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Hettltersntt ©ally ©rspatrb THIRTV-THIRI) YEAR '’niK^Ass^'i vn'i^ViiKss'1'' HENDERSON, N. C., WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 0, 1940 | : ,J;N""N TIVE ('KNTS r()I>Y SHARON S SAFE WITH UNCLE GARY ORPHANED when her parents were burned to death in their Philadelphia home, four-months-old Sharon Lee Hallowed (left) communes soberly / with her uncle Gary Lee Williams, also four months old, at the home of Sharon’s grandparents in Defiance, Pa. Sharon’s mother saved her from the lire bv rolling her in blankets down a porch roof. (international) Army Sets Aside Money For Buggs Island Work $3,000,000 Given In Fund Measure For Roanoke Dams Washington. Feb. (>.— (AI’i— I it:■ I'liggs Island reservoir for the Roanoke River in Virginia .Hid North Carolina was allot - i(l S3,000,000 in the War l)e li.irlnient's civil lunetions ap I'ropriations bill lor 1017 as in liiidnci’d in the House today. ... is in addition to a $1,000,000 ; ipi nation approved in Decem i inly allotment up to that time i. n $3,000. The estimated cost ■ r pr pleat is $30.000.MOO. ad pee... Isom the IF use to Sm n.i’e appts print i( ns cunimit , ,, i * m.i] appi’os a 1 1 »y t oii I'liuals Flood Damage. i • p,\,i appropriations, totaling . i . i (u 11, npproximiilt'ly. the n> ■ lUat artny ( 11ameer. esti i 1 i iu. ( cl * the IT a • : from 103.3 tliriulgli lOtt I • r, |.-l mil project includes ; U' d;mi w itit tower house on • . j;.. rjve: nine,it 170 miles ,■ ■ , month and 10 miles u p tv.mt tlie Virginia-North i' i m.i State line. p ,,..11 a I i ord p rot eel ion to the , a Roanoke Rapids. Weldon . : i \\ 111 elision. N. C.. • (I to the , \ ,.: 11 ie lower Roanoke i \ u - .uni North Carolina, the en • oi .aid. \V ,, n ■;! (,n. Feh. Ii. --i A1 *) I he 11. , ..,,f , $311(1,001).(Hill appropi io - - • all today to tussle with alter a, •),■ the jib ol putting logeth i , ! like control 1) i 11. of flu' im uh'V will 1 iua lice . , i and hnrlxir and Hood cuntr >1 • i,. which was put oft during the FOR NORTH CAItOI.lNA. Hum ers this afternoon and in cast portion tonight. Warmer east and central sections tol loucd by clearing and some what colder tonight. Near Ircez iug in west tonight. Thursday lair and mild. He's Her Dad IN NEW YORK CITY for a vacation, motion picture star Alexis Smith is shown with her father Alex Smith at a city night club, Alexis is wed to Craig Stevens. (International) Futures Are l p During Forenoon Yew York, Fob. li — (AIM— C ot - ion futures opened 20 to 1.7 cents 1 .. bale higher. Yoon prices were la lo 2a cents a hale higher. March 2a K>, May 2a. K>. July 2.7.29. Pv. Close Open | March .. 27.(0 22.47 I Mav.27.JI) 22.42 ! July . 27 22 27.42 | < tetober . 2.). 1 7 2a.22 i ! teeemlter . 2a.! a 27.22 j March 10 10 ... .. 2.7.12 27.17 Assorted Stocks Steady And Thin i Yew York. Feb. 6. -(AP) -Stocks j were steady and narrow in today's market with steels, metals, and as sorted industrials .-.inwing the best progress. Higher most of the time were C. S Steel, Republic Steel, United Air mail. and American Can. Salford N iolated Rules To Help Clear Kiminel Washington, Fob. 6—(AP)—Naval ('apt I,. K. Salford testified today la1 knew he was breaking naval re gulations when he undertook a cam paign to clear Hear Adm. Husband Kiinmcl of blame in the Pearl Har bor disaster. Salford told the Senate-House committee investing the December ■■ 1941 attack that he had believed be had to launch the campaign be cause he had at lirst felt bitter against the 1941 Pacific fleet com mander. "1 had to do something to make amends," he said slowly. Salford wrote in a secret code letter to Capt. A. D. Kramer, m Jan uary 1944, that Kimmel and the 1911 army commander at Pear" Harbor had been "framed." He asked that Kramer line up Adm. v\ iiiu.m Hal sey m the cause of clearing Kim mol ••[•his defense of Adm. kimmcl had puzzled me. Senator Lucas (I)-111. ■) told the witness. "You knew you were doing something wrong, violating navy regulations did von not." Salford sat silent in the witnes. chuir. His light hand pressed ngainsl his red face and he waited long be fore lie answered: "Yes. Kep. Murphy (D-lVnii.) de manded that Salford give the committee at once all letters written in his campaign to clear Kimmcl of the Pearl Harbor blame. Lucas likewise called h" ad" Imiial light on Safford's efforts ii pushing what the naval oltivei tall ed his -.in elicited interest' in be halt of Kimmel. HOMMH ADMITS I Jap General Says He Was Morally Responsible For Ordering It Manila, Feb. (i.— (A I*)—Lt. ben. Masliaru llnmma admitted under cross examination at his war crimes trial today lit' is sued the order for the Bataan death march of 70,000 Ameri can war prisoners and added: "I am morally responsible for anything that happened under my command." Seventeen thousand Americans and Filipinos died on that march. Momma made the admission in re plying to a series of cpicstiii s by Lt. Col. Frank Meek, chief of the proscution staff. “You knew you had 70.000 prisoners of war at the fall of Bataan?” Meens asked. “Yes," replied Momma. "You knew you had issued orders for them to march from Balanga to San Fernado?’ “Yes.” "Did you inquire the physical conditions of the men?” “1 did not." "Did you consider Die conditions at Camp O’Doi i ell, \*our responsi bility as commander in chief?" After a pause. Momma replied: "I am morally responsible for any thing that occurcd under my com mand." Momma said that although he con sidered treatment of prisoners "an important matter" he was not kept advised as to their treatment except perchance as "the chief of staff had one he the light I should know about." He said he was not informed as to what Meek described as a mala rial conditions of the death march ers. "Were deaths at O’Donnell report ed to you?" "I heard a thousand a day were dying.” “Did you think that exces sive?" "Yes. it was." Momma then conceded his "moral responsibility" and reiltcrated it de spite Meeks statement that he had not again asked "it yen were mor ally responsible." Nomination Of Pauley %/ Hot Issue Washington, Feb. .1, (AID Tin battle over Edwin Pauley’s appoint ment as Undersecretary ol the Navy went into a tempoarv lull today amic indications some administration leaders wanted the nomination with drawn. Pauley had been scheduled to bring before the Senate Naval Com mittee today a record of political contributions made byr eil men while he was Democratic national trea surer. But Chairman Walsh (D-Mass.) suddenly called oil the committee session after conferring secretly with Pauley. Senator Tobey (R-N.H.) who has been leading the tight a ; gainst the appointment said hi next witness would not be available until Thursday. Issuance Of New Pay-Price Policy Delayed By Dispute Differences In Agencies Cause Deia> * W.i; liiii'Ton. fell <1 ' ,G») T<>| le\ el a inmost rat an a-! \ I: or . si nr. today In iron out !.i t non de dil forcin' - over detail, ot a new Gov ernnient wage-pric - policy aimed a' ending the steel sink;- a well a. most other major labor di-pules. One high official, not quotable b. name, said that a While House an liouncement of the lo’-mula uiignl come right away. Another, reported tha^ diragreemeub had developed late yesterday which could lore ■ lur ther delay. Until agreed,- however, lliat the government's p2T.it mn on steel price increases-—key i . settling tit - walk outs of 750,000 TO steel w c-kors would be stated either smuiitan-! eously with announcement of tin j wage-price poli. y revision or imme diately afterw. ‘d. Disagreements I'nrTcar. What disagreements had dovelop ed remained unclear. Reportedly they involved OPA administrator Chester Bowies and Reconversion Director .John Snyder, wito ha' e teen at odds on the price question for some time. it was obvious, however, that President Truman's / I visors were working under heavy pressure to bring out the policy statement as quickly as possible. I nless the hearing is again postponed, Bowles is scheduled to testify on wage-price policy before a Congressional commit lee tomorrow. Lending weight to belief that a major break is due in the strike .-il lation. CTO President Philip Mur ray called a strategy conference lo norrow between leaders of the CIO’s big three unions—automobile, elec trical and steel workers. These together represent 1,125,- j too striking workers and have | tdoptecl a "stick together" policy in •onsidering wage agreements. Murray insisted, however, that here was "nothing significant" in rhursday's meeting. An official close to Government olicy makers said the new wage nice statement would include r ■ ixution ol the present regulation .huh prohibited management from ecking price relief in less than six .moths alter making a voluntary \age increase. 1 li<*h Jap (Mficml To Be Arrested As War Criminals Tokyo, Kel>. 6. — (AP)—General Shimonuira, Japan's post-surrender war minister, today was ordered ar rested as tin international war crimes suspect. Authoritative headquarters sources said that lie had signed final orders fur the execution of three Dolittle fliers in 1942. General Douglas MucArtluir also instructed the Japanese government to round up and deliver to Sugamn prison 18 other militarists suspected ol crimes against war prisoners. They presumably will be tried by American military commissions. Shimomura said today shortly be fore his arrest was ordered that re l spunsibility for the airmen’s execu I lion rested with higher officers, al - though their deaths followed hi. asumption of command. STRIKE TIES UP TUGBOATS IN NEW YORK HARBOR NEW YORK PORT—WORLD'S LARGEST AND BUSIEST—was almost completely swept clear of moving tugboat* as some 3,501) crewmen walked out on strike. Here is a view of one of the piers with tug boats tied up ano idle. Affecting about Too tugs and fuel barges, the strike was based on a demand tor a 40-hour week at the prevailing 43-hnur wage. With tugs idle, virtually every commodity usually brought to New York by ship, from Sandy Hook to New Haven, Conn., was being held up at points of origin. (International) ODT Operates NY Tug Boats Reds, China Confer On Manchuria Consultations On Soviet Withdrawal Held in Chungking (’hunykn a. Krh. (> (AID ' ' 11 i 11 i is cm) iiltm': Rus:ia on u Minirav a 1 i f Soviet troops from Manchuria. Mini, ter of Information K. C. 'V i it Id nt w men today in I ' to in sistent questions -d a press contcr C11CC. Wu made two |»• »i»11 I-er.!. ther.,' has bet'll no forma! Sov let request for an extension ol the lad dmidlin \ February 1, lor e<'mplction ol witn (11 ■ a \ v a 1: m ■ r»• n d. China ha.- ’ i •: i(i t ■ n < > request to Rut ia to te i\ * he v\ till - drawn 1 bey< nd tl d d< riTstimi'd I actor. Wll raid 1 i'an-j)oi'! da •>i d111 i-'U 1 - tics were “a pre mned fartm de lay me Russian withe . . iv.. i lie de clined to list any othei pre meed factors " Nor did In* whether Chinese inlet.-1 - •• e; < Pane ei c« by the Russian- rcmmnii.:*. m Mail : cluiria. The Rum-cm «* * !■•.;? dly weia .-eiiv duled 1" complete Pie withdrawal from 'Manchuria December 3 bm this was extended to .January' 3, then t* Februar> 1. Wu .-aid the lift in.it of cen-orshe in recovered areas ol China wa:. on ly a matter of a U w e .y .About 500 Persons Reported Rescued From Broken Sbq Ketchikan. Alaska. Feb. l>.— (AP)—Kemo\al of all the 490 persons aboard the wrecked liner Yukon, wnnh went on the rocks Monday at Johnstone Kay and broke in two. was rcnort«-'l early today by the Ketchikan Chronicle. About ItIO were landed on a nearby beach h> breeches bouy. the newspaper said, an.) the rest are in Seward on hoard vessels which overcame a northland gale in tedious hut succcsslul rseeue operations. The report said the rescue ships were presumably taking all survivors to Seward, where 50 had been landed previously. MacArthur To I ell Decision I bursda\ ()n Gen. \ amasbit; '! i .kyii. Keic fi ( AP - AUit „ 'iii\.il Douglas MaeArthur w at hcadonnrters announced today Goi complete his review tomorrow the death si> tence imposed on l Gen Yamn.-hita and release his d. cision immediately. Vital Strike-Bound Industry Ordered Seized By Truman New York. Feb. fi.— (AT’)- Law rence Turner designated to operate i New York's strike bound tug boat ; industry under government seizure | said today that if striking longshore men did not return to work "we'll 1 operate the best we can with faril- ! ities available to us." i Turner said, however, that strike leaders had assured him the.v'"wmsJd I do everything m their (lower to get the men back to work." and lie ox - l i re.- sod belief 1ii.it service might lie .e.-umed tomorrow or within tile week in any event. Strikers Hold Meeting. F,\cn as lie made his -tatement i to a news conference the 2..'inn sink ing nicinl 'cr.- of the A FI1 nteriia - tional Longshoremen - Association were meeting m an emergency sc. mu to con-ider returning to then' j .mbs. The Government seized the industry at 12:01 a m. today to prevent interference with the movement of necessary fuel and food supplies for New York. Turner, director of the Office of Defense Transportation's (ienarui m walei transportation said alter conferring with tile wage negoliio mg i uniniitlee ol the New York Tug | Hi -at i twners A- - -rial :■ -: "The situation is so grave from a public health sta,. -point that we arc not prepared to drag our feet very long. There's no alternative. The President has ordered me to resume M'rvire and I must take such steps a- I deem necessary." ODT Takes Control. President '1 nnnan >>nlered the Of fice ot Detense Transportation n take control of the til tag boat e--m | p.-i ies operatii g in New York and nearby Waters. Lawrence Turner, di rector ol the < )DT's watery. iy- tr.ms jioit department. \\ a.- m.ined Fed , eial manager ot the pr perties The tug men struck Monday morning in a wage hour dispute yyitli the New York Tug Boat Kxcliango. halting commercial shipping in the worlds busiest port and producing the worst yvaterfront tie-up since 1919. The union meeting was called by 1< aders after they ein fert ed witl i Mayor William O’Dvvyer and wen ■ told that "no mere serious di.-astei - had ever faced tlie city than con fi-i nts it now." O'Dwver declared that rriusal o the tug bod worker- to can v x ita city supplies would "sign the dea’.i j warrant of many New York resi I dents." "U'e Don’t I ike It " Capt. William Bradley, presideii ol the lLA's United Marine Divi | sion ciucstioned regarding the union' ! reaction to the seizure order de id a red "We don't like it. but w will leave it on to tho niomiiersiii I at their meeting." The strikers want a 40 hoi d week in place ot the present 4!i hot d week: hourly wage increases frot i- $1.10 to $1.57 : nd from a $1.42 1 if $1 85 for licensed personnel. A fi; ,t. $1.35 : ■ hour w as asked fi i unli: * censed ners’innel to replace It present 67 to 72 cents scale. / Eevin Tries Compromise In Dispute Cabinet Considers Attempt To Settle Crisis Over Greece I. "iv Inn, I.!' tj, -( \Pi- - Foreign Seen bu y [•.mv’-! He- in went be torc the Briti 11 cabinet today for ■ dec.. Mi; ■ ■ i .i now propi>sal to break the llnii.'ii-li is inn deadlock ■ v or Gre'To ..ini extricate the Unite.] Nation.- security council from a lii’st rate crisis. The British cabinet meeting broke up at 2:15 p. m. i tt. 15 a. m. EST) .out ministeis It-1' Nw.licr 111 Down ing Street without disclosing what had taken place Similar consider,".1 wus were be United Nations’ leaders to be un derway m M .cm The council looked hope! by to Premier Stalin ..ml I’m .e M > r- ter At I lee to ap prove the proposed compromise. Secret Meeting. Both Kevin .aid Andrei Yishinsky, Sir, let viei •!! risar ot foreign af lairs. toiii .. secret emergency meet ing ot the tivc major power nictti licrs ... the security council that they v . : have to ask their gov ernment-. ns renewed instructions. An .nr • : ten.- v>n pre\ ailed in the win !e i> bed Nations meeting. (Then was much speculation that the British c.minel, in view ot Kevin's strong demand or complete exon crat: n , ,| Russia's charges that Brit i -b. troops in Greece were en dangering pis.ee, might find unac ceptable tiro compromise proposal made by Norn an .1 O. Makin, of Australia. chairman of the securi ty council. Ai sw pis tA-. ;n both the British ,i d Russian governments were ex pected hopin' the council meets at 4 p EST for its i mirth attempt to settle the Greek question. OP A ACTS TO END SHIRT SHORTAGE V.b : . o' . Fob f. -( AP) - OP A today relaxed its maximum t ., vi : age price regulation m a move designed ' ■ relieve the acute short age ot men's shirts. At Pa .-ame time the agency su'd ■ milv a very sn .ill percentage of shirt manufacturers have let them .-elves get • t > diffic iltv by failing ti make enough low-priced goods ,. to balance their higher priced pro ,. unction. ” n The revision ot the MAP" regu ,, . latio-i .ipolios only to shirt produc ,1 . lion. The OPA said the effect would be to permit manufacturers to deliv e er a somewhat larger proportion ot higher price line shirts. SLOWLY STARVING DESPITE ALL FOOD .... - - ■■■■ in—.. ITT THOUGH HIS APPETITE IS ENORMOUS and he eats twice as much as a normal person. Bates Plamondon (above), 11, ot Miami, Fla., is given only a slim chance to live. Physicians say that he is starving and that there is no known method of treatment for his condition, which devel oped from osteomyelitis and "iust a sore jaw." (international)
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