Newspapers / Henderson Daily Dispatch (Henderson, … / Dec. 4, 1939, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of Henderson Daily Dispatch (Henderson, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
r~OVK SILVER | AN viVKRSARY 1914-1939 ].’\'TV-SIXTH YEAR TOTAL BLOCKADE CLAMPED UPON GERMANY 4 Candidates % n't Make Commitments Maxwe li, Broughton, Gravely And Cooper Advise They Will Plans About Gubernatorial Cam paign “At Proper Time”. Dpi*. 4.—(AP)—The v'\vs ouolished today re vcd "rom four ;ooten reveal their plans, in reveal their plans, in mnouncement by Lieu trnor Wilkins P. Horton -a candidate, lied in the paper, the Commissioner A. J. "Alter the holidays, not running against 5 Early in the New Year, present to the people c - • my conception of a : iV' tri.m of progress for : .e : r years.*’ . ply. Rocky Mount: say now. Will advise ighton. Raleigh: “I will o make a statement con •he gubernatorial cam i will be glad to furnish ■ of the same.” Thomas E. Cooper, Wil- The next governor will ' bv the great masses of ve. and when I say the C .tniied on Page Seven.) Winnie Judd Stole From Parsonage Ariz., Dec. 4.—(AP; Rf Robert A. Warren reported today the fugitive Winnie h eld, nsane trunk murderess, mien a coat, oranges and v from his home. Warren told Sheriff Lon Jor h the "blonde tigress” had i... home while he was pre ' Sunday evening cervices 't Free Methodist church, within an hour or two o fled the Arizona State here a second time in less x weeks. -dd left a note to Mr. War hare the message to Jordan, •••tnued on Page Seven.) Japan Seeks Settlement With U. S. i entative Formula cor Agreement Pre sented U. S. Am bassador by Tokyo; eaty Expires Jan uary 26. Dec. 4.—(AP)—Sources the Japanese government r i today that Foreign Minis r: ii Kichisaburo Nomura 1 voted to the United States ' a tentative formula for of the principal Jap p i van problem. understood reliably that : d the American envoy, ' Grek, surveyed the whole Cations between the two a conference which lasted • hours this afternoon, ources were silent on o diplomats discussed vhing expiration of the nded States treaty of nd navigation, on which gave six months notice Won last July 26, and the of commercial relations «iy 26. ' d quarters, however, said nts were “directly dis : nd they expressed belief ••w e government presently no a statement showing torts to meet American de- Hiuthrrsmt Daily Dispatch W IRE SERVICE OE I HtvASSi »CIATED pRESS OP The Russian Bear Grows Fat £ G£*/ZD J harbor L russ/a demands all f/nmnd n ™'hands I ■i SE/ZED Sy RUSS/, 9 \C fHI'flU „ pJT SWEDISH IRON AT L llllilliil DOM/MATED fiy RUSS/A hirunajseuhopTsl ALLIED TO RUSS/A £/ b k ANThNAZI ALLIES s*rj V I \Neutrals Qys c lnland'snickel l u mAN lA b ,\(r)\ vX. °<J*< B 2ducky y/ (G Westward sweep of Russia into Finland brought repercussions from most of Europe’s neutrals. Soviet planes dropped bombs on Helsinki (1) and Hango (2). Red naval forces seized and held Hogland, Lavansari and Seiskari islands (3), threatened Aland islands (4) and from seized Estonian islands of Osel and Dago (5) sent out sea and air raiders. Finland (A) has nickel, vital for Russia and Germany, They need high grade iron ore from Northern Sweden (B). Finland, Sweden and Norway (C) are linked in loose treaty of defense. Netherlands (D), Belgium (E) and Switzerland (F) fear attack by Germany while Russia diverts world attention. Italy’s (G) position is still further aggravated by Russian move, fearing Soviets’ next move will be into the Balkans. Hungary (H) is afraid to antagonize Germany, but still is anti-Russian. (Central Press) Many Urging Withdrawal Ut Russian Recognition Republicans Recall Their Traditional Disapproval of Roose velt Move in 1933; Blamed Partly For Soviet Attack on Fin land. Washington, Dec. 4. (AP) The government was reliably reported today to be proceeding with caution and looking well into the future in studying the possibility of severing diplo matic relations with Russia. Some senators of both major parties have advocated this course as a protest against the Soviet invasion of Finland. For example, it was said, this country might be in a oetter posi tion to participate in a peace con ference if relations are maintained. If relations are served, some per sons contend, the United States might make an enemy which would not be desirous of having this coun try sit in at a peace conference which might be of vital importance to the United States. Then, too, the State Department regards as valuable its present channels of information, reports and intelligence. The question of withdrawing recognition was kept to the fore by Republican contentions that the Roosevelt administration’s recogni tion of the communist government was partly to blame for the invasion of Finland. Washington, Dec. 4.—(AP) —The question whether United States recognition of Soviet Russia might be withdrawn was kept to the fore today by Republican contentions that the Roosevelt administration’s (Continued on Page Seven.) 25 Are Convicted Os Conspiracies In WPA Strike Riots Minneapolis, Minn., Dec. 4. — Twenty - five persons charged with conspiracy in the Minneapolis WPA strike riot last July were convicted by a Federal court jury today. The jury had been deliberating the case, which began November 6, since shortly before noon Saturday. The de fendants were accused of molest ing Federal relief plans in alleg ed nicketing at a sewing project. Those involved in today’s ver i diet were among 90 involved with conspiracy in a single in dictment. This indictment dealt i * principally with the sewing pro ject. Judge M. M. Joyce deferred sentence pending a report by the , probation officer. HENDERSON, N. 0., MONDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 4, 1939 Protests to Reds Walter Thurston Walter Thurston, U. S. charge d’affaires in Moscow, delivered to the Soviet government the United States’ offer of its “good offices” in the Russo-Finnish dispute. Deliver ance of the message was followed by President Roosevelt denouncing the invasion. (Central Press) Horton Might Adopt 2 Prct. Sales Plank Daily DisDatcTj Bureau in the Sir Waiter Hnte! Raleigh, Dec. 4.—As of Saturday the latest gubernatorial rumor —there are plenty of them being gossiped about all otfer the Capitol—was that Lieutenant Governor Wilkins P. Hor ton has decided to run for governor, high water and with or without ad ministration support as the adminis tration may will it. Not only that but the same highly impeachable sources say that Horton is now planning to make an exemp tionless two per cent sales tax levy one of the principal planks in his platform. In accepting either of the reports set out above, your correspondent warns that it be with at least a grain or so of salt. Neither is given to read ers as a fact. The only fact about them is that they are being bruited around in this highly susceptible-to rumor city. The idea that Horton will run, ad (Continued on P?»e Five) New Move Toward Peace Made By Finland With The Soviets But Little Republic Is Determined Not to Surrender Its In dependence; Red Troops Lose Heavily In Attacks in Snow. Helsinki, Dec. 4. — (AP) —Finland sought a peaceful way today to settle her differences with Soviet Russia without sacrificing her independence or vital interests. But while an answer from Moscow was awaited Finnish forces reported inflicting heavy casualties on the in vaders, and the civilians left in this capital steeled themselves for air raids they feared would be the most destructive of the war so far. A heavy snowstorm which started last night continued this morning, protecting Helsinki and environs from repetition of Russian air raids. Up to early afternoon, no air alarms had been sounded and none was ex pected until the weather changed. The city, however, was almost empty. Such was the fear of new bomb attacks that only soldiers and civilians entrusted with vital tasks remained. The Finnish command said the Russians had lost heavily when their troops crashed through thin ice along Finland’s lake-studded fron tier or had been mowed down by sharp-shooters and machine gunners guarding'the frozen lakes. The Finnish radio disclosed the peace effort last night announcing the Helsinki government had asked the Swedish Legation in Moscow to consult the Kremlin on the possibility of a settlement. Prime Minister Riso Ryti declared in a broadcast to the United States today that Finland is “ready to negotiate the demands of Soviet Russia to the utmost limits without violating our independence, (Continued on Page Seven) Finland Fortifies Aaland Islands In The Finnish Gulf Helsinki, Dee. 4. (AP) Finland is fortifying the strate gic Aaland islands, guarding to the entrance to the Gulf of Fin land, it was announced tonight. A message to this effect has been sent to Joseph Avenol, secretary-general of the League of Nations, it was stated. These islands had been the subject of a diplomatic tussle between Finland and Russia. Finland and Sweden had ap pealed jointly to the League of Nations for approval of their plan to fortify the islands, but Russia objected vigorously on the ground that such a step would bottle up the Russian fleet in the Gulf of Finland. The upshot of this issue, which was debated last June, was that the League Council did nothing. GERMAN MINE LAYER STRIKES MINE, SINKS Copenhagen, Denmark, Dec. 4. —(AP) —A German mine layer struck a mine' and sank off the Danish coast today. Only two survivors were found of the crew, believed to have number ed 50. Italian Anger For Russians Demonstrated Rome, Dec. 4. —(AP) —Grenadiers and carabinieri guarded the Soviet Russian Embassy today as a throng of students marched on it to dem onstrate against the Soviet Union. The students gathered first in front of the Finnish Legation, where they cheered Finland. It was the second such demonstration in three days. Uniformed fascist were among the throng estimated at 3,000 which on Saturday shouted anti-bolshevist j slogans in front of the Soviet Em bassy before nr.rching to the Finnish Legation for sympathetic manifesta- * tions. | A crowd of about 1,000 before the Finnish Legation today cheered Fin land and booed Russia. {jJoaihstix FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Generally fair tonight and Tuesday; slightly warmer Tues day. How Reds Took Petsamo * * A'"-'-'.". . ~"~ ■.«. ' * . ~ | ~ •.* :T > ' ~ ■ ~ * • i.v ‘V • • ** ~ vv*. % < * l < * ' & : .;•$ I > .. | *5 * Shown in a practice drop is part of the corps of Soviet parachute infantry that is reported to have captured the Finnish northern port of Petsamo. The men are carried over their objective in large transport planes and dropped behind enemy lines. Each man carries a light machine gun. (Central Press) Soviet Army Advancing, Moscow Says Navy Making Sweep ing Attacks in Baltic And Has Seized Stra tegic Islands in Gulf, Russian Declaration Says. Moscow, Dec. 4. —(AP) —Russia reported today her army was ad vancing both in the north and the south against the Finns and that her navy was making sweeping at tacks in the Baltic and had cap tured a group of strategic islands in the Gulf of Finland. Simultaneously, the press at home denied she intended to “convert Finland into a dependent country and attack the democracies,” naming Great Britain, France and the United States. Pravda, communist party organ, said editorially that the mutual as sistance treaty signed between Rus sia and a communist-led “peoples” regime “eliminates forever the cause of mutual distrust and lays the foundation for a firm and in destructible friendship.” A Pravda dispatch indicated a heavy battle near Kronstadt, Rus sian naval base, but said that Soviet (Continued on Page Seven) Opinions On Keeping Peace Vary Sharply By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Columnist Washington, Dec. 4.—The other day Assistant State Secretary George S. Messersmith was discussing the kind of peace that the world ought to agree on when its present war (or wars, for it’s plural) end. He seemed t o take .the position that international d i s a r mament should do the busi ness. Nevertheless, Uncle Sam,* in who se executive counsels Mr. Mes sersmith is promi nent, is arming de- ■f 1 George Messersmith fensively to the tune of millions and billions. It isn’t unnatural, in the face of present conditions, but there’s a \ ——— (Continued on Page Five) FUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. King George Pays Visit to Soldiers London, Dnc. 4. (AP) King George VI has arrived in France on a visit to British troops. The king landed in France this afternoon from a British destroyer. He was ac companied by one of his h.*»th ers, Ma.ior General the Duke of Gloucester, who is chief liaison officer to Lord Gort, comman der-in-chief of British field forces. A communique said King George “intends to make a per sonal tour of troops in Franc*' during his stay in that country,” but did not give the length of his visit. AAA Offers Solution Os Extra Cotton Washington, Dec. 4. —(AP) — The Agricultural Adjustment Administra tion outlined today three ways of improving the problem created by the nation’s cotton surplus: 1. Increased exports; 2, increased consumption in this country; 3, ad just consumption and marketing of American cotton so ak to bring the supply more in line with demand. “Progress is being maae along all three lines of action,” said the AAA in a memorandum urging growers to approve marketing quotas on the 1940 crop at a referendum to be con ducted in ihe 19 southern and far western cotton producing states next Saturday. “A determined effort is being made on a long-time basis to restore for eign cotton trade through the re ciprocal trade agreement program, which recognizes the basic fact that a nation must buy if it expects to sell. “In addition to the ti*ade agree vContinued on Page Seven* BRITISH STEAMSHIP IS VICTIM OF MINE London, Dec. 4. —(AP) —The 3,- 829-ton British steamer Eskdene was sunk today by a mine, it w'as an nounced here. The crew of 29 was landed in Scotland. 'tM Shopping / Days till 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY Britain And France Push New Squeeze Strangling of Ger man Exports At tempted as Imports Are Also Intercepted On Seas; Damage Done to German Na val Base. London, Dec. 4. (AP) Great Britain and France today clamped on Germany a total blockade, one of the most powerful weapons at their com mand. From today on, the Allied blockade will be working two ways, striving to strangle Germany’s export trade and continuing to intercept her imports as it has since the start of the war. The beginning of the attempt to isolate Germany completely from her overseas markets shared attention with the raid yesterday by Royal Air Force bombers near the German naval base at Helgoland, hailed here is the most successful air offensive of the war so far. The air ministry said the British liers had scored “direct hits” in an ittack on Nazi warships, and an un official announcement said one of the ships bombed near the North Sea tronghold was a cruiser. The air ministry also announced one bomb from a Royal Air Force plane destroyed a German submarine in the North Sea yesterday. Other re oorts listed four more German sub marines as sunk in recent days. (In Berlin D. N. 8., official Ger man news agency, said an attempted British air raid on Helgoland was driven off with only a fishing boat sunk, and a lew bombs dropped.) Mrs. F. D. R. Defender Os Youth Group Washington, Dec. 4.—(AP) —Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt told report ers today that she had investigated the American Youth Congress long before the Dies committee had un dertaken the job, and had found nothing to “indicate any outside con trol.” Witnesses before the Dies com mittee have contended that the or ganization is dominated by Com munists. “l know a great manj' of the young people working as officers or with the officers, as well as many young people in other organizations, who belong to the congress,” Mrs. Roosevelt said. “I have read all the literature put out by the congress in the last few years. I have read all the resolutions passed at every meet ing since the first congress, includ ing the last one. “I have watched the programs of work as they were proposed and as they were carried out under a lim ited budget. I have found nothing to indicate any outside control, and 1 found nothing that was not within the actions which any American citi zen could take with propriety.” Government Wins Effort In Milk Case Supreme Court Gives It Right to Prosecute Under Anti-Trust Act; Labor Board Wins Newport News Shipbuilding Case. Washington, Dec. 4.—(AP) — The government won in the Supreme Court today in its effort to prosecute anti-trust proceedings charging a group of corporations, organizations and individuals with conspiracy to fix milk prices, control the supply and suppress competition in the Chi cago area. Chief Justice Hughes delivered the opinion in the litigation, one of the (Continued on Page Seven)
Henderson Daily Dispatch (Henderson, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Dec. 4, 1939, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75