WEATHER
Coldf toni*ht and Thursday,
«itn
occasion*^ rains.
fflhv ©tm^s -
GOOD AFTERNOON
The man who hid** behind a
woman's petticoat nowaday* mutt
have an awfully lonesome time of
it up there in the attic.
bL52-No. 9
HENDERSONVILLE, N. C., WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1933
SINGLE COPIES, FIVE CENTS
TO BE RETAINED
1125 Released Through
Emergency Program
Last Week
COUNTIES OVER
state benefitting
rrhrtv ,rtt' ;,p«' fifty-two
Lple r-'v:v.*.i work in Hcider
1 county Ia<t week an«! were
i.! from the county
krgeni.v relief fund, according*
fa report from (I. W. Justice,
fcimun of this work in the
fcntv.
|\"r~e «nd women were eni.
>yerf on 16 projects throughout;
coiinty and these receiving
:k wore from every section of
} county.
Projects, th? number of people
ployed «>n them, and payrolls
r Ia>t week were as follows:.
Pleasant Hill school, 25 men,
&i$.
Hwulersonville golf course 20
r. S-"i».U0.
State highway work, 27 men,
18.30.
Etowah school, grading' 40
[1, SI00.00.
State highways. 27 men. $80.
i .Vud Creek cemetery,
r.wr, $
State highway work. 15 men.
State highway work, 16 men
[lured). $44.
rs I! ck school grading 22
ft. $<>2 so.
ffounty home. oO men. $9:1.50.
tountv courthouse remodeling,
|men, $22.
lleaiersonville city schools,
anifijf work, three men for a
iMreek period. $23.
Headersonville colored school
fun n.' building, seven men, $14.
Taxedo school grading. 19 men.
iendersonville city hall clean
five women. $19.
railing Hendersonville athletie
J. 82 :nen. $282.
Additional projects are being
ted this week and work on
f of the above mentioned
jects is being continued.
schools in 59 counties hav«?
entte<l from the work relief
irams put into effect by the
e-federal relief program, re
jjisr in the expenditure of
1 .828 on school impruvetnen;
■ rtween October 1 anil
cember 31. Dr. Fred W. Morrt
'. sUte relief director, is quot
as >ay\nj in Raleigh dispatches
lhe Times-News. These school
Provement projects have been
r fied out in accordance with the
're of the government that the
<♦> borrowed by the s'ate from
* Reconstruction Finance Cor
°n be expended in the form
uage> rather than be given di
•tiy to needy individuals. The
•t . , 'aw taking this monev
uJable permits its u*? for th'o
went of wages in the construc
ts public works where tho
wriats and equipment are sup
rv fu0nI.»otilep sou»*ces.
.ji-i' ^".828 expended on!v
«.<n has come from federal
* - fund-s for wages. The r.v.
•Dlv^n suff'C'ent to
'L* ' e,,u,Pment and supplies
* ooumed from the following
*1 sources, as follows: *
"rowel from State
•iterary Fund $ 84,700
1 rc miscellaneous state
untis 1,254
county appropria
^ __ 41,834
rom !o<al school dis
"tt appropriations 27,003
ton* private contribu
"•ns .. _ 43,640
Total $109,061
^ total of 585 schools will
• :'i <m these work project*,
(Continued on page four)
Irs. Judd Goes
On Stand Today
'ill Anpe ar in Prelimin
ary Against Holloran
PHOENIX, Ariz.. Jan. 11.—
—Winnie Kuth Judd, con
trunk murderer, will pro
the witness stand today to tell
justice court of the murder of
Ann Leroi. County Attor
V Henz L. Jennings disclosed
*t night.
She will appear at the prelimi
>rv hearing of John J. Hallorar.
falthy lumberman and reputed
a>boy, on a county attorney's
formation charging him as an
ctssory after the killing of
r- l.eroi.
Halloran is accused of aiding
'« assisting Mrs. Judd in dis
cing of and concealing the
,;V of Mm. Leroi and by advjs
K and directing her not to dis
>'ne committed the murder.
is further alleged he aided and
v<t*d her to escai*? from
fizona.
Elopes, Found
Dead in 3 Days
Only three days after her mar
riage. the body of Mrs. Margaret
Timmons Hanlon 1'orett was
found in a Chicago hotel room.
She had registered under an as
sumed name. Thee days before,
she had secretly married Harry
Porett of Waukegan, 111. • Her
family is prominent in Valparai
so. Ind. Police ave conducting an
inquiry .into tho cause of her
death. '
RE-ELECT BANK
OFFICERS HERE
Earnings in 1932 "Satis
factory" in View of
Conditions
All officers ami directors of the
State Trust company were re
elected yesterday afternoon at
the bank's annual meeting. They
are:
President, \V. P. Hodges; vice
president, H. LJ. Kelly; cashier, E.
K. Lott. Directors: W. B. Hodges,
H. B. Kelly, M. M. Redden, VV. M.
Sherard, J. W. Bailey.
In view of general business con
ditions, earnings of the bank in
the last year were satisfactory, it
was said. The last statement of
the bank, as of December 31st,
showed loans and discounts of
$99,670.46; deposits of $517,
210.72, and undivided profits cf
$13,1)03.77. Deposits are approxi
mately the same as they were a
year ago.
Henderson's Part
In 5-Year Plan
Will Be Reported
Chairman McKay of Coun
ty Group Prepares for
Regional Meeting
I The report of the accomplish
ments of the 5-10 year organized
farm plan in Henderson county
during the first year of the plan
will be made this week. Lawrence
H. McKay, chairman of the work
ing committee under the plan,
stated today.
Members of the committee are
working on the report of the
year's work and will announce
i the results later in the week, Mr.
j McKay said.
The anniversary of the fa'in
'plan in1 Western North Carolina
will be observed with a program
j at the Plaza theatre in Ashevi'.le
at 7:30 o'clock next Monday
right, Jan. 10.
Among the speakers on this
occasion will be B. L. Hummel,
rural sociologist for the state of
Virginia, Mrs. Jane S. McKim
, mon, head of the home demon
stration agents in the state, and
• many others.
Speakers are well fitted by
their experience and training to
deal with the subject in an inter
esting and instructive manner.
H. Arthur Osborne of Canton,
chairman of the regional council,
will preside at the meeting, and
[reports will be made by th:>
working committees in all coun
! ties and also by the women's*
j auxiliary committees in the vari
ous counties.
Counties in which the plan has
now been operating: for a year's
period are Avery. Buncombe,
Cherokee, Clay, Graham. Hay
wood, Henderson, Jackson, Mc
Dowell, Macon Madison Mitchell,
Yancey, Polk, Rutherford, Swain
and Transylvania.
INVITING NEW
RESIDENTS TO
C, C. DINNER
Special Letters Dispatched
as Thursday Night
Event Nears
REV. ALEXANDER OF
BREVARD TO SPEAK
I.« tiers inviting now residents |
of Hendersonville and community
to attend the annual Chamber of
Commerce dinner meeting to re
held at 7 :.'}0 o'clock Thursday
evening at *he Skyland hotel,
were sent out this morning from
the ofl'ice of Noah Hollowell, sec
retary. Invitations also were
mailed to the presidents or man
agers of the Chambers of Com
merce at Asheville, Brevard and
Tr.von.
Indications today pointed to
the usual large attendance at the
annual met ting. Kiwanians and
Rotarians have dispensed with
their weekly meetings in order
that thev and their wives may at
tend with men and women of the .
Chamber of Commerce who may;
not be members of the two civic j
clubs. The letter to new residents
reads, in part:
"We have learned of your hav-1
ing moved to Hendersonville re-1
eently and we want to welcome
you to our community. Why not
come out Thursdav evening to the
Skyland hotel and meet with the
citizens of our community in the i
annual Chamber of Commerce j
meeting. This is an annual event
in our city and the Rotary and
Kiwanis clubs have their weekly
meetings with other citizens of
the community for a better under
standing among each other and to!
consider civic matters.
"This year we will have dinner
at 7:30 and this will be followed
by an inspirational speech by one j
of the be<t after dinner speakers
to be had anywhere. We know!
you will enjoy meeting the people i
of the community in which you I
are located, and we assure you J
our people would be glad to know,
you."
1 Milo W. Strong, president of:
the Chamber of Commerce, will
be toastmaster at the meeting, j
The program follows:
Group singing, led by Roy C. I
Bennett ami Spencer 15. King,!
with Miss Mary Brooks and Miss|
Kate Dotson as accompanists. |
Invocation—Rev. Father Philip I
0"Mara.
Dinner. |
Secretary's report—Yates W. <
Little, treasurer. i
Report of entertainment com-1
mittee—O. Y. Brownlee.
Report of golf committee—Mr.
Strong.
Address—Rev. R. L. Alexander,
Brevard.
Announcement.
Song.
Peytons Leave for
Stay in Florida
Alterations Will Be Made
at Jefferson, on Return
Lieutenant Commander and
Mrs. P. J. Peyton left yesterday
for St. Petersburg, Fla., via Co
lumbus, Miss., Commander Pey
| ton's former home. They will
I be gone about six weeks, return
ling to Hendersonville in time to
.supervise certain alterations and
rc-decorating of the Jefferson
[hotel preparatory to opening
.that establishment on April 1st. j
Cannon Extortion
[Plot Is Frustrated
! j
ATLANTA, Ga., Jan. 11. (UV) j
! Department of justice agents nr
! rested a man and his wife plotting |
! to kidnap the son and grand- ]
daughter of a North Carolina tex- I
tile magnate here yesterday and
did it so quietly and efficiently
that neighbors did not know of
the catch until they read this
morning's papers.
Odell C. (Red) Boyles, a para
I chute rigger from Rock Hill, S. C.,
I and his wife are in city jail hero
after Boyles confessed last night
that he had written innumerable
letters to Joseph F. Cannon, towal
manufacturer of Concord, N. C.,
threatening death or kidnaping to
Joseph F. Cannon, Jr., and Anne
Cannon Reynolds, daughter of the
late Smith Reynolds by a first
marriage—unless he was paid
sums ranging from $12,000 to
$50,000.
FLYERS KILLED
GALVESTON, Texas. Jan. 11.
(UP).—Second Lieut. William J.
Bogardus, 26. Dallas technician,
and Sergt. John Kennedy of Vir
ginin were killed when their plane
crashed while landing at Fort
Crockett today.
Russo-Japanese
Non-Agression
Pact Is Blocked
Jap Says Soviet War Pre
paredness Makes This
Impossible
TOKIO. .Tan. 11.—(UP).—Jos
eph Stalin's recent statement thiit
the Soviet government is prepar
ing for war has removed the last
nossihility that Japan might sign
a Russo-Japanese non-agression
pact, it was declared hy a Japa
nese government spokesman to
day.
The spokesman declared 'hat
the Soviet government has dem
onstrated that, while it is asking
for Japan to sign the treaty, it is
shifting its entire five-year indus- j
trializa'ion plan to prepare for
war.
INVASION OF
JEH9L BEGUN
10,000 Japanese Concen
trate; New Front Inside
Chinese Wall
SHANGHAI, Jan. 11.—(UP).
Japan holds China entirely re
sponsible for the Shanhaikwan in
cident, Akira Ariyoshi. Japanese
minister to China, declared today
in transmitting; Tokio's formal re
ply to Chinese protests.
PEIPING, Jan. 11.—(UP).—•
Japanese troops, tanks, armored
trains, airplanes, artillery and cal
vary were prepared today for an
invasion of Jehol province, with
the capital, Cheng Te-Fu, as their
goal.
While unusually cold weather
retarded fighting between Japa
nese and Chinese at the strategic
pass through the Great Wall at!
Chiomenkou. the chief of the telc
granh administration at Cheng
Te-Fu advised Chinese officials
here that 10,0(»0 Japanese were
masking for a drive on the capital, j
The Japanese were consolidat-,
ing their positions along the Great
Wall, trying to close the pass at I
Choimenkuo. Thus a new fron* I
was created within the Great
Wall, scene of invasions and re
pulsions for centuries, running
between the Japanese and Chinese
positions.
The Chinese dug in between
Chiomenkuo and Shihmenehai, de
spite the Japanese statement thai
they did not intend to operate in- |
side the Great Wall. Meanwhile,.
the encircling movement of Jehol |
province continued on the eastern 1
and southern frontiers, with the
Jananese troops along the Great
Wall expected to hold their posi
tions and prevent Chinese from
attacking the forces moving on
Jehol.
BILLS CHARGE
CONSPIRACY
RALEIGH, Jan. 1J.—(UP).—
Bills charging Dimmick and Har
ry L. Drake of Chicago, with con
spiracy and intent to defraud i"
connection with operations of fi
nance and loan companies were)
returned here late yesterday by I
the Wake county grand jury.
Solicitor .T. C. Little said he
would immediately send suhpoen-l
as to Asheville where the Drakes I
allegedly operate a number of;
loan companies and maintain aj
winter home. Dimmick Drake, it i
is reported, is in Paris. It is|
not known whether Harry L. j
Drake is in Asheville.
Dimmick Drake, according toi
the bill, operates a chain of
loan firms in North Carolina, in-1
eluding Hendersonville. Solicitor]
Little said he would seek an in-j
dictment against R. P. Stephens, i
who operates one of the chain, I
the Southern Securities company, I
charging usurious interest rates!
on chattel mortgages.
CALVARY EPISCOPAL
VESTRYMEN CHOSEN
FLETCHER. Jan. 11.—Election!
of 11 vestrymen of Calvary Epis-1
copal church at Fletcher took
place at a meeting of the congre
gation Monday night.
Vestrymen were elected as fol
lows: Harry Roberts, J. P. Fletch
er, Daniel Blake, John E. Schley, j
J. M. Franks, Magruder Tongue,
George Cushing, Julian Wood-i
cock, Jr., Paul Rickman, George
Sheehan, and Charles Shuford.
Election of the senior and jun
ior wardens of the vestry will take
place Sunday at the church. The
Rev. Edgar R. Neff, rector, has
nominated J. P. Fletcher for sen
ior warden and Harry Roberts for
junior warden. -
CLEMENTS TAX
BILL TO RAISE
OVER 1 MILLION
That Is Estimate Made as
State Looks for New
Budget Resources
!N ADDITION TO THE
PRESENT INCOME TAX
By J. C. BASKERVILL
Tin* Tlm.w-N.ivv. Ilitrenu i
Sir Walter Hut.-I
RALKIGII, -Ian. 11.—At least j
$7,500,000 a year in new revenue I
would result from the enactment J
of the bill introduced by Senator
Hayden Clement of Salisbury in
the senate, which would levy a
production tax of one-half of on >
per cent on the gross incon e of
all industries in the state, accord
ing1 to preliminary estimates made
ortf figures obtained from the state
tax commission. The Clement bill
would levy this production tax on
the gross income of every indus
try in the state, including the
gross income of power companies,
telephone and telegraph compa
nies, railroads, express companies
and all other firms and corpora
tions that manufacture, com
pound, fabricate commodities for
sale either within or outside of
the state. The tax is not imposed
upon retail sales, however.
The most rel'able estimates
now available are that the total
gross value of all manufactured
products in the state, or the gross
income of all, manufacturing con
cerns is approximately $1,S00.-|
OtyO.OOO under present business
conditions, although several years
ago this value was estimated at
from $2,000,000,000 to $2,500,
000,000. It is also estimated that
a total of $300,000,000 in federal I
sjffl j'tate taxes can be deducted I
irom tbis total—since the Clem- j
ent bill permits the deduction of (
o'her taxes from the gross income
—so that the total upon which in;
tax would be levied will not ex
ceed $1,500,000,000. A lax of
one-half of one per cent on a gror*
income of $1,500,000,000 would
yield $7,500,000 in new revenue.
This is just about the amount of
revenue required needed to bal
ance the state budget, provided
the possible economies proposed
are made.
The Clement bill would impose
this tax of one-half of one per
cent on the gross income of all
manufacturers in addition to the
present income and franchise
taxes which they are paying un
der present schedules, although i'
would permit the deduction of all
state and federal taxes from the
gross sum.
Although two separate bills to
regulate lobbying have found their j
way into the hoppers, the one of
fered by Rep. Ewing of Cumber
land is looked upon as the most
satisfactory of the bills and most
likely to be adopted. Both the
Ewing bill and the other measure,
which was introduced by Re]). Gil
liam, of Alamance, would require!
the registration of every person I
or firm engaged in lobbying.
The chief difference in the two
measures, however, is that Rep.
E wing's bill would provide the
violations of the act constitute a
misdemeanor and be punishable
by a fine of not less than $50 nor
more than $1,000 or imprison
ment for two years. The Ala
mance representative's bill would
require each lobbyist to pay a fee
of $50 and register his occupation.
Another difference between the
two measures is that Rep. Ewing'r.
bill is designed principally to keen j
lobbyists off the floors of the gen-!
eral assembly while it is in ses-1
sion.
Spanish Unrest
Declared Ended
Premier Given Powers toi
Cope With Outbreaks
MADRID. Jan. 11.—(UP)— |
Premier Manuel Azana and Minis-'
ter of the Interior Santiago Cas- i
ares Quiroga were authorized to- <
day to declare a state of seige or j
modified martial law wherever ;
they considered it necessary to I
prevent seditious movements.
Extremist outbreaks in Baree- i
lona and Valencia have died out j
and the government said the rest
of the country is quiet.
20 ARE WOUNDED
IN BERLIN FIGHTING:
BERLIN. Jan. 11.— (UP)— I
Twenty persons were wounded I
here early today when police and j
Nazis fougrht a revolver battle in i
a public park. Three Nazis were
arrested. Fighting started after a j
Nazis patrol of 400 men forced
entrance into a Communist meet-'
ing. 1
Fathered Technocracy, He Claims
"Technocracy "-National Indus
trial Management
Practical Suggestions for National Reconstruction
By William H«nry Smyth
William H. Smyth, above, retired patent attorney of Berkeley, Calif.,
claims to be the original technocrat. He coined the term in a series
of magazine articles written in 11)19, he points out, producing copies
of the magazine to prove it. Beneath his picture you see a magazine
clipping dated 19lit in which Smyth discusses technocracy by that
name. He had studied the problem of social effects of engineering
for yeai'SL and its jpotisibilitios were demonstrated, he claims, by op
erations of the War Industries Board during the World war.
Supt. Waters and
H. S. Boys Will
Go To Conference
Waynesville Affair Is Sec
tional Event to Talk
Student Problems
Fred M. Waters, superintend
ent of city schools, will bo in at
tendance on the approaching
older boys conference, announc
ed for the section of North Car
olina lying to the west of Marion
to be held in Waynesville, Jan.
20-22. The conference will open
on Friday and continue through
until Sunday morning.
Invitations are going out to
around 150 members of the old
er boys class, in all high school
communities west of Marion for
them to participate in what is
termed a get-together for a dis
cussion of their problems, C. A.
Witherspoon, associate interstate
secretary in Y. M. C. A. work,
said when in the city yesterday.
Christian citizenship, he said,
will be the general theme before
the conference. It will be fea
tured by C. N. Walker, trust of
ficer of the Wachovia Hank anil
Trust company as the chief visit
ing espaker.
Superintendent Waters of this
city will be among the speakers,
and it is expected a group of
high school hoys from here will
be in attendance Saturday and
Saturday night for the banquet.
The conference is being held
with the co-operation of the Hi
Y and Rotary clubs of Waynes
ville, members of which will as
sist in entertainment.
Baptist Pastors
Elect Officers
At the January meeting of the
Ministers' Conference of the
Carolina Baptist association, held
at the First Baptis.1. church Mon
day, the Rev. W. A. Morris was
named president of the associa
tion for the ensuing year and
the Rev. W. H. Davis was elected
secretary.
On the program committee
were named Rev. E. E. Bomar
and Ihe Rev. A. I. Justice.
In deciding the ouestion of the
round table, "What Can I do to
Improve My Spiritual Life?" it
was the concensus of opinion
that the best program Tor the
preachers in 1033 was be stu
dents of the Bible and earnest in
prayer.
The next meeting will be held
at the same place, the first Mon
day in February and the Rev. D.
B. Martin will open the discus
sion of the theme, "What Can I
Do to Help Others, Spiritually?"
FEWER AUTO
TAGS BOUGHT
1700 Licenses Obtained
Here, Compared to 2500
Last Year
f
The sale of automobile license
plates at Shipman's garage here
to <late is approximately 800
plates under the total sale of last
year, it was stated there this
morning.
No check has been made on the
number of plates sold to this date
as against the number of plates
on the same date last year, but it
Was stated that approximately 1,
700 plates had been sold to date
here while approximately 2,500
| plates were sold during the time
the branch office was open here
i last year.
I The office at Shipman's garage
will be maintained through this
i week and possibly longer in the
I event any extension of the time
for securing license plates is
granted by the state department.
Son Is Born to
Libby Reynolds
At Philadelphia
Heir to $18,000,000 For
tune of Late Father,
Smith Reynolds
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 11.—
| (UP).—The new born son of
I Libbv Holman Reynolds lay in an
| incubator in Pennsylvania hos
jpital today while doctors took
every precaution against possible
I complications, due to its slight
weight.
i This was due to premature
j birth. The infant, probable heir
) to the $7,500,000 estate, was
born last night, but had not been
expected to be born until the last
of this m'onth. It had not been
j weighed at noon today, but was
I expected to weigh about five
pounds.
BALTIMORE, Md., Jan. 11.—
(UP).—A fortune estimated at
$7,500,000 awaits the son of Lib
by Holman Reynolds, born last
nijjht in a Philadelphia hospital,
according to statements of the
local trust company which holds
the $60,000,000 Smith Reynolds
estate.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 11.—
(UP)—A son, potential heir to
the $18,000,000 tobacco fortune
left by his late father, Smith Rey
nold*, was born to Libby Holman
(Continued on page four).
LEIilSLATUKS
IN SYMPATHY
WITH ITS WORK
Expected To Be Under
Fire But to Survive for
Its Value in Savings
new movITmade
TO CUT SALARIES
Abolition of Offices of 100
County School Super
intendents Sought
RALEIGH, Jan. 11.—(UP).—
The senate passed the McLean
resolution today, calling <>n all
constitutional officers to express
a willingness to accept a salary
reduction to he determined by the
state legislature.
The house received an act to
abolish the office of county super
intendent of schools in the state's
100 counties. The bill would sub
stitute a superintendent for each
of the 11 congressional districts.
The Times-New* Tluretm
Sir Walter Hotel
KALEIGH, Jan. 11.—Despite
the fact that the 1933 legislature
is seemingly economy bent and
looks with favor upon the idea of
doing away with some boards, bu
reaus and commissions, any at
tempt to decentralize the author
ity now vested in the State budget
bureau created in 1925, which has
enabled the state to save millions
of dollars since, will meet vigor
ous opposition at this time, accord
ing to a preponderance of opinion
among the members of both houses
of the assembly.
It has been rumored for several
days that .legislation looking to
taking away some or all of the
budget commission's power is now
being framed and will be intro
duced shortly. While it has been
impossible to trace the origin of
this contemplated legislation, it i«
known that certain departmental
heads have long been smarting un
der the dictatorship of the budget
commission.
While few senators or represen
tatives are willing to be quoted on
the legislation pending or its pos
sible introduction, a survey by
this bureau indicated that opposi
tion to any bills hampering the
operation of the budget law of
1925 will be fought to the last
ditch. Particularly at this time,
when revenues have been grad
ually but steadily declining, and
necessitating a flexible method of
fitting expenditures to actual
revenue, sentiment in favor of
continuance of the budget act is
very strong.
Aince me lniruuucnun uj hid
budgetary control method during
the McLean administration, ap
propriations and expenditures
have steadily declined, the budget
bureau apportioning out the ap
propriation funds to the various
departments quarterly on the ba
sis of incoming revenue, and scal
ing down appropriations to fit the
actual needs of the departments.
During 1931 appropriations
amounted to something like $2'.»,
000,000. whereas actual revenue
amounted to approximately $23,
000,000. That year the budgetary
control power vested with the gov
ernor and the advisory budget
commission enabling the scaling
down of appropriations to $26,
000,000. Last year's revenue, it
is estimated, will be only around
$21,000,000, or $8,000,000 less
than the appropriations made by
the 1031 legislature. During th?
biennium, the commission reduced
expenditures by about $7,500,000.
Thus, had it not b*»en for the
power which the 1925 law vested
with the governor and the advis
ory commission. North Carolina's
deficit would be a good many mil
i lions more than it actually is, as
J there would have been no way for
i the executive department to have
put a check on outgoing money
when it became apparent that
(Continued on page four)
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WHAT IS THE LARGEST
VaCANlC CRATEl? IN
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