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Evening star., 1939-11-29
Europe's Wor-Doy by Day
FinIond's Resistance to Soviet Raises Belief
Nation May Have Secret Guarantees Of Aid

it hopes the dispute will be settled
peacefully. President Roosevelt some
time ago sent similar communica-
ton to Moscow. So did other ma
tions.
Finland has at least the moral
support of her Scandinavian neigh
bors. The Balkans have been look
ing with sympathy on the difficult
ties of Finland-another small
country like themselves-and they
too fear extension of Russian in
huence over their peninsula
Indeed, it causes wonder whether
Finland hasn't private assurances
of something more than moral sup
port in event of invasion. Certainly
it is showing mighty lot of conf
dence for little country to stand up
to Russia the way it is
In any event the situation Is full
of dynamite. An invasion might
mean that Russia would be drawn
into the European war, and that's
about the last thing the Musco-
vites want. Observers generally be-
lieve Communist Leader Stain de-
sires to remain neutral SO that the
Soviet can gain through the weak
ness of the belligerents.
Challenge to Allies.
Even if broader war didn't even
tuate Immediately, an invasion Of
Finland would raise an issue which
surely would have to be settled
lataer. 1t would be challenge to
both France and England and to
every little country in Europe.
1t would accelerate the forma-
ton of Balkan bloc to resist the
advances of both Russia and Ger
many. 1t would cross Italy the
wrong way, since Mussolini is anti
Communist and apparently Is try
ing to affiliate his country with the
projected Balkan bloc,
On the whole there isn't a sin
gle thing to recommend military
action by Russia and plenty to in
dicate that it would be most I'M
wise move Since Stain hasn't
shown himself prone to make un-
wise moves one might expect that
Russia would solve the present diff
ficulty without resort to arms, al
though using the big stick on Fin
land to force acceptance of Soviet
terms.
1t remains to be seen whether
Moscow has gone so far that it
feels it can't back out without loss
of face. Obviously the position is
! tense
Evening star., 1939-11-29
Germon-Rumonio n
Trade Talk Resumed

BUCHAREST, Nov. 20 R0.-Ru-
manian officials and DR.. Karl Clo-
dius, German economic expert, yes
terday resumed trade negotiations
which led last Thursday to the
downfall of the government OF Pre-
mier Constantine Argetoainu.
DR.. Clodius returned during the
day from Berlin, without the large
technical staff which accompanied
him on his previous visit.
The Argetoainu cabinet resigned
after refusing to make trade con-
cessions to Germany and was sue
ceeded by a government headed by
George Tatarescu, former premier
regarded as sympathetic toward
France and Britain.
Evening star., 1939-11-29
London
Continued From First Page.)

the admiralty put British warshlps
on the alert today for the sched-
uled start of a new total blockade
against Germany Monday.
The air ministry. meanwhile, re-
iterated that all its planes had re-
turned safely after machine-gunning
three mine-laying seaplanes yester-
day at Borkum, an island base of
the northwestern coast Of Germany.
There is no truth whatever in
the German statement that our air.
craft flew over Holland" said the
ministry.
The German official news agency
DNB said one British plane was
forced down and probably lost in
the North Sea, and that another
flew over the Netherlands to avoid
the sea.
Fighting planes took to the air
again today as anti-aircraft batteries
along the Thames Estuary began
firing, but it was learned later the
shooting was not due to a German
raid, and no alarm was sounded.
Mining of Waters Blamed.
The mining of British waters, with
numerous recent shipping losses re-
sulting, was blamed by Britain for
the decision to blockade German
exports as we'll as imports.
In conjunction with France, the
royal navy was instructed to re-
move from any ship cargoes of Ger
man origin or ownership. Hereto
fore the blockade has been aimed
only at goods destined for Germany
The starting date of the export
ban was set for Monday to permit
neutral readjustments. It was un-
derstood that goods bought in Ger
many before November 27 would be
exempt, even though not yet at sea.
The London Times said the block
ade would be applied with the
greatest possible regard for the in
terests of neutrals-Which in the
long run are also British interests. -
1t added, I'm the United States
alone there has from the first been
a determination to judge the whole
question in its broadest aspects"
35-45 Subs Reported Sunk.
British and French sources esti-
mated that IS to As German sub
marines had been sunk since the
wal began September 8.
The French were credited with
having sunk probably 10, and Britain
with two or three week. Winston
Churchill, first lord of the admiralty
said in the House of Commons No
vember that the allies must ex-
pect to combat 100 U-boats in jan
uary, less whatever sinkings have
occurred"
The admiralty said a German
statement yesterday that a U-boat
had sunk a British cruiser of the
London class off the Shetland Is
lands was devoid of truth" Naval
circles said the German report may
have been intended to "cheer up the
people" or elicit information on the
position of British Warships.
The French high command re-
ported seizure of the German
freighters Santa Fe and Trisels,
ships of 5000 and 1927 tons, re-
spectively.
The air ministery published a new
casualty list for the war to date,
showing 60 men killed in action, 244
who died or were killed on active
duty, which includes training; 81
missing and Is taken prisoner.
On the home front, the govern
ment modified detention and press
Evening star., 1939-11-29

.
MOSCOW, NoD. 29.-The fol-
1oWing is the tert OF the Sovtet
Russian note to Finland yester-
day as published by Tass, Soviet
official ne1Us agency:
In connection with receipt Of the
note of reply of the Finnish govern
ment to the note of the Soviet gov
ernment of November 26, Peoples
Commissar of Foreign Affairs Mo-
lotof on November 28 received the
Minister of Finland Baron Aarno
s. Yrjo-Koskinen and handed him
the reply of the Soviet government
to the Finnish note.
The text of the note Of the Soviet
government:
Mr.. Minister, the reply of the
government of Finland to the note
of the Soviet government of No.
vember 26 constitutes a, document
rejecting profound hostility Of the
government of Finland towards the
Soviet Union and is called upon to
carry to extremes the crisis in rela-
tions between the two countries.
Denial Derides Soviet.
One: Denial by the government
of Finland of the fact of the abomi-
nable shelling of Soviet troops by
Finnish troops, which resulted in
victims, cannot be explained by
any other reason than by a desire
to lead astray public opinion and
deride the victims of the firing.
Only the absence of feeling of
responsibility and a contemptuous
attitude towards public opinion
could inspire an attempt to explain
the abominable incident with ar
tillery firing by training drills OF
Soviet troops in artillery firing near
the very frontier line before the
eyes of Finnish troops.
Two: Refusal of the government
of Finland to withdraw troops which
perpetrated the villainous shelling
of Soviet troops, as well as the
simultaneous demand for with
drawal of Finnish and Soviet
troops, formally proceeding from
the principle of equality Of both
sides, betray the hostile desire of
the government of Finland to keep
Leningrad under threat.
In reality We have here not
equality in the positions of Fin
nish and Soviet troops but on the
contrary an advantageous position
of Finnish troops.
Threat to Leningrad.
Soviet troops do not menace vital
centers of Finland because they are
removed from those centers for
| hundreds of kilometers while Fin
nish troops stationed 80 kilometers
Evening star., 1939-11-29
Reserves All Measures
On Blockade, Says Reich

BERLIN, Nov. 20 R.-The Ger
man government announced today
that it reserves all measures" to
meet the new British blockade
against German exports which be-
comes effective next Monday.
A communique said:
Extension of the economic war
to German export goods on neutral
ships with neutral destinations sig
Evening star., 1939-11-29
German Workers Shifted
From BeIqion Frontier

BY the Associated Press.
BRUSSELS, Nov. 29.-The news
paper Derniere Heure reported to-
day that 10000 members of the Ger
man labor corps had been shifted
from the Belgian frontier after COM
pleting work on an extension of the
West Wall Notifications.
Evening star., 1939-11-29
HeIsinki
Continued From First Page }


the positions" of the two armed
forces, since Soviet troops do not
menace vital centers of Finland"
but Finnish troops are stationed 20
miles from Leningrad.
Russian forces on the Finnish
border have been estimated at 1,000,-
900, while Finland has only 100000,
including reserves, to defend her
self.
Observers in this capital were
quick to draw a parallel between the
Russian pressure on Finland and
pre-war German pressure on Poland
The similarity extended even to the
denunciation of the non-aggression
pact.
Evening star., 1939-11-29

nifies new violation of interna-
tional law by England.
1T stands in clear contradiction
to recognized fundamentals Of in
ternational law, especially the Paris
maritime law declaration of 1856.
This new breach of international
law affects neutrals as we'll as Ger
many. The German government
takes cognizance of the new situa-
ton created by England and re-
serves all measures"
Evening star., 1939-11-29
Simon Drinks Toast
To Finn. Polish EnYoYs

LONDON, Nov. 20 R).-Slr John
Simon. chancellor of the exchequer,
today referred to this dread hour
in Finlands history as he and other
prominent Britons drank a joint
Evening star., 1939-11-29
Church Guild Dinner

The Woman's Guild of the Epis-
copal Church of the Ascension, Sill
yer Spring, Md, will sponsor tur-
key dinner tomorrow from to 8
pm. in the parish hall.
Evening star., 1939-11-29

A mosquitoes stinger weighs only
X-millionths of an ounce.
Evening star., 1939-11-29
Quilted Protection

Your furniture is wrapped up
like O mummy =. corners core
fully padded and covered all
over with huge specially quilted
blankets to prevent possible
scratches or dents before being
placed in our moving vans.
This extra protection is only one
Of the reasons why you should
"See United Stotes First"
Evening star., 1939-11-29
Rr the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MOSCOW, NoD. 29.-The fol-
loUing is the tert OF the SOUtet
Russian note to Finland yester-
day as published By Tass, Souiet
official ne1Us agency:
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-24
FORECLOSURE SALE.

Under and by virtue of power con-
tanned in that certain deed OF trus'
executed by Mary R. Ellis ana OtlS
M. Ellis her husband on the lOth oay
of January 1929, recorded IN Office
of Register of Deeds, Vance Couiity'
N. c. in book Isl at page 1ol' ue-
fault having been made in the pay.
ment of the debt therein secured d'
the request of the holder OF the same me-
will sell by public auction, 10 Ile
highest bidder, for cash, at the coul. ~
house door in Henderson, N. T. a. ~ ~,
o'clock, noon on Monday the zou[ st
day of September 1889, the following
described real estate:
Begin at Ellis corner at culoTi' ~
in bottom on the path from u M,
Ellis home to R. M. Ellis ana lul.
thence northward to William Hoy1e
line, thence with Hoyle lihe ,oo ~
Hickory Hawkins old corner 'lenOo .n'e
northeast along Hoyle line 10 S'ono
and pointers to Wier line, 'hen.e
south 46 poles links to Seoits2 60
thence along Hawkins avenue w.
E SO poles to old Hawkins &C coIii1r, = AZ
thence along Ayscue line 63 E s ~
poles to the place of beginning ,',I1er cUn
tanning forty two acres, 1oa aoo dOlf- a.
description see book 80 page 90, y7,nce 30
flee of Register Of Deeds OF V''i'O
County. oo
This 23rd of August, 1889
r. B. CARTER, Trustee
24-31-7-14
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-24
Improved Business
In Textile Mills
OF East, Canada

Raleigh, Aug. 24.-Improved busi-
ness conditions for textile mills in
the east and in Canada were re-
ported today by Dean Thomas Mel
son, of the Textile School at State
College, after a ;ive-weeks tour of
those regions.
Returning 10 the campus to pre-
pare for the new term beginning
next month, Dean Nelson also re-
ported that several executives of
Canadian textile mills were plan
ming 10 enroll their sons in the
State College Textile School this
year.
II was given several requests for
graduates Of our school,, said Dean
Nelson, "as far as l know, all of
this years graduating class have
been placed in responsible jobs in
the textile industry. We've had more
requests than we had graduates.
Mill operators in the east and in
Canada are optimistic about busi-
ness conditions, Dean Nelson re-
ported.
From what I could gather from
several mill executives, he said,
business has improved consider
ably in the, past few months. found
we'll as in the Canadian mills.
"Throughout my trip, 7 found
this applicable in New York as
considerable interest in the work
the State College Textile School is
doing to prepare young men FOR
positions of importance in the tex
tile Industry.
Dean Nelson's trip took him to
Canada by way of New England.
While IN New York ne was honor
guest at a luncheon of the Textile
Square Club, composed of leaders
in the distribution and marketing
of textile products. He also visited
the Worlds Fair at New York.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-24
Sheriff Goes
To Big Court
DAILY Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Matter Hotel.

Raleigh. Aug. 24.-Thrice-beaten
in legal or quasi-legal battles, after
apparently being beaten at the Tyr
rell polls, Robert l.. Swain will next
week argue, through his attorneys,
for another chance to prove that as
Democratic candidate he received
more legal votes last fall than did
B. Ray Cohoon, Republican, and
face-of- -the-record victor in the
Sheriff'S race.
Ironically enough, Swain, the
Democrat, is contending that it was
the Democrats own favorite weapon,
the absentee ballot which was illegal
ly used by Cohoon to encompass his
undoing.
On the face of the returns, Co
hoon unseated Swain, who had sue
ceeded to the sheriff's post in 1887
by appointment on the then-incum-
bents death. The count, as certified
by the county election board, was
725 for Cohoon, 719 for Swain.
Swain contested the count before
the county board and lost. He ap-
pealed to the State Board of Elec-
tions and lost He refused to sur
render the office to Cohoon in De-
.cember, 1898, and the latter brought
quo warranto proceedings to test
title to the office Before Judge Leo
J. Carr, and jury, Swain again lost
for the third straight time.
Now his appeal is before the Su-
preme Court and is set for oral ar
gument next week, along with four
criminal and 80 other civil cases from
the first, twentieth and twenty first
judicial districts.
Appeals from the first district will
be called on Tuesday of next week.
On Wednesday the court will start
at the first of the calendar and call
the cases as listed, regardless of the
district in which they arose.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-24
TODAY IN HISTORY

1814-Battle of Bladensburg, Md,
six miles from Washington, in sec
ond war with Britain. The British
won and pushed on to Washington,
fired the Capitol and a large part
of the city while the President and
people fled.
1857-The Ohio Life & Trust Co.
suspends for the enormous amount
then iof seven million dollars, the
beginning of nationwide financial
paHic, =.
1891 -Edison's. application for a
pioneer moving picture camera filed
-Tsranted ';ix .,ears later.
1897-Ira G. Blake of New Eng
land patents an improved time-lock
system.
Newspaper Publicity Law
enacted, requiring periodic state
ments as to ownership, etc.
ll918-American submarine she'll
ed and sunk by American steamship
bY mistake
A926-Hundreds injured in crowd
of825,000 thronglng New York fun
eral parlor to see remains of Ru-
do1ph Valentino.
1927-Sacco-Vanzetti riots in all
parts of Europe.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-24
SENIORS TO TAKE
INSPECTION TRIP

Raleigh, Aug. 24.-Nine incoming
seniors in the Department of Ceramic
Engineering at State College will
begin a 12-day inspection trip Mon
day to ceramic plants in Philadel-
phia and Baltimore. They also will
| visit the Bureau of Standards in
Washington.
On the itinerary are plants manu-
featuring porcelain, refracteries and
china. The students will be accom-
panied by John j. Amero, teaching
fellow in the Department of Cera-
mic Engineering.
Seniors making the trip, which is
required part of their training, will
be S. w. Derbyshire of Raleigh, c.
M. Gattis, Jr., of Louisburg, c. w.
Isenhour, Jr., of Salisbury, r. P.
McCabe of Raleigh, w. S. McLaugh-
lin of Gloucester, Mass, H. F. Ran
! dolph of Raleigh, c.. C. Robinson
of CoOleemee, J. NJ Smith, Jr., of
New Bern, and E. A. Williams, Jr.,
Of SWanQuarter.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-24
Today 80.
TODAY'S ANNIVERSARIES

TODAY'S ANNIVERSARIES
.1747-John Dickins, one of the
founders of the NJ E. church, ano
the Methodist Book Concern, clergy
man and editor, born in England
Died September 27, 1898.
1784-Josepn E. Worcester, New
England school book writer, diction-
ary maker, geograpner and histor-
ian, born at Bedford, N. H. Dice
October 27, 1865.
1795-James E. Wallack, notec
New York actor-manager OF his
day, born in England. Died Decem-
Der Is, 1864.
1889 900 years ago) William
w. Phelps, noted New Jersey law
yer, congressman and diplomat
born at Dundaff, Pa. Died June IL
1894.
1847-Charles Follen McKim
New York's famed architect, num-
bered among the country's greatest
born in Chester county, Pa. Dice
September Ia, 1909.
1848-Kate 'laxton, actress, borr
at Somerville, N. j. Died May S
1924.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-24

a cross section of the trunk. Then,
in 1919, scientist discovered that
the 5ame principle applied to plants,
except on a much smaller scale.
Now along comes Or. jerry H.
Moore and DR.. Donald 3. Anderson,
member Of the staff Of the North
Carolina Agricultural Experiment
Station at State college, to prove
that the growth rings" in cotton
fiber are caused by alternate light
and darkness, and changes in tenn
perature.
Their discovery, which was in
the form of the production of cot
ton fibers without the growth
rings, was recently hailed by the
Textile Research magazine and
other publications. fc D..
The State college. men grew cot
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-24
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS

DR.. Dexter NJ Keezer, president
OF Reed college. Portland, Oregon,
born at Action, Mass, A years ago.
Rev. DR.. Samuel A. Eliot of Bos-
ton, retired Unitarian clergyman.
son Of the late Harvard president,
born at Cambridge, Mass, II years
ago.
DR.. Stedman V. Sanford, chancel-
lor Of the University System of
Georgia, born at Covington, Ca, 68
years ago,
Rev. Arthur Lee Kinsolvine. P.
E. rector of Trinity church. Boston
born in New York, 40 years ago.
Prof. Walter Pritchard Eaton of
Yale, author or-dramatist, born at
Maiden, Mass, 81 years ago.
Ruth Baker Pratt of New York.
former congresswoman, born at
Ware, Mass, 81 years ago.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-24

ton under conditions of constant
light and temperature during cacn
24-hour period and the resulting
fiber did not show the daily ring
structure when examined under a
microscope.
They also found that cotton fibers
grown under continuous illunina-
ton and uniform temperatures are
lighter, have a lower strength per
fiber, higher percentage Of thin
failed fibers, but approximately the
same intrinsic strength as fibers
grown in the field under normal day
and night periods.
Or. Moore is a cotton technologist
with the Experiment Station and
DR.. Anderson is in the Botany De-
partment. In their experiments, the
men used the Mexican 1886 cotton.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-24
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.

Having qualified as administrator
of the estate of Mrs. Maggie Um-
stead, deceased, late of Vance Coun-
ty, N. c., this is to notify all persons
having claims against the estate OF
said deceased to exhibit them to the
undersigned at Henderson, N. C., on
or before the Oath day OF August,
1910, or this notice will be pleaded
in bar of their recovery. All per,
sons indebted to the estate Will
please make immediate settlement
This oath. of August, 1899.
j. c. MANN,
Administrator of Estate OF
Mrs. Maggie UmStead.
24-31-7-14-21-28
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-24
ANSWERS TO
TEN QUESTIONS
See Back Page

/. The House of Representatives.
2. Kentucky.
g.. An inexperienced purchaser of
securities.
A.. Collision with an iceberg.
5. Paul " McNutt.
6. In the Dutch East Indies.
z. Thirteen.
8. Twenty-one in all the States.
9. Dis'-pu-tant; not dis-pu'-
10. George vi, King of England.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-24
August "a, 1929.

w. D. Massee, local merchant, was
appointed a director of the Southern
Retail Merchants Conference at the
convention held in Richmond last
week. The Southern Retail MeE-
chants Conference is an institution
composed of large number OF re-
tail merchants in the South, parti-
cularly Virginia and North Carolina
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-24

If Germany gets the corridor
across the Polish corridor on future
maps, an x will mark the spot
where Hitler scored again.
Just when we are about to be
convinced that no one wins by
gambling an Illinois man buys
$2 daily double ticket and gets
$1O,772 back
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-24
TORSO SLAYER is
SUICIDE IN CELL

Cleveland. Ohio, Aug. "a
(AP)-Chicf Jailer Michael Kill
bane reported today that Frank
DOlezal, accused in one of the
Cleveland torso murder slayings,
committed suicide today by
hanging in his cell at county Jail.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-24
CHRIST FOR ALL-ALL FOR CHRIST
l6@9d
HES -; 4 aIamo unite 1yfesa, oIieht mite my path

JOHN ENFORCED SOLITUDE HAD
"a RICH FRUIT: |, John, who also
am your brother, and companion in
tribulation, and in the kingdom and
patience of Jc us Christ, was in the
isle that is called Patmos, for the
word of God and for the testimony
of Jesus Christ-Rev. 1:9.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-24
TODAY'S HOROSCOPE

Although today's native will be
an accomplished critic and prom
Using experimentalist, there will he
a tendency to a complaining nature
probably dissatisfied with it's
achievements. Much of this may be
avoided by schooling the mind to
contentment, since there should be
a fair measure Of :uccess.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-24
August "a. 1919.

Upon the urgent request of the
large and small companies buying
in this section, the Henderson To-
bacco Board of Trade, in conjunction
with the other cities and towns of
the old belt, has voted to postpone
the opening of the tobacco market
until September l6. The opening had
been set for Tuesday, September 8.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-24
Growth Rings For
Cotton Caused Bv
Light, Darknes.

College Station, Raleigh, Aug. "a.
1T is generally known that the
rate of growth Of a tree during each
year Of its live can be estimated by
observing the annual tree rings in
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-24
5-1O-2O-25 Years
Ago
(Taken from Daily
Dispatch Files)
AUGUST "a. 1894.

Last Wednesday the Moon Thea
ire served to its patrons free ice cold
pink lemonade and it was so good
and so highly complimented that the
manager today announced he will
again serve it next Wednesday.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-24
August "a. 1914.

Teachers Tor the Henderson Grad
ed schools have been announced as
follows: E. P. T. Tyndall, principal
of the high school; Flora McKinnon,
first grade; Bessie McGraw, first
grade; Mildred Cunningham, second
grade; Mary o. Rice, third grade,
Annie Jones, fourth grade; Susie
Stafford, fifth grade; Pauline Ed
wards, sixth grade; Leila White,
seventh grade; Kathleen Townsend,
high school; Eta Sue Sellars, high
school; Claudia Hunter, high school;
Miss Mary Butler.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-24

FOR RENT ONE MODERN APART
ment in Stonewall Apartments.
Heat furnished. Phone 535-J, Mrs.
E.. c.. Flanagan or 1851.
thurs-tf
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-24

JUST REMEMBER WHEN YOII
want building materials and paints!
Visit "The Place of Values" Here
you will find a complete stock Of
quality materials at prices that
will please you. Alex S. Watkins
0d14
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-24

WANTED: LARGE WHITE FAM
lily on half shares for an exceIlent
farm. Close to school, not far fron' Cm'
town. Apply Vance Coal and Inm nm
OCI w., I1SIlUerSOn. 24Oti