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HENDERSON’S POPULATION 13,873 TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR Hitler Grabs Nation Os Slovaks Appropriations Bill Deferred To Tuesday To Wait Tax Total May Trim WPA Rolls By Half By July Next Year Harrington Assures House Committee He Does Not Think WPA Permanent Thing for Nation; Much De - pends on Private Em ployment Washington, March 16.—(AP) — Colonel F. C. Harrington, WPA ad ministrator, told a House appropria tions sub-committee today that WPA rolls probably could be cut in half by July 1, 1940. Harrington appeared at secret hear ings on legislation to give WPA an additional $150,000,000 requested by President Roosevelt for its operation through June 30 this year. The ad ministration, members said, also de clared that he did not consider the huge relief agency permanent, and thought it could be liquidated even tually. Halving of the relief rolls by the middle of 1940, committeemen indi cated, would be predicated upon an increase of private employment. There are about 3,000,000 on WPA rosters now. The sub-committee decided to re call Harrington for further testimony today, and some members said it might be possible to wind up hear ings Monday. That would mean that no attempt would be made to go in to the controversial question of in vestigating and re-vamping the whole relief set-up, as some legisla tors have proposed. Other developments: Secretary of Agriculture Wallace told a Senate Banking sub-commit tee that continuance of President Roosevelt’s monetary powers were preparedness for “armed conflict among currencies of the world.” Secretary of the Treasury Mor genthau indicated that the admin istration tax revision plan would not be made public until after the first week in April. Chairman Walsh, Democrat, Mas sachusetts, of the Senate Naval Com mittee, said after a White House conference that President Roosevelt has no objection to elimination from the naval air base bill of a $5,000,- 000 item for harbor development at the island of Guam. Hoey Is Undecided About Man Doomed To Die on Friday Raleigh, March 16.—(AP)—Gov ernor Hoey this afternoon had not reached a final decision in the case of Roby M. Hawkins, sentenced in Craven county to be executed in State’s Prison tomorrow for murder. It was indicated that Hawkins might receive a new reprieve or a commutation, but this would not be confirmed. Hawkins was convict ed of the killing of his wife and was sentenced in Apiil, 1938. Restrictions On People Are Made Tighter Daily Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Walter Hotel. By HENRY AVERILL Raleigh, March 16.—The Senate simply can’t get away from the plague of legislation regarding the almost countless boards and com missions authorized to control every thing from the practice of law and other professions down to the lay ing of dog house roofs. No less than five measures deal ing with these multiple commis sions were on Wednesday’s Senate calendar,* and, as usual, there was plenty of Jawing about them, with Haywood’s anti - commissioner - in chief contributing his unusual share or oratory to the proceedings. It was he who said one of the bills be fore the Senate is so far-reaching that it would be necessary to em ploy a licensed man “to put the roof on a chicken house or a dog house.” Bills dealing with commissions before the Senate were: (1) To “clarify and amend” the 1937 law relating to licensing plumb . ing and heating contractors. Senator L. B. Prince, of Henderson, wanted to amend it so that it would not ap w (Continued on Page Four) ttnuirrsnn 59 atlit Dispatch LEASED WIRE SERVICE OP HIE ASSOCIATED PRESS. To Newest Embassy W..... '<£ :> Jl§J\?vA '■ Mm William Dawson (above) of Minne sota, becomes first Ambassador to Panama from United States follow ing raising of that country to em bassy status. Two other Latin- American countries, Colombia and Venezuela, were also recently raised to the higher rating. (Central Preat) Homesteads Exemptions Fight Likely Daily Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Walter Hotel. By HENRY AVERILL Raleigh, March 16.—Those who are cheerily predicting sine die ad journment of the Assembly by April 1, or thereabout, seem to be over looking some of the best possible ammunition for serious squabbling on the floor of House and of Senate. It is seldom mentioned in these early adjournment stories that the revenue machinery act is still not even out of committee and the fur ther fact that controversial ques tions lurk behind almost every semi colon and period of the bill. There is, for just one example, the matter of granting exemption from taxation to homesteads of some value or other between nothing and one thousand dollars. The strong est fight is likely to be made to take off levies on S3OO of the value of houses occupied by the owners. There is constitutional authority, however, f6r an exemption up to SI,OOO. Then there is the little matter of classifying forest land separately from other lands and reducing the levy on that type. And the issue of whether property owned by charit able, fraternal and similar organi zations, but used for revenue pro ducing purposes shall be longer ex empted from ad valorem levies. On every one of these there is going to be a longer or shorter con troversy. And, as related, the bill hasn’t even been given public hear ings in committee. Announcement has been made that hearings will be held next week. John lj. Skinner, generalissimo of (Continued on Page Four) Vance Man One Os Three Escaping In Stofm In Bladen Raleigh, March 16.—(AP) —Penal division authorities said today that four Negro prisoners worked quick ly during a heavy thunderstorm at three o’clock this morning to saw out of the Bladen county prison camp. The escapees were listed as J. D. Wiggins, given three to five years in Martin in September,. 1937, for breaking, entry, larceny and receiv ing; John Bragg, sentenced to "five years for assault with a deadly wea pon in Vance in July, 1937; James Peoples, sent up in May, 1937, from ‘Forsyth to 12 years for forgery and other charges; and William P. Propst given two one-year terms in Cald well last August for breaking, entry and receiving. ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. Income Receipts Ap pear in Excess of Last Year, Providing More Money; House Com pletes Floor Action on Biennial Revenue Bill Raleigh, March 14.—(AP) —The Senate today deferred until Tuesday any action on the 1939-41 appropria tions bill, after being notified that income tax receipts apparently would exceed estimates and make more money available. Revenue Commissioner A. J. Max well, carefully qualifying the report by saying this year’s figures prob ably ran a day ahead of last year’s due to speedier processing, said col lections through yesterday were $7,- 033,995, as compared with $6,293,005 March 15, 1938. The Senate devoted itself to major health bills, passing a pure food mea sure to make State laws conform to federal statutes and approving on second reading a proposal to re quire persons to have physical ex aminations before they may secure marriage licenses. The third read ing on the marriage bill was defer red on objection of Senator Prince, of Henderson. The pure food act went to the House. Senators also passed and • sent to the House bills to require blood tests of prospective mothers and sanitary toilet facilities in all pub lic schools. The House completed floor action on the biennial revenue bill, esti mated to raise a record amount of general fund money to finance a record $154,000,000 budget for 1939-41. The final vote on concur rence in Senate amendments was 94 to 9. It likely will be ratified late next week. All chances for minimum wage legislation apparently faded when a joint sub-committee voted six to two to draft a substitute bill deal ing only with maximum hours and providing a labor advisory board to study the wage question and report to the 1941 legislature. The Senate passed and sent to the House a bill to create a statewide pension system for county and mun icipal employees. Maxwell’s report on income taxes was read the Senate by Chairman Rodman, of the upper division’s appropriations committee. The House approved and sent to the Senate the Quinn bill to prohi bit wholesale shipments of liquor into dry counties. Conference With Prague’s Cardinal Had by the Pope Vatican City, March 16.—(AP) —-jpope Pius XII received Karl Cardinal Kaspar, archbishop of Prague, in private audience this morning. He was believed to have discussed German occupa tion of Bohemia with the pon tiff, although the Czech car dinal’s eall presumably was also . to say farewell before returning to his sec, now that the corona tion ceremonies are over. Negro Under Guard For Nash Trial Nashville, March 16.—(AP) —In a court room guarded by over half a dozen State' highway patrolmen, un der the personal direction of Cap tain Charles D. Farmer, of Raleign, and the second shift of the Rocky Mount police department, coupled with officers from Wilson, Nash and Edgecombe counties, 19-year-old Willie Richardson, Rocky Mount Negro, went on trial for his life in superior court here this morning on a charge of first degree burglary. Though officers would not com ment on the presence of the State patrolmen who have been here since Richardson was brought from State prison yesterday, it was apparent possible disturbance was feared from the crowd. The Negro is also alleged to have attempted criminal assault upon Mrs. Frank Butler, 40- year-old wife of a Rocky Mount ac countant on the night of February 10, when he broke into her home and stole her pocketbook. The Negro is charged with attack ing Mrs. Butler and dragging her in to the yard of her home, where he allegedly attempted the criminal at tack. By 11 o’clock a 12-man jury was selected from a special venire of fifty, and Judge C. E. Thompson, of •Elizabeth City, allowed a recess of an hour before the 13th juror was chosen. .. HENDERSON, N. C., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 16,1939 Conference That Decided Fate of Czechs Y * BSP ' - I Ij n '' "f jplpiji •*' ’ | Central Press Kadiophoto Dr. Joseph Tiso (left) , who flew to Der Fuehrer in Berlin to effect the independence of Slovakia and set himself up as its President-Premier under Nazi sponsorship, is shown with Adolf Hitler as they planned iht partition of Czecho-Slovakia. Photo flashed by radio from Berlin to New York Sunbury Hit By Tornado; Some Hurt Norfolk, Va., March 16.—(AP) — A freak tornado which hit Sunbury, N. C., tjiis morning at 3:39 o’clock caused considerable property dam age and slight injury to several per sons. A cotton gin and sawmill were demolished, the church was damaged were blown off a number of garages and sheds, it was reported. An automobile trailer was blown 75 yards and destroyed, the two oc cupants receiving only slight scrat ches. A Negro fireman on duty at the sawmill was the only one to receive extensive hurts. The blow came suddenly and last ed only two minutes, but left de molished buildings and debris in its wake. Damage unofficially was set at $25,000. Traffic Experts Meet in Charlotte To Talk Problems Charlotte, March 16.—' --Ex perts in every division ot trnrfic op eration, representing both nassenger lines and the shippers. 1M discus sions today before a joint meeting of the Southern Traffic League and the Southeast Shippers Board. E. E. Norris, president of the Southern Railway; L. R. Powell, Jr., of Norfolk, received for Seaboard Air Line railway: G. B. Elliot,, presi dent of the Atlantic Coast Line rail way: W. S. Franklin, vice-oresident of the Pennsylvania, and other car rier officials attended the meeting of the advisory board before the com bined session started. Britain May Recall Her Berlin Envoy London. March 16.—(AP)—Prime Minister Chamberlain told the House of Commons today that the govern ment “has under consideration” the summoning home of Sir Neville Hen derson, ambassador to Berlin, to re port on Germany’s new advance east ward. When he was asked whether the government “contemplates pro testing to Germany against the- in vasion of Czechoslovakia,’ ’ — inclus ion of Bohemia, Moravia and Slo vakia in the Reich as protectorates —the prime minister declined to re ply- Chamberlain announced that Hen derson’s recall was being consider ed when he replied to the Laborite Neil McLean, who asked that the government “withdraw” Britain’s diplomatic representation in Berlin. Viscount Halifax, meanwhile, con ferred in the foreign office with his predecessor in office, Anthony Eden, but the nature of the conference was not stated. WEATHER FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Fair, colder; Friday fair, cold er on the south and central coasts. Britain And France RailAtGermanyAnd Press Preparedness London, March 16. (AP) —The British press assailed Germany to day for breaking up the Czecho slovak republic and found in Ger many as an imperialist power fur ther reason for vigorous prepared ness. Prime Minister Chamberlain stuck to his policy of appeasement and simultaneous rearmament, but the emphasis was on the latter. The prime minister angered many newspapers by his mild statement in the House of Commons yesterday that Rechfuehrer Hitler’s action was inconsistent with the “spirit of Munich.” The Manchester Guardian com mented that Chamberlain had a “freezing gift of under-statement.” Generally, the press called on the government to “keep your powder dry,” and characterized Germany as an “undisguised” enemy of all Eu rope. COALITION GOVERNMENT IS AGITATED FOR FRANCE Paris, March 16.—(AP) —Agitation appeared to be increasing in France today for a coalition government of Treaty Makes Brazil Firm Ally Os U. S. By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Columnist Washington, March 16.—The re cently arranged politico - economic hook-up between the United States and Brazil is the most important de velopment in Pan-American history. It might be important on paper only, but this is one of the times when a 1 diplomatic bargain appears to be the real thing. Foreign Minister Oswaldo Aranha of the southern republic handled his country’s end of the preliminary negotiations during his late visit on our side of the equator. Secretary of State Hull nominally handled Uncle Sam’s end, but I’d venture a guess that Undersecretary Sumner Welles attended to most of the details. Welles knows our southern neighbors perhaps better than any other North American diplomat does. He’s sym pathetic toward them, he’s on the level, and at the same time he’s shrewd. He’s spent much time in that (Continued on Page Four) TRENCH FIGHTING REPORTED BITTER With the Hungarian Army in Carpatho-IJkraine, March 16. (AP) Bitter trench fighting raged seven miles west of Chust this afternoon as the Hungarian army of occupation approached the little capital of Carpatho- Ukraine. A Hungarian officer said that before noon 100 Hungarians had been killed or wounded in the battle. He declared severe losses had been inflicted on Czech forces resisting Hungary’s in vasion of the easternmost section of broken Czechoslovakia. PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. all parties which present a strong front to . Germany, conqueror of Czechoslovakia, France’s one-time ally. Full realization that the bloodless conquest made Adolf Hitler the dominant power of central Europe seemed to strike like a sudden blow. French observers last week were talking of friendship with Germany and the possibility of a French-Ger man accord. Today they were talk ing of Germany as an eternal enemy of peace. But even in the demand of all po litical group for a national union government were evidences of a split. A powerful socialist-commun ist bloc, supported by several inde pendent nationalists, demanded that the Daladier-Bonnet government be overthrown at once as responsible for the diplomacy which lulled France into a feeling of false se curity. Rightist groups insisted that all parties must unite behind the present government, contending that Pre mier Daladier was the only man strong enough to keep France on an an even keel. Balkans Now Calling For Independence Rome, March 16. —(AP)—Croatian demands for independence from Yugo-Slavia were reported today in the Fascist press on the heels of Reichiuehrer Hitler’s entry into Prague. ' • “Croats also demand independ ence,” said II Popolo di Roma, in headlining a dispatch from Belgrade. The dispatch said Czechoslovak events' had caused a “profound im pression” among Croats, who are now asking a separate Croatian army to insure Croatian autonomy. There has been a long struggle over autonomy. (Yugoslavia is a convenient name for the triune kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes, which was ori ginated at the end of 1918 by the union of parts of the former Austro- Hungarian empire with Serbia and at a slightly later date with Mon tenegro.) Approve Low Bids Upon Eleven Road Jobs Over State Raleigh, March 16.—(AP) — The State Highway and Public Works Commission approved low bids today on eleven road projects and held up contracts on five others. The bids were submitted Tuesday. Chairman Frank L. Dunlap said three county jobs in Nash were held up because of difficulty in obtain ing proper soil; one in Guilford pending conference with High Point officials, and one in Meck'ienburg- Cabarrus until the legality of one bid is investigated. 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY Takes Over ‘Protection’ By Request Hitler from Ancient Castle in Prague Charts Future of An cient Bohemia and Moravia; Fuehrer’s Word Becomes Law for Seized Lands Berlin, March 16.—(AP)—Reich fuehrer Hitler today agreed to take Slovakia, “independent” central por tion of broken Czechoslovakia, un der his protection. Dr. Joseph Tiso, who declared in dependence of Slovakia Tuesday un der Hitler’s guidance and promise of support, appealed to Hitler to take the little country of 14,600 square miles and about 2,500,000 population under his rule. Tiso telegraphed Hitler, now at Prague: “In supreme confidence in you, fuehrer and Reichs chancellor of greater Germany, the Slovak state places itself under your protection. The Slovak state begs you to take over this protection.” Hitler replied: “I acknowledge receipt of your telegram of yesterday and herewith take over protection of the Slovak state.” HITLER, IN DECREE CHARTS FUTURE OF ANCIENT REGION Prague, March 16.—(AP) —Adolf Hitler, in a decree issued from an ancient castle of Prague, today chart ed the future of the ancient lands of Bohemia and Moravia as that of “an autonomous protectorate” forming part of the territory of greater Ger many. -- A day after he had sped into the capital of the broken Czechoslovak republic behind the wheels of his motorized army, the master of cen tral Europe laid down the new fun damental law for the country of 7,- 000,000 Czechs. His decree, read over the radio by his foreign minister, Von Ribbentrop, made all the quar ter million Germans within the pro tectorate German citizens. This, however, is subject to the provisions of the Nurenberg racial (anti-Jewish) laws and other Ger man laws. In other words, German Jews cannot be citizens. All other inhabitants of the pro tectorate are subjects of the protec torate. “The protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia is autonomous and ad ministers its own affairs,” the de cree continued. “It exercises sover eign rights appertaining to a protec torate in harmony with the political military and economic interests of the Reich.” The German fuehrer decreed that the head of the autonomous ad ministration should enjoy all protec tion and honors accorded the head of a state. He said there would be a supreme head of the autonomous protectorate and a Reichs-protector as guardian of Germany’s interests. He did not name them. At almost the same moment that Ribbentrop read the decree, Count Tcleky, premier of Hungary, pro claimed in Budapest that Carpatho- Ukraine, easternmost part of the crumbled Czechoslovak republic, had become “part of the kingdom of Hun gry.” He said it would be autonomous It was considered certain that Hun gray had acted with Hitler’s sconsenf in formally annexing the province, (Continued on Page Four) Ukraine’s Premier In Fast Flight Bucharest, Roumania, March 16. (AP) —Premier Volosin, of Carpatho Ukraine, today fled into Roumania ahead of Hungary’s advancing armies taking over the easternmost section of former Czechoslovakia. He crossed the frontier at 1 p. m. (7 a. m. eastern standard time). Roumanians said Volosin, who had not heard of Hungary’s formal an nexation of Carpatho-Ukraine, an nounced in the Budapest parliament this morning, considered his situa tion hopeless in Chust, the Carpatho- Ukraine capital. After identifying himself to Rou manian border guards, Volosin was unable to find an automobile to car ry him into Roumania. He climbed into a peasant’s cart and started for the home of the bishop. On the way a man who identified him as a former sergeant in the Car patho-Ukraine forces, charged at the cart bearing Volosin, but he was overpowered by the police before he reached the fleeing premier.
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