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Evening star., 1940-06-13
Senators Consider
Cutting Income Tax
Exemption 10 $1,000
Revenue Ruisers Also
Peer at Soft Drink, Movie
And Gasoline Possibilities
BY ]. A. OLEARY.

Members of the Senate Finance
Committee today indicated they
are considering a variety of changes
in the national defense tax bill that
would boost substantially the 81 ,004.-
100000 total the House measure
would raise.
Suggestions advanced by individ-
ual Senators during two-hour ex-
animation of Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury John L. Sullivan in
cluded:
Reduction of the personal eXemp-
ton for married persons from s2.50O
to $1,000, instead of $4,000, which
would add about s35.OOO.OO0 of
revenue.
A l-cent per bottle tax on soft
drinks. to obtain s76,O0O,00O.
Raising of the Federal gasoline
tax from l to cents gallon, in
stead of making it l12 cents. The
extra half cent would bring in an
other s1l2,000o,oOo.
Movie Goers May Pay More.
Possibility of taxing all moving
picture admissions, but with a lower
rate on tickets of 25 cents or less,
than above that level. One sugges-
ton was a 1-cent tax on admissions
up to 25 cents and 2 cents on ad-
missions from 26 to 49 cents.
Senator Barkley, Democrat, of
Kentucky suggested the change in
the gasoline tax on the ground the
y cent increase would be hard to
collect except where customers
bought 10 or 20 gallons at a time.
If all or most of the changes de-
bated today should be adopted the
total of the House bill probably
would be raised several hundred
million dollars. without counting
possible reduction in nom defense
Government spending If the Byrd
10 per cent economy amendment is
adopted.
No changes in the House bill will
be decided on, however, until the
hearings close tomorrow.
Committee Chairman Harrison
asked Mr.. Sullivan how the Treasury
would feel about adoption of the
$1,000 exemption for married per-
sons. Mr.. Sullivan estimated it
would bring in about $4,000, 900
more revenue, and that the Treasury
would be guided by the wishes of
(See TAXES, Page ABB
Evening star., 1940-06-13

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, June 13.-Trapped by
masses of German troops, about
5000 British and French soldiers
were captured at st. Valery-en-
Caux, on Frances English Channel
coast, it was disclosed today as Brit
ain rushed thousands of troops,
guns and tanks across the Channel
to support the French defenders of
Paris.
Fresh reinforcements are in line
and fighting under French ORDERS"
military informants said.
The British Air Force, roaring
south and west from Egyptian bases,
smashed new blows today at Ital-
ian airdromes in Libya and Abys-
sinia and at the Red Sea ports Of
Eritrea, a dispatch from Cairo said.
Air Marshal Arthur Longmore
said the continued air attacks are
delivering "a crippling blow" on
strongholds from which Egypt might
be threatened.
The British air force did extensive
damage to military objectives in
Ethiopia yesterday as we'll as raid
ing Asmara, Eritrea, British sources
said. Airdromes were bombed In the
Evening star., 1940-06-13
Turkey Reoffirms Pledge
To Allies. Rebuffs LtoIy

ISTANBUL. June l3 Turkey
today reaffirmed her mutual assist
ance pacts with Britain and France
and dismissed Mussolini's offer to
respect her neutrality as worthless
The government, however, await
ed developments before making any
definite move toward entering the
war.
The cf1icially-controlled Turkish
press, which since Italy's entry into
the war has been extremely cau-
tious, suddenly loosed violent at
tack on Italy. There were indi-
cations that these attacks were
inspired and reflected the govern
ment's attitude
Maritime authorities announced
Turkish shipping would continue for
the present in the Mediterranean
and Aegean Seas.
Turkey is not expected to go to
war-although defensive prepara-
tions have been redoubled-unless
she receives assurances that she will
not have a hostile Russia at her
back.
Evening star., 1940-06-13
ChoIons Reported Taken

BERLIN, June 13 lP.-With Ger
man troops almost surrounding the
northern environs of Paris, the Nazi
juggernaut struck heavily far to
the east of the French capital today
and the high command reported the
capture of Chalons- -sur-Marne in
move apparently threatening di-
rectly the French Maginot Line from
the rear.
Reliable although unofficial sources
said the French, through United
States Ambassador William C. Bull
lit, have advised Germany that all
troops have been removed from
Paris.
The strong German gesture in the
direction of the Maginot defenses
followed reported heavy cannonad-
ing at the extremity of the Maginot
Line near the Swiss border.
Chalons -sur-Marne is about 125
See BERLIN, Page A-9D
Evening star., 1940-06-13
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh was
represented today as having told
a group of lawmakers in an in
formal discussion at the Capitol
it was his opinion that the United
States could not successfully be
invaded "in our lifetime"
Col. Lindbergh, who conferred
yesterday with Senators Clark,
Democrat, of Missouri; Wheeler,
Democrat. of Montana; La Fol-
lette, Progressive, of Wisconsin:
Clark, Democrat, of Idaho: Rep
resentative Van zandt, Repub-
lican. of Pennsy1vania-members
of the isolationist group-and
others, was said by one of the
group to have mentioned also
that he was seeking an oppor-
tunity for another radio speech
on national defense.
(Col. Lindbergh has been
scheduled for a broadcast at
8:15 pm. Saturday over the
WEAF-NBC-Red network on
Our Drift Toward War;" NBC
announced today in New
York;
The flyer was reported to have
told the legislators that he had
Evening star., 1940-06-13
Lindbergh Sees |so|otionists
In Congress; Plans Radio Talk

spent six weeks in Greenland at
tempting to find suitable facilities
there for commercial airline to
Europe. He was said to have re-
ported that conditions there were
SO ursuited to flying that it was
preposterous to think that any
nation seeking to invade the
United States could establish
aviation bases there for. such an
attempt.
One who attended the informal
conference quoted Col. Lindbergh
as saying it would be necessary
for any invading force to set up
not only air bases in Latin Amer
lea, but to establish machine
shops and manufacturing plants
there. All agreed, it was said,
that the United States could not
permit such encroachments on
the Western Hemisphere.
Col. Lindbergh was said also
to have given it as his off-hand
opinion that if France capitu-
lated to the might of the Nazi
armies, the Germans would be
able to block the British fleet
out of the English Channel and
thereby facilitate an invasion Of
England.
Evening star., 1940-06-13
Invaded Countries
ENJOYS Preparing
To Leave Rome
Norwoy, Belgium. Holland
May Sever ReIotions;
TouIon, Bizerto Bombed
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ROME, June 13-Norweeian, Bel
gian and Netherlands diplomats
prepared today to leave Rome (pos-
sibly the signal of breach of re-
lations with italy, as the Soviet
Russian Ambassador returned to his
post, an indication of improvement
in relations between Italy and
Russia.
Italian government circles re-
Trained from saying whether the de-
parture of the Dutch and Norwegian
Ministers and their staffs and the
Bedgian Ambassador and his aides
would be the equivalent of a sever
ance of diplomatic relations with
Italy, now a war partner of Ger
many.
The Belgian, Dutch and Nether-
lands governments represented by
these men were sent into refuge by
German invaSionS.
At the same time the Soviet Rus
sian Ambassador, Nikolai Gorelkin,
returned to Rome after an absence
of six months. No Italian author
ity received Gorelkin on his ar
rival and he had yet to present his
credentials.
The Netherlands and Norwegian
Ministers and their staffs were
scheduled to leave Rome tonight for
Switzerland, an authoritative source
announced, while the Belgian Am
bassador is expected to depart at
the end of the week.
Assurance From Ireland.
The Rome radio announced that
the Minister from Ireland had in
formed Foreign Minister Count
Galeazzo Ciano that, in event of
Italian entrance into the war, Fire
would maintain absolute neutrality.
(Whether this reported assurance
came before or after the Italian
declaration of war was not clear.)
Aside from the scant news of the
Allied air raid yesterday on Turin
(See ROME, Page A-9)
Evening star., 1940-06-13
Halle SelaSSie Homes.
5000 Allied Troops Captured
At Channel, London Admits

latter town, also in Gura, where
hangers were demolished.
A Reuters British news agency
dispatch from Alden said an enemy
bomber -- presumably Italian - was
shot down when that British possess
sion at the southern end of the Red
Sea was raided early today
(The British town of Moyale,
in Northern Kenya Colony, just
below the Italian Ethiopian bor-
der, was raided twice by enemy
aircraft yesterday. communique
reported today. One native was
wounded, but no damage was
reported)
Five Arabs were reported killed
and six wounded in a series of three
raids last night and this morning.
The capture of Allied troops at
ST. Valery occurred as they were
running short of ammunition and
reduced to pinched food rations.
High cliffs and heavy fog pre-
vented the escape by sea of more
than "a comparatively small num-
Der" OF the surrounded Allies, but
two British brigades escaped with
French units and fell back to aid in
(see LONDON. Page A.3.)
Evening star., 1940-06-13
-12O Nozi Divisions

PARIS, June Is (P).-The defense
line in the battle for France is hold
ing, a military spokesman declared
today-holding under the heavy
strain of new German divisions
which have been combined with the
old to make a total of 100 about
100000 mem striving to crush the
French.
The spokesman said that while
the French would continue the de-
fense around Paris-where a smile
gain by counterattack was reported
earlier-they would not defend the
city itself.
Paris was declared an open city,
to spare it from the devastation OF
total war The declaration meant
that from the French standpoint
the capital proper is devoid of mill
tarv objectives and therefore not
subject to bombardment. The
French have no intention of fighting
in Paris itself.
American-made bombing planes,
whose efficiency, the spokesman said,
has been proved helped consider
ably in holding the German often
sive.
Tanks Crash Into Reims.
The French acknowledged:
l. Establishment of German
bridgehead on the south bank of the
Marine, near Chateau Thierry, about
Is miles east-northeast of Paris.
2. A German drive apparently
aimed at capture of LIE Havre. stra-
tegic port, about 10 miles northwest
of Paris at the mouth of the Seine.
The Nazis there were said to be
moving toward the coast by way of
Caudebec, about Is miles east of LIE
Havre.
3. The loss of Reims (already
claimed by the Germans. Reims,
about 80 miles northeast of Paris,
was said to have been exposed to
the flanking attacks of a whole
mechanical army corps. Today
tanks and armored cars were re-
ported to have crashed head-on into
Reims, forcing the French to retire.
Everywhere along the northern
front, from the channel coast and
the valley of the Seine to Montmedy,
northern anchor of the Maginot
Line, the situation is serious" the
spokesman acknowledged but he
added that the line, though flexible,
holds fast.
At several points small units have
(see FRENCH, Page A-5J
Evening star., 1940-06-13
Capital Declared Open City,;
Cho|ons Taken, Germans Say,
In Offensive on Moqinot Line
Accord Is BombsheII
To Allied Diplomats
In Ankuru
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ANKARA, June l3.-The Turk
ish government today signed a
new commercial agreement with
Germany.
The accord came as a bomb
shell, especially since Turkish
leaders had insisted Turkey
would fulfill her mutual aid pacts
with Britain and France and the
controlled press had severely at
tackled Italy.
Diplomats aocked to the For
eign Ministry in an attempt to
learn the significance of the
move.
The accord, it was announced.
provides for the exchange of GER
tain products to the extent of 2l,-
100000 Turkish pounds.
1t was the result of months of
negotiations between the govern
ment and Franz Won Papen, Ger
man Ambassador to Turkey.
Evening star., 1940-06-13
Vatican Newspaper
To Print No War News

BY the Associated Press
VATICAN CITY, June 13.-Vati-
can authorities decided today to
continue publication of the. newspa-
per Osservato tore Romano. without
any war news whatever to avoid
conflict with Italian authorities.
Both Vatican and Italian sources
had previously announced suspen-
sion OF the newspaper for the dura-
ton of the war, but an informed
source said authorities reconsidered
this action with a decision to carry
on publication without even war
communicates.
Heretofore, the paper has pub
hshed French and British COM
muniques, as well as those of Ger
many and Italy.
Evening star., 1940-06-13
Seasons S Record Heat
Due This Afternoon

Although local thundershowers
may bring temporary relief, the Dis
trict is expected to experience the
hottest weather so far this season
this afternoon.
The forecaster said he expected
the temperature to climb to SO de-
grees. This would be one degree
higher than the previous high" of
the season. BY noon the mercury
had reached the 89-degree mark.
Adding to the discomfort, the
humidity percentage was running
around so per cent, the forecaster
said.
Tomorrow is expected to be gen.
orally fair, but not quite as warm as
today. ~-
Evening star., 1940-06-13
Uruguay Deputies Vote
Fifth Column Curb
BY the AssC ciated Press.

BY the ASsC ciated Press.
MONTEVIDEO. June 13.-The
Chamber of Deputies early today
approved by a heavy majority a gov
ernment bill regulating the right of
association with a view to suppress
ing organizations which might carry
on fifth column" activities.
Passage came at the end of a
stormy session in which Leftist dep
uties contended that the bill repre-
sented treason to democracy.
The measure went through with
out any amendments and was sent
to the Senate
In expectation that the bill will
become law, the German minister
here has ordered closed all Nazi GEN.
ters and organizations in Uruguay
Evening star., 1940-06-13
Commons Will Meet
Secretly Next Thursday
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, June ia secret ses-
sion of the House of Commons on
home defense will be held next
Thursday, Clement R. Attlee, spokes-
man for Prime Minister Churchill,
announced today.
The session originally was set for
last Tuesday but was postponed. 1t
will be the second secret meeting
of Commons during the war.
Mr.. Attlee told the House he could
not say when Prime Minister
Churchill would make his next gen.
eral statement on the war. It had
been expected that Mr.. Churchill
might make . statement today.
Evening star., 1940-06-13
Three q Minute
Seeking Civil
Service Jobs

Job hunters are besieging the
Civil Service Commission at the
rate of three minute, as the rush
which started Monday when Italy
declared war, continues in full force,
a check today showed.
Personal applications and phone
calls are running over 1900 for the
seven-and-a- -half-hour work day,
which is more than twice the daily
average for last week. In addition,
the commission has received about
10000 applications for postal lal -er
jobs which were thrown open tt ex-
animation two days ago.
The commission repeated again
today that the only positions avail
able-with the exception of those in
the postal service-are for profess
sional technical and skilled trades
personnel.
Evening star., 1940-06-13
Day Of Prayer for France

LONDON, June 13 (P.-The
Archbishop of Canterbury today
asked churches throughout the coun-
try to observe Sunday, June Is, as
q day Of prayer for France.
Evening star., 1940-06-13

CAIRO, Egypt, June 13 lP).-
A British Italian skipmish on
the Egyptian-Italian Libyan
border last night in which the
British took 62 prisoners was
reported today by British au-
thorities here.
Evening star., 1940-06-13
Ethiopian Commander
Flies 10 Fight Italians
By the Associated Press

BY the Associated Press.
JERUSALEM. June 13.-Fitawari
Berou, newly-appointed commander
in chief of Halle Selassie's imperial
forces in Ethiopia, is leaving Jeru-
salem by air today to take the field
against Italy in Ethiopia.
Berou, former Minister of War
under the Negus, declared in an in
terview, Now is our golden chance 81
While he was preparing to go,
special prayers for his success were
offered in Abyssinian churches of
Jerusalem and Jericho.
we could not battle modern
Italian forces alone" Berou said.
But with Allied support, we will re-
turn to our homeland in triumph
with the Negus at our head, and the
Lion of Judah will reign again
Berou fought through the Abys-
sinian campaign. He was wounded
twice and escaped to the Holy Land
when Italians took Adds Ababa and
has been here since
The commander said he was con-
vinced he could rally thousands of
fighting men to turn on Italian con-
querorS and annihilate them.
Halle Selassie Hopes.
LONDON, June 13 (P.-Haile
Selassie, refugee Emperor of Ethi-
opia, is in London living in hope
of returning to Ethiopia to lead a
fight against the Italians who con-
quered his land. a close associate
to the Negus said today.
Evening star., 1940-06-13
Bulletins

1STANBUL, June 13 P.-
Turkish shipping circles heard
reports today that a Socony
Vacuum Oil Co. tanker flying
the British flag had been tor
pedOed and sunk in the East
ern Mediterranean. (The
Italians claimed today they
had sunk a 10,000-ton British
tanker)
Evening star., 1940-06-13
Reynaud Asks
u. 5. 10 Help
Before Too Late
RooseveIt's Talk
Held Reply;
Peoee Talk Denied
BY JOHN c. HENRY.

(Tert OF Reynaud message on
Page A-4J
Evening star., 1940-06-13
Weather Forecast

and thunderstorms late this afternoon
and tonight; tomorrow generally fair.
Temperatures today-Highest, 81, at 2
pm; lowest, 70, at $40 am.
From the United States weather Bureau report.
Full details on Page AZ.
Evening star., 1940-06-13
Circulation Gains

The circulation of The Evening
Star is 1000 daily greater than at
this time last year and $4,000
greater than years ago.
Evening star., 1940-06-13

(See DEFENSE, Page ABB
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-26
County's Second
Draft Quota Is
Unofficially Is
To Be Chosen From VOlun-
teers And Will Go to Camp
On January goth.

According to unofficial reports
Is Ashe county draftees will
leave for one years training on
January Goth. This group will be
chosen from the previously vol
unteered group of 80 men three
have already been sent and are
now in the army at Fort Jack
son.
All men who are thinking OF
volunteering are urged to do so al
once, Chairman Wade E. Vannoy
said yesterday.
Last Friday he met with Ed
gar Farmer, one of the draft
board members, and finished
classifying the 800 questionnaires
Most of them were placed in the
3-A class - deferred because OF
dependents. Immediately after
Christmas, more questionnaires
will be sent out.
The draft board office in JEFF
ferson will be closed all day Wed
neSday.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-26
Nazis And British Raiders
Busy; Greeks Pressing On

Christmas time will hold no
meaning of peace on earth with
the European nations at war,
which continue death and des-
truction.
Sunday night, and Monday
morning the Germans made a
concentrated attack on Liverpool
and other northwestern towns.
Liverpool was reported damaged
worse than Coventry.
Nazi raiders attacked London
shortly after night fall but the
all clear was given in the capital
area about an hour after mid
night.
Other raiders were reported
from numerous sections after Civ
ing the British virtual rest dur
ing Sundays daylight hours.
The raiders apparently were
following the same pattern as
Saturday night, which resulted in
casualties in Liverpool, London
and a northwestern town and sub
jected London to an 11-hour alert
period ending before dawn.
After showing its strength with
record night assault On axis OBJ
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-26
Final Plans Are
Being Made For
ABig Christmas
All Stores, Banks And County
Offices To Be Closed.
Schools Open Monday

Here and throughout the coun-
ty final preparations are being
made today to observe the
1940th. birthday of Christ.
Shoppers are busy making last
minute purchases and children
are anxiously awaiting the arriv-
val of Santa Claus tomorrow
morning.
All local business firms will be
closed Christmas day, but most OF
them will reopen on Thursday
morning. The county's two banks,
however, will take a two-day
holiday.
All town and county offices
will be closed one day. The
schools, which closed last Friday,
will reopen next Monday morn
ing. The weekly sale of livestock
will be held here at the stock
market Thursday afternoon, as
usual.
In view of the fact that this
Issue of The Pest is being pub
1:~hod two days earlier than
usual, this paper will observe
a two-day Christmas vacation.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-26
Woman Shot And Man Seriously Injured By Blow On Head
State Grange Has Extensive
Legislative Program 10 Put
Before Session In January
Thirty-one Proposals drawn
Up. To Ask for More Con-
troll of Farm Prices.

Outlining the legislative pro-
gram which the State Grange will
put before the legislators in jan
uary in order that the farmers OF
North Carolina will have better
chance to receive a fairer share
of the national income and a more
balanced prosperity, Harry Cald-
well, state Grange master, told
Ashe farm leaders here that if
this program is passed, North
Carolina farmers will be ''out of
the red"
1.-THE Grange believes that leg
islators should set up commodity
marketing agencies of producers
effective in controlling prices" he
said, because business and la
Dor use legislation in controlling
their prices and farmers must be
given similar protection.
"Give farmers representation on
all state boards and commissions
dealing with problems affecting
the rural welfare" he urged, "as
well as matching federal funds
available for extension work and
Continued on Page Eight
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-12-26
Farmer Shot And
Killed Himself
Last Fri. A. M.
Walter G.. Ward, Well Known
Chestnut Hill Man, Is
Suicide Victim.
BURIED ON SUNDAY

Walter c. Ward, we'll known
61-year-old farmer of the Chest
nut Hill township, mysteriously
shot and killed himself with a %
rifle, at his home last Friday
morning.
No logical reasons for the dras-
tic action could be found by the
coroner, Dr.. B. E. Reeves, who
pronounced the death as suicide,
and members of his family were
almost paralyzed with surprise.
The deceased owned his home
and farm, was considered to be
in fairly good financial condition
and his health was also said to
be good.
After breakfast Friday morning,
he and his brother, Mack Ward,
went out to the wood pile and
sawed wood for an hour or more.
This work was interrupted when
Walter said he was cold and
wanted to warm his feet, his bro
Their stated.
Walter then went into the liv-
ing room and a few minutes later
his wife, who was in the kitchen
and brother, who was still out in
the yard, heard a rifle fire. They
rushed into the living room and
there found their loved one,
crumpled in a chair, with the
rifle in one hand and blood
streaming cut of a hole in his
right temple.
| Funeral service was held on
: Sunday morning at the Chestnut
Hill Methodist church by Elders
Charles Kilby and Worth Davis
Interment followed in the church
cemetery.
The deceased was born in Gray
son county, Virginia, but lived
most of his life in this county. He
was a good farmer and a good
neighbor.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Cora Ward; one brother, Mack
Ward; two sisters, Mrs. Kemper
Douglas and Mrs. Fielder Barton
and one daughter, Mrs. Matte
Murray, Martinville, Pa.
A large crowd attended the
| funeral.