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HENDERSON, N. C. THURSDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 7, 1940
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" 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
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. i " \ that
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'(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
•<s:b!e.*~
:y said that with the
'•ii debt limit prac
the treasury found
■ • difficult position."
•lid that the next
.!d be a.~ked to make
<■: st; te and local
■ • t '\< ." Hf said
_ t:ic problem he had
;t S2.0f.).000.000 of
• ;.nd local securities
■ m year.
*>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
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• ■ t!ic (lifferon
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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 in collision with a cai containing
eight persons, seven of whom were
killed last night.
The President Hails His Third Term Victory
President K;iusi v. lt salutes the huge crowd which gathered at his Hyde
Park, N. Y.. home when it became evident a third term was his. Left to
right, after the President: In.-; .son Franklin D.. Jr.: Mrs Franklin D. Jr.:
Mrs. John Roosevelt; John: Mrs. Sara Delano Roosevelt, the President's
mother, ami Mrs. Roosevelt. Said the President: "You will find me the
same Franklin Roosevelt vou have always known."
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Methodists
Ministerial Appoint
ments To Be Rsad at
Final Session on Sun
Night.
Wilmington. No • 7. (AIM 'I'll*
North Carol i in *•«>•!r» ... the
Mrthodi t cini|vh Ik ! ! ,i •• • • ii.
tinn moplin.y t«»<! ;v ;ncI tlic.o f iiM^
ed into ,t ho. t of li'i !!••• im'i•!»]* i• i .
The* final session v > ! 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)cm<rratir riii*!" rJi:«■ hi ;ij •
(;:;11ii of K jreset tative \V. K. Fcn
ii' r ol' .\":is!i (•••unly. ;i i) moerat'r
-tl(i!'L-lli III. A .-|)OCiil] "!<" iii;>l
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 »*n<mtrv
Ihi.v would rather live in Washing
ton.
lie made; the statement with a
laugh in a talk with a erowd which
thronged the plaza outside Union
Station upon his arrival from his
at Myrlf Park. N. V.
The President said he wanted to
t< il |he crowd "how glad we are of
tin- r villi two days ago."
Mrs. lioo evelt, Henry A. Wallace,
vice i'ii sident-elect, and Mrs. Wal
lace rode with the President in his
open car through throngs which lined
ilie way to the White House.
11 was estimated that from aO.OUD
to CO.HOO persons were gathered on
ihe Union Station pla/a alone.
Smiling and waving his hat. Mr.
IP i. evell rode slowly down Pennsyl
vania Avenue between massed
crowds that cheered :.nid yelled. Por
•>1 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<l under way today as the
11;.ii-m iii**li command said fascist
divisions had advanced beyond tin*
K;il;ini;ts river mi the nm INwesI I>;■ 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 ("<<at'worth. a Taeoina N«*ws
*ri 'bone reporter who abandoned iiis
• r ii'' era", led 500 yards on his
■>nd' and I-itv f<> -bore while the
'• :'lvr '••".iI b M'-i" d lo much jj a
!j decree