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THIRTY-THIRD YEAR HENDERSON, N. C., WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER^, 1940 FIVE CENTS COPY
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MISSING FOR FOUR DAYS, three-year-old Madeline is greeted joyously (left) by her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Philip Tobias, of Kansas City, Mo., who flew to Tcrre Haute, Ind., when notified the child had been located
there with her nurse (right), Mildred Everett. Police authorities stated the nurse admitted taking the child i
away to satisfy a "mother complex." The child had been well cared for. (International Soundvhoto)
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U. S. Renounces All Claims
To War Damages From Italy
BRINGS BACK A TALE OF 'MUTINY'
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muvit aiAK jsrrot nynn, his wire Nora, and artist John Decker (right)
were in perfect harmony as they left Hollywood a month ago on their
scientific expedition aboard Flynn's yacht Znco. A talc of "mutiny"
aboard was unfolded by Decker as he and several others jumped ship
at Acapulco, Mexico, explaining that Nora "took over everything" and
wanted to keep right on sailing to foreign ports. (International)
U. S. Won't Allow
Rome To Be Used
As Transfer Point
Taris. Sot. 11.??,'!*??Tlie U. S.
renounced today any claims t?? ro
laiaiit in from Italy "in the interest
>f inlornati< nal l iability,'' but its
pukesmnn in Hie lt'ilian economic
? '>mmir..vi( n said tin United stale
did not pr? |joso to pour help into
llnly only t<> lrive it go out as ic
paralic n.i to other nations.
the spokesman. Willard Thorp,
estimated that SSO.OOII.Olltl.'itm of if.
S. Iclul war co..ts of in >re tlrin $335.
nott.noh.onn could he attributed to
the Italian campaign.
yyr, the 1J. S. has sent
more than civ billion dollars worth
>f credit into Italy to help ils civil
an ecoii' my. iie :aid. a: well as pay
nR the Italian government more
thru $100,000,000 for army of oe
upatinn cost:, which it might have
demanded that Italy pay.
Transfrr Point.
Thorp said iie realized some coun
tries could not afford to be as gen
nr.ur. a- the United Stater, in repar
ations, but he insisted that Italy not
be ".i temporary transfer point"
through which American assistance i
to Italy would merely pas:, to other i
?ountric..
' W'c bctil every effort in provid- !
in ' supplies during the war I > our '
allies," ho said, "lint we are not at !
all interested in paying reparations |
for our ex-enemies."
The U. S. also asked the peace
conference to demilitarize Bulgaria's ,
border facing Greece. A statement
was read by Jefferson Caffcry. U. S. I
ambassador to Paris, in the Bul
garian political and territorial coni
.111.,:. II II.
ENLISTMENT POLICY
CHANGES BY MARINES
Raleigh, Sept. 11.?It was an-'
nounced today by the Raleigh Ma
rine Recruiting Office that enlist
ments for duty with the Marine
Air Corps units will be discontinued
on October 1st, The office also an
nounced that the two year enlist-;
ment periods will be discontinued on
September 30th and commencing on ,
! October 1st enlistments will only be
accepted for three or four years.
Therefore men between the ages of
17 and 29. who arc interested in en
listing in the Marine Corps for a
period of two years, are urged to
contact their nearest Marine Re
cruiting Station for more detailed
information.
The other change of policies for
enlistments in the near future, as j
announced by the office, is the cli- 1
gibility for the benefits of the G. I.
Bill of Rights. Men who are inter- |
csted in enlisting to be eligible for |
the benefits of the G. I. Bill must
enlist before October 5th. Men en
listing after this date will not bo
eligible for thepe benefits.
$2,500,000 In Army, Navy!
German I^oot [\ r I^oes
Is Uncovered * /-t? i
? Are Lheered
Frankfurt <3r.nl II int. t3.,r- I
prise raids throughout the American
and British occupation zones of Ger
many have uncovered millions of
dollars worth of precious stones and
metals hidden by the Nazis shortly
before Germany surrendered, Unit
ed States Army headquarters an
nounced today.
The diamonds, gold, silver and
platinum found in th craids were dis
persed in nuiiiVj p.aces by the Nazi
government agency "ficichastelle
Fuer Edelmetallc'' (Reich agency
for precious metals) in an attempt
to keep them from falling into Al
lied hands.
A spokesman for the U. S. Army
intelligence service said it was "con
jectural but conceivable" that the
hoard might have been designed to
finance "a resurgence of the Ger
man nationalist movement."
About $2,500,000 worth of pre
cious stones and metals were found
in less than a fourth of the total
number of places raided.
A total of 367 different places
were raided in the two zones, and
the $2,500,000 yield came from the
first 79 places to tabulate results.
Hughes Protests
Slap At 'Outlaw1
Culver C'lly. Calif.. Sept. II ?oV
?Howard Hughes, still bearing the
scars of his fiery crash in an experi
mental plane July 7, took off today
in a converted 11-23 transport foi
New York "to challenge the revoca
tion of the seal of approval" an
nounced yesterday by the Motim
Picture Producers Association for hi.<
movie "The Outlaw."
Piloting the twin cngincd crafl
himself, Hughes was accompanier
only by a mechanic and a passen
I?r, John Sleeter.
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Truman Abandons
Executive Order
Unification Idea
Washington, Sept. 1 ?Army- j
; navy merger Iocs were cheered to- i
day by a. hint that President Tru- |
man lias shoved aside suggestions
for beginning unification by execu
tive order rather than waiting for
congressional action.
The ranking civilian and uniform
I cd heads of the two departments?
War Secretary Patterson and Navy
; Secretary Fcrrcstal. General Dwight
; Eisenhower and Adm. Chester ft.
Nimitz ? were summoned to the
j White House for an hour's confer
I cnce with Mr. Truman yesterday.
Later Presidential Press Secretary
! Charles Ross announced there had
; been "a broad discussion with a
view to working out the unification
legislative program to be presented
to the next Congress."
Some of those keenly interested in
1 the merger (picstion raid they In
terpreted that to mean Mr. Tru
man has turned down the proposal
advanced by C h a i r rn a n Elbert
I Herns (D) of t'tnh. of the Senate
1 Military Committee. Thomas last
month disclosed that li? had written
Mr. Truman urging him to use his
i power of cxc 'utlve order to set up
? a "council of comn.an defense," on*
? of the features of the merger hill
' worked out by Thomas and other
? senators.
However, army officials in a po
? sitioii to know raid they believe a
i 1 number of policy making leaders in
; the department are cold toward the
executive rtrdor idea. Their thought
t is that a firm legal foundation such
I as would be provided by legislative
? [ adoption of a merger bill is desir
able.
Cost Of Service To Yets Very High,
nv LYNN NISBKT,
Dally Dispatch Bureau
Raleigh, Sept. II. In addition In
I lie very large sum ? of federal iivm- v
and comparable impact on stale
treasuries the amounts apprnpriat *<l
l by counties and cities for special
service to war veterans has cons id -1
erable effect on local tax rales.
This matter was discussed briefly
near the close of the countv cornmts- ;
sinners convention al Wrightsvillo j
last week and will net some atten
tion bv the municipal officials at
Ashevillc this week.
It was bronchi out at Wri jhtsville
that several relatively small coun
ties have appropriated S3,000 or
more to maintenance of veterans'
information centers, Willi the amount |
being double or treble thill in o few j
larger counties. No objection was I
voiced to Ihe appropriations, but
several eomini: sioners sought infor
maticn on bow to make the centers
more efficient.
However worthy the cause and
whatever value may be placed upon
the service rendered veterans, llv
fact is that Ihis little publicized par
ticipation of local governments often
means an additional cent or two on
'li" tax levy. On top of this the de
mands upon the register of deeds
joffices for certified copies of dis
charge papers in some counties re
quires almost the full time of a
| clerk.
Aggregate allocations of federal,
stale <iikI local tax money for purely ,
j informal ional s c r v i c e.\ combined
j with the direct payments to veterans
j for readjustment com pen ration, dis
; ability payments, hos|iitali/ation and
strait'hl out pensions, shows that
while the cost of war is greatly re
I ditccd when the shooting stops it is
i by 110 means eliminated,
I Persons charged with adtninister
; in:* these special service, admit lhat
a few veterans are inclined In jm
i pose upon thein. hut that in great
majority of instances they arc rea
sonable and appreciative and fully
justtfy the popular desire to do
I everything possible for them.
Soft Coal
PayTalks
Started
Government Seeks
To Return Pits
I'o Their Owners
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government tricil today to sY.iek of
? rn r.t it took on
' < ? :l to t : ;)rins'.i paralyzing strike.
?lo'.tli I., l.ewis .00 si.ft tout op
* rator;; were ealtc I together . or
nriliy ior tlie tir. i ti. ? n 'c ??
'our it onths. Attm. .'.en More?'I, who
n e;sr? ating the r.oft cc'jl
"i: -.are ill.- .government seized
he " 1.1 : May 22. issued the eall.
'K::? ; < it is t> try to. negotiate
1 ?t":;,i Without one the gov
enin ent ruui.l no' '.urn the pits 1 ao'
their "Wm s without'risking an
>th< slv'ke. "r"o r nit-act, n-), work',
is t .? miners' traditional cry. ~~ ,
Si-vr' r rikrit ra"t.
'I iie : V hut 'own endc I l;;s
\ av \ In- 1 i cwi-s sgr-.l an agzee
een' "i ll Pert' liry of Interior l
I A. Kn Trrir ' <l" that pact wlil
to,-in th l-asls for l..*iy's rcsumin
'.erotietii 11s.
| Cnciali;r?. were reluctant to co:n
ircut 0.1 lite prorpeet of coming tr
terms with Lewis. They spake pri
vately r>r fr*"" that he would make
new e'eir tnris. I.c.vis himself gave
n" Yn! in advance of ih" session.
The producers don't like all the
p:: 'isioas of the Krng-Lswls pacl
?iraielv there paying the way fo
unionizing si porvisrry workers, and
for a five-rent a ton royalty for a
miners' welfare fend.
Dog Racing
Issue Is Up
In N.C. Again
2V LYNN NISBET,
Daily Dispatch Bureau
Raleigh. Sept. It.?Dos raring
Dark:; may bo o tablishecl at on? <>i
more po-ntr. ali us the coast if ten
lativo pipns of promoters materiaI
/ ^ m act <>f the 10'}U general as
sembly legalized dog pacing in Car
teret and Cnslow counties if approv
al by a majority of the voters in an
clcetic u held on the question. It is
learned that plan; arc in the making
for the calling of such an election
in Carteret, preliminary to setting
up race tracks on or near the
beaches.
Tlur. special acl is what legislative
observers call an "honest" law as
distinguished from come which seek
to Intie the main purpose behind a
misleading title. Old-timers recall a j
bill some years ago titled something
I ike "An art to improve and develop )
agriculture in North Carolina." Text j
of the hill provided for operating j
agricultural fairs for Die display of j
livestock, and it was provided t'/;'. |
in display of animals they might be <
placed in competition with each
other and to further "promote agri- i
culture" and interest in horses par !
mutual betting machines might lie j
installed. This was a lefthanded at- |
tempt to legalize horse racing and !
betting, but some alert legislators j
caught the joker and the bill was
killed.
Just how far prospective sponsors I
of dog racing plan to go with fiic
project, whether it may become one
of the high class race tracks or one
of less respectability in operation
cannot be learned. At any rate n >
races can legally be held until the
people of the county have voted ap
proval. There was the same objec
tion to this act and has been often
raised against the county ABC sy:;- I
tern. Although in many respects dis
tinctly local, opponents have argued
that liquor stores or race tracks In
any county unavoidably affect ad- j
joining counties and that the iss'.t; i
is really statewide rather than local. I
With respect to liquor sales the local :
idea has prevailed for a good many !
years with little prospect it will be ,
changed anv time soon. i
Weather
FOK NORTH CAROLINA.
t'cnsidcreHc cloudiness with
scattered showers or thunder
showers 'his af'ernoon on I to
night. rlc.irlns west portion and
cooler north portion tonight.
Tt 'rsdav fa?~ and eonlcr.
TRUCKMEN DEFIANT AS NEW YORK FACES CRISIS
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DEFYING THEIR LEADERS by refusing to vote on Mayor O'Dwyer's wage settlement proposal, striking AFL truck
drivers whoop it up after a scsfJjui in the G9th Regiment Armory in New York. Major food chains were re
ported in danger of closing dowflpnd Now Yorkers were fearful that rank-and-file drivers, who have been
delivering some essential food products, would join the strikers who are already out. (International)
New York
Bloodshed
j <2>
Mayor Makes Plea
To Daniel Tobin,
Head Of Truckers
New Y:>rk. Sept. 11.?(.1'??Mayor
William O'Dwycr prcdi.ling the
possibility of violence if the paralyz
ing strike of 25,0,>o truck drivers
cor.'in uerj. appealed to Daniel J.
Tobin. president of the AFL-Teain
stors Unic i, to assume control of
the striking local and negotiate an |
end to the walkout .
Declaring that striking local 507 j
wis "completely out of the hands t
of the officers," the mayor said in :
telegram: ,
"Unless yc-u or an authorized rep- ,
rescntativc of the International
brotherhood resume responsibility ,
ami take control of this union and (
negotiate terms for the settlement ,
ot the strike, it is very possible that ,
.bloodshed and injury will result."
"Failure of the International to ,
act will lay all future consequences
at your doorstep." ' ?-]
O'Dwycr later told newsmen thdt ,
Communists were ruminating the |
local, but emphasized that the elect
ed union officers were not includ
ed in his Communist charges. I
The mayor's demand for inter- ,
vent ion by Tobin came as the 11- .
day-old strike afY led even greater
stricture in the city's economic lite. .
bringing widespread indu-dral lav- ;
offs. emptying many drug stores of j
supplies, halting all beer deliveries ,
and resulting in an embargo on rail- }
way express shipments into New
Y -rk. I
The Brn-.kl.vi chamber of crra- f
n-eree t?l? :r: nhr-1 "r- Mont Tv<?. y
man that there would he on almost ?
con' >le'.e stoppage of industrial pro
duction in that horough by me ?nc
of the week if the strike rontin ics
It suggested irr. rediate intervention t
by John It. Stcclmnn. director o'
War Mnbili/ati a and Hen aversion.
Deliveries ?>f real to the city al
ready were (!') per cent br'.ow nor
mal. Herbert K. Pfaf. regional rep
resent ilive of the Solid Fuels Ad- i
ministration, reported. A wave of
buying stripped grocery store shelves
of canned goads and other staples.
Board Is Given
AFL Wage Case <
Washing!* n. Sent. It. ? (fl'i -The J
AFL t ;!;iv formally ; kc I a reversal .
rf the Wa;r Stabilization Hoard's .
ruling that t< iiehc.1 off the AFL.
maritime strike ? but pi- ports n'
ending the vast shipping tie-up by
board action appeared sis dark as j
ever.
The six-iran grano root behind :
closed doors to debate the decision |
of it: lifetime. As the members filed .
into the con'crcn-e room. Walter |:
W.ason. AFL alternate member, sub
stituting for Hubert Watt, reiterated .
that he \v< ild in*mediately make a
motion for reversal. No other mem
ber would comment.
The board had to decide:
1. Whether to accede to union
anrl ship owners' presnre and approve
a higher than pattern pay boost, or (
2. To stand by its Aug. 23 ruling t
that AFI. sailors must be content 11
with a smaller raise won by the CIO I
seamen. i
Tugs Resume Work;
Feared By O'Dwyer
j Stabilization Board
Seeking Solution
To Great Tie-Up
New V?:rk. Scut. It.? (AP) ?
The joint strike committee for
the AM seaman's strike today
in telegrams to William Green,
president of 'lie AFL an I Phil
ip Murray, president of the CIO.
asked for a national 21-hour
stoppage if the Ware Stabiliza
tion Board re.'er'- the union's
wage demands.
New York, Sept. 11.?i/P)?Tug
boats in New York harbor resumed
.owing barges carrying food and
uel for the city's 7,500,000 resi
'.cnts today for the first time since
tow boat union members struck
I Saturday in a sympathy move with
; the nationwide strike of AFL sea
men.
Permission to operate some of the
1C0 tug boats?manned by approxi
' rnately 3.500 men?was granted last
I night by leaders of the striking AFL
maritime unions.
, As the greatest maritime strike in
I history tightened its grip on the na
| ticn's economy, the Wage Stabiliza
j ion board met in Washington to de
sr.te behind closed doors whether to
accede t-? union and ship owners'
! pressure and approve a higher-than
pattern pay boost, or to stand by its
August 23 ruling that AFL seamen
must be content with the smaller
raise won by the CIO sailors.
W. Willinrd Wirts, board chair
man, said tim decision may come to
day o tomorrow.
The announcement of the tug
boat's action came last night after a
conference of striking leaders.
Joseph P. Ryan, president of the
AFL - International Longshoremen's
Association declared, however, that
the action did not mean a general
relaxation of strike policy and said
, continued operation of the harbor
! craft luir'.o ; "in future events."
"'I his decision I" allow tugs to re
: nine operations," the announcement
.?-aid. vv.i reached so as to prevent
any hardships or suffering for the
people of New York City."
Hospital Intruder
Slays One Nurse,
Injures Another
Indianapolis. Sept. II. i/Pt?Miss
Alberta Gren. 20. of Mount Carmel,
111., nurse :i1 the Robert W. Gong
hospital. \v.:.s Mugged fatally and
an< ther nurse. Miss Bet'.y Overdeer.
20. of Indianapolis, w?s injured
seriously by a man who broke into
the hospital early today.
.John VV. VanNuys, director of the
hospital, said a maid told him she
encountered the assailant when she
left her roam after hearing a scream.
She said the man was a Negro.
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Market Regains
One To 6 Points
New York. Sept. II.?(/Pi?The
sickest slock market in a number of
years exhibited signs of '.'anvalcaccnce
today as I' sders retrieved one to six
points of their recent sharp declines,
j f-'omr broke" were not too im ?
j pressed by the rally, attributing it
t<> bargain hunter buying based on
(he idea thai the list had been drns
| tieally over old. ,
Heavy bidding put the ticker tape
1 as much as f< ur minutes late.
I Steels, motors, rails, rubbers, oils,
, and utilities were in the forefront
of the advance. Dealings slowed V
before mid-day and extreme gains
| were reduced.
NI.W YORK COTTON.
New York, Scot. 11.?(/pj?Cotton
? | futures opened 75 ':en*s a bale high
: : er to 51.15 a bate t.v.vtr. Noon prices
? I were 15 cents to $2.60 a bale higher.
? October 56.00, December 36.00, and
1 March 35.72.
Britain Hands
OusterNotices
To Squatters
London, Sept. 11.? i/l')?A process
server in black '.?al and striped
rousers climbed through a ground
rioor window of Duchess of Bed
ford House today and serve eviction
lotk-es on 1,000 squatters barricaded
i.o wiia'.'imi. a luxury apart
ment blr.ck in London's fashionable
west end.
Stanley Hcndcrt n, rccrctrry o"
liie squatters corr; nit too and a lead
er of the Ccn-.rr mist - sponsored
movement to commandeer unused
dwellings, said lie had been sum
moned to appear in court next
Tuesday.
'dt is between us and the Min
istry cf Works." he added. "I don't
fully understand; 1 am now going
lo get legal advice."
Sentries I'cs'rd.
The squatters had posted sentries
behind barred doors to resisl evic
tion efforts of the labor govern
ment.
Court action to evict squatters
ll.-o was taken a' Birmingham,
where Sam Blatkwell. secretary if
he Midlands distv t Cur. n :nist
iarty. said "we will fight the squat
ers' case tc the la t ditch."
The seven-story Duchess of Bcd
brd House, in a secluded portion
if gentile Kensington, was vacant
vheti the suqatters moved in as a
'direct action" rr.ave in the British
?o.siug ;norL.ge. Similar siege con
itions were developing at. the 25 or
nore vacant buildings vhi h squat
ers seized in widely separated areas
f Li ndon.
Jury Is Given
Ewing Case
Faycttevillo, Sept. 11.? A')?The
?asc of Wall C. Swing. prominent
'uir.bcrland county politician and
(irnicr legislator. charged with mui
ior in connection with the death of
its socially prominent wife, went to
he jury at 1 :28 m. today.
Judge R. Hunt I'arlter started his
?harge at 0:4a. As the jury took the
?ase, the jurist discharged the 13th
uror. John 14. Strickland.
Judge packer instn tod the jury
t could return .? nc of four verdicts:
Guilty of murder in the fir*t de
;ree. guilty in the second decree,
manslaughter or not guilty.
Maritime Strike
By CIO F orecast
Washington. Se|)l. 11.?(/!*??T're-i
lent Joseph Curran of the CIO Na
ional Maritime Union said today
hat his un:on will go < n strike un
css the higher pay soueht by A Ft,
maritime strikers is applied "to the
vh( !c industry."
Curran inside this stair ?unit to a
reporter as the ClO-dominatcd Com
mittee for Maritime Unity began a
strategy session at whb b, the NMU
rhief said the current all-coa-t mari
time strike is "the No. I t >pic."
Gen. Kiscnhowcr's
Mother, 84, Dies
Ahlliene, Kan., Sept. tt.?
(AIM?Mrs. Ida Stover Eisen
hower, Rt, mother of General
liwicht l>. Elsenhower, died ear
ly today at her home here.
BANK OPENS BOORS.
Hazclwood, Srj.t 11. ? i/l*|?Thf
recently organized First State Bank
of Hazelwcod opened its dorrs to
day with a paid-in capital of $25,
000 and o surplus of $12,500.