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The Bee: Danville, Tuesday, August 26, 1941 Fire Chief to Organize Unit To Fight Fires Plans to Form Force Immediately After September Had Exciting Trip Fire Chief John C. Long, of the Fire Department, as chairDanville man of the Fire Protective Mobilization Committee for Zone 10, plans immediately with the to proceed after September 1, he organization of fire protectivesterdas his return from Boston, following where be attended the 1 annual 1 vention of the International Association of Fire Chiefs. company of 10 volunteers, he said, will be needed in Danville for the defense of the city, while smaller forces will be organized in South Boston, Chatham, Halifax, Gretna. Charlotte Courthouse and Keysville. 'In the event of war," Chief Long said.

"these forces may be the first line of civilian defense, and theirs will be a difficult task. For such a job it will take good men with good training and that will be for each community of our objective the sone." Chief Long WaS not troubled by boredom while on his trip to Boston even though he said the convention was the most solemn he has ever attended. In fact, it got too exciting for comfort. Chief Long and Mrs. trip, arrived 8.

in New York last Monwho. accompanied him in the Long, day while en route to Boston as the Cuma Mail Line cargo ship Panuco mysteriously burned and caught fire to the Brooklyn piers. The fire caused the death of 30 persons and destroyed millions of dollars worth of property. It was the biggest fire ever witnessed by the fire chief. And then he was in Boston Commons last Thursday when a thermite bomb exploded unexpectedly during demonstration.

Was standing about 50 feet from the bomb at the time," Chief Long said. was a blinding explosion of fire. Flaming phosphorus sprayed in every direction and at all levels. Its tenacles reached over my head, while those nearer were sprayed. The few who surrounded the bomb were critically burned.

Those at a distance were spotted with blisters, while hundreds had their suits ruined by drops of the chemical. NUMBER 1 STRATEGIC POINTS ARE CAPTURED BY ALLIED INVADERS (Continued From Page One) tico st Naft-1-Shah and took the town of Qasr-1-Shirin. British General Sir Archibald P. Wavell's desert fighters now hold the western and southern terminals of Iran's only two modern highways. A threat of invasion of India ed to British observers to be removed by the Russian-British action a against Iran.

Since Afghanistan forms the longest barrier between India and Iran it was assumed that British operations would all be primarily directed from Iraq. Arid Baluchistan only has common frontiers with India and Iran. Atr-borne troops were flown into Iran to protect the families of Britemployed by the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company. Details of their operations, presumably involving use of both parachutists and aerial transports for landing of ground troops, were not disclosed. "Some fighting at Abadan" was authoritatively acknowledged.

(The cities of Bandar Shahpur and Bandar Shah are as similar in strategio military value as in their names. "Bandar" means harbor in the Persian tongue. Bandar Shahpur, held by the British, is at the head of the Persian Gulf, the southern terminus of Iran's single, 600-mile rail line, Banda: Shah, which would the first logical objective of any" Russian drive from the Soviet Turkmen frontier, is the northern terminus of the railroad on the Caspian Sea.) Generally, however, resistance by Iranian forces on the second day of the simultaneous British -Russian drives into modern Persia was very slight, an authoritative sources declared. This source indicated the British were using air-borne troops. Details of such operations were not disclosed.

but there were described as "Interesting." Quick capitulation of Iran and establishment of an all-weather route 102 transport of war supplies to Russia were forecast by British observers. Some quarters expressed belief, however, that British forces moving into Iran from the west and southwest might not meet the Soviet troops coming down from the north. It Iranian opposition crumbled and Nazi influences were wiped out of the Middle East Moslem monarchy, these sources said, no actual juncture of British and Russian forces would be necessary. neutral military source declared that unless Iran's little army of 190,000 men was to upset all expectations, the Allies probably would meet only "token resistance." Tee of air-borne troops to speed operationa was disc'osed in a British communique repor Ing that the towns of Qasr-I-Shiriz, short distance inside Iran from the Trea border, had bien occupied "without serious opposi Non." Oil installations are situated at both places. "There WaS no Indication of hostile feeling on the part of the inhabitants," the communique declared.

'The rapidity of he operations 186, far, resulted in 4 minimum lots of Iranian Air -troops were said to have "taken steps" to protect British families employed by the Anglo-Iran Oil Compane the military training course for pilots hite its etride next year, the United States will be turning out more the 60,000 aviators every 12 mon the India, Like Persia, Imperiled by Nazi Menace Kiev Possible Axis Drives Kharkov Possible BritishRUMANIA Red Army Russian Drives Nazi Army Ukraine from North Red Army from North British Controlled Odessa! Axis Controlled BULGARIA Istanbul 1 Black Sea 1 SOVIET CHINA via Turkey Nazi Army RUSSIA Ankara Baku TURKEY Khyber Tabriz Pass Mediterranean Sea SYRIA Tehran AFGHANISTAN IRAO SUEZ CANAL British Army INDIA. from Iraq (PERSIA) Basra EGYPT Wavell Army from Indis KUWAIT Persian Scales of Miles ARABIA Gulf Gulf of Omari 500 OMAN Arabian Sea India enters the Near East war picture along with Iran as threatened Nazi drives across Turkey or the Ukraine emphasize proximity of German legions to Britain's biggest possession. Nazis are reported massing on Bulgarian-Turkish border, while -Russian armies are said ready to enter Iran from three directions. Map shows possible German and British-Russian thrusts. nodaro Marketo NEW YORK, Aug.

a. m. stocks. Alaska Jun Allied Chem 161 Am Can Am ..155 Am Tob Anaconda Atchison Auburn 3 Bendix Beth Steel 69 Cannon Mills Case (J I) Chrysler 57 Coca Cola A Colum Gas Cons Edis Du Pont 157 Freep Sul Elec Gen Foods Gen Motor Gillette Int Kennecott Kroger Ligg Myers Ligg Myers NUMBER 2 ADMITTED WITHIN 35 MILES OF MAIN MOSCOW RAILROAD (Continued From Page One) forced to bring up reinforcements to fill gaps in their ranks caused by tremendous losses. The militia, called to the arms by Premier Stalin, was described by Pravda as "taking the test in heroic battles for their city--fighting courageously side by side with the Red army.

(The British radio quoted a Moscow broadcast last night that Nazi forces had reached the approaches to Leningrad and reporting that the big port's armed citizenry would fight on at every street corner.) Twenty-four hours of drenching rain was reported to have soaked the whole vast battlefront from Leningrad to the Ukraine, and Russians counted on increasingly -bad weather to help bog down the German advance. The early -morning communique Loews Lorillard Mont. Ward Nat Biscuit Nat Dairy Cent Nor Am Nor Pac Packard Motor 3 Penn Proct Gam Pub Svc Radio Reynolds Sears Roeb 72 Socony Vac Sou Pac Sou Ry St Brands St Cal St ON Studebaker Texas Corp Tex Gf Sul Un Carbide Un Pac 81 Unit Aire Unit Corp 9-16 Steel West El West Un made no specific mention of sectors outside the Leningrad area. The Russians took this as an indication there had been no changes in the battlefront in the Gomel area, where Red army counter-attacks were reported yesterday, or in the Ukraine where Russian forces were reported holding out at Odessa and on the west bank of the Dnieper around Dnieperopetrovsk. (German military reports described the Finnish drive from the north as approaching close to the Karelian Isthmus town of Vitpuri.

and belief was expressed in Berlin that the town would fall within a few days. (The Germans declared they had repulsed Red army counterattacks in the central section near Gomel. They said the last Russian bridgeheads on the west bank of the Dnieper were being mopped up one by one. A NOBLE GRAND NAME IS RAGSDALE MEMPHIS-(P)-Mrs. Eugenia Ragsdale, noble grand of the Warren Rebekah lodge, Vicksburg, visited the Ruth Rebekah lodge here and was introduced to its noble grand.

Nothing strange in that--only the noble grand of the Ruth Rebekah lodge also is named Mrs. Eugenia Ragsdale. The two women are not related. Sarah Takes Command Mrs. Sarah Palfrey Cooke makes perfect backhand return as her partner, Miss Margaret Osborne (in background), stands by ready to assist.

Photo was snapped as worked their way to the finals of the national doubles championships at Brookline, Mass. Southern Loop Football Not Hit By Draft Only Few Top-Notchers Lost to Game- Yet RICHMOND, Aug. Unless Uncle Sam makes heavier demands on the Southern Conference than now is indicated, the loop's football program will be little affected by the selective service act this season. Only two or three really top-notch players have been lost already by the 16 member schools. Some two dozen or more have low draft numbers, but only a few are likely to be wearing khaki by fall.

As far as can be learned, Duke's Blue Devils, who are given the No. 1 pre-season spot in the forecasting hereabouts, have lost no key men to the armed forces. Coach Wallace Wade's squad is large and so well fortifed with grid talent that despite the draft uncertainty Duke's supporters are not passing up any even-money offers on the Tennessee game October 4 at Durham. North Carolina, which, along with Clemson's 1940 champions, is regarded as chief rival for conference supremacy, received a stiff blow the loss to the Army of Johnny Pecora. He had been groomed to take over the tailback post of graduated Jim Lalanne.

Clemson also lost one Arst-teamer in George Floyd, 175-pound wingback, and two reserve guards, Joe Richardson and Chuck Reynolds, leaving the line somewhat vulnerable as the Tigers begin practice. Coaches Carl Voyles at William and Mary and D. C. (Peahead) Walker at Wake Forest, both of whom methodically have been building for several years keeping for a fingers crack crossed. at the title, hope are that their promising, but short reserves, squads will remain intact until November.

Furman lost three men of a squad of 45, indluding James (Preacher) McQueen, 205-pound tackle, and Merrill McDaniel, 180-pound guard, who might have earned regular berths. George Washington, newcomer to the circuit, has lost Henry Agusiewicz, guard, and Adolph Biasini, end. Missing from Washington and Lee will be Tailback Johnny Ligon and Bert Nelson, 175-pound end. A survey of athletic departments found unanimous opposition to making freshmen eligible to All varsity gaps. There was some talk, however, about the advisability of changing the regulation which forces an athlete to play his one year of freshman and three years of varsity footfall within a Ave-year period.

This rule would cut short the collegiate careers of selectees under the draft extension act. Advance ticket sales for major games are better than usual on most campuses. Already it looks like at least two sellouts for Duke's 50,000 capacity stadium for the North Carolina and Tennessee games. (Tomorrow--Southeastern conference). Colored Girl Jailed in Lien Furniture Sale Elizabeth Anne Scott, 20-year-old colored girl, was fined $10 and costs and sentenced to 30 days in police court this morning for selling mortgaged property.

Elizabeth, who gave her address as 613 Franklin street, was arrested in Petersburg last week and brought back here. She was alleged to have sold furniture on which a local furniture company held a lien of $11.78. In her defense she said that the furniture had been given to her by a man and that she needed the money to buy milk for her baby. Funeral Rites For Mrs. Gordon Funeral services for Mrs.

Felix Gordon who died at Memorial hospital on Sunday afternoon after an illness of six weeks were conducted at eleven o'clock this morning by Rev. J. M. Shelburne at Townes Funeral Home. The remains were immediately conveyed to Milton where, in the old cemetery, the final rites were observed.

Lowest temperature ever recorded In the United States was 66 degrees below zero, in Yellowstone Park, on Feb. 9, 1933. Back From England N. Mrs. Dwight Davis Completing an inspection tour of the American gift distribution in England, Mrs.

Dwight Davis, national director of the American Red Cross volunteer service, is pictured at LaGuardia airport after flying back from England, Martinsville Daily News News Bureau- -Chief Tassel Bidg Martinsville, Aug. 26, 1941 Telephone Number 5166 Trials Postponed Demo Delegates The trial of Garth "Shag" Price, charged with highway robbery, was postponed from Tuesday in the Trial Justice Court until Tuesday, Sept. 2nd. Junius Wilson, charged with licious wounding of James Watkins, was postponed for trial from today to September 23, due to the Illness of Watkins. The charges against Wes Brown and Marion Donahoe in the case of Pink Sims, were dropped.

Melvin Murphy faced charges of the murder of Pink Sims this morning in the Trial Justice Court. Daniel Meeks, the first commonwealth witness, testified that he, Donahoe, Simms, Murphy and Wright went in a car to the Virginia line and several engaged in a card game near the road. Meeks quoted Murphy as saying that Sims had a nice roll and if he got drunk he would get it and if not he would kill him. The morning after Meeks said Murphy came to his home and told him that he had to take a "2x4" but he got what he wanted. Wes Brown also stated that Murphy came to his home that evening and told him he had hit Sims with "2x4." Personals Mrs.

J. T. Marshall has returned from Suffolk and has as her guest, Miss Bessie Applewhite, of Suffolk. Mrs. James Crosby, and Mrs.

Kenneth Whitener are spending this week with Mrs. Robert Pannill at Blowing Rock. Mr. Mrs. M.

J. Fogarty. Mars. George Horner is the guest of Mr. and Mrs.

W. R. Broaddus, and children have returned from Jacksonville, where they spent the week with relatives. Mr. and Mrs.

H. B. Kester have returned from Florida. Rev. and Mrs.

C. W. Reed and Miss Mary Beth Reed are spending this week at Montreat, N. C. Mr.

and Mrs. M. H. MacBryde, have reutrned from Virginia Beach where they spent several days with Dr. and Mrs.

G. L. Jones. John Redd and son, John Redd, Jr. of Washington, are the guests of relatives in this city.

Entertains Garden Club Auxiliary Mrs. M. H. MacBryde, will be hostess Wednesday at "The Breezes," to the members of the Martinsville Garden Club Auxiliary. Mrs.

C. L. Booth, is program leader with the subject "Roses- -New Kinds." The exhibit is a green and white arrengement. Bristol's Housing Project Visited By Local Authority A committee of the Danville Housing Authority is in Bristol today to examine at close view the housing project undertaken in that city many months ago and one which is claiming the interest of other Virginia cities similar projects. The purpose of the visit is to see the modus operandi of the project so that the local group may be familiar with some of the problems ahead.

The local authority members recently made a tour of Danville and were astonished as there are many primitive dwellings in the city which is not actually colstituting a health risk are so primitive in their appointments that they should be removed. In many of these areas a low standard of living was detected. A more comprehensive survey is to be made in which detailed data will be accumulated and a priority scale arrived at showing which dwellings should be first razed and points where new housing can be undertaken. A pound of white bread and butter will affect the waistline more noticeably than four pounds of potatoes, according to dietitians. County Supervisors Meet Held Monday The Board of Supervisors of Henry county, at their meeting Monday endorsed the Henry County Hunting and Fishing club of Bassett, and recommended that the club do all in its power to interest the farmers of said county conserving the game and fish of Henry county.

The board passed a resolution that is hereby requested a to approve the State Forester of Virginia be and change in the rate of pay to persons employed by the Forest Wardens of the said county for the suppression of forest fires, from the present rate of 20c per a hour for registered fire fighters and 15c per hour for nonregistered fire fighters to the revised rate of 25c per hour for registered fire fighters and 20c an 1 hour for registered fire fighters, and the clerk is directed to transmit an attested copy of this resolution to the State Forester, University Station, Charlottesville, Va. The American Legion was released from the tax carnival at Bassett the week of August 21, 1941. J. A. Stegall, police officer of the county, salary was fixed at $125.00 instead of $150.

J. J. Johnson, special officer at Fieldale was allowed a salary of $100 per month. judges' salary was placed at $668.71. John L.

Wray agreed to pay for 60 tons of gravel to be used on the road from Fieldale on the south side of Smith river to a dead end. A report of the Camp Cedars at Marion, was given by Ralph Stultz, Bailey Henderson, and Carol Thompson. To Attend Meet The Democratic convention to be held in Roanoke on August 29 and 30, will draw a large number of representatives from the various district throughout the state. The local delegates to attend the convention at Hotel Roanoke are J. W.

Clanton, c. P. Kearfott, A. W. Baldock, Emery Goode, W.

F. Carter, Cary Randolph, John Shumate, James L. Carter, W. R. Broaddus, Jr.

and Jake Aaron. Young Local Girl Struck By Auto Patricia Ann Wright patient at the Shackelford Hospital where she tale is being treated for a broken leg that she sustained while riding on Starling avenue. John Kitchen of Georgia, was bonded for his appearance at a trial set In September, as the driver of the car which struck the little girl. Bugle Corps Getting Ready For Festival The Danville Junior Drum and Bugle Corps, which took second place honors at the recent state convention of the Virginia American Legion at Alexandria, is preparing for their engagement next week at the Boston, National where Tobacco they will Festival at participate South competition in drills and in the gigantic parade. The corps has made two public appearances here this week, having given a concert Sunday afternoon at a local swimming resort and staged a drill last night before an estimated 1,500 persons at the city softball championship on the River Road.

There were ripples of laughter at the antics of little "Pee Wee" Easley, smallest member of the outfit. The boys and girls made a good impression as indicated by the generous applause. MANY BUY LICENSES An increasing demand for hunting licenses is noted at the office of the clerk of the court with the approach of the squirrel season on September 1. Each applicant is given a leaflet containing the ten commandments of hunting safety. Altrusa Club Formed Here Presentation of the official charter by Miss Eva Wall of WinstonSalem, second vice president of the Altrusta International.

was the highlight of the first regular program meeting of the newly organized local Altrusa chapter last evening at "Tha Breezes." In presenting the charter to Miss Bess Tuggle, president 01 local group, Miss Wall spoke briefly concerning the objectives of Altrusa, citing the motto of "Patriot1sm, Emclency and Service." Women are needed in public affairs in these times as never before, Miss Wall said, stating that 1u group action women may attain more intelligent action and render greater service. Following the dinner and the charter presentation, the was in charge of Mrs. Ruth Simmons, program chairman. Each member responded to the roll call with a few words about her professional work. Mrs.

Mary Lou Rothrock, president of the High Point Altrusa Club, Miss Madeline Hoover, vice president, and Miss Lucille Johnson, past president, were out of town guests at the meeting. Mrs. Rothrock, who together with local Altrusa chapter, extended an invitation to the Martinsville group to come to High Point on September 23rd to attend a lecture by Mrs. beth Turner, of London, England, who has been active in defense planning for her province and is now in the United States in defense organization work. To Resume On Tuesday Criminal and Civil Dockets to Be Called After Month's Holiday Preparations are in full swing for the resumption of the corporation court next Tuesday morning after enjoying the usual month's holiday in August.

The criminal docket has not yet been prepared but the civil docket which lists 27 cases has been drawn up. Usually, the September term sees both dockets called and this may be a monthly practice starting in October, though Judge H. C. Leigh, who has been considering doubling up on the dockets for some time has made no final announcement on the subject. The September term will find the courtroom compeltely done over since July.

The walls have been repainted and the ugly smears from the radiators have been obliterated. The skylight has been cleaned, giving full illumination and the cork laid floor scoured and rewaxed. The grand jury which will pass on the indictments prepared by George E. Bendall, commonwealth's attorney, has been summonsed and will consist of W. Treadway Gravely, W.

w. Moore A. J. Perkinson, Ira Elliott, Henry G. Bennett, James Bustard and Eugene Clutter.

Judge Leigh is spending a brief respite from duty 'in chambers' in New Jersey and many members of the bar have been away during this month but will be back in time for the reopening of court. Court usually begins on a Monday but as the September opening lay falls on Labor Day the grand jury is being called to appear on Tuesday. NUMBER 3 REPORT IRAN RESISTANCE IS STUBBORN (Continued From Page One) said to have bombed the towns of Kermanshah, which lies 85 miles inside the Iraq frontier near the center of it, and Razaieh (Urmia), a railway town alongside Lake Urmia about 25 miles inside the Iraq frontier and about 100 miles south of the Soviet border. REPORT POPULACE CALM ANKARA, Turkey, Aug. The populace of Teheran, capital of Iran, remained calm yesterday on the first day of the British -Russian invasion, a foreign source in direct contact with Iran said today.

Pot of Burning Grease Calls Out 2 Fire Stations The Bridge Street and West End Are fighting apparatus was called at 12:25 this afternoon to the home of Mrs. W. D. Lewis, 869 Jefferson street, to extinguish a pot of burning grease. No serious damage resulted when the grease, which had been placed in the oven by Mrs.

Lewis and which caught Are when the hired cook lighted the oven, blazed up and burn ed furiously. WOMEN'S MOTOR CORPS WILL A'D IN DISASTERS HOUSTON, Texas women eager to participate in tional defense are joining the Red Cross motor corps, in whose service they will be trained for such rigorous duties as women abroad are performing. Motor Corps members will learn to drive expertly and repair automobiles and ambulances, evacuate families. transport the 111 and disabled, administer Arst aid and deliver supplies and materials. The project intended to function emciently both in times of disaster and military emergency.

Seventy-five new airports have been approved for the nation's system of defense and civil landing fields since Jan. 1, as compared with only 51 added during 1940. C. L. Harman New Baptist Pastor Rev.

Charles L. Harman, former pastor of the First Baptist church at Narrows, has accepted a call to the Starling A Avenue Baptist church as pastor of that church. He succeeds Rev. George E. mons, who resigned to take his place in the army.

Rev. Harman will assume charge of his ne pastorate on October 1. He is a native of Gallatin, Mo He was ordained in 1935, serving 84 a minister of the West Lynchburg Baptist church. Prior to his career as a minister Mr. Harman was a professional teacher.

He taught at Lynchburg college where he also received his bachelor of science degree and taught also at Georgia School of Technogy. Auxiliary Meeting Held on Monday Mrs. Charles B. Keesee presided at the meeting of the Woman's Missionary Auxiliary of the First BapChurch Monday evening. The devotionals were led by the members of Circle No.

8 with Mrs. Thomas Tatum, chairman. Downtown Cloth Store to Be Open Within Short Time The Riverside and Dan River Cotton Mills is preparing to open a new cloth store downtown--in offices which have been emptied by reason of the merging clerical division At Schooldeld. This is being done for the purpose of giving the employes of the River side division an opportunity to buy remnants and other forms of cloth made by the company at reduced prices sparing them the necessity of going to Schoolfeld to get it. It is understood that where other would -be purchasers are unable to And the local-made goods here that they will be permitted to buy at the store in the same way that they can at Schooldeld.

TOOTHPICKS HIS HOBBY John Burgess, negro, man of all trades who earns living by doing odd jobs and who lives in Opera House Alley, 18 spending his spare time in making things out of toothpicks. He has Just completed a miniature Japanese garden made completely out of toothpicks and glue. His only tools are a pair of tweezers and his pocket knife. He says he follows his own imagination in making these scenes. FDR, and Churchill in Iceland Radiophoto British Prime Minister Winston Churchill (second from left) and Franklin D.

Roosevelt, (center, with aiguillettes) are shown as they reviewed United States Marines in Iceland, where American forces are guarding the former Danish island against Nazi invasion. The President's son accompanied Churchill to the Western Hemisphere outpost following the historic Roosevelt-Churchill conference on the high seas. This photo was sent from London to New York by radio..