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WEATHER
Ionic* Hat colder tonight fol
by cloudy weather on
lue»d«
States -ifottis
Largest Daily Circulation of Any Newspaper in North Carolina in Proportion to Population
GOOD AFTERNOON
A college student arretted for
yellinfc at a policeman defended
his act by saying he had hey fever.
HENDERSONVILLE, N. C., MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1938
SINGLE COPIES, FIVE CENTS
PAPS SEIZE SILVER CARGO ON U. S. LINER
MILLION IN
IDUSTRY ARE
11R DECREE
•st General Regulation of
Images and Hours in In
terstate Activities
I0SEVEIT FORCED
LAW'S ENACTMENT
Washington, Oct. 24. <it>
H first ieueral regulation of
tors generally in in
■ became effec
■ ven million workers (o
■ Now Deal's Fair
■
I- time, governors of
B<-. states pledged cooperation
HR'age-Hour -"rator El
■ F. Andrews in enforcing the
■ The governors represented
H>ama. Texas. Mississippi, Lou
R;>. Iowa, Utah and Nevada.
Blew- anticipated additional
Hrs of - gov
Hie act imposes rigid wage min
and establish*..- a >v iard
week. It was enacted last
K .1: •> en
Blrnt.
IW LAW IN FORCE
ST MIDNIGHT
fASHIXGK X, Oct. 24. (UP)
Fair I.abor Standards act,
i will bring pay raises to an
nateu 750.000 workers and
■?•• h or overtime pay to
K).> 1 0 more, became the law
[he land at 12:01 a. m. today,
r a ; r.ute appeal for
lie e •■f.vration by Wage-Hour
linist at r Elmer F. Andrews,
he ! . which places a 23
;s-ar.-h 'floor under wages
a 4 1-r. u: ceiling1 over hours,
i-< anp: ximatelv 11,000,000
ko.'s in interstate industry and
• *aki -= to abolish "op
s•■■■■" child labor. The child la
'provisions are expected to af
t \0'" children under 16
b of age.
I a nationwide radio address
Kiay. Andrews, former New
k <ta*.»- - dustrial commission
said that the new law consti
(> part of the program by
ch P • >;..ont Roosevelt "hopes
i - "■ business and eco
i:c sy>; by regularly infus
pureha>ing power into our
trade."
^ ?.-.id that although neither
wage nor hour standard estab
H umi. ; the act is ideal, the
mr.a* on expects that the
r. ; y minimum will re
: - *.va/ above that level. He
ited -it that while all over
e work must be paid for in
k o-■ ur.d one-half times the
t-a , he could see "little
unreasonable work
" '•:th unemployment what
s this country."
< appealed to workers
:r>» tute unnecessary court
';"-'i ' t:.>■ law and said that
'C;a!> of the American Feder
!.a'or and the Commit
' - ; .'Ktrial Organization
' :r-:i'ed him that they "in
a vise their members to
!v."
r.ed that no employe
(Continued on p«ge three)
ain Points Of
Labor Standard
Act Are Stated
uask;\t,ton\ Oct. 24. (UP)
" ' ' ns of thi- Fair Labor
lr■ i .-' —or the wage-hour
' ' t- vf s workers in in
industry effective at
J- 1 -i. Monday:
.'ivt cents an hour mini
v va"°
I'.D'ti* maximum work
*'• any seven consecutive
p.c-half in cash for
t> *
r i n of all child labor
' < v-ai s of ajre.
■' <i employment of chil
X ' •' n 14 and 16.
'' ' i < :nployment of chil
! 6 and 18 in non
indemnity" for work
" ' '.ii successfully sue for over
■ x or underpayment.
f r.ours maximum work
<> nal industries, with
p" work day of 12 hours.
* ' nt of employers violat
[ -iiw with a $10,000 fine,
1 s' imprisonment, or
What Am I Offered? Going, Going, Dog Gone
Six hundred dogs had their day at the annual revival of the historic Dog Mart in Fredericksburg,
Va. Only a spectator was the Great Dane, Eric von Lindenhoff, shown left with Shirley Anne Clark
of Fredericksburg. Eric was brought from Washington by owner George A. Coulon to watch the
sale of lesser breeds. The collie pup at right brought $10 through efforts of Auctioneer Barton Ma
son (in silk topper) and auction chairman C. M. Cowan. The Mart was started in 1708 as a means
of extracting jcold and other valuables from Indians in exchange for dogs. It was revived in 1927.
HILLTOPPERS
TO? BREVARD
SCORE 12 TO 6
Locals Effective 2nd and
3rd Period; Brevard
College in 4th
Scoring touchdowns in the sec
ond and third periods, the Blue
Ridfre Hilltoppers took a 12 to 6
decision over Brevard College be
, fore a fairly large crowd at the
high school athletic field on Satur
day afternoon.
The Hilltoppers clung to their
second period advantage as the
timekeeper's whistle stopped the
visitors on their 2-yard line at tho
first halt, and fought off a desper
ate Tornado attack in the final
quarter.
The Tornado struck in the early
minutes of the fourth period for
the Brevard touchdown when
Proctor grabbed a Hilltopper pass
on his own 40 and scampered for
a touchdown. The Brevard team
1 blocked well downfield on the run
and none of the Hilltoppers laid a
hand on the sprinting Proctor.
The Hilltoppers opened by kick
ing to the Brevard 10. From punt
formation Proctor broke off guard
for 22 yards and a first down.
Two short gains and a 16-yard
dash by Hemphill put the ball at
midfielJ and Hemphill punted to
Carter, who returned to his own
33 where he fumbled and Brevard
recovered.
Failing to gain, Brevard punted
and Carter got back to the 16 on
the return. Carter punted on third
down, the ball was partially
blocked, recovered by Blue Ridge,
but given to Brevard on the Hill
topper 20. The visitors mixed two
running plays with two incomplete
passes and the ball went over on
the Hilltopper 10.
The Hilltoppers made a first
down, and on a punt exchange the
locals took possession on their
| own 30. On a weak side play,
(Continued on page six)
CURRENCY EXPANSIONISTS
TO USE LOW FARM PRICES AS
WEAPON TO FORCE ACTION
I
Administration 0 f f i cials
Said Sympathetic to
Thomas' Plan
By MACK JOHNSON
(Copyright, 1938, United Press)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24. (UP)
Congressional currency expan
sionists led by Senator Elmer
Thomas, D., Okla., last night in
dicated that they will use low
farm prices as a Weapon in their
forthcoming battle to try to force
the New Deal into further mone
tary experiments.
The issue, together with other
financial problems, will come to
the forefront shortly after con
gress convenes January 3. The ex
pansionist forces, mostly western
ers. will seek to enlist in their
drive the powerful farm bloc. Its
leaders are disgruntled over fail
ure of New Deal restrictive mea
sures to prevent crop surpluses
which sent prices skidding.
The monetary reformers right
ly or wrongly believe that the
farm group will join with them
in any movement which will raise
sagging agricultural prices.
The lines on which the ap
proaching campaign will be con
ducted were disclosed in an ex
clusive message to the United
Press from Senator Thomas in
Durant, Okla., where he paused
in his re-election campaign tour.
• (Continued on page three)
St. James Men's
Club Meeting Set
The men's club of St. James
Episcopal church will hold its Oc-,
tober meeting Tuesday night at 8
o'clock at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. P. F. Patton. The general
subject for discussion will be the
world Jewish situation.
Hungarians Head For Dictatorship; j
Officially Announce Further Czech
Parley; 'No compromsie,' Says Press i
BUDAPEST, Oct. 24. (UP) —
Hungary announced in an official'
communique last night that the
latest Czech proposal for settle
ment of their territorial dispute,
delivered Saturday night by spe
cial messenger from Prague, was
"not acceptable in its present
! form." i
Negotiations will continue!
"through regular diplomatic chan
nels," the communique stated.
Hungary's reply to this effect
was dispatched last night after a
meeting of the council of minis
ters and will he in the hands of
the Czech foreign minister today.
The communique said the Czech
proposals were unacceptable prin-1
cipally because "important Hun
garian cities would remain under!
Czech sovereignty, namely Brati
slava, Neutra. Kosice, Uzhorod
! and Munkatevo."
"The Czech foreign minister,"
the communique continued, "in
formed the Hungarian govern
ment that the Czech offer was in
tended as a general basis for dis
cussion and did not exclude fur
ther modifications. On these
grounds, the Hungarian council ;
of mini&lers decided to deliver a
detailed reply to the Czech gov
ernment by regular diplomatic
channels."
Meanwhile Premier Bela Im-,
redy, intensifying his drive toward
achieving a totalitarian regime,
outlined the government's deter
mination to push forward in this
direction in an article in the gov
ernment newspaper, and brusque
ly warned political opponents to
"stand aside or be silent."
The article, couched in excep
tionally strong language, flatly re- j
jected any compromise on the
government program and indicat
ed that Imredy planned sweeping
changes in Hungary's social and
economic status, heading toward
a regime similar to those of Italy 1
and Germany. , j
RELIEF COSTS
CUT INDICTED;
Hopkins Says President
Visibly Cheered by
Economic Outlook
HYDE PARK, N. Y.f Oct. 24.— !
(UP) — Harry Hopkins, federal'
relief administrator, indicated last)
night Hirer a series of conferences
with President Roosevelt that re-i
lief expenditures might be slashed
during the next fiscal year.
Hopkins emerged from his con
ference with the president obvi
ously cheered by the report he was
able to submit on the nation's eco
nomic outlook.
Asked what recommendations
lie would make as to new appro
priations, he obsei'ved:
"I do not know what it will be.
but undoubtedly it will be a figure
related to a smaller WPA than
we have now.*'
Explaining that he discussed
with Mr. Roosevelt the rise in
business and employment and its
bearing on the relief program,
Hopkins said:
"I look to see the relief curve,
in America go down at an early
late, possibly before election, in
<pite of what some political ene
mies think.
"The old charge that we shove,
up the relief rolls before election
and cut them down immediately
thereafter is a lot of nonsense." |
Hopkins, who said goodbye to j
the president preparatory to a
swing across the country, said in
response to questions that he talk
ed of next year's relief appropria
tion only generally, pointing out
that Mr. Roosevelt does not expect
to receive estimates from him un
til the middle of December.
The WPA administrator, who |
has been a guest at the summer ;
white house for a week, said he ,
was going first to Chicago where i
today he will confer with Gover
nor Henry Horner of Illinois and j
make a speech. Later he plans a i
broad conference with WPA offi
cials from midwestern states for
a survey of mutual problems.
LAD, 3; HANDYMAN,
MISSING, ARE HOME
I
FLORAL PARK, N. Y., Oct. 24.
(UP)—Dean Tripp, age 3, son
of a wealthy accountant, returned
home today after being missing
since Saturday morning.
The child disappeared with
George O'Connell, handyman^ at
the Tripp home, after a New York
shopping trip. O'Connell and the
child arrived at the Long Ihland
home this morning from New
York. O'Connell said he spent the
week-end with friends.
BLACK SEA STORM
BUCHAREST, Roumania, Oct.
24. (UP). — A storm swept the
Black Sea provuices today and it
was feared casiralties might prove
high.
DR. G. R. COMBS ASSIGNED
TO MONROE; REV. CAMACK
WILL BE SUCCESSOR HERE
Fletcher-Mills River Charge'
Divided; Varner Retains!
Flat Rock Charge;
Smathers Again Presid
ing Elder
%v 4
I/i a three-way transfer of p;is
tcds, the Rev. E. E. Camack of
Caioton todav was assigned to
First Methodist church in Ifen
dersonville, Dr. Gilbert I'. Combs
offender son ville was sent to
Central church in Monroe, and the
R<^. W. R. Kelly was transferred
from Monroe to Canton.
Assignments were read by Bish
op Purcell as the annual sessions
oi the Western North Carolina
conference closed in Charlotte.
Another pastoral change in
Henderson county was the divi
sion of the Fletcher-Mills River
charge. The Rev. J. H. West, for
mer pastor, was superannuated,
and the Rev. H. E. Boliek was as
signed to Fletcher and the Rev.
H. E. Jones to Mills River. It
was not known here today where
they have been serving.
The Rev. R. M. Varner was re
turned to the Flat Rock charge
and the Rev. M. A. Lewis to the
Saloda-Tryon charge.
The Rev. M. T. Smathers, for
mer pastor here, will continue as
pfosiding^clder of the AsheyiUe
discrr-t.
DJ*. COMBS TRANSFERRED
BY CABINET ACTION
First church officials and mem
bers here were surprised by the
transfer of Dr. Combs. By peti-,
tion and individual messages Bish
op Purcell and his cabinet had
been asked to reappoint Dr.
Combs to the local pastorate for
his third year and as late as yes-j
terday word from Charlotte indi
cated that this would be done. The
Times-News learned today that
the Hcndersonville- Canton- Mon
roe arrangement was effected at
a cabinet meeting about midnight
last night.
Dr. and Mrs. Combs are expect
ed to return home Tuesday after |
a trip from Charlotte to Monroe
to meet briefly with Monroe
church officials. It is not known
whether Dr. Combs or the Rev.1
Mr. Camack will occupy the pul-1
pit here next Sunday.
AMK BEAUTY j
SHOP IS SOLD
Mrs. Bradburn Takes Over
Establishment, Effec
tive Today
Mrs. Mary Leverette Bradburn
announces the purchase of the;
Ames Beauty shop from Mrs. Cal- ^
lie Young, effective today.
Mrs. Bradburn, who was rear
ed in Hcndersonville, has been
away from the city for about nine
years as traveling saleslady of t
the Hudnut products and for the !
past few months has been station
ed with the Hudnut DuBarry,
Salon of New York City.
Mr. Bardburn had the shop re- J
decorated over the week-end. She
announces that Mrs. Eula Patter
son and Mrs. Edna Bryson will
continue their services with the
Ames. j
• Mrs. Younc will be identified;
with the Blue Bonnet Beauty
Shoppe, of which she has been as
sociate owner for several months..
5AIUKDAY
Maximum temperature—68 de
grees. Minimum—29 degrees.
Mean—48.5 degrees. Day's range
—39 degrees.
SUNDAY :
Maximum temperature—62 de- ]
grees. Minimum—34 degrees.,
Mean—48 degrees. Day's range
—28 degrees.
Normal mean temperature for |
October—56.4 degrees. Rainfall
to date—.05 inch. Normal rain
fall—4.36 inches.
LOST BARGE FOUND
DETROIT, Oct. 24.—(UP) —
The lumber barge M. H. Stewart,
feared lost in the severe storm
which swept Michigan's upper
peninsula, was located at Beaver
island yesterday after being miss
ing nearly 36 hours.
British Gunboat
Struck By Shell
From Jap Plane
HONG KONG, Oct. 24. (UP) —
The British gunboat Sandpiper
was reported today to have been
hit by n bomb from Japanese war
planes at Changsha.
It was reported that damage
was confined to the superstruc
ture and was superficial.
The gunboat is a river craft of
185 tons. Changsha is on the
Siang river, about 200 miles south
of Hankow.
Her complement is 35 men.
MIDWEST HIT
BY COLD WAVE!
Strikes as Far South as
Oklahoma, Arkansas;
Sleet in North
(UNITED PRESS) •
Freezing temperatures, rain and
snow checkered the northern por
tion of the country today as win
ter swept in from the far north
and spread over midwestern states
as far south as Oklahoma and Ar-|
kansas. |
The cold wave followed a heavy I
snow and sleet storm in Wiscon
sin, Minnesota and Michigan which
disrupted communications, blocked
highways and isolated several
small communities.
PARENTS SEE ;
CHILDREN DIE
Stand by Helpless as Small
Ones Lose Lives in
Blazing Home
OGDENSBURG, N. Y., Oct. 24.
While their parents watch
ed helplessly, three small children
were burned to death early Sun
day in their flame-enveloped
home. j
The dead: Anne Hyatt, 12; her
brother, William, Jr., 10, and sis
ter Patricia, 8.
Neighbors rescued Mr. and Mrs.
Hyatt, tw-o of their daughters and
Hyatt's father, Elijah, 70, but
were halted by a wall of flame
and smoke in efforts to rescue the
remaining three children.
Firemen later located the bodies
in the ruins.
Franit Roach, 35, a neighbor
said he was awakened by screams
shortly after midnight. He said
the children were crying, "Help'
Save me!", but it was impossible
to enter the two-story dwelling.
Firemen, unable to determine
the cause, said a short circuit
might have ignited coal gas, caus
ing the lightning-like spread ofi
the fire. 1
Hoey Will Speak
Governor Clyde R. Hoey, above, I
will be the principal speaker at a
rally of the Henderson county
Democrats here tonight at eight
o'clock at the courthouse.
Democratic candidates for coun
ty offices and other political lead
ers of this section of Western
North Carolina will be among the
several hundred expected to hear
the chief executive. M. M. Red
den, county Democratic chairman,
will introduce him.
The Monday night gathering
will begin an aggressive home
stretch vote drive by Henderson
county Democrats before the No
vember election. Democratic wo
men of the county and members!
of the Young Democratic club of
Henderson have been especially
urged ,to have a strong represen
tation at the party rally.
FARLEY WANTS
F. R. AS 'ISSUE'
Calls for New Deal Tri
umph to Avoid Divided
Councils in Land
BOSTON, Oct. 24. (UP) — |
Chairman James A. Farley of the
Democratic National committee,
last night called for a new deal
triumph at the Nov. 8 election to
prevent "divided councils"" in the
nation in the midst of the grave
crisis in world affairs."
Farley told a dinner of the
Democratic State committee of
Massachusetts that President!
Roosevelt must be "the issue" in
forthcoming elections because he
is looked upon throughout the
world as "the one national leader
big enough, and brave enough,
and strong enough to vinndicate
the processes of Democratic gov
ernment.
"In these days of chaos and |
confusion throughout the world,!
when civilization itself is imper
iled by the mad ambitions of ruth
less dictators, let the message
flash from the November polls
that the American people are
united in a common cause—the
cause of democracy and all the
people—and that they arc deter
mined to go forward under the
most statesmanlike leadership in
the world today, the leadership of
Franklin D. Roosevelt," Farley
said.
He said that during the recent'
European crisis the "strongest
voice for peace" came from the
White House but that it was a
plea based on "strength" and "not
weakness."
"There is not a single responsi
(Gontinued on page six).
Cardinal Innitzer Denies Making
Attacks On Nazism, Laid To Him
By German Official News Agency
VIENNA, Oct. 24. (UP)—A
circular letter by Cardinal Innit
zer, archbishop of Vienna, repu
diating attacks on him by Na7i
newspapers, was read to the con- j
gregations in all Roman Catholic
churches yesterday..
The attacks on the cardinal
were a sequel to the riots which
started October 7 after a youth
service in St. Stephens cathedral.
In his letter the cardinal said:
"Assertions published by the
Deutsches Nachcrichten Buro (the i
German official news agency) and
the Austrian papers require an (
answer on my part.
"I declare that the Austrian I
bishops' declaration of last March j
18 (after the German absorption
of Austria) was dictated by an,
honest will for peaceful co-opera-1
tion with the present legal govern-,
ment.
"Later devlopments. however,
included measures deeply shocking
to every Catholic. J
"In my scraon at the Catholic (
youth service at Stem Stephen's,
October 7 I did not attack the j
chancellor (Adolf Hitler) with a1
single word, nor have I formulat-1
ed attacks against him, the state
or the Nazi party. . .
"I never spoke the words 'I
have decided upon a fight and I
am ready and await it' which were
attributed to me ... I did not
overlook the historically signifi
cant hour in which my own home
land the Sudetenland was return
ed to the reich, but I thanked the
fuehrer along with other German
cardinals and ordered thanksgiv
ing services and ringing of church
bells ...
"I still have the conviction that
all Catholics arc bound in con
science to fulfill their duties to
the state. However, a bishop at all
times must fulfill his oath to de
fend the right of God and the!
(Continued on page three) i
US, CONSULATE
IS DAMAGED BY
CANTON BLAST
Jap Fire Fighters Set Ex
plosions to Halt Fire
Raging There
SILVER SEIZED IS
CHINESE SHIPMENT
SHANGHAI, Oct. 24. < i:i»» —
Japanese authorities today <Ie
tained the American liner Presi
dent Coolidge as she prepaiv.l to
sail for the United States with a
shipment of silver. An Ann l itan
marine guard was placed a bo rd
the ship pending instruction* from
the state department at Washing
ton to which consular officials
here had submitted a question in
the incident.
Silver, estimated to be worth
$4,500,000. consisted largely of
jewelry and tableware which Chi
nese patriots had contributed to
the government for war purposes
and was being shipped to the
United States.
Clearance papers were suspend
ed as the huge Dollar liner pre
pared to sail with the silver, en
route to the Chase National bank
of New York.
The result was that the ship
was unable to sail on schedule this
morning as Japanese customs of
ficials refused to release it.
Negotiations continued through
out the day and the liner begun
unloading the silver, hoping to
avoid further costly delay.
1000 CHINESE DIE
AS JAPS BOMB SHIPS
HANKOW, Oct. 24. (UP)—A
thousand Chinese were killed to
day when Japanese bombing
planes sank small Chinese steam
ships near Hochow on the Yang
tse river.
In another raid farther south
the British gunboat Sandpiper
was severely damaged.
Martial law has been proclaim
ed in the entire Hankow area.
At Canton, Japanese fire brig
ades set off explosions in the
heart of the city in an effort to
halt a huge fire which spread to
the foreign section of Shameen is
land. One of the explosions dam
aged the United States consulate.
SHANGHAI, Oct. 24. (UP) -
Japanese authorities today held
up the scheduled sailing of the
Dollar liner President Coolidge,
which had on board a silver ship
ment of the National City bank
of New York and the Chase Na
tional bank of New York.
No explanation was immediate
ly forthcoming.
The United States consulate is
investigating the President Cool
idge incident. The ship was sched
uled to sail this morning but Jap
anese customs officials refused
clearance papers, it was learned.
The silver consignment consi-t
2d mostly of jewelry and table
ware which Chinese patriots had
contributed for "war chest" pur
poses.
Export of silver from areas of
China under Japanese control is
it present illegal and it was I. -
iieved that the liner was refus *d
clearance for this reason.
The "puppet" government, at
(Continued on page three)
Whitakers Buy
Controlling Stock
In Laundry Here
Take Over Dolbee's Inter
est; He Will Enter
Dry Cleaning
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. R. Whita
ker, who have been associated
with the ownership and manage
ment of the Superior Laundry for
the past two years, announce the
purchase by them of the interest
of Earl R. Dolbee in this enter
prise, effective today.
The Whitakers first became as
sociated with this plant in 19<»7
and sold it in 1918, when th» y
moved to Southern Pines. They
became identified as owners atra n
two years ago and are now tl»e
principal stockholders of the Su
perior Laundry.
Mr. Dolbee, it is understood,
will establish a dry-cleaninjr and
pressing business, in which he
was engaged before becoming
sociated with the Superior Laun
dry.