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I'H YEAR LKASK|.swmKrs|.:RYC|s0F HENDERSON, N. C., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, OCTOBER 29, 1940 tobus'&?«Wa,?.b,u<00K FIVE CENTS con
azi Troops Massed In Balkans
Serial Number 158 Is First Draft Number
fa*''
( 'apsules For Draft Lottery
. s- car:v tmxt containing n'.uuu nuinucr cap.su x-o usra m
c.: t . :'•_•\ -uci y :n Wa.-hnigt n. The cap.-»ule> wer e depos
• ng. pt-nding the lottery, in the Treasury Department
.'■< r? drawn today determine the order in which the nearly 17,
... :;.nt> ot the nation will be called i'or a year ol compulsory
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/ irsi Pew
T' ,
i Oi
.Vlen Whose i\;urnbers
\ve Among rirst 650
Drawn Stand Good
Chance of Being
Among Trainees Call
ed Before Next July.
• . Oct. —(AP)—-Men,
a:> iiiutiiv" tit- tils I
y 11 tin- draft lottery
. inet- <>! being among
■»n t-.aine - who wiiJ
t • li re next July,
numbers are in the
e\ i n more likeiy
< .<• !i-.t«»• > ivtinat
■twer number range
• .t■ n needed unli
• .!■ ::..")!>(» number*
ytr to be draw:
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.•..«-{• r list which
• . <on or how iait
:: :••« 1 to call.
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i'i.ii »■) trainees arc
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« ii 'ite disregarc
.oih'y that tholis
■ to maiu'diate cal
.!• y training tin
• pi t'in- the indue
: nui put then
• »• (• inscription list,
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ice i:;i> (• !'/.■•( .-it,idiers
hand. •• >r" geiierou;
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pert- of till
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!:j.O ti aftees.
toe A : GOVERNMENT
iiO.Si) ISSUES SOLE
•i ^9.—fAP)—The L>>
Otmm:v::nn sole
today including th<
"1" 1 »:i (viblic "m prove
* :•!«• S"cii: ities Cor
'' ti'.iMi o!' $60 witi
- 1-4 percent.
• -iiy. s;o.«:o» sc!<«k>
■ •, Mo S- «T! *; iv Ci >r
i■ v *■! S112o witl
American Pilots
Airliner Downed
By Jap Warplanes
Shanghai. Oct. 'if).—(AP)—Ja
panese warplanes were reported
today to have shot down a Doug
las airliner piloted by an Amer
ican. W. ('. Kent, on the China
National Aviation Corporation's
Hongkong-Chungking service.
Chines." and foreign sources
said that some of its nine pas
sensors were killed or wounded.
What happened to Kent was not
known nor was he further iden
tified.
Hague Ordered
TP T «*r
1 o i estiry
:v il! t\ . .J., vi ». - mi / —
,\! ;iir I**!-;ml: II igue »»l" Jersey City
w.i^ .subpoenaed !•» appear later to
day (>'■!• >n1 a Senate campaign in—
\i-stig.iting sub-committee after he
had declined to appear voluntarily.
Halite, slate Democratic leader,
advised the sub-committee that there
w as !io need of any reply to charges
invoh ing the organisation he heads.
Duke Plans
Horn ecom ing
Saturday
Durham, Oct. 29.—Duke Univer
sity • MomccMuing next Saturday
will he coc. iderably more than a
campus celebration, according to the
schedule ol events being arranged
cooperatively by city and university
groups.
The Durham-Duke civ ic parade at
10:30 o'clock in the morning and the
Duke-CSeorgia Tech football game in
the afternoon will be the highlight
events of the day. and between them
will draw some 100.000 spectators,
but there will be a number of occa
sions interspersed throughout the
day or interest primarily to the re
| turning Duke old grads.
This year's civic parade will set
several records for the series that
s been held for some years. Thir
teen bands. b: li wed to be tiie largest
* (Cukitj«uod on I*a0w »>c. en)
f'resicienl Roosevelt
bays r urpose ol Rais
ing Drart Army Is
"Defense of Our Free
dom"; F i r s t Local
Numbers Listed,
n. Oct. M').- 'AI')—All
estimated l».I V.~i mm 11 hold ng draft
serial number !;*•}! will U the iirst
called up !'fi iii111i;uy :vrvic< :m (lit*
nation's unpi ec,-den ted peaiv.'tinr,.'
conscripti' n.
'! t : t numbr r v. a Use i'ii I dniwji
in indtiy's hi tm draft lottery. Sec
retary o| War Slinron drew it from
a hig gkis.-; l:ov.l a'. 11?: iv> p. ni., a
mill' i'. «>r so ail . I Ye. idert Ilouse
veil .' .ud iii a; or; r.MU speech that
the purpo: e ol mi.-ing a draft army
i:- "Uu c!ei'..!i. i oi our iieedmn".
' t; :k:.ni. on }>{;• ii'<»r«• i .11 the I :rgc
government auuiloi :i;ij. which was
tiie mi lie of tiie lottery, Mr. Roose
velt told an audience exceeding 1 ,300
that "only the strong may continue
to live 111 freedom and in peace."
In quick succession other numbers
were drawn oy nign oilieials who,
like Stimson. were Ijline!folded be
fore their hands dipped into the glass
bowl filled with numbers in blue ;
capsules.
Order No. 2. drawn by Secretary
of the Treasury Morganth.au, was an
nounced by Mt Aioosevelt as serial j
number 192.
Order No. 3, drawn by Attorney
General Jackson was announced by
1 Mr. Roosevelt as serial number 8.239.
j Order No. 4, drawn by Secretary
ol the Navy Knox was (i.620.
The tenth number— 5.892 —was 1
i drawn by Colonel Harry C. Kramer
; and the eleventh—5,837—was picked
by Colonel* John D . Langston of !
Goldsboro.^N. C.
The parents of one Washington !
• registrant who held No. 158 was 1
present in the auditorium.
They were Mr. and Mrs. Harry S. 1
Bell. Their 21-year-old unmarried ;
son. Robert, held the number. When
j it was read Mrs. Bell screamed,
i Bell. Sr.. went up to the platform
I and joined with notables in draw
I ing a number. He pulled the 48th j
5 number out of the bowl. It was
• 4.033.
MIDDLEBURC NEGRO
HAS SERIAL NO. 158
Washington. Oft. 2!). (AP) -Here
is the order in which the selective
service serial numbers were riniwn:
(Note: 'J'he first number is the or
der in which the number was drawn,
the second number is the unofficial
'older number of the local selective i
service lists, the third number is the
j serial number.)
1 —1—153—Billy Durham R-l,
Middleb'irg (col.).
2- 2 1 !)1! Willis Henry Nunnally
R-l, Henderson (w).
19 3—105- -Lcola Dale Faulkner
I!-!. Henderson (w).
j 29—4 3.508 — James Benjamin
Cook, 712 John street, Henderson
(c<>!.).
34 -5 2.141- Robert Clifton Rog- j
| cms. Kittrell (col.).
j 37 —(5 -2.563— Henry Lee Person
j K-2, Kittrell (col.).
41- 7—13(5 — James Crews. 733
I Katon street. Henderson (col.).
46—8—120—Walter Lorance Wil
: son. 234 Belle street. Henderson (w).
i>0 9—2.914—Cornelius Gill. R-l,
I Box 98a. Henderson (col.).
58—10—2.670-Hubert llulen Han
ford, 907 Vaughan street. Hender
son (w).
64—11—3.048—James Henry Allen,'
401 Pearl street. Henderson (col.). •
79—12—3.470—Maurice Lee Ed
wards, R-l. Kittrell (w).
80—13—3.495— Nathaniel Brodie,
536 Young Ave.. Henderson (col.).
85—14—2,451—James Henry Day,
Kittrell (col.).
86—15—2.748 — George Hubbard
Davis R-2. Box 91, Henderson (col.).
89—16— 2.698 — Thomas Edison
Branch--. R-l. Box 137. Henderson
(col.).
94—17—346—Henry Wright. Sr..
R-2. Box 8. Henderson (coi.).
95—18—2.764— Dcmpsey Kersey,
R-l. Manson (col.).
113—19—3.461—Whit Ned Wil
liams R-4. Henderson (col.).
119—20—161 — Andrew Bonnie
Avscue R-l. Henderson (w).
*120—21— 3.011 — Cloud Edward
May. 1027 S. William. Henderson
(w).
129—22—3.294—Charlie Lee Cur
i in, 023 A: jh direct, Hcndeisun (\v>.
, Ancient Athens Threatened by Italian Bombs
Threatened with destruction from the air in the war between Greece and Italy, this is the historic and
beautiful my oi Athens, capital of Greece. Rising precipitously in the background id the Acropolis,
crowned by the ancient Parthenon.
t\t% r*\
L/
barges Sabotage
Roosevelt Is Advised
That Official Confirm
ation of Balkan Situa
tion Is Lacking.
Washington. Oct. 2'J—<AP)—Pres
ident Roosevelt was ;u' i c,d today
by Secretary or State Hi ll and Un
dersecretary Welles t>t they still
lacked enough officii ennl'irmation
on Balkan developments to issue
neutrality and other d'>nSnncnts in
connection with the Greek-Italian
conflict.
Stephen Earl v. Whit" T! n'.-o srere
tary, said the President .mrl the two
State denarlr.i nt officials had snent
;in hf-ir "thoroughly and mo t cni
pletely canvassing the foreign pic
(fVtnliniffl on I'm"" *si«vr>»o
No Territorial
Concessions
| By French
! Washington, Oct. 29.— (AP)—The
! Suite deppartment has been informed
' by the French embassy, it was learn
1 ed today, that French negotiations
' with Germany involved no "ter
j ritory concessions" or the "use of
French strategical bases" by the axis
powers.
The information was communicat
ed informally and did not constitute
an answer by the Vichy govei nmcnt
to the message sent by President
Roosevelt to Marshal Petain last
; week concerning French possessions
i in Ihe western hemisphere.
j The embassy ;ilso issued a state
: merit containing essentially the same
| information, as follows:
! "There is no foundation to rumors
' of peace negotiations or territory
I cessions by the French government
; to Germany or Italy or use of French
i strategical bases by those powers or
i curtailment of French sovereignity in
any part of France or her empire."
Democrats Grow Uneasy As
Election Nears, Averill
Reports from State Capital
Daily Dispute?! Rurcau,
In the Sir V\ !ioicl
By HENRY AVilKlliL
Raleigh, Oct. 29.—Ju.-t one week
be lure the election North Carol inu'.s
Democratic organization proiesse?
the utmost confidence in success oi
the Roosevelt campaign in the state;
but outside the inner circie there is
uponrent a slight lccl;ng ol uneasi
ness.
This ease of the jitters, albeit it's a
very mild one, is largely ci• «e to re
cent publication of full page ads in
Tar Heel papers oy the so-callcd
Democrats for Willkie and by Mon
day morning's double-page spread
in the Greensboro News. Those with
the jitters belong largely to a group
which believes in th.> efficacy of
advertising—particularly newspaper
advertising.
In addition there are reports that
"all the business men are for Will
kie". a contention which is rebutted
by records of both stale and national
financial headquarters showing that
more middle-class and small busi
ness men have contributed to the
Democratic campaign funds that
130—23—2.470 — Butler Roberson
R-l. Henderson (w).
131 —24— 14—J a mes Alston Stegall
R-2, Henderson (w).
140—25- 3.259—Cm: rlie ]\T. PMkin
ton. Arch street. South Henderson
(w).
over before. Some of the more timid,
however, arc paying more attention
to reports than to the records.
So Jar as your reporter has found,
there isn't any responsible source
which believes that the G. O. P. can
didate can, or will, carry the state;
but there is apprehension that the
President's margin may be sliced so
thin as to put him far behind the
state ticket. In view of his two pre
vious runaways that would be just
a bit humiliating, though entirely
unimportant so far as his vote in
the electoral college is concerned.
The Willkiecrats appear to be con
centrating their main fire on coun
ties like Guilford, Mecklenburg and
Forsyth, where they have a solid
foundation of "economic royalists"
to build upon. Their leaders hope,
apparently, that in those bailiwicks
at least they will be able to cut
heavily into the national ticket's
vote.
Most of them fiercely affirm that
they are "life-long, loyal Democrats"
(that's the claim those who paid for
the Greensboro News spread made)
;inrl almost shout that they will vote
for J. M. Broughton and the rest of
the Democratic state and local slate,
but it's too axiomatic to need any
argument that defection from one
part of the tie'-:et moans :• weaken
ing all the way di-.vn.
Actually there does exist i-m ^
(Continued on Pase Five)
•Defense Is j
Main Issue
I . .—
Willkie Announces
Broadcast Reply to
Roosevelt's Address
Last Night.
j
(Ry the Associated Press)
President Roosevelt's charge that
Republican leaders had a record of
! "sabotage" in the national prepar
edness effort gave the defense uro
gram a lop campaign hilling today.
Wtsidrll I>. Willkie promptly an
! notinccd thai he would dispute 111"
i ass' i'iion of .hi- Democratic rival in
n broadcast reply today from his
Ijspoc'al train at Parktrsburg. W. Va.
Both Democratic and Republican
. iv n.iiK-f put in strenuous days yes
terday. Mr. Roosevelt covering many
• • 11' in ilv- metropolitan New York
\e■!< isf.v area and speaking at
Madi < n Sfjuarr; Garden last night,
while Willkie was pleading the Re
publican cause in Illinois, Indiana
a "'I finally in Kentucky where he
n>: f!'» ;i tii ijor address ;■ t Louisville.
!\]i. I»'ni evelt devoted his Madi
<»n Square Garden address to an
swer w'jat he termed more examples
<•! "major campaign I'aTifications" by
t!c Republican opposition. He con
'••• i.trat''I 011 Ihe charge that under
his administration the nation's de
Ion-" had lagged.
"The simole truth is." he said,
"that the Republican parlv olayed
politic- v. ith defense in 1918 and
They are playing politics with ;
national -ceurily todav."
Mr. Roo-ovelf cited quotations ;
vhi"h he said Republican leaders ot
tered in opno,:t:on to defense #'"as
ores. and declared tho«e words "in
dict the-n Republican lenders out of
their own mouths— these leaders who
P' v d' oarage our defenses—indict
ihcn with what thev thems'T.es said
in tl >' rlays before this election year
about how ndeouate our defenses al
rej'dv "-ere."
Willkie. meanwhile. W"' accusing
Mr. Roosevelt "and a li'tle group
of men in lar^e oart rnl-no-cn to our :
nef,ptr" of and "kidnapping"
the Democratic party.
-Tt it- this New D<>; l rnrtv." he \
sj.id. "thai now •^-•ke.s its ultimate
pj— -p for rin"'"!'—'he i-nnwl of the
n»l" against the third term—that it1
reisrn may continue in perpetuity." ;
uuQafrwfi
FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
v j)i»H ii"n»m«j?»|v
»>? rTS'o'"» I or li^'M «.-'»»»«••
rr«; slifl+tlv v.n-m"
friins finir*'M n»■»<! in cvrlval por
tion Wednesday.
Greeks Hold
Positions
Stubbornly
Rival Claims Obscure
Reports of Fighting;
British Speed Aid by
Land. Sea and Air;
Bombing Raids Are
Continued.
(Ry The Associated Press.)
fJernvny h;is m;ts»ed ;i strik
ing Uw* of TO divisions—esti
mated '■ ( 090 troops—in the
TtiiII»;iij area to prevent po-.sihle
lius-ian in!cr!Vreiiee with her
plans. :» British military expert
reported today.
While Greece fought stuhhorn
Iv to stive off :tn Italian thrust
iol'i southeast l urope. I lie Brit
ish expert asserted that Ger
many has steadily hern moving
troops into the J'aikan trouble
zone since Franee fell.
Singing Hi* ir :ineii*nt song "Wo
Will Throw Them Into 11»»■ Sea,"
thousand of Greek p- t-i \ i• Is rushed
to bo!st< i the Metaxa:- line in the
mountain |...\ es of norihcrn Greece
today again t the invasion of steadily
strengthening Italian forces.
Conflicting reports gave an unc'T
tain picture of the 24-hour old fight
ing.
Diplomatic quarters in Home said
Italian troops—the vanguard of 200.
000 massed for the assault along the
Albanian-Greek Irontier had look
en through to a point 10 miles be
yond the border, striking toward
Salonika.
Government circles in Alliens said
that the fascist invaders had ben
unable to drive back Greece's moun
tain defenders.
Greek troops wore described as
clinging stubbornly to key points
guarding the mountain passes, de
spite hard Italian thrusts.
Reports that British troops land
ed on the island <ii (. (din in wie
Ionian so;i, just off the border fight
ing scene, touched off a wave of
enthusiasm in Athens.
Speeding help by land, sea and air
under a pledge to aid Greece if at
tacked. the British were reported
planning to establish an air base at
Corfu, so royal air loice planes could
guard practically defenseless Greek
cities and al o be within striking
distance ol Italian objectives just
across the Ionian sea.
Action along the Greek-Albanian
frontier, according to lejioris receiv
ed in London, was mo.-tly restricted
to artillery duels with the Greeks
reportedly retiring from some ad
vance posts.
For the first time, the Italian and
German publics were permilled at
least an inkling ol information on
the situation today.
Hitler's e« mtrol I - r I pre. disclosed
llial Itaiy had served an ultiuiatiun
mi Greece, but kept Germans in the
dark that a new baltl» front for the
Kome-Meiiin axis had actually de
veloped.
I:i Home. Mu solini's high com
mand gave the first olfieial an
nouncement ol the inva ion m a terse
:*ommu!i!(|iie ol '.it words devoted to
the Balkan ituation:
"At dawn ye; t' l flay our troop:;
stationed in Albania cro-sed the
!Ir«<l: frontier and penetrated into
•neiny terri'ory limn various {joints,
j'he advane ■ i continuing."
Following y t'-rday'.- a urance of
unlimited : uppoi t hy King George
and Prime Mini..l«T Winston
''hmchili, Britain' lir.-.t lord of the
iidmiralty A. V. Alexander an
lounced looay tiiat til# British navy's
lelp for Greece "has already begun."
murk i:i 1 lie new cunilicl, ap
peared to !>c standing pat on her
poticv of watchful neutrality.
Atl.cn.- pas «-rJ a quiet night and
■•'i f:ir no b-.i.ib. have lallen into trio
iw.iuit capital.
I'eporl:> liiuL Turkey, a friend of
>oth Greece and JJntain, wa.; mov
ng units of her 2,f)00,000-strong
.nny to tii< Creek Ij-»»;jti«-i weic un
;onlirmed. but the govei/uncut ne.v. -
iupei• at Ankara ;nd "we preler tuc
jell of war to a di honorable peace."
The German air force continu
ed its steady assault upon 1 ng
lar.d during the night. l.ul the at
tacks—directed mainly at Lon
don and the midlands—were de
scribed by British sources as
comparitivelv light, and the
government said casualties were
few.
British bombers meanwhile
struck again ut objectives in Ger
many. and ports and airdromes
in German-occupied territory on
the continent.
German shipyards weie, the chief
targets ot "heavy and successful"
night raid.- on Gcjn.any's biggest
port.-, with r»yal air tor<" bombs fail
ing on K.-j!. \\ Iheli;:. havn. Bre
intn, Hamburg and Cuxhaven.
In addition, tie royal an- force
(Continued <<n Pay Five)
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