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ASHEBORO, N. C., TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1937
NUMBER 120
reen Assails Lewis;
Claims CIO Chief Is
Seeking Presidency
Jays Industrial
Unit Is Nucleus
For Party Gain
Condemns Activities of Sepa
rate Labor Unit; Hints At
Civil War.
Pledges Opposition
[A. F. L. President Appeals To
America to Fight Personal
Ambition.
Denver, Colo., Oct. 5.-——Wil
liam Green, president of the Am
erican Federation of Labor, said
yesterday the CIO was being used
las the nucleus for a political or
ganization designed to make John
|L. Lewis President of the United
itates.
“I appeal to the American people
md the organized workers of Am
irica to choose between an unsel
ish common sense political policy
[in labor and one dictated by unrea
soning personal ambition, doomed
[from the outset to failure,” Green
laid.
Green’s speech tonight was his
second blast of the day at Lewis
and his committee for Industrial
Organization. He opened the A. F.
of L.’s 57th annual convention by
pledging the federation to increas
ing war to destroy the CIO and to
support democracy against the type
of dictatorship he said Lewis rep
resented.
CIO Warned
For'two years the American Fed -
eration of Labor has been patient
toward the CIO, Green said. “First
we warned its leaders to desist. Wo
advised them that their course
would destroy the unity of the la
bor movement in this country.
“They paid no heed to our warn
ings. Instead they rashly proceeded
to break the laws and constitution
of the American Federation of La
bor and seize control of several of
its official unions. They went
even further and directed the ac
tivities of these unions along lines
which were in open violation of our
law.
"But we left the door open for
the rebellious unions to return. A
committee was appointed and in
structed to meet with a similar com
mittee representing the CIO, to
seek a basis of settlement and ic
cord to avoid the disastrous ef
fects of a civil war in labor ranks.
Denounces Labor Board
Denver, Colo., Oct. 5.—(/P)—A
firey resolution introduced at the
convention of the American Feder
ation of Labor by the Boot and
Shoe division today called upon
President Roosevelt to disband the
National Labor Relations board be
cause, it said, the board “is actively
supporting and upholding” the CIO.
Oppose Transfer
Hendersonville, Oct. 5.—UV)—
Representative John C. Taylor re
vealed here today he has asked all
members of the congressional dele
gation from North Carolina, South
Carolina, Florida, Alabama and
Mississippi to join with him “pro
testing vigorously” the action of
the war department in transferring
66 CCC camps from the fourth
corps section of the south eastern
states to the 9th corps section on
the Pacific coast.
1937 County Tax Levy
i Delivered To Sheriff
iuthpaw Pitching Duel
romised For Series
Inaugural.
York, Oct. 5.—IJP)—An all
pitching duel was vir
issured today for the open
ne of the World Series when
b Joe McCarthy announced
fid send Vernon Gomez to
Kid for the Yankees.
Kerry of the New York
Breedy had nominated Carl
Hor pitching duty in the
Cited By Green
|OHN L. LEWIS
CIO Leader Center of attack it
AFL Convention. Named as pos
sible candidate for presidency in
stinging talk by William Green.
Clinic For Blind
Children Today
State Commission for Blind
Cooperates With County
Health Department.
A clinic for the indigent children
of Randolph county with defective
vision is being conducted today and
tomorrow in the court house under
the auspices of the state commis
sion for the blind with the coopera
tion of the county health depart
ment qpdjQr, C. H. Spiwer, epun
ty health officer.
The clinic is being sponsored by
the Asheboro Rotary club.
Assisting Dr. Sumner is Miss
Mary C. Williams, state medical so
cial worker. According to Miss
Williams, the clinic will be open the
entire day tomorrow for those chil
dren to whom notices have already
been given.
American Flyer
Tried In Spain
Harold E. Dahl Claims He Was
Forced to Fight; Verdict •
Thursday.
Salamanca, Spain, Oct. 5.—(.'P>—
Harold E. Dahl, the Champaign, 111.
flyer who joined the Spanish gov
ernment air force and was shot
down by insurgents was court mar
tialled today in the one-time salon
of an ancient Moorish castle.
Little more than one hour was
required for Dahl to present his
story to the military tribunal. He
contended he went to Spain as an
instructor but was forced to fight.
The court withheld judgment un
til Thursday at 2 p. m. It must
forward the verdict to General
Franco for approval or clemency.
TWO LIBERTY MEN
ENLIST IN NAVY
A recent bulletin from the U. S.
Navy Recruiting station in Greens
boro states that two Liberty men,
Linwood Norman Deaton and Will
ian Eggleston Ridge were enlisted
through the Greensboro station
during the month of September for
service in the U. S. Navy.
County Conftnissioners Re
lieve King of ’36 Uncol
lected Taxes.
The Randolph county commis
sioners yesterday delivered the
1937 tax levy to Sheriff C. E. King.
The new levy calls for collection
of $261,217.33 an increase of $22,
000.17 over the levy for 1936.
The commissioners released
Sheriff King of further responsibil
ity insofar as the 1936 levy was
concerned turning the uncollected
balance of $11,346.43 over to the
county department.
Sheriff King collected all the 1936
levy except $11,346.43 which repre
sents taxes on personal property.
At the recent sale of real estate
the sheriff Bold to the county, for
unpaid taxes, property taxed at
$21,923.23. The county byl in the
property.
League Concedes
Chinese Demand
For Sino Action
Calls Conference of Nine
Powers For Decision On
Jap Attacks.
U. S. Represented
Russia Joins China in De
manding Action; 13 On
Speciai Group.
Geneva, Oct. 5.—</P>—The
League of Nations sub-commit
tee tonight officially declared
Japan had violated treaties
and invaded China.
The drafting committee
agreed the signatories of the
9-power treaty, included the
United States, should be invit
ed at the earliest possible mo
ment to examine the situation.
The sub-committee reporting
to the main committee, declar
ed miliary operations in China
belie Japanese contention that
she wants friendly cooperation
between the two nations.
Washington, Oct. 5.—</P)—State
department officials cautiously
withheld comment today on propo
sals of the League of Nations ad
visory committee to draft an invi
tation to the United States and oth
er states and other signatories to
the 9-power treaty to consider the
Sino-Japanese conflict.
Secretary Hull and his aides re
fused to indicate what the attitude
of this government might be.
Geneva, Oct. 5.—-Ul’)—The com
mittee of the League of Nations
advisory committee agreed today
that signatories of the 9-power
treaty, including the United States,
should be “invited” to meet at the
earlies possible moment to explore
the far Eastern situation.
It was understood also that con
cessions were made to a Chinese
demand that the 9-poiyer confer
ence invitation would not be the
only action taken. The Chinese
representations insisted the League
also should recognize its obliga
tions to act.
A draft of the proposal is to be
submitted to the sub-committee of
13 and if approved then to be sub
mitted to the full committee which
would m turn report to the League
assembly.
The effort to call together the 9
powers had been snagged by deter
mined Chinese and Russian opposi
tion to a 9-power conference on the
conflict. The Chinese delegation,
supported by their Russian allies,
were learned to have opened the
British proposals for a convocation
of the signatories of the Washing
ton treaty.
Roosevelt Calls
For World Peace
Condemns Aggressor Nations
In Chicago Talk; Hints At
Italy and Japan.
Chicago, Oct. 5.—UP)—President
Roosevelt bitterly arraigned ag
gressor nations before the world
today and called upon peace loving
countries to join a “concerted ef
fort” to restore peace.
Without mentioning any nation
by name it was clear his indictment
of aggressors who “defied” agree
ments embraced the Sino-Jap con
flict, the Mediterranean submarine
attacks, outside interference in the
Spanish war and possibly went as
far back as the Japanese invasion
of Manchuria.
Charles Spencer
Funeral Monday
Charlie E. Spencer, 66, died early
Sunday morning at the home of his
son, Robert Spencer, route 2, Ashe
boro, after a short illness with
paralysis. Funeral services were
held yesterday afternoon at 2:30
from the Charlotte M. P. Church
with the pastor, Rev. M. C. Hen
derson, in charge.
Surviving in addition to his son
are a daughter, Mrs. John D. Mal
lory, of 230 North Cedar Street,
Greensboro; three brothers, Lee
Spencer, of High Point, Orpheus
Spencer,.of Blowing Rock, and Or
lendo Spencer, of Elizabethtown,
Tenn.
Interment was in the church
cemetery.
THE WEATHER
North Carolina: Cloudy and un
settled and probably ocassionai
mists or light rain in the north and
west portions tonight and Wednes
day.
Windowless Munich II Duce Saw
Taking no chances that an attempt might be made to assassinate
Premier Benito Mussolini on arrival in Germany, Nazi officials
ordered “no open windows” along his route through Munich. This
view of the decorated Ludwigstrasse shows not only the Nazi and
Fascist decorations, but also the Curtains hung to shut off windows.
U. S. Marines Under Fire;
Quit Outpost for 2 Hours
County Teachers
Plan Year’s Work
T. F. Bulla, Superintendent Of
County Schools, Presides;
Study Courses.
The first county-wide teachers’
meeting of the year was held in the
Fayetteville street school auditor
ium Saturday. T. Fletcher Bulla,
county superintendent of schools,
presided over the meeting and
spoke briefly in an inspirational
talk to the group. He compli
mented the teachers on the smooth
and efficient manner in which the
school work got under way and in
to routine.
The devotions prior to Mr. Bul
la’s talk were conducted by Rev. L.
R. O’Brian. Miss Madge Hobgood
directed the group singing, accom
panied by Miss Louise Swaim.
Mr. Bulla announced his plans
for six general meetinys of county
teachers of two-hour length, with
departmental group sessions. An
inspirational address will prelude
meeting. “Better Teacvhing” is
the theme of the meetings and dis
trict meetings during the year.
These depparments were organized
at the close of the session.
Lloyd Griffin, secretary of the
North Carolina school commission,
spoke at this meeting and discuss
ed matters of vital importance co
each teacher present. Mr. Grif
fin referred to the fact that there
are 100 counties in the state, each
a separate school unit. It was
explained that Asheboro and Ran
dolph county are two separate un
its because of the fact that Ashe
boro has more than a thousand pu
pils in the city schools. This is
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Education Board Approves
Franklinville Gymnasium
At the meeting of the board of
education for Randolph county, held
Monday, several matters of impor
tance were discussed and several
decided upon. Especially interest
ing was the discussion of the pro
posed gymnasium for Franklinville
which was between the board of ed
ucation and the local committee
from that place. The committee is
composed of Messrs. Hackney,
Trogdon, Wallace, Garrison and
Ward. The plans were drawn by
Mr. Garrison and were considered
quite adequate for the needs of the
town for some years to come, there
fore were approved. The commit
tee was authorized to go ahead with
the work, using as much of the ma
terial from the old building as was
possible.
The board authorized the county
superintendent to arrange to trans
port Antioch school to Coleridge
Japs and Chinese Fight Only
fc&Ten Yards.Apart; Theatre
Is Wrecked.
Shanghai, Oct. 5.—UP)—United
States Marines were sprayed with
shrapnel today and forced to evac
uate their defense outpost along
the northern boundary of the In
ternational settlement when Japa
nese war planes rained 15 bombs
on China’s largest flour mills just
across the Soochow creek.
The Japanese planes claimed to
have driven Chinese warplanes
from the air.
A Japanese spokesman asserted
some 300 Chinese fighting craft had
been destroyed in the 3 months of
undeclared warfare.
Jap drive that cracked the Chi
nese defense positions in the Cha
pei sector w^s halted on land, how
ever, and Chinese machine guns
mowed down Japanese marines
like tenpins.
As the battle raged just across
the narrow creek from the Ameri
can position, General John C. Beau
mond ordered his marines to with
draw from their positions, out of
the line of fire.
The Marines reoccupied their po
sitions two hours later. General
Beaumond stating the withdrawal
was because Japanese bombs did
not endanger the international set
tlement and it was needless to risk
Amsrican lives in holding the out
posts.
The Japanese and Chinese lines
were no farther apart than ten
yards at many points of the line
which ran throughout the city. The
Pantheon theatre was changed in
to a no-man’s land with Japanese
sandbag barriers at te back door
and Chinese at the front door.
The Japanese dumped load after
load on the sector and in rapid suc
cession made three direct hits on
the Shanghai north station now a
badly battered structure.
and route busses so that children
.will be served the very best pos
sible. This was done on account of
the very small attendance at An
tioch, the enrollment not exceeding
14 to date.
The board divided the allotment
for janitors for school buildings in
the county, taking in consideration
the number of buildings and the
number of teachers. The salaries
arrange from $5.00 up to $62.00 a
building, making a total of $601.50
per month for janitor’s service.
The board also decided that the
student bus drivers are to receive
$9.00 per month for thirty miles or
more and 8.00 for less than thirty
miles.
Board members present at the
meeting were: L. F. Ross, chair
man; J. A. Martin, A. F. Cox, C. M.
Kennedy and D. J. Boyles.
New Prison Camp
Underway; Ready
About Christmas
Sixth District Highway In
Charge of Construction;
Has Farm of 50 Acres.
Estimated at $50,000
New Cell Block Will Be Fire
Proof; To Have Infirmary
Quarters.
Work on the construction of the
state’s new prison camp in Ran
dolph county, located on Highway
220, two miles south of Asheboro,
is progressing rapidly and officials
of the Gth district Highway de
partment anticipate the main buiid
ing, housing 110 prisoners, will be
ready i’o: occupancy not later than
Christmas.
The camp property abuts directly
on the highway but the prison
building will be located off the road
on a ridge 400 or 500 feet back
from the main entrance to the pro
perty.
The property, located at Ulah,
was recently purchased by the state
and when finally completed will,
contain approximately 50 acres of
tillable farm land.
The sixth district office today
stated the buildings to be erected
include the main prison cell block,
a guard’s quarters, storage build
a guard’s fuarters, storage build
ings, i shop building and other
smaller structures for the sign de
partment, and other divisions of
work"connected with the general
highway and prison system.
To Cost $50,000
While the department made no
estimates as to the cost of con
struction, it is believed the total
cost will reach aboou $50,000. The
state has already made an appro
priation of $35,000 for the local
camp.
The main prison building will be
of concrete, brick and steel. It
will be fireproof and will be equip
ped with the latest and most sani
tary devices. The state will main
tain its high standard of medical
and sanitary care of its wards
through the activity of a camp
physician and a sick or hospital
wing.
Guard towers will be erected at
diagonal corners of the prison en
closure, surrounded by a fence, and
the guards will have separate
sleeping and recreation quarters lo
cated outside the enclosure itself.
The camp superintendent’s office
will be located in that building.
The shop, which will be the first
building visible to persons traveling
south from Asheboro, will house a
complete mechanical unit for the
repairing and upkeep of all machin
ery used in the highway worn.
There will also be grease racks and
wash racks for use of the me
chanics.
Other Buildings
All buildings, save the cell block,
will be of frame construction.
These include the shop, a shed for
trucks, a storage building, a shop
for the sign painting department
and a building located in the lum
ber yard. This yard will house all
•materials used by the road, bridge
and other construction units of the
highway department.
The location and type of soil of
the farm, the officials stated today,
are ideal for a prison camp. The
rolling slopes will make ideal farm
ing land for operation by the in
mates. The department plans to
clear additional land to meet future
demands of the camp.
While no definite plans have been'
announced it is understood the old
site located near the municipal air
port will be abandoned by the pri
son department as soon as the new
camp is ready for occupancy.
Revival Begins
At Flag Springs
Beginning Sunday night and con
tinuing through this week the an
nual revival services at Flag
Spring church, located seven mlies
south of Asheboro, will be held
with Rev. J. W. Groce, of High
Point and Archdale M. E. churches,
assisting the pastor, Rev. C. H.
Hill.
Services will begin each night at
7 o’clock. Rev. Mr. Groce is well
known throughout this section of
the country for his sermons which
have been broadcast over radio
station WMFR in High Point.
Black Petitions
Washington, Oct. 6.—(.P)—The
Supreme Court began today secret
consideration of more than 400 pe
titions, including two challenging
the right of Associate Justice Hu
go L. Black to remain on the benih.
II Duce’s S „a Leads
Italian Air Fleet In
Spanish Rebel Help
‘4
III Nine Years,
Back on Screen
One of the screen's most popu
lar. actresses before a fall from
a horse made her an invalid
for nine years, Anna Q. Nilsson
was starting on her own “'road
back'' as this picture was taken
of the blond film player report
ing for a role in a short subject.
Proudest is Anna of her recov
ery after doctors told her she
could never walk again.
Membership Group
Opens Activities
Chamber of Commerce Will
Initiate Drive; New Fee
Schedule.
The Asheboro Chamber of Com
merce today mailed to business
and professional men, throughout
the city, communications relative
to the past achievements and fut
ure plans of the organization. The
communications included informat
ion relative to the new membership
fee setup which the Board of Direc
tors approved last night.
The Board adopted the member
ship schedule and the budget for
the ensuing year.
Members of the committee will
commence actual contact with res
idents of the city this week in their
effort to stimulate interest in the
organizaion and enlarge its active
and sustaining membership.
Commerce Group Appoints
Air Mail Day Committee
Local Business Men Plan Rc-1
ceplion to State Wide
Tour Squad.
The Chamber of Commerce last
night appointed four members to
cooperate with Postmaster J. O.
Redding for the celebration of Air
Mail Day here October 12.
Tentative plans include a semi
municipal holiday in order to give
residents and employes an oppor
tunity of attending the ceremony at
the airport where a cross-state
plane will make a special stop to
pick up air mail.
The committee includes W. A.
Bunch, mayor; J. R. Ross, J. H.
White and C. W. McCrary.
The board also arranged to co
operate with the state department
of conservation and development
which will send a large squad of
officials and newspapermen over
the state during the week of Octo
ber 17. The visitors will leave
Winston-Salem early Sunday morn
ing, October 17, and will make a
brief stop in Asheboro.
The Chamber will send an ad
vance welcoming committee to eith
er High Point or Winston-Salem
to jnect the visitors and escort
them to this city. During the trip
and during their short stay here
the local representatives will supply
the caravan with literature and
verbal information concerning the
growth and development of Asha
boro and Randolph county.
The trip is a part of the state
wide advertising program.
The visitors, expected to arrive
here at about 10 o’clock, will be of
ficially received at the Sunset thea
tre. They plan to have luncheon
that day at Fort Bragg.
Bombing Craft In
Great Drive: New
Threat To Peace
Rome Announces Names Of
Pilots; Many Visited Chi
cago World Fair.
Bombed Valencia
Double Threat to European
Peace Seen as Pirate Subs
Renew Attacks.
London, Oct. 5.—CP)—Operations
of a squadron of the finest Italian
bombing planes piloted by Bruno
Mussolini and other aces of the It
alian air corps in the service of In
surgent Spanish General Franco
today thiust a grave new factor in
to European peace.
Authoritive sources regarded the
disclosure in Rome of the air ex
pedition as a very serious turn in
the international situation made
more critical by a new outbreak of
submarine piracy in the western
Mediterranean.
The squad of 22 fast bombers—•
the best Italy has—piloted by the
20-year old son of II Duce and in
cluding 22 other prominent air men
including sections of the flight
which visited the Century of Pro
gress exhibition at Chicago, was
believed to have made its inaugural
attack in the bombing of Valencia.
The disclosure came at a moment
already intensified by British and
French waiting for Italy to reply
to an invitation to discuss with
drawal of Italian aid to General
Franco.
The secret of the identity of the
latest submarine attacker lay with
in a crushed hulk on the sea bot
tom off the coast of Spain—provid
ed the raider when attacking the
British destroyer Dailisk had been
within one-half mile of numerous
depth bombs launched to blast it
apart.
London and Paris were certain
that II Duce was doing all he could
to maneuver himself into a bar
gaining position on the “volunteer”
issue by pushing for a victory over
the Valencia-Republic government
before winter sets in.
But this course seeemed likely to
stiffen the course of the Anglo
French opposition against II Duce’s
legions in Spain.
Chicago, Oct. 5.—(/P)—One mil
lion railroad workers calculated
pay increases amounting to $133,
000,000 a year tonight.
Legion To Install
New Head Tonight
Dr. B. M. Weston Takes Post
Conunandership; Other
Features.
Dr. B. M. Weston, recently elect
ed commander of Diyon post 45,
American Legion, with other offi
cers, will be installed at the meet
ing of the organization in the Le
gion rooms tonight at 8 o’clock.
Dr. Weston succeeds J. R. Ham
mond.
All ex-service men of the city
and county are invited to attend
the session.
Reports for the past year and re
ports of all offices, including the
post’s representatives to the Na
tional convention, will be given
during the evening.
Nanking Bombed
Nanking, Oct. 5.—</P>—Six Japa
nese wat planes dropped a dozen
bombs outside Nanking tonight but
were forced to withdraw under
anti aircraft fire and attacks by
Chinese pursuit planes.
New York, Ort. 5.—(/tt—George
Cukor, director of the projected
film version of Margaret MitcheJTs
best seller “Gone With the Wwd’’
said today Clark Gjble is “want
ed” for leading man and Paulette
Goddard is “being considered” for
leading woman.