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THIRTY-THIRD YEAR HENDERSON, N. C., THU RSDAY AFTERNOON, MARCH 14, 11 ul'lslKx\^:VVy; νΓ.λκι;,;Ν,η'ν FIVE CENTS (ΌΓΥ
Settlements
Brighten Up
Labor Scene
Early Return I ο
Work Of 275,000
Employes Is Due
[ [,\ I he \ -·.«:«■ i.1 tt'd Pre - >. I
1 iic n.i'.ii ii '·. l.ibi>r I runt,
ι loll.led l'or months Ir. ;l".s|>:it:·,
u'ii. h slowed tin rcnmversMm
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spi inc moiniir·, tod.n ,ι, srltl:·
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II, .:n. worker.·-.
; " . ι un1.1!ι. i:i.. 1 ν<" 1 in two
... ... mes set
tled with the companies with Iden*
ι c-. 11 ut 11 s relating ti> vase in
, ,· lii 1 -1! cent · ; ii II· iitr.
\ι early return 1 work <>Γ the
.ι \y,n'ken-· in the (J. M. ati-i
(; ι,ι - would mean a lia: ρ ιν
, ,:;,!i ,n tliv ranks of the idle iie
, . i labor dispute . Ι'ι .mi a near
all tima high of more than 1,500,-1
( ■ January. 111. · Kile. now ;»,» -
ι vanately 7"),'.(HI.I. would (imp 1.1
,t 475.000.
.I.im disputes wliieli ·' ntinued to
: , . ; uile t lions;. η ' : : :. ί Î ·>■ '. —
000 CIO steel workers, mostly em
j. .in fabricating plant - not af
!, ..ι !,\ ιeccnt -.ett ! .'ii.. lit.·, lietw.-i
11 ;, · union and major steel produc
ers; 75,000 CIO electrical workers
a: Westim.house cnmp.ii:;. : ! .mi ι
("· ι wni kei's ill ma. ::;iier\
!■;.nits, and about .Yi.'MiO in lepcn 1
,·■ CIO ant AM. mn.lum.-t- and
ι■ ,'ed workers in San Kr; :. ·.· ,· .
>,'.· hiteh was indiea:,· 1 in uettim:
t! · « ! M and G Κ worker·: In·: k
t: .. iobs as quickly as po -ible an i
a, ; :. λ al of the aRi-cements by the
ι ■ . and file of the two union- was
cxpei-ted.
. he ending of the work stoppage.
.·:..·:.·Ι,ν curtailing the production >.i
;.nt' mobile and ol' industrial and
h :: ι- electrical appliances, was liail
.·· !. Washington by Lab :· Sen,·- 1
tie > Seli'Aellcnbacli. lie said he be- '
h· I the country is ncarinf; a lonjj
Ι·> ί of comparative labor peace.
Hi "nnod the G. M. agreement "the
ι:. ' - unifi, ant w.■ \ .· had."
More (Countries
Join World I κ ι f ι K.
.Till,-ill. Mai h 11. (ΛΙ'ι
' - · mine nation Γ\" ι ■ ■. 11 ;. l ·, u a. K!
Salvador and Panama signed their
« ι ' ■. :ι· ·. men! t< ■■ :. into ft. ·
v.. I bank and fund.
\ 11 ρ r< ι \ id , if their admission. - :
I'· · l.-.l ni.'ii.entanly ir···:. the ιιη,ιι,Ι
"i .· .-iiinrs at ti:·· niterinnia!
ι- notary conference here, will brin -,
1" . the total of , nut rie.·· en roll.·
it 'lie monetary l'.md and ."(i in the
■ ·Ι bank.
I ■ I'riin.u their . ι .·. ;atui e- to the
·' o| a n reel lient, ambassador
'in three nation- swelled th.
-·' : ι ι.nti: of the well-oriiaii:.·'·,! Latin
.'iican bloc—which has voted
\ ' . t lie I'. S. on all η a >, >r : - lie
I S. officials meanwhile disclosed
that foreign delc-ates probabl\
'Λ i commit themselves, beloiv
'·'■'■ mi;, to accept an> candidate the
! ' States propose, for pre.!
··<■·. ■"· of the Si». 1 !»n.null,tiiui worl.i
h.,·.!:
SOME HOME WORK FOR LADY ASTOR
VIRGINIA-BORN Lady Nancy Astor personally demonstrates that Forsyth
Park in Savannah, Ga., v.here the International Monetary conferences
ere under way, could stand a little cleaning up. After criticizing the
general cleanliness of tlie city. Lady Astor apologized in a Savannah
speech before the local Rotary Club. 'International Soundphoto)
Goering Declares Fliers
Trained In Spanish War
Testifies Air Arm
Reason For Swift
Polish Conquest
Nuenberg, March 14. — ι'ΑΡ)—
lerniann Goering testifi···! before
ho international military tribunal
oday that he asked Adoll Hitler to
■end help to Generalissimo Fran
■isco Franco during the Spanish
:ivil war to prevent the spread of
•ommunism and, to try "our young
lir force."
"At that time," said Goering of
'-'a/.i intervention in Spain, '1 had
in opportunity to ,ir if we had the
i: ciper equii nient and I saw to il
liât the personnel got some expe
dience.
"Young men continually went and
eturned."
là· .-aid Franco asked for aid,
'particularly air aid."
Goering. rc.-iimin-', <ίιr>ί't testi
ntiny in his own behalf, boasted that
lis luftwal'ft' \\a: rc.-p' 11 ible for the
,λίΙΊ cout|in■ ; of Poland, "just as
he American air force a.sured the
Allied victory."
He confirmed that lie ordered the
\'a/i aircraft industry to develop a
ijomber capable ol flying to the
I'nited States and back, insisting
they Co this work la. 1 "m case Am
erica entered the war."
He said that in planning the air
force, "1 had to ascertain who could
be the' potential opponent in the
war to start with. The chief op
ponent was Russia, but of course,
Fiiglaiul, Frame and Itaij had to
lie considered."
I he lultwaffe w as developing jet
aircraft cvi'ii before the war, he
said, adding proudly. "1 am solely
responsible for rearmament of the
air force in every way." Goering
accepted full and complete respon
sihilllv till· all . ι Ρ 1 I-.li >U' : lie·, ,11, ,, i,·
decrees which bore his signature.
Lewis Acts
Like Sphinx
AboutW ages
Washington. March 14. (AP)—
John L. Lewis played sphinx today
but there was much conjecture lie
planned to soft pedal wage increase
demands and concentrate on win
ning better working conditions for
lus soil coal miners.
At the same time, the trend of the
two day old national sold coal wage
conference gave rise to nop among
industry representatives that Lewii
might cancel a strike April 1, despite
the fact that he already has clearer
the way for a general walkout.
The speculation oxer Lewis' wage
position, left uncertain Tuesday
when he proposed merely that wages
be raised and hours be shortened
was touched off when United Mine
Workers' spokesman devoted an en
tire day to explaining of the UMW'i
demand for a miners' health a/ic
welfare fund.
The fund was one of nine genera!
demands which Lewis placed before
the conference.
Wages were not discussed in yes
terday's meeting and they are nol
on today's program. Union official;
indicated that no specific wage fig
ures are to be discussed until ac
tual bargaining begins behind closed
doors.
UNRIIA Will
Have Final
Meet Friday!
_________ I (
Washington March 14.— (AP)— Λ j1
l'r.-peiali· search for Wod and funds
to replenish the world's lean larders (
uill hium delegates from 47 nations
together tomorrow in Atlantic City!
for l'.\Rl!.W fourth (••»un«'il ineel
111».
11 ; Hi· n.iil ι "Γ an international
situa!:'·!! cravely complicated by
diplomatie d i f fercnees, tho delegates* >
rli:el attention will be to-iced upon
,i problem whieh ha-- bridged ideo- |
lotirai ill. pule tile la h of helpitl ;
millions improverishcd by war.
It ι ι,■ ·t a simple job.
Kxp t opinion j. that, even with
I lie 11 ;' ■ -1 exp; ! plai. 11 m world
unie conversations .and skillful ad- ,
niinistraticn. stat\ation and suffer-]
iilg ran not lie ι■ ·· ·:>l«·t·· 1 \ avoided.
Three - . r- ,;·.· I'XKHA -the Unit
ed State; Relief an.! Rehabilitation
Adti'iini tr.i! ion- v. as boi η in tIt.■
same seltin:. a- litis meeting, whieh
will be la-t m the organization's
history
I
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NVv Vol; Via rch 14. [AD
Wins!' . CI ui'i hill remained silent
lodav ■ ·. acusatioiis leveled against ,
I mi b> ί ienerali Minn Joseph Sta
lin a. lu· whipped mt· > shape a 30
niMiute ,-peech he will deliver to
nioinnv no ht at a \ew York din
ner.
PREPARE HUNTER FOR UNO MEETING
«SE—
1:
HUNTER COLLEGE in the Bronx, Ν. Y., is having a major operation in
preparation for its occupuivy by the United Nations Organization's
Security Council. Here a weitu r is making the sparks fly in the conven
tion room, formerly the college'^ main gymnasium. Note ine layout in
the background where seats will fan out. The upper center balcony m
.Where the members of the press will sit, (International)
Red Column
Heading For
Turk Border
Soviet Tank War
Expert In Habriz,
Sources Disclose
Tehran, March 11.—<ΛΓ>—Λ
column ο! Russian troop. which
left Tabriz in Azerbaijan pro
vince was reported today to have
jii", westward in the direc
tion of the Turkish border.
Mar h;il Ivan Bagramian. Rus
■ inn expert on 1; ok war, a re alio
campaigning in difficult terrain, has
been in Tabriz two or three weeks,
sources disclosed today. liagraiman
made ins reputation as commander
ol the Rallie front in the war will:
Germanv.
The Russian column which left
Tabriz at first was reported mov
ing northward toward the .v,u\iel
border. At Marand. howe\'er. it
turned westward toward the Tur
kish border.
other Soviet forces were reported
to have moved south near lite Ira ;
border.
The Russian garrison at Tabriz,
capital of the self proclaimed stat
ol Azerbaijan, was reliably report
ed to have been doubled or trebled
m tin· past few weeks
Reports Of Soviet
Movements Received
Washington, Marc ι H. -fAPl
I hi· lined State Government is
a ntinning to receive reports of ex
len ive Russian troop movements in
' r;ΊΙ.. a State Department official
said today.
the department is not officially
releasing the contents of these re
ports at this time, but it can be stat
ed in general that they show three
Russian forces of strong but not
massive size distributed about as
follows:
One column at Kara.i. 23 miles
from Tehran, the capital, where.
American olficials believe, a leftist
coup may be planned by communist
party leaders to install a pro-Soviet
government undt r the sponsorship
! ol the Moscow command.
Another column lias passed the
town of Marand, north of Urmia
] Lake in the wild· country of Kur
dish tribesmen along the Turkish
! border.
The third column at Mianeh, south
j of the communications center ol
Tabriz, and in a position to go either
toward Tehran or toward the Tur
kish-Iraq border.
Reds F rom
China Head
For Siberia
I Chungking. March 14—(AP) —
Govrnincnl experts said that the
Russians who withdrew from Muk
I den to Changchung began rolling
! on northward today — evidently
headed for Siberia. It was the first
indication from any source that the
Mukden withdrawal meant evacua
tion of Manchuria.
The dispatches said seven troop
trams had left Chanchung and that
the remainder of the Red army's
1 former Mukden garrison would fol
low soon.
A three-hour battle in the south
ern suburbs was reported by the
Chinese central news agency. It said
the battle followed an unsuccessful
attack by Chinese Government po
i sitions by unidentified forces. To
- day's government dispatches also
said Mukden's underground elements
had placed themslves at the service
of national government officers.
The dispatches said the economic
advisor to Soviets forces had called
on the Chinese mayi .· of Mukden
to discuss "future economic coop
eration" and the protection of Soviet
property and trade in the big Mati
churian city.
Spies First Snow
ΊιΤΤΤΙιΊι '""'ΙΪΒΠΙΜΙ ΜΗ
STRAIGHT from India, where s!ie
was born in the hot hill country at
Mussooru, little lG-months-old La
von "Bunny" Woolever stares
through a porthole of the freighter
Manipur in Boston at the native
land of her parents to view the lirst
snow she's ever seen. She's the
daughter of missionary workers
from Ashtabula. O. (International)
Revin Grows
Worried Bv
J
Red Actions
Says It Is Hard
To Understand Red
Policy In Iran
London, March 14. ---(AIM For
eign Secretary Krnest Bevin declar
ed today Britain "would regret" any
settlement between Russian and
Irai, which "appeared to be extract
ed from the IV.ir; :i government
under duress while Soviet forces are
,lill occuping the country.
Bevm told the House of Commons
that despite the continued presence
of litis: Kin troops in Iran, the Brit
ish enveniment had taken no de
cision to put British troops back m
the trouble area.
"Nor." he added, "have His Ma
lesty's ('lovenimt.a taken any step,
to open negotiations with the Iran
ian Government for the return of
British troops.
British troops, evacuating Iran
March - under the .\nglo-Soviet
Iran treaty. moved across the border
into Iraq.
Reviews Situation.
Reviewing the Iran situation up to
the datr*nf the agreed withdrawal,
Bevin declared the British Govern
ment had received the ' n.ost cate
gorical assurances" from Generalis
I sinto Stalin and the Russian Gov
! eminent that Iran'.- integrity would
be respected.
"We were assured," the foreign
minister added, "that there was no
intention of taking aggressive action
against Iran's forces. It is very dif
ficult for His Majesty's Government
to understand the present policy of
Russia :n this matter and even more
i difficult, even to believe that all
their assurances are not going to be
WEATHER
FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Mostly cloudy and continued
mild tonight and Friday. Scat
tered showers late tonicity and
Friday.
Moscow Charges Iran
In Seeking Territory
Claims I eh ran
Pitting Powers
A<rainst Russia
1.(11*4(11. March 1 «.— (AIM —
'» h·· ladio declared to
day thatt forces of 44Iranian rc
a; hoped to sciz,' Hussein
territory by piUini the Soviet
f ni« n against * oilier ffreat pow
ers."
(.jut»ting from th first ot 1 >ur ar
ticle- by Russian Writer Alexe ·· . tl,
radio : ::ici the > ituatien on th»· S<>
vie! ! 'mm ; . "u* h. ιι bord· ;· a ..
>;urh that it ' ilunaiKi threat vigii
. nee i n ihe part o! th·..· Soviet Gov
" nment toward tiι · a^livity <Ί lian
ian governing circles and of their
foreign policy."
The article, as broadcast, assert
ed that 4he Iranian ambitions were
first revealed in March 1919. wlme
'J'jc Iranian Government at the Paris
peace conference laid claims to Rus
sian territory including, the whole ol
Azerbaijan with Baku. Soviet Ar
menia and parts of Dagestan.
Help From Abroad.
"Thus the governing group was
dreaming of the acquisition ol Rus
sian territory, n· t without encour
agement from abroad," the broad
cast continued. "In fact, the gov
ernment wants to make the Caspian I
Sea a Perisian one. Some of the ori
ginators ol these aggressive plans
even now have great influence on
the direction of Iranian foreign po
licy. Of course these Iranian offi
cials are not so brainless as not to
understand that by their own power
they are in no position to fulfill such
territorial claims against the Soviet
Union. In view of this, their policy,
they are trying to bring the Soviet
Union up against other great pow
ers and hope to reach their ends
by these means."
'Blue Mold"
HitsTobacco
In Columbus
Raleigh, March 14. (AIM Co
lumbus County A.uont Charles Raper
today reported the first toutbreak
this year of blue mold, deadly
scavenger of bright tobacco. Thus
lar, he said, the disease is confined
to two farms in that county.
Infestations of blue mold had b»'( η
reported in mid-February I'mm
south Georgia counties. To date, no
! reports of the disease have boon rc
I ceived from South Carolina.
British Cabinet
To 1 Iear Be\ in s
Russian Report
London, March 14.—( Λ Ρ )—in
formed quarters said Foreign Sec
retary Krncst Bev'in would give tin
British cabinet, summoned t<» dis
cuss the continued yresenee of Rus
sian troops in Iran, a detailed re
port today on latest Soviet moves.
Lint Prices Take
\ er\ 1 airge Drop
New 'S'·>rk. Mann 14. —(ΛΓ'ΐ
\ Cotton futures opened 2U to 85 ι·t.·111
ι a bale lower.
ι Noon prices were unchanged to Λ η
j t ents a bale lower. March 27.i>5.
I May 26.70, July 26.7-4.
Pv. Close Open
I March 27.15 26.98
! May . . 26.71 26.6:1
1 October . . ■ .... 26.62 26 55
December .... 26.58 26 52
Sentenced to Die
BROOKLYN PHARMACIST Ber ja: η
Feldman, eonvictcd of poisoning his
pregnant wife, Harriet, is shown as
lie heard Brooklyn County Court
Judge Samuel S. Leibowitz sen
tence him to die in the electric
chair during the week starting
April 21. Feldman's attorney said
that he will seek a new trial at ι nee
icr his client. (International)
Spikes New
President
Of E. C.T.C.
Burlington School
Official Is Named
By College Board
Cîrcnville. March 14. 'Ai'1
Trustees of East Carolina Ί eaeher »
College today .-elected Dr. I.
Spikes. : ; ι peri η tendent "I JUirhn -
ton city school? lor the pre.-idcii< y
(il Ihe collc.ue.
Whet lu'i" Spike:- \\ · 111 » ί ;.«<νρΙ
not immediately known. but it v. .ί,
understood lie w<>uia not take tiie
position unless the $6,000 salary
I were πι ere. ι ci. hi for\~ to inert" · -e
I the salar.\ h ; i c been in ι· ierw ,iy t<»r
j several clay.-, aeei > rc I i ! ι · ' to llu ί
handling selection oi a new jmv. i
dent.
Spike-' η ; 11 : : e was the «»nly < ι : · ·
i brought before the board He ι.- ι
j native of Durham county, a grad
uate ot I\a-t 1 )u riia : : ■ 1 le-h, I ).·!.· ·
! Univer.- My and reeeivi'd his ι laMer-:
! degrees i'mm I hike. C'olumbi.i. and
; his Ph.D. degree from Peabouv.
i runian 1 las Not
\ ct 1 )ecidcd ( )n
Paulc\ Success!>r
j Washington. March 14. ι M') —
: President Ί'· un:.m has not ι .:■·*;■· up
j his ι, : 11 ;. 1 wh.» I <· will name na\ .·
! undersecretary ι .\v that Kdwin
i Pauley lias withdrawn, the White
House said today
While there was plenty of guess
ing on Capitol 11:11 about pro-p
I ti\'e iTiuanees. Pres.- Si-en■!! y ("lia -
j les Ross told reporters that "n··
nan»· has beer, decided ,ροη 1;
added that it was unlikely that !\i>.
! Truman would be able to anni>u:ui
: the non nation at a new - >· .nit·: ι ι
late to.!a,\ .
Burley Τobacco Growers Plan Big Things
BY LYW MSBET. I
Daily Dispatch Bureau
Asheville, March l-t. —More in I
line w ith predictions recently made j
by Lee Gravely than with curtail
inent of burley tobacco acreage, the ί
burley growers of this section are I
planning for biggvr things. Govern- !
nient acreage allotment of burlev
has been cut ten percent, but Grave
ly, top ranking official of the Amer
ican Tobacco Association, prophesies
substantial increase in export de
mand for burley. Anyway, plans are
in the making for two or three ad
ditional warehouses here to handle
future crops. In this respect burley
growers are following their eastern
cousins m the bright leaf flue cured
area. Nearly every bright belt mar
ket anticipates additional warehouse
space for next season. The govern
ment's ban on commercial building
will retard these expansion pro
grams. but the ideas are there. Youi
reportei Is w r ι ni this from Ashe
ville becau.-e he thumbed a ride here
with Phil Hedrick tobacco specialist
with the department of agriculture,
■vho is checking over the hurley sit
uation.
CAPITALS While the seat <>i
state government is at Raleigh, with 1
Shelby as a recognized auxiliary
capital, Charlotte and Winston
Salem regarded as eeonomie and li
naneial capitals. Asheville is induit—
ably the all-phase capital of some
20-odd mountain counties. I'opulai
interest in politics is more evident
here than in any other Tar Heel
city outside Raleigh.
POLITICS—So, leaving to tobac
co men and bankers to discuss their
( wn problems, your reporter scout -
ed around a littv anions the polit
ically minded. Congressman Zeb
Weaver is rated a sure bet for a big
majority in Buncombe, which pro
bably will be offset by greater ma
jorities for Monroe Redden, chal
lenger for the twelfth district seal,
m Henderson and Transylvania
That loav es the decision up to the j
nine other counties farther west. It I
is easy to iind takers tor bets on i
either candidate to win. with Kcd- |
den Riven very slight edge. In tins
district as elsewhere many leaders ι
are waiting until loc.i. county tick- ι
et sare completed before openlv tak- |
ing sides in the congressional serai > j
HODGKS Senator r>rand"ii Hod
ges of Kuncombe is non-committal
about the lieutenant governorship in
10 48. He says h" is running lor the
state senate again and will let 191!!
take care ot itself. His political as
sociates and close personal friends,
however, arc not so reticient. They
declare that Hodges is oven now
running for lieutenant governor and
will offer long odds that he will b·.·
nominated. Meantime, they accept
it as practically settled he will re
turn to the 1947 senate and be given
the post of president protein of that
I ody.
MARSHAL- A new n;mu\ and a
highly potent one has been inject
ed in the gossip about a new Γ. S.
marshal for the western distru :
Encountered on the way up an 1
cheeked hereabouts, the suggest i>-a
is gaining ground t.ii ; 11 Col. Ben
Prince of Henderson ville i.- the ηι·»π.
A forrnei state senator and chau -
man of the highway and puljli '
works commission, which lr* lett t·»
enter the army. Col. Prin ·«· 1 e
peeled home m a few weeks from
three years service in the Paeili··
area. It is rumored this may be in»·
reason Senator Civile Hoey in not
appointed a successor to Mar .d
Charles Price, whose term expire 1
a few days ago. Sponsor.-. of the
Prince nomination point out that n··
fills every requirement for the po. t
—ability, sobriety, dignity. Ion:,
party service and recognition of mil
itary service. So far as can be learn
ed. Col. Prince has not been con
1 suited abolit tlv» matter but there is
evidence of very influential support.