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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-28

which would be rcOrganizcd would
continue their fight.
All indications were, however, that
the main Belgian army-thc Germans
said between 100000 and 100000 men
had ceased to fight and that only
minor units or new lcViCS raised
from among the throng of Belgian
refugees i'm France would be at the
disposal Of the Belgian government.
While Frcnchmcn in the streets of
Paris cried treason" at the news of
King Lcopold'S equalization, Chur-
chill told the house Of commons that
the British and French governments
would ignore Lc0pOld'S action.
The allies, he said, will carry on
with all Vigor.
Churchill was wildly checred as
ne declared:
Nothing which may happen to us
in this battle can in any way relieve
us of our duty to defend the world
cause 10 which we have bound our
selves"
With the German high command
declaring that the allied armies
"pucketed" in Flanders were doomed,
British naval spokesman limited that
the British eXpeditiOnary force was
preparing to withdraw from the bat
tie in Belgium.
It was not Immediately indicated
whether the British contemplated
complete withdrawal from the con-
tinent or merely shifting of their
trapped armies south to aid France in
her defense along the SOmme river
front.
At the height Of the Juror created
by King Leopo!d's sudden surrender,
the German high command announc-
ed a new series Of smashing nazi
successes.
Hitler'S mechanical columns broke
through strong French border forti-
fications ION d broad front" the high
command said, and captured numcr-
Gus towns and villages in the giant
squeeze" movement on the trap
ped allied armies in Flanders.
The Belgian monarch's decision to
lay down arms came at the most cri-
teal hour in the struggle for mastery
Of the English channel.
The naZi high command reported
its armies had driven to within six
miles of BruGcs, Belgium, and had
partly broken allied resistance in the
battles of ArtoiS and Flanders.
The German breakthrough, it said,
Continued on Page For)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-28
Hitler Assigns
Bel gian Castle
TO King Leopold

London, May 28.-(AP)-A
German radio announcement
heard in London today said King
Leopold had been assigned a
Belgian castle to stay in follow
ing his order to his army to cap
tituiatc 10 Germany.
The announcement said:
THE fuehrer has ordered that
The king and his army be given
until further notice The COnSid-
Grafton due a brave people. Leo
rold has been assigned Bel
gian castle for his stay"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-28
Crop Loans
Approved
Senate Banking Com
mittee A pro We S
$500, 900, 900 Increase
in Loan Fund.

Washington, May 23.-(AP)-Thc
Senate banking committee approved
unanimously today a S5OO.O0O,OOI
increase in government funds for
crop loans intended TO protect Anne
rican farmers from wartime price
shocks.
Senator Byrnes. Democrat, South
Carolina. who sponsored the lcglsla-
ton which was advocated by Secre-
tary Wallace said he would seek
prompt Senate action on the Dill.
OFFICIALS Of thc crop loan agency
said the present lending limit Of ST.
600 600 900 WAS nearly exhausted
and that the additional funds WerI
needed TO cushion 1910 crops against
wartime disturbances.
Senator Taft, Republican. Ohio
made some comment on past gov
crnmcnt losses on pricc-SIlpportlne
CROP loans but he said that if you
ever had Il justification for making
loans you have it now. because OF the
cutting Off of exports"
Taft noted that the government
agency now owns outright about g.
500, 900 bales Of cotton on which il
made loans. II has pending loans on
another 2.On0,000 bales it may have
TO take over, he said.
"IIow arc VIC ever going TO get rid
Of this cotton?" Taft asked.
Il don't know Senator ByrncS re-
piled. He explained that Congress
had directed that loans be made on
cotton. corn. wheat and other crops
whenever market prices fell below
certain levels.
Government loan officials eStl-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-28
Army Filters
Die In Crash

March Field Cal, May 28.--(AP)
Two officers and crew of four in
a Douglas bomber were killed last
night in crash near Moiave, Cal.
One man, Sgt. John E. Stewart, of
Midway, Ala, survived the crash but
he was injured seriously. Hc was
flown to the General Hospital in San
Francisco early today.
The plane was on night bombing
mission. The crash occurred about 10
D. m. official said, at Murdoc dry
lake, which is the Army's bombing
range in the M0jaVC desert.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-28

Bern, Switzerland, May 28.-(AP)
Thirty allied divisions were re-
ported moving into position tonight
south of the eAisnc river near Rethel
for a now or never" offensive to
rescue French and British forces
trapped in the Germans Lille pocket
Reports reaching here from both
sides of the war zone indicated that
allied Generalissmo Weygand had
placed a major part of this force IN
position before the Bclgians surrcnd-
cred.
Allied divisions ranged from about
$4,000 to $4,000 men-450,0OO to
$4,000 in the 80 divisions reported
massed for attack
Both allied and German sources
here believed that if Wsygand found
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-28
Many Deals
Under Way In
Headquarters
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
By HENRY AVERILL

Raleigh, May 28.-There were
more political deals on in Raleigh
Monday than there were transactions
on the New York stock exchange,
but so far little or nothing has leaked
out about the outcome of the at
tempted trades.
Posted in the Sir Walter lobby the
keen-eyed observer could sec scores
of the states best-knOWn political
figures hurIying either to the mez-
zaninc floor (where arc the offices
of J. M. Broughton, leader in the first
primary or to the ninth, where run
ner-up Lieutenant Governor Wilkins
P. Horton has his staff located.
There was no apparent weakening
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-28
NIB Charged With
EIanpering Defense
North Carolinian
Saws Sweden Won't
Have Fifth Column

New York, May 28.-(AP)-
Sweden won't be taken by Trio
jan horse" tactics if the Germans
attempt an invasion. A. n.
Daniel. Jr., of 200 GOldsbOro
street. Wilson, y. C., said today
on his return from Stockholm
aboard the L. S. liner Washing
ton.
sweden is armed to the
teeth" he said. The government
ard army have been cOmbed for
enemy SympathizerS. 1t is the
only country in Europe that l
visited where there is no food
shortage or rationing."
In contrast to Swedish conf
dcnCS in national integrity,
Daniels said he found Switzcr-
lard Sccthing with rumOrS and
fears OF fifth column" activity.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-28
New Taxation To Finance
Increase In Debt Limit

But exactly what leVics were con-
templated was not revealed. lndica-
tions were that this would be left up
to Congress to work out
Congressional leaders had expect
cd to adjourn early in June. The new
program calling for major legislative
action presented them with the pros
pect of an indefinite delay.
The plan ratified by President
Roosevelt was drafted in threc-hour
conference by Secretary of the
Treasury Morgenthau, Chairman
Doughton, Democrat, North Carolina,
of the House ways ana means conf
mittee and Chairman Harrison, DEM
ocrat, Mississippi, OF the Senate fin
ancs committee.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-28

Washington. May 2".-(Ap)-NeW
taxation to finance an immediate So',,
OOO, 100000 increase in the nati0hal
debt for emergency defense OUTLAWS
was agreed upon today at a confer
cncc Of administration and congress
sional leaders. ..
A special issue Of national defense
nblialtionS" would be offered inc
public to supply funds for strengthen
mo ,,Yn;mcntS in Il program approx
cd by President Roosevelt Whlcn
WORLD require lifting the present
5000 900 900 debt limit to S4o'0Oo'-
100000.
The new taxes would be designed
to produce between S60O,oeo'oou anu
s7Gu 100000 year for the next i've
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-28
BLOWS EXCHANGED
AT DEMOCRATIC MEET

Waco. Tex, May 2%.-(AP)-
Mayor DT;:ury Maverick of San An
tonic. ardent advocate of third
tenn for President Roosevelt, eX-
changed blows today with Mayor
Tom Miller of Austin outside the
hail whcrc the Texas Democratic
Convention was deciding whether to
pledge the states as delegates to
Tcvas' own John Nance Garner or
To Roosevelt
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-28
Maxwell Said
To Be Very
Ill Man
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel
Pv HENRY AVFRHL

Raleigh, May 28.-Commssioner
Of Revenue Allen j. Maxwell, who
Just missed finishing second in last
Saturdays gubernatorial primary, is
d very i'll man.
His condition is much more serious
than has been allowed to get INTO
the public prints; and it is almost a
certainty that had he been entitled
to call for second primary he
would have been unable to make any
campaipn because of his illness.
Your reporter expects that the
statements above will be denied in
many quarters, but the information
comes from sources regarded as COM
pletely reliable and, certainly, I'M
biased by political considerations.
There are reports indicating that
.Continued on Page Four)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-28

Paris. May 28.-(AP)-A war
ministry spokesman said tonight
that the Belgian army almost in
its entirety" has given itself up
as prisoners to the Germans and
that the situation as result of
King LeOpOlds capitulatiOn is
every difficult" for the allies. lie
placed the number surrendering
at 100000.
German divisions are pushing
hard in an east to west direc-
ton on the northern front above
the LyS river. the spokesman
said. This is i'm the direction of
thu channel ports, OStend and
Zecbrugge.
The unconditional surrender
of the BeIgians broke the back
of the allied armies of the north
and brought the battle of Fland-
crs to its eliminating point.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-28
(By The Associated Press. }

King Leopold of the BclgianS or
dcred his army of approximately
100000 men to surrender to the Ger
mans TO-DAY. was promptly "dsoWn-
cd by his own government and Brit
ish Prime Minister Churchill told the
house OF commons that allied gen.
erals had been ordered to continue
their campaigns.
The action Of the refugee Belgian
government, now in Paris, means in
effect that the Belgian king has been
declared depOscd.
Premier Hubert Pierlot announced,
contrary to the monarch's order to
lay down arms, that Belgian forces
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-28
Allies Say
Campaign To
BeContinued
Belgian Government,
In Exile in arts, obs
owns" Leopold and
Says Belgian Forces
Will Be Reorganized;
Nazis Advance.

Paris, May 28.-(AP)-Bclgian
leaders i'm France announced to-
day they had decided TO dis
own" King Leopold after his ord
or for unconditional surrender
of the Belgian army.
The leaders said they would
met at the Be lgian embassy to-
day to lay charges against the
38-ycar old monarch and organ
iZc a provisional government.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-28
NOTES SOLD

Raleigh, May 28.-(AP)-Thc local
Government commission sold $27,500
of Wilson county notes to the Wa
ichovia Bank and Trust Co. at prem
ium Of Sl.53 with interest at l per-
ctent today.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-05-28

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The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-02

day were scheduled to address the New England aviation conference here May Rd ls designed to "dra- matiEe" thls sections aviation in- terest.
 Speeches were arranged for Gov
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-02

estimated at sl9S,O00, was prObated yesterday. Miss Cordner, who died February 2s, left family heirlooms and antiques to the Boston Museum of Fine Arts and genealogical papers to the New England Historic oene-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-02

lam of Montreal, Qucbec, Is be- aueather property valued at more than sD00OO under the will of the late Miss Caroline parkman Cordner of Manchester.
 The will, disposlng of an estate
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-02

cies of sea-pereh that ''lay down U, the Job" while awaiting prey, accoi- fling to scientists. These fish reclin- ~ much that their eyes migrated toN 'op side. and the bottom side lost It's 1orlng.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-02

Alogical Society, Her Boston town house. valued as t2o,oOO, was given to Q sister, Elizabeth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-02
THREE GOVERNORS
 ARE TO SPEAK

Harford, Conn, May 9. = (uP) -- Three New England governors to-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-02
$sO,OOO IS LEFT
 TO UNlTARlANS

salem, Mass, May 3. - tUP) - The Church of the Messiah tunitar-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-02

LoAFING CAUSED CHANGES Flatfishes originated from a spe-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-02

Traffic through the Panama Canal is less than a year ago,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-02

ernor Raymond F. Baldwin of Con- nectlcut, Governor William II, van- derbIle of Rhode Island, and Cover nor George D. Aiken of Vermont.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-25
Accon.,ac News

Mr.. Forest Fitzgerald, of Ports
mouth spent the past weekend In
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George w
Milliner. He was accompanied home
on Sunday by Mrs. Fitzgerald and
son, Bailly, who had spent a week
end with her parents.
Miss Mary L. Marshall of Nor
folk spent the weekend with her
mother, Mrs. Mamie L. Marshall.
Mrs. S. James burlington is Wis
iting relatives in Baltimore, Md, and
Washington, D. c.
Mrs. Kenneth Flester and son.
Wayne, of Salisbury, Md, spent We'd
nesday of this week with her mother
Mrs. n. Knight Carlow.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Lewis and
child, of Atlantic City, N. j., are
spending several days with Mr.. Lew
is parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Elton Lew
is.
room, of Cape Charles spent the week
end with Mrs. Disharoon's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William T. Bond.
Mrs. J. H. Binsted is visiting rel
atives in Arlington, Va
Mrs. L. Thorogood Nelson and Mrs.
Maria M. Evans are spending this
weekend in Wilmington, Del.
Mr.. w. Jonah Parks Of the U. S.
Navy, Norfolk, spent the weekend
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
M. Parks.
Mrs. Walter Parks has returned
from a visit with relatives in Cape
Charles.
Mr.. Walter Parks and Mr.. James
Richardson attended meeting OF the
D. Fender Company held in Norfolk
on Wednesday of this week.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-25
Young Men Now
Available For
Color Service

"Service with the Colors" at nearby
Army Posts is an opportunity now
available to young men of this sec
ton. Vacancies have just been an
nounced for three year enlistments at
most of the Posts in the Third Corps
Area.
"Those caissons go rolling along
and you may roll with them at Fit.
Myer, Virginia, the home station of
the 10th Field Artillery, horse
drawn regiment. The lure of the
galloping hoofs can find an answer
through an enlistment with the Third
Cavalry. This horse regiment, steep
ed in historic tradition, is also located
at this Post, just across the Potomac
from Washington.
Further duty is available in the
vicinity of our Nations Capital. The
18th Infantry at Arlington Canton
ment and the Infantry at Ft. George
G. Meade, Maryland present an OPP
portunity for the branch of service
that has made American History. The
blue banner of the Infantry is woven
with romance. The Infantrymen have
had a marked effect on the growth of
the United States from it's birth to
the present day.
In searching for duty in the tech
nical side of the Army young man
can select service with the Engineers
at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, Chemical
Warfare Service at Edgewood Arsenal
Maryland and the Medical Detach-
ment at Carlisle Barracks, Pennsyl-
vania and Fort George G. Meade,
Maryland. These units offer splen-
did chance for duty with the specialize
ed branches Of the Army.
\ Enlistment in any Of these branches
offers excellent remuneration. In adj
dition to clothing, food, housing, med
ical and dental attention, a private
may earn from $21.00 to $4,000 per
month. Facilities are also available
at all these Posts for educational
training, so that any recruit will have
a chance to improve himself for pro-
motion.
This opportunity for serving in the
ARMY and at the same time remaining
near home may not be available again
Act now; consult your local post Of
flee for the nearest place for enlist
ment or inquire at the U. s. Army
Recruiting Service, Court Square
Building, Baltimore, Maryland.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-25
FROM OUR
EXCHANGES
PORTRAIT OF GOV. LLOYD
ADORNS THE CAPITAL

A portrait of the late Henry Lloyd
of Dorchester County is the latest to
adorn the Governors Pan" at the
statehouse in Annapolis.
The painting, a creation of Fred
w. Wright, was unveiled Monday. u.
S. Senator George L. Radcliffe, a
friend of the former Governor, made
the presentation and Governor O'Conor
accepted for the state.
Ann Lloyd of Cambridge, grand
daughter of Henry Lloyd, unveiled the
painting. A son, Henry Lloyd, Jr.,
was one of about 100 persons present
for the ceremony.
Former Gov. Phillips Lee Colds
borough of Cambridge spoke briefly.
Henry Lloyd served from 1885 to
1883. In accepting the portrait Gov.
O'Conor said efforts would be made
to acquire paintings of IA other for
mer Governors for the addition to the
statehouse walls.
Funds for the Lloyd protrait were
provided by the legislature.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-25
Farmers Hit by New
Deal Trade Treaties

As Of November !, 1889, under
the New Deals Trade Treaty pro-
gram, American import tariffs have
been reduced on 1908 commodities,
Of which 397 were reduced by Al to
50 per cent. ALI reductions made
In the various trade agreements
have averaged 80 per cent below
the rates fixed by Congress in the
Tariff Act of 1880. Yet-duties on
152 agricultural products have been
reduced and IS Of these were re-
duced from II to so per cent. From
the fiscal year 1882 through 1899 to-
tai value Of American imports in
creased 20.2 per cent. Non-agricul-
tural imports have increased only
2O.5 per cent, while competitive az
ricultural imports - agricultural
products which compete with the
American farmer - increased 29.e
per cent during the same seven
years. Imports Of non-competitive
agricultural products, however, in.
creased only 11.8 per cent.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-25
Keep Out of War
Is Vital Issue
u. S. Voters Must Make Inn
| portant Decision
/ Nov. 5th.

1.-The number one issue In this
campaign is to keep our country out
Of war;" is the opinion expressed by
Raymond A. Moley, former new
dealer, confidante and intimate adj
wiser Of President Roosevelt, who is
now an ardent supporter of Wendell
Willkie for president.
ST am for Willkie because I be-
ieve he will conduct our foreign re-
lations better than Roosevelt has or
WILL" declared Mr.. Moley, who con-
siders the number two issue of the
campaign to be 'tto save our country
from becoming an autocracy, which
It will be if President Roosevelt is
elected to a third term"
General Robert E. Wood, soldier
and business man who was respon-
sible for supplying the entire mill
tary establishment of the United
States during the World War, adj
dressing the Chicago Council on For
eign Relations declared that 'the
present policy of the Roosevelt adj
ministration is bound to involve the
United States in war. You cannot
play with fire and not get burned.
You cannot have your government
not private NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
fer its equipment to foreign powers;
you cannot have your government in
an unofficial alliance with a foreign
power; you cannot be meddler in
1ndo China, or berate Italy and Ger
many, without eventually involving
the nation in war;"
81 believe that a majority of the
people who are advocating aid short
OF war do not desire us to enter the
war;" General Wood declared, "but
there are others who do desire us
10 enter the war, who are taking the
necessary steps to prepare the Amer
lean people for participation, who
would enter the war tomorrow If
they dared, who are today in practi-
cal alliance with England, and un-
fortunately they are the people who
are shaping our national policy to-
day. You hear men-and men who
ought to know-that we will actively
enter the war within go days after
the election.
I'VE are being edged into the war
without the masses knowledge. If
the United States enters the war it
would start with debt of so billions
and the cost of the war will mean
On ultimate debt of 100 to $50 billions
and will end with great economic
dislocations. It is up to the Ameri-
can people to decide whether they
want to make these sacrifices to
preserve not England, but the Brit
ish empire, and help regulate Eu-
rope and Asia. But they should
make the decision with all the cards
on the table, not misled by artifce
and subterfuge.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-25
POCOMOKE DRAINAGE
HAS BEEN COMPLETED

The engineering. department of the
Powellville Soil Conservation camp has
advised that the general survey Of
the Pocomoke River and its tributar-
les ordered by the authorities in
Washington has been completed and
Was delivered to Washington last
Friday.
Drainage work on the Pocomoke
River project has been somewhat un-
avoidably delayed by this necessary
general survey of the river and its
tributaries.
Congressman Ward, through whose
efforts this project was started, and
who is vitality interested in it, has been
assured by authorities in Washington
that this condition is only temporary
and will be relieved when work on
the main channel begins.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-25

A fishing boat from Sherwood
picked them up at noon, but help
came too late for the grandson, Mrs.
Riggin had held him up in her arms
through the night, but the lad died of
exposure and shock.
Carleton Riggin, also suffering
from exposure, was taken to the
Easton Emergency Hospital.
Captain Riggin said he had head
ed from Baltimore to Claiborne, car
rying a cargo of coal. Off Poplar
Island, the storm struck and wind
and waves gave the boat terrific
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-25
12-YEAR OLD BOY
DIES FROM EXPOSURE

The tragic story of how 12-year-
old boy died of exposure in the cold
waters of Chesapeake bay was told
by survivors of a bug-eye wrecked
in a violent storm off Popular Island.
The boy was Charles Hignutt,
grandson of Captain and Mrs. John
Riggin, of Claiborne, who with their
son, Carlton Riggin, Is were picked
up today after clinging to the wreck
age of their boat all night.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-25

from estimated revenues of $29, $751;
900 an increase of approximately a
percent over the current year. In the
tentative ALLEGATIONS are $250,000.00
for building roads on the Eastern
Shore. The ALLEGATIONS on the Shore
are Route Is, Keller-Tasley, $150,000
and Parksley north, 100000.
The State Highway Commission an
nounced Tuesday tentative ALLEGATIONS
for the year beginning July 1, 1941,
from estimated revenues of $29,
900, an increase of approximately A
per cent over the current year.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-25
Passed On to YOu

Every purchaser Of merchandise
Of any kind pays as taxes more than
81 90 on each $500 he spends. That
is the hidden taxes which are passed
along by the producer to the con-
sumer.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-25

battering, finally swapping it with a
loss of everything aboard.
Plunging into the water, the little
group chung to the rigging of the
bugeye from $50 o'clock Tuesday
night until noon Wednesday, when The
fishing boat hove on the scene.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-25
VIRGINIA COMMISSION
WILL WIDEN THE ROADS

The State Highway Commission an
nounced Tuesday tentative ALLEGATIONS
for the year beginning July 1, 1941,