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VOLUME LXI
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THE DAILY COURIER
ASHEBORO, N. C., TUESDAY, SEPT. 7, 1937
“Over 10,000 People
Welcome You to
Asheboro, the Center
of North Carolina”
NUMBER 100
SEIZE U. S. MISSION PROPERTY
Judge Rousseau Hits
At Liquor Violations;
Cites Traffic Menace
Court Urges More
Law Observance
Points Out Difference Be
tween Drunken and Drink
ing Drivers.
“Law Provides Way”
“Bootlegger is Double-Viola
tor” — Indicates Provis
ionary Law.
Judge Julius Rousseau, opening
the Randolph term of criminal
court in Asheboro yesterday, in a
stirring and inspiring address to
the grand jury called attention to
the absolute lack of observance of
laws by some persons for the state,
county and prohibition laws.
The court called attention to the
dry condition of Randolph county
and urged that “all good citizens of
the county, state and nation abide
by those regulations.” Continuing
Judge Rousseau said:
“There is one condition existing
not only in Randolph county but
in every county in the state that
greatly endangers the life of our
people. That is the drinking of in
toxicated drivers.
“There is a difference between a
'drunk driver’ and a ‘drinking or in
toxicated’ driver.
“The drunk driver—usually
harms no one but himself. He
manages to drive his car a few feet,
then falls asleep or, going farthar,
he goes off the highway and strikes
a post or a tree. He is usually so
soaked in liquor that he drives his
machine at a slow rate of speed.
“But the drinking driver or in
toxicated driver is the menace. He
tears through highways at high
rates of speed. He shows no re
gard for traffic regulations or sig
nals. Children, women and men
are constantly in danger. This
man is a menace to society.. He
should be ruled off the roads. We
have laws to handle him—the po
lice officers do their duty in making
arrests.”
Then directly addressing the
grand jury panel he said, “The po
lice do their duty, it is up to us to
support them in enforcement of
laws and determining punishment.”
* Referring to the prohibition laws
in this county Judge Rousseau call
ed attention to the fact that it is
against the law to deal in whiskey
and other specific liquors in Ran
dolph.
“The state,” he said, “has set up
provisions for those who must have
liquor. The state and certain coun
ties have provided so-called ABC
stores to handle those damands.
Good citizens, law abiding citizens,
will purchase their wants there.
They are encouraging law viola
tion when they patronize the so
called ‘boot-legger’ and, worse yet,
is the man carrying on a double
violation by handling or possession
and further by trading in it.”
The ccurt called attention to sev
eral of the major offenses cited in
indictments. He outlined in a clear
fashion the several degrees of va
rious crimes which the grand jury
will be called upon to consider.
Lewis Cox, indicted upon multi
ple charges was sentenced to serve
five years in state prison. He was
charged with attempt to rob, two
separate counts of passing worth
less. checks and two separate
charges of forgery.
I. C. Teague was sentenced to
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Miohe»/?t!
Temperaturb
OFTHE LAST 24 HOURS
THE WEATHER
North Carolina: Cloudy tonight
and Wednesday with showers.
Squyres Named
New Vets’ Head
Formerly senior vice commander
of the Veterans of Foreign Wars,
Scott P. Squyres, above, of
Oklahoma City, • was elected
commander-in-chief of the or
ganization by the national con
vention at Buffalo, N. Y.
AsheboroManls
Shot In Virginia
Clyde 9tyres, Well Known
Railroad Man, Seriously
Wounded in Monroe, Va.
Friends in Asheboro of Clyde
Styres, as well as several brothers
and sisters, were shocked to learn
of his injury Sunday afternoon at
Monroe, Va. According to Asso
ciated Prose reports, Mr. Styres,
who is a Southernrailway flagman,
was shifting ears at Monroe divis
ion terminal when he was shot by
two hoboes.
Mr. Styres was taken immediate
ly to a Monroe . hospital where it
was found that two bullets had en
tered his chest and were traveling
downward. Physicians feared that
there was little chance for his re
covery.
Two men, Benjamin E. Powers,
29, of Danville, Va., and Joseph
Loman, 18, of Baltimore, were held
in the Monroe jail for questioning
in connection with the affair.
Mr. Styres is a son of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Styres of
Asheboio and lived here for many
years until his work took him to
Spencer, from where he had a regu
lar run on the Southern railway.
He ha3 many friends in Asheboro,
as well as in the county. He was
married to Miss Etta Bonkemeyer
of thi3 county. They have several
children, among whom the older
son, Gordon Styres, is well known
here.
i Mr. Styres owns two houses on
Cox street, ..where he and his fam
ily formerly lived before moving
to Spencer.
Negro Attacked
In Court Room
Defendant Sturck By White
Man While In Marion
Trial.
Marion, Sept. 7.—CD—A white
man crept up behind a nego in Su
perior court here today and struck
him on the head with an iron pipe
while the jury was being selected
to try “Slip" Smith for criminal as
sault on a 12 year old white girl.
The man, who police officers said
was Frank Anderson, a Marion
plumber, was placed in jail.
Judge Felix Ailey of Waynes
ville, commented on the outburst
said he would see to it that the ne
gro “got a fair trial” if it “requir
ed all the courts in North Caro
lina.”
The man was seen to walk down
the aisle and lean over the bar but
the spectators were apparently un
aware of his intentions until Smith
had been struck. The court room
was in disorder.
Physicians said Smith was not
seriously hurt.
The note A is used by most or
chestra in tuning . Ordinarily it is
sounded by the oboe.
Hitler Announces
Union With Japs
Italian Nation
Calls For Return of All Lost
Colonies; Says Tria In
Agreement.
46,000 Hear Talk
Against Communistic Tenden
cies “Over the Entire
Worid.”
Nurnberg, Germany, Sept. 7.—
(JP)—Adolph Hitler today expressed
general solidarity with both Japan
and Italy against “communistic
tendencies” in the east and west.
His annual proclamation read to
Nazi Germany by Adolph Wagner,
a Nazi leader, also made a reitera
tion of Germany’s demands for re
turn of her “lost colonies” and call
ed other powers attention to this
demand.
Both the Japanese and Italian am
bassadors were in the crowd of
46,000 who heard Hitler’s state
ment that Germany would stand
with both Japan and Italy in “de’
fense” against communism.
Hitlers’ read-speech made it
plain' that Germany agreed with
Japan in a community-interest.
Italy, Japan and Germany, the
statement continued, are bound to
gether in a community interest for
adl agreed on a “defense of world
civilization against attacks which
broke out in Spain today, tomor
row in Soviet Russia and the day
after tomorrow somewhere else.
Lewis And Green
In Labor Talks
Both Urge Unity of Own Or
ganization; Green Assails
C. I. O.
Dallas, Tex., Sept. 4.—(JP)—Wil
liam Green, president of the Am
erican Federation of Labor, rallied
his southwestern forces against a
campaign by th CIO today with a
bitter denunciation of that organi
zation's “destructive policy’” in
splitting organized labor.
The CIO, he told a mass meeting
of federation members at the Pan
American exposition further pro
motes this policy by siAordinating
the welfare of workers to personal
political ambitions, sponsoring sit
down strikes, and encouraging
Communistic support.
Pittsburgh, Sept. 7.—(JP)—John
L. Lewis told Pittsburgh’s largest
Labor Day crowd yesterday that
labor must increase its strength to
democratize technological improve
ments and advance the mass-pur
chasing power of all groups.
The bushy-haired CIO chieftain
spoke in his usual booming voice,
facing a colorful crowd banned In
rows high in a concrete stand at
Allegheny county’s picturesque
South park.
Gas Operators To
Meet in Raleigh
Raleigh, Sept 10.—Gas plant
operators from all sections of
North Carolina will gather at N. C.
State College, September 7 and 8,
for an institute being conducted
for them by the chemical engineer
ing department and extension di
vision of the college.
Edward W. Ruggles, director of
the college extension division, says
the operators will be addressed by
some of North Carolinas most
noted men, including A. J. Maxwell,
State Commissioner of Revenue;
Stanley Winborne, chairman, State
Utilities Commission, and T. A.
Wilson, chairman, North Carolina
Industrial Commission.
Also appearing on the program
as speakers are Col. John W. Har
relson, administrative head of
State College; Major Blake R. Van
Leer, head of the State College
school of engineering; Dr. E. E
Randolph, head of the institution^
chemical engineering department,
and W. W. Winter, president, At
lanta aGr Light Company.
A number of speakers from
North Carolina’s largest gas and
light companies also appear on the
program.
The institute will be conducted
for those interested in the manu
facture" and sale of gas who wish to
meet for a period of study and
discussion of their problems, says
Director Ruggles. , • . •
Italy May Attend
Rome, Italy, Sept. 7.—(A*—Italy
may attend the conference Friday
when nations discuss the Mediter
ranean “sub piracy" rather than
satisfy Russia by staying away.
His work finished on the bills passed m the adjournment rush of
Congress, President Roosevelt boarded the S. S. Potomac for a restful,
five or six-day cruise in Long Island and Block Island Sounds far from
the pressure of his job. He is pictured aboard ship with his personal
party. Left to right, seated, ar» WPA Administrator Harry Hopkins
and the President; standing, Capt, Ross McIntyre, Roosevelt physician;
Lieut. A. D. Clark of the Potomac; James Roosevelt, and Capt. Paul
Bastedo, White House aide.
Liberty School Ready For
Opening With Full Faculty
Sans Bell!
Rope Breaks On Court
House Clanger; But
Business Proceeds.
For the first time since 1908,
whe.i the Randolph county
court house was constructed
the "court bell" failed to ring
yesterday morning, marking
the hour the presiding judge
takes the bench.
The bell didn’t ring—the rope
was broken.
Hearts of prisoners await
ing summons before the court,
miss jd a beat or two—hoping
against hope that, that “mys
terious something” had hap
pened. Jurors summoned to
duty, persons in the court room
as spectators, lawyers and wit
nesses — all waited and won
dered. The lawn outside the
stately building was thronged
with these persons—the hour
drew near for the bell sound
ing—men pulled on cigarettes
and cigars, ready to toss em
away the moment the bell
clanged.
It didn’t clang—and it didn’t
clang.
Soon court, attaches came
rushing from the building sum
moning all within its walls.
The court was ready—and bell
or no bell—Judge Julius Rou
sseau decided to go on with the
court’s business.
According to several of the
older residents the bell has
sounded the call to court for
many, many years.
This, they said, is the same
bell that did duty in^he old
court house at Old Main street
and Highway 64. The bell
they say was carried from that
building and installed in the
new building in 1908.
The rope was repaired in time
for the afternoon session and
court business proceeded in its
well regulated channels.
Roosevelt Returns
Hyde Park Sept. 7.—(JP)—Presi
dent Roosevelt returned to the
summer White House here today
after a week-end fishing trip in
eastern waters.
Preacher, 7, Aspires
To Be Fireman, Too
Omaha, Neb.—(/Pi—“Do you
know what I want to be when I
grow up?” the Rev. Charles Jay
nes, Jr., 7, asked.
In the next breath he answered
the question himself with, “I want
to be a fireman by day and a prea
cher by night so I can save persons
here as well as here after.”
Several Changes Made in Fac
ulty; Improvements in
Equipment, Building.
Liberty, Sept. 7.—The Liberty
Public schools will open on Thurs
day, September 9 at 8:30 a. m. A
meeting of the Liberty faculty has
been called for Wednesday morning
at 10 o'clock in the school library-.
High Schools pupils are asked to
come to the principal’s office Mon
day afternoon between the hours of
2 and 5 and Tuesday from 8 to 12
and from 2 to 5 for registration and
classification. This year there will
be many faces in the faculty line
up. Every high school teacher is
new to the system.
There were two resignations in
the high school during the past two
weeks but these places have been
filled. Miss Ruth Rich who had
been announced as teacher of Eng
lish resigned to accept a position
in the English department of Bel
haven College .in Mississippi. She
held the Master’s degree in Eng
lish from the University of South
ern California and was unusually
well prepared. Liberty school re
grets her loss exceedingly but the
school is most fortunate in getting
in her place Miss Eunice Grey Ful
ghum of Kenly. Miss FulghUm is
a graduate of Greensboro College
and has been connected with the
college for almost a year as as
sistant teacher and special field
representative. She is unusually
strong in dramatics in which she
holds a certificate besides being
certified in English and mathe
matics.
, Mr. Ewing comes from the Qua
ker State but he attended college
, in North Carolina. At Appalachian
State Teachers’ College he dis
tinguished himself on the gridiron,
in soccer, wrestling and basketball.
He was soccer coach and assistant
in the physical education depart
ment at the college during the past
two years. Besides acting as coach
at Liberty he will teach history.
Mrs. L. L. Moore taught a num
ber of years at the Trinity school
in this county before she was mar
ried. She now lives in Liberty. She
is a graduate of Guilford College
and will teach home economics.
Miss Virginia Lindsel of Wades
boro taught last year in the Long
Creek school in Mecklenburg Coun
ty. She turned out championship
giris’ basketball team in that coun
ty. She will teach science and
mathematics and coach girls’
basketball.
William Powell of Spencer will
be principal and teach French. He
has been principal of the Lilies
ville school in Anson County, the
largest school in that county sys
tem. He is a A. B. and A. M.
graduate of Duke University and
has been in school work for the
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i
Britain-French
Act Together On
Pirate Sub Fleet
Will Proceed Regardless Of
Italy’s Actions; Soviet
Rebuffed.
Two More Sinkings
Two Nations Announce They
Will Halt Sub “Piracy”
Fleet.
London, Sept. 7.—(.P)—Great
Britain and France decided today
that their navies are strong enough
to stop “Mediterranean piracy”
without any help and determined
to go ahead with conferences on
the matter with or without Italy’s
participation.
The decision was disclosed au
thoritatively after Soviet Russia
had protested to Italy ,and, had
been rebuffed—on charges Italian
“pirate” submarines were responsi
ble for the sinking of two Soviet
vessels.
Informed British sources made
it plain that the Italian-Soviet
trouble “has not changed the sit
uation at all.” This view was ap
parently communicated quickly to
Italy.
Real Estate Sold
May Be Redeemed
County Commissioners Order
Thai Property May be Re
deemed Within 60 Days.
Randolph county commissioners
met in regular session at the coun
ty court house Monday, September
6th. Routine business consumed
most of the day.
One important order was given
by the board that the real estate
which was sold for taxes on Mon
day, September 6th, shall be re
deemable at no extra cost if paid
on, or before, sixty days from the
present date.
The report of Sheriff Car' King
of taxes was also heard. This re
vealed an uncollected balance of
$10,251.02.
There will be a call meeting of
the commissioners on Thursday,
September 16th, at 9:30 o’clock to
finish some important business.
Charles Craven
Passes Suddenly
Charles H. Craven, well known
carpenter of the county, died this
morning at his home at Ramseur
route one. Mr. Craven was in his
usual state of health until yester
day afternoon when he suffered a
slight attack of what he thought to
be indigestion. His condition, how
ever, was not considered serious by
the physician, nor by the family
and his death early this morning
was quite unexpected.
Funeral arrangements have not
yet bean made. Among the sur
vivors are the widow and three
daughters: Mrs. Moetal Coward,
Mrs. Mildred Lowder, Mrs. Earl
Macon all of eastern Randolph.
British Driver
to Seek Record
His seven-ton mystery car still
in the workshop in England,
Capt. George Eyston, above, is
seen on arrival at New York to
complete arrangements for speed
record tests he plans to make
on the salt flats near Salt Lake
City, Utah. Six thousand horse
power are under the stream
lined hood of the eight-wheeled
racer ho will drive.
High Roller
Art Rooney makes a selection at
Aqueduct. Rooney clipped book
makers for a single day’s winning
of $100,000 at Saratoga and again
at Aqueduct to become the most
spectacular plunger in years. Roo
ney, largely a hunch player, owns
the Pittsburgh Pirates of the Na
tional League of Professional Foot
ball Clubs. His advice to horse
players is, “Keep your money in
your pocket.”
Orpheus Kearns
Dies At Farmer
Of Long Illness
One of County’s Best Known
Men Dies at Home; Prom
inentl yConnected.
J. Orpheus Kearns, one of Ran
dolph county’s best known citizens,
dietd at his home at Farmer Mon
day afternoon after a prolonged ill
ness. Mr. Kearns was stricken with
an attack early in the spring and
has never recovered sufficiently
for his family and friends to enter
tain much hope for his recovery.
Funeral service will be held at
Concord M. E. church of which he
was a leading member for many
years. This service will be held at
3 o’clock Tuesday afternoon with
Rev. L. A. Bennett in charge. Bu
rial will follow in the local ceme
tery.
In addition to the prominence of
the deceased for many years, his
family is also well known. Fred
Kearns, a son, is a member of the
Asheboro postoffice staff anr is
well known in the town and coun
ty as is his brother, I. S. Kearns
of Asheboro. Survivors include;
His widow, Mrs. Janie Plummer
Kearns; one daughter, Mrs. Kings
ton Gregg, Greensboro road; seven
sons, Fred, Asheboro; J. E., G. O.,
E. E., Joe and Dermot, of High
Point, and H. P., Farmer. Also
surviving is a brother, I. S., of Ash
eboro, and a sister, Miss Roland
Kearns, Asheboro, route 2. Four
teen grandchildren also survive.
Roby Spencer In
Eastern Lockup
Defendant to Manslaughter
Count Here May Be Extra
dited Soon.
Roby Spencer, released at a prior
term of the Randolph criminal
court on a manslaughter charge, is
locked up in a Massachusetts jail
according to information given
Judge Julius Rousseau this morn
ing.
The court authorized a capius
and, according to court officials,
will issue papers calling for Spen
cer’s extradition. No information
relative to the charges upon which
Spencer is held in the New Eng
land state was available today.
Trial of forceable trespass ac
tions against Everett Henson and
Ernest Whitehead, were dropped
as similar actions are now pending
in civil courts.
The reckless driving charge
against Julius Thompson was con
tinued oyer the term.
James Hines and .Gilbert Fra
zier, charged with violation of the
prohibition laws, will not be called
upon to answer to those charges.
Solicitor Charlie Coggin, in re
questing dismissal of the counts,
said the matter involved home
brewing instances.
Itlsevelt’s Edict
h / gs Protest Of
Stranded Citizens
Shanghai Business Men And
Missionaries Ask Greater
Protection.
New Jap Offense
Naval and Artillery Guns
Pave Way For Today’s
Drive.
Shanghai, Sept. 7.—(/I1)—
The Japanese army today seiz
ed the huge American Seventh
Day Adventist mission church
property for military, occupa
tion.
The property was seized des
pite the fact that the mission
flew many United States flags
to identify it as American
property.
Japanese warships were scat
tered along the Whangpoo
all the way from Shanghai to
Woosung, aPout 10 miles north
of the city.
Honkong, Sept. 7.—UP>—
Reliable British sources re
ported tonight the Japanese
fleet had seized nearby Crattis
Shoals on the western fringe
of the waters around this Brit
ish naval stronghold.
Washington, Sept. 7.—(A*)—
The American government to
day ordered its consuls at
Amoy and Soochow in southern
China to close their offices and
proceed to places of safety.
Shanghai. Sept. 7.—UP)— Roar
ing fires blazed across all north
west Shangai tonight and lighted
the path of a fierce Japanese ef
fort to batter down, the Chinese re
sistance that has brought the Shan
ghai offensice to a standstill.
Naval and big artillery guns
guiMOjq; ‘sDEt^srp jejoaos ut paaeoa
down blankets of shell firfe in ad
vance or the Japanese attacks.
Fires spread across the entire
city—with the peril to American
and other foreign nationals draw
ing steadily closer.
With the danger increasing, the
American Chamber of Commerce
of Shanghai protested against
President Roosevelt’s warning that
United States citizens remained
in Shanghai at their own risk.
The note, addressed to Secre
tary of State Cordell Hull, express
ed “resentment of American busi
ness men and missionaries and urg
ed greater protection of them and
their country.”
Information in the meantime was
to the effect that U. S. transport
Chaumont will assist in further ev
acuation of American civilians and
naval families from the Shanghai
war zone. The vessel is due here
September 20 with Marine rein
forcements.
The Chaumont is being convoy
ed by the U. S. light cruiser, Mar
blehead. Although later disposition
of the Marblehead was not disclos
ed- it is believed it would remain in
Shanghai as a part of the American
protective fleet. •
Well Known Couple
Safe in Manila
Many people in Randolph and
Guilford counties who know Dr.
and Mrs. Lacy Little, will be pleas
ed to know through Mr. and Mrs.
A. W. McAlister in Greenboro, that
they are well and safe, despite
China's war-tom condition.
Dr. and Mrs. Lacy Little, mis
sionaries to China,who are station-'
ed at Kiangyin, about 100 miles
north of war-torn Shanghai are
safe in Manila, according to a
radiogram received Friday morning
by Mrs. A. W. McAlister, sister of
Dr. Little.
The message was the first word
Mrs. McAlister has had from her
relatives since hostilities between,
state of the past several weeks and
•Japan and China reached the acute
it relieved her apprenhension for
their safety.
How the missionaries were
evacuated was not revealed in Dr.
Little’s radiogram, which merely
states: “Safe Manila Presbyterian
mission. Advise Sprunts.” The
Sprunts are relatives of Mrs. Little,
who war formerly Miss Nell
Sprunt, of Charleston, S. C.
Dr. Little, well known in Greens
boro, has been a Presbyterian mis
sionary to China since 1895. In 1928
he returned to this country for a
prolonged furlough, only going
back to China a year ago. Mrs.
Little was also a missionary to
China before their marriage.
428 Killed
At least 428 persons died violent
deaths in the United States during
the Labor Day week-end.