Cotton Prices To Be Frozen At Emergency Levels
Augusta Ga April 28 Dr C T Murchison president of the Cotton Textile Institute told mill executives at the American cotton manufacturers meeting here that the government may soon freeze the prices of their products Dr Murchison spoke after Dr B E A Kincaid economic advisor to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond said industrial wages must be stabilized for the duration of the emergency to prevent inflation We must anticipate a very close and serious consideration of the industry path price problems with in the next few weeks W N Banks of Grantville Ga was elected president Other officers elected Herman Cone Greensboro NC first vice president Hugh M Comer Sylacauga Ia second vice president and W M McLaurin Charlotte NC re elected secretary treasurer The association adopted a resolution firmly opposing the proposed cotton income certification plan now before Congress and called it a hidden sales tax proposal The resolution said the plan would boost the price of cotton goods and shift consumer preference to other materials Another resolution opposed the U S Department of Agriculture plan to designate staple length of cotton by code numbers instead of by fractions of an inch The association said the plan would create confusion The group agreed to appoint an executive vice president to represent the association in Washington and designated Secretary Treasurer McLaurin to head a new department of public relations
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Axis Troops Hit At Tobruk
Cairo April 28 The British said German Italian troops outside Tobruk were shelled and scattered by the fortress garrison. RAF fighters shot down eight axis planes at Tobruk this week. Bengasi was bombed and an axis convoy near El Argub hit. In Ethiopia the British report progress with Fort Mota captured and hundreds of Italian troops and 12 officers surrendering. Dessie near Addis Ababa faced closer pressure from South African forces. Italian high command claimed British forces east of Gambela were routed.
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Probation After Death Theme in Christian Science Services
Sunday April 27 lessons centered on probation after death with references to 1 Corinthians 6 14 Mark 16 9 14 and Mary Baker Eddy Science and Health quotes Jesus ascension and exaltation as a progressive state beyond the grave, presenting Jesus as the way for all men.
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Mary Baker Eddy
Camel Physiology in Desert Life and Water Storage
Uncle Rays Corner explains why camels thrive in deserts due to two toed feet with broad cushions and special desert adaptations. Nostrils close to keep sand out, mouths tolerate thorny plants, and water is stored in stomach pouches holding five to six quarts for multi day journeys. The piece ends with a note offering a free booklet titled Background of European War via a stamped envelope.
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Central Asia
Ray
Former Vanderbilt Yacht Destroyed
A CBS Athens report says a former Vanderbilt cruising yacht named the Haras was sunk in Piraeus harbor by German Stukas, killing and wounding civilians aboard as it attempted to return to island homes. The Haras, once owned by Harold Vanderbilt, had been used by the U.S. government as an island cruiser and for Easter cruises.
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Mediterranean
Paperweights Battle Navy Junior Boxing Titles
Rugged battlers aged 3 to 13 and weighing 30 to 113 pounds competed for 23 titles in the 22nd annual Navy junior boxing championships in Annapolis Maryland.
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Notice to Public Discontinuation of Trains 1941
Southern Railway System announces suspension due to coal stock shortage affecting national defense. Several trains will have last departures on April 28 1941 including routes Greensboro Raleigh Charlotte Winston-Salem Rock Hill Marion Salisbury Knoxville Greensboro Goldsboro and Danville Norfolk. Sleeping car service southbound to Norfolk and northbound to Charlotte ends April 28 1941.
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Debate yields NC high school winners in Greensboro
In Greensboro on April 28 Wake Forest’s Douglass Hunt and Paul Miller led Greensboro to win the North Carolina high school speech and debate tourney. Needham Broughton High School of Raleigh with Frances Erwin and E O Brogden were runners-up. Jesse Moore of Reidsville was named best individual debater as 28 schools competed.
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Douglass Hunt
Paul Miller
North Carolina
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Jesse Moore
Reidsville
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Asheville
Percy Wall
Gray
Winston-Salem
Lee Edwards
Secretary Hull Seeks Quick Peru Ecuador Border Settlement
Secretary Hull expressed to the Ecuadorian government his hope that the century old boundary dispute with Peru may be settled soon in a satisfactory and equitable manner. The foreign ministry released Hulls statement in reply to Ecudaors circular letter to 19 American republics regarding the differences over a large frontier region. The ministry also published replies from Latin American countries echoing Hulls view.
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