HENDERSON’S POPULATION 13,873 twenty-fifth year FDR SAYS SOUTH IS COUNTRY’S PROBLEM AMERICA’S HOLIDAY TOLL OF DEATHS IS NOW PLACED AT 515 'Change Prexy ♦ jsSg& ig- - William McC. Martin, Jr., 31-year old stock broker from St. Louis and chairman of the governing commit tee of the New York Stock Ex change, is pictured after he was unanimously selected to serve as the first paid president of the exchange. His salary is $48,000 a year. o running into some trouble with their proposed gigantic campaign a gainst syphilis—at least in securing cooperation of all the cities and coun tics. City boards of both Raleigh and ■Asheville are bucking against the cost. their participation in the drive — hi both cases it is contended that the existing city clinics can and will pro '■'ide the same service Reynolds pro poses and at much less cost. In Wake the health board wants something like $8,500 from county and eity combined. Mayor George Iseley quotes Dr. Sidney Smith of the pre sent clinic to the effect that the same Work as Reynolds proposes can be done for $2,500. As a result, partisans of the cam paign are charging that the real op position to the city appropriation com. & venereal specialists of Raleigi, »hn prefer to keep the busi , .(Continued on Page Three.) Linthcrsmt tlatltt Dtsuatrlt WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Only Three Persons Killed by Fireworks, But Auto Dead Are 256, Over Half Total 140 PERSONS DROWN WHILE IN BATHING New York. Leads With 39 Fatalities, Pennsylvania Has 33 and Michgian 27; Thirteen Deaths in North Carolina from All Causes During Holiday (By The Associated Press.) The toll of America’s holiday deaths —at least 515 died violently celebrat ing the 162nd anniversary of indepen dence—showed today that the nation has practically eliminated fireworks fatalities, but has failed to quell the menace of the motor car. Only three persons were killed by fireworks—all of the “homemade” va riety. Motor crashes on packed high ways, however, claimed at least 256 lives, half of the entire number. The rush for beaches and lakes and river resorts to escape immoderate heat in some sections of the country resulted in 140 drownings. Reports from 46 states and the Dis trict of Columbia also showed 27 per sons were shot to death, 20 commit ted suicide, 18 were killed by train and 50 died in various mishaps, such as falls, lightning and home accidents. The toll of 515 was below that of the Fourth of July week-end in 1937, when 563 were killed, but more than doubled the number for Memorial Day d—2so. h* - -,v - Neva York, with 39 deaths, led the states: Pennsylvania was second, with 33, Michigan third, with 27. Meanwhile, the holiday week-end’s toll of accidental deaths in the Car olinas 3tood at 21 on the basis of re ports tabulated today. North Carolina had 13, South Carolina 8. Victims in North Carolina includ ed: Drowned, Carol Briggs, of Crad dock, Va., at Bay View; automobile accident, Weldon Parrott and Herman Hickling, near Elizabethtown; George Edwards at Roanoke Rapids; scald ing, Ernest White, 5, Negro, Colerain. STOCKS DECLINE ON WAVES OF SELLING Profit-Sellers Have Their Inning In New York Exchange, With Losses Written Up New York, July 5. —(AP) — Profit sellers had their innings with the stock market today, and at the worst leading issues were knocked down one., to more than three points. Ac tivity was greatest just after the opening, when the list churned rapid ly. and for a brief period the ticker tape fell, behihd. From the first hour on, volumne dwindled appreciably, and at the close quotations were above the low marks in many cases. Transfers were around 1,7000,000 shares. American Radiator 15 1-8 American Telephone 142 American Tob B 79 Anaconda 34 7-8 Atlahtic Coast Line 22 1-2 Atlantic Refining 24 5-3 Bendix Aviation 14 1-8 Bethlehem Steel 60 1-2 Chrysler 65 3-4 Columbia Gas & Elec Co .... 8 1-8 Commercial Solvents 8 7-8 Continental Oil Co 10 Curtiss Wright 5 DuPont 1"2 Electric Pow & Light 12 1-4 General Electric 42 1-8 General Motors 38 1-8 Liggett & Myers B 100 1-4 Montgomery Ward & Co . -.. 43 1-2 Reynolds Tob B 41 1-2 Southern Railway 18 Standard Oil N J 54 3-4 U S Steel 59 3-4 SLUMP FOR COTTON SrUE TO LIQUIDATION .Favorable Weather Conditions Also Blamed for Setback In Prices During Day New York, July 5. —(AP) —Cotton futures opened off one to four points. Higher Liverpool cables were offset, by favorable weather and July liqui dation, against 55 notices. October eased from 9.02 to 8.95 shortly after the first half hour, when the list was six to eight points bet lower. October eased to 8.88, and at midday was with in a point of the low, with the list 10 to 15 points net lower. Futures closed eight to ten points lower. Spot quiet, middling 9.03. Open Close July 9-00 8.93 October 9.00 8.92 December 9.08 9.00 ... 9.14 9.08 ‘May ..9.X6 9.10 ONLY DAILY NEWSPAP ER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OF NukT'H CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. Lewis E. Teague, of High Point, defeated Oscar Barker, of Durham, for Congress in the run-off primary last Saturday in the sixth district: and W. O. Burgin, of Davidson county, has a slender margin over C. B. Deane, of Rockingham, for the nomi nation in the eighth district, in the run-off of Saturday. Both won Demo cratic nominations. Last Mail Bandit Gets Prison Term Asheville, July 5 (AP) —Rufus Costner was sentenced to 20 years in the Federal penitentiary today for his part in the $105,000 mail truck robbery in Charlotte five years ago. Costner was charged by the United States government as being the fifth member of a gang who held up and robbed th e mail truck. Detectivq Chief Frank Little john of Charlotte, said Costnef ad mitted participation in the robbery and led officers to the spot where SB,OOO was hidden. Rufus’ brother, Ike* Costner, Bas il Banghart and Ludwig (Dutch) Schmidt are serving long prison terms for the robbery. Another suspect, “Ice” Connors, was shot to death iiu Chicago some time ago. TSSaI Many Important Congress Committees Headed by Foes of Roosevelt By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Columnist Washington, July s—The New Deal ers’ objection to the seniority rule, under which chairmanships of con gressional committees are determined, is understandable. Each proposa 1 of a new piece of legislation is referred, upon its intro duction, to its appropriate committee in the Senate or House of Represen tatives. The committee to which such re ference is made has a deal to say con cerning that bill’s fate. The commit tee can report on it favorably or un favorably and its report counts con siderably. However, if a majority of the committeemen are hostile to the measure, they generally do not both er to report at all; the bill never gets out of the hands. It is “buried in committee,” as the saying is; Congress, as a whole, never gets (Continued on Page Five.) Carolina Power’s Profits Increase In 1937 Over 1936 Raleigh, July 5 (AP) The Carolina Power & Light Company, operating in North Carolina and the Pee Dee section of South Caro lina, reported today it made a 1937 net profit of $2,564,680.84, an increase of about $450,000 over the 1936 profit. The report was filed with Utili ties Commissioner Stanley Win borne. The company operates in the eastern North Carolina around Raleigh and around Asheville in the western part of the State. It listed 1937 income at $12,- 770,051.48 in 1930, and said expen penses last year were only $9,632,- 150.46, as compared with $9,654,- 683.60 the year before. WEATHER FOR NORTH CAROLINA. Fair tonight and Wednesday, with moderate temperature, HENDERSON, N.C., TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 5, 1938 Winners In Con gress Contests # iflin gg Y:: , :|^R J||g& jog P jU 'jflßilßi LEWIS E. TEAGUE -U;'V jH jj|k| *mmmm. SBp mm Up mMm 111 ill W. O. BURGIN Burgin Has Slight Gain In Returns «* Charlotte, July s.—(AP) —Official primary returns from Union county today increased the slender lead of W. O. Burgin, of Lexington, over C B. Deane, of Rocl ingham, for the Democratic nomination to Congress fr&m the eighth - fester The election board announced the vote as: Deane, 2,557; Burgin, 2,427. The unofficial figures were: Deane, 2,573; Burgin, 2,419. Deane thus lost 16 votes and his opponent gained eight. On the unofficial votes for the dis trict, Burgin had a lead of 25 votes. The Union vote, therefore, made his vote lead 49. Deane had four Monroe ballot boxes impounded this morning. The Union Election Board announced it would conduct a hearing in the matter this afternoon. Official returns from Hoke were identical with the unofficial figures: Deane, 589; Burgin 316. * Monroe, July 5 (AP) —'Ballot boxes of four Monroe precincts were im pounded today upon the request of C. B. Deane, of Rockingham, who trail ed W. O. Burgin, of Lexington, in un official returns fr(JHLOJUUDi ‘ IVHKT * fTBBNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY. Economic Troubles Os Nation Are Due To Conditions Here • Baffling Film Death Ring D. Gray . . . his death is mystery Investigation into the baffling Holly wood murder of King D. Gray, 53, motion picture cameraman, turns to ward a “dear daddy” Fetter from a mysterious woman in Pennsylvania and a secret post office lock box. The writer of the letter lives in New Castle, Pa., police said. Gray’s body was found in his auto parked in front of the Hollywood post office. The murder gun was missing. Gray, mar ried and with tv o sons, was describ ed as not having an enemy in the world. IYT ' nn * * *-'***'»■ INew Tension For France With Japan Japan Claims France Has No Right to Is lands Seized Off China Coast Paris, July 5. (AP) New dip lomatic tension between France and Japan appeared likely today to re sult from French occupation of the strategic Paracel island in the South China Sea, about 150 miles southeast of the Chinese island of Hainan, which Japan has been reported plan ning to r>eize. Reports from Tokyo said the Jap anese foreign office was studying the situation with “great care.” It was thought here that Japan might pro test against occupation of the island, which the Japanese contend belongs to China. The French foreign office said the occupation was a routine police mat ter of the French coloiiy of Indo- China, which claims jurisdiction there It was said at the foreign office, how ever, that the Paracels would serve as “excellent seaplane bases” in war time. Tells Harrowing Experiences Had In River’s Wilds Cerro, N. M., July 5 (AP)—While ho sought his wife to inform her of his safety, A. S. Hunt described today how he groped through a pitch dark wilderness, crawling with rattlesnakes after he and a boating companion were dumped into the roaring Rio Grand river. Hunt said he was joined today in the search for the body of E. R. Wakefield, whom he saw swept down the cascading stream when their craft upset Sunday in the Black Canyon near here. When ditch riders reported seeing Hunt wander off from the opposite side of the river after the crash, Mrs. Hunt came here from Denver and engaged guides to aid irf the search. Hunt turned up in a northern New Mexico sheep camp yesterday, but his wife’s whereabout were unknown. He was taken to Antonito, Col. FOUR PLAYERS OF CINCINNATI CHOSEN Cincinnati, Ohio, July 5. —(AP)Four members of the hometown Reds, in cluding young Johnny Vander Meer, hero of two consecutive no-hit pitch ing performances this season, were named today as starters for the Na tional League team in the all-s K-r baseball game with the American League team tomorrow. 8 PAGES TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY Unbalance for Nation An Whole Blamed on South and It Can and Must Be Righted PURPOES NEAREST TO HIS HEART NOW Describes Conditions In Let ter to Group of Southern ers Called to Capital To Lay Plans for Improve ment; To Start on Politi cal Trip Soon Washington, July 5. —(AP) —Presi- dent Roosevelt asked a group of south erners today to begin a survey of methods to improve southern econo mic conditions —which he described as “the nation’s No. 1 economic pro blem.” “We have an economic unbalance in the nation as a whole due to this very candition of the South,” he said in a letter to those at a meeting called by the National Economic Council. “It is an unbalance that can and must be righted, for the sake of the South and the nation. No purpose is closer to my heart at this moment than that which caused me to call you to Washington. “That purpose is to obtain a state ment —or perhaps I should say a re statement as of today—of the econo mic conditions of the South, a pic ture of the South in relation to the rest of the country, in order that we may do something about it; in order that we may not only carry forward the work that has been begun toward the rehabilitation of the South, but. that the program of such work may (Continued on Page Two.) Road Funds Apportioned Over State Raleigh, July s.(AP)—Vance Baise, chief engineer of the highway and public works commission, said today that $7,515,000 had been allocated for maintenance of State highways and county roads in North Carolina for the fiscal year 1938-39. State highways will get $2,938,500 and county highways $4,576,500. Reserves of ten percent were set up in each fund from the total legisla tive appropriation, which was $9,300,- 000. In addition, $211,500 was set aside for bridge maintenance on State highways and $643,500 for bridges on county roads. Bridge tenders, ferries and the like will cost $39,690 on State highways and $32,380 on county roads. By districts, the allotments, includ ing bridge tender and ferries funds, county road funds next, follow: First division, $295,016 and $432,862. Second division, $289,389 and $433,- 069, Third, $294,878 and $428,533. Fourtji, $277,188 and $464,591. Fifth, $296,090 and $508,760. Sixth, $298,328 and $461,000. Seventh, $279,523 and $499,126. Eighth, $283,733 and $449,732. Ninth, $283,086 and $466,999. Tenth, $341,269 and $431,828. Insurgents Make Gains In The East Hendaye, France, July 5. — (AP)— Insurgents swung down the Mediter ranean coast toward Valencia today and occupied Burriana, important highway point 20 miles north of Sagunto. They also marched into a section slightly to the cast and di rectly on the coast. Insurgents have been just outside Burriana since the capture of Vil lareal June 17. Occupation of the town followed in surgent reports they had smashed government lines south of Teruel in the Sarrion sector. Dispatches from General Varella’s field headquarters said his insur gents had advanced 12 miles since their sudden, relentless offensive south of the highway started Satur day. Thousands of government troops de fending almost surrounded positions in the Unversalles mountains were in danger of being trapped. On the ex treme eastern flank of the 50-mile Castellon de la Plana front, along the Mediterranean coast, insurgents were reported to have stormed the height* near Nules, strategic city on the coastal highway 14 miles north of Sagunto.