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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-11-05

his plight. We feel that from the
evidence SO far presented. this lad
Will go free--....
To raise funds for its charitable
affairs, the Detroit Police Post on
october 20 held boxing program
at Naval Armory....
We read a very interesting ar
ticle released by the Detroit Blu
reau OF Governmental Research
this week on the Firemen and their
amendment. We are going TO
pass 1t along to you. I. Remember
10 vote NO on 1t. 49,. The article
states-that nearly half OF the De-
troit Fire Departments engine and
ladder companies averaged less
than one run each "a hours during
1887, according to an analysis pre-
pared by the Bureau. THE analy-
sis was made to determine the adj
Visibility OF the proposed charter
amendment, placed by the fire
mems union. 10 give fIremen an
eight-hour day so that white and
colored will not be together). The
bureaus research agreed with the
fire commissions estimate that the
cost OF such a move TO Detroit tax
payers. In added payroll costs,
would be more than $4,000 900 a
year. ...In It's survey OF number
OF runs made by each company
during 1887 the bureau included
all false alarms and miscellaneous
calls. II found that only five OF
the So engine companies and one
OF the 30 ladder companies averag-
ed three runs per "a hours. Nine
teen engine companies and three
ladder companies averaged IL
runs. Twenty-Five engine com
panies and 16 ladder companies
averaged one run or less "a hours
throughout the year. To pass this
amendment would wreck the set
up OF city employment and run
the city into bankruptcy.
My friend. Kermit X. Mead tells
me that a new and unique organi-
cation whose only purpose Is So
cial has been organized by group
OF popular young men-about-town.
They call themselves the Glamour
Boys. The officers will be Sc
lected in order OF each members
glamour. There are several candi.
dates for the position OF president
Kermit promises to give us the In.
side on the clubs election in the
next issue.
Remember Election Day. +. Rain
or shine. Get our and vote. -
We need citizens who will stand
up for their rights and VOTE.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-11-05
5ARBECUE BANDIT WHO SHOT COOK NABbED BY OFFICERS
KALAMAZOO


Here we are again. folk. for on,
weekly chatter:
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Harris, Miss
Hattie Jones, Miss wilhelmenis
Collins. Miss Bertha Starks, Mrs
Iona McFadden. Ann Arbor, were
recent visitors In our city.
They attended morning services
at the A. M. T.. church, OF which
Rev. Alexander is the morning
pastor.
The visitors were friends OF Rev
Alexander.
Mr.. Neighbors. OF Hotop avenue
has as his house guest his sister
Mrs. King, OF Oakola. Miss.
Mrs. Il. Davis. Mrs. Mary w.
Ayers, Mrs. s.. CRANE. Mrs. Dallie
Brown, Mrs. T.. M. Harris. Mrs.
Myrtle Singer. and Mrs. f. NJ
Barnes went to Ann Arbor, Mich,
recently, to attend the state board
meeting OF the Women's federation
Miss Burnetta Sampson played hos
tess to number OF the Kalama-
zoo ladies.
Mrs. Mamie Conner was dinner
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Conner,
OF krum avenue, last Sunday.
Morris Ash was the week end
guest OF Ora Russell. Jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Russell, OF
Los Angeles, California. are house
guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Asa New
some. OF Michigan avenue.
Mrs. B. Wares OF Parker street
Is In local hospital. where she
Is recovering from an operation
which she underwent last satur-
day.
Mrs. Mathery is also reported
on the sick list.
Your reporter has been inform.
ed that Miss Marcine German and
Nelson Woodford are that way a.
bout each other and that the youne
lady has been presented with a
ring. The date has not been set
but II Is said IL will be on a rare
day IN June.
Mrs. Peter G.. Crawford attend.
ed the opera. Madam Butterfly
which was presented in Grand
Rapids recently.
Rev. Alexander, the new paste,
OF Allen Chapel church, was hon.
ored at reception recently giver
] by Stewardess Board No. 2. A.
mong those on program were mem.
bers OF the Utility quartet. Mrs
Hughes and her girls trio, DR.. T. ]
Woodford. K. N. Powell, Attorney
c. A. Pratt, Benjamin Baggett. Mr.
Patton, Seth Finley, and Marie Els.
tel Alexander.
The Sunday School OF Aller
Chapel has been recognized ant
Is now under the leadership o
Mrs. Joseph Small. Rutherford
Goodwin is president OF the A. C
e. league.
On the second Sunday night In
November, the young people Of The
church will have complete charge
OF the service. A unique religious
] service is promised.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-11-05

Mr.. and Mrs. L. C. Cox. formerly
OF r. Ransom street, now reside
at 713 N. Pitcher street.
lie Club Des Flummers plans to
hold balloon dance at Douglass
Community center in the near fu-
ture. Admission will be twenty
cents for one, or thirty-five per
couple.
Mrs. Rosa Paige WEIGH, a gifted
soprano, was presented In a re-
cital of sacred and classical selec-
tons at Park street Church OF
Christ. Sunday, October 30. at 1880
p. m. She was sponsored by the
Disciples guild of the church and
the Interracial committee of the
Y. w. c. A. A social session was
ly invited. A social session was
held In the church parlors. at
ter the recital.
Roy Merricks and Miss Katherine
CANDLES were winners OF first
place among colored teams, at the
third elimination Jitterbug contest,
at State theatre Friday night. Oct.
%. Others in the contest included
Miss III. Earl and Sterling Davis.
Miss Mary Walker and Skillman
McMickens. and Miss Gertrude
Mitchell and James Matthews.
Rev. Warfield and daughter, Hell
en-. spent last Thursday in Detroit.
attending a state inspirational
meeting.
DR.. Browning was evening speak
er at Second Baptist church Sun
tlnkS. eyuuins. October 20.
The first week in November will
be County Fair week" at Second
Baptist church. Chicken dinners
will be served In the church base
ment every Thursday evening.
Mrs. G. King Is chairman.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-11-05
Speedy Eight Club

The Speedy Eight club held Its
meeting on October IL, at the beau
tiful home OF Mrs. Ted Lewis, 27S
r. Forest. Miss Annie Marshall was
hostess.
After the business period, very
tasty menu was served All mem
bers were present.
The club sponsored pre-
Halloween cocktail party at 2S5
Farnsworth, Sunday. October 80,
from .. m. until
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-11-05

~ VIZ w" ~ 49,
WE are swinging into an active
business, social. and political sea-
son for the fall. :. .aA6 You can de-
pend on your home town paper,
THE DETROIT TRIBUNE. to cover
all three fronts for you....
Before going into politics we
would like to tell you about our Wis
II the other day. =. On Friday we
called on Arthur Ryckman. the new
Inspector OF the 18th Police precinct.
Inspector Ryckman took over the
command at Garfield Station on the
first OF October and started clean
ing up the precinct and getting It
into working condition. Because OF
the majority Of Negro business CEN
tered in the 18th precinct we called
on the inspector to see what was
his policy toward Negro citizens and
Negro business In his district. The
Inspector, who said that he attended
school with members OF the race
who are now our business and pro-
fessionai leaders. said that he would
not stand for citizens to be mistreat-
ed by police and would see to II
that just consideration is given TO
them. We pointed out to the in
spector the problem OF obtaining
liquor and beer licenses and the
bad conditions In places partonized
By Negro citizens. Here Is an op-
portunity for. the mayor, the police
department and the other city Of
ficials to clean up unhealthful con-
ditions In this district. We would
like to see colored patrolmen given
break on scout cars, a chance to
work In special squads. and two
more men IN the precinct detective
division. Hunt street station has
four men, why shouldn't the 18th
district have two men? Inspector
Ryckman, who seems to be a right
sort Of broad minded fellow. has a
chance to make a great record In
the police department. We believe
that he can handle the post and see
TO It that fairness and justice is
carried out In dealing with the
many people in his precinct. The
Bulletin Board wishes him sue
cess in his new post.
Many Of our readers remember
the case OF David Harris, who Is
charged with a very serious case.
Thanks to Sheriff Thomas c. VIII
COZ, we visited the Is year Old
youth at the County jail the. .othsr
day. r~
David Harris has never been IN
trouble before and has lived q very
clean life. We. like many others
we're shocked when we heard OF
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-11-05
Sojourners Social
Club

The members OF the sojourners
Social club met Thursday, October
10. with Mrs. Myrtle Curtis. 252
Farnsworth street. Guests were
Miss Porter OF ohio. and Miss Nell
son. OF Detroit. Both gave spicy
talks.
Those receiving prizes at keno
included Miss Porter. first award:
Miss Nelson. second; and Miss
Lena Robinson. BOBBY.
After the games. delicious lun-
cheon was served.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-11-05
The Wanderlust Club

The Wanderlust Social club met
at the home OF Miss Julia Turner.
Plans are under way for Christmas
Charity work. The business session
was followed by bridge and very
lovely supper. Miss Mary Miles,
guest, received a lovely gift OF silk
hose. First prize was won by Mrs.
Walter Thompson. second by Miss
Deliska Pitts.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1938-11-05
CASSOPOLIS
BY M. C. Clark

Sunday was Mems Day at Chain
Lake church. The Rev. Mr.. Shaw
preached at the IL a. m. service
Many were present.
Sunday school opened at the re-
gular hour. The attendance wai
good.
Al 3 p. m. funeral was held al
the church and at 5 .. m, a program
was rendered by singers from Ben
ton Harbor. Michigan.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-05
APPLE
CROP DAMAGE
NOT SERIOUS
Late Buds Not Far ADJ
vanced, Earlier Ones Not
Badly Injured

Henderson county's apple crop
was not seriously damaged by
the low temperatures of Sunday
and Monday and the heavy frost
Of Monday morning, in the opin-
ion of D. w. Bennett, assistant
county agent.
Mr.. Bennett stated this morn
ing that after an inspection of
several orchards in the Edneyville
section yesterday, it was his opin-
ion that the apple crop would not
suffer serious damage.
He stated that the late varie-
ties of apples had not budded suf-
ficiently to be, damaged to any
great extent, and that damage
would not be heavy to early vari-
cites, in his opinion.
Many of the early varieties
have already budded, but Mr..
Bennett said that his examina-
ton yesterday revealed that only
those buds which We're fully open
ed were killed by the cold wealth
er. Most Of the closed buds were
not hurt, he said.
He estimated the damage to
trees already in bud at about one
fifth of the buds.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-05

OF $4,000 TONS
LEAHY'S GOAL.
Chief of Naval Operations
Says u. S. Fleet Inferior
to Jap Armada

WASHINGTON, April S. (UP)
Admiral William D. Leany, chief
of naval operations, yesterday
urged the senate naval affairs COM
mittee to amend the 81, ,0OO,-
600 navy expansion program to
permit construction Of the worlds
largest and most powerful dread
naughts, and at the same time
warned that the present United
States fleet is inferior to the Jap
anese armada.
Leahy told the committee that
in the light of present world con-
ditions the supremacy bill should
be revised to authorize construc-
ton of three 45,000-ton battle
ships, instead Of the 35,00O-ton-
ners provided in the bill as ap-
proved by the house.
Such vessels, probably armed
with deadly l8-inch guns, would
dwarf any warship afloat today,
including the 42,000-ton British
battle cruiser Hood. Naval con-
struction experts pointed out that
modern building methods would
make a 45,000-ton battleship to-
day at least as large as $4,000
tonner of the type presently in
commission. The tremendous pow
er of the proposed new dread
naughts is thus accented by the
fact that Americas largest battle
ship today is only $4,000 tons.
SHOULD BE FREE TO
BUILD SHIPS AS NEEDED
Leahy, testifying at q secret
session Of the committee, said he
had not yet decided whether As
OOO-ton vessels should be con-
structed at this time. but added
that the navy should be free to
start them when events warrant.
In this connection he pointed
CONTINUED on page sikh
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-05
FIRST ARREST IS MADE IN
DOUBLE MURDER IN TEXAS
Two Men Seen in Coupe
Following. Car; Seek for
Travellers Checks

VAN HORN. Texas, April s.
(UP).-E. NJ. Wells, division
highway engineer, today told Dis
trict Attorney Roy Jackson that
he had seen two men III dark
coupe following the automobile
occupied by Mrs. Weston T..
Frome and her daughter before
they were beaten brutally and
shot to death at a desolate spot
near here last week.
The mysterious coupe appar-
emily was the same as that de-
scribed by several other persons.
Wells said he saw no women IN
the black coupe with the men.
Other witnesses told Jackson
two women had accompanied the
men, one a blonde the other a
brunette.
Authorities theorized that at
least one man had ridden some
distance with the Frome women,
forcing them to turn off the nigh
way and take a zigzag course
across the sandy country.
Authorities looked for a trail Of
travellers checks in their search
for the brutal killers of the Berk,,
eley, Calf, society woman, and
her pretty daughter, %, who were
tortured and shot to death last
Wednesday. g,
They believed woman stood
by while a man used fire torture
and jumped on the writing forms
of the women before he shot
them. Peace officers could
ascribe no reason but sheer sad
ism to the torture, unless the kill
er believed his victims had con-
cealed more than the $3.50 IN
cash they were known to be car
rying on their leisurely automo-
bile trip from Berkeley to PARIS
Island, S. c. The rest of their
money was in travellers checks:
With only few clues, police
were not even certain whether
one or two men robbed and killed
the women. Two weapons were
used in the shooting.
Police of southwestern states
CONTINUED on page slx)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-05
Japs Crush Chinese Counter Drive
To Enter Kiangsu Province Today

the town after fighting had bro
ken out in the streets.
Chinese troops fled in the face
of fire from their own surveillance
forces established by Generalissi-
mo Chang Kai-shek in an attempt
to prevent retreats without orders.
Japanese military leaders re-
ported also that an additional Co.
900 Chinese troops were retreat
ing from southern Shansi province
across the Yellow river into Shen-
81. The Chinese only last week had
moved across the Yellow river into
Shensi for a counter drive on the
western sector of the Lung-hai line
of defense.
Countering the Japanese an
nouncement of occupation Of Tai
erchwang, Chinese reported the
Japanese had been driven from
the town in street fighting.
They said the streets were COW
cred with corpses four and five
deep. Six hundred japanese, in
1,,luding a regimental commander,
were wiped out in the town, it was
claimed. The reports claimed that
there were $4,000 Japanese cas-
ualties in the extensive battle and
5000 Chinese casualties.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-05

SHANGHAI, April s. (UP)-
Japanese forces in the Tientsin-
Marking railway sector north OF
Suchow have crushed the Chinese
counter offensive in southern
Shantung province and entered
Kiangsu for the first time, Japa--
nese military authorities asserted
today.
The Chinese defensive above
Suchow, junction of the north and
south Tientsin-Nanking line and
the east-west Lung-hai road, crum-
bled following complete japanese
occupation of Taienhchwang and
a general retreat by 100000 CHI
nese troops.
1t was estimated that at least
10000 Chinese were killed in the
two weeks of severe fighting IN
the Taiehchwang area.
An immediate drive on the I'M
portant rail junction was expect
ed.
Failure of an encircling move
ment by Chinese troops was re.
ported to have turned the tide OF
the battle for possession of Tai
erchwang.
japanese artillery and tank re-
Inducements were brought up Cd
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-05
International
Kiwanis Head To
Visit District
Plan Inter City Greeting
for Him in Charleston
Thursday Night

A. F. Barber. secretary of the
local Kiwanis club, today was IN
receipt of letter from James I.
Pritchett, Lenoir, lieutenant gov
ernor of the first division, advls-
ing that S. Trafford Taylor, In
ternational Kiwanis president,
will be at Charleston, S. c, on
Thursday, April 7, at 1880 p; M,
for a visitation to the Carollnas
district. AS this is the only ap,,
pointment for the international
president in the Carolinas district,
Lieut.. Governor Pritchett wrote
to ask that this club, together
with the others in the district,
have a representation at the
Charleston inter-club meeting IN
his honor. -,
The lieutenant governor also
asked that advance notice be giy-
Ell the Charleston club OFFICIALS
as to any planning to attend.
Mr.. Barber asked that all wish
ing to make the trip phone Dr.
Joseph R. Sewer, chairman OF the
inter-city committee, or HIM as
club secretary.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-05
Charges Citizens Fear Reprisals By New Deal
WIDE RESPONSE IS MADE TO
CLEANUP PLEA; TRUCKS ALL
BUSY HAULING WASTE AWAY
Good Weather Brings Gain
in Paint and Supply
Purchases

HcndcrSonvillc houscholdcrs re-
sponded admirably yesterday to
the request Of city officials and
others to clean up for the spring
and summer season.
The first day OF the annual
spring cleanup campaign brought
Il steady succession of telephone
calls to the city hall requesting
that trucks be sent TO haul away
ashes, cans and other waste ma
terialS accumulated during the
winter months, and indications to-
day were that the requests would
continue in such numbers; as to
keep available trucks busy for
several days.
Meanwhile, dealers in materials
needed to clean up, paint up and
fix up reported an increase in
business due to the favorable
weather and the campaign appeal
Issued last Friday in The Times
News by Mayor A. V. Edwards
and cooperating business firms
and civic leaders.
at looks like the cleanup CAM
paign this year will be the most
effective of any in recent years,
Mayor Edwards said today. eve
were aware that remodeling and
painting had been in progress all
over town for several weeks, but
s1se we're particularly anxious thet
this work be supplemented by
an old-fashioned house-and-yard
cleaning so that the city would
present an attractive appearance
for the arrival Of the first sum
mer visitors. Naturally we're
pleased that a vast majority of
our citizens feel the same way
about it and are at work cleaning
up"
Aside from the desirability OF
making the city attractive is the
even more important considera-
ton of making it healthful place
for home folk and visitors, it was
pointed out by city and county
health officials. Request was made
that all garbage piles be hauled
away, all easements cleaned out,
and other places neglected during
the winter be placed in sanitary
condition.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-05
Are REPAIRING
MAIN STREET
State Highway Commission
Attending to Resurfac-
ing Needs

The state highway and pubic
works commission today began
work on repairing and resurfac-
ing Main street. Work was start,
ed on the block between Thrd
and Fourth avenues.
The work is being done by the
highway department under pro
visions for maintenance of high
WAYS through cities and towns on
principal. highways,
The state department will do
repair work on all of Main street,
working on a block at a time,
Chief of Police o. V. Powers said,
and the work will require about
a day or more for each block.
Chief Powers said that the high
way department had assured city
officials that q good job would
be done and the streets put in
good order.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-05
IS
ISOLATED BY
REBELS GUNS
Say Alternative of Sur
render Merciless t.ttack
on Barcelona
LOYALIST REMNANTS
ARE BEING SMASHED

HENDAYE, French Spanish
Frontier, April 5.-(UP)-Gen-
erelissimo Francisco Franco,
Spanish nationalist commander
in-chief, is planning an ultimatum
to the loyalist government de-
handing unconditional surrender,
it was reported today.
The alternative, it was report
ed, would be a merciless attack
on Barcelona by every agency of
war at the nationalists' command,
including a renewal of the mass
airplane commandments t h t
brought protests from foreign
governments. 3 49,.
As the report came, the nation.
alists outside Tortosa commanded
with their artillery the Barcelona
Valencia road, last great artery
of communication between Cata-
lonia and the rest Of loyalist
Spain. -.. ..
Everywhere the nationalists
were advancing, driving into and
smashing the remnants Of the 10y.
alist army which had defended
the Catalonian front.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-05
HILLS COMMANDING
TORTUSA TAKEN

WITH SPANISH NATIONAL
IST ARMY ON THE CATALON-
IAN FRONT, April s. (UP)-Na-
tionalist troops today stormed the
last heights dominating Tortosa
and their guns already are within
range Of the observation-disclosures
road and ready to move on the
CITY proper. Their morale is high
er and they are confident Of an
early and final success.
Nationalist crossed the Bogu-
era river north of Lerida and
threatened the important commu-
nications center at Balaguer to
which the Loyalist high command
removed when the fall OF Lerlda
became certain.
AS Generalissimo Franco tight
ened a death grip on the southern
port of Tortosa by land, sea and
air in preparation for final
blow to sever the life line" Of
Loyalist Spain and end the blood.
lest civil war in modern times. an
army of Italian "Blsck Arrow"
brigades and foreign legionnaires
entered the outskirts of Tortosa,
from mountains on the northwest.
Insurgent warships assembled in
the Mediterranean and trained
their guns on Tortosa. 1t was re-
ported that they might move In
close with landing parties to aid
in cutting the coast road to isolate
Catalonia-seat of the Loyalist
government-from the rest of
Spain.
Francois black-tipped bombing
squadrons including German-Junk-
ers planes roared down the coast
line, bombing towns and cities and
attempting to break the morale Of
civilians.
The slicing Of the coast road,
goal of Francois huge Aragon.
Catalonia offensive, is anticipated
by the insurgents as the end OF
the war"
Tortosa lies SO miles south Of
Barcelona along the coast, six
miles inland on the broad Ebro
delta, but before it could be safe
ly claimed the insurgents had to
wips out strong Loyalist positions
in the hills commanding the city
on the north.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-04-05
Z APPOINTEES
DECLINE IVA
INQUIRY DUTY
Borah and McNary Will
Not Serve; no Probers
Are From Valley

WASHINGTON, April S.
(UP)-Vice President Garner
and Speaker William Bank
head today appointed six DEM
ocrats and four Republicans 10
a Joint committee authorized to
investigate the IVA and its re-
lations with private utilities.
One appointee, Senator Will
liam E. Borah (R., Ida.),
promptly declined. He said he
did not believe in "investiga-
tions by a town meeting"
None of the Investigators
came from the Tennessee VAL
ley.
They were: Senators Dona-
hey (Ohio), Brown New
Mexico, Schwartz ,(Wyomins),
McNary (Oregon), and Repre-
sentatives Mead New York;,
Driver (Arkansas), Thomson
[Texas), Jenkins (Ohio), and
Wolverton (New Jersey.
Later McNary also declined,
saying he was too busy with
his present duties.