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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-29
LaGuardia Is
Greeted By
Norfolk Folk

Norfolk, Va, July 29.-(AP)-.
Mayor Fiorello H. LaGuardia, OF
New York City, almost eluded the
local reception committee at the dock
this morning by leaving the Old
Dominion Line steamer at 7 o'clock
instead of TAO, as scheduled by the
reception committee headed by Nor
folks Mayor John Gurkin.
However, the "little flower" re-
turned to the dock after reading in
the paper of the proposed ceremon-
les, as he was being whisked across
the city in car driven by chauf-
feur sent here by Wilmington city
officials.
The visitor explained the con-
tretemps by saying that he "knew
nothing" Of the scheduled broadcast
and reception. He was well on his
way when he noticed the story in the
morning paper.
According to the mayors latest
plans, he and his wife will be flown
back to Norfolk tomorrow evening
from Wilmington, N. c., by Mayor
Gurkin. LaGuardia is to speak in the
morning before the Law Enforcement
Officers Associations of the Caro-
linas. He will be unable to attend
''The Lost Colony" but asked for &
rain check on the invitation.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-29
Floyd Fears
15-16c Price
On N. c. Leaf

College Station, Raleigh, July 29
e. Y. Floyd, AAA executive Of
ficer, today predicted Is to 16-cent
tobacco for North Carolina unless
buyers and producers reach an un-
derStanding about reduced acreage
for next year.
If growers and sellers could work
out an agreement such as they did
in 1888, Floyd said, prices for the
golden leaf offered this fall on Tar
Heel markets might bring 18 to 20
cents a pound.
The low opening prices on the
Georgia markets have caused consi-
derable unrest among North Caro-
lima growers, who increased their
acreage 81 per cent this year. In
some counties, the increase has soar
ed far above the State average, the
harvest being so heavy that many
farmers have not had sufficient barn
space to cure their leaf. Lack of la
Dor has also hampered hundreds of
growers.
Generally" Floyd said, Georgia
tobacco doesn't bring as much as
North Carolina leaf. This is because
of the poorer methods of handling
after the leaf is cured. Growers in
that State take their weed to the mar
ket without a careful sorting an6
grading"
The AAA official said an amend
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Gravely said the site committee, in
a letter to him announcing the place,
said the sanatorium would be situat-
ed on the 100-acre T. H. Woodland
farm, about 200 yards north of the
Wilson city limits, on Route 301 and
Herring avenue.
The report described the site as
'easily accessible to the people Of
Eastern North Carolina"
The city of Wilson has agreed to
donate the farm, the letter said, and
provide connections with the city
water main and sewerage disposal
plant without charge.
The letter was signed by the three
committee members, State Senator
Joe Blythe, of Charlotte, and Repre-
sentatives O. M. Null, of Shelby, and
L. L. Burgin, of Hendersonville.
The next development awaits ac-
ton of the federal government on the
request of the State SantOrium board
for a grant of As percent of the
$45O,O0O. Gravely said the site had
the boards approval, and he praised
the ''unselfish" efforts of the COM
mittee members, who spent month
inspecting more than 100 prospective
sites.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-29

Barkley May Keep
Senate IN Session
Well Into Sunday Un-
less Roll Is Called on
Huge. Bill, Trimmed
$3.50, 100000 Friday.

Washington, July 29.-(AP)-An
attack on the administrations neu-.
trality program by Senator Nye, Re-
publican, North Dakota, sidetracked
the Senate temporarily today from,
progressing toward passage of the
81 $40, 100000 lending bill.
The Senate considered for an hour
lending bill amendment by Senator
O'Mahoney, Democrat, Wyoming, to
safeguard private industry from pos
sible government competition, until
Nye's neutrality discussion compell-
ed the chamber to lay the matter
aside without vote.
Nye urged greater control by Con-
gress over foreign affairs, declaring
that the efforts of the President and
Secretary Of State Hull to obtain re-
peal Of the arms embargo threaten
ed to involve this country in a Eu-
rOpean war that might break out.
The Senate headed for another
night session, unless the leadership
could obtain agreement to limit de-
bate. Democratic Leader Barkley,
who had been hopeful of obtaining
vote this afternoon, said he intended
to keep the Senate in session until
it took final action.
Asked whether he would hold the
Senate in session past midnight, if
necessary, Barkley replied:
'Why not? There's no law against
our working on Sunday"
The Senate already had stripped
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-29
New Protest
At AtTokyoB By
The British
Hostile DemOnstra-
tons Continue and
Four British Soldiers
Are H e | d Captive
Short While by Japs
At Shanghai Defense
Front.

Shanghai, July 29.-(AP)-Brit-
ish and Japanese troops faced each
other across newly-erected Japan
ese barbed wire barricades on a
Shanghai boundary tonight as the
result of an incident which caused
Japanese-British friction here to
flare anew.
Japanese naval forces ran up the
barrier along mile and half Of
the British defense sector after an
encounter in which Japanese seized
and held four British soldiers for
two hours and a half. British mill
tary commanders protested the
barricade, asserting it was on terri
tory inside the British zone. There
were strong indications that the
encounter held possibilities of fur
ther trouble.
The friction began when four
men of the Seaforth Highlander
regiment in a truck entered the
japanese defense zone to repair
barbed wire British officers said
the men mistakenly believed that
they were in the British zone.
Quickly men of the japanese
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-29
Japan Makes
Trade Treaty
With Germany

Tokyo, July 29.-(AP)-Japan
today made a formal announcement
Of a new trade treaty with Ger
many which observers believed was
timed as a warning to France and
Great Britain.
The new agreement, although
initiated in Berlin only yesterday
was announced here with fanfare
just two days after denunciation by
the United States of its 28-year-Old
treaty with Japan.
Observers believe the announce
ment was made at. this time pur-
posely to counteract the impress
sion caused by the American action,
and they interpreted it as warning
that unfriendly action by France or
Britain would drive Japan into
closer relationship with the Rome
Berlin axis.
Negotiations for the pact have
been under way since 1887, the
foreign office announcement said,
and finally reached the stage where
the draft agreement could be
initiated yesterday by japanese
Ambassador to Berlin OShima and
German Trade Expert DR.. Helmuth
Wolthat.
The statement stressed heavily
the significance of the pact as
Strengthening the anti-comlnterr
front, in which Germany, Italy,
Japan and other nations are bound
10 combat communism.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-29
WarMachine
OF Britain
Atop Mark
Vast Armaments to
Be Raised to Full
Strength for August
September danger
Period''; Hoping to
Impress Hitler.

London, July Britain
swung into a huge mobilization Of
naval forces today to bring her vast
armaments to full strength Tor the
August and September danger
PERIOD.
While regulars and reserves were
summoned to duty to. place the
fleet at the peak Of fighting power,
along with land and air services,
sources close to the government said
Prime Minister Chamberlain was
expected to make a statement Sun
day on British-F'rench-So talks.
It was said plans for immediate"
military staff conversations among
the three powers would be an
nounced then, along with re-af-
firmations of a desire for three
power mutual aid pact.
Officers and men of the regular
navy, back from leaves which had
been advanced a month, so the fleet
would be fully manned during the
period regarded as ''most likely to
produce International tension," set
about readying ships to go to sea.
Some $4,000 reservists packed
their kits to report Monday. After
an inspection by King George, Aug
ust 9, reserve vessels will join
regulars in the biggest peacetime
war games in Britaia's history.
Reinforcement of naval power
marks another step in the show of
force which the government hopes
will impress Chancellor Hitler Of
Germany with Britain's Sincerity
of purpose.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-29
Rv CHARLES p. STEWART
Central Press COlumniSt

Washington, July 29.-Congress
doings and sayings, leading up TO az
iournment, can't have been a DIT sat
isfactory to President Roosevelt. IN
fact, he virtually admitted it IN ms
remark to the effect that the lcglS-
lative body had ''outlived us useIui-
ness. He meant, OF course. 1l,at ~
had 'soutlived its usefulness oniy NJ
sofar as the dying session was con
cerned-not that he thinks the law
making branch of the government
ought to be abolished. Nevertheless
many of his opponents are placing
the latter Interpretation upon ms
observation. It's clear that they'll ny
to convince the country that that was
what he did mean. How successful
they'll be is problematic, BIT t..al,s mayIe ris
it will prove to have BEEN from DIS
standpoint, as unlucky uttel ance'
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-29
Baptists To
Send Protest
To 2 Nations

Atlanta, Ca, July z9.-(AP)-
Inspired to seek fresh gains in re-
ligious liberty, world peace and
Christian fellowship, thousands OF
messengers to the sixth Baptist
World Congress began return jour-
neys to 60 nations today, Adjourn
ing to assemble no more in congress
until 1914, the Baptist World Al
lance will send to Washington a
deputation of eight divines to pre-
sent, explain and comment to Rou-
mania and Russian ENJOYS resolu-
tions adopted here affecting re-
ligious freedom in those countries.
DR.. J. H. RushbroOke, Of London,
who assumed the alliance presidency
on his 69th birthday, gave the l3
messengers from China this mes
sage to take to their brethren and
nation:
"Tell your people of our deepest
sympathy and prayers in the in
tense and undeserved suffering
which your nation is so heroically
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-29
u. s. Admiral
Aids Search
For Slayers

Norfolk, Va, July 29.-(AP)- A
flower-fancing admiral of the Unit
ed States Navy found his pet dahlia
bed trampled behind a seven-foot
wall at the Norfolk navy yard and
took steps today to help city police
crack a five-day-old murder mystery
A man was murdered beaten to
death-Monday night in downtown
hotel room. The clerk reported he
had seen him go up to his room only
a half hour earlier, accompanied by
two meA in marine uniforms. At first
police said merely robbery, but
then found the victims pocketbook
in the room.
At the Marine barracks of the Nor
folk navy yard the files contain the
fingerprints of all enlisted men, but
police were denied access to the rec
ords by military circumstances,
which demands all such authoriza-
ton must come from the top at
Washington. There the case stood,
while a local police sought permis-
sion from the Navy Department to
check into the files. Then Admiral
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-29
Tremendous Farm Losses
By Drought Face Nation
Millions Of Acres of
Crop a n d Pasture
Lands Affected: Con-
ditions Not AS Serious
AS 1884 and 1896,
However.

Washington, July 29-(AP)-A
midsummer drought gripped mil
lions Of acres of American crop and
pasture lands today, threatening in
eStimable losses to farmers.
In contrast with the severe dry
weather of 1884 and 1886, which was
almost nationwide, present drought
conditions are confined principally
to Middle Atlantic and New England
States, the southwestern "dust bowl
and sections of the RNcky ISE1ltains
and upper Great Lakes.
While losses have been heavy,
particularly in the eastern drought
belt, J. B. Kincer, the Weather
Bureaus crop specialist, explained
that they were not comparable in
seriousness to those of 1934-36.
drought conditions are more To-
Called and developed much later
this year than in the severe drought
years." he said. consequently,
damages will not be nearly so
heavy"
Federal farm officials reported
that a sharp deficiency in moisture
and high temperatures this month
had dried up pastures, damaged
corn, potatoes, commercial truck
crops and berries in the northeastern
states Scattered rains this week
brought a measure of relief.
Inasmuch as the nation has boun-
tiful supplies of cotton, corn, wheat
and most other agricultural pro-
ducts, drought losses are expected to
have small effect on prices and
supplies, officials said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-29
Martin Race
Forecasts
Liquor Fight
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir .Valter Hotel.

Raleigh, July 29.-Announcement
of former State Senator L. A. Mar
tin, of Davidson county, that he will
be a candidate for lieutenant COVER
nor in next years primary is anoth-
er indication that there is in the
offing a vigorous and vicious liquor
battle.
This despite the fact that the
Davidson man may not of his own
accord and initiative put John Bar
leycorn into the campaign as his
chosen paramount issue. In fact your
correspondent is violating no conf
dence in quoting Senator Martin to
the general effect that there are other
issues in North Carolina which de-
mand consideration as urgently as
any question of a statewide referen-
dunn. Yet whether or not he con-
sciously seeks it, leadership of a dry
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-29
Would Peg
Tobacco At
18c Figure

Atlanta, Ga, July 29.-(AP)
"A SOuthWide movement to
peg tobacco prices at a min
imum of 18 cents pound was
proposed to Georgia State Off
cials today.
Columbus Roberts, state
commissioner of agriculture,
said the suggestion came in a
letter from j. III. Meek, director
of Virginia's division of mar
kets. The Georgia commissioner
said Meek proposed that the
commissioners of agriculture
from all tobacco growing states,
extension division directors,
farm leaders, AAA repreScn-
tatives and tobacco buyers and
manufactures be called to
Washington at an early date to
discuss prices.
Meek asked Georgia leaders
to arrange. the conference, since
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-29
ROOSEVELT FISHES
ON MARYLAND BANK

Ocean City, Md, July 29.-
(AP)-The nations No. l fisher
man, President Roosevelt, threw
out his hook today seeking to
catch from the jackpot spear
fish, schooling in record num-
bers at the Jack Spot, a shOal ~
miles off shore.
The presidential yacht PO-
tOmac appeared rs miles north
east of Ocean City, and messaged
ahead for the coast guard cut
ter Cayuga to bring plenty OF
fishing bait.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-29
Record OF Congress Is
Disappointment 10 FDR

He naturally was fretted. All the
major plans that he favored have
been more or less shot full of noles
on Capitol Hill. Most of the ccngres-
sional plans that he principally OBJ
iected to have gone through a-kit-
ing.
The neutrality law that re asked
for was shelved until next January,
unless he calls a special sesslon--even
then. he may be turned down still
more definitely. His self-ilquidating
ing spending-lending program speed
ily was tinkered out of all serablarce
to what he recommended. the repre-
sentatives voted an investigation
(which probably will turn out to be
a hostile one) of the New Deals pet
National Labor Relations Board.
And Senator Hatch's bill to pro-
hibit political activity by the rank
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-29
SHELBY NEWSPAPER
DAMAGED BY BLAZE

Shelby, July 29.-(AP)- Fire
caused damage estimated at $5,-
900 early today to the plant of
the Star Publishing Company,
which publishes the Shelby Daily
Star. The blaze, discovered about
2 a. M, is believed to have start
ed in the ceiling from an electric
wire. Damage to the equipment
was slight, Publisher Lea
Weathers said, and will not in
terrupt publication of the news
paper.
Most of the damage was to
paper in the job department and
to the building.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-29
Conservation
Fight Looms
In Assembly
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter HOte

Raleigh, July 29.-While there is
10 Likelihood that protestants against
Tle department of Conservation and
developments diversion" of. funds
IRON game-fishery to forestry pur-
pose are going to get anything ex-
cCept exercise as the result of their
fouo gyrations, it is agreed in in
4o[ned circles here that the protests,
.dNen IN connection with past events,
usage very rough sailing for the
ucpai lment in the 1941 General As
Scmbly.
II IS becoming apparent that what
trer the merits of the current con-
utoNerSy, the department has really
''liieo up hornets nest among
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-29
MANUFACTURER DIES
ON MACS HEAD STAY

Norfolk, Va, July 29.-(AP)-W.
w. Hargroves, president Of Planters
Manufacturing Company of Ports
mouth, died early today at Nags
Head, N. c., where he had gone
Wednesday of this week for his
health. Hargroves had been con-
nected with the Planters company
for the last 40 years. He was
prominently identified in civic and
religious circles.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-29
NORFOLK SOUTHERN
TO OPERATE TRUCKS

Raleigh, July 29.-(AP)-Orders
were issued by the Utilities Com
mission today granting franchises to
the Norfolk Southern Bus Corpora
ton to carry freight and express
from New Bern to Oriental, and
passengers, express and newspapers
from Edenton to Washington, N. c.,
by way of the Albemarle Sound
bridge
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-29
Growers In
Georgia To
Talk Plans
Meet With Governor
Sunday Night With
Appeal to Wallace,
Market Holiday and
Withholding of Crop
AS Alternatives Con-
sidered.

Columbia, S. c., July 3d.
(AP)-TObaccO wers of
South CarOlina's Pee Dee sec
ton awaited anxiOusly today
the opening of the bright leaf
markets in this State next
Thursday, hopeful htat prices
be higher than they have been
on the Georgia markets this
week.
"We are watching the GeOr-
gia markets, Agriculture Com
missioner ]. X. Jones said. "If
there is no Improvement In
prices, we contemplate calling a
conference of South Carolina,
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-29
Tubercular Hospital
In Eastern Carolina
Awarded To Wilson

Rocky Mount, July 29-(AP)-L L. Gravely, chairman of
the State Sanatorm board announced this morning that Will
selected the site the proposed $45OOO tube
culoss hospital for eastern North Carolina.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-29
Gonthoh

FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Partly cloudy tonight and
Sunday, with local showers;
slightly cooler in central pOr-
tiOnS Sunday.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-29
WEEKLY WEATHER.

WEEKLY WEATHER.
South Atlantic States: Scat
tered showers in Florida entire
week: elsewhere fair latter part
of week and shower period mid
die of week; mostly seas0nable
temperatures.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-07-29

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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-01

the tombS of Tutankahmen and
the lesser Egyptian kings. The
tombs of the Pharaohs are indeed
monument to similar agricul-
tural stupidity among the
ancients of the earth.
We here in the United States
are paying in flood and dead
land and dust storms, in drought
and fire that obliterates the very
life of the soils fertility, the
price of centuries of careless use
of land, of extravagant farming
and foresting.
These are the facts, bald and
bold. And even though the seep-
ing of salt water into the drink
ing wells of the lower East Coast
areas is but another sharp warm
ing, perhaps after all what we
now shall do is to again sit back
and do little or nothing: de-
pressing words, but the naked
truth, borne out by scientists.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-01
TAMPER WITH NATURE,
EXPECT DIRE RESULTS

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leaving the topsoil without roots
to knit it together, could not hold
the rainfall back and absorb it.
Man turned the course of streams
and rivers with causeways. dams
and bikes, that mills might be
powered. But when torrents
were unleashed and went roar
ing down the mountain sides,
nothing built by man could with
stand the tremendous onslaught.
Many FIoridians 'despise the
Australian pine. The Australian
pine is the best of windbreaks;
the toughest sister to stand and
front down the fury of the hur-
ricane. On the Lower Florida
Keys during the Labor Day hur-
ricane of 1885. had there been
less highway and railroad fill,
and more bridges built on con-
crete arches and piers, the storm
would have wrought a far less
deadly toll. The water piled in
from the ocean against these
man-made barriers, overwhelmed
a long stretch of low-lying land.
More and better bridges would
have eased the battering of the
two tidal waves that afternoon
and night by permitting freezer
floWage of the angry waters.
'Quakes and Hurricanes
California, scene of numerous
earthquakes, cannot oppose them
except her buildings be con-
structed more nearly earthquake
proof. Just as since the hurri
cane that ravaged Miami and
the Palm Beach areas some years
ago, architects have designed and
builders have fashioned buildings
more hurricane proof.
Deforestation of the Middle
West has left no network of
roots to hold the lower growing
vegetation to the earth. AS a re-
suit windstorms carry the soil
away and farmers are bankrupt
in a few hours. 1t has been
charged that much of the clear
ing up of woodlands throughout
the country by the CCC has led
trouble which floods and cy-
clones increase as the trees and
brush, cut off to the sod, can no
longer do the part planned by
Nature in absorbing the rains.
The rich surface humus of the
forest lands is gone just as it has
gone in the Florida Everglades
burned, baked by the sun, blown,
shoveled or washed away, in
mans impudent attempts to get
the best of Nature.
1t can't be done; this Pied
Piper is far too clever to be de-
feated or thwarted for long by
mere man. And meanwhile a
progressive neglect of soil and
forest is certain to bring Amer
lea to a condition terrifyingly
worse-a dry country with too
little greenery and with hills as
crumbly as those of the valley of
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-01
SUNDAY DINNER
BY CORA ANTHONY
Director of APP Kitchen

THANKSGIVING number two finds
i turkeys trifle cheaper than the pre-
vious week. Meat prices, too, are gener-
ally lower particularly on lamb, pork
and smoked meats though even beef and
veal prices have an easier tone accord
ing to market parlance.
Iceberg lettuce and peas are also much
cheaper than recently. Broccoli is mex
pensive and califlower. while higher, is
still very reasonable. Yellow onions are
plentiful and cheap.
Oranges, grapefruit and tangerines to-
gether with apples are outstanding mar
ket values. It is interesting to note that
ten pounds of Florida oranges whether
small, medium or large make about two
and one-half quarts of juice.
Low Cost Dinner
Roast Loin of Pork
Drowned Potatoes
Red Cabbage and Apple
Bread and Butter
Pumpkin Pudding
Tea or Coffee Milk
Moderate Cost Dinner
Roast Lamb Scalloped Potatoes
Carrots and Peas
Bread and Butter
Baked Mincemeat Apples
Tea or Coffee Milk
Very Special Dinner
Consomme Crackers
Celery Olives Sailed Nuts
Roast Stuffed Turkey Giblet Gravy
Mashed Potato and Yellow Turnip
Dreamed Onions
Cranberry Relish
Pumpkin Pie with Ice Cream
Coffee
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-12-01
BACK FOR MORE
FISHING EXPLOITS
ENJOYED HIS EXPERIENCES
WHEN HE WAS HERE SIX
MONTHS AGO

Emil Hufschmidt is a visitor in
the city, coming from Miami to
fish in the ''most prolific waters
to be found on the coast, and
has already made arrangements
to go out and try his luck Sun
day.
This is not Mr.. Hufschmidt's
first visit to the city in the in
terest of angling, as he was here
about six months ago and had the
kind of luck that pleases the con
firmed angler, and he had the
urge that led him back to try his
luck again.