North Carolina Newspapers

HENDERSON gateway TO CENTRAL CAROLINA TWENTY-SECOND YEAR NO BACKWARD STEP NOW, ROOSEVELT SITS ***** ********** ********** * * * * # $ g g £ g g Ethiopian Troop Mobilization Order Now Expected Tomorrow BRITAIN MAY LIFT BAN ON SHIPMENTS OF ETHIOPIAN ARMS Emperor’s Flea That Arms Are for Legitimate Use Os Army May Re lease Supplies LEAGUE COUNCIL IS TO MEET SHORTLY Despairing of Arbitration Efforts Between Italy and Ethiopia, Nations May As semble Diplomats To Deal With Crisis: Africans Are Drilling Addis Ababa, July 17— (AP) —An order for general mobilization of Ethiopian warriors was expected by authoritative sources today to be is sued by Emperor Haile Selassie to morrow when he addresses parlia ment Expectation of the order spread as foreign ministry announced that ih» Ethiopian minister to Paris had De?r. instructed to adhere to the In ternational Red Cress convention. Defensive military preparations be came increasingly apparent. Organization of an Ethiopian Na tional Red Cross began while this capital, despite heavy rainfall, took cn the aspect of ni immense, military training ground. Tha clatter of machine guns and the boom of artiile-y were heard as troops plunged practice maneu vers. Other troops were being dispatched to the frontiers, while those remain, ir.g behind and arriving for training were receiving new arms, khaki uni forms and instructions in war tactics. LEAGUE COUNCIL TO MEET PROBABLY AROUND JULY 25 Geneva. July 17.—(AP)—The Lea gue of Nations announced today that (Continued on Page Five) HARD FIGHTING IN BELFAST RENEWED Belfast, Ireland, July 17.—(AP) Hand-to-hand fighting between op posing factions in the recent riots broke out again today in a cemetery where the burial services weTe be. ing performed for a victim' of the Protestant-Catholic fighting. Italy Plans Large Scale Air Warfare *' Rome, July 17. —(AP) —The Nation al Aviation Service disclosed today plans to supply Italy's colonial forces with some 300 planes, threatening large scale aerial warfare against Ethiopia The air service plunged into the project designed to overcome the ob. Stacies of Ethiopia’s desert lands and mountain citadels after an &n ad vance guard cf 80 pilots and 24 planes sailed for East Africa. Genera] Guissepe Valle, under sec retary for air, who bade farewell to this contingent at Naples, indicated that he peisonally would take the force to the colonies soon. 9 Workers Trapped In Coal Shaft Lexington. Ky., July 17.—(AP)— :r& miner* were trapped by an ex plosion m No. 5 mine of the Consolid ate! Coal Company at Van Lear, Ky., tr 'bay. according to information re- here by John F. Daniel, chief °- f the department of mines and min erals. he fate of the trapped men was :f ' immediately determined. he explosion cut ofU' their exit fr °rn the shaft. inspectors and a rescue crew • Ir, 'n the coal company were sent in i'' "vim* in an effort to rescue the men. Mimiiprsmt Hattu Hisuatrh K THB ASSOCIATED PRESS. U. S. Rule in Two Possessions Stirs Trouble New policy in c-olonial administration is being demanded as result of i^it§Hj» squabble over stewardship of Gov. Paul Pearson in Virgin Islands, where L ' ill Rear Admiral William V. Pratt, Ret. (top), is scheduled to be sent jjM as new governor, and native dissatisfaction with rule in Puerto Rico of i* jjfl ' Mai. Gen. Blanton Winship, Ret. (below), as evidenced in demonstration Wm L Jh . t nictured above. (Central Press) ■■ = - .JaHttllli A mazing Recoveries Shown For Crops Over The State Raleigh, July 17 (AP) —Despite the dryest June on record for North Caro lina. the Federal-State Crop Report ing Service today reported “amazing recoveries” for most crops grown in the State were evidenced by July 12. due to “nice seasons,” and, though some crops were too matured for re covery. many others were at that point where the rainfall went into maximum fruitfulness.” State Crop Outlook Is ‘Excellent’ Tobacco, Corn and Cotton Helped Much By Recent Rains, Frank Park er Says. % D&dr IMspatek Bnrea*, In the Sir Walter Hotel. BY J. C. EASKERVILL. Raleigh, July 17.—The present out look for the tobacco, corn and cotton crops in North Carolina is excellent as the result of the general rains of the last two weeks or so. which have been worth hundreds of thousands of dollars, and perhaps even millions, to the farmers, according to Frank Par ker. chief of the State-Federal Crop Reporting Service of the State De partment of Agriculture. At the end of June the corn crop was in very poor condition, due to the (rnnMnnAil on Pat* Throol Woman Dies From Poisoning After Her Child Died Elizabeth City, July 17.—(AP) . Mrs. Joe Hurdle, around 30, of Pas quotank county, died in Albemarle hospitable this naming about _wo o’clock where she waa taken last Fri day shortly after the death of her 19-months-old . Mrs Hurdle died from the effects of seven poison tablets taken imme diately after she learned that her lit- Ue gw was dead. Her husband, joe Hurdle, and one son. Charles, sur vive. Funeral services will be held Thursday. > W ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. The stands of cotton, however, the report said, are the worst in 15 years. A yield of 775 pounds of flue-cured tobacco per acre, less than last year, but slightly above the average, was indicated, though the growth in the east has been stinted and irregular, and premature ripening was noted. Truck crops growing in June were hurt by the drought, with Irish pota toes. watermelons and cantaloupes all showing the effects. An average ap Soviet Plane To Hop Across Pole Moscow, July 17.—(AP) —A sin. gle-motored Soviet mystery plane awaited favorable weather today to hop off on an attempted S,OOO-niile non-ston flight across the North Pole from Moscow to San Fran cisco. School Commission to Invite Them to Work Out Sche dule for Pay Daily Disimtcl* Bareaa, In the Sir Walter Hotel. BY J, D. BASKERVILL. Raleigh. July 17—Those who have been raising a hubbus because the General Assembly did not appropriate enough money to provide for a 20 per cent pay increase for all the teachers, and. who have been criticizing the State School Commission because it has announced that it cannot stretch the $20,031,000 appropriated for the schools as far as some think it should be stretched, will be given an oppor tunity to devise a salary schedule that will give every teacher a 20 per cent increase- —if they can. The State School Commission and the State Board of Education, whose duty it is under trie law to prepare a salary schedul ethat will stay inside the amount appropriated for schools and teachers’ salaries,’ are going to invite (ronMnumi on Pair* Two) MARTIN WILL OPEN TWO LIQUOR STORES Williamston, July 17 (AF*>—Martin county’s first liquor stores will be opened Friday at Robersonville and Williamston, officials have announc ed. • HENDERSON, N. C. WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 17, 1935 pie crop, a better than normal peach crop, and slightly below normal grape crop, were noted. Despite the poor cotton stand, dry June conditions favored the crop by holding back top growth and stimu lating extensive and deep root growth. Weevil development was retarded and maximum benefits gained from ferti lizer uses, and so on, on an acreage expanded from last year. No yield figures were available. Mrs. Waley Gets Term Os 20 Years Federal Building, Tacoma, Wash., July 17.—(AP) —Mrs. Margaret Thu lin Waley, 19, convicted in the George Weyerhaeuser kidnap case last Sat urday, was sentenced by U. S. Dis trict Judge E E. Cushman today to serve 20 years in the Federal deten. tion farm at Milan, Mich. Judge Cushman denied her motion for an arrest of judgment and a new trial after overruling the govern ment’s objections to the motions be ing filed more than three days after her conviction. Mrs. Waley showed no outward sign of emotion when called to the bar for sentencing. She stood mute when Judge Cushman asked her if she had anything to say why sentence should not be pronounced. Neither the government nor defense attorneys made an recommendations about the sentence. Strikes Ended at All Wood-Working Plants in Sumter Sumter, S. C., July 17.—(AP)—All three wood-working plants here, which have been closed for the last week by strikes, opened this morning, following the settlement of differ ences between workers and manage ment late yesterday afternoon. The Williams Company plant was operating with nearly a full force. No trouble was experienced at any of the plants, the workers apparent ly being well pleased with the con cessions granted them by the man agement. weStheT FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Mostly cloudy tonight and Thursday; probably light local showers in extreme west and. ex treme south portions. WAGNER BILL WILL GET FIRST TEST IN Pelzer Cotton Mills Reopen Under Protection of Ap proximately 100 Troops RETURNING WORKERS HECKLED AT GATES Good Will Association Charged With Being Domi nated by Company; Man agement Offers To Take Back AH Except Those Who Violated the Law Pelzer, S. C.. July 17.—(AP)—Strik ers of the United Textile Workers union here plan to press their case under the new Wagner labor disputes act today as the Pelzer mills reopen ed under guard of approximately 100 troops. The end of a 36-hour closing that split this mill town into two armed factions came without disorder, al though an estimated 100 to 200 pickets heckled persons going into the plants. A public strike meeting attended by several hundred persons was held in front of the main plant during the morning, at which speakers charged the good will association, numbering employees opposed to the strike, was a company-supported organization. Frank Black, who headed the union prior to -his discharge by the mill sometime ago branded a» a lie infor mation he said had been given the governor that he had asked that troops he sent here. He said neither he nor the union had asked that troop and urged the strikers to proceed un der the Wagner labor disputes act, which he said “outlaws company-dom. inated unions, and we can prove that the good will association is backed by the company.’’ J. F. Blackmon, superintendent of the Pelzer Manufacturing Company’s plant here, disclosed that the manage ment had offered to take back all who were employed when the mills closed Monday, except thoses ince accused of law violations. Railroads Seek Permission To Cut Tariffs to Com pete With Trucks Dally Dispatch Bnreas, In the SI- Walter Hotel, BY J. C. BASKERVILL. Raleigh, July 17 v hearing on the petition of the railroads in North Carolina fn which they are seeking permission to reduce their rates on petroleum products, especially gaso line, has been opstponed from Joly 23 to August 8, it was announced today by Stanley Winborne, utilities com missioner. The postponement was granted at the request of the pet (Continued on Page Three). State Given Coast Guard Repair Fund Oteen Building Pro gram Also Included • in $211,840 Allot ment by FDR. Washington. July 17 (AP)- Presi dent Roosevelt today allotted $5,263,- 995 of works relief funds to the coast guard for 51 new patrol boats and re conditioning of a number of shore sta tions. He also appropriated $453,800 to the Veterans Administration for construction at several hospitals. The allotments were recommended last week by his ad visory committee. Os today’s allotments, $211,840 will (Continued on Page Two.) PUBLISFIHD IVBRV AFTORNOOM HXCBPT SUNDAY. President Pushes Plan For Recovery Despite Criticism Street Parking 5c ... \ \ .N & - Oklahoma City, Okla., is the first city in the United States to charge its citizens a fee for park ing on the streets. Parking me ters like that shown here are be ing installed at 20-foot intervals throughout the downtown section. A nickel in the slot, allowing the motorist to park for the time specified on the meter, raises a red indicator which drops when the alloted time expires. Process Tax Plans Might Be Revealed l Roosevelt Cabinet Committee To Com plete Textile Indus try Study Soon Washngton, July 17.—(AP) The coming report of a special .cabinet committee studying problems of the textile industry—one of \hem the pro cessing tax —took on a new signifi cance today in the light of the cir cuit court of appeals decision hold ing the levy unconstitutiona 1. Some observers felt the report might indicate the administration’s legal defense of the tax t Q come be fore the Supreme Court next fall. The committee is expected ot de fend the levy despite contentions of 'Unntlnued on Page Throe) LEADERS FEARFUL OF TALKS BY FOR Party Strategists Say It Will Put Administration on Defensive By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Staff Writer Washington. July 17. —Not all Dem ocratic strategists are strongly in favor of the plant to have President Roosevelt deliver a series of radio talks, late in August or early in Sep tember, either here in Washington, or (Continued on Page Five) 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTB COPY Gives Assurance That Farm Administration Will Con tinue To Function Right On ASKS TAX PROGRAM AT THIS CONGRESS Also Declares Recent Trade Agreements With Soviet Russia and Brazil Will In crease Employment Here; Lobby Probe Reveals Start ling Activity Washington, July 17. —(AP)—Con fronted by an AAA setback in the courts and congressional criticism of his foreign trade and tax program, President Roosevelt gave assurance today that he has no intention of taking a backward step. He expressed belief at. his press conference: 1. That the farm administration will continue to function, at least until a final Supreme Court ruling on the le. gaily of its processing taxes. 2. That his tax program should be enacted before the present Congress adjourns. 3. That trade agreements recently negotiated with Soviet Russia ana Brazil will result in increased em ployment in this country. The President said also that It would be a good thing if pending leg islation designed to strengthen AAA and protect it against further court setbacks were passed. Simultaneously, Secretary Morgen thau went before a Senate Committee to defend an administration bill which would block damage suits growing out of another New Deal policy—dol lar devaluation. The Treasury said this legislation (Continued on Pane Five) UTILITY iTLEIS FDR VS. TAMMANY Behind the Scenes Struggle Is T raced Back to New York Terrain By| LESLIE EICHEL Central Press Staff Writer New York, July 17.—The utility holding company battle—behind the scenes—has developed into an intense Roosevelt-Tammany battle Tammany, of course, always' has been pro-private utilities. The Tammany leader in the House of representatives is John J. O’Con nor. He is the head of the powerful rules committee, probably second on ly to the speaker in power. It was (Continued on Page Five.) Cruelty Is Disclaimed By Ex-Guard Former Prison Camp Head In Mecklen burg . Denies Mis treating Negroes Charlotte. July. 17 fAP)—Captain Henry C. Little, former State prison camp head, reiterated his denial of any cruel or inhuman treatment of (Woodrow Shropshire and Robert Barnes, Negro convicts, as he was cross examined in his trial with two co-defendants for allegedly causing the loss of the prisoners’ feet. Under the vigorous questioning of J. Clyde Stancill, assistant solicitor, the 69-year-old “chaingang boss” de nied the assertions of the two Ne (Continued on Page Five) ;