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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-08-10
BY ROGER w. BABSONt
Copyright 1887, Publishers
Financial Bureau, Inc.

Babson Park, Mass, Aug. 1O.-Dur-
ing recent weeks I have read several
editorials congratulating our churches
on their progress during these peril
GUS times. I am loath to discourage
those who have accepted these Polly
Anna reports; but do believe many
of my regular readers will be inter-
ested in my conclusions:
/. The so-called Church member
ship" figures published annually by
the Christian-Herald and broadcasted
bv the press. associations are incor-
rect. They contain not only the names
of millions who have repudiated the
church which they joined in their
vouth-hut also millions who are dead
and buried physically.
2. Protestant Church attendance
has been falling off for many years
This may not show by recent stats
tics on church attendance at the Sun
day morning service; but in many
churches attendance at this Sunday
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-08-10
President Starts Round Of
Pre-Adjournment Con-
ferences on Return
from Hyde Park
FARM LEGISLATION
GIVEN ATTENTION
Controversy Over Sugar Bill
Discussed With Harrison;
Senate Committee Votes
for Ten-Cent Cotton Loan
To Peg Price of Southern
Staple

washington, Aug 1O.-(AP)-Presi-
don't Roosevelt returned from his
HYDE Park estate to the capital today
and Immediately began a round OF
nrp-adiournment conferences with con
gressional leaders.
One of the first was with Chair
man Jones Democrat, Texas, OF the
House Agriculture Committee, a key
foure in the movement to put gen
eral farm legislation over until early
npxt wear. so it will cause neither a
desv in adjourning this session nor
the calling of special session.
Harrison Has Lunch.
Another White House caller was
Chairman Harrison, Democrat, Miss
issinni of the Senate Finance Com
mittee. who was invited to lunch with
the President and discuss the con-
troversv over the sugar bill, which Mr..
Roosevelt has threatened to veto be-
cause of restrictions on refined sugar
shnments from Hawaii and Puerto
Rico.
Shortly after his conference with
ZONES. the President saw Secretary
Wallace. Jones would say only that
he had gone over the general leglsia-
tive situation, including farm pro-
blems Wallace said he had discussed
the sugar bill "only in pssing.
The Senate Agriculture COMMITTEE
voted for a ten-cent cotton loan to
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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-08-10
Two Mergers
State Banks
About Ready

Winston-Salem, Aug. 10 (AP)-Ine
Sentinel said today in copyrighted
story it had learned from an 49in-
peachable source that consolidation
Of State banks in six western and TOUT
northeastern counties would be COM
pleted soon by the North Carolina
State Banking Commission.
According to the story, the mergers
are part of Statewide consolidation
of banks in trade areas.
Counties figuring in the western
merger, which will consolidate under
the Smoky Mountain Bank, include
Jackson, Macona Swain, Graham
Cherokee and Clay.
The eastern merger, which has been
under consideration for months, the
Sentinel said, will embrace Gates
BERTHE, HEREFORD and Northampton
counties.
Resources of the northeastern bank
in the consolidation would be close to
$4,000. 900, according to the Sentinel.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-08-10
WAGES, HOUR BILL
COULD PLAY HAVOC
Depends ON Whims and
Fancies of Board That
Administers 1t
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, Aug. 10.-Effect of Fed
eral wage and hour law upon North
Carolina will depend almost entirely
upon the personnel of the labor stand
ards board to be set up under it, in
the opinion of Major A. J.. Fletcher,
State commissioner of labor.
Major Fletcher said he felt pas
sage of the 1910 wage-hour measure
recently jammed through the Senate
is certain.
"Its effect on North Carolina's in
dustries and labor will depend almost
entirely upon what the five members
of the contemplated labor standards
boards do" he said.
"Under provisions of the bill they
will be able to do almost anything
they want to. In the language OF to-
day they're the stuff"
The board will have power to Tx
minimum wages up to 40 cents per
hour and to limit hours of weekly Ia
Dor with a 4O-hour minimum as their
lowest figure.
It will likewise have discretionary
powers to vary the maximum wage
and minimum hour provisions depend
ing on the cost of living and other
factors in the various sections, Major
Continued on Page Two.l
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-08-10
Making Desperate Attempt
To Stem Tide Of Invaders
Rolling In On
Provinces
TENSION RELIEVED
IN SHANGHAI AREA
Japanese Naval Officer and
Seaman Killed There Mon
day; Will Resort to Diplo-
macy; Japan Is Tightening
Her Hold on Tientsin Sec
(By The Associated Press.)


Chinese defenders of the Great
Wall of China took a stand today at
Nankow Pass, 80 miles northwest of
Peiping. in a desperate attempt to
stem the tide of japanese troops roll
ing toward the yet unconquered pro-
vinces of Chahar and Suiyuan.
Chinese sources reported a Japa-
nese detachment had been wiped out.
A force of 5000 Japanese troops
was reported moving against the pass,
gateway to Kalgan; capital of Cha
har, and the table lands westward to
Mongolia.
Tension eased in Shanghai, far to
the south, where the killing of Jap
anese naval officer and seaman had
brought grave apprehension for the
preservation of peace. -
Officials agreed to settle the in
cident by diplomatic. means. The Jap
anese and a Chinese gendarme were
shot. down in clash yesterday at
the airdrorne west of Shanghai.
Chinese and Japanese versions OF
the incident differed as to which side
opened fire first. No explanation was
offered by Japan as to why the Jap
anese officer was in a restricted Chi
nese military zone.
A thousand new Japanese blue
Jackets came to Shanghai.
Dispatches to Marking indicated
Japan was Tightening her hold on
Cuotinued on Page Two.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-08-10
Sales Managers and Ware
housemen Predict Days
Average at Is Cents
or Better
OFFERINGS MOSTLY
PRIMINGS QUALITY
Mullins Reports Prices So to
81 Above Last Year; Low
Grades at So to $3.50,
Medium Types $40 to SIS;
Better Grades Quoted High
as SAB
(By The Associated Press.)

First sales on the 16 South Carolina
and North Carolina border belt tobac-
co markets today led sales managers
and warehousemen to predict a price
average of $25 per hundred or better
for the day. Dispatches from the vari-
ious markets sad farmers appeared
satisfied.
At Whiteville, where Governor
Hoey was scheduled to take part. in,
exercises this afternoon, the first 16
piles sold in one warehouse brought
an average of $2766, and it was pre-
dicted the days average would be
around $25. Most of the offerings were
primings.
Mullins, South Cardinals biggest
market, reported a million and a half
pounds on the floor, with prices esti-
mated at So to 81 better than on the
1886 opening day. A huge crowd was
on hand despite heavy rain.
At Dillon, S. c., better grades
brought up to $39.75, with the range
for lower grades reported at So to
Continued on Page Tnree)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-08-10
DEPARTMENT HIRES
EXPERT ON TOBACCO
W. p. Hedrick, of Taylorsville, Has
Specialized in Weed Control
i'm Hard Ss.idy

Raleigh, Aug. 1O.-(AP)-Agricul
ture Commissioner Kerr Scott an
nounced appointment ,oday of w. =
Hedricl1, OF Tayl;rsville, as the agr'
culture departments first topaccc
specialist :.
Hedrick, an Alexander county ma
tive. won a degree at the University
of Nanlirg in Marking, China, II
tobacco diseases, and also at the Uni
versity of Costa RIGA, after which he
took special work in tobacco at N. y
State College.
His Job will be to furnish "any III
formation looking toward establlsn
ment of better prices Scott SAID.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-08-10
HOEY WON'T HALT
FRIDAY EXECUTION
Electric Chair Being Set Up
Again To Take Life of
Negro Slayer

Raleigh, Aug. 10.-(AP)-Governor
Hoey said today he had decided he
could not intervene in the case Of
James McNeili, Harnett county Ne
gro. and if the electric chair has been
rebuilt at States Prison by Friday,
the man willbe electrocuted for muir
der.
A 6o-day reprieve was granted Al
fred Puckett, convicted of murder in
Richmond county, and due to be gass-
ed Friday.
The electric chair was dismantled
after John PRESLEY, CASTOR Negro
was electrocuted as it's 10th victim
on Friday, November Is, 1886, and
this Friday will be another 18th day
of the month
A 1885 law provided all persons con-
vited of capital crimes after July l
of that year should be executed by
gas.
Mcneil was convicted in Septem-
her 1895. of the murder earlier that
wear of Sudie Eason, his sweetheart
He was sentenced to die by gas, but
the Supreme Court ruled, as his crime
Continued on Page Two.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-08-10
Babson TELLS The Truth"
About Church Membership

service has been kept only by omit
ting the mid-week and evening ser
vices, and by closing down in summer
time. A record of the number of Pro-
testants entering the churches during
a year shows a constant falling Off
This decline is taking place despite
the fact that our Protestant popula-
ton is increasing each year.
g. Sunday school attendance is also
falling off. The Congregational Chris
tan churches, of which l am modera-
tor, have had net loss of over $780,
600 Sunday school scholars since 1925.
At first assumed this to be due to
serious drop in the birth rate among
us Indifferent Protestants; but study
shows that the decline is primarily
among those of high school age and
adults The young children are still
being sent to Sunday school to give
fathers a chance to read the Sunday
paper.
Reasons For The Decline.
have attempted TO ascertain the
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-08-10
Effort Made To Hammer
Out Wedge Driven Into
Insurgent Rear Guard
By Loyalists
REBELS HOPING TO
WIN LOST GROUND
Onslaught Lacks Intensity of
Former Counter-Offensive
Few Weeks Ago; Govern
ment Command Claims
Repulse of First Drive BY
Insurgents

Madrid, Aug. 1O.-(AP)-Madrid 81
western front rumbled into new life
today in what appeared to be the start
Of a second big insurgent push to
hammer a government wedge out of
nsurgent rear guard territory.
General Francisco Frances infan-
rymen, based in shell-ripped villages
md on the sun-boiled plains west of
here, renewed their attack on Vii
laneuva de la Canada, the point of
General Jose Miaja's spearhead.
Although the onslaught lacked the
intensity of the former counter-Offen-
;ive, it seems to be the first move in
IN attempt to regain all the towns
which Miaja's sweating militianos
seized during the first two weeks of
July.
In that drive, the government ac-
tually reached and for several days
held Brunette, about Is miles west OF
here, but were driven out of the town
and forced to backtrack about four
miles north to Villaneuva de la
Canada under fierce land and all
assaults.
The government command asserted
the Madrid troops repulsed today
onslaught. A tremendous explosion
could be heard above the confused
under-tone of rife and machine gun
fire when an insurgent munitions de
81 not far from the government
trenches was blown up. Many insur
oo,,+s xuara believed killed or wound
ed by the splintering shells.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-08-10
Clio holsters UP
ITS SILK STRIKE
Passaic Valley WalkOut So Near COHl-
plete Pennsylvania Area Is
Concentrated on

Paterson, N j., Aug. 10 (AP)-Ine
CIO worked swiftly to plug the holes
in its silk workers strike today as
spokesmen for both employees ana
operators in New Jersey and scattered
Pennsylvania cities began talk OF
peace negotiations in the unions
drive for improved wage and work
ing conditions.
With leaders of both sides agreeing
the local Passaic Valley walkout was
all but complete, the union shifted It's
main attack to Pennsylvania areas,
where plants tried to continue opera
uons. Strike zone reports showed
many shops shut down in the face OF
concentrated picketing at their doors.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-08-10
Air
Liner Falls.
Wth4Dead
Tangles With Power
Line at Daytona
Beach; Lines First
Fatal Wreck

DaytOna Beach, Fla, Aug. TO-
(AP)-A 14-passenger Eastern Air
Lines plane crashed into newly
constructed power line near the
airport early today, fluttered help
lessly into a thicket, and wrecked,
killing four persons.
Pete Dygert, airport manager,
said the power line was strung at
IL pm. last night and he had not
been notified. 1t was not there
!. last night when another Eastern
Air Line plane took off for Miami
at 1920 p. m, eastern standard
time, Dygert said.
Killed in the crash were: Captain
Stuart Dietz, of Baltimore, chief pilot
Robert Reed, co-pilot; ]. F. Philpots
Continued on Page Eighth
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-08-10
ROOSEVELT DIRECTS
LEGISLATIVE CLOSE
AS END DRAWS NEAR
Roosevelt Signs
Bill Reluctantly

Washington, Aug. 1O.-(AP)-
President Roosevelt announced to-
day he had signed with much re-
luctance" the $780,, 732,OOO Interior
Department supply bill.
The President criticized as ex-
cessive the appropriation of S14,-
$4,000 for vocational education,
but said Congress, having apprOp-
rated $1O,OO0,OOO more than was re-
commended, he would carry out
the obvious intent of Congress and
spend during the current fiscal
year only SO much as could "nrO-
perly and usefully be utilized"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-08-10
HoeyLauds
Tobacco At
WhiteUilIe


Whiteville, Aug. 10.-(AP)-Gover-
nor Hoey outlined the Importance of
tobacco to North Carolina here today
and said "the outlook is promising
for fair prices as he urged diver
sification of crops and home and farm
ownership, while attending the to-
bacco market opening.
.'This is a significant OCCASION"
Hoey told a crowd here after watch
ing sales at Lumberton and speaking
briefly.
Tobacco is North Cardinals great
CONTINUED on Page Three.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-08-10
GREENSBORO PLANT
HAS PICKET LINES
Most of ESQ Workers at Pa
jana Plant Strike for
Pay Increase

=. greensboro, Aug. 10 (AP)-Picket
M MES were formed at the Greensboro
-nnioanu1acturing Company's pajama
PAN liant early this morning as union
a "oihers of the company started a
"',iKe for higher wages.
n ric'or Levy manager of the COM
o rInS' started early this afternoon
% ,'s oo ABOUT 40 workers of the estimat-
con -oo employed were on the job, but
crn a'ehoed' this number would be in
''Seo to about 100 by Wednesday
Nontlnued on Page Three.)
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-08-10
TOBACCO PRICES ON
BORDER ARE EYED
Friend and Foe of Crop Con-
troll Wait Result of Aver
ages There
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
In the Sir Walter Hotel

Raleigh, Aug. 10.-Both friend and
foe of crop control are watching to-
days opening of the border belt to-
bacco markets with peculiar interest.
Of course, the first days prices
will give no certain index to what will
happen before the last auctioneer has
sung his swan "sing song on this
years tobacco crop, but there is a
certainty that trend will develop
within few days. f
1t will be the first market for an
unrestricted crop since 1888. Experts
have termed this years crop one OF
the biggest and finest in many years.
All economists and politicians, as well
Continued on Page Twol.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-08-10
CARRIES .s
COTTON DOWNWARD
Midday Rally Not Sustained and Mar
ket Closes at Eight Net
Losses for Day

New York, Aug. 1O-(AP)-Cotton
futures opened barely steady seven
to II points lower on easier Liverpool
cables and under foreign and south
ern selling December rallied from an
early low of 1929 to 1887, and at
the end of the first hour the list was
to II points net lower.
Futures closed steady, to 6 points
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-08-10

bridge bobd CENTER armoed lead procession;
below king queen being welcomed i'm Belfast
Recent King Elizabeth Of Great Britain
international interest for the visit
was by ouags including number of bombngs
the work Of Republican
At the railway bridge Dunda wrecked by
couple arrived in Ireland Center
photo shows capital Of North Ire
land safety leading the
rade king King George and his queen step
from car welcomed by the lord mayor
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-08-10
STOCKS FALTER AND
RIGHT THEMSELVES
Early Losses of Point or SO In Steel
Cut Down But Leaders
Hold Own

New York, Aug. TO- (AFD-Stocks
stumbled and .righted themselves at
intervals in today's market. Grain flu
lures rallied on Canadian crop reports
Cotton again tilted downward. Bonds
were narrow.
Early losses running to a point in
steels were reduced later, but the
leaders had difficulty in holding their
own.
Transfers were around 100000
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-08-10
Announce Bumper
Corn, Wheat Crops

Washington, Aug. 1O.-(AP)-
The Agriculture Department esti-
mated this years corn crop today
at 65S,748,OOO bushels and the
wheat crop at 89O,419,OOO bushels.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-08-10

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tCoztinued on Page SKI
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-08-10

CONTINUED on Page Two,.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-08-10

Futures closed steady, to points
lower. Spots quiet, middling 1879.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-08-10

'e0ntlnued on Page Three.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-19

Winner Of the worlds champion
ship for women log birlers, Laura
Marchand from Cloquet, Wis,
demonstrates how she does her
stuff-in the meantime holding
the winners cup. The scene is
Escanaba, Mich, where the
tournament was held.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-19
Mary handed over the pile of cables

| firmly, she said, "Letitia Higgins,
please don't ever let me get visit
full about !. ID. about New York.
I might surprise you-and myself
by breaking down. Paris is the
most beautiful city in the world.
At least, that's what the architects
say, and it's been good to me. I
want to forget that I ever knew
anything else."
She turned her eyes away from
the accusing eyes of Miss Hig-
gins. She couldn't say that as
long as she lived her heart would
be in America.
Having INDUCED herself briefly,
she went back to work, dismissing
thoughts that, try as she would,
she could keep no deeper than I'M
der the layer of her Immediate
consciousness.
There was immediate work for
her and no time for thoughts of
her heart, her home, or her mo-
mentary fears concerned with the
things that Anetka had put into
her mind.
She was to think Of them again
later in the afternoon when again
she saw the dark bearded man she
had seen in the morning. Twice,
while she sketched and discussed
the relative merits Of cotton jer-
sey as against a corded wool with
an English client, she saw him
pass her small window. Each
time her heart took sickening
dive and her thoughts strayed far
from fabrics.
| That night she dreamed of fir
ing squads and a conclave of dark
bearded men sentencing her for
crime she knew nothing about.
The next morning she found the
answer. ~" 81.
Into the little shop promptly at
IL o'clock there came commit
tee of three dark-bearded gentle
men.
Mari received them in her inf
Intestinal office, at first with mis-
givings, then with incompre-
hension, and finally, with awe.
They were. they told her. the
! representatives of a combine Of
! textile houses They had come to
! offer her capital with which to
open a great house.
ITO BE Continuedl
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-19

ka's fright had been transmitted
to her. Yet it had. It had been
long ago, she had said to Anetka;
but in Europe, 20 years was not so
long ago when intrigue seethed
constantly beneath their daily
lives.
Had Anetka been involved, or
was she still involved-in some po-
Htical plot? It wasn't unlikely,
Mari thought worriedly.
Perhaps the authorities had not
known where Anetka was. Per-
haps this publicity from America
had revealed her whereabouts.
There had been a dark man, sus-
picious in appearance, waiting in
a car when Mari had arrived that
morning. For an instant Mari
thought that she had seen him
peering through the windows later
in the morning.
Letitia made her cup Of tea,
brought her salad from a nearby
restaurant at 2. It was the first
calm hour of the day.
Mari felt rested, relieved by the
efficiency of her American helper,
glad for someone to talk to.
Miss Higgins" she said, sip
ping her tea. Always remain a
pearl beyond price. Always be as
perfect secretary as you are and
never, never indulge in ridiculous
ideas of grandeur, Importance or
intrigue"
"Of course not, Madame"
"And I'm not Madame, Miss
Higgins, I'm Mary Barrett OF
Brooklyn"
Miss Higgins permitted herself
a slight start. II think that's
SWELL" she said. "It's a long way
from Brooklyn to Paris. I usec
to live in Brooklyn and I know
ibid your" Mari said a trif1e
wistfully. did you live in
brownstone house and go to TIT
museum and the park? Did yol
resent people who said that BROOK
tlyn was the end of the world
Did you ever thrill to the light!
of the bridge on night in Feb
ruary2"
ct lived on Brooklyn Height
land loved it. All the lovely, oil
ldignified houses and the guam
Istreets called Cranberry am
| Orange and :"
Mari put down her cup. Ver'
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-19

A professor in the clustered halls
Of Harvard university, more con-
cerned with. his science and ex-
plorations in the far places, now
is in possession of one of the
great fortunes of America, He is
DR.. Alexander Hamilton Rice, re-
vealed as the principal beneficiary
In the will Of his wife, Mrs. Flea
nor Elkins Widener Rice, filed for
probate at Newport, r. I. The
estate is ''in excess Of $4,000, OOO'
but may be closer to S6o. 100000.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-19

The highest form of social activity
is reached when a state finds the
true balance of Liberty and Au-
thority.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-19

The common man has "i" ,oen bI;
planned of the alliance pet .oday it
ness and politicians, but nolitics
the alliance Of labor anu
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-19

Public opinion is often nothing but
common. sense, and usually always de-
cides on the application of rules,
whether in politics, grammar or any
other field.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-19

woosung- port Of evacuation
Americans, being evacuated from
war-torn Shanghai, are taken by
ferry or lighter 10 miles down the
Wangpoo river to Woosung at the
mouth of the Yangtze, where
steamers await them.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-19

Fin Petrie, Of Opal, Wyo., chosen by
a magazine as 1887 champion Amer
lean country correspondent, is shown
after his first day in New York. He
liked the city as place to visit. but
said: cts too big, too crowded, too
fast, and too noisy for me"
Evening star., 1937-09-02

this decision with all the power it
commands and with the support and
backing Of the American Federation
Of Labor"
That Tracy's union does have the
support Of its parent body, the A. F.
OF L., in any contemplated resistance
to the authority of the board seems
definite from action of the Executive
Council later in the afternoon in
Atlantic City, where a resolution con-
demning the board ruling was adopted
unanimously.
The boards action is in violation
of the national labor relations act"
the condemnatory resolution said.
The board had no right to void any
agreement entered into by any en-
ployer with legitimate labor organi-
zation"
1t was announced that the A. F. of
L. union would apply for \ restrain
ing order against the boards direc-
ton for an employe election.
Meanwhile. the board has made no
reply to the attacks nor indicated
what course it will take to see that
its election order is obeyed, regard
less Of the opinion of the Fourth Dis
trict Court that the company already
is under legal collective bargaining
contract with q recognized union.