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Newspaper
Winchester Evening Star
Location
Winchester, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1940
Page
1
U S officials may raise the 50-50 share of armament production sent to Britain after President Roosevelt signaled decisions on how much to aid abroad versus stay home. Congress and critics weighed the speech as it stressed defending the hemisphere and thwarting Axis control of oceans.
MA Winchester urges readers to study last Friday's Star editorial Is Winchester Being Penalized In The Price of Gasoline. She notes local drivers pay higher per gallon than in Martinsburg and Cumberland and questions oil companies’ pricing amid high taxes, calling for an explanation to motorists.
President Roosevelt declares the United States must be the great arsenal of democracy and vows Axis powers will not win the war. He warns that Britain’s defeat would give the Axis control of Europe Asia Africa Australia and the seas and that Americans would live at the point of a Nazi gun.
In Vichy France on December 30 official sources described Roosevelt’s fireside chat as sensational while others sought to downplay its importance, saying the president did not present defense production statistics to prove America’s commitment. French papers planned a short official summary for later editions, with full text barred. Japan viewed the speech as signaling more aid to China and not opening talks with Japan ahead of Nomura’s Washington visit.
Berlin reporters noted Adolf Hitler has not yet commented on President Roosevelt’s fireside talk. A Wilhelmstrasse spokesman stated no announcement about Germany’s position would be made, as strict instructions barred any official comment for the moment.
Virginio Gayda, Italian Fascist editor, reports on President Roosevelt's chat with warning that tolerance toward certain policies risks a shift in international stance. The piece frames U.S. diplomacy as a potential threat to European stability.
Luther Lewis residing near Stephenson and formerly of DeHaven in Frederick County narrowly escaped drowning when his buggy and a blind horse plunged from a low water bridge on Back Creek near DeHaven. Jacob Walker, riding with Lewis, pulled him to safety as the horse and buggy swept approximately 100 yards downstream. the horse drowned. Walker had previously found William Campbell's body on Apple Pie Ridge last Friday.
President Roosevelt warns Congress that the nation must stay out of a last ditch war by supporting allies and avoiding appeasement. He declares Nazi conquest a danger unlike any since Jamestown and Plymouth Rock and vows uninterrupted defense production to aid Great Britain.
William E. Haines aged 70 of near Hayfield died after being struck by a westbound car on the Winchester road about 6 40 PM Saturday seven miles west of Winchester He was en route to Mt Olive A B Church service and died shortly after admission to Memorial Hospital Driver Claude S Mil s 24 of Romney W Va bonded 500. An inquest is expected with coroner Dr James Miller. The death marks the second pedestrian fatality on local highways in five days.
Treasury experts consider a wartime fund raising scheme borrowing about 5 billion dollars for defense with options including 5 and 25 cent stamps for children and baby bonds. They foresee tax excess of about 6 billion and a debt limit raise to 65 billion with a heavy reliance on bond sales to the public.
The Defense Commission reports rapid wartime production including 2,400 aircraft engines, 700 planes, and over 10,000 rifles monthly with one million workers in two months and several million more needed by next November. Contracts exceed ten billion dollars, Army and Navy share most, funding ships, factories, planes, ammunition, guns, trucks, and housing.
In Clarion Pennsylvania a 43 year old mechanic Frank Dearolph confessed to killing his uncle Reuben Levi Wentling 58 and his son Reuben Jr 12 claiming motive was a long standing grudge. He pleaded guilty at a justice of the peace hearing and said he was glad it was over. He faces further charges for assaulting Wentling's daughter Elizabeth 22 during the incident and is said to have acquired the weapon in Youngstown Ohio.
CENTREVILLE Md Dec 30 Leland D Hendrickson 32 a former New York City artist was found dead in his home at Love Point last night with a shotgun beside the body and a fatal head wound His wife Mrs Irene Hendrickson found him and said he had been despondent The Hendricksons and their son moved to Love Point about a year ago
William W. White recounts the destruction of the Associated Press building in London during last night’s raid. Staff scrambled to shelters as fires spread, saving equipment with help from British agencies and Canadian Press journalists. The team established a basement office and continued reporting despite censorship delays.
In Valhalla New York police and state troopers launched a wide search after dynamite percussion caps stolen from a shed were found scattered around Kensico reservoir plaza. Forty eight caps described as lethal to a person but harmless to the dam were recovered following a report by two schoolboys who found 23 caps.
Associated Press reports London suffered its fiercest air raid of the war as Nazi bombs wrecked streets and landmarks from the Strand eastward. RAF night fighters aided by anti aircraft fire helped scatter the German formations and London’s fire brigades prepared for further attacks.
President Roosevelt described as tremendously pleased by public reaction to his defense speech declaring an emergency akin to war and urging national unity to reach rapid war material production. White House secretary Stephen Early noted broad bipartisanship praise and hinted at follow up talks with Morgenthau Purvis Welles Kirk and others.
After a Congregational Christian Church session in Linville, Rev William Jacob Andes of Harrisonburg and Miss Carey Elizabeth Atkins of High Point married with vows by Rev R A Whitten and Rev P B Sanger. The bridegroom’s father Rev A W Andes has long served Shenandoah Valley churches. Streams ran high in nearby West Virginia and Maryland while heavy year end rains continued. Automobiles clogged Glaize avenue as residents admired Mr Butler the electrician’s colorfully lit decorations.
A massive German air raid on London caused widespread fires across the city including damage to St Pauls and the Guildhall. Fire crews and volunteers fought through a hail of incendiaries as rain quelled the blazes and officials described the assault as a deliberate attempt to burn the capital. Casualties and damage were extensive, with millions of pounds in losses anticipated.
Tuesday bingo event on New Year’s Eve at South End Hall offers free sandwiches and drinks with a $25 grand prize. Admission is 35 cents.
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