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The Phoenix index., 1940-02-03
Hefin, LaDson 7 oAppear
Before State Pardon
Board In Scottsboro Case

MONTGOMERY, Ala.-DNS)-
Thomas j. Heflin, ex-senator OF
Alabama and Atty.-Gen. T. S
Lawson have asked to appear be-
fore the State Board of Pardons
and paroles when the petitions
for freedom of the five SCOTS
boro Boys" come up for hearing al
special session February IS.
Ex-senator Heflin. defeated in
several political comback efforts,
and who on other occasions has
thrown his weight against the
Scottsboro Case principals, in writ
ing to the Board, failed to an
nounce his intentions, but he will
oppose the paroles.
Atty.-Gen. Lawson, a member of
the original prosecution, inherited
the position Of special prosecutor
from the late Thomas E. Knight
whose popularity in handling the
case doomed him to lieutenant
governor. The encouragement
naming prisoners.
Judge Alex Smith, chairman OF
said that he wanted to summarize
the history of the case and would
oppose the release of the five re-
the board, set Feb. Is as the date
rather than permit the hearing on
the routine docket the second
Tuesday in February, giving an
opportunity for persons who wish
to be heard" to present their sides
Parole petitions were filed Jan
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-03
Chi Sweepstakes
Winner Dies After
Second Operation

CHICAGO (ANP) Royal E
Spurlark, Sr., so, winner a year ago
of $4,000 in the Irish Sweepstakes,
died at Provident hospital Friday
morning of complication follow
ing his second major operation in
less than a month.
A Pullman porter who had two
years to go before being retired
Mr. Spurlark announced at tie
time of his good fortune that he
intended to continue working and
would use part of the winnings to
help his son finish law course at
local college. He took leave OF
absence to go to Ireland with his
attorney, William Temple, to col
icct
Two months ago he married AL
bertine Pickens, we'll known in
show circles. He first entered the
hospital several weeks ago for an
abdominal operation and it was
discovered at the time that a Sec
ond operation was imperative,
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-03
ISSUE WARRANTS FOR
MORE KLANSMEN

COLUMBIA, S. Ca N P)--
Warrants have been issued for IS
or IA more Ku Klux Klansmen on
charge Of flogging white auto
mobile mechanic, 1t was revealed
Monday by Chief j. Henry Jeanes
of the state constabulary. Seven
have already been arrested inclu6-
ing the state chief of staff, Fred
V. Johnson.
The mechanic, Lanier Pruivt, was
abducted and beaten shortly after
Christmas in a second trip to An
derson by the Khan On the first
trip Negroes only were terrorized
Although several were beaten III
recent months, no official action
was taken and arrests made un'.l
white man was yictimized.
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-03
Rivers, Stoddard
Ordered To Appear
Ia u. S. Court

ATLANTA, Ga.-(SNS)-
Judge Mascom G. Deaver, of the
middle Georgia federal district,
saturday signed a citation for Gov
ernor Rivers and Adjutant General
John E. Stoddard to appear before
three Judge federal court at
Macon on February IA to show
cause why w. L. Miller's petition
for a federal court injunction pre-
venting them from interfering with
ths state court injunction granted
Miller in his fight to regain the
chairmanship of the state highway
board should not be granted.
Attorneys for Miller had asked
the injunction on the ground that
the deposed chairman of the high
way board was being denied "due
process of law" as provided in the
fourth amendment to the federal
constitution.
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-03
Fate OF Antilwch Bill
Now Rests With Garner

to spend night in the Capitol
building, said this we'll known mali
Mr. Garner, it was pointed ou:
did nothing to stop the thing in it,
inception, and when the speaker
was asked why he didn't do some
thing, he demurred by saying il
wasn't his province to take charge
of another senator's fight.
AGAINST CLOTURE
Bringing the argument down 20
the invocation of the cloture rul-
ing, which was threatened last
year, the cloUure rule, in plain
language is merely an agreement
to vote on measure at a certain
time, which necessarily limits the
debate and the time a senator has
to speak Senators are against this
rule because the senate is the only
body in the world where a repre-
sentative of the people has the
privilege of addressing the body as
long as he so desires, or as 1oce
as he is able to stand.
Invoking the rule will bring bit
ter debate on the side before it is
passed, and there is little likeli-
hood that it will be passed.
However, Mr.. Garner now stands
between the devil and the deep
blue sea. put on the spot by the
very group of people whom ne
never gave much consideration.
Will Mr.. Garner follow the rules
of the senate in conducting the an
ti-lynch-bin through to eithe'
triumph or defeat, or will he eX-
hibit some of the characteristics he
has often expressed in private con-
versation with Negro newsmen aro
enforce the peculiar rules which
govern the conduct of affairs In
the upper chamber?
Mr.. Garner is o;l the spot
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-03

Cul AlS Oil l1lOCl fINW W1VAh b-AN
vice president last spring, this an
ti-lynch bill was brought to his
attention.
Mr. Garner openly expressed his
personal opinion of the bill but in
further conference said he had
tried to persuade some of his fell
low Texans to vote for It.
Basing his assumption on the
fact that the Democratic party as
such had obtained the Negro vote
in 1882 and had it again in 1856
it was the vice presidents hope to
snare this bloc for good by pass
ing the legislation that would ell
able the Democratic party to say,
1--WE gave you the anti-lynchirg
law"
CONNALLY BARRIER BEFORE
Only the stubbornness of Texas
Tom Cc.1nally blocked the passage
of the anti-1ynch bill, for Connaliy
is said to have told MI. Garner ne
wouldn't vote for it because he was
coming up for reelection that fail
and couldn't face his constituents
down in Texas if he didn't oppose
the bill.
Now Mr.. Garner is on the spot.
He is anxiously waiting the chance
to throw a monkey-wrench into
Mr.. Roosevelt's political plans and
wants to be President of the Unit
ed States.
When the anti-lynch bill comes
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-03

Senate also called upon that body
to protest to major league baseball
officials on the discrimination
against Negro players.
Another resolution demanded
thorough investigation of the New
York National Guard to stamp out
alleged subversive activities. in
connection with the arrest of the
10 Christian Front" members in
New York City and the re-
velaticn that several of the
prisoners were members of the
National Guard The resolution
proposed joint legislative COM
mittee with a $4,000 appropriation
to work with military authorities
in preventing a spread of evil in
luenceS" in the Guard.
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-03

OClOlC CllC ScI1dCe, WHICH, COul sc VIII
Mr.. Garner take?
Some are inclined to think that
he will take an open stand for the
bill and through mis- maneuvering5
which are among the cleverest po-
ltical moves into the world, shove
the bill through before the filibus-
ter can get started-which Senator
Tom Connally again promises.
CAN REMOVE SUSPICION
If he does this he will remove
some of the suspicion with which
the Negroes in the country regard
the would-be candidate yet on the
other hand, if he comes out for the
bill, he will win the undying en-
nifty of his fellows from his own
Southland.
1t has been said that Mr.. Garner
is opposed to any such bill being
passed and that his actions last
year in the senate supported the
weak filibuster the Democrats
staged. One noted Republican de
clared that, what the Democrats
staged was not real filibuster, for
only one filibuster in ten actually
succeeds. There were no night ses
sions, this speaker pointed out, and
if you want to kill filibuster.
force congress into night session
and have your debater on his feet
all night long,-no senator wants
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-03

gressor, Red Russia, has hurled
against them.
If any people, any nation is de-
serving of support from the liberty
loving and demccracy-cherishing
peoples of the world, Finland in
the past two months has certainly
demonstrated that it is the nation.
Nothing should be written to dis
courage the humanitarian efforts
of free-hearted Americans. who
1,icb To cnnfrihl1fn TO Finland dllr-
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-03

5 by DR.. Allen Knight Chalmers
pastor of New York;s famous
Broadway Tabernacle, in behalf OF
five original defendants who re.
main in prison-Clarence Norris,
Andrew Wright, Haywood Patter-
son, Charlie Weems. Ozzie Powell.
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-03
Let South ALone,,
Is Plea OF Editor

NEW K-(ANP)-The South will work out it's in
terracia problems more quickly effectively if
they relieved of help by politically minded sentimental
OF parryntormed outsiders says Arthur Robb noted ed
tor in recent issue of Editor and Publisher leading
publication.
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-03
Vice President Can Steer
Measure Through the Senate

WASHINGTON D. .C-(ANP)-Squarelv upon the broad
shoulders of John Nance Garner the fate the anynch
bill III the senate the reaches that august body
Known of the SfrewdeS political ntanpuators
the chair of the president of the senate Mr. has been
credited with defeating New Deal and passing
those he approves than person the administration
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-03

QUESTION: Name a female ten
mis- expert who with proper coach
ing( figures TO lick them all.
ANSWER: Katherine Jones.
The Phoenix index., 1940-02-03
Forgotten Refugees

WE HAVE NOTHING but the highest respect
and admiration for the Finnish people and the
ageous and valiant in which they are thus
far successfully defending their liberty against the
impossible odds of the greater force which the ag
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-08-22
Call Off Boone
Farm Meeting

Cancellation of the fourth an
nual Western North Carolina far
mers convention was made last
Monday by Fred Sloan, of Frank
lin, who is the western district
farm agent of the North Carolina
State extension service, accord
ing to R. E. Black, county farm
agent here.
Scheduled to take place at
ASTC Tuesday and "Wednesday
of this week, the meeting was
called off because of the condl-
ton of roads leading into Boone
No future date has been set and
it is thought that no meeting Will
be held a1ntil next summer.
Around 500 persons were ex-
pected to attend the meeting, in
Guiding several extension special
lists from Raleigh and IVA DEM
onstrators. The previous annual
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-08-22
Thousands Visit
Landslide Areas
Around Deep Cap
Described AS unbelievable"
Eight Dead, With Several
Others Injured.

cts unbelievable" spectators
who visited the landslide area at
Deep Gap this week by the thous-
ands, declared.
From the tops of mountains
over which the Blue Ridge Park
way runs, thousands and perhaps
millions of tons of dirt and rocks
swept downwards for miles in
four separate slides, smashed
highway 421 in several places,
destroyed two filling stations,
thirteen buildings, killed eight
: persons and injured four others.
Instead of enjoying the beauti-
full and breathtaking majestic
mountain peaks and awe-inspir-
ing panoramic views CT the val
legs, people from far and near
climbed over the debris along the
rugged highway and gazed with
utter amazement and astonish-
ment upon a phenomenal scene
wrought by mysterious mother
nature.
How and why it happened, no
body seemed to know exactly.
'There must have been some min
erals in the ground that had been
dissolved and the heavy surface
rains soaked the final remaining
soil that anchored those tons Of
earth to the mountains" Earl
Reeves, a native of Ashe who
runs general merchandise store
on the Boone side of the Gap ex-
planned.
In spite of the Sabbath day, en-
gineers worked all day Sunday
on plans for rebuilding highway
421. It is estimated that it will
take two months to get this road
open for travel between North
! Wilkesboro and Boone.
The known dead were: Andy
Green, three daughters and one
son and three have not been
found, Nina Todd, Iona Miller
and another Green child, Jimmie,
6-year-old son of Will Green. The
injured include Mrs. Andy Green,
Carlton girl, and Green girl
Bodies were found that had
been washed for miles below Sto-
ney Fork.
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4 H IN t ~ s1A 3
l11NA}%VlnCent Richards No

and slapped his shoulders and
told him how splendidly he had
played.
The next day he sat silently be-
tween Clark and Swanstrom and
watched the French doubles team
vanquish Hughes and Wheatley
in a torrid five-set struggle.
In the clubhouse Hughes was
slowly undressing; Wheatley sea-
ted on a bench loked up as they
approached and there were tears
in his eyes. Tough luck" Swan-
strom said truthfully, with kind
ness. 'The sort of match either
team might have won. They had
the breaks" Neither of the dou-
bles players spoke. The captain
slapped Wheatley on the back.
From further down the hall came
the cheerful, exultant voice of the
victOrs. France now only needed
one more match to keep the Da-
Wis Cup from being taken across
the sea to America.
Len received two letters that
night. He opened the one from
Dan Worthington first. Enclosed
within a plain sheet of paper was
a check for fifty thousand dol
lars. Automatically he put it in
his wallet. Then he slit the law
ender envelope, slowly opened
the folded sheets and read:
Lien: Father has arranged for
a speedy divorce. Richard has
asked me to marry him on the
second of August, his birthday,
and see no reason ;"
Slowly, tenderly he folded the
letter and put it in his pocket.
Tears, hot and singing, shame
lessly burned his cheeks. He
thought: Il must show them I'm
a good sport, a good loser. I'll
send some flowers. Yes, I must
not forget that - to send Grace
flowers. And also send back that
check tomorrow"
Clark, covered with perspira-
ton, eyes wild but happy, came
through the door. ''Got him!" he
said breathlessly and fell heavily
into the chair next to Len.
''That's fine" Len said without
enthusiasm.
'Now," said Clark, still breath
ing hard, eff you can do what nc
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one expects you can possibly do
=" he paused abruptly.
Didn't you get any sleep last
night?" Swanstrom added. ''You
looked wrecked. I'm almost in
clined to send Wheatley out there
in your place."
Len smiled grimly and went to-
ward the door. 'I'm all right" he
said, and went out.
At another time he would have
been conscious Of the full weight
of his responsibility. But on this
particular day, at this particular
time, he felt free from it all. He
was just going out to play cou-
pie of sets of tennis. He would
do the very best he could. There
would, he knew, be little dash
or fire to his performance; it
would be the cold, mechanical
play of a man who had been
trained to be accurate.
So there had been a baby. Per
haps boy. And he was-Would
have been-the father. But it was
dead. Dead because
The sun was terribly hot and
there was little air. The stands
remained strangely, ominously
quiet. Soon he realized that Le-
fevre, white teeth cleaning
against dark skin, was before him
offering a hand.
He walked to the far end of the
court and as the ball came toward
him stroked instinctively. He was
responding without volition. But
the racquet met the ball square
ly, evenly, and sent it spinning
over the net within the boundar-
les of the other white-chalked
area. How long they warmed up
he did not know.
The referees voice came ques-
tioning from above. Len did not
move. Then suddenly Lefevre,
like a bird in flight, was rising
on one toe and his racquet made
an arc in the air. The ball missed
the service box. Fault" came
from above in French. Again Le-
fevre was up on one toe and again
the ball came toward Len. This
time it landed inside the white
line and mechanically he swung
at it. The gut meeting soft ball
seemed to vibrate through his en-
tire body-the switch which cleo
trified him into action ..
Len remembered how Grace
had come to him from the train
the eevning she had left home.
To live on twenty-odd dollars a
week-with him. Incredible!
Wasn't that bravery? Why, she
was the most courageous, the
loveliest-he swung but the ball
seemed suddenly heavy and land
ed in the net. 'Monsieur Lefevre
leads" came the shrill French
voice from above, zone love;
change, please"
One love. One love. 1t reverbe-
rated through his brain. One love
was all he would even know.
Grace. Except, of course, this
other and Gas she claimed) great
er love-Oh, yes, it was his SER
vice. He threw the ball above his
head. The racquet was light in
his hand as he swung. The ball
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1940-08-22
ALL DAY NETTING TO
BE HELD THIS SUNDAY

An all day meeting will be held
at Pleasant Hill Methodist church
as usual the 4th Sunday in Aug
ust. The Rev. Carl Sturgill and
others will preach. Everyone is
invited to attend. The road has
been graded and services will be-
gin at 10 a. m. All singers are in
vited.
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CHAPTER TX
Synopsis

Len Rollins, tennis ace, dreamed
of being on the Davis Cup team.
Then he fell in love with Grace
WOrthingtOn, but Grace wouldn't
marry a man who regarded ten
mis- as his life's work. Len gave
up his cherished ambitions
partly because of his love for
Grace, partly because of bad in
jury to his ankle-and they were
married. But when his recovery
was complete his old love proved
too strong and he joined the Da-
Wis Cup team, in spite of Grace's
threat to leave him if he goes
abroad. -,
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SINGING CONVENTION SUN.

The Ashe county singing con-
vention will be held this Sunday
afternoon, August Is, at 1:3O in
the Phenix Baptist church at
Bina, Chairman Coleman Payne
announced yesterday.
Cali choirs and quartets in the
county are welcomed to enter"
he said, "and the public is cor
daily invited to attend the con-
Vention."
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and twisted sharply. Lefevre, off
balance, knocked it outside. Len
felt suddenly elated and as
quickly depressed.
So she was being married to-
day. Today of all days. To Rich
ard Whyte. BY the time he
walked off the court, in victory
or defeat, she would no longer be-
long to him. He felt a soft, small
hand trembling on his arm as the
paternal, kindly minister read
from his Bible; and outside it was
raining. 1t was raining, drumming
against the window panes-and
the radio played on-opening in
the far baseline corner! The rae
quet swept the ball toward the
spot; Lefevre reached it but could
not return the ball with strength.
He went to the net and smashed,
slanting it off at a sharp angle.
There was sudden thunder from
the stands and the boy was hand
ing three balls to Lefevre. Were
they even up in games then?
She was being married. And he
was here in Europe, playing ten
mis-. Father has arranged for a
speedy Divorce" He, Len Rollins,
was worth fifty thousand dollars
now, if he cared to be.
Well, he could do a lot with fiji
ty thousand dollars. Travel, keep
on playing without worry about
the future! There it was again,
damn it! Tennis. Always tennis.
Grace had left him because of it.
And now she was marrying Rich
ard Whyte.
The ball sped back and forth
across the net, it's soft hardness
against, the gut causing the rae
quets to sing. And then it was
past him and there was a roar
from the stands which continued,
short but awe-inspiring, as they
changed courts.
Il love you, Len, terribly" And
the way she quivered when he
held her close to him. How diff
ficult it was, after all, to peer
into the future. That first time
they ever had seen each other,
did either believe then that their
lives would have turned out like
this?
Another game was over and the
Frenchman, smiling slightly as
they passed each other, led four
to one. Yet somehow it did not
seem important; it did not mat
ter much whether he won or not
He returned the smile automatic
ally.
And that idyllic week, they had
known together in Florida
Shoulders touching as they sat on
the beach overlooking the blue
green water, trembling. He had
loved her very much then-and
always would. He did not know
the ball had passed him. 1t was
the wind in his eyes, of course,
that blurred his vision. But there
was no wind. Grimly he gritted
his teeth and stood waiting, but
something was wrong.
At last he realized that Lefevre
must have won the first set and
that he was standing foolishly at
the baseline awaiting the serve.
He walked slowly to the table
and sucked a lemon; washed his
face with a towel though the per-
spiration, despite the heat, was
slight. He had not yet cabled the
flowers. Perhaps he should have
done so before coming here to
the Stade. He must remember to
attend to it Immediately after
the match was over
(TO Be Continued
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AS Len walked off the court
Swanstrom Hughes, Clark and
Frank Wheatley came rapidly for
ward, faces beaming, congratula-
tory. Through lips tightly set he
murmured: "That's number onew
And though the others did net al
together understand they laughed
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meetings have been held at
WCTC, at Cullowhee.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25
by PHIL JONES

JEFF Davis, King of the
HoDoeS. wants railroads to
put benches in box cars so
the gentlemen of the road
may travel more comfortably.
They could also put in band
TO play that popular melody.
"Hallelujah, I'm Bumi"
Imperial valleys Mid-win-
ter Fair opens next Saturday,
March >. From the looks IF
things this is going to be the
biggest and best Fair we
have ever had. The Fair Board
anu the various committees
responsible for this annual
event deserve world of ere
dit for the work they have
done and are entitled to the
support and attendance of
every citizen in the Valley.
am taking this means of
inviting you to visit our booth
at the Fair and secure YOUR
FREE CHANCE on TWO
RAINIER WATER SOFTEN
ERS AND ONE WESTCO WA
TER SYSTEM to be given
away during Fair Week.
There are many advantages
in having Rainier Soft Water
Equipment installed in your
home. shaving is Il pleasure, I
shampoo in soft water
leaves hair glistening and
sOft-it makes better bath
for ba abies, adults. Water soft
ened the Rainier Way saves
on time. labor and health. Call
Phil Jones today-haVe him
explain the merits of Rainier
Water Softcner. Phone 27l.
Imperial Highway near El
Centre.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-02-25
LET'S MAKE IMPERIAL VALLEY
THE COMMUNITY Of
BEAUTIFUL HOMES"
Reciprocal Trade Treaties Win0.K K.
In House; Senate Approval Likely

WASHINGTON. Feb. %. fUPl-
Administration leaders today haileo
mouse passage of the bill extendine
the reciprocal trade program fo,
three years AS indication of earl,
approval by the senate.
Democratic and Republican senate
leaders predicted that the senate
would vote on the measure Within
Two weeks. Democrats said if vonld
De approved: Republicans still hoped
II could be defeated.
The house gave the admlnistra-
ton an overwhelming victory last
night by voting, 216 to l68. to con-
tlnue the trade program. Imme-
olateiy, expressions of qualification
came from President Roosevelt and
secretary OF State Cordell Hull
From the cruiser Tuscaloosa
ABOARD which he is fishing near the
Cocos islands, the president radioed
speaker William B. Bankhead con-
eratuiatlons or passage of the bill
by the house and asserted thai
senate approval would prove a force
Ior peaceful and prosperous inter
rational relations in the DAYS IN
come"
Hull stated briefly: Il am. and
l am sure. supporters of the pro