HENDERSON’S
POPULATION
13,873
TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR
NAZI
Duff Cooper Resigns
From British Cabinet
Over Foreign Policy
U. S. Has Hand In
Pole-Czech Accord
London} Oct. l.(AD—Authori
tative quarters understood today
that United States joined inter
national representations to War
saw asking its moderation in the
Polish-Czech dispute over Polish
minorities.
The representations were be
lieved to have amounted to a vir
tual warning, and was understood
to have been a “contributory sac-
Itor” in the Polish-Czech under
standing.
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Revenues Os
State Hold
Old Levels
Apparent Discrepancy
and Shortage in Com
parison With La $ t
September Is In In
heritances
Daily Dlspatcn Bureau,
In The Sir Walter Hotel.
Raleigh, Oct. I.—A casual glance at
North Carolina’s revenue collections
report to September 30 might lead to
more than a little pessimism when
it is noted that for the month revenue
division collections were $9.25 per
cent less than in the corresponding
month last year, while for the fiscal
year the date (three months) the rev
enue collections are off 13.09 per cent.
But inspection of the very first item
on the list—inheritance tax— would
dispel the pessimism, as this item ac
counts for all but $678.09 of the ap
parent $1,221,394.17 decrease in Rev
enue division collections.
From all other revenue division
sources fhis year’s receipts have been
almost identical with those of 1937,
the less than S7OO deficit being neg
ligible.
The shrinkage in inheritance tax
collections is no part of a business
slump indicator, this decrease merely
showing that North Carolina hasn’t
had any rich citizen to die lately.
On the Motor Vehicle Bureau side
of the tax collection report the pic
ture was even brighter. Receipts for
this September were more than SIOO
- greater than in the same month
of 1937, while the first quarter of this
year brought an increase of more than
$250,000 over the first three months
of the 1937-8 fiscal year.
Gasoline tax receipts a real indica
tor of business activity, went up to
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Charleston
To Receive
RFC Loans
Offices To Be Set Up
In Storm-Stricken City
Immediately For Ap
plications For Loans
Washington, Oct. 1. —(AP) —Chair-
man Jesse Jones, of the RFC said,
f, fter a conference with President
Roosevelt today, that the $12,000,000
remaining in the disaster loans fund
might be sufficient to finance loan 3
in the New England and Charleston,
C., storm areas. If more money is
needed, he said, the RFC can obtain
it thrqugh industrial loans.
Jones said, “We are giving almost
undivided attention to disaster loans
and are getting along very well in
New England. We are turning to
Charleston Monday.
THURSDAY’S TWISTER DOES
2 TO 3 MILLION DAMAGE
Charleston, S. C„ Oct. 1. —(AP)
Tornado stricken Charleston looked
to a promised $500,000 WPA project
to restore or repair some of the cen
turies-old history-steeped buildings
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HENDERSON.N.
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leased wire SERVICE DE
the associated press
First Lord Os Admi
ralty Distrusts For
eign Policy Os Cham
berlain; Prime Minis
ter Accepts Resigna
tion; Second Over For
eign Policy
London. Oct. 1. —(AP‘—Alfred Duff
Cooper, First Lord of the Admiraltv
resigned from Prime Minister Cham
berlain’s cabinet today because he
disagreed with Chamberlain’s foreign
fcohey.
.-The prime minister accepted the re
signation.
jV* In his letter of resignation Duff
CoPper raid f
“I profoundly distrust the foreign
policy which the present government
’s now pursuing, and is likely to con
tinue to pursue.”
In accepting, Chamberlain wrote:
“Knowing you are sincerely con
vinced .that the foreign policy is j
mistake, I agree with you in think
ing that it will not be proper for you
to remain a member of the govern
ment.” ;i
Duff Cooper is a conservative; )ong
known as one of the leading advocate;-
of determining a strong Anglo-French
alliance.
As civilian head of Britain’s power
ful. navy, he directed the mobilization
earlier this week when it appeared
Britain and France might fight Ger
many over the Czech issue.
The resignation came as a surprise
amid widespread acclaim of Chamber
lain for his appeasement of a peace
ful settlement of the crisis, which on
ly a few days ago threatened to
plunge Europe into war.
Duff Cooper, however, was under
stood to have been a cabinet dissen
ter, even from the original Anglo-
French plan of September 19 for the
cession of the Sudefenland to Ger
many. -
The first lord of the admiralty was
the second of Chamberlain’s cabinet
to resign in disapproval of the prime
minister’s policy of bargaining with
Europe’s dictators for peace.
Anthony Eden, resigned as foreign
secretary last February 20.
See Governor
Taking Sides
For Maxwell
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
Dally Dispatch Bureau.'
Raleigh, Oct. I.—Some of the poli
tically-minded gentry who see a deep
plot in even the simplest move of any
public official have reached into their
guess grabbing and come up with one
of the juiciest morsels of gossip heard
hereabouts in some time.
They are saying that the recent ac
tion of Governor Clyde R. Hoey in
making a public and ringing declara
tion against amending the Constitu
tion so as to ban forever any diver
sion of highway revenues was, in
truth and in fact, nothing more or
less than a certain and true indica
tion that the “administration candi
date,” so-called, for governor in 1940
will be Commissioner of Revenue Al
len J. Maxwell.
To the uninitiate their line of rea
soning is a bit deep, it sort of leaves
the common, ordinary fellow feeling
like he was out of his depth, but
here’s how they explain it:
“The governor was just taking the
diversion rap for Maxwell when he
put in that plug, He knew that sooner
or later the revenue commission
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Auto Drivers
Urged To Dim
Their Lights
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In The Sir Walter HoteL
Raleigh, Oct. Hocutt,
director of the Highway Safety Di
vision, today appealed to all North
Carolina motorists, in the interest of
safety as well as courtesy, to dim
their lights when meeting other
motorists after dark.
“At this time of year, when the
nights are getting longer and there ij
consequently more night driving; and
when weather conditions are such as
to make driving even more risky than
ordinary, it is imperative that motor
ists dim their lights when meeting
others”, he said.
“Dimming should be done not only
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ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA
OCCUPY SUDETENLAND
HENDERSON, N. C., SATURDAY AFTERNOO N, OCTOBER ,1,1938
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Swooping savagely on historic Charleston, S. C., a tornado killed 28 persons, injured 200 others and razed many buildings, including the City Market,
for years a landmark. Several perished and many were hurt when the long building, extending from the business section to the waterfront, was re
duced to a shambles. This picture shows wreckage at the east end of the mar ket. The undamaged building and the adjoining chapel shown at the left
constitute the Harriott Pickney Home for Seamen. ' ‘ 1
Davis Hits
Railroads
Wage Cut
Brotherhood’s Counsel
Declares Demand
“Most Untimely In
History”
Washington, Oct. 1. —(AF) —A Rail
road Brotherhood’s spokesman said
today the 15 per cent wage reduction
asked by carriers was “the most un
timely demand in history.”
Tom Davis, counsel for the Broth
erhood of Railroad Trainmen, opened
the second day’s hearing of President
Roosevelt’s emergency board with
that statement.
“Railroad labor is not responsible
for this emergency,” Davis boomed,
in discussing the proposed strike of
rail workers, approved by nearly 1,-w
009,000 of their number.
The strike was voted after the rail
road ordered the 15 cent cut ordered
today. The board is trying to avert
the strike.
It has until October 27 to report
back to the President, and in an ef
fort to comply, Chairman Walter
P. Stacy, chief justice of the North
Carolina Supreme Court, asked the
witnesses to complete the testimony
10 days earlier.
Other devel<j^23ents:
Chairman Smith, Democrat, South
Carolina, of the Senate Agriculture'
Committee advocated inflationary ac
tion by the government to raise farm
prices. >
Before going to the Agriculture De
partment with an appeal for increas
ed cotton and wheat loans, Smith
said he believed no permanent solu
tion of the farm problem can be at
tained until more money was put in
to circulation.
Poor Czechs
Will Lose
More Land
Budapest, Oct. I.—(AP) —The Hun
garian press today expressed hope
that Poland and Hungary would have
a common border at the expense of
Czechoslovakia.
This would be accomplished, the
press said, if Czechoslovakia would
return to Hungary all the territory
in which chiefly Hungarians live and
permitted plebiscite among the Slo
vaks for self-determination.
The Slovaks, who live in eastern
Czechoslovakia between Poland and
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Czechs Grant Poland Demands
Under Threat Os An Invus; - 5
Prague, Oct. 1 (AP) —Czhec-
oslovakia yields today to Polaiul’s
demand for a slice of her terri
ory.
The Cabinet’s ’‘painful” decision
in face of Polish threat of force,
came even as Czech troops were
retiring from Sudetenland to per
mit German soldiers to occupy
the zone Germany has reluctant
ly ceded.
TWO DISTRICTS GIVEN
NEGOTIATE FOR OTHERS
Warsaw, Oct. l (AP) —Czechoslo-!
Reservists
Sent Back
To Homes
Paris, Oct. I.—(AP‘ —General M. G
Gamelin, chief of the general staff of
the National defense forces, today or
dered the demobilization of more than
1,000,000 reserves, called to the colors,
; at various stages of the Czech crisis.
The first reserves to be demobilized
following the Munich conference .are
expected to return to their homes over
the week-end. ,
At the same time, measures have
been taken to free vehicles and ani •
mals requisitioned for national de
fense purposes.
A partial demobilization marked
France’s jubilant return to normal
peace time life on a day it had feared
it would be at war.
Statesmen, however, cast a weary
eye to the future as they examined
the rifts in European relations already
apparent in the Munich conference*
that brought the peace.
None could doubt that a vast ma
jority of Frenchmen were genuinely
relieved that war had been averted.
There were spontaneous outbursts
all over France among armed reser
vists, who had been called for pre
paredness, and now were being dis
charged, as well as civilians.
It was equally evident, however,
that a growing number felt uncer
tain that peace brought by the sac
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“weather'
FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Fair tonight and Sunday; slight
ly cooler in central portion to
night.
WEEKLY WEATHER.
South Atlantic States: Generally
fair, except for occosional scat
tered showers in eastern and
south Florida, and possibly a brief
shower period over northern sec
tion latter part of week; tempera
tures near normal, but change
able, 7 Jj i; „ if
vakia* accepted Poland’s territorial
demands today, thereby averting a
threatened invasion. f
Under the terms of the demands
the part of the city Teschem, on the
Czech side of the border be transfer
red to Poland at 2 P. M. Sunday (8
A. M. S. S. T. ) Within 19 days Czech
oslovakia will transfer to Poland the
rest of the Teschen district and the
entire district of Freistadt.
Matters of other territories and
plebiscites will be settled in direct
negotations with Poland and Czech
oslovakia.
No Charter
Is Granted
i
North Elkin
Raleigh, Oct 1 (AP)—The State |
Municipal Board of Control today
dismissed an application for a chart
er! to' create the town of North Elkin,
near Elkin.
Board members said this action was
taken because tile pertition provided
that no taxes be levied in the pro
posed town.
The witnesses for the petition, J.
A. Roberts and R. C. Rollings testi
fied that the purpose of the pro
posals was to forstall the inclusion
of the- area in the limits of Elkin.
Attorneys for the opponents of the
application said it would be years be
fore an attempt was made to include
th,e “North Elkin” area in the town'
of Elkin.
Low Quality
Leaf Brings
Better Prices
Raleigh, Oct 1 (AP)—Prices for
common to fair quality leaf and low
to" fair quality lugs and primings
were “substantially higher” than last
season, the federal and state agri
cultural department reported today.
Prices continued about the same
as last week in the middle belt, while
averages were higher on the eastern
North Carolina bright belt.
On the old belt, choice lugs and
primings were lower yian last yeai,
and good quality primings and lugs
showed little change. Sales were de
scribed as “extremely heavy in vol
ume. . . „ .
Offerings consisted principally or
common to fair leaf and low to fine
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PUBLISHED EVERv AFTERNOON
EXCEPT SUNDAY
Czechoslovakia also agreed f-o
lease immediately all perg • • - !■- i
ish nationality from the Czech er '
and to free ail Poles from imprison
ment for political purposes.
The government comminique an
nounced the settlement, said “the
Polish government meets with great
joy the news of the conclusion of a
painful quarrel between the two na
tions and a settlement correspond
ing to the peaceful intentions of
Poland.”
Europeans
Crafty Set
In Diplomacy
By CHARLES P. S THWART
Central Press Columnist
W igton, Oct. 1. -Whenever a
feyr i? .n countries get into an
excet y bitter quarrel among
. . themselves they are
: nope too particular
as to the validity of
the reasons they
give why the United
I States should enlist
on one side or the
other. Back in the
early days of the
last world war, be
fore we went into it,
it happened that I
was an American
n ews correspondent
in London. It chanc-
a&jßg; - E
Runciman
ed that ■'l framed a date for a talk
with Lord Runciman, recently promi
nent as a would-be mediator between
Germany and Czechoslovakia. At that
time fye was plain Walter Runciman
but,he was president of the Board of
Trade, a cabinet job roughly compar
able to our commerce secretary’s, plus
some of the functions of our treasury
secretary’s. Anyway, he was an im
portant official, presumably full up
to the neck of authentic information.
In the course of this interview, “We
don’t exactly concend,” said Walter
“that the United States should join
the Allies. Yet I do remind you that
Germany has violated the Treaty of
Belgium—to which your country was
a signatory.”
Few Heard of It.
“Oh, no, Mr. Runciman,” I counter
ed. “We never signed the Treaty of
Belgium. Very few Americans ever
heard of it.”
“But,” rejoined Walter, slightly non
plussed, “your own ex-Presidf*nt
Theodore Roosevelt has stated that
you signed it.” .
“I know it,” t had to admit, but,
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Sudetens
Hail Army
Liberators
Czech Troops With
draw From Area A 5;
Big German Army
Moves In First Os
Zones To Be Occupi
ed; No Opposition En
countered By Nazi
Deger, Oct. 1.-«( AP) Czech
troops and police today withdrew
from Degerland, northwest cor- v
ner in the Sudeten rim though
under the Munich agreement they
were not required to do so until
Wednesday. »
“MARCH OF LIBERATION”
BEGUN AT MIDNIGHT
Aigon, Germany, near Czocho3lo-,
vakia Frontier, Oct. I.—(AP)—Adolph
Hitler’s artillery, anti-tanks and anti
aircraft detachments rolled into
Czechslovakia at dawn today follow
ing infantry, which had begun the
“march for liberation” of Sudetenland
shortly after midnight.
The army of occupation already had
progressed about 10 miles into Czecho
slovakia at the time this dispatch
was written (8:40 a. m. EST.) with
out meeting any resistance.
The Czech army had apparently
withdrawn from the territory—the
first of four Si’>j . tenland zones was
ceded after the ‘big four” settlement
at Munich T’ u: day.
The Sudete population welcomed, ,
the German Soldiers as “liberators”
and showered them with flowers.
Nazi flags flew from many win
dows and houses along the whole line
of march. The Nazi flags also gaily
decorated houses in all German fron- ■)
tier cities and towns in this region
of upper Austria, part of greater
Germany since annexation of Austria
last March 13.
A German air force was expected
to arrive this afternoon.
An engineer corps with mules fol
lowed the German infantry into
Czechoslovakia this morning before
the signal to start motorized columns
across the border. *
MAIN, BODY OF ARMY
ENTERS TERRITORY AT 8 A. M-
Headquarters of the German Alrmy
of Occupation, Fassau, Germany, Oct
1. —(AP) —The main body of the Ger
man army crossed the Czech frontier
at 2 p. m. (8 a. m. EST.) today to
start its formal occupation of Su
detenland. "
Reconnoitering units preceded the
main body of the occupation force
across the border in the early morn
ing.
The force, estimated at about 30,-
000 men, was commanded by Colonel-
General Ritter voti Lebb.
It planned to occupy about one
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Smith Asks
More Funds
‘ . *;*■ , ' „ ¥
For Cotton
Southern Senators Are «
Backing Request To
Wallace For Subsidy
Or Loan Increase Im
mediately
Washington, Oct. I.—(AP)—South
ern senators demanded today thAt
Secretary Wallace use one of two
methods to increase prices for cotton
farmers on this year’s crop.
A group, headed by Senator Smith,
of South Carolina, asked that growers
either be granted an additional sub
sidy of three cents a pound, or pre
viously announced government loan
rates of 8.3 cents be increased above
11 cents.
In a letter to the secretary of agri
culture, Smith said the demands came
from “Senators, Congressmen and
cotton growers from 14 cotton growing
states.”
Unless cotton farmers are given
more money, Smith said. “The entire
farm problem will be jeopardized.”
Earlier, administration farm exe
cutives said they were unable to
grant coreressional requests for ad
ditional subsir 'if .on this year’s cot
ton crop or hiyhe.- government loans
on cotton an<‘ wheat.
Harry Brown, assistant secretary
of agriculture Clapp, acting
AAA administrator, told a group of
senators, led by Chairman Smith,
that they were sympathetic with the
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