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- THE COURIER AND ASHEBORO MARCH IN STEP—AHEAD BOTH ARE LEADERS ALWAYS ABREAST WITH THE CHANGING TIME IN RANDOLPH COUNTY THE COURIER LEADS hpj.WEEKLY [5lumelxi_ JSst. As The Regulator February 2. 1876 Oldest Paper Published In Randolph County PRINCIPLES, NOT MEN ASHEBORO, N. C., SUNDAY, JULY 18, 1937 Changed To The Courier September 13. 1879 $2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE —a PUBLISHED TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SUNDAY NUMBER 71 rlattle Lines Tighten In Contest Over New Democratic Leader toosevelt Voices Neutrality Views esidtut Again Urges Speed I’on Court Issue; Senators Jump Into Breach. Bitter Fight Seen Over Capital During [Robinson’s Funerai; F. R. And Notables Attend. Washington.—The next few days Washington, unless some unfor ,_n toter of a “peace pipe” stalks So the Democratic political camp, ill develop into one of the most litter stages of the New Deal and ie anti New Deal in the history the Roosevelt administration. Friday foes of the President’s lupremo Court proposals hinted [dictatorship” in the demand by r. Roosevelt that the proposed iurt reorganization “must be writ n into law this session.” Further ose men stated they “would se :t their own majority leader to place Senator Robinson.” Yesterday evening a hush fell on rther towards establishing peace id in a written statement which as a bit more conciliatory stated ie was “playing no favorites” in ie hot conflict over the selection if a leader. Yesterday evening a hush fell in ;he banks of the Potomac, the tur loil was stilled and the minds of en softened while plans were be ing made to accompany the body f “Joe” Robinson to his boyhood lome. President Roosevelt called in lenator Harrison, one of the can-' idates for the leadership and af er. that conference Harrison stat he received assurances the chief ixecutive was not taking sides. Harrison backed generally by imocrats who have opposed the lident’s court reorganization ill, is running against Senator larkley who served as assistant leader under Senator Robinson. With the senate in a virtual tur moil over the court bill and the [leadership contest, both accentuate by the President’s letter to Barkley, great interest attached ;o Harrison’s call at the White House, together with that of the ;wo other senators. Senator llyrnes after withdraw ing in favor of Harrison, respond ed to a White House summons as had Senator Hatch, New Mexico, [prominent in the battle over the court bill. In the meantime the great of the nation honored Senator Robinson in death today with a service which, in its hushed simplicity, be lied the name state funeral. Led by l’resident Roosevelt they gathered in the senate chamber where for years Robinson directed the battles of his beloved Demo cratic party. His flower-banked silvery coffin lay a few feet from .the desk‘which had been his. The services, technically a ses sion of the senate, were conduct ed by the senate chaplain, Rev. Zebarney Phillips, and the house chaplain, Rev. James Shera Mont gomery, robed in heavy black vest ments. The casket remained, guarded by officers of the capitol police force,/until time for transferring it to a special train, on which, ac companied by Mrs. Robinson and a large delegation from house and senate, it will be taken to the sena tor’s home, Little oRck, Ark., for interment on Sunday. Funeral Arrangements Little Hock, Ark.—The state of Arkansas arranged impressive rites in homage to Senator Joseph Robinson today as official Wash ington paid its last respects to the Democratic majority leader. Thousands from throughout the state and nation turned toward ^Little Rock for burial services Sunday. Authorities expect the lar gest throng ever to gather in this capital city. The funeral train bearing the senator’s body, his family, 50 sen ators and 20 to 30 representatives is due in' Little Rock at 8 a. m. Sunday. j The body will lie in state at the Robinson home until noon when it will be taken to the rotunda of the state capitol where he served as legislator at 22 and governor at 40. | A national guard’s escort will bear the casket to the fashionable First Methodist church for services 3 p. m. The church seats only 1,600 but officials said 10,000 were expected to pack into the edifice. Burial will be in Roselawn Mehor *al Park on the outskirts of the city. Butterflies flap their wings only Mayor W. A. Bunch Congratulates Eagles Extends Asheboro’s Well Wishes For Success In West Tourney W. A. Bunch, mayor of the city of Asheboro, last night in a statement to The Courier, extended the city’s congratula tions to the McCrary Eagles, Mayor Bunch pointed out the publicity value of the city of possessing such a fine playing team, stating, “The City of Asheboro may well feel proud of this great ball team. “They have done much for the city. In addition to their baseball spirit, shown in the manner in which they came from the rear in the state se ries and drove on the victory points to spirit which is exem plified in every individual, bu siness man, and industry in this city. “the Eagles have the city's appreciation and, indeed our continued faith in them to bring the national Semi-pro fessional crown from the mid west to Asheboro. We will be with them in spirit during the August series. “Best of luck.” Grandmothers Day In Wayne County Business Men Donate Gifts For Elder Guests; Club Served Lunch. Goldsboro, July 18.—Grandmoth ers were guests of honor at the last meeting of the Rosewood home de monstration club in Wayne county. Each year, the. club holds a party for all grandmothers of the township, Miss Gertrude Bundy, home agent of the State college ex tension service, said today. An appetizing lunch was provid ed by the club members for the party held in connection with the last meeting a few days ago and a special program was given for the older women, she continued. Goldsboro business men donated prizes to be awarded the oldest grandmother, youngest grandmo ther, newest grandmother, grand mother having the largest number of grand children, and the grand mother with the greatest number of great-grandchildren. After the program, the grand mothers posed for a picture, an 11 said they had had one of the be* times since the last party. Miscellaneous News . | Seagrove Route Birth, Fire, Visiting Compose Neighborhood News Of Recent Date. Seagrove, Route 1, July 15. Born to Mr. and Mrs. John Craven, July 8, a son. G. W. Hunt’s home and practi cally all the contents were destroy ed July 13 by fire which caught from a lamp. Miss Clarice Albright and Miss Jewel Lawrence left today by mo tor to visit friends in Suffolk, Va. for a few days. Miss Sophia Haithcock of Mount Gilead, is visiting friends in this community for a few days. Mrs. R. H. Lawrence and Miss Johnsie Lawrence spent the week end at Carolina Beach. Miss Edith Beck of Burlington, spent the week-end visiting rela tives here. Little Bobby Jordon who has been ill for some time from typhoid fever, is improving some now. Local Guardsmen Leave For Camp; Two Weeks Training Headquarters company, 3rd bat talion, 120th infantry in command of Lieut. Roy Cox will leave the Asheboro armory this morning at 11 o’clock to entrain for Camp Jackson, Columbia, S. C., for a two weeks training period. The local company will join its regiment in an extensive training period which will include field ma neuvers and rifle practice on the range. Other special work assign ed to the headquarters company will also be a part of the annual •TSKiSS win 1— '"•» a special train a few minutes after 11 o’clock. , Officers and members of the company Include: Asheboro Plante May Send Exhibit To Wichita Tilts Merchants Association To Sponsor Tentative Plan For Advertising. State May Join Local Business Men Active In Movement to Place Products “On Map.” The Asheboro Merchants associa tion Monday, will open activities aimed at an “Asheboro and Ran dolph county industrial exhibit” at Wichita, Kans., during the week fef August 15, the week set aside for the United States Semi-Profes sional baseball series in that city. The McCrary Eagles, winners of the North Carolina crown in Greensboro this week, will journey into the mid-west August 13 to meet the winners of other states in the national playoff. Merchants and industrialists in the city are interested in carrying a display of Asheboro made products to Wichita, following plans of oth er cities to advertise those com munities during the national series. The Merchants association is act ing as a medium in discussing the proposition with merchants and in dustrialists. The possibility of bringing the state of North Carolina into the proposal with its diversity of in dustry, mineral, health resorts and farm products will be taken up with the state Merchants associa tion. The exhibit, it was pointed out yesterday, will involve some means of transportation, a location in the hotel exhibit rooms in Wichita and some person to handle the exhibits and answer questions pertaining to the city, county and state. The association at its Thursday meeting selected committee heads for the ensuing year. They in clude, membership, Franz Strick land; advertising, J. L. Riddle; fi nance, H. C. Jones; legislative, Jesse Councilman; trade promoter, Russell Parks and transportation, Cleveland Thayer. County Man Dies In Auto Accident Lee Ray Jackson Injured On Greensboro Road Friday Morning. Lee Ray Jackson, 22, Randolph county resident, who resides near Randleman, died in the Clinic hos pital, High Point yesterday follow ing injuries sustained in an auto mobile accident Friday night. The accident occurred about 10 miles south of Greensboro. Accord ing to meager details of the acci dent available today, Jackson was ! traveling alone and apparently lost control of his automobile. It turn ed over twice coming to a stop in a field 60 feet from the pavement. Jackson was found lying 36 feet ; from the car. The funeral will take place this afternoon in the New Salem church. Alabama Negro Is Given Sentence Clarence Norris, Alabama Negro, heard his third death sentence pro nounced on Friday at Decatur, Ala. This case, known nationally as the Scottsboro case, accused several negroes of raping Mrs. Victoria Price and her companion, Ruby 1 Ijnly one of the nine negro men had been disposed of prior to the ase this week. That was Heywood Patterson, in his fourth trial, was found guilty and sentenced to 17 years imprisonment. The next case scheduled was that of Charlie Weems, but due to illness of one of the attorneys brought on from the extreme heat, the trial was post ' poned after a new panel of 100 ve niremen had been summoned. First Lieutenant, Roy Cox; Sec ond Lieutenant, Vance Kivett; Ser geant Major, Milton L. Hanner; Sergeants, Lemuel G. Cox, first; and George D. Hancock. Corporals, Edward H. Stockner, Clyde W. McPherson and Ernest Stockner. Privates: Ashley R. Deaton, Er nest B. Ferree, Harry R. Stewart, Frank C. Wilson, Woodrow Allred, Deber Cagle, John A. Cox, Jr., William A. Cross, Ernest E. Hook er, Lee M. Kearns, Jr., Dewey F. McDonald, William H. McLeod, Ben C. Morgan, Charles M. Pierce, Sterling H. Sanders, Daniel W. Stockner, Thomas B. Wood, Jr., Charles C. Swing, and Everett B. Wright Hearing Denied For Teacher Youth may prevail in athletics, but not on the Saugus, Mass., school board. By a vote of 3-2, the board redded not to give 26 year-old Isabelle Haliin, shown sudying citizens’ petitions in her be half, a public hearing on charges voiced by 75-year-old Mary Smith, inset, that the pretty dramatic teacher served cocktails to pupils. Leon Kiser Found Dead Under Grandfather’s Home Saturday News Flashes -from Everywhere Tammany Split New York.—The threatened split between Tammany Hall and New Deal leaders became a real if ^ when Tammany named Senator Royal S. Copeland as its candidate for mayor in the Democratic pri mary and the new dealers named Grover A. Whalen, former police commissioner. Earhart Search Honolulu.—A study of equator ial winds and currents sent naval aviators farther northward last evening in the closing phase of their South Seas search for Ame lia Earhart. Mine Explosion Sullivan, Ind.—A terrific explos ion turned the Glendora Coal com pany’s Baker mine into an inferno yesterday, hurling 20 miners—“like footballs”—one survivor said— to sudden death against the rougii walls of the shaft in which they were working. Release Captive Sapulpa, Okla.—The state high way patrol announced last night Baird H. Markham, Jr., was re leased four miles west of here by prison fugitives who kidnaped him earlier in the day. He was un harmed. ’ P. O. Charges Washington. — Senator Bridges, Republican, New Hampshire, said yesterday he would submit directly to the senate new evidence to sup port his charge that the postoffice department “took sides” with strik ers in the recent steel troubles. Legal Killings Raleigh.—Fred Steele and Sam uel James Jones died in the lethal gas chamber yesterday for the slaying of a Mecklenburg county taxicab operator. Steele went to his death first and Warden H. H. Honeycutt said he confessed h;s guilt ana implicated Jones. Elderly Resident Dies at Ramseur Miss Mary Ann Lineberry; Resident For 79 Years, Buried Saturday. Ramseur, July 18.—Miss Mary Ann Lineberry, 88, died at 5 o’clock Thursday afternoon at her home, four miles north of Ram seur. She had been in declining health for the past two weeks. Miss Lineberry lived for 79 years on the farm where she died. The survivors include one niece, Miss Mary Kimrey and two neph ews, Willard and Henry K. Kim rey with whom Miss Lineberry made her home. The funeral services was yes terday afternoon at 2 o’colck in the Patterson Grove Christian church. The Rev. Thurman Burgess offi ciated. Burial was in the church cemetery. Child Is Found Lying Near Ground Wire Under Porch; Coroner’s Jury Called Leon Kiser, four year old son of Mrs. Nancy Kiser was found dead at the home of his grand parents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. (Sandy Cox, on Pershing street Saturday afternoon about 3 o’clock. The lit tle boy was playing on the porch a little more than thirty minutes ifeefore he was found under the house dead. The child was lying directly un der the electric ground wire under the front porch. The wire was a short distance from the child’s head and while there are no out ward burns anywhere on the body, it is generally understood that the death was caused from electrocut ion. An investigation of the wiring of the house has been made and is still in process of investigation, but opinion is divided on the sub ject. Late Saturday night, a coroners’ jury was being assembled to furth er investigate the cause of the death of the child, but a definite decision had not been rendered as this newspaper goes to press. The inquest was somewhat delayed due to the absence of the county coroner, Dr. W. L. Lambert, who is ill in Asheville. Funeral arrangements have not been made, but it is probable the service will be held sometime Mon day. Lambert Infant Funeral Is Today Jean Elziabeth Lambert, two-dav old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Rob ert D. Lambert, died suddenly at the Lambert home on Peachtiee street Saturday afternoon. The child was apparently in good health and the death is attributed to heart failure. Funeral service will be conduct ed at Parks Cross Roads church Sunday afternoon at 4:00 o'clock by Rev. H. M. Stroup of Ramseur. Survivors, in addition to the par ents are a small brother, Charles, and sister, Betty Ruth Lambert. Farmers Repay On Federal Farm Loans According to reports from Wash ington Saturday, farmers of the United States have repaid into the farm credit administration nearly $100,000,000 on federal loans in the 12 months ending June 1, al though most of the payments were not required by law. Governor W. I. Myers of the FCA said farmers paid $61,400,000 on the principal of first mortgage loans by federal land banks and $34,300,000 on principal of com missioner loans, similar to second mortgage loans. BOBBY COLE DIES OF BRIEF ILLNESS Funeral service will be held this afternoon at Center Creek church for Bobby Cole, the month-and-a half-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Will iam Cole of Seagrove route one. The time of the service .is .set for 3:00 o’clock. The child died in the Randolph hospital after a brief illness. War Threatens In China, Jap Troops Move Northward Fear Major Hostilities May Resuit in Peiping War Area. May Split China Main Armies of Nations Being Drawn Into Bitter Conflict. Peiping.—The main armies of the empire of Japan and the cen tral government of China appeared about to be drawn into the vortex of the North China conflict, hith erto confined to local clashes. Dispatches indicating that troops of the central Chinese regime, thus far not involved were moving north to meet the Japanese reached high foreign officials. Seeks to Split China “More than one” of Nanking's crack, German-trained divisions was said to have reached the vi cinity of Paotingfu, 90 miles south west of Peiping by rail. This was received by northern Chinese as the first trustworthy evidence that forces belonging to Nanking Generalissimo Chaing Kaishek were coming north to op pose what the Chinise say is Ja pans purpose to sever the northern Provinces from the rest of China. Hitherto Peiping Chinese have, paid little attention to Nankirgj statements that six of its divisions were “sanding by in North China.” May Precipitate War Foreign observers said the ap proach of Nanking divisions might prove the provocation they believ ed the Japanese are awaiaing to launch major warlike operations. Troops from Japan’s homeland divisions are known to be on the way to China. Reliable reports from Tientsin said preparations were being made at Tangshan, rail way town 70 miles northeast of Tientsin, to receive a Japanese army corps from Korea. Japanese forces in Korea normally are lim ited to two divisions, but more from the homeland may have been moved into that Japenese colony since the crisis began. Superior Court To Open Monday Sixty-three Cases Cited For Local Term; Many Divorce Actions. The July term of the Randolph county Superior court will open In the court house Monday with Jus tice J. A. Rousseau, presiding. Six ty-three cases are scheduled for trial. There will be no criminal actions heard at this term, it being for civil cases only. Fifteen divorce actions have been placed on the calendar for the opening day while many others in volving automobile accidents, wills, land titles, etc., are scheduled over the week’s term. Craven Child Is Buried Thursday Betty Lou Craven, 7-day-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James Craven died at the home of her pa rents, two miles south of Asheboro Friday afternoon at 3 o’clock. The surivvors include the par ents and two brothers, Jack Demp sey Craven and Buster Craven. The funeral took place yester day afternoon at 10 o’clock in the Tabernacle church. Burial was in the church emetery. TEXAS VISITORS IN THEIR NATIVE STATE Ernest Smith, a nativp North Carolinian, for many years living in Texas has been in Asheboro during this week visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Smith motored from Texas, coming through Illinois where they visited relatives of Mrs. Smith. They will remain in North Carolina for ten days. Rain Storm Saturday Causes Many Cars to Stall on Road Relief from the week’s unusually hot weather—even for the middle of July—came Saturday afternoon with a thunder shower. The rain poured in torrents in Asheboro for a sufficient length of time to cool the atmosphere. The rain did another thing in north Asheboro. For some reason, possibly stopped up drains, the water stood on the highway in front of the White Spot all dur ing the shower. By the time the shower was almost at an end, the water was above the running boards and drowned several mo tors. These stalled cars blocked the highway and soon cars were lined up for more than a block each F.R. Waif|s Congress Not To Drop legislation In Favor of C op Program Eagles Trophy 24-K Gold Award Placed In Honor Position At . McCrary Mill. * The McCrary Eagles, repre senting the McCrary indus tries in Asheboro are the proud possessor of a beautiful 24-K gold trophy, emblematical of winning the baseball cham pionship of North Carolina. The trophy is displayed in the office of the McCrary mills where virtually every em ployee and others interested have inspected it during the past two days. The trophy is two feet high, is of gold and placed atop a base of ebony. The trophy is topped with a graceful figure of a batsman, standing on top of a baseball; below, to either side, stands a graceful Grecian figure, representing victory and holding the symbolized wreath of vxictory for award. The words, “Official Cham pions, State of North Caro lina, National Semi-Profes sional Baseball Congress” are engraved upon the trophy. In addition to the champs trophy the Eagles were awarded another one, desig nating them as the best dress ed team in the North Carolina series. Local Young Folk Attending Meet Nine Asheboro Baptists Are At Ridgecrest This Week i For Annual Assembly. Ridgecrest, July 16.—More than 1,000 young persons from all parts of North... Carolina attended the ll8th annual Baptist training union conference at the Baptist assembly grounds here this week. Asheboro was represented by Noah Burrow, Virginia Lee Cox, i Turett Frazier, Virginia Lisk, Mar garet O’Brian, Arthur Presnell, Jr., Margaret Pritchard, Rilla B. Spoon, Ruth Tucker. Delegates attended morning lec tures and evening worship services. Miss Mabel Starnes of Raleigh was in charge of the six-day conference. More than 12,000 visitors attend Ridgecrest Baptist conferences during the summer. Perry Mor gan, manager of the assembly, an nounced today that more than 1500 delegates are expected for the southwide B. T. U. conference next week. Funeral Today For Lucy Rebecca Beck Seagrove, July 17.—Lucy Rebec ca Beck, 13-year- old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Beck who re sides just south of this place, died in the Randolph hospital yesterday morning at 4 o’clock. Miss Beck died following an operation Tuexfc day. The survivors include the par ents, three sisters, Mrs. E. H. Mh nass and Virginia Beck of High Point and Maggie Beck of the home; three brothers, Leonives, Phillip and Rufus, Jr., also of the home. The funeral will take place this Afternoon at 3 o’clock at the Chris tian Union Baptist church on the Hemp highway. The Rev. George Talley will officiate. Burial will be in the church cemetery. THE WEATHER North Carolina: Generally fair, continued Varm, Saturday night and Sunday. Other readings: Asheville 90, At lantic City 98, Buffalo 76, Char lotte 98, Key West 88 New Orleans 94, New York 88, Washington 96. way. Some were just standing in the water, waiting, while others were being pushed by the help of mechanics, main force, strength and awkwardness. No damage was done, or little little damage to any of the cars, save wet engines which furnished a rushing business for nearby me chanics for a brief time. Reports from several sections of the county indicate that the rain on Saturday was a bit more general than some of the showers this summer that have touched about in small areas, giving relief to some sections while others swel tered and wilted from the heat and drought. f.’.' Present Outlook Lulling Solons President Calls Attention To Large Crops, Prices And Foreign Market. Corn Plentiful Fears Successful Year May Postpone Action For Stabilization. Washington.—President Roose velt yesterday advised Congress not to let the present wave of farm prosperity lull them into deferring action of a* permanent crop stabili zation program. Government crop reports show farmers are enjoying a rare com bination of bumper crops and good prices this season. The wheat crop has been exceeded in size only three times in the last 17 years. Corn is also plentiful. Because drought in many sections cut down the domestic carryover of last year, and because foreign de mand for grain is expected to be large this year, farmers are not faced with the price slump that us ually accompanies large harvests. Pleased with this combination of circumstances, agriculture depart ment chiefs have found a tendency among farm chiefs to ease up on demands for permanent crop con trol. Wheat farmers from 31 states, called together by Henry A. Wallace, secretary of agriculture, recently, overwhelmingly defeated proposals, to place limitations on 1938 acreage. He Appeals to Committees Yesterday, President Roosevelt in a letter to Senator Ellison D. Smith (D) South Carolina, and to Representative Marvin Jones, res pectively chairmen of the Senate and House committees on agricul ture, called the attention of Con gress to the situation. Though they promised to give the letter immed iate attention, congressional lead ers doubted if Congress would act on the farm bill at this session. “It is my philosophy that the time to repair a leaky roof is when the sun is shining,” the President told the committee chairmen. It is true,” he said, “that industrial employment continues to gain am) it is true that wtih few exceptions crops are good and prices for fanh products are far above their low levels. This has led some people to say with a certain degree of weari ness, ‘Let well enough alone; let us defer further eaction at this time’." The President asked that “sym pathetic consideration” be given by Congress. “First, to the continua tion of the present agricultural conservation program as the foun dation of the long-time plan; sec ond, for the assurance of abund ance for consumers by storage of substantial reserves of food for use in years of crop failure; third, for protection of farm prices and farm income.” These are the aims of Secretary Wallace’s ever - normal - granary plan already before congressional committees. Briefly, this provides for storage of surpluses grown in big crop years for use in time of short harvests. A belief that the cost of the farm program can be kept in line with the government’s fiscal program was expressed by the President. “Legislation can be integrated with existing programs in such a way as to involve no increase in expen ditures for the fiscal year 1938 over existing authorizations for the operations of the agricultural adjustment administration,” he said. The 1936 Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act served to hold the line after the overthrow of the AAA by the Supreme Court, but it ought to be improved to take care of the consumers’ interest in years of bad weather and of th9 producers’ interest in years of sur plus, the President held. “We welcome the prospect of the early return to well-filled bins,” he said, “but we seek to avert the dag ger of ruinously low farm prices of bumper crops and over-hanging surpluses return. They can and should be managed in a way to ben efit the entire country. “An all-weather farm program can level the peaks of oversupply into the valleys of shortage of dis aster. It can serve alike the wel fare of the farmer and the consu mer, of business and of laebor. “Th vital interests of the nation demand that sooner or later pro tective measures of this type he placed in effect. If we wait until next year the ultimate objective will be the same, but we may be faced with emergency conditions which would make the legislative and administrative problem mom difficult because of the very fact of moving hurriedly ’ ” " ’* an emergency.”