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jAiENOKRSON’S POPULATION 13,873 t wenty-sixth YEAR GERMANY AWAITING POUND'S SURRENDER TOBACCO AVERAGE ESTIMATED NEAR 14c I Market Will I Close After I Break Sold I Record of 1,250,000 I Fcun'-'is Estimated on | Floors for All-Time I High; Imperial Not I On Market; Export ■ Bids Lively. ■ i with a maximum I ,'lii; ■’ period of only three ■ ,j aV ii iiv an indefinite sus i „ e ijsi. :i decreed as the result of ■ i', lW nvir-s and withdrawal of ■ e, i:., .'rial Tobacco Company ■ 0 f ihvat Britain, the Hender ■ m [oix-e-co market and all ■ olht rs in the Middle Belt I started their 1939 selling sea ■ son today. B At noon, morning price 1 averages were estimated by I Fred M. Allen, Jr., sales super- I visor of the Henderson market, 1 at fourteen cents a pound. Sim- K ilar reports came from other I markets that had been heard 1 from u}> to that time. I The Henderson market had an I animated opening break of 1,250.000 I pounds, probably the largest day’s 1 ottering in the history of the mar ■ i;et. Allen estimated that 575,000 ■ pounds would be sold during the ■ day. and that selling of the initial ■ break would not be concluded be-- ■ fare some rime Wednesday. B As a result of the crisis develop- B Ins with the retirement of the Bri-t --1 ish company from all markets after I last Friday, a meeting of ware ■ housemen, growers and tobacco I manufacturers’ representatives in I Raleigh Saturday ordered an in- I definite suspension of sales on all I market- pending a probable grower I referendum to determine the issue I of government crop control for I 1940. I Eastern North Carolina and Bor -1 (Continued on Page Five) I 15c To 18c I Range Given For Tobacco Raleigh, Sept. 11. —(AP) —Flue- cured tobacco prices ranged from 15 to Ik cents on the eight North Caro lina Middle Belt markets at the opening today. Meanwhile, through out the other belts of the Carolinas, warehousement began daring theii door.- in preparation for a “tobacco holiday” brought on by the European war and subsequent withdrawal of buyers by the Imperial Tobacco bon,puny of Great Britain. ’the Middle Belt markets will re muin open until sp. m. Wednesday. More than 500,000 pounds were on the floors of the Sanford warehouses today. Open prices were estimated unofficially at between 16 and 18 h. C. Blue, secretary of the Aberdeen market, estimated open (Contir.ued on Page Five) Withdrawal Os Imperial Springs War Close Home Daily Dispatc h Bureau. In the Sir Walter Hotel. By HENRY AVERILL Raleigh, Sept. 11.—Even if Rady in eastern North Carolina had R'aid and read nothing about the huiopean war, action of the Imperial R’baeco Company, Ltd., of Great Britain and Ireland, in withdrawing '• . Vs rs from the tobacco markets v ‘ : aulcl have brought the conflict R' ie to all citizens of that section. R is too early yet to do much ‘‘peculating upon the effect of with (l a ...] of British buyers, but from very start there has been the 'nc >t sort of interest in cause of R )( ‘ action. t least four reasons are suggested in 'Wil informed circles, with plausi MEMORY msmtetsmt Hatht Htsjratirh ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. WIRE SERVICE DB* I HE ASSOCIATED PRESS. U. S. Curbs Canal Visitors “t*. I ’ - m I'. k : i •*. * | ' ’ ‘ * II £:s | ’ jt f ' 1 Waging of war in Europe has resulted in redoubled vigilance by United States to ensure safety of the Panama Canal. Sentries now guard the interocean waterway 24 hours a day, and visitors are no longer wel come. Pictured, are disappointed sightseers whose visit was cut short by troopers. (Central Press) Manteo Business Area Is Wiped Out By Fire Three-F ourths of Trading Area De stroyed, Including 16 Buildings; Elizabeth City Sends Help, With CCC and Coast Guard. Manteo, Sept. 11.—(AP)—Fire which was believed to have been started by an electric wire in a gaso line storage plant on the waterfront early today destroyed 16 buildings, or three-fourths of the business sec tion of this fishing village of 547 persons. The blaze which began about 5:30 a. m., was brought under control three hours later by the combined forces of the U. S. Coast Guard, Elizabeth City fire department and CCC campers. The last building to burn was the post office, caught directly in the path of the fire when the wind shift ed to the northwest. , Two heavily damaged buildings were the only structures left stand ing on the waterfront. All Buildings destroyed except one were of wood en construction. Included in the fires went area were the storage plant of the Stan dard Oil Company and Texas Oil Company. A series of exnlosions that smashed windows five blocks away occurred around 6 a. m. when the Texaco tanks exploded. Judge W. F. Baum discovered the blaze in the Melvin Daniels oil storage plant shortly after 6 a. m. (Continued on Page Five) ble arguments to support each and every one of them. The observers believe that with drawal of Imperial was caused by one or more of the following: (1) The situation is so thoroughly muddley that the British company’s temporarily at least, and get orient ed before going ahead with purchase of American tobacco. Those who hold this view feel that the British are likely to be back in the markets again before long. (2) The Imperial feels that there is strong likelihood it cannot get to bacco shipped tbroad after buying it because all ships will be com mandeered for transporting more (Continued on Page Five) HENDERSON, N. C., MONDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 11, 1939 Agriculture Body To Talk Tobacco Raleigh, Sept. 11.— (AP) —W. Kerr Scott, State agriculture commissioner, today called the State Board of Agriculture into special session tonight to dis cuss the present tobacco crisis. “The entire facilities of the department will be used in whatever manner that the board deems necessary in meeting this grave situation,” Scott said. He %sent W. P. Hendrick, his tobacco specialist, to Durham to observe price trends, marketing condi tions and the outlook as the Mid dle Belt started auction sales for three days. Third Term For Roosevelt Appears Sure By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Columnist Washington, Sept. 11.—With the war actually on, President Roose velt's problem in a certain sense is somewhat simpli- tied. The re’s a widespread nation al sentiment in fa vor of getting be hind him regard less of inter-party politics and of in tra - Democratic differences of op inion. Press com ment reflect it. It’s reflected also in the expression by public men thro ughout the coun try. Alf M. Lan don already is on President Roosevelt record, as an outstanding Republi can spokesman, in support of coun trywide unity. Anti-New Deal Dem ocrats likewise have hushed up noticeably. If the war of nothing but nerves had strung along indefinitely White House difficulties un't™ ,Kf ' ,r, ly w™dd have continued to multiply, but a war of shot and shell is a different proposition. Doctors can disagree as to the pro per treatment of a merely nervous complaint, but when the patient breaks out into a violently danger ous and contagious disorder they haven’t much choice but to concen trate jointly on the job of quarantin ing against him, as the President put it in that celebrated quarantine ad dress of his quite a while age. The howl then was that the mere suggestion of a quarantine might FDR Studies Extra Term Os Congress Early Says There Are “No Immediate Plan President Talks Foreign Situa tion With Secretary Hull. Washington, Sept. 11.—(AP) — President Roosevelt, returning from a week-end at Hyde Par*'., consulted immediately today with Secretary Hull on the war abroad, called in Secretary Wallace to discuss mount ing food prices and directed )t ; at tention further toward the question of when to summon Congress to a special : esslon. Stephen Early, presidential sec retary, said the answer to all special session inquiries from members of Congress was that there are no immediate plans. IF was reported authoritatively at Hyde Park last night that before the end of the week the President would summon the legislators to a session, at which he wants the controverted arms embargo pro vision shipped from the neutrality law. Brophy Says Communists Did Not Aid Washington, Sept. 11—(AP) —John Brophy, director of the CIO, wrote the Dies committee on un-American activities today that an assertion that he had received financial support from the communist party was “wild, lying and slanderous.” Ben Gitlow, former secretary of the American communist party, tes tified before the committee last week that an effort by Brophy to unseat John L. Lewis as president of the United Mine Workers of America, was financed by the communists. After reading Brophy’s letter, Chairman Dies said the letter was “‘no evidence, and if Brophy wants to appear to refute the charges he may do so.” “I deny completely and emphati cally,” Brophy wrote, “that I ever re ceived one penny from the com munists for my 1926 campaign. I am not a communist nor an agent of the communists.” He added that he had always been opposed to the Philoso phy of. the communist party. Shortage Os Food Likely For Warsaw Budapest, Sept. 11—(AP) —The breakdown of communication lines and requisitions by the army have made a food shortage in Warsaw a certainty. When I left the Polish capital, the meat shops displayed only lonesome sausages; milk, but ter and vegetables were low, be cause the peasants have stopped going to the city. There were only temporary sup plies of canned goods, for the army requisitioned all surpluses, and the transpotation breakdown had made their replenishment impossible. Throughout the Polish country side, I saw long lines of peasant carts lpaded with grain and other foodstuffs. But they were unable to run the gauntlet of German at tackers to reach Warsaw. precipitate an epidemic. Now, how ever, here’s the epidemic. Critics may say the quarantine talk helped to bring it on. That’s immaterial. At this stage of the game, a quarantine’s essential, anyway. Allegorical Situation. Try another allegory! Suppose a building owner has a fire trap next to his premises. He says so and wants it safeguarded against. The fire trap proprietor in sists that it isn’t necessary. They dis pute about it like everything. Owner No. 1 has some stockholders who hold that the fire trap’s no serious dan (Continued on Page Eight.) Rookies Swell Canada’s Ranks / I T : . L *I i ( jggi i t ■bmhhmßß 1 «> . i s Thousands of recruits flocked to join militia units as Canada officially declared a state of war with Germany. Here is a squad of rookies being put through first squad drill in a Toronto armory. Poles Still Holding Warsaw, Radio Says; Government Moves Budapest, Sept. 11.— (AP) A broadcast from the Polish radio sta tion at Lwow today declared that after four days of bloody fighting, the Polish army had forced German invaders “to retreat from some War saw suburbs.” The report was broad cast at 2:10 p. m. The Lwow station, about 220 miles southeast of Warsaw, said German planes were bombing the heart of Warsaw, but did not estimate cas ualties. A Warsaw broadcast two hours earlier hud indicated the Polish army still was holding the defense lines of their capital. The Warsaw radio said German bombs had fallen in Pil sudski Square, which is ringed by the war ministry, foreign ministry, Warsaw military headquarters and a large hotel, where many foreigners stayed before the war started. The fragmentary report, interrupt ed by static, said a large number of persons were in the square, but did not mention casualties. German radio announcements pick ed up in Budapest declared that an Ship Losses Os Allies Now Total Os 13 (By The Associated Press.) The sinking of another British freighter, torpedoed off the Irish coast, today brought Allied shipping losses to 71,308 tons in the war which France and Great Britain joined Sep tember 3. The Allies have lost 13 ships. Loss of life is estimated at 136. The latest victim of submarine warfare was the Blairlogie, a 4,425- ton craft. The crew of 32 was saved by the United States liner American Shipper. The Netherlands, which lost a mine sweeper last week wnen it struck a mine in the North Sea, counted an other ship lost today, the steamer Mark, 1,514 tons, which hit a mine 120 miles southwest of Vorquer, Den mark. The crew of 22 escaped in life boats. Germany, has lost five ships, a total tonnage of 12,725, and seven lives. Neutral Greece lost orfe ship when it struck a mine, but no lives were lost. Several other snips have been re ported sunk or lost, but enfirmation was lacking. UNITED STATES LINES IS NOTIFIED OF THE RESCUE New York, Sept. 11. —(AP) —The United States Lines today received a radio saying that the British freigh ter Blairlogie was torpedoed today off the Irish coast, but that the 32 members of the crew had been saved by the U. S. liner American Skipper. The message said the crew report ed “all well,” and that they were treated with consideration by the (Continued on Page Five) PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. nihilation of Polish forces was “near ing the end”, and that “many en circled troops are beginning to sur render.” Germans announced the continued bombing of highways between Lublin and Lwow, on the main route from Warsaw to Roumania. While there probably are some troop movements alon gthese highways, they are also swarmed with refugees seeking safety. German planes, tanks and big guns were reported massing for a con centrated drive on Lwow in an effort to cut Poland’s line of communica tion with Roumania, its sole avenue for supplies,, by capturing the capi tal of the Polish Ukraine. The rapid turn of events left the location of the Polish government in doubt. One report here said head quarters had been moved to Krzemi eniec, 250 miles southeast of Warsaw, and almost on the border of Soviet Rlissia. Other reports said the gov ernment had gone from Lublin to Lwow and was moving eastward from there. Polish Army Stunned By German Blow Sniatyn, Poland, Sept. 11.—(AP) —(By Courier to the Polish-Rouman ian Frontier) —Germany’s lightning assault has delivered a stunning blow to the Polish army, but many observers believe there has been no knockout punch. Military experts said today that whether or not the Polish cause was lost, depended, at least partly, on how well Polish forces have with stood the shock of the terrific Ger man onslaughter. Military reports have been meagre—there is not even an estimate—of Polish casualities, but there is evidence the Poles have saved the bulk of the mechanized equipment. Poles still are hopeful, pointing out Polish commanders expect a swift, powerful German drive, which might disorganize defenses tempor arily, even though they had not anticipated such bewildering speed. German war planes have pene trated eastern Poland in search of new Polish airdromes. Bpt the fate of Poland’s air force still is in doubt. Also unknown is the situation of an estimated 100,000 Polish troops believed caught in a German pincer movement in Pomerania. UJoaihsh FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Fair tonight and Tuesday, slightly cooler tonight. PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY Would Bring Easy Terms, Berlin Says Better Settlement Possible if Western Powers Will Call Off War on All Fronts; Poland’s Plight Hope less, Germans Say. Berlin, Sept. 11.—(AP) The Polish army, fighting in and before Warsaw, especially at the Modlin fortress on the northwest, is considered by the German military to be hope lessly trapped. They believe this has been accomplished by appli cation o» the general staff’s fa mous vise tactics. It was re ported that bridges across the Vistula river between Modlin and Warsaw were now under heavy artillery fire. In the east, high command reports indicated that the army advancing from East Prussia had taken Lomza, and was forcing its way across the Na rew river at Wizna, threatening Warsaw from the northeast. Berlin, Sept. 11.— (AP) Germany is waiting for Po land “to raise the white flag of surrender”, an authoritative Berlin source said today “That will insure a sensible and decent peace”, this infor mant asserted, but added that, meanwhile, Germany had but one task in the east: “Let rms s£eak, and break the resistance of the Polish army.” When asked what kind of peace Germany might offer Poland, an informed source said that depended “on many imponderables”. German spokesmen pointed out that by the terms of her treaty of mutual aid with Britain, Poland cannot make peace alone. She must consult London and Paris. The clear implication was that Roland would get better terms if the western powers were willing to call off the war on all fronts. German officialdom regards Po land’s position' as hopeless; serious, long continued resistance is con sidered impossible. The supreme high command, however, spoke of the doggedly de fending Poles, and in its communi que today said a “great battle” was (Continued on Page Five) Seesaw War Rages Along West Front French and Germans Strike t Opposite Ends of 100-Mile Sec tor; M/o veme nt s Broadened Out; French Resist Ger man Attacks. Paris. Sept. 11. (AP) —The heavily entrenched French and German armies struck at opposite ends of a 100-mile sector between the Rhine and Moselle rivers today as the west ern front see-sawed back and forth. The morning communique from the French general staff announced the front was generally quiet during the night, but that French troops had succeeded in making one “local ad vance” under cover of darkness. Their new zone of attack was on the eastern end of a line from the plateau of Bitche down into Ger many’s Palatinate area, between the little Saar river and the Vosges mountains. The German counter-attacks which the French were reported to be hold ing off with bayonets, were direct ed against the western end of the line from the Saar basin, where French troops staged their first ad (Continued on Page Five)
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