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HENDERSON’S POPULATION 13,873 WENTY-SIXTH YEAR BRITAIN AND FRANCE RECOGNIZE FRANCO Supreme Court Condemns Sitdown Strike ]Veapon 3 Decisions Go Against Labor Board Court Holds Employ ees Had Right To Strike but not To Seize Property of Employ ers ; Hughes, Roberts and Stone Deliver Court’s Opinion Washington, Feb. 27.—(AP) —The Supreme Court today condemned the action of employees who seized their emi layers’ plants in a sitdown strike. Tiie decision by Chief Justice Hughes upheld the right of the Fan steel Metallurgical Corporation to discharge employees who seized two buildings of the plant in a 1937 sit down strike. This was the third major decision delivered today by the high tribunal against orders by the National Labor Relations Board. The three were the first important defeats administered to the board since enactment of the Wagner labor law in 1935. “The employees,” Chief Justice Hughes asserted, “had the right to strike, but they had no license to commit acts of violence or to seize their employers’ plants. To justify such conduct because of the exis tence of labor dispute or of an un fair labor practice, would be to put a premium on resort to force instead of legal remedies and to subvert the principles of law and order which lie at the foundations of society.” The two other labor opinions were delivered by Justices Stone and Roberts. In the decision by Justice Stone, the court set aside an order bb the National Labor Relations Board di recting reinstatement of striking em ployees of the Columbian Enameling & Stamping Company, Inc., of Terre Haute, Ind. The Roberts decision set aside a (Continued on Page Five) Kerr Ban On Tobacco Seed Export Gains Washington, Feb. 27.—(AP)— Re presentative Burch, Democrat, Vir ;pni:i, reported today he and Repre sentative Kerr, Democrat, North Carolina, had held a satisfactory con ference with State Department of ficials in the interest of Kerr’s bill to prohibit exports of tobacco seed. The bill has been opposed by the State Department on the ground it might complicate the trade agree ment program. Burch said the department agreed to re-examine the proposal in the light of all the facts, and that he hoped a “common meeting ground” could be reached at further confer ences. Proponents of the measure contend it would be of value in reducing com petition in domestic markets from foreign tobaccos. Finance Committee Now At Sea On New Revenue Virtually Complete Demoralization of This Group Is Outstanding Incident of Past Week; Nerves Becoming Taut Daily Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Welter Hotel* By LYNN NISBET Raleigh, Feb. 27.—About the only progress made in the joint finance committee search for revenue las week was in the direction of in crease friction and frayed tempers within the committee. Almost no new money was located, and when tne committee adjourned for the week it left the big hall in the revenue building clouded with both cigar and sulphurous smoke. The final min utes of the joint meeting had been occupied by a vigorous and some times profane tirade by Chairman Bill Fenner, of the House branch, who was presiding. * The boys had listened for an hour Hettiteraim Safin Dispatch ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND raGMA^.,^-^ ■ . - . H ✓ v L BASED WIRE SERVICE OP THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Nazis 1,2, 3 Boost German Autos W ■■■■-■ W.' H J.;' ; j V; jy. j I I 1 JJp wmmm Aj jrMg 1 wJSM jfIHH „ ... _ i *• Reichsfuehrer Adolf Hitler (second from right) wearing a pensive expression, inspects an engine at a jperlin auto show, which he opened. With him are Nazis No. 2 and 3: Joseph Goebbels (left) and Field M&rshal Herman Wilhelm Goering, who are said to be “on the outs.” This is first picture together of Goering and Goebbels since the reported beating of the propaganda minister. First Major Engagement InWar Game Roosevelt Watches As Black and White Fleets Press Their Sea Maneuvers Miami, Fla. 27.—(AP)—The first major engagement between the main bodies of the “black” and “white” fleets engaged in continental de fense maneuvers was due to take place in the Atlantic today, said a radio dispatch from the cruiser Houston. The message, made public at tem porary White House headquarters here, said the Houston, with Presi dent Roosevelt aboard, joined the principal forces of the “black” de fending fleet for the first time yes terday north of Puerto Rico. The dispatch from the President’s naval aide, Captain Daniel Callag han, referred to him as the “com mander-in-chief of the army and navy”. Should the high point of the war games be reached today, as fore cast, the president, Admiral William Leahy, chief of naval operations, who also is on the Houston, and Ad miral C. C. Bloch, commander-in chief of the United States fleet and war games umpire, will meet off Culebra, small Caribbean island 30 miles southeast of Puerto Rico, to morrow to discuss the lessons gain ed. to chain store spokesmen, and the spokesmen made evident impression against the sub-committee amend ments greatly increasing their taxes, by going outside the State of North Carolina to count units as a basis ol taxation. Then the chain gas station item was called, and attorneys ask ed for a chance to read the propos ed amendment, which admittedly was revolutionary in its basic prin ciple. Over protest of Chairman Fen ner and sub-committee leader Victor Bryant, the full committee voted to give the gas folks a hearing Mon day. Then came Senator Willie Lee (Continued on Page Four), HENDERSON, N. C., MONDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY 27,1939 50-Year Rainfail Record Is Broken Raleigh, Feb. 27, — (AP)—Hea vy rain over the week-end broke a 50-Year record for rainfall in February here, Lee A. Denson, dirctor of the Weather Bureau, said today. Precipitation of 1.89 inches Saturday and Sunday, Denson said, brought the month's total here to 8.54 inches, or 4.70 inches above normal, and 1.08 inches above tne f eoruary record set in 1899. With more rain forecast for to night and tomorrow, the heavy fall has brought rises in the Neuse, Tar, Cape Fear atid Roa noke rivers, Denson said. Fore casts as to wheather the streams will leave their banks are expect ed later. Sen. Pittman Getting U. S. In Hot Water By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Columnist Washington, Feb. 27. —Chairman Key Pittman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee is being quite seve re ly raked over the coals by: spokesmen in both houses of Congress for giving so many so-called “w ar n ings” to the totali tarian powers. Nor do these criticisms come solely from Republican sources! Plenty of Demo-1 cr a tic legislatorsj join in them, and some of the ad verse Democrats Key Pittmaa are New Dealers. Pittman isn’t get ting an overly good press, either; not even from his own party’s news papers. The administration’s Pan-Amer ican defense program is as non-par tisanly supported as any policy with-' in the recollection of the oldest Washington observers. Confirmed pa cifists join in indorsing it. They agree that inadequate preparation seems likelier to involve a country in war than an excess of it. Even such 100 percent peace-lovex-s as Re publican Senator Gei'ald P. Nye and Democratic Representative Louis Ludlow appear to recognize that a nation which is loaded for bear is apt to be steered rather clear of ursine varmints on the prowl for easy pick ing. True, some experts have said: “Let’s not augment our aviation force too rapidly. Aviation is develop ing so fast that, if we do all our plane-building next year, our entire air fleet will be drifting into ob solescence the year after that. In or der to keep up to date, we’ll do bet ter to string it out a bit more slowly than that.” There also are authorities who ar (Continued on Page Five), Might Unite All of State Institutions Legislature Soon To Get Resolution Autho rizing Study of Pro posal; Governor Hoey Favors Move and He Has Endorsed Idea Raleigh, Feb. 27.—(AP)—Gover nor Hoey said today he expected a resolution would be introduced in the legislature shortly to provide for a study of possible coordination of all State-supported institutions of higher education. The resolution would, if it vollows the advice so the governor in his biennial message, continue in office the commission ’ now headed by Julian Miller, of Charlotte, which has been studying the entire field of education under a 1937 legislative authorization. The commission would look into the possibility of putting all State supported educational institutions under one central authority, prob ably to be designated as chancellor, with presidents of the various units which now operate independently. Teacher colleges, Indian normal schools, Negro colleges and the Uni versity of North Carolina, all would be studied by the commission, with a view to eliminating duplication work. The controversial election reform bill, abolishing absentee voting in primaries and tightening the restric tions, will come up as a special ord er in the House tonight. HERE IS ONE MAN WHO REFUSES MONEY Winston-Salem, Feb. 27.— It‘s not often a person is found who refuses money, but such a case has been uncovered in Forsyth county, says S. R. Mitchiner, as sistant farm agent. W. B. Stafford, Route 4, this city, has just refused his benefit check for participation in the voluntary agricultural conserva tion program. Explaining his action, he said: “I don’t want the government to pay me for something I should do anyway.” WEATHER FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Occasional rain tonight and Tuesday; slightly warmer in the mountains and interior of east portion tonight and in central portion Tuesday. Quick Rearmament Is Urgent, Sheppard Tells U. S. Senate Island Possessions Must Be Defended To Avert Menace to Continental United States, Military Chairman Declares, Opening Debate Washington, Feb. 27. — (AP) Chairman Sheppard, Democrat Texas of the military committee, told the Senate today that “the hostile at titudes of certain dictator-controlled and imperialistic nations” make nec essary an “immediate expansion” of the nation’s armed forces. Starting debate on the administra tion’s $358,000,000 army and air corps expansion bill, Sheppard said his view was based on President Roosevelt’s recent message to Con gress. Sheppard told the Senate that “we cannot draw a line around the sea and land frontiers of the United States and say that this is what we will defend. It is not so simple as that. The Panama Canal, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Alaska are vital links in our defense chain. “There can be no withdrawal from Mines Starts Maneuvers To Escape Prison Term At Least Short Time in Penitentiary Is Prefer able to Convicted Tammany Leader in Num? hers Racket; One Judge Also Under Fire New York, Feb. 27.—(AP)— Legal maneuvers were in the making to day to stave off a possible long-term prison sentence for Tammany Dis trict Leader James J. Hines, whose conviction Saturday of selling poli tical protection to a numbers racket also threatened to unseat a Tam many magistrate. Apparently ignoring Mayor F. H. LaGuardia’s ultimatum that he re sign or face impeachment, Magis trate Huion Capshaw declared that he would welcome an investigation by the appellate division of Supreme Court, to which his case would go. An appointee of two Tammany mayors, Capshaw was accused by District Attorney Thomas E. Dewey New Terror In Palestine Fatal to 26 Haifa, Palestine, Feb. 27. —(AP) — Soldiers and police were ordered into a state of alert throughout Pal estine today as a new wave of Arab- Jew terrorism, coinciding with a deadlock in the London conference on the Holy Land, brought death to 20 and injuries to 49 persons over the week-end. Three bomb explosions at the Haifa Jewish market and railroad station left 20 known killed and 37 wounded. In Jerusalem three Arabs were killed by bombs and one Arab and one Jew were slain by snipers. At Jaffa bursting land mines killed one Arab and wounded four. These disorders brought the cas ualty toll since the London peace conference opened February 7 to about 130. Both here and in Jerusalem police searched damaged buildings and shattered vegetable trucks for bomb fragments likely to give a clue to those responsible for the explosions. In London, United States Ambas sador Joseph P. Kennedy told the British government that drastic re striction of Jewish immigration into, Palestine and the abolition of the British mandate over the Holy Land would have a “disastrous ef fect on public opinion in the United States.” The ambassador saw Foreign Min ister Viscount Halifax as Jewish delegates threatened to end a con ference on the long standing Arab- Jewish controversy unless Great Britain changed a plan to make the Holy Land an Arab state allied with Britain, with Jews there relegated to minority status. It was under stood that Kennedy discussed the sit (Continued on Page Five) PUBLISHED EVERY" AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. Panama, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and Alaska. To permit these strategical areas to fall into the hands of an rn°mv would the security of continental United States itself.” Sheppard spoke shortly after the military committee had made public testimony by Major General H. H. Arnold, chief of the air corps, that Germany had developed a powerful new bomb about which the army has been able to obtain only scant information. Arnold said that the bomb was used during an attack on Barcelona and that the army later received pic tures “showing halves of buildings torn away.” Reports to the army he said, had indicated the bomb “killed every human being within the range of a quarter of a mile and knocked people unconscious for a distance of a mile and a half.” of having dismissed policy cases against henchmen of the slaih Dutch Schultz at the behest of Hines, con victed of partnership with the erst while public enemy No. 1. Although he admitted under cross examination that he made an “error” in an earlier version of a policy trial, Capshaw denied at Hines’ trial that he had been improperly influenced by Tammany chieftain as charged by Dewey in a bili of particulars last summer. Lloyd Paul Stryker, defense coun sel, planned to confer with Hines, stunned and weary after the verdice of the jury which convicted him on all thirteen counts of a lottery in dictment carrying a maximum pen alty of 27 years in prison. Indictments Os 4 Earle Men Urged Presentment Given by Grand Jury in Penn sylvania in Alleged Fraud Cases of Form er Democratic Chiefs in That State Harrisburg, Pa., Feb. 27. —(AP) — Indictment of four members of for mer Governor George H. Earle’s cabinet and others affiliated with his Democratic administration was recommended today by a special grand jury which investigate! charges of conspiracy to defraud the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Cabinet members named in the piesentment on charges of fraud and payroll padding in the highway de partment, “blackmail” of State em ployees for political contributions and misuse of surety bonds on State construction contracts were: David Lawrence, Democratic State chairman and former secretary of the commonwealth, previously in dicted on charges of conspiracy to defraud the commonwealth and vio lation of the election laws. Ralph Bashore, secretary of the Democratic State Committee, and former secretary of labor and in dustry. Roy Brownmiller, former secre tary of highways. The late Warren Vandyke, secre- (Continued on Page Five) 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY Action Seen As Signs Os War’s Close Chamberlain Tells British Parliament In surgent Chief Has Guaranteed Integrity of Spain Against For eigners ; Armistice Ac cepted London, Feb. 27.—(AP) —Great Britain and France today formally recognized the nationalist rule of General Francisco Franco as the le gal, sovereign government of Spain. Their action, pi*e-arranged to come together, was generally regarded as a sign that the Spanish civil war, which has kept Spain in arms for over 31 months, and Europe in fear of possible continental conflict, was approaching its close. Announcing British recognition in the House of Commons, Prime Min ister Chamberlain said he had noted “with satisfaction,” that Franco had pledged Spain to preserve her “tra ditional independence.” PLEDGE OF INDEPENDENCE RECITED BY CHAMBERLAIN London, Feb. 27.—(AP) —Prime Minister Chamberlain announced in the House of Commons today the British government’s decision to re cognize the nationalist regime of Generalissimo Francisco Franco as the legal Spanish government. He said the formal action for recogni tion was taken today. “It seems to the British govern ment impossible to regard the Span ish republican government, scattered as it was and no longer exercising settled authority, as the sovereign government of Spain,” he said. Cries of “shame” arose from the opposition as government support ers cneered the announcement that ed to announce similar action sol ed toannounc imnilar action fol lowing a cabinet meeting in Paris this afternoon. Chamberlain, in his statement, added: “The British government have noted with satisfaction the public statement of General Franco con cerning his determination to secure the traditional independence of Spain.” In Pa.ris, French Premier Daladier called his cabinet for the formal step toward establishment of dip lomatic relations with Burgos. Even with the promise of this joint British and French action, let alone its fulfillment, appeared to have pulled the last prop from under the tottering republican regime of Premier Juan Negrin. Paris circles close to the Madrid (Continued on Page Five) House G. O. P. To Challenge FDR’s Power Washington, Feb. 27.—(AP) —A committee of House Republicans re cently organized to scrutinized Pres ident Roosevelt’s emergency powers swung its spotlight today on his au thority to alter the dollar’s value. Representative WilcOtt, Republican, Michigan, leader of the group, said his committee would attempt to an alyze the President’s monetary pow ers during a broad inquiry into the advisability of the United States “continuing to live under a managed economy.” Recommendations, Wolcott said, may be completed in time for pre sentation at a conference of House Republicans this week. Legislation to continue the power o fthe chief executive to revalue the dollar, which expires June 30, comes up for con sideration this week before the House coinage committee. Secretary Morgenthou has told an appropriations sub-committee that he hoped the President would be granted an extension of the devalua tion authority, which he described as “one of the most useful weapons that the congress can place in the hands of the president to use in case of emergency.” Wolcott and some other Republi cans argued that uncertainty in the minds of business men as to what use the government might make of the power leaves a contributing fac tor to production lags in many in dustries.
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