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ASHEBORO, N. C., FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1987
NUMBER 143
Asheboro Council Will
Rent Motorgrader; Taxi
Drivers Insurance Law
Street Surfacing
Program Continues
With New Machines
Collision Insurance By Jitneys
Now Compulsory in City
Limits.
Cemetery By-Laws
Lots in Oaklawn Ready For
Sale in Near Future; New
Surface on Streets.
The Asheboro city council last
night adopted a resolution provid
ing for rental of a motorgrader, to
be used for work in connection with
grading and resurfacing highways.
The grader will be utilized in con
nection with equipment now being
used at the municipal golf course.
The council also adopted by-laws
pertaining to the management of
the new Oaklawn cemetery. Plans’
are now being completed to fix
prices on tne lots in the new ceme
tery. They will be available in the
near future.
Commendation pertaining to the
rapid expansion of the street im
provement program was voiced at
last night’s meeting. Particular at
tention was called to the resurfac
ing of the eastern secion of Worth
street and Pie new surface now
being applied to North Cox street,
between Worth and Salisbury
streets.
The Carolina Power and Light
company, through its local repre
consideraticn. The new schedule
calls for replacing the present CO
watt street lamps witk TOO watt
lamps. Decision on the contract
was reserved until the next regular
meeting, November 16.
Charles Bossong appeared before
the council suggesting better drain
age facilities in the vicinity of
Cherry and Old Salisbury streets.
The work will be commenced
shortly by the street department.
All taxicab drivers in Asheboro,
under provisions of a resolution
adopted by the council, will be re
quired to obtain collision insurance.
M. E. Conference
At Newberry, S.C.
College Head Claims Boys Of
Today Could Not Meet Re
quirements of 1854.
Newberry, S. CL, Nov. 6.—UP—
Dr. Henry M. Snyder, president,
told the Upper South Carolina con
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church, south, here today that
“there isn’t a boy in the seven
states that could meet the entrance
requirements of Wofford college in
1864.”
Sloaa Freed
Greenville, S. C. Nov. 5.——
Solicitor Robert T. Ashmore rtol
! prossed two indictments contain
I ing bribery charges aginst former
Senator C. E. Sloan today on the
[ grounds that evidence in either
F case was insufficient to allow suc
f cessful prosecution.
M. P. Program |
SATURDAY
9 a. Hi-—Rod call.
9:15 a. in.—Worship period.
9:30 a. m.—Conference busi
ness.
10 a. ni.—High Faint College
hour. I
12 Noon—Lunch hour.
1:30 p. m.—Song service.
1:45 p. m.-—General confer
enee.
2:45 p. m.-HGeneral confer
7:30 p. m.^-Conference busi
SUKDAY
11 a. n.—Ordination of El
i
K
M. Officers
Rev. F. W. Paschal
Burlington. elected assistant se<
retary.
- -BilfrwMo1 frfofi ^wHsa«W>' tWetwt
ference as treasurer. . >. .
Seagrcve, elected to statistician's
post at yesterday’s session of the
M. E. church conference here.
Wage Bill Facing
House Revision
Labor Legislators Contend
Way Should Be Left Open
For Retail Merchants.
Washington, Nov. 6.—</P>—
Labor legislators forecast today
the administration wage-hour bill
would be revised before reaching
the House floor.
Representative Thomas (D-Tex
as) and Keller (D-Ilh), first mem
bers of the labor committee to re
turn for the special session, pre
dicted their group would recall the
bill from the rules committee which
kept it bottled-up last session.
Both men said they believed the
bill, which has been passed by the
senate, could be improved.
Thomas urged elimination of
some of the exemptions now in the
measure and referred especially
to the one applying to employees
of local retailers. •
He said he wanted the way left
open to allow retailers to come
under the regular provisions in
event th6 Supreme’ Court decided
that merchants ' who buy their
stocks outside their- . own states,
are engaged in interstate com
merce.
Farlow Funeral
Home is Sponsor
The program known as the
Friendly Period and conducted by
T. R. York and members of his
conregation will go on the air
Sunday at 2:45 p. m. This religious
program has met with pleasing
success and it is hoped that this
will prove to be the best season
of the broadcast. The program ia
ponsored by the Farlow Funeral
lopie of Ashebovo and all we in
toytune in for the broad
Japanese Capture
Three Villages On
Shanghai’s Border
Sweep Across Soochow Creek
As Sino Forces Fight Off
Attack at Rubicon.
Two Jap Planes Down
Nipponese Forces Land 3,000
Men on Bank of Soochow;
Fifty Shot to Death.
j _
Shanghai, Nov. 5.—CP)—Japan
ese troops, in a surprise attack to
day, drove Chinese defenders from
four villages on the south bank of
Soochow Creek.
This action, the first decisive
engagement in the Shanghai fight
ing since Chinese troops evacuated
Chapei last week, enabled the Jan
anesc to move 3,000 men across
the creek oi. a line two miles west
of Rubicon village.
The Japanese attack, according
to a Chinese spokesman who ad
mitted the set-back, occured while
Chinese troops were busy fighting
off smaller Japanese troops which
previously had effected a crossing
at Rubicon village, three miles
west of Shanghai.
Rain3 hindered the Japanese
air bombers. One Japanese bomber
crashed near Shanghai and an
other was shot down.
Chinese officials said that half
of a Japanese force of 100 men,
which tried to land on Hanchow
Bay and attack from the rear of
the Chinese troops, were cut down
by machine gun fire.
Child Run Over
Crossing Street
Mary Ellen Wintz, Six, Suffers
Broken Arm; Darted From
Behind Parked Car.
Mary Ellon Wintz, six year old
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charlie
Wentz of Asheboro, is suffering a
broken leg and severe bruises a3
a result of being hit by an auto
mobile as she started across West
Salisbury street in front of the Red
Pig barbeque this morning.
According to a report from Lee
Moore, local policeman, the driver
of the car, C. P. Gilliams, has no
charges against him, the accident
being deemed unavoidable. Little
Mary Ellen according to Mr. Moore
darted out from behind parked car
and started across the street and
the driver was unable to stop. She
is being treated in the Randolph
hospital where she will probably
remain for several days.
Farm Program
Under Inspection
Randolph Workers Will At
tend Training School In
Greensboro
Raleigh, Nov. 6.—“Training
schools” for instructing county and
community committmen in details
of tho 1938 agricultural conser
vation program will be held over
North Carolina this week and the
next.
Representatives of the state AA
A office at State College will con
duct the schools, said E. Y. Floyd,
state AAA executive officer.
Farm Agent E. S. Millsaps will
accompany committmen of Ran
dolph county to the school to be
held at Greensboro on Monday,
November 16.
i At this school, they will meet
with committeemen and agents
of Almanace, Caswell, Davidson,
Guilford, Rockingham and Randol
ph counties to study the program
together.
These schools will be followed
soon by community, meetings at
which Mr. Millsgps and the com
mitteemen will present details of
, the,program and.explain the back
ground to the growers.
Dates and places for the com
munity meeting will he announced
soon, said Mr. Millsaps.
Floyd has pointed out that the
meetings arc bing held this fall
' to give farmers ample time to con
sider provisions of the program be
fore they plan next year’s crop.
He also said state AAA officials
hope that individual growers
“goals” will be established at an
early date so they will have a
definite objective to guide them in
planning their work.
The 1938 program differs from
this year’s program in details, but
the fundamental objectives of en
couraging the glowing of soil
conserving erops and limiting cash
ciops remain the same.
iif. •;V SsSiL.' . ...
Arrive to Plan Windsor Tour
no hosts to the Duke awl Duchess of Windsor. Mr. and Mrs.
Bedaux. srre pictured^arrival at lMew York, to andfrge
‘flraHBnrtMBftmtfafc
however, refused to discuss plans for the ioum;
Hitler “Steals March”; Mav
Act as Peace Star In China
Berlin, Nov . 5.—UP)—Ger
many fully expected today to
steal a march on the Brussels
conference, which Chancellor
Hitler refused to attend, and
settle the Japanese-Chinese
war himself.
Preliminary informal re
quests, it was said, from both
Chiha and Japan for Hitler to
act as umpire, in the four
months old conflict were re
garded by Germany as so bona-'
tide that Hitler, according to
sources close to the chancellor,,
ordered diplomat Hochain Von
Kibbenuop to return front
Rome to undertake preliminary
negotiations.
Tokyo, Nov. 5.—UP)—A high
Japanese foreign official source
declared today that Japan “was
unable to accept any media
Two Hundred Teachers Meet
At Local School Tomorrow
Between 200 and 300 teachers
and other educators of Randolph
county will meet in the Asheboro
high school tomorrow morning for
the first of six gatherings plann
ed by T. Fletcher Bulla, county
superintendent of education.
A representative of the state
M. P. Conference Gestures
Thanks to Past President
Rev. R. M. Andrews Presented
Pen-Pencil Set From Meth
odists By Or. Paschal).
Ashcboro, Nov. 6.—In an ap
propriate service of appreciation
held at the morning: session of the
Methodist Protestant Conference
here today, that body presented to
Rev. R. M. Andrews, D. D., High
Point, retiring President of the
Conference, a pen and pencil set.
The presentation speech was made
by Dr. C. W. Bates, secretary, af
ter Dr. F.- W. Paschall, Burling
ton had read a message of appre
ciation from the Conference. The
paper presented by Dr. Paschall
was ordered sent to the state press,
and two denominational papers.
The paper, follows: “There is a
man among us who has rendered
outstanding service to the King
dom of God through the Methodist
Protestant Church in North Caro
i tion, whatsoever” in her con
flict with China.
The statement was made
when an official was asked to
comment on reports from Ber
lin that Hitler had been asked
to act as mediator in the hos
tilities.
Despite his assertion, it was
learned that Japanese and Ger
man diplomats recently had
conferred.
"Japan does not recede from
her original contention that
peace is possible only through
direct negotiations between
Japan and China and then, on
ly if China changes her atti
tude” this source said. It was
added, however, that there has
been considerable discussion
in government circles regard
ing a formal Japanese declara
tion of war against China.
welfare department will be the
guest speaker.
At the conclusion of the morning
program, the teachers will adjourn
for lunch and then reassemble in
groups representing the high,
grammar an dprimary schools for
departmental discussions.
lina. He has manifested capable
j Christian leadership. He has kept
i strong faith in the midst of hard
ships and difficulties. His enthus
: iasm has not waned in the pre
i sence of opposition and criticism.
He had put his whole life ami soul
into the task which was his to pre
form. For many years he served
in the pastorate. Six years he was
! President of High Point College,
; and has served as President of
the North Carolina Annual Con
ference two terms of five years
each. That man is the. Rev R. M.
Andrews, D. D. Dr. Andrews, we
express to you our deep apprecia
tion for the splendid service you
have rendered. May our heavenly
Father continue to bless you with
good health and strength, con
tinually give you grace and guid
ance and may you see many years
(I*loase turn Ur Tagc 3)
9-Power Delegates
Disagree On Terms
Of Jap Invitation
China Objects to Pijpnent
Draft: Insists it Carry
Nanking' Complaints.
Session Ad journs
Debate Follows Belgium's
Plan of Repeating Bid To
Tokyo Government.
Brussels, Belgium. Nov. 5.-—CP)—
Conferees on the Japan-Chinese
conflict failed today to reach an
agreement on the wording of a
peace appeal to be sent to Japan.
They adjourned until tomorrow.
The conferees decided not to ap
point a contemplated committee on
concilation until they obtain from
Japan an answer on the projected
peace appeal.
Preliminary discussion of mem
bers of the committee had lead to
a controversial debate.
Delegates of the conference,
which is seeking settlement of the
Chinesc-Japancse conflict on basis
of the 0-power treaty were pre
paring written amendments, his
afternoon, to draft of a peace ap
peal submitted by the Belgium
foreign minister, Spak. Tomorrow,
conferees hope to reach an agree
ment of the final text.
The British delegation said
“progress” was made today.
The Chinese delegation objected
to ommission of China’s complaint
against the Japanese in the pre
sent draft.
Court Proposals
Before Committee
.S-pecial Group Studies Bill
Originated By F. D. R.;
Opposition Seen.
Washington, Nov. 5. — (.P> —
Members'of p senate sub-committee
began gathering today — nine
months irom the day President
Roosevelt oil tied his court reorgan
ization bill —lo start a fresh study
of issues raised by that proposal,
i Whethtthe judicial issue is re
| vived in Congress may depend on
| their findings.
President Roosevelt has given no
i indication of his own intent.
The committee was ordered by
the sena,i to study the whole judi
cial system and all proposals made
last spring for revising it. The
members would have the right to
recommend the original biil or any
substitute.
Judging from the make-up of the
committee there is little likelihood
it will recommend anything very
close to the Roosevelt proposal.
“Mister” Simpson
Weds Wednesday
Wally’s Kx-spouse Claims New
Bride; “Perfect, With
Marvelous Disposition."
New York, Nov. 5.—CP)—The
Daily News says in a copyrighted
I story that Ernest A. Simpson,
former husband of the Duchess of
Windsor, will be married next Wed
nesday or Thursday to Mark Kirk
Raffray.
Simpson, the paper adds, disclos
ed they wold marry when Mrs.
Raffray returns with a Reno di
verse from Jacques A. Raffray,
New York real estate broker.
“I met her l.'i years ago,” the
News quotes Simpson. “I was mar
ried then and living at Green
wich (Conn.) with my first wife.
Some mutual friends had us all
to dinner.
“After that we saw more and
more of each other. You asked mo
what I consider her most striking
quality—well, she has a perfectly
’ marvelous disposition."
j Simpson arrived here last Mon
l day, saying he had come over to
j visit his mother and to attend to
private business affairs.
--
Refuse To Talk
Columbia, S. C. Nov. 5.—CP*—
City polite chief, William H.
Rawlinson, said today, that while
officers were stalemated by re
fusals to talk, they were continu
ing their (fforts to piece together
new strings of alleged evidence to
connect three suspects here, with
the $5,500 Sharon bank robbery.
Washington. Nov. 5.—CP)—
President Roosevelt said today that
the more dangerous stock specu
lation becomes, the less people out
to go in for it.
President
With Fed
Advocates
Declares He Is
Lindbergh Baby
Another weird twist was added
to the Lindbergh kidnaping case
by tiie story, published in Bel
gium, that the boy pictured
above had identified Col. Charles
A. Lindbergh as his father and
Bruno Hauptmann as his kid
naper. Adopted by a family in
Wavre, Belgium, the boy, now
7, is quite dark, whereas the j
Lindbergh baby was fair. He
speaks English.
Dr. R.L Shipley
Prominent Baltimore Man Ad
dresses Local Rotarians On
Oxford Conference.
Dr. R. L. Shipley of Baltimore,
one of the most outstanding of the
several ministers attending the
Methodist 1 rotestant conference in
session in Asheboro this week, was
speaker for the local Rotary club at
noon todaj. Dr. Shipley talked of
the World Conference held at Ox
ford, England, last July. So real
istic was his talk describing per
sonalities and speakers at that un
usual meeting, that the business
men of Asheboro felt they had a
first-hand glimpse of this important
event. Dr. Shipley told of the va
rious orders and creeds there rep
resented and cited the fact that m
the past thousand years no great
even has taken place in England
that is not traceable to Oxford uni
versity. This group of people, in
tetesled in one common thing, met
in Saint Mery’s chapel of the Vir
gin. The Rev. John Tyndal preached
as did Henry Newman, and Bishop
Latimer was tried and condemned
to be burned at the stake for his
liberal views on the dispensation
of the Holy Communion. At this
meeting, said Dr. Shipley, for the
first time in the history of Chris
tendom, representatives of every
evangclnCcal denomination wee
permitted to participate in the
Holy Sacrament.
In addition to Dr. Shipley, Dr.
J. P. Pritchard, newly named pres
ident of the conference who was a
Rotarian while ho was serving the
Asheboro M. P. church; Dr. G. 1.
Humphries, president of High Point
college; Rev. R. G. Stubbins, of
Gibsonville; Rev. John Boyles of
Thomasvil’.e; Rev. R. A. Hunter of
Lexington; Rev. L. L. Wrenn,
James Bowman, Don Altman, and
Captain A. M. Rankin of High
Point, who is a well known former
citizen of Asheboro and prominent
churchman of this section of the
state, were honored guests.
Lewis E. Whitfield, superintend
ent of engineers of the state high
way department in this division,
was enrolled as a new member of
the local ciub. Mr. Whitfield is a
Rotarian, coming to Asheboro from
the Clinton club.
Arthur Ross, Jr., presided over
this meeting.
Cotton Plans
Washington, Nov. 6.—l.P)—A
delegation of cotton states con
gressmen said today Secretary
Wallace advised them he would ac
cept whatever type of cotton con
trol legislation agreed upon by the
House and Senate agriculture com
mittees.
Launch Destroyer
Osaka, Japan, Nov. 6.—l.P)—
The first class, 1,500-ton destroy
er Minikumo was launched to
day. The 34-knot ship mounts
eight torpedo tubes and six 12.7
centimeter guns.
Issued Statement
As Delegates Met
In Renewed Hope
Tells Newspaperman He Has
Always Advocated Reunion
Of Warring Factions.
In Washington Today
Chief Executive Makes Epoch
Announcement As He Meets
Reporters.
Washington, Nov. 5.—(.F>—
President Roosevelt told a press
conference today he had always
favored reunion of the American
Federation of Labor and the CIO.
The President gave his comment
in reply to a final question put at
his first press interview since re
turning to Washington after a 12
day stay at Hyde Park, N. Y.
His statement came a few hours
before peace committees of the
AFL and CIO were to resume their
session.
The President was asked if he
favorpd action to bring the CIO
and AFL together. He replied, he
always had advocated that.
Asked if the administration had
been taking any active part in try
ing to get the warring labor fact
ions together, Mr. Roosevelt re
plied, not that he knew of.
Asked next if Matthew Wool
AFL delegate to the jpgace confer*^
President-ssffrh he ‘would.’ He
the engagement had been planned
for sime time.
The labor peace conference,
meanwhile, struck at the fundamen
tal issue between the AFL and
CIO by agreeing to discuss what
industries should have broad in
dustrial unions.
Crippled Children
Clinic Is Success
Dr. Thorn as Wheeldon Re
ports Children Taken
Care of Yesterday.
“We'vv had an unusual amount
of interesting cases here today,”
said Dr. Thomas Wheeldon of Rich
mond, Va., yesterday afternoon in
connection with the day’s work at
the Ranoolph hospital taking care
of the patients of the crippled
children's clinic being sponsored by
the Asheboro Rotary club.
Yesterday's clinic, according to
Dr. Wheeldon, took care of 53 crip
pled children from all parts of Ran
dolph county, including more than
any previous clinic during the pres
ent series.
Dr. Wheeldon, explaining that he
had been kept pretty busy through
out the day and at 5 o’clock yes
terday afternoon still had two or
three hours work waiting for him,
said the clinic yesterday had many
committees representing civic or
ganizations in near-by towns pres
ent which -were after information
concerning methods used in getting
a clinic of this type under way. Ac
cording to Dr. Wheeldon, Charles
W. McCrary, chairman of the crip
ple clinic here, explained the set-up
to the inquiring visitors.
Wally And Edward
Sailing Saturday
Duke and Dutchess Disregard
Opposition of U- S. Labor
To ‘’Slumming” Trips.
Paris, Not:. 5.—CP)—The Duge
and Duchess of Windsor today dis
regarded American labor’s protest
against “sminming parties, profess
ing to help study labor,” and pro
ceeded with plans to sail on the lin
er Bremen tomorrow for a United
States tour.
Shanghai, Nov. 6.—CD—The
Chinese finance ministry ruled
today than any Chinese found
circulating Japanese money would .
be subject to charges of endanger
ing the safety of the republic.
The Weather
North Carolina: Partly cloudy
rains in the northwest por
this afternoon
Slightly warmer t
fair and colder,