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UME LX I
ASHEBORO, N. C., THURSDAY, SEPT. 23, 1937
NUMBER 112
|,000 DIE IN LATEST JAPANESE AI^ RAIDS
egion Demands Greatest Navy In World
I Daniel Doherty Heads
Legion; Was Elected
At Today’s Session
legates Object
Po Exportation
Of Helium Gas
commends Increasing Na
[tional Guard to 210,000
At Once.
‘rotest Strike Plans
Urns Labor Differences
Should Be Settled in Courts
Of Land.
New York. Sept. 23.—(.T)—
[Daniel Doherty, 43, Woburn
lass.. lawyer was today elect
National commander of the
American Legion. Commander
foburn served for 17 months,
luring the World War, in the
Jnited States navy.
He is the second ex-navy
nan who has been elevated to
that high office during recent
fears.
Edward F. Spafford, New
fork, commander of a gunboat
|n foreign waters during 1917
18, was elected commander in
1928.
New York, Sept. 23.—<.P>—Mrs.
plcolm Douglass of Seattle,
»sh., was elected toda^. president
[the American Legion auxiliary.
New York. Sept. 23. —</P>— The
nericar. Legion national defense
nmittee calling for the biggest
vy in the world and big increses
f the standing army was adopted
did whoops and shouts today at
i final session of the 19th annual
nvention.
The report was submitted by
bbert J. Shanv, chairman, as the
(legate;, met in the Metropolitan
sera House.
pn recommenced continuance of
C. M. T. C., the Reserve off!
is training camps, recommended
"navy second to none in the world
|d, increases in the standing army
bring its strength to 180,000
once.
The report also recommended an
ditional National Guard of 210,
D with 48 paid army drills a
fir, bigger air service and a naval
(ciliary of merchant-marine ships.
Still another part in the report
opted was recommendations that
t a cubic foot of Helium gas be
Dd to any foreign nation in war.
JThe Legion also adopted the re
|rt of the Americanism commit
j submitted by William Schwartz,
kairman, of Charleston, S. C. Th>
Iport stressed the necessity of
Iroperiy rights of its rightful own
re and protested against present
lethods of strikers. The report
pud those matters should be set
ed in the courts of the land.
rear Italy May >
Aid Insurgents
I Dues May Join Pirate Patrol
In Effort to Halt
Inquiry.
London, Sept. 23.—</P>—Diplo
latic quarters expressed fears to
ight that Premier Benito Mussoli
i might send .more troops for the
Ipanish insurgent armies to offset
le diplomatic setback he suffered
i the anti-piracy control of the
tediterranean.
Italy has indicated she will fail
n line concerning the Nyon accord
>f nine powers for erasing mysteri
us attacks on shipping from the
iediterranean, but informed ob
ervers were afraid the Italian lea
ier would n5t let matters rest at
hat.
The. Italian government has ac
epted an invitation to be repre
ented in a meeting of naval ex
erts at Paris September 28 to dis
:uss Italian participation on terms
>f parity in the anti-pirate con
rol.
But from Italy came circumstan
ial reports of moves to send more
‘volunteers” to insure victory for
he armies of Insurgent Generalis
imo Francisco Franco.
THE WEATHER
North and South Carolina. Fair
onight and Friday.
Honored By Vets
William T. Dowd, Sanford, elected
National officer by the 40 and 8 so
ciety of the American Legion yes
terday.
Tar Heel Honored
By WarVeterans
William T. Dowd, Well Known
Here, Elected to Board
Of 40 and 8.
William T. Dowd, Sanford, one
of the most active men in veterans
affairs in this section of the state
was highly honored by the 40 and 8
society yesterday when he was elec
ted a member of the national exec
utive committee.
Dowd was instrumental in form
ing the Asheboro unit of the 40
and 8, coming here several times
to assist the local veterans.
New York, Sept. 23.—(/P)—Sa
ciete des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux,
the bell-ringing cannon-firing, fun
making honor order of the Ameri
can Legion, unanimously elected
Fred G. Frazier, of Washington, D.
C., its chef de chemin de fer to
day.
Chief mail clerk in the Veterans
bureau, Fraser succeeded Harry E.
Ransom of West Allis, Wis., as
head Of the organization.
Other ogicers elected, all unani
mously, were: sous chefs de che
min de fer—William T. Dowd, of
Sanford, N. C.; Abel Goldstein of
Lewiston, Pa.; J. Howard O’Neill
of Burlington, Vt.; Janies R. Sulli
van of Rockford, 111.; Dr. W. T.
Stephenson of Sale Lake City,
Utah; Harry Rosenthal of Mis
mark, N. D.
Commissaire intendant national,
N. Carl Neilson of Gig Harbor,
Wash.; historian national, Phil E.
Clements of Indianapolis, Ind.; Au
monier national, the Rev. Robert F.
Chapler of Peterson, Iowa; drapeau
national, Harold W. Kenny of Day
ton, Ohio; garde de la porte na
tional, Henry H. Green of Atlanta,
Ga.; and Ed J. Young of Water
town, S. D.
Roosevelt Speeds
Through Mid-West
Will Make First Speech At
Cheynne, Home of Senator
O’Mahoney.
Aboard the Roosevelt Train En
route to Seattle, Sept. 23.—(-'PI—
President Roosevelt rolled across
country today on a trip that may
bring vital decisions as to the fu
ture adminisration policy. He lol
led back in his private car and en
joyed the scenery as his train sped
towards Seattle.
No stops of the campaign-like
ten-car special were scheduled ex
cept for switching until tomorrow
when r,he President .makes his first
rear platform appearance at Chey
nne, home of Senator O’Mahoney,
one of the chief Democratic oppon
ents of the Supreme Court reorgan
ization proposal.
Nations Discuss
Action On Sino
Japanese Crisis
No Formal Plan Regarding
Possible Invocation Of
Washington Treaty.
No Move By U. S.
America Awaiting Reply To
Sharp Protest Filed
With Japs.
Washington, Sept. 23.—UP)—The
United States and other leading
signatories to the 0-power treaty
assuring China’s integrity have al
ready begun to exchange informa
tion on actions with respect to the
Sino-Jipanese conflict.
This was disclosed authoritative
ly today while the state department
awaited reply from Tokyo on its
sharp note of protest challenging
Japan’s right to bomb large Chin
ese cities.
Views have been exchanged the
last few days by nations most con
cerned over the Far East undeclar
ed war but there has been no indi
cation of any intention of formal
invocation of the treaty.
Responsible quarters emphasized
no move of that character has been
made by the United States.
Cummings Dodges
Black KKK Charge
Attorney General Contends
Department Made No Black
Investigation.
Washington, Sept. 23.—(.T1)— At
its first press conference sonce new
spaper disclosures of Associate
Justice Hugo L. Black’s alleged Ku
Klux Klan affiliations, Attorney
General Cummings squirmed un
comfortably under a barrage of
questions from reporters and final
ly laid down the ultimatum that he
wouldn’t discuss the Klan issue at
all.
“Anything I might say on that
would be misconstrued,” he argued.
The Attorney General did say the
Justice department had made no
investigation of Mr. Black. He in
sisted this was not unusual and
held that to investigate the private
life of .a public official so eminent
as Black would be “an act of im
pertinence.”
The degree to which officials are
worried over the storm which has
broken over President Roosevelt's
first appointment to the Supreme
Court was plainly evident in the
Atorncy General’s attitude. The
customary easy smile and banter
were missing. Cummings was sober
uneasy, straining with every men
tal faculty to avoid the traps set
by eager newsmen.
U.S. Business Hit
In Jap Capital
Restrictions Force Move To
Withdraw as Unit In
Tokyo Circles.
Tokyo, Sept. 23.—(A*)—Japan’s
rigid wartime restrictions on im • j
ports and the remittance of funds j
abroad compelled many American |
and other forgein business houses
here to consider today withdrawal
from this market.
A survey showed that American
business houses have 30,000,000 or
40,000,000 yen ($8,700,000 to $11,
000,000) frozen here by the restric
t:ons on foreign remittances, Ger
man firms—in spite of Japan’s an
ti-communist pact with Germany—
ranked second to the Americans in
amount of business adversely affec
ted.
Accept War Goods
Only those American firms im
porting machinery and goods con
sidered urgent for war purposes
have not been harmed by Japan’s
economic mobilization for the con
flict with China.
Foreigrf businessmen are waiting
with intense anxiety for pblication
of a new list of imports to be ban
ned as “non-urgent” for war pur
poses.
“It is practically impossible to
operate under these conditions, and
we might as well close shop,” said
one American importer. “The only
thing preventing many firms from
liquidating is the fact that it is im
possible to take their money ou of
j Japan.”
_Figures in Denhardt Killing on Trial Eve
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Walking together at Shelbyville,
Ky., much as shown in the earlier
picture at left, Brig. Gen. Henry H.
Dcnhardt and his lawyer, Rodes
K. Myers, were startled to encoun
ter Dr. E. S. Garr, above, and two
other brothers of Mrs. Verna Garr
Taylor. Denhardt was about to
face a second trial on charges of
murdering Mrs. Taylor, his fiancee.
Shot® rang out to in the night. Den
hardt tried to flee, fell dead with
several bullets in his body. Myers
pleaded for his life, escaped. Roy,
Jack, and Dr. Garr surrendered on
the scene to police. Roy attempt
ed to take responsibility for the
shooting, though a revolver with
two discharged shells was also
found or. Dr. Garr.
Corner Slone Laid Today In Asheboro
For County’s First Episcopal Church
Union Revival Is
Closing Sept 26
Fifteen Hundred People
Heard Sermon Tuesday
Evening; Good Music.
(By Dr. S. W. Taylor, D. D.)
The last week of the Union Re
vival is .moving; on with increasing
interest and with gratifying re
sults. As usual, Dr Anderson’s ser
mons are free of compelling in
terest and poweis. His sermon
Wednesday night, “The Whiie
Robed Christ” was heard by a
large and deeply interested con
gregation. There must have been
a thousand or fifteen hundred peo
ple present to hear this sermon.
When the opportunity was given
at the close of the sermon more
than 400 cards were signed, in
dicating reconsecrations, accept
ing Christ as a personal savior and
a desire to transfer memberships
to some Asheboro church.
This is harvest week. The sowing
and the cultivation has been done
during the three weeks of the meet
ing. Great results are expected now
in these ceasing days. To-night is
“Industrial, Business and Profess
ional Men’s night”. Dr. Anderson
is reserving one of his best ser
mons for this night. Reservations
will be made for these groups,
and large delegations are expected.
The church groups will continue
throughout the week, and reserva
tions for them will be made from
night to night. Everything about
the meeting is of a high order.
There is much to praise and noth
ing to criticize.
Dr. Gaines, with his pleasing
personality and his marked ability
as a leader of gospel music, is
maintaining a high level in this
part of each service. The people
like him and say it with song. No
finer men, more cultivated able and
consecrated ever went to any com
munity to hold a meeting is now in
Asheboro in the persons of Drs.
Anderson and Gaines. God is
blessing them and making a bless
ing to Asheboro. The meeting will
continue, with two services daily,
through Sunday nivht, Sept. 26.
Clevenger Case
Raleigh, Sept. 23.—(.P)—The
state supreme court today made
possible continuance of the $50,000
suit brought by the administrator
of the estate of Helen Clevenger
for damages allegedly received thru
the death 4of the New York univer
sity co-ed in an Asheville hotel
July 16, 1936.
Local Rector
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I
Rev. K. G. Shanuonhouse
Well Known Lady j
Is Buried Today
Mrs. B. S. Moffitt Dies After
Long Illness; Funeral At
Shiloh Christian Church.
Mrs. Isabelle Moffitt, wife of 13. j
S. Moffitt died yesterday afternoon J
at the Moffitt home in Ramseur j
route one neighborhood. Mrs. Mof- j
fitt was the only sister of the late i
S. L. Hayworh of Asheboro, a for
mer sheriff of the county and the
first Ford dealer of the county. She
is an aunt of C. M., Gus W. and I
Dr. Claude Hayworth, all well I
known Asheboro men.
Funeral services will be held this j
afternoon at Shiloh Christian'
church with burial folloying in the j
church cemetery.
Among the survivors are the
following children, in addition to
Mr. Moffitt, who has been quite
feeble for some years: Mrs. L. E.
Davis, Sarka, Canada; Mrs. J. C.
Dixon and Mrs. W. G. Tucker, bo*it
of Greensboro; Mrs. E. P. Bor
oughs, of the Shiloh community;
Mrs. S. Lineberry of Charlotte;
Mrs. B. P. Loman of Asheville;
Willie B. Moffitt of Moffitt’s Mill
and Carl Moffitt of High Point; and
the late 0. H. Moitt of Asheboro.
Two brothers, S. A. and A. L. Hay-j
worth, reside in Mineral Wells,]
Texas.
The service was conducted by the
Rev. G. M. Talley, asisted by Rev.
T. J. Green and Rev. Rufus Mof
fttt,
Bishop E. Penick
Holds Ceremonies
C lergymen From Diocese Join
In Ceremony and Retire For
Quiet Day Afterwards.
The laying of the cornerstone of
the Church of the Good Shepherd
in Dogwood Acres at 11:00 o’clock
today, marked the beginning of the
first Episcopal church for Randolph
county. The Rt. Rev'. Edwin A.
Penick, D.D., Bishop of the diocese
was present and officiated at the
ceremony, assisted by the local rec
tor, Rev, R. G. Shannonhouse.
The ceremonies started w-ith the
singing of “The Church’s One
Foundation,” after which Bishop
Penick led the brief service and
laid the cornerstone, which was a
large marble slab donated by Pal
mer Stone Works of Albemarle.
In the stone were placed the ar
ticles prescribed by the prayer
book and a few additional articles
decided upon by the local rector
and congregation. E. O. Schaefer,
senior warden, deposited the Bible;
Mrs. Don Alexander, secretary of
the auxiliary, the prayer book; Mrs.
E. O. Schaefer, president of the
auxiliary, the hymnal; M. M. Shep
herd, junior warden, the Journal;
Mrs. H. H. Walker, a copy of The
Courier carrying a history of the
church; Rev. Mr. Pulley, editor of
the N. C. Churchman, a copy of
that publication; Cleveland Thayer,
secretary of the church, the roster
of officers and members; Rev. R. G.
Sannonhouse, rector, History of the
Mission and picture of Pugh’s
Chapel where services have been
held for Uie past two yetars; Mar
ylyn Walker, daughter of Mrs.
Blanche C. Walker, a coin of 1937;
Ogburn Yates, church treasurer, a
list of donors; Mrs. J. M. Cava
naugh, a program of the day’s ac
tivities; Miss Lillian Bunch, a his
tory of Asheboro. Then followed
the placing of visiting cards of the
congregation, visitors, friends and
visiting clergymen.
There were approximately sixty
clergymen present for this laying
of the cornerstone. The clergymen
met in Asheboro today at the call
of Bishop Penick and are holding a
Quiet Day. This service is being
held in the Presbyterian church,
I which was very generously offered
I by the pastor, Dr. Cothran G.
! Smith and his congregation.
Lunch was served the clergymen
in the church parlors by the Aux
iliary of the Church of the Good
Shepherd. The visiting wives of
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Japs Sli tter China’s
Defense?Near Peiping;
Americans In Danger
Great Britain
To Invoke Pact
Genova, Sept. 23.—(.1*)—
Great Britain was understood
today to be planning to invoke
the Washington pact, guaran
teeing China’s integrity as a
last resort to bring Japan into
a conference to stop the Sino
Japanese war.
Such a move would have the
added advantage of bringing
the United States into full co
operation on measures to halt
the far Eastern conflict.
The step was considered es
sential if the peace efforts are
to meet with success.
Government circles consid
ered that Japan, while ignor
ing the League of Nations in
vitation, would scarcely refuse
a 9-power cbnsulation under
the treaty which she signed in
Washington in 1922 along with
China.
The signatories agreed to
respect the territorial rights
of China.
Special Days Are
Planned At Fair
Opens Tuesday With Chil
dren's Day; Friday Is
Home-Comers Day.
With the fair in Randolph only a
few days off, officials urge that all
who plan, to exhibit plan to have
their articles,-animals, fruits, and
vegetables at the fair grounds on
time and avoid a last-minute rush.
Randolph folk are interested and
are planning to bring of their best
to the fair.
Special days have been designat
ed by the fair officials and will be
observed as follows: Tuesday, open
ing day, children’s day; Wednesday,
judges day for everything save
livestock; Thursday, judging live
stock and 4-H club day; Friday,
home coming day and Saturday—
everybody’s day.
Each day, there will be special
attractions in the form of free
acts which have been engaged at
considerable expense by the fatr
management. Then, for those who
tire of the exhibits, there are a'!
sorts of attracions on the .midway
offered for he entertainment of the
throngs.
Fireworks will close each day’s
performance and the fireworks at
the Randolph county fair have been
no mean part of the event.
Too much cannot be said for
Friday—home coming day. Already
several natives of Randolph have
arrived and are planning to meet
and greet their old friends at this
event—which has always been a
fair extraordinary. Plan to attend
and see your old friends, meet new
ones, and learn of Randolph coun
ty’s resources.
North Carolina
Convict’s Trial;
Robert S. Smith, Escapee
From Caledonia, Faces
Murder Charge.
Lancaster, S. C., Sept. 23.—t.P) —
Robert S. Smith, 32-year-old es
caped North Carolina convict will
go on trial for his life here today
for the fatal shooting of Policeman
B. Frank Sowell, July 4.
Smith, a native of Mill Port
Miss., escaped the Caledonia pris
on farm in North Carolina last
February with six other long-term
prisoners. The group kidnaped
two guards and a civilian and held
them as hostages during a 200-mile
ride, released them unharmed near
Southern Pines, N. C.
Denied Bail
Shelbyville, Ky., Sept. 23.—CB—
The Garr brothers, accused of mur
dering Brig. Gen. Henry H. Den
hardt, indicted as the slayer of
their sister, were denied bond by
county Judge H. F. Walters here
late today at least until their ex
amining trial Friday.
State School Cost
Raleigh, Sept. 23.—LP>—The
state supported eight month school
plan cost $21,343,361.02 for 1937,
Lloyd Griffin, secretary of the
school commission announced tol
day.
Weeping Children
Roam Streets; Jap
Planes At Canton
Americans Again Urged To
Leave Nanking in Face
Of New Attack.
City Earmarked
Expecting Fierce Raids To
day; Weather Grants At
tack Reprieve.
Peiping, Sept. 23.—UP)—Jap
anese military authorities an
nounced today that their army
had shattered the Chinese con
crete defense lines of Paoting
fu and had broken the Chinese
lines in hand-to-hand fighting
less than 80 miles south of
here.
Sharp anxiety was felt for
five American citizens who
were believed to have remained
in the town which Japanese
planes were bombing daily.
Shanghai. Sept. 23. —OP)— Two
thousand Chinese, most of them re
fugees, were estimated to have
been wounded or killed in the dis
asterous Japanese air bombing of
Canton, southern Chinese city.
The raids today and yesterday
left weeping women and children
searching ruins in the densely pac
ked dwelling sections of the poorer
classes.
Thousands roam the streets, be
wildered and almost deranged with
anguish and terror.
The Japanese bombings through
out the nation’s seaboard sections
and in the north extended to Tsia
nou, capital of Shantung, where a
lone invader flew over a suburb
loosed one bomb wounding nine
civilians.
The United States Embassy re
iterated its urgings that Americans
evacuate to Tsingtao, Shantung’s
port and thence to Manila.
Germany urged its nationals to
hoist the national flag over all pro
perty.
Thirty Japanese bombers raided
Kiangyin’s strong fortifications be
low' Shanghai and Nanking.
Japanese war planes and war
ships joined in today’s bombing of
Canton, causing wide-spread dam
age.
Nanking, earmarked by the Jap
anese for destruction as seat of
Chinese resistance, was not raided
this morning however, as Japanese
were impressed by the seriousness
of American, British and German
protests against unrestricted bom
bing of civil population.
Some observers, on the other
hand, believe Nanking’s moment
ary safety from attack was feared
to be due to prevailing bad weather
and poor visibility and both govern
ment and people were prepared
for an eventual onslought to make
the 15th raid on the capital since
hostilities commenced.
At 4 A .M. the heavy drone ef
war planes signified a short bomb
ing and at 6 A. M. nine bombers
carrier out the most spectacular
raid yet made on Canton.
In flights of three the squadron
dropped over the city and flying in
face of anti-aircraft batteries, loos
ed projectiles and flew away, un
harmed.
Insurgents Open
Drive At Gijon
| Unite Land, Sea and Air
I Forces in Final Concerted
Move.
Hendaye, Franco-Spariish Fron
tier, Sept. 23.—<iP)—Spanish in
surgents were reported today to
have opened a concerted offense by
land, sea and air to smash the Aus
| trian defense of Gijon.
] Advices reaching this French
| border said the “big push” was cen
1 tered in the Gijon sector north of
! the Sellar river about 30 air miles
| east of Gijon.
Zeb Long Improving
News came through Mrs. L. C.
Phillips from her daughter, Mrs.
Kate Phillips Hendrix, of States
ville, that the Hon. Zeb V. Long,
former solicitor of this district, is
showing improvement now. Mr.
Long has been ill for several weeks
and his condition has been consid
ered serious from the beginning.