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HENDERSON’S POPULATION 13,873 twenty-sixth year Winston Churchill Turns Recruiting Officer^ I^^■ • .. .. X'l'.nitY > "iillikbv' ■YXiiIXXY; JBL Say® ; oj|K RraFigm V k «MhT : * h |jpß - ~ H I W jMMfcjJW :^UL|HHN^B^9BraBA^ i; 3^Bl mm • r . .... . Central MtaUittphaUs Winston Churchill (facing microphone), veteran British statesman, plays the role of recruitimr crusader as he addresses a huge crowd gathered outside his mansion in London. While Churchill was seekinir volun- KiwUhlmh H° r - E ”Sl a " d ’ s defense forces, the French government was reported putting Pre mier Chamberlain to introduce compulsory military service. Photo was flashed by radio from London to New York. Jurors And Trade Act In High Court Convicted Negro Ap peals from Death Sentence Because Ne groes Excluded from Venire: “Fair Trade Act” Validity to be Tested Daily Dispatch Bureau. In the Sir Waiter Hotel Raleigh, April 26.—The Supreme Court calendar will be featured next week on the criminal side by efforts of a convicted Negro to escape the gas chamber because, he contends, members of his race were systema tically excluded from New Hanover county juries. On the civil side, chief interest will center on arguments for and against the constitutionality of North Carolina’s “Fair Trade Act' of 1937, an act which Superior Court •fudge Henry L. Stevens consigned to the trash can in a lower court de cision. .James Henderson, Wilmington Negro, was convicted for the slay ing of Mrs. Stella Hobbs on Novem ber 6, 15)38. A week later he was ar raigned and tried, sentenced to die. Hr- attorneys, Alan A. Marshall and “Bill” Jones, court appointed, base their appeal on the contention that Negroes have been systematically ex cluded from New Hanover juries. n ny offered Clerk Tom Woody of the board of county commissioners v. no te. lined that in his fifteen years experience names of Negroes were put into the jury box only once. Coun 'el cited the i'act that no Negroes ’.vhatso< ver were drawn on the venire examined to serve at Henderson’s trial. They also contend that they were forced to go to trial 24 hours after being appoird ! 1 v the court —a pe riod they claim much too short to permit adequate preparation of their client’s defense. The hilling of Mrs. Hobbs was a eusational one which attracted much attention. Her body was found near (Continued on Page Five) FDR Asked To intervene In Coal Strike New York, April 26.—(AP)—In creasing demands for personal inter vention by President Roosevelt today accompanied growing political and industrial activity over the soft coal contract controversy that has kept 3)0,000 Appalachian and Alabama m iners idle since April 1. f'or the second straight day Dr. -folin Steelman, acting as the U. S. Labor Department’s official mediator ' cut before the sub-committee of 'our miners and four operators that ha been meeting almost daily since March 14. ( B>r. Steelman refused to comment alter his first comments yesterday* vilh the sub-committee, deadlocked over the United Mine Workers de mand for a closed shop or the eiirninaUuu u 1 strike penalty closes. ■ fc -''^SSSgj^ jtxttx&vtKixn 29 at hi Hr snatch W I RE SERVICE OF l,lh ASS( " iated CRESS Jail Mother In Poisoning Os Husband Philadelphia, April 26.—(AP) — A slender 41-year-old mother of two children was jailed on a murder charge in a four state poison ring early today after assistant district at torney Vincent McDevitt said, “she admitted she killed her husband of 20 years for $7,000 of insurance money”. The woman, identified by McDe vitt as Mrs. Rnmaldo, was the sixth person charged with murder in con nection with the case. A man already has been convicted in a death sentence verdict and an other woman has confessed poison ing three persons. Three are await ing trial. The Philadelphia Record quoted a “high police official” as saying a signed statement by Mrs. Roma Ido disclosed for the first time the secret inner workings of the poison ring and as a result approximately 75 ad ditional arrests on murder charges would be made in a month. Only War Can Stop Visit Os King George London, April 26.—(AP) —Noth- ng short of a declaration of war will uake “the slightest difference” in flans for the North American trip ■>f King George and Queen Elizabeth Buckingham Palace sources said to day. Palace officials said there had been no change in original plans for the departure May 6 for Canada and the United States on the Cruis er “Repulse” and only “something oretty serious” could alter them Other informed sources, however, said Prime Minister Chamberlain would tell the House of Ammons today of alternative arrangements in (Continued on Page Six) Lindbergh’s Shyness Is A Headache To Air Corps By CHARLES I\ STEWART Central Press Columnist Washington, April 26. Colonel Lindbergh is a deep grief to the army air corps and to everyone else in terested in military Lindbergh he could so popularize skymanship that there’d be no controlling the public demand for a force of Amer ican fighting planes about twice the strength of the combined potencies of all the rest of the world’s powers. ONLY DAILY Cigarette Strikersßack At Work Liggett & Myers Dur ham and Richmond Plants Resume Work, With Union Leaders Getting ‘Closed Shop’ Richmond, Va., April 26.—(AP) — Employees of Liggett & Myers To bacco Co., at Richmond and Dur ham, N. C. plants returned to work today after ratifying an agreement described by union leaders as giv ing them “99.99 percent closed, shop.” Company representatives and spokesmen for striking members of the international tobacco workers union announced yesterday an agree ment had been reached ending the nine day strike by some 900 union employees of the local plant. Rep resentatives of the Durham local were members of the union’s ne gotiating committee. The union required “preferential shops” closed in the proposed new contract as well as a blanket 5c per hour wage increase. In lieu of the preferential shop closing the union accepted a com pany statement which as read to the union membership by President W. O Hartburger said: “In the interest of promoting a more harmonious relationship the company approves of its employees becoming members of the union and therefore it is further desired by the company that those employees not now members of the union shall be- I come members.” The agreement also provided for ] ; n upward adjustment of wages for | several classifications. Meeting of Masons New Bern, April 26.—(AP) —The I annual spring reunion of Scottish i rite Masons of the valley of New | Bern opened here Tuesday. The ses ! ions will •nd Thursday. and naval aviation. Not that they don’t all believe that he! will give the gov- j ernment a wealth: of valuable advice \ concerning the dc-I velopment and un keep of Uncle! Sam’s flying equip ( ment and person nel. The trouble, with him is that he has such a pas sion for anonym ity. If he would, NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINAL ' ' HENDERSON, N. C„ WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, APR1L26,1939 Appropriations would go through Congress a-kiting. But is he a punk advertiser! Compared with him, J. P. Morgan, the Pope, the King of England, the Mikado and others are readily accessible to newspapermen. When he landed in New York from Europe, reporters couldn’t so much as see him; cameramen had trouble photographing him. Even aboard ship, crossing the Atlantic, he’d been a mystery. Ducks the Cameras. Following his arrival in Washing ton, officials wouldn’t admit that he was in the capital. It finally was as certained that he had reported to General Arnold of the army air corps. How J'le did so, without being caught at it, is a puzzle. Scribes and cameramen thought they had watch ed that building unescapably, until suddenly they discovered that the colonel already had visited the gen eral’s office and was interned in quarters across the corridor, in the (Continued on Page Two) Army Service In Britain Is Mandatory Men 20 and 21 Must Serve Six, Months in Army; Conscription Designed to V/ ar n Axis Nations, and As sure Britain’s Guar antees London, April 26.—(AP)—Prime Minister Chamberlain, in an unpre cedented statement in the Touse of Commons today, announced ihat Britain will compel all men of ages of 20 and 21 to bear arms in the British army. These men who were born during or immediately after the World War will be compelled, Chamberlain said to serve for six months in regular army units and then will be given the choice of joining the territorial army or the army reserve. According to the last, census there were 747,131 men of thos" ages in England, Scotland, and Wales, but it was believed that not more than half of them wouid be available. The announcement brought com pulsory peace-time military service to Britain for the first time ha mod ern times. This break with her traditional of voluntary service was designed as a warning to Germany and Italy and as an assurance to Poland, Rumania, and Greece, that she is prepared to .back her guaran tee of their independence by drastic measures. Prior to his conscription an nouncement, Chamberlain had said that Britain was ready to discuss with German government a “general settlement.” “In response to a question Cham berlain said, “The British govern ment would be ready to take part in a discussion with the German gov ernment with a view to a general settlement if they were satisfied such a discussion would be welcome and would be likely to have useful results.” Chamberlain said that “although the British government had not re ceived any specific invitation from President Roosevelt to participate in a world conference, we have made it clear we warmly welcomed his initiative and would be willing to participate in any conference.” Coast Guard Surf Men To Be Retired Washington, April 26.—(AP) — Representative Warren, (Democrat, North Carolina) said today he would ask early house consideration of his bill to provide for retirement of coast guard ,»urf-men after twenty years of service. The bill received unanimous ap proval of the House Merchant Ma rine Committee. It would set up a coast guard en listed personnel board which would annually recommend for retirement a certain number of enlisted men with twenty or more years of ser vice. Under the provisions the number of surl-men who could be retired m any one fiscal year could not ex ceed one percent of the total en listed force. Retired surf-men also would be subject to recall to active duty. CHERRY NAMED TO SCHOOL COMMISSION Raleigh, April 26.—(AP)—Gover nor Hoey appointed Gregg Cherry, of Gastonia, today to serve the un expired term of Grady Gaston of Gastonia, on the school commission. Cherry is Democratic State chair man, legislator, and was speaker of the House in 1937. His term will expire May* 31 along with those of the other members of the commis sion. It was believed he would be reappointed. Governor Hoey named State Sen ator L. B. Prince, of Hendersonville, to succeed Cherry on the State text book commission for a two year term and reappointed R. L. Harris, of Roxboro, to the commission. Order Audit A&NC Road Raleigh, April 26. (AP) The Council of State voted today to have State Auditor George Ross Pou make an immediate audit of the State con trolled Atlantic and North Carolina railroad. The line, which runs between Morehead City and Goldsboro, is to be leased to H. P. Edwards, of San ford, as soon as details can be work ed out. Both Edwards and the coun cil of state expressed the opinion an audit should be made before he takes charge. Politest Girl Patricia Gilligan (above) received the title of “Miss Courtesy” after being selected as the most polite girl in New York City. The 10-year old lady was named winner on basis of tests given to more than 100,000 children. (Central Press) Says Base Os Democracy Is Citizenship President Tells Chil dren’s Confe ren c e When Man Free s Mind, They Have Power t o Become Free Themselves Washington, April 26.—(AP) — President Roosevelt told the White House children’s conference today that democracy’s success rested not on “territory, financial power, ma chines or armaments” but on the “der,n-jying satisfaction” of its citi zenship. In an address broadcast to the na tion, Mr. Roosevelt touched on in ternational troubles by quoting from two recent addresses. He recalled his Pan-American day assertion that men are “only prisoners Within their own minds” and “have within themselves the power to become free at any moment”; and quoted from his peace appeal to Reich fueh rer Hitler and Premier Mussolini • hat “leaders of great nations have ’t. in their power to liberate the dis aster that impends.” “In providing for the health and education of children, for the for mation of their minds and charact ers in ways which are in harmony with institutions of a free society,” Mr. .loosovmt continued, “democracy is trading its future leaders.” “The safety of democracy there fore depends upon the widespread lit fusion of opportunities for deve 'oping those qualities of mind and harncter which are essential to lead oship of our modern age.” The President poke in the East Room of the White House to mem bers of the White House conference on children in a democracy. It was 'he fourth such conference and Mr. Roosevelt recalled that the first was held in 1999 under the leadership >i' President Theodore Roosevelt. 1 Killed And One Is Injured In Guilford Greensboro, April 26.—(AP) —One person was fatally injured and an other suffered serious injuries in two widely separated accidents of Guil ord county- this morning. William H. Woodward, a travelling salesman for a wholesale drygoods concern (Fletcher Brothers), of Win iton-Salem, died at a local hospital shortly after noon as a result of multiple injuries received at 10:30 when his automobile and a truck col lided on Battleground road six miles from Greensboro. Woodward was said to have suf fered a fractured skull, broken knee caps, and other injuries. In the other accident, Newis Eaton Greensboro, a deaf mute, either fell from or was struck by an Atlantic and Yadkin train in the Summer field station and was brought to an other Jocal hospital in a critical con dition. His injuries were mostly in ternal. (x)fuaiksLh FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Cloudy, scattered showers this afternoon and tonight, and pos sibly in the mountains Thurs day; continued mild. PUBLISH ED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. Roosevelt Asks Congress For Immediate Funds To Begin Navy's Air Program New Archbishop > * •• |jfo| ■'■■■■■ Bishop Francis Spellman (above), of Boston, has been named Arch bishop of New York to succeed the late Patrick Cardinal Hayes. Vati can observers considered it a fore gone conclusion he would be named a Cardinal at one of the early con sistories (Central Press) 3 Methodist Groups Join In Services Impressive Service Op en s Conference Which May Unite Three Branches o f Methodism in America Kansas City, April 26.—(AP) Ltd by the white and maroon robed seminary singers from Boston Uni versity school of theology, 960 dele gates and bishops of the three branches of Methodist marched to day to a joint worship service open ing the uniting conference from which they hope to emerge as mem - bers of one church. As delegates from the Methodist Episcopal church South and the Methodist Protestant church assemb led in Kansas City’s large municipal auditorium, no mention was made ot an injunction threat which hung ov cr the efforts to bring their 8,000,- 000 churchmen under one organiza tion. The delegates and several thou sand spectators recited in unison the Apostles creed common to all three branches. Moving into the business session, the delegates adopted the plan of union calling for temporary organi zation. By that action they symbol- | i/.ed common action to end the sch isms of 1828 and 1844. Dr. L. T. Estes, of Memphis, sec retary of the Southern church’s gen (Continued on Page Six) Henderson Sees Subordinate Os Fuehrer Berlin, April 26. (AP) Sir Neville Henderson, Britain’s ambas sador, after waiting a day succeed ed today in conveying to Chancellor Hitler the message he brought from Prime Minister Chamberlain regard ing Britain’s motives, for introduc ing peace time conscription. The ambassador, however, had to content himself with seeing Baron Von Weizsaceker, secretary of state, in the foreign office, instead of For eign Minister Von Ribbentrop, with whom he desired to talk. At the same time the British en voy was being received by a sub ordinate, the fuehrer was welcoming with military honor Alexander Cinca Marcovich, foreign minister of Yugo slavia, a country which has pledged lcyal cooperation with the Rome- Berlin axis. Regardless of the contents of the British message which were not made public, German official spokesmen made it plain that Hitler’s Reich stag speech of Friday, in which he will reply to President Roosevelt’s peace appeal, had been completed (Continued on Page Six) 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY Hou s e Republican Leader Moves to Block Reorganization Plans of President; Program First Met With Wide spread Approval Washington, April 26. (AP) —• President Roosevelt asked Congress today to make available immediately $31,621,000 to start a program au thorized in the bill be signed yester day to strengthen the navy’s air bases. In addition to asking the cash im mediately, the President requested that the Navy be given authority to enter into contracts aggergating $65,000,000. The new air base law au thorized outright $66,800,000. Meanwhile, Representative Taber, Republican, New York, took the first step toward blocking President Roosevelt’s government reorganiza tion plan. Taber, ranking Republican mem ber of the House Reorganization Committee, offered a resolution of disapproval of the chief executive’s plan. The resolution was a short para graph stating merely that Congress disapproved the President’s reorgani zation plan No. 1 submitted yester day. The President’s first proposal for reorganization met widespread ap proval in Congress although a few members objected to specific changes Other developments: President Roosevelt was represent ed as being unopposed to “a reason able amount” of appropriations for larm parity payments if the money is raised through taxation. Representative Cooley, Democrat, North Carolina, after a White House visit, also said the President told him he would veto a processing tax for such a purpose but was not “pro moting” proposal. The P’ ident in the past has frowned on a processing tax. Cooley called at the White House with Representative Furguson, Dem ocrat, Oklahoma. Both are members of the House Agricultural Commit tee. Representative Martin of Massa chusetts, the House Republican lead er, said he probably would ask the House this week to direct WPA of ficials to make public all salaries paid to administrative employees in excess of the SI2OO a year. WMmington Wreck Fatal To Three, Auto Hits Train Wilmington, April 26.—(AP)— The death of Luther Thomas Russ, 20, in a hospital here this morning brought to three the toll in a train auto crash here last night. Roger Rochelle, 26, was instantly killed and Miss Selma Costin, young Wilmington girl, was fatally injured when an automobile driven by Russ crashed into the 52nd car of a 60-car freight train at a suburban crossing. The fourth occupant, Miss Helen Brinson, also of Wilmington, lies critically injured in a hospital here. Coroner A. W. Allen said no in quest would be held “as the driver is dead.” France May Give Haiti To the Turks Problem of Compen sating Syria for Loss o f Little Republic Stands in Way of Deal Paris, April 26. (AP) —Premier Daladier held an unexpected confer ence with the ranking military and diplomatic chiefs on France’s posi tion in the Near East in connection with the international crisis. Lengthy discussions at the War Ministry here said to be concerned particularly with France’s strained relations with her mandate with Syria and the means of handing over the republic of Haiti (Alexandretta) to Turkey without making those re lations worse. Foreign Minister Bonnet was to confer with the French high commis sioner in Syria but Daladier himself decided to preside at the conference and because of the military implica tions of any move in the Near East at present called in as well General Gamelin del' of the general staf .' on nation; defense. Sources i lose to the foreign of fice indicated that the only defect (Continued on Page Six)
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