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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-08-22
|C0STON GETS.
|JR. 0RDERP0SlI
Asst. State Secretaryship
Not to Affect Official
Duties, Campaign

J. C.. Coston for some time Sec
rotary of the local council Of the
Junior Order of United American
Mechanics, was elected last night
as assistant state secretary of
the order, in the state convention
which is in progress at Winston
Salem. l.. r. Hamlin of Bre-
ward, was among the nominees
for national representative.
James M. Barrett. who. with
Mr.. Coston and Mr.. Hamlin,
went from here to the conven-
ton, telephoned friends in the
city late last night of the election
of Mr.. Coston to the post Of as
sistant secretary of the state Or
ganization.
Mr.. Coston led the singing at
the state convention and was in
vited to sing over the Winston
radio station yesterday after.
noon. Under his active secretary.
ship here, the Junior Order in
this county is said to have largely
increased it's membership.
Mr.. Coston's position with the
state organization will not inter
fere with his duties as county
registrar of deeds, and will not
make any change in his plans to
succeed himself in that capacity.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-08-22
CODE RAISES PAY OF GARMENT MAKERS
Med. Ray, So,
Expires Here
One Of Oldest Members Of Henderson County Bar Had
Been in Declining Health Several Years;
Funeral Thursday Afternoon

W. P. Whitmire, W. L. Miller,
Harold Bangs, Yates W. Little,
J. L. Redden, X. G. Morris, A. v.
Edwards, J. H. Yelton, and Frank
Waldrop.
Mr.. Ray had been a resident
of Henderson county for about
40 years. He was born in Little
River township in Pennsylvania
county. He received his law de-
gree from the University of North
Carolina about 1890 and for a
number of years taught school in
this county, later being county
superintendent of education. He
was always actively devoted to
the field of education, and edu-
Gated a number of young women
of Henderson county.
He was active in the councils
of the Democratic party and
served in public office a number
of times. He was mayor of Hen
Jacksonville in 1899, and served in
the state legislature on two oc-
casions. He was a member of the
State Bar association and a char
ter member of the Henderson
County Bar association.
He is survived by his widow,
formerly Miss Elsie Merle, of H.
'linois. Two children preceded him
to the grave.
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McDuffie Ray, age So, one of
the oldest members of the Hen
derson County Bar association in
point of service, died at his home
on Ninth avenue west this morn
ing about II o'clock.
Mr.. Ray suffered a paralytic
stroke about eight years ago and
his health had been declining
since. He had been confined to
his home for the past several
weeks.
Funeral services will be held to-
morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock
from Tom Shepherds Funeral
Home on South Church street.
The Rev. Broadus E. Jones, pas
tor of the First Baptist church,
will officiate. Burial will follow
in Oakdale cemetery.
Active pallbearers will be J. E.
Shipman, M. M. Redden, Otis V.
Powers, DR.. ]. S. Brown, Sr., J.
F. Brooks, and R. R. Arledge.
Honorary pallbearers will be
members of the County Bar as
ISOLATION and the following: Andy
Davenport, V. C. V. Shepherd, j.
S. Jones, J. C. Coston, w. A. Gar
rem, ]. P. Fletcher, j. A. Rusher,
T. L. Durham, G. w. Justice, J.
H. Ballenger, C. S. Fullbright, f.
R. Jones, Brownlow Jackson, M.
N. Orr, q. C. Byers, Mark Pryor,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-08-22
TRANSFER OF
THEATRE BLDG.
IS ANNOUNCED
0wners of Carolina Will
Remodel and Reopen
Queen Property

Announcement of the purchase
of the Queen theatre property on
North Main street by the North
Carolina Theatres, Inc, operators
of the Carolina theatre here and
a number of other picture houses
in the larger cities of the state
was made today.
The purchase price was not an
nounced, but was estimated to be
in the neighborhood of $4,000.
The sale was made by the Equita-
BILE Life Assurance Society to the
theatre concern. The sale was
handled by the Station Realty Co..
and was forecast some time ago
in these columns.
The theatre building will be re-
modelled and will be operated un-
der the management of H. +.
Buchanan, manager of the Caro-
lima. In announcing the purchase
today, Mr.. Buchanan referred to
it as evidence of his concerns
faith in the future of Henderson,
vile.
He pointed out that capacity
crowds have attended perform
ances at the Carolina this sum-
mer and that the house does a
good business during the entire
year. On many occasions this
summer long lines of patrons have
formed before the box office at
the Carolina, and on occasions pa
irons have been turned away due
to a lack of seating capacity.
The Queen property will have
new and modern equipment thru
out. The policy has not been an
nounced but it is expected that
irst-run pictures will be shown.
The theatre will continue to be
known as the Queen.
Work of remodeling the prop
erty will be in charge of Earle G'
Stiilwell, Hendersonville archl'
tect, who designed and constructs
ed the Carolina building for Cap
tain E. A. Smyth. The building
will seat about 500 people, viii
have a modern heating and cool
ing system, and new and modern
picture projection and sounc
equipment.
The Queen has not been in op
Grafton for several years. The
building was badly damaged by
two fires which occurred within
few weeks of each other about
two years ago. The. building hal
not been repaired since the sec
ond fire, except for the construc
ton of a roof, and it will be nee
! assary to completely remodel tn
property. 1t is understood THU
work will be started as soon Al
possible.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-08-22
SAY PRESIDENT
APPROVES CUT
IN HOURS ALSO
Textile Workers Not AZ
fected But Encouraged
by Reported Change
BELIEVE IS SHOWS
WAY WIND BLOWING

WASHINGTON, Aug. %. (UPy
An amendment to the cotton gar
ment code reducing working
hours in the industry from 40 to
SO hours per week and giving the
workers a 10 per cent wage in
crease has been signed by the
President, confidential sources
close to the NRA revealed today.
President William Green of the
American Federation Of Labor
also believed that the revised code
revealed that the administration
is favorable toward higher wages
and shorter working hours.
Leaders Of the cotton textile
mills workers who are threatening
nationwide strike conferred
with President Green today and
seemed vastly cheered over Roose-
velt's signing the new garment
code.
Conferees, including Thos. c.
Mcmahon, president of the Unit
ed Textile Workers, and Francis
German, chairman Of the strike
committee, said that although the
new clothing provisions have no
direct effect on the textile indus
try, they still believed that the
Presidents action Showed the
way the wind is blowing"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-08-22
ROTARY HEARS
A.W.HONEYCUT|
M. B. Woodin Gives Mem
DRY Demonstrations

The Rotary club today heard an
address by A. w. Honeycutt,
former superintendent OF city
schools, and at present superin-
tendent at Lexington. Mr.. Honey
cult spoke on Creative Vision as
Applied to Advertising.
He spoke of the creative ad-
vertising being used in Hender-
sonville at present in telling the
country of the advantages of this
section, and he also told of some
of the methods used during the
past Is years in this city.
In conclusion he declared that
Gin proportion to your continued
creativeness of vision, your civic
and commercial craftsmanship,
yur courage, and your fidelity to
cooperate enterprise which the
new day increasingly demands
will you worithly and bountifully
receive dividends for your match
less natural resources, your splen-
did investments already made in
permanent community assets, and
your creative leadership"
The club also heard talk on
memory with two outstanding IL
Illustrations by M. B. Woodin OF
Asheville and Washington. Mr..
Woodin called the names and res
licences of the club members and
I16 visitors as they raised their
hands around the table.
For the second demonstration
pages from a magazine were dis
tributed around the table and as
those present called the number
of the page they held Mr.. Wood
in recalled the contents of the
page. The magazine was issued
today.
Sixteen visitors from several
states were present at the meet
ing today and among the visitors
were several Rotary presidents
and past presidents.
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HIGHER PRICES
mean MILLIONS
FOR FARMERS
Optimism Brought to Mid
west Through Mar
ket Prices
BY FRED BAILEY

United Press Staff Correspondent
CHICAGO, Aug. 22.-(UP).-
Rising commodity prices yester-
day sent millions Of dollars to.
farmers pockets and brought re-
newed optimism to agriculture.
A few weeks ago the farm pic
ture was drab and disheartening.
Scared by the worst drouth in q
century, millions of acres of fer!
tile farmland lay scorched and
barren. Livestock died of thirst
and strvation.
The federal government APP
propriated huge sums to alleviate
suffering and save lives.
Gradually the picture is losing
some of its tragedy. Buyers are
demanding more farm products
and are paying higher prices.
The government crop reduction
program poured millions into the
hands of farmers as q reward for
not planting crops that they could
not have raised anyway.
When q huge surplus OF hogs
appeared imminent last spring
the government paid hog raisers
many millions Of dollars for pigs
slaughtered and dumped and for
brood sows butchered into relief
meat.
Slowly at first. then with in
creasing momentum, farm COM
modify prices began to rise. The
appalling shortage became appar-
emit. Wheat production was far
less than enough to supply tho
mills. Corn was but little more
than half q crop. IS
Grains and feed crops were in-
sufficient. Choice grades of cat
tile became scarce. Packers clam
Iored for hogs while shipments to
market dwindled.
Prices increased. Still the sup
ply was below the demand. Prices
mounted above the cost Of pro-
duction and left the farmer a
profit for the first time In years.
SURPRISES that have depressed
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SHOW PLANS TAKE
FINAL SHAPE FOR FRIDAY

ers for the shadow box exhibits.
Visiting Judges will be from Ashe-
vile, New York and South Caro-
lima.
All exhibitors are asked to have
their flowers in the gymnasium
for placement before nine o'clock
Friday morning. The gymnasium
will be opened at z o'clock.
Following are the committees
which will serve for the show:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. J. E. Ship
man, j. w. Payne, L. T. Moore
and R. s. Gibbs, Jr.
Poster-Mesdames George M.
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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-08-22
PEGS COTTON
AT L CENTS
Roosevelt's Action, How
ever, Is Said Not 10 Be
"Price Fixing"

WASHINGTON, Aug. %. (UP)
President Roosevelt yesterday or
dered the price of cotton pegged
at II cents a pound.
Mr.. Roosevelt said he had In
structed the Reconstruction FL
nance Corporation to furnish
enough money to the Commodity
Credit Corporation to increase
loans to cotton producers from
10 cents a pound to IL cents.
That is not as much as Senator
John Bankhead d., Ala), co-au-
thor of the Bankhead cotton con-
troll plan, asked. He wanted 1874
cents a pound loans.
A statement by the President
pointed out that the increased
loans would enable cotton farm
ers to hold back their sales for a
favorable market rather than
flooding the country with cotton
at picking time.
Agricultural adjustment Off
Gals said Mr.. Roosevelt's order
was not an actual case of price
fixing. They added, however, that
no farmer was likely to sell his
cotton for less than IL cents a
pound so long as the federal gov
eminent was willing to lend him
that much on his crop.
During the 1888 loan program
the cotton price sometimes fell
below 10 cents-extent of the
government loan-but it usually
went back above 10 cents. Most
persons believed that was because
farmers kept their crops off the
market, waiting for a better
price.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-08-22
CALENDAR
OF Local Events
Arranged by Mrs. Fred Justus,
Chamber Of Commerce Hostess.
Telephone 474
Wednesday, August 22

wednesday, AuSues
Invitation golf tourney, Hen
Jacksonville Golf and Country
club, opens. Qualifying rounds,
August 10 and 20.
Annual U.D.C. benefit bridge,
Woman's club house.
Square dance. American Legion
hall, 9 p. m.
Annual U.D.C. benefit bridge
announced for this date is in
definitely postponed.
Thursday, August %
Vanities of 1884, high school
auditorium, matinee and night.
Kiwanis club luncheon, Skyland
hotel. l D. m.
Garden party, auspices OF
Epiphany group, st. James
church, Hughes Hall, a to 6 pm.
Friday, August "a
Chamber Of Commerce program.
Alva Lowe and pupils, 8 o'clock.
Flower show, City gymnasium,
IL to 10 %. m.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-08-22

WASHINGTON, Aug. %. (UP)
MIRA has perfected plans for re-
ducing all codes to 2 basic divi-
sions which is described as an
other step along the road toward
ultimate self-government of bust
ness. =,
The new set-up follows the gen.
eral lines of the organization OF
an army with divisions and regl-
ments. Recovery Administrator
Hugh S. Johnson and his assoc-
ates have been revising plans for
several weeks.
The plan provides that directly
above the % groups there shah
be set up II divisions, each under
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-08-22
LITTLE RIVER CHURCH
HOMECOMING SUNDAY

BREVARD, Aug. %. Especially q.
Home coming day will be held at
Little River Baptist church on
Sunday, Aug. 26, when all resi-
dents, former residents, and peo-
pie who have relatives buried in
the Little River cemetery are in
vited to be present.
An interesting program has
been arranged, with Professor j..
l.. Osteen of Greensboro. a form
er teacher in the Little River
school, in charge. Singing, in.
strumental music, short talks and
a picnic dinner at the noon hour
will be features of the occasion.
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Plans are taking final shape rap

Plans are taking final shape rap
idly for the annual flower show,
being held under the auspices of
the Woman's club this year. Pros
poets are bright for an excellent
show, Mrs. John Forrest, chairman
of the general committee, stated
this morning. The show will be
held at the city gymnasium Friday
from II a. m. until 10 p. m. In
addition to the show and the ex-
hibition of arts and crafts of the
section, it was said that novelties
will be added to the show this
year. :,
Three judges will be provided
for the flower show and three 9th
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-08-22
A A5vA LOWE, STUDENT.
11O O ATTRACTION
FUR FRIDAY EVENING

,on ava Lowe, well known concert
s stGr and some of his advanced
v;i Tuen rs Of Hendersonyille, Ashe-
r , ~, charlotte and Greenville, S.
tb II, wiz De heard in concert under
Co r. auspices Of the Chamber of
t SU;;slnerce at the high school audi
25 'u "a on Friday evening, August
Will r, Lowe has taught in Ashe-
bo. e and has appeared in concert
t;r. and in other cities many
sues aaueS' He is well known in this
Sto IDn' His pupils have won out
b;nuing success, three of them
long esIg Atwater-Kent winners in
i.s 11 and four in 1882 when the
of ' such contest was held. Some
ra.n nus students are now holding
musical positions.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-08-22
BANK ROBBERS
SOUGHT IN ;.
N,N.C.COUNTIES
Had Taken $500 in Cash
From Bank at Clay
ton, Ga.
SEIZED CAR FOUND,
SEAT BLOODSOAKED

AsHEVILLE, Aug. 22.-Search
.,- Eve men who yesterday held
:, ne Bank of Clayton, Ca, and
scanned with approximately ST.
5Oo in cash was being pushed in
three Western North Carolina
counties today.
The trail of the bandits was
4ollowed from Clayton yesterday
afternoon to Western North Car
olira. where the bandits early this
morning abandoned their blood
soaked automobile in Yancey
county and fed into the noun
tainS.
B. Scott Blanton and his son,
r Scott Blanton, Jr., both of
Charlotte. were forced from their
automobile at an early hour this
morning and the men made away
with the car. Later the car was
found BY Mcdowell county Off
GERS near Micaville. The cushions
Of the car were stained with
blood.
The bandit car, a Ford, which
was identified as being stolen IN
Marshal yesterday, had been in
collision with a Hudson contain
ing several negroes. Mr.. Blanton
and his son stopped and picked
up the men, had started to a hos
pital when they were forced from
the car at the point of pistols.
The bandits then picked up an
other companion and made away
in the Blanton car.
Officers searching for the men
are convinced that they are MEM
bers Of the Bailey gang which is
credited with participating in a
number Of crimes in this section
in the past few years.
Several alleged members of the
Bailey gang have been arrested
in Henderson county during the
past three years. On one occasion
local officers held two men for
Weaverville authorities in an eff
fort to connect them with a bank
robbery there, but Identification
failed.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-08-22
PRESBYTERIAN VISITOR

DR.. L. T. Wilds, pastor First
Presbyterian church, announces
that DR.. VIM. C. Robinson of CO,
lumbia Theological Seminary, will
speak at the prayer meeting hour
this evening at 8 o'clock, the ser
vice to be held in the Sunday
school auditorium. He states that
DR.. Robinson is recognized as one
of the most brilliant of the young
ministers and leaders of the
Southern Presbyterian church. 1t
is hoped that many will avail
themselves. of this opportunity.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-08-22
y BASIC CODES ARE NOW
PLANNED BY RECOVERY MEN

an administrator. Above the II
divisions would be five Sectors"
each in control of an assistant
administrator.
Those five assistant administra-
tors probably will make up the
board of directors, which Johnson
has recommended to President
Roosevelt. Johnson still would be
at the top of the pyramid as chair
man of the board and admins
traitor.
Proponents of the new plan be-
lieve it will smooth out wage and
hour provisions in related indus
tries and provide a fairer basis
for competition.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-08-22
CORN LOAN SCHEME
Will RE CONTINUED

WASHINGTON, Aug. %. (UP)
The Agriculture Adjustment Adj
ministration's corn loan plan, fate
of which has been in doubt be-
cause of an expected short corn
crop, was extended last night
from Sept. 1 to Jan. l, 1885.
Loans will continue to be made
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Miss Dot Bates
Returned Home
Tuxedo Girl Greatly I'm.
proved After Operation

Miss Dot Bates, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Bates Of
Tuxedo, was brought home yes.
terday from the Shrine hospital
at Greenville where she under
went a spinal operation about
two weeks ago. Her condition is
greatly improved.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-08-22
OHIO VISITOR

Mrs. Gillaspy Newman, who
has made her home at Barming-
ton, o., for the past eleven years,
is spending a three weeks visit
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
R. P. Corn, at their home on route
one, Hendersonville. Mrs. New
man was accompanied by her two
sons. Carl and Harry.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-08-22
WOMAN, 1O4, DEAD

LEBANON, Ore, Aug. 20. -
(UP)-Mrs. Margaret M. Clark,
who laid claim to 104 years, is
dead. "Aunt Maggie, as her
friends knew her, was born in
Scotland, February %, 1880. She
came to the United States Is
years ago. u ssl
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-08-22
ASKEW KIDNAP
STORY ISHOAX

coLDsBoRo. Aug. r., =
(UP).-Rev. r. H. Askew. 26,
evangelist, confessed today 70
federal authorities that his
kidnapping was . hoax. He said
that he wrote all tho ransom
notes and sent all the -tele.
grams and made all the calls
because he "needed = rest and
had to get away"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-08-22
RAINEY RITES
ARE SET FOR
up. N. TODAY
President Travels to Scene
by Unannounc ed Route;
Avoids Demonstrations
IS DEEPLY AFFECTED
BY SPEAKERS DEATH

CARROLLTGN, Ill.,, Aug. o..
CUP. Speaker Henry T. Rainey's
home town to-day was prepared
for a final tribute to the genial
old gentleman at funeral services
to be attended by President
Roosevelt and state and national
dignitaries.
His body was to leave st.
Louis, where he died Sunday, to-
day. 1t will lie in state in the
rotunda of Greene County court
house until early afternoon when
it will be taken to Walnut Hill,
his palatial estate mile east of
the village.
Bishop John C. White of the
Springfield Episcopal Diocese was
to read the funeral ritual at brief
services to start at a p. m. BY
proclamation of Mayor Lindsey
all business was to suspend be-
tween 2 and 5 p. m. Courthouse
and business buildings were
draped in mourning. Burial will
be in the Rainey family plot, be-
side his parents.
The town, made up of 1000
persons, had a genuine love for
the late speaker of the house f
representatives.
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BY FREDERICK A. STORM
United Press Staff Correspondent

ABOARD ROOSEVELT SPE-
CIAL, EN- ROUTE TO CAR
ROLLTON, ILL.,, Aug. 22.-(UP).
President Roosevelt headed
westward last night to the little
farming community of Carrollton,
ILL.,, where today he will pay final
tribute at the bier of his old
friend and congressional stalwart,
Speaker Henry T. Rainey.
Deeply affected by Rainey's
death the President departed with
his naval and military aides and
White House Secretary Marvin
H. Mcintyre in an atmosphere re-
flecting sombreness of the occa-
sion. The President withheld his
itinerary in Difference to the late
Speaker, saying he wished the
trip to be without popular dem.
onstration.
His train departed at 6 p. m.
over lines of the Baltimore and
Ohio and was scheduled to stop
only for exchange of locomotives.
Today at a p. m. he will go to
Carrollton courthouse and there,
with Rainey's friends and con-
gressional colleagues, bow his
CONTINUED on page four)
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WEATHER

Partly cloudy and warmer, with
,.,ible scattered showers tonight.
Fair Thursday.
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GOOD AFTERNOON

Everything I am I owe 10 hon.
est advertising. says Sally Rand.
There's one case where the bare
truth certainly paid.
The Washington times., 1934-12-05
Theater Arts Pupils
To Present Drama

AS their first production of the
season, the students of the Studio
of Theater Arts will present Sid
ney HoWard's The Silver Cord"
on Tuesday and Wednesday
nights, December II and IL at
Wardman Park Theater. Con-
stance Connor Brown, director of
the Studio, is directing the pro-
duction.
From leading woman to call
boy, all roles" in the play and
production are undertaken by the
students. While The Silver
Cord" has a small cast of just
six persons, majority of the stu
dents are engaged. in the actual
staging of the production, costum-
ing properties, lighting. etc.
The settings, designed by Miss
Brown and by Frank Westbrook,
assistant director. are being built
in the studio by the students
themselves. Mr.. Westbrook, who
teaches the course in Stagecraft,
superviseS the construction.