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The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-12
School Authorities
 Offer No Comments
RumOrs of Schools Closing, Staff Dismissals Not Con hrmed, Board to Protest Any Drastic Curtailment

School officials remained noncommittal today regard mo unofficial reports that the department of education would come in for drastic curtaent under economy pro osals Submitted to the board of finance by Grenhagen nd Associates The recommendations have not yet off caily been made public but they have been viewed by rnerahers of the Board of Educaton
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-12
Full Weather Report

N Boston, oct. 1z--- CIfPl weather
 CONNECTICUT Fair. sIlghtIy
 warmer tonight. Thurmdny, partly
 cloudy followed by rnin nt night- ] RHODE ISLAND -- Fair tonight Thursday partly cloudy. Not much change In temperature.
 CHUSETTS-Fair; warmer lnnorthwest portion tonight. Thurs day partly cloudy followed by raiI in. northwest portion.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-12
Pride of Hawthorne

Members of Pride of Hawthorne Lodge, Daughters of St. George, held Q card party last night at Foresters hall. On the committee were Mrs. Ethel Harvey, Mrs. Mary Walker, Mrs. Emma Sasso, Mrs. Florence Albon and Miss Evelyn Wallis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-12
IRISH-AMERICANS
 INSTALL OFFICERS
Dr.. John H. Freney Off. ciates at Ceremonies;
 Greco to Speak

President William Boyle and a complete slate of officers were in- stalled at a meeting of Irish- -Ameri- can Social Club, Inc, last night in Canadian Legion Hall. Dr. John Freney was installing officer. Enter tainment was offered by Charles Connors and Mary Boyle.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-12
Eureka Chapter

A degree rehearsal followed a. business meeting of Eureka Chapter, R. A. M., last night in the Masonic Temple. Although no date has been set for the visit of the grand master, preparations for hls appearance are being made.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-12
Ingeborg Lodge

A card party will be held after tomorrow nights meeting of Inge- borg Lodge, Order of Vasa, at Moose Hall. Mrs. Hilda Anderson is chairman of the party commit tee. Assisting here are Mrs. Ida Anderson and Mrs. Ellen Ander- son.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-12
Division 5

Mrs. Sarah Doyle's "45" team wen 8 tournament last night in Hibernian hall. which was sppn- sored by the Ladies Auxiliary. Division s, Ancient Order of Hibernians. A business meet ing preceded the tourna- ment. Second place in the tour nament was won by a team of Division 57 members.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-12
FraternaL Neuus

rera, Miss Margaret Cicchetti, Miss Margaret Muccino and Mrs. Anna Hadden, president.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-12
Order of Ahepa

The next meeting of Waterbury Chapter, Order of Ahepa, will be followed by an initiation. The meeting will be held in the chap ter's rooms October 25.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-10-12
OLD PALS

A friendship of many years was discovered in Hollywood through the illness of Richard Carle. veteran musical comedy comedian. Carle has been confined to his home for some weeks. Lionel Barrymore has been visiting him whenever he can get away from the Young Dr, Kil- dare" set at Metro Goldwyn-Mayer Their friendship dates back many years to their stage days in New York
 Our solar system contains about 5000 particles large enough to be called planets.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-25
Pete Murphy
Dean;
SO Pct. New
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, July 25.-Walter "Pete"
Murphy, who made his first trip to
Raleigh as a State representative in
1897, when there were plenty of
Negroes sitting in the chamber with
him, will be dean of the 1889 House,
with no competition to his IA pre-
vious terms.
The House itself will be more than
fifty percent freshmen, a survey OF
nominees certain of election reveals.
With six counties still to nominate
their candidates by convention rather
than by primary, the House lineup
for 1899 will likely show an absolute
minimum of 60 (exactly half the
membership without previous legis-
lative experience, against 81 who
have served in former houses and two
who have sat in the State Senate,
though not in the House.
In other words, there will be fifty
per cent freshmen, plus whatever pro-
portion of the six unsettled nomlna-
tions turn out to be inexperienced.
Getting down to cases, "Pete" will
head the list with ID prior terms, just
twice as many as his closest rival in
point of House experience, none other
than the we'll known Zeb Vance Tur-
1ington, of Iredell county, who hasn't
beeh in the legislature since 1927, but
who served seven terms in all in
Guiding that year. :.
Third ranking House member will
he another who was not here in 1887
p p. Bender, of Jones county, whose
four previous terms were served con-
secutively, beginning in 1929 Two
wears ago he was unexpectedly de-
feated at the polls, but this year he
staged a comeback.
Rack of this trio of veterans there
are groups with three, two and one
terms. with seven, nine and thirty
(Continued on Page Tnree.l
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-25
.U.S.Governor
Is Fired On

San Juan, Puerto Rico, July 25.-
(AP)-Major General Blanton Win
ship, governor of Puerto Rico, escap-
ed an assassin's bullet at Ponce to-
day while he was reviewing parade.
First telephone reports to the gov
errors palace here said neither Gov
ernor Winship nor any member of his
party was injured. -
Police Immediately returned the
fire among large crowds watching
celebration of the 10th anniversary of
the landing of American troops in the
Spanish-American war.
Police said the first shot was be-
lieved to have been fired by mem
Der of the nationalist party, the group
demanding independence for the
United States insular possession.
Order quickly was restored, they
said. Governor Winship remained in
the reviewing stand and the celebra-
ton continued.
An American naval officer was re-
ported to be one of eight persons
taken to hospital with injuries.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-25
Schaub Will
Be Speaker
At Test Farm
Daily Dispatch Bureau,


Raleigh July 25.-Principal adj
dress at the North Carolina Depart
ment of Agriculture's Tobacco Test
farm at Oxford Thursday will be
Dean l. o. Schaub, director of the
state College Agricultural Extension
service, it was announced today by
commissioner of Agriculture w. Kerr
Scott,
thousands of farmers from all
parts of North Carolina are expect
ca TO gather at the farm for the day.
ihey will hear well known agricul-
'ural speakers and view the tobacco
eApefimental work in progress.
Speakers will include:
Secretary of State Thad Eure,
'halrman for the day.
commissioner Scott, who will pre-
sent Mr.. Eure and speak briefly on
Inc Need for an Adequate Market
ing Program for the State.''
addresses on tobacco will be made
W W. P. Hedrick, department tobac-
80 marketing specialist, on "a To-
'acco Marketing Program"
" H. f. Poole, N. G. Experiment
station pathologist, on Tobacco Dis
cases."
III j. E. McMurtrey, Jr., U. S. D.
b. On Recent improvements in To-
'acco Fertilization"
!, 'olin ID. Turner, district winner of
~e ioung Tar Heel Farmers public
AZ, p0ohlhg contest He will be intro
tr; oeo by Professor E. N. Meekins, dis
nv; nv supervisor of agricultural educa-
Fo, ne afternoon program will feature
wv II club work, with Miss Virginia
ina ,'Son' OF Granville county, presid-
aasu - V. Morgan, Granville farm
te stn'' Will be chairman of the con-
cona D Weaver, of State College, will
assis tc. a workstock pulling contest
'eo by Paul Fletcher, of the de-
NContinued on Page Two.l
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-25
Probe Into
Election In
9Th Resumed
Authority o f State
Elections Board To
Change Result Is
Questioned.
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, July 25-A weary State
Board of Elections today resumed the
Investigations in charges of fraud and
intimidation in the eighth district con-
gressional primary after attorneys
for w. o. Burgin, apparent victor,
and G. B. Deane, face of-thc-returns
loser, spent most of Saturday emulat-
ing the stored pot and kettle in the
matter of calling each other black.
Late in the steamV afternoon, a very
tired, bedraggled board recessed after
hearing former Governor j. G. B. En-
ringhaus, principal Burgin advocate,
challenge it's jurisdiction to pass on
the charges forcefully presented and
eloquently argued by Major L. p. Nc
Lendon, chief of Deane counsel
Throughout the day the board sat
patiently in the sultry hearing room
at the Utility Commission and listen
ed with almost infinite patience to
the reading of affidavit and counter
affidavit, charge and counter-c charge.
1t even got to the point where the
lawyers were intoning counter counter
affidavits.
When the soggy day was over, only
one or two points had been made
clear which were murky or obscure
when the hearing began Friday.
Chairman w. A. Lucas fatty told
Ehringhaus ''this board will never
stultify itself by certifying returns
when it has reasonable grounds to be-
lieve there is concealed fraud in the
returns which the electors could not
uncover at the time of the voting.
This board will never change the
count of any county board on its own
motion, but it will send back returns
to any county board for a proper
count of ballots and for the elimina-
ton of fraud
These remarks came after the one
time governor, rather pushed into a
verbal corner by Lucas clear-cut
questions, had said that he interpret
ed the law to be that the State board
could not do anything except super
wise" elections and had no authority
to go behind the returns certified by
any county board.
In short, the chairman served clear
cut notice his board intends to take
authority whenever the facts of any
Continued on Page Two.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-25
TOBACCO MEN EAT
AT GOODWILL MEET
BUYERS and Warehousemen
Dine at Vance Hotel on
Saturday Night

Tobacco buyers and warehousemen
of Henderson dined together at q
goodwill gathering in the club dining
room of the Vance hotel last Satur-
day night. It was as much a fellow !,
shin affair as anything else, ana
there were numerous short talks Dy
many members of the group. II was
understood all buyers but one were
present. and virtually all warehouse
operators of the city attended.
While the affair was under aus,
pices of the Henderson Tobacco BOARD
of Trade, it was not business me-.
ing. The tobacco men did, however,
give their approval and endorsement
to the project for a full-time man TO
serve jointly as. sales supervisor for
the market and as secretary OF the
new Henderson Chamber OF com
merce the remainder of the year.
G. G. Patterson, president OF the .1s
hoard of trade, presided. B. Il. Smtn
is vice-president and Wilson 7. smltn
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-25
But Individual Grow
ers May Swap Defici-
encies and SURPRISES
Between States

Washington, July 25.-(AFD-Wi1-
liam Collins, chief of the AAA's to-
bacco section, said today lump sum
transfer of flue-cured leaf quotas from
one state to another under the farm
act would be prohibited.
Despite this apparent determination
to leave the state quotas intact, Col
Inns said individual farmers would be-
permitted to transfer quotas without
regard to state lines.
This system, therefore, will be di-
rected only to individual cases and
will apply in the same way as trans
fers of poundage allotments' between
producers within a state.
For example, AAA officials explain
ed, if a farmer in Georgia produces
more than his quota Of tobacco and
cannot sell the average without
penalty, he may purchase from an
under producing farmer in Georgia or
another state the unused portion of
a quota. The two farmers may work
out the transaction between themsel-
YES and file details with the county
agent or field assistant of the AAA,
or they may ask warehouseman to
ClOSe Tie LIdI1SdCL1Ou 1OI LHc111. LII tuG
later case, the transfer rate would be
five cents a pound.
The penalty for selling more tobac-
co than allowed under the quota is
half the sale price, or three cents a
pound, whichever is the higher. The
transfer details apply only to states
which produce flue-cured tobacco, the
Carolinas, Virginia, Georgia, Florida
and Alabama. '
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-25
Thinks FDR
To Run But
Cannot Win
Vandenberg Expects
Roosevelt 7 o Seek
Third Term; More
"Draft' Talk

Washington, July "a (AP)-Sena-
tor Vandenberg, Republican, Michi-
gan, expressed the opinion today that
President Roosevelt would seek a
third term.
II expect him to try" Vandenberg
said, "but I do not expect him to sue
ceed."
The statement was contained in
letter which the senator wrote to a
Michigan commitment and which was
made public by friend here. 1t came
in the midst of speculation over third
term possibilities.
Governor Frank Murphy of Mich
igan, declared in a speech at Traverse
City, Mich, yesterday that I'VE have
to draft the President for four more
years of leadership"
Committee Chairman Sheppard,
Democrat, Texas, of the State Senate
campaign expenditures committee,
called members to meet this week to
consider whether action should be TAX
en- on remarks by Harry Hopkins,
WPA administrator, and other mat
ters, including complaint by Gov
ernor William LANCER, of North Da-
kota, that relief workers were intimi-
dated during the recent State pri-
mary.
LANCER was defeated for the Re-
publican Senatorial nomination by
Senator Gerald p Nye.
John D. M. Hamilton, Republican
national chairman, has asserted that
Hopkins actually had launched
third term movement when he told
reporters 80 percent of those on re-
lief were for the President.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-25
1888 Elections Are Not
On Party Lines; Issue Is
New Dealers VS. The Old

Senator Arthur H. Vandenberg of
interview with a generally recognized
liberal, Senator King was one of the
Michigan favors the nomination OF
what he deems the right sort of
Democrats as Republicans. Mayor
Fiorello H. La Guardia of New York,
who used to be a Republican Except
occasionally, when he was Socialist
or a Fusionist, or when he has had
American Labor party affiliationS), is
suggested as a possible New Deal
Democratic nominee, for one office
or another.
To say that this is confusing is to
put it mildly.
Changing Times.
Democratic Senator William H.
King of Utah has been one of the
most consistent of the New Deals OPP
ponents. He is not up for reelection
this year, but the New Dealers speak
of him as vehement reactionary. Yet
I can remember when, wanting an
Continued on Page Two.l
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-25
O'Daniel Promises To Be
Regular Fellow And Not
Dictator Texas Governor
Men Backed
By Roosevelt
Are Beaten

Dallas, Texas, July 25.-(AP)-W.
Lee O'Daniel, novice politician, who
made shambles of Texas political
precedent assured his public today
would be a regular fellow" as gov
ernor, and scoffed at the possibility of
dictatorship.
Mired indirectly in the O'Daniel
landslide were two potent members of
Congress, Maury Maverick end Nor
gan, Sanders, who was slated for
eventual Craftsmanship of the power
full House Ways and Means Commit
tee.
Latest Texas Election Bureau re-
turns gave O'Daniel 403,582 votes, a
clear majority of 1888 over eleven
opponents.
The mild radio flour salesman had
mounted a sound truck with hill
billy band and struck out after "those
professional politicians" long after
seasoned foes had started stumping
the State.
E'aul Kilday, 3S-year-old attorney,
defeated Maverick, New Deal main
stay, by 589 votes. Quickly came re-
ports that Maverick would demand
an investigation and recount.
Attorney Ed Gossett led Represen-
tative w. d. McFarlane: who recent
ly got warm greeting from Presi-
dent Roosevelt in Texas. n
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-25
Japs Speed
Their Drive
On Kiukiang

Shanghai, July 25.-(AP)-Japan'
air, land and naval forces combined
their power today in an intensified
drive on Kiukiang, key Yangtze river
port, but Chinese defenders of the
battered city were reported holding
firm.
Foreign sources said the invaders
were using all possible power to gain
the river gateway to Hankow, 1876
miles up-river.
Land forces fought on toward
Kiukiang from Kutang, seven miles
away, but met stubborn opposition. It
was believed the Japanese had not
yet attacked Kiukiang itself, and were
disinclined to endanger foreign pro-
perty there.
One Japanese force was reported to
have reached the foot of Kuling
mountain, where SO Americans and
100 other foreigners were taking re-
fuge.
Chinese communications said vigor-
Gus defense fire had thwarted repeat
ed Japanese attempts to take Kill
kiang by direct naval action, and had
forced the invaders to depend on
aerial attacks.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-25
Fresh Gains
By Spanish
Insurgents

Hendaye, France, July 25.-(APD-
Spanish insurgents cleaned up a new
ly-conquered area of 3,125 square
miles in the far west of Spain today
after swift offensive almost on the
opposite side of the nation from the
main war front, on the Mediterranean
coast.
The conquered territory is in Es-
trematura province, near the Por-
tuguese border where the govern
ment's westernmost salient has been
a potential threat against the insur-
gent solid grip on western Spain.
Within it are % important towns and
a population of 100000.
The five-day campaign originally
started as feint to draw govern
ment troops away from the defense
of Valencia was understood to save
surprised even insurgent commanders
by its success.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-25
Special Venire Is
Requested To Try.
Johnston Slayer

Smithfield, July MISREPRESENTATION
c. C. Canaday requested special
venire of $50 men today from neigh
boring townships" from which to Sc
lect jury to hear the case in which
James F. Harrington, former bank
cashier is charged with killing John
Mcmillan a Selma oil dealer.
The solicitor asked that no venire-
men be drawn in Selma, Smithfield,
Pine Level, Micro or Wilson's Mills
townships.
Harrington entered a formal plea
of innocence. He is charged with
shooting Mcmillan March 2l, when he
found him with friend, Mrs. Rosalie
Hales King.
The case has been widely discuss
ed in this section, but the court room
was only about half filled when it was
called. 1t was indicated it might be
late tomorrow or Wednesday before
presentation of evidence would be
started.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-25
Think Rain
Will Cease
Very Soon
(By The Associated Press.)


Clearing skies today in many sec
tions gave hope of an early end to
ruinous floods and transforms which
took II lives and caused property and
crop damage totaling millions of dol
lars in a dozen states.
New England was hardest hit by
week-long downpour which sent rivers
out of their banks all along the At
lantic seaboard. The damage was
conservatively put at more than 49,
100000.
The tobacco crop loss in Connect
cut was reported as $1,0O0,OOO, and
similar heavy tolls were exacted on
crops in Massachusetts, and Rhode
Island
In North Carolina continued heavy
rains in the drainage areas of the
Roanoke and Cape Fear rivers sent
these streams into heavy flood, but
no extensive damage was expected.
Weather Man Lee A. benson said
the Roanoke at Weldon had reached
1873 feet, nine feet above flood stage,
and might go to Al feet.
At Fayetteville, the Cape Fear was
rising fast toward an expected depth
of 40 feet, five above flood stage.
Farmers were warned to move live
stock from lowlands along both
streams and some crops were report
ed inundated
The Neuse was slightly out of it's
banks at Neuse station and Smith
field, benson said, with little further
rise anticipated unless more heavy
rains fell. 1t was raining steadily in
those sections this morning.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-25
Lump Sum Transfers OF.
Leaf Quotas Forbidden
Colombia S Plane
Tragedy Kills so

BOgOtO, Colombia, July 5.-(AP)
doctors today fixed at SO the
probable toll of lives taken by
stunning military plane which plow-
ed into the center of crowd of
$4,000 and burned during a military
review Sunday.
At least "a persons were killed
outright, including the pilot. Eight
women and IL men were among
the identified victims. Identified
tiOns were difficult because the
bodies were mangled badly Sad
dened crowds waited through the
night before hospital doors where,
$50 injured were taken. The heads
of some of the victims were severed
by the prOpellers of the plane,
which speeded at 80 feet above the
new military field, side-slipped sud-
denly and dropped into the crowd.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-25
By CHARLES r. STEWART
Central Press COlumniSt

Washington, July 25.- This years
congressional fight is not between
Democrats and Republicans. 1t is not
even between liberals and conserva-
tives. 1t is between New Dealers and
Old Dealers.
There are, as we know, Old Deal
Democrats as well as Republicans.
There also are some quite New Deal
erish Republicans. I do not think of
any New Dealers who can be classi-
fled as conservatives, but I can think
of plenty of so-called Old Dealers
who always were considered liberals
until rather recently.
Besides, what about La Toilette
Progressives and the Farmer-L Labor
ties? They surely are liberal, but they
remain independent of New Dealerish
Democracy-and of any kind of Re-
publicanism also.
And as to individuals? Republican
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-25
Bomb Blasts
In Holy Land
atal For 80

Haifa, Palestine, July "a .(AP)--A
bomb blasted the crowded Arab mar
ket place here today for the second
time in a month, killing 80 Arabs
and wounding between SO and 60.
The incident was the most costly in
turbulent strife between Jews and
Arabs, which had been sweeping the
Holy Land anew since July 5. It oc-
Cured at the same spot where % were
killed and more than 60 injured July
6 in an explosion and street battle.
New racial clashes Immediately fol-
lowed todays blast, which spread
panic among the populace. In swift
reprisals and counter-reprisals, one
Jew was shot to death and another
Jew and an Arab were wounded.
Police reinforcements were called
hurriedly to aid marines and troops
in quelling the disturbance.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-25
Georgia Belt Is
Waiting Start Of
Selling Thursday
(By The Associated Press.)

(By The Associated Press.)
South Georgia, northern Florida
and eastern Alabama are thinking
terms of green and gold today.
When the singsOng jargon of
the tobacco auctiOneer rings forth
Thursday morning, July 28. it will
mark the opening of the 21st to-
baccO season in Georgia, and it
will signify the end of the dull
summer period and the beginning
of what promises to be rich har-
vest time.
Some 100000 pounds of GeOr-
gia bright leaf tobacco Is expect
ed to, find it's way into the hands
of buyers. Approximately $4,000
growers are eagerly awaiting
news of the first sales on the to-
baccO markets of Is south GeOr-
gia and two Florida cities.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-25
Cotton Lower
At The Close

New York, July 25.-(AP)- Cotton
futures opened four to seven points
advance on higher Liverpool cables
and continued rains in the belt. Late
in the first hour December was quot
ed at 8.95, with the list four to seven
points net higher. December rallied to
500, but encountered increased hedge
selling, and at midday was quoted at
8.97, with the list six to seven points
net higher.
Futures closed five to eight points
lower. Spot steady, middling 8.87.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-25
Selling Cuts
Stocks Gains

New York, July 25.-(AP)-Stocls
churned furiously for a time in to-
days market, and, while selected is
sues managed to hold gains running
to two points or so, profit-selling pull
ed many leaders down from their
best in late dealings and cancelled
numerous gains. In the forenoon the
ticker tape fell as much as three min
utes behind There were a few sub
sequent speed-ups, but several espe-
cially slow intervals interviewed as
prices backed away.
Transfers were around 100000
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-25
WEATHER

FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Mostly cloudy, pI 0bably Occas-
iOnaI rains in east and central
portions tonight and Tuesday
morning; partly cloudy and war
mer Tuesday afternoon.