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Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-30

ana cOffupJlOn.
Yorty was the 18th witness to
be summoned for the session.
Babcock meantime threatened
that contempt charges would be
filed against Assemblyman Charles
A. Hunt of Los Angeles if he does
not appear at the grand jury cham
Der Tuesday. Hunt, contending he
was protected by legislative i'm
munity, refused service of a subpoena
last night, insisting he would not
remain in Sacramento to testify
unless his expenses were paid.
The district attorney declined to
say whether additional citations
would be issued today, although it
was almost certain others would be
forthcoming - some possibly de-
manding appearance of lobbyists.
SACRAMENTO, Cal, May 30. W.P)
Determined to work steadily on
the unfinished business file IF it
1takeS all night" to complete the
job, senate leaders today sought to
resume the swift adjournment pace
that carried them halfway through
their task during a 16-hour meeting
yesterday.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-30

Tractors are now being used on
AZ per cent of the farms in the
grain producing areas of the Pa
cific Northwest.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-30
Markets At
A Glance
1By United I'ress)

Stocks irreBuIar III uuII tTaUlnB' :
Bonds irregularlG higher; u. S.
government issues higher.
Curb stocks irregular and quiet.
Foreign Exchange easy; pound
lower.
Cotton steady around previous
close.
Grains: wheat 2R to 3h cents
lower; new corn 1A lower to as
higher; old corn q higher; oats es
To 7s lower; rye rs to Ia lower.
Rubber lower.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-30
L A. GRAINS
l.. A. BANKS

LOS ANG GELES, May %. Cu.P.-
Transamerlca .,..,..... Ii 13A
Security First Natl. -. 53 54
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-30
FLAX MARKETS
CASH
l.. A. HAY

Los ANGELES, May %. CUP
u. $. No. l extra leafy =. $50. So $21. 90
u. S. No. ............. $1S.00-$19.00
u. S. No. . leafy .. $17.O0-$1S. 90
u. $. No. 2 & good mixed $16.00-$16. so
(These prices represent Wholesale
quotations. Retail prices generally
run $l00 higher.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-30
Market Quotations
L. A. BUTTER & EGGS

LOS ANGELES, May 70. lU.P.-
Butter and eggs:
Butter: extra sac; prime firsts
32c; standards sic; undergrade 29c.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-11
TOURIST CAMP MAN
is FOUND MURDERED
]. E. Carraway, of Near Southern
Pines, Missing Since Friday;
Two Men Are Hunted

Southern Pines, Aug. 11.-(AP)-
The battered body of a man identified
by acuuaintances as J. E. Carraway,
tourist camp operator, was found near
here today and officers Immediately
began search for two young men re-
ported 10 have been with him Fri
day when ne was last seen alive.
Jim Riley, youth of the vicinity,
and a companion, came across the
body about SO yards from the South
ern Pines-Aberdeen highway early to-
day.
They called residents of the CON-
munity, who notified Sheriff c. j.
McDonald's office at Carthage and
other authorities.
A cursory examination indicated
the man, about 35, had been beaten
on the head with a sandbag and had
either been shot or stabbed.
A rifle lay beside the body but its
ownership was not Immediately es-
tablished.
Mrs. Carraway said her husband
had driven away from their camp on
U. S. Route between Pinehurst and
Rockingham last Friday morning
with two young men who had been
staying at the camp and she had not
heard from him since.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-11
Rebellion
Rife With
Insurgents
Franco Shells Own
City To Put Down
Revolt Among His
Rebel Troops

Madrid, Aug. 14-(AP)-Spanish
government sources reported today
General Francisco Francois troops
had shelled his own city of Segovia
to put down a revolt in the insurgent
ranks.
The rebellion was said to be spread
ing through province after province.
Government observation posts re-
ported brisk conflict was going on
in the city, 43 miles northwest of
Madrid. The crackle of machine gun
and rifle fire within Segovia, the OBJ
servers reported, could be heard plain
ly from the nearby government lines.
Reports from far to the south said
revolt was widespread in the neigh
borhood of the city of Granada and
Frances troops, rebelling against his
regime, had used rifles and machine
guns in an attack on the city.
Then, these reports said, the revolt
ing insurgents attacked the positions
held by their former comrades in the
vicinity. Observers declared squad
ron Of insurgent war planes had how
cred low over Granada, but had not
bombed the city.
The Valencia defense ministry said
three Italian officers had been slain
in, street fighting between Spanish in
surgents and their volunteer foreign
allies at Malaga, on the southern
Continued on Page Five.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-11
Greensboro Plant,
Gripped in Strike,
Ceases All Work

Greensboro, Aug. IL (AP)-Sid-
ney Stern, attorney for the strike
bound Greensboro Manufacturing
Company, announced the factory
would be closed at Ais o'clock this
afternoon and would remain closed
indefinitely.
Minor disorders developed at the
plant early this morning, Stern
said, and several workers trying
to gain entrance suffered rough
handling at the hands of pickets.
Stern said factory officials felt
that, in the interest of the SAT-
ETY. of it's employees, it would be
prudent to cease operations, al
though more than Is additional EN-
plOyees returned to their jobs to-
day, moro than yesterday.
About 55 workers appeared for
work today. The plant normally
employs 28O persons.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-11
Salisbury Man Is
Suicide Upon Eve
Of Wedding Event

Salisbury, Aug. 11(AP)-Death
early today claimed Homer l..
Lyerly, 40, who, according to "a
deathbed statement made to his
fancee in the presence of ply
sicians and officers, shot him.
self through the head Tuesday on
the eve of a sunrise wedding ser
vice.
Plans have been completed for
his funeral Thursday at 1880 a.
M, in eastern Rowan county.
He was found shortly after noon
at his fathers home in the county,
where he lived, with a bullethOle
through his head, and pistol ly-
ing nearby. At a local hospital,
where he was taken, he told his
fiancee, Miss Lena Brown, of
Granite Quarry, he shot himself
Ito help YOU" Despite an inves-
tigation, no causes have been as
signed for the act.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-11

Creedmoor, Aug. 11.-(AP)- The
bodies of four sisters who were killed
by lightning yesterday were prepared
today for funeral services.
Funeral services will be held from
the Creedmoor Baptist church at 3
o'clock tomorrow afternoon, with in
terment in the town cemetery. Rev.
S. L. Morgan, the pastor, will be in
charge.
The four, Misses Maurice Hester,
"a; Vivian Mae Hester, 10; Mary
Swain Hester, 16, and Edith Hester,
10, died instantly of shock in mid
afternoon yesterday when a bolt of
lightning struck near where they were
working. Their father, Edgar Hester,
prosperous tobacco farmer, said he, a
son, the girls and two other relatives
were stringing tobacco around a
bench at the farm when rain began
to fall.
A bolt of lightning struck some
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-11
Feels
State Can't
AidFurther
Has Gone Far AS 1t
Can In Lif tt n g
County Burdens,
He Tells Meeting

Wrightsville Beach, Aug. IL (AP)-
Governor Hoey told county commits
sioners from all parts of North Caro-
lima today that the State has taken
over about as many county services
as it safely can, as he praised the fl
nancial condition of the State and
counties.
The state, he said went through the
depression without defaulting on its
obligations, and actually reduced her
debt in a substantial way"
Instead of 81 counties being in de-
fault, as was the case at the peak of
the depression, only 26 are now so
listed, and ten of those have refund
ing plans approved by majority OF
the creditors, but not carried through
he said. Nine other counties are ne
gotiating settlements.
I'm recent years the State has as
stunned responsibility for many govern
mental agencies formerly conducted
Continued on Page Five)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-11
HOEY IS SETTING
MARK AS SPEAKER
Made 10 Speeches in July
and One Daily in August
Thus Far
Daily Dispatch Bureaus
T., fI,A CT. VN0IfAP Hotel

Raleigh, Aug. 11-Governor Clyde
r. Hoey is setting new "hot wealth
err" speaking record which is likely
to stand for some time to come.
During July he made 10 talks OF
one kind or another in Is different
pIaces. all but one in North Carolina,
including today's address at Wrights-
vile Beach to the North Carolina
county commissioners convention ne
hos delivered IL addresses in eight dill
ferent places in the first II days OF
August.
The governors program already
calls for three more talks IN three
more places next week and tnere IS
no telling how many more Will be ar
.onoed before the end of this last hot
month. 49, r,,
His Excellency has visited every
Continued on Page Five
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-11
Conference Report Com
pletes Journey Through
Both Houses And
VIII Become Law
WACES-HOURS BILL
BLOCKED FOR TIME
Not Enough Votes in Rules
Committee To Report
Measure Out to House
Floor; Repeatedly Entang-
led in Crop Loan-Farm
legislation Dispute

washington, Aug. 11-(AP)-The
uouse ended this sessions bitter court
controversy today by approving the
lower court procedure bill and send
inc it to the White House.
The legislation was embodied in a
conference report which the Senate
had accepted yesterday without a
word of debate.
neleted from the measure were
President Roosevelt's recommends
tions about the Supreme Court-the
cause of a bitter Senate fight.
The bill followed closely the agree
mont reached by Senate leaders when
the Roosevelt high court proposals
were sidetracked. 1t contained four
major points:
Direct appeal from lower courts to
the Supreme Court in cases involving
the constitutionality of acts of Con-
gress.
Intervention by the attorney gen.
eral in lower court cases involving
constitutionality of acts of Congress.
Three-iudge lower courts to sit in
suits for injunctions to block enforce
ment of acts of Congress.
Transfer of judges, within judicial
circuits to meet congestion.
Wage-Hour Bill Boys Down.
Meantime, the wage and hour bill
begged down, for the time being at
least in the House Rules Committee
and left administration leaders crop
ing for legislation to occupy the
House until the weekend.
A meeting of the rules committee
called to consider granting the wage
and hour measure legislative right of
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-11
BigGern1am
AdrshibOf
T0Am1eriCu

Lubbock, Germany, Aug. 11.-(AP)
The great German ocean-going sea-
plane Nordomeer flew across scenes
Of Spanish marine war today, begin
ming her maiden survey flight for a
new transatlantic air line between
Germany and the United States.
This afternoon, six hours after she
had left this city's airport, the Nord-
meer was over the Bay of Biscay on
her way to Lisbon.
The engines were functioning
smoothly.
The 16-ton flying boat took off at
$50 a. m. Q:50 a. M, eastern standard
tlme) from this Baltic seaport, and
headed southwest for the flight to
Portugal, considered the most dan
gerous section Of the journey because
Continued on Page Five.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-11
Chinese City of Nankow Re-
ported by japanese in
Flames as Great
Battle RACES
JAPAN PREPARING
FOR BIG STRUGGLE
Large Scale Undeclared
War Apparently Nippon's
Intention; China Believed
Preparing To Attempt Re-
capture of Tientsin and
Peiping.
(By The Associated Press.)

(By The Associated Press)
Tokyo answered today with a war.
like display of naval power what jap
anese considered the assassinations
Of Japanese naval officer and sea-
man at Shanghai Monday
The advance OF the Japanese first
fleet, anchored at Shanghai, landed
4 detachment of Marines to reinforc>
the Japanese garrison
The resulting increased tension in
central China was matched by re-
ported major battle between Chinese
and Japanese troops at Hankow Pass,
80 miles northwest of Pe;ning.
Unconfirmed Chinese reports were
that the Japanese army was being de-
feated. Japanese said the Chinese city.
of Nankow, corps of the area where
forces Of the two nations nave been
massing for two weeks, was in flames.
Arrival of the Japanese warshirs at
Shanghai coupled with evacuation of
Japanese civilians along the Yangtze
river indicated Nippon was prepared
for a large scale untcclarcd war in
the rich central CT ina commercial re-
gion.
Tokyo considered the Staying of
the two Japanese as having gravcly
endangered the Slender chances for
peace. between the two Orintal ma
tons. Chinese contended the Japanese
were at fault in TIE CLASH.
Japan also cited as an indication
the Chinese government intended 10
wage war to disquieting reports from
China--that Chinese would try to re-
capture Tientsin and Peiping and that
the central Chinese government was
ready to move it's capital from Nank-
ing to Hankow.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-11
COURT BILL PASSED
BY HOUSE AND SENT
TO THE PRESIDENT
French Suppress
Revolt In Syria

Deir-El-ZOr, Syria, Aug. IL (AP)
French army air bOmbers and
troops went into action tonight
against I'm open rebellion in east
ern Syria.
Army airplanes bombed three
villages where the rebels had set up
headquarters. The general staff at
Beirut sent motorized infantry to
re-eStabiish order in the territory.
The rebels pillaged the village of
AnlOuda and fired upon two army
officers who tried to intervene.
That happened yesterday, but the
news was slow in getting out be-
cause the communication lines in
eastern Syria are primitive. also
the French authorities kept the in
cident quiet.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-11
DEMOCRATS SPLIT
AS MUCH AS EVER
Breach in Congress Is No
More Healed Than Be-
fore Court Vote
BY CHARLES II. STEWART
Central Press COIumniSt

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE seventy
fifth Congress has been drawing to-
ward the end of it's first session with
none too salubrious an outlook for
Democratic peace in the hereafter.
Approximately one-third of the
Democratic senators are in state of
instruction against the White House.
Cleavage in the ranks of Demo
cratic representatives Is not SO &C
curately definable. The proportion of
insurgents certainly is not so large as
in the Senate, but the number is con-
siderable Moreover, the malcontents
are largely influential old-timers.
These gentry think they have their
respective home districts sewed up
tight and are CORRESPONDENCE dispos-
ed to be independent.
Harrison Bolts.
Senator Harrison bolted the admin
istration, along with other southern
senators, on the wage-hour bill, al
though it was passed anyhow by a
good majority. Harrison did it in no
half-hearted fashion, either. Pat can
make as cutting speech as any in
dividual in the Senate and he estab-
lished a record, even for himself, on
the wage-hour issue-against the ad-
ministration.
The Mississippi senator is an out
and-out loss to the New Dealers, too.
Statesmen like Senators Glass, BYRD,
Bailey and George have been in re-
volt all along, but Pat has supported
of New Deal policies, although no
one considered him in real sympathy
with them. Now he also has jumped
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-11
RETIREMENT PLANS
FOR GUARD TO FAIL
Bill By Barden and Lindsay Warren
May Go BY Boards In Ad-
jOurnment Rush

Washington, Aug. 11.--(AP)-Sup-
porters of a 2O-year- retirement bill
for coast guard enlisted men said to-
day there is little chance for the mea-
sure to be enacted at this session.
Representative Graham Barden, OF
New Bern, N. c., author of the meas
ure. and Representative Lindsay War
rem. Of Washington, N. c., chairman
of the House subcommittee consid'
erinc it. said the proposal would prob
ablv be lost in the adjournment jam
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-11
FDR Might
See ManteO
Pageantry
President May Ling
er Longer After His
Address on Roam
oke Island

Washington, Aug. 11-(AP)-Re-
preventative Lindsay Warren, DEM
ocrat, of Washington, N. c., expressed
hope, after a conference with Presi-
dent Roosevelt today, the chief exc
cutive would attend the Virginia Dare
pageant when he goes to Roanoke Is
land, N. c., August 18 for the Vir-
ginia Dare celebration.
Warren said he understood the
Presidents present plans are to go to
Elizabeth City, N. c., by special train.
going from there by Coast Guard cut
ter to Roanoke Island, and on his re-
turn to Elizabeth City board the train
Hnnfin1nad on Papa EiYal
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-11
Probe Begun
Into Florida
Plane Crash

Daytona Beach, Fla, Aug. IL
(AP)-Police stood guard today. over
a wrecked airplane and an overturned
power pole while State and Federal
officials began an inquiry into crash
that killed four and injured five per-
sons.
The plane, an Eastern Air Lines
Chicago to Miami passenger liner,
smashed in the darkness before dawn
yesterday.
Investigators turned first to the
claim of Airport Manager Peter Dy-
CERT that the power pole was placed
near the end of the field runway dur
ing the night and no notice was given
airport officials. Dygert said neither
he nor Stuart Dietz, pilot of the plane
knew of the existence of the power
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-11
SCHOOL SALARIES
ARE BEING FIXED
State Commission Tomor-
row To Act on Report of
Its Committee
Daily Dispatch Bureau,


raleigh, Aug. 1.-THE salary com
l n of North Cardinals School
Commission today is putting final
touches on the report it will submit at
somorrow's meeting of the full com
mission, when salaries for 81, 1000
schooi employees, including 23,75C
teachers will be fixed.
All Indications are that the COM
a''tee Will recommend and the full
uulilnittee will approve salaries which
f nnt ne increased from last year by a
NO., no. Ten per cent raise, plus incre-
Service
Inc schedules will call for salaries
ionelng from $3.50 for teachers hold
s Grade A certificates and without
previous experience to $112.5O pei
! continued on Page Two.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-11
PRICE OF TOBACCO
CONTINUES STRONG
ON. BORDER MARTS
Official Average Above $25
and Better Than Esti-
mates for Opening
On Tuesday
FLOOD OF WEED is
EXPECTED SHORTLY
Farmers Having Felt Out
Market and Being Salts
fled, Will Begin Dumping
Golden Weed on Sales
Floors; $26.89 Average
Paid at Fairmont
FLOOD OF WEED is
EXPECTED SHORTLY
(Bv The Associated Press.l

Tobacco prices on the 16 flue-cured
markets of the North Carolina-South
Carolina belt continued strong today
as reports from yesterdays opening
sales showed official averages better
than the $25 per hundred estimated
Mullins, South Cardinals largest
market, and the largest in the belt
sold 1,O47,14O pounds for $262,359 $50
an average of $25.05 per hundred
pounds.
At Dillon, one warehouse reported
Continued on Page Five)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-11
DISCRIMINATION IN
STATE PAY DENIED
Small-Salaried Worker on
Payroll not "Hogged"
Out by Higher-Ups
Daily Dispatch Bureau.

Raleigh, Aug. 11.-Recent COM
plants that small-salaried State en-
ployes were Disseminated against IN
application of the ten per cent raise
authorized by the legislature have met
with flat denial by r. G. Deyton, al
rector of the budget.
The complaints arose when Inc
Continued on Page Five.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-11

Creedmoor, Aug. 11-A bolt of lightn
ing brought instant death to four sis
ters near here yesterday afternoon as
they stood in an open field huddled
under guano sacks they had thrown
over their heads to ward off rain.
The dead are Maurice Hester, "a
year-old school teacher; Vivian Mae
Hester, 10, recent graduate Of
Raleigh business school; Mary Swain
Hester, 16. recent graduate of
Creedmoor high school, and Edith
Winston Hester, Is, member of the
Junior class of the high school. They
were the daughters of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edgar Hester of Creedmoor, long
CQntinued on Page Two.l
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-11

FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Partly cloudy and somewhat un-
sottIed tonight and Thursday;
scattered thlLndersbOwers this aft
arnoon and possibly again Thurs
day Afternoon.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-11
Four Creedmoor Sisters
Killed By Lightning To
Be Buried On Thursday

where in the vicinity and the four
girls toppled over in a heap. They
were dead when the men reached
them.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-08-11

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Evening star., 1937-08-08
MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA
FARMS.


One Of The best-eaupped iarms in ne
house with bath. fne barn % and % Stable, corn corn
poultry no houses and s" Several 10th Other % buildnss s
fields, well fenced and in high state Of
spltv,tlon or more OF merchaqa 1a-
FARM NEAR LAUREL.
Beautiful home place northwest OF Lau-
attractive old house with modern conven-
fences. Beautiful yard of everereen and
Sos; .ed os S1of bua Farm IN RoqEs ss
state Of cultivation. wen fenced A very
attractive, honey farm in neiehborhood
Of fine estates. Convenient to boulevard.
Water front farm. 800 acres; combines
beauty and practicability: $40 per acre. u.
empties into Potomac, with high banks and
sand beaches, level land with beautiful
Of - IN. ar timber. mostly white oak. At the
Bay .ses for the the property. No buildings. No
Also farms Of smaller acreage.
Five acres, modern house: $4,000.
One of the most attractive small farms
north Of washington, Level earden land;
Just block from Baltimore pike, Howard
oil burner full basement. Living room 80
feet long with stone fireplace. Might trade
Tor house in North washington Suouro.
20 acres, log house: $4,000.
Only about q miles north. with entrance
to Colesville pike. Attractive piece OF land.
high elevation with view. Two orchards.
six-room comfortable house. barn, poultry
houses Terms
Near Beltsville and Baltimore pike
ATTRACTIVE 1O-acre plot plenty Of fruit
especially grapes. S-room house on high
elevation. surrounded with large trees.
H.-w. heat. oil burner, electricity bath.
Convenient to bus and railroad transporta-
ton: Would take small house in Northwest
WASHINGTON.
VIRGINIA.
800 acres, S15 per acre.
Beautiful piece Of mountain land mostly
in merchantable timber. about 100 acres
cleared with 200 acres adjoining. nearly
all cleared, At S25 Der acre Very productive
soil, from 500 to 1000 feet elevation fine
stream ana springs. sand and gravel road
stone Co!nptal-3OO acres.
Advancing age impels couple to part with
their beautiful old stone Colonial house and
300 or more acres of land near The Plains
House of IA rooms Of Southern Colonial
architecture is set well back from road,
surrounded with trees old stone walls and
4 wealth Of shrubbery., Horse and ca tile
barns eranaries and >bther farm buildings
Priced to sell.
Open Sunday See Photographs.
r. p. LILLE CO.,
.2oA cg11ou o.. Takolha paSk. ooo. $500.
Evening star., 1937-08-08

1
On U. 8. so, miles west of Fairfax.
rs minutes from Washington 8 rooms.
bath cleo. water and sewerage system
80 acres clear 80 young timber; good we'll
stream; house needs paint and minor re-
pairs. nothing expensive: pretty and
productive farm formerly the Fairfax
Coli Club worth Sl2 OOO: price 81 500
81 900 cash, bal. easy. MARTIN r WEBB
u son. Annandale. Va. Phi. Alex. s76-W-3
Modern Tidewater Home, 1920.
VILLAGE acre. lovely views upper Mary
land; attractive; rooms and bath large
shade bargain; 1920 to settle estate
part down; picture pase 90; free catalogue:
900 bargains. STROUT AGY, 1421-N
Land Title Bldg. Phila., Pa.
267 ACRES OF CREEK AND RIVER BOT
tom land. practically surrounded by a
large, navisable creek improved with -
room dwelling in fair condition with nice
Setting overlooking the Rappahannock
River; about 1928 miles from Washington;
. distress sale at S6 500
80 acres of highly productive Loudoun
Co. blue grass land. improved with a
grand old Colonial stone dwelling with
beautiful setting on high elevation, in one
Of the best sections of the State. with
l6.cow, dairy barn and dairy house. well
watered with springs and streams about
being in i'll health. has put this property
on the market at $4,000.
80 acres no buildings. about 20 cleared.
balance wooded, some good timber and
quite lot of pulpwood: on gravel road,
within few hundred yards of highway: -
miles of Washing ton; price, ST $4,000
Phone l35. H. B. MITCHELL. Herndon Va.