The Record from Hackensack, New Jersey • 1

CDTY EDITION WEATHER Increasing: cloudiness and warm tonight and tomorrow; thunderstorms tomorrow; lowest temperature tonight about 65 degrees VOLUME 47 No. 29 Total 13558 SO PAGES Two Sections HACKENSACK. N. THURSDAY. JULY 10.

1941 Member of Associated Press PRICE THREE CENTS HI ffliSK PfflEU IDHIft ffl OTOH fnWfl fiflMW PnPf(rWf9f) 1 i RUSSIANS CLAIM NAZIS ARE STOPPED PASCACK VALLEY HINTS NAVY WILL WIDEN SPLIT AT SHOOT CAPITAL ATTACK CHECKED DEAD IN TRACKS Moscow Says It Hasn't Yielded Inch To Fresh Plunge At Line's Center; Soviet On Offensive In North 300 MILES STALIN LINE LENINGRAD MOSCOW "7 FINLAND HELSINKIH "JV "if ESTONIAN 1 Rnonnv.l' ir a JEOSTROV "CNg Ti- I ITU No Yoo-Hoo General's Golf Needs Probing, House Told Commander Still On Links, Congressman Holds, And Asks What Sort Of War This Is Senate Committee To Vote On Resolution Ordering Inquiry WILLKIE STUDIED His Proposal We Have Bases In Britain Stirs Factions I- (By Associated Press) Washington, July 10 Representative Norrell saying he had just been advised that Lieu tenant-General Ben Lear is still on the golf links, suggested in the House today that Congress demand an investigation of the officer's disciplining of yoo-hooing troops. ALWAYS AT fiOI.F? )rB Associated Press' Washington, July 10 The MINSK BOBRUISK (POLAND) I (By Associated Press) Moscow, July 10 The Red Army, slashing in the direction of Lepdl on the flank of Germany's Baltic salient, reported today it had wiped out a full division of Adolf Hitler's motorized troops perhaps 15,000 men and just south of Lepel smashed heavily at a second division. The blow at the second division, though seemingly not as successful as those against the first, was called a serious defeat for the Germans. It took place near Borlsov on the Berezina River and the road from Minsk to Moscow. The eastward drive of the Relchswehr along the rest of the battlefrcnt was reported stopped.

The Russians apparently were hitting hardest on the vital" 50-mlie Berezina River central front from Lepel to Borlsov, guarding the road to Moscow. "During battles In the Lepel direction our troops destroyed a German motorized division, up to 40 guns, and. a large quantity of transport and specialized machines," a war bulletin NOVOGRAot viify A VOLYNSKI r4ml- 'ZHITOMIR NAZIS' COMMAND SILENT ON EAST Flnlands capital, Helsinki (t), was bombed and Finnish guns hammered the Russian-leased naval base of Mango in war news summarised in above July 9th map. The Russians claimed to have halted a thrust past Ostrov toward Leningrad, and action In the central sector (2) was generally severe in the Polotsk area. Another center of battle was at Novograd Volynskl (3).

Claims on the Bessarablan area fighting conflicted but the Russians claimed a victory at Balti (4K SMO SMOLENSK KHARKOV Riven, stating our the British source asserted. Vichy Versions Crossed I'p Vichy, France, 10 A Vichy proposal of armistice lo end the month-old Syrian war between Vichy forces and British Imperial troops and their Dc Oaulllst comrades-in-arms ran into puzzling complications today as Vice-Premier Admiral Jean Darlan returned rrom Paris conferences with German officials. The war continued, and a contradiction In Vichy statements cropped up. Yesterday the authoritative Tele-mondial news sgencv announced Continued on page 2, column 3 Britain Hands Syria Terms For Armistice But Fights On Dentz Has Them And Hasn't Answered, London Replies To Vichy Protest (By Associated Press) London, July 10 British Forces will naturally continue to fight In Syria until General Henri Dentz, the French com criticism of the penance march he ordered for yoo-hooing troops with a declaration that as long as he remains Second Army commander soldierly standards of conduct will be demanded of all individuals in uniform. General Lear telegraphed Representative Kilday, Tex.) member of a special House subcommittee investigating personnel matters in the defense program, who yesterday wired Lear he contemplated a resolution to investigate Lear's severe punishment of some 350 soldiers for yelling at golfers as they passed (Continued on page 2, column 4) DR.

WINTER OUT OF TEANECK JOB Dr. Bookstaver Rehired Siy School Board Teaneck Board of Education last night dropped from the school medical staff Dr. Gladys Winter, who served 8 years as a school physician, and listened to a strong warning against intolerance from former President Chris D. Sheffe. Dr.

Barnet S. Bookstaver, medical director, was re-engaged by a 7-to-2 vote, President Russell Rogers and Trustee Dr. William J. Conway opposing. As in the past, he will receive SI a year, plus a $100 car allowance.

Dr. Frank S. White was rehired as a medical Inspector at $600 hy unanimous vote. He has served for 2 years. The Board will hire another woman phystcan at the August meeting to fill out the staff.

Re- i Continued on page 4, column 1) NAZIS flXK TANKER 21.000 Ship In Convoy Hit By Planes, Berlin Reports 'B Afwlted Pret Berlin. July 10 German war-planes sank a British tanker and four freighters aggregating 21,000 tons from a convoy at 'he entrance to Bristol Channel on the English West Coast last night, D. N. official German news agency, reported today. The Luftwaffe was said to have raided Hull.

Folkestone. Great Yarmouth, and Middlesbrough mander, accepts Britain's armistice terms, an authoritative UNITES TO PLAN HOSPITAL PLANT Committees Of Mayors, Physicians Formed To Make Surveys NEED IS URGENT 2 Plans Presented, Most At Conference Favor Public Campaign Mayors and physicians of Pas-cack Valley communities met last night at Westwood Borough Hall on invitation of Mayor Gustave Meyer of Westwood and took initial steps to establish a hospital in that section. They unanimously agreed that a hospital is needed and formed two committees to study all phases of the problem. The Mayors' committee, headed by Mayor Meyer will meet within a few weeks to discuss plans for a survey of the area. Dr.

George Levitas of Westwood will head the physicians' committee which will meet Independently to discuss hospital plans. Mrs. G. Robert Bohlin of Westwood who has already conducted a survey and who presided at the meeting last night will act as sec retary to both committees. Two plans of procedure were pre Rented last night, one by Dr.

George Levitas. who favored a County hos pital. The other was recommended by Dr. David L. Goldberg of West- wood, who advocated a private hoe pltal supported by the public.

Dr. Goldberg's plan won the sup port or most of those present and it Is along that line that the committees will probably work. Dr. Goldberg said every one agrees that there are three good hospitals in Bergen County, but: "Whether we like It or not we are going to have a hospital here in this locality." "I am in favor of a private he said, "and I can't see why men who are against government control of medicine are anxious to (Continued on page 3, column 1) ALLOW NO LEEWAY FOR STEAM ROLLER lis Still Drunk-Driving Charge, llackensack Operator Learns Bergenfield police wrote a new one into the record yesterday after they had arrested a 53-year-old steamroller operator on drunken driving charges. Fred Bray, 307 Elm Street, Hack-ensack, passed the night In the local police station cell when he could not furnish a $500 property bond or $250 cash for his release.

Chief of Police Robert Ullrich and Patrolman Joseph J. Lawlor took Bray into custody as he drove a steamroller on New Bridge Road at 2:45 yesterday afternoon. The equipment Is owned by Patsy Giovanni. Hackensack contractor, and Bray was transferring It from a Bergenfield location to start a new Job today. Police officials were puzzled for a while regarding the status of the case and making the arrest under terms of the motor vehicle law.

However reference to the text clearly defined a vehicle as any apparatus moved by motor power. War County Chapter of the Committee to Defend America In favor of United States action In self-defense, "within the next few received constant support from many persons In the audience, he was booed frequently, hissed occasionally, and interrupted by cries and derisive laughter from the crowd. Howard Reddlck, moderator, re. (Continued oc page 8, column 3) I statement declared today. The announcement was a retort to a radio report from Lyons, France, that no reply had been received to Dentz's re quest for an armistice.

(A Vichy statement made the same assertion.) today was whether the Atlantic Fleet got shooting orders when the United States began its protective occupation of Iceland. It revived, the recurrent earlier question whether shooting already had occurred, and the Senate Naval Committee met to decide whether sufficient grounds existed lor an investigation of previously denied reports of clashes between U. S. naval patrols and Nazi sea raiders. KNOX SPEAKS PLAINLY The discussion on the latest de-ense move in the Atlantic also included Wendell L.

Willkie's advocacy of American bases in Scotland and Northern Ireland, and the disagreement on Capitol Hill over the propriety of Senator Wheeler In forecasting the occupation of Iceland an action criticized by Britain's Prime Minister Winston Churchill. On the shooting question, the opinion of many legislators was that Secretary of Navy Knox had plainly implied that the Atlantic Fleet had orders to open fire if necessary to (teal with hostile activity along the United States communications lines at sea. They held that was the obvious interpretation of the Secretary's remarks at his press conference yesterday, even though he carefully avoided use of the word "shooting," REFERS TO F. I). R.

When the question was raised. Knox informed newsmen that. President Roosevelt had Instructed the Navy what to do if it became necessary to shoot in order to protect the Atlantic, approaches to W. 3. bases from hostile activity or threat thereof, a Mr.

Roosevelt phrased it. Knox referred specifically to the passage in Mr. Roosevelt's message to Confess on the occupation of Iceland, which read: "I have consequently Issued orders to the Navy that all ncces-ry step3 be taken to Insure the Mfety of communication In the approaches between Iceland and the United States, as well es on the between the United States and other strategic outposts." WILLKIE SPEAKS The Navy Secretary firmly de-'lined to place any interpretation n' his own on the passage, but he did say In reply to a question-that the language would indicate that the President intended the Atlantic pmrol to go farther than its Previous orders which merely dt-f'cted patrol units to report any hf'tlie craft sighted. "If the Navy ha to shoot to do tit the President says, will It moot?" reporter asked. Knox re Ifrred him to the phrase "All neces-wry steps" In the President's mcs-ee, and remarked that there was lo room for any doubt as to Us meaning, Like Knox, Willkle avoided the "shooting" in an Interview ves-'Continued on page 2, column 7) A Triple Saving Besides savins your ninney; the use of the ads the Classified Section vfs you much time and energy, plan your buying wherever possible through these helpful columns and you'll be able to accomplish murh more.

Turn now to rtSeS 26, 27 -business service, employment. Instructions, auto "nd chattel loans, boats, jnotors. prut, livestock, furniture, rooms, apart-Jn'tits, homes, summer used cars, and July PperlBla. "He is not the kind of general we need, standing on the brink of war," Norrell said. "He apparently is engaged all the time in playing golf.

"Congress ought to call for an investigation." Representative Faddis Pa.) replied immediately that it was not a matter for the House, saying that it was not up to Congressmen to attempt to regulate army discipline. General Sticks To His Discipline Memphis, July 10 Stern-visaged Lieutenant-General Ben Lear has replied to Congressional EDISON ASSAILED I IN SCHOOL FIGHT Plays Politics With Trade Lowe Says A charge that Governor Edison played petty partisan politics in vetoing two bills designed to establish vocational schools in the County was voiced yesterday by Donald V. Lowe, chairman of the Bergen Cojnty Vocational School Committee and Republican County Chairman. "The Governor's veto represents an unwarranted interference in a pv ely local matter," declared Lowe. "Advocates of a vocational school program after months of negotiation and vor'- which was intended to pave the way for a satisfactory of the vocational school nroblem have figuratively had their fares slapped." At the same time yesterday the Board of Freeholders resolved to urge the Assembly to pass the two bills over the Governor's veto.

Edison had based his veto on what he termed the loose financing of the measures and on the possibility that pupils in some towns might be deprived of vocational training if municipal school officials were unwilling to pay part of the cost as fixed by the County. The two bills referred lo hv lowe Assembly 238 and 344 were passed by both houses June 23 and vetoed by Edison June 30. They had been Introduced at. the request of representatives of the Parent-Teachers Association. Taxpayers Associations, organized labor, and other groups.

Lowe described them (Continued on page 22. column 1 NO LAUNDRY TODAY, strike union says Settlement St ill Day Or 2 Off Spokesman Kpllm sMviiei Jersev City. July 10-Neuotlalions continued todsv In nn effort lo settle a 2-dny-old strike in 15 Israe laundries that hRS tied up the fnm-lly wash of thousands of New Jersey residents. Owner and employee representative met last nlaht. but were unable to reach bh agreement.

One union spokesman snld there would probably be no settlement for a day or two. Tie strike was culled by Ix al 2H4 of the Laundry Workers' Union and Locals 0 and tl or the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, Chauffeurs. Stablemen and Helpers, both A. F. of L.

orannlaatlons, to enforce demands for wage increases and other benefits. The unions claim 2 mt members in the 1J laundries In Hudson, Bergen, and Passaic counties. A number or workers In small neighborhood laundries served by (lie large companies have also walked out, the Laundry Workers' Union said. reported. NO LOSSES ADMITTED It added: "In the Borlsov direction our troops inflicted a serious defeat on an enemy division." Fierce batlcs were reported rag Ing to the north and south of the Berezina front, with the Russians nowhere acknowledging withdrawals before the Nazi onslaught, The attacks, the communique de clared, were costing the Relchswehr heavily ir men and material.

Of the Baltic flank, where the Germans are thrusting anew toward Leningrad the communique said: "In the Ostrov direction our troops have beaten off all enemy attacks with heavy losses for the enemy." A hundred miles south of Ostrov, the Red Army wss reported counter, attacking resolutely in the Polotsk sector. 100 TANKS CXAIMF.D ec." Bobruisk, where earlier communiques said the Germans were attempting unsuccessfully to fight their way across the fortified Dnepr, the Red Army still is holding firm, the war bulletin reported. A similar unyleldir.j defense was reported to the south, in the Novo, grsd Vonynskt sector of the Western Ukraine, and in Bessarabia. Destruction of 100 Oerman tanks was rredlted to the Red air rieet In operations yesterday afternoon. Bombers were said to have continued their attacks throughout last night on Oerman forces on the "Ic and Ukraine flanks.

Reports of steady stiffening of Soviet resistance coincided with a statement last night by the Soviet Vice-Commissar for Foreign Affairs, S. A. Lrwovsky, that the bills methods the Nazis used In the Polish and French campaigns were falling In Russia despite the advantage the Germans held at the outset from surprise attack. Innvsky declared the Germans, (Continued on page 2, column 3) Martin bombers, and Dnuiilas and Vought Sikorsky dive bombers. The Boeings, credited with a range of 2.000 miles, are fait enough to escape anything but the speediest or German Interceptors.

They have lurb-superrhargers giving the motors sea level performance at high altltudrs and carry ctews of seven, a captain, first pilot, second pilot, flight engineer, midship gunner, beam gunner, and bomb aimer, When they come In from the United Stales the Hoeing have bullets In their marhlnrguns, one test pilot said. The planes are to be sent over Germany as soon as the British complete training of crews. The bombers are equipped with Sperry bomb sights. til MSlblSfAtl SIOBtl Oris THIIS. Operations Going On, Us Only Comment (By AftnneJutpfl PrfuO Berlin, July 10 The German High Command kept details of the flercs struggle with Soviet Russia hidden again today, the third in a row, with the general statement, "Opera tions In the east are progressing re lentlessly." The only detail the communique offered before turning to the war on the British and African fronts was to confirm yesterday's unofficial report that Salla, fortified Russian town opposite Flnlands eastern frontier, had been raptured.

German troops took the town Tuesday, assisted by encircling movements of Finnish troops, the. bulletin said, after crushing a Rus slan division in a battle lasting sev eral days. The High Command's apparent calm was unperturbed and spokes men were not provoked to discussion by various reports, credited lo mtl! tary circles in Vichy, of Oerman reverses In Russia. All that was said of military de vclopmcnui was that German mill tary leaders regard this as an ex cellent time for silence which, it was asserted, may last several day more. "Similar stories were circulated br enemv propagandists in previous rampalgns, notably In Poland, France, and Greece," an authorized spokesman said.

"Then, when the High Command finally chose to reveal the facta there wss an entirely different ple ture. FEARS AXIS CLASH Osmers Tells llniise Riwieelt' Order Means War In Atlantle Washington, July 10 An armed engagement between the United ates and Oermany within tha next tew weeks wss anticipated In a speech by Representative Trank C. Osmers of Haworlh as an outgrowth of President's Roosevelfa order to clear the Atlantle. Osmers said: "As understand the President' the Navy has been told to shoot at any Axis vessel, sea, or air, enturlng Into the waters around Iceland or In the entire Western AU lantlr. If we shoot, we can he stir that tho shot at will shoot back, IC tha wilt not be war, 1 do not know by what other name It ran be railed." HARNESSING PAPAS-TO-BE 1 tee AmocIiumI er tendon.

July lo Propectlve fathers with a jittery desire to pare are doing It In shifts now on the roof or a suburban maternity hos pit nl. at the same time acting ae fire wardens. The Idea was proposed by one of the men, who Uiouaht such an ofti-rial occupation would be better than polntlea walking through the he, pltal corridors while siting for the stork. Ikl. I M.

1ST. I f. at. 1 AJ Van Diisen Debates Thomas, ThcnRoaring "An Immediate reply was H.A.MI RAIDS ON ITALY Naples, Syracuse Hit; May Start Offensive Rome, Jul 10 Renewal of British air attacks on Italy proper after a lapse ot many weeks was reported today by the Italian High Command a low-level daylight thrust at Syracus and a blow by night at Naples which resulted In 14 civilians killed and 30 Injured. (Whether these were to be Isolated operations or the opening of a sustained offensive similar to the R.

A. P. action against Germany, now more than a month old, remained to be seen. So far as the Italian communique indicated, the two places were attacked without Continued on page 22, column 4 inIdex Page Amusements 1 Central Bergen: Bogota 12-n Bergenfield a Dumonl Hackensack 1 Little Ferry 12-13 Maywood 13 New II ford 8 North Hackensack 8 Oradell RldBefleld Park 12-13 River Edge 8 Rochelle Park 13 Saddle River 13 Teaneck 12-13 Classified Advertl emenis 26-27 Comic Page Death Notices 2 Kdltorlal 30 Feature Page 28 North Bergen 8 Northern Valley Jl Radio 27 Sacred DsgRer JB South Bergen 0-10 Sports 24-23 West Bergen 14-13 Womsn i Tsge 23 U. S.

War planes Even Better Than Britain's, Say Pilots Hoeinjr HomMer Superior, Douglas Pursuit Ship Heaviest Armed Fighter In The World BV Associated Presst An airfield, somewhere In Enjjland. July 10 American-built military planes arc better than or compare favorably with the best Drttlsh-made aircraft, say the test pilot who have given them the works at altitudes a high a 39,000 feet. TIlOROt'Clll TEST Advocate Of Action Now Stands Off Ridgewood Hecklers In Overflow War Inquiry Eleven hundred persons, cheering, booing, yelling, last night debated whether the United States should enter the war: a debate originally scheduled betwen only two of them the Socialist standardbearer Norman Thomas and Dr. Henry Pitney Van Dusen. dean of Union Theological Seminary and member of the national executive committee of the Committee to Defend America.

Held In Ridgewood, Just self-labeled the silk-stocking community because of it high per-caplta wealth, the debate brought out an audience from scores of North Jersey towns which until firemen barred the doors Jammed the High School auditorium and then overflowed into a cellar cafeteria. A special police squad was on duty. Miles of hangars, repair shops, and test sheds lit which British and United Stales technicians work by the score stretch In all directions from tills field where most of the American planes are tried out. American warplanes brought these reiwrts from British test pilots: The four -motored B17C Boeing bomber is definitely better than the new British Stirling and Halifax or comparable size. The Boeing can do 306 miles per hour with a four-ton bomb load.

Th Douglas DB-7. two-motored night pursuit ship, Is the heaviest armed righter In the world and one of he rastest big planes ever made. It can do about 350 M. P. H.

Comparing favorably with snv. th'nt? the Britlf-h ran put In the air are a large number of four-motored Consolidated and twin engincd KIIOW1NG FAVORS THOMAS Preponderance of expressed sentiment In the audience appeared lo be with the 4-tlme Socialist candidate for President, who spoke on the Invitation of the Rkiaewood chapter of the America First Committee against United States participation In the war. Although Dr. Van Dusen of Eng-lewood, who spoke jor the Bergen "'MMAtk ioms ork.H jmi7i. st.

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