tTHE COURIER AND ASHEBORO MARCH IN STEP—AHEAD BOTH ARE LEADERS THE COTTRTFR ALWAYS ABREAST WITH THE CHANGING TIME IN RANDOLPH COUNTY THE COURIER LEADS .WEEKLY ILUME LXI Est. As The Regulator February 2, 1876 PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN Oldest Paper Published In Randolph County Changed To The Courier September 13. 1879 $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE ASHEBORO, N. C., THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1937 PUBLISHED TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SUNDAY NUMBER 67 hip jj olv Land Will [Split Into Three Separate States Ljtish Cabinet Endorses Report of Commission; Reports to League. Issues Warning L Tolerate No Disorder "\mong Arabs and Jews; Ruled Since 1923. London.—The British govern ,t yesterday approved its Royal lission's recommendation to ancient Palestine into three Itcs and warned that swift mili intervention would follow any "newal of racial strife in the Holy ’ id. The cabinet’s adoption of the _jtic plan for splitting Palestine ito seaprate sovereign, Jewish and ib state was disclosed in a white iper which accompanied the 400 iee report of the commission. Under a new permanent mandate Main would govern the Holy [ities of Jerusalem, Bethlehem and ,’azareth and a corridor to the sea. [Bitter objections to the plan were jected in Palestine and, as she .leased the long-awaited report of ie year-old commission, Britain [ept troops and a warship in readi less there to stamp out possible lisorders Goes to League The program for Palestine, which commission described as a ‘surgical operation,” will be sub litted shortly to the League of [ations, which has the final word Britain is the administrator of League mandate over the coun try. A special meeting of the Leas ts permanent mandates commis sion, to be held July 30 in Gene va, will consider the plan and re nt to the League council for final :tion. Britain has ruled over the strife irn Holy Land since 1928 under idate following Turkey’s loss of lit in the World War. The government in the white iper warned hostile elements that ‘pending establishment of such a ie, His Majesty’s government ive no intention of surrendering teir responsibility for peace, or ■r and good government through lout Palestine. They are in general [agreement with the commission’s [recommendations in the matter of [public security.” It added that military interven tion would follow' any “serious dis orders” in the Holy Land. The report of the five-man com mission, appointed in August, 1938, following virtual civil war in Pal estine was unanimous. Among the salient points in the official summary of the report were: ‘.There can be no question of fusion of assimilation between Jew ish and Arab culture. The (Jew ish) national home cannot be half national.” “The gulf between the races is thus already wide and will contin ue to widen if the present mand ate maintained.” I Beane Reunion Is Largely Attended j Held Sunday at Pleasant Hill M. P. Church; Rev. Dclmar Beane Speaker. The Beane family from far anil | near, numbering more than 450, gathered Sunday at Pleasant Hi1 M. P. church for the annual reun ion. S. W. Beane of Laurinburg, President, and W. E. Beane of Bennett, vice president, presided over the program of the day. The program started with music, group singing and a quartet from Rant soi'r and from Cedar Falls. The chief speaker of the day was Rev. B- F. Beane of Delmar, Delaware, who chose for his subject, The Sec ond Coming of Christ, touching up on the great united family in hea ven. At noontime, a large table in the grove, filled with delicious food of *11 hinds, was the center of attrac tion. A social hour with renewal of acquaintances and friendships Was the feature of the intermis sion. The afternoon session was filled with short talks by many of the interesting members of the family who had come from afar. The talks were interspersed with mu sic. Among those from out of the county were: Mr. and Mrs. E. T. Beane of Augusta, Ga.; Miss Dan *a Beane of Baltimore, Md.; Mrs. B- S. Beane, Mr. and Mrs. Ed My ®rs, Miss AUie Beane, S. W. Beane, all of Laurinburg; Mrs. Al *na Martin and children of Rocky Mount. In addition to those men tioned, the list included several People from Franklinville, Ram *eur> Asheboro, High Point, Greensboro, Ramseur, Siler City. Newport News, Va. Farm Tenancy Proposal Meets Approval; House Apd Senate Agreement To Visit Europe David Stedman Eagle Scouts Will Leave For Europe David Stedman and William Craven Planning To Attend Jamboree. David Stedmaii, Eagle Scout of Asheboro will sail from New York, Wednesday, July 14 for Europe | where he will attend the inter national Boy Scout Jamboree in Holland. David is one of three Eagle scouts in this city. He, with his cousin William Craven, an other Eagle, is attending the nat ional Scout Jamboree in Washing ton. Both will make the European trip. During his stay in Europe, David will tour several of the ! western countries and may pos ' sibly extend his trip to go further inland. Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Stedman, David's parents, and their daugh ter, Marian, and Mrs. Henry Crav en are visiting the Jamboree in Washington this week. Mr. and Mrs. Stedman will go to New York with their son and William to see them off on the Aquitania, sche duled to leave New York next Wednesday. Wm. C. Hammond, Jr., Prosecutes 4 State Food Inspector Indicts Four Greensboro Men For Violating Health Laws. W. C. Hammond, Jr., state food inspector, from Lumberton and for mer resident of Asheboro, has this week been the means of bringing four men under conviction of vio lating the state’s public health laws. The trials were held in Greensboro Judge Karle Rives and included: R. J. Deaver, who operates a store at 612 Walker avenue; H. H. Livengood, whose place of busi ness is located at 536 South Elm street; J. F. Hinshaw, meat dealer at 102 North Davie street, and 11. L. Hobbs, who runs a market at Five Points, were found guilty ir. municipal court Wednesday morn ing of violating the state public health laws. Specifically, the men were charged with using chemical agents in restoi'ing the natural co. or' and smell to meats that were becoming stale or rancid. Deaver and Livengood were each fined $10 and costs, and Hobbs and Hinshaw were taxed with the costs only. Revival Services High Point Church A series of meetings began at High Pine Wesleyan Methodist church on Sunday, July 4th and will continue through this ^ week with services each evening. Service will also be held on Sunday, 11th. at 11:00 o’clock and in the evening. Rev. Colon Way, pastor of the church is doing the preaching. Ad ding interest to each services, how ever, is a trio of girls from Green s Bible school, Greensboro, who smg at each service. The public is cor dially invited to attend. Accepts Position Miss Virginia Brittain has this week accepted a position with the Otis Elevator company of Greens boro. Miss Brittain is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Brittain of Asheboro. Expect Roosevelt To Veto Measure Legislators Accept Plan To Live Purchasers Immediate Rights. 10 Million Fund President Wants Federal Su pervision For More Than Five Years. Washington.—Senate and House conierees tentatively agreed yes terday on a compromise farm ten ancy bill, despite predictions of some senators that the President might veto the measure. After four hours of argument, House spokesmen clung firmly to a provision of their bill which would give immediate ownership to tenants purchasing farms with government aid. They agreed, however, to write in a stipulation that the land should not be sold or mortgaged for at least five years. The Senate bill would have for bidden lease, sale, or mortgage of the property until it was paid for in full, over a period ranging up to (10 years. See Veto by F. R. Some senators said privately they believed President Roosevelt would veto any tenancy legislation wrhich does not provide for Federal su pervision of the land for more than five years. Agriculture department officials have argued that a farm-purchas ing scheme without such supervis ion would merely promote land speculation, without benefit to ten ants. Conferees said they probably would lay the compromise before Senate and House next week, if it is approved by the Agriculture department and leaders of both chambers. The conference committee agreed to accept other features of the Senate bill, including the estab lishment of a Farmers’ Home cor poration to administer the meas ure. Both House and Senate bills call ed for a $10,000,000 appropriation during the current fiscal year, $25, 000,000 next year, and $50,000,000 annually thereafter. The money would be used to fi nance farm purchases by compe tent tenants at a 3 per cent inter est rate. Local committees would approve purchases and appraise the land. Neither measure contains civil service provisions, despite repeat ed protests from the White House against creation of new agencies outside the merit system. Planning Board Opens Sessions Will Recommend Changes In State and County Forms Of Government. The State Planning board, meet ing in Raleigh yesterday, approve I a program of immediate activity, submitted by' Theodore S. Johnson, consultant for the board, and tocii under consideration a lengthy "pla nning program” which included recommendations for reorganiza tion of the state and county gov ernment. It was suggested in the report that a “commission of able citizens, with the support and assistance of the State Planning board could ac complish much” toward meeting the “great need for re-organization in the interest of economy and ef ficiency.” Reference was made to the Brookings Institute report made ;n 1930 which was an issue in the Ehringhaus - Fountain campaign two years later and the object of much opposition because of its short ballot recommendations. Regarding the need of change in county government the report stat ed “there has long been recogni tion of the need of comprehensive change in the number and functions of county government. The facts are well known, the need is widely fecognized but a practicable meth od of accomplishment has yet to be suggested.” .... The board devoted little discus sion to these long-time recommejh dations but approved continuation and completion of activities m which the staff, under the consult ant, has been engaged. Included was the creation of four additional committees to be appointed by Chairman Capus Waynick. These committees are for research, recr eational program, state parks and parkways and tourist facilities. Missing Flyers’ Mates Keeping Anxious Vigil f As the world waited tor wore of Amelia Eariiart and her naviga tor, Fred Noonan, lost in the Paei|C, the anxiety was keenest for the two pictured above—George Putnam and Mrs. Fred Noonan. Tile husband and the wife of the two round-the-world flyers are pictured as they stood in the Oakland Airport and scanned incoming teletype re ports of. the search. Dr. B. M. Weston Elected Legion Post Commander News Flashes -from Everywhere Mae Admits Hubby Los Angeles.—Buxom Mae West^ of the films, a woman of many dia-" monds and few words, admitted to day she married Frank Wallace, New York actor, 26 years ago. Loyalist Drive Hendaye, France-Spanish Fron tier.—Heavily reinforced govern ment troops struck a shattering blow at the insurgent siege lines west of Madrid last night to cap ture two strategic villages in one of the heaviest government offen sives in the almost year-old civil , war. Irish Battle Dublin, Irish Free State.—Presi dent Eamon de Valera, who failed to get a majority in the elections to Ireland’s lower house of Parlia ment, threw down the gauntlet last night to the Labor party, which holds tne balance of power. Ford Named Detroit.—The Ford Motor com pany and 15 individuals were nam ed in an assault warrant yesterday as the result of a one-man grand jury inquiry into the beating o' United Automobile Workers’ leau ers and members trying to distrib ute literature at Ford’s main plant May 26. Crop Control Washington.—There was increas ing evidence yesterday that the ad ministration will campaign inten sively for legislation establishing, the “ever normal granary” and ac-! companying crop controls. Prison Lashes ' _ Raleigh.—Eighty-eight hundred prisoners in North Carolina ha>e been put on notice that whipping is permitted in the prison discip line. Siberia Tense Hsinking, Manchoukuo. — tension was provoked here last night by reports of three Soviet incursions across the frontier be tween Siberia and northeast Man choukuo. Welfare Office In New Quarters County Bureau Takes Over* Former Office of Agri culture Dept. The Randolph county welfare de partment located on the main floor of the county courthouse for sev eral years is moving into the quar ters recently vacated by the agri culture department on the base ment floor. The agriculture de partment is now located in the new building adjoining the court house. Delegates Named For State Convention at Durham July 25-27. Dr. IS. M. Weston, retiring adju jutant, was elected commander of | Dixon Post 45, American Legion at the annual meeting in the Legion rooms Tuesday night. Dr. Weston 1 succeeds J. R. Hammond of Far mer. Delegates to the state conven- 1 fion July 25, 26 and 27 are W. H.! Grimes, Henry Ingram and Fred Kearns. The alternates named Tuesday include Harris Birkhead and Bob Bunch. Dr. Weston will be succeeded by J. C. Senter as post adjutant. Dr. Weston has been one of the most j active workers in Legion circles in the county for several years. His work as adjutant was highly com mended by post members who ac I corded him the highest honor with 1 in their immediate jurisdiction. Fred M. Kearns, Hal Farlow and j Janies B. Neely will serve as vice ; commanders for the ensuing year i while J. H. Councilman, present ft j nance officer was reelected for an I other term. The meeting Tuesday was one of the most interesting in the history of the post. A large number of j members turned out for the elec tion. They were guests of Reid Hannah at a buffet lunch following j the business session. The newly- j elected officers will take over man I agement of the post at the end of : the regular fiscal year early in Oc tober. Reports of the finance officer ■ showed the post to be greatly im proving its financial condition. A resolution, calling upon the Mt. Airy post to meet the expen i ses of the Junior team to that city was adopted. Coach Rufus Routh, i in proposing the resolution, stated j I arrangements were completed at a meeting in Greensboro for return games, each team to stand its own expense. The local team made the | trip m Mt. Airy at an expense of over $75. When that team failed to meet its obligation in the form of a return game here, the local post lost considerable money as I gate receipts as well as other S items. The state athletic officer j instructed Mr. Routh to file the bill i with the Mt. Airy Post demanding reimbursement. The list of newly elected officers is appended. Gommander, Dr. B. M. Weston; vice commanders, Fred M. Kearns, Hal Farlow and James B. Neely. Adjutant, J. C. Senter. Finance officer, J. H. Councilman. Service officer, Walter -Craven. Guardian ship officer, R. M. Hannah. Ser geant-at-arms, D. C. Bulla. Chap lain, R. T. Lord. Historian, A. I. Ferree. Athletic officer, H. L. In gram. Child Welfare officer, C. J. Lovett. Americanism officer, Vaiv Cranford Graves registration of ficer, N. D. Ray. Employment of ficer, G. R. Kennedy. Member ship chairman, A. E. Presnell. Pub licity officer, J. M. Cavanaugh. Chairman, Sons of the Legion, Mrs. Blanche Cox Walker. THE WEATHER North Carolina: Generally fair and continued warm with widely scattered thundershowers in the mountains this afternoon. Scat tered thundershowers in the west and central portions Friday. Fear Safely of Earhart And Noonan; South Seas Sun May Cause Illness •4, Vo Clues Found By Air Plane Fleet Paint Radio Signals Continue Over Night; Discounted In Some Quarters. All Night Search Continued Exposure to Mid Pacific Sun May Bring Illness. Honolulu (Thursday). — Grave fear for the safety of Amelia Ear hart and her navigator, Fred J. Noonan, was prevalent among na val officers and other sea-faring men today. While nothing regarding possible injuries has been received, men fa miliar with the danger of tropical sun ray’s in the mid-Pacific point ed to extreme illnesses and dis ablement often caused persons ex posed for lengthy times. Navy fliers continued their ever scanning' trips over the waters and coral islands in the vicinity where it is believed the missing pair were forced down. The planes will cease operations at sun down but the navy vessels will continue their searchlight beams over the waters until the sun rises for another day. Honolulu. — Hope for saving Amelia Earhart and her navigator, P’red J. Noonan, was sinking to aay. Although weak carrier wave signals, purporting to come from the missing aviatrix, prospects of saving the pair was fast waning. She and Noonan were last heard from in the mid-Pacific Friday. Oakland, Calif.—Mrs. Beatrice J. Noonan, wife of navigator for Amelia Earhart, yesterday receiv ed a letter and a package of pic tures from her husband. The pic tures were sent from Caripito, Venezuela, and the letter was pos ted at Bandoeng, Java, June 20. Honolulu. — Authorities here to day agreed that if radio signals were being sent from the Earhart plane that the ship and crew of two must have alighted on land. They reported the radio would not be operating if the plane was still on the water. The battleship Colorado was be lieved to have reached and refueled the coast guard cutter Itasca which has been constantly seeking some trace of the flyers near minute Howland Island, their transpacific goal. Three searching planes were poised on a catapult on the Colo rado to scan the seas for Miss Ear hart and Noonan. Miss Earhart’s husband, George Palmer Putnam, and other associa tes, clung to the belief that the aviatrix landed on some island or coral formation east or south of Howland. Coast guard listeners reported the “carrier wave’” signal which began coming in on the Earhart plane’s wave length Saturday and continued nightly. They said the signals today were weak. Putnam described as “fantastic” the only other radio manifestation reported during the early hours this morning—that of an Oakland amateur Who said he heard Miss Earhart at 7:10 a. m. (EST) broad casting, “We are okeh on a coral reef.” Nearing the area pointed out by i Putnam and others as the most likely place to search, the Colorado headed first toward Winslow banks, a long reef formation 175 miles east of the little American island which Miss Earhart and Noonan failed to reach in their attempt to fly 2,570 miles from New Guinea to Howland. The Colorado presumably refuel ed the coast guard cutter Itasca 100 miles northeast of Howland and both proceeded into the south ern phase of the great hunt. Security Racket Opens In County Police Arrest Alleged Preach er Preying on Aged Folks. The “Old Age Security Racket’' has been introduced into Randolph county, according to police reports, who arrested Lewis Parker, color ed, an alleged preacher of Greens boro, charging him with collecting “quarters” from aged colored peo ple after assuring them of being placed upon Federal pension rolls. Parker, according to the police, has been active in the vicinity of Randleman where he duped sever al men and women into “filing with the Federal agency.” Weds Duchess’ First Husband Carrying orchids and wearing a big smile, the happy bride above became the wife of Com. Earl Win field Spencer, U. S. N., and almost a relative of the Duchess of Wind sor, a few moments before this picture was taken in Los Angeles. Commander Spencer was the for mer Wallis Warfield’s first hus band. The bride, shown with hus band, was Mrs. Norma Reese Johnson. Arrest Negro On Forgery Charges Local Man Jailed Aftei Passing Worthless Checks Here. ? Curtis Smitherman, colored, is locked up in the county jail charg ed with forgery in passing a worth less check upon the Luther John son Grocery company in East Asheboro. Smitherson, according to the charges, signed the name of J. D. Ross, to a check and obtain ed cash for it at the grocery store. He endorsed the check as “James Dunn.” The Asheboro police, upon receiving information concerning the affair located Smitherman and placed him in jail. Japs Clash With Chinese Troops Tokyo Threatens Drastic Measures; Calls For Imme diate Apology. Tokyo.—Japanese reports from Peiping today said that a Chinese battalion clashed with a Japanese battalion at midnight Wednesday. The Japanese, reports here said, were carrying out night maneuvers in the neighborhood of Fengtai. Both armies rushed reinforcements to the scene. Light artillery and machine gun fire was reported continuing at 6 a. m. (5 p. m. E. S. T., Wednes day). Bloody battles were said to be in progress. The incident created grave ten sion here, and Japanese staff offi cers were rushed to the scene from Peiping and Tientsin. The Japenese commander. Peip ing advices said, demanded instant apology and warned Chinese that Japan would resort to “drastic measures” if the supposed assaults were continued. Report Jap Officer Killed Peiping, China.—(Thursday) - Fighting was reported today to have broken out between Chinese and Japanese troops during the night at Marco Polo bridge, 10 miles west of Peiping. Chinese circles professed no knowledge of fighting, but Japan ese sources said unofficially that “a terrible accident” had occurred. Domei Japanese news agency said a Japanese officer was killed, and that several noncommissioned officers and men were wounded, The Domei version was that the battle occurred near Fengtai early today. Mine Bankrupt Greensboro. — Federal Judge Johnson J. Hayes, yesterday sign ed an order adjudicating the Key stone Mining company of Randolph county bankrupt. The involuntary petition was filed several weeks ago by Moser and Miller, Asheboro attorneys for the company. Washington Rings With Debate Over Court Alteration Many Senators Claim Politics Has Enter'*4 Into the Basic £ stion. * Long Det £es Run _\ S' Logan Claims ft ^ *se Effort Must Be Const \ as Ef fort to Destroy sident. Washington is rii4 with de bate over the Suprem ^urt issue. All day yesterday, Sei\—^brs on the floor continued their furious effort to alter the Supreme court. Op ponents of the plan are doing their utmost to smash President Roose velt. The assertion drew immediate denials from the Democratic op position, and the ensuing debate brought into the open certain po litical charges and counter-charges which usually are only whispered in the cloakrooms. Senator Logan (D-Ky.) had de clared that some Democratic Sen ators who owe their election to President Roosevelt have “played the ingrate” by opposing the bill. Hardly had the assertion been made than Senator Wheeler (D Mont.), replied with an accusation that the administration had been guilty of ingratitude in seeking to “destroy” men who in 1932 aban doned their long-time political af filiations to back his condidacy. Logan asserted that the Senate Judiciary Committee’s adverse re port on the original court bill, sig ned by eight Democrats, “could be construed only as an effort to de stroy the President.” Some of its signers hastened to assert their loy alty to the Chief Executive. The Kentuckian declared, too, that the report was being widely used by “followers of the golden calf” who are attempting to form a new political party which will “take over” the Republican party and bring “disaster to Franklin D. Roosevelt.” For an hour and a half, leading opponents of the measure—Wheel er, Burke of Nebraska, Connally of Texas, all Democrats—beset Logan with accusations, with ironic and sometimes angry questions, Then the Senate quit to go to the all star baseball game. Previously, Senator Gucey deliv ered a prepared address contending that throughout its history the Su preme court has been “a partisan political body”, that “the states manship of President Roosevelt” had recently “forced the court to act on behalf of the people.” The court and Chief Justice Hughes, he said, entered the cur rent controversy over the reorgan ization bill with “masterly political strategy.” Hughes he assailed as one whose background was politi cal, who received his judgeship^s a “political plum.” Farmer Man Loses Barn, Fire Sunday Fire Too Far Advanced When Discovered to Save Building. Farmer, July 7—Henry S. Kearns lost his barn by fire on Sunday afternoon. The fire was discover ed by smoke coming from the hay loft, and effort was made to ex tinguish it, but it was too far ad vanced. The team and farm ma chinery was saved, but# the barn itself feed contents, as well as straw stacked near by was lost. E. S. McLeod, who has been at Raleigh, returned home on Monday. Mr and Mrs. W. W. Lassiter had as their guests during the week end Mr. and Mrs. J. Hoi Lassiter of Greensboro, and Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Newlin of Statesville. R. L. Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Davis, and Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Harris made a trip to Asheville and vicinity during the week end. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Primm were at home for the week end. Mr. Primm is in summer school at Chapel Hill. After the 20th they will be here permanently. Dr, and Mrs. C. C. Hubbard and Miss Hope Hubbard attended the reunion of the William H. Hub bard family at Moravian Falls, Wilkes county, returning on Mon day evening. Darrell Buie, young son of Mr3. Lee Buie, was taken on Sunday to Randolph Hospital for treatment, but is much improved and came home yesterday. Miss Ruth Thornburg and Clark Thornburg of Asheboro, Miss Grace Garner and Val Thornburg of Far mer, left the last of the week for Michigan, where they are visiting Miss Ruth’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. George Yates of Asheboro are visiting kinfolks in the vicinity this week. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kearns, of High Point spent Sunday at J. O. Kearns. Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Cox of Ram seur visited Mr. and Mrs. Claude Dorsett on Sunday. i