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The Washington times., 1937-03-13
P|CKP0CKETS
ACTIVE HERE

Police today warned banks and
business houses that a gang of
pickpockets is operating in Wash
ington and nearby cities. The
pickpockets, according to the
warning, enter revolving doors
with their intended victims and
snatch valuables during the en-
suing scuffle. One such theft was
reported in nearby Maryland yes
terday.
Romell Hatchell, 1112 Tenth St.
N. w., was walking near her home
last night when her purse, con-
tanning So. was Snatched by a
colored man, she reported.
Mansfield E. Childs, colored, %
1 st. N. E., told police he was
knocked down at First and H
Streets N. w., and robbed of $l8
by another colored man.
The Washington times., 1937-03-13
A. F. 6. F. BARS
LOWELL AS
RADICAL
State Department. Unit
Member Denied Seat
As Delegate

Continuing its capaign against
admission of alleged radicals, the
District Of Columbia Department
of the American Federation of Gov
ernment Employees has denied a
delegates seat to Leander B. Lo-
veil, of the State Department.
BY a vote at its semi-monthly
meeting last night, the organiza-
ton backed a recommendation of
its credentials committee that the
representative of the State Depart
ment Lodge No. II be barred be-
cause of alleged subversive activi-
ties while he was an employe of
the NRA and a member of the
Blue Eagle agency union.
lowell, the credentials commit
tee report stated, was unduly &C.
tive in the famous case in which
NRA Administrator Hugh S. John
son attempted unsucceSSfully to
fire John L. Donovan, president of
the NRA lodge, on a charge of in
efficiency.
Basis for Rejection
On the basis that those support
ing Donovan had allowed the
Commerce Building to be picketed
the committee recommended
Lovell's rejection. Conservative
members of the A. F. G. E. also
pointed out that Lovell's former
NRA lodge attempted to have the
A. F. G. E. constitution changed
so as to allow picketing, a practice
frowned upon by the organiza.
tion'S ruling majority.
It developed that the State De.
partment worker was given a hear
ing by the credentials committee
several days prior to last nights
meeting when members of the
committee charged that he had
been "evasive" in answering ques
tions and troubled with "a faulty
memory"
Other charges we're that he at
tended r. radical meeting in sup
port Of the Donovan case at
which a wellknown Communist
was chairman, and that he had
threatened to throw an A. F. G. E
national officer out of the Wash
ington Newspaper Club when the
officer attended meeting o.
NRA workers to warn them
against picketing.
Lowell denied all charges at the
meeting last night. He was warmly
defended, during a 15-minute de
fense period granted him last
night, by Arthur Stein, president
of the WPA Lodge No. 1879, but
President Charles Stengle rulec
from the chair that a vocal vote
had disqualified him and his sup
porters did not request a roll cal
ballot.
Second Rejection
Rejection of Lowell is the seconc
to be enacted by the body duri:- :
the past six weeks. Lucien Koch
of Labor Department, was refused
a seat three consecutive times fol
alleged Communist sympathieS ir
connection with his former presi
dency of Commonwealth College
a. Mena, Ark.
The Washington times., 1937-03-13
MERIT SYSTEM
APP0RTI0NING
POWDERED
Distribution Of Jobs
BY Population On
Senate Slate

Apportionment Of Civil Services
positions according to the popular
tionS of the States and Territories
will be considered by the Senate
in connection with the extension
of the merit system now before
Congress. it was assured today.
The apportionment system as
it now operates covers only 39,744
positions in Washington, whils
hundreds of thousands of Govern
ment employees over the country
gain their jobs without any such
restriction.
Full Data Asked
In order to find out Just what
the apportionment provision OF
the Civil Service act covers and
how many Government employees
have been appointed without re-
gard to it, Senator Carl Hayden
CD. Of Arizona. has introduced
a resolution in the Senate calling
on the Civil Service Commission
to furnish complete information
on the subject. The resolution
probably will be acted upon the
first of next week.
1t is understood that when Sem
ator Hayden received recent
report of the Civil Service CommiS-
sion showing that only 39,744 EN-.
ployeS we're listed as receiving their
positions Under apportionment he
decided to find out just where the
other employees come from who
are employed in Washington and
in the field whose appointments
were not made under any system
of apportionment.
IL States Behind
This report also. showed that
Il States and three Territories
are behind in their quotas and
that seven States and the Dis
trict are ahead. In this respect
he wishes to find out If all the
employees were taken into consid-
Grafton if the percentage would
be the same.
The resolution requests the com.
mission % give the total number
of Civil Service employees in Wash
ington; the number in the field
service outside Washington; q
statement showing by States the
apportionment of all Civil Service
employees in Washington and the
apportionment by States of al
Civil Service employees outside oi
Washington.
The Washington times., 1937-03-13
ASKED
F0RG!RL, 18

Police today were asked to
search for Zelda Lois Shenk, 18,
who has been missing from her
home at 519 Columbia Rd. N. w.
since a week ago yesterday.
Her brother, Harry Shenk, re-
ported she left home stating she
was going to a beauty parlor.
Later note was found, saying she
was going to visit a girl friend
in Philadelphia.
The family telephoned this girl,
who said she had not seen Miss
Shenk or heard anything from
her.
Miss Shenk is described as five
feet tall, weighs 10 pounds, has
brown hair, brown eyes and a
dark complexion. She was wear
ing a green sport coat when she
left home.
The Washington times., 1937-03-13
CLERKS LOBBY
R0USES HOUSE

Continued from Page ~
sincere feeling that the above
provisions of the bill did not
conform with American tradi-
tiOns and we regret that the
language of the telegram failed
to convey that impression"
The original telegam, which
McReynolds called insulting to
Congress, read:
"Feel that McReynOIds So
called neutrality bill is actually
not neutrality bill but prO-Fascist
and not in keeping with Ameri-
can traditions. Urge its defeat"
McReynolds said the provision
against aid to foreign govern
ments would not prevent contribu-
tions to the International Red
Cross or similar organizations to
relieve suffering in Spain.
Debate Scheduled
McReynolds also criticized the
Social Security Union because it
adopted a resolution condemning
the action of the State Depart
ment in refusing passports to
Spain.
The question of whether Con-
gresS possessed the power to curb
lobbying" by Government en-
ployes moved toward a debate
when Representative Dewey John
son F.LD of Minnesota. an
nounced he would take the floor in
defense of the workers right to a
free expression of opinion on legis-
lation. Congress lacks the consti-
tutional power to interfere with
United States employees, he as
serted.
Firing" Hinted
McReynolds, who raised the
issue by denouncing protests of
the Social Security Board union
against neutrality legislation, said
There is nothing to prevent
them from being fired"
The Civil Service Commission
admitted that under present law
it lacks power to discipline the
workers.
Representative Johnson de-
clared:
Nothing can be done. The
workers are protected by the
free speech guarantee Of the
Constitution and the right Of
petition. OF course, they can
express themselves on IegiSIa-
ton. They are American citi.
zenS."
McReynolds' protest. however,
found ready audience in House
members who didn't like the idea
of people for whom they got jobs
in the Government turning into
critics of their legislative action.
The Washington times., 1937-03-13
MANIAC KILLER
ELUDES POLICE

CHICAGO, March 13 Q.N.SO.
Police squads were conducting a
house to house canvass today in
their search for the youthful
masked murderer of Mrs. Mary Ir.
win, 80, wife of a policeman.
Unable to unearth clue to the
killers identity after "a hours of
investigation, a painstaking search
has begun of houses in the south
west side neighborhood where the
man, without warning, shot and
killed Mrs. Irwin. The woman
was walking with her 13-year-old
daughter when she was accosted
by the gunman.
The Washington times., 1937-03-13
Colorado Granted 3 Million

The Public Works Administra.
ton today made a grant of three
million dollars to Colorado for the
States highway program.
The Washington times., 1937-03-13
Check Charge Holds
Society Publisher

NEW YORK, March 13 G.N.SO.
Held in $500 bail on a bad check
charge, James j. Harper, motion
picture producer whose wife is
object of a nationwide search for
alleged embezzlement of $4,000,
was to be arraigned today with
Thomas Patton Cheesborough,
society publisher.
CheeSborough, former husband
Of Eleanor Davies, daughter of
Joseph E. Davies, United States
ambassador to Russia, was held
under similar bail on the charge.
They were arrested after officials
of a New York hotel complained
Cheesborough cashed worthless
checks totalling $215 made out TO
him by Harper.
The Washington times., 1937-03-13
Farewell Luncheon
Is Given for MCNutt

A farewell luncheon was ten
dered Paul V. McNutt. recently
appointed governor-general of the
Philippine Islands, by 125 mem
bers of the local American Legion
and the Legion Auxiliary in the
Washington Hotel today.
Intimate friends of Mr.. McNutt
attended the affair. Before ac-
cepting the appointment he was
governor of Indiana and national
commander Of the American Le-
gion.
The Washington times., 1937-03-13
James Yaden Guest
OF Arlington Group

ARLINGTON. Va. March 13.
James G. Yaden, former president
of the Washington Federation OF
Citizens Association, will be the
guest speaker at the annual public
relations dinner of the Arlington
County Business and Professional
Women's Club at p. m. Tuesday
in the George Mason Hotel.
Yaden, who is chief examiner Of
the Civil Service Commission in
Washington, will speak on Public
Relations
The Washington times., 1937-03-13
Defends Crown

NEW YORK, March 13.-Lou
Ambers will defend his lightweight
crown against Tony Canzoneri
May 7 and not on April 2 as
originally planned, it was an
nounced today. The postpone
ment was granted to give Canon
eri more time to get in shape for
the 15-round bout.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-28
JAMES C. CROKER
DIES AT AGE OF 81
Funeral Will Be On Friday;
Was With Waterworks
Many Years

James Gray Crocker, IS, for many
years an employee Of the Henderson
waterworks department at the pump
house east of the city. died at Maria
Parham hospital at $3.50 o'clock We'd
nesday night after an illness of a day
and half. He was native of Frank
lin county, where he was born June
II, 1882, but had lived in Henderson
for some thirty years.
The deceased is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Flora Crocker; four sons,
Grover, James, Arthur and Joseph
Vance Crockcr; three daughters, Mrs
Beulah Duke Mrs Ora Robertson and
Miss Virginia Pearl Croker, all of
Henderson, and his father, James B
Croker, as well as two brothers, 3
F. and A. nj Crocker. cid one sister,
Mrs j. V. Holmes. al of Henderson.
Mr. Crockc" had been a menu er of
City Road Methodist church at North
Henderson for % wears. Funeral ser
ces will be held fro ;rthe home Fri
dav afternoon at 2 clock, but the
rrt cher in charg, AMI the place of
: rial had rot been learned this aft
ernOOn.
Neither had the pa.lLearerS been
named this afternoon, but it was
learned that they wo, Id be selected
Friday before the services.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-28
HEAVY YIELD FROM
TWO CUTTINGS HAY

College Station, Raleigh, Oct 49,
Two cuttings of hay that produced
2.5 tons were made this year from a
meadow strip of IA acres which SER
we'd as a terrace outlet channel on
the farm of Mrs. j. A. Harrington, in
the Wadesboro demonstration AREA
of the Soil Conservation Service.
Seeded to Sudan grass this spring
the strip is one of IS similar broad
meadow strips established in the pro-
ject area during 1886 and 1897 which
provide safe. water disposal for a
total of 400 acres of terraced land
All of these meadow strips have been
seeded to permanent hay mixtures.
In addition, 374 acres of the mar
rover type vegetated waterways have
been constructed since the spring of
1886 and seeded or sodded to perma-
nent grasses and legumes. Most OF
these narrower strips are of sufficient
width to NOW with a machine.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-28

AdcnE of the United States Pub
lie Heath Service milk ordinance for
the whole of Vance county has been
vo.cd by the Vance County Board of
Health, with certain reservations, and
the rules and regulations will become
effective as of the first of the year,
Mayor Henry T. Powell announced
today
This is the same milk ordinance,
minus the reservations, that the Hen
derson City Council has been asked
recently to adopt, and what effect the
action of the board of health will have
en- the measure now before the City
Council appears uncertain. Conjecture
was that the Council would have no
more to say about it unless prodded
into it from health authorities or
others.
The reservations to the Federal
milk ordinance provided for eXcep-
tions that any individual having less
than five cows may sell milk from
these cows for individual consumption
but not for resale on condition that
a permit ,se obtained from the county
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-28
COTTON CUMMINGS
SHOWING INCREASE
No Figures for Vance in Government
Statistics, But NeighbOr
Counties Are Up

Some thousands of bales of cotton
have been sold and ginned by the
two large Rose and Cooper gins in
this city since the 1887 cotton crop
came onto the market, it was estimat-
cd today, although the recent an
nouncement of the U. S. Census Blu
reau in Washington did not list Vance
separately. 1t is understood the Vance
figures were not given by reason of
the fact that divulging the figures
would reveal the competitive status
of the two gins.
Figures are given, however, for
Warren and Franklin counties
Vance's neighbors to the east, both
of which are large cotton growing
counties, with a number of gins, and
both of which show ginnings to Oc-
tober 1S, the date of the report, at
nearly double last year to the same
date.
Warren county had ginned to Oc-
tober 10 a total of Att bales, COM
pared with 2,47O to that date a year
ago. Franklin county had ginned 4,
7O8 tales this year and 2,017 bales
last year.
For the State as a whole 1897 gin
nings were 375,934 bales, as against
214,1O7 to the same date a year ago.
Robson county continued the
States largest cotton county, with
ginnings of 29,272 bales to October 18,
compared with 2O,1S6 bales to the
corresponding date last year.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-28
Milk Ordinance Adopted
With Some Reservations
Cows MIST Be Tested and Premises Kept Sanitary;
New Regulations Become Effective as of January
l. Permit Must B e Obtained Then

health officer, by having cows tested
for tuberculosis and Bangs disease
by having the mixer secure a health
certificate from the health officer, By
keeping the premises and barn "rea
sonably sanitary" as approved by thl
health officer or his authorized agent
and by labelling the milk Grade d
raw milk. 1t is provided that the
permit is revocable by the health of
ficer on failure to comply with any
of the conditions set forth.
1t was explained that action by the
County Board of Health Supersedes
anything the City Council might do
The county board is composed of S.
M. Watkins, chairman of the Board
of County Commissioners; Mayor
Henry T. Powell, both ex-officio, and
Drs. r. T. Upchurch, H. H. Bass and
Irsy H. Hoyle.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-28
Middzeburg M. E. Charge
Plans 9Th Sunday Union

The Middleburg Methodist Charge
will have Fifth Sunday union meet
ing at Middleburg community house
Sunday it was stated today by Rev
Dwight A. Petty, pastor of the charge.
The conference is being held in the
community house since the Middle
surg church is not large enough to
accommodate the throngs expected.
In order that there will be no break
in the Sunday school services that
day. a union Sunday school is to be
conducted at the community house
with all Sunday schools participating,
the pastor pointed out
Transportation will be furnished to
all who do not have ways to Middle
burg. Those who have no means Of
transportation were asked to meet
at their respective Sunday schools,
and ways will be provided there for
their transportation.
Rev. r. E. Brown, pastor of the
First Methodist church, this city, will
bring a gospel message at o'clock.
The program is divided into four
parts, beginning at 10 o'clock in the
morning with the Union Sunday
school. An inspirational and fellow
ship meeting will follow from II rs
until 1890 o'clock at which time Il
fellowship dinner will be served with
each family being requested to bring
a basket that is to be spread picnic
style At o'clock, Rev. Mr.. Brown
will l,ring his message.
There will be all age groups at the
Sunday school, one adult class for
men and one for women with COM
petent teachers, and one or more
classes for the young people. Glasses
will meet in the rooms of the COM
munity house or at the Middleburg
church, nearby. The offering taken at
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-28
RECORDER CLEMENTS
SENTENCES DRIVER

Recorder r. E. Clements tried two
defendants at today's session of coun-
ty court.
L. C. Smith, 81, was convicted of
drunken driving, and was given 80
days on the roads, commitment not to
issue upon payment of a fine of $50
and costs of court. His license to drive
was automatically revoked for one
year.
]. H. Wynne was given 80 days on
the roads for being drunk and dis
orderly, commitment not to issue up
on payment of the costs of court, and
showing good behavior for the next
two years, especially toward J. r.
Rowland, and not be convicted OF
violating any criminal law in Vance
county during that period.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-28
CHEST MEETING is
SET FOR TONIGHT

Representatives of groups sponsor
ing Henderson's Community Chest
will meet this evening to make final
plans for the campaign, it was said
today i.y Sam Afford, chairman. A
permanent organization is to be set
up by the naming of officers, a chair
man of the campaign is to be chosen
and the budget for the coming cam
paign is to be agreed upon, and dates
fixed for the drive.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-28
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See FUge -Four

1. Who won the American League
baseball pennant in 1880?
9. What is pharmacology?
3. How large a crew does the steam
ship Queen Mary" carry?
What is the name for the period
of life extending from puberty tc
adulthood?
s. Name the vast desert region OF
Central Asia.
6. Who was David Garrick?
T. Of which country is Morelos a
state?
8. Who wrote, Charge of the Light
Brigade?'
9. Where is Spring Hill College?
10. What is the Arabic word fol-
father?
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-28
FOUR DEEDS WITH
REGISTER OF DEEDS

Realty transactions with the Vance
Registry yesterday we're four, ac-
cording to the records.
A deed dated November %, 1908 in
which w. S. Parker conveyed one
half interest in brick wall on Wyche
street to w. w. Reavis for $16O.5e
was filed.
William Hammie sold lot on John
street for $40 and considerations to
Kate H. Burton.
w. L. Wilbourn conveyed his in
terest in a lot on the old county poor
house road to j. A. WilbOurn for $40
and considerations.
Lille Umstead sold 3.15 acres OF
'"ond alone the Southern Railway to
Ernest Jones for $4,000.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-28

the service will be for the orphanage
In the meeting of general church
work, there will be statements by
each of the five Sunday schools, each
missionary society and young peoples
division regarding special features OF
the work being done, and plans for
the future.
Good music will be furnished al
the various services by charge-wida
choir, and singing by all people. Sun
day school will begin promptly at 1C
o'clock, and all are asked to be pres
ent by that hour.
Churches in the charge are Middle
burg, Shocco, CokesSury, Drewry and
Hargrove's Chapel.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-28
FREAK POTATO is
SHOWN AT DISPATCH

George Brown, Negro, 1874 John
street, exhibited a freak potato grown
by him on a farm in the Dabney COM
munity.
The potato had small ones grow
ing along with a much larger one
Brown won $500 premium at Vance
County Colored Fair by exhibiting his
freak.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-28
JUNIORS TO HEAR
OF DUES CONTEST

Reports will be given at the regular
weekly meeting of the Junior Order
council tonight on the October dues
contest, indicating the side that has
won. E. M. Powell and S. N. Powell
are heads of the two teams. An an
nouncement is to be made also of a
State official to speak at the meeting
of the council on Thursday night OF
next week, it was said today by c. F.
Tankersley, Jr.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-10-28
TWO COUPLES GET
MARRIAGE PAPERS

Two marriage papers were reported
today at the Vance Registry's office.
George G. Camp. ELL route 1, Peters
burg, Va, secured license to wed l..
Gertrude Greasy, of Petersburg, and
Edgar Allen Coghill and Katherine
Elizabeth Jones Deedy, both of this
CITY. secured license to wed.
The Washington times., 1937-06-04
Kin and Friends
Here Hail NeU
Duchess

When it comes to congratula-
ting the Duke and Duchess of
windsor, count in several Wash
ington friends and relatives of the
newlyWedS.
Quite a few of the local we'll
wishers are represented by gif5s
now reposing among the 80 trunk
loads of wedding presents at the
Chateau de Cande, Monts, France.
A majority, however, merely
cabled congratulations to the royal
couple. Among those who scot
gifts and cablegrams are Mrs.
George Barnett of 1922 Rhode Is
land Ave. N. w., first cousion Of
the duchess; Mrs. C. Phillips Hill
of 1928 Wyoming Ave. N. w., an
other cousin; Basil Gordon of Glib
sons Island, Md, another cousin;
Anne Suydam, local writer ana
also a cousin, and Mrs. John r.
Sadler of Cockeysville, Md, a for
mer Schoolmate.
The Washington times., 1937-06-04
OFFICIAL RIFT
ROCKS CANADA

OTTAWA, Ontario, June 4
INSO.-Official circles were
shaken today by a breach between
ontario Pr emier Mitchell Hep
burn and Prime Minister Mac
Kenzie King, with the formers
remark that he was "a reformer
but not q Mackenzie King lib
eral, and I hope he hears me-"
Speaking last night before the
Canadian Life Insurance Offices
banquet at Toronto, H epburn
made an open break with the
federal premier. whom he had
helped into office by vigorous
campaigning, and blaste d the
John L. Lewis organization-the
Committee for Industrial Organi-
zation-which he blamed for Ca
madam lawlessness. Hepburn said:
81 am a refOrmer, but Pm not
. Mackenzie King liberal and
I'll tell the whole world that.
And I hope he hears me-"
Premier Hepburn assured the
meeting that If he were prime
minister there would be no law
lessness in Canada precipitated
by unions such as the c. I. o.