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ASHEBORO, N. C., THURSDAY, JULY 29, 1937
PUBLISHED TUESDAY, THURSDAY AND SUNDAY
NUMBER 76
lericans Face
[Danger In Sino
Jap War Region
cretai y of State Hull Has
Early Conference With
President.
675 Marooned
Marine Shot; Other
Nations Throw Up
Barricades.
Washington.—Secretary of State
.dell Hull had an early con
gee with President Rooseveit
[lay regarding the situation in
, Far East.
he unusual hour of the con
jice led capital hill to believe
president was concerned re
ding the safety of American in
, Tientsing war zone.
|lt is believed here the govem
bnt may attempt to move appro
natjly (175 American citizens
t>m the strife-tom Peiping. Sec
ary Hull announced this possi
I’ity after the wounding of an Am
|can marine, demonstrating the
ngers to which foreigners am
posed in the fighting “between
Ljncse and Japanese armies.
(Tientsin.—British, French and
blian troops threw up barricades
fly today to protect foreigners,
(eluding Americans.
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resident Asks
Advice On Matter
Not Know Whether To
Appoint Successor to Van
Devanter Now or Not.
[Newshawks who are hanging
ouna the Presidential table for a
umb of gossip as to who will be
kpointed successor to Chief Jus
: Willis Van Devanter are doom
to be disappointed. The Presi
nt has just gone into conference
|is week with Attorney General
nmings for an opinion as to
Whether he must appoint a success
r before Congress adjourns or not.
[This request, disclosed at the
ent’s press conference, led
era to believe ttafc .Jfck.
evelt will defer the appoint
ed until after Congress goes
ome, if that is possible.
| So far, Mr. Roosevelt said, no di
et precedent on the question has
en found although in numerous
stances other government posts
seated during a session of Con
ess have been filled after the ses
on ended.
He added, however, that there
some doubt whether this could
followed with the highest trib
nal and therefore he asked the
Attorney General for advice.
He said where administrative
sts had been filled in a recess, the
Ippointments were submitted to
ne Senate at the next session and
' rejected the Congress, as an act
grace, had given the nominees
heir back salary.
At another point during the
Press conference, the President
aid there was no possibility of his
naking a trip to the Philippines
his year.
He made the statement when
*ked about recently revived re
orts that he may visit the new
Wand commonwealth.
ILLISION OF TWO CARS
S. ASHEBORO WEDNESDAY
A collision occurring at the in
ersection of South Fayetteville
nd Bulla streets Wednesday aft
ernoon resulted in slight damage
both cars involved. Jess M.
assiter of Asheborc, was driving
nth in his Ford coupe and at
*mpted to turn into Bulla street
vhen Paul Russell of Candor came
horth in a Dodge sedan.
Officers Lee Moore and E. I<.
Keever checked the wreck and cit
both drivers for careless driv
ng. The affair ocurred about 6:00
b’clock.
Wiche,/?t
Temperature
OFTWE LAST 24 HOURS
Ma+™n spangled by Her Lover
After “She Asked for Death”
Mrs. Florence Jackson, 37-year-old mother of two, who was strangl
ed with the belt of her dress in her automobile by Stanley A. Martin, Jr.,
a New York automobile salesman, is shown in a studio portrait with
one of her children. Martin told police that he used her belt to strangle
her after she asked l.im to kill her because their love was hopeless. He
said both of them had been drinking during their ride in Queens, New
York city.
$671,800 Alloted for State
Waterways, Harbors Streams
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News Flashes
-from —
"Everywhere
Chrysler’s Salary
Washington.—The Chrysler cor
poration reported to the securities
commission yesterday that Walter
P. Chrysler’s salary last year was
$200,700.
Arkansas Split
Little Rock, Ark.—Factional dif
ferences within the Democratic
party in Arkansas over selection
of a nominee for the United States
Senate seat held by the late Joe T.
Robinson became an open breach
today.
Hoch the Bonds!
Berlin.—American holders of
German dollar bonds will be issued
interim certificates instead of three
per cent funding bonds covering
interest on the dollar bonds from
January 1 to June 30, the foreign
loan conversion office announced
yesterday.
Restless Squire
Noetsch.—The Duke of Windsor,
known here as “the restless squire”
prepared last night to take his
American-born bride to romantic
Venice.
Sit-down Strike
Washington. — The chickens of
John L. Lewis are coming home to
roost. He is faced with a possible
sit-down strike by his own office
force, of which his daughter is a
part. While the militant C. I. O.
leader has been away looking after
his job, union Local 27 of the Un
ited Office and Professional work
ers has been organized in the C. I.
O. office in the Big Tower build
ing.
J. A. McArthur Dead
Fayetteville. — Joseph A. Mc
Arthur, 72, retired educator and
one of Cumberland county’s best
known men, died at his home in
Seventy-first township at 8:25
o’clock after a week’s illness.
Plana for Religious Census
Complete; Will Open Sunday
As an outgrowth of a feeling
that there were many hundreds of
people of Aaheboro who were not
attending CJiurch or Sunday-school,
the Asheboro Ministerial asso
ciation is to take a religious census
of Asheboro beginning Sunday
afternoon, August 1, at 3 o’clock.
The organisation for such a cen
sus has been under the committee
appointed by the ministerial asso
ciation. The members of the com
mittee are Gerald K. Ford, Chair
man, Herman Dillard, M. P.J Rev.
George Ricks, Presbyterian; Miss
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Norfolk Inland Waterway To
Beaufort Inlet Granted'
$185,000.
Washington,—The War Depart
ment announced yesterday that
Secretary Woodring had approved
$25,951,230 in annual maintenance
allotments for several hundred
rivers and harbours projects
throughout the country.
The funds were provided in the
annual War Department non
military supply bill.
The allotments involve no new
projects. They are upkeep of
those already in operation.
The largest single allotment was
$2,218,470 for lock and dam con
struction on the Ohio river.
Other projects approved by the
secretary included:
Thimble Shoal Channel, Va..
$100,000; Willoughby Channel, Va.,
$5,000; Waterways, Norfolk, Va.,
to the sounds of N. C., $60,000; In
land Waterways, Norfolk, Va., to
Beaufort Inlet, N. C., $185,000;
Edenton Harbor, N. C., $15,000;
Cashie river, N. C. $7,500; Roa
noke river, N. C., $7,500; examina
tions, surveys and contingencies
(general) Norfolk district, $35,000.
Waterways connecting Swan
Quarter Bay with Deep Bay, N. C.,
$3,000; Belhaven Harbor, N. C.,
$15,000; Pamlico and Tar rivers,
N. C., $17,000 pNeuse river, N. C.,
$12,500; Swift creek, N. C., $350;
Contentnea creek, N. C., $1,000;
Trent river, N. C., $1,500; Inland
Waterways, Beaufort to Cape Fear
river, N. C., including waterways
to Jacksonville, N. C., $75,000; In
tracostal Waterway, Cape Fear
river, N. C., to Winvah Bay, S. C.,
$44,000.
Morehead City Harbor, N. C.,
$50,000; Cape Fear river, N. C., at
and below Wilmington $135,000;
(Cape Fear river, N. C., above Wil
mington, $17,000; Black river, N. C.
$2,000; examinations, surveys and
contingencies (general) Wilming
ton district, $20,000; Winyah Bay,
S. C., $49,000; Waccamaw river, N.
C. and S. C., $4,500
Returns From Camp
Jack Hartley who has been en
joying a week’s vacation at Camp
Mawkawa has returned to his home
in Sophia.
Ruth Tucker and Mr. R. S. Allred,
Baptist; and Miss Pauline Steed,
Friend’s. It is hoped that the citi
zens of Asheboro will cooperate
with those who will canvass their
homes and will give them the de
sired information. It is hoped
that the people of Asheboro as well
as the churches will benefit fronr.
this undertaking.
The workers from each church
will meet at the First M. E.
Church, Thursday evening at 8
o’clock for final instructions.
Homemade Cream
Poisons Woman;
14 In Party 01
Mrs. E. O. Bulla, Asheboro,
Hastened to Hospital ■.
Here Today.
At Party Saturday
County Health Officer Says
Contamination Caused
Mass Illness.
Mrs. E. Otis Bulla, Asheboro, is
in a serious condition in the Ran
dolph hospital and, Mi> and Mrs.
John Rayle, alsb of this city, $re
confined to their home with illness
which Dr. George Sumner, county
health officer said was caused "By
eating contaminated ice cream.
The ice cream, according to the
health department reports, was
home-made and prepared in the
home of Mrs. Rayle’s parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Oscar McCanless, Pleas
ant Garden. The ice cream was
served at a party at the McCanless
home Saturday afternoon.
Fourteen guests were present all
of whom Dr. Sumner 'reports have
been, or, are still, ill. According
to his investigation the ice cream
was made in a family freezer.
While he has not completed his in
vestigation he stated today he be
lieved either the milk or other in
gredients or the freezer itself had
become contaminated in some un
determined manner. He has taken
cultures from the three patients
here and has forwarded them to
the state laboratory in Raleigh.
Mrs. Bulla, according to infor
mation obtained late today , lias
been continuously ill since the
Saturday gathering. She has been
unable to eat and today with her
condition showing no improvement
she was taken to the Randolph hos
pital. Authorities at the hospital
told The Courier that “Mrs. Bulla
is still very ill.”
Auto Licenses On
Sale Here Aug. 1
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Merchants Association Will
Handle Requests In
Local Office.
Automobile licenses for 1937
will go on sale at the Asheboro
Merchants association office here
August 1. The state motor vehicle
department, in order to assist pur
chasers of cars during the remain
der of this year to obtain licenses
with little delay, has decided to
grant the request of the local asso
ciation to handle the 1937 tags.
Purchasers of new and used cars,
after August 1, will not be required
to go to the Greensboro office for
their licenses.
Hospital Staff
Adds Dietitian
Miss Freda Webb Opens' Kew
Department in Local
Building.
The Randolph county hospital
has added a dietary department to
the institution’s facilities and has
engaged Miss Freda Webb as die
titian. Miss Webb for the past
several months has been employed
in a similar position by a hospital
in Southern Pines.
Miss Webb’s home is in Mt.
Airy.
THIRD POLAR FLIGHT
San Francisco.—Soviet officials
late this afternoon stated that had
no information relative to the start
of the third Russian north pole
flight from that country to the
United States. They said they be
lieved they would have been noti
fied had the plane left the Soviet
as reported here this morning.
The Soviet nation has set up a
refueling station at Fairbanks.
Alaska where it is believed the
plane will land prior to completing
its trip to either Chicago or New
York.
CONVICT SHOT
Concord,—Preston Waddell, 34
year-old exconvict, was fatally shot
in an automobile near here early
yesterday, and his 23-year old wife.
Margaret, surrendered to officers
who quoted her as saying her hus
band was accidentally killed when
a pistol discharged as they strug
gled over it.
VICKORY REUNION IS
PLANNED FOR SUNDAY
The seventh annual reunion of
the Vickory family will be held at
Level Cross M. P. church Sunday,
August 1. A basket lunch will be
spread on the grounds. All who
are connected with the family or
interested in the gathering are in
vited to be present.
New Naval Aide
For Roosevelt
Appointment of Capt. Walter B.
Woodson, above, of Lynchburg,
Va., recently chief-of-staff of the
Asiatic fleet, as naval aide to
President Roosevelt has been an
nounced by the Navy department.
Gapt. Paul H. Bastedo, of Buffalo,
N. Y., who holds the post at pres
ent, has been assigned the com
mand of the U. S. S. Quincy.
City-Wide Union
p Services Planned
•Committee Meeting Friday
• Night; Noted Preacher
H? To Have Charge.
At a fellowship supper Monday
evening, at the Baptist church the
organization for the City-wide
union evangelistic campaign was
effected. The meeting was open
ed by the invocation by Rev. H. P.
Powell, pastor of the First M. E
Church. A delectable supper was
then served by the ladies of the
Baptist church to the representa
tives who had assembled from the
Baptist, Methodist Protestant,
Friend’s, Presbyterian and Metho
dist Episcopal churches. There
about forty representatives
present. < .
Following the supper Dr. S. W.
Taylor, temporary chairman and
president of the Asheboro minister
ial association gave a brief outline
concerning the reason for the meet
ing and how the idea of a union ev
angelistic campaign originated. He
then introduced Dr. Lewis S. Gain
es, pastor of the First Baptist
church, Lexington, who has been
secured to work with Dr. George
^Yood Apderson, the evongelist, as
singer and director of the chil
dren’s and young people’s work,
who addressed the assembly con
cerning his experience and twenty
two years acquaintance with Dr.
Anderson, who had just recently
closed a city-wide evangelistic
campaign in Lexington. He also
spoke of the effectiveness of Dr.
Anderson’s methods and organiza
tion for city-wide campaigns since
he had preached in most of the
larger cities of the United States.
On completion of Dr. Gaines ad
dress, Dr. Taylor, pastor of the
Methodist Protestant church, was
elected permanent chairman and
Gerald K. Ford, director of Chris
tian education of the First M. E.
church was elected secretary. Dr.
Taylor then read a letter from Dr.
George Wood Anderson, outlining
* the plan of organization and the
following ommittees were ap
pointed:
Executive committee, Wiley
Jones and H. C. Luther, Baptists;
D. B. McCrary and W. A. Under
wood,. Jr., M. E.; Charlie Cross and
I. M. Cooper, Friend’s; Earl Hend
ley and L. F. Ross, M. P.
Finance committee, C. C. Cran
ford, M. E.; J. D. Ross, M. P.
(treasurer), W. F. Redding, Jr., M.
P.; G. R. Shaw, Friend’s; W. C.
Lucas, Baptist.
Publicity and Advertising Com
mittee, G. A. King, Baptist; Henry
Redding, M. E.; Cleta Rich, M. P.;
Ruth Edwards, Friends.
Extension Committee, Lee M.
Kearns and J. H. Hurley, M. E.;
Mrs. M. T. Lambert and Erm3n
Cor, Baptist; Earl Bulla and Miss
Kate Hammer, M. P.; L. D. Cagle,
and Pauline Steed, Friend’s. Rep
resentatives from the Presbyterian
church will be added on the return
of Dr. C. G. Smith to Asheboro.
• Dr. Taylor was instructed to call
together all committees for organi
zation. This he is doing Friday
evening, at 8 o’clock at the Meth
odist Protestant church.
Following the appointment of
committees it was moved that a
note of appreciation be sent to the
ladies of the Baptist church for
their services and a vote of appre
ciation was extended to Dr. Lewis
S. Gaines. The meeting was then
adjourned.
The spirit of the meeting was
fine and gave much encouragement
to those who are in charge of such
an undertaking. It was thought
by all present to be an auspicious
beginning to the evangelistic cam
paign.
WPA Labor Now
Geaning County
Public Schools
Work About Completed At
Seagrove; Randieman
Next Week.
Thirteen Employed
All Woodwork, Including
Desks, Chairs and Walls
Included.
A force of workmen, under direc
tion of T. Fletcher Bulla, superin
tendent and, the county education
board are now at work cleaning and
renovating the public school at
Seagrove and probably next week
will commence similar work at
the school in Randleman.
Funds for the work were made
available through a WPA project
requested by Superintendent Bulla
and the County Cimmissioners sev
eral months ago.
Thirteen persons, all residents
of the county, who qualified for
the work under WPA rules are now
engaged in the work.
All woodwork, ceilings, door
ways and side walls are being
cleaned and polished. School desks
and other furniture are also includ
ed in the renovation plans. Super
intendent Bulla anticipated the
work at Seagrove woulu be com
pleted this week and that the force
would go to Randleman early next
week.
Other schools in the county, svea
the recently constructed buildings
will receive attention insofar as
time allows up to the opening of
the school term this fall.
Survey Reveals
Better Business
An Improvement of Nearly 29
Percent Over Same Period
Last Year is Estimate.
Survey of state cash registers
for the first half of 1937 reveals
an upturn of business throughout
the entire south. Nine states re
ported an aggregate tax “take” of
$183,737,000 (in round thousands)
for 1937 compared with $142,325,
000 during the similar period of
1936. This increase of more than
$41,000,000 was an improvement
of nearly 29 per cent and officials
were unanimous in crediting the
bulk of the boost to better econom
ic conditions.
Virginia showed the widest ad
vance on a percentage basis, its
$14,772,000 in tax receipts for the
first five months of the year re
presenting a gain of $5,581,000, or
more than 60 per cent, over the
same months of last year.
Louisiana First
Louisiana was first in bulk of in
crease as well as in total collect
ions, ringing up $47,500,000 in
contrast to $36,500,000 in 1936.
Every state reported tax ante up
at least $2,000,000, Tennessee show
ing the narrowest advance of only
about $2,010000 from $14,231,000
to $16,241,000.
In nearly every state the widest
increase were noted in income
taxes and in “luxury” imposts such
as tobacco and liquor excises.
Figures in round thousands for
other states, the total for the first
half of 1936 being given first and
that for 1937 second:
North Carolina, $30,171,000—$36,
243,000; Georgia, $14,881,000—$19,
765,000; Mississippi $6,801,000—
$10,213,000; South Carolina, $10,
948.000— 13,815,000; Arkansas, $10,
265.000— $12,515,000; Alabama, $9,
378.000— $12,668,000.
Fall School Term May Open
Either September 2 or 9
County Board to Decide Date
At Meeting Here Monday
Night.
The Randolph county board of
education, at a meeting Monday
night will probably determine the
date for resumption of school du
ties this fall.
Superintendent T. F. Bulla today
said no definite date has been decid
ed upon but he believes it will be
either September 2 or September
9.
The fact that many families may
be away on vacations until after
September 1 may defer the open
ing date until Thursday, Septem
ber 9.
The school board both in the
city of Asheboro and in Randolph
county have been continually at
work since the term closed in the
spring preparing for reopening
this fali. Problems concerning
resignations of members of facul
ties and filling vacancies caused by
resignations have been a major
problem this year. Both boards
however have about completed this
work as well as replacing and en
larging the library facilities in the
several schools.
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War-Time Aide
Of Wilson 111
Although they ordered him to
spend his 79th birthday anniver
sary, July 26, in bed, physicians
said the condition of Col. Edward
Mandell House, above, was not se
rious. The war-time adviser of
President Roosevelt is suffering
from neuritis.
Mrs. 0. W. Vestal
Funeral Thursday
Well Known Resident Of
Asheboro Star Route
Died Tuesday.
Funeral services for Mrs. O. W.
Vestal, 65, who died at her home,
Asheboro Star route, Tuesday ev
ening, were conducted at the
Flagg Spring Methodist Protest
ant church this afternoon. The
Rev. E. L. Hill officiated. Burial
was in the church^cemeteiar.
Mrs.-Vestal i^ survived r by two
daughters, Mrs. H. C. Burrows,
Randleman and Mrs. E. C. Hughes,
Asheboro; three sons, Carl Vestal,
Brown Summit and Causey Vestal,
Asheboro. Twenty-one grandchil
dren and three great grandchildren
also survive.
Charles Moffitt
Fatally Burned
Funeral of Former Resident
Of Asheboro Here
Saturday.
Funeral services for Charles
Moffitt, 26, son of the late O. H
Moffitt and Mrs. Moffitt of Ashe
boro will take place in the Central
Methodist church Saturday after
noon at 2 o’clock. The Rev. S.
W. Taylor will officiate.
Charles Moffitt died in Fort
Worth, Texas, Tuesday night after
being severely burned in an explo
sion of an oil truck he was operat
ing in his oil business. The body
will reach Asheboro tomorrow af
ternoon.
Surviving, in addition to his mo
ther are the following named sis
ters and brothers: Mrs. P. V. Free
man, Mrs. Worth Bonkemeyer and
Miss Lucy Moffitt; Jack and J. D.
Moffitt, all of Asheboro and Ver
non Moffitt of Fort Worth.
State’s First Old
Age Check Mailed
Durham Woman Receives $10
A Month; Got 50 Cents
A Day.
Raleigh ,July 29.—The honor of
receiving the first old age assist
ance check in connection with
North Carolinas’ new social securi
ty program, goes to Mrs. Betty
Sorrell Adams, of 307 North Ma
ple street, Durham.
A check for $10 for the month of
July was sent to Mrs. Adams, a 71
year-old native of Cary, and she
will receive a similar amount each
month. Her application for bene^
fits stated that her income amount
ed to only 50 cents a week, which
she received for sewing.
J. A. Stewart, auditor for the
public assistance division of the
state board of charities and pub
lic welfare, prepared the check on
special machinery installed for
that purpose. Stewart said Dur
ham county was the first to send in
certified applications.
House Committee
Approves Hours
South Carolina Business In
Capital to Fight
Proposals.
Harrison Approves
North Carolina Senator Says
Measure Will Encourage
Strikes.
Washington. — Southern Repre
sentatives and Senators, backed by
North and South Carolina industry
yesterday threatened to bolt the
administration and oppose passage
of the Black-Connery Wage and
Hour bill.
In addition to southern Demo
crats Senator Vandenburg, Repub
lican of Michigan and, Senator Bai
ley of North Carolina joined hands
in bringing up big guns to oppose
passage of the measure. The bill
however, is apparently headed for
passage the latter part of this
week or early next week.
South Carolina sent a group of
business men and industrialists to
Washington to bolster up the cour
age of that state’s representatives
and senators in renewing the fight
against the bill which they said
would ruin industry in the south.
A labor leader turned legislator
succeeded in writing into the wage
hour bill today a provision permit
ting a board to fix minimum wage3 ^
as high as 70 cents an hour and a
maximum work week as short as 35
hours.
The House labor committee ap
proved the provision, which mem
bers said had been prepared by
Representative Wood, Democrat of
| Missouri, long-time president of
the Missouri State Federation of
Labor.
The proposal is a major change
frijtff tHe wsgt^Bouf BUI afc Hris
now being debated in the Senate.
Under the latter measure the ad
ministrative board could not com
pel payment of more than 40 cents
an hour, and could not reduce the
work week below 40 hours.
The Senate, debating its own
form of wage-hour bill, heard Sen
ator Vandenberg, Republican of
Michigan, object that it would give
an administrative board “life or
death” authority over industry. ;
Strait-Jacket
Warning colleagues that “the
American system of industry may
be at stake,” Vandenberg said the
bill involves “power over price
fixing... power over the very cre
ation and existence of jobs."
The legislation, he continued,
might place industry in a “strait
jacket”, when its pressing need is
for “a period of adjustment” to the
Wagner labor law.
Senator Harrison, Democrat cf
Mississippi, offered an amendment
to decentralize administration of
the law. It would require the board
before fixing wage and hour stand
ards to ask State Governors to
set up advisory boards composed
of representatives of employers,
employes and the public.
In letters to constitutents Sena
tor Bailey is explaining his reasons
for opposing the bill. One such let
ter reads:
Regrets Disappointing Friends
“I do not like to disappoint my
friends and constituents. However,
I have given careful consideration
to the proposed wage and hour bill
and I am submitting to you my
views as follows:
“I cannot support the wage and
hour bill. I believe its consequences
in North Carolina will not be good.
“It puts the control of industries
under five men. I am unwilling to
do this.
“It encourages strikes. I do not
wish to encourage strikes. It will
encourage professional strike agi
tators. I do not wish to encourage
them.
“It will make it difficult for saw
mills to operate, and thus cut off
our timber from markets. This will
adversely affect the farmers as well
as sawmill men.”
Bette Davis, Star
Of Screen, Sinks
Santa Barbara, Calif. —
Bette Davis, blonde screen
star, took a turn for the ■
worse here this afternoon fol
lowing a sunstroke. Miss
Davis’ parents, who reside in
Boston, Mass., were advised
by the actress’ physicians to •
hasten to their daughter’s west
coast home.
Up to a late hour this aft
ernoon, Miss Davis was be
lieved to be gaining but a
sudden relapse caused the
message to be sent to her pa
rents. ■")