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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-11-25
"Chirps" ~
from the
Democrats Pen

Well, Sir, 1 see by the papers that
NV old educational maternal ancestor
st. Johns College, has said to the
other colleges of the land: "You can't
sl;de down our cellar door," "You
shan't play in our back yard ;" You
shiny on your own side"-or some
thing like that, when it comes to the
question of bucking up against some
other college in intercollegiate sports.
Twas just wondering what caused
this epochal decision on the part OF
the arbiters of the ancient seat OF
higher learning, situate, lying, and
being. in the "Anciente Cite of An
na-polis." I've been following the for
tunes of the football team, and, I'm
here to tell you it furnishes mighty
good argument for the policy of in
sulation adopted by President String
leaf Barr, ct al. Anything that could
he done to keep other schools from in
vading the campus of st. Johns and
cutting its athletic teams around as
that eleven has been, should be a well
some innovation.
How-some-ever, what's to become OF
the traditions? How are Hopkins and
the institution at the State Capitol go
ing to get along without the former
irving to steal the whole City on the
Severn, on the eve of a football game;
and, vice-versa, how will Baltimore
survive the loss of the exciting at
tempt made by the other team to
carry off the Washington Monument,
as a souvenir of the annual scrap.
It's going to be something terrific.
And where is the old college spirit
going to hover now? What's going
to become of the old pep meetings,
cheer rehearsals, and the like, on the
porch in the rear of old Mcdowell
at least, there's where they used to
be held. How in the mischief is the
student body going to yell, eve want
a touchdown" when sophomore team
happens to down the "rats 2" that IS,
II these poor simps are allowed to
show themselves in uniform. How
in the world can student make up
his mind to die for the old school,
when he is looking into the eye of his
own pal in the forward line. Who's
going to want to steal boxes and bar
rels for a bonfire just because the
high-brow Seniors may have put it
over the Juniors in game of basket
ball? How can the boys expect to get
a thrill out of home run blast on
the diamond, when it's only the Sophs
playing Juniors?
But the college President says that
that-Well, I don't know exactly what
he said; at least, I didn't catch the en-
tire meaning. Of course, that isn't
his fault. His exposition was just
little too deep or too high for my
cerebral development to wrap itself
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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-11-25

Mrs. J. B. Cullen and daughters,
are spending the Thanksgiving holi-
days with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
w. S. Schoolfield.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-11-25
WORCESTER SEAL
SALE COMMITTEE
HOLDS A MEETING
Convened In Court House At
Snow Hill To Discuss Plans
For Sale OF Seals
THE COUNTY QUOTA
NAMED AS ST., 900

The Worcester County Christmas
Seal sale committee met last week in
the Court House at Snow Hill to dis
cuss plans for the sale Of the Seals
which will commence this week, the
necessity for permanent anti-tuber-
culosis program, and permanent
tuberculosis association. Miss Louise
A. Covington, Snow Hill, presided.
DR.. William R. Willard, deputy state
health officer, opened the meeting by
pointing out the necessity of an anti
tuberculosis program due to the un-
usually high tuberculosis death rate
in Worcester County. Worcester
County has the second highest death
rate in Maryland, he stated.
DR.. Willard also pointed out the
need for an educational program is
order to make the people of the coun-
ty tuberculosis conscious so that they
will not only find out about early
diagnosis and the modern methods of
combating the disease, but will also be
willing to subscribe funds through the
purchase of Christmas Seals in order
to make such a program possible.
The mechanics of conducting a
Chritmas Seal sale were explained to
the committee by William B. Mat
thews, managing director of the Mary
land tuberculosis Association. Mr..
Matthews also stressed the need of an
anti-tuberculosis program in Worce-
ter County, stating that Worcester
had the highest white death rate of
any county in Maryland. The color
ed rate is seventh highest,
A motion picture entitled "Let My
People Live" was shown at the con-
clusion of the meeting.
Miss Louise A. Covington, of Snow
Hill, is Chairman for Worcester
County Seal Committee.
Clayton T. Richardson of Snow Hill
is treasurer of the committee and Miss
Lena Riggin is secretary.
Those attending the meeting were:
Mrs. C. Russell Higgins, Mrs. H. F.
Covington, Mrs. Charles Corddry,
Mrs. Henry Purnell, Mrs. J. r. Phil
lips, Mrs. Ewell Dryden, Miss Lena
Riggin, Mrs. William Pilchard, Mrs.
Joseph E. Brimer, Mrs. Harold Scar
borough, Miss Louise Covington and
DR.. w. R. Willard.
The names of the district chairmen
and the quota expense is given below:
County Quota, $1,oO0.OO; Snow Hill,
$3.50 90, Mrs. VIM. Dennis; Pocomoke,
S25OOO, Mr.. Ralph Ross; Berlin, $780,
10, Mrs. J. r. Phillips; Stockton, $5O.-
90. Mrs. Ewell Dryden; Girdletree,
$500, Mrs. Harvey Hall; Newark,
$500, Mrs. C. E. Scott; Bishopville,
$500, Mrs. Frank Lewis; Ocean
City, $500, Mr.. William Fl. Scott;
Whaleyville, $500, Mrs. J. p. Dale;
Coulbourne, $25.OO, Mrs. Ralph E.
Shockley.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-11-25

Mrs. Ounce Ashburn was hostess
Tuesday to the afternoon bridge club.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-07
VOZCun0Im
Philippines
BErubtimg:

Manila, F. L., June 7.-(AP)- By
The light of a towering column OF
flame and incandescent rocks cata-
quilted from Mayor volcano, Filipinos
lied from their homes near the base
OF the erupting mountain tonight.
The 10000 residents of Camalig and
the 1000 inhabitants of Libog aban-
doned their homes when molten lava
threatened to block off the road. Small
lei villages and farms closer to the
loot of the 7,900-foot peak, 200 miles
southeast of Manila, were deserted.
Hot ashes rained down out of the
spreading pail of smoke on the three
provinces forming the southeastern
up of Luzon island, the largest in
the Philippines.
Weather Bureau officials predicted
mere was no great danger to life or
property. The latest disturbance OF
me volcano began Friday, shaking
"layon out Of a ten-year slumber. But
soldiers and relief officials recalling
me loss of 1000 lives in Mayon's most
violent eruption in 1874, moved into
AeSaspl, prepared to aid refugees.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-07
Field for Paper Production
Here Practically Unlimit-
ed, Scientist
Declares
ANXIOUS FOR SOUTH
TO FINANCE PLANTS
If Outside Capital Puts Up
Mills, Profits Will Leave
South, With Most of Bene-
fits; Texas Mill To Start
Next Month and Will Sue
coed

Raleigh, June 7.-(APJ-Dr. Char
les H. Herty, who has earned renown
by producing paper from pine AND
gum trees, told Governor HCey today
that the field for paper production in
the South is practically unlimited. /"
Before many years." said Herty,
who operates laboratories at Savan-
nah, Ca, perhaps the South's great
est cash crop will be it's crop of trees. >
The chemist presented to Governor
Hoey an album showing the work IN
the laboratories and containing SAM
pies of paper made from pine and
gum wood.
Discussing his work, Herty said a
mill for the production of newsprint
from southern trees would be started
in Texas in July
Everybody will watch that expert
ment," commented the scientist. "l'
it succeeds, and it will, capital will
flow into this section for paper mills
The profits, though, in that case
would go back where the capital came
fl I'm. If we could get southern back
Ing. the profits would stay with u.s.
Newsprint has been produced in the
laboratory so it could be sold in New
York at S31 ton, while the Canadian
cost is figured at about $45 to $4S q
ton.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-07
Accents Hour Pay Schedule
Is Taken Out of Bill by
Senate Conferees
Group
SOUTHERNERS ARE
BITTER TOWARD 1T
House Body To Join In Pro-
posal, Leaving Is Cents
First Year and Rising to 80
Cents in Two Years; $780,
600 For Air Base at Eliza
beth City

Washington, June 7.-(AP)-Senate
and House conferees apparently were
near agreement today on controver-
sial wage and hour legislation, which
started a North and South fight at
the Capitol.
Senate conferees adopted a COM
promise taking out of the measure a
requirement that Accents per hour
pay scale be applied to all interstate
industry at the end of five years.
Southerners had opposed the require
ment bitterly.
Soon thereafter Chairman Norton.
Democrat, New Jersey, of the House
conference group, indicated clearly
the House conferees would join in the
proposal The Senate group, voting
four to three, approved a modified
proposal by Senator Thomas, Demo
crat, Utah, which would put into eff
feet a universal wage of 25 cents an
hour for the first year, advancing to
30 cents the next year.
Meantime, the House appropriations
committee approved $35,802,0O0 fo-'
starting the billion dollar naval ex-
pansion program.
The item was part of $274, 228, 1923
omnibus money bill, on which the
House Immediately began debate after
receiving the committee report.
Other developments:
The House Appropriations Commit
tee decided to recommend that Con-
gress appropriate Immediately $780,
600 to build coast guard air base
at Elizabeth City, N. c.; $600,O0O for
a similar base at San Francisco, and
$654,OO to purchase planes.
At the request of Representative
Warren, Democrat, North Carolina.
an amendment was proposed in the
closed committee meeting this morn
ing by Representative Umstead DEM
ocrat, North Carolina, to restore tie
items which the committee had eli
minated from the deficiency approp'
ration bill for all government depart
mentS.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-07
MURDER INQUEST is
THROWN IN TURMOIL
Husband of Slain Woman In Chicago
Attacks Accused Negro at
COrOner'S Inquest

Chicago, June 7.-(AP)-An inquest
into Mrs. Florence Johnson's Staying
was thrown into turmoil today when
her husband, Elmer, made an attack
on Robert Nixon, 18-year-old Negro,
accused of killing her with brick
as she slept.
Women screamed and men shout
cd as Johnson, a city fireman, lung
ed at the prisoner where he sat hand
cuffed to a policeman. He struck
Nixon a vigorous blow in the face,
cutting his lip, and walked to the
witness stand to testify. Momentarlly
dazed. Nixon dabbed at his mouth,
then struggled to the stand and
struck back at Johnson. Policemen
erappled at him. Amid screams and
shouts. many in the audience of about
2oo fled to the corridors.
About 20 officers assigned to the
inquest leaped into action and restor-
Cd order. The coroner's jury recon-
mended Nixon and Earl Hicks, Negro
be held for the grand jury on charges
of numbering Mrs. Johnson.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-07
Administration Sought To
Defeat Senator Gillette
With Youthful
Congressman
SETS RAPID PACE
FOR OTHER GROUPS
Seven Other Democratic
Senator's Are Administra-
ton marked Men" in
Coming Primaries; Slap at
White House, Is Comment
In Washington

Des Moines, Iowa, June 7.-(AP) -
Democratic Senator Guy Gillette's
lead over Representative Otha Wearin
continued to grow today as Wearn's
forces conceded defeat in the face of
mounting returns in Iowas senatorial
primary election.
Gillette, foe of President Roosevelt
Supreme Court plan, piled up 54,169
votes in unofficial returns from 1,61.
out of 24t7 precincts to 29,436 for
Wearin, backed ny WPA Chief Harry
Hopkins and tacitly supported by
James Roosevelt, son and secretary
of the President.
Don Kerlin, Wearin's campaign aide
disclosed today he had Sent con-
gratulatory telegram to Senator Gill
lette.
Three other candidates for the
Democratic nomination were far be-
hind the leaders.
Foremr Senator L. ~. Dickinson
rolled up 1888 votes in returns from
1917 precincts to lead Representative
Llyod Thurston in a two-way Re-
publican senatorial race. Thurston
poled 77,74S in the unofficial tabula-
tons.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-07
Canton and Hankow To
Feel Effects of Attacks
To Be Made With
Greater Vigor
BRITAIN, u. S., AND
FRANCE DETECTING
Terrific Toll of Human
Life Taken in Eleven Days
in South China City; ia
pan Hopes To Force Chi
nese To Change Their
Anti-Jap Attitude

Canton, China, June 7 (AP)-Ja-
pans war planes bombarded this ter
rorized south China city three times
today and swelled the toll of dead
and wounded, which has reached g.
900 since the furnishing series of raids
began eleven days ago.
The third raid was made by moon
light, beginning at $3.50 p. m and in
1endiary bombs were dropped in
northern sections of the city.
Canton, including the foreign set
tlement of Shameen Island, was with
out electric lights or power tonight.
During an afternoon raid, nine bombs
plunged into the compound of the pow
er station and waterwOrks and a dis
trict nearby, putting the power sta
ton out of commission.
Twenty civilians were killed on
Honan Island, separated from Can
ton city by a river.
The first raid came soon after dawn
when Japanese planes for ten minu-
ties bombarded two congested districts
Local Chinese authorities have ord
cred all women and children to leave
the city. Throngs have gathered at
railway stations and along the water
front patiently waiting transports.
Facilities are entirely inadequate to
handle the exodus.
TN Shanghai q Japanese navy
Continued on Page Two.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-07
BILL FROM RANSOM
MONEY is LOCATED
Two Tennessee Policemen PaSS 9o
Greenback on Way Home
From Miami Vacation

Princeton Fla, June Z (AP)-The
Miami Daily News said today Federal
agents recovered a SIS bin that was
part of the $4,000 ransom James
Bailey Cash. ST., vainly paid for the
return of his five-year-old son, James,
Jr.
In a copyrighted article, the News
said the bill was spotted by filling
station attendant in Jacksonville, who
notified the Federal Bureau of In
vestigation, and that Omen caught
the men who passed it between there
and Tallahassee on highway.
They were two Tennessee police.
men returning home after a vacation
in Miami, the newspaper said, and
were released after being questioned
Where they obtained the bill was not
ascertained. Tonight will be the
tenth day since the boy was sto-er
from his bed.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-07
No Charge
OfFrauds
Is Voiced
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, June For a change, it
seems that no roar of 1--WE was rob-
bed" is likely to follow Saturdays
Statewide primary. In view of the big
margins by which the two Statewide
races were decided, nobody short of
a Tom-tom Heflin could attribute his
defeat to the fraud and corruption
of the unholy opposition-and Tom
idea of fraudulent and corrupt cleo
ton is any one in which the other
side wins.
AS a result, there is not so likely
to he any widespread demand in 1890
General Assembly for a return to the
old convention system of nomination
If there had been repetition of the
shrill bleatings of Dick Fountain in
1882 and 1886 and of Ralph Melon
aid and Paul Grady in the last named
year, there would most probably have
been a really powerful movement tc
do away with primaries.
Recently Justice M. v. Barnhiill, o.
Continued on Page FOur.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-07
Insurgents !.
Oben( Great.
OHemsive

Hendaye, France, June 7.-(AP)-
Spanish insurgent armies today
launched a general offensive against
Valencia along a 50-mile front be-
tween Teruel and the Mediterranean.
The attack, unleashed at dawn, was
supported by hundreds of planes and
large concentration of heavy artillery.
General Varela's army, in the Teruel
sector, smashed southeastward to the
coast, while General Aranda's men
struck straight to the south, down the
seaboard.
Between the two armies, troops un-
der General Valino famed out to
cover their flanks.
The new offensive started after five
days of skirmishing in which lines
had remained virtually unchanged.
Despite insurgent reports yesterday
of the encirclement of Albocacer, a
keystone in the government defenses
of Valencia, an official communique
today acknowledged there was moth
ing to report on any front"
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-07
France Is Rushing
Hordes Of Soldiers
To Spanish Border

FRANCE RUSHIN G.. cmfwy
Folk, France, June 7-(AP)-France
rushed heavy reinforcements to the
Spanish frontier today as Premier
Edouard Daladier, who also is ma
tional defense minister, took personal
charge of military preparations to
repel aerial invasion.
Daladier who spent last night in
Folk on tour of the frontier, made
it plain he considered the continued
aerial attacks on French territory
were deliberate and a grave menace
of war which could be avoided only
by forceful measures.
II am convinced this bomtardment
was made with a double object in
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-07

view the premier said graphically
after an investigation on the spot
wheFe power lines and the right-o-
way Of the ADMINISTRATIONS rail-
way were damaged by boobs dropped
from nine planes of unknown ma
tionality'' Sunday.
"We will not have war if we are
strong and. decided" he added. 81.
we look straight ahead and without
fear, we will be able to avoid it,
He did not comment further.
Units of the 18th Infantry and 404th
anti--aircrant regiment arrived late
yesterday at Aix-Les?Thermes center
of the region Is miles north of the
border which was bombed Sunday
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-07
LANDON SURPRISES
BY HIS SPEECHES
Liked in Small Towns and
Rural Areas, But Won't
Lead Party Again
BY CHARLES p. STEWART
Central Press COIumniSt

Washington, June. 7.-Alf M. Lam
dons recent activity as a public
speaker is something of puzzle to
politicians in Washington and maybe
elsewhere. slQ
The 1886 presidential candidate of
the Republicans generally was regard
ed as having been effectually disposed
Of right then. And, in fact, he did
keep pretty quiet for quite a while
after his defeat, but lately he is being
increasingly drafted as orator-in-chief
at gatherings, of one sort or another
over a good part of the United States
Is an attempt being made to adj
vertise his G.. o. p leadership (for he
still is his partys titular LEADER with
a view to 1910?
Why?
It seems like ridiculous idea
considering the thorcughness of hi:
beating two years ago.
Nevertheless, why otherwise is h
being publicized as obviously he j!
being publicized now? Despite his pre-
sidential candidacy, one would no.
consider him enough of celebrity
to be widely in demand as an attrac
ton at points far from his home state
He still is prominent in the Sunflow
er commonwealth, Of course, but his
speaking dates have taken him hithel
and yon beyond it's borders.
1t rather looks as if he were Being
promoted.
No Spell-Binder.
Other licked statesmen, like William
Jennings Bryan, continued to b
mighty spell-binders even after thei
respective iickings.
However, Ex-Governor Landon is nj
IN Douo
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-07
M'BR|DE, LUMPKIN
SEEN AS ANTS"
Franklin Legislator Wins
Seat in Upper House in
Late Primary
Daily Dispatch Bureau.


Raleigh, June 7.-Information on
the personnel of the 1889 General AS
sembly is still so meager as to make
most speculation of it's makeup and
leaders nothing but pure speculation,
but it seems a fair assumption that
there will be an even smaller cOntir-
gent of "antis" in Goth House and
Senate than there was in 1887.
Likewise, it appears that Represen-
tative D. Lacy McByrde, of Cumber-
land, is likely to be the most aggres-
sive and experienced "anti'' in the
House, with Willie Lee Lumpkin, SEN
ator-nominate from Franklin, playing
a similar role in the upper chamber.
Only one formidable foe appears to
challenge with any degree of logic the
tax and revenue policies of the adj
ministration. This one is Representa-
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-07
BARKER TO CONDUCT
VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN
Durham Contestant for Congress
Calls for RunOff Election
With High Point Man

Raleigh, June Z (AP)-Oscar
Barker, of Durham, said here to-
day he would enter a second pri-
mary in the sixth district against
Lewis r.. league, of High Point,
for the Democratic nomination to
Congress.
Il plan an active and aggressive
campaign said Barker.
In a field of eight candidates,
league got 1878 votes and Bark
er 1912 in saturdays primary.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-07
LIQUOR AN ISSUE
IN PITT OUTCOME
ABC Management, Custer
Against Sheriff, Other
Issues Cause Upsets
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
r. AV.n Ctr Walter Hotel

Raleigh, June THE liquor ques-
ton was supposed to be a highly
potent and controversial one as be-
tween legislators holding county con-
troll or Statewide referendum views
but it's greatest potency seems to have
been shown in Pitt county, where
there wasn't even the shadow of q
legislative issue in the rum question.
Yet the hardy perennial among po-
iitical problems brought complete
overthrow Of the county commission
ers in Pitt also brought an over
.wbeIming popular vote of confidence
in Sheriff S. A. Whitehurst and i;
sounded the death knell of Pitts pre-
sent board of Alcoholic Beverage Con
troll. whose members will go out just
az soon as the new county commits
sioners come in and get an oppor'
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-07
HOME WANTED FOR
SMALL TWIN GIRLS

Charlotte, June (AP)-Two
months old twin girls were being
cared for at hospital here today
while welfare authorities awaited
an opportunity to have them
adopted by suitable persons.
The babies were taken to the
hospital after their mother told
officers she wanted to give them
away because she was not able to
take care of them.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-07

Growing In
So. America
Ecuadorean Foreign
Office Charges Peru
Increasing Border
Defense

Quito, Ecuador, June 7.-(AP)-The
foreign office of Ecuador charged to-
day Peru was reinforcing border gar
risons with troops, bombing planes
and gun boats, despite promises to
abstain from force in the two nations
dispute over the Oriente jungle terri
tory east of the Andes.
A foreign office statement said Peru
had sent five bombers to reinforce
her garrison at Rocafuerte on the
Napo river, and had concentrated pro-
visional troops near the Ecuadorean
boundary at point near the Pacific
coast.
Three gunboats and ten planes had
arrived at Puerto Pizarro(, in this
area, the statement said, and three
Continued on Page Fo,1r1
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-07
STUDYING CASES OF
TWOCONDEMNED MEN

Raleigh, June 7.-(AFD- Paroles
Commissioner Edwin Gill said today
he was studying the cases of two men
Empie Baldwin, convicted of rape in
Columbus county, and Ben Sims, con-
victed of murder in Guilford, who are
scheduled to be executed at States
Prison Friday.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-07
Is SLAP AT WHITE HOUSE
INTERFERENCE, G. o. p. SAYS

Washington, June lap Chair
man John Hamilton, of the Repub-
lican National Committee, said today
Senator Gillette's democrat, Iowa.
victory in Iowa's primary "can only
be interpreted as a slap by the Demo
Gratis of Iowa at White House inter
ference in purely local contests"
simultaneously, Senator Wheeler
Democrat, Montana, whom Gillette
joined in fighting the Roosevelt court
Continued on Page Two0
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-07
LOUISBURG GIVEN
WPA STREET FUND

Raleigh, June (AP)-The WPA
announced ALLEGATION today OF $685.
1884 for seven projects, including
one at Louisburg to repair streets, for
$3.50.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-07
WEATHER
FOR NORTH CAROLINA

Partly cloudy, scattered show
ers Wednesday and in north ceTf-
trail portion tonight or Wednes-
day; slightly cooler in north CEN
trail portion wednesday.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-06-07

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