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HENDERSON’S POPULATION 13,873 TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR WP» FUND ABOVE 5875 MILLION DEMANDED Off for the President’s Fete nk . o<v. ' SggWWfk. Wm°;-. \ ■' ;^ : -_ V<sjtg W * ii| J&m Supreme Court Justice and Mrs: Stanley Reed are driven to the White House for the President's annual state reception to the judiciary The dinner was marked by the appearance of the new attorney general Frank Murphy. (Central Press) State Budget, Coining Up Tonight, To Be Greater Will Call for Highway Money To Go for Other Purposes; Schools To Get Some $3,000,000 More; Very Little More for Social Security Likely. Daily Dispatch Bureau, i In the Sir Walter Hotel. By HENRY AVERILL Raleigh, Jan. 9. —Principal feature 1 of the General Assembly’s second j week in action will be report of the Budget Commission, which will re flect Governor Clyde R. Hoey’s vjews on what the State can spend in the ccming biennium. Contents of the report are always one of the best-guarded secrets in the Capital City, and it is said that there has never been a real “leak” in con nection with it. But, however well guarded they ibc, there are many features of the re port which can be safely forecast in advance, not in specific sums or any thing like that, but in a general way. Ward Group To Get Best House Posts Speaker Known As Man Who Remembers His Friends; Fenner and Cassey Favored for Money Jobs ; Dearth of Outstanding Material Daily Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, Jan. 9.—Week-end gossip among legislators centers around the committee assignments in the house, expected to be read by Speaker Libby Ward tonight. The fixed item of busi ness for tonight’s session is to receive the governor’s budget message. House members are far more interested in Ward’s committees. Geography is expected to play a con siderable part in the placements. Without geography Ward would not be speaker, and whatever else may be said of the genial presiding officer of the house, it cannot be said that he forgets favors —or offenses. Fenner and Cassey Favored. The money committee chairman ships are expected to go to John Cas sey of Guilford and W. E. Feenner of Nash. Although the Rocky Mount man stated repeatedly in the pre caucus campaign for speakership that he did not want and would not ac cept a committee assignment if he failed to win the No. 1 place, he :s expected to be offered and to accent chairmanship of appropriations, with (C'"‘ ; -"ied on Page Three.) _ Hntiirremx Baflit Btanafrh ???? The governor’s address to the Gen eral Assembly last Thursday, for in stance, gave clues which it takes no Philo Vance to run down. No Startling Increase The very first gdheraliv ation about the report is that the budget will not be startlingly greater for the coming biennium than it was for the current two year fiscal period, though it will without any question provide for in creases of expenditures in almost every department. Another thing that can be surmis ed without qiuch stretching of a point is that recommended appropria tions will be based on estimated re ceipts which include at least $4,000,- (Continued on Page Five) Speakership Fight Heads First Week Ward’s Successful Battle, in House Out shines Even Gover nor’s Message or Sen ate Committee Assign ments in Assembly Opening Daily Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, Jan. 9. —Selection of Lib by Ward as speaker of the House pro vided the only fireworks of the North Carolina General Assembly’s first week of the 1939 session. After the Democratic caucus had put the Craven county man in the chair to climax as keen a fight as the State hase ever seen, affairs legislative re sumed the even tenor of their ways. Neither Governor Clyde R. Hoey’s address, delivered Thursday at noon, nor Lieutenant Governor Wilkins P. Horton’s announcement of Senate committees sufficed to lift proceed ings out of the dreariest of doldrums as there wasn’t even a scintilla of surprise in either; unless a somewhat unexpected willingness on the part of the governor to commit himself foe* and against various issues with more than a modicum of boldness is to be considered surprising. Vogler in Limelight. First controversial issue to hit the hopper in either House was Mecklen burg J. B. Vogler’s bill to amend the absentee ballot law, and even this was (Continued on Page Three.) ONLY DAILS* Chamberlain Goes To Rome In 1 Last Effort At Appeasement Outlook Anything But Bright for Accord With Mussolini; To Stop In Paris A s Gesture of Support; Week May Be Most Decisive Since Munich London, Jan. 9. —(AP) —Prime Min ister Neville Chamberlain leaves for Rome tomorrow for what many be lieved today would be his final ef fort to push through his policy of ap peasing the dictatorships. The outlook was anything but bright a,s the premier conferred with his key ministers today. The civil war in Spain, now two and a half years old, was the first obstacle be tween the dictator, Benito Mussolini, and Chamberlain, “the business man.” Although under the Anglo-Italian agreement signed last April and ac cepted by Parliament November 2, Italy agreed to withdraw her troops from Spain, her newspapers openly admit Italians are fighting there now for insurgent Generalissimo Franco. Many in Europe believe the trip may mark the most decisive week since Munich, with both dictatorships and democracies anxious for peace, but each at its own price. The premier will pass through Paris and stop there long enough for a meeting with Premier Daladier to give a symbolic demonstration of his sympathy with France against Ital ian agitation for French ‘‘Tunis, Car sica and Nice.” Advance List Os Committees In The House Raleigh, Jan. 9.—(AP)—lncom ing legislators today speculated on the announcement tonight of important House committee as signments and a budget which is expeeted to be the biggest in the State’s history. Representatives Fenner, of Nash and Cassey, of Guilford, are ex pected to capture the two key 'House money committee chair manships when Speaker D. L. Ward announces his appoint ments. Senate committees were announced Friday. Indications this afternoon were that other important House committee chairmanships likely would line up about like this: Education, Johnston, of Ashe; judi ciary No. 1, Hatch, of Wake; judi (Continued on Page Five) Coster-Musica Had Another Alias For Use New York, Jan. 9.—(AP) —F. Don ald Coster-Musica, the ex-convict who became president of McKesson & Rob bins, Inc., used the alias of “Mueller” in trying to negotiate for the sale of 2,000,000 rifles to a warring nation, it was disclosed today in a preliminary report of the Federal Bureau of In (Continued on Page Five* U. S. Blocked Jap Purchase Os Munitions Washington, Jan. 9.— (AP) — The United States was disclosed today to have blacklisted Japan from purchase of either airplanes or bombs in this country because of Japanese army bombings of civilian population! in China. The ban, which went into effect last July 1, did not prevent Japan from buying nearly $9,000,000 worth of American aircrafts early in 1938. All countries 1 whose armed forces bomb civilians are included in the ban, but thus far Japan and Spain are 'the only countries found engaged in such practices. Spain is prevented from purchasing any munitions in l this country ;by a special embargo act passed in 1937. This information was contained in the annual report of the National Munitions 'Control Board, submitted to the Senate today. Secretary Hull . (Continued on Page Five.) afICWSPAP ER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINLV. HENDERSON, N. C., MONDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 9, 1939 Mussolini Feeling Need Os Bold Stroke For Land Rome, Jan. 9.—(AP) —Premier Mus solini has called a meeting of the fas cist giand council, the highest Italian executive body, for February 4, pos sibly to study Italy’s future course of action. Fascist leaders by that time will have been able to judge the'attitude of British Prime Minister Chamber lain, scheduled to arrive in Rome in two days, toward Italian territorial claims against France, and the in surgent campaign in Spain, augment ed by Italian fighters. They also will be able to assess how far Count Galeazzo Ciano, the Ital Hull Offers Lima Pact As World’s Peace Model Says American Repub lics Now Have Charter for International Con duct; M,ore Progress Made Than Recogniz ed, H eSays on Return Home New York, Jan. 9.—((AP)—Cordell Hull offered the world today the principles adopted by the eight Pan- American Conference as “a charter for international conduct.” The secretary of state and chief United States delegate to the recent conference at Lima, Peru, said such a charter would be ‘‘based on equality, justice and freedom, Indispensable foundations of peaceful and friendly relations among nations of the world.” Hull, ending his six and a half weeks journey to South America, added: “I return from the conference with the conviction that its results will have real and permanent value, and that as time goes on the far reaching effects of principles there enunciat ed will become more apparent and more significant.” Flanked by other members of the American delegation, the secretary of state characterized the Lima meet ing ias an “example for the conduct of international relations by friendly discussions rather than by force or violence.” He called attention to the impor tance of a resolution adopted at Lima, for reduction of trade barriers at home at a moment when “economic chaos is existing in considerable parts of the world.” The declaration of con tinental solidarity for defense, Hull said, “represents great progress be yond agreements adopted at former inter-American conferences.” Both Sides Claim Gains Over Spain Hendaye, France, Jan. 9.—(AP) — Communications from the Spanish armies today reported victory for the insurgents in the east and for the government forces in the west. Troops under General Jose Miaja, said the government dispatch, smash ed through Generalissimo Francisco Franco’s lines on the southwestern front, moving toward the Portuguese border, and taking Granja de Tor rehormosa. The insurgents reported that their war machine, rumbling eastward to ward Barcelona, captured a series of small villages in the Artesa sector, bringing two competing columns to gether for a new drive on the Cata lan capital. Each communication minimized the claims of the other. WEATHER FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Fair and somewhat warmer to night; Tuesday partly cloudy, fol lowed by showers in west and north central portions, slightly warmer in northeast and north central portions, except near Ra leigh. ian foreign minister, in discussions with Hungarian and Yugoslav and Polish statesmen, had been able to re assert Italian influence in the Dan ube basin to offset Nazi trade efforts in southeastern Europe. Many observers felt today that Italy is attempting to strengthen her position in central and Eastern Eu rope to impress Chancellor Hitler with the need to achieve some outstanding success as compensation for fulfill ing a role as a partner in the Rome- Berlin axis at the four-power confer ence on Czechoslovakia’s fate in Mun ich last September. Hungary Hints At Break With Czechs Budapest, Jan. 9.—(AP) —Hun- gary delayed the return of its min ister to Prague today in a strong hint that recent border clashes of armed forces had endangered dip lomatic relations with Czechoslo vakia. The minister,. Johann Wettstein von Westerhain, is. now in Buda pest. He explained that he would stay here until relations between the two countries were “clarified.” The border itself was quiet this morning, but the Hungarian press printed a foreign office statement that another incident would have far-reaching consequences. Both countries were reported to be quiet ly expelling citizens of the other. The Hungarian revisionists league, meanwhile, charged that “German influences” encouraged last week’s trouble on the frontier, which brought light artillery into play and resulted in new troop concen trations. Growers Os Cotton Ask More Funds Larger Federal Bene fits for Expanded Crop Reduction Fea tures of Control Is Sought; Up to Con gress To Finance It, They Tell Solons Washington, Jan. 9. —(AP) —Farm- ers from cotton states asked Congress today to expand the crop reduction features of the present farm act by a plan that would cost at least $80,000,- 000 above present farm benefits. Meeting with more than a score of (Continued on Page Five) Flat $5 Fee For Autos Is Aim Os Bill Daily Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, Jan. 9'. —Bill of Senator A. P. Palmer (Cabarrus) to levy a fixed rate of $5 for all passenger automo bile tags was only the first shot in a campaign to lower motor vehicle tags. Within a few days, at most, another measure will go into the legislative hopper proposing that the same uni form $5 rate be levied on tags for “farm to market” trucks, as well as on passenger vehicles. Sponsor and chief lobbyist for this (Coatinuefc ua Page Five.) PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. Italy Wants Him Bade i' Professor Enrico Fermi, Italian physicist who won the 1938 Nobel Prize for discovery of radioactive substances, is pictured in the labo ratory of Columbia University, New York, where he will teach. Italian scientists denied reports Fermi would not return to Italy be cause of anti-Semitic laws there. (Central Press) Speed Urged To Build Up Air Forces Aeronautics Commit tee Warns Congress Nation Is Dropping Behind as Europe Ex pands Its Aviation; Asks Best Air Corps In World Here Washington, Jan. 9.—(AP) — The National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics warned Congress today that “feverish” expansion of military and commercial air fleets by foreign nations was challenging America’s aviation leadership. The committee, which does research into the science of flying, recommen 1- ed the establishment of a laboratory to experiment with airplane struc tures. “It is not only a good policy from a financial standpoint.” its an nual report said, “but also vital from the standpoint of national defense, that American aircraft have a per formance equal or superior to that of a potential enemy. “Mere numbers of aircrafts, how ever, are not in themselves sufficient for an adequate modern air force. It is of even greater importance that the aircraft be of the most effective design.” The committee declared that "the crisis in Europe in the fall of 1933 brought forcibly to worldwide atten tion the overshadowing influence of air power in international affairs.” HUBERT PROCTOR, 33, DIES IN GOLDSBORO Goldsboro, Jan. 9.—(AP) —Hubert Proctor, 33, died at his home on South Slo-cum,b street last night. Death was attributed to paralysis. Surviving are his widow, a sister, and a brother. The body was taken to Wilson for funeral and burial. Compromise Now Talked On Crop .Control Issues Washington, Jan. 9 (AP)—-Admin istration supporters in Congress may follow the old principle of “divide and rule” in trying to keep the crop control system from being revamp ed. Republican gains in the farm belt last November have encouraged critics of the farm program to renew their demand for basic changes in policies. Well informed legislator-? said today, however, that a major ob stacle to a successful assault on the present program lay in the failure of its opponents to rally around one sub stitute on which all could agree. It will be to the administration’s advan tage, they pointed out, for this condi tion to continued. The critics’ nearest aproach to a 2 PAGES O TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY LaGuardia Claims Sum Not Enough New York Mayor Wants $915 Million and CIO One Billion To Run to June 30; Congressmen Want Amount Sharply Cut Under FDR Figures Washington, Jan. 9.—(AP) —Mayor Fiorello Laguardia of New York de clared today that the $875,000,000 re quested by President IRoosevelt to keep WPA going to June 30 was $40,- 000,000 too low. Laguardia appeared before a House appropriations sub-committee as pres ident of the United States Conference of Mayors. He said the $915,000,000 supplemen tal appropriation he was asking for WPA would bring the total outlay for the relief agency for the year ending June 30 to the $2,340,000,000 sum sug gested by the mayors last April. La guardia’s suggestion ran counter to the apparent desire of the sub-commit tee to reduce President Roosevelt’s estimates. Further WPA spending and past relief expenditures together pro vided fresh debate in both House and Senate. Besides Laguardia, the House group called WPA Administrator F. C. Har rison; David Lasser, of the Workers Alliance, and Ralph Hetzell, of the CIO. The CIO wants a $1,000,009,000 supplemental appropriation. Across the Capitol, the Senate Com merce Committee took up Harry Hop kins nomination for secretary of com merce. Committee members indicated they would question Hopkins about how relief was handled when he was WPA admini: rator. They also wanted his views on the reports of the Sen ate Campaign Expenditures Commit tee declaring that relief funds had been diverted for political purposes. HEARINGS ARE COMPLETED AND AMOUNT MAY BE CUT Washington, Jan. 9.(AP)—A House apropriations sub-committee complet ed hearings today on President Roosevelt’s proposal for an $875,000,- 000 appropriation to finance WPA un til June 30. Representative Woodrum, Democrat 'Continued on Page Five) Court Ready To Pass Upon NLRB Issues Washington, Jan. 9. (AP) —The National Labor Relations Board was granted a Supreme Court review to day of its claim to jurisdiction Over a local company which contracted to manufacture clothing from goods owned at all times by another con cern. The tribunal consented to pass on a decision by the Federal Circuit Court at Philadelphia that the labor relations act could not be applied to the Somerset Manufacturing Com pany, of Somerville, N. J., because it was not engaged in interstate com merce . The tribunal postponed, at least un til next Monday, decision on consti tutionality of the Tennessee Valley Authority act, and on the right of a state to ratify after once rejecting the pending constitutional amend ment to abolish child labor The court also agreed to pass on a 'Continued on Page Five.) common ground so far is the so-called domestic allotments plan. Last year, this plan lost in the Senate 46 to 40. Basically, it provides for a division of the domestic markets among Am erican growers, with a guaranteed “fair price” for the amount that is consumed in the United States. Far mers would be permitted to produce all they wanted to, but they would have to take what they could get on the world markets for anything in excess of their share of the domestic consumption. Proponents contend this could result in “voluntary” crop con trol. Under the present law, farmers are given a in; idy to reduce production so that piicr depressing surpluses may be kept from the market.
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