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?H The Daily Independent ? 190S COMBINED WITH THE INDEPENDENT, A WEEKLY ESTABLISHED BY W. 0. SAUNDERS IN 1908 1936 ^?a???i?irouM?^^^^ !. ? Total No. 235 rubii,h..j Kt..r? j?.? ^ i;y rh, i.,.in?,.mien> i*ut>iisi>ing Co. ELIZABETH CITY, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 3, 1937 Ent?r?d ?t theu^fnf^,1^i^"^frth ('ilT- N- ?- SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS issoliiii )n fers i Crisis .... Mis-ion \\ ith ?r.iiany's War inister miry Action ,?:i i III S'olir\ lo ! " >; in ami lius-?ia > ? \j>r tril Li.P - Premier mid t"tie German !'. d Marshal Wer t; an:lu discussed ef open warfare .< Spain in event of >>s;ve" incident. <r:eb that Mu.solini - mussing men and .urge scale inter- , an action that ;lunge Europe into Adolf Hi ier of G?r in concert with II greatest warship. - : ir action. . ? .many were said by planning military ho loyalist govern . n .a and perhaps . .n " th? loyalists' if the London . a committee or . . - to prevent further ...i at such as the : -he Nazi "pocket" ?)< ; schland at Iviza : .an naval auxiliary Prima de Major arrrmd action. :.t-controlled Italian : :. > d on Page Three) kii\ Gels .-ioriea I irkers ? 1 hi the I'tiM '?????? a*!*' i ir-1 As ?.???!* I'ui I j) This Week ; ilvu ilii/alr-th i'l become ar mc (f the history : " county thru two 1 ? : erected here t::c Stare Historical ?1: - call attention af the state's first and the state's first i'i- u tv instituted >:.k county. X ruber A 13. which is ? l>- ;ri street, rust Ehrinjthaus street it'ads as follows' Ciuslrs Griffin ' . coun* v the first . in N. C\. 1707-08." ; marker. Number A East Ehringhaus . < ! ? he Read street ?eacis as follows: j a. j v The Albemarle ? r.obly. nit ia I law m Carolina, first In this area." A;bcmarle Assem fTali's creek and the was located at Sy- j h"t the Seatc His- j siea requires that . d on i ? Thni ) vr ifi(>e I censes I \'ew Record .}/ ty .?! ?. . is -U' '' of i>- -Is J. C. Spence rnon'h oi May set an ii f- r .lay and isiam .d ti v i'd a record year Cupti in P. sijuotank nii'cho: of alar tick her. from Jai. tary 1. Mav .1 1931. >vas 190. ? is -.listatur-d hrough nriaii ?if r of '. e year, the v ii 4: <:reab.e r i- p">>i. high >f 1036. ' lota, for < first five this a ; made up Jar:'.-;.' ?* 1 February. 37 33. May. 39. o :nsf'.s vas t t i ? i *er issued ntv 4 he nonih ????WMWIinr TT??win Chateau de Cande ? Wedding Scene Lid ward And M Will Wed Today & Civil Ceremony By Mayor Wis! He Followed By Rites of Church of England By a Volunteer IJy WEBB M1U.KR Mollis. I'miice. .Ill 110 2. (U.R) i Ju- Duke of W indsor and i .Mrs. W'allis W'arlicld will lie married tomorrow according! !o the riles of llie ('.luirch of r.ngland hy a former Liverpool sireet preacher who came here in delianee of the edict of! the highest church authorities. The vicar, IWv. It. Anderson .lardine. a tali, nigged man from the north of Kngland, will marry them before a hast ily-improvised altar made of an old oak chest and a while sheet pressed into service as an altareloth. - ? ? ? JL. F.nal Preparations ?? A crc:>s was ordered tonight1 from Paris and will be here in the morning. While British officialdom. which lias sought consistently to ostra cize the wedding, and tlie Eng lish church which barred any of its members from marrying the former king and his American born divorcee, virtually ignored die approaching ceremony, tlie ic-v. Jaidine left lus Darlington parish and traveled here alone. "1 am going to marry mv king."; announced as lie stepped out of a taxi at the gates cf the Clia cau de Candc. Airangements were quickly set-' I d After a civil ceremony per-, formed by the mayor of Ivlonts. ?ii? former king and his bride will P into the music room of the) ' bateau where guests will be will ing. Ai Temporary Altar A' 11:temporary altar erected :irar the window. Edward ami tin dark hailed American woman for v.hose love lie gave up an empire, will kneel on cushivns. 'liie first ceremony w.li be at Dl Kf; OF WINDSOR 11:30 o'clock and th" .second 35 1 niinu!< . l i'cr. Mr... Warfield will wear no /lowers hut will carry an ; English prayer-bonk for the re ligion.. cer mony. 'Conlamed on Page Three) I Wally's Wedding Wardrobe Is .Described I By MARY FEXTKESS Monts, Franco, June 2. -(U.R) Wail is Warfield will be married j temc: row in a gown of "Wallis blue" crepe. a shade between pas tol and hyacinth blue which ex actly matches her eyes. This new shade. Edward's fa- ( vorite blue, was dyed especially for her by Mainbocher. and is the krynctc of her trousseau of 80 dresses and 40 hats. The floor-length wedding gown is made with a high, draped neck J I iino and is worn Willi a fitted, lon:;-sl( fvod jacket of ilio same! vVailis b!:;e." The jacket is Hur led slightly at tlio shoulders to give iukness and is shirred m a baud at me high neck and again a- the small, crepe-covered but tons. Wrist-length gloves arc of the same blue crcpc. as arc her small, high-heeled, open-work sandals. Her hat, a Caroline Rcboux cre ation. is a tiny skull cap cf "Wal lis blue" straw with a turncd-back halo brim of blue tulle. A bandeau of blue and pale pink ostrich feathers is placed snugly against (Continued on Page Three) Tn^lisli (iOiiplcs Kush To (iet Licenses Today London, June 2.?(U.R'?Ro mantic London couples deter mined to marry on the same day, at the same hour as the Duke of Windsor and Mrs. Wallis Wallis Warficld stormed London's marriage registry of fices today. "I've tried my best to squeeze in three couples at the same hour, besides about a dozen others later in the day," a West End marrying registrar said. "I don't recall ever before having such a rush on an or dinary day." MRS. WALLIS WARFIELD i)uke oi' Vv iiiiisor lias Money and Titles .,. No Job : R: i-w.; a ? v us | lo Itiiidnnti r ) i.T ;? ' ranee ./line 2. 'll.R) - i i Cuke a:id Ouehess of Wind :r> v. .ii l ice the future foil: wing t.h"ir wedding tomorrow with pltn'y nf title.;, two separate, fat bank accounts but no job. Th ? British government found mean; of officially and socially os fa' i ing tomorrow's simple eere m i;v at Cande castle, but there was nothing in the code books w-< h r.nki piwf it the Balti more t.r'le becoming a duchess i:nin Ucv and autor.ia icahy upon marriage. Nor could ui" government in terfere in a puvar" arrangement between the ctuke and the royal, family whereby the duchess gets a $500,000 marriage settlement, the income of which is to be hers for life regardless of whether or | not ihc duke precedes her in death. On the eve of the wedding there v. talk that the duke and his 'Continued on Page Three) justice Van Devanter is zVo Longer On Bench V. Wasnington. June 2.?(U.R>?For the fir t time since he assumed of fice. President Roosevelt ha; au thority to appoint an associate justice of the supreme court, due to the retirement today of Justice Willi.- Van Dcvanter. Van Devanter. dean of the high tribunal by virtue of his 25 years of ervice. spent the day of his apartment getting ready to leave for Irs farm in nearby Maryland. Lat r n he plans to go to Canada on vacation but he will spend most of his time at his farm. Mr. Roosevelt is expected to send lue senate the name of Van Devanter':; successor before the clcsv of the session, although there ji. no indication he v.iil do so at | once. There is no provision for re cess appointment-, to the supreme j court, so that in order to avoid | j an eight-member bench when the | I court reconvenes on Oct. 4 con- j i firmation will have to be made I i . I ! this session. j Van Devanter's departure re- J ! duces the definitely conservative i : bloc on the court from four to I i three. President. Roosevelt has | said he will appoint a new liberal I to replace him, raising the liberal ; strength from three to four. The balance of power is held by Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes and Justice Owen J. Roberts, both of whom have been voting consist - | ently in recent months with the j I liberals. Hour-Pay J Measure Defended Constitutionality Up held by Govern ment Attorney Former 'Dark Era' Would Remove Blemish of the Rejection of 1918 Child Labor Law Wa hington, June 2.?(U.R)?As- ! sistant Attorney General Robert I H. Jackson, one of the new deal's , ablest lawyer, today urged con- ? press to challenge the supreme ! court's "dark era" invalidation of the federal child labor law in 1918 by enacting the administration's new wage and hour bill. Appearing as the first witness ; before a joint hearing of the sen- j ate and house labor committees as ! Ihe newest piece of reform legis- j lation started on its way through ; congress, Jackson stoutly defend- ; cd the constitutionality of the ! measure. It proposed to tet up a nt w federal commission to regu- ! late hours and wages in industries j whose products flow into inter- j talc commerce. Not Unconstitutional Jackson denied under question- . (Continued on Page Three) I Shouldn't Dig Spuds Until Fifteenth Growers This Sect ion Urged to Hold Off; Some Already Digging That Irish potato growers of j Northeastern North Carolina j should not throw their crop on 1 she market before June 15 f they : expect to receive a fair price is j the opinion expressed by men in close touch with the potato sit- | nation. To throw vlns section's tremen-1 dous potato output on the mar- I ket this week or next would un-1 doubtedly depress the marke* and I cause all growers to receive a low price for their potatoes, accord- | ing to those who have studied the market vh s year. On the other hand, if this section holds back its potatoes until the week of the 14th, most of vhe potato crop south of here will have been moaned up and there should not be many competitive new pota toes on the market. K is believed here that most of the growers in this section arc in no hurry to dig their potatoes and will wait at least unt;l 'the 10th of the month to begin dig ging. However, several growers in Currituck county already are dig ging and several in this county are scheduled vo begin today and I others may iollow suit. Indication's arc thai the price (Continued on Pate Three) Griffin And C. Barklcy G u i 11 y ?> Johnnie Frizzcllc Gels Sentence of Three to Five Years Clarence Barkley and Ralph Morris were found guilty of pos session of illicit liquor by a jury in Pasquotank superior court yes terday and will have sentence im posed upon them at today s ses sion. It is expected that sentence will be imposed at the same time upon other offenders who have been convicted at the term. The second trial of Billy Hook er, charged with robbery of the Chesson Manufacturing company commissary, was taken up late yesterday and will be continued this morning. Hooker was tried earlier in the term but a mistrial was declared after the jury failed to reach an agreement. Johnnie Frizzelle was sentenced by Judge Claw-son Williams to serve from three to five years in state prison following his convic tion on a charge of forgery pre (Continued on page the) 'Blizzards Roost' Injunction Denied ? 1 Court Upholds PWA1 Grant South Caro- | lina Project Greenville, S. C.( June 2.?(U.R)? Right of the public works admin- I istration to make a $2,852,000 loan , and grant for the Buzzards Roast j power project in Greenwood coun- j ty. South Carolina, wa.: upheld j late today by U. S. District Judge I J. Lyles Glenn, Marking a new step in the case which has been fought through the circuit court of appeals and the U. S. supreme court, Judge Glenn filed a decision upholding legality of Greenwood county's plans for the giant hydro-electric i project. The decision dismissed the pe- j tition of the Duke Power Co., for j a permanent injunction against j Greenwood county and PWA Ad- | ministrator Harold L. Ickes. Duke j power had sought to enjoin grants which would have made possible j construction. Also dismissed was the power | company's petition for an injunc tion which would have prevented the county from borrowing feder al funds. The Duke power injunction fight over Buzzard's Roost was the first private utility challenge of prop riety of such grants to reach the U. S. cupreme court. Although Judge Glenn refused the injunction today, the funds still will b? tied up by yesterday's supreme court action accepting an (Continued on Page Six) ABC Pays Off For First Quarter Oily and County Kcal izr a 810.309.63 Divi dend from Operations Elizabeth City and Pasquotank county profited to the extent of S10.309.fi5 from the operation of the Pasquotank ABC store during the first quarter of 1937 ending March 31. according to the audit of the store's affairs turned over to city and county official.- yes terday by the firm of Bundy & Moran. Under the current method of dividing the profits of the store in accordance with the ra tio of assessed values in city and county to the total asse sment, Elizabeth City will receive 55.026 per cent, or $5,672.99. and Pas quotank county 44.974 per cent, or | $4,636.66. The audit report shows that I during the three months 49,628 j units of goods were sold for $41,- | 853.70 at a gro. s profit of 33.45 j per cent, or $13,997.82. Deducting j (Continued on Page Six) | Amelia Ear hart Is In Car pipit of Venezuela Carpipito. Venezuela. June 2.? <U.R)?Amelia Earhart Putnam end ed the second leg of her projected jeastbound flight around the world tonight, landing here after a short overwater hop frcm San Juan. P. R. She landed shortly before noon, j intending to take off immediate ly after refueling and fly to Para jmaribo. Dutch Guiana, but later ! decided to remain here overnight land fly to Para, Brazil tomorrow. The flight over the Caribbean 'to the South American coast was i made in four hours. 28 minutes. iThe tousle-headed American flier was greeted by local officials of j the Standard Oil company and i civil authorities. TODAY'S LOCAL CALENDAR 8:30 Mens Christian Federation | 7:30 Red Men: Boy Scouts Troop 152 : 7:45 Choir practices ; Library hours 10-12. 2-6 1 v f Mayor v- ? ? ' J 1181 Above is Dr. Charles Mcrcier, mayor cf Monts. France, expected to perform the civil ceremony uniting in marriage the Duke of j Windsor and Mrs. Wallis Warfield 1 on June 3. Dr. Mercier is a mod est country physician who admin isters the community's medical as well as legal needs. This ceremony would precede a religious one. Police Seek Negro With Record Rudolph Pailin Being Sought for Shooting While Boy; Just Off Roads Local police at an early hour this morning had not apprehend ed Rudolph Palin, 17-year-old Negro "bad boy" who yesterday I morning shot a white boy thru i the leg wi\,h a .22 calibre rifle fol- I lowing a juvenile race riot in the | Norfolk-Southern freight yard | on Pennsylvania avenue. The shooting v'ctim, Fred Saw yer. 15-year-old -son of Mr. and | Mrs. John Q. Sawyer of Glade St.. I was walking yesterday afternoon, ?iho with a slight limp. The bul let penetrated the calf of his leg but did not strike a bone. The shooting ensued from an ! argument between a group ofj whi'oC boys and group of colored boys. The white boys had made themselves a -.springboard for their "swimming hole" on the river i (Continued on Page Six) P. 0. Receipts Fell Last Month Officials Can Not Ex plain; Rating Is Safe, However Postmaster W. T. Culiiepper and assistant postmaster J. L. Need ham shook their heads and looked puzzled yesterday when a check up revealed that receipts of the local post office for last month not only fell below receipts of the previous month but also fell below receipts for the month of May. 1936. Last month's total receipts were $3,941.46. as against a total of $4,542.21 for the month previous and a total of $4,793.58 for May of | last year. The postal officials could not explain the drop. Total receipts for this year. | thru May 31. were $21,683.89. re | ceived as follows: January. $4, 070.62: February. $3,747.24: March $5,382.36; April. $4,542.21 and ? May. $3,941.46. Postmaster Culpepper says there is not the slightest danger that | receipts for the fiscal year on ? which the post office's rating is I based, will fall below the $50,000 'necessary for a first cla;s rating. National Planning Subject Of Message To Congress Today Second of the Week Asks Conservation of Resources Co-ordinate Work Delegation Urges Speeding Legislation On Bonne ville Power Project Washington, June 2.?(U.R)? President Roosevelt will send congress his second major mes sage of the week tomorrow, a re quest for enactment of a vast National planning program to conserve the republic's resources by other developments similar 'to the Tennessee Valley experiment. The White House revealed that the message, about 1.700 words long, already has been completed but 'lhat it was held back today because the senate was in recess. As soon as it is read tomorrow Sen. George W. Norris. I., Neb., plans to introduce a bill embody ing its recommendations. A meas ure also will be introduced in the House . Congressional leaders believed vhe message would deai with pro posals for eight major federal hy dro-electric projects, including TVA, coordinating their activities toward conservation of natural resources, flood control and re lated problems. Broaden Program They would broaden the gov ernment's power program just as the supreme court prepares next term to rule on various phases of the "yardstick" policy. First test probably will be on the authority of the public works administra tion to make federal loans and (Continued on Page Three) Wayne County Returned To The Dry List Error In Count Changes Result of Its ABC Elec tion; by 81 Votes Raleigh. June 2.?(U.R)?Wayne county, first reported Co have voted wet in yesterday's county option liquor election, actually voted dry, it was learned today when a correction in the tally of a rural precinct was made. Officials of Buck Swamp pre cinct called S. V. Berkeley coun ty elections chairman, today to report Chat their vote had been entered incorrectly in the county totals. It had been entered as 48 for the county option liquor stores and 120 against, and should have been 48 for and 220 against. This difference of 100 voles in favor of the drys switched the county, which apparently. had voted wet by a margin of 19 voter, into the dry column by a margin of 81 votes. The corrected count for Wayne county thus was: For county option liquor stores, 2,959. Against, 3.040. This meant that of the three counties which balloted yesterday only Washington, on the coast, voted wet. Slimmer School To Begin This Year On June 14 The 1937 summer school for the white schools of Elizabeth City will open on Monday, June 14, it was announced yesterday by Sup erintendent Edgar E. Bundy. Studenvs desiring to attend the summer school, which will last six weeks, are requested to enroll be tween the hours of 9:00 and 11:00 a. m? on Thursday and Friday, June 10 and 11. Primary students will register in the primary build ing and grammar and high school students will register at the S. L. Sheep school. Miss Nettie White will be the I primary teacher, and Miss Hattie ! Karney and Mrs. A. H. Worth will teach the grammar grades. The high school teachers have not yet [ been selected.