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WEATHER
fair and colder tonight; much
colder Thursday.
(Elrr (Ltntcs - Kcuts
GOOD AFTERNOON
Lot# of banks were ready to
open the other day, but th® Sec
retary of the Treasury Woodin
let them.
VOL- 52—No. 63
HENDERSONV1LLE, N. C., WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1933
SINGLE COPIES, FIVE CENTS
TORNADO KILLS 34 IN THREE STATES
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War Talk Spreads Gloom In Europe
IAZI FORCES
MANEUVERING
iUWGRIflNE
fcnch Consider Action Is
Eolation of Treaty of
Versailles
SITUATION OVER
EUROPE IS TENSE
STRASBOURG, Alsace, Mar.
i—(UP).—The echo of mus
jetiirc was heard along the
lime in pre-dawn hours today
| u Nazi forces staged all night
a»a«uTers on the low mountains
Mr Fribourg.
Msny French sources consid.
rtd the maneuvers are open
notation of the Treaty of Ver
aiiles.
BY UNITED"PRESS
.-.e throat of war hun^r heavily
re: a distraught European conli
rent. arousing susmcions and
causing risinsr anxiety last night.
Prefer J. Ramsay MacDonald
of Great Britain sought dseper
a'Wv to save the preliminary
vorld disarmament conference
from collapse.
He has conferred with Premier
Daladier of France at Paris and
jua«! to hurry to Italy to seek the
P' iro>> °f Premier Mussolini.
I rr.-roh and Italian relations
| ^proved, despite French
If-res. Italy apparently is
p*ly once more with the cen
p r nvers. with whom she was
k before the outbreak of the
Tjid war in 1914.
France and Great Britain have
«>?<] arms shipments from Italy
fe Hungary across Austria to be
Trned to the shipper. There
k? been unconfirmed reports
Jrcary was obtaining combat
and poison gas from Ital
a: jrces.
French view the rise of
-m :n Germany with increas
v : .ar. They have proteste<i
I* the occupation by Hitlerite
"Sinn troops" of barracks at
in the demilitarized Rhine
zone. Germany has rejected
protest.
^ancellor Adolf Hitler. Fascist
c^ftain of Germany, threaten5
karm Germany unless the other
l^ers disarmed. His threat
wie* at a time when Poland was
sported rushing reinforcement?
c:< *he "Polish corridor," sepa
*'• n? East Prussia from the resl
t Germany.
Hitler, some observers feel
r 'j!d welcome a war with Polanc
r'r the corridor, to unite Ger
pay behind his Fascist regime
p anti-communist and anti-Jew
campaigns have caused higF
within the German nation,
A "i*.riotic war for the corridor
felt, would unite Germanj
his regime.
I ^ir-aw has denied reports the
| ~ was being heavily armed
f• reports persisted that Poland
r3; rushing cavalry, infantry and
into the disputed zone.
**r with Poland probably
involve France. Poland's
^-.ittal supporter.
fc# Vrench press on the wes
"t" is flinging harsh chal
y. defiant Germany. Depu
,e; " parliament at Paris have
; n France to awake to the
danger seen across the
The war talk. long whis
fw. has broken into the open.
* Vienna, 3,500 recruits re
_ enlisted have been ordered
► /?r rt ^or military duty. Pre
r»r, s ostensibly is prepar
•" maintain order within Aus
a?ains* possible Socialist or
J® "Prising*. He also fears a
^ Coup D'etat, dispatches
M\v16 tee'- however. Austria's
are designed to support
, -a"v once more in the event
r- aeed.
paver among three
Farheels voting nc
f CULLEN BEER B1U
Washington, March 15.
"Vj— House members fron
,'jthern states voting against th<
i- ® beer bill included, Clark
;fej^r and Lambeth of th«
Carolina delegation.
CUSS~T0 MEET AT
VALENTINE HOMB
J ^ weekly meeting of the len
». study group of St. Jame:
, 'aC°Ptl church which is takin>
L?Urs« of instruction in prayei
under T. W. Valentine wil
j. t tomght at the home of Mr
(!:tfn ine 'n Mount Royal. Th<
N *>11 convene at 8 o'clock.
"Let Us Unite in Banishing Fear"
i "Confidence and courage are the essentials of success in carrying out
! our plan . . . Let us unite in banishing fear." Thus did President
; Roosevelt appeal for the loyal support of all Americans as he ex
plained the government's plan for reopening bank-? and rebuilding
I the country's financail system from his desk in the study of the
i White House, as pictured here.
LABUKtttt 15. AINU L, KtTUK 1
SHOWS OVER $73,000 REALTY
SALES IN PAST FEW MONTHS
Directors in Annual Meet
ing Told Year's Earn
ings 7.1 Per Cent
TO ELECT OFFICERS
NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT
Four new directors of the La
j borers Building & Loan Associr.
I tion were elected at the annual
: meeting of stockholders held last
night. The meeting was featured
also by favorable reports of offi
cers on progress made by the as
sociation.
A. L. Davenport, Alfonso Pace,
G. C. Connell and J. W. Ncsbitt
are the new directors, while the
following were re-elected: Carl
Maxwell, A. Ficker, J. €. Morrow,
| Jr., L. R. Geiger. W. R. Kirk. P.
, I F. Patton, J. E. Shipman, J. C.
Drake, G. H. Valentine. T. W.
Valentine and J. L. Albea.
The association's annual report
to the state as read last night
i showed earnings of 7.1 per cent,
according to a computation made
by state officials, and this fact
drew favorable comment from
stockholders, ab well as did a re
port on the low cost of operating
the association. P. F. Patton. vice
| president, who presided at the
! meeting, submitted a report show
ing total real estate sales of $73,
081.39 in recent months and said
that the association has collected
in full its deposit of approximate
. ly $25,000 in the First Bank &
I Trust Co., when that institution
closed.
A large representation of stock
holders attended the meeting, par
ticularly from the rural districts,
and much of the time was occu
pied by general discussion and by
talk^ of officers and directors on
how the association has been man
aged and on the business outlook.
The directors will meet next
Tuesday night to elcct officers.
i
Mrs. Vandiver's
11
.! Mother, Sister
; Hurt in Accident
> I
! Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Vandiver
were called to Greenville. S. C.,
yesterday, following an automo
bile accident in which Mrs. Van
diver's mother and sister were in
' jured.
' Her mother, Mrs. J. R. Shaver,
suffered a fractured rib and othe»:
* injuries. Her sister. Mrs. J. H,
* Shell suffered a severed artery
' and nerves in one foot. Mr. Shell
' j and three children were also in
I j the car, including a six-months in
* i fant, which was entirely un
harmed. The others were badly
'shaken up and bruised.
DEFER INCOME
| TAX PAYMENT
Federal Government Ex
tends Period 15 Days;
Interest Added
!
By VIRGIL PINKLEY
United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON. March 15.—
(UP).—A 15-day extension in
income tax payments was grant
ed by the treasury yesterday be
cause of the troubled banking
situation which has made it diffi-l
cult for many people to meet
this obligation.
Taxpayers taking advantage
of the extension, however, will
be required to pay six per cent
intex*est for the 15-day period
upon a quarter of the total tax
due.
Normally income tax pay
ments are due by midnight of
March 15. The tax may be paid
J in a lump sum or in quarterly
I installments.
Under the extension granted,
the taxpayer owing $100 and
planning to pay it in four in
stallments would proceed as fol
lows :
, The return and first quarterly |
payment of $25 would be due by
midnight of March 31, plus six
per cent interest thereon which
would amount to six cents for
15 days The other payments
would be due on the 15th of
June, September and December.
There would be no interest
charge on these installments. j
The treasury decision address
ed co all collectors of internal
revenue and others concerned
follows:
"In accordance with the pro
vision of section 53 of the reve
nue act of 1932, an extension of
time for filing income tax re
turns for individuals, fiduciaries,
and corporations for the calendar
year 1932. is hereby granted up
to and including March 31, 1933,
and the returns when so filed
shall be accompanied by at least
one-fourth of the tax together
with interest on such amounts at
' the rate of six per cent per an
num from March 15, 1933."
The decision was signed by W.
H. Woodin, secretary of the
treasury, and David Burnet, com
missioner of internal revenue.
HOOVER GOING HOME
NEW YORK. March 15. (UP).
Former President Herbert Hoover
probably will leave New York for
j California Thursday or Friday, it
was indicated yesterday. He has
been attending to personal inter
ests in the city since leaving of
fice.
Will Be Taken Up Then!
After Economy Measure j
Is Acted on Today
BEER BIUTVOTED
BY LOWER HOUSE1
WASHINGTON. Mar. 15. (UP)
The senate finance committee to
day amended the house 3.2 pel
cent beer bill to include wine an<
fruit juices and ordered a favor
able report to the senate.
Consideration of the mcasun
before nightfall was anticipated
in the event it finishes its worfy
on the economy bill by that time.
President Roosevelt's economy
program ran into stubborn opposi
tion in the senate yesterday and,
| despite a late night session reccss
I was taken then without any ac
tion on the proposal to reduce the
government expenses by $500,
000.000.
The chief fisrht centered about
the proposal to allow Mr. Roose
velt to reduce veterans' expendi
t tures by about $400,000,000.
HOUSE VOTES BEER IN
LISTLESS SESSION
WASHINGTON, March 15.—
(UP).—Overwhelmingly and with
resounding cheers the house yes
terday carried out President
Roosevelt's orders and passed a
3.2 per cent beer bill, a day aft
er he had called for it in his
pithy, 72-word surprise message.
Members and occupants of the
gallaries jumped to their feet
and roared their applause when1
peaker Henry T. Rainey an-|
nounced that the vote was 316,
to 07 to pass the Cullen beerj
bill. It was approved after only!
three hours of desultory debate.
Almost as quick action appear
ed likely in the senate. The
measure may be passed there to
day
The bill was hurried to the
senate by a fleet footed messeng
er. Immediately it was referred!
to the finance committee. Chair-1
man Pat Harrison announced he
had called the committee to meet
today and hoped to report the
measure to the senate at noon.
Its disposition there depends up
on senate action on the pending
economy dictatorship measure.
If the bill should pass the sen
ate tonight and be signed by the;
president, sale of the 3.2 per
cent beverage could begin April
1 in states which permit it. Tho
law becomes effective only 15!
days after enactment. I
Breweries are expected to pre
pare their plants for operation,
at once. Many already can be-j
gin work at a few hours notice.
Under the measure they can ap
ply for permits as soon as Presi-1
dent Roosevelt has affixed his
signature.
The measure, estimated to I
produce between $150,000,000
and $200,000,000 to bjilance the!
budget, moved swiftly through,
the house Tuesday. Under the
iron clad rule imposed by house
leaders, no amendments were
permitted and the bill went
through as drafted.
It provides a $5 a barrel tax
and a $1000 annual license fee
for each brewery. It carries no J
restrictions as to sale, but has
a proviso guaranteeing dry states,
protection from shipments by
wet states. Method and limita
tions of sale are left entirely to
(Continued on page four)
State Revenue
Machinery Act
Sent to Senate
RALEIGH, March 15.—(UP).
The revenue machinery act was
passed on the third and final read
ing by the house today and sent
to the senate after two amend
ments, one to restore tax exemp
tion on foreign stocks, and to ex
empt Polk county from the tax,
were* killed.
State income tax returns filed
during March are not to be pen
alized but interest will be charged
after March 15.
N. C. Emergency
Banking Bill Is
Passed in Senate
| RALEIGH. March 15.—(UP).
! The senate emergency banking
! bill written by Gurney P. Hood,
banking commissioner, passed the
senate today and will become law
. ipon ratification,
FARM AND IDLE
RELIEF PLANS
NEARLY READY
Roosevelt Ironing Out De
tails of Next Adminis
trative Steps
WASHINGTON. Mar. 15. (UP)
A two point program calling for I
immediate employment of at least J
200,000 men in national forests
and experimental farm relief will
)e submitted to congress soon by
President Roosevelt, it was an
lounced at the White House to
Jay.
The president is expected to
jend a message to congress tonioi
•ow on his unemployment relief
neasure, and ask permission to
pUl pCUjJIU LO wviivf nuu «ij
national forests but also on other
governmental projects that would
not conflict with the work now
>eing done.
By FREDERICK A STORM
United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, March 15.—
President Roosevelt last night
yut the finishing touches to the
farm and unemployment relief
frograms he is expected to pre
sent to congress this week.
in a cabinet meeting that last
ed for nearly three hours the
two subjects, which arc high on
the agenda of his "new deal"
schedule, were overhauled along
with latest developments in the
banking situation.
It was the belief in well-in
formed White House circles that
the farm program would be the
first of the two submitted, it
is no secret that the president is
desirous of having legislation en
acted along those lines before
spring planting begins in order
that a definite start can be made
toward price stabilization and
general economic recovery in the
industry.
What form his recommenda
tions would take, however, no
one was prepared to say. Sen
ator Smith of South Carolina,
and Representative Jones, chair
man of the agriculture commit
tees in their respective houses,
felt that proposals would suggest
the trial for at least a year of
some of the ideas advanced by
farm leaders.
This was generally understood
to mean that Mr. Roosevelt would
ask first of all a reduction of
tillable acreage and the aban
donment of marginal or unprof
itable lands.
The rough draft of the agricul
ture bill already has been drawn
up and awaits, according to Sec
retary Wallace, only the "iron
ing out" of minor details.
The unemployment relief meas
ure was slated for completion, it
was declared, within the next
day or two. Miss Frances Per
kins, secretary of labor, has been
working with the president on
the legislation for the jobless
which call for the immediate au
thorization of a $500,000,000
bond issue for a public works
program.
Much of this money, if voted,
will be spent in the Tennessee
River valley. There Mr. Roose
velt is anxious to embark on a
(Continued on page four)
Chinese Troops
Challenge Japs in
Counter Attacks
HSINFENGKUO, Manchuria,
Mar. 15.—(Thursday).— (UP).
Chinese troops launching: a
counter attack recovered Hsin
fengkuo today after a brief
skirmish with Manchoukuo
forces.
Heavy fighting was reported
at Chiehlinhou, a kilometer
north of the Great Wall.
SHANHAIKWAN. March 15.—
(UP).—Chinese troops issued «'
challenge for Japanese invasior
into China proper today bj
launching a series of counter at
tacks at Nipponese columns, now
firmly intrenched before all th<
gateways to the Great Wall.
The attacks were attended bj
brisk sniping of Japanese troop:
and advanced the possibility of :
spread of military operations to
' ward Peiping.
CONFER WITH ROOSEVELT
ON JOBLESS RELIEF BILL
President Roosevelt's sweeping unemployment relief program, involv
ing a $500,000,000 bond issue for public improvements, was taking
definite shape after his conference with senators who have cham
pioned jobless relief legislation. Shown leaving the White House
conference are, left to right. Senator Kdward P. Costigan of Colo
rado; Robert l'\ Wagner of New York and Robert M. LaFollctte, Jr.,
of Wisconsin.
VACANT LOTS
STILL SOUGHT
FOR GARDENS
Are Necessity if Needy
Families Are To Be
Granted Help
Another call for vacant lots
or acreage to be used as Ear
den plots this summer was is
sued today by the county wel
fare department.
Anyone having vacant ground
which he is willing to donate
for this purpose is asked to
notify R. G. Anders or G. W
Justice at the courthouse.
Welfare agencies in the
county have announced that
they will not extend aid to
needy families next winter if
in the meantime these fam
ilies have not made an effort
to supply themselves with veg
etables and other foodst ;ffs
during the growing season.
MRS. SHPRINT5
DIED TUESDAY
Rites of Former Hender
sonville Woman at Ashe
viJle Thursday
Mrs. Rosa Shprintz, the wife o
Harry Shprintz. formerly of Her.
dersonville and having many fam
ily connections here, died las
night in a hospital in Indianapoli
where she had been under treat
ment for about six weeks. He
home was in Crab Orchard, Ky.
/and she was 43 years old.
The body will be brought t
Asheville by train, arriving thor
at 10 a. m. Thursday, accompa
nied by Edward Patterson, o
Hendersonvillo, a nephew. Funer
[ al services will be held at 3 p. m
Thursday in Temple Bickur Cho
lim, on Liberty street, Asheville
followed by burial in the Jewis
cemetery in West Asheville.
Besides her husband, Mr?
Shprintz is survived by a daugb
ter. May Frances; her parent?
Mr. and Mrs. M. Fred, of Hender
sonville; four sisters, Mrs. H. Fat
terson and Mrs. Alex Pattersor
both of Hendersonville, and Mr?
Nathan Morris and Mrs. Loi
Pushell ,both of Somerset, Ky
. and the following brothers: Na
than Fred, Hendersonville; Jac]
i Fred, Charlotte, and Pat Fred
Chattanooga.
Mr. Shprintz and daughter, Mr=
M. Fred, Mr. and Mrs. Pushell am
; Mr. and Mrs. Morris and Edwari
Patterson were with Mrs. Shprint:
r I at the time of her death,
i j Two Hendersonville stores—
i' Patterson's and The Leader—wil
• be closed Thursday at the time o
I the funeral.
STATE TRUST
AWAITS ORDER
ON REOPENING
Vice-President Kelly Ad
vises Resumption Thurs
day Is Likely
Hcndcrsonvillc is expected to
morrow to be added to the list of
North Carolina cities in which
banks have been permitted to re
open following the enforced ten
day banking holiday.
H. B. Kelly, vice-president of
the Stete Trust Co., telephoned
from Raleigh last night and ad
vised W. B. Hodges, president of
the bank, that the applications
which he carried to the state capi
tal for the bank here and the one
at Brevard were numbered 51 and
52 and that they should be reach
ed today or tonight by Gurney P.
Hood, state banking commissioner,
and others who are passing on the
r applications.
j Press dispatches from Raleigh
j today said that the applications of
30 banks strictly under the au
r thority of the state banking de
j partment had been passed upor
last night, which were taken here
to indicate that the Hendersonvilh
and Brevard applications would
.'be reached today or tonight.
A few banks in the state, most
ly those under federal supervision
opened yesterday; others, includ
ing a numtar of state institutions
resumed business today, anc
; others found to be in sound con
- dition will be reopened on subse
. quent days. Those permitted tc
t reopen are unrestricted except a;
i to the federal ruling againsl
- hoarding. With 135 application;
: before him and others pouring ir
, hourly. Commissioner Hood em
phasized the fact that failure o!
) any bank to reopen at once di<
: not reflect to any degree upon its
- solvency.
IJ Hendersonvillc business inter
- csts awaited the reopening of th<
. State Trust company patiently bu'
- with a groat deal of expectancy
, While business has been carricc
i on remarkably well under the cir
cumstances, reopening of the bant
. is expected greatly to expedit*
- transactions. A very optimistic
, attitude on the part of the public
- was noted, and predictions wer(
- made that none of the hysteria oi
, uneasiness, prevalent before the
. banking holiday was declared, wil
i be displayed.
: c. OF C. DIRECTORS
MEETING IS CALLEE
1 j The board of directors of the
: j Chamber of Commerce will meet
! Thursday night of this week, ac
- cording to notices issued at tht
1 Chamber of Commerce offices to<
f I day. The meeting will be at i
I o'clock.
STORM VIOLENT
AS FAR EAST
AS KINGSPORT
Electric Service Suspends
Through East Tennessee
Sections
MOST OF DEATHS IN
REMOTE MOUNTAINS
NASHVILLE, March 15. —
(UP)—The total number of dead
is now 34 in the tornado which
swept across three states last
night venting most of its fury
in the remote Cumberland moun
tain region along the Eastern
Kentucky - Tennessee border.
Eighteen of the 34 were killed
in this sector in a 70-mile
stretch.
KINGSPORT, Tenn., March
15.—(UP) —A tornado struck
Cherry Hill, small suburb of this
city at about 9 o'clock last night
and first reports indicated all
buildings in the village were de
molished. Early estimates were
that possibly 15 persons had been
killed.
All wire service was disrupted
and this prevented immediate
confirmation of reports. Advices
here said the storm struck near
Nashville late yesterday, stop
ping electric service to street
cars and elevators and later
struck several other localities in
East Tennessee.
bUILDINGS DEMOLISHED
NEAR JELLICO, TENN.
JELLICO, Tenn., March 15.—
(UP)—A tornado passed through
a small settlement one mile from
here last night and demolished
all small and weakly constructed
.buildings in the area. Several
« persons were reported Bcriously
injured.
THREE KILLED IN EAST
SIDE OF NASHVILLE
I NASHVILLE. Tenn., March
15.—(UP) —Three persons were
killed and 150 injured when a
tornado passed through the east
, ern part of this city last nipht.
j The dead were a Mrs. 13endi
. man, Margaret Johnson, 11, and
D. B. Lanier, all of East Nash
ville. The estimate of 150 in
jured came from Protestant hos
pital where the casualties were
taken. All the dead smothered
or were struck by falling debris.
MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 15.
(UP).—A heavy wind was the
forerunner of the tornado in
Southeast Missouri and Eastern
Arkansas last night brought in
juries to at least five persons
and property damage estimated
at $85,000.
Fifty thousand dollars damage
wag reported at Caruthersville,
Mo., but no injuries were known
there The storm cut a quarter
mile-wide patch through Caruth
ersville, demolishing business
buildings, houses and barns.
The Jernigan home near Lc
panto was demolished.
Legion Post Here
Backs Roosevelt
Economy Measure
Senators From North Car
olina Are Advised
of Action
The Hubert M. Smith post of
■ the American Legion last night
adopted a resolution in support of
President Roosevelt's economy bill
now pending before the United
States senate, and telegrams ur*r
, ing support of this measure were
i sent to Senators J. W. Bailey and
R. R. Reynolds.
The telegrams were signed by
f senators lead as follows:
[ "The Hendersonville post of the
i American Legion in a special
meeting recorded itself over
. whelmingly as supporting th*?
i ( President in his entire program
;: and requests you give him your
| wholehearted support."
I The telegram sent to the two
. L. B. Prince .commander.
The resolution declared that
the Hendersonville post recog
: nizes the existence of a grave na
tional emergency, constituting u
challenge to the patriotism of
eve^v loyal American, that Presi
dent Roosevelt has laid recom
mendations before congress, that
the local post deems the balancing
of the budget as vitally necessary,
and that the members of the post
have faith in the sincerity and
ability of the president.
I The resolution further pledged
the allegiance to the flag and con
stitution and called upon every
citizen and every organization to
put aside particular desires and
objectives and support the presi
j dent in his efforts to preserve and
! re-establish the Union on a sound
j basis and thus insure the welfare
1 and happiness of all the people.