ïtettîtersott Βί ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SE( Twenty-eighth year Henderson, n. c., Saturday Iff* y TION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA AFTERNOON, .JUNK Γ.Μ1 •L'HUSHM» KVKIiY Λ I I KIIN· »< >N H V KI'T .-'I'M»Α Υ . FIVE CENTS CORY Strike-Breaking Papers Ready * * * * * *****« Plane Plant Strike Must Be Ended President Roosevelt Will Sign Orders for Army to Take Over and Operate Plant Un less Strikers Return to Work Monday. \\ ashington, .Tunc 7.—< Λ1*» — Ι'ιι vidi ut Koosevell laid down todav lin alternative of re-open ing 11Γ the strike-bound Ν or I li American \\ iatiim plant at lugle wooti. Cal.. In .Monthly, or opera tion ut the business l>> the l ni ted Slates \rmv. He acted, the White House said, is eommander in chief un der tin proclaimed unlimited na tional emergency. 1 ' 11 ii ιί i ι1. *. is met approval ol the course was disclosed by Stephen I·'..··: !y. Wli.ti· H· ■ ·.-■'■ pre.-.- secretary, v.1 1 .m:., ne· tt mat .ili necessary ρ - per v.r:< ready I": .-.«nature if the CIO strikers did not agree among them -eh e.- tn return. If signed, tiiese papers would represent the first real track down taken by the administra tion since work stoppages affect ed the defense program. At Hie w„ι· department. Sécré tai.\ Stm,.-.m called in Undersecrc ; .ι y Hubert !'. Patterson, John J. AleCl'iy, a ι tant secretary, and Rupert Λ I.i.' tt, as-istant sécré tai'.» ·>Ι war tor a τ. Another con ference w,i.- launched at the Justice department, presumably to survey the legal aspects. Mr. Roosevelt leaves today on a week-end crui.se, returning tomorrow evening m" Monday morning, and Karly d that unless the workers iuive di cided by then t return, he will , jjiii the order directing the Arniv to take nvc;·. The President has hopes, Karl y explained. that the unionists will settle the dispute peaceably, pos sible at a meeting tomorrow. \l Inglewood. Richard T. i r.inkenstec·; of the CIO said he would not comment until after an afternoon meeting of the union committee. Λ \V. cit] 1.1 r ι : · : ι ·:. t .·[> Kc-mati s.i ici ι· Ai : ι y ν a- "|ιι »·| tared tu take • ν or ;>!!·'. "I ··■ ι to the I»! -lit if the President clι r' et·: "Au arm® officer will be detailed Ι' -ι e;.;'<■ 'Me plant. ' he told report "Λΐι-ti \ ■ want I·· leturn to work will tie t.i tin so withuut inter li m t , >!"' I.S that the men w ·. . · . ; '..tit η 'finally will c lit 11· a t. \ ■ : . The Army will ··■ '. · η· ; nti-rlered with." The North American plant, which lie- trim and British ord ers ot uhout S1ÎMÎ,000.000 for pur suit. homher and training planes, was described as a "very, very \ ilal" defense establishment. I · . ailed. ' ■ : - ρ mal !v wt.'ild ι· ·ί . ι ri'ii A · > 1 ' ·-■!s :n the I .os A1 'ii a : w 1 :ii.' ide F<>rt Ma. Arthur and March Field. Other 11 .■ ' e. n h i ι ■ t Ί1 a re at F irt 1' 1 -: Ί . I ■■ · . 11 the north I nl\ said the Presidents ac tion was not ι threat or a big -Ii. I> to he held over the heads of the workers, because he hoped thes would settle the dispute pe n e('ull\ and in orderly fashion themselves. Early said the President also had reij e ad 11. n \ · y W. Br· ·\νη. head ·!' the lit 111 ;it.·>na 1 Alar! 'nists '"a ■ η. to cime t■ > Washington and DefeatedFrance Torn Between Two Faiths Darlan And Weygand At Odds Commander Oi France's Colonial Forces Reported As Saying He Could Not Guarantee Attitude of Men in North Africa. ι By The Associated Press) Ί ■ : 11 uy a conflict ot faiths,—one ,i. in "Id ally and the other in a new oiilci —tlie ιηιΐ)ΐre ol deleated Fnmcc v. . .-.queezed tighter today in tnt ι.· : η Axis vise. Britain's main hope of clinging tc hi eastern Mediterranean bastions . ι τ hoops l mplacements in the Bible l.itid, the naval strong points of Alex uiiH ι ι and Cyprus and the Suei ,il itself seemed more and more i depend on the breech. Ί :n British found hope today in a pu·, dispatch from Zurich, Switzer land, cuioling a French diplomatic source as saying that Generalissimo Maxime Weygand, commander ot France's colonial forces, could not guarantee the attitude of his men in North Africa if they were called on tu fight the pro-British "free French" f nvs of General Charles de Gaulle Moreover, according to Exchange Telegraph, the British news agency u ιό carried this report, its source said Weygand at his own insistence li.nl iieen relieved of responsibility for the conduct of French troops in Syria. I'm·: e things, according to this re pot!, transpired—presumably yos ti-ifl.y at Vichy—in a stormy meeV : 'etween Weygand and Vichy's British, pro-eollab ration vice I .er. Admiral Jean Darlan. ι 'oiiimercial sources at Damascus ' l that Egypt's recent prohibition ' ode with Syria—in accord with Β .'..Hi's declaration that the French ' nid.ite is "enemy occupied"—had ρ it Syria at the mercy of the British ni ickade. I'lic latter of the varied reports of Co'ioian infiltrations was that eight I",nian "pocket" submarines had '"■π M'en in the harbor of Beirut, '· : .lion, in the past week. 1 In.-- came fn m Ankara, Turkey, way of Reuters, British news • i^i'iiey, and, if true, may indicate (-"'ΐ'ιη,ιΐι plans to blast a sea path u v foi troops tran-ports through '>■ 'ι h naval interference. \ ichy authorities, flatly denying report:, that German troops are mov ":a into Syria, one of two pathways I; Suez, have called on loyal forces tiicre f r nn unbudging defense of ! ' against any British occupation •''tempt. ][ the British go in. as they havo hinted they will, their ranks aie likely to include free trench forces now stationed in Pales tine, UUIUH ANSWER IS UNSATISFACTORY Tokyo, June 7.—(AP)—The Netherlands Fast IiiiMrs' answer ·" Japanese trade proposals was delivered in Tokyo at noon to day and was not satisfactory. IJoniei. official Japanese news agency, reported, quoting what it called responsible sources. The sources were not identi • ied and the report gave no fur ther details. Two Killed In Crash Wilson, June 7.—C. P. Meredith "f Apopha Park. Fla., was burned tc death, ,J. E. Little of Fairview, Fla. vvas instantly killed, and three othei nien were injured, one seriously when two trucks collided at 6:31 ! dock this morning on U. S. High 301 about six miles south ol Wilson. I he injured included W. C. Noble.' 01 Fairview, Fla., reported to be in 0 critical condition, and Jake Shellor and Pete Johns, both of iJeggett, S ®5·· 'ess seriously hurt. The trucks kwere driven by Alere oith and Sheltuiv Both trucks bu u ioliowm^ th· crash _ U. S. 'Panzer' Chief maj. lien. Magruder Maj. Gen. Bruce Matrruder, com manding the First Armored Divi sion, at Fort Knox, Ky.t has held every rank.in the army from buck private up. He is wearing the new type helmet, which affords greater protection than the old one. The American version of the panzer corps is ready to pro into its first large-scale maneuvers. I ( 'eut ml Preux) Quota Set North Carolina Has New Net Quota of 34, 643 Men; Calls Ex pected to be Heavy. Raleigh, June 7.— (AP)—North Carolina's ne^v net quota under the selective service program is 34, men, state selective service head quarter.·* announced today. Officials explained that the new "adjusted" quota had no expiration date, and likened it to a bank account against which the federal govern i ment may draw as men arc needed, ι The state's new gn ss quota is 69, I 804, from which the federal govern ment subtracted the number of j North Carolinians already in the ser-J vice—1)5,161—in computing the net ι quota. The stale's first quota under the program was 15,631, which likewise1 had no expiration date but was ex i pected to be filled by July 1. Officials said that calls for men j in July were expected to be heavy because it is easier to induct trainees] during the summer and many of the I present troops are away from the ; camps on maneuvers. NO REQUIREMENT ON VANCE COUNTY FOR JUNE DRAFT Raleigh. June 7. (MM State se lective service headquarters have! announced quota.- under which 4(H) Negroes are to be dialled into the Army tor a year of military train ing oil June 21! and 30. Quotas for local boards include: June 2K. Granville, 5; June 30, Way? ι en, 5. (No requirements upon the Vance county board were included.) Draft May Help Navy Man Fleet Volunteer System Not Providing Sufficient Manpower to Supply Expanding Fleet and Shore Facilities, Re ports Show. Washington, June 7. (AI')—The .elective service -y-t'm, whieh thus fnr has been fupplyin.fi men for only military service, may be called upon soon to help the Navy man its fast growing fleet of auxiliary vessels ;.nri its numerous new .f.ore bases. Persons familiar with the Navy':; current manpower needs said sea service aboard converted merchant craft as well as at naval establish ments ashore /as a probably assign ment for some selectees of the future. Warships, however, generally have full complements and service for trainees aboard these craft was not considered likely. Only a limited number of men would be taken through the selective· service system, it was said. Only ι few months ago Secretary Knox said (Continued on Page Three.) British Bases I Again Raided Rome. June 7.— (ΑΓ)—Renewed I air attacks 011 Malta and on the bo- j leaguercd British stronghoM at To bruk, Libya, were reported by the Italian high command today. An attempted British attack from surrounded Tobruk was broken, the daily bulletin said. In east Africa, tierce fighting was said to have taken place along the Oma river and in the Cîalla Sidamo region of Ethiopia, while a Sudanese attempt to encircle the Italian gar rison on the Gondar front was said to ha\re been repelled. British Cross Omo River Nairobi, Kenya Colony. June 7. (AP) British east and west African troops have crossed the Omo river, in southern Ethiopia, at two points, have taken 2,ono pn oihts and have captured the town of Λ11 a 11 i and all Italian defenses in the region, British headquarters here announced today. One force, advancing from the east toward Jinima. breasted the Omo at a point where il was 50 yards j wide and flowed through a broad valley commanded on the Italian sid< by a steep escarpment a communique :aid. The other force, advancing from Soddu. crossed the swift flowing, swollen river at a point where it was 100 yards wide. Gasless Sundays Might Lower Deaths On Tar Heel Highways I I Dail.v Dispatch Bureau, In tin· Sir Walter Hotel. By HENRY AVKKILL. Kaleigh. June 7. The silver lining to ;my cloud of gloom which gas less Sundays might cause in North C';irolin;i is the notable and notice . able reduction in the highway death , toll which would result Statistics of the highway safety division on the first four months of 1941 show that Saturdays and Sun I days are death days on Tar Heel ■ roads, these two accounting for nl j most as many tragedies as the other five days of the week combined. The tally HK fatal accidents on Sundays, 74 on Saturdays for a 142 ι total Monday·; showed 39 fatal ac ! cidents, Tuesdays 26. Wednesdays 24. Thursdays 31 and Fridays 33 for a • kifui th* fi'.s days oi 1ό3. In all, the division reported 29') I'atal accidents in the four months luit the day on which four of them occurred was not stated. These 29!) accidents accounted for the death of 349 persons, or an ex cess of 50 in dead over accidents. Of the fatalities, almost a third were killed by motor vehicles with out being in one themselves. The pedestrain death rost°r reached Ii4. Only once did a car kill more than one at a time. There were 113 acci dents in which pedestrians were vic tims. The crash of motor car again ;t motor car accounted for 71 deaths I in 54 accidents; while almost the same number, 70. died when 5H cars j in which they were riding ran off I the road without having been m (Continued oc fdge Four) i heir Strike Must Knd—"OrKlse" Striking CIO w> tkisirn are shown (above. r-.d · .«· : .. ·>| the Χ··ri:. Λι·.« riian Λ\ (. : pn.a tion !it Inglew od. C i. after company official.·- had i- u n.·::· m that nu π· player.- wn .. ,. work pending instructions Iront thi· national defen t· nu··! af.i.n in \V. shington. 'J .day it \. · meed at the White House that Ι'ι ·. .-id'.-nt Roosevelt will -if.1; M ml y i·· tin Αι :.·>· t·· take mi·: ' and operate it, linless the strikers agree among t··. inselvi·.·; to r. turn t·· # rk Monday. President Κ·ι·. e\ It is said to be awaiting the ι··.!·· >t.v ι ! a nu eting of the CIO uti ■*. ■ tin- niant t · aiorn λ\ bel· : η . : t .· . |. ·· into effect. The plant cn;pl y; 11.237 workers, ol whon llie.ll» i. ■ ι μ ",,ΙΗΗι in'-mln ; . rid ha . , · ϋΜ.,η ιιι.Ιιοι» in defense aiders. Propaganda Charge Denied Nazis Scoff At Reports Berlin Spokesman Says FDR's Statement "Based on Falsified Documents of False Information/' 151 · ! · 1:11. .Tutu 7.—(Al')· Pn·· id·, ut Η"·· Ά elf t; U-iuvnl th ' : r had 11 :r > I >1 : il·.·- U ' >1 ll i 1 1 ' ! 1^ till* | Ul!'" |Mi ι ■ il (it···:· :ι ι » ! ipananda in the I'mted Si.lit·· u.t- (Ι· ι1 r,In.'ri lis an a ι ' 11 ■ 11 ι /( d μ η ι . ,i! ti m lay a> winy "based nn falsified dociunents »r false !n!..i h .it inn "W't umli . -land ·· IV· 'dont I>t— la-· . · In· had G( i'i: . ·ι propagi nda orders dircciing Gorman friendly t · 11 · 111 ( ■ ? 11 t -pivad s'ont·? that Kng !.. ml ι ■ ,.i i1 a· ρ- · - ' : r. a lap.-e and ... air, ιloatv." a ; .· ' . sa;d. "A.· a niatti r ·. ·· t1 : : torv mint s iint from us I· iTTrum English ad An it· it·; ii . · (Hi- (μι .lat ·η· . · *··· ··'·. hltiicd t·· M il·' ■ <·< oit. \V· · : ' U' I · ι 'ι· I...··?·i posal to ιικ,ίτ,ί ι· the cigare]te tax but ihey are keeping quiet ..boot π They had thin day bei-oe the House way.- and means γίμιιΙΙιί considering new ! χ legi. lal ion. and they believe tin c< ne el ι a π ι ici . who testified coin need il··· ei»m m it teen ien a higher tob'icco levy would be detrimental u tlx» larmt r. The l'armer-' v^uniciil wa thai increased taxe vb.icc>i bloc is "enoir.'ji · d ι. t 1 κ * 11 : : i ι . aid. that Ihere u·· ' « « I ' ■» I'.erp < · a lighting aile: ' · battle lui. beei Won. It |.)l' . be .-'tine li ·; In fore the v. m·· m c formally act · ί 11 l\ h ». · » t< hi m-co tax prupu. eit , »·! ,' ■ i) (il ht ·· ways might : 1 d ··> ι η · 1 lu· au dit ional Γιι.-·ι · I I·■ l<.i. .< Although · ■ I e tin I ·:·!:! ι Wf in, tobai'i « < π el c in : '. > ι < · 11 are not a it · ο t the . wi'rS Ί i,. . are keepi ' · ■ " ορ··η ! ι; I (·.!· «· fully loll. -ι. .il lu ii; ·. <·, · - sidered l·· i :■· f*»r tin- in.cn tobacco tax. Sing Sing Athlete Dies Yaldc e. X. C June 7 i ΛΙΊ Kilu in ( Λ1: 11 » : 11 Μ ι It-. ; 11 " > M1 ·' tin- greateM .: 1111· '' ■ that Sing S ic prison over )i;i(i. (I <■'! hei e <■ I\ !... day < »! knife wound.- suffered in a roadside t;ivern a ι«·\ν li-.r· · > ..rlu ·. I )e.-U Sergeant Frank Γίι·- . ,ii that Newland Louvres ni Morg.ai t Secretary ι> 1 Navy Kilo:·, ι declared ϋ.«· ι:.,'.-nui ι or which it »a. IjLiill ". : ι t war but tac prevention ' 11Γ v. ar. ΊΊιι· .. ·· ·!11<·\ν:>ΐ4·>n slid sm ■ί ι ·..; ι4 pany yards at lti'lill ' p. 111. ' . '. . e.-tal I. si ι the greatest · , .-i'a ρ ηιτ tin· world has over seen", Knox .i.ii, .'ni . .Ill it an air force | I lia ! ·.. II vine bio." SI ι· ·ι·ι 4 ■· ι ·. rd the keel ;>l a I (l.(K 10-tc·ιι ι : . ■ rr \va laid oil Pie . ways vaentc d by tin.· South Dakota. ; SYRIA IS REPORTED ! ASKING MORE TROOPS I i'l n. ι .if I ι ή Γ>ι· I t h 1 '·· ■ wide ι·ιι· ( :n"! : ·η Ind.i .· 1 (Mil ;.·:! a d ι I'll · ■ ' · II·. V ί Ι'Ί iieii ni'V. s . ·..·,<·ι u\ j >. . · : ■ lu i a i II· ιι, ι I), iii/, |,i ,.·. Un· I' il neh 11 i,, t, ι i ι ' ι ■ .a Svi ι 1 ■ . i id Vicliy ι,, , ml ,· ρ 4 .'ι.! ι. lier. ,.ι ■> (I ι .,n .· ; I. i " ;i ι pi ■·!' 1,1 III' ι . ···.· I,·..,· al ; I '' ■ .111.'· l· ι \'iel l.v i 11111Ί Ί ' t. ; ill." 1 I I · P'M't added thai I·.. ·.·,■:. · .dread·, lia. handed ant i - a ι l'c'i a 11 y.l:». · I : i"i. · S.\ ι . , |., ( lei man v.lin a j I ι41\ I'd . 4 I· .nri -ts." CALCUTT SEEKING I TO ESCAPE PRISON i » : 111 · ι l; h. me 7 (ΛΡ) Λ prti ! · ι··: ;. · r ι p.irdnn or parole 1< : .1· · ( · .:··:·!! Κ.· vrtte\ ι lie -lut m;. riiini r 'Μ ι ny ft 11 I iled with tin· ι M. ;. ! ι .. . 11 ! · ' Γ 11.11 , . ' * ' . ul 1. Λ : ■· < ι ' ι :·. · pel ! lit Ή been .-el I'm* mwt Y\ id;i\ morning. Paul Reynaud j Is Released i Vichy, .lune 7. (AI1) Paul i!ey naud. wlin wa succeeded as premier i'l wai rinji 1'Vancc by Marshal l'e I a m just pin · In I he armistice with (ierniany. Ii.l- been released I'nnn prisuii and allowed t>i return to hi. 1 κ >1111 ■ ni southeast France. Ill ι tu In· kept in forced rcsi di nee al the ι ! ι> which he was al lnwed I" de--'.nail· near Difine. in the Basse.- Alp- departinent. Similar procedure has been follow ed in the cases of some other min | liters charppd with re, naiuibility ' ior the detest of Fi ance. Gravely Group Rewarded With State Appointments Dai!v Viispatcli Rurrati, In th«* Sii Wall' T llolcl. H\ ΙΙΓΝΚΥ \\ I Kil l lij Ifs'.ii. .iii'M 7 W'i in I ,ir ( îr .\ » - ! V i Κ IJ H'Ci ·' I till· 11 Λ V d I I ! . ;' tin·4 bad; ■ tl \\ ! ι. m I ! >v\ι ί»' j ι « i·. '-«'<"1 m mnd (i m \ a r \ rami ·,.:ι;η i, ! vear. political tfcervers made a note lu \\ .ltd ι 11 the p.iiitir:i! ρ \ ι » 11 thev imported. Now th..t Governor .1. Mrlville Broughton ha> iiMdc enough appoint intents of one sort ;md another t" give a elear id· ., of some οΓ the mm sons, it 1 ο ; ! s 1. behind thorn. it be comes ;.b» uni.ml ly elr.e· tb:il t!> governor eann<'l be aeru-i-d ol no! showing due and proper .until ι id· foi· the (îravrly annoiinceii <·ηΐ thai a setvnd primary ought nol to be held and that, if one sh »wkl i he would plump for Broaghton. wh led in the first polling b.v a - iH margin The Gravely group !vj. · ?nd r! 6 i'i 4 " S U p p .* i" . 'ι I I . ■ ι ' H-'ttinu 'lie ι;ι·,ι·. y in l..igo help ings. ami there are some .ndicaUors •1 ' ι ! 1 ·ι·:· i . . t ■ I y η· ι miciPs • .·· t!u-i; . . 1 nn·. .«I li. pati'muge i Major places, til course. oave been 1 reserved for tliosç who wero i'or ί;ι·.>ί!κ(!ΐ«Ίΐ ι' ostgho ι Den Prince lor 11. u 11 ·.' ·. > c! π ι, 111 : Fred Hunier and Harr\ Tucl.er Ι··ι the utilil,·' com - M ■ Civ. vu Price for Η Κ Λ dnvcti" : t ).-car Pitts fur prison di vi».nu h"--: Cîrady .Inlmsun (albeit he didn't want it) for ADC chair man. and so on. l'ait H ere ciuiie t<> mind appoint •nent< enough which have gone to (li i\cly baiter- The lie ι paying of '.In let i- the bui 'al as.-ociatinn enrn ■I ι -1' ·ιι*"' p">t, which went to Claude C. Aliernatliy. Irom ihe Gravely home county. Then there are Josh Home, pub lishei "I '«lie Rocky Mount Tele (C ûntinued on Page Four»