North Carolina Newspapers

' HENDERSON gateway TO CENTRAL CAROLINA rWENTY-THIRD YEAR rkrvicb op I *» 1 THE associated press; HEY CUHGS TO MARGIN OF NEARLY 5000 G.O. F'Convention Opens With London Favored STEIWERIO GIVE KEYNOTE ADDRESS AT NIGHT SESSION Opening Session is Purely of Routine Nature as State Delegations Plan Caucus STRUGGLES RAGING UNDER THE SURFACE Places on Ticket and Prin ciples To Hurl Against New Deal Claim Attention; No “Stop Landon” Move ment Has Gained Ground as Session Begins Convention Hall. Cleveland, June l) (AP) —Entrusting its worries to committees for the time, the Republican conv«*n<* tion opened today in a listless session devoted only to organi zation for the big task ahead. Th(> viv tnO'imous position held by the forces fighting for Governor Alf Landon, of Kansas, was acknowledg ed on all sides. Outwardly a deceptive calm prevail ed, but underneath the surface strug gles over places on the ticket and principles on which to oppose the New Deal raged unabated. The rest of the usual keynote speech, which was deferred until this evening in the vast auditorium, the opening session at ll a. m., eastern standard time, was confined to for malities. A get-down-to-business mood seem ed to bo asserting itself among the delegates as they awaited the key note tonight by Senator Frederick Steiwer, of Oregon. Delegates noticed that the frequent expressions of confidence coming from Landon leaders now contained fewer references to a bandwagon rush. At the same time the fai ! urc of any coalition of anti-Landonites to materialize had its effect. No single "stop Landon" leader has emerged to fuse the opposition. The arrival of Colonel Frank Knox. Chicago publisher, and former Presi dent Hoover, possibly today, was ex pected in some quarters to produce more indications of how the actual contest under way might shape up. Tin perfunctory session, brought none of the party strife to the surface and the convention opened today amidst a profusion of Landon sun flowers. Committees on platform and other questions were set up and the mem ber-; called to meet in an endeavor to reconcile behind closed doors, if pos • dde, the many disputes under way. Under the guiding gavel of Chair man Henry P. Fletcher, the routine wy. di. patched in less than an hour. fContinued on Page Two.) 21 Tar Heel Republicans With Landon All hut Two of State’s Delegates to Cleve land Convention for Kansan Cleveland, June 9.—(AP) —North Carolina’s delegation was said today ’ v ( aie of its leaders to have moved inti, n 1( , Cfim p 0 f Governor Alf M. Landon of Kansas. The delegation was expected to rcc f,|d itself on a presidential nominee at its second caucus tomorrow. As the Republican convention was f nl|(. ( | into its first session, Charles A Jonas, of Lincolnton, national com mitteeman for the State( said 21 of ’he state’s 23 votes were favorable to Uh Kansas governor. Whether the big majority of the State’s votes would go for Landon on the first ballot he said would depend upon the* showing the Kansan has inad<- when North Carolina is reached r >» the roll call. Eight of the State’s votes worn pledged on the first ballot to Federal .Judge I. M. Meckins of Elizabeth City Meekins, however, has issued in -1 ructions to release delegates pledg 'd to him if there is a possibility of a fifot ballot nomination. Uruiirrsrm Dathi Dispatch Rains Curtail Drought In Southeast But Huge Crop Loss Not Reduced G.O.P. Peacemaker Upon the broad shoulders of Major Robert E. O’Connor (above) rests the duty of keeping order at the Re publican National convention at Cleveland where he is sergeant-at arms. (Central Press) Strikes In France Are On Increase Factory Workers Quit in Sympathy With Miners; Socia lists Seek Plan Paris, June 9. —(AP) —New strikes spread rapidly through the provinces today as the Socialist, government and the General Federation of Labor strove to induce strikers to observe agreements signed with employers. Factory workers in northern France continued their walk-out in sympathy with 150,000 miners who were occupy ing their shafts. Socialists and Communist strikers fought inside a munitions factory at Valenciennes today as fresh walk-outs spread over the nation. A dozen socialists were reported in jured in a clash after communists refused to accept a labor agreement submitted by operators of the plant. The new strikes were called Iby workers anxious to gain labor conces sions similar to those won by 1,000,- 000 employees who participated in the 14-day ‘‘folded arms” refusal to work. Premier Leon Blum and his cabinet worked to give final shape to the So cialist legislative program before it is handed to the Senate and Chamber of Deputies for approval. G. OIIYIRDO NEW DEAL ATTACK Court Decision on Minimum Wage Act Worries Even Republicans By LESLIE EICHEL Central Press Staff Writer Cleveland, June 9.—The Republican delegate to the Cleveland convention does not lack for party literature at tacking the New Deal in all its phases. But some of the more thoughtful persons in attendance are wondering whether too much emphasis is not placed in attacks on New Deal relief methods. After all, the Republicans are having trouble among themselves deciding on a satisfactory method relief. And persons on relief, or still jcfb'less, do not take kindly to efforts to curtail them still further. A BLOW And there was not so much Re (Continued on Page Two.) adfadasfsafsafsdaf Prospective Damage by Long Dry Spell Estimat ed at $150,000,000 or Greater NEEDED RELIEF IS GIVEN IN SECTIONS Scattered Showers Predict ed in Some States; No General Relief Obtained in Most of Carolinas Area; North Carolina’s Loss Near $50,000,000 Atlanta, Ga., June 9. —(AP) —Rains cut a slice from the southern dough t domain over the week-end, but did lit tle toward reducing a prospective crop loss of $150,000,000 or more. Eastern Tennessee and central western Virginia reported enough rain Saturday, Sunday and Monday to break the drought. The Carolinas, northern Georgia, northern Alabama and middle Ten nessee shared in these showers, but obtained no general relief. Southern forecasts for today called for more partly cloudy weather, with scattered showers. The relief afforded Virginia came too late to reduce crop loss of some $7,000,000, howevw much further dam age it may have prevented. Tennessee University farm author ities still figured the damage in that State would run up to $30,000,000 or more, although the dry spell was end ed around Knoxville. In Georgia it was figured that the last week increased the State’s pros pective losses from some $30,000,000 to between $40,000,000 and $50,000,000 despite the showers. North Carolina’s apparent toll also stood in the neighborhood of $50,000,- 000, while South Carolina’s damage was set at a minimum of $10,000,000, with a possibility that it might ex ceed $50,000,000. Aid Sought At Capital For Region Washington, June 9. —(AP) —-Rep- resentatives from drough-tstrickcn southeast pressed for Federal aid to day despite reports that scattered rainfall had broken the long dry spell back home. They told Agriculture Department officials that rains came too late to save this season’s plantings in many sections of Georgia, the Carolinas, Alabama, Florida and Virginia. If surplus funds of the department will not provide adequate relief, they said legislation for added amounts will be urged before Congress adjourns. Representative Hampton P. F’ulmer Democrat, South Carolina, said the Agriculture Department announced a complete report of its surveys in the drought area would Ibc available in a few days. Until then, he said, little can he done toward obtaining relief money. Representative Carl Vinson, Demo crat, Georgia, said he would call conference of southeastern congres sional delegations later this week to map definite plans. Fulmer said he believed the Agri culture Department would have a sur plus of about $15,000,000 that could be turned to drought relief. He said the department study had not shown so far whether that would be suf ficient. OUR WEATHER AUN FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Partly cloudy to unsettled, pos sibly with scattered showers Wed nesday and in extreme west por tion and near the coast tonight. HENDERSON, N. C., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 9, 1936 SIOO,OOO Bomber Goes Up in Smoke One of Uncle Sam’s most expensive twin-motored bombers crashed and burned on a Syosset, L. 1., farm after one motor failed and Cadet Dalane Bailey, of Spokane, Wash., at the controls, and Sergeant P. G. Smith bailed out to save their lives. Even before the wreckage above stopped burning, an investigation was started into reports that Cadet Bailey was stunting the huge ship. (Central Press) Awards For Endeavor er Group Given Four - Day Conven ti o n of Christian Workers Here Will Close Tonight Prizes and awards for meritorious work during the past year were an nounced and presented at the morn ing session df the North Carolina Christian Endeavor Union’s annual convention here today*. That was a high spot of the day as the conven tion drew to a close tonight after be ing in session since last Saturday aft ernoon. Last night the convention saw a motion picture in colors made in Palestine and portraying incidents in the life of Christ. It was presented by Dr. E. E. Morrison, of Hillsdale, Mich, and was declared to be unusual and inspiring. The annual banquet was had at 6 p. m. Monday in the basement of the First Methodist Protestant church, where the convention has been held, and the pastor, Rev. L. R. Medlin, was toastmaster. About 100 attended, and the room was decorated in Chris tian Endeavor colors and flowers, fur nished by Bridgers, the Florist. The prizes and awards were pre sented during a morning business ■session today. The Junior award, pre sented by the State association, was given Iby Miss Hattie Mae Covington, of Wadesboro, State junior superin tendent, to the Junior Society of Home Moravian church at Winston- Salem for the best work during the past year. The award, a silver loving cup, becomes the permanent posses sion of that group by reason of hav ing won it for the second successive Continued on Page Three.) ONE POSSIBILITY IS LOST SIGHT DF Comptroller McCarl, Soon To Retire, Once Men tioned as Nominee By CHARLES I*. STEWART Central I’ress Staff Writer Cleveland, June 9.—One man men tioned as a G. O. P. presidential pos sibility last year seemed to have drop ped from sight. He is U. S. Comptrol ler-General John Raymond iMteCarl. And what will become of McCarl when his term as comptroller-general expires on June 15? McCarl himself may know but h« doesn’t tell. Except for his official ut terances he is as tight-lipped as any member of the Supreme Court. There is nothing in the nature of his job to require such profound reticence but it is a policy he adopted the day he was sworn in as comptroller gen eral, now nearly 15 years ago. Or maybe it is a pose. In a peculiar way it has served to advertise him, as the (Continued on Page Two.) Ashbaugh Heads Lions; Alford On Directors Board High Point, June 9.—(AP) —V. J. Ashbaugh, of Durham, was un animously elected governor of the 31st district of Lions clubs at the annual convention here today, and Charlcite was selected as the 1937 eonvec.ticn c s ty. Directors chosen included Sam Alford, of Henderson. board mmT EROSIONOF BEACH Encroachment of Sea Will be Observed by Body of Federal Experts Dally Dispatch Rurenn, In The Sir Walter Hotel, nr J. C. It ASKER VI 1,1. Raleigh, June 9 —Members of the U. S. Beach Erosion Board, a group of leading authorities of the nation on matters dealing with the exertion of the forces of nature on the shores of the country, are expected to visit North Carolina the middle of this month to make an inspection of the State’s beaches and inlets. The group will be met by T. S. Johnson, chief engineer of the De partment of Conservation and Deve lopment, in Virginia and conducted on a tour along the coast. ■One of the particular points on the itinerary of the visitors will be Cape Hatteras for an inspection of erosion around the famous cape. They will be asked for recommendations for the protection of Cape Hatteras light house from enroachment by the sea. !R. Bruce Etheridge, director of the Department of Conservation and De velopment, has requested the U. S. (Continued on Page Two.) ROOSEHTOURS WESTERN STATES Has Speaking Engagements in Three States on 4,000- Mile Journey Aboard the Roosevelt Train, En Route to Little Rock, Ark., June 9. —(AP) —With Congress in recess a week, President Roosevelt was off today on a 4,000-mile tour of the west with speaking engagements in Ar kansas, Texas and Indiana. Leaving Washington by special train, the President was headed to day through the mountains of Ten nessee for Little Rock, Ark., where he will make his first scheduled ad dress tomorrow in commemoration of Arkansas’ century of statehood. Other speeches are slated for Dal las, Texas, Friday morning at the ex position celebrating Texas’ 190th an niversary of independence from Mex ico, and Sunday morning at Vincen nes, Ind., in dedicating a memorial to George Rogers Clark, who defeated the British there during the revolu tion. PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON mrrr PFATTC? PADV EXCEPT SUNDAY. i? 1 V Hi UJCjJN 1 O UUI 1 HOEY WILL WIN IN RUN-OFF, POLITICAL SHARP* THINK Believe Two-Thirds of Gra ham Vote Will Go. To Shelby Man in Sec ond Primary FIRST-PLACE RUNG IS BIG ADVANTAGE Bandwagon Psychology Al so To Be Real Factor In Swaying Votes; Hoey Has Best Organization and Plenty Money; McDonald Men Do Not Agree Dally Dispatch Unreal*. In The Sir Walter Hole*. Pr J V,. IIASKEBVII,L Raleigh, June 9. Clyde R. Hoey will be the next governor of North Carolina, since he will lead Dr. Ralph W. McDonald by a much larger vote in a second primary than in last Sat urday’s voting, according to older and more experienced political observers here. For while the exact figures from Saturday’s primary are not yet de finitely known and probably will not be until the votes are all checked and canvassed by the State Board of Elections, which will not he until Sat urday of this week, and perhaps not until Monday or Tuesday of next week, it is now generally conceded that Hoey is in first place with a slight lead over Dr. McDonald. Under the law, Dr. iMicDonald had five days after the votes have been officially canvassed and the total an nounced by the State Board of Elec tions, to issue his call for a second primary. There was still hope in the McDonald headquarters for a time yesterday and today that Hoey’s lead (Continued on Page Four.) 57 Reported Killed When Stands Fall Bucharest, Roumania, June 9 (AP) —Seniors in the University of Bucha rest medical school were summoned today to assist physicians in treating hundreds of persons in the collapse of two grandstands in which 42 were reported killed. The overworked doctors called for assistance in performing many ma jor operations, including numerous amputations. Authorities, meanwhile, held six men in an investigation of the causes of the collapse, which interrupted ceremonies before the annual parade yesterday of 20,000 Boy Scouts. Officials maintained great secrecy regarding the casualties, with no men tion of the number of deaths. A gov ernment communique said 375 per sons were injured. Other sources as serted 42 had been killed, and unoffi cial reports said 15 more died during the night. 8 PAGES TODAY BAILEY MAJORITY OVERRELM Senator Has 210,230, Foun tain 149,480, Griffin 19,- 869, Strain 11,894 for Senate GRADY IS LEADING FOR LT.-GOVERNOR Hoey’s Vote Is 190,181 to 185,611 for McDonald, With Only 38 Small Pre cincts Missing; All Con gressmen Returning For Two Years More Charlotte, June 9 (AP) With unofficial returns tabulat ed from 1,587 of 1.856 precincts Senator J. E. Bailey held a 29, 000 majority today for renomi nation, but R. T. Fountain, sec ond high man, predicted he would be forced into a second primary. Fountain, former lieutenant gover nor, said he was confident final re turns would leave Bailey lacking a majority and that he would demand a second primary on July 4. He did not give out any definite figures. The standing of the candidates was: Bailey, 210,234. Fountain, 149,489. Griffin, 19,869. Strain, 11,894. All seven of the State’s eleven con gressmen who had opposition in Sat urday’s primary appeared to be safe ly renominated on the face of fairly complete returns. 'Clyde R. Hoey still maintained a narrow lead over Dr. Ralph McDon (Contlnuod on Pace Two.) Warning Is Sent China From Japs Shanghai, June 9 (AP)—The Domei (Japanese) News Agency reported from Canton tonight the Japanese consul general had warned the south ern Chinese military government that any untoward incident involving the Japanese “will result in serious re percussions.” He was quoted as cautioning Chen- Chi-Tang, the Kwantung provincial !commander-in-chief, against unduly exciting popular feeling against Ja pan.” At Nanking the National govern ment undertook conciliatory efforts toward a compromise and Cantonese demands for resistance to Japan. Generalissimo Chiang Kai-Shek, re plying to the southerners’ demands wired General Chen Chi-Tang he hop ed the south “realizes the seriousness of its action.” Six Other Legion Men Being Held Detroit Alleged Night Riders Ac cused of Seizure of Steel Worker There Detroit, Mich., June 9.—(AP)—Six men accused of black legion night riding activities were ordered held today for trial on charges of “seizing and confining” Rolbert Penland, steel worker, who was abducted and “tried” by a group of masked men last Oc tober 5. Penland related at the examination of the six that he was seized !cy three of them and taken before a meeting at which he was accused of “disobey ing orders and not attending meet ings,” but he said he was not flogged. Frederick A. Gullett, identified by (Continued on i age Three.)