North Carolina Newspapers

HENDERSON, GATEWAY TO CENTRAL CAROLINA. TWENTIETH YEAR First Employment Measure For Forestry Work Is Sent Congress By The President STEPS ARE TAKEN IB ENACT PROJECT INTO LAW QUICKLY Robinson and Wagner Intro. duce Bill In Senate Soon as Applause Has Died Away QUARTER MILLION MEN TO GET JOBS Money Would Be Provided From Unexpended Bal ances Now in Treasury; Projects Would Be Self- Liquidating Where Pos sible, Under Proposal Washington. March 21. —(AP) President Roosevelt sent to Congress today the first of hi 3 plans for re storing employment, putting a quar ter million men to work in the for ests, and immediate steps were taken to put the undertaking into law No sooner had this major recom mendation to the speciat session by the chief executive been read and ap plauded in both houses than Senator Robinson, of Arkansas, and Senator Wagner. Democrat, New York, intro duced a bill under which, as the President requested, there would be Treated a ‘‘civilian conservation corps," whose enlisted personnel would work at reforestation and halting soil erosion. The President, besides asking that •til’s legislation be enacted within two weeks so he could put 250,000 men •now unemployed to work at the for <■task, told Congress he could send up rtoommendJiYiions jfor et/al'ilislv mer.t of a Federal relief administra tor to direct his relief plans; for fur ther "grants to states for relief work,” and a broad program of public con st ruction. The Robinson-Wagner ’bill was re fened to the committee on education (Continued on Pa.se Three.) Payment By t rance To U. S. Urged Herriot Insists On Interest Settlement Overdue Since Last December Paris, March 21. —(AP) —Former Premier Iddouard Herriot urged im mediate payment of the defaulted in terest on war debts due the United •Sta’es and Leon Blum, Socialist de puty, upheld the Chamber’s decision of ! ist December not to pay in meet ings today of the two major parties of the government’s majority. M. Herriot, who talked with Pre mier Edouard Daladier this morning, ■after telling a Radical Socialists Party group that payments should be made, said he would take no Initiative because h’s own government was ovei thrown on the question last De cember. He exphasized, however, the necessity of voting payment without delay. .14 States Can Sell Beer When U. S. Bill Is Signed (By the Associated Press.) Beer iti brief, the situation in the states: State capitals report that: There are at least 14 states in which 'beer can be sold as soon as the Fed eral government legalizes it, which will be 15 days after President Roose vt It’s signature to the 3.2 percent bill. In others a various situation exists. In some beer can be sold after a spe cified time in some it can be sold in certain localities: In others proposed action to license or regulate the bever age Is pending. In still others —at l ajt ton states—neither has there hern repeal of prohibition laws nor is official action pending toward licens ing beer. The 14 In which beer can be sold. ** v r ' v , ‘ r ,J *V "" Si ’ • ■ \‘ J *j b'r' Ki * \ 1 7 (vvjfj ‘Tv® itmtnmmt tlmlit tltsimtrh rrs only daily newspaper published in this section ofnorth Carolina and viftiNiA. * jii II FULL LlDAflipn —. tfHEY MAY LINK GERMANY AND U. S. bbSh^...' : *:*•<. jHi 1 : —— Dave H. Morris Dave Hennen Morris, prominent New York attorney, l%ft, is now reported to be in line fo.* the post of ambassador to Germany since the declination of James M. Cox, former Democratic candidate for president, to accept, the appoint- Beer Bill To Be Signed By Roosevelt Tomorrow Measure Cannot Be Sent to White House Because Senate Adjourns Too Soon PASSES HOUSE BY A SHOUT OF “AYES” Only Voice Raised Against It In Speech Is By Blanton, of Texas; Question Is Whether First Beer Sales Can Be Made on April 6 or 7 Washington, March 21. —(AP) —The House of Representatives voted final (passage of the 3.2 percent beer and wing bill today, but Senate adjourn ment before the vote took place made R impossible to send the legislation To the White House for President Rooseveilt to sign it before nightfall, ■as had been‘planned- There was no record vote in the House, only a short speech against the bill by Representative Blanton, of Texas, Democrat, preceding the shouts of “aye.” Since the vice-president has to sign the bill while the Senate is in ses sion. >it cannot go to the President be fore tomorrow.' Then 15 days must elapse after he signs It before sale can be begun in states not having restrictions against. It was a question among officials whether if the President signs the act into law by noon tomorrow, April 6 or 7 will be the first sale day. The conference report providing for wine of the same alcoholic content by weight as beer was approved yester day by the Senate 43 to 36. The measure climaxes a 13-year-old 'Continued on Page Three.) immediately after the tlnited States legalization are: Arizona, California, Illinois, Indiana Kentucky, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Jersey. New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania Washing ton and Wisconsin. In North Dakota beer can be sold after July 1; in West Virginia after June 9, and In Wyoming- after May 18, contingent on legalization of by the Federal government- Maryland and Delaware Jaws permit sale in cer tain parts of the states. Some states have repealed their prohibition laws, tout wil/i not permit sales until con trol laws have been passed. In others that have passed repealers beer can be sold without such control legislation. Many states have licensing or control proposals pending. w W‘*SpSbS2St*'gSS? HENDERSON, N. C., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 21, 1933 ; Hpr; /r yjL* Dr. Hans Luther ment. Morris is 61 years old and a Harvard gAvduate. At right is Dr. Hans Luther, who is slated to be Germany’s next ambassador to Washington, Dr. Luther recently resigned as president of the Reichsbank in Berlin. Bar Amendments Upon Farm Bill Washington, March 21.—(AP)— House members today bound them salves 184 to 182 t 0 consider the administration farm bill under a rigid procedure prohibiting amend ment and bringing a vote after four hours debate. SENATEDEADLOCK BN TAXES LIKELY Form of Sales Levy Will Develop Many Shades of Opinion There Dolly Dispatch Barenn, In the Sip Walter Hotel. BY HENRY LESESNE. ißaleiigh March 21—Just ah the House and the! Senate are facing a deadlock over the appropriations bill, the Senate is headed for a deadlock wiithin, itself ebtwene a general sales tax and a luxury tax„ in the opinion of well-informed legislative observ ers here. ‘. The appropriations bill, a sales tax and an eight months school term are inevitably linked together. The Sen ate it is agreed, wlill never come around tq approving the Cherry- BOwie bilk wMc’hl is mjakting head way in the House. The bill attempts to (Continued on Page Three.) AW ILL Rogers \j p soys: Btverly Hills, Cal., March 21. There is no end to the blessings that this fellow Roosevelt has in direct ly brought about- Orlando, Florida, has saw (or has seen the light, and have sus pended six civic eating) clubs, and one Chamber of Commerce for sixty days. (Now there is an injunction that should be made permanent). This country just civic-luncheon ed itself into depression. If they will all go home and eat with their own families, they will not only get their first good lunch in years, but will be surprised how much more intelligently their own wife can talk than “the Speaker of the Day.” God bless Qrlando, Florida. * Yours, v WILL. ECONOMY BLOC IS SHOWIffG SIGN OF CERTAINWEAKNESS Rank Discrimination In Ap propriations Meeting Dis approval by Some House Members memberjThearing FROM HOME FOLKS Bowie. Cherry Substitute Ap. propriations Measure May be Killed Outright When It Comes Up on Third Reading; Support for Eh ringhaus Dully Dispatch Dwrenn, In the Sir Walter Hotel. BY 4. C. BASKERVILL. ißatefcgh. March 21—The Dowfie- Cherry "baititaliOn of death” came bac over the week-end still fighting, but notftceabriy weaker) than, when Its Trembers leflt hefe ’Friday -night. For the rank discrijnr*' nation shown by tbts group in fixing tihio. appropria tions for the various State education al institutions in the stormy House session last Friday afternoon, has not Wad a very favorable effect over the Senate a'l a wttoole. wflfffe the heavy slash in the appropriations for the University of North Carolina hlas stirred up the friends of the Univer sity i n all sections of the State. In fact, there is to be serious doubt in the minds of a good (Continued on Paae Three > MAIL PLANE FORCED DOWN AT LAURINBURG Laurinburg, March 21.—(AP)— An Eastern Air Transport mail plane en route from Richmond, Va-, to Jackson ville, Fla., was forced down in a cul tivated field south of the Lumber river near here today. , The pilot, Donald Johnson, was slightly and small repairs were necessary jbefore the ship could Continue. Influenza Toll Rises Fbr State Raleigh, March 21—(AP)—Influenza continued t 0 claim North Carolinians in increasing -umbers in February, the State Board of Health reported today in announcing 231 deaths from the disease during the month. In 1932. there were only 55 in fluenza deaths reported in February. Last month 2,578 North Carolinians died, a death rate of 9.6 per 100,000 (population, slightly h’gher than the 1932 February rate, while 5.353 births were listed in the State, a rate of 19.9 per 100,000, which was lower than the irate a year ago- Thera were 23 homicides and 17 suicides reported, each figure being below that of February, 1932 while railroad accidents claimed nine lives, with 20 persons dying from burns. Accidental gunshot wounds claim ed four lives, and drownlngs resulted in one death. - Pneumonia led all diseases as causes of death, though the 255 fatal cases this year lacked 43 reaching the February, 1932, total of 298. Influenza was next. Tuberculosis claimed 154 lives and cancer 114. Earl W. Jones Accused of Embezzling $1,200 In Statesville Bank Shelby, March 21.—(AP)—Earl W. J.ones, who disappeared and later was discovered in Wilmington while act ing as receiver of the Commercial Na tional Bank of Statesville, was in dicted by a Federal grand jury here today on a charge of embezzling and misappropriating $1,200. Tom McCoy, assistant district at torney, said Jones would probably be tried at the next term of Federal court in Statesville. He said it was “doubtful” Jones would be tried at the term of court now in session here, (because of its crowded docket. Jones disappeared last December 5. After being missing for two weeks, he was located in a Wfilmington hotel. For* several days he lay In what friends called a “mental stupor” and 4t was announced that he was suffer ing from annesia- Jones was later returned to a Statesville hospital, where he re cuperated. Bowie-Cherry Bloc Routed When House Votes To Give Schools $14,050,000 Year HOW NEW FARM BILL WOULD AID oVi< jj 7 » OUSHtI J" 1*g.35 « | HUNDREDWEIGHT J s. t i. iur\ Wallace — —— If the Root;e\elt farm bill, now before congress, achieves its goal of restoring the average prices for pre-war years 1909-14, prices for major commodities would be France Gives Tentative Acceptance Peace Plans $125,000 Is Asked In Deaths of Six Laurinburg, March 21 (AP)—Six suits seeking damages totalling $125,000 were filed in Scotli *id county Superior Court today by Julian Mclnnis, Raleigh attorney, acting as administratejr for the Jiohn Russ estate agaVist the Pee Dee Oil Company of Wadesboro, and the Shell Eastern Petroleum Company of Delaware. Til© suits grew out of a fire here last October, in which John Russ, 25 yea|r old grocery clerk, his wife, their three children and Maggie Russ his 14 year old sister were tmi» led to death in a blaze that started when Russ dashed kero sene i ( rom a neary full five gallon can on live coals. SSS Fear of Shrinking State Pay rolls Causes Reversal on Sales Levy Dally Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Walter Hotel. BY J. C. BASKERVILL. R?i’< if., March 21— 'l>ic merchartg of North Carolina are row “on spot” with regard t-o the r, ali.? tax, and it is for the. people of the State tj de cide whether it is best to sacrifice the public schools, the State’s education al and other institutions and even the State’s credit in order to save the me;chants the trouble and expense of collecting a sales tax, or to put on a (Continued on Page Pour.) HEAR MRS. WALKER ON DIVORCE PLEA Miami, Fla.,\ Mlaroh 21 (AP) — Master in Chancery T. J. Gowdeli adjourned his hearing in Mps. Janet Allen Walker’s dliworc action today after she had testMedl the former New York Mayor had deserted her, despite her efforts at a reconciliation. Benjamin Cohen, attorny for Mr. Wfeulker, who is spending a vacation at Cannes, France, said Mr. Walker intended to introduce no witnesses. Master Gowdeil said he expected to''/ make hits reoomjm e ndhttions to circuit court tomorrow in accordance with Florida law. , i ( WEATHER FOR NORTH/GAROUNA. Fair tonight and Wednesday; colder tonight, with frost probably heavy in exposed places; slowly • rising temperature Wednesday in southwest portion. PUBLISHED EVERY EXCEPT BUY as indicated in sketches above. Henry A. Wallace, secretary of agriculture would be a virtual dic tator of agriculture under the new bill. Premier and Foreign Min ister Approve Principle of Mussolini’s World Program CLARIFICATION IS DESIRED, HOWEVER Tentative Acceptance Given • by Daladier and Paul-Bon. cour at All-Day Meeting With Premier MacDonald and Sir John Simond, British Statesmen Paris, March 21.—(AP)—Tentative acceptance of the peace plan of Pre mier Mussolini of Italy was under stood to have been eiven today by Premier Edouard Daladier and For eign Minister Joseph Paul-Boncour to Prime Minister Ramsay Mac- Donald of Great Britain and sir John 'Simond, the British foreign secre tary. The tentative acceptance was said to have been given at the start of an all-day session of conferences at the British Embassy. Mr. MacDonald and Sir John are returning home byway of Paris after conferring last Saturdav and Sunday at Rome with Premier Mussolini, at which time the Italian statesman’s plan was broached. France, it was said in government quarters, regards the plan favorably, but wants clarification and. modifica tion. COTTON SPINNING HOLDING ITS OWN \ Washington, March 21. —(AP)—The cotton spinning industry was report ed today by the Censu3 Bureau today to have operated in February at 95.0 percent capacity on a single shift basis, compared with 95.1 percent dur ing January this year, and 92.5 per cent during February last year. North Carolina reported 1,344,218,- 419 active spindle hours, with an aver age of 219 per spindle in place- Floods Still Menace To Ohio River Territories Cincinnati, March 21.—(AP)—Yel low flood waters continued today to wreck destruction up and down the Ohio valley while thousands of re fugees face new distress in freezing temperatures. Snow fell in western Kentucky as the mercury dropped below 32 degrees and flurries were expected in south western Ohio. Relief agencies moved to provide warmth for the families driven from their homes 1o the shelter of tents and barns. Meanwhile, streams in southern In diana overflowed from heavy rains 8 PAGES TODAY KVE CENTS COPY SENATE PUTS OFF v DEBATE FOR TIME That Body Passes Measure Abolishing Free Tuition N At High State In stitutions COMMITTEEJBILL’S ALLOTMENT VOTED Six Months Term Figure Placed at $13,375,000, * With $600,000 for Extend ed Term Aid and $75,000 Emergency Fund for Six Months Term Raleigh, March 21. —(AP) The House this afternoon voted to allot $14,050,000 for operation and main tenance of the public schools in North Carolina each year of the next bien nium. By a, vote of 58 to 45, the House, in committee of the whole, accepted the appropriations committee allotment for the six months term, and turned thumbs down on the Bowie-Cherry economy figures. The six months term fund was set at $13,375,000, compared with the Bowie-Cherry figure of $12,000,000. The House then voted 52 to 50 to set up a $75,000 emergency support fund for the six months term, compared with the Bowie-Cherry figure of $50,- 000 and also allotted $600,000 for ex tended term aid, making a total of $14,050,000. The House today debated allotment of school funds for the next biennium as the Senate again postponed fur ther consideration of the MacUean- Bailey bill to create a Statewide eight months uniform term. WJith Senate opponents of the eight months term claiming 25 pledged votes against the bill, the Mac Lea n measure was postponed until the House passes the appropriations proposal. The Senate passed a bill to abolish free tuition in all State schools of (Continued on Page Three.) Push Plans Os Two Big State Banks Commercial Institu tion Would Have $6,000,000 Capital for Business Raleigh, March 21. —(AP) —Plans for two giant Statewide banking sys tems rising out of the group of State banks have not been allowed to re sume operations since the banking holiday were being rounded into shape here today. Gurney P. Good. State banking commissioner, said prospects for a $6,000,000 commercial bank and a sl,- OQO.OOO Vjndusttj|ssL foajnik, each vfith branches in every part of the State, were “good.” Under the plan banks not now op erating would poll their resources, (providing capital of $2,000,000, sur plus of $1,000,000, and issuing $3,000.- 000 in preferred stock to the Recon struction Finance Corporation for that much more. and helped swelled the Ohio, already far out of its banks, and inundat ing thousands of acres in city and country, with unesWanated damage. At least nine persons have lost their Hives. Already suffering from Its worst flood in 20 years. Wheeling, W. Va„ was expecting a fresh inundation and Cincinnati was bulwarking a levee to prevent the waters from sweeping over the lower east end of the city. Portsmouth, Ohio, continued efforts to reinforce a wall protecting the city.