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Evening star., 1940-04-14

Similar in spirit. but less OBJ
jectionable, because Insignificant,
save from the standpoint Of unal-
loyed ugliness, are such paintings O.
walsh Hotel" by Marguerite Bur-
gress, and "Galen Street Scene" by
Earl Gross. But why. one may ask,
perpetuate that which must be Of
fensive to those who yearn for
beauty? Especially Is this worth
considering at the present time.
when fear and horror grips the
world. As william j. Locke, the
novelist, said to a gathering OF
artists during the Great War:
what is the use Of us? What Is
the meaning of us? Are We, or are
we not, a vital principle in the mo-
tives Of a world cropping It's way
through chaos to the hght?" The
answer that he found was that, as
man does not live by bread alone"
the artist matters 50 much In the
continuous regeneration of the
world that every man living to-
day who practices any form Of art
should take counsel with himself
and search out his own sincerity.
He is dealing" said Mr.. Locke, mot
with words or bricks or pigments
or vibrating catgut. but with the
destinies Of mankind" Solemn
words, but even more true at this
time than when uttered.
It Is the artists who, better than
others, can help the people to bear
the uncertainty Of insecurity and the
tragedy Of warfare, which, II still
apparently far removed, are con-
stantly within the realm Of con-
scio,lsness. For this reason, it is
the more important to stress the
vigor and vitality OF much of the
work shown In such exhibitions as
this, and to support the efforts Of
the artists who are still making
manifest their own visions Of beauty
In an ordered-or, for that matter,
Observation-Disclosures Among those
exhibiting, but not as yet noted, are
Lesley Jackson, Eleanor Parke Gus
tbs, Marguerite Mum, Edith Hoyt,
Frances Wheeler, Lillian Moses,
Norma Bose, Blanche E. Coleman,
Harry Dix, Lila Cabaniss and others.
There are in this exhibition 1l9
paintings and n prints. The latter
are to be seen In upright cases in the
upper atrium Of the gallery, and
they include the work Of some Of our
foremost American printmakers.
They will be reviewed later.
Because Of lack Of space, quite q
number Of the paintings accepted as
attaining the requirec measure Of
merit could not be shown-a disap-
pointment both to exhibitors and to
the jury Of selection. The fact is,
however, that had the number been
still more limited, the effect of the
exhibition as q whole would have
been improved. Certainly, there Is
no shortage in production In the
field Of art-which, In itself, may be
interpreted as indication Of de-
termination to carry the torch which
has, for centuries, 1t the pathways
Of an unbroken tradition.
Evening star., 1940-04-14

marines, snow scenes, woods, noun
tains, casual landscapes. A vast
amount Of energy aas been expend-
ed, and without doubt the work as
whole evidences sentiment and
feeling, but 1t lacks training and
thoroughness, hence strength and
distinction. As Gertrude Stein once
said, the charm Of an oil painting Is
in the way the paint Is put on the
canvas. In fact, there is q sheer
beauty In paint on canvas under
such circumstances. But this Miss
L'orne does not seem to have realized.
What she has painted Is good, but
not the way she has painted 1t. Art,
after all is difncult road-the
straight and narrow way, in the
midst Of the broad way, and q step
of on either side leads, II not to de-
struction, at least to disaster. This
Is what one feels keenly in regard to
Miss Lorne's paintings-they are too
good not to be better, but not good
enough to be the real thing.
Frank Staples to Lecture
Frank Staples, director Of arts
and crafts, National Recreation As
sociation and former director Of the
League Of New Hampshire Arts and
Crafts. will lecture at the National
Crafts Training Center, 1917 Fourth
street S.W., at 8:15 pm. tomorrow.
He Will discuss the relationship Of
the National Craft Training Center
to recreational programs in this
country. Members of the center will
be admitted free, but for others
there will be q small admission
charge.
Eben Comins to Talk
The exhibition Of portrait draw.
ings by Eben r. Comins Of Indians
In North, South and Central Amer
lea, In the art gallery Of the New
Interior Department BUILDING, proved
80 popular that It has been extended
until tomorrow. Today, Nj. Comtns
viii give the last Of . series Of talks
on his experiences with the Indians
In connection with their portraits.
The hour viii be 2:30 pm. and Id.
mission, by way Of the main en-
trance on @ street. win b free.
Exhibition Extended
The exhibition of Pan-Americau
paintings which opened In the Cor.
coran Gallery last Monday under
distinguished, auspices and was to
have closed today, through special
arrangement with sponsors and
lenders has been extended through
next Sunday. The hanging Of this
exhibition Is admirable, and the
opening last Monday, despite stormy
weather, was wen attended and
proved . memorable occasion.
Evening star., 1940-04-14

OF the country, and surcharged with
new life and symbolism.
In 1929 Mr.. Peysack took his paint
ings to Stockholm, where they were
publicly exhibited at the Artists
House." and one or more were ac-
quired for the national collection.
He has come here from Sweden, and
his paintings are being shown with
the purpose Of manifesting the spirit
Of the Jewish people, who are re-
building nation on new lines, on
the soil which, for them, is pregnant
with holy tradition. It Is because
Of the nobility and need Of this work
that this exhibition attains especial
importance.
The soil in the Holy Land is very
red, and this color pervades nearly
all Of Mr.. Peysack's canvases. To
the observer. not cognizant Of this
fact, the effect is little overpower-
Ing, and the canvases in which
quieter tones prevail are more agree
able than those in which red would
seem most dominant. Mr.. Peysack
undoubtedly paints what he sees,
but his concern Is with the idea back
OF the things seen rather than with
pictorial or purely artistic effect.
His large canvases. which are for
the walls Of . public building In
Jerusalem, are meant as reminders,
not merely Of the life Of the pioneers
today but Of that tradition from
which they are sprung, and crude
Is they may seem on the instant,
they command respect by their evi-
dent sincerity and profound serious
ness. These are undoubtedly his
best, for they are expressions Of deep
feeling and conviction brought to-
gether In unified compositions. The
camera can accurately and artistic.
ally transcribe for US actuanties, but
only the brush Of the artist can
symbolic the great things Of the
spirit.
It Is the desire Of those who are
encouraging the movement In Pales-
tine, which Mr.. Peysack represents,
to have culture keep step with phyd-
cal development, and In this they
are right. The Jews who dwelt In
Palestine before the birth OF Christ
were skilled craftsmen, and in the
ancient Hebrew writings are to be
found beautiful exposition Of the high
calling Of those who practiced the
handicrafts. It Is against this back
ground that Mr.. Peysacks work Is
placed. for which reason 1t cannot be
judged or appraised Is other works
Of art produced primarily for arts
sake.
Wesley Hall Showing
Naomi Lorne,s Paintings Are
on Vtesc.
Collectively, the paintings By
Naomi Lame Of New York, which
are being ahown until April = IN
Weslsy Hall. under the sponsorShip
of Ark Theodnra Kane, make :
rather impressive showing, but, q h
not uncommon, . third the number.
carefully selected. would rebound
much more to The artists credit.
The collection On view comugtees
yNaNNN k1aasa A &a(~ .&s~A ~a>-S->.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-04-15
Hitler's Latest Move May
Not Be Pleasing To Stain

upon the NaZis' invasion Of It's home
land, virtually declared It's indepcn-
dcnce. Greenland, though, hasn't the
population Except Eskimos) even to
attmept to go it alone"
Berlin, to be sure, says it isn't
grabbing Denmark: it's only pro
tecting" the latter. But nobody in
Washington, anyway, has d notion
that the Danes are otherwise than
a gone coon" if the Reich can make
its Scandinavian program stick. Sup
posing that Denmark is gobbled, its
considered d foregone conclusion that
the gobblers will gobble the gobble-
ees' colonies. too. 1celand's declara-
ton of independence won't signify;
the IcelanderS naturally can't defend
themselves. Iceland doesn't so much
matter to us, either; it's middling dis
tant.
Greenland. contrariWise, is in Yam
kee-land's very dooryard. Oh. it isn't
worth much agriculturally. but the
southern end of it is a corking good
naval and aviation base. It certainly
is going to be inside our neutrality
zone. -
It will be bit Of time before Herr
Continued g. page Three)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-04-15
"Loyalty To Roosevelt"
State Headquarters Opened
With Folger AS Chairman,

hand-picked and controlled by for
mer Governor O. Max Gardner ana
his cr0nies: to which control there
was bitter antagOnISm.
And so d Loyalty to Roosevelt
movement sprung up-at first rather
inchOate and incoherent. The SEN
timent finally crystaliiZed in a meet
ING in the King Cotton Hotel IN
Greensboro some two weeks ago at
which about Il hundred persons from
most Of the counties Of the state were
present.
1t was then it was definitely and
finally determined that a statewide
campaign should be Waged. Folger
was selected chairman and Larklns
secretary at this same session.
The meeting escaped any mention
whatever in the press, though there
have been Of lac repeated reports
that something was brewing in re-
gard to the national camDai2n; and
such writer's as the Greensboro Daily
News veteran correspondent Tom
B0St have predicted that there would
be a concerted and organized third
term movement.
1t is largely d matter Of opinion,
impossible to prove or diSprovc to d
mathematical certainty, but there is
a widespread belief that the people
of North Carolina are atiID over
whcImingly loyal 70 the President
and equally willing to give him a
third term should he desire ono
Hand in hand there is general be-
lief that the big-ShotS Of the state
administration, as well as Senator
Josiah w. Bailey, arc very strongly
opposed to another four years for
FDR.
Organization of the Loyalty to
Roosevelt" campaign will at least
give some method of finding out how
the people stand on the question.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-04-15
CottonAcreage
Is Increased

College Station, Raleigh, Apr. b.
Heavy paintings Of cotton are cX-
pcctcd throughout the State this
week, J. a. ShanElin, cotton special
Ist Of the State College Extension
Service, SAID today.
A revival Of interest in this crop,
stimulated by falling tobacco prices
and by slightly higher market price
for lint, may send the North Carolina
acreage within II to 90 per cent Of
the AAA State allotment Of one
million acres.
Since growers are allowed TO mar
kct all the lint they produce on their
acres, more concentrated ci-
fort is being expended this year to
secure higher yields than formerly.
In working toward this goal, grow
crs are using improved or certified
seed and mapping out program of
stiff resistance to the boil Wecvil,
deadly insect enemy Of the crop.
Likewise, steady growth of one
variety cotton communities has been
JtNDI utu tIIIS y'bI. IpIIl Pcob o.
periencc, growers have found they
can secure 4 greater net profit by
StandardiZing their cotton.
Shanklin suggested that cotton
growers belonging to these cotton
groups which plan to
use the free CHASING and market
news service Of the Agricultural
Service file their applica-
tons as soon after their cotton is
planted as possible.
He explained that applications for
the service will be considered in the
order in which they arc received
after allowance has been made for
the different planting dates over the
cotton belt
Another advantage of applying
early, he said, is that applications can
be acted upon in plenty Of time for
approved groups to receive their
shipping tags and other supplies.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-04-15
British Claim Nev
Advances In North
New Mine Field Laid;
G. ERIN an Battleship
Admiral Sheer Tor
pedoed; Two Trans
ports Sunk and Con-
voy Attacked.

London, April i3.-(AP)--Great-
Britain announced today that her
navy and air force had hurled new
bolts at the NaziS in widespread sec
tons in and around Scandinavia.
The brief statement, in joint
war extraordinarily comm,nique,
that British troops are on Norwegian
soil capped Il weekend crammcd
with these reports by the British:
1.-The laying of a mine field
across the entire coast from Keil bay
to Lithuania
2.-The torpcdoing of the 10000
ton German pocket battlcShip Ad-
miral Scheer by the British subma-
rine Spearfish. The admiralty did
not say whether the Admiral Scheer
was sunk.
3.-The sinking by British subma-
rines of two German transports,
bringing TO twelve the total of trans
port and supply ships reported sunk
in recent days. The admiralty also
said its submarines scored four hits
on a transport convoy in the Skagar-
rak
4.-Continued British aerial raids
on Stavanger and on, Bergen. A
gasoline dump was believed destroy
ed in a night raid, the fifth since
Germany's invasion at Stavanger,
and the admiralty said one German
transport was set afire at Bergen.
5.-A British naval squadron led
by the battleship Warspite on Sat-
urday sank seven German destroy
ers at Narvik, northern Norwegian
ore port.
While official information was
lacking on the number Of men and
the points where the British eXpedi-
tionary force landed, Norwegian
sources said the British occupied
Narvik.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-04-15

gian troops north and west of Mar
Vik were ready to attack the Ger
mans.
The Norwegian commander said
the German forces had rctrcated
hastily and were believed to be in
capable of strong resistance to the
NorWegians, who he said, are now
fully modified in the north.
These sources said that all Ger
man WarShipS in Narvik, hopelessly
outnumbercd by the stronger Brit
ish naval force, had been sunk while
trying to keep the British out OF
Rombaks ford, which controls the
ports.
According to the Norwegian Vcr-
sion, the British battlcship WarspItc,
screened by division Of dcstroyerS,
forced the mouth Of the ford. Nor
wegianS considered it unlikely that
the Germans would be able to land
Continued on Page Thrce)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-04-15
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh. April i3.-NOrth OatO-
Iina'S delegation to the Democratic
National convention is not going to
be handed over to machine lead
ers without strings attached: but on
the contrary there is going to be a
definite. determined drive to secure
selection of complete delegation
favorable. if not actually pledged, 10
support third term for President
Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Headquarters Of loyalty to
Roosevelt campaign was opened
here today.
Former State Senator John Fol-
ger. a brother OF National Commit
teeman and Fifth District Congress-
man Lon Folger, is chairman and
head Of the campaign, while State
Senator john d. LarkinS OF Jones
county is secretary and IN active
charge Of headquarters.
Opening of headquarters follows an
intensive preliminary campaign TO
insure that Roosevelt organizations
will be set up in every county OF the
state. These preliminary details we're
worked out after it became certain
that the state Democratic organlza-
ton planned to work for delegates
instructed to support Governor Clyde
r. HOey: and after the conviction had
grown that there wasn't even mild
enthusiasm among the REGULARS for
a third-term pledged delegation.
AS soon aS announcement was
made of State convention dates in
May there began to develop strong
tide Of opinion that something should
be done to place the States dclega-
ton in the Roosevelt column.
There was widespread belief that
the regular organization planned to
have the North Carolina delegation
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-04-15
Sink
Two Subs
Sinking Of Allied YES
sells Leads Announce
ment of German Gains
In Scandinavia.

Berlin, April l5.-(AP)-Gcr-
many today announced two more
allied submarines had been sunk in
the Skagclrak, a Norwegian torpedo
boat captured, and a German mcr-
chant ship sunk by British air raid
ers at Bergen.
Establishment Of strong British
blockade at Narvik, important north
ern Norwegian ore port, also was
acknowledged by the Germans, who
said their southern forces had
"crushed" Norwegian efforts to mob
ilge in the Oslo region.
The high command declared the
two new submarines raised to seven
the losses of allied undcrSea craft
in recent days.
Two British air raiders who sank
a German merchant ship at Bergen
subsequently were shot down, the
cOmmunique said.
Shedding only slight light on Ger
many's land operations in Norway
the communique reported capture
of Honfoss in the Oslo area and said
Norwegian efforts to mobilize had
been "crushed' in that region.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-04-15
Revised Program Of Balanced
Prosperity Offered Governors
DR.. Clarence Poe Pre-
sents Outline of Sug-
gested Activities To
Southern Governors In
Session At Charleston.

Charleston, S. c., April l5.-(AP)
"A revised program of balanced
prosperity was presented to southern
governors today at the opening of
their tWo-day meeting here. Dr..
Clarence Poe Of Raleigh, general
chairman of the southWide commit
tee on decade of balanced prosper
ity'', presented an outline Of sug-
gcsted activities.
The southern governors confer
ence approved the southWide cam
paign for prosperity at meeting at
Atlanta. Ga, December IA.
"Various later efforts to improve
this program. based on many sug-
gcStiGnS that have come to us, lead
us to suggest the following revisionS
for general consideration" Poe said:
1.-Balance money crops Gnclud-
ing forestry with food, feed, and
fertility crops.
2.-Balance crops with livestock,
consistent with sound land use.
3.-Baiancc farms with factories.
4.-BaIancc quantity production
with quality production.
5.-BHlancc scientific production
with scientific marketing, including
Standardization, grading, processing
and adequate transportation without
trade barriers.
6.-BaianCC Use OF all resources
with conservation, restoration and
development policies.
7.--BaIancc work with thrift,
home ownership and local invest
mCnt.
8.-BaIancc cducation-lTban and
rural, Youth and adult, cultural and
vocational, teaching and research,
classroom and extension.
9-BalanCc present living stand
ards of our higher income groups
with improved efficiency, earning
bower, nutrition, health and housing
standards for industrial workers and
farm renters.
lO.-Balancc economic gains with
gains in moral values and human
welfare and southWidc encourage
mcnt Of beauty in nature, art, archl-
lecture. landScaping, music, lltcra-
turc and human conduct.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-04-15
" allace To
Urge Issues
Democratic Conven-
ton VIII Be Asked To
Support Two Major
/ arm Proposals.

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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-04-15
Cold Wave Does Damage
Throughout The South

were damaged.
Losses to uncovered bean and to-
matO crops in Mississippi were cS-
timatcd to range as high as 30 per
cent. Damage 10 the corn crop in
Texas was estimated at 10 percent.
The frost line barely touched north
Florida and the rich vegetable areas
of that state escaped the cold snap.
A. B. Hairless, marketing special
list of the North Carolina Department
of Agriculture, said that freezing
weather over the weekend badly
hurt cucumber and snap bean crops
in the Mt. Olive area.
There was little damage TO straw
berries and potatoes around Mt.
Olive, Hairless said, and no material
damage to strawberries in the Chad
bOurn sector.
He had no reports on the peach
crop.
Reports on the damage are still
coming in and it may be several
days before the full extent is known.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-04-15
Conference
May Condemn
Nazis, Soviets

Chattanooga, April l5.-(AP)-
The Southern Conference for Human
Welfare turned its discussion today
to rural life" after having beaten
down an effort to limit its program
strictly to problems of the South.
Following heated debate of more
than an hour the 1000 Negro and
white delegates, seated together
and sharing in the program, voted
for a liberal Interpretation of resO-
buttons with an agreement the con-
ference could condemn Germany
and Russia for military aggression
against "little, weak nations"
Dr.. Frank p. Graham, president of
the University Of North Carolina
and chairman Of the conference,
said the door was left open to such
a resolution.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-04-15
lBY The Associated PreSS.l

by The Associated PreSS.)
Frost leaves, buds and
plants spelled losses totaling millions
of dollars today for southern farm
ers, fruit, and truck growers as d
result of recent cold weather.
Alabama's loss alone from a week
end of unprecedented low tempera-
lures for the season was estimated
by Extension Editor p 0. Davis as
several million dollars" South Ala
bama cotton, strawberry and Irish
potato fields suffered particularly be-
fore springtime sun began dispers-
ing the unreasonable cold yesterday.
Georgia's peach crop also was
damaged to some extent but just how
badly could not be determined until
after a survey. Truck crops also were
hit in some areas of that state.
Nearly all the young cotton plants
were killed in the Shreveport, La,
area and farmers hitched up their
teams today to begin replantlng.
louisiana fruit crops and truck also
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-04-15
State Rests
In Gotten
Murder Trial

Raleigh, April 15.-(AP)-The
State introduced testimony today
that Mrs. Mary Lee Herndon had
1881 deposited in two Durham banks
at the time of her death, as it con.
tinued to build its case against
Woodrow Gotten and his wife, Mar
garet. c.o.
The State contends that Gotten
and his wife fatally shot Mrs. Hern-
don. mother of Mrs. Gotten, Feb
ruary 10. ce,
testimony purporting to show that
Gotten killed his mother-in-laW so
that his wife might inherit her
money.
The State rested at 1915. The de-
Tense called IS witnesses for Gotten
and his lawyers said that Gotten
would take the Sfand.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-04-15
Danube River
Traffic Under
Strict Patrol

Bucharest, April l5.-(AP)-
Strict control Of Danube river traf-
fic was enforced by Rumania today
following German threats to send
gunboats down the river Immediate
Iy to protect German shipping from
alleged English "sabotage.'
A Rumanian government SpokcS-
man said strong river patrols had
been organized ito maintain peace
and order on the Danube
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-04-15
Norwegians
Prepare To
Attack Naziis
German Forces, Hav-
ing Reiterated Hastily,
Believed Incapable of
Strong Defense; Ger
m a ms Advance in
Southeast.

Stockholm, April l5.-(AP)-l5rit-
iSh forces were reported today to
have landed in Narvik under the
protection Of naval shell fire which
drove the Germans from the north
ern Norwegian ore port into the
mountainous interior.
The British Warships which raid
ed Narvik Saturday, apparently pre-
paratOry 10 d landing by British sol
dicrS or marines, were said to have
the city under control Of their guns.
This report from the Norwegian
radio at the port Of Bodo, south of
NarVik, followed Norwegian army
communiquc reporting that NorWc-
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-04-15
Few Americans
Seek TO Leave
Swedish Homes

Washington, April l5.-(AP)-
Frederick A. Sterling, minister to
Stockholm, reported today that only
about onc-tcnth Of the 500 Ameri-
cans in Sweden were trying to leave.
The 100 to 200 desiring repatria-
ton to the United States probably
will go to Germany by ferry service
and then to Genoa, Italy.