ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA ■\ -SEVENTH YEAR LKASED WIRE SERVICE OF the associated press. HENDERSON, N. C. THURSDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 7, 1940 t'L'iJLI.SUKi. EVERY AFTEHXuOX EXCEl'T SUNDAY. FIVE CENTS COPY " Under Way Increase In ebt Limit i o Be Asked genthau Announces New Deficit ss Will t>e Ask :o increase Debt to 60 or 65 Bil ollirs To Meet *3 lo June 30, \Q -10 I v * — ' X *v. 7. • A I* ■ Sec . i " \ that * . -•»> • . SKa.nno. '(i • il tl I ji)1 * : (•;,!*»» [ i>( • - ••» ./:!»« 10 ','2. p cnft'r • ki m *»'! <: • uiii! to rearm." phrase three times i :ri ;;i.-«> thj.t • a- ;ed ar ti:«- pre i.iblo !'<>r !i:e s l.MOO.OOO.OOO ..■'•d tor special de '.d nciurkd in the SlM.OOO.iMHUJOO _ ■ s. id might be . " next fi-eai vear. J.: t limit with this"S4. . ;r:cd :ti $49,000,000. • v. conceivable • t xpend tures could "pay ii> you go" basis _■ replied: "I don't •h Orders Iwpected Soon 7. (AI *) Ar • > ■ •; rive of the Mi-sion. said v 'h President •• .» was flying • att.'l shortly • orders for indication as to : ' ! rrt tterials he School Fund is Studied Mate School Commis i Expected To Seek $• .000,000 Yearly for ermium. r AD The State i: >1 it. if|i-i cfI its ! .t n«\vt Ki»'nnnin» • « < •,r> t would seek ' '!<• • . . . |y f«>> .*it; f}i<>ul sys ' i>iflisrtiri.". no • ' i <■ t•> 11 i»r« >vid ' ■ ••m«,rits :md n • ■ t!ic (lifferon ' ■ ;ind NVcro ■ <•.,!! lor S29.ltf2.748 •! -• t.un^r t rwjucst 5.«• i «-«•!»f s:il:ii'v in : i • ■ i't11 «• SSO.345.lM : »r»Ti»t:iry «»T fhe • • • •• < | th#' c-1 • 11int*%cl • •Nj-rnsr it»%m - 10 :nirl is • M').0W> tlti I I • |w I fl V /,|| |(| in - il ;;»>>• s:il:.;y in '. ». i ••■•nl j»i«-» «•;> ( Michigan To Willkie Detroit. Nov. 7.— (AD—Revis ed nnottieial presidential vote totals now virtually complete tipped Michigan back into the Republican column this altcrnon. With three of state's 3.63'J pre > .nets missing me total was: Willkie 1.0*28.087, Koosevclt 1, (i'i 5.77 1. Michigan's 19 electoral votes would Rive Willkie a total 82 and cut President Koosevclt s to 111). Pay Raises Requested Heads of State De partments Start Ask ing Blanket Increases for Employees. Raleigh. Xov. T --(AP'—Heads of State departments started making re ocests for blanket salary increases for Slate employees OS the advisory budget commission opened hearings; on the proposed 1941-43 budget. Sta'e Auditor George Ross Pou, re quested an appropriation increase sufficient to permit a 10 percent in crease for all workers in his office except himself. Revenue Commissioner A. J. Max well sent in a request for a sufficient increase in funds for the Revenue department to raise salaries 9.5 per cent. Other officials either asked for raises foi a limited number of em-' plovees or told the budget commis sion members that they expect that if any general salary increases were' allowed they would be extended to: cover all employees. It was indicated that general fund, requests would reach S47.906.000 forj 1941-42 and $49,039,000 for 1942-43 or more. Expenditures were §40,991, ! l(j in 1939-40. Five Negroes Die In Tunnel Collapse Pittsburgh. Nov. 7. (AP) Five \regro workmen were crushed to death today by the collapse ol a near by St owe township traffic tunnel which they were repairing. Kight men were in the tunnel at the time a section of the concretei roof fell, but three warned of dan- j ger by a "sudden loud cracking" noise I escaped. One of the three was in-j jured. Bodies of the five were dug out of the debris five hours after the accident by rescuers working with steam shovels. EIGHTH VICTIM OF ACCIDENT IS DEAD Pipestone. Minn., Nov. 7.- (AP) - The eighth victim of a car-truck crash near here died in a Pipestone hospital early today. Ife was Klmer Barnes, 21. of Pipe stone. driver of the gravel truck that w•!r» ... the Mrthodi t cini|vh Ik ! ! ,i •• • • ii. tinn moplin.y t«» ! Xim dny niyht. the t*i<- i".n:ited *•>' IVJ.diny of mi»■ i - 'f • ' . I : .li, .■; • The appointment ill lie t• i-<•'11 My the bishop's c'.ii'i" t ■•■■■ i"K) i 'i «:!' Bishop ( "1: re i'in- M ■.! . " • Rev. I.. ('. Ii»* < f Uv i?ocl;v Mount diitrict. 'if li. I, f;-!,, - of the I<;11«• ii:h district. tin- l.'i'v .1 A. Russrll of Hi' New J'vi n i!i the Krv. W. V. M'*f? •• of th<- i'.tvi r<> villo district. 1'»«« Rev. il. 15. Slaui'.'j tcr of the Kliz:ibcth ('it- ?li.i;(t, ;itici the Rev. .J. A. I!»?;»!• o| :(« ianlt.on district. The annual historic: I :>titi«s• delivered In 1h<- 'fr . '' 1». I:;i '-l•. ■. pastor of Fifth Avcnii" <1 urcit hire. Draft Quotas For Counties Are Set Raleigh, Nov. 7 — f.M's— lcctive service nffirnils conin'ct od work > on ;i list of fl! »ft quotas for each ceoH- ,u;d sent it to Governo" II- c.v •»•«! the gov ernor said !?«• \vo5ilrl ijot set to study it until tomorrow us he would be out of town. Democrats Gain Seats In' House; Lose Senate Seais t Washington. Nov. 7.— (AP) — > Sharply reversing the Republican! ?> trend two ycars ago, liite returns t showed today that the Democrats - would control the* new Mouse with I an advantage of about 100 scats. j A tabulation of Tuesday's election. I which adds two more years to the j •" Democratic party's ten consecutive j - years of Mouse rule, showed this' I lineup: '><>'.'< Democrats, Hi2 Repub licans. three Progressives, one In [• dependent Democrat, one American - Labor, five seats in doubt. Thf- In •- «;»? I CMinpo- ilioli of fi|C d- it: ' . 'J L'.ij!Hi.' Kcpub-: licans. two Progressives. mil' Farm Labor, one American Labor. six vacancies. Thro- of the vacancies, formerly were held by Democrats and three by Republicans. A tide of middle western votes which ran counter to the national Democratic trend carried Republicans toward a six-year high (joint of 2!J seats in the Senate. That me::nt lour more places than they now hold, but was far below the Democratic total of Mi. J'arty voting which ''ut through the ^ (Co-iluiULd c-ii P.-^-c Demos Gain In Assembly Republicans Have Net Loss cf One of Nine rvaii Held in 1939 ^ctrislature. No\. 7. r.AfM S'.itc ! i-im - I-tie ^'i>:iin>i;in K. i*. I)"imy reported today that 1 fi»• Republicans 1 Ir.'i ;i net loss • • I one o! tin* I»i»•>«" 'enls they he'd in tli" 1!»:;!! I'-.i.-l- tin-' . ';iv 'II!' '!•' I)( ilinei'Jils l(i2 lie aild t!v [{.'publican eighl. Republican.: were ol'H"'! to the Si,iti- senali Ironi tli" lr;i;lilii'iiillv [■•'jiiiiilicnn 2ltb mill s« n-iloii.:J (li 11 irt: . The party also ruptured th*» i>»•.!: i s' .Is in Avt.v. Madison. San p mi, V-fi!;in. Mild-ell ami VVil!:<-. Li---. Yadkin li.nl its fit I Im-imtit r« .dilative in many yeai hi lite 1 ligi-inline. I >f>iiitx i ;it ■; wmi li e !•»»-.•: e en| . from ('hi'i uki'" ;111fI 1.' • co'mti'-s ■ iiiii) ivciv F' ( publican in * I »«.• l:'j.';!J legislature. On vacaney Ji• • - ;il• •••».3 - <1- v< Inpeu in t>>.• l)cml be hiifl ! i eiiou e hi s: re or. Army Thwarts Robbery Plot Boston. Nuv. 7.— fAIM What was fli-.fi'ibctl plot to • i!i ;n) i • 11 •;: 11 | •: y i*i ill at C *« 11111» Pd'".*: ..'i- nil (' :m Cnfi "i thwarted today. Aiiny officer diselo.-ed. Officers iifI they reare'l :d 1!.*> 1 I'M f!isei»Vf:*,V III ti'<' !;p (•iii 1 •<-ftu*r» tiv v had an tip— po! ! :i:ity i" capture " three or lour u-picintis c'larneters" mi the reser vation. win re thry would have been subject to federal pro ecution. High officers. however, e>:pre-sed sjitisfuctioii thai tin- Army intel ligence hiid boon able to pick up a "tip" Tin- day early enough to lake every necessary precaution. U)&aih£A nil! NORTH CAKOMNA. Fair I i»ni;:li 1 and Friday: :,hrlit'v «fldrr in tabl portion \%ith frost. Nazis Refuse Safe Conduct Assurances Washington. Nov. T--(.'.P) The State depai tmenl i.nininiiCi (I tnday that Germany hacl refused In give any assurance of sale conduct for an American ship lo enter an Irish pert to bring home American citizens, although 111!y had given such an as surance promptly. i'> ,ii in;* to give . ii' h assurances, lis? ('• . in! ■ gifverniii» tit was : aid to have 'I'-' l. ;•( d that 1)•»• ar'a aiouiu! Kind ,i!.'l v.'crr "area1 of military op erations" and that »>«•;• Ii \v;i. "no) in a position to furnish ;my or! <>i as:-urance of the nal'.ire requi ird."' Th' Statf -department aid i1"- I:i lan government's prompt and I..". ■>• able response was furnished to Or many but thai de-pite thi CjermMiy refu-ed lo grant assurances. The United States had planned !" send an American ship, probably the liner Manhattan, t>i a west< i n .'re land |j"!t to briny home about l.Maa Amerie;in eiti/.ens from (bent liriiain. In view of the fierman :.',o\ern I'.cnt i • ■ f u s ■ 11 it wa beii-' ed the i^l«ij> v. • 1111• I not be s( nt. ItKU tSil ATTITI Ml . London. Nov. 7.—(Al'i—it. A. PntJer. undersecretary fur !«r eign affairs, laid the hou-" of rnnmn.ns l:uiav that "Britain must iv'scrv full liberty of ac tion 111 regard to Komc" since Italian fliers hat' bombed Lon don. Crowds Line City Streets ■ Decisiveness of Elec tion Tnumph Shown By Increased Popular Majority. Washington, Nov. 7.—(AP)—Presi dent l.'oosevelt, First man in history •m I <• fierier) lor twelve years in the While Mouse.'told a welcoming *hl'i:<£> 11!' tli..i|S{ind 1« »r|;iy thai he and lire Fir l Lady lil:erl |"arm life bi!l thai <.r 1he riti"' in »*n1 inued on Psile Five) Kaicigh Is All Smiles o Over Election flcsulls I):iilv In^patcii fJtsrcail, In Uio >ir \A':i?»'••• IS«>iel. By IIKXKV AVKKILI.. Ilaleitgh. Nov. 7. ll;i!<-ipL If'n ;ii! .-miit's ever sine< '!"!■<• .day niyiit returns shr»v.vthe re-election of President Franklin IJ. Rooeveil unci revealed the tremendous tirl;r! wave di vot;s which h)ive swept local law yer J. Meiville Uroufihtnn into the governor's mansion, which he wiii occupy for four years from next January. From Governor Clyde R. Hoey down through the lowest janitor, the Si;.I' "s employees Have i>een unre tiainedly rejoicin" at the e|-elion result". This rej' ie'tiff l:a hern '•<•ol. lv onre li:ii• •'■'I I• III" cjo ip£ :h 1*0 of ihi* I• *"i.»!iL>i• i !!-••_! . ;.it & doubt i^ny U tl.(into s»inx"thins 'tsembling a panic. Aside from iiie governoi. who stood serene in his confidence of vic tory ;• i I the way. there were few who had not been at least slightly seared by the G. O. P.'s flood of propaganda and claims of victory to come. The governor commented that even in the drearest days for the Democrats some two to t„hree decades i ago. he was able to work lip a feel- j inj4 ol enthusiasm and confidence and! "if I could do it then when we real-! ly didn't have a chance, it was no' trouble at all to do it this time when \ Ihe confidence was justified." In erious vein he added that he no fear that the c.e -|i ■»?• ij ■■■ijl (Continued ou Page Four) Both Sides Rush Troops T V *l lo Kcntza Fascist Divisions Re ported To Have Ad vanced Beyond Kala mas River in North : Nazis Give Lon * rn^est Raid. (By Tin' Associated l'ress.) II ilv*. io»ig c\|)ccl«'(l "liiy push" in the eleven- i:iv old \v;ii' with rj^opcf* 'a.i i' |»(u1;■ t lie front. The Italii.n invaders Ivid reached the river eight days ago in their thru t fruin Albania. Dispatches from the northea-t fn.nt said the siege uf Koritza. key Italian supply base ten miles in-ide Albiinia where 3(1.000 fascist troups have been reported "trapped." ap peared tu be reaching a critical phase. Both ide.- were reported rushing reinl'orce]|i«-n».> in the Kuril, a sector with tin* Greeks still holding the height.- east uf Koritza despite strong Median counter attacks. A decisive battle, it was said, ap peared imminent. Belgrade dispatches said the Ital ian troops had made "small ad vance" along the Greek west coast and that their columns were bombed by Greek planes. Greece's: high command acknowl edged that Greek forces "retreated slightly" yesterday at the extreme western end of the ll)()-niilc battle front. In ihe battle of Britain, na/.i war plane- gave London's millions their longest night attack of the wai; and in Southampton rescue squads still dug this morning for dead and liv ing entombed in the ruins of many buildings. Other na/.i raiders scattered bombs over a wide area from the south coast to Scotland. Hitler's high command reported heavy aerial blows against the Brit ish merchant marine. Long range British bombers re taliated by attacking the Berlin •uhurbs ol Standau. the London air ministry reported, while other RAF bombs were dropped on "a concen tration of shipping" at Ouxhaven, Germany, and on a convoy of ships ofl Holland. Ickes Submits Resignation if And When' Washington, Nov. 7. - (Al'J Set— r< tary Ickes submitted hi' resigna tion to I're: ident Itoosevelt today, of fering to step out of his Interior de partment po>t when and il the White I loose choo e to accept, it. Ieke - told his pre: s conference he (Continued on I'age High I. > Huge Bridge Collapses T acoma Narrows Bridge, a $6,400,000 Suspension Structure, Falls Into Sound. Wash . Nov. 7. < AP) Taenia Narrows bridge brokc in hall today. P;nt- a! the huge span went fo - unding 1!)') feet into Pugel Sound No '(in- was iin the $0.40(1.0f>l> n - pension structure when it fell Still on the- bridge. however. v/crc mi auiomobile and ;i lodging truck. The huge suspension bridge, with the third largest span in the world, began to crack up shortly after it started'"to sway sideways in a heavy wind. A 50-foot section of the roadway roll first. Th"n. with its cables twNting wild ly. it began to disintegrate. T/ist nei- fin on the bridge was F^'inard ("<nd' and I-itv f<> -bore while the '• :'lvr '••".iI b M'-i" d lo much jj a !j decree