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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
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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
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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
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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