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The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-05-20
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9:45 Charm
1900 Mystery Chef
1918 Modern Interludes
1880 At the Console
1855 News
1900 Civic News of the Air
1I:15 Shoppers Guide
1900 Luncheon Melodies
1880 Rhythm and Harmony
11:45 Farm Flashes
1925 News
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200 Modern Interludes.
Z.S0 This Feminine World
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S:30 Having Tea With Bea.
100 Dance Hour
4:30 Buyers Previews
500 Smilin' Bill Parker
$50 Sports
5:45 Closing Markets
5:55 News
500 Jerry Youngs Supper Chat
$50 Modern Interludes.
6:45 Songs Of Yesteryear.
TOO Songs of Twilight
IFS Songs Of the Pioneers.
7:30 Silent
SUNDAY
900 Request Melodies
9:45 Uncle Willie's Funnies
1000 Request Melodies
1890 Varieties
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1890 Colbourne Jones Trio
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The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-05-20

! manicure set was among the
belongings Of q tramp arrested in
New York City.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-05-20

Articles left on trains entering
Chicago in a single month includ
ed q crutch. billiard balls, shoes
umbrellas. lingerie and false
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1938-05-20

Hall . minute after Mrs. J.
Thompson and three guests le
her auto in Cairo. III. the engir
exploded and the machine ";
shattered.
Evening star., 1938-03-04

Solid pegsed maple. think of It. at this price,
AND you're setttng three neat Colonial pieces.
WIN the wood-Enobs and rubbed edges TO
simulate the worn edges of rare old heir
ooms. Ful-size bed. 3-drawer dresser with
hanging mirror and larse 4-draver chest
tseventh Floor The Hecht Coz
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horse race betting swindIe the
con mans most profitable rack
ct in South Florida.
The horse race betting scheme
almost cost one man $3.50, 200
and in d few known cases took
the entire savings of several re-
tired business men.
The victim is led to believe that
his friends" credited u wager
with a booking agent and won a
huge amount Of money, which
they cannot collect until they
prove they could have produced
the wager had they lost.
The victim is told if he loans"
them the amount Of the wager to
show the booking agent he will
receive percentage OF the
amount won. Later, the trusting
victim goes to a designated spot
10 meet his friends" and collect
his winnings and his loan" The
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-14
CON MEM PLY
E EAST FLORIDA
Relieve Million Dollars
Lifted From Victims
Along Gold Coast
BY JACK WoLIsToN
,r:.J Press Staff Correspondent

MIAMI. Fla. April IA. lUPl---
Along Florida's gold coast, I"
stretc hing from Palm Beach here,
an army of confidence men piled
their trade during the winter sea-
SON, literally fleeing PhlneaS /;
Harnum's proverbial suckers, y
authorities here revealed.
Working in gangs, pairs and IN
dividually, the econ" men were
estimated to have taken more
than 100000 from their VIC
TINS who included fnancierS,
prosperous retired farmers, col
lee graduates and people in all
walks of life.
Sixty per cent Of the swindics
were never reported, authorities
said, and 20 per cent Of the cha
princd victims in reporting their
losses made police give assurance
their names would not be reveal
ed. Such action, police lamented,
virtually eliminated any chance
of bringing a swindler to justice.
BETTING SWINDLE WORKED
Proximity of the Miami and
Palm Beach areas to the state $
two horse race trackS-Hialeah
and Tropical parks-made the
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-14
BOWMAN'S BLUFF

ZIG WILLOW, April l4.-Miss
Annabcllc Raincs Of Ralfour
spent the weekend with her par
ents here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy iiuggins and
daughter, Vclma, OF Henderson
vile, visited relatives here Sun
day.
Mrs. Otho Dalton and daugh-
ter. Francis, spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. X. Dalton.
Mr.. and Mrs. VI. II. Bell visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wilkie Of
Pleasant Hill Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Bell
spent Saturday night with Mr..
and Mrs. II. II Summey Of Bow
mans Bluff.
Mrs. ". e. Raines spent Fri
day with her daughter, Mrs. Flame
Cantrell, of IIendersonville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Orr visited
Mrs. s. +. Cantrell Sunday after
noon.
+. NJ. uuggins is erecting some
camps on his property which he
plans to rent this summer.
G.. c. Iluggins has been suffer
ing with Il painful injury to his
leg which he injured in a fall
Bcalah church is contemplating
ON purchasing a piano.
MIR. and Mrs. J. 7. Higgins and
family, and Mr.. and Mrs. j. l.,
uuypins called on Mr.. and Mrs.
C.. G. IIugginS Sunday afternoon,
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Tom Dcadman, who is iil.
Miss Maudc Stcpp visited her
sisters, Misses Lcafic and RObina
Stcpp. Of West AshcvilIc, Tues
Mrs.. Harvey Maxwell called on
Mrs Sam Stcpp Thursday.
himscy Stcpp called on his Sis
ter, Mrs. Bud LYDIA, recently.
Forest Pryor has purchased :.
fine yoke Of steers recently.
S. S. Hydcr visited friend in
Glendale, S. c., recently.
Miss Lucille Frady called on
Miss Eloise liyder recently.
Miss Vava Pryor visited Miss
Rcna PittiIlo who is i'll with
measles recently.
Mrs. n. ". GctZ and Miss Ger
trude Stepp called on Mrs. J. r.
Jackson Monday.
Preston BarnwclI Of HoOperS
Greek was in this section on bust
ness Saturday.
John L. Fisher of the u. S.
army is visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. !. !. Fisher, for few
days.
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FRUITLAND

FRUITLAND, April lI.-Thcrc
are quit" a number of cases Of
measles and whooping cough in
this community.
Elizabeth Gctz Of Henderson,
vile spent Friday night with her
parents. Nh. and Mrs. y. W. Gctz.
Mr.. Jay Pryor, Sam Step and
daughter. Miss Gertrude, spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. viii
Hutchinson Of Mountain Home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Rhymcr
and children. Doris Ann and Jun
ior. Of Half Circle Z Ranch, were
dinner guests of the Iattcr's par
cnts. Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Stcpp.
Harriet Paris spent Frrday
night with Louise Pryor.
ThcawclI Rogers Of KyIcs
Greek spent Friday night with
Row Stcpp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rcdding-
field and son, Jerry. were dinner
guests Sunday of Mr.. and Mr..
Ben Green.
Nh J. ]. Fisher ha# purchased
a new car recently.
Corbitt LYDIA had the misfor-
tune to lose a lin" goat recently.
Mrs. Grant Laughter, who has
been on the sick list for some
time, is not improving much.
Mr.. K VI. Pryor J.. pu ia" sick
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-14
MILLS RIVER

MILLS RIVER, April Ia
Mrs Emma Posey entertained. the
ladies' of the. Holland community
center on Thursday of last week.
There was a good attendance and
everyone enjoyed the day.
Mrs. John Osborne and Bill had
dinner with Mrs. Harry Jones On
Wednesday and spent Wednesday
NIGHT with friends in this neigh
borhood. ....
Friends of Mr.. Alex Barnett
will he sorry to know that he was
carried to the Biltmore hospital
last Tuesday.
MIR, and Mrs. Randall Fowler
and little son spent Sunday with
his mother, Mrs. +. w. Fowler.
Miss Virginia Farnsworth re.
turned to Greensboro yesterday
after spending a week with her
mother, Mrs. Kate Farnsworth.
The senior play, MARY Go
Round" will be given at the
school here Friday. This is the
big night of the commencement
season and large attendance is
anticipated.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-14
ARMY SPEEDS GIANT DEPOT
TO SERVICE ALL FIGHTING
AIR CRAFT ON WEST COAST
Sacramento Rerair Base Is Considered Strateglcal!
Located For ANY Crisis; Will Be Opened
Next Month
esr DESIGN i ~ he installed.
LARGE WAREHOUSE BUILT

LARGE WAREHOlSt Dull
Another larre, concrete steer
structure has been built for gen
eral warehouse purposes, while
smaller buildings, apart from the
main plant. will contain paint, oil
and wing dope" supplies
4 half-mile from the Hangers
are buildings containing UNITY
machinery and a disposal plant;
Miles of storm drainage, gas ana
water pines. and radio, electricity
and teienhone wires have been
laid underground, eliminating all
overhead hazards except a large
water tank which has been WHO
" marked and lighted.
Apart from the general plant
Group is a small munitions build
ing. where small bore ammuni-
ton and some powder for bomb
er testing purposes will be stored.
Two miles away in another part
of Sacramento valley near Math-
erfield. former army base now
used only as a bombing target
rance. will be a powerful RADIO
sending station. II will be con-
nected by cables to an operations
tower atop the hangers, where
dispatcher will control all planes
using the depot.
r. D. Swift, civilian conStruc-
ton engineer, and Col. Hugo r.
PITT, constructing quartermaster,
estimated that % per cent Of the
airplaneS repaired at the Sacra-
mentO depot will be flown in.
To take care of ships that crash,
a railroad siding runs directly in
TO the repair dock. For bombers
too large to be transported on
flat cars, barge dock will be
built on the Sacramento river.
four miles distant. Sacramento
county is to build a wide. hard
surfaced road to the depot from
the river for use BY trailerS haul
in" the crippled bombers.
Three crisS-cross asphalt run
ways, each 5000 feet long, are
to be constructed this summer.
Ground for the Sacramento air
dcnot was broken in August.
1896. Some grading for railroads
started that fall, but major work
did not "et under way until
March, 1897. when the first build
ingS began TO rise.
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PLEASANT GROVE

PLEASANT GROVE. April Il.
Rev. Jess Ownsby filed his reg
ular appointments at Pleasat
Grove Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. G.. Fletcher Of
ShawS Greek was suppcr guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Wilson Sun
day.
Miss Thcda Mccall of IIender-
sonvilc spent the weekend with
Miss Daisy Hamilton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Orr and
daughter of HenderSonville visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. W. ". Orr Sun
day.
Miss Helen JustuS Of Charlotte
returned home Saturday to spend
a few weeks with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. d. r. Justus.
Friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Banks are sorry to learn that
they have moved from this COM
munity to Horse Shoe.
Rev. C. +. Blythe is conducting
a revival meeting at Mud Creek
Baptist church.
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~ MURRAY NJ. MOLER
limited Press Staff Correspondent

SACRAMENTO. Ca, April II.
U'P) - The governments new
$1,000. 900 Sacramento air depot
largest and most complete shop
in the country for keeping trim
military fighting planes and huge
hombcrs i'm Shapc--lS scheduled
70 be in full operation by March
l., 1899.
ARMY uuartermaster corps and
civilian engineers in charge OF
construction at the depot, five
miles northeast of Sacramento to-
ward the foothills Of the Sierra
NcvadaS. report work Is weeks
ahead of schedule.
Air corps officers and enlisted
men, with a large detail OF civil
ian mechanics, will be working at
the dcpot soon after the first Of
next year as some Of the units
Of the repair base arc placed in
operation.
As officers and mechanics are
transferred 10 the Sacramento
dcpot, Rockwell field at CorOn ado,
Cal, near San Diego. gradually
uill he turned over TO the navy.
USED DURING WORLD WAR
Rockwell field has served as a
rcpair base for the army corps
since World war days but has been
ontiruatrd bv rapid strides Of
army aviation.
The Sacramento depot will ser
vice all military planes on the
Pacific coast. Until completion
Of q similar but smaller depot at
Uickam field near Schotield bar
racks in the Hawaiian islands, the
California base will act as repair
Headquarters for army planes for
the entire Pacific area.
Sacramento was selected for
the new depot because Of its To-
cation. Near "A large navigablc
river and adjacent to two trans
continental marine railroad tracks
il is considered far enough from
the coast to he comparatively safe
from possible raids by enemy
planes if the United States should
/ lie invaded.
Iivin" quarters for 90 officers
and their families. as we'll as
about l2O enlisted men. are Vir-
tually complete. In final stages
are q hospital; fire and guard
house and post exchange, all To-
Gated in one corner Of the l2,0OO
acres Of former farm land, pur-
chased nv the army and set aside
as military reservation.
HANGARS ARE RISING
Steel trusSes for a thrcc-unit
hanger whose roof covers 7 l-2
acres are in place. Workmrn are
now fastening aSbestosaprotected
corrugated metal covering on the
bare supports,
The hangers are 900 feet deep.
Rectangular doors that slide back
into special pockets in tho side Of
the structure close an opening $50
feet wide and 38 feet high.
Largest bombcrS in regular ar
mv service at present have
wincsnread Of only 1913 feet and
Il height of az feet, but, enGi-
neers explained, the depot is de-
SIGNED for future development in
aircraft.
Authorities estimated six Of the
largest homberS now used could
be stored in each hangar section
by careful parking. lnnumerable
smaller fighting and observation
ships can remain under the pro-
I tective covering Of the hangar
while undergoing repairs.
An engineering shon and repair
dock behind the hangers has n
roof area of II l-2 acres. Com
pletely new machinery Of the lat
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-14
LEWIS BITTER
In ATTACKS
ON new deal
Saws FRS Labor Attitude
Weak; Agencies Buy
From Anti-Labor Firms

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.....,, .ao administration, :iaii-
49, .... uo...yclt for not
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taking more 4'''''''... -. ,.rr
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and charging many i'"''"' -.
cirs are an''-.a'".. ,l.......r
The committee 10. 80 r.. b..
Organization 'h'.. '',,.., - - 81.
fore a meeting OK ''L,,'. 90.
while REPRESENTATIVE viz WI.
tors nous" .|H". r''"'"',''' "
working over Two w. >.'..'
wagr-uuur legislation Wh''h SUI
hoped 20 report p" 'nr n"t.' .'-
day iu consolidated form.
Any bill. reported out E &C.
tain Of a h"St,." reception. me-
house Is D." "a rrh''''".,' '''''I'.' ''',.'
Is not disposed 10 d'' % AGO. Mo-. IT,
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Lewis demanded that Wy
Eo".".clt provide IN" iradrrEh.p
Ia break the deadlock. He called
uu me president to 'HguIdal" ms
campaign promises ana Sa'd ~
sad commentary the pi"dg" mas
nat been IiWudat"d by now. IL"
SAID M" pending irG'S'atl"" D. M
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rip." 90 "a"'-h"ul WEi>i'ii"h.
hen n" "irciy'Ird ms d""'''''' .
hy charging maj numerous GOV
eminent agcncI"S. namciy m"
WORKS Progress ADMINISTRATOR
a." making 80 per cent OF ihcIr
purchase from u'nS "hi'h ia
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ORE. ATTRACTS DUST ROW.

CORVALLIS, Ore. (UP)-A.
G Bmrier of Oregon State Col
Ice receives an average of ten
letters a week from residents of
the Midwest dust bowl" who
Man To migrate to Oregon. He
laid the most common question
aSked is How much rainfall do
you have
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-14

Banana oil contains neither ba-
nanas nor oil. 1t is composed of
equal parts Of amyl acetate ace
tone and ben2ine with q little
pyrOXyline dissolved in it.
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SWlnQlerS never snow up.
BRITISH lNDUSTRlALIST
SAVED

The plan has variations, equally
effective. The scheme outlined al
most cost a British industrIaIist,
who refused to permit use OF his
name, $2j0,O00. A Miami banker
refused to give him the money
when the Britisher told him why
he wanted il. When their intend
ed victim failed to return, the
swindlers fed.
A crude but effective coin
matching game made sporadic APP
pearances in public gatherings.
It's operation usually produced
anywhere from IS to $4,000 a
victim, authorities said.
The victim Of the coin game
emissions tremendous profit by
becoming a swindler himself. The
econ" men work the scheme in
pairs. One engages the victim in
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-20
PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS

Mrs las l.. Brown left today
for Canton. where she will visit
DIR. and Mrs. Camak for a week
before going to Lake Junaluska
for the summer. Mr.. Brown will
be at Mrs. J. NJ. Bibee's home dur
ing the time as they have given
up the house on Fifth avenue
where they have resided for near
" ten years.
Mrs. Henrietta P. Hunt, of st.
Petersburg, Fla, has opened her
summer home on Fifth avenue
west, and has with her other mem
bers of her family.
Miss Emily Mann, who spent
the winter in SummervlHe. 5. u,
is the guest of her niece, Mrs.
Frederick w. Ewbank. Miss Mann
is one of the well. known annual
summer visitors.
Mrs. J. Adger Smyth is visiting
her sister, Mrs Thomas Leboy,
who is spending awhile in Chatta-
nooga, Tenn.
Mrs. Jonathan Williams. mas re-
turned after spending the winter
with her sons, Mr.. Ben Williams
in Washington, d. c.. and Mr..
James Williams in Chapel Hill,
and their families.
Mrs E. ". E%bank has return
ed home after a delightful visit
to her daughter, Miss Mary Ew-
bank: in, New York City. /.
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WORKERS FORESEE !, !.
NATION WIDE STRIKE

WASHINGTON, May 20. CUP
Railway leaders representing l.
100000, workers warned rail ex-
ecutiyes and the nation last night
that "the only ultimate result of
the. Is per cent wage cut ordered
by the railroads twill be nation
wide strike" .. -.
Asserting that they had been
"double-erossed;," members of the
Railway Labor Executives ,asso-
citation held an emergency meet
ing here to make plans to fight
the cut which the railroads will
attempt to enforce beginning July
"The railroad workers of Amer
ica,. already grossly underpaid,
simply willsnot accept a wage re-
duction of any kind" a spokes-
man for the labor groups de-
clared. "They have already been
heavy sufferers from the rail
roads policy Of putting the pay
nient, of interest to wealthy bond
holders above decent living stand
ards: for their employees: The
workers will not. submit to,ia'ny
further victimizing along that line.
!; "Any' further attempt toriniure
their living standards will mean a
fight" ..
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STATES DEMOS OKEH
z. ADMINISTRATIONS
fContinued from mage ope)

fContinned from parc, ope)
After the luncheon recess. the
convention elected j. C. NJ. Nann,
of Union county, its permanent
chairman, and John D. Larkins,
of Jones, as secretary.
a." O. M. Null, Of Shelby, chair
man of the platform committee
read the document which was
speedily adopted.
Former Gov, J. C. B. :Ehring-
haus and Josephus Daniels, am
bassador to Mexico, were intro.
duced. >,
Mr.. Ehringhaus spoke briefly.
declaring that he was glad to JOIN
in the praise of those who had
laid plans for the complete rout
of the Republican party.
Ambassador Daniels declared
that, cooperation between Wash
ington and Raleigh had lifted the
state out OF the worst debacle
we've ever known"
Others who spoke briefly were
Miss Beatrice Cobb, Of Morgan
ton, national committeewoman
Mrs. Mary Colvin Murphy, state
vice-chairman, and Mrs. c. W.
Tillett, Jr., of Charlotte, former
vice-chairman.
Prior to the convention, the IL
congressional district conventions
were held and members of the
state executive, congressional. jul
dicial, and senatorial executive
committees we're elected. The new
executive committee will meet in
July and is expected to re-elect
R. Gregg Cherry, of Gastonia. as
chairman.
Members Of the 18th district
were as follows: Permanent chair
man, Oscar Monaghan. of Ruth
erford; credentials committee, w.
E. Breese, of Pennsylvania; per-
manent organization committee
Roy Francis, of Haywood; conven-
tior vice-president, L. L. Burgin,
of Henderson; district assistant
secretary, Clarence Griffin, of
Rutherford; platform committee,
Robert w. Proctor, Of Mcdowell.
H. E. Buchanan, of Henderson,
was elected member of the state
executive committee. r. R. Ar.
ledge was named to the judicial
committee. G.. J. Vile was named
to the senatorial executive COM
mittee.
A special committee of the ex-
ecutive committee ruled that the
Madison county faction headed by
F. E. Freeman was entitled to Of
fetal recognition. The ruling was
against the Zeb Whit faction.
The Freeman faction favors A.
Hall Johnson and the Whit fac
ton Zebulon Nettles for judge of
the 10th judicial district.
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CHINESE WAR PLANES
FLY OVER JAP CITIES
Telephons
Numbers
SO or 9l25

Continued from page one)'T
throughout the Japanese empire
and in the conquered cities OF
China when news of the final &C.
cupation of the key city to Han
kow's outer defenses was an
nounced formally.
Great celebrations were to pc
held during today simultaneously
with the traditional japanese TIL,
umphal entry" into the burned
and bomb-scarred wreckage OF
Suchow-Fu. 49,
Tokyo understood Lieut.. Gen.
Count Juichi Terauchi, command
ing the Japanese northern forces.
would lead the triumphal entry
although there was possibility
the honor might 60 to Lieut.. Gen.
Rensuke Isogai to wipe out. the
disgrace of that front-line com
mander for his defeat by the CHI
nese last month at Taierhchwang
the most humiliating defeat in
modern Japanese military history.
The bulk Of the three japanese
armies which engaged in the final
drive on Suchow-Fu was engaged
in a series of fan like drives over
an area of about 1000 square
miles around the city against the
remnants of more than 3OO,OOU
Chinese soldiers who were entrap-
ped by the rapid series OF Japa-
.uese thrusts of the past fortnight.
1t was asserted more than 1OO,-
900 Chinese already had been
"put out of action" and the Jap
anese expected at least 100000
more would be killed, wounded.
captured or dispersed before the
end of this week.
There was no claim, however,
that the best of Generalissimo
Chang Kai-Shek's German-train:
ed divisions had been caught and
for this reason the Japanese plan
ned to smash on to "the military
heart of China-the Hankow
area in the middle Yangtse valley
about 500 miles west of Shanghai
by air line. ,1
/. When Hankow falls, they be,
lieve. the war will end in that
aknockout victory" which Japan
leaders have been promising their
people for months
All foreigners in Suehow-Fu
were safe, Japanese reported, and
the foreign area was little dam
aged. :.
(Americans earlier reported in
Suchow-Fu included Dr.. Nettle
Grier of South Carolina, Dr.. and
Mrs. +. A. Brown of Virginia and
DR.. A. A. MacFayden, of North
Carolina. All are missionaries
Chinese set fire to what was
left. of Suchow-Fu during the
last hours of fighting for posses
sion of the southern areas Of the
city late yesterday, japanese re-
ported. r..,.~ ....-
Large areas already were in
flames as result of Japanese land
and aerial bombardment and ex-
ploding of huge Chinese NUM-
tions dumps. --... ... 80