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TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR 'ΐΗΒΐΧτΕϋ'Κί" HENDERSON, N. C., WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, Λl'Ci ι 1 l'.iil „ , i τ s-N FIVE CENTS COPY
Telephone Tieup Threatened
Soviet Position In Ukraine
h Conceded Ίο Re Qrave
Severe Loss
Li Retreat
F οι i of Odessa
(aurht in Gigantic
\ u cz'·' With Ger
η :vr· Columns Advanc
ir:l" f;rom Three Sides;
I r . "orce Trapped
P' V I'irss.)
I* cî armies anorated
t ! ' J1 i>I! t ï.'si I heir .°r;>so
. " \\ « stern halt of tin*
ι ! Su low 11 * Dnieper river |
t.1 : . (irrnun troops >m ash- ι
til '· ίϊπν. directions a. ίΚρ ι
:■ · ■··■' · rî of Odessa and -.nfeiii '
II '. ι ! :: ·ι.ι rds f f > 11 ; · i : t bitterlv to
ι .··, · Γ · Soviet retreat to the
Hl.id ea.
λ . :1ι·-!ι war office spokes
nu know h'CÎ :ed that the-litis
· sition in the ί kraiae had
<!»·te; ι .led raoidb and the i
s..virt l i:;h fommun;! was om- I
i ι » > : ι -1 > silent on the struggle.
. 11:.« :. ·π ν. .ι und< >Uol- ! 1
« !■ r the Ku laa . quaii- !
-aid the l'iss t»l" tie !
..nie. even the eantiae ο! ι
ή Ici not be decisive 'ol<>\\ j
Soviet, it was p<>inted oui that
t pn/t -till he beyond the | I
«"· 111 the east, where the
'i.al center.- are located,
the lower Ukraine is m;
i! eonnti'v while the treas
"f i.tnn. manganese and
.. if. ..il n e in the ea.-l
1 : ! 11 a 1 y ci i.-j κι telle.- a -serU » 1
' «· ' .1 t>t Ode- .1. main ba e
r > I > i 1 Γ 1 4 !
• I, . ;..n block ea 1 leel. \\j
•ι .ι enfanta· "squeeze" with
: «·■>!.··, 11 Ι··!!!, η«4 toward |
•v : three id<
■ inarti . in London >arl ι
ai Id German- enter 1 Hack
m» ( )de-.-a ah \ Nikt'!ae\ j
! ι ind a ".· : : n »U n.u nun- oi j
■ t cl factories and empty
(ornuin reports · (1 a oi;i
-ideraltfe Rcti Army iorcv was
tr\t:»pcd along Ou Hlaek sfa coast
irlween Odessa and Oehakov,
10 milt s ea t. cut off *'roni re
tii ;»! h ν (ierinnn and Kumaniail
(Continued on page1 two)
GASTONIA OFFICER
K.ILL.ED IN CRASH;
3 OTHERS INJURED
• 11 ,1 Au;;, ι:: ' AI') Kd C
. !! !. πty )>"!:(··■ .Ίfici . λ a
• ■ il t λ u «-Hum· ι it ν « >1 ! icoi> .n i
to highway patrolman were in
\ ν t ».·η Mi'Krii. it·'. ; ■ ii to ι nob ι i
:>·>!.iv radio car collided at a
' ■ ι ι * t ΐ ι ο 11 today.
! » rt and F. M rhildcr of
' ν : ■: co ! ι'·■(1 i\ ( '(i head inj-.ii ■
c< »n(iit i-in- wen1 described
1 Slate Highway Patrolman
>' ".art MilTvred painful cuts
British Raid
Many Cities
Berlin Heavily At
tacked as RAF Bomb
ers Range From Nor
way to France
1· ndon. Aua. 13.— (ΛΓι —
British fliers in a wide foray
which ranged all the way friini
N'»rv,a\ In France attacked Ber
lin heavily last night and un
loaded explosive ami incendiary
Immlis un a dozen other German
< ili -s.
In the (Herman capital, a I on
dnn air ministry communique
stated. "large fires which wore
Marled were it.·.·Teasing their
l"iltl when our aircraft left."
' ■ e British bomber^ had as their
" : targets in addit ·.>n t·> Berlin
"'· industrial cities ot Magdeburg,
lliniover and Essen, the Krupp arma
>· < lit works at Essen being the main
objectives. Much damage was done.
(Continued on Page Two)
Frccklc Ci,amp
John Kotchford
And hero is the frecklo <.·}·.:·ι?:; ί··η "Γ
1ÎM1. He is John KMc-hf. r-Î. 1 .
winner of the most freckle oont<· :
at the C/harlestowη br anch of
Buy's Clubs ul Boston, Ma.-.-.
Hcuse Vdes
Longer Term
Of Service
By One-Vote Alar gin.
Representatives Ap
prove 18-Months Ex
tension of Service in
Army; Biii Goes tiack
to Senate
Washington. \n:·:. I.Î.— .ΛΓ» —
Ii> the luiHmc man in (Η vm
8 le vote .ι tumultous House avc
its ;i|i ii!,\ .! last ι !,ί t.; an i<>
im»|iths < \ tcii! ii· ι » >i " \ he for
tin- Army's rank ,n»d li'e.
lin pe ι i ι a y e ·. ί i <;·" 'a.e r·· : ς ï aiui
Λ i ici ι Si m ·,.!·;< r ι ;. \ . m . : : r: îcu'ti 11 a
ïr til a tic υ *pt n: e ot the· I ina l ro l l
• .11 V. 1 ti I 1 ·· . ; . : ! !. · .: · ·· that tin ■
ccord \..t«■ . ■ ι ' '*
Thus the House joined tin*
Sriialo in approvim; the War dc
juu tnu'nt's insistent ri-mu* >t that
( .li&ress authorize s< I •".'tics,
National (iimrdsmen and reserv·
arni.\ component·. tu ht kept in
trah.in,, l'or a tota! oi ;>() months
instead oi twelve and lint il re
move lin· ma imam on
the niiinhiT of draHees ti at nia>
he in service at one lime.
Final couvres i on .1 action by Uk
week-end on compromise between
1 !.t . ; ·. Oft iî a.! t St : : ι it · am
H« iij.-.t' ι · ι ! ι v. a (·■, ι ·! vît ■< i . »n .ι i 1 s id
hut tiu un ι ually c i i■ » i\ ot
raa-ed : L-\. ι a. quc>li«».i: of pruoe
dure.
Tin· in»! mal coin m u ild end 11»«■
i;a a· lire 1" conlt ι em.·· v. i'h cacn
chamber being required 1" vole t ;i
tile ci >mj η . » 11 ; i.e \ ei .· .< mi. Th. t \'Λ M
mean thai the administration worn.'
have t«) run the risk oi being defeat
ed m the llnUM·.
Senator Barkley el' Kentucky, the
• naj M ity leader, expres-cd the h"pt
that tli" Senate might accept th ·
m 111 ι r I lou - · 11 a · ,l,« ·.-■ η its < -l'ign ta ι
mil. thereby pr: eiitting to e,«> :
t:.. l u ui· it w ithout any t'urtlu.1
In ae e n [deration.
No Word
From FDR
Washington. Mm. Γ!—(AIM
—The ( ,i|)il.ul rcmai'icd without
word ni President Itooscvelt to
day. the iourth (I.m since the
list dispatch was received trout
the Chief l Aecutivc s yacht l'a
tinnar.
The Na\ » di-partni'Mit. through
which communications from the
vacationing presidential vacht
hud hi'i'ii made public, had no
comment on the I'otoinac's sil
i ence.
Nazis Charge U» S,
Planning To Seize
Λ* ^v'5» ttl
:a*u.an wili make
IM r C a Τ A NT S? EE Ci i
Vichy. Ans. 13.— (A!·)—Vice
l'ii-n.i -î .> im:ra! .ii ι il
la vis . ιa ι es ; ii wil povt-.vs
ο* <τ μγ'. :»*>·I aHu'r phivs
f » Γ ΐ'ιΠΗ· ι li;. *l"i i;iod tadav ίο
n?:i'\ · > j :. i ■ ■ h ί ν ; ι ï : « I a liait' radio
;ι s? i*a: a ne F » ? »i :)} " oYIork ('
»\ ·.: îS'l'.i i< 1:Λί·»ι:η
ril sum m , : t uoiîid hi' "ol
cxirriiu· i ν < \ ulaiu τ·."
Knudsen Sees
Production
Peak In Year
\|'W York. \i!ff 13.— (AIM —
Director (.encra! William >.
KiiutUcii of Un* office of pro i
duction inaamenicnt predicted ;
toda\ Unit i! Use nation's defense
program hit the half-way mark
by January ί, ίίΠ'ΐ "we should
!iit peak production by July and
alter that America can write its
η ticket on w ar material."
"And tin tic!·. *. con. as far .. I
κ. ι · i; es i. I;·· t v. ,c«· w hot any
i .uly t ! ν ' : .et ;·." Kmid-t η od
vit d
Ciia.it: -1 h fil ι : ι s ni.» ci mtract iiM
d« i νi · ".(it r ! ι ί κ■ required :·
· ci;.-!' 1ht · ■ ji ci . ve. lie assei i ·
c(i .«.ί ddn· '· llic New Y
division οί cotnrncrce production
ν 1 1 ί 1 1 C
•"Dt (·'. : .ili a t όι procedure busi
l a - .· . ο id a 1 · .id : ii unafacturer han
die hi ι ■ > ! ' ■ a ! ' I h business with ο
littl<· ... I ■•■'id ;. ! 11 : »l : av Wo. h
i · i ί ' ! ι.1 we will g|t I ; I
; ■· < >:1..i chiii deciaied.
: -. th·· v. ill t-> tfet ta!
d V. c have otlt great ei
\ onlo.Li· : : ·: · >d\ is t<» b« · . >
II.- : ι : Lie 11 :. : .·· Wt are ( loillg It. I
tliink il . t< ■·· 1 ·1 'a' : ι thot. All \vc
lit rd ι. t>> -aï ! Ί ' h ι .-top uieh
t ring ov ν r procedun
: ι : l·, ι μ ι
di-n··.'
"A !
Major Àttlee
In Important
Broadcast
I Pinion. \uiî. l.'î.— (ΛΓ) —
Maim1 < ii'Dii'iit lv. Atilee, lord
pri ν \ sail and oit; 11 i'riinr ΛΙιη
înIci i hurtliiJI s de «Mit ν in parli
ament. wiil lui» ulrast an an
nonncennnt oîiuia!i\ clesenn
<■:! as "important on ail I5r i -
tish Broadcasting ( ompan\ sta
lioiis at .! ι», ni. Thursda.r (i) a.
m. e. s.t.)
(Nature oi tin4 annouiu-nnoiit
\\ as not (lisdoM'fl. bat then has
hee η much speculation that
Ι'πιη .Minister i nurehiU and
Γ rc> idetil Roosevelt and Harry
Hopkins have met or arc meet
ing sci rctary. )
Authorized Berlin
Quarters Declare
i.-n ted States Will
Use Petain's Speech
a·· Excuse to Take
West Indies Colony
ί F.' Tho Asso',: v< FrosO
(irrni:i«iv chart"? Γ ο I nitcd
Stale- today wit'1 ïîîannini* to
the French isfani of Mur
I i ι · c 411 < - in the \Y· s* !»ui · s >s a
i" · (·Γ ο!" Former ' '-irf nf S*·»t'■
!Vt.»ln's now l> ana;rnvvd ;>:>!h'Y
(.i triiii"!T collabo;l'ic.î with
tho roich.
Authorized quarters in Berlin
declared hhmtlv that certain
Ann ricin groups w ' i":« "for a
hum time have ca^t rav -tous cv s
on ^lartinquo" wooîti use Γ>
-· "cell yesterdav 2 an ex
; um* t;> "satisfy their lust for the
island.
I:i both Washing on and Lon
don ciious repereir ;h>::s arose
over France's new attitude.
In Washington. tho ( >r.\ ιοί ι >n \v\\:
reely expressed that PetoinY. pro
: 1: alignment hold threats to Amer
,n intorests and territories and the
S. State department v.- reported
egntiatmu 1 ·»r air ba-e rights on th
ump of Rra/il clos et to Dakar
'I'eneh We-t AlYieian take ot'l base
rarest to tho Americas.
hi London. authoritative quarters
. ; cl Petai η pi a mod ίο "m ib jugate the
'ronch people and f.>rc,% upon them
policy which they detest."
Si vivtai'v 1 ■! S'·, to C '< >rdell ίïni!
, itiiheid !» n ι : ; « 11 c >> : m nt. 1 · ' 11 : "mi
en a tor:- and c<>:ι^ι e.· -· ;!·-ρ·.: \on
v m at d t!i;it th< Aa 1 .man republie
ho' : Id take <·-. ι . FY···; - eh col; mies m
he western hemisphere. * ·
So\ · ral cι ι.ι:ι ■ -men -No : dvoeal
. t : 1 · ' Y:< ' · u " 'or: · : . !" -id reo
• : Ch: . i Ί ■ Oaui!·.·
fro. l*vonch '
In p.· · i · · ' , η .·: : ic
1a ι led Pe1 a in'- - \ or'· m o. Tt.or
>ecause powers outside the contiti
nt ''which desire to establish gu«rd
an.-'hip over !·'· ;-·ο u'cre »'ebuil·. ri"
η(t boeau ο P< ' "■ h.ad solidly allied
limself with Hitler's "new order"
« r Kun -pe
Liquor Sales
Are
Raleigh. Λ
ak's in NorO
hi:·. V t '111 ' ' ' 1
..ι· .Inly. IS i
-ι h. chain
marcl .-.ml :
Tula!-· -
;;■!(). I'omi'.i i " ;
ii July, lit ίι
Till·· men
ale ni fewc
ing the |...
same month
Johnson saal
■ Inly -all·
Be.iui'ort. $1
S25.009.25; <■
$21,805.00; i'
si:i,yc;i.40: v.
S-lti.774 il·.' I
i;< lAf'l l.iiiu».
■ ι '■ ι> ι : .,· lai.v ui'
S 183.1 · fî inure than
.1·. -! (1 ;wv .M ! .
la ■ laic ΛΓΛ'
Jill ν wi ■ ><'!")
il sates 111' $482,534
a.- ill ■ ni'a' ..I Ha
■ m - nl liq'.i'ir du -
ι η t'n than !. .r la
a' ι arced ' a ; \ c.
!.5I); Imil;i ■■■ ί
. p. i.· ■
527.32810: Va
. $24,73(5 ι Ν
·! i:.nd S73 "
Highway Commission Head
Faces Shortage Of Funds
It.ilh l»is|i:il< Il Huhmu,
*·ι ill!' sj·· *.% :*'»·-»- !||)Κ·|
r.\ in \ι:\ \ vikii.i.
Raleigh, Aug. 13, Ben Prince,
π , ■ Ilighway and
\v. 1 1 1 >n. i> truly
m tin ·· α · ·:·>·ι . and, what'.
. · ι · ■ t ' : is 1 ] 11 It' or
• .11. n;: 1 ι ι · ■ i .iboiit it.
Γ . ■ ' Men didn't ]>it'
: . : I'll;: ugh any ai··
: ' there through
,. ..· ..I ·■ ι . ••••tirv and other
, i, rr w Inch lie has ab
I>!u 1 «·!\ n·' i-ontrnl.
ci'; . I .■1 ie. the highway
chairman has ti e satisfaction of
k':iiu inji tii..: imhedy Names him
• · trouble which apparently lies
ahead.
Tht'M■ : . ' \ t· 11 aiblcs - it ι ·
fl'nin t\'i" ι·:ιΙ|μ· I'lvsidrn
1!ι μ : ι . rlt1 Γ tin· do.'onsc hisii
\\ ;iv i ll ..' I'onti'inplatid r ί
I il 1 11 y ' > "Γ h;im ihiio i n
sumption ·ί·η Nin th Carolina by ;
Ihini "i fqutMit I· ■>
Π1.· ! ι ιnO.il(H) in highwn
rr\ οι, ι ;. · .11<* annually.
I1 ! 1! U III· Illj.lUt 11 till Γ .1
tin c ι : ' t ; ι Κ ι ·- no st;\ ι·ιιΐ1
Mill il ill >1)11 til M'C til .
N. tli I Ill I"I a porii !» ■
Ctinipli'tr tι ί m its road ms
.'•tl Ul'tiull.
ΊΊ :i' .> 1 ll.i "H ·.' "H in η,, il l' |i ι-.-,
ga-.'lino η \ ι 1 *' is equivalent t
knocking .m t a thud ο Γ" cr. is
(Continued on Page Two)
Calls British Too Hopeful
» X.
ΒΗΗΒβΗΜΗ imsmmmw *
The spirit of the British people is Rood, but they ire over-confident,
according to Alfred Duff Cooper, former lair,:-·. r of information,
shown with hi* wife and son upon arrival in Now York by clipper plane.
He is en route to Singapore, where he will serve as co-ordinator of
British political activities. The boy, 11 years old, is a student at I'pper
Canada College, Toronto.
HIGHER PRICED PAID
G ^ G : ί ν ι \ MA R Γ £
\(ii ; ι... ν.ι . ι:: —ι .\l'(
—With v.i ·■!·.·' on all Mar
kets. m»> : v: · . M.a. ' o l,<·?!
to can:;τ !> ι tos yesterday
in the i.!·. ■ . ι i \ ! i.> Γ1 iit (-tired
tobai'c> ! ι ι · ν li vpart
ΠΚΊϊΙ ni' ·» · * > € > ί " t * · 11.
1 be t; t. ι : : ι : ■ \\ as
it»11· ; 1 i R ii ·,«'·. /'.!
General \\ ii:i
Mil
weeialM · ■
Light Fr >i
New E'l!;.
Τeniperatu! λ i k j
Broken
(I!> The Λ
χ. ν
tUll' .
Λ
(hull..ι ... · ' : i ' : ■ ι ' ι !1 .1
low; ι
ι,ι Κ.ο · ' · ·:> « 'ι ·■
ι·\ t · 1 < ·: ! , ' Λ 1 ! 1 i Cit
grec» Γ··. Ο ·
In Now Y
:n 8, t:·· r ■ ,· · · i" m i·
i i d, ; nil Γν. ν Ν' >*. U υ
t Cil 1 p< 1 .* ί 11 .MVS . ί ·ν
ΜΙΛΙ if S il
FOI? \()in II ( M'Oi î\ >
Fair, sli&hU> cooler southw· >
and south cfutrul portions to
; nuht. ( if lier». M ν fair Tliursda\
Warehouse i îoors on
Border Belt Fiooded
VV i : h Tobacco As
Growers Express Sat
isfaction With Open
ing Day Averages
I hue!: - . V. 1 , — ( AIM
—Ti ·■ Μ·:ί 1 :t\ ot'l'oriîtgs
î'tM'i I' i : . · : ·» today a .
aiïetîon ·· . ·. ;ho ΐ'* « 1 ι aro
Î!ÎV1 s i ' » (mj) Oil
11κ· I '· ·' !··! m m.i! . ι ·. wont
ini.> lis*' so "· ! ti.iχ
J'riee - . >>parent!y
■were boiii? boosted above yes
tl rtiL» \ \ ..\ ·· Ί .» I MHHi - »
« rus ii pound.
,■ ι ι· \·».··.■;■ : . Ar>\ tii·.1
Ai < '
1 : ι ί ι
1'Ured > ! i > 1
Thi>
. Ο. t t '
;nd
cl t;
md grade* . « · to m
Ta! \' . ' od a be!
11 the t'n·*
weiv sol
ν ο f 25
tronger tir ■ y. '<
Wo hou.· I L' ί' M 1 ·ο
·.· si.).;!».· γ·.
fuis. ' Γ ι » {> pr cei were in the 40*.
«une pile- ■ :·■, ■ 45 cents
>;»i;nd.
< )! ferin&s e mt nue 1 heavy an
ν ι·- 1 ir\ ..· 1 « i * i t y. whe;
'·'! \ _·'ίπ i'o μι v\ · - .1 ve-îord;
lor S 158,02 l.ïi) ·> .<n average ι
ifontipiiPi-î on Τ"/θ)
Strike Vote
Follows
Sta! mate
Disputants Called to
Meeting in Ν e w York
City; Governor Edison
Urçes Government Not to
Take Over Kearny Plant
; iîν ι .··· \- ι. iated Press.)
λ 11 >-it μ (·Ι 1.1- nationwide I>< 11
Ι'ι* I · - |>l) ·>ικ S-.sicni \\ a . TTiroaien
pcI toda> when the Association
ni ( ' inmaei; ation Kquipment
Worker-. junoimeed that a ma
Ϊιιϋλ ni its Inc.ι Is in 13 cities
ίιad vui—.-d : strike authorization
.11 coniu etion « ith its dispute
vvitli a Boll company.
\| i· ίι lit! ' ί 1 ; the associa
iii . nrl -·ι ι' I.· ■ " .>· Company,
inc., a part of the Bell system, are
»ow stalemated over four points of
111 ' ·ρ» ' ..cl -I ! king agree
nent. tin· un. η - -id.
( ummisMoncr .Tamos \V. 1 itz
patriek of tin· \m Vork state
mediation la nil attempting to
avert a 'Kitionv, ide stoppage,
called the di-.|M:i;uits to a meet
in:. in \· York c ii tomorrow.
..puralding and
i).; (t , l'lier to tui η
.1 II : r.. : \. X. J., plant
: t r.. λ ι ι iperate drew
re official discussion today with
ν i-ril· ι '■ ! ίι ■ Kdi-i η of New
Jersey urging that the government
in ί r·.!:. .-uch a step.
ν S. i ' · ν Κι, χ announced
'·<· .aid Sidney Hillman. co-di
,i ι ι·.; tin "ί I iee ι Ί production
1 .Wi 1 ent. · ild resume their
: ι -1 ■ - i· .diiv ,· !.. Η Korndorf,
; i i rit lit "1 tiie -hipbuilding con
cern. No decision was reached yes
ierdav in t\\u conferences on Korn
dorf's ol'ier.
United States
Negotiating
For Airbase
Washington \ιις. 13.— (AI1) —
I'tiiMiing· bri id strategy de
signee! "ι uarcl the hemis
phere. t!: I n i States today
was re i.rled a .u.itins for air
lia-e ri' in iî':!/il to offset any
C.ciinan t .real to Dakar. French
\\ est Ali-ii a.
! . · 1 ;,. ;. · . · : ι ;. 1 sources
« ·\ ί * S' tt· department lias
| initiated discussion» with Brazil urg
nti "1 ni an Ita 1
j : ; -.·ί ·.·. .;«·<! .m the island of
N; ' : ρ of the
'· · ! ι- : 1Î : ! It lit.
j ! >: .y 1,(120 miles
■ ■ ι narrow est part
V r ι· : ι Dakar, re
a i>.itential
; . >ns against
I " ·':■ ' p: ■ere.
concerned
.. ' · η expressed
mu uncement
I .lean Dar
; ; : t control
"· : .· This new
-German col
·' ■. ,·!;.:·! d. probably
, ■ 1 i ' ν ■. 1 ! κ accord
State Agencies
List Desired
ipubiic Works
I
I) ιiι> Dispatch Bureau,
!n 111" Sir Walter Hotel.
l'.\ Hi \ll\ Wl.KII.I
Whether it will
•.ι .· t s done i -
; . : ,· !>ut on Λ.sgu-1
\ : . ( a:· >l::niV public
\ will be com
a . :
: t. .. · ΛΙ 11'. · mh ton ha»
: .if · ; turn 52 du
. 1 ; ,j 'lis .ιci\ isiiig
ι mi.. Saturday,
. :■ . \ ι expected to
■ : ,· . liit li. . in· House for
: ι session over which J. L. Hales,
ι : ( ι ; . the Public Works
; : \ e tl;v..-ion, will preside.
; Ν 1'. idea behind PWU is to
ιν,ϋν, !11 Ions advance, a list of
, [· .nia· work projects which can
baiit to ad\ outage when the
fit war '■' · -ieney passes and
; a ■ ίο. >ev" instead of, as
ν . . "il: lOlll".
Wherefore the meeting will give
( i'nn 11 η oprj nn ρ g g ς