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HENDERSON gateway TO CENTRAL CAROLINA TWENTIETH YEAR N.C.Storm Loss 2 Million Higher Prices Are Assured As Tobacco Markets Resume In North Carolina Shortly MANUFACTURERS IN NEAR ACCORD WITH FEDERALJFFICIALS Price Problem for 1933 Will Be Solved In Schedules Fixed Next Week Are Adopted BUYING COMPANIES WILL OFFER PLANS Production Campaign Has Already Closed in South Carolina and in Many Points In North Carolina, But Many Small Farmers Are Still Holding Out Washington, Sept. 16.—(AP)-Pro pesx toward a marketing agreement through which higher prices would be paid for flue-cured tobacco today re-ulted in Farm Administration of ficials asserting they expected a pub ic heari lg on the proposed tSx next vc?k. At a conference yesterday between Farm Administration ■* officials anil tpresentalives of flue-cured manu acturers, the latter expressed them e'.ves as in substantial agreement vith the request of the administra icn tha' higher prices be paid for to mcco when markets reopen in North Carolina and South Carolina. J. B. Hutson and other officials :f the administration's tobacco sec ion presented definite proposals to he flue-cured buyers. These were ac tpted in substanc. it was s*id today, >ut the manufacturers premised to !raw proposals of their own and sub nit them to the Farm Administra icn. The continuance of informal cor>- e’enct? today led farm officials to ee! that most difficulties had been clved, and that the way was open or the public hearing on the mar keting agreement next week. It would set the prices which are o be paid for flue-cured tobacco and, f accepted, would probably solve the 'rice problem for thi3 year. Fiue-cured tobacco markets in forth Carolina and South Carolina ?::e closed by orders of the gover nors because of dissatisfaction with "w pric“3 to growers. Since 'hat time a production con rol campaign for flue-cured tobacco ‘is been inaugurated, and will close r midnight September 20, Hutson an -unetd today. Processing taxes on flue-cured and ’he: typps of tobacco have been levied •bo, effective October 1. Hutson said that, in effect, the pro action campaign had already closed R South Carolina and in some sec (Continued on Page Three.) Mgn-Up On Tobacco Is Continued ilore Opportunity to Be Given S m a l l Growers To Sign Agreement Offered Haleigh. Sept. 16—(AP)—The whirl r; 'td campaign to bring about a3O cent reduction in the tobacco aere- Sf? for the next two y#ars, scheduled G end tonight, will continue until ' ''"inesday. The extension was made, Dean I. r) Schaub, of Norh Carolina, State Foliage announced, in order to give small planters more time to sign thr government contracts. Planters of 75 percent of North Car f|i crage acreage for the past 5,1 ye. us have already agreed to ’ ,i! I heir acreage in or der to bring nt parity prices of around 17 cc "b : on this year’s crop. Wnttiu'rsmt L THK E V "'“.y SERVICE OP IHL ASSOCIATED PRESS No U, S. Intervention In Cuba, Ambassador States In New Cuban Move C" Colonel Blaz Hernandez, who looms as a serious threat to the rule of Provisional President Ramon Grau San Martin in turbulent Cuba. Her nandez recently fled Havana and is said to be organizing a following of disgruntled military with a view to ousting the new regime. He hopes to gain support of all factions op posed to Grau San Martin. fCentral Press) NEW BOOKKEEPING SYSTEM PLANNED State Department of Reve nue To Go in For Mech anical Methods Dally Dlai»ntoh Rnrrna, Jn the Sir Walter Hotel. nv .1 C. UANKEItVILL. Raleigh, Sept. 16 —A more efficient and bdtter coordinated bookkeeping system wall probbaJbly be Dusibaif.ed in the State Department of Revenue as a pant of the reorganization now bang worked out by executive As sistant Commissioner of Revenue M. ! C. S. Noble, Jr., in an effort to get more irevenue from; existing tax laws by tightening up on collections, it was reliably learned today. Dr. Noble declined ito comment on. this (phase of his reorgaintzaition plans or to staite definitely (whether a fully coordinated system of mechanical bookkeeping would be installed in all divisions, similar to the one already in vise in the sales tax division. He did say, however, that* in his efforts to bring, about a more efficient ad minisLnartion of the tax laws and the 'collection of more revenue from them, that consideration i® b©'ng given to “every possible means that may help us attain greater efficiency. ’* Newest Machines The very latest type of nipr-hanical •bookkeeping machines and system c f ■of mechanical accounting ha~. 3’rerdl.y (been installed in the sales la-: A -' sio-rn, a/nd the results are considered •most satisfactory. The irvachnes and the system are similar to those iu<*ed 'in aX the large (banks of th: country and assure a complete bal ancing of every day’s business every day, assuring an accurate check or# mil receipts and the day. The representative of the \ccrcNa(ny that mafnufac.tu'vrs machines and iiwt" 11 ? his been .seen frequently lately visifcnr »t,hc budget bureau and the offices cf (Continued Pa*e Threc-i ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER Marines May Land, How ever, To Protect Ameri can Lives and Proper ty, if Necessary PRESIDENT AGAIN REFUSES TO QUIT Grau San Martin Tells His Opponents Plainly He Will Not Get Out for Some One Else; Welles Has First Con tack With New Havana Government Havana, Sept. 16. —(AP) —American Ambassador Sumner Welles held a long secret session today with a com mittee of the student directorate, staunch supporters of President Grau San Martin. This was the ambassador’s first contact with the new government and came at a time when Grau San Mar-! tin, in another closed meeting, told} his strongest opponents that he would not accede to their demands that he} resign the presidency, to which he! ascended less than a week ago. Welles was said by/h student spokes man to have expressed approval of the directorate’s pro-government pro gram. The ambassador left the con ference apparently well pleased, but did not comment. A student repre sentative said Welles had sought an explanation Os criticism directed at him from some quarters, and had de nied rumors he was protecting some 500 army and navy officers entrench ed in the national hotel. The student spokesman quoted the ambassador as saying there would be no American intervention in Cuba, al though it is possible American Ma rines may be landed if the property and lives of Americans in Cuba are menaced. Meanwhile, powerful forces, includ ing the A B and O C R R, secret societies, the Nationalist followers of Colonel Carlos Mendieta and support ers of former president Mario G. Menocal, during a protracted session insisted he make way for a new gov ernment oi national scope. The meeting of the opposition fac tions fa?icd to reach an accord, the president announced. Another meet ing will be conducted unday after noon. ,j . WEATHER FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Generally fair tonight and Sun day, except rain in extreme north east portion tonight. Daily Dispatch To Publish Picture Rotogravure Issue > It is well for a community occas ionally to take stock of its own achievements and dedicate itself anew to larger future objectives. With ths above in view, we propose to present a worthy, comprehensive photo picture of the varied advan tages of Henderson, Vance county and the surrounding territory i n a hand some pictorial rotogravure edition, which will be a permanent record of the progress and development of this section during the past few years. This edition Will be issued in the modern tabloid form, so as to give it permanency. In this convenient form attractive treatment of the sub ject matter, and comprehensiveness, the edition will make an ideal piece of community publicity for use by civic clubs of the territory covered for the next several years. The pic torial rotogravure issue will consist chiefly of pictures, showing farm • PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AKm VTRfiTNTA' HENDERSON, N. C., SATURDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 16 1933 P 'wuHwyri, w. ft STORM PASSES HENDERSON BY «r High Wind* and Drizzle of Rain Only Evidence Os Coastal Hurricane Experienced In This City, Ad vance Warnings to C ity Fail To Materialize A high wind, the velocity of which could not be definitely determined, blew here all last night, and was the only reminder to this city and sec tion of the tropifcal hurricane that struck the North Carolina coast in the vicinity of Morehead City and Cape Hatteras late Friday and Fri day night. The wind was accompani ed by a drizzling rain part of the time Warnings were sent here Friday by the American Red Cross in Washing ton to make ready for a very real emergency as the result of the hur ricane, and ths local chapter, through John Boddie Crudup, its chairman, was asked to notify doctors and re lief workers to be in readiness for such calls as might be made upon Hurricane Lashes Coast Os Virginia U. S. Tobacco Men Sent To Raleigh Washington, Sept. *I6.—(AP) The Department of Agriculture plans to establish an office at Ra leigh,. N. C., in order to cooperate I more fuliy with flue-cured tobacco growers, it was learned here today The plan was discussed with a group of eastern North Carolina tobacco buyers and factory repre sentatives. J. Y. Joyner, of La- Grange, N. C., and Tucker Watkins of South Boston, Va., former offi cials of the old Virginia-North Carolina cooperative association, will be placed in charge of the of fice, it was said. SON OF MEEKINS ' MAY BECHAIRMAN t Wants To Head Republican State Executive Com. mittee In 1934 Dally nt.pnfofc flnr.—n In the 31r Walter Hotel. J. C DiKKEliril.t,. Raleigh, Sepz. 16.—W. C. Meek ins, of Hendersonville, is a candidate for the chairmanship of th* State Re publican Executive Committee, his friends here report. Meekins spent several days here this week on busi nss. He is a son of U. S. District Judge I. M. Meekins, of Elizabeth City, but who spends much of his time holding Federal court here. If elected chairman of the State Executive Committee, Meekins will try to do two things, fContinued on Page Three.) crops, industries, schools, public utilities, commercial enterprises, etc. All in an earnest effort so to pic ture the commercial progress, agri cultural development, home, social, educational and religious advance ment and the genera advantages of this section, as to invite new capita, new industries, and worthwhie new citizens. In this age a town or city must eith go forward or backward. The day of standing &til and drifting has passed. If one community does not take ad vantage of its natural resources and opportunities, and make a bid for growth, then another one nearby will step in and carry away the prize, while the delinquent town will fan behind. There are many ways that one can help one.-? self progress in the scheme of life....if we ad take it upon our selves to have a little more pride in our community and plan that every thing we do must be for the good of them. It was requested that arrange ments be made to care for injured by means of providing for food, shelter and c.othing, and for the setting up of machinery for the soliciting of funds. In short, everything was to be made ready to handle what was feared would be a critical situation. And plans were made. Information of the receipt of the alarming telegram was quickly noised abroad over the city, and some of the schools dismissed ahead of time on the basis of reports that the hurricane was expected to strike in late after noon. One or two stores closed early so their clerks could get home before 'Continued on Pass Piv<* > Terrific Dam ag e Done in 65 - Mile Gale Battering Nor folk and Cape Area Norfolk, Va., Sept. 16 (AP) A tropi cal hurricane roaring north aft er a de-i'ruoTive sweep over the North Carolina coast lashed the Virginia -coast (today to add t 0 its toll in dam age by winds end' high waters. Trees were blown down i n Norfolk end. telephone and power lines were damaged as the gale rose to 55 miles en hour in the crjty. I n , the first bat tering, the storm which weather ex perts said would reach its peak after 4 p. m. a wind Velocity of 65(miles an hour was reported ait Cape Henry This afternoon a coast guard patrol beat was sent to the assistance, of a yacht reported i n distress with three persons aboard off Lambert’s Pont. The Lt’-ttile Island (coast ggua/rd sta fbn. 14 miles south of Virginia Beach was tbamdoned by the six men on. ■duty. a;md the ystarted walking to ir ginia Beach. < Steamer In Tow In Delaware Bay After Explosion Cape. May, N. J., Sept. 16 (AP)— Leaking badly after her holier blew out near the entrance of Delaware (Bay. the -steamer B-eckwiith, o-ut of tßeedvYJle, Va., wa eitlaken Sn tok hby Coast guard cutter Galatea today and was being brought up the bay. Meise-aiges from the- steamer New -Brunswick aind (the battleshi’fp New Mfexico toQd of the vessel’s distress •and safti she wa s near 14-foot land, land light at the met nance of the bay. the community, then we will step for ward. , We are all dependent—eaefi upon one another—if we want to go for ward we must think of the assistance that we can give others and, in turn, must realize that the life at a com munity rests with ourselves. Such is the purpose of this paper in issuing this pictorial rotogravure edition. It is tio call attentfloai to these things and to the many oppor tunities fc-r profitable business of fered by Henderson and this esetion that this edition will be issued. It will be given a wide circulation at home and among the kind of peo ple most likely to be interested in the message it will carry, being espe cially designed to focus attention up on Henderson and this section. Let’s go, Henderson and Henderson folks. There’s nothing to hold us back but don’t, look for your ship in, un less you send one out. HENDERSON DAILY DISPATCH. PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. i Wind Velocity Is Almost 100 Miles In Beaufort Area Water Deep Enough for Boats In New Bern Streets; Three Cities Without Power or Lights From Storm New Bern, Sept. 16 (AP)—A wild hurricane which battered the New Bem-Morehead City-Beaufort area throughout last night, roared on up the Atlantic coast today, leaving a trail of wreckage in its wake. Damage was estimated at upwards of $2,000,000. Lieutenant TV S npotte uicuvcutmi . or tne coast guard, estimated the damage in New Bern alone was in excess of a million dollars, while city and county authorities in Morehead City and Beaufort said it would exceed $500,- 000 there. Power plants in all three commun ities were put out of commission and at Morehead City and Beaufort it was doubtful if power and light fa cilities could be restored for several days. Two Deaths Reported. The first check-up revealed no deaths in this section. The storm claimed at least two lives, however, as a seaman was washed off the motorship Sun by high seas off Cape Hatteras yesterday *uid a Negro fish erman was drowned at Roanoke Is land. Re ich of Storm Uncertain. The effect of the storm on hun dreds of square miles and thousands of people throughout the sound coun try could not be determined as com munication was completely disrupted No word was received of the fate of scores of persons on the mainland and fear was expressed for the num erous fishing villages along the Caro lina banks. Towns in Path. Among the larger communities which were believed to have felt the full force of the storm were Belhaven, Aurora, Oriental, Wanchese, Manteo and Camden. New Bern and Wash ington were the only cities in the area with which communication had been established early this afternoon. Approximately 120,000 people live ;in the nine counties most affected by :the storm. Terrific Loss at Morehead. Dozens of residences in Morehead City and Beaufort were unroofed in the early morning, and scores of houses had chimneys blown down. Telephone and electric light poles by the hundred were blown down, and the Morehead City plant of the Tide water Power Company was partly blown down and the machinery in jured to such an extent that attaches said it would take 60 days to get it in operating shape. It was said that the Beaufort plant could be put in operating shape in a day or two to supply the twin cities with elec< ricity. The center of the storm apparently passed Morehead City about 2:30 a. m., but at 9:30 a. m. this morning the section was being swept by a gusty gale, which at times reached a velocity of 50 miles an hour. 100-MHe Wind. The w ; nd reached a velocity of 75 miles an hour here, while coast guards men at Morehead City said it attained a velocity of 90 to 100 miles an hour there, where the barometer fell to 28.86. Hardly an industrial plant in the New Bern area escaped damage from EHRINGHAUSREADY FOR QUICK RELIEF Orders Adjutant General, Highway Patrol, Health Men To Stand By Raleigh, Sept. 16—(AP)—Gov ernor Ehringhans today notified Adjutant General J. Van B. Metts, the State Highway Patrol and State health official* to be ready to proceed at a moment’s notice into Eastern North Carolina storm area. Four Red Cross workers were rushed from here today to make surveys to determine the relief needs. Dr. James M. Parrott head of the State Board of Health, this afternoon ordered two members of hi* staff at New Bern, a phy sician and an engineer, to rush typhoid vaccine by motor to the Albemarle section, where two trained nurses previously had been i sent. 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY I . ; t wind and water, while three-quarter r m ile section of the bridge across the l Neuse river—one of the longest bridges in North Carolina—was car ried away. Record Tide in New Bern. [ The tide was the highest recorded . here and the water came into the city . for wto blocks, from the river, flood [ ing streets, waterfront business houses and the first floors of many residences Motor ar.d row boats were operated > in the stieets to remove residents i from buildings surrounded by water. , Beginning late yesterday, the winds , increased in intensity during the early , hours of the night, blowing a 50-mile . gale throughout most of the night, . and at times reaching a velocity of 60 and 70 miles an hour. Trees were unrooted, light structures along the waterfront demolished and other build ings damaged. River Bridge Goes Out. The Neuse river midge, connecting link between here and Bridgetown, oil Federal highway No. 17, went out about 1:30 a. m. Two stalled automobiles were re ported to have been on the section of the bridge carried away, but presum ably their occupants had made their way to safety. A shap wind was still blowing here this morning, and the water was high and rough in the river, but da iger of further damage apparently wai passed. INSTAWI'AX PAYMENT PROPOSED Easterling Says It Would Assure Steadier Flow of Public Money Daily DUpfitch Dnreaa, In the Sir Walter Hotel. !«V .1. c. nASKKBVILI,. Raleigh, Sept. 16.—Installment pay ment of taxes in cities and towns and e-ven in counties where most of the taxpayers are salaried people or em ployees who are paid by the week or month, would undoubtedly benefit" both the governmental units as well as the people, in the opinion of W.'E. Easterling, assistant director of local government. It would assure these counties, cities and towns a steadier flow of revenue and at the same time make tax paying easier, he be lieves . “In phe counties and communities that are largely rural and where most of the taxes are paid by those de pendent upon the sale of their crops CCnrtinuad on Page Five.) New Stock Market In New Jersey Exchange Incorpor ated With Idea Os Taking Over New York Market Newark. N. J., Sept. 16—(AP) Harry H. picking, vice-president Os the New Jersey Registration and Trust Company, announced he was filing today the incorporation papers of a securities market -to be Known as the National Stock Exchange, and to operate in this city. Two of <he officers of the new ex-* change. Picking disclosed, are mcm* .(Continued on Page Three.)!
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