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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-16

Yoncalla, Ore, June 16-(UP)- An inquiry was opened today into the crash of a two-plane navy scout plane, in which Lieut.. Commander Paul Ives, of the U. s. naval reserve, was killed after his mechanic, named Bontron, leaped to safety in his parachute.
 The plane was enroute from Oak land, Calif., to the Sand Point field near Seattle, when, according to Bontron, the flyers lost their bear ings at an altitude of 1900 feet in thick fog.
 Ives feared that they would run into mountain range and told his mechanic to "bai lout." A few mo- ments after Bontron leaped he said he heard the plane crash.
 Bontron summoned aid from nearby farm house and searchers found the pilot sti1 lalive but he died without regaining conscious ness.
 Quincy, Mass, June 16-(UP)- The pair had left the air base here last Wednesday on flight to Se- attle, Wash, by easy stages. Ives,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-16

By NEA Service
 Rock Hills, s. C.-Elliot White Springs, who 20 years ago was fight ing German Fokkers and Pfaltzes 10000 feet above some point in France. is today fighting differ ent fight.
 His opponent is less flashy and romantic, but the times being what they are, perhaps no less important. Springs. now big cotton mill pro- prietor, is fighting the insecurity and squalor which have been too orten the lot of southern cotton mill workers.
 AS in the days when he was bringing down II German war planes and winning himself hat full of decorations as one of Amer ica'S greatest aces, Springs is again in the forefront of the battle.
 But today he is fighting with neat white little houses instead of machine guns, and the enemy is not Richthofen, but the tendency of southern mill workers to leave the land, moving to mill towns and becoming completely dependent on the mill payrolls.
 Each House Different
 Under Springs direction two pro- jects are developing, one at Lan- caster and one at Fort Mill. his home town. Both are the sites of large plants of the Springs Cotton Mills.
 These neat white houses are in strange contrast with the ugly sameness of the old-fashioned mill village" Each house is given in- dividuality in design and location. and is well-built at cost Cf about $2500, with every modern convent ence.
 With each house is a plot of land varying from one to three acres, ample room for the textile worker occupant to raise garden for his own use, or even for truck farming on a small scale. If the worker wants more land, the company will rent that to him also. Rental rates for houses and land are cheap, and plan enabling the workers to buy the houses and land is being con- Sidered.
 The textile workers problem in many instances has been this: a farm family, hearing of work in the mills, pulls up stakes in the country and moves to the mill vicinity.
 Dependent on Pay Envelope
 All other source of income gone, it is then dependent entirely on the pay envelope of one or two mem- bers of the family working in the mill. The cotton cloth market is irregular. and shutdownS in the face of piled-up surpluses are fre- quent.
 With mill-hands located in com fortable houses within a mile or two of the mill, and in a position to produce their own vegetables, milk, butter and eggs, the shut downs would be less catastrophe to them. They would have some thing to tide themselves over until the mills opened again.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-16

nearby mills.
 The Springs project started in Lancaster, where nearly 150 houses have been built within few miles of the town. The second project at Fort Mill now boasts about half a hundred neat green-trimn,ed houses. The Springs interests, which own mills in several other South Carolina towns, own land in each that can be devoted to the subsistence homestead" idea.
 Busy Man Springs
 Springs has had an active career since he returned from the war as one of Americas aces. He has had time to write nine. books, mostly on war themes, in addition to his work as president or officer of dozen cotton mills and banks.
 He had won his way to squadron commander in the Royal Flying Corps with the British army, and served with distinction in the American air service after the United States entered the war. His short stories of flying adventure and the several novels which fol- lowed them won him a national reputation as a writer and member ship in both the Authors League and the Dramatists' Guild.
 Springs started in the cotton business as a weigher in 1919, and is now one of the best-known busi- ness men in northern South Caro- lima. His housing experiments have attracted much attention throughout the Piedmont textile re- gioS of the south.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-16
SOCIALITES AT
 AUCTION SALE

Newport, R. l., June l6-CUP)- Eocialites gathered in the stable arena of Mrs. Muriel Vanderbilt Phelps colonial estate Dudley Farms today for the second day of three day auction.
 Items sold yesterday ranged from 50 cent cocktail glasses to a $65 silver punch bowl Currier & Ives prints brought $1250 each, and Sheffield plates, $5 to $9 each.
 Interest centered on the old Van- derbilt coach, an all-sport, Brew ster-made road coach, to be offered tomorrow.
 Mrs. Phelps, daughter of William K Vanderbilt, authoribd the auc- tio natter deciding to spend all her time at her California ranch.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-16
Market Irregular At Opening Of Business
Bonds Firmed- d-COttOn Futures Gained Up to Is
 POints-SteeI Steady-UtiIitieS Stepped Back

slipped back fractionally. Motors held their own. Rails were dull but steady.
 American Telephone dipped slightly.
 U. s. Steel opened 1000 shares at 95 5-8 unchanged; Bethlehem 30 1-4 up 1-8 and Republic 1000 at B 1-8 off 1-4. Iron Age said the wide spread labor disturbances in the steel industry are having a 'Tnini- mum of influence" iu steel markets.
 Pennsylvania galnsd sIjgbtIY, while New York Central dipped & small fraction. General Motors and Chrysler lost fractionally. American Smelling declined 1-2 points to S3 1-2. Smaller losses were noted in Anaconda and Kennecott.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-16
Installation Held

Mrs. Charles Rosengarten was in charge of the installation of officers of Beth Fl Sisterhood yes terday afternoon at the Beth Fl synagog, assisted by Mrs. Edward Goldberg, Mrs. Samuel Segal, Mrs. Wilfred Nitkin, Mrs. Harry Fisher and Mrs. Joseph Miller.
 The officers are: President, Mrs. Julius Dorfman; first vice-presi- dent, Mrs. Morris Kosersky; sec- ond vice-president Mrs. David Traurig; honorary vice-president, Mrs. Harry Fleischer; treasurer, Mrs. Samuel Goldman; recording secretary, Mrs. Sherman Griner; financial secretary, Mrs. M. Wein- berg; and corresponding secretary, Mrs. M. Rubin.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-16
Carrissimi Elected

Members of Loggia Italia Progressive elected Julius Car. rissimi president for the third term last evening at a session held in Liberty hall Other ofii- cers, all of whom were reelected are: Assistant venerable, Nunzio Murno; orator, Nicola Testa; fi- nancial secretary, Michael Solo, mita; corresponding secretary, Joseph FiIippone; trustees, Mi- chael Manfredi, Paul Suinma, Salvatore Iannuxzi, Gabrielle CarrissiIni and Michael Rinaldi; lodge physician, Dr. Gustavo Testa. The officers will be in- stalled July 6.
 Louis Lertz was elected deIe- gate t0 the grand lodge conven- ton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-16
PAST PRESIDENTS
 KIWANIANS GUESTS

Several past presidents of the Kiwanis club gave brief speeches at the 18th anniversary luncheon this noon at the Hotel Elton. No special program was arranged, but the fol- lowing men gave talks after being introduced by president Lawrence Bean: Betram Bailey, Henry Long, Dr. Charles Brown, Sherwood Row. land and Idris Alderson. MT. Bailey was president last year.
 Most of the talks were given in regard to the early stages of the local civic organization and de- scriptions of the progress made since its start fifteen years ago.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-16
TOpazia Chairman

Nicholas Topazio is chairman of the arrangements committee in charge of the annual outing of the c. and c. club which will be held at Lake Quasapaug on June 27. He is being assisted by the following committee mem- bers: Henry Mastrianni, An thony Lombardi and Joseph RuggeriO.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-16
St. Johns Day

Three blue lodges of MasOns will be guests of the members of Euclid lodge at St. Johns church on Sunday, St. John the Baptist's day. The sermon will be preached by Rev. Samuel Budde, chaplain of Euclid lodge. The three lodges listed as guest units are Harmony, Continental and Liberty lodges. They will meet at the Masonic temple at 9:45 o'clock and leave for church services.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-16
JAPANESE EPIC

Gladys Swarthout and John Boles will be co-starred by Paramount in an elaborat, production of Madame Butterfly" as Miss Swarthout's next vehicle, the studio announced to-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-16
BY ELMER c. WALZER Limited Press Financial EditOr)

New York, June IS - CUP) - Stocks opened narrowly irregular in moderate trading today while bonds f1rmed and cotton futures gained Il to 15 points.
 Steel issues were steady. Coppers were little changed. Some utilities
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-16
MAY BE FROM PROVIDENCE

Hartford, Conn, June 16.-UP) Police awaited word today from Providence, R. l., to aid in the iden- tificatoin of the body of a man about 38 years old recovered late yesterday from the Connecticut river.
 In . pocket was found social se- kurity card bearing the name Earle G. Clark, Franklin Machine Co, s6 Westminster street, Providence.
 The body, badly decomposed WeiS Sound by two boys who brought it
 e,rre in boat. The medical ex- e -r said death was due to lklrowning.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-16

savings, currency and public credit"
 But the narrow escape from de- feat left Blum weakened, and it was regarded as certain that when he faced the senate strong opposition would develop.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-16

Henry Begnal, son of Mrs. Henry Begnal and the late Henry Beghal of Riverside street received his Master of Science degree from Catholic university in Washing ton, D. c. today. He was grad uated from Catholic university in 1895 and has since been located in Washington where he has been continuing his study for the M. s. degree. ....
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-06-16

In other words, this is variation on the subsistence homestead theme combining rural and partially self supporting life with job in the
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-01
ONCE UPON NOV. 1ST.

Ten wears ago this month, the best
selling book in America was Trader
Horn" the rambling memoirs of an
old man who had in his youth been
pioneer trader of rubber and ivory in
America of the seventies; narrative
of gorilla and elephant-hunting, can
nibal rites, tribal wars, voodooism, and
the Gold Coast slave trade, written by
Mrs. Ethelreda Lewis with a skill and
technique comparable to that with
which Daniel De Foe made Alexand-
er Selkirk the outstanding character
in all western literature.
Both Horn and Selkirk, like Buff
falo Bill, had the satisfaction of see
ing themselves become protagonists
and achieve deathless regulations in
semi-fictional works having wide
world sales and popularity, while they
were still alive.
Alexander Selkirk a 20-year-Old
Scotch seaman-seventh son of sew
enth on!-began the adventures that
inspired DeFoe's story, 233 years ago
Always youth of rebellious tempera-
ment, Selkirk by his own request had
himself put ashore on Juan Fernandez
Island, off Chile in the Pacific, with
few necessaries of life, after series
of quarrels with his captain. Pun
ishment for indecent behavior in
church" had caused him to run away
from home, and he had been a pirate
before getting berth on this freight
err.
Before the ship left the island, Sell
kirk changed his mind and begged to
be taken back aboard but this was re-
fused. He remained alone on Juan
Fernandez for four years and four
months, until he was found and taken
off by a privateer. It was another
two years before he returned to Eng
land, and told the tales that attract
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-01
STOCKS LOWER FOR
ELECTION HOLIDAY
Further Weakness of Steels he1lecC
Falling Mill Operations In
That Industry

New York, Now 1-(AP)-aSock
market leaders went into slow de-
cline today as buying support waned
for most groups. Further weakness
of steels, rejecting falling mill OPP
erations, was an unsettling influence.
Dealings were light throughout, Tut
losses of one to more than three
points were widely distributed near
the fourth hour. Brokers attributed
sliding tendencies partly to the fact
that some speculative forces wanted
to be free of commitments when the
exchange closes tomorrow for election
day. Bonds and commodities were un-
even. Foreign markets got nowhere
in particular as fresh anxiety appear
ed over the Spanish non-intervention
situation, involving the stiffening at
titude of the Italo-German entente.
The thinness of stocks was again
exemplified by extensive spreads be-
tween bids and offers,
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-01
AMERICA AT WAR DAY-BY-DAY

20 Years Ago Today-German and
Indian Nationalist agents stood con-
victed in Chicago of "feloniously con-
spring to set on foot military en-
terprise to be carried on from within
the United States against India :.
the object and purpose being to init
ate mutiny and armed rebellion in
India and to overthrow the govern
ment." 1t was shown large sums had
been spent and that attempts had
been made to ship quantities of arms
to India, which like Ireland, had
sought to take advantage of Brita.n 5
preoccupation with the war for free
dom" to obtain it's freedom, and had
been crushed.
Letters and postcards were pouring
in from somewhere in France" with
out stamps. An Act of Congress had
given all sailors, soldiers and Marines
serving abroad free postage to the
u. S.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-01

but can't help giggling whenever a
flustered, semi-literate lady in movie
lineup, boils over and cups at ian an
antagonist trying to crash the hne:
You're not only ignorant out you're
also a moron" -. The tralneo ape
in the French Casino whoopery is the
most uncannily human beast ever
gaped at by these orbs -. And in the
same vein, one of the metropolitan
papers is running for-sale want al;
s'Could anyone use a world-famous at
traction, Gorilla Villa; crossed $o1'ooo
Chicago Fair; refined, highly amusing
could be used anywhere" just
the thing for Aunt Agatnas ohrls'-
mas !. And speaking OF for-sale
ads, the high. pointer the low point
or the recent depression was reach
ed when a slightly used directors
table, complete with gavel' was OF
fered for a song.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-01
MARINE MEDIATION
BOARD SUGGESTED
Proposed as Best Means of Settling
Labor Troubles in American
Merchant Marine

Washington, Nov. 1 (AP)-The
Maritime Commissio n may advocate
creation of a mediation board, an in
formed persons, said today as the
best means of settling labor troubles
in the American merchant marine.
The board, if authorized, would be
fashioned along the lines of the Ma
tional Mediation Board, which annual
ly settles scores of disputes between
railway labor and management.
The recommendations may be con-
tanned in report by the commission
on next Monday on all phases of the
merchant marine development. The
conclusions will be designed to guide
the expenditure of millions CT dollars
in government aid.
The men making the report are
known to believe that one of the frs
obstacles they must remove in order
to safeguard this heavy Federal in
vestment is that of labor upheavals il
the shipping industry.
Joseph P. Kennedy, chairman of tho
commission, recently described labor
conditions in the industry as very bad
Ee suggested informally that author
ity over labor should be concentrated
somewhere"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-01
ON OTHER NOV. lists.

60S A. D.-The first All Saints Day,
when the Pantheon of the ancient
Romans was consecrated as the
Church of Blessed Virgin Mary and
All Martyrs. The day was chosen be-
cause the eve preceding was one of
the four great pagan festivals (firsts
of Feb, May, Aug. and Now of I'M
converted peoples of the north, and it
was easier to give a holiday a new
significance than to end it's observ-
ance.
1757-A bell was ordered cast in
England for the Philadelphia town
hall. This was to be the famous
Liberty Bell of 1776, but Liberty in
scription taken from Levitt. XXV.1O,
was affixed in the original casting at
a time when there was no thought of
Revolution.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-01

executive in connection with visit
here by Treasury Secretary Morgen-
thau and Daniel Bell, the budget di-
rector.
Morgenthau and Bell came to the
seclusion of the Roosevelt study to re
sumo work on the budget begun dur
ing the Presidents brief stay in Wash
ington week before last.
Eccles brought to the budget talks
a knowledge of current business con
ditions, including the stock market
situation. His Board ordered stock
exchange margin requirements reduc
ed from IS to 40 percent, and fixed for
the first time minimum requirements
Tor short selling at so percent. The
lew requirements are effective today
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-01
TO-DAY IN HISTORY

1855 Earthquake at Lisbon, Portu-
gal. took toll of $4,000 lives.
1765-Hated Stamp Act, which ultl-
mately led to the Revolution, IN et-
feet Day observed by American col
onies with tolling of bells and mock
funerals.
-Winnebago Indians rellnquish
claims to their old lands east OF the
Mississippi and move West.
1841-Father Lucien Galtier dedi-
Gates log chapel to St. Paul and name
is assumed by settlement-now st.
Paul, MINI.
1864-U. S. Postal Money Order Sys-
tenn in effect.
1851. S. sends formal ultimatum
to Spain to buy the Philippines for
$2O,OOO,OOO
190O-Census of this day gives popu-
lation of country as little over 76 mil
lion.
1918-Vienna hoists the flag of So
cialism over the city.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-01
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS

Merle Thorpe Of Washington, D. G..
editor, born at Brimfield, ILL.,, So years
ago.
Grantland Rice of New York, sports
writer and author born at Murfres-
boro, Tenn, 81 years ago.
Isaac Goldberg of Boston, author,
born there, 40 years ago.
Chester H. Rowell of San Francis
co, newspaper editor, born at Bloom
ington, Ill, 70 years ago.
Prof. Comfort A. Adams of Harvard,
noted electrical engineer, born in
Cleveland, SO years ago.
Elias M. Boldly of Los Angeles,
newspaper publisher, born at Lake
Taps, Wash, 46 years ago.
Alexander Alelhine of France, chess
champion, born in Russia, As years
ago.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-01


cent of the value on buyers of sur
plus tobacco rather than on the far
mer
Some sentiment was said to have
developed for similar penalties for
peanuts and potatoes. There also was
opposition in the committee on the
ground that if these commodities were
given special treatment it would open
the way for demands for special
handling of additional crops.
The difficulty of drafting provis-
ions for corn remained one of the
major problems.
Representative Coffee, Democrat,
Nebraska, member of a sub-commit-
tee handling corn, said the group was
as undecided about the commodity as
when Congress adjourned last August.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-01

ToDAY'S ANNIVERSARIES

15oo-Cellini, famed italian arts
metal-worker and sculptor, whose
autobiography is one OF the word >
classics, born. Died Feb. IA, 1911.
1814-Frances Miriam Whltcne-'
New York State author and humoll5-'
born at Whiteboro, N. Y. Died there
Jan. 4, 1852.
Crawford w. Long, Georgld
phvsician-surgeon, pioneer in the use
of ether as an anesthetic, born at
Danielsville, Ga. Died at Athens
June 16, 1878.
1SS7-QOO years ago. Eliza Anna
F. Pratt, New England editor ana au
thor of juvenile stories, born at Au-
gusta, N. Y. Died at Warner, N. IT.
May %, 1907.
tS59-George W. P. Hunt, seven
times governor of Arizona born at
Huntsville, Mo. Died Dec. "a, 1884.
1S6O-Boise Penrose, Pennsylvania
LAWYER and senator, born in Phiiadel-
phia. Died Dec. 81, 1921.
1S71-Stephen Crane, noted author
born at Newark, N. ]. Died abroad,
June 5, 1900.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-01
What Do You
Know About
North Carolina?
Ry FRED H. MAY

l. When was the first purchase Of
land made in North Carolina by the
L. S. Forest Service?
2. What is the difference in the
SIZE of the average North Carolina
family of 1890 and 1880?
3. What North Carolinian, who be-
came governor of Arkansas was killed
at the battle of Beuna Vista?
4. Who're did Governor Josiah Mar
in have supply of powder and shot
IN led? Y~
5. At what early time was cattle.
and hog raising a bit item in the pro-
vince Of North Carolina?
6. Who forced the British to eva
cuate Norfolk in 1875?
ANSWERS.
1. On July Is, 1911 in Burke-Mc-
Dowell counties. The purchase was of
1880 acres at $500 per acre. This
DINA and probably the first in the
United States under the Weeks Law
enacted March 4, that year.
2. In 1890 the average family was
nearly eight persons against less than
five for 1880.
3. Archibald Yell, born 1897. in An
son now Union county, Yell served
under General Jackson in the Battle
Of New Orleans. In 1882 President
Jackson appointed him Judge of Ar
kansas Territory. In 1886 when Ar
kansas was admitted as a State Yell
was sent to congress. He served four
years 1904, as governor and was
again sent to congress. He did not
complete this term, but resigned to
enter the Mexican War in which he
was killed.
4. Following the flight of Governor
Martin, the last British governor,
from the palace at New Bern in ITS,
a search was made of the palace and
grounds. Kegs of powder were found
buried under cal bage beds and in the
celler; large supplies of shot and balls
and other war supplies were found
buried in the garden. A part of this
old palace, built before the Revolt
tionary War, is standing today.
5. A report to London in ITS said
"It is not an uncommon thing to sec
one man the master of from 300 to
1900, and even to 1000 cows, bulls
oxen and young cattle; hogs also in
prOdigiOus numbers"
6. Colonel Robert Howe, of B.unr
wick county, commanding the Secnn
North Carolina Continentals. The
evacuation was forced on December
IA, ITS. Lord Dunmore, the last Bi
fish governor of Virginia, accom-
panied the British forces when they
left Virginia soil.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-01
ADMINISTRATIVE. NOTICE.

Having qualified as Administrative
of the estate of w. L. Harp deceased,
late of Vance County, North. Carolina.
this is to notify all persons having
claims against the estate of said w.
L. Harp deceased, to exhibit them to
the undersigned at the office of H.
E. White, attorney, at his office IN
Henderson, N. c., on or before the
18th day of October, 1888, or this
notice will be plead in bar of their i'm
mediate payment.
This the 18th day of Octoser, 1887.
KATE F. HARP,
Administrative of the Estate of
---W. L. Harp.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-01
To-day is the Day
BY CLARK KlE@l@AlRD
Copyright, 1887, for this Newspaper
by King Features Syndicate. Inc:

ed the attention of Defoe, ablest
newspaper reporter of the day. DeFoe
used his imagination freely, and wrote
Robinson Crusoe as a newspaper Sc
rial. It became so popular that Sell
kirk was moved to write book about
himself. It was a failure!.
Also a failure was DeFoe's SEQUEL.
"The Farther Adventures of Robin son
CruSOe"
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-11-01
ECCLES CALLED IN
ON BUDGET PLANS
Joins MOrgenthaue and Bell in Con-
ferences with President on
u. S. Fiscal Affairs

Hyde Park, N. Y, Nov. 1 (AP)-
Mariner S. Eccles, head of the Fed
eral Reserve System, was added to
President Roosevelt's list of conferees
today on budgetary and related prob
lens
Eccles, one of the Presidents clos
est contacts with business and fl
nance, was called to Hyde Park from
WASHINGTON to confer with the chief