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N. E. A. FEATURE SERVICE
THE DAILY COURIER
ASHEBORO, N. C., SUNDAY, AUGUST 15, 1937
“Over 10,000 People
Welcome You to
Asheboro, the Center
of the Mid-South”
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NUMBER 85
jrth Carolina
[Senators Travel
With President
bynoids, Bailey and Warren
To Make Trip to Fort
Raleigh.
Leave Tuesday
__eveit Will Speak at Vir
"rinia Bare Pageant Wed
nesday Morning.
Washington, Aug. 14.—(AP)—
bee members of the North Caro
congressional delegation to*
i*t made plans to accompany
sident Roosevelt to Roanoke
and where he will speak Wed
dav at a celebration .if the 350th
niversary of the birt h of Vir
ginia Pare, first white child born
Erf English parentage on this conti
|nent.
Senator Robert R. Reynolds, Sen
I itor J. W. Bailey and Representa
ftive Warren, who will have charge
rf the ceremonies, will accompany
: Mi. Roosevelt.
The party will leave Washing
5 ton by special train Tuesday night
I arriving Wednesday morning at
' Elizabeth City, N. C., where the
poup wall board coast guard boats
for Manteo. From there the
President expects to go to Fort
Raleigh where the celebration is
being held.
Mrs. M. Hill Dies
Of Long Illness
Farmer, Aug. 14—Mrs. Mary
Mill, widow of the late John Hill
died at her home near Farmer on
the 13th, after an illness of some
I weeks.
Surviving her are three sons,
Atlas Ridge of Lexington, Early
[Hill of Jackson Creek, McKinley
Hill of High Point, and one daugh
ter, 8rs. John Grubb of Cid.
be leaves xTttrOWWiater, Mr3.
["Rebecca Yates of Fayetteville, and
two brothers, Ransom Ridge of
Oak Ridge, and Henry Ridge of
; High Point.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed on Saturday morning at 11 o'
clock at Plesant Union church,
with the pastor Rev. Benny Low
dermilk in charge, and interment
will be ir. the church cemetery.
Two Airplanes At
Local Port Today
Seldon Hunns and Ed McLean,
well known pilots, are bringing two
planes to the local airport today
I for stunt flying and for commer
| cial riding. These two pilots Have
[' been in Asheboro many times with
planes and are already well known
; to the air-minded folk of this sec
tion.
They will come over this morn
1 ing and remain all day at the local
sirport. For the past several
months, both these men have been
: connected with the Burlington air
i port and are said to be experienced
' in many lines of aircraft.
Several local citizens are spon
soring this event.
Billboard Probe
Raleigh, Aug. 14.—(AP)—Gov
. error Hoey inaugurated a state
wide drive to beautify highways
J and regulate billboard advertising
| today by appointing a committee on
1 roadside control and improvement.
Adjournment Plans
Washington, Aug. 14.—(AP)—
Speaker Bankhead signaled a pell
mell towards adjournment today
■With a virtual admission that the
administration wage and hour bill
could not bo passed this session.
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'Tfioi Highest
Temperature
«THE LAST 24 HOURS
Fallen Tenement a Fatal Trap for 20
ifiitni i nidMimmi'iMi xiMnihiiii
Awful as the pile of wreckage appears by daylight, it is but an iota of the horror that New Street in
New Brighton, S. I., viewed in the rain-drenched darkness after the collapse of a tenement and abandoned
factory had killed 19 persons and injured 4 others. Two policemen were valiantly trying to rescue the ten
ants trom their deluged home when the undermined foundations gave way and let the structures topple into
the excavation. Above firemen carefully remove the wreckage by hand lest they mutilate concealed bodies
or fjrther injure trapped victims.
Automobile And
Trailer Wrecked
Joe Trotter Cited For Trial
Following Accident On
Fayetteville Street..
Joe Trotter, Asheboro, was ar
rested by State Highway Patrol
man Ncrris this morning at one
o’clock charged with reckless driv
ing in connection with an automo
bile collision on North Fayetteville
street.
Trotter, acording to the police,
was driving south on the highway
when his automobile crashed into
a trailer owned by Arthur Frey of
Fayetteville. Both cars were in
motion and traveling in the same
direction.
The force *bf the impact drove
the Trotter car through the rear of
the trailer. The Trotter car was
badly damaged.
Just a few seconds after the
collision another machine driven by ;
an unidentified driver crashed into j
the rear of Trotter’s car. It sus
tained slight damage and left the
scene of the accident prior to the
arrival of Patrolman Norris.
Trotter will be arraigned in Jus
tice’s court here Monday morning
at 9:30 o’clock.
Presbyterians Welcome Dr.
And Mrs. Smith Back Home
Watermelon Feast Marks
Farewell to Supply Pastor,
George Ricks.
Over one hundred members of the
Presbyterian church congregation
gathered at the church last night
to welcome the Rev. C. XI. Smith,
pastor, and Mrs. Smith back to the
pastorate after an extended trip
over western Europe. T. Lynwood
Smith acted as master of ceremon
The congregation and honored
guests gathered around tables plac
ed under the trees on the -hurch
hwn where a sumptuous watermel
on feast was enjoyed. Dr. J. V
Hunter, served as official * carver
of melons." The feast was m
charge of members of the Ladies
auxiliary. ,
X. Lynwood Smith, welcomed
the pastor and his wife back to the
church. He also paid a high trib
ute to George Ricks, who has so
ably served as supply pastor our
ing Mr. Smith's absenc?. Dr. and
Mrs. Smith and Mr. Ricks an.l his
mother made appropriate repljes.
The master of ceremonies called
attention to the manner in which
Mr. Ricks has handled all church
matters and extended to him the
best wishes of the congregation af
ter severing his relations wit > the
local Presbyterians. An apprecia
tion for the gracious manner in
uhich Mrs. licks has served the
church was also expressed »'•
Smith.
Eagles Broadcast Attended
By Hundreds; Extra Issued
Eagles Play Second
Game Monday Night
' Wichita, Aug. 14.—(AP)—
The hard hitting McCrary
; Eagles, champion North Caro
lina semi-pro baseball team of
Asheboro, will meet the win
ner of the Buford, Ga.-Holly
wood, Calif., game Monday
night at 10:15 p. m. (11:15
Eastern Standard Time.)
Buford and Hollywood play
tonight.
The Eagles started off the
tournament with a bang
when they defeated the Kan
sas City Police team last
night.
BALFOUR LODGE TO
HAVE MEETING 16TH
There will be a regular commun
: ication of Balfour Lodge No. 188
j Monday night, August J 6th, at 8
o’clock in the Masonic hall.1 'An
important matter will be discussel
! which will concern every member
1 of the order. After which a water
melon feast will be enjoyed. * AM
master Masons are urged to be
j present.
Rotarians Greet
Dr. G. C. Smith
Club Welcomes President
After Extended Trip
Through Europe.
The Asheboro Rotarians enthus
iastically welcomed Dr. Cothran, G.
Smith’s return to the club at Fri
day’s luncheon.
Dr. Smith has been away sev
eral weeks having been the club’s
representative at the Rotary In
ternational convention held in Nice,
France. After the convention Dr.
Smith, accompanied by Mrs. Smith
made an extended tour of many in -
teresting countries in F.urope and
comes back with lots of interesting
experiences to relate.
He is the new president of the
club and during hisj absence Ar
thur Ross, Jr„ who is the new vice
president has presided. Arthur,
Jr., turned over the gavel to Dr.
Smith with a few fitting remarks.
He has done a good job vice
presidenting. At the close of the
session Dr. Smith spoke briefly of
some of the high spots of his trip
and promised to tell more as timej
permits. He presented each one)
present with a miniature pair of
Dutch wooden shoes after first
dealing out some pleasantly direct
ed toward former president Mur
ray.Field. . . ... J
Daiiy Courier Prints Baseball
Edition; Carried All
Plays. ;
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Remaining steadfast to its
I avowal Sunday, to the effect this
newspaper would carry news when
it is news, The Daily Courier Fri
day night published an extra car
rying play by play account of the
McCrary Eagle’s victory in the op
ening game of the semi-pro base
ball congress at Wichita.
Along with The Daily Courier’s
action was the public spirit and ci
vic pride of Rupert Trollnger, who
went to a great expense, with un
certain financial outcome, to bring
the series play to hundreds of men
and women who jammed the Ashe
boro gymnasium.
Mr. Trollinger, sensing the inter
est in the Eagles future and, ans
wering an unofficial demand for
such service, obtained services of
the Postal Telegraph company
1 which installed a special leased
-.wire from the gym to the press
box in the Wichita ball park. An
experienced operator to handle the
receiving set in Asheboro. The
company also obtained the services
of an experienced baseball-opera
tor man for the Wichita key.
With this perfect set-up, Mr.
Trollinger was able to have the
I plays announced over the broadcas
ting set in the gym within a few
seconds after the play was com
pleted in Wichita. Every ball, ev
ery strike, every hit, run and put
out was brought in a vivid manner
to fans here. The interest in the
play was marked time and time
again during the evening as the
throngs stomped and cheered as
various plays were announced.
Mr. Trollinger also set up in the
gym two blackboards with the bat
ting orders of the team. Score
boards, whose keepers were ever
alert, also added their bit of as
sistance towards making the event
the success it was.
The proprietor of the Recreation
Center set up his broadcasting set
in the gym and remained ever on
guard to keep the tuning and tone
of the broadcasters’ voice to the
height of perfection.
The set-up included the telegraph
receiving instrument and a return
key which the local man used in
his “talk” from Asheboro to Wi
chita.
The key at Wichita called the
play, the local operator speeded :t
on his typewriter—an assistant
took it from the typewriter—a line
or a word at a time and into the
■“mike” it* went.
There was no delay.
It was a tribute to the Postal
company ,to Mr. Trollinger, to Mr.
Frazier and the several other men
who aided in the program.
As fast as the play was read in
to the “mike” a representative of
The Daily Courier, re-edited the
material for newspaper publication.
One inning at a time was placed in
the hands of “Jimmy” Walker who.
speeded the messages to The
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Russian Flyers
Believed Down
In Arctic Zone
Last Message From Missing
Plane Heard Eariy Yester
day Morning.
On 4,000 Mile Trip
Henry Mattern Joins Hunt;
Was Rescued by Soviet
Flyers Himself.
Fairbanks, Ala., Aug. 14.—(AP)
—Faint radio messages today indi
cated six missing Soviet flyers
were safe somewhere in the Arctic
between Alaska and the North
Pole.
Three planes bearing Russian of
ficials left Fairbanks to search for
their missing comrades.
“No bearing—having trouble
with—wave band” said the trans
lated version of a message inter
cepted from the plane by the Unit
ed States signal corps station at
6:40 a. m. (9:44 EST).
Part of the message was un
readable and the portion received
did not give a clue as to whether
the big Moscow-Fairbanks plane
was Uoft or down in the icy Arc
tics
Government officials expressed
the belief the powerful plane had
long since descended shortly after
passing over the Pole yesterday on
its projected 4,000 mile trip from
the Soviet capital to Fairbanks.
The call of fellowship also
brought Henry Mattern, American
long-distance flyer into the hunt,
in an effort to repay an act of
mercy by one of the lost aviators,
Sigmund Lebanessky, who was m
charge of the missing plane.
Memorial Rites
At Springfield
Association Honors the Late
Clinton Petty, Founder Of
Old Tannery.
Saturday, the anniversary of tne
30th annual meeting’ of the Spring
field Memorial association, was a
cause which renewed satisfaction
for the founders of this group. Yes
terday, there were thirty odd mem
bets present for the celebration this
year who were there at the firsc
meeting thirty years ago.
Miss Clara Cox, pastor of the
church, was in charge of the ser
vices which were interrupted at
noontime for a picnic lunch and a
period for renewing old friendships
and acquaintances. Miss Frances
and Marjorie Merdenhall of Win
ston-Salem were in charge of the
splendid musical program which
was a part of the day’s program.
Oscar J. Coffin, of Chapel Hill,
was the chief speaker of the occas
ion and very fittingly spoke on the
subject, “Piedmont Neighborhoods
and Quaker Influences and Person
alities.” It was brought to the
attention of the group that this or
ganization was formed for the pur
pose of preserving history and tra
dition.
A memorial was read in a very
impressive fashion to the late Clin
ton Petty, owner of the famous old
Tannery and his wife, Victoria
Petty. This was read by the son,
Herbert Petty.
And, thus another memorable
meeting of this Memorial associa
tion passes into history.
Broadcast Monday
Rupert Trollinger, proprietor of
the Sunset cafe, last night announ
ced he would broadcast the Eagles
game at Wichita Monday night at
the Asheboro gym. The game is
scheduled to commence at 11:30
o’clock at night.
Maedic Paid Profit of 3,333 Percent
Saratoga Springs, N. Y. (AP)—
The annual yearling sales at Sara
toga Springs in August recall
many “bargains” purchased here.
One of the “bargains” was Mae
dic, bought from the consignment
of Thomas Piatt for $1,550.
Maedic won $51,675 as a 2-year
old.
Coles Visiting
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cole of Pet
ersburg, Va., are in town for the
week-end with Mrs. Cole’s father,
W. J. Scarboro and other relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Cole are moving into
a new apartment next week in Pe
tersburg.
Reich To Limit Garters
Berlin (AP) — Minimum mea
surements for suspenders, garters
and armbands are to be laid down
by the economic subcommittee
which is coordinating the German
suspender industry with Four
Year Plan requirements.
miiik
Reorganization
Bill Adopted By
House Members
Representative Warren In
Successful Drive; Two
Tar Heels Oppose.
Vote Was 285-75
Gives President Broad Pow
ers to Make Over
Agencies.
Washington, Aug. 14.—Repre
sentative Lindsay C. Warren of
the first North Carolina district
Friday drove through the House
the second of four administration
bills to carry out the President's
government reorganization pro
gram. The bill passed 285 to 75
with Representative William 11.
Umstead, and J. Bayard Clark of
the sixth and seventh North Caro
lina districts, respectively, voting
in the negative.
Representative Warren, author of
the bill, asked the group in the
name of “efficiency and economy”
to pass the legislation which gives
the President broad powers during
two years to reorganize, consoli
date, regroup or abolish agencies
of the government or their func
tion, by executive order. The bill
reserves the right to Congress to
pass within 60 days restraining leg
islation. The measure includes a
provision for the establishment of
a department of welfare.
Mr. Warren told the House that
agencies and government corpora
tions have been “springing up like
mushrooms,” and have become a
“frankenstein” on the body of the
government. He said that the most
plausible remedy would be passage
of the bill to give the President
who he said has the determination
to carry the reorganization plan
out, ample powers. Mr. Warren
pointed out that Congress had tried
its hand at reorganizing the gov
ernment and “time after time has
failed.”
Chinese Scrap Iron Guarded
Amoy, China (AP)—China has
succumbed to the scrap iron col
lecting vogue. A sixteen day pe
riod has been set aside in Amoy
during which time each resident
is supposed to collect and turn in
all iron and copper scrap he can
lay hands on.
The Chinese believing that Japan
is buying scrap iron in China for
rearming. Although the export of
iron has been banned, the Japa
nese are reported to be buying iron
in China, sending it to Taiwan or
Hongkong and transshipping it to
Japan.
Gets Two Winners
Denver (AP)—Coburn Jones a
regular infielder with the Pitts
gurg Pirates until illness closed
his major league career several
years ago, coached the Denver
team which won the 1937 Colorado
American legion junior baseball
championship. A team of young
sters, also coached by Jones, who
the state midget title.
Minnie Isley Held Over To
Superior Court; Gives Bail
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Parking Rules In
Trade St Changed
Cars Will Not Be Allowed On
North Side; Other Pro
posed Changes.
Chief of Police Dewey Bulla to
day announced that parking on the
north side of Trade street would be
prohibited commencing Monday
morning. Congested traffic thru
the street, due to parking on both
sides of the highway, has ne ’essi
tated the new ruling, Ch'tf Bulla
stated.
He also said the department is
studying the danger to pedestrians
crossing Sunset avenue due to the
present system of allowing right
hand turns into that avenue by
cars traveling north in Fayetteville
street.
The chief expressed the hope
that something to improve this
condition may be worked out in the
future.
The present system necessitates
the presence of an officer at that
place nearly all day. Cars turning
into Sunset avenue from both di
rections in Fayetteville street, he
sp;d: create a constant danger to
persons crossing the street.
Tentative Tax
With autograph hunters clogging
the passageways about him, Asso
ciate Justice James Clark McRey
nolds presented this picture as he j
sailed for Europe aboard the Queen
Mary for his recess vacation. The
conservative bulwark of the Su
preme Court was apparently pleas
ed at the tribute, and smiled as he
signed scores of autograph books
and photographs of himself.
Rate Confirmed
20-Day Period of Objection
Passed Saturday With
$1.12 Rate Fixed.
At a call meeting of the Ran
dolph county board of commission
ers held on Saturday, the tax rate
of $1.12, set tentatively at a pre
vious meeting, was conthmed. Ac
cording to law, the tax late is set
tentatively by the commissioners
after the year’s budget is made up.
This, then, stands for twenty days
in the county court house and, if
there is no objection, is approved.
This is what the commissioners
did on Saturday at their call mess
ing at the end of the period. In
addition to the confirmation of the
tax rate, the commissioners ap
proved several road petitions wh'ch
will be turned over to the proper
channels at once for approval and
work.
Local Firemen To
Sponsor Carnival
Bob Penny’s big riding devices,
new, modern and thrilling, will
come to Asheboro on Monday from
the City Lake at High Point where
they have entertained crowds for
several weeks. These interesting
attractions will come to Asheboro
under the auspices of the Asheboro
Fire department and will remain
the entire week.
The show will open Tuesday ev
ening with a band concert in the
main business section of town,
leading the people to the location
of the rides. The exact location will
be announced in this newspaper on
i Tuesday afternoon.
Manslaughter Charge, Alter
Fatal Wreck, Upheld By
Two Justices.
Mrs. Minnie Isley, charged with
manslaughter in connection with
the fatal wreck, Sunday, July 11,
which took the life of her mother,
Mrs. Mac Tilley and the latter’s
twin sister, Mrs. Nathan Burrow,
was bound over to the September
term of Superior court today.
Hearing of the. charges, filed by
Corporal Brown of the State high
way patrol was before Justice of
the Peace L. C. Phillips and Jus
tice J. T. Lambert as associate.
Bond was continued at $2,000.
Mrs. Harold Carter, driver of the
automobile which figured in the
collision with the Isley truck was
found not guilty of the same
charge and freed.
The additional charge of driving
without a license, filed against
Mrs. Isley, was dismissed by the
justices.
The accident occurred on high
way 75, about seven miles south of
High Point. Mrs. Isley was driv
ing a truck loaded with watermel
ons. The Carter car was carrying
two passengers, in addition to the
driver. Mr. Carter, one, was not
injured but, his small son sustained
slight injuries about his body. Mrs.
Carter was also slightly injured.
Both machines were virtually de
molished.
Killing Of Three
Americans Bring
Troops And Ships
Flagship of. Fleet in Harbor
With 39 Vessels; One
Destroyer Enroute.
Dead in Streets
Chinese Planes Turn On Japs;
Bombs Miss Mark
In City.
Washington, Aug. 14.—(AP)—
Thirty-nine American warships and
nearly 7,000 soldiers, sailors and
marines stood ready tonight to pro
tect lives and property of United
States citizens in the Japan-Chin
ese war zone.
The navy department said the
Asiatic fleet, under command of
Admiral Harry E. Yarnell, is sta
tioned in Chinese waters ready to
evacuate American nationals from
Shanghai and any other theatre of
hostility should naval officers de
cide such action was necessary.
Yarnell’s flagship, the 10,000 ton
Augusta, steamed into Shangfai
harbor last night.
Floating in the harbor are gun
boats, the river patrol boats and
the 16,800 ton oil tanker Ramapo.
The Perry, a 1,100 ton destroyer,
was speeding towards Shanghai to
night, expecting to arrive tomor
row.
Shanghai, Aug. 15.—(Sunday)—
(AP)-rWar at its worst caught
and killed Americans and heaped
the die and dying in Shanghai to
day.
Japanese and Chinese war planes
fought above the international city
of 3,500,000 people. Hundreds of
non-combatants, at least three Am
ericans, died in a rain of bombs
that missed their mark. Two or
more were wounded. All are in
grave peril.
The Americans were drawn into
the tragic vortex of the undeclared
yet undisguised Japanese-Chinese
war when the war birds of the Chi
nese government aroused, at last
struck back at the Japanese ofe.
Great buildings, including two
famous hotels were - shattered.
Mounds of dead littered the pave
ments.
Tokyo, Aug. 15.—(Sunday.—
(AP)—After a three hour cabinet
session the Japanese government
insisted today that latest develop
ments including in the Shanghai re
gion made it necessary for the Ja
panese government to “take reso
lute measures.”
Young Farmers To
Join in Contests
Farmer, Aug. 14.—The Guilford
Randolph federated chapter of the
Young Tar Heel Farmers, which
is affiliated with the Future Far
mers of America met at Nathinei
Green School in Guilford county on
Tuesday evening and made plans
for a field day to be held at sum
mer school on August 18th.
This event is expected to bring
together many of the Young Tan
Heel Farmers, and all local mem
bers are eligible for entrance in the
various contests. The grand event
are baseball, softball, volleyball,
and horseshoe pitching tourna
ments..
In the tract races there will be
the 50 yard dash, 100 yeard dash,
and 420 yard run.
In the jumping contest there
will be the broad jump, and 25 yard
hop. The water events will be the
50 yard swim, J.00 yard swim,
plunge for distance, dive for dis
tance, and the 400 yard swimming
relay race.
The winning school will be given
a silvei^^oving cup. The water
events will be at the Boy Scout lake
near Sumner school.
Pomona Grange To
Hear Kerr Scott
Farmer, Aug. 14—The Pomona
Grange will hold a meeting at Far
mer on August 19th, at which time
representatives from all the local
branches are expected. A business
meeting will be held at 11 o’clock
and after a picnic dinner there will
be an open meeting to which every
body s invited. Keer Scott and Har
ry B. Caldwell will be speakers.
Other speakers are expected, and
the afternoon will be pleasantly and
profitably spent, • ,
Vote Monday
Washington, Aug. 14.—(AP)—
Senate Judiciary committee mem
bers today forecast the committee
would vote Monday to .approve the
nomination of Senator Black tp
the Supreme Cuurt—although
there were telegraphic protests and
demand for delay.