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Ulenitersmt 9 atln 0ispntd| ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. - \ -KVKNTH YEAR HENDERSON, N. C„ WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 14, 1940 &cESR3V5gIIRSOON FIVE CENTS COPY I Japs Urge Chiang To Surrender finiand Admits Reverses k Mannerheim Battle; Makes New Appeal For Aid \rmy Com rr;t;7 \ : " 0 iair.~5 R'JS . Befor< pcr-.-trai-n §f Beyon< Dosfcs; Brit pin to A»d. :♦ -i AP>—Finlan : • >i.iy that "a fn n>" of the Manner Ion to the Re itving 14-dav bat • n isthmus whic x - > d t<» the Worl - _ vitai. i fresh appeal fu ■ i"•:;-1 the Soviet mil S.oiui<"i. I oh. It.—(AD — save her citizens pi; permission tn volunteer tu tu.'t ii-r Finland against Russia. liuvia's ambassador sat in th- diplomatic gallery as the uncii'i --f'-rrtary for home af lai: - : renounced the decision in the U»!i.«e ot Commons. M:e government action re? uLrize- the enlistment of Brit Ui: xolunteers for the Finnish tor. • uhi.-h has been under w.i- mi a considerable scale for ?t»me time. Britain's attitude is that no u.<i -train on British-Russian n >l-ould result from the i-niiNim^nt -auction since the it t t r.ion says that she is war against Finland, only t!n- "white Finns". \It vow recognized a "poo pi>\ government" set up near th»> border at the opening of the war. riiuu>ands from all walks of !;!;• were said to be offering thti! services to the Finnish re .uiitiiis bureau although no or .41 - fl uroup is known to have d^mrted for Finland yrt. \ -rr.all group of 500 "blue tnbon" lighting men with miii t.ir\ experience were reported i> i»e getting special training service against Russia. :.c. a Finnish com muni iared. however, that th< - -,td been repulsed bel'on _ beyond advanced posts .i.' tanks. crawling acros ' • Lak" Ladoga, wen by artillery tire arid 1 :>i«rt <>t "many hundreds' •v over inland. wer • he Finns said. > communique earl; d c; pture of 23 mor lino fortification* • of SI the Russian have taken within : restricted advance cos . thou>ands of dead an< " and other equip r 'h:- declared in describ i; ":ng. * t Lalce Ladoga all Sov -pre reported repulse) : o'th imr Soviet bat i t" have boon annihi • f ral Soviet position n advance which tool front positions wa !'i<- it reached "ou •?her back" the corn .vticl. Nazis Declare Position On Safety Zone 14.—(AP)—The Gei '■'it declared today thi can neutrality "safet succeed "only if th i and French stand • i i!:,cntaliy revised". n view was stated in 'A 'o a protest sent by th neutrality co^.fcrcnc • . fr-v rj iys after th ft battleship Admir; ^ K<x\ in an all-day bal •e British warships ju; ■^ iuyan coast. ' t: government in its not ' "could anticipate sue 'iter pursuance of the sc • plan "only if the allit ci anged". •*' tain in her reply to th January 15 rejected th /one as "ineffective" an ' ■' belligerent rights in tli extends roughly for 3C 'ho coast of the America i acceptance would depen the area would not al ist sanctuary for Germa £100,000 Windfall Central Press Photiephoto Mother of two small children, Mrs. Aileen^Franco, whose husband is a WPA Vt>rker in Oakland, Cal., finds her future no longer troubled by financial worries. The Francos were dumfounded when they were willed $100,000 by her father, whom they had never considered rich. German Jews Routed From Their Homes Derlin. Feb. 14.—(AP)—Upward; of TOO Jews, routed fr>m iheii homes in Stettin on six and onc-hal hours notice lor mass removal, wen on trairs today, presumably headec for Poland although the exact desti nation was not known. The sudden removal order in > eluded virtually every in the ■ Baltic town, only the sick anc ; feeble aged being exempted. ' At 7:30 p. m. Monday elite guard; • and Storm Troopers began visiting • the homes of Jews, telling them ti ^ b^ ready to leave by 2 a. in. The Storm Troopers took, inven r tories of property in the homes anc , advised the Jews to prepare fina hot meals because they probablj would not get warm food lor son" , time. They were permitted to pact only a few necessities. Pleas for more time to conclude I their affairs went unheaded. Som< were told their homes in Steltir would be needed by German sol diers. ' Nazi Airmen j Keep Blockade From Shores London. !•'«:!>. 14.—iAI')—Britain'! I First lord <>l tin- Admiralty, Winstoi : Churchill, indicated in the Hons* . of Coni.iihim.- today that Germany'! ' «'ir power was keeping the Britisl blockade at a distance from Ger man shores. Answering a question as t< whether the naval patrol was effi | cient. Churchill said: ■'I think no one would cxpect u: "j to be able to maintain a close patro or a close blockade of the Gcrmai Y coast having regard to the enormou e development of shore base aircraf " sine* the late war." Churchill said that Britain wa a working to 'increase her protectioi c of trawlers c Coi. Josla.'i Wedgwood, Laboritc p asked Churchill whether he wotili 'I consider refusing to send ships t< - rescue German airmen brough t down on the seas after "murderinj unarmed seamen'*. e. Churchill replied amid cheers tha - "the ordinary instincts of humanit; -j require rescue from the sea o s drowning men or castaways shoul< , they be observed by His Majesty' e ships in the course of their duties' d GALES PREDICTED. e 0 Washington. Feb. 14. — (AP) >. Wind- reaching gale force were pre d dieted today by the weather burea - I'M- Darts of the New England an n Virginia-North Carolina seacoas areas. Marketing Of Cotton Sets Record i January Was One of Best Months In Re cent Years, Govern ment Reports Dis close; War Conditions Credited. j Washington, Feb. 14.—(AP)— Covernment reports disclosed today ! that January was one of the best j marketing months for American cot ton in recent years. A total of 1,756,771 bales moved ; into export markets and into domes j ♦ic consumption channels. This I volume compared with 1,459,415 j bales in December and 8K7,64S in | January ol last year. Exports amounted to 1,026.628 j bales or the largest monthly total ! since November, 1935. while domes i tic consumption totaled 730.143 bales ! or the largest monthly total since 1 March. 1937. Exports during the six months i ending January 31 were reported by the census bureau at 4.161.043 bales compared with 2.191.881 b.iles in the ! corresponding period a year ago. Agriculture department officials 1 said factors contributing to the in creased foreign sales and domestic consumption included conditions arising out of the war, the govern ment export subsidy program and a i shortage of reserve stocks in Euro pean countries. ONE KILLED, FOUR HURT IN ACCIDENT ■ i Goldsboro, Feb. 14.—(AP)—Leon ard Jones, 30, a farmer of near Mt. t Olive, was killed and lour other per 1; sons injured in an automobile ac ! cident last night jusl across the Dup 1 Jin county line. The injured were Mrs. Jones, 30; ' ; Amy Garner, 54; Leonard Jones, Jr., i and Ray Beaver. Investigating officers said a car oc I cupicd by the Jones' and another in which Garner and Beaver were rid ing, collided. Finns Charge Reds With Use Of Gas London, Feb. 14.—(AP)—Reuters (British news agency) reported to day in a Helsinki dispatch that a Finnish note to foreign powers charged the Russian army with us ing gas and explosive bullets, shield ing troops behind prisoners and civilians, and with misuse of the white flag. I The note, Reuters said, charged the (Soviet forces had "gravely broken" (the fundamental rules of warfare. "Barbaric examples" cited, accord i ing to the news agency, including ! tho bombing of churches and hospi 1 jt<llS' — STORM DOES DAMAGE IN MT. AIRY SECTION , Mt. Airy. Feb. 14.—(AP)—A high . northeast wind swept this area to day unroofing houses. uprooting ; trees, blowing down sign boards, I 1 and causing considerable other i j damage. ; Averill Compares Platforms Of The | ij Candidates In Gubernatorial Race > I Daily Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Walter HoteL By HENRY AVERILL (This is the second of two articles comparing the platforms ' of the six announced candidates ; I for govei'nor.) Raleigh, Feb. 14.—On the matter of diversion of highway funds, as on the subjects discussed in the previous article comparing placforms of the j l six announced candidates for gov j j ernor, there is practical unanimity t among the group. ' Wilmington's Tom Cooper alone i Nominated for Best Performance "Oscars" Gold trophies, known to the movie industry as "Oscars," will be awarded to the actor and actress selected from this group as having given the best performance during the past year. The eligibles were named by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Some 12,000 persons in the industry will choose the -winners. The performers are listed with the shows on which they will be judged. Left to right, top, Greer Garson ("Goodbye. Mr. Chips"), Clark Gable ("Gone with the Wind"), Vivien Lei^h ("Gone with the Wind"), Greta Garho ("Xinotchka"), Laurence Olivier ("Wuthering Heights"). Lower, Robert Doriat ("Goodbye, Mr. Chips"), Mickey Ilooney ("Babes in Arms"), James Stewart ("Mr. Smith Goes to Wash ington"), Bette Davis ("Dark Victory") and Irene Dunne ("Love Affair"). House Committee Approves $666,000^000 Navy Program Pendergast Forces Lose Kansas City. Fcd. 14.—(AP)—The Pendergaft Democratic machine was beaten two-to-one on the only measure it backed in a charter amendment election but many com petent observers said today it was only playing possum. Reform votes carried a proposal to cut terms of electea city ol'iicials— including the Pendergast controlled council—from lour years to two. This ends present terms in April. There will be an election in April to name new officials. Loans Denied To Companies Under Labor Complaints Washington. Feb. 14.—(AP)—J. i Warren Madden. chairman of fho 1 labor board, disclosed today t'v<t IHr board had an arrangement with tho RFC whereby it recommend^ <ha' loan disbursements hp withheld from companies against which the board issued Wagn*»r act complaints. The chairman told a House inves tigating committee *hat the arrange ment hnd been worked out 1«t t fall after RFC had broached the subject. He presented a letter from Nathan Witt, labor board secretary, in George R- Cook^ey, secretary of Hie Reconstruction Finance Corporation, i confirming an understanding which j Witt said had b^en reached last I August 2 at a conference. (jJoathsA FOR NORTH CAROLINA Fair, coldrr in east and cen tral portions; freezing: to the coast tonight: Thursday fair, slowly rising temperature in th<? interior. had nothing definite to say about diversion and that was probably be cause the news men to whom he out lined his platform verbally did not ask him about it. Here is a continuation of the plat form comparisons: DIVERSION BROUGHTON: Every dollar of 'highway funds is needed for high way and road maintenance and con struction. Our revenue situation is isuch that no diversion of highway ! funds will likely be made during the current biennium. This is grati Expansion Program Would Permit Navy To Construct 21 Ad ditional Combat Ships And 22 Auxiliary Vessels. Washington, feb. 14.—(AP)—The House naval committee gave final unanimous approval of a two-year $65o,000,000 fleet expansion pro gram today, less than 24 hours after another House committee slashed $111,699,699 from President Roose velt's budget for the Navy. The expansion program, speed i ca.uy approved by the President, would permit the Navy to construct 21 additional conibal ships and 22 auxiliary vessels in the next two years. Before taking final action on the program the committee received a letter from Secretary Kdison assert ing the Navy would have prefcred the original three-year $1,300,000, '•'.XI expansion it recommended "be cause it would permit better plan ning and because of the deterrent effects of such a program presented to the world af this lime.'' Chairman Vinson said, however, 'h? t-Miin ittee was .atisfiod its plan would aiJow all the building the Navy could handle in f.!,n ensuing 'wo years without additional facili ties. The Senate foreign relations com mittee postponed formal considera tion on proposals to embargo ex port:; to Japan but Chairman Pitt man predicted thai his committee eventually would approve an em bargo resolution. TANKER SINKS. London. F<'h. M.—(AP)--The sink ing of ihr British tanker Gretafield, 10,19] tons, off the northern coast of Scotland was reported toaay . Twenty-eight of Ihe crew were re scued by trawlers, 13 others were! reported missing. i'ying, and such policy should be con tinued in the future." Cooper: Silent. GRADY: "This problem (diver sion) should be settled definitely and. permanently against any diversion of funds collected for a specific pur pose." GRAVELY: "Taxes paid for the construction and improvement of highways, less the necessary cost of collection, must be used for that purpose only. If there is a surplus of highway funds over and above (Continued on Page Three.) Storm Grips Eastern U. S. (By The Associated Press.) A St. Valentine Day storm, swej i by gale-like winds, tightened wir ! ter's grip on most of the east tc , day as rain, .sleet and snow brough , reports of "wor^t conditions of th | year" from many communities. I In New York City scores of pet I sons were injured in falls on icc ! coated streets. S Storm warnings were hoiste I from Delaware Breakwater to Boj j ton and the weather bureau rc ! ported gale winds off the coast. Snow fell from southern Nc England to Washington, D. C., whil Pittsburgh reported the heavies snow fall in .'58 years. 15 inc»K deep in the downtown area. Wish way and air traffic was cripple throughout western Pcnnsylvani and hundreds of automobiles wer marooned. Cleveland reported the heavie: snow of the winter, ten inches deej with hundreds of automobiles a ban tl'Hied on the icy hills of Cincinnal Roosevelt Leaves On Vacation 1 ri j Washington, Fob. 11. —-f) President Roosevelt forsook th j now squalls and political .storms <j Washington today for a sou then vacation cruise. He headed southward with plan to be away for about ten days bu otherwise there was no disclosure <; details. Off Pensacola, Capt. H. A Badt, of the cruiser Tuscaloosa, de dined to comment on reports tha his ship or the nearby destroyer Land and Jouctt were on hand t take Mr. Roosevelt on a fish in trip. BRITISH FREIGHTER REPORTED TORPEDOEI New York, Fch. 14.—(API—Th. 12.306-ton British freighter Sultai Star reported by wireless 'oday tha !-ho was torpedoed ?30 mile:- -ontt west of Land's End, England, an that the crcw was abandoning ship The Sultan Star's radio operato gave notice that he was going over side eight minutes after the S.O.S. PAYROLLS LOWER DURING JANUARY Raleigh, Feb. 14.—(AP)—For re: H. Shuford. commissioner of labo reported today 905 concerns employ ed 2.1 percent less workers and ha payrolls 4.6 percent less in the wee ending January 15 as compared wit a similar week in December. Shuford said the firms has 137.»3 employees and payrolls of S2.154.37 for the January week. The sam ffronn reoorted 140.834 uorl'ers an a weekly payroll of $2,257,437 in De cc-mber. I Resistance i Is Useless, They State Japanese Army Issues Proclamation Saying "Sufficient Areas" Won; Wang Ching Wei Forming New Government. Hongkong. 1VI>. 1 i. (AIM The Japanese army tonight issued a pro clamation thai il now had won "suf I lieient areas" in China for estab lishment of the new order in east I Asia and urging Ciencralissimo I Chiang Kai-Shek to surrender. Further Chinese resistance is "use less," said the proclamation issued i by Japan's south China command and address'd to General Chiang and j his government. The recent Japanese campaign in the south has brought the new situa tion about, the proclamation stated. "Supply routes to Chungking (the Chinese capital) have been cut and rapid progress is being made in for mation (f[ a new central government in China under Wang Chiang-Wei", the proclamation sa:d. "Therefore in the future we will not expand our operations but will await your of fensive. In case you adopt this latter . plan we will resort to necessary tactics and add more pages to the war annals of of the world." Wang Ching-Wei, former Chinese premier, is establishing a new cen tral government in cooperation with Tokyo and in opposition to the Chungking regime. In messages to Chiang and other Chinese generals the Japanese com mand added that 50,000 Chinese had deserted or been captured and asked ~ careful consideration "whether you should add to the depletion of your fighting forces or seek peace". Murderer Is Given Stay "I Raleigh, Feb. 14.—(AP;— Paroles Commissioner Edwin ''Jill an c nounced today that Sheprose Hol land. sentenced in Duplin county to " , be executed for the insurance mur der of his stepson, would receive .; a (50-day reprieve so that further in vestigation of the case may be made. There was no announcement con cerning the fate of Nathanial Bryant and William Young, Moke county v Negroes sentenced for the double crimes of n"nd'T and biuglary, but. it was indi'';it°d they would be s executed Friday. 7 Holland's, new death date was ^ rivnd at I*":'" I'nd'-r S.-'to law. 11 Bryant and Young received a re c prieve in Oomr.bnr when they were involved in the d^ath row slaying of Guard J. S. Chesser. Governor '• Hoey had announced he would not. intervene for them but granted a re '• sp'te so thai a thorough investiga tion of the slaying could be made. TWO (IV,T ( HAKTKKS. Raleigh, Feb. 1 — (AP) — Thad ' Kmc, secretary ol state, issued char ters Tuesday to Smith's incorporated, ■> drug bu ine s at' Forest City, and P Economy Homes, incorporated, a real j estate firm at Winston-Salem. i i Negro Women f ; Rescued By ; State Police Snow Hill, Md., Feb. 14.—(AP;— I Heavily armed state police poured into this eastern shore community to restore calm today after a night of ■ wild disorder climaxed when four i I state troopers waded in to rescue t two Negro women from the hands • of a mob of 1,000 men. 3 After hours of milling around the • Worcester county jail, the angry i' men bashed in a window last night, - ripped a cell door from its hinges I and made away with the women who were held for "investigation" in connection with the slaying of an r ciderly farmer. The troopers caught up with the t crowd at Stockton, where Harvey *, Pilchard was shot to death Sunday - night by three Negro men who d seriously wounded his wife. k There, led by Lt. Ruxton Ridgc h ly, they battled apparently hope less numbers briefly but viciously. 6 seized the women—a mother and 0 daughter—and dashed to safety e across the Delaware line 50 miles 3 away. Sgt. W. H. Water suffered _ painful injuries and at ieast two civilians were hurt.
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