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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-18
French Gain
And Hold New
German Area

Basel. Switzerland, Sept. 49,
(AP)-French fortress troops were
reported today to have gained and
held positions less than three miles
from the German border town Of
Saarlautern during a series of night
operations.
Advices reaching Switzerland
said that while the Germans con-
centrated on attacking French
lines on a ridge ten miles north Of
Saarlautern, the French struck
suddenly at the hills before the
town itself. The fighting centered
around the junction of two high
ways. Saarlautern is about 13 miles
northwest of Saarbruecken, chief
city of Germany's industrially rich
Saar valley.
In brief, though bitter, fighting
the French were said to have cap
tured the heights from which their
machine guns commanded the town
Of Felsberg and its railroad station.
French light artillery in this sec
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-18
Roosevelt Invites
Landon And Knox
To Neutrality Meet
President Very Hap
py Over Prompt Ac-
ceptance b y Both;
Further Move to "Ad-
journ" Politics Dur
ing Present Crisis.

Washington, Sept. 18. -(AP)-
President Roosevelt has invited for
mer Governor Alf M. Landon, of
Kansas, and Frank Knox, of Chicago
the titular heads of the Republican
party, to White House parley Wed
nesday, at which leaders Of the ma
ton will consider Americas neu-
trality program.
Stephen T. Early, a presidential
secretary, said Mr.. Roosevelt had
talked with Landon and Knox by
telephone last night, and said they
had accepted the invitations with
out hesitation. Early described the
President as being ''very happy in
their acceptance"
Early said Representatives Mapes,
Republican, ranking minority mem
Der of the House Rules and Inter
state Commerce Committees, also had
been asked to the meeting, and that
the list of those attending probably
was complete.
The President arranged for the
conference, a day before Congress
meets in special session to consider
the neutrality issue, in order to get
an exchange of views among blpar-
tisan leaders in the national legisla-
ture. The addition OF Landon and
Knox, which went outside Of Con-
gress. was understood to be in the
nature of further attempting to bury
partisanship and politics during the
present Crisis.
Early said the President told him
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-18
Buffer State
In Poland Is
Now Planned

Moscow, Sept. 18.-(AP)- Ger
many and Soviet Russia today gave
what was interpreted as a strong
hint of intentions to create small
Polish buffer state when their in
vading armies finish conquering
Poland.
A joint Soviet-German COM
munique was issued declaring that
the intention of their armies was to
help the Polish people reconstruct
conditions Of their state existence
These troops do not pursue any aims
which are against the interests OF
Germany or the Soviets, or against
the spirit and letter of the German
Soviet non-aggression pact"
''The missions of the troops is to
bring order and peace to Poland"
The joint communique was broad
cast from Russian radio stations as
Soviet troops moved into war-weak-
ened Poland.
The official Germany news agency
issued a substantially similar an
nOuncement in Berlin.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-18
War Taking
Spotlight Off
Candidates
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Waiter Hotel.

Raleigh. Sept 18.-North Caro-
lnaS unannounced, but suspected,
candidates for governor are now
strictly and completely behind the
eight ball; and their present chances
for emerging from the shadow O.
that big, dark object are none too
encouraging.
Even Oetore Herr Hitler began to
Tn amok in Europe the boys were
finding it a matter Of the utmost diff
ticulty to arouse even a mOdicum OF
enthusiasm over their aspirations
and ambitions, but now that the one
time Shickelgruber has succeeded in
setting off the fuse that's likely to
blow civilization into a cooked hat,
the matter of difficulty has turned
INTO a matter of complete impos-
Sibility.
Strive as they will (and it should
be stated in parenthesis that they are
striving with considerable Wlll) it
appears quite clear that MeSSrs.
Horton, Broughton, Cooper, ct ais are
having only themselves for audiences
when they begin talking about them
selves and their gubernatOrial quail
flcations.
From all sources available to this
Jurisprudence it is becoming in
cLeasingly clear that the people OF
North Carolina right now are more
Interested in the chances OF the Unit
ed States staying neutral than they
are in who is governor from now to
doomsday.
So far as taking advantage OF the
situation, Raieigh's clever j. nj.
Broughton appears to have struck
quite q popular chord when he is
sued d statement unqualifiedly call
lng for a cessation not only OF poll
teal personalities and announcements
out OF political activities.
There are competent observers
Vino contend that the present situa-
Ion Of nOn-existent interest is really
70 the advantage of the would be
contenders. These observers declare
ulat the public as a whole was be-
ginning to get very tired and weary
oI the present flock Of governors,
melr hemming and having about an
hounclng their intentions.
his viewpoint holds that the can
u
uioates have really been saved from
themselves by the events which have
ldken the center Of the public stage
70 the exclusion of practically every
.flnng else. Naturally there will have
70 be a primary and a general cleo
uon next year and consequently
somebody will have to win, ii It's
only by default.
Certainly there have been no con-
crete developments worthy of note,
except perhaps the almost complete
bl bblaanIlmity with which the political
plg boys Stunned the Horton rally at
ffiltSboro Saturday, an event which
locussed attention on the lieutenant
soVernor for brief spell, but which
'Sht regarded as having done him
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-18
(By w. A. Hildebrand, in Greensboro
Daily NeWS.)

Daily News.)
Washington, Sept. 18.-There is a
considerable body of opinion here,
even in confirmed and clearly rec
ognized new deal circles, which is
frankly if quietly evincing the con-
viction that President Roosevelt will,
ere the lapse of many weeks, dis
avow all third term aspirations
The assumption is pre6icated upon
the theory that Mr.. Roosevelt could
not hope, by adopting any course, to
achieve such a degree of national
unity in the presence of what he
himself has termed a "limited" ma
tional emergency.
Alfred M. Stedman, representing
the st. Paul Pioneer Press here, has
been greatly impressed by the prev
alence of this impression. By rea-
son of his familiarity with matters
pertaining to agriculture, Mr. Sted-
man was drafted for service for a
time as assistant AAA administra-
tor, and his associations in the Off
cial life of Washington have there
fore assured him points of vantage
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-18
RUSSIAN ARMIES JOIN IN
VASTATION OF. POLAND

Cernauti, Roumania, Sept. 49,
(AP)-It was reported here today
that the Russian army, striking swift
ly since its entry into Poland yes
terday, now held two Polish-Rou-
mania border towns and was closin:.
in on another.
Two of them are about forty miles
apart; and the other is about mid
way between them on a line running
southwest.
Germans, in their eastward drive,
still were reported more than 81
miles from Kuty. Foreign circles con-
sidered it likely Soviet divisions
would seek to sweep the entire
length of the Polish-Roumanian
frontier and meet the Germans on
the Polish-Hungarian border.
Battered remnants of the Polish
army fled headlong across the Rou-
manian frontier, barely escaping the
advancing Russian troops. President
Moscicki, Foreign Minister Beck
other members Of the government
and the Polish general staff had
reached here earlier.
Tanks, planes and artillery, as we'll
as hundreds Of Polish soldiers were
said to have surrendered to the red
army More than $50 planes had
landed in Roumania, many of the
creWmen wounded Private and nom
commissioned officers were taken to
yTJl--
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-18
Third Term Withdraw
By President Expected

for observation which places unques-
toned value upon his judgments re-
specting the more significant trends
here. He discovers that, "while many
outspoken followers of President
Roosevelt quickly hailed the out
break of the war as assuring him a
third term if he wants it, a strong
undercurrent of sober second thought
is developing among administration
leaders of unquestioned loyalty to
the President looking upon the war
emergency as likely to result in an
early decision by Mr.. Roosevelt moi
to run again"
Would Welcome Decision.
The commentator in question fur
thermore finds mot a few admins
tration executives who have stood
most staunchly by President Roose-
welt half expect, and some would
welcome, an announcement by him
shortly that, in the interest of ma
tional unity and the adjournment OF
politics in the emergency, he has de-
termined too not be candidate fol-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-18
Survivors Picked Up
By Destroyers and
Merchant Ships; First
British Warship Sunk
Since New War Start
ed.

London, Sept. 18-(AP)-The
F, British aircraft carrier Courageous
has been "lost by submarine ac-
/ tom, the Admiralty announced to-
day. 1t said survivors had been
picked up by destroyers and mer-
chant ships which were bringing
the rescued to land.
The Admiralty said the enemy
submarine was hotly attacked by
destroyers and was believed to have
been sunk.
The Courageous. was on service
with the reserve fleet and was
carrying a reduced complement Of
planes, the Admiralty said She
joined the reserve fleet last Aug
ust. The vessel it added, had been
performing very good service, pro-
tecting ships Of the merchant SER
vice"
The announcement did not say
where the loss occurred.
The Courageous was the first
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-18
To Set Date
On Tobacco
Vote Soon

Washington, Sept. 18-(AP)-
The Agricultural Adjustment Ad-
ministration said today the date Cor
the referendum of growers on to-
bacco marketing quotas probably
would be set within the next day
or two"
County .AAA committees already
have received instructions as to the
manner in which the referendum
will be conducted. The referendum
will be held because of the large
crop this year and the withdrawal
from the market of buyers for the
British trade.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-18
British Aircraft Ship
Is Sunk By Submarine
Russian Soldiers
Against Germans

Cernauti, ROumania, Sept. 18.
-(AP)-MajOr William III. Col
bern, United States military at
tache, said today the commander
of Soviet Russian tank he en-
cOuntered in Poland told him the
Russians were "againSt the Ger
mans"
Major COlbern, who has been in
Poland as military observer, said
that yesterday he saw a column of
11-tOn tanks on the road about
40 miles northwest of here going
in the same direction as some
Polish troops. One of them pulled
aside, told him to wait and a
Soviet officer came out. Major
COlbern said he was cordial and
polite. COlbern later talked to the
tank commander and quoted the
officer as saying eve are against
the Germans.
Major COlbern said the Polish
troops fraterniZed with the Rus
slams and gave them cigarettes.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-18
ARNOLD rs ADVOCATING
FIVE YEAR BASIS PLAN

Raleigh, Sept 18-(AP)-E. F.
Arnold, executive secretary of the
State Farm Bureau Federation, said
today that some 400 Wilson county
farmers had expressed favor for
tobacco crop control on five-year
basis instead cC for one year. Ar
mold left today for bureau meetings
at Snow Hill tonight and Green
vile tomorrow night. Friday night
bureau members from IA counties
are to gather at Ahoskie.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-18

Continuing
Over Poland
High Government Of
ficials Held in Gus
tody of Roumanian
Authorities; German
Reserves Pushed Into
M i g hty Siegfried
Line.

Paris, Sept 18.-(AP)-Thousands
of steel-helmeted German reserves
were reported flooding into the Sieg-
fried line today to strengthen Ger
many's resistance against Frances
advance on German soil
The movement of German troops
toward the western front was regard
ed by military experts here as a sign
Nazis expect Polish resistance on the
eastern front to collapse soon.
Heavily outnumbered, the Poles ap-
peared from reports reaching here to
be surrounded by Germans on the
west, north and south, and by Rus
slams on the east.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-18
GERMANY AND RUSSIA PLAN
TO DIVIDE POLISH REGION

MOSCOW, Sept. G18.-(AP)-Ther red
armies of Soviet Russia swept deep
er into War-Weakened Poland from
the east today as diplomatic circles
predicted the buffer state created
after the World War would be divid-
ed again between its two invaders.
Such proposal, diplomatic sour
ces said, might ke made by Russia,
Germany or Italy.
With the first move from the east,
that pinned Poland in a wise yester-
day, Moscow informed Poland's allies
Britain and France, the Soviet Union
would follow neutral policy toward
them.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-18
Soviets And
Nazis Meet
In The East

Berlin, Sept. 18.-(AP)-The
Nazi swastika and the Russian
hammer and sickle met today in
the fallen Polish city of Brest-
Iitovsk, where Russian revolution
ists and Germans signed their sep
arate peace in the World War,
The Soviet Russians came in from
the east, according to German ad-
vices from the front, and shook
hands with German off 'ers at the
head Of troops who completed the
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-18
German Prisoners
Digest Pamphlets

Paris, Sept. 1S.-(AP)-Paris-
ans were informed today that the
first German soldiers captured
in French actions on the western
front were carrying pamphlets
StreWn over Germany by British
planes.
The British air forces "prOpa-
randa war" started during the
first week of hOstilities. Millions
of pamphlets which said the Ger
man government deliberately
and cold bloOdedly" started the
war and refused peace with
honor" were dropped from planes
to the German people.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-18
New Events
Cause Alarm
To Balkans
Some Little South
east European N a.
tions Hope for Old
Territory Back; 9th
ers Fear Loss of Some
They Gained.

Budapest, Sept. 18.-(AP)-Soviet
Russia's swift thrust into Poland was
watched today with fear and hope by
heavily-armed neutral nations Of
southeastern Europe, at odds over
their problem of transplanted
minorities and disputed territories.
Questions were asked Immediate
ly in each capital whether Russia's
military move to protect once
Russian minorities in eastern Poland
would jeopardize or enhance thoir
chance to hold or regain land won
or lost in World War treaties.
At stake are vast area, a wealth
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-18

to be transacted in
tents. Government
bureaus will have
to be housed in
'em, too. Not only
are rental charges
simply terrific; Of
flee room is scarce
ly to be had at any
price. A chap l
know. re c e n Il y
came to the cap
ital from out of
town intending to
establish publicity
a big industry, and
find desk room any
~,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-09-18
Government
Much Too Big
For Breeches
By CHARLES p. STEWART
Central Press COlumniSt

Washington, Sept. 18.-Washlngton
is the worst overcroWded city in this
country. If we get into the war bust
ness it will have
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The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-10-27
Photographers Open
Studio At Wrangell

The Miramar. 50-foot cruiser,
powered by a caterpillar diesel en-
CINE. arrived here the first of the
week, having been brought up from
the sound by E. ]. Coon and A. NJ.
Coon, brothers who have been part
ners in Photographic studios for a
number of years.
The Miramar, whose name is to
be changed to Photographic a little
later. is outfitted with complete
equipment. Mrs. E. j..
Coon is color artist for the studio.
The young men six months ago
sold their business at Mount Yer
non, Washington. and bought the
cruiser in order to satisfy their love
of the water and carry on their
studio work at the same time.
They will be in Wrangell for two
weeks and have rented space in the
J. c. Johnson store for a studio.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-10-27
MAN WALKS THREE DAYS
WITH BADLY BROKEN ARM

ANCHORAGE - George Kali, 40,
had to walk for three days with
broken arm to receive hospital treat
ment here after he was struck down
by falling rocks in remote section
of the Chugaeh mountains. He was
knocked unconscious. When he re-
gained consciousness he found a
heavy rock on his arm.
He struggled to free 1t, succeeded,
then walked for six hours down a
mountainside holding the broken
arm against him body He met his
partner, Dan Bigoff, who carved
splints from alder bushes and tore a
shirt to bandage the arm. A shoe
string was used to hold the bandage
in place.
The two men then walked to An
ehorage, camping at night with
Bigoff obliged to do all the work.
He walked without shoe thongs At
the hospital Dr. J. H. Romig lauded
Bigoff for the fine job of carving
splints high in the mountains.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-10-27

1.-The growth of the mink business
at Wrangell is shown by the fact
that when l came here in 1896, ap-
proximately 10000 pounds of mink
feed were frozen that year, and in
the past year over $4,000 pounds
were Frozen" H. H. Hungerford,
manager of the Wrangell Cold Stor-
age, said today in reply to a ques-
ton as to indications of community
changes.
Mr.. Hungerford has made an en-
viable record in the cold storage
plant Handicapped by a capacity
only one-third of the towns require
ments, he nevertheless utilities space
so that a maximum of freezing is
done, and shows what could be done
in plant of adequate size
Wild meat in storage today is
much less than a year ago, due to
reindeer not having been sold here
as in past years. This year 1900
reindeer carcasses were shipped for
use at Wrangell Institute without
provision for local sales. The rein
deer were brought to Ketchikau on
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-10-27

SHAKES ISLAND
IS UNDER WAY

Nothing definite as TO Gee crews
at Wrangell this winter has been
received as yet. J. L. Dolan, fore
man in the restoration Of Shakes is
land project. said today
Since last January he has had an
average crew of eleven Natives
working ON the project. Some are
carving totem poles. others have
been employed in the preparation Of
lumber and timbers for the recon
struction of the old communal
house. Working with Indian tools,
the men split boards out of logs,
the lumber differing from hand
hewn as it is done with broad axe
and wood and stone wedges.
Red cedar is used exclusively. as 1t
was in the old days. it being the
easiest to handle and resisting long
est the ravages of years.
The totem carvers now employed
are Joe Thomas. Thomas Ukas, vii
liam Tamaree and Philip Kelly.
They have completed three poles
embodying the legendary lore of the
Thlingets The height Of the poles
above ground are As feet, the short
est. 50 feet. the highest, and the
third. 81 feet Forestry officials be
lieye the restoration of the island
will be in readiness for tourists to
visit next summer
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-10-27
Craig Natives Unable
PAY Government Loan
I Juneau Empire)

tauhGau Eli pre-
Because of the very poor fishing
season this year, not single Dor
rover among the so natives in the
Craig Community association can
pay anything ON his loan obtained
under the Indian Reorganization
Act, and only a few could pay in
surance or interest on their notes.
This is the word being sent by
the Association to chairman Schuyler
o. Bland of the Congressional Fish
cries Committee which recently Wis
tied Alaska. Many members obtain
ed loans from the Association this
year to make repairs and to acquire
new and better equipment for their
boats.
The Associations letter blames
fish traps for the falling off in sein-
ers' incomes. The letter is signed by
George Edenso, Herbert George,
Robert Cogo, Joe Demmert, George
Haldane, Sam Thomas and Rufus
Edenshaw
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-10-27
Mrs. Darlington Sends
Generous Gift to Club

The Civic Club received this week
four boxes Of gifts from Mrs. S. c..
Darlington who left for the south
recently and is now seeing the Fair
in California. These gifts include
two lovely vases with a variety of
straw flowers for winter decorations
and several dozen luncheon plates
and cup and saucers in the Willow
pattern.
From the proceeds of the food sale
which the club held and which
amounted to $4125, folding chairs
will be purchased and other neees-
sary equipment for the comfort of
the club rooms will be acquired as
rapidly as possible.
Twice-a-month meetings of the
girls All. club under the leadership
of Miss Mayberry are being held
there and as soon as a leader can
be found for the boys, to succeed
Mrs. Melvin Steear, their meetings
will be held at the Civic Center al
SO.
Anyone who would be interested
in that leadership for the two meet
ings a month is asked to contact
the Civic Club president, Mrs. NJ. O.
Johnson, during the coming week.
All the materials have arrived and
the boys are anxious to begin work
next Friday
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-10-27
j. S. BARNES RETURNS FROM
BUSINESS TRIP TO STATES

+. S. Barnes. president of the
Wrangell Packing Co., returned on
the North Sea Monday morning from
a brief business trip to Seattle. He
spent a week end at Portland with
his wife's parents, Mr. and Mrs. o.
M. Plummer, where he was Joined
by his daughter Dorisanne, a fresh
man student at Oregon State at Cor
wallis.
He attended the Pacific Interna-
tional Livestock Exposition at Port
land and found it. as usual, very
interesting. Mr.. Plummer is presi-
dent of the organization.
Mrs. Margaret Hale came to Sc
attic from San Francisco for a con-
ference with Mr.. Barnes. When
leaving here last August after the
death of Mr.. Hale she planned to
make her home in Seattle but has
now decided to live in California.
Mrs. Barnes, who visited her
daughter, Mrs. E. C. Henning in
Ketchikan while Mr.. Barnes was
south, returned home with him
Monday.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1939-10-27
BRIG. DILLINGHAM; LEAVES
ON OFFICIAL TRIP MASS RIVER

Brigadier Gillingham left on the
Alaska Tuesday for Ketchikan en-
route to Prince Rupert and the last
official visit until spring of the
Salvation Army corps up the Mass
river at Canyon City which will
soon be cut off by ice from the out
side world for the winter months.
Before leaving Wrangell Mr.. Gill
bingham received word that Com
missioner Benjamin CRANES of San
Francisco, in charge for the Sal
walton Army of the Western Terri
tory of the United States, has been
appointed Territorial Commander
for Canada, Alaska, Newfoundland,
Bermuda and his headquarters
transferred to- Toronto