North Carolina Newspapers

ewspapfer Published Randolph County N. E. A. FEAffUBE ftBRYICE Daily Newepaper COURIER “Over 10,000 People Welcome You to Asheboro, the Center of North Carolina” ME LXI - - - Mp- ' ASHEBORO, N. C., FBIP£V, NOVEMBER 19, 1937 _NUMBER 153 > vV |Saving Of Three Times id Out May Prove His Acquittal of Charge. >w in Thifd County Defense Attorney*5 4 —* tree Companions Stri To Avoid Conviction. ayetteville, ifov. 19. (Special Daily CouriW)—WWn the nberland county Superior court Monday summons “all who le business bgfor? this honorable lit to apper”, a precedent Will |e been created in FaytteviUe— trial of a man from^ another rity, who could not find an un ■judiced jury in a third—tor Bjll >ss, Randolph county, will'then, the second time; hear the read* of an indictment charging him |h the “willful _ int J. T. Mott. Pross, a native ox AsneDoro, ph county, according to the Becution .shot Mott'to' death . off the Fort Bragg reservation afternoon of October '18. fate, in the matter of threes, re thus far followed Cross, es rially since the alleged crime, three men are^Mud to. have been th him when the crime was com tted. These same three, accord t to early reports, in statements -the police, absented themselves pm the actual incidents sUrround the slaying. These same three, ^rc charged with being accessor* and then the three were re* sed on hall, Came the arrest—Cross was *r "ited in his home town, alone a other three Were picked up In her sections of Randolph county; Cross, a Randolph county ma*^ s taken to the Hoke county jail, ere attempts to find a jury fail His trial was then transferred a third county, Cumberland, lere the task of searching for a ry, with an open mind, will com ence all over again sometime inday. [Three attorneys sre working for defense; at present as a unit. ?e Walter D. Siler, veteran at ncy of Randolph county repre nts Cross; L. T. Hammond and loke county attorney, appear for other three co-defendants, Hal sh, Walt Routh and Jesse Crotts. luring the closing hours of the Ice county proceedings yester f. Solicitor, T. A. McNeill and three defense attorneys joined lids, for a moment, in opposing G. Vernon Cowper’s order change the venue to Cumberland, prosecuttm* sought the enpan of another venire while the ense fought unsuccessfully for ontinuation until the January of court. )t jionday, according to unofficial fictions, all manner of technical ction will be written into the record by the defense. Re ip their contention in Hoke |ty that the panel did not in-1 the names of prospective en jury members, it is believed Iwill be one of the main points , Detention. i chnicalities, regarding the leg rht of the court to transfer tne without suggestion of the, cution, may also be interposed.1 ss has been in jail since his j late Saturday afternoon, j er 16. He has made but one: sent during that interval, one bich he denied he committed ime. erday’s session brought out ne which held the interest of {lose attending court. During emoon, Mr*. Mott, widow of Jdier-forest ranger, connected lie Fort BMgg artillery post, into the room, gowned in ng seconds later, Mrs. Cross, battling with her husband ent action intended to place tin the widow's class, walk didly in, followed by several Mdren. acknowledged them with a he first to appear on hia ng the court proceedings, fitnesses for the state have tiered to appear Monday at 2:30 o'clock. The de* nesses have been ordered ■ Tuesday morning. Steelman Shows is at Balfour Stedman, accompanied by ‘piiss MarTon, visited the ol last night and pre s an audience composed the Balfour Parent pictures Ragged Nomad Utility “Czar” Hardly clothed by his tattered, grimy clothing, black-bearded Sam Velcfchi 51, above, arrested as a vagrant in New Orleans, astonished police by producing $l$50i In cash and utilities bonds valued at $6000.. A Yugoslavian emigrant. Velcich told of amass ing and losing several fortunes, and finally being reduced to h|s test $6000. Two Escapees Re-arrested; Bill Payne Not Among Recaptured Trio. Raleigh, Nov. 19.—(.V)—Oscar Pitts, superintendent of prisons, said last night he had received word that Eddie Cobb and Roscoe Grice, escaped North Carolina prisoners, had been arrested near Fredericks burg, Va. Cobb and Grice were two of three men taken by State and Fredericks burg officers. It was-at first be lieved that William (Bill) Payne, North Carolina’s No. 1 bad man, was one of the three. Robert N. Simms New Baptist Head Wilmington, Nov. 19.—UP)—Elec tion of Robert N. Simms, Sr., of Raleigh as president, succeeding Dr. William Louis Poteat of Wake For est, who asked through friends that his name be considered, marked the closing of sessions in First Baptist churai here yesterday of the three day 107th annual Baptist state con vention. Dr. Arthur J. Barton, pastor of Wilmington’s Temple Baptist church, who, with Mr. Simms and Dr. Hoyt Blackwell, Mars Hill col lege professor, was one of the con vention’s three vice presidents, was elected first vice president. Dr. Gorge W. Paschal fo Wake Forest college, professor of Greek, was elected second Vice president, and Dr. Blackwell was named third vice president. Adopting the recommendations of the place, time and preacher com mittee headed by R. E. Brickhouse of Warrenton, the convention voted to meet in the Tabernacle church at Raligh “beginning in November, 1938." The Rev. J. B. Willis of Hamlet, was selected to preach the 1988 convention sermon, and the Rev. J. E. Hardaway of Lenoir was ihosen as alternate preacher. Hitler Exhibits Art Gallery And Wintry Scenes to Halifax Berchtesgadan, Germany, Nov. 18.—MB—Viscount Halifax, Brit* ain’a “unofficial” peace envoy left here at 3:80 pi m. today after five hours with Adolph Hitler, in what was authoritatively described as cordial discussions. Details of their exportation of Anglo-German relations were not divulged, but it was understood '-:vt Two Senators Ask Probe Of Alleged Anti-German Trip Vandenberg and Lewis Stop Filibuster to Demand Senatorial Qtiiz. Italy-Japan €ited Report Contending JSnvoy Made Trip For Roosevelt ■ Read on Senate Floor. ' __ * * Washington, Nov. 10.—(/P)—Sen ator Vandenberg (D.-Mich.) and Senator Lewis, (D.-Ill.) joined to day in asking an investigation of a report that William C. Bullitt, Am arican ambassador to France, had been sent to Poland to “warn” that country against “participating” in the Italo-German-Japanese anti communist pact. Vandenberg interrupted the anti lynching bill filibuster in the senate floor to rea'd a newspaper dispatch •which said Bullitt had gone to Po and for that purpose. The account said Bullitt was “un derstood” to be acting under in structions from President Roose velt.” Senator Lewis asserted that an effort should be made at once ‘.o “ascertain the facts” from the state department and President Roose velt. “It is inconceivable”, Lewis com mented “that the ambassador to France would have blundered into such action.” Vandenberg said it was “precise ly” his view and that the state de partment should be asked to ex plain. “After reports indicating our roving ambassador has been on sun dry mysterious conferences with representatives of foreign powers, followed by this amazing dispatch what the facts are,” Vanderberg de ; dared. French Police Act To Halt Uprising Said to Have Seized Great Quantities of Arms Of Revolutionary Party. Paris, Nov. 19.—OP)—The French government tonight smashed at what it believed'to be one section of a powerful revolutionary organ ization, capable of coducting ware fare on a nation-wide scale. Police moved quickly throughout the country, co-operating with all departments in an effort to crush the armed secret organization be fore it had opportunity of action. The action resulted in raids of “armories” where large stores of munitions and arms, bombs and anti-aircraft and anti-tank and even field guns were seized. Inmates Battle In State Institution Two Injured During Riot In Prolonged Attempt, To Escape Walls. Raleigh, Nov. 19.—(/P)—Six ine briates attempted to escape from the state hospital yesterday but were returned to their quarters af ter a quarter-hour battle with guards. Dr. Charles Reavis of the hospital staff said one of the inmates, Mar shall Smith of Wadesboro, suffered a scalp wound, and another, Frank D. Aycock, of Raleigh, fell uncon scious when struck by a guard. He was revived later. Dr. J. W. Ashby, hospital super intendent, said the inmates started their attempted break by overpow ering M. E. Privette, an attendant, taking his keys and locking him in a room. They attempted to climb the court wall with a ladder and attratced the attention of a sen try, who sounded the alarm. th<5ydid not go beyond generalities and cbuld have reached no impor tant decisions. Hitler spent half the time show ing the beauties of the wintry Ba varian landscape and art exhibits to hiB visitor. The German foreign office and others present said the conference was an “exchange of views” and was of an official nature.” Returns Genial but uncommunicative, said it with a succession of like thrt,” when he returned to j trip abroad. The Internationa was “I'm completely rewdjvere Jorgan had nothing to say and ’’You mustn’t ask questions lYork from his annual hunting r's‘ only bit of information f illness that incapacitated Parley Failure At Brussels Paris, France., Nov. 19.— OP)—Foreign minister John Ycon Delbos, told the Chamber of Deputies today that efforts to settle the Chinese-Japanese i war at the Brussels conference had failed. He said new steps toward mdhation must be taken at Geneva. The Brussels confer ence recessed Monday for a week, after passing resolutions critical of Japan. To the Brussels conference, Delbos said, France followed the “attitude of eoticilation, demanded by the entire League of Nations." Air Mail Service Resumed In State Four Daily Schedules Now Goine North and South From Greensboro Airport. 1 Today air passenger, air mail and air express service at Greensboro High Point Airport was reestablish ed by Eastern Air Lines, contract carriers of the U. S. Air Mail on routes from New York via Greens boro High Point to Houston, New York to Miami and Chicago to Miami after a lapse of two and a half months since the latter part of August when this service was suspended because of construction work on the airport runways. Work has been rushed to completion un der the supervision of George L. Stansbury, chairman Guilford co unty commissioners. Four daily schedules,, two north bound and two' southbound, will stop here giving this section of North Carolina very good service to all principal cities. A north bound flight leaving at 3:45 a. m. to New York and Washington and intermediate points and a south bound arriving from those cities at 2;46 a. m. bound for Atlanta, New Orleans and Houston provide first delivery of air mail deposited at the end of the previous business day. The other two daily flights leave at 11:40 a. m. for Richmond, Washington, Baltimore, Philadel phia and New York and at 10:20 p. m. for Charlotte, Spartanburg and Atlanta. All four flights, on Which Eastern Air Lines flies 14 passehger Douglasses, carry pas sengers, mail and express in ad dition t* their craw of three, Cap tain, Pilot and Flight-Steward. Boonesville, Nov. 1&, Eystoij of record drove for a hour. It . Flats, Utah, ptain George today set a new when he "thunderbolt” miles an “Concilation collapsed. In several days it will be necess ary to make a new decision at General” Delbos warned the deputies not to forget that a decision to act at Geneva must be taken unnamiously. He said the French government was will ing to take the initative, but asked the deputies to remember that taking the initiative often means “engaging yourself.” Summarizing the govern ment’s policy, Delbos said, “We know that the colaboration of all is necessary for peace in Europe.” Island Prefers OurU.S. Tobacco Although Tobacco Second Lar gest Crop in Puerto Rico, Prefer U. S. Brands. Washington, Nov. 18.—Although tobacco is the second largest crop in Puerto Rico, the Island prefers American made cigarettes and its purchases during the first nine months of this year ehow a further gain over the record breaking quantity sold there in the same months of this year show a further statement by the Puerto Rican trade council. “The Island bought 554,000,000 cigarettes from continental Unit 'd States in the nine months at a cost of $2,430,000,” the report states. “Its purchases exceeded those of any foreign country except one, and were equal to 13 percent of the quantity sold to all foreign coun tries combined. “Sales' of cigarettes from the states of Puerto Rico now are five times aB great as they were twenty years ago, and have more than dou bled in the last ten years. A small quantity of cigarettes is manufac tured on the Island but the tobac co produced there is more suited for use in cigars, and consumption of locally made cigarettes has fall en off sharply in recent years.” Shipments of all goods from the states of Puerto Rico totaled $65, 200,000 for the nine months, an in crease of 6 percent, the council states. Johnson Elated Columbia, S. C., Nov. 19.—l.P»— Goyernor Olin D. Johnson today challenged “any to deny” that South Carolina “is in the best position since any of us can vc mfiriU»etr', as he spoke of “safety as it relates to our government ,and social institutions” in an address before the first state-wide safety Tarheels’Income $900,000,000 Says Hoey In Capitol Governor Places State In “Front” During Talk In Washington. Feted By Society Only Two States Surpass North Carolina in Cash Crop Production. Washington, Nov. 19.—Governor Clyde R. Hoey last night brought a message of happiness and cheer to Washington. Before an audience of 400 North Carolinians residing in Washington and vicinity, and friends of Tar Heels, the State ex ecutive declared that the State “is standing out in front”, and backed up his declarations with facts and figures. The occasion which brought the Governor and the State’s first lady to Washington was the annual “governor's night” of the North Carolina society in Washington, and in every respect it was a gala event. In fact, many people in high official positions, the entire North Carolina delegation in Congress and their families, gathered in the auditorium of the Shoreham hotel to pay homage to the Governor and Mrs. Hoey. Balanced Program “North Carolina is definitely on the way,” declared Governor Hoey. “She is standing out in front. She has laid a broad foundation for real progress and sane advancement, and she faces the future with con fidence. The State has a well bal anced program of progress and a well balanced citizenship to sus tain it. Agriculture, industry, and business are well divided, and there is such a variety of occupation and piementho other, and thus we avoid the disastrous results of one-sided development. “The total income of the people of the State this year will exceed $900,000,000 —- rather equitably di vided between agriculture, manu facturing, transportation, construc tion, the professions, and business. The population continues to in crease so that we now rank twelfth the Union. We stand fifth in m agricultural income and third in income from cash crops—only Tex as and California surpassing North Carolina. We grow everything and lead the world in the manufacture of tobacco and textiles. Electric power abounds at reasonable rates, and varied industries have followed in the wake of these power develop ments by private enterprise. The farmers have the benefits of rural electrification. Three Youths Die In Auto Crack-Up Driver of Car Arrested In Morganton; Accident Just Before Midnight. Morganton, N. C., Nov. 19.—</P) —Three young men were fatally in jured in an automobile accident here shortly before last midhight. Early Arrow wood, 23, was killed instantly and Gilmer Hicks, 18, died in a hospital within a short time. The third death was that of William E. Crump which occurred several hours later. Morganton police jailed the driv er of the automobile who they said was Sam Huffman, who escaped with minor hurts. The island of Java, in the East Indies, is the most densely populat ed land mass in the world—821 to the square mile. United States Ambassador To Leave Nanking For Hankow Shanghai, Nov. 19.—(/F>—Japan ese troops today cracked the southern pivot of the Chinese “Hindenburg" line defending Nan king and struck shattering blows along its central and northern fronts. Fighting through mud and rain, tljc Japanese drove last Chinese de fenders from Kashing and occupied that vital southern link in the “Hindenburg” chain. Central Japanese columns ap proached to within miles of Soo chow, the line’s keystone and northern detachments threatened to make untenable Chinese posi tions at Changshu. About 126 miles northwest of the line, twelve Chinese divisions United State^ Chamber Of Commerce Endorses New Housing Program Campus Scandal Tom Harmon, above, is the cen ter of a campus furore at the University of Michigan, follow ing revelation by the Michigan Daily that Bill Bevan, below, Tulane line coach, telegraphed the four-sport Michigan fresh man of Gary, Ind.. an “offer” to switch to the New Orleans insti tution. Fielding H. Yost, Wol verine athletic director, a year ago described Harmon as "the outstanding high school athlete in the nation.” Government Adds Canada To Parley Seeks Wider Commercial Pact With Neighboring Country To Increase Trade. Washington, Nov. 19.—</P)—The state department, setting out on ,'ts most ambitious efforts to increase world trade, linked negotiations for a new Canadian treaty today with its efforts to do more business with Great Britain. The Canadian treaty went into ef fect in 1936. The theory of such pacts, which the administration says has been proved true, is that of lowering trade barriers which stimulate bu siness and make for good will. The Weather North Carolina; Rains tonight, probably changing to snow in the mountains in the. late afternoon or early tonight. Colder in the west ceneral por tion. Saturday partly cloudy and colder. intrenched themselves in strong defense positions just outside Nan king. The Nanking official spokes man declared they were preparing to defend the city to “the last.” Inside Nanking’s walls, two div isons, -rushed to the capitol from the interior after Shanghai fell in Japanese hands November 9, pre pared to defend the city in event it is encircled. United States and other foreign representaties completed arrange ments to evacuate Nanking and follow the Chinese office to Han kow as soon as the Chinese officials announce the shift. Ambassador Nelson T. Johnson was understood to be ready to go to Hankow on an American gunboat. 1 % House Committee Seeks Way To Ease Corporation Taxes May Graduate Exemption To Include Larger Concerns; Agreed on Small Ones. Corn Market Quota Way Paved For Enactment Of Wage and Hours Bill; CIO Head Endorses Bill. Washington, Nov. 19.— —Congressional committees neared completion of farm crop contol bills today while sena tors and representatives de voted another day to talk. Chairman Smith, (D-S. C.), announced his senate com mittee would vote tomorrow on the ever normal granary bill. Senator Connally (D-Tex.) continued the filibuster against the anti-lynching bill. Washington, Nov. 19.—UP)— Widespread efforts of the govern ment and private industry to sti mulate business activity produced these developments today. 1. —The housing conference of the United States Chamber of Com merce endorsed a 7-point program on housing. 2. —High federal officei-s indicat ed President Roosevelt may provide loans from the Finance Corporation -te helfMibe konjp building- program, *» 3. —A house packed sub-com mittee, having agreed- to exempt from the undistributed profits tax all corporations with net incomes under $5,600, is seeking a method of giving graduated exemptions to larger corporations. 4. —Speaker Bankhead endorsed the unemployment census and in dicated Congress would study methods of stimulating industry which could absorb idle labor. Washington, Nov. 19.—l/P)—The house agriculture committee decid ed today to write marketing quotas for corn into administration farm bill. The committee, at the same time, rejected suggestions that a pro cessing tax he imposed on corn to raise funds for expanded bene fit payment programs. Chairman Jones (D-Tex.) said the committee also rejected a sub processing tax be levied in wheat. No decision was reached on the question of marketing quotas for wheat. The committee was reported to have voted 15 to 8 on the wheat provision and 15 to 9 on corn. Washington, Nov. 19.—GP)—• Prospects improved today for en acting wage and hours standards and crop control legislation—two of President Roosevelt’s recom mendations—before Congress quits for the Christmas holidays. A statement by John L. Lewis, CIO chairman, terming the wage and hours bill sound “in principle encouraged its sponsors to redouble efforts to get the bill before the house. He wrote Chairman Norton (D N.J.) of the house labor committee that the labor non-partisan league, would do everything possible to bring about passage of the wage and hours bill at this session. Some leaders remained dubious about the wage and hours bill status but they agreed the house and senate probably could start debating farm legislation Monday. Details of the measure was not in final form but Secretary Wall ace’s ever normal granary pro gram is expected to form the base for marketing quota-provisions. Democratic leader Barkley pre dicted the senate could pass the farm bill within a week and that the anti-lynching measure would take another week. Boston, Nov. 19.—GP>—Arthur A. Ballantine, former under-sec retary of the treasury, tonight urged the Roosevelt‘administration to place its “real bet” on the abil ity of American industry and then “play all its curds” to whip the current business slump. The world’s largest fruit plant is to be built in Hono a cost of $1,260,000. It will alise in the canning of pin