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■SEVENTH YEAR L^1f a^.aIIKTrks^ HENDERSON, N. C., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 16, 1940 PUBL,SHiExcFEPIlRIu^I?RNOON FIVE CENTS COPY
■ DR Asks Billion For Defense
* u. at at a*
otorized Units Fighting Fiercely
A long 110-Mile Fron t In West Sector
is Attack
heavily On
\hde Front
vu;uL./i Air Forces
• icavy Action in
■■gci.cn With the
Units; Sinking
A Hied Ships is
Claimed.
!<; < A P) Gorman
. ly t<>day along
• • from Antwerp to
day <>i the sus
n; - netted them
Netherlands ex
i- "t Zecland. halt' of
:< .-mall section of
and reported the
accepted the fight"
: rtit'ications north
and along the Dyle
there south thro
P.elglum to Xamur.
Xa:v.ir. 50 miit^ from
coi!im;md said "our
.v.ded their successes"
• Mouse and "again de
i .u'li armored units.*'
.::ter attacks south of
• sa:d. were repelled while
s pressed the attack to
M u.not line itself, farther
i.>t. to take into their
the strip between the
: Vd lines.
hand with the furious
• ground. German air
heavy action. The high
ted it broke up enemy
• at ions and destroyed
!■ losing only 18 planes
•i definitely established
ponents yesterday" of
two destroyers and
ntmen were sunk by
;•• •« rday off the Xether
id two destroyers and
• n were "hit severe
submarine torpedoed a
armed merchant man.
over western Ger
- the high command
: iterial damage" but
'.u injured a number of
Another Note
Sent Mussolini
May Hi.—(AD—The
;n id today that Presi
■ • > ;.'l -cnt another com
•i. Premier Mussolini in
• prevent tlie spread <>1
m war.
v. White House nresy
■I reporters that "thi>
' <.r> that went out wa>
and was not -within
.• separate appeal."
Keynaud Says
1 ranee Will
tie Victorious
.1 .y Hi.—(AP)— Premiet
• <ud told the cheerinf
•I deputies today thai
• id be victorious against
•• .vkich was throwing hei
desperate push to the
i can seem lost" Keynaud
world will see whal
• ■pable of."
• ti.it Germany had de
going to win the wai
•fiths.
'idressed the chamber a'
: ig a parliamentary re
' fgan April 25.
lor nothing," the pre
- only counts and thai
.n France."
• tire great need of ac
•dern battle of move
ic< lared "it is necessary
' > forge a new spirit."
i the chamber that "w<
'! to take measures whicf
«■> would have seemec
I
Dutch Soldiers Enroute to a Concentration Camp
According to the Gorman censor-approved caption, photo shows Dutch soldiers captured by the invading Nazis.
They weie captured shortly before i:II Holland. with exception oi' Zeeland Prov ince, surrendered to Adolf Hit
ler's blitzkrieg. Photo radioed from Berlin to New York.
Administration To Seek Huge
Sum To Bolster Farm Prices
I
| British Hold
Belgian City
l
Fierce Hand-To-Hand
; Fighting Sweeps
Through Streets of
Louvain Today.
With the British Expeditionary
Force in Belgium. May 1(5.- (AP)
Hand-to-hand lighting of the fiercest
kind swept through the sun-splashed
streets of Louvain this morning as
picked troops counter attacked three!
times to throw out Germans who had J
gained a foothold on the eastern j
j fringe of the town.
In the late afternoon the British
j wore busily digging in after a day of j
j furious combat in which an early
I German advantage had been ovor
) come by three furious attacks by the j
j British infantry.
The Germans had withdrawn out- i
side the town and artillery of both i
armies was busy—the Germans shell- j
ing the British po i'ion in the en- j
virons ;ins 1 the British guns hurling
metal over the town into the Gor- j
man lines in the country behind it. I
Vandenherg
Is Candidate
Michigan Senator An
nounces His Avail
ability to Michigan
GOP Convention.
Grand "Rapids, Mich., Mny l(j.—
United States Senator Arthur II.
Vandenberg ol' Michigan, standing
before delegates of tho state Repub- i
lican convention expected to indorse I
him for the party's presidential J
nomination, declared today his avail
ability for the office and pleaded
that the nation remain aloof from
any war that did not come to its
shores.
Asserting that appropriations must
he made for a national defense "as
impregnable as possible" Vanden
berg added:
l-I think Congress should set up a i
special joint committee on the con
duct of the national defense to sit I
rontimionsly—riot to subordinate!
War and Navy department experts I
(Continued on Page Three.»
Convention Fights, If Any,
Will Be Over Personalities
Rather Than Over Principles
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel. |
Raleigh, May Hi. North Carolina's
Democratic hosts will gather here to-!
morrow with the only prospect of a j
fight a matter of personalities rather
than of principles.
With more than 75 of the delegation
under instruction from their counties
to support the renomination of Presi
dent Roosevelt, there seems no pos
sibility that the principle of a third
term endorsement can be subject of
a floor or committee battle.
With Governor Clyde R. Hoey still I
the most popular figure in the State,
there is not even an outside chance
that endorsement of his administra-j
tion will be anything but unanimous.
With all the gubernatorial can-:
I didates on record in favor of teacher)
1 pensions, nobody will be able to raise j
a fuss there.
j With reapportionment a mandate j
1 ol the Constitution, it will be impes-i
sible to muster any opposition to a;
resolution endorsing it in principle.!
though there may be all kinds oi l
battling before ever it becomes an{
accomplished fact.
And so it goes when considering!
any of the issues which confront the'
people and the party.
But when it comes to the selection 1
of the delegates who will cast North
Carolina's 26 votes in the Democratic;
national convention, there is a dis-i
tinct possibility that there will be
wrangling and jangling, rowing and.
jowing. before final returns are in. I
There's no guarantee of a fight)
even over this, as all hands appear
anxious to avoid one if it can pos
sibly be done.
The Roosevelt people, for instance, i
will go to great lengths to meet the
wishes of factions which are not any
too enthusiastic over FDR and his!
I
(Continued on Page Three.) . i
Closing of Foreign
Markets by War Ex
pected to Cause Price
Depressing Surpluses;
$400,000,000 May Be
Asked.
Washington, M;iy 16.— TAT1)—With
I ho war closing nTany foreign mar
kets 1*» American farm products, au
thoritative sources said today that
the administration plans to ask Con
gress soon for upwards of $400,000.
[)00 (for price bolstering loans on
1940 crop surpluses.
Such funds would supplement the
5750,000.001) farm subsidies and ben
efits tentatively approved by both the
House and Senale in the agriculture
department supply bill.
Farm officials are viewing Ihc for
eign market outlook with anxiety.
Secretary Wallace predicted yester
day that exports during the coming
fiscal year would be 30 percent
-mailer than this year. Sharp rcduc
lions in foreign sales of cotton, wheat,
tobacco, fruits and pork products arc
int icipated.
Under existing legislation the agri
culture department is authorized to
make loans t" prorlucers on sur
plus s at rates tending to bolster and
hold prices above levels that the
•upplv and demand situation other
wise would dictate.
However, funds available for such
loans were said to total less than
51(10,(100,000. Through loans from the
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
mcl Congressional appropriations $1,
100,000,000 has been made available
to the Commodity Credit Corporation
lor such loans.
About $900,000,000 of this amount
is now tied up in loans or in com
nodities taken over under fore
closures.
Leopold Calls On
Soldiers To Resist
London. May lfi.—CAP)— King
Leopold III of Belgium was heard to
iay calling by radio on the men "of
:he forts of Liege" to "resist to the
utmost for the fatherland."
"I am calling on you. forts of
Liege," said the monarch's address.
"I address you—Col. Modard, com
nander. officers, noncommissioned
jfficers and men—to resist to the ut
nost for the fatherland.
"I am proud of you."
(jJwih&A
FOR NORTH CAROLIN A.
Fair in the west, mostly cloudy
and slightly cooler east portion
tonight, preceded by showers in
central portion this afternoon:
Friday generally fair.
Movement Is
I So Fast As.
|To Confuse
Armored Units From
Either Side Cut Loose
From Their Infantry
I and Plunge Boldly
Forward t o Attack
From the Rear.
P;-ris. M;iy 10.AP)- -Thousands
I of war planes and tanks clashed in
I an unprecedented battle of move
ment along the Meuse front today,
| involving a situation so serious and
j confused that tiie high command
; withheld all b"t the barest details,
i A general melee ensued from
Namur south to Sedan in northern
France—scene of the fiercest Ger- j
man attack:;—with armored units;
from either side cutting loose from
their infantry and plunging boldly
forward to strike the enemy from the
rear.
A war ministry spokesman said
the Germans were meeting powerful
resistance as they pushed deeper in
to Belgium at three different points
on the west bank of the Meuse where
they crossed yesterday.
Fighting was general after a
week's operations on two great lines.
One 1 uns from Antwerp to Sedan in
France.
The second line runs from Sedan
along the Franco-German border to
the Vosges mountains. In this area
the fighting was characterized prin
cipally by artillery duels between op
posing fortifications.
In the Sedan region itself, the
French claimed the Germans were
blocked in an attempt to deepen a
pocket they drove into northern
France yesterday.
A French war office spokesman
acknowledged that the German army,
following up advances gained after
crossing the Meuse between Sedan
and Namur, continued to push for
ward in the face of strong allied op
position.
He said the enemy, flinging armor
(Continued on Page Three.)
|U. S. Ambulance
I)ri\ er Missing
On West Front
Paris, May 16.—(AP)—An Amer
i ican ambulance driver, Lawrence A.;
Jump, of Nantucket, M;iss., who was j
! nUached to flu- French army, was |
j reported missing today after Ger-!
man artillery bombarded the am-j
| bulance lie was driving.
Official French reports to the
| American volunteers ambulance or-j
Inanimation in Paris said the ambul
i ance was heavily shelled during ?i
; local action on the western front.
Another American ambulance was
j wrecked and three others hit by j
' shells, Col. James Sparks, head of the j
volunteer units, announced.
At the same time Miss Anne Mor- J
gan's "Friends of France" commit-!
; tee, which has been removing civil
i ians from the French Ardennes de
partment. reported to its Paris head
I quarters that the unit had been
I bombed repeatedly in northern]
! France.
Cannon Urges
Relief Fund
.
Washington, May 16.—(AP)—j
Representative Cannon, Democrat, i
Missouri, asserted to the House to- j
day that world and domestic condi- j
; tions were so unsettled that Congress j
, must abandon original plans to slash ,
| relief appropriations and provide!
enough money to help the saine ]
'number of unemployed that have j
been aided this year.
Opening debate on a S975,000,000 \
WPA bill. Cannon said:
! "Here is the situation. Under our
j present schedule of SI,500,000,000. |
I we are employing 2,000,000 men. If;
) we curtail the program we can em
| ploy only 1.300.000 men. In other
| words, we would have to drop 700,
' 000 workers.
| "So radical a transition would be
mof I disastrous." i
AIR ARMADA OF
50,000 PLANES
IS AD VOCA TED
Ideal Is Still Peace, Roosevelt Tells Congress,
Adding "Nevertheless, We Stand Ready Not
Only to Spend Millions for Defense, But to Give
Our Services and Even Our Lives For The Main
tenance of American Liberties".
Wa lung' on, .May 16.— (A1*)—An air armaria of 50,000 war
planes was advocated by President Roosevelt today in ;i person
ally delivered message to Congress asking a .$1,182,000,000
c nifi'K" 'icy national doIVuse program.
"Our i< 1 • •:11. (uir objective is still peace—peace airborne and
peace abroad", Mr. Roosevelt told a tense and solemn joint ses
sion of the Senate and House. "Nevertheless, we stand ready not
only to s|h !'d millions for defense, but to give our services and
e\cn our lives I'cr the maintenance of our American liberties."
The huge warplane program was put forward by the Chief
Executive as a long range goal. His more immediate recom
mendations. Mr. Roosevelt said, were designed to give the nation
a modern, well equipped army and industrial-military resources
callable of leading the defense of the western hemisphere in a
U. S. Citizens
Again Warned
To Come Home
Geneva, May 16.—(AP)—The
American consulate here sent a
warning today to all American
citizens who are "not prepared
to remain in Switzerland in event
this country is involved-in war"
to leave the country at the ear
liest possible moment.
Rome, May 16.—(AP)—American]
diplomatic authorities today advised
United States citizens to leave Italy
as soon as possible.
The United States consulate sent
the following circular to American
residents in the Italian capital:
"The consulate has been directed
by the embassy to call the attention
of American citizens residing in the
Rome consulate district and advice
of returning to the United States at
the earliest possible moment."
It was understood that other
American consulates had sent similar
messages.
Ambassador William Phillips de
livered a message from President,
Roosevelt to Italian authorities yes-■
tcrday for transmission to Premier
Mussolini, it was learned.
Troops continued today to protect i
British and French embassies in
Rome against possible demonstra
tions. None materialized. .
COAST GUARD HUNTS |
THREE DURHAM MEN
BELIEVED DROWNED
New Bern, May 16. (AP)— The |
coast guard cutter Pamlico underi
command of Lieutenant JI. T. Dichli
left her dock here this morning for
the vicinity of Wilkerson Point, ni|
miles down Neiise river, to search i
for the bodies of three Durham men ;
believed drowned early Monday i
morning.
Before leaving, Diehl said that a
lleet of smaller craft would be used
in the search for the bodies of W. .J. J
Groom, Durham public safety di
rector. and Policemen T. II. Holloway
and Bud Malone.
RAF Begins
Offensive
"M any Tons of
Bombs" Released by
British Fliers East of
the Rhine in Germany.
London, May 16.—(AP) — Great
Britain's royal air force has unleash
ed its greatest bombing attack on
military objectives in Germany east
of the Rhone, and has thrown its
power into the Belgain fighting with
2Xtensive attacks.
"Many tons of bombs" .were re
leased "in attacks that lasted thro-'
jghout the night," the air ministry;
declared.
The royal air force operation east
•)f the Rhine was called a "big of
fensive against the enemy's road and :
rail communications."
Fires broke out and heavy ex- J
(Continued on Page Three)
woi'id oi iijrntninjr war.
In addition to his goal of 50,0(10
airplane? in readiness for action, Mr.
,'loosevelt :il.so held (ml to Congress
the objective of gearing the tuition
"to the ability to turn out at least
50,000 planes a year."
The President and commander-in
chief spoke gloomily of "ominous
days" ahead, "days whose swift and
shocking developments force every
neutral nation to look to its defenses
in the light of new factors."
The President broke down his re
quest into 8896,000,000 in immediate
appropriations of wheh the army
would get $54(5,000,000, the navy and
marine corps $250,000,000 and $100,
000,000 would be at his disposal to
"provide for emergencies effecting
the national security and defense."
In addition, he asked the legislat
ors to authorize the government to
enter into contracts amounting to
$280,000,000 to be paid for by ap
propriations later on.
Of the later, the Army. Navy and
Marine Corps would receive $U5f>,
000,000 and the President $100,000,
000.
Explaining the purposes of the
huge new defense fund Mr. Roose
velt said it would be used for four
things:
"First—to procure the essential
equipment of all kinds for a larger
and thoroughly rounded out army.
"Second—-to replace or modernize
all old Army and Navy equipment
with the latest type of equipment.
"Third—to increase production
facilities for everything needed for
the Army and Navy for national de
fense. We require the ability to turn
out quickly infinitely greater sup
plies."
"Fourth—to speed up to a 24-hour
basis .-ill existing army and navy
contracts to be awarded."
GERMAN PRESS SAYS
LONGWY CITADEL IN
FRANCE IS CAPTURED
Merlin. May 10. fAP) The C.e,
mati preys reported tonight the Ger
man flag waved from the citadel at
Mongwy, France, and the city had
been occupied but there was no
continuation from German headquar
tc rs.
Mongwy i in the northeastern cor
ner of France. The citadel is at the
northern end of the main Maginot
line, which in this region gives way
to the "little Maginot line" facing
Belgium.
Test Of New
Bomb Delayed
Aberdeen, Md., May 1G.—(AP) —
A test of ihe death dealing powers
of Inventor Lester p. Barlow's liquid
oxygen-carbon bomb was postponed
today until next week and the lives
of a herd of goats were at least tem
porarily saved.
The inventor declined to go thro
ugh with the test today because he
said he was ordered to bring out a
1,000 pound* sack of his "glmite" 20
minutes before the scheduled timo
and much of the oxygen evaporated.
Barlow, obviously upset, left the
scene before some of the congres
sional committeemen and military
authorities, for whom the demonstra
tion was scheduled, had arrived, as
serting he was "being made a sucker
of". He returned later and said there
had been "some mistake".
Senator Reynolds. Democrat. North
Carolina, took a philosophical view
of the entire matter.
"Someone always profits by such
things and in this instance it's the
goats." he said.