The Daily News Leader from Staunton, Virginia • 1

Eve The PUBLIC Interest FIRST HE NING EABER THE WEATHER Increasing cloudiness and slightly colder tonight; Thursday, cloudy and colder, followed by rain or snow. VOLUME NO. 73. NO. 72.

HEM BE OP TUB ASSOCIATED STAUNTON, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1911 MIUiBER OP THE AMMT RCEEAD UP ClkClLATWS'ft PRICE TWO CExNTS General Chairman of Y.M.C.A Drive ffiHAMS REPORIE 1 ffiH TOWNS W9g Bullitt Sees U. S. Like France British Sources in Istanbul Quote Greek Army Officer as Saying Nazi Warplanes Are Attacking From Bases in Bulgaria; Half Million Troops Concentrated on Greek and Turkish Borders. PRESIDENT ASKS CONGRESS TO SPEED APPROPRIATION OF SEVEN BILLION FOR AID ji Ca 4 4 3L YUGOSLAVIA EXPECTED TO JOIN AXIS AT ONCE BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Declares it is "Fixed Policy of This Government to Make For Democracies Every Gun, Plane, and Munition of War that We Possibly Can;" Churchill Expresses Appreciation. WASHINGTON, March 12 (AP) President Roosevelt sent to congress today a request for a seven billion dollar appropriation to carry out a "fixed policy of this government to make for the democracies every gun, plane, .1 l' i.t )t already begun bombing Greek German warplanes have towns from bases in Bulgaria, Adolf Hitler massed 500,000 Greece and Turkey and signs down.

Yugoslav gathered casts that she would capitulate quickly to Nazi demands ana ammunition 01 war mat we possioiy can. In a letter to Speaker Rayburn, transmitting detailed estimates of the budget director for the seven billion dollar expenditure, Mr. Roosevelt asserted: that she join the Rome-Berlin-Tokyo alliance. In yielding, Yugoslavia presumably would open a new avenue for an expected German invasion of Greece. "Zero Hour" Believed Near Indications that the "zero seen in these factors: I The steady southward through Bulgaria, under way led to a trickle.

II German staff officers peared from Sofia, the Bulgarian capital, and headed for Phonephoto William C. Bullitt (left), former U. S. ambassador to France, talks with Representative Hatton W. Sumners of Texas, chairman of the Bouse Judiciary Committee, before testifying about the defense program.

Bullitt warned that there is a "striking parallel" between current conditions in the United States and those in France before her collapse. I strongly urge the immediate enactment of this appropriation." The Chief Executive declared that America has felt that "it was imperative to the security of America that we encourage the democracies' heroic resistance to aggression by not only maintaining but increasing the flow of material assistance from this country." Therefore, he said, congress had enacted and he had signed the British aid bill. The President's request for the biggest peace time appropriation bill in the nation's history went to congress less than twenty-four hours "after he signed the bill into law, and approved the first list of supplies to be shipped to Britain and to Greece. "New Magna Charta" LONDON, March 12 (AP) Prime Minister Winston Churchill formally thanked the United States today for passage of the British aid bill, which he termed a "new Magna Charta an inspiring act of faith." held headquarters at Plovdiv border and eighty miles from Ill Thousands of German and Bulgarian warplanes were placed for action, including siren-screaming Nazi bombers exploited with terrorizing effect in western Europe GREEK FUND SOLICITATION PROGRAM TO BE FORMULATED last spring. One Town Reported Raided British sources at Istanbul as saying German planes had raided the town of Dedeagach, in Grecian Thrace likely striking point of a German at tack.

P.olo-mrlfi rlinntfhps sairl she has nothing to fear from ABOUT $20,000 IS TO BE DISTRIBUTED UNDER WILLS along the Danube, it she decides to ngnt on ureece siue. Comment on Aid Bill Official German comment aid bill included this declaration in Berlin: McGahey is to be given first purchase chance. Mrs. Kline, the niece, is left deceased's home place, together with all remaining real and personal property. The will, dated Nov.

21, 1930, designates the Citi-zens-Waynesboro Bank and Trust executor. The widow, Mrs. Emma A. Fix, is "Mr. Roosevelt is an unpredictable man.

Let him send one convoy and (the sentence determined to torpedo everything that approaches Lng land." Hitler's high command attacks on Britain's supply February had destroyed 2,037,000 tons of shipping. Only a few days ago the on sea losses were exaggerated Agrees "In BELGRADE, Yugoslavia, IIBER OF CONGRESS DROPS DEAD WASHINGTON, March 12. (JP) Death struck for the fourth time this year la the membership of the seventy-seventh congress when Representative Pius L. Schwert, Buffalo, N. Democrat, suffered a fatal heart attack last night at a hotel dinner party.

lie was forty-eight. Schwert collapsed at a dinner table shortly after making a speech at his party, attended by his wife and a group of congressmen. He was taken to a hospital, but was pronounced dead on arrival. 0 NO CHANGE CONTEMPLATED BY BOARD Although memorandum No. 102,, received here Tuesday by officials of Augusta selective service board No.

2, stated that a board shall not employ nor continue in employment any person related to any member of the board as close as or closer by blood or marriage than a first cousin, Mrs. Luiclle Smith, stenographer in the office of board No. 2, was on the job as usual this morning, and Frank S. Van Pelt, chairman of the board, asserted that he contemplated no change immediately. He said that he had written the state headquarters, and although he did not reveal the information given in his correspondence, stated that he hoped it would come back in favor of the board.

A meeting of the board will be held Saturday morning to discuss further this matter. Mrs. Smith is a daughter-in-law of W. K. Smith, a member of the board.

A member of the board said that he would hate to lose Mrs. Smith as she had been of "Invaluable aid to the board," and her dismissal "would greatly handicap proper and efficient" functioning of' the tooard. 0 RESTAURANT, HOTEL OWNERS MEET TONIGHT There will be a meeting of all hotel and restaurant proprietors this evening at seven-thirty in the offices of the chamber of commerce, West Frederick street, Finley Tynes, chamber secretary and business manager, announces, All proprietors are asked to be present, as among items to be dis cussed will be the matter of enter taining the state conventions of the Veteran of Foreign Wars and the Virginia State Firemen's association, here this summer. OFFICERS OF TPA GIVEN NEW TERM Post Travelers' Protective Association of America, held its annual meeting here this morning in the office of its secretary, W. A Payne.

The only matter of im portance taken up was the election of officers, and all who served dur ing the past year were reelected. Those are James S. Simmons C. W. Brown, Swoope, first vice-president; R.

T. Moseley, second vice-president; and Mr. Payne, secretary-treasurer. Post which includes Staunton and vicinity, is one of the oldest in the state, and the organization itself is reported to be one of the oldest and strongest fraternal groups in the country. Notice was made that a special drive for increased membership is being contemplated.

Among those present for the meeting were W. B. Jester, of Suffolk, state president, and C. F. Gose, of Richmond, state secretary.

AUGUSTA TO GET $1,172 FROM FUND HARRISONBURG, March 12. More than $5,000 has recently been deposited with the state for distribution lo the twelve counties having acreage In the George Washington national forest: Allegheny 386.70 Amherst 322.33 Augusta 1,172.55 Bath 968.89 Frederick 27.41 Highland 325.21 Nelson 86.45 Page 146.08 Rockbridge 262.57 Rockingham 806.91 Shenandoah 463.29 Warren 33.91 Total $5,002.30 This sum is 25 per cent of receipts of the forest for the fiscal year 1940 which, according to law. is to be expended by the respective counties for the benefit of their public schools and roads. National forest receipts are de rived from the sale of timber and fees for special land uses and graz ing. lilt! via was reported in usually reliable government circles tonight to have agreed "in principle" to sign the three-power military pact of Berlin Rome "Balkan Bomb Ring" Sought ISTANBUL, Turkey, March 12 (AP) Turkish po it was reported today, aa troops on the frontiers of pointed to an imminent show in Belgrade amid fore hour" might be near were movement of Nazi troops for ten days, suddenly dwind were reported to have disap forty miles from the Greek Turkey.

quoted a Greek armv officer Russia had nromised Turkey Soviet Red armies, massed on the United States British was left dangling). Vve are asserted that naval and aerial lines from November through British asserted axis claims 100 per cent. Principle" March 12 (AP) Yugosla Tokyo. declared today they were ring' they believed behind and upward of twenty injur STEPHENS TO ATTEND CONVENTION ASHLAND, March 12. Hugh F.

Stephens, of Staunton, president of the Alpha Lambda circle of Omicron Delta Kappa at Ran dolph-Macon college, will repre sent the local chapter of O. D. K. at the fourteenth convention of O. D.

K. at Louisiana State univer sity, Baton Rouge, March 13-15. Hugh was tapped into O. D. K.

in his Junior year (he is now a senior) and is listed in the cur rent edition of the Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities. He is co-captain of the 1941 Yellow Jacket Varsity, baseball squad, just starting its warm-up period, a member of the Athletic Board, coached the basbetball 3 team this year, and is a member of the Phi Delta Theta social fraternity. O. D. K.

holds national con ventions every two years, the last one having been held at Washing ton and Lee in 1939. REPORT MAJOR RICHMOND, March 12. Modern surgery was declared today to offer almost complete elimination of deformities resulting from broken bones. Dr. Walter Stuck and Dr.

Charles S. Venable, of San Antonio, told the Southeastern Surgical confresi today that by the use of modern technique there is little reason for persons to from a hospital with ft bad limp or Inability to use band REPAIRING lice and military authorities searching for a "Balkan bomb MR. HEALY Mabel Heist Bickle I'hoto Joseph E. Healy, superintendent; of V.SJD.B, accepted the general chairmanship for the YAI.C.A's annual financial drive at a meeting Tuesday night of the executive committee of the board of directors. Those present Included the pres ident of the board, the Rev.

Dr. J. Lewis Gibbs, J. Ralston Silling, John Wise, A. G.

Stogdale, J. W. Duncan, and Frank Shaffer. Mr. Healy, in accepting the general chairmanship of the campaign, remarked that he felt the entire community would cooperate with the workers in making this drive the most successful ever attempted in the history of the Y.M.C.A.

The campaign is scheduled to be started the week of April 28 opening with a supper meeting at th with all workers present. Further information as to the heads of divisions, captains, will be published in the columns of this paper. SHRINE CLUB BUSINESS MEET FRIDAY NIGHT Assembling primarily for the purpose of electing officers, the Staunton Shrine club will meet Friday evening, March 14, at the Stonewall Jackson hotel. President Sidney E. Matthews terms the confab "our annual business" session.

Reports of officers are to be made. All Shriners are requested to wear the fez. The opening hour is five p. with supper scheduled at seven. Nine is supposed to be the hour of adjournment.

Notices have been sent out by Dr. W. E. Armstrong, secretary. SEVENTY-FIVE TAKING COURSE Seventy-five students and church school workers from local and surrounding Methodist churches are studying at Central church.

Mrs. J. C. Goode has been teaching children's work; the Rev. R.

W. Vanderberry, young adult work, and the Rev. W. K. Cunningham, a course on Amos and Hosea.

All three are from Richmond. A feature of the program each evening has been the use of visual aids. Stereopticon slides were used Monday and Tuesday evenings showing the work of the fourth Sunday missionary offering around the world. Tonight a one-reel moving picture In color will be shown. The sessions begin each evening at seven-thirty o'clock.

Here's How You Can Sell Your Livestock Your cows, your horses or your poultry would never win a blue ribbon, if you hid them behind your barn. They must be on display. The same Is true if you wish to sell them. You must place them before the right persons to make a sale people who are livestock and poultry-minded. The Leader Papers are just the right media for advertising of this kind, or for advertising of any kind, in fact, in which people of this section are interested.

And they are cheap, too, a 24-word ad costing only 65c for three insertions. Come in and let us write your ad for you. STRIDES IN or arm normally. Forecasting the possible use of the new methofis In military surgery of compound fractures as well as in accidents in civil life, they declared that by the use of the new metal from vitalllum for splinting and nailing bones together and the sprinkling of tho open compound wound with xul-finilimide complete recovery ha been attained In Oil per cent of th cases treated. BROKEN BONES an attempt to assassinate George W.

Rendel, British minister who left German-occupied Bulgaria. Four persons were killed ed last night, but Rendel escaped by a narrow margin when a bomb wrecked the lobby of the luxurious Pera Plaza hotel, where the British diplomat had brought his party from Sofia by train only a few minutes before. Five wills, disposing of property valued at $20,750, have been probated in the county clerk's offices. is $8,550. the smallest.

fibO. Estate of S. S. Page is left solely to the executor, G. H.

Martin, who is directed to post bond and then sell and distribute estate according to terms of the will. Valued at of which $8,000 Is in realty, estate is to be disposed of as follows: a nephew, J. W. Garth, $2,000 a codicil dated Jan. 8, 1932, changed this bequest to to two nieces, Lillie B.

Matthews and Mamie Page Nelson, $500, each; to Florence K. Garth, $500; to Bettie Thomas, $500; to Annie N. Echord, $500, and to three nephews, Hawthorne A. Goodloe, Spottswood Goodloe, and Henry T. Page, $500, each.

Residue of estate is left to J. W. Garth. Will is dated Sept. 24, 1927.

Brief Testament Consisting of only four lines and dated Jan. 31, 1941, will of the late F. M. Holbert, of Waynesboro, is left to a brother, daughter, and wife. Estate is valued at $5,100, of which $4,000 is in realty.

The "lower place' or Guier property is left to "Brother Jack" for his lifetime, and then it is to go to "Daughter Hilda." Residue is bequeathed to the widow, Mrs. Willie Holbert, for her lifetime, and then reverts to "Daughter Hilda." On motion, the widow was appointed administratrix c.t.a. Rena M. Bosserman, formerly of near Bethel church, left an estate valued $3,000, of which $100 is personal property. Executor, the Rev.

Dr. H. S. Turner, is directed first to pay all deceased's debts, those of her late husband, NNC. Bosserman, and costs of two markers for their graves.

He then is directed to distribute-one-half of the residue to trustees or other responsible officials for the sole benefit of Bethel Presbyterian church. The other half is to be paid to trustees or other responsible officials of the Mt. Tabor Lutheran church to be used for that church's benefit. Will is dated July 17, 1940. Estate of Mrs.

Bettie Page, formerly of Waynesboro, is valued at $2,500, of which $2,000 is realty. A few articles of personal property are bequeathed to Mildred and Elizabeth Kline, children of a niece, Mrs. Augusta Kline. Trustess of Basic M. E.

Church, South, are left $500 which is to be paid on the church debt. Elizabeth Kline is left lot four, block 156, and Mildred Kline, lots fifteen and sixteen, all lots being in East ward, Waynesboro. If lot 4, Block 156, is sold, Mrs. Sarah H. A meeting of the Greek war re lief campaign leaders is scheduled for tomorrow, and immediately thereafter, plans for solicitations will be announced and set under way.

In the meantime, $424.95 has been contributed, of which $365 came from Staunton's six Greek-American citizens. None of the contributions has been solicited. Contributors voluntarily gave their amounts to those interested. But beginning tomorrow, Chairman Wm. S.

Moffett said, personal and telephone campaigns will be started. Twenty-five local citizens to date have given $59.95. Checks should be made payable to Fred M. Fifer, treasurer, Greek war relief fund, and left either with him at the Staunton National bank, or with The Leader office. Names of solicitors will be announced later, and contributions then may be left with any of them.

Contributors to date: Staunton's six Greek Americans $375.00 New York dress shop 5.00 Curry Carter 5.00 Mrs. Lutie M. McFariand b.w W. B. McFarland 5.00 S.

Glenn Atkinson 5.00 A. Erskine Miller 5.00 Kivlighan Oil company 5.00 Capt. Joseph Taylor 5.00 Dr. and Mrs. Kennetn Bradford 5.00 Guy F.

Sutton 4.00 E. W. Randolph 100 Miss E. S. Bumgardner 1.00 Miss Ellen Barr 1.00 Harry Blackburn 1.00 Guy O.

Farley 1.00 Peter K. Vames 100 Mr. and Mrs. "Friends," Waynesboro 100 George Cochran 1.00 Friend 60 Friend -50 Mr. and Mrs.

W. C. Gill 50 Mr. Hardin 50 Friends 35 Friend John Goodloe Jr 2o $424.95 0 MACHINISTS NEEDED BY GOVERNMENT Samuel Barnett, representative of the fourth civil service district, will be at the postofflee building to morrow from the hours of nine to five. He states that the need for workers in national defense posi tions is "very urgent." The sign "Men Wanted" which is displayed in every first and second class post office in America refers to Uncle Sam's need for thousands of workers in many trade positions.

such as machinists, instrument mak' ers, tool makers, lens grinders, ma chine adjusters, set-up men, gauge checkers, tool designers and ship fitters. Men are needed for these positions at Frankford arsenal, Philadelphia, and at navy yards and arsenals all over the United States. Aircraft electricians, aircraft engine mechanics and, other aircraft workers are also needed at Patterson field. Fairfield, Ohio, arid Wright Davton, Ohio. Pay for machinists, a typical example, is $7.52 a day to start with; time and a half for overtime; twen ty-six days annual leave and fifteen days sick leave a year are other advantages of working for the gov eminent, Mr.

Barnett asserts. Complete information as to the positions available and the places to which applications may be made Is posted each week in the lobby of the local post office or may be obtained from R. S. Hanger, secretary of the local board of United States clvil'scrvice examiners. REFRIGERATORS TO BE "ROBBED" TO GET THEIR ALUMINUM If there is any doubt In your mind that the United States is engaged in a gigantic armament effort, here's one angle, at least, that should impress you.

The Virginia Gas Distribution Corp. here has received instructions to return to the factory all aluminum ice cube trays in refrigerators in stock. The only exception is that one tray may be left in small boxes and two trays in. large ones. The manufacturer has stated that aluminum trays will be re placed with others made from a different metal.

These will be forthcoming shortly, the manufacturer promised. Aluminum is essential in numerous phases of arms production, one of the largest demands being made by warplane producers. 0 COUNTY MAN CAUGHT UNDER FARM TRACTOR J. J. Hensley, about sixty, of the New Hope community, is a patient in the King's Daughter's hospital, suffering with a broken left arm and several ribs received this morning when a tractor turned over on him.

No other information could be learned about the accident, but a local physician reported his condition as "pretty good." SUTER ONE OF EDITORS Cary Suter, of Fort Defiance, has been named one of the managing editors of the Tiger, student news paper at Hampden-Sydney college. He is to serve for the 1941-42 school year. J. Marshall Doswell, of Richmond, was named editor. KIWANIS CLUB MAKES GIFT TO JUNIOR BAND The Kiwanls club has appropriated $50 toward the organization of a junior band here, it was learned, today from an official of that group.

The appropriation was made through the Klwanis youth committee, and a club spokesman said that this committee hoped to raise this amount to $100. Howard C. Young, representative of a pbpular brand of musical instrument, was here today discuss ing with Judge James Quarles, chairman of the chamber of com merce's civic affairs committee, and other chamber officials the possibility of forming a band here. Plans looking forward to this or ganization were dlscassed. A chamber of commerce spokes man said that Young was not here for the purpose of selling his in strument, but was earnestly trying to form a band here, as that was his Job.

COMMITTEE TO MEET E. Russell Cover, chairman of the highways, traffic, and transpor tation committee of the Staunton Augusta county chamber of commerce, has called a meeting of this group for Thursday afternoon at four o'clock in the chamber's of flees on Frederick street. All members are urged to be present, sole beneficiary of her late husband, William H. Fix, of Craigsville. She also is named executrix in the will dated Oct.

16, 1920. Of the $1,600 estate, $1,500 is in realty. 0 DECISION ON NEW JAILER NOT MADE sheriff G. M. Gilkeson.

of Au gusta county, said this morning that he had not considered anyone to fill the- position of jailer, a vacancy being created Tuesday by the death of J. F. L. Long. Prior to his death Mr.

Long had been indisposed for some months and during that time Sheriff Gilkeson, and Deputies R. D. Shreck-hise nnd Frank Armstrong had been staying in the sheriff's office all night taking care of the lockup. Thrpe amplications have been made for the job, he asserted, but did not reveal the names oi mose who applied. The sheriff stated that although it was not necessary to have jailer and deputy shenH one ana tne same, it would be much better if it worked out that way.

The appointment will be made by Judge Floridus S. crosoy, oi xne circuit court, but will receive the "okeh" of the sheriff, and the man appointed will probably be one requested by him. SIX PENS USED BY ROOSEVELT WASHINGTON, March 12 JP, Six pens were used yesterday by President Roosevelt to sign the lend-lease bill one for every three letters in his signature. The pens will be distributed to congressional leaders who ushered the measure through the house and senate. The bill has been known as H.R.

1776. H.R. stands for house of representatives, signifying that the measure was introduced in that chamber. Each bill is given a number as it is placed in the congressional hopper. Upon its enactment, the bill became "public law No.

11 of the 77th congress." The low bidders by districts Included: Staunton district: Kelley Construction Co, Harrisonburg, tons asphallic concrete at $3.97 a ton; American Asphalt Trodurts Washington, D. 16,920 tons at J. R. Ford Lynchburg, 13,900 tons at $1.13 a ton. LITIGATION COMPROMISED FOR $2,000.00 Described as "settled-agreed," the $10,000 notice of motion filed In Augusta circuit court by Alice E.

Dull against the Mason and Dixon Lines, of Kingsport, has been compromised for $2,000. Order of settlement and dismissal from the court docket has been directed by Judge F. S. Crosby. Plaintiff alleged that on Aug.

21, 1940, she was crossing S. No. 11 at Verona, when she was struck by a truck-trailer of the Mason and Dixon Lines, operated by John G. Marshall. Knocked to the pave ment, she claimed permanent Injuries and loss of services.

Medical attention costs were placed at $750. Joseph I. Nachman represented the plaintiff, and John D. White and Wayt B. Tlmberlake Jr.

the defendants. 0 E. B. MORSE ON PROGRAM County Agent E. B.

Morse is in Harrisonburg today attending the seventh annual meeting of the Vir ginia Institute of Cooperation. The meeting was opened at ten o'clock with a motion picture, and at ten-thirty Mr. Morse gave a talk on the "Benefits of Coopera tive Refrigerator Locker BRITISH CLAIM TRANSPORT SUNK LONDON, March 12 (JP) The British admiralty announced last night that a British submarine "has torpedoed and sunk a heavily laden Italian troop transport. The Italian ship was said to be "of the Slcilia class of 9,648 tons." LOW BIDDERS ON HIGHWAY BINDER ARE ANNOUNCED RICHMOND, March 12. (JP) State highway department announced low bidders today on furnishing, delivering, and applying 323,570 tons of bituminous plant mix materials.

The aggregate of the low bids was believed to run between and $1,400,000, but the exact figure had not been tabulated..