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fIIiNDIiKSUN \ TEW AY TO CENTRAL CAROLINA twentieth YEAR U. S. DEFICIT •z, >{* if. Wintry Blast Brings Death LITTLE RELIEF IN SIGH! AS YET FOR SHIVERING AREAS Colder Weather Predicted for East, and Even Dixie Is Now 1 nreatened With Cold DEATH TOTALS PUT AT SEVERAL SCORES New England Suffers In One of Worst Blizzards In Its History; From Nearly Every Section of North and West Come Stories of the Tragedy <l’y tin* Associated I’t Wilder continued its icy rule of much ol the North American con tinent today, with howling winds now storms and Tar below normal tempeialmes that brought both death ;<ml suffering to many. There was no bd up in sight for the affected areas, except the promise of onic moderation in the central west. Colder was the prediction for the east, and even Dixie, which escaped the first of the week’s bitter cold, was threatened. Several scores of persons were es timated to have died as a direct re sult of the frigid blast, most of them in traffic mishaps. The cast wa. blanketed by snow. New England suffered yesterday nd last nigh! from one of the worst iilr- aid, in its history. At least, seven p.: i,ns perished from exhaustion in M ~-aehll; efts. Cight fnJhermen died when a roar ing gale, accompanied by snow, swept Mir '.iutheaat portion of Lake Mich ig a ll Four were drowned when the f, liing smack Martha went down phi Michigan City. Ind, and four mote lost their lives in the capsizing ' *’’o Bremen, a tug at South Haven, Mich, Canada was hard hit. Several of ihe deaths occurred in the Canadian provinces. A howling blizzard at Tot onto accounted for two lives. An aged prosepector died from ttr-. cold near Kamloops. B. C. Another num. lost in a blizzard with the tem pe- atiire 30 below zero. died near Fori William, Ontario. As fat south as Louisville, Ky., the lometers read zero and from the Ohio Valley up to the Dakotas the mcr a decade or two or three below zero. Six Killed As Freight Hits Cows I liree Trainmen and I liree Hoboes Lose I,i\cs in Smasb-Up In Texas Culvert. Texas, Dec, 27.—(API-At 1 ,, a f six men were killed at Black Bridge switch, three and a half miles w *'d of here, at midnight last nighi when a Missouri Pacific freight train * cuek a herd of cattle and was uw railed. Three of those killed were members of the train crew, and the others were itinerants riding the freight train from Mart to Houston. The bodies of the trainmen were extricated from the wreckage but those of the tramps still were pinned beneath the cars. A Calvert undertaker said lie could sec the bodies of the three men. and that it was possible several others were atlll under the twisted freight cai I Aians Approved Upon 274 Homes s alisbury, Dec. 27.—(AP) —Ap- proval of loans on 274 homes In North Carolina totaling' $560,150.27 Hw week ended December 22 was r eported today by the Home Own* '■rss’ Loan Corporation, with head •piarters here. This brought the total for North Carolina since the organization be gan to function last summer to 2,- 258 approvals, the value totalling | $5,020,038.45 . th efc.Sl.tlrT FERRI 1 ' H6NUS imtitersnn DaiUi Btapatrh Japan Hails New Heir to Throne Creating (he sensation Japan has been awaiting for years, a son lias been horn ol Emperor Hirohito and Cmpress Nagako of Japan, above, at Two South Carolina Men Held For Murdering Bov Confession to Actual Killing Signed by One, Who Im plicates Other As Having Paid Him To Kill Youth; Motive for Slaying Not Yet Determined Columbia, S. C., Dec. 27.— (AP; • The gray stone walls of South Caro lina's State penitentiary today held as prisoners the confessed killer of 15- year-old Hubbard H. Harris, Jr., and the man who he says hired him to kidnap the sandy-haired school boy and football captain. Robert H. Wiles, 49-year-old jobless mechanic and overseas veterans, whom officers said signed a confes sion that he battered the boy lo death with an iron pipe, steadfastly maintained that he was employed to abduct the youth by John Martin Rushton, former employee of Horne Stores, Incorporated, *of which tfit, slain 'boy’s father is vice-presidem.. Ccmfionting each other in the sup erintendent’s olfice of the prison last night. Wiles stuck to his story that he was paid for the job, while Lite man whom he implicated denied an knowledge of the case. ALL SALES TAXES Regardless of Amount, State Expects Full Payment At That Time Dili; |lln|in<ik Urn-** In ini* Mir UnMtr Motel it v .1 i: <• * it i 11.» Raleigh, Dec. 27.- Every merchant in the State must make out ana seuci in a sales tax return January 1, covet ing sales tax collections for December or for the quarter or year ending De cember 31, regardless of whether the total sales tax collections for either the month, quarter or year are less than or exceed $lO. if was pointed out today by Director Harry McMullan ol the Sales Tax Division of the Depart ment of Revenue. These returns must be made out on the regular forms sent out to the merchants each month. "Under the sales tax law, no mer chant is required to make a monthly return unless his sales tax collections amount to or exceed $lO, McMul lan said. "It also specifies that no quarterly return needs to be made unless the total sales tax collected for the quarter amounts to or ex ceeds $lO. But it also provide that once a year, on January 1, each mei chant must make out a tetuin and send in the tax collected and due either for the month of December, during the quarter ending December 31 or for the six months period end ing December 31, regardless of how small the amount of tax may be. A total of 28.400 merchants are now registered with the Sales Tax Divi sion, and a report will hence be due from every one of these January 1. A second report must alo be sent in by all the merchants between Jau (Continued on Page Two.) ONLY DAILY ‘Tufi-"' 1 ! 1 ' HKUVICB OK Uti A^oQCXAI ED PRESS. NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS HENDERSON, N. C. WEDNESDAY “PASSES I okio. the infant prince, coming into the impe ial household after the birth of four daughters, eventually will become tlie hundred twenty-fifth mikado of this ancient empire. No charges have yet been filed a gainst either man, both of them be ing held “for questioning pending a coroner's inquest. Sheriff T. Alex liaise and State con stables pressed the examination to day to ascertain what motivated the killing. The sheriff said yesterday he felt convinced Wiles was "hired to kidnap’’ Harris by "another party,” with the ultimate purpose of abduc tion to be decided by the other per son. “Wiles,” the sheriff added, "was waiting on a party to come to the house where the bay was held. It seems probable he did not know whether the boy was to be held for ransom or killed.” The "other party’’ failed to appear at the house, Heise said, and Wiles allegedly killed young Harris and re turned to Columbia. Roiisiir FROM TEXAS BANK Three Employees Kidnaped By Robbers In Early Morning Hold-Up Marlin, Texas, Dec. 27 —(AP) —This First State Bank of Marlin was rob bed of $41,000 shortly after 8 am. to day, and three employees were kid naped as the robbers fled in an au tomobile, successfully concealing the route they took M, V. Bradshaw, vice president, Mist, Andrew Peyton, bookkeeper, and Dee Humphries, Negro porter, apparently were whisked away quickly after the vault was looted. Shaw Spencer, a mail carrier, en tered the hank at 7:35 a. m., delieverd mail, and found Bradshaw there with a stranger. The mail was left on Bradshaw's desk, and the stranger strolled up with the banker, picked up a newspaper and smiled and nodded when Spencer remarked on the weath er. Miss Peyton was believed to have entered about a half hour later. A filling station man saw an au tomobile driving west from Marlin, which apparently contained a woman. DEPOSITORY AGENT FOUND SHOT DEAD Lake City, S. C., Dee. —(AP) Robert F. Matthews, cashier of the Lake City depository, was found shot to death at the bank building today, and relatives be lieved he killed himself. He was a World War veteran and suffered shell shock, which caused him to lose his memory for a period of 15 months. ONE BILLION DOLLARS And Suffering Over Most Os Nation Handbills Urging Public Not To Buy American Goods Distributed Over Havana EXPLOSIONS OCCUR AROUND U. 3. ENVOY One Missile Set Off In Gar. dens of National Hotel iVhere Jefferson Caffrey Resides; Comment With held on Reported Coming of Spanish Cruiser Havana. Dec. 27.—(AP) — American business houses became the target oi a boycott move in the capital of Cuba today. Handbills urging the public lo pledge itself not to buy American goods were distributed throughout the entire city. The sponsors of the move inent .were not revealed. Three small petards exploded -..i Havana during the night—one in the gardens of the National hotel, in which Jefferson Caffrey, the United States representative here, resides, No damage was done. Official comment was withheld on reports that a Spanish cruiser had been ordered to proceed here to pro tect Spanish interests, if necessary. The report aroused wide discussion, however, coming as it did on other reports of tiie Spanish government's consideration of the position of its na tionals in Cuba as a result of out breaks growing out of recent demon strations for and against the new law requiring that at least 50 percent of the employees of all firms be natives. Huey Long Woman Choice on Hand To Sit In The House Washington, Dec. 27.— (AP) Boli ar L. Kemp, of Louisiana, ar rived in Washington today and started immediately a round oi conferences with House leaders with regard to taking her seat as the representative from the sixth Lousiamt district. It has been indicated that a con test against seating her will be In stituted one the contention that her election without a primary was illegela. Mrs. Kemp called on Speaker Rainey and Representative Byrns of Tennessee, the Democratic lean er. Rainey quoted her as saying she never has been and is not now a candidate of Senator Huey I*. Long. Mrs. Kemp came here while an other election was being held in the sixth Louisiana district. The winner of the election is expected here to contest Mrs. Kemp for her seat. High Court Clerk Goes To The Pen Richmond, Va.. Dec. 27. —(AP) — Stewart Jones, former clerk of the Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, today pleaded guilty to the misuse and misappropriation of public funds and was sentenced to serve six years in the State’s penitentiary. Jones, a veteran clerk of the State’s highest court, pleaded guilty to one indictment charging the misuse, mis appropriation and “feloniously and knowingly” disposing of $15,895. Commonwealth’s Attorney Dave Satterfield immediately nol prosed two other indictments growing out of Mr. Jones’ activities in the court. Audi tors examining the Jones books indi cated the total shortage was approx imately SBO,OOO. WEATHER FOB NORTH CAROLINA. Fair, slightly- colder in east por tion tonight; Thursday cloudy, slowly rising temperature. SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIMIINIA. AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 27, 1933 Baby Flown 1,400 Miles For Operation On Brain 1,400-Mile I rip from Houston, Texas, Jo Baltimore Made in 11 Hours by Jimm y Wedeli, Famous Avia tor; Child Has Water on the Brain Baltimore, Md., Dec. 27. (AP) —Sue Trammell, five months old baby taken to Johns Hopkins hospital early this morning after a 1,400-mile airplane dash from Houston, Texas, probably will undergo a brain operation with in the next several days. Dr. Walter E. Dandy, noted brain specialist, tentatively decided on the operation after an examination this Parents Urged To Be On Alert for Symptoms of Dreaded Malady Dally UlKpntrh Burnt*, In the Sir Waller Hut;-: «>» .» .. wi n i Raleigh, Dec. 27 —This is another “measles year” was indications that more children will have measles this Vinter than in the last four or five years, according to Dr. J. C- Knox, as sistant epidemiologist of the State Board of Health. This means that parents in all sections of the state should be on the alert for symptoms of this disease, now considered one of the most serious of childhood, in order to give their children the pro per care if they contract it. Up to December 1 this year, a to tal of 13,722 cases of measles had been reported to the State Board of health as compared with a total of 13,672 for the entire twelve months of 1932. In 1931 a total of 15,499 cas es were reported, the largest num ber since the "measles year” of 1928 when 60,543 cases were reported and when 501 deaths resulted. Last year there ware 102 deaths from measles and so far this year there have been 60 deaths. “The greatest number of cases of measles occur in the ages from six to eight years,” Dr. Knox said. “This is to be expected, due to the exposure incident to going to school and being crowded together, since it is by con tact with other cases of measles that the disease is spread. “The greater number of deaths from measles occur in children from one to two years old, the cause being pneumonia that is so frequent as to be almost a part of the disease, al though it is considered only a com plication of measles. “Measles begins as an infection about the nose and throat, having the appearance of an ordinary cold at its beginning. The eyes become quite reddened, however, very nearly in the FOES SEEK TO BREAK LONG POWER Mayor Walmsley Essaying the role of giant kUier in the tottering political dynasty of U. S. Senator Huey P. Long in Louisiana, District Attorney Eugene Stanley, right, is pushing plans to prosecute more than 500 of Long's election commissioners on charges of fraud in the No- PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. District Attorney Stanley vember, 1952, election. Anothet foe of the senator is Mayor T. Semnieg Walmsley, of New Or leans, left, a former political ally of Long, who has termed as a “re treat” the senator’s announce ment that he would not suppoH a ticket in the city election. afternoon. He confirmed the diagnosis that the baby had water on the brain. The big red monoplane in which the baby was flown here landed on the snow crust which covered Logan field here, at 1:57 o'clock this morning after making more than 1,400 miles in slightly more than 11 hours. It was a perfect landing. Jimmy Weddell, well known speeo flier, piloted the plane. TQBjO GROWERS Want Sign-Up Campaign Over Certainly By Re opening of Markets Raleigh, Dec. 27.—(AF) —North Carolina State Collegeaufchorities today appealed to flue-cured to baeco growers of the State im mediately to complete their sign up of acreage reduction contracts as plans were laid for opening ot the cotton reduction “school” here tomorrow. E. Y. Floyd, directing the to bacco campaign, urged farmers to sign their contracts so they can get in their applications for rental and equalization payments. The payments will be made withiD 30 to 60 days after approval of the contracts by the secretary of agriculture. Floyd especially urged comple tion of the program by January 8, when flue-cured auction markets reopen after the Christmas recess. development of the disease and this should make a parent suspicious that it is not an ordinary cold. About the third day from the onset of the cold symptoms, the rash begins to appear and reaches its height about two or three days later, at which time the patient is sickest. In uncomplicated cases, about three days following this climax, the patient gets definitely bet ter, the rash begins to disappear and in about five or six days after the beginning of the rash it disappears almost entirely and the temperature returns to normal. Measles is most contageous in the early stages before the rash appears.” The most serious complications of measles are first, pneumonia; and second, infections of the middle ear, causing glands of the neck which may have to be opened surgically for drainage, Dr. Knox said. As yet there is no method of mass (Continued On Page Four.) 8' PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY 5E Shortage Is More Than Half Billion Dollars Less Than Last Year at This Time BALANCE OF TRADE FAVORABLE TO U. S. Exports Exceed Imports by $56,000,000 In November; 97 Percent of Nation’s Bank Accounts To Be Pro tected Under New Insur ance Plan Washington, Dec. 27 (AP) — The (Federal deficit today passed the bil lion dollar mark as President Roose velt resumed conferences with ad visors to prepare the administration’s first budget to be presneted to Con gress next week Simultaneously the government con tinued the price of domestic gold at $34.06 an ounce. It was the seventh successive time this figure had been announced. As to foreign trade, the Department of Commerce reported a favorable balance of $56,000,000 for November— slß4,ooo,ooo in goods going abroad, while $128,000,000 worth came in. Another development was an esti mate by Walter J. Cummings, chair man on the Deposit Insurance Cor poration, that the temporary guar antee fund becoming effectvie next Week “will completely guarantee 97 percent of the bank accounts of the nation.” Cummings termed the in surance of deposits up to $2,500, which starts January 1, “the most constructive plan ever devised for the protection of bank deposits.” The exact amount of the deficit given in the latest announcement of the Treasury’s condition dated Decern her 22, was $1,024,121,661. On the same date last year the deficit was $1,593,694,753. Ordinary expenditures were within receipts, but those classed by the ad ministration as “emerbency” exceed ed the amount of the deficit. Receipts since July 1, the begin ning of the fiscal year, were 1 440.- 193,463, as compared with $1,000,200,« 302 for last year’s corresponding pe riod. Ordinary expenditures were sl.- 425,424.842. and emergency expendi tures $1,038,890,288. Biggest items in the emergency classification were $531,841,000 for the R. F. C.; $204,301,000 for the Public Works Administration, and $146,810,- 000 for the Conservation Corps. The Civil Works Administration had taken $53,842,000 and the Farm Ad justment Administration $39,579,000. In his discussion of the bank in surance plan, Cummings said that on December 16 there were 5,950 Unre stricted banks in the Federal Reserve System, all of which will be mem bers of the insurance fund. He said 7.E49 non-member State banks had applied for membership, and ’it is expected that most of them will be nn Pb err Two) Deficit No Shock For Roosevelt Washington, Dec. 27 (AJP)— President Roosevelt displayed no surprise today at the latest Trea sury statement showing a deficit in government finances of a bil lion dollars, and it was reported at the White House that the fig ure would mount ever higher as the result of the recovery pro gram. The chief executive was said authoritatively to be interested in making certain that income In revenue keep pace with the nor mal current expenditures, and he understands this income and out go is about on an even basis. The deficit is expected to rep resent only a part of the extra ordinary expenditures being made by the government in behalf of the recovery drive.
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