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HENDERSON, GATEWAY TO CENTRAL CAROLINA. TWENTIETH YEAR Stresses own peansrt economic paal :y Individual Cotton Slash Must Be Not Under 25 Pet. And Not More Than 40Pet. NEW RULING MADE IN WASHINGTON IS WIRED TO SCHAUB State's Share of 10,000,000 Reduction on Govern ment Pay Plan la 363,000 Acres alternative' PLANS OPEN FOR GROWERS Rental and Optional Bene fits Combined or Only Cash Rental Provided, But North Carolina Will Be Paid for Only 363,000 Acres Slash Raleigh. June 20.—(AP) North Carolina's share in the minimum of 10.1)00,000 acres to be retired from cot tjn production in the South this sea son is 363,000 acres. Dean I. O. Schaub. of N. C. State College, was notified today by telegraph from Washington. Under the quota set for North Caro !.na, the State 90,000 cotton farmerh must agree to plow up or otherwise j completely retire from production at least 363.000 acres of land now in cot ton, Schaub said. Eefoie any farmer may snare in the rental and option benefit offered by the government in its cotton reduc tion plan, he must retire as much as 25 per cent of his individual acreage and not over 40 percent, the dean was advised. The 25 to 40 percent limitation ih,a new ruling. Schaub said, as it had been previously understood the mini mum would be 30 percer;* and the maximum the farmer’s entire crop. Th~ dean called attention to the al ternative plans offered farmers allow ing them to chose between rentals and optional benefits combined, or take only a cash rental. North Carolina cotton growers will b* paid for retiring only 363,000 acres. Schaub haid. NEW FIRE CHIEF AT WILMINGTON NAMED Wilmington. June 20 (AP) —J. F. ! ZiUars Wilmington fireman 1 since | 1905. was appointed fire chief today to succeed Charles Schnilbben, fire chief who was fatally injured Friday tight when his automobile crashed as he was en route to a fire Deficit Os State Near 14 Million Mounts Over $700,- 000 Since Estimate Made During Leg islature, He Says DEICIT O F Raleigh. June 20.—(AP) Henry Burke, Budget Bureau executive, tiaia'ed today that the State’s current deficit on June 30 when the fiscal year "*ill ' nd, will be close to $14,000,000. Ihe deficit was estimated during he 1033 legislature to be some $13,- *oo.ooo, Burke said, but retrocative r hool hiws passed by the General As sembly will result in an increase of $700,000 to SBOO,OOO. General fund notes to the extent of $12,230,000 are now outstanding and thp srritual furitl cash overdraft as of ,f;f| ay was $1,536,000. Againsi its total deficit, the State has several millions of dollars in the highway fund, but that money is kept x epaiaie, and is used for road bonds '''bleat and road work ‘he legislature authorized the is u;inoe of bonds to fund the deficit ’ * bir;h has been created since 1930-31, ’ nt no £‘ep2 io the bonds have '--no taictn. Hmtiimtson Dathi Slfajiatrbl r or 1 TITb A as“SoXtbd PRBB» C " Rebel Against Pay Cut , . . Leaders of the railway brotherhoods who met in'Chicago and agreed to ignore the announcement recently made by the General Managers’ Asso ciation relative to a proposed 12 *4'«per cent cut in rail labor wages. Left to right, are: A. F. Whitney, Martin F. Ryan; (standing) N. S. Berry and A. O. Smith. They represent four unions. Currency Stabilization In Near Future Unlikely Stocks Recede at 1 Noon From Peaks New York, June 20—(AP)—Trad ing in stocks continued active to dhy but early gains ranging to around $3 were subject to heavy profit-taking, and prices at noon were but slightly changed from the previous close. With the dollar still weak against foreign currences, brisk buying appeared at the opening. However, traders appeared anxious to take profits accruing from Mon day’s broad advance, and, after <he first half hour, the market failed to make headway, later slipping well under the highs. Commodities were sluggish. OLD LINERS WOULf SOFT PEDAL BOOZE Would Have Young Demo crats Avoid Commitment On Repeal Issue In the Sir Walter -Hotel. Dully Dispatch Bareaa, BY J C. DASKEItVIIiL.. Raleigh, June 20. —“Ambassador” B. Fritz Smith has come back. Whether recalled by the powers that be in the State organization of Young Democrats, or wheter FljUz volun tarily decided it was time to come back to Raleigh, is not known. But Fritz is back, considerably worried and somewhat chastened by the pub (Continued on Page F'our.) RESERVE AVIATION OFFICER IS KILLED Langley Field,, Va., June 20— (AP) —Second Lieutenant Edmund L. Jackson, 22, reserve army officer if Wagner, S. C., was almost instantly killed in an airplane crash on Plum Island, near the flying field here, this morning. Lieutenant Jackson, while engaged as pilot in gunnery practice, struck a ground target and damaged a wing of his plane. He continued in fhght, but, after reaching a height of about 100 feet, crashed back to earth. The flier, who had been at Langley field for about three months, is sur vived by his widow, Mrs. Fannie Jackson, of Wagner., only daily U. S. Government Foresees No Such Turn In Events and Time For It Is Not Yet Here WILL DEPEND^UPON NEW DEVELOPMENTS Conditions Here Proceeding Satisfactorily Without | Stabilization, and When More Nearly Normal Turnj Comes, True Worth May Be Established Washington, June 20-—(AP) —* No stabilization of currencies in the im mediate future is foreseen by the United Stated government. The belief of the administration was expressed through the Treasury today that the time had not yet arrived to consider currency stabilization, and that the settlement of the question would depend upon developments. It was said conditions in thiih coun try are proceeding satisfactorily without stabilization, and by waiting until conditions reach a more normal level the true worth of various cur rencies could be determined. The explanation of the government’s attitude, toward the question followed the Treasury’s announcement yehter day that the American government could not consider entering into an agreement at the London economic conference to stabilize currencies, ex cept in the light of solution other problems facing the conference. WETS START FORMING THEIR ORGANIZATION High Point June 20 (AP)—Organi zation of forces of the State favour able to repeal of the eighteenth amend iment will be the obj-ect -of a meet ing here tonight at wihich only ac credited delegates from several or ganizations will be present. , GOVERNOR ATTENDS FREEMAN FUNERAL Raleigh. June 20.—(AP)— Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus, as well as a number of other State officials, went to Goldsboro today to attend funeral services of Colonel George K. Free man, prominent attorney and Demo cratic leader, who died in Charlotte Sunday. -a.■ NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VUTOINIA. HENDERSON, N. C., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 20, 1933 Dry Weather Cuts .Tobacco 30 Prcnt. Ra’eigh, June 20.— (AP) —Two prominent men from Eastern North CarcHina l&aid 2iere today that the drought prevailing In that section has cut the tobacco crop from 20 to 30 percent, and is se riously curtailing the com crop. State Senator A. B. Corey, of Pitt county, said the dry weather of the last two to three weeks has materially injured crops in his county, but that rainh in Beaufort have helped keep crops close to normal. John B. Porter, telephone com pany executive of Tarboro, said he made a trip through Eastern North Carolina last week and yesterday and figured tobacco is cut at least thirty percent. uevK WITH THE FARMERS No High Pressure Methods Will Be Applied to Force Leases Os The Government successor pLan IS UP TO GROWERS Dean Schaub Says Proposi tion Is Eminently Fair, With Everything To Gain On Part of Farmer as Gov ernment Assumes AH the Money Risk Daily DiSjtntfta nnrenn, In the Sir Waller Hotel. ’* v .1 r. IMSKERVIM. I Raleigh, June 20—It is entirely up ; to North Carolina cotton farmers as to whether or not they will cooperate with the Federal government to help reduce .the surplus of cotton and abandon or destroy -the 400,000 acres of this year's cotton crop in North arolina. Dean I. O. Schaub, head of the State College Agricultural Exten sion Service said here today. No 'coercion or undue persuasion will be lused i n an effort to get th e cotton farmers of the State to agree to the (plan. Denn Schaub said, whose en>- Itiire Agricuitvrnl (Extension organic zation in the State has been drafted by the United States Department of Agriculture and the administration of the new farm adjustment act recent ly passed by Congress. The State rwide (campaign to secur e the reduo tion of 400,000 acres of cotton now (Continued on Page Five.) $240,000 Paid Out From Cotton Pool Throughout State Raleigh June 20 —Money in circu lation in North Carolina was increas ed by nearly a quarter of a million dollars this week as seasonal jpool members of the North Carolina Cot ton Growers Cooperative Asociation received final settlement checks averi* aging more than $lO per bale on their 1932 cotton. The checkks, totaling $240,000 went into the mail Monday night, just one week after sales of all seasonal pool cotton had been completed. “The working up of the accounts of the several thousand members partici pating On the pool to make the final settlement in one week’s time sets a new mark of efficiency for the office force,” said U. Benton Blalock, gen eral manager, in announcing the set tlement. Mr. Blalock also recalled that this payment follows an “evening-up” dis tribution which was made to members 30 days ago. \ Sun Rides High And Mighty As Both Carolinas Sizzle In Summers Heat * , (By the Associated Press.) The sun rode high and mighty over .the Carolinah today, sending the mer cury sizzling upward toward new high records for the summer. At Charlotte just after noon, tho reading was 93.4, and officials said the temperature was expected to go above yesterday’s record of 96. Concord sweltered under a heat re Industrial Control Law Will Get Its First Test Tuesday In Textile Plan “Code of Fair Competition” Agreed on by That Indus try Fixes Wages and Hours HIGHER PAY GIVEN BUT HOURS LONGER That Is, Longer Than Gov ernment Plan Conemplates 40 Instead of 30; Other Industries (Watching Out come as Guide for Their Own Interests June 20 (AP) —The first try-out of the new industrial con trol law will come a week from today in public hearings, and from the re sultant government decision upon the (proposal may emerge a clear indica tion of the extent to which labor will !be benefited in the recovery program. The textile agreement proposes to increase workers’ pay 30 iper cent and to cut working hours 20| per cent to a maximum of 40 hours a week. A particular point which the other in dustries are watching closely is whe ther President Roosevelt and Hugh iS. Johnson, the industrial director will approve the 40-hour week, or re quire something nearer the 30-hour jplan agitated at th e recent session of Congress. Already accepted by cotton textile mills owning more than two-thirds of the spindles and looms in the coun try this “code of fair competition” specifies that northern textile work ers shall get* at least sll and those in Ithe South $lO for th e shorter week. As Johnson announced this hear ing and the appointment of a num ber of aides, dther phases of the re covery program advanced Initial steps were taken for the expenditure of $238,000,000 on new ships for the navy and $400,000,000 for reads. SPRINGS MILLS ARE MERGED INTO GROUP Charlotte, June 20.—(AP)—Mer ger of the cotton, textile manufac turing plants of the Springs in-, terests in South Carolina, operat ing 350,000 spindles, was an nounced here today by Captain Elliott. White Springs, president. The plants have an aggregate cap italization of more than $4,000,- 000. Women Fix Plans For 1936 Jobs Washington, June 20 (AP) —Femi- nine Democracy’s goal for 1936 was defined (today as a woman assistant .secretary for every one of the gov ernment departments. Miss Sue Wlhite, acting leader of (Democratic women, pronounced this conquest of (the “little cabinet” as the next objective. It has no women, now. As executive secretary of the wo man's division of the Democratic com mi'ttee_ Miss White has been chosen by Business and Professional Wo men’s Clubs td present the topic “Wor nqen in Public. Office,” at a Century <of Progress Exposition meeting in 'July. j • • ‘She said today she plans topredict the sweep of all !ten Federal de partment sas the next feminist line of advance. gistering around 99 at midday, thd reading being a record this year. Rock Hill had 98 at 12:15, which equalled the year’h record for that time, al though the high there for the sum mer was 101. The mercury went to 98 1-2 at Statesville, with the hottest part of the day yet to come. Raleigh, saw a new record for the year, when its official thermometer went to 97 1-2 at 1:05 p, m., and fore PUBLISHBD EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY* Wheat Administrator Mm Ugh m. , ■:'# Frederick C. Howe President Roosevelt’s choice for chief of the trade agreement sec tion of the farm act administra tion, in charge of wheat and other commodities on which agreements are to be sought, is Frederick C. Howe of New York. During the Wilson regime Howe was com missioner of immigration at th® ~ port of Now York -5S Management of Principal Lines Get Suggestion From J. C. B. Eastman, Rail Coordinator ASKS POSTPONEMENT OF PROPOSED SLASH Course of Events Will De pend on Subsequent Deve. lopments, Eastman Says After Conference, Which He Characterizes as “Most Satisfactory” Washington, June 20. —(AP)—Rail- road management today received a suggestion from administration sour ces that proposed wage reductions be postponed. Joeph B. Eastman, coordinator of transportation, conferred in an un official capacity this morning with the management committee of the carriers, which is handling a proposal for a permanent reduction of 22 1-2 percent in railroad wages. At the close of the conference East man indicated that he had suggested to the railroad managers that the is sue be postponed. “The course of events,” he said, “will depend on subsequent develop ments.” “We had a most satisfactory con ference, and there probably will be more meetings.” ! WEATHER FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Generally fair, continued warm tonight and Wednesday. casters there looked for a 99 degree top before close of the day. Meanwhile, orchardists and farm ers over various hections complained, that lack of rain ana the continuing beat would seriously damage crops. Various officials said the drought wa3 approaching serious proportions 1 . The forecast for the Carolinas to night and tomorrow was generally fair and continued warm. 6 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COP PITTMAN’S MONEY 4 PROPOSAL Resolution, Aimed Ghiiefljr at Rehabilitating Silver, Is Approved By Roosevelt U. S. NOT YETREADY TO RETURN TO GOLD Must Be Assured It Will Work First; French Sense Chance To Force America Back on Gold, But Their Move Is Quickly Blocked by U. S. Experts Washington, June 20.—(AP) The American government has seized upon 'he present as the psychological mo ment to press its own proposals upon the world .economic conference. Today Raymond Motey, assistant secretary of state, and closest of President Roosevelt’s advisors, is en route to London and Bernard M. Baruch takes over unofficial but real supervision of Washington policy. He has no Fedeial appointment or salary but from a State Department office is acting as contact man between the vacationing President and the Amer ican delegation at London and the key departmental officials in the cap ital. SILVER’S REHABILITATION OBJECT OF PITTMAN MOVE London., June 20.—(AP)Senator Key Pit!man s sensational monetary re solution, the main purpose of which is the rehabilitation of silver, was the dominant issue before the world eco nomic conference today, and received such support that both Secretary of State Cordell Hull and the senator later declared they were very much encouraged. In connection with the discussion of this important resolution, tho Am erican representatives made two vital points definitely clear: That the resolution, not only has the approval of the American delegation, (Continued on Page Five.) TO PROBE SALARIES OF LISTED CONCERNS Trade Commissi <*:i To Show Pay ments by Firms Traded in on . Stock and Curb Markets Washington,, June 20 (AP)—TWa Federal Trade Commission expects to launch soon an‘investigation of the salary schedules of corporations whose securities ar e listed on the New York Stock and Curlb Exchanges. Chairman Charles March said today that while the inquiry has not yet !been directed formally, it “soon will (be.” • A report on salaries paid by such 'corporations 'was requested by the Senate in a resolution of Sehktor- Costigan, Democrat, Colorado. Air though not required by law to fulfill such requests unless both houses of Congress make the demand, the com mission has full authority to go (ahead. I Hitlerism Outlawed In Austria But Hiterlites Look Upon Government Measures as Fuse tc Powder Keg Vienna, June 20.—(AP) —Hitlerism a dominant force of law and govern ment in Germany, is an outlawed re volutionary movement in Chancello Hitler’s native country today. Many of the German leader’s Am trian followers were in jail accuse of being terrorists and responsible so a series of bombings that led th Austrian government to issue a dras tic decree outlawing the Austria Nazi. An indication that the Nezi fra*l ly accepted the dissolution edit c Chancellor Dollfuss’ government as challenge was seen in comments • Hitlerite spokesmen, one’’of whiim a sertqji the decree lighted a fuse lead * ing to a powder barrel. 1 Another maintained “we are ready to die for a great Germany.”
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