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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-14
Sen. Bailey Praises
Defense Program
FDR Speeches
Under Study

Washington, Sept. ia (AP) -
Members of the Senate campaign in
vestigating. committee decided today
to study President Rooscvelt's Labor
Day speeches before passing on a
Republican request to determine
whether they involved expenses sub
iect to the Hatch act.
A complaint was filed with the
committee by Representative Joseph
w. Martin, Jr., chairman OF the Re-
publican national committee.
After a closed session, Chairman
Gillette, Democrat Iowa, said that
the COMMITTEE was unanimously Of
the opinion that they could not with
proper judgment determine action
at this time until tho indiViC:.al mem
bers of the committee had opportun-
ity to review the Presidents speeches
on this trip and make study of the
facts and circumstances in connection
with the provisions of the federal
statues"
Martin asked the committee to
find out who paid the Expenses for
the Presidential train and to deter
mine whether these costs should
come within the S3,0O0000 limit on
presidential campaign expenditures
imposed by the Hatch act.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-14
Willkie. Places
Roosevelt
With Dictators

Enroute to Kansas City, Sept. a..
-(AP)-Wendell L. Willkie, cam
paigning through the corn belt, said
today at Joliet, ILL.,, that four men
in the world-Hitler, Mussolini,
Stain and President Roosevelt-re-
gard themselves as indispensable.
81 don't happen to think So" adj
ded the Republican presidential
nominee.
eve have a man in the United
States who says: I am indispensable
because of my knowledge of foreign
affairs Was it extraordinary skill
when he tried to promote the Munich
pact?
"Franklin D. Roosevelt has handled
foreign affairs in the last seven years
in a bLngling and incompetent way.
One day he is an interventionist.
The next day he is an isolatlonist.
Whatever crowd he happens 10 be
talking to is what he advocates"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-14
Calcutt, Boiling
Each Post Bond

Raleigh, Sept. 14.-(AP)-Joseph
A Calcutt of Fayetteville and an as
sociate. B. w. Boiling, surrendered
n the Wake county sheriff following
grand jury indictment charging
them with owning illegal slot ma
chimes and with conspiring to place
them in this county.
Calcutt posted $4,000 bond in a
sinoIe hill and Boiling posted S2,5OO,
Sheriff N. F. Turner said he un-
rerstood Calcutt, indicted under me
ode name Of the Vending Machine
Company. maintained offices in Chi
$50 and Los Angeles as well as IN
fayetteville.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-14
Sabotage Is
Charged In
Explosion

NGnvil, II. J., Sept. 1I.--(AP)-
Activities o. ''lUrelSn agents were
.-iaineu tcuay by Senator Barbour,
Republican, New Jersey, lor the eX-
plosions at the Hercules Powder
company plant that killed at least
70 ana Wlluln live frightful minutes
blasted more than a score Of build
ings of the 2,0G0-acrc plant.
While state police c.?cc5 d mem
!.er lip rolls Of the Gl"m2n-Ameri-
can bund against the roster Of plant
employees, Senator Barbour in a
statement in Washington said he be-
lieved when the facts are known
it will be discovered that it Thurs
days explosion) was due as in the
case of the Black Tom Jersey City,
N. j. disaster of the pre-World
War period to the activities. Of for
eign agents"
In addition to the New Jersey
state police and state bureau Of ex-
plosives, other agencies probing the
mysterious explosions were the Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation Her
cules experts, Army and Navy intel
ligence officers, and United States
Navy explosive specialists.
None of the many investigators
would say whether they had unearth-
ed any evidence of sabotage
Three new names increased the
death toll to 48 as steam shovels and
cranes this morning began clearing
away the twister steel, powder
smudged brick, and other debris that
piled up in the terrific blast OF
Thursday afternoon.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-14
Naziis Bomb
Area
Extraord airy
Weak" Defense En-.
countered by Raiders,
Germans Declare.

Berlin, Sept. 14.-(AP)-The Ger
man high command. reporting con-
tinuing night and day attacks on
England despite unfavorable weather,
said today numerous factories and
docks were hit in the London area
and airports, war industries and rail-
roads were bombed effectively" in
southeastern England.
The daily communique acknowl-
edged British night attacks on the
Netherlands, Belgium and northern
France last night, but said they fail
ed to cause noteworthy damage.
Germany herself spent a bomb
less" night it was reported. A few
casualties were reported near Rot
terdam in bombingS by British raid
ers returning home after they were
said to have been driven off from
Germany.
Today'S high command reports said
eight British planes were doWned IN
Yesterdays air fighting. Two Ger
man craft were reported missing.
German raiders returning from
night raids on the British capital said
they encountered Extraordinary
weak" defense.
Nazi air commandments of Lon
don, German military circles assert
ed today, have forced the British to
concentrate their anti-aircraft de-
lenses in the metropolitan region,
thereby depriving other parts of the
island of protection.
The industrial midlands and other
sections rapidly are becoming easy
targets for German raiders, these
sources said, and added that aerial
preparations for the long-threatened
invasion Of England were well IN
hand
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-14
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
In the Sir Walter Hotel

Raleigh, Sept. 14.-Young Demo-
Gratis, with red, white and blue
Roosevelt" galluseS and belts, or
without any such colorful equipment
for holding up their breeches, have
been sowing a crop Of corns and
bunions in the Sir Walter lobby ever
since early Friday morning-in fact
there were some early corners on
Thursday bent on capturing the
standing" marathon.
In age these so-called young par
tisans range from calloW youths to
patriarchs who have long since pass
ed their allotted three score years
and ten; but to a man they seem able
to take it indefinitely as far as
standing around and talking are con-
cerned.
On the whole, the convention has
been well behaved, with no outward
and visible sounds of extraordinary
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-14
Italian Forces
Advance

Cairo, Sept. IA (AP) British
general headquarters announced to-
night that Italian forces had pushed
into the. Egyptian-Libyan no-man's
land near Sollum, harassed by Brit
ish mechanical forces.
Soluum lies on the Mediterranean
at the northern extreme Of the COM
mon frontier between Egypt and Ital-
ian Libya.
"Following his plan. of pushing
forward into no-man's land, the en-
envy yesterday advanced into the
area which includes the escarpement
southwest of Sollum, the ruined and
empty village itself, and the ruins of
Musaid," said a general headquarters
communique.
Ellis movements are being watch
ed and harassed by our armored
fighting vehicles who have the stu
alton we'll in hand"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-14
Contracts For
Plane Engines
Are Awarded

Washington, Sept. 14-(AP)-The
War Department announced today
the awarding of contracts totaling
more than S239,0OO,0OO, including one
for the manufacture of Rolls Royce
airplane engines by the Packard
Motor Car Company of Detroit.
The number Of engines covered by
the contract was not disclosed imme-
diately. A tentative agreement with
Packard to 60 ahead with arrange
mems for production of the Rolls
Royce engines under a license of the
British holders of the patents had
been previously made.
Shortly before announcing COM
pletion of the contracts with
Packard, the War department made
known that. it had awarded con-
tract to the General Motors Corpor-
alton for mass production Of machine
guns.
It also had announced contracts for
(Continucd on Page Five)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-14
$4,000 Men Begin
Year Of Training
Early In November
President Roosevelt
Expected To Sign
Measure Early Next
Week, Setting Draft
Machinery in Motion.

Washington. Sent. 1t.-(AP)-
PPacctilne draft legislation re-
auirjng registration of apprOxi-
matcIv 16,500.000 men FL thrO-
ueh IS for military training was
finally approved by Congress to-
day and dispatched to the White
House.
The Presidents signature, en-
acting it into law, is expected to
be affixed early next week, set
tin@ in motion machinery which
will send the first $4,000 draftees
to camps in November.
The House took the final legis-
tive step this afternoon when it
approved, 232 to 1874, a comprO-
mise between Senate and House
versions of the CONSUMPTION
measure n short time after the
Senate gave its assent by a Al to
rs vote.
The final version included pro-
vision for the President to take
over industrial plants on a rem
tai basis when necessary to get
defense orders filled expcdi-
tiOusly.
The Senate's action came after i
had sent the bill back to a joint Sem
ate and House conference committee
by a 81 to 80 vote last night, with
Instructions to its conferees to insis
On the adoption Of House-approvec
clause giving the government power
to commander industrial plant:
where the owners proved recalcitran
about accepting or speeding up de.
tense orders.
This provision, much mote dras.
tic than a compromise version pre-
viously written into the measure by
the conferees, was adopted quickly
oy the joint committee and the meas
lre returned to the Senate for &C.
ton.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-14
More Money
For Defense
Roosevelt Asks Con.
gress for $1,733,886,.
976 Appropriation For
Defense.

Washington, Sept. 14.-(AP)-
Shortly after Congress gave fl
nal approval to peacetime con-
scription today, it received from
President Roosevelt a request for
an additional S1,733,886,976 de-
Tense appropriation including
S24,S25,108 to start the draft.
In a letter to the Speaker of
the House. the President asked:
S1,662,881,976 cash and $780,
100000 contract authorizations
for the War department.
S57,334,000 cash and S7,00O,000
contract authorizations for tSe
Navy.
S4O,C0O,000 cash for the Fed
eral Security Agency.
S11,O91,0 900 cash and S50,000,-
900 contract authorizations for
the Commerce department.
S5S0,000, 600 cash for the
Treasury department.
- { the larger items re-
questei fer the ARMY was 1884,
c2o,cc3 fo- coid;crs' gay.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-14
NIight Raids
-
On London
British Capital Under
goes Week of His
torv's Greatest Aerial
Siege; Forces Stand
b. To "Repel Board
cys' On Coast.

I..Enr Sep. f4.-(AP) - The
v.s. IS ar.n,S is 4 period of intense
s.~..~ .. INVASION to Britain" neu-
en-. .#g.v sources said today.
m. statement came as German
t- sod the defenSeS of England'S
>...-... coast following the eighth
r.~....-.ve night of destructive raids
ur --t.n.
W..-.s~ conditions off Dover
r....~, ~rint 10 German-held Francs
across ne channel. were described
....---. as slightly less favorable
..a .a-.ou than for some time.
N..u.-H air raid warnings sound
st .u..cv .1r brief intervals in Lon
r.~ .G there we're sporadic fOrays
.v German planes on northeast coast
owns. only one bombing was re-
r~.e& IN daylight today after q
wa-E u n,>tory'S greatest aerial siege
One German bomber appeared over
sl-.aea>, coast town. dropped two
.o-os and vanished into cloud
),ae. German planes were sighted
r. ne sane area.
T- -:,e army, navy and royal
... ...c- food prepared to ''repel
o0a-Ge., n Britain'S coast and air
..e.Gs '.a postmaster general an
-og-c-G .EaI due to heavy pressure
a. .e.azraph and telephone services
~ public had been asked to use
:oc.~ .7r urgent messages only. This
announcement made no mention of
an damage 70 these facilities by the
Cc-w.C 5omoingS.
A.-eG patrols of police and the
>.m- g-rd turned out at one south
a.~. coast town last night and
,..c..t riverside wharfS and rail-
-.& -.d.ng> following reports that
.N s.achuteS were seen descend
@-. y.er failed 10 find any evidence
p. ..pn-t the reports.
3-oer> gaiHe& high explosives
am ..ccUdjary bombs on TIE south
r.. p nd western areas of the capital
Is. night, despite intensive anti-air-
c.., lire.
. government communicate &C
edged that fires were started
e. -..n,t> points in the city but
RI hat all of them either had been
Ui>hed or brought under con-
,.. German plane was reported
.- DOWN after being caught in a
.a. Corchlights over cast London.
.. morning papers declared es-
.-.. ~crvicCs were Scu carrying
.npug q little in some places,
'.. E.H- Chronicle Said-and assert
-" '..t seven consecutive nights IN
e. I'd shelters had failed to break
= morale.
H-Hnc-day nights raids killed 10
... and injured $50, it was an
..".d. bringing the totals from last
Saturday through Wednesday TO J.
-.a agod and 4.8l0 injured.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-14
Nazi Declares
Bombings Will
Be Continued

.c.i:n. Sept. 14.-(AP)-London
" ac bombed relentlessly unless
=tcudcrs. d well informed source
.1rcign neWspapermen TODAY.
This spokesman declared that one
'..." Of E.ngIand's war potentiais are
.d within the British capital as
46 percent of the nations I'M
".. md that the city therefore IS
,aIy objective of the flrsl
g. -r,gde.
..r city Of the future will be built
Lpudon's line" he said.
&c.. attack on London was under
. as q measure of retaliation Tor
a. Of painless bombing OF Ger
williams and non-military OBJ
~ the British" this source IN
go,
..- British apparently now thm>
"' ...c they haven't bombed Ger
..... in the past two nights we are
st.. tore quits. They apparently look
r like Il football match, where
.yr on one side IS evened up
error on the other.
...s can't figure human values
. 10y. One German life may be
@ .lrsrr..,. rlNSl
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-14
Senator Tells Young
Democrats, However,
That Threat of Huge
Federal Debt Is Sec
ond in Gravity Only to
Chance of War.

Raleigh, Sept. 14.-fAP)-Sena-
tor Josiah w. Bailey told North Car
olina'S Young Democrats today that
the President had acted wisely in
building up the nations defenses. but
that the threat Of a federal debt of
SIS 5000 100000 sis second only in
gravity to the possibility Of an inva-
sion fro mabroad."
Bailey, often critic of the Roose-
welt administration. defended the
Presidents actions for defense and
praised his leadership. The prepared
text did not mention Mr.. Roosevelt
by name, however.
"It is our purpose" Bailey said,
"to be so strong in arms, in mon and
in attachment to our republic as a
republic that no nation or cOmbina-
ton of nations will CHALLENGE us, and
thereby to win security and preserve
our peace by preparation for war.
cit is not our purpose to dictate
to any other nation nor shall any ma
ton dictate to U.S."
The senator pointed out that IN
rContin1Ie5 m paee FiN'aN
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-14
Durham Man Is
Elected By Elks

Raleigh, Sept. l4.-(AP)-Cyyde
F. Glenn Of Durham today was elect
ed president of the North Carolina
Elks Association. He succeeds P. c.
Smith of High Point.
Other officers elected included
7 cslie P. Gardner of Goldsboro, trus-
fee
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-14

age of 81, and to whom monument
was dedicated Friday"
Among the youngsters" much in
evidence has been Walter "Pete''
Murphy, we'll past 10, who declared
loudly that he is still as young in
spirit and thought, if not in action"
as anyone.
The Rowan veteran has just re-
turned from trip to New York. He
is fully convinced that Wendell Will
kic hasn't even remote chance to
beat President Roosevelt.
"Why, some of my good friends up
there who are staunch and regular
Republicans say they simply will not
vote for Willkie," he said emphati-
cally. Roosevelt will sweep New
York by a very heavy majority will
win in New Jersey and has a b@tter
than even chance to get Penn VI
lContinued on Page Flvel
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-14
Gloahoh

FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Fair to partly cloudy toniSHt
and Sunday, slightly warner
Sunday and in mountains to-
night.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-14

thirst; though one hotel attache re-
marked that when the bottles were
collected from the many rooms and
started down the chute to which they
are consigned it sounded like the hail
of anti-aircraft shrarnel over Lon
don so wildly described by news
paper writers.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-14

Without the slightest disrespect to
a departed Tar Heel of rather heroic
proportions, one Wag remarked that
the Young Democrats were mourn
ing the loss of lone OF, their members,
Captain Ashe, who died at the ripe
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-14

Logically enough, politics is the
sole topic of the many conversations,
but unless things are going on under
cover which have not been caught
by your reporters eager ears, moth
ing remotely resembling a specta-
cular coup or scoop has occurred or
is in the offing.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-14
Highlights And Sidelights On State
Convention OF Young Democrats

age of 81, and to whom monument
was dedicated Friday"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-09-14

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The Nome nugget., 1940-04-12
Bergen, FIamar Recaptured East Drive Repulsed

STOCKHOLM. April II (P)-A radio message from the Norweg- ian commander at Bergen report ed that the seaport was recaptur- ed from the German invaders.
 The President of the Norweg- ian Parliament, Carl Hanlbro, an nouneed that NorWay's northern forces were now cooperating ful ly with the British forces. He made the announcement after communicating with the govern ment which has established head quarters at Elverum.
 The German advance eastward from Narvik already has been re pulsed and Hamar recaptured. It is also said German forces near Hamar have been isolated from other contingents, except for air communication.
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-12
Alaska Cannery Employers and Unions Deadlocked
Salmon Cannery Employers Of KarIuk and Chignik Area Are
 Deadlocked With Labor Unions

SAN FRANCISCO, April II (P) Whether the annual expedi ton to the karluk harbor can hing area will materialize this year is problematical as negotia- tions called for new sessions.
 Attorney St. Sure, for the Al aska Salmon Industry, Inc, said the deadline has passed for the outfitting of the supply ship Chirikoff, so it could sail on the 17th. He said if the negotiations now on would produce results, the ship could be readied for sail ing on the 18th for the Chignik area, eliminating the Karluk trip. He said As yet we have not reached a single agreement" with the l2 unions involved.
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-12
Churchill Declares Hitler Made A Strategic And Political Error
 In His Invasion Of Norway

LONDON, April II (P)-Win- ston Churchill said great losses have been suffered by the Ger man navy" in continuing the air and naval battle launched by the German invasion of Norway. He said: Hitler has made a great strategic and political error as did Napoleon when he invaded Spain. At present nearly a dozen ships some of large tonnage have been sunk or captured either in Skag errak or Kattegat, or in attempt ing to bring supplies to the fore es landed at Narvik."
 Relating additional British loss es he said the destroyer Gurkha was sunk and the cruiser Aurora also damaged by bombing.
 Churchitl told the House of Commons that the NorWegians ''in their wild mountainous coun- try should be able to maintain "a vigorous and prolonged re-
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-12

sistance" against the German in vaders. He charged the invasion as being Hong and elaborately prepared
 He announced that the destroy CT Glow Worm was apparently lost Monday morning off the Nor Wegian coast in a battle with Ger man warships. He said Monday afternoon the fleet cruising off Bergen was continuously attack ed by enemy aircraft. A heavy bomb fell on the battleship Rod ney but the decks resisted it" Churchill said the destroyer Zu- ku sank German U-boat off the Orkney Islands. Also that in a long battles between the battle cruiser Rerown and the German cruiser Scharnhorst, the German Warship was hit and damaged but was able to escape at high speed.
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-12
2 Bank Robbers Escape From McNeil Island

TACOMA, April 12 (P)-Work ing on the belief that two con victed Los Angeles bank robbers who e7caped from McNeil Island prison late yesterday, might have reached the mainland half mile away during the night, police and sheriff's deputies search the island. The men are Arnold Kyle, aged 20. received in June and Joseph Cretzer, described as the nations number one bank robber who participated in eight such crimes, received in February. Both are under 25 year sentenc- 6. They escaped by climbing into 3 delivery truck and speeded through the gate as the guard fired after them.
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-12

Salmon Industry Inc, announced the abandonment of the season at Kariuk because of the inability to reach agreements with union Workmen. The employers contin- ued negotiations with the Alaska cannery workers union and assoc lated group in efforts to to com plete contracts in time for the season at Chignik. The plants at Karluk and Chignik annually handle from one-fifth to one third of the pack processed by the San Francisco expedition to that area.
 George R. Anderson, attorney for the cannery workers said the issues could be settled in half an hour if the Alaska packers themselves would negotiate with us. They are dealing through at torneys who do not have the pow CT to make an agreement. All they say is mo-"
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-12
British Planes Destroy Nazi Ammunition Ship

LONDON, April 12 (P)- Amid reports of a raging war at sea along the far-fung Scandinavian coast with new Warplane success es, Britain bulWarked the air and navy drive against the Nazis con quest of Norway with vast mine fields. It was announced officially that fliers ranging over sea lanes from Germany's Baltic coast to the Oslo Fjord, during the night blew up a large ship, apparently an ammunition ship of about 5000 tons, in the Great Belt of Denmark, while farther north it is believed they damaged 5000 ton supply ship.
 The Admiralty gave notice of the mining of four areas in the North Sea at Skaggarak and Kat tagak in a move to block all Ger man traffic between the North Sea and the Baltic except thru the Kiel Canal. They also an nounced that f1iers bombed a Ger man seaplane base on the Baltic coast and an ammunition ship, one in line of to 10 vessels was blown up with such force that the attacking aircraft were rocked by the force of the explo sion."
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-12
Reject Demand Recognition Nazi Puppet Govt.

LONDON, Aril 10 (P0 - Thurs day a proclamation reaffirming Norway's determination to resist the German invasion and reject ing the German demand for re cognition of ahe Nazi puppet gov ernmant under Major Vikdun Quisling was issued by Premier Nygaardsvold, the Reuters Brit ish news agency reported. The report was based on a Norwegian news agency ditpatch from Five rum, the present seat of the re- fugee government.
The Nome nugget., 1940-04-12
Schleswigg-Ho g Reports Bombing Railway Station

BERLIN, April 12 (P) - The DNB News agency reported that British warplanes bombed the German railway station at Schles wig -Holstein and intimated re- prisals might be expected if re- peated, saying it was the first Al lied attempt since the beginning of the war to damage transport ation outside of the active com bat area. The station is located in the northern part of Germany near the Danish border. The re- port said. If repeated, the Ger air force will face a new sit uation."