n Capitol vice President Under akes to Bring About arly Adjournment of Congress. ■-•ton. Sept. —(AP)- Vice (J.'i!buck in the Capi *\.o months stay in Texas. : today to bring about an '• • irnment ot Congress. Congressional leader > ri that he was certain that • •• would approve fines! ad '•:it and that Democratic • >uld muster support in the (i irner's first telephone r iving at bis quarters was fent Roosevelt. "e House press secretary. I"';.rly. s;tid that t'>o T'resi '■ • \';<v Pt^'sidi-nt h;irl :» .. icndiy little chat." Capsules for Draft Lottery These are actual samples of the capsules to be used at the national draft lottery to be held in Washington, I). C., a week or so after the draft registration. Number 258, the number photographed, was the first number drawn during the 11)17 lottery. Numbers are printed on white card1." and inserted inside the capsules. Draft Machinery Takes New Step Raleigh. Sept. 20.—(AP)—North Carolina*.- draft machinery, prepar ing for the start of compulsory mili tary training, took another step to day when bids were opened for sup plying 1.000.(100 registration cards and 800.000 registration certificates. Bids also were received for 20.090 instruction placards to be posted at the registration places. Adjutant General J. Van B. Metts said it had not been figured just how many draft boards would bo needed but that the number likely would be close to 150. Export-Import Bill Signed Wa-hin^ton. Sept. 26.--(AP) - A oof). ',00 K\j>< nt-import lending program for improving economic conditions in the we.-tern hemisphere became law today with President K>n;.-e\ rlt's approval. The now act increases the lending author tv of the Keeon truction Fin ance C'orp'.»"«"'tion by S!..">00.000.000. Of thi. sum. .S..OO..OOO.OOO will go to the flxport-Import Bank for use in L;itin Ami ric i. The remiandor is for the general u.-es of (IFC. including loans to defence industries. Dover Shelled From France Loncion. Sept. 2(i. —(AP)— Long range German guns flung shells actoss the channel into Dover this afternoon, while the na/.i assault on London was renewed by two waves of bombers. The shells bursting in Dover kill ed a man and a woman. For over an hour the bombardment continued. The war planes which flew agninst London, did not penetrate to the cen ter of the city, but veered off about the time they reached the defense House Appropriations Sub-Committee Asked For Funds to Equip Army of That Size By Next June 30. Washington. Sept. 26.—(AP)—The Army, it was disclosed today, plans to have clothing and personal equip ment for 1.400,000 men bv next June 30. Major General Edmund B. Gre gory, quartermaster general, made the statement at an executive House appropriations subcommittee hearing. Gregory asserted that $105,262,093 j asked by the Aiwiy in the bill l'or this purpose-—when added to other! funds already appropriated would j provide for a lorce of that size. Con- i gressional approval of the sum. he said, would provide tl\# army with i $468.63i),937 for .soldiers' clothing and other gear. Gregory's statement was consider- 1 ed significant because of Congrcs- j sional discussion as to whether the Army would have supplies for the new army nuifie up of an expanded regular force, National Guardsmen and draftees. The subcommittee's hearings alsoj disclosed that the Army expected to : have 20.000 airplane pilots by June. 3d, 1912. Brigadier General Jacob EJ Fiekel, chief of the air corps train- [ ing and operations division, gave this estimate, indicating a step-lip in j the eorp's previously announced j plans for training 7.00U pilots a yearj starting from last July 1. In connection with aircraft pro cuiement. the sub-committee was in-I formed, the Army plans to spend | $30n.000,000 and the N;vy $15,000,-: | liOO for expediting aircraft produc j tion. Washington. Sept. 26.—(AP)—The i i House appropriations committee rec | onimended today that Congress vote an additional $1,469,993,636 in cash l and contract authorizations to bring i the nation's army to 1,399.441 men by j next July. The committee approved a bill which would increase the session's ! total appropriations and eontractural I j authorizations for the armed services j | to a peacetime record of $12,136,832,- ! 516. This did not include approxi | mately $4,700,000,000 authorized for j (Continued on Page Three) Babson, Touring America, Finds Shortages Of Only Parking Space And Courage BV ROGER \V. BABSOX. Copyright 1940. Publishers Financial Bureau. Babson Poik. Sept. 26.—Like visit-! ing Florida, everyone should take at least one good motor trip in a life- j time. Easterners should get in their' ears and drive west, while westerners should drive east. From the ea.-t to the west roast, the trip can he made comfortably in eight or len days. I m n > spring chicken, but it is n-jt tiring to an old chap. In fact. I relax physically, thoroughly enjoy myself,! and secure a good brain dusting. I heartily recommend such a trip. Take More Auto Trips. Eaeh widely separated group cer tainly should see how the other half of the country lives. When taking such a trip, talk with people along the way. This is most important if (Continued on Page Three) Nation Would Active ly Support Germany if United States Eniers War on Side of Great Britan, Report States. Tokyo. S"i)!. 2f>.— (A'M x «'<ua!i ricci informant said todnv i| is ox-' n-M-lpd Japan would actively support Germany if the United Sta'.'s should j nn<or the wiir on the : ide of Great j Britain. He s:iid the Japanese government j finally i.» convinced ih«* I United j Sti.tes i' unalterably opprr-ed to .Ta- 1 pan's "legitimate" expansion in the Orient. This source said that "strengthen- I in:;" rf tiie ;inti-c,,rrin5',!,n iv-h of! Germany. Italv and Japan had be come one of the m:iin objectives of Jananrse diplomacy in the past year. | M< anwhile, ho indicated, a noti aggri ssion pact with Soviet Russia is not unlikely. I "Japan is and always- will be op- | pored to communism," he said, "but ! this doesn't mean th;;t a working! arrangement with the Russians can not be effected." "Japan hns consistently sought on ly peaceful economic penMivtion of j the Far East." said this informant, i returning to the question of the Unit ed St-h t es. "Oia sphere of action lies here) and we prefer not to send troops and ! warships to the various corners of I the Far East to guarantee that pene tration. "However, the United States has consistently attempted to block Ja pan. Even during times when the British offered conciliation the (Continued on Page Threes Explosions On French Coast Southeast Coast. England, Sept. 26. — (AP) — The heaviest explosions along the French coast since royal air force raids were launched against German "invasion ports" along the' '•'■annel were heard this morning from the direction of Calais and Cape Oris Nez . Terrific explosions followed one after another, almost without inter ruption lor more than 4!» minutes. The new bombardment followed an early morning raid of more than three hours. negro Y cuth Given Whip Boy Asks Whipping Rather Than To Be Sent to Roads or to County Farm. Wilmington. Sept. 2*5.—'AP) — A sentence calling for corpor*' punish ment was meted out in New Hanover recorders court this morning. Richard Jenkins, 16 year old Negro, had been cpnvicted of an assault with a deadly weapon after he had al legedly stabbed a No ' -r> youth who was f ighting a relative of Jenkins'. Jenkins said he didn't want to go to the roads or to the cc.np4.y farm and asked Judge Alton Lennon if he could not take a whtoping instead. Judge Lennon called a Negro longshoreman from the audience and explained that if the boy was not whipped he would have to be sent to the county farm or to the roads and asked ihe longshoreman if he was willing to whip the youth. Judge Lennon then ordered Jen kins to return to the recorders court room at 3 o'clock this afternoon, at which time he was to receive a J "minimum" of ten lashes across the back. (jJfbaihjof) FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Partly cloudy and continued cool tonight and Friday. Our Flag—May It Wave Forever! The American flags are grouped together as the American Legion parade swings down Summer Street, in Boston. The parade took (lie entire day. Legion Abandons Neutrality Stand Warner Is Legion Head. Milo J. Warner Tolodo, Ohio Boston, Sept. 26.—(AP)—Milo J. Warner, Toledo, Ohio, attorney, won election as national commander of the American Legion today in a land slide on the first ballot. The floor battle for the national commandorship. which had started as an apparently tight contest among ten contestants, was over almost be fore it began. State delegations hold ing more than 700 votes, a majority, seconded the nomination of Wainer. The five vice commanders chosen today were Irving A. Froyd of Tor rington, Wyo., James L. McCrogy of Oinahn. Neb., Harold P. Redden of Springfield. Mass., Edward Stirling of New Kensington. Pa., and P. A. Legcnder of New Orleans. Meager Clues In Slaying Horsham. Pa., Sept. 26.—(AP)— Poiice tracked down meager clues toaay in the brutal club slaying of Mrs. Ethel M. Atkins. 3.i-year old wile of a Philadelphia bricklayer and cncc- married to Jo!-n Cicen> Angler, member oi' the wealthy Duke family. (Continued on Page Three) Amendment Reaffirms ing 16-Year-Old Posi tion Is Voted Down; Convention Opposes Shipment of War Ma terials to Aggressors. Boston, Sept. 26.— (AP) —The American Legion's 22nd annual con vention shouted down today a resolu tion favoring strict neutrality by this county in its foreign affairs dealings, and thus abandoned a lf5-year-old stand by the veteran* organization. After a dramatic fight on the con vention floor, the more than 1.400 delegates roared out a voice vote against an amendment to the Le gion's foreign relations resolution which read: "We reaffirm our historic policy of an adequate national defense in support of the Monroe Doctrine and we reaffirm our policy of neutrality and peace." In an appeal to insert the amend ment, O. R. Armstrong of Chicago J shouptcd that the Legion had proved a "bulwark of sanity in a world gone mad with the war." "This country," he cried, "is not ready for involvement and wc should not abandon our historic policy ot j keeping our powder dry and our mouth shut." "The people of America." said Al fred Kelly, department commander of Oregon, in calling for defeat of the amendment, "want courage from the American Legion, not appeasement.' Strength, courage and idealism will keep us at peace: weakness, compro mise and appeasement will lead us ; to war." At the same time the Legion ap- I proved a demand that this nation pre- ! vent shipment of war materials to aggressor nations. Bids Are Asked On Reconstruction Of WilJiamston Fill Raleigh, Sept. 2G. — (AP)— The j Highway and Public Works Comniis- i sion called today for bid- to be sub mitted October 9 for grading and new overflow bridge structures on the Williamston fill. The highway was damaged by the late August floods. It was estimated the new fill, to be 34 feet wide and have four new i bridges which run about 1.400 feet in length, would cost S200.000. Sur facing will be included in a later let ting. us will widening of existing oridges. The ffovprrnient i- contri buting to the r'.St bin the full amount cannot be d^t'imined uni;' • irr" •ntnts are reached for completion of the entiie reconstruction. Four Tc-One Combination Fascist Press Speaks Openly of Spain's Present Role of "Pre Belligerency"; Other Developments Break Rapidly. (By The Associated Press.) Events shaped rapidly today to ward the entry <>f Spain into the war on the sicl" of the Rome-Berlin axis —apparently tn permit an attack on Britain's great Hock of Gibraltar by German troops passing through Spain. Berlin reported that inclusion oi Japan in the globe-circling axis pro gram also appeared to be in the offing, making a four-to-one com bination against Britain's lone stand. The fascist press spoke openly of Spain's present roie of "pre-bcl ligeroncv" as Italy's foreign minister, Count Ciano. left for Berlin to con clude diplomatic negotiations bear ing on the reported "collaboration" of Spain and the axis powers. Other development in the inter national picture broke swiftly: 1—A dispatch from Indo-China saiu 2,000 Japanese troops landed at Haiphong this morning without fir ing a shot and without meeting French resistance after three Japan ese planes had bombed a railway crossing, killing and wounding 15 na tives. 2—Great Britain, smarting under the withdrawal from Dakar after a three-day naval siege of the French West Africa capital, sent her bomb ers against Berlin in the longest raid Continued on Page Five) Canadian Ship Captures Nazi Cargo Vessel Ottawa. Sept. 2f».—(AP) — The Canadian firmed merchant cruiser Prince lioiji rt h;is captured the Ger man express cargo ship Weser off Manzanillo, Mexico, N;ivy Minister Allans MaclJonald announced today. The Weser, a !).i 79-ton ship which plied «is a passenger liner on the North German Lloyd's Bremen Pa cific service, took refuge in i'unta Arenas, Cost.i Rica, shortly after the war btgan. Sue moved since to Man zanillo, arriving late in July. MacDonald said the Weser left Man/anillo ye-terciay and was seized last night. (Mexican west coast waters, in which the capture apparently was made, are included in the American neutrality zone.) Wiiikie Says NationOnRoad T o Bankruptcy Aboard Willkie Train En Route to Omaha. Sept. 2<>.—(AP)—Wendell L. Willkie, speaking at Mitchell, S. IJ. said today that ii the United States "does not get off the road to bank ruptcy quickly his democracy will pass." "Perhaps the appearance of the 'indispensable man' is the natural se quence of coming bankruptcy and long continued economic depression," added the Republican presidential candidate. Willkie declared lie would seek to creat more jobs by encouraging new industry. "Oi course, you can't have new enterprises when the govern ment burdens them with taxes, taxes and taxes." fie continued. "I don't think you realize how prec ious is our freedom and how precari ous is our position today." Willkie said. "The preservation of such a prec ious right ought to challenge every American.'' The nominee .-aid that democracies ■ eidom "hi ink out >> r-r 11 gut," and added tiiat "there aie always under lying can / contributing to it.-: de struction. France had been in the
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