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ASHEBORO, N. C„ FRIPAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1937
“Over 10,000 People
Welcome You to
Asheboro, the Center
of North Carolina”
NUMBER 98
Damaged Spanish
Submarine Puts
In At Bordeau
i §eek “Urgent Repairs” Was
Struck By Bombs; French
Boat On Guard.
Another At Brest
Neither Craft, French Say,
Was Involved in Attack In
Mediterraneon.
Bordeau, France, Sept. 3.—(JP>—
The French dispatch boat, Quoqu
dij, established a precautionary
guard over the Spanish govern
ment submarine G-4 today after
underseas craft had applied for
•urgent repairs” because of being
'struck by bombs.”
The vessel arrived yesterday at
the port of Le Cerdon. The cap
tain did not detail the damage but
said no one was wounded.
Previously, the Spanish govern
ment submarine C-2 had put in at
I Brest and the captain had gone to
Paris to ^eek motor repairs.
The French vessel was put on
watch over the C-4 and Spanish
government trawlers which aiso ar
5 rived at Bordeau.
Naval authorities said it was
I unlikely, however, that the Span
I ish government craft had been
i involved in the recent “pirate” at
tack in western Mediterranean.
They pointed out that the C-2 and
C-4 had appeared-in the Bay of Bis
I' cay shortly after the attack in the
distance Mediterranean.
The C-4’s request for repairs was
relayed to the Naval Ministry.
had not been answered up to a late
hour today.
John L Lewis To
Seek Farmers Aid
Will Broadcast Appeal At
Washington Tonight: Wm.'
L- Green, Monday.
Washington, Sept. 3.—(A1)—John
L. Lewis indicated today he would
bid for a political alliance of far
mers and labor in a broadcast ad
dress tonight.
The chief of the CIO said farm
ers were “the natural allies” of
labor and added, “some of the
means whereby labor expects to
consolidate its natural alliance will
be discussed in my speech to
night.” The speech will be broad
cast from 9:30 p. m. until 10 p. m.
William Green AFL president,
will speak at Dallas, Texas, Mon
day.
Case Worker Is
Assigned County
Miss Mary Shepard, Native
Of Liberty, Takes Up
Security Work.
Mias Mary Shepherd, daughter
of the late Dr. P. A. Shepherd, Lib
erty, has been engaged as assist
ant case worker in the Randolph
county welfare department. Miss
Shepard assumed her new duties
this morning.
Miss Shepard is a graduate of
the N. C. State college for Women
and during the past term complet
ed a course in social work and re
lated subjects at Chapel Hill.
She has been assigned to the So
cial Security division of the office
work by Miss Lillie Bulla, superin
tendent.
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THE WEATHER
North Carolina. Fair today and
Saturday except scattered showers
in the mountains Saturday after
Germany’s Trail Blazer in Atlantic Air Service
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The catapult ship Schwabenland is the Nazi answer to the uncertainties of the take-off for the flying boats
used in survey flights along the Azores route across the Atlantic. The gigantic four-motored Nordmeer,
above, was launched in full flight from the mother ship at Port Washington, L. I., for the return flight to
Germany. Mounted on a special undercarriage, the plane can be launched from a standstill start at 96
miles an hour m the two-sscond run along the steel track.
Japs Warn Foreign Fleets ol Plan
To Disregard Positions ol Ships
Franklinville PTA
Special Meeting
Makes Plans For School Op
ening; Library Serving
Many People.
Franklinville, Sept. 3.—The P.
T. A. held their special meeting in
the public library room, Wednes
day evening, with „ Mrs. M. F.
Cheek,' president in charge. The
president stated that the object of
meeting was to complete their or
ganization and make plans for the
coming year's work.
It was decided to hold their first
regular meeting on Wednesday
night, September 15, and after this
meet on the second Wednesday
night in each month. On motion,
they agreed to pay one-half ihe
cost of maps for the school. Prof.
H. M. Hackney made an interest
ing talk, giving an outline of work.
Taking what we have and using it
for the best advantage. The fol
lowing is a list of committees ap
pointed:
Finance: Mrs. E. S. Thomas,
Miss Florence Whitley, Mrs. Ho
bert Brower, Mrs. L. C. Frazier,
Mrs. J. A. Wallace, Mrs. H. M.
Hackney, Mrs. R. C. Curtis and
Mrs. Clifford Trogdon.
Program: Mrs. J. T. Buie, R. C.
Fields; and Miss Nettie Moon.
Publicity: Miss Blanche Burgess
and Miss Eunice Banks.
Hospitality: Mrs. C. C. Brady,
Miss Esthar Moon, Mrs. Joe All
red and Miss Rachel Burrow.
Membership: Mrs. E. C. Routh,
Mrs. R. H. Kirkman. Mrs. W. C.
Craven, Mrs J. O. York and Mrs.
R. J. Doss.
Parental Education: Mrs. Lucy
Davidson, Mrs. G. L. Craven, Mrs.
Elzie Brower, and Mrs. E. B. Gille
land.
Welfare: Mrs. W. A. Martin,
Mrs. W. P. Ward and Mrs. J. F.
Trogdon.
Publications and Library: Miss
Katherine Buie and Miss Nell Cobb.
Summer Round Up: Mrs. B. C.
Jones, Mra. Worth Pugh and Mis3
Annie Koon.
Room Repairs: Mrs. Lottie Hus
band and Mrs. H. H. Taylor.
The public library has received
50 new books and is expecting a
shipment of hooka from Raleigh.
Until the school starts the library
will be open Tuesday and Wednes
day morning, ® to 11 o’clock. Our
young people enjoy reading good
books. From 400 to 500 books are
read each month- The library has
a splendid location and an inviting
room, where our people can meet
and enjoy n social hour, making it
both interesting and profitable.
China Centinue Paying
Shanghai, Sept. 3.—Japa
nese spokesman admitted today
that the Chinese government was
continuing payment of its financial
obligations to Japan despite the un
declared war between these two
countries. Payments, he said, in
cluded regular Boxer rebellion in
demnities and redemption of loans.
Nine Saved
Panama City, Fla., Sept. 3.—UPl
—A rescue fleet saved nine mem
bers of the crew of the sunken
steamship Tarpon yesterday, three
others swam ashore and two bod
ies were recovered as frantic ef
forts were made to account for all
aboard before nightfall.
| Court of Honor |
A court of honor, one of the
most interesting and import
ant features of Boy Scout ac
tivity is scheduled in the Ashe
boro First M. E. church, Wed
nesday night at 8 o’clock.
B. W. Hackney, secretary
of the Uwharrie council will
be in charge of the ceremon
ies.
The court of honor is the oc
casion when various awards -
are made individual scouts for
their acquirements during the
scouting year.
Boy Scouts from every troop
in Randolph will attend the af
fair. Several Eagle Scout bid-|
"es will he awarded while
who have r'lained this
distinction at past Courts
will receive additional tokens
of attainment.
The public is invited to at
tend the affjir.
Speed Ace Dies
In Plane Crash
Lee Miles, Kilied on Eve Of
National Cleveland
Races.
Cleveland, Sept. 3.—UP)—Lee
Miles, Fort Worth, Texas, speed
flyer, was killed late yesterday on
the eve of the opening of the Na
tional <tir races when he tore off a
wing and crashed his special racer
on a test flight at Cleveland air
port.
Hissbip crashed from an altitude
of 200 feet at 7 p. m. (EST) it was
announced at the administration
building of the Cleveland iarport.
Miles’ body was pulled from the
wreckage of his ship about a half
hour after the crash. His plane did
not burn, airport officials said.
They believed the flyer had 4he
foresight to pull the switches when
he found he was in trouble.
Negro Solon Will
Visit In South
Representative Mitchell Plans
Stops at Raleigh And
Other Cities.
Washington, Sept. 3.—CP)—Rep
resentative A. W. Mitchell, Chica
go, only negro congressman an
nounced today he will leave Wash
ington September 14 on a tour of
southern and southwestern states
“to get a closer view of what pro
gress has been made in good-will
between the white and colored rac
es.”
Mitchell likened his trip to the
“good will trip” of President Roos
evelt to South American countries
last year. He said, his would be
an “observation and not a speech
making trip.” •
He said he intended to visit Vir
ginia and then Asheville, Hender
son, Raleigh, Durham and Win
ston-Salem, N. C.
The Union Jack, as applied to
the flag of Great Britain, is a mis
nomer. “Jack” is a diminutive, on
the sea, so that only a small flag
is rightly termed a “jack.”
'Chinese Armies
Turn Back Japs
Sudden Movement Changes
Nippon Battle Plans; Now
On Defensive.
Many Sailors Dead
Cruiser Augusta Again CV
der Fire; Danger Threats
By Japs.
i Shanghai. Sept. 3.—<.T)—China’s
armies supprised Japan tonight
with a smashing counter offensive
which shifted the Shanghai war
fare back to the city proper and
placed in new danger the lives of
American and other foreign nat
ionals and troops.
The Chinese attack stalled the
Japanese long-promised “big push”
and forced a revision of Japanese
plans.
Chinese big guns and machine
gun nests sprayed shells and bul
lets on Japanese war ships and
transports which were located
down stream. Some shells crashed
into the international settlement
and French concession.
One shell struck the roof of the
2nd U. S. Marine barracks but fail
ed to explode.
A heavy artillery shell burst in
the International settlement and
shrapnel burst about the U. S.
cruiser Augusta.
Even greater dangers loomed
for the Augusta and other foreignj
warships as a Japanese naval
spokesman announced that Japan’s
ships would fire across the foreign
naval vessels in the Whampoo in
an effort to bombard the Chinese
artillery positions.
Chinese gunners showed surpris
ing improvement in hiding theii
marks. They scored 3 direct hits
on a Japanese position, wounding
three policemen and one Japanese
seaman.
Many Japanese blue jackets on
shore and on shipboard were killed
or wounded.
American and other fore.gn ves
sels were between the Japanese
warships ar.ed Pootung prventing
the Japanese from returning the
fire and inspiring the Japanese
announcement “hereafter we will
use our full power regardless of
the presence of foreign warcraft.”
| Honkong, Sept. 3.—(.T)—Typhoon
battered Honkong was a city and
harbor strewed with wreckage.
Bodies were washed up along the
water front and great ships were
pitched at strange angles far in
land.
The typhoon roared north west
leaving a death toll of 300 upward.
It was expected to strike the Chi
nese coast probably near the bloody
Shanghai. High gales still blew
here today.
Girl Flyer Wins
Cleveland, O., Sept. ».—(JPt—Jac
queline Cochrane of California,
swooped over the Cleveland airport
at 1:33 EST today after finishing
her flight of 2,042 miles from
Burbank, Calif., in the Bendix
transcontinental race to inaugurate
the National air races.
John Cabot discovered New
foundland, the oldest English colo
ny, in 1497.
iFrench In Blunt
Warning To China
And Japan Forces
‘ Call For Postponement Of
War During Evacuation
Of Refugees.
U. S. Boat Runs River
Speeds Through Blockade To
Remove 650 Wives Of
U. S. Marines.
By The Associated Press
Shanghai, Sept. 3.—(Saturday)
—A new storm of shell fire and
shrapnel was dumped into the In
ternational settlement this morning
leading French authorities to give
blunt warning they expected both
sides to quit hostilities during the
evacuation of 650 French and Am
erican refugees.
While Japanese planes drooned
over the city, dropping bombs on
Chinese Pootung, across the Wham
poo, French consular and military
officials prepared to safeguard ref-1
ugees. In the rivers the French
liner Stix was awaiting its load of
refugees preparing to sail at 8 a.
ra. this morning.
Many Americans have booked
passage.
. The Japanese bombing was Ja
pan’s angry answer to the counter
offensive launched by Chinese
troops last night.
The river was almost impassable
for the tender but French authori
ties told both Chinese and Japanese
headquarters they expected hostili
ties to be “withheld” during the
voyage.
Yesterday, the U. S- supply ship
Gold Star, ran the Whampoo gaunt
let to evacuate 100 wives and chil
dren of American Marines station
ed there.
Aluminum Acts
Hearing S$ptl5
Federal Commission to Decide
Legality of Yadkin
Project.
Washington, Sept. 3.—Frank R.
jtfcNinch, federal power commis
sioner chairman, today announced
a hearing will be held here Septem
ber 15 to determine whether the
federal government has jurisdiction
over the Carolina Aluminum com
pany’s application to build a $6,
000,000 power project on the Yad
kin rovei near Tuckertown, N. C.
Train Wrecked At
Sumter, Two Hurt
Freight Train Collides With
Passenger; Halts Traffic
Two Hours.
Sumter, S. C., Sept. 3.—(.'I’)—
trainmen were injured and traffic
on the north-south line of the
Southern railroad halted for sev
eral hours near here today when a
freight train sideswiped a passen
ger train.
R. L. Crenshaw and R. F. Elrod,
both of Atlanta, Ga., engineer and
fireman of the freight train, were
taken to the Greenville hospital
suffering with serious burns. No
others were injured seriously.
Murderer Caught
Back In Prison
Jerry Dalton and Homer Kay
lor Drive Off in Jail
Vehicle
Raleigh—Warden Hugh Wil
son of the state central prison
announced thiB afternoon the
recapture of Jerry Dalton, 41,
serving 30 years for slaying
his . sweetheart and another
man. Dalton was captured in
Lexington in the prison truck
in which he and Homer Khy
lor, another trusty escaped.
Kaylor is still at liberty.
Raleigh, Sept. 3.—(.’R—A first
degree murderer and a man serv
ing time for criminal assault es
caped from central prison late yes
terday afternoon by driving away
in a highway department truck.
The break was the first to occur
since a new slate of penal officials
took office yesterday.
Hugh Wilson, new warden of the
prison, said the fugitives were Jer
ry Dalton, 41, sent up from Macon
county for first degree murder in
1922, and Homer Kaylor, 32, sen
tenced in Caldwell county in 1933
to five to seven years for criminal
assault.
Where Five Died
Crash
Five persons were killed and more than a score injured when a
Chicago to New York Greyhound bus, the overturned, battered
wreckage of which is shown above, plunged into a ditch near
Goshen, Ind., after being struck by a heavy, fast-moving sedan.
The driver of the auto and four bus passengers were killed.
State Receives $48,938;
Wild Life Restoration
Santee-Cooper ■
Project Upheld
South Carolina Given Right
To Continue $27,500,000
Dam.
Columbia, S. C., Sept. 3.——
Federal Judge J. Lyles Glenn up
held the right of South Carolina
and. the. public works administra
tion to build the $37,500,000 San
tee-Cooper power and navigation
project yesterday in a decision de
nying a permanent injunction
sought by private power compan
ies.
Glenn came here from Rock Hill
and filed the opinion at 4:35 p. m.
with Deputy Clerk Steele of the
eastern court district who came
from Charleston to receive the pa
pers.
“The plaintiff companies are not
entitled to an injunction in any
event,'’ Glenn ruled in upholding
the arguments of the South Car
olina Public Service authority and
PWA, party defendants to the suit
instigated by the Carolina Power
and Light company of Raleigh, N. |
C., the South Carolina Power com- •
pany of Charleston, and the Broad .
River Power company of Columbia.
Troop Welcomes Eagle Scout
David Stedman Back Home
Participating Unit in Federal
Program; No New Taxes
Levied.
Camp fires burned, weiners roas
ted, watermelon dripped and one
hundred Boy Souts enjoyed an un
usual program last night when
Troop 27, Asheboro showed its host
spirit in entertaining Boy Scouts
from all sections of Randolph coun
ty.
Not cnly Scouts from the home
county of David Stedman, honor
guest, came, but others from
Greensboro and High Point joined
in the official “Home Coming” to
Eagle Scout Stedman, who attend
ed the international Jamboree in
Europe.
The evening was a tribute to
Troop 27 and to Soutmaster Har
ris Coffin, one of the few men in
Randolph county devoted to Scout
success. Mr. Coffin, with the aid
of his special committees, planned
the affair and was as busy and as
enthused during the program of
the youngest trooper in the county.
The gathering of Scouts com
menced early, as usual with a
youthful affair, seeking evidently to
enhance and bring closer the hour
of main events by “beating the
clock.” Long before the appointed
hour the Scouts commenced to ar
rive uniformed, and with their
red scarfs brightening the other
wise drab-out-door garments.
The “feed” committee arrived
early too, bringing heaping baskets,
bulging bags and toting watermel
ons of no mean size and weight.
* Mr. Coffin in his enthusiasm was
matched with the interest and plea
sure evidenced by over forty other
adults—all looking backward to
their “kid” days, when a picnic
was a picnic, many of the age
which forbid their activity in the
One Hundred Boys and Many
' Adults Gather At Fail
Grounds For Affair.
Washington, Sept. 3.—(.P)—
North Carolina, under provisions
of the wild life restoration act,
signed by President Roosevelt yes
terday evening, will receive $48,
938, as co-operating state in the
Nation wide program. No details
of the manner in which the state
will utilize the funds have been
announced.
The bill authorizes an annual
distribution of some $2,700,000 to
participating states.
The measure does not levy new
taxes, but provides for distribution
of existing ura.s on sportsmen’s
equipment t-. the various s .ates on
ti e basis oi a?ear and n umber of
hunting licenses sold. Sta es and
federal government, through the
secretary of agriculture, are to co
operate in using the money for
wild life conservation projects.
No state will receive more than
$150,000 a year under the act, and
a minimum of $15,000 is provided
for any state that will set aside
$5,000 lor the work. The states
are to set aside, with these maxi
mum and minimum exceptions,
one-third as much in state funds as
they receive from the federal gov
ernment.
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new international wide Boy Scout
troop movement.
In addition to the success of the
affair from a strictly Scout stand
point, it was apparent that Mr.
Coffin and his older assistants may
find further help and supporters
among the new adult-male faces
seen at the fair grounds last night.
David Stedman when inti-oduced
held the interest of the audience
with his vivid description of his
ocean trip and the activities of boy
scouts, the world over, gathered in
Europe last summer. David did
not forget to mention his many
“trips to the rail”—of the steam
er. This brought the house down
in laughter.
B. W. Hackney, secretary of the
Uwharrie council, also gave an in
teresting talk relative to Scout ac
tivities. He was followed by
scouts from Greensboro and High
Point who attended the interna
tional Jamboree.
At the conclusion of the welcom
ing ceremonies and speaking, the
boys, old and young, took sticks,
stabbed weiners and joined a happy
circle around the open fires. Wa
termelon followed. It was an en
joyable affair and one long to be
remembered by those attending.
President Cruise
On Board The Press Yacht, In
dian, Sept. 3. — (A5)—President
Roosevelt on the yacht Potomac
arrived at Fort Pont Day, near
Montauk, L. I. today after a 200
mile run, overnight, from Pough
keepsie, N. Y.
Steamship Sinks
Panama City, Fla., Sept, 3.—(/PI
—Scant hope was held today for
the live3 of 15 men still missing
from the sunken steamship Tarpon,
[14 miles east of here.
Russian Incident
Adds To Serious
Foreign Relation
Great Britain Planning To
Offer “Proposal” To All
Nations Concerned.
Italy May Join
Disclaims Any Knowledge Of
Sub Attack; Blamed By
Spain’s Head.
London, Sept. 3.—(JP)—Great Bri
tain sped destroyer-relief to rein
force its Mediterranean fleet and to
find “pirate” submarines in the
western Mediterranean. It decided
to present an “important proposal”
before statesmen at Geneva to safe
guard shipping in the war-infested
waters off Spain.
French warships also augmented
the British destroyer patrols
against the mysterious submarine
which has sunk or imperiled ship
ping—even the course of British
warships.
A new torpedoing, this time, the
sinking of a Soviet freighter in
the northrern Aegean widened the
scope of chaos at sea.
With the reinforcements, British
ship fonimanders were told to cap
ture or sink “under-seas craft.”
British statesmen made their
plan for a conference with Medi
terranean powers at Geneva Sep- ■'*
tember ] 0 to end the bitter and mu
tual misunderstandings arising
from attacks of the submarines.
They expected Italy, which has ‘
shunned Geneva since its African
campaign to join in the conference.
Turkey, Greece, and possibly oth
ers will be invited to attend.
Italy has disclaimed any knowl
edge of the attacking submarine.
The Spanish government has
been open in its statements charg
ing Italy with “naval attacks” to ■
assist the insurgent General Fran
co in his civil war.
Today four British destroyers <S>f^ ’
His Majesty’s Home Fleet joined
five others in a heavy concentration
off the Spanish coast. The war
craft will blanket a wide section of
the Mediterranean.
Annual Meeting
County Y. D. Club
Miss Frances Smith, Liberty,
President; Good Attend
ance; Convention Plans.
The annual meeting of Randolph
county’s Young Democratic Club
was halo Thursday evening at the
county court house with an excel
lent attendance. Practically every
section of the county was repre
sented at this meeting.
The president, Robert Wood,
turned his chair over to John T.
Moffitt, who presided over the
meeting. Rev. L. R. O’Brian open
ed the meeting with prayer.
The chief interest and point of
the meeting at this time was the
discussion of the state meeting to
be held in Winston-Salem on Sep
tember 10th and 11th. The program
for this state event was outlined
by Roy Cox, who further urged a
full attendance.
The report by the president was
brief and included hearty thanks
for cooperation of the Democrats of
the county, mentioning briefly the
special events, such as the barbe
cue and work done about election
time.
King Moore, treasurer, made his
financial report which was roundly
applauded.
G. G. Gilmore, of Climax, chair
man of the constitution committee,
made a brief report and introduced
three members of the Guilford co
unty Democratic club who spoke
briefly of the workings of their
organizations.
The following officers were nam
ed: president, Miss Frances Smith
of Liberty; Dr. C. D. Kisler, Ran
dleman and Alfred Kearns, Farmer,
vice presidents; Waldo Cheek, sec
retary; Mrs. John Andrews, Trinity,
assistant secretary; treasurer, Er
nest Routh, Franklinville, and
Everett Yow of Seagrove, assis
tant.
It was the unanimous decision of
the meeting that all democrats in
good standing in the county be rec
ognized as delegates to attend the
state meeting. This motion was
amended to stand that the president
and secretary act as leaders of the
delegation. It was suggested that
the delegation go uninstructed as
to voting on matters and officers in
the state meeting.
The Bata shoe company of
Czechosovakia has an estimated
capacity for producing 220,000
pairs of shoes in one day. It has.
more than 3,000 retail stores
throughout the world.