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The Largest Paid-Up Circulation of Any Newspaper Published in Randolph County MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS N. E. A. FEATURE SERVICE Randolph County’s Only Daily Newspaper THE DAILY COURIER __ASHEUORO, N. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER, 24, 1937___ “Over 10,000 People Welcome You to Asheboro, the Center ... of North Carolina” NUMBER 177 lailey’s Coalition weeps Nation; 1940 ndicated as Goal Washington, Dec. 24.—The new Jjenate coalition for safe and sane legislation to aid business, headed by Senators Bailey of North Caro lina and Arthur H. Vandenberg of fienigan, is rapidly gathering mo nrniani. The result is that it may llevelop into the national movement fhnt has been proposed by the Mich lawmaker, with all anti-New je.,j interested fused to combat the how wavering trend of Roosevelt ■pislation. Never could a more propitious lime have been selected to launch the movement in which senators ]l:o Burke of Nebraska, Tydings of Maryland, Gerry of Rhode Island, km! other foes of the repudiated Com-* plan, have joined with Bai ji>y and Vandenberg to change the legislative trend. U was broached just when the louse was voting the death knell to the wages and hours bill which Las opposed in the Senate by all the coalitionists, and when a farm hill was being passed by the Senate [that was a battered and patch (work measures, in final form. With adjournment of the special Isessmn with few accomplishments Ithe coalitionists found themselves ■stronger than ever before, with in Idications that they will be a po Itert factor in the next session. I Alliance By ’40 Certain Senator Vandenberg, who is fre Inuentiy mentioned as the next Re publican presidential nominee, [started talking coalition months [ago, saying he was ready to join [with Democrats who stood willing put an end to the steady growth bureaucracy and the concentra ange [therefore to find him one of the [ pr;me movers in this Democratic Republican coalition in the Senate. Jt is frankly his opinion that al liance of the anti-New Leal forces is as certain by 1940 as death and taxes. Xmas Music To Feature Church Service At M.P. Much has been made of music and decorations in Asheboro this Christ mas, which is the most fitting way to celebrate this happy season. Several of the local churches held their Christmas services last Sun day with musical programs and pageants that put people in that spirit of Christmas. This Sunday morning, however, the Central Methodist Protestant church will hold their regular Christmas service with sermon and music appropriate to the occasion In the evening, the church choir and the junior choir will combine in a program of music and Christ mas stories centering around the theme of the Nativity. The pro gram for the day follolws: Morning worship: Hymn No. 96—“Come All Ye Faithful", Portugese. Prayer. Hymn No. 87—“Angels From the Realms of Glory”, Smart. Responsive Reading—“The Mag nificent” and “The Benedictus”, pages 620-21. The Gloria Palri. Scripture Lesson—Luke 2:1—19. Offering. Anthem—-“Angels’ Song”, Lor ing. Sermon — “Four Aspects of Christmas,” pastor. Hymn No. 89—“Joy to the World”, Handel. Benediction. Evening service at 7:30: Hynm No. 86—“Hark the Herald Angels Sing”, Mendelssohn. Hymn No. 82—“It Came Upon the Midnight Clear,” Willis. Scripture Readings. Prayer \ Hymn—“It Came Upon the Mid night Clear”, Willis. Christmas Story—“The Other Wise Men,” Van Dyke. Christmas Poem—“The Three Kings”, Longfellow. Instrumental Duet—James Hen drix, Lacy Lewis. Ja. Anthem—“Jesus Christ”, Har rington. Hymn No. 100—"0 Little Town °f Bethlehem”, Redner. * Silent Meditation. Hymn No. 106—"Silent Night,” Gruber. Benediction. tax collections increased over 1936. Merry Christmas McRae. Jr., Believed In Shanghai, Wires Dad From California. It was a merry Christinas at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Will ism Carl McRae, 512 South Fayetteville street this morn injf. A few hours ahead, it is true, but the telegraph mess enger brought one of the most welcome and joyous greetings to that home ever received. It was a message from the boy—William Carl McRae, Jr., who until this morning, was believed to be with the 4th Hatt., United States Marines stationed at Shanghai. The last the parents heard from their son was early in September when information relative to the dangerous times in that Chinese city was re ceived. Young McRae enlisted in the Marines, in September, 19 35. and has been in constant service since that time. The message dated, Valleji, Calif., leads the parents to be lieve, their son has received his honorable discharge and is enroute to this city. Merry Christmas—Pop and Ma. Official Report Incident Washington, Dec. 24.—<.P)—The Pannv’s wounded commander re ported officially today that the American gunboat was sunk with out warning by Japanese planes which he said flew as low as “100 or 200 feet” to drop their bombs. Lt. Commander James J. Hughes also said the Yangtze river craft j was marked with huge American flags, “there was good visibility ar.d the weather was clear.” His report gave the first eye witness account of the bombing which has strained relations with Japan was made public after Presi dent Roosevelt and Secretary Hull read it. It related: J. Three hours before the first plane attack, by two bombing planes, the Panay was boarded by Japanese army officers who vain ly sought information on the move ment of Chinese troops. 2. The first attack came with warning from two Japanese naval planes which power-dived from an altitude of about 4,000 feet. 3. The Panay was marked by two American flags, 18 by 14 feet on her top deck and was subjected to 56 mir.utes of machine-gunning. 4. Hughes, severely wounded by the first bomb which exploded, said he was informed two small boats bearing wounded ashore wa ; machine-gunned by the attacking planes. 5. Lying wounded on shore, he heard the rattle of machine guns and was informed an armed Japa nese boat was firing on the Panay. 6. Every one on board the gun boat “acted with fine courage and initiative. Three lives were lost. E. L. Reece Blows In, Rivaling Santa E. L. Reece of the Pleasant Ridge section of Randolph, has been In town today in advance of Santa Claus and was laden with the most beautiful Christmas greens which he was piesenting to D. B. Mc Crary and the friends at The Daily Courier office. Mr. Reece made a gorgeous wreath tor the McCrary home from trailing cedar, pine, fern and bright red berries. A seasonable gift, indeed. The gift at The Courier office m ■ eluded sprays of berry-laden holly, cedar, fern and other lovely local greens with a surprise bag of scaly barks that are calculated to take any grown-up back to childhood Christmas days. Aged Woman Killed Durham, Dec. 24.—CP)—103 vear-old Jennie Wilkerson, Dur ham negress was beaten to deuth with clubs and her granddaughter, 19, was battered into unconscious ness late Thursday by unknown persons, ... ... j Christmas Greetings “I am thinking- of you today because it id Christmas, and I Shall wish you happiness, and tomorrow, because it will be the day after Christmas. I shall still wish you happiness; and so on clear through the year: I may not be able to tell you about it every day’, because 1 may be far away; or because both of us may be very busy; or perhaps I may not be able to pay the postage on so many letters or find time to write them. But that makes no difference. The thought and the wish will be there just the same. In my work and in the business of life I mean to try not to be unfair to you or to injure you in any way. In my pleasure, if we can be to gether, I would like to share the f£m with you. Whatever joy or success comes to ybu will make me glad. Without pretense and in plain words, good-will to you is what I mean, in the Van ftfe' ! i Burglars Loot Local Dwelling; Take Watch And Xmas Presents Meanest Burglar Ransacks Home Of Alton W. Bail The meanest burglar came to Asheboro last night. And, today, the city police de partment is following meager clues to apprehend him and possible com pan’ens. The burglary took place some time between yesterday afternoon and last night at 9 o’clock, when unidentified persons forced an en trance into the residence of Alton W. Dail, 110 North Cox street. Mr. Dail is employed as foreman of the Cetwfch Silk Mills and was away from the home most of the day. Mrs. Dail is employed in a local department store and she discover ed evidence of the burglary upon returning home last night. An early investigation, showed among other losses, a watch of Mr. Dail’s and a new bath robe, which had been given Mr. Dail as a Christmas gift. The police, under direction of Chief Dewey Bulla, are investi gating the affair. Little evidence of value was left behind by the burglars. The residence, recently construct ed, was thoroughly ransacked. It is believed persons learned the routine of the family prior to en tering the home and were aware of the fact that both Mr. and Mrs. '■ Dail would be absent most of the day and evening. In addition to the Dail’s loss, Miss Lee Butler, Liberty, who has been rooming with them for about a month, lost several boxes of ho3-i and other gifts she had received end was planning to distribute am ong friends. Not only did the burglars take articles of value, but they carried off candies, nuts and other items of a holiday nature. “Yes, There Is A Santa” And, He Arrives Tonight We take pleasure in answering the communication below, express ing at the same time our great gratification that the faithful author is numbered among the friends of The Sun: “Dear Editor: I am eight years old. Some of my little friends say there is no Santa Claus. Tapa says ‘If you see it in the Sun, it’s so’. Please tell me the truth: Is there a Santa Claus?—Virginia O’Hanlon, 115 W. 95th St.’ Virginia, your friends are wrong. They have been affected by the skepticism of a skeptical age. They do not believe except they see. They think that nothing can be which is not comprehensible by their little minds. All minds, Vir ginia, whether they be men’s or chidren’s are little. -In this great universe of ours, man is a mere in sect, an ant, in his intellect, as compared with the boundless wori.l about him, as measured by the in telligence capable of grasping the whole of truth and knowledge. Yes, Virginia, there is Santa Claus. He exists as certainly as love and generosity and devotion exist, and you know that they abound and give to your life its highest beauty and joy. Alas! How dreary would be the world if there were no Santa Claus. It would be as dreary as if there were no Vir ginias. There would be no childlike faith then no poetry, no romance make tolerable this existence. We should have no enjoyment except in sense and sight. The external light with which childhood fills the world would be extinguished. Not believe in Santa Claus! You might as well not believe in fairies! You might get your papa to hire men to watch in all the chimnejs at Christmas .Eve o catch Santa Claus, but even if they did not see Santa Claus com ing down what would that prove ? Nobody sees Santa Claus. The most real things in the world arr those that neither men or children can see. Did you ever see fairies dancing on the lawn? Of course not, but that’s no proof that they are not there. Nobody can conceive or imagine all the wonders there are unseen and unseeable in the world. You may tear apart the baby’s rattle and see what makes the noise inside, but there is a veil covering the unseen world, which not the strongest men, nor even the united strength of all tli2 strongest men that ever lived, could te.u apart. Only faith, fancy, poetry, love, romance, can push aside that curtain and view and picture the supernal beauty and glory oeyond. Is it all real? Ah! Virginia in all this world there is nothing c-lse real and abiding. No Santa Claus! Thank God' he lives and he lives forever. A thou sand years from now, Virginia; nay, ten times ten thousand years from now, he will continue to make glad the heart of childhood.—Edi torial from The New York Sun, 1897. AFL Says Many Lost Jobs; But Wages Kited Washington, Dec. 24.—f.V)—The American Federation of labor es timated today more than 1,000,000 jobs had been lost since September, buf paid the increases through the yesr, has sustained the buying power. Senate Group Endorses Plan For Easy Change To Constitution Washington, Dec. 24.—(.V)— j Strong support developed today in the senate judiciary committee, for a constitutional amendment offer ed by Senator Norris (Ind.-Nebr.) to fiake it easier to change the con stitution. The proposal would require that if congress should submit a con stitutional change, it would autom atically go onto the ballot for a direct vote by the people, in each state, at the next general election. This would hasten its considera tion and prevent state legislators from blocking a decision. Thirty-six states still would have to ratify the amendment. The suggestion was one of a score or more offered, since last year ever the fight on the Supreme court bill. Labor Relations Board Accuses Ford Company Washington, Dec. 24.—(.P)—The national labor relations board de cided last night that the Ford Mo tor company had violated the Wag ner labor disputes act and ordered the company to reinstate 29 em ployes. These, the board said, had been discharged for union activity. The company was ordered to stop discouraging membership in the United Automobile Worker*, or any 'Otbd*-- aw A' tuwpwfl '*fcfcU.C!fH»r its Dearborn and Highland Park Mich., plants stating tt would com py with iiie board’s order. The decision resulted from com plaints by the U. W. A., which is a C. I. O. union, A. U. A. W. com plaint that the company had dis charged six other employes for un ion activity was dismissed. Insurgents Shut Off From Rescue Tuerl, Spanish-Franco Frontier, Dec. 24.—I.P)—A circle of steel blocks General Franco’s Aragon forces today from succoring a hand of 400 insurgents, apparently doomed by the government cap ture of the city. The 400 kept up drum fire with machine guns and rifles from a dozen buildings in the old quarter of t lit city. Their supply of water and elec tricity had been shut off. It was believed they had plenty of food. First Lady At Daughter’s Home Seattle, Wash., Dec. 24.—<.P> Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt com pleted today an eventual plane train transcontinental trip to spend the Christinas season with her dau ghter vnd grandchildren here to day. Off To Rockingham l\.vs. Hal Worth left this after noon for Rockingham where she will spend th« holiday weekend wi<h Mr. and Mrs. Robert Dicks and family, returning to Ashdboro on Monday. Christmas Decoration i Judging Results Mrs. Ed Hedrick, chairman of the decoration committee from the Woman’s Club announces that the judges, whose names are not revealed, had a bad time deciding upon the most beautiful decora tions in the residential section of Ashetoro last night. So many and so beautiful were the decorations in every section of the city, that it was a real task to decide. Mr. and Mrs. Charles McCrary’s home was selected, however, for its complete decoration and beauty of the whole. Second place was given to Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bossong’s home on Sunset avenue. This white house formed a lovely back ground for the simple, yet very beautiful lighting effect. It was Mrs. Hedrick’s wish that the following homes which were mentioned and discussed by the IftiiliH Navy 'jghtens Guard At Navy Base; Patrol Doubled Off Coast Los Angeles, Dec. 24.— (AP)—The navy tightened its guard over the entire Pacific coast today, following seizure of a sheaf of letters, described of a “suspicious nature” from a Japanese liner and capture of a Japanese fishing boat by the United States customs agents. Destroyers doubled their patrol off San Diago and San Pieclro, fleet bases, and at Mare Island navy yard. Borah Cautions Japan; Believes Tokyo Serious Washington, Dec. 24.—<.1 ’)—Sen ator Borah (R-Idaho) said today he believes the Japanese reply to the United States representations over the sinking of the Panay in dicated that Japan intended to n'ako amends. “It seems probable", he said, “that the Japanese realize the feat l'oi blunder of the Panay at tack and intends to make amends, insofar as possible, and guard against anything of the kind in the future. “It will be well for Japan and al' others concerned”, he warned, “if the future leaves no doubt of i Japan's good faith.” Senator O’Mahoney (D-Wyo.) said he believed the weight of pub lic c pinion in Japan had much bea’ing on the tenor of the reply. “The American people should realize that there is a great body of public opinion in Japan which does not look with approval oh tlfch tary forces.” Ford Plans To Fight Labor Board’s Act Detroit,- Dec. 24.—(.B—The Ford motor company declared yesterday hv the National Labor Relations board as a violator of the Wagner act, prepared today to fight the board's decision in the United 9t?.tes court of appeals. .\nnouncement of the appeal was in line with the general under standing in Detroit that the Ford company would evenutally go to the United States supreme court, if necessary, to defend its views on management and labor. 36 ’Quakes Hit Mexican City Mexico City, Dec. 24.—(.!'>— Thirty-six separate earthquakes caused heavy damage to the town of Metetec Ninguerrero, a few miles from the Pacific coast and 200 miles from here, relayed dis patches indicated today. The 36 quivers were over a 24 hour period and almost all the 1, 000 buildings were damaged. Wide cracks appeared in the earth. I There were no deaths. Durham Bonuses Durham, Dec. 24.—(B—The Durham Sun said today that more than a million dollars had been paid in the last week to Durham employees as extra salaries or bonuses. judges for prize winners be given honorable mention. La Rose Florist, with the manger scene and attractive lighting effects; Mr. and Mrs. Dan Burns’ home with their unique Santa and his sleigh; Dr. and Mrs. R. P. Sykes with their lovely festooning over the door and the beautifully lighted trees; Mr. and Mrs. Curry Loflin with the unusual lighting centered by the white cross over the door; Mrs. Win. C. Hammer with festooning of Christmas greens with red and green lights intermingled; and Mrs. Miriam Burns with her unus ual and interesting lighting ef fects. With all, Asheboro has never be fore been so lovely and so decor ated with the spirit of Christmas \s is the town this year. At San Francisco was reiniorceu with 100 additional guards. Reports of a rain on the Japan ese liner, Tatsuta Maru, by cus toms agents, just before sailing tint" at San Francisco was re ported by United States attorney Frank Hennessey. They garnered a ■-'heal' of letters, supposedly con ned ed with operations at the Bremerton Navy Yard in Puget Sound yesterday. Hennessey said he did not know the letter’s con torts. The government men acted in secret, but a San Francisco news paper said it was understood the letters were for transfer to San Fra:,cisco from Seattle. The letters bore no stamps, it was reported, but were entrusted to an unidentified person aboard. Tokyo, Dec. 24.—t.-P)—The Jap anese government today acknow ledged full responsibility for the sir.king of the United States gun boat Panay by Japanese planes and said the flying squadron comman der and “all others responsible had been punished” and assured the American government that “def inite and special steps” had been taken to prevent a recourrance of the incident. Foreign minister Koki Hi rota, personally, handed the note to tohtilffi ■■nawMeridor- »TwBtph-^. Owe* at 5 A. M., (EST) after it had ben approved by the cabinet and sanctioned by the Emperor. The text was not published in Japan. It answered American represen tations after the bombing of the Panay and three Standard Oil ves sels ,in the Yangtze, above Nan king, on December 12. Hirota did not make clear how the responsible bombers were pun ished except that they were “dealt with according to law.” The note, while holding the sinking of the Panay was “oh tirely due to a misunderstanding” nevertheless said: “The Japanese nation has is sued. without delay, strict orders to exercise strict caution in every sector where warships and other vessels of America or any other thi rl power are at present. Shanghai, Dec. 24.—(.l1)—Japan ese tonight announced that Hang chow, rich seaport and capitol of Cheikang, 100 miles south of Shanghai was captured today by troops entering all the city’s gates. Fall of the city to the invaders, who have overrun thousands of square miles, came as United States authorities made strong representations to the Japanese over a reported insult to the American flag at Wuhu, December 13 There was no information on the extent of the fighting around Hangchow, but indications were, the city had capitulated to avoid | horn long, shelling and street fight I ing. Six Americans in Hangchow were believed safe. Three hundred Americans were ready to leave Tsingtao on three American warships in face of at tack there. Mrs. D. J. Eure In Auto Wreck Wilmington, Dec. 24.—UP)—Mrs. D. J. Eure, a sister-in-law of Thad Eure, was resting comfortably to day in a hospital here where she is undergo ir.p treatment for injuries sustained in an automobile accident | yesterday. French Strikes Causing Trouble Paris, Dec. 24.—UP)—Rumblings of a political crisis grew louder in strike-harresed France today after the communistic bloc in the Cham ber of Deputies voted moral sup port for the strikers.
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