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member op associated press N. E. A. FEATURE SERVICE I’ The Largest Paid-Up Circulation of Any Newspaper Published ‘ in Randolph County Randolph County’s Only Daily Newspaper THE DAILY COURIER “Over 10,000 People Welcome You to Asheboro, the Center of North Carolina” I VOLUME LXI ASHEBORO, N. C., WEDNESDAY. SEPT. 29. 1937 NUMBER 116 / Italy In Accord For Pirate Duty In Mediterranean Joins Britain and France In Joint Plan; Gets Bottle Neck Zone. Controls West Route II Due*; Granted Demand For Patrol of Sealane Off African Coast. Paris, Sept. 29.—(JPl—French, British and Italian naval experts agreed today on a plan to bring Italy into full cooperation with the Nyon pact to stop piracy in the Mediterranean. The plan will be signed by the technical delegates this evening and rushed immediately to the ethre governments for final appro val. The committee has been working sines Monday to grant Italy’s demand for parity with Great Britain and France as the most interested Mediterranean na tion. Details of the plan were not dis closed hut, the last suggestion the committee was known to have been working on, was to give Italy con trol of the narrow bottle-neck be tween Sicily and the African main land which is the aest-west rouie passage. The formal announcement end ing the long deadlock between France and Great Britain on one hand and Italy on the other was announced by the French naval ministry after this morning’s con ference. Capt Carraway Calls A Meeting Meeting Called Friday, Oct. 1, For Organization of Old Age Pension Club, Captain Bruce Carraway of High Point, pres, of the Old Age Pension clubc of North Carolina, plans to come to Asheboro Friday, October J, for the purpose of organizing a club of this nature for Randolph. A .meeting is called Of all old peo ple in the county who are interest ed in this .matter, to be on hand it the court house in Asheboro at 2:00 o’clock Friday afternoon. Captain Carraway invites, thru this newspaper, all members of the board of county commissioners, the welfare department workers and all interested people. The meet ing is for the information and or ganization of all old people in this county—white and colored and should be well attended. Captain Carraway thought, in calling the .meeting at this time, there would be a number of people in town for the Randolph fair, and they could spare time to attend the meeting while here. There has been considerable in terest in Randolph about this mat ter and now is the opportunity to learn of the state president as to the inside workings of the plan and organiaztion. Colored Girl Dies Edna Balfour, daughter of Hat tie Balfour, died at her home In North Asheboro yesterday. She has been ill from tuberculosis for several months. This young wo man was a sister of the laee Walt Balfour, formerly with The Cour ier for many years, but who died a year ago with the same malady. Burial was conducted today. Two Escapers Caught Raleigh, Sept 29.—UP)—The pen al division announced recapture of two escaped prisoners today. Wil lie Stewart, sent to prison from New Hanover county, was caught in Washington, D. C., and Lattie Rose, convicted in Gaston, was ta ken in New York where he had en listed in the army after escaping March 12. Martha Kaye Divorced Los Angeles, Sept. 29.—(.P>— Martha Raye, big-mouthed film comidienne, won a divorce today from Hamilton (Buddy) Westmore, make-up artist after testifying he slapped her, shirked paying house hold bills, and threatened her with a gun. Booth Arrives New York, Sept. 29.—....—— Evangeline Booth, head of "the Salvation Army, grieving over the war in China, arrived today on the Cunard-White Star liner Berengar ia for conferences with Salvation Army leaders in Atlanta, Chicago, Winnipeg, Montreal and this city. Pope Attacks Russia Vatican City, Rome, Sept. 29.— —Pope Pius XI today isseued a daratic encyclical which was con strued as an attack on Communis tic Russia ( Nasi Germany and the inclined governments of ■uid Mexico. Await Ransom Demand in Chicago Kidnaping As police sought claws iii the kidnaping of Charles S. Ross, 72, center above, Mrs. Ross, left above, wifi of the wealthy Chicago riianufactuier, awaited the ransom demand promised by the kidnapers when Ros$ was forced from his car on a highway west of the city. Ross was abducted as he leturned from a dinner en* gagement with Miss Florence Freihage, right above, his former secretary, and a friend of the Ross family. Chinese Suicide Squad Meet Death In Attempt to Blast Jap Flagship; Big Push Opens Midway For Fair Is A Varied Show Largest Midway Ever Exhib ited in Asheboro; Roadway To Grounds is Improved. The 'largest midway ever to be set up on a fair ground in Ran dolph is that of the Ideal Exposi tion Shows with Mr. Glick, promi nent showman in charge of the ev ent. The midway this year is more varied than it has ever been and offers entertainment that is sure to appeal to every type visitor pres ent The motor dome with its racing lions, and a girl riding a motor cycle with a racing lion at break neck pace—will give sufficient thrills for the most exacting Next door is the Old English Gigggle Shop where the fat look thin, the thin look fat and everybody looks foolish. Girl shows, freak shows, monkey shows with mamma-mon keys and their babies scratching heads of each other and acting like human beings, the auto speed way, the circus sideshow with cur iosities from all over the world— and many more forms of entertain ment are all there. Riding devices are there in full swing and lighted in an alluring manner as fun-seekers speed up and down and around. The little folk are getting the chance they have wanted for their few years and are driving real little automo biles around a circle, ringing bells, blowing horns, and feeling like their daddies under a steering wheel. The Octopus is a new ride and is alluring and thrilling many. The Ride-o is also new and has its charm. But, people still ride the ferris wheel which is the high spot jf the whole affair at night as it towers aloft, wit its brilliant lights. For those who are interested in their past, present and future, there arc palmists. Madam Lottie s telling many people about things they thought were deep, dark se •rets. their business problems, iffairs, health and .many other natters have been discussed by thi3 roman who has been to Asheboro aefore. There are Gypsifes too, if fbu care for them. Thus, is there a choice of enter tainment mingled with food stands, frozen sweets and everything—ex cept cotton candy—is there. The free acts are also excellent— especially praiseworthy is the four queen act. These girls are putting on an extra good act, putting up and down their own rigging and performing very well indeed. The other free acts are also good and quite worth seeing. Many people whose sensitive no ses dread the dust on the\Shoi'*. stretch of dirt road from the nigh way to the ground will rejoice to know that sawdust has been coated on the road which has allayed the INV FAIR VISITORS COME TO COURIER BOOTH Fair visitors were given .the late ews flashes throughout the day at ae Courier booth, situated in the tain exhibit hall at the fair .rounds. This service will be continued iru the week. Watch the Courier ulbdiii for the news. Daily Courier’s Broadcast Daily 'The Daily Courier, in line with its policy of giving you the news while it’s news, has ar ranged to give you the very lat est news flashes throughout the day, on the fair grounds, ths news flashes wiii be broadcast directly from the Courier booth, over the loud speaker equipment of the sound system service of Washington, D. C., who have at the fair this week the largest mobile unit in the entire south east. Listen for the news, while it’s still news. Cotton Mills In China Shut Down Japan Curtails Imports; Now Using Money to Purchase Munitions and Arms. Washington, Sept. 29.—CTO— Government experts said today the Sino-Japanese conflict has been one of the factors in pushing domestic raw cotton prices downward during the last three months. Prices have declined from better than 12 cents a pound to just above 8 cents. With a bumper crop of 16,000,000 bales of cotton being harvested in the United States, the bureau of agriculture economics said pros pective exports and foreign con sumption of Amerigcan cotton were, important. They predicted “some improve ment” in these channels, because of larger supply and lower price, for the season that started August 1, compared with the previous seasoh. They added that undeclared war fare in the Far East gives an un certain touch to all world cotton trade. It is possible, the economists said that some European nations which buy American raw cotton and then export finished cotton goods, may benefit “through curtailment of Ja pan’s export business.” At the same time European coun tries face a loss “of their export trade in cotton textiles with China,” the bureau declared. China has a reported record crop of raw cotton this season and the economists said “considerable am ounts of Chinese cotton probably will move to foreign markets, eith er through sale to neutral countries or as a result of confiscation by Ja pan.” “Over half of the Chinese cotton textile industry is located in areas in which large scale military opera tions are now taking place,” the bu reau said. “Not only are nearly all of these mills shut down but also all of the Japanese-owned mills in China have ceased operation. Japan, which was the biggest buy er of American raw cotton last sea son, has curtailed raw cotton im ports recently, the economists said, “to purchase munitions and other supplies relative to military opera tions.” World cotton consumption for the 12 months ended with July estab lished an all time peak of 30,900,000 bales, the bureau said, although “consumption of American cotton by foreign countries was extremely1 small.” Washington, Sept. 29.—<fP>— Rioting broke out at the National Training school for girls today. Fighting Raging On 25 Mile Front Chinese Haul Mine Through Harbor; Meet Death as Jap Lookout Sounds Alarm. Shanghai Shelled Anti-Japan Boycott Opens In England; Refuse Nippon Made Goods. (By The Associated Press) Japan’s ‘‘Big, Push” againstfhj^ nese defenders of Shanghai Tiroke today in an inferno of screaming shells and bombs. Bitter fighting raged along the entire 25 mile defense line whicn stretched north of the Internation al city. Signal for the offensive was the Chinese “suicide” squad who unsuc cessfully attempted to blast the Japanese flagship, Isgumo riding at anchor in the Yangtze river. Twenty-nine death-defying Chi nese, swimming in an early morn ing darkness towed a mine to the battleship protective net just as Ja panese lookouts spotted the dan ger. The Chinese mine was exploded blasting its human propellers to death. The Japanese admitted no pro gress nad been made on the north I west sector but said marines had pushed to within half a mile of the Shanghai north station. Chinese declared they had repuls ed wave after wave of Japanese troops with terrific slaughter on both sides. Thirty Jap war planes rocketed this teeming international city with a rain of bombs on the north station and Chatei section. Canton, southern metropolis, suf fered a heavy attack of war planes machine-gunning the village of Chilius where 40 were killed and 100 injured. In Tokyo, a foreign office spok esman said, “Japan is deeply indig nant at the League of Nations con demnation of Japanese bombing of Chinese cities.” A wide-spread movement was growing in Great Britain to boy cott all Japanese goods as a sign of displeasure of Jap attacks on civilians in China. Accepts Position With Durham Paper Ben Smith, formerly a member of The Courier staff, plans to leave tomorrow for Durham where he will have a position on the repor torial staff of the Durham Sun. Mr. Smith has been in Asheboro for about 18 months, having been with the news staff of this newspaper for a year. Duritig the summer, Mr. Smith has been writing sports and was publicity man for the local Eagles during their trip to Wichita, Kan sas, where they made a splendid record. Mr. Smith has a great many friends in Asheboro who will learn with regret that he will no longer make Asheboro his home. Postpone Montague Trial Elizabethtown, N. Y.. Sept. 29.— Trial of John Montague, phenome anl Hollyvtood golfer and friend of movie stars on a charge of first de gree robbery, has been postponed from October II to October l.'t. Bar Group Will Oppose Further Court Proposals' Lawyers in Convention At Kansas City Appoint Seven Man Monitor. No Opposition “To Remain Ready” For Any Future Plans To Change Court. Kan.su;; City, Sept. 29—CPI—The American Bar association today without debate set up a special 7 man committee to carry on its ef forts against ‘ any attempt to re make” the Supreme Court. The leport of the committee had warned the association that new ef forts probably would be made to change the Supreme Court. The resolution was adopted by a rec ord attendance of the bar group. No opposition was expressed in the general meeting. No discuss ion followed the report of the chair man of the special committee which had called upon the bar “to main tain itself in readiness to meet Supreme Court proposals.” Well Known Man Dies At Archdale Henry P. Baldwin, Farmer And Mill Operator, Dies Af ter Illness of Weeks. Henry Pinkney Baldwin, 58, well known former resident cf Randolph county died at his home in Arch dale this morning at 11 o’clock. MV. Baldwin had been ill for several weeks. Mr. Baldwin up to about fifteen years ago conducted a farming bu siness in this county., At that time he sold his farm and entered the roller mill business in Sanford where he remained for about four years. Later he entered the veneer business in High Point. , -Mr.... Baldwin was a member of the Pleasant Cross Christian ”*<<uroh aftrere he served as a deacon ftS!" several years. The body will be taken to the Pleasant Ridge Christian church to morrow where it wiww lie in state from 2 until 3 o’clock in the after noon. The funeral service will be conducted there at 3 o’clock with the Rev. J. M. Allred, assisted by the Rev. J. W. Groce, officiating. Burial will be in the church ceme tery In addition to his wife, the for mer Miss Ethel Cox of Asheboro, survivors include seven daughters Mrs. T. C. Delk, Mooresville; the Misses Wilma, Ruth, Mildred, Edith Ruby and Sarah all of the home; two brothers, Earl R. Baldwin, Greensboro and C. E. Baldwin, Ramseur; three sisters, Miss Sue Baldwin, Ramseur, Mrs. K. H. Phil lips, Jonesboro, and Mrs. J. M. West, Asheboro. Carpenters Will Vote Against CIO Labor President States 3,000 Men Will Join Expulsion Move. Denver, Sept. 29.—(.PI—William D. Hutcheson, president of the Car penters union said today he would vote to expell John L. Lewis, CIO head, if the issue came up before the American Federation of Labor at its convention next week. The Carpenters union, with 3,000 votes, i has the largest signal block of votes. in the convention. Last year Hutcheson blocked the expulsion. 2 World War Vets Off to Reunion Reid M. Hannah, proprietor of the Old Hickory cafe and Clarence J. Lovett of the local postoffice, left yesterday for Greenville, S. C. where their old division—30th, is meeting for a reunion this week. Today, the 20th anniversary of the breaking of the Hindenburg Line, that division which was a part of the unit responsible for the break ing of that impregnable line, is meeting in the town where the company trained for nine months before going to France. Hails Court Report Washington, Sept. 29.—(.D—At torney General Cummings said to day that the judiciary report pre sented by Chief Justice Hughes, which recommended 16 new Fed eral judges was “a complete capi tulation” to President Roosevelt's court reorganization program. Moscow, Sept. 29.—CD—The set tling five-month arctic night today dimmed but did not extinguish all hope for six Soviet airmen lost on top of the world. Wallace To Urge Possessing Tax On Cotton Crop Washington Advisors Today Claim Department Has Completed Plans. Meeting At Memphis “Confusion” on Loans AnJ Subsidy Will Be Cleared Up. Washington, Sept. 29.—IV)—Well informed persons at the Agricul ture department said today that Secretary Wallace will suggest a possessing tax on cotton before the next session of farm leaders sched uled for Memphis, Tenn. Senator Smith, D-S. C.) confer red with Secretary Wallace th'S week and afterwards said the sec retary promised to “clear up con fusion” on the loan and subsidy program on this year’s large cotton crop. Bensing Low Man For Club Series Championship I’lay Opens This Week; Sixteen In Quest of Trophy. At Bensing who led the pack of qualifiers in last week’s rounds at the Asheboro golf links has been paired with Ernest Kiesewetter in elimination play for the club cham pionship. Bensing turned in a score of 74 and Kiesewetter covered the 18 hole course in 79. Play for the championship crown will commence this week and continue until after the finals. The qualifiers and scores follow: A1 Bensing ^4, Bob Morris 77, W. A. Underwood, Jr. 79, T. N. Hun ter 80, ~~enry Armfield 84, Frank McCrary 85. Henry Redding, Ernest Kiesewet ter, J. E. Webb and J. C. Croom, 86s; Sam Story 88, Buren Parks. B. L. Moore, and H. Coffin 90s; Ed Cranfora 91 and Tom Bowman 92. The Pairings Bensing vs. Kiesewetter, Arm field vs. Moore, Underwood vs. Story, Redding vs. Cranford, Norris vs. Webb, McCrary vs. Parks, Hun ter vs. Coffin, Croom vs. Bowman. Duce And Hitler End 5-Day Talk Have Last 4-minutes As Ital ian Leader Leans From Car Win daw. Berlin, Sept. 29.—UP)—II Duce of Italy for five days a guest of his Fascist colleague Adolph Hitler, departed for home this afternoon. Hitler walked alone with II Duce to the train and had a last minute conversation which lasted for four minutes with the Italian leader lea ning out the car window.. Los Angeles, Sept. 29.—UP)—| Glenn Morris, athletic film actor, I found himself involved today in a dispute over his contract. Pay Day for Teachers Next ' Week; Will Total $32,000 Partner Silent £ Accusations that Associate Jus* tice Hugo L. Black of the Su preme Court is a life member of the Ku Klux Klan also turned attention on William Fort, above, special assistant U. S. attorney general and Black’s former law partner. ' Fort was associated with Black at the time of the justice’s purported Klan affilia tion and was said to be'in a position to know whether Black was and is a Klan member. Thus far Fort has been silent. Bla& Returns; Plans To Arume Duties On U. S. Supreme Court Funeral Today Joe F. Hawley, publisher of the High Point Enterprise, whose fun eral service is being held this af ternoon at the residence on John son street in that city. Mr. Raw ley’s death, which had been ex pected for several days, was the result of a heart ailment of some what long standing. He was one of the best known and popular | publishers of the North Carolina I Press associaiion. ! White’s Injuries May Be Internal Asheboro Miner Said to Have “Leision” or is “A Swell Fakir.” Charlotte, Sept. 29.—Two promi nent Charlotte physicians yester day advanced the theory that W. A. White, missing .mining engineer found last Saturday at Bristol, Va. is suffering from an internal les ion, perhaps caused by a stunning blow on the head, which left him deaf and speechless, or else he is “one swell fakir.” Mrs. White said her husband spent an uncomfortable day but expressed a desire for physicians to examine him thoroughy in the hope that his voice and hearing may be restored along with the mem 1 ory of what happened during the 10 months he was gone. See No Fracture The first X-ray pictures, it was reported, failed to show a fracture. Other pictures will be made imme diately. In some instances, it was reported, fractures fail to show af ter a lapse of several months. The doctor that examined Mr. White in the afternoon said the patient “intrigues .me,” that “the case is most unusual,” and that other visits would be made before a positive diagnosis could be ob tained. While physicians went through their routine, detectives and G men, it was reported, were busy with their investigation of the strange circumstances connected with Mr. White’s mysterious dis appearance and equally mysterious I reappearance. First Checks Since Last Fall; County and City Checks Due Wednesday. Pay Day! Next week, Wednesday, 226 tea chers and a host of other employes of the Randolph county school sys tem will receive their pay cheeks for the first time since the close of school last fall. In addition fo the county employes the teachers and others in the Asheboro schools are i scheduled to receive their checks at the same time. The county pay roll—estimated by Superintendent T. Fletcher Bul la today—will reach approximately $29,000. Add an estimated $3,500 for the city pay roll and you have $32,500 to be loosed for purchasing power from this one source along next week. The county payroll includes, in addition to the teaching and office staff, 16 janitors, 4 .mechanics em ployed at the county garage and others who are associated in some manner with the system. The city roll takes in all members of the fa culty, office help, janitors and oth ers. The county payrolls will be certi fied within the next few days and Superintendent Bulla expects the salary checks will be ready for dis tribution Wednesday, October 6. THE WEATHER North Carolina. Generally fair in the interior and mostly overcast on the coast today and Thursday. Justice Refuses To Discuss Klan Life Membership Tells Papers He Will Be At Home in “Office of Su preme Court Hall.” Plans Radio Address Leaves Norfolk Dock For Capital; Mrs. Black To Go “House Hunting.” Norfolk, Va., Sept. 29—(iP)— Hugo L. Black arrived here today apparently planning to begin nis duties as an associate justice of the Supreme Court. He maintained the silence which he refused to break during his visit in England and France with regard to charges he had received a life membership in the Ku Klux Klan. He made two things clear how ever, one that he was going to going to Washington immediately, presumbly to take his place on the court bench which holds its first meetin of the fall term next Mon day. The second was that he .might yet make some statement, possibly over the radio on the Klan issue. That he would take his seat seem ed assured when he told newspa permen at the conclusion of an in terview they could reach him here after in Washington “probably in my office in the Supreme Court building.” Mrs. Black gave a further ink ling of the nature of the Justice’s I plan when she said her principle work “would be house hunting in Washington.’ The new Justice indicated seron gly that he may yet make some statement on the Klan charges which were first raised in the Sen ate during argument over confir mation of his nomination and later were given new impetus by news stories that not only was he a mem ber once but had been given a life membership in the Klan. [Home Talent Show Decided Success | Hearty Applause Told the Au dience’s Story; Repeated Tonight at Capitol. Last night’s performance of I “Glad Rags”, a musical play, stag ed by the Randolph Library club at the Capitol theatre, was a de cided success. The local cast had a prof issiona! touch that is seldom seen in home talent plays. The acts, singing and dancing met with popular appeal and ap plause was frequent and hearty. The settings were attractive and the costumes gorgeous in their brilliant coloring, as were many dances done by an excellent grouji of chorus girls. The cast handled their parts in an artistic manner, revealing con siderable talent. Mrs. Joseph Ross, Jr., as soloist, did an unusually good piece of work that brought spontaneous applause and praise front the audience as was the case with Mrs. Frank McCrary in her singing parts. William Underwood, who al ways carries a part well and in an unusually finished manner for an unprofessional, was supported this time by Murray Field and Lyn wood Smith. Mrs. Ralph Humble took bows as accompanist. Other musicians of the town who added to the mu sical part "of the show were Hoyle Ridge, drummer and George Birk head, saxophonist. The play is being repeated to night and those who did not see it last night are urged to see this splendid musical show tonight at the Capitol theatre. The curtain goes up at 8:15 sharp. The small admission fee will go toward the expenses of the Randolph county j library. Troy Redding Is Pleased With Fair The Randolph County Fair open ed Tuesday moring. Large crowds thronged the midway and much in tesest was .manifested in the ex hibit halls. Troy Redding, who has had charge of “Farm Products” for 17 years, just before the opening, said: “I don’t think I ever saw a more promising outlook for a fair in all the seventeen years I have been connected with the Randolph coun ty fair.” The grandstand was packed and even standing was at a premium.