ïtenîterson HatUt Bîspairij r>VI V IlATI .m... — ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS Mv Ί ί« >Ν OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA ι \\ ι \ 1 \ -EIGHTH YEAR τιiV-'λ1 ssîTc!λτκπ'Vrkssoy HENDERSON, N. C., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 18, 1941 PCi,L,sl!^Li™i!NI^'KKN'J,,N FIVE CENTS COPY Hitler Bids For Balkan Peace ν ν -- ^ " Clark Leads Fight On British Aid Bill Measure Is Called "War Bill" i.iisoouri Senator De tirtics Lriaciment of Measure Would Be équivalent to a De dication of a State of War." '··». Ι·'<·1 '■ π· ( ΛI ' ) S'il 1 Jemorrat, ΛΙι.ν-iiun οχ 1 m Ihc Senate today '•ni ut' I hi· μι riding Πι it 1 would be *"i' by one belligerent over I i.iinw". In.· -a:d "that th.it dent to a declaration of a • ourselves and must be : i|i by sending our ship?. . j ι . our plane- and our I'.tiniately our men. Once "··,i we cannot turn aside." ■ ke a I'ti'r Senator John i.bcan, California, a sorted . lii.,1 the bill would make • t ; ι >· > ··< vi ι a dictator' or declared that the measure ip" American defense, ii.rratir powers" t the !· and reverse traditional ι ;<>ieign policy. lengthy minority report. .1 dm iil; Republican member of ■ i;ii relations committee, re ■ 'in bill's pro\ isions which : 11 t til·· Prt.-Lettnt to trail i ·ΐιnai to warr ng "dem •id declared that Britain ι in· aid beyond what she al - yetting Irom the United S ' , ι ' I in can read this bill," John ■ it·. nid doubt iha t 11 .· li It i • ιi rt, it not it. deel red pur il In to take it: into war." ι ν the bill a· a gamble η tin· oik· card of a complete :ct ry " t.ikes our national safety on et' try nl one belligeri lit in a ii' and In i 1114lis to the nl. "f war, while at the same nutting the serious weaken ai ow,. means of defending » and our brethren in this phere." Clark declared. Mazi Flânes Over Greece High Flying Planes Provoke Fears of Im minent German In vasion of Greece. I ' ι ' ' 11 i Yugoslavia. I'fb. Ι"· (AIM iit-iii, t from Greece today sai'< ' 1 -11 Hying scout and roconnai.-sance I1' 1 ι "ι >o it i \*i 'ly identdied" Gei '' "i h ve been living over Greek r''diii>ia in recent days, provo! - 'i; (ears that an invasion by nazi I wees is imminent. 'he pianos were sa'd to appear h day along the Bulgarian fl'on ' .aising as many as three air 1 "d al.irnis daily in Grt»ek town 1 Mie ni these reconnaissance planes 1 epovled to have even llovvn soutn "I Athens. (,ii'ek military observers ^ay th 1 I'l.ine- come Ironi the direction of ' >u 1 t>;i r i a. taking oil' eithei' from Liu I— : ■" 1 ·π or Humanian bases. 1 he Creeks remain silent, hoping avoid provoking an "inciui it." biltirmed sources said the 'iu 1 along the Bulgarian-Greek t'loii '·" narallels thai before Italy in vaded ( ; recce from Albania. At Dial b'ae ,1 duet's plane- daily violated <ι"ck territory for weeks, they de clared. Gri'ci'c made no ailcmut to niobil lzt fully her forces ·>ί ok the Al (Coutuujtci ου Pagk Tiii— Food Exemptions Win Truce Fails ίη Strike I Union Members With hold Ratification Of Agreement Reached *n Washington. I ! !.v Tli" \ ~<>i·..11eel Pi r ) nf th'- -trik< - bound Λ11 C'hildi' ΛΙ ;ι 11111 ;i cl ii ι nm C'umpiiny 111:ιι)t :i! M r 1 v\ ;ιuki <· deeiaι «·{1 the Ιί ■' ν mild ii·»t reopen I.id:IV de - ; · to · !r ii·.- ;. ; ι ■ · · : ■ u · m 1 reached ;it \V .ι--'· :"■;!» m v. t!i ί * ι > i'( · int.it i \ c · of tlii (.'I ι ) I ' : : ι led Λ. ί I· n ι ·Ι 111 ■ Work er.-. Ν m·· ι··.,·! .nul : 111 ·!■ .ye·· ■ ι r.n;i in — ed idle nid viiil. w.i- Μ .ι stand still fui' tli'· fourth week mi onn.lllill worth ι,;' η : 11 i I · ! l ■■ 11 < if I ■ · π-<» .'(imp">·ιιΙ ordei . M> · ,·ι· ι 'I t h< m ι :i m, hnldinu v;n ;· n·· int■·· ; " <·t.ι' n ni.; ni' terms of II'·· I: .· · ι I ·:,(·'!· d , ι ! U'.'i 'llillgfori, W I 1 ! 111 ■ "I I ! .. 1 11 . ι ί oi ; ' 11Η"f111' tt«l.v : l'ni .η ιl-i and for ί el > cd simp in roii-11 net ion ι' "in S 18,0(10,0011 powder I, a; Inadmi: pian! n-i'd III" I throat n1' a .trike d a hit; national dt'fi'iio pioii'i't al ( 'liarlt ' ' ί lnd. ΊΊιι· \' mda i.n < V ;.·>·.,f»n of Λ ΙΙΜΊ ii···. \ι ι ! 'I'll ρ III : 1 '1 · . " m|i"' tant i ! mr·" ' in it of · 1 ν de! η ι ■· jtirl··;. was l< ■ ■ ι » t ont of ι ί . >di ici ion at t ι. plait. In· -,Ιι ι k · !·'·, r h and ■ ι I cm plo w· ! I In λ ·. ι Κ ι f I !. II' tory ν ilvldi -v. '11· I·· and for a Iclu.-Pd .-Imp, but 1 11 ought wane inrri-a «·- Tlv fi îk*■ Ί 4('ll work'·!' Ht Hi'' company'· l'a alu'willc, Pa . I plant has noon Ρ » ■ I 111 f * u a 1 by ι lu il h 1 lu· ni . ipain and un" ill nil iciab 1 Xi'V rlhi-lo w al.. · η •■lu-i' promi-a'd s|ieed.\ action upon me N^w's request for a .S40.000.fl00 appro iiiMtion lor a huge Marine base and a .Marine air station in On siow count . .S'. ( . Vinson announced that legis lation providing the authoriza tion fo* the (win projects pro bably would he called up in the House tomorrow or Thursday. .Meanwhile, tin· House approp riations committee hid umler consideration an item of SI..VIA. 000 In acquire land for the oase and air statieu. The pro.j ci envisages the pur chase of ah ml. ΙϋΟ,ΟΟΟ acres for the hase and another tract of about I I square miles, some ?,"> miles aw a:· 1 >r the av iation de ν elopment. BRITISH SHIPPING LOSSES REPORTED I .· 11 c !r .'I. i 'ι I I :■· I Λ I 1 Μι-ιπ I. Illd ..lilt! ; :.·'!"(■ i ι .'ι ι VÎ · ! ι ipj h η*» it ». ι fill IM;4 Î1 \V* vk π ?' (ι -»i )·'. i ·; I j, .· i ;·. ,ι κ· ι:; ι·:· ι · » ι ι î ι r ι. : ;;im; ; . . I }h· „ td'l τ » m ,11 ν t '* : i .· M 1 h» il J I ··.«' if \Λ !■«·!:·" < Γ,ί ·! M \ " !· 1 : > 'CI ' Iln · I il ί ί} · ■ I · ι ι ·! Ι,.ίΛ.Ι.ΐ!· : i lu ·,, ... ;·. Ί··ιη.ΐι'/ g\Ti Arkansas May Keep House beats U-'a !i i 11 .H ' < 111, I ■ ■ ι ;; ι .M 11 Λ ι - ainsas Hot t.so nwttibtrs receivvd sup >ort Irom in' '.-ι from each -late, hut as it levoluped yesterday afternoon il m - olvod more tall; ol politic- than ol cience. The Democratic majority put hrough parliamentary rule uuile: .vliich there could be no amendments ,o the G a things bill | uv iriinp I'm i>e of the "equal propi , u eihod in living state repre.-enta > ι \ final vote was se| im mid Ttr*·. : ) Amendment Is Rejected Senate Passes Reve nue Act on Second Reading; Other News of Legislature. Κί! i : 18. ι ΑΙ') 'i St |t;i' ' ! ' I ' ' 11 ■( I .ill .. . · 1 · ' : ' 1 : ■ 1 ! Î ] >. ι ' |)r : i ι ; ; t·· ι. ι ». .v. 1 .< η ι|.Ι .η ■ ι ! ' K( m τ."1 !· ! :·: I < >rl ι γ-, 1 ! ι 11 ,: ' 11 11··· 1 11 .· t line i ll! ·:ι · rond Il fi 111L'. fil I · II. Il ' . II. . η i· r , · l ::·! ,·(!. II!.· · ·■ c · . ' -1 :!|·.· i 'I ■ 1: ■ ef.l, . , 1 ι : tli.ll' I.···. Ill I III : Ι· , . '.'Il'' I ! ! i · ι . ■ ■ ' · ι i , I( . ; ' I. Ή ;' |l I , • ; ■ · l'ii . I ill · : . 11Ϊ .1 . . I'll e . : j, ι. 1. I !1 ■ e ■ ι III !'·.'■ I ι .-ill In,III I ilcl l'or I···'··' '""II Γ .HI : : I'·'· !■ ·Ί'~ ··,·■·· ' .I'll·: • 't! "iii ■ ■. 11-1 ι ■ : : ; - niiiui; ···· which write .ι irtnipiTi ■ ..·. Hill».· ι '■ I'le: the : . ill .· '·· -· ici · ! ί ; ni In·.. • -l "il l.· tl. ·. i.'leil I . - . I ... » 11 1 ' . ' . I . I Γ I ' .-s ; ~ 1 .!■·;<. i·..·". m I'.· util". S. I,..Il·, ι ' !·, V ..I ,. .. . . .1 !.. I ι ; ■ .·,·· It Si !.. ! \ iii·· ι : 1 J I' - S' r II* I i - ! \- . (· 111. I L' d . ' ( I ·: . eluding WmI· ' V;mr»·. I f if II . I'll . || ' I·. I'!·. 1-1 ' ί M ·: !... . · i.H'ft > ,'!>·« } . It! I i ; ν . ί (J -ι ι ·! I ί ! Π' · · I ' t< · 1 · \ « ·' , ' ι l·- nc;il.c ;· mm ' .!·· b(li « ·! · «'Π ..ml \ · t ;! .. . . κ nil. (1 <>n Piioe Three.) Japan Would Mediate Differences Spokesman Declares British and United States Moves In Paci fic Have "Caused An xiety if not Misgiv ings . Τ ! V.,. Keli, It',.- (AIM \ .1 11 m In·.· ι· pokesinan declared tmliv. lit,·' • "Ό! ■>>■.11 inn · οΓ lin· II and American enveniment · " In !li<< I : ι c· ι In· had "caused anxiety ' ι in is tiivimjK" in .lapan. :.nrl - : ι : 11 II. ι· i 111 ; 11 ion would bo "Croat I ν •nitiu·'' < d" if iho United ,'itate·. c mfun· ! Mich alleged preparation- t . mo wosici η hemisphere. The spokesman, dim·!· ;ίι<· oal inot 'information Im· · ,u. i· · Ui■ ■ ·i in ·ι prepared st.:toi"-ni ··. ' 1nat "wo are utterly an.iiii" t.. see ; iiy good purpo-i· served iiy pro !·ιηκίιι« war whatever the n.otive i'ia.v bo." ".Tapan is fully prepared," lie said, "to act as mediate:· .take what cvor action is calculated to recover ι.m leal conditions not only in gre.-.t i ι east Asia but anywhere ill 111c world." The spokesman -aid later thi . phrase was noi to be interpreted as ;.ii offer i,i mediation hut an exprès-ι sion of willin.nnos to accept any in vitation to act in such a capacity. Ile emphasized that "leading pow ers" m the world have a "great re - pnnsibility for restoring world peace ■ ■ ;>I civilization" aid declared "such ■ ι ιesponsibijity can only be fulfille.i by \\ ise and generous statesman : nip." Army Officer Decries Lack Of Defense Wasli (iglon, Fob- Ιίί.—(Λ.Ρ) — -A ι 1 i i artillery 1 ; 111 ol'iicer declined ν :i...ι th»· United State.-, might , tn ιiaν in "needle. . dead and miled' and "even lust wars" fur ia;iui": t niiidenii/.e its equipment and tactic- in the period following li ■ W.aid War. Γι it illeryinan I Jcuteuant Ο il 1 ml ΊΊιι. η ι. ι l< Phillips, urged in mi a ί,ΐ'Ιΐ' η "The Infantry Journal" "'■at "enlivenatives" in the War de 11· ι r ί ι * 'ΊΐΙ lie replaeed by men win ' ■ " .Id ' nriiprehend the ehangi . ' ■ >iit·'.! t about I.y now weapons and ' ' 11 -ι ii'ial e ndition Τ" 111 ' J ! ; 11 e hi- rill iteilt ion. lie ι li ■ ei red thai pi ■·-: ihililii- ··I the link I ■ *11 nued on I 'at;'1 Three) Welles Rejects Japanese Statement \\ ι hiniilihi. Feb. Ιίί (Al') In ■l'ed ('uniment on Japanese rela-. a . Sumner Welle.-. under-core I.ay of state asserted today that the United States was mtere.-ted f.u ■ e :n the deeds than in the words 11 other nations. I Welles .-poke in re.-poti-e to press | e 'ilerenee questions on a statement ι y ι Japanese statement in Tokyo • ni lay. In 'Ins, Japan's intentions were • ' ci ihed as peaceful hut it wa· .-aid ,1 Briti.-h and American warlike, epa rations had caused "anxiety if! ■ a π ι-gi\nu;.-." The spokesman sug· : ι - ten the situation would be miti 'led il the United States confined her activities to tin· western hemis phere Welles declared that in the very e itieal world -ituation which exists ■ .day the government of the United .■-talc.- is far more interested in tin · died.- of other nations than in the 1 ■ i.iti ' e'iits Unit their -pokesinen may ' make. ! ' Asked about report- that Japan ; ι.ai 1 e-ured (Peat 1 >r i tain thai it had un intention m attacking British m teic-l' or the [Niriiierlands Indie.-, ',\'| 111■ .nil he did n"l « ι , ill (hat an> Τ I» «.· Γ « ι 1»-jH rc«r j · '·" 1 jV. Cold Wave j Sweeps Over , 7he Nation ' ψ ( H.\ Si.· \ IH'I.I tcil I*» ess ) I)|'V il I Ν 1) < hilled Un to Μ» 1 «1 Ki-e nelow zero in imp.i » hi : mads. 2 f iffll W»::ds nation irmn tin plains stiles to the \Uanii< toda> · \ toot ?h! a hall" j»( snow foil in upp« τ Michigan and · ight inch' » !·, w tern Ν w \ork, blocking umiN. >onn schools wrrr closed m Minnesota and western >,< \\ York because of impassahl·· i· id . Mi · » Winds w hipped up fil ift , f; f harrica d cd motorists in W^fwr··!'' and mad«- driving d.tn·.· mus in other state .. The ««»!(! mass υ Τ air covered tin· northern plains slates, the upper \1l· sisvippi vaîl'W. the uu i ! fireat Lakes region and Indi an.!. \\ idespread light t<ι moder ate snows tell from Ihe (Jreat Lakes region eastward t»> south ern New F η g land and the south ern Atlantic stairs. \\ itii the exception on a siighl rise in southern Florida, souther:* tem peratures dropped to ]'Z d * r-'es over night, the freezing c \t· nd ing to Te lines'· e and v ·> Γ ·<> liny. ( ontinueu cold was fore Campaign In New Phase < Sharp Blows By Brit ain Against Italian Peninsula Believed To Mark New Tactics. B\ OKI \V VllDDI.l.TON I.uivdon, Feb. 1!>-— (AP) Sharp dim.· by British ail'. ,-ea ;.ηcI land ; ont> against the Italian peninsula t..ell were viewed in some quarter.- ι uday as a possible second I>ha.>c 1 ι i Britain's campaign in the Mediter· I anean. With Eta liai; invader · t > < i iron, t \ ι : i ■ ι t'.gyptian Sudan. Kii.va Co! my and Kgypt and all o| ·>·r:· ' " ·η \ΙΊ ir., now going on a 1 ' I >n po - • ■ a in-. Bri ta in's any Ίκ Ν11 · ci·ι■ pleted the 11i>t ι>ι.·ι ; :i usive. I I )<■ pi'·· the pi esenee ni a ! h it vh I pearhead inenaeing Tripe' ' ίι■ ■ ■ ■ ι. i ■ : a ii .ι port in the hand ο! Mi.· 11-.' ai - mi ι heir Libyan colon·, ι iei > ■ . ' in Arch.!-.ιId P. Wave)I 11.· u ei: - J nd i·.'1 ii ί ι that hi; army inti-iid vdiHv t !i . ' r ι ν a., they lia' * · Γ', ι : · ; Ι'..!.: "... nui Bengasi. In Ii id. ·.· 11 h Benga: ι a a w e t.·: n .-■.-ι i ·.. ι ι ■■ ί 1 iper.'t ion . a .cru or ,! a!!.h- 11 Italian pori . e . ι α; ι. a· ι - >· and industrial, rente va \ ii'v rd m informed eirrl'· a 1 k e IV to ha ι heller re-1 ill. than 1 ■vlrie ι·η ι Uni ι Ii lines. Thr Italian ra 11 road ri 111 ei , vv il h 1 ···. Old. of ":il· .11 raeh:. himmii:: hi roa-tlair. 11 ·· .· pointed out ι vei l villi ι lia ι ai ieo · · Γ ba 11 le hip J ;i ill ■ a v. e| I .. hoi -il ><·-r-. «..H j U-l. ΐ'ΐι ι ι π 'liu tab .ι I ■;(*!> ' , . · . ι Kiild h ■" I.< I.i ly ιΊ|··ι·1 1·. re nforee iiei a ι π. ir η Air r,ι ami Albania ' a ~a~ aJ"J *' 11111 e ί iel'n ι any to d i\ erl In I '. rl 11 ; 111.11 a I men, planrs and driri joli ' l'on, the important w · tn a ι ·.) ; ! .ι ■ lie Kngland < (IWK II I» Windsor. 1 eh. IS. -i \i''—■ (■ooree IVele. Wii^'sor Neeni. «as found stiill\ of nnmler in tin- first desire lirri· tliiv after noon. ΊΊιι- ,jur> deliberated 50 minuti s. IVrle was rliaiKed willi the ■ ' murder ol Id <.ial. 7S-.year-old store clerk. ^îazi Thrust into Greece rhreatened Pressure Brought 1 ο Bear on Cireece to Make Peace On Mussohni's I e r m s ; Russia Said to Have Agreed With Nazis. f i'v Ί lie \ssoci ιΐΐ ίΙ Γι '1 finik in 'liplumitn i|iiart« r . m ported t·>fI ι ·. that \flnl>' 11:11· ι has liiouilllt [mts .hit mi 11 In make ,i ouick peace \\ ι C ! ; l(;ilv -—mi i'rrtr|>i Mussolini's terms —under il'i il i>l havin'4 11:1/1 troops iin.nli I'll \|'K('.|I1 klllC dom Dispatches limn Sofia. Γ.ιΙ caria, said tin· German ministci in \thcns informed (.reck lead il- thai, with the siçninc of the new Ί urkish-Iiulgamn aon-ac «rr> ion part (iiene is now open to attack through F.ulfiariu Nazi Arm> Kcad:· I I ( i. t'Cfi· ■; l'f l.-CCl. t V ! I tl* .'· Ilaikan army. ··.···:» ■, ιIV. .1 rci- ill (illll.lillil men, would ti ! tilling linn, bï..-os in Hun .ma a·, a iulgaria into eastern Crecce. An aiilli' π »*itS··: . nv ;> , · nd Soviet Κ ; - ι had at'a'-od k'liminy Mil lia· Bulgai-Ian-Tun.' n act a a mean nt .e\ en'i»iu proud of war in southeast Eurupe. Air Raids on Britain. Na/i bomber- inflicted an a;. l.tly heavy toll ol casualties in ■ itiiit raids on the British Isle.·. ub ectmg London's milla n.- *·. thi«*e nd one-half hour alarm and jjuuikî ng the East Anglia region in Wides pread attack.- lasting until da.·. n. If·· cia parties v. - 'i ked oars. bringing out the dead and ivhi trapped when a heavy boi .1 mashed through the root <>1 a I.·· - at .ι , raid . lu It·t. il" ι·. t ,.it piiitil m < ;·Ίΐ,ιηι νοί.τπ Kthii»|ji;i ;ι ι re ! 1 ' . t, 11 - Γ: ι - < ·. ■ ) iirt ι » tie . ! :>1 i » . L;t-| II Γ. I I ! Μ ·. Ί ί< f ·. I Γ · t ί - ]'(.'· Italians Form Niative Army II'··!'·· I ■ 1 > ·■',.,'· •II Ml , II ' · ! I · I ..! Ill.v III Chi m π. α ι .·; : ' I r| ..·!··■ i ; " 1., \ · Λ. .ιιι.-ι I . ι , .,ι .it, |·: tri '. . S : · ,.ΙΊ,.-Utl tu·.·..· 4 ( ■ Π ( · V It .,1,1 V ■ ·! h'· ht ■ h Ί I- ..'il '·ι · : Il ι,!.. Sri:, - ■ ι ; ι; u . · ι. - 11—ί., ' ft ι · Ί.ιι■ . '·'·.' μ λ ,ι Ihc 111 - ι ·ιι|)"|·|;ιπ| 111 ' ■ »). ί, > η (·Ιιιι·Π;ιιη Ιο μ" ι>\er to ,ιΐν dteiirg Ht Wvasit® βϊ l!M.ï-3K, a- niiMifil ί t -, ι · ι η : ι in l'murc in the 111 \ t · .i.-î/î.! ! ·. .rt'i·.-. 2,000 War Machines in Re\ic\v at Fcrr Burning mm** lie-re ûii in.prt ·.· h <· view of fwiw of the two ihou -anti tmik . ti>ii:ii it ; !rui*L:> ;u:d "the : π .lil.i.v motor vchicle.- thnt lined up for r<-' .· ·' I·'··: ι 1ί. ι t'nlimi ί! tfte r:ipiri wevetftpmetTt of America'.- streamlined, n>ccl:ani/.ed army, the S·. r,d Arm >ri d D. vi i n. Ten thou, and troop par ticipated ο the rr\ η v.· ■ ci ι.-. -1:1.4 demon 1 1 :.l"i iine> of Senatorial Redistricting Proposal Expected To Stir Fight In General Assembly Daily Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Walter Hotel. I5> HKNItV AVKKILI, It.ilfi^h, It'll 18 Predict mu th;il lu' current (leneral Λ einbly will how any l ifiht un any subject is very iiueh like Forecastinp that the riangv >earskin run thai has hern relegated (ι the attic will come down 'airs and •law ll| the lamily, but ll does seen liai at last there ha: been Found omethinf; over which tin boys will low their backs and urow jiM a l.i le bit belligerent. Thai's becan ·■ niiiny "I tbeni b:n <■ n i- > ι 1 ii ' ι ι £ 111 ■. hf-1 r 11,» 11 < [ ■ 11 j·. ieavf» .··. hi. I icon c'niikcd up by the chic I political chefs and served up as something ni a main course. For inn many. if. crow, however. and that's why there may be trouble ol soi ts Kven so, the concocters ol the bill weir politically very bright. They didn't du enough re shunting to make everybody fly into ,i tantrum ;.nd toai his hair. There are enough districts left "as is" to furnish quite a iiiulfll.* 'if "aye" votes. The legis lators Irom these untouched distil· ! may not lie ho|lv and complet' I'-· (.Continued oa Fagf l'mte.j WkaxJruih I οι; NOKTll C'AHOl.INA <.<■ m·ι;ι 11· lilil and colder, be low Iree/niK to roast tonight. cdncsdu> partly cloudy. colder in east portion followed by IliI snow in mountains. Intended weather forecast I'roin 7p. m. Feb. IS |o 7::i(l p. in. Feb. -ί:ί—Temperature nun li belli" normal ill northern ji.,rl >ii « vei north and rain «ver south portion 'leainnjiii·, .ιitnul ^SvU"· ■ da.v Mi;;b) t»i £ Ιιί* w Λ