Hexxitersnxt Uatlxj Dfspatdi
THIRTY-THIRD YEAR 'To^'i'/Vm-s1' HENDERSON, N. C., WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY li»Hi I'IVE CENTS COPY
PhoneUnion
To Bargain
With AT&T
Federation Given
Fewer To Order
National Walkout
Memphis. Fell. !0.— ( M’l—
11., - Nation's telephone workers
looked loda.v toward an early
, ,sumption of bai Kainini; eon
1.. , , n, , s after a mill'; their
I, ulers yvith the power to order
it industry-wide strik" if their
v, a e and hour demands are not
lied.
\'..tarn il Fedei oi I e!e
Wotkory, repre ntin - >.<i 1 1
. , . 1,• n ' . mploye . <" ■ -, it
, 1,\o board t , rail v a! k >ul
11. ■.'(■.• it cou-ddor.- propel
. n!i Ik’llll.'. pi v. i> h at id tile
.Tit 1 annmme - I
■We will eontiieie liai a;.bum; witii
, , •, I, - ;| ,;,n v all l all el 1 - a i - Will . k
, In sett!e the di. pate
,i; vhih , 1 li A ‘ h li poll. See. 1 -
.. |.| !.. 1:nu I ,ev. 1 • Sehwel ;en:> iei:
hall been a-. Ui ed by Men lie
. • Federal coned ;a l mu would tie
„ , 1 before a strike 1 ordered.
; XFTW represents lneal and
distance opciaturs. maintenance
. ■: an.I manufacturin': and re
al employes "1 tiv' last Amer
l ek plv ne X- Telecraph Sy
Feien demands arc for a sin a
\ rk watte increase, a tia cent liour
.minium and a return to tlic 1 1
week. Beirne inferred, in 'W
, . a, that the minimum '.'.'a i< -
11 I mijtht be imm mi" ed m in
.ill el' recent sett lamer,I.- 111 a,
in an I steel miiustne.
. d tecs by the A TXT t • : 1 a,
■ iee of all operator.- s.', .1 u ,a:
1 a a | di tyv 1.- m S:i to s'i : 1
reported
Pope States God
Is Key To Unity
.iibii, rVu. _ i Pope
XII told the assembly of (ar
ms today that "it is the church
hieh rises today in this torn world
a signal because without Goii
• ie i an not be among men real
i.'iity."
Ihe Pope broadcast from Vatican
(Vi was recorded in Loudon by The
V-"dateci Press.
Speaking in the Vatican's high
■ eiiod liall i f ni: ny benedietion
e Pope commented on "this pom
i 11 i in w hit’ll hunger is .-.. pre
i he address broadcast in It.ilum
!|. iii* \'at lean Radio. Iie:.an at 12 2:
LSI' aftei the Pope had placed
i i !ta mi t!ie head <a 2:1 nt tile
V newly named Cardinals created
.a Monday's secret consistory.
V it lean City. Led. 20. ( Al’t
* n'y nine new pril e - '■! hi"
-n Catholic Ci irah will ceerrc
' * 1 lirt insignia *! o! t ice f n>’;i
I : 'I ■ Pins XII ti>i lay. .Pier a : le! i
i' '■ p ait i IT is expccli l to lip ibc.i~!
a lor prnni linet ment mi eharcii
■ .e\ in world affairs.
C stomarily, after placing the
'i iaro, three-ridged arid birett i
i mi liic head nl each new cardinal.
II ■■ Pope mmlev wmild culogi/." tii<■
' :e. ol the ' ewlv elected i iem
' i "f tin sacred cnllcgc. However.
' at attaches .- on he \sas ..n
' ' i He. I with state ■ ■! the po.-i-War
"]■1 <I that he intenm'd t u-e the
isii ii for a broad purpose.
WEATHER
Ktli NORTH CAROI.IN \
Fair and mild tills, afternoon,
i l iner tonight. Thursday, partli
rlcuil\ and cool. becoming
warmer in afternoon. I.ighl
fnc/.c in west and central por
tions tonight.
<). M \X G.AKBNi.U
Keep Atom
Bomb Facts,
Solons Sa\
*
Byrn.s’ Statement
Brings New Cries
For Safe-Guards
WushiiuUnn. Fob. 1 - ’ 1 Bre
st, ranee th;ii. > know ho vs
,"t"ioie bomb )>:•:>.iii«-l>!i . 'M on- a!
exclusive I'll : M Slat" " ■' '
brought a renewed Capitol Hill er>
today ot "yuard il well.'
In the wake of Canadian disclos
ures of arrests to break up a birei.ua
mv rin‘.. the coiutressioitai reaalion
to'Byrnes' statement was a mixture
el' rebel and admonition to make j
sure it can't happen here.
Typical of that reaction wore 1
the. e comments:
Preserve Secret.
Chairman May ( !>--Ky of the I
House Militarv Committee 1 oiilv ,
hope that lit is correct. We should
|,;v-e; m I he sterol of the atom bomb
until positive1' a un d ot ar. cltoi- -
live United Nation agreement not
to i sc i! for wai
('haii'man Carl o. ■ m 1 ! >-Ga .) |
hoiii.c Naval Con. ittec ' i am
•„lad vve -till keep it."
Privately a number "I law-maker.,
till ox pro -sod a de . more
complete pic'uiv ot til- Canadiai
im e- 11 s.tioii am i it- po.- sibd el -
fe< i here and loi n ore detail ■ .
t Ik iiuation which i >y rn
led he knew about a. Ion . a o a
la.- t Nov ember.
Market Takes
Ancther Slide
X, Vo, ,. Few To. ' AP H-v -
tal steels motors, . bbi 1
extended their doeiine in ‘no -1 11
n ariu-i today by iraet.on.- : m :v
than five points.
Ch i y- ler. alter ro.- i.-t I:
tud .'--it. finally i- im-d th.- -en
, . d slide i )thei i ' - neut on tin
m| J -.do Bethlfb.": . V -I 1.U
town Sheet, U S. Kubbi r. G« o b •
DuPont, and Aim i icon "I’eloi-i.one
Quick Confirmation
Of Gardner Forecast
Former Governor
Of State Named
To Treasury Post
Washington, I cb. 10—(AIM —
Irit*lifts of O. Max Gardner,
Washington attorney named l n
derseeiftai y of the Treasure hy
President Truman, predicted
todav he will he confirmed
w iihout controversy.
G.irdnr*r was governor of
v<» th ( ,»rn!?)ia fro?n IM * I to
IfF"T an t ( hainuan George (B
Ca.» told reporters lr» was
“glut to *ee i man of that cali
bre apnointc* to this important
pi.
1 ft ' * nominated
Gardnu to sun—d Wani** Bell,
who resi!*n*»d fast vr«r to be
come pre Hen* H the American
Seenritv end Trust Co.
G trdn r now is chairman of
the advisory committee of I lie
Office of War Mohiiizalion and
I* (( in ci sion.
By ' 1
' ' ‘ iii” «■!;}> 1 uili:;(• 111 ' ‘ i! »n«nablc
G • erserreef
‘ “ Mca-iiry i- an eyed lent one."
"Mr. Cardin r made an "it-tand-1
bug and highly capable governor!
of the Slate of XoiMi Can lina and!
he is equipped to perform any re- |
-ponsible ollici.d duties that may i
• t d : ; ■ . ti 1 : i a - an intense
it . ire to render public service."
I congratulate the President on |
tins appointment.”
\ otc Slated
OiiTruman's
Homes* Plan
\Y ,•••• Feb '111 AIM The!
(ini' ’ t':1 i. putt mg * ! Omi.oOO.oOO |
iedet i ' ■: '! behind President
' ' >P Or ■ : >- ,
day in the i in -e P.anking commit
11 c.
The e mmittec agreed to interrupt :
its fine ' i i: o o! Chester Bow Ic
on eontienati'n n! t>ri■ • control and i
turned its attention to legislation i
intern ed t p ■ ide an tnpri'co
ined number T odw iiomcs for
war wtcrans in the i:i"d two years, j
1! must deride \\ lietlier to writ" |
i Io the bill i j>r. r: ion n ■ a k 1 ,
OHO.000,onn increase in the Fed
eral Hi ising Administration'; an- j
thori/.iti n to insure ian.-mg inert- ;
g; ges. and also whether the govern-j
ro'. - Mr Tr man - •< to pni- ‘
i.ie $60(t.O«l'.OOil f r subsidy p.ay
ments to bring out larger pr nhie
tion in seae e building materials.
Meatiwliilc. Chain tan Spence.
(D-Ky ) tclegr Carl He rv Ford II
in it i11g him to p'.iear |aTs. n.a11 y
boll re the rommittiT to give 11is
■ idr I 1 Ford Motor t'1 r puiy > ar
gi ments again-1 ( »P.\ on automobile
price ceilings.
Y' h :ug Foi a I c : i . i u! c.. I iy in
to the prici c > m t to I picture, when
Bowles, newly aopouded ecunomi
-t;■ i ili/" '.old the o .ni.mg group
that Foi i i M- t ■ a- I bmp my ii.:d re
q;n sicd a .Vi pet ecu' in reuse ,i
tjie prici o! Ford anti mobiles.
! ,int Futures She>\v
A (Fun At Noon
New York. Feb. 2o i.M'l Cut
ton futures opened to,lay uuciiuug
i;t| to ilu cent.- a b; le lower.
Noon prices were unchanged to
at) rents a bale higher. March 26.
o,i. May ili.hi. duly 25.90.
P\ . Close t )prn
March ■ llC.IHl 25.97
Mav • 25.91 25.09
duly ■ 25.90 2a.b 1
October ■ 25.75 25.7!
December • . . . 23.70 25.70
March (19 10'.25.07 25.0a
Settlement
Of Strikes
Is U. S. Aim
Schwcllenbach Wants
To Get Reconversion
Machine Going Again
Washington. I eh. Id.— ( Al'l —
S !i- Labor Department
.1 c!■ ivt today to pash for set
llrturn* ol all eiirrml strikes
an I get the reconversion pro
giam l ark into high gear.
Si natal.v Lewis Sell we! lenbach
li.'il ariustcy g' i: rally hi- advici
In sign up and trust to ()PA.'
\> tls sanm tune’ a lu-;h OPA ol
ficial nr.imtsod t! it employer..' pin ,
in i , ,)[.'!ication . In ot’t-.-ot wage
ilim. i . aide: the new stabilization
arc ' g< ing to be handled
I'a: 1."
Prompt Action is Kcv.
Tin pledge fitted m with Sc!.
welli nhach's assertion that the suc
cess "I the new wage price policy
would hinge on nroinpt government
action. Sell we! lenbach added at a
news conference that he had as
stirs ice from the Federal agencies
in', oL ed that speedy consideration
will be given ail requests for price
relief.
1'ho OPA official, who withheld
his name, expressed belief that blan
ket approval of all pay increases le
gally made prior to February 14
the effective date of the stabilization
formal'—will not bog OPA under
Hood of price relief appeals. The
automatic approval of pay grant
v is or hired by the wage sPibiliza
tinn board in a move to clear its
docks for new applications.
Democrats
Yield Date
To Cagers
Raleigh, Feb. 20.— It was more a
vase of getting there first with the
most reservations by prospective at
tendants at the southern basketball
tournament than because North l ai
oilmans think more of athletic than
political sports. Anyhow, too meet
ing of the state Democratic execu
tive committee has been postponed
from March 1 to March 5 because
the former date conflicted with the
1 askethall tournament. Except lor
change in date tho committee meet
in ; i. scheduled to go along accord
ing to oi igmal plans.
The party plan of organization re
quire- the chairman to call the com
mittee togcthei "ii or before March
in of each election year to fix dates
for precinct, county and stale- con
ventions. 1 Anally there are other
inutiiic waller., such as filling va
cancies m committee membership,
memorializing deceased members
ami [>ei hap-- amending the party
rules.
Taking cognizance of considerable
criticism of some propaganda in the
party plsn of organization, especial
ly those dealing with rotation agree
ment for state senators. Chairman
William l instaed tuts asked each
member of the committee to study
the plan can-lull yand be prepared
to vole intelligently on proposed
changes.
Wither the committee nor llr
whole ! leti wer.11 ic convention has
authority to change senatorial dis
tricts. That prerogative is reserved
by the genet al assembly. Ilut there
have-been a number of embarrass
ing questions asked recently about
composition of some districts. Why
should Halilax and Edgecombe conn
tie.-., for example, have two senators
when they have only one represen
tative each: while Cabarrus and Ho
just two senators, and Guilford and
Mecklenburg counties with lour re
presentatives each have just oia
senator apiece*.'
This situation is loaded with
dynamite and the convention is not
1 apt to play with it. Hut some action
n expected on rotation agreements
within the districts, especially in the
25th where Catawba with larger
population gets .just half the sena
torial representation accorded 1 re -
i deli.
UNIVERSITY GIVEN
SCHOLARSHIP FUND
Sniithfielci, Feb 20. (AP) — A
! total of >52.1 LIT will be received by
I the Cniveiwity of North Carolina
trom the estate of the late Mrs Nel
lie Waddell I’rcni/.er, Smithfield na
tive who spent her last years in
| Wasliington. 1). C.
Mrs Rreni/.or sj)ecified that the
beoucsl he used to establish tellow
; ships m hi.-tors at UNTC, the alma
| matey of her father.
U. S. TO REDUCE
FORCES IN INDIA
X. ’ IVi i. Feb. 20 — (AIM —
'mniain army strength in the In
lia-Rurma theatre will be reducer
*>• 19.,M'0 (Ct'ic-a-- and men bv Marel
1. a headouarters spokesman saic
' -dav O am* ’'birch, lie said, ap
• io\> matol.v V5DU men will leavi
‘ for home aboard Troopships.
SNOWMOBILES HIT TOUGH TRAIL IN 'MUSK-OX' TREK
V JBHeSWP”*5 is®**"®5’™""”'
a .nnw harriers as they took ofT from Churchill, Out., snowmobiles of the
CRUNCHING THEIR WAY over ice an<* snow barn 3,100-mile "military exercise" that will take then
Canadian Army's "Musk-Ox uxpcc 1 1 » ghing untii May. New significance was given this hazardous
north of the Arctic Circle and keep hem H S * Soviet agents in Canada. The little-known an a
**!>“•“ <* ««* *’d
beinfi covered is a in&ia Raiewct* w
£ ——ca—irnnrnrn-y~. .e■ :vaa i .*• -v. *•»’• ,.■'••■«*•■
SEEKING AID FROM FEDERAL AUTHORITIES in their fight to Ret taxi licenses. 700 war veterans set out from
Soldier’s Field, Chicago, for Washington, D C . in :: 10 t al and private cars An official wielding a megaphone
si nr is the indignant t; is on their way. Chicago regulationth< y protc st, have so . n t< the nu her of < >bta1 li
able licenses that it is impossible for them to return to tl i . ib of hacking. (/..:■ n tio al Soundvholo)
Courts Split
On Veterans"
Job Rights
Two Courts Uphold
Rights Of Veteran;
Two Others Don t
W; shingt * Feb
Courts are divided on tin: • ■
a veteran5 right i■1 hold his
■ tiio sii-ealied " u per-'
sui ’ M a j. lien Levi i i v. he;
leetiv e ■ er\ iee chief, repo
Two courts have upheid til
of a veteran "to aim hate ri a: an. -
ment and eontinuiiii '*• in ! 1
for im*‘ y ear so h ' a - u'
are available.” ilershey •>
statement given -n at an
lean Legion nat'oicd en i; a
eomniittee eonle'em1
But in two <'th■ • i dec;
courts declared that to- ■ et •
not cut it lei i to c, a;':i i". a
lowing reinstate:i n a
phiee. 1 him in
"ordinarily u ■ add lia . i a en
off.”
A circuit eouri "l i. •• i1 • '
expected cm
wen;lit on til is c. a ,, i , a < '■1
- no. Itci'shey >..ai
••Selective s< : . i- :»• -r.
sands oJ rciplesl
jobs back, but fi .wr ti . a a 1 ' a e. v
gone 'U) t ar a - l! a ■ h a-!
ment befoie ad.m I'aenk
era 1 said t ile t . '
another t i are c, eke a,
in the haiid > i| dm n t at' a \
see whether gr<u.od exial a-. . .,
act ion
Truman Signs
Work Measure
Washington. Feb L'u. W
President Trum.ii.
employ" ent ,.i p • •
which Ciingress |ia -i
j mise for -. i ea 1 led 'ail ea j r a me
: legislate ai.
Aimed at estalilisliing <o ■
ment policy pi moting
nli iy met 11. pia d1 cl a i 'i ■ :
lug power. 1 lie I . a ien’'
measure was toned .own .-a .
Congress.
In Us filial tun. it r i
ouncil ol tilree i -o
at salariet of $15.(TO i will
and ad\ i>e tiie Pre.-.ide:u
preparat ion ol a peri lie "- mi
mic report to ('ungre-.s."
This report, together w."'
piements 1 sued as 1 he council i\
see fit. will lie si .die: bv cl
committee on the < cun
This group, con ting of si mem
bers i I each house of Con . • will
seek methods of in pien.cnting tin
i ecnmmondat ions.
Tlie bill sets forth that I'm vnn
timiing policy and responsihik'v o'
tire Federal Covernmenl" shall is
to "use all practicable mean- con
sistent with its i eed- aid •>'■ ha -
tjons to pn mot< maximum •• nt
■ ment. production and p.u
power.'' _ _
Wreck Is fatal
To Man, Wife,
ThreeChildren
Oxford, IVh. 20.— ( \5‘ — A
former ( iiovvan county man,
liis v. i an ! two children wrre
outright and a third 'tern
a.;r youth died later in a local
.1 today when 1 tf i* aa
t; ino1 i:<* c ashed into a ]>u< d
ti t! k tn a hi-dnvay ton mV
arly this moi n
in ;.
Worked in SntV.dk.
Prh ale \\ ho
IliWciFYip
Pianos Falks
\V-1,1:.n^ton. Fell. ' 1 Ai' Ai
i'X-UI 11. ho h
,i tiI. i i'm.' |)1;uh'."
•
"I ihi V w i- !. ,1 i «»iiki !m\ »' been
l!tow t‘<i ll;i • i'ia.!i and •n'.a.M a mini
he: ..1 hv • 1:.' said.
Y(.;i real ly (lid a r >.>■ i ■ >. in lh(
n'k \ *i! di 1 there. ' K. |>. Coupe:
1 >-'! elm. i \ . • chairman <>1 the
■ aan: it. e ■ ■: i mientC'd.
1 el 1..ill . Be .1 . X .1
eft the army eant fou
. n the ii"Tiime .>i tin- allaek hi
■ iid imeilic! private, Joseph l.oi'kan
■ <"i' alime al tli'1 mobile radar - la -
ion "ii the n rthenimo.'t lip o t! *
' m. .ii ('>1 , Then lia l k ■]>t tin
el .men ..' hevi"iv 1 i •. Pll'ir 7 a
tie a. h >i: so ! j). kard eoul.
ivdcn Id ioit K.aar plotting.
Snow Delays
Cal> Drivers’
Capital Trip 1
Veterans Protest
Two Firm Control
In Chicago Area
a r * —
■ ging up to
, . t t:-l- r ir C'hica
.h caravan
. tno Penn
v. w ith many
■■■ g through
t - • •; eapitol.
■ g • 10 mute said
• i ■ : • os riding in their
• ■, ! where
■ ■ ■ . - . at Sunt
; a i i a dlua towns.
it driving all
i .v at wayside
, ' . Murphy and
red the pur
v , ,v i,a. AVe
u . n: to bring
• • i ’ho ,,go to grant.
niei 11 ot tile
I . A- - r ial ion
■ U i- said his
.H'triv the
. "it the
P a :.\ con
;n Chi' ago
Aua \ Chief
Speaks Oil
Aoiuinaiioii
I API —
• ■ 1 a -aid to
■ i Pnule\ eat -
a.i ha\ >’ to gw e up
. to die- if lie became
Senate
.air; on
to l.e navy un
! be lira) told
i, if i,t Hoose
• I 11 |ol 11 IK Oil
ilrvoi 1 i St I'llV"
the issistant secretary
Mi R.sevelt had in mind at
the t ■ a■ 1 a.t that lie endorsed
Paulo whi ' another \ acanc.v oc
rondit ion that he
at ■ •. I the necessary c;.p
:aat \ .mi tntclligi jn e "
I ■ I.-, out wily join Mi Pauley of
ir cr- at " u." Forrest a 1 tost i -
tii-i. in nit thin I had no reason
to co dd in- rha’"ictcr or his ability
i it that 1 needed men, in the pros
i nt state of department business,
who famili: r with that busi
ness and whose working habits were
known ’a me and to them."
The committee later exacted to
h".e Abe fort.is. former lieutenant,
v liuicld Ukea.