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HENDERSON’S POPULATION 13,873 TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR RAISING OF DEBT LIMIT MIT BE DROPPEB Retirement For State’s Group Asked Cherry and Hatcher Sponsor House Bill Covering State Em ployees and Teachers, or Some 40,000 Per sons in All; Effective in 1941 Raleigh, March 11.—(AP) —A bill to provide a retirement fund for about 40,000 State employees and workers in all other branches of the government was introduced in the House today by Representa tives Cherry, of Gaston, and Hatch, of Wake. Apparently, the measure was de signed to replace a previously in troduced proposal providing a re tirement plan for teachers alone. The House held a short session, receiving four new bills, passing eight and sending them to the Sen ate. The representatives tabled, thereby virtually killing a bill to al low Avery county citizens to fish in the county without licenses. The retirement bill, which would not take effect until July, 1941, would cover all State employees except those whose retirement is provided by other means, such as peace officers. Also exempted would be justices of the Supreme Court, judges of the superior court, the governor and other elective officials Two and one half percent would be deducted from the employees’ pay for the funds. The Advisory Budge Commission would deter mine the amount needed from the (Continued on Page Four) Cherry-Ward Feud Grips House Fights Daily Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Walter Hotel. BY HENRY AVERILL Raleigh, March 11. —Just as per sonalities of Henry Clay, Daniel Webster, John C. Calhoun and other famed leaders of Congress once al most overshadowed the real issues of their noted debates, the clashing egos of Speaker Libby Ward and former Speaker Gregg Cherry are all but ob scuring much of the real meat in a series of bitterly fought skirmishes in the House over finance and ap propriation measures. This pair of brilliant, hard-hitting orators has monopolized the atten tion of gallery, members and press section for the last few days as their clathes have been enlivened with sparkling, slashing thrusts and coun ter thrusts. Mr. Cherry has consistently sought to increase appropriations recom mended by the House committee. T,he speaker has so consistently and as sturdily defended them. To date there are far more scalps dangling from the Ward than from the Cherry (Continued on Page Five) Money Fight Strangest In Many Years Executive Department Fav or s Liberality, Legislature Retrench ment in Spending Drily Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Walter Hotel. BY HENRY AVERIIX. Raleigh, March 11.—North Caro lina legislatures have come and gone over past years, but not within the memory of the oldest inhabitants has the perennial, or rather biennial, battle over money been along the same lines as the one now raging. In the past it has -invariably been the rule that the executive branch of the State government fought to keep a curb on legislative spending and reckless raising of money thro ugh the revenue bill. That has been true at least ever since the Morrison administration — (Continued on Page Five) Hcnftrrsmt SUtikt-il f spatrh only DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. LE .<\?, ED WIRE SERVICE OP IHE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Scarlett Comes to Life b" .. ** vilk fey ■ %:■ \ iiiP |f Vivien Leigh, English actress, is pictured with Director Victor Flemming as she will appear in role of Scarlett O’Hara in motion picture “Gone With the Wind,” adapted from Margaret Mitchell’s best-selling novel. Photo snapped between scenes during Hollywood production. Money Bills Near Adoption, Assembly Moves Toward End ’ Raleigh, March 11.—(AP) —De- voting a goodly portion of its time to consideration of the all-essential revenue and appropriations 4?ill, the General Assembly took seven-lea gued strides this week along the , tedious and rocky road to adjourn ment. The House kept its nose glued to the money bill grindstone practical ly all week. It passed the revenue bill, turned it over to the Senate and started work on appropriations. Early this morning the Senate completed committee-pf - the-whole consideration of the revenue bill and passed it on first and second read ings to get around a constitutional provision which provides that the tax bills must be passed on three separate readings on three separate days in each house, the Senate stop ped the clock shortly before mid night. Thus, although the bill ac Feelings Are Taut In House During Debate Daily Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Waiter Hotel. By HENRY AVEIIILL Raleigh, March 11. —Eight or six or even four years ago when Gregg Cherry was making a reputation as one of the leaders of the “economy bloc” in the house of representatives, if someone had predicted that in 1939 that same Cherry would assume leadership of the larger spending group, the prediction would have ridiculed, But those who came to laugh would remain to pray, for it was Gregg Cherry who Thursday night led the light which succeeded in increasing appropriations for the State Board of Health up to the Bud get Commission figures. That added $71,000 to the bill for tne two years beginning July 1. Twice before dur ing the first day’s consideration of the money spending bill Cherry had tried to up amounts for libraries and historical commission. In these ef forts he failed. Chairman Bill Fenner of the fin ance committee interrupted Major Cherry on one occasion to charge him with inconsistency and with having reversed his position. This brought a personal interchange which oc casioned Chowan’s John Fernando White to rise to the point of order that the “conduct of the gentlemen is in violation of rule 37.” Fenner unquestionably was mad, and Cher (Continued on Page Two) HENDERSON, N. C., SATURDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 11,1939 tually was approved on first read ing at 12:25 a. m., it went into the record books as passed initially on Friday. The second reading passage occurred a few moments later, after the Senate had recessed long enough to start the clock. The Senate made these principal changes in the bill as approved by the House: A tax was placed on certain head ache remedies, caskets were exempt ed from the three-percent sales tax, a clause was added to the slot ma chine license section saying that nothing in the bills should be con strued as legalizing gambling de vices, savings deposited in building and loan associations were made liable to the intangibles tax; and the levy on installment paper was cut from one-half to one-third of one percent, after the exemption of State banks had been removed. • Horton For Merger Os Money Groups Daily Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Walter Hotel. By LYNN NISBET Raleigh, March 10. —As the Sen ate takes up consideration of the revenue bill, which was received from the House yesterday, Lieuten ant Governor Horton reiterated to newspaper men his oft-stated opin ion that legislatio/ could be exped ited, the State’s institutions, depart ments and tax-paying citizens bet ter served, and a better feeling of fair play insured, if the finance and appropriations committees were combined into one money commit tee. Long legislative experience has convinced Governor Horton that leg islators generally are sincere in their desire *to do the right thing for all parties. The present system o: on 2 group hearing ail the requests for money and an entirely different group hearing all the pleas for re lief from taxes, has never been al (Continued on Page Four) HOEY TO DECIDE ON CRAVEN MAN’S FATE Raleigh, March 11. —(AP) —Gov- ernor Hoey said today he would an noi a decision by the middle of next week in the case of Roby Haw kins, 35-year-old Craven county man to die Friday for tiv slaying of his wife. Armistice Appears Far Away In Labor Peace Negotiations New York Conference Adjourns Until Mon day, With No Specific Line of Approach To Accord; CIO Propos a 1 s Discussed a t Length New Nork, March 11.—(AP) — Negotiators for labor repre senting the CIO and the AF of L, wound up their second conference early today amid indications that armistice was far away. At the end of five hours of dis cussion in a mid-town hotel suite, they emerged with a joint stntement saying they would meet again here and making clear that no specific agenda had been accepted. •The joint committee,” the an nouncement said, at length the proposals submitted by the committee for the Congress of In dustrial Organizations. In the course of the discussion, the representatives of the American Federation of Labor proposed that negotiations for ad justments of the pending differences proceed frem the point where nego tiations of December, 1937, were left off. It was agreed that the proposal submitted by the AF of L and any other proposals that may be submit ted will be cHscussed at the meeting which is to convene on Monday at 10 a. m. here. Harry Bates, chairman of the AF of L delegation, and president of the AF of L bricklayers union, who is sued the statement, declined to amplify, and John L. Lewis, the CIO head, likewise refused comment. Stalin Says U. S. Desires Soviet Ruin Moscow, March 11 —(AP) —Joseph Stalin, in one of his rare addresses, declared today that England, France and the United States had ceased to resist world aggression in the hope it would lead to a ruinous war a gainst Soviet Russia. The hope, particularly of England and France, the Soviet leader told the opening session of the 18th All- Union Congress of the Communist Party, was that a German or Japa nese war against Russia would weak en or exhaust the combatants, where upon the democracies would step in to dictate peace. Only this and an accompanying fear that another world war would (Continued on Page Three) Pope Names Secretary Os Vatican Rome, March 11.—(AP) —Pope Pius XII today appointed Cardinal Luigi Maglione, former nuncio to Paris, as Vatican secretary of state— the position which as Eugenio Car dinal Pacelli, the pontiff himself had filled under Pius XI. Cardinal Faglione, an experienced diplomat, is 62, one year younger than the pontiff. He is one of the pope’s intimate friends. They were classmates at Rome when they were studying for the priesthood. Thousands of disappointed appli cants for tickets prepared to go to St. Peter’s Square at sunrise to morrow to wait all morning for a view of the coronation itself on a balcony outside the basilica about 1 p. m. (7 a. m. Eastern Standard Time). A broadcast of the ceremonies, which will last about four hours, is expected to begin about 2:30 a. m., eastern standard time. Radio work continued on Page Two! WEATHER’ FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Partly cloudy tonight and Sun day, followed by showers Sun day afternoon in central portion; warmer tonight and in east and central portions Sunday. WEEKLY WEATHER. South Atlantic States: Clear ing by Monday morning, gen erally fair rest of week except for rain about Thursday; colder at beginning of warmer by Wednesday but colder toward end oi week. Franco Launches Drive Against City Os Madrid Madrid, March 11.—(AP)—Boom ing guns on the regular civil war front along the western margin of Madrid today indicated that Nation alist General Franco’s armies had launched an attack against the city while Republican General Miaja’s forces still were mopping up com munists in the war within a war. Resumption of bombardments along the 28-months-old siege line indi cated that the nationalist forces which had withheld their fire dur ing the sixday revolt against Miaja’s “peace with honor” program had resumed the attack. Fierce artillery fire developed on the nationalist - republican front southeast of Madrid also and observ ers reported “heavy fighting” and a “terrific duel” of artillery battles. Slovaks Demand Ousted Premier Stay In Office Capital Remains Quiet as Compromise If Talked; Appeal Made to Berlin; Dele gation on Way to Pra gue for Conference Bratislava, Czechoslovakia, March IL—(AP) —The Slovak parliament today recommended that Dr. Joseph Tiso, be re-appointed premier of autonomous Slovakia, the post from which he was ousted by the Prague government for backing Slovak in dependence agitation. The recom mendation immediately was submit ted to the government in Prague. Bratislava remained quiet, and there was serious talk of a com promise being reached over the Slovak demands for a complete in dependence—not merely autonomy —from the Prague government. Karl Sidor, vice-premier of Czechoslova kia and representative of the Slo vaks seemed to be in control of the situation. In a conciliatory radio speech, he asked the extremist Hlin ka guards (Slocak storm troopers) to maintain disciples. Hlinkist guards paraded through the Slovak capital carrying rifles and pistols. Some were in uniforms and others displayed badges on their civilian clothes. HITLER NOT YET READY TO TAKE HAND IN FIGHT Berlin, March 11.—(AP)—Ger mans took a strong view of the con flict. in Czechoslovakia today, but a government spokesman suggested Chancellor Hitler would observe events in the neighboring republic for a while before committing him self. The government by early after noon had not replied to the note (Continued on Page Two) Gardner And Lumpkin Fail In Amendment Daily Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Walter Hotel. By LYNN NISBET Raleigh, March 10.—The first amendment of consequence offered in the Senate committee of the whole considering the revenue bill was sent up by Franklin’s Lumpkin, asking for exemption from the li cense tax of carnivals showing in connection with recognized agricul tural fairs. And, strange as it may seem, the most eloquent and ardent supporter of the amendment was Ralph Gardner, of Cleveland. The juxtaposition of Lumpkin, rated since the Max Gardner regime as anti-administration,” and the son of the former governor occasioned a smile. However, the combined strength of Lumpkin, Gardner and one or two other stalwarts failed to break the finance committee lines. The taxing item stays in the bill as it came from the House. With President Pro Tern Erskine Smith, presiding as chairman of the committee, the dapper Senator Pat (Continued on Page Four) PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. Within Madrid fierce machine gun fire through the night drove the communist rebels from what Miaja’s national defense junta called their last major stronghold near the cen ter of Madrid. But the communists merely re tired to set up a new resistance cen ter in a maternity hospital. The hos pital contained about 1,090 women, expectant mothers and others with newborn infants. Elsewhere in the city communists were being dispersed and groups of them were surrendering. Troops loyal to Miaja also attacked a com munist provincial headquarters with field guns. During the bombard ment lire devoloped in the build ings. Miaja’s troops finally broke in and seized a few communists. High Point Power Program Licensed Washington, March 11.— (AP) —The Federal Power Commission today approved the application of High Point, N. C., .for a license to construct a city-ovvncd PWA-fi nanced hydro-electric power plant on the Yadkin river. The commission conducted a hearing on the application yesterday. No opposition was expressed, and the commission began delib erating as soon as the hearing had ended. The estimated cost of the project is $6,500,000. High Point owns its electrical distribution system, but buys its power from a private firm. Roy Deal, special counsel for High Point, advised the commis sion that all legal obstructions had been removed from the city’s pro posal. Norris Wants Preparedness; Borah Against By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Columnist Washington, March 11.—Senators William E. Borah and George W. Norris disagree on a queer proposi tion—for that pair to disagree on. Borah of Idaho and Norris of Nebraska are pret ty much alike. Borah is an Amer ican isolationist absolute non-par ticipation in over seas quarrels is his motto par excel lence. Norris is the only surviving senator who voted against this coun- Borah try’s participation in the World War. They’re partners, to all intents and purposes. Borah calls himself a Re publican; really he’s an independent. Norris was reelected in his last cam paign as an independent, but pre viously he always had run as a Re publican. Now they’ve split. Norris is in fa vor of American aerial defense. Borah contends that aerial defens is a mere matter of jitters. Neither of the two has any expert knowl edeg of the problem. Senator Borah’s Case. Senator Borah’s proposition is that no foreign power can get here— aerially or otherwise. He recognizes that German or Italian planes can wreck London or Paris, but he con tends that they couldn’t imaginably flit damagingly over New York o Washington or farther inland. So, why—he asks —blow in good money against the impossible? “Jitters,” he says. Military aviators concur with him, more or less. Senator Norris’ Version. Senator Norris concedes that no overseas power can invade the Unit (Continued on Page Two) 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY Some Senate Leaders May Fight Boost Administration Likely Will Not Ask $5 Bil lion Increase to SSO Billions; Republicans and Anti-New Dealers To Fight Reorganiza tion Washington, March 11.—(AP) — Some senators predicted today that the administration would drop the idea of asking Congress to increase the public debt limit by $5,000,000,- 000. Secretary of the Treasury Mor genthau told a House committee re cently “we are going to have to ask * Congress to extend the debt limit from $45,000,000,000 to $50,000,000,- 000 if the legislators approve the ex penditures proposed in President Roosevelt’s budget estimates.” Senator Schwellenbach, Democrat, Washington, an administration- sup porter, commented today, however, that he saw no necessity of increas ing the limitation this session, if it would suffice until next year. Other senators, asking that their names be withheld, said they were confident the administration would not ask the increase. They said raising of the limit now would undoubtedly tend to disturb business confidence. In addition, some congressional Democrats expressed apprehension that it might be dangerous politi cally to affect the increase. Treasury estimates have placed the probable debt on June 30, 1940, at $44,400,000,000, within $600,000,- 000 of the limit. In another field of congressional (Continued on Page Four) Biting Cold Hits Parts Os Country Chicago, March 11.— (AP) A belated cold wave enveloped New York State and New Eng land today as a snowstorm fell in eastern Colorado. A late winter cold spell sent the mer cury tumbling to 22 below zero at Wanakena, N. Y. and ten below at Albany, N. Y., the coldest ever recorded this late in the season at Albany. Northfield, Vt., had a low of 14 below. It was four above at 'Oswego, N. Y., and nine above at Boston. New York City’s minimum was 18 above. Heavy rains doused much of the Middle West, the Ohio, lower Mis (Continued on Page Four) Fleet Games Showed Need New Bases Swanson Says Subma rine, Destroyer and Airplane Ports Re vealed Lacking Charleston, S. C., March 11.—(AP) —Secretary of the Navy Swanson said here today that the recent naval maneuvers in the Caribbean “con firmed the opinion of our naval ex perts that bases for submarines, de stroyers and airplanes are needed In the Atlantic. Swanson sailed aboard the U. S. S. Houston for a cruise to the West Indies. “The reports which I have had of the recent fleet maneuvers are most gratifying,” Swanson said. “Though no winner is announced at the con clusion of these war games, the real winner is always the American peo ple. The lessons learned from such problems are definite contributions to the national defense.” Swanson pointed out that a naval board recently recommended that Congress establish naval bases on Puerto Rico and St. Thomas islands, and a southeastern air base on the mainland. Charleston is being considered for .the air base, he said.
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