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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-17
FLOOD FUGITIVES
RETURN TO HOMES
Elba, Ala, Citizens Moved Out When
Pea River Levee Broke; Storm
Dead Now Five

Elba, Ala, March 17-(AP)-Many
Elba citizens who moved out of their
homes when a levee break left the
city unprotected from flood waters
began returning today. Virtually all
the 5000 citizens spent sleepless
night ready to flee if the flooded Pea
river engulfed the town as it did in
the disastrous 1929 flood. The river
began to fall today, but towns on the
stream and two other rivers braced
for flood crests yet to come.
The toll of dead from storms that
swept central Alabama early this
week mounted to five. The fifth
casualty previously unlisted, was
Negro killed Ity lightning. At least
so were injured and hundreds lief!
homeless by the storm before the flood
developed.
Southeast Alabama streams Wero
sent to- dangerous levels, after down
pours accompanying the storm reach
ed nine inches in some localities.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-17
RUSSIA CALLS ON
POWERS FOR PLAN
TOjAvO|D NEW WAR
Litvinoff's "Feeler" Omits
Germany, Japan and
Italy, But Includes
United States
TO DISCUSS SAVING
OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Lithuania-Po GLAND Disputes
Also Would Be Consider
ed at Meeting; Collective
Action To Avert "New
World Massacre" Urged
by Soviet Official
TO DISCUSS SAVING
OF CZECHOSLOVAKIA

Moscow, March 17.-(AF)-Foreig- 81
Minister Litvinoff today invited pow
ers other than Germany, Japan AND
Italy to discuss joint action aimed at
Checking further development of ag-
erosion and eliminating increased
danger of a new world massacre"
He made the proposal in behalf o.
the Soviet government. The invit 4
ton will be sent to the United States,
as we'll as other nations, because of
the danger of war growing out of Ger
many's annexation of Austria and
Polish-Lithuanian frontier conflicts.
Litvinoff said he was urging the in
vited powers, including the United
States, to discuss joint action to saw !:
Czcchoslovakia from attack by Ger
many and Lithuania from Polish ag
gression.
7 His formal statement .did@not men
ton specifically the calling of a con
ference, but he said exchanges he en-
visioned would be tantamount to a
conference.
In one of his rare press conferences,
Litvinoff indicated other powers
would be sounded out on methods
whereby collective action could be dis
cussed when Soviet ambassadors hal
presented his first proposals to other
governments.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-17
Wheeler Would Require
Congressional Approval
Before Orders Be-
come Effective
NORRIS OPPOSING
LIMITING POWERS
Would Give President
Sweeping Authority, De-
spite Threat to His Pet
IVA; Hull Declares Unit
ed States Must Hold Its
Rights in Seeking Peace

Washington, March 17.-(AP)-Sen-
ator Norris, Independent, Nebraska
told the Senate today he opposed limit
mo the power of the. President to re-
organize government bureaus. despite
the fact that the IVA could be i,,-
cluded in such a shake-up.
The Nebraska senator, known as the
father of IVA" said he was con
fdent the President would not dis
turb that agency in shuffling bureaus
under terms of the pending rcorganl-
cation measure.
Even as Norris was speaking, pro
ponents and opponents maneuvered t.
line up votes on the controversial
Wheeler amendment to the measure.
The vote was expected to be close
on the amendment, to require that
the President submit reorganization
orders to Congress before they become
effective.
Secretary of State Hull, declaring
America must hold to it's right in It's
quest for world peace, laid down.
meanwhile, policy of arming for pro-
lection agat st "Laterl1ationaB lRw-
lessness."
1t is my considered judgment that,
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-17
War Secretary and Three
Colleagues Demand Stiff
"a er Foreign Policy
by Chamberlain
DEMANDING SUPPORT
TO PROFESSIONALLY.
More Positive Policy To-
ward Spanish Civil War
Also Desired; Government
of Premier Chamberlain
Imperilled by Vigorous
Demands Being Made

London, March .-(AP)-Informed
sources said today Prime Minaste~
Chamberlain's government was i'm
perilled by vigorous demand for a
change in foreign policy by his secre-
tary for war, Leslie Hore-Belisha.
The war secretary's demand, these
sources said, confronted the prime
minister with a virtual ultimatum
and foreshadowed the possible recall
of Earl Baldwin, Chamberlain pre-
decessor, and his resigned foreign sec
rotary, Anthony Eden, to lead the con-
sentative forces.
Hore-Belisha was said to he support
I'd fully by Malcolm Macdonald, sec
rotary of the dominions, and possibly
by the secretary of state for Scot
land, w. Elliott, and Minister of Agri-
culture w. S. Morrison.
The war secretary was described as
demanding a firm declaration of Bril-
fish support for Czechoslovakia AMI
a more positive policy toward the
Spanish civil war.
The informant said Chamberlain
faced the difficult choice of radical
ly changing his foreign policy to re.
assert Britain's age-old support of thu
balance of power, or accepting the re-
signation of four of his younger cab
met members.
This might have vital effect on the
stability of the government.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-17
HOLTSCLAW CRIME
IN 1919 REVIEWED
Michigan "Good Citizen"
Once in States Death
Row; Woman in 1t
Daily Dispatch Bureau.
Tn thu Cir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, March 17.-In all the hull
laballo over rehabilitation" OF Kohle''
Holtsclaw, alias Frank Bentley, who
was brought back to North Carolina
after having been what his friends
call model citizen" for twelve years
if seems to have been completely
overlooked that he was convicted by a
North Carolina jury for first degree
murder as the result of row over
q girl: that he was originally SER
fenced to die in the electric chair.
from which he was saved by execu-
five clemency of Governor Beckett
who committed the sentence to 30
wears in prison.
According to the opinion of Justice
Brown, of the North Carolina Su-
irene Court, which reviewed and up
held the death sentence, Holtsclaw
deliberately and coolly fired two shots
into the head of John w. Gabriel on
December 20, 1919.
In his opinion the judge wrote:
mo words passed between the de-
PENDANT and the deceased. according
to the States witness, preceding the
shooting. The deceased was leaning
over the hood of his automobile Cat
49, nooa
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-17
CASTONIA SLAYERS'
TRIAL NEARING END
One Negro Turns States Evidence Ill
Accusation of Killing Rent
Collector

Gastonia, March 17.-(AP)-Cour1
attaches said early today that tht
case of Chirner Dee and James Stur.
gis. Negroes, charged with murder
in the Staying of A. Hoke Davis, Gas.
tonia businesses man, probably would
go to the jury by afternoon.
The State concluded its evidence
last night after Dee had turned State
evidence and named Sturgis as the
actual slayer.
Davis was found dead in his car on
a lonely road near here several weeks
ago. Police said he had been roppeo'
strangled and beaten.
Dee testified he spent part OF the
money taken from Davis and said the
Staying occurred in his home. But II
was Sturgis who killed the rent col
lector, Dee said
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-17
Mother Kills Six OF Her
Nine Children As Result
OfHer Poverty And Need

Curtis" in each case, said the chill
dren were lying dead in their beds in
one room when he arrived at the scene
about midnight.
Sheriff J. B. Sample was summoned
nv one of the older children, Travis
16.
The sheriff said he found the wo
man alone in the woods 400 yards
from the scene of the slaughter.
Mrs. Curtis said in a statement to
Lane, according to Lane:
"I was unable to care for them
that is, not physically able, and not
able in the way of money. had MOI
undressed when I went to bed, and
was thinking about killing them wner
I went to bed. I knew it was WRONG
to kill these children. I did not XII
the oldest one, James Travis, because
he is big enough to work for himself
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-17

Center, Texas. March 17.-(AP)-A
mother who told officers she was Il.
and unable to provide for her family
Killed six of her nine children at /
lonely farm near here last night, KISS
ing each Of them goodbye before ana
after shooting them as they slept.
District Attorney w. Lane said ne
would file murder charges against
Mrs. Lille NJ Curtis, 38, who was un-
DER five-year suspended sentence Tor
staying her husband, Robert Curtis
A, in 1886.
The slain children were Marcie JACK
.; Margie Rec, z; Robert, .; Blil'e
burke, 10, girl; Gloria Jean, H. ana
I. 0. Curtis, Is.
Justice of the Peace Ben Eddlns
Who returned an inquest verdict OF
death at the hands of Lille May
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-17
STATE AUTHORITY
OKAYS REA PLANS
Sampson, Fender, Bladen and Duplin'
Counties To Have Own
Generating Outfit

Raleigh, March II (AP)vThe State
Rural Electrification Authority voted
to approve today a petition of the
Four-County Electric Membership
Corporation for a project involving
erection of 142 miles of rural electric
lines and a generating plant in Sanp-
son, Fender, Bladen and Duplin coun-
ties.
The board acted on the basis of an
approval granted in 1886 for 3D.
mile project of the Sampson County
Electric Membership Corporation,
now enlarged, and after being told by
A. Mel. Graham, attorney for the
four-county group, that Federal funds
to the extent of $4,000 had been al
located.
The approval was for construction
of all lines as shown on map filed
with the authority.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-17
Hundreds of Others Are In
jured in Attacks, All
Within Space of
Thirteen Hours
SIX TENEMENTS IN
CITY ARE CRUSHED
IL Dead in Direct Hit On
Shoe Factory; Insurgents
Claim Complete Control of
Caspe in March Eastward
to Mediterranean; Claims
bv Government

Barcelona, Spain. March 17.-(AP) :
Eight insurgent aid raids in thirteen
hours today and last night took al
least 284 lives in this capital of gov
eminent Spain. Hundreds were injur-
ed. Casualty lists still were inconl
plete.
The stricken city was cleaning uf
the debris, gathering bodies and car
ing for the wounded, OF SIX nlght
time attacks when the daylight bonn
bardment started.
At 7:45 a. m. (2:45 a. m. eastern
standard time) came a new rain o.
death from the skies. Rescue squads
rushed out to probe the debris on,
to be driven to cover at 1925 a. M
when bombs started falling again If
the central part of the city.
In this eighth raid explosives blast
ed apart homes in poor residential
district. There, five or six buildings
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-17

which four persons were injured.
Mrs. A. L. Williams, 33, of Ocear
City, N. j., was killed and her mothec
Mrs. Elizabeth Huff, 81, injured, wher
their automobile overturned on 9
curve near Henderson, N. G.
Two accidents in the vicinity Of
Asheville took two lives and left five
persons nursing injuries.
Three persons were treated in &
Florence, S. c., hospital today for in
juries received in an automobile col
lision last night which took one life.
A car overturned near Raleigh yes
terday and Mrs. Rex Davis, Of Wake
county, was killed.
A man identified by his drivers IL
cense as George w. Davis, of Detroit
Mich, was found dead in an auto
mobile near Danbury, N. C.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-17

and bitter CIVIL war.
The fuehrer summoned the Reich
stag to meet Friday to hear "a decla-
ration and the marked emphasis,
placed on Spanish events by govern
ment spokesman indicated Spain may
be an important subject of that de-
claration.
No one, as usual, professed to know
exactly what Hitler, Europe's man of
surprises, had in mind.
But, officials said, there was not in
prospect any critical development in
the Lithuanian-Polish crisis at Ger
mans backdoor, or elsewhere.
"The story is in Spain, not in north
ern Europe" the foreign office spokes
man said.
even Vienna has practically ceased
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-17
GERMANY IS NOTED
FOR its POOR TACT
Hitler's Attitude Alienates
Nations; Mussolini
Wanted Austria
By CHARLES p. STEWART
Central Press COIumniSt

Washington, March 17.-Germany
to say the least, is a tactless country.
Whatever it does, it does in fash
ion to prejudice all neutrals against
ito drive them in the direction of
anti-German immortality.
When the World War broke out I
do not think that, right from tn :
jump, American feeling was much, if
any, hostile to the Teutons Few of us
were familiar with the merits Of the
controversy. If Berlin's propaganda
had been halfway intelligent it could
have made out a pretty good case in
support of it's argument that Britain
had goaded the Fatherland into a pc
Icy of belligerency in behalf of its
right to "place in the sum-" German
Americans we're reasonably popular
among u.s. We liked their "vereins"
and other societies. And we were not
particularly enamored of the English
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-17

to interest statesmen. The Austrian
anschluss (union with Germany IS
a closed chapter"
Fuehrer Hitler returned to Berlin
yesterday from his triumphant visit
to Nazified Vienna, met by an honor
guard of infantry and cheered by Ber-
lin crowds enjoying specially pro-
claimed holiday.
Speaking briefly from the chacel-
Tory balcony at the insistence of the
throngs, he said: "You can readily
imagine how happy I feel to see al.
Germandom solidly behind me-"
It was thought likely his Reichstag
message Friday would include an ella /.
boration of the events of the past
month.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-17
lis Violent
N.C.Deaths
InFebruary
Figure Includes lO4
"Preventable" AC-
cidents; 81 Suicides,
81 HOmicides
Daily Dispatch Bureau,

Raleigh, March 17.-Preventable ac-
cidents claimed 1O4 lives in NORTH
Carolina during the month of Feb
ruary, according to the monthly re-
port of the Bureau of Vital Statlstlcs
of the State Board of Health, of when
DR.. R. T. Simpson is director.
Of these, 55 were caused by auto
mobile accidents and four were the
result of automobile-train crashes. In
the corresponding month of 1897, ~
died as auto crash results and three
We're victims of a train-car collision.
Air transportation was responsible
for one February death, just as IN
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-17
FAYETTEVILLE ASKS
GAS RATE CHANGES

Fayetteville, March 17.-(AP)-Al-
dermen and county commissioners
adopted a resolution today at a spe-
cial meeting calling upon State Util:-
ties Commissioner Stanley Winborna
to remove what they termed discri-
minatory petroleum freight rates be-
tween Wilmington and Fayetteville.
The resolution said 3he lower rates out
of Wilmington operated to the de+ri-
ment of Fayetteville in the Cape Fear
trade.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-17
SLIGHT GAINS FOR
COTTON AT MIDDAY

New. York, March 17.-(AP)-Cot'
ton futures opened three points high
er to four lower today on irregular
Liverpool cables, trade buying and
foreign selling. May advanced from
8.92 to 8.95, but shortly after the first
half hour was again 8.92 with the list
one point net lower to one higher. May
at midday was 1874, and the market
generally was one to four points net
higher.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-17
284 Killed In Barcelona In
Eight Znsurgent Air Raids
Highway Accidents Kill
Ten In Carolinas In Day
(By The Associated Press.)

(By The Associated Press.)
A survey showed today at least
ten persons lost their lives i'm high
way accidents in the CarOlinas
yesterday, while an eleventh was
found dead in car apparently
slugged to death.
The heaviest casualty toll resulted
from crash of an automobile into
the rear of a truck at Ridgeland, 8
c., when three were killed They wer.
identified as Robert H. Garrison, Jr.
20, of Washington, D. c., sports re
porter for the Washington Post; Earl
V. Weatherford, about IS and Mac
guerite B. Weatherford, about 80, both
of Key West, Fla.
Two women died in an automobile
bus collision near Manning, S. c., in
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-17
France Will
SpeedPlans
ForAr1ning
Huge Budget Decid-
ed on for Naval and
Aircraft E q u i p :
ment To Be Rushed

Paris, March 17.-(AP)-An imme-
date increase in French ornaments
in view of Europe's war clouds, was
announced by Premier Leon Blum to-
day as he presented his new peoples
front government to the Chamber of
Deputies.
The French cabinet authorized ex
traordinary ornaments expenditures
of 1855, 100000 francs (about $134
0O0,000), and announced it would ask
the Chamber of Deputies immediately
to open exceptional national defense
credits in view of Europe's war
threats.
The minister said an order to speed
up rising of rearmament funds was
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-17
CHILDREN'S DEATHS
INCREASE IN STATE

Raleigh, March 17.-(AP)-An in
crease in deaths from diseases pre-
valent among children was noted to-
day in February, compared with Feb
ruary a year ago, the vital statistics
bureau of the State Board of Health
reported today.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1938-03-17
Hitler To Speak Friday
About Spain IS Civil War

Berlin March II AP)Reichuehrer Hitler curtaling his
triumphant Nazed Austria because of increasing
W of affairs in other parts of Europe give to the world to-
important Spain and her long
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Milford chronicle., 1938-11-18
vices.
Cottage Prayer Services
Mrs Fred Wilson. canfain Mrs

We invite you to attend these SER
Milford chronicle., 1938-11-18
MeCOLLEY'S CHURCH
Rev. o. r. Rice. Pastor
Sunday, Nov. 20th

oUUUdy, NOV. lUIII
Sunday School service at 1870 p.
m, in charge of Harvey E. Penuel,
superintendent of the school.
At 2:90 p. m. worship with sermon
by the pastor.
On Wednesday evening. Nov. 23rd
this church as well as Union Church
will meet in the Glendale Church for
a Thanksgiving service. Sermon by
the pastor. Come and enjoy the SER
vices. Special music.
Rev. Rice baptised little baby and
received two into the McCOlley Chur-
oh raoant1v
Milford chronicle., 1938-11-18
MILLSBORO

Mr.. and Mrs. John Cordrey enter.
tanned their club at a bridge part,
last Thursday evening.
Mrs. John Williams, Mrs. Preston
Williams, Mrs. Twiford Collins and
Miss Blanche Steele spent last
Thursday in Wilmington.
Miss Phyllis Lenhart and Miss
Ethel Steele, both students at Bea-
com College in Wilmington, spent
the weekend here with their par
ents.
Mrs. H. B. Hickman was a visitor
in Dover one day last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph X. Lingo,
Mrs. Clarence Lingo and son Clar-
ence were in Philadelphia last
Thursday.
Mrs. Walter Belts spent last week
in Philadelphia with Mrs. Fred H.
Burton and Mrs. Hilda B. Jones.
Mrs. Fred Williams of Philadel-
phia was in town last week from
Tuesday to. Thursday, when she took
her mother, Mrs. Fayetta Barker,
home with her to spend the winter
months.
Mrs. Harley Mitchell is getting
along nicely after an operation for
in the Milford Memoir
ial Hospital.
Rev. and Mrs. l.. E. Wimbrow and
sons visited friends near Washing
ton a part of last week and Mrs.
will not return until
Thursday of this week.
Milford chronicle., 1938-11-18

H. B. Hickman was in Philadel-
phia for a day last week.
Elton Godfrey and Mrs. James
Mitchell, both of whom have been
very iii. are much improved.
Mrs. H. B. Mitchell, Barbara Nit
ehell, Anne Carey and Mrs. E. E.
Carey spent last Thursday in VIII
mington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Jarmon and
son, Walter, Jr., OF Schwenksville,
Pa. spent the weekend here with
Mrs. Jarman's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert E. Coffin. They drove home in
a new 1889 Chevrolet ON Sunday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. William ]. Rose have
been entertaining relatives from
Censreville, Nd, and Franklin City,
Va.
Mrs. Walter Kemp and daughter
Barbara of Newport. spent Thursday
and Friday with Mr.. and Mrs. J. A.
Burton.
Milford chronicle., 1938-11-18
WARWICK

Funeral services were held Mon
day afternoon at O'Clock in Conley's
Chapel for Cornelius M. Hudson, II
years old. farmer and sportsman
who died of heart attack Thursday
night of last week at his home near
Angola, with burial in the Chapel
church-yard. He is survived by his
wife. five daughters and two sons.
Several from here attended the
Return Day" celebration at George
town on Thursday of last week, an
old Sussex tradition of going to the
county seat to hear the official re-
suits of general election.
An OK roast climaxed the days
festivities as the folks learned who
won.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Wilson and
family of Harrington were recent
weekend guests of her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. l.. r. Lingo, near Long
Neck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Foster ShahOn were
guests Of Mrs. Rachel Collins
in Georgetown.
Mrs. w. ID. Burton was a recent
guest of her sister. Mrs. Gertie Cor
bitt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Linden Short and son,
Harold. of Georgetown, spent the
weekend at their cottage at River
iale Park. ON the Indian River.
Mrs. L. r. Lingo visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph Blizzard on Sunday.
Milford chronicle., 1938-11-18
Methodist Episcopal Church
Robert E. Green. Minister

Church School 9:45 A. NJ. Uric
Morris, general superintendent.
When Thanksgiving Day was first
founded the people were ready to
give thanks to Almighty God for a
very little of the material things OF
life they had received. Today with
the blessings this generation is re-
ceiving. let us make this Sunday a
red-letter day in the church school
by every member and friend OF the
school being present TO express our
appreciation for the blessings of this
Thanksgiving season.
Morning worship IL o'clock. Sen
ior Choir will sing anthem. Sermon
subject. THE Pilgrims Conquest of a
New Kingdom"
Youth Service $50 P. NJ, in Col
Inns building, with interesting speak
er and program.
Junior EpwOrth League $3.50 p NJ.
Union Evangelistic services of the
Methodist churches of the town will
be held in the NJ. p Church Sunday
night at 1880 o'clock. Evangelist
Mrs. Albert Huntington will bring
the message, and also play special
music. Beginning Monday evening
the services will be held in the NJ.
E. Church, with following special
evenings:
Monday. Nov. 21-Sunset of Life
service. Special service for the aged.
Transportation will be provided for
those who have no way to attend this
service. .e
Tuesday. Nov. 22-Lodge, Grange
and Club Night All of the various
fraternal organizations and clubs of
the town are invited to attend in a
body.
Wednesday, Nov. % - Union
service. All the church
es of the town are invited to partici-
pate in this service. Thanksgiving
hymn sing will take place.
Thursday, Nov. 24-Fan1ily Night.
Families are invited to attend and
in the pew together.
Friday. Nov 25-Sunday School
and Youth Rally night.
Milford chronicle., 1938-11-18

Mrs. Matte Dodd is spending this
week with Mrs. Emily Rowland in
Lewes and Mrs. Ebert Evans in
Millville.
Mrs. Ollie T. Atkins spent the
weekend in Philadelphia.
Wilbur S. Shockley, II. B. Mitch
ell and Charles Mitchell attended the
-Drexel Institute football
game in Newark on Saturday.
Wayne Burton also attended the
game and remained in Newark for
the alumni festivities at the college.
E. e. Carey is in Biloxi, Mississ-
ippi, this week attended ing the Ma
tional Convention of Treasurers, Au-
ditors and Comptrollers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur Shockley and
daughter Barbara returned TO their
home in Rochester, n. ". on sun
day after ten days visit here with
Mrs. Matte Shoskley.
The masquerade party given by
the Be Ye Faithful Auxiliary last