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fa.;r and continued warm Pri- I LI L I I A TT X/ I 1\T T \ TI^ TXI7* 1\TT^ T7* TVTHP MARITIME FORECAST ' day and Saturday. X IIJLJ UAlLl JJ 1 lj ?jL Vj W I J Vl I I 1Q(lo rf.YimxTi^ n?,, .," T 1 iJ- -1?i-L 1?/?J1 1 X. I partly overcast weather, possibly local ^COMBINED^WIfH THE INDEPENDENT, A WEEKLY ESTABLISHED BY W. 0. SAUNDERS IN 1908 1936 J showers over north portion Friday. -rTT\<>. 9I?Total No. 269 tmhiinh^i ?? ???? ? ? :" ? -? ? S*~ ? - EuiliiFiTcTV. N. 0, FRIDAY, JC.V 16, 1M7 > - SINGL^TT^ LiJjorites denounce Lien Plan foreign Secretary Is, I Attacked In the Parliament i favors Fascists |,ur!>c That >Inlili'rranean VIonM !*?' Tnrin*d Into Vn Italian Lake >nci-^:- July 15.- <U.R>?Anthony '.jj British foreign secretary, . charged tonight with "sur (i,r:n- to the Fascist powers" ?nu an angry debate in the ise of commons over his "last nee" plan to salvage the Span am-intervention project. t : Clement Attlee. leader of iaborite opposition whose sym [:c> are with the Spanish loy >. attacked Eden because of latter > proposal to grant bel cr: rights to both factions in a. lnju>t ami Dangerous lie foreign secretary's propo ire unjust. ill-conceived and rou>." Attlee shouted. ic British government al lias be 11 tender toward any conccrning Gen. Francisco o and the insurgents." ? galleries of the house were d for the debate on the Bri top-uap plan which will be c tomorrow to delegates of ter neutral nations compris ie international non-inter ti committee. was only by a protest in xtoc.' Attlee said, "that the - eminent was prevented blockading Bilbao i loyalist f for Franco." v wen loud cheers from the ntaiued on Page Three) i Rebel Attack I- Turned Into A New Defeat loy;ilM- Halt Drive ami Take b round In Bold Counter- Vttaek H Fi au o - Spanish :: ' .v 13 U.R Loyalist ? 'hou-ands of Nat y from government J t of Madrid today m agents attacked in - capture huge gov -applies of war mater- 1 a. L . M-nt out a squadron v. a;rii bombarded gov '? ; itions near Villanucva : r:cl Brunete while atlantry advanced to the -t lines under cover of the ?bn.oardrr. nr and-to-hand fighting ich both side; suf losses. Rein id for the Loyal ? ??. insurgent-.; withdrew. then laid down a '? barrage and the amc bogged down in ' rnment forces then new positions which iwtificd riuickiy. '^ii';nucd on Page Tlirce) tiiflineer Reports Two Road Projects ?i the Camden-Curri is approximately 70 1 and should be ? !j'' by fall, according to State highway erc headquarters here, uinti through Great ben completed and crew is now at work 'tip. Mr. Koonce said, another crew is work ! Currituck end tow ' Swamp. ?>e allowed to settle and paving will not ' lore next summer. on the Knotts Isl t now about com contractors will 1 laying asphalt on ?bout 10 more days, liich is about five tit. should be com '"'.obcr. South Seas Volcano In Eruption | I " * " SPREADING destruction and death to hundreds a, molten lava flowed down its sides, here is one.of the two volcanoes in eruption near Rabaul. Island of New Britain, northeast of Australia. Most of the population of Rabaul fl:d, out it was believed 250 were trapped. The American freighter Golden Bear rescued about 750. Note how the top of the mountain has been blown off. while the air is filled with ashes, mud and white-hot rocks. Burned Home In Attempt To Kill Girls, Charged 4* Pennsylvanian Had Daughters' Lives Heavily Insured Landowne. Pa., July 15.?(U.R)? Tall, portly Albert R. Knight. 55 ycar-old former oil company exe cutive. was arrested today on j charges that he attempted to ; murder three of his daughters by setting fire to his suburban home in order to collect SI20.000 insur- j ance on their lives. Assistant district attorney Wil liam R. Toal of Delaware county said that Knight had taken out | a series of insurance policies to- I tailing $60,000. and providing j double indemnity in cate of ac- | cidental death, over a period of six months prior to the fire on May 28. Knight had some 26 applica- ' tions for policies totalling $130. 000. or double indemnity of $260. 000. Teal asserted, but only 12 j policies were granted. He had made himself beneficiary of the ! policies, the assistant district at torney said, but had changed them just prior to the fire, muk <Continued on Page Three) Gas Explosion Fakes Toll Of Twenty Miners Sullivan. Ind., July 15 ? (U.R) ? Rescue workers tonight brought up from a flame-seared corridor 225 feet below the surface of the Baker soft coal mine the bodies of 20 men who perished in a gas explosion a mile and a half from the entrance. Sixteen ambulances carried the bodies, many burned beyond rec ognition. into Sullivan where Cor oner Cecil Taylor said he would delay plans for an inquest until all had been identified. Many of the hundreds of men.! women and children clustered about the mine entrance hid their' face- in their hands as the mine elevator creaked up the shaft1 w:th the dead. Twenty times it made the trip as men equipped with gas mask j and flashlights returned along the i gas-filled corridors with bodies of the victims. One at a time?in intervals of ' 35 or 40 seconds?the burlap-cov- j ered bodies were brought to the I surface. They were on stretchers hclcl at each corner by a grimy, stoop-shouldered fellow workers. The crowd, pushing close to the mine entrance, was silent for the most part, only a woman's sob and the creaking of the little ele vator occa ionally breaking the quiet. Stoical miners watched their (Continued on Page Three) Sheds Lighl On Origin Of Name 4Roanoke' Picnic Dinner Is Feature Of Day Dare County Day a Gala Occasion; Willis Smith Speaks J Man'^o. July 15.?Willis Smith, I prominent Raleigh attorney and J former speaker of the North Car- j olina House of Representatives, delivered the principal address of i the Dare County Day celebration ; ' at Fort Raleigh today before a ( good-size crowd. Mr. Smith talked much of the history of Dare county, of its dc j vclopment and in the past years, and cf its influence in the dcvel I opmcnt of the new world. His speech received a laive ovation. John W. Darden, of Plymouth, representative for the Southern Aibemarle Association, made a short address, in which lie discuss ed the advantages of the uniting oi .he coun ics in the Southern j iContinued on Page Three) Language Professors Research Links Name Willi Wampum By ISABEL G. MURPIIY Man'eo. July 15.?In connection with the nationwide interest now centering on Roanoke Island, site of the famous Paul Green pageant d.ama, "The Lost Colony." high spot of the 350th celebration of Anglo-Saxon colonization of Ro anoke Island, it might be well to note the origin of th: name "Ro anoke" and it ; place in American history. According to information and research, furnished through the courtesy of Prof. C. M. Woodard of the language department of Roanoke college, Salem, Va., "The Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico," by Fredrick Webb Hodge 'Smithsonian Insti tution, Bureau of American Eth nology', the word Roanoke ?Ro anoki meant "Northern People," ihc fir t people with whom Ama das and Barlowe came in contact after landing in July, 1584, on the I'land of Wococon <Wakakan?, meaning curve or bend from its shape as shown on White's map, in what is now North Carolina. The language of the inhabitants being unintelligible, it was natural for them to mistake the word "Wingandacoa" for the name of the country, and the name "Ro anoak" for that of the island which these Indians inhabited. On visiting this island 'which was about 12 miles long), a few 'Continued on Page Three) TODAY'S LOCAL CALENDAR I A. M. 3:30 Mens Christian Federation 10:00 Chamber of Commerce meets P. M. ! 3:00 I. O. O. F.; B. P. O. E.; Daughters of America. Library Hours: 2-6. 7-!) i v J Only 19 C. G.j Stations L e f I Five More Go Out of Commission; Centrali zation Program The flags were hauled down for the last time at sunset yesterday at five Seventh District Coast Guard stations whic htoday go out of commissio, completing the centralization program launched by Commandant R. R. Wacsche in March. The five stations which go on the decommissioned list today are: j (Continued on Page Three) May Complete New Road Within Sixty Days Now Topsoilin^ the South Mills- Moyock Short Cut The Moyock-South Mills short cut, which is- being built by the WPA with the assistance of the State Highway & Public Works Commission, will be completed by cariy fall, according to T. Purdie Richardson, district WPA engi neer. The fill across the Dismal Swamp is completed, and about all that remains to be done is to fin ish topsoiling the road. This part of the work has been started and should be completed in about 60 days, Mr. Richardson said yester day. This road, which follows the route of the Old Swamp Road, runs thru Pierceville and Tar Cor ner and across the Dismal Swamp. The total distance is a little over 10 miles. The shortest highway route between Moyock and South Mills at present is 37 miles in 'entfth, passing thru Elizabeth City. The short cut is costing $20,945 of which the WPA is furnishing $14,891 and the State highway de partment is putting up $6,054. July Temperature Runs 2 Degrees Above Par Those who thought yesterday was the hottest day Elizabeth City has experienced this summer must have been deceived by the hu midity, for there have been five days in the past week hotter than yesterday. The highest temperature re corded here yesterday was 95 de grees, and the lowest was 71 de grees, making the average for the day 83 degrees. July 9, 10, 11, 12, and 13 were all hotter, according to the official weather records. The average temperature for the first half of July, from this 1st thru the 15th, was 80.6 degrees, or nearly two degrees above the normal July temperature of 78.8 degrees. Hottest day of the month and the year, to date, was Tuesday, July 13, when the official high was 98 degrees and the average 85.5 degrees. President Renews Demand\ For Enactment Court Bill ?t Japan Orders Reservists Ready For Call To Arms * Situation In China Is Now State of Un declared War Tokyo, "Friday, July 16.?<U.R)? Japan was placed on a war basis tonight after military leaders un der the supreme authority of Em peror Hirohito, ordered 3,000,000 army reservists to be ready for a call to duty. ? It was reported 15,000 troops ol the 12th division had been dis patched to Dairen, after the em peror sanctioned the order and approved all steps taken by the government. A conference of prefectural gov ernors, meeting in emergency ses sion, was given detailed instruc tions under which the resources of the empire may be placed at the disposal of the armed forces. Japan was determined to force China to her knees, as she did in 1932, and effect a settlement of the current North China contro versy, which has reached a state of undeclared war, that will be satisfactory to the "national wel fare and dignity" of Nippon. Announcement of the dispatch of Japanese troops from the home land increased the gravity of the situation in, the public eye. Army orders were accompanied by firm instructions to military comman ders now in North China. While Nanking sought to apply diplomatic pressure at Tokyo and at other world capitals, it was re ported in Domei News agency dis (Continued on Page Three) DAR Program Ft. Raleigh July 24 ?'* Dixon Speaker; Mrs. Meekins Aniioiinees Schedule for the Day The program for D. A. R. Dny at Fort Raleigh on Roanoke Is land. July 24. provides a morning session in the amphitheatre at the fort site, which will include a musical program, greetings from the national society of the j Daughters of the American Revo lution by Mrs. William A. Becker, president general, and the feat ure address by Thomas Dixon, ac cording to an announcement made yesterday by Mrs. I. M. Meekins, regent of Betsy Dowdy chapter of Elizabeth ,City. The afternoon will be devoted to sightseeing and at 5 o'clock the Elizabeth City chapter will be host to the visitors at a tea at the Nags Header hotel, prior to viewing the pageant at night. Mrs. Meekins' announcement follows: On July 24th, at Fort Raleigh, Mantco, North Carolina, the Daughter of the American Revo lution will help celebrate "The Natron's Birth at the Birthplace of the Nation." We urge all D. A. R. and their (Continued on Page Three) Famous Newspaper Woman Experiences One Of Life' Thrills On Roanoke Island i "It was one of life's high mo ments," enthused Mildred Seydell, famed newspaper columnist, an-, thor and lecturer, who was regis tered at the Virginia Dare Hotel yesterday after a visit to Roan oke Island where she witnessed the presentation of Paul Green's drama, "The Lost Colony." Mrs. Seydell, perhaps the most widely traveled newspaper woman in America, who has been most every place on earth and knows most of the world's celebrities, said: "And to think I have roam ed the earth in quest of beauty and grandeur that I have found right at our very-doors. "Sitting there under the stars last night when, the organ .play ed and the voices of the singers rang out in tfie night, and the deep rich voice of the preacher was heard, my soul awoke anew to the richness and beauty of a civilized religion. And then the spotlights faded only to blaze again on a scene where the au dience was taken back 350 years to the time of the Indian and his savage dances of worship. I could feel the very emotions our ances tors must have felt in seeing the strange demonstrations. To know that the very land under my feet had been the ground of which my country was borh inspired me, thrilled me. "My advice to Americans is to make every possible effort to see this marvelous pageant, written by Paul Green, and to go early I enough to stop by the Wright (Continued on Page Three) h c Kiiisfon Monkeys Are Partial To Tobacco Kinston, July 15. ? Several monkeys in the Emma Webb park zoo here are reported to have become tobacco addicts, while others have begun, to chew the weed. The animals get their smokes from cigar and cigarette ends , thrown into the cage. 1 Dal Wooten, large* simian named for the mayor, is seldom without a smoke or chew, it is said. ' . 4 Park officials said the mon keys c undoubtedly learned to smoke when they were -quar tered behind a fire house last winter. Mayor Would Break Up Rackets He Suggests Asking That Those Soliciting Funds Show Permit A suggestion whereby profes sional begging might be broken up in Elizabeth City was advanc ed yesterday by Mayor Jerome B. Flora. ' "It will be easy enough to do." said His Honor, "if the people of the town will cooperate with me." "Any person desiring to solicit money in local homes, stores or offices, or on the streets, will have to apply to mc for a permit. I will investigate, and if my investiga tion shows that the case is deserv ing, I will issue a permit. Other wise, I will refuse a permit to the applicant. "Then, if the people of Eliza beth City will ask every individ ual who asks them for money to show a permit from the mayor's office, they can quickly ascertain what cases are bona fide and what ones are rackets. "If the people of Elizabeth City will cooperate to this extent, we can break up a lot of thus petty racketeering which costs our people untold sums of money." E. City Using Plenty Of Water Around 500,000 Gal lons Per Day Is Being Consumed Herfe^*; If all the water consumed in Elizabeth City last month were to be placed in barrels and the bar rels placed side to side, they would reach from Elizabeth City to Ral eigh. Now that may sound like a lot ' of water for 10,000 or so people to use in 30 days, but that's what the records at the pumping plant ? show. The June water consumption in Elizabeth City was 14,460,000 gal lons, or approximately half a mil lion gallons per day. This repre sented an increase of approxi mately 25 per cent over the May ( consumption of 11,740,000 gal lons. It also represented a 20 per cent increase over the 12,040,000 gallons of water used by Elizabeth Citizens during June, 1936. July, too, is well on the way toward showing a sizeable in crease in water consumption. The consumption for the first 14 days of July, 1936, amounted to 5,670, 000 gallons, whereas the consump tion for the first 14 days of this month was 6,340,000 gallons. This month probably will exceed June, despite water economies put into effect by the city. One large user of water here this summer is the Boys Club, where members last month took a total of 777 shower baths. Di rector Chester James has now re stricted the use of the shower room to certain periods in the day. Mayor Flora had to discontinue use of the sprinklers used to cool the kiddies off on hot days bc (Continued on Page Three) [ Frank Wallace Picks His Favorite Movie Actress New York, July 15.?<U.R)?Peep ing out from a cluster of lawyers and theatrical booking agents, Frank Wallace?the "past" in Mae West's life? arrived in New York today to get a fresh start in his vaudeville career. "Do you want any of Mac West's money?" was the first question newspaper men fired at the man who married the come-up-and see-me-sometime girl in 1911. Right away it developed that this was going to be a slow, labor ious interview, for Wallace re fused to say anything until he i consulted his lawyers? Samuel J. j Siegel and John J. McNaboe. | Buzz-buzz-buzz, they whispered I and then Wallace replied: "I'd rather earn my own mon ey." "Very good. Prank, I couldn't have done better myself," said At- j torney Siegel, beaming. "If Miss West starts divorce proceedings, will you contest them?" was the next question. "Don't answer that," Attorney Siegel shouted. "When was the last time you saw Miss West?" was the next question. "That's hard to say," yelled At torney Siegel. taking the words out of his client's mouth, as it were. "It was a long time ago." "It was a long time ago," Wal i Continued on Page Three; Presses for Action In Letter to Senator Barkley Same Objectives Deplores Controversy So Soon After Death of Senator Robinson Washington, July 15.?(U.R)? President Roosevelt tonight re newed his demand for passage of a supreme court reorganization bill at this session and criticized opponents he ddftrVea as "taking advantage" jflMphe death of Senate Majority Efflraer Joe T. Robinson to sidetra'% or defeat the measure. The president made public a letter to acting majority leader, Alben W. Barkley, L)., Ky., ex pressing his views "lest there be any misunderstanding in regard to Judicial reform." Refutes Report The announcement came at the close of a day in which the re port spread that he was willing to let congress decide whether the bill, which has split the Demo cratic party into two bitterly op posed factions, should be shelved for this session. By singling out Barglcy as the recipient of his letter he was be lieved to have strengthened the Kentucky senator's chances of suc ceeding to the majority leader ship. Sens. Pat Harrison, D., Miss., and James P. Byrnes, D., S. C., are other possible candidates. The president made what was regarded as an offer of further compromise by stating: "At no tifne ' haVfc * member of my administration in sisted that the method or methods originally proposed be sacred or (Continued on Page Three) DeathSenlence To Scottsboro Defendant; 3rd Will Again Appeal Sen tence of Norris; Twice Before Found Guilty Decatur. Ala., July 15.?(U.R)? Clarence Norrls. one of the nine "Scottsboro boys," war; sentenced to death for the third time today and attorneys who twice have fought the celebrated case to the U. S. Supreme court announced they would appeal the new con viction. Norris, young Negro who has lived for six years in the shadow of the electric chair, heard the verdict calmly. Twelve white men found him guilty. Deliberating for lees than four hours, the jury convicted him of a criminal attack on Mrs. Victoria Price and Ruby Bates, white women. Shortly after the verdict was read Samuel Leibowit/., New York defense attorney, announced the fight for the Negroes would con tinue. "You can say that I am going to appeal this conviction to hell and back," Leibowitz snapped. Judge W. W. Callahan an nounced he would defer formal sentencing of Norris until next week. The young Negro sat stolidly in (Continued on Page Three) Ehringham, Jr. and Capt. Tate On Committee Raleigh, July 15.-(U.R)?The state board of conservation and development today named seven North Carolinians to the aero nautics committee authorized at the recent Morehead City meet ing. Elmer Meyers, manager of the Raleigh airport, was named chairman of the group, which will study regulation and development of aeronautics in North Carolina. Other members were:* T. R. Ash, Payettevillc; F. M Boldridge, Charlotte, O. S. Mc Ginnis. Winston-Salem: J. C. B. Ehringhaus, Jr., Raleigh: W. J. Tate. Coinjock; and J. R. Mac T aughlin, Statesville.
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