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The daily independent., 1937-06-26
c. G. Heads Wife Is
Accomplished
Singer

Mrs. c. j. Sullivan, wife OF the
new Commander Of the Seventh
Coast Guard District, is likely to
find herself very popular when
she comes here to make her home
in the near future.
For Mrs. Sullivan, it so hap
pens is a singer of rare ability,
having sung on the Keith Vaude
vile circuit for several years
Mrs. Sullivan, who was Miss Shell
ton Bentley before her marriage
studied voice in this country and
in Europe and was popular
concert singer for years.
Since she is a Christian Scientist
and there is no Christian Science
church here the chances are that
the choir leaders of the leading
churches of the city will vie
strongly for her.
She probably will be much in
demand as a soloist, also, but it
is reported that she is very grac-
iouS and obliging.
Mrs. Sullivan came here with
her husband yesterday but will
return today to Chincoteague,
Va, to remain until her husband
locates house here.
The daily independent., 1937-06-26

II think I'll like Elizabeth City
and the seventh district" said
Commander Christopher'J Sulll-
van. new district Coast Guard
commander, shortly after his ar
rival here to take command yes
terday afternoon. Commander
Sullivan entered the service in
1911. at City Point Coast Guard
station. ard has served in the first,
second. fourth and sixth districts.
His last assignment was as COM
mander Of the fourth district, with
Headquarters at Chincoteague. Va.
Commander Sullivan belongs to
the American Legion, the I'M
proved Order Of Odd Fellows and
the Christian Science church and
is a 32nd degree Mason. "Wher-
ever 1 am sent" he said yesterday,
".I make the best of what I find
and do the very best can He
is by no means a stranger in this
district. having been here numer-
Gus times and having served with
a number of seventh district men.
The daily independent., 1937-06-26
All In Readiness
For Air Circus
Plans Complete for a
Thrilling Legion Air
Show Here Tomorrow

Everything is in readiness for
the presentation of what promises
to be Elizabeth City's mightiest
air show tomorrow afternoon at
the airport when the Flying Aces
take TO the air for their own dar-
ing tWo-hour parade of spectacu-
lar events in the air and on the
ground.
Fifteen pilots and stunt per-
formers make up this troupe of
daredevilS who make a speciality
of presenting program of moth
ing but thrills, and make a strict
rule that there are positively no
passengers carried while the two
hour program is in progress.
AS a special meeting of the
American Legion Air Show COM
mittee held last night, final plans
for the parking of the thousands
of cars expected to turn out for
this event were throughly worked
out.
In order to comply with the re-
gulations pertaining to the stag
ing Of a show of this type, a safe
ty zone of one mile will be estab-
lished around the flying field and
no parking of spectators will be
PERMITTED within this zone. Am
pie parking space will be provid-
ed directly on the airport where
a large public address system will
keep the spectators informed of
the various events as they are
staged.
Legionnaires will be assisted by
corps of State police in handl-
ing what is expected to be one
Continued on Page SiX)
The daily independent., 1937-06-26
5ieeI Workers Marching
Back On The Payro7s As
Factories Are Reopeniing
Coast Guard Grew Races
Are In Prospect
New District Chief Is
MhaicbOat-Racing En-
il:usiast; Boats on Way

Whaleboat racing, a sport in
which the Navy and some
branches Of the Coast Guard SER
vice have been actively Interested
for scme time. will be inagurated
in the Seventh Coast Guard Dis
trict in the near future, Com
mandcr C. P. Sullivan announced
yesterday shortly after arriving
here TO assume charge of the dis
trict.
To my mind" said the new
commander. this type of racing
is the greatest sport there is. 1t
is a clean sport, and one in which
there is no crooked business.
When two crews of Coast Guards
men take their seats in whale
boats and begin to pull on the
oars. no one can foretell who will
win. And it's beautiful and
thrilling sport to. watch. 1t has
all the thrills Of college crew rae
ng. and then some
Commander Sullivan promoted
Whalcboat racing among coast
guardsmen in other districts
where he has been located and
Continued on Page Eight)
The daily independent., 1937-06-26

THE BANK CLERK SPENDS A NIGHT IN THE COUNTRY

"A INlUItl IN LII w
highway. No mill whistles, no fire
sirens.
Il retired about ten P. M. When
I had doused the light and set
tied down in a luxurious bed, the
night was still except for a dog
barking. And there is nothing
more disturbing than a dog bark
ing in the stiffness of a perfect
night.
And presently there were two
dogs barking, Other dogs, some OF
them sounding as if they were a
mile or more away took up re-
frain. Midnight rolled round and
1 hadn't slept wink. And then
all the roosterS in the neighbour
hood began to crow. They crow
ed and croWed. But, some time
after midnight, fell asleep, only
to be awakened about four A. M.
by more Growing of the roosters
with the cackling Of the hens
thrown in. The hens, that had
been perfectly quiet all thru the
rest of the night, seemed to take
a notion all at once to make more
noise than the roosters.
And in a field nearby a flock
of crows were cawing at the tops
of their voices.
I'm telling you, you have no
idea how much noise dog, a
chicken cock, or a crow can make
in the blissful environment of an
otherwise quiet and peaceful
countryside.
And so I am not sure want
to go back to the farm; have a
notion I stall stick it out in town
with the noises and smells I have
become injured to-"
I'll bet it was neither dogs,
chickens nor crows that kept you
awake" suggested the Soda Jerk
er. What allied you was the sup
per you ate; fried chicken and
gravy, hot biscuit soaked in fresh
country butter; creamed potatoes
and garden peas; pickles and but
tered beets; home made ice cream
and layer cake; all washed down
with coffee and buttermilk. That's
what kept you awake
The daily independent., 1937-06-26
Mattanuskeet
High Water
Problem
Engineers Seek Way
to Lower the Level In
Hyde Game Refuge

New Holland, June Is (SpeCiaD
A party of engineers, acting un-
der orders from Secretary Of
Agriculture Wallace, is making a
survey of Lake MattamuSkeet to
determine the most practical
method of lowering the level of
the water in the lake.
Since the New Holland pump
ing plant was dismantled the
Lake MattasmuSkeet water level
has not only been too high for
the comfort of farmers whose
lands surround the lake; the wa
ter grasses on which geese and
swan feed in winter and too high
for the black bass, which thrive
best in shallow water.
Since the Bureau of the U. S.
Biological Survey took over Mat
tamuSkeet as a migratory wild
fowl refuge it is important that
the lake has the greatest possible
growth of fresh water grasses on
which the Wildfowl depend for
their food. High water in the ear
ly spring discourages the growth
of these grasses, high water eX-
Guiding much of the sunlight up
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The daily independent., 1937-06-26
New Wigwam
Is Highly
Praised
Admiration Audible
As Public lnspects
Red Mems Quarters

Visitors who yesterday took ad-
vantage of the opportunity to in
spect the new WigWam of Pasquo-
tank Tribe No. 8, Improved Order
of Red Men, gasped audibly in ad-
miration and surprise as they
looked over what has been term
ed the finest Wigwam in the
country"
1t was difficult to ascertain
what part of the Wigwam drew
forth the greatest admiration, but
the large meeting hall seemed to
take top honors. This hall, 40 go
feet in dimensions, has tile-teX
walls and ceiling and a very pref
ty linoleum floor covering. APP
proximately ITS opera chairs
range on four sides around the
floor, with stumpS located at pro-
per intervals. The artificial camp
fire and bearskin rug occupy
the center of the floor. In the
front end of the hall there are
desks, a filing cabinet and a pi-
ano. Three large electric fans,
Continued on Page Six
The daily independent., 1937-06-26

New York, June 25.-U'H'-
tonight flatfootedly in favor OF
the betterment Of man, came OUT
tonight flatfoodedly in favor OF
the gold standard in dentistry
and warned folks who wear two
or-more-metal teeth that they are
likely to electrocute themselves.
This startling state of affairs
was brought to light as the result
of scientific labors of half doz-
en- learned bodies studying the
cause and cure Of cancer.
1t seems one of the things they
found out was that wearing sew
eral kinds of hardware In your
mouth sets up an electric current
which not only creates a Jlngly
sensation but irritates the mouth
and is likely to cause mouth sores,
halitosis and cancer.
DR.. Harold A. Solomon of But-
falo. N. Y, one of the men study
ing the effect of multl-metal
teeth in connection with cancer,
said the responsibility for pre-
venting mouth cancers is placed
The daily independent., 1937-06-26

The plea, its dramatlcS and
forebodings heightened by Cham
berlain's characteristic restraint,
carried a frightening similarity to
the historic speech of Sir Edward
Grey in the house of commons on
the eve of the World war.
While the new prime minister,
making his maiden speech on Bri-
tain's foreign policy, stood before
the alarmed members of the COM
mons, swift and threatening
events were taking place in Italy,
on the other side of the Mediter-
ranean trouble zone.
A member of Premier Benito
Mussolini's Fascist grand council,
Roberto Farinacci, advised Italy
to break off relations with Great
Britain and France and said it
was undoubtedly far better to
come to grips today rather than
in the distance tomorrow when it
is convenient to our enemies"
He spoke of Britain's present
war insufficiency," the mere be-
ginnings of her S7,5OO,OO0,0O0 re-
armament program" and the in
ternal political weakness of semi
Bolshevist France"
Between Italy and Britain's
snug little island" the finest
warships of four nations plough
ed through the troubled waters OF
The daily independent., 1937-06-26

i've had another one of my
pipe dreams shattered" said the
Bank Clerk.
All my life. or at least ever
since I was old enough to think
about and plan such things, 1
have had a laundering to live on
a farm. I have pictured a nice
quiet place miles away from a
paved road, with background
of pines, and sloping down to a
river or creek on which I could
have a boat and raise ducks.
"On such a place as 1 have in
mind I have built and rebuilt
the house of my dreams a hun
dred times; in fancy I have built
every thing from a log cabin to a
Colonial mansion, and everything
in between the two extremes.
What a life! I have thought
of the perfect peace and con-
tentment that I could enjoy in
later life in a rural home away
from the noise and hustle of city
life.
mo mill whistles,
mo fire sirens,
mo automobile horns,
mo rumbling of cart wheels on
hard psvements to disturb my
morning slumbers.
To awake in the morning to
the musical note of a thrush or a
mocking bird and smell the odor
of pines mingled with the smell
of ham from the kitchen! Oh,
boy!"
"Well, come around to it and tell
a fellow just how you came to
be discouraged: just what has
caused you to doubt that you want
a place in the country?" asked the
Soda Jerker.
"A night in the country" said
the Bank Clerk.
Can you imagine a quieter
spot than Fairfield, over on the
edge of Lake Mattamuskeet. Well,
it was my privilege to spend a
night in one of the delightful
homes in that picturesque village
this week. Fifteen miles from
paved road and we'll off the main
The daily independent., 1937-06-26
':yap'' Beetle
Suspects
Caught
Two Beetles Believed
of Japanese Variety
Are Trapped Here

Two beetles which strongly re-
semble japanese beetles were
found in two of the Bureau of En-
tonology's beetle traps in Eliza
beth City this week, according to
Harold Overman, Jr., who in
spects the traps every other day.
Young Overman promptly for
warded the beetles to Raleigh for
Identification.
They had the green heads and
brown wings of the japanese bee
tie but did not have green legs, so
I was not positive whether they
were Japanese beetles or not, )"
said Overman.
The U. S. Department of Agri-
culture, Bureau OF Entomology
and Plant Quarantine, set up 200
beetle traps here about a week ago,
these being a small fraction of the
10000 traps set out in the State.
If a certain number of Japan
ese beetles are found in the traps,
the State will be quarantined by
the Federal government. Besides
being helpful in the program to
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The daily independent., 1937-06-26
Bows Club Has
Enjoyable
Social
Over i25 Attend 1si
>oaiai: Fun ard En-
icr:ainmcnl ( Or All

The frs, summer social of the
!, Za0eth City Boys club went ov-
z as. night in a big way some
over rs boys participating or
boxing on from the gymnasium
balcony.
Mos. entertaining feature Of
ne Soc,a, we're three boxing bouts.
II the 65-pound class Hollis Bak-
e and May0,d Pace put on a fast
oQIt. Baking winning and being
a@ayced a baseball suit. In the
9-p0cHd class. Billy Henderson
~.ea,eo Jimmie Brinson and was
awarded a skip rope as his prize
5es. ooG, Of the evening was the
ma, ooU-. between Ralph Am
prose and Albert Spencer. The
&,.cs Non and was presented
~.,. d Boy Scout knife. Ambrose
-~o Spencer were each awarded
/ EeaEs member in the club as
Continued on Page Eight
The daily independent., 1937-06-26
Or So the Returning
Democrats Say of
the Love Feast
Was Just a Picnic
Much Horse Play As Presi.
dent Is Initiated Into
'Demagogue's Club

Annapolis, Md, June 25.-W.D-
Five senate Democrats opposed to
President Roosevelt's supreme
court reorganization bill came
back from the party "love feast"
on Jefferson Island tonight, as
serting there was not lone iota"
of change in the fight which has
tied up action on the measure.
But none of the approximately
120 senator's and representatives
who attended the first days ses-
sion at the exclusive Chesapeake
Bay resort could recall that any
one had discussed the supreme
court or anything serious" with
Mr.. Roosevelt.
Went for Good Time
1--WE went down for a good time
and we had a good time," said
Senate Majority Leader Joe T.
Robinson, D., Ark. This confer
ence has just peen a Dig outing.
significance to it whatever"
Sen. Frederick Van Nuys, D.,
Ind, one of the senate judiciary
committee members, who signed
the report condemning the presi-
dents bill as utterly danger
ous," agreed with Robinson that
the outing was lust good old
fashioned political picnic" with
out serious result, but when asked
whether it would have any effect
on the outcome of the fight he
said promptly:
General Hilarity
The sun burned and happy
looking legislators reported that
Continued on Page SiX)
The daily independent., 1937-06-26
ST. EliZabeth's
To Welcome
Visitors
Special Services Will
Be Held On Lawn On
Sunday Afternoon

st. Elizabeth's Roman Catholic
church will be host at $3.50 o'clock
Sunday afternoon to a group OF
lifting Catholic organizations
from the Norfolk area. The pro-
gram arranged for the occasion
will be held on the church lawn
unless bad weather interveneS, in
which case the church will be
used.
A welcome in behalf of the city
will be extended the visitors by
Mayor Jerome B. Flora, while the
Rev. Michael F. Carey, pastor OF
st. Elizabeths will entend the well
come of the church.
Other numbers on the program
follows:
Address on Communism by the
Rev. James B. Albert, ssh, pas
tor of St. Joseph's church of Nor
folk.
National Anthem sung by Mr..
Edward Sutton of Norfolk.
Continued on Page Eight)
The daily independent., 1937-06-26
Fifty-Nine Die
AS Heat Wave
Sweeps the West

FEty-nine persons were dead
from heat prostration and
drowning as central plains
states continued to swelter in
an early heat wave for the fifth
consecutive day Friday.
Temperatures crowded the
100 degree mark in Texas, Ok
Iahoma, Kansas, Missouri, Hi
nois and parts Of Iowa and
Nebraska Friday. Deaths from
heat prostl-ation were counted
at 20 in 10 states. Casualties
among the thousands who
thronged to the water for re-
lief mounted to 81.
A cool front moving out Of
the Canadian rockies brought
relie.f to the northern half Of
Nebraska, Iowa, the DakOtaS,
Minnesota and WiscO | n
Weather bureau observers be-
Heved it would spread as far
south as the Missouri river.
The daily independent., 1937-06-26
Fish Charges
Investigation
Is Inquisition
Only Political Foes of
Administration Cited
AS Tax Evaders

washington, June Is. -WH-
Rep. Hamilton Fish, R., N. Y, to-
night charged that the joint con-
gressional committee investigation
of tax avoidance is an "mqulSi-
ton" in which foes Of President
Roosevelt and his new deal are
being singled out for punish
ment" and "reprisal."
He reiterated his demand that
the committee examine the tax
records of the chief executive,
members of his family, Secretary
of the Treasury Henry Morgen-
thau, Jr., Postmaster General
James A. Farley and Jesse Jones,
head of the reconstruction finance
corporation.
Most of these men, it is charg-
ed, have used identically the same
tactics, as those named before the
committee, such as creating per-
sonal holding companies and de-
Quoting for farm losses and de-
probation to reduce their income
tax payments" Fish said In a
statement.
The New York congressman,
who represents the district in
which Mr.. Roosevelt's Hyde Park
home is located, said he is prepar-
The daily independent., 1937-06-26
Govt. Buying
of Spuds
Begins
FSCC Price of Sl.5O
Attractive As Potato
Market CoIlapses

Government buying of surplus
Irish potatoes, delayed for a week
because of an improvement in
the market, got under way here
yesterday as II carloads were
sold to the Federal Surplus Com
modities Corporation.
A collapse of the market was
seen as being responsible for the
willingness of growers to sell their
spuds to the government yester-
day. The price here tumbled to as
low as S1.OO per barrel, with S1.25
as the top price for most of the
potatoes.
The FSCC continued to offer
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The daily independent., 1937-06-26
,ou- Strikers Shout
Thai CLIO. Has
Lost Battle
Picketing Goes On
Miner, Come to Town In
rBort 10 Persuade Work
cr, Not TO Return

,aed Press Staff Correspondent
rro~prar6 June 25.-lU,P)-Mov-
l. .rrough mill gates at the rate
[: ,Oar hour. uOn-StrikerS march,
|; hack on the payrolls tonight
[~mr.ng TO one another that the
fcmm,r.c5 FOR Indu- trial Organi-
[,.ou had lost its strike against
...e S,ee.."
The union fought back, sending
rrc soradronS through the steel
f. cyhoyt,ng piCketS to stand
|,m and urging strikers 70 stick
out,
First Time in Month
Byt at dusk tonight the sky OF
so NahoEing valley was black
rb mi! smoke for the first time
q month. and in ide the great
nils .ae furnaces g.oWed red and
+a.,c with hea,.
Both s.dcS received the protec-
~ C.. :.e state government.
Nca- u.EeyS went back to work
sgrn brown lanes of national
.,rrsr,ar, r;.NO were under or
s,rs 10 (. sure all persons the right
b work. TIE strikers were told
-ca: they would De allowed to con-
.n~e pickeJ.ng and engaged in al
..a5y Lawful. activities.
BOMB: exploded in Canton and
but no lives were lost and
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The daily independent., 1937-06-26
War Talk
In Italy
Member of Ii Duce's
Council Wants To
Break With France
And England.

Rome, June 25.-(U,P)-Roberto
Farinacci, member of Premier
Benito Mussolini's Fascist grand
council, tonight advised Italy to
break off relations with Great
Britain and France, and warned
that the Italians are ready for
war.
Farinacci, fiery early y-day Black
shirt who was talked of a few
years ago as Mussolini's success
or, advi,ed the rupture of diplo-
matte relations in an editorial in
his Cremona newspaper, Regime
FasciSta.
confronted by a resolute and
strong tone from Italy and Ger
many, Eden and Blum will, as
usual. appear as lambs in lions
skins" he said.
But if they are ready to re-
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The daily independent., 1937-06-26
OrthOpedic Clinic
Here Tuesday

The next meeting of the Abe
marie Orthopedic Clinic, sponsor
ed by the American Legion will be
held at the Y. M. c. A. Building
on Tuesday, June 20, 1887, from
900 to 11:3O, for the correction OF
crippleS.
The daily independent., 1937-06-26
Perquimans, BERTHE
Get WPA Okdys

Raleigh, June 25-(U.D-George
w. Coan, Jr., state WPA admins
traitor, today announced three
new WPA projects totaling ap-
proximately $4,000 in three
counties:
They are:
Moore county, Carthage, cross
index records, $l,035.
Bertie county, Windsor, improve
streets by surfacing, sl0,819.
Perquimans county, Belvidere,
construct frame community
building, $2,830.75.
The daily independent., 1937-06-26
Washington ABC's
TO Open July l

Plymouth, June 25.-Washing-
ton County's ABC store will op-
en- for business on July l, one at
Plymouth and another at Cres-
we'll. Roscoe Gaylord will be in
charge of the Plymouth store
while Harry Bonds is CreSWell
manager.
The daily independent., 1937-06-26
Ner Legion Officers
are Nominated

!, V,,....s VI Seth f. Perry Post
.,r ''... mean Legion have been
~, .,'a J." elected for the COM
..a- and will be voted upon
.. ..ga.ar meeting Monday
r,, ,.... Hose VINO have been sell
49,. ..' Id. .n" posts by the nom;n-
Nv 49, .'"@t,ce are: w. w. Up
J. a. po.' commander; H. I. Pool
NJ. ,.'.. Mills first vice-com-
F. NJ. White. second
!. w.. ''2mander; CASTOR Small
No.. @."...e third vice-com-
r,, ,."s Grover c. Jackson, ad-
,,,. ,a1-. and S. G.. Etheridge, fin
'.'',. offices will be filled by
,... ,'.. commander by appoint
The daily independent., 1937-06-26
Ffed UGrkham Turns
p FUH-grown
Ppud

i Nam CobDler potato grown
= Markham, Jr., on his
,,''' ",.."1 as the Lister Home
'~. "a.2lcd one pound and
- ounce, when dug Thursday,
1' ]t.-. Mr.. Markham says
,o''' potatoes IN the same days
mt r"oraged well over a
'-.''' .&." II weight.
The daily independent., 1937-06-26
Scientists Declare For
Dental Gold Standard

definitely on the dental profess
sion"
Ordinarily the amount of cur
rent generated by filings in teeth
is only about enough to run a
pencil flashlight, but according
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The daily independent., 1937-06-26

There is no form Of nerve dis
order that may not be caused or
aggravated by eye strain. For a
thorough eye examination see
DRS. J. D. HATHAWAY. (adv0
The daily independent., 1937-06-26
Chamberlain For Caution
Tn Face OF War Threats

London 25Pme Minister Neville Chamberlain faced
open agitation today appealed to the country
said that with caution and sereant Britain
might yet able to the of Europe
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THE WEATHER

cloudy Saturday and Sunday,
3:,> widely scattered Thunderstorm
ts''0'. crs in afternoon.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-03

Send dad and the children off
with a healthful, hot lunch.
The Thermos bottle keeps
liquids hot for hours.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-25

TWO JAP WARSHlPS
FOUNDER IN RIVER
Distant Chinese Batteries
Smash at Enemy Warships
in Whangpoo and Yang
tie; Casualties in Two
Weeks of Fighting Esti-
mated at 100000

Shanghai, Aug. 26 (AP)-
The explosions of hidden Chi
nese mines and whitening fire
from secret machine gun nests
riddled Japanese regular army
landing parties today and pre-
vented at least temporarily. the
debarkation of $4,000 Japanese
troops of the Shanghai war.
Heavy losses of Japanese advance
forces slowed up or possibly halted
altogether further troop landings.
An official Chinese announcement
said 500 Japanese soldiers out of L.,
500 who tried to land at one point
had drowned in the Wangpoo and the
rest were driven back to their ships.
This announcement also said two jap
anese warships had foundered off an
island in the Yangtze.
War maps found on a captured
Japanese officer disclosed a Japanese
plan to land troops along the entire
Chinese coast and then advance on
Shanghai for the final drive to wipe
out Chinese forcess
Apparently furious because of the
setback, Japanese demolished Chinese
villages along the Yangtze with a
naval barrage and scores of aerial
bombs. The villages were death traps.
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