Revenue Bill Advances After Tight Raleigh Vote
In Raleigh on May 22 the house approved the conference report on the biennial revenue bill on second reading by 60 to 49 with 16 pairs. The measure raises corporation taxes, imposes a merchants license tax, and adds minor license increases while omitting a sales tax. The bill moves to third reading tomorrow. Representative Spence of Moore led the vote.
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Raleigh
Senate
House
Est
Spénce of Moore
House Finance and Conference Committees
North Carolina appoints new board of agriculture
Governor Gardner named the five member state board of agriculture for two to four year terms and the senate ratified the appointments. D. H. Bridgers of Warsaw J. G. Staton of Williamston Charles S. Young of Shelby George Watts Hill of Durham B Reeves Noland of Waynesville to terms from two to four years. Ira M. Hardy named as board of trustees successor to L. P. Tapp for term to 1936.
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Raleigh
State Board of Agriculture
General Assembly
O. Max Gardner
State Senate
D. H. Bridgers
Warsaw
J. G. Staton
Williamston
Charles S. Young
Shelby
George Watts Hill
Durham
B. Reeves Noland
Waynesville
Ira M. Hardy
Lenoir County
Board of Trustees
L. P. Tapp
Senate
Machinery Act Debate Spreads In North Carolina House
RALEIGH May 22 The house debated at length its substitute for the biennial machinery act passed by the senate but carried over until a night session tonight without voting. The substitute is nearly the same as the present act preserving discounts penalties and quadrennial property revaluations.
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Raleigh
House
Senate
Journalist Dies At Columbia Home
E W. Stephens aged 82, a nationally known journalist and Baptist leader, died at his Columbia residence last night after long illnesses. He previously served as president of the Baptist General Convention.
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Columbia, Mo
E W. Stephens
Baptist General Convention
Marker to honor NC signer Hewes planned in Edenton
Edenton on May 27 will host Capt. John A. Gilman construction quartermaster of the U S Army to arrange a marker dedication for Joseph Hewes a North Carolina signer of the Declaration of Independence Congress funds the marker project Modernization of machinery underway at the Avlon Hosiery mill Elizabeth City with four German experts directing work to produce chiffon hose with pleat edge and cradle sole
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Edenton
John A. Gilman
United States Army
Joseph Hewes
North Carolina
Congress
Elizabeth City
Avgalon
Whitaker Named President of North Carolina Tuberculosis Association
Mrs. BR. Whitaker of Southern Pines began her administration as president of the North Carolina Tuberculosis Association in Greensboro. Elected with her were Mrs. Max T. Payne of Greensboro as first vice president Dr. William H. Smith of Goldsboro as second vice president and Dr. L. B. McBrayer as managing director.
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Greensboro
BR. Whitaker
Southern Pines
North Carolina Tuberculosis Association
Max T. Payne
William H. Smith
Goldsmoro
L. B. McBrayer
Southern
North Carolina College For Women
Pansy McConnell
Gastonia
N. C
Wilmington Suspends Daylight Saving Time Plan
Wilmington will not implement daylight saving time this year as city commissioners postponed any change after citizen protests. The legislature had empowered the commissioners to set summer time, but no action was taken.
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Wilmington
Bridge Wilmington completion set for June 2
May 22 reports say the Carolina Beach highway bridge over the Wrightsville Cape Fear inland waterway 14 miles from Wilmington will be completed June 2 under current plans. Also in Burlington Clyde Clapp, 16, was fatally injured when a lathe table top broke loose in the street school manual trains shop, striking his forehead and causing a fracture.
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Wilmington
Carolina Beach Highway
Wrightsville
Cape Fear
Burlington
Clyde Clapp
25th Annual UCT Convention Opens in Asheville
The grand council of the United Commercial Travelers of North Carolina and South Carolina meets in Asheville with about 150 attendees. The convention opened last night and will run through tomorrow morning.
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UL. &. T. Mertsasheville
Grand Council of the United Commercial Travelers of
North Carolina
South Carolina
Publisher William H. Stewart Dies in Salisbury
William H. Stewart, 61, owner and publisher of the Carolina Watchman, a weekly paper founded nearly a century ago by his grandfather J. J. Bruner, died in Salisbury from a stroke suffered Wednesday.
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Salisbury
William H. Stewart
Carolina Watchman
J. J. Bruner
Firemen Rescue Two Trapped Men in Hotel Blaze
In Lenoir on May 22 firemen rescued Russell Presnell owner of the Gateway Hotel and William Ingram cafe employee from the second story after the fire cut off their escape. The hotel and adjacent cafe were destroyed with damage estimated at 10000 dollars. Origin of the blaze undetermined. Presnell said the building would be rebuilt.
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Lenoir
Russell Presnell
William Ingram
Presnell
Miners Hope Hunger March Will AidWest Virginia Workers
In Kelly's Creek miners and their families in the West Virginia hills report hunger lasting days. They tramped to Charleston to appeal to the American Red Cross in Washington and received guidance to contact regional agencies. Kanawha County court promised an investigation into their plight.
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Charleston
W. Va
West Virginia
Kelly’s Creek
E American Red Cross
Washington
Kanawha
Dawes Leaves Southampton for United States on Bremen
Ambassador Charles 46 Dawes sails from Southampton on the liner Bremen for private business in the United States. He expects to return about July 1.
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Dawes
Southampton
Eng
Charles
Bremen
United States
Most Extensive Narcotic Ring In South Uncovered
Greensboro reports reveal a ring headed by five men and a woman operating across the Carolinas and Virginia. John Dixon said this was the south’s largest narcotic syndicate found to date, with 25 ounces purchased during undercover work. Fire and police raid sites continued as officers sought a cache.
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Greensboro
Carolinas
Virginia
Winston-Salem
John Dixon
Charlotte
South
Charlie Mesley
Boyd Shephard
CC. Warren
Mrs. Warren
Charles A. Sni
Washington
Asheville
Columbia
S. C
L. P. Fouche
A. P. Rogers
T. E. Middlebrooks
William J. Kelly
Winston- Salem
Schwab optimistic on business as deflation eases
Charles M. Schwab, chairman of Bethlehem Steel and president of the American Iron and Steel Institute, told the group in New York that liquidation appears near an end and that signs of stirrings in economic life point to better times though he cannot predict when a full upswing will begin. He urged maintaining momentum and warned against overemphasizing single triggers.
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New York
Charles M. Schwab
American Iron and Steel Institute Today
Schwab
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Independents May Put Up Candidate For Speakership
Representative Schneider of Wisconsin says independents in the next house will nominate a speakership candidate in late summer and draft a legislative program. He did not name a candidate. Tilson and Snell are current Republican leaders. Garner could win if independents withhold support from both sides.
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Washington
Schneider
Wisconsin
Nicholas Longworth
Tilson
Snell
House Rules Committee
Representative Garner
Texas
Abolition of Farm Board Urged for Cotton Trade
Walter Parker of New Orleans economist for the American Cotton Shippers Association urged abolishing the federal farm board and boosting government activity to improve cotton grade and expand foreign trade at a Texas division organizing meeting in Houston on May 22.
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Houston
Texas
Federal Farm Board
Walter Parker
New Orleans
American Cotton Shippers’ Association
Association For
Hail Storm Ravages York County Crops
A severe hail storm struck York County last night causing deep hail damage on farms. Felix Quinn reported three inch hail destroying field crops and vegetable gardens. Torrential rain followed, washing out crops cut by hail and forcing replanting of cotton.
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York
York County
Felix Quinn
Greensboro Man Takes Own Life
Greensboro, May 22. J. Sidney Galimore aged 63 a pensioned White Oak mill employee in poor health shot and killed himself today.
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Greensboro
J. Sidney Galimore
White Oak Mill
Seek 24 Persons for Conspiracy
Federal warrants charging conspiracy filed in Aberdeen Mississippi against 23 men and a girl after the slaying of U S Deputy Marshal Clyde Rivers near Booneville. Seven named for conspiracy to kill include Honey Eaton Alma Gullett Clovis Eaton Dell Eaton Tobe Morgan and A K Little. Dell Morgan Little and Miss Gullett jailed. Officers press search for remaining suspects.
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Aberdeen
Miss
United States
Clyde Rivers
Booneville
Honey Eaton
Rivers
Alma Gullett
Clovis
Dell
Edgar Eaton
Tobe Morgan
A. K. Little
Dell Eaton
Morgan
Little
Miss Gullett
Roney Eaton
White Man's Magic Lifts Spell On Two Native Maids
In Capetown South Africa on May 22 a British manager used a claimed white man’s medicine to break a Kikuyu curse on two Keyna colony maids. A mixed maize crew, led by the manager, was told stones would smoke when water touched them and the girls recovered, ending a brief labor strife.
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Capetown
South Africa
Keyna Colony
Paramount Publix Slashes Salaries Across Company
Paramount Publix Corp informs employees nationwide of salary cuts from 5 to 25 percent affecting executives under contract who agreed to the change. The new scale is in effect until at least September 1, 1932 and is expected to save between 2 and 3 million dollars annually.
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New York
Paramount+Publix Corp
Adolph Zukor
World Wheat Conference Delays Plenary Session
The world wheat conference postponed today's plenary session to tomorrow as the sub committee failed to finish proposals for solving the international grain crisis.
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London
Ashevill e Official Details County Funds Handling
Mrs. T K Terrell testifies in Buncombe County case outlining the treasurer’s office as custodian of lands and funds. She notes county notes were drawn from deposits in Central Bank, aiding its operations, as L L Jenkins and officials face conspiracy charges after the bank’s collapse.
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Buncombe
Postoffice Clerks Claim Promotions Denied on Technicality
Thomas F. Flaherty, secretary of the National Federation of Post Office Clerks, reports to President Hoover that the Post Office Department used a legal technicality to block promotions for about 1000 clerks. He argues this harms wage standards and undermines long standing government policy.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Hoover
Thomas F. Flaherty
National Federation of Post Office Clerks
Police Break Up Hoboes Convention at Freight Yards
In Rocky Mount North Carolina police raided freight yards and arrested seven men on May 22 describing the gathering as a hoboes convention. Several others escaped during the operation.
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Rocky Mount
N. C
Infuriated lion turns on trainer during circus show
A lion attacked trainer Thomas Wilmuth of St. Augustine Florida during a Downie Brothers Circus performance in New Kensington Pennsylvania. Attendants beat off the animal and Wilmuth was reported recovering.
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New Kensington
Downie Brothers
Thomas Wilmuth
St. Augustine
Fla
Suppression Begins as Nationalist Government Censors News
In Shanghai on May 22 authorities seized cable and radio offices and halted dispatches amid rising rebellion fears in South China. Censors aim to block reports on unrest in Kwangtung and Kwangsi as Chiang Kai Shek faces armed challenge and more strict actions are anticipated.
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Shanghai
China
Kwangtung
Kwangsi
Chiang Kai-Shek
Chiang Kai-Shek plans mass troop push to southern China
Private reports from Nanking relay Chiang Kai-Shek intends to dispatch 250000 government troops into Kwangtung and Kwangsi to confront 100000 Cantonese rebels marching north in a bid to unseat him.
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Shanghai
Nanking
Chiang Kai-Shek
Kwangtung
Kwangsi
Chiang
Norwegian Sailor Sails For America In Small Open Boat
Oslo report says Johannes Andersen began a two month voyage from Fredrikstad in a small open boat heading toward America with provisions aboard.
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America
Oslo
Norway
Johannes Andersen
American Mayors Receive Reception in Havre France
Twenty one American mayors visiting France for the Colonial Exposition were received at Havre city hall under the first warm sun since leaving New York. They are scheduled to tour Normandy tomorrow, a region already fragrant with apple blossoms.
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Havre
France
New York
Normandy
Five Hundred Die In Burma Insurrection Reported
SIMLA India May 22 AP Nearly 500 killed and thousands wounded or captured in Burma insurrection against British authority. Missionaries say rebellion may spread from southern Burma. Martial law not declared. Rice prices fall and interior deemed unsafe for foreigners. Guerilla clashes with British troops cause heavy casualties. The King of Burma rumor remains unconfirmed.
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Simla
India
Burma
Tharawaddy
Theyetmo
North Carolina House kills Ewing revenue bill on power tax
In Raleigh on May 22 the North Carolina House defeated Representative Ewing's bill to levy half a mill per kilowatt hour on electricity, 65 to 34. Supporters argued it would raise about 1.3 million annually, while opponents cited a $1.5 to $2 million deficit and suggested existing power taxes would suffice.
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Raleigh
Ewing
Cumberland
Conference Committee
Substitute for Clarkson bill placed on calendar
Raleigh May 22 The house today took the substitute for the Clarkson bill which requires that salary cuts for school teachers superintendents and principals may not exceed 10 percent from its education committee and placed it on the calendar The substitute replaced a measure limiting the cut to 10 percent only in teachers salaries and not including all school officials It passed in the senate yesterday By a 35 to 21 vote the measure was put on the house calendar for possible consideration tomorrow No immediate suspension of rules was attempted Seawell Lee led the fight to move the bill Moss Nash opposed noting Clarkson had agreed the substitute was not drawn correctly and would not achieve the original aim Seawell said defects could be fixed by an amendment
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Raleigh
House
Clarkson
Education Committee
Senate
Seawell
Lee
Moss
Nash
Greensboro Banker Resigns Position
Greensboro, May 22. B. B. Vinson resigns as president of United Bank and Trust Company after three years due to ill health. Paul Garrett, New York financier with interests in Greensboro, elected to succeed him. Ernest W. Stable, executive vice president, will remain in that role.
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Greensboro
B. B. Vinson
United Bank and Trust Company
Paul Garrett
New York
Ernest W
Tax Exemption Bill Is Killed In Senate Vote
RALEIGH May 22. Senator Ward Craven led a failed bill to exempt gasoline used in motor boats cotton gins logging machinery and other selected machines not used on highways from state tax. The measure died in the Senate by an 18 to 13 vote.
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Raleigh
Ward of
Craven
Senate
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Board OF Agriculture
L. C. Fowler
Louisiana State University
Fowlers Oe Coushatta
Chas. Schwab
Bethlehem Steel
Farrell
U. S. Steel Corporation
Carolina Queen
Margaret Dial
University of South Carolina
U. S
White Man
Paramount-Publix
T. K. Terrell
Buncombe County
Central Bank and Trust Company
Jenkins
Terrell
Postoffice Department
Lion
Jane
Assage
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