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HENDERSON’S POPULATION 13,873 twenty-fifth year ROOSEVELT HOME AFTER ‘PURGE’ IN GEORGIA New Border Threat On Russian Front Brings New Crisis Member of Japanese Inspection Party At Sakhalin Is Reported Shot There Tokyo, Aug. 12. —(AP) —A new bor der incident involving Japan arid So viet Russia was reported today from Sakhalin island, where Japan and the Soviet Union divide control. Domei (Japanese) News Agency dis patches from Shikika, one of Sakha lin s main cities, declared Russo-Ja panese tempers had flared again ove r the alleged shooting of a member of a Japanese “inspection party” by a Soviet secret police agent. Japanese police rushed to the scene of the incident near the frontier, which separates Russian and Japa nese ha.ves of the long northern is land off the Siberian coast. Neither the name of the wounded man nor reason for the reported shooting was made known. The inspection group, led by a mem ber of Parliament, included numer ous prominent Japanese. The inci dent came while Russian and Japa nese troops kept* an armistice on the border of Siberia and Manchoukuo, where serious hostilities were waged from July 29 to August 11. Roper Thinks Europe Is Not ToHaveAWar Washington. Aug. 12. —(AP) —Secre- I tary Roper disclosed today a convic tion of high-placed English friends that Europe will pass through the crisis of war threats in the next 30 days. Roper, who returned this week from a month’s visit in Great Britain, said in an interview: “The people with whom I talked said that if they could get through the next month without war, there would be no general Eu ropean war for at least a year, and probably for years to come.” He explained that when he was in England two years ago Britain ap peared “jittery” about the prospects for peace because of their lack of military preparedness. “Now,” he continued, "the English believe their re-armament program is far enough along to command respect and peace.” Other developments: The first three years of the social security act cost the Federal Treasury 51,232,558,598, and brought in $887,- (Continued on Pag>e Four.) GOVERNMENT MEETS NEW REBEL ATTACK Hendaye, France, Aug. 12.—(AP) — The government moved shock troops to the Estremadura front, southeast Spain, today, in an effort to halt the insurgents’ rapid advance on the valuable Almaden mercury mines. Only six squads of militiamen held a strong defense line at the western outskirts of a point 24 miles west of Almaden, but they were fighting with determination to hold the strategic positions until reinforcements arrived Terror Grips Shanghai On Gang Threats Shanghai, Aug. 12. —(AP) —Tension born of terrorism gripped Shanghai today as the metropolis awaited with dread the anniversary tomorrow of the outbreak of Chinese-Japanese fighting in Shanghai. Anti-Japanese agitators threw two bombs at a Japa nese cotton mils in the Italian defense sector of the international settlement and caused the deaths of two Chi nese and injuries to 15. In the settlement’s American zone another gang eluded United States Marine patrols and bombed a Japa nese box factory without casualties. Japanese property in tl'ie British sec <or also was dynamited/ All gangs Officials of the settlement called out civilian volunteer military unit 3 composed of American and other bus iness men, to patrol streets or to hold themselves ready for emergency call 3 Russian mercenary soldiers were sum nioned to help keep order in the "'nch concession. Political propaganda squads, both ’ant i-Japanese and anti-Chinese, ac lively distributed pamphlets. V PERRY MEMORIAL. Ufr**** _ /jf HENDERSON. N. a H&tht ihsiratrfi LEASED WIRE SERVICE OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS. Sight From Dead ' : : •: WT' Si. i£- I lillllit: : £ lilllp jrif . : Jpj j mmi i fH f! i The Rev. U. E. Harding », , sees with dead woman’s eye Several days ago Margaret Carr, 80, of Berkeley, Cal., died after agreeing to give her eyes to two blind sufferers. And now, the two blind men look upon the world again through the eyes of Mrs. Carr. One of the patients, the Rev. U. E. Harding, an Oregon minister, is shown above. The delicate operations, transplanting the cornea of the dead woman’s eyes to those of the Rev. Harding and an unidentified man, were performed in San Francisco. >—Central Press Maxwell And Hoey Backing Road Program Daiy Dispatch Bureau, In The Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, Aug. 12—It’s quite impos sible to say which made the motion and which seconded it, but Governor Clyde R. Hoey and Commisisoner of Revenue A. J. Maxwell are obviousiy working in close cooperation in the matter of highway improvement. First, the commissioner comes out with a program calling for widening narrow roads and bridges, eliminat ing unbanked curves, hardsurfacing shoulders. Not far behind comes the Governor with an allocation of $2,- 200,000 from the highway fund sur plus “for widening narrow roads and bridges, removing flat curves and otherwise improving primary high (Continued on Page Eight) CARROLL SLAYING CASE GIVEN JURY South Paris, Me., Aug. 12.—(AP) —The fate of former Deputy Sheriff Francis Carroll, on trial for the murder of elderly Dr. James Littlefield, was placed in the jury’s hands at 2:14 p. m., east ern standard time, today. In clos ing arguments the jury was ask ed to decide whether Carroll mur dered Dr. Littlefield to conceal un fatherly “acts” toward his own daughter, Barbara, 18, or wheth er the murder was committed by Paul Dwyer, 19, Barbara’s former Sweetheart, and Carroll's chief accuser. Spending Not All An Evil Greensboro, Aug. 12. —(AP) Decry ing what he termed “the undeilying thought or hidden premise of the ca lamity-howlers that ail governmental expenditure is an unmitigated evil, Charles Johnson, State treasurer, tola members of the North Carolina Asso ciation of the Deaf in biennial con vention here today that “it must al ways be remembered that tax money is not irreparably lost,” and that “it is used to buy valuable goods and ser vices, quite like any other money we spend.” “I sometimes think,” he said, “taht. in the strenuous business of living our daily lives, too few of our people re cognize their dependence on govern ment.” _ , __ -uu, ONLY DAILY NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED IN THIS SECTION OFNORTHCAROLINA AND VIRGINS. HENDERSON, N. C., FRIDAY, AFTERNOON, AUGUST 12, 1938 Roosevelt Favors Opponent Os Se nator George If! wt mt H \ 181 jsgk JBBHHK < wm Mmmsm rip jf 9 H If |9§ji^ IHhI, mmi m ■ mSSm WHm BiIHUMIIHBiSy 1 ■ ■ i iniwf cfcS.Y : .: : . ............... ........ v .. ■■ ■ ~.,■ Warm Springs, Ga— In a surprise speech at a luncheon here Wednesday with the patients of Warm Springs Foundation, at which U. S. Attorney Lawrence Camp (right) and Governor Rivers of Georgia (left) were present, President Roosevelt (center) ca.led upon the Democratic voters of Georgia to send Lawrence Camp to the Senate over the incumbent, Senator Walter F. George, a New De al foe on many important issues. Picture made at Warm Springs luncheon. Two Election Contests Are Carried Into Court Bur gin Resists Award of Congress Title; So lici tor ship' Fight I s Begun Raleigh, Aug. 12. —(AP) —Two con tested Democratic primary results started their course in the courts to day, with the first hearing set for August 17 in superior court here be fore Judge W. C. Harris. Chairman W. A. Lucas, of the State Board of Elections, accepted service this morning on an order granted W. O. Burgin, Lexington attorney, whom the board declared the loser to C. B. Deane, of Rockingham, in the eighth congressional district, temporarily re straining the board from formally certifying its findings. A few minutes later, Lucas also ac cepted service of summons in a simi lar action filed by J. R. Young, of Dunn, declared the loser in the fourth district solicitorial race to Solicitor Claude Canaday, of Benson. Lucas said he-would file his answer to the Burgin case “as quickly as possible,” but could not work on it to day because of previous engagements in the western part of the State. The order restrains the board pending de termination of a mandamus action filed to require the board to declare Burgin the nominee. The complaint in the Young action was not filed immediately. The cases differ in that Burgin was apparently the winner on the face of returns of the second primary ori ginally reported by county boards of (Continued on Page Five) Wrangle Over Local Bonding Is Explained Daily Dispatch Bureau, In The Sir Walter Hotel. Raleigh, Aug. 12.—Everybody who reads the papers has read this week that there has been much wrangling and rowing over the revenue bond bill under which municipalities of the State will be able to operate any number of revenue-producing under takings by issuing so-called revenue bonds which are not “debts” of the units within the meaning of the Constitution. Everybody has read that the bone of contention has been a clause requiring municipalities which contemplate ope rating gas or electric power projects to get a “certificate of convenience and necessity” from the utility com missioner. They have read, too, (Continued on Page Eight, _ Blanks Available For AAA Refunds Greensboro, Aug. 12.—-(AP) —An- nouncement was made today from the office of Collector of Internal Revenue Charles.H. Robertson that blanks and procedure forms for making applications for refunds of taxes paid by cotton and tobacco farmers under the Kerr-Smith and Bankhead laws, part of the old AAA legislation, are now available in his office. The forms necessary to filing ap plications for refunds can be had by application to the collector’s of fice here. It is understood these forms will not be available from field deputies. Tax collections from tobacco and cotton ran into a considerable figure. Says Wallace Was Right In Blaming GOP By CHARLES P. STEWART Central Press Columnist Washington, Aug. 12. Ffanklin Waltman, the G. O. P.’s publicity di rector, had a lot of fun the other day with Secretary of Agriculture H e nry A. Wallace. Henry was invited to be his native state of lowa to keynote at its Dem ocratic convention. Now lowa pre-emi nently is a farm 3tate and, due tp bumper crops, farm product prices gen erally are pretty low this year, “What to do? Poor Henry Wallace!” re marked Franklin. “But Henry,” con tinued Brother Walt man, ‘‘does not have high - priced ghost writers for nothing. ‘lf you cannot boast about the New * Deal,’ they said, ?r „. ■■■■ y - jj ifik jjp ir ' Henry A. Wallace ‘blame it on the Republicans. Tell (Continued on Page Six.) Generally fair tonight and Sat urday; slightly cooler tonight. France Held With Fear of Germany Instructs Diplomats Abroad To Send All Data on Military Pre parations Berlin. Aug. 12. — (AP) —Nazi Germany is on virtually a war time footing as the time for an nual autumn war maneuvers nears. Nationwide preparations are proceeding at top speed for a type of maneuvers to he used by Ger many for the first time since the World War —creation of entirely new units for training reserves in six to ten weeks. Military observers were unable to estimate the number of troops involved in the fall war games, because the maneuvers are to oc cur scctionally rather than in a mass display. (Alarmed by foreign reports of extensive German military pre parations, France today ordered her diplomats abroad to send to Paris all available information concerning the maneuvers.) Paris, Aug. 12.—(AP) —France to day instructed her diplomats abroad (Continued on Page Eight Government Persecution Os Power Companies Hits Most American Citizens BY ROGER W. BABSON, Copyright 1938, Publishers Financial Bureau, Inc. Gloucester, Mass., Aug. 12. —The utility business has never regained its pre-depression popularity. Most every one thinks that the reason for this is the “death sentence” imposed on the industry by the Holding Com pany Act of 1935. Hov ever, I believe that the real cause is the constant in crease in utility taxation and public competition. Actually, cider the wise administration of the SEC, I feel that the "death sentence” may. in the lon«- iun, prove to be beneficial to the pow er business. But the governments festering of publicly-financed tax fm competition w : U never help tax payer, electricity customer ,-nor se curity holder. PUBLISHED EVERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDAY Plainly Calls Upon Voters For Defeat Os Senator George Want Leaf Quota Waived Entirely Clarksville, Tenn., Aug. 12.—(AP) —lndications here today were that the AAA would be petitioned to re lease growers from poundage quotas on Tennessee and Kentucky tobacco. :k. B. Anderson, State committee man, pointed out that the crop was ravished by the dread plant dis eases, b ack fire and wild fire, and ta d waiving of limitations on pounds would have a decided psy chological effect. lie said he had wired Fred Colby, State AAA exe cutive officer, suggesting a meet ing of agricultural leaders lier e to morrow to consider a petition. At Nashville associates said Colby was in Washington, an«d wou.d not return until the first of next week. They said, however, the meeting could l> e heid and a petition presented. Bond Bills Pass Senate 2nd Reading Both of Hoey Meas ures Ready for Final Passage in the Legisla ture Tonight Raleigh, Aug. 12.—(AP)—By unani mous votes and without discussion, the Senate passed on second reading today the two bills requested by Gov ernor Hoey to provide State and local unit participation in PWA-aided per manent improvements programs. The vote on each bill was 42 to 0. They had previously been passed by the House, and after a final third reading in the Senate tonight shortly after midnight will becohie law. The special legislative session, con vened by Governor Hoey to pass the bond bills and appropriate $75,00J for State participation in the 1939 New York World’s Fair, is set to ad journ at one o’clock tomorrow morn continued on Page Six.) JAPS MAKE RAIDS ON HANKOW CENTER Shanghai, P ug. 12. —(Al’) —A Japanese naval communique to night announced more than 1(H) Japanese war planes had carried out a “spectacularly successful” raid on the Hankow headquarters of General Chiang Kai-Shek. The announcement declared the raid was “100 percent effective” in at tacking military establishments at Hankow and Wuchang. Japanese estimated 500 casual ties resulted. No Chinese planes took to the air in defense of China’s provisional capital and its nearby sister city. Much has been wrUten about the huu'hness of the Utility Holding Com pany Act. While I doubt it there is any real need for the act at this time, 1 feel that investov: may be surprised by the little effect it will have on most ci'.opanies. Its pro/i cviis call foe the breaking up of holding concerns ■whose operating territories are not aJ jae nt to each other. Hence, there will be a lot of swapj in; of properties. V i.en this rearranging period is over, t l cre should be wercb-while economies in operation. Only in the case of over capitalized holding companies should this death sentence prove a hardship. Nazi-Like Persecution. Through the years I have applaud ed the New Deal in many of its po (Continued on Page Five.) O PAGES O TODAY FIVE CENTS COPY Says Senator and Ex- Governor T almadge Are Unacceptable To Him; Asks Election of Camp; Speaks Briefly On Stop at Greenville, S. C. Washington, Aug.—(AP) Presi dent Roosevelt arrived in Washing ton at 10:28 a. m., eastern standard time, today after a five weeks politl cal-pieasure tour. This ended his trip after he ha(4 told Georgia citizens in emphatic terms how he would like for them to vote in the Democratic senatorial pri mary. Mr, Roosevelt, in an address so vig orous that it surprised many of his listeners, said if he could vote irt Georgia he certainly would support Lawrence Camp, United States dis trict attorney in Atlanta. Speaking at Barnesville, Ga., yesterday, he nam ed Senator Walter George and form er Governor Eugene Talmadge as two candidates h*j clearly indicated were unacceptable to his administra tion. He did not mention a fourth candidate in the Democratic sena torial primary, W. G. Mcßae, Atlanta attorney. Speeding northward into South Carolina, he spoke informally from the rear platform of his train at Greenville. He was introduced by Governor Olin Johnston, who has pledged loya.ty to the administration in his race for the Democratic sena torial nomination. Earle Defies Arrest Move By The State Harrisburg, Pa., Aug. 12.—(AP)— Governor George Earle, demanding that District Attorney Carl Shelley arrest him on charges fired in last spring’s Democratic primary, today postponed for 24 hdurs a projected 10,000-mile airplane trip to await the results of his challenge. The delay, Earle said, would give Shelley "a chance to serve me with a warrant and back up his charges, if he wants to.” Shelley is directing a proposed grand jury investigation. The governor, accused along with 13 associates, with bribery, blackmail and political coercions, expressed con fidence "the. officials charged will be vindicated.” Attorney Earle Compson, one of (Continued on page six) Liquor Sale $7,062,497 In The State Moore Announces Breakdown of Reve nue Received in All of 27 Counties Raleigh, Aug. 12. —(AP) — Chair man Cutlar Moore, of the State Board of Alcoholic Beverage Control, report ed today that gross liquor sales in 2t counties having stores amounted to $7,062,497.49 during the fiscal year ending June 30. No county west of Durham has a store, and 73 counties are dry. The State got $493,628.17 in taxM from liquor stores. Moore said the cost of the li<lubr sold was $4,645,587.16; operating ex penses $573,993.04; counties set aside $128,269.82 for law enforcement, and net revenues were $1,249,907,03. Durham topped the counties irt sales, with $1,051,528.46, and Wake was next, with $812,279.50. Figures on the others included: Bedufort. $207,694.55; Bertie, $81,555.86; Carteret $105,846.45; Craven, $136,347.60; Dare $46,668.26; Edgecombe, $357,433.80; Franklin $125,905.65; Greene, $60,660,- 65; Halifax $382,196.85; Johnston, $387,368; Lenoir, $298,504; Martin, $146,732.41; Moore, $288,682.35; Nash $267,810.20; Pitt, $457,654.90; Vance $211,925.45; Warren, $110,635.55; Wash ington $60,183.74, and Wilson, $333,- 252.55.
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