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HENDERSON, N. C., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 13, 1940
PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON
EXCEPT SUNDAY.
FIVE CENTS COPY
fin Claim
Re;? Attacks
Repulsed
Successful
Counter Attacks'5
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i . dispatches
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ainng the Manner
Nelt still .holds".
K,»>. 13.—i AP)—The
Cv-ii :• 'day that their
heavy Soviet at
i S.. r.a sector of the
• and also beaten
vaults northeast of
»nd in the Kuhmo
, : .(.■ Russians on the
t . i . : g Soviet ollen
ed on Page Three.)
Appropriation For
Defense Approved
, n.xeb. 13.—(AP>—rrcs
-< (.•!: >:gned today a bii!
>232.340.776 for na
and enforcement ol
•y policy.
y '.'. ill become immediate
:or expenditure before
Spruili Pays Fee
lo Flections Board
It.il'irh. Fob. 13.—(AP)—C.
UVl.i.-l Spruili of Windsor paid
i -■'•(> 'ft- to the state board of
-lions today and filed for the
dpmiH ratic nomination for state
• ::imiv>ii>ner of agriculture.
spruili niudr his formal an
t'iuik t incnt about two weeks
Kerr S'-ott. the incumbent.
:mpaiutnns for re-election.
Roosevelt To
Leave Soon
On Vacation
F ** b. i::.—(AD—
■ fit will ieave this
• m trip which may
'•uthern waters—
once reported
" :,rines.
;• • • -its have been
• ••I .-ecrecy. Tlie
v <> jId not discuss
been common
1 • "c.itive offices for
i' ■ e!t would not
i :d-winter vaca
i ine* of any of tho
nation.; have been
* i< an waters for
' It announced
mdet>ea craft had
■ Miami, Fla.. and
fi.iys later off Key
Agriculture Department
Outlines Farm Payments
F , 13. —(AP>—-The,
• nt told today
• ni • :,^:c- $225,000,000
• among tarmors:
' • th ihi? year's fed-;
1 ;t'.i program.
Mpriute'l last year,
d«-d among the basic
'»,000; corn. $48,000,-1
10 and rice $3,
.■■nc- will be used to
!ty payments and
ve.
: >«.*l aside fur each
dividid among coop
• ' t iest» rates:
p» r pound: corn. 5
wheat. If) cents a
'-••• 1.7 cuts per nun
After Rout of Red Army at Suomussalmi
Kussian gunners who fell in the carnage at Suomussalmi lie grotesquely stiffened in the snow. Tomb
like over them are the long barrels of guns they had manned. The Finns turned the captured cannon on
their would-be conquerers as they routed the Reds' 44th Division. (Central tress)
U. S. Navy High Command
Fears European War With
Threats To Neutrality
Nazi Ship Is
Scuttled Off
Brazil
Rio cie Janeiro. Feb. 13.—(AP)—
Rear Admiral Sir Henry Harwood
told the Associated Press today that
tiie crew of the German freighter
Wakama, after setting their ship u
firc yesteraay off the Brazilian
coast, had been taken aboard a Brit
ish cruiser.
Sir Henry, commander of British
forces in the south Atlantic, said in
an exclusive interview that ten offi
cers and 36 men of the Wakama's
crew had been picked up in life
boats by one of the British patrol
vesseis.
Sir Henry's flagship, the Hawk
ins. entered port here last night. The
cruisers Shropshire and Dorsetshire
yesterday were in the waters oil
Brazil where the Wakama was in
tercepted and tired by her own men.
Because she was considered a
menace to navigation the burning
Wakama was sunk. Sir Henry said,
by tiie cruiser that intercepted her.
He would not say which British
ship delivered the finishing stroke
but made it plain it was not the
Hawkins.
"1 didn't >ee the VVaki'ma burn
ing." tie said, "but 1 know she
burned and sank because of a com
munication which I received from
another cruiser.
"1 understand they finished her
off so that she would not menace
other shipping."
When asked if a British scout n:;
plane had been the lirst to spot the
richly laden 3,771-ton freighter
Sir Henry said:
"That is correct."
Investigate Death
Of Dunn Officer
Dunn, Feb. l.i:—(AP)—Fnneval
services were heid today for F.
Martin Underwood, 41. while fellow
officers pushed their investigation
of his death yesterday of injuries
sufferer! Sunday night when he and
another policemen were checking on
a disturbance in a N^gro cafe.
Numerous Negroe- have been
questioned, police said. At one time
32 were being held.
dredwc'ght.
The parity payments would be in
addition to $498,660,000 recommend
ed by President Roosevelt for soil
conservation payments. The House
approved agriculture department
supply bili now pending in the Semite
carries the chief executive's recom
mendation. The soil conservation
payment rate on the basic crops
would be:
Cotton. 1.6 cents a pound: corn. 10
cents a bushel: wheat. 9 cents a
bushel.
No funds were set aside for parity
payments on tobacco inasmuch, of
ficials explained, as the 1939 aver
age farm price of this crop was above
75 percent of parity, the price goal
of the farm program.
Britain Contracts
For Large Supply
Of Turk Tobacco
Istanbul. Feb. IS.— (AIM —
British representatives were re
ported today to have concluded a
contract for tho purchase of S4.
000.000 worth of Turkish tobac
co annually, with the possibility
of a further substantia! increase.
Aiming to capture Germany's
trade with Turkey, Britain yes
terday announced a new Turk
ish-British trade agreement
would po into affect February
19 increasing commerce between
the two nations wliL-h are linked
by a mutual assistance pact.
Tammanyite
Is Arrested
New York, Fob. 13.—(AP)—Turn- I
many district leader William Solo
man. accused by o witness in the
j Louis (Lepke) Buchalter labor j
! racket trial of accepting $1,500 as
i part of a payol'l' lor settlement of a
I bakery strike, was indicated today
I on charges of bribery and extortion. !
! Charles H. Mullens, assistant state j
comtroller. also was indicated on j
charge-; growing out of an invesliga
i tion into state ana city printing con
j vracts.
At the same time, District AlW- j
I ney Thomas K. Dewey's office el is- j
! closed that two officers of the Bur- '
! land Printing company h;<d be n in- 1
dieted in connection with their per
sonal state income taxes lor 19,57. j
The seven counts in the indict
ment against Solomon and Mullens :
j include three charging bribery, j
three charging acceptance of fees in ;
violation ol law and one charging1
extortion.
Solomon, an influential Tarn
j manyite, was mentioned yesterday i
in the current Lepke trial as the i
recipient of part of the strike settle
ment fund.
Chief of Naval Opera
tions Says Inter
national Situation
"Fraught With More
Possibilities" Than In
1914-1915.
Washington. Feb. 13.—CAP)—The
navy high command believes that
the possibility ol' a general European
war and uncertain conditions in the
Far East threaten to produce a
world conflagration.
Admiral Harold R. Stark, chief of
naval operations, told a House ap
propriations sub-committee in tes
timony made public today that the
international situation is "fraught
with more possibilities" affecting
the United States than in 1914 and
191").
"The ultimate aims and am- ]
bitions of Germany, Russia and
Italy cannot be definitely deter
mined nor can the public utterances 1
of their governments be accepted at
face value," Stark said.
"Such conditions render likely the !
possibilities of a general European j
war, and in conjunction with Far j
Eastern conditions they threaten a ]
world conflagration".
Representative Ditter, Republican, '
Pennsylvania, asked whether the
Navy's preparedness is greater than
in 1914-16.
"I think it is far better," Stark
said, "but I believe the international
setup to bo fraught with more pos
sibilities against us than was the
ease in the early stages of the World
War. This in turn tends to offset
our better preparedness."
Asserting that the Navy's request
(Continued on Page Three)
SAND LEADER AND
ACTRESS ARE WED
Hollywood, Feb. 13.—(AP;—Artie
Sliaw, the band leader, and Lana
Turner, glamorous young motion pic- !
tore actress were married today in
Las Vegas, Ncv., after an air elope- I
mcnt.
They were married at 4 a. m. by
a justice of the peace.
Averill Compares Platforms Of The
Candidates In Gubernatorial Mace
Daily Ihapulch f>ur<'iiu,
In the Sir Walter liot«*L
By litNKV AVfcKILL
(This is the first 01 two stories
in which the guebrnatorial plat
forms will be compared. The sec
ond will follow tomorrow.)
Raleigh. Feb. 13.—The half dozen
platforms upon which the six an
nounced candidates will endeavor to
[stand and to run have been built
out of pretty much the same political
timber, it is easy to say after placing
them all side by side and examin
ing them thoroughly.
Here and there are minor dif
ferences: but even the extreme "left"
of the lot. Tom Cooper, agrees quite
thoroughly with the extreme "right"
that teachers salaries should be i
raised "if and when, that there should •
be a retirement system for teachers:
and that there should be economy ;
in government.
Tom. of course. differs from Paul i
Grady in that he thinks each coun
ty should tend to its own business in,
the matter of legal liquor sales—
Prut thinks thorn c,i<->uld h° a stn*°
wide referendum. The other four
have kept a discreet silence.
Such differences as there are
should be apparent from a close com- <
parison of the six platforms, and for i
that reason your Raleigh reporter is
going to withdraw from the discus- !
sion and let the various candidates 1
speak lor themselves through the j
medium of direct quotations, where- <
ever possible, from their several ]
platforms. Cooper's, it should be re- .1
membcred, was not a formal written 1
document. He declared only for the )
Golden Rule in that way. His quiz 1
class, in which he let news men be i i
the interrogators while he did the | c
answer parts. ha> been taken as his j{
platform for the purpose of his 1
articles. jl
So here we cro. with the candidates |
speaking for themselves:
GOVERNOR HOEY r
EROUGHTON: "and this hith jc
record (offine, progressive govern- c
ment) has in every respect been t
maintained under the ereat leader- '
• h'•"> of Governor Hoey."
COOPER: Silent.
House Committee Cuts
Navy Appropriation;
Urges "Superior" Ships
"American Hitler" Jailed
| Allo w Money
For 24 New
Slash Totaling $128,
015,949 Is Largest
Yet Made By Appro
priations Committee
In Any Single Budget
Item.
Washington, Fob. 13-—(Al')—A
I $111 ,699,699 slash was made in
I-residcnt itoosevelt's budget for the
Navy today by a House eommittee
which recommended $966,772,87*5
and urg'jd that the nation build bat
tleships and cruisers "superior" to
those afloat.
The cut from the President's fig
ure ol $1,078,472,577 was the larg
est yet made by the appropriations
William Dudley Pelley, self-styled "American Hitler," i,s fingerprinted
in Washington police headquarters. After being questioned by the Dies
Committee, the Silver Shirt leader was jailed on request of North
Carolina authorities for violation of parole on a blue sky law conviction.
(Central I'reus)
Police Guard
Red Embassy
In Paris
Paris, Feb. 13.— (A?)—The for- |
e.'gn ministry announced today that i
a special police watch had been in- !
stalled over the Soviet embassy in j
Paris in disregard of its diplomatic j
inuinity because of its "relations" j
with the outlawed French commu- I
nist party. j
Authorities asserted that urveil- i
lance of the embassy in Paris wont;
no further than regulations already
imposed by Russia on the French !
embassy in Moscow.
Police raided the Soviet trade
bureau here last week and ran- j
sacked its files. The Soviet protest '
was rejected by the French govern
ment.
Posting of a guard around tho
embassy was declared to have "no
political significance".
NORWEGIAN SHIP IS
SUNK; CREW SAVED j
London, Feb. 13.—(AP)-—Reuters j
(British) dispatches from Oslo lodav
reported tho Norwegian moforship
Stetad. 4,114-tons. was sunk by a
mine or torpedo and her crew saved
Sunday.
Tho Sncstad was bound for I'hila- ;
delphia.
Wrx&Iwi
FOK NORTH CAROLINA'
Cloudy with rHTiisiofal rains
tonight anf! V-'ed'irsriav. slightly
".vari::-r in crnlral an'' south
east Kt-rtions (oniirht: somewhat
colrl- r Wednesday.
GRADY: "Under the leadership of
Democratic government from the day
)f Adcock to the present day yl Gov
:rnor Hoey our State has gone i'or
vard in its development."
GRAVELY: Silent.
HORTON: "1 shall continue to give
—to our distinguished and beloved
governor, the Honorable Clyde R.
ioey, unstintingly of my time and
upport in the State's program of
>ublic service."
MAXWELL: "It (the State) has '
lad—a long line whose exceptional
bilities and public services have
dded distinction to that office (the j
overnor bin)—a standard that has ,
ieen superbly maintained by the (
iresent governor." i
-n-'OVOMV AVD TAXES
BROUGHTON: "I will oono=e anv ■;
iea«ore or anpropriation that will f
aure a Hoficit or impair the credit
f the State. Taxes are as high as t
np^io can stand." j f
COOPER: No c»v>r*;<v mention ex- r
(Continued on Page Threfe.)
Britain Is
Expanding
Coast Patrols
London, Fob. 13.--(AP)—Great
Britain is expanding her nir and
naval coastal patrols suddenly and
swiftly to meet the menace of Ger
man sea warfare.
The Admiralty announced it was
recruiting 10,000 additional fisher
men for naval patrol duty in the
war against German mines. The air
force, with a big British plane con
struction program already in effect,
was disclosed to be bi:ving heavy
planes from ":.t least one other air
skilled neutral" besides the United
States.
fThis cautiously described nation
was believed to be Italy).
The Admiralty announced that
German action had sunk six ships
—three British and three neutral—
during the last week.
Indication of another British na
val success wa< given in an official
announcement giving the names of
«.ight German submarine officers
and men taken pri oners.
To Open iiids
On Road Jobs
Krilciuh. Fob. (AP)-- Thei
S'.'ilo Higbv/rW and Public WwIss!
Coiiimission will op'n bid-; February!
-7 <>u 17 ro:>d building projects to'
cost ;in estimated S!i."»2.')'l0.
Projccls included:
Ed'jeeoiubo coun'.y. grading. ron
es rte paving and structure;: on 2.'.)\
miles of U. S. highway 2'iii between I
Princcville ;md Scotland Neck
Duplin, surfacing ft IK mile* be
I'VTn Wavr'c county line and route|
Duplin-Pender, ",\ading. concrete
paving ;md structures on !.'• <>f a mile
nf U. S. 117 between Hock F'l.si: creek
and Hurgaw.
Hull Opposes Invocation
Of U. S. Neutrality Act
W'a hington. Feb. 13.- (AP)--Sec
cUiv Hull has expre.- sed state de
>artment disapproval of :i resolution;
') invoke the neutrality act in the
mdeclared Si no-Jo panose war.
Chairman Pittman of the Senate -
'oreign relations eomrri'ttee disclosed
his today, saying further that the
ommittee '"probably would consider
luHV opin:on us reflecting the ^tr*te
rpaitmmt views'' not only on the
rtr eastern conflict but plso as re- 1
ar;!s the undeclared war between
Li':--ia and Finland. '
Although Pittman declined to make I
>ie letter pubiic. he said it was rp- i
arent that Hull felt that the oence <
nd security "f the United States 1
•ere not directly involved in the un- '
vx-Iarcd conflicts and for that reason 1
recommendation Out the committee
said the fleet's needs could be "ade
quately met" with tne smaller sum.
Included in the measure was S1
000,000 to start work on a $3,000,
ooo project designed to develop the
tiny Pacific island of Guam as a
naval "lookout post". Guam im
provements were turned down by
Congress lust year after a heated
controversy involving questions of
foreign policy toward Japan.
In sending the Navy bill to the
House* floor the committee also cut
$16,316,230 from the amount of
i "contract authorizations" recom
mended in the budget. With such
authorizations the Navy may con
tract for work to be paid for later.
Thus the total decrease in the
! amount the Navy could spend or
! obligate in the fiscal year beginning
j July 1 amounted to $128,015,949.
While allowing money to start
work on 19 new combat ships and
live auxiliaries the committee cut
$7,750,000 from the sum recom
mended for two new battleships and
two cruisers.
Henderson Bonds
Sold at Raleigh
Raleigh, Feb. 13.—(AP)—The
Local Government Commission
sold 821,000 Town of Henderson
refunding bonds today to K. S.
Dickson and Co., of Charlotte
and Ralciirh at a premium of
$12.30. The first SI8.000 of ma
turities will bear 2.75 percent in
terest and the remainder 2.5 per
cent.
Britain Will
Aid Welles
London, M». 13.—(AP)- The Bri
tish govermivnl will welcome Under
Secretary Sumner Welles when he
comes as President Roosevelt's emis
sary, Prime Minister Chamberlain
lol l the Mouse of Commons today.
Chamberlain said the government
will be ready "to lake him fully into
their confidence with the object, of
assisting the President to form an
estimate of the present situation".
The prim" minister was replying to
a member's question.
Welles is to visit Rome, Paris, Ber
lin and London Jo gather informa
tion for the President.
lifl not »' vf>r invocation of the neu
trality act.
The Hull letter will be considered
kvhen a sub-committee takes up a
evolution by Senator Gillette, Dem
ocrat. Iov/a, to set in motion congre
iional machinery to olace )!•«» n""
rality act in operation in the Far
Eastern war.
IWeanwhile President Roosevelt
rvmnated Col. Philip K. Fleming
o be wage and hour administrator.
Counsel for house investigators of
he labor boaid raised the point thai
ederal law prohibits use of govern
nent money to influence Congre: s
ifter he had developed testimony
hat the labor board sanctioned
• -!*-ti/)n against cuts in its approp
iation.