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nine Demand Use Of Cotton Products To Add To Delta Prosperity This Day Being Fact and Comment On Greenwood, Leflore County, and Mississippi FOR MISSISSIPPI- Fair, not quite so cold in north and eas'. central portions, frost in interior tonight; Tuesday fair and warmer. The Leflore Board of Supervisors are holding their regular session today attending to the business of the county. The Board has been anxious to get busy on the surfacing of the road to Money, and it is believed that the right of way tangles have all been smoothed out and that contract will be let for the road about the latter part of this month or the first part of December. The fire deparment was called out this morning by a small bl 122 at the filling station at the corver of Howard and Carrolitor Avenue.

The blaze was exting. uished without damage. An automobile fire, on West Jefferson street called out the department last night. Three robberies and two burglaries over the week end were reported by the police this morning, with three being held for the robberies and the stolen property recovered by the city police. The home of R.

V. Porter was entered by a burglar yester ay afternoon. and a quantity of clothing and other property tahCu by the burglar who borrowed a pillow case to carry off his loot. A WPA statistical survey for Mississippi cities has been given approval by President Roosevelt, and $191,094 allocated for the project. Included in the project which will present data on maps pertaining to basic city surveys is Greenwood, Jackson, Merilian, Laurel, Clarksdale, Gulfport, McComb, Crystal Springs, Grenada, Lexington, Louisville, Oxford, Picayune, and Port Gibson.

The historic Episcopal Church of the Redeemer at Biloxi where! Jefferson Davis, president of the Confederacy once worshipped and which still contains his flag. draped pew, was damaged by fire yesterday. Only the front of the church was damaged. T. K.

Chandler, of West Point, former alderman, was found in his feed store this morning. Mrs. Zelma James Feeney, 36, who was injured in an automobile accident near Vicksburg, Friday might, died in a Vicksburg hosrital this morning. Mrs. Feeney's automobile sideswiped a log truck.

Leflore Lodge No. 46 Knights of Pythias will meet Tuesday night in regular meeting at 7:30 o'clock and will work in the rank of page. All members of the first rank team are urged to be present on time. Immediately following the first rank several pages will be initiated into the rank of Esquire. Governor Hugh White is going down to his camp on the Pascagoula river for three days of hunting and fishing, but wili be back in his office by Saturday.

The Atlantic Refining Company of Philadelphia, listed as a $140,000,000 corporation, has filed a charter in Mississippi. ESCAPED PRISONERS RECAPTURED TODAY Eight Federal Prisoners Escape, Two Are Recaptured RICHMOND, Nov. 6 (AP)--Two of eight federal prisoners who escaped from the Henrico county jail here last night were retaken while walking on a Raeigh, N. street early today. Detective Captain Bruce Boole of Raleigh said the pair identified themselves as Gerald Montague, 2, of Paducah, and James Gibson.

of Alexandria, Va. "They caught a ride to get here," Boole declared. Virginia Police and the F.B.1. continued search for the other prisoners who opened a hole through the jail wall and slid to freedom down a rope of blankets. Gibson was being held on a rape charge.

Seven of the prisoners, including Montague, were awaiting trial on charges of escaping from a department of Justice bus near Fredericksburg last summer while being transferred from the federal penitentiary in Atlanta to Lewisburg, Greenwood Commonwealth 66 rainfall THE degrees; TEMPERATURE 0.00; Minimum river WEATHER 28 gauge Maximum degres; 2.88, fall 0.07. VOLUME 24-NUMBER 57. GREENWOOD, LEFLORE COUNTY, MISSISSIPPI, MONDAY AFTERNOON, NOVEMBER 6, 1939. FIVE CENTS RUSSIA ATTACKS ARMS EMBARGO REPEAL FRENCH SHOOT DOWN NINE GERMAN PLANES Great Aerial Duel Fought Over Front Lines PARIS, Nov. 6 The French general staff reported today a French fighting squadron of nine planes had shot down nine German pilots out of 27 during a violent aerial combat.

The communique said the opposing aerial forces were engaged in "great activity." French planes rose to battle the German fliers, the general staff reported, bringing down at least seven planes behind the French front lines. The French said their ssuadron returned from the combat unhurt. The report did not give the date or the place of the aerial fignt YOUTH EMPLOYMENT PLANS GET UNDER WAY Meeting Will Be Held In Greenwood on November 15 To Further Employment A conference of community leaders will be held in Greenwood on November 15, as part of the National Youth Administraton's program throughout the United States to stimulate employment of youth in private industry, it was announced by George M. Dean, local director of NYA. The conference will meet at the City Hall and.

about one hunared are expected to attend. Luncheon will be served at the Topps with Dr. W. M. Kethley, president of Delta State Teacrers College, as the speaker.

The conferences, Mr. Dean explained, are being arranged in various cities in each state through the State Youth Administrator and will bring together employers and business men, labor leaders, city officials, educators, clergymen, employment and personnel managers, local employment vice representatives and local relief officers. Discussions will center on job opportunities, training for jobs, and establishment of more adequate facilities to aid the youths in finding employment. JACKSON WOMAN DIES WHEN CAR OVERTURNS MAGEE. Nov.

6 (AP) A Jackson woman was killed and two companions were injured seriously early today when their car overturned near here as the driver swerved to avoid striking a hog in the road. Mrs. J. D. Fulford of Jackson was fatally injured in the crash and her mother-in-law, Mrs.

J. W. Fulford of Mobile, was itjured so severely her condition was reported critical. Mrs. J.

E. Bandy of Jackson, who told investigators she wag driving, required medical treatment at Magee. The party was en route to Mobile. SWEDEN IS ATTEMPTING TO KEEP BALTIC OPEN Germany Plans To Extend Baltic Mine Fields. STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Nov.

(AP)-Sweden through was said today to be in seeking negotiations Berlin to keep the Baltic open for navigation. Germany's announced intention to extend her mine fields to within three miles of the Swedish coast in Oro Sound virtually would close the sea to large vessels since ships with more than 11-ft. draft must stay outside that zone to escape danger of grounding. Until now Germany has respected Sweden's insistence on a fourmile limit. (In Denmark, meanwhile, windows, were said to have been smashed by the explosion of German mines in a field of 30 which broke loose and were swept ashore by a high wind.) PASTORS RETURNED TO LOCAL CHURCHES Shed Hill Caffey And W.

S. McAllily Are Returned To Greenwood Pastorates. The North Mississippi Methodist Conference closed its annual ression at Cleveland yesterday with the reading of the appointments to the churches of the conference. Dr. H.

F. Brooks, presiding elder; Revs. Shed Hill Caffey of the Methodist Church and W. S. McAllily of Price Memorial were returned to the pastorates which they filled for the past year.

The following assignments were made by the conference: Aberdeen District N. J. Golding, superintendent. Aberdeen, E. R.

Smoot; Algoma, T. G. Lowry; Amory, E. H. Cunningham; Becker, G.

W. Robertson; Buena Vista, G. R. Meaders; Calhoun City, E. F.

Tucker; Coffeeville, T. M. Dye, 1 Derma, B. D. Benson; Greenwood Springs, W.

V. Stokes Houlka, S. P. Ashmore; Houston, W. J.

Dawson; Mooreville, M. A. Burns; Nettleton, C. McCay; Okolona, A. Y.

Brown; Paris, J. L. Nabors Pittsboro and Bruce, K. E. Clark; Pontotoc, G.

H. Boyles; Prairie, Strong; Hamilton, S. W. Hemphill; Randolph, Bob P. Buskirk (S); Salem and Friendship, L.

H. Floyd (S); Shannon, W. C. Beasley; Smithville, W. Mattox; Toccopola, W.

D. Waugh, Tremont, J. W. Holiday; Tupelo, W. A.

Tyson; Vardaman, R. C. Mayo; Verona, G. A. Baker; Water Valley, First Church, R.

G. Moore; Water Valley, Main Street, R. P. Neblett; Woodland, T. F.

Sartain; Chaplain, U. S. Navy, J. H. Brooks.

Conference Missionary Secretary, R. G. Moore. District Missionary Secretary, W. C.

McCay. Columbus District L. P. Wasson, Superintendent. Ackerman, W.

L. Storment; Artesia, J. R. Murff; Bellefontaine, E. G.

Potts (S); Brooksville, W. M. Jones; Caledonia, J. L. bors; Chester, Jasper Weber; Columbus, First Church, J.

D. Wrotten; Columbus, Central, C. M. Chapman; Crawford, Mayhew, M. N.

Maxey; Durant, E. S. Lewis; Ethel, T. Smallwood; Eupora, E. G.

Mohler; Kilmichael, C. L. Oakes; Kosciusko, Station, S. E. Ashmore; Kosciusko, Circuit, S.

Selman; Longview, Cedar Bluff, E. M. Shaw; Louisville, Station, V. C. Curtis; Louisville, Circuit, J.

W. Gib- son; Macon, Station, J. M. Bradley; Macon, Circuit, W. W.

Brumer; Mathiston, Maben, H. Suydam; Noxapater, W. R. Crouch; Rockhill, Circuit, J. L.

McElroy; Sallis, S. B. Potts; Shiloh, Circuit, G. L. Nicholas; Shuqualak, M.

E. Armstrong; Starkville, J. R. Countiss; gis, W. M.

Wright; Weir, McCool, J. N. Humphrey; West Point, J. H. Holder.

District Missionary Secretary, J. H. Holder. District Evangelist, A. P.

Stephens (S). District Evangelist, S. M. Butts (S). Corinth District W.

R. Lott, Superintendent. Abbeville, M. J. Peden (C.

L. 2); Ashland, R. C. Nanney; Bald- E. B.

Sharpe; Belmont, J. B. wyn, Burns; Blue Mountain, J. N. HinBooneville, Station, W.

L. son; Robinson; Booneville, Wheeler, G. H. Ledbetter; Burnsville, W. T.

Bazzell (S); Chalybeate, W. R. Liming; Corinth, First Church, C. A. Parks; Corinth, South A.

M. Corinth, West Side, W. R. montree; Dumas, T. A.

Filgo (S); Fulton, Marlin McCormack; Golden Hill, Circuit, N. M. Hammill; Guntown, Saltillo, W. R. Goudelock; Hickory Flat, W.

H. Holly Springs, Seamon Rhea; Iuka, Station, W. H. Mounger; Iuka, Circuit, A. C.

(C. L. 1); Kossuth, E. P. Craddock; Lowry, Circuit, W.

R. Timmons; Mantachie, F. L. Looney; Marietta, C. L.

Ivy; (Continued on Page Sir; Last Surviving Slave Dies; Owned By Greenwood Leflore Aunt Arena James, the last surviving slave of Greenwood Leflore, great chief of the Choctaw Indians, east of the Mississippi river, died yesterday at Quito, five miles south of Itta Bena. Born in 1829 on the Leflore Malmaison plantation, Aunt Arena Was one hundred and ten years cid. She Was active most of the years of her life for it was only after she was a hundred years old that she became unable to work. For the last fifteen years of her life she had received a pension from the federal government. At the time of her death, she was living on the W.

P. Kimbrough place, where she had made her home for over fifty years. Aunt Arena was the daughter of Jack and Mary Leflore, who following the custom of the slaves COUNTY SELLS BONDS AT VERY LOW FIGURE Ten Year Refunding Bonds Are Bought By Memphis Bank At 2 1-4 Per Cent. Leflore County Board of Supervisors this morning sold a $50,000 refunding bond issue maturing serially during ten years to the First National Bank of Memphis. The.

bonds were bid in by the Memphis bank at an interest rate of two and a quarter per cent and a premium of $280.00. The short maturities brought the interest to the low figure quoted. The refunding bonds will be used to pay part of a $100,000 issue maturing in December and which is the last of the county bonds not issued on the serial payment system. The refunding issue is payable $5,000 annually for ten years. FOUNT HENRY SCOTT DIES AT ITTA BENA Fount Henry Scott, 74, of Mor gan City, died suddenly from a heart attack at Itta Bena vasterday afternoon at 2:30.

Funeral services will be held Tuesday morning at ten o'clock from the Itta Bena Methodist Church, with Rev. L. M. James, pastor of the Mcrgan City Methodist Church, and Rev. G.

H. Boyles, pastor of the Methodist Church conducting the services. Interment will he made at the Itta Bena cemetery with Williams Funeral Home in charge. Mr. Scott is survived by his wife, Mrs.

Mary Scott, and the following children: T. H. Scott, Monroe, F. H. Scott, of Itta Bena; G.

W. Scott of Atlanta, L. C. Scott of Morgan City; and Miss Stella Scott of Morgan City. J.

C. Scott, of Morgan City; W. M. Scott Morgan City; R. L.

of Morgan City; J. W. Scott of Itta Bena, T. D. Scott of Indianola: and C.

Scott of Lindale, Texas, brothers; and Mrs. L. A. Calloway of Oxford, sister, also survive. Mr.

Scott was born in Decaturville, Tennessee, April 14, 1865, and moved to the Deita when very young. He had Leen for years one of the prominent planters of Leflore county, and a host of friends throughout the county will join with the family in mourning his death. At the funeral services row, the following friends wil. serve as pall bearers: Active Edgar Miles, Will Moore, Walter Moore, Ray Martin. Ray Wadlington.

Harry Smith. Honorary--Bob Sullivan, W. W. Neblett, C. A.

Guenther, John Coppage, W. B. Halsell, R. T. Pollard, Roy Bew, Solon Brown.

BRITAIN-FRANCE HAVE HUGE GOLD RESOURCES FOR WAR PURCHASES Gold May Be Used in Purchase of Planes Government WASHINGTON, circles Nov. 6 (P) predicted today that Britain and France would use the gold portion of their estimated $5,000,000,000 assets in the United States for their first "cash and carry" purchases of American airplanes and other war supplies. Initial Allied orders under the new neutrality law have been estimated by some officials as high as $1,000,000,000 all of which must be paid before the goods leave the country. Use of their American securities and other assets was expected to be postponed in the hope of getting better prices and conserving as much as possible of their American investments. Gold, which can be sold quickly at the United States treasury at the fixed price of $35 an ounce, is the easiest method of payment.

Furthermore, the British and French already have perhaps as much as $500,000,000 in gold deposited in New York and Canada Officials aren't worrying about the Allies dumping their securities on American markets in any way that might depress prices. "They aren't crazy enough to sell in a way that would reduce the proceeds of the sales," said one high official. Several officials expressed the opinion that the Allies probably would set up reatively small offices in New York, staffed with trained brokers, who woud sell securities in driblets whenever a good price appeared available. They aso predicted that most of the sales would be made by dir- I ect negotiation with prospective buyers, instead of through the New York Stock Exchange where the transactions could be spotted by speculators. In the last war, J.

P. Morgan's private bank handled the liquidation of British securities in this country, but it is not expected to do so this time. It was done then, because the British securities first were not sold but pledged to the Morgans as a security for a loan. The Johnson Act forbids such loans in this war because all the belligerents are defaulters on World War debts. LOCAL ROTARY CLUB HOLDS MEETING TODAY State Rehabilitation Director Addresses Club J.

B. Wheeler, rehabilitation. director of the crippled persons department of the Mississippi ucational Department, was the principal speaker at today's meeting of the Rotary Club, held at the Topps. Mr. Wheeler made an intercsting talk on the work being done by his department in the rehabilitation of cripples in the state.

He highly praised the work being cone by Rotary Clubs in the stete for their work along chis line. Rotarian Nelson Taylor, chairman of the crippled adults committee of the local club, nad charge of today's program and h. introduced the speaker. Secretary Botts Blackstone announced that twenty six members had perfect attendance records for October and awarded the attendance prize to Riley Moore. Rotarian Thurman Lewis sided over the meeting today substituting for President Ben Terry.

Rev. Lewis of Durant was al guest of the club. Rotarian Rube Burroughs was among those present. BURIED ON PEAK BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) -Years ago Dr.

Valentine T. McGillycuddy was the first man to climb Harney peak in South Dakota's Black Hills. Now deceased, his ashes will rest on the summit at his own request. LAWYERS DISPUTE CITY OF FLINT CASE German Legal Experts Seek Release of Nazi Prize Crew BERLIN, Nov. 6 (P)- Authorized sources indicated today the City of Flint case now was the headache of international yers.

Germany's best experts on prize law were searching for precedents to back up with legal arguments the Nazi protest against Norway's handling of the case of the United States freighter, these sources said. Meanwhile, the German demand-that the German prize crew be released from internment and the ship returned to it--still stood. The impression prevailed in foreign office circles, meanwote, that the City of Flint would pcmain in port until German-Norwegian discussions were over. (She is at anchor in the harbor of Bergen, Norway.) From the German viewpoint, it was said, it would be "only fair" for the ship to remain as long as controversy over her continued. Just how this controversy might end, no one was wil.irg to predict.

One spokesmon ebserved that in addition to sett up a commission of legal experts another of medical experts also might be installed to determine just how sick the American sailor was. The City of Flint put in at Haugesund, Norway, Friday, with an American seaman deemed by the command of the prize crew to need medical care. A Norwegian physician, who boarded the ship before she stopped, said medical care ashore was not I necessary. 4-H CALF CLUB TOUR PROVES SUCCESSFUL Leflore County, Boys Display Calves on First Tour Of County The Leflore County 4-H Cal: Club Tour conducted Saturday morning was highly successful, as reported by J. S.

McBee, County Agent, and H. B. Parker, Assistant County Agent. The 4- I Club boys whose calves were shown are as follows: Joe Chatham, Money; Walted Floyd King and Joe King, Schlater; Maury McIntyre, Racetrack; Charles Whittington, and Flowers Williams, Greenwood. Each boy explained the procedure 1N care, feeding and handling of his calf, and also pointed out the weak and good points in the development of the Keen interest was shown in the guessing contest throughout the morning.

As the contest closed after the seventh calf was weighed, the actual weight was 3,195. The closest guessed weight on the total was 3,198 by John R. Roberts. The prize was a choice 10ast prevented by Mr. Alen Gary of the Greenwood PigglyWiggly.

Others who crowded the first place. winner were Joe MeBee, Gordon McIntyre, Fiewers Williams, and Charles Whittington, Jr. The following civic and Duseness organizations representa tives attended: John R. Roberts, J. M.

McIntyre, N. M. McCuan, Hi. F. Williams, Leo Murphy, Dr.

N. D. Bradshaw, Albert Brew. erton, C. S.

Whittington, Gordon McIntyre, J. S. McBee, H. B. Parker and John Carter, a prospective 4-H Calf Club member.

Another tour is planned in the near future, at which time the 4-H Calves in the southern part of the County will be shown. -0- BOBBY BREEN IS 13 HOLLYWOOD, Nov. 6 (AP) Bobby Breen, motion picture and radio singer, is 13 today. He was guest of 20 members of the Mothers of the Motion Picture Irdustry at a birthday party at the Jewish Home for the Aged Sunday. COMMUNISTS ACCUSE U.S.

OF AIDING ALLIES Manifesto Asks Workers to Revolt Against War who were without surnames took the surnames of their masters. Jack and Mary were slaves of Greenwood Leflore, as was Aunt Arena until she was freed at the close of the civil war, when she was thirty-six years old. She had married three times, outliving all of her husbands. Her second nusband was drowned in the flood of 1882. Surviving are three sons, one daughter, thirty-six grandchildren, forty-two great grandchildren, and eighteen great great grandchildren.

Funeral services for Aunt Arena will be held at the James Chapel A. M. E. church at Quito at two o'clock Wednesday afternoon with T. J.

Brown, preacher of the church in charge, assisted by C. S. Jones of Greenwood and C. F. Johnson of Cleveland.

GENERAL ELECTION IS HELD TOMORROW Interest Is Centered Upon Amendments to the Mortmain Clauses of State Constitution Tomorrow is general day in Mississippi, with only the Democratic nominee's names appearing on the ballot, but interest in the voting is centered upon the proposed amendments to the Mississippi constitution repealing one and modifying another of the Mortmain sections. Every voters who participates in the election is being urged by a strong group of churchmen through the state to vote for the amendment, since under the law any person who votes in the lion for the officers and does not vote on the amendments automatically votes against them. To carry the amendments mus: receive a majority of the votes cast in the election. Under the constitution as It now stands no property. can be left by will to church or church supported institution, including schools and orphanages.

The proposed amendments permit tne giving of property to such institutions by will under the restrictions. No person having a spouse or child, or des cendants of children, can leave more than one third of his estate to such instutions, and the must be made ninety day; before the death of the person willing the property. Such property may be held for a period of not more than ten years, and must remain on the tax rolls unless exempted by a specific statute. The attorney general has rule! that this being a general election! the rules which governed the primaries do not apply and voters need not their poll tax certificates at the election and may ask the election officials as to how to vote on the amendments. UNITED STATES SIGNS NEW TRADE AGREEMENT WASHINGTON, Nov.

6 (P)- The State Department announced today the signing at Caracas of a trade agreement between the United States and Venezuela. The agreement is the 22nd negotiated by the United States and the 11th to be concluded with American republics. Details will be announced later today. The State Department disclosed that the general provisions and the schedules of concessions will enter provisionally into force December 16, pending ratification of the agreement by the Venezuelan I government. The agreement will enter into force 30 days after exchange of the instrument of ratification of the Venezuelan government and the proclamation of the agreement by President Roosevelt.

It will remain in force until ber 15, 1942. MOSCOW, Nov. 6 (AP) The Communist Internationale called on the workers of Great Britain and France to "go against those who favor continuation of imperdialistie war" and accused the United States of "warming its hands near the fire of war." In a sharply worded manifesto, issued as the U. S. S.

R. began a three-day celebration of the 22nd anniversary of the Communist revolution, the Internationale assailed the United States for repealing the arms embargo and also attacked Italy and Japan. No mention was made of Germany in the manifesto, which 00- cupied four columns on the front page of Pravda, Communist newspaper. "The Bourgeois of the so-called neutral countries," the Internationale said, "warm their hands near the fire of war X. Under the mask of neutrality they become rich on military supplies.

'The American Bourgeois, very interested in further developing the war, repeals the embargo on the export of arms in order to secure huge profits to the kings of the munitions industry." By the Associated Press The working classes of Britain and France were urged today by the Communist International to. halt the European war. From its Moscow headquarters the comintern appealed for British and French workers "to go against those who favor continuation of imperialistic war." The appeal was in a manifesto celebrating the 22nd anniversary of the Bolshevik revolution. The United States was assailed for repeal of the arms embargo. and attacks were made against both Italy and Japan.

Soviet Russia started a huge three-day observance of her revolutionary anniversary while Finnish-Russian negotiations over Soviet territorial demands were held in abeyance. Another anniversary was 1g pored by Italy, the second anniversary of her signature of the anti-comintern pact which linked Italy, Germany and Japan against Communism. Last year the signatories, who later were joined by Hungary, and Manchoukuo, exchanged congratulatory notes, Spain, but since then Germany has igned a non-aggressian pact with Russia. Italian newspapers instead devoted attention to Premier Mussolini's declaration Saturday that Italy was strengthening her forces for the future. French military sources said a German advance patrol had 0C- cupied a small island ir.

the Rhine, but had been driven back to their own shore by French fire. French economic experts accused Germany of trying to offset the British-French sea blockade and the United States embargo repeal by closing European sources of supply to the Allies. The French said Germany was attemping to get European neutrals to agree to trade among themselves and not sell to Britain or France. Germans called repeal "unneutral" and intimated that intensified sea warfare might be a result. German newspapers and semiofficial comment expressed bitterness against President Roosevelt, attributing the lifting of the embargo to him.

Britain had an increasing difficult problem to handle in India where native Congress party governments have resigned in protest against Britain's failure to grant Indian independence or to discuss the matter while war was going on in Europe. Lord Linlithgow, the British Viceroy. invoked "emergency measures" to govern the provinces where the governments quit office and said he was starting new efforts to bring rival political factions together..