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Evening star., 1933-02-24
|. C. C. EXAMINER DIES
WHILE IN MINNESOTA
Resident of This City Had Been
West Hearing a Glass
Rate Case.

Peter c. Paulson. So, an examiner for
the Interstate Commerce Commission,
died. last night in Moorehead, Mimi,
where he was hearing the Western class
rate case. Pneumonia was the cause of
death.
Mr.. Paulson, whose home here was
1921 Iowa avenue, had been with the
as a file clerk and advancing through
the ranks.
He is survived by his widow and two
children, son and daughter.
Evening star., 1933-02-24
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gA LUX utAiA tStI1s
ADDISON. GEORGE T. In sad but loving
GsoRGE pp1soN DT wSo sSo depsrt:d tasT tsi:
life one year ago today, February "a.
The world may change from year to year
And friends from day to, day.
But never wit-the one we love
HIS Sy T1yING sp61eGT M9TTET ASR MS eHHRgEN. TI2g5s
LENE AND OSWALD ADDISON.
BECKETT, WILLIAM In sad remembrance
Of my loving husband, WILLIAM BECK
EFT. who departeds this life one year ago
today. February "A. 1882.
Days of sadness still come on me.
=, Silent tears often now;
Memory keeps me ever near thee,
n's you EovfNa IstS IN 0Vs WIFE. Fsat LoPrrE. Of
BOWLING. EDWARD HAMPTON. In sad
t,,l but loying in :, Temem5ranee = Of 2Tr % dear son,
February "a, 1920.
He has gone through the gate to another
Led by the Masters hand.
Where everything is kind and good,
hFs so Ts sVebs U be9e i that se 00s abov.
mas 's HIS n MoTaER 9TH AND N Sf F6THsR II iPz
DE yEILE, LAyINIA. In sad but loving re-
membrance of my dear sister. LAVINIA
DE VEILE. who departed this life two
years ago today February "A. 1881.
The world may change from year to year
But never will this sister I love
From my memory pass away.
HER LOVING BROTHER. CLARENCE M,
DE VEILE.
HARRISON IDA r. In sad but loving re-
membrance Of dear wife and mother,
IDA HARRISON, who passed to the sgreat
beyond eight years ago today, February
"a. 1925.
Gone, but not forgotten.
HUSBAND AND SON.
HINES. ANNIE p. In sad but loving re-
membrance OF our dearest mother, AN
ME P. HINES. who passed away six
teen years ago. February "a 1917
HER LOVING CHILDREN, EDWARD AND
NORA.
SNOWDEN, FANNIE In sad but loving re-
msmbrance OF our darling mother. FAM
ME SNOWDEN, who departed this life
six years ago, February "A. 1927.
The world may. change from year to year
And friends from day to day.
But never will the ones we love
From memory fade away.
AGNES AND IRENE HENDERSON, Q
Evening star., 1933-02-24
Report for Last "a Hours.

Record for Last "a Hours.
Highest. 64, 2:30 pm. yesterday. Year
ago, 40.
Lowest, 40, 7:l5 am. today. Year
ago, %.
Evening star., 1933-02-24
Record Temperatures This Year
The Sun and Moon.

The Sun anu MUOn.
Rises. Sets.
Sun, today :. 6:49 5:5S
Sun, tomorrow CAT 5:56
Moon, today. 6:53 am. 6:16 pm.
Automobile lights must be turned ON
one-half hour after sunset.
Precipitation.
Monthly precipitation in inches in
the Capital (current month to date):
Evening star., 1933-02-24

Washington to enter Government en-
ploy. from which he retired in 1925.
Mr.. Houghlan is survived by daugh-
ter, Mrs. Harold Lee George, wife OF
Capt. H. L. George, U. S. A.
Evening star., 1933-02-24

Fifty bookmakers at the Hanley, Eng
land, dog racing track struck recently
because one of their number had been
barred
Evening star., 1933-02-24
SOUTHERN RAILWAY
CHIEF RATE CLERK DIES
James Mcdowell Moffett Was Resi-
dent Here Before Going
to Atlanta, Ga.

James Mcdowell Moffett, chief rate
clerk Of the Southern Railway and a
former resident of Washington, who
died Wednesday in Atlanta, will be
buried in Glenwood Cemetery tomorrow
afternoon following funeral services at
2 O'Clock in the cemetery chapel.
Mr.. Moffett was resident Of Wash
ington for some 80 years before he
went to Atlanta when the Southern
transferred part Of its Office personnel
to the Georgia city five years ago.
He Is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Louise B. Moffett; a son. John B.
Moffett, and daughter. Miss Anne
Moffett, all of Washington, and three
brothers and two sisters living in
Knoxville. Tenn.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-03-03
BAPTIST S. S. UNITS
CHANGE CLASS ROOMS

The primary department and
the Hollowell Bible class of the
First Baptist Sunday school hav"
exchanged quarters in order to
allay the fears Of those who felt
that the building was not safe
with so many men on the sec
ond floor, and to provide add
tiOnal space
The primary department has
been crowded on the first floor
of the old pastorium with the
mems class on the second floor.
An attendance Of II men last
Sunday made many feel that the
load was too great for the sec
ond floor Of a building erected
only for residential purposes.
Workmen are placing the sec
ond floor in good shape for the
primary department., which will
occupy all that floor but one
room. The men had outgrown
their quarters. The shifting of
The department and the class will
mean ample space for both as
they occupy their new quarters
next Sunday.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-03-03
ALL FEDERAL FARM FUNDING
AGENCIES WILL BE MERGED
Roosevelt Makes Announcement Concerning Policy
With Reference to Enlarged Farm Board

This credit agency will embrace
not only such functions of the
farm board itself as deal with
financing but also with the financ~
ing of farm co-operatives, the
federal land banks, the intermedi-
ate credit banks, crop production
loans under the agriculture de-
partment and the activities of the
regional agriculture credit cor
poration now operating under the
Reconstruction Finance Corp.
The federal land banks and the
intermediate credit banks now
function under the treasury de-
partment.
The consolidation announced
last night by Roosevelt constitutes
q far-reaching change and repre-"
sents an effort to concentrate ag-
riculture financing activities into,
one head for more efficient and
prompt loan service to the farm
erS.
1t was understood Morgenthau
would bring here as his first as
sistant Herbert CASTOR, Albany,
N. Y, who now is acting conserva-
ton commissioner of New York
state.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-03-03
1000
DEAD IN JAPAN
FIRES
E.ar;hshocks Most Severe
Since Toxic Destroyed
in 1928
TIDAL WAVE ADDS
TO CATASTROPHE

TOXIC. Mar. ".-iUP) -
Earthquake, todal wave ana fire
caused heavy damage in dozen
prefeCturcS of Japan today. \
large death toll was feared. More
than 1000 were reported dead in
the devastated Scacoa@t prcfcc-
turc Of Iwatc.
Streets OF Toxic and Yokohama
were filled with excited persons
who fled from their homes. Houses
rocked violently in what IS re-
ported as the worst Quake here
since 4S23, when Toxic was viz
tualiy destroyed.
Communication lines were
shattered, making carly c0mpil-
alton of death lists impossible.
\ tidal wave at Kamaishi
swept 1000 of the flimSy Japa-
nese paper houses away. Three
thousand more homes were des-
tloyed by fire that followed the
quake. the home department Of
fically announced. Business
houses. including a branch OF the
Industrial Bank and two thea
tres, were destroyed.
1t was announced officially
that $50 persons were missing in
Iwate prefecture, and that 1852
hopes there had been destroyed
by the quake or the tidal wave.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-03-03

WASHINGTON. Mar. 8. (UP).
President-elect Franklin D. Roose-
Welt announced last night he
would consolidate all federal farm
financing agencies such as the
farm board under the direction
of Henry Morgenthau, Jr., New
York, who will be chairman of the
newly constituted and enlarged
farm board.
1t further was announced that
all wheat and cotton stabilizatlon
organizations of the federal farm
board would be liquidated under
Morgenthau's direction as rapidly
as possible.
This means that the farm board
will cease its trading operations
in wheat and cotton which nave
been so costly and which have
drawn repeated criticism.
The present farm board chair
man James C. Stone, of Ken
lucky, has given notice that he
will retire Saturday, it was said. -,
All farm credit functions and
activities of the federal govern
ment, it was explained, will be re-
grouped and placed in the ne"
organization,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-03-03
CERMAK CALLS
FOR Bic MEAL
Blood TRANSMISSION Pre-.
cedes Good Nights Rest
And Improvement

MIAMI. Fla. March 3.-(UP).
A blood TRANSMISSION aided Mayor
Anton J. Cermak Of Chicago yes
terday in his fight to recover from
a bullet wound inflicted by Giu-
seppi Zangara, would-be assassin
of President-elect Roosevelt. and
he felt so much better this morn
ing that he asked his physician for
ar order of ham and eggs.
The Chicago mayor spent most
of Thursday in the portable oxy-
gen room. set up in Jackson Men,
orial hospital, and his physicians
said there was ample evidence
that his strength was increasing.
A pint of blood was injected
into the patients veins as an ad-
ditional bulwark against possible
relapse.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-03-03
ALL MEMBERS
MEETING SET
Presbyterians Arrange 70,
Unique Feature
Sunday

The PreSbyterians made con-
PREPARATION for what Is
termed an Every Member Pres
ent" service to be held at IL
o'clock Sunday morning. A spe-
cial effort is being made to have
every member of that church
present at that time. During the
past week, the congregation has
been visited by men of the church
and a special invitation to this
service given. The new church
roll will be read by the pastor
and there will be other interest
ing features.
Sunday night the pastor, the
Rev. L. T. Wilds, will begin a
series of sermons with the gen.
eral title, Common Vices and
Uncommon Virtues" the series
being introduced with a sermon
on the subject, "The Secret of
Happiness, happiness being the
quest of everybody young and
old.
The other three subjects which
will be discussed during the
month of March will be Cove
tousness", Honesty, and ely
ing. An added feature of these
services will be five minutes Civ
en- to the answering of questions
which may be handed in. The
first question has already been
given in When Will the Depress-
ion End?" That question will be
answered this Sunday evening.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-03-03
ROOSEVELT WILL TAKE OATH SATURDAY
Theatre Opening
Expected to Draw
Visitors to H vile
Executives and Owners In
terested in Construction
Of the Carolina

When the Carolina theatre Is
opened to the public on the eve
ming of Monday, March q, there
will be present. in addition to
hundreds OF residents of Hcnder~
"onville and surrounding territory,
q number Of prominent theab'.
executives and owners. who viii
come 70 see the theatre which is
being discussed generally over the
CarolinaH. Manager II. +. Buc-
hanan said today.
The word has rome around that
the Carolina will be one of the
most attractive theatres in the a"
tire South, tina its acoustical
properties, having been built inIo
the theatre, are second to none
and that the motif followed in tn"
construction and decoration Of the
house makes for one of the most
charming theatres anywhere. a
number have signified their inten-
ton Of coming here for the open
ing, and trade papers have asked
for photographs and descriptions
so that the entire trade may be
advised about the new house.
The Carolina is the first theatre
Of its kind in the Carolinas. and
from indications. will be the fore
runner of many others of the same
type.
1t is stated by many in the bust
ness that the new theatre should
do much to attract to this city
many who will come to get enter
tainment amid delightful sur
roundings and stay to shop or in
dulge in other recreation in the
city. and that further, it is built
to take care of HenderSonville's
entertainment needs for many
years to come. 1t is pointed out
that the house should Also be an
asset in that it will give much
added pleasure to Hendersonville's
summer residents.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-03-03
Identification Contest Plans
For Coming Summer Are in the
= Making as Award OF Merit Made
Relief Help Will Be Avail
able, Prizes To Be
Arranged Soon

K. w. Croasdell has hcen
awarded "Thc Award Of Merit"
in recognition Of his plot Of flow
erS in front OF his fruit stand on
Main street last summer.
This distinction was accorded
Mr.. Croasdell by the Woman's
Club and Chamber of Commerce
and is in keeping with somewhat
similar awards conferred by the
National Yard and Garden Asso-
citation. The award which has
been printed, framed and signed
by Mrs. o. A. Meyer, president Of
the Woman's Club last year, and
H. B. Kelly, president of the
Chamber of Commerce for the
same period, reads as follows
"In RECOGNITION Of Personal
Achievement as winner Of First
Honors in the Hendersonville
Identification Contest on Main
Street for the year 1882, we do
hereby confer on Mr.. r. W. Croas-
dell "The Award of Merit"
When the contest was an
nounced last spring Mr.. Croas-
dell planted a number Of varie-
ties Of plants with long bloom
ing season which carried them
through into the killing frost. He
was the recipient of many compli-
ments from residents and tourists.
Mr.. Croasdell has already prepar-
ed his bed of soil for spring
,, planting. He has enlarged it to
about twice the size it was last
year. What 1 did last year was
not in it at all when compared
with what l expect to produce
this year." said Mr.. Croasdell.
The civic department of the
Woman's Club at its monthly
meeting at the Skyland hotel
Wednesday afternoon appointed
Mrs. Meyer to serve again this
year as judge. Mrs. j. c. Morrow
/ Will continue TO serve the cluD
in the capacity of chairman of
the garden committee. A. S.
Truck will serve again this year
as chairman of the Identification
committee of the Chamber of
Commerce. At Wednesdays
meeting Secretary Noah Hollo-
we'll Of the Chamber of Commerce
bore the message of that organi-
zation to the Woman's Club with
the request that they make the
city Identification contest joint
enterprise as was the case last
year when there were about fifty
entries and a number of prizes.
Mrs. Meyer, chairman of the
Judging committee, H. H. Ewbank
and H. A. Stepp have been re-
quested to revise the score card
and offer suggestions for I'M
proving the contest.
G. w. Justice and R. G. An
ders, representatives of the Recon-
struction Finance Corporation
relief funds, have promised re-
lief help in preparing vacant
lots for Identification.
The penny-a-meal boxes of the
Woman's club provided funds for
Continued on page tnree)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-03-03
MISS BEDDINGFIELD
VALEDICTORIAN FOR
EAST FLAT ROCK

EAST FLAT ROCK, March ),
Honor students of the East Flat
Rock high school senior class
have beer announced. The high
est honor goes to Miss Ruth Bed
dingfield, valedictorian, next are {:
Miss leila Stepp, salutatorian
Miss Nancy Jackson. historian;
Miss Maybelle Beddingfield; gil
torian, and Miss Katie Lee Hood,
class poet. Miss Catherine Pace
is president of the class. Other
class distinctions are to be an
nounced at a later date.
A silver loving cup Will De
presented to the best all-round
senior. The winner of the cup
has been selected but the name
will not be announced until later.
The senior class has 81 mem
hers which is by far the largest
class to graduate from the school
in it's history.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-03-03
RALNEY PLANS
STRICT RULE
Pledges House VIII Hold
Vigorously to Roosevelt
Extra Session Scheme

WASHINGTON. Mar. SOUP
Henry T. Rainey. Dem, ILL.,, who
will be the next speaker of the
House last night pledged that
the Sr-cial session Ot Congress
will pass no legislation except
ing that sponsored a. part of
FreSident-Elect RooSeyelt'S rel
construction program.
Rainey'S statement was issued
Just after the Democratic caucus
had selected him to succeed
Speaker John y. Garner.
whatever President Roose-
,velt's program calls for we arc
going to do. We will do only that
and no more" Rainey said.
The white-haired leader indi-
Gated that if it was deemed nee
essary only those house commit
tees essential to the enactment
Of the Roosevelt program would
be organized at the special SeS-
sion. This was interpreted as q
step to ward off embarrassing or
unwise legislation without COM
mitteeS to act on new measures
there would be no way of fore
inp. them onto the floor Of the
Houpse for consideration.
Before adjourning the caucus
which chose Rainey adopted his
suggestion that a steering COM
mittee of Democrats be formed
to shape the party'S Legislative
program in the lower chamber.
A subcommittee was appoint
ed which will draw up plans for
the committee of a sectional bas-
is with every part Of the coun-
try represented. Each section
will elect a member of tie COM
mittee to cooperate with the
speaker, the majority leader. the
house whip and the caucus chair
man:
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-03-03
GRAINS.
SHOW ADVANCE.
Former Up One to Six
Points; Cotton Rises
Dollar Per Bale

NEW YORK. March 3.-(UP).
A bull market developed in stocks
and grains today. Stocks shot up
l to 6 points and wheat jumped
= cents a bushel on the Chicago
board of trade.
Call money was renewed at 31a
per cent as compared with . l.
per cent yesterday, the highest
renewal since January Is Of last
year. Cotton WAS up dollar IL
bale.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 3. (UP).
The fear that the resumption or
the senate stock investigation
might aggravate the banking sltu-
alton gave the appearance today
that the hearing would be post
poned for some weeks.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-03-03
n. {. ASSEMBLY
new
BANKING Law
Local Bank Will Not Need
to Take Advantage of
Legislation

Officials OF the State Trust
company today announced that
the bank wonld not take adj
vantage of autr ority to restrict
Withdrawals on deposits under
the bill passed ~ the general
assembly today.
Officials further stated that
the bank at present was accept
ing checks on out-of-state banks
for collection only due to the
restrictions on Withdrawals in
81 states and the District Of
Columbia.
RALEIGH. March 3.-(UP).
The general assembly today
passed a bill empowering the
commissioner Of banks to au-
thorize individual banks to linn
it Withdrawals temporarily when
conditions warranted.
The bill was passed under a
suspension of rules by a unani-
nous vote and means that there
will be no bank moratorium III
the state, but that individual
banks faced with heavy with
drawals by out-of- the-state de-
positors may be protected.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-03-03
CLASS AT ST. JAMES
CALLED OFF TONIGHT

Announcement was made to-
day that the first of the series OF
special classes to DC conducted
by the Rev. James P. Buprke on
Friday nights during lent, Will
not be held due to illness.
Three classes are being held
each week, one on the prayer
book by r. w. Valentine, one on
church history by the Rev. n. C..
Hughes, while Mr.. Burke's class
on church is set for Friday even
ings. The classes will thus begin
a week from tonight, Mr.. Burke
stated, adding that there will be
no change in the usual Sunday
services arrangement.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-03-03
COUNTY SING :
SET SUNDAY
Many Plan to Attend Ses-
sion at Balfour

G.. L. Andcrs, president Of the
Henderson Coupnty Singing Assoc
citation announced today that the
March singing convention of the
association will be held at the
Balfour Baptist church Sunday
afternoon from 9 to 4 o'clock.
All singing aggregations will be
welcomed to attend and to take
part in this event. Mr.. Anders
said and announced in this con-
nection that number Of visit
ing quartets and choirs have al
ready advised him they will be
present and take part in the in
formal program.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-03-03
BROADEN SEARCH FOR
SLAYER OF DRY AGENT

ANDALUSIA, Ala, March 8:
(UP).-Search for the slayers of
Carl Hicks, 80, former dry agent,
and his brother-in-law, Marvin
Longmier. SO. found dead Mon
day morning near here, today ex-
tended over a wider area.
Hicks was considered an i'm
portant witness in liquor cases
now pending in federal court of
Covington county. Andalusia.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-03-03
TWO POLK COUNTY
BILLS ARE OFFERED

RALEIGH March 3.-Two ne|
bills introduced in the house wouia
affect Polk county. They are:
HB 7S7, Massenburg of Polk
to establish office of tax collector
for Polk county.
HB 1888 Massenburg of POLK,
to empower town of Saluda 70
cancel Indebtedness due by
churches.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-03-03
NO CHANGE In DR..
JUSTUS' CONDITION

No improvement was noted
early this afternoon in the condi-
ton of DR.. w. H. Justus. This
is the fourth day since DR.. Justus
lapsed into q state of coma. ...
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-03-03
CEREMONY. TO
BE SIMPLlFlED
AS RESULT OF
WALSH'S Death
Presidential Party Shows
Feeling Over Death
of Noted Leader
ROOSEVELT AND WIFE
CUT SOCIAL EVENTS
Party Arrives in Capital
in Drizzling Rain on
Thursday Night

WASHINGTON. Mar. 5. (UP).
More than 10000 visitors are in
Washington today for the inauGu-
raj Saturday. Fair weather is pre-
dicted.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 3. UP).
President-elect Franklin Dclano
Roosevelt arrived in the capital at
9:27 p. m. last night. He was sun
rounded Immediately by one OF
the heaviest police guards ever
thrown about a high official here.
A cold drizzling rain drenched
a large crowd which had gone TO
the station to greet the incoming
chief executive. "
WASHINGTON. Mar. 8. (UP).
Tragedy laid a heavy hand last
night on the capitals carnival
gaiety as the streets swarmed with
the greatest inaugural crowd III
history.
Down the Atlantic coast from
New York swept a triumphant
train bearing President-eiecJ
Roosevelt--and prominent Demo
Gratis in the full flush of their first.
major political victory in ~ years
toward the doors Of the White
House. -.
Northward through tie Caro-
lima hills curved another train
carrying the body OF Senator
Thomas J. Walsh who was strick-
Ell u scant two days before he
was due to climax lengthy and
brilliant political career by step.
ping into the Roosevelt cabinet as
encouragement.
Six hundred miles to the south
Mayor Anton Cermak Of Chicago
lay grievously i'll in tropical Mi
ami, waging stubborn battle
against the ravages of a bullet
that had been intended 10 snuff
out the life of the president-elect
before he could take office.
Walsh's death and Cermak's
critical condition tempered tho
joy of Democrats who for II lean
years have looked forward to this
hour as the time Of triumphant
celebration. The customary gale
ty of inaugural throngs also was
dampened by the critical financial
condition in many states where
banks have been battered by three
years of economic adversely.
But plans proceeded last night
for the great pageant of the inau.
guration. Admiral Cary y. Gray
son, in charge of the ceremonies.
said Walsh death would not altet
arrangements.
,"There is nothing we can do
but continue" Grayson declared,
Gas Senator Walsh would hava
wished us to do"
Last night the Pan-American
building bulged with throng Of
fcially opening the inauguration
program with a concert. Martial
airs rang through the corridors AZ
the bright coats of the Marine
band made crimson splash OF
color in the crowd. Chief Vow
lache, Indian baritone filled the
hall of the Americas with his rich
voice. '..
1t is reported there probably
would be total of $50, 200 guests
in the capital by Saturday morn
! ing. They came from everywhere,
from the plateaus of the north
west, from the warmth of Dixie,
from the snow-clouded Rockies
and from New York's sidewalks.
SOCIAL FEATURES
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