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Henderson Daily Dispatch
Henderson, Vance County, North Carolina
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In Macon, Ga., a federal judge ordered Governor E. D. Rivers to obey state court orders recognizing W. L. Miller as state highway board chairman, after Rivers ousted him and used national guardsmen to bar access, ignoring injunctions.
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Macon, Ga., Feb. 19.—(AP)—A federal district judge today ordered Governor E. D. Rivers to obey state civil court orders—which the executive has been negating through use of national guardsmen. Judge Bacon Deaver directed Rivers, Adj. Gen. John Stoddard and others to recognize state superior court orders enjoining them from interfering with W. L. Miller as chairman of the state highway board. The governor ousted Miller several weeks ago and when the Lakeland banker declined to recognize the removal orders Rivers used soldiers to bar him from the chairman's office. Two injunction orders obtained by Miller were ignored by Rivers and the guardsmen on the ground that the military is not subject to civil authority.
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Macon, Ga.
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Feb. 19.
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federal judge ordered rivers and others to recognize state court orders and cease interference with miller; previous injunctions ignored.
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A federal district judge ordered Governor E. D. Rivers to obey state civil court orders after he used national guardsmen to negate them. The orders enjoined interference with W. L. Miller as chairman of the state highway board, whom Rivers had ousted weeks earlier. Miller, a Lakeland banker, refused to recognize the removal, leading Rivers to use soldiers to bar him from the office. Two prior injunctions by Miller were ignored by Rivers and guardsmen, claiming military exemption from civil authority.