North Carolina Newspapers

Henitersmt Haily Uispatrif ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. •EVENTH YEAR thk associated pressF HENDERSON, N. C., SATURDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 27. 1940 PCJbSUSHKD KVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. FIVE CENTS COPY ] ipan Must Protect U. S. Rights I as Claim \ ,lories At e of Huge ;.es of Trunks 01 her War Maie Kc ported Un-' aMy; Two Red i j ions May Be end Help. 27.-(.\P> -A • «ie?'eat northeast of the capture i>: nk* and other •v.* Finns was re :iiftieia? Finnish . • 'lie Russians. • 'v■ p^ !-> esciipe fmrv ! v.! vh Baron M:m ra!s had !od tlvitt. { •utred- of tanks, -aire "ait S'.'ns , Finnish reports in-; S jet dr is ions n.ight < :0 a crisis \va> ' . "'a;' !y i >i' the other ited by the guerilla tuc- | y the coIde>t winter the Finnish forces have ttaok after attack ;.i \ at Attojoki. near the tie" :;:>rth of the lake. ' - .-a the Russian troops ^ ... were the remnants ot i ...tereri by previous at- j Nt »rc!i Carolinarfs Book Judged Best V.Jan. 27.—(AP)—'The j V.'o'te. originally from j \ C . today was naired w:i women's national organizations in New c: the "best" book S" itherrter in 1939 or *' thevr. subject or phase of ern life. His boo': was "The Rock". Because of his v.v the organization's j » award went to the win- i nd merit. Hamilton Basso Orleans, for his "Days Be Shioments To * •" inns Speeded .j:,ti 27.—(AP)—The min . warfare announced special >teps had been •; i' government to insure • :y delivery to Finland of, >»ther countries—in lY.ited States—and to of such materials in the! :,;.nd control station. I • '»! these measures was < ri • ut a ministry spokes d that no suppliesi had been subject! >• .• nouncement was in- i tor reports that ship- • :• nr. had been delayed! State Is 12th In Lighting Ur Farms iV'.ily Dispatch Bureau, l i Thr Sir Walter Hotel. | Xortn Carolina i)■ i/.e.'i" stales of c.i on the n -mbei , central station affording to the ' r>-il number of i . power magazne <■ ■■■ iiat:on and rec authority. • twelfth in number! ;-uttis at the end of. • i'l'i. according to the ••». it is the only: ■ .ii or southeastern ' '• such rank. i •••' .ate at the en.:* I : in! Miber of elect ri- | < >':• ■> i 40.000, Mich- ! Calil'.rnia 124,500.' New York 100, • • to. Wisconsin 82, Iowa 61.000, ■•">" . lexas .>4.000 and ■■ -y,r»oo. lowed an increase) 'Mta la. customers of which in ti;s greater part ' i»« i;ual growth last ■''i on I'age Five) Byrd Opens Attack On Export-Import Capital Increase Virginia Senator Says Proposed $100,000, 0G0 increase in Incon sistent With Roose vell's Plan to Avoid Increasing Deb':. Washington. Jail. 1~.— (AP) - Sen ator Byrd. Democrat. Virginia, opeit i». .1 luw i.no of attack today «>n a $l!tr..'.ohh increase in tho Export-Import bank's capitalization, .tni'-iifi u inconsistent with I'resi- i dtnt Roosevelt's plan to avoic1 in- ! creasing lite limit on the national debt. Legislation approved by the Sen ate banking committee woal I au •hor/e tho <ncvea e to ma it? possble In- ns to F.nkad and other conn tries. | By d aid t! a*, although he lav ;rt-d i i loan to the F'/ms !'ov the purchase I of r:on-miIitury ?'applies he doubted the wisdom of r.ta ;ing loans l .-r othei ! purposes. Mr. Roosevelt has told Congress! that by the return t f this capital p'i • a reduction i!i the treasury's working 1 balance and the enactment >i $460.- , nOO.'HK: in additional taxes tho debt e -id jo kept under the present $45. 000.000.000 limitation ior the nt\i ; year. In approv ing the legislation to raise I the Export-Import Bank's capitalize- j tioit tite committee put a limit of S30.-j - 000.000 to any one borrower.. Sncv Fin.aad already has obtained | i a SI0.000.000 credit from the bank itj I c >uld get only S20,000.000 more leav-{' aig SBO.OUO.OOO Oi the proposed in- j crease available for other transac- j tions. New American Ship Launched • Kcrny. N. J.. Jan. 27.—(AP)—The Sea Fox. first of a new group of si>? ships be ng built for the United States Maritime Commission, by the Fed eral Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, was launched today. Mrs. Josiah W. Bailey, wife of Sen ator Bailey. Democrat. North Caro lina. chairman ol the Senate com merce committee, was sponsor of the cargo ship, a 402-foot steam-propell ed vessel with, a normal cruising speed of 1G and one-half knots. ! New Law To Aid Probe Witnesses By CHARLES P STEWART } Central Press Columnist Washington. Jan. 27.—The first | new law enacted al the current scs- | J sion <>t congress, and signed the other j j day by President Roosevelt, purport- ! ( ed to be for the protection of wit-j nesses before congressional commit- j, tees. . i | A lot of such witnesses undoubt- j , edly do need protection, but that this law will afford it to them is ques tionable. Before an ordinary court (the re gularly judicial type of tribunal) A | witness ha:; certain rights. There arc , , queries that he can't be forced to an- i; swer. He can't be bullyragged and ! browbeaten. The judge won't permit j , it. Various "rules ol evidence" are i observed. No rules prevail at a congressional | inquisition. Probably public opinion I j would balk at allowing a committee {( of investigators to torture a witnes* i | physically to extract information I from him. but some of them don't :;'op far shoit ol that. They certainly! do torture an occasional victim men tally. They iiterally put a recalcitrant! witness in jail now and then for con-1 tempt of congressional authority. | Won't Curb Probers. j .Vow. if this new law were designed i'> curb the congressional investiga- j tors, it would be all right, from the | witnesses' standpoint. But that isn't j Continued on Page Five» IxJ&aih&i FOR .NORTH CAROLINA. Fair and continued cold to night; Sunday fair with slowly rising temperatures. OITLOOK FOR THE WEEK. Fair except rain during middle of period. Warmer Monday and Tuesday. Near normal tempera tures remainder of wee.. Edison's New Aide * Lewis Compton Lewis Compton, of New Jersey, ap pointed assistant secretary of the navy, has been a special assistant to the Secretary for some time and was moved up on personal recom mendation of Edison, himself Churchill Belittles ^azi Power Says Germany of 19 14-1918 Was "Strong er Enemy"; Says Ger man Imports De cisively Curtailed, England's Increasing Daily. Manchester. England. Tan. 22.— AP)—Winston Churchill, first lord t the Admiralty, today character ed the Germany of 1914-1918 a stronger enemy" than the Nazi lermany of today. In a speech in Free Trade Hall, Ihurchill said he doubled the abil y of the Germany of today to with tand the reverses as did the Kai er's people in the last war. "I always hesitate to say any hing that tends to under-rate the orinidabJc character of the foe we save to fight," he said. "Vet I can lot rid my mind of the thought ha' the imperial Germany of 1914 918 was a stronger enemy than the Jermany of today." Churchill snid he had no idea of vhat the war would cost but that 'ranee and England could outlast Germany. The first lord of the Admiralty predicted victory Cor the Allies and i peace of "truer progress" and 'broader justice". Churchill said that half of Ger many's U-boats had been destroyed ind new building had "Mien far ihort of what we originally esti n;ited." The menace of mines, he said, vas being controlled and German p--v.it dec,; i«. curtailed and ex joits virtually cut off. On the oth >r h"n !. he declorcd England's im jorts and exports are increasing teadily. Governor Hoey Plans To Return Home Tomorrow Ral»ich. Jan. 27.— (AP) — Oovrnor Hocv plans to return to the executive mansion here tomorrow from Duke hospital in Durham where he lias been recuperating following: a hernia o petition. his secretary, Robert L. Thompson, said today. The chief executive was feel inar mueh better today, Thomp son said, and had been able to walk around some in the hos pital. However, the governor wiH have no visitors for "some time", and probably will not return to this office in the capital fur about a week. Captain And Crew Members Tell of Cap ture of Freighter by i Pocket Battleship j And of German Prize Crew. Baltimore, Jan. 27.—(AP) — The j freighter City <>! Flint, rusty <md ice- | ilic«\t'a, pulled into an American *111 ehoragf for the first time in lour months today, writing finis i-> ii. t range odys.;ry ol inlet national ad- j venture. '.• re.jh the lips of tiif :.hip's . kipper, | Capl. .Joseph A. Gainaru, any 11 j doughty crew 01 41 came iigain the 1 . 1.1 tne Kiint'.i capture Ly .1 Jrr-' man man-o'-war and an enforce voyage with a German pi i/.- ere,-. 1 Murmansk and final release oil th coast of Norway. ine retelling wa> none ti.e less, dramatic. Gainard smiied broadly as he praised the "splendid behav ior of my crew." On Oetobcr 3 tne Flint ",rf? New York on its historic voyage that was; to involve four countries in inter-; change of diplomatic community-1 liens. Cn Oclobcr the German; pocket battleship Deutschland cap tured her and then put a prize crew i aboard. "There were 18 Germans all told, commanded by a young Lieutenant j Pulshbach", said Chiel Engineer Wil liam ti. Logan. "They were armed with pistols, daggers and hand grenades. They made us understand they were taking charge—and didn ; leave us in any doubt." Gainard said hi cautioned '.is (Continued on Page Five) Bitter Cold In Carolina Breaks j All Time Records (By The Associated Press.) Carolinians continued to shiver today after a night in which the mercury dropped below the zero mark in many places to set new low rccords. The bitter cold smashed rec ords for intensity and duration and forecasts could promise only j slowly rising temperatures to morrow. Fair and continued cold | was predicted tonight. The cold wave struck the heart of the usually moderate Pied mont again when the mercury hit seven below at Greensboro, three below at Salisbury, three j below at Charlotte. In the western section where temperatures hit all time lows yesterday. Franklin reported 1 degrees below zero and atop Mt. I Mitchell the reading was 1(> be low zero. Asheviile reported three above zero and the French Broad river was frozen over at Brevard for the first time since 1018. The cold also permeated the east-central and coastal sections of the state. Durham reported one above zero and Raleigh with a low reading of seven above had the coldest night since 1921. On the coast the murcury dropped noticeably with rcad j ings of 11 above at Wilmington i and 1!) above at Cape Hatteras. Other low readings in North Carolina include: Rocky Mount 5, Faycttevi'lc 8, Stale's Teachers Average three And Two-Thirds Years Of College Preparation Daily Dispatch HiireaU. I»• ♦!»«» Sir Walt.':- IIjUcI. By HENRY AVERILL. i Raleigh, Jan. 27.—North Caro lina's average school teacher lias had three and two-thirds years' college training—in other words practically all the State's teachers are college graduates with but a j few of lesser training. Five years ago, the average teach er training was just short o!' three years college work, then years ago it was barely above two years, and as recently as fifteen yems ago the average Tar Heel teacher had only one year in college to his credit. These figures, released in the most recent number of State School Facts, published by the Department I of Public Instruction, are for all ■ teachers, while and colored. Teach ers of both rac«?x h ive shown re 1 nrarkable advances in training dur * A Most Dastardly Trick" Central Press Plioncplioio Seemingly from nowhere this Soviet flap, bearing Communist hammer and sickle. was unfurled while John L. Lewis, CIO chieftain, was address ing the United .Mine Workers golden jubilee convention in Columbus, Ohio. Lewis inter called it a "most cowardly, reprehensible and d»s tarulj tin:. hiijjij miners seized photographers and smashed camera uialcs- but this one was saved. Morris Would Back Wheeler If Nominee South's Loss From Cold Is In Millions New Orleans, Jan. 27.—(AP) Shivering Southerners gaily greetin a record snowstorm, but weary c it all after four days costly to busi ntss and c.'ops were cheered toda by promi-es of slowly moderatin weather i:i a cotton country unuc customed and unprepared for scvei cold wave-;. Hampered fur: her by ice-glaze slnets and highways the Sout struggled i-ick loward normalcy wit its los es running into millions ( doll; rx. No one would make est mates, but il was agreed that dam agrs Id proprrty, highways. vogc table;; and crops would run high The n:itii>n. whipped by frigi bias':: from toe "ovviic- to the A1 lanli" '•'•-"4! o.anted it.; two weel deat wee! lajilic coast, count. _ death hiii .-t including 105 t!i ittributaMc In t!,r' weather. The Kcd Crf'T and i-*;-lai reli< •••gene (••; carried iucl and food 1 thousands of homes. V; teran riv>r mi n said they ha never mvii anything like the ice Not which liad blocked to" Mississip; nfJie Vicksburg. Mis: ■■;'d and sonic expected 'I ice to ;<!> intact all the way to th (luU ..I P.Tcxi'o. i fat!-jiiUted to the went Ik include:1': N'-r'h Carolina, three. •iV( r ing the past dccade and hflf. bu the progress of the Negro teacher has been even more reniarkabl than that ol' the whites. For th school year 1923-24 the averag training of all Negro teachers wa leis than high school graduatior For 1938-39 this average had risei to three and one-third years of col lege work. In the same period training o white tenchers advanced, on th average, from Fomething like on -in<! one-third years of college train ing to three and four-fifth years col lege work. School Facts assigned numerics values to the training as follows 190 fur one yo«ir high school. 20 ''.iv two years i'ligh school. 300 fo thier years and 400 for high schor gr::dui:tes. 500. 600. 700 and 80 (Continued on Page Five) I Nebraskan, Advocate Of Third i erm, Says Wheeler Is "Fully Qualified"; Adams "Very Strong" For Candidate From South. 3 ! j- Washington, Jan. 27.—(AP)— _ I Senator Norris of Nebraska. Indc Y! nendcnt ally of President Roosevelt. ' said today that he would support 1'| Senator Wheel' r. Democrat. Mon c I tana, lor the presidency if Wheeler I obtained the Democratic nomina d I tion. The 7fl-year-old Nchn-kan has I advocated a third term ior Mr. ! | Roosevelt repeatedly. "If Roosevelt is not the Demoera1 "j candidate and Wheeler is I wi'l "! support Wheeler. I think he ha " | made a wonderful record in the . Senate and is fully qualified to be | president." ~ I Tn addition to Norris' declaration Senator Adam®. Democrat Colorado. k said today that Wheeler would have "a substantial vote when 'he Demo crat convention meets.'' ° Senator Adams also emphasized that he was "very strong" for Sena tor Byrnes, Democrat. Sooth f'aro s. Una. for the Democrat presidential >' ->otrijpa1.i'iri ;tnrl added: •j "I think the time has come to qui' 0 blacklisting candidates because they e: come from the south. That applies to Byrnes and Harrison (Senator i' Harrison of Mississippi) Vice-Pres ident Garner, and some others. "It would be far better to elect a man from South Carolina or some ' other southern state than to lose | an election with one from some | other state." British Reply To Japan Not j Satisfactory ? i ' ij Tokyo. Jan. 27—(AP)—The Jap s j nee foreign office tonight indi ..! :ated that Britain's reply to Japan's 1 rotest against seizure of 21 Ger - -nans from the liner Asama Maru •\as unsatisfactory. f A communique issued alter a two j hour conference between the foreign ; minister and British ambassador, in - which the reply was delivered, said - ' the foreign minister "demanded re ; consideration" of points contained 1 in the reply. Both Japanese and Eritish sources ) said the meeting had produced no [• agreement of views but con ! versations will be continued. ) A British cri,: to - : iiians off Ihe liner last Saturday v. 3;} ii'iifei oi j This Price Set For New Trade Pad Expiration of Treaty Leaves United States Free to Bring Economic Pressure on Japan; U. S. Inclined To "Sit Tight". Washington. Jan. 22.—f Al')—Kr !)"'•! lor American rights is the i-ii'-i- Japan must pay, officials here suv, ii ; he w;i tils ;i nc.v treaty guaranteeing her trade against dis criminatory treatment by the United States. The Japanese-American commcr f'al treaty of 1911 which pledged both countries not to discriminate against the trade of each other ex pired last night. Expiration of the pact leaves President Roosevelt free to raise duties on Japanese imports if ho finds that Japan is discriminating against the United States, to impose a complete embargo on Japanese imports if the discrimination con tinues. to impose special harbor charge.; or other duties. The termination of the treaty leaves Congress free also to author ize additional action against the Tokyo government such as an em bargo. United States officials are in clined. however, to "sit tight"' for the time being and let Japan make the first move. Although the treaty's expiration brought no comment from them they had said previously that Ja pan could have what she wanted if Japan gave the United States what she wanted—complete respect for United States rights'. South African Peace Move Voted Down Capetown, Union of South Africa, J;in. 27.—CAP)—The House of As sembly today voted down 81 to 59 a resolution offered by former Prime Minister General J. B. M. Hcrtzog calling for restoration of peace between Germany and the Union' of South Africa. The vote of the House, lower chamber of the Union parliament, showed there had been little weak ening of the large minority which went on record last September 5 as opposing a declaration of war. The House at that time voted SO to 66 against Hertzog's anti-war >tand and the next day he resigned. StateHighways Open After Heavy Snow Kalrigh, Jan. 27.— (Al'j State highways arc in "excellent sh;ipr" except in counties along the north ern border where this week's snow fell heaviest, W. Vance Baise said today. "The roads in the border counties are ice coated but can be travelled with reasonable care," Baise said. '•From Halifax county west on the Virginia border the highways are not? in as excellent shape as we would like to have them, but they arc in as good condition as we can get them under the circumstances." He .nLiia the counties in the north experienced the worst snow the state; has had and ice on the highway^ ranged from one-half to three inches in thickness. Three Carteret Escapees Caught Beaufort. N. C\. Jan. 27 —(AP)— Sheriff C. G. Holland reported to day that Charles FiUingamc, 13, Waddi'll Fillingamc, 21. and Harvey Fillingame, 23. who escaped from the Carteret jail Tuesday night were "•■ntmed in Waycross, Ga. yester day. They are charged with murder in connection with the road house tieutl: oi Charles Adams. 25-year old JMoreheud City fisherman, 1:t Deembei Holland •said there were 1:; other charge against them.