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[The Largest Paid-Up Circulation of Any Newspaper Published in Randolph County MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED TRESS N. E. A. FEATURE SERVICE Randolph County’s Only Daily Newspaper THE DAILY COURIER 1 “Over 10,000 People Welcome You to Asheboro, the Center of North Carolina” ' <A LUME LXI ASHEBORQ, N. C-, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21,1937 - V % ■ NUMBER 110 March 16 Abreast igion Stages 18 lour Parade At Annual Meeting 9,000 Ex-Soldiers in Gay Demonstration Up 1918 Victory Lane. er One Million City Folk Line Streets As Spectators. view York, Sept. 21.—<.P)—Fifth bnue became a street of memory Say to 100,000 ex-doughboys jirching gaily up the same flag Cked street they tramped 19 ars ago, fresh from victory in ance. lie parade climaxed the Ameri Legion’s 19th convention, al DUgh formal sessions lasted two ore days, was called by Legion ficials the greatest in the history the organization. Packed and impressed thousands, Etching the inlet line of bright gd veterans and their wives, and daughters agreed. The ex-service men marched partly to the blare of 1,000 drum }d bugles corps and bands. The colorful procession, march between close pressed lanes of (e million spectators whose cheers times drowned the bugle scream Id drum beat, formed at Madison |uare and disbanded at 79th reet. [Police officials dispatching 5,971 llicemen and detectives along the ne of march to keep crowds in or Ir, estimated the parade with the |-soldiers marching 16 abreast Duld last for 18 hours. ^National Commander Harry Col ery and other Legion and civic btables reviewed the seemingly jldless line at the great army plat at 59th street. " " ' I Shops along the parade route Darded up windows to protect lem from throngs increased in |ze by the proclamation of Mayor aGuardia declaring it a municipal bliday. Episcopal Church Plans Completed ishop to Attend Ceremony Thursday; Auxiliary To Meet Wednesday. The Right Rev. Edwin l’eniek, aleigh, bishop of the Diocse of orth Carolina, has completed ans foe the cornerstone laying of le Church of the Good Shepherd, andolph county’s only Episcopal lurch, scheduled to take place ursday morning at 11 o’clock. In ldition to Bishop Penick many ther prominent churchmen and lymen from various sections of he state are planning to attend he ceremony. Tomorrow night the woman’s mxiliary of the church will meet n the Presbyterian church at 7:30 I’elock to complete arrangements 'or the luncheon to be served the risiting clergymen. The luncheon vill be served in the social room of he church following the ceremon ies on the church grounds in Dog rood acres. The clergymen will assemble at he Presbyterian church from vhere transportation will be avail ible to the church grounds. Resi lents of Asheboro and Randolph ounty will gather at the church grounds to welcome the bishop and ither churchmen: Glared Youth Is Killed Sunday Eve Ashley Evans, colored man, is dead as a result of stabbing Sun day night at a colored filling sta tion a mile or so north of White hall, on the High Point road. Ac cording to information concerning the affair, which occurred around 8 o’clock, it was in the form of a free-for-all. Evans’ jugular vein was severed and he died while enroute to the lo cal hospital. He is a son of Mat thew Evans, a respected colored citizen who lives on the highway near Sophia. Randolphs officers immediately began work on the case and lodged Lloyd and Henry Mills in the local bastile, where they are held for questioning. It iy said that Gur ney Spencer cut Lloyd Mills in the fnicas which involved several oth er colored men of that section. It is further understood that four other warrants were issued this morning and it is quite prob able that several colored men wiii be added to the boarding list at the jail before the end of the day. Arming for War on “Pirate Subs” The loaded torpedo tubes in the foreground, the British sailors hauling other torpedoes aboard a destroyer at Sheerness, England, are typical of the bustling activity at British naval bases as England pre pares her ships fo ' their patrol of the Mediterranean against “pirate submarines.” Wide Interest Is Shown In Queen First Tallies are Made of Ran dolph Girls Who Vie For Place as Fair Queen. Uninual interest is being shown in the voting for the Randolph Co unty Fair Queen who is being cho sen by popular vote and will be crowned on Friday night of fair week in a spectacular pageant in front of the grandstand when her entire court will do her due hom age. The j oung ladies represent the principle towns in the entire coun ty and any one of the entrants is the prospective Queen. Not only does the Queen receive due recog nition and honor, but a magnificent diamond ring is awaiting her, and gifts for all the fair contenders in accordance to the number of their votes. While tallies were made on Fri day for the first time, it was de cked to indicate the results only by groupings. However figures wil. be given as the result of the tallies made again on Tuesday and Friday this week as well as the daily vot ing during fair week. Friday’s groupings were as fol lows: Groupe 1: “Miss Cedar Falls", Frances Phillips; “Miss Ramseur”, Grace Stubbs; “Miss Central Falls”, Nellia Caughron; “Miss Asheboro”, Jaunita Pugh. Groupe 2: “Miss Franklinville” Ava Curtis; “Miss Asheboro”, Mar garet McDonald; “Miss Worth ville”, Marie Williamson; “Miss Coleridge”, Faye Hannon; “Miss Trinity”, Doris Clinard. Groupe 3: “Miss Asheboro”, De Eeet Austin; “Miss Farmer”, Ruby Jean Vuncannon; “Miss Seagrove”, Aubra Hunt; “Miss Asneboro”, Mary Louise Rich; “Miss Asha boro”, Virginia Lisk; “Miss Liber ty”, Elizabeth Kime; “Miss Randlo man”, Dot Gillis; “Miss Staley”, Mary Perry; “Miss Pisgah”, Ruth Callicut; “Miss Asheboro”, Mildred Lambe. New Fixtures In Welfare Office; _ j Partitions, Typewriter And Floor Coverings Added By County. The Randolph county welfare de partment office in the court house has been furnished with a new of fice de3k, one new typewriter floor covering and, partitions, the latter for use in interviewing applicants for old age relief and other assist ance. The partitions were installed to insure privacy, as required by the federal and state laws during inter views by case workers. Both office floors have been cov ered and one large desk and a ty- | pewriter installed in the office of / | Miss Bulla, superintendent. . | | Randolph Group To Attend Meet i - j Invited to be Present Institute j Of Government at Win ston-Saiem Friday. i Arthur Ross of Asheboro, Dem ; ocratie chairman for Randolph has j this week received an invitation ! and program to the Institute of i Government for the Piedmont dist rict of North Carolina which will be held in Winston-Salem. This meeting, sceduled for 2:00 o’clock Friday afternoon, Sept. 24th at the Robert E. Lee hotel is for Demo crats and Republicans and is a study of government, rather than partisan politics. In Mr. Ross’ letter, which was from R. Gregg Cherry, chairman of state democracy, he was urged to attend this, meeting himself and bring as many of his executive committee as was possible. The of ficial list includes: County Commissioners: M. E. Johnson, Asheboro, chairman; A. B. Beasley, Randleman; Clint Hay worth, Asheboro; Clegg Garner, Farmer; John Farlow, Sophia. County Accountant: R. C. Johnson; County Attorney: T. A. Burns. Asheboro: W. A. Bunch, Mayor; Commissioners: J. M. Neely, W. J. Armfield, Jr., W. F. Redding, Sr., J. F. White, Jr., Dr. O. L. Presnell; Clerk: A. R. Winningham; Attor ney: H. M. Robins. ' Ranrseur:J. M. McAlister,Mayor; Commissioners: E. B. Leonard, Dr. C. A. Graham, W. E. Marley, A. W. Craven, D. E. Whitehead. Clerk: D. E. Whitehead; Attorney: H. M. Robins; Accountant: F. J. Phillips. Franklinville: E. C. Routh, May or; Commissioners: M. "1^ Allred, J. T. Buie, L. C. Frazier, W. P. Rodgers, J. 0. York; Clerk: W. L. Grimsley; Attorney: H. M. Robins. Liberty: L. C. Martin, Mayor; Councilmen: V. H. Dameron, B. J. Gregson, J. C. Luther, J. G. Coward T. A. Johnson; Clerk: R. L. Elkins; Attorney: T. A. Wall. Staley: C. M. Staley, Mayor; Commissioners: C. P. Fox, W. J. Vestal, Carl A. Teague, J. C. Poe, S. B. Foushee; Clerk: H. L. Staley. Randleman: G. P. Upton, Mayor; Aldermen: Dr .A. B. Freeman, J. Id. Newlin, J. W. Glenn, C. Lamb, 0. M. Stout, T. H. Swain, W. F. Matthews, M. O. Beck. Legion Convention New York, Sept. 21.—(.4*)—In the high emotion of two decades ago, the American Legion was called today to fight again—for de mocracy, for liberty, and for peace. Twenty thousand men, out. of the khaki of an older and more stirring day, sa'; in Madison Square Gar den’s lofty auditorium to open their 19th annual convention—and the memory of a war President dead now this half a generation was stirred again in what the speak ers said. Washington, Sept. 21.—(JP>— The Roosevelt administration set out | out today to hold next year’s acre 1 age of major crops below the 1936 | 37 average. Russia Bitterly Attacks Germany Italy And Japan Envoy in Sensational Attack' Before League of Nations Today. Creates New Battle Requests Assembly to Call “A Spade a Spade”; Stirs - Audience. Geneva. Sept. 21.—(IP)—Maxim Litvinofl, Communistic Russia's foreign commissar, bitterly attack ed anti-eommunistic campaigns of Germany, Italy and Japan before the League of Nations assembly to day, proclaiming them only, for “Invasion of other states and breaches of international treaties.” He called on the assembly to call “a spade a spade.” The Russian’s oratory created a fresh stir in the cross-play of Eu ropean rivalies in the Mediterran ean—a situation which had been somewhat relieved by a face-saving formula to win Italian participation in the international piracy patrol. Obviously referring to the three anti-communistic powers, Litvinoff declared: ..“In a burst of love for the rear and distant peoples they proclaim their mission to be freeing of those people from communism. “To carry out their self-appointr ed mission by conferring blessings on oth^r nations they are ready to spare no energy or resourcefulness of their own people.” School Teachers Salaries Raised Randolph County Head Gets* $2,761; Increase Over Entire State. Raleigh, Sept. 21.—Salaries of public school teachers in North Carolina were boosted to pre-de pression levels yesterday when the state board of education approved a new wage schedule. Teachers received a blanket 10 percent raise and principals and superintendents received varying increases which average 10 percent. Teachers pay will range from $96, to $123.75 a month compared with the old schedule of from $87.50 to $112.50. Among the scheduled salaries announced today was that of Su-, perintendent T. Fletcher Bulla, Randolph county. Under the new schedule his annual wage was fixed at $2,761. Every teacher in the county is affected by the revised salary pro gram. Roosevelt West Trip Tomorrow - I Will Visit Canada and Many Other Cities on Two Weeks Trip. Hyde Prak, N. Y., Sept. 21.—(.B —President Roosevelt will start to morrow on one of the most energe tic cross country conferences and speaking trips since he took office. In the short space of two weeks he will make a score or more ap pearances on eight north western' states. -i He leaves the American shores for a brief visit to British Colum bia, will inspect many federal pro jects and deliver at least one “ma jor” speech at Boonville Dam near! Portland, Oregon. Two Former Randolph Men Visiting Their Birthplace Two interesting visitors from Washington, who were born and reared ir Randolph county, are in Asheboro this week and are motor ing out into several sections of the county and surrounding counties where they have friends and rela tives. These two men are Sher man Hoover^ and Nat Steed. Mr. Hoover, who is an uncle of Miss'Minnie Hoover of south Fay etteville street ,is a retired gov ernment clerk. He spent 39 years in the treasury department and acted as auditor for several years in addition to his work in the trea sury department of the United States. He has been retired for| the past four years and has enjoy ed traveling. It has been the habit of Mr. and Mrs. Hoover to spend their winters in Florida, always ! Bold, Bad Man ! Shooting—Self ! A big, bad, snarling desperado with his guns spitting bullets was the part Wallace Beery was playing in the above scene from “Bad Man of Brimstone,” But a few minutes later he was lying meekly in a hospital, suffering from a leg injury. One of the hard little paper wads his six shooters were firing from blank cartridges penetrated his leg just above the knee when Beery tripped and fell. .Three Fugitives Make Headlines Robert S. Smith Arraigned In S. C.; Payne and Turner Indicted in Buncombe. Well known North Carolina fu gitives are again making front page headlines as a new week be gins. Associated Press reports from Lancaster, S. C., announced that Robert S. Smith, fugitive from the North Carolina prison plead “not guilty” when arraigned at that place, charged with murder of B. Frank Sowell, a police afficer, on July 4th. A Lancaster grand jury found a true bill in the indict ment of Smith, who is said to be a companion of Bill Payne and five others who escaped from Caledonia prison farm five months ago. Smith was taken to Lancaster Monday from a Columbia, S. C., prison for the trial. State police officers searched each spectator who entered the court room, look ing for weaopns of any kind. On the same day as Smith was arraigned in Lancaster, a Bun combe county grand jury returned murder indictments against Bill Payne and Wash Turner, escaped convicts, charging them with the slaying of George Penn, state high way patrolman who was shot down in the Fairview section last Au gust 22. Sheriff Lawrence Brown holds warrants charging them with mur der, and federal fugitives from jus tice warrants were issued here sev eral weeks ago. Penn was shot down as the climax to a running gun battle which b<* gan on the Black Mountain high way and ended on a dead-end road approximately five miles from Fair view. stopping over in Randolph for a visit. Mr. Steed is also a retired gov ernment clerk who had forty years to his service record when he re tired from service three years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Steed, who have liv ed in Washington for many years, are now residing at their summer home in Maryland and also enjoy travel. Mr. Steed, in his young manhood, was employed by The Courier, later going to Raleigh where he worked with Hon. Jose phus Daniels on the News and Ob server, and at Edwards-Broughton. He does some free-lance writing for his own pleasure now, and is an interesting story-teller with vast store of historic information con cerning this section where ho was born. ! Jap Air Raiders i Shot Down; Early Battle At Canton Death Defying Pilots in Dag Fights Over China’s Capital. China Lost One Twenty-one Planes Start Raid; Only One-half Reach Objective. Honkong, Sept. 21.—OP)—Death defying aviators fought today the first great air battle of the Sino Japanese war over Canton southern Chinese city 100 miles to the north of this British owned city. At least 10 Japanese crashed in twisting dog fights, one Chinese pursuit plane was seen to crash in flames, others may have fallen. A bomb demolished the Tingho aviation school administration buil ding. Other bombs missed the Sa rchuen cement works. A number of civilians were killed. A fleet of 21 Japanese raiding planes ' started the battle, appear ing at early dawn in an offensive directed at the far southern Chi nese city. Other planes made a second at tack during the afternoon. Resi dents along the Canton front saw an early view of the battle. Only half of the 21 raiders ac tually reached Canton itself, Chi nese said, others were brought down by Chinese pursuit planes a verifying report said.. Henry H. Denhardt Reported Killed Brothers of Slain Widow Give Up td Police After Man’s Death. Shelbyville, Ky., Sept. 21.—CTO— The three brothers of comely Mrs. Verna Garr Taylor were charged with the murder of General Henry H. Denhardt after vengeful bullets hacLtaken forever from a jury the question of whether the 61 year old veteran of three wars had murder ed his fiance. The three, Roy, Jack and Dr. E. S. Garr, were served with the mur der warrant in jail here. Shelbyville, Ky., Sept. 21.—CT) —Fire Chief W. Amyx said Brig. Gen. Henry H. Denhardt was shot and killed here last night. Amyx said he understood three brothers of Mrs. Verna Garr Tay lor whom the General is charged with murdering, surrendeed to po lice immediately afte the shooting. Denhardt was enroute to New Castle, Ky., where he ws to have been summoned tomorrow for his second trial on the murder charge. The names of the brothers were not immediately learned. Amyx said he did not know which of them fired the fatal shot. The shooting, Amyx said, oc curred on the steps of the Arm strong hotel. Circumstances of the shooting were not immediately learned. State Bolsters Revenue Workers Seven Junior Accountants Added; Randolph In Dis trict Three. Raleigh, Sept. 21.—P. J. Spar ger, Greensboro, will remain ir, charge of the Greensboro district of the state department of reve nue, according to an announcement made here by Commissioner A. J. Maxwell yesterday. Mr. Sparger’s district includes Alamance, Alle ghanv, Caswell, Davidson, Forsyth, Guilford^ Randolph, Rockingham, Stokes, Surry, Wilkes and Yadkin counties. Two new offices will be added, one at Rockingham and the other at Rocky Mount. Seven new audi tors, at salaries of $1,500 each were added to the office staff. Jack Hayworfh Moves Jack Hayworth, who returned to a Greensboro hospital Saturday for further treatment for his sinus in fection from which he has been suffering for several weeks, was to day moved from there to Richmond where he will undergo treatment. The many friends of this popular young' boy are expressing concern over his condition, which is not en tirely satisfactory. He was accom panied by his father, Dr. C. A. Hay worth, and brother-in-law, James Neely, of Asheboro. Hull Notifies Japan Attack May Disrupt China-U. S. Relations 4 Admiral Sailing on His Day Off Admiral Orin G. Murfin, com mandant of the United States Hawaiian Naval base, is shown above enjoying a holiday in true sailor style—by going on a yachting party. oHe leans on part of the craft’s equipment. Australia, Japan Get League Bid Former’s Interest in Pacific Brings Her To Sino Table. — Geneva, Sept. 21.—(.1’)—Both Ja pan and China today were invited to participate in the League of Nations assembly considering Chi na’s apprehension of Japan’s ag gression in the Far East. Similar invitations were extended to Germany and Australia, the lat ter presumably because of her vi tal interest in matters affecting the Pacific. The committee adjourned quickly until Monday to await answers from the four invited nations. A meeting may be called before that time in event answers are receiv ed. Elizabeth City Hotel Man Here W. H. Barker, Well-known Manager Has lease On Ashlyn Hotel. W. H. Barker, former manager of the Virginia Dare and Southern hotels ai Elizabeth City has taken a long lease on the Ashlyn hotel in Asheboro. Mr. Barker today announced the hotel_ will be completely renovated. The improvements include changes in the dining room which will make an attractive place for banquets and social gatherings. Mr. Barker has had long experi ence in hotel business and his ac quirement of the local property promises to enhance the hotel fa cilities of Asheboro. Justice Black On Way Back To U. S. Eludes Reporters in Dash To Smali Ship at South hampton. London, Sept. 21.—CP)—Supreme Court Justice Hugo L. Black has departed for home still declining to comment on the American news paper attacks contending he is a member of the Ku Klux Klan. The Justice made a dash- by auto to Southampton late yesterday and caught the smaller ship, the City of Norfolk, 2 minutes before she sail ed. He had cancelled reservations aboard the Manhattan when news of his departure became public. Wilkins Crash Edmonton, Alta, Sept. 21.—(/P)— Sir Hubert Wilkins may have crashed in a blind landing near Ak lavik, N. W. T., Capt. W. R. May Canadmn airways district superin tendent said here yesterday. Secretary Cites Dangers To All Non-Combatants Calls Attention to Internation al-Humanitarian Laws Of World. Johnson Leaves American Ambassador And Staff Take Refuge On U. S. Gunboats. Wasnington, Sept. 21.—UP)— Secretary of State Hull today said the United States has made repre sentation to the Japanese govern ment in protest against that na tion’s announced intention of bom bing Nanking from the air. Hull said the protest was based on fhe grounds that bombing non combatant civil populations was in violation of the international and humanitarian laws. Moreover, he said, the American government protested against the threatened act because it might lead to i. disruption of normal rela tions between this government and the Chinese government and en danger American diplomatic rela tions in the Chinese capital. Nelson T. Johnson, American ambassador to China already ha3 taken refuge with part of his staff at Nanking aboard American gun boats. The American representations were conveyed to Japan a-shori time after the Japanese command ing general had issued a warning to all foreign government representa tives in Nanking, to leave the capital by noon today or risk ad ded danger from air attacks. $100,000 Cash To N. C. In Road Case Norfolk and Southern Tilt Settled; State Bonds Are Released. Goldsboro, Sept. 21.—(/P)— The state-owned Atlantic and North Carolina railroad gets $100,000 in cash, release of $103,100 in bonds posted as collateral and other “be nefitting adjustments”, Attorney General A. A. Seawell revealed to day through settlement of its liti gation with the Norfolk and Sou thern railroad. The stockholders and officers met today in an adjourned session at the request of Governor Hoey. Boy Scouts Will Exhibit At Fair Troop 27 Leads New Move For Interesting And Novel Booth. The Scouts of Troop 27 of the M. E. church will exhibit interest ing and unusual articles in the Randolph, county fair September 28. Some of the boys have already made articles and some will make them between now and the fair. Spanish War Madrid, Sept. 21.—CP)—The an nihilation of two insurgent battal ions was reported today from the far southern war front, midway between Cordoba and Badajoz where government forces thrust through for important gains. Johnson Quits Nanking, Sept. 21—(.T)—United ; States Ambassador Nelson T. John son and his staff evacuated the em Ibassy tonight to take refuge from (Japanese air bombs aboard an Am I erican patrol boat in the Yangtze river. Hyde Park, N. Y., Sept. 21.—CP) —President Roosevelt will open his west coast speaking trip with a train platform talk Friday morn ing at Cheyenne, Wyo., home town of Senator O’Mahoney, Democrat of Wyoming, one of the leading op ponents of his Supreme Court en ■ largement plan. THE WEATHER North Carolina: Generally fair topight and Wednesday.