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.
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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
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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
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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!
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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