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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-04
Uprising In
Yugoslaviia
Is Squelched

Lyublyana, Yugos1avia, Nov. 4
(AP)-Yugoslav 9endarmes were
ordered today to move on deserters
from a Croatian infantry regiment
entrenched behind machine guns at
a post outside Karlovac (KarlstadD,
SO miles southwest Of Zagreb.
The 'evolt developed three weeks
ago, but news OF it had been sup
pressed rigidly. 1t was reported the
regiment, made up largely Of peas
ants from neWly-autonomous Croa-
tia, had been told by agitators it was
to 20 to the western front to fight
for France.
The mutiny broke out late one
afternoon, and the entire regiment
Cf 1880 men swept into Karlovac.
The mutineers were said to have
shot apout so civilians.
A Yugoslav army commission
charged, the men and their officers
had been drinking too heavily OF
sizowitz, native YugOslav liquor.
Regiments were rushed from Ia
greb to put down the uprising.
Many of the mutineers were roun-
ded up, and it was understood they
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-04
Cooper Hits
allure To
Aid Teachers
Daily Dispatch Eurean.
In the Sir Waiter Hotel.

Raleigh, Nov. 4-The 1889 legis-
lature authorized the School Com
mission to make provision for sick
leave, with pay, for school teachers
and principals; but the commission
has failed to exercise its power in
the matter, and Mayor Tom Cooper
Of Wilmington is very much irked
thereby
AS Mayor Tom (who is by way of
being among the half-dozen can
didates-suspect for governor) sees it,
a grave and great injustice is being
done the "underpaid and overwork-
ed"} school teachers; and he is more
than ever convinced that the "Ra-
leigh gang" will never do anything
whatsoever for the great mass OF
the people or for any one except such
specially privileged folks as judges
of superior and supreme courts for
Continued on Page Fivey
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-04
Mysterious
Sea Disaster
Off Florida

Jupiter Fla, Nov 4.-(AP)-
New evidence Of a mysterious dis
aster at sea off the lower Florida
coast swept into shore today, adding
a new puzzle to the tWo-day search
for the identity Of a vessel believed
lost in stormy weather.
A life boat in good condition and
still slowed with life prescrvers was
found at Hobe sound, about five
miles north of Jupiter, where yes
terday six-mile long oil slick and
bits Of wreckage started an investi-
cation.
The life boat bore no painted
lame on its exterior, but inside near
he stern was copper plate en-
gIaVed with the name "See-Beru-
fScenossenshaft" (Sea Trade I'm
ion).
From across the sound came the
report that a Negro care aker told
Of seeing large hulk of wreckage
cas- big as q house" floating slowly
iOrth of the coast.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-04
Dozen of German
Scouting Planes
Far Over France

Paris, Nov. 4.-(AP)-At
least a dozen German scouting
planes penetrated deep into
French territory today through
heavy French i-aircraft fire.
Military dispatches from the
front said the squadron flew
high to avoid bursting shells
and Unanswered over Farbach,
COlmar and MulhOuse, and then
headed west toward the Bour-
gOgne region around Dijow.
No attacks on French cities
were reported.
French filters, at the same
time. were reported to have
made reconnaissance flights
over the German Rhineland
without mishap.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-04
Britain Re-Shuffles
Merchant Marine
To Obtain Supplies
Schedules Revised On All Overseas Trade
Routes TO Free Tonnage For Transatlantic
Service; u. S. Takes Latin-America.

change their South American ship
ping with the United States to make
up for the American ships taken out
OF the European trade by the neu-
tIaiity .neasure.)
Some ships undoubtedly will be
taken off the shipping routes, but
it was pointed out that Latin-Amer-
lean countries were the biggest sup
plies sof meat and other commodi-
ties 20 the Allies.
Aviation experts said most air
planes purchased in the United
States probably would be trans
ported to Europe by ships, but there
was no reason why some Of the big
gest ships could not fly over the
Atlantic
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-04

London, Nov. 1.-(AP)-Britain
began planning to comprehensive
re-snuffle Of her wartime merchant
marine today to meet heavy de-
mands expected on repeal Of the
United States arms embargo.
Authoritative sources said these
stcps we're rnvisaged
Schedules on all of Britain's over
seas trade routes will be revised to
free tonnage FOR transatlantic use.
In doing this, the shipping minister
will budget Tor vital supplies
coming to the United Kingdom from
the empire.
(In New York, shipping circles
indicated that the British would ok
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-04
Allies Plan Purchases
In U.S.. On Large Scale
Wintry Weather
Grips Carolina

Charlotte, Nov. 4.-(AP) =
Wintry weather made itself felt
today in the mountain areas of
North Carolina, where various
points reported snow flurries.
More snow and rain was fore
cast for the region in the ensuing
"a hours. Cloudy weather appear
ed to be fairly general over the
State, but there was little of the
unusual, except at Burlington,
which had both snow and hail.
Mount Airy had snow that fell
heavily but melted rapidly, and
North WilkesbOrO also reported
the first Snow of the season for
Watauga county.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-04
Continued on Page Four)
Aviation In
Stock Lead

New York, Nov 4.-(AP)-Avia-
ton stocks led their hackers a fast
chase through the markets gamut
q changes today, smashing peak rec
9'as md then selling off in a burst Of
taking
Larger blocks of securities, chang
i0s hands rapidly, pushed the short
sessions total transactions to about
l'5oO,00O shares, the largest Saturday
aade since September 9. Near the
mai bell. despite all the action, the
ASl was almost evenly balanced with
gains and declines.
some observers were of the OPP
mon that Wall Street in general was
1,atSiicd with the special session Of
Congress, and relieved that it had
aoJourned without additional legisla-
ton.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-04
Germans Make Sharp Protest
ToNor1Uay On American Ship
Object Both to In
tenement of German
Prize Crew and Re
lease of City of Flint
To Its Americ an
c r e w; Americans
Are Safe.

Berlin, Nov. 4.-(AP)-The Ger
man charge d'affaires at Oslo pro-
tested today to the Norwegian gov
eminent its internment Of the Ger
man prize crew from the American
freighter City of Flint and release
OF the vessel to the American crew.
Authorized sources SAID III pro-
test was oral and based IN the
whole procedure Of Norwegian au-
thorities in connection with the City
Of Flint'5 entry ut AiaU@o~'1d".
where the internement and release
order were carried out carly Today
These infOrmants intimated that the
charge d'affaires soon would leave,
OF already lao left, ior Haugesund
to make j personal Investigation.
There was considerable teieploning
between Oslo and Berlin during the
night. These sources said there
would be plenty Of argument with
the NorWegians in ensuing days
Germany was represented as de-
clining to accept the Norwegian ar
gument that there was insufficient
q Ound in the German report that
(; member Of the American crew
was i'll, for the City of Flint to be
brought into the neutral harbor Of
Haugesund.
The German contention was that
such humane action should not be
Rewarded" by internement Of the
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-04
BILLION DOLLAR ORDERS
IN FEW WEEKS EXPECTED

washington, Nov. 4.-1AP)-
President Roosevelt decided to sign
the historic bill repeating the arms
embargo around noon today, thus
giving a signal which some officials
expected to result in the placing Of
one billion dollars worth of war
orders in this country-mostly by
France and Britain-Within the
next few weeks.
The Allied powers were expected
to begin moving across the Atlantic
almost Immediately some 300 air
planes completed for them by
(CO,otirued. On Page FOIri
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-04

q
of q Democratic
presidential boom
for Senator Burton
K. Wheeler, by re-
fering to the Mon
tana scion as a
great LIBERAL"
Lewis didn't to
be sure, specifical-
ly s pc a k f 0 r
Wheeler's pre- 81
dental nomination
but a good many
politicians i n t err
pref his comment
as implying that
IL j L -
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-04
Cotton Makes
Good Advance

New York, Nov. 4.-(AP)-Cot-
.on futures opened three to seven
higher. Around the end Of the first
hour, the list ruled four to nine
points higher.
Futures closed four to ten points
higher; middling spot GA, up five.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-04
Lewis Boost
For Wheeler
Stirs Capital
BY CHARLES T. STEWART
Central Press COiunniSt

Washington, Nov. 4.-John L.
Lewis, the C.. I. O. head and chair
man Of Labor's Nonpartisan League,
Startnd n good bit
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-04
GlQathoh
FOR NORTH CAROLINA,

Mostly cloudy tonight and
Sunday; probably showers on
coast; light rain and snow fur
ries in mountains this afternoon
and tonight; not much change in
temperature.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-04

Germans said a member of
the American crew needed
medical attention when the ship
anchored at HaugeSund last
night, but a Norwegian surgeon
who looked at him said his
condition was mot serious
enough to justify calling at a
neutral port.
According to information OBJ
tanned from American crew
members at Bergen, the man
was Allison SelIars, a wiper, of
Wilmington, N. c., who suf-
fered a leg injury when he
stumbled over some machinery
in the darkness. 1t was said the
injury proved to be only a
painful bruise and he had re-
covered.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-04
WEEKLY WEATHER.

Fair first of week; slowly ris-
ing temperatures; rain over
north and central portions mid
die period; fair and cooler near
end OF week.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-04

AMERICAN CREW FEARS
VESSEL is MARKED SHIP
Bergen, Norway, Nov. 4.-(AP)-
American crewmen aboard the City
Of Flint told The Associated Press
CONTINUED on Page Four)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-04

prize crew commander, who natur-
ally could not tell whether the
American was really i'll, but needed
President Roosevelt's plea for good
treatment of the Al Americans.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-11-04

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(Continued on Page Four)
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-13
Toy Maker Plays
Friend to Boys
Who Looted Shop

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Dec. 13 (UP)
Because toy-maker Fred j. Hoel-
derle, 65, loves children, about 30
of school age were saved this week
from disgrace.
They had stormed Santa Claus
castle, where for years Hoelderle
has mended and made toys for the
citys underprivileged, smashed do
zens of toys beyond repair and made
off with 400, including dolls, teddy
bears, airplanes, tin horns, fire en-
gines and doll furniture.
The vandalism and thefts accured
early last week while Hoelderle was
at supper at his home a short dis
tance from the old building housing
Santa'S castle. The noise of the in
vasion attracted Mrs. Laura Heck,
a housewife nearby, and she sum-
moned him. He came running. A
lookout cried. "here comes Fred"
and the children scattered in all
directions, arms loaded with toys.
But Hoelderle had recognized four
of the boys, all about 10 year old.
Others in the gang ranged in age
from six to sixteen, Mrs. Heck
said.
Hoelderle found his shop sham
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-13

Muriel Meyer and Allene Roberts
accompanied the Central tennis
team to Yuma Saturday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-13

bles. The gang had broken window
and entered through the coal shute
Inside they ripped out toys already
Grated for delivery to orphanages
and homes of the poor, sent to
Hoelderle for repair by a good
fellows" organization. The shop
was Uttered with debris of broken
pianos, dolls, mechanical gadgets.
Hoelderle was shocked.
II didn't think they'd steal from
u.s." he said. "I thought they were
our friends I've given most of
them lessons in making and re-
pairing. I've always tried to teach
them to respect property He called
police and gave the names of the
four he recognized. They were re-
pentant. They asked for a truck and
set out to collect the stolen toys,
house to house in the neighborhood
when they are through Hoel-
derle told police, send them home.
I don't want them prosecuted or
their names made public" He hoped
the boys would round up all the
SO dolls taken because they would
"be the hardest to replace.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-13
Baroness Buying
Red Cross Planes
For ButtIefieIdS

a mission not of pleasure but of
mercy. to buy ambulance airplanes
from the Red Cross. If she is Sue
cessful, the planes will be divided
equally by international headquar-
ters in Geneva between the Allies
and Germany.
She hoped to persuade an Am
erican manufacturer to design a
plane that would carry two wounded
soldiers on StretcherS in compare
tive comfort. The terms of her COM
mitment wouldn't let her say how
much she had to spend or where 1t
was coming from. But once she did
a lightning calculation and came
up with the answer to how many
$1,000 planes she could get for
$4,000.
She expressed hope that wealthy
Americans might see fit to add to
the number of planes she was COM
missioned to buy. What better IN
vestment, she asked, could a rich
person make than in a cause which.
knows no politics or creed?
The baroness was as different
from the adventuring flier of six
months ago as was her Somber black
dress from the travel-Stained slacks
she wore then. 4
Her torrential flow of the hea-
vily-accented English that is one of
her seven languages had lost none
of its force. Her darting gestures
still were SO quick that the eye
barely followed them. Her dark
eyes flashed as incisively as ever. >
But it was of war, hardshipS,
blackouts, bloodShed and the future
of Europe and the world that she
spoke.
"When you come into this room
you are in little bit of Europe,
she said of the Lexington hotel
suite 26 floors above the streets OF
midtown Manhattan on which she
was amazed to see so many men.
"Over there they are all mobil-
lied, and it's only women and chill
dren you see on the streets" she
said. sr....
land Trust company, said today IN
fears, fancies, rumors, that she had
brought from Europe: -
That it would be war of ettri-
ton with neither side willing to
pay the terrific cost in life storm
ing the Siegfried or Maginot line.
That Germany was doomed to eco
nomic strangulation if the "emoval'
of the fuehrer didn't cause the col
lapse of the Nazi government-and
reSistance-first.
That the United States inevitably
would be drawn into the war if and
when the Allies need her strength
to stem a losing tide; that America
couldn't afford to let Germany win
the war and Nazify the world.
That France proposed to strike
swiftly through Switzerland at Ger
many "back here appropriate
gesture) while the Nazi army was
preoccupied on the Polish front,
but was dissuaded by Swiss deter
mination to defend her neutrality
against all corners.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-13
Flying Santa to
Make Yearly Hop
ToLiqht Houses

LIMA, Peru, Dec. 13. CUP)-Capt.
William H. Winc1paw. celebrated
Flying Santa Claus" was en- route
today to Boston, Mass, to carry
cut his annual Christmas day flight
to light houses and coast guard sta
tions along the New England coast.
The aviator, now is his middle
fifties. left for Guayaquil, Ecuador
aboard a Pan American Grace air
ways plane shortly after his ar
rival from La PaZ, Bolivia, where
he is engaged as a private pilot,
Juggling mining machinery over the
lofty Andes for the Aramayo Min
ing company. His employers grant,
ed him leave of absence to make
the 5,000-mile trip to Boston so he
wouldn't miss this years flight, a
custom he started on Christmas,
1890
Wincapaw is scheduled to reach
Miami Fla, today and will fly di-
rectly to Boston, where he will ar
rive Thursday in time to get Christ
mas bundles ready for the coast
guardsmen and lighthouse keep
ers and their families.
On his Christmas flight, Winca-
paw covers almost 1000 miles, drop
ping Yuletide bundles at lighthouses
and stations from Minot's Light as
far north as the Grand Manan
Island lighthouse in Canadian ter
ritory.
On previous flights the bundles
have been wrapped the day before
Christmas by Boston society girls
in a warehouse in the hub They
generally have contained coffee,
cookies, hosiery, magazines, news
papers, almanacs, candy, cigarettes,
and books. The contents have varied
from year to year, however, and
frequently some small doll o play
thing has been included for child
ren in the isolated outposts. Weight
of the packages has increased year.
ly, and sometimes bundle weighs
as much as 20 pounds. Parachutes
are attached to permit greater
weight to be used.
Spare bundles usually are car
ried in case Wincapaw's marks
man ship is poor. If the bundle
misses its mark, Wincapaw circles
the station and tries his luck again.
Wincapaw, who once operated a
seaplane base at Rockland, Me-, be-
gan his Chistmas flights as ges-
ture of gratitude toward lighthouse
keepers whose beacons we're his
frequent guide through bad wea-
ther.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-13

Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Corfman
and family spent Sunday with Mrs.
Corfman's family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Layton Of the Highline dis
trict.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-13
BY THOMAS C. CLUCK

NEW YORK. Dec. 13. (UP)-The
Baroness Lisette De Kapri was back
in New York today on a mission
vastly different from that which
brought her here six months ago.
Then she had just completed a
l0,500-mile tour of the United
States at the controls of her own
plane. She chatted with carefree
abandon, her talk tuned to laughter
and the clinking of ice in frosted
glasses, of her wonderful flight
and of the joys of merely being
alive.
That was before the war. Today
the dynamic brunette-who was
born in Runania, inherited a title
from her Austrian father, learned
to fly in France, and is a citizen of
Switzerland-had changed nearly
as much as had Europe in those six
months.
This time she was in America on
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-13
WestmorIand PTA
Discusses Civic
Responsibility
WESTMORLAND NOTES

The Westmorland Parent Teacher
association met Wednesday night
for their regular meeting and en-
joyed a program arranged by the
men of the organization Mr. Ra-
leigh Lambe was the chairman and
presented the following program:
Christmas Caro]s-By the seventh
and eighth grades.
Accordion solo-By Florence
Decker.
Christmas Carols-By the fourth
and fifth grades.
Piano Duet-By Marjory and
Beverley Sund.
The topic of Civic Responsible
ity'' was spoken by the following
men of the community: Rev. Sund,
Mayor Jack Gardner, Clifford Ran
dolph, E. H. Cain, Pierpont Walker,
and Ernest Page.
Refreshments of cake and coffee
were served at the close OF the
meeting.
Mrs. A. B. Palmer mother of Mrs.
J. c. RamSaur plans to return to
her home in Beverly Hills the first
of the week. Mrs. Palmer has been
here for several weeks.
Among those from Westmorland
who attended the Christian Endea-
vor retreat at Julian last Saturday
were: Virginia Walker, Donna Os-
trander, Roger Sund, Floyd Bains,
Joe Howenstein and James Graham.
They we're accompanied by Mrs.
Irene Burnett.
Mrs. Aubry Lee enjoyed visit
from her mother. Mrs. Patterson
of Compton, last week.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-13

Saturday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Ward McGrew. their daughter Eve
lyn and son Eddie were dinner
guests of the D. c. SCOTS.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-13

Mrs. Julia Bracket was a dinner
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. Scott
Monday evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-13

You'll have Top Roting as G
wise uiver with every Youngsier
who gets q pair OF these skotes.
Nickel plotted over copper plot-
inu, cushioned trucks. boll bear
ing wheels Real leather straps.
Three models.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-13
New Drain Canal
West Of NeIoIand
Near Completion
MELOLAND NOTES

Completion of the new drain
canal west of the Meloland store
will materially aid a number of To-
cal farmers. Arthur Farley and
George Lindsey also recently in
stalled tile surface drains on their
ranches.
June Hall. who received q frac-
tured skull and broken collar bone
in an automobile accident about
two weeks ago. is making satisfac.
tory recovery but is not allowed
visitors yet.
Robert Doig and Jake Neidiffer
made q business trip to Los Angeles
the first of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs Harvey Corfman
and family spent Sunday with Mrs.
Corfmans family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Layton of the Highline dis
trict.
Mis- W. 1OAdN was dNdluGQ
the prize in a true-falsc quiz at
the meeting of the Meloland We'd
nesday club at the home of Mrs
Lawrence Richards. The afternoon
was spent making plans for the
club Christmas dinner Dec. goth
at the Earl Maddox home. At the
close of the meeting Mrs. Richards
and her co-hostess, Mrs. Joe Bish
op. served tasty refreshments to
Mesdames C. F. Smith, Hardy Odell,
Fl. A. Wells, L. G. Goar, Henry
Havekorst. Lloyd Craig, j. R. Kin
naird, Jesse Mcbride, Claud Suttle,
Harold Forsberg, Ebert Newton, G.
c, Richards. Arthur Farley, Earl
Maddox, F. NJ. Coray, Robert Dois,
w. G.. Herdman, Ward McGrew,
and Miss Vera Havekorst.
Saturday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Ward McGrew. their daughter Eve
lyn and son Eddie were dinner
guests of the D. c. SCOTS.
Elden and Helen Buck and Bar
bara Kent spent Friday night and
Saturday with Beverly Meyer
while Mr. and Mrs. Buck and Mr..
and Mrs. Kent participated in the
Christian Endeavor retreat at Camp
Marston. Also attending the retreat
from Meloland were Miss Helen
Rumsey and Louise Mcbride.
Muriel Meyer and Allene Roberts
accompanied the Central tennis
team to Yuma Saturday.
Mrs. Julia Bracket was a dinner
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. D. c. Scott
Monday evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-13
FRFIGHTER TORPEDOED

BERGEN. Norway, Dec. 13. CUP)
The British freighter Deptford, Of
5000 tons. was torpedoed by a Ger
man submarine just north Of Ber-
gen today and it was believed that
only five of its 35 crew members
had been saved.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-13

June Hall, who received q frac-
tured skull and broken collar bone
in an automobile accident about
two weeks ago. is making satisfac.
tory recovery but is not allowed
visitors yet.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-12-13

Robert Doig and Jake Neidiffer
made q business trip to Los Angeles
the first of the week.
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Mrs. Hilda Jungstrum 0 Pull
man came Friday 70 W.T. q en-
home Of her son-in-law and dau9h-
ter, Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Waldron.
Mrs. Farrell Kossman end child
rem left Thursday for Q visit With
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Z. A. Nor
mington at Moscow, Idaho.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman +. Smith
Phyllis Smith, Shirley Halversou
and Wilma Fillmore were In Yakima
Thursday. ~....-. .......-.-. -.-.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Rile, the
daughter Mary, Merle and Lenore
Russell returned Thursday nigh!
from q few days camping trip al
Rimrock Lake.
Mr.. and Ms. W. D. Crawford left
SATURDAY. for Coupeville ~ ":.:ooy
Island for tE-s- weeks vacation al
their S::.:.I..Ile:: home. Harry Russell!
:, drawing the mail route during
Crewford's absence.