nounced that in North Africa Axis Warm Springs, Ga„ this *eek* GERMANS CAPTURE remain in closer 0 It Ain't for Adolt forces had drawn their circle Briefs touch here CALDWELL FIGHTS Hay, SOUTHERN BRITISH He ATHENS AND CHASE tighter about British forces City advanced a plan !as' night for nr,5y at Tobruk, in 80 ATTEND MEET reopening the trapped Libya TO it n*s BRITISH, GREEKS brought no results if b« TOBACCO TAX HIKE AREA IS BOMBED miles from the Egyptian border, S. J. Hawkins, field repre- any further steps as a and beat back a British armored sentative for the North Caro- (Continued From Page One) collapse of the mediation ! lina State Board of Public boars Calls on Farmers of State to One of Worst Raids of War car attack in the Fort Capuzzo- forts there n no left for Dur- Nazis in silence while Ger- area on the Welfare, Sunday any statement to Pro- Inflicted Nazis the Salum Libyan-Egyp- would be ,ha! Express Opposition by During ham, to attend the annual the White mans who had remained in tian frontier. House before Churchill’s Broadcast meeting of the North Carolina tomorrow*'" posed Higher Levy Athens them tumu- assaults on Britain greeted In continued Conference for Social Service. ltuously. proper, the luftwaffe was reported FARMERS’ PARITY A SOUTH COAST AREA OF ENG- to have blasted Liverpool heavily GREENSBORO, April 27.—(5>)— German parachutists and SUNBEAMS MEET while a blow B. LAND, April 28.—(Monday)—OP)— al- overnight, special PAY IS Harry Caldwell, master of the SS elite Hitler bodyguard The Sunbeams of First OPPQSEP was declared delivered against an Bap- North Carolina State Grange, just be- German air raiders starting their at- had stormed across tist church will ready airport used by British night fight- hold a spe- (Continued From tack the broadcast of Prime Page One) fore he left for Washington, D. C„ during water barriers into the two ers. cial meeting this afternoon at Minister Winston Churchill, inflicted 3:30 o’clock at non-defense last night to confer with members north corners of the Pelopon- The high command said that the church. All expenditures by tt one of the worst raids of the war on to be naval batteries members are requested to be 000,000,000. He of congress in regard to the pro- nesus in what appeared long-range joined proposed cuts jn posed tax increase on tobacco pro- this region last night and early to- yesterday’s assaults, shelling ship present. expenditures on farm a fast-developing- pincers benefits the ducts, called on all members of the in Dover harbor “with good day. movement to snap off the last lying Civilian Conservation Grange and other tobacco farmers success MISSIONARY SOCIETY Corps and The Nazis dropped many incen- in the low- the National to use all their influence to head off trace of resistance Youth diaries and followed them with un- It reported that Britih night Circle five of the Women’s Administration these proposed new taxes. er House | usually heavy explosive bombs. peninsula. raiders dropped fire and explosive Missionary society of St. majority leader McCo- Petitions, he said, will be available British Captured mack of Business and residential sections bombs on various towns in German Paul’s Lutheran church, Mrs. Massachusetts said he at all tobacco warehouses for tobacco the northwest corner of the was opposed to the of a city in tlfls area were badly In occupied terirtory and the north W. A. Kamer, leader, will “parity" fanners to sign in protest against the Hitler’s specially ment increase but damaged. Peloponnesus. German coastal area with Ham- meet at 10:30 o’clock Thurs- Senate Derr.o proposed levies, if they do not care SS drove cratic Leader There was an undetermined num- trained body guard burg bearing the brunt of the at- at Barkley of to write or wire their day morning the home of Kentucky representatives ber of casualties. across the narrows between the tack. Civilian dead and said it was “obvious injured Mrs. C. B. Bellois, at 521 South that we can't individually. Workers of Patron and Corinth. Then save a billion began digging in the gulfs were acknowledged but it was Third there" ‘‘Tobacco farmers.” said Caldwell into Patras, street. adding that ruins as the raid was nearing its they fought their way claimed that no military damage he did not know where in support of his position, "are per- chief on the congress end. much-bombed seaport was done. 1 could cut ordinary fectly willing to carry their part of SOCIETY TO MEET expenditures Tile bombers flew over the area in western coast of Grece. Many very much. the load for national defense; they successive waves for three hours. British were declared captured in The Woman’s Mission so- believe in defense; but tobacco has At the same time Senate One of the first enemy planes to the Peloponnesus. WARCRAFT MOVED ciety of Southside Baptist Re long been singled out to bear a bur- publican Leader of arrive was shot down in flames. In the northeastern corner of church will meet Tuesday af- McNary Oregon den heavier in proportion to what TO EASTERN said he had assured A sceond German bomber was re- the Peloponnesus daring parachute CRAFT ternoon at 3:30 o’clock at the representa- other commodities must bear. tives of farm ported brought down in other raids troops yesterday came into action church. organizations that "For instance,” he pointed out, there would be on widespread sections of Britain. for the first time in the BaHrSh (Continued From Page One) strong republican ‘‘the special taxes which were impos- circum- support to maintain the campaign, apparently to BIRTH ANNOUNCEMENT "partv” ed on tobacco products for defense as as if he’d just received a Christmas tie from ing in conjuntion with these, long at the Looking pleased vent the obstacle presented by the figure $450,000,000 level purposes in 1917 have never been re- Minister Matsu- Mr. and Mrs. W. E. John- Aunt Minnie, Adolf Hitler thanks Japanese Foreign four mile canal range airplanes. Light cruisers al- voted by the senate. narow, long son pealed. A year ago the six cents per him that flower on the table from the Em- announce the birth of a j oka for bringing wagon isthmus of Corinth. are across the so sometimes employed on Parity payments are package tax on cigarettes was in- of Thanks that is with the help of interpreter Obituaries daughter, Alice Diana, on April designed peror Japan. him, was one bridge span- to creased to six and a half cents I There only such an assignment. raise farm to per Schmidt, standing behind gushing Dair, the canal 28, at the Marion Sprunt An- purchasing the ning a deep cut along level of package and now it is proposed to The Navy has been building such nex. pre-World War days. EPHRIAM P. POWERS and this undoubtedly had been The house increase the tax to eight cents per craft in and approved an outlay of Ephrlam Penn Powers, 68, a Maple blown up by the Allies. increasing quantities, for package.” $251,000,000 this purpose and Hill died last in the used to in informed quarters here it was CAR BURNED The Grange takes the position. German Fleet Units Harassing farmer, early night Hence parachutists, committees of both houses Walker Memorial fol- in the campaigns A sedan automobile regis- planned Caldwell continued, that this pyra- James hospital much advantage believed that most of them have to meet this week to Low Coun- compose their lowing a long illness. Funeral serv- in Scandinavia and the tered to E. C. Bullard, of miding of tobacco taxes will have an British Efforts To Greece gone to the Atlantic rather than differences. Chairman Russell Quit ices will be conducted this afternoon were called upon N. was found (D- adverse effect on the tobacco grower tries last spring, Chadbourn, C., Ga.) of senate of the Pacific fleet. Moreover, some conferees a cham- who has already suffered heavily from the Maple Hill Baptist church to cut off the retreat rearguard almost totally burned yester- of with in pion of the increased BERLIN, April 27.—CP)—Units ated the army occupying the D. L. Robinson to hold authorities that ves- payments from war economy. at 4 o’clock, Rev. forces which had attempted suggested any day morning by police at the islands off Greece and Turkey. said Morgenthau’s statement had the German fleet are in the Eastern officiating. the isthmus. sels which could be end South spared from of 13th street. Po- not altered his view that Although DNB did not say what Mr. Powers is survived his wife, once thriv- the larger Mediterranean British ef- by The city of Corinth, Pacific lice were unable to fix the harassing in duty probably have been amount should be voted. ATHENS BOMBED units of the German fleet were Mrs. Valley N. Powers; two sons, center, and the forts to deliver the ing commercial put to work in the Atlantic. cause of Ihe fire, or to locate expeditionary the it is assumed are a Morgenthau’s suggestion that Aegean, they F. M. and John E. Powers; daugh- canal were taken by these forces, BY NAZI PLANES When the neutrality patrol wa witnesses. CCC and NYA funds force out of Greece, DNts, German speedboats and perhaps submarines. ter. Mrs. W. R. Marshburn, and a be cut left the Germans first set up in the fall of the news announced.. 1939, congressmen too agency, reported tonight. Speed boats could be shipped over- sister, Mrs. J. R. Marshburn, all resi- Planes Attack British wondering what (Continued From Page One) Atlantic squadron, as it was then reductions could be made The fleet apparently was cooperat- land to Aegean and Black sea ports. dents of Maple Hill. While the Germans pressed hard there. known, numbered about 125 ves- 92 Trucks Pass The CCC received for ing with the Nazi air force, which, Germany previously has been re- the heels of the withdrawing Through $279000000 advance guard into the city at on sels. Informed now is that it has sunk eleven in the WILLIAM A. PRICE made opinion the current year and was listed ll:17’a.m. said, ships ported shipping knccked-down sub- Allies, Stuka dive-bombers it includes more than 200, at the En Route to for in the new last two days and damaged a greater marines to Rumanian submarine William Price, 74, of South- the British escaping by City Camp $270,000,000 budget. The last report from Ayers it hot for and most previous very least, that of these The made a number, including large passenger bases and ports for reassembly. port, died early Thursday morning budget much deeper the battlefront said a grim force sea. are operating in waters off New liners. his home after a brief illness. announced Ninety-two light army transport cut in NYA funds since that or- of Anzacs was the Ger- From there they presumably would at The command fighting high England and Canada where run Davis rolled services were conducted was two trucks. Camp bound, ganization got $157,000,000 this man units at Mount Gher- German sources earlier reported make their way through the Darda- Funeral one British cruiser sunk, year panzer Britain’s principal supply routes before that units of the Nazi at 3 o'f 'ock yesterday afternoon from four transports through Wilmington shortly and was allotted only $101,000,000 aneia, 25 miles west of Athens. fleet cooper- nelles. cruisers damaged, from this mer- country. noon yesterday, nearing the end of for next Give Defense the Bethel Baptist church, near 22,000 tons and a year. 5 Up totalling The first neutrality patrol area Southport, of which Mr. Price was ton sunk and a 1,900-mile cross-country Journey The British apparently had giv- in for the rest of Janu- ichantman of 5,000 in the North Atlantic extended positions The tons Fort of GREECE IS 14TH a member and deacon. Rev. totalling 155,000 from Sill, Okla. en up the defence Athens and ary and 20 other ships from a south of Canada's February. Bullard of point The manned moun- Woodrow' Wilmington, in Greek waters yester- convoy, by 2522 men, stationed themselves on the damaged vital port of Halifax out about 125 NATION TO FALL He launched one counter-attack and the Rev. Mr. Johnson of Bolivia, was formerly equipment of the A, B, tain to protect the Corinth Isthmus, day and today. miles to the 60th degree of after the other but the Greeks conducted the services. Interment longi- C and batteries of the a line of retreat into the Pelopon- Additional accounts, announced Headquarters TO ADOLF HITLER said nowhere. Athens said tude and south along that longi- they got was in the church cemetery. German by radio 51st and 53rd field artillery. The nesus. to the public tude to near the northern coast or these Fascist thrusts cost Italy Mr. Price is survived by his wife; fanfare in- a roll of drums and drivers are scheduled to return to The German high command, with South America. The area was less (Continued From Page One) hundreds of men mowed down seven sons. J. F. P. and W. C. that this force by P., said three merchant Fort Sill tomorrow afternoon via dicated, however, of trumpets, than half that now bcdeved to be MCWL^ Greek machine-guns and automat- Price of Southport, and W. K., W. tons were north of the gulf of Corinth had ably themselves by their success- ships aggregating 27,000 train. ic rifles. A. B. H. and L. E. Price, all by under surveillance. been cut off by a parachute force sunk and two others damaged ful defense of their Aegean king- of Philadelphia, and four daughters, Establishment of American de- ''JW.iAlLRiiMlni which seized the Corinth canal to War bulletins. telling of contin- the luftwaffe pouncing relentlessly dom against Fascist legions. Mrs. C. S Ward of Bolivia, and Mrs. fenses in Greenland of itself, ex- O I • A X the rear. ued advances came almost daily on the embarking British expedi- Roosevelt S. P. Russ. Mrs. W. O. Smiht and tended United States Naval lines Returns from There was a embarka- Expected Pushover from Athens, but there were no force possible tionary yesterday. across a whole new section of the _JAl Miss Aletha Price of Southport. sea tion for them, however, at When Benito Mussolini’s men such gains as those of November Intensification of the new Short Potomac Cruise point Mr. Price was a member of the Atlantic. President Roosevelt’s Fri- badly bombed Megara on the gulf and December when the Greeks warfare in the Atlantic and around marched in they expected a push- Junior Order of Southport. day press conference report that Sfl of Corinth. isles also was an- WASHINGTON, April 27.— (.T*) — fcjimgit^ m|jd blasted the Italians from about a the British as far over. the patrol would operate • • A semi-official announcement ad- the high command claim- President Roosevelt returned to the li 0» —fl a fourth or some 2500 square miles ROSA ADELADE MILLER nounced, out in the Atlantic as necessary mitted that the last-ditch stand of Instead the cocksure Italians submarines sank five mer- White House from an over- of 10,629-square miles in Alba- ing that to American defenses was tonight Rosa Adelade Miller, 68, wife of tons in protect the Australians west of the Greek were handed one of the most hu- nia. chantmen totalling 39,148 night cruise on the Potomac river 1 Fred of 903 North Third interpreted as indicating that all was “to time Miller, Nazi airmen ac- capital designed gain has the Atlantic with the eastern and presumably was informed imme- miliating setbacks any army street, diel yesterday afternoon at along coast the origi- for the mai nBritish forces in At- for two more freighters diately of the defense mediation suffered in this war. 1:40 o’clock, following an illness of counting nal outer limit of operations may tica to and damage to board's to settle the slip away.” Air weeks. and a destroyer have been moved eastward from inability tieup When Benito men Membership Roundup eight The British at Cairo Mussolini’s merchantman in English of the soft coal mines. EREE. Send conjmand In addition to her husband, she a third the 60th latitude nearer the 50th I for NEW booklet, containing marched in expected a I dozens of bright Ideas to bok- issued a terse communique Sunday they push- Is Conducted waters and in some cases even 40th The President has expressed deep improve your by Legion is survived two Mrs. yesterday. the 1 — over. by daughters, ing. Address: Rumford Baking Powder saying “our troops are continuing with its Balkan tri- concern over the coal situation and B. O’ I ee and Mrs. M. W. Mclntlre, Coupled meric,;in, which is the approxi- L_Box Lt Rumford, R. I. y their withdrawal.” Instead the cocksure Italians INDIANAPOLIS, April 27.—UP)— both of this city; and two sons, umphs, the high command an- mate m’dway point to Europe. 5 abandoned plans for a vacation in A mysterious broadcast from were handed one of the most hu- Over 20 airplanes from various parts Geo.g' H. Holmes, of Wilmington, Athens a woman identifying setbacks any has of the United by miliating army States landed here to- and E. Leon Miller of Wilwood, Fla. herself as an American war cor- suffered in this war. to day deliver 74,848 American Le- Fourteen grandchildren and nine said British troops outnumbered respondent Overwhelmingly gion membership cards to national great-grandchildren also survive. were Greece “in hun- and evacuating out-gunned the hardy Greeks headquarters in a record breaking Funeral arrangements will be an- dreds and thousands of little had the Italians on the nineteenth - gaso- almost annual aerial membership nounced later. line ana sailboats which for '"IP ships when Adolf inter- roundup. >*• future f ropes Hitler many long years have been the vened. Donald M’KAY S’PP today G. Glascoff, assistant na- JAMES FRANKLIN livelihood of Greece.” "For a few weeks the Italians tional adjutant, said the total was LUMBERTON, April 27.—Funeral Police Maintain Order did all the about right. But next weeks 9,000 cards over the previous services were held at 3 o’clock this Germans The victorious entering saw them driven back back until high established last year. afternoon from the Philadelphus Athens found on Nov. 22 today King George the Greeks changed The 1941 membership, he added, church for James Franklin McKay, and his fled to the government their battle cry from "death to now is 1,007,583. largest at this time 91, who died Friday night at his island of Crete, with minor only the invaders” to "on to Rome.” of year in the history of the 22-year- home in the Philadelphus community officials left behind to surrender Prodded by the bayonets of the old World war veterans organization, near Red Springs. Burial was in the city and the Athens police and CUPPER Greek mountain fighters the Ital- by year’s end should top the church cemetery. "XPACKARD 1,100,- \ order. The citizens maintaining ians were routed from Corizza, 000. He was wounded in battles with had been not to The of Indian sternly enjoined, Fascist invasion base on Nov. 22. record for a full year's mem- the notorious Lowry gang, demonstrate. is who terrorized this sec- The Greeks drove across south- bership 1,078,119, set in 1940. The desperadoes a older than written number of posts is at tion from 1864 to 1874. Athens, city ern Albania and on Dec. 6 cap- an all-time with a now of high of 11.753. are: Four sons, George history, population tured Port Edda on the Adriatic, Surviving more than 700,000, has been A. McKay and J. G. McKay of cap- a city Mussolini had named for tured down the Philadelphus, Dr. W. P. McKay of repeatedly through his daughter following his Bell conquest Airacobra Plane Fayetteville, and Dr. S. R. McKay centuries, but on a surprising num- of Albania in 1939. early of Lilllngton; four daughters, Misses ber of occasions has escaped de- Three later Tested RAF Flier days Argirocastro. by Mamie and Nannie McKay and Mrs. structive handling by her conquer- southern Italian invasion base fell Ella Pellegrini, who resided with him ors. BUFFALO. N. before the Greek onslaught. Y„ April 27.—UP)— at the old home place, and Mrs. Hat- Lven in the present war, with A Royal Air Force "Tirana by Christmas!” the flyer completed tie Humphrey of Philadelphus; a sis- Its wide use of the bombing plane, performance tests in a Bell Greeks shouted planning a quick today ter, Miss Ellen McKay of Philadel- there was no aerial bombing of airacobra and drive to the Albanian capital. company officials im- phus. the city proper. mediately' announced “the But the Italians began tests prov- Many grandchildren, great grand- The Persians wrecked Athens in showing ed the to fighter plane be the fastest children, nieces and nephews alsy 480 B. C., but Themistocles al- more fight. They picked up, but, single-motored craft now in produc- survive. Including Mrs. J. R. Mc- ready had evacuated the disordered retreat and mass sur- tion.” popula- Leod, a granddaughter, and Mrs. tion, and the was rebuilt after renders city stopped. Although forbidden to discuss per- Dennis Biggs, a niece, both of Lum- the Greek naval at Sends formance victory Sala- Soddu In specifications, a Bell Air- berton. mis. Mussolini who Nov. 10 had vowed craft corporation spokesman added that a Philip and Alexander the Great "We will break Greece’s back” “ceiling in excess of 35,000 J. N. SNELLENBERG So admired Athenian culture that feet was established” and that the if it took a year sought to make PHILADELPHIA, April 27.—(JP)— they treated the city with notable plane’s cannon and six machine guns "ood his threat by sending General Joseph N. Snellenberg, chairman of favor in the fourth century B. C. had been tested satisfactorily at al- Ubaldo Soddu to Albania to take N. Snellenberg and Company, Inc., BRAND-NEW ADDITION TO THE 194! PACKARD LINE Athens made friends with Rome titudes above 30,000 feet in tempera- over command of his floundering died today. He was 68. 228 and in the next tures of 68 degrees below zero. jn B.C., cen- forces on 13. native of Philadelphia, he was Dec. The A tury gained many favors from the piaen’s top speed has been of the otherr car Soddu failed to fare so well for the son of the founder depart- four-daor comfort-creating dimensions Compared to any reported to be around 400 miles an for the Packard Clipper Roman empire. Later she had a the name $4 *\ir Straight-eight wind h the ment store bearing family the widest rear doors ... widest front seat... widest j Greeks—slowed somewhat but hour. * *•««"" shown above. From to bumper hand in fanning the war which known for his philan- I h bumper still going ahead—occupied Pre- and was widely and —but overall width is no greater than that of conventional ended Greek independence, but she 10 I O the Clipper is news—in styling, smartness met 15 miles northeast of Tepe- thropic work. remained free. — and you. Jierself leni in mid-December. Hundreds Pay INTO THE CLIPPER Th Romans finally stormed and Respects BAUDE H. GREARSON It’s the t11'' While snow blanketed the wild MRS. step into the future! lootd Athens in 86 B. but To STEP beauty C., mountainous battlefront the Bishop and Mrs. Darst SOUTHERN PINES, April 27.—UP) streamlined design to make subsequently admired the great old H. Grearson, hotel Greeks, next major victory came —Mrs. Maude op- really functional. City enough to patronize her fam- More than 300 friends their for 24 died its on Dec. 23 with the of paid erator here years, today not only to schools. capture contributes ous respects to Bishop and Mrs. Thomas at a after a two-day illness. Everything Chimara nort 25 miles northwest hospital — to >our aided in new and beauty but Athens Pompey the Ro- C. Darst Saturday at the She was 68. grace of Porto Edda. night recep- and convenience. tnan civil wars, but was pardoned tion in observance After a short service, the body was comfort, safety of the couple’s — Three days after this defeat II car .“in consideration of her great 25lh sent to Windsor, Vt„ for burial. is a new kind of Duce rushed his* chief of staff wedding- anniversary. The Clipper Sad.” Again, she sided with Bru- She is survived by two brothers, it General Ugo Cavallero to Albania Bishop and Mrs. Darst were mar- see today! Harris, and a sis- fus, but escaped harm, and re- ried in on Frank and Harry to take over. Soddust stepped down St. James church here STYU ter, Mrs. D. F. Davis, all of Windsor. CARS—41 BODY asking to be relieved because of April 26, 1916. He is bishop of the 6 LINES OF his “health.” Episcopal church, diocese of East EXPERT JOHN EDWARD BURGESS Cavallero had better luck than Carolina. PRICES BEGIN AT *907 The was CLINTON, April 27.—Final rites any of his predecessors against reception at the couple’s Watch and the Greeks for home, 510 Orange street. for John Edward Burgess, 82, who *Delivered in Detroit, Jewelry the fighting see- LOWER! But more than sleek WIDCRI The Clipper has full SMARTER! With "fade away” ex died at his home near here Satur- tires and State taxes sawed without — white sidewall any — rear. And '«■ major changes new styling a safer car! headroom in the fenders colorful new in- without no GORT ARRIVES day afternoon, were conducted Prices subject to change Lower center — ride to teriors—it’s the smartest car Repairing Rowan church of gravity gives a "front-seat mained a within ALGECITRAS, Spain, April 27. from the Baptist OWNS sovereign city increased road clearance! rear seat riders. that ever stopped passers-by. ask thi man who the empire. v —(fP)—Viscount Gort, former chief this afternoon. E. A. Walker officiat- Throughout the troubled Byzan- of the British imperial staff and The Rev. was in the fam- tine period and the middle commander of the British Expedi- ed and interment early TODAY ages, Athens’ overlordship changed tionary force in France last year, ily cemetery. survived his Mrs. \\C0MS»N many times, and there was ac- arrived ai Gibraltar tonight by He is by wife, \\ skipp« celeration aNd of a practice begun even plane to take his post as governor Atwood Marshburn Burgess; one earlier—the W. CUPP1A' stripping of many and commander-in-chief of the fa- daughter, Mrs. C. Baldwin, and U tHt LONG MOTOR CQ. 100 N. FRONT Athenian works of are to grace mous fortress. His staff accompa- four sons, James, Allie, Houston 114 North Second Street Phone 3211 Saunders Drug Store distant nied M. Opposite ahurchas and palaces. 5 him , and Harry Burgess.