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Your Best «Fbr The Needy Through The Community Chest HENDERSON GATEWAY TO CENTRAL CAROLINA TWENTY-FOURTH year MAI MIST OMAN AIM HALT CHINESE WAR TOKYO SAYSU. S. AND OTHERS SEEK MEDIATION ROLES Germany, Italy and England Moving for Peace in Sino-Japanese Con flict In East better be active, SPOKESMAN STATES Those With Large Interests In China May Well Seek Amicable Settlement, For eign Offifce Says; Chinese r Bid for Peace Will Be Welcome Shanghai, Dec. 8. —(AP) — The possibility that China might form a new government without Pre mier General Chiang Kai-Shek and make peace with Japan was advanced by authoritative ouar ters here today. The general's departure from Nanking in the face of the ad vancing Japanese army, these au thorities said, likely would cause subordinates to undertake what ever settlement was obtainable. This possibility would lead to a new government, recognized by Japan and eclipsing Chiang. Rumors of Chinese- Japanese negotiations to save Nanking from the fate that befell Shang ghai were heard on every side. Tokyo, Dec. 8— (AP)— A Japanese Foreign Office spokesman hinted to day that the United States and three other powers were attempting to mediate the Chinese-Japanese war. • Japan is waiting to hear the re sults,” he said. Meanwhile, Tokyo clung to the hope that China would Continued on Page Five.) Bombings Damaging For Spain Madrid, Dec. 8 (AP)— Barcelona and other towns of government-held eastern coast of Spain and Palma, Bal earic islands air and naval base of the insurgents, sifted the debris of shattered buildings today for victims of air raids reported to have taken hundreds of casualties While 15 insurgent war planes swept in from the Mediterranean yesterday to bomb Barcelona, capital of the Span ish republic, 24 government air raid ers -panned the 150 miles of sea be tween the eastern coast and Mallorca to (strike a devastating blow at t!he insurgentjbase at| Palma. A heavy toll of dead and injured was reported from Barcelona and other coastal towns caught in the in surgent air raid. The government air men reported they dumpedthousands cf pounds of bombs on military objec tives at Palma. In Madrid, now under insurgent siege for 13 months, several persons were killed by artillery fire in one of the city’s principal markets. Women standing in line for vegetable rations were among the injured. PETROLEUM GROUP GATHERING POWER May Become Great Politi cal Organization Under Sparger’s Guidance Dally Dispatch Boren**. In the Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, Dec. B—There is being built up in North Carolina an organization which can very readily become per haps the most powerful political ma chine in the state. The organization is the North Caro lina Petroleum Industries Committee an d the building is being done very largely by S. Gilmer Sparger, a #>li t>oal wizard of no means proportions. Sparger, whose home is in Stokes ™ a ' a member— in fact still is a mem h('T -of the 1937 State Senate. He is organizing the gasoline, oil allied industries men of North Carolina into a cohesive body. When ‘ is stated there are between 10,000 arolina, the octopus-like tentacles of H group can be imagined. Giving Continued ma Page Five.) Hcniirrsmt Hatht Htspalrb COTTON PRODUCTION OF 18,746,000 BALES BIGGEST ON RECORD Hiccoughs a Week Hr Jr *’ \ : .W jf v :: mM . / Dee Mack ... can’t stop hiccoughing After hiccoughing for a week, Dee Mack of San Francisco was given sleeping tablets by physicians to relax her nerves. But she con tinued to hiccough in her sleep. —Central CHINESE DESIF NANKING PROPERTY 10 BALKJAPANESE Bridges Being Blown Up and Village Walls Being Levelled Ahead of Invader ANCIENT CAPITAL SEVERELY SHELLED Steady Stream of Civilians Move to Safety Zones, and Despite Imminence of At tack, Authorities Maintain Order; U. S. Gunboat Is On Hand Nanking, China, Dec. 8. —(AF) — Chinese troops blew up bridges and levelled village walls in Nanking’s eastern suburbs today in an effort to destroy all possible cover Japanese at tackers could use in an attack. The capital awakened to the thun der of artillery. Despite the imminence of attack, authorities maintained good order. There was a steady stream of civil ians to a semi-safety zone. Military defense preparations were far advanc ed to prevent any possible last-min ute panics. Two British gunboats moved a mile and half up the Yang tze to avoid consequences of an ex pected bombardment by the Japanese. In Shanghai, Japanese ministry au thorities warned all foreigners and Chinese non-combatants to evacuate (Continued on Page FiveJ Series Os “Guides” About State Soon Will Be Ready Almost Every Form of Information About Sports Re creation and Industry Included; Mass of Data As sembled by Conservation Department Dally Dispatch Buresn*. In the Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, Dec. a—The advertising division of the Department of Conser vation and Development is nearing completion of a series of “Guides .o the State which will cover almost every phase of activity in Tar Heelia. Already printed, and now; in a sec ond edition stage, is “Variety Voca tionland”; soon to come are Fishing and Hunting,” “Golfing, Home Seekers” and “Industrial S u * d ® 3 - When the series is completed ther will be scarcely a single topic upon which the. division will not have avail kBASKD WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. Increase Over Half Million Bales Above October Forecast By Gov ernment PREVIOUS~RECORD WAS BACK IN 1926 Heaviest Per-Acre Yield On Record Caused New High in Production, With 284.6 Pounds on 33,930,000 Acres; North Carolina To tal 775,000 Bales Washington, Dec. 8 (AP) —The De partment of Agriculture forecast an 18,746,000-bale record cotton crop to day in its final 1937 estimates. A bale is figured by the department at 530 pounds gross weight. Last month’s estimate was 18,243,- 000 bales, an increase of 670,000 bales over October. The previous record was 17,978,000 bales in 1926. Last year 12,399,000 bales came from the fields, and in the five years, 1928-1932, an average of 14,667,000 bales was produced. The heaviest per-acre yield on rec ord caused the new production high. The department r id it was indicated an average of 264.6 pounds had been grown on 33,930,000 acres. This compared with 34,383,000 acres (Continued on Page Three.) TAKE THREE MORE ESCAPED CONVICTS One Arrested Near Raleigh, Two at Petersburg; Nine Escaped Near Sanford Raleigh, Dec. B.—(AP)—Three more prisoners who escaped from the Lee county prison camp Sunday night were caught today. Oscar Pitts, superintendent of pri sons, announced that William Casey, convicted in Duplin county, had been taken at the home of an uncle near here. J. R. Deas, sent up from Guil ford, and Gordon Taylor, convicted in Robeson, were taken at Petersburg, Va., and Pitts said they were alleged ly in possession of an automobile stolen in Sanford. Nine men got away in a break, but only Trollie Conner, of Bertie county, and Donnie Owen of Robeson, are still free. CONCORD’S HISTORY IS LAUDED BY HOEY Governor Speaks at 100th Anniver sary of City; Urges Endur ing Things of Life Concord, Dec. 8 (AP) —Governor Hoey urged citizens of North Carolina today to re-dedicate themselves “to the enduring things in our State and national life, and have a finer appie ciation of the enlarged opportunities which have cpme to al the people,” as he reviewed 100 years of Concord s progress. The governor spoke at the city’s cen tennial celebration exertises. A part of the centennial celebration was the dedication of a new armory, and the governor praised the “gallant military units, the inheritor of the fame of its predecessors and the worthy successor of these previous military organizations, and itself a mighty force for peace and good order in this commonwealth, and a part of the right arm of our national defense.” able for distribution a mass of detail ed information. The “Hunting and Fishing Guide,” for which there have been hundreds of requests .will be off the press with ing the next week, according to Bill Sharpe, head of the advertising di vision; while copy for the “Golfing Guide,” prepared by O. B. Keeler not ed Atlanta authority on the sport, ; s virtually complete. It should be out before the. end of the current month. The “Home Seeker’s Guide” is in course of preparation, with much of -Continued on Page Five.) HENDERSON, N. C., WEDNESDAY AFTERNO ON, DECEMBER 8, 1937 8,000 Haitians In Nearby Soil Slain Port-Au-Prince, Haiti, Dec. B. (AP)—President Stenio Vincente estimated today that B,CDO Haitians have been slain on Dominican soil since October. He said the slayings were “definitely and positively not a border incident, hut the assassin ation of Haitians on Dominican soil far beyond the border.” Early reports plated the number killed at about 5,000. The killings, according to George Leger, Haiti’s foreign minister, occurred when the Dominican government, after revoking the !T ~ laborers to work in the Dominican Republic’s cane ueius, round-up of Haitians to be expell ed from Dominican territory. I937COTTONCROP INCOME SHOULD BE AS MUCH AS 1930 Government Bureau Says Price Is Lower but There Is So Much More To Be Sold BROUGHTFARMERS ALMOST A BILLION Government Price Adjust ment and Soil Conserva tion Payments Included in Figures for 1936; Smith Charges Under - Grading Very Costly Washington, Dec. 8. —(AP) — The Bureau of Agricultural Economics said today that, despite substantially lower prices, this year’s huge cotton crop should give growers a total gross income equal to, if not larger than, that of last year. Income on the 1936 crop was esti mated to be $987,100,000, This com pared with $861,000,000 in 1935, and $822,000,000 in 1934. The bureau included government price adjustment and soil conserva tion payments in figuring the totals. It said the combined income from cot ton and cottonseed was 15 percent larger than in the previous season, more than twice as large as 1932 and 1933, and about seven percent larger than the average for the five years ended with 1932-33. During the first three months of (Continued on Page Three.) Cold Wave Leaves;New One Coming (By The Associated Press.) The Carolinas enjoyed a momen tary respite today from a premature cold wave which has gripped the State for three days, but colder weather was predicted again for tomorrow. Although temperatures generally were several degrees higher than yes terday’s lows, the mercury at many points continued far below freezing. Mount Mitchell, where a low of 14 degrees below zero was reported yes terday, warmed up today to a mini mum of six above. Asheville, whose weather dropped to four above yester day, registered a low of 16. The official forecast said there would be light snow or freezing rain (Continued on Page Five.) SHOP EARLY House Committee Drops Idea' Os Federal Income Taxes On State , Municipal Employees RECOVERS FROM MYSTERY DISEASE B] Mrs. Helen Traska with nurse and baby—who was saved Although 11 babies have died from a mysterious intestinal ailment in a Chicago hospital, this baby, Sandra Peterson, has recovered from the disease and now is at home with her mother, Mrs. Helen Traska. A nurse. Mable Peterson, is nhown and baby. —Ci utral I'rvM* Duke Power Case Based On Constitution Ground Payne Believed Seen at Shelby Shelby, Dec. 8 (AP)—Sheriff Ray mond Cline .said today two men, one believed to be Bill Payne, wide ly-huntedjdesperado, held up a fill ing station attendant near here last night and robbed him of $l2O. The sheriff said Frank Bradley picked up a photograph of Payne from 12 unmarked pictures and said It resembled one of the rob bers. Bradley said the two men drove into his station and ordered gasoline. When the tank was fiUed, Bradley said, the men thrust guns against his rib and took his pocket book and a quantity of cigarettes. They drove away toward Asheville, he said. Sheriff Cline said Bradley’s de scription of one of the robbers was similar to Payne’s and commented that “there is a strong possibility” he was the man. THREE VIEWS UPON CONTROL OF CROPS Bankhead Accused of Try ing to Sway House To Compulsory Idea By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Columnist Washington, Dec. B.—Speaker Wil liam B. Bankhead of the House of Representatives is being considerably criticized by congressmen, who blame him for trying to influence legislation. Undoubtedly he has tried to do so. Specifically the speaker belives in compulsory control of crop production (Continued on Page Five) PUBLISHED BVBKY A’rTBANOOM EXCEPT SUNDAY Right of PWA To Finance Local Power Project Is Argued Before Su preme Court DECISION POSSIBLE AT JAN. 3 SESSION Duke Company Seeks To Prevent $2,852,000 Ad vance to Greenwood Coun ty, S. C., for Building Buz zard Roost Power Plant; Six Hours Consumed Washington, Dec. B—(AF8 —(AF) —Counsul for the Federal government and Green wood county, S. C., defended before the Supreme Court today the right of the Public Works Administration to finance construction of publicly own ed power plants. Their arguments, together with a brief reply by counsel for the Duke Power Company, concluded a six-hour debate on constitutionality of the government action. A decision is pos sible January 3. The Duke company sought to pre vent the PWA from kaing a $2,852,- 000 loan and- grant to Greenwood county for a plant at Buzzard Roo3t, S. C., D. W. Robinson, who appeared for the county, said the Public Works Administration had made an investi gation of the loan and grant to deter mine, among other things, the ques tion of “reasonable security.” He made a detailed and technical (Continued on Page Five.) WEATHER FOIL NORTH CAROLINA. Clouay, probably occasional light snow or freezing rain in the interior and rain on the coast to night and Thursday; slightly war mer in east and central portions tonight; colder Thursday after noon and night. 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY COTTON REPORT IS WEAPON IN HANDS OF CONTROL GROUP Acreage Restriction Advo cates Find It Strong Argu ment in Congress Debate MANDATORY LOANS ON CORN APPROVED Wallace and Commodity Credit Corporation Can Extend Credit at Their Wish; Court Decision Vir tually Nullifies State-Muni cipal Tax Plan Washington, Dec. 8 (AP) —A House tax sub-committee abandoned today proposals for Federal taxation of in come of State and municipal.employ ees, and interest on State and munici pal securities now tax-exempt. “The sub-committee agreed that in view of the Supreme Court decision on Monday, no recommendation would be made along either line,” said Chair man Vinson, Democrat, Kentucky. The court decision held that Wash ington and West Virginia might tax gross incomes received by contractors for building locks and dams for the federal government. Some committeemen said the deci sion had “thrown cold water” on the idea that State and municipal employ ees might be subjected to Federal tax, and that tax-exempt interest might be a source of revenue. COTTON REPORT WEAPON FOR CONGRESS SPONSORS Washington, Dec. 8 (AP) —Congress still talking about farm aid, received an Agriculture Department report to- Contlnued on Pace Five.) ASKS MEDIATION - IN SHIPPING INDUSTRY Kennedy Wants Labor Service Simi lar to That Now Prevailing For Railroads Washington, Dec. B.—(AP)—Joseph P. Kennedy, chairman of the mari ‘ime commission, asked a Senate com mittee today to create a mediation labor service for the shipping indus try, and to liberalize government sub sidies under terms of the merchant marine act. He said eight months of operations under the act, designed to re-establish a powerful America-own ed and operated shipping fleet had “revealed two most serious ailments, the replacement problem a.nd the sit uation with regard to labor.” In the face of announced opposi tion by organized maritime labor, Kennedy asked Congress pattern arbitration of marine labor disputes after that operated under the railway labor act. 25 UAWAINARE HELD AT DEARBORN Group Arrested Trying To Distribute Literature in Forbidden Area Detroit., Mich., Dec. 8. —(AP)—Dear- born city police arrested 25 members of the United Automobile Workers of America this afternoon when they at tempted to distribute union lierature in a “prohibited area” at the gates of the Ford Motor Company. The union members offered no resistance. A dozen state policemen assigned as “observers” were on duty in the area, designated by Mayor John Carey, of Dearborn, as one of congested traffic and in which union activity is for bidden. The union immediately said it would defy the order, and State Police Com missioner Oscar Olander ordered his detachment of troopers to stand by. The prohibited area was the scene of a riot last May 26, when the union attempted to distribute its literature.
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