— 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” )LUME LXI ASHEBORO, N. C-, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7. 1937 ' •- ' " """ 1 - 1 t ■ 1 '"I ■ "■ -i ■■ " - NUMBER 122 > ■ " Iloosevelt Secluded In Hyde Park; Will Keep Contact With Europe Stanley High Sees Little Chance Of U. S. Avoiding War former Close Friend of Roose velt Announces Danger To Press. President Resting lefuses to Comment on Chi cago Speech; Says It Speaks For Itself. Greenville, S. C, Oct. 7.—(JPl —Dr. Stanley High, onetime close friend of President Roosevelt said in an interview today the United States stands “a small chance” to keep out of a general European war. Hyde Park, N. Y., Oct. 7.—(.P)— President Roosevelt secluded him self in the quiet of his home today to rest from his cross country tour and consider this situation of for eign affairs. His Chicago speech for peace was expected by officials to be his last for sometime to come, al though lie is naturally in contact with all the state deparment’s moves. He knew in advance, for exam ple, the statement issued condemn ing Japan as a treaty violator and going a step further than he did t Chicago when he arraigned ag ;ressor nations before the world without railing names. But he gave no hint of it in to lay's press conference, neither vould he discuss his Chicago ad Iress for publication or amplifica ;ion—it spoke for itself—was the y he put it. if Advertising_ Group Will Travel Travel Bureaus and Transpor tation Will Focus Interest Of Advertising Men. Extensive preparations are being’ [made for the elaborate travel tour [sponsored by State Advertising [Committee, on which between 75 85 travel bureau executives, travel counselors of motor clubs id editors of travel sections of ewspapers and travel magazines am all corners of the United States, will be guests of the com on a ten days’ tour of the ite. Much of the preliminary vork in connection with the tour already been done by C. W. aberts, president of the Carolina or Club in Charlotte, who is a member of the State Adver sing Committe and of the Board Conservation and Development, similar tour was arranged by Roberts in 1935 and was pro tive of splendid results. The ^rthcoming tour will start in Ashe He, October 10 and end in Eliza City on October 20. ie entire Advertising Com of which J. L. Horne, Jr., Rocky Mount is chairman, is irinccd that this tcur offers one re best opportunities the state ever had to sell itself to these el experts, who direct tours, out. tour routings and who or print travel stories read by of people each year. The ittee members are confident those who go on this ten days extending from the Great Mountains in the west to e of the “Lost Colony” and place of Virginia Dare on Roa !Island in the east, will be so sed with what North Caro to offer that they will st their stories of what they pd heard here to millions in ptates. committee is also gratified interest being shown by the forth Carolina communities will be visited and at the co tion being received from the ^operators, Chambers of Corn civic organizations, the bus inies and others who are as the committee in arranging Dur. llbyville, Ky.,» Oct. 7.—UP)— I,the defense had made a “action” the Shelby eoun 1 jury late yesterddy indict 3arr brothers, charging willful murder of Brig. H. Denhardt, who had with murdering their Garr Taylor. that Oct. 7.—UP)—Prof. •6, founder of the high school, a private in at one time was the i kind in the state, died I here yesterday. Will Wed Dodge, Says Phone Girl Announcing her engagement to Danny D. Dodge, heir to a large share of the automobile mil lions, Loreen McDonald, 18, above, Manitoulin Island, Ont., telephone operator, said the wedding would take place “next year some time.” At St. Louis, Mrs. A. G. Wilson, mother of the 20-year-old Dodge, said she knew ^nothing of his reported engagement to the girl, daugh ter of the tugboat captain Yanks Take Lead In Fifth Stanza Drive Melton Front Box, Four Straight Hits Marks _ ._Downfall, -w . New York, Oct. 7.—(^-The Yankees moved their victorious ral ly of yesterday one inning today to drive Melton from the mound in the fifth inning. Four successive hit3 sent the Giant hurler to the show ers. The Giants held a 1-0 lead up to that point when the Yanks drove over two runs. The ■ 3ixth inning again saw the heavy guns of the Yankees brought into play when they scored four more runs with only one out. First inning. Giants. Moore Btruck out. Bartel doubled and scored on Ott’s single. Ripple and McCarthy struck out. Two hits, one run, no errors. Yankees. Crosetti flied out. Rolfe went out. Di Maggio went out on a hard line drive to short. • Second inning. Giants. Chiozza and Mancuso went out then White head sent a long fly to rightfield. No hits, no runs, no errors. Yankees. Gehrig went out short to first. Dickey was out on a fly to center and Hoag went out. Third inning. Giants. Melton went down third to first. Moore was thrown out at first by Croset ti. Bartell hit a single and Ott went ou: on a long fly-to leftfield. Yankees. Selkirk went out on a pop to third. Lazzeri singled and Ruffing hit into a double play. _ Fourth inning. Giants. Ripple went out on a fly to left. McCar thy and Chiozza went out. Ooset ti went out on a fly to short. Rolfe grounded out to first. Di Maggio singled to left. Gehrig drew a pass. Dickey struck out. ‘ Fifth inning. Giants. Mancuso and Whitehead both went out second to first. Melton • was passed. Moora hit a single and Bartell retired the side when he struck out. Yankees. Hoag' started the Yankee’s big inning with a double. Selkirk followed with a single and Hoag scored. Lazerri ljit a single into left and then Ruffing singled. Gumpert went in' for the Giants. Crosetti flew out to left. . Rolfe was safe on a fielder’s choice and Ruffing was out at second. Di Mag gio struck out. Score at end of 5th. Yankees 2, Giants 1. Sixth inning. Giants. Ott, Ripple and McCarthy, the first and only three Giants to face Ruffing in the sixth took turps in flying out to center* Yankees. Gehrig and Dickey sin gled. Hoag was safe at first but Gehrig was forced at second. Sel kirk doubled, Dickey and Hoag sco red. L&zzefi singled and Selkirk scored. Ruffing singled scoring Lazzeri. Crosetti flied out to cen ter. Rolfe went out at 1st unas sisted. Score end of 6th: Giants 1, Yankees 6. Seventh inning. Giants. Chiozza was out. Mancuso went out, Ruf fing to first Whitehead drew a pass and Gum pert struck out. , The Yankees scored two more (Please turn to Page 3) Dr. J. V. Hunter Dies Early This Morning At Home Stricken Sunday in Sudden Attack Which Results In Death Today. Prominent Physician Ruling Elder of Presbyterian Church; Prominent in Civic And Social Life. Dr. J. V. Hunter, resident of Asheboro since 190>6, died at his home on Worth street at 1 o’clock this morning after a brief illness. Dr. Hunter who was in his usual state of health, was stricken sud denly Sunday morning and suffered a paralytic stroke soon there after. Prom the beginning his condition was considered serious, resulting in his death this morning. Dr. and Mrs. Hunter came to Asheboro from Mecklenburg coun ty in 1906 and have been closely affiliated with the several phases of the town and county life ever since. Dr. Hunter was bom at Mallard Creek, near Charlotte on January 6th, 1871. He was a son ofg Mr. and Mrs. Madison B. Hunter. Re ceiving his elementary education in the community schools, he at tended Davidson college. For his professional work he attended Be levue in New York, Richmond Med ical school and further medical work In Louisville, Ky. His first practice was in his native county of Mecklenburg, at Steele Creek. It was in 1900 that he was mar ried to Miss Bess Neely, a daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Tom Neely, also of Mecklenburg county. For six years they made their home in Waxhaw where Dr. Hunter was recognized as a promising physi cian and in 1906 he came to Ran dolph county where he has been an active practitioner. Dr. Hunter’s activities were not confined entirely to the practice cf medicine. He had many other in terests in the town and county. As a member of the Presbyterian church since young manhood, he was named one of the officers of the local church and continued a deacon until the time of his death. He was named ruling elder some twenty-five years ago, after the death of the late Colonel McAlister, who was one of the most widely known churchmen of his denomina tion. Not only in the business and religious phases of church work was Dr. Hunter a leader, but in the social activities as well, often ad ding th-3 right touch of humor and fun to make the occasion a success. In his work with other profes sional men of the town and county, Dr. Hunter was also a leader ami was, for a number of years, presi dent of the county medical society. He also served as county health of ficer for a time and was on the local hospital board, giving unstintingly of his time in this line of service. Especially popular was Dr. Hun ter with children and young people who responded to his treatment and friendliness readily. Mrs. Hunter and two sons, John Hunter of Winston-Salem and Nee ly Hunter of Asheboro, survive us does a brother, Rev. R. June Hun ter of Gastonia. Funeral service will be held at the Hunter home at the comer of Worth and Old Main streets at 11 o’clock Friday morning. Dr. Coth ran G. Smith, pastor of the Ashe boro Presbyterian church, will be in charge of the funeral service. Burial will follow in the local cem etery. Insurgents Drive Opens On Ovido Capture Important Ridgeg; Moving Towards Leon And Gijon Cities. Hendaye, Spanish-Franco Fron tier, Oct. 7.——Spanish insurg ent troops pushed forward today in the Tama sector, on the border of Leon and Ovido provinces in an at tempt to tighten their lines of of fensive on Gijon. Thurating through mountainous country under renewed rainB, one column was reported to have taken control of roads around Tama while another occupied the mountain ridge of Fieaa-Comers. Peace Meeting The Randolph County Peace Lea gue will hold its next regular meet ing at Farmer, Friday night, Oc tober 8th at 8 o’clock. The meeting will be held in the agricultural building, and all mem bers and people interested in Peace are urged and invited to be pres ent. This is the first meeting at Far mer, the former . meetings having been held at Asheboro, Ramseur, and Trinity. THE WEATHER North Carolina. Unsettled, partly cloudy tonight. Cooler Friday. Praying Rebels _Will Spare Son While the world waited the out come of a Spanish rebel court martial which was to decide whether Harold E. Dahl, 28, should live or die, no one waited with more anxious prayers than his mother. Mrs. Ida Dahl, pic tured above in her Champaign, 111., home. Dahl, flying for the Loyalist government, was cap tured when his plane was shot down behind the rebel lines. His bride, lovely Edith Dahl, former singer with Rudy Vallee, has appealed to General Franco. Randolph Woman At State Parley Mrs. R. E. Caviness Reports County Work to Church Mission Society. Raleigh, Oct. 7.—Tuesday at the United church of Raleigh, the 25th annual session of the Woman’s Missionary society of North Caro lina conference, Congregational-: Christian church, was held. Tho president, Mrs. O. H. Paris, Green-v sboro, presided. The program car ried out the theme, “Advancing With Christ.” District reports were made by Miss Sadye Fonville, Burlington; Mesdames B. J. Earp, Halifax; A. B. McFarland, Guilford; Oscar Porter, Chatham, Lee, and Moore; R. E. Caviness, Randolph; R. M. Rathgeii, Durham; Miss Margaret Alston, Vance, Warren and Wake. Departmental reports were made by Mesdames W. R. Sellars, Burling ton ,and Stanley Harrell, Durham, and the treasurer’s report was giv en by Mrs. Charles Stephenson, Raleigh. ( Mrs. John G. Truitt, president of the southern Christian convention, of Suffolk, Va., made an address. Dr. J. O. Atkinson’s address, “The Forward Look,” was read by Mrs. Nash Parker. Owing to illness he could not be present. An impressive service of remem brance was conducted by Mrs. Charles Rowland, Greensboro. During the afternoon session, the following gave reports on depart mental work for young people. Mesdames W. E. Wisseman, Green sboro; M. W. Hook, Elon college; Seth M. Vining, Tryon, and Miss Margaret Alston, Henderson. Rev. W. E. Wisseman, Greensboro, in troduced the speaker of the after noon, Miss Jeannie L. Jillson, mis sionary on furlough from Syria. The following officers were elected: Mrs. J. H. Lightboume, president, Burlington; Miss Margaret Alston, first vice president, Henderson; Mrs. Seth M. Vining, second vice president, Tryon; Mrs. H. D. Lam beth, secretary, Elon college; Mrs. Charles H. Stephenson, who has served as treasurer for three years, offered her resignation and this of fice was not filled. The next meeting of the con ference will be held at Park’s Cross Roads Christian church, Ran dolph county. York Injured By Snapping Branch Local Attorney Taken to Hos pital; 3 Stitches Close Laceration. William C. York received a se vere laceration over hie right eye yesterday evening when he was struck fcy an overhanging branch of a tree located in a field which he was plowing. Mr. York went to thu Randolph hospital where Dr. R. P Sykes found it necessary to take three stitches to close the wound. Mr. York said he was driving a mule, attached to the plow, and, did not notice the mule had brush ed a fteavy branch from an over hanging tree on one side. The branch snapped back and hit York directly over the eye. Mr. York was able to carry on his legal business today. Japan’s Bombers Spread Death As League Revolts Open Raids as Assembly And U. S. Condemn War Against China. Over 300 Killed Two Large Bombers Shot Down By Chinese Guns Near Canton Port. Shanghai, Oct. 7.—(.i'P)—More j than 500 Chinese civilians were re-! ported killed by massed bombing : raids of Japanese warplanes over j the rich section of Kwantung to day. The Chinese Central news agency reported that 8 Japanese planes, in cluding two huge bombers were shot down by a surprise defense of the military defenders of the Caton .railroad section on the south coast and the Yangtze port of Yankow. The massed Japanese flights took to the air yesterday just as the League of Nations and the Un ited States were condemning Japan for violation of her treaty against invasion of Chinese territory. A dozen railroad centers were bombed along the route from Can ton to Hankow, Chinese dispatches said, killing and wounding more than 300 non-combatants in those towns alone. In north Kwantung, the raiding planes were said to have caused many nundred more deaths. Twenty bombs fell on the capital, Shiuchow, demolishing some thirty jnine dwellings. Mail Planes Due In Asheboro Friday Pilots to Inspect Local Port; 5,000 Envelopes Ready For Residents. '. A squadron of mail planes were poised at Washington this morning awaiting the signal to take-off on an* Inspection trip of airports and landing fields in all sections of the United States, marking the first step in the Air Mail Week October 11 to 16. One flight of planes have been assigned to the Carolinas and oth er southern states. The ships as signed to cover North Carolina will fly straight to Charlotte and there spread fan-wide, north, east, south and west for continuing flights over this state. A group of the flyers and inspec tors scheduled to arrive in Ashe boro late this afternoon or tomor row. Definite plans, according to Postmaster J. O. Redding, had not been completed due to the recent heavy rains and poor flying condi tions. The flyers will inspect the local field, and runway and place regula tion markings to guide the pilot fly ing the ship scheduled to pick up mail here Tuesday. Five thousand envelopes have beeu received at the local postoffico for distribution to dresidents of Randolph county and Asheboro. According to Poastmaster J. O Redding, next Tuesday will be a big day for Asheboro. What the Postmaster has in mind, is the observance of Nation al Air Mail Week. Tuesday will be the big day for Randolph county because it is then that one of the Eastern Air Lines planes will stop in the county seat and pick up all air mail stamped envelopes and carry them to Raleigh. Raleigh will be the meeting place for these special letters and there they will be transferred to special plane for distribution to distant points. Mr. Redding says that in antici pation and preparation of this day the national government is making a survey of the different fields to see that they are in proper con dition for landing. This precaution is being taken, according to the Postmaster, due to the extremely wet weather for the past few days. “It is hoped that the patrons of the Post Office and the citizens of Asheboro will patronise this ser vice”, said Mr. Redding, “and if each patron will sent one letter by air mail it will guarantee a great success for the idea.” Man Kidnapped High Point, Oct. 7.—(JP>—W. 0. McCormick, 46, told police here to day that two men kidnapped him late last night and held him until early today when they burned hie car near Lexington. Raleigh, Oct. 7.——The state board of education formally ap proved and accepted three grants from the federal public works ad ministration for conservation of buildings at three state negro col leges. The Winston-Salem Teachers col lege got $106,166, Elisabeth City State Normal $89,181, and Fayette ville State Normal $70,110. Nine Power In Washir Tosses May Meet pan Again at the World Japan Accuses Powers Of Sending China Dum-Dums Tokyo, Oct. 7.——Senator E. D. Smith, of South Carolina, chairman of the senate agriculture committee today blamed the admin istration cotton loan program for the present crash of that commod ity in a speech here today address ing High school students and a few adults. Smith declared, “I pleaded and begged for a 10 cent cotton loan U. S. Condemns Japan; Hull Calls Her China Invader Roosevelt Plans Southern Parley Will Meet Governors For Dis cussion of New Regional Plan. Atlanta, Oct. 7.—(/P)—President Roosevelt sent word to southeast ern governors last night that their plan for organized development of this section dove-tailed with his na tional program of regional plan ning. L. W. Robert, Jr., industrial con sultant to the Southeastern Gover nors’ council, delivered the Presi dent’s message to a subcommittee of the council here today. % The subcommittee included Gov ernor Bibb Graves of Alabama, chairman; Governor E. D. Rivers of Georgia and Governor Olin John ston of South Carolina. Robert, who conferred with the President in Washington shortly before the Chief Executive left on his western tour, said the Gover nors would confer with President Roosevelt in the near future on their development program. Plan Decorations For Armistice Day Merchants to Cooperate With Legion Post For Annual Celebration. Merchants, generally in Ashs boro, are expressing their desire to cooperate with Dixon Post 45, Am erican Legion for street and show window decoration for Armistice Day. Huntley-Stockton-Hill, the Rose 5 and 10, the Jones department store and B. C. Moore company were among those reported to be making plans for holiday displays for the day. The Legion committee is request ing merchants to decorate at least one show window in an appropriate manner for the day and to display the American flag in front of the building. Other details pertaining to the day’s plans will be announced by the committee later. Press reporters “Japan i*; grateful for the essentials of neutrality of the American na tion." He declined to comment di rectly on the action of the Un ited States department of state in condemning Japan for waging undeclared war against China in violation of the nine power treaty. “Sowever,” he added, “I firmly believe in the tradition of fair play of the American people and I wish to take this opportunity of saying so des pite every situation.” ly” the ships were within the terri torial waters. It was pointed out that such vessels had been warned repeatedly they jnter territorial waters at their own risk. The capture was not observed by British ships on regular patrol. and a subsidy of 2 cents” on this year’s, crop but he said it was left “up to the administration” and ad ded, “look what we got. I don’t know what it was.” “You want to read, that mess,” he said, referring to the loan pro gram. “But I didn’t have the power” he said, “power came from handing out money and jobs.” State Department Joins As sembly in Rebuking Tokyo’s Invasion. Washington, Oct. 7.—(/P)—The United States government formally condemned Japan jast night as a treaty violator in China, thus throw ing its full moral support behind efforts of the League of Nations to halt the Far Eastern conflict. Shortly after the League had vot ed similar condemnation of Japan’s •invasion and had proposed a con ference of this nation and others which signed the Nine-Power treaty, guaranteeing China’s sover eignty, the state department an nounced: “The conclusions of this govern meit with respect to the foregoing (alleged treaty violations) are in general accord with those of the assembly of the League of Na tions.” Closely following President Roos evelt’s appeal at Chicago for con certed international action to re store world peace, the departments statement accused Japan of violat ing the Nine-Power treaty and the Kellogg act, renouncing war, and the principles which “should govern the relationships between nations.” Silent on Next Stop The pronouncement did not say whether the United States would accept the League’s proposal for a conference of Nine-Power signa tories to consider action, but it was predicted in authoritative circles that the proposal would be accept ed. This government’s formal con demnation of the Japanese mili tary operations in China was ex pressed as follows: “In the light of the unfolding de velopments in the Far East, the government of the United States hhs been forced to the conclusion that the action of Japan in China is inconsistent with the principles which should govern the relation ships between nations and is con trary to the provisions of the Nine Power treaty of February 6, 1922, regarding principals and policies to be followed in matters concern ing China, and to those of the Kcl logg-Briand pact o£ August 27, 1928.” Kidnap Note Chicago, Oct. 7.—UP)—A ransom note was reported to have been re ceived today from some kidnapper of Charles Ross, wealthy greeting card manufacturer. Crowds At Tokyo’s Newsboards; Great Excitement Today American Action Reported To Have Bad Effect on Japs In Capital. Will Continue War “Badly Surprised” Over Hull’s Condemning of China’s Invasion. Washington, Oct. 7.—(TP)— Secretary of State Hull indi cated today this government’s firm intention of participating in a 9-power conference to con sider (he far east conflict. (By the Associated Press) The proposed convocation on the 9-power conference in an effort to curb the Japanese war in China may possibly be held in Washing ton. Officials would not say whether a flat request had been made to hold the 9-power parley in Wash ington but they did point to the suitability of the American capital, which in 1922 was the scene of the 9-power conference which adopted the treaty guaranteeing territorial rights to China. There were indications that Washington had been asked wheth er in its opinion the 9-power par ley should be held there. League Help League of Nation’s invitation to signatories to the 9-power pact to consider ways of making good their guarantee as to the territorial in tegrity of China. President Roosevelt’s 'call Tues day for concerted action against aggressor nations and the state de partment’^ statement yeste^y. was construed as partially shoul- , ■> dering of the Oriental trouble. Persons of authority, stated the result may be a showdown in the European crisis which grew out of the 14 months old civil war in Spain. The unclarified threat of “decis ive action” was held over Italy unless II Duce replied quickly to the week old invitation to consult with France and Great Britain on the withdrawal of foreign soldiers from Spain. , Japanese satesmen were called into an emergency session today immediately on receipt of news from Washington that the United States had condemned Japan’s in- ( vasion of China in violation of her treaty obligations. No immediate reply was expect ed to the formal statement of the American state department, accus ing Japan of'violation of the 9 power pact. Japs Will Not Change The Domei (Japanese) news agency quoted an unnamed foreign official as saying “Japan is confi dent she will prove equal to the contingency—even in the face of any concrete measures the powers might take.” This foreign officer felt certain in the light of the state depart ment’s statement, Domei said, that the Washington powers would meet in answer to the call by the League of Nations, but with event of such convocation Japan will not participate.” Japan is a signatory to the 9 power treaty. “No matter what decision such a conference would take,” Domei quo ted, whether moral, concrete mea sures 3r material sanction against Japan, the Empire’s fundamental policy will remain unchanged. “The Japanese government wa.s taken completely off-guard by the American condemnation—we are badly surprised and completely be wildered. We have been certain prior to this time the United States understood the^situation bet ter than any other country in the world. “We felt the American public was completely enlightened on our issues and the eastern tradition. It is bound to make a very bad im pression upon the Japanese pub lic.” Newspaper extras appeared as soon as the bare text of the Wash ington statement was available. Excitement spread through the city and crowds thronged the news boards for news as fas as it appear ed. Newark, N. J., Oct. 7.—Wh— Roscoe (Rocky) Kent, 34-year-old. 1 veteran pilot, brought down an American Airlines transport plane carrying 21 passengers and a crew of three safely at Newark airport late yesterday despite a flat tire on the landing gear that prompted po lice and firemen to prepare for an emergency.