Henderson daily dispatch., September 02, 1933, Image 1

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GATEWAY to
CENTRAL
CAROLINA |
twf.NTIETH YEAR
TOBACCO FIGHT
NRA Violations By
General Motors Is
Vigorously Denied
Employees in St. Louis Chev
rolet Plant Claim Code
Violated in Dis.
charge of Men
UNION MEN APPEAL
TO THE PRESIDENT
Say 100 Men Active in Or
ganization Fired; Chevro
let Vice-President Says It
Is His First Intimation Os
Trouble In St. Louis Dis.
trict
Dfro*.. M'jh.. t j. ,2.—(AP)—llf
formed that employees of the Chev
rolet Motor Company of St. Louis had
tc'Tgraphed a plea to President Roose
velt that the General Motors Corpora
tion be denied the right to display the
blue eagle because of allegations that
active union employees have been dis
charged, local officials of the com
pany sa'd they had “every reason to
believe that the concern is living up
to the NRA code.
Declaring "this is my first intima
tion of trouble in that district,” M.
E. Coyle, vice-president of the Chev
rolet Motor Company, today said he
understood the St. Louis plant was
“sixty percent organized, and perhaps
it was inevitable that some trouble
should follow”
The telegram. St. Louis employees
reported asked that the NRA insignia
be denied the company because 100
employees “who have been active in
union activities, but who had been
careful to avoid any possibility of
discharge through inefficiency” had
been dismissed.
CHARGE OF VIOLATION OF
CODE DENIED BY COMPANY
St. Louis. Mo., Sept. 2. —(AP) A
charge by union employees of the
(Contlnusd er Page Five.)
Hurricane’s
Dead Seven
Over Cuba
lip of Florida Feels
Force of Storm; An
other Disturbance
Reported
Havana, Sept. 2 (AP)—A swift,
fierce hurricane visited its wrath on
wsstirn Pinar del Rio providence to
day after causing at least seven
death# and 64 injuries and uncounted
property losses in three west central
Cuban states.
As communication lines were re
paired. reports came from cnmmtmi
*i?s of shattered houses, broken pow
tr lines and damaged crops.
Havana spent much of last night
in darkness, which meant looting in
many districts. Soldiers and police,
under orders to shoot looters at sight,
killed two mon. caught pllaging ru'ns.
The capital had warned of the
storm's appnoaoli IbifJ, nevertheless,
nn unidentified man was killed and
more than 60 hurt., here as the gale
tor* at signs, trees, bbuildings and
■walls, I n Santa Clara, six were killed
and an undetermined number hurt.
four ships AGROUND AS
SECOND storm approaches
Miami. Fla., Sept. 2 (AP)- The
passi.TJur of the storm that nicked the
!i P of the Florida peninsula and
la.-h c d Cuba. Was followed today by
word of four ships aground, one dam
- BT«d bby collision and reports of
another disturbance moving over the
Carribbean Sea.
Florida felt gales at Key West and
winds up to 29 miles an hour vester
f’Ay at Miami as the only effect of
Ibe storm, which lore at Cuba w’tb
a M.mile-an-hour blast, and caused
®fath and destruction in the vicinity
c - Havana.
WEATHER
IOR NORTH CAROLINA.
‘.oueriilly fair tonight and Sun
dav, except probably showers in
rerun west portion Sunday aft-
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LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Airman .Loses Life
As Plane Burns
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GEN. FRANCESCO DE PINEDO
De Pinedo
Loses Life
In Flames
Famed Italian Air
man Killed as His
Plane Crashes In
Ocean Take-Off
Brooklyn, N. Y.. Sept. 2 (API-
General Francesco de Pinedo, one of
Italy’s most famous airmen, met |
flaming death shortly after dawn to
day whe n his huge plane crashed and
burned up at the start of a take-off
for Bagdad, Iraq.
A tremendous load of gasoline, 1,-
027 gallons, caused hits giant red,
green and purple plane to swerve
from a concrete runway and hit a
fence at Floyd Bennett airport. I
a second it was a roaring mass of
flames and thei flier was burned be
yond recognition. I
The start of what the gallant flier
had hoped would be a non-.stop rec
ord flight became a *<ene of toorror.
Spectators shuddered and coveqpd
their eyes as they saw fire engulf the
airman.
Attendants rushed to the scene and
(Continued on Page Four.)
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Having proved of inestimable worth
to his country as Chairman of the
Committee on Public Information
during the World War, Georg®
Creel, noted Californian author, is
avain to the fore, batting for NRA.
He is shown as he spoke at an NRA
rally in San Francisco., Inset is a
photo of the crusading author made
during the days of the war.
ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER*
36 Seamen Rescued After
Crash Off The N. C. Coast
I anker In Collision With Liner President Wilson, Bound
For Hawaii and Orient; Occurs 200 Miles at Sea
From Wilmington; Liner Saves Sailors
New York, Sept. 2 (AP)- Thirty
six men were saved from death by
fire or drowning when <tihe tanker
Coldwater burst into flames and “pre
sumably sank” after a collision with
the liner President Wilson, wireleess
messages announced early today.
The coastwide tanker and the liner
bound for the Orient, collided about
200 miles off the coast of North Caro
lina at 11 p. m. last night.
A message from the master of the
latter vessel to the Radio Marine Cor
poration said:
“O n September 1. about 11 p. m..
SS Coldwater caught fire after a col
lision with the steamship President
Wilson and presumably sank. The
position was given as latitude 33.51
COAL CODE Wr
TO BE IRONED OUT
Expected To Be Adjusted
Without Aid from Roose,
velt and Johnson
A.
Washington, Sept. 2 (AP)—Recov
ery Administration officials expressed
themselves today a s satisfied that the
latest hitch in the soft coal code ne
gotiations would be disposed of with
out special pressure from President
Rooseveilt or Hugh S. Johnson, the
administrator.
However, they Saw no prospect of a
conclusive agreement before next
Tuesday.
Johnson, as he did yeesterday, re
mained awa v from his office to com
plete at home the draft of his Chicago
Labar Day speech, i
There was no word about Henry
Ford’s intention toward the automo
bile code which he has mot signed, and'
Johnson did not expect to hear until
Seeptemmber 5, when ' the code be
comes operative.
Discussing the coal situation, Ed
wiard F. McGrady, assistant admin
istrator of the NRA for labor, told
newspapermen he did not believe
there was any chance o fthe opeera
tors prvailing in their demand for in
clusion of a so-called “Mereit” clause
in their code.
This is an expression similar tn that
writteen into the automobile industry
code, by which em.nlo.vers reserve the
right to hire and fire strictly on indi
vidual merit, regardless of union mem
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_HE N DERSON, N. C., SATURDAY AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 2, 1933
MAY BE TAKEN
BOYS SAVED FROM CLIFF LEDGE
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This photo of the cliff of Wallace
mountain in the Adirondacks
shows the narrow ledge, encircled,
On which three Boy Scouts clung
desperately for two days before
they were rescued. The boys,
William La Due. 21; Tyler Grey,
Bailit Stspafrh
PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VTTIGTNTA.
19. and Bvbstt Glenn, 17, all of
Plattsburg, N. Y., were saved
when a rope was lowered from the
top of the cliff. They were trapped
on the ledge when a stepping
Mtcre gave way beneath them,
editing off their escape.
north, longitude 75.45, west, which is
approximately 200 miles off Cape Fear,
N. C.
The first message did not. say w’
happened to the tanker's crew, but
shortly afterwards the vessel’s own
ers announced at Savannah, Ga., that
the President Wilson had haved al!
of them and was taking them to Nor
folk, Va.
The liner, owneij by the Dollar
Steamship Company of 9h n Fl’Bfricfa.
co, was en route to Caribbean points-
Honolulu and the Orient when the col
lision occurred.
The Colldwater, a 390-top vessel,
sailed from Jacksonville. Fla., on
August 26, for a trip up the Atlantic
coast. I ■ 1
Manslaughter Is
Accusation Made
On Woman Driver
Greensboro, Sept. 2.—(AP) —A
manslaughter warrant was issped
by the sheriffs office here today
for Mrs. W. F. Smith, of Fayette
ville, after authorities were inform
ed that Miss Kenella Braddy had
died in Winston-Salem following
injuries received when her automo
bile was in collision with one
driven by Mrs. Smith near here.
Mrs. Smith was visiting friends
here and was still in the city to
day.
The sheriffs office said bond of
SI,OOO would be required. The
wreck occurred yesterday.
556 ARRESTS MADE
BY STATE PATROL
Highway Police Also Col
lected $22,351 in Reve
nue During July
Daily Dispatch Barenw,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
BV J c. haskervii,!,.
Raleigh, Sept. 2. —In addition to
stopping 9.82-1 motorists for law viola
tions, arresting 556 of these and let
ting 8,232 go with warnings, the State
Highway Fatrdl also collected $22,-
351 in revenue in July, according to
the report of i f s activities for that
month issued todav by Captain Char-
(Contunied on Page Four.),
Ehringhaus In Earnest
In His Effort To Boost
Price Os Leaf Tobacco
Governor’s Speedy Action
on Heels of Farmers’
Request Brings Hope
and Cheer
HE ALSO DISPROVES
CLAIMS OF CRITICS
Has Shown He Is Capable
of Decision and Determina.
tion; Governors of South
Carolina and Virginia To
Join Him In Trip To
Washington
Daily DiMpafrn nnrenjß.
In tne Sir Walter Hotel.
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Raleigh, Sept. 14-Gox&rnor John
C. B. Ehringhaus has become the per
sonal leader of the embattled tobacco
farmers not only of North Craolina
but of South Carolina and Virginia
as well, and has already demonstrat
ed to them and to the government in
Washington that he means business.
He has also knocked into a cocked hat
the contention of some of his critics
that he has been, and is lacking in
decision and determination. H's pro
clamation calling upon all the to
bbacco warehousemen to close their
warehouses until better prees are ob
tained, before the resolutons asking
him to do this adopted by the mass
meeting of tobacco farmers here
Thursday could be del levered t o him,
has already proved to thousands that
he is not lacking either* in decsion
or determination and that he is as
quick on as any of them. **
But Governor* Ehringhaus was not
content with merely issuing a pro
clamation and wth telling the tobacco
farmers that he was with them 100
per cent in their fight to get better
prices for their tobacco. He did not
stop there. He immediately called
Governor Ibra C. Blackwood, of
South Carolina, and Governor John
G. Pollard, of Virginia, asked them
to take similar steps and to join with
North Carolina in asking Washing
ton to do something for the tobacco
farmers. Both promised their fullest
cooperation and Governor Blackwood
issued a proclamation yesterday, si
milar to the one issued by Governor
Ehringhaus here Thursday night, clos
ing all the tobacco warehouses in
South Carolina beginning Monday
morning. The tobacco warehouses
have not opened yet in Virginia and
will not for several weeks yet. so there
was no occasion for Governor Pol-
(Continued on Page Five.)
Processing
Tax Is Plan
On Tobacco
Will Be Levied On
Flue-Cured Tobac
co October 1, Secre
tary Asserts
Washington, Sept. 2.—(AP)—Tn re
sponse to requests for aid to growers
’jy Governor Ehringhaus of
Carolina, and Governor Ibra C. Black
wood, of South Carolina, Secretary
Wallcae today officially informed
bhem that a processing tax on flue
cured tobacco would be levied Oc
tober 1 to raise money for payments
to growers who. reduced production.
Flue-cured tobacco markets in
North and South Carolina, have been
closed by the governors because of
unsatisfactory prices to growers. Sec
retary Wallace’s telegram to the State
executives made no mention of this.
The fact that a processing tax is
to be levied on flue-cured tobacco in
return for a slash in production by
growers next year was made known
yesterday. The tax is expected to be
about four cents a pound on flue
cured tobacco.
Secretary Wallce’s message to the
governor said:
‘‘The processing tax will be levied
on flue-cured tobacco effective Oc
tober 1. The revenue obtained will be
used to pay growers who participate
in the production adjustment program
next year. The detail® of the plan will
be announced after we have had an
opportunity to consult with leading
growers and their
whose advice is necessary to make
the plan equiable. and whose coop
eration will be necessary in carrying
the program forward.”
PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON
Except Sunday.
TO BOOSEVELT
Off for Europe Again
* Ww
Norman H. Davis
Shuttling back and forth between
the United States and Europe is
like an everyday affair for Nor
man H. Davis, President Roose
velt’s “ambassador - at - large”,
snapped boarding a liner at New
York for another trip abroad.
This time ht is to watch develop
ments at the reopening of the
world disarmament conference at
Geneva.
CAROLINAS AWAIT
TOBACCO EFFORTS
Growers and Warehousemen
Settle Down To Watch
Price Events
WAREHOUSES SHUT UP
Their Owners Cooperate 100 Percent
I n Suspending Sales in Two States
As Fight In Wash
ing Impends
(By the Associated Press.)
Tobacco farmers and warehousemen
of the two Carolinas, markets closed
for an indefinite period, settled down
today to await results of concert
ed action aimed it securing govern
ment intervention in the interest of
higher prices.
The clencher to the holiday pro
claimed first by Governor Ehringhaus
of North Carolina, and concurred in
by Governor Blackwood of South Car
olina, came last night with word from
warehousemen of both states that
they would cooperate to the fullest
extent.
Representatives of the Eastern
North Carolina Warehousemen’s As
sociation, meeting 150 strong at Farm
ville last night, voted to remain clos
ed from now until better prices are
arranged for, and appointed a com
mittee to join with a farmers’ com
mittee, which, headed by Governor
Ehringhaus, will go to Washington
Monday to seek Federal intervention.
Medical Help Is
Big Problem for
Relief Officials
Dally Dfapafcli Bnrens,
In the Sir Walter Hotels
RV .1 C. aASKEItVIUL.
Raleigh, Sept. 2.—One of the big
gest problems with which the Gov
ernor’s Office of Relief has to deal
is that of providing medical aid for
the unemployed and destitute, accord
ing to Mrs. Thomas O’Berry, State
director of relief. So far, the regula
tions governing the expenditure of
Federal relief funds for medical aid
have been very strict. The relief ad
ministration in Washington, however,
is now working on a new set of re
gulations with regard to medical aid
J _ (Continued Page BUQ.« "g
8 PAGES
TODAY
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WALLACE MAY NOT,
SEE DELEGATES ON
WASHINGTON VISIT
Ehringhaus Trying To Pre
vail on Agriculture Head
To Stay In Capital
on Monday |;
GOVERNOR ANXIOUS
FOR QUICK ACTION
Wants To Lay Appeal Be
fore Government Authori
ties Immediately; Delega
tions From Adjoining
States To Join Pilgrimage
To National Capital
Raleigh, Sept. 2. (AP)—lnformed
that Secretary of Agriculture Wal
lace is not expected to be. in Wash
ington Monday, Governor Ehringhaus
today was attempting to reach the
cebfnet officer over /long Stance
telephone to prevail upon him to re
main there and see the three-State
tobacco delegation that will be in the
capital that day.
The delegation, headed by Gdver
nor Ehringhaus and including tobac
co growers in North Carolina South
Carolina and Virginia is scheduled
to meet in Washington Monday to
seek Federal aid to boost prices while
markets in the Carolinas are closed
under voluntary holidays. Virginia
markets are not yet open.
Governor Ehringhaus was informed
that Secretary Wallace would not be
in Washington on Monday or Tueadiy
and had requested in the meantime
that the delegation see A. B. Huston-,
in charge of the agriculture depart
ment tobacco section.
“We are particularly anxious to see
Secretary Wallace personally,” Gov
ernor Ehringhaus said, ‘‘and I am
trying to reach him over long dis
tance telephone to see if he cannot
arrange to be in Washington on Mon
day.”
It is expected the matter can be
carried d ; rectly to President Rocse
velt, but no efforts will be made to
secure an appointment with the Presi
dent until the delegation arrives m
Washington.
Ehringhaus who was at his hoihe
in Elizabeth City, was set for the ttjip
to Washington, and anxious to take
up the price situation with Federal
farm leaders immediately.
Ehringhaus
Appeals To
Roosevelt
Governor Asks Pres
ident To See Him
Through In Tobac
co Price Fight v
Raleigh, Sept. 2.—(AP)—Gover
nor Ehringhaus today w*red Pres
ident Roosevelt, who is aboard a
yacht cn route to Washington,
that his "assistance in securing
the fullest opportunity for hear
ing and immediate action’’ on the
tobacco price situation, “will be
appeciated.”
The North Carolina governor sent
the telegram, to the President after
being informed that Secretary of
Agriculture Wallace would not be in
Washington Monday when delegations
representing North Carolina, South
Carolina and Virginia will seek Fed
eral intervention to raise 1933 tobac
co prices.
A telegram also was sent to Wal
lace asking the secretary “personally
to endeavor to postpone you con
flicting engagament, and arrange to
see us Monday.”
“Such action would be greatly ap
preciated,” the telegram to Wallace
said. “The very economic life of the
p ople of three states and
we are conning upon the full coop
eration cf Wesh'ngJcn.*
Governor Ehringhaus’ telegram tai
President Roosevelt quoted, his wire
to Wallace, which said it “is imper
atively essential that Federal farm
leaders who are fu’ly empowered fa
hear and act immediately, meet the
three-State delegation on Monday.”
“The dangers and values involved,
cannot be over-estimated,” the wire
to the President added. “Your assis
tance in securing fulkst opportunity
for hearing and immediate acti >n \vdl
bt appreciated.”