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ASHEBORO, N. C., TUESDAY, JUNE 15, 1937,
PUBLISHED TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SUNDAY
NUMBER 57
Ibao Expected
To Fall Hourly;
Rebels At Gate
Ivoathful Loyal General
Awaits Death; Other
Officers Desert.
Ore Mines Captured
Victory Will Aid Franco
Drive Upon City Ot
Madrid.
In
Hcndaye, France-Spanish Fron
The end of Bilbao was ex
d at any hour today. Motor
units of insurgent troops en
ied the chattered city last night
were proclaiming a victory
letime during the day or late
jght.
More than 4,000 loyal troops
ive been taken prisoners during
past twenty-four hours, the
rnment officers fleeing before
ico’s troops reached the north
approach.
Young Jose Antonio Aguierre,
president of 600,000 semi-autono
mous Basques who claim to have
•the oldest democracy in Europe,”
remained in Bilbao after all mem
bers of the government fled. He
jnnounced he would remain and
“die fighting.”
Terrorized troops were leaving
the shambles of the city via some
gjtes and highways, as the report
ed victorious rebels were sweeping
on towards the city along other
routes.
Rich ore mines and prosperous
steel foundries within the city,
which has been under fire for Ti
days, are expected to fall into the
control of General Franco by night
fall. This, it was reported, will be
a death blow to the government
and will augment the morale of the
insurgent forces in their drive to
wards Madrid.
Moore Store Will
Have New Lights
Local Business House Altera
tions Include New
Fixtures.
The major alterations to the B.
| C. Moore & Sons department
store quarters, Fayetteville street
and Sunset avenue, have been vir
tually completed. The partition,
which formerly separated that bus
! iness from the Allen Store, has
! been removed and a new floor laid
I covering the entire surface. The
show windows have been remodel
ed and the first coat of paint to the
store interior has been finished.
The remodeled store will have .1
new and modern lighting system
inside, and, a new display sign, the
width of the store placed above the
entrances and windows. The com
pany now is awaiting the arrival
of of a new shelving and display
tables and racks to replace those
formerly used.
Federal Agents Hunt
For Missing Woman
No Trace Of New York
Society Matron, Fear
She Is Dead.
Stony Point, N. Y.—A human
dragnet—Federal agents, State
troopers, fire wardens and Boy
Scouts—dragged the tangled coun
tryside of this North Shore Long
Island region In vain today for
some clue to Mrs. William Parsons
missing since last Wednesday.
The search, directing heads said,
probably would continue for two or
three days, or until some tangible
sign of the missing woman is
found.
The only clue thus far has been
the $25,000 ransom note, found
tucked in the seat of the Parsons
automobile after Mrs. Parsons van
ished from the chicken and squab
farm that was the Parson’s rural
retreat.
Mrs. Hammer Named
Study Commission
Mrs. Wm. C. Hammer has just
received notice of another appoint
ment which placed her a membei
a commission from the Metho
dist Protestant church to consider
the reorganisation of missions un
der the proposed Methodist union
It will be the duty of this group to
"fake a thorough study and survey
°f the mission work of the church
with a view toward uniting with
the Methodist Episcopal church,
south, which proposal will probab
ly come to a head at an early
date.
Mrs. Hammer knows missions of
her denomination better than al
|»»oet any person in the state, hav
ln* served as president of th«
state board of missions for mow
than 26 years. She was also pres
ident of the general board of mis
sions for a two-year term. This
new appointment is a distinct hon
or> specially since she is the only
member appointed from this state.
Agricultural Building Opened
County Farm Bureau Moves
Into Attractive Quarters
Large Assembly Hall Is
Available; Other
Officials There.
The Randolph county agricul
tural building located on the court ■
house grounds was officially open-I
ed this morning when the offices of
the farm bureau, headed by E. S.
Milsaps, moved its quarters from
the basement of the court house
building onto the main floor of the
new structure.
The farm bureau will occupy the
main floor with a suite of four
large, airy and light rooms for its
ever-growing facilities. The coun
ty commissioners and the home
demonstration bureau will occupy,
temporarily at least, quarters in
the building. Yesterday the coun
ty commissioners met in the new
building for the first time for their
special session.
One of the features of the new
structure is a large assembly room
which will be used for all manner
of gatherings pertaining to the sev
eral branches cf county activities.
The lower floor of the building
is not ready for occupancy and the
commissioners have not yet de
termined what departments will be
assigned there. Contractors are
still engaged in completing the de
coration of walls and ceilings and
installing other features.
The concrete drive between the
court bouse and the new building,
providing vehicle access to both
buildings and to the county jail is
about finished.
Wallis’ Minister
Quits Church Post
i “Slum Parson” May Become
Personal Chaplain To
Newlyweds.
Darlington, England.—The “slum
parson” of England, the man who
braved the Church of England and
Stanley Baldwin in marrying Wal-1
lis Warfield Simpson and the Duke J
of Windsor has resigned the vicar-'
ship if St. Paul’s church, Darling-1
ton.
From his pulpit he declared his
resignation had nothing “to do
with events which have taken place
lately”.
On his return from the continent
to England, the vicar indicated he
had the Duke of Windsor’s prom
ise of support against any attempt
of the church to discipline him.
This gave rise to reports that the
Duke, in gratitude for his timely
appearance at the Chateau de
Cante, might make him his person
al chaplain. The Rev. Mr. Jarfine
declined to comment on this.
McCarn Funeral
On Wednesday P. M.
James Robert McCarn, 59, died
suddenly at his home, 702 Park
street, High Point, this morning at
4:30 o’clock. Mr. McCarn who
was well known in Randolph coun
ty suffered a stroke several days
ago.
He was a member of Trophy
Council 29 of the Junior Order.
He is survived by his widow, the
former Susan Freezor, one daugh
ter, Mrs. G. G. Bright, High Point,
and a brother, J. Frank McCarn.
Lexington. Three grandchildren
also survive.
The funeral will take place at
the residence tomorrow afternoon
at 2:30 o'clock. The Rev. T. C.
Williams, assisted by the Rev. F.
L. Conrad will officiate. Burial
will be in the Floral Gardens cem
etery, High Point.
LOUIS A, JOHNSON TO
BE SECRETARY OF WAR
Washington.—Louis A. Johnson,
West Virginia, former National
commander of the American Leg
ion, was nominated to be an assis
tant secretary of War by President
Roosevelt yesterday.
Johnson will take the place of
Harry H. Woodring, moved up tc
the secretaryship. The latter fills
the vacancy caused by the death
uf George H. Dem last September.
News Flashes
-trom
Everywhere
Strike Riot
Johnstown. — Steel-helmeted po
lice swung their riot clubs last
night in a brief but stormy clash
with C. I. O. pickets outside the
huge Cambria mill of the Bethle
hem Steel corporation.
Murdered to Die
Atlanta.—Mitchell Jackson, ne
gro chauffeur, was sentenced yes
terday to death in the electric
chair a few minutes after he plead
ed guilty to the torch slaying of
Mrs. R. M. Flyker on May 29.
Jap Ship Bombed
Tokyo.—The Domei (Japanese)
news agency said yesterday in a
dispatch from Sapporo that a So
viet patrol boat had seized the Ja
panese training ship Osharo Maru,
which belongs to the Hakodate
fisheries school.
Visiting Popular
At Franklinville
Smith Family Celebrates Oa
Sunday With Reunion At
Old Homeplace.
Franklinville, June 14. — C. A.
Cox of Hillside, N. J., is spending
some time with his sister, Mrs. E
S. Thomas.
Mrs. Raymond Craven of Cedar
Falls was a visitor one day last
week at the home of G. L. Craven.
Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Henson of
Carthage were guests recently of
Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Marley.
Mrs. Mary C. Weatherly, G. S.
‘ attended the grand chapter O. E. S.
at Asheville, last week, returning
to her home here Sunday.
W. R. Thomas is taking treat
ment at Duke hospital, Durham.
Alvah Coppedge of High Point
and Clery Rodrequez of Porto Ri
co were visitors here Wednesday.
There was a reunion of the
Smith family, Sunday, June 13, at
Smith’s old home place, near Plea
sant Ridge church, where Carson
Allen now lives. There was spe
cial singing and an address by
Rev. Arthur Holt of Greensboro.
Dinner was served in the grove
near the residence.
Twenty or more of the local Ep
worth league attended a banquet
of the Asheboro Union league at
the First Methodist church, Ashe
boro, Thursday evening.
C. E. Graves of Mebane, who
has been here for the past several
months, working in the Randolph
Mills, Inc., learning the textile bu
siness, left Friday afternoon for
Raleigh, where he will take a six
weeks’ course at State college, in
cotton grading and stapling.
Miss Coleen Presnell, a trained
nurse in Blue Ridge hospital at
Charlottesville, Va., is at home on
a three weeks’ vacation with her
parents, Mr. apd Mrs. Joel Pres
nell.
Randolph School
Man Is Promoted
J. H. Mitchell, principal of the
Franklinville high school for the
past seven years, has accepted a
position at Pineland College, Sa
lemburg, beginning with the fall
term in September. He will be
connected with the administrative
work of the college and will also
teach English in the college. Pine
land is a standard junior college
offering two years of college work.
The high school department of the
college is one of the few Norrh
Carolina high schools meeting the
requirements of the Southern As
sociation of Secondary schools.
Mr. Mitchell is a graduate of
Furman university, also of Duke
university where he received his
master degree last June. Mr. Mit
chell will be employed by the col
lege as contact man during the
summer and as teacher in the sum
mer school.
Doughton To Head
Committee On Tax
Dodging Hearing
North Carolina Member Will
Protect Honest Paying
Citizens.
Talked To President
Hearings Will Open In Morn
ing; Session To Be
Public.
Washington.—Completing a con
ference with President Roosevelt,
Senator Harrison (D-Mass.) and.
Representative Doughton (D-N.C.),
yesterday afternoon stated they
would favor full publicity for
wealthy persons alleged to have
dodged or avoided payment of tax
es. Both men taiked with the
President concerning the congres
sional investigation scheduled to
begin Wednesday into charges of
tax evasions.
Afterward, both told reporters
they would favor making public
the names of persons declared by
the investigators to be evaders or
avoiders.
“Why not let the country know?”
Harrison said.
He said the committee would
hear persons who wanted to ap
pear and added, “there probably
will be some who will not want to
appear.”
Doughton, the prospective chair
man of the joint Senate and House
investigation committee said, “We
are going to be just as careful to
protect the honest taxpayers, and
not embarrass them or put them
under a cloud, as we are to go af
ter the dishonest ones.”
The investigation committee was
to determine today the procedure
for the inquiry scheduled to open
tomorrow. At the same time it
will elect its chairman and decide
w’here to conduct hearings.
Lantern Causes
Explosion In Well
Four Injured at Siler City As
Result of Gas Explosion
In a Well.
Albert Hargrove’s decision to
clean out a well on his farm that
had not been used for several
years because of an “oily taste” in
the water, was responsible for an
explosion that is recorded as one
of the most unusual accidents oc
curring in this section. Mr. Har
grove, his 14-year-old son and two
colored men drew all the water out
of the well and let down a lantern
to see if there was gas present.
There was. The explosion was
heard four miles.
It is said that the terrific ex
plosion was followed by a sheet of
flame. The top of the concrete
curb was completely wrecked and
was blown away with the wind
lass. The four men were hurled
away in different directions and ra
ther seriously injured. Mr. Har
grove, however, managed to drive
the seven miles to Siler City ani
call for help and an ambulance for
the others whom he thought were
killed. Mr. Hargrave then collaps
ed and was treated by a Siler City
physician. He is now at home
under the care of a nurse. The
other three men were taken to Si
ler City and treated. Byron Har
grove, the son, was later taken te
a Greensboro hospital where he is
still unconscious. The accident
occurred Saturday afternoon late.
One colored man was taken to Ri
hardson Memorial hospital, Green
sboro, and the other treated at
home.
Mrs. Hargrove is quoted as say
ing the well had not been used for
about five years because of the oily
taste. No one could account for
the presence gf oil unless it is a
natural deposit in the ground. A
small gasoline tank, used for sup
plying fuel for tractors and cars
used on the Hargrove farm, is lo
cated down hill, but it is said the
tank is below the bottom level of
the well. It is several miles to
the nearest filling station.
The well house was used only for
storing canned fruits, according to
Mrs. Hargrove. Much of this fruit
was knocked from the shelves by
the force ff the explosion.
Two Women Injured in Auto
Wreck Sunday; in Hospital
Miss Charlena Brown, 203 East
Green street, High Point, is con
fined to the Randolph hospital
with a fractured collar bone, sust
tained Sunday morning at 11
o’clock when the automobile in
which she was riding was wreckori
at the intersection of highways
64 and 902 about one mile east of
Asheboro.
Miss Brown’s mother, Mrs. An
nie Brown, is also in the hospital
suffering with a severe scalp in
jury and shock and bruises.
The automobile was driven by
Craven Relapse
Ramseur Man Is Reported
Weakened From Nose
_Hemorrhage.
The condition of Walter
Craven, Ramseur, injured Fri
day in some unexplainable
manner near his home, was re
ported to be serious this after
noon. Craven sustained a se
vere injury to one eye and his
nose.
Yesterday he suffered a se
vere hemorrhage from his
nose which weakened him con
siderably. He was brought to
the office of Dr. F. C. Craven
in this city who after treat
ing him had him returned to
his bed at the residence of his
father.
According to his father,
Young Craven, was found in a
serious semi-conscious condi
tion on the lawn in front of Dr.
L. J. Braudwell’s office in
Ramseur. At that time the in
jured man was unable to give
any account of the manner in
which he sustained his injur
ies.
It is understood he has given
the sheriff’s department the
name or names of one or two
men who were with him prior
to the accident.
Young Friends At
Yearly Meeting
Four Day Session At Camp
Nawakwa; 63 Hear Inter
esting Talks.
A group of young Friends of
North Carolina Yearly meeting met
at Camp Nawakwa, June 11 to 14
for a period of devotion and fel
lowship. Advancing in Quaker
ism was the theme of the camp and
was generally discussed at the op
ening service by Tom A. Sykes,
High Point.
Murray Johnson, Yearly Meeting
secretary, led the morning devo
tional and evening vesper service.
His subjects were “Consideration
Contact with God”; “What is
Life?” “Righteous Living and Se
cret of Success.”
Clara I. Cox, High Point, spoke
.on the subject of Friends’ contri
butions to education giving the
past, present and prospects for the
future.
Samuel Haworth of Guilford col
lege led a disucssion of the spirit
ual message of the Society of
Friends. Dr. Clyde Milner of
Guilford college brought the clos
ing message, “International co-op
eration of Friends.”
The afternoon sessions were de
voted to swimming, boating and
other recreational events.
During the camp period sixty
three young people were register
ed.
Exterior Of Allen
Store Completed
Side and Front Walls Are
Finished; Placing Iron
Girders.
The exterior of the new Cran
ford building, being erected in rear
of the postoffice, for use of the Al
len Stores company has been com
pleted insofar as the side walls and
front are concerned. Workman
today are pacing the steel girders
to carry the roof. The building,
to be modern in every detail, is be
ing erected by C. C. Cranford.
ALL PERSONS WORKING
MUST MAKE APPLICATION
Raleigh, June 14.—All employ
ees, ever, students working for the
summer and those doing occasional
work, are required to secure Social
Security account numbers through
the local postofice. Those who
reached 65 years of age before last
January 1 are not eligible to par
ticipate in old age benefits, undFF
the Federal program, but if they
continue work after that age, the}
should have numbers for the Stace
Unemployment Compensation, rec
ords, Chairman Charles G. Powell
reminds. Both the employer and
employee are required to see that
they have numbers before July 1.
Mrs. H. R. Russell, 407 Barker
street, High Point. Other per
sons in the automobile, all of whom
were severely shocked were Mfss
Vera Brown and H. R. Russell.
According to meager details of the
accident Mrs. Russell was turning
the car around in the highway
when, in some inexplainable man
ner, it got out of control and
dashed off the highway. The ma
chine was badly damaged.
Autoists arriving at the scene
called Farlow’s ambulance which
carried the injure^ to the hospital.
Robert T. Lloyd
| Ousted; Replaced
By James Greene
County Commissioners In
Surprise Move Change
Welfare Heads.
Three Candidates
No Reason Given; New Man
Must He Approved By
State Department.
James Greene, principal of the
Seagrove high school, was appoint
ed superintendent of the Randolph
county welfare bureau at a joint
session of the Randolph county
commissioners and the County
Welfare board in Asheboro yester
day.
Mr. Greene succeeds Robert L.
Lloyd, World War veteran, who has
served in that capacity for virtual
ly five years. Mr. Lloyd has sen*
ed two full terms of two years each
as superintendent and, prior to his
appointment to that position, was
connected with welfare work in the
county for eight months. Mr.
Lloyd this morning refused to
comment on the board’s action. He
arid several recognized political
leaders in the county expressed
nothing but surprise in the an
nouncement of the change in the
departmental head.
Mr. Greene, according to reports,
is an extremely able man having
made a fine record as a teacher in
the county schools and perfected a
excellent term as principal of the
Seagrove shook
The appointment is subject to
the approval of the state depart
ment of welfare. The county
welfare board which coincided with
the county commissioner’s desire
for a change in superintendents
was made up of R. W. Wood, Ash
eboro, appointed by the county
commissioners, Mrs. Thomas Eng
lish, Trinity, appointed by the state
board and, C. M. Staley of Staley,
appointed a third member by Mr.
Wood and Mrs. English.
While nothing official could be
learned this morning it is under
stood there were three candidates
for the position, Mr. Lloyd, Greene
and a woman. The name of the
woman candidate could no t be
learned as no official list of appli
cants was available at the court
house.
With the new appointment, in
event it is approved by the state
board of public welfare, Mr.
Greene will be called upon to com
plete one year of training in an ac
credited school of social work by
1940. The state law, provides that
this special training would not be
necessary if Mr. Lloyd had been
retained as it exempts superinten
dents in service to 1936.
Members of the joint board at
yesterday’s meeting included, M.
E. Johnson, C. M. Hayworth, A. B.
Beasley, Clegg Garner, J. B. Fal
low, R. W. Wood, C. M. Staley,
and Mrs. T. R. English.
Robert Wood, chairman of the
welfare board and E. E. Johnson
were authorized by the joint board
to work out temporary arrange
ments relative to the appointment
of Mr. Greene.
C. W. Hayworth was authorized
to dispose of old buildings on the
county court house site.
Twelve Nations In
War Debt Default
Finland Only Country To
Maintain Clean Record;
Pays $163,143.
Washington—The United States
today, passed another payless pay
day. Twelve of its debtor nations
notified the State department that
they were unable to retire any part
of their World War indebtedness
to this country. The only country
to kfeep up and continue its pay
ment was the small country of
Finland, which has forwarded its
check of $163,143.
The British government made
the same negative reply it has
.made each six months since three
years ago Washington’s reminder
that another semi-annual install
ment was due on the $4,277,000,
000 Britain borrowed, which with
accrued interest, has grown to
$5,198,000,000.
Briton’s position is that so long
as her debtors fail to pay what
they owe her she cannot further
reduce her obligations to the Unit
ed States.
France defaulted for the tenth
time on semi-annual war debt in
stallments to this country. The
June payment is $63,000,000 prin
cipal and $18,498,000 interest, a to
tal of $81,498,000.
The Italian policy remained un
changed. It owes this country
$2,000,000,000.
The last Italian payments were
in June and December 1933.
THE WEATHER
North Carolina: Partly cloudy
tonight and Wednesday with wide
ly scattered thundershowers.
No Compromise, Slogan
Shifts to Court B \1 Foes;
Ready to Fight Pi - posal
-A
‘Packing’ a Baby
In Holland Town
Lost in antiquity is the origin ot
the custom which this Spanken
burg, Holland, mother, is following
as she “bundles” her baby up like.
a mummy on the 10th day after its
birth. Frowned on by the village
doctor, the custom of “packing the
baby” continues with each birth—
although no one knows why.
Josephus Daniels
Will Help Fight
Ambassador To Mexico Will
Speak and Govern Policy
Of His Newspaper.
News items Monday included
the statement from the Honorable
Josephus Daniels, ambassador to
Mexico to the effect that the re
maining nine days before the vote
on whether or not Wake county
will have ABC stores he will take
the stump for the drys. As was
pointed out in the article, Mr.
Daniels has always been a dry.
This does not mean that he has al
ways been popular in his home
county, nor in Raleigh, for that
matter. Says the news item:
“But, he always has suggested
that his crusading in this county
carries its own hazards. Wake has
a way all its own. It does not al
ways stand by its great citizens. It
once made Mr. Daniels travel a
very circuitous route to get to the
state convention, by beating him in
his own precinct for delegate to the
county convention a noble caper to
cut for the most illustrious resident
of Wake and North Carolina.
So, his entrance into the liquor
campaign carries *a hazard to the
cause which he espouses in addi
tion to stimulating the wets into
greater action. He has joined the
Drys, though, and they are going
to revel in the old time fervor of
Josephus Daniels against the liquor
business.”
Not only will Mr. Daniels speak
against any liquor stores for Wake
county, but he will see to it that his
newspaper, The News and Observ
er, is against it also. And, news
commentators say of this stand:
“Which makes for perfect consis
tency of action. The ambassador to
Mefico is an honest, lifelong, abso
lute teetoler who was tortured
terribly in 1938 when quiescence
was in order. His paper will not run
liquor advertisements and he will
not have liquor about him. He ran
his navy as Wilson’s secretary in
that department on water and he
runs everything else on the same
pattern. He totes his 75 years about
with great resiliency, taxing no
regimen of exercise except more
work. A portion of the extra ac
tivities during his stay in Raleigh
will be fighting the wets.”
BARBARA JEAN LEMONS
IS BURIED SUNDAY
Barbara Jean, three months old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. G
Lemons of North Asheboro died
Saturday afternoon after an ill
ness of four days. Funeral serv
ices were held Sunday afternoon at
White Hill Presbyterian church
near Sanford with Rev. D. C. Stone
and Rev. R. E. Heath, both of Ash
eboro, officiating. Surviving in
addition to the parents, are one sis
ter, Betty Lou, and its grandpar
ents, Mr. and Mrs Sam Chaplin of
Lee county.
Burke Leav |Moc
In Bitter Phase
Administration Forces In
Senate Reported Now
Ready For Truce.
Cite F. R.’s Report
“Save The Constitution From
The Court,” Said To Be
Un-American.
Washington.—The situation on
the President’s Supreme Court
proposals has completely changed.
Today, after the Judiciary commit
tee had turned thumbs down on the
proposal, it became known on Cap
ital Hill that its opponents had
swung into action with a no com
promise slogan. Up to yesterday,
that had been the Administration
keynote but today it stood ready to
compromise. Led by Senators
Burke (D-Neb.) and Wheeler, (D
Mont.) this group was frankly
ready to “filibuster to the end of
time” to prevent such a result.
The final preliminary to action
on the senate floor was cleared
away with the submission of an ad
verse report in which the judiciary’
committee said the measure would
destroy the independence of the ju
diciary. It was expected that the
relief till and two appropriations
bills and the extension of “nuis
ance” taxes would be disposed of
first.
After quoting a statement by
President Roosevelt that, as the re
sult of invalidation of New Deal
enactments a point had been reach
ed at which “we must find a way
to save the constitution from t®e
Court and the Court from itself,”
the committee said:
“Here is a frank acknowledg
ment that neither speed nor ‘new
blood’ in the judiciary is the object
of this legislation, but a change on
the decisions of the court—a sub
ordination of the views of the jud
ges to the views of the executive
and legislative, a change to be
brought about by forcing certain
judges off the bench or increasing
their number.”
All ten of the eighteen commit
tee members who voted against the
bill joined in the recommendation
against its passage, but one of
them, Senator Hatch, (D-N.M.),
said that by amendment the meas
ure could be made acceptable to
him.
Prominent Man Of
Randolph Is Dead
Funeral Conducted Today For
A. C. Harris at Seagrove;
Burial Here.
Funeral service for A. C. Harris
was held this afternoon at the
Methodist Protestant church at
Seagrove of which he was a devot
ed and valued member. Burial
followed in the Asheboro ceme
tery.
Mr. Harris, who was almost 64.
was one of the best known and
valued citizens of the county. Some
years ago, when the citizens of
Seagrove decided upon opening a
bank at that place, Mr. Harris was
instrumental in the planning and
was cashier of this institution for
fourteen years. During his sixteen
years in Seagrove, Mr. Harris was
closely identified with the business,
religious and social life of the com
munity. He served for several
years as chairman of the school
board and was always found help
ing in community projects. For
the past few years, Mr. Harris Kai?
been in the mercantile business in
Seagrove.
Three weeks ago Mr. Harris suf
fered a stroke of paralysis and
grew gradually worse until Sunday
night at 9:30 when he died at his
home. Rev. E. G. Cowan, pastor
of the Seagrove M. P. church, was
in charge of the funeral service,
with Rev. I. J. Green and Rev. T.
E. White assistting.
Survivors include: the widow,
who was Miss Loula Harman of
Rutherfcrd county; one son, Wade
Harris, well known young business
man of Seagrove; his stepmother,
Mrs. R. H. Harris of Forest City;
three brothers, Fred Harris of
Hickory; M. W. Harris of Sanforrd
and Earl Harris of Charlotte; and
two sisters, Mrs. J. D. Ledbetter
of Forest City and Mrs. L. E. Fis
her of Asheville.
Labor Violation
Manila.—Three Chinese officials
of the Pasay fireworks plant,
where 19 women and girls were
killed in an explosion last March
were fined $60 each today on char
ges of violating the eight-hour
labor law at the factory,
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