HENDERSON GATEWAY TO CENTRAL CAROLINA TWENTY-THIRD YEAR TOBACCO AVERAGE El BORDER BELT IS ABOUT 20 -25 C Official Sales Figures and Prices Still Lacking for Many of 16 Mar ket Centers SEVERAL CENTS UP FROM 1935, HOWEVER Millions of Pounds Flooded Markets Thursday and Fri day, First Sales Days of Season; Supervisors Striv ing To Clear Up Conges tion ,: ‘ v ! \I V ; Florence, S. C., Aug. 15. —(AP) — Saturday, a holiday on the tobacco market, gave sales supervisors a chance to catch up with their figures after the rush of the first two days of auction. Official sales figures and price av erages were still lacking from many of the 16 markets in the border belt, but available statistics indicated a level of betwen 20 and 25 cents per pound. Most of the markets reported the prices were running several cents a pound higher than last year, with the better grades bringing exceptionally high prices. Millions of pounds flooded the markets Thursday and Friday, the first two days of the auction sea son. Sales records for Thursday includ ed: Fairmont, N. C., 824,290 pounds at an average of 21.48 cents. Conway, S. C., 144,000 pounds, 19.50 cents. Lake City, S. C., 450,000 pounds, 21 cents. Lumberton, N. C., 516,826 pounds, 22.72 cents. Timonsville, S. C., 352,456 pounds, 24.52 cents. At Mullins, S. C., 2,000,000 pounds were sold Thursday and Friday, but the average price was not available. Sales on the Lumberton, N. C., mar ket yesterday amounted to 637,522 pounds for an average of 21.97 cents a pound. Sales for the first two days of the marketing season were 1,154,- 408 pounds for an average of $22.30, compared with 844,698 pounds at $21.19 during the same period last year. Germany Is Taking More U.S. Tobacco Washington, Aug. 15. —(AP) —An in crease in Germany’s imports of to bacco from the United States for the first four months of this year, as com pared to 1935, was reported today oy the Commerce Department in a sur vey of tobacco markets and conditions abroad. German receipts of leaf tobacco from the United States for the first four months of this year were given, as 3,399,880 pounds. For the same pe riod last year they were 3,394,380 pounds. A decrease, however, was shown in taking of American tobacco by Nor way during the first quarter of 1936. Norway’s imports were 431,305 kilos, as against 489,523 kilos for the first quarter of last year. Total Norway imports were 657,207 kilos for the first three months of 1936, and 648,035 kilos for that quarter last year. The summary showed China, once a major export market for the United States, but now producing millions of pounds of tobacco annually, was be coming an increasing factor in Nor way imports. Conference OnTenancy Called For Little Rock, Ark., Aug. 15.—(AP) — Governor J. M. Futrell announced plans today for a southwide confer ence looking to solution for the eco nomic problem of farm tenancy thro ugh cooperation of Federal and state agencies. Retiring from office in January, Arkansas’s chief executive said he would devote his final days in the exe cutive mansion to a thorough-going investigation of the share-cropper sit uation in Arkansas, culminating in the conference, to which representa tives of all southern states will be summoned. First steps in the plan will be the appointment within the next few days of an Arkansas commission compos ed of 40 or 50 share-croppers, land owners, business and professional men, educators and legislators who will meet at Hot Springs to map a state program. Although coming on the heels of an — Continued on Page Two.) iinturrsmt lUiuu Btsrmfrh ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. j Savage Rebel Attack Is Beaten Off By Loyalists At City Os North Spain Grave Warning Issued by B ritain That Meddling In Civil War Will Bring Serious Results; American Held as Hostage Is Rescu ed; Fate of Others Mystery (By The Associated Press.) Government forces repulsed a sav age rebel attack directed today a gainst Irun on the Bay of Biscay. The five-hour assault was the heaviest and most vicious yet thrown at government strongholds in the coastal section. A grave warning was issued by the British foreign office that meddling in the Spanish civil war might bring serious repercussions. The fate of hostages held by the government and threatened with death should rebels advance against either Irun or San Sebastian was not known. Rebel troops massed on a road lead ing into Irun under protection of an artillery barrage. They were met with withering government fire. Casualties were heavy on both sides. BITTERNESSIONE AT DEMOCRAT MEET Factional Differences Be fore Primary Lacking Friday Night Dully Dlmi.Ut'h Biirena, In The Sir Waller Hotel. By J C. OASKEBVUiL Raleigh, Aug. 15.—N0 traces of the factional differences and bitterness which prevailed in the ranks of the Democratic party prior to the pri maries* were seen in the meeting of the State Democratic Executive Com mitete here last night. Party harmony (Continued on Page Three.) COTTON CARRY-OVER VERY MUCH SMALLER Washington, Aug. 15 (AP)—The cotton carry-over for the 1935-36 sea son was placed at 5,397,185 bales by the Census Bureau today, compared with 7,208,477 a year ago, and 7,743,- 695 two years ago. The aggregate sypply of domestic and foreign cotton for the season ending July 31 was reported as 17,- 720,204 bales, compared with 17,317- 307 for the 1934-35 season and 20,894,- 008 for the 1933-34 season. CONSUMPTION OF COTTON HAS INCREASED SHARPLY Washington, Aug. 15 (AP) —Cotton consumed during the 12 months end ing July 31 was reported by the Cen sus Bureau today to have totalled 6,- 348,423 bales of lint and 731,490 of linters, compared with 5,360,867 and 719,028 the preceding year. Cotton consumed during July was reported today by the Census Bureau to have totalled 603,203 bales of lint and 70,246 of linters, and 390,712 and 61,329 during July last year. Twenty Thousand Witness Hanging of Negro in Kentucky Taken a moment after the trap was sprung, this remai’kaWe picture shows the gallows and some of the twenty thousand persons who turned the execution of the colored slayer, Rainey Bethea, into a carnival at Owensboro, Ky. Despite her oft-announced intention of officiating at the HENDERSON, N. C., SATURDAY ' AFTERNOON, AUGUST 15, 1936 J. O. Ambler, an American held hostage by govei’nment forces, was reported rescued along with 37 Bri tish subjects. International complications entered the Spanish civil war in reality today when Portuguese border guards fired on government troops near Campo Maior, Portugal. The government at Lisbon also made public its note accepting the French neutrality proposal in which strong criticism was made of “com munist and anarchist, militias” which indulged in “mass killings and assas sinations.” In the domestic fronts, the Spanish government troops and rebels con tinued their fight which began almost a month ago with the start of the Fascist efforts to overthrow the Mad rid Socialist administration. Coughlin’s Groupßacks Lemke Move Priest:’s Organization Gives Endorsement to New Union Party’s Cause " Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 15 (AP) —The National Union for Social Justice over whelmingly endorsed Representative William Lemke, Union party presi dential candidate, and Thomas C. O’Brien, his running mate, today. Only, one “no” vote was heard, and Chairman Sylveston McMahon, de claring he was informed it came from a person not a delegate, put the ques tion a second time. Again came the lone “no” from John H. O’Donnell, of the 33rd Penn sylvania district. Delegates to the convention jumped from their chairs with a demonstra tion of shouting and cheering when (Continued on Page Eight.) SHIPSSEND SOS IN PHILIPPINE REGION Manila, P. L, Aug. 15 (AP)— Two ships caught in a typhoon lashing the northern tip of Lu zon island, sent out calls for help tonight. The Fathomer and the Tewated aground off the Cagayan pro vince coast, sent distress calls as a typhoon signal raised in that province indicated the center of the storm was nearby. execution, Mrs. Florence Thompson, sheriff of Davies County, did not attend. Richard Hasch, former Louisville policeman, substituted for her in springing the trap. The spectator* cheered when the Negro’s body plunged to the end of the rope. (Central Preta) PREDICT BIBGEST VICTORY IN STATE Leaders at Committee Meet ing Think State Will Roll Up Huge Majority For Party REPUBLICANS HAVE SUPPLY OF MONEY They Will Center on Roose velt, However, at Probable Expense of State Ticket; Hoey Makes Glowing Pre diction of Handsome Vote in This State Onllf Dispatch Bnrea*. In The Sir Walter Hotel, Bv J. C. BASKERVILI Raleigh, Aug. 15—The biggest Dem ocratic victory in the history of North Carolina will be won at the polls in November and the Democrat ic candidates will be elected by one of the biggest votes in the State’s history, despite the fact that the Re publicans are going to make the big gest effort they have ever made to turn the State over into the Repub lican column, it was predicted here today by Clyde R. Hoey, Democratic candidate for governor, National Committeeman Lon Folger, National Committeewoman Beatrice Cobb and other Democratic leaders here for the meeting of the Democratic Executive Committee last night. While most of the party leaders agree that they are going to have one of the stiffest fights on their hands they have had in years, due to the ex pected increased activity of the Re publicans in. the forthcoming cam paign, they are confident that the Democratic forces in the State are likewise going to be more active than in years and that they will present a solid and united front to the Re publican attacks. G. O. P. Centers on Roosevelt One of the principal reasons for the belief that the Republicans will find the Democrats of North Carolina solidly behind their candidates and leaders, is the fact that a very large part of the Republican attack is be ing directed against President Roose velt and will continue to be directed at him rather than the State candi dates, throughout the campaign. And while the Democrats in the State may not see entirely eye to eye with re gard to the candidates for the State Continued on Page Five.) OUR VfeATHEP MAN FOB NORTH CAROLINA. Partly cloudy, possibly scattered thundershowers in north portion this afternoon or tonight and in south portion and near coast Sun day. Soundphoio ' Oxford Market To Get New Grading Washington, Aug. 15—(AP) —The Department of Agriculture an nounced today mandatory tobacco inspection at Oxford, N. C., had been approved by 95 percent of growers voting in a referendum held there from Aiigust 3 to 8. Dr A. G. RiacK. chief of the Bu reau of Agr»* , i Rural Economics, which administers the service, said 1,922 of 2,024 ballots cast favored designation of the market for man datory inspection of all tobacco of fered for sale under provisions of the tobacco inspection act. Inspection on a voluntary basis has been opera! vs a 4 Oxford each season sbioe 1931. Control For Floods Urged By President Tackles Problem After Pledging To Keep America Out of Foreign Wars Binghamton, N. Y., Aug. 15. —(AP) —President Roosevelt, after denounc ing war and pledging to use the pow ers of his office to keep this nation at peace, turned again today to the domestic problem of controlling ruin ous flood waters. Enroute from Chautauqua, N. Y., where he set forth last night the ad ministration’s course on international affairs, he passed through seven New York counties which have seen un controlled torrents strike death and destruction. “I am more concerned and less cheerful about international world conditions than about our immediate domestic problems,” Mr. Roosevelt said at Chautauqua. “A dark modern world faces wars between conflicting economic and po litical fanaticisms in which are en twined race hatred*.” “I wish I could keep war from all nations, but that is beyond my power. I can at least make certain that no act of the United States helps to pro (Continued on Page Eight.) 140,000 Tar Heel Farmers Signers On Soil Program Washington, Aug. 15.—(AP)— The Department c