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THE ZEBULON RECORD, ZEBULON, NORTH CA ROLINA, FRIDAY, FEB. 4,1938 NEWS OF THE WEEK HOLLAND’S NEW HEIRESS The Hague—To a country that has not >had a male heir in 60 years another heiress to the throne of the house of Orange-Nassau was pre sented to the Dutch nation by Crown Princess Juliana and her consort, Prince Bernhard of Lippe- Biersterfeld. A 51-gun salute greet ed the announcement from every town in Holland boaasting a fort or battery of artillery. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT FACES INQUIRY Washington, D. C. —For the first time in history, the practice of the Department of Justice in accepting “consent decrees” will be under scrutiny by the House Judiciary Committee. The investigation springs from criticism by the De partment of Justice itself of the , action qf Judge F. A. Geigeh, 25 years on the bench, in throwing put of court a Federal action in Milwaukee, Wis., against a group of automobile finance companies, against whom it was alleged that grand jury testimony was being us ed to force ‘‘consent decrees” of gyilty,.Judge Geiger discharged the s grand jury and thus nullified its preseptn^ont. th£ Week in business , Liquidation of the Farmers Na tional Grain Corporation, after a fruitless attempt to set up a sys tem of cooperative marketing with Government funds, will cost the U. S. Treasury upwards of $15,000,- 000. ... * Steel production continu ed to mount for the fourth consec utive week,reaching 33 per cent of capacity . . . National City Bank's survey among business men in all lines strengthens belief that an up turn in general industry will occur during the first quarter o fthe year .... Plans are practically complet ed for the reorganization of the New York Stock Exchange with a salaried president and an operating group on which the public will be represented. A vote of tKe member ship is expected to ratify the new plan in March .... Five thousand members of the National Retail Dry Goods Association win be rep ; resented in New York at a conven : tion called to discuss plans design ed to produce an increase in public buying between now and Spring. Later in the week independent re , tail grocers will meet in Chicago to : formulate plans for a more wide spread recognition of the 153,000 individually-owned grocery stores through-out the country. An objec tive of the latter organization is to help 5,000,000 poultrymen by put ting on an intensive drive this Spring to reduce the prevailing overstock of eggs. NEW YORK ROUNDS UP * CMMffALS New York City—Following to« murder of three police officers in two days by the lawless operating in this city, 2,000 picked detectives continued their drive by arresting 700 alien criminals over the week . end. Although sympathetic magis trates dismissed men with known ' criminal records as rapidly as they were dragged into court, Police Commissioner Valentine indicated -•fffcatlri? would proceed in the de •V'pertinent’« round-up of dangetous /, chftatters regardless of their "puli’ hi the magistrates’ courts. LABOR’S fCHAMI® McCarthy- Miami, Fla.—Alleging that La bor’s Non-Partiaan League is “noth ing more than a ventriloquist s dummy for C. I. O. leaders ”, Wil liam Green, president o fthe Ameri can Federation of Labor, urged all A. F. of L. affiliates to withdraw from the League, cease to con tribute to its support and actively oppose all political condidates spon sored by that body, unless they hap pen to have other and sounder quali fications for public office than their ' allegiance to John L. Lewis’s Com -1 mittee for Industrial Organization. i CONGRESSMEN CHEER SPANISH LOYALISTS Washington, D. C.—Sixty mem ' bet s of Congress sent a message of r greeting to the Spanish Loyalist r Cortez now in session at Barcelona Spain, voicing their approval of the fight on the part of the Cortez to maintain its position as a duly elect ed parliament. ****** Over Barcelona, Rebel planes i staged one o fthe most terrific ’ bombardments of Spain’s civil war, r apparently timed to coincide with f the gathering of the Spanish Cor -1 tez. Hundreds of citizens were killed, including many women and l children. Out of 16 bombers taking ’ part in the raid, only one seems f definitely to have been destroyed. i 3 HAIL FIVE YEARS OF HITLER ■» t Berlin, Germany —, Marching j twelve-agreast, 25,000 Storm Troop e ers celebrated the fifth anniversary B of Chancellor Hitler’s iron-rule of the German Reich. Thousands of spectators lined the streets and cheered as. the torch-lighted pro cession filed past the Chancellory as the final gesture in a day of aa» tion-wide festivity. The Rekhsfeuh rer reviewed the procession sur -1 rounded by his advisors. RAIL CONTROL URGED Washington, D. C. Senator f Wheeler, chairman of the Senate g Committee on Interstate Commerce U which has been delving into rail road financing, announces that he r looks for a ‘‘drastic and large r scale legislative program” designed to end the “wasteful competitive » scramble or traffic now forced up t on our railroads by their failure , to coordinate their services.” FLEET MANOEUVRES \ PLANNED l 1 San Pedro, Cal. —One of his first . orders in taking over command of . the U. S. Navy’s active units, Ad . miral Claude C. Black directed a s mobilization of 100 fighting ships . and 300 planes on a war basis in . Pacific waters this week. The larg > est concentration of war craft in . this urea will pursue war games > for several days, extending along j the Southern California cast with • the San Pedro-Long Beach station i as a base. i A ROSE BY ANOTHER NAME r ’V- jc —»- - •Buffalo, N. Y.—-Because the Roosevelt Plaza here was named following the Spanish-American War, the local vetetrans of that conflict have petitioned Common f CodticH to its name t<£l#ie 1 “Theodore Roosevelt ‘ Plaza”, just ’ to guard against mistake on the 1 part of posterity as to which r branch of the family inspired the ' memorial. WILDCAT VETERANS STATE INSTALLATION IN DURHAM, NORTH CAROLINA The installation of the Depart ment Officers of the Wildcat-Vet erans of North Carolina will be held in Durham, N. C., on Thurs day, Reh. 10th. The' . interesting and extended program will begin at 2:00 P, M. with a meeting of leaders of the Association to plan for the ex tensive campaign in the State and also to plan for the great National Encampment at Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. C., next May. The installation ceremonies will begin at 7:00 P. M. at the Hotel Washington-Duke, and Hon. A. H. "Sandy” Graham will be inducted into office as State Commander. The program calls for many ad dresses by leaders in Veteran af fairs, and will close with a dinner. Every Wildcatter and his ladies are invited. Dr. Baker Will Address Students And P. -T. A. Dr. Charles E. Barker, of Grand Rapids, Mich., will speak to Wake lon pupils on Tuesday afternoon of next week. At night Dr. Barker will address the P.-T> A. This will be the regular time of meeting and it is earnestly hoped that not only members of the P.- T. A., but all others interested will avail themselves of the op portunity to hear a speaker of such unusual ability. Although he has spoken to more than 3,400,000 high school pupils, Dr. Barker declares he is “always ner vous” when appearing before them. His subject is: “How to. Make the Most Out of Life-” Holding university degrees, and, with years of experience as a lec turer, Dr. Barker comes sponsor ed by Rotary International, This ' is one of the four districts in the ■tote favored by a visit from him. He baa taught toe principles of health and right living to many students; and was physical in structor to President Taft while the latter was in office. Just before the address Mrs. Spencer’s third grade pupils will present a playlet appropriate to the season. NEWS BRIEFS * •* » .i '• 1 '• No Recession Here Although other sections may • ;frow evidence; of business reces sion, Governor Hoey stated Tues day that Nortl Carolina is “hold ing up” well, otate tax collections and receipts compare favorably with those of last year when one considers certain tax exemptions made by the l ist legislature and the lowered cosi of automobile li cense plates. Ship Burns At Wilmington The mland waterway freighter, Chelsea, carryin - 50 toils of cargo, was burned near Wilmington on Tuesday. The captain and crew 1 *’• ‘ ■ I I | Our Elmer in this booth was due To he at work before 2:80. '• / „ 1 So can you blame them, if they rave. And call him cheat, and;foo] and knave ? ‘ • Sa. . . -fc*? . V •• ■* He just forget; he had jto go To see the new stock .that they ‘show ■ < ■ ~ AMIII. jL A a. THINGS THAT NEVER HAPPEN f OOHT TOO \ / WE AR \ / well we‘(?c X i \ou« e*vst- i / iqimi «rt> play V \ B/M-L -SOIT // CHAMPeeNS \ V / / TP-OAY AMD r V \ GROUNDS- / I &oNT W/VNT\t*;A J l TO WCAR —u \ suit ©ceruse rs / i \ 1, N?flCUc2?t/ - 7M\/ . r+.Ww—- | 111 - ' ■ rnrnmmmmmm escaped unhurt. The ship was ! owned by the Baltimore and Car olina line and made weekly trips between Wilmington and Norfolk. The origin of the fire is not known. ANNOUNCES PLANS FOR ANNUAL SHOW i The North Carolina Crop Im provement Association will hold its fourth annual seed exposition and meeting in Lexington February 8 ( and 9,, A. D. Stuart, of State Col- , lege, has announced. ( Farmers' displays at the show , will include certified and uncerti- ( fied seed of high quality. Featured on the first day of , the meeting will be a crops judg- ( ingt contest in which 4-H Club boys j and - students of vocational agricul ture will compete. Stuart pointed but a definite need for the production -of more certified seed "in North Carolina. < Only two per cent of the seed < planted in this state are certified, < he said. t “The field is wide open for those i who are interested in producing a purebred seed," he declared. a ; ir\ t self-help - Vital 1 • Agriculture’s future : depends largely on what the farmer does for himself. This fact, which should be self-evident hot seems to have been forgotten in these days of political farm relief, wu, em phasized by Herbert Ring, Presi dent of the New York State Farm Bureau, in commenting ott the fu ture of the dairy industry."* 1- ■ "Much of the success of thg in dustry in 1938," said Mr. King, "aside from genera] business con ditions will depend largely upon the ability of pur dairymen ha combining their ef&rts to success fully bargain in regard to price, terms and conditions of sale. Modi of the success of the industry dur ing the coming year rests squarely upon the shoulders of dairymen themselves.'' and intelligent co-operation are * essential to farm progress ' the progress of a basin' individual. You cant’ a man who won’t f self.
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