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_— ?i - . V FORECAST: * 1 ♦ 4 flrMf _/ Serred By Leased Wires II iTltTtftTlItt 444 associated press uuuui|uiU iHiUiiilUUI vliU .js™. .. ———— State and National News VOL- 80-NO. 242 -----WILMINGTON, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1947 " -- ESTABLISHED 1867 ACL TO Seek Service Cut Thirty-Eight Small Towns Would Be Affected By Schedule Slash Thirty-eight small communities located from Wilmington to Ports mouth, Virginia are threatened with the discontinuance of the At lantic Coast Line railroad trains which furnish them almost all their mail- express and passenger serv jve it was learned last night. Notices have been posted along the 241 miles of Atlantic Coast Line railroad from Wilmington to Ports mouth, Va., advising- that appli cation will be made on June 5 to »be Utilities commission for per mission to discontinue all day time train service at 38 of its sta tions along that route. The railroad company proposes to discontinue trains number 48 and 49. the only two trains giving bay-light service at 38 of the 42 itaations along this 241 miles of railroad. Losing Money Atlantic Coast Line officials last night said that the reason for elim inating the service was that the trains were “losing money,” and added that that is usually ihe mo tive behind discontinuing any train service. "When the trains are mak ing money, or even breaking even, they are kept in operation.” The small amount of traffic along the route does not warrant the con tinuance of the service, it was said The railroad operates trains num ber 45 and 46 along most of this route, but these trains stop at only four points and are of no service to the 38 smaller towns along the route, it was learned. Trains 41 and 42 operate late at night and are of little service to the smaller towns for mail, ex press or passengers, but the trains the railroad proposes to dicontinue furnish practically all of that serv ice to the 38 smaller communities of this route. Residents Protest According to residents along the route, who would be affected by the action, comparatively little incon venience or interruption in service would be felt if the four other trains, 45, 46, which stops at only four points, or 41 and 42, which operates at night, were discontin ued. But the discontinuance ol trains 48 and 49 will be keenly felt along the route, it was pointed out If the trains are discontinued, the imaller towns’ mail will be delay ed a full day, even to communities close by. INVALIDS BREAK STATIC BUGABOO Baltimore Brothers Pro duce Radio Set Which Noise Don’t Bother BALTIMORE, May 28 — (/P) - Two invalid brothers who hav6 been repairing radios tor a living said today they had perfected a receiving set which eliminated the biggest bug of modern broadcast ing-static. C. Baker and Robert L. Story developed the receiver in their re pair shop, with Baker doing most of the "inventing”. He has been working with radios for 22 years “W > regard this as^ the most im portant development in radio since 1925. when the superhetero dyne was introduced,” Baker said today. If their set can do all the broth ers claim, it might conceivably revolutionize the radio market. Their receiver is for amplitude modulation broadcasts, the pre vailing type at present. If practic able, it would match the principal advantage of the developing fre quency modulation system — ab sence of static — while retaining long-range reception. Baker said his new set picks up AM broadcasts which sound bet ter than FM. Both Invalids The Storys have been battling against nature for the last seven years to produce their new type •et. Both are invalids. Their receiver is in a "patent pending” status with the govern ment and the brothers are ready to negotiate for its production. Un til they are protected with patents, they decline to discuss ‘.echn’cal Aspects of their development. The Storys demonstrated recent See INVALIDS On page Two The Weather (Eastern Standard Time) (By U. S. Weather Bureau) North Carolina—Considerable cloudi and warm with scattered thunder •torms Thursday, followed by clearing *nd cooler West portion Thursday night. Friday partly cloudy and cooler, except thundersnowers and continued warm coastal area. South Carolina—Considerable cloudi and warm with scattered thunder storms Thursday, followed by clearing *nd cooler Northwest portion Thursday ^ghy Fridjy partly cloudy and cooler, except showers and continued warm coasts ?~*>as. Metec logical data for the 24 hours dlng 7:30 p m. yesterday. TEMPERATURES J:3° rn. 71; 7:30 a. m. 75; 1:30 p. m. 7-20 p m. 77; Maximum 85; Mini mum 70; Mean 77; Normal 74. HUMIDITY J:30 a m. 99; 7:30 a. m. 92; 1:30 p. m. 7;30 p. m. 81. precipitation Totai for 24 hours ending 7:30 p. m. inches. 5^' " since the first of the month *'** inches. TIDES FOR TODAY 8 „rom the Tide Tables published by - Coast and Geodetic Survey). HIGH Low ^'ngton .— 5:25 a.m. 12:09 a.m. u 6:03 p.m. 12:36 p m. «*onboro Inlet 3:22 a.m. 9:43 a.m. • . 4:05 p.m. 10:15 p.m. j.n,nrise 5:02; Sunset 7:16; Moonrise Moonset 2:15a. B * r sta8e at Fayetteville, N. C. at m. Wednesday 10.4 feet. More WEATHER On F»(« Tw® Miller May “Rest” At Wife’s Old Home jLumberton Citizens Now Voice Probability That Victim Of “Love Shooting” Will Bp Taken To Currin Farm i By RANDOLPH S. HANCOCK Staff Correspondent LUMBERTON, May 29e— The probability that David Miller, young Robeson county merchant, will be carried to the home of his father-in-law when he is re leased from Baker sanatorium next wee! . as voiced here today. Miller was shot with a .38 calibre pistol Sunday morning. May 11, by Fred Wiggins, young Negro mpioyed by Allen Currin. Mil'er's jtther-in-law, as he slept in hts bed at home. And with this speculation, the case which has attracted nation-) wide new dt. pretty 2‘. Currin to xjCA - „ mothe. of two children. is alleged to have hired Wiggins, by givmg him small sums of money during a three-week period, to shoot her husband and "make it look like suicide.” Dr. Stephen McIntyre, Miller’s physician, said the young man would be able to leave the hospital by middle of next week if he con See MILLER on Page Two Thieves Steal Evidence Of Missouri Vote Fraud “DIFFICULTIES” SANTA ANA, Calif., May 28 (£*)—A defense lawyer In the murder trial of Louise Overell and George Gollum was In rogating prospective jurors about home life and parent hood. “Do you have domestic dif ficulties in your home?” the attorney querist. “Sure do,” replied a venire man. “My mother-in-law just had five operations.” CITY COUNCIL SET FOR ORGANIZATION Rumble Of Possible Tax Boost Already Audible Around Hall Offices The new city council will hold its organization meeting Saturday. But action on the outcome of a new budget for the muncipa] gov ernment will be in the air for a few weeks. Whether the budget will be in creased over this year has not been determined. But that there is some difference of opinion al ready is apparent. That became evident yesterday as council members and city of ficials at the city hall undertook disscussions. Mayor Ronald Lane expressed a hope that no increase in municipal government revenues will be necessary. City Manager J. R. Benson was not so sure. Previously, at the last council session, he had said the city will just about squeeze through on this year’s budget as compared with a $67,000 general fund surplus 12 months ago. City Auditor D. B. Padgett was non-committal. One city official, who declined to be quoted, declar ed he could see no reason why it would not be necessary to in crease the tax rate. CONGRESS TO PROBE COMMUNIST “ANGLE” IN REYNOLDS STRIKE WASHINGTON, May 28. —(TP)— Charges that a strike at the R. J. Reynolds Ttobacco company at Winston-Salem, N. C., is Com munist-inspired are slated for a Congressional investigation. Chair man J. Parnell Thomas (R.-N.J.) said today. No date for beginning the in quiry was given by Thomas. Thomas’ announcement came aft er Rep. Bonner (D.-N.C.) pro posed to the House Unamerican Activities committee that a sub committee go to North Carolina for an inquiry. The committee ap proved Bonner’s recommendation, Thomas said. MASKED BANDITS GET $87,000 IN HOLDUP AT COLUMBIA, S. C. COLUMBIA, S. C., May 28. — (£>) — Three masked men, one armed with a rifle, staged a dawn hold up here today that netted a re ported $87,000 in cash from a home in a fashionable residential sec tion. D. A. and S. C. Murray, brothers who have had extensive retail liqu or store interests, told Chief of De tectives W. H. Rawlinson the men broke in the rear door of their home, beat them up and forced them to disclose the money, buried in the cellar. The Murrays’ invalid mother, 90, and her nurse, who was bound and gagged,, were unable to give an alarm. _' \ Steel Doors In Vault Of Board Of Elections Office Rifled KANSAS CITY, May 28 - «P) _ Evidence upon which a state grand jury returned vote fraud indictments was stolen today. Thieves broke down two steel doors in the vault of the Kansas City Board of Election Commis sioners and rifled the contents of three metal poll boxes, containing ballots, poll books and tally sheets. This was evidence used by the grand jury during a two months investigation of alleged vote jug gling in the August Democratc primary election, which attained national prominence when Pres ident Truman urged defeat of Rep. Roger C. Slaughter, Demo cratic Congressman from the Fifth Missouri district. Slaughter was running in a district adjacent to Truman’s home district. The theft took place less than 12 hours after the grand jury had completed its statutory term with a report expressing belief that Slaughter had been deprived of the nomination through a mis counting of the ballots, thus giving victory to the President’s se lection, Enos Axtell. Axtell was defeated in the general election by Republican Albert L. Reeves, Jr. Theft Reported Report of the theft reached the U. S. Senate Judiciary committee shortly after it opened a hearing ofi a request that the body con sider a full scale investigation in to the alleged “failure” of U.S. Attorney Tom C. Clark to act in connection with the Kansas City primary. Clark, who was at the hearing, immediately directed the FBI to “check into’’ the theft. Original probe of the alleged vote fraud was undertaken by the Kansas City Star. In a three months period a staff of investi gators employed by The Star un covered what they termed whole sale juggling of the count, vote buying and coercion. Later The Star’s file was turned over to County Prosecutor James Kimbrell and a grand Jury called. Most of the 71 persons named in the 81 indictments were accus ed o' making false returns from an election or aiding in mak’ing false returns. Hugh C. Moore, foreman of the jury, declared the theft “might mean the result of eight week’s work by the jury is destroyed. ’ “To me,” he added, “the theft looks like a brazen admission of guilt on the nart of someone. Ciies Machine At Jefferson City, Grover C. Dalton, Republican state chair See THIEVES Steal CAB TO REVIEW AIRLINE AWARD South East Airlines Pro testing Board Decision On Local Certificate MORNING STAR Washington Bureau WASHINGTON, May 28—Pe titions for reconsideration of the Southeastern States Case decision are under “active re view” by the Civil Aeronautics Board, Senator Olin D. Johns ton of South Carolina was in formed today by the CAB. State Airlines of Charlotte is rotesting the CAB’S action in awarding Piedmont Aviation of WinstonSalem, N. C-, a “feed er” route linking Louisville, Ky., and Cincinnati, Ohio, with Wilmington, N. C., via Char lotte. Odor Of Mothballs Hangs Over Royal Garden Party ft ■■ ■ ■ LONDON, May 28 — IJP)—King George and Queen Elizabeth had some folks — in fact some 5,000 folks—over for a cup of tea and a piece of cake in the backyard at Buckingham Palace today. The food was delicious. There was creamy frosting on the cake and little sandwiches with watercress squiggling out the edges. To top it off there was ice cream and if you didn’t like tea there was orange or lemon drink. The sun shone brightly and two bands, played. The women were wearing picture hats anj the men their gray toppers. All in all, tt was by far the brightest aocial event England has known since before the war. It was what they call a pre sentation party. Girls who have just “come out” were “presented” at court. The affair used to be vastly more formal, held indoors and at night, in the prewar days. But old hands said the girls' knees shook as much as before. King George wore an admiral’s uniform as he made his way through the crowds and made little jokes for the girls. The Queen was in pale blue with matching parasol, Princess Eliza 6c ODOE on Page Two Senate Slashes $4,000,000,000 Yearly From Income Tax Bracket; CIO-UAW Turn Down Ford Bid Union Scorns 15 Cent Hike Company Goes Ahead.With Plans To Raise Salaried Employes Monday DETROIT, May 28—(IP)—The CIO United Auto Workers today rejected an offer from the Ford Motor Co. of the equivalent of a lt> cent an hour wage increase for 130.000 production employes be cause it did not include an old |age retirement plan. The offer called for an 11 1-2 cent hourly wage increase plus six paid annual holidays, a pat tern similar to that accepted in other auto plants. With a retirement plan, a spokes man added, the wage offer might be acceptable. However, Ford went ahead with plans for a 10 per cent hike for 20.000 salaried employes, to be come effective June 1. It was an nounced in conjunction with the offer to the UAW-CIO. Richard T. Leonard, UAW-CIO vice president and national direc tor of its Ford department, ac cused the company of attempting to “limit negotiations on vital is sues” by eliminating discussion of the pension proposal. More at Stake “The issues between the company and the union involve more than just a wage increase,” Leonard said in a joint statement with Thomas Thompson, head of the union negotiating committee. “Equally important factors are the human needs of the workers involving old-age retirement and social security benefits.” Leonard said negotiations with Ford would resume Monday. The union threatened a strike vote earlier this week because of dif ficulties in contract discussions The UAW-CIO originally de manded a 23 1-2 cent an hour in crease as well as the retirement plan. The terms outlined by Ford to day were the same as those ac cepted earlier by General Motors and Chrysler employes. The company’s increase to salary workers specifically exclud ed for the time being the 3,800 members of the Foreman’s Asso ciation of America find.) who have been on strike since May 21. WARREN JOHNSON STEPS UP TODAY Wilmingtonian Slated For Presidency Of N. C. Bankers Association ASHEVILDE, May 28—f/P)—Elec tion of officers and an address by Walter Fuller of Philadelphia president of the Curtiss Publish ing company, will highlight the first general session here tomor row morning of the 51st annual convention of the North Carolina Bankers’ association. Approximately 700 bankers from throughout the slate are expected to attend the convention, which will have as its theme “the part bankers can play in establishing a better world economy.” If precedent is followed, Warren S. Johnson, first vice-president of the Peoples Savings Bank and Trus. company, Wilmington, will be elevated from the first vice- I presidency to the presidency of the association in tomorrow’s elec tion, and John F. McNair, evecu tive vice president of the State Bank, Laurinburg, will be elevat ed fj.om the second to the first vice-presidency. The retiring pres ident of the associatibn is William H Neal, senior vice-presinent of the Wachovia Bank and Trust. company, Winston-Salem, who will preside at sessions here. Convention speakers in addition to Fuller will include Dr. Harold Stonier of New York, executive manager of the American Bank (See WARREN On Page Two) Along The Cape Fear WATER SOFT — Wilmington’s water supply is really soft. That fact is disclosed by an analysis of the water conducted by both city and state officials. The water delivered into the city’s mains reveal a hardness of only 29 parts per million, which is considered as ranking well with most cities in the United States. And in addition sewer rates are listed as “low.’ Rates, for in stance, are 25 cents per quarter per fixture. Fixtures named in clude toilets, bath tubs, sinks, lav atories, drains or any other con trivance from which water can be flushed or dumped into the sew age system. * * * SEWAGE SYSTEM—The city’s sewer system is considered by en gineers “a good sanitary one.’’ The storm drainage system is not as complete as the sanitary sys tem but is sufficient for present needs. Plans are completed to im prove and install new and larger lines as street grading and paving progresses. The present sanitary sewerage comprises more than 74 miles of mains which empty into the Cape Fear river through 14 outfalls or outlets, all discharged below low tide in the river. The sewage system has a grav ity flow to the river and it is not necessary to treat the sewage be fore it is discharged into the stream. Engineering experience has shown that any danger of epidemics is not present when there is a steady and rapid flow of a river or stream as in the case ift Wilmington. * * * STORM SEWER — The storm sewer system consists of more than 30 miles of mains. This sys tem is constantly being added to. Water from it flows directly into the Cape Fear river. The storm sewer serves a large portion of the city and the sanitary system is piped from every section of Wil mington. KIWANIS LADIES NIGHT as usual was an enjoyable affair and just before the dinner, the [photographer snapped the above group at the speakers table. Beading right to left are the Rev Wai ter B. Freed, club secretary and Mrs. Freed, Rex Willis, president and Mrs. Willis, Georae D Conant, vice president and Mrs. Conant, Mrs. Ed Rawls, Greenville and Ed. Rawls, lieutenant gov ernor of the 7th Kiwafnis district; Mrs. Collin Johnson and Cullin Johnson, after dinner speaker. Hamilton Named President Of Wilmington Jr. College REGULATION OF STATE MILK SUPPLY TO BE DECIDED TODAY RALEIGH, May 28—(A*)—Whether the State of North Carolina will have its milk supply regulated on a state-wide basis will be decided tomorrow by the State Board of Agriculture. The board’s session will be open to both the public and rep resentatives of the dairy industry, Agriculture Commissioner W. Kerr Scott, said. If the proposals are adopted, they would not become effective until September 1, since the state pure food and drug act re guires a 90-day delay between the time the board adopts regu lations and the date on which they may come effective. The proposed regulations follow clbsely the model ordinance of the U. S. Public Health Service in their sanitary requirements. They also would require the grade labeling of milk, would regulate milk imported into the state, and would ban the retail sale of Grade C milk except on a temporary, emergency basis. __ KIWANIANS HOLD 1 LADIES NIGHT Banquet, Dance Feature Of Spring Celebration Of Club Some hundred or mor& Kiwai* ians and wives assembled at the Famous grill last night for the club’s spring Ladies Night Ban quet and dance. Ed Rawls, district lieutenant gov ernor and Mrs. Rawls, of Green ville, were special guests. Between the main course and the desert, Wilbur Dosher, with William Robertson at the piano, led the group in singing “Let Me Call You Sweetheart.” Following the banquet Cullen Johnson of Raleigh, connected with WRAL radio station, told humerous ancedotes of his exper iences as an entertainer for pa tients at Dix Hill. He then did an imitation of Lum and \bner, using the names of several of the club members as foils for his gags and, turning serious for a moment, delivered the historic words of President Rosevelt’s address before a point session of Congress on December 8, 1941. declaring that a state of war existed between the United States and the Emprie of Japan. While William Robertson play ed a brief musical interlude, John son arrayed himself as nearly as man may look like a scarecrow and sang a ditty into the mike, after which he did an imitation of Bing Crosby at the start of his crooning career, and another of Frank Sinatra, charmingly bur lesqued. In closing his program Johnson grouped seven Kiwanians out in plain sight of everybody and let them demonstrate the truism, “what fools these mortals be,” by putting them through curious an tics, even maknig one trio sing a hopeless jumble of foolishness with their noses pinched, another trio perform facial contortions as he did another Lum and Abner stunt, and Aaron Goldberg in a solo imitation of him greeting the aduience, with heavy gesture. The singing trio was Fred Little, Reed Toms and Hooper Johnson, decked out in peasant bandanas. The other was I. W. Solomon, Bill Courtney and Jack Hope. Paul A. Allen, Bruce Cameron, See KIWANIS on Page Two_ TEXAS CITY MAYOR CHANGES MIND OVER THOSE ‘DAMYANKEES’ LANSING, Mieh., May 28—(JP)— The coiners of the term “Damyan kees” left out a word, Mayor J. O. Trahan of Texas City, Texas, told the Michigan House of Repre sentatives today. Here to accept a fire truck as a,., gilt from a Lansing manufac turer, Mayor Trahan said the term should be “Dam-Swell-Yankees.” The fire truck was given to help rebuild Texas City’s fire depart ment, demolished in the explo sions which shattered large areas of the city several weeks ago. Mayor Trahan made his remarks from the House rostrum after an introduction to the legislative as sembly. HOUSE APPROVES AD “MONEY” BILL l Appropriation Of $40, 000,000 Added To De partment Funds WASHINGTON, May 28 —OP)— The House approved without a fight tonight a $40,000,000 increase in the 1948 agriculture department appropriation bill after having beaten down earlier all efforts to make major changes. The sum added to the big $505, 000,000 measure, intended to fi nance the department for the fis cal year starting July 1, represent ed a compromise between economy advocates and those seeking larg er funds. The House Appropriations com mittee, in cutting President Tru man’s budget request in several places, lopped off $148,000,000 the agriculture department had ex pected to receive from import du ties. Democrats served notice they would try to put this whole sum back, and the Republican leader ships offered the $40,000,000 com promise amendment. Earlier, the economyites best back two attempts to make sub stantial additions to the bill Rejected although by close votes, were Democratic-backed amendments to increase soil con servation payment funds by $134, 358,710 and to add $30,000,000 for the federal school lunch program. The appropriations committee previously had chopped approxi mately $135,000,000 from the con servation funds and had trimmed the school lunch budget from $75, 000,000 to $45,000,000. In all, its recommendations for See HOUSE on Page Two “Battle Of The Plaque” Now “Mystery Of Marker” FAIRHOPE, Ala., May 28 — (Jf) - The “Battle Of The Plaque” be came the “Mystery Of The Missing Marker” today — a sequel to the I marking of a nearby Confederate battleground. The plaque, object of a contro versy over its location, is gone. Intended to commemorate the Last-ditch stand of Confederate troops at nearby Fort McDer mott, it was put up April 9 by the Fairhope Chamber of Commerce. Its location, however, was strictly against the wishes of a Mobile historical leader, John Glennon, secretary of the Mo bile Historical society. “They’re marking a federal breastworks, Glennon protested. The marker disappeared during a rainstorm the night of May 20, John Weinand, president of the Fairhope Chamber, said. He re ported the pole on which it was placed was pulled out of the ground, the marker unscrewed, and taken away. He hastened to say: “There is not one shred of evi dence that any MIobile historian had anything to do with it.” Glennon readily responded: "I wish to disclaim any knowledge (gee BATTLE Ob Tag* Two) Dale Spencer To Serve As Dean Of Institution, Roland Announces T. T. Hamilton, Jr., principal of New Hanover High School for the past 12 years, has been named president of the Wilmington Junior College by the New Hanover board of education, and Dale K. Spencer, dean of the College Center, was elected dean of the new junior col lege, which will open this fall. The administration of the high school and the junior college will resemble that of this year with the college center, according to H. M. Roland, superintendent of schools. Hamilton will remain principal of the high school and an assistant principal will be ap pointed. He will have full authro ity in both the high school and the junior college, with the assistant principal of te high scool and Spencer, as dean of the college, working under him, is was said. The College Center was operated for the State of North Carolina, however, whereas the junior col lege will be run entirely by the county board of education, for the county, Roland pointed out. Equipment Authorized The school authorities also au thorized the purchase of equip ment to meet the requirements for an accredited college. Only two major items are necessary to meet these requirements, as set down by the State Department of Public Instruction. The additions will be approximately $2,500 worth of laboratory equipment and $3,000 of college library books. A letter from Dr. Clyde A. Er win, superintendent of the state department, Dr. J. Henry High smith, and Dr. J. H. Hillman has already assured the New Hanover board that the Wilmington college will be approved when these items are provided. With the absolute assurance of being a standard accredited col lege, and with the equipment on a par with the best Junior col leges in the state, the Wilmington college will open in September un der most favorable conditions, it was said. The operation of the Col lege Center last year, with some See HAMILTON on Page Two SIXTYPATROLMEN GUARD MILL GATES Extra Detai'I Placed On Duty At Rockingham Plant After Melee ROCKINGHAM, May 28—CP)— Approximately 60 highway patrol men were on duty here tonight after the running of two railroad cars into the siding of the strike bound Safie textile mill resulted In flying fists and other disorder. Sheriff Carl Holland said that a group of strikers — estimated at 300 or more—followed a party of Seaboard Airline railroad officials who had operated the train that placed two coal cars on the mill siding and removed two empty cars. In the melee that followed, the sheriff added there were several fist fights, and L. L. Collins, Sea board special agent was cut—not seriously—with a knife. The sheriff said that he planned to swear out several warrants “the first thing in the morning” as a result of the incident. Measure Goes To House Now Differences In Two Ver sions Will Be Ironed Out In Conference WASHINGTON, May 28. —(an— A $4,000,000,000-a-year income tax cut was voted late today by the Senate, 52 to 34. The bill, which reduces the pay ments of most taxpayers by 20 to 30 per cent, now goes back to the House, which already has passed tax reduction legislation of similar nature. There is one big difference be tween the two bills, however. The House voted to make the reduction retroactive to last Jan. 1; the Sen ate decided to make it effective this coming July 1. This, and other, differences, prob ably will be ironed out in a Senate House Conference committee. Then President Truman will be con fronted with the question whether he shall sign & bill he doesn’t like. Only today. Secretary of the Treasury Snyder told reporters he has no idea whether the President will sign. The Senate bill provides these percentage reductions: 30 Per Cent Cut 30 per cent off for persons whose net income, after exemptions and deductions, is $1,000 or less. From 30 to 20 per cent for per sons with net incomes of $1,000 to $1,400. 20 per cent for incomes of $1,40(1 to $79,700. 15 per cent from $79,700 to $302, 400. 10.5 per cent on all above $302, 400. The bill also provides an addition al $500 personal exemption for tax payers over 65 years of age. and for their spouses too, if they have reached 65. Before the final vote, the Senate slapped down, 58 to 23 an attempt by Senator Lucas (D-IU.) to scrap the whole pending measure and substitute another, featured by a $100 increase in personal exemp tions and a cut of two percentage points in each surtax rate. He said this would be fairer to those in the low income brackets. Before Lucas called up his sub See MEASURE On Page Two VOGLER TOSEEK TREASURY OFFICE Veteran Assemblyman An nounces For Post Now Held By C. M. Johnson CHARLOTTE, May 28 - W — Rep. James B. Vogler of Meck lenburg county, a member ol the general assembly and of the Joint Finance copimittee for 10 years, announced today he is a candi date for state treasurer in the general election next year. He became the first to announce formally for the office, which has been held since 1932 by Charlei M. Johnson. Johnson recently announced for governor. Vogler said in a statement “I believe that we should continue our present established policy of levy ing sufficient taxes to meet the necessary expenses of state func tions and no more.” Active Supporter He has been an active supporter of these measures adopted by the assembly in the past decade. Free school textbooks, elimina tion of foods for home consump tion from state sales tax, estab lishment of a vocational textile school in Belmont, anti-loan shark measure, increased teacher sal aries and greater appropriations for the mentally ill, blind and deaf. Vogler was born in Charlotte 51 years ago. He is a steward and chairman of the board of trustee* of the Brevard Street Methodist church. He is married and has two sons and a daughter. The candidate is secretary 0f the North Carolina Food Dealer* as sociation and vice-president of the North Carolina Chapter of the American V'ar Dads. And So To Bed Testimony was taken by tele phone yesterday In Recorder’* court. It came about when Judge Winfield Smith wanted to know the conduct of three de fendants after they had been placed in the hands of deputy sheriffs for safekeeping in the county jail. Attorneys could find no witnesses in court who knew of the situation. The court ordered the clerk to telephone Deputy Sheriff Theodore Butler to immedi ately appear to testify. “He works nights,” reported the clerk, “and is now asleep.” “All right,” said the judge, adjourning court for the mo ment. “I’ll get the testimony over the telephone.” ■}
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