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LUME LXI
ASHEBOKO, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPT. 16, 1937
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NUMBER 107
holera Hits Foreign
Settlement in China;
100 Died Last Night
fative Refugees
Dying In Plape
Ho Estimate of Actual Cases
Available Due to Crowded
Condition.
1,400 Reported
Chinese Counter Attack Turns
Back Japan’s Mechanized
Army.
Shanghai. Sept. 16.—(.T)— A
Iholera epidemic, reaching grave
Proportions, spread through the
foreign sector of this war-torn city
loday striking down more than 100
Additional victims. Last night, the
deaths raised the number of cases
In the International settlement and
Ihe French concession, alone, to
F40.
Thera are an additional 1,400
ses in the two districts. ■
In the Chinese section of the city
vhere war refugees have huddled
together without even most primi
tive sanitary provisions, the num
ber of cases are believed to run in
(he thousands.
Chinese counter attacks in force
lay from the center of their
Shanghai defense, drove the Jap
anese from the battle-scarred Lod
len, 15 miles north-west of the In
ternational settlement.
Despiite a steady downpour of
ain, the Chinese troops were said
to have broken a mechanized Jap
nese attack.
Peiping, Sept. 16.—</P)—Japa
ae headquarters. announced that
he greatest offensive undertaking
(by the Japanese army since the
■ Russo-Japanese war was driving
[the Chinese back on a broad front
I south and southw est of Peiping.
It w;is said to be outflanking the
IChinese and weakening their stub
lbom resistance which has defeated
tall Japanese efforts to advance
(down the Peiping-Hankow railway
■ since early in the conflict now
(nine weeks old.
The Japanese hoped to drive back
the right flank of the Chinese de
fense liens in central Hopeh pro
vince and open the way into south
ern Hopeh, perhaps even into Shan
si and Shantung provinces.
Twenty thousand Japanese caval
formed the spearhead of the
drive below Peiping in which some
60,000 Japanese were said to have
Routed eight Chinese divisions,
about 100,000 men, along a 70-mile
front.
This operation was independent
Df, but co-ordinated with, Japan’s
(drive down the Tientsin-Pukow
(railway, which reached a point 10
(miles north of the Chinese base at
■ Tsangchow, 60 miles south of Ti
I entsin.
William N. Cox To
Be Buried Friday
[Resided in Asheboro Nine
Years; Funeral at Holly
Springs.
William N. Cox, 83, retired far
rier, died yesterday afternoon at
[the home of his nephew, E. C. Cox,
of South Cox street extension. He
had been a resident of Asheboro
for nine years, coming here from
(his former home, Asheboro star
[route. He is survived by a bro
I ther, A. C . Cox, of Asheboro star
■ route, and several nieces and ne
phews. Funeral services will be
[conducted at 2:30 o’clock Frifey
[afternoon at Holly Springs Friends
[church by the Rev. C. H. Hill. In
jterment will follow in the church
| cemetery.
I Colored Delivery Boy From
Randolph Drug Hurl Today
Bumice Caviness, young colored
boy, who has been giving delivery
service for the Randolph Drug
company for the past several
months, was struck by a passing
caif today shortly after noon. The.
boy, who was riding his bicycle
in front of the Ford used car lot
on Fayetteville street, was knock
ed from his bicycle and the bicycle
wrecked.
The car that struck the colored
boy was driven by Will Maness,
who is employed by a textile plant
Kansas U. Loses
‘First* Daughter
A popular “rushee” at Uni
versity of Kansas sorority
houses this year was Ruth Hux
man, above, pretty brunet
daughter of Kansas' Gov. Wal
ter A. Huxman. But Miss Hux
man surprised friends and
school officials when she with
drew from the university, an
nounced she would attend a
school in the south.
Local Merchants
Plan Light Fete
Window Lighting Program
Will Be Staged by Mer
chants of Asheboro.
At a meeting last night of the
board of directors of the local Mer
chants association, it was decided
to enter into a “window shopping”
campaign which will be arranged
for a week early in October. S. H.
Johnson,of the Carolina Power and
Light company, presented the plan
to the group over which Mrs. Ervin
Frye, secretary, presided.
A sufficient number of the board
of directors pledged their support
to the plan to asure its acceptance
in the town for the purpose of
stimulating business. The mer
chants who join in this plan will
be asked to pay special attention
to the lighting of their windows,
and of dressing them in an attract
ive fashion during this period.
This plan is said to stimulate the
interest in home stores and bring
out the excellent points that are
often overlooked by home folk. In
stimulating the local trade, the
plan will also attract visitors and
people from the wide trading area
surrounding Asheboro.
A tentative date which has been
suggested for this plan is for the
week of October 11th. At first it
was suggested that the first week
in October would be ideal, but fol
lowing the Randolph fair so close
ly was thought to be as good a time
as a week later. Definite plans for
this week will be announced more
in detail at a later date in this
newspaper.
Madrid Shelled
Madrid. Sept. 16—(JP)—Insur
gent shells pounded central Madrid
at 5 minute intervals today killed
seven persons. The bombardment
came after two weeks of artillery
inactivity.
It began about 11 a. m. and some
of the people in the downtown dis
tricts were killed before they could
take cover.
of the town. According to Mr.
Maness, the boy was riding his bi
cycle along the street and attempt
ed to go around another automobile
which Maness was meeting, when
the Maness cv and the bicycle col
lided.
The extent of Caviness’ injuries
is hard to determine, according to
hospital attaches, but he will prob
ably be in the hospital for a week
or so as he is considerably bruis
ed. It ir not decided whether or
not his injuries are Berious.
Impeachment Is
Hinted Against
Justice Black
New Jersey Member Says He
Has Been Questioned By
New York Man.
Asked For Opinion
House Rules Committee Head,
O’Connor, Said To Head
Movement.
Newark, N. J., Sept. 16.—(,$>—
Representative Edward L. O’Neill.
(D-N. J.) sa\d today that Repre
sentative John P. O’Connor (D
N. Y.) was canvassing Congress on
their attitude on “possible im
peachment proceedings against Su
preme Court Justice Hugo L.
Black.
O’Neill said the chairman of the
house rules committee had reques
ted hi3 reaction on the matter of
published reports that Black was
and still is a member of the Ku
Klux Klan.
Next Move Up To
Italian II Duce
Great Britain and France An
nounced Italy Must Make
Next Move.
London, Sept. 16.—UP)—Great
Britain and France rushed their na
val powers to virtual war time ba
sis today and intimated Italy must
make the next move if she warns
to .join an “anti-piracy” patrol in
the Mediterranean.
The two powers took the stand
that any Italian suggestions, in
cluding II Duce’s demand for pa
trol parity, would-Jbe “considered”.
But neither ,EnglaJid nor Fiance
had aavdiatention -of addressing
furtffer requests for cooperating. *
The Italian demand for equality
in the rew Mediterranean patrol
ran into a diplomatic impasse.
Weighed with powerful depth
charges and torpedoes, the mighty
Anglo-Franco armada was mobil
ized to stop for good all Mediter
ranean pirate submarine attacks on
neutral shipping.
Warplanes became the “eyes” of
the fleet.
North State Leaf
Markets Opened
Heavy Sales Indicated At
Today’s Auction; Tons
On Block.
Raleigh, Sept. 16.—UP)—Tons of
tobacco rolled into the warehouses
of the middle belt and heavy sale3
were indicated for the opening of
the auction season on the markets.
The markets in the belt—the
third in North Carolina to open—
are Aberdeen, Carthage, Durham,
Fuquay Springs, Henderson, Louis
burg, Mt bane, Sanford and War
renton, and reports from each said
heavy sales were expected.
Ross Member Of
Directing Board
Asheboro Man Elected By
Members of Carolina Au
tomobile Club.
Arthur Ross, Asheboro, was el
ected a member of the Board of
Directors of the Carolina Motor
club at the annual meeting of the
organization in Charlotte yester
day.
The board approved the “Old
North Slate Tour” which will be
sponsored in October by the North
Carolina department of Conserva
tion and development.
Alva M. Lumpkin, Columbia, S.
C., was elected chairman of the
board of directors. Other officers
include, Coleman W. Roberts,
Charlotte, president; C. C. Arm
strong, Gastonia, treasurer; J. H.
Monte, Charlotte, secretary.
Supreme Court
Raleigh, Sept. 16.—UP)—Twenty
six cases are docketed for argu
ment before the Supreme court
next week,, appeals from the third
and 18th judicial districts.
No Cotton Ban
Washington, Sept. 16.—(JPl—
High government officials passed
along word today that there is no
present proposal of placing a ban
on shipments of cotton to Japan
and China.
Black Silent op Klan Charges
rlr'iiiffitiiiir- ..~=.
Associate Justice Hugo L. Black Of the United States Supreme Court
was in a contemplative mood as this picture was made during his
European vacation, while in this country charges that he is a life
member of the Ku Klux Klan were being published and former
senatorial colleagues were demanding his resignation. Justice Black
refused to comment on the charges, as did President Roosevelt,
who recently appointed Black to the nation’s highest bench.
Young Worthville Boy Hui^
As Car TurnsOver and Burns
'---;-—
Constitution Day
May Reopen Rife
Presidtnt’s Address to Be
Followed By Borah And
Vandenberg.
Washington, Sept. 16.—UP)—A
lively renewal of the whole trou
bled controversy over the courts
and the Constitution is in prospect
for the week-end.
Pr^ident Roosevelt, still seeking
some reorganization of the Su
preme court, will deliver a major
address Friday night, in observance
of the 150th anniversary of the
signing of the Constitution.
He will be preceded and followed
by two of his most determined op
ponents in that dispute; Senator
Borah, republican of Idaho, renown
ed authority, who will speak
Thurhday night, and Senator Van
denberg, republican of Michigan,
speaking Saturday.
Although speeches were arrang
ed independently, Washington wise
acres are already referring to che
acres are already referring to the
become famous.
Mr. Roosevelt’s address is gener
ally regarded, too, as the first of
several in which he will attempt to
bring the pressure of what he con
siders friendly public opinion to
bear upon those members of Con
gress who opposed , and in some in -
stances blocked, administration leg
islation at the last session.
Speculation is intense, too, as to
what, if any, effect the current agi
tation over the alleged Ku Klux
Klan membership of the President’s
only Supreme Court nominee, Hugo
L. Black, may have upon his ad
dress.
Mr. Roosevelt himself took cog
nizance of the charges with his pre
pared statement yesterday, which
left the definite impression that he
expects a pronouncement from
Black and may make another one
later himself.
“Transport” Key
Of Liquor Rule
State's Attorney Claims Ques
tion of 1-gallon Is “A
Close One.”
Raleigh, Sept. 16.—<fP>—Th»
state attorney general today said
his opinion that the driver or own
er of an automobile in which more
than one gallon of whiskey is be
ing transported in a dry county in
North Carolina would be guilty of
violating the 1937 liquor law was
based largely on court’s interpreta
tion of the word “transport.”
Ho made it plain that he
thought the question was a close
one.
Marvin Owen Brought To
Randolph Hospital When
Burned Noon Today.
Marvin Owen of Worthville was
brought to Randolph hospital short
ly after noon today suffering from
injuries in an automobile accident.
According to Owen, his car was
crowded off the road by a school
bus, the car turning over and
burning completely up. Owen was
not required to remain at the hos
pital but one arm was rather se
verely bruised and cut—possibly
from broken glass. He suffered
other cuts and bruises.
China Bound Ship
Loses Airplanes
Wichita Held at West Coast
^ Port; 19 Ships Placed
On Docks
San Pedro, Calif., Sept. 16.—</P)
—A crew of 12 longshoremen star
ted unloading the 19 bombing
planes from the China bound frei
ghter Wichita today.
What disposition would be made
of the pianes—whether stored here
or loaded on another ship bound for
the Orient—could not be immedia
tely determined.
The action was in compliance
with President Roosevelt’s order
this week that government-owned
ships would not be allowed to
transport war materials to either
China or Japan.
Japan Cruiser
Reported Sunk
Chinese Ciaim Planes Hit
Vessel With Two High
Explosive Bombs.
Honkong, Sept. 16.—(/P>—The
claim that a Japanese cruiser had
been sunk by Chinese air bombs
off the southern coast of China was
made today in a Chinese report
from Canton — unconfirmed from
other sources — as two successful
air attacks on the Japanese naval
units.
Three Chinese bombers and two
pursuit planes attacked the cruiser
and two destroyers. “Three large
bombs struck the cruiser which
sank,” was the unconfirmed asser
tion.
Forced Out
Washington, Sept. 16.—(JPt—Mor
rison Shafroth said today he had
been forced from his position as ]
chief counsel of the Internal reve
nue bureau because he refused to
join in. the recent investigation if
tax avoidance and evasion.
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Commissioners
Purchase A Lot
In Center Town
Large Tract of Land Adjoin
ing Court House Has Been
Purchased Future Use.
To Oil-Treat Road
Short Road Leading to Jail
Will be Worked; Delin
quent Taxes Last Call.
At the call meeting of the Ran
dolph county commissioners to
day, the sale was confirmed of the
purchase of the lot adjoining the
county courthouse on the east. The
commissioners, thirty years ago,
took an option on this land and a
tentative purchase was made which
was completed today with the for
mal turnover of deeds to the prop
erty.
According to the minutes of the
meeting the commissioners were of
the opinion that this purchase was
to the best interests of the public
welfare and necessary for future
use of the courthouse and jail and
other county offices. The tract of
land was formerly owned by the
McAlister Estate and was held at
a price of $10,000, which was ap
proved by the board. This sum of
$10,000 will be borrowed and
bonds of the county will be issued
and sold, not exceeding the pur
chase price. It was further or
dered that a copy of the county
debt be filed with the clerk of the
board and open to public inspec
tion.
Another action of the board at
this adjourned meeting, which was
one of the most important since the
budget was prepared, was the de
cision to oil treat the road leading
from Fayetteville street to the
county jail. This total cost is es
timated at about $100, $30 of which
the county will pay. Several
property owners will assist in the1
payment and the town is expected
to “chip in” a bit also.
It was also decided that all un
paid taxes be turned over to T. A.
Burns, county attorney for foreclo
sures by the first of October.
Mrs. Ray Receives
Word Of Death
Brother of Local Woman Dies
In Panama; Body Enroute
Home From That Place.
Mrs. Ervin Ray received news
Monday of the death of her broth
er, Julian Keel, in Panam**^ Mr.
Keel, who has lived in Panai^h as
superintendent of a lar®r fruit
plantation for the past eight years.
A cable came to the Keel family
in Allendale, South Carolina, on
Monday announcing his death on
Saturday night. Details were dis
tressingly meager, but a letter is
on the way giving some facts sur
rounding his illness and death.
The body was shipped from Pa
nama today and will reach Mobile,
Ala., on September 22nd. From
there it will go by rail to Allen
dale, S. C. where funeral arrange
ments will be made.
This brother is one of the two
brothei s of Mrs. Ray, who has
made her home in Asheboro since
she came to teach some eight or ten
years ago, later marrying Ervin
Ray, a local druggist.
New York Facing
Bitter Primary
Tammany’s Hold Believed At
Stake; Three Seek High
Office.
New York, Sept. 16.—(/P>—
Tammany’s seat as a political force
may be determined today by the
vote of one million enrolled repub
licans and democrats in the mayor
alty primary contest of extreme
bitterness.
The outcome of the election may
also have far reaching import and
national interest in both major par
ties.
I Primary bitterness broke out
just' before dawn. There are threr
major candidates, F. H. LaGuar
dia, Fusion and Pro-New Deal
supporter seeking reelection. His
opponent is Senator Royal S. Cope
land, writer and radio talker on
medical subjects and foe of many
of the New Deal policies.
Senator Copeland is also the des
ignee of Tammany where his only
opponent is J. T. Mahoney, choice
of four New Deal democratic lead
era here.
Question of
Aggression
To Joint-Power laiK
As Waterspout
Staged a Show
Bathers at the Baltic Sea resort
of Thiessow, on the German
island of Rugen, were treated to
one of nature’s most awesome
spectacles, the gigantic water
spout pictured here in an un
usual closeup. For eight minutes
the twisting column linked
clouds and ocean.
Black Took Court
Oath August 19
Supreme Court Clerk Says
Justice Complied With All
Legal Rules.
Washington, Sept. 16.—UP)—
Charles E. Cropley, clerk of the
Supreme Court disclosed today that
Hugo L. Black, already has com
plied with the legal requirements
to become a Justice by taking the
dual oath. Cropley said when
Black on August 19 pledged him
self he also subscribed to a printed
department of justice form for use
of Federal judges.
It contained, in addition to the,
regular terms, an oath pledging'
himself to the impartial adminis-1
tration of justice. Repercussions1
continued meanwhile over allega
tions that Justice Black is a mem
ber of the Ku Klux Klan.
THE WEATHER
North Carolina: Mostly cloudy,
possibly light showers in the ex
treme west portion. Friday fair,
somewhat cooler.
Fair Queen Will Be Selected
From Girls From all Sections
Organization for the voting of
the Fair Queen is nearly completed
with the exception of a few more
towns which will have their con
testants properly entered by Friday
night this week when a group pic
ture will be taken at 7:30 o’clock
at the Pritchard Studio here.
The new Queen will be presented
with a magnificent diamond ring
in the latest two-tone mounting
with a sizeable stone in the center
and a dozen smalled stones at the
sides displayed at Grimes Jewelry
Co. of Asheboro. The new ladies
in-waiting will be presented with
the following selections: an elabor
ate week-end bag with complete
fittings and pockets, from Grimes
Jewelry Co.; a complete fall out
fit from Mrs. E. N. Wall and Co.
of Randleman; a beautiful fall
dress in size, color and style to
suit, from M’Lady’s Shop of Ashe
boro; a Queen Anne chair from
Vaughan Marley’s of Ramseur; and
America To Face
Participation In
Far East Trouble
Invitation to Washington
Speeded From Geneva;
Represented Before.
Sanctions a Subject
Italy Expected to Refuse To
Stata Case; Hinted Action
To Council.
Geneva, Sept. 16.—(IP)—The Lea
gue of Nations council today plac
ed the Chinese appeal against Ja
panese aggression in the hands of
a revised advisory committee and
asked the United States to take
part in the deliberations.
Quick dispatch of the invitation
to Washington and 22 other capi
tals made it certain that the Unit
ed States must soon decide if she
will cooperate with the committee,
on which a representative former
ly served.
By its action the League also
pushed into the background any
question of sanctions at least for a
time when with China’s approval—
the council shelved her appeal un
der the Covenant Article 17—the
sanction section.
The committee which will hear
the protest may ask both Japan and
China to state their cases—some
thing Japan is not likely to do as
she has already made it plain she
will ignore any league action in
1 her undeclared war in the east.
Despite shelving of the act, lea
gue members will be empowered to
recommend to their respective gov
ernments, such matters as ques
tions of credit to aggressors and,
the stoppage of arms shipments.
Lehman To Meet
F. D. R. At Lunch
First Reunion of Pair Since
Supreme Court Split
In Spring.
Washington, Sept. 16.—CD—
President Roosevelt invited 17 gov
ernors to the White House for
luncheon today. They have been
attending the conference of gover
nors at Atlantic City.
The list included Governor Her
jbert H. Lehman, New York, who
: took a shot at the chief executive’s
j court bill. It was the first meet
| ing of the two old friends since that
split.
Radio Patrol
Raleigh.—Formal opening of the
states’ new highway patrol short
wave radio system, Major Falk
I said today, will take place within
' the next two weeks. Governor
Hoey, he said, has been Invited to
speak at the ceremony.
—
Southern Pines, Sept. 16.—CD—
The body of Mrs. Ruth Skinner, 50,
member of a wealthy Wilmington,
Del., family was found yesterday in
the garage of her home here and
a coroner’s jury this afternoon said
she had taken her life by inhaling
carbon monoxide gas.
a beautiful floor lamp from the B
and W Furniture Co. of Liberty.
Gifts for the other contenders
for the crown will be selected in
this county and presented during
the spectacular coronation cere
mony which will be presided over
by a popular master of ceremonies
on Friday night of Fair week.
Those properly entered on going
to press are as follows:
“Miss Archdale’,’ Virginia Gil
more; “Miss Cedar Falls”, Frances
Phillips; “Miss Central Falls",
Nellia Caughron; “Miss Franklin
ville”, Ava Curtis; “Miss Liberty”,
Helen Faust; “Miss Ramseur”,
Grace Stubbs; “Miss Randleman”,
Kathryn Allred; “Miss Staley”,
Bonnie Marley; “Miss Trinity”,
Doris Clinard; “Miss Worthville”,
Marie Williamson; and the “Misses
Asheboro”, Annie Cheek, Margaret
McDonald, Mildred Lambe, Juanita
Lick.—Mary Louise
Pugh, DeEtte Austin, and Virginia