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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-20
Paramount
Suing i MCM
100000
Plaintiff Ch arg S
Goldwyn Enticed
Gary Cooper Away
from Their Lot

Los Angeles, Cal, July 2O.-(AP)-
Paramount Pictures Corporation filed
a $4OOO,OOO damage suit today against
Samuel Goldwyn, film producer, and
the company that bears his name, for
allegedly "raiding" the Paramount's
contract list and inducing Gary Coop
err to leave Paramount and sign with
him.
The complaint was filed in United
States District Court today.
1t alleged that Goldwyn, or his re-
representatives., lured Cooper away from
his home studio last January "by
means of falst and fraudulent repre-
sentations."
This act, the brief stated, was to
be kept secret from Paramount exc
cutives until the expiration of his pre-
sent contract in December, 1885,
The suit asks actual damages of
$3,OOO,OOO and punitive damages of
$10O0,00O.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-20
Drys Cannot Complain With
Such Men as Varser,
Hines, Robinson and
Even Beasley
VETS ON BOARD ARE
BUT MODERATELY so
Gravely Only One from
County That Has Liquor
Store; Commission Will
Meet Shortly on Call of
Chairman Bryant To Begin
Its Duties
Daily Dispatch Hureau.


Raleigh, July Ex-Governor Ehring-
haus took year, two months and 10
days to do it but when Saturday aft
ernoon he named his liquor commits
sion to make a study of the situation
in the State with a view to furnish
ing a basis for legislative action, OBJ
servers agreed that his wait was
justified.
First glance at the personnel will
impress the glancer that if the drys
do no! redominate in numbers they
do in zeal, but a study of the group
impresses these observers with the
balance of the body. The commission
is we'll represented in business and
legal ability. The lawyers rate high,
but do not overbalance in numbers.
Most prominent in the attorneys is
ex Supreme Court Justice L. r. Var
ser who has been identified with the
dry cause 80 years. Scarcely less
eminent is Charles Hines, of Green's
horo, who once was city editor of one
of the dailies of that city, then rose
rapidly enough in the legal profession
to get near the highest bench. Then
Lawyer John M. Robinson of Char
lotte, son of the famous Irish jurist
w. S. OBJ. Robinson, despite his
hibernicisms, ranks as the smartest
of the near-young barristers, and does
it dry. Judge Robinson helped to car
ry North Carolina dry in 1908. The
judge was Republican, but did not
work hard at the trade.
Senator Lee L. Graveley, of Nash,
isn't dry. but he isn't wildly wet He
speaks for a large business which al
ways has done more for prohibition
than the organization promoting the
cause. Thomas w. Raoui of Asheville,
is another in whom the business APP
peal is powerful. This pair will know
how to make an intelligent survey.
r. F. Beaseley, of Monroe, has had
as much prohibition experience ass
his illustrious lawyer-colleagues Judge
Varser and Mr.. Hines. But the Union
mans mind still is open and if there
Continued on Page Five.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-20
Labor VIII
MQkeDYiUg
For RnyOn

Washington, July 20.-(AP)-Plans
for a drive to bring $4,000 rayon mill
employees into the United Textile
Workers Union were watched today
to see if they would draw support
from the committee for Industrial or
ganization, already backing industrial
organization in the steel, automobile
ard rubber industries.
Francis j. German, vice-president
of the textile union, announced yes
terday that the effort to enlist rayon
workers would begin August 1, and
would include employees at the var
ious plants of the Viscose Corpora
ton, DUPONT, Industrial Rayon Cor
poration and American Enka.
Labor observers generally expect
ed the effort to get the united sup
port of the United Mine Workers and
eleven other American Federation of
Labor Unions which have joined a
campaign to bring all workers into
one big union.
Leaders headed by John l.. Lewis,
president of the mine workers, are
scheduled to meet tomorrow.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-20
Traffic Accidents Alone
Claim At Least Seven
Lives On North Caro-
lima Highways
MANY OTHERS ARE
INJURED IN STATE
Weekend Tragedy Toll Is
Swollen Also by One
Drowning; Two Victims
Step In Front of Taxis;
Collisions and Blowout
Account for Others

Charlotte, July 2O.-(AP)-"S Sudden
death" struck heavily in North Caro-
lima over the weekend, traffic acct
dents claiming at least seven lives and
injuring more than a dozen persons.
Greensboro had two fatalities yes
terday. Douglass Glass, young Bes-
semer City man, received fatal IN
juries in a truck collision, and Johnny
Greggs, 24-year-old Negro, stepped in
to the path of a taxi.
A third fatality was recorded at
Greensboro when Miss Beulah York,
"a, of Carroll county, Virginia, died
from injuries received Saturday when
she stepped in front of an automobile
on the Greensboro-High Point high
way.
A sudden heart attack was fatal
to Fred league, WPA field engineer,
of Granite Falls, while he was driving
to Charlotte Saturday. In the ensuing
crash of his car six companions were
injured.
Helen Farmer, 16-year-old Cramer-
ton girl, suffered fatal injuries when
the car in which she rode with four
companions was wrecked near Gas
tonia Saturday night.
When tire blew out near Conover,
West Williams, %, of Marion, was kill
ed yesterday and three other young
men we're hurt as they were en- route
home from High Point.
Mrs. j. S. Covington, of Rocking
ham, succombed to injuries she re-
ceived in the train-automobile crash
that claimed three other lives at
Asheboro Friday.
Six persons were injured yesterday
NEAR Lourinburg when their auto
mobile overturned on a highway.
The drowning of Zeb Burnett, %, of
Catarrus county, brought the week
end tragedy toll to eight.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-20
STATE CONTINUES
GASOLINE BATTLE
Commission To Study Ad-
visibility of Having Its
Own Terminals

Raleigh, July 2O-North Carolina
will continue it's fight for better gasO-
line prices and commission named
Saturday afternoon to determine the
wisdom of State-owned gasoline ter
rlinal will lead the campaign.
Governor Ehringhaus Saturday APP
pointed Representative Oscar Barker,
of Durham, chairman of the commits
sion created by a piece of legislation
offered by Mr.. Barker. The represen-
tative tied up the General Assembly
with some tax measures designed to
get at the companies said to be en-
gagged in sharp practices toward
North Carolina. Eventually, Mr.. Bar
ker had to accept a commission as a
onpromise. The entire personnel is
made up of legislators.
The three House members are MIR.
Barker, Representative D. l.. Ward,
of Craven county; Thomas L. Royster
of Granville; Senators E. V. Webb,
of Lenior, and Harriss Newman, of
New Hanover. Both New Bern and
Wilmington could operate terminals
if trey should be regarded a necessity
in this war against the oil companies
Governor Ehringhaus held several
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-20
Huge Film Merger
Includes Interest
In British Agency

New York. July 20 (AP)-A deal
consolidating the producing and dis
tributing interests of two American
and one British film companies was
announced today by Joseph M
Schenck chairman of the board OF
directors of the Twentieth Century
Fox Film Corporation.
Made public as an agreement In
principle, the deal whereby Metro
Goldwyn-Mayer will purchase halt
Of the holdings of Notwithstanding
Fox in the trust company controlling
Gaumont British Films is subject to
approval by the board of directors
of the three corporations.
The amount of money involved in
the deal was not announced.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-20
Drought Overcome
In The Corn Belt

binding clouds of dust, swept across
eastern Nebraska and western Iowa,
damaging property and telling power
lines. Badly needed showers followed.
A tree limb fell through the top
of an automobile and crushed to
death Forrest Powell, 20, at Indepen-
dence, Mo. Mrs. Mccoy Umstot, 70,
was electrocuted when she stepped on
a power line blown down at Cameron
Mo- Four were injured when revival
meeting tent collapsed at Pattons-
burg, Mo.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-20


Washington, July 2O.-(AP)- That
old problem in politics as in war
tactics-is pushing to the fore as
party leaders await the speech by
Governor ALT. M. Landon, of Kansas,
accepting the Republican presidential
nomination in Topeka Thursday.
With new and potentially important
factors, such as drought, organized
labor dissension and developments at
the Townsend convention entering the
picture daily, all hands are watching
to see which particular issues the
presidential candidates choose to
stress and how they will maneuver
their shock troops.
None of the candidates has commit
ted himself to hard and fast course,
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-20
Labor Rows
Dot Map In
Many Spots
Strikes Called, With
9th ers Expected
Soon To Be Settled
in Places
(By The Associated Press


Labor difficulties dotted the map to-
day with a mass demonstration of or
gained labor expected in one city,
800 workers on strike in a second,
and peace meeting called in a third,
where conferees expected to return
1900 men to their jobs.
The mass demonstration OIL labor
was scheduled in Chattanooga, Tenn,
against two companies, but Erskine
Mabee, secretary of the trades and
labor council, predicted that negotia-
lions would soon lead to settlement of
both strikes.
The strikes were in progress at the
Bennett-Hubbard Candy Company for
recognition of their union as a bar
gaining agency, at the Pound Build
ing, which is being remodeled for oc-
cupation by the Tennessee Valley Au-
thority, where workmen demanded
higher wages.
Private guards and deputies were
on watch at the Northwestern Barbed
Wire Company plant at Sterling, ILL.,,
where strike activities last week re-
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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-20

Chicago, July 2O.-(AP)-Rains and
falling temperature in the wake of
destructive winds routed heat and
shook the grip of drought on much
of the nations corn belt today.
A gale which struck northeastern
Kansas and northwestern Missouri at
55 and 60 miles an hour, killed two
persons and injured at least eight last
night, but brought rain to some parch-
ed sections.
Twisting north winds, whipping up
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-20
BY CHARLES p. STEWART
Coo+ro1 Drocc Ctoff Writar


Washington, July 20-Early in the
year the crop yield throughout the
major part of the agrarian areas OF
the United States promised to be
above the average.
No one, except the farmers direct
ly concerned, paid much attention.
Full and plenty was promised for
the autumn harvest.
Almost over night the picture
changed. A sinister hand turned the
crop Kaleidoscope. The green of
growing grains and the yellow, pro-
missing fat ears of wheat and maize,
turned brown and then black. Then
the shadow spread until now it dark
ems, with disaster, more than SO per
cent of our pillow lands and adds mil
lions to already heavy relief rolls.
Striking silently and suddenly, the
blight spread to the south and east,
EIlying heaviest on Alabama and
Georgia in the south, but also max
ing itself keenly felt in Virginia, Ten
Continued on Page TWO)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-20
Major Parties Awaiting
Landon's Acceptance At
Topeka, Kans., Thursday
Drought, Labor Dissension nd Townsend Issue Claim
Attention; Farley Deplor es Injection of Racial and
Religious Issues into Coming Campaign

but all have indicated determination
to strike out aggressively with argu-
ments subordinating party loyalties to
fundamental principles.
Both Governor Landon and Presi-
dent Roosevelt have been in CONVEX
sation with their lieutenants on the
task ahead.
The persuading of Governor Leh-
man to run for reelection in New
York, and the decision of Frank Muir
ply to stand for governor in Mich
igan had their places in Democratic
planning.
Mr.. Roosevelt is expected to do his
share of New Deal speech-makinc
Continued on Page TWOO
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-20
DROUGHT'S BLIGHT
CRISIS IN AMERICA
Small Food Crop Comes on
Heels of Three Previous
Shortages

This is the third and final article
by Charles P. Stewart, on the U. s.
governments efforts to combat the
drouth.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-20

General Press brings you a radio
photo of George Andrew Mo-
Mahon, who attempted to shoot
King Edward VIII of Great Brit
ain as he rode through a London
street following ceremonies at
Hyde Park. Mcmahon who was
remanded for eight days in which
time he was to undergo physical
and mental tests, is quoted as say
Ing, 1.-THE king wasn't hurt in any
way, was he? l didn't want to
hurt him in any way. 1 only did
it as a protest" This radiophoto
was transmitted from London to
New York and soundphotoed to
Central Press in Cleveland.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-20
Sheriff Finishes Checking
His Claims as to Where
abouts Night Killing
Occurred
SHERIFF COMEDIES
CASE A TOUGH ONE
Says 1t Is Titterton Case of
South, But Believes 1t Will
Be Solved Within Short
Time; Helen Clevenger,
New York Student, Slain
In AshevilIe

Asheville, July 90 (AP) -Four
more witnesses have been obtained by
Sheriff Lawrence E. Brown to con-
tradict Mark Wollner's alibi for the
her hotel room, he said late today as
he deferred his announced plan to
question the internationally known
violinist further about the brutal
killing.
Brown said the four, whose names
he did not disclose, had given him
statements saying they had seen Wolf
ner at various places outside his
rooming house between $50 p. m. last
Wednesday and $3.50 the next morn
ing. He also said he planned to ques-
ton Harold Gaddy, hotel night watch
man.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-20

Asheville, July 2O-(AP)-Sheriff
Lawrence J. Grown said today he had
finished checking statements by Mark
Wolfner and his "alibi woman Mil
dred Ward, and late today or tonight
would question my suspect" Wollner
in the staying of Helen Clevenger.
Woi|ner, international known violin
list, had not been questioned since
Saturday night, except briefly after he
was taken into custody. No formal
charge has been lodged against the
violinist, who was detained for ques-
tioning.
The sheriff said fatty that Wolf
ner, Miss Ward or Daniel Gaddy,
hotel night Waterman, who was also
in CUSTODY, would not be released
during the Day.
The Clevenger Staying was describ-
ed by Brown as the Titterton case of
the South, referring to the murder of
Nancy Titterton, writer and wife of
n .oroadcasting company executive of
New York
1--WE realize we're got tough case,
just as touh as the Titterton case,"
the sheriff said. ct took New York
officers two weeks with a whole city
police force to solve the Titterton
case, and hope we can solve this one
in that time"
The sheriff said he was looking for
a number of witnesses who would
contradict Wollner's claim that he
was at home all night the night the
pretty New York University coed was
slain.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-20

Protesting against the Rev.
Charles e. Coughlin's reference to
President Roosevelt as a '1iar"
and a "double-crosser" in his
speech before the Townsend con.
vention in Cleveland, Samuel Har-
den Church, above, president of
Carnegie Institute in Pittsburgh,
telegraphed a caustic rebuke to
the Detroit radio priest. The tele-
gram said: II Indignantly protest
against your calling President
Roosevelt q liar and insist that
the foul-mouthed and malignant
language used by you is I'M
worthy of the privileges of Amer
lean citizenship which has been
granted to you as an alien"
Central Press
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-20
Routed, However, in Most
of Mainland of Spain
Under Stern Gov
eminent Measures
CITY OF MALAGA is
REPORTED BURNING
Rebel General Rumored in
Flight by Plane; Mutinous
Garrisons in Madrid Fore
ed To Capitulate; Right
lists Put Up Hard Fight for
Control

Praha, CzcchO-SiOvalIia, July
20 (AP)-FOrmer King Alfonso of
Spain suddenly departed today
with large amount of baggage
for an unannOunced destination.
When he disappeared today he
was accompanied by the count
whose guest he has been.
Speculation was aroused as to
whether Alfonso might be head
ing for Spain.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1936-07-20

Madrid, Spain, July 20.-(AP)-The
government today announced itself
master of the situation in Spain
after loyal forces; using bombing
planes and artillery, had blasted
rebels into submission.
However, rebels, under leadership
of the rghtist general Francisco
Franco, were reported in control of
Spanish Morocco, where an insurrec-
ton with rightist tendencies broke out
Friday
More than 1000 army officers were
announced as under arrest in their
commands in Madrid by order of the
government.
An official statement said province
after province was announcing its
submission to the government (Sour-
ces outside Spain said control over
southern provinces had been gained
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-02-12
Bvrd's "DisCOverV'
Has Been Added
to Library Shelves

A:,,oN~ the now books which arc be-
ing placed ON the shelves of the Fl.
IT, ~ Pc~ry Memorial Library * Dis
oo'-o"... +hn story CT the Second ENrd
to4@.tin F,xpcdi 'ior. Readers who on
io,-~A 1."tln America will &c interest
ed in this book which Admiral Rich
ard T.. Byrd tells Of how he and his
ncN ~"retrated to the heart Of the
Antaitic.
stanley Walllc~. who is tho author
of Mrs.. Agtor's Hcrs" saws in his an
tho note 10 this nev- book that h"
has hc"c "att"mptcd tn bring together
some of the rno"e attractive example"
Of curln.a Americana. particularly III
thu field Of the ornate and overstuff~
Cd
The Last Civilian. by Ernest GleaT~
GO - 8" realistic novel which Is pre-
dicted to take its place as the major
novel Of Nazi Germany. Most of the
action take; place in the little West
phalian town Of Siebenwasser about
the time when Nazism wa: beginning
to spread it, creed through Germany.
attracting fer"vent disciples from
every strata of life
MltGF!2ilOUdl IllIIlSuC 10 ihfuiF"U w.
#. Phillips Oppenheim5 new book.
Floating Peril. It is ayenturOus nlys~
tericus and romatic. a new selection
Of the Crime Club. and similar to OPP
penh eim's book in that the action
takes place against q. ackground Of
International intrigue. is The Wash
ig.on Legation Murders by Van
Wyck Mason.
Fields OF Comorrah. by N"lia Gard
ner White is the story of minister's
wife. q study Of conflict in Il sensitive
w"man;s character.
FavUrite authors who have new
books are Elizabeth Stancy Payne,
whose recent book is Shadow On The
Brock: Louise IIauck. whose book Is
The Little Doctor Exit the Prince is
II. ronatic etory by Lucy Poatc Steb-
bins The story is Of an American
hciresS who has lived most Of her life
in Europe. and returns to take charge
Of her family OF pcnniless half-sisters
and brothers.
Home Is Where The Heart Is. f.y
Rosemary RecS. and Smoke In Her
Eyes. by Alene Corliss, are also new
among the lighter novels.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-02-12
"SLOT MACH|NE"
OPERATOR FINED
Everett Didn't Have Proper
City License on PIN
Ball" Machines

N. f. Everette, white. was fined
$40 and costs in Municipal court to-
day before Mayor Irvine 3. Watkins,
nine warrants being consolidated into
one. charging him with the operation
Of slot machines in the city without
proper city license. The mach ines
were Of the pin ball variety.
The machines were at Frank Pages
place, City Bat'2er Shop. Recreation
Billiard ParlOr has three, Kallys' Sport
SHOP. two, Carolina Soda Shop and
Vance Barber Shop.
Other cases heard before the mayor
were more or less Of a routine nature.
George w. Matthews, white, was
fined 81 and costs and required to
make q S15 check good to Flynn's De-
partmcnt Store.
Geo?gianna Floyd. Negro. was dis
charged on count of stealing a clock
valued 1T 81 from Ed Crews.
Lawrence Hargrove, Negro, was
fined 81 and costs
costs when he was convicted Of being
drunk i'll q public place.
Oscar Harris. Negro, was discharg-
cd when he faced trial for disorderly
conduct.
Lewis Johnson Negro. was given
three months on the roads for carry
ing a concealed weapon and three
months for assaulting Lonnie Black
nall, another Negro.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-02-12
BOYS LOSE GAME
TO LAWRENCEV|LLE
Bae!y Crippled Bulldog
Team Falls Easy Victim
to Visitors, II to 8

A adly crippled boys basketball
team from Henderson high school fell
Easy victim to 1.aWrenceville, VS.,
high school here last night Oh the
High Price court. the count being %
TO 9 III favor OF the visitors.
Ayscue 1nsco :, Aston and Dunn
We're missing rom the squad on ac-
count Of illness.
The first quarter OF tn" tilt was
played en- about even terms, but OK
pcrience Of the visitors showed itself
early in the second period. and the
team went on to its easy victory.
1t WAS originally a doubleheadcr,
but the visiting girls did not put in
their appearance.
Roanoke Rapids is scheduled to
meet the locals tomorrow night at
7:30 o'clock in a twin bill.
Coaches Pigford and Crosby hope to
have their teams at full strength for
the encounters with the powerful
visitors.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-02-12
i'm J. MOSS DIES
At THE AGE OF s.
Aged Resident Dies of In
firmities After Illness of
Four Weeks

After an illness Of four weeks. SUI
fcring with the infirmities Of age. Jim
J. Moss. 80. died here at $50 o'clock
this morning. He had been q resident
of this city for twenty years.
Funeral @crViccs will be held from
the residence Of his daughter. MIS-.
John Waddell, at 2:30 o'clock Thur
day afternoon, in charge of Fov. j.
G. parrom. pastor Of the Pentcco7tal
Holiness church at South Henderson.
with intermcnt in tho 1zockbrldgc
cemetery. rallbearers will be selected
frcm among friends at the services.
Mr. Moss was born III Mash county
in April. 1850. and for years engaged
IN farming lie was lifelong mem
her Of Red Eud Baptist church near
Cast ALA in Nash county.
Surviving are the following sons
auii daughters Mrs. John Wadd"ll, OF
Il"ndcrson; George Moss, Of Rocky
Mount: Mrs Beckic Moore. Of Whitak
crs: Mrs. Ed Turner. of Franklintoa,
and Charlie Moss, of Whitalzer8.
Ills wife, Mrs. Emma Capps Moss,
has been dead about q year