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HENDERSON GATEWAY TO CENTRAL CAROLINA TWENTY-FOURTH YEAR NON-COMBATANTS; FROM.BAO CITY Basque Authorities Ask World Powers To Find Haven for Refugees Moving Away INSURGENTS PRESS ON IN NORTH SPAIN Guernica Is Occupied by Advancing Rebel Col umns; Vicious Counter- Attack Is Carried Out By Defenders and Heavy Fighting Is Reported endaye, Franco-Spanish Frontier, 29 —(AP) General Emillio Mola’s insurgent troops occupied de voted Guernica at 11:15 a. m. today, while the government of the Basque republics strove feverishly to evacuate 3no 000 non-combatants from Bilbao and pleaded with world powers to find haven for them. Meantime, Basque defenders of Bil bao rallied in the Durango sector in a last ditch battle to hold back the northern insurgent army. In their capital emergency measures were em ploye! to evacuate 300.000 non-com batan men, women and children. Their president appealed to world powers for a haven for his helpless refugees of war. For the men of the Basque country, he added, “we ask nothing.” British liberals and laborites mov ed to aid the evacuation, but actual help of the British navy apparently awaited a Basque-insurgent agree ment. The Basque had lost Durango in vicious street fighting. But today they reorganized their lines, less than 16 miles east of Bilbao, after an orderly retreat from Durango. Then they launched a fierce counter offensive. Heavy' fighting was reported from the front lines at noon. The defense troops captured two flags, took 17 Moorish prisoners and brought back three Italian soldiers who deserted to the government lines juan Aguirre, president of the Bas que autonomous republic, called “on God and history to witness the truth of his assertions” Guernica was bombed mercilessly Monday by Ger man-made insurgent planes, “which left nothing but smoking ruins.” STAY-IN STRIKERS IN ST. LOUIS QUIT Evacuate Electric Plant “In Interest of Public Peace,” C. I. O. Leader Declares St Louis, Mo., April 29.—(AP)— Two hundred employees of the United Electric and Radio Union evacuated the plarT of the Emerson Electric Manufacturing Company today, end ing a 53-day stay-in strike. William Sentner, an organizer for the union, which is affiliated with the C. I. 0., said the decision to give up possession of the plant was made “in the interest of public peace.” A hearing on the company’s injunc tion suit to oust the strikers was sche duled for this morning. The company also sought to restrain picketing by 1,800 other employees who are on strike, but did not join in the sitdown situation. Three Dead, One Dying In Prison Dash West Virginia State Penitentiary Scene of Bold Break for Freedom Moundsville, W. Va., April 29. —The warden’s office reported three inmates were killed and a) fourth injured in an attempted break today at West Virginia State penitentiary. An attache at the office of Warden E. McClintick, said guards shot the prisoners as they tried to escape in a prison truck. Information was not available as to whether others in the prison col ony of 1,800 men were involved in the attempted break. The prison officer s aid “there is still too much excite ment to tell.” Beputy Warden Captain C. M. “tone said: ‘ T hree prisoners are dead and an other is dying as a result of a de -IVer" attempt at the penitentiary gate. Four convicts hopped on a prison truck as it was leaving the iani, overpowered the trusty driver rlrove the truck full speed out of c first gate. The driver lost control the truck and it wrecked against a sca * e near the outer gate.” One of the guards on the wall near lt ' gate saw the attempted break and opened fire with a machine gun, after Shading a general alarm. Hcttiirrsmt £Uttlit Btapatriy ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. A Silver Anniversary Luncheon M gp-i, jit rsssv- g*. 3 o nite( ? States Chamber of Commerce celebrated its silver an- rtf tt of T ? S^l T^ a^ er , Sibley, president of the chamber; James S. Farrell, former chairman . S. Steel, of New York City, and Phillip J. Fay, of San Francisco, vice president. (Central Press) LAWRENCE FLOP TO CIO CLOUDS STATE TEXTILES OUTLOOK Has Long Been Head of A. F. of L. Organization and Affiliates in This State SALARIES HIGHER WITH LEWIS UNIT Moreover, Some of Strong est Support Lawrence Has Had Is With Textile Un ions; Largely Up to Him Whether There Will Be Strife Dali.' Rnrrna, In the Sir Walter Hotel, in J C. It ASK FIR VI liT. Raleigh, April 29. —The labor out lr>ok in the textile industry in North Carolina and South Carolina is re garded as being somewhat cloudy, if not actually muddled, as a result of !the announcement by CIO leaders that Roy R. Lawrence, president of the North Carolina Federation of Labor and for five years an organizer for the American Federation of Labor in North Carolina, had resigned his A. F. of L. job to become chief or ganizer and administrator for the Textile Workers Organizing Commit tee in North and South Carolina. The TWOC is a subsidiary of the John L. Lewis Committee on Industrial Or ganization, usually referred to as the CIO, which is backing the American Federation of Labor and seeking to outdistance it in the unionization of workers in the big industries and a long industrial rather than craft lines. The announcement that Lawrence' had switched from the A. F. of L. to the CIO did not cause any surprise in most circles here, since the rumor has been current for several weeks that Lawrence had either already gone over to the CIO or was going to do so in the near future. The fact that the greatest support Lawrence has ihad in labor circles in North Carolina has come largely from the United Textile Workers, formerly an A. F. of L. affiliate, but which has now gone over to the CIO and definitely joined hands with the Lewis organization, was regarded by the more thoughtful observers here as indicating that soon er or later Lawrence would go along with the UTW into the Lewis fold (Continued on Page Six.) NORMAN HAPGOOD IS DEAD IN NEW YORK One-Time Confidante of A1 Smith and Earlier Woodrow Wilson, Had an Operation New York, April 29.—(AP)—Nor man Hapgood, 69, prominent author, editor and political associate of Al fred E. Smith in his terms as gover nor of New York, died today follow ing an operation. At his home it was said the editor had been ill several weeks and death followed an operation. He died at a New York hospital. In the second Wilson administra tion Hapgood was United States min ister to Denmark. SHARP DECLINE IN PRICES OF COTTON Futures 20 to 22 Lower, With Mid dling Spots at 13.26 Cents On Close New York, April 29.—(AP)—Cotton' futures opened steady, off 2 to 7, with lower Liverpool cables partly offset by trade and New Orleans buying. July sold up from 12.92 to 13.03 and after the first half hour was 13.02, with prices generally 2 to 4 points net higher. July eased from 13.04 to 12.99, but by midday was selling' ax 13 01 "when prices generally were five .points net higher to one lower. Futures closed barely steady, 20 to 22 lower. Spots quiet, middling 13-26. Open Close October* * £5! £53 December 12 ' 6 9 12.53 January 12.56 March LEASED wire service of THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. HENDERSON, N. C., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 29, 1937 1 Gulf Coast Gives FDR Big Greeting New' Orleans, La., April 29. — (AP)—President Roosevelt and party arrived in New Orleans at 12:28 p. m. today to board a de stroyer for a fishing cruise in the Gulf of Mexico. Biloxi, Miss., April 29. —(AP) — President Roosevelt, traveling by special train, arrived in Biloxi shortly after 9 o’clock today. The President left his train here and was taken by car to Gulfport. There he was to resume his train ride to New Orleans and go later in the day on his fishing trip to the Gulf of Mexico. A large crowd welcomed him on the Mississippi coast. MRS. ROOSEVELT FLIES TO SEATTLE ON VISIT Washington, April 29.—(AP) — White House sources said today Mrs. Franklin I). Roosevelt left hy plane last night for Seattle, Wash., to visit her son-in-law and daugh ter, Mr. and Mrs. John Boettiger. (Mrs. Roosevelt was understood to be flying by United Air Lines.) in Overwhelming Vote in Dur ham Tuesday May Spur Raleigh Action Dally Dispatch Bareim. In the Sir Walter Hotel. By J. C. -dASKEItVILL Raleigh, April 29.—The board of county commissioners in Wake county is expected to call a liquor control 1 election as a result of the overwhelm ing victory of the control forces in the Durham county local option elec tion of Tuesday. The Wake commis sioners will meet Monday, May 3, and it is already agreed that they will 1 discuss the matter of calling a liquor stores election at that time, while some think they may even set a date for the election. It is not believed the election date will be set before the middle of June, however. Advocates of liquor control and li quor stores ’in Raleigh and Wake county are more optimistic today than at any time so far and now be lieve that there is an excellent chance that Wake county and Raleigh will vote for State-county liquor stores. It has been known for some time that the Wake county commissioners were deliberately postponing any action with regard to calling an election in! order to see how the Durham connty election turned out, because they be lieved this would give a pretty good indication of how sentiment stands with regard to liquor stores in this (Continued on Page Four.) Beard Set For Death On June 4 Dallas, Texas, April 29 (AP)—Judge Grover Adams today sentenced Augus tus Dwight Beard, 27, slayer of a former Dallas City Detective, Roberts, to die in the electric chair June 4. Roberts was slain during a hold-up at tempt at a garage here last December 23. Beard accepted sentence without any indication of emotion. He was shackled and placed in a car bound for State Prison at Huntsville. Beard told reporters he still had hope the governor would commute his sentence to life imprisonment. Once before Beard had been tried for murder and given the death pen alty by a North Carolina jury. His death sentence in that State was com muted to life imprisonment. He es caped from prison and remained a fu gitive until his arrest a week after Roberts was mortally wounded when he reached for his gun as Beard, after looting the garage cash regist er, was backing out the door. One bullet fired by Roberts struck the bandit in the leg. GOVERNMENT SUIT ON ALUMINUM FIRM , HALTED BY COURT \ Pittsburgh Federal Judge Restrains Anti - Trust Prosecution In New York IT IS RETURNABLE ON FRIDAY, MAY 7 Action Enjoins Government from Prosecuting Outside Pittsburgh District and Is Granted on Petition of Aluminum Company’s At torneys Pittsburgh, April 29. —(AP) —iFed- eral Judge Robert Gibson granted a temporary restraining order today halting the government from prose cuting an anti-trust suit against the Aluminum Company of America in the southern district of New York. Judge Gibson granted a rule a gainst Attorney*' General Homer Cum mings and his assistants to show cause why the restraining order should not be continued and a pre liminary injunction granted. The rule* was returnable May 7. The action enjoined the govern ment from prosecuting the anti-trust suit outside the Pittsburgh district court. It was granted on petition of (Continued on Page Six.) 11 JURORS SEATED FOR PARKER TRIAL Five Men Accused in Wendel Kidnap ing Case Starting in New Jer sey U. S. Court Newark, N. J., April 29 (AP)—With eleven jurors tentatively seated, the government prepared to open its at tack today against five men accused of conspiracy under the so-called Fed eral “Lindbergh law” in the kidnap ing of Paul Wendel. Eight men and three women were accepted yesterday subject to chal lenge after the box is filled. Two al ternates beside the regular 12 were to be chosen also. The defendants, Ellis Parker, detec tive chief in rural Burlington coun ty; his son, Ellis, Jr., and three Brooklyn residents, Martin Schloss mann, Harry Weiss and Murray Blee feld, were accused *of plotting the kidnaping in order to profit through sale of the “true story” of the Lind bergh case. U. A. W. A. VOTED AS PACKARD BARGAINER Motor Car Workers Decide Four to One Under Labor Relations Board Balloting Detroit. Mich., April 29.—(AP) — The U. A. W*. A. won the right to re present the Packard Motor Company employees by a vote of more than four to one in an election conducted by the National Labor Relations Board, complete returns showed to day. The count, announced by Frank Bowen, regional director for the board was: For the U. A. W. A., 11,588; a gainst the union, 2,655. Counting the ballots cast yesterday (by about 14,000 hjourly-rate em ployers began at noon today in the offices of the National Labor Rela tions Board. The first tabulation had shown 895 votes for the U. A. W. A as the sole agency for collective bar gaining and 277 votes against the union. FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Showers tonight and Friday; slightly warmer tonight. Cash-Carry Neutrality Bill Passes The House WORLD AWAITS 7 HEIR WEDDING Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson Edward, Duke of' Windsor Wedding of former King Edward of Great Britain and Mrs. Wallis Warfield Simpson, for whom he gave up his throne, nears. The wed ding is expected to take place during the week of May 24, two weeks after the coronation of Edward’s brother. George VI. —Central Press URGES LIGHT PROFIT BEFORETHE CRASH Here’s (Financial Advice Wizard Who Tells Big Shots What to Do By LESLIE EICHEL Central Press Columnist New York, April 29.—Some years ago a London broker, Major L. L. B. Angas. published, a brochure entitled “The Coming American Boom.” There was a boom —in stocks. Last year Major Angas published another brochure in his series, “The Coming Decline in Bonds.” Bonds de clined early this year. Wall Street, bowing to the ground in mystic reverence to a man who could call the cards so prophetically, came to Major Angas singly and en masse. If he would merely tell a few of his prophecies in secret — Thus Major Angas moved to New York. Did he set up an office in Wa' . street or in the region nearby? Bless you no. How vulgar to think that! Major Angas established a suite in (Continued on Page Six.) FIRESTONE GRANTS WEEK OF 36 HOURS First Standard Shortened Work Pe riod of This Nature in Major U. S. Industry Akron, 0., April 29.—(AP) — The first standard 36-hour week among the nation’s major industries was pro vided today in an agreement signed bv the Firestone Tire & Rubber Com pany and the United Rubber Workers Union to end the strike at the com pany’s South Akron plant. Leaders of the pioneer C. I. O. union, who will submit the contract to the Firestone local for ratification tomorrow morning, claimed their first signed agreement with a major tire manufacturer gave them., in effect, sole collective bargaining rights. The union pledged not to cause or tolerate any sitdown or stay-in strike or other stoppage of work. Denhardt Tells Tale Os Slaying Newcastle, Ky., April 29 (AP) Bri gadier General Henry Denhardt took the stand a few minutes after one o’clock this afternoon to tell his story of the shooting of his fiance, Mrs. Verna Taylor, for which he is on trial on a murder indictment. This action followed the speech of Circuit Judge Charles Marshall, who refused to dismiss murder charges against the brigadier general. - The commonwealth closed its case late yesterday, and, after “sleeping over” the defense plea that the com monwealth had not made a case in nearly a week of circumstantial evi dence and scientific tests, the judge overruled the motion this morning. 'pjjg soldier-politician, who came to court in a wrinkled blue coat and vest and pepper and salt trousers, was ex pected to tell the jury later in the day his story of the shooting of his fiance the night of November 6. PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT LUNDAY. TsliSS Intends To Enforce New State Act in Interest of Better Conditions 'Raleigh. Apilil —CAP) —Cuitla'ir Moore, 41, Lumberton insurance man who has taken an active interest in political affairs in North Carolina for 20 years, took over direction of the State’s alcoholic beverage control sys tem today. “We plan to see that the act is en forced,” said Moore. “We want a con trol system for North Carolina which will give us better conditions. We are empowered to issue rules and‘regula tions and to enfore them. It is our purpose to try to get the test ideas from other State control systems, and weave them into an efficient control set-up for North Carolina.” The new ABC board held its first formal session this afternoon. It met with a committee from 18 counties now operating liquor stores to discuss whether the new seven percent Statei sales tax on alcoholic beverages should be added in whole or part to 1 the sale price of the liquor, or be in cluded, as now, in the retail price. Moore said it was the opinion of the board that “alcoholic sale con trol should he given a fair trial with in the terms of the new law, but the law must be enforced.” WILLIAM GILLETTE, AGED ACTOR, DIES Hartford, Conn., April 29.—(AP)— William Gillette, veteran actor, died today of a pulmonary hemorrhage at the Hartford hospital. Gillette, 81, came to the hospital from his home several weeks ago. It was his second visit to the instiution withir the past six months. EARLY ADVANCE IN STOCKS CUT DOWN Unsettlement in Markets Abroad Brings in Offerings For New York Exchange New York, April 29. (AP) —An early fast recovery rush piled up gains of fractions to three or more points in today’s stock market. The rally lost vigor later, however, and many advances were cut down oV cancelled near the fourth hour as fur ther unsettlement in markets abroad brought in offerings. U. S. government securities did bet ter and corporate loans improved in many instances. Transfers approximated 2,000,U00 American Radiator ‘ • Jj. American Telephone J* American Tob B ' Anaconda , 4 ;f '. Atlantic Coast Line '• f* Atlantic Refining ™ Bendix Aviation ‘1 1-8 Bethlehem Steel “ 4-4 Chrysler •-* Columbia Gas & Elec Co 12 1-2 Commercial Continental Oil Co 15 1-4 DuPont I£ * Elec Pow & Light •••• 17 7-8 General Electric 5* 3-4 General Motors 56 1-8 Liggett & Myers B • • • 97 Montgomery Ward & Co 53 3-4 Reynolds Tob B 50 3-8 Southern Railway 36 Standard Oil Co N J 64 3-8 U. S. Steel 98 3-4 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY ADMINISTRATION IS DEFINITELY BEHIND MOVE FDR ECONOMY Robinson Announces For Relief Bill Half Billion Under Roosevelt’s Request ) CONFLICTING CLAIM ON COURT MEASURE Ashurst Says Administra tion Has 50 Votes in Sen ate Regardless of Commit tee; Foes of Bill Say They Will Beat It; Talk of “Next Session” Washington, April 29.—(AP) —The House, in a race with time, adopted today a compromise conference re port on the Pittman-Mcßeynolds “cash and carry” neutrality bill. The report went to the Senate, where leaders stood ready to jam it through before nightfall. Arrangements have been complet ed to rush the bill to President Roose velt by airplane so he might sign it ■before the present neutrality law ex piree Saturday. The report was ap proved by a voice vote. The administration’s Senate leader, Robinson, of Arkansas, gave his sup port, meanwhile, to a proposed flat ten percent reduction in Federal ap propriations for the next fiscal year. He said he also favored a $1,000,- 000,000 appropriation for relief provid ed an allotment of that size wasi found practicable. Robinson disclosed his stand on the two economy issues to reporters, who heard only yesterday President Roosevelt favored a 15 percent dis ci e'ionary cut in appropriations. The President has also recommended a $1,500,000,000 appropriations for re lief. Robinson endorsed a bill by Sena tor Byrnes, Democrat, South Caro lina. It would make the flat ten per cent cut apply to all allotments ex <Cont*noed on Pan** Three). HOEY SPEAKS TWICE IN EAST CAROLINA Addresses Alhemarie Association at Plymouth and School Clos ing at Bethel Plymouth, April 29.—(AP) —Gover- nor Hoey came here today to address a morning meeting of the Southern. Albemarle Association, then he hur ried tr Bethel in Pitt county, to speak at school commencement exercises this afternoon. Hoey was the first governor to> come here in 20 or more years and the streets of the town were decorated for the event, t The Southern Albemarle Associa tion held an all-day session. Rivers Are Falling As Rains Halt Tarboro, April 29 (AP) —Prince- ville, a Negro settlement, across the Tar river from here, was Inun dated this morning as the stream continued to rise, but no damage was reported. Wheeling, W. Va., April 29 (AP)— The Ohio river valley made rapid pro gress toward normalcy as the menacs of its third flood in 13 months flat tened downstream. The swelling, muddy waters were still five feet above flood stage here this morning, but the river was ex pected to return to its banks before nightfall. Industries in this region resumed regular operations, refugees return ed to their homes and transportation lines were opened, while hundreds of workers sought to erase marks of the high water. No estimate of the damage was available, but the flood claimed a to tal of nine lives in Pennsylvania and West Virginia. LIGHT RAINS WILL NOT RAISE CAROLINA STREAMS Raleigh, April 29 (AP)—Light rains over Eastern North Carolina today and more forecast for tonight should not materially affect the rivers, now in flood, the Weather Bureau said to* day. The streams continued to rise slowly near the coast as flood crests moved toward the sea. Lee Denson, Weather Bureau direc tor, had predicted a four-foot overflow of the Neuse at Goldsboro tomorrow and a two-foot flood at Kinston by Monday.
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