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The daily independent., 1937-05-26
City COn,plimented
On Handling Its
Obligations

Elizabeth Cf.y's attitude in re-
funding it's bonded Indebtedness
and reestablishing il finances on a
sound basis is highly compliment
ed in a letter received by Wade
Mari of the Atlantic Securities
company from Pogue, Hofheimer
g. Pogue, Cincinnati law firm.
Said the writer, in referring TO
Elizabeth City:
This city came through in a
very businesslike way in $hc
handling of their finances, and 1
am glad to see it prosper. They
not only handled IL fairly but
made sensible statement so thai
those who had their bonds would
know how they were to be dealt
with, so that they could come in
and help the situation"
The daily independent., 1937-05-26
Labor Bill Expedited;
Court Plans Unchanged
President Believes Larger
Court Necessary to In
sure Program

washington, May 25. -(U.R)-
Although he is happy over su-
preme court valuation of his So
cial security program, President
Roocevelt said today that many
new deal objectives remain to be
tested and intimated that he will
not abate his fight for enlarge
ment of the high tribunal.
Discussing the court situation
at his semi-weekly press confer
ence shortly after high officials
pictured him as determined to go
the whole hog" in his fight for
power to appoint up to six new
justices, Mr.. Roosevelt cited num-
erous administration policies
which have not yet passed in re-
view before the aupreme bench.
He left his hearers to draw the
obvious conclusion that he does
not feel these issues can be trust
ed to determination by a court
which. on many issues, has split
5 to 4.
The president recalled his spec
fCop+in,,ed on page Fipllt)
The daily independent., 1937-05-26
Half OF May
Pea Crop
Moved
Picking Is Now at Its
Peak; $4,000 Baskets
Have Been Shipped

Truckload after truckload OF
May peas left Elizabeth City yes
terday and last night bound Tor
northern markets as growers
Communicated every available
picker and moved from $4,000 20
$4,000 baskets of peas in the bus
lest day of the 1887 May pea ship
ping season.
The local (. o. b. price yesterday
remained around rs and 80 cents
with a few lots of better grade
peas bringing IS cents. Little
change is expected in the price
today, but yesterdays and today's
shipments are expected to have
some effect on the market the
latter part of the week.
1t is estimated that approx
maSely $4,000 baskets Of peas
have been shipped from here up
to today, and the total is expected
to exceed $4,000 by tomorrow
night ,as heavy picking is in
prospect for today and tomorrow.
This years May pea crop in
Pasquotank county is estimated
to be little better than 100000
Continued on Page Eight)
The daily independent., 1937-05-26
Enrolment In
Go. Schools
Dropping
A Back-to-t the Farm
Movement Is Needed
In Pasquotank

A back to-the farm movement
is needed in PasquoJank county
according to M. P. Jennings,
county schools superintendent,
who is of the opinion that a drop
in enrolment in the county
schools is largely attributable 10
a migration of rural families 10
town.
Attendance records of the coun-
ty schools show that the average
daily membership of all the
county schools for the l93o-3i
school term was 1854, against an
average daily membership OF l.
$50 for The 1855 term.
Despite this drop in MEMBER
ship, there was a slight increase
in average daily attendance thls'
year, the figures being 1925 for
1867 against 1905 for l93o-3o.
This was probably due to The ex-
tremely cold weather and the
numerous SHOWS and freezes OF
the winter of 1885.
Average daily attendance held
up very we'll this year, despite the
many rains and the resultant rur-
al roads. Central high school had
an average daily attendance OF
1856 with an average daily enroll
ment of 40. New land high school
Continued on Page Eight
The daily independent., 1937-05-26
St.
Cost City
Sl,372
Had to Fill In Eleven
Lots and Raise Five
Houses; job Is Now
Completed

We'll. that's another headache
off my mind" commented Mayor
Jerome B. Flora after receiving a
report on the completion OF the
filling in of property adjoining
Elizabeth street.
Elizabeth street was created
some ten or IL years ago by filling
in the upper reaches Of PoindeXter
creek. After years of effort, Mayor
Flora finally was successful last
year in having the street paved by
the state and made a part OF the
state highway system, a connect
ing link between N. c. 80 and U.
S. II. But in paving the street the
highway force raised the street
level, leaving adjoining property
lower than the level Of the street.
Continued on Page Six
The daily independent., 1937-05-26
Wust AvOid SectiOndlisml
Hoey Tells Highway Body
Governor Urges Members
to Remember That They
Represent the State

Raleigh, May %. U.R)-TEe
state highway and public works
commission, convened here for its
second session since It's appoint
ment last month, today was
warned by Gov. Clyde R. Hoey
against allowing sectionalism 10
enter its policies.
Gov. Hoey also recommended
thai a special highway commit
tee be named to make special
study of the prison problem
and that power largely be cen
tralized in the chairman, Frank
Dunlap. =, ,
In the pasS two weeks capitol
hill has persisted with reports
important changes would take
place at central state prison, and
it has been indicated the COM
mission might take under advise
ment those changes az this ses-
sion.
Highway chairman Frank Dun
lap said today only routine mat
ters were under discussion by the
group. meeting in executive seS-
sion, but shat important mat
ters" might come up later today.
Ten new highway districts, each
represented by a commissioner
were set up at The first meeting
of the commission. Referring to
this, Gov. Hoey said:
while each commissioner IS
selected from a district, he is a
commissioner for the state, and 1t
is not the purpose to set up ten
autonomous districts, bUS rather
one autonomy combining the ten
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The daily independent., 1937-05-26
Louniv AGENTS
md Meeting
10 d a V
0lani"O Convention Is
lcming TO a Close;
IN Unusual Meeting

"a Lay 25. The annual
e.. County Farm Agents
H.. Dina. which has been
- .a-e for the past two
Is .caeduled to hold its
-==...- tomorrow and then
So,
- . .a first time the entire
.. E. am agents has met IN
sz.a as heretofore small
80 G. a-cnts have held dis
.-s in lieu Of a State
T., mention was one Of the
- ---ara. ever held in this
s as g. lad to be staggered
"a. O.. united hotel facilities,
- sz.-s came here in groups
-- :, =. zach group spending
70. Gag" acre. B, Troy Fergu-
-g- Of Extension Ser
vas itJcharge of the
90 ..-. ur,on.
..- ...- speakers who have
- .c agents were the fol-
'a- , O Schaub, Director OF
c,.-.a- York of State College,
'.a 2-ag1 recently had an hon
-...-ued on Page SiXO
The daily independent., 1937-05-26
New York-Bernluda Test
FLIGHT Made Both Ways
British Ship Charts West
ward Course, Ameri-
can the Eastward

Port Washington, N. Y, May
25-(UEl-The big silver Imperial
airways flying boat, Cavalier,
skinned to rest on Long Island
sound tonight, completing the first
commercial airline trip from Ham
ilton Bay, Bermuda.
The plane TAXED to the moorlng
ramp at Pan American airwayS
landing base here at 1858 p. m''
EDIT.
A little more than an hour earl
ier a Pan American SikorSKy
plane, the Bermuda Clipper, COM
pleted a north-south voyage over
almost the identical route, eStao-
fishing two way service almost ST.
multaneously and marking the
first step in commercial alrplane
flights over the Atlantic.
Both flights were test trips
blazing the first sky trail for COM
marcial planes between New YORK
and Bermuda.
At 2.22 p. m. the Bermuda CLIP
ner, which took off from here at
e:37 a. m, settled down on the
water at the Darrell Island land
ing base in Bermuda, making the
trip in 4 hours, SIS minutes.
The Imperial airways plane TOOK
off at 9:53 a. m. from Darrell ISL
and, and arrived at the moorlng
base here exactly six hours later
The plane battled headwind all the
vav while the big Pan-Amerlcar
The daily independent., 1937-05-26
AFLIs At.
OpenWar
With CIO
Union Leaders Adopt
Plan of Campaign
by 200-tO-3 Vote
To Fill War Chest
Lewis Bitterly Assailed for
''Playing Into the Hands
of the Communists"

Cincinnati, May 25.-U.R)-
American Federation Of Labor
,cade:3 today responded to an
open declaration of war" by
Pres dent William Green by
adopting a r-point program Of
havvle against John l.. Lewis
committee for industrial organi-
zation.
There were three dissenting
votes among more than 200 re-
prcsentativcS of l02 craft unions.
The extraordinary session was ad-
journed S ne die following the
vote. The federation executive
council, it was announced, will
remain in Cincinnati for confer
enCes the remainder of the week,
Plan OF Campaign
The four-point program pro-
vides for expulsion of c. I. o.,
locals from state and city central
labor bodies.
1t purposes an intensive organ
ization campaign by all A. F.. of
L. unions an assessment Of one
cent per member per month Ell
fective June l to fill the campaign
war chest. and mandatory af-
filiation of all A. F. Of L., charter
ed locals with STATE and central
labor bodies.
The vote was taken after Green
in a fiery speech had shouted
The time for peace has passed.
The American Federation OF
Labor is on the battle line" he
sa' "and this conference is go
ing to meet the challenge.
The daily independent., 1937-05-26
'o,0list Protest
coLeGgue Aimed
Solely Al Italy
C.. e.. Aviation
Chief Pays
Y isit
Looks Over Elizabeth
City Territory; Very
Non-Conlmitlai

Capita T I. T. Chalkcr. chief
avi. ian ctIiccr OF the U. S. Coa.t
GudgG who was here Il semi
official visit yesterday, would
neither affirm nor deny that his
mission here concerned the pro-
posed establishment Of 4 CoaS.
Guard air base in the vic ny of
Elizabeth City.
No money has been appro-
priated fer any Coat Guard air
bases yet" said Capt. Chaiier.
But isn't it possible haI YOU
might be looking over some pros
pective sites so as to be prepared
to act as soon as funds are made
avaiIab.e?" he was asked.
He smiled and d d not answer
The question.
1t is believed here that Capt.
ChalEer and his party. which in
cludCd a civil engineer, looked
over the country club property on
the Camden side Of the river. the
Hoiloweu property on the Pas
quotank side and one or two
other proposed locations for a
Coa". Guard air base while here
yesterday.
Capt. Chalker flew here from
washington yesterday, arr wing at
the local landing field shortly af-
ter noon. He took off again, pre-
Sumably for Washington, al 2.4O
D. m. He was travelling in a five
passenger Douglas Dolphin, an
amphibian plane.
Accompanying Capt. Chalker
were: z. l.. McGandy. a govern
ment civil engineer: 1t. c. B. Oh
sen. the pilot; James L. Riggs,
co-pilot: and Andrew Conklin.
rad o operator.
It was Cap. Chalkers first Vls-
il TO Elizabeth City and he was
favorabiy impressed with what he
saw of the town and also liked
Elizabeth City's landing field.
The daily independent., 1937-05-26
Museum Exhibit
Is Almost
Ready
Collection W i'll Be
Loaned to Fl. Raleigh
Museum Now Being
Prepared

Manteo. May 24-MrS. String
field, assistant to DR.. c. c. Crit
tenden. secretary of the North
Carolina Historical association
spent Friday and Saturday on
Roanoke island in connectloh
with the museum exhibit OF the
s5oth anniversary celebration at
Fort Raleigh.
Mrs. stringfeld is connected
with the Hall of History in Ra-
leigh and stated that the collec-
tion of exhibits was about IN
readiness to be brought to Fort
Raleigh and would be placed IN
the museum about June 15' at
Continued on Page Eight
The daily independent., 1937-05-26
joRR Torey, Canden's S
1oa ! eteran,
bDcQd

.-~.. Icy 25.-Funeral SER
&. loan Brown Toxey,
".Ccy's last Confed-
.....t. will be held from
~ Baptist church at 3
. .... afternoon with the
n, '1.- l. Pierce officiating.
.' -1E. who died at his
..'. -r.0 q. 3 o'clock Monday
J3 years old and had
II. ..~ a"' .n until two weeks be-
'~e 1s cca,a
~ -. 3. ..s".vad by one son, C. B.
o, Wake Forest: three
n. Mrs. Georgia Sawyer.
o.. T. @. Gregory and Mrs.
''' Blown: and a sister. Mrs.
.-- , IA Forbes. all of Shiloh,
- .a"dchi,dren.
The daily independent., 1937-05-26
MintOn Dixon Lands
Position With
N.C.U.C.C.

Edenton, May 25.-Miron H.
Dixon of Edentoa and Elizabeth
City has been named as a field
representative of the North Caro-
lima Unemployment Compensa-
zion Commission and will cover
IL Northeastern North Carolina
counties for the commission.
Dr.. Dixon will handle unem-
ployment compensation returns
and reports from the counties OF
Gates. Chowan, Washington,
Currituck, Camden, Pasquotank,
PerquimanS, Tyrrell, Dare, Hyde
and Beaufort.
He, along with IA other field
representatives named this week,
will seek out all employers in the
area assigned to him and give all
possible aid to any who may need
assistance in making proper re-
ports and returns to The commits
son.
These field representatives will
have office space in Employment
Service Division offices in the
cities and towns in which Shey
operate, and messages for them
may be left at these offices. Al
though they will be in The field
most of the time, they will make
frequen visits to the EmpioymerS
offices for messages and will be
at the service Of the employers
in their territory, Chairman
Charles G. Powell explains. Their
residence addresses and Tele-
phones are also given so they can
readily be found.
"The field representatives have
authority under the law to make
such investigations as may seem
advisable 20 get the information
they seek and are entitled TO re-
ceive, but they have explicit In
Structions noS to abuse the au-
thority, and to be conSiderate and
courteous to all persons they con-
Sact for information" Mr.. Powell
said. Each one has an identity
ing picture and authority from
the commission to perform the
duties assigned him. If the en-
ployer has any questions as to the
identity of men representing this
commission, he should demand to
see the picture and certificate"
Mr.. Powell said.
The daily independent., 1937-05-26
Joint Hearings In Congress
May Get Action On the
Measure by July l

washington, May %, -tU'H-
Congress moved swiftly tonight to
rush enactment of President
Roosevelt's new minimum wage
and maximum hour bill which
would fix working standards in
and eliminate child labor from in
terstate industries.
Chairman William P. Connery
of the house labor committee, said
the mea.ure would be expedited
under a plan to hold joint senate
house hearings and that commit
tees of both chambers would work
together, with the first combined
session next Tuesday.
Continued on Page Eight)
The daily independent., 1937-05-26
Good Chance
To Win 4
Fortune
How to Pick Up $95,-
600 In Cash Almost
Overnight; Gilt-Edge

Howard Stevens, Of the Stevens
Jobbing Co., has a chance to pick
up s95 900 in cash with the great
est of ease, but Howard, who is too
big-hearted for his own good, says
he will gladly pass the opportun-
ity on to any reliable person in
Elizabeth City.
It's a fire, gilt-edge propo-
sition. Just like betting that the
S. Louis Browns will win the
pennant or Louis will meet
Schmeling in the Garden this
summer. Really, this proposition
that was offered to Howard Stew
ems offers an even better oppor-
tunity of winning a fortune than
the Old Gold contest or the Irish
Sweepstakes. And it's a lot surer
than playing the pin games. The
The daily independent., 1937-05-26
Pork Barrel Uprising
In House Delays Action
On The Relief Measure
Leaders Adjourn Session After Patronage
Hungry Members Earmark Funds
for Specific Purposes
Allocate Money to Flood Control
PWA Extension, Highway and Grade Crossing ElimI'
nation and Power Lines, Are Among Projects
Favored by Insurgent Representatives

Washington, May -WR)--Democratic leaders hastily
adjourned the house without final vote on the SloOooOo-
600 worreief bill tonight after stormy session in which
rebelious, patronagchngry members voted to ear mark
600 of the fund for pork or vote-getng projects
The measure designed provide jobs for 100000 idle
during will be brought up again on THURSDAY
when expected Meantime administration forces Will
sufficient strength to reverse on roll call votes the
stineng defeats suffered today.
The daily independent., 1937-05-26
Judge Finds SaWyer
And Nixon OlUn
Property

Mantao. May Is. - Leroy S.
Nixon and Hersey G. Sawyer
Elizabeth City lumbermen. won
their contentious in regard to title
10 a tract of land in Camden
county when Judge Clawson Will
liams today dissolved an injunc-
ton brought by w. T. Stafford
and w. E. Albertson to refrain
them from cutting timber on the
land. The plaintiffs, however
noted an appeal to the State Su-
preme court.
The daily independent., 1937-05-26
Pork Barrel" Revolt

Pork BarreI' Revolt
The pork barrel" uprising -
second in ferocity only to the one
in which President Roosevelt's
Civilian Conservation corps bill
was sacrificed on the altar Of
patronage-raged throughout the
entire day. 1t demonstrated grow
ing opposition in congress to the
continuation of blank cheque"
authority which gives Mr.. Roose-
velt power 10 spend relief funds
as he deems fit to aid the dis
tresSed.
At the close of the day these
major changes had been made in
the relief measure:
l. S55 100000 to be set aside for
flood control and water conserva-
ton work.
e. For PWA Projects
2. $300,000,000 to be "ear mark
ed" for PWA projects.
3. $150,000,000 to be spent on
highway grade crossing elimina-
ton projects.
4. Authority to use work-relief
money for construction Of power
(Carfip,oJ ~, pona Sivl
The daily independent., 1937-05-26
., L. tttempt To
Give Germany
Way Out
lIo}a Drives On
Is. grll Point In Iron
A.. -, ..ing About
M ii, Capital

,-.- >. - ,U.P'-The
.-.-. appeal TO The
,.... developed to-
,.,.6 diplomatic
..- -',r Rome -Ber-
-..., I,a,y.
.... ..z 10 submit a
,.-- IOl Italian
.-- .r prove that
-,,oe6 AGGRESSION
..,,,,..r, Republic
-......,s srrDr, Q the
...s nor even men
-.... ..,-,~,.a,r.,n on be-
r-...,. ,rl French
....,,4.Da of league
-..s q unau nous
.. ...- British. with
..-. ,,ve persuaded
! .-,,,enr,.a. . their
and overlook
The daily independent., 1937-05-26

C. Z. OVERMA:g; sst,'5uics Su-
? :. tntendant for theE Cate City
LIE In-urance Soapanysy is the
proud recipient a AaselSg silver
platter presented to him by his
company in recognition of bis rec
crd Of showing an increase in
business in his district for SO CEN
Secutive weeks. Mr.. Overman has
oeen with the Gate City for near
ly % years. during which time he
has built up an enviable record.
His district includes Currituck,
Camden, PaSquotank, PerquimanS
and Chowan counties. Awards re-
ceived by other members Of his
force were: silver cigarette cases
to A. L. Harris and assistant Su-
Ferintendent. L. C. Perry; a gold
watch chain and knife to w. M.
Burnham. and flve-year service
pins to E. R. Lamb, A. L. Sexton,
Mr.. Burnham and Miss Dorothy
Richardson.
The daily independent., 1937-05-26

THIS attractive little clubhouse OF the Com
Jock Home club in Currituck county n1te heo
against the building since its erection in 1880 was nay pao o
dedcaory exercises last FRIDAY
with raised from dace IaeS
popularity contest dinners and other actVes sponsored ny
bwomen When the clubhouse husbands of cubwomen
co-operated of donating logs lending teams trucks
work All in ALL this attractive puholg
center of Conjocks life product of cooperation be-
tween people of the community
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..~ Wednesday and Thurs
5% s,~ scattered afternoon
...n..s IN mountains.
Evening star., 1937-05-28
Scientists, A,vaiting Eclipse,
Must Fix Island Location,

It was pointed out that in order
to observe accurately the eclipse OF
the sun due June 3 it is necessary to
determine the exact position Of the
| observing instrument. To do this
will involve the establishment Of the
position of the island, which up to
now has been virtually unknown
and unimportant poin; on the charts.
Canton Island, one Of the Phoenix
group, Is roughly 1900 miles south
west of Honolulu and about ITS miles
south Of the equator. The expedi-
ton, made up Of 13 American SCI
Evening star., 1937-05-28

entkts and technieians, landed on
Canton May II and now has COM
pleted the landing through the surf
Of tons Of heavy telescopes, spectro-
graphs, cameras and other equip-
ment from the q. 3. 8. Avocet, base
ship Of the expedition. Concrete
bases are being built on which to
mount them.
The scientists soon will begin re-
hearsah Of their proposed activities
during the 213 seconds Of the eclipse,
10 there will not be any waste OF
precious time when the critical mo-
ment arrives.
Evening star., 1937-05-28
Old Ball Opens Game.

Forty-five years old, . cricket ball
used IN the England-Australia match
IN 1892 was brought into service to
open recent match ut Wagga, New
south Wales. Originally it was etyen
by the expert player, George Lohmann
OF England, to NJ. Tier Of Wsxss u
q permanent trophy for WagRa clubs.
Evening star., 1937-05-28

in disallowing deductions Of $4,000
from the gross estate allowed by the
court and paid them for commissions
and attorneys fees, and 1914 rs ad-
ditional Federal income taxes paid by
them In 1893 and 1894.
Evening star., 1937-05-28

were merely Exploratory" and that
the bank had made no promises.
Mexico wants a credit. Suarez was
quoted Is saying, to enable 1t to
complete the Pan-American Highway
from Mexico City south to the border.
The bank was created by the Roose-
velt administration to aid American
exporters by guaranteeing substantial
percentages Of credits which they may
extend to purchases abroad.
Evening star., 1937-05-28

The definite mailing down iof q
wandering" desert island Is the hrst
task facing the National Geographic
Society-Navy solar eclipse expedition
now in the South Seas.
A radio dispatch from Canton
Island received at the society's head
quarters here stated that the island
is not where 1t has been charted, and
that the error, from the astronomical
standpoint, is serious.
Evening star., 1937-05-28
$12,50o, 900 CREDIT
TO MEXICO STUDIED
Export Import Bank Officials An.
nounce Talks With Finance
Minister.
Ey the Associated Press.

4y the Associated Press.
Export-1mport Bank officials said
yesterday the possibility Of a $12,50o,-
900 credit to Mexico was discussed
with the bank by Eduardo Suarez
Mexican finance minister, on . recent
visit to Washington.
They added that the conversations
Evening star., 1937-05-28
STEAMSHIPS.

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MEDITERRANEAN and all Europe-De Luxe
service on famous express liners via the
smooth Southern Route. Apply your travel
agent or Italian Line. 624 9th av.. New York,
Evening star., 1937-05-28

Labor Is becoming restless in Co.
lombia and many strikes are threat
AnAd.
Evening star., 1937-05-28

Child Specialist Dies.
MONTGOMERY. Ala, May % F.-
DR.. Hilton Rice, \ specialist IN the
treatment Of children, who had prac-
ticed here since 1918, died here yes
terday.
Evening star., 1937-05-28

Back Salaries Being Paid.
Government employees Of Honduras
are receiving payment Of salaries tn
arrears.
Evening star., 1937-05-28
LA FONTAlNE AND FORD
APPEAL TO TAX BOARD
Seek Redetermination Of $2,177
Deficiency Assessed in Case
of Rowland Estate.
Ey the Associated. Press.

Ey the Associated Press.
James A. La Fontaine, jr, and
Charles E. Ford, Washington lawyer
asked the Board of Tax Appeals yes
terday to re-etermine a $2,l77 defi-
cheney in estate taxes assessed on them
as executors Of the estate Of Isaac H.
Rowland.
La Fontaine and Ford contended
the Bureau Of Internal Revenue erred