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SILV ER I aN V!\ERSARY 1914-1939 , \ | Y-SIXTH YEAR SOVIETS STRIKE FINLAND IN GREATER FORT Hoosevelt Denounces Russian Invasion Os Finland 1 ios. Dewey Enters Campaign To Gain G. O. P. Nomination Kcw York State party Leaders As sure District Attorney Pie Can Carry That State; Dewey Attacks ‘ Hostile And . Snip in a Government”. y.irk. Dec. I.—(AP)—Dis . • ; nev Thomas E. Dewey to i y entered the campaign Republican presidential , to a declaration of a State oarty leaders That carry this "pivotal state”, i them lie would “be glad hie fight.” i "s had just opened a y. dnuarters in a ceremony : eluded the reading to v J. Russell Sprague, of X issau county, of the mani . :ng upon Republicans gen work to bring about a I • -omination. ■ ding, the young district at id: "I appreciate this sup- T’ne nomination next year, d be glad to make the fight, c ntidcnce in the Republican ■ v. which has always stood for : : a vernment and stable busi- Todav its responsibility is to ken hope in a nation which ■en almost to despair by in f . -o nt government and unstable He went on to express “faith in avion and its future and in • element of its people.” Pitkeved of a hostile and snip - a vernment,” he added, “I am iced they can again learn to • aether for a united nation.” Britain, Finland Hach Loses Ship Struck by Mines ■don, Dec. I. (AP) Survi the 4.662-ton Finnish steam ••rcator said the vessel had fter striking a mine off the coast enroute in Finland. • weept one missing member of > v were brought ashore to- BtUTISH STEAMER SINKS IFTER STRIKING A MINE .in, Dec. I. (AP) —The - Earner Dalryan, 4.558 tons, mine and sank today off dhoast coast of England. Her was rescued. UJmifWi FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Mostly cloudy, occasional rain bought and in east portion Sat- Airday; slightly warmer in cen tal and east portions tonight. iiabson Asserts America is Afraid Os Prosperity ovember Business Best For Any One Pv'lonth In jen Years, Yet Folks Say It Can’t Last, That Another Boom Can’t Endure. B.V ROGER W. BA.BSON ( «>l»y right 1929, Publisher Financial Bureau, Inc. Yr ik, Dec. 1. — Business clos ber by sweeping up to the level for any month irt ten '.Vithout adjustment for our in population, activity is iy ■: per cent below the ali of 1929, and is 93 per cent ■ depression low of March, nes.-; sentiment, however, uncertain and confused. '■ die business woi'ld thought ud never have another de ■n. In 1939, the same group • e can never have another r)o r / r [\ an even decade since the ora collapsed. In the years -9, business took the sharpest •ngest drop in history. As ’ d by the Babsonchart, it dived from 123 to 59 in the HrniUwsmx Daily Dispatch ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NOR4m CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA^ L d?s D aJ^ e service op IHE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Hears Guilty Verdict ■'Wc< Fritz Kuhn Worried expression lines face of Bund Fuehrer Fritz Kuhn, as he arrives at court in New York. Jury, deliberating eight-and-a-half hours, found him guilty on five counts in larceny case. He faces fifteen to thirty years in jaiL Farm Bureau Will Demand Long Control State Delegation to Chicago Convention Wants Three to Five- Year Program; Urges Tobacco Tax as Bene fits. Raleigh, Dec. I.—(AP) — North Carolina’s delegates to the American Farm Bureau Federation in Chicago next week will ask national support for proposed farm law changes to permit adoption of long range crop control programs. The State Farm Bureau’s execu tive committee has directed the dele gates to present a resolution favor ing a special Federal tax to finance long range control programs and amendments to the AAA which would permit farmers to vote to have crop control for three to five years, or longer, instead of only a year-to .'Continued on Page Five) short space of three and a half years. Stocks cracked from an average price of $3Bl a share to s4l a share. In 1933, the trend changed. Since then we have been in a zig-zag up swing. We had a sharp rise and then a sharp dip; another brisk rise and another discouraging set-back. There were the boomlets of 1933, 1935 to 3937, and 1938. Each of these was followed by “crashlets”. Stocks far Behind We are now in our fourth boomlet. Business has whirled up to within hailing distance of the 1929 peaks, not taking into account—as I say— the gain in population. Stock prices— which measure business sentiment pretty accurately—are lagging far behind. The average stock is today selling at $l5O a share against the same price a year ago and $195 at (Continued on Page Five) HENDERSON, N. C., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 1, 1939 Freedom Is Held Again Threatened Rights of Mankind to Self-G overnment Jeopardized, Presi dent Says, But Is Sile nt on Possible Severance of Rela tions by U. S. Washington, Dec. I.—(AP)—Presi dent Roosevelt declared today that Russia’s invasion of Finland was a “profound shock” to the United States, and jeopardized “the rights of mankind to self-government.” In a formal statement read to a press conference, the chief executive said all peace-loving peoples would “unanimously condemn this new re sort to military force as the arbiter of international differences.” The President’s statement said: FDR Denounces Force. "The news of the Soviet naval and military bombings within Finnish territory has come as a profound shock to the government and people of the United States. Despite efforts made to solve the dispute by peace ful methods, to which no reasonable objection could be offered, one pow er has chosen to resort to force of arms. "It is tragic to see the policy of force spreading and to realize that wanton disregard for law is still on the march. “All peace-loving peoples in those nations that are still hoping for the continuance of relations throughout the world on the basis of law and order will unanimously condemn this new resort to military force as the arbiter of international differences. Human Rights Jeopardized. “To the great misfortune of the world, the present trend to force makes insecure the independent ex istence of small nations in every con tinent, and jeopardizes the right of mankind to self-government. “The people and government of Finland have a long, honorable and wholly peaceful record, which has won for them the respect and warm regard of the people and government of the United States.” Before the press conference the President asked Russia and Finland to pledge before the world that they would refrain from bombing defense less civilians and unfortified cities. Neutrality Attitude. At the press conference the Presi dent, when questioned, had nothing to say about possible application of the neutrality law to the Russo-Fin nish conflict, nor did he comment on whether the United States was con sidering withdrawing recognition of Soviet Russia. Wallace For Process Tax For Farm Aid Oklahoma, City, Dec. I.—(AP) Secretary of Agriculture Henry Wal lace suggested today that a continu ing source of revenue for farm ben efits might be found in a “modern version of the processing tax.” In a speech prepared for broadcast over a national farm network, the cabinet member said: “Among the plans under discussion is the so-called certificate plan. Un der this proposal farmers would get production certificates. Processors of cotton, for example, would be re quired to buy these certificates in order to sell their goods. The cer tificates would be equal in value to a certain number of cents per pound or bushel. The growers would sell their certificates to the processor, (Continued on Page Five) 19 nil Viipuri Reported Bombed by Reds ' f ' ■ ... 4 \ :. • • .•:• k-::-’-.: •••R- - :• •:■•••• ’ . x . ... ' • ;>j: ; % • * % k ' onffmftftfmrrriTit .nr - ft Here is a general view of Viipuri (also known as Viborg) nearest Finnish town to the Soviet border, which was reported bombed by Red planes. Planes also soared over Helsinki, the capital, dropping bombs on the airport, as the Soviet troops launched their undeclared war upon the tiny Baltic republic Finnish Legation Held Virtually as Prisoners By Russians In Moscow Americans Leave Finland’s Capital Washington, Dec. I.—(AP) The American Legation at Hel sinki notified the State Depart ment today that its staff mem bers were transporting “numer ous Americans from the Finnish capital. The legation workers were using their own automobiles to carry Americans to temporary headquarters at Badgrankulla. Last reports said there were about 300 Americans in Finland. Fires were being brought un der control, the Legation said, and added this line: “The cas ualty list includes children.” Vandenburg Favored By Politicians Bv CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Columnist Washington, Dec. I.—ln all the straw polls I’ve seen to date Thomas E. Dewey has been the public’s fa vorite for the Re- publican presiden tial nomination in 1940, and Senator Arthur H. Vanden berg has trailed him. In turn, other “possibilities” have trailed Vandenberg in varying orders of precedence. This may be the correct verdict, as to the rank-and file of G. O. P. voters. However, it isn’t the conclusion that I’d draw from Senator Vaudenberg talks with numbers of professional politicians in Washington, where they assemble representatively from every corner of the country. These gentry unquestionably give a plurality in favor of Vandenberg, with Dewey not even in second place on the list. Their second choice seems to be Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio. 1 aft. by the way, doesn’t like straw polls. He says they ought to be in vestigated, intimating that he sus pects they’re doctored. Maybe he’d feel differently about it if they put him at the top of the scroll. They don’t, though, so perhaps he’s prej udiced. No complaints are heal'd from Tom Dewey. Glamorous, All Right. The experts’ objection to Dewey is that he hasn’t had any national ex perience. They admit that lie's glam (Continued on Page Four) Telephone Removed And Staff Unable to Get Passports to Go Home; May Be Held Until Soviet Con sulate Arrives From Finland, Moscow, Dec. I.—(AP) —The spokesman of the Finnish legation said today that the Soviet Russian government had removed the lega tion’s telephone and that the staff was unable to obtain passports for its departure. Officials of the legation were un able to say when they would leave for Helsinki, and it was thought possible in some quarters that ad mission might be refused until the staff of the Soviet consulate in Hel sinki had reached Moscow. The United States Embassy re ported no reply had been received from Soviet officials on the offer of American good offices in the Finnish-Russian dispute. Some sources believed the reply would be delayed until Russia had disposed ol the Finnish situation. Finnish Communists Appeal. Soviet newspapers published what they called an appeal by the Finnish communist party to take over the estates of large Finnish landowners. They said the appeal was issued by radio. The newspapers gave no de tails of fighting in the undeclared war between the Soviet Union and Finland, in which Russia today charged Finland with having taken the initiative. The ‘‘Finnish communist appeal” charged that “imperalistic Swedish and British interests had supported the Finish government in an anti- Soviet campaign. “Like Poland, it was a nest of anti-Soviet intrigue,” it said. “Such a government cannot guarantee the interest of Finland. It is a tool of ioreign interests. Workers there are greatly oppressed. “We appeal for the removal of the (Continued on Page Four) All Men 20 to 23 Called to Colors By Britain’s King London, Dec. I.—(AP) King George VI today sum moned all male British subjects from 20 to 23 years of age to register for military service De cember 9. Approximately 250,000 men are expected to answer the call. This was the third conscrip tion proclamation this year, and extends military service to those 22 years old and all those who have reached 20 since June 3, when the first call was made. The call into actual service is expected after the first of Jan uary. i PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. New War Theatre I / jewT-J // s s l• A" \ z) V— r /▼/ A* b\c ojyz \ * o i o/ i **■ * . Jeutff l ftk 'HHlfi I • Alf ' S "V " ss&sSb&iKL. . A ESTONIA. ■ s * ' Zafe \ * GERMANY f T With Russia apparently seeking an excuse to invade Finland, the Soviet radio reported three Finns taken prisoner in action on the Rybachi Peninsula (1) and a Finnish inva sion repulsed at Vedlitsa (2). Fin land, seeking to avoid an incident, withdrew troops a half-mile or more from the Soviet frontier on the Karelian Isthmus (3). (Central Press) Germans Say 194 Vessels Sunk So Far Berlin, Dec. I.—(AP)—D. N. 8., official German news agency, re ported today that from the begin ning of the war to November 28, 194 vessels totaling 735.768 tons —both Allied and neutral—headed for Great Britain had been sunk by German submarines or mines. D.N.B. said the sinking of 162 ships—s 2of them neutral —total- ing 639,689 tons, was confirmed by German reports. Non-German sources, the agency said, disclosed an additional 32 ships of 96,079 tons total, half of them neutral, representing 39,321 tons. The statement listed 150,867 tons of shipping as tankers, and said the average was 7,500 tons per ship— in others words, about 20 tankers. D.N.B. insisted the total losses must be considerably larger, how (Continued on Page Four) German Submarine Sunk Thursday by French War Vessel Paris, Dec. I. (AF)— An official announcement said to day a French torpedo boat on Thursday had sunk a German submarine which was attempt ing to attack a convoy of freighters. The submarine was the craft mentioned in regular evening communique last night as having been “successfully attacked. Today’s announcement said the submarine’s prow' emerged at a sharp angle after the ex plosion of a depth charge and then the craft disappeared al most vertically. 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY New Premier May Effect Peace Pact Believed Friendly to Russia; Soviet Armed Forces Strike at Near ly Every Section of Little Nation to North Helsinki, Dec. I. (AP) Helsinki’s chief of police said tonight that 30 women and chil dren were killed by Russian bombs dropped in the raid on the capital early this afternoon. Mcscow, Dec. I. (AP) —Tass, official Soviet news agency, re ported today that a “peoples* government of the democratic republic of Finland,” had been formed in Terijoki, Finnish town near the point where Russian troops first crossed the border yesterday. Tass said it had been formed by agreement of representatives of a number of left parties and Finnish soldiers, who, it alleged, rose in revolt. (A Helsinki dis patch said the report of the for mation of a rebel government in Terijoki drew only laughter in the Finnish capital.) Helsinki, Dec. I. — (AP) Finland formed a new govern ment tonight, dropping leaders who had been assailed by Mos cow, as Russian armed forces renewed and extended their at tack upon the country. While the new government was being formed, Russian bombing planes swooped low over the capital and machine gunned civilians in the streets. Viborg and other cities also were raided. Russian attacks extended from B inland’s extreme Arctic tip, where soldiers were reported dropped by parachutes from war planes to seize important towns, to Finland’s tContinued on Page Four) Daladier Is Given Power During War Raids, Dee. I.—(AP) —The Senate today approved extending the power ol Premier Daladier to rule France by decree for the duration of the : war. The vote was 259 to 223. The | measure already had cleared its major hurdle by obtaining approval of the Chamber of Deputies, and had been pushed through pre liminary stages in the Senate. This morning’s communique of the high command said: “Some ar tillery fire during the night. Last night repulsed an enemy raid.” Daladier was the winner last j mght in twice staking his office on j the decree issue. The Chamber of I Deputies first voted confidence in ! his government 309 to 188, then ap proved 318 to 175 continuation of the decree rule, which otherwise would have expired last night. Mrs. FDR Is Once More At Dies Inquiry Washington, Dec. I.—(AP) —Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt today made her third visit to the Dies commit tee to hear testimony by leaders of the American youth organizations. Meanwhile, at a press conference, President Roosevelt refused to say whether he favored continuation of the committee investigating un- American activities. It is scheduled to expire January 3, but Chairman Dies, Democrat, Texas, has asked the House for a year’s extension, and also challenged the administration either to support the committee or declare its opposition. Mr. Roosevelt said continuation (Continued on Psze Five)
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