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I— THE COURIER AND ASHEBORO MARCH IN STEP—AHEAD BOTH ARE LEADERS - THE COURIER ALWAYS ABREAST WITH THE CHANGING TIME IN RANDOLPH COUNTY THE COURIER LEADS if. m RI-WEEKLY plume lxi Hist. As The Regulator February 2. 1876 Oldest Paper Published In Randolph County PRINCIPLES. NOT MEN ASHEBORO, N. C., THURSDAY, MAY 20, 1937. Changed To The Courier September 13, 1376 PUBLISHED TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SUNDAY $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE ---- i NUMBER 47 —. ■Washington Politicians KelieveCommon Ground ■ o be Reached for Court fespite Contrary Assertions Made Resident Asserts That He h?iU Book No Compromise To Court Proposal tobinson Mentioned fill Probably Fill Vacancy Made On Court By Resign ation Of Van Devanter .Washington.— In spite of the Resident’s often repeated asser Ins to the effect there would be compromise of his proposal to vamp the Supreme Court,^insid here last night took it for anted that a common ground |>uld be reached by Mr. Roosevelt ; those flatly opposed to adding Re new members to the bench. \nd, with this new outlook came ■ report that Senator Joseph T. Rbinson of Arkansas, who as De cratic leader has guided New lal degislation through the Sen [ would be named by the I’resi pt to fill the vacancy caused by resignation of Justice Van De hter. fepeaking privately, men identi with each side of the battle td that such an ending to the Rflict was in the making even be te the retirement of Associate Btice Willis Van Devanter. Jn fact, it was revealed, Senate ministration leaders had prepar a surprise coup on a compro jse at yesterday’s voting session [the Senate judiciary committee bne, however, which did not quite hie off. Meanwhile, Washington, titedly living the momentous l-s that it loves, exchanged rum that more members of the kh court may follow Van De titer into retirement. |At Chicago, Senator Oiocrat -of UtiaM Cewis, -he Is "quite sure" atleast two more lges had signified to the Pres ent and others their intention 10 |tire.) )f primary significance in the jrt bill situation was an unda fed statement by Senator Logan, fcmocrat of Kentucky, that a hipromise which he advanced sterday had the approval of the (ministration leadership. It was this proposal, incidentally, that attempted coup turned. The President’s bill calls for au ority to appoint an additional bmber to the Supreme Court irr ery incumbent who has passed years of age, a maximum addT pn of six before Van Devanter’s lirement and five now. The opposition, commanding a sir majority of the judiciary imittee on the immediate :n ase of five or six, determined to against every amendment thereby assure a committee ommendation that the bill be tea ted in the Senate. iach Crop This Season Is Short )f financial interest to the citi i»s of the sandhill section and cf stronomic interest to many peo in the United States is the pro ct for a low peach crop this andal B. Etherdige, chief of the ■ partment of agriculture market vision said North Carolina peach Dwers had prospects for “only 48 j cent of a full crop at present," indications were 6 per cent bet than last year on May 1. [“Production forcasts are 1,364, bushels, which is about 15 cent less than last year ar.d nsiderably less than the 10-year erage," Etheridge said, "since |tny old orchards are going out many' new plantings are not bearing abundantly.” tesidential Growth Taxes Ability of City Workmen he rapid expansion of the resi tial section of Asheboro is tax tha forces of the sewer anl et department to keep up with ands for new water connec s, according to an announce nt at the City hall this morn dward Sykes, foreman of th«j w handling this work, it was ted, is attempting to keep ast of the demands but due to time required to dig through make the connection and ra unable to meet all requests. Daughter-Slayer and Lover Held Her Brookhaven, N. Y., apartment was too small to accommodate her two children and the man she lov ed, so Mrs. Helen Tierman, above, got the children “out of the way” by hacking and burning to death her daughter, Helen, 7, and at tempting similarly to murder her son, Jimmy, ’, she confessed. Her confession said her lover, George Christie, below, held the children while she struck them with a hat chet. Christie denied this. Randolph Farmers Using Loan Fund Total Of 65 Loans Have Been Made By Local Credit Association To May. 1 Accordoing to announcement just made by James Bishop, Jr., Sec retary-Treasurer of Graham Pro duction Credit Association, from the offices of the association at Graham, there have been closed during the present spring lending season, up to May 15, to the farm ers of Randolph county a total of 65 loans, aggregating $11,360.00. This compares with a total of 18 loans, amounting to $7,054,00, for the entire year of 1936 and repre sents a substantial increase. Total loans made through May 15 in nine counties of Alamance, Caswell, Chatham, Durham, Guil ford, Orange, Person, Randolph and Rockingham, served by the associ ation are 1327, amounting to $260, 312.00. During the full year of 1936 1230 farmers in these counties borrowed from the association $214,338,00. There were outstand ing on the books of the association on May 15 a total of 1342 loans :n the sum of $264,061.00. It is thought that by the end of the year not less than 1400 loans, ag gregating $280,000.00, will have been closed by the association, in dicating that a considerably great er number of farmers are becom ing acquainted with and taking ad vantage p' the superior credit fac ilities offered by their own coop erative financing institution. It is announced, too, that the association’s losses during 1938 because of bad debts were practi cally negligible, only $90.00 hav ing been actually charged off. Many improvements in the ser vice rendered have been put into (Please turn to Page 8) i department has been unable to tabulate the complete result but is expected to make a report dur ing the fore part of next month. Another city crew, under fore manship of R. A. Gaddis, is com pleting the grading and finishing of walks and drives in the ceme tery while another force is confin ing its efforts to repairing and re surfacing other streets about the city. Pouring of concrete on the north end of North street is about com-1 pleted. The street widening will continue when several old build-' ings have been removed. | J. Henry Roraback Republican Leader Commits Suicide Prominent National Political Figure For More Than Quarter Century At Hunting Lodge Shot Himself Through Head With .22 Caliber Revolver While Son Is Telephoning South Harwinton, Conn.,— J. Henry Roraback. veteran Republi can national committeeman who was a prominent figure in the country’s political scene lor more than a quarter of a century, shot and killed himself yesterday in his hunting lodge here. A medical examiner said it was suicide. The body of the 67-year-old president of the Connecticut Light and Power company who led the Republican party in this State for ever 25 years, was found between the lodge and a garage, a .32 caliber revolver bullet in his head. Dr. H. B. Hanchett, Torrington medical examiner, who with Dr. Winchfield Wright, Thomaston ; medical examiner, concurred on Suicide as a death verdict, said j Roraback came to the lodge, Valley View farm last night. He spent the forenoon today smoking and reading, the medi :al examiner said, then told a son Lewis, tc telephone his mother that they would motor to Hartford starting almost at once. While Lewis was telephoning, he told Dr. Hanchett, there was a sharp crack outside tthe house, but he thought nothing of it at the moment. A few minutes later, Josepn Nadeau, lodge employe, found Roraback lying in the driveway midway between the garage and the lodge beside an automobile. Nearby was a pearl-handle .32 caliber revolver. Dr. Hanchett said there was blood on the seat cousion in the coupe indicating Rora'bock had seated-himself-in-the car, fired a bullet which entered his head above the right ear, and then fell over 'the running board to the ground. The scene of the shooting was the site of last year’s Republican State gathering in June at which John D. Hamilton, national Repub lican chairman, was guest of hon or. The Republican leader, one of his party’s few remaining old guarders, rose to his position in the electric power and political fields frdm humble beginnings. _ Woman Persists In Chasing Ex-King “Countess” Threatens To Waylay Edward On Wedding Day Monts, France.—A mysterious woman, purportedly an Hungarian Countess, reappeared to plague the Duke of Windsor as he made final preparations for his June .3 mar riage to Mrs. Wallis Warfield. The woman, who has pursued the Duke for three years and has written him hundreds of imploring letters, arrived at Cannes on the French Riviera, determined to “waylay” him when he passes through there with his bride en route to an Aus trian honeymoon cottage. The Duke announced through Ins official spokesman, that his bride will become not only the Duchess of Windsor, but “Her Royal High ness, as well. The announcement indicated that Edward’s critics in England were powerless to prevent her from ranking among the seven womm of the immediate royal family. Execution Date Postponed, July 9 During the week there has been considerable ado about the execu tion of Robert Glenn Brown b£-. cause of the repairs now in pro gress at central prison in Raleigh, the matter was settled, however, when life for the Craven county negro convicted of the murder of J. B. Peacock, New0 Bern store keeper last January, was prolong eod yesterday because facilities at Central Prison make an execution “almost impossible,’ in the words of Warden H. H. Honeycutt. The stay moved up Brown’3 death date, until Friday, July 9, when remodeling at the prison ;s expected to be completed. Announcing the decision Parole Commissioner Edwin M. Gill said, “I have the written petition of the warden stating that due to recon struction work now in progress at the Central Prison, it is impossible to proceed with the execution.” He indicated that the petition alone was responsible for the reprieve, and that there would be no exe cutions prior to completion of the building operations. Van Devanter Announces Resignation | Justice Willis Van Deventer— VS and dean of Supreme Court conserva tives—reaas a copy :-f his brief note of resignation, addressed to Presi dent Roosevelt. His dramatically sudden announcement to retire In the midst of the congressional fight over judiciary reform startled the capital. Together for N. C. Parkway Weaver Stand Two North Carolina Congress men From The West Stand Firmly For Parkway Washington.—The House yester day passed Representative Robert L. Doughton’s amendment restor ing. for the present at least, $5, 000,000 for the Blue Ridge park way through North Carolina. Doughton battled against heavy odds but aided by Representative Weaver of the eleventh district beat back the strong front lined up for “economy.” His proposition swept through the house with a vote of 141 to 59. It was predict ed by several that the amendmefftr if it reaches the White House, would be vetoed by the President. Thus was restored that $5,000, 000 for the parkway that the House appropriation committee had cut to $5,000,000. Of the fund re stored by the House $500,000 is scheduled to go to the Great Nachez tract. Doughton called to the attention of the House that the director of the budget and the House appro priations committee had cut to one fourth the amount originally au thorized by Congress. He pointed | out that the failure to grant $5, 000,000 would not only be a waste of the money already expended by North Carolina but would also be “a failure to keep faith.” Never did a House member face such unfavorable conditions as a rose just before this item was reached. The House met in a fur ore, fearing a message the Presi dent was sending to the House might tie up Congress until fro.st with new legislative demands. The message came in, a veto ;ri strong language on a proposed $5, 000,000 appropriation for the New York world’s fair next year. Then Representative Carl Vinson of Geo gia made an economy speech .at tacking the proposed billion and a half relief bill. By the time the Blue Ridge park way item in the Interior depart ment appropriations bill was reach ed, the House was in a humor to vote down almost anything. But regardless of this, Mr. Doughton’s personal appeal to members had already had its effect. The item was read, appropriat ing $3,000,000, of which $500,000 was to go to the Nachez trace which extends through Tennessee, Alabama, and Mississippi. Repre sentative Taber of New York made a motion to strike uot the entire item. This was voted down 123 to 21, even few Republicans standing by Taber. Then Mr. Doughton made his motion to restore the item to $5, 000,000, and a wild scramble be gan. Doughton remained steady in the surge and marshaled his for ces. He had seen to it that the North Carolina delegates were in their seats to a man, Major Bul winkle of the Tenth district, who was formerly against the parkway. Mr. Weaver spoke briefly for the appropriation, which would keep the parkway work under way through western North Carol ini, but Mr. Doughton made the speech that put it over. Auto Damaged Slight damage to an automobile, owned by Mrs. Anderson Smith, was caused by fire originating in a short circuit in the battery wires yesterday morning. The car was parked on Spring Garden street. The Asheboro Fire department was summoned and extinguished the fire. News Flashes -Irom Everywhere Tax Sait New York.—Pierre S. du Pont declared on the witness stand in his government income tax suit yesterday that he made a “short” sale of securities to John J. Raa kob after the 1929 financial panic sip an effort to bolster the market and protect his employes’ invest ments. May Close Plant Cleveland,—The Republic Steel corporation and Youngstown Sheet and Tube company announced yesterday that their plants woulld “shut down and stay down” if ef forts of the Steel Worker’ Organ izing Committee to obtain signed contracts resulted in strikes at the mills. Strawberries Hammond, La.. — Louisiana’s strawberry fanners said today they are considering plowing und er millions of ripe, lucious jjerries because the market price is too low. Cigarette Factory New York,—O. H. Chalkley, president of Philip Morris & Co., Ltd., yesterday announced plans for construction of a new factory at South Richmond, Va., at a cost of approximately $700,000. Washington,—The Justice de partment ordered its “G-men” into Harlan county, Ky., last night to investigate charges that coal op erators there had violated the nat ional labor relations act by cons piring to throttle union organiza tion through “violence and terror ism.” Prominent Minister Now At Randleman Randleman, N. C. May 20— Evangelistic services, which will be in progress through May 30, began last night at St. Paul ch.urch here. Dr. A. L. Stanford, who will speak each morning at ten o’clock and each evening at seven-thirty o’clock, is a widely known pastor of the Western North Carolina Conference of the Meth odist Episcopal Church, South. He has served prominent churches in Charlotte, Salisbury, Statesville, Monroe, and elsewhere. At present he is pastor of the First Methodist church of Lincolnton, N. C. Dr. Stanford has been eminently suc cessful as an evangelistic preacher. His coming is expected to be of great inspirational benefit to the entire community. Dr. J. L. Stokes, II, pastor of St. Paul Methodist church, urges all who can to take advantage of this opportunity of hearing timely messages from one of the leading ministers of the state. F. R.’s Message Washington,— President Roose velt let it be known yesterday that a forthcoming message to Congress on national planning would embrace power, flood con trol, soil eroision, dust bowl aids, reclamation and reforestation. Many Visitors In Charlotte To-day For Celebration Observation Of Signing Of Mecklenburg Declaration Is Gala Event In City Bob Reynolds Speaks i Senator Stresses Progress Or Mecklenburg And Of This Nation Since 1775 Charlotte is today celebrating in fine style the annual observance of the signing of the Mecklenburg declaration of independence in that city in 1775. Senator Bob Rey nolds is pricipal speaker for the occasion and was met at the Cat awba river bridge by a group of the city officials and representat ives from the various civic clubs of the town. Senator Reynolds will speak at 6:00 p. m. this even ing. Before his arrival, the Mecklen burg Declaration of Independence chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, dedicated 4 markers to Mecklenburg’s singers of the memorable declaration. The first three—to John McKnitt Alex ander, Wililiam Graham, and Rich ard Barry was unveiled at old Hopewell church 10 miles north of Charlotte on the Beatty’s Ford road, where these three signers are buried. The fourth was unveil ed over the grave of Major John Davidson in the old Davidson fam ily burying ground a mile west of Hopewell church near the ances tral home of the Davidsons, Rural Hill, destroyed by fire many years ago. Descendants of these signers made brief biographical talks about their distinguished an cestors, and children directly de scended from them unveiled the markers. Afterwards at the home of Joe Davidson, on the site of Rural Hill, the group enjoyed an old fashioned picnic dinner. Numerous officials of the D.A.R. in the State, including the regents of local chapters and various pres ent or past national officials hon or guests, and several make short talks. Later the D.A.R. group re turned to the city and attended the official May 20 program., at -the American Legion Memorial stad ium. George Coan, head of WI’A in the state, was also a guest of hon or and spoke at the celebration as did John Grice. Senator Reynolds traced tho wonderful progress of the world today in sharp contrast with con ditions in 1775 when the people de manded . freedom. The Senator spoke of how it took a month for the people of Mecklenburg to learn of the battle of Lexington and drew a vivid picture of transpor tation and news dispatch today. It was brought out by the speaker that the singning of the Mecklen burg declaration on May 20, 1775, crystalized the sentiment in the continental congress in favor of the declaration of independence which was signed in Philadelphia on July 4th 1776. Family Gathering Honors Visitors Mrs. W. C. Spivey had all of her children with their families and a few other relatives as Tier guests Sunday at her home on Holly street This occasion was in the form of a family reunion and was given in the honor of Mrs. Spivey’s son, C. B. Spivey and Mrs. Spivey and small son, C. B., Jr., who arrived Saturday from Athens, Greece, for a visit of three months. Mr. Spi vey holds a position with the A merican Tobacco company and is stationed in Athens. Among those present were Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Spivey and snuil son, C. B. Spivey, Jr., of Athens, Greece; Mr. and Mrs. Earl Coble of Asheboro, route 1, Miss Myra Spivey, of Asheboro; Mrs. R. L. Young and two daughters, Miss Mildred and Miss Nell Young, of Augusta, Ga., mother and sister of Mrs. C. B. Spivey; Rev. and Mrs. W. Nicholson and Miss Louise Hunter of Guilford college. 4-H Short Course For Negro Youths Raliegh, May 19.—The 4-H short course for Negro farm boys and girls will be held this summer at A. & T. college, Greensboro, August 31 through September 3, it was announced here today. Four-H club members who have done outstanding work during the preceding year will be given op portunity to attend the short course where they will have “plen ty of recreation as well as studies in the things a farm boy and girl Wight to know,” said C. R. Hudson, of N. C. state college. Hudson also stated that Negro workers of the state college ex tension service are planning to re vive the state colored farmers con . ference this summer with a two |day meeting at Wilson, July 15-16. New Concrete Highway Connecting Asheboro To Ran^ eur is Opened Say Dorothy For New New York society lias several | times rumored altar inclinations i of lovely Dorothy Fell, who < smiles charmingly above, but now, at last, has come a definite report of her engagement to New Yorker Howell Van Ger big, and of the marriage date— June 12. Miss Fell is the daugh ter of Mrs. Ogden Livingston Mills, and granddaughter of the late Mrs. Alexander Van Rens selaer, Philadelphia society lead er. Kiwanis Club To Have ladies Night Will Entertain Fair Sex . Tuesday; Plan To Have Father’s Day The Asheboro Kiwanis club will observe its annual Ladies’ Night Tuesday evening in the Methodist Episcopal church. The women will be guests of the club which, und er the leadership of Roy Champion, R. L. Bunch and O. B. Moore, is planning a special entertainment. The club will also sponsor a Father’s Day program in June. Boys whose fathers have died will be guests of the club at an out door picnic. R. L. Bunch announced a new attendance contest. At each meet ing members will be handed slips of paper and on it they will be requested to write the names or names of Kiwanians who have mentioned, to them the meeting of that day. This contest will con tinue through the summer, the person who’s name has been re ported the most times will be awarded a prize. Jimmy Webb, a new member, was given his pin by H. P. Powell. P.W.A. Certifier Here Next Week Mrs. G. C. Brandon who has been doing certifying work for Randolph county will returned to the Welfare department next week to certify to the P.W.A. program. Any person who has failed to make application should see Mrs. Bran don in the Public Welfare depart ment in the county court house next week. She will be here only one week. Washington.—A Senate movs ment to cut the salary of Civilian Conservation Corps Director Ro bert Fechner from $12,000 to $10, 000 annually threatened yesterday to delay legislation establishing the service on a permanent basis. Perfect Attendance Honor Roll for Asheboro Schools The two Asheboro schools just ( closed had an unusually good year i during the 1936-37 term. Things apparently moved along rather quietly with several innovations one of which was the division of the honor roll into two classifica tions. There is a general honor roll composed of pupils who were nei ther absent nor tardy during the month. The superior honor roll in corporated scholarship as well. Added to the two honor rolls for the eighth and last month of school is also published the grand honor roll, composed of students who achieved the required standards Traffic Allowed On 20 Foot Link I __ j Drivers Cautioned To Drive j Carefully; Shoulders Not Finished Raleigh 74 Miles Company Made 300 Foot Cut j Through Rock; Praise For Local Merchants The new concrete link, along highway 64, connecting Asheboro with Frankinville and through Ramseur to Raleigh was opened to traffic this morning according to an announcement of the Will iam F. Bowe, Jr., construction company of Augusta, Ga. The construction company, in making the announcement, stated that traffic was at the driver’s risk as several pieces of machinery are still along the highway and one crew of men are still engag ed in placing the new shoulders in proper condition. The concrete strip, extending for 5 miles, is twenty feet wide while the shoulders extend the “passing I lanes” to thirty feet, each should er being five feet wide. ! The pouring was completed Mj/ i 7 and this morning the concrete surface was deemed sufficiently cured and dried to allow safe traffic. The contract, divided into two Federal Aid projects totaled 5-140,000. One of the major problems m?t by the company was the necessity of making an 18-foot cut through rock. This cut extended between 300 and 400 feet. The company ex pended $1,200 for the necessary drill bits to place blasting forces for this cut. During the work the Bowes com pany confined its employment of labor, whenever possible, to men from this community. The company stated that about 100 men, up to last week, have been continously at work on the two projects. The present crew is cut to forty whose work is confined to finishing and grading the shoulders. The completion of this link if fords motorists a short route cf approximately 74 miles from this city to Raleigh. The highway is hard surfaced the entire distance. According to reports circulated this morning the state highway department is now considering the extension of the concrete surface the entire distance. The Bowe company today as!; - ed The Courier to extend its ap preciation to the merchants and residents of the city and along the route for the cooperation it has received. “Asheboro coperation,” its representative said, “has been astonishing. The merchants and all those with who we have had con tact have been most gracious in their treatment of the organiza tion and its employes.” The Bowes company has com menced dismantling its machinery which will be transfered to Lenoir in the western section of the State. It plans to open a job of resur facing a nine mile stretch there within the next few weeks. Pilot Agents Back From Fishing Trip A new series of “losing the big gest one” was reopened here today with the returning of three fisher men from Morehead City. The three, W. G. Trexler, P. V. Free- j man and G. G. Bullard, all connect ed with the Pilot Life Insurance company, enjoyed a three day trip to the shore. They joined a- party of several others representing the | offices located in Burlington and High Point. The party, leaving here Monday morning, brought back evidence of their ability as fishermen but that “biggest one just got off the hook.” luring the entire year. Grand Honor Roll for the 1936-1937 School term Gloria Anderson, Kitty Lee Fritz, Virginia Lambert, Emma Frances Luther and Lester Bunt ing. 9th Grade Margaret Stowe. 10th Grade Truett Frazier and Edna Mao Winningham. 11 Grade Sarah Hayworth, Olga Kinney, Mildred Millsaps and Betty Pre (Please turn to Page 2)
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