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The daily independent., 1937-07-06
Journalistic High
Spots of the Year
!Continued from Page One)

For the best domestic feature.
or human interest story: Henry
McLemore of the New York staff
of the United Press for his feat
ure story on the New London
CTexD school house explosion.
For the best non-fiction mag
azine article of general interest:
DR.. Thomas Parran, United States
Surgeon General, for his article
entitled why don't we stamp out
syphilis, published in Survey
Graphic and Readers Digest,
July 1886.
For the best news photo: John
Linlsay, of the New York office
of the Association Press, for his
picture Working on the levee"
taken in the flood district.
For the best newsreel: Arthur
Menken, Paramount News, for his
reel entitled Relief Of the AL
cazar" made ON the Spanish
front.
For the best domestic radio re-
porting: Joseph Eaton and w. L..
CoulSon of station WHAS, Louis
vile, KY, for outstanding service
during the floods of last January.
For the best foreign radio re-
porting H. V. Kaltenborn, Colum-
bia Broadcasting system, for his
coverage at Spanish front on
September End, at which time he
took his microphone on the field
of battle making possible first
transmission of artillery and
machine-gun fire during actual
combat.
For most outstanding work in
general public interest by COL
umnist:: Westbrook Pegler of the
New York World Telegram for
his series on income tax evasions
by public officials.
The daily independent., 1937-07-06
Killer Caught At
Victims Funeral
Continued from Page One)

Continued from Page One)
ed the funeral of his victims, was
held under guard in the skyscrap-
er Jail at the city hall after he
babbled a complete confession.
Detective Leroy Sanderson,
credited with tracing the crime to
Dyer, said reports of search for
a second man in the case - an
amateur investigator" - were
without significance.
There is only one man in this
case" he said. And Dyer is the
man."
District Attorney Buron Fits,
in an effort to forestall an insan-
ity defense prompted by Dyer's
strange conduct, called in DR..
Charles Decker and two other
alieniStS who testified in the James
case
Dyer, apparently in a fit of re-
morse after he lured Melba Ever
EFT, 7, her sister, Madeline, 9, and
jeanette Stephens, 8, into the hills,
strangled them and then outraged
their bodies, had laid the chill
dren's shoes in a neat row near the
bodies.
DR.. Decker said he could offer
no reason for the strange act.
Dyer at first denied any knowl-
edge of the crime. His story devel-
oped such contradictions, howev-
er, that police threatened to place
him on the courthouse steps and
let him explain the contradictions
to a lynch-mad mob of Inglewood
citizens.
Dyer suddenly screamed: II did
it! I did it, killed them"
He was hustled away to the sky
scraper Jail where a box. contain
ing bloody clothes torn from the
slain girls bodies, was showed in
front of him.
The slender relief worker faint
ed. When he was revived, he gave
complete account of the killings.
In his confession Dyer said he
had made acquaintance of the
three girls while helping them
across the street.
Day by day, said the confession
Dyer felt a growing regard for
the children which was more than
friendship"
The bodies of the girls were
found last Monday. Dyer said that
the previous Saturday he had told
the children to meet him at a
soft drink stand. They did and he
took them into the woods ito hunt
rabbits" There, he confessed, he
led them away one-by-one and
strangled them with stout cords.
The daily independent., 1937-07-06
Nags Head Has
A Busy Holiday
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day afternoon and night expect
ing to find rooms had to sleep in
their automobiles or ON the
beach.
There was such a heavy de-
mand for meals that most of the
hotels, boarding houses and other
eating places sold out of many
items on their menus and were
forced to serve very. mediocre food
Sunday night and today.
Both the Nags Head Beach
club and Jerry Parker's Casino
had record crowds for the sea-
son, as hundreds helped celebrate
the Fourth with shuffling feet.
The Beach club reported eXcep-
tionally good attendance at all
three of its dances on Saturday
night, Sunday night and tonight.
Undue pssimism was felt by the
Elizabeth City body and fender
concern which had a wrecking
truck and automobile stationed
here all week end, for not an &C
cident was reported except for an
occasional scraped fender. The
very sight of the IL State High
way Patrolmen who were sent
here to take care of the crowd ex-
pected to attend the celebration
opening on Roanoke Island and
who set up temporary State
Highway Patrol station at Kitty
Hawk Coast Guas'd Station
seemed to make for more care
full driving.
The ocean was calm and not
too cold, and hundreds took to
the water during the three-day
holiday week end. No bathing
casualties were reported.
Registrations at Fort Raleigh
and the Wright Memorial during
the wee keno came near setting
a record as visitors from far and
near flocked to these historic
spots.
Stuart Rogers at the west end
of the Roanoke Sound bridge and
the various guides at Oregon In
let reported many fishing parties.
Of the 200 or more cottages on
the ocean front from here to Kit
ty Hawk, only two were noted
that were not occupied during the
week end.
1t is estimated that perhaps as
many as 10000 people visited
here Saturday, Sunday and to-
day.
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even to possess a pin game after
June 3Oth, said another. Il
thought the slot machine act
made it unlawful even to store
one of these machines after June
80. How they expect to get by
with this is more than I can un-
derstand."
Ras Wescott, Manteo pin game
distributor, is said to have hopes
of operating some of his machines
until after Labor Day. On June l,
when the 1878 State licenses
became due, he paid around $500
for licenses which were supposed
to be valid ony thru June 80. 1t is
believed that he expected to be ar
rested but is planning to note an
appeal and try to operate thru
the summer.
Sheriff Victor Meekins has tax
en- no action yet against Wescott
or any of the merchants where
his machines are located.
1t is the opinion of upstate Wis
itors that Dare is the only county
in North Carolina where pin
games are operating this month.
The daily independent., 1937-07-06

NSULOlllUtu 1lUlll age OllC)
the use of spotlightS and black
outs elected highest praise from
seasoned theatregoerS.
The cast, composed of a hand
full of Federal Theatre actors and
actresses, a few Carolina Play
makers and some over 100 Roa-
noke Islanders, did itself proud.
The audience was agreed, tho,
that the acting honors belonged
to Raoul Henry, as John Borden,
Lillian Ashton as Queen Eliza
beth, Earle Mayo as the beggar
and Anthony Roberts as Cover
nor John White. Roberts prolo-
que was also highly praised. Fred
Howard, playing the part of the
Indian medicine man, thrilled the
crowd with his inspiring dancing,
and all the Indians dances were
pronounced good.
The singing of the WestminiS-
ter Choir, which concluded or in
troduced practically every scene
with an Old English folk son, bal
lad or hymn, was soul-stirring.
Visitors acclaimed the entire
pageant-drama as one of the
greatest things they had ever
witnessed, one witness comparing
it's effect as comparable to that
aroused by the Grand Canyon or
some similar marvel of nature.
Much interest was manifested
in Playwright Green's theory that
the Inflated Lost Colony" had
left Fort Raleigh with the ut
most reluctance, only when faced
with starvation and expecting an
attack by Spaniards, and that
even then they had intended re-
turning after finding sufficient
food at Croatan to last them un-
til the return of Governor John
White with supplies from Eng
land.
The pageant will be presented
three nights each week, on Fri
day, Saturday and Sunday nights,
probably thru Labor Day.
The two-months celebration op-
ened yesterday with religious ser
vices at the Waterside Theatre in
Fort Raleigh, the sermon of Bis
hop Thomas c. Darst being
broadcast over Station WPTF.
Prior to the initial presentation
of the pageant last night, Paul
Green, the playwright, D. B.
Fearing, human dynamo" whose
hard work has been largely res
ponsible for the celebration, DR..
c. c. Crittenden, secretary of the
State Historical Commission, and
A. B. Andrews, of Raleigh, first
president of the Roanoke Island
Memorial Association spoke brief
ly. Congressman Lindsay C. War;
ren's address marked the official
opening of the celebration.
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NCOQIl1luGO lIOlll dSC SIiC'
increase was offset by decrease
of like amount in the carry-ove
or reserve fund.
The principal item to which
Chairman McClannon objected
was that of maintenance of build
ings. County boards are not al
lowed to make levies for paying
the salaries of adult school truck
drivers, yet Mr.. Aycock thought
it would be for the best interest
of the school children of Curri-
tuck county to continue to pro-
vide such drivers. Currituck has
been using adult drivers for some
years, paying them partly with
Knapp funds and partly out OF
the fines, ferfeitureS, dog taxes
and poll taxes collected by the
county. But because the State and
Federal governments called for
an increase in the salaries of agri-
culture teachers this year and at
the same time placed upon the
county a larger proportlonate
share of this expense than hereto
fore, Mr.. Aycock had planned to
use funds from the dog and poll
taxes and fines to pay the agricul-
ture teachers. Hence, in order to
be able to pay the truck drivers,
he listed them in the budget as
janitors and included them under
maintenance. This was padding
the budget, he explained, but it
was not illegal and was about the
only way Currituck could retain
it's agriculture teachers and adult
truck drivers.
Il object to doing a thing OF
this nature" spoke Mr.. McClan-
non, for within "a hours after 1T
is done certain parties will be
spreading all sorts of exaggerated
and harmful reports all over the
county. 1 also object on the
grounds that I wish to avoid rails
ing the tax rate any more than is
absolutely necessary"
He explained that a certain
amount of increase in Currituck's S
tax rate is inevitable, anyhow, IN
order to meet Social Security re-
ouirements and to keep faith with
owners of hunting club property
who had been promised some re-
lief in the matter of county taxes.
Il am willing personally to op-
crate your schools on any amount
of money you may see fit to give
me-" said Aycock, "but to slash
the budget any more than I have
slashed it will not be just and fair
to your schools and your chill
dren."
The superintendent stated that
he would appear before the COM
missioners again next Tuesday and
would go over his budget figures
in the meanwhile to see what ad-
iustments and changes, If any,
might be made.
The daily independent., 1937-07-06

TO work. Around 5000 normally
are employed in the plants.
CanvaS-topped militia trucks
Joitlng through holiday traffic
tangles brought perhaps 5000
guardsmen into the strike zone
during the day-the first time
since 1898. officials said, that
troops have been sent into Cleve-
land.
A modified form of military
rule went into effect. Police re-
serves were assigned to strike
duty. PicketS were limited and
dlsarmed. Crowds were banned.
To prevent riots. bloodShed and
possible loss of life" Sheriff Mar
tin L. ODonnell designated dam
ger zones in which the militia
would act.
We're not going to fight the
law" said Bozo j. Damich, steel
workers organizing committee di-
rector for the district. The cards
are stacked and everything is
deuces wild against labor"
Final plans for the re-openings
were worked out this afternoon at
a conference among city, county
and union officials and militia Of
ficerS.
The Cleveland re-openings vir-
tI&lly will complete resumption of
work-Still on q restricted basis at
sCme plants in the Ohio strike
zone.
The four Republic plants. all
closed since the strike began on
May 26, and the number of en-
ployes exclusive of office workers,
are:
Ccrrigan-McKinney. normally
employing 3.700. It's buildings are
on both sides of the Cuyahoga
river. The plant does everything
from handling ore to production
Of finished iron and steel.
UpSon Works. employing 1,700.
1t has open hearth furnaces for
production of steel.
Truscon Steel Co., employing
1000. 1t produces stampings, flat
parts, etc.
Steel & Tube, Inc, employing
500. 1t produces seamless tubes
and supplies the automotive in
duStry.
Elsewhere along the seven-state
steel strike front one holiday
weekend was marked by compar-
ative calm after a series of mass
demonstrations at Johnstown. Pa.
Canton, Warren and Youngstown,
Ohio.
Although union leaders told the
crowds of strike sympathizers that
I'VE have just begun to fight, "
company officials asserted that
the back-to-work movement had
resulted in resumption of opera
tions at many big mills.
Youngstown Sheet & Tube Co.,
and Republic reported almost nor
NAL operations in the Youngs-
town Warren area. Republic Of
ficials said they would soon be
back to normal in Canton and
Massillcn. Inland Steel Co., re-
sumed work in Indiana under an
agreement arranged by Gov. M.
Clifford Townsend.
The daily independent., 1937-07-06
Holiday Death Toll
Nears the 500 Mark
Continued from Page One)

on the experience of other years
but council statiSticians had an
ticipated that such variableS as
weather and a growing public con-
sciousnesS of holiday hazards
might lower its predicted figures.
The council also had included
in its figures those who would die
later from injuries suffered during
the holiday period.
California led in traffic deaths
with % recorded, while Michigan
counted nine drowned, more than
any other state. Other states with
major traffic fatalities included
Indiana with 13, New York and
Michigan with II apiece, Ohio
with 10. Illinois checked off 18
miscellaneous deaths, six of them
Chicago suicides.
Rain held down the death list
more than any other factor, in
the opinion of safety experts. 1t
dampened holiday spirits and
saved lives over a scattered area
in Illinois, Indiana. Texas, Miss
ouri, Michigan, Pennsylvania and
Ohio.
Elsewhere bright skies and
warm weather lured millions out
onto the open road and to ocean
beaches, lakes and rivers. An eSti-
mated 2O,O00,000 automobiles, ac-
cording to traffic experts of the
safety council, covered the nations
highways.
Fireworks accounted for hun
dreds of injuries and few immed-
late deaths, although hospitals an
ticipated an increase in tetanus
deaths from infected fireworks
wounds. Chicago police reported
68 persons had been injured by
fireworks there but no deaths were
recorded.
The daily independent., 1937-07-06

cts and to sweep the seas with
searchlightS.
There was no word from the
Itasca. Captain Wing, master of
the Moorby, reported that the sea
was moderate and the wind was
to the northeast. There were rain
squalls in the search area, he
said.
The battleship Colorado and a
flotilla of four deStroyers and the
aircraft carrier Lexington also
were ploughing over the Pacific,
carrying nearly 100 airplanes to
aid il the search.
The Itasca radioed Navy head
quarters that it had picked up
garbled message from Miss Ear
hart's plane giving its position as
"28l miles north of Howland."
The Itasca said this position has
been confirmed by a radio direc-
ton finder set up on Rowland ISL
and, which also got the signals.
The Itasca quoted the Earhart
message as saying:
"281 north HoWland Call
KHAGG Beyond north &.
Don't hold With us much
longer above water Shut off. >"
The signals "KHAQQ" are Miss
Earhart'S call letters. The frag-
mentary message was believed by
Navy authorities to indicate that
Miss Earhart's plane was in dan
ger and she and her navigator,
Capt. Fred Noonan, feared they
could not hold out much longer.
The daily independent., 1937-07-06
Of The
1897 Spud Season
Continued from Page One)

cars, and the peak movement was
reached on June 10 when ITO cars
moved from the State and the to-
tai movement for the country
reached 1,7O5 cars. North Caro-
lima shipments through July l
this season have amounted to
9,17O cars compared with 1888
cars shipped during the entire
1886 season and 8,2l0 cars ship
ped during 1885.
Prices have been considerably
lower than last season. On June
4, 100-lb sacks of U. S. No. l
Cobblers sold mostly $1.35 and
barrels mostly $2.25 on an f. o. b.
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Continued 'LO''1 "7N
-..sr,, - .epCrtS that he is
.,,r.r, for 4 possible war. in
yr5,eryanean.
/. w. sbsndgning hope of an
!, .,-..scs.nr with Great Brit
~ r., said by persons close to
/ No, Fascist council to be
...~S YregarauonS in anticipa-
!, =. = wav within a year.
!. , .s.egyam TO the govern
=. = controlled "anSider". which
,.~,.s the nations iron and
!, ministries and thereby sets
!. rsrs Of Ira,y'S ornaments,
..,,..n. demanded maximum
s.r,rdence" in the heavy met
;.r3-ov Arturo BOCciardo. pre-
rs~ q. the IRON and steel direc-
,.s informed II Duce that
\ necessary steps have been
i, :, attain the maximum au-
,,- 07SS,5le Tor raw materials. "
-,,r. diplomats said, needs in
-sr5enc supplies Of bread and
> 70 wage q war and II Duce
-,aa-s 10 be bending every ef-
I 70 achieve this goal as swift
las possible.
3..e. newspaper editorials
rg.a. Of which we're believed to
r. been written by MuSSolini
-se.:-and open agitation for
!. against Great Britain by
..er:o Farinacci. fiery member
...s Fascist grand council, cor
...2.si reports that II Duce is
-i.-g ab0U. war.
],ss2..I. tonight caused a roy
decree 10 be published eStab-
.,~r nigh command for the
-r-es ,aGd air and naval fore
G L3"a. The commander-in-
+. 5 Gen. IJa,O Balbo. the
bran go"eyCOr. The action fol-
Tsc .or,.Aca-iOn of Italian is
pr p lie eastern Mediterren-
|, ana mecaanization Of addi-
pa. divisions Of the army in line
o. ."2 d.c,atOy'S fear that Brit
: r.. attempt TO humble him"
la2 her S75O0.OOO.0OO rearma-
e. program is completed.
...S>9.n..s friends admit that
5 directing his immediate
a.E program toward accom-
~~e2. o. his most important
.e-a friendly Fascist regime
SPAN which would permit him
's a constant back door"
q, 70 he British military base
Gibraltar.
''@a.,ar IS impregnable from
SEA. oU, vide open by land.
The daily independent., 1937-07-06
Two Commanders Killed

Capt. Samuel Blythe commanded
the brig Boxer, which was engaged
in 1918 by the American brig En-
terprise, commanded By William
Burrows. At the first exchange of
broadsides, both commanders fell;
Blythe was killed instantly, Burrows
was .nortally wounded. The Boxer
was raked until it surrendered. then
taken into Portland 81 prize.
The daily independent., 1937-07-06
PARIS STYLES
BY MARY FENTRESS
United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff Correspondent
Paris, UP) - FloWered prints
have never been more popular
with French dressmaking estab-
lishments than they are THIS
summer. The logical explanation
is that the Paris Exposition calls
for economical costumes which
do not soil easily or show wear
and tear.
Multi-colored floral prints are
the thing and the variety of de-
sign is enormous. For morning
or street wear, the prints are IN
two or three color tones. For
afternoon, cocktail or evening
wear, there is huge variety with
six or eight different colors
splashed across a neutral back
ground in large patterned flower
designs.
The interesting thing about the
new Paris prints is that each pat
tern is unusual or original in de-
sign. Some of Frances best
artists-for example Jean Cor
teau-have been prevailed upon
to design landscape patterns for
summer prints. One of these
prints designed by a famous
artists shows a scene at sundoWn
with black trees and shrubs sill
houetted against a warm coral
the South Seas printed against
pastel backgrounds of pale pink,
lemon yellow, robins egg blue OF
lime green. These show the
dancing figures Of girls, of div
ers, of musicians and other ro-
mantle figures associated with
the Pacific Islands.
CorSages in seven or eight
colorS often are used in a cOnven-
tional pattern for summer prints,
while evening patterns usually are
designed with enormous orchids,
peonieS, lilacS, hyaCinths and
other flowers.
The daily independent., 1937-07-06
Supreme Court
Bill In Senate
Continued from Page One)

NCOnClnueQ from rage One)
ward R. Burke, D., Neb., another
leading opponent, repeatedly has
raised that threat.
The only administration de-
fense against a filibuster would be
to keep the senate in session al
most continuously, and the sue
cess of such tactics is problemati-
cal. No filibuster ever has succeed
ed, senate veterans say, except
with an approaching adjournment
deadline. On the other hand no
filibuster in senate history has
been able to muster as great
strength behind it as the court
opponents claim they will have.
Thus the senate will begin con-
Sideration of an issue historic in
Importance to the 150-year-ol old
supreme court with six months
stretching ahead for talk If nee
essary.
The daily independent., 1937-07-06
11s, 1s,AtIantic
.1IoperS Blaze
Trail Over Sea
.;,,,,sd from Page One)

continued from Page oneo
,, q .peed Of appoSi-
N 1',:;:, ,;5 miles per hour. The
a'{ -5,io t'T was at a lower alti-
a.'., ~ ,.''S vas making lS5 miles
!. ,'.r r,a2a the British air MN
? -.+.,, :.~,9d reports emanatlng
8 :. %,''., Jarn.. New Foundland,
Z. - :. caledonia had turned
J, /, .,,r Inward ireland.
J - Caledonia is progressing
IA. /. .,,l Ministry Jold the Unit
(. ., We contacted her at
-. ~ .Il.3O p. m. EDIT
.'~, c,,,ner III. Skippered by
:" ,y,ro'6 E. Gray. veteran
p. ,'.r,,an ,' tlier. took off from
-, -$ Harbor At sill p. m.
!. ..,r,, W. caledonia took off from
...' u. a, 3.57 EDIT.
The daily independent., 1937-07-06

basis. As shipments became heav-
ier, prices declined slowly and
reached 90-95c per l00-lb. sack
and $l.60-1.65 per barrel on June
II. The market strengthened
slightly and then declined to 85-
CSC per 100-lb. sack. During the
last few days in June, many cars
were sold for relief purposes at
$l.50 per barrel and 80c per 100
ID. sack of U. S. No. stock car
loads f. o. b. cash track to grow
erS."
The daily independent., 1937-07-06
City Imports GIoW-Worms

Sydney, N. S. w. W.P) = Glow
worms are the latest addition Of
ficially made to the beauty of
Canberra, Australian capital city.
The glow-worms have been intri-
duced in large numbers to destroy
the snails which annually cause
heavy damage to gardens.
The daily independent., 1937-07-06
Wards Island in New York

Wards island is a small island in
East river, New York City, between
Welfare and Randalls islands, and
separated from the former by the
He'll Gate channel. At one time
the New York City potter's field. it
has been for many years the seat
of large state hospital for the in
sane. Soon after the Revolution it
was purchased by two brothers
named Ward.
The daily independent., 1937-07-06
Family Meets After 40 Years

Cleveland, U.P) - H r m n
Weingarten, arriving in Cleveland
from France, saw six brothers and
two sisters for the first time In
40 years. The brothers and sisters
were separated in Hungary. All
except Herman came to the Uni
ted States and settled near here.
The daily independent., 1937-07-06
27-Ounce Baby Dies

Berea, O., W.P) - Physicians at
Berea Community HOSPITAL lost
their fight to save the life OF a
27-ounce baby girl born to Mrs.
Wilma Huffman, 81, of Brunswick,
Ohio. The infant died less than
five hours after birth.
The daily independent., 1937-07-06
Two Tailed Lizard Found

Redwood City, Cal. Wp)-Two
minutes after Mrs. Sarah GuinasS
jokingly told her daughter that
if she could find a two-tailed
lizard it would bring her good
luck, the latter found one. The
only thing still lacking is the good
luck.
The daily independent., 1937-07-06
More Southern Paper Seen

Birmingham, Ala, U.P-The
South, with 35 per cent of the
nations timber area, eventually
will be called upon to supply the
bulk of Americas paper needs.
That is the prediction of o. l..
Ayers, executive of the Tennessee
Coaly, Iron & Railroad Company.
The daily independent., 1937-07-06
Soviet to Make Champagne

Sebastopol, U. S. S. r., W.H-
Construction of a champagne dis
tillery with an output of 100000
bottles a year has been started IN
Crimea, near the city of Sebasto-
pol.
The daily independent., 1937-07-06

TODAY'S FASHION TIP
Floral pattern prints have never
been as popular as they are this
summer.