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lUerttiprsntt 53aUtj IHspatrb ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. . abrtt or 1 A/1 A PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON FTVR CENTS COPY n-SEVENTH YEAR HENDERSON. N. C.. FRIDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 26, 1940 except sundat. l^1' ' — I Hied Troops Again Withdraw Mb. Norton ri IsBarden iidments o r Committee | tl4nan bays k,Un . injustice' ' Would ?it rrom Propos . iianges In Wage i iCi;r Law. April 26.—(AP) —I Democrat. New | !!■>.. c labor commit- j that "untold in- | - It it' the House ' e pending amend . m -hour law. nn debate on the Norton told her col t•:ldments sptmsored Batden. Democrat, were so broad as "to . • tin* purpose ot the1 : year—long con-j <. currents and com- j • . :t she called rcac-I :> q.icUly embraced! ..x virtually to repeal j • ■ i ;•> the fact that the "ttc. dominated by • ts anci Republicans, cidure—since revised— : .xo the House to ac t.'! • as a whole the Bar . ••:::> which would ex y ; >ccs->or;> of farm pro-j the wage and hour pro- : :e. preliminary test entui.v questions in • u Ii')i;>e would approve : v> d«.'.-pite President Koose- ! ;.d\ ice to wait a year. far these revisions would ddle remaining to be an ■ n the roll is called next President spoke out spe , ::ist the Barden amend-, - : u reaching of those un :n nation. Racing News Dissemination Is Charged . April 26.—(AP)— A fed- ; :y investigating use ot i : : idio services in dissetni-j • e racing information | ' rev indictments today i , ' » Western Union Tele ;.v.ny and 18 individuals : • : -icy. • ent charged the West v pa ny and eleven otn < . -;»d in the dissemina- J :-ace news over interstate < . d operated a lottery. 1 •' nr; charged four Chica-1 solution of the radio! lions act. alleging they | 'i. ■ tacilities for dissemi- i •••• .".'".vs. The third indict-i _• d three other* persons ' lt!«- lottery laws, •i pbell. L'nitcd States ;■ d the indictments re- j invc ligation of race i .1 < that developed fol- i fi'.tit ent of the nation-j _ news service by M. L. wealthy publisher. NLB Sabotage 01 Industry j is Charged April 26.—CAP)— . labor board economic wa.» accused before the • ir.ittee today of having 1 examiners to "sabotage : .tun conception of jus : lit* play." .-ation was made to the nducting a special House of the board by Mapes who resigned last month • :a niner because, he said. : .stered communists and dicals." testified that Saposs had . i.l trial examiners at a • early in March how to •(•cord against employers where no direct evidence •r.ination existed. ■»' words were nothing •; invitation to sabotage .can conception of jus i>Iay." the witness said. ' • !irst witness before the >- t resumed public hear .:>t time i> »st two In Balkan Hot Spot Arthur Bliss Lane United States Minister to Yugo slavia, Arthur Bliss Lane will di rect evacuation of Americans, who it is reported have been advised to leave Belgrade and Zagreb. Brit ain is ansrlin.tr for Yugoslavian sup port by offering to supply coal, on which Germany has boosted prices. {Centra'. Press) Wheeler Nat Candidate Montana Senator Would Not Accept Democratic Vice Presidential Nomina tion. Washington. April 26.—(AP)—The definite statement by friends of Sen ator Wheeler that he would not ac cept the Democratic vice presiden tial nomination put a check today on capital speculation over a possible Roosevelt-Wheeler ticket. Wheeler himself had said repeat edly that he was not available for second place but recent callers at his office had lead some to believe that he might accept the vice presi dential nomination. Wheeler has an invitation to see President Roosevelt on the latter's return to Washington. The Montana senator, who was the late Robert LaFollette's running mate on a third party ticket in 1924. is expected to (Continued on Page Three} Seven Anderson Men Face Charge Of Night Riding Anderson. S. C., April 2B.—(AF*) -i-Sevon men charged with night rid ing activities waived preliminary hearing today and their case was .sent to the county grand jury. Imperial Kit Klnx Klan wizard .James A. Colescot of Atlanta and Ben Adams of Columbia, reported grand dragon of the Klan in this State, were here for the hearing. Each of the more than 100 wit nesses were placed under a S5Q0 bond to appear before the grand jury at the opening of criminal court on May 13. NaziAdvance Farced Back Near Roros Allied Troops Bring Light Artillery Into Action; German Air Activity Lessened By Allied Air Reinforce ments. Stockholm. April 2fi.— (AP)— Re ports reaching Swedish newspapers early today indicated the allied and Norwegian forces on tho front below Trondheim have inflicted consider able losses on German advance units, forcing them back to a point five! miles south of Roros. The allied troops coming down the I Glnmma valley from their concen-1 tration points at Storen brought light! artillery into action. Behind the Nazi advance column.! Gorman units were reported digging in in the Ostcrdalen after retiring ( from Roros. Artillery had come into play by i late afternoon on both sides <ind the J cannonading could be heard from the Swedish frontier some 20 miles dis tant. There was evidence also that the ! allies had received new aerial equip- | mcnt. German air activity in the I Trondheim sector fell off consider- j ably and there were reports oC minor I air battles in several places between j British fighter planes and German bombers. One German plane was reported shot down after a light with three I British planes over the Swedish fron- ! tier. Methodists Report On Home Missions Atlantic City. April 26.—(AP)— The general conference of the Meth odist church turned its attention to home missions today and heard a report that the mechanization of ag riculture was "resulting in peasan try in large sections of rural Ame rica." The complaint was contained in « report of the church's committee on home missions and church exten sions, which said: "We must be more concerned j about the plight of the share crop pers, the homelessness of the mi grants, the plight of those in dis tress in the dust bowl, the insecur ity of the tenants, the millions of youth banked up in our town and country communities without jobs and without the possibility of estab lishing homes and living normal lives." Dwelling at length on social con ; diitions among the "unchurched". | ! the board said the United States had | an "active criminal population" of 4,750.000 and added: "Half of these are less than 21 years old. With many debauching influences at work and 13,000,000 I children and young people not be longing to any organized religion, the seriousness of the situation should be appallingly apparent." The report condemned "petty poli ticians who play with the farm prob lem as a way of feathering their own I nests." Babson Sees Chemicals As Leading New Prosperity By ROGER H. BABSOX Copyright 1910, Publishers Financial Bureau, Inc. Hartford, Conn., April 26.—Un certainty -is the dictator of the busi ness and security worlds today. It rules with as iron a hand as Goer ing and Goebbels. General wages are good, production volume is satis factory. earnings and dividends are | excellent. Yet, business enthusiasm and security trading are at relative ly the lowest ebb in history. The j weary comeback to every suggestion | for progressive action is: "No one (knows what's going to happen!" Its rthc pat, convenient, universal 1940 j alibi for doing nothing! i Several men in my organization are just back from trips during which I they pretty well covered the country. They report that. "I'm sitting tight" is the business man's most popular refrain. Their only shading of this 'was by adding that less pessimism : noticeable in Tevas md Nevud. than in other states. Texas is boom- ! ing. The depression, recession, and decession never hit her as hard as the rest of the U. S. Nevada is America's '"Tax Sanctuary". She has no state income tax (either personal or corporate), no sales tax, no gift tax, no inheritance tax. Thousands of weathy people are l'locking into : this tax oasis every year. Babsonchart vs Reserve Board Index My colleagues report that business everywhere is better than a year ago. j There has been a drop since New ' Year but not so big a slump as many ! people have been led to believe. As measured by the Federal Reserve j Board Jndex—which I believe has I been somewhat misleading—the drop j equals 20 per cent. The Reserve In- j dex is composed of figures covering 43 lines of industrial activity. Such j up or down businesses as steel and 1 textile^ given undue importance. 1 (Continued ?r. P??*? Thres) Aircraft Carrier Wasp on Secret Trial Run Closely guarding her naval secrets, the $21,000,000 airplane carrier Wasp is shown as she started her trifil run out of Quincy, Mass., harbor, preparatory to being formally taken over by the U. S. Navy. Tarpaulins partially hid her decks to cover secret equipment. The Wasp can accommodate 75 warplanes. (Central Press) Nazi Air Force Is Blasting At Allies Flogger Is Convicted First Defendant Iii Georgia F 1 o g g i n g Trials Gets Maximum Sentence. Atlanta. April 26.—(AI1)—A con viction with the maximum penalty in Ihe Fulton county (Atlanta) flogging trials gave the state a new toe-hold today in its prosecution of night rider terrorist charges against alleged Ku Klux Klaii lash wielders. First of 17 men scheduled for trial. Henry Cawthon was found guilty of four counts and sentenced to pay $1, 000 fine, serve twelve months on the public works and six months in jail. The garageman was acquitted by the superior court jury in eight other flogging counts. The charge upon which he was convicted was beating P. S. Toney. a CIO textile union organizer. Toney identified the defendant as one of his attackers. Next to facc trial is Dan Edison, charged with live lashings. Reprieve For Holland Raleigh, April 2(>.—(AP)—Paroles Commissioner Edwin Gill said today that a reprieve of 60 to 90 days would be granted Sheproes Holland, under sentence to be executed next Friday for murder in Duplin county. Gill said the duration of the re prieve had not been decided upon yet as it would be granted to permit completion of investigations now under way and it had not been de cided exactly how much additional time would be required. Holland was convicted of the in surance murder of his stepson. French Renew Talk Of Swede Blitzkreig Paris, April ^0- — (AP> — The French air ministry said today thai several German troop ships had left Baltic ports, reflecting fears of an invasion of Sweden. The ministry spokesman said that it was not known whether the Ger mans were bound for Sweden or for Norway. This question, he said, is "tomor row's secret." French military officials said Wed nesday that German troops were be ing embarked at ports nearer Sweden than Norway and there were reports then that transports were leaving. The French said that these reports had been confirmed today The spokesman added that British and Freftch war: hips were alternat ing in patrolling the Skagerrak. A A "very tight" blockade is being maintained, he said. Should troop ships be bound for Norway they would have to dare the allied fleet.- because they would have to steam through the Skagarrak. (aJmUwi FOR NORTH C AROLINA. Partly cloudy and somewhat unsettled tonijht and Saturdaj, possibly lisrht rain tonight: slightly cooler in north and east portions u.nislit: continued cool Saturda? Important Nazi Declaration To W orld Tomorrow ""Berlin April 26.—(AP) — For eign correspondents tonight were invited to the Reich's chancellory at 1:45 p. m. tomorrow 6:45 a. m. est.) when Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop will read a "declaration of the Reich's government." The diplomatic corps also will be present, it was said. No hint was given as to the con tents of the declaration but the unusual invitation immediately aroused speculation regarding a possible week-ciul surprise. Army Asks More Money War Department Asks Senate To Boos! Appropriation $42, 000,000 Higher. Washington, April 2(>.—'AP)—A Congressional savings in the Presi dent's budget dwindled to $116,636 the Weir department asked th< Senate today to boost the army'; 1941 lunds about $42,000,000 abov< the $784,999,094 voted by the House Besides seeking money to purchase j .nid equip 1 <>9 replacement airplanes ■ the department requested an addi tinnal SI 4,250,000 jor so-called "edu | rational" orders for strategic wai I .supplies. $5,765,000 more for im ; proveu.ent of flying fields and $3, 150,000 for equipment. | Yesterday the Senate cleared th< I way for $150,000,000 in future rive I and harbor spending by approvinj I 40 to 29 an authorization of tha amount. It then voted 43 to 14 to add $25, I (.00,000 to the $255,000,000 CCC (Continued on Page Three) Planes Blast Without Pause To Keep Allies From Gaining Foot hold in Norway, While Land Troops Race To Strong Positions. Berlin, April 26.—(AP)— Ger- I many's mighty air force is blasting without pause to keep the allies l'rom carving solid footholds in Norway, while Nazi land forces race to es tablish themselves in strategic posi tions. The German high command, de j picting widespread action yesterday I on sea, land and in the air, claimed: A British mine sweeper and a ; transport were beached after being ! hit by German air bombs off the west coast of Norway, a tanker was struck and began listing, smoke clouds billowed from a torpedo boat and an explosion occurred on an other vessel. Harbor facilities used by the allies were destroyed. Eleven allied airplanes were de stroyed on the ground. The German troops in Norway were reported gaining" more ground with fighting proceeding in several places. DNB said the German army had rendered "illusory" any attempts by the allied forces to gain influence in the southern part of Norway— from the west coast port of Trond heim on down. Italy Again ! Rattles Sabre ■ | Rome, April 2(1.—(A J')—The pos > sibility ol Italy's entrance into the J European war was discussed again • today in the chamber of fasces and •' guilds by one of Premier Mussolini's . trusted lieutenants, with II iJucc • him.-elf listening attentatively. • j The under secretary of the intcr ' i lor told the chamber that "nobody ■ j in the dramatic hour through which • i Europe in arms is passing can guar j antee whether or how long the few ' i oases of peace still existing can rc '. main uneontaininated." [ I Mussolini left the chamber imme i i diately alter the under secretary of | the interior finished. II Dure, as in ■ | tcrior minister, is the speaker's im • : mediate superior and many believe j he had read and approved the I ; peech before delivery. Observers Of Gubernatorial Campaign Are Speculating On Finances Of Candidates Daily Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, April 26.—As the many candidates for governor turn into tho drive down the stretch of thrs ; tangled campaign, canny observers are beginning to ask themselves a | question of the utmost importance. "Who is- going to be best-heeled I financially?" Those familiar with North Caro lina political history know full we,! that there's a good chance that the answer to this query is the answer to that other question which has so often been asked of late: "Who is going to be Governor?" Of course North Carolina statutes provide that campaign expenditure. must be limited to something like : $12,000: but everybody above the in 1 telligence of a moron knows th-tl more Than fi* c times that much ii more often spent than not by every serious candidate for the Governor ship—or by his supporters. There is a widespread belief that to him who has the biggest bank roll will go the grand prize in this guber natorial lottery. Answer to the question posed must of necessity, be more or less a matter of speculation and not a concrete, provable fact: because no candidate and no authoritative spokesman for a candidate is going to reveal the condition of the exchequer. All indications are that such money as is spent will be almost exclusively put out by the J. M. Broughton, W. P. Horton and A. J. Maxell organiza tions. Paul Grady and Tom Cooper haven't got it and can't get it. Lee (Continued on Page Three; BritishAdmit 'First Trick' Is Germany's Germans Force "Lim ited Withdrawals" In Bitter Fight South of Dombas, Key Railway Point In Fight For Trondheim. London, April 26. (A!*)—Strong German forces .supported by artil lery and planes have forced allied troops "to limited withdrawals" in a bitter light south of Donibas, key railway point in south central Nor way, the war ministry announced today. Word of llie.se fresh reversals came on the heels of officially admitted .setbacks fur the British at Steinjer Wednesday and Lillehammer yes terday, which British military sour ces summarized with the statement that Germany had taken "the first trick" in Norway. Dombas. 110 miles southwest of Trondheim, is a railway junction on the main line from Oslo to Trond heim. It is thus a vital point between Oslo, U)0 miles to the south, and Trondheim, both held by the Ger mans. Both sides were said to be racing guns and men toward a de cisive action around Trondheim. The communique announcing the limited withdrawals supported the comment of neutral military obser vers that it was extremely difficult for lightly armed troops to hold po sitions against strafing airplanes co operating with artillery and armored vehicles. Although British military sources conceded that Germany had "the t best of it" in the air in the opening phase, the air ministry announced that royal air force fighting planes and anti-aircraft guns had brought down eight enemy planes and damag ed nine in vigorous offensive action in Norway yesterday and last night. The RAF attacks on German air plane bases in Norway and Denmark were said by the air ministry to have blasted oil tanks on Oslo fjord, a sea plane base, and four large ships northwest of Stavanger. President's Veto Sticks I Washington, A pri I lit; — (Al'j — The House refused today to override President Roosevelt's veto of a l>ill granling increased pensions to '.i(>2 widows of Civil War veterans. The vote was 217 for overriding and 143 against. The motion to override failed becausc a two-third:, majority of those present was re quired. The measure was one of three vetoed today by Mr. Roosevelt. The pension hill would increase the widow's pensions varying amounts up to $2') monthly. The highest pension under the bill would be $50 a month. The House yesterday overrode the Chief Kxeeutivc's. veto of legisla tion to give : peeial allowances to 15,000 Spanish war volunteers who served in the Philippine Islands aft er the treaty of peace. Resides the Civil War measure, Mr. Roosevelt sent back without his approval today two other money bills affecting a number of officers of the armed forces. Rose Against Proposed Dies Investigation Raleigh, April 2(j.— (AF')—Junius Rose of Greenville, commander o£ the North Carolina American Legion, said while here today enroute to his home that "as: commander of the Le gion I am willing to say that I believe our leaders are able to cope with any alleged communist activities at the University of North Carolina." Rose stopped by to pay his respects to Governor Hoey. He said he made his assertion about the university first in a speech at Burlington last night after reading reports that the Dies un-American activities inves tigating committee might probe into affairs at the school. "I feel that our governor and our citizens on the board of trustees and the administration of the university can handle any situation at the school. We can make any kind of in vestigation that is needed on our own. We don't need a witch hunt at oui university."
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