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Ti if H \ tt v Tntifpftvitifnt "?=v ..iternoon thundershowers in ? | I f] MM / m III ? I fl . 1 I V Bl . ml | Sandy Hook to Hatteras: Moderate *'?' ???.ans Friday and in west por- B B 1BJ B J / 1 | I J B B ,1 ^ 1 F 1 A B B J 1 ^ B W B A I ^ B winds, mostly southwest and west, and* ?ion Saturday. T " partly overcast weather Friday. ? ^ 1908 COMBINED WITH THE INDEPENDENT, A WEEKLY ESTABLISHED BY W. 0. SAUNDERS IN 1908 1936 ^p^^^S^T?talNo7263^ : ?t tha^^r^u wubcth N- SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS Lo\alistsl hirikeAt Ijroii King ? Capture Six Villages I Southwest of I Madrid I Near Rebel Base I \|.i? tMfensive Aimed I ;ii (,i.uia?la and Malaga I in the South I -Spanish Fron I More than 25. I ps led by divi I ..a:national brigade I the capture of I ages in a violent I r u- n. Francisco Fran I bast?, 18 miles I . : Madrid. I ip:ured towns, lying north I Brun tte, which fell I yesterday when I lines buckled I the way to a I the base where I ave concentrated I -months siege of I Most Violent Vet I high command. I it might be forced I inforcements from I stem the enemy I the attack as the I alist offensive dur I civil war. I towns which fell to the I Las Llanos. El Mos Continued on Page Three > Minimum^ age \la\iiiiuinHoiir Hill lie ported vnulc (omniittee Brings ? Mil (Compromise to Mrc! Objections July 8.?'U.R)? A rr.:.: m> 40-40" saximum : .mc minimum wage bill de -..arp objections ; :? industry and labor to : the at>j*nist rat ion's was reported favor - tne senate educa : committee. ? :-:ons of the new la 1 Establishment of a five-man 'tci "o administer the act. ^ . : power to the board ? m:r. n. m wages not in ex : 4 - an hour and max "s no: in excess of 40 ?our> a week. J authority whereun would have been 0 pass judgment on ' r. ..o'lated through col ? bargaining. -? .ranted to execu ? rative workers, pro ai ?*itail employes. . id employes except ce of way men not the 1916 railway n agricultural and a! workers. u/i'.ns for small em- ; :ginal measure pro u.pt those who em nan eight persons, ?f power to the board raphical problems . n on Page Three) lull From Bicycle Hurls Wanchese Paper Hoy July 3.?James Lee j of Mr. and Mrs. i of Wanchese suf- j . injuries in a fall ; .e while delivering mchese yesterday. 1 -::li was riding on ag road distribut when his bicycle his arm catching ?kes of one of the his head and shoul- j highway. Sigsbee of whose home the : srred. and Ernest a ? along in time to ' ? not until they had .. of the spokes of ? which his arm was Ga-.k-r , . , * not seriously injur- j lie suffered a pain skinned arm and a bad blow on the The Frontiers Move Northward V J . i , LOWER panel shows the permanent weather and s ;i:ntific station established by the Ru sians at the North Pole, with the radio station whose power is provided by a windmill. Upper panel, a caterpiller tractor on Rudolph Island aids in transporting one of the giant four-motored planes to the starting line for it final flight of 560 miles to the pole. i Cotton Prices Soar As The Government Reports ? + -? Quotations Rise a Dollar a Bale In New York and New Orleans As Lower Acreage Is Shown Washington. July 8.?(U.R>?The first government cotton report of | the y.ar showing 34.192.000 acres in cultivation July 1. tonight sent prices UDward and added millions of dollars to cotton farmers' pros- \ pective 1937 income. Prices advanced arouna a aoi-T lar a bale on New York and New Orleans exchanges due to a low - er government acreage than pri vate traders had expected. Many traders had expected a 1937 ! acreage of around 35.000.000. Cotton in cultivation on July 1 : this year was 3,230,000 acres greater than last year and was the largest since 1934. The gov- j ernment did not estimate 1937 production, but officials said a | crop of between 13.500.000 and 14.000.000 bales is indicated. If other conditions, such as nat ional prosperity and world trade, remain unchanged the trade probably would absorb a 14.000. 000-bale crop at about the pre sent price, around 12 cents a pound, agriculture department economists said. Cotton planting this year, due ? Continued on Page Three) Thrilled By Boy Scout Meeting Eagle Scout Edward Bell \ isited Jamhoree In u.*liin<rton "It was the great(|i .sight I j have ever seen in all my life." en thused Eagle Scout Edward Bell of this city yesterday as he talk ed about his visit to the National Boy Scout Jamboree in Washing ton. D. C. Scout Bell, who is a filing clerk ' at the First & Citizens National Bank and John Griffin, a clerk j at the McPheioon Auto Supply I Co.. had their hearts set on at- ! tending the Jamboree two years j ago. when it was called off be cause of the threatening epidemic of poliomyelitis. This year, be cause of their jobs, it was not; convenient for them to attend the Jamboree as representatives of j their troop and spend the full 10 days. But they found that could : get off long enough to spend a i few days in Washington during i the Jamboree, which they did. They lel't here Saturday and i arrived in Washington Sunday morning. They left Washington on Wednesday night, after look ing over the Jamboree for three I 'Continued on Page Three) Spud Control Is Talked Here County A^cnt Assorts Disastrous Seas o 11 Tauirlit Lesson Here "I believe this year's disastrous experience with the Irish potato i crop has shown the share plant- j ?ers and the large growers that} some form of control is absolute ly necessary," said County Agent Grover W. Falls yesterday in dis cussing the 1937 potato season. "They already are talking it," he continued, "and the more they think about it, the more thoroly will they be convinced that the present haphazard system of planting potatoes must give way to an organized system of control. A system of voluntary control will never work satisfactorily. We must have government control of potato planting and marketing." <Continued on page four) Father Divine's Angels | Visit Promised Land s ?' ?? ?J | The Promised Land, Near j Kingston, N. Y.. July 8.?(U.R)? Father Divine, the Negro who Harlem believes is God. tonight led five thousand of his angels in to the Promise Land across the Jordan ?a wide, placid stream that map-makers, in their stub born way, insist on calling the Hudson river. Instead of milk and honey the angels found the Promise Land j filled with pork chops and water- j melon, afid when the smell of cooking food reached their nos- j trils they spread their wings and screamed "Lordy. Father, you're so sweet." "God" paid 'em no ; mind, but hurried about his busi- 1 ness oi arranging ine neaveniy i Olympic games." Things prompt ly got out of control. The 100 yard dash involving 1.000 entrants ?scheduled to be the feature event of the Olympics just at sun down?occurred as soon -as the angels saw a long table loaded with watermelons. There was no starting gun. but a tall black angel named Wind ham?he is called "Wonderful Spirit" in Father's heaven where people shed their real names? won, and cracked the first water melon. then, proving that he was | a potential pentathlon man, he (Continued on Page Seven; 1 Mae's Husband Bids for a Reconciliation Is Willing t<> Take Her Buck ami Half Her Fortune New York, July 8.?(U.R>? Mae West, who says she hasn't been kissed in 26 years of married life, tonight got a bona fide offer from her gone-but-not-forgotten hus band, Frankie Wallace, to dash to Hollywood and make up for lost time. Wallace, vaudeville hoofer and admittedly the man who married Mae way back in 1911. announced through his attorney that he was ready to "settle down" with Mae in California, where they could spend their old age together. Sam Siegel. the attorney, said Wallace had not only made the offer, but put it in writing. One of the reasons .for nutting it in writing, he explained, was that Wallace estimated Mae's wealth to be "in the neighborhood of S3,000.000," and under Cali fornia law, Wallace was entitled to half. (Continued on Page Three) Demonstrates Poultry's Worth C. \V. Ives Makes a Profit of $56.01 Dur ing June On Kjjg Sales "If our farmers would go in more for diversification instead of sinking all their money and labor in cash crops such as peas and po tatoes, they would be lots better off," said County Agent Grover W. Falls yesterday as he looked over a report on a poultry demonstra tion held on the C. W. Ives farm during June. Mr. Ives had a flock of 420 white leghorn pullets, out of which there were 413 laying on an average. This flock laid 5,328 eggs, or 444 dozen eggs, during the month. Eighteen dozen of these were sold for hatching purposes and brought 27 cents per dozen. The remaining 426 dozen were sold at 25 cents per dozen. The total amount re ceived for the eggs was $111.36. The flock was fed 980 pounds of scratch feed costing $16.80, 1,300 pounds of mash costing $35.20. shell costing 55 cents and green feed that cost $2.80. making a to tal feed cost of $55.35. Deducting the feed cost from the money realized from sale of the eggs. Mr. Ives had a profit of $56.01 for the month. "Any farmer with a few side lines like this would not have to worry if peas and potatoes went to smash," said Mr. Falls. Senate Debate On Court Subjected Strict Rules ?I A Bill Dawson D e c lines Post Says He Cannot Ac cept Appointment to Police Commission Stating that numerous other duties and interests would pre | vent him from giving the position ! the time and attention it justly deserves, W. C. 'Bill) Dawson yesterday formally declined his appointment as a member of the Elizabeth City Police Commission. Mr. Dawson was tendered the appointment by the City Council i Wednesday night after Dr. J. W. j Selig. chairman of' the Commis I sion since its establishment six years ago. had handed in his re signation. His formal state form al statement declining the ap pointment follows: "Announcement of my appoint ment to the Police Commission last night came as a distinct sur prise. Several members of the | City Council lrad approached me ; ! relative to membership on the ; Commission and I had in each case definitely advised them that I could not accept the appoint ment in the event it was made. 11 appreciate the confidence the j Council members have shown in ! me in making the appointment j and exceedingly regret that I j cannot accept same for I do not know of any group of men with whom I would like to work better than Chief Raymond Madrin. his force, the present members of the Police Commission and the City Council. I am proud of our police de partment and sincerely wish that (Continued on Page Eight) Lanham Will Be Speaker On 28th Will Succeed Lester Hill As Aviation Day Speaker Manteo, July 8.?Congressman ! Fritz G. Lanham. of Texas, chair- j man of the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, will be j i the speaker at Fort Raleigh on July 28. which has been set aside I i as Aviation Day by the Roanoke Colony Celebration committee, it | was announced today. News that Congressman Lan i ham had consented to be the ! speaker on that day came from j ' Congressman Lindsay C. Warren . to Alpheus W. Drinkwater. pre | sident of the Kill Devil Hill Mem orial Association. Congressman Lester Hill chair j man of the House Committee on I Military Affairs, had previously consented to be the speaker on i Aviation Day, but he wired Mr. [ Drinkwater a few days ago stat ing that it would be impossible for him to be here on the 28th as the Speaker has appointed him a member of the Congression com mittee to attend the dedication of the American battle monuments in France beginning August 1, and he would have to sail prior to the 28th. Mr. Drinkwater said he fells certain Congressman Lanham will fill the bill quite capably. Announce Schedule Performances Of Page ant Maneto. July 8.?(U.R)?The schedule for the performances of "The Lost Colony", Paul Green's pageant-drama, which is being presented in connection with the Roanoke Island celebration this and next month, was announced today. The pageant is to be presented each Friday. Saturday and Sun day night at 8:15 o'clock during July; -and nightly on the follow ing special days: Wednesday, July 14, WPA Day; Thursday, Juy 15. Dare County Day; Tuesday, July 20, C. C. C. Day; Wednesday, July 21, Virginia Day; Thursday. July 22, North Carolina Day: Tuesday July 27. American Legion Day; Wednesday, July 28, Aviation Day: Thursday, July 29, National Park Service Day. Nightly performances are scheduled during the month of: August. Surprise Move by Administration Leaders Designed to Prevent Filibuster by Foes of Change Washington, July 8.?(U.R)?President Roosevelt's senate leaders struck a surprise blow at opponents of supreme court reorganization today by invoking strict debating rules to head off filibusters in a move that aroused bitter but futile protests. Both sides realized on this*! third day of debate on the most controversial issue in years that the fight will he to the finish with no quarter given. Administration arguments that the supreme court plan represented a Democratic platform pledge of 1936 were quickly laid aside as senators fought over application of rules developed during a century of filibusters which usually are not too strictly observed. This was the unexpected par liamentary strategem used by majority leader Joe T. Robinson and presiding officer Key Pitt man before the threatened op position filibuster actually had time to develop: 1. Robinson, presumably with support of an administration majority, will conduct the entire supreme court debate in one leg islative day by recessing at the end of each calendar day instead of adjourning. This practice, us ually observed by consent, en ables a theoretical stopping of the sun so that even when the calendar shows it to be Aug. 10 the senate would be on "the leg islative day of July6", the day the supreme court bill was called from the calendar. 2. Pittman served notice that an old rule limiting senators to two speeches on any legislative V day would be strictly enforced. This means that no senator will be pormitted more than two speeches in the entire debate. 3. Robinson will hold the sen ate in session six days a week, abandoning the usual Saturday holiday ,and if it becomes neces sary," hold continuous session. 4. Pittman, in a strict interpre tation of the rules, told senators they could not interrupt speakers, even on points of personal privi lege. without the speaker's per mission. 5. Pittman also announced that senators would not be permitted to "farm out" their time to others in order to get a rest. A senator yielding to another for a speech will lose the floor, he said. This procedure depends on Robinson's maintaining a voting majority to uphold the rulings made by Pittman, who presides whenever vice president John N. Garner is absent, as he is at pre (Continued on Page Three) How Will The President Travel? Congressman Spiikes One Rumor; Route Is Being Kept Secret The rumor that President Roosevelt would go to Roanoke Is land on August 18 via Rocky Mount and Columbia was tem porarily spiked by Congressman Lindsay C. Warren yesterday. Somehow or other, word had | got around on the other side of j the Chowan River and Albemarle i Sound that the President would ; travel by special train to Rocky j Mount, the proceed by automobile I to Columbia, and go from Colum bia to Roanoke Island on the Coast Guard Cutter Pamlico. "Have never heard of the ar (Continued on Page Three) NeckBrokenln Nags Head Surf Bill Norton of Beach Club Orchestra Here In Critical Condition William "Bill" Norton, Smith field, N. C., resident and drum mer with the Newell Campbell or chestra playing this season at the Nags Head Beach Clr.b, lay in Albemarle hospital here last night suffering from a fracture of the fifth vertebra sustained while div ing through the surf at the Dare county resort yesterday. Norton was completely paralyz ed after striking his head on the ocean bottom and his condition was pronounced last night as "very critical" by attending surgeon. Dr. Z. D. Owens. According to Dr. Owens, the boy had presence of mind enough to hold his breath subsequent to his injury and allow the waves to wash his body toward the shore, being unable to use either of his arms or legs to assist him to safe ty. (Continued on page five) Seventh District C. G. Did A Fine Work Last Year Many Types of Assist ance Rendered; Lives Saved; 923 Reports A total of 923 assistance rend ered reports, covering such var ied services as pulling stranded automobiles out of the sand, tak ing sick persons to the hospital, removing a fish hook from a dog's tongue and pulling stranded ves sels off sand bars, were turned in during the 1936-37 year of opera tions by U. S. Coast Guardsmen' of the Seventh District. Least important but most fre quent subject of these assistance reports were hapless motorists stuck or stalled in the deep and treacherous sand on the beach. A few over 500 automobiles and trucks were pulled or pushed out of deep sand or quick sand and towed to firmer ground. Many of these were the cars of traveling salesmen. Some were commerical trucks. Some were school buses. Some were vacationists. Some were government trucks and cars. Dam Neck Mills Station, an in active station located six miles below Virginia Beach, turned in (Continued on Page Seven) TODAY'S LOCAL CALENDAR A. M. 8:30 Mens Christian Federation P. M. 6:00 Blackwell Memorial Faith ful Workers class 8:00 I.O.O.F.; B.P.O.E.; Daugh ters of America Library hours: 2-6, 7-9 i J i Senator Norris Must Leave Washington i ' Washington, July 8.?(U.R)?A stunned capital leairned tonight that "Uncle George" W. Norris, Independent Senator J'rom Ne braska, will be forced to leave Washington for the balance of this congressional session be cause he stands in "urgent need of rest." Announcement of the 75 year-old Liberal's impending departure was made by Dr. George W. Calver, congression al physician, who said it was "most important" that Norris get away from the tension and worry associated with legisla tive activity. He has been a patient at the Naval hospital here for the past several weeks. The gray-haired, black-brow ed Neblraskan, in the .forefront of the fight for liberal legisla tion for the past half century, is suffering from a gastric com plaint. His progress has been "entDrely satisfactory", Dr.' Carver said, and his general health, aside from the need for rest, is excellent .for a man of his advanced years. He will be 76 on July 11. Removal of Noriris from the legislative scene will cripple President Roosevelt's fight for social legislation, senatorial ob servers believe. The Nebraskan was author of a pending bill to set up seven Regional power authorities fashioned on the lines of the Tennessee Valley Authority which he fathered. Earhart Search Is Fruitless Planes Explore Phoe nix Group With out Result Continue South Expect to Complete Search of Inlands Saturday; Weather Clear Aboard the U. S. S. Colorado in Mid-Pacific, July 8.?(U.fi)?Three Navy seaplanes from the U. S. S. Colorado flew deep into the reef strewn Phoenix group of islands today in a fruitless search for Amelia Earhart and her naviga tor, Frederick Noonan. The planes returned to the ship with a routine report that they had seen nothing of the $80,000 Flying Laboratory plane in which the fliers have been missing since July 1. Weather Ideal The seaplanes scouted McKean Island and the water between the northernmost tip of the group and McKean Island. Weather condi tions were ideal, with calm seas and sunny skies. The ships' officers were confi dent that they would know by Saturday whether Miss Earhart and Noonan were in the Phoenix area. Navy fliers said they had been unable to sight Winslow Bank although they searched an area near the point charted cn the map. They doubted its existence al though some charts of the South Seas have been known to be in accurate. Unlimited visibility aided the fliers as they swept deeper into the area. . Push Search South The search will push southward to Corondelet and then swing tow (Continued on Page Three) Chinese Are DeterminedTo Hold Position Defy Japan to Oust Them From Walled City In Hopei Province Wanpinghsien, Hopei Prov ince, North China. Friday, July 9.?(U.R)?Heavy fighting broke out again early today between Japanese and Chinese forces af ter the latter defied their ad versaries to oust them from po sitions they had held for more than 24 hours. Wanpinghsien, Hopei Province, North China. Friday, July 9.?(U.R) Chinese around this shell-shatter ered walled city today defied the Japanese army to oust them from positions they have held during more than 24 hours of fighting and another clash appeared im minent as both sides continued to bring up reinforcements. Following a new Japanese de mand that the Chinese withdraw from Lukouchiao, Col Chih Shing Wen, the Chinese commander, re plied : "We would rather die than withdraw. This town can be our grave. If we must die, we die here defending Chinese territory with our last breath." Col. Chih said that he was not (Continued on Page Three) Buxton, Avon May Get Power Line Raleigh, July 8.?(U.R)?North Carolina's rural electrification program may soon be extended out into the Atlantic Ocean. T. S. Eaton of Hatteras has ap plied to the state RE A for a loan to construct lines on the state's easternmost land, the banks of ! Dare County, according to Dudley Bagley, state REA director. The proposed lines would be 20 miles long, extending from Hat teras, where Eaton already sup plies current to customers, to Buxton and Avon. Eaton conferred with Bagley : yesterday. They plan to go to I Washington next week for a con ference with the federal rural electrification authority.