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(-ffiwEkSON, I' 'gateway TO CENTRAL CAROLINA. NINETEENTH YEAR BRITAIN WILL PAY DEBT CONGRESS PUSHES IN DEAD EARNEST INTO ITS BIG TASK s,.*natc Organizes, With Democrats Passing Up Chance To Gain Con trol of Machinery U.IKRANS* BILLS TO LOME UP TOMORROW Mim-ni Renews Drive For Immediate Payment Os Bonds; Farm Program Hearings to Begin Next Tuesday; Smith Offers Federal Cotton Purchase Plan i . I>*'C. |C. r < API Coil- ! . . '■> ‘ into Ih" w->r k <>f its ; • !••• in phii'l! indiiv. per-It '» tnizatioiv taking up leg a ilchn*' - nnd laving plan.- Irmditiiu of farm relief m- economy question.', t • • t -Irlns up the PMUp|fiie i ■ bill. expected to he pass .)<• "it .t week the Senate agreed • - , ;«• 's necessitated by vacan- T;• IVeinncrats passed up the -eek control. 1 - tu-n to get out a beer 1 bili for j - • on-nleration continued in the n I Means Committee with wit- ! • fter witness ratifying in fa-1 f ' t 2 brew I >i*y will! ml later. i ‘ ioiut veterans committee «le • 'i. . ‘art tomorrow on rhoit hear veterans legislation nod eeo tod plan--*. ' o'ltallve I'dUudU, LvOiucoil. •tewed his drive for imme . c. ;•< ment of the bonus, making a • • r to tfui House, ti ns's on the Democratic farm _ in will be Liiii.cs.ml rest v > tne Hoii. e ApncMilm•• • nith plat.,? to limit tqej Pipiinued on rage Eight) Mali Billion | I ami Relief Demanded; ( inference In Wash-1 nitron Asks Right! i <> Present Case On] Moor | I ier A IAI * • A fe*l . 'j ri;i ‘ion of at least .‘tatHl,- ■ r ‘.t the r elief of the "distre-s --• I ;i'>[nti)ition w;,s demanded ’b*- Ea lme is National fle 'V i rjipp. A '»<! voestte«i ill the first re lo|ite<l bv the conference, ■ ' red m Washington today •• I,- legislative farm relief • t übrni.-sion to Congress. "■ •• .ti'ion 4hhl this amount ■ aiy to "raise nil rural fa * * minimum health and de dartl of living " one time the delegates. •aO" adopt’d a preamble to' 'Triton asking that Congress i • tn e.-entat j ves of the confer i m its deman’s on the floor ' ate and House, and that - s' -- immediately enact the pro '' i vcaied. OWill ,1 ‘ • •-«> IUIU*. C alifs Dec. B. 1 "'"dil ik»* p, state to the rea«l --r ' ~f Ibe Henderson Daily nia -1 "'h that |am | n nu wa y rrepon- S,l|| »- for the editorial or political l "’'" '"• this paper. I allow them r " r, | t" an to their opinion, hi ' "t is it K within the hounds of uhscription gathering. '■•mi I W ant It distinctly under tbii their policy may be In mtrast to mine. Their edl "d- put iii purely for " r lust to fill space. '** r ' paper must have its va* ~ rtainiug features, and *•' * oil,nais urr not always to ■ -n-ir'i. d as my policy. Yours, WILL Htmftrrsmt WIKB URVICB OF THE ASHOCIATED PRBBI. * - Death Penalty to ; I’ irst S. C. Woman York. <. C.. Dec. B.—<AlM—Mrs. Beatrice Ferguson Snipes, 29-year- i old convicted murderer, and pros pective mother todav was sen tenced to he executed tin April 7. Judge Thomas S. Seaee denied her motion fui a new trial and pro nounced the mandatory sentence '•hat made Mrs. Snioes the first wo man ever to face the eleetric chair i In this State. Her attorneys served j m*ti« e of appeal. Mrs. Snipes was returned to her cell in jail here and court attache** , said sho likely would he taken to ■ Columbia this afternoon. WETS APPEAL FOR BEER AT BEARINGS. j Fiouse Members Testify for the Beverage at Com. mittee Hearing j SEEK QUICK ACTION Hbpf To Enact Measure hf EIW* of | Next Week lu Kuepiug With Promise of Legalued Beer By Christmas Washington. Dec. 8. —(AP) —Anti- trohtbitioni 1 member- of th» House L'udrd .’’. J fierce nt beer as a non-in t ixicating md healthful te*vt rage in todu yin ift* wa\and i i o io . committee. Kfforts were made to apeeri the | hoiring-s yo the conimitf-e can get | to work by Tuesilav on a bill to sul>- mil for p.t-s;i«o by the end of next j w>.'-k. Thi . i.-i in line with the Demo- ’ emtie program for action by Christ nia-i if possible Reprei»enlativca Stafford of Wi.-- ! cousin, and Dyer, of Missouri. Rcpub lictiitA and Roland. Democrat Penn-, svlvania. led off in favor of Volstead 1 modification, to be followed by Yan- J dell Henderson, of Yale University, j FORT BRAGG TRIO HELD FOR WRECK Oeenvllle. S. C. Dec. A. (AP> j Three Fort Bragg. N. C.. soldiers were, still in a hospital hero today, out* , charged with murder, while two oth j or person* were recovering front an. automobile accident that took one. life here Saturday. Sees South As Planning For Upturn Many Manufacturers Taking !Advantage of Low Prices To Be Prepared Baltimoie. Md.. Dec. 8 • 'AP' A 'harp rise in industrial construct ion contract awards in November contrl- J buted to a building and engineering, total oft 29.227.000 in the Southern 1 States, which exceeded in value th«* contracts awarded in November, 1971 1 'he current issue of the .Jiiirjfuc turers Record reports. The awards for new industrial olants in the month rose to .«2.247.n0<i from the toUl of 11.493 000. -h~ p.e ceeding month. "That manufacturers arc taking ad vantage of the low prevailing prices for materials and equipment to go forward with plant -rehabiliatation programs so that they may be in posi tion to promptly fill onler* mce turn in business arrives is definitely indicated by the diversity of SP nes /®: presented, although no outstandng new plants were reported as making up the gains ovr the previous months total," the survey shows. ONLY DAILY Cold Wave Strikes In Parts Os Dixie New Orlcaiif*. la., Dec. B. (AP) — Thlri) -degree drops In I temperature occurred in a score ' of sections of the South during the night as a teeth-chatterlng north wind swept another early winter cold tat* Into Dixie. I Freezing or below thermometer readings were general in the prln cipsl soufhent reporting cities ut 8 a. m.. after recent mild weather, and many points had readings In the low yttrit* The, thcmiomeler | dropped from 56 to 26 at Little j Stale Asks More Funds For Relief Morrison to Requesti About $50,000 R. F. C. Money for De cember Needs Unit* llUiiatrk llnrrni. In tt* Sir Wnllrr iioirt. ItV J ti. lItiKKRVILi,. Raleigh. Dec. x. In order to re 'luest another allotment of relief fund* for North Carolina for Decem l>er nned.-i, Di Fred W. Morrison, State director of tedlief will go to Washington either tomorrow or Mon day to present this State's requests. Dr. Morrison said today. He is now waiting to hoar from the Reconstruc (Continued on Page Six). birthconTrblis • IN CHURCH DEBATE Federal Council At Indiana, polis Tables Move With out Decision Indiahapolta. Inti- Dec. B.—(AP) —Birth control was a subject of heated debate at today’s session here of the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in .America. When noon recess was taken, no definite action had been taken on the recommendation of the committee on social ideals, which ret forth that "the interests of morality and sound scientific knowledge .'. require the repeal of the Fedetal and State laws which prohibit th.e communication about birth control by physicians and other qualified persons,” After vog orous debate, it was decided to lay on the table a motion to eliminate the entire- paragraph -dealihg with birth control, made by Dr. David O. Burwell, of Pitt Willlasburg, Pa. Bishop James Cannon. Jr.,, of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, suggested section be charged to read "communication erf information about birth control by physicians to those who consult them.” NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. HENDERSON, N. C., THURSDAY AFTENROON, DECEMBER B,' 1932 As “Hunger Marchers” Paraded to Capitol * i j ■ • -. (i '• • ’ ,y r-A** * " ’ is , ■/ .jf -V A -■/' ‘xa MBTOBJWWr s '■ '.BBL • v ■lii imM ..I irii ana "r.'ir'' 1 i an ’ ,y u i ,J nv !, ‘° parade and presentation of petitions to Co«v kl* •• W ",» -♦ • °*V ' out ! w “- granted by Vice-President Curtis after a * u °* ' n - vC " cc ■• * <Jav - ‘ ernussion \ atormv conference with leaders of the "hunaer army." oatlu Utapatch . Rock, and front 12 at Fori Smith. I Ark. Asheville, N. C., had a3O 1 degree drop to 28. Ihe weather bureau today foriv | cast continued cold in Mississippi. Alabama, extreme I northwest Florida, Arkansan, Ok ' lahoma. Texas, Tennessee, Vir varOinf*, ana Georgia. Generally cloudy ~ hide, were In prospect with pos snow flurries In northwest Arkansas and north and . west I Kentucky RAILROADS APPEAL! 10 COME BODY; Bui’-- Document Sets F'orth Measure j To Restore Rail Services l New York. Dec. 8. iAP> The rail road.-!. tooting for a clear track to prosperity, delievered a bulky docu ment to Calvin Coolidge and asso ciate;; today. It contained the story of the railroads' plight, a plea for "equality of opportunity" and a seven point program intended to rescue the nation's gigantic network of steel and rolling stock from a situation called grave. I Alfred P. Thom, general counsel for; the Association of Railway Execu tives, spoke for the railroads of the. contry in presenting the statement to the National Transportation Commis sion Committee headed by CootTrige. ACCUSED OF MURDER, BUT OFFERS ALIBIS * ! T' t - Long Beach, Cal., Dec. B.—(AP)— ' Walter James Guy. suspected of slav ing Walter Wanderwell. globe trotter, I aboard the yacht Carma here Mon-! day night, offered an alibi today that six person.? could testify he was n<»- where near the scene of the murder. Says Japan United For Manchuria Geneva. Dec. B.—<AP-The Japan ese nation, united as one man is pre pared to confront the most severe penalties provided in the lataijrue of Nations covenant in derertse of ns po licy in Manchuria. Yosuki Malsucka told the* league Assembly this even ! ing "The whole nation Is solidily behind the military leaders, who have acted as they should,” he declared. "There i are 65,000,000 of them. Dou you think , ail of them have gone mad?" ► So long as the League holds out to i China the hope that outsiders will i come to hdtr assistance, there never can be peace in the Far East, he said 1932 COHON CROP IS NOW PLACED AT 12,721000 BALES Increase of 780,000 Bales Above November l Fore cast Announced by Departments... - GINNIf.GS TOTAL OF V 11,631,361 BALES North Carolina's Yield Esti mated at 640,000 Bales And Ginnings 615,223 Bales; Department De clares Its Early Figures Were Too Low New York, Doc. B.—(AT)—Cot ton eased off about 10 rente a bale on publication of December 1 crop ea tin va ten today, bot promptly recovered the ground on trade buying. Trior to the report the market had felt considerable selling pres sure, which forced tile active con tracts from 6,Y to 75 rente a bale below the previous finals. Washington. Dec. 8. (AP> The 1932 United States cotton crop was estimated today hv (ho Department' of Agriculture at 12.727.000 haies, an increase of 780.000 bales over the No vember 1 forecast Explaining the increase, the depart ment said it was due partly to bet ter yields per acre in all the major producing states, and also to the fact that early reports of acreage planted u> cotton were unduly low. The estimate was of December 1. The total ciop laat year was 17,096,000 bales, and In 1930 it was 13,935,000 bates. The average yield per acre #as es timated at 162.1 pounds. compared with 201.2 last year. North yfeld was esti mated at 640,000 bales. GINNINGS REPORT SHOWS 11,631.361 BALES TO DEC. 1 Washington, Dec. 8. (AP) -Cotton of this yemits crop ginned prior to December 1 was reported today by the Census BurefCu.* to 7mve totalled 11,- 931.361 running bales, including 583,- 152 round bale** counted half bales and 6.227 bales of American Egyp tian. To December 1 last year 15.018.403 bn It-: had been ginned, and to that dete tvyo years ago 12.837.099 baled were ginned. Prior to December 1. North Qarolina ginnings were reported 6615,223 bales. OUR WEATHEP MAM ' OH } " 17 PA™ ■ CHRISTMAS '"’“.MM I*™" 1 *™" HERRIOT MAY URGE SAME COURSE UPON HIS OWN COUNTRY Ireland's Governor v i 111 Daniel Buckley Dona! (Daniel) Buckley, the new governoi-gencral of the iri.-h Free State, is a shopkeeper of Kildare. A member of the Irish Republican army, Buckley, who succeeds James McNeil, fought in the Laster rebellion of 1!>16 against the same king he now represents. President Eamon d« Valera Buckled■ appointment- HUEY LONG TAKEN MORE SERIOUSLY r . > TJTj Hi * Insurgency Agtfirist Leader Robinson Last Term Remembered GAINING IN RESPECT | He i\mt Only Derated Old-Timer For IBs Own Seat But Kicked Out Other A*tl Then Went To ArkajDMui By CHAKLKS I*. STEWART Washington. Dec s. Senator Huey P. Ixing ot i« accepted by his fellow lawmaker.-* in all serious ness at this session °f congroii.'i JBSIIiSMIfiBjSBH They were rnis taken in hmiat fust thought thev V could lame him Senaotr Joseph T. /a Robinson, it will be M ■, 'J recalled. undertook fgl' ' M the job. iYs leader on Kjr '. SR the Democratic side K , . of the senate chani- BKhTher he had. in far'. no choice in the mat The mo=>t i">'Pn- B In, I lead ers task L» to main tain discipline In hie own ranks. And if ever a leader'e leadership was defied it was Leader Robinson's, by the senator from l,ouisinna. Jt was • not then, that any options was offered to Leader Robinson. Nothing could have been more ob vious. within a few days after Sena tor Long had reported present in Washington, about the middle of Jlhe (Continued on Rage Eight.) - r- Moscow declines To Make Apology To Great Britain London, |p<f. B.—(AP>--lt was stated authoritatively <7oday that the Boviet governmetn had t rpfused to accede to a British ricmand*for an 'apology for j statements published in the j er Izvestia. officipF organ of the Soviet regime. • > The Soviet ambassador, in disclaim ing government responsibility for the objectibnable was said to have refrained from stressing 1 Agree ments with their substance. The article accused the British in telligence service of having instructed i its agents in Riga. Latvia, to obtain ] "real or bogus estabiist.- <tn£ng a 'relationship btftWo , ;a 6 Soviet gotAernment and th.- ■ o .rust i this Internationale, '«;x TWO SUCTION^ FIVE CENTS C ftPY - F Premier, However; 1* Unable To Take Stand Without Consulting Parliament PUBLIC OPINION IN ; ENGLAND FAVORABLE i —.— 1 French Public Opposes Set. tlement of Interest Du) ’ Here December 15; Britain Due To Pay $95,550,000 and France $20,000,000; j S. Note Sent i j Paris, Dec. 8 (AP)—Pre- I mier fleniot, in conference ! today wit!) Prime Minister j MacDonald of Great Britain received the impression that England will pay the $95,- 550,000 due the United States on December 15. The report was that the premier left .be conference disposed to recommend to the French Parliament that this country puy the $20,000,000 interest due America, on the date date, but with the .stipulation that this will be the last payment pending negotiations It wa.< undereood that M. Herrlot told Mr. MacDonald that he would hfriv- fn TirtUTW Hirtlament before taking a definite staxul. Mr. MacDonald told him he said, that public opinion in England favor ed payment to the United Statcj. Ua told the British pi.mo minister that French opinior ppemed to be against payment An official communique L-uc4 rfter the conference said the two countries will continue independent. t action with regard to the debt: . but j also will continue their effort,-! to ob j tain by iute.rnationai co*»pemtlon ■ measures calculated to promote i tya | economic icat«.ration <»f the world j LATEST AMERICAN NoTfi IS RECEIVED IN LONDON London. Dec. B.—(APt T!:c 17nitc.d States government’s reply to Britain's Htnind appeal for extension of its debt due next week arilve-1 t ( jdsy. and its contents were 1 ram- m* Bod «o Prime hamster MacDonuld 'in J’atis and cabinet member. Early publication of the, note was expected. Of Good Liquor Is Captured Coast Guard Gets Boat off Beaufort and Haul Is Made Later Ashore Mew Bern. Dec. IcfAP)—Ninf OMr.i, seven of then Negroes, ways Ive'ing brought here today for pro- Vinliisry hearings In connection With the whun of the British boot Psdsdlsh, of Nos sob, and » quantity of bonded liquors valued at S6M«>- -The boat, equipped with twin motor*, was seised yesterday three miles off Core Banks, near Stacy Owhnt county, byt Coast Guard Boat 232. ohier command of Boatswain C. H. Barker. The Uquor haul was made asho.k when prohibition agents I and Coast (HtWA officers seised 729 cases of l Ikow on a track and r. light ceadb in Caitaret cotin ty- The track had broken through a aonaty read bridge, and the ooach wax found on the beach. They skald the liqaors came off the PsMkh. | WWa Yhlr FOB NORTH CAROLINA. Tartly cloudy; oeider la mat | portion tonight; Friday Incrrss 1 lag cioudlaesa. Parity cloudy; colder ia east portion tonight; Friday Inert as tag cloudiness, ; * * *l,