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Hfcttiteraott Uatly SKspatrir ONLY DAILY. NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA 111 VKAK HENDERSON, N. C„ WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 2, 1940 ,'cl,1-w'lS,k^KsS!sii!vv.B,,N,"'N FIVE CENTS con ^ * * Tax Bill Meets Criticism King of Swat Foois Fans by Fanning • < P he Ruth missed this one purposely to entertain the 2.500 youthful fans erathered at the New A . Fair Academy of Sport for the tin a I session of the baseball school. At any rate, the Bambino • e major attraction as the former home run kiri£ showed the boys how to hit Ion™ ones. Th° boy v . . ;:.e plate, Stephen iorniau, 12, was mijrhty surprised when he opened his eyes and found the bail in his mitt. (Central Press) Henderson Airport Is Included in CAA Plans For Development Program Outlined c< House Committee To day Would Provide SI 1,897 For Local 1 seid: 141 Airports ii v*o!inas Included. . . r de\ «.•!< «|> ecu C ■ 1 heei ! »pi iut.on C At itlitiu nrojprts, rstimat -i - i >.1 TJH.-Sarc imhid :' -V k|(* nU'*V»'.n till* •Aiiik- il !>ut lor devol •i :: Ml ail potts ai a ■ > -1 t>i >Vi I ..'13?.735. • . ! • -ri 1 i«•;« i »• »n iff • :• r*t ; jiv th « ' . .Wiethe U • cl dc I . (I'til.f "> i ici««I• :» ; ini lu^ioii tit' a i .♦ \ mil m. an inasp: ft <>t at lion lijjflt r tU* program .it thf ^ >vr;i»iu( ni ■ i:ri>u:)d to tin* dr i many of the ports. . •• (" i>.t i piii * i 11 •. ( : :i;ui . I'• >ck A'li: ..ingtmi iUi lor X tii C;in»lin • fulli.vvina: Avhcvillf |. . .-wHO.o! C'lllltuf •;,:m .•/.* I: c;»Id-i.«.K , s.VJ.'iOSj; ilender Km,*123.44 !>!»'.; M'n eh« 'd Cit^ i.' ,'i : ! .'i.')i)M; Kji S'ii.:!!?: Hoek ii... Sr ilhfi( Id-Seltnt •. ;-.i\V; nx I! ,1 >n. Wu.-.ii _ rder Prevail; in Mexico City. Oct. 2.--'AP)—fX .. it*i Am;-, tin Ciu dfciared today that "< rdcr pit ;hn>* ghout the country, tnctud .Monterey" — where Brigadk ' - ■. 11 Andres Zaruisa was shot t yo-ti cci. y in a battle wit aid he p!» lit ed a revc i!.:i'.t::,iv tot.p. , :.-v iV-K. H« -cribc(l j ■« . ■.■■>' i ■ «>' r-nitlii b:»lK i! •, J .- hil!s :<! i•:.?mf -: • « • •:!! : : I ut ) Italy Sees No ■ Reason For I. S. Entry Into War Rome, Oct. 2.—lAP)—Italians have "no reason to suppose a sj»ii it of agression" exists in the 1 nittd States policy which would cause her to ro to war, -Stal'ani. official Italian news ajrency. said today. The agency. which always re flects V ? view of t'ro fascist guv t rnm:nt. issued the commrnt as what it termed an answer tci American newspapers which, it said, were calling Japan's al lian-e '.villi (lermany and Italy a threat a^aiiM which the C'nited States would react. >' Army, Navy Officers Defense Bases Miami, Oct. (AV)—llifth rank :i:* .State- Army and Navy planned a visit today with t::e I) 'ke •;! Windsor in Nassau be i>»i« i out on an expioratioi ' trip rt find uitable defense basej . i»n the outlying Bahama islands. Travelling in military planes, they stopped in Miami on the way Ui ! six iJnti.ii possessions in tiie West Indies where the United States will , iease .uffieient land to establish . naval and air outposts. Their stay on New Providence •. island, where the duke makes hi. _ home as governor of the Bahamas, y was < xpeeted to be brief because tiit , tiny trip of land, 185 miles from - toe Florida mainland. provide.5; - scant space a'ici insufficient har borage for naval bases. 5 Tobacco Av erage Involved In Suit I Wilson. Oct. 2.—(AP)—A suit in volving the question of tobacc acreage under the Agricultural Ad justment Administration control pro gram was set for hearing in Nash _ . v■ilie October 12 under an ordei ..'signed today by Judge Walter J >1 Bone. ! | M. W. Owens brought actior . against the local soil conservatior committee in which he charged tht , group originally set his tobacco aere s ;ge at 27.2 acres and later, whci par' ol his cop was harvested, to!: .• hi !• he had erphmter!. Ow*n ask < the 27.2-acrr abutment :uid ex .i- i'.iJlb il'Jltl AAA penalties* Censorship Is Opposed War Department's Op position to Censorship Voiced by Press Sec tion Officer. New York. Oct. 2.— r.-.r-j— The War department's opposition to cen sorship \v;is voiced today i)y Liculc nant Colonel Stanley J. Grogan of j the general staff press section. I The army. Colonel Grogan said. : thinks that censorship "is very often 1 worse than th it which it attempts j to prevent." In a speech prepared lor the over se.is press clul> at the World's Fair, Colonel Grogan explain 'I the Army's pri relations policy and mentioned two topics which lie emphasized were ; still in the realm of 'conjecture". < >ne was whetlier the present Army j organization "in a time of greater ' peril miglP become part of a large governmental public relations agency like the Creel committee on public information in the world war." The other was whether the War department might use some opinion polling service to measure public re action to its operations. Wiilkie Flays International Policies Aboard Willkie Train En Route to i Cleveland. Oct. '2. (AI')—Wendell L. Willkie, declaring that this coun 1 try now has little in;! icnee in in ternational affairs, said today that Germany, Japan and Italy "are thinking about the United States in , terms of War." i "Nobody in this country wants war." said the Republican presiden tial nominee to a transide crowd at Adrian, Mich. "Under such circumstances there is just one hope for these United States —just one l.ope for the continuation of this peaceful democratic life—and that is for the United States to be j come strong. "It must beer me strong in its domestic economy and in its military ' defense. We need both. In both rc sptets we are presently very weak. "This administration now in power has spent $60,000,000,000 of our (Continued on Page Three) Overhauling 01' Setup Is Demanded Passage of excess Profits Tax Measure Late Yesterday Leaves Only Appropriation Bill as Bar to Adjourn ment. Washington. Oct. 2.—(AP)— The complex excess profits tax bill, vot ed alter weeks of contention, reach ed President Roosevelt's de k today, but already Congressional dissatis faction with the measure was being voied and Mere wi re L»i-p:i< li.-un c;t— mantis for ;i thorough <• .eriiauhng ot i!it entire national i \ • .. .-h .'ehuv. One "I tiie las, • • .5^. s to a long-sought Congrex-ic irji reces . the excess profits legislation whipped through both Ilou.-e ;.iiu Senate yes 'ev. day. The President .> approval was expected promptly, b'.cause the biil contains provisions deemed essential to the defense program. Congressional action on an excess profits measure left only the S1,480, 000.000 defense appropriation bill as the major obstacle to recess. This bill, carrying the funds for the conscrip tion program and the creation of an expanded army, already has received House approval but has not yet been reported out of Senate committee. With November 11 and November 18 mentioned as dates until which the recess should be taken, House Democratic leaders made an infor mal check-up on sentiment today. In the event opposition materializes to a layoff of such duration, it was under stood that leaders would resort to a series of three-day recesses for the period. As the excess profits bill wc-nt to the White House opponents continued to inveigh against it as a "tax atrocity" which falls far short of ob jectives both in producing revenue and in preventing swollen profits in defense industries. Sell-Oat For First Game Cincinnati, Oct. 2.—(AP)—A sell out crowd of 33.000 moved in sun light low;i I'd Cmsioy Field today for the first game of wh.it may bo one of tho toughest last ditch battles in world scrips history between Cin cinnati's Beds and Detroit's Tigers. Skies were marked by a high over cast shortly before noon, but tho weather bureau promi.se;! lair weath er. Rearing back and whistling his pitches across for the American Leaguers was Buck New o;n. It was the first world series game for the Tigers' ace. Opposed to him in all probability was Paul Derringer. The cry '"play ball" was scheduled for 1:30 p. m. EST. Hurls \ icton Buck Newsom tDsjcdhzr> FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Generally fair and continued cud I tonight and Thursday. President Hears Defense Boom Fingers in iiis cars to deaden the .sound o! tho idcnt Kc;o. L'Vi li is shown at tlie- United Stall dcen, Md.. as ! 10 inspected I.»!.** d('on.-e r.iiiis i tests. With him i Maji.r C. V/e ,a>n, phonephoto. IT' i t c ':n,r. 11 $20,000 Fire In Center of Oxford Business Section | Oxford. Oct. 2.—(AP)—An eariy morning lire destroyed three Main street business build ings here today with a loss of possibly $20,000. Firemen >aid it apparently started in the Lovely !.;rlv Beau ty Shopps* and spread to the Wilson Tire Co. on on«* side and t'*e Reynolds Fleetric Co., on the i other. How the fire started was not learned. Firemen prevented it from spreading to May's depart I ment store and the Farmers lo baeeo warehouse. 1,651 Aliens Washington, Oct. 2.— (AlJ)— 'J'lii' Justice department. reporting on the progress of alien registration in North Carolina, said aliens have been registered in cities of 1 ().()()() population or more in the st ilf. including aliens in (itie. and con» munitie of les than popula tion. the total reported registered v.a. 1 ,()51. Spokane, Wash., Oct. 2—(At'; Henry A. Wallace carried the Demo cratic campaign inio Washington state today alter telling an ()reg>:i audience that Wende!! Willkie's statements of policy on public own ership of power "are so confusing we cannot be sure what his attitude /funtinited on Fm" Delegations From Al bemarle Ask Assur ance That U. S. Route 17 Will Not Be Chang ed; Committee Ap-I pointed. ! i Raleigh. One 2.—(AP)—The High- ! way and Public Works Commission i voted loday to postpone at least torn- ' poraril.v the award of construction j contract- f«ir highway across Lake j Mattanu -licet and for the Soco Gap Cherokee road in tiie mountains. The delegation of more than 50! citizens from Albemarle counties ap- ! peared before the commission against j rumors that I . S. Route 17 might be permanently changed to go through Plymouth instead of the former rout". The Mattamuskeet and Soco Can road are special projects approved : by Governor Hoey. wiili funds to de- ! | fray tiu ir costs to come from special ( allotments of highway funds. The commission designated Chair man Frank L. Dunlap. Chi'I Engineer' W. Vance liaise and Commissioner E. I i V. Webb as ;i special committee to j consider ihe proposals and decid" I whether the bids received yesterday 1 should i <- acc'-pted. I Hugh Morton of William-ton, J. A. Pritchett. mayor r<! Windsor, Thad I'CoMtinoed on Pace Five) Dike Planned | At Caledonia !;.. i• i it 11, (it* l. 2. (AP) T!ic High-I v.. .'iid I'ublic Works ('»»i11mis.*-i»»r» r|i i ih rl tod;iy In ;111«jc;i 1 <* $70,00(1 lor in. in 11 i;iJ»• construction of a dike 3.~> I iles long at Caledonia prison farm i Ti• protect ;iIjoiiI .'1,100 ;ifres "from irasonably high flood Two "short water" dike.- would al.-o be included in the restoration j project. but the nine mile dike j wrecked by record August flood- will • not be replaced. About 2.000 acres of land will be j turned into pasture, as it will not be. protected at ;ill from the floods of the Roanoke river. Croslev Field. Cincinnati. Oct. 2.— The big bats of me Dc'roil Tiger. blasted out a 7 to victory over Cincinnati here this aitorn;*•»»! in tho first game oi' the 1 y4'» World's Se ries. Paul DerringT. the ace <•!' the Feeds' pitching sta11, started on the mound" for the Redlegs. National League pennant winn< rs. and lasted I'nti! the second inning when he !elt the gome under a barn <!<■ H I>:rni» hits, which. cnt'D'^M 'Vi; » vvsilfly* r the p; i t of the !"*• : . t: d .:vt runs. Moore t.»k ' W\ • nd did pretty v.til. t.\_ '.vay in the ninth by Ripple, who finished .v t.he game. .Moore allowed two runs. York I ( tripled and Campbell hit ;i home run . in the l'ifth. Buck Newsom worked a line game for the winners, allowing eight hits. , The big bat of Hank Green burg wa- silent most of the contest, he ' contributed a single in the second ( inning to start the five run scoring Score by inning;-: T? II V. ' T> i-.. I ' <!,!(> -7 J!l i 1 ' C:r"*inn::ti fiOO 1:»* .* (>!'■ Xewsom »iiid Sullivan: I) i.'r. . .ore. Hifrie .ir.d V.'u. ... Attempts To Raid London Germany Believed To Have Taken Over Di rection of Italian North Africa Opera tions; Egypt Seen As War Theatre. (I»y The Associated I'ress.) British royal air force bombers have turned a "made in Knc land" blitzkrieg on (Germany, the !<0!id0ti air ministry di closed to day. driving tile war home to Ciermans in a couotcr-ot'fen.sivr that struck ovcrnighf at Berlin and l<i oilier cities and towns. "(ireat I'ires, terrific ex plosions. the debris of homii-liit buildings hurled sky high" were reported from 'he German capi tal to iiazi-held l,c Havre on the channel coast. Koval air force fliers return ins from the assault "-aid the red glare of fires -et h.v bombs in the sre:'.t industrial valley of the Ruhr could he seen for (>0 miles. The axis powers now have definitely abandoned the idea of drawing Spain into the war for the moment at least. Infoimrd (|uarters in Madrid said Spain's economic situation was still so black as an after math of the civil war that any military venture might have been disastrous. (By The Associated Press.) I-'our swift-striking waves of Ger man warp lanes at'emjjied to honih London ioday hut British fighter |)lancs chased one toint.it ion down the Thames river iind the air minis try reported all the attackers were intercepted and scattered. Willi clear flying weather, Merlin said the aerial assault would he greatly inten. ified during the day. The air ministry listed eight nazi planes shot down from midnight to noon without the loss of any British pk nes. As the war passed its Kith month —with tl.i dange r of a nazi invasion of Kngland apparently becoming mere and more remote- London military circle ::iici there was '~no reason to doubt' tiiat Hitler's high command In. taken over direction ol Italian opeiatif.n m North Africa aim'"I ."t breaking CJreat Britain's hold on tin- Mediterranean. The;.e circles said also that, in all probability (Ionian troop.- have mov ed into Italy to he used a reinlorce (Continued on Page Three) Ch;mil)erl;iin May Resign Position London, Oct. — (AIM—Re ports that t'c resignation of Neville ( !>aml>< ; l.iin, lord presi dent of the council, from the cabinet of j-'riine .Minister Chur chill was •imnieei.t were current tonight in political circles. These reports had it that ( humherIain's retirement be cause of ill health would he an nounced tonh'Jit or tomorrow. Nazi Planes Driven Off British Fighters Cred ited with Turning Back Wave After Wave of Attackers. London. Oct. 2—(AP)—Squad ■ ..n after squadron of German bomb rs flow to tii'- attack on London >day. but liriti~ij fighter* gave them attic und were officially credited rith tinning back c-;ifh succeeding .cIVC. The IJritish a . mini.-try announc d (-.lily tonight mat all attacks have boon jnurcepted" and the •lanes driven back. A comnmniq:;o acknowledged, lowcver. tiiat a le v/ ol the German llanos manag.-d to penetrate I.on ion's defense.-; arid drop bombs I'hich inllicted some fataiities. Five air raid warning- ironi dawn o dn.-k kept London in 'in almost •ontihuoiis of alarm. Tiv • e t'n!•'••• alarms in the nomlng. I after noon, and
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