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"Anderson’s population 13,873 TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR “A?S D A S^ST iP u R «<f ss OF CONGRESS MEETS SEPT. 21 iVo Peace With Hitlerism, Is Aim Os Allies Inspecting Air Raid Shelters |jdl fiL |sF ,j| •v. w:>ei>>x>»x>Sx* . x <..>,.... ' Central Press Cablephoto King George VI, of England, wearing the uniform of a Royal Air Force marshal, and his queen, Elizabeth, are pictured as they inspected air raid defenses in South London. They carry gas masks in khaki con tainers at their sides. Photo cabled to New York. Government Might Make Loans On Tobacco Crop Squalus Entirely Lifted and Sinks Portsmouth, N. 11.. Sent. 13. (AP)— Another “thirteen jinx” truck the salvage crew working cn the U. S. Squalus today and llie stern of the flooded sub marine sank to the bottom again after the eraft had been raised entirely to the surface for the first time. The law of the Squalus rose into the free air shortly before 9a. m„ with tons of water streaming from her conning tower and super-structure. This marked the first time this part of the craft had been above the surface since she sank 113 days ago with the loss of 26 lives. •tun as it appeared the weary salvage crew was victorious, however, the stern began to sink under the tremendous weight of water pushed into the stern compartments when the how lifted. Rivers Talks Rail Rates With Hoey Kaieifrh, Sept. 13.—(AP) Governor Rivers, of Georgia, chairman of the Southern Gov •Tiii'. s Conference, and Governor lhi!-y discussed plans today for '■he southeast’s presentation of its case seeking removal of a freight ‘'ate differential which favors the Cas «- and north. “We are assured of very fine cooperation from the southwest aiui west,” said Hoey, after talk ,n s over matters with Rivers and other interested persons for two hours. “We are working on the Proper presentation by the south eastern states of the freight rate situation to the Interstate Com n, “rce Commission. That’s about ali that can be said now.” Daily Dispatclk Bureau, In the Sir Waiter Hotel naleigh, Sept. 13.—Georgia’s Gov- Crn ° 1- Ed Rivers is in Raleigh today conferring with North Carolina’s Governor Clyde R. Hoey in an effort (Continued on page two) Hmxiirrsmt Datlu tHspatrh That and Other Plans Considered at Flu>> Cured Meeting i n Washington; Refer endum Immediately Favored at Session. Washington, Sept. 13.—(AP) —The Agriculture Department sought ways today to restore a d of normalcy to the South’s flue-cured tobacco markets, seriously demoralized by withdrawal of foreign buyers because of the war in Europe. More than two score representa tives- of tobacco farmers, warehouse men, bankers and merchants in Vir ginia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia met with department of ficials. The hope was expressed that some means might be devised to store a large part o the unsold crop. With less than half of the record billion-pound crop sold, and with markets in the Carolinas shutting down because of the sharp price drop after stoppage of foreign buying, the possibility of government loans being extended on the tobacco was dis cussed. This would permit storage of the crop if the price drops below a loan level, which would have to be determined by the departmeent. The seriousness of the withdrawal of foreign buying was emphasized by the fact that more than 40 per cent of the crop normally is sold for export, with Great Britain taking the bulk. British buyers withdrew (Continued on Page Five) Prices Sag Slightly As Middle Belt Marts End Raleigh, Sept. 13. -(AP) -Prices apparently sagged a bit on Noith Carolina’s nine Middle Belt tobaccd markets today as auctioneers speeded up sales to clean warehouse floors for an indefinite holiday which be comes effective at 5 p. m. today. Unofficial reports indicated an av erage of around 14 cents a pound would prevail, as compared with 13“ cents at the opening Monday. The indicated average is a decline of about eight cents a pound from the opening prices last year. Few tages ■were turned, indicating satisfaction with prices. ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. HENDERSON, N. C., WEDNESDAY AFTERNO ON, SEPTEMBER 13, 1939 Britain And France Weld New Program Chamberlain Tells Parliament of High Command Meeting in France Tuesday; Re views War’s Progress Up to Present Time. London, Sept. 13. — (AP) —The British government advised Parlia ment today that both Great Britain and France were convinced “there can be no peace until the menace of Hitlerism has been finally removed.” The Allies’ stand was contained in a joint statement read in the House oi Commons by Prime Minister Chamberlain, and in the House of Lords by Earl Stanhope, lord presi dent of the council, in the govern m ' t ’~ second reoort on the war. Referring to yesterday’s meeting of the supreme war council in France, vvii.c.i attended, me StctlCiXiGl.iL SUICa! "1 am glad to be able to assure the House that it is evident that public opinion on the two sides of the chan n—. is compifciejy in accord. Further meeting oi the supreme war council to be held when necessary.” Reviewing the military operations so far, the statement said: 1. Germany so far has directed most ol her activities against Poland, but she has been frustrated by the “indomitable spirit of the Poles.” 2. On the western front France has begun a methodical advance, which has been “completely successful.” 3. British troops are in France, but have not gone action yet. (French military dispatches received in Paris shortly before the British Parliament met said a “great num ber of well equipped British troops (Continued on page two) EX-GOVERNOR FOSS, MASSACHUSETTS, DIES Boston, Sept. 13. —(AP) —Eugene Noble Foss, 81, three times governor of Massachusetts, and noted for his campaigns fer prohibition and tariff revision, died today of a heart at tack. Tyrrell County’s Auditor Has Been Gone for 2 Weeks Columbia, N. C., Sept. 13. (AP) —No word has been heard from Milton A. Davenport, Tyr rell county auditor, since he left here on Wednesday, August 30, for a brief pleasure trip, and George W. Jones, has been ap-» pointed temporary auditor by the county commissioners until the matter is cleared up, it was re vealed here today. Davenport left here with the intention of spending a few days at Ocean View, Va., fishing, and then attending the New York World’s Fair, it was said. He was expected home September 10, but he did not arrive, and his wife and family have not heard from him since he left here two weeks ago. There have been no reports here of any shortage in Daven port’s accounts, although an audit ordered two or three months ago by* the commission ers is expected to be made shortly. On the Durham market, largest in the belt, 900,000 puonds were on the floors and officials said all would be cleared by the deadline. Indications were about 3,300,000 pounds would be sold on the Durham market for slightly less than $500,000 during the three-day selling period. Yesterday, 1,177,086 pounds went at at average of $13.42 per hundred pounds. First prices paid today gave hope for a 14-cent average. None of the Middle Belt markets (Continued on Page Five) European Set-Up as Allies Prepare Big Push YiffiHso.ooo V-~J ~£• MOBILIZED)^/ R UMA NJ A £ISOOOC> wSSSS? V Sj-. (MOBILIZED) Bucharest ✓ )/ 700.0 00 • i N>Y ° Vx v;;V;>l*v x (mobilized) Belgradem i>^ a *“ XnNaI UOO S LAV,A S «oo.oooTfe rsf*. ■ ‘I .-v t.- - jAtf' T*"'Xke y @ %y e (^^oo.ooo A graphic picture of the war situation in Europe is presented by this map. Poznan in western Poland holds out although Germans driving north between Rawa and Radom (1) and south from East Prussia have tried desperately to close the bottleneck (3) west of Warsaw. At Gdynia (4), an isolated Polish garrison still holds out. Russia mobilizes along Polish border (2) to “prevent refugees from crossing border.” A “back door” route (5) exists by which reinforcements may be sent to Poland from Egypt and India. Balkan countries have mobilized. Figures give armies’ strength. On West Front, along Maginot Line, French attack (A) through Moselle Valley was reported making “satisfactory” progress into the Saar. German counter attacks on Burgundy Gate invaders (B) were repulsed. Should Italy drop its neutrality, French divisions are massed at border (C). Italian passes (D) leading into Germany have been opened to trainloads of supplies. In north, British fleet has bottled up German navw in the Baltic. British Troops Enter Battle .-.O'- On Western Front First Time Polish Army in France ißeing Formed; Armies Being Concentrated on Large Scale as Air Skirmishes Continue Along Front. Paris, Sept. 13. (AP) —British troops were reported in French mili tary dispatches this afternoon to have entered action with the French a gainst the Germans on the western front for the first time in the 1939 European war. French advices said a “great num ber of well equipped British troops are participating in combat.” This news was displayed prominently by Paris evening newspaper’s. Creation of a Polish army in France was under way, with recruit ing offices opened throughout the country to receive Polish volunteers. French infantrymen were reported in dispatches reaching Paris as con tinuing to edge forward in German territory toward the Siegfried line at several points along a 100-mile front between the Rhine and Moselle rivers While rival fliers clashed in the I air and the big guns of both sides j pounded enemy territory, military, advices said French sources east of j Saarbruecken had made a “substan tial” advance. Fleet French tanks and armored cars earlier were reported to have reached the outskirts of Saar bruecken, railroad junction and in dustrial heart of the rich Saar basin, yesterday, and to have thrust imme diately into the suburbs. In the Warndt forest west of Saar bruecken, where the Germans have been counter-attacking, the French asserted they still hold two-thirds of the woods, and the situation was unchanged since they first advanced. Military observers commented that in the second week of operations, the campaign nevertheless still remained in the preliminary phase, witn a major offensive believed foreshadow ed by yesterday’s first meeting of the allied supreme war council not (Continued on Page Two) • EASTERNERS TO ASK HARD-SURFACE ROAD Raleigh, Sept. 13.—(AP)—Chair man Frank L. Dunlap said today he expected a delegation from Tyrrell, Hyde and Pasquotank counties to appear before the Highway and Public Works Commission to morrow to ask sor 1 an all-weather surface on the road between Swan Quarter and Columbia. A similar delegation recently conferred with Governor Hoey on the matter and he referred them to the commission. Germans Report Thrust Into Southeast Poland Warsaw Report Is Germans Retiring Warsaw 7 , Sept. 13.—(AP) (Polish Telegraphic Agency, via Stockholm) —The army and the civilian population of Warsaw are repelling with an incom parable heroism the concentric attacks of overwhelming enemy forces. Anti-aircraft artillery dispersed German bombers who attacked the city yesterday 14 times. A German tank which suc ceeded in penetrating one of Warsaw’s suburbs was captured and disarmed by the civilian de fenders, mostly women and chil dren. The Warsaw radio station is working as usual. The radio listeners w 7 ere greatly amused by the announcement broadcasted by the German radio saying that “because of strategical reasons the German armies were com pelled to retreat from Warsaw.” Germans Drop Suicide Band In Parachutes Budapest, Sept. 13. —(AP) —A Ger man suicide corps, dropping silently from the skies by parachutes, is mak ing desperate efforts over a wide spread territory to expedite the Nazi advance across Poland, it was report ed here today. Poles reported that several of the Germans, after being captured, re vealed they had been assigned to dis cover the locations of Polish head quarters, air forces, war supplies, factories and warehouses, and to cut communication lines ahead of the ad (Continued on Page Five) ix)sucdtksUi FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Partly cloudy tonight and Thursday; probably showers along the coast. Vise Closing on War saw Also Tightening; Enormous Number of Polish Prisoners Re ported Captured; Drive for Rouman ian Border. Berlin, Sept. 13.—(AP) —The Ger man high command today reported a rapid thrust deep into southeastern Poland, tightening of a “vise” clos ing on Warsaw and the wiping out of Polish resistance near Radam. The high command communique told of the capture of an “enormous number” of prisoners in the Radom sector, about 60 miles south of War saw. The communique gave this Ger man picture of the rapidly shifting German-Polish campaign: Strong forces east of Warsaw push ed rapidly southward in an effort to complete a circle around the Pol ish capital. Five Polish divisions and two cavalry brigades in a pocket above Lodz, the third front, continues stub born resistance against the Germans, slowly closing in. The Poles have (Continued on Page Five) Canadian Parliament Is Ended After Voting War Ottawa, Canada, Sept. 13.—(AP) —The special session of the Cana dian Parliament, which met Sep tember 7 to approve Canada’s dec laration of war on Germany, was formally prorogued today by Lord Tweedsmuir, the governor general. The end of the session came soon after the Senate had given approval to the last of the government’s war measures. The House, moving at a pace re miniscent of 1914, passed the last of the measures last nignt. The program will increase income taxes 20 percent. Present excep tions and graduations of personal income taxes remain unchanged. \o PAGES O TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY Cash-Carry Arms Trade Is Desired President Will Seek Repeal of Embargo; Group of Congress men Asked to Meet Roosevelt Day Be fore; Has Committee Vote. 1 Washington, Sept. 13. (AP) President Roosevelt today called Congress to meet in special session at noon Sep tember 21. Although his proclamation made no mention of the neu trality act, the President had already stated informally lie would seek repeal of the arms embargo clause and try to con fine the session to that action. At the same time he signed a proclamation convening Congress, .ne President sent telegrams to a group of Democratic and Repuoli ean leaders in Doth Senate and House asking them to meet him the afternoon of September 20 for an informal conference at the White 1 louse. The telegrams inviting leaders to the White House conference the day before the conference starts went :0 Vice-President Garner, House speaker Bankhead, Senator Bark ley, Democratic leader; Senator McNary, Republican leader; Sena tor Minton, assistant Democratic leader; Senator Austin, assistant Rep,uDlican leader; Senator Pitt man, the Democratic chairman of the foreign relations committee; Senator Byrnes, Democrat, South Carolina; Representative Rayburn, House Democratic leader, and Rep resentative Martin, House Republi can leader. The President advised these leaders that after a careful study of the whole situation, he had de cided to call a special session. He expressed the hope that each of them could arrive in Washington a * i ■■■■■■■■■■ (Continued on Page Two) Windsor Will Get War Job With Britain London, Sept. 13. —(AP) — The Duke of Windsor, who kept his prom ise to return to England if she ever needed him, will take up a war ap pointment, it was announced today. At the secluded home of a friend in Sussex, the duke spent his first day out of self-imposed exile of near ly three years. He returned secretly from France in a destroyer last night. With him came the American born woman for whom he gave up his throne. They stepped onto a red car pet at Portsmouth, while a handful of port cheered. It was tne former Wallis War field’s first time on British soil As the Duchess of Windsor. They were married in France. Most London papers put the home coming story on front pages, but only two gave it headlines comparing in size with those for the war news. It was the channel harbor of Ports mouth where the duke last saw Eng -1 (Continued on page two) All businesses will pay taxes profits in excess of five percent profits in exxcess of five percent of capital, or an alternative tax of fifty percent on all profits in ex cess of the average for the past four 'years. Excise duties on cigarettes will be increased by $1 per 1,000. and on tobacco by five cents a pound. Domestic and imported- spirits will be taxed an addition of $3 a gal lon. The excise tax on wine will be double, and the tax on imported beers, will be increased by nine cents a gailort. Parliament previously had ap proved a $100,000,000 war supply mid borrowing measure.
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