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I HENDEESQJUnj gateway to CENTRAL CAROLINA TWENTY-FOURTH YEAR BMML AND WMBOMIE GET COURT JOBS BLOODSHED RENEWED AS CIO KEEPS MANY STEEL MEN OFF JOB Threat of Fresh Strife in De troit Auto Industry Is Heard as Truce Nears End AFL MEN BEATEN BY AFFILIATES OF CIO Regulars Try To Return To Work and Are Prevented by Lewis Unionists; Ohio Governor Continues Ef forts for Peace But Picture Is Gloomy Johnstown, Pa., June 15 < A P ) --The CIO siege of steel, involving 80,001) strike-idle men in seven states of the Great Lakes region, gathered momen tum today with renewed skull-crack “ bloodshed and a threat ot fresh strife in the Detroit automobile field. Violence broke out at Ambridge, Pa. as 500 CIO pickets assaulted 50 mem bers of the rival AFL, seeking to re turn to work at the National Electric Products Company. A move for peace went forward at Columbus! |OhHo, Governor Martin Davey sought to bring steel and CIO leaders together in an agree ment. But the pre-conference atmos phere was gloomy. At Ambridge nearly a score of AFL men were beaten with clubs as they marched toward the company gates, chanting: “We re going to work.!” Police fired tear gas shells, but the AFL back-to-work movement failed. The men did not get to the plant. In Detroit, Homer Martin, NAWA, head, conferred with representatives of 17 locals throughout the country. Speculation immediately arose con cerning new demands the TJAWA will present to General Motors Corporation on expiratin of a “truce” agreement August 1. Warren, Ohio, steel moved from the Republic Steel plant for the first time in three weeks. Under the guard of railroad police, 35 carloads of raw materials were shunted into the mill and 35 carloads of steel went out. Meanwhile, here, in historic Cone maugh Valley, scene of the great flood of 1889, hate and fear boiled to the top as hard-fisted steel workers and strikers battled over the right to return to work. EDITH MAXWELL IS FAVORED BY COURT Wytheville, .Va., June 15 (AP) —The Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals to day granted Edith Maxwell, twice con victed of killing her father, the right to argue before the appellate court an appeal from her second conviction carrying a prison sentence of twenty years. - 4 JSilli ihwayMto BE PAINTED PLAIN Some of Them Won’t Be De signed as Patrols at All, Farmer Says Dally Dlipatrh Barea«, In the flir Walter Hotel. Ily J. C. BASKERVILL Raleigh, June lo. —Speed demons, reckless drivers and chance takers had better watch therr step, or rather their driving, after Jnly 1, since not all of the new highway cars will be painted aluminum color, as at pre sent, it was learned today. Some of them will be just plain black Ford coupes and coaches, just' like the re gular stock ears and hence cannot be “'potted” by drivers at a distance, and will ibe driven by the officers of the patrol. The reason given for not painting these cars like the ones that will be driven by patrolmen is that it will en able officers of the patrol to check up better on the activities of patrolmen, since the patrolmen will not be able to identify one of these cars as an other patrol car. However, it is a&* teed that if any of the officers in these cars observe any other drivers violating the highway laws, it wilf be their duty to stop and arrest the<m. It is als agreed that by not having cars that can be identified throug'h rear-view mirrors or from a distance highway patrol cars, a good many drivers are likely to get caught that now always slow down and drive care fully whenever they see a patrol car. “We still believe that the patrol cars driven by the patrolmen should be painted a special color so that they C; ui be readily recognized by day 1 or n ight as patrol cars,” said Captain Charles D. Farmer, commander of the Continued on Page Two.) fiFnfirrsmt fDatltt LHstrafrh Takes Harlow’s Role ♦ fir ' i if | Rita Johnson A newcomer to the screen, Rita Johnson is being groomed for the late Jean Harlow’s role in “Sara toga”, which was almost finished when death claimed the glamor ous film star. The script will be rewritten to fit Miss Johnson’s personality and the entire picture made over. —Central Pres* RESCtIEDATBILBAO BY LANDING PARTY Sailors from Warship Out side Besieged Capital Run Risk of Lives In Bold Deed FRANCO’S SOLDIERS ENCIRCLING BILBAO Pushing Further into Main Part of Basque Capital (from Suburbs; U. S. De stroyer Ordered to Scene To Save Americans Who May Yet Be In City Saint Jean de Luz, France, June 15. —(AF) —A landing party of British sailors rescued the British consul, R. C. Stevenson, from Bilbao under a hail of fire today. The sailors, with bullets whistling all about them, landed from a war ship outside the besieged capital, es corted the consul aboard and brought him to this French port. British officials made it plain they did not consider the landing party was under direct attack, but instead was caught in the line of general fire (Continued on Page Three.) HOEY KEPT ON G 0 MOST OF HIS TIME Governor Finds Heavy De mands on Him for Func tions Over the State Dally Dispatch Unreal*, In the Sir Walter Hotel. By J. C. ■BASKMttVILIi Raleigh, June 15. —Governor Clyde R. Hoey is being kept on the go so much lately making speeches and wel coming celebrities that some of h:s frie-ids are suggesting that he buy an airplane or some roller skates, or pos sibly both, in order to facilitate his pr rigrinations, which being inter preted means s o make it easier' ,for him to get around. “I really think I need so~ t' of these little airplanes th-'t you can land in a hack yard,” Governor Ecoy said this morning. “But I doub. if the rol ler skates would help much.’ Governor Hoey left here shortly alter noon today for Asheville, where he will spend the balance of the wee* at' the annual RiioTulendram Fes tival i. d where he will paiticipa.e in the reviewing of the festival parade. He may possibly get tack here late (Continued on Page Six.) ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. Lls n^?£‘ D A IRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. HENDERSON, N. C., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 15, 1937 , Future Generals Graduate at the Point This general view shows the scene at the graduation exercises of the United States Military Academy in West Point, N. Y. The lordly Hudson River, seen in background, was a fitting setting for the ceremonies which started the “future generals” on their careers. General Malin Craig, Chief of Staff, presented the diplomas and delivered the address to the graduates. (Central Press) To Probe Encroachment Os Jap Fishing Ships On Coast Washington, June 15 (AP) —The State Department announced today government representatives would be sent to the Pacific coast and to Alas kan waters to investigate activities of Japanese fishing boats reported to be operating near Bristol Bay, but outside American territorial waters. The action was decided upon after American fishing interests in those areas had advised Washington there were in Alaskan water an “unusually large number of Japanese fishing ves sels.” The communications were received about a week ago and addressed to President Roosevelt and various sena tors, pnd expressed apprehension lest HULL RATES BEST PREMIER IN YEARS Secretary Believes Interna tional Affairs Linked With Economies By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Columnist Washington, June 15.—(Secretary of State Cordell Hull, while a public man of ’ all around first-class ability, is more than any other one thing, an economist. An economist may seem like a queer kind of a specialist to head the State Department, which concerns it sfelf principally with diplomatic pro blems. When he was appointed I thought he should have had the treas ury portfolio. Yet he has trade a won ful success as cabinet premier. He had some trouble at the outset. One or two “brain trusters,” who didn’t un derstand his philosophy but who seemed to be, then, in closer touch with the White House than apparent ly he was, evidently worked at cross purposes with him. But Hull lived this dissent down. The dissenters are out of office. And Hull’s record genernliy is ac jopted, by New Dealers as well as by (Continued on Page Six.) m IP WEATHEP MAN FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Partly cloudy, possibly scatter ed thundershowers in central por tion tonight and Wednesday, and in north portion this afternoon or * tonight. the Briston Bay salmon fisheries be invaded by the Japanese. Meanwhile, a close associate of John Lewis took issue with that labor leader over wage fixing provisions of the administration’s wage and hour bill in another part of the capital. Lewis had opposed flatly any dele gation of power to an administrative board to set wages above bare mini mums. He expressed the belief such wage fixing would be a threat to col lective bargaining. Sidney Hillman, president of the Amelgamated Clothing Workers of America, an affiliate of Lewis’ CIO, told a congressional labor committee he strongly supported the wage fix Augusta To Have Liquor, Regardless t Augusta, Ga., June 15 (AP) — Colonel R. L. Chamber, Sr., direc_ tor of Augusta’s police department, defied demands for enforcement of Georgia’s bone dry laws today and declared licensed whisky will be sold here “as long as I have any thing to do with it.” Chamber’s stand thrust sharply to the fore the question of munici pal home rule on the liquor issue. The drys won a Statewide repeal referendum last week by a ma jority of more than 8,200 votes, but Augusta went wet, 4,698 to 827, or better than five to one. Few Cities, Counties In Default Now Finances of Most of Them In Good Shape Now; Vance On Honor Roll ■ f i Raleigh, June 15 (AP) —Charles Johnson, State treasurer and di rector of local government, report ed today $40,000,000 in interest charges would be .saved to North Carolinians by refunding opera tions in counties and municipali ties since IVSay, 1934. Johnston made his report to the regular quarterly meeting of the Local Government Commission. George H. Adams is in charge of the work for the commission. In May, 1934, he said, there were (Continued on Page Two) ing section of the bill. He saw in it an aid to collective bargaining “among the Lev/is-paid workers in many in dustries.” Hillman testified in support of the bill after George H. Davis, of Kansas City, president of the United States Chamber! of Commence, appeared against it. The Senate Finance Committee, meanwhile, recommended a one-year extension of nuisance taxes now due to expire June 30. The taxes cover commodities ranging from chewing gum to electric power. The House previously had voted a two-year ex tension of the levies, estimated to produce $650,000,000 annually. EARHART ARRIVES AT KAMI, INDIA Long and Interrupted Hop from Eritrea Ends in Safety of Flier Karachi, India, June 15.—(AP) — Amelia Earhart arrived here tonight at 7:05 p. m. (9:05 a. m. eastern stand ard time), completing a long and in terrupted hop from Massawa, Eritrea, on her “just for fun” aerial flight around the world. Earlier unconfirmed reports said Amelia had landed at Gwadar, Balu chistan, because of minor engine trouble. The round-the-world flier was ex pected to fly on to Karachi this even ing, the report had said. She had taken off early yesterday from Massawa, Eritrea, and had been unreported for 20 hours. PRICES DEPRESSED FURTHER IN COTTON Favorable Weather and Liquidation and Foreign Selling Carry Levels Lower New York, June 15. —(AP) —Cotton futures opened steady, three to five points decline on favorable weather and under liquidation and foreign selling. October recovered from 11.84 to 11.92 and later sold at 11.91, with prices generally one point net lower to one higher shortly after the first half hour. October, which had rallied to 11.98, sold at 11.95 at midday, when prices generally were 2 to 5 points net higher. Futures closed steady, unchanged to four higher. Spot steady. Open Close July 1 1 -*® H. 90 •October • 11.88 11.96 December H-86 11.92 January 11.89 11.94 March 11.91 11.98 May 1L95 12.00 PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. Appointments Are Made By Governor To Supreme Court On Supreme Court J. WALLACE WINBORNE ''***,.. .jsmsssno,. iM 'jp JUDGE M. V. BARNHILL. Might Have Slight Clue InKidnaping Garbage Men Tell How They Were Barred by Servant from Parsons House Stony Brook, N. Y., June 15. —(AP) —Two garbage collectors told Fed eral agents today that last Wednes day, the day Mrs. Alice McDonnell Parsons vanished, they were not al lowed to enter the Parson Long Is land home when they called. It was the first time such a thing had hap pened in four years, they said. The collectors, Arthur Chadwick, 31, and his Negro helper, George Win field, told their story to Earl Con nelley, inspector of the Federal Bu reau of Investigation, and Assistant District Attorney Lindsay Henry, of Suffolk county. It was their custom to enter the house, they said, descend to the base ment and collect the garbage, but that on Wednesday they were met by Mrs. Anna Kurpyanova, Russian housekeeper, and companion to Mrs. (Continued on Page Eight.) Two Killed When Car Crashes Off Road Into A Pole Albemarle, June 15. —(AP)— Battle W. Gaddy, 25, of Wades- ' boro, and Miss Cecile Hofer, of Taylorsville, died early today of injuries they suffered in an au tomobile accident here shortly, be fore midnight. Miss Geneva Whitley, of Con cord, and Dwight Ewing, of Bad , in, were hurt. Physicians said Miss Whitley’s injuries were severe. The accident occurred about 11 p. m. at the forks of the Badin and Swift Island roads in East Albemarle. The automobile left the highway and struck an elec tric light pole. Gad4y died about an hour after the wreck and Miss Hofer a short time later. 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY Walter J. Bone, Nashville, Law Partner of Cooley, Succeeds to Barn hill’s Post GREGG CHERRY WILL BE STATE CHAIRMAN Speaker of State House of Representatives Recom mended by Governor Hoey As Successor to Winborne; Meeting of Committee To Be Called Soon Raleigh, June 15.—(AP) —Governor Hoey appointed J. Wallace Winborne, of Marion, and Judge M. V. Barnhill, of Rocky Mount, today to the two new seats on the State Supreme Court. Gregg Cherry, of Gastonia, speak er of the 1937 House of Representa tives, received the approval of the governor to succeed Winborne as State Democratic chairman, and Wal ter J. Bone, of Nashville, was appoint ed to succeed Barnhill as resident su perior court judge of the second dis trict. The Supreme Court justices and su perior court judges each receives SB,- 050 a year pay. The 1937 legislature, carrying out a constitutional amendment approv ed last November, provided for a Su preme Court of seven members in stead of five, as now constituted. “One is a distinguished represen tative of the bench and the other an outstanding member of the bar,” said Hoey in appointing Barnhill and Win borne. “It was difficult to make a selec tion amid the wealth of judicial ma terial available for service on this high court,” he said. “It has been most gratifying that there has been no unseemly scramble for these po sitions.” All of the appointments, the gov ernor said, become effective July 1. Bone practices law as a partner with Congressman Harold D. Cooley. The governor released Winborne’s letter of resignation as Democratic State chairman, and said the ori ginal would be delivered to D. L. Ward, secretary of the State Demo cratic Executive Committee. Ward, he said, would call a committee meet ing “at some future date to select a State chairman.” LUMBERTON STRIKE COMPLAINT ENDED Labor Board Examiner Completes Hearing of Charges of Ouster of Union Men Lumberton, June 15. —(AP)—Ex- aminer Henry Hunt took under ad visement a complaint today made to the National Labor Relations Board alleging unfair labor practices in the Mansfield mills here. Hunt said a decision probably would be returned within 30 days. The hearing, attended by govern ment attorneys, lasted four days, with the textile workers organizing com mittee, a subsidiary of the CIO, at tempting to prove employers had been dismissed for union activities. Mill officials contended employees were dismissed for business reasons or they were unsatisfactory workmen. WESTEICOUNTIES PROMOTING SAFETY Section With Fewest Acci dents Is Aroused To Perils of Highway Dally Dlapatch Bnrena, In the Sir Walter Hotel. By J. C. RA«KRRVILL Raleigh, June 15.—The western counties are showing more and more interest in highway safety and are ac tively organizing further to reduce highway accidents, according to Di rector Arthur Fulk, of the highway safety division of the Department of Revenue. Director Fulk is leaving to night for Asheville to attend a meet ing of county commissioners from 21 western counties which comprise the Western North Carolina Safety Coun cil, at which ways and means for bet ter observance of the highway laws will ibe discussed, also for better co operation on the part of county and city law enforcement officers. “It is rather unusual and paradox ical that the portion of the Slate in which fewer accidents take place than any other portion has become the most interested in highway safety and accident prevention,” Fulk said. (Continued on Page Eight.)