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mpttitersnn Hathi Bisuatrb 0NLY DAILY newspaper PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA -SEVENTH year leased wire service OF TI — TUr 1 THE associated press. Henderson, n. c., Friday afternoon, February ig, 1940 PUBLISH1ckSlsuNDArRNOON five cents copy GOP Choose June 24 For Convention Selection of Conven tion City Deferred L'nii- Later In Day; Far!e> Vvill ^et Date .Scoii F or Democratic Convention. ■ ib\—<AP>—The committee to y Juno L'4. as the • 1940 national •.■ranged to select tcr in the dav. Republican con ' at Cleveland on ■v was between !y although the r •• b. 16.—i AP) — i James A. Farley of ii'.irratii' national com «.i ul today he would set , m t!ie ne\t few days for t •!m > national convention in i - it aso. I! u.in advised here of the i.>i» nt .Monday. June 24. ••pening of the Republi , i: r.ii'istial convention. ,v one without roll v.ic unanimously for the : n.ng executive se> Frank of Chicago. • >.o party's policy com .::ed his lonq awaited the next convention to a nucleus for a plat- ! | :ve decided to deter ; the lengthy d«>cu « ted to run nunc than ' •.a-. :ntil Monday. I ." . Feb. It5.—(AP)—The! .\ r.u! committee elect-1 members today to fill •.embers, nominated by "ee>. included: North; • I >. Lindsay Patterson of t .. icceeuing Mrs. John v deceased. German Ship Under Guard . Brazil. Feb. 16.—(AP)— B.uzihan marines boarded freighter Konigsberg in : waters today and the - nboat Amapa stationed y to insure compliance Brazilian neutrality law _ operation of ship radios •nication with belligerents. K i. esberg was bo- i ded as y 55 triies from Belem but i:-in territorial waters. : ithorities yesterday • vessel cither to sail :'"r;al waters or to re I'.t le:: . This action was it was discovered the lied radio antenna. DELEGATES NAMED TO REPRESENT N. C. rVb. lfi.—(AP>—Gover 'i.'.med IT delegates to ft < State at tne rivers ««>r»grpss in Washing 1 1'. March 14-15. ided J. F». Kittrell of and Frank W. Cox of City Of Flint Commander Is Upheld Fro. 16—(AP)—Com • Field, director of the • i .no inspection and "fj today to consider . i«-d Py the National ■ .gainst Capt. Josepti trie -S. vS. City of Flint at.- alleged that aftei crew took possessior vessel la t October i to communicate with . counsel at Tromsoe 'aaf Gainard failed It 'jr.: ansk. Russia, wher temporarily left th< i fplied: ' possibly give serious statements made by < ' »>k to the effect thai atisfied with the waj :idled his job. The evi y -u have submitted doe: <• institution of any in '•II the part of the bu Flint was seized by th< • '•t battleship Deutsch enroute to Manchester ■ »' this country's neu • ' '.ted -ueh shipping. Finns Admit Penetration Of Mannerheim Line; Aid Of Swedish Forces Refused Finns Claim, How ever, That Main Man nerheim Line Is Hold ing; Russia Claims 53 i 'Defensive Fortifica tions" Taken. Helsinki. Feb. 16.—(AP)—The Finnish command admitted today that the Russians had penetrated further into Finland's Mannerheim line positions in the great battb of the Karelian isthmus, but declared that the advances had been made only at heavy cost of men. i This acknowledgment of Russian grins in the 1^-day old battle \va ■ made in the array's daily communi que issued shortly after a Finnish militarv informant admitted that the invading Red army had seized at least a part of the village of Sum ma. Around that village the severest part of the isthmus battle has been raging. After already having acknow ledged S"me Russian gains on Feb ruary 13 the Finns in their com munique today said: "East of the Sum ma sector and • t ;t eou'-l-"1 <«!:t-»oint* •" defile between Lake Muolo and the Vuoksi river the enemy succeeded in pene trating to our positions." "Elsewhere attacks were re pulsed." said the communique of other isthmus fighting, and semi official advices up to time of is suance of the communique indicated that the Finnish Mannerheim line, the country's main line of defense, was holding firm. The line is a deep series of for tifications so arranged that positions ivn be la-1 without necessarily risk ing a serious break. Russians Smash Toward Kamara Moscow. Feb. 16.—(AV t — Russia's | vast military machine was reported • in a Red army communique today to be smashing its way along the Karelian isthmus toward Kamara, i 15 miles from Viipuri. having cap- i ttired 53 more Finnish "defensive i fortifications". "The enemy is retreating to the 1 rear, abandoning arms and war j materials and suffering grave los- : ses." the communique said. Seizure of the 53 formications | was the largest claim made by the j Russians since the war started. It; brought to 153 the number of such | fortifications the Russians have re- i ported captured in the isthmus j drive. Kamara is four miles north of Summa. scene of the heaviest fight ing since the war started. The drive toward Kamara indicated the Rus- | Where Fighting Is Fiercest Since 1918 FINNS WITHSTAND MOST SUSTAINED LAND ATTACK $££N IN EUROPE SINCE I9IQ^REDS DENT MANNERHEIM FORTIFICATIONS rr -RUSSIA The above map of the Mannerheim Line sector of the Finnish front shows the position in the fighting that is likened to the seige of Verdun. Finland admitted today the loss of positions, and the Russians claimed the capture of 53 "defensive fortifications" in their drive toward Summa in what i> believed to be an attempt to outflank the Finns. The Finnish command says that Russian gains have been at great cost, while the Rus sians say that Finns are abandoning arms and war materials and suffer ing grave losses in their retreat. sians were trying tu outflank the Finns at Summa. Swedish Position Is Unchanged Stockholm, Feb. H>.—(AP)—Pre mier Per Hansson declared today j that a request by Finland for "trans- I port of Swedish military groups to j Finland" had been declined on the ! grounds tb.it Sweden's position in regard to assisting her neighbors was unchanged. Hansson's statement, contained in a communique, was occasioned by reports in the Stockholm press that I Finnish government leaders had in- j formed Sweden they must have j more help or face the necessity of! ••concluding pence with the Soviets in a manner greatly concerning Sweden." The communique said: "On various occasions the Swed ish government has entertained from the Finnish government pro posals concerning deliveries o 1 necessities. These proposals general ly could be filled. The question of giving injured and invalided care in Sweden also was discussed as well as sending civil workers from Sweden to Finland. "Steps were taken in these re spects. "During a visit in Stockholm members of the Finnish government then took up the question of per sonal military assistance. Only last (Continued on Page Three) East Speeds Its Efforts To Di^ Out of the Snow | (E>y The Associated Press.) With more snow expected late to morrow. the north Atlantic seaboard I states speeded efforts today to clear' away the great St. Valentine Day snow—hea\ iest of the winter in some (sections the heavies* in years. The death toll was more than 60. Overnight more than 5.000 men and 2.259 pieces of equipment were ! at work in New York City alone, : riding streets and sidewalks of drifts and ice. Milk distribution in New York City returned to normal after some de lays. The Hudson river was frozen solid down to West Point. The oil tanker Aztec, which called for help at sea Wednesday night, ! reachea port in tow of two tugs. The heavy snow was blamed for a near tragedy—five women, four men : and a baby girl were affected by coal gas fumes in the Washington Heights section of New York. Police said the snow probably clogged a flue, causing the gas to .seep into ; some of the apartments. Hamilton Welcomes Third Term Issue Two Negroes Executed At : State Prison lialcigh, Feb. Ifi.—(AP;—*1 h c State executed two Negroes todiy for the double crimes ot burglary and murder in Hoke county. Nathaniel Bryant. 18, was gassed first, followed by William Young, 23. Both lived in High Point at the time of their arrests. They were convicted oi the burg lary-murder of Thomas Moore, 24, who worked in a combination store (Continued on Page Three) I Weights And Measures j; i' Division Checks Alleged M" I • Chiseling By Corporations Daily Dispatch Bureau. o ►n - In the Sir Walter H»t*L Raleigh, Feb. 16.—The Weights ;mdi is Measures division of the State De-! a partment of Agriculture is planning: it 1 a thorough check to learn whether y or not numerous big corporations i- marketing vast quantities of their j.n products in this state are engaging i- in systematic campaign year chisel i- ing at the expense of Tar Heel buy- j ; ers. I ic This information can't be officially i- obtained from the division, nor from 1, any department official: but the i- check is going to be made and made with vigor and thoroughness, your Raleigh reporter learns through com- ' pletely authentic channels. . \ 1 Suspicions of the weights and ' measures division were raised in Jan- 1 uary when the routine checks on many staple commodities indicated that some big concerns were taking advantage of the "tolerance" allowed under North Carolina regulations;*; and taking advantage so clearly as to indicate it could not be by ac-! cident but by design. For instance, one big shipment of flour from out of the State was found ! to be sacked in such a manner that (Continued ou Page Three; Republican Lhairman Declares "All Signs Point to Republican Victory"; Says Demo cratic Party Divided. Washington. Fob. 16.—(AP)— Republican Chairman John Hamil ton said today that he welcomed the possibility of President Roose velt's nomination for a third term, which he predicted would result in a Democratic defeat. "We would have a clear cut issue and once and for all we would have a showdown on the New Deal Franklin Roosevelt and the thirc term—and we would fini-h all three", Hamilton told the Republi can national committee gatherer here to set the time and place foi national convention. Declaring that "all signs poin to a Republican victory this year.' he said- "So demoralized and em bittered by internecine fueds is tht Democratic party that it cannot pre sent a common front against u=. O the other hand our ranks are closer in a harmonious understanding ol the great task belore us. The morale of our workers in every part of the country is that of men and womer who possess knowledge that victor} is within their grasp. "Our party is out of debt. We have available half a dozen or mor< men—able, trustworthy and hu< manitarian men—all well qualifier to add luster to the presidentia (■Continued on Page Three.) (jjsucdtksji FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Increasing cloudiness; not quite so cold; possibly snow in mountains of southwest portion tonight. Saturday rain, probably mixeei with sleet in interior: warmer in east. Navy Appropriation Bill Passes House Carrying Record Sum Finn Losses I Spread Alarm i In Europe (By The Associated Press.) Finland's first signs of crocking I spread alarm today through Britain, i I France and the three Scandinavian | countries who don't wish tn become j , oattlefields. The ponderous Soviet war ma- . chine ydmittod'y lias beaten the! j Finns at several points in the hist I j week. Soviet a* sertions of specific i captures of forts in the iVIanneriiciin J line were scoffed at by the Finns a week ago. but now they announce : reverses. They emphasize the seiious- j new; of these defeats by t"ix.aled calls for tlie world to help them. j Two classes of reserves—men 43 j ! and 44 years old—have been called i to the colors. Soviet communiques beginning February 13 have claimed capture of , i 153 "forts" of various importance. | 'trie Finns admit only that they have lost some positions. i Probably a million men are en gaged on the two sides fighting on ! ikv. nici.ii iron lb from the isthmus i at the southeastern tip of Finland I 75U rune, norm to the r'etsamo atca ! far up in the Arctic region. Finnish cen.oi\-.hip kept back lit iContinued on Pago Three.) Negro Murder Suspect Held Stock land, Md., Feb. lfi—(AP)— I A Negro su.pect sought for live j days in the slaying of Harvey Pil chard, Stockton farmer, was cap tured by state police today. He was placcd in a police car which sped away before many of the civilian searchers knew he was in custody. It was not known where he was being taken. Four other Negroes arrested in the case are in the Hart ford county jail at Bel Air. State troopers, county officers and a civilian posse had searched a swamp near here for three days. A mob of about 1,000 men smashed into the Snow Hill jail Tuesday night ana took two Negro women they believed knew of the suspect's hideout. The women were rescued by state police. NAME OF BRITISH SHIP IS DISCLOSED London, Feb. 16.—(AP)—The British destroyer which the Ad miralty said sank two German submarines on February 9 was offi cially disclosed today to have been the Antelope, a 1,350-ton ship built in 1927. New Bulgarian Cabinet Formed Sofia, Feb. 16.—(AV)—Kin? Boris today swore in a new Bul ( Parian cabinet headed by Bogdan Philoff, 57-year-old professor, who is expected to lessen Bul garia's economic dependence on Germany. Philoff became premier after only 15 months in politics. He was educational minister In the cabinet of George Kiosseivanoff, which resigned yesterday. I Represent the King? Earl of Elgin The Earl of Elgin is most promi nently mentioned by British press as possible successor to Lord Tweedsmuir as Canada's Governor General. Stock Market Remains Quiet New York, Feb. 15.—(AP)—Scat tered preferred stocks turned strong in today's market but numerous leaders settled down at moderately low levels. Declines of tractions to a point or so predominated near the fourth hour. Traders could find little in the news to get excited about and the majority, terming Thursday's reT covery unimpressive, were inclined to keep funds liquid and await more definite buying signs. American Radiator 9 1-2 American Telephone 172 1-8 American Tobacco B 90 .'{-8 Anaconda 28 1-4 Atlantic Coast Line 18 3-8 Atlantic Refining 2.1 Bendix Aviation 31 Bethlehem Steel 76 1-8; Chrysler 85 Columbia Gas & Elec Co .. 6 1-4 Commercial Solvents 13 7-8 Consolidated Oil Co 7 1-4 Curtiss Wright 10 3-8 DuPont 184 3-3 Electric Power Light 6 1-4 J General Electric 38 1-2 General Motors 53 Liggett & Myers B I'I7 1-2, Montgomery Warrl & Co .. S3 1-4 j Reynolds Tobacco B 4'l 7-8 | Southern Railway 17 1-1 Standard Oil Co N J H 1-8 U S Slecl f)8 3-o | Cotton Market Is Steady j New York. Feb. 16—(AP) -Cot ! ton future- opened unchanged to 1 I lower. Mid-morning prices ruled 2 points j higher to 1 lower. At mid-day prices wen " points {higher to I lower, March (old) 10.90, May fold) 10.73, OcloU r !» 68 Balancing Of Budget And Return Of Prosperity To Be Together, Babson Says By ROGER W. BABSON Copyright 1910, Publishers Financial Bureau, Inc. Washington, Feb. 16.—The "eco nomic bloc" in Congress deserves real encouragement. They are at tacking spending—America's public enemy number one. Therefore, I want to expand on what I said two weeks ago about the urgent neces sity of curbing spending and purg ing taxes that are stifling jobs. Any time that we honestly make a start, we can balance our budget within two years, Futhermore. the very process of budget-balancing can bring I prosperity. Only through good times 'can the budget be balanced—and only through good times can it be balanced painlessly. Government expenditures are now about eight billion dollars ner vear. Of this, about one and a half billions go for relief. II the administration were to unshackle business, this re- ; lief item would drop to one half bil- j lion as private payrolls mounted. , Furthermore, the national income would rise from 70 billions to well over 80 billions. Then, with the pre sent rate of corporation taxes, gov- ; ernment receipts would increase an other billion or more. By slashing a billion off expenditures and tacking j a billion or more onto tax recciptes through better business and rising , profits, we could balance the budget in two years. Put Money to Work. Statistics indicate that the national income would speedily top 80 billions as business confidence is restored. This figure can be attained if we will do what is needed to put private capital back to work. A national in come of over 80 billions means jobs ; (CuuUnutd on Page Three.) House Refuses to In clude $1,000,000 For Development of Isl and of Guam in $965, 772,000 Appropria tion Measure. Washington, Fob. 16.—(AP)—The House p;issed a $9(55,772,010 Navy appropriation bill today but for the second time in less than a year eliminated funds proposed for de veloping the Pacific island of Guam. Although the bill, which now goe> to the Senate, carried SI 12,699,(599 less than President Roosevelt recom mended, it still would give the na vy about $51,000,000 more than it received for the current fiscal year —a peacetime record. It included funds to start work on 19 new combat ships, five auxiliary vessels ;iud .'552 additional airplanes, as well as money to carry on con struction of 79 warships and auxil iary vessels already on the ways. Also in tne measure were funds to bring the navy's enlisted strength to 150,000, an increase of 5.000 over the figure ordered by the President in his limited emergency proclama tion last fall. Opposition to the SI,000.000 item included for Guam to start a $3, 1)00.000 harbor dredging and seawall construction project provided 1h<* >i:!y serious opposition to the huge supply bill. The money was elim inated after Toes contended the project constituted the first step toward ultimate fortification of 1he tiny island—a step they warned would lead possibly to war with ,'apan. A score or more members fought the proposal vigorously on the ground thjit the suggested improve ment. constituted the first step to ward fortification of the tiny island —soma 1,500 miles from Tokyo— and thus threatened potential trou ble with Japan. Objections Made To Investigation Of Radio Priest Washington, Feb. 16.—(AP)—Ob jections were raised within the Dies committee ioday to calling the Rev. Charles E. Coughlin to the witness stand, but no decision was reached. The question came up yesterday when Chairman Dies was asked at a press conference whether the com mittee would investigate Father Coughlin. Dies replied that the priest had signified in one of his publica tions that he wished to be called. Representative Mrson, Republican, Illinois, commented later that he had no fixed view on hearing the priest but added "f don't think he has been mixed in with these subversive ac tions". Representative Dempsey, Demo crat, New Mexico, like Mason a com mittee member,told reporters "I don't think that tin* committee should be u.sed as a sounding board for any ad vocate of class hatred." Watchman Heard In Murder Oasc Lo-. AngHes, Feb. Ifi. (Al») - A night watchman who swore he saw Dr. George K. Dazey carry the limp body of hi wife into a garage wlieie she was found dead October 3. 103.">, submitted to sharp cross examina tion on his own task today. Under questioning. Roland Dewitf So;il, the former watchman, admit ted he had been arrested twice in re cent months. Earlier he had testihed lie heard screams from the Da/.ey home and while investigating saw the doctor (•.■.•rs ying the body of Mrs. IJazey into the garage. Mrs. Dazey's death was pronounc ed a suicide, but the state contends that Dr. Duzey rendered her uncon scious and left her in the garage to die of carbon nonoxide fumes. Little Chance For Farm Plan Washington, Feb. 16.—(AP)— Despite a strong indorsement by Secretary Wallace, House farm lead ers said today there was little pos sibility that Congress would approve the certificate plan of providing per manent agricultural subsidies. Wallace recommended the plan to the House agriculture committee yesterday, saying that it would pro duce a more regular income for farmers than fluctuating appropria tions and that it appeared far super ior to other farm proposals. Chairman Jor.es. Democrat. Texas, of the committee, contended, how ever, that it could not be ^nplied t» corn and hogs—and possibly not to c.;;joi't cotton.
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