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m The Largest Paid-Up Circulation of Any Newspaper Published in Randolph County MEMBER OP ASSOCIATED PRESS N. E. A. FEATURE SERVICE Randolph County’s Only Daily Newspaper THE DAILY COURIER “Over 10,000 People Welcome You to Asheboro, the Center of North Carolina” ■ VOLUME LXI ASHEBORO, N. C., SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1937 NUMBER 119 (Japanese Offensive Buckles Against China’s Stonewall Defense; Many Lives Lost Every Weapon Of Warfare Used In Futile Attack Battleships, Airplanes And Tanks Failed to Break Chi nese Defense Lines. , Foreigners Watch Stand on Roof Tops to View Fighting Below; Peiping In Danger. (By The Associated Press) Shanghai, Oct. 3. (Sunday).—Ja pan’s tremendous offensive, by land, sea and air buckled for the sixth day today against the stone wall defense of the Chinese troops entrenched in Chapei on the out skirts of the international settle ment. After hours of fierce attack and counter-attacks, in which every weapon of modern warfare Japan could muster was employed, Chin ese authorities said their lines were! intact. Huge showers of debris and smoke dotted the battlefield as Ja panese warplanes dropped bombs. The fleet of Japanese warships criss-crossed the field with a mov ing pattern of shells. Wave after wave of tanks, pro tecting Japanese infantrymen, roa red down on the Chinese positions. The Chinese devised land traps by using iron rails from the nearby tracks. These stalled the tanks while Chinese machine guns mow ed down advancing enemy soldiers. Attacking Japanese patrols, seek ing to establish outposts in war blackened houses dominating the Chinese defense lines were repuls ed with what Chinese called heavy losses. Foreigners In the international Settlement crowded roof tops to watch the fierce fighting in the streets below. They were so close to the action it was as though f they were watching a play staged for their benefit in an outdoor thea tre. Peiping, Oct. 2.—</P)—The rich est coal and iron deposits in China were almost in the grasp of the Ja panese tonight. Japanese troops moved south to wards them after capturing the city of Taichow by a daring fierce as sault. The wealthy mines have been guarded for the last 30 years by the famous war lord, Enyen Hsi Shan, but he is now enfeebled with age and the invaders expect him to offer no resistance to the seizure of the country and its treasure. Farmville, Va., Oct. 2.—I.V)— Gloria Allen, 17, stunt parachute jumper, succumbed yesterday to in juries suffered last week when her parachute ripped in midair. THE WEATHER North Carolina: Mostly cloudy Sunday and Monday. Occasional scattered showers. “City Slicker” Out-Slicked By Daddy Rich’s Two Boys County Granted - PWA Allotment Will Reopen Sanitary Con struction Throughout Randolph. The Randolph county health de partment today announced the PWA had reallotted labor to con tinue the program of construction of privy3 throughout the county. The department was compelled to 1 discontinue its work last November when the federal department ceas ed its labor appropriations. Under provisions of the new al lotment, J. H. Wylie said, the PWA will supply the labor, the property owner the material and the Sani tary division of the health depart ment will provide the supervision in order that the state sanitary regulations may be maintained. Persons desiring the depart ment's assistance are requested to notify the county health depart ment in the court house at Ashe Biington, Oct. 2.—<AA—Aides resentative Frank W. Han ' Oxford, N. C., disclosed to niovement is under way to ibout payment of the three pound cotton subsidy by De Salvation Army Chief on Tour Carrying her seventy years lightiy, Gen. Evangeline Booth, above, world commander of the Salvation Army, has arrived at New^York for her first visit to America in two years to begin a tour of principal cities and a scries of conferences with offi cers of her organization. She plans to launch a campaign to interest young people in work ing for world improvement. Organization Is Formed Friday Old Age Pension Club Formed At County Court House; Maj. Craven President. On Friday afternoon an Old Ago Pension Club was organized in Randolph county with 600 mem bers. According to the application cards in Randolph, these are all eligible and were accepted into membership at this first organiza tion meeting at which approximate ly 150 were present. « Captain Bruce Carraway of High Point, state president of the organ ization, was on hand for the meet ing and presided, conducting the election of officers. Major Bruce Craven was chosen as president of the group and while he was de tained at his Trinity home on ac count of illness, he will doubtless accept the post. L. C. Phillips of Asheboro was selected as first vice-president with N. C. McDowell of Trinity, second vice-president. J. L. Phillips, also of Trinity, was named secretary; J. V. Wilson of Asheboro, treasurer, and Mrs. W.rr). C. Hanner, publicity mana ger There was considerable interest evinced in the meeting and, ac cording to Captain Carraway, much will probably be accomplished in Randolph for the old people through this newly formed organ ization. Ben Silver, Grabs Purse, Boys Grab Ben; Now in County Jail House This is the story of the “City Slicker.” There is an old fable—or a story similar to a fable—which runs through circles of those men who add to their financial status via means of sources outside the law, that county fairs are ideal stops to work. “So-o-o-” as the Fire Chief says, one came to town Friday evening. The fair grounds looked like a like ly spot so there this city feller jou rneyed. He noticed a man with his purse in his hip pocket. In that best “slicker” manner he slicked up behind the .man—our own O. E. Rich, and in deft man ner “lifted” the purse. But he failed to notice Mr. Rich’s two son* who were a-trailing their daddy. He grabbed the purse—the boys pounced on him. He dropped the purse—but the boys did not drop him. The law Lee Moore, came along and then Ben Silver, of wider-ihe tropolitan parts, went to the jail house. There he remained tonight— charged with larceny. All the big fellers get themselves caught in the little towns. Well the county roads need re pairing here and there. | Black Comment, I (By Associated Press) Comments on the speech of Jus tice Hugo L. Black indicated today that some men on both sides of the controversy are ready to call a halt to the argument. Others, however, who felt strong ly one way or the other about his fitness for the bench said they have not changed their views. Some of the statements follow: Senator Borah (D., Idaho): “Justice Black will take his seat on Monday. I hope the sub ject of the Klan will be dropped.” Senator Wheeler (D., Mont.): “A fine explanation. I think he satisfied the people generally.” Representative Snell (R., N. Y.): House minority leader: “This is purely a democratic row: Senator Tydings (D., Md.): “I voted against Black’s confir mation. I have nothing to add or subtract from that position.” John L. Lewis, CIO head: “Powerful and straightforward.” Senator Connally (D.-Tex.): “It seems to me the incident is closed.” Frederick H. Stinchfield, retiring president of the American Bar as sociation. “If Mr. Justice Black says his re cord in the senate offers the charg es of bigotry resulting from the fact he belonged to the Klan, the average citizen must bow to that conclusion.” John E. Edgerton, president of the Southern Industrial council: “I have never considered Black a big enough man for the Supreme Court, but he made a statement as forthright and as clean as he couid have done under the circumstanc es.” Senator Holt, (D- W. Va.): “What can be said? He pleads guilty.” Senator Berry (D-Tenn.): — “The speech was characteristic of a great man.” Dr. Hiram Evans, Imperial Wiz ard of the Ku Klux Klan: “A very sincere speech. He’ll make a great judge. I’ve been trying to tell folks that member ship card didn’t mean a thing.” Senator Glass (D-Va.): “I didn’t think the appointment was a lit one and I don’t think so now.” Representative McReynolds (D Tenn.): “I can hardly see how anyone can criticize further.” Senator Reynolds (D-N. C.): “His frank statement should con vince every right-thinking Ameri can citizen of his monesty of pur pose and sincerity.” Sw-ingfield, Mass., Union < R.): “Nothing that Mr. Justice Black said in his belabored defense either in his belabored defense either al ters in the grounds for his disqua lification for a place on the supreme court or enhances his reputation for judicial temperament and dsicern ment.” The Charlotte, N. C., News: “The burning question for Sena tor Black to answer in his state ment last night was, did he recall, while his colleagues in the senate were defending him from the charge of Klan membership, that he had been made a life .member of that outfit? Apparently he did re call it. He had been given a card— ‘unsolicited’, it is true, which he did not even keep. But he didn't return it.” The Columbia, S. C., Record: “x x x that he now regrets, wishes to forget and has been try ing to live down Klan member ship should be accepted, and his re cord on the supreme court left to speak for itself. It may indeed happen that as a burnt child who dreads f: re he may turn out to be a champion of the bill of rights." The New York World-Teleiram: “Hugo Black’s address to the na tion was the work of a brilliant prosecutor suddenly turned to the defense. It was an eloquent plea for. tolerance. It was clever. But like too many of the recent happen ings in the region of the supreme court, ‘too damned clever.’ ” Clyde Cox Funeral The funeral of Clyde Cox, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Cox, Franklin ville, who was killed in Livingston, Va., five weeks ago tonight, will be solemnized at the Franklinville ce metery at 2:30 o’clock this after noon. The Rev. James Hauss will officiate. Greensboro, Oct. 2.—(JP)—J. P. Williamson and the Duke Power company are not entitled to injunc tive relief against the issuance of bonds to be used in financing con struction of a proposed hydro-elec tric plant by and for the city of High Point, Judge H. Hoyle Sink hedl in Guilford superior court here today. Black Admits He Was One-Time A Member Of Klan _ * Claims Unsolicited Card Wap Given Him Aftsr He Joined Senate. Did Not Keep Card Voices Opposition to AH Manner of Intolerance During Radio Talk. Washington, Oct. 2.—(fP>—Asso ciate Justice Hugo L. Black told the nation, Friday that he once joined the Ku Klux Klan but later resigned. “On that account”, he said, “3ft eftart :s being made to convince tM people of America that I am intoft erant, .end that I am prejudice* against people of the Jewish an^ Catholic faiths and against men# bers of the negro race.” “I believe that my record as a senator refutes every implication of racial or religious intolerance**1 he continued. “It shows that I was of that group of liberal senators who have con sistently fought for the civil eco nomic, and religious rights of all Americans, without regard to race or creed. “The insinuations of racial and religious intolerance made con cerning me are based on the fact that 1 joined the Ku Klux Klap about 15 years ago. I did join the Klan. I later resigned. I never re joined. What appeared then or what appears now, on the records of the organization I do not know.” An “unsolicited card” was given him by the Klan after his nomina tion to the Senate, he said in- hi3 address, but he had never consid ered it “as a membership of any kind.” “I never used it,” he said, “I did not even keep it.” After discussing his Klan asso ciations, the Supreme Court mem ber said: “I have no sympathy with any organization or group which, any where or at any time arrogates to itself the un-American power to interfere in the slightest degn*^ with compete religious freedom.” With his brief address, which he hynself noted was unprecedented, Black plainly indicated that so far as he was concerned he was bring ing the controversy over his Klan connections to a close and that he intends to take his seat on the Su preme Court Monday. Duke Turns Back Davidson 34 To 6 Tipton and O’Mara Account For Two Goals Each; Made 16 First Downs. Davidson, Oct. 2.—(.PI—Wallace Wade turned loose a powerful set of backs in the second holf of to day’s football game and Duke de feated Davidson 34 to 6. The lightweight Davidson team treated a home town crowd of 8500 fans to three goal line stands as they held the heavy Duke team to single score in the first half. The Blue Devils then took advantage of a break just before intermission. Bob O’Hara 185 pound fullback and Eric Tipton, filling the shoes of Ace Parker, Duke’s All Ameri can back, accounted for two touch downs each as the Dukes rated possible national championship con tenders gave a convincing second half demonstration. Silver Smith, substitute back scored first. Elmore Hackney con tributed a 67 yard gallop, the long est run of the game. The Duke offensive piled up 16 first downs, 10 in the second half to Davidson 7. After Davidson’s line turned back scoring threats twice from inside the one yard line in the second quarter O’Mara intercepted a Da vidson suicide pass on Davidson’s seven yard line and scored in four line smashes. Dr. B* M. Weston Discusses Milk Sanitation at Rotary Dr. B. M. Weston, guest speak er at the regular meeting of the Asheboro Rotary club Friday gave an interesting and instructive talk relative to sanitation in the pro duction of milk. The speaker em phasized Jthe care of the cow, as 10 healtfT and cleanliness, the neces sary sanitary conditions of the cow barns and the fact that the barns should be well ventilated with plenty of daylight. “Cleanliness in milking,’’ the speaker said, “is very necessary to producing pure milk. All milking vessels should be sterilized, cows udders should be washed in chlor ine solution and dried before milk ing. “All milkers”, he stated, “should Editor Named v Hull’s Advisor m i Appointed special assistant in the trade agreements division of the state department. George Fort Milton, above, president and editor of the Chattanooga News, will advise Secretary Cordell Hull on American trade policies. Milton served as ad visor to the American delega tion to the Inter-American conference at Buenos Aires last year City Fire Loss Is Fixed At $3,200 Asheboro Maintained Low Record For Year; Fire Prevention Week. As we look toward this week as fire prevention week, attention fo cuses upon the local fire depart ment of Asheboro. As all the old timers of the town know, this is entirely a volunteer company and has always been. The department was organized in 1911 with Sulon B. Stedman, fire chief. This po stiion •vas retained by Mr. Sted man for several years and he was supported by a group of the busi ness men of Asheboro, which is now the case. After a few years, however, Chief Stedman resigned and Clarence Rush was named tc. the "thank you” post and he re mains fire chief of the town. In 1911, the equipment consisted of two hand reels which they pull ed themselves for several years. They got a rickety Ford truck but it was better than man-power, and much easier. The next equipment was a Republic truck which is still in use. This is actually just a hose wagon. Fourteen years ago an American-LaFrance pumper was purchased with these two trucks constituting the present equipment for he town. Fourteen years ago, this was ad equate equipment for 3,000 people, which was about the population. Today, with 10,000 people who ex pect, and should have, fire protec tion, it is plainly inadequate. There are 28 business men of the town who compose the local fire department. When the siren sounds, they “cut and run,” leav ing their stores, factories, law of fices and the like—for the business men of this city are the firemen. Much has been said in this newspa per about at least one or two paid men to stay at the fire house, and this need, as well as more equip ment is obvious. According o Chief C. Rush, the fire loss in'Asheboro last year was unusually small with the figure from October to October running $3,200. While the town was fortu nate last year, Chief Rush issues a word of warning for the coming year and urges caution about fire in the town and county. Kansas City, cOt. 2.—CP)—The American Bar association today de manded full, public hearings by the Senate on all judicial nominations —a last-minute compromise of a week’s agitation for some expres sion on the Justice Black question. have a health certificate.” Continuing the speaker said: “To produce grade A milk all these conditions should be met by the dairyman and in addition to this his herd should be examined yearly for tuberculosis and Bangs disease, which is a contagious ab sorption in cows which causes ulu lant fever in people.” John Morrison discussed milk from the creamery standpoint and explained how milk is received and prepared by the creamery for mak ing butter and ice cream. He poin ted out to the club members the processes by which this is accom plished. The program was in charge of E. O. Schafer, Dr. C. G. Smith, presi dent, presided. Italy Receives Strict Warning From Two Nations Great Britain and France Toss Gauntlet; Must Withdraw Soldiers. New War Threats Tells II Duce His Interest In volved; Ready to Back Up Demands. London, Oct. 2.—(.T)—Great Bri tain and France flung down the gauntlet to Italy today for the eva cuation of Italians fighting in Spain. It was the second time in a month Italy was faced with strong demand from the two countries for settling a specific and vital issue of the Spanish civil war. Soviet Russia at the same time in a sudden note demanded arms to be permitted to be shipped to Spain for the Spanish government and abolitio i of the entire Spanish non intervention scheme. In Geneva, the League of Na tions assembly failed by two votes to give the necessary approval to a resolution threatening to end the non-intervention in Spain unless foreign volunteers were withdrawn. Britain and France were prepar ed to back their demands to Italy by action—just as at the recent Nyon conference to sweep “pirate” submarines from the Mediterran ean. The British and French envoys in Rome were ordered to warn Italy that the presence of Italians in territory held by Insurgent General Franco menaced their interests and increased danger of a European war. Action Taken By Officials Meeting Approve Plans for Schools Of Practical Government Throughout State. Charel Hill, Oct. 2.—More than 1200 city and county officials as sembled in four district meetings of the Insitute of Government last week and approved plans for schools of practical government in North Carolina with systematic training courses designed to reach officials and employees in every city hall and county courthouse In North Carolina. Practical texts and guidebooks have been written and training courses liafe already been launched for law enforiing officers, includ ing city police, township constables, county sheriffs, state patrolmen and city and county judges and solicitors, 400 of whom attended the opening school held last week. The district schools for enforcing officers will be continued at 30 day intervals during the next ten month.;. . Practical texts and guidebooks have been written anr training courses have already been launched for citv and county tax supervisors, list takers and assessors, tax coll ectors, purchasing agents and city and county managers and attor neys. Practical texts and guidebooks have been written and training courses have already been held for court officials, including the Regis tess .of Deeds and Clerks of Court. Guidebook are in process of pre paration for city clerks, city and county lnance officers, city coun cilmen and county commissioners, with training schools 'for these groups expected to get under way during the coming year. This program of writing text books and holding training schools will ge continued until all groups of city and county officials in North Carolina are participating in train ing schools. The officials of this town, along with the officials and employees of all other cities and counties in this section, will be participants and beneficiaries in this program. Governor Hoey, Lieutenant Gov ernor Horton, and the leaders of the Republican and Democratic parties have thrown their weight behind the program of the Institute of Government and emphasized its non-partiasan nature. They pointed out in the meetings held last week that it was the first time ii» Aemri can history that leaders of oppos ing political parties have joined to gether to endorse and approve a program of governmental training, and that it was also the first time that officials from cities and coun ties performing all types of gov ernmental duties have joined to gether in a unified program of governmental education and train ing. New Orleans Flood New Orleans, Oct. 2.—<^P)—New Orleans residents waded today in a flood caused by two tropical distur bances ir. the Gulf of Mexico. Wa ter stood from a few inches to over four feet in some streets. / Roosevelt Hails Coulee Dam as National Move C* 1 ---A NEA LeApian Flyers’ j ’‘get His camera slung over his shoulder, a cigaret in his hand, Rudolph Brandt, NEA Service cameraman, grins cheerfully, above, in Shanghai where he is covering the Chinese war—and grinned just as cheerfully a few days ago when lie was caught in a Japanese air attack and narrowly escaped death. The ' raiders bombarded ^ and machine-gunned Brandt■' and three other American photogra phers en route to the front in an auto. They escaped by flee ing under fire to a dugout. 35 CCC Openings For This County Applications at Welfare Office Twenty-five White Assignments. - I Miss Lillie Bulla, superintendent of the Randolph county welfare de partment yesterday announced the county has been allotted 35 ap pointments to the CCC. The allot ment includes twenty-five white appointments and ten colored as signments. Application blanks may be ob tained at the welfare office in the county court house building. . District Master Masons To Meet at Biscoe October 4 Grand Master Among Men Scheduled to Speak; All Day Session. Grand Master Walter E. Sherod will be the principal speaker at the annual meeting of Master Masons of the 24th Masonic district sched uled for October 4 in the Masonic hall at Biscoe. The 24th district comprises Randolph and Montgom ery counties. Monday, October 4, the afternoon session will begin at 4:30 at the lodge hall in Biscoe and ending at 6 o’clock. Supper will be served near 6:30. At 7 o’clock the main and final session will begin. Speech es will be made by grand officers. The final and principal speech will be made by Grand Master Walter N. She rod. It is expected there will be a large attendance from the 24th dis trict composed of Randleman lodge number 209, Randleman, North Carolina, Dr. T. L. Helems Master; Balfour lodge, number 188, Ashe boro, North Carolina, Mr. Allan Scott, Master; Hanks lodge, num ber 128, Franklinville, North Caro lina, W. L. Grimsley, Master; Mar ietta lodge, number 444, Ram seur, North Carolina, Mr. D. E. Whitehead, Master; Biscoe lodge, number 437, Biscoe, North Caro lina, M. A. Nicholson, Master Blackmcr lodge, number 127, Mt. Gilead, North Carolina, Mr. J. A. Ausley, Master. Visitors are ex pected from several parts of the state. J. R. Hinshaw of Asheboro is District Deputy Grand Master for the 24th district succeeding Dr. C. A. Graham of Ramseur, North Carolina, the latter being a speak er on the occasion. It will be recalled that the last two district meetings were held in Asheboro. Expects Waterway To Be Developed Claims Future Will Bring Ships Closer Inland Via Means of Great Project. Urges Organization Wants Workers to Develop Association; 5,000 Hear President Talk. Grand Coulee Dam, Wash., Oct. 2.—<.P)—President Roosevelt de • dared here today he was looking forward to the time when this great structure on the Columbia river would develop “millions of acres of new land” and permit steamships to ron.e into the interior further than ever dreamed of before. Describing this project as a “nar tional undertaking for the national good” the President said it was the largest structure ever undertaken by man in any one place. Some day, he said, viewing a crowd of 6,000, he hoped there would i)e formed a “Grand associa tion” to be composed of the work ers here. They would be awarded badges of honor, he added, because they were undertaking a job that would benefit the nation for years to come. Telling of those farmers of the plains who have lost their land be cause of poor soil, he said he was looking forward to the day when thousands of new homes and mil lions of new acres would be found ed in this region once the structure is completed. Labor Raps Perkins Denver, Oct. 2.—(TP)—Thrusts .it the Roosevelt administration labor policy marked preliminaries to the American Federation of .Labor con vention started today. The con vention opens Monday. Making their attacks openly, after back stairs criticism most of the Federation leaders centered ^ their fire on Labor Secretary Pet kins and the National Labor Rela tions board. Washington, Oct. 2.—UP)—One of the administration’s sharpest senatorial critics predicted reluc tantly today that "the New Deal” would win at the polls again in 1940. Football Scores Duke 34, Davidson 6. N. C. U. 20, N. C. State, 0. South Carolina 7, Georgia 13. Minn. 9, Nebraska 14. Center 19, Oglethorpe 0. Texas Christian 7, Arkansas 7. Penn. State 32, Gettysburg 6. Cornell 20, St. Lawrence 0. N. Western 33, Iowa State 0. Tenn. 27, V. P. I. 0. Yale 26, Maine 0. Ala. 65, Suwanee 0. Tar Heels Defeat N. CLState 20-0 Spoil Football Homecoming In One-sided Game; Tom Burnette Day’s Hero. Raleigh, Oct. 2.—(.V)—The Uni versity ‘of North Carolina Tar Heels lode to a 20 to 0 victory to spoil football home-coming day for' the North Carolina State college today. A crowd of 15,000 watched the eleven of the University units fight nip and tuck through the last quarter but North Carolina tallied two quick touchdowns in the sec ond stanza and added another in the last. Little and Tom Burnette, Caro lina regular first stringers, who were held out at the start provided the fireworks for the first two scores. Little smashed his right tackle for four yards to score the initial touchdown after making a first down on N. C.s four yard line by faking a pass. George Watson pav ed the way with a 28 yard jaunt off left tackle. Six downs after the kickoff, Bur nette, passed to Andy BershaK, , star Tar Heel end, for a gain of 35 yards and the second touchdown. ’In the last quarter Burnette ran 26 yards through his right tackle to score. State repulsed the Heels twice within the 10 yard zone in the first ! quarter five minutes of play before Little and Burnette went in. The Turkish government fines citizens who talk in anything bat Turkish. i ixyyi 1 ■