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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-02-03
Governor Hoey Is
Back In His Office

Raleigh, Feb. 3.--(AP)-G"vcrnor
Hocv today returned to his office in
.hc Capitol for the first time since
january 3 when he entered Duke
,osDital to undergo an operation for
hernia. -,
For a few days, he said, he will
.ut short his hours in his office.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-02-03
laps Claim
Victories In
China War

Hon3kong, Feb. g. (AP( -
ClimaXing a Weeklong drive, ia
pans northern armies reported to-
day they had captured Wuiyuan in
Suiyuan province, Inner Mongolia,
after smashing the resistance Of So
600 Chinese who were said to be
fleeing in disorder across the snow
covered plains.
The japanese said their troops
were advancing in hot pursuit OF
the Chinese.
At the same time, japanese
reported from the south province of
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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-02-03
Balkans To
Fend For
Themselves

Belgrade. Feb. 3.-(AP)-FcarGul
IF the possibility that war may reach
the Balkans by spring the four pow
ers Of the Balkan entente sought
TODAY some makeShift storm cellar
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-02-03
Firms Claim
Red Planes
Shot Down
Finnish Communique
Claims Victories;
Says Three Hospitals
Bombed by Russians
In Central Finland
Yesterday.

HcIsinki. Feb 3.-(AP)-Thc cap
turc of a number Of Russian strong
holds northeast vi Lake Ladoga and
smashing of Russian attacks on the
Karellan iSthmuS in which <thc
enemy suffered great losses" were
reported tonight by the Finnish high
command.
The Russians lost 200 dead and 70
prisoners, the communiquc said, in
fighting above Lake Ladoga, the con=
tinuation Of two weeks old battle.
On the Karelian iSthmuS are Rus
star thrusts near Viipuri were mark
ed by numerous attacks near Summa.
The Firms reported the capture Di
SO tanks and other booty in various
engagements.
The communiquc said three hos
pitfalls were bombed yesterday and 20
killed and 80 wounded in central
Finland
Helsinki, Feb. 3.-(AP)-RuSSian
air raids near the Finnish capital kept
citizens in shelters today for an hour.
| Official sources estimated at least
twelve Red army WarplaneS were
shot down yesterday. Unconiirmcd
reports added seven more Russian
| planes to official estimates.
Russian aircraft were unusually
active Friday night over southwest
| Finland where alarms kept the pOpu-
| lace awake over wide area
lncendiary bombs were dropped
haphazardly on blackcd-out Hankao.
which has been the principal obicc-
tive Of air raids since the war started
Almost 100 Finnish civilians were
said to have been killed in Russian
air raids during the ninth week OF
undeclared war.
On the battlefronts, the Firms said
the invaders continued to suffer
heavy losses at the hands Of white
clad rIlemen despite their use Of
parachutes and tank driven steel
SledgcS.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-02-03
ElQahQa

FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Fair and continued cold to-
night. Sunday increasing cloud
mess and somewhat warmer, fol-
lowed by snow or rain Sunday
night or Monday.
OUTLOOK FOR THE WEEK.
Rain first and middle of
week: fair later part; warmer
at beginning: colder at the
middle OF TcCG.
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Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-26
By ROBERT BELLAIRF

SHANGHAI, Sept. 26. tUSp
Chinese leaders, preparing to throw
a powerful army against the Japa-
nese in Indo-China, have ordered
the immediate evacuation OF all
Chinese from the country, Chinese
news agency dispatch from Chung
king reported today.
Urgent instructions were sent the
Chinese consulate at Hanoi to ar
range the evacuation. The dispatch
said, and also to ask Indo-ChlneSe
authorities to compensate China 1or
all losses it might suffer by reason
of the agreement to permit Japa-
nese troops to garrison a part OF
the Indo-China coastal area includ-
ing three airplane bases.
Frontier dispatches had reported
yesterday that Chinese troops hao
attacked the japanese Canton army
in the Lungchow area, but it was
known that for weeks China haC
been assembling a big army il
southern China to move it across
the frontier if the japanese LANDED
troops in Indo-China.
A Domei (Japanese) news agency
dispatch from Langston, on the
Indo- Chinese side of the frontier
area, reported today that an ami.
cable agreement had been reached
between Japanese and French col.
onial officers at the spot and thar
as a result the bitter fighting il
the LangsOn area had stopped.
A later Domei dispatch from tn,
South China front reported Off
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-26
Dakar Flop Stirs
Wrath Of British:
Reasons Demanded
By FREDERICK KUH

LONDON, Sept. 26. CUP)-The
Dakar "fiasco" touched off burst
of resentment among members of
parliament, the press and public
today with angry demands that per-
sons responsible for what openly
was called "a blunder' be summoned
to account.
Parliament is in recess, but men,
bers were demanding that they be
called back to investigate the rea-
sons for failure of the expedition
to the West African port led by
Gen. Charles de Gaulle and accom-
panied by strong British naval
forces.
Criticism centered not only on
De Gaulle, but upon government
aides who recommended and par
ticipated in the enterprise which
was felt here to have damaged. both
British prestige and the growing
Free French" movement.
Chief of these advisors was said
to be Brig. Gen. E. l.. Spears, liai
son officer between DeGaulle and
the British government. He was
said in parliamentary circles to
have been Prime Minister Winston
Churchill's chief adviser in favor
of the expedition.
Scalp hunters" also were looking
for victims in the admiralty and
in Churchill's immediate surround
ings at No. 10 Downing street.
Members of parliament contacted
by the United Press said that a
special debate of the Dakar failure
was being demanded. The more ve-
hement critics of the government
said they would oppose any attempt
by Churchill to hold the debate
secret.
They said they wanted full public
debate SO that the country could
know just where blame for the i'll
fated endeavor lay.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-26
Bombs Blast Big
Berlin Air Bases

The Klingenberg station supplies
power to the largest factories in
the Berlin area. The ministry said
that heavy bombs burst around the
station and started big fire that
was but part of a chain Of fires
started by powerful bombing attacks
from Berlin to Dunkirk and Bou-
logne and other invasion" bases
along the coast.
Berlin's west power station, two
miles south of Tegel lake, also was
heavily damaged and large fire
was started, the ministry said. The
station had been badly damaged in
previous raids.
Salvoes of explosive bombs were
dropped on the Schoenberg railway
yards, three miles southwest of
the center of the city, as we'll as
on the main railway junction near
Charlottenburg, one of the chief
residential districts of the German
capital.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-26
By REYNOLDS PACKARD

ROME, Sept. 26. (UP)-Establlsh-
ment of front of new empires
including Germany, italy, Japan,
Russia and Spain may be prin-
cipal topic for discussion in con-
ferences at Berlin starting tomor-
row between Count Galeazzo Ciano,
Italian foreign minister, and Adolf
Hitler, it was reported today.
Ciano left for Berlin today for
what was described officially as a
brief sojourn.
He was expected to confer not
only with Hitler and Joachim vor
Ribbentrop, Nazi foreign minister
but also with Ramon Serrano Suner
Spanish minister of interior anC
brother in law of Gen. Francisco
Franco, leader of the Spanish ma.
tionalist state.
Informants here, asserting tha
diplomatic activity between Rome
and Berlin was proceeding at al
unprecedented pace, hinted tha
a sensational accord of worldwid,
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-26
Japan Replaces
Rome Ambassador

TOKYO, Sept. 26. (UP) = The
foreign office announced today re-
placement of Eli Amau, former for
e!gn office spokesman, as japanese
ambassador to italy. He will be sue
ceeded by Zenbei Horikiri.
Withdrawal of Amau caused con-
siderable speculation in view of
the Importance of the Rome post.
This week Amau conferred with
Foreign Minister Count Galeazzo
Ciano on results of the Rome visit
of German Foreign Minister Joa-
chin Won Ribbentrop0
Horikiri studied at Harvard and
Cambridge. He is a former vice
minister of finance and member
of parliament. At one time he was
professor of economics at Keio uni
versity.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-26
Nv WALLACE CARROLL

LONDON, Sept. 26. (UP)--Strong
royal air force squadrons bombed
Tempelhof airdrome, two power
stations, munitions factories and
railroad lines in one of the most
severe raids of the war against
Berlin, the Kiel naval base and
German held targets along the
French coast, the air ministry said
today.
While British defenses we're fight
ing Nazi raiders that bombed 80
districts in the London area and
struck at widespread objectives in
other parts of England, the royal
air force was raiding the German
capital from shortly after 10 pm.
"A pm. EST until the early hours
OF this morning, the ministry said.
Four separate attacks were made
within an hour on the big Klingen-
Derg power station in the heart of
The Industrial East End of Berlin.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-26
Chinese Evocuote
.lndo-Chinu Area

cially that Japanese forces had been
landed peacefully near Haiphong,
the port of Hanoi, this morning un-
der the French-Japanese agreement.
Hanoi had announced last night
that French colonial forces had
withdrawn from Langson because an
overwhelmingly strong japanese ar
my of 10000 men was encircling
them.
Women and children were being
evacuated from the Haiphong area
dispatches from Hanoi reported, and
from Thanhoa, 90 miles to the
south. which was regarded as pos
sible Japanese landing point.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-26
Japanese Bomb
lndo-China CITY

HANOI, French Indo- China, Sept.
26. (UP)-Japanese airplanes today
dropped four bombs in the native
quarter of Haiphong, port for Ha-
moi, causing Is native casualties,
and then 1000 japanese troops
landed at the port in a peaceful
procedure under the terms of a
Vichy-Tokyo accord granting mill
tary privileges to Japan in this
French colony.
The bombs fell in the Haiphong
native quarter behind the railroad
station before troops, supported by
column of tanks, were landed.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-26
Naval Guns Shell
Italian Advance
Positions in Egypt

CAIRO, Sept. 26. UP)-A British
naval communique reported today
that British naval bombardments
yesterday started huge fires and
set off great explosions at the
Italian advance base of Sidi Bar
rani.
The communique said British
warships carried out successful
attack on the Sidi Barrani area
point of the farthest italian ad-
vance into Egypt.
A great fire was started by the
British naval shells, the communi-
que said. 1t was accompanied by a
series of explosions.
Two hours after the shelling the
fire still was burning, the com,
munique reported.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-26
Empires to Split ',
Up World Sphere
might be proclaimed

Importance" might be procIaiIneu
soon.
Conferences here between Ciano
and Eli Amau, japanese ambassador
lent emphasis to reports that n
front of new empires" might be
discussed at Berlin.
Informants said that the present
diplomatic situation was SO impor-
tant that a two weeks lull in Ger
manhattan military activities might
be expected. This did not apply to
air force activity it was emphasized.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-26
GERMAN MERCHANTMEN
CAPTURED OFF MEXICO

OTTAWA, Ont, Sept. 26. CUP)-
The Canadian converted cruiser
Prince Robert, under command of
Captain Charles Beard, captured
the armed German merchantmen
Weser some miles out of the port
of Manzanillo, on the Mexican west
coast, Navy Minister Angus Mac
Donald announced today.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-09-26

GUN OPENS UP
DOVER, Sept. 26. UP)-A Ger
man long range gun on the French
coast opened fire on the Dover
area today.
Evening star., 1940-11-04
Dance Ticket Solicitation
OF u. ). EMPLOYEES Denied

Charges that Federal employees
had been solicited to purchase tick
cts for dance held by the National
Democratic League of the District
in the Washington Hotel last month
were fatty denied today by Mrs.
Blake Thomas, chairman of the
league, at brief hearing before
the Senate Campaign Expenditures
Committee.
The charge had been made, 1t
was said, by a representative of a
Republican organization who turned
over to the committee q copy of a
letter sent out by the league urging
that the dance tickes enclosed be
either used or sold.
Mrs. Thomas testified she knew
positively that none Of the letters
went to Government employees in
violation of the Hatch Act. She
also said she was certain that none
of the money returned for the
tickets came from Federal workers.
Evening star., 1940-11-04
First-Aid Glasses
To Open This Week

Three classes in first aid and
accident prevention, conducted by
the District of Columbia Chapter
of the American Red Cross, will
open this week at 1905 Connecticut
avenue. An advanced course will
be given on Tuesday and Thursday
mornings, starting Thursday at $50
o'clock. On Monday, Wednesday
and Friday mornings a standard
course will be conducted, starting
Wednesday at $50 o'clock. An
evening standard course will be
given on Monday, Wednesday and
Friday, starting at 7:30 o'clock
Friday night. All the classes will
require two hours, a session and
the courses will run approximately
three weeks. They are open to men
and women. Minimum age require
ment for the standard courses is
II years, while any one holding a
current certificate in standard first
aid is eligible to take the advanced
course.
These courses are being conducted
under the auspices of the American
Womens Voluntary Service at whose
headquarters, 1905 Connecticut ave-
nue., further information may be
obtained.
Evening star., 1940-11-04
Pan-American Mass
Will Be Resumed
Al St. Patriek.s
Archbishop CurIey
Announces Plans for
Thanksgiving Morning

The traditional Pan-American
mass will be resumed this year on
Thanksgiving morning at st. Pat
ricks Catholic Church. 1t was not
held last year because OF the change
in the date of Thanksgiving Day by
President Roosevelt.
Archbishop Michael J. Curley of
Baltimore and Washington made
the announcement of plans for the
mass yesterday. He said:
For many years it has been a
tradition in our Nations Capital
that the representatives OF the
American republics should gather
in st. Patrick's Church the morning
of Thanksgiving Day to offer thanks
to God for the favors of the closing
year.
Chief among the blessings for
which the American republics should
raise their voice in thanks Is the
continuance of that peace which
has so long refgned among the ma
tions Of this hemisphere. But the
peace of the Americas requires that
we western peoples should be bound
together by closer ties of under
standing, good will and mutual help
fulness. In the Havana Conference
the past year was seen the move
ment toward this desirable end car
ried notably forward. For this we
may well offer our special thanks.
'It is our hope that on the day
which the President will proclaim
the national feast of Thanksgiving,
the people of Washington and of
the whole Nation will unite with
the representatives of the American
republics in offering thanks to God
for the special benedictions that we
enjoy and in earnestly beseeching
Him to continue to bless us with
His peace"
Invitations to attend the ceremony
and participate in the celebration
have been issued to all the diplo-
mats of the American republics, to
prominent Government officials of
the United States and to outstand-
ing laymen of this city.
Evening star., 1940-11-04
Educational Building
Is Dedicated by
Mount Vernon Place
Keys Are Presented
To Sunday School
Superintendent

Dedication of the new $165 900
Educational Building of the Mount
Vernon Place Methodist Church was
held yesterday with a program be-
ginning at $3.50 am. and continu-
ing through the evening services.
The building adjoins the church on
the K street side.
The Rev. DR.. John w. Rustin,
minister of the church, preached
two identical sermons at $3.50 and
IL am. on What of Mount Yer
ron Place church," At $50 the
entire Sunday school met in the
main auditorium, where a brief serv-
ice was held, at which time Arthur
E. Martin, chairman of the Build
ing Committee, gave" the new
building to the Sunday school and
presented the keys to DR.. Clifton P.
Clark, superintendent. Members of
the committee were presented to
the congregation. They are Mrs. Ida
r. Grower, A. F. Harlan, John
Brayshaw, Judge Eugene Black, Earl
Carson, Henry G. Thomas, Judge
Bolitha j. Laws, w. D. Johnson, J.
w. Rodkey, Talma L. Smith, Ches-
ter Smith, B. S. Embry and Paul
H. McMurray. The Rev. WILDER H.
Wilson preached at the first service
of the Junior church and a junior
choir Of "a voices sang.
A reception in honor of DR.. and
Mrs. Rustin, celebrating their fourth
anniversary in the pastorate of the
church, and the Rev. aad Mrs.
Wilson, new associate minister and
his wife, was held in the social hall
from 8 to 5 o'clock. Guests were
shown through the IS rooms of the
building by guides. Approximately
1000 persons visited the building.
Facilities are now provided for vari-
ous kinds of recreational activities,
the nursery and primary depart
ments caring for small children
through the church hour; and class
rooms accommodating the increased
attendance and membership of the
Sunday school. The building is of
white brick and limestone, with the
chapel of colonial design with chan
eel, pews and paneling of white
enamel trimmed in mahogany; and
a two-manual organ; seating ca
pacity of 100.
The Rev. Mr.. Wilson preached on
To-day Is Ours" at the evening
service with young people as special
guests.
Evening star., 1940-11-04
200 Physicians Attend
Seminar al Howard u.

More than 200 colored physicians
began a three-day seminar at How
ard University today to discuss lat
est methods of maternal and child
care, and the control and treatment
of tuberculosis and syphilis.
A preliminary public rally was
held in the university's college of
medicine last night, and films on
these problems were shown to more
than 800.
The rally and seminar are spon-
sored by the District tuberculosis
Association. the District Social
Hygiene Society, the Maryland
tuberculosis Association and the
District of Columbia Medico- Chirur-
gical Society.
Seminar speakers will include DR.
c. Leon Wilson, associate attending
obstetrician and gynecologist OF
Provident Hospital, Chicago; DR.. w.
Roderick Brown, Pittsburgh Tuber-
culosis League; DR.. Edward W.
Beasley, chairman of the pediatric
division and senior attending pedia-
trician at Provident Hospital, and
DR.. T. K. Lawless Of Northwestern
Univee&0.
Evening star., 1940-11-04
400 Attend Services
At St. Vincent's

More than 400 persons were pres
ent at st. Vincent's Home and
School yesterday to participate in
religious and patriotic services at
which an American flag was pre-
sened to the institution by Washing
tons Catholic War Veterans. The
ceremonies were sponsored by
Father Francis j. Hurney Post No.
112.
Speakers included Thomas r.
Callahan, chairman of the American
Legion's Americanization Commit
tee; Charles w. Griffin, commander
of Hurney Post, who made the pres
entation; the Rev. James A. Dwyer
pastor of st. Anthony's Church,
Brookland, and Sister M. Germaine,
who accepted the flag. Music was
furnished by the Knights Of Colum-
bus Band.
Evening star., 1940-11-04
Draft Registrars
With Experience May
Yet Enlist in Marines
Reserve Will Accept
Volunteers Until .
Mobilization Thursday

Although they may have regis
tered already in the draft, men of
at least one year of service in armed
forces, today were given a last
chance to volunteer in the 5th Bat
talon Marine Corps Reserve, which
mobilizes Thursday for an indefinite
period of active service.
1t. Col. Harvey L. Miller, COM
manding the battalion, explained
that apparently many registered
men were under the mistaken idea
that they could not volunteer now
with the marines, because they were
under the selective service law.
To the contrary, he explained, the
law provides that such registered
man, of one years service may
come direct to the battalion armory.
at 458 Indiana avenue NV, and
enlist there for immediate service.
When he does so his registration
card will be turned over to the
commanding officer, who then will
officially notify the mans draft
board that the registrant has volun-
teered in the marines The registra-
ton card will be returned to the
local board which has the regis
trant's name, and he will be dropped
from the list of those subject to call
in the draft.
Office Open Three Days.
The recruiting Office of the 5th
Battalion will be open today, Tues
day and Wednesday. No unframed
recruits are being accepted.
Marine Corps Reservists who have
transferred from an organized sta
tus to volunteer status in the Re-
serve district also are being urged
to rejoin the battalion and would
be able to leave Thursday morning
for active duty.
Further plans for the activities of
the battalion at Quantico, the first
station to which the local Marines
go, were disclosed by Col. Miller.
The 5th Battalion will be COM
bined with the 18th Battalion from
Detroit to bring its nearly 500 men
and officers up to wartime strength.
Target Practice First.
One of the first activities of the
Washington marines will be inten-
sive target practice on the rifle
range.
When the outfit is uniformed and
equipped one of the first units to be
provided will be Company D, COM
manded by First 1t. Clifton A.
Woodrum, jr., which has been
trained as machine gun company.
1t will be given machine guns and
81-mm. trench mortars.
The Washington marines are ex-
pecting to remain at Quantico for
only a short time, after which they
will move on to some post probably
in the West Indies.