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Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-06
300 Bcmbers
Raid German
Industries
Cologne and Paris
Suburb Bear Brunt Of
Rombing; Births h
Troops Reported in
Raid on Nazi-Held
Norway.

(Ry The Associated PrcsS)
The Germans. gathering
their strength for the battle OF
Russia. were struck last night by
one Of the largest task force,
ever marshalled by the RAJ
more than 300 bcmbers-anG
it was reported concurrently
that British troops, presumabl.:
Commands, has aSsailed their
Norwegian tank.
Cologne. a Rhineland center of
German war industry. and an
aerial engine works near Paris
were the principal targets of the
Raj night raiders with their
1000 tons of explosives and in
cendiaries.
1t was the l05th raid on
Cologne.
During an hour and a half in
which German anti-aircraft bat
teries c%urtaired the Paris region
with fire and steel. the Raj
smashed bombs into the GnOme-
RhOne works at GenneVillierS,
about three miles from he Ger
man-occupicd French capital,
which the British said had been
turning out engine parts and
other materials for the Germans.
The Germans declared that only
damage was sustained in the
Paris region and "some material
damage" and casualties in 'residen-
tial sections" Of western Germany.
Stockholm heard that British
troops raidcd the NarVik area Of
German-hcld Norway last Friday
supported by planes. EXplos-
ions could be heard on the Swedish
side Of the frontier.
Last nights Raj force was believ-
ed to have included scores Of mann
moth four-motored Strings, each
carrying eight tons of bombs.
Out Of this armada, it was said,
only five planes were lost-'a very
SAT- faCtory' ratio.
Masses of German and axis
allied soldiers are claShing with
Soviet Russian troops today in
the snow and mud of the long.
thaWing Russian battlefield in
particularly heavy fighting ap-
parently preliminary to Adolf
Hitler's expected spring Of
fensiVe.
The Russians declared that 1902
German planes were shot down or
destroyed on the ground Saturday
and announced that the invaders lost
40, 900 officers and men killed on
the central front between March %
and April 4.
The Moscow radio said German
planes raidod Leningrad Saturday
night, the first big raid of Russla's
second city in months. Bombs were
said 10 have killed some persons in
the city.
The German high command claim
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-06
President Roosevei:'s
Special Minister Seeks
Solution to In dian
Problem; Congress
Party Reply to Grips
Expected.

New Delhi, April 6.-(AP)
Louis Johnson, head Of a
special mission named by Presi-
dent Roosevelt, held exploratorE.
conversations with India's ma
tive leaders in what was widely
believed today to be a pr0iec-
ton of United States influence
in an effort to smooth the coun
try's difficult political problem.
Mindful OF the Importance of
midas political problems if this
country is to be converted into a
military buiWark against the
axis, Johnson conferred for two
hours and a half yesterday with
Pandit \chru, past president of
the powerful Congress rart.-.
tThe all India radio ai;no.nc-
ed that he also had a long talk
today with MauIana Abdul Azad.
Congress- party prcsident.)
Johnson. d former assistant accrc-
tary of War who heads a mission 10
build up midas a industry potcn-
Ildl ana VINO IN tQtltioE mas Dttil
made Il special minister to India, diu
not give to Nchru q letter which he
had brought from President RooSe-
welt for some II of lndIa's native
leaders.
Neither the contents Of the letter
nor to whom it is addrc sed has been
diVulgcd.
Johnson's meetings were the first
of a series he has planned in what
was described as an effort to FAM
iliariZe himself with midas pro
blems and sec what can be contrib
uted toward a solution.
The Congress party working COM
mittec, which has condltlonally re
jected the proposals brought by Sin
Stafford Grips, met for two hours
this morning. The exact text OF the
committees resolution on the pro
posals still was not disclosed, put
Azad said it might be published to-
Continued on Page Three)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-06
ACCENT MINIMUM
WAGE FOR TEXTILE
WORKERS is FIXED

Washington, April s. - (AP) -
Minimum wages il til textile m
1ustry Wcrc fixed today ~ the Labor
department at 40 cents an hour in an
action the department said would
mean direct wage increases for 49,
600 workers beginning April 20.
The order, effective or that date,
was signed by L. Netcalf WalIiN3,
wage and hour administrator, o.
recommendation of a committee thar
studied economic conditions in tie
industry. As defined IN ths order, the
industry includes all textiles except
knitted and wooden goods.
Total employment in the industry
is approximately 100000, but 600,-
600 already earn 40 cents or moro
per hour.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-06
Ali SHEEP PROJECT
IN SEVEN COUNTIES

College Station, Raleigh, April 6
"A All club sheep project has been
set up in seven southeastern coun-
ties of the state, ''to promote the de-
Nelopment of the livestock industry
and to encourage the expansion of
organized All club work. it was
announced today by c. NJ. Brick
house, district farm agent of the
State college extension service. The
counties are: Lenoir, Greene, Wayne,
Crave Jones OnSlOW aud Dupliu,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-06

Philadelphia, April 6-(AP)--A
stakeholder Of the Curtis Publish.
ing Company asked U. S. district
court today to compel the Saturday
Evening Post to abandon what he
terms its ''isolationist' policies and
to cease publication of articles he
said tended to stir up racial fe5ling.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-06
Defenders
Beat Back
Air Assault
British Destroy or
Damage 81 of About
rs Attacking Planes;
Australia Extends
m ency Regula-
tons to Islands.
(By The Associated PresS)

(By The Associated Press)
In the face Of a sharply rising
price in planes and men, the
japanese reported today that
they were pressing their assault
on the approaches to India, par
tlcularIy the Ceylon bulWark Of
Southernmost India, where a
continuing naval attack Was in
dictated.
imperial headquarters at
Tokyo announced that V
units had been battering at
Colombo, naval base-capital OF
the large Briti>h-owned island,
since Saturday and had inflict-
ed heavy damage.
1t was possible that the an
nouncement meant only an at
tack by carrier-based planes,
which the British already had
turned into a singing defeat
with 81 of about rs attacking
planes destroyed, probably de-
stroyed or damaged.
informed sources at London said
hey had no information that Colom-
% was under Warshlp attack.
The German radio, ostensibly
quoting an official Tokyo announce
ment, said also that Japanese troops
AaQ made a surprise landing at
Akyab, a port OF western Burma,
Within 100 miles Of the Indian from
tier, more than 1000 miles across
lhe great Bay of Bengal, northeast
If Ceylon.
In all, Japan had lost at least 81
planes destroyed or damaged IN
Week-cnd operations. including those
If the Australian theatre.
Taking no chances on the sup
position that the enemy had been
stopped IN his invasion plans for
Australia and now was cOncen-
trating on gaining position to
strike India, Australia extended
Thursday island and all islands
in Torres Strait within 100 miles
OF the northeastern mainland.
Port MOrsCDy, the New Guinea
'apltai, was raIded Just before noon
oday, but the Japanese mustered
onIY seven boMbcrs for the fighter
sscorted raid. No damage or casual
lies were reported.
On the Burma approach to India,
japanese patrols had pushed to
NYaunGbInlcIk, Is miles north OF
Promo, on the western end Of the
5rItl>h-ChineSc defense line.
ON tho f.-+,Yr vino Of tho GefaD.a
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-06
Seven Dead
In Accidents
Or Week-End

Charlotte, April 6.-(AP)-
Week end traffic accidents cost
at itas. four lives in North Caro-
lima and the accidental death
toll for the state was SWellcd
by a triple drowning in Chat
ham county.
Victims of the drowning were
Ralph Weaver, Jr., 81, Ben Rose
StroWd, 80, and the ~lattcr's flve-year
old son, Ben Hart Stroud, all Of
Chapel Hill. Two others with them
swan ashore after their boat had
capsized in Buck Horn creek,
Automobile accidents in the south
eastern part of the state were blamed
for three fatalities and injuries 70 at
least eleven persons.
Jean CobiI, small daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Cobil of WinnabaW,
and her brother, Billy Cobil, were
fatally injured in an automobile
truck collision last night two and
q half miles south Of Jacksonville.
The parents ard another small
daughter were hurt.
Five Wilmington residents were in
iurcd in an automobile wreck near
Kure's Beach during a blackout Sun
day morning.
Edward Marcus, a Wilmington
shipN0rd worker, was killed and
several companions were hurt when
their automobile f lied to take a
-. - IITl;ta,.51lf
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-06
johnson Confers
With India's Chiefs
WAVELL AND NEHRU
WOULD HAVE POSTS
IN INDIAN REGIME

London, April G.-tAP)-Ap-
Eointmcnt of General Sir Archi-
bald 7. Wavell as viceroy of
India with the Hindu leader
Pandit Nehru as neienSc minis
ter was reported in informed
circles mere Today to be one of
the suggestions under consid-
Grafton for settlement of the In
dian question.
Assurances of the American
governments interest in India's
freedom and future are believed
already TO have been given to
Indian leaders. although these
are in no way guarantees.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-06
BRITISH CARGO SHIP
BY SUB

Washington, April 6,-(AP)-The
Navy announced today that a med
lum sized British merchant vessel
has been torpedued off the Atlantic
coast. No other information abou.
III, '~orpedJjuG was given ont here.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-06
Cotton Prices
Much Higher

New York, April 6.-(AP)-Co}-
ton futures opened AS to 80 cents a
bale higher.
At noon values were 90 cents 10
81 % . bale higher
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-06

Washington, April G.-(AP)-
The War department announced
today that American-FilipinO
forces in Bataan had repuIsed
a.iOthcr heavy attack on the
right center of their line, and
frustrated a new attempt by the
Japanese to land troops on the
coast of Bataan under cover of
darkness.
An assault against the line yes
terday was made with great force
d communique reported, with thu
support Of tanks, artillery and div,
bombers, but the defenders stopped
it after hard fighting. The japanese
We're unable to extend the Sigh
gains they had made the day before
the department said. and suffered
heavy losses, including a dive bomb
Ell shot down by anti-aircraft al
tillery,
The landing attempt on east coast
Of Bataan was halted by light ar
tillery fire from the American-Fili-
pino beach defenses.
C~orregidor was free of hostile ali
raids, but two Japanese dive bomb,
ers attacked Forts Frank and Drum
the island Notifications nearest the
shore of Manila Bay, but
without inflictIng either damage or
casualties, the c~ommuniquc reported
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-06

Nlzampatam, a town situated at
the mouth of the kiStna river. was
attacked twice. CoCanada also Wa
raided. 1t is on the coast north Of
Nizampatam. Both lie between Mad
raS and Calcutta.
The raids followed closely on an
attack Sunday on Colombo, Ceylon.
in which the British defenders shot
down 81 planes and damaged 30
others. The British announcement
said:
In the morning of April 6 it be-
came apparent that an enemy naval
force including an aircraft carrier
was operating in the Bay Of Bengal.
"SeVcral attacks have b en- made
against merchant ships both by sur
face craft and aircraft,
During the morning and again in
the afternoon NiIampatam hdrbor
was bombed by a small number Of
aircraft causing slight damage to the
harbOr area.
~"Concanada was also bombed al
though the casualties were slight
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-06
Big Raj Force Sn1ashes At Nazis
Jap Attack

Hard Fighting Ameri-
can-Filiplno Defenders
of Peninsula Beat Off
Heavy Assault; Land
ing Attempt Frus-
trated.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-06
Japs Garry
WarTolndia
Two Towns w
d and Calcutta
Bombed by Carrier
Based Aircraft.

New Delhi, April 6.-(AP)-
Japanese bOmberS carried the
wal to India proper today by
raids on two coastal cities north
of Madras, the British annOunc-
ed officially. The planes wcrr
based on an aircraft carrier, OPP
Grating with a Japanese task
force in the Bay of Bengal.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-04-06

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Nab Woman Spy
Headed for Japan

NEW YORk-A woman mem
Der of German spy ring was ar
rested as she was preparing to flee
10 Japan with Information about
the Douglas Bib. worlds largest
bombing plane. II was testified
Thursday at the trial of seven per-
sons charged with espionage for
Germany.
Lucy Boehmler, Is. who testified
that she was secretary TO he
rings alleged leader. Kurt Fred
erick Ludwig. said that Ludwig
turned information about the big
United States army bomber over
to Mrs. Helen Pauline Mayer. wo-
man defendant. at a conference in
the Pocono mountains Of Penn
sylvania.
Mrs. Mayer told Ludwig. the
witness said. that she considered
New York too hot for ner also
and wanted to 50 to Japan TO Join
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SAN FRANCISCO - Federal
authorities frightened restrictions
on enemy aliens Thursday by cur
failing their movements In Cali
fornia and barring them from de-
Tense areas In oregon and Wash
ington
Establishment Of '-curfew
xone~" along nearly twe-thirds
ef CALIFORNIA; coastline and n
some inland points threatened
aliens In night tobs with I'M
employment and struck nj the
pocketbooks Of thester, tavern
and restaurant operators and
other amusement Industries In
alien districts Of coastal eitIes-
within thoss areas. enemy
aliens may not leave their homes
between Q .. m. and . a. m. and
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Death Toll
In Traffic
Is
Retired Ruilroud
Mon FotollY Hurt
Crossing Street

Two hours after he was struck
by an automobile as he started 10
cross the intersection at SO. 50th
and Washington SITS. Joseph
scinto. 63. retired employe of the
Northern Pacific railroad living
at ASIA SO. Washington st. died
in st. Joseph's hospital wednes-
day evening.
Scinto was struck by a car
driven by Rux Oliver. 80, OF 47ie
So. Washington st. at Z p. m.
Taken to the hospital. Scinto
died at 9:10 p. m. Attendants
said he received severe head in
juries.
Oliver, who was driving his car
south on Washington St. said he
did not see the pedestrian until
too late to avoid striking him.
Oliver. who was a close friend
of Scinto, was detained by police
over night Wednesday and was
taken Thursday to the prosecutors
office for questioning.
Death of the pedestrian Is the
fourth traffic fatality in the city
and the 18th in Pierce county
since Jan. /.
The body was removed to the
Storlie mortuary.
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Ht1hfe a
IN action over the Dutch East
Indies. This followed Wednesdays
declaration OF Gen. Sir Archibald
Wavell. supreme commander of
the united forces in the southwest
Pacific, that u. S. and British
reinforcements were en-, route to
the far-away battle zone.
YANkS BREAK JAP FURY
Thurs days war department
eommunique also reported
that Gen. Douglas Macarthur
Philippine forces have broken at
least temporarily the fury Of the
japanese offensive on Bataan PEN
insula-showed that the vanguard
of fighter plane reinforcements
had reached the southwest Pacific
at last.
Details as to the extent Of
this force were lacking and
the communique spoke only Of
a "smaII formation" In action
over Java.
The P-40 fighters, the same type
which has achieved thrilling VIC
tories in support of MacArthur's
troops in the Philippines. were
said to have "encounte ed a great
ly superior force Of Japanese
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$4,000 Bail
Is Asked for
Van Wagner
10 4. M. Saturday
Set by Rsmonn IN
Time for Hsorinq

DoshllnK af John n Van wss-
nsr's hail fsom s2n ooa 10 so. noo
was pending ln superior couft
Thursday a. Prosecuting Attorney
Thor c. rolief.on and hts chief
criminal deputy. Hugo c. nstkisf.
IT., returned 10 take over Thur
day morning.
Acting In absence AZ Tnilefson
and Neither Wednesday Afternoon.
Deputy Prosecutor Marshal Nc.
cofmick filed .,stltlan IN su.
pcrior court asking the court 10 ~
the higher hail a. . means VI In.
suring the holding Of Van wsx.
nrr.
Copies were served on Van wsr.
ner In tho county jail and on Al.
torney Samuel L. crippen. who
SERVED ~ Van wsgners attorney
last summer.
Superior Judge y. q. Remain
signed m order Thursday setting
10 a. m. saturday a. time for hear.
ing on the motion for increasing
bail.
TolIefson was reported a. "out
Of town" Wednesday when Van
Wagner was returned 10 Jail here
after . NIX months absence dur
Ing which he failed 10 appear for
trial. Tolisfson was und~rstood "a
be working on evidence for the
Van Wagner caze.
hetzier msd~ his first appear.
nne~ at the court house Thursday
since ne flew 10 Oklahoma city,
Okla. q couple of weeks ago TO
claim Van Wagner from the police
there. Both Mstxler and Toliefson
resumed department routine.
tTnss Ia page . Tor sssth~s
story sbsst the Vas wsgnSs
ease.)
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BY JOHN r. NORRIS
United Press Writer

BATAVIA - Japanese bombing
and fighter planes raided soera-
baja. the great Netherlands Indies
naval and air force base at the
eastern end OF Java for the second
time Thursday and 1t was admitted
that they had started fires and
caused material damage.
II WAS admitted that fires
had been started at the naval
air base. but n communique
of the Netherlands Indies COM
mand said the raid was less
severe than the one Tuesday
In which between 10 and 10
bombing planes, escorted by
fighters, attacked soerabajA
and other towns In the area
The communique. released by
the Netherlands Indies News
agency. said the Dutch garrison
at Bahk Pspan on the east side
Of Borneo had fought It's way sue
cessfully through the Japanese
lines 10 safe positions in the
southeastern part of the island
where II continued resistance.
An oil installation At Baiik
Papan had been destroyed.
II was feared some missing men
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PORTLAND - War department
officials who awarded approx
mately $1,000. 900 IN defense lum-
Der purchase contracts here this
week. left Portland Thursday with
the announcement that a call for a
much larger amount Of lumber
viii be made in Portland or Seattle
IN a few weeks
The government purchased about
40. 600 900 feet Of lumber in the
session which concluded Wednes-
day At the Portland hotel Bids
we're submitted By ZIG firms from
Oregon. Washington. California.
Idaho, New Mexico and Wyoming
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Arrest Tacoma
Roadhouse Worker

SEATTLE - James W. GiTiey.
q. was held Thursday for federal
authorities in Pensacola. r1a.. ae-
eused Of stealing two automobiles
and forcing their owners 70 ac-
company bim.
Federal sgeats arrested Cir
ley. who WA employed 81 .
roadhoase near Tacoma under
the name Of Cecil Guiipeppss.
The agents ssid Girisy forced a
man and a woman 70 accompany
him IN their car a. Pensacola
The man eseaped near Mobile.
Ala. and the next day the woman
escaped by wrecking the car near
Harrisburg. Miss. Glfiey fed and
was picked up By another motor
Isl VINO wa bound and left BY
the roadside and MIA car stolen
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Enemy Aliens Barred From Defense
Areas in Washington and Oregon

may not travel more than fiv'
miles from their homes. me cur
few zones were designated In add
ton TO 81 California areas from
which aliens will be barred com
pletely.
A justice department srsier
issaed Wednesday night viii
bsr aliens from ~ vital areas
In Washington and Oreres.
Including sight square miles
around fbe GsaaS Cossee dam.
. strip sa hath sid~> sf the
Columbia river near the Bsn-
neville dam and area. around
the Disbio and RUBY dams %
the skaEit river and the Long
Lakes hydreeie<tvse plant on
the Spokane river.
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Seven Injured
AS Cars Crash
Deputy Sheriff Is
One of Those Hurt

Seven persons were injured
shortly before midnight Wednes-
day in a series Of collisions in
volving three cars, all in the space
Of a few minutes just north Of
Ponder station.
Among the more seriously in
jured was a volunteer deputy
sheriff struck by the third car
as he was trying TO extricate a
big soldier from a wrecked taxi
cab.
Too much speed and too much
liquor were blamed by invesugst-
ing officers who determined that
all three cars were proceeding
south on the states widest high
way.
Injured are:
Deputy Sheriff ID. =. McAliister,
~. 1926 No. 7th St. deep cash IN
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FBI Nabs Is Japs in Raiding
Alien Homes on Puget Sound

SEATTLE - Federal agents
Thursday held Is Japanese alien
residents OF cambridge island In
Puget Sound after q search for
cameras. guns and other contra
band was made Of that defense
area.
n. y. Fletcher. agent In
charge Of the seattle office
Of the federal bureau ef In
vestigstion. revealed the ar
rests and said . quantity Of
explosives and firearms was
s~ixed.
Names Of those arrested were
not disclosed. They were among
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Naval Supply Bill
Ready For F. d. r.

WASHINGTON - senate
Thursday completed congressional
action on the huge xzs ss5. z65.474
naval supply bill providing funds
for fleet expansion and acquisition
Of rs O5s planes for the fleet air
arm during the next 1s months.
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Canadians Favor
Alosko Highway

WARRINGTON CanaolAn
government wili agree 70 con-
struction Of the proposed ALASKAN
international highway II the pro-
Jet Il approved BY the joint
A msrlcsn-csnadisn defense board
and authorized By congress. for
ner Gov. Thomas Riggs Of AlasSa
told the house roads committee
Thursday.
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Hiilerites Snatch
F God From Greeks

WAsHINGTON-A famine Of
appalling proportions has been
caused in Greece by Germans
who have stripped the country Of
food. Undsrsecretsry Of State
Sumner Welles said al a press
conference Thursday.
He said the Germans had taken
every bit Of food and left the
Greeks TO stsrve. The infant
mortality Was shocking common
tsry on the Nszi treatment Of the
Greeks. he said
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Allied Defensive
Nears Supreme
Test in Pacific
Bv LOUIS 2 kEEMlE
limited Press War Analyst
ToDAY'S WAR MOVES

The defensive, delaying action
which the united nations are fight
ing in the southwestern Pacific Is
approaching its supreme test as
the war in that area nears the ena
of its eighth week.
It's now or never for the Japan
tse IL they are to entrench them
selves for a long war in which
they might achieve at least a par
tial victory in the form OF
stalemate. II must be done be-
fore the arrival of the great re-
Inducements" VIII ich Gen. Sir
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