HENDERSON,
GATEWAY TO
CENTRAL
CAROLINA.
TWENTIETH YEAR
CONFEREES PROPOSE 3 PERCENT GENERAL BALESTAX
•r • "T*
House Drives
SENATE DECLINES
TO EIET LIT ON.
, 8 MONTHS SCHOOL
Bill, With All Its Restric
tions /Included, Sent ‘To
House for Conside.
; ration There
>
FIRST READING ON
REVENUE +ONIGHT
Most of Senate Amendments
Kept by Conferees, But
Three (Percent Tax Restor
ed on Theatres; Non-Resi
dents Will Be Permitted
To Sell Beer
Raleigh. May 5. —(AP)—Conferees
r>ii the biennial ievenue bill today re
commended that the legislature enact
a three percent modified sales tax
for North Carolina, as the Senate re
fined to rc-consider its action limit
ing operation of pub ic schools to the
eight months State-supported term.
The compromise revenue act sug
gor.ted that the Senate’s sales tax pro
viden he accepted in preference to"
the House rate of two promt without
exemptions.
The House immediately started con
sideration of the report, With indica
tions of a vote on first reading late
today.
Most of the Senate’s amendments to
the revenue bill were approved by the
conference group, but it was recom
mended that file House tax of three
percent of gross admissions of mo
tion picture theatres be adopted in
i tead of the Senate plan to tax them
(n a flat graduated scale.
As increases were suggested in tax
tatea voted by both the House and
'Uenatc, it will take six day 3 to pass
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House Bill
Would Cut
Economies
School Expenditures
Permitted Would
Discount Savings
Under Law
Hally nittftnteh linrenn,
In (he Sir Walter Hotel.
3V .1 R/iMKEItVII.i..
Raleigh, Mjay s—The5 —The Aycock school
chinery bill, reported to the House
yesterday by Its education commit
tee as a substitute for the original
Aycock school bill introduced early
in the session, should really be en
titled, "A bill to nullify the intent of
the State-supported eight/ month
school law by permitting the levying
of unlimited additional taxes on pro
perty for supplementing the funds
(Continued on Page Four)
Senate Bill Will Hold
All Terms To 8 Months
No Schools Allowed Extended Term That Provision;
House in no Mood To C ompromise With School
Politicians and May Adopt Senate Plan
Dally OlNpntch Rnrena,
In (he Sir Walter Hotel.
n I*V J. C. IUSKERVILL
Raleigh May 5- —Deciding that the
Griffin school machinery bill was
still not tight enough and did not
contain enough limitation, the Sen
a'p adopted an amendment by Sen
a'or Clement, of Rowan, limiting the
schorl term over the entire State to
f, 'Kh’ months and no more, then pass
-4 ' 'he hill on second reading by a
Vr, ' e f >f 8 to 7 late yesterday after-
Uor>n - The bill is expected to pass
Ilii| d reading today with little or no
Five of the seven votes
< ;r-M against it on second reading were
'.v mail,ns who thought the bill still
noi strict enough.
'he House now passes the bill
' !t ' i piesent form, as many think
none of the larger cities in the
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ilmtftprsmr Datlii Btsjiatrfi
,y tRX SERVICE
UIT THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
FIRE DESTROYS
WAKEFORESTS
MAIN BUILDING
Fog Delays Italy
rSfiSHSpI
Guido Jung
Signor Guido Jung, Italian minis
ter of finance, invited to Wash
ington to discuss international af
fairs witjhft. President Roosevelt,
usually is a very punctual person,
yet he kept a reception committee
waiting for several hours in New
York. His ship was fog-bound in
the harbor'and Signor Jung could
not land untH the murky haze
parted. Photo shows him on ar
rival.
EKI VISIT
Guido Jung Starts Final Day
of Conversations at the
Capital
Washington, May 5. —(AP) —Guido
Jung, Italian finance minister, began
his final day of conversations with
American officials at a conference’ in
the State Department today with Sec
retary Hull, Breclcenridge Long and
new American ambassador to Italy;
Herbt Fcis, economic advisor to the
State Department, and several other
Amreican experts.
The Italian ambassador, Augusto
Hoss, was the other Italian in the
Iconference.
Conversations later in the day with
President Roosevelt at the White
House are scheduled for the Italian.
For the Argentine representative
here, only one more genral confer
ence with American officials is plan
ned, and it was not definite whether
this would take place today or to
morrow.
State will be able to operate their
ischools nine months, as they have in
the past, but will be limited to eight
months, as set up in the Statewide
eight months school term law. They
will be permitted to levy supplemen
tal taxes for the eight months term,
however, but only after submitting
the question to a vote of the people.
The school forces of the State, thro
ugh their lobbyists and the official.*
of the North Carolina Education As
sociation, opposed the bill and made
every effort to defeat it. They have
, openly been favoring the school ma
, chinery bill in the House which would
permit the levying of supplemental
taxes without a vote of the people,
either for supplementing the eight
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ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VKGINIA. *
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Toward Last Measures Os The Roosevelt Program
$200,000 Loss Estimated In
Burning of 98-Year-Old
Administration
Structure
100 STUDENTSALL
ESCAPE IN SAFETY
Loss Is Partially Covered by
Insurance; Classes Being
Held in Other Structures
on Campus; Important Re
cords Stored In Vault and
Are Saved
Wake For?s*t, May 5 (AP) —His-
toric Walt hall, 98 year-old admin
istration building of Wake Forest Col
lege, was completely destroyed by fir
early today, with a loss es'imated by
college authorities at $200,000.
The structure, the oldest on' the
campus, contained the business of
fices of the college a majority o
the regular class rooms and dormi
tory for 100 students.
Though tile flames were discovered
about 2:30 a. m., all of the students
living in the building escaped with
out injury,
The cause of .the blaze was not im
mediately determined, but college of
ficials said it appeared to have start
ed in the center of the building in
the class room section.
Wait, an ivy-covered four-story
building, had, been the center of ac
tivity at the college since it was con
structed with contributions from
Baptists of the Stat ein 1835.
In a snrla.ll tower of the building
was the old college bell, which for
nearly 100 years peaed out the warn
ing of class time to students, sound
ed the cry of victory when athletic
teams won, and tolled on joyful and
sorrowtful occasions through the
years. It was destroyed.
Local firemen vainly fbufeihlt fthe
destructive blaze, and Raleigh’s fire
department was called,, but the fire
« had gained too much headway.
College officials said the heavy loss
was par Wally covered by insurance.
Today classes were being conduct
ed in other college buildings.
The business offices were tempor
arily established i n the library.
The most important records of the
registrar and bursar wewre saved, as
they were i n fireproof vaults but
many other records of the business
office were destroyed.
MRS. R. H. LATHAM IS
WOMEN’S CLUB HEAD
Raleigh, May 5 (AP)—Mrs R.
H. Latham, of Winston-Salem,
today was elected president of the
North Carolina Federation of Wo
men’s Clubs for hext year as the
organization closed its annual
meeting here.
Wih
Washington, May s—Foreign
delegations coming D.i here to join
Mr. Roosevelt’s bread line. Italy’s
and Oklahoma’s got in the same
day. Man named Jung sent by
Dictator Mussolini to see what
“Lady Bountiful” held in} store for
Italy. Man named Rogers sent
by Dictator Alfalfa Bill Murray
sent to pick up a».iy loose crumbs
that might fall locally.
Congress disgraced thfemselvfes
something terrible today. There
was three solid hours they didn’t
pass a single bill, not even an ap
propriation bill. Then they real
ised how slow they were going
and woke up and practically pass
ed a little dinky thing (only appro
priating one hundred millon of the
insurance companies hardly worth
monkeying with.
Going to hear the President lec
ture the U. S. Chamber of Cont
meirce. Was to broadcast it but
that was called off. Loks like
one of those affairs for men ionly.
Yours,
miff* WILL. <**
HENDERSON, N. C., FRIDAY AFTERNOON, MAY 5, 1933
SEARCH WIDE AREA FOR KIDNAPED CHILD HEIRESS
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Mrs. Neil McMnth
Neil McMath
First Relief Funds For
May Are Being Mailed
American Dollar
Hits New Low on
World Exchanges
(By the Associated Press )
The American dollar decreased
in value today in foreign exchange
markets hitting its lowest quota
tions in relation t 0 the British
pound since Britain left the gold
standard in September 1931.
New York—Sterling opened at
$4, an overnight gain over the
dollar of eight cents. The quota
tion subsequently dipped.
London—After dropping to $4.01
to the pound, the dollar closed
stronger at $3.97 3-4, a falling off
of more than six cents from yes
terday’s close-
Paris—The dollar hit a new low,
closing at 21.20 francs.
Berlin—The dollar reached an
aU-time low of 3.54 marks.
kionapeTchild
; TO bereturned
Boston Paper Says Peggy
McMath Will Be Back
Inside 24 Hours
Boston, Mass., Mlay 5 (AP) -The
Boston American says in a sopyrighit
ed story that Margaret “Peggy” Mc-
Math, who was kidnaped from her
school in Hawiichport Tuesday, will
be returned to her parents within 24
hours. The American says a per
son well known to the McMath fam
ily was the “brains” of the plot.
gangster dr racketeer 31 id
any part in it,” the American says.
State police and investigators, the
paper adds, are “deliberately ‘laying
low’ until the child is returned,” and
D\a niel) Needham, Mjassachiusetitls
comimfssioner of public safety, in
(Continued on Page Four.)
WEATHER
FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Showers tonight, probably end
ing Saturday morning; slightly
warmer tonight in north portion.
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PEGGY McMATH
From. Canada to New York arv
far out to sea the search f 0 10-yea
old Peggy McMath, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Neil McMath of Harwich
port, Mass., formerly of Detroit, has
been extended. Attempts to rr./ike
contact with the kidnapers who ab
ducted he child from her school at |
The child wtwas kidnaped from he r sohool at Harwichport. Mas/, by
a negro and two white accomplices and is believed to be held on a sea
g-o-ng craft somewhere off the Massachusetts coast Both her maternal
and pia.ernal grandfathers are industrial millionaires
Vance Gets $6,000 in
First Distribution
For The JCurrent
Month
Raleigh. May 5.—(AP)— Allotments
to counties of May Federal relief
funds for North Carolina were an
nounced today by the Governor’s Of
fice of Relief. The May money totals
$866,000 and checks for $216,500 were
being mailed today.
Local communities- will supplement
the Federal aid with $355,936. making
h total of more than $1,000,000 to be
expended on relief this month.
The relief office estimates tjiat 128,-
234 “local” families will receive aid
in May, compared with 140,361 cared
for in April. In addition, 3,140 fa
milies, 7,314 local non-family indivi
duals and 8,185 transient individauis
are expected to be cared for in May.
Based on five persons to the family,
the May relief is expected to aid al
most 700000 persons.
An application for $750,000 for re
lief work in June has been made to
the Reconstruction Finance Corpora
tion. but approved has been withheld
in Washington.
Allotments of Federal money for
May included: Vance county, $6,000;
Franklin county, $5,000; Granville,
$7,000; Wlarren $5,000.
EARLY AGCOROON
REVENUE EXPECTED
Senate IBill in the Main
(Probably Will Be Ap
proved by Conferees
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel,
BY HENRY LESESNE.
Raleigh, May s—The opinion pre
vails here that the House and Sen
ate conferees on tilie revenue bill will
not be long in reaching a compro
mise and that their reoomfmenda
tions will ibe accepted without much
delay by both houses of the asseirtbly.
It is conceded here that the, House
will accept the revenue bill in about
the same shape that it was passed
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PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON
EXCEPT SUNDAY,
Harwich Center, Mass., have been
made in the vicinity of Cape Cod
where Colonel Lindbergh futilely at
tempted to meet the persons wlho
stole hi sson more han a year ago.
t'eggy is the granddaughter of Fran
cis C. McMath, millionaire indus
trialist of Detroit. Photo s are of
Feggy and her parents.
CABINET LEADERS
DESCRIBE RELIEF
- . i
Wallace and Roper Tell C.
of C. Group of Plans
for Recovery
Washington, May 5.—(AP) — Two
cabinet officers described to the
Chamber of Commerce of the United
States today their plan for assisting
agriculture and commerce.
Henry A. Wallace, secretary of ag
riculture, and Daniel C. Roper, sec
retary of commerce, asked the coop
eration of the business leaders in
wording out schemes they believe
will aid in the country's recovery
from the depression.
Roper proposed a “president’s coun-,
cil on business” to advise with the
government on economic conditions.
Wallace asked that “agriculture I
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KILLED BY A TRUCK
NEAR FAYETTEVILLE
Fayetteville, May 5 (AP) —John W.
Swindell, 15 of Norfolk, Va., was fat
ally injured ten mile s south of here
yesterday when run over by the rear
wheels of a truck on wwhich he was
riding.
The truck, driven by J. E. Poole,
of Norfolk, had been to Florida, and
the two were returning with a load of
oranges, Poole said the truck gave
out of bas and that Swindell jum)ped
off before the machine stopped mov
ing.
19 Dead, 200 Hurt
Alabama Tornado
Birmingham, Ala, May 4.—(AP)—
Nineteen persons were killed, and
more than 200 injured by a tornado
that swept three west Alabama com
munities shortly before dawn today.
Helena, a mountain village of 700
population, bore the brunt of the
storm, with 12 dead and nearly 100
injured.
The other communities struck were:
Demopolis, two killed; Centerville,
two killed; Brent„ three dead and
Adamsville, Union Grove, Coalmont
and smaller communities, where a
number were injured.
The storms added to the toll of
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TODAY
— T. 1
FIVE CENTS COPY
BILL TO BEVOTED
AIN PASSAGE
Action To 'Follow Five
Hours of Debate Late In
Day, With Success
i Now Assured
COSTS GUARANTEE
HALTS FARM BILL
House To Lay Electricity
Tax on Power Companies
Rather Than Consumers;
Gas Tax and Two Cents
Postage Also Near to Pas
sage in House
Washington, May 5. —(AP)—ln a
drive to clear up the remaining items
on the Roosevelt program, the House
today went to work on the securities
control! bill, agreeing to vote at the
end of five hours debate.
Passage was certain, and all but
committee amendments were barred.
Delay met the farm bill as House
leaders decided to have a vote Mon
day on whether to insist that the
Simpson plan for guaranteeing the
farmers their cost of production bo
taken ou' of the measure.
That point alone remained at issue
today between House and Senate on.
the important measure, but the issue
was a sharp one, with Secretary WaU
lace strongly opposed to inclusion of
the plan and the Senate equally deter
mined to keep it in.
The Senate today was in recess un
til Monday.
'Success was indicated for the
House proposal that /the three percent
electricity tax be transferred fom
consumer to the power com(panies.
A Senate fnance sub-committee ap
(Continued on Page Four.)
German Is *
In U. S. For
Conference
Dr. Schacht, Plead of
Reichsbank, Says
America Must Lead
the World Back
Washington, May 5 (AP)—Dr.
Hjalmar Schacht as spokesman
star Chancellor Adolf Hitler, of
Germany, reached WHshingirn
early this afternoon, to begin eco
nomic discussions at the Whit*
House with President Roosevelt.
New "York, May 5. —(AP) —Dr. Hi
jalmar Schacht, head of the German
Reichsbank, arrived for economic dis
cussions with President Roosevelt to
day and expressed the belief that this
country is the only one able to salve
the world’s problems.
“It is fine that America has taken
the initiative,” he said aboard the
liner Deutschland before being trans
ferred at Quarantine to the city tug
Macom “because we think you are the
only people who can solve the world's
problems.
“I am instructed by my chancellor
to express his warm regards for your
courageous president.”
May storms in the South, whit
swpet Louisiana, Arkansas and M:
sissippi. Two were killed in store
in the lower Mississippi valley ye
terday.
Alabama’s death list was expect*
to increase during the day as sever
of the injured were in s.uch critic
condition that phy s i cians said th l
had onl ya blender chance to recovi
Relief facilities of Birmingham ai
! nearby cities which last year we
taxed to capacity as disastrous to
nadoes killed 300 were funetionii
within an hour after the word oft)
i storms had been brought here.