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Henîterson Baîhj Htspafrh TWENTY-EIGHTH YEAR ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SE Πΐ)Χ ι )F \« . Η CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA l-KAHKI' W1KK MKRVICB OF ΓΜΗ1 AHSl Μ·| ATTBI) Ι'ΚΚϋΙ. HENDERSON, N. C., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, I >h< EMBER 1», P.»41 'IHMSIl I.I 1 KV KHY At J tCKNOUN K\<'RI'T SUNDAY FIVE CENTS CORY Ν e w Y ork Has Τ wo Raid Alarms Enemy Plane Carrier Sought Off West Coast Fliers Scout Area About United States Army and Navy on Prowl f or Ship Sending Re connaissance Planes; h an Francisco Has Firet Blackout. >.i:t Francisco, Ore. J).— ι \IM — I Ik Army and Xavy were on I In· prowl lodax (or an rncm.v tirerait carrier which sent at li'.ist two squadrons of planes n r connaissance fli<r!i»s over irdw trial plants nniTinç San ; I un ·μ·ο bay—w ithout dropping ,i lioinh. 1 ι lie :;0-odd planes rançed from s.m Jo"· at the south tip of the lu> to tiu· huse naval yard at M.ne Island, the fourth army 1 interceptor command reported. ■ I:«? ! caused the first blacknir in s.i:i Fnincisco's history. Two other : Unwed in t ! it· darkness of ■ ning but the Army did not ·■ whether enemy planes again , ■ .( .ed. \ \ interceptor plane.- followed tl · I ni tiie enemy squadron :·.■ · ι unable to determine wh re li \ nally went. The Navy thei In .ι search for a plane carrier pi. ., 111 y linking off California'.·» c ud possibly 500 or COO mile ' ii · t think there's any doubt 11.■ ; n· s came from a carri r." sail Li.'utenant General John L I'lfV,' Ί enmmander of the Fourth Λ > . nd the western defense com mand. Victoria, B. C. (Canadian Press), Γ>· Il (ΛΓ1- Λ warn in:', that the ; ur-e arc ofl the Aleutian is '.iti ! came from Mayor Andrew M· ' ; 'η la.-t night shortly alter Ai." .aider A. F Godfrey said "there i- c\ "ry reason to believe there will in attack .11 the I'acil.c north Japan se are off the Aleutian >i.. 1 : : we expect them here atiy ti 1 t 1 Mtuat h η ι- vc : ν >er ou Μ '.ι McGavin said. ' amdore Godlr'y said the C'a .-1 :.· air force was •■.standing by" . nil ' at instruction- wen· i-.-ued t '1 I or a C'liiiplete 1 : ickout. Investigation is Demanded Washington. Dim·. 0.—(ΛΡ) — l!i in»'sciitativ«· J)ini;rll. Demo < 1 at. .Michigan. »<:l»l the House today lie proposed to demand ' '«at court martial proceedings instituted against four high ranking Army olticcrs and the commander of the Pacific fleet loi' "«liât happened in Hawaii.' ' ' .;cli n.'iincil specifically Lit ί ' ι-t < ί' ihtîiI Walter C Short. coii; : ; ' 11 η Li the Hawaiian department; Μ ί-ι (îencral 11. Il Arnold, deputy 1,111 ι · I ~t.it! fur air. Mjiji>r General '" H Bret;, ci;ι· I ιΊ the Army 1 ; !> . and Admiral I lu.sband '^"nicl, commander of the Pacific Hi ' t. 1 ■■<·'.: Ii pn tent.:;ve Bulwinklc, '' ' · r ; 11. North Carolina, îmmed ■··'<■;> anise tu say "it behooves mem t" keep their leet on the f?:,;iiid" and not act without know in" the full facts. ' In times like 111i~" he declar d, " is the patriotic duty of every (Continued on I'aRe i wo) JAPANESE ON WEST COAST ÏN F. Β. I, NET A number of Japanese, just landed from "Terminal Isla id, where there is a large Nipponese settlement, are pietur d in th; San I):ego. ('.· . u-.-.v term:...·!, dc !.. :· . ' <■-'.< 'inr.; !y a«vnts of the Federal Bureau df In\e-tigalii η The Navy ! a- a oa.-e on Terminal is : ·, i Ti e ι■..■ \v..s in I'ne with President Roosevelt's orders for the anther,ta .- lu plaei under arrest . r .'a d r.Rrv.ti ·· to the ,-,a'e in this emergency Hull W aras Against INazi Move Nazi Entry is Expected Reports From Stock holm and Berlin Indi cate Early German War Declaration. Iîer! in. IX c. 9 - ( ΛI ' ι An a ith >r ized spoke;man said t day he was un· able I·· statf win·!:,η (ît»r: an-Aim . - icail relati ills wuaid c:a 1 ·; ■ will.in the next 1!4 hou. . but w M .111 in in! a'n aid a "claiilymg >!alc n:rr.; on : : · American - .lapan «" V V. .>· \... O.· Ctl <1 .-'i ll. "ΊΊir .;· atioii lias not changed," lilt· 1» :.i '). .)! .-aid. Til· ι'· v. οι >ii*· -ni il·: 11a: ill· repu. I.· : 111 r 11 Ι.'τ rr.ria'a.g w aid meet to 1 : ι ai': w tn !eia:\e a ai'emeiit w, Germany's official^ stand. 1 ι ι· ni ■ ι:ie "clarMyinu men:." ■■ t: I Jit η ·1 au . 1> ir. <·;> - lid »·"·::.. n,,.ιy. Dut "m \ΊΙ v. a I (ir rear; 1. ι -, : : : ί a'lai ι:ί· 11 ' i ' i|1 1 tion such ,1 statement win η : be 1 »g di'iay i'd. w v..: ,.:i. :· \ : '■· Ni:· ' : br ai ira I I : ; -1. St '· a · 'I'll. I , 11 a d.c'i'd tea..a lia ' 1 ■ ■ 111 y a ! ι j KcLu'e w„; ι II III l II ' il S '. a : " within a tew hours. Tac broadcast (( '1 ail inucd cm I '. m 1'wo) JAPANESE REPORT PHILIPPINE LANDING ; dispatch from Siiangnai 1 may quui 1(1 tar . I a ρ a a r r ..; a ■' a man a -ay 111.; .'. 1, ·: : 1 ■ r I. ■■ !. ai lan.l .11 lia 1 ' a.-M'rted Γ ■ 1 ' . : a v. 1 ! : er: . wit'.li lit Ira.· r He also told pi successful landings wit h out ca- ait· . ·; It. . . 1.'· Ma lay peninsula and in Tiia aid. Tlii was a cause fur >alMarl;m he -aid, because ,-tubboin resa ' nier nad be n expected sine "Hrdish airplane- 11.1.Ί ! sighted the Japanese convoy preiiui ! turi'ly." iirst List Of Casualties Announced Washington. Iicc. 9.—(ΑΙ')— I 'liie War d; partnienl published llu· Army 's ι irst otfiçial casual ty l:st of the war today, niak- | ing public the names of .'!7 offi cers and men killed in action in the Kip.u.«se attack on Hawaii. Six were commissioned offi cers. ail of the air forces, and the others also were air corps lilt II. The names were announced as a partial li t of the casualties rcsultii: : iront Sun!la\'s km bardmi iii of the isla.id >! Oahu. Hawaii, 1 y Japanese ;nr units. "I he adjutant general of the Army ill racii ι ase notil'iid the ne\t of kin of II·.- deep re υ ret i;l tli" seen Iar.\ ol w ar at the death ·>: thi> soldnin the de fense of la . lO'.ini y. liie W ar ι department said. Axis Aliens ; Arc Arrested | ι l-'eiic I· ■ .. Ic.i1 η· .i today. In ! . ' . 1 ' " quietly during the • Λ .. . Λ t I ·. 1 ι . daimerou mi :ιι· ty. « Sudden Act Held Likely Secretary of State Says Germany Might Stage Surprise Attack ίο Support Japan. Washington, Dec. 9.—(ΛΓ) — Secretary of Slat»· Hull indicated today that this country should he on guard against a sudden German move supporting Japan in fulfillment of the axis tri partite pact. The Suite department emphasized λ>.γ·. i t . that Sec;etary Hall's warn ,n:; had nu connection with the ι - I ι I that ho.- tile plane- v. i re a, - ms< tir ι , stern se.. ; ■■ 'a ici. H till ii. knowledge iC thisc renort - ■ ■ ! ι : f I; ■ ed t;i" . ι: η η j. p. eply to .ι pres.-. conference ί 1 ' ι 1 ■ : .is to whether i.e though'. • ., ι : ,i Gei man move w< >m id be τ tin· trial :«·>n ·>ι the Sund;.> morn:nx .itt.a , · Η «ιι·>!îi!u bv .1 .ipaii. It il th. ' ii n> Un: ted States should ,, ί \ ;,y I .· 1 g .nil a .·_; a : ; : - " urpri .i.i e-pei ι: Λ when VV'i'. ' ' he en ι, - ι 1 in: ι ■ 11. ι : ; ■ r · ;. i dr.-peri 1'U .·· wer· 1 · ■ ·.' . : ι » ici the world. Any preliminary move tit the char ι,·:«·ι· ■ : : 1 I 'i ai'l Hariior : : taek. 'v .ml. \v .. d ο : ι i > a η u.sC the American ,,·.,.!· t st u.t! all tile speed oil all 1: < mi;.at this nali ·η i'· il Wit ii e.:,c reference to Ja|Kin'.· . ::e id tar il P*'arl Harbor, Hull said that if the national (Coal nned on Pace S \ til VEAllilK I < IK ΜΙΚΤΗ ( ΛΚΟΙ.ΙΝ Λ lair to nartl\ cloud.% tonight and Wednesday: somewhat colder tonight. IXtended weather forecast for the period from 7:30 p. in. Dee. !· to 7:30 p. m. Dec. 13—Tem peratures below normal, rising slightl.v Thursd.n and falling Friday and Saturday: cloudiness general through Thursday with light showers I iiursday. Wmtme Mxrafr Air Ai » nek Oie l'.Wtïi Carolina i,oasi 'Very Lîkehy Broughton Declares Daily Dispatch Bureau In the Sir Walter Hotel. By BOB THOMPSON Raleigh, Dec. 9. — Govern ■ Hiniighton believes that an actual ar. attack on strategic poilus in North Carolina 'is very likely to happen." "And when it comes." the gover "ι>ι· continued, 'it will be the .same | •sort of surprise alt.a'k that the Jap ! ■anese perpetrated on lliwaii . . . . ' 't takes only a glance at the ma ; > to sh >\\ that our chin ir "» k far ■ nit til·· tiic Atlantic ocean." Γη ■ u ■ · < in·>r expects the attack. ··: ι·. ■ roui Cîermans instead of .1 ;> He dm - not ι- r« · t > predict how !>i:i.i> Ik flirt· a stal·· of war will exist oetween this ruin' y and the re maining members of the axis. Na turally lie hone t won't coaie Hut he thinks :t will It is a loll Li way ·· \Vt··; h Caro lina to the Pai- I I- 1 I all '\ !11 I' the latest phase of World War Π 1h :.ai. It is ni' di.-: ■ nee ι· 11 y »»· .ν th Carolina to the Atlantic .uvan. In the last war. ships wore attacked and sunk wtlim ^lu n lies oi the North Carolina coast where the state'. "chin" st ii'1 : s out around flattens, iv.ir includes the u-e ol car riers which. Ιι· u points hundreds of miles out into the ocean, en ■launch airplane attacks. Last war, N'orth Carolina had one .'.imp. Fort Bragg, pretty well inland. This war. North Carolina in addition will have ι T'ont nod on Page Two) Japs Seize ans, il ε; LiOWo lUve ^nangeci du Datante Oi Ameri can ana j&pjuiese Se«; Jrcv/er, 1 o&yo iiroa.i t:,5i .iays. .Manila. Dec. !i.— ( Λ I* >— ilie Philippine islands target ol rc p. j.ieu and m m spread Japan.-e aii- raids, laced a new threat to - Uil.l - Γ. pUi IS l'< UCliv'd liCJ't 111.II JUi/ii-ΚΛΓ 11LI1I >.!Zill Κ il - »·* < WO ι o. H. 1 i 1. - ol! i. · · .·..umv .o âianila !ïa>. -i.i.iii , in ill;· anu.t.\ oeer 11'.is i uata.n uas t..a liar tii.it tu· Ja;i..n:se misnt etU-c' a lauding 1,11 the i i . i-.iand <>t Λϊin - danao. w here about lO.Otii) ol tli · 25.000 Japanese letti d .11 iii.· Davao area were said to be arm ed and ready to cooperate with an invasion attempt. Cine report .-aid that approxiinat - »· ■■.'■· armed .lapane-e aiieady λ ( i t· actively res:.-ting F iip ιι<· m .ilits attempt.ng to euro inci ;>·« .it lift h column activities in ι. m.ο province. Reliable sources, authority l'or UK reported s.izLire ol Lubang. said tii· .lapanese apparently had gained lui! ■unti'ol there with tin- aid ol lilt h columni.-ts po.-ing as fishermen. Control of Lubang would be oi tremendous importance to the Japanese because of iis dominat ing position muUiwest of .Manila lia y and because it virtually controls watci nays between the middle Philippine archipelago and the China sea. Manila it.si If, which experienced three aid ra:d alarms during tlv night, was on the al.-rt ;or a ne., aru-t by J .;>an -e air raider.- again-: nearly strategic points. Dili,'.- !:!! were lacking on the 1 ii : ν age . ι ai (··.· „ll e- all' ady caus 'd bν Γ:ο ,1 anani' ' · : ulers. I):11 it was ?nni led eu ere t l a t . ; ' i- '··. ·■ ili; :>·ν irdron e »"· · ' the ci!'·' At lea -1 l.Vi · . ve- w ι rported ■ u' ι ' : edia · ianila area. Jap Flans Interpreted Washington Quarters See At em ρ t te Drive American F I e e t to Heme Vv a t e r s. '::;iin bailie Heel î· > h · » ι · <· ■ ;t - . ·;:!·<. : ! I . br · <1. . ν ;·ν ' , ·. , ... ·!' :;Π ;ï î îv:· >st iiu'ivu;; i\ » ; < » « · i 11μι .n i»l* ξΛ .nU : i't ΓηΙΓ ni' . 1, Λ ! ' . « ' : ' · : i - ·· il· ; ι ρ d 1KI\ a ; · · ·. ι . :!i the l· . East • · | the S;;m Franc l· c · ni oa last night, I tho 1 -M-X-rl : ni · ' , . !i Vail(V', . (Continued τ. Page Two) ΆΜ ScOQÊ âk ÎCDipo looted i'niMppme t s ί a faec Ν ' - ri Jaj e \v nds ί .'treat ; j r .nese Residents in La αc Area 3aic^ to Be Armed and Ready to. Assist Invasion. Tokvo (olfieail broad; i t ·>'·■ I·, ed up by AP). Dec. 9.—(AP)— (irial initi.l successes and a widening scope and in· ra· in? tenir ι* ο! Japan's air. 1 uid and sea w ar of tlii' I'aciiic v, i h tin· ί liilril Midi's and Britain were reported by the Japanese today. Λ navy ministry spokesman declared tin· .tananes" nav> al ready had landed blow·, which had changed the old balance of American and Japanese sea power to such an extent a~ to nullif* President Roosevelt's "high pressure eastern policy." The achievements of th Japanese navv. he declared. 1 :..<i "ci•mplolei·.. shatt red all naval strategy popular ized b.v the United State? naval ex perts." The armv announced that its bombi i s had hammered Nichols Field I . S. air base near Manila in the Philippines, in a mass attack which demolished "im portant air facilities." A l ing of Japanese warship .· i 'i-il tiny \i» I \\ ay : -land, a Slatt Honoh ablaze said a (A ' Guam Si. tes ilic. w π flag.) The .lap, nine plane: -i.iiirl ves pi! ι Ί; v and step ■ which United west nl ] stores iterdov ι· -inn 1,400 miles set iianpars and fin a bombardment ye nmunicpie. broadcast declared lhat Wake, two otner United ing st''lie a<·· oss the Ρ ic - low under the Japanese lies in erd said tliey r:r attach she 111 down Wak' \t the same time imperial headquarters announced that Japan's air and land forces began an attack upon the area of Sin gapore this morning and that many Japanese warplanes had destroyed main British fighter planes at their bases. Two Japanese contingents were reported I»·. Ilcinei to have completed occupation of Bang ( ( ' ; lined Ρ 'wo) JAPANESE PLANES FLY OVER PANAMA New York. Dec. 0.- M*) — \ Panamani in 1* adio broadcast heard in N« \\ York !»\ NBC said Japanrst* aircraft were re ported ΪΙχίηκ over the Panama coast lh«- morning hut no bombs were dropped. NAZI LIBYAN FORCE READIES FOR FIGHT Curio. Dit <;. !·, F'ι \\ in Rommel ' d ur .upitifi his hntic· ' day for ;i result'!'' · 1 in.a; in I ,ibya : : . ; we-1 ward to a 1 η i··· li-td th I'r. ni Τιibruk llir.ci Acu . "1 Hit el Gobi. British mechan zed forces and m 11 ' '> \\ ere " pi r:ed - ' II busy 11111u ll' p.vkrts "f German re '.itice al us; the Libyan coast in ' leinitv of l.ardia. .\opro\i rate'v 1.01)0 Itr'ian troon? were lvl \ ed to lie trapped ■ :: the eoa-t. intensified Drive To Build U. S. Warships Announced. !' ι ΛΡ)—\ . ηα. . \ 1. . od dr.\ c 1.1 ! (;i ' . a ever ii- - in Λμ··.·!· ». ; ν 1.» coi)!pen- 1 :··ι· η;ιν. I > > ··.lio'.cd by .1. II : 1 ' ' 'D wil'tly !. :\\ .m nnoiitKvd lu: Y I ) C '! I.'ll I'M I ! \' ' - '·. Domo (·!·.· :. ('ι'ίτκκι. .-f t a II .-o naval Ο '! 1 l! Itt l O. T.m vi teran I î:i .,· . wlm voted It ; Wiii against (Jo Ha' ν η 11)17 and lia- fought con- stonily to g'v."> th:s ι· i iit y a navy m >· "id t.> η me. declared ilia' all η . . ' l'uildm™ would I'C xrdered on a -4-hr. I' basis ! at itice ι He aid lie I'la'aica t i.he χ. .. ι·> nu : 11 · ι what c.m .··· till' Const 1 combat ship ther speed Uly need?d > iol'C ill iv to see Special attent e : aid. Vin son added, to the ρ qiuMi >n oi whether the Nav> nae. :»ei η tidting propel considérai . η in t c ·η«ιι· ; of prioriiies on steel and other vital materials. The Georgian parried all questions as to details of the danvg done by the Japanese blitzkrieg on Pearl Η.ίιΊη r. It w:> obvious. however, that he was gra\ elv concerned by what he had learned it the Navy depart ment. Unconfirmed Reports Say Planes Near School Children Sent Hoi ne, Civilians Eva cuated From Mitchell Field; Boston Also Has Word of Possible Raid. New York Dec. 0.— (Λ Ρ ) — New ^ oi k ( xpcrienced its first air raid alarm today. The all clear signal was heard '!!) min utes later at 1:45 I> m. EST. New York city, the metropoli tan area and Long Island had braced lor a possible air attack alter the alarm was sounded at 1:25 p. m. EST. All school chil dren were sent home. Acting on ir.t nnation received : Governor's i-iand. headquar ι·γ· "1 the fir- ' Anny, that hostile .ill.ut s were reported two hour- out New York, Dec. Γ<.— (AP) — A second air raid alarm was sounded in New York city at ί:0Γ> today just 15 minutes after the all clear signal had been flashed by the police department after a previous alarm at 1:25 p. m. EST, prompted by uncon firmed reports of hostile planes off the cast coast. if New York at noon, all planes at Mitchell Field took to the air and lammes were evacuated from the military reservation, although air corps detectors had not confirmed the presence of planes. Navy press officers said they had not received a report on any hostile planes. They rushed the news to the iff ice of Admiral Adolphus Andrew., con.mandant of tire third naval dis trict and commander of the north At lantic coastal frontier which extends from Hatteras to Halifax. In Washington, the White House, War and Navy departments said they knew nothing about the report ed presence ol planes off the ea.-t c< iast. Captain Lynn Farnol. public relations officer at Mitchell Field, said tlio field was on the alert and that every necessary precaution had been taken, lie said the reported presence of planes did not originate with 'he air corps but that the air corps was acting on the theory that the reports ιιιιμ 111 be substanial ed. In Boston, \av> sources re (Con'.mued on Page Two) Π ΑΝΚ CRASHES. Ki I'.i- >. Tc \.. Dec. i). (AIM — Γ ; ι .en were . eported killed and ' ree ii ι : -■ ιi .-eveiely today m the ■ a- : ; a Arm ν b> ·:ι oer thl c .lie.. ; · ; 1 El Pas' ι A:iii\ : , i:cia!s went to the sccne ·<> ARGENTINA JOINS IN DEFENSE MOVES Washington. Dec. ί>·.— (ΛΡ) — Xrgcntina today pledged the < niied Mates "reciprocal assist ance and defense coopération" in this country's war with Japan. PLANES TAKE OFF TO HUNT CARRIER s·· tlU·. I)· s 9 - -(ΛΡ)—Planes at 1 'id. Oreg.'ii. aiihase hopped o,' ··; i.'i . today. the second inter ι·!'·! ,·.·! 'Π..md :.'in > meed. to -. :■.·(■!. H'l . lies ,Λ sea fiir two >' ' ■ ; live l.i: i.nv-e 1 reraft carriers an ' si nit si:bi :ar ne reported operating ■ it the coast. SiimiIt:ι ici usly. Br radier Gene .il Carlyie H. Wash, head ot the inter ceptor C'liimand. reporttd planes here and at other western Washini !· :· Held: were prepared to lake the .. 11 as -..10:1 as the weather moder ated. AEF Laws Pass Rapidly \V...-h:ng'."n. Dec. 9.—(ΛΡ)—Legis lation to permit use ni the nation'. I;md ;.uti naval forces, including se lective ser\ ice trainee s, on foreign -L.il was approved swiftly today by the House military affairs commit tee. The measure also would permit the retention of selective servie? trainees for the duration of the war with Japan and for another six months thereafter. The House swiftly completed con gressional action on legislation to hold all Navy enlisted men in serv ice for the duration of the · or.
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