SILVER
| \XXIYERSARY
1914-1939
Twenty-sixth year
Red Armv Pushes Into Finland
Yacht Seized by Coast Guard
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The at Lekala (above) was taken into custody near Wilmington,
y the Lnited States Coast Guard patrol for investigation by thn
I. unent of Justice. Captain Edward Kerling, of New York, is listed
w shipper. The seizure is believed connected with the hunt for traiu
mitters of mysterious radio messages at sea.
Murphy Out
fcr State’s
Secretary
Old Party War Horse
From Rowan, Seek
ing First Statewide
Office, Has Been in
Legislature Dozen
Terms or More.
leigh, Dec. B.—(AP) — Walter!
y. of Salisbury, veteran of 14'
t;ve terms, formally announced
that he would seek the Demo
nomination for secretary of
■ n the 1940 primaries.
phy said he had been receiving
letters urging him to run for
the job.
: .id Eure, the incumbent, had
;• ;i plain that he intends to seek
■iection, but has not formally an
nounced.
.1 phy, widely known to his
< r T as "Pete”, was born at Salis
n October, 1872. He attended
: versity of North Carolina,
e he- won his law degree in 1894.
1903 he has been a member of
■:d of trustees of the univer
. in 1897, Murphy came to the
• lure lor his first term. He was
of the House for a special
in 1914, and for the regular
of 1917. He served in 1899 as
g clerk of the Senate, sandwich
nbetween terms in the House,
representative in the 1939
i f s: h.ture.
• phy is also active in fraternal
and in the alumni organiza
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Cotton Crop
Is Less Than
rirst Figure
igton, Dec. B.— (AP)—The
’me Department said today
. i ~ cotton crop was 11,792,-
1 of 500 pounds gross weight,
■lion was forecast a month ago
8+5,000 bales. Production was
: -00 bales last year; 18,945,022
87. and the average for the ten
-928-37 was 13,800,000 bales.
■ of lint cotton was reported
) pounds to the acre, compar
i 235.8 pounds last year, and
bounds the 1928-37 average.
‘ Census Bureau reported 11,-
'B9 bales of cotton of this year’s
had been ginned to Decem
-1 oi npa red with 11,230,522 bales
• ago, and 16,175,505 bales two
ago.
' estimated acre yield in pounds
>he total production of cotton
: ate.s this year, included: North
Tha, 291 and 450,000.
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Kennedy Home
Joseph Kennedy, U. S. ambassador
to warring England, is met by news
men as he arrives at Port Wash
ington, N. Y., by clipper plane from
his post. Immediately leaving for.
Washington, Ambassador Kennedy
brought home matters “too confi
dential for cables.”
Ickes Fights
Candidacy Os
Paul McNutt
Washington, Dec. 8. —(AP) —Sec-
retary of the Interior Ickes, who
wants President Roosevelt to run for
a third term, threw cold water today
on the presidential candidacy of Paul
V. McNutt, trie former Indiana gov
ernor, who is Federal security ad
ministrator. He told reporters that
liberal ana progressive elements in
both the Democratic and Republican
parties would not support McNutt,
even if he were selected by Mr.
Roosevelt to be his successor.
The interior chief, one of the most
arden of the New Dealers, said Mc-
Nutt’s record in office included or
ganized labor’s opposition, dating
from the time that McNutt called out
the National Guard during a strike
in the Terre Haute area.
The secretary’s remarks shared at
tention with Republican criticism of
President Roosevelt lor failing to
break off relations with Soviet Rus
sia, and for not disclosing his third
term views.
After a semi-annual meeting of the
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HENDERSON, N. 0., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 8, 1939
Neutral Ships Flee
Baltic Sea Ahead
Os Soviet Blockade
Danish Opinion, However, Doubts If Russia
Can Effectively Bottle Up Finland; Finnish-
Swedish Mines Already Laid.
Copenhagen, Denmark, Dec. B.—-
(AP) —Neutral ships in the Baltic
hastily began leaving waters adjacent
to Finland today as a result of Soviet
Russia’s announcement of a blockade
of Finland. They will have until to
morrow to leave the blockaded zone.
After that, Russia will declare the
waters “dangerous lor shipping.”
The new Russian weapon, supple
menting attacks on Finnish soil by
land, air and sea, was disclosed last
night when the Danish Ministry of
Commerce announced it had been
notified by Moscow of the blockade.
The Scandinanvian governments
have not adopted an official position
regarding the blockade. Official cir
Blockade Violation Os
Law, 0. S. Tells Britain
America Reserves All
Rights to Recover on
Damages, Note to
London Says; Claim
Disputed in State
ment Made in Lon
don.
Washington, Dee. B.—(AP) —The
United States, formally reserving
all rights to recover on damages
which it may suffer as a result
of Britain’s blockade of German ex
ports, today called the blockade a
breach of the principles of inter
national law.
In a formal note to Great Britain,
made public by the State Depart
ment, the American government
said it was “under the necessity of
requesting that measures adopted
by the British government shall not
cause interference with the legiti
mate trade of its nationals, and of
reserving, meanwhile, all its rights
and the rights of its nationals when
ever and to the extent that they
may be infringed.”
Britain put into effect Monday
a virtual blockade against German
exports coming out through neutral
countries and destined for over
seas consumers. These reasons were
listed in the note.
1. In many cases orders for goods
of German origin have been placed
by Americans for which they al
ready have made payment, in whole
or in part, or have otherwise ob
ligated themselves.
2. In other cases, goods purchased
from Germany, or which might be
purchased, cannot readily, if at all,
be duplicated in other markets, and
are needed by American purchasers
for carrying on their legitimate
trade, industry and professions.
LONDON HOLDS BLOCKADE
HAS SOUND BASIS IN LAW
London, Dec. B. (AP) —Author-
itative British sources today de
clared that the United States note
protesting that the British block
ade of German exports was illegal
would be carefully studied, but that
the blockade had a sound basis in
international law.
New Jobs To
Aid Monopoly
Drive Urged
Washington, Dec. B.—(AP)—Thur
mond Arnold, assistant attorney gen
eral, proposed today that a nation
wide staff of 150 Federal economists
and lawyers be set up to enforce the
anti-trust laws vigorously and thus
prevent the European war from
throwing this country’s economy out
of gear.
The chief of the government’s anti
trust forces submitted his proposal to
the National Economic Committee,
which has been directed by President
Roosevelt to study possible results of
the war upon this country and to
make suggestions.
Arnold, a member of the commit
tee, said testimony by experts from
government and industry showed
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cles here, however, pointed out that
the Soviet government was within its
rignts under international law in de
claring it.
But whether it would be effective
was another question.
Both Finland and Sweden have
mined approaches to the Gulf of
Bothnia, the east shore of which is
Finnish, and doubt was expressed
here that any Soviet warship-; would
be able to enter it.
In such an event, observers said,
traffic could continue across the gulf
between Sweden and Finland unless
the red air force could enforce the
blockade in these waters with effec
bombings.
Submarine Sunk
By British Plane
London, Dec. B.—(AP)—A Brit
ish plane sank a German sub
marine with bombs this morning.
The announcement said one bomb
struck the submarine amidships a
yard to the starboard of the con
ning tower.
The submarine began to sink.
Then a second bomb fell directly
above her as she floundered partly
submerged.
“For some time after the sub
marine disappeared, oil and bub
bles were seen rising to the sur
face,” the announcement said.
Soviet Envoy
Shunned By
Washington
By CHARLES P. STEWART
Central Press Columnist
Washington, Dec. B.—Constantine
Oumansky, the Soviets’ diplomatic
representative in the United States,
is about as popu-
lar in Washington
as a pet rattlesnake
would be.
The capital
doesn’t dislike him
for himself alone.
Personally he stood
fairly well in of
ficial and social
circles until re
cently. He tried to
be friendly. There
was a certain a
mount of sympathy
for him individual
ly, as the local
■i.i iihi.i.i 1 ••!'••••
Oumanskj
spokesman for a government that he
knew we disapproved of—an inclina
tion to let him know we realized he
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French Soldiers
Advance to Near
Seigfreid Line
Paris, Dec. B.—(AP) —French pa
trols advanced almost to German de
fense lines, military quarters report
ed today, in night excursions follow
ing German of patrol ac
tivity on the western front. Numer
ous patrols were sent out, these quar
ters said, some of which penetrated
ed points near the Siegfried fortifi
cations system. The French returned
in the course of the night without
reports of serious fighting.
Military quarters also stated that
German reconnaissance planes flying
at a great height, failed in an at
tempt to reach the Paris region dur
ing the night. Other German air
craft were said to have flown over
eastern France.
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FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Fair and Saturday;
colder tonight.
Sweden’s Warning to Russia
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As a warning to belligerent powers that Sweden will not be caught
napping, the Scandinavian country sent these heavy bombers aloft oa
patrol duty over the snow-blanketed territory north of the Gulf of Both
nia recently. Sweden’s well-equipped army Is reported concentrated ia
this area in face of Soviet threats.
FDR Attacks
Ohio Plans
For Relief
President Says That
State Has Failed to
Meet Its Obligations;
Critical Situation in
Cleveland Discussed
Ry Executive.
Columbus, Ohio, Dec. B.
(AP) —“Ohio’s relief is in very
good shape,” Governor John W.
Bricker declared today in reply
to President Roosevelt’s press
conference assertion that the
State had failed to carry out its
relief obligations.
His prepared statement fol
lows, in part:
“Ohio’s relief situation is in
very good shape. The real cause
of the trouble, whatever 0
trouble there is, is due to the
WPA in Cuyahoga county dur
ing an election year raising its
rol’s 74,000 persons, and then
suddenly slash them back to
30,000 persons after the election
was over.
“The Federal authorities are
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Maverick Is
Acquitted In
Vote Charges
San Antonio, Texas, Dec. B.—■
(AP) —Mayor Maury Maverick,
friend of President Roosevelt and
former congressman, won acquit
tal today of charges he conspired
to pay the poll taxes of other
persons at the last city election.
Maverick, who started a political
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Mystery at Sea
Off Wilmington To
Be Investigated
Wilmington, Dec. B.—(AP)
Customs officials took cognizance
today of rumors that either a
“whale or a submarine” had been
sighted in waters near Hemp
stead, close to where the “mys
tery yacht Lakala was halted and
brought here Tuesday by the
coast guard.
Customs Collector John Bright
Hill said an agent would be sent
to Hempstead to interview per
sons who were reported to have
sighted the “whale or sub
marine.” He said that, regardless
of credence put in the rumors,
they would be investigated.
The Lakala, manned by a crew
of six Germans, was detained
here pending further word from
coast guard headquarters at Nor
folk, Va. i
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Calls Peace Parley
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Halvdan Koht
Norwegian Foreign Minister Halv
dan Koht invited the Foreign Min
isters of Sweden and Denmark,
Richard Sandler and Peter Munch
respectively, to Oslo for a confer
ence on means of bringing peace
between Soviet Russia and Finland.
(Central Press)
Kennedy And
Roosfevelt In
War Parley
Washington, D-c. B.—(AP)—Presi
dent Roosevelt and Joseph P. Ken
nedy, ambassador to Great Britain,
discussed today the possibility of
putting idle American ships on trade
routes abandoned by European bel
ligerents.
The President said at his press con
ference that Kennedy would con
tinue exploring the possibility with
the Maritime Commission, of which
he formerly was chairman. Mr.
Roosevelt said that some progress
was being made in finding employ
ment for ships which were tied up
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Finn-Soviet
Artillery In
Heavy Duel
Viituri, Finland, Dec. B.—(AP)
Finnish and Soviet Russian artillery
duelled tosay near the village oi
Summa, only 20 miles from this
southeastern Finhish outpost, and 40
miles inside Finland.
The engagement opened the first
real artillery exchange between the
two forces on land since the Soviet
Russian invasion started a week ago
yesterday.
The military and civilian popula
tion in Viipuri was calm despite bit
ter war experience only a week ago.
when 30 Russian airplanes bombed
the town. Thirty civilians were re
ported killed and more than 80 in
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TODAY
FIVE CENTS COI’Y
Soviets Are
Driving From
Three Sides
Premier Baladier of
France Denounces
Russian Invasion as
“Abominal Outrage”;
Warns Neutrals of
Menace to Them.
Moscow, Dec. B.—(AP). —Soviet
Russia today reported advances of
red army columns pushing into Fin
land from three sides.
A communique of the Leningrad
military area headquarters said the
advancing Russian forces had
seized Finnish supplies and downed
two Finnish war planes.
In the north, it said, Soviet
troops reached a point 28 miles
south of Petsamo, Finland’s outlet
to the Arctic ocean, advancing over
Finnish mine fields and piercing
entanglements erected by defense
forces.
Along the center of the Finnish
eastern frontier, it said, “Soviet
troops broke the resistance of Fin
nish white guards,” and pushed the
Russian vanguards to 46 miles with
in Finnish territory.
On the Karelian isthmus, the
communique reported Russian ad
vances on two lines. It said red
army forces had progressed from
five to seven miles after breaking
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Turk Press
Renews Fight
On Von Papen
Istanbul, Turkey, Dec. B.—(AP)
Frank von Papan, German ambassa
dor, who has been bitterly criticized
by the Turkish press, arrived here
unexpectedly today from Ankara,
causing much speculation as to the
significance of his movements.
It was reported that the ambassa
dor would hold a closed meeting to
morrow of the German colony here.
Meanwhile, the e'ntire press of the
country redoubled its attacks on
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U. S. To Hold
The Soviets
Responsible
Washington, Dec. B. (AP)
Secretary Hull said today the
American government would
hold the Russian government re
sponsible for any damages or in
juries to Americans or Ameri
cans interests as a result of Rus
sia’s announced blockade of Fin
land.
Soviet Russia has informed
this government, among others, ,
by a general circular of the im
position of a blockade around
Finland.
Hull recalled at his State De
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Destroyer Is
Damaged,Four
Vessels Sunk
London, Dec. B.—(AP) —The
Admiralty announced tonight
that the destroyer Jersey was
daihaged by a torpedo fired
trom a German submarine yes
teiday. Two officers and eight
men were missing and believed
killed, and 12 men were in
jured. The Jersey is now in her
harbor, it was stated.
The Admiralty also an
nounced tonight the name of a
destroy sunk by a mine Novem
ber 13, which had been with
held with announcement of the
vessel’s loss. She was the 1,360-
ton Blanche.
43 OF LINER’S CREW ARE
MISSING AFTER SINKING
London, Dec. B.—(AP)—Forty
three members of the crew of the
Royal Mail cargo liner Navasota,
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