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The Bee Danville Va Monday June 27 1938 PRESIDENT SIGNS LABOR BILL Martinsville Daily News A it Telephone Number I Old 'Postoffice renches I SOUTH (HINA 1 1 SUBJECTED TO Town opics AIR ATTACKS Ss (Continued from Pace One) to Rlch for Continued from Page One) and Jef President Back at Hyde Park (Continued rom Page One) Accused of Bribery to be in 1m the Penn re borne in Rich and an ambulance set out from Kan kakee on an unconfirmed report one man had been slain and the other wounded McLaughlin said he had no information of the casualties saving of the ORD PLAYS TRUMP SHOWS HIS PERMIT Edward Moran (above) New York asenihlyman from Brooklyn Is under indictment charging he took bribes from taxi companies WAGE HOUR LEGISLATION BECOMES LAW did not power Japan would Anna Roberton 80 year old negro woman was struck and injured late Saturday night by a car driven by George Haneford Brown IT of Mount Herman The woman was taken to Providence hospital but wag discharged when it was found ahe had no serious injury JIM TURNER CAPTURED BY RURAL SLEUTH Mayor Wooding was back at his desk today after a slight indisposition which kept him at home last week He said he felt much stronger and Is preparing to leave Wednesday mora ine with Overton Boatwright to attend the Gettysburg Reunion SIX PERSONS DROWNED IN OLD DOMINION a 0 GEORGE LOVE TONIGHT George Love Danville auctioneer telegraphed here today saying that he would be heard from WOR at 6 Danville tine tonight on the program of a famouw cigarette brand Bible School to Begin The annual vacation Bible school of the Presbyterian church will be held at the Kate Anderson chapel be ginning today Classes are being held each morning from nine to twelve with Miss Madeline Spitler in charge of the school Chief Executive Affixes Signa hire Along With 1 30 Other Bills tion has revealed additional difficul Asked If the government would suggest to the Spanish non Interven tion committee that merchantmen be supplied with machine guns to defend themselves against low flying attack ers Chamberlain explained that that had been considered but added: am informed that fitting of mer chant vessels with anti aircraft equipment would require structural Bombing of two British freighters today by airmen In the service of the Spanish insurgents added to a long list of such assaults severely tested policy of meeting such Incidents with only protests and ne gotiations There were several casulatles in the bombardments rom the conservative side of Com mons Sir Walter Smiles suggested that anti aircraft guns require "only very light Opposition Leader Clement Att lee asked: we gather by the prime min answer that it Is impossible to fit anti aircraft guns to British mer chant ships now or at any time and so British merchant ships cannot be defended against aircraft in event of Chamberlain bridled and snapped: not wsat I said I did not say it Is impossible I said it could not be done effectively without struc tural The" speaker then shut off further questions despite opposition protests Ellen Wilkinson and other La borltes berated the government for what they termed Its part In having the rench frontier closed to arms for the Barcelona government while the frontier of Portugal friendly to the in surgents remained open Richard Austen Butler parliamen tary undersecretary for foreign affairs admitted there were no noninterven tion observers on the Portuguese fron tier but refused to accept Miss Wilkin suggestion that It was wide open to arms shipments into adjoining In surgent territory Attacks on the freighter Arion at Valencia and the arnham at Alicante fed the flames of mounting opposition and ire growing out of the pflme min refusal to protect such ships The corporation court term was re sumed this morning but will be con cluded by the middle of the week The July criminal term opens next Tues day I gang of bank ronoers State police said the automobile which the kidnapers abandoned after the shooting bore Michigan license plates which were reported stolen from Three Oaks yesterday A few hours after the deputies were freed an Illinois state police squad exchanged shots with two men be lieved to have been the gunmen near Symerton Ill 36 miles north of Kank akee The officers abandoned pursuit when the lights of their car were shot OUt BRITAIN AND RANCE TAKE JOINT ACTION (Continued from Page One) Mrs Etta Hilton Buried Sunday uneral services for Mrs Etta Hil ton were conducted Sunday afternoon at two o'clock from the residence 41 Jefferson avenue Schoolfield by the Rev A Dall Interment was made In the Schoolfield cemetery The pallbearers were Duffy Duffy Wallin Scearce Clarite Davis A Davis Gross A Vaden A Buck ner The flowcrbearcrs were Lucille Statford Virginia Duffy Mollie Wal lin Carrie Scearce Beulah Vaden Es sie Davis Emma Davis Annie Hazle wood Mary Robinson 1 Ola Pruitt Peggy Darts Lessle Davis YACHTS AWAITED HAMILTON Bermuda June 37 W) Officials still watted for the final 11 yachts in the Newport Bermuda race to reaeh port today but those to come had no share in the prizes for the annual 635 mile Ocean sail Henry big yawl Baruna: Walter At anti and Blltzen' owned by Reynolds of Winston Salem had the hon ors all sewed up News Chief Tassel Bldg Martinsville Va June 27 1938 Neutral Observer Photo This is the disputed terrain of the old Postoffice where Pete porcelain filling station has preclplted another Issue with the city City Engineer Scott says there will be no permit to build Mr ord say's he has It already and plans to go ahead President and Mr and Mrs Boettlger Back home at Hyde Park after attending the wedding of hi youngest son President Roosevelt busied himself with cleaning up work left over after adjournment of congress His daughter Ele A nor and son in law John Boettlger accompanied him UNERAL INANT uneral services for Thomas i Lee Lynch one year old son of Mr and Mrs Rubin Lynch were conducted Sunday afternoon at four o'clock from the Crossroads Baptist Church at Turbeville by the Rev Soy ars and Interment was made In the church cemetery The pall bearers Elton Mit chell Raymond Lynch James Lynch Charlie Lynch The flower bearers "were Eliza beth Barber Gertrude Barber Louise Barber Ruth Hawkins Evelyn Groff Juanita Underwood Doris Moore Olinda Authur James Hudgins Mary Virginia Golden Raft Wiglngton DOI BLE DUTY ANHEIM Calif June Arthur De refrigerator did double duty this month It froze water and hatched eggs De Psuw found the quail eggs In his orange grove He placed them in an old hat over the warm air vent In his gas refrigerator The eggs hatched Seven young quail still are living in the old hat Riding two horses in a jumping show at Cape Town South Africa loyd tied himself for first place In the jump off he defeated himself by half a point In Police Court In the police court on Monday morning four cases were heard for violations during the week end pe riod Margaret Jones was dismissed of the charges of destroying evidence Oakley Ames charged with speeding drew a fine of SS and costs Two cases for charges of being drunk drew fines and costs totaling 1075 each The case of Caldwell lor traffic vio lation was continued Troop to Meet The members of Troop No 1 of the Girl Scouts will meet on Tuesday evening tn the Social room of ths Broad Street Christian church uneral services for Mrs I Lewis were conducted at four o'clock at the Stacey Baptist Church by the Rev London Rev A Bell and Rev fl flARRAr The pallbearers were A Truitt I A Burch Anderson Lealand McCormick John McCormick and Burton The flowerbearers were Mesdames Ruby Truitt' Evelyn Register Helen Sehrum Ros Burton Lily Burch Lessle Bennett Bessie Blackwell Mary Moore Dorothy Smith Linwood McCormick and Misses Leatrlce Love lace Constance Sehrum Estelle Lon don Blanche Vernon and Louise Clark Return rom Camp Miss Emily Turner of Troop No 1 Miss Iris Atkins of Troop No 2 Miss Christine Mitchell and Miss Margaret Walton of Troop No 3 who attended the two camp at Camp Powha tan returned Saturday to their homes In this city being accompanied by Mrs Tillman Hurd captain of Troop No 2 services for Garnett fress were conducted Sunday after noon at four from the resi dence on the Braoley Road by the Rev Green and the Rev Sorrell Interment was made in Highland Burial Park 4 The pallbearers were: A Dawson John Collie Lynwood Compton Alvis Barker Harry Marshall Dudley Booth Gosney The honorary pall bearers were: Hodnett Bennett Ben nett Myers Ed Lewis Raleigh Bennett Ray Bennett The flowerbearers were: Harry Hall John Hall Henry Shelton James Hall Daniel Marshall Mayhew Willie Brown Glenn Ham lett Gosney Tanksley Stone Jeltress Evans Charlie Neal I Ramey Gilbert Sterling Green Tommy Tanksley Vance Walters Charlie Cas sada Willard Blankenship Noel Mar shall Louis Lindsey Collie Jake Richardson Woodrow Richardson Collie Jack Gosney Turner Bar bour Starkey Starkey Jr Vern Williams Griffith Joe Lynch Averett Compton George A Lindsay Warren A Tomp son Jeffress Cooper Hodnett Mrs Mary Mills Buried Sunday uneral services for Mrs Mary Jane Mills who died at her home near Reidsville riday afternoon were conducted Sunday afternoon at 330 from Dry ork Methodist church Services were conducted by Rev Sorrell and Ricketts and in terment was in the church cemetery The pall bearers were Shields Dalton A Worley Claude Evans Ed Jones Roy Holley Murphy Worley The flower bearer were: Nettle Mills Earl Collins Earl Collins Elizabeth Daniels Sherlle Daniel Edna Collins Mary Llnkoras Zeneth Collins Marlon Ricketts Arch Tate Jack Tate Mrs Jack Tate Mrs Jim Collins There are more than 6000 Chrls tian missionaries la Indi and placed the government In a grave quandary bombings brought to 16 the attacks on British registered vessels during June and made 59 such attacks since the Spanish war started nearly two yeras ago Bold continuance of attacks on the red ensign forced Chamberlain to face a clamorous House of Commons de mand that he do something and do It quickly So far he has refused to take eco nomic political or military reprisals either against insurgent Generalissimo rancisco ranco or his German and Italian backers Last Rites Held Sunday or Mr Jeffress Aerial Operations Widespread As Weather Hampers Yangtze Warfare SHANGHAI June With Chinese and Japanese force appar ently deadlocked In the Yangtze river valley below Hankow Japanese bomb ing crews today carried out wide spread aerial operations over south China The Yulin forts on Hainan Island just off the south China coast were bombed and the attackers reported Chinese shore batteries there were silenced More than 500 miles to the north est of Hainan the Kwungtung pro vince city of Chaochow was bombard The Japanese said that In this at tack railway buildings on a line from Swatow of south were destroyed Many military observers expect that the seaport Swatow may become the point of entry for any Japanese at tempt to Invade south China Japa nese tyoops were landed last week on Namoa Island 30 miles east of Swa tow The Japanese reported that the railway Unking Kowloon part of the British "colony of Hongkong with Canton south gateway for military supplies had been cut by destruction of the Sheklung bridge in a bombardment A Japanese spokesmen said that warplanes continued raids along both banks of the Yangtze river In an effort to shatter the stubborn Chinese defenses along that gateway approach to Hankow provisional Chi nese capital Asked how far Japanese gunboats and landing parties had penetrated in the upriver drive the spokesman only said "well above Chinese reported today they made four successful air raids on Japanese positions along the Yangtze River late yesterday damaging five Japa nese gunboats i 1 Three of the vessels they reported were near Anklng and two were at nearby Tungliu They also said they destroyed five Japanese planes ground ed at Wuhu and an undetermined number at the Anklng airdrome Ank I Ing is 215 miles downriver from Han kow provisional capital and objective of the Japanese drive A Japanese naval spokesman said nine Chinese bombers had attacked Anking but that a majority of their bombs had landed in the river and that no damage had been done gun boats ctatloned there The attackers were driven off by anti aircraft guns the spokesman said Earlier in the day Chinese and i Japanese warplanes clashed in an aerial battle over Nanchang General issimo Chiang Kai greatest air base A Japanese communique reported i that between 33 and 36 Chinese planes were destroyed and admitted loss of i three Japanese craft The only avail able Chinese report said there were no Cllnse losses and that two Japa nese planes were brought down Japanse said the situation up the Yangtze River from Anklng was un changed Wyatt and they dodged the law for a long time protected in the rugged hideouts of Patrick until the chase cooled off and at which time Turner managed to make his way to Texas 1 Two Lose Lives Trying Save Others Youth Rescues Three By The Associated Pres Weekend outings ended in death by drowning for Virginians Another was believed to have drowned while crabbing Two young men died heroically In saving the lives of three other persons Another unidentified youngster in his early teens was credited with three persons from the waters Ware River Three of the victims were monsters: Allen Holzbach 20 ranit Tyler 22 and William Bryan Byrd 2f The others were Clarence Sturgl Jr 16 of Bonnie Blue Lee county Cerbeit Mabe 22 of Damas cus and John Slotboom Jr of New port News John Clinton 82 year old negro Norfolk was believed to have perished in the water while crabbing Sturgill rescued two small boys Bill and Grady Blevins from the undertow below the dam of the pock et power plant and was then too ex husted to pull himself to safety He sank In the swollen waters and his body was fonud more than three hours later 150 yards below the dam He was a husky youth and played with the St Charles high school foot ball team A youth whose name was not learn ed by members of the Byrd pr4y swam fully clothed to Mrs Byrd with a life preserver and then assisted two other members of the group to safety from a pool Into which they stepped unexpectedly while wading A birth day celebration had been planned Byrd last night inal Rites for Mrs I Lewis not Imply a fire menace and that its placement would not Involve an up ward revision of fire Insurance rates in the business district by the un derwriters "Why should I exclaimed the embattled oil man "I am sitting pret ty my permit in black and white and 1 have wired to the Ohio concern to hurry the shipment of the remaining sections of my building I lam going ahead as soon as It gets here rm onlv a noor bov trom me country but I know my rights" tvanilnofmn vf HlHIfllnff nPIYllt 1 1 1 Dy a CULUUXIDD1UU CM iicuuai vw servers revealed tne possiDuivy or a joker Right under where Mr Scott has signed his name granting the per mission runs the line which says that the building permit Is granted only so long as the character of the building does not violate the city ordinance But General ord was more than a match lor the question He placed his finger on another line where the ma terial elements going into the build ing are listed and they Include the very ones which are permitted by the law The odds are even and there are tak ers for both sides The recruit are moving up Into the trenches and the bugle have cried "gas Mr Scott city engineer tor many tears knows hl onions and Mr ord serM be held 10:30 a I with log experience know his 1111 96 and 7 45 fix Ing station NUMBER 4 TWO DESPERADOES SHOOT TROOPERS KIDNAP MAN BUT States for efforts to bring about a truce between Japan and China But ler replied: Japanese minister for foreign affairs as recently as June 17 an nounced publicly that he think possible for any mediate between China and "The British government only too ready either alone or conjunction with other powers to use their good offices at any time In the hope ci bringing about a cessation of hostilities if this were agreeable to both REVIVAL OPENS The revival service at erry Road School began last night with a good crowd in attendance with Rev Clyde rancisco star student of the Uni versity of Rlchmnod preaching and using as his subject Power of Prayer" Song service is being led by Culpepper Miss Verna ran cisco sang a solo The Rev Wallis pastor of Moffett Memorial church will preach tonight and Tuesday night Mr rancisco returning Wednesday night and preaching from then on The services will start each night at 7 45 o'clock with 30 minutes of song serv Ice Personals Mr and Mrs Stone and Nancy Sue Stone Mr and Mrs White ner and Bobby Whitener have re turned from airystone Park where they spent the past week Mrs Jones has returned from Richmond where she spent several days the past week Steve Mitchell and A Henderson Jr are attending a Hl congress be ing held In Berea Ky for several days They will represent the Mar tinsville High School Association Rev and Mrs A Turner Jr are spending this week in Lynchburg where Rev Turner Is an Instructor in the institute being held at Ran dolpi Macon College Mrs A Chrlsley and Miss Dor othy Cummings of the Wesley Metho dist Church anc Mrs George Grave ly and Mrs Overton Gregory of the irst Methodist Church returned Sun day from Lynchburg where they at tended the conference at Randolph Macon College Mrs Moss Smith Is the guest of Mr and Mrs smith at their home on Church Street Mrs eb Ellington who has been the guest of Mr anq Mr Kearfon has returned to her home in Charlie Bowe who has been the guest nr Mr and Mr turned Sunday to his mond Rev and "Mrs lshburne Jr left Sunday for Camp Kanooga where they will be Instructors Miss Nancy Rucker of Bedford Va and Turn Roberts were the week end guests of Miss Mary Ruth Turner and Paul Turner Jr at their home on Starling Avenue Mrs Gravely who has confined to her home on starling avenue by Illness Is Improving Mrs Turner who has been 111 at her home on Starling Avenue Improving COMMANDEEB ALTO WILMINGTON Ill June Two desperate gunmen believed by the state police to be the pair sought for the shooting of an Indiana state police officer kidnaped James Novy 38 and his four year old son near here today and fled in the direction of Kanakakee In the Novy car State police at the Joliet barracks said the kidnaping occurred within an area around which more than 100 officers had previously been stationed after the gunmen broke through a po lice cordon earlier near Symerton Ill 25 miles north of Kankakee The state police said the fleeing gunmen commandeered the Novy au tomobile about a mile southeast of Wilmington and abandoned th au tomobile in which they had kidnaped two Indiana eputies after shooting iniana elate trooper nay lhauu La Porte' With Novy and his small son hpld captive the inen drove tow ad Kan kakee state police said Sergeant Arthur Bayer of the state police said he believed he wounded one of the men Officers began search of side roads to learn if the gunmen had forced Novy and hl son from the car CAPTIVES I NHARMED LA PORTE Ind June Two deputy sheriffs who were kid naped by a young gunman and his companion after the outlaws shot and critically wounded an Indiana state pollecman were released un harmed early today State police headquarters at India napolis received word that the depu ties Charles Hahn 40 and Joseph Kowalczyk 45 both of La Porte were set free Bear Cedar Lake tn Lake county The officers said they were But he came back to Patrick and be i ordered out of the car on hlgh came a shadowy figure with the offl wv 41 between Lowell and Cook Ind cers seeking more than once to trap The two were kidnaped last night hm after Trooper Ray Dixon 28 of South In 1936 Leo Wyatt was surprlsed at Bend was shot three times by a red Ma tinsville in the alleged act of haired man whose bold tactic were stealing a car and was shot and kill reminiscent of the old John Dillinger morning NMER2 A Powell aged 52 died Sunday ynoralng at three at his resi dence 61 Milton avenue Schoolfield HA en 11 in ajrs nf on ueek via ifa inn tn? HP 1K WU1V1VCU UV following children: Mrs Bayes Echoolfleld: Mrs Lillie Wilson Thom i asvilie ri ana iu two brothers John Powell Bur lington and Albert Powell Dan vile one sieter Mus Patsy Powell Thomasville uneral services will be conducted Monday afternoon at 4 30 from th residence and interment will be made In the Schoolfield cemetery CAMP MEETING Th annual Dry ork camp" meet ing will start July 1 and continue for ten days' It will be the twentieth annu esmp revival Singing will In chaige of tne rasier brothers or orenboro Preaching will be conducted by Rev Montgomery of rederick Md There will be camp accommodation for those living too' far sway tn return each night Three Hodges Is Held 1 or Grand Jury In the trial justice court on Monday Curtis Hodges white who was charg ed with the shooting and wounding of Clarence Hilton colored was given a hearing Hilton testified that he went to filling station of John Moore near Horsepasture and that he wanted to secure some gasoline He obtained the gas and came from the filling sta tion around the rear of the station where several men were talking One of the group said that he was bad and that he was going to shoot him and Hilton stated that he did not mean to meddle in their affairs that he did not know they were there when he came around the building Someone took the gun that was in his pocket and shot at him The shot lodged in his side Hilton was taken to the hospital a few minutes later where he received treatment Jack Moore stat ed that he had seen Hodges earlier in the evening with an object in his pocket that looked like a pistol Hodges did not offer testimony The case was sent to the grand jury with Hodges being placed under a tkOOO bond Virgil Eggleston with op erating a car without a sticker drew a fine and costs of $1475 Pros Taylor charged with having In his possession Illegal whiskey was giv en a fine of $20 and costs and on a charge of being drunk a fine of $250 i and costs red Donahoe who was charged with having tn hl possession Illegal whis key was given a fine of $20 and costs Waster Tinsley charged with having In his possession illegal whiskey was given a fine of $10 and costs Hollle Davis charged with operating a car while drunk was given a fine of $100 and costs and thirty days in jail Grogan Jones Miss Sunshine Jones daughter of Mr and Mrs Jones of Bassett and Grogan son of Mr and Mrs Grogan also of Bassett were united in marriage on Sunday morn ing at seven o'clock at the irst Bap 1 1st parsonage Martinsville Rev McCabe pastor of thechurch of ficiated Miss Codell Jones and Miss Leila Grogan were attendants of the bride and Eugene Clay of Bassett acted as bestman The bride wore an ensemble of dark 1 blue crepe with matching accessories and a corsage of gardenias Immedlatedly following the cere mony the couple left for a bridal tour and upon their return will be at home to their friends in Bassett Mrs Grogan Is a graduate of the Bassett High School and is a popular mem ber of the younger set Mr Grogan holds a position with the Bassett urniture Company Birth Announcement Mr and Mrs ulcher an nounce the birth of a daughter Mon day June 27 at the Shackelford Hos pital 400 Attend Celebration At Bethesda Old Presbyterian Church Basks in Light of Long And Historic Service 0 RUIN June More than four hundred people from North Carolina arid Virginia were carried back many chapters in religious his tory yesterday when they assembled at Bethesda Presbyteran church not far from here to attend the com memoration of its founding 173 years ago One of the oldest churches in Orange presbytery it remained for Dr Henry Louis Smith president emeritus of Washington and Lee Uni versity now living in Greensboro to trace its solid history and to impress on the minds of his listeners the role it has played In the religious life of this section Although the weather was cloudy it was warm and representeatlves of many old families whose ancestors heard the preachments from the hal lowed walls gathered to enjoy the restoration of old ties of friendship In keeping with the traditions of an earlier day there was "dinner on the which meant that pic nic boxes with many delicacies were pooled and the whole host enjoyed the freshly prepared viands during a pause in the celebration Ths material restoration of the churcxi was noted with satisfaction and bere was pride in the newly es tablished church organ a gift of Mrs Mary Boyd Dihrell of Danville whose forbears enjoyed the benediction of Bethesda Church Mrs Dibrell gave the organ to per petuate the memory of two of Its most devote attendants and workers of an earlier generation Robert Payne Richardson and Mrs Mary Watlington Richardson In the name of Mrs Dibrell the organ was presented by Miss Hester Womack who emphasized the signifi cance of the gift in that part of the accepted form of religious worship can not be disassociated from music and from the hymnal Wright clerk of the session made an appropriate response 'The organ was heard for the first time Mts Hurley Stanley being at the console Many of the old hymns favorites at Bethesda were rendered py soiosts during tne evening TREASURY RECEIPTS WASHINGTON June Posi tion of the treasury June 24: Receipts $1217577710 expenditures2293960061: net balance $2 338541 41662 including $175172139211 working balance customs receipts for the month $1803534330 Receipts for the fiscal year (since July 1) 618377912325 expenditures758194360705 including 2125828 40089 of emergency expenditures ex cess of expenditures 139816448380 gold assets $1295752103913 DEATH INANT Little Tommy Hall 3rd better known as Jackie infant son of Mr and Mrs Hall Jr passed away Sunday afternoon at Memorial Hospital after only a few The funeral will be this afternoon at five o'clock from uneral Parlor They win be conducted by Rev Tur ner pastor of Lee Street Baptist church the child being a member or the Cradle Roll NUMBER 1 To Entertain Mrs Norris Mrs Marshall and Miss Eliza beth Marshall are entertaining at a tea on Tuesday afternoon at honoring Mrs George Mit chell Morris Rotary Club to Meet The regular weekly supper meeting of the Rotary club will be held on Tuesday evening at the Henry hotel with John Richardson president presiding The newly elected officers will be Installed at the July meeting Council to Meet The members of the city council will meet on Tuesday evening at 7:30 In the council chamber with Mayor Booker Jr presiding Return rom Conference Misse Elizabeth Wyatt Virginia Stone Sarah Chaney Eula Hendrix Emily Cheshire Elizabeth Slaydon Nell Clark Margaret Shumate Spotts wood Walker and Messrs Donald Pratt rank Dudley Billy Boaz Billy Davis have returned from Lynchburg where they attended the Conference Miss Elizabeth Wyatt re ceived her diploma having complet ed the course during the past four summers The graduating exercises were held on Sunday omrnlng In most Impressive service with eleven receiving thir diplomas Misses Mary Virginia Grogan Claude Stone Pauline Campbell Mil dred Grogan and Jean Robertson of the Horsepasture Christian church at tended the conference Group Enjoy Supper Misses Pat Brown Mary Ruth Tur ner Sarah Whittle Margaret Shackel ford Mary Holt Whittle and Messrs Tom Roberts Paul Toms Johnston Estes Ben Cooper and Charles Wom ack enjoyed a buffet supped on Sun day evening at the Thomas Jefferson hotel NUMBER 3 WASHINGTON June The age hour bill providing for national reflation of minimum wages and maximum hours In interstate indus try became law today with esident signature The White House announced the president had signed this measure along with 130 other bills passed by the last congress The wage hour law fixes mini mum wage of 25 cents an hour andmaximum work week of 44 hours effective 120 days from SaturQBJ the date of the president Other features ef the act go into ef Rt OHCP The minimum wage of 25 cents an hour to which no exceptions will be panted will be Increased to 30 centsCc ttaef AdOVC an hour tne that point committees appointed by the administration for each industry Will fix the minimum pay Hourly Maxima will decrease to the second year and 40 thereafter All persons employed a larger number of mt be naid time and ona half pay for overtime except in sea sonsl industries running not more than 1 4 weeks a year where employes may work 56 hours before overtime is PThe president will appoint 'an ad ministrawr who will receive $10000 a year to direct enforcement of the aAs soon as the administrator Is appointed he will be empowered to appoint committees represen ting tne 1 employes an demployers charged with Increasing the wage minimum to 40 cents an hour in each industry as rapidly as possible These committees will be permitted to grant exceptions to the 40 cent minima on the basis of economic and sectional factors At the end of seven years however all minima will be ln 4 creased to 40 cents automatically ex I cept where such an Increase would I curtail employment seriously Labor by children under 14 years old is banned by the law except when thev are employed by their parents in I work not injurious to their health or I detrimental to schooling Between 14 grd children could work I' 'only if granted certificates through 'the labcr department Children under I 18 sre banned from hazardous occu pations ed in the undertaking Turner is be heted to have been his companion at that time but once more luck was with him and he showed the authorities a clean pair of heels Sheriff Overbey stated today that sfe: Turner is wanted for holding up John Mahan in Pittsylvania county two ars ago The sheriff also said that he Is wanted by the sheriffs of Pat rick Henry and ranklin counties for holdups and robberies of one char acter or another He Is said to havesjturaed from Texas seven months ago and settled in West Virginia Al leged ear stealing brought him with (a th purview of the men The arrest yesterday took place close to the' North Carolina line Tur ner completely surprised admitted his identltv and admitted he was trying to work his way back into Patrick county It Is understood that Still will col lect rewards totalling several hundred dollars for having engineered the cap ture successfully and all by himself 6till been county officer for the past eight years i 11 A Powell Dies Sunday ollowing Short Illness A total of 19 marriage licenses were Issued from the office of the Henry county clerk during the day Saturday A total of 403 licenses have been is sued during the month' The following Virginia couples se cured licenses: Roy Stafford Hodges and Catherine Sleana Daniel i Charles Snow Kennedy and Char lotte Lucille Hufford The members of the Board of Super visors of Henry county are meeting to day in their regular monthly meeting A report of the special committee recently appointed to consider provements and additions to courthouse will be heard NUMBERS CHAMBERLAIN'S OES TRY VAINLY TO ARM VESSELS (Continued rom Page One) 1 A (1 A 'v 1 4 1 1 1 I 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