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HENDERSON gateway to CENTRAL CAROLINA twenty-third year PRINCE OF WAILES NOW XING EDWARD VIII Cotton Farmers Must Await New Law To Get Subsidy Pay Appropriation To Be Allotted From Customs Receipts Growers Due Difference Be tween 12 Cents Per Pound and Prevailing Price At Sale 55 MILLIONS TO BE NEEDED FOR PAYING Amounts to About Half of 30 Percent Already Order ed Set Aside for Purpose from Country’s Receipts on Tariffs Levied on Im ports Into U. S. Washington, Jan. 21 (AD) — A lugn administration official slid today new legislation will I M . necessary before the govern ment can nay southern farm ers a subsidy on cotton produc ed in 1035 under Bankhead al lotments. The officinl said the House Appro priations Committee now is consider ing a special measure to provide a spe cific appropriation from gross cus toms receipts to pay the subsidy. The AAA promised to pay adjustment eon tract signers the difference between IE cents a pound and the average price foi cotton on the date of sale Funds were to be obtained from 30 percent of the customs receipts set aside for the AAA. It was estimated that the total amount of the subsidy would be not more than 535.000.000. or about half of the 30 percent allotment. Blame Crash On Deranged Man On Fallen Air Liner Dallas. Texas, Jan. 21. —(AP) — The Dallas News says air line of ficials are investigating a theory that a passenger “temporarily i deranged” or seeking to commit suicide without, invalidating bis insurane" polieies. caused the crash of the American Air T.ivies plane in Arkansas last Tuesday night. Tin* newspaper said it learned one <*f the nasgengers had made two at tempts to take out an additional $25.- O'O life insurance after boarding- the plane in New York. Tim belief held by high up air lino! officials, the story says, is that a passenger, temporarily deranged, or j merely bent upon killing himself, and willing to take a host of others to death with him .entered the control room, slugged the pilot and co-pilot m«i sent the ship crashing into tho Arkansas swamp lands at terrific The story .pointed out. that a. pistol belonging to neither pilot was found in the wreckage and that ode tody was round ahead of the bodies of the*, pil'd and co-pilot, giving strength to tin theory that a third person was in the control room. Hancock. Is For Big Cot In Weed Tax Says Growers And Cigarette Smokers Would Both Benefit By Slash Washington, Jan .21 (AP) —A *1.20 horizontal reduction In the Federal excise tax on cigarettes— now $3 a thousand—was suggest ed today by Representative Frank Hancock, dr., of Oxford, N. C, Hancock said such a reduction Would have a two-fold benefit, insur -1 ‘J-' hotter prices to growers for to bacco and cheaper cigarettes for th consumer. The North Carolina representative ' _ j .... -a ryS* iiiuiih'rsmt Daily Dispatch ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OP NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGWIA * ' LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF TIIE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Louisiana Holds A Hot Election New Orleans, lau, Jan. 21.—(AP) —l<oiiisiana*s primary balloting over tlie late lliicy P. I/Ong's dic tatorship swung into action today with cries of wholesale frauds” from the anti-Hong faction ami raids by State police upon sub-star lions of anti-Hong headquarters in New Orleans. The balloting was reported ex tremely heavy throughout the State, with clear, cool weather pre vailing, and tho Hong and anti- Hong factions, well defined, crowd ing to the polls. IN STATE OFFICES AS AIKEN RETIRES Assistant Aliornev General Goes to Washington for Justice Depart ment. Duties HARRY McMULLAN IS STEPPED UP HERE y ' • ’ : - ■ it ft Dewey Dcrsctt, irt;Turn, Be comes Head of Industrial Commission, and Buren Journey, of Statesville, Is Made Head of That Body; Aids Governor Daily lliiieai*. In The Sir Waller Hole-, lie ,». O IMSKIdiVII.I. Raleigh. Jan. 21.—The resignation of John Aiken, of Hickoty. as assis tant attorney general of North Caro lina. to accept a position on the staff of the United States attorney gen eral in Washington, announced late last night, has given Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus an opportunity to re shuffle his deck of appointments here even if it has not provided a “New Deal.” For, coincident with the an nouncement by Attorney General A. A. F. Seawcll of the resignation of Mr. Aiken, who will become a special assistant to the attorney general of the United States, in charge of anti trust litigation, he announced the ap pointment of Harry McMullan as as sistant attorney general to succeed Aiken. Governor Ehringhaus in turn an nounced the designation of Commis sioner J. Dewey Dorsctt, of the In dustrial Commission, to become its chairman and the appointment or Buren Journey, an attorney of States ville, to become a member of the In (Coiitinued on Page Two.) Eastman Planning Schemes To Force Rail Coordination Washington, Jan, 21 (AD Transportation Coordinator Jos eph It. Eastman said today he has laid the foundation for the appli cation of government “pressure” to compel railroad coordination. Discussinga poliey of promoting cooperation, coordination and gradual unification, Eastman said in his annual report that diffi culties in the way of collective ac tion ise so great “the outside pressure from governmental au thority is a very necessary ingre dient.” “The groundwork has been laid by tbc coordinator and his staff for the application of such pres sure, and from now oil in stead ily increasing degree,” he contin ued. The report revealed conflict be tween the views of Eastman and the Interstate Commerce Com mission on the coordinator’s pro posal to reorganize the Interstate Commerce Comminiczg HENDERSON, N. C., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 21, 1936 THE KING IS DEAD—LONG LIVE THE KING LC " jfc . ;'|v' I ’ Ira GEORGE V, KING OF ENGLAND —DIED JANUARY 20( 1936 Wallace Is Bitter Over I Tax Rulings Tears Into Supreme Court and Demand Action To Offset Its it Decisions Washington, Jan. 21. —(AP) Questioning “the justice” of the Supreme Court action yesterday in ordering return of $200,000,000 of impounded processing taxes to manufacturers, Secretary Wallace said today tlie time lias come when long suffering patience calls for practical and immediate ac tion by the Congress and tlie ad ministration.” Wallace, in a regularly scheduled address over a national radio nct \ work, declared that the “AAA is not dead, and, even more important, the farm sentiment which built, up 14 years of strenuous fighting for equal ity to agriculture is rot dead,” He added: “The great bulk of the farmers of j this country have steadfastly en | deavored to get for their purposes the moral, legal and economic equivalent of what the corporate form of organ ization and the tariffs give to indus try. “Since 1921 they have worked steadily on this problem. It took them j six years to convert both branches of i Congress, and another five years be | fore they got a President who saw ! things their way. How much longer j it will take to gain the approval of i the third branch of the government j remains to be seen. “I will admit that it seems to me ! * ‘ (Continued on Page Fmu.l France Ignoring Own Plight With Death of George Paris, Jan. 21 (AP) —The death of King George V of Great Bri tain turned France’s attention temporarily today from the pro spective fall of the French cabi net. While the domestic situation con tinued perilous, with fears ex pressed of possible financial dif ficulties following resignations of rsulical social cabinet" members, indications appeared a new min isterial combination might be formed from a coalition of radi cal socialists, rightists and leftist parties. (Premier Haval< left Geneva for I’aris with the intention, his friends said, of handing in his re signation.) Newspapers devoted far more space to the death of the British monarch than to the cabinet cri sis which was expected to reai'-is. I z. r Plan To Begin on Tobacco Grading Washington, Jan. 21 (AP)—The deficiency bill introduced today in cluded $12,500 for operation of the new tobacco inspection act. The money would pay for refer endums to determine whether pro ducers desired government grading of their crop before it is sold on auction warehouse floors. An item of $250,000 is in next year’s budget for administration of the tobacco law, but the $12,500 was asked immediately in view of the early opening of: some'markets. $1,000,000 DamageTo N. C. Roads Diillv Uittiiiitcli ISurium, In Tin; Mr Waller Hotel, 11} J. C. It A Six lORIVJ (,f, lialcigh, Jan. 21—-The rains, snow and freezing weather of the last few days have done additional damage to the highways of the State, especially to the surface treated roads, so that the problem of repairing these and other highways is becoming more and more of a problem, according to Chief Highway Engineer W. Vance Baise. I-Ic is convinced now that more than $1,000,000 will be required to re pair roads which have been damag ed by rain, snow and freezing temper atures during the past 30 days. “The weather we have had for the past 30 days is the worst and has been the hardest on the roads I have (Continued on Page Five) Congress Thinks It Has Found Way To Handle Constitutional Issue By CHARLES P. STEW ART Central Press Staff Writer Washington, Jan. 21. Congress' constitutional authorities may have hit on a scheme for maneuvering the United States Supreme Court out of its powers in such cases as NRA and AAA without amending the Consti tution itself. The attempt is likely to be made, anyway. If the. thing can t>.e accomplished by a single piece of Congress’ own legislation it will be vastly more sat isfactory to the administration than if an amendment must be relied on, a n amendment resolution being so hard to get favorably acted on by the lawmakers and so much harder to get EDWARD VII, KING OF ENGLAND To the left above is a recent picture of King George V of England, who died just before last midnight after a four-day illness with a bronchial trouble and heart failure. To the rig ht is the middle-aged 41-year-old Prince of Wales, who now becomes King Edward VIII of Britain. Family Os King George Mourns At Tiny Church Beloved Old Sovereign Died Last Midnight, as He Wished, in Quiet of His Country House at Sand ringham; Will Be Buried by Side of His Father Sandringham, England, Jan. 21. —(AP) —Great Britain’s royal fa mily mourned the death of 70- year-okl King George V at a pri vate service in Sandringham’s lit tle church today, while tho new monarch, Edward VIII, flew to London ojr his accession cere mony. The beloved old sovereign died as he had always wished, in the quiet and peace of his Norfolk country es tate, just before midnight last night with the family he loved at his side. An official announcement said the bereaved Queen Mother Mary was “bearing up with magnificant cour age’ today. Wi s h the vast empire and virtually the entire world sharing their sorrow, ByiEALY Loss of Bombing Plane Ad mitted; League Mourns George’s Death (By The Associated Press.) The loss of an Italian bombing plane and defeat of troops under Ras Desta Dsmtu were reported today by the Italian government. The League of aNtions Council met at Geneva, but confined itself to ex pressing condolences to Great Britain over the death of King George. Premier Mussolini of Italy informed Prime Minister Baldwin of Great Bri tain that “the Italian people heard with profound emotion the announce ment of the death of King George V and sympathize deeply with the mourning British nation.” The Ethiopian government issued a call for more troops. Weather FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Fair, not quite so cold tonight; Wednesday cloudy and somewhat warmer, possibly followed by rain ~q south coast. _ PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. the Princess Royal, only daughter of Kino George and Queen Mary, and other members of the royal household went to St. Mary of Magadelene’s church this morning for a holy com munion service. The service was conducted by the Archbishop of Canterbury, who only a few hours before had given a last blessing to the dying king. Four days after he contracted a sudden illness, His Majesty succum bed at 11:55 o’clock (6:55 p. m. east ern standard time) last night to com plications arising from severe cold, bronchial catarrh and a heart weak ness. After comforting his mother, Queen Mary, the 41-year-old Prince of Wales conferred with court officials before (Continued on Page Five) F E mm One Life Already Claimed; Week-End Rains Swell Streams to Highs Raleigh, Jan. 21.—(AP)—The heav iest flood in the Roanoke river ac Weldon and below since 1912 was forecast today as other Eastern North Carolina rivers overflowed due to week-end rains. The roanoke has already claimed one life. The river stood at 41.6 feet at Wel don this morning, ten feet above bank level, and a warning it would crest at 47 or 48 feet was issued. Lee A Denson, in charge of the Weather Bureau here, espressed the opinion “considerable damage” was being done by the stream. Paul Massey, 35, was drowned when his boat capsized in the Roanoke yes terday. The Tar at Rocky Mount was slightly above its banks and was ris ing steadily. The Cape Fear was 41 feet, six inches above its banks, at Fayetteville this morning, but was on a stand and 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY NEW RULER FLIES i TO LONDON,THERE TO ASSUME DUTIES Dashing Young Batchelor King Shatters Royal Pre cedent in First Official Act DIRECTS PLAN FOR FUNERAL OF FATHER Announcement of Details Awaits Further Confer ences; Messages of Con dolence Come from All Corners of the Earth; Brit ish Ships Fire Salute London, Jan. 21 (AD—-The funeral of King George V will be Tuesday, January 28, in St. George’s Chapel of Windsor Castle The body will lie in state in Westminister Hall from Thursday until the time of the funeral. At the present time it is in Sandringham, the place of death. A full state procession will ac company George’s body from Westminister Hall to Coddington station, from where tlic body will • be taken to Windsor. London, Jan.‘ 21 (AP) —A new king, Edward VIII, took up the rule of the British empire of nearly 500 million persons to day. The man whom the world has known as the Prince of Wales discarded royal preced ent to fly from the bier of his late father, King George V, in Sandringham house, to the cap ital. He made the 100-mile trip in his private airplane and was the first British monarch to travel by air. The new king took off at 11:48 a. m. from the Bircham, Newton, air port near Sandringham for the 100- (Conlinued on Page Two.) Englishmen Will Get View of Body Os Deceased King Sandringham, England, Jan. 21. —(AP)—Tlio body of King George V was started tonight on the slow journey which during the next few days will permit thousands of his subjects to view the face of the dead sovereign for the last,. time. The body was removed from Sandringham House where George died jut 11:56 p. m. yesterday, to the little parish church. Tlie body, in a coffin, was taken on a hand bier, escorted by a detachment of grenadier guards, through sleet and rain. The king’s piper played a wail ing lament as the procession moved along the church walk. Impeaching Os Hoffman Proved Dud Jersey Governor To Let Hauptmann Evidence Speak for Itself in the End Trenton, N. J., Jan. 21.—(AP) —The impeachment bomb which sputtered threateningly after Governor Harold G. Hoffman reprieved Bruno Richard Hauptmann turned out today to have been a dud. The governor, whose 30- day respite for the condemned Lind bergh baby killer stirred his foes to talk of impeachment, appeared at a point session of the legislature last night, was cordially received and read, a special message on social security. The Hauptmann case was not men tioned either in the Senate or the As sembly and the Democratic minority gave no hint that any open criticism would be made of the chief executive. Hoffman’s attitude on Hauptmann, would have eben electrocuted last Fri day night except for gubernatorial re prieve, was somewhat clearer today. (Continued on Pave Fivo.J,
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