North Carolina Newspapers

EANSTER HENDERSON CATEWAY TO CENTRAL CAROLINA I'WENTY-FOURT CHRYSLER EASTER COMES TO WORLD TORN WITH FEAR OF NEW WAR Church Bells Throughout World Peal Tidings of Risen Christ to the Faithful NATIONS SPEEDING PACE OF ARMAMENT Civil Conflict Grips Spain, Brother Against Brother; Catholics and Protestants In Quarrel With Nazi Ger many; Pope Pleads To Mexico (By The Associated Press) Church bells throughout the Chris tian world will peal tidings of the ris en Christ tomorrow, but to a world torn by war, the thought of war and bv religion’s conflict. Christ himself knowingly, on the way to his death on the cross, spoke to his disciples of "wars and rumors of wars,” of “brother that shall be tray the brother,” of censure for the church. And today: Nations everywhere speeded the pace of armaments. Civil conflict gripped Spain, broth er against brother. Catholic and Protestant alike were engaged in controversy with Nazi Germany* over the question of reli gious freedom. Pope Pius XI drafted an encylical to the Catholics of Mexico beseeching them to hold fast to the faith in the face of conflict dating back to the conquistadores of the sixteenth cen tury. The Jew in Poland, in Germany and elsewhere trod an uneasy path. In the Holy Land of Palestine there was unrest. In Spain those who follow the cause (■Continued on Page Three.) Golder On Easter Now Predicted Charlotte, March 27—(AF)— Shiver ing Carolinians watched thermomet ers which hovered uncomfortably near the freezing point today, and in some, spots passersby got their glimpse of Easter lilies in the florist shops thro ugh flurries of snowflakes and sleet. The weather man forecast more freezing temperatures tonight and lit tle hope Easter gowns would not be covered by heavy coats tomorrow. Fayetteville reported snow flurries this morning, while Wilmington was visited by snow and sleet, which did not stick. The temperature dropped to 31 this morning, typical of unsea sonable cold from Virginia to Florida. Raleigh also had a low of 31. Beaufort reported snow as fallow ing all along the North Carolina coast Municipal League Beaten In Nearly All Measures Tried So Many Different T hings and Made So Many Enemies in Demanding Th * m ™ at F° e ® Wer « So Many As to Defeat Virtually All Bills Sought Dully Dlrpntch Bureau, 3n the Sir Walter Hotel. By HENRY AVERILL. Raleigh, March 27—The North Caro lina League of Municipalities took a sound, thorough legislative licking all along the line of the recently com pleted General Assembly, notwith standing the fact that it had repre sentatives constantly on the job, lobbying for dear life. In addition, it had its attorney, Arch T. Allen, Jr., as a member of the House of Repre sentatives from Wake county. Yet from the wreckage of its gran diose legislative program it was able to salvage just one thing to soothe its Himilrrsnu HatUi Sisiiatrh YEAR service of Man In The Street Will Not Pay More Tax To The State Getting The Money Where The Money Is Deily Dl.paii’h Bureau, in the sir Walter Hotel. Here’s how North Carolina pro poses to raise $75,853,400 during the next biennium. Inheritance Taxes $2,550,000. Schedule “B” (Business Licen ses $4,950,000. Franchises $16,559,400. Income $19,750,000. Beer $2,000,000. Wine $300,000. Gift $400,000. Liquor $1,300,000. Gasoline (Highway Diversion) $4,200,000. Sales tax $17,000,000. Meals $724,000. Building Material $400,000. Miscellaneous $20,000. Non-Tax Revenue $2,800,000. NEW LEVIES Here are the rates per SIOO and items on which the new taxes on intangibles will be levied. Money in bank (SIOO exempt) 10c Money on hand (S3OO exempt) 20c Matured Insurance Policies 25c Bonds, notes, etc 40c Shares of Stock 30c MISSTATE N. C. Congressmen Get Pe titions as Townsend Rests at Southern Pines ' BY PAUL BARKLEY, Associated Press North Carolina Correspondent. Washington, Mai*ch 27. —(AP) A sudden avalanche of petitions favor ing the Townsend pension plan is de scending upon members of Congress from North Carolina. The petitions, began to come in shortly after Dr. Francis E. Town send, originator of the plan, was re ported to have gone to Southern Pines, N. C., for a rest. Dr. Townsend recently was con victed of contempt of House commit tee for walking 1 out on a hearing, but ■he appealed a 30-day sentence and a SIOO fine. It was after he left Washington that the petitions started coming in to the North Carolina representatives* and whether by coincidence or not, the majority of the petitions have been received by Representative Wal ter Lambeth of Thomansville in Whose district Southern Fines is lo cated. Representative William B. Umstead (Continued on Page Eight.) wounded pride—that was defeat of the proposed homestead exemption, and it is extremely doubtful that the league’s efforts were anything like the decisive factor in that accomplish- After the assembly had adjourned sine die, Pat Healey, Municipal league secretary, attributed the failure of the league to accomplish anything to the fact that too comprehensive a pro gram was attempted. He indicated that for the 1939 session the organiza tion is likely to concentrate exclu sively upon at most two or three pro (Continued on Page Four.) vruji DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. STRIKES REPORTED REAR END Bigger Yields From In creased Business and New Tax Sources Shield “Little” Man GIFTS, WINES AND INTANGIBLES HIT Few People Deal in Them; Increased Business May Yield General Fund So Much Additional That Highway Diversion May Not Be Necessary Dally Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Walter Hotel. By HENRY AVERILL. Raleigh, March 27—The “Man in the Street”, John Q. Public, or whatever you may call him, will not feel any big increase in his taxes during the next two years, despite the fact that North Carolina’s lately-adjourned General Assembly wrote a revenue hill which proposes to raise the larg est sum ever collected from the State’s citizens in a similar period*. This seeming paradox comes about from the fact that the bigger yield is expected to come from generally increased business and form taxes le vied on new sources, rather than from increased rates of taxation on previ ously-existing items. In fact, in some instances the aver age citizen will pay less taxes, or at least a lesser rate.' For example, the cost of automobile license tags has been reduced five cents on the hun dred weight, and half a score staple necessities have been exempted from the sales tax. What -the revenue bill is estimated by the Department of Revenue to raise during the next biennium is $75,- 853,400, but this- estimate is based upon an anticipated increase in busi ness activity of only seven per cent and there are few competent observ ers who do not expect business to ad vance at an even quicker pace. Present estimates show an antici pated deficit of slightly less than SIOO,OOO for the biennium, but it is generally believed that these esti mates are so conservative that they may be needed for the $4,000,000 di version of highway funds authorized (Continued on Page Eight.) U. S. Freighter In Pacific Asks Aid; Is Leaking Badly San Francisco, Cal., March 27 (AP) —Carrying a crew of about 40. the American freighter Vol unteer flashed an SOS today as her pumps failed and water gain ed in her hold. The British car rier Fresno City, 240 miles away, steamed to her aid at 12 knots. The Volunteer reported she was 840 miles from Yokohama, Japan, and the Fresno iCty said it would reach the stricken craft about 1 p .m.. Pacific standard time today, was received by Globe Wireless Word of the Volunteer’s plight here in a relayed message from the liner President Harrison. ourwothepman FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Mostly cloudy; freezing tonight; Sunday fair to partly cloudy and continued cold. WEEKLY WEATHER. South Atlantic States: Rain period Tuesday or Wednesday and against the end of the week; tem peratures below normal practical ly entire week. FOR HENDERSON. Highest temperature, 68; lowest, 28. HENDERSON, N. C., SATURDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 27, 1937 Reach Historic Truce in Auto Strike Peace Parley in Lansing Strike negotiations between John L. Lewis, chairman of the Committee for Industrial Organization, and Walter P. Chrysler, chairman of the board of the Chrysler Motors ’Corporation, ends in partial peace agreement in Gov. Frank Murphy’s office in Lansing, Mich. The truce call ed for evacuation of sitdowners from eight Chrysler plants. The sitdowners agreed and began evacuation. In this Central Press Soundphoto, Lewis, left, and Chrysler, right, are shown with Gov. Frank Murphy as they reached agreement. MEASURE BUTEN i State Association and De partment Meet Defeat All Along Line TEACHERS SACRIFICED High Command Staked Everything on Getting Control of Expendi tures and Local Supple ments—and Lost Dally Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Walter Hotel. By J. C. BASKKRVILL Raleigh, March 27—With the excep tion of the 10 per cent increase in teachers’ salaries granted by the 1937 General Assembly—which was only half as much as the teachers had ask ed —t'he school teachers got less out of the General Assembly than in years, most observers here agree. No con certed effort was made by the lead ers of the school forces to get more than 10 per cent salary increase re commended by the Advisory Budget Commission and agreed to by the joint appropriations committees, al though a group of class room teach ers in Durham did make a vigorous fight for a larger salary increase. But it had little effect, and they were re buked by the North Carolina Educa tion Association for “butting in.” Nor were the school forces, as rep resented by the North Carolina Edu cation and the State Department of Public Instruction, able to get any where with their campaign to change the school laws relative to the allot ment of the school appropriation and (Continued on Page Six.) KANNAPOLIS MAN IS HELD FOR HOMICIDE Fred Joyner, Taxi Driver, Under $2,- 000 Bond for Slaying of Claude Burris, 22 Kannapolis, March 27 (AP) —A cor oner’s jury ordered today Fred Joy nes, taxicab driver, be held under $2,- 000 bond for the grand jury in connec tion with the fatal shooting of Claude Burris, 22-year-old textile worker, last night. Joynes testified he shot Burris in self defense and several other witness es testified Burris had threatened Joynes on occasions. Chapman said the affray took place at the home of Minnie York. Burris leaves his wife, mother, a brother and sister. Supreme Court May Rule Monday On Wagner Labor Act, Washington Thinks Snow Falls Along Carolina’s Coast Wilmington, March 27 (AP) —The first snow and sleet of the winter fell here today, beginning early this morning, but melted as fast as it struck the ground. Farmers said they would be un able to determine if any damage had been done to early truck crops for several days. Galax Man Kills Two; Might Die Galax, Va., March 27 (AP) —Chief of Police J. O. Jones said Thomas Nail, store-building ownet : shot and killed two men here today and then criti cally wounded himself. The officer said his investigation showed Nail shot Swift Waugh, about 48, widely, known civic club and church worker, and Floyd Sutphin, about 45, as they were standing in Belk’s department store. Jones said Nail then walked into an alley at the rear of the store and fired two bullets into his own head. He was removed to a local hospital in a critical condition. The police chief said his inquiry had established no motive for the shooting. FOREST FIRE BURNS ACREAGE IN WAYNE Goldsboro, March 27 (AP) —Fire Warden E. D. Ham reported today a forest fire burned over about 200 acres of land in lower Wayne county -Wednesday. PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. Decision on Collective Bar gaining Measure May Be Outstanding i For Term ASHURST DECLARES COURT. PLAN GROWS If Vote Is Deferred Until Fall, President Will Win By Two-Thirds Mojority in Senate, Chairman Ash urst Says; Wants Clean cut Decision Washington, March 27. —(AP) —The weekly secret conference of the Su preme Court justices furnished a pre lude today to a possible decision Mon day on constitutionality of the hotly disputed Wagner labor relations act. The nine justices, at their regular Saturday meetings, discussed pending litigation and agreed on what to do a,bout it. No announcement is made after the conference. The ruling on the Wagner act, which guarantees collective bargain ing to workmen, probably will be the court’s major pronouncement this term. Senator Robinson, the Democratic leader, said the opinion is expected to furnish the key to the administra- Continued on Page Five.) CALLS CHILD LABOR ONE OF VERY BEST Fletcher Says That And Minimum Hours Act; Effective as of Next July First Raleigh, March 2f7.—(AP)—A. L«. Fletcher, commissioner of labor, said today the new child labor law, “one of the best in the whole country,” becomes effective July 1, and at the same time the new industrial 48-hour week for women and 55-hour week for men becomes effective under another law enacted by the 1937 legislature. O PAGES OTODAY FIVE CENTS COPY PERKINS REPORTS TO THE PRESIDENT ON NEGOTIATIONS Subsidence of Sitdown Technique Under Way, Labor Secretary Tells Roosevelt EXECUTIVE BACK FROM HIS V ACATION Greeted at Station by Wife and Vice-President And Several Cabinet Members; Robinson Links Strikes and Court Labor Views; Foes Deny That (By The Associated Press.) Subsidence of the sitdown strike is under way, Secretary Perkins declar ed today as Chrysler motor peace ne gotiations neared a climax. The cabinet member, after a meet ing with President Roosevelt, said she had hopes the Chrysler contro versy was “within a few hours” of solution. At Detroit, the conference called by Governor Murphy between the C. I. O. leader and Chrysler chief was Holding what circumstances indicated might by the concluding session. Secretary Perkins was the first of a series of official callers summoned by President Roosevelt for discussion of the troublesome epidemic of strikes ROOSEVELT RETURNS TO TACKLE STRIKE CRISIS Washington, March 27—(AP)—Pre sident Roosevelt returned to the cap ital from Warm Springs, Ga., at 11 a. m. today and went directly to the White House. Mrs. Roosevelt was at the station to greet him. Also there were the Vice-President and Mrs; Garner, Sec retary Hull and Attorney General Cummings. Congressional debate over the Pre sident’s Supreme Court bill gave way, meanwhile, to White House confer ences,on the sitdown strike situation, and possible remedies. Mr. Roosevelt arranged to m«jet Democratic leaders of House and Sen ate a few hours after his return from Georgia. Senator Robinson, Democrat, Ar kansas, indicated before the late aft ernoon conference the administration, attitude toward the Supreme Court could be attributed in part to the tri bunal’s views about labor laws. “I don’t see much we can do now (Continued on Page Six.) Italy Won’t Send Troops, Grandi Says Shrapnel Bursts Among Crowd In Madrid’s Chief Bus iness Street Rome, March 27 (AP)—lnformed Italian sources said today Count Dino Grandi, Rome’s ambassador to Lon don, has assured Great Britain Italy does not inte'nd to send more volun teers to the Spanish civil war. SHELL SHRAPNEL BURSTS , IN MADRID MAIN STREET Madrid, March 27 (AP) —Shell shrap nel burst among crowds in Madrid’s Grand Via and insurgent air bombs showered on important Alcala de Hen ares today in reply to smashing Span ish government drives on three sides of the Spanish capital. Several persons were reported wounded at the noon hour, when the insurgents cannonade sent showers of debris into the mai nthoroughfare. At Alcala, toward the east, insur gent bjombers /caused unestimated damage. A new government offensive to the northwest and new victories in the important mercury mining lands to the south followed swiftly however, upon the government’s Guadalajara successes northeast of Madrid.