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Your Community Chest Gift WiU Help Your Own Kin HENDERSON G aTEWAY TO CENTRAL CAROLINA TWENTY-FOURTH year SENATE REFUSES LIMIT ON FARM CONTROL REAL winter comes TO CAROLINAS AREA AND ENTIRE SOUTH Mt. Mitchell Has 14 Below Zero. Coldest Point in Whole Nation foi The Day WEATHER IS COLD AND CLEAR MOSTLY Snow Flurries in Many Sec tions Precede Frigid Drop; Florida Citrus Crop Feared Greatly Damaged; Three Deaths Caused by Intense Cold (By The Associated Press.) Winter paid the Carolinas a visit today arvl sent temperatures tumbling far below freezing at some points. Mount Mitchell recorded the coldest, weather of the area, with 15 below zero. Sub-normal marks were reported all along the line and some weather observers termed them unusual this early in the season. Although several inches of snow coveted some western areas yesterday and flurries were general in the cen tral and eastern portions, the weather for the most part was cold and clear today. One of the coldest points in the area besides Mt. Mitchell, was Ashe ville, with a low reading of four be low zero Other temperatures ranged from ten degrees in Hickory to 20 in New Bern and 22 at Wilmington. The most severe cold wave of the season struck Florida and forecaster 3 said some fruit and vegetable dam age was inevitable. Hopes were high, however, that growers’ precautions had held losses to a low figure, but fruit men said it would be ten days (Continued on Page Three.) MINOR RECESSIONS IN COTTON MARKET Trading Is Quiet Under Moderate Liquidation and Hedge Sell ing for Day New York, Dec. 7.—(AF)—Cotton futures opened quiet, unchanged to three points lower under moderate li quidation and hedge selling. Prices eased a few points further under scat tered liquidation, leaving quotations one to five points net lower after the first half hour. At midday March was 7.91 and prices generally were net unchanged to two points lower. 5 Men Lost In Storm In Philippines Manila, P. I„ Dec. 7.—(AP)— The Philippine army chief of staff, a. United States army pilot and three other native army officers, the latter in a bomb-laden pilane, were missing today as the Philippines’ third devas tating typhoon in three weeks swept out toward the China Sea. Unreported for more than 24 hours, f Continued on Page Three.) Wm. E. Dodd Quits As Ambassador Os U. S. To Germany Washington, Dec. 7—(AP)—lt was reported today in diplomatic circles Hugh Wilson, assistant secretary state, soon will be appointed am bassador to Germany to replace Wil liam E. Dodd, who is expected to re sign. State Department officials decline to discuss the reports referring all in quiries on the subject to the White House. Wilson also declined to discuss the matter. A ilson, a veteran career diplomat, has served only four months as as sistant secretary of state.. Hrdd. a native of Clayton, N. C., n d a former professor of American ‘istory at the University of Chicago, hua been envoy to Germany since Ticrtirprsnit thrihi IlusffiStfh service OP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Fights Baby Malady Dr. Francis Dulak • • . Fights mysterious malady Chief of staff at St. Elizabeth’s hospital in Chicago, where a mys terious malady took the, lives of 10 babies and threatened several others, Dr. Francis Dulak leads the fight to halt the spread of a baffling intestinal disease. —Central Press JAPANESE TROOPS SCALING WALL OF ANCIENT NANKING Gates of Apparently Doom ed City Are Closed as Chinese Make A Last Stand CHIANG AND WIFE DEPART BY PLANE Government Evacuated Two Weeks Ago; Japanese War Planes Pound City With Bombs; 90 Planes Join In Greatest Bombardment of War Shanghai, Dec. 7.—(AP) —Advanced columns of Japanese troops assailed Nanking’s walls tonight. Japanese officers said f. spearhead of the invaders was attempting to climb the city’s massive battlements with scaling ladders. Gates of the ap parently doomed city were closed Chinese had started a final stand which seemed destined to fail. Japanese asserted that their main forces had not yet reached the city, but added that they were “progres sing satisfactorily and according to schedule.” The spokesman did not cay how 'Cnntiniiad on Page Three.) June, 1933. It was understood in dip lomatic circles that he expects to re turn to the university sometime next year. resignation effective SOME TIME IN) JANUARY Berlin, Dec. 7.— (AP)—United States Ambassador William 'E. Dodd has made his resignation effective m January, 1938, it was ascertained here The resignation was presented dur ing a visit by Dodd to Washington last summer, and it occasioned no surprise to the American colony here, for Nazis in authority have said open ly they considered him persona non grata. ONL Y DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. GOVERNMENT CLAIM ON MELLON ESTATE CLASHED BY BOARD Tax Assessment Reduced from $3,075,103 to $700,- 000, but Appeal Is Noted RELATIVES CLAIM VICTORY IN ORDER Executor of Estate Says Charge of Fraud Was Im portant Issue; Some Parts of Decision on Corporate Reorganization Declared “Surprising” Washington, Dec. 7. —(AP'—The United States Board of Tax Appeals today cut a government tax claim against the late Andrew W. Mellon er nm $3,078,103 to approximately S7OO - Shortlv after the decision was an nounced. Donald Shepard, executor o* he Mellon estate, said “on behalf of Mr. Mellon’s family and other execu tors and trustees of his charitable trust, I may say that the decision ot the board is a victory for Mr. Mellon. “The Treasury Department’s charge of fraud was the important issue. The board, in unanimously rejecting this charge, confirmed the decision of a Pittsburgh grand jury in May, 1934. on the same charge, first raised by the attorney general.” Shepard said some points of the decision relating to corporate reor ganizations were “surprising”, and that attorneys have been asked to study it immediately “looking toward an appeal to the circuit court of ap peals at Philadelphia.” Mellon’s attorneys won a deduction for the cost of five priceless paint ings, which Mellon gave to his charit able and educational trusts, and which have since been donated to the Fed eral government. Most of the other issues in the dis pute about Mellon’s 1931 taxes dealt with securities transactions for which Mellon claimed exemptions. Big Chicago Doctors Join Malady Fight Chicago, Dec. 7. —(AP) —Twelve of the city’s most prominent experts on children’s diseases were summoned to a conference today to map a cam paign against the mysterious disease >Arhich killed eleven infants at St. Elizabeth’s hospital in the last two weeks. They were called by Dr. Herman Bundensen, president of the Chicago Board of Health. He said the board wanted “to enlist the best brains of the Chicago medical profession to combat the infection.” Autopsies upon two of the babies provided clues which medical author ities hoped would lead to identifica tion of the disease. Experiments were being made to determine whether it is caused by bacteria or virus. grahlUTcoff HOEY IMPARTIALITY Party Factions Not Being Reconciled by Governor’s Appointments Dull? Dispatch Bnrean. In the Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, Dec. 7. Adeherents of Sandy Graham are scoffing loudly at the claim, so frequently made, that Governor Clyde R. Hoey is “recon ciling” diverse factions of the Demo cratic party and drawing them close together in one big happy family. The scoffing has reached a cres cendo with the report that Leroy Mar tin vice-president of the Wachovia Bank and Trust Company, and one of Sandy’s most vigorous supporters, may be named director of the division of purchase and contract to succeed (Continued on Page Three.) WEATHER FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Generally fair, not quite so cold in extreme west portion tonight; Wednesday increasing cloudiness, slightly warmer, probably follow ed by snow in the mountains. HENDERSON, N. C„ TUESDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 7 ,1937 The Lindberghs Return to America With the same unannounced suddenness that marked their departure for England, Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh returned to the United States aboard the liner President Harding. News of their arrival in America “leaked out” only after their ship had docked. This picture, made during the voyage, shows the world-famous flier and his wife at the captain’s table with the ship’s skipper, Capt. James E. Roberts. (Central Press) Wallace Predicts Industry Pick-Up Under Cooperation Home Construction, Equit able Taxes, Fair Farm Legislation and Other Plans WANTS MEASURE INCLUDED Would Have Healthy Secur ities Market and Continu ed Government Spending; Agriculture Head Says All Factions Must Give Their Cooperation Washington, Dec. 7. —(AP) —Secre- tary Wallace introduced into business discussions today the prediction that industrial production can be increas ed “at least forty percent” within three years if farmers, workers, bus iness men and government cooperate.” He proposed in a radio speech seven “common sense” ways of re storing trade: 1. Home construction, equitable tax law revision, farm legislation that is fair to producers and consumers alike, enactment of ’a “well drawn” wage hour bill maintenance of a “healthy” securities market, continued govern ment spending until private capital takes up the slack and continuance of reciprocal trade treaties.” Wallace’s address was made almost simultaneously with the launching of a two-phase program by the commit tee for Industrial Organization “to cope with the rising wave of unem ployment.” Wallace also discussed the labor sit uation, saying “if farmers block the level of labor to maintain fair wages, they themselves will be the losers when the workers have less money to spend for farm products. If workers carry on strikes against their prices for food, then they will be the losers when farmers have less money to spend for industrial products. “If business is to tnrive, above all, to pay smaller taxes and to keep wages and farm prices down, then business will lose the market for the things it has to sell.” Members of the Senate committee (Continued on Page Three.) Find Man Lost In Coal Mines Since Early on Sunday Pinckneyville, 111., Dec. 7. —(AP) Lawrence Lee, 28, mine book keeper, lost in the Briar Hill workings since Sunday morning, was found today at the bottom of the air shaft of an adjoining mine into which he had wandered in the darkness. State Mine Inspector Leonard Forester said Lee was “pretty l fagged out, and had been put to bed at his home. Lee had roved about in the mine since Sunday afternoon. He was crawling away from the Briar Hill shaft all the time toward the other shaft. Ap parently, he kept working away from us as we were working to ward him, and kept just out of hearing distance.” Roosevelt Tooth Ailment Better Washington, Dec. 7 (AP) —White House officials said today examina tion of X-Ray photographs had dis closed “no bone involvement” in President Roosevelt’s unhealed tooth socket. Secretary Early told reporters this meant it would be unnecessary to scrape the jawbone. He added that the infection was confined solely to the soft tissue of the gym, and that another treat ment involving cleansing of the socket from which a tooth recently was extracted, was given this morn ing. Shortly afterwards, the Pres ident returned to his office and ar ranged his appointments RAIL BOOS! BALKY HOUSING PROGRAM Yet Roads Must Have Money or Go Broke; Building Approved By CHARLES I*. STEWART Central Press Columnist Washington, Dec. 7 President Roosevelt’s housing campaign is starting to the accompaniment of a general chorus of expressions of good will. It has an excellent press. In Congress even anti-New Dealers, including Republicans, with few ex ceptions, are friendly to the plan. Business and industry mostly like it. Still, a discordant note is audible here and there. Higher Rail Costs. For example: The railroads are screeching loudly for higher rates, which must add to the cost of construction material, de livered on the vacant lot, for trans (Contlnued on Page Three.) PUBLISHED JBVHKY AFTXUNOOM KXCEPT SUNDAY DuPont Has Schemes For Making Jobs Says Stabilization Is Necessity for Suc cess of Elaborate Proposal New York, Dec. 7.—(AP) —A two to ten-year plan to create 3,000,000 new jobs through investment of $25,000- 000,000 by private industry was pro posed today by Lammot DuPont, pre sident of E. I. DuPont de Nemours & Company, in an address at the Na tional Association of Manufacturers Convention. DuPont pictured bringing about a new era with eventual elimination of (Continued on Page Three.) FOUR CONVICTS IN ESCAPE ARE TAKEN Five Still at Large, However, of Group Fleeing State Camp at Sanford Sunday Raleigh, Dec. 7 (AP)—Three men who escaped from the Lee county pri son camp at Sanford Sunday night were caught at Kinston and Windsor today, Oscar Pitts, superintendent of prisons, announced. Joe Smith, convicted in Lenoir coun ty, and Marvin McLamb, sentenced in Harnett county, were taken at Kins ton and Tom Rhodes, sent up from Bertie county, was caught at indsor, Pitts said. Last night Monroe Hendrick, con victed in Mecklenburg, surrendered, leaving five men still free as a result of the break. moviemeneTect SIDNEY STEVENSON Carolinas Group Meeting at Pinehurst Honor Hen derson Exhibitor Pinehurst, Dec. 7. —(AP — The thea tre owners of North and South Car olina, incorporated, elected S. S. Stevenson, of Henderson, president to day to succeed Charles Pioquet, of Pinehurst, who declined to continue in the office after 14 years. The election capped a session of the silver jubilee convention, at which the theatre owners adopted a resolu tion objecting to appearance of white persons and Negroes in movie scenes on an equal social basis. Q PAGES O TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY REPUBLICANS SEEK THREE-YEAR TERM FOR NEW MEASURE McNary, Minority Leader/ Says That Will Allow Time To Try Emer gency Proposal DEMOCRATS BLOCK AMENDMENT, 51-25 Opponents of Compulsory Cotton Control Continue Fight in House; Section for Farmer-Approved Wheat i Quotas Eliminated by I House Vote Washington, Dec. 7. —(AP) The Senate rejected today by a vote of 51 to 21 an amendment by Senator Mc- Nary, Oregon, the Republican leader, to limit operation of the farm bill to three years, 1938 through 1940. McNary argued that a three-year period “will give us some time to try out this measure, which is an emer gency, after all.’’ Senator Pope, Democrat, Idaho, and co-author of the measure, answered that McNary’s proposal would “seri ously injure’’ the program. The House, meanwhile, resumed de bate on compulsory control of cot ton through marketing quotas after rejecting a proposal by Representa tive Hobbs, Democrat, Alabama, to make controlled planting effective in 1938. The bill provides for delaying operations of that feature until 1939. Opponents of compulsory crop con trol sought other modifications of the pending measure, with hopes a roused by tentative House approval of elimination of a section imposing far mer-approved marketing quotas for wheat whenever surpluses might low er prices. Representative Coffee, Democrat, Nebraska, who suggested the change, said he would attempt the same pro cedure when the compulsory control section is discussed. Another amendment, on which ac tion was deferred, would modify the control provisions for cotton. New York s Kidnap Yet Is Mystery White Plains, N. Y., Dec. 7. —(AP) — The disappearance of Arthur Fried, New York business man, from his suburban Westchester county home, still mystified authorities today as they pushed investigation into reports he had been kidnaped. Fried, office manager of the Col onial Sand & Stone Company, van ished Saturday night. A few hours later his car was found abandoned in a lonely section and it was re ported he had been abducted and was being .held for ransom, the amount varying from SIOO,OOO to $200,000. His family, meanwhile, repeated • Continued on Page Three.) Power Funds SrantArgued Before Court Duke Power Case from Buzzard Roost Next on List Before High Tribunal Washington, Dec. 7.—(AP) —Gov- ernment attorneys argued before the Supreme Court today that public works loans and grants for publicly owned utility plants constltulted a lawful attempt to relief unemploy ment. Jeremone Frank, special assistant to the attorney general, disputed what he said was the claim of W. H. Thompson, attorney for the Ala bama Power Company, that the gov ernment was engaged in a ‘campaign against the power companies.” “In view of the limited number o? competitive power plants,” he said, (Continued on Page Three.)
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