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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-05
By WALLACE CARROLL
United Press Staff Correspondent


PARIS, April ;. (UP) pre-
liminary economic conference in
Washington TO prepare for the
world conference which Is to be
held in London appeared today as
n probable result Of conversations
being held in European capitals
by Norman II. Davis. President
ROOscveIt's 'ambaSSadOr-at-largc.
Following conference yester-
dav with Joseph Paul-BoncOur,
French foreign minister, it was
indicated that France favOrs the
idea Of a Washington conference
since il NIGH, serve aS a smoke
screen for debt discussions with
the Roosevelt government.
4 meeting i'm Washington, 1t
was said, might enable the French
government indirectly to ask con-
grcsS 70 postpone debt payments
due i'm June. 1t was further indl-
Gated that if the Washington con-
ference is called it will be infOr-
NAL and will embrace only the
principal European powers, whose
ambassadors in Washington Will
conduct the negotiations.
Paul-Boncour told Davis that
his government has no objection
TO a Washington meeting if Pre&i-
dent Roosevelt desires it. The
French foreign minister suggest
cd that Davis arrange the details
with Great Britain, who still
wants to hold the preliminary as
we'll as the main conference IN
L.<don.
The American delegate inform
ed Paul-Boncour that President
Roosevelt hopes the preliminary
meeting will be held as quickly as
possible.
Davis will confer with Premier
Edouard Daladier today while
awaiting a conference here with
Hugh Wilson and Hugh Gibson,
who are coming from Geneva 70
acquaint him with disarmament
developments.
The American "ambaSSadOr-at-
large" then will return to London
for a meeting with Prime Minis
ter Ramsay Macdonald on dis.
armament questions. Even later
Davis plans to come back TO Paris
for further talks with French gov
crnment leaders. He may possibly
20 to Berlin for a conference with
Chancellor Adolf Hitler, it was in
Dictated yesterday.
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WISCONSIN VOTES WET

MILWAUKEE,, Wis. April s.
(UP).-Wisconsin today became
the second state to vote over
whelmingly for the repeal of the
18th amendment. With more than
half of the precincts counted IN
the election of delegates for a
state convention "wets" held a
lead of more than a to /.
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w. o. w. MEETING

Initiation of members by the
local camp of Woodmen of the
World has been scheduled fo.'
Thursday night, April 6, at s
o'clock. All candidates are ex-
pected to report for degree work,
and members are expected to be
on hand to participate in confer"
ring the degree.
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.AKRONPS LOSSRUMORS AS TO
is UNS0LVED SABOTAGE ARE
AIR MYSTERY SET FOR QUIZ
Officials Will Throw All
Energy Behind Com
ing Investigation
LIGHTER-THAN-AIR
POLICY is AT STAKE

WASHINGTON, April 5. (UPD.
The house naval affairs commit
tee today voted unanimously for
a thorough investigation into the
Akron disaster, including the past
history of the dirigible and ru-
mors of sabotage during her con-
StructiOn.
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y
would postpone house considera-
ton of the fivc-day week bill un-
til he received definite indication
Of President ROoseVclts views of
the measure.
WASHINGTON. April 5. (UP)
Senate passage today Of the Black
3O-hour week bill was predicted
last night by Majority Leader
Joseph r. Robinson after a day
of debate during which the meas
urc was criticised.
Taking notice Of the criticism,
Robinson prepared an amendment
to raise the work limit to 35 hours
week as Il means Of preventing
wage reductions which it is feared
might follow a sharp limitation on
the hours Of labor.
The senate yesterday adopted
an amendment excmpting work
crs in canneries preserving fruit,
sea food, perishablc vegcta bles
and fish. Individual expert work
crs of all sorts also may be ex-
cmpted, under the amendment I'M
der certifcation by the secretary
of labor.
The chief critic OF the bill yes
tcrday was Senator David A.
Reed, Repn., Pa, usually regard
cd as the spokesman of the Mel
lon interests who argued that re-
duction of work hours either
would reduce the purchasing pow
or Of labor or increase the cost of
manufacturer goods to the farm
CT.
The bills sponsor. Senator
Hugo Black, DEM, Ala, rctorted
that PENNSYLVANIA industries arc
among the worst offenders against
the shorter working day and arc
using the depression to lengthen
the hours Of labor.
Reed attacked the measure as
"scntimentalism gone mad" and
claimed it would be difficult to
enforce. Black snapped back:
"You have never stood outside
cotton mill to see the pallld
workers come from their ma
Chimes"
The Alabama senator said the
measure would not apply to news
papers. though it would reach
print shops.
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Expert Opinion Is Great
Downward Wind Bore
Ship With 1t
MACON WILL HAVE
TRIAL SPIN MONDAY

WASHINGTON, April S. (UP).
Chairman Vinson Of the house
naval affairs committee today in
augurated a drive for huge naval
building program which he hopes
will place the United States at
full London treaty strength.
AKRON, April s. (UP).-The
u. S. S. Macon practically the
same in all features as was the
Akron nearing completion here
and is scheduled for trial flight
next Monday.
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FIVEDAY week
BILL Held Up
Rainey Will Not Submit it
Pending Indication of
Roosevelt's Views

WASHINGTON. April 5. (UP)
Speaker Rainey said today he
would postpone house considera-
ton of the fivc-day week bill un-
til he received definite indication
Of President ROoseVclt's views of
the measure.
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HOPES TO LAY
PLAN FOR new
WORLD FARLEY
Roosevelt Optimistic Over
Possibilities of Mac
Donald's Visit
FRANCE MAY ASK NEW
DEBT DISAPPOINTMENT

LONDON, April 5.-(UP).-
Premier Ramsay Macdonald will
sail for the United States next
week 70 discuss war debts and
armament, it was learned here
today on most reliable author
ity.
The premier will spend a few
days in Washington where he
visited President Hoover during
the last administration. He will
discuss current problems with
President Roosevelt and lay the
ground work for the coming
world economic conference, it is
understood.
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WASHINGTON. April ). (UP).
President Roosevelt said today
nc felt the visit from Prime
Minister Ramsay Macdonald Of
England. will help greatly in
solving the economic and dis
armament problems Of the world.
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WEATHER

Showers and warmer tonight;
showers and thunder storms
Thursday. followed by colder
weather.
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GOOD AFTERNOON

The chcspcst-looking thing at
n bargain sale is usually a man
carrying a stack Of bundles for
his wife.
Smyrna times., 1933-08-09

acting under the National Indust-
rial Recovery Act, has authorized
the Department Of Agriculture to
spend up to $4,000 to combat the
disease. Tree lovers should watch
their elms carefully for appearance
of this disease. It is manifested by
whiting or yellow or brown leaves,
accompanied by perceptibly brown
streaks in new wood about the di-
ameter of lead pencil. This lat
ter condition is not generally as
well pronounced as is the sudden
willing of the leaves. Very little
is known about the disease or how
it spreads, hence, when cases are
found where these symptoms seem
to prevail the public is requested
to cut out a pi.ce of the infected
twig as big as a lead pencil and
send it either to the State Forestry
Department or the Dutch Disease
Laboratory, care of the Expert
ment Station, Wooster, Ohio, for
investigation.
Smyrna times., 1933-08-09

sorts of a deadly weapon, as
past experience in our State
and elsewhere has shown.
There should be no temporiz-
ing with it in any quarter.
Human life is too sacred
and human property too val
liable for any favorable con-
sideration to be given to eth
er a man or a woman who,
when intoxicated, attempts to
operate a motor vehicle on the
public highways. Not only
residents of Delaware but also
non-residents who come here
should keep these facts in
mind"
Smyrna times., 1933-08-09

Whitestone, L. l., N. Y, have re-
turned home after a very pleasant
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. E. G. Lurty
and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Lee and
family are sojourning at Rehoboth
where they will be joined by Miss
Virginia Swain, of Bridgeville, and
Miss Virginia Heinold, of Smyrna
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Daniels and
Bobby Hutchison, Mr.. and Mrs. ].
G. Hutchison and son Junior. Mrs.
Fenemore Douglas, Mrs. George
w. Daniels are spending ten days
at Rehoboth. They had as visitors
on Tuesday and Wednesday Mrs.
John Lawrence and family, and
Miss Elva Daniels, of Wilmington.
Miss Grace Plummer, of Chester,
Pa, visited Miss Ruth Isaacs last
week.
Miss Virginia Heinold, of Smyr-
ma, has been visiting her sister.
Mrs. Albert Lee.
Miss Martha Cochran, of Smyr-
ma, has been spending several days
with Mrs. R. R. Reynolds.
Miss Mary Jane Naylor is visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Harpell
at Whitestone, L. l., N. Y.
Miss Vivian Paynter, of Della
ware City, has been spending two
weeks with her aunt, Mrs. Ella
Morgan.
Mr.and Mrs. Malvin Naylor have
returned home after a brief visit
with Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Lurty and
family.
Mr.. and MrsCongleton and Mrs.
MacFarland, of Chester, Pa. visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Isaacs on
Saturday.
Mrs. Murphy, and Mrs Temple
and son Frank, Of Marcus Hook,
Pa, have been visiting with Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Isaacs.
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ing week with Miss Rachel Hicks
in West Chester, Pa.
Mrs. James B. Roe and daughter
of Sydney, Nebraska, are spending
some time with Mrs. Roe's parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Gillespie.
Mrs. Roe and daughter made the
trip east with Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Holden, of Dover, who have
been guests of Rev. and Mrs. Roe.
Mrs. Annie Sudler and Mrs. Ad-
die Sudler had as their recent
guests Mrs. Damon OF Hawaiian
Islands, who is a guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Luther Gadd, at Read
bourne"
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrington Knots,
Miss Margaret Evans and Mrs.
George Hart spent a recent visit
with Miss Elizabeth Knots and
her parents on the Western Shore
Mr.. Edward Gillespie has left to
join a number of friends on a yacht
owned by DR.. Hazel, of Baltimore,
for a weeks cruise on the Chesa-
peake and its tributaries. This is
an annual trip and the party al
ways visit the races at st. Mich
aels.
Mrs. Glenn Pusey, CT Whining
ton, was recent guest last Friday
of Mr.. and Mrs Elwood Walls.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Krestner
and daughter, Miss Henrietta
Krestner and Miss Brown, Of Phil
adelphia, were recent guests of Mr..
and Mrs. j. Neavitt Booker. Miss
Krestner and Miss Brown remain
ed for a visit.
Mr.. Charles Starkey, of Ridgely,
is spending some time with rela-
tives at Hurlock, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs Wilson Weedman,
Miss Margaret Green and SIr.
Ralph Clough have returned from
Pen Mar.
Mr. and Mrs. Franklin Green
were guests of Mrs. Green's par
entS, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Colt
near Templeville last week.
Miss Margaret Walls has been
the guest Of relatives at Hurlock,
Maryland.
Miss Evelyn Green, of Kennel
Square, spent a recent visit with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Green.
Mr. Connor Lodge, and ny.
Charles Walls left last week for
Chicago. where they will visit the
Century Of Progress Fair.
Mrs Charles Anthony and chill
dren Of Centreville, have been
spending two weeks with Mrs. An
thongs parents, Mr.. and Mrs. vii
liam Jarman, while Mr.. Anthony is
at Camp Ritchie with Company K.
Smyrna times., 1933-08-09
CORRESPONDENTS
Continued From Page Eight

Wilson and Thomas S. Enos; Rep
resentative to State Council, Will
liam B. Naylor, H. T. Stats anc
N. w. VanHorn; alternates, James
L. McClain and J. w. Fennemore;
Chaplain, Thomas S. Enos. Deputy
State Councillor w. B. Naylor con-
Quoted the installation.
Members of the Home Demon
stration Club picnicked at Crystal
Beach Manor, Md, Thursday.
Messrs. N. w. VanHorn Charles
Dukes, James Conner and Ran
dolph Reynolds witnessed the an
nual pony penning at Chincoteague
Va, on Thursday, when about 25,-
600 visitors attended and enjoyed
the sport Of seeing the frisky pom
les driven into the corral and sold.
~ The Jr. o. U. "A. NJ will hold a
picnic at Deemer's Beach on Thurs
day, August 18th, when the mem
bers Of the Order will engage in a
day Of real sport including a ball
game in the afternoon, between
teams representing lower and up
per sections of the State. The
auditorium has been engaged for
exclusive use in the evening during
which there will be music and sing
ing a plenty. The local Juniors and
their friends are planning to at
tend with a fine representation.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Guessford.
Miss Pauline and Joseph. also
George Slant, Jr., motored to An
napolis, Nd, Sunday. They visit
ed the Naval Academy, also went
down in a submarine and attended
services at the academy chapel.
Their visit included other histori-
cal spots in and around the Mary
land Capital. They returned to
Washington, D. O., and there vis-
tied both Museums, the Capitol
Building, and the White House
grounds. They had dinner at
Hanes Point, lovely park on the
Potomac River Later they pass
ed over the new Lincoln highway.
entering the State of Virginia.
Their plans led to Alexandra where
a visit to the magnificent Masonic
Temple was of much interest.
From there they went to Mount
Vernon, returning home from that
point.
Mrs. Mary Jones has returned
home after spending two weeks
with relatives and friends in Will
mington and Atlantic City, n. J.
Mrs. Virgil Yearsley and chill
dren, and John Niles have been
spending a two weeks visit with
her sister, Mrs. Edward Hoyda at
Annapolis, Md.
Miss Ruth Isaacs, who is a stu
dent nurse at the Methodist Hos
pital, Philadelphia, Pa, is spending
her vacation with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Isaacs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter HarpeIl.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Week, of
Smyrna times., 1933-08-09
MORE STATES TO
VOTE IN AUGUST
AT Least Thirty-six States
Now Sure to Pass on Rati-
ficati0n Before End of Year
ARIZONA JOINS PARADE

With Arizona voting for repeal
at yesterdays election, three more
States will decide, before the
month is out, what they want done
about the 18th amendment. The
background for their voting will
show that 81 States already have
ballotted to strike prohibition from
the constitution while none has
taken the opposing position. SO
far, on the popular vote basis, re-
peal leads 8,4OO,6OO to 2,5OO,OOO in
round numbers. The ever-shifting
line up Of other States yet to be
held certainty today that at least
16 more commonwealths, or SO in
all-the minimum required for rel
peal-will reach decisions before
November s. Here Isl the lineup
Of States which have set votes dur
ing the next four months: August
8, Arizona; August 19, Missouri;
August 26, Texas; August 20,
Washington; September 5, Col
oraGo (tentative) and Vermont:
September IL, Maine; September
~, Maryland and Minnesota; Sep
tember 19, Idaho and New Mexico;
October 10, Florida; November q,
Utah (tentative), North and South
Carolina, Pennsylvania and Ohio.
Should both Colorado and Utah
act, 81 States in all will have voted
by November s. In Colorado, the
Governor has put the date at Sep
tember 5 subject to approval by
the special session of the State
Legislature, now meeting. All
though Governor Henry H. Blood
Of Utah, has not yet issued formal
proclamation in that State for a
vote November z, definite plans
have been made to ballot then on
both the 18th amendment and the
State prohibition amendment.
Even if one of those States failed
to ballot, Governor Frank H.
Cooney Of Montana, has indicated
ne might call for a vote should it
be considered necessary Other
wise. Cooney said, the vote would
be put over until the regular pri-
mary next July. In other States
also there is possibility Of a vote,
Governor John C. Pollard of Vir-
ginia. stated recently that he be
lieved his State would ratify the
repeating amendment by a consid-
erable majority, and steps are be-
ing taken in Virginia to assure a
vote. In Oklahoma, nominees for
wet and dry conventions will be Sc
lected by congressional district
conventions on December 5. Gov
ernor w. H. Murray has the power
to call a special election after
these delegates are selected, but he
told newsmen in Washington just
the other day that he favored hav-
ing the election held next year at
the general election in his State.
The States that have voted for re-
peal thus far are Michigan, Wis
consin, Rhode Island, Wyoming,
New Jersey, New York, Delaware,
Nevada, Illinois, Indiana, Massa-
chusetts, Connecticut, New Hamp-
shire, Iowa, California, West Vir-
ginia, Arkansas, Alabama, Tennes-
see and Oregon.
Smyrna times., 1933-08-09
AFTER DRUNKEN DRIVER

It is creditable to our State
Highway Department that il
keeps right after drunken
automobile and truck drivers
and that it is receiving whole
hearted support from the Sec
retary Of State, the commit
ting magistrates and the
courts. can automobile or a
truck in the hands of a drunk
en- man or a drunken woman, "
says the Journal-Every Even
ing, lis one of the deadliest
Smyrna times., 1933-08-09
The Empire
Laundry Cleaners
Baltimore = Easton. Md.
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We are prepared to furnish the
public with high-srade anthracite
coal of all sizes. Our coal prices
have been REDUCED for Summe,
delivery. 1t viii pay to buy the
best grade fuel. Call or visit our
yard and examine our coal. You
can't get better.
Clean your Furnace this summer
with CHA-SOOT, Chemical Action
will burn the SCOT, scale and carbon
deposits from your furnace and
chimney, and save fuel. We sell it.
We have a large stock of ROOF
PAINT that we can guarantee.
Examine your roofs and paint them
before they become leaky and you
will save money.
Smyrna times., 1933-08-09
SUDLERSVILLE
Items of Personal and Social In.
teresr Cleaned From the Vicinity

Sudlersville, Nd, Aug. While
swinging in a porch swing at her
home last week, Miss Phyllis Wal
bert, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Theodore Walbert, was painfully
injured when the staples which
held up the swing pulled out
throwing her heavily to the cement
pavement On her head.
Mr.. LinWood Everett met with a
painful accident one day last week
by being kicked in the face by a
horse. Doctor took several stitch
e. in dressing the wound.
Miss Peggy Yarnan and Mrs.
Victor Gillespie have been spend
Smyrna times., 1933-08-09
DUTCH ELM
TREE DISEASE
w. S. Taber of Department of
Agriculture, Informed of
Outbreak i'm New Jersey
$4,000 TO BE SPENT

n
w. S. Taber, State forester, has
been informed by the U. S. Depart
ment Of Agriculture at Washing
ton of a new outbreak of the
dreaded Dutch elm disease. Ac-
cording to the Washington report
this new infection has been found
in New Jersey. Sixty-nine infest-
ed trees have been found scattered
among elms in an area estimated
to be $50 square miles in Essex,
Hudson and Passaic counties. Ac-
cording to the information sup
piled by r. Kent Beattie of the Bu-
reau Of Plant Industry, Washing
ton, who made the investigation Of
the outbreak, new infestations are
likely to be found in this region.
The public works administration,
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s. HOURS FOR
TRUCK DRIVERS
CONTINUED from Page 0nel

of the State Police; Philip F.
Guerke, of the Wilmington Cham
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BETTER BUSINESS


Many are the signs of i'm
proved business, and manu-
featuring and there are al
ways ways of reducing this to
actual presentation. Apart
from the income tax consider
the internal revenue collec-
tionS for the first six months
Of the year as compared with
the receipts a year ago.
During some Of these
months it more than doubled,
and in all the others the col
lections were far ahead Of the
preceding year.
This surely shows that
there has been a considerable
increase in general and in fin
ancial and industrial business.
The income tax receipts for
last year, reported this year,
were below those Of the pre-
ceding year. This. of course,
has no direct bearing on the
jump in the internal revenue
collections apart, as we have
said, from the income tax.
Of course, the government
needs all the revenue it can
get, for despite slashes here
and there the total expense is
enormous. During recent
years because of the war and
other reasons the debt Of the
United States has fuctuated
considerably, first up and then
down, just as the expenses
have been up and down.
Great efforts and successful
were made for a time to slash
the debt, and the results were
apparent. During the last
three years of the Hoover adj
ministration and the first four
months Of the Roosevelt adj
ministration the nation went
into debt for more than &c.
25O,OOO,OOO.
On August 81, 1919, the ma
tional debt stood at $685.
701, ,694, the peak for all time.
On June 80, 1880, it had been
reduced to 16,185,309,831,
which probably will remain as
the low for some time to
come. Today it is $22, $780,
100000.
When considering this en-
ormous debt it should be re-
membered that the interest
charges on so great an
amount are vast and the in
terest is paid out of the
money received in taxes from
the people.-Morning News.
Smyrna times., 1933-08-09

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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-15
Toomer Billed to
Play in Foursome
With Bobby Jones

Jack Toomer of Hendersonville
and w. d. Fondren of AshrViile
will be paired against Bobby Jones
of Atlanta and Erie Ball Of At
lanta. in an exhibition match at
the Highlands course on Saturday
afternoon.
The match will be played fOr
the benefit of the churches and
civic organizations of Highlands.
Jones plays in an exhibition match
at Highlands each summer.
Toomer is former Florida
state champion, and FOndren IS
Biltmore Forest champion. Ball i
a former Southeastern Z. &. A
champion. Jones has held all ma
jor championships.
A large crowd Of Henderson,
vile people are expected to SCI
the match.
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TRAFFIC OFFICERS
In COURT DURING
FLETCHER FUNERAL

Sheriff w. A. Garren stated
this morning that no traffic Of
ficers were available for the fu-
neral of w. E. Poteat, at Fetch
err yesterday afternoon, because
all members of his department
were under subponea in the
county recorders court and were
unable to leave.
The sheriff declared that he
exceedingly regretted the fact
that no officers were available,
but that he was unable to obtain
a leave of absence for any OF
them from the court.