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THE DAILY COURIER
ASHEP.QRO, N. C., FRIDAY, AUGUST 20. 1937
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“Over 10,000 People
Welcome You to
Asheboro, the Center
of the Mid-South”
NUMBER 89
even Democrats
Kill Wage-Hour
Bill By Silence
tend Caucus But Fail To
Answer Roll Call, Chair
man Quits.
Mostly Southerners
| Hope of Passage This
Session Fails; Did Not
Reach Floor.
Washington, Aug. 20.—UP)—Sev
' the house have kill
Bg democrats in
Ejthc administration wage and
tour bill for this session by the
(Lmle trick of keeping silent,
gjiany of them, attended a party
iWus. called to consider forcing
fC rules committee to release the
Ensure for floor debate—but they
f didn’t answer roll call.
P As a result the chairman had to
Luiounce a quorum was not pres
ent and no resolution.
\ The bill was virtually dead even
before the Southern members and a
few others gave it their final treat
iMust Have Aid
Requests Right
[ Raleigh. Aug. 20.—Although say
[ jog that “application for Old age
[Assistance and Aid to Dependent
[Children are now coming into the
[jtate in much better condition,”
[Nathan H. Yelton, Director of the
[Division of Public Assistance of
the State Board of Charities and
'Public Welfare, has issued a warn
ing to Superintendents of Public
Welfare that “applications sub
nitted for August payment must be
‘m this office in correct form by
august 31.”
k.“Any applications (hat are re
Ev>>t check,” Yelton continued.
F “We wish to thank the staffs of
the County Departments of Welfare
for their cooperation and the ef
fort which has been put forth in
jetting the program started,” Mr.
Yelton said.
“Since the Public Assistance pro
gram is new to us, we were unable
to anticipate of your difficulties.
We hope that we are now making
a beginning in that direction of
being of more service to you, and
we shall appreciate your presenting
your problems and offering sug
gestions to us.”
Climax Resident
In Town Today
C. L. Cranford of Climax, one
* of the county’s older citizens, who
plans to celebrate his 80th birth
; day in January, was a visitor at
' this office today. Mr. Cranford is
•specially interested in The Daily
Courier and said this was a move
he has longed to see for this news-*
; P»per.
Mr. Cranford came in for news
of the liquor vote in several coun
ties. He is an ardent dry and
is probably the only living leader
in the first dry fight in Randolph.
At that time, A. G. Murdock, fath
er of our townsman George Mur
dock, and Alfred Vuncannort were
leaders, working with Mr. Cran
ford.
The Randolph citizen states that
he was a militant dry in his young
'• manhood and has remained consis
tently dry ever since. He is act
ive, interested in public affairs, and
plans to see to it that Randolph
does not vote in the wet ranks
while he is able to be about—and
it looks as if he would be, for he is
in excellent health.
MiaHEt/rr
Temperature
<*THE LAST 2.4
Her Husband Introduces Alabama’s New Senator
The only things lacking to make Mrs. Dixie Graves the new senator from Alabama are the reisgnation
of Senator Black and formal presentation of the official documentsL And Governor Bibb Graves above es
corts his wife to the scene of her new activities in W ashington, D. C. Home state leaders recognize Mrs.
Graves as an able and astute politician.
Mrs. Dixie Graves
Now With Senate
Wife of Alabama Governor!
Succeeds Black; Serves
Until Next April.
unced Mrs.
immediately
his resigna
Washington, Aug. 20.—<.T>—Gov
ernor Bibb Graves of Alabama ap
pointed his wife, Dixie Bibb Graves
last night to succeed Hugo L.
Graves' appointment
after Black tendered
tion from the Senate
Mrs. Graves will serve onjy tem
porarily. The governor called a
special election for next April 26 to
name a senator to fill Black’s unex
pired term, which ends in January,
1939.
WPA Valuable To
Any Community
Raleigh, Aug 20.—Mrs. W. T.
Bost, Comissioner of the State
Board of Charities and Public Wel
fare, Wednesday told members of a
conference of Social Service divi
sion workers of the state WPA
that “we regard the Works Pro
gress Administration as one of our
most valuable resources in the com
munity in that it obtains employ
ment for those who might other
wise have to depend upon the Dep
artment of Welfare for a liveli
hood.”
“You can see,” she continued,
“what a serious curtailment of
WPA would mean to the Depart
ment of Public Welfare. While it
is true that through the Social Sec
urity legislation, North Carolina
will be able to reach certain groups
of people—the aged, needy blind
and dependent children—what of
those who do not fall into one of
these categories ?
“There is the traditional out
door poor list, or general relief, for
which some funds will be included
in the budgets. But many of the
counties are not disposed to appro
priate funds for unemployfent re
lief. There is the feeling that there
is a national responsibility toward
unemployment, and that federal
revenues are still need for fighting
it.”
State Dept, of Agriculture
Planning Farmers Meet 25
Randolph county farmers are
urged to plan now to attend a most
important meeting in the county
agriculture building on Wednesday
evening, August 26, at 7:30 o’clock.
At this time, the state department
of agriculture, in cooperation with
the North Carolina Crop Improve
ment association and the county
agent, E. S. Millsaps, county agent,
will be in charge of the meeting
and will preside.
Speakers will include D. S. Col
trane, formerly of Asheboro, now
assistant to Kerr Scott, state ag
riculture head. Mr. Coltrane will
discuss fully the new seed law and
will show a three-reel picture
which reveals the advantages of
better se«i| how they germinated
how they grow. It is »“**«**'*
by the state department that it
would be advantageous to all seed
dealers, as well as farmers, to at
W. F. Lambert First Venture
In Tobacco Proves a Success
Three-Day Rest Will
Benefit Local
_Team_
The McCrary Eagles will
he a refreshed aggregation
Sunday afternoon if they
line up against the Lisbon
Falls, Maine, entrants in the
National semi-pro series at
Wichita. Every pitcher will
have at least a three day rest.
Both teams have won two and
lost one game.
Late advices say game may
be put off until Monday. En
tering the tournament as a
“dark horse” with little known
of its past performances the
Maine team has gained consid
erable following during its
three games played to date.
It lost its game with Enid,
Okla„ 15 to 6 after turning in
two clean cut victories. Enid
also ranks with the topnotch
ers in the tourney. Previous
ly, the Maine team had defeat
ed Leyden, Colo., and Arkan
sas City, Ark. The victory
over the Arkansas team estab
lished the Mainers as a threat
for the title.
By Sunday Manager Neely
Hunter will have a team ready
to renew thes fray. The rest
will give John Griffin an op
portunity of easing up on a
bruised hip and a slashed shin
sustained in the Corsica game.
Lankford, who turned in the
opening win over the Kansas
Cops, Red. Norris, Hooks Cal
loway, Bob McFadden and
Mike Briggs will all be ready
for the hurling assignment.
There was some talk today
that McFadden, recognised
daylight-hot-weather man may
again be sent to the mound al
though it was believed Callo
way will draw the assignment.
Rupert Trollinger will again
broadcast the series play in
the Asheboro gym. The Wi
chita wire will be opened at
1:30 o’clock in the afternoon.
tend this meeting and understand
the new seed law.
M. D. Stuart, state crop inspec
tor, will also speak and will doubt
less have as interesting and im
portant a topic as Mr. Coltrane.
Further plans for the meeting will
be set forth in Sunday’s isue of
this newspaper by E. S. Millsaps.
Murderer Killed
Coluhbia, S. C., Aug. 20.—CT>
Shannon Macdonald, 45, was elec
trocuted here today for the gun
slaying of H. B. Thompson, Sr., in
Fairfield county in September 1935.
H. B. Thompson, Jr., 13, son of the
victim, looked on.
Washington, Aug. 20.—CW—A
Treasury announcement of new bor
rowing indicated tonight the public
debt will climb past the $57,000,
000,000 mark next we<*.
Nine Acres Planted; Expect
$3,000 Return; Average ‘
.42 Cents a Pound.
One of the finest and clean
looking crops of tobacco ever
ed in the south has been
by W. F. Lambert, whirl
route 62 about 2 miles south west
of the city limits. This is Mr.
Lambert’s first entry into tobacco
raising.
Bethel Owens, a former resident
of Stokes county was engaged by
Mr. Lambert to handle the produc
ing end of the business. Mr. Ow
ens has been in the tobacco raising
business for several years.
Nine acres of tobacco plants
were set out on the Lambert land.
Up to this morning, four barns had
been cured, with the cropping bare
ly started. There are two flue
curing barns located on the place.
The tobacco has been cured in an
expert manner and persons famil
iar with that branch of farming
predicted it will bring an average
of from .42 to .45 a pound, allowing
of approximately $3,000.
Mr. Lambert an estimated return
The success of Mr. Lambert is
another indication of the excellent
soil in Randolph county for all
farm purposes. The nature of the
crop and the absolute absence of
“suckers” are also an indication
that this type of farming can be
numbered among the many crops
raised successfully in the county.
Tent For Union
Meeting Is Ready
The committee for arrangements
for the union meeting which is
scheduled to begin on Sunday, Au
gust 29th, has decided to put the
tent on the south Fayetteville
street school grounds. The com
mittee decided in favor of the nor
theast section of the grounds, on
Academy street.
The large tent will be erected
early next week, according to G. H.
King, a member of the committee.
It is further announced by the com
mittee that this location was de
cided upon because of the accessi
bility of the athletic building in
which the plan is to hold services,
in event of storms.
This union service, which was
decide* upon by the ministerial as
sociation of Asheboro, is to be a
community affair, and will run for
two weeks, as has been announced
previously.
Sends Boats to China
Paris, Aug. 20.—GW—The Minis
try of Marine announced yester
day that because of the “serious
events of China,” one cruiser, two
sloops and a river gunboat would
be concentrated at Shanghai. Vice
Admiral Maurice Bigot, aboard the
flagship cruiser Lamotte-Picquet,
was entrusted with defense of the
French concession.
Attacks Spanish Ship
Istanbul, Aug. 20.—UP)—Spanish
government freighter Amuru whs
reported today to have been at
tacked and driven aground off Gal
lipoli, Turkey, by an unidentified
submarine. The ship was fired on
last night almost at the same spot
Congress Rushes
Towards End Of
Session Tonight
Barkley Concedes House May
Wind Up Not Later Than
Nightfall.
Conferences Fail
N6 Agreement Reached On
.Rousing Measure; 3rd De
ficiency Bill.
Washington, Aug. 20—(JP)—Con
gressional chieftains opened a sud
den drive today to adjourn Con
gress by late tonight.
Senator leader Barkley, conced
ed for the first time as the Senate
met at noon, that there was “a
chance” to finish up the long ses
sion by tonight instead of waiting
until the Wagner Housing bill
was 'reported or the possibility of
getting a conference agreement on
the third deficiency appropriation
bill, the last scheduled measure for
the session.
Previously the leader had stop
ped reports of possible adjourn
ment by tonight. Both houses
were ready for the end of the long
but unproductive session.
2nd Anniversary
Social Security
Is Said to be Most Far-reach
ing Piece of Social Legis
lation Ever Enacted.
Washington, Aug. 20.—The So
cial <»Security Act was passed b>
Congress and signed by the Presi
dent just two years ago. At the
Washington headquarter of Re
gion IV, which includes the Dis
trict Columbia, and the States
eiMSaryJand, North Carolina, Vir
ginia and West Virginia, Mr. G. R.
Parker, regional director, when
asked to comment on the progress
made to date, issued the following
statement:
“On August 14, 1935, the Presi
dent signed the Social Security
Act, the most far-reaching piece of
social legislation ever enacted in
this country. It may be worth while
to briefly review the results achiev
ed, particularly as applied to the
state of North Carolina.
“The Act, as is generally under
stood, includes those features in
volving state and federal coopera
tion, that is Public Assistance and
Unemployment Compensation, and
Federal old-age benefits.
“In general outline, public assist
ance provides aid to needy persons
of 65 and over, dependent children,
and the needy blind. The states en
act their own laws and the federal
government contributes a part of
ministrative authorities in accord
tended is determined by local ad
the cost. The amount of aid ex
ance with need disclosed by inves
tigation.
“In unemployment compensation,
state funds are being built up
which will provide payments to
eligible workers who are tempora
rily thrown out of employment.
The cost of administering state
plans is borne by the federal gov
ernment.
“Federal old-age benefits is the
long-range plan for providing
against old-age dependency. It
provides for monthly payments to
eligible workers upon attaining
age 65, or lump-sum payments un
der certain conditions and in the
event of death. These amounts are
based on life earnings and the ben
eficiary is entitled to them as a
matter of right, irrespective of any
question of need or distress.
“On June 22, 1937, the public as
sistance plan of the state of North
Carolina was formally approved by
the Social Security board. Undir
this it is estimated that during Au
gust aid will be extended to ap
proximately 5,000 needy old people,
and that this number will be sub
stantially increased as the recently
formed state organization gets fur
ther under way. Dependent chil
dren and needy blind will also ben
efit. While individual amounts
have necessarily been small, the re
lief of acute distress has been
large. In North Carolina, old-age
assistance and aid to dependent
children is administered by the
state board of charities and public
welfare, and aid to the needy blind
■by a commission for the blind.
“On Decembed 19, 1936, the So
cial Security board approved the
North Carolina unemployment
compensation plan. While it is ne
cessary to permit funds to accumu
late until January 1, 1938 before
payments are made, thereafter sub
stantial assistance will be automa
tically provided for those tempo
rarily out of work. As of July 31,
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War Refugees Met
By Earthquake In
Manila Harbor
Two Sharp Tremors Add To
Horrifying Trip; No Deaths
Reported.
Heard 200 Miles
Lofty Buildings, Churches
Damaged; Second Shock
Came in 10 Minutes.
Manila, P. I., Aug. 20—(.T)—Two
sharp earthquakes hit Manila in
the darkness tonight in a terrifying
welcome to American refugees
from war tom Shanghai.
Fire, started by the shocks, ad
ded to the panic. '
Several lofty buildings and
churches were demaged. Other ma
jor structures swayed noticeably.
Many were injured but no deaths
were reported.
The second tremor added new
terror, 10 minutes later. It was
felt at least 200 miles away.
Most terrified by the rumbling
and shaking was the 375 refugees
arriving on the President Jefferson
to a supposed haven after their
experiences in Shanghai.
Rotary Greets Dr.
Cothran G. Smith
Members Participate in Edu
cational Program; Miss
Rice, Guest.
Dr. C. G. Smith, president of the
Asheboro Rotary club, was official
ly welcomed back to Asheboro by
members of the organization at
today’s luncheon meeting.
Dr. Smith has been in Europe
for several months. .
The Rotary educational pro
gram, in charge of Frank Craven,
Jr., and E. O. Shaffer, marked to
day’s meeting. Each member was
given a questionnaire upon which
were printed true and false ans
wers. Members were instructed
to underscore the correct answer.
Miss Emma Rice was a guest of
the club and played several de
lightful piano selections.
Brotherhood Voted
Chicago, Aug. 20.—f.'P)—Rail
road executives and heads of the
five train service brotherhoods
failed yesterday to reach an agree
ment after a full week of negotia
tions over the union’s plea for a 20
per cent wage increase.
Ship Goes to Santander
St. Jean De Luz, France, Aug. 20
—(A1)—The United States destroyer
Kane steamed toward Santander,
Spain, yesterday for evacuation of
Americans endangered by the in
surgent drive on the city.
Auto Returned
A 1936 Ford V-8, owned by Pen
wood Redding, taken from its par
king place near the Bossong Hos
iery Mill yesterday was returned
by unidentified persons last night.
The police believe the car was “bor
rowed” ^by some local person.
New Orleans, Aug. 20.—UP)—
The nations rural free delivery
mail mer. today heard James W.
Cole, deputy second assistant post
master general, urge them to
meet the issue of what he termed
the present discriminatory system
of payment on a mileage basis.
Roosevelt Puts Shanghai
Action Up to U. S* Navy
_* —.
Rites Saturday
For Mrs. A. B. Cox
Miss Annie B. Cox, aged 70,
daughter of the late Milton and
Elizabeth Davis Cox, died at her
home on Sophia route 1, Friday
morning at one-thirty o’clock, fol
lowing an illness of some time.
Shs was bom and reared in Ran
dolph county and was well known
throughout this section. She was
a birth right member of the Marl
boro Friends church.
Surviving are two sisters, Miss
Ettie Cox of Sophia, route 1, and
Mrs. Grant Reynolds of Lake
wood, N. J., one brother, Jabez
M. Cox of Sophia route 1. Also
several nieces and nephews survive.
F*uneral services will be con
ducted from the Marlboro Friends
church Saturday morning at 11:00
o’colck by Rev. Sam Nelson, assist
ed by Rev. B. B. Bulla. Interment
will follow in the church ceme
tery. ,
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Flags^i Augusta Hit
By Shell; 18 of Crew
In Serious Condition
Fortune Awaits
Former Prodigy
A search for Winifred Sackville
Stoner, Jr., 35, above, was in
stituted after relatives learned
that she had been named bene
ficiary in an old English estate,
■jts value unestimated. Miss
Stoner, thrice married and di
vorced,- gained prominence a
generation ago as a prodigy who
wrote verse at 5, and spoke
eight languages at 12. ,
Santander’s Fall
Expected Hourly
Spanish Rebel Forces Are
Closing in On Last Loyal
ist Outpost.
Hendaye, Spanish Frontier, Aug.
20—UP)—Santander and the Span
ish government’s north west posi
tions appeared doomed today vo
fall before General Franco’s insur
gent columns slowly but relentless
ly advancing through rain and
mud.
“It is only a matter of days,”
said French and Belgium citizens
who arrived from Santander last
night, last important stronghold of
the government in northwestern
Spain. It was impossible to get
food through the insurgent block
ade.
Today Franco’s troops poured
through a natural barrage of fog
and rain for possession of the wa
ter works system of the city.
General Franco announced his
forces met strong resistance in all
sections of the Santander front
where heavy reinforcements had
been sent up by the government
forces.
Engineer Dead
Goldsboro, Aug. 20v—</P)—B. B.
Norton, 71, Salisbury, for 50 years
an engineer on the Southern rail
road died suddenly of heart attack
today.
President Contends Men “On
Ground” Better Able To
Decide Course.
Washington, 9ug. 20.—(jP)—
President Roosevelt, was advised
of the shelling of the flagship Au
gusta, the killing of one sailor and
the wounding of eighteen others
said whatever action was deemed
advisable would be taken by “the
men on the grounds.”
The President told a newspaper
conference that he had received on
ly fragmentary reports of an un
official nature in dispatches on the
shelling of the Augusta.
When further questioned the
President said, “almost anything
can happen in a case like this.”
When asked “what he kas going
to do about it,” Mr. Roosevelt said,
“the people on the site could tell
more about it than officials in
Washington.”
He did say, id response to ques
tions, that official Washington was
talking about the advisability of
invoking the neutrality every day.
Fleet Commander
Throws Gauntlet
To Jap Officials
Florida Native Dies When
Shell of Undetermined
Origin Hits Deck.
Others Drop Near
American Admiral Scorns Or
ders of Jap Navy Banning
River Use.
(By The Associated Press)
Shanghai, Aug. 20.—One Unit
ed States sailor was killed and 18
wounded tonight when an anti-air
craft shell of undetermined origin
hit the after-well deck of the Un
ited States cruiser Augusta, flag
ship of the Asiatic fleet.
The Augusta had been laying in
the Whampoo river, a little down
stream from the heart of the Inter
national settlement. It was cover
ing evacuation of American refu
gees from stricken Shanghai.
The shell came from a high an
gle. Both Japanese and Chinese
artillery had been firing furiously
in the late afternoon.
The sailor killed, was Freddie J.
Falgout of Raceland, Fla. Nine
of the 18 wounded were in a ser
ious condition.
The shell struck the Augusta at
6:40 p. m. when Japanese and Chi
nese guns were roaring on both
hanks of the river and warships
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were nrmf ttoiu weir puuiiiiowv *«•
Shortly before the Augusta was
struck three big shells, believed
from Chinese guns, concealed on.
shore north of Chapai, plunged in
to the water close to the cruiser.
The Augusta’s crew was imme
diately ordered to take shelter be
low deck. The crews of other Am
erican and foreign ships took simi
lar action.
Shortly after the Augusta was
hit another shell fell less than 100
yards astern of her on the Pootung
side of the river.
Shortly after 10 p. m. Japanese
on the Whampoo and Chinese bat
teries to the south of the Interna
tional settlement began a duel of
large and small calibre guns.
Admiral Harry E. Yarnell, fleet
commander, informed the Japanese
naval officers that the United
States fleet will use the river when
ever he desires. This was in reply
to a Japanese demand that Ameri
can naval officers notify them
whenever they plan to navigate the
river after dark.
Shanghai Ablaze
Shanghai, Aug. 20 — (A*) — A
fourth of Shanghai was ablaze to
night as Chinese air forces struck
savagely at Japanese forces and
property.
American property suffered heav
ily as the battle for Shanghai be
came increasingly furious. Des
truction of life and wealth was
I heavy.
The Wootong water front just
across the river was in flames as
the result of heavy bombing oi
heavy Japanese guns.
A large section of Hunkew, to the
north, was burning fiercely. This
section is largely Japanese and was
a part of the American concession
I in the 19th century.
Black Takes Oath
Washington, Aug. 20.—l.T)—Sen
ator Hugo L. Black disclosed today
he had taken an oath of office as
an associate justice of the Supreme
Court before Charles F. Pace, the
clerk of the Senate without cere
mony.
The new justice will not exercise
authority of his new office how
ever until he takes the judicial
oath from Charles E. Cropley,
clerk of the high court in October.
Convict Murderers
Burnsville, N. C., Aug. 20.—OB—
Phillip Ray 26 and Otis Chaiz, 21,
both of Burnsville today were con
victed of 2nd degree murder be
fore a Yancy county superior court
judge in conenection with the slay
ing of James Higgins last May.
Eagles Game
Unofficial word
Wichita late this afte
the effect the Lisbon
game, scheduled for i
noon, had
other day
Nothint
ceived