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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-07-27
House Committee
Quickly Shes Off
Higgins Dispute

Washington. July 27-(AP)-Thc
House Merchant Marine Committee
today shelved a resolution calling on
the Maritime Commission 10 stay its
cancellation of contract with the
Higgings Shipbulding Corporation
of New Orleans. pending completion
Of the committees StigatiOn.
Chairman Bland. Democrat. Vir-
ginia, announced after closed scs-
sion that the committee felt that
more good could be accomplished by
proceeding with the investigation
without assuming responsibility for
the action contemplated by the re-
solution.
Furthermore. he said. the cancel
lation already had become effective
and il was not the intent to force
reinstatement Of the contract. which
called for construction of facilities
and buildings of 200 Liberty cargo
ships.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-07-27
Senator Lee Says Hit
Ter Has Made Good on
Threat to Cut Ameri-
can Supply Lines; Of
fers Resolution for
Plan.

Washington. July (AP) S"u-
at"r Lee. ID. Okla, propn cd tn the
SCnai" ,"dav the diversion of cnnurh
oi the u1tinu'S production capacity
l" con liuCt sufficient cargo and
troop transport planes (" insure
un"pS end supplies reaching lie
fighting Lines.
Lee Offered a resolution L. crcnic
a now supply board To proceed i'm
mcdlatciy with construction of such
Tying boat and land ba airpIanc,
Tor carrying troops and supplies as
may Dc necessary To- supplement
shipping facilities.
The board would be composed Of
the secretaries oi war and navy. the
administrators al the War Shipping
administration and the chairman ui
the War Production Board
Air transportation Offer the only
possible chance we have of winni:s
this var. Lee said. cOntcnding that
AdUil Hitler had made good a
threat la turn out enough SuEmu-
rincS Ito cut the supply lines of INC
United StatcS."
1t is folly, utter folly. Tor us To
continue Ia try to build ships faster
than Hitler can sink them" Lee de
Clarcd
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-07-27
Bolton Ship
399th Victim
Of U-Boats
tBy The Associated Press

The tinicSt craft YET to be sunk by
an axis Submarine-a Bottom Cana
dian fishing schooner. was disclosed
last night as the Booth Allied or
neutral war victim i'm the western
Atlantic. as tabulated unotficiaI.y by
The Associated Press.
The crew of eleven. all of when
survived the attack and rode 100
mics Ia an eastern Canadian port.
reported that the schooner. the LII
ellie NJ. Of LoCkcport. y. S. had
been Shcllcd and strafed with ma
chine gun Tire ~ a submarine off
The Nova Scotia coast.
The schooner. three of whose crew
we're injured. was the first Canadian
fishing vessel lost by enemy action
y total Of i0S Scamcn was killed
and 5l& passengers and crewmcn res
cucd in fifteen merchant ship sink
ingS announced last week. Sixty-urc
other persons were reported missing
OF the victims reported during tho
week Of July 1925. nine were United
State ships two British. one Pana-
manan. enc Swedish. one Portuguese
and one Norwegian.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-07-27
Stalingrad
Threatened
By Advance
RAJ Strafing of Ger
many Gains Momen-
tun; Americans Parti-
clpate in Bombings on
Continent; African
Front Quiet.
Ny The Associated Press

H"r!In ANNOUNCED today "A 2O-mile
penetration OF the Caucasus. south of
me Don on the main rail route into
kuSsIaS greatest oil field, Du, far
thcr up the Don. in the TSimlyanrk
area. WhCiC the invaders had forced
al least ivy" crossings. the Germans
Had been halted. Moscow said.
South of Rustov. said the German
nigh command. German ,roops
formed into BataiSk after dav of
iISrtIng IN which Il terrific aerial as
Sault nrok" path Tor them.
inc Germans. without details, said
ulH' farther east along the Don, me-
chahlHrd dctaCilmcnts continued
.h.If southwark drive. II was there
me Russians said they had been
ChccNed IN The IimalySk area.
/" INC northeast German and Ru-
hailidh infantry divisions, the Ger
man cUmnUuiQuc said. were threat
ehinS StaiIn@rad on Il broad front,
NAY ing reached Don area about
fifty miles from their goal. Stain
grad. industrial capital of the lower
N"!ga. lies near an elbow of that
river. within fifty miles of the Don
bend.
Northwest of kalatSch," said the
Berlin conmunique. tank detach-
hent> ana mechanical troops are in
/ violent battle with Soviet tank and
infantry forces which are trying des-
! peratcly To hold hIly ground west
| of the Don river.
The location OF "kalatSch" suggest
ed that the Germans meant kacha-
!lnO, just east of the Don, some thirty
! miles northwest Of Stalingrad. "Ka-
! iaSch does not appear on nOn-Ger-
man maps.
The Germans added that violent
AR assaults SPAWNED the Don direct
Cd al Eolga river and railway COM
| mumiCa;IOnS.
y vast area of Stcppa land, within
! the big bend OF the Don. was over
i hung by the smoke of battle through
which HE German planes and the
HrG an lurC". using numbers of
4 United States DOmberS and fighters.
. plunged their bomb loads.
In other sectors of the world con-
. iiIci. apart from the dominant Rus
: sian front. the Raj offensive against
; Germany had rcgaincd momentum,
! marked by further preparatory par
| ;lCIpatiun of United States Army air.
. men in actual combat and power
/ ful overnight assault on Hamburg.
| Will" the battle q! Egypt had shifted
/ almost wholly To- the air
y heavy force of Raj bombers,
following up Il Joint BritiSh-Amer-
lean b"mbardmcnt Sunday night.
+ plaStcrCd the Axis Libyan supply
I port of TObruk again last night. hit
/ ting an enemy ship. Long range Raj
fighters attacked bargcs off Sidi
Earrani. NXls-hcld port in Egypt
German and Italian troops on the
M Alamcin line were digging in
after last weeks minor rcctification
/ of positions in favor of the British
army of the Nile. Action consisted
largely of SkirmiShinG and the Ital-
ianS claimed the British lost some
prisoners.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-07-27
1914 Million
Naval Bill
Is Approved
Senate Committee En-
dorses Experiment
With New Weapon,
Careful lily Guarded;
Provides $500 Avia-
tors Monthly.

Washington. July 27.-(AP)-Bc-
hind closed doors the Senate Naval
Committee approved today Il S9T4,-
634. 200 naval expansion program
which ContCmplatcS $50, 900 900 en-
pcndI,urc for secret training in Il
mysterious now weapon.
Chairman Walsh, d. Mass. an
nounccd the approval. but did not
elaborate on a statement made al the
time OF House passage last week by
Chairman Ninson. ID. Ga. of the
House Naval Committee. that the
$3O.OOO.000 would be spent for Il
kind of score; training and a kind of
secret weapon"
The bill provide among other
things. for a broad extension OF naval
aviation facilities designed 10 turn
out $500 aViatorS a month. and dc
vclopmcnt of naval outpoStS, some in
Alaska.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-07-27
Allied AirmenAnd
Japs Clash Sunday
hNewGuineaAreQ
Jap Retaliation Weak
as Enemy Bases Are
Blasted During Week
End; Land Skirmish-
ing Reported Light by
Macarthur.

Genera! NIacArthur'S HEADQUARTERS
in Australia. July 2T.-(APl-Junclc
wise Allied patrols clashcd with the
Japanese during the weekend on
the PatUan peninsula of New Guinea
in the first land ton of that new
Invasion theatre. and Allied planes
continued t. blast enemy bases
there and uu other occupied islands
north of Australia.
The .iapan. 8" struck back with a
three plane raid upon Darwin last
night. thClr second raid in as MANY
night. They bombed Townsville,
Aus'rIi-I'- "r.pI'al of the north" on
he northeast coast. Saturday night
y their dCcnc>t penetration yet of
t,,is country. None of the enemy
a:i?cF> Cn".cd ar serious damage.
Z con1wGDiquc said.
General NacAfthln'S hcadquar-
:crS suid ~, land skirmishing OFF
&C '1pnan peninsula. described as
'i"hi. occurred nj Awala. about 25
wilr. inland rom Burma. point on
-" COPS: near where the japanese
ended las, Wednesday.
tn" Crr'muniQur told also of an
.ih"" c'1'h between tough Allied out
ncs' forces and the Japanese re-
Gently al ubo near Salamaua. $50
nu,rS north of Buna. where sixty
in''n"sr were killed in a thwaried
r''"'l action upon the Allied-hcld
li'i1n" This enemy attack follow
60 an @l'icd commando swoop early
his month of Salamaua. in which
3rr'h"r sixty Japanese were killed.
.\'tiCd airmcn. meanwhile. kept
80 'h"ir assaults on the Coma Mis-
.ion-Buna sector. dumping their
bombs among anti-airCraft and ma
ch'nc gun batteries. food stores and
communion djimpS.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-07-27
State Fair
Will Not Be
Held In 1912

Raleigh, July 27.-(AP)-Thcrc
will be no State Fair thi, year. il the
State Board of Agriculture follows Il
recommendation which Governor
BroughtOn will formally place before
il Wednesday,
The holding OF such fairs. Defense
Transportation Director Joseph East
man informed the governor today.
is detrimental tn the war effort
People would have 10 travel long dis
tancCS 10 attend. thus using trans
portation facilities vital Ia the coin
try'S welfare.
The holding of county fair. tn"
governor said. will be left entirely
Ia local associations.
Tho view was expressed here that
fairs attractive only To persons in Il
limited area would be approved.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-07-27
IA Violent Deaths Occur
In State Over Weekend

died Of injuries received when he
was struck by IA hit and run driver.
Squire f.. Key. 10, of Lee county.
was fatally injured when the wagon
in which he was riding was struck
by car.
Coroner Marvin Rogers. of Man
tco, reported that Roland II. Perry.
i3. Kitty Hawk merchant, killed
himself Saturday.
Private James A. Smith. son of
Mrs. Ida Mae Smith. Of Register,
Ga. suffered a compound skull frac-
turc and died before arrival at a
camp Sutton station hospital when
his jeep skidded on highway and
ove rturncd.
Mrs. Marvin Hanford. of Burlrg-
ton. was fatally injured when her
car failed to take curve.
j + Mayhem. Of Burlington. died
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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-07-27
$4,000 Sum
For Explosion
At Smithfield

Raleigh. July 27.--(AP)-A gov
crnor'S committee recommended to-
day that S94 .0595g be paid for prop
crty damage caused March when a
munitionS-ladcr truck exploded near
Smithficld and caused the death of
seven persons.
Actual property claims filed total
ed Sll2.06699. The committee, head
ed by General Counsel Charles Ross.
of the State Highway Commission
made no attempt 10 recommend per-
sonal injury and death payments,
claims for which totaled SIT .90356.
Insurance claims amounted to S1O.-
85S24.
Governor Broughton said he
would forward the report 10 Rep
rcsentative Cooley and Senator
Bailey to clear through prurer Fed.
Li.t channels
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-07-27

Charlotte, July 27.-(AP)-At
leaSt fourteen persons lost their lives
violently in North Carolina during
INC weekend, two of them in d
shooting in Charlotte.
MRS Bula Harkey, 40, and Mrs.
Ruby Middlebrook, SO, were shot
ana killed. Police Chief Alex West
announced the arrest of Mrs. Har-
Keys father J. w. Broom. IS, who,
ne said. admitted the slayings. A
domestic argument started the shoot
ing. West said.
CARVE NJ. Woodland. 81. of Will
SON. was killed when an -utomobilc
STRUCK two trees and ran down an
chbankment near Goldsboro.
=, Private Aubrey A. Gray, "a, Of
MlSchie, Tenn. stationed at Camp
DAVIS, was injured fatally when he
was struck by hit and run driver
near the, post
Calyiu Y. Porter, Q" ri Smith:ield
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-07-27
Five NAVY Men Are
Saved From Bataan

Somewhere in Australia. July
2.-tAP)-Fivc u. S. naval Of
ficerS who escaped from the
Philippines in n primitive native
outriggcr sailing boat just Il set
head Of the Japanese. arrived to-
day in Australia after an advcn-
turCus two months journey.
They sailed for weeks i'm their
small craft with their only navi-
CATION aids an alarm clock.
compass. page torn from Il
school book atlas. and a radio that
worked part of the time. Event
ually they were picked up by n
ship and brought here.
The five, deeply tanned. in
good spirits and in good health,
included Lieutenant Ellis p. Sk.l-
field. of AShcvillt. y. c.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-07-27
Senate Body
Considering
Tax Measure
Members Badly Divid-
ed on Question of
Sales Tax; Many of
Finance Group Oppose
Levy; Higher Income
Taxes Unlikely.

Washington. July 27.-(AP)-Thc
SENATE Finance Committee approach
ed lis first decisions on the new
revenue program today win its
mc1nb,rShip widely divided on the
question of sales tax.
Chairman George. Democrat,
Georgia. declared that some new
form of taxation must be found if
tHr Trcasury's overall goal of So
'nu.GOO.OO in new revenue is 10 be
reached. As approved by the House.
the measure now before the Senate
committee provides a return of onfy
Si."Il .00O,O 900.
y survey showed the following
!n"-up on the sales tax:
Five members advocated such a
levy.
Seven members were willing to
vote for il only as last resort
II tho Treasury insisted on obtain
me- the $1,000, 100000. and would
agree {" imposition of the tax.
Tw" members were fatty opposed.
Ihr"" members declined to COM
nit themselves.
Four others, including Senator
Bailey. Democrat, North Carolina,
were not reached.
Arranging to hold closed Sos
son OF the committee during the day,
George told reporters nc would ask
members Ia express their viewpoints
ON recommendations made by Treas
urE Secretary Morgcnthau for in
or, asses totaling approximately So
'"o.ooo.ob0 over the total voted by
IN" House.
George Already has predicted that
" majority of the committee would
nc unwilling to boost .Housc-ap-
proved income tax rates.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-07-27
Stock Shifts
Very Narrow

New York. july 81 (AP)- The
stock market today experienced ear
~ difficulties in grasping recovery
trends. but did better later when
a. buying appeared for selected
rails. motors and stcclS. The list was
notably he. liant al the opening. Most
stocks seemingly were not for sale
at bargain price. and this inspired
some modest demand around mid
Ray. While pits marks Of fractions
Ia point or So were plentiful neaf
The fourth hour there were many
e.n:l'j. IL.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-07-27
WEATHER
FOR NORTH CAROLINA
Rather warm tonight. with
scattered thunlcrShOwcrs this
afternoon and early tonight.
Flying Artillery Used
In Carolina Maneuvers

WadcSboro. july - tAP)-"F'Iy-
ing artillery" ranged low over
maneuvering troops III the CarolinaS
today as the arny'S SiNth corps be-
gan the most important phase Of its
first wartime mancuvcrs.
Colonel Gay Lewis Mcneil. named
as chief of the ground air support
unit. said that speedy light bombers
and fighters you'd be seen often by
ihc thou ands of modern troops IN
the 5.000-sq uarC-mIlc CarolinaS
maneuver area.
With Our light bOmbcrs We car
observe enemy movements. report
10 headquarters and then bl1sf t.sn
"il'rou d,ldS. sdi' rulyu-i nit..ii
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-07-27
Huge Cargo Planes
TO Carry Men And
Supplies Proposed
Americans Drive
Jap Planes Back

C!iIncking. July 27.--(AP-
Chun. King had its first air raid
alarm in eleven months late to-
day. hut United States war planes
reared out To meet the enemy
and The Japanese failed 10 reach
the city.
The alarm sounded at 7:l0 y. m.
Gao 4. m. EVVT) when the
Chinese army reported that
Japanese raiting force had cross
cd the border of Szcchwan prov
incr. headed for Chungking.
Whether the American planes
actually engaged the Japanese
WAS not Immediately known.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-07-27

in discussing the adaptation of the
latest war developed tactics to the
manc,Ncr front.
The streamlined program will en-
tail the operations Of infantry, ar
mored and motorized divisions.
The soldiers will be in lightning
operations while air force planes
seek to establish temporary air su-
pcriority over combat areas. Both
fighters and bcmbcrs will take part.
AT night, troops will be constant
IS changing positions as the battle"
shifts from hour to hour. The ability
"f 'hc soldiers 70 find cover will be
essential as rdhing and strafing
late vii. be p0 the aleIt.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-07-27
TWO ARMY AIRMEN
LOSE THEIR LIVES

BenncttSvillc, $. C.. July 27.
-tAP-Flying Cadet Jackson
r. White, of SparrOw's Point.
Md, and Flying Instructor JOS
cph X. Cork. of MOOrestOwn,
y. J., were killed in collision be-
tween two planes about 200 feet
from the ground, the public re-
lationS office of Cadet Training
School here. announced today.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-07-27
Goldsboro Man Buys
First $1,000 War Bond

Goldsboro.-Bill Williams native
of Greece who operates restaurant
in Goldsboro. bought The first war
bond sold Friday in Wayne county's
drive for $4,000 worth Of bonds
md stamps He bought a s .oOn bond
tur which Ie paid ,,jo.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-07-27
Cotton Lower
Near Midday

New York. July 27.-(AP)-Cot-
ton futures opened five to 35 cents
Il bale lower. Noon values were fifty
I" 20 cents a bale lower. October
1850: December 1864: March 1878.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1942-07-27

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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08
Makers 10 Entertain

Judge and Mrs Thoma,
Naher WILDE entertaining SeN-
eral OF their friends with a
buffet supper a. their attrac-
tive home IN Oak drive follow
ing the lecture at the Convent
OF the Sacred Heart, Lawrence
avenue, Tuesday evening. when
Frank Smothers speaks on
Current Pacific Happenings
Mr.. and Mrs. James W
Oman. Mr.. and Mrs Thomas
II. Conway. Mr.. and Mrs. +. l..
White and the Len billions arc
the honored ones.
Mrs. G.. William Goering.
airman Of the convent 5
alumnae board, has arranged
the lecture along with Miss
Emmeline Sharkey, Mrs. Har-
Ney Brown. Mrs. Sherman r.
Kelly and Mrs. Henry Sullivan,
all 81 whom are anticipating
the talk with much interest. as
Mr.. Smothers only recently re-
turned from Hawaii, bringing
with him 10 Detroit the first
eyewitness account OF the at
tack on Pearl HarbOr.
Mr. and Mrs. George + Bush
nell left their Arden Park nome
A few days ago and have ma
teTIallIed IN Boston.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08
TERED Wedding Cake

A small reception was held in
the home of the brides parents
in Monterey avenue, Highland
Park, which was decorated
throughout with arrangements
Of white flowers. The table was
centered with a TERED wedding
cake fianked by arrangements
Of white flowers and white can
dies in silver candelabra.
The Rev. Cochran and his
bride left by motor for a trip
east. The bride Travelled in
brown and beige plaid wool suit.
aquamarine blouse, beige hat
accented with aquamarine, and
a sable-dyed muSkrat coat.
They will live in Grand Rap
ids where the bridegroom is
aSsistant-rector OF st. Marks
Cathedral
Mr.. and Mrs. Cochran. par
ents OF the bridegroom, and the
out-of-town members of the
wedding party arrived Friday
and were the house guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Ncbber
OF Crosse Pointe.
Mr.. and Mrs. ZabriSkie gave
the rehearsal dinner Friday
night at the Wardell.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08
Sally Rose Coquet

The guests were seated by Dr..
Stephen II. Clement Of Buffalo,
the Rev. Arthur Barnhart Of
Holland, Mich. and the Rev.
Gordon Galaty Of Grand Rapids.
The matron Of honor was
gowned IN powder blue satin,
with a small hat and slippers to
match, and carried A bouquet Of
Sally roses. Token roses and
white SnapdraGon
The bridesmaids were dressed
alike in duSty-roSe marqulsette
over matching taffeta and wore
small hats and slippers in the
same shade. They carried Sally
roses and Stevia
Mrs. Zabrlskie wore a model
Of powder blue chiffon and lace.
small matching hat trimmed
with blue ostrich tips and cor
sage bouquet OF sweetheart
rnCpa
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08
Rouud About Iduu
Soldier-Son's
Engagement
Delights CIearys
BY JACK l.. OLIVER

MIR. AND MRS. WILLIAM ].
WI CLEARY of Boston boule-
ward are delighted at the nup-
tial news which has been for
warded from Minneapolis, MINI,
linking Miss Cynthia Schofield
Of that city with their eldest
son. Sgt. William J. Cleary Jr.
The dark haired, flashing eyed
Miss Schofield, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Watson Schofield of
Minneapolis. attended Connect
cut College for Women at New
London, Conn, and is at present
experiencing her senior year at
Wheelock Collie eye formerly
known as Miss Wheelock's'J
In Boston. Mass.
Sergeant Cleary, who's Al
present attending the Officers
Training School at Carlisle Bar
racks down Pennsylvania way,
received his b. S. degree from
the University OF Detroit back
in 81 and is loyal Delta
Sigma Pi member
When they tell us their we'd
ding date, UeW tell you.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08
Back After Whirl

Mrs. George Slocum, who's
been occupying her handsome
home az Lake Worth, Fla. and
bicycling like anything every
day, recently forsook II all for
New York City and Whlrl
there in the metropolis
However. she's said 10 bc
back in her winter digs by now
and Will soon be lolned by Com
mOdOre SlOcum
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08
hHo0y
& 1a4oAAAo1sA
COTTON WEDDING

COTTON WEDDING
Mr.. and Mrs. William G.
lerchen Jr. Elizabeth Ander-
som, married Feb. l., 1871.
Mr.. and Mrs. George F..
Baldwin CIIllda t'lanneryJ, mar
ned Feb -. 1851.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maxwell r.
Fcsi Janet Grace E'orbu>hJ
married Feb. s, 1871.
, Mr. and Mrs. Walter Briggs
Connolly Ann Rlordanb, mar
ned FEB. =. 1871
Mr. and Mrs Allen +. Wilson
Alison Stark, married Feb
u 1871.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08
Jewels for Mrs. Buhl

Have you seen those ire
mendous aquamarineS which
Mrs. &. Henry Bull sports on
formal occasions?
Her gracious mamma, Mrs.
Louis MendelSSohn, bough I
them tunmountedl in South
America and the Super-Chic
LYDIA had Them elegantly ar
tapraH
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-02-08
Mary Zabriskie
TO Minister

Continued from Page One)
Clifton G. Hoffman OF Franklin,
Mich. the former Katharine
ZahFt> lksie- >tsteF-ef the bride
Clement II Cochran Jr Of
Buffalo was his brothers best
man
Evening star., 1942-07-26
Steward Says so Died
In SINKING Of British Liner
q. the Associated Press.

a, the Associated Press.
LONDON, July 25.-Leslie Old
ham. 42-year- steward on the
B1Sish Blue Star liner Avila Star,
sAid today the IA Aston vessel went
down after two torpedoes hit her
and the boilers blew up.
The ship was attacked at II pm.
July 5. while bound from Buenos
Aires to England. Mr.. Oldham,
whose home is in Southampton
was on board ship torpedoed two
years ago.
With 100 others he spend three
days and nights in open lifeboats
before being picked up by Portu-
guese destroyer and taken TO the
Azores. A dispatch from Lisbon
said today % more survivors had
been picked up 300 miles southwest
of Lisbon.
The second torpedo passed under
No lifeboat," MI Oldham said
The force of the explosion blew up
the boat and the paSsengers--prob-
abl 60. including woman
Many Of the passengers, he said
owed their lives TO the red lights
affixed to their lifesaving jackets.
Evening star., 1942-07-26
u. 5. Seeks Typewriters
From Private Owners
Py the Associated Press.

Ry the Associated Press.
Chairman Donald M. Nelson of
the War Production Board yester-
day appealed to all Americans
owning standard model typewriters,
made since January l, 1895, to sell
them to the Government.
Earlier this month, Mr.. Nelson
directed similar appeal to $4,000
business firms and large users of
typewriters. Responses still were
coming in, he said, but 1t is now
apparent that we will also have to
obtain many thousands of type
writer's from private individuals"
More than s5o,oO0 typewriters are
desired by the Army, Navy and other
governmental agencies. Only 250,O0O
will be available from stocks on
hand and from production this year
prior to the typewriter industry's s
conversion to arms making.
Citizens may sell their machines
to typewriter dealers and manu-
facturers' representatives beginning
tomorrow morning, Mr.. Nelson said