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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-17
aged COUPLE
ROBBED,BOUND
ON COUCH MT.
Two White Men TAX e
S400 War Insurance
on Their Son

The Henderson county sheriff $
department was today continuing
it's search for the two white men
who robbed an aged Couch Noun
tain couple of $500 in cash on
last Saturday afternoon.
FiTeIa Owenby, CT and his o.
year-old wife were held up IN
their lonely mountain home and
S4OO. paid them by the United
States government as insurance
on their son who was killed In the
World war, was taken from a
chest in the house.
Mr.. Owenby told officers that
four men, posing as police Off,
GERS drove up to his home IN a
small touring car and stated that
they intended TO search the house
for liquor. Two men remained in
the car and the other two, one of
whom carried a badge, entered
the house.
One of the men threatened TO
kill Mr.. Owenby if he refused TO
produce the keys to the cneSI
where the money was kept while
the other held Mrs. Owenby.
After taking the money the
men bound Mr.. and Mrs. Owenby
and placing them on the floor Of
the house left in the automobile.
Mrs. Owenby managed to get
loose and release her husband and
Henderson county officers were
notified. They Immediately began
a search for the men which so far
has proven fruitless.
LEGION OFFERS HELP
L. B. Prince, commander of the
Hubert M. Smith, post of the
American Legion stated today
that the Legion would cooperate
in every way with the county Of
ficers in an attempt to capture the
robbers. Mrs. Owenby described
the two men who entered the
house and this description Will be
sent to American Legion posrs
over the state in an effort to find
the men. la2 '@ So
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-17
BEERCONTROL
IS WORRYING
LECISLA
Those in More Than Half
of States Still Grapple
With Problem
BY SAM KNOTT
Limited Press Staff Correspondent

CHICAGO, April II. (UP)-
Legislative sessions which began
in the winter are continuing in
more than half the states in the
country with legislators striving to
settle problems Of beer and fl
nanceS.
Many Legislatures have been
working overtime for weeks.
Indications are that some may still
be in session when summer comes
and that a few sessions may rival
in length the historic eleven
months of continuous legislative
deliberation in Wisconsin in 1929.
The year 1888 already is as
sured of a place in history as a
record breaker for state legisla-
ton. At the peak, there are Al
legislatures in session with more
than 5000 members drawing pay.
During the last week, 80 legis-
latures have been in session. Mea-
sures proposing methods for con.
troll of beer sales were discussed
in a majority of them. For the
most part, these measures were
advanced with the idea of obtain
ing additional revenue.
Several legislative sessions are
scheduled to end within the next
week. Those which already have
Continued on page four)
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TANNING CORN
BADLY INJURED
Suffers Brain Concession
in Truck Accident
Saturday Night

The condition of Tanning Corn,
who was struck by an automobile
last Saturday evening was de-
scribed as very serious this after
noon.
Mr.. Corn was struck down
about 1870 o'clock Saturday eve
ming at the corner of King and
Allen streets by Ford coupe
driven by Claude Langley. He
was standing beside a truck and
as he turned away he either
stepped into Mr.. Langley's car or
was hit by it.
He was carried Immediately to
the Patton Memorial hospital and
found to be suffering from nu-
merous bruises and conclusion of
the brain. He has regained con-
sciousness only at brief intervals
since the accident. ~.
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CARR LUMBER
CO. RESUMES
OPERATIONS
Over 100 Men Returned to
Work After Idleness
of Over a Year
FIVE DAY WEEK TO
BE MADE SCHEDULE

BREVARD. April II. Especially
The Carr Lumber company, lOcat
ed at PiSgah Forest, had more
than 100 men on its payroll to-
day. resuming operations of ITS
large plant in this county after
having been practically closed for
over a year.
Announcement is made by w.
". CrOuShorn. secretary and gen.
cral manager of the large hard
wood manufacturing concern that
a complete force of wOrkmen has
already been recruited. using To-
cal labor entirely. several smaller
crews having been at work sew
cral weeks getting the plan,
yards and rolling stock In condl-
ton.
The Carr Lumber company has
been i'm operation here for twenty
wears. during which time more
than two hundred million feet OF
high grade hardwood lumber has
been manufactured and shipped
10 all parts of the country.
Operating on the famous Bit
more Estate. which is now part
of the Pisgah National Forest, the
company takes the choicest of tim
hers from a $4,000 acre boundary
covered by their contract made
with the late Geo. W. Vanderbilt
prior to establishment of the ma
tional forest. The timber Is
hauled TO the plant at Pisgah For
est over a network of trails con
Meeting with the company-Owned
railroad. then to Etowah where
connection is made with the
Southern.
One of the principal products
of the output of the Pisgah For
est plant is the "Biltmorc Hard
wood" flooring, in which fine oak
and maple is used. Other lumbers
such as poplar. oak and chestnut
is also put on the market from
the plant. =
I'm announcing resumption OF
operations Mr.. CrouShOrn would
make no statement in regard To
general business conditions and
future prospects of the lumber
business, other than to state that
"there is some Improvement IN
our line. sufficient to warrant
putting our force of men back on
the lob, with hopes that conditions
will continue to improve and en-
able us to continue operations,
Louis Carr, of Brcvard and New
Mexico, heads the Carr Lumber
company: Joseph Keys. of Wash
ington. d. c.. vice-preSident, with
w. W. CrouShorn as secretary.
treasurer and general manager OF
the Pennsylvania plant.
Workers employed in the plant
for the most part are natives OF
this county and own their own
homes in the immediate Plsgah
Forest and Breyard section. Eight
hour days, five days per week will
be observed, it is announced.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-17

ECCENTRIC HATS DOMINATE
5TH AVENUE FASHION PARADE
Most Costumes Are Blue,
Shoulders Pulled, And
Coats Look Like Dresses
BY II. ALLEN SMITH
United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW YORK, April 17.-(UP)
Hats that resemble strawberry
boxes, hats that look like huge in
verted oyster shells. hats that look
like mcgaphOncs and hats that
defy description rode on thou
sands of heads up and down Fifth
Avenue Sunday in New York's
annual Easter parade.
The ccccntricity Of springtimc
headgcar seemed to dominate the
situation as the ladies who live in
pcnthouSes marched with and OK
changed stares with the ladies who
live in hall bedrooms.
A careful study of the hat
situation revealed several peril
nent points. The tendency seems
to be to wear the hat in for-
ward position, yet, at the same
time leaving much of the hair
showing. As may be readily seen,
this effect has been difficult t o
produce. 1t did not. however,
stump the moguls of the millinery
world.
In order to achieve front
slung effect without hiding the
hair, the stylists were driven to
many strange feats.
Other general impressions gath
cred by casual wanderer on
Fifth Avenue are that abou:
three-fourths of all costumes are
blue, that pulled shoulders are
due to sweep the nation, and that
there is a tendency to wear coats
that look like dresses.
The wide shoulders have been
designed, according to one fash
ion authority. to make the hips
look smaller. This effect can be
achieved by any woman.
The popularity OF blue is at
tributed to Mrs. Franklin D.
Roosevelt and one fthe most
widely-used shades is called Flea
nor Blue in her honor.
The crowds on Fifth Avenue
were concentrated between 42nd
street and the middle fifties. The
idea in an Easter parade seems to
be to walk down one side of the
street as far as the public library,
cross over and stroll back to st.
Thomas's Episcopal church or St,
Patrick's Cathedral.
Along this route, with its flow
of color, were numerous bankers,
most of them selling violets, car
nations and peanuts. A pitch man
at 46th street was demonstrating
and selling new kind of knot
less nccktie, and another half a
block away informed the crowds
he was sole agent for DR.. Magru-
doris corn salve. These men
seemed to be doing little business.
The most successful commercial
venture Of the parade, however,
Continued on page four)
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STATION TO RETAIN
POST NEARLY A YEAR

Decision of Postmaster General
Farley to continue all "loyal and
efficient" postmasters in Office
until their terms expire, means +.
H. Station, Hendersonville post
master, will not be required to re-
linquish his post for almost year,
his term expiring about the mid
die of next February.
Mr.. Farley's announcement is
expected to cause lull in efforts
of several local Democrats to get
in line for appointment as Mr.. Sta
tons successor, the view of sew
eral observers here having been
that the new administration might
order wholesale dismissal of Re.
publican postmasters. Scores OF
persons are known to have eX-
pressed the wish that Mr.. Station
be permitted to serve out the re-
mainder of his term. -. =,
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DEMAND PROBE
IN FLOCCINC
OF LABOR MAN
State Federation He a
Makes Request For Ac-
lion by Solicitor
The TimCs-Ncws Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel

RALEIGH, April 17.-An in
vestigation of the kidnapping and
flogging Of |. NJ. Richie, secrc-
tary Of the Central Labor union
of High Point, has been request
ed Of Solicitor II. l.. Koontz of
the twelfth judicial district, in
letter written here by Roy K.
Lawrence, president Of the State
Federation of Labor, who has
been informed that the police au-
thorities of High Point have
done virtually nothing to appre-
bend the perpetrators of the
outrage. !
at has come to my attcn-
thion," said Lawrence in his LETT
ter to the district solicitor, that
|. NJ. Richie, secretary of the
Central Labor union of High
Point, was kidnapped and severe
ly beaten several days ago. /
am informed that very little if
any effort has been put forth
by the police authorities Of High
Point to apprehend and punish
the perpetrators of this outrage.
| have talked with the physician
that treated Mr.. Richie and he
says the man was in bad condi-
ton.
81 am Informed the police aur
thOrities have been Furnished
with the license number of the
car used in the kidnapping, and
other information, but have TAX
en- no action. In view of the
above facts. sincerely urge you
10 make a thorough investigation
Of this outrage and to prosecute
the parties implicated,
The High Point flogging oC-
CURED last Friday night, the day
after the High Point Unemploy-
ed league were refused several
requests by the welfare board.
These requests were relative 10
the administration of federal re-
lief funds to the unemployed in
High Point. According to E. G..
Morris, president of the High
Point Central Labor union, rep
rcscntatives from a company
union in High Point, together
with manufacturers, the police,
city officials threatened the
workers that they would be cut
off from their relief Jobs if they
had anything TO do with the I'm
employed league, and the Off
GERS Of the league we're openly
threatened.
Richie, it is charged, was kid
mapped as he left the Central La
Dor union hall by a group of
armed men, who forced him into
an automobile and carried him
to a point six miles out of town
and administered a flogging with
a four-foot rubber hose. After
whipping Richie until he was
exhausted. the floggers made
him drink a quart bottle of cas-
tor oil, it is charged in a state
ment by Morris.
"Ou Saturday morning follow
ing the beating" Morris said,
"thc police officials in High
Point were furnished with the
license number and the type of
car used in the kidnapping, the
name of one Of the kidnapers,
and two other kidnapers who
were seen on the street and
pointed out to the police; yet
no arrests have been made, al
though the kidnapers live in town
and may be seen on the streets
at almost any time"
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POSTMASTER
RULING MADE
Those Rendering Loyal
Service To Finish Out
Their Terms

WASHINGTON. Apr. II. (UP)
Postmaster General James A. Far
ley announced last night that oil
postmasters rendering "loyal and
efficient service" whose term have
not expired. will be permitted to
fill out their terms.
Those whose terms have ex-
PRED, however, "may naturally
expect their successors to be APP
pointed just as soon as the de-
partment finds it possible in the
conduct of good business to do
So" he said. -,
At the same time Farley said
there is not "the slightest basis
for reports that civil service eX-
aminations are to be abandoned
in the appointment of postmasters
and added that he would consult
members Of congress with regard
to the qualifications and fitness Of
candidates. &,
The postmaster general issued
q statement to allay fears that
there would be wholesale
cleaning out" of Republican
pcstmasters.
"No incumbent whose term has
not yet expired and who has been
rendering loyal and efficient serv-
ice to the government need have
the slightest fear Of removal
Farley declared. =,
at will be the policy of the
post office department to allow
every efficient postmaster to NIL
out his term" .,
Farley explained that the civil
service system was established by
a Democratic president, Grover
Cleveland, and said "it was an
other Democratic president who
first committed to the civil serv-
ice commission the task of exam
ming applicants for appointment
"This administration will not
abandon that high ground he
declared.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-17
]. N. CAMPFIELD.
Home BURNED.
East Flat Rock Dwelling
Is Total Loss in Early
Morning Fire

The residence of J. M. Camp
field, situated on the Spartan
burg highway in East Flat Rock,
was destroyed by fire this morn
ing between FIVE and six O'Clock.
It was a six room dwelling which
up until last Friday had been
occupied by Mr.. Campfeld and
family. On Friday fire caught in
the building and did some dam
age. The fire was extinguished
by the East Flat Rock fire de-
partment. but it was necessary
for Mr.. Campfeld to remove his
household goods from the build
ing, on account of the damage,
and the building was unoccupied
today when it was completely de-
stroyed.
The Times-News was unable
to learn of the building was in
sured. Ya 70 Isl su-
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WILL SEEK TO
PUT CONGRESS
into ACTION
Efforts To End Compare
tive StaIemate Will Be
Made by Roosevelt
BACKWASH SETS IN
ON PENDING BILLS
BY THOMAS L. STOKES
United Press Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON. Apr. IT (UP)
President Roosevelt is expected to
act this week to Stir congress out
of comparative stalcma'e that
is holding up his economic pro-
gram and threatening to prolong
the session until well into sum-
mcr.
The national legislative body
has slowed down to a trOt just as
President Roosevelt has enlarged
his prospective program to include
species of national planning en-
bracing shorter work week,
minimum wages and controlled
production, with some sort of in
fiation in contemplation.
There are two reasons why con-
grcSS has halted the dizzy pace
with which it put through the
presidents early emergency meas
ureS.
A backwaSh has set in against
several measures now pending
from interests involved. This eX-
plains the differences of view that
have delayed action on the farm
bill pending in the senate and
have bottled up others in commit
tee. including the Glass banking
reform measure and the "blue
sky" securities bill. Likewise, the
presidents railroad bill, promised
for several days, is still involved
in controversy with its submission
to congress now indeterminate,
according to Chairman Clarence
G.. Dill Of the senate interstate
commerce committee who is coop
Grating with administration OIL
Gals in drafting it.
The other reason for the sud-
den hesitancy Of congress to push
vigorously forward is a FESTIVE
ness that has developed over the
initiation issue, which will come to
It's first test in the senate today
when numerous amendments pro-
posed to the farm bill for this
purpose will come to vote. Many
members Of congress. reactlng to
word from their constituencies,
especially in the West and South,
regard some initiation to boost
prices as the main issue and are
losing interest in other matters.
President Roosevelt is well
aware of this feeling and now is
studying various methods to make
more money and credit available,
He will continue conferences on
this subject this week and may he
forced to reveal his purposes soon
because of the restlessncSs in con-
gresS.
The administration will make
its first move to break the leglS-
lative jam today when Senate Ma
jority Leader Joseph I. Robinson
will seek to get the Black five
day week, six-hour day bill, which
already has passed the senate,
dislodgcd from the snarl which
has held it in the senate for sew
eral days. Robinson said he will
press for a vote on the pending
motion to reconsider this meas
urc offered by Senator Trammell,
DEM, Fla.
1t is about this bill that Presl-
dent Roosevelt expects to build
part of his new program to spread
employment. Secretary of Labor
Frances Perkins has suggested to
the house labor committee. which
will have charge of the measure
methods whereby minimum
wage might be written into this
bail. She also has recommended
more elasticity in enforcement of
its provisions.
Only one bill passed either
branch of congress last week. The
CONTINUED on page four)
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HERRIOT SAILS
FOR AMERICA
THIS MORNING.
Hopes Washington Confer
ence Will End "World
Suffering"
UNPAID DEBT NOT
TO BE DISCUSSED

Copyright, United Press, 1889
ABOARD lie DE FRANCE
AT SEA, April 17.-(UP)-For-
mcr Premier Edouard Herriot
sailed shortly aftcr noon today
for the United States to the &C
compartment Of ringing cheers
which greeted his expressed de-
termination to collaboratc "to the
utmost" with President Roosevelt
and Premier Macdonald Of Eng
land "to terminate the abnormal
suffering Of the world"
Herriot considers himself Il
messenger of Frances readiness
for full and wholchearted coop
Grafton with Roosevelt in revival
ling the world economic pattern,
the United Press learned III OBJ
tanning a first authoritative out
line of the French position,
France will adjust tariffs in ac-
cordancc with adjustments by
other nations and will encourage
any move toward universal return
of the gold standard. She will re-
iterate her desire for disarma-
ment, provided there are guaran-
toes of security.
She will also insist on drastic
revision of the international debt
structure. but Herriot will NOT
mention Frances defaulted war
debt payment until after the con-
ference.
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b. HERBERT r. EKINS

b. HERBERT r. EklNS
PEIPING. April 17.-(UP)-
Anxiety for the lives and prop
erty of Americans living in the
North China area just below the
Great Wall seized by the Jap
anese was expressed in high
quarters here yesterday. The Chi
nese military ordered Tightening
of martial law in Peiping.
The United States minister,
Nelson T. Johnson, is maintain
ing close telephone contact with
the American consul-general AT
Tientsin, Frank Lockhart, to re-
ceive direct reports regarding
Americans and their interests in
the troubled area.
Chinese troops withdrew to the
south bank Of the Luan river,
leaving Japanese and Manchou-
kuo forces in control of a tli-
angular stretch Of Chinese ter
ritory below the wall covering
about $50 square miles.
Johnson said he was ready to
act in an emergency but that for
the time being he would not adj
wise the Americans in the Luan-
Ho triangle to evacuate. The
zone involved is bounded by the
sea on the east. the Luan river
on the south and the Great Wall
on the north.
Extensive American property
in that zone includes the Amer.
lean Methodist school, hospital
and agricultural station at Chan
eli, where a score of American
missionaries are stationed. Also,
a detail of 20 men from The
18th United States infantry reg
iment at Tientsin is stationed at
Chinwangtao, on the sea, where
the japanese at least temporarily
are in control.
A United States marine detail
is stationed at Peitaho, popular
resort where normally hundreds
of foreigners go in the spring
and summer months.
British interests likewise are
heavily involved. because the
Luan river triangle includes their
Kailan mining administration
property. Also, the latest Jap
anese seizure includes 60 miles
of the Peiping-Mukden railway,
in which British subjects are ex-
tensive bondholders.
Chinese forces commanded by
General Ho Chu-Kuo and Gen
eral Shang Chen feverishly be-
gan entrenching on the Tientsin
side of the Luan river. The Chi
nese officially declared that the
long menace to Peiping and
Tientsin has reached crisis, and
they intend to make a "determ-
ined defense"
Lockhart telephoned to Minis
ter Johnson. reporting that Man.
choukuo troops entered Chin
wangtao at 6 p. m. Saturday eve
ming, and that japanese and Man
choukuo flags were raised at 9
a. m. yesterday.
In Peiping, the word caused
Continued on page four)
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Weather Favors
Hendersonville
Easter Turn Out

Weather forecasts of rain hav-
ing proved unreliable, Henderson
vile turned out early Sunday to
celebrate Easter. Sunday school
and church services were largely
attended, and while the weather
was somewhat cool for displaying
spring apparel many persons re.
fused to be daunted and appeared
in sleeveless frocks and sans top
coats. The resurrection theme was
again emphasized in all churches,
both in sermon and song, and at
night large congregation gather
ed in the Methodist church to hear
a sacred cantata, "The First Eas-
ter" given by the vested choir
unled the direction of Miss Kate
Dotson, organist and director.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1933-04-17
10000 People AT
Moravian Early
Easter Service
Bishop Pfohl Holds Tradi'
tional Service Among
Graves

WINSTON-SALEM. April II.
UP)-Morc than 10000 people
from over the United States gath
cred here Sunday TO join the
MoravianS in their sunrise Easter
services at the historic old Salem
graveyard.
The rain. which has been fall
inc internationally since Saturday
night. stopped just before the SER
vices opened at o'clock yester-
day morning, and did not begin
again until after the services were
ended.
AZ the stroke of five, Bishop j.
Kenneth Pfohl appeared on the
steps of the Moravian church, lift
ed his hands to the overcast sky
and proclaimed, "The Lord Has
Risen" The large audience re-
sponded with one voice, "he has
risen, indeed"
AS the echo died away, the
Moravian band, one section at the
church and the other in the grave
yard two blocks away, began to
play anti-phonally a number OF
old MOravian hymns brought to
this country in 1900.
Then the bishop, accompanied
by Mayor George w. Coan, Jr.,
Police Chief ]. G. Wooten, and
Walter Hedge, chief usher, wend-
ed their way to the graveyard,
with the crowd marching behind
theim four abreast.
The bishop stood in Goods
Acre." the plot in which are buri-
ed the oldest Inhabitants, and the
Continued on page four)