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HENDERSON, GATEWAY TO CENTRAL CAROLINA. TWENTIETH YEAR IyjGAIH REJECTS FRENCH CURRENCY PLEA DEPOSITORS NAME ELECTORS GROUPS NEW STATE BANK Four Representatives Se lected by Page Trust Company and the North Carolina Bank JOINT BANKS ACT FURTHER THURSDAY New Bank Will Be Made Up of Best Assets of Three Old Institutions, With Capital Stock of $1,500,000, And With Loan From the Fed eral Government Rale ph. June 28 (AP)—Plans for the organization of a new State bank f r, v * rth Carolina moved a step electoiJS of the Page Trust Company met here and named four “depositor’s representatives," who will in tur n be stockholders in the new bank. This afternoon the electors of de positors of th North Carolina Bank and Trust Company will gather here to name their “depositors’ represen tatives" to serve in a s’milar capacity for that bank, and tonight in Char lotte a general meeting of depositors of the Independence Trust Company wijl name the four for that bank. Tomorrow the stockholders of the three banks involved will name two “stockholders' representatives" who will be members of the committee with the “depositors’ representatives " along with one man delegated by the Re construction Finance; Corporation. There will be a committee of seven fcr each of the tHree banks, and these groups wil elect directors of the new bank.- “- .... ». | The committees of seven will meet Friday to elect the directors of the proposed new $1 500,009 capital bank. The new bank will be made up fro the best, assets of the Page. North Carolina and Independence banks, and will have a loan from the R. F. C. Its policies and scope mtust be de termined by the new directors. 23 OPINIONS GIVEN BY SUPREME COURT Rale'gh. June 28 (AP) —The State Supreme Court today handecV 4own 23 opinions. A1 but one of the decisions dealt with civil cases. Th- ccurt upheld a Rowan county 1 judgmnt that the Salisbury Hospital, Inc., which has sought to have its property declared tax exsm.pt was liai>ble to Rowan county for taxes. Contracts Show Cuts 35 Percent Under Cash Plan, Would Get $954, 1 Under Rental Op tion $2,560 ' Raleigh. June 28.—(AP) —Cotton acr r age reduction reports from five of the State’s 67 cotton growing coun ties show tha the first farmers to 11 gn contracts agreed to reduce their acreage by 35 percent, Dean I. O. fcchaub said today. The five counties reported 60 con victs had been signed to retire 304 a<~r r '-s out of a total of 854 now grow ing cotton. Counties in which contracts were signed are Craven, Cumberland, Hoke Iredell and Rowan. The method of payment which the i i.it farmers selected was not report ed individually. Th:: composite report showed that ‘he farmers under the straight cash p’.an w 11 get $954, and under the ren -1 option plan they will receive $2,- • r /60 wi han option on 149 bales of f n at six cents a pound. «'«■ rage cash rental per acre amount a : i sll. 1 *• i, Schaub said the high yield P't acre in the first contracts was I')ohahly because the “best farmers tbgrM.ti first. One county’s report, however, was m of ijpf. with that county’s aver ‘ h ' ri product on that Washing ha koi another check, he said, h" <!<"•(n predicted that volume re ' n signed contracts will start c h-'o in about Friday or Saturday, i J ■ V h. I p- ■» PEftftY MfcMftmAL wtiuwsott Si at lit Itguaith *^ I THE A PRBM “ YELLOWJUVER CHANGING CHANNE j ® ) _ _ Present course ai^B J ||J Hwai riv er, old [Old bed of Yellow Hver "befor/ISS? river. |V~>r -pf 'I—L.) / m/m-rL The great Hwang Ho, the Yellow river of China, swollen’ by flood waters, may obliterate the dikes at Kalfeng and return to its old course to the south, which it left 81 years ago. If the river does take to the old river bed, it will sweep aw*y a million homes and Textile Industry Will Ban Labor By Children Makes Its Code More Stringent Under Industrial Recov ery Act in Face of Assault by Organized Labor; Merchant’s Statement Greeted by Applause Washington, June 28 —(AP)— The cotton textile industry, in the face of assault, from organized labor on the minimum wage-maximum work week cods proposed by it became law un der the industrial recovery act, agreed today to make that code more strin gent by banning child labor. Greeted by tumultuous applause in the packed Department of Commerce auditorium, T. M. Marchant, of jGreenville, S. C., president of the Cotton Manufacturers Association, an nounced the overnight decision upon resumption of hearings. GOVERNOR TO MAKE EAST APPOINTMENTS • » Conservation, Purchase And Industrial Board Jobs Most Important n*illr Dl-piit«*l* Tn the Sir Walter Hotel., ft J. C KAIKF.IIVIIiL.; Ra’eigh, June 28. —Governor J. C. B. Ehrjnghaus erpect? to make the rest of his appointments before the end of this week, he Said today, but would not specify any particular day. The only important appointments not yet made, an dexpected to be the next announced are as follows: Director of the Department of Con servatio nand Development. Director of the Division of Pur chase and Contract. One member of the Industrial Com mission. Most of the opinion here is that Colonel J. W. Harrelson will be re appointed as direptor of the conser vation department, although some think the post will be offered to R. Bruce Etheridge of Manfeo, Dare county, for a number of years a mem ber of the board of conservation and development, and a very close friend of Governor Ehringhaus. During the General Assembly, of which Etheridge was a member, he was regarded as one of the governor’s closest personal advisoros and as a member of the governor’s ’’mansion cabinet. There (Continued on Page Three.) BAD WEATHER HOLDS ITALIAN SEAPLANES Orbotello, Italy, June 28.—(AP) Bad weather again today caused post ponement of the start of 25 seaplanes for the Century of Progress Exposi -1 tion aj Chicago. rit —... ONLY DAILY 1 empty again into the Yellow sea, 400 miles south of its present mouth in the Gulf of Po. The photograph above shows the river pouring over its dikes in the pres ent disastrous flood. The map be low shows the present course of the river and the old river bed. Labor was marshalled there to seek wages higher than the sll and $lO weekly minimum set for mills of Norih and South, respectively, and hours less than the 40 weekly stipul ated in th? code. 1 Spokesmen for organized workers also had planned to insist on the against children at the looms; but Marchant’s assertion ap parently removed this dispute—he re vealing the agreement against employ ing “any person under 16 years of age during the period of the emer gency.” State Fair This Year Uncertain Raleigh, June 28. —(AP) —The fate of the State Fair continued to hang in the balance today as the State Board of Agriculture adjourned a two day meeting to gather here again next week and tackle that problem. W. A. Graham, commissioner of agriculture, said the morning meet ing of the board today was devoted to routine departmental business. “My board is made up of sensible and cautious men,” the commissioner said in discussing the fair problem. “The legislature Jl'effc, it wpth us whether to run a fair or not, but made no appropriation, and we must operate on gte receipts if we run. “There is a proposition to lease, which we cannot give out yet, that looks mighty good, and the board members are studying that from every angle before they reach any decision.” MAN KILLED IN FALL FROM RAIL TRESTLE Goldsboro, June 28. — (AP) —Lewis R. Waters, of Washington, D. C., was killed last night when he fell from an Atlantic Coast Line trestle ten miles north of here. Coroner T. R. Robinson said the death was accidental. SONS OF VETERANS MEET AT ATLANTA Richmond, Va., June 28. (AP); The 38th annual convention of the Sons of Congederate Veterans will be held September 5-6 at Atlanta, it was definitely announced today in an or der made public at the general head quarters of L he organization here. NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CARQT.TNA AND VuoJINIA. HENDERSON, N. C., WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 28, 1933 Maxwell Warning Against Delaying Raleigh, June 28.—(AP)— Allen J. Maxwell, State commissioner of revenue, today issued a warning to all bus nesses which come under the terms of “Schedule B” of the State license tax laws that a five percent penalty will be imposed on all unpaid licenses "after July 1. The commissioner said no exten sion would be granted. The license taxes, which apply to practically every retail, wholesale and brokerage business in the State and to most professions were due June 1. —■ ♦ Graham Resented Hill’s Ac tivities in the Recent General Assembly OUT GUNNING FOR HIM Armed With Opinion From Attorney General About Hill Being On Durham City Council; Elec tive Group Sticks Together > In the Sir Walter Hotel. Daily Dl«|intrk Rnrcna, BY J. O. BASKEUVILL. Raleigh, June 28 —There is more to the res'gnation of George Watts Hill, of Durham from the State Board of Agriculture than his mere resignation, according to those here who know what has bee n going on behind the scenes. Hill’s resignation was virtu ally demanded by Commission of Ag riculture William A. Graham at the first meeting of the new board here yesterday, when armed with an opin 4an i|r/l pared by /J*torney (General Dennis- G. -er the effect that Hill could not serVe as a miem ber of the Board of Agriculture and of the Durham City Council at the same time, Graham suggested that Hill res : gn from the board, which he properly did. It is being pointed out here today (Continued on Pae« Ttireei WALTER L. WHICHARD DIES FROM GUNSHOT Brother of Greenville Publisher Vic tim of “Unloaded Gun” In Hands of Friend Greenville, N. C., June 28 (AP) — Walter D. Wichard, 32-year-old news paperman, and brother of D. J. Wich ard, Jr., publisher of the Greenville Reflecor was instantly! killed here last night when a shot gun in the hands of Mack Henderson, a close friend was accidentally discharged. An inquest wa sdeemed unnecessary Wichard, who was associated with the eflector, was talking to Hender son in the latter’s yard when Hend erson picked up the gun thinking it emptjy. Tblet entitle load of shot pierced Whichard’s chest near the heart, killing him instantly. Funeral services were scheduled for this afternoon at 5 o’clock at Memo rial Baptist chuurch. THREE YEARS Pecora Says E\idence Shows Kuhn, Loeb Head Had I Avoided Paying Washington, June 28 (AP)—Ferdi nand Percora, counsel of the Senate Banking Committee said today his partner of the Kuhn, Loeb Company, evidence showed Otto H. Kahn, senior paid no income tax in 1930, 1931 or 1932. Pecora told newspapermen he ex pected to subbmit evidence that the income tax payments of the firm's partners in other years was “negligi ble.” I The disclosures were expected by in vestigators to give further impetus to the drive for changes in the tax laws.. Evidence recently was received that partners of J. P. Morgan and Com pany paid no income taxes in 1931 or 1932, and only $48,000 in 1930. WEATHER FOB NORTH CAROLINA. Partly cloudy, with local thun | dershowers Thursday and on the coast tonight; not much change [ in temperature. _ MANY WAR VETERANS LOSE HOME | !'■■ ■■■ ill <■ Jr : ■ Veterans of both the World war and the Spanish-American war, recently discharged from the Sol diers’ Home at Johnson City, Tenn., as a result of the federal economy program, are shown Application Blanks For Works Loans Are Ready Cities, Counties and Private Agencies May Now Pro ceed To Arrange Their Requests for Government Loans; Minute Det a ils Must Be Furnished Washington, June 28.—(AP)—Ap>- plication blanks for loans from the Federal public works administration were ready today to aid cities, coun ties and private agencies eager for a share in the $3,300,000,000 fund. But the forms are usless until State 'administrations are set up. Secretary Ickes, chairman of the cabinet board in charge of the con struction fund, hopes nominees for State administratorships can be put on President Roosevelt’s desk on his return from his vacation, and that things can be set under way imme diately. A wealth of information is asked for by the blanks, which on the r first page request, besides a description of the project, this: Roosevelt Still Held Up By Fog Laweman’s Bay, Rogue Island, Maine, June 28 —(AP) —Fog continued to hold President Roosevelt In this little bay today and the delay had forced the sailing chief executive practically to abandon his plan to match the little schooner Amebrjack II against the rushing tides of the Boy of Fundy off the Nova Scotia shore. Sixty hours of inactivity found the President still laughing and attempt ing to bolster the spirits of his crew all of them younger than he and less experienced in the powers of the weather over vessels —not excepting even a president.al schooner. First Meeting of New Highway Body To Be On July 10 Raleigh. June 28. —(AP) —Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus today postponed until July 10 the first meeting of the new State Highway and Public Works Commission, which had been called here Saturday, because of the con tinued illness of E. B. Jeffress, chair man of the present and the new high way group. Mr. Jeffress was reported to be do ing fairly well, but it is not expected that he can leave his bed this week. He is suffering from a kidney ail ment. The present highway commission, which goes out of office when the new highway and public works body is sworn in, had been called to meet Friday of this week, but that meet ing, too was cancelled. HAWKS WON’T JOIN HUNT FORTMATTERN New York, June 28. —(AP)— Chicago representatives of Jim my Mlattem missing round-the world flier, wer einformed today by telegram that it would be “im practicable” for Frank Hawks, speed filer, to assist in the search for him at this time. PUBLISHED EVERY AFTBBNOOM EXCEPT SUNDAY, gathered around the city square, most of them homeless and broke. Their disability allowance was cut off when they were unable to satisfactorily prove their service connection. Has work been started? Are con struction plans ready now? When will they be ready? How long will it take to complete construction? Is the pro ject part of a larger plan or program? Estimates of labor, materials, en gineering an dintergst. costs are called for, l^-Statement of the financial status of the applicant with )th)e pertinent ,remark for political sub-division: Is the budget balanced? If not, what steps are being taken to balance it? The document also asks bout lhe tx situation, the total'bonded indebt edness of the applicant, political sub division, the legal bonded debt limit and its percent ol valuation, and a statement showing the necessity for the project. SSS F. P. Spruill Explains Ques tioning of Superintend ent Marrow ’•« -' Daily Dlnitaleh Unrena, In the Sir Walter Hotel. IIV J. C. HASKFIRVILL. Rale gh. June 23.J-trhe State School Commission is not composed of “yes saying” commissioners, neither are its members ‘‘petty tyrants,” as an editorial in the Raleigh News and Ob server of Sunday, June 25, would make it appear, F. P. Spruill of Rocky Mount, a member of the com mission from the foiir h congression al district, told the editor of the News and Observer in a letter today, reply ing to its editorial of Sunday. This editorial, entitled “No Place for Petty Tyrants’’ took the commis sion to task because it called before it last week Superintendent H. B. Marrow of Johnston county, to ques tion him concerning %ns lobbying ac tivities against the Griffin machinery law during the 1933 General Assem bly, an d n support of certain other measures sponsored by the North Car olina Education Association. The edi torial said: “It is difficult to see how any good purpose could have been served by the State School Com mission’s quizzing of H. B. Marrow ....to satisfy that body as to the de gree of ‘sympathy’ which might be expected from hi mis the commission gave its approval to his re-elecition. On the contrary, such arbitrary quiz zing might definitely reduce the ‘sympathy’ of the people of the State (Continued on Paae Three.). Canadian Named Rotary President For Coming Year Boston, Mass., June 28. —(AP) — John Nelson, at one time editor and publisher of several leading Canadian newspapers, was today unanimously elected president of Rotary Interna tional at the 24th annual convention of that organization. The convention re-elected Rufus F. Chapin, of Chicago, to be secretary. PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY DRAMATIC APPEAL rj TO MOLEY TO PEG DOLLAR IS TALKED Led by France, Gold Bloc Is Using All Its Powers To Get Britain To Join Them IGNORE AMERICAN STAND AS STATED Group Said Already To Have Brought Up Stabili. zation Privately With Ame. ricans; Pittman’s Gold Re solution Has Been Given Unanimous Approval Ixmdon, June 28.—(AP) —Fresh overtures to the United States to stabilize the dollar with the Bri tish pound and the French franc were understood uthoritatively today to have been rejected. London, June 28.—(AP)—The Eu ropean gold bloc nations redoubled their efforis this afternoon t 0 obtain British support for the gold standard. Central bank representatives of France, Holland, Switzerland and Bel gium conferred with the British at the Bank of England. There was, it was said, a “flicker of hope" that the British might give some satisfaction.” 1 Dramatic Appeal. A dramatic call on Assistant Sec retary of State Raymond Moley to help sve the gold sandard by a tacit understanding to maitnain the dollar somewhere near the present level was under consideration today by the four gold countries, it was understood in nformed quarters. The gold bloc was using all Its energy to persuade Britain either to. stabilize the pound on the franc or to find a formula by which part of the present pressure on the currencies (Continued on Page Six.) Man Is Shot By Young Woman on Busy Broadway New York, June 28.—(AP)—An at tractive young woman fired a bullet into the head of Albert Pearson, 28, near one of the busiest corners in the Broadway theatrical district about dawn today. Leaving Pearson prone on the side walk, she stepped into a taxicab and sped away. A moment or two later a young wo man entered a police station nearby. “I am Marquita Lopez, a night club hostess,” she said. “I've just shot a man.” She refused to say anything else. Police, after taking a pistol with one exploded cartridge from her handbag, took her a hospital where Pearson lay near death. He refused to identify her as the woman who shot him. “I like her, I like her,” he said again and again. Two More States In Wet Group California and W?st Virginia Speed Out look for Liquor By New Year’s v - Washington, June 28.—(AP)—Anti prohibitionists today looked upon the action of West Virginia and Califoiv nia in joining the procession of wet states as having heightened the pos sibility of repealing the eighteenth amendment before next New Year’s day. Sixteen states have already votec to remove the prohibition law fronr the Constitution, and 17 others have definiely set elections for this year Both prohibitionists and anti-pro hibitionists admit four others Florida, Missouri, Montana and Utal —may act before 1934. Only two states—Nebraska ant. South Dakota—have def.nitely decid ed against voting this year. 1 That, leaves n'no states with no indica'icr as to their probable action. Thirlv-six sates must vote for re- I peal if the amendment is taken out I of the Constitution.
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