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Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-19
Stocks OF Grain On Farms
OF North Carolina Are
Far Heauier Than In 1889

100000 bushels last year and 2,l65,-
600 bushels for the ten-year average.
At the same time that grain stock
figures were given out, the Report
inc Service estimated that this years
peanut crop will be of near-record
proportions. with a total production
of 298,125,O0O pounds in prospect
from an average yield Of lips
pounds per acre. This is almost as
much yield and about three per cent
more production than last years I'M
usually good crop.
The 1887 crop Of 308,000,000
pounds is the only one on record
which exceeds the present one in
total weight.
While many growers are express
ing some disappointment at their
prospective yields, good crop is in
prospect over the whole Of the COM
mercial belt of North Carolina.
The crop is reported to be slightly
later than in most previous years,
but in general the plants of the en-
tire section are reported to have
good size and color Soil conditions,
too, have been favorable throughout
both August and September.
The North Carolina crop is in line
with that of other peanut growing
sections, the Service reports. This
ve~r'e vield for the nation will run TO
1889, $4,000 pounds: which is al
most Il third larger than last years
production.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-19
Daily dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
Rv HENRY AVER1LL

Raleigh, Oct. l9.-Grain stocks on
farms of North Carolina as or Oc-
toher first are far heavier than at
the same time last year. according 10
figures released today by the State
DEPARTMENT Of Agriculture.
The report covers corn wheat anu
oat, and shows that in every case
the supply on hand has jumped
sharply. ann b,,she1e
IF old corn on hand, which IS 80
pe,. cent greater than the Z,9lo,ooo
bushels on hand on the same oaIe III
1920 According to the Federal-State
CROP reporting service, the stocks OH
hand this year represent elght per
cent of the 1889 crop, which IS con. on.
sidered significant in view VI 'iie
shorter crop produced in l94O. ..
It is estimated that 62 per CEN
of the 1910 wheat crop was sun III II
farmers hands on October l, or d
total of 3.733.OOO bushels. This IS 20
per cent greater than stocks OH W.
tober | last year and SO per cent
above the ten-year average. 1
Stocks of oats were also iepot teC.
~ be substantially greater imam laS'
wear or for the ten-year average Pc
yiod A total of 3.480.000 bushels were
estimated to be on farms as Oh "
toJcr |, 1870, as cOmpaisa Will -
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-19
GiQahhQh

FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Cloudy with occasional light
showers this afternoon and TO-
night, possibly ending Sunday
morning; rising temperatures.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-19
Episcopal
Convention
10 Adjourn

Kansas City. Oct. 1o.-(AP)-The
'@.2 '.r.ujal Protestant Episcopal
Convention concluded its work to-
l. five days ahead Of schedule
carried .,- debates on controversial
H.ccocc@,->hattering proposals right
MO = .Nal session.
i,c:.s awaiting action by the house
~. deputies include proposal TO
.'rr".Ic me Church'S marriage and
e.""c IaW>-the three-year budget
i."G.ag for the first time a $780,
''i appropriation to aid War-Weak-
".ea British missions: proposal to
.'1".c legation of bishops on be-
0..u9 - years old, and one to re-
"a.c Young clericS to refrain from
..".E.a g Tor two years after being
ordained
@i ave passed the house of
p ..3..
''.-r novations-sOme debated
u. ts long as "a years-already
.. "ccivcd final approval OF the
...nt-.hatterin convention.
.... Included full membership II
&.5".al Council of Churches. al
..r with the world Council 81
.s."s I'D ~o-iSion of the hymnai
ygl-S-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-19
Candidates
May Speak
In Baltimore
Debate Question Rails
ed Following Disclos-
ure That Willkie and
Roosevelt May Be in
Baltimore On am e
Night.
nv Tire A"r~C;atcd rrcSSD


Wondoil I. WiIlkie. whose path
might cross that Of President R"r%c-
rolf IN p9lt;muro Cct0h"" 81. WIS
i,rccI TODAY to ch1llengn ~" Press
-'or,t again to GCbatc the campaign
issues.
The question Of d debate WIS rails
Cd bv MqrvI,0d r"pIrhl;""'' l"a""'''
after it developed yesterday that
their presidential n"minc" AHd pr"S'-
dent Roosevelt might speak in Baltl-
more on the same night.
The Wilkie-N"Nary crusaders ScHt
this wire to WillEie:
we suggest v2u renew TCl!r cha!-
lCnoo to debate tn" issues on the same
platform. since this could 50 easily
be arranged. Roosevelt refusal ma
tulrally WOUld strengthen your BaJtl-
more vote.
Meanwhile Willkic took his CAM
paign into Wisconsin and Minnesota.
President Roosevelt plans made for a
five-Speech prediction drive began
a weekend visit at his Hyde Park
N. Y. home and fresh controversy
RACED over the third term issue.
That. broadly. was the picture OF
the nations major political contest
as their third week before election
drew to a close.
Hiram Johnson. veteran Republl-
can senator from California who sup
ported Mr.. Roosevelt in 1882, entered
the third term argument last night
with declaration that it presented
.'in greater degree than a flaming
war X XIX crisis purely American"
He announced support for his party's
ticket
johnson was followed on the air
by his Democratic colleague, Sheri-
dan DoWney. who, speaking from
Los Angles, urged Mr. Rooscvo!tS
reelection because Of his 'libcraI-
ism and said there was evidently
mo anti-third term sentiment here
in California" because. he said, john
son had been elected to the Senate
for four terms and 1T is apparent
his people will soon honor him for a
fifth time"
The Wisconsin and Minnesota
speeches Willl5ie scheduled for today
followed one lasi night at Spring.
field, ILL.,, in which he accused MIR
Roosevelt of forming some form of
state socialism.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-19

when he was in the House Of Rep
reSentatiVes. He not only was Il be-
lever in the all-aroUnd world ben
efits Of an absolutely unrestricted
international interchange OF COM
merce, from an economic standpoint
1t also was his thesis that most ,'ars
are provoked by trade barriers be.
tween countries.
| once asked him: If country No
walls itself off against country
No. 2, hoW's country No. = to re-
talate except by walling itself off
against country No. -"
To this Senator Hull Che was
senator them answered: IF a coun-
try walls other countries off. it like
wise walls itself in. Let a country
adopt bad policy, like that, and the
jobs on the country that does it: no.
on the others"
Not Too Sudden
But when Cordell got into the
state department he evidently de-
cided that it would be iniud;ciou
for the United States to abandon its
protective system too suddenly
Probably he was right about it. It
would have been a jolt, undoubted-
ly. So he hit on his reciprocal plan.
by which we were to make a treaty
with some other one country at
time. gradually extending this scheme
until it included everybody.
1t was world concent. The
notion was beginning to take. We
act''allv concluded a few treaties.
Then the war started.
Now. with the iumbled-up situa-
ton that we've got today. nobody
has time to bother with trade treat
les. Military alliances?-veS. But
to heck with trade treaties! We may
get away with an occasional ore be-
twoen rs and Latin America Europe
and Asia though?-PhooeT!
Some Yankee statesmen never did
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-19

investigating officers but results have
been nothing like what they have a
right 10 expect.
Not only has the Division found il
necessary r. rely on newspaper clip
pings and reports Of the Bureau of
Vital Statistics but it has often found
il impossible 10 get any answers TO
it., inquiries addressed TO officers
known to have investigated wrecks
or who should nave knowledge Of
them. even if they did not actually
do the investigating.
Perhaps the most glaring example
of complete ignoring Of the law was
given in September by Sheriff w. j.
Pinnell Of Warren county. according
to the Divisions records. A news
paper account Of fatal accident in
the ElbcrOn section Of Warren cOun-
ty on the LouiSburg- WarrentOn high
way relates that the sheriff was an
eye witness. He has made no report
Of the crash. the divisions only rec
OrdS being the news story and no
tice of death from the Bureau Of
Vital Statistics.
Here are other characteristics c%-
ampIes Of complete disregard Of the
law and Of requests for reports:
During the month, two were kill
ed in a wreck near Cary (eght miles
from the capitOD. News stories said
that Highway PatroIman j. V. Bar
row investigated The division Of
Highway Safety wrote him for in
formation on October I. but still has
had no reply.
One was killed and six injured in
d crash in Morgan township, Rowan
county. No report has been received
from any official source.
One was killed and nine were in
jured in wreck mile east Of Enka
on the Asheville-Chatnam highway
A letter to Sergeant W. NJ Nail Of
the Highway Patrol. written October
I. is still unanswered.
Fatal accidents in Avery. near
Continued on Page Three.) !.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-19
Skills Are
Classified
Draftees May Be Used
in Military Tasks in
Which They Will Be
Most Productive.

Washington. Oct. l9.--(AP)-The
Army has completed new elaborat"
arrangements for identifying skilled
draltecs so they may be used in the
military tasks ir which they will be
most productive.
Officials said today that the new
svstcm would operate more effec-
lively" than the classification pro-
ced1re Of World War years. Ready
row. it will first be applied to con-
rcri0t soldiers when the initial con-
tincont of 10000 is called up No
vcmbcr l8.
Essentially. its purpose is to max"
sure that when the Army needs AT
tomobilc mechanics. electricians or
.tcnographCrs. commanders will know
where among the thousands Of train
COG 10 find them. In all. there arc
ghnIi 300 sNcrialiZ"d military ta"kf.
Discussing other plans Of the con-
&criptiQn program. official, said that
drartccs would be kept az close 10
home a. possible. This, il was said,
would reduce expenses and tend 10
keep the men more happy.
.Ncar home" may be anywhere
n n Cnr3S area.
Tentatively quotas by corps areas
nG the first 100000 men 70 be graft
d we're announced by hcadquar-
or here yesterday. Army plans
made public for calling
non to service showed that these
"irst quotas would be exhausted by
obout June II. and il is expected that
'nrr Quotas will then be- aNsi4ned.
Quotas for the nine CORPS areas M
GUIDED: Fourth (Nlahan'a. Florida,
Georgia. Louisiana Mi'1'"s'pp'. Norm
r.. couth Carolina. Tenn
;ee). 10O.515.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-19

like the reciprocal proposition. For
instance, Senator Charles l.. NC
Nary, the c.. O. P.'S vice presidential
nominee. doesn't. AS Republic
an, hes high prOtcctionist. Con-
sequcntly, in his campaign speeches.
he's taken some mean digs al trade
reciprocity. Ditto Senator HcnI'lN
Shipstead, formerly d Farmcr-Lab-
ortc. now a Republican. We dld
frame up a reciprocal treaty WIN
Canada. It promoted the sale oi
some CT one products (notably auto
mobiles) to the Canadians. But IL
also, Henrik relates. let lot 0!
Canadian dairy stuff into the Unit
ed States, in competition with Hen
rik's Minnesota dairymen.
These aren't the only critics.
Wendell L. Willkie, on the oppo-
site hand. always was pretty gooo
Democratic free trader until ne was
nominated by the Republicans Tor the
presidency.
WILKES Views
Even yet Wendell cant lind II
quite in his heart to turn lhI'i''pS
down on the free trade pr!Nclple.
Nevertheless. he's argued thus. IN
number of his addresses:
"The totalitarianS are their N&rion,
dictators' slaves. AS slaves, theyl
have to work for slaves wages. Arc
we going to let their slaTe-made pro
ducts into the United states %
compete with our freemans out
putt" =,
It's the protectionists' cd argu-
ment. European parper-made
goods! Oriental chepa labor.
All the same. free trade hasn't
been attacked very bitterly. Charlie
McNary has criticized it adversely
but not violently; apparently hes
thought that he he'd better mlno% =
talk about. All "~'d-1' '',''i.
said is. in nfGnc.. 'hHt "~''; o'~'' -
Impractical Just n"T'--and ;1@.' i Il
Continued on Page Three
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-19
Report From
Cairo Meets
Quick Denial
Greek Sources in Cairo
Say T erritorial and d.
plomatic D e m a n d S
Made on Greece by
Germany and Italy;
Other War News.

Demands by Germany and Italy
that Greco" surrender territory. Gust
her pro-BritiSh government. &cvcr
trade relations with Britain. and line
up in the axis Balkan sphere were
reported today by Greek diplomatic
sources in Cairo.
DenialS came swiftly from Rome.
Berlin and Athens. Olficia! Greek
circles IN Athens said the rumorS
were unworthy Of comment and
diplomatic sources reported they
found no evidence Of increased ten
ion.
The Greek sources in Cairo said
their information came directly from
Athens, and added that the axis
powers were demanding use of Greek
air bases.
Greece would be required to give
Bulgaria a corridor 10 the Aegean
sea. hand Italy a slice Of territory
bordering Albania, force the abdica-
ton of King George II and remove
Premier Dictator MetaXaS.
MaSScd fascist troops on the Al
bantam frontier have worried Greece
into bolstering her small army close
TO its peak strength as anxiety in
both Greece and pro-British Turkey
has grown apacc with Germany;
push east and the movement Of nazi
fighting men and war equipment into
Rumania.
London had d lighter pounding
than usual in the 42nd consecutive
overnight attack. Bad flying wealth.
er was said to have limited the nazi
air activity to "Sporadic' attacks
scattered over England, Scotland and
Wales.
German sources declared, how
ever. that bombers left for England
during the night in uninterrupted
succession" striking heavy blows.
The German high command said
an essential WaterWOrks" was de-
stroyed in London and that bombs
hit British troop CncampmentS, while
at sea German submarines recently
sank 81 ships totaling 1860 tons.
In Rome. the Italian high command
said l0,O00-ton British cruiser was
hit by bomb in new Italian air
attack on a convoy Of ships in the
eastern Mediterranean, while the
British were reported To have at
tackled Italian air fields on the is
land of Rhodes.
In Bucharest, German circles
charged that the British minister to
Bulgaria had been secretly trying To
arrancg for passage Of British troops
through Bulgaria and Rumania.
japanese war planes struck at The
Burma Road, hitting hard
est at bridges along the prCcauriouS
arms route. Hundreds of trucks load
cd with long delayed supplies for
Chang Kai-Shrl:
started north over the road yesterday.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-19
Winter In East AS
West HasHeatW Wave
Man Killed In
Auto Accident
E. p. PkoncphOio

CreSwell, Oct 19.-(AP)-John
Warrington, 48, was killed instantly
in an automobile collision near here
early this morning.
Corporal Tom Brown of the State
Highway Patrol and Wilmington was
driving out of a filling station into
u. S. Highway 81 when his car was
struck by a machine driven by Jack
Mason of Swan Quarter.
Mason was released without bond,
Brown said. sIS
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-19
Officers Fail
To Report
Accidents
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
In the Sir "o''"" Hotel
Ry HENRY AVERILL.
BY HI

Raleigh. Oct. l9-There not only
ought to be a law. but there is one
which makes it the duty Of all Of
ficers investigating highway traffic
accidents to make reports to the State
Safety Division: but in practically a
dozen instances of fatal accidents in
September the officers have ignored
the statute for such cases made and
provided.
Thq.~ v-G7v trc Safety Division is
often Dndlv Handicapped N tnN0-
ING accurate statistics OF accidents.
DfYe,r9" Pcn9'ri lin"l':' ~ ~. ,
lave been act..e III tryin3 Il vII--:e
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-19
War Kills
Tariff Issue
Reciprocal Treaties
Promised To Be Cam
paign Issue, But F allied
To Develop.
By CHARLES P. STEWART
Central Press COlErnniSt

Washington, Oct. 19.--l'hc tariff
may not be dead Issue, but cer-
tainly it's been somewhat Somnoicnt
during thsi national campaign.
1t promised to be very much alive.
The war, however. knocked it into
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-19

49, - ~ N'Sii ~ 40 NtAiNt
maybe its COM
pletely killed it.
Anyway, the indi-
cations are that it's
past revival for at
least a few gcner-
ltions to COME.
Cordell Hull gave
the free trade idea
its notable recent
shot in the arm
when he became
secretary. Hull
was d free trader
away back when
he was in the SEN
,ta ord bpT,,.D II,.+
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-19
MRS. HENRY WE'LL
DIES IN GOLDSBORO

GoldSboro, Oct. 19.-(AP)-MrS.
Henry We'll. whose late husband
founded various enterprises here,
died last night Of heart complications
incident to old age. Funeral services
will be held Sunday afternoon.
Mrs. We'll is survived by the fol-
lowing children: Leslie, Herman and
Gertrude, all of GoldSboro, and Mrs
Herbert Bluethenthal Of Wilmington
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-10-19

Continued on Page Three.)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-06
REDS, U. S. NEAR
TRADE AGREEMENT
Existing Commercial Pact
To Remain In Force Un-
til New One Adopted

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-P-The
United States and Soviet Russia,
averting a threatened break in trade
relations, were said to be near agree
ment tonight on a basis for CONNER
cial dealings for another year.
The existing agreement under
which Soviet Russia promised to buy
at least $40, 900, 900 worth of Ameri.
can goods during the year and ac-
tually purchased far more than this,
expires tomorrow.
Sumner Welles, acting secretary or
state, said today he understood a
new agreement was in prospect,
though not yet actually concluded.
In Moscow, where the negotiations
centered, it was reported they had
reached an advance stage and that
the existing agreement would re-
main in force pending conclusion of
the new one.
Whether the terms Of the present
agreement would be modified to any
large extent was not disclosed in
either capital, but it was considered
likely that the basic provisions
| would be retained.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-06
GOV. HCEY WANTS
RED PARTY 0USTED
Saws Communists Should
Not Be Tolerated In Edu-
cational Institutions

RALEIGH, Aug. 5.-RGovern'
or Hoey asserted tonight that con
gress should outlaw the commun,
ist party in the United States, ana
declared that communism should
not be tolerated in educatlonalln-
situations.
Speaking at a banquet of tn e
North Carolina Food Dealers as
~sociation, the governor said tina
communism, mo matter where
should be kicked out"
He made no direct reference to
the University of North Carolina
which was charged by some OF Its
trustees recently with encouraging
communism and wildcat free
DOM" but he spoke out plainly
about subversive elements in edu'
cational institutions in general.
IF we find there's a communist
in an educational institution, ne
ought to be given the rap said
the governor. IF we find TT a I
there's a communist in an office OF
public trust, he ought to be kicked
out"
Hoey was cheered loudly as ne
blasted at the communists, a n d
Continued On Page Three)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-06
ISSUE TO BE AIRED
Eight Other Japs Remain
In Custody In Various
Parts OF The Empire

LONDON, Aug. 5.-lR-Great
Britain tonight released one Of the
two highly-placed Japanese bus
mess men who were seized in an
empire-wide roundup of Japan's
nationals and the Churchill govern
ment made ready to lay its diff
culties with the Japanese before
commons tomorrow.
The first japanese arrested last
Friday was Satoru Makihara, Lon
don agent for the vast Mitsubishl
interests, and he was the first re
leased amid growing Japanese pro-
tests and demonstrations. Eight
other Japanese remained in GUS
tody in various other parts of the
empire.
Little Evidence
1t was said reliably the home
office decided 'evidence available
was insufficient to warrant further
detention of Makihara.
Makihara left Brixton prison for
his London home. He was arrested
last Friday.
Either Prime Minister Churchill
or R. A. Butler, undersecretary OF
state for foreign affairs, will make
the statement on British-Japanese
relations, it was said.
Before the release of Makihara,
hints that Japan would sever diplo'
matte relations with Great Britain
if necessary to obtain satisfaction
Widened the breach between Japan
and Britain.
Japan has made two strong pro-
tests over the seizure of two prom
inent Japanese businessmen in
London last Friday and was re-
ported drafting a third and strong
er note to include all japanese
taken in custody.
But, to all protests, the British
have quietly said the arrests were
coincidental with the arrests oil
British citizens by the Japanese in
an espionage inquiry and certainly
could not be considered reprisals.
The japanese embassy said Brit
aims answer was highly unsatis'
factory.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-06
WATCH ON FIFTH
COLUMN IS ASKED
F. R. Urges Close State
And Federal Cooperation
In Meeting Threat

WASHINGTON, Aug. - Up
President Roosevelt asked today
for close federal and state coopera-
ton in meeting the threat OF HUI
columnists," but urged that II oe
carried out solely through normal
law enforcement channels.
In a message to a conference
on law enforcement problems OF
national defense, Mr.. Roosevelt
mentioned 'the cruel stupidltles OF
the vigilante," and observed: line
amateur detective soon becimes a
fussy and malicious busybody.'
On the point of federal-state CO
operation, he said there are many
policies where joint control can be
effectively worked"
81 have in mind, as an example,
he said, 1.-The enactment by con-
gress and the state legislatures OF
laws dealing with subversive actl'
vities, with seditious acts, with
Continued On Page Three)
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-08-06
Sheppard Says He Believes
Hitler Intends To At
tack This Country
WHEELER AIRS VIEWS
Says Emergency Created
To Give Dictatorial Pow
ers To Some One
BY RICHARD L. TURNER

WASHINGTON, Aug. 5.-RE
Legislation for compulsory military
training of the nations youth nal
ly r~ecfieived the approval today OF
the senate military committee,
whose hartman, Senator Sheppard
of Texas, asserted on the senate
floor that he rmly believed - iii
Hitler intends to attack this coun-
try.
Ready, after many delays and
postponements, for consideration N
the senate proper, the measure
awaited only the passage of a bill
authorizing President Roosevelt
to call out the National Guard and
army officers for intensive
training.
Bitter Battle Looms
So deep is the feeling on the
peace-time drafy issue that
although the senate debated tn e
National Guard bill throughout the
day, the CONSUMPTION question en-
tered repeatedly into the discus
sion. A battle of unusual proper
tons obviously awaited it.
The CONSUMPTION bill and the Ma
tional guard measure were several
times declared to be companion
pieces, but opposition to the latter
was apparently negligible. Senator
Wheeler (D-Mont), a leader OF the
anti-conscruption block, said +
one that he saw no objection to the
Guard bill. It was requested by
President Roosevelt and the war
department, on the ground tn a t
developments in the war abroad
had shown that the Guard that
developments in the war abroad
had shown that the guard needs
special training.
Sheppard's statement that Hitler
plans eventually to attack the Unit
ed States was made in the course
of a brisk exchange win Wheeler.
After the latter had disputed
Sheppard's contention that a ma
tional emergency exists at the pre-
sent time, and argued that there
was no need for compulsory mill
tary service, the Texan asserted
that if Wheeler could not realize
the existence of an mrgncy, no
amount of talking could convinc
him of it.
docs the senator think Hitler
will attack the United S e 81"
Wheeler asked with a note of scorn
in his voice.
He will try to attack the United
States" Sheppard answered. THAT
is my rm belief and Tiff it wasn't
I wouldn't be here trying to get
the senate to approve this legisla-
ton"
Wheeler wen on to assert that
most of emergency had been
Continued On Page Three)