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Iletiirefsmt HaUg Iliapafrfj ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA \ I \ -SEVENTH YEAR HENDERSON, N. C., SATURDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 28, 1940 remlS^«7.l,K,lws F Policy i iew Axis Partners Agree On , i rea Of Influence For Russia paces' For ach Power , greed Upon Other German Com ment Centers on Unit i Siates, Possible Use oi Singapore and Sup* plying of Arms To r'-itish. t. 2;:. —(AD—The three tiie German-Italian tarv pact have agreed n which the red star 'it - t»» he the e>nt.oiling • .. ':<>• latve comment A Deutschland said to powers. which have !y 'i> the precise "spaces" • v . una A-in in which : > have t'»"e linr'l word i n Russia's sphere, so . i>e n<> question of en in foreign spaces b\ the CMPivPiifrv sa:d. ■ "he relation of the in • *cs to thfir re-o^etv^ "leadership" and not as rule. rtrman conjecture in the vesterday's dramatic signing v.-. «l<i li'ont alliance cos *he United States and its . *e :se of Brif^in'* Sing se and its supnly of arms t<> the English. _ :.rr, s and munitions to y r may not bring a con the three members of the authorized sources said. depends on whether likely to effect decisive ness of the war. d •' m" instance, that trnd ' ce destroyers for bases western hemisphere terri ■ mean a conflict. <_•! directed against the vention and widening of lict." these sosrccs contin lying arms is one man if est a •' >■ r.terventionist spirit. Just • i whether : unish;ng instru war leads to open conflict • ' contracting parties of the • - pact is presently a theo rjuestion." umanians Under Arrest Sept. 28.—(AP)—Four <■( former King Carol': i ircfl under house ar . eminent t«»day. ■ premier and five gen • • -tody and the expen Kui»en Titeanu. fonnei i: . mister. on Rumania's ' "h<- Xew York World's F.'iii »« : inve stigation, communique d- were placed on the home: • 1? former leaders "to preveni ■ «•." the communique added 'H the men of ' lurking clan •inflv." i ":i pa t activities arc undei I consideration." it was said Julgaria May Join Axis, talians Say 'ot Kept. 2H.—(AP)—Italiar ' •«■-*«{ circic > suggested tnday tha : i. friendliest of the Baikal 'ries to Soviet Russia may joir •i • axis pact of Germany. I tab ri Japan. n also was considered likely t< recruit in the near future to tin " ry accord against attack by an: •r power not now at war in Eu :<e or Asia. li' lyaria entered the new align ' ' observers said, it pre j!y would be for protectioi .• • ri eece and Turkey. 1 ' .in aUiance. \hese observer ■v uld tend to isrlnt? Turke; •• s'mllar to t!:c Unite $20,000,000 Loan to Brazil Dr. Gutlhernie Guinle, of Brazil, watches Jesse Jones, federal loan ad ministrator, sign agreement negotiating United States loan of $20, 000.000. for the development of that country's steel industry. Brazil is putting $25,000,000 of its own funds into the expansion program. First Of Over-Age Ships Reach Britain -Churchill Hails Destruction Of German Planes London. Sept. 28.— CAP)— Prime Minister Winston Churchill today hailed the destruction of 133 German planes yesterday as a "third great and victorious day" for the royal air force. In a message to the lighter com mand of the RAF. Churchill said "the scale and intensity of the fight ing and the heavy lo.-.ses of the enemy especially in relation to our own (3t planes) make September 27 rank with September 15 and August 15 as a thir«l great and victorious day of the fighter command during the course of the battle of Britain." I ___ Thai Plane Constabulary Post Within Indo-China Frontier Is Machi ne Gunned by Lone Plane Hanoi, Sept. 2ii.— (AP) — French [ authorities said today that a lone ! Thai (Siamese) piano machine gun I ned a native constabulary post 45 | miles within the Indo-China fron I tier this morning. I No casualties resulted, the French | said, and no steps are being taken in ! retaliation. The authorities said tho attack wa> 1 apparently connected with a reitera ' tion yesterday by Thailand of her 1 { territorial claims on the French J colony. | Thailand, which has a "good will mission" in Tokyo at present, recent ' ly voiced demands for the return ol certain border territories. The de r mands were rejected by the Frencli " • government. Thailand then eancell I ed her non-aggression pact with •: Indo-China. ■ j French sources previously have 1 voiced the suspicion that Thailanc l was being urged by the .Japanese tc 51 advance her claims. The Japanese ' - have haded troops to police thrct 1' military oh* br>ses obtained in Indo Lby u IYench-Jap^ne-'e accoitl Commander of Flotil la of Former U. S Destroyers ^ays Yes sels Prove They Wil Be of Great Use tc Britsh. A British Port. Sept. 28.—(AP)~ The first H«>till ■ of the 50 over-ogi df troyMs transferred by the Uniici States to Britain arrived here toda; and a Canadian Pre- reporter win made the trh> reported it passed un ciithed through an ". pparenl sub marine attack" the l::-l night at ser The di: patch coniained no furthe details of the "attack." The commander of the flotilla, nrival veteran, said the ships' perfor mance <n the voyage proved the; would be of great use to the roys navy. particularly in convoy work. Al'hough the uniiit jack flew ;i theii mast--, their American origi was evident aboard, said Ross Murr the Canadian Press representative the first newspaper man to male such a trip during the present wai Tie said the crew slant under whit blankets marked "U. S. Navy" an that the dishes, ew'lery and ammuni tion all were American. "The weather was reasonably goo (Continued on Page Five) U. S. Linked j More Closely London, Sent. 2f».— (AP) —Th British press almost without excep tion took the view today that th chief effect of the new German-Ital inn-Japanese alliance was io link th j Uivtcd States more ci cely to Biitan The Daily mail attached great sig jniticance to tnc conference in Wash ington yesterday between Presider j Roosevelt and Lord Lothian, th i British ambassador, declaring: "The announcement oP the con lerence strengthened authoritativ ' but unofficial reports that an agree meat of vital importance between th British empire and the United Stat: has been almost completed." Most editorials expressed belh that the three-power pact was aime directly at the United States, an igave great space to reports of th American reaction. in fhmb ' I he More ci & hem We Have iise Less Likely We Are io Have io Use Them', Roose velt Says ai Washing Ion Ceremony. Washington, Sept. AP) — I Yc^ident itoosevcit, ;»• n'^ ihc "),)o that American airplanes would always be used for peaceful pur po.es. said today that the more wc have the less likely v/e are to have in use tluiii. tiie lo.-s lil:-iy are we 10 be attacked from abroad." Me spoke at a ccrt::"u,ny al which he laid the cornerstone of t!u* admi \ iitration building of Jiingt.n'i now SI3.00.000 airport, under con struction on land dreaded i.owi Lit Potomac river. With hundreds of civiiii.n and mil itary planes flying above him, the Chief Executive said: "The roar above us of American airplane engines in hundreds oi' ! American plnnus is symbeke or' our J determination to build up a defense , on sea, on land and in the air capa ! ble of overcoming any attack." "They represent in a small way the power we must ultimately have and will soon have. "Rather, let me discuss this as a gratifying flexing of the kind ol lighting muscle democracy can and does produce." Asserting that the planes above were on a peaceful mission, he add ed: "We all hope that their missions will always be in the ways of pcace. We shall strive with all of our ensr 1 gies and skills to see to it that they are never called upon for missions 1 of war. '•But the more of them wc have, the less likely we arc to have to I use them, the less iikely are we to be [ attacked from abroad." Nazis Claim Raid Damage Bombers Attacking London Said i o Have ii Started Great Fires in t| Dock Area. ''| Berlin, Sept. 28.— (AP) —In '• formed sources said strung forma L' tions oi' German bomutrs atiaekej M London again this morning and trial . i fires were started anew in tnc Easl India docks. Returning raiders also said thej j heavily damaged a wets end powei 'station north of the Thames. The mightiest destruction yel wrought in air attacks on England was lelt by tne explosion ol 1.10C t Ions of. bombs dropped yesterday German sources said. The high command said two mer chantmen in Dover harbor were sunk ; by German shells fired across the I channel and another was reported I hit. "Extended blazes and heavy explo j sions indicated success everywhere,' I in the aerial war on Britain carriec j out in strength particularly agains' ' docks, factories, power lines, ga: | works and troop camps, the hig>: i command declared. Informed sources said the score o yesterday's severe air fighting wa: 101 British planes to 38 Germar planes lost. I These sources described the Fri 1 j day raids, which continued through e i out the night, as the most effectiw ! yet. The attacks were renewed thi< [ morning. (jJ&aihsft FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Mostly cloudy with moderate d to heavy rains in east portion and partly cloudy in west por tion tonight and Sunday; not much chanse in temperature. Undersecretary Of State Says Far Eastern Problems May All Be Settled By Negotiations Racing Scrap Metal Embargo Under the Williamsburg Bridge in New York, a barge is loaded with enormous quantities of scrap iron and steel destined for other shores. Speed in loading the metal is necessary to beat the October 16 embai-go deadline set up by the President for shipments to Japan. London Ends Third Week Of Air Siege I -14 Persons Said Killed in Raids Madrid. Sept. 28.—(AP)— Radio National said today reports reaching Aigeciras indicated that 44 persons were killed in the French bombings , of Gibraltar this week. The reports said one of the dead was the aide to Vice Admiral Sir Dudley North. North Carolina Finds Little Cause for Ex citement Over Current Politics. Dail.v Dispatch Bureau, In tin* Sir Walter Hotvi. Raleigh, Sept. 28.-—The tempo of the political campaign in North Car olina continued very and exceeding ly languid this week: though reports from Charlotte indicate that Repub lic.)! State Chairman Jake Newell hopes to inject a bit of life into his party's efforts. In Democratic state headquarters here, the force is working; but noth ing even approaching the unusual or sen ationa! developed this week. Congressman • Lon Folger came down, set up an office for the na tional campaign—an office designed almost solely for the purpose of col lecting campaign contributions—then trekked back to Washington without | having named a director for the carn ; paign. He may be back in Raleigh today ; with an announcement, probably : Dick Reynolds of Winston-Salem as j the money drive head: or he may not | come in until early next week, it was reported by Mrs. Mary Pollard, who I is the only present tenant of the I headquarters. Lon, who knows most, if not all-. > the political angles, has issued an I extremely optimistic prediction that "the Democratic ticket headed by i Franklin D. Roosevelt and J. M. j B rough ton will receive the greatest ; rrinp't-' c"ry river, to pr:-y <cndcv. ' in th'" ?tife." Considering t!"'.- IV>r\c. (Cuntinued on Page Five) German Bombers Strike at LondonAgain After Furious Over night Assault; Heavy Toll of German Planes Taken. London, Sept. 28.— (AP) —Ger man bombers struck at London again today in a mid-morning li.ulit alter a furious overnight assault that wound up three successive weeks of relent less air siege. Royal air force fighter planes im mediately swarmed up to intercept the first raiders and after a short time Londoners emerged from their shelters—ready for another day of intermittent alarms. The British said the ovcrnignt raids against London and towns of England'; Scotland and Wales had | cost the Germans heavily. The air ministry announced that \'.i German warplanes were shot down yesterday, bringing, their total losses for September 'o more tha, , 1,0(10 for the second successive I month. ! A second alarm sent Londoners t'> i shelter this afternoon just as th'.ji J sands were making a week-end exo ' dtis to get restful sleep in the coun I try. Cloud-darkened skies hid the num | ber of German planes sent at Eng land in almost endless procession during the night, but observers said (Continued on Five* Resuce Ship Nears Vessel Jacksonville, P"!u.. Sept. 28.— (AP) j —Battling rough seas in the Atlantic ! 100 miles northeast of Jacksonville. 1 the crew of the freighter Alice Tebbs prepared to abandon the sinking ves sel today and board the rescue ship i San.uel Q. Brown. A message to Coast Guard di visional headquarters from the Tebbs said "we have man with , broken leg and internal injuries."' Another message from the Tebbs, which radioed early today that her ! : earns had opened and that she was ; waging a losing light against water. rising in the- hole r,nd asked th< • rVng in tho hole, a-ked the :! rv.] ■ d f t the injured sailor. The Coa t Gusrd cutl'r ri I. <: (Continued on Page Five) United States, How ever, Is Preparing"For Any Eventualities," Welles Declares in De tailed Analysis of Stand. Cleveland. Soot. 28.—(AP)—Sum nci Welles, undersecretary of state, declared in a new statement of for eign policy today thai there was ;'tio problem in the Far East that could not be peacefully solved thiough negotiation ." lie added, however, ttV't tlie United St.iles was preparing "for any eventualities". In the most detailed analysis of foreign policy in many months by an authorized government spokes man. Wellt'.-. set forth the "require ments of the United States" in the Orient. The declaration was consid ered especially significant since it followed yesterday's announcement that Japan had joined Germany and Halv in a military alliance Welles also re-asserted American intentions "to render all material support and assistance" in the form of supplies and munitions to Great Britain and the British dominions "in what we hope will be their suc cessful defense against armed ag gression." The speech was prepared for de livery before the Foreign Affairs Council here. The undersecretary reviewed for eign policy through the Roosevelt ad ministration. and warned that the United States faced a danger as grave as any in its history. •Japan's assault on French Indo China he condemned as a threat to "the integrity of the French'colony," contrary to promises of the Japanese government to respect the status quo in that area. "In essence." Welles declared, "the (Continued on Pace Five* Willkie Ends Western Tour Aboard Willkie train En Route to New York. Sept. 28.—(AP)—Wen del! L. Willkie will report to New York Republicans tonight on his western campaign trip, which he closed last night with an assertion that the Roosevelt administration has kept the form but not the substance of democracy. The Republican presidential nom inee will speak to his party's state convention at p. m. EST. Willkie's latest criticism of his Democratic opponent was made at Madison, Wis., before a cheering crowd. Noting that appropriation bills have to originate in the House of Representatives, he said "and yet, retaining tin; lorm and abandoning the substance, this administration insisted .shortly after it came into of fice on having blank discretionary appropriations made by Congress." Japan Gives Warning Konoye Says New Al lies Ready to Show Power of Their Mili tary Alliance. Tokyo, Sept. 23.—(AP)—Piemior Prince Fumimaro Konoye warned in •i nationwide radio address tonight thut Japan, Germany and Italy "are ready to display the power of their military alliance in case of neces sity." The prince warned his country, however, that it was facing an un precedented crisis and would need all its courage and ste.idfa: tness. Konoye said Germany and Italy were leading the attack on the "status quo" in Europe and that Japan was similarly engaged in Asia. "It is inevitable that Japan in east Asia and Germany and Italy in Eu rope should assume the leadership in foiming these spheres of co-pros perity," he slid "I believe that at tempt- to hinder this inexorable force >! natur'- .icpon-ib!c- for the v t i•<a!; of the .-econd European war ; >: i i- r tion of what may be „:'jn' - d • - tatc of quasi-war
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