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New Deal Endangered Stewart Says Extend ed War Would Spell Doom of New Deal Social Economy. E> CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Columnist Washington. April 3-- Wlu.t shapes the New Deal will be in wh n the war'.-- over is quite a problem. There's no naubt that the e.mntry's military act-vities have thrown a serious c. imp into the economic program that the New Dealers we: • .corking on at the time the world con flict invoked the United Stales. Tne present emergency laturally has taken the public’s maid from the subn et of ;he civilian classi fication of reforms hat it's been hav : n (T niyv . t -li ■ t, i it Francis Biddle fo,. the !ast nino „■ ten years and it's a question whelh er that kind can be re-pnpulari/ed later on. The nature of tin widespread reac tion to Attorney General Francis Biddle’s warning to the nation, not to lorget the necessities of a "nor malcy" to come, hasn't sounded very promising from the New Deal stand point. Francis' thesis was that the fu ture's peacetime needs can perfectly well be provided for in wartime, simultaneously with today's, of a : defensive and offensive character.! Let's consider 'em both together, j he urged. If there'd been a general indorse ment of this proposition, it would j have been New Doalerish enough. Instead, though, the immediate re sponse, from a considerable num ber of sources, was to the effect that the attorney general was "Riddling," while, not only Rome, but every either place un earth, is burning up. That expression (Biddiing) made an instant hit. If War Ends Soon if the1 war ends pretty soon, we doubtless will have the New Deal complex still in our systems and it probably will reassert itself. If the strife strings out indefi nitely, however, I’d surmise that the New Deal's philosophy ultimately will play itself out. most of its agencies will be abolished, as a ter mination of several of ’em is being sought already, and some sort of new system will evolve itself for the ultimate, by-and-by. We’ll have, of course, a fearfully paint.ii r adjik r.. — \*vi'Ii all our troops turned loose, our war indu trie-, getting back unto a new bask and chan- endeav oring to transtorm iiseif into order. It would be a mean situation tor awhile, indeed, it it developed as speediy as tomorrow. The theory is that every thing's fairly starving to death for vvork I ers in every line. The government, ! particul rly, -imply can't get com I potent men enough to go around. 1 It's registering, for civ ilinn employ ment, those who aren’t eligible for our armed services—too old or de crepit os something. Uncle Sam's going to draft women to meet re quirements. Gosh, but there's a shortage! Yet right in Washington, where the clamor for volunteers is loud est, it's no cinch for a job appli cant to get himself selected, unless he has political pull. I’ve known 'em (thoroughly efficient, trust worthy guys) to put in days and days, seeking hearings from the very departments . nd agencies that are howling most vociferously for 'em No Women Over 35. As loi girls, they’re acceptable up to nb ..it 30 years old, or, at most 35. Above the latter figure—n. g. Well, I'm acquainted with women of 50. who can run a typewriter as well as a gal of 18 A rd out in the sticks? What about all those unemployed salesmen we've got? Salesmen's jobs have gone flooey, wholesale. A salesman is a super fluity if he hasn't anything to sell, especially like a bird who's been selling tires and other automotive supplies. It doesn’t require much salesmanship to sell what there's already a famine of. Not many of those displaced salesmen : re train ed to some job at a bench, but they can be educated to :t, even jf ton old In tote a gun. It gets back to the issue of the New Deal, in the long run. Is it "Riddling" to take that into account? The New Deal had the hard luck to run into world war. Assuming that it's a short war, too short for the New Deal to be permanently queered by, m vbe the New Deal will survive. If the war’s going to be prolonged, then what? At its end a New Deal will be urgent ly demanded, but will there be any surviving New Deal? If not, what? Oil Company Subsidiary Blacklisted Washington, April 3—(AP)—Adolf A. Belle, Jr., assistant secretary u State, testified before the Sena! ■ defense investigating committee to day that Standard Oil Company (New Jers.y) refused to stop selling avia tion gasoline to German and Italian air lints in South America until its Brazilian subsidiary was placed un the “black list." Berio said “in fairness to Stand ard Oil” that the company had co operated wholeheartedly with the State department since then. Senator Mead, Democrat, New York, declared it was "regrettable” that the department “had to use sc much force" to bring about coopera tion. He saiil Belle’s testimony did not bear out the sentiment expressed ly Standard Oil officials who hut; ppeared before the committee. The black list is a listing of bodi less firms prepared by the State de partment with which trading by United States firms is forbidden on grounds those blacklisted have nad dealings with enemy powers. Earlier, a Commerce department ifficial testified that the oil com pany had provided the fuel supply for a German-Italian air line which erved as a means of delivering axis propaganda and spies to this hemis phere and returning valuable cont nodities to axis countries. "H" " ' "" State Has Most Cash Ever— And Thereby Hangs A Tale Daily Dispatch Bureau. In the Sir Walter Hotel. Bv BOB THOMPSON Raleigh, April 3— The State of j North Carolina h..s n.ore ca-:. money ; in the bank than ever before in its history State Treasurei Charles M Johnson' books show total deposits of $55,867,034 78 in 196 North Caro lina banks. The truth of the matter i.- that Johnson ha more money to depos.t than the banks want to take. In the first place they have to secure every dollar of it with either United St '.<s or North Carolina bonds, winch is not always convenient. In the second they just don't need that much cash right now. But till of them are talc ing whatever Johnson ask- them to take. “Well," said one banker to whom Johnson telephoned about taking s ime more Stale deposits, "have we got to take it?” "You darn right." - id the treasur er. “You r member back yonder when you wanted it, don't you.’ Well, 1 want some place to put it now. Go on ca ul get th sc bonds for se curity.” lilt" I'M Llll_ OUllf h UI1" precedented supply of cash is two fold. Last month's collection of in come tax was by far the highest in history. The other reason is that tire State's highway funds are being -pent most carefully now. The in come is rapidly dwinding and the highway money on hand, about $24. 000.000, has got to be stretched over many a mile and month. The relationship between the State treasurer's office and the banks of North Carolina is as good if not bet ter than in any state in the union. One reason is that each has been able to lit Ip the other without jeo p rdizing either public or private funds. Years ago it was the State’s custom to deposit State funds in only four or five of the larger banks in the state which were designated as state depositories. They did not add to the safety of the State's funds, or has not added to it since the law requiring the deposit of federal or State bonds as security was passed. But it did make the State treasur er's bookkeeping a lot simpler. But now any bank in good condition can become a designated depository. In some instances the designation is helpful. Many a small town bank and several Negro banks have asked for State deposits, put up their se curity and got the money. "They have just as much right to whatever they can handle as the big banks have," said Johnson. There have been two instances ot perfect team work between the State treasury and the banks of North Carolina. The first resulted from bad times, the second from good. After the State budget had got all out of balkrrce during the depres sion. the State was forced to borrow $12,000,000 on six percent notes which is five times what it has to pay for money today. Eight of the twelve million notes were held in New York, the rest in North Carolina banks. When things got a IlTTTe belter the treasurer calhd in the North Caro lina bankers and asked a favor. If they would agree to renew and cut the interest rate from six to five percent, he thought he might be able to pull the same thing in New York. Without exception the North Caro lina bankers agreed. Johnson went ■ i New York and using the North Carolina bankers' confidence as his No. 1 argument to put over the same thing in New York. The State's financial condition continued to improve. Not long after the first cut, the treasurer called the State's Tar Heel creditors back into conference. They began to buy up these North Carolina notes. When he went back to New York to put over another reduction of interest, the picture was different. "You fellows were a great service to us when we needed it." said Johnson to the New Yorkers, "and if you want to keep these notes we'll i j. glad to let you have them. But | you've got to cut the interest rate ;o four percent.” "What do you mean we've got to?” asked one. "If you don’t we’Ii pay them off.” "Where will you get the money:’' "1 don't know as how that con cerns you, but 1 don’t mind telling you that the North Carolina banks, which now have more of these notes than you do, are ready to take them all and at four percent,” said John son. So tlie New Yorkers agreed. The final act came when the State was back in good shape. Time came to sell an issue of bonds the legislature had authorized. The var hi- New York and other big league banks and syndicates entered their bids. The only ciuestion in their mind was winch one ol liiein would get it. .Nolle ol them did. The best uio. ol all came limn a syndicate ot N a 111 C arolina uanks and bond deal e. . a ho ug ecu to lend the .Slate ot North Carolina several millions at what uas then probably the lowest rate at which any state had evi r borrowed money, ine Tar lleels not only got that issue but they were low on another issue later. The result was to give the StuU's I credit an invaluable boost. "Look what the people down there think about the State," said the big bond i buyers to e..ch other. The price ot North Carolina securities immediate | ly rose and any of the buyers who wanted to sell were able to do so -almost immediately and ul a good pro lit. Both North Carolina and North Carolina banks were on the winning -ide. And that', one reason why the State treasurer is willing to go to a little extra trouble to scatter his deposits around the state, and why the banks, even though they don't want the money, are willing to put up the bonds and tak State deposits when Johnson calls up to say he has a lot of cash on hand which he wants to salt safely away. AROUND CAPITOL SQUARE By BOB THOMPSON Daily Dispatch Bureau In The Sir Walter Hotel—Raleigh DOUBLY DUMB—The Paul Dog- I gett. of Forest City, through whom Commissioner Max Watson made his unorthodox sale of automobile parts i to the State for the use of the high- I way commission, was the same Paul ! Doggett who some years ago was convicted in United States court tor ] irregularities in his dealings with | the WPA. In other words, one of the parties to the deal which is now under in- j vestigation already had a criminal record in his dialings with govern- j mental agencies. Though the cases j have no connection whatsoever, the | Doggett record adds to the odor of the Watson-to-Doggett-to-State deal, j Highway Chairman Ben Prince ; and the great majority of people who know Commissioner Watson do not ! believe that he was guilty of an in tentional [impropriety. But Prince and Watson's other friends thought his camouflaged transaction with the State, at best, a “dumb” thing to do. Since they learned that his colleague in the unorthodox deal was a man who already had been investigated and convicted of irregularities, they have decided that the most charitable description of Watson's actions to be ! found is “doubly dumb.” RECAPITULATION—Paul Dog gett and his father, B. B. Doggett, were the Doggett Motor Company principals. They are the ones who pleaded “nolo contendere” to the fed eral charges and, when tried in United States court, were fined $750, ! each. They are the ones Commission er Max Watson bought out when he started his Watson Motor Company. And. when Max Watson decided to liquidate his own automobile busi ness, it was Paul Doggett to whom he sold his stock of parts, valued at between four and five thousand dollars. But Paul couldn't handle that much. So Watson arranged for the State to buy the cream of the crop from Doggett at the same price Watson charged Doggett. Highway employes of the Ninth district, who worked under Ninth District High way Commissioner Watson, went 4o Automobile Dealer Watson and got the parts they needed. Moreover, the?/ got them at a good price. But the record shows that the sale \va< m^ido to .the State by Doggett who, in the opirlion ol' Prince, never handled the parts. Later Doggett and Watson arranged their private trans action for the remainder of the parts. The deal not only was camouflaged but, in all probability, messed up with a lot of hocus pocus that was no more necessary than it was desir able. The attorney general has ruled that the division of purchase and , contract can buy highway supplies from a recognized dealer at an es tablished price, even though the dealer be a member of the commis- j sion. Prince believes that if Watson had brought the matter to the atten tion of the board of awards and, if \ necessary, the attorney general, thn i whole thing would have been handled : legally, openly and above board. In stead it was handled in a wiry that ; has all of Watson's friends here I slightly sick at the stomach. EXPENSES—Many a State offi cial, who has to do some entertainin g in connection with his job—and prac tically all of them do—will sympath • ■ -' • ' l ./. . 1 f. ' party a: the open.Ti,; o: the Eliz.abe”i City blimp base eail.er this week. 'Ihe Navy had . ithorized an expen diture ot 11’1 to! the i.eeption. The invitations, uiuhe. cust more than halt that much. The whole affair I went into set ion- money, even lor an admiral, thought .: was not too ela borate. The next tune you hear any body talking about the "lavish” ^\ [p.nse accounts allowed ledeial or North Carolina St ite en p’oycs the proper reply i "baloney.” Suppose a State official, in connec tion with his job, is trying to in'ei esl some outsider in moving his m dustry to North Carolimi. or giving North Carolina some good publicity, or investing in North Carolina securi ties. or any one ol a doz n things various State oil cial: are supposed to do. Say they have dinner together. I the State oit-ciui. who probably didn’t want those drinks in the first place and wishes lie were back in Kal.igh with he bedroom slippers on. supposed to let the other man pay the cheek: Ol in.use not. B.t* the State doesn't allow that official a cent lor entertainment when no turns in his expense account. As u matt r <! tact, il thi on-mess is be ing carried on out ol the state, say ill New York lor in-lance, all the State allows m the way ul e xpenses jv $(> a day. Try laying ,n a Now York hotel on that and set1 how much you have lelt when it cunie: ya . i tim to grab a check. "CHIEF" GIU_In many -tales there i- marked antipathy between the police and the parole uliicuPs. 'rhere lias be n a time when that was true in North Carolina. That i- the 1 reason that Parole Commissioner Edwin Gill was so pleased when Ka leigh’s Chiel of Police J. Winder Bryant made him chief of the city’s auxiliary police the other day. MOBILIZATION PLAN MAY BE DISCLOSED AT APRIL 7 RALLY Pittsburgh, April :i.— (AIM In formed labor circles predicted tudav President Kouscvelt has chosen tli" April 7, AFL-CIO joint labor rol.v here as the setting for disclosure ■ his program tor total war mobiliza tion of the nations manpower. They pointed as one indication, to j the selection of Paul McNutt, Social Security Commissioner, as principa speaker. McNutt has been mentioned most prominently as the man likely to be named director of th mobiliza tion program, a post described as • somewhat similar in relation to man power as Donald Nelson’s is to in dustry. William Green, president of the AFL. and Philip Murray, CIO head, also will address the meeting, which also might develop into a truce movement—at least for the war’s duration—in labor’s divided house. Washington, April 3.— (AP)— A 14-point plan to mobilize men and women for work in war industries, including Government power to transfer workers lorn one factory to another, was laid before the Sen ate Labor Committee yesterday by Sidney Hillman, labor director of the War Production Board who said 9. 000,000 more war workers would be needed this year. USED AUTO PRICES MAY BE LIMITED Cleveland, April 3.—(AP)—Price ceiling probably will be placed upon used automobiles within a week or two, a price administration official declared toeiay. Cyrus McCormick, III, chief of the OPA's automobile and truck section, told a conference of automobile deal plan, i ir 'Ii i -h tig or, a (d tar price no. re ••• i'.g ■ keel nut at Wfi'hington "There i n. ,.te n-.ri that ration ing v.il be extended t . used cars .tcCorrna a: »-i ted dwing a qae tion period t'o’.l ...xrm ihe confer ence. THREE RAl.EIGHITES KILLED IN ACCIDENT VValtei l.oi. .. s r .\p,n 3—t ,\P) ; An a ittui ob. !i ■; • el: crash on i highway n< hen Wednesday night r c-uited .1: tt i ill Mi of three Ra ff. C.. pet and riou in j jury to a in li t! Ti ■■ ■ 1 cii Mi* Margit t ('av. tin ii.. . .. •(., tii J A ('m’ei. . m. i .1 M Gaddis. 37 Gad d' died in , ; . pital here ah ■ jt tom ■.* ar xli : aceident ; it* women u t i 11 instantly. \l i f nd • occupant oj p i itomobiJc v. a fu riously injured COMMISSIONERS TO MEET NEXT MONDAY Rou,i> ■ . nes v ill , i • me agent! . ii the Vrante i,- ud : County ( * j iner • ..• then montnlv . ■ ■ eg \I* nday. C'limi ,aan s ; , | aid today. Al though eon,: uise peixoiint'l. along with most ot * : act iv it ip n tin , will oil-. : ... the day a a ft iliday for Easter Monday, tin* con n i sinner will meet n keeping * .t1 the lav which fix, tile In,I Monday fn view oi tin* holiday. 1. ' ;t expect! d that the Sot m ,*.. rather bi i : Sof tballers To Gather At City Hall All managers oi oUbi.il U tlu* 1 ii t*inc?i-sponx« red >!*■. •»ue and those interc.-tcd . are requested to meet at tht • *;• | tonight iit 8 o’clock l'or a di < -. ol the future ol the circuit v. ho would rare to enter a t* 1 the circuit are especially iv .o-l ' ittend i __ BLUE DEVIL NETTERS TO MEET N. C. STATE Durham. April 3.—Duke' tennis team will be making it start of the current srason . Hh.e Deviis take on X C S' •< ; nettei- on the Duke courts c fte m i at it >'cl ck The Wolf pack will be t . venge for last year's 9-0 i cl." handed them by Coach H rry t i man'- proteges when State .wad: | tin Duke stronghold in the :. I meeting between the two s-h • Latei • ■ he f son, the Bine I)e re again vietoious .ittoi tr..vc a t.i Raleigh to meet Slate.- netn-en n: I tht ir w:i backyard. The opposite to humanity cruelty. i Amazing, My Dear Watson, No Flaws in Brookside Milk! • ! ? ■. i 1 You’re absolutely right, Mr. Sherlock Holmes! Brockside milk is perfect! Lab oratory experts have already inspected it to make sure that there are no impurities. I Our ice-cream and other good Brookside products have passed the test too! Ycu see, we feel that nothing is too good for ; our customers. We make a constant effort to keep abreast of new dairy equipment and research; and we’re going to keep right on giving you the best in dairy pro ducts! Brookside Dairy Farm Phone 430-J NOTICE TO MILK CUSTOMERS! WE HILL DISCONTINUE SUNDAY DELIVERY OF MILK EFFECTIVE SUNDAY, APRIL 5 Starting SATl'RDAY, APRIL 4, we will double up on our de livery by leaving our customers their supply of milk on Satur day for both Saturday and Sunday, thereby, eliminating the necessity for the Sunday delivery. M'e find this action necessary in order to conserve our deliv ery equipment for future service and ask the cooperation of our customers to this end. Southern Ice Cream Co. PHONE 422 Specials for Saturday SANITARY MARKET Free Delivery Phones 31 and 32 FRESH DRESSED Barred Rock FRYERS lb. 2Jf BRANDED STEER Tender Chuck ROAST lb. 27c BRANDED STEER Round ROAST lb. 32c Loin End Pork CHOPS lb. 27c THEN SLICED Breakfast BACON lb. 30c Fresh Dressed FAT HENS lb. 25c SWIFT’S PREMIUM —AND— BLACKHAWK HAMS —AT— LOW PRICES! THIS STORE WILL BE CLOSED ALL DVY EASTER MONDAY. APRIL UTIL B i j? Parade Of EASTER VALUES! CRESTVIEW FRESH EGGS do/. 30 c Paas dye 3^ 25c Cocoanut Rajah ™LB' 13c /'ll MILD a*7 tneese AMERICAN lb £ / C ENRICHED—DATED H/f 1T> 1 LARGE 1 1 2 I.B. -a f Marvel oread loaf lie /» Ain 1 MILD AND MELLOW O LB OU tlOCK COFFEE J BAG JjiJC WITH EXCEPTIONS HEINZ SOUPS 2 ™ 25c WHITE SAIL j SOAP FLAKES 2 ' -- 25c Av V PAGE SALAD DRESSING — 21c PRODUCE M W GREEN ! Cabbage VITAMINS Bl. C LB. 2c | l VRGE SIZE Lemons vitamin c do/. 20 c TENDER CRISP Carrots VITAMINS a. Bl. C BENCH 5c FRESH Pineapple vitamins bl c each 17c | V1 FLOW i Squash VITAMIN A 2 LBS. 25c I Ml ! Bl Nl 1ILS 8 Ce!ery vitamin c 2 f°r loc e N! V. Ri D BLISS £ Potatoes vitamins m e 4 lbs. 22c | GOLDEN RIPE | Bananas v>™™a- bi c 2 <•»*• 1 be # MEATS 1 SI NNYI II I D ( l RED | Hamsha,forw|iolelb-33c I SI NN'YFIELD SLICED S BACON, lb. 37c | Fryers tome killed lb. 27c -BY THE PIECE Legs or Breast lb. 49c Wings. lb. 29c Backs lb. 17c ! SI PER RITE CHUCK ROAST, lb. 29c m « « Pan Trout .... lb. 17c H I \ H Butter Fish lb. 12£c j Jl Jl M A a Flounder.lb. 21c
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