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WEATHER
tonight and Tuesday
with showers; colder Tuesday
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VOL. 52—No. 61
(Elu» (Times -ZCcitrs
GOOD AFTERNOON
We understand a bill U being
prepared to present to the next
congress providing compensation
for golf widows.
HENDERSONVILLE, N. C., MONDAY, MARCH 13, 1933
SINGLE COPIES, FIVE CENTS
ROOSEVELT ASKS BEER BE MADE LEGAL
balancing of
KT GOAL
IF GOVERNOR
fkringhaus to go Before
\ssemblymen With Mes
sage on Finances
;\L£S TAXAS LAST
RESORT WITH HIM
By J. C. BASKERVILL
The YisirD-NVMs Bureau
•Six Walter Hotel
;X KiGiF. March 13.—Whil"
10 one knows just what Gov
cv> J. (.*. B. Ehringhaus is go
e to toll the joint session of
•j. general assembly when he
~ . tonight at S oVIock.
ibelieved that he will tell it
r.. . r^hatually that :
F.:-.. lr must adopt an appro
bations bill that will provide
. n-vonue for the efficient
,)yru;;on o'. the public schools,
* educational and charitable
ictatii-ns -nd other necessary
tanons of the state.
jr. r I must then adopt a
v.-.r^e bill that will yield suf
r' int money to provide for the
count called for in the appro
pra'.ions bill, and thus balance
be budget in fact.
I Whether or not Governor
r.hringhaus will go into details
concerning the type of appropria
ticn> bill he thinks should be
i<ii>pte(J, is not known. But it is
trtaJy .known in circles close to
tie ',M'.'ernor that he is vigorous
it cpw>c(f to reducing appropri
to the low level being ad
rut- 6v Representative Tain
» . it> of Ashe county, and
las of the members of the
Ik* who have aligned them
■*••• with Bowie It is likely,
I", one, that Governor Khrinjr
hs? probably will not refer eith
er : Representative Bowie or
> Bowie appropriations bill by
Me. But it is believed that he
t zo into considerable deta'l
r:-.ning the minimum needs
«tie public schools, the Stated
;i-Mty and other educational,
actions and ol the various
state agencies and point j
*' 1 the general assembly the j
at- involve.I in reducing too
fit.y the appropriations for
i t.i^e state maintained activi
p After he has done this, it
believed he will ask the gen
M- assembly to give very care
P- consideration to the appro
rations bill just completed by
joint appropriations commit
f-s which represents the limits
kow which these committees
tiic the state should not go in
lacing appropriations.
, The Bowie bill, as is general
ly known, would provide a total
only about $18,000,000 a
*■: for all the state depart
>nts and institutions, including
^ public schools, supported
^ : the general fund, while the
Ppmpriations committee bill
^des for a total of approxi
mately $25,000,000 a year for
fc same objects, exclusive of
k "tate highway commission,
'preventative Bowie has already
' : notice that he will offer
bill as a substitute for the
'".ttee bill when it comes up
°r federation. It is set as
R^ial order in the house for
morning.
.54,000,000 is cut out
)f impropriation for the six
xChool and extended
torna aione by the Bowie bill,
l . ' : Id provide only $1,
r'or the six months and
'*-nded term as compared with
0oo in the committee
■■ and with $1<;, 100.000 at the
" '.into. In fact, the entire
1 hill would provide only
1 1,000,000 more for all state
-x than the state is now
*nd;nar on the six months and
!r ": 1-1 terms alone. There are
Rations that Governor Ehring
* •• t.ves that if the appro
'^'•n for the six months
- >im should be reduced to
>10.000,000 that it would
f-a!ly destroy the efficiency
. ~ x months term, as well
! ®»ke the six months term just
1 ' onlv school term in the
'!,'n there are the various
* ia institutions of high
^"^ ninj;. The committee ap
! a* "n bill recommends a
J* «f $£32,240 a vear for the
'^lidated I niversity of North
• which includes the
_APe! }jiii Unit, the State col
lr--r n Raleigh and Womens
unit in Greensboro. This,
in increase of $30,000 over
" 3 " :nt recommended by the
commission. The Bowie
( however, would reduce the
;'i!' -riation for the university
•**•'12,240 a vear to $570,
. ' ;i year. Most of the opin
l»sK e 's to t^,e e^ect ^at a
t r- W ihis size would almost
a .k university.
rJ0 u r*'>"lt. it is expected that
la pern°r Ehringhaus is going to
j a very vigorous stand
making any such slashes
anpvopriations for the six
lB ' \ - hool term, the State
ps'ty. an(j ajj t),e other
Continued on pag« four)
Here's How the New Money Will Get Into Circulation
New money printed in Washington is
shippfd to Federal Reserve Banks througKoul
l'n:<ed Sbtrt.
7:
Business man makes loan at his bank, post
ing security eligible for re-disc^unt bv Federal
Reserve.
r.iwr-i
5Alc
Banks deposit commercial piper and other
"sound assets" with Federal Reserve Banks
and recwve paper money
New money lliuj'acquued by bank* is pa<<]
e»it b; nul-.inj Icurj und by cuhxg cbev.ks cf
depositors.
— : I
Business firms make purchases, employers
rrM payrolls and ihus new money gets inio
circulation.
As expanded currency is re deposited, it
can be withdrawn from circulation, thus con
trolling inflation.
NEW RULINGS
ON CROP LOAN
SYSTEM MADE
Only Farmers Reducing
Acreage by 30 Percent
Will Be Helped
I O. R. Jones, county farm agent
this morning made the following
announcement relative to applica
tions for federal crop loans.
"Hereafter it will be necessary
for every applicant for a crop
production loan to show that he
has already or will provide the
following items in his cropping
system:
" (1) At least one work animal.
(2) A family garden. (3) At
least one cow or satisfactory pro
vision for his family's milk sup
ply. (4) Chickens. (5) At least
one acre of lespedeza or some
solid crop. 6) At least one hog.
(7) Feed for all his livestock. At
least a part of this must be leg
ume hay. (8) A balanced crop
plan.
"Applications failing to show
provisions for any of the above
will be rejected by this office un
| less permission is obtained from
the field inspector."
| I>. L. McCafferty, government
field inspector, stated this morn
ing that approximately 150 appli
cations had been filed for loans
within the past four days.
Loan applications may bo made
any day of the week, but Mr. Mc
Cafferty requests that applicants
M'oid coming to the office on Sat
urday if possible.
Attention is again called to the
fact that applicants must pay the
cost of having the necessary pa
pers put on record. Truck farm
ers farming over two and a half
acres of land will have to certify
that they are reducing their acre
age of truck crops under their
1932 crops by 30 per cent. This
is a government regulation and
must be followed.
Any applicant should have in
mind his acreage for last year
and what acreage he has in mind
for this year.
Vienna Is Tense,
Revolt Feared
I
VIENNA, March 13.— (UP).
Austria was tense today with ru
! mors of a revolution. Military
guards at the chancellory and the
foreign office were increased six
fold. Many believed a monarchist
outbreak to be imminent.
EDNEYVILLESMARCH
SINGING IS OMITTED
j Announcement was made by D.
P. Moss today that the March pro
i gram for the Edneyvillc Singing
j association has been abandoned
' on account of its conflict in dates
! with the baccalaureate sermon to
be given in connection with the
closing of the Edneyville high
school. •
The singing had been set for
March 19, and would have been
held at the Mountain Homo
| church. The date of the next
| singing has been fixed for Ajiril
j 16 and it will be held at the place
i originally scheduled for this
month's singing. '
Zangara's Death
Warrant Signed
TALLAHASSEE, March 13.—
(UP).—The death warrant for
Guissippi Zangara was signed to
day by Governor Dave Sholtz,
the date of execution to be
some time during the week of
March 20 at the state prison at
fiaiford. SuperinJjeiident L. F.
Chapman of the prison is to set
the exact date and hour. The
execution will be open to only a
few, says Governor Sholtz.
NEW QUAKE IS
FET AT LONG
BEACH TODAY
List of Dead Remains at
150; People Refuse to
Return to Homes
I LONG BEACH, March 13.—
i (UP). — A strong earth shock
[ characterized as second only to
■ biggest tremor here Friday night
I was felt here at 5:1(» a. m. to
day. The movement was lom:
j and rolling. It did not have the
I initial jolt which usually causes
' heavy damage. There were no
reports of further damage.
i By FRANK H. MARTHOLOMEW
! United Press Staff Correspondent
LOS ANGELES, March 13.—
(UP).—Southern California sur
veyed losses in a score of towns
and cities yesterday and today as
the first work begpn in rebuild
ing from Friday night's major
earthquake.
The stricken region faced its
most tragic Sabbath amid scenes
of desolation and death, with re
curring "settling shocks'' adding
(Continued on pago four)
MRS.B. H. HILL
! GIVEN BURIAL
Death of Henderson Coun
ty Woman Ascribed to
r Heart Trouble
I Funeral services for Mrs. Va!
I lie Staton Hill. 37. wife of B. H.
I Hill, were held this morning at
11 o'clock from Refuge Baptist
church. Dana, and burial followed
at the church cemetery. Rev. Mr.
Owens, of Asheville, officiated at
the services.
Mrs. Hill died yesterday at
12:50 a. m., following an illness
of some years. Death was as
cribed to heart trouble.
Mrs. Hill is survived by her
husband; Cecil, Edward and
Ralph Hill, of Asheville, all chil
dren, and the following brothers
and sisters: E. G., R. G., Shade,
and W. R. Staton. Mrs. T. P. Gar
rett, Mrs. Bertie Clark. Mrs. Mae
Stepp. Miss Minnie Staton, Miss
Java Staton, and Mrs. Nellie
Blythe. She is also survived by
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T.
Hill, of Dana.
Mrs. Hill was a native of Hen
derson county, and at the time of
her death was a member of the
French Broad Baptist church, of
Asheville,
MRS. GARLAND
DIED SUNDAY;
iRITES TODAY
Wife of W. A, Garland,
Resident Here Over 50
Years; III for Weeks
Mrs. W. A. Garland, 72, Hied
at her home on Seventh avenue
east on Sunday morning' at 9:20
o'clock, following an illness of
several weeks. Funeral services
were held this afternoon at 3:00
o'clock from the First Baptist
church, with the Rev. W. H. Ford,
j pastor, officiating. Burial was to
I follow in Oakdale cemetery.
Pallbearers were C. F. Toms,
0. Roy Keith. R. H. Staton, Fos
ter Bennett. A. Ficker and Gus
Staton.
Mrs. Garland is survived by her
husband, and the following chil
I dren: Mrs. G. C. Tutt, Jr., of
Winston-Salem; Walliam A. Gar
hand, Jr., of Embenton, Pa. ,and
Mrs. C. G. Keith, of Henderson
ville.
She is also survived by the fol
lowing grandchildren: Virginia
and Dorothy Tutt, and Jessie and
Louise Keith.
Mrs. Garland was a native of
North Carolina, and was born at
Milton on January 4, 1861. She
was a daughter of the late Rev.
and Mrs. Thomas Scott Yarbor
ough. Her maiden name was Miss
Jessie Scott Yarborough.
Mrs. Garland and her moinei
came to Hendersonville and made
their home here more than fifty
years ago, and most of her life
since thaj time has been spent
here.
She was formerly connected
with Judson College, and in 1894
married Mr. Garland while both
were connected with this institu
tion.
Mrs. Garland was a life-long
I member of the Baptist church
j placing her membership in the
' church here many years ago, be
fore the present edifice was occu
pied. For many years she served
as organist of the church when it
was located on South Main street.
DRIVING CASE
IS D1
Action Follows Agreemtiil
by Counsel in Dr.
Brown's Hearing
Charges of reckless driving and
assault with a deadly weapon
i against Dr. J. S. Brown, Sr., were
dismissed this morning by Magis
trate A. B. Freeman by consent
of counsel for J. F. McLeod, fa
ther of a child allegedly struck by
a car of Dr. Brown at the cornel
of Church and Barnwell streets
on February 17.
The cases were heard last Wed
nesday and Magistrate Freemar
, took the case under advisement
I until this morning.
The charges were brought
against Dr. Brown following an
accident at the street intersection
when the child was allegedly
struck by the car of Dr. Brown.
The child, sir years of age, re
mained in the hospital for six days
'following the accident.
Will Not Again Be
'Epidemic,' View
Of the President
Woodin Gratified at the
Realization of Condi
tions by People
WASHINGTON, Mar. 13. (UP)
Banks began to reopen for nor
mal business today with a pledge
to the nation from President
Roosevelt 'hat "we will not have
another epidemic of hank fail
ures."
Banks licensed by the treasury
were permitted to open today in
the 12 key financial centers—the)
cities in which reserve banks are
located. Tomorrow and Wednes
day the reopenings will be extend
ed throughout the country.
The lid remains clamped down
tight on release of funds for
hoarding. By order of Secretary
of Treasury Woodin. withdrawals
■of deposits are limited to funds
needed for normal business and
necessary personal expenditures.
"The first duty of banks re
opening under the license of the
secretary of the treasury for the
performance of their usual func
tions is to see that the primary
needs of the people for the neces
saries of life and normal business
undertakings are met," Woodin
announced.
This forenoon Secretary Wood
in declared that the American
people have responded to the first
step in the government's plan of
reopening banks "with common
sense and sober realization of ac
.♦jjal conditions." His statement
was made alter reviewing condi
tions in the 12 Federal Reserve
cities where banks opened on a
normal basis.
By FREDERICK C. OTHMAN
United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March 13.—
(UP). President Roosevelt prom
ised the nation last night there
would be no more epidemics of
i bank failures and urged the peo
I pie to unite "in banishing fear."
| He made this pledge in a 1200
word statement to the public is
|sucd to the press and broadcast
I at 10 p. m Mr. Roosevelt ex
plained in simple language
events leading up to the modified
| bank holiday and then revealed
I why he is employing a "stagger
j system" of bank reopening be
i ginning today.
"Your government," he said,
"does not intend that the his
tory of the past few years shall
be repeated. Wc do not want
and shall not have another
epidemic of bank failures."
The president 'said "incompet
ent and dishonest" bankers were
partly to blame for the "bad
banking situation" that confront
ed him on the day he took of
fice. He said most banks were
strong and that all the assets of
the weaker banks would be con
served.
Hoarding, the chief executive
observed, has become "an ex
ceedingly unfashionable pastime"
during the past week. He said
it was possible that when banks
(Continued on page four)
JAPAN NOT TO
QUIT ISLANDS
TOKIO, March 13.—(UP).—
Japan has no intention of re
linquishing control over the Pa
cific ocean mandated islands
when she formally resigns from
the League of Nations, it was
reported officially today.
A government spokesman re
vealed the written resignation
now in the hands of the privy
council ignores the 1C00 islands,
which the league mandate has
stipulated should be returned
back in event of Japanese with
drawal. The refusal is certain
to evoke the league's protest with
probability that the United
States may join in an attempt to
repossess the Archipelago
LEGIONPOST
MEET CALLED
Announcement was made today
that a meeting of the Hubert M
Smith post, American Lepion,
had been called for Tuesday
night at 7:30 o'clock.
INSTRUCTORS EVACUATE
NANKING. March 13.—(UP).
Col. J. H. Jouett and 15 Ameri
can instructors evacuated Hang
chow flying school tonight after
rumors that the city might be at
tacked by a Japanese air force.
State Trust
Co, Preparing
For Reopening
Hoarded Gold Being Returned Here Following Federal
Officials' Request for Names of Those Withdraw
ing Gold or Certificates After February 1
Local Bank Expects to Reopen for
Business Not Later Than Thursday
Any Gold Today?
More than $1,000 in gold and gold certificates was returned to
the State Trust company in the first half hour after its doors were
opened this morning for limited transaction of business while
awaiting authority to reopen on an unrestricted basis.
In the bank's mail over Sunday was a request from the Federal
Reserve Bank board for the names of all persons who withdrew
gold or gold certificates between February 1 and the time the
nation-wide bank holiday was declared. In addition to the names,
the Federal board requests the amounts of the separate withdraw
als. Just what action, if any. the Federal government may take
against persons who fail to return gold to banks was not known
here today, but wide publicity is being the request for the names
of potential hoarders.
A questionnaire sent out l»y«
Gurney P. Hood, North Carolina
banking commissioner, w h i c h
when answered will furnish the
basis by which he will judge
whether banks are to he reopened
in accordance with national pol
icy. was in the hands of officials'
of the State Trust company to
day.
The questionnaire will be filled
out .signed by officers and direc
tors and rushed to Raleigh tonight
in the hope that the bank will be
permitted to open Wednesday
without restrictions on business.
If tho questionnaire sent to Hen
dersonville can not be passed on
in time for the bank to open Wed
nesday, it is confidently expected
that a favorable reply will be re
ceived in time for the resumption
of business Thursday. No stave
| bank will be permitted to be re
opened before Wednesday.
Each state bank, in addition to
furnishing' information as to its
liquid assets, will have to return
to the commissioner an affidavit
by its directing head that in his
opinion the bank is sound and can
meet all withdrawals. These ap
f plications will be acted upon by
the state banking department as
soon as they are received in Ra
leigh, the state placing the same
requirements for reopening upon
the banks as provided in the na
tional government's policy of
opening banks which are under
the Federal Reserve system.
| Commissioner Hooa was in
formed in a telegram from Secre
tary of the Treasury Woodin that
the treasury department will be
authorized to permit any sound
hank which is a member of the
Federal Reserve system, whether
state or national, to reopen for
business as promptly as possible,
but it is the intention of the sec
retary of the treasury to permit
no member bank to reopen at any
time on a full 100 per cent basis
unless or until the secretary is
satisfied that such bank is a sound
going institution.
This same policy will be carried
out in regard to banks which are
not members of the Fedehal Re
serve system, according to a dis
patch from The Times-News bu
reau in Raleigh. The applications
of these banks to reopen will be
passed upon by Commissioner
Hood. Under the president's re
cent proclamation, state banking
authorities are autsorized to per
mit only sound institutions to car
ry on their usual functions to the
end that no bank shall be reopen
ed for business on any basis that
might run the risk of the bank's
being forced to close again on de
mands which it is not in a position
to satisfy.
North Carolina has 42 national
banks, all of which are members
of the Federal Reserve and are
under the direct supervision of
the Treasury department. Of the
295 commercial banks in the
state, including 80 branches, only
nine, including four branches, are
Federal Reserve members and are
under federal supervision. The
other 2GG are under supervision
of Commissioner Hood.
Commissioner Hood announced
from Raleigh that his office
would remain open until 10 p. m.
Monday and Tuesday to receive
applications to reopen from banks
and that the applications would
be acted upon as quickly as possi
ble.
If the applications are returned
promptly enough, and they are
Isuch that they can be approved at
Ionce, some of the banks may be
open as early as Wednesday, it
was announced. Those banks
(Continued on page four).
SCHOOLS OVER
COUNTY WILL
CLOSE FRIDAY
8-Months Term Complet
ed; Exercises Come
Next Week
Henderson county schools will
close Friday, March 17, with some
exceptions, ending: the 8-month
term. All of the junior-senior
banquets in the high schools of
the county have now been hell
and the several high schools will
have their commencement exor
cises some time during the week
of March 20.
Valley Hill high school will op
erate a week later this year, to
make up for a week lost by rea
son of illness in the teaching
force. Some of the other schools
will have one or two days to make
up next week, to fill out the re
quired term.
East Flat Rock prfiaded school
will conduct its closing exercises
Friday at 2:30 p. m. Miss Belva
Saunders, former supervisor of
Henderson countv schools, now
residing in Asheville, will be pres
ent to deliver the seventh grade
promotior certificates.
. Tuxedo school has set its clos
ing exercises for Friday evening.
Superintendent R. G. Anders has
been invited to deliver the diplo
mas on this occasion.
END FLETCHER
TERM MAR. 20
Graded and High School
Events for Closing
Under Way
FLETCHER, March 13. —A
cantata, "A Day in Flowerdom,"'
will be presented Tuesday night
at the school here as one of the
entertainments in connection with
the conclusion of the graded
school term, by the music pupils
of Mrs. Green. With about forty
taking part, the costumes will all
represent flowers and the stage
setting will be a garden. Three >f
Mrs. Green's pupils, Balfer, Ruth
and Ruby Gregory and McNeil
Heaton will take parts. Mrs.
Green has a studio at the Fletcher
school and gives instruction in
voice, piano and stringed instru
ments.
Thursday evening of this week
an entertainment will be given by
the primary grades, and on Fri
day evening the grammar grades
will offer a program.
Commencement exercises will
open with the baccalaureate ser.
mon on next Sunday afternoon
and graduation exercises will be
conducted the evening of Monday,
March 20.
The first of this series of events
was held last Friday evening when
the senior class presented a three
act mystery drama, "Spooky Tav
ern." The auditorium, seating
700 people was filled to capacity
for this performance, conceded to
be one of the best presentations
ever given at the Fletcher school.
NEW MESSAGE
TO CONGRESS
BIG SURPRISE
He Would Bolster Govern
ment's Revenue by
Beer Tax
ECONOMY~PLAN WILL
BE BEFORE SENATE
WASHINGTON, Mar. 13. (UP)
President Roosevelt in a surprise
move that startled even his closest
friends, today sent a message to
congress calling for the immedi
ate modification of the Volstead
act to permit the manufacture
and sale of beer. He asked that
it he passed so as to bolster up
the government's revenue.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 13. (UP)
Determined men were organizing
in the senate today to give Presi
dent Roosevelt a battle on his re
quest for dictatorial power to re
duce veterans' compensation and
federal salaries by $500,000,000.
About $400,000,000 would come
from the veterans.
Senate leaders agreed the presi
dent probably will prevail over
bitter, bi-partisan opposition to
the economy bill on which debate
was to begin at noon.
But it is doubtful whether he
will be able to jam the legislation
through the senate without an
amendment. The house passed the
bill Saturday without changing a
word.
Democratic Leader Robinson of
Arkansas may be driven today or
tomorrow to invoke the caucus
lash to force reluctant senate
Democrats to a distasteful task.
Republicans were called to con
ference this morning to discu«s
the unprecedented grant of pow
er, but no attempt was planned to
bind them one way or another.
The colorful Senator Loni?,
Democrat. Louisiana, irrepressi
ble, self-styled Kingfish, has de
serted Mr. Roosevelt on the vet
erans' cut. Senator McCarron.
Democrat, Nevada, is leader of
what is literally a back ben^h re
bellion in behalf of the former
soldiers.
SO. AFRICAN
FLIER MISSING
Five Planes go Out in
Search of Long Over
due Airman
CAPETOWN, South Africa,
March 13. (UP).—Five airplanes
left today to search for Victor
Smith, young South African avia
tor overdue on his flight record
attempt from London to Cape
town.
The young South African flior
was on his way here from Walvis
Bay, about 800 miles to the north,
reports last night said.
Smith left the bay at 8:40 p.
m., and had been expected at
Capetown, his goal, at 4:00 a. m.
Weather waB favorable. He was
seeking to set a record for the
England-to-Capetown flight, now
held by Mrs. Amy Johnson Molli
son, the British woman flier.
PNEUMONIA FATAL
TO FRENCH STROTHER
WASHINGTON. Mar. 13. (UP)
French Strother, 49, former mag
azine editor and administrative
assistant to former President
Hoover, died from pneumonia t»
day.
ARMS EMBARGO LIFTED
LONDON, March 13—(UP).—
The British embargo on shipment
of arms to the Far East was re
moved today, Stanley Baldwin an
nounced in the house of commons.
fHMEQms
What Amegican
WAS KNOWN AS •
l. 'The Great
\ Commoner"
HOW MANY W»
STATES IN THE U S.
'ARE LARGER TH#J
who sought the fabled the Philippine
['Seven Cities ofCibola? islands?
| For correct answers to tb*»J
'questions) please turn to page 3.