ïtettîteramt Batlxj Hispafrfj ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SK( TK >N OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR HENDERSON, Ν. C., SATURDAY ΑΚΊ ERNOON, APRIL IÎM1 ',;If 1 ': \ «ί :'ι 'V1 ' ί · ν : '.λ υγκ κν' " ,ν FIVE CENTS COPY Nazi-Yugoslav War Imminent V V. V * JL it V it It M V V V it 3t M It it HM·/ ν y w V ν ν y w Ford Assembly Lines Over Nation A re Idle River Rouge Strike Hits Other Shops At Least 118,000 Ford Employees Af fected; Another 250,-1 000 Workers In Steel Industry Threaten Strike Tuesday. 1 Bv Ttir \ssociated Press) Kurd Motor Company assembly j lines over America stood idle to il ι \ as a resi; It of a strike at the firm's River Ronce plant near Detroit. At least 118.000 men m err affected by the shutdow ns. ΑινΉντ 2Γιΐ>,ιιΠ0 worknifn in llie st( el industry I',-iced the thrral nf worl li ci::vr beginning »t midnight TiH'.-d ■ ■.·. mile s a deadlock is broken in ti"· 'ι·":ί1 i:>lnins between Ihe I* S. Stcef ( 'c>rpnratinn and if- CIO eiri I ' ;· ■ ι\ ι r a new wage c ntract. Still another «00.000 soft coal miners were out of production while negotiations continued to ward a new labor contract. How ever. l>r. John Steelman. federal conciliator, predicted that some of the mines would reopen next week Heoi'i'sciitalives of the Altis-Chalm ors Company and striking CIO work· ci ii'cl in Wa hington today for a c nf'i'm«<·" wit-i the defense media-j I:· η 1 · ifird I -lies include a union si "Φ. wage rjtes and seniority ad-j .;· tment ·. Th" Ki'rl strike hinges on de i· and nf ihe (TO workers for a con-; trirt »·«·<· li/intf it as collective ha Γ ι: . nini; aucnl and e vcring wage-· and i-iiit -11 > and grievance proced ure. Labor Laws Sacrificed To 'Apathy' Daily Dispatrli Bureau, In the Sir Walter Hotel. I!' DINKY AVKRIM, iï.: It . n ; ι. April 5. Legislative " vv.i· pincipally responsible f ι;' I. Mure ni' the recent legislature ! t ι1 n't any labor laws sought by ri : > ι : it ι lives ι ■ t' the labor group : η Ν..nil Carolina, according to an edi 1" nil η Hie March issue of "Xorth tI ί.ι Labor and Industry." More than ordinary importance is at' ι ' led t·< the editorial viewpoint ol 111j: publication because it i.·» the ι ■ ! ! ; r, a 1 publication ο Γ the North Carolina Oepartnient ol Labor and it exnre.-sioiiji are generally taken a the opinion of Commissioner of Labur Forrest 11. Shuford. Ί lie editorial ex pre ses belief Uiat there wa.-n't even enough interest taken to stir up a good fight: "Kven opposition, which niigiit have brought out the value of the piupo ed legislation, was not suffi cient to provoke a fight," it said. The editorial deplored, particular ly. I,oIiire to adopt at the least the (Continuid on Page Eight) Steals Plane Plans Count Joseph de lienque Count Joseph Ho Benque, 61, who served as a spy for Italy an Η France in the World War, is said by police in New York to hav»· confesser! the theft of 1.500 blueprint* of airplane pumps used on military aircraft. The Count was arrested as a courier handed him the stolen prints» Brains Nov/ Are Listed United States Regist ers Scientists to Aid in National Defense Pro gram. B> < IIAKI.KS 1». STI.WART C't-ritι iiI Pres.- Columnist Washington, April ή.—Uncle Sam lias started now to register brains, subject to draft in c nnection with his ..id-thr democracies and home defense program. Dr. C'amiichael l'Ile Select ι\ ·' Se: vice System, offi ciel l'y - il (·.. Ik'd. ι · Ilot in <·:.:ιr.Ui■ ot the job. !' il :t's .1 selec tive sen ίι·«· |Ί:ιη .ill the same President I .ennard Car mi i - chad of Tu!ts col lege is in charge ot the task, winch he's Superintending from office- ii 1 i.>· Civil Servie · ι'••η.illu sion's headquarters m Washington. l'Ile h.' .1 is ih.it phy ic.r 1 ' Thiers or prospective fighters need .-cientists • ι •"Hi- ο.il liiirtK'-t.- ;ind eteth'tds to enable 'eiri to dn their fi:;! tang at a maxmuim of efficiency. Πι C'armichacl i- registering the -en ntists. and fitting 'em exactly ι int.ι the brackets thai thev belong in. 1 When an army or a navv ..r an ivia j (ion or a federal pniduc!ι· ·η agency ei·count· ι a problem »'l:u'!i ι sup"r e\pert ι required to >nlve, it applies Ιο Πι Canmehael and lie Tiptly designate· precisely the π■·' ' kind ef a scienti t to (ill the bill Therp 11(1.11 -aid scientist automat ieally be come- a selectee. I don't mean to -av that · ■ ·. · 11 ' ι -1 literally are conscripted -that they are penalized if they balk. They don't balk, though. They're willai^ conscripts. They're darned Matt r i 'Continued on F'age Four) Leaf Supply Now On Hand Is Largest In History llail.v Dispatch bureau. ! In lilt· Sir VVali"' Hotel. Ity IIIAKV AVKKILL. Halemh, April 5. Outlook lor λ'.Till C 111 · 11 r ι. ι tobacco farmers has ' i.ot been :.1 all unproved 1>.ν an '.ιιιιικνηΗΊΐΙ ιronι the bureau ol .ιii11 1 cultural economics ol the II. S. De I . η ■ 111 n · 111 ol Agriculture that the : uppl.v on hand is the largest on Ρ α π 1111 ici) t record. Tut il lor 194(1-41 was estimated at ' .".I I I.min,null pound compared wit!: uni.IIIIII,mill for 1939-40 and i.Vltl,-' ooil.mio 11 * ι 11I.ÎH ,19. Tin- current upply of flue-eurcd tin··»· limes the "disappearance" ttot.il con un.pti.m or export) of t.S-lii ιιιιο,οοιι pounds in 1939-40. Ill bin can predicts that only a mi pt isitttf turn in the now bad c\ purl ituation can pre\ cut the toi l, no li.ind .Inly 1 ol tin-· year Iroui be a . < ιό hmlici than the pre ent rec t ι d I ]·■'! t- ot tin»' cured ι luring the t 1 194" totalled 55 000,000 ι χ >ιι π ci compared Willi 110, 000,IMM) pounds in a like period < « ! 10.'·»!) <11.ιi willi 12a7.000.000 poundsj dill m. 11;·· la- t hail «·! liWJi. The ι iue-eured quota lor 11MÎ hi» l(eu el ill (>18.000,000 pounds. M c » t including adjustment allowances toi sm:i 11 I ι rn is Alter adjust mont, the conversion ο Γ this marketing quota to an a ci cage 1 >.·· i< will result in .i total ol about 770,000 acres. The to bacco grown on the allotcd acreage slightly higher tlian that harveste.l in 10-10, bill ι1 only (in per cent of the arc.ι planted to line cured .n 1ί)3ϋ. At average yields I♦ »r the last live years this acreage would produce 078,00ii,ii00 pounds of tobacco, οι slightly les.* than the "di appearance" for M'.'ÎO I". « »n that lu m tin year' t rop would 1 >« .m I about sul iieient tn tai.e <·.ire ol ρ obabie con umption and export, lea\ing about the same high-iecord upply till on iiaml ai the ri >_e ·ί the conun^ stacon. 718,000 Tons British Ships Sunk Germany Reports Huge Total of Ship ping Sent to Bottom During March by Sea and Air Forces Rang ing Over Wide Areas. Berlin. April ■>.— ( ΜΊ—The ('irin.in ΙπκΙι command reported today that 718,000 tons of Brit ish shippimr were slink hy na/.i sea and air lortcs in March. Summarizing: the month's acti vities. a commtini(|iie saitl sur face craft destroyed 1!)ϋ,(ί00 tons of ships, submarines 3:ίΓ>.000 toils, and the air force roughly -00. 000 toils. Sur fact· < ι 111 were s;iid tu have claimed vir'.i:. in the Kn^lish chan nel, the Atbmtic and "overseas wat ι er", while the 1* "fiats were report ed to have· preyed on British ship pint; laiifs ; ι - tar as the west Afri can coast. ■■Further!· > e." the communique a ertcd. "a 1. r:.e number nt enemy merchantmen fell victim to mines i which were la.d hv naval forces and the air force in waters nearby and tar away." Nazi submarines sank an adVt ! ti nal Η'.,ήΟΟ tons ot shipping in a renewed attack upon ; convoy '.roi: which ten hips, totaling ΓιΗ,ΟΟΟ ton>. I previously were reported sunk, the I German- announced. Thi- η '••lût:.·. ■ lev -ddetl. a Oer i man combat plane attacked .i f'riti-o merchantman ut 3.000 tons about 1!)' I miles west oi the H- bride-· and left the ship in sinking condition British Close Tighter About Eritrean Port ( 'airo, Λ ! »ι : ! ' Λ1 ' ■ Ti ie Ππ ί i ·!· army'- pinrer <_·I< ·.-1*(.·. port in Eritrea, while other column· crossed the Ethiopian ii.-hIm·» frun the north-ear ! and eh·. <1 ai < m Adi griit. Aciιl;r,11 ι. 40 iU ιί I n| Adu .·. ι l ene « » 1 the Γ·' ι h ι ·»}►:. ι ? ι ' r· « u 1 nl tin 11 « 11 inns in 1890 .iiul tin· pi.nc when ihc Italians unn their tirM victory in the invasion of 19,'ii). It i> abou fro miles south < dispatch, t<> London said Aduw; had liiTii < K-rupied. ) Italians \\ < · < -inviivi-nji -outh h;> tin* main road sooth "I A>mara In ward Addis Ababa. hut orrau>nal ly jjaltvd m attempt I" ambush pur siiint· force Tire total number oj prisonei counted attri the tall *>t Asmar. meanwhile mounted to KO00 Ital ian> and (ioi) η « 111 ·· e troops. British Forces Gain Ground ('aim, April .> (AIM S..11U Alncan liner advancing 111 ·· >n Addi Ababa I π un I he oiithe ι -t h ; ι \. ■ cr· ι ι·(| the Awa-h river. about !MI i:iili from the capital, il .ι learned lien today. II wa· oll'icially announced Ilia the British lia\e entered both Adu" and Adiurat in northern Kthiop; ι ju across the border Irom Eritrea. I Germans and Italians advancim I east of Bengasi in Libya are bein, i successfully held bv the British am the situation is well 111 hand ollu i d said Seeking a dean up of ι ι-I Aine that wi m Id i dea- ο t r> >ops ι ί ol hi■ theatres ol war in north Alrn am the BaIkan . the Briti-,h ha\ e ad ν anted nearly two-thirds ol the di> ; lance t'loni Diredawa, where the ι cut the Addis Ababa-Jibuti lad 1 in 1 a week ago today. WEATHER FOR NORTH CAROLINA • Ir.irinç. i'tMiIrr toiucM: Suii rli · fair riiolrr in fa l pTtion. Axis Ships Set At ire Oit Costa Rica Thi r ι hi· ι.! ι : : .ni ϋι|ι!.!:ΐ' άι : m· lini'r Fella (Ιη·ΙΙ.. 1 1 ι id ' < (>· ί : ■ «î« r l.i on ■ ■■: total lu · ; > ι ici tin ]:!·> μ·ϊ» vîi ·..! ·· lu·· ν. ι r<· ; ierl I'nited S1 ; 111 > . .· .V ..· ι I) ί !ι · ip .η Γ S li.trt PillTull !il>. I Û.. I. ' i ' . ι ; ' . ι : I lin lîol' ■ '■·!> ι . ■ ι : < d : ly -ii. . , '''in i-d a .· ;·!>··!» cluuji*·· Tiit· Vf.-.-i'ls ·.·.>·!· ·■·· attv: tin· , .'iil'ts. Congress On Vacation Heavy Raid On Bristol l.iiui n. Λρι. .">—(Ai*ι - H< by.- i>: German bombers attacked the nft b ι : hell v. ■ t c 'Ust ,)orl I ! 111. - toi 11 ir II· -in s . : ii.u it and e 11 > toda'.> in a ruid described there as "heavy but not uni· ■' utir biggest. I Jama^e I· indtist ι ial eMab: :! ι - ment.- and , η ,mber <>l ,· . ,11 a·-, including ν dead, v.uc ai-!.i,'>\v I edged as t1:· resaJt of a b .nib and machine : . , alt. ck bid. > ·>y a 1111; i » : il' . lit irtbra 1 Scm'î.iiîI cnaxt tev. η Μι: ! ' d only ■ .· · i..·· - killed and ' .-ere"ι I y ι;ded 'I'll*· lb··' \ d daiiia·.· ·· "ii■ · wlleri l'Xti 11 "l.iPllli Ί: I I '111 ■ I 11 ! t vvhiii) Iii'trd re 10 | .it,· ··. e · I ) b'i 'v <■!>] ι m >|,-t <| ! I .lli consecutivi 'ble: s night. COMMIT ! Γ.Ε 'EDITS' COAL MINE CONTRA'. ; Nr\\ > \ !>l »*» M* — Λ twonu> .n!n owjniHc< nprc scntim: both man ;· imcnt and union in 1 fι- ί itnminou . · ι) π · poli.ι lions 1 · named t«di\ ti» "r(!it ι < «nil ι'-t" ind present it (ο I he Inll π ο ί i · ( i 11 commit\\-·χ λϊοικί \ \ 11: - ι «'ni*. Dr. John i; Sti-Hm u>. il'i «·< Ini of the I s ; onciliation η ·· γ\ lio carlici .a! said sonic ot tin soil coal mm -, idle lor ncarh 1 week would ιτοροιι Mm'd.n or Tuesday. aMiiiiiuurd tin· appoint mcnt of tin new committer îtaïians Sink Two Steamers ι. April 5 ( ΛI ' Γ, i'.1 {Ι.UH?S Sank tVV'u .· !t\i I 1 tons and d.i tk( . MnalkT vessel: ti . . i >i> U'A 111 till· . It : a ι id ol' Corfu, i : .. .. decinrod thi'.v ·*·.ί .iti air bast· i>n I : ' ( * it* le. set 1 ! ι - 1 .:·■ : pi.me and cl.i:: :.···· λ led.^ed î ; :· · lorn..»ιi !i · t 11 : 1 ' ' 'Mi' i.l ; 1 ,-j 11' . : I tcr.incc ·;. 1 ·. 1 · 1 - , del 1.Ί1-1' ïht· ï ■ · il.·· ι .■1 1 . ovci !■ ■ : ■ :· ■ ·if ■ iiit 11:: 11 I I ' ed > ill 1. 11-1 .·: ι ι I·.; Mil v. :,»i.lill ins· I 1 Th : 11 j 11. ν 1 >i >1 h ■ ι 1 ·> - J<0||| c.fDi ' T. I ' . the Sixth d. ti il I · ι'ΙΙ.Ιιιί 111 I in " Hull. I' nitllUll'.V .III.· I I · · I I : I ; ! t It Ί ■. ' , in an cm In ι <· ιιιΚίλ ru 1m tin·. I column buscfJ ,i,i I'vidtmre Und 1 »·■ - t' Η l'Hl'U ι · V ι !·,' Λ : »V> H i· I ' · A i'i's-> iit'i I'll· le t i 11.. > 11 > III II l> ι-onti'd in m i ft ■ .ι .■ ΛI I hirlinm u ;ι> η. it . ' •t ' ι -1 ■ ; : ι · 1Μ. 11 !.·.'■ ■ i I : III .llld his ('III It·. « U II . · : lll.'lt till')· V ι I ι τι ι· in ι ■ 11 ' ■ :idi\ idual opin ι· τ ι III ' M· I'll·.· ni il i;it lull ,iud ' ·» ti ι ml ι 11 it· it'll · ·(· effort-. l; ι ■ · . . ,iv Μ. . ι ι h;v'W ι 1>P 1 Λ Μ μΙ.ιΠΓ · .'1 H ? " >11 I |)l o *"ι «' « π·· ' ι'μ,ί'Ι' ·μ! ι*. » mut h . 1 th.lt Un.· l pl ' ·. I«I |l ! k t La Ipult ^ ν;Γ.tj'iuoci -Hi Three.) Important Work Waits House Recess Taken Earlier in Week, Sen ate Agrees to Stop Work Until April 14. Washington, \pril Γ*.— 'ΛΡ·— \\ ». ■ ι iiiipiirt.int defense meas ures nut ol the way. members ή ( ·λ weir leaving \V;ish > 11 :111 m loti.! lur a week's sprint; \.!i .i!iuii h;·!iitv tackling the con lr<;\ci'M::i hue>lmils of new taxes I'din iivs ;md labor disputes. Mi. Huître m rsscd earlier this ν «·< U tmtii \pril îî and the Sen i!r .irrancd l·· transact no litis in»·· , until t! t (|mi· although it a\ ill 1 ;·»Id tw<· »>< rluuetor> ses si«»!■>·* lit* \I w e«'K V . V told rn r I ; - J » ■ * ■ it unt;! > : t-nin ν he. 1r !.. i*t '·» t Mi U' anted siim is C\|V II thai ha* .1 iy ev et •„i am \v,h t e Sen i1t.ee in a \ Hopub pmluhil ■ (ups n: κ{ AMERICAN PILOTS MAY OBSERVE RAF PLANE OPERATIONS U'> -i: P· : .1 <\ tir!'! ι ,!!1V. IJrjHH ti.... I ». i..\ , .. ί : i.. !. » ι - < m , ice explaincl 1 · ι » · < ·■ > ι . \ « ·ι .· muent w»uld hi· t" .γ{»·ί· t> the an corn.· « »! ι the pert .amane*' ο 1 n· 1 ·» .: ι'ι " .u(U i" .K'lua ». It « «III I · I . II. . \\ î ι .. ' in I ■ π. Λ I. cil η. ι val <»!♦.( ... «. :.μ·π ηπ tor 11 ρ » 11111 un .in ρ it I ht. lint,.·.) 11·-»-*( ; ' ι ! ι il Λ '. .ι: ι \ ; ; " ·Λ it 'J Γ. ' . rarteaii. Diplomatie Relations Have Ceased Premier Simovic's Cabinet Holds Extra ordinary Overnight Session, But iNo State ment of Foreign Pol icy Is Issued. ( Β > t In.· Associated Γι »·-. j War between riennanv and Yugoslavia appeared todav 1 <> he onlv hours away. Yugoslav government ntclf s said the zero hour was at hand. <1 neutral diplomat in Belgrade declared the diplomatic stage of relations between the two coun tries had ended and authorized foreign office sources in Berlin said that lor all practical pur poses l Hungary. BuIj.ji.i and I! ■ ai ι ,a ν ere rep·, η ted sealed. In 1ί· ■ . η· ν, ι . ι l". V.r^ano Gayda, : ■ t : - î -p. .iu- : .an. .said lia- axis ι m Av ers had gί'·. en Yu-^Oîslav ia a 1 e\v ρ re day t«i . peace with Ger many and Italy to escape attack. Nazi troops, in mechanized force, massed on the Hungarian frontier only 100 miles north of Yugoslavia's capital. Y i£«slavia sent thousands of men to the border, and radio reports from Budapest, picked up in New York, said Yugoslav anti-aircraft guns had opened up on unidenti fied planes which crossed tin line. Yur< ·.· la\ ;a' ». I'i nr. ant t >· 'U >vc r the railr«»ad.-~ and Kins?· Peter order ed nn»bi!i/.at 1 ·η m "th. ent .re iriih - taiy η u*ht «>1 the i. n.udom." The Yiift 'sia\ cabinet held an π ι ••'.•ed« nted and · 'he h..l: h · ar •-.eetin^, which ended at 2:30 a. m. Π )) ι e. - t. Friday) and s < · < ■! ! ci ! ree sa.d the "cm - .1 t ■ ."· ",un ip ο ί in" had been cli. < cc. ] n< staU '.a tit »' foreign aol ! C \ : s.-lied. In Budapest. I!iingar\ reports *a id the Yugoslavs had mined bridges and roads at the border and .ι motorized Yugoslav divi sion was said to be stationed .u ross the frontier "readv for at tack \ German motorized division was reported concentrated near the Hungarian frontier 1 '.· , ; !· · i * w ' ■ "t pr.iet ■rc* ι ;.··.· · . ' -· " e ηt and « a >t m-a! decree forbade anyone to j fr : ι « 11 · a !>' " . !1 · a . ι ' · 1 a ' e pef i;ι ι ι ni \Di m \\ ishim-ton. \pril \I* » - I I»·.· \ : i« uΠ u: »· department an ιΐηιιηι fil foda* flail it would eon iluct ι grower referendum April '?t· < ii i proposal to invoke mar kctim: (ΐϋο! is on the l!M î, PU'! and I'M ; neanut crops. \ lav orabl·· ν ote ot t w «» t! ir.N oi tin· growers voting would be required to make the quotas opera11 < « . British Bom bs Straddle Nazi Battleships I til : <.! t . ! ,1 ί ·. 11Ί.Ι [ i,* : - 1 .11 '.ii ι; ,ι.■ . wok· t" .fbeu. Π.»· .liai'.. I' I ;. ι· 1. ISIl'i il lu·.· «,ΙΓ, W..·-. till.· tilllli .SltlUf S.lll'i.l.v, rt'lu'ii tilt I'.i ; ; -11 11 r^t rep n'U'(i ;·" )t ' " ;ti. it: tfu ! »llt U'i Ί 11: l i ..l ; . if .· iU· Mi.> .;i t!u ii.i/.i-nivu|iu'ii ΙμπηΊι t" i t. Γι :ι· .. ·. ι > ι · 11111 1 · t !im. |y ulcriti tit-d m tin mouiilu'nt .mit the nl i tin·!·, w.i pre % lid I 1 ι Willi ;;n.it ! resolution," the air ministry com • : ,1 1 ! lit ;, · I · .«··.. .· ii* I'll III :r airil -il I : ι ί ι ii ii'il 11 ' ι ι t ι . I λ lt:\ ιΊ and ι go· .it η- ult ι. ι. ι nu ii·ted. I Near our t tin baittc.-lup ■ .· ui!t.i tu> bi ■·..· .1 .··"! I ill It ι tu ■ t I ' · ■ ι U ' I .1 I · 1 ■ I i i -H lid