HENDERSON
GATEWAY TO
CENTRAL
CAROLINA
TWENTY-THIRD YEAR
Labor Day Holiday
Accidents In U. S.
Cause 304 Deaths
257 of Total Arttibuted To
Accidents Occurring on
Highways of the
Country
TRAFFIC HEAVIEST
ANY YEAR SINCE ’29
25 Percent Over Last Year
in West; Passengers Choke
All Kinds of Travel Media
In New York Area; 20 Per
sons Drown and Airplanes
Kill 12
(By The Associated Press.)
Labor Day week-end accidents took
a toll of at least 301 lives over the
nation, of which 257 were attributed
to mishaps on the highways, a survey
disclosed today.
New high travel records were set
in many sections of the nation as
holiday celebrants taxed transporta
tion facilities in most states.
Ft om coast to coast there were re
ports of greater travel than in any
year since 1929, and one eastern rail
road announced its business “35 per
cent greater than in any other year.”
Railroad and highway traffic of
ficers on the west coast estimated the
travel increase at 25 percent over last
year.
Passengers choked New York City’s
train, ferry, ship, plane and bus ter
minals yesterday. Automobiles sped
both ways through the Holland tun
nel at the rate of 2,000 an hour, while
the George Washington bridge av
eraged 1,500 an hour.
Highway accidents resulted in at
least 257 deaths, while 20 persons
drowned, 12 died in airplanes, four
were killed by trains, four bf falls and
seven by other accidental causes.
Mining Village In
Virginia 'ls Swept
By Angry Flames
Jewell Ridge. Va., Sept. B.—(API
Fire fanned by a heavy west wind
swept through the business section
of this Tazewell countying mir
town today, while more than 300 min
ers sought to save their homes by us
ing dynamite and forming a bucket
brigades more than 600 feet long.
The camp’s large store, community
church and other buildings were de
stroyed by the fire, which caused a
loss tentatively estimated by citiens
at between $90,000 and $125,000.
Officers of the Jewell Ridge Coal
Company, which owns the mine camp,
made preparations to bring food here
for 1,400 miners and their families.
Gun Battle
Fought With
2 Fugitives
But Tar Heel Pair
Escape, One Prob
ably Wounded;
At Roadhouse
(Florence, S. C., Sept’. 8. —(AP) —
The Highway Patrolman Charles
Hennecy announced today two gun
men who fled a roadhouse near here
last night in a blaze of gunfire had
been "positively identified” as Coley
Cain and Dan Kolb, North Carolina
fugitives.
Hennecy related details of a hair
raising chase of the bandits for 80
miles, only to lose their trail near
Moncks Corner.
He and Patrolman Lionel Harvin
had gone to the roadhouse to look
for a stolen car and found two men
and two women in an automobile
there.
When the officers approached, the
men jumped out and ran. The women
were taken into custody.
Harvin brought the women to jail
and Hennecy remained at the road
house to watch the car as a crowd,
sensing the excitement, gathered
quickly.
Suddenly a hail, of shot from a
rapid-fire weapon spattered the build
ing and cars nearby. One automobile
in the line of fire was occupied by
seven Florence women. None was hit,
but the car was riddled.
Hennecy returned the fire and said
he saw one of the gunmen drop, ap
parently wounded.
While the crowd frantically sought
shelter, the two men— one dragging
the other—climbed into the car and
sped away.
Hennecy commandeered an auto
mobile and chased them. He said sev
eral times he pulled up near the flee
ing men’s car only to have them open
tut o.ud force him back.
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lp:ased wire service of
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Spectacular Gain
Scored by Cotton
New Orleans, La., Sept. B.—(AP)
Cotton moved upward nearly $3 »
bale today when trading resumed
after one of the most surprising
bullish crop estimates in years.
Staging a major upset In cotton
crop expectations, the government
figure of 11,121,000 bales brought
heavy buying into the New Orleans
market.
In one jump, every option on the
board touched the 12-cent level
when the market opened after the
estimate.
selling at 11.43 cents
earlier in the morning, sold at 12
cents even. December sold at the
same figure and January and
MarcJi spurted 50 (mints to 10.03.
The trade had looked for a gov
ernment estimate around 11,900,000
bales, but even the most ardent
hulls did noli anticipate a lower
figure than 11,500,000 bales.
The market levelled off after the
initial sharp advance. The gains
were maintained and trading was
very active.
ERWIN TO GO WITH
MODERATE GROUPS
ON SCHOOL FUNDS
But if He Does, He Runs
Risk of Losing Support
of Rabid School
Politicians
WILL
BE UPON HIS SIDE
So Will Administration; He
May Ask Only $25,000,000
and Legislature Will Not
Appropriate More Than
$24,000,000, Many Observ
ers Now Think
V *
Dally Dispatch Bareaa,
In The Sir Walter Hotel,
lly J C. BASKWBVIM.
Raleigh, Sept. B.—State Superinten
dent of Public Instruction Clyde A.
Erwin is already in rather a tight
place which is likely to get tighter
by the time the 1937 General Assem
bly meets, as to the size of the ap
propriation which he will recommend
for the public schools the next two
years, according to observers here.
It is already known that the extreme
school forces are bringing pressure
to bear on Superintendent Erwin to
go along with them in advocating a
minimum appropriation of $27,000,000
a year for the State-supported school
term, an increase of $6,000,000 a year
over the present appropriation. If Su
perintendent Erwin does not go along
with this element of the school peo
ple, be is likely to lo§e the support
of the most powerful groups among
the school forces, including the North
ICatalina Education Arjeociation, of
which he is a past president, many
agree.
On the other hand, Superintendent
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roosevelTcoUld
LOSE EAST, YET WIN
May Drop New York and
Pennsylvania and Still
Get Good Margin
By CHARLES P. STEWART
Central Press Staff Writer
Washington, Sept. B.—Democrats
point out, and Republicans concede,
that President Roosevelt can lose the
two big states of New York and Penn
sylvania in November and still be re
elected.
Indeed, the Democrats, though of
course they don’t a.dmit it, are not
overly sure of either of this pair of
electorally potent commonwealths.
Upstate New York unquestionably
is Republican. New Dealers are hope
ful that Manhattan will offset it, but
Tammany is split. It will give a Dem
ocratic majority, but doubtfully ade
quate to counteract the upstate folk.
Pennsylvania normally is enormously
Republican. It has not been so lately,
but the G. O. P. believes it is about
to revert to fornf. Democrats are
afraid so, too.
So much for New York and Penn
sylvania.
THE PROBLEM
The Republicans count on swinging
Continued on Page Five.)
ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA
Forecast On Production
Shows 1936 Cotton Crop
Far Under A Month Ago
Yield of 11,121,000 Bales as of September 1 Condition
Predicted by Government; 556,000 Bales Predict
ed for North Ca rolina’s Yield
Washington, Sept. 8. —(AP> — The
Agriculture Department announced
today the. indicated production of cot
ton this year, based on September 1
conditions, wag 11,121,000 bales, com
pared with 12,481,000 bales indicated
a mohth ago, and 10,367,130 bales pro
duced last year.
The Census Bureau simultaneously
announced that ginnings from this
year’s crop prior to September 1
totalled 1,373.868 running bales, com
pared with 1,135,090 for 1935, and 1,-
402,835 for 1934.
The condition of the crop on Sep
tember 1 was 59.1 percent of a normal,
compared with 72.3 percent a month
me Mi
FROM Pit TALKED
Might Rum from Morchead
or Wilmington to Ral
eigh or Greensboro
Dally Dispatch Bureau,
In The Sir Walter Hotel,
By J. IIASKKKVIIiI,
Raleigh, Sept. 8. —The building of
a gasoline pipeline from one of the
ports in the State —either Wilmington
or Morehead City—to Raleigh or
Greensboro, or possibly even farther
west, is being considered by the new
State commission appointed to study
all phases of the gasoline price and
distribution problem in North Caro
lina, it was revealed today by Oscar
G. Barker, of Durham, chairman of
/the commission. Since one of the
major objectives of the gasoline com
mission is the reduction of transpor
'tation rates on gasoline in North
Carolina, it is going to give serious
consideration to the building of a
State-owned or State-controlled pipe
line system from one or both of the
State’s major ports, Barker said.
“At first glance, the building of a
gasoline pipeline system did not seem
to be worth considering,” Barker said.
“But the more the commission has
looked into the matter, the more in
teresting it becomes. In the first place
more than 300,000,000 gallons of gas
oline are shipped into North Carolina
every year, most of this coming into
Either Wilmington or Norfolk and
being distributed by rail or tank
truck over the State.
“There are indications that if the
State should build or subsidize the
building of a pipeline which would be
available to all the gasoline companies
aline and at a charge considerably
under the present freight and truck
rates, it would be used extensively
and thus make possible a material
reduction in transportation costs. For
the railroads and truck lines would
Continued on Page Five.)
HENDERSON, N. C., MONDAY (AFTERNOON, SEPTEMBER 8 1936
REBEL PLANES FIRE OIL TANKS
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Black smoke—it's oil tanks on fire
Spanish rebel airplanes in bombing Malaga, Spain, set fire to the
Campsa gasoline depot and the Georgia Oil company’s tanks—and
more than 3.000.000 gallons of gasoline and oil go up in smoke.
—Central Press
ago; 64.4 on September 1 last year,
and 57.7 the 1923-32 September 1 av
erage.
The indicated yield of lint is 179.2
pounds per acre, compared with 186.3
for last year, and 169.9 the 1923-32
average.
The indicated abandonment of acre
age after July 1 is 2.9 percent of the
30,621,000 acres in cultivation on that
date, leaving 2,720,000 acres for har
vest.
The condition on September 1 and
indicated production by states includ
ed:
North Carolina, 69 percent and 556,-
000 bales.
Hull Warns
War Would
Ruin World
Washington, Sept. 8. —(AP) —With a
warning that “the fabric of peace has
been torn perilously thin,” a challenge
went out from Secretary Hull to other
nations today to avoid war.
Openly critical of other statesmen
who he charged have “failed to check
present-day warlike tendencies,” the
secretary of state called last night for
a redoubling of efforts toward the
preservation of peace and an early re
turn to “sane perspectives.”
As an alternative, he pictured the
possibility of a new general war,
which “would set loose forces beyond
control —forces which might easily
bring about a virtual destruction of
modern political thought, with all its
achievemenets, and possibly a verit
able shattering of civilization.’’
Hull chose the thircl world power
conference, attended by representa
tives of all the principal nations, as
the formum for what his aides called
his most outspoken entreaty for peace
Wearing the medals and honorary
ribbons of a dozen governments, cab
inet members and influential indus
trialists sat among the 3,000 delegates
who heard him deplore the “skull and
energy of scientists” devoted to “the
forces of destruction.”
FOB NORTH CAROLINA.
Fair tonigUt and Wednesday.
PORTUGAL QUICKLY
CRUSHESREBELUON
ON NAVAL VESSELS
\
Crews Revolt on Destroyer
and Sloop Anchored In
Tagus River Off
Capital City
REST OF COUNTRY
SAID TO BE QUIET
Government, However,
Takes No Chances and
Posts Guards at All Public
Buildings in Lisbon, Which
Is Placed Under “State of
Precaution”
Lisbon, Portugal, Sept. 8
(AP) —The Portuguese govern
ment, quickly swinging land
batteries into action, today
crushed a short-lived rebellion
aboard two naval vessels anch
ored in the Tagus river.
The crew of the destroyer Dao and
part of the crew of the sloop Dalbu
querque revolted in the early morning
and authorities ordered nearby fort
resses to open fire.
Both ships were damaged. Both
vessels then were towed to shallow
water and beached. The crews were
arrested.
The remainder of the country was
declared by officials to be quiet.
However, the government took ex
traordinary precautions in Lisbon.
Six sailors were killed in the bomb
ardment of the Dalbuquerque and
nine were wounded, several critically.
Strong guards were posted at all
ministries and other public buildings,
while all remaining troops were held
in readiness in their barracks to meet
any emergency.
The government placed Lisbon un
der a “state of precaution” as de
tachments of troops moved through
the city to occupy strategic points
after the mutiny.
OEMOCRATiCiVE
GIVEN FAST START
Chairman Winborne and
Mrs. Spillman Enthusias
tic First Week
Raleigh, Sept. B. “I have never
seen a campaign get off to such as
fast and enthusiastic start.”
So declared State Democratic Chair
man J. Wallace Winborne, of Marion,
one week after he had opened State
headquarters on the tenth floor of
the Sir Walter hotel here. Mrs. J. B.
Spilman, of Greenville, State vice-*
chairman in charge of the organiza
tion of Democratic women, was equal
ly as pleased with the initial pro
gress. The two had spent the greater
part of the week in the field and said
they were speaking from first-hand
information, not from second-hand re
ports.
“The ninth congressional district
rally at Taylorsville and the great
24-county Democratic rally at Forest
City proved that Wiestern North Car
olinians are determined to give Presi
dent Roosevelt, Clyde Hoey and the
other Democratic nominees the great
est majorities we ever have polled
in that section,” said Chairman Win
borne. “The only fly in the ointment
is the fear that the wide-spread popu
larity of our candidates will cause
some of us to get over-confident and
that the majorities will be cut down
There is no danger of defeat
but we won’t be satisfied with a mere
victory this year. We want a land
slide.”
“In Franklin Roosevelt and Clyde
Hoey the women of North Carolina
have two Democratic candidates who
appeal strongly to women,” said Vice-
Chairman Spilman. “Each is a liberal,
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Charlotte Eagerly Aivaits
Roosevelt Visit Thursday
Carolinas Metropolis All Excited Over Coming of Pres
ident for Green Pastures Rally; Great Parade and
Military Display Arranged for Occasion
Charlotte, Sept. B—EagernessB—Eagerness and
excitement over Charlotte was appa
rent today as the time for President
Franklin D. Roosevelt’s visit here
steadily approached.
The President will make a special
trip to this city Thursday to deliver
an address before many thousands of
men, women and children expected
from seven southeastern states on
the occasion of the Green Pastures
Rally.
Charlotte presented a gala appear
ance today, with the nation’s colors
in flags, banners and bunting dis
played lavishly throughout the en
tire uptown section. The central
committee of the rally organization
originally made preparations for an
PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON
EXCEPT SUNDAY.
Fascists Discount
Offer To Surrender
San Sebastian City
Quits Spanish Post
;Doa Luis Calderon (above), Span
ish Ambassador to the United
States, has resigned his post. “I am
a true Spaniard,” he said, “and can
not retain my position while present
events arp occurring.” Calderon is
strongly pro-Fascist.
(Central Press)
New Deal
Issue For
Five States
(By The Associated Press.)
Voters .of five widely separated
states ballotted in primaries today
with national attention centered on
the contest in Georgia tomorrow,
where Governor Eugene Talmadge,
bitter critic of the New Deal, is trying
to replace Richard B. Russell, Jr., in
the Senate of the United States.
Primaries today included Washing
ton, Arizona, Colorado and Vermont.
In South Carolina a run-off was
being held between two Greenville
Democrats to choose a successor to
the late Congressman John J. Mc-
Swain.
Governor Talmadge has campaign
ed up and down Georgia charging
Senator Russell a former governor,
(Continued on Page Three.)
NEW HIGH PRICES
FOR TOBACCO SEEN
Wilson and Rocky Mount Both Aver
age About 25 Cents Per Pound
On Monday Sales
Rocky Mount, Sept. 8. —(AP)—Far-
mers brought approximately 500,000
pounds of tobacco to the Rocky
Mount market to be sold today. Yes
terday’s sales amounted to 690,456
pounds for $175,322.60 for an average
of $25.39 per hundred pounds.
WILSON AVERAGE HIGHEST
OF THE SEASON THUS FAR
Wilson, Sept. 8. —(AP) — Tobacco
prices set a new high for the season
on the Wilson market yesterday,
when growers received $25.65 per
hundred for 959,198 pounds. An esti
mated 500,000 pounds were offered
today, with prices running about the
same as the day before.
TARBORO AVERAGE PLACED
AT $27.54 IN MONDAY SALE
Tarboro, Sept. B.—(AP)-Officials
announced today 82,126 pounds of to
bacco was sold on the Tarboro mar
ket yesterday for $22,613.74 at an av
erage of $27.54 per hundred.
attendance of 100.000 persons but the
intense interest among this city’s 90,-
000 population and throughout the
Southeast caused the committee to
revise its estimates upwards and now
the leaders in this far-flung move
ment content themselves with saying
the crowd will be the greatest ever
to assemble in the South to hear
an address by the President of the
United States.
The rally has been arranged as a
non-partisan get-together and lead
ers in all phases of activity in Virgin
ia, Tennessee, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Georgia, Florida and Ala
bama have co-operated to assure at
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Governor of Northern Span
ish Resort Seeks To Save
It From Utter De
struction
REBELS, MEANWHILE,
MARCH ON THE CITY
Defenders at Dissension
With Each Other, While
Government Planes and
Artillery Bombed Rebel
Stronghold at Oveido; New
Troops Formed in Madrid
(By The Associated Press)
Spanish Fascists, moving in
four columns o nthe northern
resort of San Bebastian, looked
skeptically and with little in
terest today on an effort for
the city’s surrender, made by
the governor.
The governor, without the know
ledge of anarchists, who have threat
ened to fire the city rather than let
it fall into Fascist hands, made the
offer in an attempt to gain amnesty
for government defenders and to
prevent the destruction of the city.
With San Sebastian reported the
scene of dissension among defend
ing forces, and with mobs reported
pillaging amid a food shrtage, the re
bels expressed doubt that the govern
or could control the anarchists.
On another northern front, new
battalions of Asturian miners en
circled Oviedo, while government ar
tillery and planes bombarded the re
bel stronghold.
In Madrid, new divisions of armed
militia were organized hurriedly by
the three-day old LargolCaballero gov
ernment.
In France, where Communists are
clamoring for an end to the neutral
ity policy which has kept Socialist
Paris from sending arms to Socialist
Madrid, the tense situation eased
somewhat after a one-hour strike of
Paris metal workers Monday had
failed to move Premier Leon Blum
from his non-intervention stand.
President
Ready For
TripSouth
Washington, Sept. B.—(AP)—Presi
dent Roosevelt turned today from a
Labor Day spent quietly at the White
House to preparation of a speech he
will deliver Thursday at a seven-state
“green pastures” rally at Charlotte,
N. C.
He planned leaving tonight for the
North Carolina city over a train
motor route that will take him thro
ugh the Great Smoky Mountains from
Knoxville, Tenn., to Asheville.
Hiß schedule calls for arrival of his
special train at Knoxville at 10 a. m.,
central standard time, tomorrow. The
night stop will be at Asheville after
the day-long motor tour of the moun
tain park.
The President’s appointment Jlst
for today was curtailed to permit pre
paration of the Charlotte speech,
which he has described as non-poli
tical.
French Left
And Rightist
Groups Fight
Leftist Strikers At
tack Rightist Bar
racks; Government
Sends Rescuers
Cleremont-Fcrrand, France, Sept.
8. (AP) —Fighting broke out tonight
on the grounds of the local prefec
ture, where 2,000 rightist workmen
occupying the building were besieged
by thousands of striking leftists.
The angry leftists, members of the
General Confederation of Labor,
charged through lines of mobile
guardsmen to reach the rightists.
The rightists, who occupied the pre
fecture earlier in the day, insisted
they would hold it until the govern
ment ousted 7,000 striking workers
from the Michelin Tire Company fac
tory here.
After breaking through the double
ranks of guardsmen, , which were
thrown around the building, the left
ists finally were forced back after
several had been injured.