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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-03
COP Session
To Indicate
Party Trend
Dewey. Platform.
Delegates To Be
Friday Issues

When Pierce county Republicans
meet In Stadium high school audi
forum Friday at 7 p. m. for their
biennial convention they will face
the following three possibilities for
healthy contention:
An organized effort to per-
suade the convention to de-
clare for Thomas f. Dewey as
presidential candidate.
"a proposed platform more
= liberal" and fortnight than
have been those adopted by the
party here in recent years.
"a backstage dispute over selec-
- ton of delegates to the state
convention. to be held here late this
month.
Already Paul Preus, of Park
land. the party's congressional
nominee four years ago, has been
chosen by the executive committee
TO make the keynote address.
~ Gets Experience
Preus is well-practiced for the
task, having served last month as
keynoter for Republicans of
Mason and Thurston counties.
Indications today were that De
Witt c. Rowland, deputy county
prosecutor, would be favored for
the post of permanent chairman of
the convention.
The Dewey organization, by far
the most active here in behalf of
a presidential contender, is certain
to have many supporters among
the delegates.
A delegation TO the state con-
vention at least friendly to the
New Yorker, IL not instructed to
support him. Seems assured.
Johns Is Helpful
The dispute over the delegation
makeup may have been ironed out
earlier this week when County
Continued on Page is, Column p
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-03
siAss IN Norway.

allies IN Norway.
3-Cermsny's next attack may
y come In noutheastern Europe.
A-Ths British and French batfis-
y neet already u IN the eastern
basin u the Mediterranean where
II would b. most effective II Italy
loined the war en Germanys SIDE.
and IL en route 70 Alexandra.
c-Aaoiph Hitler may even at
- tempt = lightning .svoop-
tcontnued on Page ~. Column ~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-03
THE BRITISH REPORT


British Prime Minister Neville
Cha NH eriain told the house OF
commons today At London that
allies have quiz their central Nor
wegian base At Andalsnes. eoneen-
trsted the Anelo-French fleet In
the eastern Mediterranean ana pre-
pared for Lightning German
thriists. which may come in the
Balkans or even upon Britain her
self.
The commons. which had await
ed his address In sullsn. worried
mood. rang with cheers at the con-
clusion Of his brief address.
Applause puaetaated biz
speech, particularly wh<a be
announced that thu hattie fleet
has been concentrated In ths
eastern Mediterranean. ebsi-
sasly 10 meet any threat that
should arise from . suddes
Italian move % 20 10 MAR NJ
GermAny's sid<.
Despite abandonment Of the cen
trail Norwegian allied position and
the foreclosure Of any present al
he'd hope Of CAPTURING Trondhl em
from the Germans. Chamberlain
assured commons that Norway
was not % be . mere "sideshow =
We have no intention II per-
hitting Norway 10 beconls . side
show he said. after asserting al
lied troops were withdrawn with
out lozs under the noses" q thu
German air fleet
The prime minister. at FIRST. fac
ing an angry parliament. a. result
OF revsrses In Scandinavia. said
that.
The German superiortiy of
land and artillery. a. well a.
air strength. In central Norway
had made II necessary for the al
lies to abandon hops Of capturing
the vital port Of Trondhgem from
the south. and thus the main fight
ing front In Scandinavia was shift
ed TO the stsink)er sector north
Of TrondhJem-
C-T-he advantage IN the long run.
4 = am satisfied" lea s4th tina
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-03


The high command said today
At Berlin that British troops In
central Norway were in head
long flight and that they were
evseustiHE their landing bass 81
Andalsnes
Operations between osle and
rrondhjsm have Developed into .
pursuit" the high command com
muniqus said.
The British. In hssdlonr haste
and disbsndmsnt. are svscustinG
the area around Andsimnes. In
estimabis amounts Of British
equipment have fallen into thu
hands u our troops near Domb.ss
10 railway junction - miles east
VI Andsisnssl.
The high command said German
advance forces seFs no~ slthiH
70 miles u Andslsnss
Nesvesi.as Give Up
II said that Norwegian troops
covering the British retreat had
surrendered a. Dombsss and that
under the iufiasnes ~ thess
events. the Norwegian commander
In tho Moersn-nomssn ares least
n Bergen offered 20 eapisuisss
and ordered his troops 70 cease
simisss resistance
'-rhs undsstroysd rail- line be-
tween Dombaas and Uisberx lead
ing 10 Trondhleml 10 noS com
pistely IN German hands. ths
oommuniqus sid.
German tfeops sdysnesng east
ward from Bergen snd westward
from ths area north of Oslo have
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-03
Mayor Gets Gas
From This State

VANCOUVER. b. C.-Mayor J.
Lyle Telford charged Thursday
afternoon that major oil companies
In Seattle were BLOCKING" his
plan to bring In gasoline from that
city to ease British Columbia's
week-old motor fuel famine.
VAN YER, b. C.-Tank-
trucks of gasoline began rolling
into Vancouver today from Seattle
to break a strike" of major gas
oline firms against a price fixed
by the provincial government.
Mayor ]. Lyle Telford. Socialist,
arranged with independent dealers
in Washington to supply up to 50,-
900 gallons Of fuel a day to the
city, which. in turn. will distribute
II to retailers whose pumps have
been dry for nearly week.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-03
Clash
Is
Delayed
MoY % New Dote:
High Court Sets
Other Local Coses

OLYMPIA Chief Justice Bruce
Blake announced Thursday the
state supreme court would open
its May-June term on May Is.
postponing for two weeks the en-
banc hearings originally slated TO
start May 6 because Of death OF
Justice James NJ. Geraghty.
Appeals OF Jack Msrable and
Robert kimmieh. Thurston county
kidnapers, win be argued on the
opening day Of court, the appeal
Of Quin Gallagher. Tacoma slayer.
on May -. and that OF George +.
Barton. of Seattle. on May 20.
Tacoma's mayoralty fight
will he aired before all nine
justices on May Is In an APP
peal by NJ. q. Tenant. who
Is contesting election Of Harry
Cain.
Appeal OF Northwest Airlines
against a judgment awarded lorna
Livermore, for death OF her avn
ator-husbsnd. will be heard June
II, as viii an appeal by Louis
Miller. Tacoma. against the Sis
tiers of ~. Francis. for injuries 10
his infant son while In the hospital.
Final cases set on the calendar will
be heard June 10.
Note: The above dispatch indi-
Gates the Tacoma mayoralty case
hearing has been set back until
II will come only six days prior
to the charter-prescribed june )
inaugural OF the new mayor.
However. the speed with which
the case passed through superior
court here would seem to indicate
the supreme justices will be able
to reach a decision promptly II
they 40 desire.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-03
Germans Victory Appears
Complete; Prime Minister
Confesses Campaign Fails
Foe Is in Heodlong Flight" Soys Berlin:
Lightning 23-DoY German Compoign 4
Seems at Triumphant Close
tBuILErlN,

BERLfN-Ths German high command said tonight that
German troops had pursued paressng British troops safo
Anddisncs and raised the German flag there AT D.
today The German official statement said the British fled
before the Germans in rld retreat"
The high command said In Hnysssted pursuit Of the
cdg retredfng English German troops reached AndaLsnss
and raised the reich flag there at three today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-03
SUMMARY

Adolf Htlers armies drove the Allied expeditionAry
forces out of central Norway today and Great Britain rushed
precautions against German blow in the Mediterranean
the Balkans HOLLAND even aerial bitzkreg against
the British Isles.
Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain, a gaunt. grave
figure standing before the house OF London
told the British they had lost the first phase OF the Scan
dinavan against superior enemy land artillery and
aerial forces but that the fight would all fronts
with increased vgor
The prime minister said the battered and defeated
British and French expeditionary force had been with
drawn from its base the Norwegian port Of Andasnes
south Of Trondhjem. eA ! Fl
The British and French battl<fieet Il. II The
eastern Mediterranean as apparent precaation
against entry Of Italy into the the aide Of
Germany. And the Allies prepared for possible
German drives into southeastern Europe, Holland or
by air against the British Isles.
The fate of the Chamberlain government and probably
the jobs Of high British commanders viii depend what
the prime minister and First Lord of the Admiralty Winston
Churchill able to tell parliament week scheduled
debate.
There appeared 10 be only hopping up job left
for the Germans In all Of Norway south Of Trondhem.
Norwegian troops In position 10 continue the
battle long, and Nazi adyices said they laying down
their in sectors following the successful 23
day German campaign through the south and central
British and French troops, the German high command
the towns of Dombaas and Ulsberg south Of Trondhem
and fled back TO their coastal landing base Of Andasne
with German soldiers in pursuit and German apanes bomb
ing them relentlessy.
Norwegian troops, which sought 10 stem the Eazi adj
% miles from Andane reported captured and
the Norwegian commanders in the adjacent Romsdal and
Moeren districts eapituated.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-03

WEATHER FORECAST
Unsettled tonight, cloudy satur-
day. Temperatures: High. IS; low,
50. Sun rises, ASH; sets, 7:zs.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-02-05
73 Percent
County Tax
Collected
Some $4,000 Col
lected Before Penalty
Became Effective Af-
ter Feb. l; Tax Levy
For Year Was $149,-
GA.

Approximately 73 percent of the
1889 tax levy for the county has
been collected up to the present
time, F. M. Dorsey, tax collector, re-
ported today to the board of com
missioners at their monthly meeting
for February. The levy was $149,-
64467, though there was othel
revenue from other sources.
MIR. Dorsey said some $4,000 was
taken in at the turn of the month
as delinquent property owner:
rushed to settle before the one per-
cent penalty became effective after
February l.
In his report for January, Mr.
Dorsey showed collections of $16,-
245.98, including several small items
for rebates and franchises, which
were credited. That report showed
S62,922.91 received in the collectors
office, besides the S33,1O1.61 tina
was prepaid before the books were
turned over the first of October
This was total Of $96,02452.
Adding the approximately Sl3,.
900 paidafter the report was made
up, the total was close to $4,000
which left about $4,000 outstand
ing.
The one percent penalty that be-
came effective after the first of thi
month will gradually increase eacl
month on accounts in arrears. Pay
ments in December and Januar,
were at the face value of the TIA.
bills, and those up to and includin!
December l carried discounts, rang
ing downward monthly from tn
heavy deductions allowed in tn
summer.
The record for collections so ia
is considered good one, and pros
poets are that the insolvent list viii
be rather small by the end of tn
fiscal year.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-02-05
Cotton Quota
Applications:
Must Be Made

Cotton producers of Vance coun-
ty have until February Is to make
application for allotmentS, j. w.
Sanders, Vance county agent, said
today. =. .-......
The county agent said that a num-
Der of farmers have lost their allot-
ments because they have not grown
cotton within the past three years,
and others who are entitled to allot-
ments have never made application.
The county's total allotment has not
been used at any time in the past
several years, Mr.. Sanders said, and
last year only about tWo-thirds OF
the total allotment was planted.
Mr.. Sanders urged Vance county
farmers today to plant at least some
acreage of cotton this year, in view
of decreased allotments for tobacco.
Cotton, he said, will add to the farm
cash income and is also useful in a
well-rounded crop diversification
program.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-02-05
announce Program For Meet
Of State Photographers

$50 Tuesday morning five speak
ers are scheduled to address Tues
days morning and afternoon pro
grams. They are: Prof. Russell /:
Smith, head of the University Art
Department, who will speak on
Design in Photography; E. P. COT
fey. Chief of the Technical Lab
oratory of the Federal Bureau Of
Investigation. ''P h o 10 gra ply III
Crime Detection; Gene Kemp, Of
the Eastman Kodak Company, "The
Making of Class Photographs; Ken
meth Carson of the Defender Photo
Supply Company in Rochester
'sPhotographing Woman in a Mod
ern Manner, and John Tledeman
of the Woman's College OF the Uni
versity in Greensboro, Program o!
Education for Photographers. Mr.;
Catson's talk will be illustrated
with a demonstration presented by
a Raleigh gown shop.
A banquet and dance with Car!
Goerch, editor of The State maya
zine. as POSTMASTER, is scheduled 1ol
7;3O o'clock Tuesday night 80
The final session beginning at IL
o'clock Wednesday morning VIII
feature addresses by Charles Far
rell Of Greensboro, who will SPEAK
on Use of the Miniature Gamer;
by the Professional Photographer
and Harry 3. Wills, of the Eastman
Kodak Company, who will discuss
ssThe Use of Kodachrome in Por-
traiture". es.
Election and installation OF off,
GERS at II o'clock will bring the con-
vention to close.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-02-05

preaching to de sinners six times a
day.
'Iff'n that amt sanctification."
he told his rivals for the Democratic
nomination for governor, den hit'll
have to do to sanctification come
along"
Governor Hoey-the real one
making his first public appearance
since he underwent an operation for
hernia January<5, was guest The
photographers presented to him a
folio of news pictures they had talk
en- of him since he took office.
Among the rest Of the nearly 300
present were many state officials
and candidates for office.
The half-doZen skits were written
by Bill Sharpe, of the state adver-
Using division.
o w. T. Bost, Raleigh correspondent
of the Greensboro News, gave his
famous imitation Of Senator J. w.
Bailey-and the North Carolina SEN
ator was on hand to hear it.
Jake Houston, OF the Charlotte
Observer, secretary of the Photog-
raphers' organization, presided at a
dinner which preceded the program.
The skits were enacted by J. B.
Clark, Wesley Wallace, Sharpe, Bob
Bowers, Miss Virginia Tatum, Louis
H. Wilson, Woodrow Price and Bill
Baker.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-02-05

Henry Brands, Jr., has resigned
his position as head OF the Research
Division Of the State Revenue De-
partment and first assistant to Com
missioner A. j. Maxwell, to join the
faculty of the University OF North
Carolina Law School. Mr.. Brands,
who has had several years expert
ence in legal practice, research, and
writing, specializing in taxation, will
teach the course in his specially and
also in procedure and evidence.
He is native Of Salisbury and
holds the A. B. Degree from the
University and the LII. B. from Co.
.lrlmbia University. Before going with
the Revenue Department, Mr.. Bran
dis practiced law in New York City
for a time and was for several years
with Assistant Director Of the In
Stitute of Government.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-02-05
100 Volumes
For Library
In January

An even 100 new books were adj
oed to the Perry library in January
including 50 volumes of fiction anc
fl OF non-fiction, and divided as 9e
aoult and four juvenile volumes, il
was shown today in the monthly re-
port OF Mrs. H. Leslie Perry, the
librarian.
At the Dunbar branch of the Per-
ny library, new volumes numbered
IA, all OF them non-fiction, and all
juvenile books but one.
Circulation of the Perry library
IN January amounted to 4,72l vol
unes, including 1905 of fiction and
l,4l6 OF non-fiction. The Dunbar
branch had circulation Of 99l, in
Guiding 2O6 volumes Of fiction and
785 of non-fiction. Borrowings al
the Perry library included 3,4l7 by
adults and 1904 OF juveniles, while
at the Dunbar branch IA adult and
SAT juvenile volumes we're taken
out.
The average daily circulation al
the Perry library was 1883 vol
umes, Of which 29.9 percent were
non-fiction. Total circulation of the
Perry library, and the Dunbar anc
other branches was SIP on the q
days the libraries were open.
At the end of January, the Perry
library had membership of 4,242
after adjustments for 76 additions
and Sc Withdrawals. The list in
Guided 3,009 adults and 1888 juven-
lies. The membership of the Dunbar
branch was 800 at the end of the
month, including 1874 adults and 7Ol
juveniles. Fifty-five names were
added and three withdrawn during
the month.
AT the South Henderson branch Of
the Perry library, there were IS;
readers at the end of the month
and during January the borrowing.
amounted to 432 volumes, including
ITO adults and 262 juveniles. The
North Henderson branch had Dor.
rowings Of 258, including lis adult:
and 224 juveniles, while the Mid
dleburg branch had borrowings o.
105 adult and 148 juveniles, tota
of 248. Borrowings at Zeb Vance
were II adults and 81 juveniles, {
total of 1913. All branches are in
Guided in the figures for the Perry
library proper.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-02-05
Politicians On
.Gridiron At
Banquet

Raleigh, Feb. 5.-(AP)-"Political
angels" put on fish fry here last
night-minus fish, but with plenty
of State officials and Would-be
State officials on hand for a gen.
erous dish of sizzling satire.
It happened at the Carolina Press
Photographers first Gridiron din
ner. In skits ostensibly coming over
the radio, the guests of the camera
men heard q perturbation OF a
heavenly fish fry modelled after the
famous scene from Green Pas
lures.
To the faithful anu the unfaithful
in the Democratic party, "De LaWd
Hoey' sang "Ain't Coma Let No
body Ride in My Machine", and a
pseudo-J. M. Broughton reported he
had taken up Coca-Cola drinking,
Sunday school tea ching and
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-02-05
Few Complain
Of Tobacco
AlIotnents

Only Y petitions for adjustment OF
tobacco allotments have been flleo
for hearing before the board OF re-
view. il was stated today by j. W.
Sanders. Vance county farm agent,
who said that these hearings Will be-
Gin OF Monday, February ~.
Tobacco growers who are to APP
pear before the board Of review will
be notified by registered mail, Mr..
Sanders said, and there is no neee
for them to take any action until
such notice is received.
In addition to the p petitions
which will be heard, there are SIX
other petitions which were received
after the time limit expired. and
these will also be submitted to the
board Of review for consideration.
There may be a small number. OF
other petitions, Mr.. Sanders said
from tobacco growers whose allot-
ments have not yet been made be-
cause Of consolidation or division OF
farms or other technical reasons
These growers will be given Is days
from the time Of receipt OF their al
lotlnents in which TO file complaints
Members of the board Of review
all Granville county residents, in
clude Thomas w. Allen, of Creed
moor: Herbert B. Tilley, OF Bullock
and Sam H. Usry, of Oxford, COM
mitteemen: and Roy w. Crews o.
Oxford, and Mat c. Brummitt, o.
X itIre1I alferpafcS
There are approximately 1900 to-
bacco growers in Vance county, Mr.
Sanders said, and the number of COM
plants in proportion to the number
Of allotments is considered yer.
small.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-02-05
R. NJ. SANDERS DIES
At HIS HOME HERE
Longtime Resident Was 80;
Was Engineer at Har-
riet Mills

R. M. Sanders, 81, for Sc years
connected with the Harriet Cottol1
Mills in South Henderson as en-
gineer and chief mechanic, died at his
home there at 1880 a. m. today after
a long illness. He was a native OF
Iredell county, where he was born
July Is, 1857.
Mr.. Sanders had been in failing
health for several years and because
of that was forced to give up active
duties. He was in charge of the old
steam plant at the mills until thai
was discarded for electricity. Before
coming to Henderson, Mr.. Sanders
was connected with textile mills If
Iredell county and at Concord.
He is survived by his widow, who
was his second wife; two sons, j. P
Sanders, of Asheville, and J. w. San
ders, of Roanoke Rapids; four daugh-
tiers, Mrs. R. H. Craig, of Hender-
son; Mrs. H. S. Dingler, Of Moores.
vile; Mrs. c. c. Fleming, of Victoria
Va; and Mrs. O. S. Worley, of Ra-
leigh; one sister, Mrs. Laura Arthur
of High Point, and one brother, Rev
J. w. Sanders, of Philadelphia; alst
several grandchildren and grea
grandchildren.
MIR. Sanders was for many years {
member of the First Methods
church of Henderson, and was alsc
affiliated much Of his life with the
Masonic fraternity, for about forty
years.
Funeral services will be held from
White Memorial Methodist church a
South Henderson at 4 o'clock Wed
nesday afternoon, in charge Of Rev
j. X. Worthington, the pastor. In
terment will be in Elmwood GENE.
terry. He will be given Masonic
funeral, with that fraternity furnish
ing the active and honorary pallbear.
erS.
MIR. Sanders was widely known ir
the community, and was held in tho
highest esteem by those who knew
him. He had resided for many year:
on Alexander avenue in South Hen.
derSOn.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-02-05

The veil Of mystery cloaking the
identity of the unusual looking
character whose picture has been
appearing in these columns has been
removed by S. P. Vecker, vice
president Of the Carolina Power AID
Light Company.
Mr.. Vecker has identified the
character as a new employet OF the
power company and said his name
is "Reddy KiloWatt".
"Reddy Kilowatt typifies electric
service and what it does for our
customers" said MI. Vecker. He
is more than a cartoon figure and
from time to time we aim to show
that he has character and a per-
sonality symbolic of electric service.
He is your electrical servant. is one
third stronger than a horse and
works by the hour for very low
wages
Mr.. Vecker pointed out that the
Reddy Kilowatt figure is made up
from commonly known symbols ior
electric service.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-02-05

"Reddy's body" he added. us
made up of bolts of lightning, en-
biematic Of electricity since the days
Of Benjamin Franklin, who is gen.
orally given credit for being the dis
cover of electricity. RedGy's en-
lightened nose and his receptive car
are present day symbols that are
we'll known in many parts Of the
nation and he typifies what cleo
tricity does. His rubber gloves and
rubber shoes indicate tine safety
with which he works. He typifies
modern electrical service as it is
available in our territory for every
home, office, stor, farm, and FAC
tory
Reddy, a creation Of Ashton COL
Inns, widely known Birmingham,
Ala, advertising executive, occupies
prominent place in the advertising
of many electric utility companies
in the nation and Mr.. Veckcr is con-
fident that Reddy kilowatt will soon
become well known figure in the
territory served by the Carolina
Power and Light Company.