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ASHEBORO, N. C., SUNDAY, JUNE 13,1937.
PUBLISHED TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SUNDAY
NUMBER 57
ylgenator Bailey Takes
II Spotlight From Young
U Critic of Postoflice
Supported Farley
Boring Long Probe
forth Carolina Senator Sur
prises Capital In Taking
Over Reins.
Effective Advocate
jgjms He Wants Laws To
Lessen Powers of Post
Office Department.
Washington.—Senator Josiah W.
Bailey, North Carolina, yesterday,
jammed the leadership of a group
siting a senatorial investigation
of charges against the postoffice
department growing out of the cur
rent strikes in the plants of the
Republic Steel corporation.
According to complaints filed
with the senate by Senator E.
Styles bridges, New Hampshire,
the postoffice department refused
to deliver packages of food con
signed to workers in the steel
plants who had refused to join
their striking companions.
This action by Senator Bailey
created somewhat of a surprise on
Capitol Hill as, two years ago, he
was the chief defender of Post
master James A. Farley against
onslaughts of the late Huey P.
Long. When the Senate commit
tee on Post officer and Post roads
met today to consider the charges,
Bailey proved a more effective ad
: vocate of the resolution than did its
Republican author.
Senators Bailey and Bridges
were the only two members of the
committee who had favored the
investigation and Senator McKel
lar agreed with other members
that a prima facie case had not
been made out. Ruch D. Holt,
I W. Va., offered a motion that the
lawyers and several postmasters
bt called.
I Senator Bailey, blandly suggest
.jlowed, of course every member
J of the committee would be privi
| leged to summon any witnesses he
might choose. That suggestion
I was followed.
Bailey insisted he wanted a com
[ plete investigation with a view to
passing laws lessening the present
| discretion vested in the postoffice
department. No date was set for the
hearing next week, in which it is
expected Bailey will play a major
role.
Craven Sustains
Facial Injuries
Ramseur Man’s Eye and Nose
Hurt In Undetermined
Manner Sati^rday.
Arthur Craven, Ramseur, is con
fined to his home with injuries to
his right eye, nose and other parts
of his face and head, sustained in
tome undetermined manner yester
day morning.
Craven was found wandering
about the streets of Ramseur in a
dazed condition by his father. He
was carried to the residence of
Dr. L. J. Braudwell, who, after
giving first aid treatment called
Brady’s ambulance whih carried
the injured man to Dr. F. C. Cra
ven’s office in Asheboro.
Sheriff Carl King is conducting
an investigation. He said Craven,
up to a late hour-Saturday night,
was unable to give any details of
the manner in which he was in
jured.
Dr. Craven said although the
man sustained severe injuries and
cuts to his eye he did not believe
the eyesight would be impaired.
News Flashes
— from
Everywhere
Los Angeles.—District Attorney
Buron Fitts last night clamped a
lid of silence on his revived inves
tigation of the William Desmond
Taylor murder case, after asking
the grand jury to hold up its in
quiry.
Washington. —A Congressional
committee gave a broad hint to in
dustry yesterday that it faces some
type of Federal wage and hour
regulation and ought to make the
h**t of it by assisting in the draft
lug of legislation.
Le Havre, France.—The French
Surete Nationals searched last
night for a Rumanian doctor and a
Brasilian Boy Scout representative
who disappeared mysteriously
from the liner Raul Soares.
May Head Group |
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Robt. L. Doughton
North Carolina
Man In Honor Line
Robert L. Doughton May
Head Joint Committee
Against Tax Dodging.
Turning the spotlight on Robert
'L.-Botlglltdir •isr'Ncrtrth * "Caorilni
rumors around Washington have it
that he will probably head the joint
committee suggested by President
Roosevelt to make investigation of
evasion of income taxes by weal
thy taxpayers. Mr. Doughton, who
hails from Laurel Springs, N. C..
is chairman of the powerful ways
and means committee and is rec
ognized as one of the leading
minds of Congress.
The Senate finally passed the in
vestigating resolution today by
concurring to the amendments,
which the House adopted on Tues
day, but the joint committee will
not be named until the resolution
is signed by the President and re
turned to Congress. This may
take place tomorrow, enabling the
House members to be named at
that time, but the Senate today
adjourned until Monday. Howevei,
th(} joint committee, which is to be
selected by the Vice President and
the Speaker, is expected to begin
its work next week.
Such joint committees usually
have a Senator as a chairman.
That fact, coupled with the fact
that under the Constitution, any
legislation which grows out of this
particular investigation must ori
ginate ir. the House, is expected to
result in a demand from House
members of the subcommittee that
their body be recognized by the
chairmanship. This would automa
tically mean the election of Mr.
Doughton.
ONE KILLED AND TWO ARE
INJURED AFTER GERMAN
C. J. Clark was killed and C. W.
Rankin and Gettie Moore injured)
when their car hit a tree near Elm
City as they were returning from
the June German at Rocky Mount
Friday night. Monroe received
several injuries with a “fair”
chance at recovery, while Rankin,
who was driving, was not so se
riously injured. All are from we“
known North Carolina families.
Purchasers of Used Cars
Protected in This State
Asheboro purchasers of used
cars, as in all sections of North
Carolina, are protected from loss
through fraudulent claims as to ti
tle, freedom from liens, quality,
condition of value of the vehicle
purchased. Dealers, under a law
adopted by the North Carolina gen
eral assembly at the last session
must be bonded to protect the pur
chaser as outlined in the preceding
paragraph. . •
More and more protection is be
ing thrown around the purchaser
of used cars and guard him against
the acts of unschupulous dealers.
North Carolina now, is one of ten
states which have adopted these
protection laws. Florida was the
Roosevelt Tax In
Spotlight- House
Hear Fish Jibs
Wants FR’s Deduction For
Losses At Hyde Park
Farm Investigated.
President’s Neighbor
Attack Called Headline Seek
er By Fuller Of
Arkansas.
Washington. — Hamilton Fish,
representative from New York
state, and from the district in
which President, Roosevelt’s Hyde
Park home is located, yesterday
caused no little discussion in the
House when he suggested the in
come tax return of Mr. Roosevelt
be investigated.
His assertion virtually coincided
with the President’s signing of a
measure creating a Senate-House
committee to inquire into alleged
tax dodging by wealthy persons
and to provide methods of stopping
up revenue loopholes.
After criticizing some of the lev
ies, which apply to gasoline, auto
mobiles, electricity and a wide va
riety of products,’ Fish suddenly
diverted to the question of tax ev
asion.
“Let me say to the members of
the ways and means committee,
that if they propose to plug up
these holes and stop tax evasion
and tax avoidance there are other
income taxpayers whose income
you should also look into.”
“I have not, myself, seen the in
come tax returns of the President
of the United States, and I do not
believe I would be permitted to see
them, but I suggest the committee
look at the tax returns of the
President.
“I am informed,” he continued,
“on reliable authority he had de
ducted from his income tax the
losses on his so-called farm .it
Hyde Park, in my district in New
York, which, after all is not a farm
but is a palatial residence. Wha’.
is sauce for the goose is sauce for
the gander.”
Representative Fuller, Demo
crat, of Arkansas, passed the mat
ter off with a statement that Fish
was making a plan for headlines
that might read:
“Fish jumps on President, says
loopholes in laws.”
Courier Adds A
Market Column
Publishing Prices Quoted In
Mid-South; Cotton Spot
Included.
The Courier, this week, added to
its service, a market column which
announces prices of commodities on
the several markets in the mid
south as well as some details of
the Baltimore, New York, Chicago
and New Orleans markets. It
will gather and present news per
taining to the prices of commodi ■
ties, cotton, fruits, vegetables and
other items bought and sold daily
in this section of the state.
Readers desiring additional in
formation are requested to notify
the editor of this publication.
Re-Named Pastor
Pilgrim Holiness
Rev. Mrs. J. B. Fulp, who has
been pastor of the Asheboro Pil
grim Holiness church for the past
few years, was unanimously re
elected at a preacher calling ser
vice held in the local church Wed
nesday evening.
Rev. S. M. Stikeleather, district
superintendent conducted the serv
ice. He congratulated the church
on the progress it had made dur
ing the past year under Mrs.
Fulp. Ir. addition to the sermon
by Rev. Mr. Stikeleather testi
monials of several of the members
were made.
firet to take the legislative step
and this year, in addition to North
Carolina, Alabama, Arizona, Illi
nois, Michigan, New Mexico, North]
Dakota, Oregon and Utah have
•joined the circle. >
The various state laws, whicn
are similar, require dealers to reg
ister all used ,or second hand
motor vehicles brought into the
state for resale. The dealers must
execute a bond in the amount of the
sale price of the motor vehicle,
warranting the title of the car. A
fee for the registration of each ve
hicle, and a fee for each bond filed
with the designated state official
are improved. 1
City Water Tax
Dead Line Wednesday;
Delinquents Face
Shut-off.
The last day for paying the
Asheboro city water taxes is
Tuesday, June 15, according to
an announcement at the city '
hall yesterday.
There has been a week-end
tush of delinquents for the
past few days but many resi
dents and property owners
have failed to meet this year’s
assessment.
The law provides that water
will be shut off after June 15
in all cases where the tax has
not been paid.
Pay—before June 15.
The line forms on the right.
Drunken Drivers
In N. C. Increase
Highway Patrol Office Re
ports More Arrests During
May Than For 2 Months.
Slightly higher than the records
for the month of April was the'
May total of drunken drivers ini
North Carolina, according to the
report from the office of Captain I
Charles Farmer, head of the stalq
patrol. !
May’s total was 308 for drunken)
drivers against 280 arrested ini
April and 294 in March.
Arrests for all violations in May
numbered 3,331, the consolidated!
report for all highway patrol diss
tricts shows, while a total of 25,
077 motor vehicles were stopped
and inspected by patrolmen. Tick
ets for defective lights were issueq
to 1,983 drivers and warnings is-!
sued to 6,793 drivers who werd
stopped for minor violations. Pa-j
trolmen also stopped and examine
ed the drivers licenses of 10,548
drivers.
Highway patrolmen also stopped
and weighed 2,235 trucks and found
118 overloaded, recovered stolen
automobiles, investigated 814 coiril
plaints in which 29 persons were
killed and 156 injured, the report
shows. I
“Equipment tickets,” showing
faulty equipment on cars, were is
sued to 2,199 drivers and lights
were corrected on 13,365 cars.
Courtesies were extended to 2,083
motorists in need of aid or assist
ance alcng the highways. Patrol
men also examined 9,891 applicants
for drivers’ license and approved
their applications.
Out of 2,897 persons arrested by
patrolmen and tried during the
month of May, 2,831 were convict
ed and only 66 found not guil'yy,
the report shows.
The total in fines, costs and prop
erty recovered by patrolmen during
May amounted to $69,901, divided
as follows: Value of property re
covered, $19,395; total in fines im
posed, $31,000; total costs imposed
$19,506.
A still better showing is expect
ed to be made by the patrolmen
when the new highway patrol radio
communications and control sys
tem gets into operation between
now and July 1, Captain Farmer
believes.
Dough Brady Held
In Shooting Case
Locked Up In Jail; Charged
With Intent to Kill
Robert Hill.
Dough Brady, wanted in connec
tion with the shooting of Robert
Hill, near Worthville, Tuesday,
June 8, surrendered to Sheriff Carl
King late Thursday afternoon.
Hill shot through the right arm,
near the shoulder is still confined
to the Randolph hospital. Reports
from the hospital indicate the phy
sicians anticipate saving the injur
ed man’s arm. It was first believ
ed it would be necessary to ampu
tate his arm at the shoulder.
The shooting, according to Sher
iff King, followed an altercation
in the home of a friend of the two
men. During the fight, Hill told,
the sheriff, Brady fired a shot from
a revolver striking him in the arm.
He was taken to the hospital in a
semi-conscious condition.
Brady is held in the Randolph,
county ail charged witjh assault
and attempt to kill.
Sandhill Peaches
Are Marketed Now
People in Piedmont Carolina are
interested, as others in various
sections of the United States, m
the announcement of the shipment
of Sandhill peaches this week. Only
the small Mayflower are market
able at this early season, but
growers in this section are quits
pleased with the results. Prices
on the New York market are
quoted at $9 per bushel. /
The peaches are going out, as is
usually the custom, by motor (
trucks and in refrigerator cars onj
the railroad.
Electric Rates
Have Set New Low
Record In State
Announcement Made By-^tate
Utilities Commissioner
Stanley Winborne.
Big Saving Results
Users of Northwest Carolina
Utilities Settle Strike With
Rate Cut.
According to Stanley Winborne,
utilities commissioner for the state
of North Carolina, the Carolina
Power and Light Co. set a new low
record for the state with a rate of
3.4 cents per kilowatt hour for res
idences. This report covers the
first quarter of 1937.
Commissioner Winborne stated
that the former average for this
company was 3.287 cents per kilo
watt hour for the year 1936 and
the major utilities for the state
averaged a rate of 4.218 cents per
kilowatt hour. The estimate on
savings to electric consumers in
North Carolina is set at $7,703,
852.56 in reduced rates since 1933.
In western North Carolina at
Toccane, Mitchell county, consuip
iers of the North west Carolina
I Utilities have been on a 30-day
strike until satisfactory terms
were made Saturday. For
the past 30 days, these people have
been burning candles and kerosene
lamps in protest of what they
termed “exorbitant electrical
rates.” When the company an
nounced a 22 percent decrease in
rate, "the 100 strikers agreed to
turn on their electricity.
Initiate War Vets
In Forty & Eight
Asheboro Men Taken Into
Legion Organization
Friday Night.
Twelve members of the recently
organized Randolph county Voi
ture 1172, Forty and Eight society
of the American Legion were ini
tiated by the state voiture at
Winston-Salem Friday night.
The initiation ceremonies includ
ed a street parade in which the
prospective members were dressed
in all manner of comic gowns and
a father ceremony open only to
members of the organization. This
latter ceremony was in the base
ment of the Robert E. Lee hotel.
Details of the ceremony were not
made public byr members yesterday
but judging from appearances the
new members were “taken over and
under the top.”
Those who are boasting member
ship of the Asheboro voiture now
include, J. G. Crutchfield, Rufus F.
Routh, D. C. Bulla, R. L. Bunch,
W. H. Grimes, C. W. Brandon, H.
L. Ingram, Ralph Whatley, M. H.
Birkhead, Fess Newsome, D. R.
Hammond and George Birkhead.
Strawberry Fete
Attracts Widely
Wallace, a small eastern Caro
lina town, was agog Friday as it
drew many prominent state and
national figures for the third an
nual strawberry festival. Mrs.
Roosevelt, arriving early in the
morning spent the day and was
the chiel speaker of the occasion.
Governor Hoey and his family
were on hand for the event as were
many other prominent North Car
olinians who greeted the First
Lady and other guests.
Upon her arrival, Mrs. Roosevelt
and other distinguished visitors
were guests of the state depart
ment of agriculture’s coastal plains
test farm.
The menu included grape juice,
four kinds of berries produced at
the farm, chicken, ham, potatoes
and tomatoes from surrounding
counties, and cream and milk from
the test farm dairy.
During the morning Mrs. Roose
velt visited the Penderlea Home
steads and saw some 350 men, wo
men and children who now make
their homes there present a histori
cal pageant, entitled, “From Set
tlement to Resettlement.”
Governor Hoey and other State
dignitaries accompanied the First
Lady on her trip to Penderlea.
Mrs. Roosevelt returned to Wal
lace for luncheon and spoke at the
Strawberry Festival at 2:45 p. m.
She was entertained at butfet sup
per and boarded a train for Wash
ington at 7:40 p. m.
A large tobacco warehouse, the
center of the festival activities,
has been filled with exhibits of ag
ricultural, industrial and govern
mental projects.
No Church Service
Evening prayer and sermon,
previously announced for the Good
Shepherd church, will not be held
this afternoon. The next service
will be at 11 o’clock on Sunday,
June 27th.
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Asheboro City Council to Employ
Highway Engineer %Will Assist In
Street Construct!; \ and Repairs
Randolph Public Library
Established High Record
Figures Show Each Book:
Has Been Borrowed
Twenty-seven Times.
The Randolph Public Library, ac
cording to figures released yester
day, is entitled to classifiation
among the leading library associa
tions of the state and nation inso
far as circulation to available vol
umes is concerned.
The Randolph library has 1,302
volumes. Its circulation for year
just closing has reached the remar
kable figure of 27,285. A break
down of the figures mean that
virtually every volume in the li
brary has been read twenty-seven
times.
This figure will undoubtedly be
among the ranking library associa
tions in the country this year. Last
year library reports showed that
the average circulation to volume
available was between 8 and 12.
This year’s record here of 27 is be
lieved to be an all-time high, espe
cially in a library located in a
community the size of Ashebore
and with a listed borrowing mem
bership of 3,873, Some volumes,
it was pointed out yesterday, have
not been read twenty-seven times,
but this statement shows that
some havf been read more than
that number of times.
The need for the library is evi
dent with these figures. Prior to
the opening of the association in
February, 1936, the book loving
public in this vicinity had no head
quarters where it might find a wide
variety of books and authors. To
day through the consistent work
a-nd effort of that little group of
young women and girls known as
the Randolph Library club the vol
ume list has grown from 364 to
1,382. The majority of these books
have been donated by residents
interested in the development of
the library here. In addition to
book gifts the several Civic clubs
of Asheboro made cash contribu
tions from time to time. The to
tal cash donations have amounted
to $280.
While the work of the individual
members of the Randolph Library
club has been one of the outstand
features in opening and maintain
ing the library the generosity of
Mrs. W. A. Underwood in furnish
ing, without charge, rooms for the
library as well as light has been
the means of providing it with a
home at no cost. The members of
the club take turns acting as jani
tor, keeping the place neat and in
minor repair.
While the circulation has reach
ed what is believed to be an un
precedented figure the club called
attention to the fact that this was
possible only through the W. P. A.
library project obtained through
he kind efforts of the County Com
missioners and others which pro
vided continue circulation. The
workers, in this project, have men
ded and repaired 1,266 of the 1,382
volumes in the library.
In addition to its local work the
library has a cooperative agree
ment with the Ramseur library
whereby books are loaned to meet
the demands of the organizations’
borrowers.
THE WEATHER
North Carolina: Sunday partly
cloudy, probably showers in moun
tains.
Blast at Court Plan Seen
In Senate Group Analysis
Washington—The ten majority
members of the Senate Judiciary
committee have prepared a 30
page majority report which, for de
tails of analysis and scope of at
tack is one of the most compre
hensive documents ever written in
defiance of a White House propo
sal. It blasts the proposal to in
crease the number of Supreme
Court justices.
The object of the report is to
shut the door to compromise which
the Administration has been offer
ing—not officially—to reduce its
original proposal of six new judg
es down to two or possibly three.
Every one of the majority mem
bers, according to reports circulat
ed on Capitol Hill, have been con
sulted in preparing the final re
port. Copies are now being made
to submit to the eight minority
members favoring the original
words, and its scope has been
plan.
The report approaches 10,000
Pershing- Looks
77 Years Young
The boyish laugh of Genera;
John J. Pershing gives no hint that
America’s wartime military leader
has put almost 77 years behind
him. He was back among familiar
scenes in France when this picture
was made at Montfaucon, enroute
to dedicate an imposing chapel to
the memory of American war dead
who are buried in the Romagne
cemetery
Lumberton Strike
Reaches Court
Wttness^T#stifj Union IVUui
Offered Jobs; Opposed
the C. I. O.
Lumberton.—Witnesses for the
Mansfield Mills testifying in the
hearing before Trial Examiner
Henry T. Hunt, to determine whe
ther the manufacturing company
has violated the Wagner Labor
Relations act, yesterday denied the
company had shown any discrimi
nation towards employes connect
ed with the C. I. O. The com
pany’s witnesses also declared
men connected with the Union had
been offered their jobs back.
Later during the session the
government attorney, Jacob Blum,
brought out evidence to the effect
that officials of the mill had dis
tributed literature attacking the
Committee for Industrial Organi
zation.
Returning From
State OES Meet
Among the officers named at the
State meeting of Eastern Star
members held at Asheville during
this week appeared the name of
Mrs. Mary Weatherly of Frank
linville, whose office is that of
grand secretary. Mrs. Weatherly
has held several offices in this or
ganization in North Carolina.
Among those attending the sev
eral-day meetings were the follow
ing from Randolph county: Mrs.
Weatherly of Franklinville and
Miss Ethel Lovett and Mrs. Cor
bett Scott. The group plan to re
turn today.
broadened, purposely, so as to meet
not only arguments raised for the
six-judge increase but for any
lesser proposal. It is believed, by
the majority, that this definitive
marshalling of arguments will
serve as a text book in any fur
ther debate of the issue, and that
it may win over a number of
doubtful senators by the complete
ness of its presentation.
Those in favor of a court change
have not abandoned their activity,
and on the eve of the first formal
presentation of the matter to the
Senate as a body a test of compro
mise sentiment is being quietly
made. Doubtful Senators are be
ing quizzed by Administration
leaders how they stand on the pro
posed Hatch compromise, providing
an extra justice for every sitting
justice who is 76 or older.
The Administration stalwarts
are holding back their next move
until the adverse majority report
is made by the Judiciary commit
Seventy-five Men
Attended Session
Chamber of Commerce And
Merchants Bureau In
United Action.
Cite Dust Damage
Demands of Rapid Growth
Of City Will Be Met
Councilmen State.
The Asheboro city council at its
regular meeting Thursday night
authorized Mayor Walter A. Bunch
to obtain the services of a compe
tent highway engineer to assist
the municipality in a program of
general road repair and resurfac
ing. The council also decided to
obtain from the State department
of highways, general specifications
to be used in material for new
highway, resurfacing and general
repair work.
The highway situation in the
city was the principal topic dis
cussed at the meeting. In addition
to the council, seventy-five resi
dents of the city were present. The
Chamber of Commerce and the
Merchants Bureau sent official rep
resentatives and committee heads.
Those attending the meeting filed
petitions signed by industrialists,
merchants and residents calling at
tention to the .poor condition of
many streets, stressing the dust
situation, which they said causes
material damage to household
goods. They also urged resurfac
ing many streets and patching of
holes in other arteries of traffic.
The rapid development of Ashe
boro, the manner in which new
streets are being opened and de
veloped and the ever growing resi
dential section was called to the
attention of the city fathers. The
council was most receptive of all
-suggestions, urging tha- speakers,
to make definite suggestions awi-*' *
assuring them of united coopera
tion on the part of the city.
The manner in which the city
employes are striving to keep
abreast of the demands of street
opening and resurfacing, caused
by the increasing population
which is building and demanding
more homes, was outlined to the
visitors by Mayor Bunch and mem
bers of the council. They called
attention to the fact that the
street water and sewer depart
ments are devoting every minute
of time in an effort to meet the
demands. It was pointed out that
demands for new water connec
tions, pipe leads from street lines
to buildings and meters are taxing
the employes in the several de
partments.
A like situation exists in the
street department. This force is
constantly at work on the recently
opened streets. Road machinery
of all kinds may be seen in all
sections of the city making cuts,
grading the base surface and plac
ing curbs and gutters as fast a’s
the condition warrants.
The Ellis Construction company
of Greensboro, under direction : of
the city, is completing the curbing
and gutters in Cherry street be
tween Sunset avenue and Dixon
street. Work on the hard surface
of this street will commence in the
near future. The street has re
cently been opened and now, one
apartment house and a dwelling is
under construction there.
Similar road work is being car
ried on in Lewis street between
South Cherry and South McCrary
streets. A sewer line is under con
struction between Silver and Rich
ardson streets and the same work
is being carried on along Richard
son street from Center to Straight
street. The line is of 8 inch pipe.
The civic organizations assured
the city of their support while the
individuals present voiced the same
action.
The council also authorized the
payment of the regular monthly
vouchers.
Bob Morris Loses
Finger, Accident
Bob Morris, well known Ashe
boro young man, has lost a finger
in a most unusual accident. A
few days ago, Mr. Morris was atop
a shed at tne home of his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Morris on Sal
isbury street. Starting to jump to
the ground, a large ring on his fin
ger caught on a nail pulling the
entire weight of his body on the
ring and finger.
Dr. H. L. Griffin dressed the
finger but careful watching soon
revealed to the physician that an
infection was setting in and the
finger was removed Friday: Mr,
Morris has been decidedly uncom
fortable but his condition is re
ported as satisfactory.