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HENDERSON’S POPULATION 13,873 twenty-sixth year Seven Removed From Submarine New Offer Made Russia By Britain Full Agreement a t Early Date Expected by Chamberlain; Hali fax Urges Immediate Acceptance of Rus sia’s Terms London. May 24.—(AP)— Prime Minister Chamberlain announced lo ci y that the British government was making new proposals to Soviet Rus sia !<>r her adherence to the British- French front, and he had every rea son to hope it would be possible to "reach full agreement at an early date.” lie said that, as a result of con ver itions at Geneva between For eic: Secretary Viscount Halifax and So.net Ambassador to London Maisky "ail relevant points of view have now been made clear.” Speaking in the House of Com mon. the prime minister reported on the latest stage in the long-drawn negotiations between Britain and Russia for their projected mutual aid .iccord. Earlier, a two-hour cabinet meeting had heard a detailed report of Lord Halifax’s talks at Geneva with Maisky and French Foreign Minister Bonnet. Informed quarters said that the foreign secretary urged immediate acceptance of Russia’s terms for a three-power mutual assistance pact between Britain, France and Russia. Chamberlain told the House he hoped to be able to announce the completion of an agreement with the Soviet Union by the time Parliament reconvenes June 5, after a recess. Chamberlain’s statement was brief. British Troopers I wave Pootung As Jap Guard Arrives Shanghai. May 24.—(AP) Thirty British bluejackets sent ashore yesterday in Pootung to protect a British-owned cotton mill, withdrew today after the landing of a Japanese marine detachment and a Japanese pro test to the British consulate. Pootung, on the east shore of a river opposite Shanghai, is Japanese-occupied territory. The Japanese naval command pro tested that the British had no right to land troops in sueh ter ritory and demanded withdrawal The controversy developed Irom a strike of Chinese work ers at the Pootung mill. British authorities requested the Jap anese detailed police to protect the property. The Japanese re plied that police were under lo cal Chinese government control. The Pootung government was es tablished under Japanese aus pices. Americans Winners In / i Sweepstakes Epsom, England, May 24.—(AP) — blue Peter wou i.ic 155th Derby to day. Fox Club was second. Reliopolis was third. Carrying the silks of Lord Rose- Boy, Blue Peter came from behind f u boat 20 other three-year-olds and pay seven to two. Fox Club, owned By Edward Esmond, was quoted at ■BO to 0, and Lord Derby’s Helio pulis,-an early pace-setter, at 100 to 0. The winner finished the mile and a half four lengths in front of Fox ' Bib, with Heliopolis- another three •ugths back. Casanova was fourth, William Woodward’s Hypnotist, ' < ond choice and only American "v.’iicd horse in the field, finished out ”1 the money. Hyptonist finished ••seventh. Ulue Peter covered the distance in V o minutes, 36 4-5 seconds, well Behind the record of 2:32:3-5, made • Ben tne race was run at New Mar et during the World War. TWELVE AMERICANS CLAIM BIG MONEY FROM CONTEST New York, May 24.—(AP)—Two touted States holders of tickets on tone Peter, winner of the derby, won to 40,400 each today, in the Irish B" pital sweepstakes. They were list— •'t from Bronx. N. Y., and from New York City itself. Five Americans held tickets on Bex Club, second place horse, win ning $70,200 each. Five American ticket-holders on Heliopolis, third place winner, won $-lb,<jQo each. • „ Hrtth ersmt 9 athi 9 tsnaf rh TEAED WIRE SERVICE OF Four little Dionne quintuplets stare through one window of train, while I the fifth peers through another window, as they begin return ride from | Earlier Marketing Election For Tobacco Is Now Proposed Royal Pair Are Paraded In Heavy Winnipeg Rain Winnipeg, Canada, May 24.—(AP) i - -King George and Queen Eliza beth arrived in Winnipeg on their royal tour today and had before them a rainy public drive under 26 miles of sodden flags and bunting. The king came to the center of his great Canadian Dominion to speak to ' the people of his realm on Empire Day, British worldwide holiday. The royal train reached Winnipeg at 11:30 a. m., completing a long over night train trip from the twin cities of Fort William and Port Arthur, at the head of the Great Lakes. Doubt Peace For College, Department Daily Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Walter Hotel Raleigh, May 24.—Appointment of memDership of the co-ordinating committee charged with the difficult task of determining and deciding squabbles between the Department , of Agriculture and State College has brought in its wake the doleful prediction in many quarters that l. will do just like previous bodies ap pointed for the same purpose Some go so far as to predict that the co-ordinators will not even hold a meeting; and that the upshot ot the whole affair will be absolute and complete zero as far as settling any of the controversial issues is con cerned All of which may, of course, come to pas, but it will not be because the co-ordinators lack power to go ahead with their co-ordinating and to enforce their co-ordination plans upon these they want to co-ordinate. There isn’t any clause making any body who violates the act guilty of even a misdemeanor, much less a felony—but there is set out in the act creating the committee the un mistakable mandate that ‘‘it shall be the duty of the Coordination Committee to allocate, after due con sideration, such duties and functions as may be in disagreement.or over lapping, and that are not already al located by law, to the proper agency as it may deem wise, and to require such cooperation between the em ployees in the agencies as it may deem necessary. The Coordinating committee may investigate, on com plaint, or on its own initiative, any overlapping, duplications or dis agreement and the decision of the said committee shall be final.” The act adds in another section: ‘‘that the findings and recommenda tions---shall be binding on the com (Continued on Page Six) ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER They Kissed the Queen and Vamped the King p w J||hA IpL WSSm ■a —'• i -to? %-■■■•■■■■ s: , f WK HP .* "• 3 •y. '■Mj|aayjßg f <■ M ■I Jp jaw ~ ~ i , W fjfflfff • ||j > .r 4 jfl Phonephoto HENDERSON, N. C„ WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 24, 1939 — : Before the royal party arrived, most of the parade route had been deserted by the thousands of visit ors who had crowded into Winnipeg. Merchants in the main shopping areas cleaned out their windows and sold standing place. Every upper window was jammed. Doorways were crowded, and some sidewalks held a few spectators. The king’s Empire Day broadcast (2 p. m.), the first message ever spoken on a world hook-up by a British king away from England, was awaited as the high point of the royal visit to Winnipeg. Rooms, Slumps Projected On Long Periods By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Columnist ' Washington, May 24. Senator Joseph C. O’Mahoney’s so-called ‘‘monopoly committee” (The Wyom ing solon is its chairman) is get ting into some very interesting te s ti mony relating to the causes ol' eco nomic booms and slumps. This committee, by the way, isn’t an ordinary con gressional commit tee. Its members include represent atives from both the upper and low er houses on Capi- Professor Hansen tol Hill. They also include represent atives from various cabinet depart ments and independent governmen tal boards and bureaus. The quiz isn’t properly a monopoly investiga tion, either. Senator O’Mahoney’s ori ginal proposition was that our own national (and, to a considerable ex tent, world) conditions have so great ly changed in the last two or three generations that we no longer un derstand the state of society that we’re living in. Monopolies may en ter somewhat into the problem, but the senator isn’t so sure that they’re j an important factor in it. He’s trying to arrive at an all-around, intelligent conclusion. When Herbert Hoover was secre tary of commerce he conducted a boom-and-slump investigation, run principally by Edward Eyre Hunt, one of his most trusted assistants. Secretary Hoover’s and Inquisitor Hunt’s assumption was that booms and slumps automatically are cylical. (Continued on Page Six) PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINDL Toronto to Callander. They bowed before the British monarchs and gave unexpected kisses to the Queen, jwith Marie tendering flowers to the King. Change from Present Early Limit of Novem ber 15 Is Tentatively Approved by Hutson; M.igbt Have Beneficial Effect Washington, May'24. (AP) Southern members of Congress, work ing on amendments to the tobacco section of the 1938 farm act, receiv ed a suggestion today that thr secre tary of agriculture be authorized to call a marketing quota election any time during the selling season. The law now provides that the re ferendum cannot be held until alter November 15. The change, proposed by repres entatives of North Carolina growers, received the tentative approval of J. B. Hutson, assistant AAA admin istrator, who said it would be of some benefit to flue-cured tobacco. The marketing session for that crop begins July 1, whereas for burley and other types of tobacco it does not open until late fall. Hutson said an election on flue cured quotas, while the crop was be ing sold, could have a beneficial ef fect, especially if prices were ex tremely low. The congressmen meet ing with grower representatives and AAA tobacco section officials, also gave further consideration to other changes proposed in the tobacco pro vision. Chief of these was a proposal that quotas be based on acreage al lotments instead of poundage. AMERICAN'S LOSERS IN GOLF TOURNEY Holy Lake, England, May 24. (AP) —American representation in the British amateur golf champion ship was reduced to Dick Chapman, of Greenwich, Conn., and Bill Holt, of Syracuse, today, when Ellsworth Vines, former tennis champion, fell before John Bailiieu, of Australia, two and one. Previously, Chapman eliminated defending champion Charlie Yates, of Atlanta, Ga., five and three. Wife of One Man Learns of Tragedy On Her Way North Washington, May 24.—(AP) —On her way to see her sea-going hus band for the first time in two years, Mrs. Robert Franklin Gibbs learned today he was trapped at the bottom of the sea in the submarine Squalus. Mrs. Gibbs, blonde, Roumanian born girl, who married three years ago in Shanghai, learned of her hus band’s plight through his uncle, F. O. Barrett. Barrett, a government printer, met her train here, and since she still has trouble with spoken English, used newspaper headlines to tell the story, She has been staying with her husband’s family in Lexington, S. C. Tearful, she stopped in’ Washington only long enough to change trains and went on to Portsmouth, N. H. Greensboro Youth Is Aboard Craft Washington, May 24.— (AP) The navy gave out today a list of the men aboard the submarine Squalus, including the following from North Carolina and South Carolina: A. C. jßryson, machinists mate, second class, R. F. D. No. 2, Greenville, S. C. Robert Franklin Gibbs, torpedo man, first class, Lexington, S. C. Lloyd B. Maness, electricians mate, third class, R. F. D. 5, Greensboro, N. C. Queen Mary Is Restless During Night London, May 24.—(AP)—Queen Mary suffered injury to one eye when her automobile overturned yesterday, and spent a restless night, her doctors said today. The phy sicians’ bulletin said. “Her Majesty Queen Mary has passed a restless night, partly due to injury to one eye, which, although very painful, is not a source of anxiety. Her Majesty’s general con dition is satisfactory.” Queen Mary will be 72 years old on Friday. Sir Richard Cruise, a famed spe cialist, who is surgeon-oculist to the queen, called on her last night and again today with other physicians. Doctors attending the queen moth er remained at her residence, Marl borough House, for more than an hour before issuing the bulletin. No other bulletin was expected today. Briggs Firm Ready To Submit Dispute To an Arbitrator Detroit, Mich., May 24. (AP) —With more than 70,000 auto workers idle because of a strike wMch closed seven plants of the Briggs Manufacturing Company, James Dewey, federal labor con ciliator, said today he hoped to arrange a conference within a few hours. Management of the Briggs company, which makes auto bodies and parts, said it was willing to submit all union grievances to an arbitrator. ARMY PLANE FALLS, KILLING ITS PILOT « Marlettc, Mich., May 24—(AP) —An army plane exploded and crashed five miles west of here today, killimr the pilot, Second Lieutenant Hamilton McClure, 27, of Selfridge Field. Lieute nant McClure, whose home was at Fort Worth, Texas, was alone in the plane. (jJacdtkqa FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday; slightly cooler in northeast and north central por tions tonight, and in east portion Thursday. PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. 27 Men Trapped On Floor Os Ocean Are Put Down As Dead First Time in History of Submarines Any Res cue of Kind Has Been Made; Diving Bell Hast ily Sent Down for More Survivors. Portsmouth, N. H., May 24.—(AP)—Seven men entombed for more than 29 hours in the crippled submarine Squalus were pulled to safety today in a rescue chamber raised through 240 feet of water, and immediate preparations were made for an other descent to save as many as possible of the other 52 men still trapped below. The first survivors reported 25 of their colleagues, includ ing three officers, were still alive inside the submarine, and that still ethers might have held, on to life without their knowledge. This figure placed the likely death toll at 27, inasmuch as 59 had Women Wait Sadly Near Navy Yard Wives, Sweethearts and Children of Men Trapped on Subma rine Present Pitiable Sights Ashore Portsmouth, N. H., May 24.—(AP) —Wives, sweethearts and children of the men who lay imprisoned in the submarine Squalus on the ocean floor, 35 fftiles out of Portsmouth, kept tight-lipped vigil today as they awaited scraps of information from the rescue craft at the scene. Pitifully parading from their rent ed bungalows, mothers with young children clutching their hands, for lorn brides, older women, trudged back and forth to the navy yard, where they asked with mingled eagerness and fear for such bits of news as had come back from the as sembled rescue fleet. They crowded around officers re turning from the scene of the sink ing, pleading for words of encourage ment. Cheered at first by word that the imprisoned men had been in communication with those working for their rescue, they were stunned today when unofficial word came that 26 of the 59 men were believed dead. Having followed their sea-roving men from base to base, living their itinerant lives, the families know few of their neighbors, and to their grief and anxiety was added loneliness. Seeking solace, they turned to one i another and to suen few friends as they had learned in the navy yard area. Two Death Cases Heard In Appeals In Supreme Court Raleigh, May 24.—(AP) — The Supreme Court took under advise ment today appeals from death sen tences imposed on Julius Buchanan and James Cureton in Forsyth coun ty. The court was to hand down opinions late in the afternoon. On the docket for argument late in the day or tomorrow was the suit by Paul Leonard challenging the constitutionality of the State’s three percent general sales tax, which re turns about $12,000,000 yearly into the State treasury. Buchanan was convicted of kill ing his wife. Cureton was convict ed in the death of Melvin Nesbit. Ford Motor Co.’s Surplus Declines, As Report Shows Boston, Mass., May 24.—(AP) —A decline ‘in the'surplus ac count of the Ford Motor Com pany for 1938 was reported to day in its annual statement to the Massachusetts Department of Corporations and Taxation. For the year the account totaled $558,821,274. -For the preced ing 12-month period it was $608,- 085,935. The Ford company filed its certificate of condition with Henry F. Long, commissioner of the department. Long said that for the first time the name of Henry Ford 11, Edsel Folrd’s eldest son, appeared in the list of directors. The certificate was signed by Edsel Ford, president and treasurer, and by P. E. Martin as vice-president. 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY been aboard. Even as this first definite report came from the rescued men, the div ing bell plunged below on a second mercy trip. One of the seven men saved was an officer, Lieutenant J. C. Nichols, of Chicago, iind the other six were enlisted men. All appeared in fair condition after their harrowing experience. The other six saved did not include a North Carolina or South Carolina man. First Survivors Cheered. A great cheer arose from the crew of the rescue ship Falcon as the dripping rescue bell arose from the sea and was landed gently on the deck of the surface vessel. All seven were able to step from the bell with out help, and walk about on the deck drawing their first free air since the Squalus was trapped on the ocean floor by an open induction valve dur ing a dive at 8:40 a. m. yesterday. The first actual rescue in history from such a depth as 24Q* feet was accomplished in almost record speed —less than five hours after a driver first touched the sunken craft. With in a matter of minutes after the first seven had stepped into freedom, the diving bell was sealed and once more dropped over the side. Naval officers said the reason for bringing up an officer in the first load was so that he could help direct those still left aboard the Squalus. Those at the rescue ship abandoned hope, even before the second descent (Continued on Page Six) Dual Budget Proposed By Harvard Man Washington, May 24.—(AP) —A. H. Hansen, Harvard University eco i nomist, proposed to the monopoly committee today that a special study be made to determine the feasibil ity of a “double budget system” for the Federal government. “The time is ripe for such an in quiry,” he said. “We have already been stumbling piecemeal toward the budget system, but without any organized plan.” Other developments: The Senate Military Committee was informed that Grover Cleve land Bergdoll, the draft dodger, would return to New York tomor row for surrender to military autho rities. Woman Chief Lauds WPA At Winston Winston-Salem, May 24.—(AP) — Mrs. Florence Kerr, assis/ant admin istrator of the WPA, gave a thorough review today of the functions of that spending agfency, and said that “the pump that we are priming is the system of private industry.” “Why did they get a new pump in all those different European coun tries? Because the old pump was working badly, and because . they didn’t have anything to prime it with,” Mrs. Kerr said in an address prepared for delivery before the re gional conference of Democratic wo men of the south central and south Atlantic states. “In America, during the depres sion, our own pump worked badly, too, but we fortunately had some thing to prime it with,” she said. “Our own depression was a part of the worldwide chaos that followed the economic exhaustion of the World War. If you remember, we were lending Europe money with which to buy American goods, and that was the basis of the splendid American prosperity that collapsed so suddenly in 1929.”
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