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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-28
lnsistent Demands Heard
For Federal Expense Cut

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ton: it isn't a bit likely to find much
fault with what the White House
inferentially, has recommended So
in that form, the application goes tC
Congress.
It's referred to the Senate and
House Naval Affairs Committees.
The navy naturally wants all the
dough it can get. The budget bureau
acquiesces. The congressional COM
mittees also consist of navy en-
thusiasts.
Congress Doesn't Know.
Thus the item gets to Congress
substantially as originally called for
by the Navy Department.
The rank-and-file of congressman
not knowing anything about the sub
ject, vote as per the findings of the
supposed experts. It's the same way
relative to all the other executive
items.
To be sure, some congressman have
said that they believed various de-
partments were putting their de-
mands too high They're proposed a
general reduction of, say, 10 per cent
in all sought-for appropriations.
This wouldn't be fair; though
either.
Surmise that the Navy Department
has made a rip-snorting high request,
in comparison with a quite reason
able departmental request
1t wouldn't be on the level to cut
the War Department at the same rate
as the navy.
All the departments and miscellan-
eOus agencies are mixed up in the
same fashion.
Congress Versus President.
The theory, then, as urged by SEN
atOr Adams, is for Congress to set up
a committee Of the members Of both
houses to consider all proposed ex-
penditllres of any executive origin.
It should go without saying that
this notion is 100 per cent contra
White House wishes.
But it has the support of all Re
publicans and all anti RoOseveltian
Democrats. It'll be red-hOt contro-
versy when Congress meets early in
1910.
1t can't be headed off.
Ihere,S TOO much talk about gov
ernmental spending.
General Accounting Office
It was a movement when the gen
eral accounting office was created.
right after the World War.
The idea then was to muzzle fed
eral spending.
It didn't work after the New Deal
came in.
On the contrary, Federal spending
became rampant.
You heard lot about the general
accounting office when its career was
young. Now you hear about as much
about it as you do about the fisheries
bureau of the agricultural depart
rnent.
Even the fisheries bureau is accus-
ed Of asking an excessive allowance.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-28
Finland Will Negotiate
But Won't Capitulate
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troops be withdrawn 'sWithout delay
a distance of II to 16 miles from the
frontier as assurance against a re-
petition Of the alleged incidents. The
Finnish foreign minister advised
Molotoff that an investigation had
shown that no shots were fired across
the border by the Firms, and assert
ed that consequently there is no rea-
son to remove troops from the from
tier in the manner you suggested"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-28

(OONllIueQ FROM rage A'neJ
marine, and three German freighters,
whose fate was not disclosed.
f. The armed merchantmen Chit
raj, which brought home eleven sur
VivOrs of the RaWalpindi, also land
ed 80 German sailors from ship
captured in the waters near Iceland,
in which the Radalpindi was sunk.
5. The air ministry announced that
Royal Air Force planes made a
successful flight over northwestern
Germany last night.
6. Food Minister w. S. Morrison
told the House Of Commons that but
ter and bacon rationing would start
January 8, with purchases restricted
10 four ounces a week. Consumers
also Will be asked to restrict sugar
purchases to one pound per person,
though sugar will not be rationed.
Morrison said that rationing, orr :
ginally scheduled for mid-Decembei !,
had been postponed until after
Christmas, because the general op-
inion was that I'VE should get over
Christmas with as few restrictions
as possible"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-28

committee to work out the matter
OF additional commissions for the en-
glneer was named to consist of AL
dermen j. w. Gill, T. H. Crabtree
and t. w. Ellis.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-28

The man at the next desk thinks
the blitzkrieg against Holland might
have been called off on account Of
wet grounds.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-11-28
Parliament Is
Opened by Monarch

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Evening star., 1939-01-15
BASKET BALL
Began With Peach Baskets

FROM thot crude beginning SO eors oeo the coqe game
hos advanced recently with Ieops ond bounds become
the Notions eeotest indoor sport In point Of attendance
it's the ereotest sport indoors or outdoors In 1896
tool Of 80 million people pod see bosket ball ployed in
the United Stoes compared with 50 millions for bosebo
ond 40 million for football The sport loving public is qoinq
in big for the speed and strategy Of the eome few
yeors oso college teoms played only their own sections
Nov the big "fves" tour the country. and pock em in
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19
Wrong Identity
Pleaded In Death
of Georgia Cleric

Brunswick, Ca, Jan. 19.-(AP)--
With so defense witnesses to be call
ed after completion of State testi-
mony, the trial of George Cleyborn,
Negro, accused of killing DR.. Charles
H. Lee, Episcopal rector, entered it's
second day in Glynn County Superior
Court here today.
Cleyborn's counsel yesterday sought
to show officials believed the crusad-
ing churchman of ST. Simon's island,
was killed by a white man now serv-
ing prison sentence for burglary.
This phase of Cleyborn's defense de-
veloped when George Cowart. the
Negroes attorney. asked Representa-
tive W. Ben Gibbs if he had said pub
Iicly that Grady Stevens killed DR.
Lee"
Gibbs, who investigated the crime
as solicitor, and who returned here
yesterday from Washington to testi y
for the State, answered he had made
a statement he Railways had an idea
Stevens had something to do with the
murder of the rector"
The .71-year-old DR.. Lee was killed
near midnight of February 5, 1888, as
he sat at his desk in the rectory OF
Christ Episcopal church, the victim
of a snipers fire through window.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19
New Absent
Ballot Ban
Is Presented
One Would Hold Leg
islative Sessions Only
0 n c e Each F o u r
Years; Exemption of
Auto Drivers From
Liability for Hitch
Hikers Apparently Is
Killed

Raleigh, Jan. 19.-(API-A bill ex-
empting veteran Unemployment Com
pensation Commission employees from
merit examination requirements was
passed on its second and third read
ings today and ordered enacted into
law by the House
Final passage of the measure. which
applies to persons who have been
with the compensation agency for six
months came after Representative
Cherry of CASTOR and others had
spoken in favor of it. There was not
dissenting vote.
Cherry, former speaker of the
House, said that there had "been a
great deal of misunderstanding and
misrepresentation" about the purpose
of the bill. The social security act
gives the State power over personnel,
he asserted, and the federal govern
ment he charged, is attempting to set
up a merit system under a threat of
withholding funds to which this State
is justly entitled"
Other speakers for the measure
were Representatives Murphy, of
Rowan, and Clegg, of Moore.
Earlier new bills to abolish the abb
sentee ballot and use of markers in
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19
Changes For
Nazi Chiefs
Are Denied
Official Press Director
at Berlin Categorical
ly Says There Will Be
No Changes

Berlin, Jan. 19.-(AP)-The press
chief of the German government, Dr.
Otto Dietrich, today took the unusual
stop of personally issuing to foreign
correspondents a complete, emphatic
and categoric denial that any cabinet
changes were contemplated either
now or at any time in the near future
Rumors of impending changes had
become so general in Germany, and
had been launched among foreign
press representatives with such con-
sistency by persons ordinarily in the
know, that a denial was deemed nee
essary and advisable in the interest
of Qualification, as we'll as amicable
international relations.
Rumors circulated yesterday in
Berlin circles usually considered we'll
informed that the following shifts
in the Nazi leadership were likely.
Appointment of Field Marshal Her
mann Goering and vice chancello,
and war minister; appointment OF
Propaganda Minister Paul Goebbels
to be chief of Nazi party district
leaders, and transfer of his propagan-
da and press functions to Dietrich
himself to, the foreign office and to
Goering's office; retirement of In
sterior Minister Frick and his replace
ment by Heinrich Himmler, chief O!
all German police)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19
Panic Aboard
Liner During
Storm Related

New York, Jan. 19.-(AP)-Stories
of hysteria and near panic among
800 passengers on the Italian liner
Vulcania, struck by furious storm
which silenced its radio off the
Azores on Tuesday, were told today
when the ship reached port here.
J. M. McClelland, publisher of the
Longview, Wash, Daily News, said
that at least six passengers were IL
jured and that scores were bruised as
the vessel wallowed in mountainous
seas.
"The waves crashed over the top
of the ship, breaking windows on the
top deck" he said 1.-THE hurricane
struck at 1870 o'clock, just at the
lunch hour, and all we could do was
crawl on the floor and try to hang
on. The wind reached a velocity of
125 miles per hour.
eve never expected to live through
it. There was general hysteria. Wo
men tainted and screamed. Every
body was praying"
McClelland said the radio antenna
was torn away soon after the blow
struck. Italian Line officials said the
ship had met five days of bad wealth
er, with continuous high head winds,
but declined to confirm passengers
statements as to the number injured.
Line officials said the peak wind
velocity was 81 miles per hour.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19

Army Repels
Rebel Drive
Loyalists Attempt To
Run Blockade To Rush
Troops to Their Gaia.
lonian Front

Hendaye, France, Jan. 19.-(AP)-
Catalonia's militiamen: fought off in
surgent thrusts. in the mountains
west of Barcelona today while thu
government sought to run a naval
blockade to rush reinforcements from
the idle Madrid front.
Twelve thousand Madrid troops, the
first contingent of 10000 the geo.
graphically divided government hop
ed to shift to the hard-pressed Cata-
lonia fronts, were reported already at
sea. They were said by advices reach
ing the French border to have en-
barked last night at Valencia, whence
the other $4,000 were expected II
leave shortly.
An undetermined number of insur-
gent warships, three of which yester-
day shelled government lines north
east of Tarragona, were ordered to
intercept the transfer Insurgent and
government manpower in the battll
for Catalonia has been about evenly
matched, with about 3OO,OOO on eac1
side. The insurgents, however, hole
a decided advantage in planes, arti!-
lery and other equipment.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19
CASTONl NEGRO GETS
80 YEARS, NOT DEATH

Gastonia, Jan. 19-(AP)- Chirner
Dee Gastonia Negro, drew 80 years in
prison from Judge Allen Gwyn here
this afternoon as jury convicted
him of second degree murder at the
end of his second trial on charge of
killing Hoke Davis, Gastonia rent
collector, last summer. Convicted of
first degree murder at his first trial
Dee was sentenced to die along with
James Sturgia, Negro, convicted at
the same trial. The Supreme Court
granted both a re-trial on a techni-
CITY. Sturgis will be tried at a lat
er court term here.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19
Hearing Upon
Sales Tax Is
Best Show Yet
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
Rv HENRY AVERTLI,

Raleigh, Jan. 19-There are GER
tain subjects which won't wear out
the weather, the sales tax and a
few others.
Clyde Greene, of Boone, told the
joint finance committee of House and
Senate. that yesterday afternoon as
the Fair Tax Association put On the
hit show of the General Assembly to
date. Chances are there will not be
such another performance this time.
There seems little likelihood of any
real liquor row, and that's the only
thing that can even touch sales tax
hearing for color, fire and bitterness.
J. Paul Leonard, indefatigaIble head
OF the F. T. A., welded the baton for
al hour and half symphony of hate
against the measure which has been
North Cardinals hottest controversy
for some half dozen years.
Committee members sat silent and
outwardly unmoved as Mr.. Leonard
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19
House Body
Again Clips
Funds
Trims $3,55O,OOO Off
$13,529, 900 Appro-
priation Requested by
the President

Washington, Jan. 19.-(AP)V The
House Appropriation Committee, sup
porting a congressional economy cam
paign, sheared So. $4,000 today from
President Roosevelt's recommends
tions for the first deficiency approp-
ration bill
In approving the proposed expendi-
lures on the reduced scale, the COM
mittee for second time backed up
a subcommittee which started the
economy drive by slashing $150,OOO,-
600 from the $875, OOO, 900 the President
asked for relief.
While the cut in the deficiency
items was small in amount, commit
teemen said it was significant of a
trend against the administration
spending program. The total cut was
from $13,529,0OO to $9,979y00O.
The appropriations committee act
ed just before debate on the bill be
gan on the House floor. Leaders said
they expected ito pass the measure
tomorrow.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19
Army, Navy
Both Urging
More Speed
10 New Mobile Anti
Aircraft Regiments
Asked; IL Naval Air
B a s e S Requested;
Roosevelt Proposes
axing of Federal In
comes; Hopkins Norni-
nation Comes Up

Washington, Jan. 19-(AP)- TIE
Army high command passed along to
Congress today it's belief that "any
future war will at least start in the
air."
Brigadier- General George Marshall.
deputy chief of staff, offered that OBJ
servation in telling the House Mill
tary Committee that 10 new mobile
anti-aircraft regiments were needed
to supply a reasonable" ground de.
tense.
This nation is weak compared with
other nations" in it's defense from
bombing attacks, Marshall said in re-
plying to questions from committee
men considering President Roose-
velt's 1852 100000 defense program.
The House and Senate received
from their respective naval committee
chairmen bill sponsored by the NAVY
to authorize the development or in
creasing of II naval air bases. includ-
ing Guam and the mid-Pacific.
Mr.. Roosevelt chose today to urge
Congress to make all private income
from all government salaries and all
future government securities subject
to the general income tax laws of the
Federal and state governments.
The Senate took up the nomination
of Harry L. Hopkins to be secretary
of commerce, approved yesterday by
the commerce committee on a 13 to
6 vote. Chairman Bailey, Democrat,
North Carolina, who refrained from
voting on Hopkins, asserted in a for
NAL statement that Hopkins, by max
ing political speeches while he was
VIVA administrator, set an example
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, Jan. 19-Tnere is going to
be a public hearing on the policy Of
the General Assembly regarding di
version of highway funds, but one OF
the moot questions hereabouts is
"When?"
Ever since the bill declaring the
General Assembly's policy to be a.
gainst any transfer of money from
highway to general funds was taken
from the Senate Road Committee and
referred to the finance group, its al
vocates, particularly Senator Joh-
Umstead who sponsored it, have been
trying to get a date set for a public
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19

Unemployment Group Exempted From Merit
Chamberlain sSon
Menaced by Blast

Tralee, Ireland, Jan. 19-(AP)-
A violent explosion today at the
rear of hotel at which Frank
Chamberlain, son of the British
prime minister, was staying, shat
tered hundreds of windows and
damaged The hotel walls.
Chamberlain, rs, who lives at
Birmingham, England, was on a
vacation in Ireland. He was unin-
jured.
Police worked ON the theory that
the Outlawed Irish republican army
which is blamed for a series of ex-
plcsions in England Monday and
Tuesday, also was responsible for
this latest blast.
The explosion was believed i'm
some quarters to have heen an at
tempt to kill the British prime
minister's soE. 1t was disclosed that
yOun" Chamberlain had been
guarded by three detectives since
his arrival here Monday.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19
Japan Is Alarmed
By u. S. Plans For
Defense In Pacific

Tokyo, Jan. 19.-CAP)-Japan is
gravely concerned by United
States naval expansion plans, a
naval office spokesman declared
today, and fears establishment Of
airplane and submarine bases in
the Pacific would be but an ad-
vance for '1Ong distance attacks
Fertilization of Guam 1880
miles from Japan would be like
placing a gun against the gates of
neighbour" said the spokesman,
Rear Adm'E raj Kanazawa.
establishment of bases at Mid
way and Wake islands," he con-
tinued, "wOuld surround our IN
defended mandate islands; fOrt;-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19
Steamship Breaks
Into Halves, With
No Warning Given

New York, Jan. 19.-(AP)-
The steamship New Orleans rad
ioed to the Mackay Radio Com
pany today that the motor tank
er Jaguar had broken in half
about 200 miles southwest of the
Azores last night. The message
said:
"SS Duala picked UP seven of
crew from fOrecastle last night
and 80 this morning from after
part. After part believed still
aflOat. Accident occurred sud
denly. No radio call for aid sent"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19
AIR DEFENSE DRILL GIVES
BARCELONA DAWN FRIGHT

Barcelona, Jan. 10 (AP) The
sharp whine of airplane engines fill
ed Barcelona skies at dawn today as
crisp, clear weather made the gov
eminent redouble its precautions a.
gainst enemy air raids.
The sudden barking of anti-aircraft
guns, unpreceded by alarms startled
residents who failed to read the morn
ing papers announcing air raid de-
Tense maneuvers. Government pursuit
planes flashed over the city in the
morning sunlight.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19
N. C. Traffic
Deaths 937,
Down By 1856

Raleigh, Jan. 19.-(AFD- NORTH
Cardinals traffic fatalities dropped
1856 in 1888 under 1887, Ronald Ho-
cult, director of public safety, an
nounced today. There were 937 fatal
tiles last year, compared with 1,129
in 1887 and 1,026 in 1886.
This is an excellent indication OF
the results Of highway safety work
aided by citizens and civic organiza-
lions throughout the State" said Ho-
cult. "The difference in reduction OF
fatalities on a percentage basis, by
which 1888 deaths fell under those
of 1887, compared with the previous
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19

ficatiOn of Guam, in the middle
of the mandates, would sCer an
unnecessary way to treat Japan,
in view of our policy of nOn-at-
tack and nOn-aggressiOn."
He emphasized that these man
dates, the South Sea islands held
by Germany before the World
War, were unfOrtified and under
present international agreement
could not be fortified
For this reason. the spokesman
said, Guam would have real
strategic value, if fortified, 'ai-
though Japan's objection to cx-
pansion in the Pacific was moral
rather than legal" since no
treaties exist to prevent it.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19
Public Hearing Assured
Over Highway Diversion

hearing.
They have been promised such
hearing by Senator H. P. Taylor, fl
nance chairman, but they have been
absolutely unable to get any definite
Gate set.
In fact, the Arson county senator
now contends that hearing may not
be necessary at all, in view of the
fact that "the finance and approprie-
tons committees are going to make
a sincere effort to reach a budget un
der which no transfer of highway
funds will be necessary"
For that reason, he told your cor
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19
BIDS SUBMITTED ON
CAPE FEAR DREDGING

Wilmington, Jan. 19.-(AP)- The
Hill Dredge Company of Ventnor, n
j., submitted low bid of 1921, 729 on
a contract to derdge the inland water
way between the Cape Fear river AMI
Little river to a depth of II feet AMI
to widen it from Is to 80 feet. The
government estimate of the costs was
about $4,000.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19
$4,oOO,0oOOf
Road Work In
State Ready

Raleigh, Jan. 19.-(AP)-GeOrge
w. COan, DR., State WPA admins
traitor, announced today that his
organization would make $1,000
900 available to match a $1,OOO,OOO
State allotment for farm-tO-mar-
ket road improvement program.
The new $4,OOO,OOO program will
extend through several months.
"This will mean that 1000 WPA
workers who have been idle for thu
last six weeks, due to lack of spor
sor's funds for farm-to-market roads
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19

q
unicameral on =
crosses. Due mainly
to his influence, his
home state already
has a unicameral
legislature that is,
a legislature which
is not split into a
senate and house of
representatives, but
operates with only
one chamber. Re
ports from the Corn
L l.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19
Unicarr1eral
Congress Is
Not Probable
BY CHARLES p. STEWART
Central Press COIumniSt

Washington, Jan. -. = Having
abolished lame duck congresses, Sena-
tor George w. Norris of Nebraska is
aUitatinC now for
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19

wealth are to the effect that the new
system is quite satisfactory. Senator
Norris advocated it on grounds of eff
ficiency and economy. There was no
sense in two houses, he argued; one is
just as democratic and works faster.
Whether or not the same thing
would do equally well on a national
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-19
Plan Law On
City Limits
Extensions
Many Municipalities
S e e king Extended
Areas for Purposes Of
1910 Census
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel
MY ~ TVNAT AITGDETT
BY G..

Raleigh, Jan. 19.-Anticipated en-
barrassment of the legislators over
local fights for extending corporate
lights of a dozen or more small er
towns and at least two of the larger
cities of North Carolina, may result
in introduction of a general Statewide
bill providing for city extensions with
out particular legislative authority
Already several smaller towns have
had extension bills introduced, the
largest one to date being Newton. The
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The Washington times., 1939-01-18

lightly in Ken's arms to the music
of the gorgeous band.
She hated, though, the mornings
at Carvel Hall when, surrounded
by girls who wore gowns more ex-
pensive than she'd ever be able to
buy, she had to keep up pretense
of enjoyment.
She didn't know any one else
we'll enough to realize that there
we're plenty of girls like herself
there, girls from little towns all
over the country. come because
they had been asked by boys, like
Ken. She saw only the outside of
the pageant, and saw that she
wasn't fitting into it. That was
although she did not realize it at
first-because of Diana.
DANGEROUS RIVAL
Diana, who had been asked by
a youth from Georgia for whom
she had no liking, was definitely
aiming an annexation of Kenton
Baird. She announced it, quite
openly. to her own crowd one
morning. Hush" one of the other
girls, seeing Ellie, warned her, but
Diana laughed. My dear, he ought
to give me a vote of thanks for
taking him away from any one as
dowdy and dull as she is" she de-
clared. Il can at least give him a
lift up"
How can you?" one of the other
girls had queried as Ellie had
stood, motionleSS. back of a pillar
in the hotel lobby.
Don't 1 know the Admiral?
Didn't my mother go to school
with his wife at Foxhall? Don't
you suppose that I could wangle