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"Henderson’s POPULATION 13,873 TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR ROOSEVELT PLANS FOR NO RETALIATION Strong Cabinet For France To Be Assembled By Sunday, Premier Daladier Promises GOVERNMENT WILL BE FORMED EVEN IF SOCIALISTS DESIST Strong Man of Successive Peoples Front Govern ments in Command of Situation nation PREPARES TO FACE GERMANY Firm Authority Urged As Hitler’s Austrian Plebis cite Is Held and As Span ish Civil War Nears Acute Stage; Calm and Assur ance Promised People Paris, April 9 (AP)— Edouard Dala dier. chief of France’s defense forces since the first peoples front cabinet took office in June, 1936, promised his radical socialist group in the Chamber of Deputies today he would have a strong government formed by tomorrow. France then can face the troubled international situation with calm and assurance, he said. The “strong man ' of successive people front min istries, who before has been sum moned to form governments when the nation was faced with the dangers of civil dissension, declared France could not afford to be without a gov ernment with Adolf Hitler’s Austrian plebiscite coming up Sunday, and the Spanish civil war nearing an acute stage. The minister of defense and war as serted he would be able to form a government' whether or not socialists —strongest party in the chamber — , agreed to accept posts in the cabinet. He previously had held a long con ference with Leon Blum, socialist, whose peoples front cabinet was forc ed out yesterday by Senate refusal to approve drastic financial and econo mic measures. | TOBACCO CROP OF INDIA IS DOUBLED Past Season It Amounted to 38,000»000 I‘ounds, With More Likely Coming Season Washington, April 9. —(AP) — Th3 Bureau of Agricultural Economic re ported today that the production of flue-cured tobacco in India during the 1937-38 season was about 36,000,000 pounds, or about double that of th t preceding year. It also said cable reports from In • dia indicated growers would increase their plantings this year. The Indian tobacco is being use? to some extent by English cigarette manufacturers as a substitute for American flue-cured. The bureau said the seasonal aver age price of India leaf will be about U. 6 cents a pound. Holiday For Germany As Ally Votes Festive Mood on All Sides on Eve of Plebiscite in Annex ed Austria Berlin, April 9 (AP)—All Germany, ■vvith its latest acquisition, Austria, W; s astir today as though it were ( ' boosing a president in a hotly-con- U“Ucd electionw The natJon was preparing solemnly jubilantly for what thousands of spellbinders have been trying to popu- F'*rize since- March 20 as the “holy election.’’ r bis Saturday, as the day before th c- plebiscite on “Anschluss” (union) es Austria, has been officially turned ‘The day of the greater German Reich.” Propaganda Minister Goebbels thought of a new stunt —all citizens admonished to don their festive < Continued on Page Five.) rntWORIALUB HENDERSON, M.C, Imiorrsott Hatltt Dispatch Japanese Warning? !• A- WW? Jli- J|B||p J i'sC-S- L Rear Admiral Noda . . . fears C. S. naval policy Establishment of a Japanese “naval frontier” in the western Pacific was predicted by Rear Ad miral Kiyoshi Noda, Japanese naval spokesman, in an interview in Tokio. Admiral Noda’s com ments were made in the course of a discussion of American Secre tary of State Cordell Hull’s letter opposing a “stay-at-home” naval policy for the United States. “It looks as if the United States’ de fense lines are advancing to the west,” ♦Admiral Noda said. “If the United States opposes estab lishment ot a Japanese naval fron tier, we cannot but watch her pol icy with the gravest concern. . . . It is imperative for Japan to con trol the western Pacific. National security makes it necessary for us to secure our lines of communica tion. . . .” —Central Press Locate Head 11th Victim Torso Killer Parts of Woman’s Body Found Floats ing in Cuyahoga River at Cleveland Cleveland, Ohio, April 9. —(AP) Dredge company employees reported to detectives today they had sighted a woman’s severed head floating in the Cuyahoga river as detectives searched the banks of + he riv>»- for some clue to help in identifying the eleventh victim of Cleveland s mad “torso killer.” The dredgers said they had seen the head a short distance below the point where a part of a dismembered leg was found by a WPA worker yes lerday. Homicide squad members, searching the muddy stream for other sections of the body, immediately began a search in boats in the area designat (Continued on Page Four.) State Garden Tour Opens; Henderson Date April 22 nnll> nlupittoli Unroan. In the Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, April 9.—For the first tim j in history more than 150 gardens, homes and places of historic interest will be open to the public on an or ganized pilgrimage—the North Caro lina Garden Club Fortnight and Tour which opens today and will con tinue through April 23. The 17 cities, towns and communi ties which are included in the fort night and tour and the dates assigned ea Wilmington, April ?‘ 13; April 9-23; Chapel Hill, April 9-23, New Bern, April 13 (one day only): Greensboro, April 13-19; Lexington, April 13-19, Concord, April 13-19; Winston-Salem, April 15, 16 18, 19 (not open on Sun day, April 17); AnrTli& Sfi-2 C «y- Apr “ ONLY DAILY NEWSPAP ER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGWIA L Sm??«? IR E SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. HENDERSON, N. C„ -SATURDAY AFTERNOO N, APRIL 9,1938 Temperature Bonn ding Up In The West Belated Winter Slap Is Passing After Toll of 42 Dead, Ter rific Loss (By The Associated Press.) Forecasts of rising temperatures be tokened relief today to a vast area of the nation buffetted for three dav-, by rain, snow/ sleet and tornadic winds. Warmer weather by Sunday was in store for most of the snow-clogged middlewest, and the rain-drenched At lantic seaboard, forecasters said. Forty-two deaths were attributed to the spring storms, which lashed vir tually the entire area east of the Rockies. Thirteen persons were killed by an Alabama tornado, and as many died when a cloudburst washed away a store building in Georgia. Seven were found dead of asphyxiation in a snow-swept Texas home. Flood danger drove thousands from their homes in Alabama. Boats re moved refugees from flooded Pratt ville, a town of 2,500. The Mississippi at Quincy, 111., the Wabash and White rivers in Indiana and the St. Francis and Red rivers in Arkansas and Louisiana neared flood stage. Workers labored through the night to clear six major highways in Mis souri. Almost every Missouri highway leading into Kansas City was blocked by drifted snow. Two Rock Island and two Missouri Pacific passenger trains were stalled at stations in Kansas, and two other Rock Island trains in Texas. The Kansas City Southern railroad sent a train to Asbury, Mo., to rescue 75 ma rooned motorists. More than 100 bus and auto pas sengers were stalled near Belton, Mo. for food they had bologna and oranges taken from stalled freight trucks. O. B. EATON NAMED TO HIGH WPA JOB Winston-Salem Man Named by Coan Succeeds J. S. Massenburg, Going With Commission Raleigh, April 9.(AP)—O. B. Eaton. Jr., of Winston-Salem, was appointed WPA compensation officer today by George W. Coan, Jr., State WPA ad ministrator. New field representative of the com pensation division, Eaton will suc ceed J. S. Massenburg, who has re signed, effective May 1, to become sec retary of the State Industrial Com mission. Massenburg, former legislator, will succeed John C. Root, who died re cently. The secretaryship pays a sal ary of $3,600 a year. PHILADELPHIA MAN PASSES IN STATE Southern Pines, April! 9. —(AP) — L. E. Adams, of Philadelphia, Pa, bead of the Anchor Packing Com pany, died suddenly at his home here early today. 19-21; Henderson, April 22 (one dav only). An admission charge will be madd for the tour of the gardens and place 5 of interest by most of the participat ing garden clubs, although in some instances there will be no charge. Pro ceeds will be divided afnong the local garden clubs, garden owners and the Garden Club, of North Carolina to as sist them in carrying on their pro gram of conservation and education. The gardens in the participating communities will not be open for the entire two weeks, as will be noted in the dates shown for each community. Opening dates for the various gardens were arranged in the houe that they will be at their best as the season moves westward and northward. This will be the first time North Car olina gardens have ever been opened to the public in so systematic a mart ner. As a result the fortnight and tour are expected to attract many visitors from other states. Protest President’s Reorganization Bill MSmt- Hf >. «IMf 'mm mMmMm ■mm JBp ■>**-*■ Jggf *->*.&||L 9LiiMßSfimjjj||| >** liPl y SMm ‘ Men and women of the New York and New Jersey delegations of the “Paul Revere Minute Men” are shown carrying placards on the steps of the capitol at Washington as they fought against passage of Presi dent Roosevelt’s reorganization bill. Similar delegations from other cities poured into the capital. (Central Press} The Senator’s Busy raggl* 4 <• lllK WBm j|L Jj jj Ilk IBS :v...;x££LT&j ...JJ r, .JM ———l Senator Arthur Capper (above) of Kansas, is a very busy man —much too busy to investigate the TV A. The Senator declined Vice President Garner’s invitation to serve on the Senate committee which is to probe the affairs of the authority. ' (Central Press) Chinese To Seek Heavy Jap Defeat Shanghai, April 9.—(AP)—The Chi nese army high command declare! jubilantly today that defeat of Ja panese forces at Taierchwang creat ed a situation favorable for annihila tion or capture of the disorganized Japanese units in that area of cen tral China. Chinese troops were reported con verging from all directions to cut off Japanese retreating from the war devastated city of Taierchwang, in southern Shantung. These reports were flatly denied by Japanese army officials, who assertei Chinese attacks on Taierchwang, a5 well as three other places, had been repulsed. One of these places was re ported in flames. Japanese said they were holding these cities and were not retreating from the battle zone along the Grand Canal. Under questioning by correspon dents, Japanese admitted their offen sive in this area, designed to cut the 11 \ 1 "" ~ (Ccint*’‘ued on Page Five) WEATHER FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Cloudy and colder, preceded by light rain or snow in extreme north portion; Sunday generally fair, cooler on the coast. WEEKLY WEATHER. South Atlantic States: General ly fair and warmer first of week; shower period about Wednesday; cooler latter part of week. Labor Relations Board Accuses Republic Steel Os Labor Act Violation Eight Counts of Flaunting Wagner Law Before and During Bloody “Little Ste el” Strike Last Summer; Reinstatement of Em ployees Is Ordered Washington, April 9.—(AP) — The Labor Relations Board decided toda' T that the Republic Steel Corporatio i had violated the Wagner labor rela tions act on eight counts, before and during the bloody “little steel” strike last summer. The board ordered the company to - Reinstate 5,000 strikers with pay starting from yesterday. Break up its employee representa tion plans in its five "Ohio plants. Reinstate with back pay 27 em ployees discharged before the strike. | Compensate employees of the Can ton Tin Plate Mill and the Massilon works for pay lost during a shutdown from May 4 to May 19, 1937. The board said the company ha 1 violated the act by: Domination of the employe repre sentative plan. DEWEY ASKS HEAVY WHITNEY SENTENCE New York District Attorney Says Bankrupt Stock Broker Knew Penalty for Conduct New York, April 9.—(AP)—District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey urged to day that a substantial and punitive sentence be imposed on RicharU Whitney, bankrupt broker, Monday on his plea of guilty to theft. Dewey said: “With full knowledge >.rt the con sequences, he embarked on a deliber ate course of criminal conduct, cov ering a period of six years, involving larcenies, frauds and misrepresenta tions and the falsification of books and financial statements. “Furthermore, by reason of the po sition held by the defendant, his con duct has amounted to a betrayal of public trust.” SWIMMERS ARRIVE FOR BIG CONTEST Harrisburg, Pa., April 9. —(AP) Seventy-five of the nation’s top rank ing swimming stars arrived today to appear in the 1938 AAU champion ships. The entries had an eye on the Olympic games, since winners are to be considered for the United States team. * PHILADELPHIAN IS INJURED IN CRASH Fayetteville, April 9. —(AP) —G. W. Price, 80, of 1708 Green street, Phil adelphia, Pa., sustained severe scalp lacerations and shock late yesterday when his car, driven by a chauffeur, skidded on a wet pavement near Rae ford. Attaches said they understood he was a prominent resident of Phil adelphia. PUBuuunon ivirt aftokmoom EXCEPT SUNDAY. Discharge of 27 employees fir union activity. Shutdowns at Canton and Massil lon. Spying on its workers and villify ing the steel workers organizing com mittee (CIO). In citing violence during the strike by trying to turn civil authorities and business interests against the union. Giving tear and sickness gas to the city of Massillo. Supporting the Massillon law and order league and three back-to-work committees. Activity in connection with the fata! shooting of three strikers in Mas sillon. The board’s decision covered onl; Republic’s OJiio plants and did not involve the Chicago plant, where ten strike sympathizers were killed in th? Memorial Day riot. JOB IS HARD IE Spying in Industry Difficult Thing to Overcome by Senate Group By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Columnist Washington, April 9.—Senator Rob ert M. La FOllette’s congressional committee, which has been investi gating violation of Americans’ civil liberties rights, faces a difficult pro blem in its campaign to curb spying upon employes’ unions by some large industries. The quiz has given much publicity to this sort of espionage, and it is un favorable publicity. It is calculated to make those who hire the spies, and the spies themselves, unpopular. In a general way, it is beneficial. How ever, neither the spies nor those whom they serve are likely to care much for unpopularity. The spies’ employ ers, I think, do not mind it a bit. The spies, indeed, do objee f to publicity, or a spy cannot spy effectively if every one knowc that spying is his business. But bow label a spy as a spy sc.thnr (Continued on Page Four.) BURLEY REFERENDUM IN WEST CAROLINA Asheville, April 9. —(AP) —With the growers of other states, Western North Carolina farmers voted today to determine whether they want mar keting quotas. A vote of 7,000 to 7,500 in the 19 hurley producing counties was expect ed. The State’s burley allotment has been set at 8,900 acres. About 8,000 acres were planted in burley in the state last year. 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY ““ Bill Intended Simply To Im prove and Simplify Public Service, Executive Asserts EARNEST APPROVAL GIVEN TO MEASURE Senate, Meantime, Refuses To Include Processing Tax In $5,000,000,000 Revenue Bill; Reorganization Bill Goes Into House Pigeon- Hole in Defeat Washington, April 9. —(AP)—Presi- dent Roosevelt said today that Housr defeat of his government reorganize ■ tion bill offered “no occasion for pet - sonal recrimination, and there should be none." The President added, in a note to Representative Rayburn, Democrat, Texas, House majoiity leader, that the “question presented is solely one of policy." . . “The reorganization bill is Intended to simplify and improve the public service,” Mr. Roosevelt said. “With this single objective in view. I have given it my earnest approval." Though the White H<mse refuse 1 comment on the ' administration’s fu ture plans, it was noted the President used the present tense in describing the bill. Mri Roosevelt’s letter was made public a short while after he had talked with Senator Byrnes, Demo crat, South Carolina, manager of the legislation on its successful course through the Senate. May Hasten Adjournment. The reaction of Speaker Bankhead to the House action was that it migh„ hasten adjournment. The Senate refused, meantime, to write processing taxes into the $5.- 000,000,000 revenue bill. The vote was 53 to 24. I The levies on cotton, field corn, wheat, rice, tobacco and synthetic fibres had been asked by Senator (Continued on Page Five) RAIN AT GOLDSBORO FOUR INCHES FRIDAY Goldsboro, April 9 (AP) —Rainfall in Goldsboro during the 24-hour pe riod ended at 8 a. m. today was 4.1 inches, the greatest precipitation in a day here since 1934, Miss Margaret Robinson, official Weather Bureau re porter, said. VICTIM OF FORMER BANKER’S GUN DIES John McMillan Dies at Smithfield of Wounds Inflicted in Selma by J. E. Tharrington Smithfield, April 9 (AP) —John Mc- Millan, Selma oil dealer, died in a hospital here today of pistol bullet wounds he suffered in Selma March 31. James E. Tharrington, 35, former Smithfield and Raleigh banker, has been in jail without bond since the ghooting pending the outcome of McMillan’s wounds. . «■ Sheriff R. U. Barber, of Johnston county, said he did not know what charge would be placed against Tharrington, but that a coroner’s inquest probably would not be held until Monday. McMillan was shot twice in the chest and once in the abdomen. EffectiTOf Abductors Are Found Stolen Auto and Toy Typewriter May Have Been Used by Levine Kidnapers New Rochelle, N Y., April 9. —(API —A stolen automobile and toy type writer that might have been used by the kidnapers of 12-year-old Peter Levine were found by a searching party of Boy Scouts today. The automobile, stolen some time ago, was found in a patch of woods near a small hut. hidden by thieves in rye. Nearby was a mound of fresh ’y-dug dirt, which police immediate’v began to turn over. There was a pos sibility they said, that it was a grave. The ashes of a bonfire, a broken Continued on Page Five.)
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