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[The Largest Paid-Up Circulation of Any Newspaper Published in Randolph County MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED TRESS .. .. "-IP*.. .. Randolph County’s Only Daily Newspaper N. E. A. FEATURE SERVICE / “Over 10,000 People Welcome You to Asheboro, the Center of North Carolina” OLUME LXI T ASHEBORO, N. C„ THURSDAY, SEPT. 9, 1937 NUMBER 102 J. S. Gunboats Bottled Up in Yangtze; Shell Drops Near Marines Chinese Blockade Japan’s Fleet In Sudden War Move larrler Also Isolates Ameri can Ships Held J’or Refu gee Aid. 1 1,000 More Marines 'hinese 1-Pound Shells Drop Near American Consulate General. Shanghai, Sept. 9.—UPt—Three L-poun:l shells dropped in front of he American consulate general his afternoon. Previously, shells had injured three Chinese civilians and a Brit ish policeman. The shells were fired from Chi nese guns, just north of the Inter national settlement border, appar ently at four low flying Japanese bombers. Just previous to the shelling 1, 000 additional American marines had been landed. They swelled the United States land forces to 1,300 marines. The marines were moved into place immediately behind the forti fication lining the north border of the International settlement where the American forces guard the most hazardous section. Chinese troops clung to their main lines on all fronts in face of increased attacks from the Japa nese army. China thrust a new blow at the Japanese navy today in the upper reaches of the Yangtze river with a barrier just below Silver Island, some 30 miles north of Shanghai. The barrier also bottled up a fleet of .U. S. gunboataon the Yangtze and made more difficult the evac uation of 1,200 refugees, *, N. C. State College Adds Instructor Dr. J. D. Lindsay has been ap pointed as an assistant professor of chemical engineering at N. C. State College. Dr. Lindsay received his early training at Columbia University and did his graduate work at the University of Michigan. He was an assistant instructor at Michigan during the years of his graduate itudy, and later held positions with ie General Chemical Company and itandard Oil Company. During 934 Dr. Lindsay was engaged in rch workwith the T.V.A. ince 1935 he has had charge of the chemical engineering work at the University of Idaho. Dr. Lindsay is the second ap pointment this summer to the chemical engineering faculty. An nouncement of the appointment of Dr. D. B. Wicker as an associate professor was made several days ago. Paris, Sept. 9.—UPl—French foreign offices today said they had received assurances that Great Britain and two other powers were willing to cooperate with the French in a Mediterranean warship patrol. Washington, Sept. 9.—<.P>—Sec retary of Commerce Roper pre dicted today “a major surge in fall business throughout the entire country.” New York, Sept. 9.—(JPl—For mer Governor Alfred E. Smith will make two campaign speeches for Senator Royal S. Copeland, Tam many mayoralty candidate, it was announced tonight. THE WEATHER Carolina: Gar moderate tempei and Friday. One of Last 200 at G.A.R. Camp With youthful Boy Scout Robert Wilber acting as escort, 92-year old Thomas Marker of Bellmore, Long Island, above, was one of only 200 veterans in a rapidly diminishing “thin line of blue” at the 57th annual encampment of the Grand Army of the Re public at~ Mqdison, Wis. Fund Is Overpaid Collections For Year 1936 Have Far Exceeded Expec tions; Reports. Raleigh, Sept. 9.—North Caro lina’s Unemployment Compensation and collections reached $6,877,204, 93 through August 31, from which is to be deducted $3,666.90 in re funds to employers who overpaid or who were not due to pay to the fund, Chairman Charles G. Powell, of the Unemployment Compensat ion Commission, reported today. The collections for the year 1936 have reached $3,037,612.50, of which $1,906.37 was refunded. The rate for 1936 was nine-tenths of one per cent of the total payrolls of covered employers. The 1937 payments through August 31 reach ed $3,839,692.43, less refunds of $1,759.53, which leaves a balance in the fund of $3,837,832.90. These 1937 payments are at the rate of 1.8 per cent of the total enrolls of covered employers. Division of the 1937 collections for the first quarter were $1,689, 654.72; for April, $563,951.66; for May, $573,984.34; for June $573, 415.76, and for July, $538,585.74. With the closer collections from delinquent employers for the first six months of 1937, the total should approach the $4,000,000 mark, and the year’s collections probably will be close to if not actually $8,000, 000. This indicates a payroll of $444,000,000 in North Carolina in covered employments, and more than $500,000,000 in all employ ments for 1937. Reports had been made through August 31 for 8,564 establishments covered in North Carolina. These paying establishments include 6, 375 individual employ units and 1,712 branch establishments in the State. Operating in North Carolina are 475 firms with these 1,712 branch establishments, probably more than half of these firms havinb home offices outside the State. The remaining firms having branch establishments have their home offices within the state. In the files of the Unemploy ment Compensation Division are names and Social Security account numbers of about 633,000 workers in North Carolina, but not all of these workers are covered by the Unemployment Compensation Act. Employers in the State are now reporting on probably slightly more than 450,000 workers in the State who are protected by the Unem ployment Compensation Act. Chair man Powell estimates. The actual number at any one time cannot be determined readily duetto constant changes. Long Island sound was once a river valley. Rome And Moscow Near Break Over “Piracy” Subs Benin Joins Rome, Will Not Attend Conference; Soviet Repeats Accusation* Britain-France Unite Will Use Warships Against Mediterranean Attacks On Merchantmen. (By The Associated Press) Great Britain and France joined forces today against the Italo-Ger man block in the Mediterranean “anti-piracy conference.” Rome and Berlin, acting in close accord .today refused to attend the conference tomorrow to deal with the torpedoing of merchant ships. London and Paris replied in cho rus, with: 1— Determination to use their warships to stop the attacks. 2— Insist that the parley gain results whether or not Italy and Germany attend. With the absence of the Fascist powers, Great Britain was expect ed to scrap her'“unrestricted zone” plan for which cooperation is neces sary and will submit a proposal for Mediterranean patrols and con voys for merchantmen. Italy refused the parley invita tion because of Soviet Russia accus ations that her submarines had sunk two Russian ships. Unconfirmed reports today stat ed Rome and Moscow were near a break in diplomatic relations. Roma still had not replied to Moscow’s second diplomatic protest, charging Italian responsibility for the sea attacks and demanding re dress. • Italy’s first retort was a flat de nial. Germany joined Italy’s plan, re jecting the conference bid. She re fused to sit at the same table with Italy’s accusers. Moser Family To Gather on Sunday On Sunday, September 12th. the s jwnualreurtion wfrtfre-Moeerfamily will be held at Melanchton Luther an church. This church is located on highway 62, four miles west of Liberty.* According to D. C. Holt, presi dent, all Mosers, their relatives and friends of Mosers are asked to attend and bring that well filled basket for the 12:00 o’clock ses sion. The first session begins at 11:00 a. m. Lunch will be spread at 12 o’clock and the concluding session at 2:00 p. m. Shriners Meet Charlotte, Sept. 9.—The opening of Oasis Temple’s two-day meeting this afternoon is expected to draw Shriners from all parts of western North Carolina to the city. The autumn conclave will begin this afternoon and a dance at the Red Fez club on the Catawba river beginning at 9 o’clock tonight, will compliment the wives and daugh ters of the Shriners. Tomorrow’s program at the club, which will include a business ses sion and a formal ceremonial in charge of Potentate Sid Winget of Gastonia, will be exclusively for the Shriners. Washington, Sept. 9.—OP)—Sen ator Borah today said Congress should investigate the extent of Nazi activities in the United States. Pittsburgh, Sept. 9.—(JP)—A truce, temporarily ended today, a strike of CIO union members which threatened to cripple eleva tor service in the 37-story Koppers building. Peiping, Sept. 9.—OP)—A de tachment of 4,000 Japanese troops was reported today to have been wiped out by a deadly Chinese am bush in the rocky hills west of, here. R C. While Again Heads The Ramseur Consolidated School Ramst-ur, Sept. 8.—The Ramseur school opens for the fall term Thursd xy September 9th with pro fessor R. C. White again head of the school. This will be Prof. White’s eighth year and during that time the schoo 1 has made splendid progress.. A large enroll ment is expected. Most all of the last year’s teachers are returning with a tew exceptions. First grade teachers are: Miss Nellie Turner of Haw Fields, Miss Elma Burgess of Ramseur. Second grade: Mrs. R. C. White of Ramseur, Mrs. J. H. Hodkin of Ramseur route. Third grade: Mrs. Ben Smith ot Ramseur. Fourth grade: Mrs. W. F. Cox of Ratmeur. Fifth grade: Mrs. W. H. Leonard Boxer to Marry Society Heiress It will be the fourth marriage for Mrs. Delphine Dodge Cromwell Baker Godde, motor fortune heiress, and the second for Jack Doyle, Irish crooning boxer, when they trip to the altar to gether. The cooing couple are seen together near Reno, Nev, : where they announced their en gagement while awaiting di vorces from their present mates.; Crop Control Is Urged At Parley Farmers Endorse Move To Ask Congress For North , State Help. Raleigh, Sept. 9.—(.JP>—A special session of Congress to enact con trol legislation for all of North Carolina’s major crops was urgtp here yesterday at a meeting - li nearly- 1,000 farmers in Fmijit Thompson gymnasium at N. C. State college. ' The farmers, meeting in mass to voice sentiments their leaders will transmit to the Senate Agriculture committee in Winston-Salem Oc tober 1 8, asked for the congression al session “before December 1” in order that curtailment legislation may be passed in time for 1938 crops. Chester H. Gray of Washington, national legislative representative for the farm bureau federation spoke on what had and had not been done for farmers, and Sen ator Robert R. Reynolds of North Carolina outlined what should be done for them and promised that “farm legislation will be given the right of way when Congress next convenes..’ Re-elect Winslow At an afternoon business session, the stale farm bureau, which call ed the meeting, re-elected Presi dent J. E. Winslow of Greenville and Vice-President W. F. Wood ruff of Nashville by acclamation, and delegates from the four dis tricts named the executive commit tee. The farmers called for control of the peanut truck, potato, cotton, grain, and tobacco crops. Gray termed the agricultural ad justment act of 1937 as “preventive legislation to keep depressions away from agriculture.” “If prices were now as low on farm products as they were a few years ago,” he said, “Congress would rush hastily into legislation to correct the situation. But with prices reasonably satisfactory on a number of farm products the sit uation at Washington is much more difficult.” Farm bureau executive commit teemen named are first district—C. T. Hall of Woodsdale with George Sockwell of Guilford county as al ternate; second district—J. H. Wil cox of Sanford, of Asheboro, Miss Madge Cavencss of Ramseur. Sixth grade: Miss Margaret Lane of Ramseur, Mrs. Clyde Burkhead of Asheboro. Seventh grade: Miss OUie Biggs of Red Springs, Mrs. R. L. Dorselt of Siler City. Miss Louise Thomas of Ramseur. Public School music. Mrs. N. F. Phillips of Ramseur, piano. High school teachers are: Miss Annie Mitchel of Jamestown, Eng lish and History. Mrs. Leo Rich of Ramseur, Math; Miss Cora Minor of Winston-Salem, Home Econom ics; Miss Harriett Hodgin of Red Springs, English and French; R, H. Abernathy of Ramseur, History and coach of athletics; V. W. Parks of Ramseur, Science. Assure Teachers Of Salary Raise Of Ten Percent • ■ ■/. —— Lower Brackets Will Get Higher Increase; Board Now in Session. Funds Are Granted Higher BrjtcRet. Group Not ■Get Full 10 Percent; Re port About Ready. Raleigh, Sept. 9.—(JPl—Teach ers salaries for 1937-38 remained l Unfinished business today as the I commission heard numerous' egations and disposed of routine ter3. 7‘The work has been practically completed and we hope to finish MjfOne night,” a member of the sal dfiy committee said, f “We worked until 11 o’clock last night and some more before the coin mission met today.” ',*The member who requested his name not be used said: ."In general teachers will get a TO percent raise over the old rate hut some in the higher brackets .will not get full ten perqgnt and some in the lower levels will get a slightly larger boast.” The legislature authorized funds for a ten percent increase in teach ers salaries at the last session of the general assembly. Sub-Piracy Faces State Department Secretary Hull Now Has ’ Round-the-world Case; Troubles Increase. Washington, Sept. 3.—CP)—Cri sis in Europe and crisis in Asia combined yesterday to give the state department an active case of 1-tfce-world worries. for weeks by the conflict China and Japan and its incidents, i oci ysterious raids i®m&>nJthath as arisen from them. Secretary Hull disclosed that, while endeavoring to persuade Americans to quit the danger spots of China, he has been equally aware of the perils to which American vessels venturing into the Mediter ranean are exposed. Talks With Kennedy Ha told reporters that he real ized 10 days, or a fortnight, ago that the Mediterranean raiding was a promiscuous situation rapidly growing more acute. He discussed these dangers at that time with Chaircan Joseph P. Kennedy, of the Maritime commission. A few hours after Hull disclosed this conference the Navy depart ment warned American merchant vessels to exercise caution in the Mediterranean because of attacks on shipping by unidentified raid ers. State department officials knew in advance that this would be done. “American ships operating in the Mediterranean sea,” said the navy’s hydrographic bureau, “are warned that merchant vessels of various countries have recently been at tacked in that sea by unidentified aircraft, surface vessels, and sub marines.” Affected Areas It went on to list the affected areas as the vicinity of the Bale aric islands and on the coast of Algeria in the western Mediterran ean, off the island in Malta in the central Mediterranean and the Ae gean sea and eastern Mediterran ean. Hull obviously thought of these attacks in terms of Spain and the civil war raging there. This coun try, he said, does not recognize any blockade of Spanish waters, and is clinging to its policy of non intervention in the Spanish war. Club Leader Likes To Be Called Old Maid Washington (JP>—Found: A wo man who likes to call herself an old maid. She is Miss Erlene White, presi dent of the National Association of Business and Professional Women, and, incidentally, postmistress at the United States senate. Discussing her single state, this twinkle-c-yed funster defined an old maid thus: “A woman who knows all the answers, but has never been asked the questions.” Ancient Egyptians though the source of the Nile to be a rapids only half way up the stream. ____ When the Pope dies, the Papal secretary of state serves as head of the Catholic church until a new Pope is elected. Add grapes, seedless or seeded, to lime or mint gelating for a pleasing flavor contrast to serve with roasts, chops or fowl. Hasty Contends He Shot “Babe” Yow in Self Defense; Claims He Was Threatened in Cafe Fastest Air Racer and Trophies Speed and plenty ot it won these three trophies for Rudv A. Kling, Lemont, 111., flyer, at the National Air Races in Cleveland. He shot his specially designed racer around the pylons at 232 miles per hour to win the Louis W. Greve race and the trophy at left. He increased his pace to 256.910 miles per hour to take the Thompson 200-mile event and the center trophy in the last 100 feet of the race, The Henderson trophy at right was awarded for most points < — • scored in the meet Randolph County Schools Open; Over 7,000 Attend Loyalist Forces Gain At Madrid nccapinrc liiicm a™w ih * miu West of Capital City; Rebels Lose 1,000. Hendaye, Franco-Spanish Fron tier, Sept. 9.—(.P>—Insurgent planes and guns pounded the re mains of government defenses in north western Spain today after their advance on Gijon had been stalled when more than 1,000 of their men had been killed by a sud den counter offensive. The situation was described as “acute” as police fled into the mountains leaving the city unde fended against plunderers. Dispatches from Madrid, mean while, related that the defenders of that citj had struck against the insurgent lines west of Madrid, cap turing positions that strengthen their grasp on territory recovered in the recent Brunette campaign. Loses Good Mule Carr Redding of Sophia lost a good mule this week. Mr. Redding was plowing the mule in the field when it was apparent that the ani mal was sick. He immediately took him to the barnyard but he died in a few minutes. Washington, Sept. 9.—CP)—R. N. Elliott acting comptroller gen eral, ruled today that wives and children of marines and army and navy men in Shanghai may be ev acuated at government expense. St, Louis, Sept. 9.—CP)—Post master-General James A. Farley declined today to discuss the pros pect of President Roosevelt’s seek ing a third term, but he declared, “There isn’t any question that whomever the democrats nominate for President will be elected in 1940.” Nazi Germany Announces New Europe Forming; Slaps U. S. States Failing In Housing-Rent Laws Washington Contends More Authority Needed To Complete Program. Washington, Sept. 9.—(.¥>—PWA officials said today more local hous ing authorities are needed if the government $526,000,000 program of low rent dwelling and slum clearance is to be effected. Although 30 states have laws en abling them to participate in gov ernment loans and grants, only 50 cities have created housing author ity to manage local development, housing experts said today. Principals Received Final In structions Yesterday; 51 i Buses- Operating. Between 6,000 and 7,000 young folks in Randolph county resumed thatc. school activities. this morning When ali institutions, with the ex ception of the Asheboro city schools, opened their doors for the 1937-’38 term. The Asheboro schools will re open Thursday, September 16. Sixty-one buses, including 10 new replacements, were againtrav eling the highways carrying their loads of grade and high school stu dents to the various schools throu ghout Randolph. All the buses had been redeco rated and repaired during the sum mer vacation. The buses were as signed to drivers who completed their tests in a satisfactory frtan ner before Highway Patrolman Norris yesterday. Mothers throughout the county according to reports from various sections, were busily engaged last night in preparing for those “school lunches” and and boys and girls to day opened their lunch boxes for the first time since last fall. Principals of high schools in va rious sections of the state met with Superintendent T. F. Fletcher and A. B. Combs yesterday and receiv ed final instructions and sugges tions pertaining to high school courses. Details pertaining to the distribution of free and rental books were also outlined. Mr. Combs has charge of high school instruction in North Caro lina. He is attached to the state board in Raleigh. Randolph county has been assign ed 8 high school students, under propvisions of the state aid plan, who will be assigned to various schools to assist principals. These students, all classed as deserving and needy, will receive an allow ance of $6 a month. This allow ance will enable them to continue their studies wnich otherwise might be curtailed. Gobels Claims Nation Will “Fight to Last Man” Against Communism Nurnberg, Germany, Sept. 9.— UP)—Nazi Germany’s bristled prop aganda minister, Paul Goebels, de clared before the National confer ence today that a new Europe is being formed “for which we will fight to the last breath” against Communism. Dr. Goebels brought all his pow ers of invective into play—some of them against Americans and “de luded” democracies. The announcement came a few hours after Germany had decided she would not sit down at a Medi terranean conference table with other powers so long as Soviet Russia which has accused Ital^ of sinking her ships would be there. Jury May Receive Case Today; Many New Witnesses Defendant Contends Yow Threatened Him With Knife and Bottle. Dismissal Denied State Witness Claims Yow Had No Weapon; Shot Three Times. The fate of Arthur W. Hasty, charged with manslaughter in .con nection with the fatal shooting of James Arlie (Babe) Yow, in Has ty’s cafe, Asheboro, the night of March 18, 1937, was expected to be in the jury’s hands late today. The prosecution and defense at torneys had completed their parade of witnesses to the stand and were closing their arguments to the jury late this evening. The oefense was represented by a battery of attorneys composed of Moser rnd Miller, Ed Miller and L. T. Hammond. Charlie Coggin, so licitor, represented the state. Hasty, taking the stand in his own defense this morning contend ed he shot Yow in self defense, i The defense opened this morning in a suprise move when it caled the defendant to the stand. Mr. Hasty’s testimony was dir ectly pointed towards a self defen se in the alleged killing. He admitted he fired the pistol three times and that he shot Yow. According to his testimony, which was at odds with the state witness, Brown, Yow walked into the cafe and immediately commenced a row. Asked by Mr. Miller, to tell what happened Hasty said: “I was standing and talking to my brother Willi when; Babe came in. He- walked «p-'to"wr and com menced to cuss. He said. ‘I work for Will and I. don’t knock dowa and I don’t steal and any — -- (here the witness alleged Yow used all means of cuss words in refer ence to him, Hasty. “I saw,” continued Hasty, “a white handled knife in his hand. He was pounding his hand up and down and threatened me. Then I walked around the counter and Wil bur Martin yelled to me Took out, Uncle Arthur’. I turned around and Yow had a raised bottle in his hand coming towards me. I picked up the pistol and shot him.” Under severe cross-examination, Hasty, under urging by Mr. Cog gin, stated be had been in a fight with a Clay McNeill some 6 or? months prior to the Yow shooting} “Didn’t you beat McNeill into a j pulp,” Mr. Coggin asked. “No sir, he threatened me and I gave him a little push and he fell to the sidewalk,” was the answer. ‘Didn’t you help send him to the hospital,” shot Mr. Coggin. “I reckon I did,” was the answer Pinned to actual events at the moment of the shooting, Mr. Hasty said, “When he came around with a bottle in his hand, raised up, I picked up the pistol and shot three times, as he turned around.” He said once that he believed Yow was about six feet away at the time of the shooting but later stated he believed he was but thtee or four feet away. “Didn’t you tell Pearly Miller, a police officer, the night of the shooting in the opening about six feet away from where Yow was standing when you fired the shot?” asked Mr. Coggin. “No sir,” was the answer. “What became of the bottle you say. Yow was holding,” was the next question. “I don’t know,” answered the witness. W. L. Underwood, called by the defense said he was a former depu ty sheriff of Randolph county and that Yow had a bad. reputation. He wos no; cross-examined. Wilbur Martin, a nephew and employee of Mr. Hasty was the next defense witness. Martin testified that Yow start ed after his uncle with a bottle and that he called a warning. He and the solicitor spent some time comparing what Mr. Coggin cited as previous testimony at the March trial and testimony offered by Mar tin today. He contended that at the previous trial and at a coroner’s inquest the night of the shooting that he did call attention to a bottle in Yow’S hand. He paried all reference to previous testimony with the ans wer “I don’t remember.” At this stage of the trial Mr. Moser took exception to the man ner in which Mr. Coggin was con ducting the cross-examination. He (Please tarn to Page S)