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ONI,Y DAILY NEWSPAPER PUKI.1SHED IN THIS SECTION OK NORTH CAROLINA AND VIP.OIMA
TWENTY-EIGHTH YBAR HENDERSON. N. C.. .MONDAY AFTERNOON. MARCH ::1. Î!mÏ '"'"'"χ·'-M'WnVZ™*·"" OVE CENTS COPY
Nazi-Yugoslav Crisis Worsens
"Rick" Gets Back to Work
Cri Ι·;. Ε. V. Rickenhacker, recuperating in Atlanta from an airplane
jKviiVnt in which eight died, discusscs plans for the coming 500-mile
Λ1 ·.· nu-ti a ! Hay race at the Indianapolis ftl.itor Speedway, with T. E.
"I'np"' Myers, general manager of the track. "Kick" is president of
the Speedway. (Central Prese)
British Fighting
Ships Unscathed
Mediterranean Fleet
Parades Into Port At
Alexandria, Claiming
at Least Five Italian
Warships Sunk inj
Battle.
; ' ■.· i:. ·; .. . of tl.< Πι
· 11 It ι : ,ιικ ; ι η Fleet :il Alexandria.,
KgyMj ΛΙ.ιrt-lι HI. (AI')—Britain's j
ghting .snips paraded into port to-,
day. apparently unscathed in the
■ clorions battle of the Ionian sea in
Which at Kast t'ive Italian warships;
: ι.. under their blazing guns
Hi m<I<·- elaiming three—and pos
. > 11 · ; i - ol 1 t.ily's 1 jiuue-1 cruis
i. and tw — perhaps three—de 1
νι·: s the British - I'd three aerial'
torpedoes hit tile eraek, new Italian j
ι . ttlohhip Litteriu and that they lett
11 ■· i-; ■ 11 capital ship heavily ·
damaged.
'Tin Italian.- acknowledged that
three 1 (),(l()()-t<>n cruisers and two
(;>■ troy r were sunk by the British ι
iitit declared that at least one British
ci ii ei was sunk and two other war
ships were damaged).
The 1 .Ί inch guns of Britain's bat
! I e h ι} ■.- \. ere .-aid to have turned
the Iiali η cruisers into a mass ol'
I' ;ne> when the fascist fleet was
urpri-ed In ading eastward in the
Meil ·, ι ι η.· an last Friday night. ι
All the Italian ships, and possibly
in··thi : eru: er and an ther destroy
er. went down hi the two hours bo
luei'ii lo }ι m and midnight that
η :·ht. the British said.
In . irlri 11 ;i ·( ι, tiny said, three Ger
man warptanes w ere shot down and |
ι "ii· than 9(10 Italian seamen and of .
firer. w ι 11 taken pr mer.
λ',· ? ;, 111 - ! ι war:- hip was hit and j
ι!.ι re we 11 mi ca.-ualtinn * » t any Brit
ish surface vessel, naval officiels
di eland (The admiralty, however,
has acknowledged two British war
planes are missing).
Broughton
Returns Home
I'aleigh. March 31. (AP) Govor
Mir Broughton, acting a- an utiol
lieial gund will ambassador fro;.ι
Mexico, returned to Halcigh today
■ Iter a fortnight's visit in Mexico
City, where he was the gue-t of Am
I a-sadoi Josephus Daniels ol [>;.
leigli.
Looking lit after his holiday, the
governor stopped in at his office 1 ■,ι ·
l'( w hours before leaving for Fe !
Bragg where he planned to met'
President Hon evelt.
Broughton aid President Coman
cho of Mexico asked him to "convey
limely greetings and good wishes to
Mr. Roosevelt." He added that the
Mexican president thought .very
highly of the Chief Executive of the
United States.
Broughton said he wished to tal,ν
over several matters with Mr Koose
velt and might ride in the presiden
t:a 1 train from Fayetteville to Hock.y
Mount.
The governor parried questions
about the forthcoming appointment'
which he will make He said he pi o
bably would not announce any ap
pointments this week, and would not
ι.âme the new highway commission
Until aujut il 15.
Protest
To London
Vichy, March 31.— (ΛΓ>—'The ι
French government announced ι
today it was protesting to Lon
don against what was described j
here as a British attack yester
day or. a French convoy in the
.Mediterranean.
(The British said their ships
were fired on by French shore
batteries when they attempted
to stop the merchantmen in the
normal process of search under
beligerent rights of blockade.)
Th;· French said the protest
would be made through Hit I . S.
embassy in London.
The ι avi ministry denied that
the convoy's cargo included rub
ber or war material or any sup
plies destined for enemies of
Kngland.
Instead, it said, the freighters
carried 1 .">.(100 tons of rice, 1,500
tons of vegetables and seed, and
7.000 tons of oranges.
Hotel Workers
Work Longest,
Earn Least
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
In t·"· Sir Walter Hotel
î: iiinkv winn,i.
Raleigh. M.i roll .'il, Nm'th Carii
hn;i lintel worked th· ι <·· pjoyees
the longest and |>;nd Ihfi the least
(it any of the trade and industrie.-,
un which the state de|>ai t n .< nt of la
in >r ■ ·<·!· ι pi t- d ligun·.·· I"! tin· month
ol February.
< )n the bu.-is ni these figures 1.
171 In it ι · I employee in HI Tar Heel
husteJr'i winked ■· an a wage ol
(Continued on Page Four)
Vanadium Strike Is Settled
Mediation
Beard Wins
Agreement
Dr. Frank P. Graham
Announces 1 hat
Workers Will Return
To J obs; None of
Strike issues Finally
Settled.
V,' : 1 lift-.·■ Μ ι · 1 151 ι AI')
l i ic national f i< . - ι : . ji-di.il ιοί ι I.-..·,, -i
IP 111 llini'fU Λ1 ' I . ■ . 1 ' Il '(1,1V ' 1 i "ill.
strike cil I'll > v. ■ .· ι ,. { ι in- V . na
:i uni C'orp.i .·! .mi Aiut'i'.i.j at
. i.jge\ i 1U», l'a. ,
i); . 1- r.u.iv ..ι· : m., ν. !ι·> ·-)u'c
-ented the puui ι · un th.'· b >i*.
v.tdiation panel, aniiounet-d that -1 >
strikers would le e woi k a.-· mm.:.
their ii.u bi r ·■ available, l in
1 ianl w;·.·. i-spci'ti-d resume opera
i u .η - 1' might .il' t' . "l'a ι λ iiiumin^.
The agreeint.nl. ;)r. Giaiiam sa.o.
ι ai led I ' :·■ return t · w m .·: "w ithout
c1 i ~cr ι ii ι i M at ion agi . t any member
ni tlie ι u in .n." and '.il 'il·. | .ic iudn ·
\\ iiatMievi-r ' tu tl:e elaiin - i.l ι : l lu ι
ρ; ι ty η the ι-, pun- which ci.ι ed the
plant February 10.
Nulle ni tile -trike ι le w... set
lied linally in todays agreement.
I >r. Orahani said.
The question ο Γ lining οί live non
η,non gaards. winch ransed tlie Walk
out. wa- itti to pitLire negotiation
nd inv estigation by the tier n e
mediation bo.,rd. a- wa- the que.
tiun ni* which part\ w .ι guilty «is
violating til" union'.-- eoiitraet.
Dr. Graham announced that ,.:i
parties had ■ igiu-d tin· -et!lei : ie:
it.eluding I ΊιιΙΙιρ Mm: ay. pre ad.'iit
ol tin· CIO. win. was in Washington.
FDR Visits
Carolinas
President at Fort Jack
son This Morning and
Fort Bragg This Aft
ernoon.
Λ " 'a rcl I ίο i-i > el I Ί'ι a 111 Kit Km lie
tu Kiyctic illt·. Mardi 31. (At1)—·
Hi I.1114 toward the capital tu cx
ped:t> . t> Ï.OII0;.(l|H),UIHl program ul aid
tu r battled den ocracies, President
Roosevelt indicated today thai foe
per · : · : 1 ! ly had ordered .seizure ul
u.\ .111 ps in l' S. port.-.
11 ildlllg a b :ei pre . coll I ereilf'o
at Foil Jack ■ ·ι 1. S. C'.. lie declined
lo comment week-end . eizure ol
fie an, It 1 :i and I lanish \ e> rl
Bill 1. lien ■ > d whether it had been
dont at hi :<ecilic direction, he told
reparler- ; ■■ thought ' ie.y could make
certain a 1 aption .
Soi/nr·· "I the . * 1 :, » - and authori/
n 1^4 trim-in of another consignment
ol weapon., to fireece and Hr.tain
'made ' apparent the Chief Incen
tive a rady had oeunn iinplement
iliK hi announced policy ol "action
and · c act ion.
.Additional .-top. v. ere in pro.-peet
[soon ter ret»: η to the White llon.-e
(Continued on Patte Five"
Broughton Expected To Make
Some Job Appointments Soon
Γ .il [y I)is|iai( ι Bureau.
In the Sir Halter Hotel.
By HKNRV AVLHILL
lialcigh, March 31.- Governor J
Mel·, illt· lirougliton will got back
frw; iiis junket tn Mexico this wool·
! - -which will ir.oan that those wh.
have boon stewing in their own juici
over -iiioo ho went away will roar,
the bailing point in anticipation ο
gubcrnatori.il frown or favor.
Those doing the stewing incluili
(1) folks who think they have ;
chance at some o! the juicy plum
to be handed around t" those win
have been good little polilio.il boy
..nd (2) news mon who depend upoi
political and governmental mills a
lurnish the bulk of the grist for thei
news mills.
The Broughton return will cans
a mixture of joy and sorrow anion,
members of group (1) and will a
k.ibt ■ elle»e Uiuec >n gtou»· v--. iron
ι something ol ,ι πι ιnu stram par
t ticularly those 1 . haw gone ou
oil limbs in attempting to read 111
Broughton mind.
ι The last named coterie i.-- extrt
mely stnajl. however, as it has Ion
, since been lr iriu-d by the Uale;g'
. correspondents that Mr. Brought!·
ι: the one plu ultra and all that sot
ol thing when it comes to keepin
his own counsel about what ho 'i
tends to tlo in the matter ol' appoin
ι ments. On matters ol general polit
he has been as frank and free wit
ι the news men as any state otl'ici;
within recent memory.
ι When he was asked about an
, question during the legislature, I
in \ ir Inflated to say when ai,
practically what action was to t
• taken on any given issue: but on tl
; other hand he has never, so far ;
i, (Continued ol Page Four)
Merchant Ship Launched Sideways for U. S.
The Agio/'niter hits the water sideways in launching at t ; ■ Consolidated >SU ·■ f t orp. s;.: p\anis at !
Beach, Cal. The $2,000,000 ship i% a sta-am turbine vt·.-.·«·!, 417 feet long, wit η space Γ·>r S,U(;>0 tot
cargo. Its 4,000-horsepower engines provnlv a ·» 1 of 1 I S ί ι ; ρ is .-t-cond of C-l type cargo earn r
constructed tor the U. S. Maii.iine Commission.
Ship Seizure Expected
66 Vessels
Armed Forces of Unit
ed States Take Cust
ody of Foreign Vessels
Over Week-iind.
Washington, March HI.— (AP)—
Seventy German, and Dan
ish mp.- were seized by armed
loic·· u! lliL l'nited States ver the
we. . end tu protect them against
ικ·! ·ι .-abntase toy their crews.
i i:<■ Treasury made public a eom
I .·. ν cm erniR 215 Italian, two
(Ι' ΐπ an, and :i(i Danish ->hιp.s taken
1111' custody by the Coast Ci Mrd nd
ti Army and Navy m ports o! the
I inled Slate- and Panam ι Canal
■ii i . other Danish -:,ip- were
'.ι .i-n i.vei l»y the Navy in Philtp
I ne waters.
The Treasury said that the crews
: I ijet η reir.<>\ ed fr· m the lifi ν cs
ineluded in its announcement
I 1 Coast Guard is a unit ot the
ti ea.sury.
1 hi tili ·· 1 I. ruateii :11i 7 1 l
II ■ 11 . uirlud m; 1(ϋΐ,77.ι liai: ο II.III!·'
German, and 118,853 Dani-h.
I lie ·· ii'.inR, repor'i il *Jn
'J'rras.n;, !'■ have lesulted ι e\t,en
s.vr o.'i to at lea·: 211 Italian
sl·. ips pu 1(1 1 '. Cent ra I Λι . : .· ι !··
day ν.Ί,ΐΊι crews s, t lire !<· one (It
man ami one Italian ship ii ι
II iea I'he crew wei .· . .'ι ι·· I. il
MARINERS' STRIKE
IS QUICKLY ENDED
Mo a ·ιι. March 3'. ■< \P> '■ '
is Pi. gn \ es.se! - to n Dam
(iern an and lie Italiiin η λ
Kr.filand Coast Guard fi.^tody.
Gt rmati and Italian mariner ι
ed ,■>. a teift-porary non-s'ere π 1
hunger sl ke today while .
in·1 deration service action in'·
status.
During · <· short-lived
del noli -I, ; ' ι which bi'u 1 'er
tin Oei nd Italian ci rv
hers wei. .en Irom their . .-t
night, the en refused to t. ι ned
or to e.it breakfast.
After th consul confer·.
the tvv -hips' captains today 'w
ever, tie · en ended their hut·..;·· toy
, eating ι hearty luncheon.
! 1HREATS «. HARGKI).
1 ·· .v.-ttcv ill··. Varc'i 31.—ι MM
—Chid Α. B. Crews announced
tod»\ the arrest here of a nt.m
bec.»u«-e of "tlireateniiii; remarks
lie nvnie against President Rouse
veil".
< lew s said the inn η wis listed
as I!. .1. Beaver of Kaimapolis.
"weather
I
e FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Mostly cloudy, occasional rain
toniirhi or Tuesday morning:
aniuT tenight.
For Greek Aid
Spyros P. Skouras, national presi
dent of the Greek War Relief As
sociation, is shown with Madeleine
Carroll at the Greek Festival for
Freedom, in New York, in the drr. ι
for funds. Celebrities of the sta^p,
screen and iadio appeared and ga\·
freely of their talents to aid ih·.
couiiigeoui country.
% « ii
1
iSGd&'e ν otc ί
Stowc-ii-t Calls Atten
tion to Vice Pr«.*;ii
dem's Absc nee on Ar
p;er tine Meat Ques
tion.
!»\ ( : t \!M : s I». s ι \ \\ \n I
·.■! n;i'vt · »·«·;·.- on
i-K j; I'lc idiMil C * ; j I -
\ m C olid&i'V diiv.
Iî v. :i> u hill ή :r
zsp**i^T-r
tl| ·>·!» thini'. t!" 1 tlu
W i ;. to llii i' il
fd 1 ' > anxious t . a> ·
.·.· ··!·η!·Ιο action ■ ·»
I'lu· Sen:.t( l:ed <··
i'.. That meant 111 -I
he propo.- t i ·11 \\ ,ι·
!11.S ;. i n\ . -f
OU I 1' i silt ..flit <!...
tive ma.ioi .t.y's e
quired to pa.v> le-;
Henry Wallace Ι,αιοη. In c;im·
;i Senate tie. however, the Vit't
president's en t it led to a vote. A
th..I I'M1·. Cluirle.· G Uawe held th<
job. and - he wa> a q< pro ad
mini.-trallonisl. il he'd been presen
to ea-t h· ! . Cal u. slid lue,
, m*. ' fu .. . (Ί ' y.
But il -■· ! . μρ·.·η«\1 *:uJt < 'ii. r'r
w .isn't t'U It.'1.'! 1·) V · · · ι » i ι ; the citac
ΟόιΙt *·* uU ν i l ■ C / ·
May Seize
Normandie
Italian Lines Manager
Says Axis Expected
Move; Legality of Ac
tion Studied.
Χ ι ν, V. M.urh ::!
lu.In Wn.md'i. general niutiap/i· "i
the 11a 1 : m I. ne- in :'· > United
■Si;.It"-. dtM-l.. cti today
-ei/.nre ·)ί I'.-.han >!:ips in l ι■· .
11 y ν a- in aeei >rdaneo wilt ι ι ■: >·
. ι1 iiisi'd |il ill u ι.it'll had hern
ι ni' »! ! n.u !'i >:· - t imc."
■ \;| sh.ip »λί·ι·ι· --upposcd ·
• /··<( i ν i!-,· rnit.-ίΐ Sialo? u. · . .
■ .-111 ι..'· ■ [.'aimed."" he , .
;. ! \ i.. id\ Il'iat."
V··· · d· ι \!.I.lined 1li.il 111·· a:·.
Ι'ί λ ι ι I : ad ex ! » r'i'd the soi/.ui i·.
■ \1 .■(-■<· ,11 -a: ■ ■ - 1- «Vf bec ι
1 ' Hid
I ! : it It ι . lied 1" In <1· '111 VM., tu I 111,
. If- .1 ·· .> t·· it t. ' I.ο a.-sETtod
ι « i ' : It ■:1.·.. '> ol the at t a
■ ni ο- '"idled ! . the Haliali e
• :n W'a-I illU'illl
! i · ι >! 1 he u >· t :ί: η n : ι ' had "
d be done '
"~\Y. I
" thai 11
tled lip in Nt
ι'.'!) Γ.
: < ■ ι π ι ■ ; 11 '
. I ι · I . \ '
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■ . \(·(·ρ
American Way
Threatened,
Scions Say
TV.I ' "· >i ·· I.V 1·κι;·· !
t ill £ , - ■ h: ,y il .·.
h, vil tin ' ! ■ ' mc.l jj· ilit.
•a tu
llicill
was
·· ; : ι ci< . : min.L! n.··
butli free enterprise
enm ' Ml" in the V
s , . ίΐΜ'κ
study m in . ^ r - ni
tlli- I'M, 111) : tti --.id î.ii ,i policy n.
"I rnviiiti'nt <1·· - crnti ,ili/ itu.n" In
halt such concentration and offered
,i lenis!.ι'.Λ ι pi'n.Hi ill! ■ 1'iui'i "I whirl
wits aimed at curtailing monopolistic
practice
) ne 'I il,ι ,ι! ι· ft i· ι ίΙ l!i<· stud;.
\\ ,, s tl ι ;im1 . : ! ' : ; :l ι · - ι id III).
nle η ivedn 1.>r ree.ii ivn! depn
ioii. ; nd in till.- roniH'. i inn tin· com·
·! :ttec reject <· u···· · " en' pending
a.-- a remedy. propo-iiig instead en
CuuUoued on Page FourJ.
Ultimatum
is Expected
Ministers of Two
Countries Return 1 ο
Home Capitals, Ger
man and Italian Na
tionals Leave; Nazi
Demands Renewed.
liolg, a«i. .Mm .1 . A l ' Uc
I * 1111 ' : 1 » eel Ci< ■ :. . > 11 it ι ; ' i V !«<i
mn'. „ ι v.· r-1 : ·. : e .. "il l·.(·, y
air : ι ι ,.ιΐι ii j,.·· at ι i t\ιι y
I II I ..ι ! ! Ί ' <·!.!> -Il · I !· ' ·. pi'l -"d
π - if it ι .ι i ' : ι<· i ι hi
ill· -, ( t. < i > . 11 i J1 ' IU1 Itt'Cl thill 'III'
i'.i : · ι. and ::·<· ■ ami tin a· tin;
I ... I t· I Citl ' : :an V .11
ι;·. I'd ι ■·.,ι···. '.edly 11·ii:. Germany.
Ail Ull ! ; . L .. 11 Gel Hi.Ill l-o'ul'Ct. Ill
I'l.iiiu Ad· H. . ι ■. iiil· licit-d 'ί \\ ;·■■
only until midnignl lu :s.-ue an n 11 ; -
: tu :.:,,hdil U, C!ei: ·. ■ l./.iiti'.ll
·.!.<· 1 111.111 ' · ι ι ..,11 V. g. ι.-ί.ι. ai ι y —
the .-ame demana which was report
cci t·> have touched uii Inst vvogk s
ip>et u: Y .;ii:i,.'. ij ; ax..- govern
i: t'iι' ,iiid :..t cvtap tiling ot K.ug
ι i'etc. 11 t>· ι. throne.
H.'.ei .... aid by il:, sourcc 1·>
! be v..tiling lily until all axi iiii
tionals could get out Of the country,
j and lin η il the Yugoslav tailed 1·ι
I n,i et ;.ic expected ultiinatum Gi'i
ί i: ii.y v. nuld set her war machine 1·»
j rolling.
A -;reat I'XMU.i.· of axis national-.
in orders :rom Home and Bfi lin,
.. · proceeding. All t: ins leaving
tin· city last night and early this
i:.orni''g lor Oern.uuy and Γ -.y
ν\ι·ΐ" jaii..red. and many seeking t
1 leave were left standing on the Ma
' In·:: platforms.
ι Tin· deadline loi completion ot
til exnd -, v...- reporteti .-.el ιο·
■ midnight.
1 lie Gorman legation been ta
who ye-lerd.iy described ti c il la
tion ··»'.·!.!!..· but not hopeless" de
'■ dared that M was "practically hope
le " and added:
A di'c;.-i\e turn ior the better
not Impossible, but it w uld be an
ι unexpected miracle."
A |i c ,1 train 1 >rdered IHr ;.·
ι, gi ' wa.- expected to lar.e the la-t
• : : ι e ., ·■ national.-· except lega
tion en. : ί r out of the c 1 intrv
Tt.CI.· 1 :1 11 .1 goVCl ni'H'Ilt: oi'dc led
(('· ml .lined on Page Five)
Matsuoka
To Rome
I a pan·· a
..ι I'll, otl
• Ml !' ■
■arid a'
ι Γ,γί !
the Clei -
Mat ■ · ί h .on ai
»! .<!> ι 1 Ι·>Τ ι whi!"
1 .nids ί * Ill' .1.1. mi' e and ta -
' anil
11· h .· I ι id· ( ί · my in 11 ·
■ ί , ι ι > ι '. , \ ι i.e. I
iii un oil ne delegation
i 'il I ' .1 : i .1 idol' [O
eetcd ho .
r · M · ί.Μ'ι
Κι. ι _■! Mm . ter M ,·■!!.ik
i, .· - : : · '·..) olh.·,
11.,· il·· · e' M · ·' th. h1.,
British Blast
German-Held
French Coast
Lrnni · vl., -h \\ ! · VIM. -Kov «I
; » ! : ( ί -ht* rs bh-i·
• ···. « ι . ' * - ϋρ< i
; »\ «. .I : : t t< >rt.iy
ci the }'π·;
Ί 11 ί î 1Î : t 1 " ! , .
15 i· i ί Γ ! \ '
• ·ι t! .· 1 ,11- Seharnimi
..nd C ΐ 11 l < nil ι. ni Brest.
rill .1 :κ or 1 : .· ■ Unvt" ■ ti'.iit v. -
ut'clau'd " "il un ! ι r ι rift" thi 'igh"Ut tl'.e
Mji'ninu and oarly afternoon with
British "planes, and the heavy eriimp
"1 falling bombs could be heaid
■ . .'·(·. ·η tli. ,-ui·· ci the channel.
Οι; ιτ\ cr, w atching t h ι η u u !i
glasses also saw water shooting int■ >
tlie air near the Go man-occupied
s hp re. This was beliçved to be a con
• ; m . 11 !> m ni' attacks un Gorman ship
ping which earlier in the day was
■eported by the air ministry to have
Λ it U'.-i German tankers afire and
inking.
In I: I nigh''- attack oil Brest, the
ι ■:·.· try said that no direct h 11.-,
ί ι :*■ 'i tTvd on the Seharnhorst
lid Gneiseuau. but their docks were
n addled from all directions by
I td'1 ι ι, large and very Ijige
ΐΛηΐϋί. '