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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-27
Property OF Americans
Damaged By Jap Shells
F Foreign Embassies
Move 500 Miles Inland
as Invaders Press on
Hankow

Shanghai, July 27.-(P)-Japanese
naval units pressed relentlessly up the
Yangtze river today after helping
powerfully in the occupation of Kiu-
kiang, gateway to Hankow.
Officers said many ships" had
progressed beyond Kiukiang, just 1875
miles below the Chinese provisional
capital. All efforts were concentrated
on opening the river channel as quick
ly as possible, and no efforts were
made to land troops.
Chinese troops retreating yesterday
were said to be retreating still, with
out attempting a stand. Japanese be-
lieved the Chinese would flee as far
as Nanchng, Chinese air base 80 miles
south of Kiukiang, before turning
westward.
These sources added further
check-up of foreign properties in Kill
kiang revealed far greater damage
than had been indicated. They said
American and British oil installations
suffered greatly in the Japanese she'll
ing, because the Chinese had convert
ed the properties into fortified posi-
tons from which they had to be ex-
PEELED
previous report was that all for
eign property was looted, except thu
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-27
Dr.C.H.Herty,
Paper Pioneer,
Passes At II

Savannah, Ga, July 27.-(P)-Dr
Charles H. Herty, 71-year-old chem
list, who pioneered in the develop
ment of paper pulp from southern
pine trees, died today.
Success of the slight soft-spoken
scientist in the making of newsprint
from slash pine was widely heralded.
DR.. Herty reported that "even with
the vast investment of capital re-
quired for manufacturing plants
newsprint could be produced from
southern forests much cheaper than
the imported paper.
Born at Milledgeville, Ca, Deem
Der 4, 1867, DR.. Herty was graduated
from the University of Georgia in
1886. He received his Phi. D. degree
at Johns Hopkins in 1890. He later
taught chemistry at the University of
North Carolina, and then for five
years was editor of the Journal of
Industrial and Engineering Chemistry.
His wife died in 1929. They had
four children, two sons, Charles
Holmes and Frank Bernard, and two
daughters, Sophie and Dorothea.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-27
Corrigan Inspects
Airplane Flown By
Wrights in 1903

London, July N.-(AP)-Douglas
Corrigan prowled among the relics in
the historic British Museum of Science
today on his last day in London. The
American aviator's major interest was
in the plane which carried Orville and
Wilbur Wright in the first sustained
flight at Kitty Hawk, N. c., in 1908.
II don't see how they ever flew
that thing" Corrigan said. "It amazes
me that it ever got into the air at al,
That hand controlled elevator plane
in front looks funny. 1t is hard to
believe they warped the wings with
a pull wire.
II don't understand how those thin
skids ever held up on landing"
Corrigan planned to return by COM
mercial plane tonight to Dublin,
where he landed July IS, on a flight
from New York.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-27
ollette's
Stock Boosted
From Inquiry
BY CHARLES p. STEWART,
Central Press COlumniSt.

Washington, July Ex-senator Rob
ert M. (Young Bob) La Toilette was
an outstanding law-maker long be-
fore he launched his still-pending civil
liberties investigation in Washington.
Nevertheless that quiz, as he is con-
Quoting it, certainly is enhancing his
reputation as competent public man.
Of course it is an inquiry which con-
servatives emphatically dislike, but I
surmise that many more folk approve
of it than there are of those in the
contrary class.
For thoroughness it would be hard
to beat, anyway.
In Another Day.
About a decade ago the late Senator
Thomas j. Walsh proposed congress
sional investigation of the country's
utilities, which, up to that time, had
had things pretty much all their own
way.
The utilities realized that they could
not prevent the investigation, but they
did object strenuously to congress
sional one, feeling sure that Senator
Walsh would dominate it, causing
them unlimited grief. Therefore, they
suggested turning the thing over to
the Federal Trade Commission, reck-
oning that they had that body under
their thumb. Senator Walsh thought
so, too, and fought the scheme all
over the lot"
But the utilities beat him. The ETC
got the investigation.
La FOIlette'S Objective.
It was a case of out of the frying
pan into tht fire.
The job of bossing the inquiry was
assigned to Commissioner Edgar A.
lNaa4;.,aa or, page Eivel
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-27
By
Britain Is
Responsible
London Halls Move
That May Avert War;
Berlin Claims Ger
man Triumph

Praha, Czechoslovakia, July 81
(AP)-The Czechoslovakia govern
ment offered plan today looking to-
ward peace with it's 100000 Sudeten
German minority population, but did
not deal with the paramount question
OF autonomous government.
The governments proposals, in a
new minority statute published sud-
denly last night, at the apparently
increased prodding of Britain and
France, would grant new concessions
in school administration, government
jobs and the use of languages, ali
within the framework of the Czech
oslOvak government.
Local self-government and the de-
gree of it's autonomy was to be dealt
with later in another statute and un
til that time it appeared here that
definite settlement was unlikely
Premier Hodza said the newly pub
lished statues were intended to be the
basis for dealings with other minori-
ties, including Hungarian, Polish and
Slovak as well as German.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-27

Then, he related, Harrington shot
Mcmillan.
The witness testified that Tharring-
ton came to the tavern while his
party was there. He said there was
no exchange of conversation between
any of them and Harrington.
Defense attorneys sought to get an
admission from Parker that he could
not plainly see the porch at the
apartment of Mrs. King, but he in
sisted he could. Parker also insisted,
under cross-examination, that it was
not obvious that Harrington had been
drinking.
Two witnesses, William Ragsdale,
Jr, a civil engineer, and Norman Bar
Der, a photographer testified as to
the scene of the shooting.
Judge Hubert Olive, presiding, said
he would hold night sessions of the
court to speed the trial.
Smithfield, July 27.-(P)-The State
had seven witnesses sworn this morn
ing as it opened presentation of evil
dence against James E. Harrington,
former banker and hotel man charged
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-27

For many years a cabinet minister
as chairman of the British board of
trade, Viscount Runciman has been
made mediator of the Czech-Sudeten
German controversy. Great Britain
is especially DESTROYS of having the
Sudeten question threshed out quiet
ly prior to the submission by the
Czechs of the new Czech minorities
statute to the Prague parliament
Sudeten Leader Konrad Henlein Wig
orously opposes the measure. Lord
Runciman is one Of the wealthiest of
British industrialists with worldwide
interests.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-27
Negro Accused of
Staying Taxi Man
Taken to Raleigh

Laurinburg, July 27-(AP)-
Deputy Sheriff Frank Todd said
today he and State Highway Pa
trOlman w. w. CarraWay last
night transferred George Ford,
23-year-Old Negro held on a
charge of Staying and rObbing
Eunice Mann, Hamlet taxi driv-
er, to the State Prison in Ra-
leigh.
Todd said officers had decid-
ed it best to remove Ford from
the Scotland county Jail after
there had been rumOrs of pos
Sible mob violence.
Sheriff w. ID. Reynolds said he
thought violence unlikely, but
had acted in order not to risk
the cOunty's record of never
having a lynchihg.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-27
Hopkins Is
Absolved OF
Every Blame
WPA Chiefs State
ment Dismissed by
Senate Probers; Hard
House Fights

Washington, July u (AP)-The
Senate campaign expenditures com
mittee dismissed today recent state
ment by WPA Administrator Hop
kins that 80 percent of WPA work
ers would vote for President ROOse-
velt
The committee issued a statement
in which it said such comments "are
to be distinguished from those that
are in the nature of political advice
to, or that indicate an intention to ex-
ert, political pressure upon workers
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-27
MOVE MAY AVERT WAR OF
GREAT POWERS OF EUROJ

London, July Britain
mediation in the Ckechoslovak dis
pute over treatment of minorities
brought praise today from govern
ment supporters and critics alike as
bold stroke to prevent war which
might involve England
But in opposition quarters skepti-
cism was voiced, linked with warn
ings that the move should not en-
body any coercion on the Czechoslo-
yak government to sacrifice it's own
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-27
Party Chiefs
Silent About
Vote rauds
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, July 27-Gregg Cherry,
State chairman, and Libby Ward, sec
rotary of the Democratic Executive
Committee, were in Raleigh Tuesday,
a coincidence which made it appear
that the Democratic State machinery
was considering something or other
perhaps the election fraud hearing
and repercussions.
Chairman Cherry, however, hasten
ed to tell this correspondent I'm
here for an Industrial Commission
hearing for a client at a franchise
violation hearing before the Utility
Commission.
The "iron major" from Castor smil-
ed, but at the same time seemed a bit
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-27
Manhattan's
Suicide Lies
Quietly Now

New York, July 27.-(P)-Alone jim
death, the body of 26-year-old John
Ward, who thrilled tens of thousands
of spectators nearly II hours yester-
day, before he leaped to his death
from the 18th floor of the Gotham
hotel, lay in an east side funeral par
lOr today.
While morbid throngs still gaped
at the 18-inch perch where Ward
stood throughout yesterday afternoon
and evening or pointed to the GRIM
son point on the pavement where his
body struck, officials at the funeral
parlor said no one had called to look
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-27
Republican
Dean Of Next
State Senate
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In The Sir Walter Hotel.
nv IIENRX AXERHI

;. raleigh, July PA veteran Repub-
mean will top all members of the 1893
1North Carolina State Senate in legis-
lauVe experience, unless the Demo
Gratis succeed in working a political
miracle and succeed in carrying the
.,,wenty-fourth district composed oil
ote overwhelmingly G. o. r. counties
" wilkes, Yadkin and Davie.
me venerable Hamiltonian, who
toupeiess knows all the legislative
tlichs but will find scant opportunity
~ ~ play them, is Charles Cowles, of
+ t; Wllkesboro. 1t will be his very
INST term in the State Senate. but he
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-27

Obtained In
Two States
Constitutionality % f
Penalty Tax Challeng-
ed in Georgia And
Florida

Valdosta, Ga, July 27.-(P)-Tobac-
co growers in Georgia and Florida.
challenging constitutionality of AAA
marketing quotas, obtained court or
ders today restraining collection of
penalty taxes at auctions opening to-
morrow
The action apparently headed the
governments second attempt at con-
troll of the tobacco growing industry
toward the Supreme Court. The first
tobacco control program, under the
Kerr Smith act, was ruled invalid.
Circuit Judge Harold Adams an
nounced at Lake City, Fla, he had
granted a temporary restraining order
against the AAA to prevent collection
of the tax, imposed on all tobacco
marketed in excess of quotas.
DR.. r. B. Hardness, of Lake City,
headed group of several hundred
growers in taking the question to
court. Date for a Florida hearing on
a permanent order was not set.
George growers filed a suit at Val.
dosta. Superior Court Judge w. f.
Thomas directed his order to Val
dosta warehouse operators, charged
with responsibility for collecting the
tax. A hearing was set for August 6.
The suit challenged the 1888 act
under which quotas were fixed for
other national crops, such as corn,
cotton and wheat, on the ground that
Congress assumes authorities not di-
rectly granted by the Constitution"
Penalty taxes collected under
law would be impounded until the
case is settled. They are fixed at SO
per cent of the market price, or three
cents a pound if the tobacco sold in
excess Of quotas brings less than six
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-07-27
DIR. HERTY GOT HIS START
AS CHEMIST IN RALEIGH

Raleigh, July 27.-(P)-Dr. Charles
Herty, famed for his work in produc-
ing work from pine trees, held his
first jo bhere in 1888 as assistant State
chemist, it was recalled upon his death
today. Last month DR.. Herty called
upon Governor Hoey and presented
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MARKETS ARE FILLING
FOR OPENING TOMORROW
Atlanta, Ca, July 27.-(AP)-
Growers were filling warehouses in
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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-12-30
THE NEW YEAR
An EdiforiuN

On Sunday next Year, 1885, will make it's bow to
waiting world This New Year only in it's relation TO con-
venent of time There must be- of course some
regulation of the days. they into history regulation
the manifestations of human life and effort
Business of all kinds, depends temporal divisions IN the
prosecution of it's many activities
But after ALL every day ushers New Year The present
it's predecessor three hundred and days
previously Every birthday represents the OF another
Every holiday observed SIMILARLY at the same time
of the preceding calendar cycle. And so it goes.
But the changing figures sort of give January new IN
We choose consider it another milestone along the
highway lives and somehow rejoice that able
greet it's comngs In it's advent stimulus achieve
We often point lives when we de-
eide better things New Years resolutions have
stereotyped accompaniment of the first day. tho it is said
that He'll paved with good resolutions The dawn of New
induces feeling of friendship to pervade being
friends with the accamatOn Happy New Year
The the days pass and life settles into the old rus
mankind faces repetition of the struggles for
tence happiness to be veritabe Wo thesp for
countless thousands the world goes it's laundering
buyng avaanche of misery poverty Distress and DEATH
unable bear successfully their budensome loads
where the sauation appy New Year. had it's origin
However, it's not best to be pessmsc Life without hope
would indeed be dsote and just at this me all the world
pears hoping for better thng-ust did when the
1888 made it's known SO counsel looking
that will experience better days. We trust all
readers will live through better peodWe hope the nations
of the world will forget their chickering's We trust there will be
better things store for the Christian church. We hope family
will strengthened We hope all material and spiritual
ongngs will fulfilled the world be emnenty better place
to live in, the years and go.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-12-30
PROSPECTS BRIGHT
FOR HIGHWAY IN
SOMERSET CO.
Road From WeStOver To Girls
field Will Probably Material
ize During Next Year

From recent reports sent out by the
State Roads Commission, some ac-
tivity has developed in the matter
of the much discussed highway be-
tween Westover and Crisfield, and all
signs point to a realization of this
long-needed improvement.
The road-bed between the two
points above mentioned, is of ancient
construction, rough, and projected
with view, apparently, of checking
a high rate of speed by innumerable
curves. Between Pocomoke and Girls
field, there are four railroad cross
ings-a most undesirable situation,
tho not so Objectionable since recent
ly passed regulations require trains to
come to a full stop at crossings In
Somerset; and, besides, railroad trat-
fic has been considerably cut down.
The new road, it is planned, will
parallel the railroad, from Westover
to Crisfield, and will be of entirely
new construction, concrete taking the
place of macadam. There is, prob
ably, no road more badly needed in
the State than in this Shore stretch.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-12-30
MR.. AND MRS. PARKS.
FIGURE IN ACCIDENT

Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Parks, of this
city, were victims of an unavoidable
accident on Saturday of last week
when they left this city by motor for
Durham, N. c., to spend the holidays
with relatives.
The accident occurred short dis
tance from Rocky Mount, N. c., and
was caused by another car skidding
on the slippery road and crashing in
to the car driven by Mr.. Parks.
Mrs. Parks suffered dislocated hip
and was removed by ambulance to
Duke Hospital in Durham where it
was found necessary to incase the in
iured hip in a cast. Friends here will
be glad to know that while Mrs.
Parks injuries are painful they are
not necessarily of a serious nature
and that Mr.. Parks escaped with mi
nor cuts and bruises.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-12-30
ORCHESTRA WON
ANNUAL PRIZE
CIVENBY ASCAP
Will Appear At The Coliseum On
Tuesday, January Third,
Deln1ar Road

When Larry Clinton, who brings his
famous orchestra to The Coliseum on
the Salisbury-Delmar Road on Tues
day, January 3rd, won the annual
prize presented by the ASCAP (Amer-
lean Society of Composers, Authors
and Publishers), it was for his best
selling composition "Dipsy Doodle.
Last quarter, when Larry Clinton
found his name again before the
ASCAP, it was because he had con-
tributed a new style in musical pres
entations Swinging The Opera"
Known internationally as one of the
most capable and prolific arrangers,
Clinton hit upon a series of well
known operate pieces for popular
dance bands with Martha, 81 Dreamt
I Dwelt in Marble Halls, "Gavotta",
and "Dance of the Hours" Larry
started the other dance bands to play
ing his arrangements of those tunes.
With we'll known Beatrice Vain to
vocalize those tunes, Clinton should
continue to satisfy cash customers
when he brings his popular N. B. c..
and Victor orchestra recording band
into the Coliseum, on the Salisbury
Delmar Road, January 3rd.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-12-30
HARRY B. SHAW
ESCAPES INJURY
IN AUTO CRASH
Car Rammed By Another One,
But No One Hurt In Eth
ere Machine

Mr.. Harry B. Shaw, of this city,
was lucky to come out unscatched
from an auto accident in which he was
concerned.
On Monday night, as he was about
3 miles south of Snow Hill, on the
Snow Hill-Pocomoke road, he was
forced into a ditch by a car driven
by a colored woman, named Rebecca
Shepherd, about IS years of age.
Mr.. Shaw's car was badly damaged
but escaped capsizing, which probably
prevented greater injury to himself.
The other car was also damaged.
From all reports, the driver Of the
negro's car, a Plymouth, may have
been celebrating the season in too spir
itual way, and it is said, was slight
ly off in her visual angles.
A hearing was held yesterday
(Thursday) in Snow Hill, the result
of which could not be obtained before
going to press.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-12-30
QUIET WEDDING WAS
SOLEMNIZED DEC. Il

A quiet wedding but one of interest
to many here was solemnized in Sails
bury Tuesday, December 9th, the con
tracing parties being Miss Frances
Young, of Thurmont, Md, and Mr..
George Ward of Gaithersburg.
The ceremony was performed at the
Rectory by Father Stout and witness
ed by Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Cluff of
this city. There were no attendants
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ward left immed-
lately after the cermony for Gath
ersburg where the groom is connected
with the Bryant Company.
Mr.. Ward is the brother of Mrs. J.
Miles Lankford and is we'll known
here.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-12-30
TWO HUNDRED COUPLES
ATTEND XMAS DANCE

Nearly two hundred couples at
tended the Christmas Dance held in
the Armory in Pocomoke Monday
night.
The next big event will be the New
Years Dance in the Armory Monday
night, January End, sponsored by the
Lions Club. Ad Lieder and His Cri-
terions will again furnish the music
which is good news to dance lovers as
this is one of the finest aggregation
of musicians ever to visit the Shore.
Reservations may be made through
Allen P. Schoolfield, phone Pocomoke
49O-W. Admission will be $3.50 per
couple.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-12-30
SIX PERSONS
WERE LYNCHED
DURING 1888
Record Does Not Show That Any
Of These Happened In
In Maryland

According to the records of lynch
ings compiled in the Department of
Records and Research of the Tuske-
gee Institute, there were persons
lynched in 1888. This is 2 less than
the number for each of the years
1897 and 1886; and IA less than the
number Of 20 for 1886. No one of the
persons lynched was in the hands of
the law; the bodies of two of the VIC
Tins were burned.
There were AZ instances in which
officers of the law prevented lynch
ings. Three of these were in North
ern states and 80 in Southern states.
In Al of the instances, the prisoners
were removed or the guards augment
ed or other precautions taken. In the
other instance, armed force was used
to repel the would-be lynchers. A to-
tai of So persons, 8 white men, 40
negro men, and negro woman, were
thus saved from death.
Of the 6 persons lynched, all were
Negroes. The offenses charged were:
rape, 1; murder, 8; failure to complete
payment on funeral bill, /; insulting
remarks to woman, 1.
The states in which lynchings ccur-
red and the number in each state are
as follows: Florida, 1; Georgia, 1;
Louisiana, 1; and Mississippi, 8. II.
L. Mencken please take notice where
to direct some of Trans Choptankian
diatribes.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-12-30
2 GARBAGE COLLECTIONS
until MARCH Is, 1899

Attention of garbage users in Po-
comoke is called to the fact that from
now until on or about March 18th the
collection will be made only twice a
week, each Tuesday and Friday. This
will be in effect beginning Tuesday,
January 3rd and until further notice.
Patrons of the system are asked to
note the change and have their gar
bage ready for collection each Tues
day and Friday at the usual hour. AL
so in order to keep the streets clean
and sanitary they are requested to
remove containers as soon as possible
after they are emptied.
The garbage collection system has
been in operation more than a year
and has been found most successful.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-12-30
LOCAL BASKETERS TO
MEET BETHESDA QUINT

The strong Bethesda quintet, of Sal
isbury, led by the veteran, Mel Hor-
sey, will attempt to spoil the National
Guards in the soldiers opening game
at the local Armory on Wednesday
night, January 4th.
Coach Elmer Birmingham of the
local squad, states that he has vet
eran team and that the boys are in
excellent shape for the opening con-
test.
The Guards last year were consider
ed one of the best teams on the Del
marva Peninsula, and are looking for
ward to the undisputed title this year,
with such mainstays as Collie Miller,
Tom Miller, Herman Phillips, Junior
Hayman and Edward MCGEE.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-12-30
CARNEY-TULL NUPTIALS
SOLEMNIzED WEDNESDAY

The marriage of Miss Lucy Tull.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Nor
man Tull, of New York City to Mr..
John Jay Carney, son of John P.
Carney and the late Mrs. Carney,
of Chicago, Illinois, was solemnized
Wednesday, December % at high noon
at the home of the brides parents at
Public Landing, Md.
The ceremony was performed by
the Reverend Thomas A. Williams, of
Salisbury, Md, before the living room
fireplace, which was decorated with
silver leaves and garlands of illumi-
mated bells. Spring flowers and
Christmas greens were placed through
out the house. Only the immediate
families were present.
The bride wore an afternoon gown
of rose beige velvet jersey, with wine
colored orchids at the waist. The ac-
cessories matched the flowers.
Edward H. Hill of New York City
was Mr.. Carney's best man. A we'd
ding breakfast followed the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carney will spend the
winter in Southern California, return
ing to New York City after April
first. The bride is niece Of Mrs.
Riley P. Stevenson and Miss Nettie
E. Barnes, of Pocomoke City.