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HENDERSON’S POPULATION 13,873 TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR FDR TELLS CONGRESS U. $. IS _ * * * * * * * * * X X X X ' * •** **• •*• *• f f y - y State Legislature Opensj Gets Absentee Ballot Law Murphy Taking Oath as Attorney General ii'i ——~—— — '"'" —“ 8 »f|i| President Roosevelt looks on in the White House as former Governor Frank Murphy (center), of Michi gan, is sworn in as Attorney General of the United States. Associate Supreme Court Justice Stanley Reed administers the oath. Murphy succeeds Homer S. Cummings, who resigned. Fascist Groups In Japan Gain Control Os The Government Konoye Cabinet Gives Way for Party De manding Stronger Hand in East Asia; Konoye Followers in Personal Danger from Foes Tokyo, Jan. 4. (AP) —Emperor Hirohito tonight commanded Baion K. Hiranuma, fascist-inclined presi dent of the privy council, to form a new cabinet in succession to that o. Premier Prince Fumimara Konoye. Hiranuma, outstanding nationalist, was summoned to the palace after ti e comparatively liberal Konoye had le signed with the declaration that the war in China had come to a stage where “new policies under a new cab inet” should be formulated. The 19-months-old Konoye cabinet fell before strong militarist-fascist de mand for reorganization at home and abroad, for renewed efforts to fasten Japan's will on east Asia. It was an onslaught of fascist minded elements, who want a single political party for Japan, more rigid control of economic life, and a new administrative policy in China. Feel ing was so intense that in some quar ters fear was expressed for the per sonal safety of some of the retiring ministers. baron Jicß-dcd. 3- nationalist Ja (Continued on Page Two.) Election Body To Fight For Its Proposals Daily Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Walter Hotel. Raeigh, Jan. 4—At least two Dem ocratic members of the State Elec tions Board will go “down the line” during this legislative session in an effort to have the board’s recommen dations made into the law of North Carolina. ' This much has already been indi cated by conferences of Chairman Will A. Lucas and associate George McNeill, of Fayetteville, with Lieute nant Governor Wilkins P. Horton, up on whom devolves the duty of ap pointing the chairman and committee which will consider all election law proposals introduced in the upper house. Neither of the two gentlemen said (Continued on Page Two.) UrniU'rsmt Batin Bianatrh LEASED Wire SERVIOP I nw the associated pr C eIs OP Bailey To Attack Dairy Amendment Washington, Jan. 4.—(AP)—Sen ator Bailey, Democrat,. North Car olina, promised today an attack on one of the most controversial pro visions of the administration crop control program, the so-called dairy amendment. “I am going to battle to elimi nate it, and I expect wide support,” he said. The provision provides that a far mer who takes land out of cotton or certain other crops cannot use the land for corn or livestock pro duction. If he docs, his Federal benefits are forfeited. Bailey said the huge cotton sur plus now piled up under govern ment loans made it natural for southern farmers to turn to live stock and other crops. May Lift Tax From More Os Basic Foods Daily Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Walter HoteL. Raleigh, Jan. 4.—Past records and current observation of members of the legislature which convened today at noon indicate that the only modi fication of the sales tax that has even a remote chance for passage during the session is further exemption of foods and, perhaps, wuels when sold for use in the home. Not the least potent reason for giv ing even this rather minor change a fighting chance is the great fear of offending the “one gallus” man back home which abides in the breast of such a large percentage of politicians including members of the legislature When there is presented to them. — as there will be presented by Repre sentative J. B. Vogler, of Mecklen burg—that they are taxing the “very -food that goes into the mouths of babes whose parents are not able to pay even the few pennies tax demand ed”, they are going to vote Mr. Vog ler’s way, which is for the exemption of all articles of food and fuel for home use. His record of successful sale tax amendments was good in the 1937 ses sion. He won’t deny, off the record, that his success in getting through the exemption of bread and rolls was due to the fact that members were (Continued on Pose Two.) ONLY DAILY Legislators Will Not Be So Gullible Not Going To Accept Readymade Bills from Washington Unless Agreeable, According to Word Gleaned from Early Arrivals in Ra leigh Daily Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, Jan. 4.—While members of the legislature arriving in Raleigh Monday night and Tuesday were more concerned about the knock-down-and drag-out fight for the speakership, a few of them took time-out from the whispering huddles to express some op inions about prospective legislation. Every man interviewed prefaced his answer with the request “don’t | quote me,” but it may be stated dog matically that proposed legislation will be more closely scrutinized dur ing the coming session than has been the case in recent legislatures. This is particularly true in the case of ready-made bills sent down from Washington, or coming from any source outside the legislature itself. Members of the 1939 General As sembly remember the hectic days of 1933, when certain bills written in Washington were sent down with in structions that they must be passed exactly as written. This was necessary because of the banking situation, and admittedly much of that legislation was good. But legislators did not then and do not now, like to take that sort of dictation. Again in the special session of 193?> when newly elected assemblymen were convened just a few days before Christmas, and instructed to pass the social security bills sent down from Washington, without discussion or chance of discussion, and without changing a comma, there was some resentment. It is generally agreed now that most of this legislation, cer (Continued on Page Eight Night Deer Hunt Costs Two Pender Men Over SSO Each Raleigh, Jan. 4.—(AP) —A fruit less nocturnal deer hunt cost two Pender county men SSO apiece, and additional fines for other viola tions following their arrests and conviction recently, Commissioner John Chalk, of the game and in land fisheries division, said today. He named the pair as Henry Chadwick and Clinton Bonds, and said they were convicted as the result of evidence obtained by un der-cover investigators for his division. NEWSPAP ER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. HENDERSON, N. C., WEDNESDAY AFTERNO ON, JANUARY 4, 1939 Ward Named Speaker Os Lower House W. E. Smith Made President Protem of Senate; Rules Com mittees Announced in Both Houses, Which Hold Very Brief Or ganization Session Raleigh, Jen. 4. —;AP > —Gen- eral Assembly convened today and immediately received a bill from Re presentative Vogler, Mecklenburg, tc amend the absentee balldt law. Consideration of the absentee vot ing statutes, under attack most of the summer And fall, due to alleged pri mary and election irregularities, had been enlisted as one of the big mat ters for the Ass <mbly. The Senate elected W. E Smith, o Stanly county, as its president pro tem, confirmed all ether nominees of last night’s Democratic caucus and quit after a 30-minute meeting. It took the House nearly an hour to complete its organization, putting D. L. Ward, of New B QT, n, in ?« speaker, and confirming its caucus nominees. Both divisions suspended their rules and adopted resolutions notifying the governor they were ready for work. A resolution was adopted inviting Governor Hoev to rddress the Assembly at noon tomor row, the House amending the Senate version and fixing the hour so the resolution must he considered by the senators again. Lieutenant Governor Horton and Speaker Ward announced their rules committees. Both divisions adopted the 1937 rules until the new groups report. The House committee quickly decided to suggest retention of the former rules for this session. The Senate group provided for 14 instead of 12 committee clerks, then adopt ed the 1937 rules. The representa tives refused to adopt a resolution calling for regular work on Satur days and Mondays. Man Seized Is Wanted In Many Places Columbia, S. C., Jan. 4. —(AP) — City Detective Chief Robert W. Elcazer said today a man booked as H. M. Bew, of Norfolk, Va., was “the most wanted man we’ve had in months.” The man was bound over to general sessions court this week on two charges of issuing fraudulent checks. Bonds were set at SSOO on each charge. Eleazer said authorities at Norfolk and Petersburg, Va., and Raleigh, Charlotte, and Laurinburg, N. C., wanted -he man. The officer said the F. B. I. had filed detention papers on the man for alleged impersonation of F. B. I. agents in Virginia and the Carolinas. Accoi’ding to the detective, the man would represent himself as an agent and cash checks. Defense Os Tunis Safe, Premier Says Gabes, Tunisia, Jan. 4 (AP) — Premier Daladier inspected Tunisia’s “Maginot line of the desert” today, and called it strong enough to resist any attacks. “Tunisia is safe,” was his comment after a rapid tour of the Mareth de fense works facing Italy’s Libyan frontier. Accompanied by high mili tary and naval officials who are vis iting the North African colony with him, the premier saw thousands of soldiers pushing work on the defense. Deep in the desert, 25,000 crack troops paraded across the sands before the bare-headed premier as clouds of dust almost (blotted out the brilliant sun. The troops included Europeans, Senegalese and wild Tunisian cavalry irregulars, who rode past at. a gallop, •firing their.rifles in the air. The Mareth line, built of reinforced concrete on the same principle as the Maginot line on France’s eastern Patman Starts First Bill Representative Wright Patman, of Texas, is shown with the first bill on the House calendar, ready to throw it into the hopper. It is the chain store bill, commonly called the community preservation, providing an excise tax on chain store* Supreme Court Says High "Point Can Go On With Power Plan Raleigh, Jan. 4. —(AP) —The State Supreme Court held today that the City of High Foint could go ahead with its “modified plan” for construc tion of a hydro-electric plant on the Yadkin :iver. The opinion in the case affirmed a ruling in Guilfoi’d county by Su perior Court Judge E. C. Bivens, who had decided in favor of High Point and against J. P. Williamson and the Duke l ower Company. Granville Negro Loses. The court gianted a new trial to Robert WiV.iams, alias Robert Mc- Nair, who was sentenced in Cumber land county to death by asphyxiation for rape, but upheld the death sen tence pi'onounced in Gi’anville county on King Solomon Stovall, who was convicted of first degree murder in the slaying of R. T. Moore. Unless Governor Hoey intervenes, Stovall will be asphyxiated January 20 Pitt Offers Small Claims On Sheriff Greenville, Jan. 4.—(AP) — Upon recommendations of County Attorney S. O. Worthington, the Pitt County Board of Commissioners will offer to settle (civil actions against former Sheriff S. A. Whitehurst brought by the old board and county attorney, alleging approximately $17,000 short ages in his accounts, for the sum of $1,072.91. The actions were brought by the board* of commissioners which went out of office last month. The suits were filed by Harding & Lee, the then county attorneys, and Jesse A. Jones, of Kinston, who helped prosecute the ouster case against the sVriff last spring. Harding and Lee and Mr. Jones wei’e retained by the old board. frontier, facing Germany, lies 95 miles from the Libyan frontier, and cuts across the main road from Tunis to Libya just below the Mireth oasis. Daladier began the inspection im mediately upon his arrival from Tunis, where he visited the Tunisian potentiate, Sidi Ahmed, yesterday. WEATHER FOR NORTH CAROLINA Cloudy, intermittent showers Thursday and *in north central portion tonight; warmer tonight and on northeast coast Thursday. PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY'. THREATENED The High Point opinion and the two opinions in the capital cases were writ ten by Chief Justice Walter Stacy. In another opinion the court held that the City of Wilmington could not issue certain bonds to finance a municipal auditorium; public parks and* playgrounds; a public library and buildings for recreational and athletic pui-poses. The list of 43 decisions includes: Watkins vs. Raleigh, Wake, affirm ed. Ritter vs. Candler, Moore, affirm ed. State vs. Williams, Cumbei'land, new trial. State vs. Alverson and Brack, Robeson, new trial. Crawford vs. Crawford, (Robeson, reversed. GU.mcfe jvs. Insurance Company, Cumberland, appeal dismissed. State vs. Stovall, Gxanville, judg ment affirmed aiid appeal dismissed. Springlike Weather Over Many Areas (By The Associated Press.) Springlike weather prevailed over some midwestern states today, set ting new records for many cities, while freezing rains imperiled -traffic in up-State New York, and the Pa cific Northwest braced itself against a raging gale. Balmy temperatures langing from 50 to 71 permitted tennis, golf and even picnics in Missouri, and Cincin nati reported the warmest January 3 in 42 years yesterday, with the mer cury at 66. Cleveland reported 55 de grees, Columbus 60. Unseasonable warmth also favored Nebraska, with light showers at Omaha. Winds reaching gale force continued to lash the Oregon and Washington coasts in the wake of a four-day blow which spread destruc tion from British Columbia to south ern Oregon. Heavy waves swept over sea-walls, smashed bridges and cot tages and left miles of debris for clean-up crews. Near Salem, Oregon, a cyclone lift ed two cows forty feet in the air and deposited then) unhurt in a mud wailow. In northern New Yoxk motorists drove over ice-covered roads after a light snow turned to freezing rain Fog and mist added to the dangers of traffic, with one death and scores of accidents attributed to the weathei. Farther north, a heavy snowfall wa reported. 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY Peace Isn’t Assured By Munich Pact Only by Nation United Physically and Spirit ually Can “Storms From Abroad” Be Kept from American Shores, President As serts ; Says Democracy Can and Will Solve Nation’s Problems Washington, Jan. 4. (AP) —President Roosevelt told Con gress and the world today that peace has not been “assured” at Munich, and that “storms from abroad” directly challenge Ame rican democracy. Addressing a joint session of the Senate and House, in a packed House chamber, the chief executive asserted that “undeclared wars,” “deadly armaments,” and “new aggres sion” threaten the three insti tutions indispensable to Ame ricans religion, democracy and international good faith. “And,” he added, “only through a nation united, both physically and spiritually can these storms be kept from American shores.” A war which threatened to envelope the world in flames has been averted; but it has become increasingly clear that peace is not assured, Mr. Roose velt said, without .mentioning by name the Munich pact resulting in the dismemberment of Czechoslovakia. Ncr did he name any foreign nation. But the President referred to “events in Europe,” where Czechoslo vakia was dismembered at Germany’s insistence, “in Africa,” where Italy conquered Ethiopia; “in Asia,” where Japan has invaded China. “All about us rage undeclared wars, military and economic,” Mr. Roose velt said. “All about us grow more (Continued on Page Four) U. S. Holds To Religion, FDR Asserts Nation Must Make Up Its Mind To Save That and Democracy, Congress Is Told (By The Associated Press) Washington, Jian. 4.—(AP) —High spots of President Roosevelt’s mes sage to Congress today: A war which threatened to enve lop the world in flames has been, averted, but it has become increas ingly clear that peace is not assured. Storms from abroad directly chal lenge three institutions indispensable to Americans, now as always. The first is religion. It is the scfUrce of the other two, democracy and inter national good faith. An ordering of society which rele gates (religion, democracy and good faith among nations to thf back ground can find no place within it for the ideals of the Prince of Peace. The United States rejects such an ordering and retains its ancient faith: The defense of religion, of demo cracy, and of good faith among na tions is all the same fight. To save one, we must now make up our minds to have all. There are many methods short of war, but stronger and more effective than mere words of bringing home to aggressor governments in aggregate sentiments of our own people. We have learned that we deliber ately tried to legislate neutrality; our neutrality laws may operate uneven ly and unfairly. They actually give aid to an (aggressor nation and deny it to the victim.
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