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MONROE MARKET
r-tton, short, lb 21e
Cotton, long, lb 31 He
Cotton Seed, bushel 70H0
Eggs, dozen 33c to 85c
Fryers, pound 28c
Corn, bushel . . . . $1.25
Wheat, bushel $1.60
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Sunset today, 8:31 p. m.; Sunrise
Tuesday, 6:10 am.
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PUBLISHED ON MONDAYS AND THURSDAYS
SEVENTIETH YEAR
MONROE, N. C, UNION COUNTY, MONDAY, MAY 31, 1943
'SMI-WEEKLY, $2.00 A YEAR
CPA's Butter
Subsidy Near
ftetail Prices Will Reflect
Cut In Commodity
! June 10
MEATS, COFFEE, NEXT
Breastlnsr a tide of criticism over
the handling of food prices, the Office
of Price Administration has announced
its subsidy on butter will go into ef
fect on Tuesday of this week at the
rate of five cents a pound.
Retail prices beginning June 10 will
reflect the cut, which amounts to
bout 10 per cent, OPA said, explain
ing the leg between the subsidy pay
xnents and the cut in retail prices is
lue to the fact that the subsidy, will
Apply only to newly-produced butter.
The effective retail date had to be set
later because of pre-subsidy butter
that will be in trade channels during
the 10-day period.
At the same time, OPA said the
txomlsed 10 per cent subsidy roll-back
in meat ana coiee prices wui iwuuw
Shortly. It was understood from other
sources that the meat program prob
ably will be announced In a week or
JO days. -
OPA's announcement came as crit
icism, in Congress and out, of the
handling of food problems and prices
raised the prospect that James F.
Byrnes, the new War Mobilization
Director, wll have to cope with it
(quickly.
Among the things Byrnes likely will
feet tie are:
1. The extent to which subsidies
inay be used.
3. Whether food matters should be
concentrated under the Agriculture de
partment or wther all price-fixing that
affects farm products should remain a
Boint question for OPA and Food Ad
ministrator onester u. uavis.
OPA officials said the "rollback" pro-
tram has been aDDroved by Byrnes,
and that it Is assured of going ahead
In spite of opposition from some con
srressional sources and Davis.
The subsidy on butter will be paid
by the Defense Supplies corporation,
a subsidiary of the Reconstruction
Finance corporation. At the rate of
live cents a pound at the creamery
level, beginning Tuesday. Next Fri
day the prices creameries charge
others will be cut by the same amount.
Saturday wholesale prices will be cut
by the five cents margin. The retail
price cut will take place the following
Thursday, June 10.
Because eacn part oi we duiot
'handling business adds on to the orig-
ual cost of the product an extra profit
&fut mill nl iiiiiiIIihi mimrtn.-AfRelai&
estimated that vie retail price may go
down an average of about five and
one-half cents. In different places, and
depending on whether the butter is
sold by store or milk wagons, the ac
tual retaid cut may vary from five to
six cents a pound. .
NO FATHERS WILL GO
UNTIL OTHERS TAKEN
Major Jonas Tells Fear-County Draft
Conference Of Flans.
No fathers In North Carolina are to
be called in the selective service as
long as single men and married men
'without children listed with the boards
are still subject to call, draft boards
of- four North Carolina counties were
told Thursday by Major Charles R.
Jonas of Raleigh, representing North
Carolina state selective service head
quarters. The meeting .was held at the Char
lotte Chamber of Commerce. About 75
from Mecklenburg, Union, Cabarrus
and Stanly counties were present It
'was one of 18 similar meetings being
held in the State.
Two points Stressed by Major Jonas
were:
L Boards should review all cases
rigidly so that when fathers are called
no single men or childless married
men will be left in civilian life alter
lathers are called, except for vital
reasons.
2. Boards should impress on employ
ers via ncrautcr aumueub v u.i-
ags single and childless married men
win be renewed, only In extreme cases
and that replacement arrangements
suv becoming Imperative. v
Single men and childless married
men are being called from the war
Industries, such as shipyards and air
plane factories, Major Jonas said. Em
ployers, however, will be permitted to
make replacements before such men
are drafted. Replacement will be by
men with children and by women. :
"We are not going to permit any
board to start calling fathers until Its
single men and childless married mean
have been definitely called, or further
deferred for vital reasons,'' Major
Jonas said. "Furthermore, we're not
going to permit some beards to send
fathers into the service when other
boards still have single men and child
less married men on their lists; When
we start calling fathers, all boards will
dot simultaneously. -i , j
$ " 'ft Fay Ot Army Private i -.. I:
Here's the pay of an Army private,
.as calculated by Representative Pat-
man, of Texas, assisted by the War
and Navy Departments and the Vet
erans' Administration: Soldiers cash
income, $600; food. $57150; barracks
shelter, $130; equipment replacement,
$170; medical, dental and hospital
care. $100; saved on Hfr Insurance,
$63.40; saved on cigarettes, $10.95;
saved on laundry, $3240; saved on
postage and barber's charges, $3S4$. :
'JSK" V ', War Work . .-'; :
Denying that distress among Small
' slnees Is as general as rena-ted. the
-Jffloe of War Information reports
that haK of $,4446 small manufacturers
Interviewed said that they expected
business to be as good, or better, than
in 1942, . and two-thirds expressed
satisfaction with their present backlog
of orders, . : , t
NEW JEFFERSON
, MEMORIAL
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WASHINGTON Boning
dolph Evans looks at his statue of
x nomas Jenerson beneath the
dome of the Jefferson Memorial,
which was recently dedicated.
Preseit statue is made of plaster
and painted bronze but after the
war a Bronze statue will be cast.
Ickes Explains
Gas Complaint
Says Carolina Motor Club
Used Wrong Method
In Charges
MAKE FULL INQUIRY
Petroleum Administrator Ickes yes
terday advised Senator Remold rm.
ocrat of North Carolina, "in the light
of the facts as know to us I cannot
preaict tnat there will be .enough gaso
line available for some time to permit
relaxation of any of the restrictions
which are now in effect" In North
and South Carolina.
Reynolds had brought to Ickes' at
tention a newspaper advertisement
sponsored by the Carolina Motor club,
complaining of various discrepancies
in the distribution of gasoline in the
Carolina, and alleging residents of the
two states were being discriminated
against ,
"As to' the claims made in the news
paper advertisements," Ickes said in a
letter to Reynolds, "I have asked that
a -complete investlcatlbn be made hv
members of my staff, and the results
will be made known as nromntlv as
possible.
"It is most unfortunate." Ickes
added, "however, that any organiza
tion should bring so forcibly to the
attention of so man; Americans, who
are working diligently on the war pro
gram, allegations and implications
wnicn admittedly are not based on
authentic information.
"It may be true that here or there
a transportation facility may not al
ways be used to the best advantage.
When this does occur, it represents a
departure from the established plan.
ana x Believe it to be the natriotic
duty of those who observe any mis
uses to cal them to the attention of
the proper government agency so that
tney may De investigated.
"Prior to, and since the outbreak of
the war, the East Coast petroleum
products shortage has been considered
a. burden which should be shared
equally by all of those States within
that area. Of course problems are
bound to arise along the line estab
lished to denote Bones of rtimimnar
restrictions on the consumption of
gasoline, but as long as the petroleum
products snortage is confined to a
certain area, the problems will be ob
served, no matter where the line Is
established.
. "Moreover, from the standpoint of
discrimination, what could possibly be
mare unfair than to" allow unrestricted
consumption of gasoline in one section
of the East Coast, when to do so would
only deprive other sections of that
ares ot vitally needed motor oil?"
COUNTY IS ALLOTTED
50 PRESSURE COOKERS
K ,.. 4 , . i
Applications Mast Be Filed At County
: j Office By June 5.
The " Farm ' Machinery Committee
and the Advisory Committee for union
county have received notice that the
county is to receive an allotment of
fifty pressure cookers. A large num
ber of applications have already been
filed at the county office. All applica
tion for pressure cookers must be filed
st the county office in Monroe by
June 5, 1943. f Persons who wish to
mate application- for such cookers
must file their application on or before
June 9, 1943, if they are to receive
any ' consideration by 'the Rationing
Committee.' ; - '. ' " ;
, Food Production Order No. $ mads
provision for the manufacture of these
pressure cookers, In order to assist in
canning .and preserving vegetables
and other food this year. These pres
sure cookers win be svausbls to per
sons who receive purchase certificates
through the reguglar retail cannels
of trade. The Advisory Committee
the Farm Machinery Rationing Com
mittes will meet ' within a few days
after the closing date for acceptance
of applications and will lsssuo pur
chase certificates to the applicants who
qualify for these pressure cookers. .
'.. v, i-.A; Food v.;.-
Triers Is enough food in the country
to take cart of aU requirements, de
clared Major .General F. B. Cssstdy,
Quartermaster Oeneral, If the supply
Is properly distributed. Tho General
disclosed that Illegal markets In some
areas were hindering the Army la Us
food procurement activities.
Bit
PLAN DEMONSTRATION
OF CANNING METHODS
Announce County-Wide Schedule; Be
ginning Tuesday, June S.
If American families are to be well
fed next winter, all uneaten food from
Victory gardens must be saved for
winter use. It is toward this end that
a county-wide program has been plan
ned to help each home maker learn
the safest methods of canning and
drying vegetables and fruits. Demon'
Strations will be held in each commu
nity according to the following sched
ule:
June 8, 3:30 p. m., Mt. Moriah, Lanes
Creek, at home of Mrs. Paul J. Hun-
eycutt. June 9, 3:30 p. m., Phlladel
phia, Lanes Creek, home of Mrs.
Frank Davis. June 10, 3:30 p. m
Union, Union School Home Be. Dept,
June 11, 3:30 p. m., Olive Branch,
home of Mrs. Hamp Brewer. June 14,
3:30 p. m., Indian Trail, Indian Trail
school. June 15, 4:30 p. m., Fairfield,
Fairfield Club House; June 16, 3:30
p. m., New Salem, New Salem Church
Club Room. June 17, 3:30 p. m., Oil
boa, Oilboa Church. June 18, 3:30
p. m., Prospect, Prospect School. June
21, 3:30 p. m., Beulah, Beulah School.
June 22, 2:30 p. m., Wesley Chapel,
Wesley Chapel School. June 33, 3:30
p. m.. Mineral springs. Mineral
Springs School. June 24, 10:00 a. m.,
Monroe, Monroe Elementary School
auditorium. June 24, 2:30 p. m., Wed
dlngton, Weddington school. June 25,
2:30 p. m., Rock Rest, Rock Rest Club
House. June 28, 2:30 p. m. Trinity,
home of Mrs. B. W. Mangum. June
29, 2:30 p. m., Jackson, Jackson School.
June 30, 2:30 p. m., Rehobeth, home
of Mrs. E. J. Sims. July 1, 2:30 p. m
Falrview, Fairview School. July 2, 2:30
p. m., UnionvtBe, Unlonville School.
Demonstrators will include Miss
Izola Williams, FSA Home Manage
ment Supervisor, and Miss Myrom
Cllnard, representative of Ball Broth
era Company.
All demonstrations are open to the
public. If you are interested in food
conservation, you are cordially Invited
to attend the demonstration nearest
you and to save gasoline by taking
several neighbors with you.
BYRNES IS GIVEN MORE
POWER IN NEW POSITION
Roosevelt Names S. C. Man To Head
War Mobilisation Drive
President Roosevelt Friday centered
under James F. Byrnes the govern
ment's vast wartime controls over the
nation's economic life and made him
the arbiter where civilian and military
needs come Into conflict.
By Executive order, Mr. Roosevelt
created the post of director of war
mobilization and appointed to it the
iM former ' -South- -Carolina
nator and Supreme Court Justice
who left the highest court last Oc
tober to become director of economic
stabilization.
In this position, Byrnes, who already
had been dubbed "assistant President"
while economic stabilization director,
will hold greater powers than have
ever been wielded by any American
outside the office of the presidency
itself.
Mr. Roosevelt's order empowered
him:
"To develop unified programs and
to establish policies for the maximum
use of the nation's natural and in
dustrial resources for military and
civilian needs, for the effective use of
the national man power not in the
armed forces, for the maintenance
and stabilization of the civilian econ
omy, and for the adjustment of such
economy to war needs and conditions."
He was authorized, too, to "unify the
activities" of Federal agencies con
cerned with production and distribu
tion of military and civilian supplies,
and to issue directive orders to them.
Thus Byrnes may issue orders to
War Man Power Commissioner ' Paul
V. McNutt, Rubber Administrator
William M Jeffers, Secretary Ickes in
Ickes' capacity as petroleum adminis
trator, and the other government
"czars" in limited fields. He is em
powered, too, to issue directives to the
War and Navy departments insofar as
their acquisition of supplies is con
cerned.
In the . same order, Mr. Roosevelt
established what is in effect a war
cabinet composed of Byrnes, Secre
tary or War Stimson, Secretary of the
Navy Knox, Chairman Harry Hopkins
or nte Munitions' Assignment board,
Chairman Donald M. Nelson of the
War .Production board, and Judge
Fred- M. Vinson; former Kentucky
representative who is leaving the Dis
trict or Columbia court of appeals to
succeed Byrnes as stabilization direc
tor. This group was formally designated
the War Mobilization committee. Mr.
Roosevelt said that "in addition to its
regular meetings, the committee will
meet from time to time with me in
the cabinet room."
In its relations with Byrnes, how
ever, ' this -committee was given only
advisory functions, the executive order
reserving to the -director of war mo
bilization all decisions under a vast
grant of powers. j
SALE OF BUDDY POPPIES
NETTED $180 SATURDAY
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Mrs. 'Hal Love, president of the
American Legion Auxiliary, today an
nounced that a total of $18022 was
received Saturday, as a result of the
annual Poppy Day sals, of which Mrs.
John iHearns was Iocs) chairman, v
. The local auxiliary had 1500 popples
to sell and all of them had been sold
by early afternoon and many more
could have been sold had they been
available.';''" ---;
Proceeds from the sals of Buddy
Popples art used for rehabilitation
work among soldtert. m the past the
fund has been used to aid veterans of
the first World War. This year, vet
erans of World War U wilt nostra
Sid.
Mrs. Lovs and Mrs, Heame, with to
extend their sincere thanks and ap
preciation to every person who assist
ed la making ths sals a success.
THE LATE WAR NEWS
IN BRIEF
Attn has fallen, Its frantic Jap
anese defenders wiped oat almost
to a man by the American Army
and Navy force which stormed
onto the fogbound little Aleutian
island 21 days ago.
Britain's great fleet of night
bombers maintained Its systematic
destruction of "the German Rhine
land iwlth at "heavy and concen
trated" raid on Wnppertial manu
facturing city of 411,000 popula
tion. American warplanes based on
North Africa continued their fierce
assault' on the Islands of Sardinia
and Pantelleria and met no oppo
sition whatever from Axis fighters.
Not a Single plane was lost.
Increasing success of the Allied
war on .(Sermaa U-boats was re
ported (ram London, the air min
istry announcing the destruction of
at least five enemy submarines in
the past 10 'days -
The Soviets themselves reported
that the Nads had struck vigor
ously against the partially besieged
stronghold of Leningrad.
The Chinese announced they had
recaptured Tuyangkwan, "gateway
tq Chungking," In a smashing at
tack and that Japanese forces were
reeling In retreat from that city, 35
miles south of Ichang.
Frenoh fleet in Alexandria har
bor at ' last has "given in to the
British," said a German broadcast.
This fleet consisted at last report
of enor battleship, four cruisers,
three destroyers, one submarine
and a number of small auxiliaries.
An Frenchmen born in the year
1922 have been drafted for .work
in Germany, it was stated hi an
official announcement broadcast
by the BerHn radio last Sunday
night No exceptions are made to
the new draft, said the broadcast,
recorded in New York by the Asso
ciated Press. "Young peopla work
ing on the farms and in other Im
portant trades also are drafted," it
Union County's
Men In Service
.
Pvt. Duncan Wood row James, in
ducted into the armed services April
19th, Is with the Engineers Corps sta
tioned at Belvoir, Va.
Cpl. J. C. Helms, who Is stationed
at Edgewood Arsenal, Md., is spending
an eight-day furlough with his moth
er, Mrs. T. Vann Helms, at 701 Win
Chester Avenue. Cpl. Helms has been
in service since November 12th. Before
entering the army he was an employee
of the Monroe Ice and Fuel company.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Brantley have
been made very happy by a letter Just
received from their son, pi. James L.
Brantley, who is in North Africa and
was probably in the big battle which
has just closed. He says he Is well
and safe, and that certainly is wonder
ful news from over there where v
much has been going on. Cpl. Brant
ley says also, that he hopes to come
home soon.
Mrs. Leroy Helms and daughters,
Misses Pattie Sue and Lillian Helms,,
left Thursday for Hopkinsville, Ky.,
to Join First Set. Hemls. He has
been in the service several years and
his wife and daughters have been
living on Lancaster avenue.
First Lieut. J. V. Griffith has been
promoted to Captain in the Infantry,
U. S. Army, Camp McMain, Miss. He
Is a son of Mrs. Rtfby Griffith of
Monroe.
Sgt Holland M. Crooke of the Altan
community, who for the past several
months has been stationed at Camp
McCain, Miss., has been sent to
OTteily general hospital, Springfield,
Mo., for a surgical technician's course.
Upon completion of this course he will
receive a rating and return to Camp
McCain. He married Miss Elsie Rorie,
also of Altan, who has resigned her
position st Camp McCain and has
gone to Springfield to be with her hus
band. Cpl. W. Frank Collins, 2nd Depot
Repair, Sq, APO 62S, New York City,
Is somewhere in England helping to
"keep 'em flying." He would like to
hear from friends and relatives.
Sgt. Walter Clonts and CpL Vance
Clonta will return to Houston, Tex,
tomorrow after a furlough which they
spent with their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Alonzo Clonts, of R, Monroe.
They are in the U. S. Army Air Corps.
Chaplain V. L. Mabry, lieutenant,
U. & Army, Is stationed at the air
base In Minneapolis, Minn. He was
formerly pastor of North Monroe Bap
tist church, and has many friends
hers who WiU be Interested In hearing
from him. Mrs. Mabry Is with her
husband.
Pfo. James 8. Smith, stationed at
AmarUlo, Texas, who recently under
went an operation for appendicitis Is
getting along nicely. ' He will come
home to recuperate when he Is able to
travel , -
Mrs. Brics N. Williams' received a
letter today from her husband stating
that hs had arrived safely In-North
Africa. : -; : f .
LL Jknmv Payne who is stationed
st Camp Buckner,' Durham, spent ths
Hreek - end hers with 'his parents, Dr.
and Mrs. R. L. Payne. ,
Sgt Isaac Blair who' was stationed
in Hawaii and. was recently trans
ferred back to tho States and has been
LOCAL POST OFFICE NOW
EMPLOYS 22 CLERKS
Employed Only 5 In 1941; New Mail
ing Methods Are Announced.
Postmaster 8am H. Lee, stated today
that according to information received
by him from Washington officials,
the new method of speeding up mail
deliveries, through addition of
'branch branch post office number to
the address on mail deliveries in
large cities is being placed In opera
tion rapidly. Reports from many
cities Indicate that the new plan has
been received enthusiastically by the
press, postmasters, business concerns
and the public In general.
The new system speeds up the
separation of mall for distribution to
branch offices and permits much more
rapid handling of mail by Inexperi
enced postal clerks, thousands of
whom have been employed to replace
personnel who have gone into the
armed forces and into war Industries.
Rapid increase in volume of mall
and the loss of some thirty thousand
postal employees to the armed forces
made It necessary to adopt the plan.
In the Interest of accurate, efficient
mall service and for the relief of
postal personnel who are carrying an
extremely heavy burden of work. The
average work week In the service now
Is about 52 hours, and in many post
offices, employees are working 10 and
12 hours a day, seven days a week,
because of local shortages of personnel.
Residents of small cities, towns and
rural regions should inquire of their
correspondents in the large cities con
cerning the number assigned to the
city residents' branch post office so
that the mall may be expedited. The
degree to which mall will be speeded
depends upon the extent to which the
numbers are used by mailers.
Under the new plan, mail that is
sent to large cities, carrying the postal
unit number, will be distributed more
quickly than Is possible now with much
less' strain on postal clerks. While
mall which does not bear the number
will be delivered about as rapidly as at
present, it will not receive the benefit
of the speedier distribution and may
not avoid possible delays caused by
Inability of the depleted force of ex
perienced employees to handle all the
mall.
In this connection Postmaster Lee
said that the local office now employs
a force of 22 employees as compared
with five clerks on November 30, 1941.
This large increase in the number of
employees is due to the fact that
Camp Sutton Is located here and the
incoming and out-going mail Is much
greater now than at that period.
On July 1, the local office will go
to first class. This fact was generally
known here several months ago, but
definite. . Jnfgrmaijpii. was ;. tepelxed.. Jast
week of the new rating. To become
a first class office, It requires yearly
receipts of $44,000, whereas the local
office during the past year had re
ceipts amounting to approximately
$66,000 or $22,000 more than the re
quired amount fo become first class.
MILITARY RITES HELD
FOR LIEUT. MULLIGAN
Services Held In Charlotte Sunday For
Husband Of Monroe Girt.
A military funeral for Lieut. Jack
P. Mulligan, U. S. Army air corops,
who was drowned May 21 in the
Sacramento river in California, was
held in Charlotte yesterday afternoon
Graveside services were at Elm wood
cemetery, where Lieut. Ulysses S. As
well, chaplain at Morris Field offici
ated, with firing squad and color bear
ers. Fhueral services were held at 4
p. m., at the Douglas and Sing chapel
with Rev. Robert Turner, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church of Monroe
In charge.
Lieutenant Mulligan's home was in
Gaffney, S. C. His parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Tom F. Mulligan of Charlotte,
his wife, and one brother, Tom F.
Mulligan, Jr., of Monroe, survive.
Lieutenant Mulligan was aboard a
cabin cruiser on the Sacramento river
when the vessel struck a submerged
obstruction. Of the 10 aboard two
were drowned, one being Lieutenant
Mulligan.. His body was taken to
Charlotte by train, accompanied by
Mrs. Mulligan, and Lieut. John R.
McGill, U. 8. Army air corps, as
escort. Lieutenant McGill will return
to California this week-
Lieutenant Mulligan was a pilot.
having received his commission at
Mather Field, Calif., April 19, 1943.
He was well known in Charlotte, where
for three or more years he had held
a responsible post with a local bank.
Wounded
Wounded veterans of American units
have arrived in this country after
spear-heading the drive against Bl
serte and helping in the chase of
Axis forces out of North Africa. With
in s few weeks of ths battles, the
wounded veterans are being safely
cared for' in the Army's general hos
pitals, thousands of miles from the
scenes of their injuries.
spending s few days here with his
mother, Mrs. I. H. Blair, wui wave
tomorrow for Camp Beat Calif, where
he will be for ths present.-
ii
Bat. Alec Laney who is stationed at
Morris Field, Charlotte, spent the
week-end . hers with his sunt, Mrs.
Lura Evans and other relatives. .
Mrs. Frank Lander. Jr. has had a
message from her husband, Lt. Lander,
saying that he had landed safely in
North Africa,
' Clarence Houston of Raleigh, son of
Mrs. Clarence Houston of Monroe, was
Inducted Into the United States Army
last weeek at Fort Bragg. .
PW John H. Hinson, H At 8 CO, 1st
Ptn, $24 Aviation Engr of Bangor,
Mains, left Sunday night for his sta
tion after spending. a few days with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Osorgs Em
son ot Stewart street, i
SCHOdrrGlRLrDOEl
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tiiikatfafl
BRAWLEY, CALIF., Dimingo
Souza, a dairy farmer near here,
has found one answer to the man
power shortage on the farm. His
comely young daughter. Mary. 19.
above, only goes to high school
part time now and the rest of the
time she devotes to helping her
father with their 30 cow dairy
herd. One of her duties is to oper
ate a milking machine. By her ef
forts she has released a man who
now can work on another farm
where his help is needed more. '
French Fleet
Joins Allies
Nine Major Vessels And
Many Small Units
In Fleet
G0DFR0Y FINALLY YIELDS
French warships at Alexandria have
come under the Allied banner after
lying Immobilized since the fall of
France three years ago, the Berlin
radio declared last night
The report, not confirmed Imme
diately by any Allied sources, quoted a
French government announcement as
saying, "The fleet has given in to
American and British pressure. Crew
men said they would Join the Allies."
The Alexandria fleet consists of one
battleship, four cruisers, three de
stroyers, one submarine,' and aTwai-
ber of small auxiliary vessels.
ine oatuesnip is tne Lorraine, a
30-year-old 22,000-ton ship with eight
id.4 guns. Three of the cruisers the
Duquesne, Tourville, and Suffren are
10-000-tonners mounting eight-Inch
guns. The 7-800-ton cruiser Duguay
iroum is 20 years old and has six-inch
guns. The destroyers are the Fortune,
Basque, and Forbin, and the subma
rine Is the Pro tee.
The Paris radio said all units would
go to New Work to join the battleship
Richelieu, which sailed there from
Dakar, for refitting.
The Allies have been negotiating for
months with Vice Admiral Rene Emll
Godfrey, French naval commander at
Alexandria, for the ships, but Godfroy
has insisted that Marshal Henri Pe
tal's government was the legal au
thority in France and that the armis
tice must be honored. He had refused
to align himself with either Gen.
Henri Glraud or Gen. Charles de
Gauiee.
Official sources in London declined
to comment on the transfer report.
No details were given Immediately
by the Berlin broadcast, recorded by
the Associated Press, which stated 't'he
French government announces that
the French fleet in Alexandria has
given into the British."
Such an acquisition would leave the
French warships Immobilized at Mar
tinique as the only French fighting
force outside metrolopltan ' France
which had not Joined the war against
the Axis.
The French warships at Martinique
include the 22,000-ton aircraft carrier
Bern, the 10,000-ton cruiser Emile Ber-
tin, the training cruiser Jeanne d'Arc,
and a number of auxiliary and mer
chant vessels.
The current negotiations at Algiers
between Gen. Henri Glraud and Gen.
Charles de Dsulle to form a united
French front against the Axis might
have influenced Admiral Godfrey to
throw in with the Allies, especially
since the meeting at Algiers has been
advertised as virtually certain of suc
cess. Godfroy has been acting inde
pendently but lt is known that he has
been in contact with antlAxis French
elements.
SCHEDULE FOR BAPTIST
PRAYER MEETING GROUPS
Public Invited To Attend Services In
.Vsrloas Homes Of City.
In preparation for the special reviv
al services which begin at the First
Baptist church on June 13, group
prayer services are being held In ths
homes of people In ths community.
All who are Interested srs cordially In
vited to attend these prayer services.
Ths meeting places and leaders for
this week are as follows: 1 '
Group I with Beeoher Benton 'In
Benton- Heights. Spence Helms will
be the leader. - --
Group n with Mrs. L.' M. ' Walters
on Lancaster Road. C. M. Preslar wui
be ths leader..-'
- Group HI with' Mrs. Kirby Bough
on Lancaster Avenue. .0. C. Jones will
be the leader. . 1 -" . s-
Gronp IV with Mrs. H. 8. Copple
on Talleyrand Avenue. , Bruce Ules
will bs ths leader.
Group V with Mrs. Hugh Kexlah on
WadesboTD Avenue. Rev. P. B, Up-
church wm bs the leader. : . .
uM,. 4nderson
Speaks In City
Charlotte Chief Of Police
Heard By Large And
Interested Group
CITIZENS MUST ACT
Addressing a large gathering of
ministers, church officers, city officials
and other Interested citizens, yester
day afternoon in the First Presby
terian church, Chief Walter Anderson
of the Charlotte Police Department,
urged the people of the community t'o
arise equal to the task in combating
vice and crime and to not sleep
through a situation that is eating at
the very foundation of our community
life."
Chief Anderson stated, that vice and
crime are situations that each locality
must deal with individually but they
are national in scope and that the
citizens must not stand by and expect
others to do lt, but must Join in the
fight with all the forces of Oie com
munity who are fighting the "evil.
Continuing, Chief Anderson said,
"The greatest problem we have to
face in these days of war, is vice, that
is so likely to be found in communities
where there are military camps. In
our Democratic way of life, we usually
wait until something drastic has hap
pened before we act. The time for
action Is now."
He termed vice as a termite, that
is eating at the foundation of com
munity life and unless the termites are
exterminated the entire foundation
will soon decay and the structure of
the community will collapse.
Speaking of .the recent drive in
Charlotte, Chief Anderson stated that
thirty-two per cent of aU prostitutes
arrested in that city during recent
weeks, were diseased and that a fur
ther check showed that a majority of
the girls were from 17 to 19 years of
age. Their case records disclosed that
79 per cent of them were members or
attended some church in their com
munity. Continuing the Chief said "the prob
lem is one that is to be dealt with by
all agencies and especially the fathers
and mothers. Every one must unite
If we do a good Job. Our boys are
fighting to maintain our democratic
way of life, yet we on the home front
are letting conditions destroy the
things they are fighting to preserve.
It Is a serious matter and calls for
serious and honest thinking On the
part of Christian men and women of
the community." . s'
"We are living in a day that Calls
for -our beet.-- Go- upon jour-knees in
prayer and pray for strength to do
the task," he said In closing.
T. P. Fulton of the Federal Security
Agency, accompanied Chief Anderson
to Monroe.
The meeting yesterday was called
by the Monroe Ministerial Association
and was presided over by Rev. P. B.
Upchurch, pastor of the First Baptist
church. R. A. Willis, very ably stated
the purpose of the meeting and men
tioned plans for a church council,
that is to be formed from the members
of the various churches of the city.
J. E. Griffin, Clerk of Union County
Superior Court, addressed the meeting
and Introduced Chief Anderson. Mr.
Griffin gave some interesting facts and
figures pertaining to the courts of the
county, during the past few years,
showing the increase or decrease in
the the number ot cases, tried in the
courts during these years.
Rev. Robert Turner, pastor of the
Presbyterian church spoke briefly be
fore leaving for Charlotte, where he
was called to conduct a funeral.
The meeting is one of several which
will be held in the near future, to
arouse the citizens of the community
to the realization of the seriousness
of a situation .that has suddenly been
cast upon it.
DR. FOWLER PLANS TO
VISIT UNION COUNTY
Will Return To Native County; 'visited
Here Last Ssanmer.
1 .. 4
Dr. C. Louis Fowler, National Di
rector of the Kingdom Message Asso
ciation, 156 Fifth Ave, New York City,
is again tired of the great city and
wants to get back to "God's country"
for five or six weeks Including the
alst week in July and through the
first week in September.
Dr. Fowler writes that he hopes to
meet many of his former friends dur
ing that time and If possible to visit
many of the churches where he was
in former days for Bible Conferences
of a day or days and other meetings.
There he hopes to meet a much larger
number oi former days friends.
In fact, Dr. Fowler writes that this
war is ot such a serious nature, there
never having been vuch a war in hu
man history, that none of us can af
ford to be Idle. This Is the last war
for 1000 years. This is ths "Great
day of God Almighty." And to this
prophetic truth he is giving his en
tire time all over the nation In Bible
Conferences and Conventions. .
Dr. Fowler is to be In Pittsburg from
May 30th to June. 4th; Philadelphia
and New York for the ten days fol
lowing that and then on to Boston
for one ot the greatest Prophetic Bible
Conferences of the year. -
Any church, wishing to arrange for
one or mere messages should com
municate with Dr. Fowler at his head
quarters, 15 Fifth Ave, New York.
N. T. .V-"' i ;'--'' - , 'S
j -.;;--H,.'V? K- Savtafs .;..,;;'.
' Despite the heaviest tax bill In his
tory, Individuals In ths United States
In the first quarter of this year were
able to add $4400,000.000 to their
cash on band and checking accounts,
according to an analysis prepared by
the Securities and Exchange Commis
sion.' This is 'Wore than t times
the amount of such savings dm tag uie
comparacie period of last year.