1 BLYTHEVILLE COURIER NEWS THE DOMINANT NEWSPAPER OF NORTHEAST ARKANSAS AND SOUTHEAST MISSOURI VOLUME XXXVI-NO. 209. Blytheville Blytheville Hernid Courier Blytheylle Daily News BLYTHEVILLE, ARKANSAS, TUESDAY, Mississippi Valley Leader NOVEMBER 21, 1939 Charge Dissension In Nazi High Command Put Off Big Offense PARIS, Nov. charged today ready for a large from the North of Holland and 'The order for given as early as general headquarters necessary divIsions were du positions man army high suddenly not to action, presumably sension among The British and fully prepared for French said. Before the French quarters made its reports had cirentated quarters thut Miter had sotonitled for conducting the which called for land.
and that while ing to make up was sharp dissension leaders who planned PRAGUE, Nov. 1in1 law has been and severa! other the city Is entirely incidents have been German news today. Martial law wns last week's Ceceli onstrations" which executions. All thenters, houses, factories tian lines are now news agency said. Nazi Scooting LONDON, Nov.
planes roared over land and the day. Royal 'Air craft shot down plane--making a ships brought weeks--off the cast The plane shot aircraft batterics southeast ngland to have fallen in it reached the But other planes over Sutherland, Scotiand; and over -islands A The Southeast England to show the and ronred northward. It WAS the creasingly intense scouting and increased impending bombing terday 8 German the outskirls of 21. (UP)-French general headquarters that Germnny had planned and had been scale offensive between Nov. 12 and 14 Sen to Switzerland, including an invasion Switzerland but had suddenly called it off.
attack had Nov. 12, French sold, and the and material when the Gercommand decided! procced with the because or disGerman lenders. French were the attack, the general headannouncement in milltary advisers to Adolf four plans war, one of invasion of Holhe was his mind among the them. 21. (UP)-Marlifted in Prague districts because calm and no reported, the agency announced Imposed after "freedom demresulted in 12 motion picture and transportaoperating, the Flights Increase 21.
(UP) -Nazi England, ScotOrkney islunds toForce fighting one German, total of 20 Nazi ciown in seven const. down while antiwere active in was understood the SOR before const. were reported off the const of the Orkney -bombine. Araft. over was understood German second day of inGerman aerial fears of an.
attack. Yesplane tlew over London. New York Cotton NEW YORK, Nov. 31 (UP)Cotton closed steady. open high low close Dec.
978 979 970 970 Jan, 970 970 965 9Gin Mar. 958 904 953 955 Mny. 935 930 928 929 Jul. 903 909 900 900 Oct. 868 873.
864 868 Spots closed nominal nt 991, off-7 New Oricans Cotta: NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 21 (UP) Coltan futures closed steady today, unchanged to oft three points. open high low close Dec. 986 988 091 982 Jan. 977 977 974 074 Mar.
567 972 962 065 May 914 948 940 910 Jul. 915 918 911 912 Oct. 871 B7G 810 872 Spots closed steady and unchanged at 987. Stock Prices NEW YORK, Nov. (UP)- I Stocks turned lower in the last hour of trading today after norrowly fluctuating in earlier trading.
169 3-8 Anaconda Copper 32 5-8 Associated 10 Beth Steel 83 5-8 Boeing 27 Chrysler 89 1-4 Cities Service 5 3-8 Coca Cola 122 General Electric 40 3-8 General Motors 54 1-8 Int, Harvester 62 1-2 Montgomery Ward 55 1-8 Central 19 5-8 Packard 1 Phillips 40 1-2 Radio 5 7-8 Schenley 14 Simmons 23 1-4 Standard Oil Vacuum 12 Texas Corp 5-8 46 Smelt 63 1-2 Steel 70 Chicago Wheat Chicago Wheat open high low close Dec. 85 5-8 89 3-8 88 5-8 29 5-8 May 86 1-8. 86 3-4 .86 86 1-8 Chicago Corn Chicago Corn open high low close Dec. 50 1-8 50 1-2 50 1-4. May 52 52 6-8 52 1-4 52 1-2, 16 States Split Almost Evenly Over Date Of Thanksgiving By Uniled 11.
w111 be week Thanksgiving this year, not just a day. survey showed today that 23 according to proclamations governors, will observe Thanksgiving Thursday, the 23rd, In support of President Roosevelt, and 20 states will observe the traditional date of the last Thursday of the month. Pive states -Nebraska, Colorado, Texas, Idaho, Mexobserve both dates. Dnt many ellies du states which officially hipd designated the 23rd. planned to observe the traditionni day for sentimental rensons.
other cities announced they want! cbserve both dates and some familles, winmoved by tradition or proclamalions and mindful of economy, plannod to have their turkey for dinner on Sunday, the 26th. "Tuckey retailers and railroad And Airline officials were confused in ordering supplies and planning traffic bit both groups belleved revenues would be Increased over lust year by the double holiday; whelesnters reported turkey orders following the trend, with sales good in states observing Thanksglying the 23rd and normal in others; railroads and airlines expected similar reaction fu their traffio; turkey prices generally were one, to flve cents pound lower than' a year ago. St. Louts reported turkeys retailing up to live cents a pound higher than -Inst year becauso the Missonr! turkey ercy had been bought out by castern wholesalers and portion of the Texas crop, sel for sale Nov. 30, had not been fully developed for the 23rd.
were A few Individual but no organized protests against the president's proclamation ndvancing the holklay a week. One group al Los Angeles urged Gov. Culbert L. Olson to proclaim November 24th helidny also becutise "we Amerihave so much to be thankful for we should have an extra day." The change upset college and high school foolball schedules and brought protests from cittes en stole borders. Some protests were from Individuals In Kentucky downs, celebrating who work at Cincinnati, celebraling the 23rd.
E. MISSOURI FARMERS Dunklin County Awarded Plant To Prosper Honors Farmers of this section won more honors In the -Plant to Prosper contest 14 was disclosed when win-: ners of the Missouri sinte contest were announced. Tao nelghboring Dunxhin county Farmers, who live only two miles from the Arkansas state line and whose addresses are Route Leachville, wen three first places, In the sintc contests. The Inndowner is John W. Masters, who cultivates a 170-acre tract and the tenant Is Glen O.
Eubanks, whose farmstead embraces 40 acres and whose address is the shIn0 AS that or Mr. Masters. Mr. and Mrs. Fubanks also won first place In the Improvement Division, open only to tenants.
Second place in the Landowners of Division Webster went to Walter Nightower county and third place to Earl Bobs, St. Francis county. Honorable mention went to Buchanan, Route One. Caruthersville. In the Tenant Division, second place went to 'Homer 9.
Whitener, Farmington and third to J. D. Twitty, who won first place in the Missouri Home Improvement last year. Honorable mention went to 'Andrew A. Owen, Route One.
Bragg city. First place winners in the landowner and tenant divisions will recelve $100 cach. Winner of the state home improvement division receives no cash award but Is bic for the sweepstakes. The sweepstakes prize in the landowners $500, in the tenant $250, and in the home Improvement division, $100, along with trophics. A total of 1003 Missouri farmers participated In the contest this year, 117 of whom live In Dunkiin county, Steele Woman Hurt In Unusual Accident Mrs.
Lillie Mac Sykes, 25, of i Steele. Is resting very well today fat the Blytheville hospital where she was brought following an accident late yesterday afternoon in which her leg was badly injured. A car struck her AS she was standing in the rear watching the changing of A wheel. The parked machine, left in gear, started backward when a child moved the gear shift to cause the accident. The accident occurred near the Sykes home Steele.
CLAIMS SEVERAL OFFICERS LACK SURETY BONDS Those Late But With Accounts In Shape Will Be Appointed TITTLE ROOK, Nov. 31- Three county collectors and an assessor were held to be without legal status following the Arkonsas supreme court's ruling yesterday certain sinte county officinis must post surely contpony vonda Sustead of personal bonds In for office. They are: Sheriff and Colicclor J. W. Inlchett of Van county.
and Collector Finus Grady of Prairio county: Sheriff and Collector J. C. Davis of Cleburne county. Assessor J. J.
Brown of White county. Records or the stale comptroller's office buddenled that Sheriff James A. Nenville Jr. of White county has posted bond.I Sheriff Ncaville could, moL renched his Senrcy, last night. Comptroller J.
O. Golf expressed the opinion. the supreme court sultang nutomatically vaculed the offices of all county offers who hind Called to Ale the required securily, "My opinion is they are out of office and it is up to the county clerks to notify tho governor that vacancies exist," Mr. court's decision our position In the prosecution of shortage claims. linve never Inlird to collect a cinini against al surely commay.
We have been 01- able to collcet on meny personal bonds." Balley's office today was the meeting place for several county sheriffs tenure of office will be affected by the court decision. Grower was denied his office by the court because he tailed ta file personal or surety hond within 15 clays after receiving certifcate election. "There ate any number of sherIfs and collectors 111 the sumo position," Inlicy sold. "I have asked tho sinto comptroller. to mako check of them nod audit their 0c- counta." Balley explained that he would! rename sheriffs who Illed their bands too late but whose nccounts nre In good shape.
"However under Act 320 cf the 193 general assembly they cannot seck -clection In 3040," Balley anid. "In cause of sheriffs whose accounts do nol balance I will not. rename them." Mr. Goff said the governor is nuthorized by law to appoint counly officials (o posts declared by the county clerks to ho asserted the same officials conidi be appointed, in the event are able to obtain surcly compony bonds. Governor Balley soldi he had no comment to make the situation.
J. Sam Thompson, county clerk, and Moses Atwood, A552550C of Greene county, and C. R. Garrison, county clerk of St. Francis county, said they obtained surely cocmpany bonds last January mL the suggestion of the comptrolter's offcc.
German Merchant Ship Sunk Near Iceland, REYKJAVIK, Iccland, Nov. 21. (UP)--A British warship shelled and wrecked a German merchant ship off the southern const of Iceland yesterday, it was learned today. The merchant ship, which was to have been (lying another flag to conceal Ils nationality, was set afire and stranded on a reef after the British man of war had fired 14 shots into it. The crew, 10 was believed, had been taken aboard the warship.
Pulaski County To Use Food Stamp Plan WASHINGTON, Nev. 21. (UP)Secretary of Agriculture Wallace announced today the food stamp plan for distributing surpluses to the needy will be put into effect in Pulaski County, including the cittes of Little Rock and North Little Reck. It was the 20th aren designated for operation of the plan. Moral for Deer Hunters: Stay in Own Backyard WENATCHEE, Wash.
(UP) E. A. Goodhue walked out of his one morning just at end garage into the backyard early the Washington deer season. Two deer suddenly came running into the yard, he says, and almost bowled him over. Then they struck a six-foot woven wire fence and both were knocked down.
One of the deer ran away, but the other's neck was broken. Goodhue bled the deer, a large yearling dee. Goodhue had Just returned from an unsuccessful three-day deer-, tunting trip. FIVE CENTS QUORUM COURT VOTES APPROVAL OF BOND ISSUE Vote Is On Informal Resolution; Appropriations; Are Up $669 OSCEOLA. Nov.
hundred thirty-four thousand, rive hundred sixty-nine dollars, reprosenting an increase cf $669 over that of last year, for all departments of county government Ans voted here yesterday by 31 of the magistrates comprising the sissipp! County Quorum Court Allswhich Judge 5. Gladish presided. were $2,000 Items placed in the budget fer paving two around the Blytheville courthouse and $1,549 of Osceola sewer tax bonds assumed. Two hundred dolInis was also given Mrs. Charles Marrow, whose husband, an of the county farm, was accidentally killed while returning from trip to.
Jonesboro on business for the farm. One Incred twenty dol- lars was added to the county health unit bringing the lotal for What wark to AI1 Increase of $23 per month to cover traveling expenses was added the salarics Mrs. Floyd Grimes and Mrs. Julla Owen. probation officers for the north and south ends cf the county; $300 additioual approprialion was given the Blytheville 1 hospital, bringing the total to $800 allowed for treatment of emergency cases.
The biggest slash came In the reduction of the $2,900 grant made this year to the Arkansas 'Tuberculosis Sanatorium to that of $1,000 for nest year; this wus due to the fnet. that much additional revenue ROCS to the Sanitorium from the liquor and beer taxes. A cut or: a $200 in the county library appropriation brings it to $3,500. Other approprintions usually made which there were no changes; are county clerk salary and expense, circuit clerk salary; and expense, other salaries, jails, county gencrai, magistrates and COnstables, circull court, 500: municipal Crippled Children's Hospitol, $300; farm sed hom*o demonstration $4,100: courily farm and poor $29,000. The usual taxes voted were five mills for county general Lund; three mills for read tax; nine mills, state (ax; four dollars per capita road lax; two tenths of mill for refunding bonds; five mills for all incorporated towns and cities: eighteen mills far school taxes.
In reporting 011 nellvitles for the past year, Judge Gladish said the county WAS in "fairly good condition" and that by the end of; 1939 practically all claims will have been allowed and paid. He re-! minded the court Chat' outstanding warrants en last January totaling I I I I I $47.407.31 were called in and reissued, and claimed that should the supreme court decide the pendIng the friendly proposed test suit favorably bond Issue! and, voted the county would be on cash basis in 60 days. A rosalution Intr: duced by Jack Kirkpatrick and passed by the court, endorsed the propased bond Isstre. Judge Gladish said further that county roads and bridges are in better shape than in three years; no now machinery has been bought; miles of gravel roads have been built and a WPA -making project is at work nt the county farm making giant concrete culverts to replace all wooden ones In the county. A telegram was read from Congressman E.
C. Gathings announcing 311 allotment of $342,353 ter improvement, repair and construction of old and new roads and bridges in Mississippi County. Judge Gladish pointed with pride to the new modern concrete and 'steel administration bullding, barracks and storage rochis recently completed at the county penal farm which he sald WAS estimated conservatisely worth $50,000 and which, he said, was built at a cost of only about $9,000 to the taxpayers. Magistrates and their guests, numbering over fifty drove to the penal farm the first luncheon served in the new building and for a tour of the propertics. The prisoners were moved into their new quarters later In the day.
Two hundred and sixty-five bales 200 acres of cotton on the farm, 5,000 bushels of corn; 2,000 bushels of sweel potatoes, canned. cured and preserved food, meat. vegelabics for the prisoners, personnel and Hivestock on the farm were among the achievements menlioned by the judge. E. H.
Burns, D. S. Lantrip, WIll Barabin, Miss Inez. Kincald, Miss Cora Lee Coleman and Mary Banks made Interesting reports of the work carried on among county and home demonstration! bays and girls enrolled in the 35, 4-18 Clubs and 1647 women of the 52 home demonstration chubs ol the county for classes and courses in home improvement, ship, homemaking, Icadership classes. dietary standards, stock judging.
Continued from Page 5 Kansas City business houses, Missouri. cbserving the 23 vol, bordering on Kansns, observing Use 36th, decided 10 shut down the 23rd, But elty and county offices aud schools will close both days. Many dealers stocked enough turkeys to curry them through the entire week, from Thursdny to 'Thursday. Airlines nad rallronds planned to serve turkey dinners on both class. commissary of (no of the 10 states over which sis transcontinental with 1 planes fly observing on the 23rd, Use others on the 30th, solved its problem ct when la servo turkey by proclaiming a "Thunkselving Week." The survey that in states observing both dates, the ditional day was most popular.
Most stale departments In Texas planned to observe only the 30th. In Celon majorly reservations for the rado and Idaho, rullroads reported 30th. Nebraskn business houses planned to chise only 011 the Gov. R. I.
Cochran, a Democrat, who proclaimed the 30111 for the olservance, will celebrate the 23rd with son ut the Culver (Ind.) Millary Academy. The division of states did not folIcw political lines faithfully as some Republican governors supported Use presidential proclamation and some Democrals did not. Al Indianapolls the Republican headquarters wIll close the 23rd because it Ls lechnical violation of the law to iguore a gubernatorial proclamation. Gov. F.
Clifford Townsend, Democrat, lend supported the president. The Mincup by stales: Nov. Louisiana, sissippi, Pennsylvania, Delaware. Ohio, California, Inclinun, Now York, Maryland, Georgin, Michalgan, Oregon, Missouri, Utnli. tuna, New.
Jersey, North 1akola, South Carcina, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and Nov. 30-Minnesola, Wisconsin, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Tennessee, Novado, Iowa, Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Kansas, Kenlucky. North Carolina, Dakola, and the six New England stales, where Thanksgiving was originated -Connectleut, Maine, Massachusells, New 1ampshire, Rhode Island and Vermaul. Christmas Seal Opens Soon Kent, American artist, writer and lecturer, is the designer of the Christmas Seal which will gO on sale here on Thanksgiving Day as part of the thirty- third anual drive against Blytheville's consigument of seals HAS nircady arrived and a commitlee of volunteer workers is busy sorting out sheets to be malled to local L. realdents, nccording 12 Mrs.
Rodney Banister, chairminn or the committee In charge. "'Protect Your Home From Tuberculosis' Is the theme year's campaign," sold Mrs. Haulster. symbol cf that protection, Mr. Kent has used an angel with lant outstretched Against a bril-.
blue background, the doublebarred cross, International svmbol of the prominently fight meninst tuberculosis, Is, displayed." Rockwell Kent was born In Tarrytewn Heights, N. In 1888, and has lived in Newfoundland. In Orcenland and in Alaska, Many of his pictures portray aspects of life among Live Fakimos and the northern Indlans. Manila Installs Two New Traffic Lights MANILA, Nov. W.
R. Brown has announced that the new trailic lights, installed at the opposite ends of Main street, are not for the purpose of setting a trap for motorists but are part of A precautionary move la protect school children' because through trafic on Highway 18 5s dangerous. Mrs. John Metzger, 60, Dies At Hickman Home Mrs. Mamle Metzger, who moved to Hickman many years ago from o'clock Georgia, died nt her home nt one this morning after a lengthy illness.
She was Go. Funeral services were held this nite: 100n at the residence with the Rev. Malden and burial made the Ray, ofeialing cemetery on the Melzger farm. Born in Georgia, Mr. and Mrs.
Metzger came to Alississippi County wheu most. of the load was undeveloped and decided to settle at Hickman which was the beginning of a small river community. They have continued to live there through the years. Mrs. Metzger Is survived by her husband, John Melager; two daughters, Mrs.
Mary Fitzgerald of New Madrid and Mrs. Ozella Welch of Hickman, and one son, W. T. Metzger of Hickman, alt of whom were with her when she passed away. Ccbb, Funeral Home WAS in charge.
Britain Will Seize German Exports In Retaliatory Move LONDON, Nov. 21, (UP)---Great Britain will retaliate lish against const since sea warfare which sunk 14 ships off the EngNazi Saturday by seizing German exports on the high sens, Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain today in the House of Commons, announced URGES G.O.P. FARM PROGRAM McNary Says Party Can Elect President With! Concrete Farm Policy WASHINGTON, Nov. 21. (UP)-.
Senate Minority Leader Charles McNary Ore.) a three-point program today with, which he said the Republican could win western states and cleeti a president in 1940. "After considerabie thought," he sald, "I have arrived at the conclusion that the Republican party can be successful if it demonstrates to the farm volers and these dependent on the farmers that the party is as interested as formerly in their welfare." MeNary recommended that the following program be written into the parly's 1040 platform' in simple language 50 that all can understand. 1. Equalization ct benefit pay- ments under the AAA sol! conservation program. 2.
Repeal of the reciprocal trade agreement 3. Liberalization of the public land to give the 14 public land states a greater share of revenues from sale of forests and grazing on the public domain. Partition Decree Is Upheld By High LITTLE ROCK, Nov. 21- The state supreme court yesterday affirmed a decision of the Mississippi county court, asawba district, grunting Mrs. Beltlah Neal and cthers partitionment of 80 acres of land to which Mr.
and Mrs. A. P. Traris claimed title. The court held only 40 neres of land belong to Mr.
and Mrs. Travis. Neill Reed was attorney for Mra. Neal and others white Claude F. Casper and C.
M. Buck represented Mr. and Airs. Travis. Mrs.
Myrtle Robinson Succumbs At Memphis MEMPHIS, Nov. Mrs. Myrtle Robinson, resident. of Memphis until she moved to Frenchman's Bayou, In died yesterday morning at o'clock at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Zela Mae Finton of North Second: She was 51.
Mrs. Robinson, who had been four years, came to Memphis two mouths ago for medical treatment. A native of Illinois, she was the wife of the late Monroe Robinson, a lumberman. She was a Baptist. In addition to Mrs.
Finton, she is survived by two other daugh-30 ters. Miss Sadie Lee Robinson and! Mrs. May Bell Cannon of Mem-! phis; a soil, Leroy Robinson of Frenchman's Bayou; a sister, Mrs. Lilly Setton of Blytheville, and brother, L. R.
Clark of French-, man's Bayou. Funeral services were held at' 2 o'clock this afternoon nut citizens' Funeral Home at West Memphis, Burial was in Eimwood Cemelery. Usher Enjoys $500,000 He Got for Politeness NEW YORK (UP)--Willam J. is leading the life of Reilly. And he has been ever since elderly Mrs.
Extra Morse Elliott left him $500,000 because she liked the way he treated her when she came to the theater in which he was head usher, Reilly MAs down to 15 cents when he learned of the bequest. Taxes took a couple of hundred thousand, but Rellly has enough left to indulge his old wish to cruise the Caribbean. He has made five trips there since he came into Inheritance. Livestock EAST ST. LOUIS, Nov.
21. (UP) 9,800 Top, 5.90 170-230 5.70-5.85 140-160 5.00-5.60 Bulk sows. 4.65-5.25 Cattle 3,550 Steers. 8.35-10.50 Slaughter steers, Mixed gearlings, hellers, 8.00-9.75 Slaughter heifers, 6.25-11 25 Beef. 5.00-6.00 Cutters and lox: cutters, 3.75-4.751 BUDGET STUDIED BY ROOSEVELT Secretary Indicates President's Planning Economics WASHINOTON, Nov.
21. (UP) Secretary Stephen r. Enrly indicated loday that President Roosevell Is considering budget for the next fiscal year calling for sharp economies In government outlays for every purpose except national defeuse. Early sold that reports circtiIntel to that effect are just about right. Ho added that Chairman Pat Harrison of the senate commitico gave pretty good picturo or.
the (nx outlook yesterday. Alter 1L conference with Mr. Roosevelt Harrison said at that thne that "revenues were Increns1ng hold enlisfactorily and that if they 112 501110 government costs be trimmed it may not he necessary for Use next congress to overhaul the tnx structuro. Funeral Rites Held For A. J.
Ketchum, 61 STEELE, Nov. 21-Pimeral services were held nt "the Steele Methodist church this afternoon 101 Andrew Jackson (Jack) Ketchum, who died nt bels home In this city yesterday after a three moths HIness of cancer ct the stomach. The services were conducted by the pastor, the Rev. I1. S.
Holley, and interment was mode in Usc Aft. Zion cemetery with tha German I Undertaking Company In cliarze. -Mr, Kelchum was 61 years of -age. nnd n' lifelong resident of Steele: took an nctive part in organ120g achcol and other beneficin! activities of lil community. He had been member of the Wood men lodge for IL number of sears and way niso member of tho Methodist church.
He Is survived by lads wife, one SC11, Paul Ketchum, and wife and natie daughter, Episcopal Church Has New Electric Organ A new electric organ has been Installed in the St. Stephen's Episcopal church 05 0 result of tie ergan project sponsored this year by the Woman's Auxiliary of the 1, Sha' Rev. Matthew A. Curry, pastor of the church, snid to- Varicus members of the church contributed lo (he fund started by the Auxiliary to nuke it possible for the church to have un organ AS 9 background for Ils special musteal service. Plans BrC now being made to organize choir and the Boys Acolytes Guild which will precede tise choir fu procession nt the services.
Mid-week musical programs are also being planned for next month. Masons Will Meet At 7:30 Wednesday The Chickasawba Lodge 134 will mcet In regulnr convocation in the Ledge Hall Wednesday nipht nt. 7:30 o'clock, It was announced today by Neill Reed, Worshipful Master. Visiting Masons are cordially vited to. attend this meeting nt which there will be special degree work, Mr.
Reed said. Pendergast's Parole Application Denied WASHINGTON, Nov. 21. (UP)- The department of justice announced today that the board cf parole has denied the application, of Thomas J. Pendergast, former Kansas City Deinocratic leader, for parole from the Leavenworth periteullary, where he is for serving iucome tax sentence evasion, What They Forgot Was Six-Weeks Baby DANVERS, Mass, (UP)--A young man and woman entered restournnt, ate, paid thelr check and departed.
As they sped away In their nutomobile an employe followed them in another machine. "Haven't forgotten something," he shouted. "Gosh!" said the woman as she and her husband returned for their six-week-old baby they had left- in an adjoining bootli, 'The minister's statement In reference to Brittali charges that Nazis had resorted to ('unrestrict-' ed" war at sea, by use of floating mines. inde a5 It was 'reported that ese passenger liner Terukuni Maru Bad been blown up and sunk off the English coast. It was belleved that the Japonese struck A mine.
She curried crew of 180 nud 25. passengers including one Briton. Fate of those on board was not learned Immediately. The Incr was.n crack ship of: the Nyk line and entoule fran: London (o Tokyo. Previous reports today had told of the sinking of the mine sweeper Mastiff and the British trawler sca sweeyer by mines.
Orie: man. wAs killed and four were missing In the sinking of the Chamberlain reenlled that during the World War the allles had seized German exports on 1lio high seas in relallation for U-boat nilacks on 'merchant ships. 'There had been reports last week that Britain was considering such drastic action as seizing Geri man exports--in addition to the btockade Gonnan imports- -but Chamberlain's announcement came like a bombshell 1because of. Its possible effect on such neutral countries ns Italy, "Many violations of International law and -the ruthless brutality. of German methods have decided: the government to follow similar course," Chamberlain said.
In refai crenco to the allled: action In the World War. An esport blocknde would affect nIl German-made goods: traveling 122 neutral ships, whether shipped directly from Germany cru transshipped from 3 neutral port. would raise a serious problem. fur every country. having direct or In-: direct.
dealings with Germany, peclally Italy, which has becotio clominant in neutral. Europenn I commerce since the war, Neutrals. were expected to' oppose ally sucli British pollcy. (AL Amsterdam, Holland. the newspaper Handelsbind said today that.
the Dulch people "would consider blockade on: German exports 311 additional hardship" It expressed the hope "that this disaster which struck. us -the sinkIng of the liner Simon Bollvai. by North Sen mine with. the Joss of 84 -will not result in ACtion which undoubtedly would be barmtul," and that. Britain would And better solution.) The war at sea was spreading, under, the and 21st above the anniversary of tho on scuttling of the Imperial: German wAr fleet at Scapa' Go To Little Rock For Masonic Meeting Charge Brilish 'Maneuver' BERLIN, Nov.
21, charge: tonight that Great Britain "Skely" is responsible. for the sinkof numerous vessels Including six neutral ships off the English sirice Saturday is' a maneuver to establish renson for confiscation of exports from Germany. Official comment on Great Britnin's decision to seize German exparts was withheld for the tline being but responsible Nazi sources said: "It Is most likely that the sinkIng of these ships was staged by Britain for the express purpose: of announcing reprisals in the form of confiscation of German exports: This step only strengthens our determination to fight to a finish." Severn! Blytheville mien are in Little Rock for the three' day' session of the Grand Lodge of Masons. Among those who went. there are Neill Reed, L.
E. Baker, R. Binylock, Raleigh Sylvester, F. J. Galues, Ivy W.
Crawford. Lions Play Bingo At Luncheon Meeting Bingo was played at the lunchcon meeting of the Lions club at the Hotel Noble to replace. the weekly program. F. H.
Murray of Chicago, WAS a visitor. Announcement was made of the joint meeting of the Kiwanis, Ro-: tary and Lions club Wednesday, Ncv. 29 at 12:10 o'clock' at. the Hotel Noble for the annual Thanksgiving dinner. This affair will take the place of the Tuesday noon meeting next week.
WEATHER Arkansas- tonight and Wednesday, slightly colder in east: portion tonight; warmer. In northeast "portion Wednesday: Memphis and vicinity- Generally, fair tonight and Wednesday, not much change in' temperature..
