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Hettîtersmt 53mlij Htspafrlf— 0NLY DAILY NL Λ SPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NOKiH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA TWENT\-EIGHTH \EAR 'τ»«■ κ h£s?f HENDERSON, Ν. C., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 80, liill '"·:i,u,.'.>ν»aυτκΚΝυυΝ FIVE CENTS COPY In Most Optimistic Review To Date, Churchill Says BRITAIN HAS NOW TAKEN INITIATIVE IN AIR Shipping Losses Cut Two-Thirds Hitler Stiil Retains the Initiative Except in Air 'And We have Not the Force to Take it From Him,' Churchill Admits. London. S. ;,i. :10.— ( \IM — Britain lias seized the initiative from Germany in Un· air. has cut shipping losses two-thirds in Hirer months and has "several times" considered invasion ol the German - dominated continent. I'rime Mini-1er ( imrchill told the house ol commons today in a broad war review which was Hie mo.l optimistic he yet has given, Aiii Ί Γ I f 11 · i ι .-ni t'ering ! r< mi ι ' ; ι1 ! > e la a"..La ■' m .111' [.. ι,, t :". Churchill said, "but for the rest he ■'.ill retains the initiative and we ;ive not had Uu force to take il from him." In every respect except in the air. he said. Germany remains so stroll:: that Britain's own peril ol invasion is not past and only "enormous" conversion of I'nit ed States factories to produce war material can keep Russia on the firing line indefinitely. "Many important supplie alivady have been dispatched", t" Russia by Britain, C'lr..rrhill said, adding that ' it may lie that transportation rather than willingness or ability to Rive ,\ill pro\ e m the end the limiting taetor." It Germany should take a deft'n -ΛΊ' stand in Russia it certainly wniild be in Hitler's power to launch simultaneously attacks against Bri •. ι : 11. Air. a and Spain, the prime ministei declared. Despite the gra\e warnings he ua\«·. finphasi.Miu that winter gives no assurance "that the danger ol :n \ a .011 will be entirely lifted from this island." Churchill said Britain's position in shipping, food reserves and : my otl.vr ways was better than ever. Britain, a 11 ied : nd ι it t ra ! 11 icr : a lit ι .ppmg 1"· ses fit ι aig the past three months have dropped two ti-aid.- ''''iii the three months before, ht· said. Cl : . eh 111 -aid Britain would " in . i ; Rn"ie ΐ < ι the best 111 our ..ι i;!y and a.- he,a, ilv as possible it the course of the war should ren (U . el ι ei..cut and BRITISH BOMBERS START BIG FIRES ,ondon, Sept. Mn.— (ΛΡ)—Λ pmv ■ 1 ; \ 1·' : ■ ·■ : i ·. rs started :» η the Ger . Stettin a t night, the ■ ν .:tii" inc· d today. ■re: : ■ e.: .. duel·; area I i ■ : > ι !'4. ■■ .': le a ' tacks a Is w; re dt· on docks at Cherbourg and Le . ι laiiq e said. • ! 'a ' ! ·· " aber.s V. ere ■ T va ■ ! i ^liters also -. aig tr un of .Vr pa', ol I 'pera t a ΊΙ. Switzerland Protests Passage of British Planes Over Swiss Territory Brings Sharp Condemnation. Bern. Sept Hti. (ΛΡ)—The Swiss minister to Britain has protested as ".ι κ!·;·ν< ν: ·ιι oi Switzerland's ;.iî j le' t ! : c* pas-age ol some 50 Ur.ti>:i ι·.am·.· t!:o night of Soptom 1> ; 2!'. 29, prosui: ably squadrons which hcavih raided Italian cities, tht t"iv:gn oitiee announced today. The announcement said the Brit ish (lights called forth "encrgetic action" ni' the Swiss anti-aircraft. Voicing Switzerland's serious con cern, a Sw iss newspaper declared: "On the llight to upper Italy and towns on the central Italian seacoast, Brit Mi flier- Sunday night again - in'.ited S\vi<s air. following only a few day- after Britain curtailed sup plies to Switzerland and delivered our (Continued on Page Seven) Roosevelt And Hull Discuss Policies Willkie For Neutrality Act Change Intel national Situa tion in All Phases Con sidered at Conference; Special Message to Congress Expected This Week, \\ isliiii'lm. S : · τ > t. S'V—(Λ!*)— Fur .in boni· and !."> minutes. l'ivsi«l"!il !!ι«>μ·λ il .1 in! S'crr- I tar\ u!' State Hull conferred on all phases of tin· international situation today. pre-.umablv with emphasis on revision of the neu trality I.· u . Λ lu litt the Win·.,· House, tils. ■ eei < ■ ;.ι r> t< >lil reporter : "\\ ι ν a ο fjijiig over ail the diï-j Inent ; >i κι .-ι· ι if the intei national sii- ι liât :1 ίι ; - tin·ν effect matter.· which v.v thought called fui an exchange j ut idea and discussion." Asked whether thev had considcr ed Un· lient ral itv law tit liait iciilar. 1 In 11 .aid they had a. en their at- ! ten' ίι no min e tu une thins than I in another. \s the discussion of neulral it\ law revision continued at the capital. Wendell I \\ illkie let it he known that he would support ΛΙι·. Ko isevelt in an effort to re peal or modify it. "The law never should have hern enacted in the first place." informants quoted Willkie as say ins. "It ouslit to be chanced now and 1 believe (ongress will change it." Mack Iroin a week-end at Hyde Park, the President planned to fol low up his conference with Hull with a talk tomorrow with legislative! leaders before starting to work on j tl e special neutrality act me.· -.ige winch Congress look for later this V. cek. White House officials indicated (Continued on Page Seven) MARINES ESCAPE INJURY IN WRECK ιri. stun. S. C. Sept. :{().—(ΛΡ) | Λ contingent of Marines b unci ! :ro;n the Parri Island n.,-e to New ! V" i; escaped uninjured today when ι the.: Atlantic Coast Line troop train ei , hed into t he rear of a l reight [ near Oakley, Si) miles north of hire, but the engineer of their train was ) I.:lied and the l i t mai. and baggage ma ti r were hurt. l hi· engTiiet ι was i.ienlilied as Oi-o\ er .1. Glaus ol Ch.n lest-n. Si verni freight cars were wrecked and the loci mi tivc ol tin troop train w.i reported severely damaged. One coacTi of .Marine.- was report ed to have left the track but it did 1 not turn o\ er. | Mica Plant Is Struck AFL Unionists Walk Out at Asheville, Stop ping Production of De fense Articles. Asheville, Sept. 30.—(ΛΡ) — Λ Mill.,· ni American Fcdei Ol I.;iln,r \\ rkers at the plant <>i the A heville Alica company today cur tailed operations and threaten, d ;·■ stop production <>Γ numerous article- , higa mi the priorities list. ·'. Fuller Brown, soeretary-treas urer of the company, said that be tween 4(1 at^d 50 per c.nt oi the out put was used in the defense program and included such items as insula 'i H loi electrical products, spark plugs and Ihe like. The strike was called by the Mica Workers Union last night and went into effect today. Clarence A. Jackson, president ol the local, said approximately 100 oi •ne 171 plant employee- were out. There was no statement from th, company as to the nun in · .lack-on listed griev ances a- "d ^elimination ot the management against union members, coercion during a m ent I election and low wages." At Axis Anniversary Celebration C. I'. Itmlioph ulo Representatives of the; nations who signed the Axis pact. September 27, 1010, are shown in Berlin, accord ing to the Nazi caption sent with tliis piiture from Germany to New York by radio. Left to rijrht are Joachim von KibbciiLrup, Nazi foreign minister; Dino Allieri, Italian ambassador tu Berlin, and facing them lm Hiroslu Ushinia, Japanese ambassador to Berliu. Ruffing For Opener New York. Jvpi. 30.— (ΛΙΊ — —Charles (Ked) Huffing. veteran right liaiuler. was selected today by Manager Joe McCarthy to pitch the opening game of the World Series for the New York > ankee*. against the ISrookb 11 Dodgers tomorrow at the Yankee stadium. Selection of Huffing came as no surprise, since the big red head was the Yankees' most ef fectue pitcher during the regu lar season, with a record of lli ν irlori't and <> defeats. M< ( artb\ also aunoimecd he would return to the r-mdar hat flng order empIoyeTT "T>\ the Yankees most of the season in spread cabling the American League field. Nazis Hint Of Movements On East Front l>erl.:i, Sept. 30. -(ΛΡ) — Λ Ger man miiilcU'\ >j».Ί.ι ι,>in declared It id-, y there \\. '. ι ! 11 "lit! ! ». new. 1"! « 'Ill tin I .1· ti : il I Γ 'ill ι ·:' tin· lb \i ! ι*Ά day.- ' i η e.. ;.-e Ί fc;"t.« :n :va suii. ·· whieh vvt re not disclosed. He add ι ;i that "certain importance can be .i'··.'·"'· ied" tu 1: ι a· ι c: ; ; . ι. , tin Get ι prt that the on the li.i . ..il IVmit 11 run hit· j winte: ■ η t · ; Axi ■ cored -e< e the north π ι mi J . .;ι;ί:» n ! of the b. tt le IV. 'lit. a milita: y e···· mentator .-..id. Fierce bayonet fighting was said tu hn\ e developed y e.-te \ !.. y .ι ! plaee--alonn the .southern front v. Germans reported the Ked army counter attacked in everal sect τ but was repulsed with lieavy 1" · The hi::h I'mnmimd said It Ι π ti ι ops ii' .if Tin- I)n.i-|ie:· ■' \1 "ex term i η a ted strong enemy forces] and took .-ever.il th > is.md pr. in- . ers." In a Πι ί" . e τ cet ·.' of the <·. -tor" · fr< >tu an ir. l'a lit ry <1 \ ..·. m stormed 210 pill !>o\e- in a successful at tack Sunday and Monday. WEATHER ΓΟΙί NOKTII ( MÏOI.IVA. Considéra Mo cloudiness to night and Wednesday: sonic like lihood of scattered light showers. Extended weather forecast for the period from <:.'!(( ι>. in. Sep tember .'!(( Ιο 7:.'!0 p. ni. October 4 — Temperatures normal or slightly above but somewhat cooler about Thursday and Fri day: scattered showers in ex treme northern section, little or no rain elsewhere- j Executed Germans Accuse Lon don and Moscow of Backing Rebel Out breaks in Europe. |{erii:.. Sept — ( \i')— (>cr ni.in i ι r 11» ·; ..iii.iiis have exccu.cd '! t ( /'. ( lis accused ol plotting li> throw ou German rule, it was announced toda,\ .h spokesmen lil.illicit .Vhm'iiw and Loudon lor lehd preparations which led to Ihc s w iii licim.Mi counter meas ures in the piolet totales ol kio h· liiia anil Moravia. ' 1. 1 ul. : ι ; Ι . .a ' .s . eii in .start ■ : tig it I';t . λ rv.ay ami Hol land. !n:t didn't w l'i..' a sjioke.s :..itt declared, "and be: ·ιι· they .;ot : ι !. ■ >(l I :. ι t . ι : ! ne protec •. :. ι ; ι \\ t ■!, ,i hand." He intimated that German au thorities had hccti a\\ are lor some 111 ! ι · · ul "tliNiui i)in - elements" in t!ie |/· iitee'iii ale hut had wailed paticnti.v la determine who was involved iietore takin:; action. 'W't ■ ■ at'.'.ci ! !■ ι : I \ · ■. I i dra^uins ΡΟΓ : ,1 :■ !.. (I.I V. ,l!i it . ! ·. 1 .. i " Λ1 : ( '/celts ·· .-I licit poli •a··, lit : !·'·· IV· t-il H'.V the Ger •i;in did (· 1 I.'· · I ' . I-lit til III Ml' Γ t!lc V ..ι i.i' es t ι !' Clll ' Τ h>'ΐ·ι· ι -.π y h ad ·· · were ; : . : ''il' c m c ι It ίΙ They were (It ,-ci 'td a "leadii a: men ill the tip ft·.*."·, >n ν.'ίι :.·!ι had it■; goal » * ' 1 ι' ..· 'iidepend· ■ a: Czech state." Traîne Deaths Reach Record For All Time Chicago. Sept. SO.—(AP)—In all time high for August traffic deaths emphasized the need lor a nation « ide safety campaign requested by I'r aident Ro sevelt against accidents hampering the deicnse pmsram, the National Safety Council said today. It- report ot 3.91 " traffic deaths in August. 21 per cent above last year. and an eight month1-· toll of 24, UHO. I if pet cent higher than the same period in 1940. w as issutd in advance (Contnued on Page Seven.) Refrigerator Firms To Cut Production Priorities Director Orders 43.2 Per Cent Reduction For Balance of Year. Washington. Sept. 150.— (AIM — 'I'll·· government ordered mark ers of household mechanical re frigerators toda> to cut produc tion for the last live months of IM11 to a level ol' >:!.! per cent under average nioiUhh output for the Near which ended June ;:0, and warned thai cuts i;i IM ! I will prohahb i>e !;re»·.ter." Thir .· factories employing 45,000 workers will feel the curtailment i n ι - I . ι id i ι ν priori ! ic I ) ! ecloi Donald M. .V i >ii a a means < ο nscrvitig . it'll : ι κι other .-trategic materials ii ir ilcii'iι.-ι· :îei'd.s. It \tlu· ιό mil lira- lie cut im [ > ■. - c · 11 (in .αϊ industry producing dur able en ι:: ι I - Kdi'il. . Automobil" !, . id ui ', < 111 1 Jeci 11 il ier recently was cut UÎ.4 per cent and similar limitai.· !" are expeca d . mm I'm' washing ι aclnne.-. v.icuuii: cleaner. and otli'i'i items. i'li. cm ta ι iment v. :..- expected to rt Ιι α ι ; V i.illtli tun el .· teel ill tli ' tv, el\ e ! :1 · 11 : h pi : ::1 lur proriur tiim ui ν : -hip car:· vis.· el . tank and "'.lie: ridel, e it η as well a.-' bra - -. e: I 'laitmi. cup; λ r. nickel and others. British Deny Convoy Losses 1 ,uiiri S. · ι ) t. .'ill -( ΛIM — -The l'>rihs|> ,ri rally .-aid today an atr ial tun η ii ι ii, : un the Hr:l ish ΊιαΙ th'sliij) \( ; '11. the 1.1- ,if a fighter plain· e. ι .'. and - inking ui a motor \ ( - -el ι ! ; I uteri till' ι nil;, cost ui' moving . a iniporlant convoy through the cent .ri Meilitcratiian under a Rudolf Hess Native Land Two Hunger Strikes Starved m Anger Over Being Treated as Pris oner of War, London Newspaper Reports. I.nndcn. Sept. .'!!!. — f.\I') — Κ11Ί11Ι!' Ili'v:,. l ot mcr depti!\ lor Ariulf lliil··!· \< iio made a sen sational flight to Ι-'ιιμ land hist May w :s r< ported la I night to have started hunger strikes twice iii his place of detection in an ger because he η as being trente.i as .1 prisoner of ν ar and not as a "sp 'cia ' envoy". The St.ii', 1,· 'lift· .11 cvriiin , news - I >. ι i ■ t. ι . 11; > r ! 11 if» tli.il lé s war. be ing conlined "\. 1111 i 1. very easy ti.slant"· ιιί 1. ■ 111 d < 111. " ;i 111* Was (.•(intending that as an "envoy" lie .- tu mI<i lie allowed to return to Ger many ,'.t lllHV. When Ile· . ti 11 the number three Nazi, flew tu Senlland early 111 May 111 one ol lia· Most .-en.· ational epi - -ode- ol tin· entire w ar. he Was re ported «videly to haw brought peaci ovcr'liii from Hitler. The Star implied that lie- wa II \ ing in comfortable quar'.er. . say ing: "Some of our \er.v l'iiior oi'iicv: who have been captured by the enemy now oeeup.v decent villas. Il>. Hess a villa or something better suited to hi.- higher rank.'" Government officials who have been silent regarding IIc-s since hi. spectacular landing nearly five months ago declined to comment on the Star story. Jap 'Chute rp -a-» · ι lroops rim Chunuivinjj S < ; ■ ;. « Λ »5 > ΊΊ .Japanese· army landed a -small dc ; : ,chn ion t ι ■ ι ; ·.*.■··· ι ' 111 · ι 1 ·*1 j ves ίι ·' day at Chucbow. important rail junc tion 30 mill 'lit! ' h i :· l\ -c . " 11 (. ' · 1 ; iilt 11 \. ·· ■ : ι ■ e1 ! hi ι killed or dri\ .. λ ; y. C'l.in>--i· ι ( 'ι ίι it 111 : j, . ' ■ ,ι ι Pane Seven> Cotti & , „ α 1 uposi Growers (Object to Wickard's Plant to Re duce Acreage in Favor of Foodstuffs. Mempli . Tcnn.. s : — (ΛΡΊ There ••it olf-tho rumblings I diss;·ι -l'action \· n ι>\ i r Socio tary of Agriculture Wickard's pro μι > ;iI in cut cotton . .·.;.· .1.- lie and I a 1 11 : IX]"· " disc i ίι is pian l· > hîivi· the l'niied orv· a- tlie bread basket 'or the ; n-raca s Wickard's i>!an call· i ·»f sunn· >>l' this year's cotton, wheat and tobacco CContnoed on Pact· Seven * Grocery Prices In Raleigh Rise 25 Per Cent In Year Ι Daily iiis|>ateh Hureau. In tin· Sir Walter Hotel. H> HI NRY AVKItll.L H.'!> a·'· Sop!. 30. Groceries in Riiloi:: ι have increased more than per cvnt in price in the last year. Yiuir reporter make.- no claim to beiny .my P·11'1 01 ;1 .-ta'istician anil certainly no desire to set li i ms el Γ ι up in opposition to the experts who reeeiitlv announced that loud prices have advanced about 2d per cent , since the war started two years ago: but a realistic, if unscientific, sur ! voy "I his own convinces that the I increase is far more than that. I A day or so ago, this bureau re leased a story on North Carolina wage.··. .11 which il was pointed out that t1 ι■ avi ι, 'Par Heel mad.' 5· 1.20 : <t ni" l'or every SI he made :: Augu-: liUii. In tiiv sa .ι .-tor.v di bt w a "\pre^sed that the SI.20 will buy am mure now than '.lio SI would l)i,> then. With a view to finding out >r:,'ething about it. the reporter took . a cop> of last Friday's Raleigh ']"· 'es and <··>"t parid advertised prie» of groceries with tho.-e advertised by idontieal stores for identical iten on the cor responding Friday oi September. (Continued on Page Seven.) Seized by Nazis Gen. Alois Elias Czech Premier Gen. Alois F.lias was arrested in Prague on a charge of "preparation for high treason" and η state of civil emergency was de creed for six districts in the Ger man protectorate of Bohemia-Mo lavia because of a "number of ac tions hostile to tile Keich,' City on Approaches to Leningrad is Recap tured and Germans Are Driven Back, Moscow, Sept. 30.—(AP) —The Red army reported today recapture oil a city un the approaches to Leningrad and tilt takmg ol many other com numitie m in uluud.) lighting un tin· nor'aein ir lit. As th* \ iolent struggle continued all a loi il; tin i : ί ■ η ;. lied Star, S"\ ι ' am,ν lu . >|ia,« τ. .-aid 1. ι null awe t in city <■; "Γ. ' was recaptured alter love .. : : ui. U.e v. ni ell ι ■ I :,.iiated . :i.····;·« l .■· :·! ..t hand The Gen ins thus were driven Leningrad where they have made no ■ ι in ; -'h. i.'.d S'.. ,-tated. Ont (î: : , . : v..· d.elai : m. ti ttle. with tile IvU- . ■ 100 " ·. · in li· ,i : .. .lldl ti. I'riu da, eu; , : pa : \ ;;a ιι , said ι : i a n- wι tu en 1 π .1 new de I a.Η li;· TWO RALEIGH MEN KILLED IN CRASH Τ, ee. tneir i\ •ii a eir Ί iu· dead and A. L. Μ π 1'.»!αν said Ik. i >JH ' ;od ;.t ; He! ι i isc<. .·!·', Ml i',fl c:i!" Î scene. obably it w·. I Η ' ' 1 .1 the Gray Denies : Price Fixing Lexirigti ... Si-i ; lAP)— Presi dent Λ. Gl.i> I'l the K. J. Reynold.- : »· · c-nnpa:.y ci nied in the in.·, .1 · anti t. us; tr.al Unlay tiiat hi.- i··· i "ii> attempted tu d»c tati reta <.i c:ia..;ed by dealers for its p/educts. Gray, . .u ιΊ i: ί 12ο ext.cuti\ο de- j tendant* ϋ trial with hi- company and tin- L:u-; tt and Myers and American Tobacco companies» said he felt :i-at when good- were soldi to the retailer they became hi- prop erty and he could make his own price. Gray added, however, that if the prices ch. yed 1 y the retailer show- : ed "discr.i .nation" against Reynolds! products η 1 ;i\ ■ ir of comparabli' pro ducts of other concerns "future relations" between Reynolds and the retailer "might be affected." '
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