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The Nome nugget., 1940-08-23
Long-Range German Batteries Fire British Convoy St. Dover
 But Apparently Score No Hits

UNDATED, Aug. 9 (P-Pow- erful German shore batteries on the French coast, firing at a range of more than 20 miles shell ed mile-long British convoy in the Straits of Dover. The bomb ardment injected a new sting to the Nazi-proclaimed air and sea blockade of Britain. Small mer- chant ships in a convoy escorted by Warships were hugging the English coast when a cliff battery of four guns on the distant shore near Boulogne suddenly opened fire. Other batteries posted along the French coast all the way from Boulogne to Calais took up the bombardment but the convoy steamed doggedly to it's destina- tion. At least a hundred shells were fired and observeris esti- mated the attack lasted 50 min utes. Shell burst near the yes sels, the Nazi gunners apparent ly getting the range and direction from a high-fying observation plane. Most of the missiles fell in to the sea. The British warships laid down smoke screen to aid in the escape of the convoy and they all escaped through the Strait without apparent casual ty.
 Nazi warplanes continued the air seige on England in small scattered attacks, while in south east Europe Mussolini's command reported that sharp new blows against British naval forces in the Mediterranean. Two warships were torpedoed, two others se- verely hit repeatedly by bombs, An Italian communique said a Fascist torpedo boat sank a Brit
The Nome nugget., 1940-08-23

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22 (P)- The legislation for the mobiliza- ton of 100000 National Guards men was approved by the House and Senate. The Senate was ex- pected to give prompt accept ance and the House accepted the report of the joint committee named to resolve the differences between the Senate and House versions of the legislation.
 President Roosevelt requested the House action in a voice vote. The legislation involves about 242,0C0 guardsmen, 1l6,000 re- serve officers and 50,0O0 enlisted men and will permit them to be
The Nome nugget., 1940-08-23
Nine Die In Bomber Crash

DENVER, Aug. g lP) - Two officers and seven enlisted men were killed in the crash and ex- plosion of a bomb-laden two- motored Douglas BIB Army bomber,on a flight in stormy wea ther from the Air Corps techni- cal school here last night. The wreckage was found streWn on the air corps bombing range, about 45 miles east of Denver by searching planes. All of the oc- cupants were blown to bits by the explosion. Officers estimated that two thousand pounds of bombs exploded.
The Nome nugget., 1940-08-23

ish sub and an Fascist undersea craft torpedoed a British destroy CT in the Eastern Mediterranean.
 In Cairo, the war ministry dis closed that an Egyptian mobile division has already taken up DO sitions to resist any invasion of Italian troops presumably to strike from Libya. Large Italian troop concentrations are report ed there.
 Lieutenant General Sir Archi bald Waverl, commander-in- chief of Britain's middle east armies warned that Hitler, thwarted by Englands stout de- fense may emulate Napoleon and turn to the east in search of easier success"
The Nome nugget., 1940-08-23
British Long Range Guns
 Fire at Nazis

UNDATED, Aug. 8 (P)- Nazi warplanes dropped salvos of combs on three densely populat ed London suburbs and inflicted toll of six known killed. There were attacks of mounting vio- lenee elsewhere in England and Sec Hand.
 London reported that British long-range guns fired "a few rounds acros the channel by way of retort" to the newly disclosed German Big Berthas studding the French coast and which shell ed British conveys yesterday in
The Nome nugget., 1940-08-23
British Convoy Shelled Long Range
Bill For Mobilization National Guard Goes To Pres
Nine Killed In Army Bomber Crash And Explosion

the Straits of Dover and rained cross-channel projectiles on Dow CT itself. A British military spokesman discounted the Nazi's new mode of attack declaring the big German cannon wouldn't make Dover untenable from a military standpoint. Civilian resi- dents of the channel "heIPs cor ner" began feeling, however, heavy property damage.
 There was reported pre-daWn assault on the London area, the capitals first night raid of the, war damaging including two em- pity movie theatres, a bank. a store and many other buildings.
 British bombers countered with raids on western Germany which the Nazi cormand acknowledged without special effect but that a number of civilians were injured.
 An Italian threat to invade Greece if the British occupy any Greek Islands was reported from Rome, in a dispatch. If the Brit ish move on Greece, we will do the same" a high Fascist Spokes- man declared, commenting on rumors that Britain might occupy Crete and Corfu.
The Nome nugget., 1940-08-23
About 396 ,00O Men Will Be Affected

WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 I(P) - The Senate sent to the White House the legislation authorizing the President to call .he National Guard and army reserves to ac- tive duty for any period in 12 consecutive months. The Cham Der completed the legislative ac ti6n in a resolution accepting without dissent the conference re port previously approved by the House. Abou. 396,O00 men will be affected.
The Nome nugget., 1940-08-23
BRIDGES CASE Is TAKEN UP

WASHINGTON - The Senate Immigration Committee has ap- proved 6 to 5 of legislation direct ing Attorney General Jackson to determine whether Harry Bridg- es, CHA chieftain on the Pacific Coast, should be deported.
 The legislation is a substitute for the House bill requiring im- mediate deportation of Bridges to Australia.
The Nome nugget., 1940-08-23

his pick-aX aSsailant was 'tmost likely" a member of the Ogpu, Soviet secret police.
 His attacker was identified by the police as Jacques Mortar Van denreischd, aged 36, a native of Iran.
The Nome nugget., 1940-08-23
Alaska Mining Bill Is
 Given Committee Approval

WASHINGTON - The House Mining Committee has approved of the bill by Alaska Delegate A. J. Dimond authorizing the owners of unpatented mining claims in Alaska to include the annual assessment work as part of the cost of the official survey required by law.
The Nome nugget., 1940-08-23

Proof of Labor Blanks can now be had at the Nome Nugget office
The Nome nugget., 1940-08-23
Pres. Opposed .Postponement of
 Military Training g

WASHINGTON, Aug. B tP- President Roosevelt said he per sonally was absolutely opposed to the postponement of compul- sorry military training until next year. He told press conference that new increasements in man power were needed now to learn the use of modern fighting equip ment already on hand.
The Nome nugget., 1940-08-23
Oliver Lodge, Spiritualist,
 i
 Passes { Away

LONDON, Aug. g (P) - Sir Oliver Lodge, aged 89, scientist and sprititualist died at his home in Wiltshire, southwest England. He had long given friend to understand that he was unafraid of death.
The Nome nugget., 1940-08-23
Bill Authorizing Mobilization National Guard, Army Reserves
 Is Sent To The White House

sent any place in the Western
 hemisphere.
The Nome nugget., 1940-08-23
Results Of
 Autopsy Body Are Withheld

CLEVELAND, Aug. B (P) = The results of the autopsy on the body of Mrs. Mozee were with held pending the submission of a written report by Coroner S. R. Gerber to FBI agents. Gerber performed the autopsy last night in the presence of the FBI agents.
The Nome nugget., 1940-08-23
N O T c E

The Nome Democratic Club will meet at the City Hall on Saturday, August 24, 194o, at 8 o'clock, P. M.
 M. J. Walsh, Chairman
The Nome nugget., 1940-08-23
Leon Trotsky Dies Accuses the Ogpu

MEXICO CITY, Aug. 21 (P)- Leon Trotsky died tonight after whispering the accusation that
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-24
Daily Dispatch Bureau
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

p,Iaigh. Oct. 24-About l'2Oo
,,,ilos IF the war departments I2,O0o
n,iies Of the war departments I2,ooo
biahwavs will be in North Carollna,
and there is almost heao3cAe pc
,,,;Ia in that set-up for the o'a'e
Highway Commission.
Main cause for these heaoacheS ,d 10
+bo question of who will pay l0l
oncesSary work to bring these foaos
IN 70 Standards demanded by tlle
(Iefense program. Then. too requi g
vents for 6 and 10 foot shoulders at
four-mile intervals will neceSS .''' ~
= lot of worry over acqulSit'or ~ VI
,iohts of way. And, too, UNUSUAL ue-
n19nds upon the state highway co'i VIZ
nission for speedy CONSTRUCTION %
rnads adds to the cause alreaoy "a
sting for headache in depleteo e"s'-
naering staffs. -.
North Carolina pays nololioU .;oo
low salaries for engineering serN tCe'
and within recent weeks liie Cott;
MISSION has seen many OF us el's!J
ncers move on to much better paw
MS il, other phases of defense p' TO-
oram work. Some of them h3lc S law,
directly to government NsfNlr'. ,., ~.
,re chief drain has been from? a"N'-
-. uc.-n-, JOS Il ne''y - 49, -''''
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-24
Grange Names
State Officers

Salisbury. Oct. 24.-(AP)- Elcc-
ton Of three executive committee
men. state officer and recognition
of blue ribbon lectures occupied the
convention of the State Grange here
today.
The committeeman elected includ-
ed W. W. Andrews Of Goldsboro for
a three-year term.
Mrs. Frank Andrews Of GoldSbOro
was elected to the office of Ceres.
State Master Harry B. Caldwell of
Greensboro announced that four
Pomona lecturers. including Miss
Bessie Rem of Granville county. and
26 subordinate Grange lecturers had
been cited for having 'prepared out
standing programs" in their respec-
tive Oranges during the last year.
The latter included: Mrs. H. D.
Bardcn. Miss Mildred Fleming. Mrs.
]. D. Haney all of Granville county,
and Mrs. Anderson Edge of Wayne
county.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-24
-Four Air
Districts
Established
Present Number of
Combat Groups Dou-
bled and "Highly Mo-
bile Fighting Force"
Created Under New
ORGANIZATION.

Washington. Oct 24-(AP)-Rc-
organization of the Army air corps,
to double its present number Of COM
bat groups and create Il highly
mobile fighting force" capable of OPP
clati0n9 anywhere in the western
hcmisohCrc. was announced today by
the War department.
The organization took -" FORM "f
establishment Of four air districts. 1t
Will include expansion OF tho four air
corps wings now in continental Unit
ed States to II wings as rapidly as
trained personnel and equipment now
in production becomes available.
Instead Of the present Is combat
groups the expanded air force Will
have 81, the announcement said.
The purpose Of the creation Of
the air districts" the department OK
planned. SIS to effect decentralization
of training and inspection duties Of
the commanding general, general
headquarters air force ard to provide
for the development Of commanders
and staffs for such special task forces
as may be required for operation in
war"
The general headquarters air force
commander, at present Major Gen.
eral Delos c. Emmons, will remain
in command Of all these units.
The 1912 personnel objective for
the air force was announced as 1861
600 enlisted men compared with the
previous air corps objective Of As
000
The department said the program
contemplated an increase in the an
nual output of trained pilots from
1000 20 10000; an increase in air
CORPS technical schools and inStruc-
tors for mechanics and specialists,
and acquisition of many now stations
for the new combat groups.
The air dist lets will include:
Northeast air district with hcadQuar-
tiers at Hartford, Conn, comprising
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont,
Massachusetts, Rhode 1Tland. New
York, Pennsylvania, Nov Jersey,
Delaware, Maryland, District of
Columbia. Virginia. the northeast SOC
ton Of North Carolina, West Virginia,
Ohio, Michigan. Indiana, Kentucky,
Illinois. Missouri, Iowa, Wisconsin
and Minnesota.
The Southeast air di'trict with
Headquarters at Tampa. Fla, COM
prising the remainder Of North Car
DINA, and South CaroJ N, Georgia,
Florida, Tennessee, Alabama, Mis-
sissippi, Louisiana and Arkansas.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-24
Highway Commission Wants
70 Know Who WIZ Pay For
Defense Highway Program

tormcnts and highway work in other
states.
DINA State Highway Commission
made 4 survey of seven m@in roads,
at request Of the Public Roads Ad-
ministration. known to be acting Tor
the War department, and it was
found that 10 bring these roads and
bridges up to specifications would
cost approximately Si,O0O,O0G.
The big question is who will pay
the bill?
For years the Federal government
has aided in state highway cOnstruc-
ton. The State initiated the program
ard the Federal government either
assented or declined % cooperate
All the time the Washington gov
eminent reserved the right to with
hold any apprOpria ton unless the
state complied with its regulations
That brings the issue Squarely to this
point: In the present defense pro-
gram the National government car
(2y il tho $t"ie that it will Jay only
its part Of thin defense program con-
Struction o. the state will get no FED
cral Money toH any road work Tha'
vor!G me&n that practically ali avail
able construction money for thi:
.:.r H>u.l .:,NG l. IL spent on th(
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-24
Prosperity
Best Guard
Babson Says Hitler
VIII Not Attack u. S.
So Long as Nation Is
Prosperous.
BY ROGER w. BARSON,
Copyright 1910, Publishers
Financial Bureau.

Rabsnn Park. Mass. Oct. "a
have said in recent articles that buSl-
ness is getting better As long rs inc
defense program continues to broad
on there will be no !csscning oi ac-
tiyitv. Ycar-end reports will Stow
more plus than minus signs. Manu-
ractrrers and other business men are
throwing away the red ink bottles
ard stocking up on black. i laKG'
time for war production to get IN
der vrav. The country is still III inc
inertia stage. Once the initial pro-
blems of planning. financing. arc
Nrrd,rc1iOn are overcome th'ilSs
should move fast.
Don't BE Impatient.
With machine tool companies
working day and night to pioEI"e
the necessary equipment. there !. q
scarcity of skilled labor. Men mus.
be trained for many important aho
technically-skilled jobs. BIuepfln u
must be Drawn. sources 0! SuPpl,eS
arranged. transportation scheG"ieS ps
rail and highway checked. Lawyers
must study contracts, prices DC ue'
termined. and bank loans neeooralea
Our industrial areas are coming 10
state of intense activity. ,
The great agricultural sections o.
the country have not yet felt !he m
creased tempo Of or 'h1ns'r,a
cities. However. rs n10"o''7''E' % e
Eu>;ne s cycic $v'i.>"'' '"'!, =,
vet. ali sectors Of rtr ,2H1 :.
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-24
r asciists On
u X $fand
Authoritative Italian
Editors Discuss Amer
lean Position in World
Affairs.

Rome. Oct. 24.-(AP)-An author
itative fascist commentator defined
the Rome-Berlin attitude toward the
United States a one OF "non-bel-
iieerency" today and another charg-
cd that the United States rearmament
effort is but mask for an imperial
istic program
Mario Appclius, military common
tatOr for Premier NusSOllnl'S news
paper II Popolo d'Italia, explained
th@t the axis was "limiting' itself TO
mon bclligerency" toward the Unit
cd States because of categorical i'm
pcratives." He thus used for the first
time the word which fascists en-
Moved to describe Italv'S attitude be-
fore she entered N" War on the side
of Germany and which now is used
10 describe the status Of Spain.
Virrni0 Gayda, who often speaks
The inner feeling OF tho regime, writ
ING in II Giornalc d'Italia, said that
United States Imperialism had wild
cned from dollar imperialism" to a
"roii,ical and military monopoly OF
nosii;Gns and bases shown in ever
yastcr considerations around the
starry republic.
At tho same time Adolf Hitlcr,S
talks with French Vice Premier
Pir,yc Laval and Spanish Generals
sir,o Francisco Franco on the French
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-24
Air WMCut
By Weather
Heavy Formations of
German Planes Sue
coed Only in Drop
ping Bombs in Coun-
try.

London. oct. 24.-(AP)-HcaVv
formations Of German planes made
short repeated stabS at a London
sIiro,ldcd in thick. chill weather TO-
day but succeeded only in dropping
bombs IN rural areas.
Observers reported large groups Of
"aid"rs crossed the southeast coast
"rrlv IN thc afternoon. most Of them
"b"c''red by cloIdS and heading in
'H7n direction Of London.
4 few moments later a flight Of
me Fighter planes was glimpSed as
it ocooted through low clouds.
Thc arnrGaci of Ties" Dl"ncc CAR
RI Second air rnid alert If the d.
- ooAon. but T. *" the first. was
'-~'>' - ar''7f;rr y" bomb evnlnEi""s
...-.- - n I.crAOn during the
20. ..'.,--
r: .~--- a'"rcs r.era reported also
,Cg:"mu,,. on "cse E.Gl.J
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-24
WarrenV.Hall
On Republican
State Payroll

Raleigh, Oct. "a (AP) -Ihad
Eure. secretary of state. expressed
the opinion this afternoon that War
rem V. Hall. a Republican member
of the state elections board, should
resian at once as he had filed re-
port showing he was Salarled work.
CT in the Republican campaign RANKS
Hall. q veteran Republican lead-
of Charlotte, reported that he mao
received S24O as salary as secretary
treasurer of the Republican COM
nittce for the 10th Congressional
district He reported receiving SIS .
from the state committee for use
in the campaign.
Warren V. Hall should resign
at once from the state board OF ci@c-
tons" Eurc said "HiS own state
rfent shows he has received Il salary
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-24
Willkie To Reply
To FDR;s Charges
Burlington Man
Is Killed by Bus

burlington, Oct. 24.--(AP)-Odell
Garrison, 10, Of Burlington, was
fatally injured about 2:30 o'clock this
morning when he was struck by Il
passenger bus allcgcdly driven by
Don Browning.
The bus is said to have carccncd
up On the sidewalk after striking sew
cral other cars. The accident occur
req in the downtown section.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-24
Record Vote Indicated
4O~Hour Week Is
Labor Standard

Washington. Oct. 24.-(AP)-
The 4G-hOur work week became
the legal standard for the ma
tons interstate industry today
ard from now on employees Gov
cred by the wagehOur law will
be entitled to time and half pay
for more than 40 hours work.
The 40-hOur standard pre-
scribeG by the act became eff
fective at midnight. replacing the
42-hour work week inaugurated
a year ago.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-24
State-OWned
Railroad
Reduces Debt

- g., 24.--tNP)-Cuvcr-
.a.~ u.aoaacod today that
.".. Of the Statc-owncd At
.. H North Carolina railroad
F.. -.. ri their meeting az
.. ,.-srIww that the raul
" .... ..c b"on reduced $llO,-
'.. la-t year.
... &c.. ..... urui-"d Harry td-
..r md f.. =. 8uch~n. who leased
D.. .. .a. rhr record they made
... =..t wear of operation.
&. ... i.ehlv commended Harry
.a. Bern. secrctary-treas-
-..- ,Diendid work this last
.. ,-,ort vil' .N"w that
-a4ucod s21n,372.i& in
a.d the de0t row is about
... :'.rr sad thare were no
...rtS in efforts to lease
.....-"' a. Norvhead city.
81 haas IN investment OF
.. -i"2ug0 in the terminal
"- .1o ,utIon', was favor
'...oa t hut plans have
. temporarily at least.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-24
WILLKIE CHARGES
PLEDGE FORGOTTEN

Halbor Creek. Pa. Oct. 2+--(AP)-
Wendell L. Wi!lk'c asserted today
that if President Roosevelt di.j not
remember his premises of today
Ionacr than he did his pledges in
1892 then shortly or boys will be
N the TRANSPORTS sailing for some
foreign shore
IN A broadcast reply to Mr.. Poas"-
..-1t'~ r~n>nnion address let night.
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-24

Bern, Switzerland, Oct. a.
(AP)-Marshal Petain, chief Of
state of France, left Vichy today,
according to word reaching dip
lomatic sources here, to go to
Paris, where il was believed he
would sign a new Frcnch-Gcr-
man agreement supcrccding the
existing armisticc accord.
He was accompanied by sew
eral aides, including the minister
of justice. the report said.
The news was first received
through diplomatic channels, be-
cause correspondents at Vichy
were under strict orders to give
70 details Of the r,arSiiars de-
parturc. his designation or the
purpose .! inc trip.
Vice Premier Pierre Laval also
left today for Paris, where Tues
day he conferred with Adolf Hit
Ter and Foreign Minister Won
RibbcntrOp.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-24
kIoaHon

FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Partly cloudy tonight and Fri
day with some fog; possibly light
drizzle near coast tonight; no de-
cided change in temperature.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-24
France And
Spain Would
Give Bases
With lNazl invasion
Song lvluted, Main
Theatre Of War Would
Be Shifted to Medi-
terranean and South
Atlantic Routes.

Adolf Hitler was reported aiming
t1dav al q camD"ign H. break the
"hac!;Ics Of III" British blockade by
shifting the main theatre Of the war
TO the Mediterranean and attacking
Britain's life line" trade routes in
the south Atlantic.
With The naZi invasion song I'VE
Are Sailing Against England now
apparently muted by royal air force
assaults. the German fuehrer was
said 10 be planning a tWo-fold winter
strategy:
|. Italy and Spain would attempt
TO seize Britain'S historic rock fort
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,C3:.""o.,! on Hcse E:Sh"j
Evening star., 1940-06-20
LllqqNqe
Art Goods

3 Imitation Leather Hassocks.
Slightly aged. CT %
Were $l.9s -- ~A>
-6 Wall Brackets with IN.
pots. Were soc. As is AOI
~. no'. f'Srs' w.. St s':nd ~ without 59c
Stamped Cotton or IN.
Rayon Towels. Were 29c-
Stamped Cotton
or Linen Scarfs. 1n
Were 39c ea.- C"
KAnn's-Fourth Floor,
Evening star., 1940-06-20

Sale "As Is" Closets, Wardrobes, Stoves
S3" Metal Utility Closet. Was s398
. 66" Metal Utility Closet. Was $498
63 Double door Utility Closet Was S6.9s
6S' Doubedoor Utility Closet Was SS.95
S. Double-door Utility Closets Were $995
So Double door Utility Closets Were S795
6r Double door Metal Chinerobes S9.9s
S. Doubie-door Metal Wardrobe Closets Were
s." Large Size Metal Wardrobe Closets Were S698 S4
To- Double Size Metal Wardrobe Closet
3-Buner Gas Stoves with Were
Kann's-Thrd Floor.
Evening star., 1940-06-20
Constitutional Changes
Lead in Philippines
BY the Associated Pre-

BY the Associated Press.
MANILA, June 20-Three amend
ments to the Philippine Constitu-
tions, principal one of which would
shorten the presidential term from
six to four years and permit of one
reelection, were adopted in Tues
days election.
All proposals had favorable ma
jorities with about two-thirds of
the vote counted tonight. The total
vote was estimated at 100000, out
of registration of 100000.
The other proposals revive the
old Senate and do away with the
present unicameral National As
sembly, and increase the pay of
members of Congress to $500
yearly.