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HENDERSON GATEWAY TO CENTRAL CAROLINA TWENTY-SECOND YEAR STATE’S BUDGET CALLS FDR LARGE INCREASES Supreme Court Asked To Pass On Constitutionality Os NRA Set-Up ROOSEVELT SOCIAL PROGRAM WILL BE OFFERED THURSDAY Unemployment Insurance, Old Age Pensions and Medical Aid Meas ures Being Written NRA TEST COMES UP WITH ALABAMA CASE World Court Issue Again Before Senate, With Rob inson Arguing for Its Adop tion; Supreme Court Delib erating Gold Payments Ac tion of Government iVis hi nylon. Jan. 15.—(AP>—Ad. ministration argument for ionstitu llonallty of another New Deal high pot—NllA—went to the Supreme Court today as congressional leaders mapped out the job of translating into law President Roosvelt’s “New Or der" social security program. Thursday was the day set by the White House for submitting to Con gress plans for unemployment insur ance. old age pensions and medical id systems. Already Senator Wagner, Democrat. New York, and Senator Lewis, Demo crat. Maryland, were busy drafting the legislation. The Supreme Court, whose nine justices are deliberating the admin istration's actions halting gold pay mints on both private and public con tracts. received a government brief today contending NRA and its blue ogle codes were a constitutional ex iciso of congressional power' and in. urstate commerce. It asked the high bench to over turn a lower court ruling that the jw was invalid :n a case brought by the iccovery administration against William E. Belcher, an Alabama ium •*rr producer, who paid less than code wages. ■ if. court was expected to review the case shortly and deliver a decision hat will outline definitely tne gov ernment's authority over labor s hours and wages through the code structure. This ruling will help guide Congress in revising the recovery laws. The House was not in session to il y. but the Senate met. with the hoary World Court issue again before Opening the battle for American dhercnce. Senator Robinson, the Democratic leader, said this action would involve the United States in no entangling alliances. The Senate Banking Committee ap (Continued On Page Four.) DOOLITTLE MAKES NEW FLIGHT TIME Record for Hop From Los Angeles to New York Overnight , Newark. N. J.. Jan. 15.—(AP>— 'lnjoi James R. Doolittle, noted speed fth'r, established a new trans-continen b'l record for transport airplanes to '•ay. touching his wheels at Floyd Dennett airport. New York, 11 hours, ail minutes after his take-off at Los •'ngclcs. Doolittle was timed at Floyd Ben ll'-U at 8:26 eastern time, and eight a half minutes later he set the ‘"ohoplane down at Newark airport. His time of 11 hours. 59 minutes, hiolo by minutds the mark set last ' ovembei 8 by Eddie Rickenbacker ' h<‘n he flew from Los Angles to Newark in 12 hours, three minutes, 50 '<eonds. Plan Another Surprise Witness On Hauptmann Remington, N. J., Jan. 15.—(APi— " in the Hauptmann planned to introduce an. ■i , ! ‘ su, P r^se witness today to break ' of handwriting experts. tdte attorneys declined to reveal t( * 1 c,IT -ity of tile witness other than > that he came from Cincinnati in i Wuu provide connecting infor ' ’ " >h '*• the development of the against Rrurn. Richard Haupt Hpttitersrm BaUit Utsuatrii LJEASBD WIRE SERVICB OF THB ASSOCIATED PRESS. Amelia Earhart Braves Perils of Pacific in Epic Flight L ffif %t% - ?fl'\ AjifcTM* —^-|pl Amelia Earhart Putnam, first wo man to make a successful solo flight aci oss the Pacific from Honolulu to Oakland. Cal., is pictured here as she stepped out of the cockpit of her high Another Handwriting Expert Identifies Bruno Hauptmann New York. Jan. 15. —(AP)—Two | Msters and a brother of Isidoi Fiscli. from whom Bnuio Richard Hauptmann claims he received 1 tl»e Lindbergh ransom money found in his home, arrived today on lite liner He de France to testify at Hauptmann's trial for the murder of the Lindbergh baby. They were aceouipanied l>y a nurse listed with immigration an- Saar Votes I To Reunite To Germany j 90 Percent of Ballots I Cast Sunday Favor! That Course; Nazis i Hit Foes Saarbrucken. Saar Basin Territory, Jan. 15. —(AP)—The Saar governing commission announced today that the territory had voted overwhelmingly to reunite with Germany and the triumphant Nazis immediately began a drive against their foes. Sixteen communists and several j anti-Hitlerite politician were arrest ed. A policeman warned an Asso ciated Press correspondent to “get inside” asserting “the situation might bcome serious at any moment.” Frightened women and children, (Continued on P«ge Foul) Three Children Perish as Home Burns in Blaze j - Easton. Pa., Jan. 15. —(A I*— Three children—the oldest five years, the youngest three months —burned to death today In a fire which destroyed the frame bam in which they lived with their par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rudy, at Glendon, threem ties southwest of Easton. Both Rudy, an unemployed la borer, and his wife, were away from the small home when the fire, origin of which was not im mediately determined, started in the place. mann. “essential, but not particulaily 1 startling.” The defense today again brought the dead Isidor Fisch inferentially ,n * to the murder trial of Hauptmann with the questions pointed toward the possible thesis that Hauptmanns handwriting was forged to the 14 Lindbergh ransom notes. (Continued on Page Five) ONLA DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. winged monoplane a moment after bringing it to a stop before the main banger at the Oakland municipal air port. Her first thought was for her plane, and while thousands cheered and gathered about her. Miss Earhart directed first how her plane should 1 thorlties as Minna Stegnitiz, 42 years old. The witnesses, assisted by im migration officials, were Pinous Fisch, 25; Czerna Fiscn, 63, and Hannah Fisch. 32. Flemington, N. J., Jan. 15.—(AP)— A third expert today identified the handwriting of Bruno Richard Haupt mann as that of th e 14 ransom notes ■ Discuss Tobacco Plans Wednesday Washington. Jan. 15.—(AP)—Li beralization of the flue-cured to bacco control program will Ire con sidered here tomorrow at a meet ing of the advisory flue-cured to bacco committee with J. B. Hut son. farm administration tobacco cJiief, ami interested representa tives in Congress. Representative Lindsay C. War ren, of North Carolina, has ex pressed the belief t-lie- program may be changed to the better benefit of small growers. The committee is composed of growers’ representatives from the flue-cured tobacco states of Vir ginia, North Carolina, South Caro lina and Georgia. Tomorrow’s conference was calt by Hutson as a result, with the meeting of the North Carolina de legation last week. OFFER MORE BILLS j FOR ROAD SAFETY 4,5 Percent Beer and Life Terms In Capital Cases Also Proposed j Raleigh. Jan. 15 (AP) -Con tin ua j tion of the three percent general sales tax, with exemptions'eliminated, and large appropriations to allow | salary increases for all State emplov j ees were recommended to the Gene lal Assembly today and the session j saw the Introduction of three bills to promote safety on the highways, as | well as one to increase the alcoholic content of beer in North Carolina. Governor Ehringhaus demanded a balanced budget and termed the re enactment of the sales tax as “in evitable” in his budget message. The Senate got three highway safe ty measures. Two of them would re quire drives’ licenses for all motor vehicle operators in the State and the third would provide for safe guards for children hauled in school buses. In the House ameasure went for ward to legalize the sale of beer with | 4.5 percent alcoholic content by weight i as well as proposals to amend the elec- I tion laws, outlaw slot machines and j permit persons convicted of capital felonies to be sentenced to prison in stead of death. "weather FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Mostly cloudy and warmer to ; night and Wednesday; probably occasional light rains in west ' portion. ( HENDERSON, N. C. TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 15, 193; , L - * rv v be placed In the hanger. She is pic tured atop the plane, her aims filled with flowers from well-wishers, watch ing carefully as the ship is backed into the hanger. She did not leave the ship until it was placed safely in -1 side and the doors locked. which followed the stealing and mur der of Baby Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr. John F. Tyrrell, of Milwaukee, call sd by the State in Hauptmann’s trial for his life, added his opinion that the German carpenter was the writer of the notes to those already put into the record by AlMc-ct JS. Osborn, Sr.. (Continued on l'age Four) Roosevelt Faces Real Obstacles Opposing Bvrns and Cutting; Supreme Court May Upset the NRA By CHARLES P. STEWART Central*. Press Staff Writer Washington, Jan. 15. — President Roosevelt already has encountered se rious obstructions on theh ighway to ward attainment of all that he desires before adjournment of the current session of Congress. The administration certainly stub bed its toe initially, and mighty bad ly, in connection with its undoubted, though under-cover, campaign tor Congressman Sam Rayburn for speak er of the House of Representatives, in preference to Congressman Joseph W. Byrns, who won the position in spits of the executive mansion’s ad verse influence. The seating of Senator Bronson Cutting by the Senate for another term on Capitol Hill, was anotheru n (Continued on Page Three) GROUP ISAGAINST SALES TAX STILL Despite Budget Recommen dation, They Think Way Around Is Possible Daily DHaateh llnrea*, In the Sir Walter Hotel. Bt J. C. B.4SKERVILL. Raleigh. Jan. 15. —In spite of the re commendations made by Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus and the Advisory Budget Commission for the retention | of the three per cent sales tax and . the removal of the exemptions as J the best means of raising the mini ' mum amount of revenue required to operate the State government for the next two years, there are several who do not agree that the sales tax needs to be retained at all. One of thes is Dr. Ralph McDonald, representative from Forsyth county, who is convinced that in spite of the present six percent limitation on the State income tax. that it and the franchise tax laws can be changed so as to yield a great deal more re (Cn,qtinned aa Pair© Thszsi INCREASES MAINLY 10 PROVIDE RAISE IN EMPLOYEES’ PAY iFunds for Public Schools i Put at $18,500,000, Though $20,200,000 Was Requested INSTITUTIONS WILL FARE BETTER ALSO ■.University To Be Cared for Along With Others; Judi ciary Pay Cuts Will Be Re stored; Highway Revolving Fund Included In Recom mendations Raleigh, Jan. 15 (A Pi Increased 1 appropriations for every agency of the • State‘government of North Carolina were recommended to the Legislature today by the Governor and the Advis ory Budget Commission. The increases principally were to give a 15 per cent increase in the pre i sent wage schedules, though some ex pansion of services was also provided | For the thre funds of the State gov , ernment. total appropriations of $57,- 942.922 in 1935-36 and $56,485,601 in 1936-37 were proposed. These totals in | elude debt service. Funds for public schools were set at $18,500,000 for each year of the bi ennium. The school request was $20.- I 200.000. In 1933-34 actual expenditures | from the general fund for school pur poses were $.15,443,549 and it is esti , mated they will be $16,000,000 this fis cal year. Highway fund appropriations, in- I eluding creation of a revolving fund ! but not taking in debt service items. | would aggregate sit ,161,457 for 1935- 36 and $15,392,750 for 1936-37. Four i millions of dollars is provided sos (Continued on Page Three) Falkner Assigned Five Committees In House Set-Up Five committee assignments were given to Representative O. S. Falkner, of Vance, in the an nouncement today of appoint ments l»v Speaker Robert Grady Johnson, of the State House of Representatives. Reading of the committee posts virtually com pleted the organization of the j House, following convening of the General Asembly last Wednesday. Mr. Falkner was placed on the journal. Federal relations, agri culture, salaries and fees and banks and banking committees. Ehringhaus Star Rising In Politics Ma\ Oppose Bailey In' 1936; His Pro gram Is Winning Strong Support Dully Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Walter Hotel. By C. A. PAUL. Raleigh, Jan. 15. Will Governor Ehringhaus be a candidate in 1936 for the United States senatorial toga now worn 'by Josia.h William Bailey? That is one of the many questions perplexing State politicians here to day. The re-assembling or legislators ana the death of Attorney-General r mis G. Brummitt brought tne question again to the forefront of po litical topics. The opinion expressed frequently here is that the governor has an ex _ cellent opportunity for the manufao. ture of political hay in the matter of the appointment of Brummitt’s suc cessor. Not that the governor will use his office merely to further any fu ture political aspirations he may i have, but he has the chance to kill j tw<? birds with the proverbial single i stone; he might name as Brummitt’s successor an entirely competent man j and, at the same time, make a worth /GoiiHnneri qji Five} PUBLISHED BVBRY AFTERNOON HXCHPT SUNDAY. Asks Continuation General Sales Tax For Next Biennium Cherry, Bryant To Head Committees Raleigh. Jan. 15,( Al>)—R. Gregg Cherry, of Gaston, and Victor S. Bryant, of Durham, were today named by Speaker Hubert Grady Johnson ti* head the res|»eetive I tower! ill committees oil finance and appropriations in the House of Representatives for the 1935 General Assembly. Representative Reginald Harris, of Person, speaker of the House in 1933, is chairman of the com mittee on education in the new set-up, and C. W. Tatum, of Tyrrell heads the roads committee. Judiciary No. I has R. B. Mor | phew, of Graham, as its head, and Judiciary No. 2 W. S. Sullivan, or Buncombe. Assignments were made public top late to permit an accurate check.up this morning on the con troversial sales tax issue from the committee. EHRINGHAUS ASKS BALANCED BODGE! i IN NEW BIENNIUM Tells Legislature To Levy ; Dollar of Dependable Taxes for Every Dol lar Spent UNBALANCED BUDGET FAR TOO EXPENSIVE Calls Attention to $1,500,000 In Highway Work Funds for Unemployment Relief; Sees $3,500,000 New R£ve- j nue from Stricter Adminis- | tration Moves Raleigtq Jan I 15 (AP) Governor | Ehringhaus in his biennial budget ' . message to the General Assembly here today, insisted vigorously that : “for every dollar you appropriate you * should levy a dollar of dependable taxes.” “We can never again afford to run an unbalanced budget. The experi ment has proved too costly, and, cor respondingly, the value of a balanced budget has been demonstrated by our success in obtaining the lowest rate of ! interest in the State’s history," the governor declared. Although the budget recommenda tions for the next biennium sets up , no appropriation for relief purposes, except $1,500,000 each year in highway funds, the governor told the General j Assembly “you will observe also that we have endeavored to meet the de- j mands for State unemployment relief activity through an enlarged high way activity made necessary by the deteriorated condition of our high way system.” Anticipated additional revenue of— (Continued on Page Five) Highway Fund Diversion Sure To Draw Opposition Daily liitputi'h Bureau, In the Sir Walter Hotel. BY J. C. MSKERVILL. Raleigh, Jan. 15 —The proposal to set aside $1,500,000 a year of highway maintenance funds to be used for , work relief purposes in the State, as . well as the proposal to use $2,000,000 permanent revolving fund, as recom of the highway revenue to set up a mended by the Budget Commission in ' its report, are regarded as to sure to fire The fact that the appropriations bill prepared by the budget commis : (Sion recommends only $3.300X)00 a j year for new highway construction, 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY I Further Highway Fund Di version and More Pay for Teachers and Em ployees Urged APPROPRIATIONS OF $57,942,922 SOUGHT Includes $24,900,000 for General Fund, $15,800,000 f° r Ordinary Highway Pur poses and $15,200,000 for Debt Service; Revenue Is Estimated Ra.leigh. Jan. 15.—(AP)—Continua tion of highway fund diversion re enactment of the three per cent gon ♦ •al. sale.-, tax with conditional ex emptions eliminated and a 15 per cent increase in present salaries of school teachers and State employes are em bodied in the budget fiscal' recommen dations laid before thi; General As , sonrvhly tonight. The general fund revenue measure j calling for $29,400,000 yearly con I templates increase in expenditures each year of $3,500,000 for 1935-36 and 1936-37. with $2,500,000 of the increase I going for schools. Highway revenue is estimated at I $22,303,500 each year of the next bien j ilium. Federal aid funds are not «n --; eluded. j Total proposed appropriations for t all State purposes, agriculture, gen eral fund and highway, are $57,942,922 for 1935-36 and $56,485,601 for 1936-37. | The general fund proposed for or | dina.ry purposes is about $24,900,000 yearly with about $15,800,000 for pr j dinary highway purposes annually, j Debt service will top $15,200,000 <Wh ! year and agriclult lire fund expend!, j tin es will be about $283,000. No new ttixes are proposed; lilt the j geneial revenue bill or highwri.V■ fund ; set-up. Highway fund divens Ip ft! will continue at $1,000,000 per year tinder | the budget plan. Increased revenues I ore predicted upon stoppage of the j leakage and tightening of collections, especially for the sales tax. General taxation revenues for the | general fund are estimated at $27,- ■IOO,OOO for 1935-36 and $27,750,000 for j 1936-37. Non-tax revenue (earnings, (Continued on Page Four) East- West Animosity Is Passing Daily lllspateti IlnrruM, In tin* Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh. Jan. 15 Will Eastern North Carolina fight it out with the , West in the 1935 General Assembly ; now in session here? That is an al most age-old question in North Caro lina politics. Apparently, no one re j ally knows the answer. But. from | opinions voiced here, the question will not be so acute as it has been in certain former sessions. In the first place the Mecklenburg delegation, 'Senator J. A. Bell and House Members Paul Ervin, William Scholl and Ed Tonissen, have served (Continued on l'age Five) [or only slightly more than enough to match the Federal aid grants, is ex ; pected to also rouse the ire of the i more-nioney-for roads advocates, who are demanding $10,000,000 a year for i additional construction as well as $lO,- ; 000,000 a year for maintenance. The tentative appropriation bill ast drawn by the Advisory Budget Com mission does provide for $10,000,000 a year for highway maintenance but re commends only $3,300,000 a year for, new construction. Those who wondered why Go' unf [CiuiMihiV on Pajro a j^
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