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mpniieranit HaUu Htspatrlj i, t, ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA fV-SEVENTH YEAR PHASED wire service of the associated press. HENDERSON, N. C., THURSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 14, 1940 PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. FIVE CENTS COPY Paul Grady If Sixth To Formally Kcnly Lawyer Issues Statement Saying Li .uor Interests and ' chine Politicians Hoped He Would Not :uch 14.—(AP)—Paul Ken'y. filed today to \th democrat seeking : >rial nomination. S E-kr:dge of Raleigh, etier paid the S105 fee ■:': !• signed his declara Cuthev. blind Asheville •o oppose the veteran or for the congressional ;n the 11th district and • sot a new q'lali V I. Ferree of Asheboro for secretary of state. Pe t filed to succeed -rate auditor. - :ed a statement saying . >r interests and machine have "combined in their prayers that I would not ; the devilment carried in this state would not : out and expo-ed to nub •: thi•< campaign. They -ed every <ort of press o my candidacy." "!y lawyer, a veteran leg -.ounced that he favored > liquor referendum and • sales tax when he be andldate. 25 Killed In Texas Wreck Missouri Pacific Train Hits Truck Carrying F t uit Pickers Near McAllen, Texas Tex.. March 14.—(AP)— • driver Charles King es • j" pe--ons were killed in a . Pacific train collision with .ided with fruit pickers at ■ ••• "!! six miles from Mc • .v.tnesses said bodies were •i? the light of way for • Ambulances carried the in :: -pitals in nearby lower ; -.de valley towns. v . ck in which the orchard were riding apparently was - :.;i.reiy in the center. It re I'.n.cd on the front of the :it:I the train was stopped. Record Income Tax Returns : g'on. March 14.—(AP)— y return.- running two to ■d ot last year, the treasury ' tomorrow night's annual • i.x deadline will bring one ■< harvests :n many years. : •.-i 1 «• timate of the income ■ it ins been made pub i the first eleven days of .Actions beat the similar • year by S86.fi42.4I7 t( • Not even the treasury ;>tio to hold out the resl •"n. but a comfortable mar ■ 5505,000,000 total ofl •'-iT*. is anticipated. Senate Limits Campaign Contributions •-a. March 14.—(AP)— '• ;.[>{)!o\. ed a $5,000 limita litical contributions today ' -:ig an amendment to the ;mti-politics legislation. Station provision, sponsor -laments of amendments tc ' e Hatch Act, carried by 4<> to ?/6. wciKiiead. Democrat, Ala of the provision, im clinched his victory when '< tabled a reconsideration •' t<- 38. .'Jankhead provision woulc ndividwal to contributing •<ny candidate or campaign *» ;ind define as a "pcrnici activity" any contribu <• this. Pepper. Democrat, Flor i off another long assauli broadening the Hatch law ot his colleagues assert ' debate over the extension Ten Hurt in Hospital Blast Tiiii IfT I I H I — I Debris fills the basement laboratory of Booth Memorial Hospital, Cleveland, fallowing a blast which rockcd the building, injured ten staff members and shook up eighty patients. Among those who escaped unine iured were sixty mothers and infants. The explor'.jn drove laundry tanks I and boilers through the walls and broke forty windows. Farmers May Plant Under Allotments Hearing March 27 On Application Of Local Truck Firm i Washington, March 14.—(AP) — The Interstate Commerce Commission will hold a hearing at Henderson. X. C.. March 27 on an application of th** Vance Trucking Company of Hender son to purchase motor vehicle operating rights of .1. If. Early. | also of Henderson. The hearing will be conducted by Examiner Bruce W. Caru. Bailey Attacks Barkley As GOP Leader i Washington. March 14.—(AP)— Senator Josiah W. Bailey, North Carolina Democrat, claims that the i New Deal's Senate leader. Albcn W. Barkley oi' Kentucky, has taken I over the leadership of the Republi j cans. The Republicans solidly backed ; Barkley in his support of the new Hatch bill extending the present | j Hatch law forbidding non-policy j i making federal employees from tak j ing part in politics to include also | non-policy making state employees paid in whole or in part from fed-' : eral funds. During senate debate Bailey at tacked the entension as "vicious leg islation" designed to "employ the gifts and the grants of the federal j government to control the demo cratic processes in the states of our ' American union." "When the federal government reaches forth its hand by way of coercion—and that is what it is— ! to compel inv state to a nolicv. even though it be a good oolicy. it lays ; it* hands upon the holy of holies of 1 our American life." Bailey added. "It undertakes to break down thp process by which the republic lives." Bailey then told the Senate pass age of the Hatch measure under Jthe leadership of Barkley would be a Republican victory. AAA Approves Change VV hereby Planting Less Than 1940 Acreage Will Not Affect Allotment For Later Years Washington, March 14.—(AP)— The Agriculture Adjustment Admin istration announced a change today in it* Hue-cured and burley tobacco programs to allow farmers to plant less man their 1940 acreage allot ments without affecting the size of their future allotments or maiket ing quotas. under tne new provision, if a pro ducer grows as much as half of his 1940 allotment, his allotment lor 1941 and later years would be de termined just as though an acreage as large as the 1940 allotment had been grown. However, if less than half the al lotment was grown in 1940 the al lotment for 1941 and later , years, unless the local AAA committee de termined that no effort was made to grow tobacco in 1940. would be determined as though one-half of the 1940 allotment had been grown. J. B. Hutson. assistant AAA ad ministrator, said the change recog nized that "in view of the existing tobacco surplus and prospects for re latively low prices, some farmers would prefer temporarily to plant a smaller acreage than their allotment calls for. Hutson said the change had been requested by representatives of growers at recent conferences. Ho said that supplies of burley and flue-cured tobacco now on hand were so large that it would be help ful if growers could plant less than their 1940 allotments. Pass Merchant Marine Exams WashinFtton, March 14.— (AP)— Tho Maritime commission announc ed today that three North Carolin ians had passed a scholastic exami nation for. deck and engineer cadets in 'he American merchant marine. They include Robert Gilham I?11>-tin of Goldsboro. He took the deck test. McDonald May Be Candidate For Superintendent Of Public Instruction, Opposing Erwin ; j Daily bisuatcn Burf-a::. | 111 the Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, March 14.—There's a' fifty-fifty chance that Dr. Ralph W. McDonald wiil run for Superinten-i dent of Public Instruction against in cumbent Clyde A. Erwin. Tiemendous pressure is being brought to bear on the University of I North. Carolina associate Extension director and at the time this piece | was written there were strong in dications that the issue—to run or j not to run—was being seriously, al most prayerfully, considered by the stormy petrel of North Carolina po-j iitics whose candidacy i'or Governor four years ago threw the State into an uproar such as it rarely knows; in its political campaigns. The pressure is being applied prin-i cipally by the school-room teachers < ■ >i tYi.t-rh Carolina througn fche.r lead-, er; but a McDonald candidacy for the education post would be more than acceptable to a large group of hard-headed business men who were unyielding opponents for the Gover nor's chair. McDonald was in Raleigh Wednes- j day and he was pictured to your Ra leigh reporter as being torn between a natural ambition to try fov the highest educational post in the state and a strong personal disinclination to making the race in view of the long illness which followed Ms gubernatorial campaign of 1936. There is every reason to believe that the convention of the North Car olina Education Association, which opens here today, will definitely make up the McDonald mind on the matter of again entering the political: \Continued on Page Two) Scandinavian Defense Alliance Deemed Necessary Following End Of Finnish-Russo Conflict ICC Refuses To Re-Open Rate Case Reductions in South to North Freight kates Ordered Put Into Ef-i feet June 1; Is Import ant Southern Victory [ ■ — Washington, March 14.--(AP)— The interstate commerce commis sion refused today to re-open for rcargument its decision in tho long ■ougnt south to north freight rate case in which the south won an im portant victory. The commission also today order ed reductions put into effect -Tune 1. As in the original decision, the commission voted 5 to 4 against granting petitions filed by the north ern railroads and northern int^rven ors for reargument and rehearing. The report said that aftn- careful "onsidernticn of the evid0""^ the ICC found no reason warranting re hearing or reconsideration. , In its original decision the com mission ordered reductions in rates on 18 commodities from the south to the north to a basis approximating that within the north. The south to north rates on the commodities involved now are about 37 percent higher than the rates within the north. Commodities involved in the pro ceedings included stoves of all kind* various kinds nf ctone, cast iron und brass pipe fittings, fire hydrants, iron and brass valves, and soapstone ■ and talc. , Martial Law AtPWADam Oklahoma Governor's "States Rights War" Blocks Completion of Project Disncv, Ok la., March 14.—fAP)— Fifty - seven Oklahoma national guardsmen reached the Grand river ' dam site today, then turned around and went back to their mobilization point at Wagoner, leaving a handful of officers to carry on Governor Leon C. Phillips' "states rights war". After a conference with I. N. Towne. construction superintendent, Adj. Gen. Louis A. Ledbetter said it would not be necessary for the troops to remain at the dam site because "we aie getting splendid cooperation from nil officials here." Major H. B. Parris, commander of the guard company, arrived at the site of the $20,000,000 power and flood control project last night. He ordered Towne to stop all construc tion which would cause water of the river to back up in the reservoir. Phillips declared martial law to prevent completion of the dam be fore the Public Works Administration pays the state's $850,000 claim for damages to bridges and roads. Dies To Call Soviet Leader i 11 Washington, March 14.—(aP)— i Chairman Dies of the committee in- I < vestigating un-American activities!' announced today that "the head of | the Soviet military police in the I United States" would be called be- i fore the committee soon in an ox- ' pose he said would involve "people in government circles." Dies, just returned from a vaca tion visit to Miami, declined to name ■ the prospective witness or those who might be involved. I The chairman said a definite date for the hearing had not been set and that the committee had not determin ed whether the hearing would be open or closed. (x)swih&h FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Cloudy, rain in east and cen tral portions tonight and on coast Friday. Slightly colder tonight. What Reds Left of Finland The black portions of this map show what the Reds demanded from Fin land as the price of peace. Soviet gets the entire Carelian Isthmus, including Viipuri. Reds will lease the Island of Hanko. Petsamo in the north will be a duty free port for the Reds and Ribnii and Srctii- will belong to the Soviet. Railroad and territory near Kemiiarvi aiao gcea to Russia, which also takes over Lake Ladoga. President Of Finland Calls For Unity Sweden and Norway Declare Themselves Ready to Discuss Al liance ; Concerned Over Concessions To Russia Helsinki, M;irch 14.—(AP)—Presi dent Kyosti K;illio told Finland to d:iy her losing fight with Soviet Rus sia. otided by a crushing peace after 105 d;iys, had made «i Finnish Swedish-Norwegian defensive al liance inescapably necessary. The necessity of such an alliance, he said, lias "become evident dur ing this war," and added: "I dare to hope that the essentiality of a northern defensive alliance has become evident also to our neighbors during this war." Finland counted on new fortifica tions and a possible alliance, if need be, to save her from Czechoslovakia's fate. Extent Of Damage To Finland Shown President Kallio spoke in a broad cast address and he said to his peo ple they should not forget that Fin land still is independent and still possesses a powerful army. He expressed appreciation for American relief activities and said that "in this respect the work done by former President Hoover has been j of extreme value." As he spoke, all available trucks "rench Senate In Secret Session Paris, March 14.— (AP)— The senate voted unanimously this afternoon to go into immediate secret session to hear Premier Deladier explain his conduct of the war. The vote was taken after the premier himself, responding to clamorous press commeni oh ti.e Russian-Finnish peace and pres sure in parliament, offered to discuss with the senators both the war and the political situa tion. Rumania To Be Protected Germany Obtains Definite Pledge From Russia Regarding Balkan Country Berlin, March 14. —(AP)—Ger many, an unimpeachable although non-official source disclosed today, las obtained a definite pledge from Russia that Rumania will be spared, :ome what may, in southeast Eu •ope. This assurance, which probably ivill be publicly documented soon, las apparently enabled German dip lomacy in turn to make Rumania ncline toward a Russian-Rumanian ion-aggression pact. Negotiations are being conducted n the greatest secrecy but circum tantial evidence points to Berlin as me center where, to say the least, he subject is being aired. German, Russian and Rumanian sources, how :ver, say this capital is not the scene )f actual negotiations. Georgia Finds Evidence Of Terrorism Atlanta, March 14.—(AP)— Evi ier.ce before a coroner's jury of viderpread terrorism by nightriding loggers accused of numerous abduc ions, floggings and one death over i two-year period linked three :hurch-going county officers with (Continued oft Page Two J Russian Bombings Wrought Tremendous Havoc To Finnish In dustrial Cities, Rail Transport and. Fortifi cations By WADE WERNER Copenhagen, March 14.—(AP)— Now that me xiusisan-Finnish war is over, some of the most obvious reasons influencing the Finns in their decision to sign peace can be dis closed. While the hostilities continued, the censorship policy naturally dic I tated suppression ar minimizing of ; the damage done by the Soviet air raids to industries and transport vital to continuance of armed re sistancn. The havoc wrought bv 'ho bomb er- actually was tremendous. | Not a single «izcablc t'iwn in all i Finland escaped. • This was bad enough for the rivi ; bans, hundreds of whom worr» kill ! cd, while countless other? siw th"ir ' homes demolished, burned or badly j damaged. But damage to Ihp factories, and j railway trarr-uortation as well as | harbor facilities, was a mor» vital i factor in crinpling Finnish defense. Hanko and a number of other towns practically ceascd to exist, j Some railway junctions had liltl" | left but tracks and the movement of I troops from such points to the front was Cost difficult and dangerous I task. In Ihc midst of increasing trans (Continued on Page Seven) j were on me roaa to Degin me wonc ! of removing thousands of Finns from areas to be ceded to Russia. Looking ahead, Kallio declared "this nation must count on its own j strength and unity for the great re construction tasks but added "we I trust that those civilized nations (Continued on Page Seven) MoralEmbargo Against Reds To Continue Washington. March 14.— (AP)— With President Roosevelt indicating uneasiness over Finland's future the United Stales will continue to re gard Russia warily for some time. This became apparent today when t was learned from a reliable source i that the "moral embargoes" against i Russia would be maintained indefin itely re/?ardleKS of the Baltic peace. The President laid down the "moral embargo" on the shipment of j warplanes and parts to Russia early ; in December. This was later am plified by the state department to include materials going into the manufacture of airplanes. No move to lift any of these em bargoes will be made for some time, it was learned, because: 1—Officials are not sure that Rus sia will not again muve against a ; Finland weakened by the peace | treaty. 2 Nor arc they sure that Russia, (Continued on Page Two) Babson Says Utility Men Fear "Death Sentence" By ROGER W. BABSON, Copyright, 1910. Publishers Financial Bureau Winter Park, Fla., Vlarcn 14.— The S. E. C.'s recent move in ask ing several public utility holding companies to file their plans to com ply with the Holding Company Act may be just a warning ^hot. Eut whatever its purposes, its only ef I feet on the industry has been (1) a loss of S250.000.00n in security | values, (2) less ability to cooperate j on national defense, and (3) curb f ing new expansion that could pro | vide 100.000 jobs. The industry, j which has been slowly regaining I the confidence of investor*, has been plunged once more into a morass of uncertainty and confusion. In any industry that faces un certainty and change, investors al ways become over-excited. The present situation amon^ holding companies is an excellent illustra tion. In my opinion, tnc utility business is not on the way out—it ; is on the way back! Despite un ISettlement, I urge investors not to I unload good utility securities now. I They are already selling at distress | values. Remember, the recent S. E. i C. move was fully discounted five years ago when the Holding Com I pany Act was passed! | I'nscrambling The Scramble Hut investors are not the only one:; who are scared The utility men themselves are worried sick 1 over the thought of trying to un j scramble the nation's most compli j cated scramble. According to a 1 trict interpretation of the so-called I "death sentence", most of the larger | holding companies would have to : make radical changes in their ope (Continued on page two)
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