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Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-03
MOtOrHeud
Upon
FDR Wish

Detroit, Mich, Feb. 3 (AP)-The
General Motors strike conference
broke up shortly after 11:30 a. m. to-
day and Governor Frank Murphy an
nounced there would be another late
in the day.
High officials of General Motors
and the committee for industrial or
ganization met with Governor Murphy
behind the barred doors of a court
room here today in new effort to
end the General Motors automotive
strike.
Comforting with the governor were
.WITliam Knudsen, executive vicV-
president of General Motors, and John
L. Lewis, militant chieftain of the
G. I. 0.
The letter by which Knudsen ac-
copied the invitation disclosed Muir
ply telephoned him last night urging
m Dooo vTbraoN
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-03

Statewide Liquor Law Reported Favorably To House
New Liquor Bill
Substitute Plan

Raleigh, Feb. 3.-(AP)-A SUBJ
stitute liquor bill permitting any
county to hold a referendum on
ABC stores, and providing thAt
counties and cities get all profits,
won approval from House Judi
ciary Committee No. l today.
The proposal would not affect
Is wet counties now having stores.
Representative Bryant, of Dur
ham, explained the measure, which
was substituted for the HanfOrd
bill providing for State liquor
manufacture.
An unfavorable report was given
the Hutchins bill for Statewide
referendum on prohibition, burt a
minority favorable report will be
given the House.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-03
Body OF Kidnapped Doctor
Located; Youth Confesses
Earl Connolly Breaks Down In Grilling Over $1,000
Ransom Demand and TAX es Officers to Scene of
Killing of Physician Near Missouri Town

Willow Springs, Mo-, Feb. 3.-(AP)
The bullet-pierced body of DR.. J. c..
B. Davis, SIS, country doctor kidnapped
a week ago, was found in an Ozark
thicket by officers early today and a
Department of Justice agent said a
2O-year-old youth had confessed the
Staying.
Earl Connolly, of the Federal Blu
reau of Investigation, said the youth,
identified as Robert Kenyon, Grim
NETT, Mo-, grilled since yesterday in
the $4,000 ransom abduction, led Of
ficers to the body near a roadside II
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-03

miles southeast of here.
DR.. Davis disappeared from his Of
flee a week ago, after Being summon
ed, his secretary said, on medical
call by a "Mr. James"
'The man responsible for the crime
led us to the spot Connolly announc-
ed to reporters shortly after daylight.
"The man gave us sufficient informa-
ton that we knew he was the kid
naper and then he took us to the
body"
Connolly said Kenyon was taken to
another prison to avoid possible mob
violence.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-03
(By The Associated Press.)

(By The Associated Press.)
Flood-besieged Cairo, at the crisis
of it's historic battle against the river,
stood a grim "crest watch" today.
The muddy Ohio was rising again.
After a 15-hour standstill, as though
gathering strength for the final as
sault before spilling it's crest into the
Mississippi, the big stream brimmed
to new record-breaking height a.
gainst Cairo's 60-foot seawall
The guage showed 500 feet, less
than six inches from the top of the
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-03

stretch below Cairo in the lower Mis-
sissippi valley.
After a week of suspense and fear
that a super flood dwarfing the
1927 disaster in the Mississippi valley
was inevitable, hopes of the vast army
of the flood fighters were raised by
confident assertions of engineers that
victory was in sight.
New Madrid, Mo-, below Cairo, was
saddened by word the bodies of Is
victims of Saturday nights barge
sinking had been recovered and II
were still missing.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-02-03
Hitler To
Elaborate
TOBritain
CBy The Associated Press.)


Foreign warships, planes and men
forged above the surface of SPANS
"brother-fight-broth conflict today
And Germany's "war lost" colonies
again became a No. 1 problem for
Europe
Three Spanish government planes
were reported to have dropped three
bombs near the British battleshlp
Royal Oak near Gibraltar. British Of
ficials assumed the Royal Oak had
been mistaken for an insurgent ship.
That was the outstanding instance
OF foreign repercussions from the war
the Spanish Socialist government has
oeen Waging with Fascist insurgents.
The British cabinet, concerned by
report Adolf Hitler may demand
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Evening star., 1937-10-05
ACTION ON zON|NG
+. ASKED BY GROUP
Manor Park Citizens Asso.
citation Seek Safeguards
for Homes in z Areas.

Approval OF plans TO protect homes
by coming property east Of the metro
politan branch of the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad, north Of Sligo Mill
road and south of Whittier street. was
voiced last night by the Manor Park
Citizens Association 1t its meeting
In Whittier School.
T. William Buckley. chairman Of the
groups coming committee, said the
area at present Is mostly farm land
The Zoning Commission Is expected
10 hold hearings tomorrow on zoning
the area.
Requesting that as many As possible
attend the zoning Commission hear
ing. the association reaffirmed its reso-
luton asking that. the property be-
tween Quackenbos and Oelethorpe
streets on Third street be rezoned to
prevent the erection of apartments
In this area.
Other resolutions passed by the
group included request that through
bus service be inaugurated to and from
points on Third street to Connecticut
avenue.
A letter was ordered sent 10 the
Public Utilities Commission asking
that bus service be started during the
early morning from Eastern avenue
and Laurel avenue by way of Third
and Thirteenth streets to accommo-
date those persons who have to be at
work at $50 o'clock.
The association went on record Is
approving local suffrage in the Dis
trict and asked action in the next
session Of Congress.
Two other resolutions directed that
letter be sent to the Public Utilities
Commission calling for gas rate that
would not exceed 55c per 100 cubic
feet, and asking that the Brightwpod
Fire House be remodeled and new
apparatus installed.
By close vote George A. Corbin
defeated the incumbent, Ernest H.
Pullman, as president. Other officers
elected were Charles S. Howard, first
vice president; John D. Smoot, second
vice president; Pullman, recording
secretary: Thomas j. Reidy. cor
responding secretary, and Thomas w.
Buckley, treasurer. Corbin and William
II. Seaquist we're named delegates to
the Federation OF Citizens Associa-
tons
The daily independent., 1937-08-04
Green Wants
Amendments
For Wage Bill
President Halts Commit.
tee Action for Consider
alton of Safeguards

Washington, Aug. 3. 'U.D-
President Roosevelt today blocked
action on the wages-and-hours
bill in the house labor committee
until the group can consider three
union safeguards demanded by
President William Green Of the
American Federation of Labor as
his price for supporting the sweep
ing reform measure.
It was a confusing and unpre-
cedented maneuver and left con-
gressmen and their leaders in ut
ter bewilderment until Green. af-
ter a conference with Mr.. Roose-
welt, clarified the atmosphere by
outlining the federation's de-
mands. He made it plain that the
wages-and-h hours bill enacted by
the senate last Saturday is "un-
satisfactory to organized labor"
The amendments, which he said
are approved lin principle" by
President Roosevelt, are:
1.No interference with collective
bargaining contracts.
2. No minimum rates to be fix
Continued on page four)
The daily independent., 1937-08-04

The meeting yesterday grew out
of reported internal friction in
the local police department and
as the result of the commission
asking for Meades resignation
from the force when he returned
recently from his vacation.
No formal charges were present.
ed at yesterdays meeting, altho
Meades had asked to be made
known definite reasons for his dis
Both men seem to agree that
there was friction of a sort that
could not be particularly defined
and that there was all likelihood
that there would continue to be
something of that nature" Chair
man Etheridge said.
Il am sorry for the good of the
department that anything like
this ever had to come up he
added.
No one will be employed to fill
the vacancy to be left by Meades
until after the first of October,
Etheridge said.
Asked if he had any comment to
make following the hearing, As
sistant Chief Meades said that
he had none.
Meades told a representative of
this newspaper that he has an ap-
plication in for a job with the
North Carolina State Highway Pa
troll and that he is hopeful of be-
ing accepted as soon as vacancy
occurs. He was a traffic sergeant
in Pennsylvania with 1876 men un-
der him about six years ago, be-
fore he came here.
The daily independent., 1937-08-04

CaIlander. Ont, Aug. 3.-(U'H)-
Emile Dionne. third largest OF
the famous quintuplets, was SUI
fering tonight from a respiratory
infection.
Her condition was so serious
that DR.. Allan Roy Dafoe, the
uuintuplets' physician, summon
ed DR.. Allan Brown, Canaolah
specialist in children's diseases
70 Callander for consultation.
Brown, after diagnosing Emil
lies illness, examined the statt at
the Dafoe nursary, home OF the
ouintuplets, in an effort to dis
cover the source of infection. he
concluded that the infection was
obtained from an outside source
Emile was ordered insulated IN
a ward apart from her four SIS
tiers.
Brown, professor of diseases OF
children at the University OF
Toronto, and physician-in-chle1
of the Toronto hospital for SICK
The daily independent., 1937-08-04
Dare Host To
C.. C.. Men
Today
Commandant Speaks;
Drill, Races and Base.
ball Features of Day

Manteo, Aug. 3.-Dare County,
birthplace of more Coast Guards
men than any other county in
the United States, will be host to
the men of the Coast Guard SER
vice Wednesday on the occasion
of the 14T.h anniversary OF
founding of the Life Saving Ser
vice, forerunner of the Coast
Guards.
Feature of the celebration will
be a speech at Fort Raleigh at
HOO a. m, by Rear Admiral R.
R. Waesche, Commandant of the
Coast Guard Service, who will fly
here from washington to make
the speech and will then fly back
to Washington in the afternoon
in order to make a speech there
on Wednesday night.
After the Commandments speech
there will be a dinner on the
grounds, followed by a beach ap-
paratus drill on the shore near
the amphitheatre. This drill will
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The daily independent., 1937-08-04
y alSOn Case To Be
heaTd at Night

'-- case against Leslie Watson,
va, c9,ored youth. charged with
,'''a-a2. reckless driving and
~. "9 Under the influence Of
@.'''. VII. be tried next Wednes-
80. ~'4o, at eight o'clock, it was
,,,'''''."ceo yesterday by assistant
I'd. Justice l. P. Louis, who will
$. ..,' -"t case. It had previously
=, ~" announced that the case
,.,o 1e -ried next Tuesday.
Sc. the hour at night be-
r -.'.5 Tie arresting office is
/. ''A.-- a. night this month and
! "o,c interfere with his regu-
r. steep 10 try the case in The
~. Explained the assistant
!. +''. Justice. I also was thinking
..e 5e"eral witnesses, who
80" D. working in the day time
'1 you'd ind it much more con-
''''',. % testify at night"
The daily independent., 1937-08-04
Thirteen Believed Dead
As Plane Plunges In Sea
Two Children and Two Officials of U. s. Department
of Commerce Aboard Sikorsky AmphiDian
Lost Off the Canal Zone Coast

Cristobal. c. T., Aug. 3.-U.P)-
Hope waned tonight that the l3
persons aboard the hugh airliner
Santa Maria-including two chill
dren and two high officials of the
United States department OF
commerce-ever would be found
alive.
A vast fleet of planes and ships
pa. rolled the sea where the air
liner plunged into the shark-in-
tested waters of the Caribbean
and broke into pieces.
The plane was a new Sikor-
sky SAB type, flying the regular
South American west coast run
from Santiago, Chile, to Cristobal
where connections were to be
made with planes of the Pan
The daily independent., 1937-08-04
Idaho Senator S avs
Van Devanter Is
Still Member
Although Retired
Only Impeachment, Resig.
nation or Death Can
Leave Vacancy, Claim

Washington, Aug. 3. U.H
President Roosevelt said to-
day he would send the scn-
ate a supreme court nomina-
ton to fill the post of Justice
Willis Van Devanter, retired,
in a statement regarded as an
indirect reply to Sen. William
f. Borah, r., Ida, who claim
ed there is no vacancy.
News Must Come from Senate
The president said at his semi
weekly press conference that the
first public information on the
nomination would come when it
reaches the senate. He refused to
say when it could be expected and
declined to amplify his remarks.
Mr.. Roosevelt refused to make
a direct comment on Borah's view
point, expounded in the senate
earlier in the day. The Idahoan
claimed that Van Devanter tech
nically is still on the bench and
hence there is no vacancy which
the president can fill.
The president merely pointed
out that Attorney General HON.
er S. Cummings recent opinion
that he could legally delay the
appointment until after congress
adjourned, if he desired, was based
on the premise that there was a
vacancy on the court.
A New Question
Borah's remarks In the senate
raised a question that apparently
had not been thought Of. Only
yesterday, on the tacit assumption
that a supreme court vacancy ex-
listed, the senate debated whether
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The daily independent., 1937-08-04
Emile DiOnne Isolated
On Account Infection

children, said Emile would have
to remain isolated at least until
the end of The week.
Dafoe, who attended the birth
of the five girls and has remain
ed as medical consultant since
that time, said the infection
could not have come from visi-
tors are permitted 10 observe the
babies only from behind glass
screens.
Dafoe said he summoned
Brown to confirm his own dag
nosis and thought it best that
we should investigate carefully
and, if possible trace it to its
source"
In view of Emilie's illness ef-
forts will be redoubled, Dafoe
said, 10 keep the quins from con-
tact with any possible outside
sources of Infection.
The quins-Marie, Emile, Ce-
cile, Annette and Yvonne-Were
three years old May %.
The daily independent., 1937-08-04
Cotton Loans
Must Wait On
Legislation
President Says They Must
Be Dependent On Crop
Control Laws

Washington, Aug. 3.-U.H -
President Roosevelt said today that
unless the country'S economic
structure is to be wrecked, fur
ther crop control is necessary, and
that he has no intention of au-
thorizing federal loans on cotton
until such legislation is enacted.
The president expressed his
views at a press conference after
Sens. Hugo L. Black, D., Ala, and
Theodore G. Bilbo, D., Miss, had
introduced a resolution directing
the Commodity Credit corporation
to loan II cents a pound on this
years cotton crop, at a 3l2 per
cent interest rate.
Almost at the same moment
Mr.. Roosevelt was talking to news
paper correspondents Chairman
Ellison D. Cotton Ed Smith, D.,
S. c., of the senate agriculture
committee, was informing senate
majority leader Alben w. Barkley
that his group probably would
have a general farm bill ready for
action early next session.
There have been administration
hints that if crop prices continue
to slump in the face of bumper
production that congress may be
reconvened in special session in
October to stop, by legislation, the
piling up of additional surpluSes
which might create another de-
preston.
MI. Roosevelt said his statement
applied to cotton, wheat, corn,
hogs and other farm products
alike. The country, he asserted,
will demand federal control once
it appears that heavy surpluSes
will dry up the buying power OF
half the nation.
The daily independent., 1937-08-04
City Schools Will
Open Doors On
Sept. 10th

School bells will summon Eliz-
abeth City children back from
their summer vacation on Mon
day, September 20, according to
present tentative plans.
This means that, with seven
weeks of their vacation behind
them, the boys and girls can look
forward to another six weeks of
freedom before resuming their
studies.
Meanwhile, the buildings are
being put in first class physical
condition in readiness for the
coming term.
The county schools are to open
on September 6, it being custom
airy for the rural schools to open
earlier than those in town in Or
der that they can close in time for
the older boys to assist with the
spring crops.
The daily independent., 1937-08-04
.Ki1Udnis Dav
Is Set On
Aug. 23
International Secre.
tary Has Accepted An
Invitation to Attend

Monday, August %, has been
designated as Kiwanis Day in con-
nection with the celebration of
the 350th anniversary of the birth
of English-Speaking civilization in
America, it was announced last
night by j. Henry Leroy, past
president of the Carolinas Dis
trict of Kiwanis international.
Fred c. w. Parker, of Chicago,
International Secretary, already
has accepted an invitation to be
present on that day, and F. Traf-
ford Taylor, of ST. Boniface, Man
itoba, Canada, new International
President, has been invited to be
the principal speaker.
While KiWanians from all over
the United States and Canada will
be invited to be present on XII
wants Day at Fort Raleigh, a spec
ial effort will be made to have as
many KiWanians as possible pres
ent from the CarolinaS and Capt.
tol Districts, which embrace North
and South Carolina, Virginia and
the District of Columbia.
1t is Mr.. LeRoy's plan to urge
the Kiwanians planning to attend
to reach Roanoke Island on the
weekend, get their sightseeing
over with Sunday afternoon, see
the pageant Sunday night and
then be free to leave for home i'm
mediately after the program on
Monday, thus causing most of
them to lose only one day or two,
at the most, from their work.
The daily independent., 1937-08-04

Clinton, Aug. 3.-U.R)-A new
market for 100000 bales Of cot
ton annually was forecast here
today az the formal dedication OF
the longest strip of cotton road
in the world, 15-mile expert
mental project Of the North Car
olina highway commission and
the U. S. Bureau of Public Roads.
Gov. Clyde R. Hoey of North
Carolina, chief speaker at the
dedication ceremonies, which in
cluded a motorcade of state Of
ficials over the new highway, de-
clared that the dedication mot
only marks new era in road
building, but opens a rich new
market for cotton, of tremendous
Importance to the South.
Every mile of cotton road
built abSorbs in cotton re-enforc-
ing fabric approximately 10,50O
square yards, which represents
eight or 10 bales of cotton, or the
The daily independent., 1937-08-04
Cotton Road Opens NeU
Market For The Staple

production of 10 to 20 acres" the
chief executive said.
lone hundred forty bales OF
cotton were used in construction
of this road, only Is miles in
length.
1.-The significance of this new
use of cotton to the farmer and
manufacturer can be readily Wis
ualized when we realize that en-
gineers estimate that of the 900,-
900 miles of now unimproved
dir roads in the nation where
traffic conditions require resur-
facing, 100000 miles ultimately
will be given a bituminous sur
facing. In addition to that po-
tential market for 100000 to
6,000,000 bales of cotton, approx
imately $4,000 miles Of bitumin-
Gus surfaces highways are resur-
faced annually, creating a new
markeS in the latter field alone
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The daily independent., 1937-08-04
Franco Given
Recognition
BY The Pope
NatiOnaIi>ts Will Send a
Representative to
the Vatican

Salamanca, Spain, Aug. 3-U.H
Iae Vatican has recognized
Ge2e.a.lssimO Francisco Francois
Nationalist government in Spain,
/" Vas announced officially to-
uga..
The announcement was made
a, Nationalist headquarters here.
:. Vas the third diplomatic re-
cogn.-On received from Europe
N The Franco regime. Germany
ana Italy have sent diplomatic
'52,eseDcativeS to Salamanca.
I"e Vatican previously had
oee1 represented only unofficial
Hec)g0.,ion of the Franco gov
"@meD. oy he Vatican was pre-
.-ceo By a visit from MonSignor
a1.oH,u-ti as a compliment to the
Ge@e.a..5s.mO.
Inc Vatican agreed to accept
s@l,' Caurruca as a representa-
"'e 0t the Nationalist govern
-'s". With he rank of Charge D
A,:a~cs
Franco had been expected ov-
: .~e Weekend to announce the
,,.,1.a..oo :. Of the new Spanish
,a.,90als. cabinet, but delayed
.,'@ move despite the pressure of
,~- Italian and German ambas-
.ac9..
>'gs..- mOnarChiStS also have
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The daily independent., 1937-08-04
Page Comedies the
Victory to Price As
Virginia Governor

Norfolk, Aug. g. State
Senator Vivian L. Page of Norfolk
late tonight conceded victory to
Lieut.. Gov. James H. Price as re-
turns from 1,O20 out of 1,704 pre-
cincts gave Price a nine-to-one
lead in their race for the Demo-
cratic gubernatorial nomination,
Page wired Price congratula-
tions, promising my full COOP
Grafton as senator to make your
administration a success"
The ballot count in today's
state Democratic primary election
showed, for 102 precincts:
For governor Price, 1926;
Page 8,190.
For acknowledgements. w.
Daniel, 33,877; S. w. Holt, 49,
963.
For attorney-general - A. P.
Staples, 1926; John Gallegher'
2S,139.
In the third district congress
sional race, David E. Satterfleld,
Jr., was leading Gordon Amber
1O,469 votes to 1888.
The daily independent., 1937-08-04
Meades Has His
Say About
the Hearing

THAT was the most unfair
thing that has ever happened to
me-" said Assistant Police Chief
Meades after the hearing before
the police commission. THE whole
thing was very obviously cut-and-
dried. 1t was farce from begin
ming to end
According to Meades, he and
Chief Madrin were requested to
appear before the Police Commits
sion at a regular meeting in DR..
VIM. Parker's office at 4:30 o'clock
yesterday afternoon.
No one was present other than
Meades and Madrin,. Larry Skin
ner, clerk to the commission, and
the three police commissioners, S.
G. Etheridge, DR.. Parker and Rob-
ert Jennings. Meades had been
asked not to bring legal counsel
with him to the meeting.
After opening the meeting,
Chairman Etheridge spoke up and
said:
well, I suppose the first mat
ter of business is this trouble be-
tween Chief Madrin and his as.
sistant. What do you have to say
Meades?"
1T is not up to me to say any,
thing yet," said Meades. 1T is up
to someone else to speak first"
Then what do you have to say,
Chief Madrin?" asked Chairman
Etheridge.
Il have nothing more to say
than what I have already said,
the chief answered.
do you still desire that Meades
leave the Department." he was
asked, and he replied in the af-
firmative.
A motion was made that Meades
be ousted from the police depart
ment. The motion was seconded
and passed unanimously.
We'll, gentlemen" spoke up
Meades, "all I can say is that this
is the most unfair thing I have
ever heard of. This is supposed
to be a hearing of charges against
me, but no charges have been pre-
ferred. am being kicked out OF
the police department without
knowing why and without being
given an opportunity to defend
myself"
Commissioner Jennings then
stated that he had heard COM
plants to the effect that Meades
had often been seen "Stunting on
his motorcycle" when he should
have been attending to his duties
Meades denied having ever
stunted on motorcycle.
Someone then asked him if II
were not a fact that, prior to leav-
ing for New York on his vacation
last month, he had taken half
gallon of confiscated liquor from
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