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HENDERSON GATEWAY TO CENTRAL CAROLINA twenty-fourth year GERMAN ULTIMATUM IS REJECTED BY SPAIN ********** * * * »*»-**„ C ongress Opens As Strikes At Home And War Abroad Threaten PRESIDENT PLANS EOS HIS MESSAGE WEDNESDAY NOON What He Will Ask About Neutrality, Relief and Labor Being Anxi ously Awaited BANKHEAD ELECTED SPEAKER OF HOUSE Oath Administered to New ly-Elected Senators at Short Session; Vice-Presi dent Garner Presides In Upper House, Which Quickly Adjourns Washington, Jan. 5. —(AP) — The 75th Congress opened amid a quicken ins tempo of national prosperity to day to face a batch of problems em bracing labor strife at home and war rumbles abroad. Sharp gavel raps by Vice-President Garner in the Senate and South Trim ble. clerk in the House, officially be gan at noon the organization chores , ; the third Congress of Franklin Roosevelt's presidency. These were but preludes to the bulky legislative ahead. The tig Democratic majorities, back-slapping and renewing of acquaintances in Capitol corridors, and the more aus tere debating chambers looked to Mr. Roosevelt’s annual message tomorrow for guidance. What he will ask to help guarantee America’s neutrality, the future of Federal relief expenditures and possi biliticof a constitutional amendment covering labor wages and working hours were foremost in the thoughts legislators. After Trimble had announced 4177 (Continued on Page Six.# Legislators Face Record Money Task Most Revenue In State’s History Must Be Had; Li quor Also Problem Raleigh, Jan. 5. —(AP) —Ready to t ickle the problem of raising more State revenue than has ever been at- Umpted before in North Carolina, and faring a. (bitter fight on liquor legis lation, General Assembly members ar rived today for their regular biennial session. The legislature will convene at noon tomorrow, but probably will not start its real work until some time next week. Thursday will be devoted to inau gural ceremonies, when Clyde Hoey (Continued on Page Five) No Signs Os Agreements In Auto Industry Strike Threat of General Strike B rings No Indication of Con ciliation in Dispute That May Make Many More Thousands Idle; Sloa n Takes Firm Stand Detroit, Mich., Jan. 5 (AP)— Ilomcr Martin, president of the Automobile Workers of America, pledged cooperation today to “all government agencies seeking to colciliate present strikes, but as serted a general stoppage of Gen eral Motors is under way. Asked at a press conference “if you are prepared to call a general Martin {replied: “It is getting more general all the time.. It is quite obvious that a general stoppage of General Motors is under way. 'By The Associated Press) The threats of a general strike against the General Motors Corpora tion brought no signs of conciliation .CJf. 4L£c. Himilvrsmt Batin iUsmrtrh ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NOKDH CAROLINA AND VIiSnIA. * LEASED WIRE SERVICE OP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Pope Plans For His New Academy Vatican City,, Jan. 5. —(AP) — Plans for inaugurating the new pontifical academy held the atten tion of Pope Pius today despite re curring pains in his paralyzed leg. Vatican sources asserted the pon tiff hoped to send a personal mes sage from hi s sick bed when the academy assemblies for its initial session February 6. Illness will pre vent the holy father from attend ing the ceremonies in person. URGES CLUB OVER BIG OILCONCERNS State Commission Wants SIOO,OOO Appropriated for State Terminal POWERFUL AS WEAPON State Licensing of Filling Stations To Regulate Number and Cut Overhead Also Recom mended by Board Daily Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Walter Hotel. By o. C. IIASKKRVILL Raleigh, Jan. s—ls the 1937 Gene ral Assembly adopts the recommenda tions of the gasoline and oil fact-find ing commission headed by Represen tative Oscar G. Barker, of Durham, it will enact a number of laws which will enable the State to hold a perpe tual club over the heads of the gaso line and oil moguls with which to slug them into line if they ever again attempt to discrimate against North Carolina, either as a State or against the gasoline users of the State, ac cording to those who have read the report of the commission. The re port was submitted to Governor J. C. B. Ehringhau's Monday afternoon and immediately made public by him. The most far-reaching recommen dation contained in the report is that the jGeneral Assembly appropriate SIOO,OOO to be used by the governor and Council of State for the erection of a State-owned gasoline and oil ter minal at some port in the State, when ever the erection of such a terminal might be regarded as necessary and expedient. The report elaborates upon this recommendation by stat ing that at the present time the con tract under which the State is buy ing th.e 10,0001,000 gallons of gaso line it uses, seems to be reasonable and in line with the prices being paid (Continued on Page Six.) TARBORO MERCHANT KILLS AN INTRUDER Floyd Duke, 24, of Enfield, Shot Dead In Dark Room in Rear of Place of Business Tarboro, Jan. S—(AP) —Floyd Duke, 24, of Enfield, was shot and killed in a pitch-dark back room of a store near here last night. Sheriff W. E. Bardin quoted George Warren, the store proprietor, as say ing he shot Duke after the latter call ed him into the room and attacked him with a wrench, apparently with out reason. The sheriff released Warren on his own recognizance to appear in re corder’s court room Monday after, the sheriff said, witnesses corroborated the story. today in the dispute which has made 50,000 automotive workers idle in 15 plants, with 85,000 more slated to be jobless by the end of the week. The corporation’s president, Alfred P. Sloan, Jr., said last night General Motors would not recognize any single union as a collective bargaining agency for its employees. President Homer Martin, of the United Auto mobile Markers of America had ad vised the corporation the union must be recognized. General Motors officials estimated the week-end would find a total of 135, 000 workers unemployed because of the strikes, stop orders and shortages of materials. They fixed the daily wage loss in such events at $1,000,000 and the company’s daily profit re duction at $330,000. HENDERSON, N. C., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 5,1937 "The House Will Come to Order” still • •••• vff3fflßaßßßgß.<v •. HI IMI jyr ;h=.V'|ll||f 1 .aHB Hi |J| . i. ■/ Jlpialk . v^gg ..jfcv.V', —2iiiiiai .wy.,x- :xyi. u w .jLt. Representative William 3. Bankhead, of Alabama, Speaker of the House, is shown wnh the gavel with which he called the opening session of the new Seventy-fifth Congress at noon today. Little action is contemplated until the President reads his message. (Central Press) Ehringha!us Administration One Os Real Accomplishment Governor Came Into Office In 1933 With Huge Defi cit, State’s Credit Gone and Dark, Bleak Days; He Goes Out With State Better Off Than Ever Daily Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Walter Hotel. By J. C. BASKERVILI, Raleigh, Jan. 5. —When the admin istration of Governor J. C. B. Ehring haus comes to an end at noon Thurs day, as he turns the wheel of the ship of state over to incoming Governor Clyde R. Hoey, he will leave behind a record of accomplishment that is go ing to make him go down in history as one of the great governors of North Carolina, those who have been evaluating this record are convinced. For while his record is not specta cular, it is the sort of record which shows real and solid accomplishment along many lines and shows up best under close examination. This record also shows that while Governor Ehringhaus has probably Hoey Will Defer His Shake-Up Daily Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Walter Hotel. By J. C. BASKERVILL Raleigh, Jan. 5. —The announcement by Governor-elect Clyde R. Hoey, who will become governor Thursday, that he will make very few changes in the present personnel of the State s em ployes and division heads for the pre sent, and probably not until the end of the present fiscal year on June 30, is causing a good many State De partment and division heads and their employees to breathe a little more easily right now and to thank their lucky stars for Kerr .Scott, r«ewly elected commissioner of agriculture, and his recent firing spree. For a good many political observers here believe the uproar caused by Scott’s house cleaning efforts befor he even became commissioner of agriculture has had some bearing on the decision of Mr. Hoey to postpone any firing he may contemplate at least until after the General Assembly and possibly until the end of the fiscal year. The two other elective State offi cials, chosen at the me time as Scott —State Auditor ' "ge Ross Fou and Secretary of St Thad Eure— have already announces they contem plate making no changes in the per sonnel of their offices for the time being, and at least not until after the General Assembly adjourns. It is be- Continued on Page Five.) been one of the poorest politicians who has ever served as governor, judging from the generally accepted meaning of the term, in that he has not played the kind of politics that most of the politicians wanted him to play, many believe that his new kind of politics, (based on efficiency and an insistence that full value must be re ceived for every dollar of public money expended, carried him a long way. Virtually every one who has come in contact with him, opponents as well as friends, agree that Gover nor Ehringhaus throughout his ad ministration has shown the courage of his convictions, a keen insight into governmental problems, an unim (Continued on Page Six) PROGRESSIS MADE" IN KIDNAPCONTACT Definite Negotiations for Return of Mattson Boy Under Way Tacoma, Wash., Jan. 5. —(AP) — Sources close to the family of kidnap ed Charles Mattson intimated strong ly today definite progress was being made toward winning the ten-year-old boy’s release. They hinted the W. W. Mattsons, the boy’s parents, were expecting a development soon, but whether it was the payment of the $28,000 ransom or the child’s actual release was not dis closed. Officials gave thi s same impression in guarded words. These same offi cials a few days ago expressed grave Continued on Page Fiye.) OUR WEATHER MAN FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Cloudy, occasional rain tonight and Wednesday. How He Open ed the Senate '''' ’. jlglpwgg Vice President John N. Garner dropped his gavel to call to order the first session of the Seventy-Fifth Congress at noon today, and on January 20 he will he sworn in for another term as presiding officer of thr Upper House. Momentous Days Ahead In Congress Amendments, Neu trality and Relief Big Issues; Rayburn Is New Leader Washington, Jan. S.—(AP) —A sense of historic decisions impending per vaded the capital today for the open ing of the new Congress. Constitutional amendment questions how far to go on neutrality and whether to tighten up on relief com manded more attention from the leg islators than the organization for malities. Outwardly all was serene. Con gratulations greeted Representative Sam Rayburn, of Texas, at every turn following his election to the Demo cratic floor leadership of the House late yesterday. Representative William Bankhead, Alabama, again had a clear path to the speakership. The swearing in of new members constituted nearly the only immediate new business of the 95 freshmen re presentatives and 16 new senators. A few had yet to reach the city. Because of the “lame duck” amend ment, it was the first time in history a new Congress was called together (Cone 5 * ied on Page Five) “Windfall” Suit Begun Charlotte Charlotte, Jan. 5 (AP)—The fourth circuit court of appeals took under advisement today the effort of the White Packing Company of Salisbury to obtain an injunction against the Federal “windfall” tax. The “windfall’ ’tax was enacted by Congress after AAA processing taxes were declared invalid. It required payment of 80 per cent of processing taxes which were passed on to con sumers in the form of higher prices, and which were not paid to the gov ernment because of legal fights. The act describes the levy as a tax on “un just enrichment.” The packing company appealed from a district court ruling by Judge Johnston J. Hayes that the cofifft was without jurisdiction on the ground that the company had an adequate remedy at law if it should pay a tax which migiit later be declared un constitutional. Today’s argument centered around the matter of jurisdiction, with the matter of constitutionality touched only as it might involve irreparable damage to the company through un just collection of the tax. PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. Calls Issued For Reports of Banks Washington. Jan. 5 (AP)-—The comptroller of the currency today issued a call for the condition of all national banks at the close of business December 31. Simultaneously the Federal De posit Insurance Corporation is sued a call for the condition on the last day of 1936. STATE BANK CALL. Raleigh, Jan. 5 (AP) —Gurney P. Hood, State bank commissioner, today issued a call for the condi tion of ail State banks as of De cember 31, 1936. SOUTHERN FREIGHT RATE CUT TALKED Commerce Commission Giv ing Consideration to Appeal of Shippers Washington, Jan. 25 (AP) —The In terstate Commerce Commissior. said in its annual report today th- “due consideration” was bei-? r giv»m oeti t’ons that southern la;-' frei . . t rates aie unjust and unreasonable.” In a number of petitions filed re cently, southern state regulatory com missions and shippers inter 'sts have asked the I. C. C. to institute an in vestigation into the present soutnern freight rates. “Petitioners aver that the class rates are based on a record made dur- Continued on Page Five.) German Ultimatum Gives Spain Three Days To Act Nazis Seize Two Spanish S hips as Hostages for Ger man Gargo Held by Socialists; Victorious Insurgents Swing Attack to Nor thwest of Madrid (By The Associated Press.) Nazi Germany gave Socialist Spain just three days to trade a cargo for two ships in a warship-flashed ulti matum today. Berlin—The crusier Koenigsberg in formed the Spanish Valencia govern ment toy radio two seized Spanish merchantmen would not be handed down to Spanish insurgents for “a settlement” unless Bilbao Basques gave up an interned German cargo and a passenger by 8 a. m. Friday. London—British warships won a pledge of respect for British shipping in the Straits of Gibraltar, but offi cial British reports of 10,000 new Ital ian volunteers in Spain complicated the grave matter of contrlling the scope of the “little world war.” Paris —The French thought the Italian volunteer reports meant II Duce is determined to keep a hand in Spain. 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY BRITAIN DEMANDS GERMANY, ITALY TO STOP VOLUNTEERS Reply By Saturday at Latest Is Urged in Declaration c>f Poiicj \ award Spam GERMAN PILOTS IN REBEL ARMY KILLED Cie Identified as Member of Nazi Air Corps; Grave Consequences To Result If Germany Further Inter feres With Shipping, Span ish Sources Say Bayonne, France, Jan. 5 (AP) —Spokesmen for the Bas que captors of a German freighter cargo announced late today the Spanish government had already turned down a three-day ultimatum from the German cruiser Koenigsberg demanding reie_ase of these questioned material and of an interned Spanish passenger. The spokesman further warn ed that “very grave” conse quences would be the result of additional German interference with Spanish shipping. FIVE GERMAN PILOTS WITH REBEL PLANES ARE KILLED Bilbao, Spain, Jan. 5 (AP) —Five G'" , man pilots were killed when their pi u>es were shot down by govern ment guns, the Basque defense com mittee anno”ncjd today. One of the Jermans was identified as a member of the Nazi air corps, the Basque announcement said. BRITAIN DEMANDS REPLY ON BAN UPON VOLUNTEERS London, Jan. 5 (AP) —The British government asked Germany and Italy Continued on Page Five.) Prisoners Fightßack High River Raleigh, Jan. 5 (A 7 )—Prison forces worked today to keep the flooded Roa noke river from breaking through the long dyke a ! Caledona prison farm in Halifax county, and reported they an ticipated no trouble as other eastern streams did minor damage io low lands near t. > ir banks. The Roanc-ae reached a depth of Sy.B fee' at Weldon this morning and a crest of 41 feet tomr.-row afternoon was forecast by Lee A. Denson, in Conti; red on Pag a Five.) VICTORIOUS INSURGENTS SWI T G ATTACK TO NORTH Madrid, T i.n. 5. —(AP) —Victorious Spanish insurgents swung their left flank to the import El Escorial com munications reads on the northwest of Madrid today Two close-in villages appeared threatened after the government de fenders had withdrawn from bomb split Majadahonda. To the south of the fighting front, Boadilla del Monte remained the lone government out post. A thick mist ovcihung the theatre of war, slowing ' p operations, but cannon bombed dmly throughout the night. Casualties of yesterday’s air raid were given officially as 60 dead, with 200 or 300 wounded. Defense junta officials pleaded for the speedy eva cuation of non-combatant men, wo men and children.
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