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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-05-05
YOPP NEW HEAD OF
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
Wilmington Man Elected President
and His City Is ChOsem for
1889 Convention

Raleigh, May s. (AP)-The North
Carolina Funeral Directors and EN-
balmers Association elected w. E.
Yopp, of Wilmington, today as its
new president.
The next convention will be held at
Wilmington.
Yopp advanced from the first vice
presidency, succeeding Oscar Breeze
of Fayetteville.
e. A. Timberlake, of Lexington, was
named first vice-president, and w. r
Thompson, of Burlington, as second
vice-president. Charles Rogers, OF
Sanford, was elected as third vice
president, and Henry A. Hanes, O!
Greensboro, OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
John H. Rhodes, of st. Petersburg
Fla, former president of the National
Funeral Directors Association, urged
North Carolinians to remember that
funeral directors should make then
plans carefully and conduct them
selves as to build respect for the pro
fession.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-05-05
MAGISTRATES MAY
SOON Be ELECTED
Proposal Made To Remove
Appointment by Legis-
lature and Governor

Pinehurst, May 5.-(AP)-A COM
plete reorganization by legislative act
of the system of selecting justices of
the peace in North Carolina has been
endorsed by the organized justices
and tomorrow will be considered by
the State Bar Association, in session
here.
James McClamroch, of Greensboro
chairman of the bar group commit
tee on justices of the peace, today
revealed details of the proposed bill
for submission to the 1889 General
Assembly, which would eliminate hun
dreds Of justices.
The North Carolina Association of
Magistrate endorsed the measure al
it's April convention, McClamroch said
Election of justices or magistrates
by the legislature would be abolished
under the new act, and there would
be no new justices appointed by gov
errors, though chief executives would
be authorized to appoint for successive
terms any justice who was serving
Continued on Page TwO.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-05-05
INSURANCE POLICY
OF COOCAN ARGUED
Child Stars Mother and Stepfather
Now Want To Cash in on
Surrender Value

Los Angeles, Cal, May SLAP
Bickering over 100000 Life insur-
ance policy for Jackie Coogan today
featured an interlude in the former
child screen stars $4,000,000 account
ing suit against his mother and step
father Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Bernstein
The "kid" of silent pictures, who
wants the Bernsteins to turn over to
him his estate, which declared he
filed suit after he was informed his
stepfather was considering cashing
the insurance policy for its surrender
value, $500.
This Bernstein admitted, but he of
fered an explanation for the contem
plated move. He said:
1.-THE policy was such that Jackie
could never change the beneficiar.
or have any dover right in it. Mrs
Bernstein felt that she no longer
wanted to pay the premium on ths
policy from which she could collec
only if Jackie died.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-05-05
LEVINE WILL MAIL
CIRCULARS ON BOY
Continues $4,000 Reward for Boy
Alive and $1,000 for Return
Of His Body

New York, May 5.-(AP)-Murrav
Levine announced today that since
the Department Of Justice can't af-
ford to do it, he is going to send out
at his own expense $4,000 circulars
for the return of his son, Peter, IL.
kidnapped from their New Rochelle
home February "a.
simultaneously, Levine, who is a
lawyer, said he had extended from
May 10 to June Is the deadline for
payment of rewards he has offered
One is for $4,000 for the return Of
the boy alive; the second is for $5,-
800 for the return of the boys body
The rewards were first offered April
20.
Meanwhile, Pasquale Parisi, 25, who
pleaded guilty to attempting extor
ton on Murray Levine, father of the
missing Peter, was sentenced to Sing
Sing prison to from two and a hall
to five years.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-05-05
Minister Just Elected To
Episcopacy To Succeed
Bishop Paul Kern
In This State
ASK CIVIL COURTS
RULING ON MERGER
Organized Laymen F Fighting
Unification Of Three
Churches Advise 'Loyal
Southern Methodists" To
Remain in Churches Pend
ing Decision

Birmingham, Ala, May 5 (AP)-
The twelve episcopal districts of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
were announced today by the college
of Bishops.
They include: Fourth district: Bish-
op Paul Kern, Tennessee Holston Con-
ference; Florida; Latin Mission, Cuba
Brazil.
Sixth district: Bishop Lee Holt,
Central Texas; North Texas; North
west Texas; New Mexico.
Seventh district: Bishop w. w.
Peele, Baltimore, Virginia, Western
Virginia.
Eighth district: Bishop Clare Pur-
cell, North Carolina.
Western North Carolina; South
Carolina, Upper South Carolina.
Bishop Purcell, an Alabama church
man, newly-elected bishop of the Meth
odist Episcopal Church, South, was
assigned by the college of bishops to
the Episcopal district comprised OF
North Carolina, Western North Caro-
lima, South Carolina and Upper South
Carolina. He was born in Columbia
Ala 50 years ago, and educated at
mingham-Southern College; Van
derbilt and Emory Universities. The
bishop has been active in Gadsder
civic affairs, and leader in temper
ahee campaigns and in the Rec
Cross. The bishop and Mrs. Purcell
nave two sons and a daughter.
Continued on Page TwO.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-05-05
MAY
BE TAKEN TOO FAR
l.. v. Sutton, Power Chief, Addresses
State College Students at
Awards Event

Raleigh, May 5.-(AP)-Louis v
Sutton, president of the Carolina
Power & Light Company, warned stu
dents of N. c. State College today
there could be too much specializa-
ton in technical courses at the ex-
pense of cultural growth.
Sutton spoke at exercises at which
winners of 25 coveted scholarship
awards were announced. Awards in
cluded: Cups for highest. averages
among seniors and freshmen in cera-
mic engineering, Arthur Dammann,
of Amityville, N. Y, and S. r. Mill
house, of Wilson; award for excellence
in chemical engineering, V. F. Casey
of Greenville; Delta Sigma Phi, for
highest four-year average in COM
merce, r. L. Stallings, of Bridgeton.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-05-05
Roosevelt
ShibHeads
Backbone

Charleston, S. c., May 5.-(AP)-
Ehroute back to the states on his
south Atlantic voyage, President
roosevelt arranged to receive official
nlall from seapiane off San Juan,
ruerto Rico, early today.
The cruiser Philadelphia, carrying
.he President and his White House
,lshlhg companions, left Sombrero is
iahd, northermost dot in the Lesser
antilles, shortly afternoon yesterday
ior the temporary stop off San Juan
The cruiser will not anchor there"
Haid message received at the navy
yard here, but will stand by long
enough to receive an official pouch
ION Washington, and send off mail
TO Washington.
before leaving Sombrero island, the
=, ieSldent and companions fished for
snree hours. Secretary Mcintyre re-
poited Mr.. Roosevelt made the big
s'S' catch, with 2o-pound pampano.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-05-05
Rapid Progress of Native
Army Results from Re-
lnvigorated Forces of
Gen. Chang
JAPANESE PUSHED
BACK TOWARD SEA
Attack Relieves Threat of
Japanese Thrust from
North at Seaport Terminus
of Lunghai Railway;
Chinese Double Efficiency
Since Shanghai

Shanghai May 5-(AP)-An inspir.
ed Chinese army claimed capture 81
Matowchen, near and northwest G.
Tancheng, has continued rapid pro-
gress," and was reported today as
erasing the second big Japanese often
sive in south Shantung province.
Matowchen was considered by Chi
nese commanders the key to Tan
cheng, which had become the south
ernnost point of the Japanese adj
vance toward the Lunghai railway
fifteen miles away, Tancheng was en-
circled and beleaguered, Chinese said,
though it had formed the east side of
a salient until counter-offensives from
the opposite corner at Taierchwang
apparently Strengthened out the battle
lines
At the same time, a sudden attack
by the 57th army was reported to
have driven the Japanese back TO-
ward a point on the Yellow Sea, in a
battle along the Shantung- Kiangsu
border. The attack relieved the threat
of Japanese thrust from the north
at a seaport terminus of the Lungha.
railway.
PRESSURE was DelHS HnCIedSeu vi
Tancheng by a re-invirgorated army,
which qualified foreign observers on
the war front said had doubled its
fighting efficiency and striking pow
err since it retired from the shambles
of Chapel, in Shanghai, and from the
central government capital at Nan
king.
A month ago it struck decisively at
Taierchwang, forcing a Japanese re-
treat, the first major defeat of mod
ern Japanese army.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-05-05
CUMBERLAND INDIAN
KILLS HIS "IN-LAW"
Seavy Young Sought for Fatal Shoot
ing of Bill johnson. They
Married Sisters

Fayetteville, May SLAP Bill
Johnson. 35, formerly of Asheville,
was shot to death last night at his
hcn.e near here, and Sheriff N. Fl.
McGeachy said today he was hunting
cnavv Young, a Croatan Indian.
Johnson, ex-soldier the sheriff said
ha6 had an argument ~lth Young over
family affairs. The pan had married
81. tiers. he said, AID lived across
road from. each other.
Coroner w. c. Davis said no inquest
would be ordered pending the return
CT Young. --------
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-05-05
POLITICS MENAC|NG
BIC N. c. INDUSTRY
--- sa
ST. 100000 Feldspar and
Mica Production Hit by
Huge Imports
Daily DIsnntch nurenn.

Raleigh, May 5.-Just when North
Carolina is bending every effort to
secure new industries for the state.
political aversion to opening up a
tariff argument in an election year
seems likely totally to destroy once
humming $1,OOO,OOO per year estab-
lished industry in several western
counties = notably Mitchell, Yancey
and Avery.
The industry is mining of feldspar
and scrap mica-an industry which
the competition of cheaper Canadian
ncphline-syenite is about to put COM
pletely out of business.
The political angle lies in the fact
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-05-05
Dempsey Is
Witness Al
O70m Trial

Raleigh, May 5.-iAsN-MaJor J. 2.
Dempsey, of Wilson, Federal alcoholic
tax unit investigator, charged with
accepting bribes, testified n limited
States District Court here today that
he had tried to trap special agents
who worked up the evidence against
him.
Telling of being taken into custody
ST the union station nefn. Dempsey
std:
"a knew they had to bea. me 20
the thing I was trying to beat them
&.
The officer testified W. A Harris,
of Elizabeth City and Norfolk, Va,
an admitted bootlegger, who said yes
terday he gave Dempsey money for
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-05-05
HOSIERY WORKERS
URGE WAGES-HOURS
Charlotte Convention Calls
on Republicans To Sup
port Effort

Charlotte, May 5.-(AP)-President
E. Rive, of the American Federation
of Hosiery Workers, today called up
on New England and Pennsylvania
delegates attending the annual con
vention here to urge Republican con-
gressmen from their districts to join
in the movement seeking a vote on
the wage-hour bill at the present SEES
sion of Congress.
Rive told the convention that he
had been Informed it would be too Ia
after tomorrow to obtain favorable
action on the measure, which the
House Rules Committee last week re-
fused to report out.
Rive, in his report to the convention
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-05-05
Daladier Pegs Franc At
2.79 Cents To Get Cash
For French Rearmament
Tornado Strikes
Town In Alabama

Ethelville, Ala, May SLAP
A tornado descended upon this
town of 500 population early today,
demOlishing nine homes, but ap-
parently injuring no one. One brick
residence and eight frame houses
were destroyed, according to hur-
ried check-up.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-05-05
EHRINGHAUS HEADS
UNIVERSITY ALUMNI

Chapel Hill, May 5.-(AP)7.
M. Saunders, general secretFtry,
announced today former Governor
j. C. b. Ehringhaus had been
eelcted president of the University
of North Carolina General Alumni
Association. Ehringhaus was the
only nominee submitted for presi-
dent at the annual meeting here
March 25 and succeeds George
Stephens, of AShevilIe.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-05-05
WASHINGTON FEARS
LAF0LLETTE MOVE
1t May Become One of Two
Major Parties by 1910
Campaign
BY CHARLES r. STEWART
Central Press COlumnist

Washington, May 5.-Washington's
politicians continue to talk of little
but the "T.a Toilette movement"
1t is not, indeed, seen as likely to
score heavily in this years campaign
results. 1t is too late for that. Nom
mating primaries already are pro-
crossing. When election day arrives
the La Folletteites will have not more
than a small handful of candidates in
the field except in Wisconsin.
But 1910 is a different matter.
Party Realignment?
What politicians are wondering is:
Continued on Page Two.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-05-05
Hitler Sees
Displays By
Italian Army
First of Demonstra-
tons Is Held To
Show Mussollni S
Might to German

Naples, Italy, May (AP)-Thund-
ering guns and churning propellers
broke the calm of the Naples coast
today as Italy's navy went into
magnificent demonstration of it's
prowess in honor of Reichfuehrer Hit
Ter.
A bright sun shone on the famous
Napoltan shore line. Smoking Vesu-
vius in the background framed the
Continued on Page Four.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-05-05
Stage Hand" Out
Of Derby Contest

Louisville, Ky, May 5.-(AP)-
Stage Hand was declared out of
the Kentucky Derby today by Max
well Howard, Dayton, Ohio, owner
of the winter book favOrite. How
ard said the colt developed high
temperature last night, and showed
no improvement this morning.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-05-05
GOVERNMENT is TO
BUY SWEET POTATO

Beaufort, May 5.-(AP)-The Fed
eral Surplus Commodities Corpora
ton will buy a limited quantity of
u. S..No. / Puerto Rico sweet potatoes
in Carteret county, it was stated to-
day by ]. o. Anthony, farm agent.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-05-05
WEATHER

FOR NORTH CAROLINA.
Partly cloudy, scattered showers
in central and northeast portions
tonight and on the extreme south
east coast Friday.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-05-05

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The Coolidge examiner., 1938-07-07
SUMMER RAWLINGS

Ever hear of the editor who went crazy with the heat?
WE'LL the story is that he died first This business of run
ming small town newspaper and print shop just path
of roses with thorn here and there Naturally think
job is important The main for thinking so is that
it gives my daily bread-wth some butter once in .
while Another that gives something to oc-
oupy my mind if any. To please the whole town is the
easiest thing in the world they all think alike in Cool
dge Arizona, T. S. A don't what they think in other
towns All editor in Coolidge has do is to write nice
story every about the amazing community spirit that
prevails here, how everybody in town trades with and
boosts everybody else in town. how the War between the
North and the South is forgotten in the overwhelming
for community welfare. how churches filled to
overfowng every night during revival services how
school problems solved by unanimous consent how
political dopesers working hand in hand to elect the
best man. how resident in town helps to make bet
ter newspaper and pays his subscription years advance
any time he is asked to.
By this time you'll think: "Gosh-Pl just start a
somewhere. If you thinking of it.
Der story told about young minister who
to Florence t might have been Tex Hancoc to pursue
his noble calling When the Bishop year later
and asked how things he found the young sky pilot
discouraged with the influence he had had the welfare
of the community, that he felt like tiny little bird peck
ing at the Superstition Mountain But the wise old
Bishop replied: 'Yes-but just look what will do for
your beak!'
Yes this job is good for the soul sharpens the beak
and keep peckng away at the mountains of public in
difference and apathy that exists every community just
well in Coolidge. This is better and no worse
than other community where no organization ex
lists for the express purpose of commercial community
advancement.
Coolidge we'll supplied with social organizations of
every kind What is needed here above all things is
strong commercial organization that will united effort
to advance the commercial interests of Coolidge and the
San Carlos Valley of which Coolidge the center We
nave over ~ social organzatonS-and not one whose
business it to keep the home trade at homeland reach
out for greater trade district
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-07-07
HOW MUCH DOES POWER COST?

The political high of electricity myth is shat
tered by cold statistics The power indusrys record in
reducing costs to the public in the face of rising
everything it must buy is certainly not excelled in the
annals of industry
In December 1913 the average homeOwner used 264
owatt hours of current each year. paid $22 for
In 1928 he used 368 kiowatt hours at of $2650
1888 he used sos klowat hours 1925 And in 1887
that he paid electric bill that about per
cent greater than his 1913 band got return over 200
per cent more electricity.
Putting it another way the 1887 cost of living based
on s.. Bureau of Labor Statistics figures nearly
per cent greater than 1913 Yet the cost of residential
electric service almost so per cent less!
To make still another comparison the total paid by
the American people for all their home electric service is
little more than they paid the Federal government taxes
on liquor alone! And the taxes paid both liquor and
tobacco amount to about $4OO 100000 year more than
for all home electric service on the basis of 1897
totals.
Those are facts-you verify them for yourself.
They make the best possible to the old politically
gives more for the money than electricy-one of the
smallest items in living COSTS No industry has done
better its service and cheaper its selling price The record
of the power industry record of unbroken progress
in the public nteret
In the face of such record the politicians who are
promoting sociastc doctrines in the United States
using hundreds of millions of tax funds to build govern
ment owned axexemp power plants to compete with or
destroy hghytaxed private electric companies what?
You try to answer.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-07-07
PETTY TYLARCENY

is hard to conceive by what process of reasoning or
lobbying our Legislature induced to pass law re-
qurng that Arizona license plates be purchased ouo
state automobiles driven across our border for commercial
purposes
That law silly 1t costing Arizona heavily in good
will and business
Whatever regulations we have for making freight
carrying trucks bear their proportion highway upkeep
may be all right The license plate regulation for ordinary
passenger driven by the owner or his employee is all
wrong.
commercial traveller from California for instance
Is held up at the line and compelled to pay So for plates
Tor MS car before he is allowed to proceed That is he
must pay the $500 he admits that he travelling on busi-
ness and not for fun there usually way for the in
specor TO prove it. If he lies about hundreds do he
escapes this tax which he is perfectly justified in regard
ing as an imposition. The truthful are penazed
The lmpossibty of enforcing the statute impartialy
IS sufficient for its repeal There are many others
california adopted the same principle every Ari-
zonan VINO drove there with the idea of taking an
oroer Tor some citrus, hay grain livestock would be
compelled to buy California plates And how would we
like that?
About as we'll those Californians like what we are
oong to them And we're doing the same thing to travel
eS from otner states who patonze your hotels resau
rants pay gasoline and sales the same as we do
were building up lot of resentment against Ari-
zona ana not doing bit of good for merchandise
that be the idea of imposing the plate tax We're making
people mad at and keeping out a good many whom we
should be glad to welcome
among those who are staying away are moving pict-
ure companies. Not nearly so many Hollywood units as
formerly come to Arizona to shoot cowboy and Indian
pctures and films of other types which Arizona pro-
Wdes matchless scenic backgrounds Why? Because we
car Some of those units spends thousands of dollars dav
Tor meals accommodations, horse feed wages of local
people whom they employ helpers or extras But they
spend that money in Utah or Nevada California avoid
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-07-07

II property owners in the community of Coolidge will
avail themselves of the offer made by the Arizona Edison
Co.. to install inch risers at strategic points throughout
the town. it will at least of fire pro-
lection where have The company has offered
to make the installation without cost but charge of SO
cents per month will be made defray expense if the
necton used valve would be installed and locked keys
be furnished to property and volunteer fire chief
only and water used only emergencies About 800 feet
of inch hose is available in town. and could
be purchased at little cost If such connection and hose
could be quickly available in of fire might
home business house from destruction-anyway
would be saved the ridiculous sight of trying
to put out blazing flame with the stream from garden
hose.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-07-07
SURE PROOF

great many people in country today are 'classi-
tiers They like to break the population of the United
States into groups called businessmen" farmers and
aborers and then pretend that there no relation be-
tween these groups.
Then they to say that since the farmer and the
businessman for instance have common interest the
only either get ahead at the expense the 9TH
The falsity of this idea be demonstrated very east
y by single example
Every automobile contains fty-fve pounds of cotton
and enough additional cotton has been used during
facture to bring the total consumption per car to nearly
one hundred pounds
In busy year, one large automobile company alone
supports about 900 cotton-producing families!
Isn't that proof of the nterdependance of in
dustry and agriculture businessman and farmer?