The Largest Paid-Up Circulation of Any; Newspaper Published in Randolph County MEMBER OF 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’1 fpLUAIE LX1 ASHEBORO, N. C., SUNDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1937 NUMBER 16$ peventy - Seven Known Dead In Winter's Blast omes Isolated; i New York (By The Associated Press) Paralyzing blizzards in the cast, id, rising storm floods in Califor a, linked with gales at sea, caus at least 77 deaths last night iturday, as winter 3truck most of e northern hemisphere. Hundreds were left homeless in rthem California and, in the fer e Sacramento valley, crops, live ock and houses were swept away the three to seven inch deluge at lifted river stages to danger s levels. The worst storm disaster in Eu pe occurred near Castle Cary, ;otland, where rescue workers dug r bodies of still mono victims, in itain’s biggest railroad in 22 ars. Thirty bodies were taken from e debris of the Scottish express iich smashed into the rear of an her passenger train during a blin ng snow storm. Upstate New York felt the full unt of America’s storm with ten town dead. The federal government author ed the use of national guardsmen help storm isolated Erie county mm uni ties dig out. A new blizzard hampered rescue orkers amid already high snow ■ifts north of Buffalo. An aviator who flew over the hite blanketed “ghost towns” re orted hundreds of automobiles ailed and abandoned in snow ■ifts. Ski and snow shoe relief parties mght their way through the bliz ird. “Some of the families are cen burning furniture to keep arm,” one relief party reported. hr n if- f\! — ^ r. ir. iflOvrfUicS n Hospital W. H. Moore, fanner of route vo, died at Randolph hopital in sheboro Thursday atfemoon as a ■suit of a stroke of paralysis a lort time ago. He is survived by two sisters, rs. Zeb Yow of Thomasville route le, and Mrs. Rcxie Freeman of ?ar Star; two brothers, Zeb and rank Moore of Star; one step aughter, Mrs. Dora Maness; ami vo grandchildren. The body will be taken to the >me of A. E. Moore near High oint Saturday morning. Funeral in-ice will be conducted from ountry Holiness church at Worth illo Saturday afternoon at 2 clock. They will be in charge of ev. George H.i Liner, of the outhside Baptist church in High oint. The funeral procession will ave High Point at one o’clock for ie church. Burial will be in the lurch cemetery. Jew Government n North Carolina Pciping, Dec. 11.——Chinese estoration of the former Repub can National government in north !hina by the Japanese army with i a few days was forecast today y well informed China sources. They were not explicit but freely redicted there would be a “new overnment soon." The Weather North Carolina: Sunday partly loudy, slowly rising temperature. Was The Winner? Winningham . When n City Employee wins a ;urkey—that's a story. When two other city employees Jut their heads together and cook ip a story to “git” the winner to stage a turkey dinner with the two blotters agreeing to share the ex pense—that’s another story. And when the gang, with a few invited guests ,£it„do\vn to the tur key dinner (cooked by Reid for merly of the U. S. army—who learned ‘to spread a can of corned j beef among a company of 258 men) and manage to satisfy hungry mouths that completes the-story, t So, the Story begins back yonder when. A. R. Winningham won a turkey at a barbecue.-it Beerns that W. E, Yow and Jack Jones also city employees were present. They sug gested the dinner and last night it Grand Jury Condemns Sale of Liquor; Says Records In Danger Southern Mills Oppose Wage Hours Bill Opposition of the Southern Fur niture Manufacturers association to federal regulation of wages and hours—opposition embodied in a resolution adopted by that body at tho closing session of its annual meeting in Winston-Salem yester day—is based on a sevenpoint plat form, J. T. Ryan, of High Point, secretary-trcasuror of the asso ciation, pointed out today. Discussion of 3uch legislation I was aroojig the highlights of the ! annual meeting. The seven-point platform, upon which opposition ! ! of the manufacturers is based, fol lows: » 1. The impossibility of adminis tering the law in small establish ments as was proved by the failure of tho NRA. 2. Labor’s living standard would not be improved since real earn ings are based on production duality rather than on the money wage rate paid. 3. Arbitrary fixing of wages would increase liviug costs with out increasing farm income or pro fessional incomes which would goods consumed. 4. Monopoly would result from the law since wealthy, highly or ganised concerns would be favored at the loss of small businesses. 5. Regulation would result in unbalanced concentration of in dustry near large consuming cen ters of the country. 6. Centralized federal control will eventually destroy individual initiative. 7. The proposed law will not accomplish its objectives anti will • result in further necessity for in : creased regulation of industry. Other Nations’ Viewpoint Of Italy’s Act London, Dec. 11.—£p>—Italy’s departure from • the League of Nations was accepted in British circles tonight as a move to give new power to the anti-eommunist agreement recently sgined by Italy, Germany and Japan. Washington, Dec. 11.—UPl—In formed American and Italian sources agreed tonight in believing Italy’s withdrawal from the League of Nations would not materially ef fect the European political situa tion. Robbins Chapel Rev. Lee R. Spences, Jr. pastor Preaching service at Robbins Chapel, formerly Mount View, Sun day afternoon at 3:00 o’clock. The pastor, Rev. Lee R. Spence, will conduct the service to which a cor dial invitation is extended to all. Mips Exie Calicutt. Ml', and Mrs. J. F. White, Jr. Dr. and Mrs. 0. L. Presnell. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Yow. Mr. and Mrs. Jack Lowe. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mills. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Winningham. Several of the city council were unable to attend, as the word, thru error it seems, went out that “for fal dres» would be required.” One member of the council was discovered peeping in Reid’s show window. Due to the fact that he was smoking a cigar it was report ed he was xecognized. There were no speeches, other than those made by Yow and Lowe, expressing their cordial hospitality to “their” guests. Later, the diners took a standing vote, extending their appreciation to Reid—extrolling his ability as a cook and master of ceremonies; Highlights in Grand Jury report Urged all officers of county and towns to exert more ef fort to stop sale of liquor in Handolph. Condemned the number of persons indicted for driving automobiles while intoxicated. ^ Advocated new toilet facil ities in court house. Suggested more filing space in Court Clerk’s and Register of Deeds office. Suggested many physical im provements to buildings at county farm. Praised the manner in which the county jail is maintained —its cleanliness and food. The Randolph county grand jury of which Zeb Rush was foreman, completed its work late Friday evening and handed Judge Julius Rousseau, presiding at the Dec ember term of criminal court a detailed accout of its findings. The report is appended. We the Grand Jury for the above named term of Superior Court respectfully submit the fol lowing report: We have finished all the business presented before our body in so far as it was possible to do so. In a body we visited the County Home and Prison Camp, and found the following conditions to exist: The County Home appeared to *fcw*v«n*h"the ••inmates watiafied and teell treated. There is in all So inmates, composed of 10 white women, 14 white men, 4 colored women and 7 colored men. The buildings are in bad need of the following repairs: Three sets of door steps are dangerous and rot ten. These steps are of wood, and it is recommended that they be re placed with steps of brick, stone and concrete, since the building it self is of brick construction. Sev eral window lights are broken and should be replaced. A number of locks are broken on the doors. In two rooms especially the plastering has fallen from the ceiling and should have immediate attention. I We found 2,000 pounds of pork 1 recently killed and well taken care of, ar.d 250 pounds of lard. There are three milk cows, two good ones, and one that should be dis posed of and replaced with a bet ter cow. The cow in question is not worthy of her feed. We find one extra fine, and very large mule in excellent condition. A majority of the members of the Grand Jury being farmers, and in conversation with the superintendent of the County Home, we recommend that this very large mule be disposed of and replaced with two smaller mules. It is agreed by the members that better farming can be done with two small mules and with one very large mule, and the expense of this change would not be mat erial. We found approximately 100 bushels of com, and enough rough feed to winter the live stock on hand. Wc recommend, at his re quest, that two window shades be placed in the room occupied by Duckey Kearns, a paralized negro who has lain helplessly on a cot in the County Home for the past IP years. We next visited the Prison Camp, and report the following: The pre mises arc in as good condition as could *bc expected, since no more work will be done there due to the fact that a new prison camp is in process of construction, and will probably be ready for occupancy by the first of the year. At the time of our visit we find 92 prisoners, all colored. The super intendent, Mr. E. F. Millikan is to be congratulated on the appear ance generally of the place in spite of such a congested condition. We found one good cow, 6 brood sows and 30 pigs. Also 1500 pounds of pork recently killed. We next visited the jail and found at the time of our visit 34 male prisoners, and one female. The jail is in a fair state of repair and exceptionally clean. The pris oners are warm, have very good beds and good food. The members of the Grand Jury by unanimous consent feel that the keeper of the jail be given a vote of thanks for the excellent condition in which the jail is kept, despite the fact that it is overcrowded, and thcre> is a great amount of passing in and out, since the county jail is also (Please turn to Page 8) Asheboro Will Be Decorated Again To Greet The Yule Season The Asheboro Women’s Club is again sponsoring a Christmas de coration contest for the holiday sea son, for the second time. It is re quested by the officers of the club that every resident of the town cooperate in this movement and make Asheboro lovely throughout for this, the most sacred and beautiful season of the whole cal-' endur year. Attention is called to the fact that there are three highways lead-, mg through the principal resident tial sections of the town and fam j ilies on these streets who decorate' will not only decorate for them selves,but send out a Christmas wish to all wayfarers, in the real Christmas spirit. The club lays out no rules for the type of decorations, rather al lows each person’s imagination to rule the type and spirit of the season’s greetings that adorn the outside of their premesis. The fin al judging will take place on Wed-; nesday and Thursday nights, Dec-* ember 22-23. The limits for judg ing will start: north—from King' Tut to Charlie Hasty’s Cafe in South Asheboro; west—from Dog wood Acres to Groystone Terrace, which is the eastern limit, and all homes included within the city limits. The judges’ names are not an-' nounced, but all citizens arc urged to p ever. House Leaders Predict Hours Wage Passage iartciipate in this Christmas' t. m Washington, Dec. 11.—i/P)— House leaders predicted today the house would approve the wage hours bill quickly next week. They said privately they believ ed the controversy over adminis trating the program and over the exact kind of control of wages and hours would not endanger final adoption of the bill. Representa tive Rayburn (D-Tex.) majority floor leader, said he expected the legislation to be approved by Thurs day. The house will spend four hours on general debate Monday. The first step will be formal act ion on a motion to take the mea sure from the rules committee which has blocked consideration since last summer. Representative Cox (D-Ga.) an opponent of the legislation, said to day this motion might not be adopted because the pending bill is radically different from the one 218 members approved tentatively, ten days ago. Local Attorney Quits Practice B. F. Brittain, Asheboro attorney, appealing from a disbarment or der of the North Carolina Bar as sociation, yesterday withdrew his appeal during submission of evi dence before Judge Julius Rousseau i and a jury. The appeal opened yesterday morning after a jury had been agreed upon by the state and Mr. Brittain. Under provisions of the state laws. Mr. Brittain will forfeit his attorney’s license. Liner Hoover Aground; 380 Passengers Landed On Barren Volcanie Island Miinila, Dec. 11.—(.Pt—All pas sengers of the reef bound trans pacific lines President Hoover were landed safe on barren volcanic Hoishoto Island^ near Formosa to day several hours after the $8,000, 000 luxury vessel went aground. Radio dispatches said the pas sengers numbered at least 880. Two U. S. destroyers, meantime, streaked north-westward from Manila, approximately 500 miles from the ship and the liner, Em press of Asia changed her course AH Are Safe Passengers of President Hoover Huddled On _Small Island. _ Manila, Dec. 11.—(.P)—Pas sengers of the broken, helpless President Hoover huddled to gether on two small sub tropi cal islands, in the far western Pacific tonight awaiting the arrival of four rescue ships. The $8,000,000 liner, was re orted bumping on the rocks of the island where she ran ashore this morning. A skele ton crew remained aboard to keep her from breaking up. Three U. S. destroyers and the Canadian Pacific liner Em press of Asia were nearing the scene, a volcanic sparly settled, bit of land, 500 miles north of here. Rotarians Hear Of Library Work ■ At the weekly meeting of Ashe boro Rotarians, Cleveland Thayer ; was in charge of the meeting. Mr. [Thayer is chairman of the commit tee on community service. In his discussion of the work accomplish ed by other agencies than his own club, Mr. Thayer praised the work 'of the Kiwanis club as to the dis tribution of milk for undernourish ed children at the schools, mention ing that receipts from a recent bas ketball game between High Point college and McCrary teams went to ibis milk fund. sj Mr. Thayer then introduced Mrs. tia'fr!'s‘Cofnn wfifugavt*"i most lucIH and interesting sketch of the work of the Randolph county library. Mrs. Frank McCrary also brought out a few points on the library work. Mrs. Coffin’s history of the library is published elsewhere in this newspaper today. J. A. Ch^ely was added to the roll and welcomed as a member of the club at this meeting. Further reports added to the program at this meeting were giv en by W. H. Grimes who reported a satisfactory number of Rotarians attending the twin-city Rotary meeting held at Sanford last week and a report from Frank McCrary. Mr. McCrary' read an appreciation from the Coleridge bulletin, for what the local club is doing in pro viding glasses through the eye clin ic for school children. Railroads’ Plea For Rate Kite Brings Action Washington, Dec. 11.—CP)—The Interstate Commerce commission evidenced concern over the railroad situation today and action on petitions of the road' for higher freight rates moved forward, throe weeks., the date for taking closing testimony. The commission refused yester day to act immediately on the car riers plea for a. half million more increase in freight revenues. Today it announced that closing arguments on the application would be started January 17 instead of February 7. Mills Convicted Lloyd Mills, colored, convicted of second degree manslaughter in Superior court, Friday, was sen tenced to servp 12 to 16 years in state’s prison at Raleigh. Mills, along with several other prisoners, will be taken to Ra leigh by a deputy sheriff Monday. to reach the vessel. The German ship, Preussen, stood by the Hoover. Many hours after the 21,900 ton liner struck in the darkness this ’doming Globe Wireless received a message saying the passengers numbered at least 380 had been landed on the island some 50 miles northeast of Formosa’s southern ! tip 'and 18 miles off shore. Sources conflicted regarding the j "umber of passengers and her- posi m Chinese Holding Off Japs; Keep Invaders From Extending Grasp (By The Associated Press) Shanghai, Dec. 12. (Sunday)— Three Japanese columns of heavy seize guns and bombers pounded Nanking today as other Japanese forces threatened complete encir clement of the capitol. A Japanese' thrust downstream, along the Yangtze, endangered the last avenue of escape from Nan king, where 16 Americans remain ed inside the walls. As the Japanese military machine tightened its grip, stubborn Chinese resistance prevented the Japan ese from extending the foothold gained within the city walls Fri day. Nanking dispatches late Friday said the stout walls had not been breached. Two anchored balloons apparently were getting the artillery range, however, as several Japanese shells crashed near the main east gate. Shanghai, Dec. 11.—(/P)—While Japanese troops still pounded Nan king’s wall and five gates tonight, another Japanese column captured the important river port of Wuhu, 60 miles up the Yangtze from the capitol. Japanese army commanders, who reported the capture of Wuhu, said occupation of the city would make impossible a Chinese retreat from Nanking along the south bank of the Yangtze. They said it also would put Jap :fromt.fa»r-e.-v - in-.au -adxaniageoua. position for a march ‘ on Hankow whenever a campaign was ordered against the city further up the Yangtze where the Chinese have shifted their seat of government. With fighting reported in the north bank of the Yangtze there was fear felt for the safety of two American missionaries, Miss B. F. Stamps of Huntington, W. Va., and Richmond and Mary Demerst of Emerson, N. J. High School Band To Give Concert This Afternoon A concert will be presented by the Asheboro high school band, under the direction of Pat Leonard, director, this afternoon at 2:30 hi the high school auditorium. The program this afternoon will include the following selections: March “Hardingg”, by J. J. Rich ards; Magna Cum Laud Overture, by W. J. Skeat; March, The Pilot, by F O. Griffen; Waltz, La Golon drina by N. Serradell; March, The Footlifter, by Henry Fillmore; wait:;, Over the Alps, by F. O. Griffen; finale, The Star Spangled Banner. The members of the band are as follows: Clarinets, Harold Walton, Arthur Presnell, Kitty Lee Fritz, Glenn Pugh, Jimmy Moore; Alto saxa phone, Harold Cranford and Wall ace Black; C Melody Saxaphone, Millicent Brittian; Tenor Sax, Ann Lewallen; Soprano Saxophone, John S. Lewis, Max Nance; Alto, Jimmy Lee Fields and Brinford Bulla, Trumpets, Billy Moore, Wes cot Moser, James Nance, Bill All red, Harris Lamb; Trombones, John McGlohon, John Bunch, Willis Hooper, Fred Glass; Baritone, Jack Pugh, Paul Blackman; Bass, Dick Milks;, Snare Drum, Bob Milks; Bass Drum, Clayton Milks. Life Sentence Is Started By Negro Goldsboro, Dec. 11.—(.I1)—Dan iel Bruner, 31, a negro, began serving a life sentence today after he pleaded guilty oo being an ac cessory before the fact in the slay ing of his 12-year-old daughter, Marie. The plea was submitted after a mistrial. The state had sought the death penalty for the crime but agreed to the accessory plea when Judge Henry A. Grady ordered the. jury dismissed. War Veteran Killed Albemarle, Dec. 11.—(,B—An automobile which did not stop hit Flake Neal, world war veteran on a highway near here last night and he was killed instantly. i i c, II Duce In Defiant Announcement After 7 Minute Session Home, Dec. 11.—(AP)—Italy withdrew tonight from the League of Nations and announced her determination to act for peace. The action, decided upon at a 7-minute meeting of the i Fascist council, was proclaimed by II Duce from the balcony I of the Plazzo Venezia. Duke’s Plans University to Have Great Celebration Next Year. Durham, Dec. It.—(/V)—On the 13th anniversary today of the founding of the Duke En dowment that made the dev elopment of Duke university around long-established Trinity college possible, plaits were an nounced for the celebration next year and in the spring of 1939, of the centennial of the colleges’ origins. Upwards of 500 persons, jnembers of the board of trust ees, the administration, facul ty and students, friends and i representatives of civic groups gathered at a luncheon this af ternoon to note the endowment anniversary and to hear the centennial plans. The celebration will be broad in scope to include symposia in which leading authors are to be invited. Criminal Cases Scheduled For Criminal cases scheduled to come before Judge Julian Rosscau in Tuesday’s session of Randolph Superior court are Marvin Hin son. assault with intent to kill; Ray and John Cecil, assault with intent to kill; Charles and Carr Lee Whitehead, assault with intent to kill;- Marvin Hinson, assault with intent to kill; Jacob Eanes, force able trespass; Tyson Trogdon, driving intoxicated and polluting well! Shube Robbins, driving in toxicated; and Tom McCollum, lar ceny and receiving. Judge Rousseau announced yes terday afternoon that he would ex pect all state and defense witnesses to be present Tuesday morning. Only criminal cases will be tried Tuesday. Rev. G. W. Holmes Funeral Today Rev. George W. Holmes, Metho dist Protestant minister, died yes terday at 1 o’clock at his home 10 miles south of Graham. Funeral services will be conducted this af ternoon at 2 o’clock at Bethel church. Rev. Mr. Holmes was a well known Randolph county minister and a former teacher of Rev. S. W. Taylor. Johnny Revolta Leads In Open Coral Gables, Fla., Dec. 11.—1/P* —Johnny Revolta pushed ahead of former PGA champ Sam Snead at the half way mark in the $10,000 Miami-Biltmore open today with a second sub-par round, a 70, for a 30 j hole total of 139. Boy Scouts to Canvass City For Toys; Theatre Assists There’ll be a number of needy | ! children in Asheboro Christmas i ; morning that will wake to find [there really is a Santa Claus, re gardless of what they’ve been told, and all because about 300 of the more fortunate kids in Asheboro at tended the toy matinee at the Car olina theatre yesterday morning and brought with them old and new toys to be distributed by members of the Sorosis dub ahd tne Boy and Girl scouts. Some brought books, sonie sing ing tops, others guns and dolls, chairs, cars, trucks, everything in the toy line was represented in the miscellaneous pile of play ► One of the greatest crowds ever assembled in. the vast square in front of the palace, in spite of a heavy rain, roared its approval. “Now we are on our own,” ha shouted, “and we part without rfc gret the reeling ship where they do not work for peace but are pre paring for war.” Italy, thus followed in the foot steps of Germany and Japan, with whom she is joined in an anti communist pact Membership in the League will not end until two years after for mal notice of withdrawal but Italy for more than a year lias pursued “a policy of non-cooperation with Geneva.” This act, dated to May 11, 193G, when the Italian delegation walked out of a meeting of the league coun cil after it had voted to continue sanctions against Italy. II Duce was in a fighting mood when he appeared upon the balcony of his palace. Arraigning the league in a vig orous attack, he shouted: “It is necessary to choose wheth er to be in the league or out of it.” Then he cried a question, “la it"? “No” answered the multitude. Boos resounded when II Duce spoke derisively of the democrac ies. With lips puckered out and 1 he pounded the balcony railing 1 a trip hammer to emphasise his point. Assailing the league as “prepar ing for war” rather than working in the interest of peace, he said Italy would adhere to her policy of “’acts for peace.’ “It is believed abroad that pres sure was brought on us from out side” he said. “This is not true. It cannot be. Our comrades of the Berlin-Tokyo axis have preserved absolute discretion. Immediately after the grand coun cil session, foreign minister, Ciano notified the secretary general of the league of nations of Italy's resign nation as of December 11, 1937. Administration Gains Lever In Congress Jam Washington, Dec. 11. (.P)—House passage of the crop control legis lation gave administration forcea today their first effective lever-for breaking up the legislative jam which has blocked President Roose velt’s special session program. Senator Barkley, Democratic leader, predicted the senate would approve early next week a farm | bill differing from the house meu i sure in only two respects, i The degree of compulsion and the methods of aiding farmers’ financing when prices are depress ed. l j The house, meantime, will begin debate Monday on the wage and hours bill which has aroused even greater controversy than the farm program. I j ' 1 Washington, Dec. 11.—hP>—Sec retary Hull adyocated today early senate ratification of the treaties and agreements signed by dele gate:: of 21 American republics at last year’s Buenos Aires confer-' i.nct. things in the lobby of the theatre And on the inside during those two horn’s the children hoWted with glee at the hilarious May Robson as she mingled with the gangsters, told them how to play cards, and oth erwise dominated in Kids and a Queen Dividing the town into Harris Coffin, Ryan Neely, lev, Garmon Parks and1' Pierce, scoutmasters, will house to house canvass for, tomorrow afternoon between 5 o’ck T1 over to