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Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-06-08
WILL TIGHTEN Up
Sales COLLECTION
Maxwell Tells Merchants at
New Bern Enforcement
Will Be- Strict
TOUGH ON CHISELERS
Revenue Department Has Money and
System To Go To Bottom of
Possible EMISSIONS of the
Sales Levy
BY j. G.. baskerville.
Staff CORRESPONDENT.

New Bern, June 8.-The sales tax
must be paid by the purchaser, as the
law requires, and in no case absorb
ed by the merchants, and the mer-
chants must transmit the tax collect
ed each month amount to three per
cent of their gross sales, for it will
he just too bad for the merchant who
tries to "cl1isel," Commissioner of
Revenue A. j. Maxwell, who is in
charge of the enforcement of the
sales tax and all other State revenue
laws, today told the hundreds of mer-
chants from every section of the State
attending the annual convention of
the North Carolina Merchants Asso-
citation.
For while most Of the merchants of
the State have been and still are CO.
operating with the Department of Re
venue, and are observing both the
spirit and letter of the sales tax law,
there are some who are still trying
to "chiser' and get by without pay
ing the tax to the State or the amount
which they should pay, Maxwell said.
These are the merchants the depart
ment is going after harder than ever
and it is going to be rough going
for them, Mr.. Maxwell said.
'The merchant who collects his tax
when he sells his merchandise, who
keeps an accurate record of his sales
(COntin1led on Page SixO
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-06-08
HARLOW'S BODY|S
IN BRONZE CASKET
Platinum Blonde of Movies
Had Premonition Death
Was Near
FORTUNE is $1,000, 1000
Ever Since Christmas 26-Year-Old
Actress Had Worn Huge Star
Sapphire Given Her by
William Powell
FORTUNE is $1,000 900

Los Angeles, Cal, June SLAP
The body of Jean Harlow, clad in
white, her favorite color, lay in 2
bronze coffin today as a close asso-
ciate recalled the blonde film star
voiced a premonition of death when
she was stricken i'll May 20.
The strange fear of the actress
who amassed an estimated $1O00,00C
in seven years of screen success, was
described by Violet Denoyer, friend
and makeup attendant for Miss Har-
low.
Jean looked at me strangely one
morning-the same day she was taken
ill.," said Miss Denoyer.
"You know, Violet" she told me
81 have a feeling I'm going away
from here and never come back"
Ever since Christmas the 26-year-
old actress had worn a huge star
sapphire ring on the third finger of
her right hand. 1t was a gift from
William Powell.
The body of the star was held at a
mortuary for her mother and imme-
diate relatives to look upon her a
last time before a funeral service
tomorrow.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-06-08
Would Extend Safety Zones
for Neutral Ships and
Avoid Provocation
In Future
INSURCENT SHELLS
POUR INTO MADRID
Besieging Troops Fight Flu
tilely to Take New Ground;
Inhabitants Ousted From
Beds To Seek Safety; New
Arrests Made on French
Border

London, June 8.-(AP)-Great Bri-
tain attempted by a three-point pro-
posal today to induce Germany and
Italy back into the non-intervention
committee and avoid chaos that might
result from a new incident in the
Spanish civil war. Great Britain pro-
posed:
1. Extension of safety zones for
neutral shipping in warships in the
neutrality fleet patrolling Spain.
2 Assurances from both sides of
the Spanish conflict to abstain from
provocation such as the recent Span
iSh government aerial Commandment
of the German pocket battleship
Deutschland.
8. An arrangement, in the event
the first two methods failed to bring
Italo-German agreement, to bring the
matter up for consultation by all four
powers engaged in the patrol, Britain,
France Germany and Italy, to con-
slider necessary action.
The prospects for an agreement
were not viewed optimistically in Eu-
ropean chancellories,. but the situa-
ton was not regarded as hopeless.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-06-08
WORK RESUMES IN
LUMBERTON PLANT
Deputy Sheriffs on Guard as
Employees Return;
Statements Vary

Lumberton, June SLAP The
Mansfield cotton mills, in East Lum-
berton, where a strike of weave room
operatives was called yesterday, re-
sumed operation this morning under
the protection of deputy sheriffs and
amid conflicting statements from the
management and labor leaders.
Mill officials said loyal employees
of the weave room returned to work
under the protection of ten deputies
and started the plants machinery to
running at full blast. Chester Man
ming, chairman of the Lumberton unit
of the textile workers organization
committee, c. I. o. affiliate, asserted
the management had brought in out
side workers to replace regular en-
ployees and a force of Sc armed
guards was protecting the plant.
Manning said only seven of the
mills 100 employees remained at work
when the walk-out too kplace yester-
day. The official announcement from
the mill was only % employees, all
in the weave room, had gone on strike
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-06-08
GERMANS LAUNCH
CRUISER AT KEEL
Admiral Tells Men 'You Be
First To Attack if War
Does Come"

Kiel, Germany, June 8 (AP)-Ger-
many launched the second OF three
cruisers on her naval building pro-
gram today with this admonition from
the Baltic naval commander, Vice
Admiral Conrad Albrecht:
eff war should be forced on us, be
YOU the first in attack"
The 1O,OOO-ton warship, mounting
eight eight-inch guns, was christened
Bluecher as she slid down the ways
at this naval station. Thus she was
named both in honor of the nineteenth
Century Prussian military hero and
General Prince Gerhard Won Bluecher,
and for two warships of the same
name. One of these, an armored
cruiser, was sunk inswartime.
Both Adrairal Erich Raeder, the
Reich navy chieftain and Vlce-Ad-
miral Albrecht were present.
Albrecht also told the new men OF
war:
Eight like your predecessors in
the spirit of Bluecher, and may God
give you victory"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-06-08
UJDCE WARLICK is
PROBATION LEADER
Made Chairman of New State BODY
For Whose Secretary 70 Ap-
plicantS Wait

Raleigh June (AP)-The new
State Probation Commission elected
Judge Wilson Warlick, of Newton, as
its chairman today and discussed tu-
ture plans at it's first meeting. Ed
win Gill, parole commissioner, was
named temporary secretary. The oil
rector of probation, under the law
will serve as secretary, but it appear
ed he might not be named at once.
There are some Is applicants for the
job.
Representative D. L. Ward, OF New
Bern, introducer of the legislative Dill
creating the commission, outlined the
law in a brief talk to the members.
Associate Justice George w. Con-
nor, of the Supreme Court, adminlst-
cred the oath of office to DR.. John
Broadway, director of the Duke Uni
versity legal clinic.
Judge Warlick, Gill, Attorney Gen
eral A. A. F. Seawell and Superin-
tendent of Instruction Clyde Erwin
all had taken similar oaths recently.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-06-08
EQrhQrt Is
Pressing On
OuerAmca.

Dakar, British Senegal, June 8,
AP)-Amelia Earhart flew here to-
day from st. Louis, capital of Sene-
gal, for an easier take-off on the next
leg of her flight around the world.
Aviators here said Miss Earhart's
time of 13 hours, % minutes for the
1900 miles from Natal, Brazil, to st.
Louis, Senegal, where she landed yes
terday, was apparently a record for
the eastward flight.
i; Miss Earhart flew through rain
most of the way across the ocean.
Visibility was bad and her wireless
worked poorly.
The slim American flier after her
arrival here from the Senegalese cap
ital, laid up her plane for repairs. She
said it would be tomorrow or Thurs
day before she could hop off across
Africa.
She planned to follow the British
Route to Khartoum in the Anglo
Egyptian Sudan to avoid flying across
the Sahara.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-06-08
ARKANSAS DEPUTY
SLAIN BY u. S. MEN
Both Groups Had Raided MOOnshine
Still and Shooting Resulted
In The Confusion

Marked Tree Ark, June SLAP
An Arkansas deputy sheriff died in
a Memphis, Tenn, hospital today, a
victim of bullets said by companion
to have been fired by a Federal agent
raiding a moonshine still already seiz-
ed by State officers.
County and Federal officers car
ried out their raids Independently of
each other yesterday and met at the
still site in wooded section north
of here.
In the resultant confusion, Deputy
Frank White, of Marked Tree, was
fatally wounded.
Sheriff j. D. Dubard, of Marked
Tree, said today the Federal revenue
agents were j. r. Jones and J. L.
Kidd, working out Of Jonesboro, Ar
kansas.
"I've only heard one side of the
story.' Sheriff Dubard said "Td
rather withhold comment until I find
out what the Federal men have to
saw about it."
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-06-08
MARION LADY SAYS
SHE WAS KIDNAPPED
Gives Damaging Testimony in Super
Tor Court Against Ruther-
ford County Man

Marion, June 8.-(AP)-A 22-year-
old Yancey county woman, employed
as a domestic here, testified in SUI
perior court today that Dufay Black
well and c. A. Goode, 26-year-old
Rutherford county men, kidnapped her
on a Marion street May 20 and took
her on a long automobile ride, during
which, she said, both attacked her.
Blackwell, Rutherford county coro-
ner, and Goode are charged with kid
naping and attempted rape in this
county.
The prosecuting witness told the
jury she was taken as far as Chesney
S. c., by the two men and then
brought back here.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-06-08
Federal Child Labor Law
May Use State Systems
For Enforcement
Purposes
O'NEAL PLANS FOR
DOLLAR VALUATIONS
Farm Chief Would Base
Proposal on Index of Basic
Commodity Prices; Two
Extra Court Judges Idea is
Being Given Considera-
ton Now

Washington, June g. (AP) A
group of five senators proposed to-
day "to help take the private profit
out of war" by giving the government
a practical monopoly in the manu-
facture of war weapons and NUM-
lions.
Senator Bone, Democrat, Wash
ington, headed the group, which in
Guided also Clark, of Missouri, and
Pope, of Idaho, Democrats and Nye
and Frazier, of North Dakota, Re-
publicans.
They said their proposed legisla-
ton would be supplementary to 9TH
er methods, such as high profits taxes
designed to make war a profitless en-
terprise in this country.
While Bone disclosed the quin-
tette's munitions naturalization plan.
a variety of committee hearings went
forward on Capitol Hill.
The House Interstate Commerce
Committee undertook a study of an
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS bill to ex-
tend Securities Commission regulation
over bond and stockholders protective
committees involved in corporate re-
organizations.
Katherine Lenroot, children's bu-
Continued on Page Six.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-06-08
State Police May Be Asked
To Assure Reopening of
Republic Steel
Subsidiary
COMPANY STUDIES
MOVES UPON E.. I. 0.
Heinz Company Employees
Favor A. F. L. or Company
Union as Their Bargaining
Unit; Lansing Returns To
Normally After Labor
Demonstration
(Bv The Associated Press.)

Quiet prevailed over the nations
industrial fields today as mediators
tried to bring opposing factions to the
conference table.
Mayor Daniel Images, of Monroe,
Mich, said he would ask Governor
Frank Murphy for State police, if nee
essary, to permit reopening of the
Newton Steel Company, subsidiary
of Republic steel. He said straw
vote showed a majority wished to
return to work and the plant would
reopen tomorrow.
While an estimated $4,000 steel
workers remained idle in seven states,
the Republic company planned new
moves against G. l. o. affiliates.
Republic officers shunted Pullman
cars into a plant siding in South Chi
cago to house non-striking workers
after Mayor Edward Kelly said the
company was violating the city health
and housing ordinances. The South
Chicago plant was the scene of re-
cent bloody riot, which brought death
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-06-08
RECEIVERS BODY OF
POST OFFICE AIDE
George w. Howard, 45, Assistant
Postmaster at New Bern,
Pulled from the Neuse

New Bern, June (AP)-The Body
of George w. Howard, assistant post
master here, was found in Neuse riv-
ar at Oriental this morning following
discovery of his car there last night.
No other details were Immediately
available.
Mr.. Howard, about 40, had been
missing since about IL O'Clock sun
day morning, when he lett nome teli-
mo his wife he was going to the
co11ntrv club to get his golf clubs. He
was to have taken part during the
afternoon in a golf match in Farm
Vile between teams of that place and
New Bern. He did not go to the
country club, and was not seen again
until his body was found.
Postmaster r. r. Eagle SAID q
check of Towards accounts revealed
them in perfect shape.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-06-08
Needy Children Will Aver
age Around Sc in State
When Payments
Are Started
WILL BEGIN JULY /,
MRS. BOST ASSERTS
Federal Special Security
Board Asked for $292,95O
for Its Share for Next
Quarter, States and Coun-
ties Pushing Total to
S621,OOO .

Raleigh, June (AP)-Mrs. w. T..
Bost state welfare commissioner, said
TODAY she estimated needy aged would
receive grants averaging SIP month
IN North Carolina after July /, with
needy children getting an average of
sc month under the social security
program.
The commissioner said she was ask
inc the Federal Social Security Board
70 allot 1926, $50 as its share of the
cost for the two programs during the
quarter starting July 1, with State and
county funds to push the total grants
to 1921 900.
Mrs Bost said she estimated 5000
persons over 65 years of age would
be eligible for benefits July /, and
another 5000 during the quarter,
with an average load of 10000. This
would mean grants of $4,000, she
said.
She figured an average load of 1O,-
500 needy children, with $189O00 need
ed for grants, and a total of 1880
on the lists by the end of the quarter.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-06-08
Britain Not
ToRetum To.
Gold Basis

London. June 8.-(AP)-Sir John
Cimond, new chancellor of the ex-
chequer, today blasted British hopes
for an immediate return to the gold
standard
Il see no need for any new declara-
ton Of policy at the present time, !"
said the chancellor, who succeeded
the new conservative prime minister,
Neville Chamberlain, in the post. He
answered question in the House of
Commissions.
Sir John reaffirmed Great Britain's
policy of maintaining a flexible price
for the pound, regulating it's value
with relation to foreign currencies
through purchases and sales of boul-
lion in London.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-06-08
PRISON REPAIRS TO
DELAY EXECUTIONS
Three Capital FeTOns Due to Die
Next Friday To Receive Re
prieveS for Time

Raleigh, June 8.-(AP)-Paro1e
Commissioner Edwin Gill announced
today renovation work at States Pri-
son would again necessitate reprieve
of three men scheduled to die Fri
day. There have been no executions
since Governor Hoey took office in
January, and 20 men are or >lcath row
in temporary quarters under SEN
tence.
The men who had been scheduled
to die this week for murder are Mel
vine Coghill, convicted in Nash; A.
w. Watson, convicted in Martin, and
Thomas Perry, sentenced in Wake for
rape.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-06-08
NET LOSSES SHOWN
FOR COTTON PRICES
Lower Cables, Favorable Weather
and Foreign and Wall Street
Selling Sag Mart

New York, June 8-(AP)-Cottor
futures opened barely steady, down
four to six points on lower Liverpool
cables, favorable weather, foreign
and Wall Street selling. October,
which had eased from 1924 to 1914
in the first half hour, recovered to
1919, leaving quotations nine to II
points net lower. October sold off to
1912, but by midday had recovered
to 1918, when prices generally were
10 to u points net lower.
Futures closed steady, 9 to II
poinas lower. Spot quiet, midGing
1859
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-06-08
GROCER is SUICIDE
IN ELIZABETH CITY
j. v. Mann Dies In Hospital After
Receiving Shotgun Load in
His Left Side

Elizabeth City, June SLAP ].
v. Mann, local grocer, died at the
Albemarle hospital here at 10 a. M.
today about Is minutes after he had
been shot in the left side of the chest
with a shotgun in the bathroom of
his home.
Coroner j. B. Ferebee said the
shooting was suicide.
Mann had been in ill health recent
lv and friends said he had suffered
recent financial losses.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-06-08
DOUGHTON CERTAIN
Of PARKWAY FUNDS
Says $5,OOO,OOO for Great
Smoky Highway Will
Pass the Senate
Daily Dispatch BureaU'
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
Rv ~ SRASK IERVTLL


Raleigh, June 8. = Congressman
Robert L. Doughton is confident that
the I. S. Senate will approve the $o'-
ooo0O0 appropriation for parkways III
the Department of the Interior ap-
Preparations bill, now before the Sen
ate appropriations Committee, ana
mat the bill will be enacted before
July so that this money will be
available whenever needed after thas
uate he indicated while passing thro-
ugh here en- route to New Bern, where
ne was one of the principal speakers
at The convention of the North caro-
INA Merchants Association.
have no cause for worry over
tie Fate Of the parkway appropriation
m the Senate and feel confident II
VIII be approved without any materla
opposition" Congressman Doughtor
sald. Il think that most of the mem
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-06-08
SOCIETY BEAUTY is
MISSING IN LONDON

London, June 8-(AP7-Fears that
blonde "Didi" Battye might have been
abducted were raised after her fiance
disclosed today he had received note
threatening "to remove the missing
society beauty.
High officials of Scotland Yard
took personal charge of the search
and issued instructions to watch
every port and air field.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-06-08
POLA NEGRI is ILL
IN BERLIN HOSPITAL
Suddenly Stricken in Bayreuth anu
Rushed to Berlin Hospltal at
Own Request

Berlin, June (AP)-Pola Negrl H.
49,, De- a l.t was reported tonight to
u Inc been suddenly stricken ill at
n'ro,,th and rushed to a Berlin hos
Pay Pay She was stricken about week
ago and brought here At me- H wv all
quest. Physicians dlagno Use d;aast;ve
ment as an infection OF the olsesSns d
system. They said she was lespon ~
ing well to treatment ana was ca
pected to recover.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-06-08
NEWSPAPER GUILD
JOINS WITH c. |. 0,

st. Louis, Mo-, June 8.-(AP)-The
American Newspaper Guild, now a
member of the American Federation
of Labor, voted today at it's annual
convention 118 IL to IL IL to affiliate
with the G. I. O.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-06-08
BREAD AND ROLLS
TO Be EXEMPTED
Included in Other Commod-
tiles Relieved of Sales
Tax July l
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.
- - ma CK IT'D VIII

Raleigh, June 8.-Bread and rolls
will not be subject to the sales tax
after July /, after which date nine
other basic food articles will also be-
come exempt, it was pointed out to-
day by Department Of Revenue of
ficials. coincident with the announce
ment by Commissioner of Revenue A.
J. Maxwell that the tax would be
more stringently enforced and col
lected than ever before, that mer-
chants would be required to keep
more complete records.
The nine other exempted food ar
ticles are flour, meal, meat, sugar,
CONTINUED on Page Three.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-06-08
CONTINUED on Page Six.)
LIQUOR STORE VOTE
SOUGHT FOR ROWAN

Salisbury, June S.-(AP)-W. j.
Talley, of Spencer said today he
would place petitions asking for a
referendum on the liquor store ques-
ton before the Rowan County Com
missioners within the next few weeks.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-06-08
HUGE. SUM GIVEN
FOR RURAL LINES
North Carolina Gets ST., 226,-
ESQ Allotment from Fed
eral Commission

College Station, Raleigh June s.
The national Rural Identification Ad-
noinistration has allotted $1.226,25O to
North Carolina projects during the
nast two years, Dean I. 0. Schauo' OF
State College, revealed today.
In a report from the REA, the dean
was informed that these projects re-
ceiving federal aid would, when all
40 CONNECTED. mean the construction
Continued on Page Three.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-06-08
INSURGENT SHELLS BURST
ANEW in ANCIENT CAPITAL

Madrid, June 8.-(AP)-Insurgent
shells screeched into Madrid in ten
second intervals in a one-hour bonn
bardment today while besieging
troops fought futilely to take a great
er slice of suburban territory in the
southwestern Carabanchel sector.
Shattering the lull left by day in
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-06-08

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The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-20
LEY MEMORIAL N. z.
CHURCH, SOUTH
Rev. N. L. Smith. Pastor

Rev. M. L. Smith, Pastor
Cor. Georgia and Division SITS.
Church school at 9:l5 q. M
with Albert Fl. Carey, superinten.
dent.
Morning worship at IL o'clock.
Young Peoples Department has
its morning session in the church
with Miss Miriam Carey as teach
err. The evening session at $50
.. m. in the church school annex
with Archie Roberts, president.
Junior boys and girls meet in
the church school annex at 4 p.
M, with Mrs. Mary Thompson as
superintendent.
Evening service at 1880 o'clock.
Prayer and praise service each
Wednesday a. 1880 p. m.
Missionary society meets every
Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock in
the church school annex with Mrs.
Corrine Curry as president.
Church choir practice every
Wednesday evenin.r after prayer
meeting. Mrs. j. Roland Adams,
pianist.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-20

notice. o. ApPhncAyfuN ron
TAX DEEP
tsenmle NH -. 1D1l
NOTICE rs uEaEnX .If&t
That Frank J. Becker. holder ~
Tax Certificate No. 1Dt. issued ~
End day OF August. A. p tt4e, ~
filed same ID my Office and has Wa1f
application for a tax deed 20 - ~
sued thereon. said certincatr r"-
braces the following described pIpt-
erty In the County Of Monroe. 1tAte
Of Florida. to-wit:
Lot }. So. /. TT. 20. - re-
corded In Monroe County
Records. Book A-1o6-
The assessment 81 the said prop
erty under the said certifIcafe -
sued was In the name % AnHiN
Ochanderina.
Unless said certificate shall ~
redeemed according % law, thn
property described theFein VIII ~
sold to the highest bidder ~ the
court house door on the first AuMr
day In the month ~ May 1891.
which Is the 3rd day % Nay. 1881.
Dated this 18th day % March A.
u. 1897.
(SEAIsl Ross G sawyer
Clerk % Circuit Court % MunIoe
County. Florida.
mar2o-z7s apr3-io. 1881
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1937-03-20

Cookie Mesa were too good IN
their respective foursomes.
Those were the only matched
teams other than Capt. Strunk's
own crowd but particular informa-
ton VIII be forthcoming shortly
about each gang who played.
However, the dinner will be
Tuesday night at O'Clock at
Casa Marina and they viii be able
to take between 20 and rs. That
is the limit and if you are anxious
to go you had better hurry and
sign up or all the reservations viii
have been taken.