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Turbulent Campaign Near End
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reeks Reported To Have Driven Into Albania
A Present for the President
A collector of ship models. President Rcosevcit pets another toy
i s collection. Tho present is being given to the President after
>t .kc iu Brooklyn, X. V., by Fred Sayegh, 11, who, with his brother.
Victor, 10, built the shin model in five da vs.
Averill Estimates
Bern acta i Ma jo rtiy
Raleigh Correspond
ent Predicts Roosevelt
Wiii Lead Willkie in
5'ai;e By 250,000 to
3CC,000 Votes; Big
Vote Seen.
Daily Dispavh Bureau.
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
TV lil'XRY AVERIU-.
X . 4.—X >rih Carolina's
'.he poll quit:: tran
with only the size
d the propyl'lions of
r >. st e!t's majority to
VC;\
\ e been efforts, from
• > pui V." -.l.li Willkie
the race, bat u any of
en even re.^.otcly suc
. ;s become apparent
,>i < i'oci observers. Ra
pour place from
• hand the public
there are so many
i •>>•> sviider< that news
distorted pictures on oc
. • ' ..< dy any
v i :1 (. iina daring
ct a Yif ilkie victory,
v . questions
i i::d J.e answer to the
. : • : . in lar^e measure,
. • t.! i. The bigger
. b gger Roosevelt's ma
Lac . of the State
■ j*; - *. i^ioas of a
pc •. he right,
stronger interest un
n ; . .pp ared on
• i a - here is that
!y tops.
> i u'ter total, the next
. .in i>''tween FDR and
*tic State Headquarters
j.'jo.'M o i age in a vote
!n>" there are those who
- -loot an ven greater
.••v >uch huge margin
ty»s>ibility—almost the cer
bu i»v men who
beca -so they know
g to be !<. ers are going
the (i. O. P. nominee.
• i> it is hard to believe
;il pick up 75.000 votes
!!>:}« total of 223.000;
. t he do to hold
«. It lead to a quarter-mil
ii t: eg no clairvoyant
:is;d information
p'rocu • rl by close at
!i the visible signs and
your reporter sets the
at not le->s th^n
n f\;-i Ucnt chance thai
• . wall above 3'»'».0u!>—de
> >;•; on the size <>[' the
• hich again depend
<. i. r and other impon
' •' rnatorial race. J. M
!1 run far clo-ei* tc
Clyde H. Hoey did in
' • rr.t at all impossible
• lawyer will set s<:
to leave the national
"hind
• to officers—Demo
'I be riected by over
t es. though the total
... • : ac< s will of course
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I
Woos Women's Votes
Henry A. Wallace, Democratic can
didate for vice president, addresses
a gathering of workers in the
women's apparel industry in New
York City. Later in the day. Wal
lace charged Nazis in this country
are pressing for Willkie's election.
(Central I'rcstJ
Airliner Lost
After Arrival
Over Salt Lake
v 't Lake City, Nov. 4.—(AP;—j
An airliner carrying seven passengers
| end a crew of three vanished today
after arriving over the Salt Lake
ait port at 4:40 a. m. (EST).
The United Airlines plane left
Scin Francisco at 10:30 p. in. last
night ?nd was due in Salt Lake City
at 3:39 a. in.
The big plane arrived over the air
port at 4:40 a. m. but was unable to
land because of a heavy snowstorm.
Captain Howard Fey reported he •
was- following the radio beam as he
, approached the field.
Field headquarters here talked
with the crew and the plane appar
ently began circling higher overhead
to await a break in the weather.
Later efforts to get in tolch with
the plane b> radio failed.
iOsaihsh
FOR \ORTII CAROLINA.
Generally fair: not quite so
f-M»l Tuesday. Increasing
cicydiiifss and wa "mor followed
k,y vivwerx in mountains by
British and Greek
Warplanes Inflict
Heavy Casualties on
Italian Troops Massed
Along Greek-Alban
ian Frontier.
(By The Associated Pres.-.)
Fij'htiillj "t;CV -
mountains, Greek Alpine troops
were reported to have driven seven
mile; into Italian-held Albania today,
ringing the fascist supply base at
Kcritza and capturing 1.200 Italian
prisoners.
In further support of the eight
day old Greek defense, the British
were reported preparing to send
three army divisions, about 45.000
troops, to combat the Italian in
vasion.
British and Greek warplanes in
flicted heavy casualties in low fly
ing attacks on Italian troops massed
along the Greek-Albanian frontier,
dispatches said.
A British broadcast said RAF
raiders accompanied by Greek planes
also attacked the Albanian capital,!
Tirana, and partly destroyed the
palace of former King Zog. now be- j
ing used as an Italian military head- j
quarters. !
Dispatches from Yugoslavia said
that the fall of Koritza in the north
ern sector of the 100-mile Balkan
war front, was "expected momen
tai ily."
In the southern sector. Greek de-'
fenders were said to have lcpulsed
Italian columns in fierce hand to
hand fighting with bayonets and
grenades.
The Greek high command said a
heavy Italian attack in the mountains
of Epirus province, preceded by 15
consecutive bombing forays against
Greek defense positions has been
routed.
ni»-nloe ?r> T fnnt'il'm
ed that British troops now have
landed on the Greek isle of Crete,
opposite the Italian Dodecanese is
lands. The British poured $30 000,000
into Greece's defense coffers.
British naval assistance in strik
ing at the Italian invasion was also
indicated in sketchy reports of a sea
battle Sunday evening west of the
island of Corfu at the lower end of
the Greek-Albanian frontier.
The Athens radio said that 30 min
utes after firing at. son was heard
"a large vessel was seen ablaze
steaming nortnwaru award Italian
defense bases, indicating it was an
Italian vessel.
Peach Growers
Found 1940
Unusual Year
Daiiy Oispau.ii oiireau,
In the Sir Wiiicr Hotel.
By HENRI AVERILL
Raleigh, Nov. 4.—The state De
partment of Agriculture continues to
hammer away at the marketing sit
uation in North Carolina.
This time it's advice to the peach
growers, to whom this season
"brought fairly satisfactory results",
given by Buxton White, a market
ing specialist of the Department who
also is treasurer of the North Car
olina division of the Georgia-Caro
linas Peach Marketing board.
Mr. White, after making a "deli
berate, mature final analysis of the
situation" feels that growers "should
take recognition of the value of the
cooperative merchandising campaign
as provided by the board."
In accordance with the views of
the Agriculture Department and
which have been stressed on every
possible occasion, he emphasized the
necessity for "strict adherence to
grade standards for quality and pack
and adequate provisions for promo
tion and merchandising."
Referring to the past peach season
Mr. White said:
"Experienced peach men never saw
a similar season."
He detailed at length some of the
factors which made the season thus
unique.
"The condition of peaches in North
Carolina, according to the Crop Re
porting Service, declined from 76 per
cent of a full crop on April 1 to 31
per ccnt of a lull crop on May 1,
(Continued on Fage Three)
As Empress Of Britain Burned And Sank
This is the fir t picI j reach the United Suites of the .nicken 3i. 1 i.- h 1':u . >':■ -,i\ s> oi' Britain, Ui.ru
ing fiercely as she is tow;d ty another British ship. While behv towici. the -12.3»d-;on Ki.iprc. . .el aiiie by a
Nazi bombing plane, was tcrpodocd and sunk by a German submarine. Forty-'ive o. the 643 aboard were lo.-t.
The photo was made Ly an amateur photographer aboard one of the escorting British ve ils.—C. P. Radii.piioto.
Fights
The National Defense
Commission Seeks To
Prevent An Economic
Over-Inflation.
By CHARLE.S P. STEWART
Centra! Press Columnist
Washington, )\ov. 4.—Our i2ii mal
defense commission is showing a
very creditable appreciation of the
tact that a boom inspired by an cnor
<^r-. t- fipmanri for war su»:)lies isn't
a hca;ir.v kind of
propserily.
Le( n Henderson
is the commission's
:hicL c:;[n i«. <u Ine
■ of prevcn'in:: us
rom over-inflating
ourselvc: cc •n;>mi
cally and thus far,
le's been handling
:t prc-'.tv crmpj
entlv. How long
he'll be able to
teen the soit pedal
an, as orders pile
Leon Henderson n for >>. ■ ■■ <• vn ae
i'ensive equipment
and to meet Britain:; rcq'.iircmer.ts,
is problematic.
i..rrn is an excsnii'"••■i'v ~
economist. He had the hard luck
to be appointed to a key post in
the NRA organization, a early New
Deal days, and it was bad advertis
ing for him. considering the fashion
in which the NRA iizzkcj. However,
it wasn't his fault. Thai hoom al
ready had busted. It was too late
for him to do much ab.wt it. This
time he's trying to Pitv.t,; h-mm.
If he succeed- ;n dn:rir; '♦ *'icro'iI be
nothing to bust subsequently.
Henderson acutely realizes that a
boom isn't genuine prosperity. He
r.avo reniize- that war goods haven't
any inherent value. An individual,
for instrnec-. may luv?» t > ;->to a sun
if he's in a tough neighborhood, but
it rirrsn't sati-iy his hi'nr"cr iik.e food
that he eats. or keep him warm like
the clothes he wear-. The money
he's spent on that gun is just a dead
waste as soon a* he gets into safer
surroundings. His food, on th? other
hand, is comfortably assimilated into
his system and his suit's as service
able as ever.
Guns Are Not Wealth
So. if an epidemic of gun-toting's
unavoidable, al! right, says Leon,
let's tcte 'em, but don't let's assume
that guns are wealth in an economic
sense.
Leon classes a war with a con
flagration.
Now. I can remember (lie San
Francisr-o earthquake and fire. Di
rectly alter that calamity, I recall
'hat a !.-•*. of neoolo iH "YVHi. it's
too bad. Nevertheless. San Fran's
riiio for a wonde',fi,i n« riod o? oros
pcrit;', lor it will have to. be rebuilt
Draft Bowl Home
Under the care of a special guard
' in Washington, D. C., the historic
selective service bowl, used in the
World War and the more recent
draft, is returned to Independence
Hall in Philadelphia. The bowl will
be put back on display until "next
time."
Retired Officer
j Dies In Columbia
j Columbia, S. C\. Nov. A—(AP)—
, .\ long illness reunited in the death
yesterday ot Lieutenant William
j Willis Boddie. 62. U. S. A. i (
jf.nd a native of Nash eotirfv. ?-• C.
He lived for rorie yc:irs a! Louis- J
'-••rg. N. C.. and was a state senator. '
He spent the last ten year.- oi hi. I
lile in Charleston and devoted hi
time to writing.
His widow and eight children sur
vive.
WILSON STUDENT"
DIES OF INJURY
Wilson. Nov. 4.— (AP) —Robert
Powell. 17-year-old hiffii -chool stu
dent, died in a local hospital last .1
night of a fractured skull received <
in an automobile collision last Tues- i
day night. He never regained con- !
sciousness. ]
Fi\-e other persons were hurt in J
the crash, which occurred near Sar
atoga. and four are still in the hos- <
pital. j;
and it'll make work for m-«rvhnH" " '
It did have such a period, too, for 1
a while, while reconstruction v.a- ui
progress. <
But I lived in *" " " ""
1 f;:i > later any everything was Mat
ter than a pancak-. :.v ... ... 1
I Continued un Page Three J
London Has Almost 24
Hours of Interlude
From German Aerial
Bombardment.
London, Nov. 4.—(AP)—Success
ful attacks by far ranging British
bombers last night on Kiel, Ger
many's great naval base, and Naples,
port and industrial center in south
ern Italy, were reported today by the
air ministry.
A brief communique said the raid
were carried out "in spite of ex
tremely difficult weather conditions"
by planes of the bomber command.
It was the second British raid on
Naplf- in four days. The communi
tif. like the announcement of the
• raid. failed to indicate what
bases the British raiders operated
•fom.
(The Italian communique said the
British bombers were "met by a bar
rage of anti-aircraft fire" and were
for'jed to drop their bombs in open
L'oiii try.)
I, 'icicners heard the scream of
ir raid alarms, the bark of anii
i'ic ait lire, and the explosive thud i
•)!' bombs late this afternoon Jollow- j
! n.'an interlude in the Nazi aerial j
lege lasting almost 24 hours.
Throughout last night there was i
(Continued on Page Throe)
Farm Building
Plans Ready
College Station. Raleigh. Nov. 4.— ■
Facilities for an improved service 1
>i free building plans lor North j
Carolina farm people through llieir !
•ounty iarm and home agents were :
nnoimced today by Ft >f. David S.I
.Veaver, Extension : idealist head oI
hr Department Agricultural E.)
[ineering at N. C. State College. He
eferied especially to a new illustrsi- '
•d book of 150 plans for farm build
ngs and equipment adapted to the !
southern states which has been pre
)ared in cooperation with the U. S.
department of Agriculture.
Prof. Weaver was chairman of a
:ommittee of the American Society
ind Agricultural Engineers whic.i
net in Atlanta, Ga.. in June, 19.'J7 ,
0 select from the 1.500 or more plans
>eing distributed by colleges of the
2 southern states a set generally
1 dap ted to this section. When tit ■
■K-! seloriions v.'ore made, tiie U. S.
}. A. agreed to make master dra w
ngs of the plans and to d:«trib i.
j county farm agents books iilus
.•ating tnc plans.
Last Minute
Vote Appeal
Candidates and Cam
paign Speakers Mar
shalled for Series of
Eleventh Hour Broad
side?; Victory Claims
Made By All.
(By (lie Associated Itcss)
The turbulent and unpredictable
!}J4;> presidential campaign cause to
liie end o! the trail today amid a
tumult oi rival claim.-, political ora
tory and urgent last minute appeals
;'or votes.
The crowded closing hours held
!:;le in l:et. !ri<4 with th< old tradi
ion oi quiet election eve. Apart
- m tl*e t.inl message:-- winch 1 Res
ident Roosevelt and Wendell L. Will
kie were to make to the electorate,
botii Democrats and Republican.
marshalled speakers, national and
local, for a series of eleventh hour
aroadsidos.
Mr. Roosevelt, back in New York
where he will receive the returns to
norrow ni'jht at his Hyde Park home,
set aside his day for campaigning
uncng his Hudson valley neighbors
erv much as he did on the eve o:
he 193(5 election.
H.s final message to the electorate
will highlight the two-hum- nation
wide radio program (NBC, CBS,
MBS from 10 p. m. to midnight EST)
irrangde by the Democratic national
committee. Mr. Roosevelt will speak
from Hyde Park .shortly alter II p.
m. Henry A. Wallace, his partner on
the ticket, also will make a final ad
dress.
At first it was thought Mr. Roost'
"elt might use the occasion for an
ther major political address, but this
belief was discounted after his as
ertion at Cleveland Saturday that
he was then making his "final na
tional uddre.-s of the campaign."
"resent expectations were that lie
would simply urge all eligible voters
io exercise their franchise tomorrow.
Willkie. winding i.p his strenuous
marathon campaign, had three radio
peaking engagement-. The first was
lis closing speech to the women fo
America (CBS 3:lii p. m.). Then he
• vi11 take to the air . gain (CBS 10:15
o. m.) with Senator MeNary of Ore
gon. his ron»,;,if mate. and return
'o the networks for hi Ir»1 word in
n hour-long program (overall m i.i
r chains) ending at 1 :s. m. election
•v.
The eharreler of Willklo's three
'inal addresses was not indicated.
if. ir.n:il Chairman
Flynn first predicted a minimum of
"11 electoral votf 'or Mr. l?'.os'"
elt. but then inn-rased hi« estimate
to on undisclosed higher figure.
Republic:! n National Chairman
Martin meanwhile claimed a Willkie
minimum of 324 electoral votes, a
comfortable margin over the 2r>(> nec
essary for election.
Generally fair weather was ex
pected to produce a rccord breaking
outpouring of almost 50.000.000
voters.
Former President
Of Spain Is Dead
Vichy. France, Nov. 4.—fAP)—
Manuel Azana. president of the
Spanish repuMic durin," the Spanish
?ivil war. died early today j.t Mon
:auben in southern France.
He was GO years old.
Azana became president in May.
1936. only about two ponths before
he nationalist insurrection of Gen
eralissimo Francisco Franco, which
overthrew the republic after nearly
hree years of war.
His role in the war was minor as
ar as the public was concerned.
Twenty Killed
In Accident
London. Nov. 4.—(AP)—Twenty
persons were killed and about 50
n.iured today by derailment of the
locomotive and several coaches of a
Penzance-bound London passenger
:rain in Somerset.
A Great Western Railway official
aid that *'as far ; we can tell it
kVas a straightfoi v. aid railway acci
it-nl."