ψψ ïtettîterson Satltj ïl repaid^ J ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PL BUSHED IN THIS SE· Ti< )X OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA _ F NT Y-EI ( ί Η Τ H YEAR HENDERSON, Ν. C., WEDNESDAY AFTERNO ON. JANUARY X, 1941 .u.-llsh,.. , κ,. v.. FIVE CENTS COPY HI —:— - - - In Corset Workers' Strike Striking employes of the American Lady Corset Company in Detroit made spectators pa s ρ anil shiver as they appeared for picket duty out •ide the plant, some of them wearing nothing hut corsets, despite freez ing weather. The strike was called by the International Ladies Garment Workers Union after negotiations fmlod. Leading the picket line are Estelle Thomas and Georgia Ray, mudels. U. S. Aid To Britain Too Late, Nazis Say 'V German Aiiernoon Press Unanimously Declares Roosevelt s Message Will Have Practically No Bear ing on Outcome of .■War. , Λ , Barlin. Jan. 8.—(AP)—The Ger ntn afternoon press, with a unani mous, apparently pre-eoncei\ed pat tern, declared today that President Robfevi'lt'.· Mundav message to Con gnn was historically inaccurate and would have practically no bearing on the outcome of the war. ant ain's doom is sealed, the news papers declared, and Amer.can aid will Come too late One paper said "Roosevelt impel al ism fecks not only - .tr.eni:.c\ over the western hemisphere republics of South and Central America by bases ■nd pincers of capital, tic economy, hut fis ' seeks to L:; th ...ound lÈÊgt for a heritage t : ·. tin· Ui i tish empire." The newspaper continued that President Koosevelt'.·. proposai for Sid to Britain was designed "to af firm ^legitimation for that heritage." "Inasmuch as the British never even paid their World War debts, ti* method of payment (po.-t-w.·.· MpÉment of ship.·, and arms loan edMi a put'»· fiction," the paper dé clara*. It ^headlined the comment on President K.,.>sevo!t'.< message "ec centric arguments for a l.-t cius·." There will not be any "official" German reaction on the grounds that the President's message to Con gress "bp ig'it no new viewpoints which would make it worth while to take o: i ic 1 cognizance", author itative source.- said. It was - iid th·· pris: would hark back to th<· slop m "don't let your self be provoked". High Court Cases ileigh, Jan. t! - ( ΛI ' ) The S; ·1ι ■me court upheld today the eon in in Alamance county of Lero\ Wafstal'f, youthful Negro who was sentenced to death for rape. There were 14 cases decided. The court found error in an order entered upon the motion of i). C. Patterson to require the Southern Railway and seven other railroads to produce correspondence relative to the establishment of rates upon pe tapleum products from Wilmington river terminal to points in North jrolina. 'The opinion said the order was re îsted on allegation that the rail ids hi.d conspired "to lower the ites and thereby destroy the plain t's business of transportim: such ducts by motor trucks with the in it and purpose of raising such ites." IsJojcdthzh FOR NORTH CAROLINA Partly cloudy, slightly warni ng er in interior tonight: Thurs η'| day increasine cloudiness and v. armer. Boy Scouts Founder Dies Nairobi, Kenya Colony, Jan. 8.— (AIM—Lord Baden-Powell, a veteran soldier who spent the last 30 years of his life working ίο; peace as the founder of the Boy Scout movement, i'ied today at i:is home in Nycri. Kenya Col ony. II· had been in precarious ho-.ilth sincc last ' November, \\ hen he suffered a series of se vere heart attacks. Lord Baden-Powell founded I·,,. 15.,y Si outs i'i 1!»!0, following his retiT»ri«r« "'"iv to "promote Rood citizen ship in the rising generation" and to further peace through in ternational understanding and good will. Ked tress Te Send Aid Shipload of Con rs ο rt ». c* Η TVs i ï sî: β nd Oth er Relief Supplies tr France and Spain. ' " ' Λ Γ) The \...... „ R„ri ο . < : ι ·ι η οι ι η rod to day that it was planned to dispatch an American shin late tin- month "loaded with condensed milk and ether r' lief s'.tonlie ·■»· > ··.·«·#·· "iofi France and a consignment of flour ;.nd : lili ι n- Snain Γ ! > :.ridit'"n. Chairman Norman H. O'ivis o liquor — conversational liquor rather than I the beverage kind assumed morel importance in hotel I .1.1 >u·.- than had been expected. ' There are those who feel strong-1 ly on the subject a.- a moral issue.: and who will be found voting at every opportunity, in legislative halls I and at ballot boxes, against any com-' promise with liquor. There are a few! who frankly admit that they think li- j quor is a commodity and should be ι handled simply as such But there1 ν re small minority groups. A great majority of the members of both (Continued on Page Three.) Salaries Raised By Legislature Near Elev8n Four State Officers Get Higher Pay First Bill Passing As·1 sembly Raises Sala-' ries of Secretary of State, Τreasurer, Audi tor and Superintend- ; dent of Public Instruc tion. Raleigh. Jan. 8. — (ΛΡ)—The 1941 | legislature quickly raised the pay of ; four constitutional State oi l leers to ί $6,GOO a vear today. The Senate passed the mens1 re without opposition, but it caused House debate before being approved under .suspended rules. A House vote of 68 to .'38 rejected r.iotion by Repre'on'ot ive Pickens if Guilford to send tile measure to c.mmittee for study, and passage fol lowed. Organization ol the legislature set the stage tor the inauguration tomor row shortly after noon of Governor Elect J. Melville Broughton. As so η as the Senate had el·, cted the nominees of the Democratic cau eus, including Si nator John I). La l< :is of Jones as president protein, it got the salary raising bill. Senator Gold of Guilford intro- , duced it and urged immediate action so the pay increases would be effec tive for the secretary of state, st.at·· treasurer, -i.ite auditor and state unerintendent of public instruction who start four-year terms tomorrow. He pointed out that their nav could "■ t be increased after they to Ί; of fice. The House took nearly an hour to I Hect Odu- M Mull of Cleveland county as its speaker and to approve other nominees oi its caucus. Representative Picken. lid the salary raising measure wa.- "unwise ■nd injudicious." He argued that ι the officers effected knev what the | salary was wln-n they -ought the I η st. Representative Itrya'it of Our ham led the fight !·■ the bill and was joined h ν Renn "tit'bvc Ward of Craven. Worthing'oti of Pitt ral 'ied to Piekrn ' upp 'ft. FSA H osierv Mill Will Bi: KxpantU'd Washington. Ten -(API The Farm Serunt\ .'·.·!· nistratWui -e ports that a silk hosiery mill m op eration ; t it- Pei ;■-!■ r!er> Hon ' -'toads project in North <' τ. !uia probably w 'II have a c ί eo·. installation of j 102 machine-: within the next few nonths. I The mill, vHtlph began operation οι Align-* υ["Ie or ate aus-ι niées, had 27'.' ' eh n· ..· 'he tii ιι· | of the late t rem ■· t to the Ι·Ν,\ audi • ninloyed ill oeoole :.t ί aggregate j mor,thlν war'e "· ! >· ·υt Sli.irla Κ -tab] I · m ό 1 111 the plan' it I 'en ' cierlea followed an agreeu en I worked out with the Dexdale II· erv Mill-j r. e I ,-ins'iale. Pa., optvooi t>! the null.) SPEAKER Drills M. Mull of Clev. ..aid C r.inly. loniinntt'd last night by th* Ho.ι .· Democratic raceus, tod ι.ν „·.ι. elect id speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives. Navy To Be Reorganized Three Mam F leets Will Be Formed Un der Orders Today of Secretary Knox, Washington. .Jan. i) (At') Reor ganization of tlx· I'm; d States Navy into three main fleet- the Atlantic, Pacific and Asiatic ι leets—was or dered today by Sec t ry Kn .x, wh.i -nno'Mu-d .'11 th·· .>-> time that President Rn>.sevelt .i am.· ■ ".-( d an increase of 42. · η η;··, Ι ι. ι. : : - power. The ι eorgani/at i which Khun said "really tits ti.> : icts." will be come elfeetive Κι airy 1 and a new set of conar . ·.. headed by Rear Admiral tin ι Κ. Kiniinc; a . (.(inimandei' in ch.< all fleet . w:l! assume authority · at day. Rimmel. p" .· ..minauder of battle i'< ree c, f.u b· c ιι m chief ol the Paca r.'ct, ; ueceedin;.. Admiral James (■ chard.·.· >n, v.i;<> v. ill go on undi c:» d duty. The changes \ e ihe . tat ·.< i tiie pre en Λ ; pati'i>i 1er.·· and the A- lat ό . ί t . that ot ileets. Kii".x df ι rie iutui·· At lantic fleet a - (in 1 ''ï oi' th; a p proximately 12·> ρ lie.'.' ai the patrol fore ·. the A. " · flott ns the squadron b · -. 10,000 worth IWul'nrt an i rve 391 cu.— tied λ Groan Raleigh, .'an. !i ris, lieutenant the first leg. day when he .. the Senate r ; Sonat.i: Lai.. a dent prote-a. a-a. included C'la O'Beny ol Way at Speaker Mull House rules grouj tative Bridger ol man. Members ineh.d· Wayne, Edwards . er of Granville. Pitman ot Robeson and Watkms ol V< \1 *>—R. L. Ha - -elect named e immittee t > Λ members o: Jones, presi ' e group and Igecombe and nouneed the th Represen Γ den as chair ci Crawford of Beaufort. Horn K ι of Warren, i.'uinn ol Duplin 30,000 Italians Reported Cut (J·'? At Tobruk, Lihva Sea ibiockade anci Tank ' Encirclement baici to Bar Effectively Any Large Reinforce msnfrs; Nazi Munitions Tram Explodes. .\ the Associated Press) Italy'.-· la.--l major defense bese it) ■ t; : η i 'Uya, the ρ rt 'if TobruK. ι was ri ported ci;t oil 11r:.. ■ .lscu ■ in- ! day- another Bnrdia" with its1 . ai ri: on of 30.000 law.-t tr·«»|).» ! '.-•rght in the tiKhtcnii.s; trap >.( t·;·· lii'itish army . I the .ν>1<·. Sea blockade anil t. .... eiM-ircit;- ! : ent ι·ι Tobruk. !!·! milt·» we.it of the ! Egyptiaii border. were said to bar effectively any larg< reinforcements. In the aerial : iege of Britain, the ! Germans reported a nazi plane sank : an 8,000-ton merchant ship 300 in i le s west ol Ireland this morning, and the Germans also reported that a ! lone German speed boat boldly raid ing the English east coast near the m ■ * t h of the Thames river attacked a British convoy str aigly projected by destroyers and -ank a 2.500-ton j i:< .•ehantma.n. i'.t rmany'- mas ; troop movement into the Balkans was partly disrupt ed when a nazi munitions train ex pl· ded after crashing into another train on one of the thiee main lines from Hungary t ι Rumania. The shattering blast damaged a ■urge part of the town of B"rettyo i τT i f ; ! 1 ■ ·. Hungary. inflicting an un· ·'■>■■· ·;.· fd noml'-er of casualties. O" the (; eek- Ρ ·.' an. warfroni. the ·· "1 .. r force renorted British ' ι■ h' living t'ormih snow, -bet "'! ι·:·;·; delivered an attack on the ' ■ in'· ι II" M an t w:i of Elbasani Pel f'ros- figure·· lifted more l' an 1 5.000 Italian- taken prisoner (Continued on Parjo Three.) Tar Hoe! l e!Is Of Sea Robbery *! ι n. 8. ι API Police in • < 1 ■; t., I · the tnrv of a man ■· 1 · · d I a· ·.·.,· r> t wel' " m; lo> •tft«·' he was robbed and ■■ ι <· ·η> 1 1 rill boat in the gulf stream. i: e ι ·.■!'·>. ···· ι .· i d he ν Richard p. ... .... ■ f F i.vi'tte\ ille, \ C , vv.is ' e· 'ed * : la·· ρ 'aI f, r exposure. Ρ '· it ■ iii apartment house r ·ι·ι ' ι ΛΙ a :1 Re ich heard era·; < fly I ι l'ght ami, in\ litigating, !. ·;· ! ·'·· '' an ι a ■ hallow water. ' !·■ t · 1 i ι « .lice that he met 1 w ■ !'« ··«· Monday nigh: and ' !·'. ",·■ ·· a ti>hmg trip after talking: ti. Ha ι t· 'f sev eral hours. W'le ο Γ ι boa' was about twol\ e > h ο ; e, lie ι 'lated. the >■ en : ι ■ -u li d his money. He resisted and ι iii* ' : a a ι ni t le, ν as throw η Γη nu r IP· id the men took Slid. Yank Aids RAF H. Thomson Brundidge Only American who took part in the aerial bombardment which preceded British capture of Bardia, impor tant Italian base in Libya, ivas Sergeant H Thomson Brundidge, 2;>, of St. Louis, Mo., an RAF gun ner. Brundidge holds a civilian pilot's license and has been recom mended for a commission in the Iioyal Air Force. Powerful Office Made FDR Names Knudsen, Hillman, Knox and Stimson to New De fense Group. Wa.-hinet "ι. .1 in. ί! (Al'> Fair men civ>. President Km n-mo It ;;· ;iii nidi:-' il ETonernl staff with .«weeping pi'V ι 1 ■ ι complete tin· ;.riming ηί >: ■ n·' ' < η called i.>da,v on :,l| Amei r t nbordinato every thing 11 > "the necessity of defense." n . Mdi :·· I' ' ''it .-ft up 1hc i···· ,· lid pu\\ ι ; .' <)· n-e «··. sip when ' · igtiod ,n ■"·.· Utr - ord'/ 1 H' .Vf toi'd iv t·. ·.!!>': ;ln ""ftice of pr duct ι · · 11 ·«!·!· :int" ;i nd ιι;ίιί .! William s. Knudsen director general, Sidin ν 1 ■ ' iH-Kilc direct pi t'c. , 1 ι \ ι\ y Seci eta' \ Kr." , ι : ;ri U'.e Secretary Stini.-oii .ι.» f t" Vjoi'. . S!rι,■ j>tτ! ijI' ds tail. I'. · r t'i-k - ' ■ ;-.i' : ,· 111' 1 di !'·. ο ot t rial A... : - h··ι behind the do'en·. |»r«-grani. \\ 11 ! οί ι has boon latîu.HK m so\oi.;l i i " 11- m tant μ!> i.-es |v. , ή 1 κ· l ■ ί·ο till· . : ' -in Ί-οηιοιι t 111 their ai>]i'i:iitiiiont. tin· now board ' ( 'i ,i! ' . a ·. Ι ι κι 1 \ iuo Throe. I President Roosevelt's Budget Requests In A Nutshell Washington, Jan. 8.— (VIM—1'residcnl Koosev«· 11 lock 1071 ι h.st-h printed iKiKi's tu ι\ ι' I o.igivss all the details of hi.3 "total del ens,·" Iiud .t t. l ut here are its essentials in a nutshell. spending—.S 17.745.5'S.000 in fiscal year beginning July 1. $13,202. 370,970 in current fiscal year. Hi tense—S10,SI 1.31l.iiOO next year, S6.163.923.000 this year. Aid t; Britain and other democracies—All extra amount, undeter mined. Ke\em:es—S8,27.">. 133,000 next year: $7,012,930,000 this year. Deficit—$9.210,093,049 next year: SC.189. Î00.970 this y ear. Public Debt—Now $45,000.000,000: on .lune 3(1. 1911. S49.136.972.007: on June 30. 1912, S58.367.065.036. Defense summary—Appropriations, authorizations and recomnienrt ations since June. 1910. and including today's request, $28.480.000.000. including SI 3.704.000.000 for the Arm v. SI 1,587.000,000 for the \a'\v. si 902.000.000 for expansion of industrial plants and SI.287.000.000 for anti-sabotage and other defense activities. Non-defense Costs—S6 674,000.000 next fiscal year reduced from S7.078,000,000 this year. Increases for debt interest, social security and National Youth Administration; decreases for relief, agricultural aid public works, CCC. Taxes—1'residenl Roosevelt asked more taxes but left tvp"s and amounts to Congress. Said rise in national income to highest levels in histor* expected next fiscal year also would produce more revcwui' front existing rates. tMiens for ï* Γ Derense Deficit Estimated at $9,210,093,089, with Public Debt Pushed to Record $58,367, 065,056 by June 30, 1942. Washington, Jan. 8 -(ΛΡ)—l'r>·. ■ dent Hou-ovflt asked Congress to day fur 817,485.528,049 in an un precendented peacetime budget re flecting "a world at war" and the huge cost of preparing "l'or total de fense." Mr. Roosevelt allotted $10,811, 514.(WO of his 1942 budget exrlu-r. - ly to national defense, estimated lue deficit for. the 1942 fiscal year at S9.210.093.049 and foretold a public debt pushed by that deficit to a record S58,367,065,056 by June 1942. The budget made no provisions to;· the cost of aid to Britain, Grec··: and China—an extensive program t > je covered in subsequent appropria tions requests. Congressional lead -rs said that the overall cost of this alone might eventually total ten b lion dollars, but were uncertain on Ιιον, great the actual cash outlay would have to be for the first yea. Nothing in Treasury history com pared with the huge figures present id to the Senate and House sine · the last year of the World War, when spending reached $18,522.89."·. 900 and the deficit $13.370,638,000. "A wry turn of fate places th,.-. jurden of defense on the back> of ι peace loving people." the Presi dent scud o! the budget. But, Mr. Roosevelt continued. I'vi-i hese big sums—62 percent of the ι •armarked for defense—were on ν a forecast of things to come, χ χ χ \'o one can predict the ,111in~.at ■ c·· ■ )! a program that i* .-till in cteveloji 1nt." The ,tigre t.. ( C. 'on tin : it'll en i'aee Three Progress Made in Plans For Aid To Britain W... :l l_; ■: .hill. 8 (AIM . ■Γ 1 ' i..; ■ :. i'i ι ua'ied a fter a c<>n ι ι ■ no1 \ ,;li SeciHaiaes Η : 1 ! ami \u .gen; lia 11 ' day. that "profilers i. ■ ■ ·■ .g niadi-" in |iinning a plan 1>>r i indfd aid to Britain and hinted hat legislation involved might be •■.n.-.idcivd by Hdiim· and Senate it 111' lime tin;·*. < 'thi·!· - · ■ ; ;i i.·! . . including Senatoi ^Vhcclei Democrat, Montana, sa d in extr.i ten hilhun dollar armament logi,,:;·! was under study. "'There'.-- going to be just as littl" lime lo.-l a- possible." Rayburn said. "The House is going to considei it \. ith all i'\ppndiii'>usiioss because :! ·! • vitally essential that we aid the rt< i:-.iH".·.a-ii.s, .-peed is of the e-senc ." The Senate foreign relations eon.· i-.ittee \ oted unanimously to invite Seen Lay Hull and other heads of ι xecutive departments to give coi: - aiittee ι·· nlidential rep rts of world conditions as they effect American foreign policy. Senator Wheeler, a leading critic of Roosevelt foreign policy, was among the legislators who said that a ten billion dollar total was under t · > 11 - iclei al ion. He predicted that the administration would ask for a (Continued on l'u^c· Three)