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YEAR T11 K ASSi x -| AT m'i'V ltV:s.i°fc HENDERSON, N. C., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 1. 1942 pub,,1Tke™wvtkkn,,on FIVE CENTS COPY Chutists Reported In Pamlico BRITISH * FORCES ESCAPE * JAPANESE TRAP * IN BURMA ★ ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ ★ ★★★★★★★ ★★★★ Axis Heads End Two-Day Meet Defenders Occupying New Sector British Withdrawn to Positions Only 30 Miles Below Man dalay; Japanese War ships Concentrate in Marshall Islands. (I; IP \ssociatod Press) K i;•Hi}' a Japanese entrap nient ep, British troops jrnar i.i the i'iuht flank of the aili.-i : ■ in Burma have fallen had ' ’ miles to a new defense .mvP miles Below Mun tlyia’ It : (1 By t he Japanese tiu''i ' I .ashio, 1 .'!(* miles ii"t" ' of Mandalay, the 1 lire ■. v re said today to have with'ii.ivi! to protect the nver :,.nil r utes to India. While the crisis in Burma re main I acute, with the Japan ese im tilers turn standing at the sal, n to China astraddle the Bun . i Koad, a Chinese an nunti '-ment declared the fall til l.a'i'i" uiHild not halt the float at I hi nose reinforcements for llie continued defense of north Burma. Mur, iver. I tie Chinese said, alien, itive supply routes from India In China are already in tviirf.i is order. : - patches said Lashi >. , v Japanese mechanized ’' • dnesday. had been • - a looming bnnm town to able heaps by Japanese i - sjult - and the allies’ rill policy. .lopnients in the I die included: l l.ipunrsc warships and h""l> transports wore reported ' dnnod on Page Two) JOSEPH M. SCHENCK GIVEN LESSER TERM V .S. May 1 fAP) Tlv ■ entonce imposed last nst Joseph M. Schcneck. .urman of the board of ' a y-Kox Film (’orporation, ! 1 tax evasion, was sit.-- i 1. 1 day ,md he was sentenced j ■ to a lower term ot a 1 ■ day on a guilty plea to a | I"! ’ udictment Reds Sink Battleship Soviets Report Sink ing by Baltic Fleet oir German Battleship and Others. Moscow. .May I.— (.-VI*)— The ■■'•scow radio said today that a "a nun hattleship had been MJi,k bv itussia’s Baltic fleet. ,1 ' . " the* first Russian claim of 11,1 ot one of Germany's few ‘ pit.i, ships, and came in .. resume ' I'petations in which the Baltic -et was said to have sunk 447 Get - ;1,'1 ''ups, presumably in the course "I the \v|;„lc war. ( V battleship was not identified. K.,rTker German warships which tne j* said had been destroyed ■nuuuerl a cruiser, Ui destroyers. 18 p ,. !||U" 11 es and 18 torpedo boats. ''[ j' "'esc 114 transports were t e 1 ' I'd sent to the bottom. 'rp p* "u* an’i-aircraft gunners of •' Baltic tleet were said to have U'_ /'ru.-l *f)i u -i enemy planes. Governor Pledges Sweeping Cleanup In Revenue Office Steps Will Be Taken to Prevent Recurrence of Embezzlements; Maxwell Held Blameless for Situation in Department. Raleigh, May I.-- (Al’j - Governor liroujtliton said today that the re\etuie department would be thorou.u'hly reorjtaniz ed to prevent a recurrence of embezzlements such as those disclosed during the tritils here of former members of the de partment. The governor did not state s|;ecitieall\ tliat he eo.itcmplal ed a:i\ changes in personnel. However, he said the whole sit lo'inn was being looked into, "'these unfortunate i■ \|lerienen liiivr clearly disclosed a definite need for impin'. I , 11! in 11 in! hi ,»! a | id y - j 'Oil m I i " 11■ v i*. do; a;, l:-nl." Bi n!ighton .1 n a taPa p. T. whole iUiala.n ill ihe light "I i.ios dev eloped I'roiii 1 lie ii. e iigal a a and the Inal is being fully studied and the public may be assured that what ever is needl'd in the way ■ ■! m. provement and reorganization v ! be thoroughly done in such manner as to avoid a rocurrenee nl siirh m eidenlr." Broughton as e ted tii.it A. .i Max well, revenue -eoi . net , was bhuneless lor tile emhe/.zie:i eld • and his "long record el honorable pubii-r service is uninipeached and unt..r nis lied." Explosion Wrecks Nazi-Used Factory Nazi Losses High In April London. May 1.— ( AIM— I hr Moscow radio said today that during April the Borman forces on tile Leningrad front lost oyer 58.00(1 officers and men. killed and wounded. During the same period, So viet troops destroyed I Oil guns, 113 trench monars, 45 tanks, I armored ears. trucks and large quantities of oilier arms and equipment, the Russian radio added. Registration Of Women Cancelled Wo lungton. May I (AIM I‘n - ! deni Ku,revolt annuuneed today that plans lor voluntary registral am i>l >a omen for wartime activities had been dropped. The (.'iuel Kveriitive disclosed tin li.ul hern d' 'in alter i'aul \ . MeXuii, m charge ol mobilizing man and woman power lor the w ar effort, had consulted women members ol the so cial security board's lederal advisory council and had been told that o\ ei the country there are more women w ho want jobs than there are open ings on' thorn •fhe President indicated to In; pro . conference that the decision not to go ahead with a voluntary regis tration lor women was not neces sarily permanent and that >ueb a listing might be necessary at some future time. Almost 1.500,0(10 women, Mr. Roosevelt sad. are registered writ! lociil employment service oliice>. Any woman can register at these (>l I t'ices, he -aid, and there are 1,500 ol i them. AMERICAN PLANES BOMBARD RANGOON Xew Delhi. May 1 (AIM Dint ed States planes carried out a night raid on Japanese-occupied Rangoon. : in Burma, on the night ol Aptil -J, i it was announced here today Dam i cl r.i ' ■ I hi dow Chemical Plant inj New Industrial Dis trict of Northern Be!-j gium Destroyed; 250 Killed and 1,000 Per sons Injured. London. 51 a \ I.— (AIM —A chemical faclorv at '! csseii(lcrla:», jn the new industrial district ol northern Belgium. a particular zone of activil> for the anti German “white brigade” of the conquered Belgians—has been destroyed in an explosion which, according to tin* German radio, killed 250 persons and injured about 1,000. Berlin belniedly relayed an an nouncement today <it the na/i-doh: inated Belgian g* >\ • •mmi'tit Ih.at ii< »t only th< plant hot a technical . • •}i*»<• I and a number of nearby houses wc.o ci( droved ''i' c\('i'Hv damaged -•/ the I)I.i..t two day- ago. ,\m can c wa glA'Ctl. The annoimm! ent emphasized that the laeh.ry pimdueerl “artificial fertilizers "I various kinds and washing preparation. h»r tlic Bel gian market only.” '1’hc Free Belgian news agency as serted. conirarv to Berlin, that the factory turned out sulphuric acid, I synthetic aiaiii«»nia. and nitric acid for explosive and gas It was re ported equipped with modem ma chinery at winch about 1,000 persons worked when Belgium was lice. Since the coming "I the Germans, the Belgian agency said, production has been increased under German directic *n. Much sabotage has been reported in this region, mostly credited to the , secret armed organi/a!ion, the “white : brigade,” seven of whose members were sentenced to death a week ago-. * j Crashed Plane Is Located Albuquerqui\ X. M.. May 1.— (AP) A tour-motored plane miss ing freni the Albuquerque b;ise since April 22 with math men aboard was located from the air today at a point la mile.' southwest ol Kimmeron, m northern Xew Mexico, the Army an nounced. The plane dr-appeared while m route back to the Albuquerque base on a routine training flight which had taken it to Kansas City. The fate of the men aboard the .-he . a ' l:n • r, nnmedi. tely. Profits Tax Increases Agreed On House Ways and Means Committee Ap proves Flat 94 Per Cent Excess Profits Tax Rate for Corpora tions. Washington. May 1.—(APr— The House ways and means com mittee agreed today on a flat 91 per cent excess profits tax rate for corporations. Chairman Houghton. Demo crat. North Carolina, announced the committee had voted for the flat rate and also had agreed to retain the present 21 per cent normal tax for corporations with income of more than $2.1.000. He said the committee hoped to vote later in the day on new sur tax schedules which are either 6 or 7 per cent at present, de pending on income. Representative Cooper. Democrat. Tcnnr ssee. who explained the com mittee's : ction with Dmughton, said the members also had agreed to revise the excess profits cr dit al lowed corporations on their invest ed capital as follows: 8 per cent on first $5,610,000 of invested capital, 7 p. r cent on second $5,000,000. 6 per cent on the next $190,000,000, a: d 5 per cent on the excess above scim non non Zinc Output Restricted, Dobey Says Washington, May 1. -(AP) Mien Dobey. a special assistant attorney general, told the Senate uatents ennt nittee today that the New Jersey y.ine Company was restricting pro duction ol high grade zinc while the nation laces an "acute shortage." At the same ('y . Dobey declared, the company has encouraged unlim ited production by its own patented processes in foreign countries, in cluding Germany. He -aid that after expected fur ther curtailmirnt ol civilian con sumption. war production board of licials botieve there will be enough high grade zinc for military purposes this year. Nazi Leader Makes Appeal To Germans Berlin (From German Broadcasts! May 1 —(APi Robert Ley. Adolf Hitler’s lieut.nant h>r labor affairs, appealed to the workers of Germany in a May Day message today to make "a last supreme effort for victory Speaking ot hardships of the past winter, he asserted the high qual ties of thi‘ German soldiers and their allies have preserved our continent from being overrun by a second wave of vandals which would have meant the end of millions of people. "It is the duty ot all to help light en the burden ot the men at the front and avoid bloodshed as much as possible, for in this war it is not capital, not the dollar nor the pound, which will be victorious, but the most industrious and the brav st people." WiAIIIER FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Continued warm, scattered show ers. FORT BRA GG TROOPS SENT TO HUNT MEN Soldiers and Civilian Defense Volunteers Search for Three Parachutists Reported to Have Landed Near Bayboro; All Pamlico County Roads Blocked and Careful Check Made in Effort to Apprehend Suspicious Persons. I'uri Bragg, May ].— (Al’j—Army officers are investigat ing reports that unidentified parachutists landed today near Bay boro in Pamlico county. Brigadier General Preston A. Wer.th erred, commander of the second district of the fourth corps area, ! announced this afternoon. “Reports made by spotters and observers that parachutists have landed in Pamlico county are being investigated by specially | assigned Army officers,” General Weatherred said. So far, the general said, the Army has been unable to verify | the report. General Weatherred said the North Carolina highway patrol | had dispatched officers to aid in the investigation. He said the Army received reports that the unidentified 'chutists had landed I about 12:30. "There is probably nothing to the reports, and there nothing to get excited about,” General Weatherred declared. RAF Raids Taper Off Total of Eleven Ger man Bombers Destroy ed Over England and France, British Say. Lonrlun. May 1.— \1*>—RAF offensive operations tapered off to armed reconnaissance flights overnight after eight straight nights of smashing blows at na/.i bases and supplv tenters, but the British destroyed a total of eleven German bombers over England and France, authorities said today. Three im/.i plane- were sent crash ing to eaith it their French base.-, doubtlcs> bv Ihilish fighters win followed them home m* circled ovei the airfields awaiting tluar return Fight were dint down in scattered attacks along the northeast ok, and in ea -tom England, the gn\ cmmer.' announced, and the rata of d»nirw tmn of these raider- In. exceeded the goal n| ten per cent -et by de fending gun and plane new. Five out of 20 raid* wore re ported destroyed in til Herman at tack Tuesday night on Ynrm L’p to noun tod o' t w a- rep- a ted there were onlv slight patrolling ac tivity cm t ' English ■ m ii. daylight operation>. The na/.i i• a ay- 1 -t night c .used erne ea-ualta . .whaling a . ma.i number ot persons killed, hut no extensive damage, it was -aid. 37 Survive Ship Sinking I Louts, Dol.. May 1(APi Blasl ! ed by a single subim.: mo torpedo. a small ireightei sank within five min utes oft the Vtlantic coast Tuesday and apparently carried m\ men to their deaths, tlit- fourth naval dis trict announced today. Thiri.v--.evoi' a the crew ot t.i. in eluding tlie master, were rescued by a Navy craft alter drifting two hours in a lifeboat The survivin'- were landed here, lour suffering minor in juries The ship's chief offiier said the undersets raider attacked without warning about a. vn. It did not surface. Some of the missing were beliex ed i (Continued on Page Two) Ba.vboro. May 1.— j.\i’i — Civilians armed with shotguns, law officers and soldiers search ed the woods about six miles from here today after reports were received that three para chutists had landed. Only meager information was available here, since most of the law officers were in the field. However, two boys named (Continued on Page Two) Drop Bombs In Suez Canal (\i in >, May 1. (AP) i it uno dropped in the Sue/. e;m;d ;mu DamieUa areas in an air raid la.-i night, said a communique issued i*y tin' Lgvptinn u mistry m mlerio; . Damietta lit ' on a mouth ot ’me Nile, about 30 1 1 rt > t t Lake Man/.aia i'nw I’-;! Sa..d, the Mediterranean r mith m the canal The dan age \vu • -light. 1 he com munitjiit* -aid. b il six person- wej e injured in the canal area. Raid warn ing.- were aided ai nthci parts «•; the Nde rii :!.. regc «n. DIKin INTKIIS Louisville, K\.. >la\ 1.— (AIM —Seventeen horses—10 colts and onegelding — were entered to du\ lor tomorrow’s (>8th running of the Kentucky I>« rb\ \ VM1.3) ( II \IK.M AN. Raleigh, May 1. w\P' Kdv :i A. Pcniek. Lpi-copu! h >p R, .< . has been elected chairman m Pa* Nolih Cm • »hna c- . m m ter-raeial cooperation, the exrimtiw committee «d the organi/.utmu an nounced today. George And Jacoby Killed By Wild Plane j _ AIhed lleadq; arters. Australia. ; May 1. -tAP) -Brigadier Genera: | Harold H. George of the L'nite.i I States Army air corps and McLiH j.Iacoby. Time and Lite magazine correspondent, were killed at an ad vanced airdrome when struck by a fighter plane which got beyond con trol as it was taking oil. allied head quarters di'dosed today Then deaths were announced yes terday when it was stated the accid ent H'eurred Monday General George and Jacoby were ; Continued on Cage Two) Reports Say Nazis Seek Air Truce German Announce ment Say Hitler and Mussolini in ‘Perfect Accord;’ London Paper Says Hitler Ready to Cry Quits. (I!v 1 he Associated Press) Adolf Hitler and lienito Mus solini met in a two-day confer once ending yesterday at .Salz burg, Austria, it was announc ed oftieialiy today while from a roundabout route came first re port that Germany might be seeking a truer1 in the cross channel bombings that have ■ wrought havoc with German j cities in recent weeks. ; TP- London Daily Mail hint led tiiat Germany was seeking to cry quits on aerial warfare with England, climaxing thunderous blows by RAF warplanes against nazi-donrinated Europe. The Hail) Mail quoted a Ber lin dispatch to a Swiss news paper as saving: "It i- semi-off"ieiall) stated here that German) will call off the bombing ot Iuiglish towns if liir liar win mange u- nirtimus of bombing Herman cities. "The present bombing duel is highly unpopular with the tier man people.' (tie dispatch ad ded. But authoritative British quar ter- commenting on the purport (Co nt in led on Page Four) ITALIANS REPORT BRITISH ACTIONS ON LIBYAN FRONT I! !■ : a in, am Pa ..idcasts), Mi y i AP - The ln.uk command ■ 11 a 1 *1 ’ ■ : . • e 1.! • v:m * wn of El \iw■■. ; *m-i • ■ .1 - * • . 11 y IC pe!!eH. M* .i’.h < were re ;>< W t • .■ : i-y 1 .. HAE. \' '»:••;'{ ' : • ,e at t.irk * -ast I 1 M* ••• ! left in <mr ii; nh , ■ ;.nd dear! on the u: Hi!:'!. • • and said. House Gets Bill Provides In creases for Service Men, Doubling Buck Private’s Pay. Washington. *!a\ 1.—i \I*i — Xi aid h\ mam a- a loierunner to the tndiu lion into the armed si rviee- ot men with depend ents and government payments to tlieii families, a hill hiking the |i.i\ ot loy\ el paid seryiee i men was -i nt to the House today h\ ii- mi!itar\ committee, y- .11'i■ i ”, ed l >> : In eon mittee late yesterday t eas ■ vouId d<itible tin p..y aii i* v u'e- and ap rentiee eat < i, .. t service nurses ■ li -i. a: :al me ea-t . a:id boost the hast :i..y >t ii am- and non-coms Hi. d■. ai 1.1 and ineluding sect -a and ensigns. A nek pr.\ ate w id gel $42 a month, aid ■ ' a >nd ' i-utenant - base pay would ni . osted tn -1,500 to 800 Tile ' i e ■11, ,lied is i.-t to tile go\ I'i nmen’. based u January 1, 1 9)2. figure-. wmlld : e -282.112,221 im.i.iii. .
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