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ïïenîtersott Batlg Htspafrh £ ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PL BUSHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR '^E{œRaw HENDERSON, Ν. C., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY lo, 1941 ' L1','l^î x1, ( V ' V,TK,'N',',,N F FDR URGES SPEED ON LEASE-LEND PLAN ********** ********** »*********· Albanian Town Of Klisura Falls To Greeks Italians May Surrender Tepeleni AGreeke Make impor tant Gain in Drive To ward Valona, Last Im portant Port in South ern Albania Still In Ital ian Hands Al 11 « ί ι , .I'm. 10 (ΛΡ) ■ The stra : tegicallv import,·int town "Γ Klisura j on the central Albanian battlefront j has fillUmi lu Greek troops after ;i | week "1 bitter fig!',ting, an official ι annoiimt mont said today. As a result the Italians probably j will be forced to give up Tepeleni. lâ j mile:· to the west, the next important objective on tin· route of the Greek i march toward Valtina, military cir- I des said. Valon ι ι- the la t important port in southern Albania -till in Italian hand, and , the immediate objective of the Greek drive in this sector. Two hundred more prisoners and a so!ii' ol mortar - were captured by Greek force- in Albania during local fictions in which they captured "in portant positions" at bayonet point, the Greek high command reported last night. (U neon firmed reports in Yugo slavia said another Italian vessel car rying war supplie to Albania had been t< rpedoed the fourth reported sent to the bottom in the last ten gJGreok troops were reported also m have advanced a few miles be jafad Klisura in the direction ot -■■rati. with the Italians in disorderly ►Jfcomifr General John Metaxas an Ani't'd the taking ol Klisura to the Cabinet this morning and sent a tele to the Greek forces. Th. announcement was a signal tOt- widespread Greek rejoicing. The Or eeks said they have not had tiffie to count their prisoners nor the "1*ΓΚο quantity" of materials ol all kinds seized. Pàma^iii^ Blaze §At New land, N. C. I «Ne v. land. N. C\. Jan. 10.—(AP)— A. part ol this little town's business district was in ashes today. Fire, which started in a cafe about 8:30 last night, swept through the structures along three blocks on one side of the main street. No casualties were reported but property loss was expected to amount to thousands of dollars. Th e blaze raged unabated for near ly an hour until assistance arrived from Spruce Pine. Boone and Eliza bethtown, Tenn. Axe Murder Ât Kinston !ί i I I Prominent Fred Β. Sut- ' ton, 61, Found Murd- f leered and Robbed in |p4is Filling Station HKmstn,,. . Γ; ι il. 10. (ΛΡ) The ^Jpod-.'tained body (il Ki '~d B. Sut — Wn, fil, member of oui» <>1 the most prou1 ment families in Leninr eounly. Was Γι κι lui 11 in th<· service sta tlon lu· operated two mill's from Kilj «ton. Tin· h< ,ul had been hacked and a bioodcox ered axe was found on the 1 .-premises. i'P The station had been robbed. ^'bloodhound were let loose soon al tei •VI he body was found. Police said that 5- Sutton was slain sometime in the fenifiht. He is survived by three sons and a J daughter. Κ Sheriff Sam R. Churchill revealed ; ■ he was holding two or more persons · ï in custody in connection with the .·■ ■ killing. He refused to reveal i'urthei | « détails. · ι i f At Raleigh, Frederick C. Handy. Γ director of the State Bureau of In- < I vestigation, announced he had as t signed one of his agents to aid in the l Γ investigation. ! Sutton's filling station is situated t I about two miles southeast of Kinston ; ■ — ( (Continued on Page Four) t Flics 620 M. P. H. Andrew C. McDonouRh Testing an Airacohra interceptor plane at Buffalo, Ν. Y., for the U. S. Army Air Corps, Andrew C. McDonoujïh flew at a speed of f>20 miles per hour while diving 21.0' 0 feet. MePunouph, an airlines pilot, is a N'aval Reserve flier. The previ ous speed reco1' I. set two years ajfo, was 57Ô m.p.h. (Central Profit) Programs kre Praised Legislature Passes Joint Resolution Prais ing National Adminis tration Plans Raleigh. .I;.n, In. - :(AP)— The J 'r util C · ti"« » I i ! in general assembly un nimously adopted a joint resolution iday praising President Roosevelt's, rograms tor preparedness and fori ill possible aid short ot war" to all emocraeies. : Governor Hroughton recommended j ich action in hi.- inaugural yester-' ay. ί Senator Gregory ol Rowan ot'lered j ie resolution and it was adopted un-, er su.-pended rulrs. The legislators also voted to hold one-day session in Chapel Hill Jan ary 3D as a gesture of good w ill to- J aid the I'niversity oi North Car-, lina and 13(1 Sou'h American stu-1 ents now doing special work there. ; Representative I'mstead of Orange | ltroduced the re o|ut;on and said it •as eirlor.-rrl orally and in writing y Governor I'roughton and Lieute-! ant (ίΐΛΐ'ΐηο: Γί I. Han 1 He said a nun ry 3n \\.i> chosen because it. i . - tlv President'- birthday and the i 'rc.-id'-nt ι- a Ht : npt mg to improve j elatioiis betwevn the l"n,ted States ι r,d South American nations. Senator Palmer of Cabarrus mtro-1 need a bill to fix tees tor licenses fori m ate automobile · at a flat $5. The j lates are old nov. on a graduated | "ale. · The lion e ι i ron, i d a bill from [epnsentativo HeGrand oi New. Innover to make it a misdemeanor: ι engage in filth column or suber ive activities, Governor Hroughton! :> I led attention in his inaugural to ie need tor Mich legi latum. Another LeGrand bill pas.ed both ivisions quickly and will be ratified (Continued on Page Two) RAF Raids Industries in The Ruhr Following Raids Last Night, Cross-Channel Objectives Arc Bomb ed Today; Fire Bomb FigMir*? Squads Save London Damage ( Π y 'Πι ο A-si ir* ι ;ι ted I'm.·. Ο The 1'·ι t.; ii π ι ν·ι I ;iir force report ■(ι today ■> heavy bombing assault ή Gi rmai y's vital wai i nci 11 -.trios in Dio Riiur. Royal aii' force bomber. al ο ear i«-cl ont a large -rale attack on eross •hannel objectives in France short y after noon today, apparently jlasting at the German occupied port il Boulgone. German raiders .howeicd hundreds 11 incendr.iy ί omhs on London dur 113 the η if."; i1. concentrating the as ■uult on "0110 large district" which British censor.i:;p srrret. in an ■ sli nl at11 ; Ί to repeat the di \ - I i.-lating "tni'ki 'Og" of December 29.] The government deelared. how ver. that the capital's newly or ganized l ire bomb l ighting squads | loused the incendiaries almost as last: is they I'ell. Mussolini's high command declared Italian planes and naval units bomb (1 a British battleship in the eastern Mediterranean, sank two submarines \ | and tw > freighters, and torpedoed .wo other merchantmen. ; , The oattleship, unidentified, was | ' reported hit despite "violent anti-j lireraft reaction" in an attack 011 a , arge British naval formation. J Hitler's high command acknowl ■dged that royal air force bombers ( aided "various places" in western . j. jermanv. inflicting a toll of 20 killed : .nd many wounded. 1 j Hopkins Dines With Churchill London, .Ian. in. ι AI1) Harry L. Hopkin . I'n id> nt Roosevelt'.- per otial envoy, had .111 overtime lunch eon time talk v. itli Prime Minister . hurclnli toil.is and 111 a later inter view predicted that United States troduetion of v. ai materials would each it peak late 111 1941 or early η 1942 In a serums mood after the lunch- ^ ■on. Hopkins declared that he was < .ere to "di.ra-s matters of mutual Jigency to our two countries." He answered 110 comment" to ( nost questions. . , To one he aid "nothing is less important than my in.) j· ■.·-ion ot , .ir raids." Asked about labor'- attitude to , ward the production program, hi' •aid: 1 "There will be united el'lort and ( t will hi> very -uece.-. till.' Before his lijfeeheon engagament, ,i Hopkins sau Foreign Secretary An 1 hoiiy Kden and Lord Ilahlax, am- I aassador de ignate to the United States. 1 i He said In· expected t" -lay two to | our weeks "until I have tinished t lie job I came to do." Committee Assignments For General Assembly Remain Deep Mystery l>uil\ Dispatch Bureau, In tin· Sir Walter Hotel. ' By l.VNN NISBKT. Raleigh, Jan. 1·>. The General As embly is now throe d;iys old and till the committees assignments >articularly the chairmanships of niportant groups are as deep a i.ystery as before the Democratic aucuses were held Tuesday night. This inn't always the case. In many ormer sessions it has been ciuite pos ible at this stage oi the proceedings ο name, with more than approximate ssurance of accuracy, the chairmen if more than half the about two i lo^en really important committees. 1 [tight now il would be extremely j oolhardy to go beyond three or lour I it the very outside, and even then ; t would be a chance of getting way iUt on the end of an extremely weak [imb likely to fall off without even jeing chopped on. In the House, il would seem a good parlay to play Victor Bryant for Fin ance, John Ken. Jr.. for Appropria lions, Clarence Stone for Roads and Laurie MeEachern for a good, but unidentifiable post, and perhaps a lew others lor better than fail places. That's quite as far as the cautious commentator would venture, and (Continued on Page Tnree.) ITALIANS GREET NAZI SENT TO HELP THEM 'his mol'ji ryclM i- a (■·' ιι .ίι \ιc Knrco Γ ;ι lareo I'nrw of (I n:> in |.I.ιnr-- and pi! ·. ng in the· Modi ton anean lia-m." aecordint • l lic,' ; .ivllj W .(■ Ill η ' 11 1 Ί ν I to ai ι offici ,.i I!·/ : iff! i ■ ν inhabi tant ' :1 ( ■ I ρ ι the liittri' - ; 11. ι ■ ι .iicviiiont. it'll lit h r λ al ïiKht id ■ dt p.il't velop Sweeping Power Asked Foes Of Foreign Policies Criticise Lease-Lend Bill Washington, .tan. Il) (AIM -Foes I President lit.»eM's foreign |jo ey criticised tod'o tin· bill authot i/. ig transfer ot Amei ieaM-made mili ary equipment to warring "demo lacies" and Senator Clark. Demo rat, Missouri, declared that the leg lation' "is simpiv ,i bill authorizing no President to declare war." Administration supporters, how \'er, expressed confidence that the enate would gi\e overwhelming ap roval to the measure alter the louse has acted. When the bill was introduced in le House by i{epre-.entative McC'or laek, Democrat, Massachusetts, a ozen members .jumped tip to make ,'maiks but Spi .it If.iyl-urn rec ognized Kepp M utative Martin of las.sachusctt>, the Republican lloor ader. \ction Fiares ( ι J· >. .1 ι.η 10. (AI ' ) — L>t ! ι h flier.il headquarter.· a iin-mi ire· 1 t>> ay "concentra tira»" of British forces round Tobruk, Italian naval .tat:·,η ι>rI «.ii. -on to η on tlio I abyan while operations farthei \·. · ι mtinued At the same time flaring .ictinn ν.Ί:. t'epul tf'd against Itjlll.)!) Κ is I d'rii'.'i. hundreds of mil".·. ... ; ι h ι ., ι 1 the t.ιi).y;iη Iront. The I Si lt ι-h lin·.· mneed 11 .11 i ' n·: ι iircs hid eu'ered Biinn. Kenya olon.\ . ei -1 . ι ο.κΐ. time J h .η ·.,·. lui liles so 11 î 11 ol llie Ktll ιορί,ι η bo lier, nd t lia I Kl W',11.. Ill the Κ e 11 y. ι - 11.11 in Soin:i 11 l i nd border /one. luul een abandoned by the ltali.an · Buna ι m a eelor which lin· I !.il iiis lia.e held lor months. The Γ>: M -h said then v. i> no sign of ορρό.ι ι m from I Ι,ι h.m- there. While the advance guard ol (he rniy ol the X.ie pressed on west <ί oliruk. Ilrt. h ueneral hearit| ..o lei did exten ι,· γ. 11 air force raid li Italian l>,. e in Kthiopia were en uuraging ai. a.pient native upri · lg in th.it 11 .i ,ii colony. Then1 vim i ι, ι it - that Kthiopin. here lighlaig lielwct'li Hrili-.il and ta I i.an Ιοί ο·- tinis far has 1 iei η mi ted largelv frontier skirn.ishe . light soon become a real battle round. η Martin nd 111;ιt un Republican member ot Congre-· apparently had been consulted in ι>i eviration of the legislation and inquired whether it v.as tu be considered in a non-par tisan manner. McCormack reported that he was "very . ·rry thai my iricnd should rai.-e that <|ues1ion" and asserted he" "assumed that national defense trans cended party polities." Martin agreed, but said "we should be given some consideration in pre paration of this program." In the Senate. Senator McKellar. Denincrat. Tennessee, terming Adolf Hitler a "devil incarnate," proposed ' repeal of all laws which would 111 ;.nv way iiiterlere with our giving ;>reat Γ,ι itain all aid tl at the Presl i ί'on ι i 11 werl on I'aye Threes ι Mull Proves Steamroller Abilities Daily l)i>jtauh Bureau. !n (he Mr Mailer llolei. Κ γ Hi Ν It \ ΛΜΗ1Ι.Ι,. 1 ' ■ 1· '.-m Ian in The gh".-l. of t ... 11 Kifd, ΓηιΊ'· .Joe" Cannon ad fiv, (ι ( larke ir. κΐ have smil-'d u appi ·ι·!.·!»!.·η yesterday. while Stat·· senator Urvgg Cherry. once the ·> "i- f -It d r . I'M ol North Carol ma's I·.,,-.··, turned a bit green with envy ( )du- M. Mull qualified a- <ι··Ηΐη ollei operator, f ι r.-.t das-;. Th·· .a ni leu ..in from ι'Ι··ν «'land . oil hi (|iialil'ying t«·-.t η agi.a ■mi land·· by heading off a ι "II call .η .. nt ion I" r-'ei >ι ι -.icier th·· bill II '< ηtinin-H no I 'aire Tin ee ι Lease-Lend Measure Is Introduced Bill Would Give Presi dent Powers to Trans fer American - Made Military Equipment to Britain and Other "De mocracies" W.i ii inglon. .Ian 10 (AIM Ad 1111 · h ..turn loaders asked Congres <»d;i> tn give President Roo-c\ elt weeping poweis Id transior Amor r-an-made military equipment t< > îrcat Britain and titlier warring democracies The lu'l. introduced in both houses I Ci'iiU!.·· today, would permit the 'hief Kveutive v. hen he deems Ί η Hi·· ■ ·. · t <.t national defense" i>: I "M.iii it ι· tore in arsenals. far ■ ι it·- and hipyard ■ under their uri.-diet h "therv -e procure any • fen ο .;'t !··.- I'm;· t h · · government • I any ο un' y ν h · " defense the •reside···! ·i*·< - vit .1 t" the rieten. e • t til ι t ■·. ·, .1 State ' .'i te.· ι "...h ange, Ι*· ι. « ■ end < ι : tin ν ι· e d ι si·'se of tu any m il govCWtïwetit any defense article; .Ι Γ' ·'. m.-pect. pi ι · repair -ut : !. ivei'iiriit h ill. Ill otherwise to plare ι good working ordei any deteu-e ι ticlc loi any uch gov i-rnment. t 'Communicate to any uch g.i\ ruinent any d···· e informât·' il n i ta in ing ti ι ιn> delen.-e artîcle I'm a- hi'dr tn uch g ο -muent undo ..ι agi ι ph " of tin. lib- -cet ion : a ' Hi-lc,. ι· Ι'·· ι . · t any defeu c (Contained on l'ag<· Three > Babson Thinks Congress Will Have Hard Session Ι!\ ΚίΚ.Ι Κ \\. BABSON. ( ·>ι»\ ι iulit 1!U0. 1'ublishi'rs Financial Bureau. Inc. I>ab*on Park, Fia.. .Ian Id.—Ju»t 3 week ago today the 77th Congress -ettled into harness. They have in this c..iront session the toughest job to lac· .11 M any years. Many unsolv ed problems liavc been held over Irom the old Congress And our leg islator- is Washington face many new one.-. Things are moving last. Straightforward thinking and no monkey business is the order of tile day A groat responsibility lor the course of action our country will take rest- upon the shoulders of the lawmaker.- we voted into office last November ti. II Congress measures up to our expectations, our affairs are in >od band·. It its members iuc cumb !" pres.· <··<■ grin;p.- ,ind kick the eo: 11 ml;·· : independence, wc will I .ne! c ir>t>ix «·.- ii :i bad way. The Problems <>! ( «ingress. Neutrality m war have set the stage lor our current Congress. Whether wt or they like α. this is the dominating scene. "Aid to Bri tain—.-hurt ■>! war" is the topic which blankets the question ol neutrality, repeal, or circumvention of the John son Act. Congress want- and de serves facts from the President and Secretary Hull betore it makes bind ing commitments one way or an other. Congress must know just how desperate is England's situation Congress must know the financial resources of Great Britain in this (Continued on Page Four; Says Broad Powers To Avoid Delay President Declares He Does Not Necessarily Want Powers Appar ently Given in Bill, But Somebody Must Have Them W.t: lllllgt'i'l. .fill I'». ' A I' ) I'll'. if!', ut H "II ' ■ ι gi'd 'ly irtΐ'ΐΐ» >d.iy ι .11 II. ι ado. m ι ·' ι ;ι t :■ ·η bi 11 1 ■ > !( lid 111 I' M I' .' ■ ι "f I u I I II 11' nl I . the "(il II II ι( I . il Κ ' . ιίκΙ I||| 111' I I . Ii| power* i! gave liiin were needed to ;r ι lid (Ιι Ί,ι.ν. Discussing lite proposal it m près* ι ' nlci · Ί u ·■ ,|li I Inline il wa.< tn lie introduced m ('migreν-, the President ■; :d iit· did not nece...alily want In·' powei ,.pparentl\ given in the lull i.nt that -omebody ha.·· to have it ■<> that 11 ; 111-K action can be taken. Hi· told reporte; ^ that Latin An.ei i l'a η nation- a.- well a "democracies" at «ιι. eould lie benefitted l.»y the ieae lending plan il it were li.und in ce.-.-arv. Mi Roosevelt also announced that ne Ιύια signed a prociai lalioii reqo.i ing copper, bras.-., bronze, zinc, mcKi ι and potash to be exported only und, . export licenso efleetive February i'hese materials, he said, are need ed for this nation'.- deien.-e. Ί icy were added t.i an already huge li-t i \ ι ecoiamendation ot the administr tor ol export control. Asked whether the British aid bill \.ould have the effect of repealing me neutrality act ban against loans to belligerents and the Johnson act prohibition against credits to Wm ld \Yar debt defaulters. Mr. Roosevelt replied in the negative. But he added that the language employed in the proposal, namely that equipment loans could be made "notwithstanding" any prior acts, was the usual phrase in legislation and was required to avoid conflict of laws. Il there i- any conllict, the Presi dent said, tin latter law supersedes the prior law. He said he thought speed was a great essential in enacting the new law because it related primarily to the placing of new orders in thi.·» country which would require many months before a start could be i.muo tn fill them. Espionage is Charged NV« Y I..11. 10. - ( ΛΡ ι Λ - iinm.t i.1 p. ·-ι ent<ir asserted today th.it Isadnro Lazarus, who was >on teneed to pM. mu lor passport tr.uid. had earripd la rue sum.·· ot money liuni Crni my 1 n such tup nazi le ι ri - 11 > a> lit" m ι; eritiR and deposit ed it m oilier ι· ■ uι11 ;t .· where soihp ' wa.- I ι·Ιΐ! ■ .1 t" h i'· been used to 1 malice ι p."liage v..irk. .md pro 1 aganda. L.i/aru.-. 58 years old. had pleaded mult ν !" .ai .ι " I ι-t 17 · lit ,ιΙΙ·-κιιικ hp had made lai ι tateu.pnts in obtain nj; ι pa.-spor' nd ι id ιι κί to pa·. I»«rt ; " ■ 'l>t;iu ι Η Hi v. ι · nteiKvd to t v. ο ye.h in ρι ι ίιι and t ined s2, .iimi In Ki-dci ! Judge Vmeent L. Le.Ik II Λ 'oit t 11 ι. ι si .ι le Λ ttornpy I; .hard .1 H ike said that the dé nudant .η'' ί ci 1111; t ■ hi own -tory . 1 il..it l.i li.id Ik ell engaged 111 ilt ti ι 'national exchange ·. \ χ .nice ΠΜ.Ϊ v. lull tilt II.ι. eallie into pov.ei in ( .. ■ ; 11.. Ί ι \ .'nl v .i.-. a clo t· 11 lend ol ( ;■ ; ι ni I. .alt ι - Reynolds To Testify S'enate Committee Summons Reynolds to Testify Regarding Loans to Democrats Wellington. .I;m. 10.— (ΛΡ) Λ Senate investigating committee today summoned Η .1 Reynolds, tobacco manutaeturer and now Democratic national committee treasurer, to give his own explanation of 8275,000 in personal loans to help reelect Presi dent Roosevelt. At Raleigh. N. C . Reynolds said last night that he expected to appear btfore the special Senate committee today, but declined further comment (Continued on Page Two) IVaathan FOR ΝΟίίΊΊΙ CAROLINA. ficnrrall> f.nr tonight and Saturday; slightly colder in east and north central portions to night: slow I ν rising tempera ture Saturday. Forecast for South Atlantic states from Τ:·'ίΟ p. ni. Friday through 7:H0 ρ m. Wednesday— Temperature .uerage, near nor mal: below normal beginning and rising to normal or slightly above middle and last part of period. Precipitation I is hi or none.
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