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Nation, State Greet Henderson Centennial Opening Mvnter&an BatUj Btspafrij ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR HENDERSON, N. C., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 1, ΙίΜ 1 FIVE CENTS COPY Reds Declare Nazis Blocked Knox Speech Hints Of New U. S. Policy Secretary Caiis For I Use Of Navy Ν a ν y Chief Urges Use ol iNaval Forces to Deal Hitler "A Smash i ii g Blow" Ε ν e η Though it Involves "Risk and Danger." .1 :1 v I \ I ' s. :·:.··· .('(I;.it· ■ t ' · ί '· 11 S· to ■ X s I., rli ,V! : .·: tin ( ;<·! ' m .i . · ' ! . ι ;i. liit' N.i \ .· (·« - ι ν irj ii · d m In- peeeh at Boston I., - ! ι .·!·'. ι « ? t : · tin- » M-i it* ι ι » ι u m· ■ ι lh.it a (it fini to re vision was conteiinplated in existing na\ ;il 1 ! .. ν·;γ. Κ11 · < \. v. 11 ; ι cl< 1 r< · - << '< 1 tl:t- annual < .·!«·»>·. go\ ( ' ! ii' » : " s. 11 rued that t|■«♦ · 11 11 its i « UM'd 1<· de .1 1 ii! h - .ι ·· 1 π g Mow" c* von though it sir ■ « Ί ": .· ··. and danger χ χ χ . ! ι " · I «·\* ·· · χ χ χ il- τ u ι t i I>»· Λ , ι·. 11 b!« ■· »d." ι μ . ; \ν,·[· ; * ι ιη·ι ally .lt,ι · ■ ·'.· < «-nt tin ill*·: tlian Km»\ « · .ι \ - r : · : net · ΐΊ'κνι had ^'nc πι any \ : v\ u «ι ι puhhe pmnoimee nifiit Sii'i.c m! f ,(·[ .] .ittii' hod e< Mi idrr ahlr \\f :j}.' tu Kn«»\" tat. · ;ent l>o cause "l tho inunodiato war outTooic and 1 lu.· mm- c it ; m !· 11 : a Γ! oot ι nu tho I rated S! .te tier 1 ': * aient ( Continued on Page Seven ) ROYAL AIR FORCE RENEWS EAY RAIDS I. I :: !· i> I \ ! ' ι τ·;, > , ai: : : et :e:ie\ved it.» daylight ' .i.ii> on Ci» :··ι..iî:.v ; » · ■ « j m · ; · t.'n- altern -»n. so th of Oktcn! uirg. and a few hoiu s laît 1 ;! I ! ι ' t ·I ': ···· tie ând ' ..·. ii h .if. lut' eh a η no l t > L> 1 a · t . ·! tie ! ι : λ M I" : t · 11 e h 0( »a t Raid Warning Plan Talked Raleigh, JStiljf 1.— (ΛΡ;—Pians to enli>.t thousands of North Carolina civilians in an airplane warning of gani/ation « in· discussed today at a meeting 11· : ι· of ffici.ds oi tl.i State D'.liii>t' Council uni Army 11 ί 1 Colonel John W. llarrelson of N. C .State colli ge, chairman ot the council, .aid alter the conteience t .at the organization would beg'n at oner, l.oeal defense council» will be established in cv.rv county, he said, and tin· 1 cal c uncil.· then will call tor volunteer "airplane spotters." Tlit'iv probably will bo several hund'.d spotters" in each county, ha added Russia Asks War Supplies From U. S. Washington. J ιι I > I.— (,\|·)- — Suiunci Weill's. acting secretary ot State, diselosed H da.\ that Kussia had made its lust over tures toward getting supplies iron» the I nitetl States. Welles said < onstantiue (>uinansk>. so\ iet ambassador, hail tonleired with him \ester da \ mi the plat nig ol orders tor materials lor Soviet Kussia to delend liersell against (.ermaii in\ as ion. 1 he Kussiaii re(|iiest. Welles added, had hern forwarded to the government department interest ed. Welles declined to give an\ tie tails eoneerning the materials wanted, explaining that would not he possible sine ν Sn\ iet Rus sia was a belligerent. Welles was a^ked whether the Kussian re<niest would eome un der thf lend-lease act, but replied he did not know. lie would not sa> whether it was eotisidered as Ainerieau aid to Russia, since Oumaiiskv s re quest mentioned onl> assistance in placing orchis. 35 Believed Lest At Sea Recovery of Seven Bodies Leads to Belief Picnic Party's Boat Was Burned. 11., i p-well, Maim·, July 1. — (ΛΡ) — ι ne discovery ol seven bodies -one ι ;.:if:ii uaili'.. burned - Itii h-uieh*.:> i ■ -t . ι \ ι· ι· .ι i, ι y thai all π : t ■ n il J ·■' ni à nay picnic p.a ty w.'.aii -et · <t S unlay nil tin il :>">t cabal i'i ■ ι ι l> η 1111 n : t ha\e pi·; lihed ait 1 : !.;<-· .· \\ ι ι)t tin.· boat. I !a t: agedy. lhi' u .;· ; in the lia· -, y ut resident 1 loeky c"a '. ■ j ipal 111 t ly mi ι 1111 ill lhe 11ι g .· lu i ίκΙγιΙ «aie: 1 ln'.vcr (.' -m Ha'y while till' parts· ol Kiimh.id, Ma.ne, ι .-adent.s \v;> returning from Monhegaii I-.laial, 4ll miles i'rom lei'i- ni tin ■11 ΊΊΐ Atlantic. (Λιι linn Si Hi, ne nt tin· many >eurelii'i'>, ,i,d that "undoubtedly" I. ill· liait lain an ι xploMon aboard lilt' 111 ·. ι \. I \ loaded I).-n. lie ,-puivC ilti·: l>i 11 u * 11 i-t ashore tht' body ol a kviiman win had sull'ereil bad burns. Wri.-t watche.- on two women ivliosi bodies wore found had stop ped at tile same minute 1 1 : In. Whether the tragedy had ccurrcd Sunday night, Monday morning or Monday night authorities were not able to determine immediately. The Don, with 15 women and 211 nit η and boys ab ai d, had set out Sunday morning for Monhegan is land. Searchers learned that the boat :urived there and departed again at 3:·Μ p. m. lor what ordinarily would be a lour h ur run. Increased Assessment Asked On Wealth Of Duke Heiress S IT·, lilt·. \ .1 . July 1 (AP) Fixai: Duke Cromwell's wealtn at ϊ>1Ί''ί. ! _f>. +.'iîi over and auove real and ι»! ' 11 a I property already assess ea al nullum.-. 111 llsbi irough township h i asked the Somerest county tax board in add this to the tobacco heiress' t.i\ listing for 1940 and 1941. II' the request were granted and upheld by the courts. Mrs. Cromwell would have to pay $1;(.H34.924 in added t ιχes for the two years. Asking addition of the SL'22.426. 438, Tax Collector Christopher G. Horner of Hillsborough told the Someiest county board ol taxation that it represented intangibles pri marily securities and cash, as distin guished from real estate and per sonal property. The county tax board set the col lector's petition for argument here July 14. Tax collector Horner said Mrs Cromwell should be assessed on .. valuation of S161.886.014 as truste, of the Duke Endowment, of which she is a beneficiary, and $60,540.424 on wealth held in her own name. President Roosexelt (ireets I Ienderson Centennial ΠΙΕ WHITE HOUSE WASHINGTON D.'iir Mac r IVwell: ll u·i\·■ me great pleasure, through you, to ixtfiiil lit. : ri y <·!■< ίΊ ing s to the rutin.· community nu tin· happy nna.-ii.il ol 111 < · celehrat i < m of the criitenai > nf th·· founding of Henderson. That vear of ISll, when the (leurrai Λ snuhh "I Ν<.ι 111 Carolina granted the first muni cipal char'rr In I leiider.-ηΐι, seems far away to us of tin-· '.-ι ih τ 11 »111. I'iit tin re is a distinct value in a r ι · i < ■ 11 r ; 11 'nil ,-iich a.- that which you are going to hnld. N..thii·;· ι .it ο-.-iv unite a entumunity than a reverence. ha m 1 '■ iy all. for tin heritage which has cnine to 11ι·m ι.ut nf |h' struggles and sacrifices of their I η ι, ίκ arer-. In rMi iiding greetings, may I also express thi hn;.ι· ι hat all I he fine things achieved during Heu i le ι ~ni ι ' ι i|->ι emtury may he hut the prelude to greater accnni|ii -liment.- in the decade- that lie ahead. Very sincerely ymirs, franklin D. linosevelt. Η ι ■ 11111 ' a 1 · ! > Hi pry Τ ! 'owrll, Mayi ir of I Iri droon, 1 leiidersnn, Nnrt ii ( 'anilina. Rccsevelt Message Read; Lt.-Gcv. Harris Speaker Sa\ s Nation Worth (]<>st ot Defense ΓΟΚΜΚΐί GOVERNOR IIOEV GERMAN PARACHUTE TROOPERS CAPTURED Stockholm. .July 1 (AI*) Ger man parachute troop- were reported 1 m dispatcher reaching Stockholm !o have landed at a Russian naval ba-o at Baltiski Kstoma. today. The dis patches said all were eaptured. Haiti.· ki. opposite Mango on the Finnish shore, guards the south side of the entrance to the (lull ol Kin land. sea approach to .Leningrad. Kiis-iaiis were said to be forming patrols of boys and girls to spot para chute troop . "WEATHIR FOR NORTH C AROLINA. Considerable cloudiness to night and Wednesday occasional local showers. Extended weather forecast for period from 7:30 j. ni. July 1 to 7:30 ρ .m. July β—Temperatures normal to slightly above; pre cipitation slight to moderate, oe- ! casional scattered daytime thun dershowers. Former Governor Hoey Makes Principal Address, Declaring Nation Is Worth All That Will Be Spent for Its Defense. Opening the three hi·· day of the Henderson ('entenn:aI <! puiu,e >peaking m ti:< In·.,!! of the : re dis ! rict ! ' '< I.iy. form· r ( ϊ«·\ t nor Clyde Π. lioey. . .f Shelby. π: u clcd a ι >a 11 i » Ί .c ll. < ι i η t « » t * · « ■ . >c 11'· ι» Ή h\ dee 1. 11 mg ! hat he w : n« >l di.-couraged about tin· co. t ..t π; li«»na 1 defense. η - h a · >! ; . Ih, 1 tin.- country ι worth every dollar that will he .-pent and η»i t- Pi. "wc ai e not a bu -îed n.ition .a,.I ai * not going to he" I'lic I on ι ic ι U' · crn >r ι I » deel. ι : ed that any man who ι trying to on pt de the nation d de fen e ought ic oe put behind Ih·· ' ,n and there ought not t<> he any place lor . Ρ ,kcι s ulule "our buy.·- are being called to .service." President's Greetings. Mayor Heniy T. Powell, genera; chairman of tin Centennial, read a message ol greeting from President Roosevelt, in which the President said it gave him "great pleasure to extend hearty greetings to the entire community on the happy occasion of the celebration of tin» century <>! the founding of Henderson." He said "nothing can more unite a com munity than a reverence, -hared by all, for the heritage which has com to them out ol the struggle- and .-acrilices ol their lorbo.a ll· ex pressed the hope» thai "all the fine things achieved during Hendvi on', first century may be but the pre hide to greater aceomphshnients in the decades that he ahead." Greetings from State. Greetings fiom the State govern ment were given by Lieutenant Gov ernor H. L. Harris, of Roxboro, in tne place of Governor «J. M. Brough ton, who is out of the State at 'he annual meeting of governors heme held in Boston. Mr. Harris said he was glad to bring greetings for the "greatest state in the Union." He paid tribute to Governor Hoey as a "superlative example of tin fine type of men who have served this State." Miss Minerva Falkner, who has (Continued on Page Four) Record Tax Total Collected By State During 1940-1941 R.iU'û'h. July 1 ι.\Γ) Ke\ onut ;··!"ΐ Λ .1. Ι\1;ιwvi'l 1 ι op.ul t· ·> 1 ι y 1 ! ι ι : 1ii«' SI. ι te ool Jortod . ; 11 « < ι ιί ί«·1.ιΙ ι '! Sîl", ni t·'ι\ι.■ ■ dm um il · 11 c.il vc;n just ended. Il : < l!Hu. H ο t] |i et ion wei e SI !. :r, T,. \ !.» n;' m i n ι· |)i m ho pre\ ι· ·ιι . » ι ·■ · i'd « t 111 1 U.'ûi 4Π. Lu t y< ■- ί ι '> toi.11 v.;, m turn s7.»».'»îï.*«"'»ίI nbove "liit· > · r.ipid incn m- t in t ho \ · » * l'I ι :o 1 11 St, 11 ο 1Ό· of lUe ;ι π ■ ,ι ϊ I ttiO • ιό ν · 1 ! ι \ . ι I »ογ. n ι ι · t hoy ,ίιό ι Η< .ο ι «ί ! ι ·( ί n in < .ι ,ηπ·.Μ od bii/vino \ Ι'.ι : : ; t ht t ,< !< · ..fid cl· » not re pu 'lit !·v net· ;i od t. \ levie Mi.w oïl .,id. ( '■ ! : 11 ll'lll !):; t" t!:·· I;1 ,·· HICI et ι ill 11 .ο Si.lit I o\ fil .1 ·..·!. I rt'i m d breakinii col led !<ί ι. imm .ill of the 1 1,Ί\ 1 1111 ( '( O'MCpt lh< inhei itanc·· ( 1 ; ! χ and il how ed .< ii I ) tantiai in ert *a <· "\ (>r cc Ί led κ ni of l.i. I yiMi'. Tin· i 11 ( ■< · 11 η ■ 1 .tiki· w.i S 14,48'U. 4!» 1 Γ.:;. . ι i·"· |i,iir(l ν. ι ! 11 >!:! .on',. lu.» (11 I.· yen . and the .111 tax 1 · « il; .· ι S 1 ί.ΐΜ 1,(»7ί».7 1 ι - < ι :*.}>; ι ! λ . ! with la-1 ye,ii' >!2.;!<)(>.;i7(i. 12 These and other levies sent #en < ι ; ι ! fund collrd , 1111 up ι.» s h; i> 1 | 654.71 another new reeord—as eorn |m cil \\ ! ! 1 * Sin. 1 47.1 ■"· 1 " 1 la - J yt :;r. ! ( >n tin iiiglm ay mini nie <>l the , iodm-r. .Lj; ι ol ί no tax c >1 led κ >\... were sL':».ι;; :i!i :·.ι.μ ι s :2 ». ; μ ι . T< -t.ι ! h i:',ti v. ay I mrl ι >1 led i« ·ι ι \νι·· ο ;. ree«>rd "1 $40,77Ρ·,(>04 c< n pared Willi til·· S:r»tîïn7.7i)M.r,7 » · »i Ire'· d kit; > car. $5 Automobile Tax is Recommended Ο'Daniel Takes Lead Dali . . Τ· \ . .Inly ! ( .W) C.uv • ■ ι II' : W. Let ί »Ί).|11 (·Ι look tin· lead today over Lyndon Johnson. New ! )< .1 *. ·»n 14rt· -ϋι,.ιι. in their neck- mid 111 ci; ; ace i'or the United States sen ator nip. Wi'L 1 l.nnn 1 Kill·.1 - trom Sat urday's special election yet to be ( « Minted the ( \-l loui -ale man-e\» - : 1 i * I 1 ! . < i 0\ cl'Ci > M I «.· >hn · ΊΙ'λ· ■ 1 i 111 m . η a: id !m i»ed «head ί > a d< '/.en \Y pl.t \ e 11 {1Π1!. ι 23Û ol the 254 counties com O'Dmiicl lad a total of Ιϊ,'ΐ. >t< and .1 in on. the H«» ee cd cand :ate, howed 173, Class Of '41 EnrolledToday Wa hington, July 1 (AP)— At cuiïnliy en 1 natfe and πι j{rcut ur 1 ι ι ! 11 c 1 . the l 11 ί t« « : St,iti·.- cu lt »! u <1 Ç -day it- y "c'a· > . if !!Mi" »·::η· TâtUMJI) y.» . l; men who ! 1 a\ >· jn. I reached ~ 1. All ι· ιοί est i/.ens >11 · ; .. \\1κ 1 ! :a\' c l· ι ι ' * 11111 ■ 1' 1 yea 1 a .14 e si : ice the t ir t -elect 1 ci \ · rctfistra \ 1. τ < >cloi.,·}■ ••■u· 1 .m n|>. and «■-11 mm are that a goi 1 many of then, .ill ! .in e .. !v c...I l· >r the η yt ar ol iain'...i > · cr; ice I lot 11 11a War dei.iart 1 ; ι nl and ;v I lecli\ e >: 1 \ ice in adqi 1 'cr- made Λ (nam thai i I ic . \ π : > ο Milting | η ! ■ -d 1 y ι ' e n 1 : . 111 ο 11 . .;· a sub ί : nil.: jι*·i eent.ca· ol ··,. {MMi.naa i tra nice 1 < - idenI !ίοο; e\ < il has am t Ιι· ·» ,. » -d . ο : ■· ■ ii κ meted . : 1 the next) twelve months. 1 rainman Dies In Blast Charlotte, .1 iily 1. — (AIM—The lirem. a was killed and 'lit, i iis:iihi' injured seriously in u mysterious ex pJoM ii ol a Southern Ιί,.Τ Γ5ν freight locomotive early toda'.> o'i the oLlt skiris ol Charlotte. William Scott Schouf> 54. of S|i' iu . r, the fireman. \'..i . lied in stantly when the crown i.eet, tne hottoij plate ol the hoile: . blew out, . M'-ekkni· ι countv pi . re rep rt stated. T. G. Smith ol Chili-'lotte, tiio en gineer. uttered a broken leg, burns and scalds. Τ e locomotive was oil a run from Spencer to Greenville, S. C, when tin tNplo-am occurred . bout a half ii ile above the 3t>th street crossing here. GERMAN AIR ARM BLASTS SMOLENSK Berlin luly 1. (A!') D.\ h 'he official Ge ι.in new- iigencv. rep . ed today tha. 'he German a.: f. .y» had carried out . heavy two-dav tack on Smolensk, on i.le- ι,ι-t y Minsk ou the rouct ■ Moscow.' } House Ways and Means Committee Favors "Sticker" on Every Privately-Own ed Automobile to Help Raise Defense Tax. \\ agtwii, J.;ly !.—(AI')—If mi ilf i.-n· > L.mi means» cuinnnltce ha.- il.- way. every pi îvalely-uw ned aut< *!!ii Κ !i tin· Liulcd Stale.- wiii ' ' t \v t ■ 111 . η g a tax slick it tu help la.-e I. ι .s.;..)()n.tH)ii,ouO u· eded lu pay ίο: euM- < '; !iati"iial del erne. I ht* ι■ ' ; :. 11... λ■ ι.■ ι c v. i ·: 1111 : eiideci tin.* new annual U \y lato yes»U rday aluiig with a lot ot other excise taxes de .-i^ncd t p.udii^o abe ' $73o,UUl),OGU ot tin· additional revenue, and Ch&ir ii.ail l-iuughton e.-> led that tiCkei Γι et ipis id lue ailtu tax n.iglit in- -Id tm-;ag.. . < ο tu! I.et. . All· ·'. her e< i tie ι m eonmlenda 111 · η like Iv tu at'ieet .« ..age sjectr-n ol the pupalal. ·η wa- tn.<t a l'ive pel cent lax ι». : : ι : -ed η .»;1 passenger Iran purl.. τ.. ·ιι lan- u\ it cenl>, \\ hel: » r ; y a.: . w a Η· ι. ! or bus. Tin- y ·. ni .1 ' ; ! ι lia· :.rw excise levie.- plu- reliam 1:. . . mer.a^o previously recommended in individ lia! iiK'uiuc·, curporala.-u excess pi'u M-. e.-iate and .a It taxe would ac i 1 ' nt lui- about Sa.:> 1 ΓκΟϋη,ηηΟ ol' tiie revenu·. sought. A lie ηκ an L ra·.g the re maining money, the comi ttee today I ou Led tur a way tu l,i\ » 11 drim\. wilhuat inert a-mg thru . 'til price . AXIS RECOGNIZES WANG GOVERNMENT Ί li.yi ». ,J uly 1 (AIM ( îei : I la.uy and Italy today accorded formal re t · ι. U11 ; t ; " 11 1" the Japaiie · - - i " »n ured Nanking government ο I Wang Ching We.. therein giving Irish .support tu 'lie ambitions ut their ally. Japan, tu dull ; ilia to ra t Asia. Nazi Claims Are Sharply Contrasting Russians Report Ger man Advance Halted in Bitter All-Night Fighting; Nazis Re port Two Tank Col umns "Far East of Minsk." ( Ι·\ The Associated i'ress) In hîHi ι all-night lighting. Kussian Lroo|is declared today llicy liaii checked the advance of (ierman invasion tones al two main sectors of the 2.'JU0-mile baltlcfront—in tin Mmsk-liro huisk .uni I,ut κ areas—u here the na/.is .iii- striking' directly to ward AIiim'uw and the Soviet 1 kratne. Ί lie Germans. b> contrast, as scricd lli.it tu ο nazi lank columns "now arc lar east o! Minsk", capital of W hite Kussia. and that (■ciman troops were in sight of Smolensk. :ij() miles front Mos cow . Tin Cm..nan high command said la/.: and Si>>\ ak Uoup.s were "earry Ilg 1 ■ 1 \\ .. I'll till· p.U.-.llt ul the ClU'lliy • η both . .des .1 Lwow," the g.iti \ ay ul Slit- Ukraine. "The Soviet aniiii : uri oundcd bc wien liialu.-tok and Minsk vainly uade de.-per.itt· attempts the entire lay to bi'e.tk out t.! the vim," the :a/a conaimmnue -a.d. Approxi i.ately -hltl.UUO iiuM-ι..η troops were • ported eaught in the trap. l e German war bulletin declared hat the i;i;.-.-;aiis. charging in for ii. : ii eight to twelve ranks deep ι : ici ιρρ· ι ted by i.e.A'y tank.·-, "eol ap.-ed u:tn u:· . ,.· ,.,ily bin dv los.-e.-." Kadio reports from Stockholm said Kiga, the capital of Soviet ized Latvia, had fallen into nazi hands. Λ Κ..--.an communique tersely ketched tile huge . eale conflict as oliow.-: "In I:". Mill .Hid Ii: ■■ ui-k direc ■ ii- our τ π 1.11 fought all night gaiu.-t .- ipcr r : rce , .-■uccossfully ounieractin,-; I t .: attempt to thrust v. arcl the east." The con a : : : ι ii ajue ai.-o declared ii.it '· Ked An::)' had tommed tile luzi on laught toward the Ukraine Κ c ι attacking and destroy 11 g t1 ί ι · a ■ ι tanks. I .u lip in the Arctic, the colil muiiii|iit' said, "liercc clashes with the German troops are ill progress χ s χ the enemy is suffering considerable losses." I'liis was in the Murmansk area, ('•l'a.'.· ,!·_ ■ ·: I U al ( ; · . a.an claims : having all but sm shed the Soviet ir I rce, the Russian high command : ; ■ pl :, ill ' :. ' , ο y aerial 11 il'Ct'S .a! : H I : 1. ; It ·') :nl· · lia- a -alllt on : ο I. : : · : · ι . j ι ii ι λ ,ng ti iward a n ugrad : · 1 :. Latvia. The <«··>·, .·. loi t a cli r implica I 111 Ïïi.it lie id ... lice ".-1 ). ed troops" ,-h.ch had ·.! led more t an 2(10 lilos into Russia toward Smolensk aim : I : :. a > t· M " eo\\ «lid !l"t on, p. : ■ ν ,. ι ·'" \ 1' oei'a pat ion but it lie: a ι :. c· Ί ι" Ί who.-e pres nce ' v. a ut Ί ; 11 > t ooii will prove f ( 'onl m ι led on l'aile Fmir> Southeast Power Facilities Linked Federal Commission Orders Vast Grid of Electric Plants to Bolster Depleted Pow er Supply for Defense Industries. Waslvnfit n. July 1 —( API—The federa1 power commission today ord ered the southeast electric ί ; 11· i 1 i 11 - linked in a vast grid to bolster the depleted power supply for defense industries in that area. The inter-connection of private generating plants, municipal facili ties and electric cooperatives was ex· ntvted tn make av niable an addi ι capacity of 200,000 kilowatts— an .iiijount cr· atei than the present tapacitv ·. ":·· ;· .we, 'h!Iiv Au thi.nty'. huge Wil-on Ham. ΊΊκ' Mit!· duct n ίι ;Ί tlu· regional grid 111 .i .11 llu· southeast caused I'unjt ι·;.ιrt .ι- ' ι whether similar steps might in taken in other areas if the turner ; ■ 11 ■ t > I . -hould bee« m ι e acute. Thus tar iiit- soiiheas' a.» Keen the only region l.i e ill -tint the threat of serious power shortage. One reason lias been the sharp reduction in the gener.it.ιό hydro-eleetrie power dut I > |)i mged drought conditions. 'I'".e fi: ee 1 |iniduetitίι manage ment predicted recently that steps to eon t ; e and :ncn ase power pro duction would be necessary "in im pm'iant sections" of the country if defense needs were to be supplied. In ordering the soul, east taeilities . nked "without delay" in a grid net\\'"A. the federal power commis sion ■.■ :ti the c ntomplated system would tap generating resources from Florida to Illinois and Tex - to Vir ginia
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