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T\VKNTY-EIGHTH YEAR 'Îiîi^SrïïSs"' HENDERSON, Ν. CM Till RSI)AV AFTERNOON, ALGCST 7. 1!U1 ΡΓΜΙ',Μ^^Η^,^κκν ' N FIVE CENTS COPY
Shipbuilding
Workers Strike
«f τ ·»· Τ "Γ Τ- Τ ▼ Τ Τ Τ* Τ 'Γ ····· -
Reds Battle Fiercely To Defend Leningrad
Twc-Headed
Drive Made
American Tankers Assigned
To Haul Gasoline To Russia
By invaders
'New Theatre' of Off
ensive Operation Men
tioned by Nazi's Ap
pears to Be Campaign
bv German and Ger
man-Finnish Forces
Γ>\ I'hr Associated Press.)
ll.'sM.m troops were reported
ha ΠI in". liei-eh to sieni a two-·
11· m 1 ·'fi drive on Leningrad to
(l.i \. with na/i eoliimns striking
tn»m ihe south along the shores
ni I ik·' IVipns and <*crman
loine't loi e; s attacking I mm ΐο«·
north on the Karelian Islhumus.
within 7."> miles of the ciiv.
sn\ ici reports indicated that
Hi· >u It from the north had
hinnorarily abated overnight
hut noted heav\ fighting south
ni Mi old-tin*^ capital of the
IV. 11^
Λ : 11»·ι (Briti>h new- agency
ci ; ' 11 "in M< » ( » 'U declared
I ih.it tin· S -\ it-{ hitfh com
r "η π ί aient tli.it t h<' ( »er
!} . , : I ! ( ,.1'tl IK'I till'!' Κ it'\ IlOÎ
Lei inn <i, let alone Moscow itself."
\ lied arm> bulletin reported
that Kussian troops had routed
oik* of Adolf Hitler's elite
"toden kopte" (death's head)
di\ isions. littering tin* field with
'.'..Mill Germans killed and
u minded.
l.'nui Iîu>.-aan artillery lire, tin
< · it· related. German "tank*
î · . machine r.un> and mini
ι :< 1 rnutil.il ed b< >ι 1 ie> < »1 1 a.s·
ι : ·. ' wore 111 mil into tin· ai
• - toden k· » ρ 1 c·' u averei
}{ι ι i ν ι ; en la.inched a bay. me
c! -ni completed the rout of thi
3.ι- . ' di\ !>i<·η."
\ 11 last nig ht, the Soviet high
command said German troops
stormed Ked ann> positions on
the I.stonia trout, driving toward
Leningrad in what appeared to
1>« the "new theatre" of offensive
operation mentioned \esterday
h\ the na/i high command.
. ■ fin- ι a ι · - . 11 - · · rt ι m m tod \ ι. .Un
• ..· t fighting in the -echus soul;
leie- ί.. L'.'iii uies v. ν t « »! Mo.
. . ! :( 1 I '.el Ί rrk- Ύ. all ι .ι les si αϊ t
Κ ■ . . the I " k ι a ine capita 1 th
i · it î h' .· 'tu '· which have a ρ
pt I'd regularly in Soviet con
I: an.i|Ues.
ri N \\:v\
.!:u;t"U. Λιΐ},. ' ι ΑΙ') — Πι
î :iι e Jepartn en' -aid toda
, m ,,ννοι penalties lor mai
] il i 1 e ι op e« · 11 « ί ι m exee>s <
.111.ι> W ould be . e\ en cents
French Note
Indefinite
Secretary Hull Say
Relations Will D<
pend More on Actio
Than Assurances
Washington, Aug. 7. (AI1)—So
>· '··:>· "I St.tir II ill in<'ir.itrd tori.
" ' Amri .ran irl.ilit'ti Wltll 1
λ 11 ν unvrrnmenl tlepimlrd mi'ir ·
I' *111:. . ι ς ■ t ι. ill dr'tntling 1' f
t' ' 11'· ί y th.m un a.-su ι anrr> ju~( ι
11 1 't 1 ion: Virliv.
Πι· li., received ,i French m
•''|Ij 'initially along the lint·.·- repo!
■ '· | u . dispatehe- lrom Viri
-"Vi'etary told his pit'.·-.-· conl·
t lift·.
•\ i.rti whether lht.-r new a-.-ai
.î.rr- were satisfactory, Hull si
'·' !;ll \\ i.tlircl in know more abt
v 1 1 ' v. ,i Hi tiny ι m in Vichy.
II" French nittr wa> reported
'■· ·>■ t\|ue--t'tl Vit'hy'.- intention.
Qt Irndiiiji thr empire in its own w
'I · remark* let! some obst'i ν
" inli r that thr notr in itsrlf I.'
*·'' .111.-1 ν thr Anirrit'an govt·
'' 'lit rutirrly on thr t|iiestion of ι
h h e ni French Africa and otl
'< ι ni ., ν tu reM.-tancr to axis (
Hands for military bases and otl
roncr-sion.-.
Th, notr, which Hull indiea
' mill br made public later, lollt
"< a statement last week by Sumi
^tilt-, then acting -rcretary
otiitt·. m which he declared t
(Continued un Page Five.)
A Champion Takes Off
Dorothea Williamson, diving champion of the Women's Swimming
Association, floats through a swan dive-during a practice session at
Manhattan Beach, Now York, where she and teammates are training
for the championship swimming meet at Ili^h Point., N. C.
( Central Pressj
U. S. Sees Axis Move
To Control Oceans
Duce's Son
Dies In Crash
Home. Aug. 7.—(AI*)—Cap
tain Bruno Mussolini, Il. second
son (H lienito Mussolini who
obeyed lus lathers motto. "live
dangerous! \. was k 111 « - ( 1 toda.\ in
the trash οΓ a plane he was test
ing near l*isa.
" This morning ( 'aptain Kruno
.Mussolini died gloriously near
I'is.i following an accident in the
flight ο Γ an experimental plane.'*
said the official announcement.
Thus ended a > oimg lite into
which action in three wars nail
been jammed, along witii the
thrills ot a trans Mlantie I light,
air and motor raring.
Wage-Fixing
Not Favored
\\\.-hingl"n. Aug. 7. (Λ!Μ Ι,ο>ι
I lendei .-·· ή, lu .κ! of the ot'l ice « ·ι
prie·· «κΐϋ ni>li ation. ..*** tod-av thai
control o| w.i.ni' . while importun
m preventing ml l.itmn. > 11 · »n 1 ι «· »
be included in u price fixing hiil.
Testifying before the lLou>e bunk
( Continued on 1'age Seven*
Japan's Pressure Rid
for Control of Thai
land Believed Part of
Plan to Dominate
Both Pacific and ' At
lantic Oceans
\V I l· :.·' " An:· 7 ·' A!') - T!:.·
Tinted si '.· . rumenl. it ν..··
'< ; ί π u ·( 1 a i ι ν . . : · a < ll.it .!. 11 >;i 11*
I ·,«·- ir » I. ifj ι · ·! ι· Ίΐΐ · · >1 - ·! Thailand
ι part < » Γ . ν « 11 ι ». ι * * « · : ι led axis pian
to e i, ν ο Ί111 '< · i · I the occa Ils . ; IH i
Uicvliy (I..:· tin world.
The late t Jap i'hm' πΐ'·\ es were
dc-crihcd a- d< >·. < -lailin.ii period i;·
with ( îeri' ; ai ν - di ; :,. 111 c 1 ' m Vichy
I « >r militai y and n. · al i a.^.·- in
1*Ίί·ι ι eh cm I mii i; : i ι jo -e · ! >11>. part i
cularl.v at I >.tkar.
All e\ uli nee ; ι \ ailable. an intern
(m i . .iirce si.ι led, poi η Ν t · a ci >oi
(imatod di t !»y ( ici 1 iatiy tu control
;.il -tia!e:;ic h.re m t ht* Atlantic.
\\ h 11 e Japan . ea.c . miliar objective
in the Pacific.
•'When and : ( ïern any and
.lap.«n accomplish th.i· an ihitious ob
ject i\ c." a ranking official said, "the
..χι ] μ >\·. ei c· ή Id join η1 ret acro
tiie m . ; t hern ocean, and d umnale
the sea· . ;■■· 'iatinn the Aniet icas l· >r
,i CMdinated att .ci. from the I'ac
ihe and the Atlantic."
To w in that "· Iroii^l'iold »n the
Wol 1(1." It W.e pointed out, tile ( ο
( man and Japane- e mm t first :-ei/e
' the I in t ill and French strongholds
(Continued on Paue Two)
'i: Bailey Opposes Higher Tax
v
, On Tobacco Or Gasoline
I
η
Liail.v Uispaicli Bureau.
In lilt* Sir Waln-r Hotel.
in P.v 111 MM \\ I K1Î.:.
l" 1 ;.l il lull. Λ ■ IK ' Sl'll.ltl II' .In. Ull
ι I W. Bailey will opowse any effort i"
( ) J amend t : 11 · e in nit 1.» \ bfil iii (Λ π
>y· gtcs.- so as t" increase federal taxes
'rs mi either tobacco or gasoline
iii I In repl\ to a wire ί:'"ϊι. tin- ini
"n* îeau citing the uuie-piv.id nitere
'l'~ | m North Carolina in both these tax
1er proposals and requesting his .ο
ι®· 1 titude, Senator Bailey replied:
! "Tile hi 11 liclniv us doe> not pro
! pose additional taxe- on tobacco oi
l'1* . gasoline. I sImII oppose any mow
Λν j to aim nd it m the^e respects." W
UM The tax bill. as it pa sed the House
()I Monday, eliminated the compulsory
utl I joint income tax returns by husband
and wife in cases where both have
reportable incomes. A. a result that
I'M it) uiti'd y .rid v. a- -.uni' Ν'ίΟΟ,ΟΟΐ),
IΜ Μ ) ι. M I:":: l',r s tlu
i; t . -mv w a · r\p< rtrd tu bring "
Un hum ; 11 » ι > ι. » \ t · c i by the ways a ne
1 I KM 11 CM )1 ! i M ι I tU'l'.
1 m IIu· ι : iy d.< v- ut' Himse com
initiée hearings, a substantial in
ci ΐ'.ΐΜ' m r\< ' la m - un tobacco aiu
. ι ! ι inciva.-i a 'ai'1 ga-ulme tax li'oa
i »iu ai κ! relit - ti » t\v< > aiu
one-hall c< .· wt'iv proposed; bi.
ne ther prop ··· gained com mit te
approval.
Since pa ; -.· , ; I|11' tax nieasun
m 11if la ι ta» l>>naccn and gas
« !ino Ιι·\ u t'··· 1 'g.uii iurn brough
forward .ι pt '>siblt· ! ι ·1 a η s of mak
ing up *ia· i. dur ■ '1 ei iminatioi
ni the joint Jï usi ». t r n i - w 111 * returns.
An identical wire was sent by thi
bureau t" Senatui Bailey and R. U
Reynolds but no reply has yet bee;
leceivtd iruin ti;c latter.
Transfer of Ships May
Result in Petroleum
Shortage on West
Coast, ïcke.··. Says;
Aviation Gasoline
Running Low.
\\ .1 -hiiiilnn. \ I· " . — Ι Λ I*) —
ll.trclrl 5 Ida's -· ?»«·
trnlcmn .ldminisMaln»·. said to
(l.i\ four American tanker ships
WK l»**iη*; turn··»! o\ "»■ !<» îitts
sin to hail! ι ialhi.i ' 'ν.ιΙίιγ.
jtl ·- ; · ι Ί: IÎ
(1 Slates, v. ith po -abU* s"\ere el·
Ί
l· 1 · 1 flfj j 11 ■ \. m - t>\; t a
compulsory »>?*»· ι '> cu:s<rve
: a adia:* ni! lhr c κ! < ·· ν "mav
not h<- ν ? \ iar .·. a ·«' 5î'x s;: hi
th»· nasolim consumption en ter·
Mlanhc -."aboard has in<· ( asr'd
matciaHv in the I ; 1 l;* ο week*,
dcsoi'c th- w ich"·i»i "a· t"*^>rt to
interest motorists voluntarily to
< iii tail cnnsiimption.
The pmblei . of int - e - ing Ann r
•le-nliiK·-, wli ιΊι retiuii r- · peeial ma
•hiiu ι \. \v ; i I >r l.MNi-n ii| by le,.
VIιιΐκΐ,ιν at η ret ·here <·Γ eha ; -
: · · 11 of ι e^ional ' ul indu try ι ««ni
nittee.-.
TEN PLANES LOST
BY RAF RAIDERS
London, Aug. 7
., I nil led ! id: \
a · c i u s trial en 'r
many and Mi.ppa
Holland, but ici»
wide-ranging 1 ·ρ
and la A ni^ht ten
It \va> ituiiea!·
wa renewed «in
da v.
Auain Hit η :
terrd on Fiat
Kai ! ι I'lir :
met h< ·(! iea 1 | »■ »» * »
«et . and the .
"hume : ! ·· ·■ ·
ped on r.M I; e
e\ er. e« ». ' - .
1 AIM Thr RAF
ice· - - '.'ni r.ial- on
• it we tern Ger
g ni; liie coa t of
itteii inat from its
r; 11 h >n> ye .terda>
plan ·.- are missing;,
j that the >i a lit
lorthx rn France to
t, Mannhe η and
•ntinuaiion of the
: ν* ' ■ 1 " 111 a 11 Tar
» : t ■ t"· - \ .· '.it <>p~
('tir r raid.-, how
Leaf Prices
Hold Strong
Third Day of Sales on
Georgia F 1 ο r i d a
Marked bees No
Slump in Averages
\ aldosla ' \ 11 . 7.— ( Λ I * )
—The itifi η ι >tni; of moiitable
prices coiili' I in tin· (ieor.i;ia
Horida hi ι 1 Irai lobae< ο mar
kets totia* ihiid of Un· IMli ses
sions with tit! ipiii tongued auc
I ioneers.
Valdosta' supervisor, Μ Τ
ne c 1 ; ι \ '
heat ι
I eeair e
Μ» mit r il·
!n\vl y
S
led to Γν51.ί>24
121 (>()(> tW
! \ < Γ. » LA ( *
ί:ηιΐ'·ο ;ιί
t t\\
; 111 cm
I h mnd
ι :V4 .>♦;
Ν
ν ; ι li · ol (ί!>ί>ί
'Jl'.. an avt ι*.ι
ρ· mnd.
S Su [ >iT\ is
I h uted t « >tUi ν a'
.H20 pounds !
\
iron ι hi.nh
ur cents with t
::·) cents.
Wmibish said -
ran trom Ιιίμΐι
1.1 two cent- w
Prices Going Up .. Up .. and Up!
Leon 11«-riili-rs·m. head of the Office of Frice ΛΊ:ι;;: i r;i: · apjH urinp:
before the House bunking and currency coin;·;·;··. ρ t.. a chart
Willi tin· a - r! ,<>i] that there is κοίηκ to be a "ni.·· t pi ·;> ··· ·! ii.crease
in the co.-t of living." He declared backlog of iτ;«.·r* ;ι ι v. η . . . ale prices
would »ion be reflected in mail prices.
Showdown Sought
On Service Term
Roosevelt
Keeps Posted
Washington. Xm;. 7.— (ΛΓ) —
I * r«-xidmt KooseveP,, on a vaeh
mu \ aeation oil New I.ngland,
was reported loci a > to be keep
ing πι elos»· touch \\ it!i interna
tional aH'a:rs h.\ na\ \ radio,
the· rep.«ι π a dispatch from
that tii·. ■· ' ;MilyV tMriiig
nick \'...
"1 "ht· ι ' ilt· π·» ineii
tn.ii · il in variou.·*
\v..rl(i . .;· : *w«. (lay
that ll Λ · !ί· ». - e\ vît
. :ι\1\\ 11 : t a ! ' W .η t· >11
Churchill M c
l 1 : a t " i ■« a\v.«;v
!«»V. ; lté . enb
Thailand
j~t ri~*
Lxpectea ι ο
Resist Japs
l .· : ul"! ι. Au:·
,- ι \ ι η ·»· ted ;■· : «
Japan tu invade !
! î - : ! ι !. ι i y m : ' !·.,'(
î.- iuvi h\ the Λ·
ci a ν η tin· cuursi
11 · ! ι \ i iil* ι ' I l etiM\ ·
;\] .i·! I» ! ..i î u ho e. '
C., ,-,t 1 » · 11 a i 11 al··
a η ill . t t· «\\ - ' il
Κ
Senate Administra
tion Leaders Seek
Final Vote Today on
Legislation to Extend
Army Service Be
yond One Year
\V;..-!iinut >i:. Au. Τ. ι API Kx
preying < îmv; ι· η. ι up
J lu· Λ; !. \· ci: -
1 * · ! it «·:.*;· : ι .«. it
\\ orked l· -1 ν S«. h · >! ·\\
«; '
ι ank .ιrκ! ' y ··: . ην Ι·
month
Se·); · : .
I )(■:·. κ· .·
tel * «pi "Hit 1 \ :
>ll u-î i
reach a ι .·.... ' · .· a···. ·.
1 >e ι· u · ei
lee t. tlic ei i.'-e t'h
tire W". η d.
bah- ι ! ! ·.·:.· ..···· ; · ·
\V. ! 11 11
patienll> ■ " ··£
the men- a: '< ' · ·■·:..
I Κ ' ! I ! ' if Γ.11. Γ .
further Senate di > uiit j><»?tp«»iie
llll.il e ι î. ; < !·. ··■ '
ei ill Still ! would - · -
(till icultie
-1 rue1 in.u an . :
CiUardï: »·fι .a
be 1111 i:- tei ed >
.· (.ill e ι ' \ : e ι !.
Pi-ppci t..|»l ·
iviimui why i.i
>ary. to aee« ί >1
>olvd by . I '
· :< · f
addc'd ! h a t I. ■
; · \ » ! '
an indefinite t ·.'<
1 AMder> li.i'u
amendment, · · ■ '
'pending ρ ρ·»
proval --I In.
said. li<>\\ e\ « ·
t hi liiHrr ' .
, t\Ve!\ e ι1 ■ ill 111
\v>terday in
-ided ;3U ΐ·> L1 !
1 ; \ I : < Χ . 1 !! \\ Γ. \ΙΪΜ IN
( Din : ι 1.1 1 ·' i I l'uhlivllfl's
( ι : 1.11 ■ il liurcau. lin
All.·. 1 - · IK I
waii.ι·ι| ·· . : · ι·· I' ! · it
piece ni laiiii . 1 1'i.ri' .-.IW
ι nr.uuil.it in
11 lis vi'.ir- .is.'.'· v ' 'W :
Du· ! Did wl· ι il : ι .>· \ ·' ...μ
M'l I i I -s I..'1(1(1 ; i · \\
lut· !. ι μ 11 i >· nailu-.i 1
Γ.ιΐ'ι t'rixliK'tivt· KimI i.si.ih
V : t ·ϊ <· · .··· !\ · ρ M :
. nd muintuiidiii . . ·.· >.>-t
! >t ,11V I'M·
hou !d !κ· )
; ι ; ι s 1« » t * t ..MM» I '
ivnt a yt· ι
ΙΊιι> means ' '
ini-onif, it !:.i
t; \f>.
ill If 1 'f.sl ;ii »; Ki I S
applif> 1(. 1! ill
United State and (
1 If nee. the
lu o\v η only ι ί1»·,
it sell'. This un . 1
real fstate aed
11\ f I'l'.· 1 ι - tali' I 1 '
t statf ui' .
• illy MuiTua
I ., »iutvcl I
. ■ i ; i Mi!» y
ui f n.po. !
. >ami t h il
■ ty in U
da,
< late rule
I. ch fa:Ti"
y product i
.npi «.du
.1 i'if ill If
mil i\tr u
I'M ι» hoi
(Continued ου Five)
Big Defense
Centers Hit
By Walkout
CIO Unionists Quit
ork a t Kearny,
J., and Brooklyn,
Ν. Y.; California Air
craft Wage Dispute to
Médiation Board
( B.\ The Associated Pres-o
( «instruction ni defense-νital
ships ,»ih1 shipbuilding materials,
sonic ol them tor the Navy. was
1 » : ι J * toda> at hij. hipyards at
Kearnx. V J. and Brooklyn and
Maten Island. N. \ i » \ walk
outs involving both ( lo and
M l, unions.
\t tin* I ederal sliipluiildine
and Dr.\ docks ( iimpan.N 's Kearn>
plant alone s I!C 000.000 worth
of naval and merchant ship con
struction was lût In a strike
called h> tli' CIO last midnight.
Other dr. »isi eduction was
halted ii the w \ ork yards.
At ; ··' : CIO ;. 1 id
1 ·'· · · ·: t\V" m
ti ;< H· !:» ·:. î" · - i Cotttpat» V.
Πι» · « · ; y . ,d :.· di.-puU· in
". · · . ■■ ! Π : »; · -.-cilia t ion but ol
·. CK ) and AY ι j
■ ■..Ι .. . :«nds WL'l'C till'
At Washington Sidney Hiii
inan. acting dire< u»r «»t the of
tii-*· ol production management,
sunimi nrfl the officials ol Fed
eral h 'huildin.'i and of the CIO
union involved to a eonferenee
tills afternoon with defense
Nav> and maritime eominission
officiais to discuss the strike.
Hie conference was scheduled
for 1 o'clock I Si, Hillman said
tlie meeting was called hastily in
"view ol îhe vital importance of
slnp bu. in the national de
j ense."
: ;. « ■ K<. η y - tr.i also was ron
id( . «-■<! b> the full membetship of
the defense mediation board at a
;ημ ι1. this morning.
,i . c: ΙΌ:· declined to diseusb the
ituMion.
Loral ( K) officials claimed
lti.000 of the 18.t>00 employees
r.ritinupd on "ast Five)
CIGARETTE SALES
PRACTICES AIRED
K> . Auk 7.·— (ΛΓΜ
ν shovvi η g the Απιγύ
C'oni] Kin y renn )vcd 1 \ e
pa η y ol CincThna'i
et eus tome r list after
\ ( ; ι ■ ivs was in
' · ; : . > . > anti-tru.-t
• 1 \ \' '. ■ ν : ι presented
ι. ! ι between C
r neein and
: (. aident nf
i an executive deien
.·. ν . >( ii com·
Hi»· jury in
: îi.al the Dow
Amei'UMii
.11 two pai'i;
-cllaig coiiv·
I ,'.-kiii;e» i"i
• . I ! )a\ is that it
ikes at The high·
ι1 ■1 ; y w < >uld be
V: ι r m's da»'. :
.. m ! - ..llv)\\ rd tr»
japan Seeks
No New War
Board ot Information
Says Statements By
Hull and Eden Are
Unwarranted
V !' ..ν \ :u. : ( Λ i "ι .T.,|»„n
' : ' ! 1 ι Ml I ! \ l rl. it ioll f
with Thailand and considers unwar
.■ ···.! v. ·.· ,! -t.il» lent b> I' S.
. - * ' : Hull iind 1 li iti^h
ι l .i . 1 Si ci . ■ Eden of concern
β ·\ ι· ' · ' '«.η: the Japanese
t ; h» : I'd ". . : ■ ■ γμ . ; ι Τ i ι ■ η ■ ι,id today.
ill:,1! ·1 Ju| . 1 intent Inns Ιο
ί \\. ■ rl Thailand w ri t- of mcrea ιη£
• in· in to tin L'nited States and
ι r.oiii \\ ,; ind tl;;" .· Japanese move
c- into Ί! ailaiid \ Id bring about "a
< 1 i- - it η between Great
-ι ill ',.,η and Jap
ι Tin· '"'aid el .ii..ed that reports in
i( ..Tii n ieH on Page tight.)
UUI
ι οι; \<>ι: ι il ( \i;oi.i\ \
(■cnrr.ilh t in" 1ι»ιιίκ».1 .mu Kri
1 lia»: sliuMlv •nier in casl mil
north iciiiia! portions loniglu.