North Carolina Newspapers

The Alamance gleaner ? ' : ' ? 1 ? ? . t LXII. GRAHAM, N, CM THURSDAY APRIL 16, 1936. . NO. 11. K^S JLMJ ^mneur By - Edward W. New Housing Program of the Administration FEDERAL money totaling $970,000, 000 will be spent in the next four years on low-cost rent and slum clear ance construction projects, provided the administration's housing bill, intro duced by Senator Rob ert F. Wagner of New York, is passed by congress. Mr. Wagner hopes it will be put through during the present session. The measure is a com promise of the many proposals made e ,AJ oy ine various reiiei Sen. Wagner and housing agencies of the New Deal and was dratted after a series of conferences with President Boosevelt. It would cre ate another bureau, with five direc tors, including the secretary of the Interior in .his ex officio capacity, re ceiving $10,000 salaries. The author ity could employ officers, agents, counsel and other personnel without limitation as to number or compen sation aDd without regard for the civil service laws. This authority would supplant the existing housing division of the Public Works admin istration. The authority would be empowered to make grants not to exceed 45 per cent of the total cost and loans for the remainder to any public' houslqg agency for the acquisition of land and the construction of "low-rent" housing projects. The loans would be repayable over a period not to ex ceed 60 years, at such rates of inter est as tbe authority decreed. In addi tion to the loans and grants, the au thority could develop and adminis ter so-called demonstration projects, which "as soon as practicable" would be sold to public bousing agencies. Senate Begins Impeachment Trial of Judge Ritter Resolving itself into a court, the senate began the impeachment trial of Federal Judge Halsted, L. Bit ter of Florida ? the twelfth such case ID lo I ytrars. 11 wna believed tbe trial would last at least one weelc. The defendant was represented by Carl T. Hoffman of Miami and Frank R. Walsh of Washington and New York. The prose cution was la charge o f Representatives Summers of Texas, Hobbs of Alabama auu reruus ui new Jersey. Judge Rltter Is charged Id seven Impeachment articles voted by the bouse with allowing A. L. Rankin, a former law partner, exorbitant receiv ership fees, with "corruptly" receiving $4,500 from Rankin, with violating the Judicial code In practicing law while on the bench, and with evasion of taxes on part of his 1929 and 1930 in comes. Wallace Reports Some Big AAA Payments DUE to the Insistence of Senatoi Vandenberg for publicity on large AAA benefit payments, Secre tary Wallace has begun telling about them. Be made a partial report, withholding the names of recipients with three exceptions. This revealed that the largest cotton rental benefit payment, $123,747 for 1934, went to a Mississippi company beaded by Oscar Johnston, an AAA official. Among the largest cotton payment recipients In 1933 were the Mississippi state peni tentiary, which received $43,200 for controlling production on Its cotton acreage, and $25,000 to the Arkansas state prison. Among other large payments report ed under various crop control pro grams were: Sugar? $961,064 to a Puerto Rlcan corporation : $862,460 to a Hawaiian producer; $92,237 to a California beet sugar producer; $65,505 to a Colorado beet sugar grower. Corn-hogs^T! 50,000 to the 'largest hog farm In the world," located In California; $49,194 to a farming com pany In New Jersey; $19,OOS to ? Massachusetts producer. Wheat? $29,308 to a California farm ing concern for the second 1934 and first 1935 periods; $26,022 to the "op erator of a number of farms" In Washington state; $23,845 to a Cali fornia bank, owner of a large wheat acreage; $22?25 to a "large Montana futoer." Cotton ? $115,700 In 1934 to an Ar kansas concern; $80,000 the same year to another Arkansas company. Tobacco ? $41,454 to a Florida con cern; $20,430 to a Connecticut pro ducer; $16,843 to a South Carolina grower; $13,450 to a Kentucky grower. Supreme Court Hits at Arbitrary Power IN A decision concerning a specific * action of the Securities Exchange commission the Cnlted States Supreme court ruled against the SEC, and in its pronouncement It uttered a sig nificant warning against the exercise of arbitrary power by governmental agencies. Especially censured were the "fishing excursions," often undertaken by commissions and congressional com mittees. Said the court: "The philosophy that constitution al limitations and legal restraints upon official action may be brushed aside upon the plea that good, per chance, may follow, finds no coun tenance In the American system of government. An investigation not based upon specified grounds Is quite as objectionable as a search warrant not based ui>on specific statements of fact. "Such an investigation, or such a search, is unlawful In its inception and cannot be made lawful by what it may bring, or by what it actually succeeds In bringing to light" The decision was concurred In by six justices ; a dissenting opinion hand ed down by Justices Cardozo, Bran dels and Stone, agreed with the warn ing of the abuse of power, but con tended that the act of the SEC, held nnlawful by the majority, was a legal and just means of stamping out frauds in security sales. Tornadoes in the South Kill Scores of Persons TORNADOES tore across Missis sippi, Alabama, Georgia, Arkansas, and Tennessee, leaving death and de struction In their wake. About 400 persons were killed and hundreds of others Injured, and the property losses ran up Into the millions. The little city of Tupelo, Miss., suffered the most, with nearly 200 on the death list and more than a hundred homes smashed Into kindling wood. A few hours later'another tornado struck Gainesville, Ga? and In three mlnntes had nearly ruined the busi ness section of the town and killed more than 150 persons. In fires that followed the storm the bodies of many victims were burned beyond recogni tion. The mining communities near Co lombia, Tenn., to the north and east of Tupelo, counted seven dead. Red Bay, eastward In Alabama, lost five lives to the merciless wind. Near-by Boonevllle, Miss., bad four killed and Batesvllle, Ark,, suffered one death. The tornadoes struck while the south east was reaching a final total on storms which smashed through that region a few days before, causing 43 deaths In Georgia, the Carolinas, Ala bama and Florida. Lowden May Be Keynoter for the Republicans LEADERS of both major parties are perfecting the arrangements for the national conventions and picking out the chief orators for those occa clnna Tho Ronnhll uivus. AUV ans have tentatively selected Frank O. Low den, former governor of Illinois, aa tempo rary chairman and keynoter of the gath ering In Cleveland. If this choice stands It Is presumed the perma nent chairman will be an Easterner, possibly Waller Edge 0t U?w r. u. Lowoen Jersey, former ambas sador and senator. Some Western governor I* wanted by the Democrats as tbelr keynoter and tbe bonor may be given to Panl V. ilc Nutt of Indiana, C. Ben Ross of Idabo or Clyde C. Herring of Iowa. For per manent chairman at Philadelphia Sen ator Robinson of Arkansas Is likely to be picked. The speech putting Presi dent Roosevelt in nomination for ? Lecond term may be delivered by Sen ator Wagner of New York. New York Republicans of the Old Guard persuasion scored ? decisive victory over Senator Borah in tbe pri maries, and tbe Empire state delega tion to Cleveland will be unpledged to any candidate. Tbe triumph of tbe conservatives was complete. Five Army Flyer? Die in Crash of Bomber DRIVEN far oft Its course by ? itorm, a twin-motored army 1 bombing plane on Its way from Cleve land to Langley Field, Ya? crashed against the Blue mountains near Fred ericksburg, Pa., In the night and Its crew of fire men all perished In the burning wreckage. The victims were: Lieut. Stetson Brown, St Johnsbary, Vt; Staff Sergt. Ernest Endy, Oley, Pa.; Private Arthur Meti, Chambers burg, Pa. ? Private William Yost, Mc Kees Rocks, Pa.; Cadet Paul Amps paugh, Cleveland, Ohio. The crash would have been avoided If the plane had been 230 feet higher. A state highway patrolman who saw it said It appeared to be In trouble as It approached the mountain ridge. It tore a wide path through the heavy timber as it struck, then dashed nose first into a steep cliff, where the mountain falls sharply away In a 75 foot drop. Near-by residents heard It, but before they could get to the scene the plane was afire. Its front burled In the ground, Its tail caught in a tree. Hitler's Peace Program Is Formally Submitted Adolf hitler's proposals for peace In Europe, .together with his flat rejection of the plan of the other four Locarno powers for settle situation, were handed to British Foreign Min ister Eden by Joachim von Rlbbentrop, and passed on by Eden to the French and Bel gian ambassadors in London. The British cabinet thought the German scheme worthy of consideration, but the French govern ment looked upon It Adolf Hitler as a cunning pian 10 spill uieuxarau powers and make Hitler tbe virtual dic tator of Europe. Premier Sarraut and Foreign Minister Flandln were consult ing on steps for frustrating the relcbs fuehrer and preserving a united front of the Locarno nations. Following the example of Ger many, the Austrian diet has re pudiated that nation's military obli gations under the St. Germain treaty. By unanimous vote it approved a bill Introduced by Chancellor Kurt von Schuschnlgg, providing for general na tional military service "with or with out arms." Every male from his eight eenth to his forty-second year Is lia ble to conscription. This move, which has the support of Premier Mussolini of Italy, was not unexpected, and though It aroused the little entente nations to anger, probably tbelr formal protests will bring no result Bruno Hauptmann's Body Cremated in New York WITH tbe "utmost privacy," fun eral services were held in New York for Bruno Haoptmann, who was executed In Trenton, N. J, for the kidnaping and murder of CoL Charles A. Lindbergh's baby son. The body was then cremated and It was an nounced that the ashes would be tak en to Germany. Hauptmann went to the chair steadily. Insisting that be was Innocent of tbe crime. Ten Weeks' Embargo on Exports of Tin SECRETAKY OF STATE HUI.L placed a ten weeks' embargo on all shipments of scrap tin to foreign coun tries, beginning April 16. He acted under a recently enacted law designed to preserve America's resources of that vital war material. Hi* move was gen erally regarded as aimed at Japan, one of tbe largest purchasers of scrap tin from this country. The United States is dependent upon foreign countries for most of Its tin. As a result the re-conversion, or de tinning, of scrap has assumed grow ing economic importance. Italy Claims Big Victory Over Ethiopians PEACE negotiations between Italy and Ethiopia, outside the Leagne of Nations, 'seem - Imminent, for emis saries of Emperor Halle 8elassle al ready nave DeeD **" ceiTed by Marshal Ple tro Badogllo, and the Italian undersecretary of colonies Is In east Africa to coodact the preliminaries. This news followed closely tbe dispatches telling of a great victory won by Badogllo's northern troops over 20,000 fresh and p I c k ed Ethiopian soldiers whose fight was dl Marshal Badogllo reeled and watched by the emperor himself. The battle, at Mai Ceo, lasted all da7 and the Ethiopian* left 7,000 dead on the field a* they fled to join the main body of 60,000 troop* sooth of Lake Athancl eight mile* away. Italian fatslltle* Included 10 officer* and about 1.000 aoldler*. mut o I the , Utter being Erltreao Askarla. Here's Wettest Spot in the United States THE" wettest spot In the United States Is only 12 miles distant from a point where the annual rainfall Is less than eight Inches a year. On the summit of Jit. Walaleale, territory of Hawaii, here pictured, the annual rainfall as recorded by the United States geological survey averages 402 Inches. At ISarking Sands, famous as the terminus of early trans-Paclflc airplane flights, the average Is less than eight Inches, although this Is only a dozen miles away from the nation's wet spot. These extremes of pre cipitation are found on the island of Kauai, northernmost of the principal Islands of Hawaii. BEDTIME STORY FOR CHILDREN By THORNTON W. BURGESS THE GREAT FIGHT DOWN from the top of the ridge back of the pond of Paddy the Beaver plunged Lightfoot the Deer, his eyes blazing with rage. He had under stood the screaming of Sammy Jay. He knew that somewhere down there was the big stranger be bad been I looking for. , The big stranger had understood Sammy's screaming quite as well as Lightfoot. He knew that to run away now would be to prove himself a cow ard and forever disgrace himself In the eyes of Miss DalntyfooL He must Bobby Coon and Unc' Billy Possum I Climbed Trees From Which They Could See. ? , fight. There was no way out of It; he must fight. The hair on the back of I his neck stood up with anger Just as did the hair on the neck of Llgbtfoot. His eyes blazed. He bounded out Into ! a little open place by the pond of Paddy the Beaver and there he waited. Meanwhile Sammy Jay was flying about In the greatest excitement, | screaming at the top of his lungs: j "A fight! A fight! A tight!" Blacky ! the Crow, over In another part of the Green Forest, heard him and took up | the cry and at once hurried over to Paddy's pond. Everybody who was. near enough hurried there. Bobby Co<?n and Unc' Billy Possum climbed trees from which they could see an-1 at the same time be safe. Billy Mink hurried to a safe place on the dam of Paddy the Bearer. Paddy himself climbed up on the roof of bis house out In the pond. Peter Rabbit and Jumper tbe Hare, who happened to be not fa' away, hurried over where they could peep otit from under some young hem lock trees. Buster Bear shuffled down i tbe bill and watcbed from the other side of tbe pond. Iteddy and Granny Fox were both there. For what seemed like the longest time, hut whlcb was for yily a min ute. IJg'.itfoot and the big stranger Eve's EpiprATOS So (DC. persons riove token the ln& bod cool{ end. started ? floonsln?n& Jur Jerco cjith hi<n * stood glaring at eacb other. Then, snorting with rage, they lowered their heads and plunged together. Their antlers clashed with a noise that rang through the Green Forest and both fell to their knees. There they pushed and struggled. It was a terrible fight Everybody said so. If they hadn't known before, everybody knew now what tbose great antlers were for. Once the big stran ger managed to reach Llgbtfoot's right shoulder with one of the sharp points of his antlers and made a long tear In Llgbtfoot's gray coat. It only made Lightfoot fight harder. Back and forth they plunged and the ground was torn up by their feet Both were getting out of breath and from time to time they had to stop for a moment's rest still with their heads together. Then they would pusb and shove and strain again more fiercely than ever. Never had such a fight been seen In the Green Forest O T. W. Burreaa. ? W.VU Sarvlca. I PAPA KNCWS-I j "Pop, what I* geometry ?*' "Line* minus beauty." C Bell Syndicate? W.VU Servlc?. Foffieit Spot it U. S. Foggiest spot In tbe United States Is Moose I*eak lighthouse In tbe month of tbe Bay of Fundy, a few miles from Machlasport, Maine. It has reported an annual average of fog of more than 1,000 boors. * MOTHER'S ? COOK BOOK SALAD DRESSINGS THE basic dressing which li more used than any other Is french dress ing. Prepared with a sweet, fresh olive oil there is no dressing more ap petizing. One may use any of the table or salad oils In place of the olive If preferred. Take six table spoons of oil, two of vinegar or lemon Jnlce, one teaspoon of salt, one-fourth teaspoon of white pepper or a few dashes of cayenne. Beat thoroughly until well mixed. Adding a small piece of Ice will hurry the mixing. For a sauce to serve with cold meats and tongue use: Worcestershire French Dressing. Add to the french dressing one and one-half tablespoons of Worcestershire sauce, beat well. For any green sslad, add two tablespoons of chill sauce to the french dressing with a teaspoon of minced onion or one-fourth teaspoon of onion juice. Southern French Dressing. ^ To the riced yolks of two hard cooked eggs, auo one teaspoon of minced green pepper. Serve with meat, vege table or fish salad, with the french dressing. Savory French Dressing. To the french dressing add oc?-hn!f teaspoon of onion Juice or minced chives, one teaspoon of minced parsley, one tablespoon of chow-chow, mix well and serve on asparagus tips, cucumber or any vegetable salad. Pickled Onion French Dressing. To the french dressing add one-half teaspoon cf dry mustard, mixed with the salt and two tablespoons of finely mtfieed pickled onions. Serve on fish or meat salads such as tongne or corned beef. Chiffonade Dressing. Add to the french dressing one table spoon of plmlento, one-half tablespoon of parsley and one bard cooked egg, all finely minced. Snappy Cheest Dressing. Mash one-half cnp of snappy cheese, mix with one-half teaspoon of finely mince parsley, add the Trench dressing and serve on lettuce. C Western Newspaper Union. T?rr? Firm* Terra Arm] Is the upper layer or lay ers of earth which may be dug. plowed or excavated; specifically, the loose surface material of the earth In which plants grow, In most cases consisting of disintegrated rock with a mixture of organic matter and soluble salts. WAITING FOR A RAINBOW By DOUGLAS MALLOCH WAITIN" In the rain for a rainbow. Slghln' In the dark for the dawn, Bopin' for the leather To change altogether, , Waltln' for the rain to be gone ? That'll never get yon very, very far. That'll only leave yon settln' where yon are, Weather gettln* wetter, Nothln' gettln' better ? No, you'll never get there, that Is pretty plain, Wlshln' for a rainbow, Just waltln' In the rain. Workln' In the rain till a rainbow Brightens up the gray of the sky, . Even when It's ralnln' To work uncomplaintn', Waltln' for the clouds to go by ? ' That'll always get you farther on your way. That'll make a pleasure out o' ev'ry da*. Heaven gettln' brighter. Labor gettln' lighter ? Only way to get there, that Is purty plain. Not waltln' for a rainbow, but w^orkln' In the 'rain 1 C Douclu Malloch. ? WNL* Service. . * Guide of Democrats Representative Clarence Cannon of Missouri, who will lerTe In Philadel phia as parliamentarian of the Demo cratic national convention. This will be the fifth time that Mr. Cannon will have served ns arbiter of convention procedure. He has represented the Ninth Missouri district In congress continuously since 1923. GtfcUGAGsS*. "Judging by what Information a' wife can get when the caHs the office," says newly-wedded Winnie, "a secretary ia hired for what the doesn't know." C Bell Srndle&te. ? WNU1 Service. Pets of Murderers Are Friends A CAT and 'tf'OnMt, pet* of two murderers serving life terms ^t Folsi m . prison, -California, hare formed a great friendship for each other and ore ' shown above as they were photographed bjr the owner of th? eat, a Japhmne, who says the whisker-palling Is Just the bird's way of awakening hia jtb^ymate. This photograph was furnished through, the courtesy of Warden Court Su:lth of Kolsom. ~ ? ??