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1 \\ I.N I Y EIGHTH \EAK the α^ογΪατε » Vkess or HENDERSON, N. C., MONDAY AFTERNOON, .11 NE 2, l'.tll pubush κmj: >· λτγκκμ .on FIVE CENTS COPY
Axis Heads Confer Ai Brenner
Meeting May Signal
Opening New Phase
Of European War
iifilish Acknowledg
ment That Mediter
ranean Has Become
Virtually an "Axis
S e a" Undoubtedly
Figured in Conference
( !ï\ The Assoc iated Press).
Λ f lol l I 111 1er ή id I 'ι em .er VI i. u
iiii ι each'. (I a new ' c· ·· 1 > ! « · t ♦ ■ ,γ',γιί'
I It'll 1 1 I 1 I III· CO : ' < I ' ' ■ v. , ! to
: 1 : ι y m anoihei : · · « · ' ι : : ; ■ i emu ι
I M . Il'· ι > ! " Hi r ! \· I ι ' ι ; ill (!(·(·)
• ι · ' h ni I he 1! 1 in· ίιΙ 1 «Ici 1 -111 pt an
Λ'ίΐ Γ.
A t the .» 111e time live British as
;n-iv. |f(l;,eil th i! 1 ! « Μ<·(1ι1«·π ;inc;iii
had I»· cm h· \ 111 u, » 11 y ;,ιι "axis sea."
I -1111 « '.' ·ι : . ; ;ί ■ '·1 «Ί: till·
i/.e tin :t mdouhtedlv ; :;urcd in the
Hi;1· r Μιι stilini talks.
( Uialilit 1 ml »m ai.! m London
aid liie pa : wee!.' developments—
ie»ial ;>■ the ! II ><1 Cietc and the al
ignment 'Ί France with the axis—
had practically elei mated the Medi
terranean a a 1ml". between Britain
ind the Middle Ka.«;.
Kven last wa r.-h;ps. it was said
were likely to I ind Iran it 1 the I
)U'(i-mile sea a ieaî ni extreme peril,
v.i'h two uangeru.ts bottlenecks in
lie middle.
Surface ve el· in the two danger
<:ones-Hie 200-mile . tretch between
na/.i eoiK|'.a-red CTel· and axis-held
Lmya, and tie U)0-mile jiap between
Sicily and French-ruled Tunisia—
were described as vulnerable to at
iack from axis b mbers.
Thus, the inland waterway once
» Continued on Page Seven)
Americans
Reach Libson
1. bon. .June 2 ( .\I">) - One hun
dred and 19 Americans who wen·
abo;.td the K^yptian liner Zam/.iiiii
when -ίιΐ· w;i- inters pled in th··
South Atlantic reached Lisbon today
They ramr here by trnin \ ia Span:
ii'diii Iimrrit/.. German - occupico
Ι· γ,ίιητ. lu ii- 2\ other.-· of the -
zam passengers were held by th J
Clerman ι hr 1! I ; ι re American ; 111. -
bulance di ι vn
No Sabotage
At Jersey City
.{(·!.">■ Γιΐ.ν. .tune J (AP)
I Ί if|,t iie<i ι ill·"!· . md '·'· ·1 -t\\ ι tod
ter I work he id tuc ♦ « r t · t today oi
I he eatise ot a 21 hoi η fire that rav
■ 'ί■ ( 1 eiidit I l· '(·! . I n::; the .loi sev
• i t y water-front. hn! tin· pohc ·
' ■ ' ■ ι 1 ( ί u.i rd and I ■ < " ! « ? : ! I 'mi ι η « >!
! m ο ι igation ex pre.- ed bel;iei that it
ί'-t 111! If · I V 'Λ . Ilot I bot ι.Μ·.
Ι*'ι' ' ( hiel Frank Ει 11··. w1 ι e
II » ι ; 11 e« I the dan ι. » 14 « ■ .it SL!.>.> »i 111,< μ ·ι 1
"Id new men t<> "put any sabotage
dea "lit til' your mind adding th it
he 111 e «·. » 111<1 have tarted 11» »m ..
• 11 · Ι«· ly t" sed cigarette.
.1 Mi I.L* ; ι r Hoover, chief ol the FIJI.
• 'iii .1 11 ci <ou η t · *d the a bοt : 1 u· '
... ibility. sairt 111 < > 1 m a h η. Neb., that
Ii»m 1 · won· no national defense ma
ri 1.11 do Λ 1 < >yed.
Possible
U, S. Action
Discussed
lîoinc. June " —ι \Γ)— in
formed fascists s,I ill l! Vt |llails
fur mec lint; ans move li.\ l'-c
1 nitrfl SI.tirs presumably 1 .rul
ed ut least part ni Un· eonseï va
lions between Adoll Hitler and
llcnilo Mussolini al ίϋ··ηιιι:'
l'a-s today.
Observers said tin· axis lead
ers probably w .· - concerned
will: (lie prospeci Ιο: In: Un·' ac
tion l>\ tin- I nitcl Maies m il ut*
with l'resideut Ko.· veil's jjrn
Krain to defend ι ι· western
hemisphere wit!) ti e i.avy.
vc!\ ins French « Ί %iri< i. u e
A/ores and otlici \t!ar.t,c
I,unis.
\ terse announce ment made
no mention of snecilie to|in s.
Inil said merely I' at ilili' i a*.d
lint said merely tl at Hitler ai.'i
.Mussolini were liilh a:;re< d o;j
tin- "politi'ul situation."
Informed sources predict.:!
that Italian forces woiiii· use
Crete as a springboard I n r.c\,
attacks l>\ air on liritisii por
tions in a trianRlc formed !·ν '.lie
island of Cyprus the ί ιτ'ι pl'-an
port of Alexandria. aiia ir.ç
Palestine port of llaila.
lint, they said, greater <|Jes
tions must have brought the two
war leaders together, a.ni l.'.j j
cited, besides Cnited Stale- ρ ■■·
lie,v. such major Middle H.içf. :.o- \
jeetives as tin· oil fields of I* .
with their pipeline thrcj^ii
ralestine. and I'rench-ni inu..u'(i
Syria and the Suez can;·I.
Manchester
Is Hard Hit
Millichc-!n\ îmil;
( »' ( γ ι ! ; : 111 pl. i πι.· ι»"
ineendiai n·
biniib.·. mi thi
i*ly today.
Ki-M-hc rrews
a hr.»vy ρ ; 111 ··
1 ·ιr victiue hui
agr. hilt, 1111 Κ ΊΙ
> 1 ; 11 '«·(! by lilt·
of f ·Ιΐ(Γ"ί.
Λ nil! Iii μ ι ' Ί
Ιο lia ν γ Ι.ΗΜΜΙ h·
ol .ι nui »· !. 1
ι h π τι hi:'.1 ι . !
pitals v. t re dai
and lin.·.
ter. u'ci ι ■ 1111
i»i ι. honn
ΊΊin·!· ι, *· '
al.· υ were ! '
June :l (.\V)
fd tin»u. and (» '
li ιh explu-ive
nulaelurmg cilv
• h«-indir<vpf>Pd by
■ .Ι·.<· -ι lhey 'In;;
• und'T the» WM-ci;
t\ri . I I ill·.· wer ·
• I· . H'.IH· gut out
1 ι r were lea red
• d in Ihe wreekage
• u h ι«·Ιι rr< vi vrd a
c lut. Ί\νιι lu
.·■ I in other art a ·.
aid evei a I . 11c 1 -
dditimi to nuinei -
:■.! ii movie theat ι c·
ITALIANS AND U. S.
SOLDIEKS RU'OK I ED
FIGHTING IN Ci UN A
XV··. Y
Home rad ml·' · *d
liai dn·] ». ι tel ι i.ai
broken «"it iu tl>
twee η Itali m an<
The hi'.adr . I :
la il:·. Mil* lu· «1
2 'ΛΡ) Ίι···
\ tcd.iy . SI ί ι. .
thai fighting ImiÎ
( h ι. ne e rit y !>··
\meriean · ail··: .
• nu turtIie ' de
he repurl
Broughton Keeps Own Counsel
in Making State Appointments
Daily ImmmIcIi Γίιιπιιι,
In ll;«- Sir Walter ! I <i loi
lt\ 111·..MM \VI ΊΜΙ.Ι.
IιIrpgh, .lime ' I'ltstpniviiifnl n\
( ΐ ' ι \ (Ml 11II .1 Ml'l\ ilk» lilOUghtnll III
announcement ni ehool cornu ι. mn
personnel bec.m · there linci boon
tun I., ii-inimitr declinations en
pha.-i/ecl *iiit* "! tl··1 things must cliar
asteristic "I all ii · appointments t»·
date, to-wit: he k< eps his own coun
el until the very last minute and
even those whon he selects seldom
know it until .just before public an
nouncement 1- Il il'
The result lias oeen that new- men
with reputations loi- accuracy in
lorecasting coming events have been
very carelul ot i. king them by pick
ng the govcrno '· appointees in ad
vance and in print. This, of course,
is completely unimportant except to
the new-men.
But there has been one other and
•ipi'hans more far reaching effect,
and thati this -the Broughton pivtc
lav .if keeping his own μίίίΊ· Ii;is
ι■ ι raged numerous persons who have
Hi. ■ 11 !.: 111 ι iglit up tn the In.-1 minute*
that they were to get ,u> 1 j-. and Iiu.n
m: ! .li'.i n.iCKer- ut thi'M' elisappuinl
til ι.tb-hunter.- no end.
Λ .ι matter ot tact the outstand
ing l'e;it lire ·Ί Rroughlon appoint
■ ι ni- .-.ι la ,-eems to he that while
th-.'.v have been uniformly good, al
most every one of them has aroused
unprecedented wrath on the part of
unsuccessful aspirant- and their poli
tuai sponsors. It may he that these
folks hid the:, real reason (failure to
make· pay roll connections) with eal
c.dating camouflage: but the fact re
main- that m .. -<·. les nf instances the
Uo\ ernor has been charged with fail
ing to use ordinary courtc.-v in It*t
ting his own suppoi ters know when
in· had made up hi- mind to pick
someone other tha;i the "horse they
(Contnued on Page Sc. en.*
ι
Survivors of Bismarck Reach England
Λ. .ι British soldier >tands guard with f«xed bay net.
I y 'ïm· 1 »ri· Is 11 al'Ur i.ie Binnarck had sunk the Hood, are
m ι iindi.-elu-ed English port. Thi. rablc was flashed by eal
sur\'ivn"s of the German batik- !up I'·, marek. . unk
shown disembarkinf* ironi an Englix: war. hip in
le fri'ir Lnndim to New York.
Priorities Rules Extended
Roosevelt
Signs Bills
New Measure Permits
Assignment of Manda
tory Priorities to More
War Supplies.
1 !>·>!<· !.. Ν. V.. .1 mo 2.—(ΛΡ)
- ·Κι »· · e\ el 1 obtained today jiowci" to
speed the production of arms for
ireat Britain and tire United States
m ip· · · ; ne. "ii An i<·!'ican m du 1ry
naudah»r.v prioi :Pe> of wartime
cope.
Mr. - . eit : a, i.mied a bill, the
emporar. Win!. Π >a -e announced,
nider which mandatory priorities
: av be . η\ (I tn an order or con
ait ol an: !··!<·ί*.»η ,ύΓ vernmenl
n.'U^ht ν t' in tin· tenu <>! the lea e
end net and, in son ι ea es, to orders
• t .my ,i;n\ ri iiniciit department or of
" ate industry.
Heretofore. only contracts placed
λ ti'i \ ι ni y and Na\y could be
ι\ nu mandatory pi iont n . by the
» 1 ! 11 ni pr di (el mn ι Management —
he au· ne> t>. wlneh Mr. lioosevelt
. . di ι· L-.ated in. authority over
)ι ioritk -.
An ! in t-i bnl .ter the armament
a ".Man:. the Chief Executive has
·■_!!< d a " " . « «το . î ' · 11 ore speed
π·; 111· « < e· 1 ι Ί m t · 11 would pel -
lilt C 'an idian \ « '■! - tn carry ore
h I ween A·· · 1 ■ m p · ' ·η I he Great
,akc dui nig tin· It) 1.1 transi» rta
lon . ' a oil.
Λ Jim ,1 I,ill : : 11 · il i.v the I'lcsi
(ti-l it ι j 11 μ ' ι j 111111 ' t >■■'! I::.;.!!)■!. 1 !)ί) Ιίγ
H,,· I ' tut I ic < 1· ί ι ι" m "lit in the
^ t .ir ln'.u;iiiiiing July 1.
Death Row
Population
Only Ten Men
Uuil.v l>isiiikl<-h Bureau.
In III·· sir VV.illcr lintel.
H.v III M! 1 AVKKII.I..
I ;.l It :;;h. ,I llllO J. I J|-C| ι I ι >1
I >' : 11 ϊ ι li"\\ - j >1 >1 111 I; 11 i< >11 t(> ;il>->i|t liai!
it- normal figure in pin t u · 111 ; 11 " I .v
plOaMllg 11» ( 'ollUllissioncr 111 l';il'lllr>
Kdwin (Ml, whiw' duly il is tu make
the investigation- which mean In·.»
m death tu condemned men. There
arc now onlv ten men under death
sentence.
The commissioner told your re
porter that this reduction i- due in
no small part to the promptness with
which Governor J. Klelville Brougli
ton handles clemency appeals. So
iar in the present administration
there lias been no putting ol'f am.
putting off ol executions "tor fur
ther investigation" or similar reason.
Nuch reprieves as have bien grantee
have been because the doomed moi
may be needed as \vitnc.-.-e> in othei
^Continued on Pa£e Seven.}
Wide Power
Is Asked
Proposed Legislation
Would Give President
Power to Requisition
Any Property.
Ά iniigton, .luην 2.—(ΛΡ) — Λ re
;■ legislation authorizing tin·
Ι' 1 'i· ΐι* during the nation,il cmer
: ι equi-ition property of any
I. mi ' iiiTi··sarv to the national dc
: hi·" \\, .-ubmittt d to t'lUign.'-s
' "I \ !·> tin· War department.
ι 1 : .·;..! - ..aid tlii' a ut h : ty sought
'.ill mclu.-ive" and \. · ■ in:ilar
t ' · powers c.M M i-i'd by Presi
i(| · ' \V ; I son in the World War.
Ann Milling the . l· p. 11 it War lie
I 'in!, aid the ρ ι ■ ι| " ι ed bill w;i ·
• 11Ί' ' d in' till' Γη· -ident, tin· Navy
in .· Dl'M.
I : ' ι in i| MiM'd hi 11 staled that llu·
ι' ί' tv asUid "shall In- ion - rued
.ι η .dditional grant ol' authority. '
I 11.(40 national delen.-o ait al
t' i;. '· 11 power., thv President t en
l"i ' . implianee w.l· dt lens'1 ord
i . and .iddilioii.il "dr It indu I ry "
Ι· ..ΐΊ '.'.mi· "iicludeil in ι he -elective
Ml I e aef la.-t Tall.
(.'"ntainilig provi; ion l'or l'air eoni
1". η t '. ii Ίΐ l'or any ινψιι it:· ί 11 d pro
perty. tin bill pruvuli that during
any period of national emergency
I ied by the I 're -aient, the
ι ιοί·: Kv e'.itive is atltn nzed "when
In· ill ι 11 il in the iiiteri·..I ol na
tional deleu.se" to take this action:
1 I l.e over either temporarily
ei pi i: ..nently. property ol any kind
ni chai ,ieter. whether real or per
••"11.il. tangible or intangible, which
va id.iplable lor use in any way
I": ' e national delen e "or ill the
cnii 11 ι .et ion, nianutaclure, prnduc
ti n. trail |lurtation, π 11 ir, testing
or storage" ol military or naval sup
plies
- Ί'ο sell or olherwi e dispose
"I any property, right or interest
taken o\ er.
Allied Troops
Still On Crete1
I
'-'in'", June 2. ( Λ Γ ) British
lii'liiln'i have I icon - *. ■ · | Ί ' J ι i U medical
SUpplic and food t'i isolated l>udie>
°t linnps loft on Crete alter the
"I'M1"' withdrawal, the ΚΛΚ reported
loilay.
'In' eoni®iUnique save no further
c'« liiil.v mi tile British imperial and
Circek troop remnants on the Greek
I s I · 111 d. now abandoned to axis con
quest.
'■•iirgo formations of the RAF .is.
λν'Ί " the South African airforce j
•sl"'"t yesterday patrolling tile Modi .
II ! ' lin an in protection ol "his nia- j
■I* ■'>' - ships and pierchant vessels"
removing troops from Crete, the com
munique said.
. Enemy aircraft were repeat· dlv
'ft'fnepted and many wore attau
it added.
Weygand
Sees Petain
Vichy, Juno 2.— (AT1)—(ion
cral Maxime Weygand arrived
here unexpectedly today hy spe
cial plane from his command in
North Africa to confer with
Chief of State Marshal retain.
The French military comman
der in North Africa rushed from
the Vieliy airport to 1'etain's
headquarters at the l'arc hotel.
After a wait of only a few
minutes in an anteroom he was
greeted I»% General I.aim·, the
marshal's chief personal aide,
and was ushered at once into l'e- j
tain's private office.
State Death
Tell Eleven !
Traffic Accidents anc!
Drownings Lead
Causes ο f Holiday
Week-End Deaths.
Ciia r lotie, J une L' --{AIM - \t
leaM eleven persons met violent
death.· in North Carolina η-ver llu·
wt'i k cull .nul. as n-aial, tral'lie aeei
dm! <·1;ιιιιι<·(1 the must 11\ c·:- Drown
ings won· ee 11(1.
Λ head 1 -n ut« tmohile aeeident
twelve miles nrnth <Ί I )umi killed
Harold Marti-. 21, and his two si.sf
«- v., Τ\·1 ·..·<!,·. I Ιίι I ι, 1 ·» .11.1 III.I 1 ν
llartis, 17, of Winter Park. near
\V ununfjton. Jiijurcif urn II M
Kciison, .Jr., 11Γ Saluda, S. C. .Ii nnri'
Godwin and Miss Lark· Kaynor, butli
:»f I >imn. Miss ( τ ! ο r j a ti.vrd uf fall
in^ton -iiid I). T. Stevenson Γ near
Ounn.
Λ boat sank in High Hock lake in
Davidson county and drowned Hubert
lack-on L,asky, L'fi. and Lillie I'earl
Swaim, 22, both of Winston-Salem
Λ truck struck and killed la
inonths old Hetty Hoc at Kayette\ illc.
Jack Hobinson Towell, lîâ, of Kan
napolis, was struck and killed by a
train at Cone rd.
Phil l-.ee. 84. of Chatli; m county,
was killed in an automobile-bus ac
cident mar San l ord.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Wynn, of
Bristol, Tenn.. was killed in an
automobile collision near Colfax.
I'holia K. Key, tanner of Mulberry
community near Elkin, drowned
while fishing in Mitchell river, fie
stepped into a deep hole.
STATE OF SIEGE
FOR EAST SYRIA
—_—
New York. .Τιιlie i.— (ΛΡ)— !
The French high commissioner
for Syria has proclaimed a state
of siese for eastern Syria. French
Middle Fast mandate, the (ier
man radio reported today. Fron- I
fier control Mas ti„litnied. }
Jcrsc\ Bund Camp Pndh>ckctl
New .H r-i-y >tuv .! ! !· . · . ;ι·ά··ιΙ 1·ν Λ î .· ι.ι ■ ι ·. <".ι
cd d wit f■!ι Camp Ν· rtifai i. the lf><> ,κίί· N'îi/.i earop at Atiduvcr and
seized trunks full of pamphlet;, swastikas and pictures ol Adoll Hitler» and
ordered tlie «rounds a:·. : Ί-.iu-ii AIj· a e i- a wa.-lika ti>-r ·· i'..m υη wiling
of one of the as ernbly · ill.».
Atlantic Bomber
Patrol Proposed
Jouett Says Long
Range Bombers Could
Guard Shipping Over
200-Mile Wide Lane.
L..II!-·. :ili . Ky . .1 . -—(ΛΓ',ι—Λ
ι" li.r.-!:ijin the American :>ir—
ι " : ! ι ' :idu>ti \ Im.l.v pint/used that
l'inç-rMuc. 1 ,ιι c M.mni'tl !;< ■ mljoι > d·.
I'luyi-d jit-piss the Atlantic on an nil"
... ,v 2110 unit.- wide can help
... .: · c .!,\ y jiroblt in."
i 11 η . ckire pi ι ι i t ι ί · >:' dc
\ ι·ι \ !·« i.iu the «mrr.iul ι»η οιιί.υη
tii · As ι cria-1
ι. .1 · li. .i · nïU. I WaMi tiglon,
I > l ' lii1 .uei ■ I !!m At "III ι U-t it·; 11
t ce, -aid, ".-fill
. ι ■ ι this - .le tif 1 lie
.r · · . .·.· ρ .-"i.vthinf· like
( \ ι ry hour "ii liit1 h.our schedules,
ι:.· ,v imii c ι lii'.ivy υ mbs
. ij; ι i. -e
. . .,,·■■ · ι y 201) η 11 ier>
I nd w I ii a
d . · ying
ii ■«· - . tit . - that
\\
ι ί I
I! 'ί·Ί nut
' ' cur
II v. as . ι > ιΟ
Stewart, However,
Points Out 1 hat Sen
ate Isolationists Are
Among Oldest.
Hi ( I! \l!I 1 S I'. S ( I \\ MM
l ι ι I'm - (Λ -r.-t
V» -I · · " V· · old
• ι 11■ ι . Tt ";iro tilt·
■ - v. m·: "'■ ν 1. you
Wi . ι- ι. λ l; . 1 : ■ y 11 Ll
wouldn't It si> fresh about it. It's
\ . 1 1 !1κι.Ί_\ h!. nk .'let dodoes will»
(Continued on 1'age Seven)
CKOUGHTON APPOINTS
PEMBROKE OFFICIALS
\\ . Ji.tM J. . ΛΡ) Governor
' i.L. *-ΐί ; μ. ν ..pptMited G. E.
Γ; ν \ ... »r ι .1 Pembroke in
ί\ »· ι cum my. Named as town
» · ι . wι■/.'] > Wfi't1 B. l·'. Colo. Lae\
M.ivnor, Wade H. Tyner, and ir;.
Pate Lowrv. All <>i the terms were
iur une year.
Holiday Death
Toll Is 459
(By The Associated I'resO
Violent death claimed at least
139 lives during the nations
three-day Memorial holiday.
Traffic accidents alone look
'JOS lives, train mishaps Kî.
Sevcntx-five drownings were ι -
ported and (>3 were killed I»
miscellancons eauses.
Both the total deaths and Ini
tie fatalities exceeded the nation
al salcts coiineirs prc-holidas
estimated toll « * I KM) deaths in
all and M)0 hy motor vehicles.
High Court
Ends Term
Only Six Cases Re
main on Docket As Su
preme Court Begins
Four-Months Recess.
\v · I, .11j; i!■ · \r
Sill <rt !·(.'' Ί I t <· . ι·' :· ■ I · < ' ι t
d;iy ·I ' ·· 1 !· I" M t·
dured e · - '. a I I··' ·' ' 111 .
j11 ··t i<■«·> 1 κ: 11 .ι fo 1 ·
recess to '< ! up
Of till* p:M r ι; t
Two o| \hi' c: it .· « ·
'lu· Los Angeles Tina and Hivrry
Bridger*- west C'M~t î: le.tl<
]')·(»!:· V 'Mteim >t ■ »■ Γ ·
comment on the ι·· π «·.. r taet ·; >·
ΓΪΜίϊ 1 ·ο:
Si ι·.·. · ι!: ι lion ■ ·· «■ -·:■■:'·■■■ Civ
just ice Hughes pUm> >'OOn to re
tire inc' t-.i-rd v\ *h t1 ·t■ enH . >! 1! -■
court tern . The 7i«-\t\i'· tiki un st.
howe\ er. deci ned ;in\ c«»i · ■ - ·
GERMAN INFANTRY
LANDED IN SYRIA
Ankara. Juno 2 ιΛΙ'ι Oi'ininn
motorized infantry was landed by
Coastal !i'riyhti r< at lhr Syrian port
nt Latakia May 2ft, it wa- learned tu
da.v oil liisjh anllioritv.
WEATHER
FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Parllv rloudv antl continued
warn' (oni^lit and I'ue.sday.