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The Largest Paid-Up Circulation of Any Newspaper Published in Randolph County ■MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PRESS M. E. A FEATURE SERTICS “Over 10,000 People Welcome You to Asheboro, the Center of North Carolina" m % ■volume lxi ASHEBORO, N. G.t SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1937 NUMBER 168 IUnited States Citizens Musi Evacuate Nanking Japanese Within 60 Miles Of Stricken City; tombed Today Nanking, Dec. 4.—</F)—Ameri can citizens were warned today to >e ready to leave Nanking on short lotice, possibly tomorrow, as Jap anese columns pressed their ad vance on China’s abandoned capitol. United states embassy officials told Americans to be prepared to go aboard the gunboat Panay for safety. The skeleton embassy was left behind by American Ambassa dor Nelson. The gunboat remained as a last minute refuge for the 30 1 Americans who insisted on stay ing in the threatened city. Japanese bombing planes were actually dropping bombs within the city. Chinese military commanders admitted the Japanese columns were within 60 miles of the city and redoubled their defense pre parations. The Japanese bombers evaded the city’s anti-aircraft defense and bombed the Ming Palace airdrome within the city walls with great accuracy. The building containing fuel stores was destroyed and 10 Government houses bordering the field were demolished. No lives were lost. Long lines of troops moved through the city toward the sub defense positions. The columns in cluded hundreds of fresh soldiers ' whose only military equiptment was rifles and bandoliers. The supply of uniforms was exhausted long ago. Shanghai, Dec. 4.—</P>—The Brit-' ish steamer Sinshasan was reported, ■iddled with bullets from on unde-, ermined source while oh a mission Df mercy to Japanese occupied Tsu lgming Island near Shanghai. The chief officer was killed, a ailor and several passengers were wounded. After more than 200 .machine gun (hots nad been fired, the little stea-; ner’s matter, Captain M. McMillan :rept on his hands and knees under he bullets to the wheel house which le reached in safety then steered he craft out of range . British authorities had been striv ng to rescue nine Franch-Cahadian iuns who have been marooned for ibout three months British authorities said the Jap inese forces had been informed of he voyage. Japanese army officers today ap ilogized to the United States Ma ine command at Shanghai for Ja )anese troop invasion Friday on the American defense sector. At almost the same time, the Ja )anese army lodged a demand with he international settlement police 'or a free hand to move Japanese orces through the settlement. yidaySpiritln Streets—Stores Asheboro merchants are ready 'o rChristmas. The Santa Claus spirit prevails n all sections of the business dis ;rict. Windows are packed with toys, with jewelry, clothing and all man icr of gifts. The interior of stores are bedeck ed with Christmas decorations and Santa is making regular visits to >ne or two of the business houses Tor short gossipy talks with child ren. Sunset avenue and Fayetteville streets are gaily decorated with Christmas lights, which have been strung across the highways, adding a vivid holiday touch to the general displays in the store windows. enator Bailey In Parley o Hear New Business Deal Washington, Dec. 4.—UP)—A secret gathering of ten senators at rhich Lewis Douglas, former bud get director, outliped a business every program, stirred specula tion in the capitol today. Douglas left his federal post in 1934 because he disagreed with Ir. Roosevelt’s spending policy. Since then he has been an out spoken critic of the administration and last year supported Alf Lan lon on the grounds that the New ~ea! could result only in '‘improv nt of the people.” present included Royal Governor Rules Ethiopia ■ ■ ■ .>■ Premier Mussolini has provided Ethiopia with a royal governor to succeed militant General Ru dolfo Graziani. The viceroy of Italy’s biggest colony is Prince nadeo Umberto, above, of sta Savoy, general of the air corps and one of the men who “Fighting Men” Lead Britain’s War Council London, Dec. 4.—(.‘PI—War min ister, Leslie Hore-Belisha tonight told British soldiers a shake up of the army council would give “our best fighting men” a real voice in the higher military policy. The minister, who reorganized the army council with younger men and made Viscount Cort, chief of the Imperial staff, explained the motives and goals of his recent drastic reorganization. He spoke at a presentation of colors to the Manchester Regiment, and paid tribute to the “graceful sacrifice” of older generals who re tired to faciliate the promotion of younger men. The whole army promotion sys tem, apparently, is to be revamped in favor of more democratic pro cedure. T.B. Serum From Cooked Germs New York, Dec. 4.—</R—The Cornell Medical Center here today struck at tuberculosis with news of a new faith vaccine, made of steam cooked tuberculosis germs, heated for serum. This vaccine, it was announced, has been tried, with favor, on hu mans after tw«t years experiment on brown Havana rabbits in which it demonstrated definite protective measures. The Weather North Carolina; Sunday, light rains followed by colder at night. eight democrats and two republi cans who have frequently opposed the administration. None would discuss the confer ence in details but some indicated Douglas had proposed early tax revision, budget balancing and for eign trade expansion. The conference met at the in vitation of Senator Byrd (D-Va.). Others present were King (D Utah), George (D-Ga.), Smith (D S. C.), Bailey (D-N. C.), VanNuys (D-Ind.), Copeland (D-N. Y.), Townsend (R-Del.), and Vanden burg (R-Mich.). i Bankers Look To ’38 For Upswing In Business; Urge Tax Change Chicago, Doc. 4.—(/D—The na tion’s leading bankers, replying to questions today, expressed belief the current slump in American bus iness will run its course for four months or more but will not deve lop into another major depression and predicted an upturn in 1938. This was the concensus of the presidents and chief executives of 125 of the most important banks in 44 states having aggregate deposits of more than $12,000,000,000. The survey was conducted by Reuben St. Louis, Jr., executive vice-presi dent of the Metropolitan Trust com . pany of Chicago. Louis said the opinions of indi vidual bankers could not be made public but said the majority ex pressed belief an upturn in business could not come before late in the spring. About one-fifth said the upturn would not be felt before next fall; five said in 1939; chief executives of two banks, among the ten hug est in the country, said the up swing would come during the last quarter of 1938. Louis said the replies indicated bankers believed the upturn in business depended upon an ad ministration demonstrated change of attitude towards business. Ranking first among recovery measures, Louis said, was repeal ing the undistributed profits tax; second, balancing the budget; third, lowering of taxes on capital gains; fourth, increase in rail freight rates to. provide a reasonable return oft Investments ana fifth, encourage ment to utilities to promote ex pansion. Colon Welch New Commander Of Local Woodmen Colon Welch was elected council commander to succeed Robert T. Lord, at the regular annual meet ing last night of Asheboro council 921, Woodmen of the World. The meeting was marked with the initiation of a large class of candidates in the protective degree. Other officers elected last night incMde: Racford Gaddis, advisor lieuten ant; E. N. Morgan, banker; J. T. Pugh, financia lsecretary; Charles Stutts, secretary; Albert Bunting assistant secretary; Sherman Ben nar. escort: Bclvin Curtis, watch man; Elvin Curtis, sentry. Auditors, Clyde Threadsgill, Parks Dorsett and Forest Deaton. Degree team, Albert Aikens, Bur lesque degree, Venice Vulpullian. A large number of candidates will be initiated at the next meet ing of the council, Friday even ing. All members are urged to at tend. — Cates Speaks To School Students Clyde Cates, of the North Caro lina Employment Office, visited the High School Friday morning, and talked to the boys and girls for about 30 minutes on the subject of “Finding a Job after Complet ing High School.” • Mr. Cates brought out the point clearly that “very few people who graduate from -High school ever find themselves unemployed." This statement, he said, could be view ed from more than one agle, first: it is assumed that the boy or girl who is the smartest, is naturally more apt to find something to do, while on the other hand, those who do not finish High school, are, in all probability, the ones who need the most help. Mr. Cates conferred with stud ents, as well as teachers, concern ing it series of conferences with in dividual classes with respect to vocational guidance. Mr. Cates was invited to visit the Senior class at an early date and speak to them upon the subject: “How To Get A Job”, which in vitation he accepted, the date to be announced later. The students enjoyed Mr. Cates talk very much, and no doubt gain ed much information which will be of benefit to them, when they have finished School and are about to enter into various business careers. Testify About Financing Housing Lower interest rates on housing mortgages are impractical. Stewart McDonald. Federal Housing Administrator, told the committee con ducting public hearings on the Steagall Housing Bill because the government agency was not (ending funds, only guaranteeing mortgages. Private financing required the higher rates, h« said. McDonald, right, is pictured with Theodore B. Nickson, FHA Comp troller, at the hearing. Roosevelt Hedjrniag. North For Further Dental Work Miami. Fla., Dec. 4.—</P)— President Roosevelt arranged today to return immediately to AVashington for further dental treatment, upon discovery that the gum, were a tooth was re moved November 18 had failed to heal as rapidly as expected. He was scheduled to leave l'ortugas Islands, 300 miles south of west of Miami, in the “Empty Boxes” Sell Here For $1 Each; Man Doesn’t Return From the boot in the rear of his car “that man” talked an hour, and a half, and the hundred or so people gathered in the vacant lot between Hasty’s lunch and the Ashlyn hotel yesterday morning listened, intently. Before he finish ed he had sold 24 ‘suckers’ present a total of 24 “Empty Boxes”, for a total of 24 dollars. Then, promis ing the crowd he would be back at 3 o’clock that afternoon, he quickly crawled into his “big car" and with his wife “pulled freight” from Asheboro. The man had something.... he told the people he was selling empty boxes at a dollar each, open ed one showed them, and then took their money in exchange for the boxed pasteboards. Maybe he was the “fastest salesman in America.” That’s what he called himself. He told a lot of other tales concerning the “Mr. Suggs from Winston Salem”; how he was gassed a cou First National Bank Of Asheboro Thirty Veal’s Old Thirty years ago yesterday a lit tle bank opened in Asheboro. on the corner of Lewis-Winslow hard ware store, now Cox-Lewis com pany. This bank was small, but compact and quite a prideful enter prise for the town which boasted of one bank to serve the town and county—this the Bank of Randolph. This was source of pride for sev eral reasons. Possibly the first reason was that it was a First Na tional bank; it was an added busi ness to the town; and the building was new and handsome. This was the time when the late J. S. Lewis was president of the bank; the late C. J. Cox was vice-president and John M. Neely, cashier. These three officials ware all save the board of directors of wham Mr. Neely and W. F. Redding of Ashe boro are the only two survivors who have remained continuously I Gulf of Mexico, this afternoon. He will probably arrive here around 2 P. M., leaving one half hour later for the north on a special train. Temporary White House of ficials insisted neither the cri sis in China nor the Congress ional situation was a factor in the decision to return ahead of time. pie of times during the World War, how much “hell” the war was, and that the 24 bucks he’d just collect ed from the “gambling spirited men present” was for “poor orphans and widows”, adding that his wife was the widow and he was the orphan. A curious spectator wanted to know more about the “fastest sales man in America”. Selecting the easiest way, the curious one stopped him as he was entering the ear and said: What’s your name? “Suggs is the name, anti I’m from Winston-Salem. In a hurry now. .. . see me up at the cafe.” “You going there right now?” he was asked. “Yea, right now”, and with a merry twinkle in his eye slipped un der the wheel and was gone. “Or Liberal Honest Bill”, an other of his self-imposed handles, didn’t stop at the cafe. Neither did he return at 3 o’clock. on the board. It was on December the 4th 1907 that the First National Bank of Asheboro first opened the doors for business. John M. Neely, now ac tive president of the bank, accepted the first deposit and pulled the first check. It is interesting to many who remember the late George F. Hendrix that it was he who made the first deposit recorded on that day. Mr. Neely also remembers that the first check was written by Lewis-Winslow hardware (now Cox Lewis, operating in the same stand) and was made to the late Mattie Davis, who was a promin ent contractor of the town and county. Coming from Alabama. Mr. Nee ly had not seen snow for ten, or twelve years and he remembers how it was snowing that day and (Please turn to Page 6) Crimp Put Into | Speech Making | Of Senators j On Farm Bill Washington, D. C., Dec. 4.—iJP)— The Senate wound up a two weeks wordy debate on the farm bill to day by agreeing to limit future speechmaking on the measure. By motion of Senator Barkley, majority leader, consent agreement was reached to cut debate to amend to the bill to 15 minutes for each speaker with 20 minutes allowed on the bill itself. Senators will be permitted to speak only once on each amendment and only once on the bill. Barkley told the Senate that the two weeks of debate had given full ■ opportunity for discussion and that it was desirable to avoid any fur ther delay. A substitute farm program pro posed by Senator Lee, (D-Okla.) was exempted from the debate limit agreement after Lee had protested that he had no oppor tunity for a full discussion of the measure. Lee's bill differs from the pend ing agriculture committee’s mea sure in that it would be entirely voluntary. In addition, Barkley agreed to exempt any other substitute that may be offered. He further said that limitation would not apply yet to send the pending farm mea sure' back to the agriculture com mittee. The agreement will go into ef fect Monday afternoon. Democratic leaders expressed hope that the bill would pass the Senate next 'week?'" -- Red Cross Roll Call This Year Huge Success Randolph county's annual Red Cross Roll Call this year turned out the best of any previous drive, according to Roll Call Chairman T. Lynwood Smith, the $750 quota being exceeded by $108.25. The drive, which closed two weeks ago today, covered complete ly Randolph county, and saw for the first time the entrance of the colored people into the work. Following is a complete report of each of the committees in Ashe born, together with other towns in j Randolph county: The Sorosis club, in charge of the business and residential district of Asheboro, collected $238.85. In the Industrial division Home Buildings donated seven dollars, McCraiy and Acme Hosiery Mills $207.05, Bos song Hosiery Mill $130, and Cet wiek Silk Mills $02.20. Towns in Randolph county dona ting follow with the amounts: Ramseur, $98.15; Franklinville, $14; Liberty, $45; Randleman, $25, and the Randolph Training School $19. Grand total for Randolph coun ty, $858.25. Mr. Smith expressed specific thanks to each member who joined the Red Cross this year, as well as to the chairmen of the individual committees which helped toward making the undertaking a success. To the colored people and Prof. Barrett, who supervised the drive among them, Mr. Smith also ex pressed his appreciation for their fine work. Compared with last year’s Roll Call, the drive which just ended was an overwhelming victory. The $500 quota of 1930, $250 smaller than this year’s goal, shows to some extent the added effort put forth by the committee heads and Mr. Smith in this year’s Roll Call. North Carolina In Eleventh Position Dr. C. G. Smith to Lecture On “Pagan Rome” Tonight Washington, Dec. 4.—CB—Five States improved their population ranking in the last year, the Cen sus bureau reported today. The bureau’s estimate of popu lation on July 1, 1937, placed North Carolina 11th in place of Indiana and Alabama 16th instead of be ing tied with Tennessee for that position. South Carolina and West Virginia each jumped a number to 25th and 26th, while Kansas fell from 25 to 27th. Florida moved ahead of Wash ington to take 30th place. Says Yadkin Deci Violates All State Rights; Enters Fray Raleigh, Dec. 1.—(AP)—In a strongly worded state ment, Governor Hoey termed today as unwarranted “by the law or the fact,” the ruling of the Federal Power commission * that the Federal government has jurisdiction over construc tion of a proposed .$6,000,000 hydro-electric dam near Tuck ertown on the Yadkin river. Takes Hand ------- - - i Governor Hoey Lassiter, Hit And Run Victim, Dies; Probe By Police Oscar Morgan Lassiter, Go, well known resident of AsJ^bora,. .died in the Randolph hospital Friday night at 10:30 o’clock, the result of injures sustained when struck by an automobile last Sunday night. Lassiter, struck by a “hit and run driver” Sunday night out North Fayetteville street, was carried to the hospital by a passing autoist who found him in a pool of blood along the shoulder of the highway. First aid was administered, and for a day or two, it was believed the injured man might recover. Wednesday, Lassiter recovered sufficiently to answer questions, but Thursday and Friday, grew steadily worse. Sheriff King’s department has been conducting an investigation ever since the matter was reported to him Sunday. Two or three per sons, according to information ob tained today, have been taken to the county jail and questioned, but no information has been forth coming that would assure the police is holding any suspect. They arc continuing the investigation. Mr. Lassiter was bora in Ran dolph county September 6, 1874, the son of the late E. T. Lassiter and Anna Stewart Lassiter. The survivors in addition to his widow include two daughters, Mrs. Lester Ferguson, High Point and Miss Treva Lassiter of this city, and one son. Basom Lassiter, of Asheboro. ■ The funeral will take place in Pugh’s Funeral Home, Asheboro, this afternoon at 2 o’clock. The Rev. H. P. Powell, pastor of the M. E. church will officiate. Burial will be in the Asheboro cemetery. Carolinas’ All-Star Teams Play To Tie Charlotte, Dec. 4.—(rP)—Three South Carolina scoring threats went for naught today and the North Carolina All Star high; school football players held the Palmetto team to a scoreless tic. Appriximately 10,000 persons saw the game played for the Shrine charity fund. There will be an illustrated lec ture on Rome at the Presbyterian church Sunday evening, the service beginning at 7:30 o’clock. The local pastor and his wife visited the city of Rome last sum mer,. and found it rich in associa tions of the very greatest interest. Both for historical and religious reasons thoughtful people will al ways be fascinated by its massive ruins. Side by side may be seen the wreckage of a great empire and the growth of a new nation recall The commission s decision, na said, “almost approaches absurdi ty” because of several large dams already built between Tuckertown and South Carolina. On November 16, the commission held that the Peedee river, in South Carolina and below the site of the proposed dam on the Yadkin was navigable and therefore the pro ject was subject to federal juris diction. “This decision is a clear invasion of the right of North Carolina to control streams within its borders," the chief eecutive said, “and is im portant, not alone because of the interference with this proposed de velopment, but as affecting the fu ture policy on all rivers passing through the state and other hopes for our future development.” “We cannot afford to sit idly by and see this federal agency assume control over the internal affairs of the state and thus disregard its growth and private progress,” the governor said. “Independent of that,” he said, “the construction of this projected dam would not affect the current flow of the water below dams al ready existing and would in no wise destroy any possible navigation of this river below and certainly not result in injury to South Carolina , in any possible way. He asserted the Pedee river, “is jjj TWtV TieCter haS be, navigable.” Duke Power Case In Supreme Court Washington, Dec. 4.—(/P)—The right of the PWA to finance municipal power plants will be | argued for the second time before f the Supreme court Monday. Scheduled for hearings are the appeals of the Duke Power com pany, of Charlotte, N. C., and the Alabama Power company of Ala bama. The Duke case was before the Supreme Court a year ago follow ing an opinion upholding the PWA in the Fourth Circuit Court of Ap peals. Scan Hoover Tax Returns For *38 New York, Dec. 4.—</P)—Profes sor William Starr Myers of Prince ton university said today he was “authorized to say that the present (Roosevelt) administration has in vestigated the income tax returns of Herbert Hoover for three weeks to try and get something on him.” He did not say what he meant by “authorized.” “Think of that!” he said, “investi gating the income tax returns of a former President of the United States.” Foreclosures Drop w Washington, Dec. 4.—(.P>—The Federal Home Loan Bank board re ported today foreclosures on non farm real estate totaled 11,123 in October, 25.7 per cent below the 14 970 in October, 1936. Football Scores Florida 6% Kentucky 0. Ten. 32, Miss. 0. Rice 15, So. Methodist 7. Manhattan 0, Tulsa 0. (tie) So. Cal. 19, U. of Cal. 13. tne reason of national decline birth j. w iui a.tereoptican .lan tern illustrations will survey the city as it stands today, covering those points of interest which lovers of early Christian history will wish to see for themselves. The congre extend a cordial invitation to visitors who may ramble, through of