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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-31


Purely local bills are seldom con-
tested by other members Of the leg
islature, unless the Republican issue
is involved, but sometimes bills in
troduced as purely local. are found
to be something else again. Such a
bill was that offered by Pickens, of
Guilford, setting up of five man pow
er commission for the city Of High
Point to administer the proposed
hydro-electric power plant on the
Yadkin river. Trouble with that pro-
ject is that back water from the pro-
posed dam will affect several other
counties, and these counties serious
ly object. Amendments designed to
protect Forsyth, Surry and Yadkin
were sent up and were strongly re-
sisted by the Guilford delegation.
Finally Mr.. Pickens himself sponsor
ed an amendment providing that his
bill would confer no new powers on
High Point and that it would not af-
feet pending legislation, which
amendment was adopted. During de-
bate on the amendments Lacey Nc
Bryde of Cumberland charged that it
was Duke Power Company and Car
DINA Power Company which were
back of the protests against the pow
er plant.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-31
IS Tar Heel Track
Stars to Run In
Florida Relays

Chapel Hill, March 31.-The Uni
versity of North Carolina, Southern
Conference champion in indoor and
outdoor track and cross country, will
enter Is of its leading track athletes
in the Florida relays to be held at
GAINESVILLE, Fla, Saturday afternoon.
The Tar Heels will vie for honors
with DiXie's outstanding competitors
from IL southern states in which the
Southern and Southeastern Confer
ences are located.
In addition to Princeton, Carolina
will oppose Duke, Virginia, Navy,
and Georgia in dual meets this spring.
Excepting the Navy meet, all con-
tests are scheduled here on Fetzer
Field. The annual Southern Cnofer-
ence meet takes place at Chapel Hill
on Friday and Saturday, May 10
and 20.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-31
BULLDOG ATHLETES
BANQUET TONIGHT
Bob Warren, of S. c. State
College, Heads Program
At Annual Affair.

Football and basketball athletes
at Henderson high school will dine
there tonight at o'clock in the
schools cafeteria at the annual ath-
letic banquet of the school.
Coach r. S. Warren, of N. c.
State College, Raleigh, will head
line the program, and there will be
special guests of L. L. Bing Miller,
director of athletics at the school.
The banquet will be followed by
a dance in the school gym from 8
until IL o'clock
Admission to the dance will be by
budget card only.
The entire evening will be more
or less informal, and principally to
honor those who have worn the
blue and white in athletic contests
of the school during the year.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-31
BLUE DEV|LS-ELON
TO CLASH SATURDAY
Hendrickson Sends Chris
tians Against Former
Teacher in Burlington

Durham, March Silt will be
the old story of teacher against pu-
pil when Coach Jack Coombs, the
grand old master of Duke univer-
sity baseball, sends his Blue Devils
Of the diamond against Horace Hehd
rickson's Elon Christians in Burllng-
ton tomorrow afternoon.
Hendrickson, now head football,
basketball. and baseball coach at
Elon, learned the Coombs baseball
methods as a member Of the Duke
teams of 1932-34 Horace was one
of the "Old Mans" prize infielders
III those days, and now he intends
to put a team on the field tomorrow
that will make Coach COombs' in
fielders and outfielders do some
fancy stepping
Hendrickson is being assisted in
his coaching chores at Elon by an
other former Duke star. Joe Brun-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-31

not differed on any matter OF purel y
local legislation and he was gong TO
stick on this bill. So it was tabled.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-31

with view to a campaign for Con-
gress next year, only he can say.
Certain it is that he has laid a right
good foundation, and it is known
that he is seriously thinking about
running. 1t is also recognized, both
by Senator Bellamy and his friends,
that Congressman Clark will not be
an easy man to GUST.
Besides his 1899 senatorian record
Emmett Bellamy has to commend
him to the people of the seventh dis
trict, a distinguished family name
with political complexion, his faith
er having served in Congress. He
has also a World War record, as
first lieutenant Of artillery in the
AEF
Deliberate in his manner, precise
in his speech, considerable and courte
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-31

In explaining his vote against the
bill to levy soc tax on every auto
mobile license plate to be used to
pay hospital bills for victims OF
motor accidents, Representative Best
Of Cabarrus, said that 'if we start
down this alley we might just as
well call up Norman Thomas and
have him send down a flock of air
planes to hurry us along toward So
cialiSm."
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-31
Capital Gossip
BY HENRY AVERILL AND
LYNN NISBET

Raleigh, March 31.-Whether or
his name presented to the next Dem
ocratic national convention as a can
didate for president has not been
learned from the executive offices,
but if he does he will have some Of
fetal backing to start with Upon
motion of Victor Bryant, the House
Of Representative Wednesday night
adopted a resolution commencing
and endorsing his excellency for the
highest office in the land.
Five thousand copies Of the school
machinery act have been ordered
printed and will be distributed thro-
ugh the offices of the department of
public instruction. The 1889 school
machinery act makes some drastic
changes in the procedure heretofore
used and the copies of the act are ex-
pected to be in great demand by
school folks.
The Wake delegation in the House
maintained its record of harmony
and union of voting, even though it
meant that Mr. Hatch almost went
against his convictions to do so.
Question was the Senate bill chang
ing the method of naming trustees
of Rex hospital, and increasing the
number of trustees so as to give rural
Wake county equal representation
with the city of Raleigh. Speaking
first, Mr.. Allen said he could not
support the bill in its present form.
Then Mr.. Park asked the other mem
bers to Support this bill by helping
us to kill it, and the members knew
what he meant Finally, Mr.. Hatch
said he might be expected to vote for
it, but that in two regular and two
special sessions he and Mr.. Allen had
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-31

Representative John Kerr, chair
man of the House Committee on
trustees of the University, has had
several executive sessions of his COM
mittee and at noon yesterday had his
report about to present to the House.
However, more secrecy has attached
to these meetings than to any others
of his legislative session, except the
agriculture subcommittee on duplica-
ton between the college and the de-
partment.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-31
DOAK JUGGLES HIS
WOLFPACK LINEUP

Raleigh, March 31.-Although its
opener is with Catawba college on
Saturday at $3.50 p. m. here, Coach
Chick Doal1 still is juggling the line
up Of the North Carolina State Col
lege baseball team as he endeavors to
replace six of last years regulars.
Secondbaseman Bill Hoyle, junior
from Zebulon, and Businessman Cad
er Harris of Elizabeth City, as well
as six of 1885 pitchers, are ready to
90
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-31

Gus to opponents in debate, BelIamv
has several times been compared To
the statesmen of older days when
time was not SO pressing and when
thoroughness had more virtue than
mere speed
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-31

ansky, a catcher on last years Blue
Devil club, is helping him out.
gentleman Joe" was likewise foot
ball luminary at Duke and will be
line coach at Elon in the fall.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-03-31

Hitler's signature is valuable
one, say autograph collectors. Not
when it appears on a treaty.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-14
E Hartford, New Haven Lawyers Included With Three Prominent Local Firms Getting Payments
They Are Charged With Receiving Pay ments of Large Sums of Money on
 Checks Not in Regular Form
SEVERAL BIG CONTRACTORS IN
 CITY ARE ALSO ACCUSED
By JOSEPH r. DONAHUE Democrat Staff Reporter)

Names of high-rankng Waterbury, Hartforc and New Haven lawyers and contractors who alleg edly received payments of large sums of money from the city of Waterbury during the years 1990-1937, on checks not made out according to regular procedure, were recited in superior court today by James P Pur ce chief accountant in the controllers office, at the trial of the Waterbury conspiracy case.
 Many Law Firms Mentioned
 Purcell resuming the stand the trial entered the third week of testimony reported that such payments were made to the law firms of Carnnody and Thoms, Francis P. Guilfoile and Herman J. Wesman all of Waterbury; Edward c. Levy of New Haven; Charles Williamson of Darien, and Speacy, Ryan and Yoemans, of Hartford. spellacy is mayor of Hartford.
 Contractors Getting Payments
 He reported that the contractors receiving such pay ments were: Abrigador Diggers operated by Phillip and Ralph Coppeto; Contractors Supply Company; Frank J. Santalucia Company and Donate Pieraoria also known Dan Peters of Bristol Purcell conended that the pay ments to the individual names made on un-nurn- bered checks issued in the controllers office without the approval of the Board of Finance.
 Other Defendants Included
 Other names of defendants, including Enoch E. Borg naes, who Is still missing Simon J. Alderman of New Haven Martin Dunn, George H. Kingsley of New York, William B. Murray of New York and John w Meaney of New York injected into todays proceedings by the witness who apparently is to be the star of the states case.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-14
THROWN BY GIRL
 HE THREW HIMSELF
Fred Marinoglda, Boxer, Is Found Badly Injured at
 Foot of Stairs

She didn't want him for 6 valen- tine so he threw himself downstairs That is the version given police early today by witnesses of the affair al 50 Brook street. just after midnight of Valentines day. Fred Maringola 20, a boxer. of 80 River street, landed at St. Marys hospital at l2:3t o'clock today after he had been found lying in hall at the Brook street address. He was reluctant to tell police the cause of his injuries at first reported to be possible frac- lures of both legs.
 But Mary Duke and Anna Bendler residents at 50 Brook street, told Lieutenant Ernest Pakul. who inyes- tigated, that Fred had quarreled with his girl, Olga Duke, and had "thrown himself downstairs" as 6 consequence. Patrolmen Joseph De. laney, Harold Green and Frank Vita relli assisted Maringola to the po- lice ambulance in which Patrolmer John Shea and John Moynihan took the youth to the hospital.
 The report there was that he pos. sibly tripped and fell on the stairs Police, not satisfied with the version uncovered the true story of @ Valen- tine days impasse in which Cupid missed his mark. Maringola was re. ported to be ready to leave the hos pital this afternoon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-14
Rudy Vallee Is Acquitted But Faces Suit Of $1O,OO0

Miami, Fla, Feb. 14-(UP)-Judge Wayne Allen felt that Rudy Vallee should have the benefit of a "rea- sonable doubt" and so the orchestra leader was cleared today on assault and battery charges.
 The accusations against Vallee were made by a 17-year-old busboy employed in a nightclub where Val- lee appeared Feb. 4. The busboy, billiard Borden, carrying some trays, accidentally bumped vallee. Borden charged Vallee struck him.
 The judge ruled: T have the idea that MT. Vallee might have taken slight poke at the boy. I've felt like doing that myself at times. Also, I do not think the boy Intentionally brushed against him. So I'll give the defendant the benefit of a rea- sonable duobt."
 Spectators applauded the verdict. Borden offered his hand and he and vallee shook hands gingerly.
 vallee,s difficulties from the incl dent did not end with the trial, however. Borden's attorney filed q
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-14
TWO STREAMLINE
 BUSSES COLLIDE
Nine Persons Are Injured, None Fatally--Hit on
 Boston Post Road

Sudbury, Mass, Feb. 14-(UP)- Nine persons nursed injuries today following head-on collision be- tween two streamlined Boston New York busses at an ice-covered "S' curve on the Boston Post road last night.
 Most severely injured was Alvin Kressler, 25, of 1912 43d avenue, Long Island City, N. Y, driver of an empty Boston-bound bus. He suffered a compound left leg frac- ture and possible internal injuries, His condition was reported fair.
 The driver of the New York bound bus, Willis Grove, g, of i750 Gleason avenue, Bronx, N. Y, suf- fered head and hand cuts. The seven other injured were the only passengers on Groves bus. Both busses were owned by the Greyhound lines and were of the double-deck 37-passenger type.
 Passengers Alseep
 Most of the passengers were sleep ing when the busses crashed near Henry Fords historic Wayside inn. The top of the empty bus was shorn off. Both drivers were showered with glass.
 The passengers hospitalized were Richard Curtin 36, 798 Capitol ave- nue, Hartford. Conn, cut lower lip and chin, left leg bruised; Martin Adler 34, 30 Gerard avenue, Hart ford bruised left knee, back and right pelvis; Harold Durant, g, 1866 Flatbush avenue, Brooklyn, N. r., face cuts: Samuel Milner, 3s, 2944 Page street, Philadelphia cut left knee, wrist injuries; Morris Kluger, 28, l408 Franklin avenue, Bronx, N. Y. broken nose and bruised knees.
 Ribbi Benjamin Atlinger, 40, of 264 East Second street, New York, and Miss Rena Mclaughlin, g. of Cam bridge were given first aid for cuts and bruises ct Marlboro police head quarters.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-14
MANY SHOTS USED
 TO MURDER WIFE

stewartstown, N. H., Feb. IA. (UP)-Medric Proulx, 40, laborer, was in critical condition today after killing his estranged wife and at- tempting suicide in what police be- lieved was a drunken ragc He ap. peared suddenly last night ct the isolated cabin of Benjamin Grape 43, a woodcutter, for whom his wife Ida, 43, mother of eight children, worked as cook and housekeeper Proulx first fired through cabin window, police said, but the bullet went wild. A second shot through the window struck his wife in the head. Proulx ordered seven other occupants from the cabin and. when they did not comply, he fired again, his bullet striking his wife in the left elbow.
 Albert Wheeler, 38, also employed at the camp, grabbed c shotgun at this point and fired c charge Of buckshot into Proulx's hip. Mrs Proulx ran from the cabin and grappled with her husband. once again Proulx's rife was discharged 6 bullet piercing her chest. Then Proulx shot himself in the abdomen Mrs. Proulx died ct . hospital.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-14
WESTERNER MAY
 BE APPOINTED
President Gives No Hint of Successor to Supreme
 Court Justice Brandeis
BY HARRISON SALISBURY United Press Staff C0rresp0ndent) ]

Washington, Feb. l4-(UP)--Ad- ministration and congressional quar- ters today expected President Roosevelt to appoint a westerner to fill the supreme court seat va cated by Justice Louis Dembitz Brendeis. There was no hint of White House plans.
 MT. Roosevelt was expected to fill the vacancy quickly. It will be his fourth appointment to the high court in the two years since he ad- vanced his supreme court reorpani- zation plan.
 The 82-year-old Brandeis gave no hint of his plans for the future in the brief note to MT. Roosevelt ia which he announced his retirement after 23 years on the bench. He was the oldest justice and exceeded in years of service only by Justice James c. McReynoldS.
 Brandeis' friends have suggested that, If he retired he ould devote his energies to aiding Jewish refu- gees from central Europe. The first Jew to sit on the high bench, Bran- deis has long been intensely inter- ested in the Zionist movement.
 Prominently Mentioned
 The list of persons most promi- nently mentioned as possibilities for his seat was headed by westerners.
 Among those names are those of Justice Harold Stephens Of the U. 8. court of appeals for the District of Columbia. q native of Utah, Sen. Lewis B. Schwellenbach, D. Wash. one of the New Deals staunchest senate advocates, Dean Wiley B. Rutledge, Jr., of the University Of Iowa Law school, Solicitor General Robert II. Jackson. and Judges Sam Bratton and Joseph Hutcheson of the U. s. Circuit bench.
 Of these, the first three. were re- garded as having the best chance. Stephens was considered Tor the va- cancy created by the death Of Jus- tice Benjamin N. Cardozo which was filled last month with the ap- pointment Of Justice Felix Frank furter.
 One well-informed source said be- fore the Frankfurter appointment that he understood Brandeis would retire soon and that Mir. Roosevelt would name Stephens to the Car. (Continued on Page N
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-14

$10,000 damage suit in circuit court against the crooner and announced he would request new trial in the assault and battery case.
 Both Vallee and Borden testified before Allen yesterday, the crooner waiving the right to jury trial. The courtroom was well-filled, most of the spectators being women. Val- lee Illustrated his version of the affair. He said, with gestures:
 T was walking rapidly through an ante-room of the kitchen. Sul- denly felt blow in the small Of my back. l was more alarmed than angry, for I wondered instinctively whether l was being black lacked, kidnapped O hurt"
 Vallee showed how he wheeled about to see what had occurred. He saw the busboy, he said, and let forth "a choice of terms suited to the action, which thought was blundering and inexcusable."
 Then the singer knocked the trays from Borden's hands, but, Vallee as- serted, he did not strike the youth.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-14
CHOICE FOR POPE
 NARROWS DOWN
Only Nine Cardinals Are on Roster From Which to
 Pick Victor
BY RALPH FORTE
United Press Staff Correspondent)

(Unlte0 freSS 0tau OOTEcSPohuohsI Vatican City, Feb. 14-(UP)- A group of older prelates of the Vatican, discussing the election ot a new pope, narrowed the probable field of candidates to nine card inals today.
 They excluded the possibility that a man of more than 70 years would be selected; they excluded the pos sibility that a foreigner might be chosen. From the 22 who remained they suggested the following as like ly to include the man who will be the 262d pope with some reasons fol their choice:
 Cradinal Ma, chetti Selvaggiani Bishop of Frase@ti and Vicar Gen. eral of Rome. Roman.
 Cardinal Lavitiano, Archbishop ot Palermo. Extremely intelligent.
 Cardinal Schuster, Archbishop oi Milan. A scholar.
 Cardinal Salotti, prefect ot the Sacred Congregation of Rites Fought against clericalism in Italy
 Cardinal Tedeschini. A most able cred, inclined catafalque, still witf
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-14
BRANDEIS HAD
 TOUCH BATTLE
Bitterly Opposed By For- mer President Taft; Sen-
 atOr Tom Walsh Aided
BY LOUIS J. SCHAEFLE United Press Staff C0rresp0ndent)

Washington, Feb. 14.-CUP)-The supreme court career of Louis Dem- bitz Brandeis, which ended with eX- pressions of regret because of his retirement yesterday, began amid furious controversy g years ago. On January 28, 1916. President Wood- row wilson submitted the nomina- ton of the crtsading Massachusetts attorney and thus precipitated one of the most bitter senate controYer- sies over a supreme court appoint ment. Clubs were formed through out the country to oppose the nom- ination. Lobbyists buttonholed sen- ators and complained that Brandeis was a radical who did not be- lieve in private property, the profit motive, or large aggregations of capital.
 The same cry had been raised & year before, when Wilson proposed to make Brandeis his secretary. of commerce. But this time, neither the senate nor outside opposition could sway Wilson from his objec- tive.
 Taft Against Him
 Former President William How ard Taft, later to preside over the court Brandeis had such difficulty in ascending, publicly attacked the appointment, and seven former presidents of the American Bar as- sociation testified against Brandeis
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-14

Purcell told of seeing Alderman, c New Haven accountant in the vaults of the controllers ofiice on numerous occasions after Decem- Der 20. 1887. after Leary had been defeated at the election of October. Asked what his business was. Ale derman told Purcell he was "doing a little job for Dan."
 Practically all of Purcell's testi- fhony this morning. his second ap- pearance on the stand, was entered over the objections of defense counsel.
 Talked with Borgnaes
 He told of conversation with Enoch Borgnaes. the missing New York accountant defendant in which Purcell said T don't see how yot can avoid calling attention to certain Irregularities" referring to the report which Borgnaes would file with his audit,
 Told Not to Worry
 Don't worry, I've covered myself in my comments" was the reply of
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-14
RUNAWAY BOY IS
 RESCUED IN TIME
Penn. Lad Locked in Freight Car for Eight
 Days Before Found

Peabody, Mass, Feb. i4.=(UP)- When William Houlden broke the seal on e freight car consigned tc pottery firm late yesterday, he was confronted by e pasty-faeed ap- partition covered with yellow dust.
 Hey, what are you doing here9' demanded Houlden.
 What town in Florida is this9' countered the figure, which Houl- den discovered was e boy.
 You're q long way from Florida replied Houlden. "ThiS is Peabody Mass.
 My God" said the lad II thought was on my way to Florida"
 With that the youthful stowaway collapsed in the snow. Houlden res vived him and helped him to ail automobile. They drove to res taurant and over c meal of soup eggs, steak. bread, milk and pie. the boy Identified himself as Russell c Donaldson, IS, Of Connellsville. Pa
 On Feb. 6, in Uhriehsville. o. Inc said. he found two freight cari standing on siding, One was billed 70 Florida and the other to thi' city. At midnight he returned, bu, got into the wrong car. The car loaded with i5-ineh sewer pipe, wa sealed shortly afterward.
 For eight days, he rode cramped in q half -sitting. half standing posi- ton without food or water. While young Donaldson was beiuA treated at . hospital, police tele' phoned his father Charles in Penn' syivania.
 "He's a good boy, but he got fnat when wouldn't let him 60 to SCI his girl friend every night of thi week. and just left home" th' father said.
 q guess we have another Cor rigan."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-02-14
MORE JUDGES FOR
 SUPERIOR COURT
Committee Makes FavOr-
 able Report; Senate Held , Twelve Minute Session

Hartford, Conn.,, Feb 14.-(UP)- The house received a favorable com- mittee report today on a bill carry ing out a recommendation of Gov. Baldwin that two additional judges be named to the superior court.
 The proposal was contained in his inaugural address in which he pointed out that "the lengthy inves- tigations and trials of the past year have placed a tremendous burden upon the judges of our higher courts" and that the pressure should be relieved.
 Before adjourning shortly after noon the house approved bills pro- viding:
 A SIS month pension to Ralph L. Parsons, former Cheshire Re- formatory guard who was injured during an attack by an inmate.
 That expenses of the grievance committee be deducted before court