Savannah daily times. (Savannah, Ga.) 1936-????, June 11, 1936, Page PAGE THREE, Image 3

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VARIED REPORTS ON STRIKE FRONT both sides IN CONTRO VERSY GIVE CONFLICT ING VIEWS SYRACUSE, N. Y., June 11 (TP) —Remington Rand officials claimed today that the strikes at their plants in Ilion, Tonawanda and Syracuse are near an end. Union officials countered with th« claim that only a few employees have returned to work and that the strike front is as solid as ever. President James Rand, Jr,, address ed a meeting of workers at Llion last night. He promised that the com pany's plants would not be moved from Ilion and predicted that the re turn of 9,000 men to their jobs at Ilion would break the strike in other factories. The Syracuse plant is scheduled to reopen today and strik ers have been warned that the 800 jobs will be given to the first com ers. Several fist fights and the throw ing of tear gas featured the opening of the Ilion plant. Similar trouble Is expected at Syracuse. Rand charged that the strikes were started by a small group of “union dictators’’ and that the majority of employees did not want to walk out. MAYOR OF WORCESTER DIES AT CONVENTION CLEVELAND, June 11 (TP)—The Mayor of Worcester, Mass., Walter Cookson, who came to Cleveland un officially to ’ attend the Republican convention, died of a heart attack today. He was stricken several hours earlier after attending last night’s session of the convention. Before going to Cleveland Mayor Cookson had just recovered from a heart atatck which had kept him under hospital treatment for ten weeks. Ladies’ and Men’s I LINENS ji Require Lowe’s || I Specialized Linen I I Cleaning and I THE SEAL THAT —* • 1 • • |• y you™™. Finishing Service I -H I TO RETAIN THEIR I I THOROUGHLY WHITE ’' ' /l f I I APPEARANCE AND | I GIVE THE MAXIMUM |i| I AMOUNT OF COOL - Jlb | I COMFORT DURING I I THE HOT SUMMER I | MONTHS. I I I Hllf I I I Try Our Service Next | Ml| L~o~UTe I I SUCCESSOR TO HAMMOND CLEANERS I I SEND YOUR LAUNDRY WITH THE DRY CLEANING || Secretary, Author Wo? w ■I w. Sy I * 1 % ■h Rita Haifa Kleeman The mail of the “first mother of the land,” Mrs. James Roosevelt of New York, mother of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, is huge, according to Rita Halle Kleeman, her secretary and .biographer. Letters come from people in all walks of life, from many foreign born citizens of the United States, from those who want advice on how to bring up their children, and from poets. “She used to answer all letters personally,” says Mrs. Kleeman, “but there are now so many she cannot manage it.” “Gracious Lady” is the title of the biography. WHATTA LIFE! PRISONERS WHO RECEIVE BONUS WILL NOT SPLURGE JOLIET, 111., June 11 (TP).—The warden of the state prison at Joliet said today that 350 of his prisoners are going to receive World war bonus payments —but they're not going to spend the money now. Warden Joseph Ragen said mail carriers will be allowed to enter the prison next week to hand out vet eran’s bonus bonds to convicts. He warned the prisoners, however, that there’s not going to be any wild spending inside the penitentiary walls. Each veteran must either send the the money to dependants or deposit it in the prison bank. Warden Ragen said—“lf the con victs decide to keep the money, we ll give ecah an allowance of $3 a week. WRITERS HINTS TAKEN AS COUNTRY BUILDS WASHINGTON, June 11 (TP)— The people of the nation are taking the songwriters seriously and build ing more of those little grey homes in the West than ever before. The Federal Home Loan bank board reported today that single-family and two-family homes accounted for 80 per cent of construction activi ties in the United States during March and April. STAMP WASHING RACKET GRAND JURY IS PROBING BOSTON, June 11 (TP)—A fed eral grand jury is considering evi dence today in -n alleged “stamp washing racket.” United States District Attorney Ford has asked indictments against and group of Boston business men. He charged that they had defrauded the government out of a half million dollars by removing documentary stamps, washing away the cancella tions and reselling them at half price. SAVANNAH DAILY TIMES, THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 1936 On The Air RADIO PROGRAM Thursday, June 11 CBS P.M. 4:00 —Broadca=t From Republican Convention 4:ls—Clyde Barrie, baritone 4:30 —Lewis Gannet, “Books” 5:00 —Benay Venuta, songs s:3o—Baseball Scores 6:00—Bob Hope and Red Nichols’ Orchestra 6:3o—Kate Smith’s Hour 7:30 —Fray and Baum, piano duo 8:00 —The Caravan 9:00 —Horace Heidt's Brigadiers 9:3o—March of Time 10:00 —Don Bestor's Orchestra 10:30 —Tommy Dorsey’s Orchestra 11:00 —Geo. Givot’s Circus. 11:30 —Jacques Fray s Orchestra 12:00 —midnight, Philip Crane and Organ. Friday, June 12 A.M. 7:00—On the Air Today 7:30 —Bob and Rennie, songs 7:45 —The Bluebirds, trio B:oo—Dear Columbia, fan mail dra matization. 8:30 —Richard Maxwell, songs 9:oo—Captiva tors 9:15 —Broadway Cinderella. 9:3o—Worry Clinic 10:00—The Goldbergs, sketch 10:15—Romance of Helen Trent 10:30—Just Plain Bill 11:00 —You and Your Happiness 11:30—Mary Marlin, sketch 12:00—noon, Cavitt Serenade P.M. 12:30—Rhythmaires 1:00 —Ruth Carhart. Orchestra 1:30 —Dorsey and Dailey, vocal duo 2:oo—Sweet and Hot 2:ls—Sweet and Hot 2:3o—Three Consoles 3:00—Billy Mills’ Orchestra 3:3o—Army Band 4:oo—Broadcast From Republican Convention Thursday, June 11 NBC 4:00 —South Sea Islanders 4:ls—Madge Marley and Carl Landt singers 4:3o—Answer Me This 5:00 —Flying Time, sketch s:3o—News; Frank and Flo 6:oo—Amos ’n Andy 6:3o—Lum and Abner 7:00 —Vallee s Variety Hour 7:3o—Xavier Cugat's Orchestra B:oo—Death Valley Days, drama 9:oo—Bing Crosby 9:3o—Nickelodeon 10:00—Amos ’n Andy 10:30 —Fletcher Henderson’s Orches tra. 11:00—Mark Fisher’s Orchestra A.M. 12:30—Carl Schreiber’s Orchestra Friday, June 12 7:oo—Morning Devotions 7:3o—Cheerio; Inspirational Talk and Music B:oo—Breakfast Club, Orchestra B:3o—Dr. Shirley Wynn, talk 9:oo—News; Walter Cassel, baritone 9:3o—The Mystery Chef 10:00—David Harum, sketch 10:15 —Cadets Quartet 10:30 —Walter Blaufuss’ Orchestra 11:00 —Happy Jack, songs 11:30 —Girl Alone, sketch 12:00—noon. News; Market and Weather P.M. 12:30—National Farm and Home Hour I:oo—Magic of Speech I:3o—Nicholas Mathay's Orchestra 2:oo—Marine Band 2:3o—Marine Band 3:oo—Foxes of Flatbush, sketch 3:ls—Backstage Wife, sketch 3:3o—How to be Charming 3:4s—Grandpa Burton, sketch 4:00 —Congress Speaks. AT THE THEATERS LUCAS— Today, Friday and Satur day, “Early to Bed,’’ with Mary Boland and Charles Ruggles. BIJOU — Today. Friday and Saturday, “Small Girl,’’ with Janet Gaynor and Robert Taylor. ODEON — Today, “Atlantic Adven ture,” with Nancy Carroll and Lloyd Nolan. Friday and Saturday, “Every Sat urday Night,” with Juen Lang and Thomas Beck. FOLLY— Today, “Her Mas t e r’s Voice,” with Edward Ever ett Horton. Friday and Saturday, “Show Them No Mercy,” with Rochelle Hud son and Ceasar Romero. ARCADIA— Today "Broadway Host ess,” wih Winifred Shaw and Lyle Talbot. Friday and Saturday, "Special Agent” with George Brent and Bette Davis. Also “Boss Cowboy.” SAVANNAH— Today, “Born to Gam ble,” with Onslow Stevens. H. B. Warner and Maxine Doyle. Friday and Satur day, “Lawless Range,” with John Wayne. "Two in Re volt,” starring “Lightning’’ the dog and "Warrior," the horse. with Mother brand of beer.. Wbe THE JUDGE, LET TOUR OWN TASTE GLENNVILLE HAS BUSINESS BOOM (Special to The Daily Times) GLENNVILLE, Ga., June 11.-r- With produce from many acres of truck crops reaching Glennville dally, tha town has suddenly been trans formed into a trucking center. To matoes from 2,500 acres in this vi cinity are being gathered and brought to Glennville for sale at one of the four packing companies. The tomato season is in full swing, the peak of the market output hav ing been reached this week. Green tomatoes are moving to the northern and eastern markets at the rate of about 10 cars per day. They are being shipped by rail and truck. Fancy prices were received the first two weeks of the season. Best grades sold as high as 90 cents per hamper which is five-eighths of a bushel, but a decided drop in prices has brought best grade tomatoes down to a high of 35 cents. Onions and cucumbers have brought man) - dollars to the farmers. Six thou sand bushels of onions have been shipped to eastern markets in the past two weeks. The average price was 75 cents per bushel. The tomato canning plant here will open for it’s second season around the first of July after the green tomato market has finished. Last year 11,000 cases of tomatoes were canned. PERKINS ORDERS PROBE IN DALRYMPLE ATTACK WASHINGTON. June 11 (TP).— Secretary of Labor Perkins has order ed an investigation of the attack on President Dalrymple of the United Rubber Workers. Dalrymple was injured when he was assailed during a speech at Gads den, Ala. Unionists protested to Sec retary Perkins, who ordered Assistant Secretary McGrady to make an in vestigation. TRIO FREED ON BOND IN CATTLE THEFT CASE (Special To The Daily Times) HINESVILLE. Ga., June 11.—Wil lie Robinson of Savannah and The dius Robinson and Trov L. Wells of Liberty county were released on bail by Sheriff M. F. Clark of Llbertv county after being held on charge of cattle stealing. It was alleged that Willie Robinson transported a truck load of cattle sometime ago to the Sylvania market signed for them in his own name. Local cattlemen who happened to be present at the sale observed the cows and notified the sheriff. An investi gation resulted in the arrest of the three men. NUPTIAL VOW ALTERED BY WOMEN’S COUNCIL BOSTON, June 11 (TP)—Women won a concession today from the con gregational and Christian churches. It was announced that the new of ficial manual of the two churches will advise thab the promise to “obey” a husband be dropped from the marriage ceremony. The manual will be made public at the church council’s biennial meeting at Mount Holyoke, Mass., next week. The manual refers to the word “obey” in the marriage ceremony as “irritating and needless.” Where Else Can ' ' * ’ 1 As Much Be Had For So Little Money? j ’ • ; As in INDUSTRIAL CITY GARDENS, “The Salaried Man’s Paradise,” where you may acquire not a city lot but a little country estate of one to twenty acres, or more, of fertile, well-drained land, on which we will build, and sell to you on terms like rent, a lovely frame or brick bungalow, with modern bath, running water, electric lights, telephone and street car facilities. On this property, you may not only enjoy city conveniences but all country advantages, in that you may have a. profusion of flowers, an abundance of vegetables, fruits, poultry, a pony for your boy, your shooting dogs, etc., with the city only five minutes away. Go out and see for yourself that it is not only a pleasant place to live, but a safe, sound and profitable place in which to invest, as the three hundred odd happy, thrifty, prosperous residents in INDUSTRIAL CITY GARDENS will testify. . . < Also, in SILK HOPE FARMS (shortly to be off ere 1 to the public), you may acquire, on or off the concrete, one to one hundred acres of as fine land as is to be found in the entire country; yet, only three miles from the city limits of Savannah, on terms as low a *55-00 cash and $5.00 per tract per month, with NO interest, NO taxes, and your life insured for the first three years. hen you will have paid in as much as S3OO, we will either build for you or lend you the money with which to build a lovely frame or brick bungalow, with city conveniences, where all the joys of country life and pleasures of home ownership may be had, and where you may have the satisfaction of knowing that you can make a good living at home on your own land should you ever quit or lose your job. When you will have acquired and paid for such a lovely place, you may justly swell up with pride in that you invested your savings and the money you were paying for rent in such a place instead of squan dering it. L. H. Smith & Co. 10 DRAYTON STREET TELEPHONE 7833 GLENNVILLE BANK PAYS BIG DIVIDEND (Special to The Daily Time*) GLENNVILLE, Ga., June 11.—At the last meeting of the fiscal year held yesterday directors of the Gknn ville bank declared a 30 per cent dividend to be paid stockholders. This is the largest cash dividend in his tory of the bank. The average dividend paid yearly by the bank has been about 10 per j cent. Stockholders in the bank are scattered over several states in the South. C. W. Kicklighter, executive vice president, attributed the increase in the bank's business to better business conditions in the immediate terri tory and special collections and re coveries by the bank in the past few months. The bank was organized in 1905 and has done business In the same location ever since. Officers in the bank are: W. F. Durrence, president, and C. W. Kicklighter, executive vice president, both of whom are directors with W. A. Dubberly, J. C. Beasley. L. W. Jones, A. Rahn and L. Green berg. LIBERTY COUNTY NEGRO IS HELD MURDER CHARGE (Special to The Daily Times) HINESVILLE, Ga., June 11.—Wes ton Fabain, Liberty county negro lad of 13 years died recently as result of a pistol wound alleged to have been Inflicted by Albert Smiley, anothei local negro about 18 years of age. According to a statement made by I Fabian jr.st before his death and a statement said to have been made to Sheriff Clark by Smiley when arrest ed, the argument leading to the shooting was that Fabian objected to Smiley playing a piano at the de ceased s home. Smiley is being held on a charge of murder. P* 1 PobVT , VJILU EJ ViRHI To To 6o To 7 CsoTo H 1 WT VJ-fMAT / L: . FIX -xSsSZj 1 \ OF -fcj- SAVANNAH DAILY TIMES PHONE 6183 FARE ARGUMENT CONTINUES ANEW VARIOUS RAILROADS RE PORT INCREASED TRAV EL NATURAL RESULT NEW YORK. June 11 (TP).— Commuters must continue to pay three cents a mile to ride in the Long Island Railroad’s coaches—at least until Monday. The appellate division of the Su preme court In Brooklyn decided yes terday that the railroad can con'tfnue to charge three cents until the mat ter is argued before the full bench. The railroad, the transit commission, and city lawyers agreed to argue the matter Monday. The argument started wthen the Long Island refused to reduce fares June 1. as ordered by the Interstate Commerce Commission. The transit commission charges that the Long Hudson I • b •* Terraplane BONUS SIZE « ' i f ? BONUS ROOMINESS : ? / BONUS SAFETY / BONUS POWER / BONUS ECONOMY v ' BONUS LONG LIFE BONUS STYLE PAYMENTS AS LOW AS £ $25 PER MONTH > j Oglethorpe Motor Co. SALES AND SERVICE I 307-9 BULL STREET DIAL 2-3177 I PAGE THREE Island not only didn’t reduce rates but actually increased fares between many points. Meanwhile, the Baltimore and Ohio railroad announced that the new low rates have helped basines.i The B. and O. said passenger traf fice had increased nearly 45 per cent in the New York district—and that receipts were up nearly 30 per cent. CUMMINGS TO DEDICATE LAW SCHOOL BUILDING LEXNIGTON, Va„ June 11 (TP). Attorney Genera,! Homer S. Cum mings will dedicate Washington and Lee University’s new law school build ing today. Cummings is to deliver the dedi catory address at exercises marking the opening of the SIOO,OOO building erected to replace the one destroyed by fire a year and a half ago. The ceremony will be a feature of the / university’s commencement exercises