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HENDERSON’S POPULATION 13,873 TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR Ul S. DEFENSE PUIS PRESSED IN CONGRESS Unemployment Group Exempted From Merit Examinations New Absent Ballot Ban Is Presented One Would Hold Leg islative Sessions Only Once Each F pu y Y ears ; Exemption of Auto Drivers From Liability for Hitch- Hikers Apparently Is Killed Raleigh, Jan. 19. —(AP)-- A bill ex emptin.: veteran Unemployment Com pensation Commission employees from merit examination requirements was pas.-i'd on its second and third read ing? today and ordered enacted into law bv the House Final passage of the measure, which applies to persons who have been with the compensation agency for six months came • after Representative Cherry, of Gaston and others had spoken in favor of it. There was not a dissenting vote. Cherry, former speaker' of the House, said that there had “been a great deal of misunderstanding and misrepresentation” about the purpose of the bill. The social security act gives the State power over personnel, he asserted, and the federal govern ment, he charged, is attempting to sat up a merit system “under a threat of withholding funds to which this State is justly entitled.” Other speakers for the measure were {Representatives Murphy, of Rowan, and Clegg, of Moore. Earlier, new bills to abolish the ab sentee ballot and use of markers in (Continued on Page Five) Hearing Upon Sales Tax Is Best Show Yet Daily Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Walter Hotel. By HENRY AVERILL Raleigh, Jan. 19. —There are cer tain subjects which won’t wear out — the weather, the sales tax and a few others. Clyde Greene, of Boone, told the joint finance committee of House and Senate that yesterday afternoon as the Fair Tax Association put on the hit show of the General Assembly to date. Chances are there will not be such another performance this time. Ther? seems little likelihood of any real liquor row, and that’s the only thing that can even touch a sales tax hearing for color, fire and bitterness. J. Paul Leonard 1 , indefatigable head of the F. T. A., wielded the baton for an hour and a half symphony of hate against the measure which has been North Carolina’s hottest controversy for some half dozen years. Committee members sat silent and outwardly unmoved as Mr. Leonard (Continued on Page Four.) Plan Law On City Limits Extensions Many Municipalities S e e k i Extended Areas for Purposes of 1940 Census Daily Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Walter HoteL BY G. LYNN NISBET. Raleigh, Jan. 19. —Anticipated em barrassment of the legislators over local fights for extending corporate lights of a dozen or more small ?r towns and at least two of the larger cities of North Carolina, may result in introduction of a general Statewide bill providing for city extensions with out particular legislative authority. Already several smaller towns have had extension bills introducted, the largest one to date being Newton. The on Four.), Mvtmvr&on oat lit UtsrmtrH LEASED WIRE SERVICE OP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Japanese Sore Spot msrfs $ z :\ C&f TOKYO aV 5§ J IS V W-WE PARIAN Ne IS. *5; Philippine is. GUAM Caroline is. GUINEA A Japanese paper, asserting forti fication of Guam by the U. S. would be a threat to Japanese holdings in the Pacific, declared war might re sult. The small island naval base is shown in relation to Japan (1352 miles distant) and her mandated islands. The Philippines are 1523 miles distant from Guam while Honolulu, big American naval base, is 3312 miles away. (Central Press) N. C. Traffic Deaths 937, Down By 186 Raleigh, Jan. 19.—(AF)— North Carolina's traffic fatalities dropped 186 in 1938 under 1937, Ronald Ho cutt, director of public safety, an nounced today. There were 937 fatal ities last year, compared with 1,123 in 1937 and 1,026 in 1936. “This is an excellent indication of the results of highway safety work, aided by citizens and civic organiza tions throughout the State,” said Ho cutt. “The difference in reduction of fatalities on a percentage basis, by which 1938 deaths fell under those of 1937, compared with the previous (Continued on Page Four) $4,000,000 Os Road Work In State Ready i Raleigh, Jan. 19.—(AP) —George W. Coan, Jr., State WPA adminis trator, announced today that his organization would make $3,000,- 000 available to match a $1,000,000 State allotment for a farm-to-mar ket road improvement program. The new $4,000,000 program will extend through, several months. “This will mean that 4,000 WPA workers who have been idle for the last six weeks, due to lack of spon sor’s funds for farm-to-market roads, (Continued on Page Four£ ONLY DAILY Through Panama Canal to Atlantic War Games f ' V ' : : ; ~ - .. : : :, W ' • « v; . ' • ... * ■ '*•. •••:•:' . .5 9 ! ,1; j. , sv.\ < ' 1 Y . : t . ' . —.. , ■ ' TJ 1 ® nn^ ssee > one Uncle Sam’s mighty Pacific spokesmen, navigates the Miraflores locks on her trip through the Panama Canal to join the NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. HENDERSON, N. C., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 19, 1939 Changes For Nazi Chiefs Are Denied m-• / . . Official Press Director at Berlin Categorical ly Says There Will Be No Changes Berlin, Jan. 19. —(AP) —The press chief of the German government, Dr. Otto Dietrich, today took the unusual stop of personally issuing to foreign correspondents a complete, emphatic and categoric denial that any cabinet changes were contemplated either now or at any time in the near future. Rumors of impending changes had become so general in Germany, and had been launched among foreign press representatives with such con sistency by persons ordinarily in the know, that a denial was deemed nec essary and advisable in the interest of clarification, as well as amicable international relations. Rumors circulated yesterday in Berlin circles usually considered well informed that the following shifts in the Nazi leadership were likely Appointment of Field Marshal Her mann Goering and vice chancellor and war minister; appointment of Propaganda Minister Paul Goebbels to be chief of Nazi party district leaders, and transfer of his propagan da and press functions to Dietrich himself to the foreign office and to Goering’s office; retirement of In ferior Minister Frick and his replace ment by Heinrich Himmler, chief of all German police.) Wrong Identity Pleaded In Death of Georgia Cleric Brunswick, Ga., Jan. 19. —(AP) — With 50 defense witnesses to be call ed after completion of State testi mony, the trial of George Cleyborn, Negro, accused of killing Dr. Charles H. Lee, Episcopal rector, entered its second day in Glynn County Superior Court here today. Cleyborn’s counsel yesterday sought to show officials believed the crusad ing churchman of St. Simon’s island, was killed by a white man now serv ing a prison sentence for burglary. This phase of Cleyborn’s defense de veloped when George Cowart, the Negro’s attorney, asked Representa tive W. Ben Gibbs if he had said pub licly that “Grady Stevens killed Dr. Lee.” Gibbs, who investigated the crime as solicitor, and who returned here yesterday from Washington to testify for the State, answered he had made a statement he “always had an idea Stevens had something to do with the murder of the rector.” The 71-year-old Dr. Lee was killed near midnight of February 5, 1938,. as he sat at his desk in the rectory of Christ Episcopal church, the victim of a sniper’s fire through a window, “ WEATHER FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Fair tonight and Friday. I Atlantic fleet in the annual Naval maneuvesi* In background is one of l the fleet’s aircraft carriers. Japan Is Alarmed By U. S. Plans For Defense In Pacific ~- V ' '>l J* - \ s V *' * Tokyo, Jan. 19. —(AP) —Japan is gravely concerned by United States naval expansion plans, a naval office spokesman declared today, and fears establishment of airplane and submarine bases in the Pacific would be hut an ad vance for “long distance attacks.” “Fortification of Guam (1,500 miles from Japan) would be like placing a gun against the gates of a neighbor,” said the spokesman, Rear Adm’ral Kanazawa. “Establishment of bases at Mid way and Wake islands,” he con tinued, “would surround our un defended mandate islands; forti Panic Aboard Liner During Storm Related New York, Jan. 19.—(AP) —Stories of hysteria and near panic among 360 passengers on the Italian liner Vulcania, struck by a furious storm which silenced its radio off the Azores on Tuesday, were told today when the ship reached port here. J. M. McClelland, publisher of the Longview, Wash., Daily News, said that at least six passengers were in jured and that scores were bruised as the vessel wallowed in mountainous teas. “The waves crashed over the top of the ship, breaking windows on the top deck,” he said. “The hurricane struck at 12:30 o’clock, just at the lunch hour, and all we could do was crawl on the floor and try to hang on. The wind reached a velocity of 125 miles per hour. “We never expected to live through it. There was general hysteria. Wo men fainted and screamed. Every body was praying.” McClelland said the radio antenna was torn away soon after the blow struck: Italian Line officials said the ship had met five days of bad weath er, with continuous high head winds, but declined to confirm passengers’ statements as to the number injured. Line officials said the peak wind velocity was 67 miles per hour. GASTON NEGRO GETS 30 YEARS, NOT DEATH Gastonia, Jan. 19.—(AP) —Ohirner Dee, Gastonia Negro, drew 30 years in prison from Judge Allen Gwyn here this afternoon as a jury convicted him of second degree murder at the end of his second trial on a charge of killing Hoke Davis, Gastonia rent collector, last summer. Convicted of first degree murder at his first trial Dee was sentenced to die along with James Sturgia, Negro, convicted at the same trial. The Supreme Court granted both a re-trial on a techni cally. Sturgis will be tried at a lat er court term here. fieation of Guam, in the middle of the mandates, would scein an unnecessary way to treat Japan, in view of our policy of non-at tack and non-aggression.” He emphasized that these man dates, the South Sea -slauds held by Germany before the World War, were unfortified and under present international agreement could not be fortified For this reason the spokesman said, Guam would have a real strategic value, if for tired, “al though Japan’s objection to ex pansion in the Pacific was moral rather than legal,” since no treaties exist to prevent it. Unicameral Congress Is Not Probable By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Columnist Washington, Jan. 19. Having abolished lame duck congresses, Sena tor George W. Norris of Nebraska is agitating now for unicameral c o n - gresses. Due mainly to his influence, his home state already has a unicameral legislature— that is, a legislature which is not split into a senate and house* of representatives, but operates with only one chamber. Re ports from the Corn husker common- George Norris wealth are to the effect that the new system is quite satisfactory. Senator Norris advocated it on grounds of ef ficiency and economy. There was no sense in two houses, he argued; one is just as democratic and works faster. Whether or not the same thing would do equally well on a national (Continued on page six) Steamship Breaks Into Halves, With No Warning Given New York, Jan. 19.—(AP) — The steamship New Orleans rad ioed to the Mackay Radio Com pany today that the motor tank er Jaguar had broken in half about 200 miles southwest of the Azores last night. The message said: “SS Duala picked up seven of crew from forecastle last night and 30 this morning from after part. After part believed still afloat. Accident occurred sud denly. No radio call lor aid sent.” PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. Chamberlain’s Son Menaced by Blast Tralee, Ireland, Jan. 19.—(AP) — A violent explosion today at the rear of a hotel at which Frank Chamberlain, ron of the British prime min’ster, was staying, shat tered hundreds of windows and dame gel (he hotel walls. Chamberlain, 25, who lives at Birmingham, England, was on a vacation in Ireland. He was unin jured. Police worked on the theory that (he outlawed Irish republican army which is blamed for a series of ex plosions in England Monday and Tuesday, also was responsible for this latest blast. The explosion was believed in some quarters to have been an at tempt to kill the British prime minister’s son. It was disclosed that young Chamberlain had been guarded by three detectives since his arrival here Monday. Government Army Repels Rebel Drive Loyalists Attempt To Run Blockade To Rush Troops to Their Cata» lonian Front Hendaye, France, Jan. 19. —(AP) — Catalonia’s .militiamen, fought off in surgent thrusts- in tne mountains west of Barcelona today while the government sought to run a naval blockade to rush reinforcements from the idle Madrid front. Twelve thousand Madrid troops, the first contingent of 60,000 the geo graphically divided government hop ed to shift to the hard-pressed Cata lonia fronts, were reported already at sea. They were said by advices reach ing the French border to have em barked last night at Valencia, whence the other 48,000 were expected to leave shortly. An undetermined number of insur gent warships, three of which yester day shelled government lines north east of Tarragona, were ordered to intercept the transfer. Insurgent and government manpower in the battle for Catalonia has been about evenly matched, with about 300,003 on each side. The insurgents, however, hold a decided advantage in planes, artil lery and other equipment. AIR DEFENSE DRILL GIVES BARCELONA DAWN FRIGHT Barcelona, Jan. 19. — (AP) —T! e sharp whine of airplane engines fill ed Barcelona skies at dawn today as crisp, clear weather made the gov ernment redouble its precautions a gainst enemy hir raids. The sudden barking of anti-aircraft guns, unpreceded by alarms startled residents who failed to read the morn ing papers announcing air raid de fense maneuvers. Government pursuit planes flashed over the city in the morning sunlight. BIDS SUBMITTED ON CAPE FEAR DREDGING Wilmington, Jan. 19. —(AP) — The Hill Dredge Company of Ventnor, N J., submitted a low bid of $291,729 on a contract to derdge the inland water way between the Cape Fear river and Little river to a depth of 12 feet and to widen it from 75 to 90 feet. The government estimate of the costs was about $328,900. Public Hearing Assured Over Highway Diversion Daily Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, Jan. 19. —There is goipg to be a public hearing on the policy of the General Assembly regarding di version of highway funds, but one of the moot questions hereabouts is “When?” Ever since the bill declaring the General Assembly’s policy to be a gainst any transfer of money from highway to general funds v/as taken from the Senate Road Committee and referred to the finance group, its ad vocates, particularly Senator John Umstead who sponsored it, have been trying to get a date set for a public 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY Army, Navy Both Urging More Speed 19 New Mobile Anti- Aircraft Regiments Asked; 12 Naval Air Bases Requested; Roosevelt Proposes Taxing of Federal In comes; Hopkins Nomi nation Comes Up Washington, Jan. 19.—>(AP)— The Army high command passed along to Congress today its belief that “any future war will at least start in the. air.” Brigadier-General George Marshall, deputy chief of staff, offered that ob servation in telling the House Mili tary Committee that 19 new mobile anti-aircraft regiments were needed to supply a “reasonable” ground de fense. This nation is “weak compared with other nations” in its defense from bombing attacks, MEfrshall said in re plying to questions from committee men considering President Roose velt’s $552,090,000 defense program. The House and Senate received from their respective naval committee chairmen a bill sponsored by the Navy to authorize the development or in creasing of 12 naval air bases, includ ing Guam and the mid-Pacific. Mr. Roosevelt chose today to urge Congress to make all private income from all government salaries and all future government securities subject to the general income tax laws of the Federal and state governments. The Senate took up the nomination °f Harry L. Hopkins to be secretary of commerce, approved yesterday by the commerce committee on a 13 to 6 Vote. Chairman Bailey, Democrat, North Carolina, who refrained from voting on Hopkins, asserted in a for mal statement that Hopkins, by mak ing political speeches while he was WFA administrator, set an example (Continued on Page Two.' House Body Again Clips FDR’s Funds Trims $3,550,000 Off $13,529,000 Appro priation Requested by the President Washington, Jan. 19. —(AP) V The House Appropriations Committee, sup porting a congressional economy cam paign, sheared $3,550,000' today from President Roosevelt’s recommenda tions for the first deficiency approp riation bill. In approving the proposed expendi tures on the reduced scale, the com mittee for a second time backed up a sub-committee which started the economy drive by slashing $150,000,- 000 from the $875,000,000 the President asked for relief. While the cut in the deficiency items was small in amount, commit teemen said it was significant of a , trend against the administration’s spending program. The total cut was from $13,529,000 to $9,979,000. The appropriations committee act ed just before debate on the bill be gan on the House floor. Leaders said they expected pass the measure tomorrow. hearing. They have promised such a hearing by Senator H. P. Taylor, fi nance chairman, but they have been’ absolutely unable to get any definite date set. In fact, the Anson county senator now contends that a hearing may not be necessary at all, in view of the fact that “the finance and appropria tions committees are going to make a sincere effort to reach a budget un der which no transfer of highway funds will be necessary.” For that reason, he told your cor . on Page Four.)
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