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’HENDERSON gateway TO CENTRAL CAROLINA TWENTY-THIRD YEAR l ong Civil VTarln Ch in aAppea rsNow To Be A Certainty She*' • Province Local Gov ernment Abolished as Nanking Takes Com plete Control CHIANG KAI-SHEK’S RELEASE IS SOUGHT }jis American - Educated W ife and Her Brother, Dr. Soong, Nanking Leader, 1 eave for Kidnap Retreat To Negotiate for Freeing of the Generalissimo IViping, China, Dec. 23—(Wed nt>sda> ) —(AT) —A reputed offer from C hang Hsueh-Liang to “sub mit t>> any punishment Nanking A,h t«*cs” if Chiang Kai-Shek -tviil only adopt a policy of resist ,> to our foe,” was circulated in this ancient capital early to day. Hi ere was no official confirma tion. The so-called offer from Chang, who is holding the generalissimo prisoner at Sainfu, in an amazing demand for military resistance to Japanese “aggression,” was re ported contained in a telegram to a group of university chancellors here. • The chancellors had telegraphed Chang urging him to release the generalissimo. Nanking, China. Dec. 22 (AP) —A wife and a government worked side by side today to force Chinese rebels to release a husband and generalis simo. Madam Chiang Kai-Shek, flying to the mutineers’ headquarters at Sianfu hoped to gain her purpose by friendly activities. Government officials, negotiating at Nanking and Taiyuanfu, backed up their declarations with warnings of eventual military action against Chiang Hseuh-Liang. Kai-Shek's wife, accompanied by her brother, Dr. T. V. Soong, flew to Shensi, where her husband has been held for two weeks. WIFE AND HER BROTHER TO PLEAD FOR KAI-SHEK Nanking, China, Dec. 22. —(AP) — The American-educated wife of Gen eralissimo Chiang Kai-Shek flew to her husband’s prison today, despite the urgent protests of high officials for what was possibly a final effort to (Continued on Page Six.) Building Is Speeding Up Over State Raleigh, Dec. 22.—(AP) —Construe-, 'ion in North Carolina continued at a '•'ipid pace in November, the Depart !'< nt of Labor reported today, with building permits calling for 81.9 per (ent mote construction than in No vember. 1935. The 21 cities covered by the report ued permits calling for $1,079,786 Wv rMi of work, compared with $593,- :, -'i authorized in November last year, but the total was down 4.4 percent f"mi the $1,129,009 in October this year, Re irimitial building showed an in '"‘■a <■ of 2.5 percent over October, 1 i 139.8 percent over November a ago, the department report • bowed. Arrests In Flogging Is ! ikel) Soon Brunswick County Sheriff Makes An nouncement At Southport of Plans Southport, Dec. 22. —<(AP) —Sheriff ,J Russ, announced today he would ’m.ke one or more arrests in. the next ’ hours in connection with the 1 bonksgiving flogging of Jesse Cox d William Inman by a band of pray - night riders. At the same time, Sheriff Russ dls '■io.-ied Charles Hewette, of Brick Bunding, on the inland waterway, had ! ' 'nved another of a series of threat ' ‘ ing letters sent residents of the ;i (; b in which he was warned against hat the riders termed “mistreatment (Continued on Page Eight.) ' <4* # HENDERSON, H. % mttwtvstnx tmtlij Hispatrh L TU S^asB? E service OP 7-Hh, ASSOCIATED PRESS. Baby’s Corpse Is Found In Gutter Burlington, Dec. 22.—(AP)—The corpse of newly-born baby, wrap ped in a piece of paper and aban doned In a gulley just off Highway No. 10, near here, was discovered by hunters late yesterday when a dog sniffed the gruesome find. Coroner R. M. Troxler declared the baby had been left to bleed to death from the unbiiical cord, which had not been cut and tied off. An investigation has been opened. ISAREDRAWT FOR LIQUOR FIGHT IN THE ASSEMBLY County Option Stores Group In Majority at Present Time, Observers Declare DRYS MAY NOT OBTAIN BALANCE OF POWER But Wets See No More Rea son for State Referendum on Liquor Than on Sales Tax; Split Revenue With State Regarded Now As Being Wholly Unlikely Dally Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Walter Hotel. Hr J. C. BASKERVILL Raleigh, Dec. 22.—The lines are al ready being tightly drawn for the li quor fight in the forthcoming General Assembly as a result of the report of the State Liquor Control Commission which has just been made public. At the present time, those favoring li quor stores on a county option basis, as recommended by a majority of the members of the liquor control com mission, are regarded as being in the majority. But it is already apparent that the United Dry Forces, the W. C. T. U., and other “bone drys” whv are opposed to the legislation of the sale of liquor in North Carolina, have been greatly encouraged by the min ority report submitted iby three mem bers of the commission, in which they consent to Statewide liquor stores plan only after the approval of the State liquor control law by a State wide referendum election. The drys believe this minority report is going to be of great help to them in their drive not only to prevent the opening of any more liquor stores in the State, but to close those now in operation in 18 wet counties. Strategy of “Drys.” Two lines of strategy are going to be used by the “drys” in opposing the enactment of a Statewide liquor con trol law, political observers here al ready agree. The first of these is to foment disagreement between the 18 counties now having liquor stores and those favoring the combination State county control system as advocated by Continued on Page Five.) Escaped Poisoning Pressing his investigation of sensa tional poisoning accusations at Wil mington, N. C., Sheriff C. David Jones said he would charge Edgar Leßoy Smoak with causing the death of his two wives and attempting to poison Mrs. Bertha Stuart (above), mother of Smoak’s housekeeper, Mrs. Genette Harker. Smoak and Mrs. Harker al ready are charged with fatally pois oning his 15-year-old daughter, Annie Thelma. (Associated Press Photo). ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. Bishop Os York Denounces Edward VIII in Bold Tones York, England, Dec. 22.—(AP) —The archbishop of York broke his silence on the abdication of King Edward VIII today, and in words more out spoken than those which drew the fire of press and Parliament on the arch bishop of Canterbury, implied the monarch’s decision would not have been made “by a man of honor.” “The harm was not done in Decem ber, nor even in October, when the ROADS DAMAGED lIT LATE HEAVY RAINS But Those Maintained Are Standing Up in Much Better Fashion Daily Dispatch Bureau. In the Sir Walter Hotel. By J. V. BASKKBVILI* Raleigh, Dec. 22—The excessive rains of the last two weeks have done a great deal of damage to the high ways of the State, especially to the countv roads that are not surfaced, Capus M. Waynick, chairman of the State Highway and Public Works Commission said foday. But reports from division and district engineers indicate that the damage to the coun try roade which were repaired and worked over last summer and fall in the commission’s extensive im provement program of the county roads, in which it expended more than $3,000,000. “The kind of rains we have had for the past two weeks, especially in the eastern part of the State, are the worst in the world for any kind of roads, especially dirt roads,” Waynick said. “For these were slow, steady rains that soaked down deep into the subsoil. Os Course, all of the county roads have been muddy and there have been many hundreds of miles of county roads which we have not yet been able to improve which were very muddy and slippery. “However, there has been one en couraging feature, according to our engineers out in the field. That is that the hundreds of miles which we improved this summer by adding (Continued on Page Six.) Liquor Counties To Fight To Keep Their New Funds Raleigh, Dec. 22 (AP) —Repre- sentatives of 17 counties now ope rating liquor stores in Eastern North Carolina met here this aft ernoon to consider the liquor study commission’s report and lay plans to keep the revenue for the coun ties. Now the counties get all tije net profits from the stores, btit the liquor commission recommended State supervision of the stores with the net revenues being split, 20 per cent to the State and 80 per cent to the counties. Thomas Woodard, of Wilson county, is advisory committee chairman of the Eastern Carolina Association of County Commis sioners. HENDERSON, N. C., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 22 1936 Merrill Saves 10 as Ship Hits Mountain ———— V Driven from his course by cross-winds and forced to fly blind through low-hanging fog, Dick Merrill, fa mous transatlantic pilot, pancaked a huge Eastern Air Lines Douglas transport plane carrying eight pas sengers f £om Miami to New York, into a mountainside eight miles north of Port Jervis, N. Y. All the pas sengers, John Battle, the co-pilot, and Jay Sisson, steward, escaped injury because of Merrill’s superb airmanship. Merrill himself was injured, but not gravely. He is shown in the inset, in the x-ray room of St. Francis Hosoit&l. Port Jervis* (Central Press) intention of marriage was announced to the prime minister,” York declar ed in his January letter to his diocese, “but much earlier.” “It has happened that many a man before now has found himself begin ning to fall in love with another man’s wife. That’s the moment of the cri tical-decision, and the right decision is that they should cease to meet be fore passion is so developed as to create an agonizing conflict between Scores Seek Jobs On New Social Board Dally Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Walter Hotel. By J. C. BASKERVILL Raleigh, Dec. 22—The new Unem ployment Compensation Commission, which officially took office yesterday, is already being swamped with hun dreds of applications for jobs, Chair man Charles G. Powell revealed to day. These applications have been and still are coming in by mail, tele graph, telephone and in person. But so far no decision has been reached either as to who or how many will be given jobs to start with. All of those who are given jobs at the start will be on a temporary basis and will have to pass a civil service examination within six months in order to stay on (Continued on- Page Eight.) KNOXVILLE LABOR WOULD OUST JUDGE Central Union Says Judge Gore De fied U. S. Supreme Court in Ruling on the TVA Knoxville, Tenn., Dec. 22. —(AP) — The central labor union of Knoxville adopted a resolution last night ask ing impeachment of Federal Judge John Gore “for defying a decision of the United States Supreme Court” in granting 19 power companies a tem porary injunction against the Tennes see Valley Authority. The resolution said the Supreme Court “could find no possible grounds to stop the TVA, and so decided this year in the Ashwander case that the TVA not only had the right and au thority to build dams and power plants, tut, therefore, must have the right and authority to build transmis sion lines anywhere for distribution of current so produced.” *L Jr? DAYS wJi^TILL love and duty. “That decision has often been taken by men of honor.” The archbishop of York, ranking second only to Canterbury in the Church of England, declared any kind of love conflicting with duty ig “not the love of which the gospel speaks.” The archbishop described the com ing coronation of King George VI as a “re-dedication of our whole na tional life and ourselves as citizens.” FOREST FIRE LOSS AT NEWLOW LEVEL Damage Per Fire in Novem ber Sets Figure Without Equal in 1936 Daily Dispatch Bureau, In the Sir Walter Hotel. • Bv ./ C BASKEHVILI. Raleigh, Dec. 22. —Forest fire de struction, reduced to the smallest fig ures for the year during the last few months, was confined to the lowest average per fire for the year during the month of November, according to the report of the division of forestry of the Department of Conservation and Development today. A total of 128 forest fires in the 59 cooperating coun ties were recorded for the month, but the average per fire amounted to only 21 acres, two acres under the area cov ered by the fires in January. Damage remained low for the month, with a total of only $5,570 of destruction for the period, while the area burned over was only 2,740 acres.. The fires were fairly well distribut ed over the State, the largest num ber—33—being reported from the southeastern part of the state and the smallest number—l3—shlown in the middle eastern district. The largest number of fires was caused by campers, hunterg and fishermen, who (Continued on Page Six) unp . n /°i lreaty Cruisers Will Be Made Into , Aircraft Fighters London, Dec. 22.—(AP)—Great Britain announced. today she would convert five oyer-age cruis ers into “anti-aircraft ships.” The cruisers, which will be sav ed from the scrap heap through invocation of the escalator clause of the expiring London naval treaty, thus will become the first such craft in history.. OUR WEATHER MAN rat ttllll'rij CAKOUNA- Fair tonight and Wednesday; somewhat colder tonight. PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. PRESIDENT OF CUBA IS PLACED ON TRIAL WITH OUSTER SURE Pope Will Speak Despite Illness Vatican City, Dec. 22.—(AP)— Pope Pius meditated today upon the Christmas eve message he will broadcast to the world. A semi-official Vatican bulletin said his health “continues to im prove.” Vatican sources said physicians to Pope Pius were dismayed by the Holy Father’s intention to broad cast a message to the cardinals. The doctors hurried to he papal apartment and were understood to be trying to forestall His Holiness’ overwhelming enthusiasm for the project. Madrid Hit By Terrific Air Bombing Attack from Planes Worst in Many Days; One Ship Crashes to Earth iMiadrid, Dec. 22. —(AP) —A squad ron of Fascist airplanes bombed the northwestern Rosali s district today in the first air raids for many days. One plane, reputedly an insurgent ship, crashed during the bombard ment. Socialist pilots took off at the first signal of the aerial attack and succeeded in driving the Fascist ships from their positions over the subur ban areas. Government authorities announced the closing of the Portuguese con sulate at Gijon, northern coastal port. The instruction, issued on a 24- hour notice, was accepted by the Portuguese consul. Fascist insurgents earlier had shell ed Pozuelos and launched a fresh at tack on government lines near the San Fernando bridge. Several government concentrations were bombarded, but little damage was reported. Nude Body Os Patient Is Located Baltimore, Md., Dec. 22. —(AP) — The head of a mental disease hospital identified a nude woman found dead in the gas-filled kitchen of a deserted country club today as a patient who had escaped from the hospital. Dr. Silas Weltmer sai-i the dead wo man was "Mrs. Edith Gaither, 33, who disappeared from the Spring Grove. State Hospital last night. The hos pital is : i ar a golf club closed for the winter two months age where the woman was found. Herbert Schaub, bar tender at the club locker house, discovered the body. He said he had gone to the locked building—whien is inspected daily by club attendants—to get some flower vases. Scnauo «aid he smelled ga.* when he went in, but picked up the vases he needed and was on the? way out when he met W. C. Bauer, club manager. He told Bauer the place smelled of (Continued, on Page Six.) F. D.’s New Guard ?. mmmmk J Jjjj ;|jv ; j ') Thomas E. Qualters (above) , 82- year-old Massachusetts State pa trolman has been chosen to replace the late Ous Qennerich as personal bodyguard to President Roosevelt. (Central Press/ 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY Miguel Gomez All But De posed as Senate Hears Charges Brought by the House INCURS ANGER OF MILITARY LEADERS Vetoes Sugar Tax Bill In tended To Raise Money to Teach Children by Mili tary Men, Step Called By Gomez “Fascist Tumor” on School System Havana, Cuba, Dec. 22. —(AP)< — Miguel Gomez, whose ability to win, qien lose, high places ig becoming al most traditional, stood ouster trial on ' impeachment charges before the court of Cuba’s Senate today—all but count ed out of office. He was generally conceded the com plete loser in his struggle with the island’s military iron man—Colonel Fulgencio Batista, the army chief of staff—on the decisive issue of a sugar tax to open hundreds of rural soldier taught schools. Impeached by the House of Repre sentatives early today by a three-vote margin, Gomez seemed definitely on his way out of the presidential palace, and quickly. The Senate was called together at noon to try him on the impeachment charges, accusing him with interfer ing with legislative prerogatives. He opposed the sugar tax hill because he considered the army school system a “Fascist tumor.” Rose Store Burned At Whiteville Whitevtlle, Dec. 22. (AP)— j Fire which swept through six buildings here early today did damage estimated from $75,000 to $200,000 by various sources, and several firemen were injured, two seriously. The burned firemen are Leon ard Heath and Howard Atkins. Whiteville, Dec. 22.—(AP) —A $200,- 000 fire which swept through six (bus iness buildings here was brought un der control early today after a two hour battle. It broke out about 10:30 p. m., in Rose’s ten-cent store, fronting on the main thoroughfare and quickly spread over half a block. Equipment and men were rushed here by Lumberton and Chadbourn to help the local firemen, who had only a single truck. Wilmington also sent men and equipment, but the fire wae under control when they arrived. Beside the ten-cent store, a barber shop, a furniture store and a meat market were gutted. Fireman Leonard Heath suffered burns said not to be serious. Rescuers Go To Bodies Os Lost Pilots Bodies of 2 North west Plane’s Crew in Idaho? Other Liner Mystery Spokane, Wash., Dec. 22.—(AP) Breaking a trail through fog and rain into almost impenetrable timber l&njr, rescue parties pushed today to the summit of Cemetery Ridge in the mountains of north Idaho to the wreckage of a Northwest Air Line mail plane. In the wreckage reportedly are.the bodies of Pilot Joe Livermore and Co-Pilot Arthur Haid, the only oc cupants of the ship when it crashed Friday near the top of 6,000-foot high Cemetery Ridge, south of Kellogg, Idho. Nfo word had been received late in the morning from the main party, headed by Fred Cunningham, an ex perienced woodsman. The group left Kellogg yesterday afternoon. SEARCH FOR SALT LAKE PLANE IS SHIFTED SOUTH Salt Lake City, Dec. 22.—(AP)— Search for a missing Western Air Ex press plane and its seven occupants, which vanished a week ago today, was shifted far to the south by private and commercial ships as army reserve . fliers took over aerial patrols here.
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