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Danville Vo Wednesday April 9 194L Bee PROSPECTS SETTLING ORD STRIKE BRIGHTEN A 14 brain at I 10 NUMBER 2 i SALE! NUMBER 1 Reg 1795 (Con tinned rom Pace One) I Reg 2500 ILL SALES INAL No Refunds No Exchanges No Approvals be Outfit Yourself Today for Easter 2 Pre Easter Sale! only I Sale! 23 New Costume Suits 175 NEW SPRING COATS SUITS 795 Reg 995 THRIT SHOP SECOHD LOOR READY TO WEAR I 8 after 630 Main bt Phone 2192 GREYHOUND AX ass asi 11 38 61 Aircraft Corp Steel an intra followmg He be Elec oods Motor I 3 ne to es I coincidental that he should be select ed club president and speakeron the same day that the program had been arranged previously Motor Gam I I i 30 17 35 17 13 The Interior of the earth la said to be Just as hot today as It was when formed 3 20 143 36 31 36 I i 32 25 84 85 Reg 2950 1995 hus A Mrs Reg 2250 1595 Of the Greek and British forces Earl ier the high command announced communications with the Struma front had been broken In the eastern Macedonian trail however the Greeks were reported de termined to fight "to the last against continued heavy frontal as saults down the narrow Struma val ley from Bulgaria disragerding the pretence of the other Nazi forces at their backs As the Nazi legions redoubled their assaults down the valley the torts blocking their way were reported hold ing out sometimes to death of the entire garrison There was no word of surrender The defense was costing the attack ers thousands of lives the Greeks de dared They said Intense fire from Rupel Usslte Palouryonl and Kara tash forts had covered the tides of ths narrow passes with bodies of gray green dad Nazis British bombers operating from Greece struck at the communication and supply line behind the advancing column A British RA communique said "in spite of most unfavorable weather conditions yesterday Royal Air orce bomber formations attacked with sue cesa throughout the day German motor transport and tank columns In the Strunfica area of southern Hugo s' This was the section tn he south s' eastern comer of old Serbia through i which the Germans struck to take the Vardar road to Salonika Youth Week Central Theme Of Service find your suit here! Choose from navy black or two tone combina tions in superb quality fabrics mostly hand tailored Two piece jacket suits misses and sizes Pick your New Spring Coat from these handsomely tailored twills and crepes also fine imported tweeds and plaids Navy black beige and pastels Many with detachable white collars Misses and women's sizes Come early you simply must be here! LONG TALKS i ON ARE HELD 2 23 54 24 seized by the Nazi army after stiff resistance DNB official German news agency declared thousands of Yugoslav sol diers including several generals had been captured and that a vast amount of war as yet had been aelzed The Germans apparently were following the same procedure as in the rench reporting the status of the struggle at the termina tion of certain phases Meantime the spokesman declared "the British still come out and fight and paid tribute to the Greeks (The Greeks acknowledged that a German thrust across the southeast ern corner of Yugoslavia seriously menaced Salonika and cut communi cations with their force northeast of that port) Large numbers of prisoners have been taken by the German army mov ing into Yugoslavia and Greece from Bulgaria German news dispatches said today The commentary 1 a Deutschland reported Germans hadoccupied the Yugoslav city of Skoplje gateway to the Vardar river valley but authorized spokesmen emphasized that no military authority nor the high command had made a definite statement regarding operations in the Skoplje region (Unconfirmed reports from Buda pest Hungarian capital said both Skoplje and Nls a key railway center 95' miles north of Skoplje were in German hands) However the Dienst report indicated the direction of at least one thrustfrom the Bulgarian frontier which seemed' in a fair way to be cutting Yugoslavia In two In the southern sec tion Such an action if carried to Its conclusion would divide the ma jor Greek and Yugoslva forces and cut off the Serbs from supplies from Greece sons Owen Spencer and A Owen Winston Salem The body will be taken to the home of Mrs Doss and then to Anderson Memorial Methodist Church Gretna for funeral services Thursday after noon at 2 o'clock India produces 90 per cent of its own requirements of war supplies The finance committee may hold a special meeting today or tomorrow de pending on the handing over of the School Board budget The compilation of figures was not completed yesterday when enquiries were made by the auditor but it was indicated today that it would be ready for submission today or tomorrow to the finance committee A few days ago it was reported that the budget had been handed to the Council but that was merely an approximation of figures and far from complete If the budget is not in shape for presentation at tomorrow night's Council meeting it might delay the entering into contracts with city teachers before the present school term ends because the budget must lie over for thirty days 1 No hint Is given as to what the budget contains The regular school administration expense? will probably be set up Independently from the Trade School budget as was done last year The total expenditure for the schools in last year's budget was 8312 621 necessitating a special appropria tion of more than 890000 by the City Council Texan Dean of Congress Passed at Age of 66 Years in Capital Dr George Stevens pastor of Moffett Memorial Baptist chuch will address the Danville Klwanls Club at its meeting tomorrow evening at the' Hotel Danville'' The meeting will be in charge of the church committee of which Allen is chairman SPECIAL SERVICE AT MOSELEY Holy Communion will be adminis tered by the Rev James A Johnson pastor of Moseley Memorial Meth odist church in a service to be held at 7:30 Thursday evening commemorating the Last Supper or those members who are unable to attend at this time the doors of the church will be open froml to 4 riday for the purpose of par taking of communion' There are more than 600 wild boa 8 in North Carolina according to a re cent survey Reg 1650 1295 Loews Lonllard Mont Ward Nat Biscuit Nat Dairy Cent Nor Am Nor Pac Packard Penn Proct Pub Svc Radio Reynolds Sears Roebuck Socony vac Sou Pac Sou Ry St Brands Std Oil Cal Std Oil Studebaker Texas Corp Tex Gulf Sul Un carbide Un Pac Unit Unit Westing Elec Western Union A 30 pound fish weighs about one pound In salt water The mid week prayer services of the irst Baptist Church will be conduct ed tonight by the young people who are serving as officers of ths church during "Youth After the regular devotional period at the meeting the various standing committee of the church will hold their sessions with the young commit teemen in attendance Thia is the fifth annual event at the irst Church and is pert of the program as outlined by the Southern Baptist Convention During this pe riod every office in the church is held by some young boy or girl in an ef fort to train them for the duties that they will be called on to per form at some later date "Youth began with the morning worship last Sunday when Marsh of Averett College and pastor for the week de livered the sermon and will close with the Sunday School hour Easter Sunday Relax in 1 deen cushioned gggv chair mH enjoy fresh Spring like atmosphere inside your Super Coach and fresh Spring bright scenery outside your window be sav ing driving strain and a lot of money too for Greyhound fares are only one third the Reg 2250 Sale 1595 NEW YORK April 11 a today: AJaska Jun Allied Chem Am Can Am tc Am Tob Anaconda Atchison Auburn Rend lx Beth Steel Cannon Mills Case (J I) CAO Chrysler Coca Cola Columbia Gas Cons Edis Du Pont reeport Sulphur Gen Gen Gen Gillette Int Kennecott Kroger Llgg Myers Ligg At Myers 31 70 8 9 12 6 19 35 5 37 34 647 77 86 13 16 53 91 20 ALLIES APPEAR TO HAVE LOST ALL BALKAN DEENSES 2 Reg 2500 1795 INSIDE 87 160 68 22 25 3 3 34 74 Smallwood Back At City arm After 6 Years ranklin Roosevelt Smallwood gro was back on the city farm day after a long absence He caped in 1935 leaving fourteen months of time owing for assault and robbery He was caught recent ly In Oklahoma City and A Newell superintendent of the farm went to the distant city to take him Into custody and to bring him back Newell traveled 2885 miles during the nine days he was gone He was armed with i a requisition signed by Governor Price calling on the gov ernor of Oklahoma to deliver the fugitive Smallwood gave no trouble Indeed he told his captor on the way home that he was glad he had been caught because of the suspense of arrest and the fact that he eould not come back to Virginia without run ning a chance of being picked up That fate befell him in Oklahoma City where he had been living most of the time He was arrested for a misdemeanor and the usual routine of finger printing revealed him as the man missing from Danville Newell put his prisoner in ev ery time he paused at a city to spend the night During the time he was unreeling the miles towards home Smallwood was handcuffed GREECE'S EASTERN ARMY SURRENDERS TERMS ARE ASKED (Continued from Pace One) Sen Sheppard Succumbs in Washington Last Rites Today or I Aherron uneral services for I Aherron 75 who dtad yesterday at Staunton after a brief illness will be held this afternoon at 5 o'clock from the grave side in Leemont cemetery by Rev Colston Mr Aherron had lived in the Suth erlin community for 25 years and was well known in that vicinity He is survived by his wife and the following children: William Aherron of Danville Hesley Aherron Hugh Aherron Humon Aherron Jack Aher ron Edward Aherron all of Sutherlin Mrs Janie Backer of Lynchburg Mrs Hester Stump of Ruffin Miss Helen Aherron of Sutherlin Miss Alice Aher ron of Sutherlin and Miss Jeanette Aherron of Sutherlin also two broth ers Thomas Aherron of Danville and Joe Aherron of Spray Including orstmanns and Juillards Woolens 39 Sale 6 Reg 4950 Sale 3295 School Board Budget Awaits inal Check Brown Chosen To Be TPA President Redmen to Meet Saturday Night The Redmen and Pocahontas Eighth district meeting will be held Saturday at 7:30 in the Wigwam of Pocuo son Tribe on North Main Street All Redmen and Pocahontas in this district ire urged to attend the meet ing Reg 3950 2795 Reg 2950 1995 24 Sale QUICK CHANGE RICHMOND The day after he got home from four years in thenavy Malcolm Bymaster 23 was drafted to be Inducted into the army In May He said he might as well go "It's just one of thoee things" he remarked IT I 1 OPICSI uiunniniiuHiiiHiniiiiiniimiiiimiimfiimiiiiiin With Danville merchants observing next Monday as a commercial holiday the banks also will be closed all day Illness atal To Mrs Owen At Lynchburg (8 pedal to The Bee) GRETNA April Mrs Owen of Gretna died laat night at Me morial Hospital at Lynchburg a long IllneM Mrs Owen survived by her band and four daughters Mrs Deboe Mrs Wallington Doss all of Gretna and Mrs 8 Crawford of Norfolk and two Special Services This Week at Catholic Church WASHINGTON April Sena tor Morris Sheppard of Texas dean of Congress In point of service and sponsor of the national prohibition amendment died today He would have been 66 years old next month Dr George Calver capltol phy sician said death resulted from a slow hemorrhage into the 5 a Senator Sheppard suffered cranial hemorrhage April 4 weeks nt overwork came unconscious later that day but remained st home In care of his phy sician until Sunday when he was taken to Walter Reed Hospital As chairman of the Senate Military Affairs Committee Sheppard was in charge of much important legislation in connection with the defense pro gram This included the Selective Service act the nation's first compul sory peacetime military training law He also was a member of the Senate commerce irrigation and reclamation land manufacturers committees Sheppard a Democrat completed 38 years' service In Congress last Oct 11 He was appointed to the House in 1902 to succeed his father who died during his third term and entered the senate Jan 29 1913 Senator Ellison (Cotton Ed) Smith of South I Carolina first elected In 1908 ranks as dean of the senate but he had no prior service In the House 52 Sale Belk Leggett's Thrift Shop have taken about 100 New Spring Coats from their Reg 995 and 1650 stock and are offering them to you at greatly reduced prices during this Pre Easter Coat 'n Suit event You'll find all colors including plenty of navy and blacks In sizes 12 to 20 and 38 to' 46 Also about 75 Reg 995 and 1650 2 anti 3 piece Suits are of fered at equally low prices be wise' and shop early tor your Easter Coat and Suit while you can save Small Charge for Alterations 91 Sale South Boston I The final meeting of the South Boston Halifax Table Tennis League will be held in the South Boston Lea gue rooms Thursday April 10 at 7 :30 At this meeting the Dr Barbour cups and medals will be presented to the winning players and teams of the closing season Those receiving cups ate Deck Han kins winner of the men's champion ship of the league and Eleanor Lacy winner of the singles for the season The South Boston Post Office team will also receive a cup The team is made up of William Holt manager Weatherford Charles Spears Sam Brooks captain Mrs Elizabeth Hunt Harriette Holt and Claire Barbour Medals will be pinned on John Hub bard and Becky Williams runners up in the and women's singles Recognition cards will go to Weatherford and Claire Barbour mix ed doubles champions and Weather ford and Spears winning dou bles The Halifax players will also pres ent permanent cups to Miss Eleanor Lacy and Deck Hankins The Barbour cups and medals are given by the Table Tennis League and were named for Dr Barbour in grati tude for his work in organizing the league and providing the league rooms VISIT THAT SOLDIER AT CAMP Greyhound wvm more of defense centers Uun any other travel way lass cost If you can't go tn send him a Greyhound ticket home tail nd Trip am CAMP LEE 355 MEADE MD 625 BRAGG 41S Deceased Members Honored At Dinner Meeting Held Last Night Post Travelers Portective Associa tion meeting in an annual session last night at Hotel Danville voted quarterly dinners in an effort to stimulate the social features of the 300 member organization breaking a 5C year precedent A brief memorial service was held at the dinner ting last night in honor of four members who died dur ing the last year One of them Cook was serving as president Other's whose services were honored in a brief eulogy by Rev George Stevens and Nelson wer: Adkins Clyde A Barker and Boatwright Brown vice president was unanimously elected to serve as presi dent for the next year Other officers chosen by' a special nominating committee elected by the Post membership included Hodnett vice president Pau lette secretary treasurer John Nelson assistant secretary treasurer The board of directors will consist of the four officers together with A A axley and George A Myers Jr The Rev Mr Stevens was elected chaplain jester of Suffolk state presi dent of the association and Gose of Richmond state secretary of the as sociation were guests at the meet ing Mr Jester stressed benefits derived from Increased Interest in the organi zation and regular monthly meetings as held in several Virginia cities He described TPA as community service and protective affiliation Mr Jester described preparations for the entertainment of delegates and visitors at the state convention at Suffolk on' May 16 and 17' prior to the naming of delegates Mr Gose gave reports on member ships in Virginia and asked that the convention at Suffolk be well attend ed' A special tribute was paid to the work of 'Paulette absent last I night because of a prolonged illness He was called the all time champion membership writer within the Post and his other services were praised I As a token of their esteem members voted to send a gift to Mr Paulette which will contain an expression of I the membership's hope for his speedy I recovery and return 2 Negro Students Take Top Prizes In Essay Contest Essays prepared by Elizabeth Mc Daniel and Raymbnd Witcher stu dents of John Langston (colored) High School won and second prize in the local contest it was an nounced yesterday by the Elks Na tlonal Defense Committee of the Dan ville Lodge 7 I Students of Danville schools were asked some time ago to write essays on Uncle Sam Meana To i as a part of the national contest sponsored by the Elks The deadline was give as March 31 Only the two negro en tries were submitted to the commit tee by the deadline Elizabeth Mc Daniel won top award of 825 while second prize of 815 went Witcher They will each receive half of third prize money of 810 The Danville entries have been submitted to the Elks State Associa tion at Richmond and will be placed in competition in the national con test first prize of which will be 81 000 second prize 8500 and third prize 8250 Belk Leggett Co gives you this big chance to save on your Spring and Easter Suit at the beginning of the Reason A new costume suit at a greatly reduced price Choose from a selection of monotone dresses under slimly fitted coats and jackets pretty pastel coats and jackets over pastel prints Beautiful fabrics excellent workmanship every coat and jacket fully lined Sizes for misses and women miss this big event 42 Reg 3950 2795 Special Holy Week services will held at the Sacred Heart church to night Thursday and riday evening? at 7:30 o'clock also on riday after noon at 2:45 o'clock On Easter Sunday appropriate Masses win be celebrated with the Senior Choir singing at the '8 service and the Junior Choir partici pating in the 10 o'clock celebration Special Easter services also on Sun day evening at 7:30 Services Are Held or WD Phillips At 11 This Morning (Special to The Bee) LEAKSVILLE April neral services were conducted this morning at 11 o'clock for William Phillips from Spray Methodist church by Rev Roy Hots Rev A Swoffordpd Rev John Whitney Burial fol lowed In Lawson cemetery at Spray Mr Phillips 83 died Monday after an Illness of several weeks He was a charter member of Spray Methodist church and had lived here for the last 40 years He Is survived by three sons Phillips Greensboro Phillips Burlington Phillips Martinez Ga and four daughters Mrs Blbee Leaksvllle Mrs Lilly Hayden Greensboro Mrs Leonard Williams Surrey England and Mrs Paul Ryan Boston A Matheny New Rotary President Selected or Year The Danvilla" Rotary Club at I luncheon meeting held yesterday Hotel Burton announced that Matheny had been elected president of the club for a year beginning July 1 at a meeting of the recently elected directors on Monday afternoon Garnett Wyatt was elected vice president Dr Robert Harper secre tary and John Nelson treasurer George Terry was elected sergeant at arms" Other than the officials the directors are Marton Saunders Charles lora and Bascom Jor dan retiring president The directors on the recommenda tion of the new board voted to in? struct Danville's delegates to the dis trict conference at Winchester April 21 22 to invite the 1943 conference to Danville William Heffernan Ro tarian was introduced to the club members He along with two others will be formally inducted into mem bership at a later date Speaker of the meeting yesterday was the newly elected president who spoke on the "Balkan and said that section of the world has been the scene of conflict for a thou sand years or more and ''will continue to be the aeat of trouble for a thou sand years to come regardless of who wins the present World Mr Matheny gave assurances that it was I Over 200 New Spring Coats and Suits Negotiators Resume aww 7 Today After Night Con Terence Discussions 0 (By The Press) Prospects of settling a strike at the ord Motor Company's River Rouge plant were declared today to be brighter than on yesterday folowlng lengthy night negotiations Official word to that effect was given out early today after reressing Of conference attended by federal and state mediators company offi clals and leaders of the CIO United Automobile Workers who called the 'strike a week ago Another conf er ence was set for later today In like manner another meeting of coft coal operators and CTO United Nine Workers representauves called at New York in an effort to break a deadlock over a new work 'i! ing contract since the old contract expired March 31 approximately 400 000 miners have been idle Another top labor development was ths action of Secretary of Labor Per kins in certifying to the national mediation board a two day old CIO strike at the Phelps Dodge Copper Products Corporation Elizabeth ord plants over the nation have 8155000000 in defense contracts and the shutdown of the River Bouge plant has affected directly and In i' dlrectlv an estimated 200000 work ers Phelps Dodge holds 830000000 1 in national defense contracts and em ploys 1800 persons Wages hours and a union shop were at issue in the strike at Eliza beth while the CIO members at the ord plant demanded a contractural relationship between company and union abolition of what they called spy and wage increases for some workers I fU I J' IW I 3 5 12 95 95 17 1 Il a A 3 'f i i Bi II 1 i I I 4 I 3 4 ip when ydu trsvsl by SuperCoach I I 7 I 41 SI 1 7 LJ 1 i 1 cost of driving Thia Spring go Greyhound for more fun for lest money ound Ont Round justaL WZ Tnp Wty Trip Richmond 195 355 AV 8alem )in 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