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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-14
Apportioning
Task Again
Worries House
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
Nv HENRY AVERILL

p Raleigh, Jan. 14.-Reapportlonment
is quite obviously one of the sub
jects upon which East is East and
and West is still very much the ex-
ceedinglv West. Nor do the twain
appear U.ISable of meeting on any
common ground.
Yesterday High Points Rupert
Pickens upped and introduced reso-
luton making it the sense of this
legislature" that the 1941 General AS
sembly follow the mandate of the
State Constitution and reapportion
House and Senate in accordance with
the 1910 decennial Federal census. He
was Joined in the resolution by such
easterners as John Fernando White
Of Chowan and r. P. Bender OF
jones.
Pickens began an explanation of
the resolution with the statement:
"This resolution means nothing ex-
cept-" and he might just as well
have left off the "except" and then
Continued on Page Eighty
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-14

I ~ - 80 - -
Sans overseas po-
licies. AS chairman
of the upper con-
gressional chambers
foreign r e | a tions
committee he is an
appropriate e C h o
He likewise is q
faithful one. The
President, in the
course of his recent
initial message to
the lawmakers, at
their current session
on Capitol Hill,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-14
8 New WPA Jobs
To Cost $3.50, ,465

Raleigh, Jan. 14.-(AP)-Eight
projects costing $236,465.95 and
employing 499 persons received the
approval today Of State WPA Ad-
ministratOr George COan. Jr.
The projects included: Wilson,
S76,428 for developing an athletic
field; Star, Montgomery court,
S39, ,77O.95 for building gymnasium
vocational building; Dare county,
SG0,983 for improving ard repair
ing roads not in Federal aid high
way systems; Micro, Johnston
county, S11,252 for improving
streets; Carrboro, $S,S58 for index
ing minute docket marriage and
birth and death records in regist-
er IF deeds office; Washington,
S1O,989 for improving drainage
canal ana installing storm sewers
and culverts.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-14
United Aircraft
Did Not Cooperate
In Arms Request

Washington, Jan. 14.-(AP)-The
State Department said today the
United Aircraft Corporation of East
Hartford, Conn, was the zone out
standing exception" among airplane
companies in not conforming to the
departments six-months-old policy of
keeping American aircraft out of the
hands of those air4bombing civilian
populations.
The department announced that it
issued this corporation license dur
ing December to export to Japan 600
propeller blade forgings valued at
100000.
In making the announcement, the
department called attention to a let
ter Secretary Hull addressed to all
manufacturers and exporters of air
planes and airplane parts last July l.,
in which it was stated the govern
raent condemned bombing of civilian
populations or it's material encou--
agement.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-14
Bunconbe Is
Requesting
A New Court
Would Handle Domes-
tic Relations; Senate
And House Hold Brief
Sessions in Legisla-
ture; Sales Tax Fight
Gathering Momentum
In Committee

Raleigh, Jan. 14.-(AP)-The Sen
ate received from Senator Curtis, of
Buncombe, today bill to permit
Buncombe county to establish a do
mestic relations court.
Curtis said he sent the measure
forward at the request of q group Of
Asneville ministers. The bill was re-
ferred to judiciary committee No. 9
Both the House and Senate held
short sessions, with only a few legis-
latcrs present, and adjourned to meet
again Monday night. There were no
new House bills
Meanwhile, recommendation of a
record 154,000,000 budget to the Cen
eral Assembly for the, next biennium
brought in it's train this week a
furry of controversy over what to do
about the sales tax and whether to
(COntinued on Page Five)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-14
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, Jan. 14.-Looking around
for loop holes to plug in the North
Carolina sales tax law, the joint
House and Senate Finance Committee
has approved tentatively completely
new tax, dubbed, the compensation
use tax"
The new tax is Schedule l of Ar
ticle TX, sections 800 and following
of the Budget Revenue Act of 1899 and
is Just about as complicated as its
name and description of where it is
located.
1t is so drawn that Commissioner
of Revenue Allen J. Maxwell explain
ing it to the committee, at one point
flatly said that there is no intention
to enforce it as written, statement
which brought the national question
of why its enactment is sought.
Prime purpose of the act is to col
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-14
Share Crop
Army Ordered
Into Houses

New Madrid, Mo-, Jan. 14.-(AP)-
The forlorn army of ragged, shiver
ing share croppers, encamped along
the soggy rights of way of Highways
60 and 81, were ordered today to move
back into the houses they left four
days ago, when their demonstration
to draw attention to their economic
plight was started.
The State Highway Patrol, acting
on orders of the State Board of Healt'l
first notified about Is persons camp
ed near Charleston that they mus.
"break up immediately.
The rain-soaked group of demon
strators reluctantly started prepara-
tions for moving as two patrolmen
stood guard to see the orders were
carried out. Dr. Harry Parker, State
health commissioner, pronounced the
situation ga serious menace to public
health" following a hurried inspec-
Continued on Page Five)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-14
ABC Counties
Will Resist
Higher Taxes
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, Jan. 14.-There are in
creasing evidences around the hotel
lobbies here that legislators from TIE
27 counties with ABC stores are not
going to take the proposed increase in
liquor taxes by the State lying down
or in any part of a recumbent pos
sure.
Yesterday, for instance, Whining
toms w. D. Mcmillan, chairman OF
the New Hanover ABC Board, was
busy as the proverbial one-armed
paper hanger afflicted with a disease
durable largely by scratching.
He was around and about, button
holing all and sundry lawmakers who
can be expected to lend aid and com
fort in a fight against the proposal
to raise the States tax on liquor from
seven to ten per cent, all of which
Continued on Page Three.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-14
TAR HEEL ESCAPEE
IN MAINE CAPTURED

Steep Falls, Maine, Jan. 14.-(AP)-
Armed deputy sheriffs on railroad
handcar today captured the last two
Of nine prisoners who slugged a guard
and dashed from the mems reforna-
tory at nearby South Windham three
days ago. Deputy Sheriff Henry
Storah leaped from the speeding
handcar and at gunpoint took INTO
custody Rolling Hurley, 10, of Mount
Holly, N. c., and Martin Devine, ~
Of South Boston, whose seven com
panions were caught soon after tne
break.
The thinly-clad pair, weak and nun
cry, offered no resistance. The depu-
ties commandeered the handcar arter
the station agent notified them tne
prisoners were walking along the
tracks. .-.---
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-14
Huge Sum Set Up
For Large Airport
At Elizabeth CITY

Raleigh, Jan. 14.-(AP)-State
WPA Administrator George COan
announced today the ALLEGATION of
$128,O5O for clearing a site for a
landing field at the United States
Coast Guard air base in PasquO-
tank county.
This project will be preliminary
to construction costing about
$1,0OO,OOO. The county and Eliza
beth City provided the site, and
the base will be connecting link
between similar units at Brook
lyn, N. Y, and Charleston, S. G.
The PasquOtank project was one
of Is announced today to cost
about $562,OOO and provide en-
plOyment for 1,47 persons.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-14
Fool Tax Law No. | Now
Is Before Legislature;
Take Good Look At This

lect three per cent tax on all articles
bought for use in this State from re.
tailers out of the State or who some
how or other escape paying the sales
tax.
1t is SO drawn that if any one pur-
chase any article of tangible property
on which the sales tax hasn't bee,
paid from a retailer who does o:
does not maintain a place of business
in this State" that person would have
to file a return with the Revenue
Department not later than the fif
teenth of the month succeeding the
purchase and remit Herewith the a.
mount of tax thereon.
To illustrate: if Joe Doakes, a cit
izen of North Carolina, goes to Rich-
mond, Virginia, for instance and buys
there a dollars worth of merchan.
disc on which he pays no sales tax
fCOntinued on Page FiVe)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-14
u. S. Seaman
Is Convicted
At Hamburg

Hamburg, Germany, Jan. 14.-(AP)
George Joseph Roth, a naturalized
United States citizen and former ste
ward on the United States liner
Washington, was convicted today of
preparations of treason and sentenc-
ed to six months Imprisonment. Roth
was charged with possession of a
newspaper of communist sympathies
printed in LIE Havre, France. He tes-
titled that he did not know the paper
was communistic.
He was tried in the criminal sec
tion of the Hanseatic supreme district
court. One month and two weeks of
his sentence are to be deducted for
time spent in Jail since his arrest
November 29
The president of the court, in i'm
posing sentence, said: Germany,
through international treaties, has
the right to protect herself through
safeguarding measures. The court is
Do
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-14
Four Perish
In Airplane
In Montana
St. Paul-Seattle Liner
Crashes at Midnight
Near Miles City and
Then Burns

Miles City, Mont, Jan. 14.-(AP)-
Che flaming crash of a Northwest
Air Lines plane, carrying four per-
sons to their deaths two miles west
oe Miles City, left Investigators with
a decisive pu zle to solve today. All
of the planes occupants died instant
ly in the crash last night.
The only solution to the puzzle
possibly lay in the wreckage of the
plane, scattered in a coulee a mile
west of the municipal airport from
which the plane had just made a
normal take-off."
While air line and Civil Aeronautics
Authority investigators sped here by
plane from Minneapolis, the air board
in Washington announced it had as
signed three men to make a special
inquiry.
Coroner Ralph Bray, of Custer
county, said the body of Mrs Morgan
Morris, of Mandan, North Dakota
was so horribly burned it was not re-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-14
Spanish Men And
Women Drafted In
By Government

Barcelona Jan. 14J-(AP)-AlI
Spanish citizens between the ages
of IL and 55, both men and wO-
men, were drafted today into the
military reserves by the Spanish
government, threatened by a
sweeping insurgent offensive to-
ward Barcelona and the Mediter-
ranean. The order was one of a.
series approved at a cabinet meet
ing January IL, but was not mem
toned previously, when all men
between the ages of 20 and IS
were modified, and seven more
military classes called for service.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-14
France Fearful Of New Crisis
Developing TO Torment Europe
Worst Storm OF New Year
Spreads Over The Nation

that police asked radio stations to
broadcast appeals to out-of-town resi-
dents not to attempt to drive their
cars in the city. The tie-up was de-
scribed by traffic patrolmen as the
worst in years.
In the wake of the snow, 4O-mile-
an-hour gale roared up the east coast.
The Weather Bureau ordered storm
warnings posted from Cape Hatteras
to Eastport, Maine.
Transportation was retarded by ice
glazed highways in New York, Penn
sylvania, Ohio, Iowa and elsewhere
Low visibility tied up shipping on
the Delaware river at Philadelphia
and grounded commercial planes at
the Newark, N. j., airport.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-14
(By The Associated Press)

The worst storm of the new year
spread over the nation today with
snow and sub-freezing temperatures
general from the Atlantic coast to the
Rocky Mountains. Sleet, rain and
snow caused many traffic fatalities.
Four persons died when a North
west Air Line plane crashed in flames
in a snow-covered coulee near Miles
City, Montana. A blizzard was sweep
ing through New England and Rhode
Island with particular fury, although
all the North Atlantic States suffer-
ed.
A 10-hour snowfall covered New
York city streets to depth of eight
inches, and jammed traffic so badly
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-14

scarcely had finished remarking that
'war is not the only means of COM
manding a decent respect for the OPP
inions of mankind ere Pittman was
calling for economic sanctions against
aggresSOr nations.
(The definition of sanctions, as the
Nevada solon used the term, is pun
ishments.)
"Why shoot man." added the SER
ator, when you can starve him to
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-14
BRANCH BANK OPENS
KENANSVILLE BRANCH

Raleigh, Jan. 14-(AP)-The Branch
Banking & Trust Company of Wilson
will open a branch in Kenansville
Monday, Guerney p Hood, State
banking commissioner, said today.
H. D. Bateman is president and L. d.
Dale cashier.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-14
Sen. Pittnlan
.FDR's Echo
About War
By CHARLES p. STEWART
Central Press COlumnist

Washington, Jan. 14-Senator Key
Pittman of Nevada is first-class
echo of President Roosevelt on the
nf
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-14
WEEKLY WEATHER

WEEKLY WEATHER
South Atlantic States: Fair at
beginning, rain at middle and
again 1T end of week; considerably
colder over most of district at be-
ginEing of week; warmer Tues
day afternoon and Wednesday;
colder again about Thursday;
rising temperature by end of
week.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-14
FOR NORTH CAROLINA

Fair, colder on the extreme
southeast coast tonight: Sunday
partly cloudy, slightly warmer in
east portion, decidedly colder by
Monday morning.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-01-14

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Evening star., 1939-12-03
Want Athletic Rule
Barring Transfer
Men Entirely
Furmun, Clemson Offer
Drastic Amendment
To Conference
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LEXINGTON, Va, Dec. 2.-Col
William Couper Of Virginia Military
Institute, secretary y-treasurer of the
Southern Conference, announced to-
day that three amendments to the
bylaws affecting football players
who change schools after register
ing, have been submitted for con-
sideration at the annual meeting in
Roanoke, Va, December and 8.
Furman and Clemson jointly SUBJ
mitted two proposals, making any
student matriculating at Southern
Conference institution ineligible to
participate in athletics at any other
Southern Conference school.
Richmond submitted an amend
ment making applicable to any in
stitution above secondary rank the
rule limiting athletes to one year
of freshman competition and three
years of varsity play over period OF
five years.
All proposed amendments, accord
ing to the constitution of the con-
ference, must be presented to the
secretary In writing at least two
weeks before the meeting so that
copies may be sent to members for
study.
The meeting will begin next Fri
day night with sessions of the ex-
ecutive committee and several minor
committees. The general session
will be held Saturday morning.
DR.. w. H. Wannamaker of Duke
will preside.
Evening star., 1939-12-03

halfback and hand over the man
agerial reins to the Catholic Uni
versity lad. Sachon handled the
Redbirds like q veteran, aiming his
thrusts at the foes most vulnerable
positions with uncanny skill. He
also made the most of his 1853
pounds in blocking and his punt
ing was Of grade-A quality.
Sterling Backs Selected.
Murphy, despite his Isl pounds,
bore the brunt Of Maryland's at
tack, especially when Mearle Du
Vail and Pershing Mondorf were
incapacitated because Of injuries.
Behind better blocking, the raven
haired Irishsman might have sal
vaged more than one game from
the wreckage of defeat for Mary
land, and as it was his punting
did much to keep Terp rivals at
bay. Although his passing was sup
posed to be of negative value, Mur-
ply hurled the ball well enough
to win recognition in this depart
ment.
Jules Koshlap was the spark plug
of Georgetown's offense, a good,
all-around back, and ditto for Rocco
Pirro of Catholic University. Pirro,
returning to the first team after
a years absence, is the lad who
would get those precious yards
which meant the difference between
first down and loss Of the ball,
victory and defeat.
Evening star., 1939-12-03

sources, particularly his own team
mates, but his steady, dependable
play throughout the entire season
cannot be overlooked. He belongs
with the elite because of his savage
charging and deadly tackling. He
was tower Of strength in the
Hoyas' brilliant line.
Jones Great Lineman.
Augie Lilo of Georgetown is one
of the ablest guards ever turned out
at the Hilltop, and this, plus his
field goal kicking ability - which
saved his teams unblemished slate
at the very outset of the year in the
Temple game-merits him honors.
Lilo not only was big, but surprisingly
fast for his size, and the yardage
made through his position could be
counted on one hand, with fingers to
spare.
Sunny Jones, George Washington's
ace lineman, played tackle through
out most of the autumn but to over
look this pillar of strength would be
rank injustice, and because ne can
and has played guard we shove MN
into that niche. If Nowaskey IS a
great end-and there seems to be no
double on that score-Jones was as
good at tackle. He hit hard, laying
ball carriers wide open for the Sec
ondary tacklers time and again as ne
rooted out the interference with the
shattering drive of his brawny
shoulders.
He tackled like a bear trap, and
frequently got down under punts,
after first carrying out his block
ing assignment. It will be q long
time before the downtown school
produces another lad of Sunny's
caliber.
Matuza Shines at Center.
AL Matuza was a veritable drag
net for alien passes behind George
towns line. Few short heaves d.
rectly over the line escaped this
center's eager paws and opposing
uuarterbacks quickly found it ad-
visable to abandon this mode OF
attack when Matuza was on the
loose. He made a bad pass on
one occasion, but otherwise con-
Quoted himself as the best center
in the precinct, rising to the heights
in the seasons finale against New
York University.
Pete Sachon or Joe Murphy could
direct the team, for both demon
strated shrewd field judgment
throughout the year, but to make
better use Of his ball-carrying abil'
ity and speed we put Murphy d
Evening star., 1939-12-03
Bowl Bid for Cards
Persists, but Trip
Seems Unlikely
Again Mentioned, Along
With Rutgers, in PIons
For FL Puso Come
~ the ASaociated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Ell PASO, Tex, Dec. 2.-The Sun
Bowl weather vane swung East to-
day after a week Of uncertain veer-
ings.
Latest indications were that Rut-
gers University or Catholic Uni
versity at Washington, D. c.. might
get bid to meet Arizona State COL
lege of Tempe. Border Conference
champions, in the Sun Bowl here
New Years Day.
DR.. Robert Homan, jr., chairman
of the Sun Bowl Committee. said
only that nothing would be de-
cided before Monday at the earliest.
Last year Utah University played
New Mexico.
In New York for the Redskin-
Giant game today, "Dutch" Berg
man, director of athletics at Catho-
lie University, could not be reached
for q statement last night, but Fri
day said the Bedbirds had not been
extended an invitation to the Sun
Bowl and he consequently had nc
comment to make.
Bergman refused to hazard
guess whether school authorities
would grant the team permission
to play in the Sun Bowl and said
he was making no effort to land
bid to any bowl. It may be signifi-
cant that Catholics once-defeated
team has not been practictng and
has not seen q football since its last
game with Long Island.
Evening star., 1939-12-03
Dinner for Frank Dobson
Planned by 1erp Alumni

Frank Dobson, grid strategist who
recently resigned his post as head
coach. at the University Of Mary
land, will be honored by Maryland
alumni and former football pupils at
a banquet at the Lafayette Hotel
December IA.
John Mccarthy, District real
estate broker, is chairman of the
committee arranging the affair and
has announced that tickets will be
placed on sale early this week. The
banquet will be informal and all
indications point to a turnout OF
several hundred sportsmen.
While his future plans are indei-
mite, Dobson expects to attend the
annual meeting of the National
Football Coaches Association On the
West Coast the latter part Of THU
month. :
Evening star., 1939-12-03
Boys Club Basketers
Start Drilling for
Yu|e Tourney

Eyeing the Boys Club of Wash
ington's annual Christmas tourna-
ment as we'll as regular league
campaigns, more than 100 boys have
reported for basket ball practice at
the Southeast and Central branches.
Leagues will be conducted in the
80, los, 120 and 135 pound classes
this season. Franchises are open
to any team in the city and full de-
tails may be obtained by calling Oh
lie Dryer at the Central branch,
National 1886, or, Charles Reynolds
at the Southeast branch, Atlantic
O949.
Three football teams from the
Southeast branch recently concmd-
ed highly successful campaigns that
saw the 90 and 100 pound elevens
unbeaten and united, with only two
touchdowns registered against them.
The lo0-pounders, or Junior Red
skins, eopped the league champion
ahip.
Evening star., 1939-12-03
Madden Snaps Score Mark
As Colorado Mines Wins
By the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
DENVER, Dec. 2.-Whirlwind
Lloyd Madden, the Nations leading
football scorer, and his Colorado
Mines team closed their twin cam.
paigrs on glory note today.
Madden raced for four touch
downs, one on story-book 90-yaTd
gallop with a stolen pass, as the
Miners from Golden finished unde-
feated and united with an over
whelming 38-to-6 victory over Regis
College.
Larruping Lloyd put the national
scoring title beyond challenge by
increasing his seasons total to 141
points. He broke the Mountain
scoring record-12 points-set by
Colorado's all America Whizzer
White two years ago.
The triumph was the Rocky
Mountain hampions' eighth
straight.
Evening star., 1939-12-03
Suit Against Packers
For $1,000 Started
By Released Back
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DETROIT, Dec. 2.-Suit for 81 900
was started today in Circuit Court
by Norman Purucker, former Michi-
gan halfback, against the Green
Bay Packers of the National Pro-
fessional Football League.
Purucker charged breach Of con-
tract, contending that he signed
with the Packers to play the entire
season at SITS a game. He said
he was injured in preseason game
the Packers played against the
Texas All-Stars and was released
by the club shortly afterward.
Judge Harry B. Keidan ordered
service made on the Packer man.
agement while the club is in the
city for Sundays game with the
Detroit Lions.
Evening star., 1939-12-03
Grid Hero Kissed .
Referee Chased
Nv the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
KINSTON, N. c., Dec. IA
hip-swinging halfback slithered
through the opposing team and
sprinted "A yards for a touch
down in q colored football game
here. Forthwith the crowd
'swarmed onto the field and girls
and women showered him with
kisses.
But suddenly all the cheering
stopped. The referee called back
the play. Last seen, the referee
was going over q nearby hill in a
cloud of dust.
The fans selected q new referee,
who allowed the play, and the
game was resumed.
Evening star., 1939-12-03
peed Power Deception and Spirit Mark College Football Squad
Georgetown Beaten
By Baltimore U. in
Basket Opener
Hoyus Stort With Rush
In N-to-34 Contest;
Handle Boil Badly
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 2.-Baltinaors
University's basket ball team de-
feated Georgetown, 40-34, tonight
In the first game of the season for
both. ~
Capt. Mike Pellino, veteran Bal
timore guard, led the scoring with
five long goals and four free tosses
for IA points.
Georgetown started with a rush
but, handicapped by poor ball-han-
ding and bad craftsmanship,
dropped behind, 1920, at halftime.
For eight minutes after the second
half opened, the Washingtonians
failed to tally q point.