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I (rru SILVER I anniversary 1914-1939 T'A l .XTY-SIXTH YEAR Will Be Ready by 1941” ' f While his wife smiles approval. President Roosevelt lays the cornerstone of the $ >50,000 Hyde Park, N. Y., library building which ultimately will h. use his state papers. He announced “the collection will be ready for public inspection and use, we hope, by the spring of 1941,” leading to speculation over third-term implications. He dedicated the structure “to the spirit of peace.” • N. C, Bank Resources Are Double Depression Lows Figure October 2 Was $387,000,000, Against $194,000,000 in 1933; Commercial And In dustrial Banks Share Gains. Daily Dispatch Bureau, ( In the Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, Nov. 21. —The extent to | which North Carolina’s banks have j I come back from the depths of the' depression is vividly illustrated in; the October 2 abstract of condition; just released by Commissioner of j Banks Gurney P. Hood. This abstract reveals that the total | resources of the State’s commercial I banks are now practically double I what they were on October 25, 1933, 1 the third-quarter call showing the: lowest total of the last decade. Resources as of the second of lasi : month stood at almost 3387,000,000! to 154 State commercial banks and | their 116 branches, while in 1933 the figure was j ust above 5194,000,000 j for the State commercial banks than I in operation. j Industrials Climb Fast. Almost the same picture is pre-1 Thanksgiving Dinners May Be Cheaper • i Chicago, Nov. 21.—(AP) —Amor- 1 ■in housev. ives are swarming | 'flopping counters for the “makin’s” o' one oi the most economical holi- I c. y spreads they've assembled m j eve years. In contrast with home-makers m pe, who carry ration cards, A • tricun women with bulging • :u.-giving dinner budgets, found stocks on grocers’ and butch elves today at the prices getl hy as low or lower than in any ■iar period since 1934. rvey of Chicago wholesale i retail markets showed house can .atisfy Thursday’s menu ■moments today or tomorrow in some states, J ; ng North Carolina) at about j me prices paid a year ago. j items .headed by the roasted a the center of the table, were ruey prices were a big factor tContinued on Page Three) Arrest Made For Attempt On Hitler Purlin, Nov. 21. (AF) nicii Himmler, chief of the '«e-ta»:o—Nazi secret police—an muiuTd today the arrest of a ' Hi in connection with the at h-mpted bomb assassination of Adeh Hitler November 8 in Munich. Himmier said the man, Georg Riser, ii 6, of Munich, confessed % ‘Ovimb er 14 after “steadfast denials.” t ig ill persons were killed by bomb explosion in the Munich ouergerbrau cel'ur 11 minutes Hitler le r t following a p eeh celebrating the anniver ■ar\ of the unsuccessful 1923 putsch. A fit fcfai.lF MERRY MEMORIAL JttNDERSQU. M. C. HHztwvt&tni Dmht Sfsrratrh LEASED WIRE SERVICE OP Tll E ASSt m’ l aTE D PRESS. i sented by the abstract for industrial : banks, though the percentage of in crease has not been quite so large. , Here the report shows that the State's 32 industrials and one branch have i resources of slightly more than $19,- 000,000 as compared with just above , $11,000,000 at their lowest third • quarter ebb, which was reached on October 17, 1934. Here the increase jof $8,000,000 over 311,000,000 does ! not quite hit the hundred per cent ‘ mark. Accompanying the detailed ab- J stracts, Commissioner Hood released ! a statement calling attention to cer | tain outstanding points; but the whole situation is summed up in his happy, almost lilting concluding ! paragraph: | “Everything in this report indi | cates a continued increase in the —■— ■ i (Continued on Page Three) $600,000 Is Sought By The Baptists Funds Would Go to Objectives; $377,000 Raised Last Year; Membership in State Now Near Half Mil lion Figure. Winston-Salem, Nov. 21.—(AP) — | The general board of the North Car | olina Baptist State Convention, in a | report read to the 1939 convention 1 in session at the First Baptist chuhch here this morning, recommended a seven-point program calling for a 3600,000 expenditure to be allotted to cooperative program objectives. M. A. Huggins of Raleigh, re-elect ed executive general secretary of the convention, read the recommenda tions, which are to be acted upon by the convention later on during the meeting here. L. L. Morgan, of Raleigh, was again named as statistical secretary, and C. B. Dean, of Rockingham, was re elected recording secretary. A SIO,OOO gain in donations this year over those of last year was re ported by Huggins. He said that a total of $377,000 has been contribut ed to forward the work of all objects of the Baptist Convention. Membership in the Baptist denom ination in North Carolina, Huggins (Continued on Page Three) ADMITS DONATIONS TO THE DEMOCRATS Harrisburgh, Pa., Nov. 21.—(AP) Spurgeon Bow'ser, former presi dent of the Fioneer Material Com pany, testified today he gave Penn sylvania’s Democratic State chair man, David L. Lawrence, $5,000 in I response to repeated demands for j twice that amount during dealings on ' State contracts. ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. HENDERSON, N. 0., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 21, 1939 JAP UNO) IS SUNK BI MINE ********** * * * * * *********** Britain To Retaliate On Germans Exports Os Germans To Be Seized Chamberlain State ment Made to Lorn mens in Wake of Heavy Ship Losses in Week-End; British Blockade to Be Tightened. London, Nov. 21.—(AP) —Great Britain has decided to seize ex ports of German ownership or ori gin on the high r.eas, Prime Minis ter Chamberlain announced today in retaliation lor what he called “many violations of international law and the ruthless brutality of German methods.” Chamberlain made this announce ment in the flouse of Commons, at tributing to German mines the heavy merchant ship losses off the British east coast in the past few days. Chamberlain made his statement in reply to a question by opposition Laborite Leader Clement A flee on whether the government would propose to take any action as the result of the laying of mines which sank the Netherlands passenger ship, Simon Bolivar, and other ves sels, over the week-end. British reprisals against Ger (Continued on Page Three.) Kuhn Admits Using Bund’s Fund Himself New York, Nov. 21.—(AP)—Fritz Kuhn, on trial for the theft of money from .his German-American Bund, testified today, that, under the “leadership principle” of that organization, he believed he had the right power to use its funds to meet his own expenses as well as those of the bund. He acknowledged having sent telegrams of “love and kisses” to Mrs. Florence Camp, as charged by the prosecution, explaining ihat he had “a liking for her at the vime.” In prosecution testimony, he was accused of having spent more than S7OO of the bund’s money in moving Mrs. Camp’s furniture about the country. His wife, Mrs. Elsa Kuhn, appeared with him in che court house yesterday, and announced her loyalty to him. The bund fuehrer’s testimony that he was not limited to the expendi ture of bund funds to strictly bund purposes was in line with that of a number of his associates. Knitted Garment Manufacturers To Pay Wage Arrears New York, Nov. 21.—'(AP) — Eleven of the country’s major knitted garment manufacturers and sellers acknowledged in Federal court today that they had violated the wage-hour Jaw. As a result, 10,000 home work ers will receive approximately $250,000 in wage arrears. The companies consented to the entry of a permanent injunction re straining them from any further violations of the law, either direct ly or by i übterfuge. U. S. Not To Condone Any Interfering Washington, Nov. 21. (AP) Sumner Welles, acting secretary of state, said today United States had advised Great Britain that it was not to be understood as endorsing any principle of interference with its neutral trade. Welles made the statement shortly after the British f mbassy had dis closed that, effective December 1, the British would start a pre-sailing (Continued on Page Three) j Seeking To Forget Horrors Os Simon Bolivar Blast Survivors of the blast which sank the Dutch line • Simon Bolivar (lower), these injured passengers and crew members in Bartholomew hospital, Harwich, England, try to take their minds off the scenes of horror by playing cards. Nearly 150 persons perished as the 7,906-ton vessel plunged to the bottom of the North Sea sixteen miles off Harwich after two terrific mine explosions. She was bound for New York with approxi mately 230 passengeis and 170 crew members. Photo flashed by radio from London to New York.* New Budget To Carry Deficit Os More Than 2Vz Billions Glass Will Back Byrd Or Gamer Aged Virginia Sena • tor Declines to Be Quoted on Third Term Issue, Ho w ever; Statement From Gamer Looked For. Washington, Nov. 21.—(AP) Senator Carter Glass disclosed today that he has two choices for the 1940 Democratic presidential nomination —Vice-President Garner and Sena tor Byrd, Democrat, Virginia. “I know of no man better qualifi ed for the presidency than John Garner or Harry Byrd,” Glass told reporters. The 81-year-old Virginian declined to discuss his views regarding a (Continued on Page Three) Process Tax Upon Cotton Again Talked Washington, Nov. 21. (AP) —Agriculture officials con sidered today reviving a certifi cate plan of levying taxes on processors of cotton, wheat and rice to meet parity payments to farmers. Authoritative persons said Secretary Wallace was studying such a proposal, to be applied only to cotton, wheat and rice, to replace funds raised by pro cessing taxes which have been abandoned. In the ease of cotton, they disclosed consideration was (Continued on Page Three.) Cotton Ginnings Under Last Year Washington, Nov. 21.—(AP) The Census Bureau reported to day that cotton of this year’s growth ginned to November 14 totaled 10,681,807 running bales, counting round as half bales, and excluding linters, compared with 10,742,579 bales a year ago, and 14,947.111 two years ago. Ginnings to November 14, by states, with comparative figures for a year ago, included: North Carolina, 429,211 and 311,338. Russia Has Baltic Area Bottled Up Moscow, Nov. 21.—(AP) —Soviet Russia disclosed today that her Baltic fleet is holding large scale maneuvers from newly-won bases in that area, and at the same time she warned Finland that nothing “will ever break our decision to establish a strong peace all over the Finnish Gulf.” The warning was voiced by Ad miral V. Tributz, commander of the Baltic fleet, in an article in a news paper of the Communist Youth Lea gue. Tributz declared that the Soviet fleet was now in command of the Baltic, with the acquisition of bases from Estonia and Latvia. He said the Baltic fleet, previously landlocked in the Gulf of Finland by winter ice, now could navigate throughout the year. (Negotiations between Finland and Russia over Soviet territorial de mands were halted last week when a Finnish delegation refused Rus sia’s demands and left Moscow.) iOsbcdhstii FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Mostly cloudy tonight and Wednesday; occasional light rain and mist this afternoon and to night; slightly cooler tonight on north coast. PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. Expenditures of $9,- 250,000,000 to Be Recommended By Roosevelt, With Receipts Estimated at $6,500,000,000 For 1941. Washington, Nov. 21.—(AP) — A 1941 budget designed to cut the Fed eral deficit for the year to around $2,500,000,000 by offsetting higher defense costs, with lower relief and other expenditures and increased tax revenues, was authoritatively report ed today to be under consideration at the White House. Although official figures could not i be obtained —some of them have not j been decided yet—Stephen Early, White House secretary, said sur mises about a sharply reduced deficit were “pretty close.” Harold D. Smith, budget director, said also that “cuts are being made on some items.” Cutting the deficit down to two billion dollars was said to be the aim of some advisors, but was said reliably to be too optimistic. From thbse hints, authorities de- j dueed the following rough estimates (Continued on Page Three.) Parole Is Denied To Tom Pendergast Now in U. S. Prison Washington, Nov. 21. — (AP) Tom Pendergast, one-time big boss of the Kansas City Demo cratic machine, was denied a pa role today from the Federal penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kans. The Federal Board of Paroles announced that it was “con strained to the strong convic tion” that a parole “would be unjustifiable and incompatible with the public interest,” The board said that its decision was made “after a most thorough investigation, followed by obser vation, interrogation and careful deliberation in weighing all of the facts and circumstances sur rounding the overt act, plea and sentence, as well as taking into consideration the age and phy sical condition of the applicant, and the further fact that he has no prior criminal history of rec ord.” 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY ' British Mine Vessel Also is Destroyed Raiding German Plane -Shot Down Also, British An nounce ; Invading Planes Driven Off From Over Kent; Casulty on Tr aw ler. London, Nov. 21.—(AP) —A ship believed to be the 11.930-ton Jap anese liner Terukuni Maru, bound from Japan to London, sank today off the east coast of England. She was reported to have struck a mine. The liner carried a crew of 180 and 26 passengers, one of them Bri tish. The sinking ship could be seen from shore. Great spouts of water rose from her sides. A lifeboat and other craft went to the rescue. Some survivors were brought to shore. Officrs of the ship's owners said they had received no word of casualties and believed no lives had oeen lost. BRITISH MINE SWEEPER AND GERMAN PLANE LOST London, Nov. 21.—(AP)—Destruc tion of a British mine sweeping trawler and a raiding German plane today was announced by British of ficials. The air ministry said that the invading aircraft was shot down in an engagement with Royal Air Force planes over the east coast. The announcement came shortly after word that the trawler Mastiff was lost off the east coast when it struck a mine. The Mastiff sank yes terday. Invading war planes in another (Continued on Page Three) Japs Assert Americans Are Favored I Washington, Nov. 21. (AP) —• Kensuke Horinouchi, the Japanese ambassador, asserted today that Americans were being given special consideration by Japanese military authorities in China. Horinouchi talked with reporters ! after Sumner Welles, acting secre ! tary of state, had made public re ports saying that the Japanese had been interferring with the transpor tation of American goods into the British and French concessions of , Tientsin, China. The ambassador said that while other nations may be delayed in their (Continued on Page Three.) French Guns End Silence In The West Berlin Claims 127 Merchants Forced In to German Ports to Be Searched For Con traband; Hundreds of Others Halted at Sea. Berlin, Nov. 21.—(AP)—French artillery abruptly ended a 35-hour silence on the western front todav with heavy shelling in the Pearl sector at the junction of the Ger man, French and Luxembourg bor ders, the official German news agency reported. The agency, D.N.8., said the rest of the 100-mile western front sec toi between the Moselle and the Rhine rivers was quiet. On the upper Rhine front. French searchlight batteries were active during the night at several points. (Continued on Page Three)
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