Panama City Pilot (Newspaper) - July 7, 1939, Panama City, Florida St Andrews Bay Panama City Pilot 32 CONSOLIDATED WITH LYNN HAVEN FREE PRESS PANAMA CITY Panama Port of The Lower NUMBER 65. JAPAN OBSERVES WAR ANNIVERSARY FOREIGN SILVER BUYING FOUGHT BY Seek to Reverse Monetary Defeat by Launching Opposition Drive I Mercury Rises To New Height When Hits Mark of 97 July 7.-(/P)- Senate seeking to reverse their monetary started a new drive today to future treasury purchases of foreign Although the Senate originally adopted a Republican amendment to the monetary banning the it was knocked out by a joint committee before the legislation was Senator Glass who opposes foreign silver called a meeting of his banking subcommittee today to consider a new by Senator Townsend to forbid such An authoritative treasury official that the treasury hereafter would pay if more for foreign silver than market conditions In its daily for foreign the treasury had held the world price at 43 or more cents an ounce about five until last it started a series of yesterday brought ' metal down to 36.75 cents an the lowest price ever paid by the To Prevent The cuts were started to prevent dumping of foreign silver here before passage of the monetary which President Roosevelt signed Now that the measure has been enacted without a restriction in foreign officials indicated that they have no intention to boost the price back A they would have the effect of curtailing foreign silver sales to the United Mines whose ore was so expensive that it was barely 9ftbie of the most important results of a low silver price may be its effect on United States trade with Peru and other silver-producing Last for Mexico sold the United States worth of and used the money to pay for most of the worth of merchandise she bought In this Driver's License Ruling Is Upheld July 7-The Florida Supreme Court decided today the state or any of its citizens may require licenses for non-resident automobile drivers the interest of public safety and the general welfare when no undue burden Is imposed on interstate It affirmed the conviction of Slone in Miami for operating an without obtaining a city license and submitting his automobile for mechanical The Dade county circuit court had ordered discharged on the ground that he outside the of Miami and therefore wais not subjected to its driver's license you're The heat yesterday set a new high mark In Panama It touched 97. Only twice before had it gone near so and both these Limes it touched 95. These were June 24 and July 5. Apparently the force of the heat which reached a climax Is The temperature today didn't seem to be cf any record-making FATE OF HEALTH UNIT TO AWAIT Lions Club Joins Kiwanis And EMBA in Urging Retention of Unit YEAR TO GO WILLIAMS FACES MURDER CHARGE Chipley Man Indicted Slaying of Nephew In A discussion between club heads interested in of the and Yesterday's heat ended with a city resulted today in thunderstorm at decision to let action on and it remained cool the unit wait until the regular throughout last | meeting Friday of next Forace president of the Kiwanis club which unanimously adopted a resolution at its luncheon to urge retention of the made this announcement today after talking with Mayor C. P. and With Dr. W. H. director of the health Want Act Rescinded The Immediate action to have July 7.-(Special)-'''een asked tonight was for the A circuit grand jury city commission to rescind a returned an indictment Dr. Ball will charging H. L. 65-year- force the health unit to stop oM brother of Chipley's operations with first degree murder in the city of his commission on record as being here 10 days i the opinion and intention that The younger Wiiliams the city fails to receive stabbed during what tain race track money due next witnesses told officers was a January that it will not be between the two men for repayment of a cow I which the Florida Board of The elder Williams was freed nf without bond following a to take care of the SnS trial during the present term in At thp Unanimous adoption of a County Judge AD to support michael the i to main the heaUn unit and 22. attacked his to toward that and that the elder man stabbed i of Appelberg and Tom The health unit started operations here this on supported largely tne and The city paid only for the first three months and now owes for the past three The city commission notified the health unit it could not hope to pay its share for the rest of the year but the Florida Board of Health agreed to advance money for the city's share provided could be given complete assurance of him in DORMAN S THRILL IN JUMPING Floyd late of but now of Panama won't say he especially likes parachute jumping but admits it gives him a thrill he has been unable to find in the every day life on the terra Dorman volunteered for a jump here during the Fourth of July carnival of fun and gave a crowd of several thousands a thrill as. he then drifted toward the waters of St. Andrews bay from 5,4001 NEW July 7.-(/P)- feet over the And as William P. youthful the crow or the rock promoter of defaulted Philippine falls that's just 120 feet more of Washington one parties attended by Dorman leap herd way down a cub monoplane day price of his J. B. Montgomery 1 In prison and a fine of and Panama City He Buckner h Given ' Prison Fine Noon Stocic List By VICTOR EVBANK NEW July 7.-(AP)-Idle swings In stock market leaders kept most In the dark A and mall orders lipped the scales small but numerous issues were unchanged to 1, near the fourth was Uttle alteration In the foreign 8oen4 ox optimistic business picture at to relatively light positions either way pending more detinue signs market will of Its present restricted Bonds were selectively and commodities moved over a sBm In European centers were no better than July 7.-(AP)-Noon stox Al Dye JSl Am 98 1-3 Am Smelt Sc R Am. T & cop Armour 111 Atch T It Q r At antio Ref Copa a Can 38 Corn Prod Steel DlJ Pont De N aen Bleo Oen Mot Goodyear T & R III Cent one of the cabin doors of the little plane the takeoff In order to step from the cabin without A little sore from being ed Into position as his opened alter a short fall Dorman was back at his work as a in a local garage Wednesday and his willingness to contribute another jump as his part of a Labor Day celebration if one Is planned by local Interest He did not receive any reward for his performance Independence Day and did not request Ready For Leaps Dorman's volunteering to make the jump here as part of the Carnival of Fun kept the scheduled program intact as had been unable to obtain the services of a professional jumper for the When said was ready to risk life and limb rather than deny record crowd a thrill a chute was obtained for him from Pensacola and he said all he needed then was a plane and a His first jump was described quite a sensation by who said one he \o 3,i was that a person falling has H the sensation of just m the air when they are falling backwards and not see the earth to guage he he was no nearer unconsciousness while falling than s before he left the This parachute Jumping 1$ all right with Dorman and if he can tao w 136 60 3-4 3 3-4 149 1-3 34 6-a 43 West R n - - B ae help stage a celebration iM 11 City he's ready to Jump 74 1 AT STUDY 7.-(i?)r- m biologist with equine 4 wis In mmm losing ground Convicted of miall fraud and Buckner received the sentence and from Federal Judge Henry W. He might have been sent to prison 37 years and been fined ' Sentenced with him Were William J. also a who received an term and a and Felipe of the who was ordered to serve \6 months In prison and pay a Gillespie and BucHner were convicted of conspiracy and mall fraud m seven only of Free on pending his previously projected left the courtroom surrounded by young one of whom bitterly TM government had and as officers of the Philippine bondholders protective had wasted In drinking parties the money advanced them by fellow Instead of paying the expenses of a campaign intended to effect redemption of the Presidential Possibilities 9-Paul V. McNutt BOARD SELECTS NEW CHAIRMAN AND ATTORNEY Joe Bailey Gets Dee Williams Succeeds Newberry heavy By BRUCE CATTON Washington Correspondent If driving brilliant If the president does finally eliminate the forces can be counted on to and a good fur Some of It. ord as a campaigner 1 will fly from the cor- win the Paul V. McNutt would have the inside track for the Democratic All of those things Mr. McNutt in full He is an effective a ner occupied by Postmaster General who has remarked that McNutt will get the nomination only over his However that may the ex-governor of Indiana is politician and a The tward of rounty commissioners yesterday ' appointed W. Bailey to succeed J. Ed Stokes as county attorney and tho tion of Randall Newberry as The action employing Bailey and accepting the resignation of Newberry was taken yesterday afternoon during a session of the board meeting which was extended from last when the commission recessed lis regular Commissioner Dee Williams was elected chairman of the board to replace whose resignation was submitted to become effective Williams was on motion of Barber and elected by Nichols and Newberry after thu motion was approved by Commissioner Former Chairman J. C. Gainer did not Bailey was elected attorney by vote of Commissioners Nichols and Commissioner Newberry opposed the election and Commissioner Gainer did not The appointment of who served the board as attorney prior to the election of Stokes last will become July 16. NEUTRALITY LAW 34 Senators Sign Pledge To Thwart Movement Death Claims Swanson SOLEMN SERVICE IS OCCASIONED BY YEAR Chinese Leader Sees Last Struggle by Japs And Predicts Early End July A delegation which Senator Johnson bald was ed by 34 senators stated today who muk be reckoned governor of Indiana and he just now retiring as governor general of the Philippines HIS The qualities but his drive for the White plus a number has some heavy obstacles to plus effective plus a One is common to all cratic He doesn't know The what President Roosevelt able Intense opposition of Mr. McNutt is on record to the effect that he won't make the race If Mr. Roosevelt is a candidate for a third Until the president definitely declares the McNutt campaign Is the distrust of liberal groups the enmity of Mr. HIS If Mr. Roosevelt takes himself out of the Mr. McNutt's chances might turn out to be very good July 7.-(/P)- President Roosevelt announced today the death of Claude A. Secretary of the at the Camp In former and from Virginia and Secretary of the Navy since President Roosevelt took office in 1933, was 77 years He had been in ill health for many First word of death came from the House when Mr. Roosevelt this is with profound that I have learned of the death today at the of the greatly loved Secretary of the Claude A. As Friend join with the entire country ill mourning him as one many years of faithful service to tne nation have endeared him to His wise counsel and his philosophic understanding of human problems will live after him in the hearts and minds of those of us who have had tlie prl of being his to the not only ability and Integrity but a to principle and to duty from which no could move By his example he has provided an for all public personally mourn the that the group would fight anv j ing of a steadfast and intimate change in the existing lor more than a quarter every honorable and ol a Ity law legitimate means at our The statement was Johnson after a conference in i his office with other It was immediately Interpreted as a threat to engage in a debate on administration | neutrality Some considered it an open threat of Lakeland Struck By And Wind July 7-W^) Four homes were strucH by lightning and trees we're felled by high winds during a sudden stann here last Firemen extinguished the flames with little Manager of Townsend Prefers No Congress Vote 7.-(/P)- Dr. Francis E. Townsend has i made it known that he does not want to risk another congressional for his old age pension leader which asked that Senator Pepper a municipal airport said the wind Townsend plan made reached a velocity of 48 miles public today a letter from the an City crews were busy today clearing fallen branches from Over an inch of rain during the pension leader hasked that it be withheld from consideration during Senate debate on proposed changes In the Social Security act. WPA PROJECT When Borough council told WPA It was unable to provide trucks for use on a 150 workers took matters Ih own They solicited voluntary raised purchased two trucks and turned the titles over to Now they ride to WILL REPRESENT STATE ST. July 7. C. 0. Bagwell of this state of the Catholic national Convention Catholic of wjU open July Racing Differences Are Settled Today July 7. - Differences among three Miami greyhound over racing dates were settled here today and the Florida Racing Commission assigned simultaneous dates for 80-night meetings to all The Kennel club and West Flagler Kennel club Miami and the Miami Beach Kennel were assigned Dec. 28 to March 29. PROPOSE INCOME TAX July 7,^(/P)-. An Income tax for the District of Columbia was proposed yesterday by a joint Bates have not been worked Both branches of Congress must approve the JAPS BRITISHER July 7.-(/P) - Edward Theodore second officer of the British coastal was released by Japanese today after having been held since July 2 for using to Japanese WALKS Arvil who to Walter 80 an walkea last to in the trie the state men RABBIT SALAD 111., Louis of Wing Park figured out how to prevent hungry rabbits from eating the park I set out flowers I Lending Program Is Due For Early Change 7.-(/P)- Administration leaders were reported authoritatively today to have agreed eliminate a provision for in foreign loans from legislation authorizing the president's lending As a some critics of the foreign loan proposal were said to have given assurances that they would not oppose an increase of in the export-Import bank's They were known to have conditioned their acceptance on a provision that loans by the bank should be confined to the financing of export Retail Buying Cut By Fourth of July NEW July 7.-(/P)-The holiday cut Venereal Disease Experts To Visit Panama City July 7.-Two venereal disease control experts are expected In Bay county July 11. Dr. J. Hanchett of D. the other Dr. L. C. director of the division of venereal control at the State Board of Health Ih The doctors are making a tour of Northwest Florida counties to check up on progress being made in venereal disease control While in Bay county they will make their headquarters with Dr. W. H. director of the Bay County Health Dr. Hanchett has been detailed to the Florida State Board of Health by Dr. assistant surgeon general oL the United to take charge of the venereal disease control division while Dr. Gonzalez is at Johns Hopkins School of Public Dr. Gonzalez will leave Aug. 1 fpr Baltimore to take a post graduate course in public health and venereal disease control at the famous fBy Associated All Japan solemnly commemorated today the second anniversary of the war In In where the public mood was one of resignation to the trials of the conflict and perplexity that a Japanese victory still had not Emperor went to In his palace and prayed for repose of the souls of the the was the scene of national services where relatives of slain soldiers offered The war's cost in higher taxes and living costs ana In other restrictions on normal life have left the public resigned as they would be toward a natural catastrophe - or The Japanese are told that Great France and Russia are preventing an early collapse of up this Colonel director of the army Information stated bluntly that in history have the Japanese people borne In their hearts such hatred for Raid In Capital In the Chinese the day was ushered in with a raid by Japanese bombing Four bombs fell near the 400-ton British gunboat anchored In the Her doors were In and her lower deck There were about 50 among the Several bombs fell near homes of Chinese Generalissimo Chiang addressed an anniversary message to his people the war probably within a enemy Is making a | and we may now inflict the most I severe and final ' Another oriental the fighting near Lake Bor on the - Outer Mongolia ' raged A heavy battle was In Its fourth day after troops apparently had been halted in a drive against the center of the Attention Shifts In Europe political observers shifted their attention from Danzig to Southeast The belief was expressed in London that the Nazis might direct their next moves London Dally asking foir plain of policy in event of Hungarian or Bulgarian the Germany a new Reich's union of Jews In to her program of ridding the country of single Parliamentary circles In London believed that Prime Minister Chamberlain would on Monday that any change In the status of except by a would be considered act of by INDIANS MULTIPLY n u N. July 7.-(/P)- sharply into retail business this This nation's week although drop lined is Increasing at a greater a little patch of cabbage ' up closely with seasonal ' than the white and lettuce close The Dun and Bradstreet James G. Indian today in weekly trade service medical said a vey survey showed the Indian retail stores noted 342.497-Baincd at bits eat the cabbage and but they let my petunias and delphiniums CHILD IS KILLED July James C. Hardy of Tomball lost control of his automobile while passengers tried to kill a His 11-months old James Oscar was killed as the vehicle crashed Into a HELIUM FOR POLAND July 7.-(/P) The United States helium plant here has shipped cubic feet the gas to Poland tot stratosphere decline in the review said and transportation facilities in some cases reported the largest receipts in recent highlight of retail buying continued to be sportswear and vacation the country as a average in retail trade over a year ago was estimated at between 6 and 10 per tlie rate of eight per compared with 5.8 per thousand | St. Petersburg Man Still Seeks Reprieve July 6.-(^p) - Twice reprieved J. D. Howell mained at liberty under bond today as attorneys Instituted habeas corpus proceedings in Pinellas county circuit court in an to prevent his serving a 12-year prison sentence for While a deputy sheriff was en route to St. Petersburg with a criminal court order authorizing commitment to the state his attorneys obtained a writ from Circuit Judge T. Frank directing a hearing before Judge John U. PERFECT EXCUSE LOS B. prospective Juror In the trial of a man charged with fobbing bank was asKed he could judge a nervous about these he help up three times In banW I have been em- vas in the white WOMEN LAW VIOLATORS July 7.-(/P) Fifty per cent of all women In federal prisons are narcotics laws Dr. Mary B. warden of the Federal Industrial Reformatory f o r Women at W. told the national conference of prison BEE BRINGS DEATH July A bee sting was blamed for the death of A. 61, lieutenant Walking In from Hazelbaker feel Jve been stung by a You I'm allergic to bee 8t;ng^." He collapsed and died in 8Q a St. Petersburg real estate has waged a prolonged legal battle since convicted In county criminal court on charges growing out of a gatal automobile accident here two years Bay Harbor Office Given Mrs. McDowell Mrs. Annie Lou MacDowell has-been approved by the Senate as postmaster of Bay cording to an Associated dispatch received from WamM Ington this FRENCH July 7.--.(^.^|.^ h&s entered a world by out broadcasts In sis U
