HENDERSON
GATEWAY TO
CENTRAL
CAROLINA
WENTY-SECOND YEAR
Half Os Hauptmann Jury Sworn
MYNICK TO FIGHT
DIVERSION OF ANY
MORE ROAD FUNDS
“Jew Highway Chairman
Also Will Ask Legisla
ture For More Main
tenance Money
iO- CALLED SURPLUS
SOMETHING OF MYTH
Uter Year’s Bond and In
terest Payments Have Been
Made, Won’t Be Over SB,-
000,000, and All of It Is
Needed for Repairs and
Upkeep
lluilrlll -1. .11 «■ l» llxrnil,
In Ihr !*lr Walter Hotel,
llj J. C, llHukrmllr,
Raleigh. Jan. 2 While Chairman
\t pus M. Wnynick, of the State
lighwav ami Public Works Commis
si). has not yet indicated what he is
:oinji to recommend to or ask of the
'ort booming General Assembly, al
hough he is now busy formulating
i- recommendations and requests, it
generally agreed he is going to pro
c.st against one thing and ask for
mother.
Vigorous protest against anv fur
h< r diversion of highway funds is go
ng to he voiced by Chairman Way
irk in no uncertain terms, observers
u>r< arc convinced. There are also
ii.dicntions that Waynick is already 1
wjnvin<■*•(! that the main and second
ary highways of the State cannot he
; i!• ■<|u l l• !y maintained on the drasti
f*;ilJy r-duced appropriations that were i
made for maintenance by the 1933
Lateral Assembly and that a sub
-tantia'i increase in the maintenance
allotment must be made by the 1935
le ’islatuie if the highway commis
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LITTLE CHANGE IN
JEFFRESS’ ILLNESS
tJreensboro. Jan. 2. —(AP) —The con
lition <if E B. Jeffreys, ill at his I
Dome here, has lately shown little j
natciin! change, although in some re
* lit days the patient has not rested
well as usual, and he has. in con- !
"quenre. been less alert. This morn- 1
>'g he was it ported as having had
t mote restful night.
Mr Jeff less is > <*t permitted to have
my visitors.
Says King
Os Albania
Is Bombed
Athens, Greece, Jan. 2. —(AP) —Re-
pot ts from the island of Corfu today
i<i a bomb had been hurled into the
i' 'ace at Tirana wounding King Zog
of Aloania.
Immediate confirmation of the re.
was not forthcoming. A revolt,
ft ports from outside Albamia said.
! ; "l been in progress there for some
days.
’Hie Corfu sources said a general
mo ilization of Mohammedan forces
has been declared. Christians were
■xccpted.
‘ ' NOTH 101 l GREEK RUMOK"
IS COMMENT OF LEGATION
Ljndou. Jan. 2.—(AP) —The Alban
ia'. Legation called reports from Cor
fu today that King Zog had been
wt undid “just another Geek rumor.”
\ spokesman said *h» Legation
"mud have been notified Immediately
li'.'l such an event occurred.
TwoDead, lOOHurt
In Fights In Saar
Saarbrucktn, Saar, Basin Territory.
■J'm. 2.—i AP)—Two persons were Tcill
<-<J and at least 100 injured In New
Yea- day political strife in the Saar,
it was learned today. * (
Guns, pitchforks, hammers and iron
rod. were used in clashes throughout
the territory between thei Nazis and
their adversaries. Half a dozen of the
injured received bullet wounds.
Women were brought into the viol
ent part of flies truggle preliminary
' o tie January 13 plebiscite last night
wlii'u .shots were poured into the
ii"use of a leader of the Nazi women’s
g""ip.
HrttJirrsim Batin Bispatrh
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Big Relief I
Fund Given
This State
Daily Uhptitvli lliirrnt,
In tli«- Mr Waller Hotel,
lI.V .1 U. Iltukert llle.
Raleigh, Jan. 2 An allotment of i
$2,016,825 for North Carolina relief J
activities in January has just been j
received by Governor J. C. B. Eh- |
ringhaus from Harry L. Hopkins, j
NFRA administrator in Washington,
it was announced here today. Os j
this amoUnt, $1,646,825 will be pay- i
able immediately, while the remain- '
ing $1,000,000 will he payable to the
State January 15. Administrator Hop- I
kins said.
The North Carolina Emergency Re- j
lief Administration. through Mrs.
Thomas O’Berry. State relief admin- j
istrator, had asked for an allotment |
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Harry Raymond, 58,
Manufacturer Os
High Point, Dies
High Point. Jan. 2.—(AP)— Harry j
Raymond. 58. nationally known sDorts !
man of this city, died last night at j
11 o’clock at his home on North Main |
street following an illness of a few j
days. Death was ascribed as a result
of pneumonia together with heart
trouble.
Surviving are his wife a daughter,
a granddaughter and his father and
mother, all of this city.
Born in Dayton. Ohio. Raymond
later moved to Indianapolis. Ind..
where he married Miss Lena. Brash,
and in 1914 came to High Point with
his wife and small daughter. He first
engaged in the sale of veneers and in I
1918 reorganized the Raymond Veneer
Company, which he operated until
1929. when he formed his own com
pany. Harry Raymond. Inc.
VIAfIICR
FOR NORTH CAKOUNA.
Fair tonight and Thursday; not
quite so cold in west portion to
night; wanner Thursday.
Although officials of the interna
tional police force announced “every
thing is quiet," it was learned that
fierce battles have been fought in at
least five places in the territory. Re
ports indicated at least 50 persons
have Ibeen arrested, but police would
not confirm them.
Geoffrey G. Knox. Saar commis
sioner. threatened to dismiss officials
who let any news of violence leak
out. Two dead were picked up on
highways yesterday. Two Nazis were ;
shot in the leg ear ly yesterday in a I
street clash.
HENDERSON, N. C. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 2, 1935
i
Democrats Prepare For
Start Os New Congress
Senator Robinson Re-Elected Majority Leader in Upper
House; President Will Deliver His Message Friday,
With White House Conference That Night
Washington, Jan. 2.—(AP)—Prepar
ing for the momentous 74t.h Congress
opening tomorrow. Senate Democrats
today unanimously re-elected Senator
Joseph T. Robinson as th&ir leader.
Amid silence deeper than : any in
recent years, the Democratic high
copimand worked today on New Deal
strategy for the momentous 74th Con
gress, opening tomorrow.
As Preident Roosevelt labored on
his plans, no word went out aoout ,
details of his recommendations for
relief, public works, social security
or any of the other major Issues with
which the Congress will wrestle.
After two working days, in which
Congress will go through the opening .
WALL STREET SEES !
NEW YEAR UPTURN
Even Looking to Summer
With Great Hope; Bet
ting for Inflation
B.v LESLIE EICHEL
Central Press staff Writer
New York, Jan. 2. —Wall Street ac_
tually is looking for the New Yeai
to begin with a spurt.
Wall Street even is looking ahead
to next summer with great hope. The
chief reason for this is the heavy
i winter precipitation over much of the
chief agricultural areas.
STOCKS
Stocks are likely to be motivated
largely by inflationist or non-infla
tionist tendencies until Congress ad
i jour ns.
The betting is for inflation.
But the Roosevelt administration
may be able to top it.
POWER OUTPUT
Electric power output is the high
est since Feb. 1930.
Figures for the week ended Dec.
22 show output only 3.87 par cent
below the highest' production figures
I ever achieved —which happened to be
in the corresponding week in 1929.
TODAY?—4O YEARS AGO!
Is every depression alike?
Read this by Henry George, in
1894:
“Land is the source of all employ
ment. the natural element indispenr
sable to all work. Land ahd labor—
these are the two primary factors
that, by their union, produce all
wealth and bring about all material
satisfactions. Given labor—that is to
say. the ability to work and the wil
lingness to work —and there never
has and never can be any scarcity of
employment so long as labor can ob
tain access to land. . . .That the mo
nopoly of land —the exclusion of la
! bor from land by the high price de
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formalities and hear the President de_
liver hi message on the state of the
nation, expected to be general rather
than detailed, legislative leaders are
expected to be called to the White
House Friday night. There, it is be
lieved. the scope of the 1935 New Deal
plans will be discussed in detail.
Next week the Congress will go to
work with the old-time trouble mak
ers. the bonus and the World Court,
awaiting it right at the start.
, On Capitol Hill today there was no
legislator who professed concrete
knowledge so the President’s plan.
Awaiting his opening message, set for
Friday, and the budget message on
Monday, each party called organiza
: tion meetings for Friday.
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j Shipping Tied Up
In Brazil Strike
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Jan. 2.
(AP) —Brazil’s merchant marine
I units were held at anchor today in
what participants called South
America’s biggest strike.
Syndicated maritime workers,
front commajiders to deck swam
bers, said flic walk-cult would con
tinue until their demands for high
er wages were met. Some estimates
were that 400,000 are on strike, but
the government, said not so many
were involved.
EMPLOYERS WILL
TALK BENEFIT ACT
Workmen’s Compensation
To Come Before Meeting
In Raleigh Tuesday
Oailv nisitiiteh Bureiin,
(n the Sir Walter Hotel,
BY J. C. B.VSKERVILL.
Raleigh. Jan. 2. —Employers of the
State who operate under the work
men’s compensation law have been
called to meet here January 8 at 10
a., m. to discuss matters pertaining to
this law and especially to determine
whether or not they will ask the Gen
eral Assembly to amend the law witn
particular regard to occupational dis
-1 eases. The question as to whether the
[employers shall form a Statewide or
| ganization will also be decided at this
! meeting.
The decision to call the meeting and
discuss these matters was reached fol
| lowing a meeting of a small number
of employers in November, according
|to Commissioner Dewey Dorsett. of
j the State Industrial Commission. This
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TAR HEELS FAVOR
LIBERAL BASIS ON |
Congressional Delegation to
Work for Extension of
Time for Apply
ing for Them
LAMBETH, BARDEN
GET ENDORSEMENT
Former Jfjor Appropriations
Committee and Latter for
Rivers and Harbors Group;
Weaver In Running For
Membership on House
Steering Committee
Washington, Jan. 2.—(AP)— North
Carolina*? eleven-man House delega
tion. at its caucus today, went on rec
ord for liberalization of HOLC loans,
which would mean an increase in the
appropriation of a home lending
agency. '
The delegation announced it would
work for extension of the term for
applying for such loans, forw hich
drastic curtailment recently was or
dered because of the depleted funds.
The delegation voted unanimously
for abolishing the House discharge
rule whereby a bill may be brought to
the floor by a vote of 145 representa.
fives.
Representative Lambeth was en
dorsed for a post on the appropria
tions committee; Representative Gra
ham A. Rarden was nominated for the
rivers and harbors committee, and
Representative Weaver was placed in
running for the steering committee.
Other endorsements, including that
of Haiold D. Cooley for the agricul
ture committee, were withheld.
Indication was given by Represen
tative Warren that he would be in
clined to give up his post on the li
brary committee fora place on the
mei'chant marine, radio and fisheries
committee.
The delegation unanimously elected !
Representative Doughton. its dean, as j
chairman, and Barden, then ewest j
member, was named secretary.
Japanese Suspect
Nafcibed in Making
Photographs, Freed
St. Petersburg. Fla., Jan. 2.—(AP> —
A man who said he was Yoshio
Matsuda, Japanese naval officer,
taken into custody here jjyhen he wa£ 1
discovered making photographs of
waterfront, left today by train. He
bought a ticket to New York.
As he boarded thei train, Matsuda i
said he would stop en route aisWash
ington to visit the Japanese embassy.
S. S. Hopkins immigration officer
at Tampa said the Japanese never
had been officially in the custody of
his department but had remained wil
lingly in the company of an agent
until he had been questioned to es.
tablish the legality of his entry into
this country.
PUBLISHED EVERT AFTERNOON
EXCEPT SUNDAY.
Full Panel Might
Be Placed In Box
By The Day’s End
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Drive Is Ordered
Against Old Tags ,
Raleigh, .lan. 2, ( A I*)—,\ “vigor
ous*' drive against automobiles
without 1(135 license plates was
promised for today by Captain j
Charles D. Farmer, of the State, j
Highway Patrol, after the; first, day I
•*f the year had brought reports of
practically no arrests except in the
western part of the State.
Figures at the State Motor Ve
hicle Bureau indicated that only
about half of North Carolina's ear I
owners had supplied themselves
with Hu* new tags in spite of the
repeated warning that no excep
tions would be granted.
Bible School
Drive Urged
On Baptists
Speaker at Raleigh
Meet Wants All
!
Church Members in
the Sunday School
Raleigh. Jan. 2. (AP)—Dr. T. L.
Holcomb, pastor of the First Baptist,
church, of Oklahoma City, 0k1a.., to
day urged the delegates to the South,
ern Baptist Conference here to foster
a gigantic drive to enroll every mem
ber of the church in a Bible school.
Dr, Holcomb spoke at the divis
ional meeting on Sunday school ad
ministration.
i At the morning general session. Dr.
Zeno Wall. Shelby minister, president
of the North Carolina. Baptist Con
vention. urged that Southern Baptists
stand squarely on the Scriptural teach
ings of the Holy Bible, and asserted
that the salvation of the denomina
tion would be determined by its re
lationship to the word of God.
SAYS AMERICA IS
REALLYIN LEAGUE
Tinkham (Charges Political
Trickery To Do It At
Last Session
By CHARLES l*. STEWART
Central Press Staff Writer
Washington, Jan. 2. —ls Americans
did but know it. says Congressman
George Holden Tinkham of
chusetts, the United States today is
as much on League of Nations pre
mises as if it had joined the World
Court.
There is only this difference, ac
cording to the Boston lawmaker:
Efforts to get Uncle Sam to join
the World Court have been described
as an attempt to slip him into the
league through the back door.
This scheme having failed, due to
the opposition of Americans who un
derstood its purpose and disapproved :
of it. the pro-league element adopted
the plan of introducing Uncle Samuel j
into the international set-up byway j
of a cellar window.
That is, they succeeded in affiliat. |
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Over 100 Dead In
New Year Period
' .. , ...
(By the Associated Press.)
More than 100 deaths were attribut
ed today to the observance of New
Year’s and the .cold wave that swept
across the northern half of the na
tion from, the Rockies to New Eng
land.
Automobile accidents alone account
for mores htan 60 of the fatalities,
while fires, gun play and other mis
haps swelled the total to at least 115.
Among the dead was the three,
months-old daughter of a Waukesha,
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Lindbergh’s Seat Only Few
Feet Away From Man
Accused of Killing
His Infant Son
WIFE OF ACCUSED
SITS IN AUDIENCE
Three Women Already Ac
cepted for Service; Flem
ington Takes on Boomtown
Atmosphere; 700 Report
ers, Wiremen and Others
On Hand for the Trial
Flemington, N. J., Jan. 2.—(AP)
Selection of a complete panel before
the end of the day to try Bruno Rich
ard Hauptmann for the kidnaping and
murder of Baiby Lindbergh looked pos
sible shortly after the opening of the
first. afternoon session of his trial.
Six jurors had been sworn.
Hauptmann, back in his chair be
tween uniformed State troopers, re
sumed his steady, dull staring straight
ahead. Lindbergh head resting on his
arms, studied the prospective jurors
with obvious interest. Colonel Schwar
tzkopf, seated beside him, frequently
whispered to him as the examination
proceeded.
A fifth juror was selected aud
sworn immediately after the opening
of the afternoon session. She was
Ethel Stockton, wife of another veni
roma n.
Four jurors were selected from 22
persons questioned before lunch.
They are Charles F. Ntder, a farmer;
Mrs. Rosie Fill, a widow; Mrs. Verna
Snyder, housewife; and Charles Wal
ter, Sr., a, machinist.
The opening of the far noted trial
today presented boomtown scenes as
700 reporters wiremen and others de
scended upon the busily engaged, but
calm. 2,700 inha.bita.nts of the village.
LINDBERGH SITS CLOSE
TO THE ACCUSED SLAYER
Flemington, N. J„ Jan. 2.—(AP) —
Difficulties in picking a jury to con
sider the guilt or innocence of Bruno
Richard Hauptmann, accused as the
murderer of the Lindbergh baby, were
manifest in the first hour of his trial
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MOTOR EXPRESS IS
SOLD BY RECEIVER
Greenville, S. C., Jan 2.—(AP)—The
Piedmont Coastal Motor Express, Inc.
which has been operating in the Car
olinas and Georgia tinder receiver
ship for several months, today was
sold to Paul R. Seenan, of Charlotte,
N. C.
Long Will
Reply To
Roosevelt
New Orleans, La... Jan. 2.—(AP)
President Roosevelt’s threat to dis
continue public works loans to Louisi
ana unless certain State laws are re
pealed or clarified, will be- answered
by Senator Huey Long from the Sen
ate floor in Washington, he said here.
The President’s message was con
tained in a letter sent to Governor O,
K. Allen. Long's political lieutenant,
but at Baton Rouge Governor Allen
said he “knew nothing about that.’'
The governor however. said he
would discuss the matter further
morrow.
Wis., whow as suffocated, the coroner
said when her mother left the child,
in blankets in a parked car during
a New Year's celebration.
At least eleven of the deaths were
attributed to the weather.
Four perished in El Paso, Texas.
! When smoke from an elevator shaft
! seeped into the loom of a Buffalo, N.
j Y,. hotel, Robert Patton went to the|
I ledge outside the window and toppled
; six floors to his death. He had ap
j parently attempted to leap to an ad«
I joining ledge. *A