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r ; SILVER \ v IVERSARY 1 i 4-1939 \TY-SIXTH YEAR RUSSIA MASSINB ARMY FOR CRUSMHG BLOW i NLRB Row V X Nathan Witt :' Representatives com 'tieating the National a:ions Board made pub ar.dum from William M. a Loard member, calling » ... -a! i f Nathan Witt, NLRB S e. •: ar. i accusing Witt’s office c: t . . iaral irregularities. (Central Press) \V ar Act Attacked By AFL Leader Tells House Commit tee 80,000 Miners De fied Rights And Forced by Labor Board And CIO to Join CIO to Keep Jobs. •i.ington. Dec. 13.—(AP) —An A F of L. union leader asserted to :hat 80.000 coal miners have denied their rights under the - r labor act, and have been :i against their will to join the : Cl !. Ozanic, president of the Pro ve Miners of the American j Aon of Labor, told the House 1 'tee investigating the act and Aonal Labor Relations Board: ... u.ximately 80,000 mine work-' various coal fields have been weir inoral and legal rights, t'v.e provisions of the national j relations act, to belong to an . - . a‘ on of their own choosing, j ' ese mine workers were, ‘ their desires, being compelled 1 employers and by officials ‘ CIO United Mine Workers of ■ to join and pay dues to the . : Mine Workers of America as : d: Aon of their continued em ' -ent” p.d M. Toland. committee ; . opened the third day’s i 5 by reviewing congressional ; on + he Warner act in an ef r >v' that Congress intended A'-.e board would not have au •' to choose the same bargain t for separated plants of a company. Envoy Davies Bellows For Third Term ngton. Dec. 13. (AP) Davies, ambassador to Bel- Afirmed his support of Pres ~ eve It for a third term after v House call today, and de -3 believed “America is in dv vs it certainly has not been eueration, and probably not ■' restitution.” •: bassador said that it was “of personal desires for that should be consid . but a question of “who is hi to keep America out of s. when the whole world v ied that he knew for eer ily President did not want “I know he doesn’t Davies said, “but I don t ' is a time to consider the wishes of any man." ted to the President today general European situation, d that this situation was ng so rapidly from day to day -i i lost impossible to get a de pression of it. are always surprises,” he •>nd the chances are that there Continued on Page Five) HrniUu*smt clatht Dispatch ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH'CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA SERVICE op iHh, ASSOCIATED PRESS. Over 700 Russians Are Missing After Ship Sinks In Blizzard Broughton Will Carry On Most Vigorous Campaign Announcement Rings With Sincerity And Determination; Has No Panaceas, And Den ie s Alliances With Former or Fu ture Candidates. Daily i.i>natc7i Bureau. In thf l S«r Wiiit**r H< - - Raleigh. Dec. 13.—The governor's primary of 1940 is now a contest. Formal announcement of James Mel ville Broughton, of Raleigh, into the race made two declared and un ashamed aspirant •. Lieutenant Gov ernor Wilkins P. Horton was first in the lists. There was no element of surprise | whatever in the Broughton broadside, j except its exact timing. Hereabouts it had rather been expected that he would wait until after Santa had made his Christmas rounds, with an announcement on. say New Year's day. or perhaps even the day after Christmas. But as early as yesterday morning it began to be whispered around that he was about to come out in the open. The Raleigh lawyer took an en tirely different course from the only other previously announced candi date. Horton merely said he j will run and promised to issue a J statement of principles later in the i game. Broughton, on the other hand, : accompanied his with a six and a half page mimeographed “statement,” in which he covered a broad field of issues with somewhat more parti cularity than is generally observable in announcement statements. At the outset he declared he has no panaceas to offer, and near the end he repudiated any suggestion that he has made entangling alliances with factions of the party. There have been rumors that Ralph W. Mc- Donald will support Broughton this time on the promise (implied at least) that the favor will be returned in 1944. It is at these rumors that Broughton directed his fire and to which he filed a definite, emphatic denial. In between he talked of many i things, finances, taxes, labor, indus try, farm diversification, social ser- ; vices, crime conditions and educa- - tion among others. Here are some of the most pungent ! passages from his statement: Finances: "The budget is balanced. ... I will oppose any measure or ap- I propriation that will cause a deficit or in any wise impair the credit of the State.” Taxes: “Taxes in North Carolina are as high as the people can stand, i . . . The effort should be toward re duction and not increase.” Sales Tax: “. . . has been a source of much controversy. Even if it should for the present be deemed a necessity, there is the very general hope that it may ultimately be eli minated from our tax system. Ex emption . . should be continued; and if possible, extended to all food for home consumption.” Education: “I believe that normal ; inci'ease in revenues, together with certain economies that can be effect- , ed, will enable the next General As- ! sembly to increase teachers’ salaries 1 as well as to set up a just and ade quate teacher-retirement system.” Highway: “Every dollar of high way iunds is needed for highway and road maintenance and construction, j Our revenue situation is such that no diversion of highway funds will be likely made during the current biennium. This is gratifying and such policy ,should be continued in the ; future.” Conservation: “Receipts from fish ing and hunting licenses should be : wholly used for propagation of fish j and game. the work of the de- j partment (of Conservation and De- \ velopment) should not be restricted.” j Agriculture: “Effective aid to the farmer in his marketing problem can be tremendously increased if the marketing bill pending before Con gress is passed.. . . North Carolina farmers must of necessity plan for further diversification.” Crime and Law Enforcement: “We do not enjoy an enviable reputation in respect to crime statistics. These conditions must be improved. Fun damentally we must seek to remove those conditions which tend to breed and foster crime.” Labor: “Neither labor nor capital is proposing in this State any radical program We will attempt by leg islation, negotiation and arbitration to settle all labor differences in the North Carolina spirit of cooperation (Continued on Page Five) HENDERSON, N. C., WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 13, 1939 Seeks Governorship j *J| J. MELVILLE BROUGHTON foreigners j May Acquire Idle Ships | i Bailey Says United States May Sell Many Os Its Old Vessels to Warring Nations; Would Be Good Rid dance. Washington, Dee. 13.—(AP) Chairman Bailey. Democrat, North Carolina, of the Senate Commerce Committee. disclosed today that foreign purchases of a portion of the American merchant marine may help solve the problem cheated by the laying up of American ships un der the neutrality act. Bailey said he could see no ob jection to the sale to shipping inter ests in Canada and other nations of the older vessels, which have been made idle by the ban on American ships entering war zones in Euro pean waters. He explained he was informed that a number of such of fers had been received by ship own ers. “Because of the sinkings that have been taking place in sea warfare, there is going to be an increasing demand for tonnage,” | Bailey said. “I think we have a good chance, because of this demand, to get rid of some of the old ships, i which the government soon would j have had to take in any way un- ! der the terms of the merchant I marine act.” Bailev said he thought that pos sibly 50 of the 88 American flag ships affected by the neutrality act ; were in this latter classification, j In addition to sales. Bailey said, it j might be possible to transfer the j registry of non-subsidized ships to J other nations where such transfers ! would not be inimical to the in- ! terests of the United States. Britain Seeks To Bottle Up Mine Layers London, Dec. 13. —(AP) —The Bri tish air force tried out a new method of scotching the German mine men ace today. The air ministry announc ed “aerial security patrols” had been maintained throughout the night over mine laying and aircraft bases in Helgoland bight. Helgoland, an island in the North Sea, and its bight, or bay, are an im portant link in Germany’s naval de fenses.) Aviation sources said the British planes acted as “watchdogs” to pre j vent German mine laying planes I from taking off, the idea being to i nip mine laying at the source. Women And Children Included Among Those Believed Drowned or Frozen to Death Off Japanese Coast Tuesday. Wakkanai, Japan, Dec. 13. (AP) —More than 700 Rus sians, including’ women and children, were # missing today and believed dcjjwned or to death in tl»e wreck of the Russian steamer Indigirka on the treacherous coast of Hok kaido. a Japanese island. A Japanese ship arrived here with 395 survivors from the crowded Russian fishing service vessel, which went aground in a olizzard yesterday on the east coast oc Hok kaido. Survivors, most of whom were suffering from exposure, said the ship carried 1.100 persons, includ ing fishermen, their wives and chil dren. and a crew of 39. Survivors said the Indigirka sent out one SOS before huge waves smashed her radio room. The torm held possible rescue ships in port throughout yesterday. The survivors said they did not know the fate of their missing comrades. Tokyo. Dec. 13.—(AP)— Eighty seven persons were known to have died and between 200 and 500 were believed to be missing today in the sinking of the Russian steamer In digirka off the island of Hokkaido. The Japanese foreign office an nounced that a Japanese steamer j had rescued 390 of the Russian ves sel's passengers and crew. Reports as to the number still missing con flicted, however. The foreign office said the cause of the sinking was not known. Hokkaido is the northernmost of the main islands of Japan. The Indigirka. 2.690 tons, went down yesterday. High seas ham pered rescue operations. (Russian coastal steamers fre quently carry passenger lists out of normal proportion to their size. Lloyd’s shipping register shows the Indigirka originally was an Arner ican ship, built in Wisconsin.) Jobs And Pay Gain In N. C. Raleigh, Dec. 13. (AP) Forrest H. Shuford, com missioner of labor, reported to day that 974 concerns were employing 150.499 workers on November 15, an increase of 1.2 percent over the 148,682 they employed in October. Shuford said the workers were receiving a total of 52.- 451.399 a week in wages, 1.7 percent more than they drew in October, and that the weekly pay checks averaged 516.31, as compared with 516.24 in Octo ber. Japan Seeks Trade Treaty With Russia Tokyo, Dec. 13. —(AP) —Yakichiro Suma, Japanese foreign oifice spokes i man, confirmed today that Japan would open negotiations with Soviet ; Russia January 10 looking toward a trade treaty,'but said hopes stili were held for a new treaty with the United States. The present pact has been de nounced by the United States, effec tive January 26. Suma admitted that the Russian market "presently” was unsufficient to replace that of America, but said “if she cannot buy from one country, Japan should turn to another.” He contended that non-existence of I a trade treaty with the United States ■ would be harmful to both Japan and the United States, “materially and theoretically.” 9 Shopping ©AYS TILL Panama’s Guardian .* . i ill J f B Here is one of the 16-inch guns that form part of the defense system of the Panama Canal, with part of its crew of more than 30 men. The United States has installed a large number of these guns at strategic points on the isthmus, but their, location is a closely guarded secret. (Central Press) Expulsion Os Russia May Be Imminent Committee Report to League Implies That Course; Argentine Warns She Will Re sign Unless Soviets Are Ousted. Geneva, Dec, 13—(AP) —A 13- nation committee of the League of Nations adopted today a re solution condemning Russia as an aggressor, and containing an im plied demand that Russia be ousted from the League for in vading Finland. The resolution, which was then submitted to the League Assembly, which may act on it tonight, incorporated a report drawn up by a sub-committee “inviting” League members “to give Finland all possible aid.” Geneva, Dec. 13. —(AP) —A Lea gue sub-committee today unanimous ly adopted a report in which a de mand for Russia's expulsion from the League of Nations was implied, but not specifically stated. The report, adopted by the sub committee after hours of wrangling, named Russia an aggressor for her invasion of Finland, and “invited” all League members to give Finland all possible aid. In addition, it suggested that non member nations, such as the United States, might be asked to join in helping Finland if the League of Nations Council desires. The report now goes to a special 13-nation com mittee, considering the Russian-Fin nish conflict before being submitted to the League Assembly, and to the Council. Argentine led the way to a show down on the expulsion of Russia, with the threat that she would re sign if the Soviet Union remained a member. Rodolfe Frey re, Argen- I Continued nn Pr*:-* Five) Russian Envoy To Rome Returns Home Suddenly Rome, Dec. 13.—(AP)— Dip lomatic circles said tonight they had learned that the new Rus sian ambassador to Italy, Noco- Jai Gorelchin. left Rome sud denly yesterday for Moscow without presenting his creden tials. The Russian ambassador had been in Rome only fifteen days. Soviet Embassy attaches dis claimed all knowledge of a rea son for the sudden recall or PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. Force Os 1,500,000 Forming On Border For Knockout Drive Swedish War Chief Lieut.-Gen. Olof Gerhard Thoernell Named commander-in-chief of Swe den’s defense is Lieut.-Gen. Olof' Gerhard Thoernell, His promotion indicates the seriousness with which Sweden regards the threat of Rus sian invasion, for the post is cre ated, by law, only in event of wan or immediate threat of war. i (Central Press) Peele Urges East-W est Air Service Says Norfolk - Knox ville Route Across North Carolina Would Realize Cen tury-Old Dream of North Carolinians. Washington, Dec. 13. (AP) —Es- tablishment of an east-west air line service across North Carolina would bring to actuality a “century-old dream” of rapid transportation in those directions, Herbert Peele, editor of the Elizabeth City Advance, de clared - t a Civil Aeronautics Au thority hearing today. He supported an application by Pennsylvania Cen tral Air Lines for permission to es tablish a route from Norfolk, Va., to Knoxville, Tcnn., including several stops in North Carolina. Peele said North Carolina had been waiting for speedy east-west trans portation facilities ever since the rail way system was developed on a north south line basis through the State, instead of east-west, as originally planned. Another sentimental reason for es tablishing the air service, he said, was that the Wright brothers made their first flight near Elizabeth City nearly 36 years ago. MISSING SHIP OFF WILMINGTON HUNTED Norfolk, Va., Dec. 13. (AP) The coast guard cutter Sebago and planes from the Charleston, S. C„ coast guard station today were making a search at sea for the two-masted schooner Cen turion. which lost her propeller Monday afternoon about 220 miles off Cape Fear, N. C. when he might return. Since the start of the Rus sian-Finnish war there have been a series of demonstrations by fascists, mainly students, against Russia, and in favor of Finland. Despite the demonstra tions, there have been no offi cial indications that relations between Russia and Italy were strained, that the ambassador had been snubbed, or that Italy was directly aiding the Finns. 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS GOBY Irked b y Finland’s Resistance, Soviets Summon Army Near ly Equal to Entire Finnish Male Popula tion; 1,000 Planes Ready. Helsinki, Dec. 13.—(AP) —The Finnish Telegraph Agency cir culated a report today that Soviet Russia—irked by Finland’s resis tance—is massing 1,500,000 first line solders for a crushing blow. This array of manpower—nearly equal to the male population of Fin land, and perhaps double the num ber of men now engaged on both sides of the war—would be sup ported by 1,000 planes, the agency said. The major thrust, according to the agency, is expected in the Karelian isthmus, where Finns, entrenched in the line of fortifications called the Mannerheim line, have fought off red invaders since the war started 14 days ago. Word of the imminent broadening of the red campa : n followed close 13' upon a Fin osh communique yesterda3’ reporting that Finnish troops and planes had smashed a large scale offensive on the Kare lian isthmus, and eastern fronts. ‘“The enemy launched a powerful attack today along several sectors of the Karelian isthmus,” the com munique said. “Hard fighting took place all day, almost a constant series of attacks were repulsed. The enemy suffered tremendous losses. We destroyed many tanks and left hundreds of the fallen enemy lying before our positions.” Bremen Now Safe In German Harbor; New York Also In New York, Dec. 13. (AP) The North German Lloyd line of fices here said today the liner Bremen, which successfully ran the British blockade from Mur mansk, Russia, had docked safe ly in Bremerhaven. The line said the Bremen docked today at noon, German time, and that another liner, the New York, whose position was not definite ly known in this country, had reached Hamburg safely. The New York also had been at Murmansk. British Deny Cruiser Sunk Off Uruguay Buenos Ayres, Dec. 13. (AP) —British authorities said after exhaustive investigation today that a report that the British cruiser Achilles had been sunk by the German pocket battle ship Admiral Scheer was “just another rumor, as far as we are able to learn.” They added that their check up of all sources mentioned in connection with the report, had failed to produce any sort of confirmation. They hinted that reports of the ship’s loss orig inated in enemy quarters, and said similar reports had been “allowed to circulate’’ previous ly. Buenos Ayres, Argentine, Dec. 13. (AP)—British naval offi cials said today they were invesr tigating reports that the 7,030- ton British cruiser Achilles had been sunk in a battle with Ger many’s 10,000-ton pocket battle ship Admiral Scheer, hut had been unable to obtain any direct information. The report, which circulated here without confirmation, said the battle occurred off Uruguay’s east coast. The Achilles sailed from Montevideo December 9 after re-fueling. She had recently come to the Atlantic coast from a patrol assignment in the Pacific. Cd&ctfjwi FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Light rain on north coast; slightly cold in north and ex treme west portions tonight; Thursday fair, somewhat colder.
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