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TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR 1 HENDERSON, Ν. C., THURSDAY vl-TERNOON, AUCUS'I II. ID 11 Ηυ^1",^ΕΡτ^ΝοΑΑΫΓΚΚΝ<",Ν FIVE CENTS COPY
OnWVeliA*d Ch
cjjggn Agïee
^ouniries
Japanese
Minister Is
Wounded
Assassin's Bullets
Strike Aged Vice Pre
mier in Chest and
J a vv ; Condition i s
S e rious; Attacker
Cap lured
Tokyo—(1».\ Telephone to New
Vork \u°.. î— (AIM—Baron
Kii'.hiro liiranuma. 7f> year oltl
\ it c ρπml·.·!* and minister w ith
out portfolio, was struck in lîîe
<h - t and jaw this morning by
pistol bullets fired hy a 33-year
old assassin. Iliranuma s condi
lion was reported as serious.
!li!.:mima has been regarded
as a mainstay of the cabinet of
Premier Γ r i η ee In mi mar ο
Kouo\« and as definitely a niod
rratin : influence.
-.•id. therefor. th;it tilt
fac* ' uch an all.av. .--Smuld 01
ci; 1 considered .< κ 1 »cl sign
• f tense international re
la! !
i · ' ;<■ iver, identified as Xoahik
X i. o.T called at Hiranuma'.
h ·ι , . , : ι· 8 a. in. today and gain
ed · under the protext "hat ht
v. · vice premier's autograph
< ι « »! \ >archment.
uiied a pistol from the roil
cir.·: ·! three shots in all. au
thi ' · reported. The first missed
but ' · ther> struck Hiranuma in
th( ■· d chest.
I)< ; · his age and his wounds.
I1 * ο premier pursued the a'
t;i< .ι .t ·■! the house and succeed
ed .itehmg him at the gate
w : · · v.ith the aid of the gate keep
c. \ ! ;% una was held until fm
t! ι .elρ arrived.
U. S. TO IMPROVE
ICELAND HARBORS
,k. Ici'l mil. Auk 14 ι AI'.
• V. cement under which tin
I ' i » te fi»rees will under;..ki
:»!·■ >vement and « .ten ion ■ »
i ·. : harbor facilita V. a · di
ci · Λ today.
I 'nited State·- will provide tlu
"π · , ! and wil I employ Iceland hi
v.d will ha\ « absolute priority
< ' ' : 1 use ( il t aci ! i t les.
\V,i!i hr-u.-c facilities also were be
extended.
Caldwell
Strike Ends
AFL Machinists to Re
sume Work in Propel
1er Plant; Alcoi
Strike Threatened
ill* The Associated Press.)
striking Al l. machinists vot
ed unanimously today to go back
to work at Curtiss Wright's
( aldwell. \. J., propeller plant
' leaned oil SI ««.000.000 of de
fense contracts.
War department officials al
read\ had expressed grave con
eern over a sharp increase in
"ink stoppages. As of last I'ucs
da\, they said, 30 strikes were
holding tip production of Λπη\
equipment and 23.400 workers
"ere idle. compared wTTTT an
average of 14.000 idle since ear
ly June.
'"he ι'Κ) Aluminum Worke
j iuiim i,,Ui Seerrtary of Labor l'ei
km» I ; ι -1 night that 20.01)0 worke
'A"iil<t strike at fivi» key plants ι
Aluminum Company ol Αιιηίίι
(AIcci.i) t>> support demands tor e
" nation ol north-south wane ili
tentiaU. unless the government il
leiMMU'd in the dispute. No date \v.
st-'t tor the projected walkout:
Alcoa recently granted a blank
" 'He increase of ten cents an hoi
bringing the minimum scale at ι
Baden. Ν C . and Alcoa. Teni
plants to f)5 cents, whielî the col
Pany aid was as good or better th«
Prevailing wage.» their. Alcoa wor
'|s at New Keningston, Pa. receivi
;i minimum ol' 73 cents an htfur ai
thos.· at Detroit. Midi and Edg
Water. IS,'. ,| 75 cents.
C'onfert nee s on the union tomai
. . (Continued on Patfe Seven.)
■w
Leaders Meet SecretK At Sea
ProsiiVi t IÎ ■ ■. ' s ι · \ t ■ ι .,nd I'r t M.n -U-r W. :. ' m CI; .
day.-, ι · · ι ! ι · : i ι ; ι ,i d< ι : .i' ■ l; n« ra! war a: : .:m.·
deel.i . !:··.ι -it- . ut ·νπ *..·ιη cmmnnn principle- in ti.e
they .jase thi-ir lu>pe> i>>r a b-.lh'r w rid."
!.. .. .'tav, sewial time.- al .-cm wilhin the pa.-t lew
•ed i.i t. ν L'rn.id Stale- and Gn at Bi .tain ·· tl . \. The
national pole: its» 'I thiii rc.-pective co;;n'.·. η wn.c.h
WAR CLAIMS CONFLICT
Pravda Says Petain Read Nazis Say
Push Halted For France Reds Broken
Communist Paper
Claims German Off
ensive Being Smashed
With Heavy Losses
!\ïosrow . Λγ. ·.. 1 ί.— ι —'Πιο
German offensive is brine:
smaslH'd. I'r.ivii.i. communist
parly or^an. declared loday in
explanation for Soviet com
munique reports that there was
ni) important change in the
front.
Kussia η war dispatches in cl i -
cated that fighting again was
developing into isolated action
and that (ierman armies which
spurted yesterda.\ in the at V ^
of Kakisalmi. Staraya Kussa,
Smolensk and Bel Tserkov again
have been haiud.
'•Behind the modest Soviet iv
}mrtv" - ! 'ravd... ' 111' gl ' . I illici
eriuii e\ »*,n' .
• . . ». it. Ill el ..ι oceun eU
m lh«· di -|>ii>!li(in i'l 11 ■ · 1 beeau -■·
the ( ί« ι snail ι » 11 rt: i\ r . !>·· ii:;
smashed l>\ tin· .: ' :1 y re- 'stance
el the IÎt tί .η my. exhausting tils'
German fnreo.
"Simultané» uely. huv.e\ei\ \eiy
( ( 'on t in ι ΐ'τ1 un PméTp Fivp>
Darlan, in New Role
as Minister of De
fense, Outlines Nation
al Policies
Vichy. Auîï It·—(AIM—Vice
Premier .r ,111 Darlan. in his new
role as minister of national ch -
defense. told 1 raiue's laiuT. sea
and air forces toda> that ht*
would h ad them aloii£ the road
designated h> Chief of State
Petain.
I i-ulan'.- n:<■ .-n&e \\ as e<iiitained in ι
ί, 11 M'ti. .· ul th.· (lay broadcast to tin· i
I lopin· . · m'V. - pa ι -or.· i'n»m nazi-t >c -
clip oil I 'a π inc.!icalcd be!ici thai ί
deieii-ο ρ< ·\\Ό ί ι «th al home an·.! ,
11\·( ι oa - now ·. 1 >i iron 1 ra led in I ) a ι * - |
Ian hands .ui\ ο } e ·: ;ph te pow
II ... or e< l· >!'. . 11 Ο. ·η !o ;nders III
ι il le!.
1 ) a ; lan. V' no". \vield> military
power greater thaη any French lead
v ι : .ce Λ. poli «>ii. told hi.· 'Idicr .
.«■ailor· and aim on:
1 I; m ,·.·. I ι ' count « η 1 he devo
t ion ».!' .ill 1 ι the ca> ise ol Ι'Ί ance -
η· Ί ! \ deP ιidod by 1 lu· marslia I.
■· K\ eryi >ne can c< · ι η 11 < n ι me to !ι al
I then along tin· n<ad indicated by
. Continued on Paire Five)
r\ I
I
Electricity Kates Keauceu
Sharply Since 1932, While
Customers And Sales Mount
>1 I
DisfKiiclt i.tiriau,
1 ι In thr Sit W ill* r Hotel.
1U ill \K\ \\ MIN I
H Raleigh, Aug It The Utility
Commission rati τ proudly points t
ι the fact that Tai lit·.·! power useii>
1 J in 19 40 11 \ ι ·( ι · ■ · ' : t1 il, ι1 s JO.ι κ ' .inn
' · ! when ι ή ■ ι - ·: \ ■ > · ■ i with t!.
*'S 111 eftV( l 111 1 !'U !l<) i- " { ■ : ·
'·■ Jy the r< >i:ime ·η α\ · · the.-o ...i
cied fact.-. t« ·-\. ,î
n ( I ) I '· iv. ci' c It >m> 'i - ; eachod <
new hitih in 11)40.
1 (J) Sales of electricity of publi<
I utility companies set .ι new record
(3) \ \ ( · r ; ι m · po v. « r rates wric th«
lowest m Ninth Carolina's 111 s t « n *>*
II The coin, hard tad- upon whirl
ι the eoniiiii,.~inii ba.v its right to dt
ι all this pointillé * oh pride are.
During: tin via: I!l4n, ;i total 11Γ
! : .· , :■·■·.■ > ljoU«lit 2,717,421.
3 1 I Kilowatt holt! ' "I electricity I rum
the I r i· pu! Ί ι ' it i I it ν ι-> impunies op
ri utilm in tin t.ôe; |κι,ν:tig thereto '
a total . >·:{<■..2(i;t.2ii(i.Kâ or an aver
uge ut s 1.322 pi : hundred kilowatt
llolll -.
Had tl · ι nut ot povvei
Pi c m il'l '1 < 'i - in rftoct in
1(132 tin- ru · -II would ha\ ·
.!«κ ■ «atfcl. ···. ' average rate
ot s2 1 :{ jμ ι ;n(i-K\Vll. no less than
$57.881.2 12 31
I hii tin· No· 11 ( arolina power
il η g pul'i.r ni through tlx· rate
: ι ili irl ioii et loi t · 11 since 1932 ι
total ot !i m liî in 1940 alone.
(Continued uu Pa^e Two)
Another \Cunkerque'
Seen in Attempt of
Russians to Escape
Frem Ukraine
Berlin, Λι;;. 11.— (AIM—Red
armv forces trapped in the
southern I lu tine by the ad
vanee ot ti:< German arm.v to
the Black >> ι are preparing an
attempt to escape by sea, the
German In !i 'nnnui'd reported
today, and ι?ie luftwat't'c is
pounding then transports an
chored alonu .iιc coast.
German ii'uii aman force
îave reach.··! *. ·; ι between the
( at S<i\ ut ! ι >c.l'v s ι and the
! >ULi est ι in ry ι "continu· u.s re
en tloss pin the Ukraine," the
Aar bulletin Adolt Hitler's
lieadquartei
Elsewhere '.e eastern Iront
"uperatii ·η. e t ontinuing ac
ι >'! ding t·; } 'id the e »nnnuni
. jlle.
(A 1 inni·. < ommunujue said
in Helsinki iu ever, that on the
northern ll.tnk. above Lenin
grad. Russian forces eneireled In
the Lake I .nloga area are try
ing to ί 1er ni boats from several
lake ports.
(Thus, at parallel situa
tions exist . ends ol the front
and a doui · mkerquc" s .. h a
ended tha rerman r.r jMii;1
both in I'l . nd in tirei ce. m..\
be : un nil.. 1 '
(it rη .· u as aid :eadii.
ti> 1 >e t ί^Ι i '· . arc a ι ni ιικί ( )de
il
dily 1 \\ ;
urther e,
uiiliilai · ·η^ real gua
• \ en
Ked . : iv force.
NO I I M UU LI I>.
Moscow . Ν ug. II. — { A1M —
Alarshil v «iron Bud>eiinv's
armv ih'h'ihinu' the I'kraine has
not been « ή ii I <· Ί Ιιλ t fie (ier
mans or il,en allies, S. \. Lozo
vskt. \ i· « i-în commissar, de
clared ton η ni
British See
U.S. Pledge
In Statement
United Stales Com
milled so iveconstruc
ti'.n of Post War Eur
- -sr-] Support of
Russian-British Cause,
British Declare
London. Aim. 11.— ( \I·>—The
Vnited States is now pledged to
the rec,onstrnef!»n of post-war
Fnrnnp and !» support the Rus
sian-British cause on every front,
informed liritisfi sources said to
da\ in reviewing the jointly-is
sued Roosevelt-Churchill state
ment.
Τ'-ίϋ'Λ l it unviid in the state
ment :ir«' regarded as fully as
♦ · «ν · m» the eight
point joint declaration.
ι >w -:·>η ui :. in cure to Japan
in ι pin. th.nl Jap: m was one of the
; ι. ι ■ 1 ι : t - ι, rl - inn." a .Tapa
ι· ·· d ι '·>! . t admitted.
A Β: In! : ; ■ -.1 said the meet
]'j ' : ? I;· \\ . »< \ clt'.·· invitation
The Japanese >nurce said that the
ν Γ: ι ! )η ηΓ the Japane-v advance in
n'ith Asia \v;.> >ln\ved even as ru
rors of the historic meeting between
he British and American leader-'
peu around the world.
The Roosevelt-( hurchill con
ference, wfcieh were attended by
ranking officials and military,
naval and air experts of both
countries, were reliably reported
to have lasted at least two or
tnree days.
Now tliere would be no sur
prise in London if a further an
nouncement were made that
Roosevelt and < hurchill had sent
personal assurances to Josef
Stalin and the Russian people
that Britain and the I nited
States will give the C. S. S It.
the fullest industrial cooperation
in arming and supplying the
Red arm \. air force and navy.
News oi the meeting was broad
•ast l>v ran ■· Β ! . η by Lnrd
Γ r:\ y Seal ι · · ' .V ' .· ·*■. who has
>een acting a I ' deputy in
'tv! 'iIkcIU'C
Il was 1 i: îîVÎ> 1 lievcd by
niiïny romm'lfiU ni s tvcis that
although tlie ci.: lit points—which
'■Continued < ■ : ■ ^nir)
ΛΠ'ΚΟΝ \l
\' rhy. Λιι« ! : \ ! L^hly
I -l;iccd Y ici. ν \·'ι ■ devinπ λ
t « ■ < I ; ι ν* 11 κ» t ! : - · ν hurchiil
war .ι ί : ' s s !.)!«·· π ! iciein
t«> assure pfiifi
rUOTI S I >111 \KI>.
Washing!» ·π. .Λ ι. . ' The
Senate I inilliec .· ■ : ; : "
tests today an . · · : :Π
bonrd and rnd:· · * · ■■■! id
ea in the Si-.L!4ii
Γ ι o\ed l"l'\ ellUv
IN W.\ SI 11 \ <. 1 n\
Washington. \u ι i VI —
Lord Beaverhrook. >>!·; «»h sup
ply minister, arrived ι Wash
ington toda> to discii- \ !i sup
pi > problems.
i:\roiM s ιν\ \ ν 11 >
l.ondon. \ng. It \Γ - Bri
tain toda\ banned all e\ports to
Japan except undei lierns.· .nul
revoked all outstanding licenses
for that destination.
Leaf Prices
Are Higher
Averages Exceeding
26 Cents Expectec
From Today's Sales
on Border Belt
Flnicnce S ν V . 4 : ΛΓ ) -
j Su ι "-ιτ mi· ψ . ' v ι < ■" -ni mur
] !.. h» ni- hcth · · · the 1
j ( ';π'ι >1 in; ι s hi >rdtM i ·< ·: ' ' ■ ·. ·< · » mar
kets t<>dav ;:·■ tin . « ra#*
j priée paid !'«>'· lia- ι lu»· cm ed tvp
j weed exceeded J'î cent.
1 The bettor grades sold from '
I t· »T cents a pound ι»n sc\ e .
kets t'.ilay
The pi.. « on the thud day m am
I (Contuse Pa^e Five;
CommonPrinciples
Embodied in Eight
Point Declaration
Leaders of Two Nations, With Hi h Ranking
Military Chieftains, Meet at Sec. t Rendez
vous at Sea; 'Whcie Problem ί l\i · Supply of
Munitions of War' Discussed; Beaverbrook
Coming to Washington
Washington, Aug·. M — (AP)—President loosevelt and
Prime Mini-ter .. ( I'urehill <·Γ Great I· tain, after a
secret in l'ii i ι : l· at -·. .. !<>!»n-d in a déclarai ίι π , ■ nei.ii war aims
today, which ·,..ι,·.··· a dertermination ·.· acl.ii··.. "the final de
struction ni' ilir nazi tyranny."
A White Hons·· announcement en:i»c>il,v'ii.ir 'in eight-point
joint déclara: : : ■ η. said îh»> tu ο national |r, d ·>· . their high
ranking milita·y i-ldeftains examined ":! . ·· · . ·· .Mem of the
supply of munitions of war" for "those countries actively engag
ed in resisting agirr. ssi· r.".
These covered the supply pmbli-nis . ' ":;ion. Lord
Beaverbrook. British minister of supply. coming to Washing
• t.. . - ·' .·. >,...· ,Ι,.Ι ..itu
Axis
Reaction
Berlin. Aim. 1 J.— ( ΛΡ > —Tlie
first authorized (ierman reaction
to the war aims statements ot
('resident Roosevelt and Prime
Minister Chureliill was that the
xv hole declaration «as a "pro
paganda bluff."
"( hurchill and Roosevelt are
unfortunate in their declaration
being made at a time when every
hour brings new reports nt im
pressive successes ior (ierman
arms in the I kraine. one
spokesman asserted.
Previously there had been
only DNB's brief, factual report
that the I nitcd Stairs President
and British prime minister had
met and issued their .joint state
ment.
Home. Λ us'. 14.— (Al't—Fas
cist circles said that the joint
American-British declaration to
day would fail to run the axis or
Japan off their courses.
Fascists had suspet ted that
Roosevelt and ( hurt hill hail
agreed on a war plan before it^
announcement. The authoritative
editor, Yirginio Gayda. antici
pating such an announcement,
said the Americans and British
were "hatching new plots in the
form ot oratorical manifestations
and strategems toward this or
that part of the globe in tin· vain
hope of halting o» de\ iaiing the
fatal course of war."
The meeting. Gayda s:i ici in
Giornalc d'ltalia. was "'pro,.! t.i As
Κ1. » - S ; ι \ t · 11 \\n; :y, i-ew : Idem ent
di I wderly a c 11 · > η " He η >ied tha'.
took place at a tin.e wi.en the Km
• lan - ituation was "c: iî cal" an
j when tension was »\v . ■w '-e ι ··
: Iween .Japan and the Un.ted St.tU
, and Britain.
" YY ha lexer is - a id aiui ci' ! e
: G ay da, "the \\ ar ·<: \\ «· a\:.- I.!
j that of Japan, wiιi c· ·. : a :ie -tra;g!
j ahead on its course
Winston-Salen
Fire Destroys
15 Airplanes
r Winston-Sa 1 em Aug 14 ( AP )
1 A spectaculai tire ept thr< igl
[j i angar here toda> ..i ·. « aaport ai
cit st roved 1 Γι j·,..·:· · : . > 11 <■··; ; n u. t <
► loss of $00,1)0(1.
The fireproof ! angar was η
j burned, but only th < < -Ί t! r ; l.m
j in it were sa\ ed The !: ·.· ;\.o
! ton much headw .>y in ; ι t \\
1 discovered. Fi .·· · hitfh a!
) -moke billowed Ν<· ·η«· was Mijuri
The cause ο I the tire was not i
r- mediately known.
ei Tom Davis, vice pre-ident and <
! retary of the Piedmont Aviati
à Company, placed the ii- at
All of the la plane- ;e ?Tâmag
beyond repair
The planes belonged to residen
the aviation company and the ci\
k lan ground school he. e
In < '· · '!i:< ivnci's. the an
t.<'in.(·»·!: · : * . tbey "c.midered
;!i'· dangers In world civilization an>
ng ii ·· t!··· I' !*·- of military
ci"!· .in;.' .«Ι. I y ι·. .?Hjin»st upon which
tin ! 1 it it *.<■ :j . ht οί Ger
' 1 : - « · ι ι; \ t · ·. t fits >>0
ciated thiM'rv ith ha ν embarked."
Tin· - t: *· ::.rht ■■■■ i id they "made
clear lia· ((\; : nod here as
probably meaning steps) which theii
, count rie- arc respectively taking for
th< afety m the late of these dan
The joint declaration, consti
tuting the most concrete war
aims yet disclosed on the Brit
ish side, set out "certain common
principles in the national poli
cies of their respective countries
on which the\ hase their hopes
for a better world."
T!i Y» · m i ν ' ι ; : pi ι : i e η mister
t"i .c : t t : r.i. at ι .. \ .it "after the
final destruction ot the nazi tyran
}'·>·" tlit di.-aneai <nt ■ ··!' aggre>sor
ι · ons gSsential" pending the
« ■ · M ··.«·' ·■: "a V :ur>- .uid ])( !·
manent system ot general security,"
The eiuht points on which the
President and Mr. Churchill
agreed to "base theiç. hopes for
a better future for the world"
w ere:
' Kir'-'.. Γ eir countries seek no
a^:;randi/einent territorial or
other:
"Second the\ desire to see no
riti·; i.u « - , ;ues that do not
■ >rd with ι1 freely expressed
-in·- ;»f the iples concerned;
I'Mrd. tin inspect right of
all pe ·(.!. ·- i>ose the form
ot go\ermnei: timber which they
will iî\ · and tlie.s wish to see
sovereign rights and self govern
i C Tit.:, .ed on Page Five)
Gasoline
ran c
io Russia
F ι r s ι hipment of
Αν iatio?. el Leaves
, Los !*âîv. · in United
States I anker
\y .· λ . 14. - < \in—
ι ·■·... Icko< :.n
i nounwd todaj · First shipment of
ia aboard an
M h ΛΊ' Li ■
I Angles todnv foi Vladivostok, flying
ι leave >h.>ι■ 11 y, '
In. rep·ί·'ι\Ι jit hi< pn·.-.- con
id ierence also that deliveries of gas
•d ni l'.»·, ι ΐ!ιι t «ci· up eight per
v οι Κ. «Ι> -ι'itf the nighttime
>t· blackout of filling stations, and he
il i «il >. may be ox -
i ι ι i-'.rii ■ \l , 'ι y · . curtail gas
. : uι ι the Atlanli ·
u Λ ·· ili rl : :iu t ■ riScus* what
ι stc,. nc.u it " ν iii. petroleum
I .'. «■ η 'ii>iileicd tile pos.-i
e- :> Γ · ii i.· next action might
m lu 1 !... ί ι μ 1 . ratiniimg of supplies to
II) -ιτ\ ice «I 1 'U.-.
ed I k( ι·, led that he had <cnt
a representative, Edwin W. Pauley,
h. tn Loudon "to study the oil situa-·
il ti'.n il all it -t,r;i and the British
s rationing pu^ram in all its phase»."
km: \<>ι;τιι < λκοι.ινλ.
l'air tu iurtl.\ cloudy with
xlnwlx ιίνιιικ temperatures to
night and I ιiilin, scattered
llnindcMum rr* ni iiiiiuiitainb
l· i ida>