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ïtenîtersntt îBatlu Htspafrh ^tfFVTV-KIGHTH YEAR ;-";;;;;r;ir ù ,Ι|Ρ?"Λ Al'ER Ι'ί BUSHED IX THIS SKCTHιν OF NORTH CAIiOI.INA AND VIRGINIA * Henderson, n. c„ Saturday απεΠ^^Γ,,,^υ < ,iM, !~τττ—— ,,,VE (KXTS Man γ Italian Prisoners Taken γ******** ********** **************** Fire Sweeps__Salvation Army Lodge; Eigh t Dead English Dig Coal for Nazis Brtuitr' ; cut of Germany by a member of the International J;«.·<; Cross BTh! ι . ίι ;isc(i in England, this photo shows a group of British prisoners of var ready to go to work in a coal mine near their German prison camp. Man in light overaiia ai right is the German overseer. (Central I'rcssj Finance Group At Compromise Time toc Joint Finance Com mittee of General As sembly Expected to Complete Horse-Trad ing on Bill and Report Monday. n.iilv Iii«natoti Riirp.nl. In (ho Sir Wfilt-r 'Intel I5\ IIIMiV AVKHÏIX H · 1·■ ; ; Keh. ti. - It's compromise t.iw ■ · ι jouit f"mm ·· committee it thi ι. ; ι - m · ■ r : 11 Assembly. and be " '.vet ■ ι ι nul Monday afternoon there'· iv inn to bo much conferring :<nd discti mj* and, to apply a harsh i'.it ι ... > justified term, hor.-· trading. Whr-i r : over there will prob ably |. ·■„. committee with flying it -n't ■ ir bedraggled. colors a ■ ■ ι'■ mi plit of intangible.-- tax ■ UTipl ■ . , η local units and state ; nd .ι ι ii m I exemption trom ales tax ηντι · 'Mm· than liberal in its pi'"\ i>H ΙΠ Λ ·. now . land, the commit e!· i< i-i,ii..idcrcd its action divid i'K tlv- intangibles !)tl per cent to ■ocal mm .,ιkI ten to the state and '■as t.ι .ι π Miii' vote in which extreme «i-t.iMi· ι· 11 κ id exemptions w..· re gi-tcrert t the e\1ent ol overwhelm mRly n ;· ι 11iir the all-inclusive pro lJ" al ι : lit pre-1 ntati\e .lim Voglcr whiL'h v, ■ ' ii| t ii<c the sales tax oil any and all articles ol food tor home Consul! 11 ll St:imiii - ., ι ' tin- intangibl" matter could prob..b!y he worked "tit rather ea ilv on tin· 75-25 basis ubull ■ ι»·11·I n pre-.ent a la per cent K'tin I'·: ilu- |ι>.·;ι| unit- ovei the prc >t»t m ι m (ilv 1M,,n 'l'h, . ci'tion, how, x-. i ls| |)C ml^ed at in con nection v.-:tli the other revenue pro Ucint; iten , however, which means 'lift tlv· η,'i;c food exemptions which K('t ail ' tin final draft ol the re V'®H«e lull, the .-mailer per cent of "itangible the local lax units will get. Based ιiic 75-25 split, it is es 'imatcd th.it the state's revenue ^uuld (Inip ,,ine S25U.OOO under bud feet estimate There must be added I" this the S200,IU)H it is estimated be b t through tighter restric tion, 1)11 the >ale of "fortified' wines IhatV -ιline Stall,(100 which mu.-t w rc-couped somewhere if budget hgures are to be met in the final waft of the revenue bill. The idea n many quarters is to recapture thi s "ear-half million by making fewer ixeinptiuns on food items than the v"gler bill, or even the budget com mission's recommendations, provid cd. Which brings things around to the necessity f„r compromise and adjust ment all along the line of intangible· and exemptions. It isn't going to be Sl'eh an easy matter, eitlicr, in view 0 the widely divergent ideas ot many members and the obvious!* growing opposition to food exemp en I'age Four) Two Children Burn To Death At Hamstead I Wilmington, Feb. 8. — (AI')—Two 'childien were burned to death and I two others were injured, one ser iously. m a small frame house at ! Hamstead, I'ender county late yes ' terday. The house became a blazing inter no when a can of gasoline exploded. Vi\ :an, ô. aηΰ λι,ιί·, 11), daughters , of Mr. and Mr.-·. Allie Howard, were inj i.'ed latally. Their sister, Edna, 17, was badly burned and attendants at the Wil mington hospital said today she was 'not expected to live. I Anolhci . ister, Dorothy, J.M. also wa- burned, lier condition was de scribed as satisfactory at the hospi j tal. 25 Others Badly Hurt ïn blaze r ire, Originating In Koom WHere L-joining o»L Transients Was Be ing Deloused, Destroys Two-Story Hotel in Dallas, Tex. I > : 111 ; ι -. Te:·. Keb. (j — ( ΛI ' ) — 1 >·■;< t h toll in the lire that swept the Sal vation Army men's lodge and mis mod reached eight early today a.-. rcsc; " workers poked through the smoking ..heli ol the two-story hotel ■ in the heart of Dallas' business dis trict. None had been identified. Major Krne.st Pickering ol the Sal vati η Army said 2Γ> other men were badly burned or otherwise injured in the sudua,. roaring blaze origmat ing in a room where the clothing ol 57 tran-ient- was being delouscd. Witnesses said the scene was one of unspeakable horror. Λ few minute; after the fire broke "tit, one nude man, badlv burned, ran screaming t a garage a block ■ way and fell to the ground. The manager of the tilling station called an ambulance while an at tendant threw a blanket about the burned man who was crying for water. Anoth'T, . ·ο nude and burned so j that hi- flesh hung in tatters, stood I at the center of a street intersection I fContinued on Paee Two) Senate Action On Marketing Bill Delayed Daily Dispatch lîlircau. in the Sir Walter Hotel. By l.V.N'N XISBKT Raleigh, Feb. it. Although the Senate debated at some length the bill establishing a stale marketing I authority, at the request of several I members linal consideration of the ! measure \va. continued until Mon day. Like the "subversive activities" bill, which oceupied more than two I hours of the tiιi■ e in <'ie House of Représenta'earlier in the week and then pas.-ed without dissenting vote, the inarki ting authority meas ure was commended by everybody who had anything to >ay about if. Some point- were raised about the effect m actual operation of several (Continued on page two) Russian Commerce Policy Presents Ticklish Problem H\ < Il Mil.FS I· S I I \\ MÎT ( 'ci it ι .il I'i c. . i'i il il 11 m I ! Washington, > M. t'nrlr Sam's and .John Bull's intere t. ;m· sonic I what al odds relati\c to II,ι matter loi American exports to Russia—not ι only exports from tlit· I'nitcd States but also iroin the I Latin republics to nu <1111111 11 II···· Russia's f? vern lient bο i 11u ni a swt :hat we distinctly disapprove ni', our ï'ankee policy lias )cl η considerably i) restrict .shipments hither from our nvn ports: Latin \merican shipments )f course, are none 11 our business. Re cently. however, Knnn ho γ;ι1ΙλΡΙ* mure liberal th:in previously. For instance, a short time ago we re leased to the So\ iet outfit a sizable order of airplanes that Moscow had been clamoring for. And other stuff is moving quite freely. It isn't that wc like the commun ist regime any better than we did. but Comrade Stalin's game is to help China against the Japs, the Mus covites and Nippon being chronically ' unfriendly toward one another. Well, all aid to the Chinese suits ins admirably, because the more ol it they get. the more they'll pre-occupy I the mikado preventing him from bothering η . ,< undoubtedly lit· has :iii inclination lu cv. π lu· can ut·I the Asiatic· mamlaiidiT under .-.ubjee tion. Wo ourselve.· arc doing our best, short (il war. naturally, to as sist Chiang Kai slul. cause, and it stands tu reason that π right down uur alley to help Hi·.·.· κι to help him also. Parenthetically, there's a deal ol talk to the el feet that C intrude Sta lin, besides helping China against Japan, because lie hates the latter, ligures on communi/nig the Chinese presentfy. Howexer, it isn't a eer-. tainty that he tan do it. Chiang isn't a communist. Tie want.-- to lick .la pan and, ol course, i- glad of all the aid he can get, Irom whatever source, but he doesn't want hi- country to be coinmunized afterward and probably will resist it when the time comes. Anyway, that's a luture ο.nsideru tion. Stalling Japan I No, we don't want China to be 1 eommumzed, but at this minute's (juncture the main thing's to help Chiang, either directly or via Hus sia, or both, not lor China's sell alone but to stall oil the mikado from be coming a more active nuisance to Uncle Samuel. In itsell tins is alright with John Bull. Like us, it suits him to have a crimp thrown into/Nippon, as an axis nation. His diplomats have even 1 made some tentative overtures to (Continued on Pnge Two) J oser Stalin . J κ .. Actual Photos of British Blitz in Bare ι :*m*nv aww m — ι · ■ ·. m—ι 11 ·· ··■v.~.··.··.·— ·.. J. r-'-m,njw;.^■·· "»w:«* First photographs of the fall of Bardia to reach the United States, these picture.- show? Au.* u^ian? \>om barding the Italian port in Libya (top) and a British mechanized convoy bringing »i> supplies under Italian shellfire (lower) in preparation for the final assault. The British followed up the bombardment, by land, sea and air with a fierce infantry charge led by tanks and armored cars, some ;ί6,ϋϋ0 j ι r : ·■< ■ ι : r- were reported taken. (Cculrul l'icas} New Bills Introduced ! Fires Sweep Mt. Airy Two Fires, One in Bus iness District, Cause Damage Estimated at $165,000. Ml. Any. Υ ι. 8 ( Α ") Τ ■ ■ i'il'Cs. mil· 111 h 11 ■ ! 'rut ;i imsine ! h lock ;md dr.- ! ι < vd nine i ·ιι· in· I houses, ρ»used damage estimated by Fire C'h Η .1 S !! >lton al SIC.î.HO · early 'ι ni: : y Λ lu! ι,ice· ■ ' . ι 'hoir e, l\vn |ι · Γ ill)Ust·-. a I erl il·" lui' Ί!" w ■> ·';· l.-e and -e* π il sn ill lui iiv .-·· ·..>ιι < ■ were de.·.! roved ■·■ the l>u- κ il. trie) I Ί.ι/c. D'il c ι ' sed the -ριι : 11. !ι r j .··%·.·■ ten ι m .ι mw !>y l'u'uiy η II M open anrl Ihe IΙιι re-slorv st net ire ' v. i · I li » 'ded Bell· m ..aid a Ι· l'i le an I:··ι 11 ι · I ι j 11 s ι d « d le·.·, than ;·η hour ;»«·»«·; this ι ire « a d· ■ ■ >\ ered. pi ■ i· .1 >!■· e, 11114 nu ire than liai!" nf Ihe hu ■ ne^s area. Fi ιι ι r lu ιι 11 e 1 er Mini · : I (.ni ed damage e t.mated ;.t Slii.w ι tu Ihe S. I. S Λ Menu s I : · ι i:l 11 lu· ternima I and ni : ire ι · ι·. , 1 i n troin the center · 1 town. Ί ; ·< id i. ' lanned by a lira »· wind, made ti Ice and wind h.iinpei ed the :ne > - partment. Three Bills On Housing l)jil> Dispatch Hnrcati. In the Sir Waller Hotel. Kn i.v.nn nisbkt. Ralciyh. Feb. 'Dim bill- cm ering ;i gland totatl of 20 type-v. . ten sheet-- ol leu;·! cap, were mtio duced in ll.'ii 1 .nui Senate Frui-.y for the app . cut purpose ol pen π ting extension of the Federal gov eminent'. housing program into .lirai and national defense area Without attempting to go into a full analy 1 . you: reporter finds one to mean that in the future rountie ol more than (id.(100 population or groups contiguous counties cen taining that many inhabitants will be able to undertake for "low in come" farm groups, the same thing which cities are now authorized to do 111 the matter ol slum clearance and housing. Λ second would extend wide pow - (Continued on Page Two) U. S. Officials Called To Meet in Shanghai Shanghai. Keb. !(.— (Sunday) — (AIM—I'nited Stall's naval circles denied today a report printed in a Tokyo newspaper that Admiral Tliomes Hart, commander in eiiief of the I nit rd States Asiatic fleet, had rail ed a conference of American naval officials in the Far Kasl. Wv. Yuri;. Feb. 8. . ΛΙ · < ι ·, ι η ! ■ . · new·. : me 11 c.v. i in ! 1 ι l.i.v ;i œpw't that tfit·· etiiimiiiilfk'/ in ι. 11 ! < - i uf tin· United St. V Λ· !! "l ii.-id ι"· 11··· 1 ;i Sli.'ini'li.ii cnii·· I Hi·' ■ 11| An IIT : 1 . · 11 tiiiVS'l .-»! nui " ; (ii.cii:·. mt'ji.-'iiii.·.- tn ewpfi with deve-l • 'jiiiii'iiis" ansipiî from tile Fit : m II ■ rit »-1 ' 111 ti -1 Ί'!ι; 111; 11 m } χ-, ιι -ι- ncL>uli,i ■ 'Ills. l'Ilf Γι |)ι i| I . I pre 11 11 , ■ ■! ' Si I 'U :ι ι 1' I . I ' · · μι·'Λ ..|i,ijj··, .j the new · cal ne from "Shanghai dip !· ι .it ■ ■ t ι cli Alii:' iinjli Αιί " ι ': 11 Ti· ■· i.i· II· · : 1 : . · ··.■· ■ .. 111 ( i I · r Ill I · i ι. · !. .lid t' i,.·· ·. .· th·· eon!ι· ι I I ' III >1"! · Ί i lll.lt ( · ill 11 '.·! 1 >r · i'Ci , ■!! „·!.·«· Hi 111" I ' S vi.'i ,.·.· V-"i·: . ! Sli. innl . ν ι il .<1 th. t 11 1' : III ■ .. : ιι I ! ι· ■ 111 ■ . i · 11 !, ι ,ι ! tend "i ·ι c. i ι : · ■ •.ι t" ι ■ η t'· llir ..lUtll. " Ά ! III 'I'll'.111 ("I ell' lîl'l I ' 1 11 SI l.t M " ; ι · i; 1. d in rt· ! 11 i ι 1111 111 ι ι Ί : ι ;i , ι . *t ici ι I n't .·. ι ell ΊΊκιίΙ.ιΐκΙ ir.it ·· · I· renel: cnlnny : .'is ,i Jijpiiiie ■·■ ι ' I '. ;,lld .lit- IJ.. \ I!|« u ι ■ 111 ■ .· Hi ll ' ·■ ι t" I ul ; ire . I.. ; ι., η « ■ > Move · .··· pnι;;ι ·■ ·. tl.· Τ i;yo con • .1 111'· till' t < 1 · p ' 11 ( I' .III! Admirai Osumi Dies In Crash Tokyo. K> ij. u. —(AP)—Admiral I .lapanee supremo war coun cillor !l:.:■ been killed in the crash 1.1 a η:.\ ;il plant· in Kwangtung pr« \ nice. China. the navy minister ail nounecd today. Six other navaT officers, including one rear admiral, died in the crash. Th, officers were inspecting the Chinese war front and were en route from Canton to Hainan island when the crash occurred, the ministry said. ίOacdthQh FOR NORTH I'AROIVV Scattered clouds, continued cold tonirht and sundav. Shakeup Proposed Measure Would Re move Highway Patrol "From Politics"; New N. C. State Building. ι·'· · Μ. —(ΛΡ) Hiiis to I■ : ι· agriiuilturi· build < ' S' . ■ ( 'ι 11 lege iind ït > 1 1 igural pledge of Γ. .11 tu remove the • ' piil itics" land • i · · ·· · : .· huppers today. I\· ι ■ ' ' ' ■ '■···:· nl Rocking • i ' · .·■! ·.· :,.v patrol bill * . l i ■ i S- nalor .1 ohnson 1 artl til<· Sonate ι ι Τ- . ν ι ■ chairmen οΓ the "•■ο.- on roads. Id I'liiove the high iv ι·ιι' in;p}way safety di h vhiele blirea ι, the 11 ' ■■■■ >■ '. h ΊΙ burea ii and t he di ι ri'ii .ι di ν i- ion li'mi the • ι Ii ■; ι r 111 HT) t and i 11 (·■ irpi π at· ■ ι ι>··\·. dcf-ni: cut ni 11ilih Sei υ lui 1 '.a 11 ·■ it t an· oj Wake n - : " ni ii'rd I Ii·· ' ι; 11 call at; I'm' con ■11 Mr! ρ lit .«Γ a II n; · il ti i re oui I dit) β al Stale C'ulle^· I' v.niild provide for iv-nanee ut -S ! ail.lillO wort I. ol bond- liy the ",iti rι■ i , . tin WI'A tu ante an add ) · ■ ·:.ιi SI50.011». 'Die depa ι 11 ·· 11 ' ■ . motor veh icle> \\ i i,: Id ' ■· ;..l ' - ! b> a com . ι' .ι j ii ii ι. " : ι d I>>. the gov ern ι' I or 1 te: " it tar p]'\i ■, re o! the governor. The House passed the following In 11. I i 11 -1 ■ Ii, I ; 1 K0 ' r ; $ 1 Oil ,, 'ill' . ,|\ !■ 1 1er ill ,1 Ciumsr! ma\ ' ι 1 t . ι Way η. ■ r.-aity capital CclSPS. Hi i'iIm' : - : i K'7 ··· ) dace t h · ■ ρπ ι- <· cuting attorney of Kube^on county on a .-alary ba Hou-e txiil 201 1" rals# the mini (Continued on page two) TRAVIS INDORSED FOR SENATE POST Raleigh. Feb 8 -(ΛΠ The Hall lax County I)rmi«'!';iiic· executive ••l'ininittw has unauit .oijslv indorsed Ed L. Travis lor the vacancy in the St.ilc MT.ale created by the death of State Senator Τ \V. M. Long, of Halifax. Representative Everett of Halifax informed Governor Brough ton today. Tin governor ^aid tl\ t on Monday l.e would t t tiu date for the pecial tlei 1 : ι. British Note To Bulgaria Reported Britain, Keeping Eye on Balkans, Said To Have Warned Bul garia of Bombings if German Troops March Across the Country. <H' The Vss<iri;ili-d I'rfssi Si 1 Π'ΟηΊ·· ·.( Inrfcf l>>: !·<· . lit I ' ι I · ι.ni ι '111 '|| the inIΙου Ι,ιΐι.ν Hi llOtlgli'i Ί 'il I ifllS'l: - ''Ι··' il M ι π m'· rci wlub iiothcr rep rt said the 1 îr11 ;■. . I:"f|.i:nfi ;ui eye on the Balk i·!.·. i ! : trt »·. a mod Bulgaria she vvnuifi be lioi ;icd il Germa® Irmip- ur · ; ■·. it I··'! 111 march across Bulgaiia le aid Italy in Greece. The capture < >1 η .any new in. .·. "■ " reirt at had been cut nfl »·ι.ι· ··' Bengasi was reported by lint ι ί. i!'-ark|i artei'l· in Cairo. Operati n v. · re "proceeding ^atislactonl;.. headquarters anm m need. The report on the warning 1 ·> Β ■ ·. ι r i ; ι originated in diplomatic <i n.' London. Feb. S.— (AIM—\ti tlioritative foreign office cire';·*, said there «as "no confirmation" ill' London of Istanbul report . that Britain had delivered a warn ing to Bulgaria concerning pas sage ol German troops through the country. eiv. in Istanbul. Turkey, but w > without official confirmation. The.-e sources said Britain had delivered η formal note t· the Bulgarian foreign office t ! ; a t mu'.i military pénétrai. ni with the am. o! helping the Italians m Greece would be met with British aerial action against railway.- and con miinications. The Greeks were reported t«»ri.«y to have hurled back two fascist counter attacks in the central sector oi the Albanian front. inflict, ng ■heavy losses η the Italians in the an c area where three days ago ; - cist tank and armored car assault. failed. Dispatches from the front -aid ti.' Italian- were trying desperately t·· relieve the pressure on their line .it that point and that piles of dr id we r left on the battlefield. Tin· la-t ol the fascist garrison ..s IVnga.-i ..a- reported "surrendering : largo numbers" after a furi>>il.· a.-s.i It v. :th tanks failed to break Briti-h trap along th,< coastal . art .il ιί ι ri-:ι1 ,-outh ol the piirt. Ti ι· B' H: h command did not osti ί:·ϊιϊ'· ' ■ our 1 " ■ ni captives taken, but pre reporV- put the Bengasi garri.-'in '.îâ.iino troops. Tin c-ntaiaing - iccess of the Brit ish Afru'..n ·.' .upaign wa- belie\-cd by soi ' : t have cue>urag ed tb<■ F t · ' gnvernt .ont at Virh.v in π - isling t >»·πι an de cands fi»r won· ,ίι'Ι \ ,· . >!!..i.'.rat·· η periiap. involving u.-e of Uie naval base at IV. -rte .11 Fi· ! Tunisia. The Vicl-y government tuadtt pub ! r a plmigf . l'un· il M i·- " c Wry g.oiil. lOiiiiii.uicji'l' ol !·'· em ii ii"i th (Continued on Page Two) Changes Would Liberalize Compensation Dany Dispauli ftiirt-aii. In thr *ϊγ Wiiipr Mulct, liv I.VNN NISRKT. ! *. 111 · ι u 1. I'Vb. 8. TÉHS benefit- to Ik <i«■ ι ι\ ι■<I mder the unemplnynf-nt c i itniwii>;i!ion setup will be subs'an ti.tllv libci .ibzcd it lulls introduced iiuullaiu'iiu.-ly in both branche- of the ιΐ.-Μ'π bl\ yeMerday Iji'cun r ! e.v. \'o ' pp"s'tn>n to their enactment ι.· expected. At present linns employing If . th;m eight persons are not rec(unrd to participate in the act; minimum benefit which may be derived under the present law is SI.SO a week, and there must be a a waiting time ol two w eeks alter application be lore the first benefit payments are avail able. I'nder provisions ol amendments now pending the number of em ployees necessitating compliance is reduced to live, minimum benefits fixed al $3.00. and the waiting time cut to one week instead of two. Other emendments have to do with the me chanics of operating the law. and to (Contint led "ii I'age Two)
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