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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-03
Speakers Listed
For n. C.. Doctors
On Bermuda Trip

Raleigh, May 3.-(AP)-Dr. A. F.
Hartman, of Washington University,
st. Louis, Mo-, and Dr. Benjamin
P. Watson, of Columbia University,
will be guest speakers at the annual
convention of the medical society of
North Carolina during it's cruise to
Bermuda next week.
DR.. T. w. NJ. Long, of Roanoke
Rapids, secretary of the society, re-
leased the program today. The doc
tors from all parts of the state will
leave Norfolk, Va, the evening of
May 9 and will return May ID. Cen
eral business sessions will be held
May 10 and May 10, with the dele
gates to devote the intervening days
to sightseeing and entertainment in
Bermuda.
DR.. J. B. Sudbury, of Wilmington,
president, will make his report May
10.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-03
Britain Ready For
Reciprocal Accords
With German Reich

London, May g. (AP) Prime
Minister Chamberlain told the House
Of Commons today that the British
government "would certainly be
ready to consider proposals for the
exchange of reciprocal assurances
with the German government"
Denying that there were any
grounds for charges that the British
government had adopted policy of
'encircling Germany" Chamberlain
Said
what President Roosevelt pro-
posed Tin his April IA peace appeaD
and Herr Hitler offered lin his April
% SPECIFY was an exchange Of as
surance Of non-aggression, rather
than guarantee on a reciprocal
basis, such as was recently given by
the British government to Poland
''The British government would
certainly be ready to consider pro
posals for the exchange of reciprocal
assurances with the German govern
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-03
Democrats In House
Rally To Balk Move
Against FDR's Bill
First Reorganization
Plan of President Is
Debated; $153,OOO,-
900 Defense Bill Sign
ed by Roosevelt; Wag-.
ner Act Castigated

Washington, May 3-(AP)-House
Democrats rallied behind their lead
erS today to head off a move to block
President Roosevelt's first plan to
reorganlze governmental agencies.
AS the House commenced debate
on a resolution of disapproval, the
majority leadership confidently pre-
dicted the move would be beaten
down, permitting Mr.. Roosevelts
plan to go into effect in June. The
law provides that both houses of
Congress must disapprove the exc
e-,.4. lganlzation proposals with
IN sixty days after PRONUNCIATION IN
order to stop them.
Reorganization also was receiving
new attention at the White House
The President called in for a lunch
con conference on a second reor-
ganization proposal Budget Director
Smith and members OF Mr.. Roose-
velt's special reorganization COM
mittee.
Other developments:
President Roosevelt signed a bill
providing $153,000,OOO Immediately
in appropriations and contract au-
thorizations for tanks, anti-aircraft
guns and other army implements.
fleet expansion and seacoast defenses
The House Naval Committee rec
commended legislation to authorize
expenditure of $6,663,OOO for COM
plete modernization OF five battle
ships.
Roumania presented a formal note
to the United States offering to set
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-03

ment."
Chamberlain smiled and his an
sWer was inaudible when he was ask
ed by opposition Laborite Arthur
Henderson:
'May I ask whether, in view of the
Importance Of the statement which
the prime minister has just made, the
British government will take proper
steps to- secure that this statement
is brought to the notice Of the Ger
man government"
Chamberlain's statement to Com
mons came after a cabinet meeting,
at which the government was repor-
ed to have rejected Soviet Russia's
proposal for a British-French-Rus
sian guarantee to all Baltic and Black
Sea states. The cabinet was reported,
however, to have decided to urge
Russia to "reinsure" British-French
commitments to Poland and Rou-
mania after Poland told Britain she
preferred to make a separate agree
ment with Russia.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-03
Republican Will
Serve on Council
In High Point Now

High Point, May 3.-(AP)-A Re
publican will serve on the High Point
City Council, the first since the city
adopted the partisan form of govern
ment in 1881, on the basis of COM
plete unofficial returns of Tuesdays
elections.
Arthur Kirkman, Democrat, led the
mayoralty race over his opponent
Willis H: Slane, by over 1000 votes
and seven of the eight Council seats
went to Democrats. Arnold J
Koonce. Republican, defeated Ed
ward Gurley by So votes for the
eighth seat. The average Democratic
lead in the contest was 231 votes. The
total vote was approximately $500.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-03
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, May 3.-North Cardinals
general fund revenues for 1938-39
WIIl be close to $2,OO0,000 higher
uan estimated by the Advisory Bud
gct Commission last December; but
icy Will be nearly 100000 short
q total receipts for the year that
ended last June 30; it appears from
d careful analysis of the Department
y, revenues figures for the month
~ April and the first ten months OF
u'G present fiscal year
Last years receipts, boosted by
nIs inheritance tax returns and an
Unprecedented income tax collec-
Nv Non record, surpassed all previous
worth Carolina years, with total
general fund revenues of $685.
100 from the Revenue Bill of 1887.
Lust december the Tar Heel fiscal
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-03
PLAN
Sc SUMMER CAMPS

Kansas City, May 3.-(AP)-Ac-
cepting the teen-age child as one
presenting great opportunity rath-
eli than problem the Methodist
Episcopal Church will be host to
thousands of boys and girls in sc
camps this summer.
Miss Clarice Bowman, of Chicago,
director Of intermediate work for
the Epworth League and of young
peoples work for the church's board
Of education, delegate to the Meth
.odist unification conference here,
said camp life was designed "to en-
phasize physical health, social values
and, above all, spiritual values"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-03
SLAYER OF OFFICER
IS PLACED ON TRIAL

Fayetteville, May 3.-(AP- Nine
members Of jury scheduled to try
young Lenward Hair for the Staying
of Policeman w. j. Genes had been
selected from special venire of rs
plus the regular jury panel when
superior court recessed for lunch to-
day. Judge J. j. Burney was on the
bench. Hare is alleged to have shot
Genes with Genes own pistol while
Genes and two other officers were
attempting to remove him from the
home of his father in connection with
an alleged assault on a taxi driver.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-03
Aggression
Ban Offered
Six Nations
One Object of Project
Is To Isolate Poland
and Another Is To
Prevent ENFORCEMENT
of Germany; Peaceful
Motive Also Claimed
BY LOUIS LOCHNER.

Berlin, May Chancel-
lor Hitler sought today to form a
neutral bloc of at least six nations
extending across northern Europe.
He offered identical non-aggression
pacts to Denmark, Norway, Sweden
and Finland, made similar approach
es to Latvia and Esthonia, and there
were strong reasons to believe that
proposals of like nature had been
submitted to number of other Eu-
ropean countries.
Llthuanla was not included in the
reichfuehrer's projected northern
combination, because her relations to
Germany are regulated by a separate
treaty, which contains non-aggres-
sion pledges.
One object of this diplomatic &C
tivity is to isolate Poland. Hitler al
ready feels assured that Hungary
has cast her lot with Germany, even
to the extent of forsaking an historic
friendship with Poland, as a conse-
quence of the Berlin visit of the
Hungarian premier and foreign min
lister last week.
Another objective of the present
maneuver is to prevent further cen
circlement," as the Germans call the
British-French system of alliances.
A third object is said to be to show
that the Nazi government is animat-
ed only by peaceful intentions.
Hopes were high in German quar-
tiers, meanwhile, that Poland would
have to come to terms acceptable to
Germany. The press started at noon
to bring reports from England and
France, indicating that the British
and French public were criticizine
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-03
MAN ON PROBATION
FOR MAIL FRAUDS

Raleigh, May 3-(AP)-Judge I.
NJ Meekins placed J. w. Grady, Of
Goldsboro, on probation for five
years today after the man entered
a guilty plea in Federal district
court to charges of using the mails
to defraud.
A jury disagreed after hearing
evidence in the case, Judge Meekins
ordered mistrial, and Grady then
entered his plea. Government wit
nesses testified that Grady ordered
goods from mail order firms and
would not pay for them.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-03
CHATTANOOGA VOTES
RETURN OF LIQUOR

Chattanooga, Tenn, May 3.-(AP)
-Repealists who scored an easy vic
tory here yesterday in the States
first loca' ption liquor referendum,
pushed forward today for early
opening OF package sale stores. With
only eight small precincts in isolat-
ed mountain sections of Hamilton
county Chattanooga not heard
from, the repealist victory margin
was 1886 votes. The reported vote
was $685. for repeal and 4,469
against. The 30-year-old State dry
law was repealed by the recent leg
iSlature
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-03
General Fund Revenues
Above Estimates, Though
Far Under 1898 Totals

bosses looked the field over and
came to the conclusion that this years
receipts would be $32,26,O0O. Now
it appears they will reach approx
mately $34,215,629.
This last figure is arrived at by
adding to collections for the first
ten months-shown in Commls-
sioner A. j. Maxwells April report
the revenue reasonably to be ex-
pected in the remaining two months
of the year. In computing these
reasonably to be expected" receipts,
the total collected in May and June
of 1889 has been used as base, with
allowances for the apparent increase
or decrease in collections during this
year
This process gives the figures
shown in the table at the head OF
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-03
Large Financing
Program Approved

Raleigh, May 3.-(AP)-W. E.
Easterling, secretary of the Local
Government Commission, said to-
day it had approved re-financ-
ing plan for the town of Troy,
which would involve issuance of
$335.OOO refunding and $1O7,285
funding bonds.
The commission also authorized
AhOskie to issue $51,500 public
Improvement bonds voted at an
election, and Duplin county was
given authority to issue $4,000
refunding securities.
A $1,5OO revenue anticipation
note of PinetOps was sold to Pine
tops Banking Company of Pine.
tops at par with interest at six
percent.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-03
Soviet Pact
To Be Topic
At Geneva

London, May 3.-(AP)-The for
eign secretaries of Britain, France
and Soviet Russia were reliably re-
ported tonight to have arranged to
meet at Geneva May Is in an eff
fort to complete their projected al
lance
The League of Nations Council is
meeting there then, and it was stat
ed authoritatively that Maxim Lit
vinoff, of Russia; George Bonnet, Of
France, and Viscount Halifax, of
Great Britain, had agreed to take
the opportunity for negotiations to
end the present deadlock over the
extent of the present alliance
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-03

congressman who
disapprove of their
activities. One of
t h e S e outbursts
seems to be devel-
oping at the legis-
latorS' present SEES
sion. Representa-
tive E. E. Cox of
Georgia in f a C t
went beyond mere
denunciation of the
activ i tt e S of a
spokesman of the
organized r ellie f
workers, who had
been teasing him
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-03

in behalf of the set-up he's connect
ed with. Cox slapped his prosecutor
The other day Chairman Adolph j.
SABBATH of the representatives pow
erful rules committee also exploded.
He didn't slap anyone, but, nagged
beyond endurance by advocates of
law for the imprisonment of deport-
able aliens whose native countries
refuse to re-admit them, he express
ed his opinion of "paid lobbyists"
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Are ANNOYED
BY Lobbyists
BY CHARLES p. STEWART
Central Press COlunniSt

Washington, May 8 Lobbyists
around the national capitol period
ically come in for lot of bitter de-
nl1nciatinn rn m
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Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17

however; and then it figures the
American merchant marine should
benefit by the war
In recent years only 30 per cent
of Americas foreign trade has been
carried on American ships.
Because of the war, good sized
slice of that other 10 per cent is
henceforth going to be available
If sufficient American ships can be
provided to handle it, There are now
about $50 vessels in the American
merchant marine, and more COM
ing.
The business of war zones and
blockades is likely to be a compli-
eating factor, the effect of which
can't be clearly figured just now.
The neutrality law does not pro-
hibit American ships from passing
through war zones, provided they
do not carry contraband Nor does
it prevent them from entering the
ports of belligerents, if again, they
do not carry contraband.
But contraband lists published by
the different nations are apt to be
pretty inclusive. Furthermore, no
belligerent so far has officially es-
tablished war zone, and the pic
ture won't be clear until that Is
done.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17
MEMBER
MOTHER NATURE TURNS ON
]. VS. GREATEST ASSET

1t will be hotter before it gets cooler
since September is not vet over, but the
few days have demonstrated to Imperial
Valley residents once again that there
is not better climate in the world than
that found here in the winter time.
This year, and in succeeding years,
we should be able to take advantage of
that fact as never before. Now is the
time to lay plans to make the most out
of the bounty nature gives us each year.
Heretofore we have been held back
in any effort to attract great numbers
of permanent winter visitors because of
our own unsettled financial and farm
problems. Now, with those problems on
the way to complete extinction, there
is no reason why we should not use our
climate to the fullest extent as a means
of attracting visitors here.
Once the visitors come here, there are
many things to interest them. There
will be even more in the next few years.
There is no reason why Imperial Valley
should not rival the Salt River Valley
of Arizona as a tourists paradise; there
is every reason why it should do so.
In order to attract visitors in large
numbers, however, ii will be necessary
for the civic, municipal and other agen-
cies of the valley to work hand-in-hand.
Chambers of commerce in various cities,
comparatively ineffective working alone.
will be powerful factors if they work
together The county board of trade,
while it does some good by its individual
efforts, would go much farther in a
cooperative program. Even the county
fair, biggest publicity medium the val
ley has, can improve its power to attract
visitors by working with the other agen-
cies.
The time has come when Imperial VAL
ley can welcome visitors with every as
surance of municipal solidarity if they
wish to settle here permanently By the
same token, the time has come when the
valley should extend its efforts in drive
to bring those visitors here.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17
Famous Sayings
Russia Concerns Self wiihFafe Of
Estranged Nationals in Eastern
Poland: Studies Ukraine Problem

BERLIN, Sept. Is. (UP)-Soviet
Russia is concerning herself" with
the fate of 100000 white Russians
and Ukrainians in the areas of
East Poland that belonged to Czar-
ist Russia before the World war,
the official German news agency,
DN.B., said today.
The statement gave approval to
a rather cryptic editorial in the
official Communist party newspaper
Pravda in Moscow assailing Poland's
exploitation" of the white Rus
sian and Ukranian minorities.
Nazi government officials insist
ed, however, that there is no con-
firmation to be had for reports that
Germany is negotiating with Russia
on the question of the white Rus
sian and Ukranian minorities.
The statement was made in refer
epce to unconfirmed reports that
Germany and Russia have agreed
to creation of buffer" Polish
state after the Nazi military opera
tions there are completed and that
the white Russian and Ukranian
minorities might eventually be re-
stored to Russia.
The D.N.B. statement referring
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17
WATCH The LAWS
AGAINST PROFITEERING

There should be some legal means of
curbing wartime price profiteers. Every
one is agreed upon that. The sooner
such laws are enacted, the safer will be
the pocketbooks of few million Amer
leans.
In the drafting of any such laws, how
ever, there is a grave danger. 1t is the
danger that the laws will go far beyond
the goal set for them, and set up air.
tight means by which the federal govern
ment can swing big stick over all busi-
ness, in wartime or out.
With a huge majority of public SEN
timent favoring legal restrictions against
war profiteering, there is golden op-
portunity for those who would use any,
excuse to put their totalitarian theories
of government into operation. Using re-
strctions against profiteers as an eX-
cuse, they could draft laws-and might
obtain their passage-which would re-
act against every business, regardless
of profiteering
In wartime measures it might be the
course of wisdom to insert clauses auto
matically cancelling the law when war
is over That would be one safeguard.
Others, of course, would have to be taken
to protect businesses which should not
be penaized because of profiteering by
firms in which they have no interest.
1t is entirely too easy to generate hys-
terra during wartime, and it is entirely
too easy during time of hysteria to put
over scheme which, in saner moments,
the people would not tolerate. 1t is
against such schemes that the American
people should be on their guard now.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17
Bruce Cation in Washington
Dissects the News

Observation-Disclosures else
General Secretary Earl Browder of
the American Communist party did
in his APPEARANCE before the Dies
committee. he left that group pretty
we'll convinced that the party is
actually an agent Of the Russian
government, and hence ought to
register with the State Department
as a foreign propaganda outfit.
Whether the committee will be
able to make that conviction bear
fruit is another question.
The Justice Department is will
ing to act if it can be given proof
but it wants real proof, not just
a general conviction that Comrade
Browder was doing his best to hand
lie an assignment handed him
against his wishes.
The foulness of the trick played
on Comrade Browder by Comrade
Stain in signing the pact with Hit
Ter was we'll illustrated by Browder's
testimony. Head of the American
Communists, Browder was a re-
markably shrewd and agile witness.
He got by with little trouble on
the first day. But on the second
day, the committee got around to
the Russian-German treaty, and
gave Browder some highly uncom-
Portable moments.
So the CPA was totally inde-
pendent, eh? 1t had always derided
the notion that Hitler and Stain
would ever sign a treaty, hadn't it?
1t was pledged to an undying war
against Hitler, wasn't it?
Well then, If that was the case,
how could 1t perform such a speedy
back k-flip and hail this treaty as
move toward world peace and
against Nazism? Wasn't the change
ordered by Moscow and swallowed
here grudgingly? ..=
Browder said in effect that he
could explain all, and proceeded to
do so voluminously. But performing
the rites of explanation before an
m5ympathetic and openly skep-
tical committee couldn't have been
any fun.
Getting r-marooned Ameri-
cans out of Europe has temporarily
played hob with Americas Atlantic
shipping business. A lot of the Am
erican vessels trading to Europe
were ordered to drop everything
and pick up refugees.
The Maritime Commission expects
a normal basis to be restored soon,
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17
u. S. MUST STOP
PROFITEERING
[ Sacramento Union)

''No American has the moral right to
profiteer, either at the expense of fel-
low citizens or persons abroad"
SO said the President of the United
States when he denounced those who
would profit from the sufferings of war
torn peoples.
No truer words were ever spoken, but
will they effectively bar profiteering?
Not believing that they would Presi-
dent Roosevelt has asked the justice
department to make a study of possible
anti-profiteering measures. Secretary
Wallace is taking hand.
Among the things suggested as meas
ures to halt profiteering were vigorous
enforcement of the present antitrust
laws and publicizing of war profits.
Already prices on several vital items
of foodstuffs have taken a rise, and even
further rises are predicted.
(The President himself acted positive
ly to prevent further rise in the price
of sugar when he removed restrictions
on imports from off shore areas and
released huge stocks in this country)
Housewives, figuring budgets and feed
ing families on those budgets, have be-
gun to complain, and steady stream of
protests has been flowing into Washing
ton from cities throughout the nation.
Reputable firms can be relied upon
not to arbitrarily raise prices and impose
on the public. They should be protected
from those who profiteer, as should the
buying public.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17
Willis Thorntons S Editorial on:
Defense Against Propaganda

they are able to learn, and what
the countries involved will allow
them to transmit. Sometimes. what
with censorship and a thousand
restrictions, that isn't much.
For instance, when the German
government in Berlin announces
that it has taken Warsaw, the cor
respondent usually sends a dispatch
stating that it has made such an
announcement Whether or not it
is true must remain for time and
ross-checking to discover
Time works for truth. OF all re-
ports from Europe, nothing is lost
by waiting. If they are true. they
will stand up with time. If nott
time will eventually knock them
down.
Take it easy, read with discre-
tion, weigh each dispatch against
the source and the probable inter-
est of that source, balance report
against report, and arrive at your
own version of the truth. 1t will
probably be as accurate as any
other.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-09-17

to Pravda's editorial and the re-
ported mobilization of at least a.
100000 red army troops along the
Russian western boundary from
Finland to Rumania said:
This clarifies the background OF
the red ,army's mobilization on the
western frontier. . Foreigners who
refused to believe that Soviet Rus
sia would concern herself with the
fate of the Ukranians and white
Russians in Poland again were Bit
terly mistaken"
In connection with the mystery
surrounding Soviet Russia's inten-
lonesome extremist Nazis are
predicting imminent Soviet military
action against the Poles-the ques-
ton of how close to Russia tine
new German eastern frontier Will
be placed continued to be the Sub
ject of speculation.
Many competent observers here
incline to the opinion that Hitler
intends to restore an eastern from
tier roughly along the lines of the
Brest-Litovsk treaty of 1918, when
central Poland was created as a
buffer state" against Russia.