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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-05
NEWSPAPERS OPINIONS
SPENDING FOR PUBLIC WORKS MAY MEAN
ENORMOUS WASTE

Walter Runciman, president of the British Board
of Trade, made impressive argument against
the construction of public works to relieve unen-
ployment because he spoke in terms of experience
rather than theory Great Britain, he told the eco
nomic commission of the world economic confer
ence, had spent 1O0,O00,0O0 pounds Cabout $780,
OO0, 900 at the current rate of exchange) without
satisfactory results. Consequently, the British gov
eminent fatty refused to participate IN any inter-
national plan for the promotion of public works
The expenditure of 81, 600 (S4,SOO,OOO) on
public works in Great Britain results in the en-
ployment of only 1000 directly and 1000
more indirectly, according to Mr.. Runclman. In
other words the average job created in this way
costs the government about $1,000. British OIL
Gals are convinced that the construction of pubic
works for the purpose of creating jobs entirely
too expensive to be practical 1t is interesting to
note that employment of all idle in the United
States on public works would cost more than $14,-
900 900, 900 on the British basis.
The government at London has taken a rather
extreme view of this question, yet its exerience
cannot be brushed aside. Apparently the projects
Undertaken to create jobs in Britain not in
the class of essential public works. The creation
Of Jobs seems to have been the chief motive behind
the British program If that assumption is true, II
is not surprising that Britain has found public
works an expensive method of affording relief
In the United States large undertakings financed
with public funds are going forward every year.
Obviously it is sound policy to speed up necessary
improvements when building costs low and
large numbers of men are out of work Funds thus
spent cannot be properly classed unemployment
relief. They are an investment in governmental
equipment.
A sharp distinction must be drawn, however, be-
tween projects of this type and unnecessary build
ings that are erected chiefly for the purpose Of
distributing public money to the people. A public
works program that is designed only to create jobs
usually results in enormous waste that must be re-
Elected in higher taxes At best its benefits are
temporary.
Favorable results from the administrations pub
lie works plan being initiated depend, in large
measure upon the ability and determination of of
cials to select only those projects that are useful
and ecessary.--WashingtOn Post
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-05

school folks, including B. Brown,
Grant, Lincoln, Lafayette and n.
w. Maybin, Jackson Ward and NJ.
Bane, made a flying trip to var
ious points of interest in Spar
tanburg county and GreenVllle
county. via Greer. They had a de-
Ilightful picnic dinner at the lat
ter point.
G. G. Levi, the potato farmer,
of this section, says that his crop
has almost been ruined by pests.
The rain Of the past two weeks
has made the crops of this sec"
ton look good.
The prayer meeting at Noun
tain Valley was conducted by f..
L. Honeycutt on last Wednesday
night.
Rev. A. Galloway of Tuxedo.
was a visitor Saturday night and
Sunday at Mountain Valley
church.
Hicks Ward, of Tuxedo, passed
through this section on last Tues
! day.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-05
HIGHER FARM PRICES AID RECOVERY
fBy BRUCE CATION


One of the most favorable developments
in President RooSevelt's recovery program
is the increase in the value of farm prod
ucts, which adds many hundreds of mil
lions of dollars to the country's purchaS-
ing. 1t is true that grain crops were small.
but farmers held over unusually large
amounts which they are selling at the adj
vanGed prices. This is true also with re-
gard to cotton.
The average of farm prices on July Is
was rs per cent of the average between
1909 and 1914; compared with 81 per cent
a year ago. A bushel Of wheat is now
worth twice what it was year ago, even
after the recent market collapse, and cot
ton has doubled in value. Ten bushels of
corn now sell for as much as II did last
year. .... r.
Added to this price increase are the
benefits which the farmers will receive
from payments for restricting wheat and
cotton crops. Money is now being paid to
cotton farmers for destroying part of their
growing acreage. The reduction in wheat
acreage applies to next year, but produc-
ers will be paid the greater part of their
money this year for agreeing to restrict
planting. A total of more than S200, 000,-,
600 will be distributed, and this will be
added to purchasing power this season.
1t is too early to predict the outcome of
the efforts to curb production, or of other
measures taken by the government to in
crease farm prices. The cotton farmers &C
eepted the governments proposals willing
ly, and there is every evidence that the
wheat farmers will do likewise. There are
many difficulties to be met before success
is assured, among them the problem of ex-
porting products maintained at artihcially
high prices. Also, the effect of the process
ing taxes is yet to be revealed. aa u,r /
A major problem is to maintain farm
prices at fair level and at the same Stime
keep them from going so high that an.un-
bearable hardship will be imposed on con-
sumers. Secretary of Agriculture Wallace
has warned that runaway markets will not
be tolerated. He has ample authority TO
keep prices from going too high, but the
adjustment is delicate one.
Meantime, industry will at once benefit
frOm the greater purchasing power of the
farm population. There is an immediate
relation between factory output ami farm
income, and the impoverishment of farm
ers in recent years had seriously impaired
the great home market and destroyed the
prosperity of cities. ..
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-05
Marines to Take
H. S, Graduates
Applications VIII be Mail
ed Them on Request

The Savannah Marine corps re-
cruiting station, located in the
post office building will have va
cancies for graduates of high
school or from institutions Of
higher learning during the months
of August and September, accord
ing to an announcement by Lieu
tenant Colonel A. B. Drum, Off
Ger in charge.
Men accepted will be transfer
red to Paris Island, S. c., for a
few weeks intensive training be-
fore being assigned to some
school, ship or Marine barracks
for duty.
The Marine corps offers MANY
educational advantages, bot h
scholastic and scenic. Some men
are selected for aviation, radio
and clerical work upon completion
of preliminary instructions. MANY
are assigned to ships and stations
in the United States, and few to
foreign lands. "
Applications will be mailed high
school graduates upon request.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-05

the chest, wee Scouty loudly cried
Hey, lads. there's something els,
in here. Why, It's bag OF gold
I'VE missed it when we lookec
before. 'Tis we'll 1 CHANGED to looI
some more. I'll bet that it wa:
left here by pirate, brave anC
bold"
A FISHHOOK drifted near the
L = bunch and Copy cried, Il have
bunch. We do not want this.
money Come, let's put it on that
hook. ...- ...
Some fisherman will realize that
he has. caught a big surprise. We
don't know who is fishing, but III
swim right up and look"
OF Shrimpy smiled and cried
We'll, say, like to hear you talk
that way. ] think what you're sug.
gested is a real fine thing to do.
You'll bring somebody happi.
ness unless, of course, l miss my
guess. And, when you make folk
happy, lad, it makes you happy,
too"
Copyright. 1898. NEA Service. Incl
"a fisherman and his son get u
big surprise in the next story.
4 -. - aa.Hs
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-05
HY RODNEY BUTCHER
~, Service Writer


WASHINGTON. - Secretary OF
" Labor Frances Perkins regard
ID her appearance before the NllN
steel hearing as the biggest mo-
ncnt In her career to date.
So did her friends.
They thought she performed
rather maenifcently as she bearded
he steel baronS. attacked the labor
section Of their code. assaulted thei:
very argument in defense and
urged an advanced labor program
lpon Americas great basic indus.
ny.
Anyway. it WAS the first time a
rabinct member had ever entered
he industrial arena in a major
contest on the side of labor. The
occasion may come to be regarded
aS historic.
Miss Perkins was keeping her
promise TO make her department 4
department for labor" and her
pwn job one of representing labor
in the nations councils.
Size had worked long and care
fully in preparation for the Stee!
hearing. Her statisticians h q
primed her with fscts and figures
which she reeled off frequently
without benefit of manuscript. She
engaged Prof. Paul II. Douglas, IA
nous Chicago expert on wages and
Industrial relations, to make 4
months study Of the steel labor
situation. Finally she went to steel
Mills for a frst-hand glimpse. 4.
TVEN MyrOn Taylor Of L. S.
! Steel and Eugene Grace OF
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-05
BEHIND THE SCENES IN
WASHINGTON
WILL RODNEY I'M ~
WlUHRQQNEY DUTcGs

RothIabcn, ;;,,
bandc,anni,a u: prols,.
She ,ramoG Lo,,I ~? FINISHED.
Ilv Stool ins,aoI "'' bersuaa,I
code grabbinr now ~ .''Ai1s with
Offering little 10 ,ah, '.o.',ge Vi.
recovery program ''u less b
in the New Deal f.. r... ne Ia
dropped from S7&!."aop0 IN 's,f
Sl66,oVV,o0V in H.. l,yt i,I
600 WORKERS of 1929 wsro -. VI
ploycd last March f. v...r, I''N|
iii from marh q, tho i...aS. u,
public works c.go,H.u,. ''2S
In 1928 added :.,u.
products was 37u millions ,t
Il dwindiinS share u = rir1
went TO labor.
So The cod" 80 h.g-. -,
northern 4o.cca' ~ h.r mint.
would max" SO q H.,, or "a
Tor - iGIl week. Wei. tho 81
az" Ht'cl "pGh"i lt-h INrums ,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-05

Government getting interested in the Oil
code and oil regulation. Might be a good
idea to pillow under every second service
station.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-05

Considering the weather we've been
having, what p. T. Barnum really intende /
to say probably was The American public
likes to be cooled"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-05

Anti-repeal leader says prohibition
speakers should populsrize their remarks
by making more wise-cracks. Does this
mean we are to have some dry humor?
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-05

Farmers using mules again will find it a little
strange at first. You can't leave mule out in the
field to rust all winter -r.., ..,.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-05

The Recovery Act is to be administered
johnson to make sure it isn't cipher.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-05

Any form of government seems dandy
TO the man whose bank account is fatten-
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-05

There is no substitute for
Newspaper advertising.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-05
BIBLE THOUGHT
FRIDAY, AUGUST A, 1888

g.. LIKENESS TO CHRIST
.sWbo eonforssth us in all our trbuIation, thai
49,. NAV b. able to comfort them which in any
trouble, by the comfort where with We ourselves
ar. eonsforted Of Cod e Cor. LAD.
ASK God to give US skill
In comforts art,
That we may consecrated be
And set apart
Unto life of sympathy.
For heavy is the weight of i'll
In every heart;
And cOmfOrterS are needed much
Of Christ-hke touch" ~ SF 80 B .
-Keswick Calenda:.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-08-05

hiCE IS not grown at all in the bleak Of n0f-
emma and e"en In sections where Is grown the
nor anord to eat It, Only in the central southern 9
China Is rice asapls article Of diet FtE4s
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-10-13
MT. 0LIVET

MT. OLIVET, Oct. 13.-The
people of the community met at
the church Sunday to elect
pastor for the coming year. Rev:
J. S. Holbert was reelected
unanimously beginning his fourth
year at this place.
Everyone is urged to come to
Sunday school and prayer meet
ing. =.
Mr.. and Mrs. Green Wise of
Tuxedo. passed through this sec
ton Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Caps of
Berea, are spending while with
Mrs. Caps father, j. w. Tank
ersley here.
Corn Crops are good in this
section. Some good hogs will be
butchered this fall and winter
also.
There are some whooping cough
cases in the community.
Next Sunday, Oct. Is. the reg
ular semi-monthly preaching serv-
ice conducted by the pastor.
Clayton Morrows of Tuxedo,
has his big log cabin near
Huckleberry Rock almost COM
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-10-13
ROCKET PLANE
INVENTOR DIES
Injuries Yesterday Fatal to
Thing and His
Assistant

OSNABRUECK, Germany. Oct.
13.-(UP).-Reinhold Thing, in
ventor of the rocket plane and his
assistant died here yesterday from
the effects of injuries received
Tuesday when an explosion oc-
Cured as he was working in his
laboratory. Thing was 81. -,
Thing had toiled at perfecting
his rocket plane for the last five
years. He planned to shoot across
the Atlantic in it at terrific speed.
The inventor, a World war vet
eran, worked with liquid explos-
ives, seeking a means of shooting
an especially designed plane high
into the stratosphere under such
control as not to shock its pilot.
The plane had folding wings,
similar to the sail of sailfish.
AS the ship shot skyward, the
wings were to fold back along the
sides. Then when the machine
reached the greatest point in its
flight. the wings were to have un-
folded as rockets propelled it, fl
nally permitting the pilot to land
his ship like a glider.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-10-13
PERMANENT OFFICES
FOR EMPLOYMENT IN
STATE ARE ASSURED
Tbe Tlmes-News Iiurenu
Sir Walter Hotel

RALEIGH, Oct. 13.-Perma-
nent u. S. employment service
offices. in which free employ,
ment bureaus will be maintained
and in which the work Of the
various unemployment offices Will
be carried on after that service
has been ended, are now assured
in 10 cities in the state, Com
missioner of Labor A. l.. Fetch
Ell said yesterday. The cities IN
which these offices will be per-
manently maintained at Char
lotte, Gastonia, Salisbury. High
Point, Durham. Goldsboro, Fay
etteville, Rocky Mount, Wilson
and Asheville. The prospects are
also good for getting permanent
offices located in Burlington,
New Bern and Wilmington. but
arrangements in these last three
have not been completed, Com
missioner Fletcher said.
Approximately half the funds
for the maintenance of these Of
fices is being provided locally,
while the remainder will be sup
piled by the U. S. employment
service and the U. S. department
of labor, under the Wagner,
Peyser act, under which $29, 900
is available for use in maintain
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-10-13
FIRES
FINAL GUN

Senator Robert Lee Whitmire,
who tomorrow meets DR.. Joshua
Glenn Bennett in a championship
golf match, was today declared to
be in fine physical condition by
his manager, L. Benton Prince.
Mr.. Princes statement follows; ;
"The Senator is in fine physical
condition and will be so tomor-
row. The Doctor (Bennett) will
have to attend the Junior League
Fair and dance tonight. while, the
Senator, not being married man,
as yet, spends his evenings as ne
pleases.
"The Doctors we'll known So
cial inclinations will keep him out
until the early hours and this has
increased the odds in favor of the
Senator.
Gan inquiry into the false and
malicious reports as to the Sen
ator's absence from the city dis
closes that Columbus (Camelon)
Few was the niger in the wood
pile Until this time Few was one
of the Senator's advisors and one
time manager. 1t is thought that
his disappointment and bitterness
at being discharged as manager
has occasioned this.
duff comedies the probability
of the Doctors defeat and has at
tempted to repudiate the agree
ment binding the loser to supply
refreshments.
"To this the Senator has re-
fused"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-10-13
Col. Fred Olds
Enters S1st Year
Historical Commissioner Is
Loved by Young
The Times-News Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel

RALEIGH, Oct. 13.-Colonel
Fred A. Olds, undoubtedly better
known and better loved by thou
sands and thousands of school
children in all sections of the
state than any one connected
with the state government here,
was so years young yesterday.
For while Colonel Olds may be
getting up in years, he does no.
look to be within 20 years of his
actual age and his mind is as
young and vigorous and interest
ed in the things about him as are
the minds of the thousands OF
school children he has been en-
pertaining and instructing during
the years he has been conducting
them through the Hall of History
and the Capitol and State
Museum.
Although Colonel Olds has been
on the staff of the state histori-
cal commission for years and has
done much valuable research ana
writing for it, he is best known
and best loved for his work with
the school children of the state
when they come here to visit the
capitol and the various state de-
partments and to study North
Carolina history at first hand.
Colonel Olds is the first to greet
them with his CHEEKY Hello,
children" when they get off the
buses. and personally conducts
their tours through the capitol,
the Hall of History and other
places of interest. He can walk
and talk at the same time with
out any effort and keep up. a
most interesting and entertaining
account of the various places
For it is agreed that few people
can put more human interest in
to the usually dry details of his
tory and still keep it historyf as
can Colonel Odds. The school
children, from the lower grades
and up through high school. al
ways find him interesting, and
hang on his words as he tells en-
pertaining historical details about
the various places visited and
things seen. They always leave
with a wealth of information
about the state which they alb
sorbed almost unconsciously from
the Olds ambulatory tours. He
probably has a greater fund OF
ready information about all Sec
tons of North Carolina than any
other person in the state. =.
His birthday, October IL, Is
the date upon which Columbus
discovered America in 1892. But
Colonel Olds says October II is
the date on which he discovered
happiness in the hearts of his
friends.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-10-13
ARRANGEMENTS ALL MADE FOR
IEFT-HANDED' GOLF BATTLE

match is published at the head of
this story and, as will be seen, IS
such as to insure the maximum
strict adherence to golf 'ediauette'
for the contestants, and the max
imum of safety for the gallery.
At the clubhouse this morning
the entire scene took on holiday
attire as officials prepared to care
for the largest crowd ever gath
cred there. There was a hustle
and a hustle, seldom ever seen be-
fore, as club attaches prepared for
the great sporting event. Society,
and there is no mistake about 1T,
will be out in full force for the
event. ' hich ranks socially only
a little behind its athletic interest.
Now a word as to the con-
testants. Both men are left-hand-
ed golfers, so there is no advan-
tage there. Off the tee both men
hit long balls, although the Den
lists have a tendency to view
much of the surrounding territory |
before coming back to rest on the
fairway. 1t has been rumored,
however. that Whitmire has lost
some of his driving power. On
the short, or approach game both |
men have good approaches. altho
Whitmire might be said to 'ap-
proach' slightly better than Ben
nett. This, in a measure, OFFSETS
his lack of driving power. On the
greens Bennett is a terrific put
ter, although his opponents main
tain that he is just lucky. Now
we have it on good authority that
Whitmire is slipping on his put
ting. Whitmire maintains that this
is an error. due to the chagrin OF
his putting instructor, 'Kinghsn'
Hodges. So the two appear about
even. Take your pick ladies and
gentlemen.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-10-13
HOLLYWOOD
FILM SHOP
By ALANSON EDWARDS, -.
IJn;ted Press Staff Correspondent

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 10. CUP;
The biggest fan mail in tllmlana
is received, not BY. a star, put Dy
"Uncle" Carl Laemmle, the pro-
Queer. 80. s,vs
From his earliest business days.
Laemmle has been a strong pc
lever in sending and receiving ;13
letters. In 27 years he has pui a
up probably the biggest CORE
spondence on record. Lao.
Each night before he r ris
M matter where he is, "Uncle
Carl reads from so to lou let ;i
tiers, selected by two ian MAJ iha
secretaries as the best OF tne
DAYS arrivals. Often he takes the
letters to be and reads until ne
There is only one motive IN
seeking so much mail, Mr.. La
emmle told me, and that Is ~
learn what the public wants mos'
IN a a1S average average of 1000 letters a
week are received at Universal
studios asking for data on film
productions. and are answered.
Letters suggesting titles are sent
to the story editor, as are story
ideas. r.
Last year Mr.. 'Laemmle offer
ed prizes for the best suggestion
to bring back prosperity. Sixty
thousand letters poured in and
like the rest. were answered.
Uncle Carl's stationery and stamp
bills run pretty high.
Every Universal executive has
at one time or another received
suggestions from Mr.. Laemmle
that came out of his mailbag;
Several pictures have resulted
from story suggestions.
And yet, when asked if this
heavy correspondence of many
wears has taught him what the
public really wants, Uncle Carl
just smiles. ;, >,
at will always be a gamble
he says. mo two persons agree
on what is good and what is bad
in pictures. The best that pro-
ducers can do is to sense future
likes and dislikes. The man who
actually knows public opinion
does not live
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-10-13
ADMIRALTY DENIES
TROUBLE in NAVY

LONDON, Oct. 13.-(UP).-
A formal denial of trouble among
the men on board the British bat
tleship Hood was issued by the
admiralty last night.
The statement said the atten-
ton of the admiralty had been
called to the rumors, adding
"Their lordships desire to state
that they (the rumors) are an
entire fabrication and greatly re-
greet theyN are forced to deny a
baseless rumor."
The Hood is the largest war
shin afloat. fly