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THE COURIER AND ASHEBORO MARCH IN STEP—AHEAD BOTH ARE LEADERS TRI-WEEKLY in I'oi Est. As The Regulator February 2. 1876 PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN Changed Septembt _The Courier 1879 plume lxi Oldest Paper Published In Randolph County ASHEBQRO, N. C., SUNDAY, MAY 16, 1937. PUBLISHED TUESDAY, $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE DAY AND SUNDAY NUMBER 45 ipanish Factions Buck-Passing In Destroyer Case — ! loth Loyalist And Rebel Leaders Profess No i Knowledge Of Mine Eight Lives Lost damaged British Vessel Being Towed Into Gilbralter Harbor The Spanish loyalist government nd the insurgents have learned ic grand old army game of “pass ig the buck,” and are now ngaged in that pastime as they oth forswear any knowledge of ie mine which is said to have amaged the British destroyer [unter off Spain’s southern coast, ine thing has been accertained, lat is, the explosion which took ight sailors lives was caused by floating mine. Two British inquiries are now nder way. The Empire’s official oard sought to deterimne who or rhat agency laid the mine, the panish government and the in urgent leaders tried to place the esponsibility on the other. An official British announce lcnt said early investigation suggested" the destroyer struck a line, but futher details were with eld until the ship could be dock j. Arrangements arejming made > tow her to Gibralter. The Hunter, one of the newest nd fastest units in the British eet, had a large hole torn in her row while taking part in the hands-off-Spain” patrol off the outhern coast. ;5,000 Art Gift For Greensboro larrtegie Foundation Ranks College As One Of Nation’s Leaders Greensboro college has been losen by the Carnegie corpora on, of New York, as one of a ery few colleges in the United Itates to be awarded one of the larnegie art teaching sets, accord ng to a letter received by Dr. Lu her L. Gobbel, president of the ollegc, from Robert M. Lester, lecretary of the corporation. This fift to Greensboro college followed l visit of President Gobbel to New fork last week. The complete set consists of a •rofusely illustrated library on I arious phases of art teaching and iore\han 2,000 reproductions and acsimiles of the world’s master ieces in painting, sculpture and rchitecture. It is valued at ap roximately $5,000. The Crrnegie art teaching equip ient and references set consists f an art library; over 2,000 pho >graphs a nd color reproductions f the masterpieces of art; portfo o of 45 color facsimiles both oil nd water-color, mounted for ex bition purposes; portfoli of tomb ! Itakh-Mi-Re; Vanity Fair port dio of modern French art; a spe al print set of drawings by Dc as and Rodin; American art port »lio, a group of 12 color repro uctions of representative Ameri »n paintings. The art library of books for iference and teaching fine arts >mpriscs nearly 200 volumes of andsomely illustrated works by uropean, oriental and American uthors. They include numerous orks on 19 major topics. The art department of Greens oro college, of which Miss Marion andrum is head, is one of the old si departments of the college. lex Ellis Severely Burned; In Hospital Rexford Ellis, son of Mrs. M. I. His, Asheboro, sustained what lay prove to be major burns a out his left leg yesterday after oon while assisting in extinguish ig a fire in the Robertson and ibson service station. He is con ned to the Randolph hospital, r. Dempsy Barnes is the attend g physician. According to reports at the hos ital last night the exact extend the young man’s burns cannot fully determined for several NUAL MEMORIAL SERVICE UNION GROVE CHURCH The Annual Memorial service of le Union Grove Christian church ill take place Sunday morning ay 23 at 11 o’clock, The Rev. J. . Allred, pastor will preach the rmon All members and friends of the UJfh are requested to meet at e church Thursday May 20 to as |t ir. (leaning up the cemetery, e (hmch yard and the church. iWiigp. I Making Coronation Speech nmnm “The Queen and I will always keep in our hearts the inspiration of +hin Jay. May we ever be worthy of the good will which I am proud to think surrounds us at the outset of my reign.” Thus King Geot> • brought to a close his speech to the empire following his coronation in London. He is seen above at the microphone, attired in a neat business suit instead of the elaborate coronation robes. Slight Fire Caught in Time To Prevent Much Property Loss! Damage estimated at $35 was caused by fire at the Kob ertson & Gibson filling station, Park and Salisbury streets, Asheboro, yesterday afternoon at 3 o’clock. Fire Chief Clar ence Rush said he believed the fire was caused by a lighted cigarette or cigar being drop ped into a- pile of rubbish in the store room. The fire was Wednesday Half-Holiday In Asheboro to Start June 1st. Remodeling Now j Nears Completion i - i Hedrick Building Will House j Automobile Accessories; Continue Car Sales _ ( 1 The Hedrick Motor company has | virtually completed remodeling its building on South Fayetteville street and, according to an an-1 I nouncement made yesterday, will open for business in about two weeks. Ed. Hedrick, owner of the 1 business announced he had engag ed E. C. Swing as general manag- j er. J. C. Beck will be the service manager and Miss Cornelia Hunt Hedrick, bookkeeper. Mr. Hedrick will continue his agency for the International trucks and the Hudson and Terraplanc j automobiles. He will also handle ! a general line of Goodrich tires and automobile accessories. The building when completed will | be one of the most attractive; places in the city. The exterior is; of brick and " the inside will be | finished plaster walls covered with' wall paper. 1 Latest designs in counters and shelving will be installed within1 the next few days. Clyde Wood was the general contractor. The front of the building will be utilized as a show and sales room with the general service depart ment in the rear of the re-modeled structure. District B. T. U. To Meet Sunday, 23rd The Associational B.T.U. district meeting is scheduled for Sunday afternoon May 23rd. at 2:30 o’clock at the R&mseur Baptist church. All churches in this district are urged to send one or more representa tives to the meeting. The program will he in charge of the Randolph Associational Baptist training union director, Miss Ornice Scotten. The theme of the program will • be: Greatness through service. Special music will be furnished by the Randelman girls. Rev. Nathan C. Brooks, Jr., state B.T.U. secretary will speak on the training work and discuss plans to attend the annual Ridgecrest Assembly near Asheville. Attendance banner will be pre sented church sending largest re presentation. extinguished by members of the local fire department. The fire today brought the total number of calls this year to eleven. While the value of the property involved totaled $35,100, the efficiency of Chief Rush and members of his de partment, baa held the fire loss down to $1,158. Merchants Association To Urge Large Delegation For State Parley June 1 to September 1 was de signated as the offical period for Wednesday afternoon closing of local business houses at the meet ing of the board of directors of the Asheboro Merchants associa ! tion yesterday afternoon. Thirty-five merchants have al ready signified their intention of closing Iheir places of business commencing the first Wednesday in June. Others, according to Tagg Cox, secretary of the association, , are mailing in their signed blanks every day. | Non-members may obtain ail necessary information from Mr. Cox whose office is located over | the Carolina theatre. The directors also discussed the : annual convention of the North ! Carolina Merchants association ' scheduled to take place in New i Bern, June 7 and 8. Mr. Cox and | Henry Jones were elected delegates to represent the local association. The directors also decided to at tend and request all merchants in the city to plan to join a motor cade from Asheboro for the affair. I In addition to the valuable infor mation gained at the convention, Mr. Cox pointed out that a large number of cars, probably bearing banners, will be of great advertis ing value to this city. The state program includes sev eral talks by outstanding mer chants of this and other states, fishing, boating, dancing and tea parties for the women. Other routine business was aiso transacted at the meeting. Vacation School At M. E. Church On Monday morning at nine o clock the daily vacation church school will convene at the First M. E. church. The shool will continue until June 2. The program will in clude a two hour day of worship, work, Study, and play. The courses to be taught are arranged for the various age groups and it is hoped that there will be a large repres entation of children. The age limits for the children will be from 4-14. Those teaching the school will be Gerald K. Ford, director, Miss Vir ginia Barker, Mrs. C. W. Brandon, Miss Betsy Armfield, Mrs. Her man Bass, and Mahlon King. Miss Glora Anderson will assist at the piano and there will be other as sistants in the department. Bitter Struggle Ahead For Court Reform Proposal Robinson, Majority Leader Predicts “Fair” Chance For Bill Passage No Compromise Roosevelt Insists Upon Large Relief Fund Appropriation The proposed Roosevelt “reform" of the Supreme Court is routed for a long and bitter struggle in the Senate according to reports from Washington last night. The* Presi dent, after being advised by Sena tor Robinson that the vote would be close with a “fair” chance of passage, banned all thoughts or suggestions of compromise. After a conference with the President, Senator Robinson, the majority leader, said: “We have gone into the matter in some detail. I see no prospect now of an adjustment and I expect that the battle will go on.” “By ‘adjustment’ do you mean compromise?” he was asked. “Yes,” the Senator replied, “that means exactly what I said.” He resumed: “The vote in the Senate will be close with a fair prospect of pas sage. As to the time when the vote will be taken, I am unable to make a forecast at this juncture, but no reason suggests itself for an unduly prolonged delay.” President Roosevelt told the House leaders that the government cannot get by with less than $1, 500,000,000 for relief for the next fiscal year. There have been some demands in Congress that this fund be slashed to $1,000,000,000. To Install Church Officers Sunday Presbyterians To Induct C. Donald Alexander As A Deacon The recently elected church ficers will be installed and ordain ed at the morning service in the Presbyterian church Sunday. The officers include C. Donald Alexan der, elder and Arthur Ross, Jr., B. W. Woodley, C. L. Scott and T. Lynwood Smith, deacons. The officers were elected at a regular meeting of the congrega tion four week ago. The installa tion service will follow the regul ar morning sermon by the Rev. C. G. Smith. The public is cordially invited to attend. Rotary Delegates File High Lights Asheboro Club Gets Reports Of Recent Gathering At Pinehurst Delegates to the 57th District conference of Rotarians at Pine hurst May 9 and 10 gave a report of the high lights of that gather ing to members of the Asheboro Rotary club here yesterday. The delegates were Henry Ingram, Frank McCrary and Arthur Ross, Jr. Lewis E. Whitfield 6th district engineer of the North Carolina Highway department was a guest of ft, B. McCrary. C. C. Cranford was awarded a free lunch by his feat of shaking hands in the approved manner with Bob Wood. New York.—Former President Herbert Hoover, in an address last night called upon leaders of the Boys’ Clubs of America to raise $15,000,000 for a 10-year program “to stop the manufacture of crim inals.” Two Special Judges Named by Governor Hoey Saturday For sometime past the appoint ment of special superior court judges has been a matter for con sideration in the state. On Saturday morning, Governor Hoey ended the matter with the announcement of the appointment of Hubert Olive and W. H. S. Burgwyn. Mr. Olive, who is a Lexington attorney, was Governor Hoey’s campaign manag er last fall. Mr. Burgwyn of Wood land, has been solicitor from the third judicial district. The two new judges who will re ceive annual salaries and expense money of $8,080 each, will be com missioned immediately to relieve congested court dockets caused by the illness of other jurists. None of the selections was un expected, but Olive frequently had, been mentioned as a possible ap-j pointee to the Supreme court, Edward Smith Is Injured By Mule 1 Edward Smith, 14-year old Jon of Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Smith, Asheboro, route 1, is confined to the Itandolph hos pital with painful injuries sus tained yesterday morning when he was kicked by a mule on his father’s place. Young Smith was putting the mule in a stable when it suddenly turned on him and kicked him in the face. He was hastened to the hospital where he was attended by Dr. Tif fany Barnes. It is believed the youngster will be able to return home within a day or two. Varied Activity Of Franklinville School Commencement Is Ov er; Revival Service At Pilgrim Holiness Church Franklinville, May 15.—Gradua ting exercises of the Senior class of Franklinville high school took place in the school auditorium Thursday evening. The program started with invocation by Rev. R. M. Hauss; salutatory Miss Clara Hancock; valedictory Miss Virgin ia Brown. Miss Pauline York re ceived the metal for the best years work in the seventh grade, given by her teacher, Mrs. C. F. Caven ess. Miss Virginia Brown, of the high school received a medal for her scholarship and loyalty. The speaker of the evening, Ben L. Smith, superintendent of the Citv Schools of Greensboro and vice president of the North Carolina Educational System, was introduc ed by A. Paul Routh, principal of the Greensboro high school. Mr. Routh, who graduated from Frank linville high school fifteeen years ago, said he was glad to come back to his home town, where he he spent his boyhood days and to meet his play and school mates. Mr. Smith made a strong and im pressive address on the history, progress and developement of our school system in North Carolina. The school year just closed re flects the hard work of both teach ers ahd pupils, and the community feels that much good has been ac complished. The teachers have re turned to their respective homes: Miss Thyra M. Arington, Bucking ham, Va.; Miss Eunice Banks, Raleigh; Miss Lucy Fortescue, Scranton, Miss; Miss Blanche Bur gess, High Point; and R. C. Fields to Carthage. Howard Kinney and Miss Irene Kinney were united in marriage on the stage in the school auditor ium, Thursday night, immediately after the curtain was drawn at the close of graduating class ex ercises, in the presence of near rel atives and a few close friends, the senior class and high school faculty, Rev. R. M. Hauss, offic iating. The bride was becomingly attired in pale blue crepe, with white accessories. Her flowers were a shoulder corsage of pink rose buds. They left Friday morn ing for a few days stay in Wash ington, D. C. Mrs. Saunders is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Kinney and Mr. Saunders is a son of Mr. and Mrsi A. T. Saunder3. They are among Franklinville’s popular young people and will make their home at Franklinville. H. P. Black who has spent the past winter near Miami, Florida has returned to his home in Ashe boro, was a visitor here Friday. He expects to leave in a few days for Carolina Beach, where he has a contract for carpenter work. Joe Maner of Middlesex, Pa., is spending a few days with his par-1 ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Maner. i Ralph Bray a prosperous farmer of Buffalo Ford section has trad ed his farm for Sherman Cox land in northern part of Franklin ville and contemplates erecting a modern residence this summer. He will place a saw mill on this land (Please turn to Page 8) which will be enlarged from five to seven members before July 1. The campaign manager, Hoev said, was “not an applicant for any position” in the state’s administra tive officer, but “consented to ac cept the Superior court appoint ment upon the urgent insistence of the governor.” I Burgwyn and Olive will serve until July 1, under laws now in effect and for two-year terms starting July 1, under statutes en acted by the 1937 general assemb ly Three special judges now serving are G. Vernon Cowper, of Kinston, S. J. Ervin, Jr. of Morganton, and Frank S. Hill, of Murphy. Under the new law, the governor may name up to six special jurists. It is considered probable that the three will be reappointed. Junior Baseball Teams Will Open Season May 19. Asheboro Legion Players Meet Representatives Of Southern Pines Need Birth Record Rufus E. Routh Expects Local Boys To Make Excellent Record Rufus F. Routh, chairman of the Asheborc American Legion Junior baseball committee, today announc ed the local team will play its first exhibition game of the sea son at Southern Pines, May 19. The Southern Pines boys will come here for a return game May 25, Mr. Routh stated. These games are apart of the post league sea son which will open the week of June 20. Later, winners of the sev eral leagues will meet during the week of July 25 for the state championship. Practice days for the Asheboro team have beep definitely set by Mr. Routh as Tuesday afternoons at 4 o’clock, Thursdays at 5 o’clock and Fridays at 4 o’clock. The pro spects for the team Mr. Routh stated yesterday are excellent and he expects to pilot a team that will go a long way in the Junior series. The state athletic commission will divide North Carolina into several playing districts. The winners and runners up in each district will then meet in a general series to determine the team that is to represent this state in the district series. The district includes North and South Carolina, Geor gia and Florida. Only boys born after midnight March 20, 1920 are eligible to play. Each candidate is requested to file a copy of his birth certifi cate with his application. In event these cannot be obtained the Le gion post will advise the candi date the manner in which to make the necessary qualifications. Greensboro College Glee Club Will Appear Here Sunday Eve _♦ — News Flashes —— from Everywhere Washington—Navy officials urg ed a .Senate committee Friday to authorize construction of a $15, 000,000 supply base at Oakland, Calif., so that the nation would “be prepared in event of a national emerge; ty on the west coast.” New \ ork,—"'’he first fly;*'.? iv er to complete a round trip air plane crossing of the north Atlan tic without mishap, Dick Merrill and Jack Lambie set their twin motored monoplane down at Floyd Bennett field late Friday after 24 hours oi flying through rain and fog. Washington,—Senator Copeland, complained yesterday that farmers have mistaken the capitol dome for a nursing bottle. Durings hearings on soil con servation measures to help the farmers, he asked: “Is there not a possibility that the farmer has looked at the pictures of the capitol and notic ed that the dome is cylindrical and just like the top of a nursing bottle ? Does he believe that we are going to go on forever nursing him from the funds and the wealth of the treasury?” Washington,— Senator Wheeler, Democrat, Montana, a leading foe of the President’s court reorgani zation bill, made a fierce attack yesterday on the conduct of some federal courts in bankruptcy and receivership proceedings. Raleigh— Gorty-five county ; commissioners from the ABC’s yes terday dropped in informally up on the North Carolina alcoholic beverage control commission and asked the three members not to cut prices on legalized liquor and not to absorb the sales tax in those prices. Newark, N. J.,—A man under sentence of from 20 years to life in prison for the abduction of Paul Wendel testified in federal court yesterday that Ellis H. Parker, Jr, diricted the seizure and subsequent tortoure which allegedly caused, Wendel to confess he kidnaped the! Lindbergh baby. Fayetteville Man Is NanJed Engineer For New Sixth District No Bryans Left In Office Now < " His mayor’s desk closed, Charles W. Bryan of Lincoln, Neb., tucks a few private papers in his brief case to mark his retirement from politics and the first time that a Bryan has not held office since William Jennings Bryan founded the “dynasty” in 1890. Mayor Bry an’s niece, Ruth Bryan Rohde, re cently resigned as IJ. S. minister to Denmark. Appearing For Return En gagement Here At First Methodist Church The Greensboro College Glee Club, under the direction of Walt er E. Vassar, head of the voice de partment, will give a concert here Sunday evening at 8 o’clock at the First M. E. Church. The club, which was enthusiasti cally received last year, has com pleted a tour of western North Carolina and has visited neighbor ing cities during its spring season. The club is widely known for its excellence and superiority of sing ing. A varied program of sacred mus ic has been arranged for the con cert, including: “Salutation,” (Gaines); “Gracious Lord of A!! Our Being,” (Bach); Forth, 0 Beauteous Heav’nly Light,” (Bach); “Lift Thine Eyes to the Mountains,” (Mendelssohn); “Le gende,” (Tschaikowsky-Ferrari); “The Great Awakening”, (Kram er); “Spring Bursts Today,” (Thompson); “O Morn of Beauty,” (Arr. Mathews); “Were You There?,” (Arr. Burleigh); “Goa So Loved the World,” (Stainer Treharne); “Psalm 150,” (Franck). The personnel of the club in cludes; Nellie Alexander, Kanna polis; Polly Brewster, Cedertowu, Ga.; Pattie Sue Hipps, High Point; Dorothy Livengood, Greensboro; Adelene Jones, North Wilkesboro; Kathaleen Mclver, Burlington; Mary Starr Martin, Winston-Sal em; Virginia Patrick, Bahama; Virginia Smith, Greensboro; Mary Louise Thacker, Greensboro; Mar garet Vick, Greensboro; Mary Vir ginia Arnold, Greensboro; Lillie Brown, Charlotte; Emma Muse Burns, Carthage; Elizabeth Del linger, Stanley; Margarette God win, New Bern; Witmel Gurley, Windsor; Jerry Foy, Scotts Hill; Myrtle Heath, Greensboro; Helen Hickey, Burlington; Henriette Himes, Mount Airy; Lucille Mar Carey Atkins, High Point; Eliza beth Gabriel, Winston-Salem; Car tin, Newton; Ruth Yount, Hickory; olyn Melton, Hamptonville; Nancy Bird Miles, Greensboro; Mary Francis Moore, Greensboro; Mar tha Moores, Glen Alpine; Grace Clare Taylor, Morehear City; Eve lyn Troxler, Greensboro; Jane Whicker, North Wilkesboro; Mar garet Williamson, Raleigh; Sarah Taylor, High Point; Katherine Morley, Siler City; and Elizabeth Mendenhall, Winston-Salem, ac companist. L. E. Whitfield Is Named Engineer Well Known State Road Man Appointed Yesterday By D. B. McCrary Visited Asheboro Funds To Be Allotted In Accordance With Area, Milage And Cars Louis E. Whitfield, Fayetteville, has been appointed division en gineer of the sixth highway dis trict of the state according to an announcement made by Commiss ioner D. B. McCrary yesterday. The district over which Mr. Whit field will have engineering super vision includes Davidson, Moore, , Hoke, Randolph, Lee. #Scotland, Chatham, Harnett and Robeson counties. Mr. Whitfield has been conncjt ed with the state highway and pub lic works program for several years and is considered one of the most efficient engineers in North Carolina. Mr. Whitfield was in Asheboro yesterday in consultation with com missioncr D. B. McCrary. Location of the sixth district office will be decided upon in the near future. While actual workings of the new division will not begin until July 1, details in connection with the personnel, and other matters will necessarily have to be worked out between now and that date, so that the orderly handling cf affairs in the division may proceed. It is understood that each coun ey will be alloted funds in propor tion to the area, population, road milage, and car registration. This, of course, will not be sufficient to take care of all projects presented from time to time, but it is the pur pose of the commissioner to give serious consideration to each one. It is expected that any new pro ject which may come up in the di vision will be presented to the county authorities and the super intendent of public instruction of the county in which it is located. , They to go into the matter care fully and forward to the commiss ioner with their recommendations. American Cotton Men Oppose Law Flatly Oppose Any Legisla tion To Create “Little NRA” For Textile The American Cotton manufact urers association is flatly opposed to any legislation to regulate the textile industry such as the pro posed bill now before Congress to create a “little NRA” for textiles. A resolution adopted yesterday by the association’s convention in Washington made no mention of legislation to regulate industries generally, but said the association would oppose any bill “singling the textile industry as such for spec ial regulation dealing with hours wages and working conditions.” A House committee now is con sidering a bill by Representative Ellenbogen, (D-Pa.) to fix mini mum wages and maximum hours for the textile industry. MISS MARGARET O’BRIAN IS CHIEF MARSHAL Miss Margaret O’Brian of Ashe boro was named chief marshal at a recent meeting of the Astrotek ton society of Meredith college, Raleigh. Miss O’Brian is the dau ghter of Rev. and Mrs. L. R. O’ Brian of Asheboro. She has receiv ed several honors during the pre sent school term. Who’s Who With Asheboro Shoppers Here is another Asheboro shop per. Can you identify yourself Mr, Man? The photo graph was tak en by The Cour ier photograph er a short time ago. Why that look of supprise—if ,you can identify yourself bring this paper and article into The Courier office and you will be pre sented with two tickets to a mo tion picture show at The Carolina theatre.