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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-08
SCOUTING WAS
CONCEIVED in
THIS CENTURY
And a Scouts Good Turn
Brought Boy Scout Work
TO the United States
By FRITZ MERRELL
Eaple Scout

In 1907 General Sir Robert D.
8. Baden-Powell conducted an ex-
detrimental boys camp at Brown
sea Island out of which grew the
plan for a boys program when
he outlined in Scouting FOE
BOYS" and which is the basis Oh
the British Boy Scouts assoc Ca.
ton. which he founded. pr
Robert was in 1920 made Chlel
Scout of the world. .,,b
VIM. D. Boyce, Chicago Puu y.
Usher and traveller, was seeKlng
a difficult address in London: y
bow approached him and aske "a;
"Nav I be of service to you:
Mr. Rovce told him where ne
wanted to go and the boy saiut !,
ed and said. "Come with me- SIR,
and forwith led him to the aeslL-
ed spot. Like the typical Amer
Tan tourist, Mr.. BOyce reac1hed
IN his pocket and offered the boy
Ia shilling. The boy promptly re-
piled, mo, Sir. am a Scout.
Scouts do not accept tips !or
conrtesies. The man in surprise.
murmured. "What do you say!,
The Scout repeated his statement
and then added, Don't you know
about the Scouts?" Mr.. Boyce
said "Tell me about them" The
boy did, and added, "Their office
is very near, Sir. I'll be glad to
show you the way" :.
Mr.. Boyce had to complete his
errand first. The lad waited, how
ever, and then led him to the Of
flee of Sir Robert Baden-Powell,
founder of the British Boy Scout
association, where information
about the Scout movement was
gladly given. Mr.. Boyce was
tremendously impressed and gath
ering all available information,
brought it back to the United
States.
On February s of the next
year, Mr.. Boyce and others in
terested in boys and citizenship,
formally incorporated The Boy
Scouts of America. This day is
observed each year as the birth
day of Scouting in the United
States.
This good turn" to a stranger
brought Scouting to the United
States (1909) and to millions of
American boys.
On May /, 1926, at Washing.
ton, D. c., the national council
of the Boy Scouts of America
honored this Unknown English
Scout with the award of the
"Bronze Buffalo" large statue
in form of a buffalo similar to
the Silver Buffalo award, for dis
tinguished service to boyhood.
On it is this simple but eloquent
inscription:
"To the Unknown Scout whose
faithfulness in the performance
of the daily good turn brought
the Scout movement to the Uni
ted States of America"
The statue is set up in Gillwell
park, England, and was received
by the Prince of Wales on behalf
of the British Boy Scouts.
This "good turn" is in no way
unlike millions of "good turns"
done daily by the Boy Scouts of
the United States and the world.
If you have some errand to he
done call on a Boy Scout to do
it for you. He will be glad to
do the small jobs for you, so
have him to do it for you. One
who will appreciate your giving
him the work. Your cooperation
with the Scouting movement in
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-08

ing. Cream shortening and beat
in sugar, beating until sugar is
dissolved. Stir in 1-2 cup -four
and the jelly. Mix and sift re-
manning -four with salt and spices.
Add ha.f to cake mixture, stirring
to make smooth. Add eggs we'll
beaten. Mix we'll and add remain
ing -four. Dissolve soda in sour
milk and add at once to mixture
stirring just enough to mix well.
Turn into an oiled and Toured
cake pan and bake 40 minutes III
moderate oven. Cover with
boiled frosting made with the
white of egg saved for this pur-
pose.
Jelly Rice Pudding
This pudding is most attractive
and economical.
One cup jelly, l cup rice, / cup
milk, l cup water. tablespoon
butter, ga teaspoon salt, 2 table,
spoons sugar. teaspoon granu-
lated gelatine. %t
Put milk, water, sugar, butter,
salt and rice in top of double
boiler and bring to the boiling
point. Cook over boiling water
until rice is tender and dry. Soften
gelatine in tablespoon cold Wa
ter for five minutes and dissolve
over boiling water. Add to one
tablespoon jelly which has been
melted and stir carefully into
cooked rice. Turn into mold and
let stand several hours or over
night to chill and become firm,
Unmold and cornish with remain
ing jelly. Serve plain or with
cream or with custard sauce.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-08

railway. -.
The Soviet consular authorities
charged that the Japanese limited
the number of trains and the
time of loading and were arrest
ing Soviet railway workers "by
the wholesale"
The Chinese Eastern railway
long has been a bone of conten-
ton between Moscow and Toxic,
and negotiations for its sale to
Manchoukuo through Japan have
been broken off. Soviet officials
feel that the Japanese merely are
using the railway, which is half
Russian owned and operated, to
transport troops practically free
of charge. while refusing to pay
what Moscow regards as a fair
sum as purchase price.
Meanwhile, a charge that "Brit-
ish die-hards" were seeking to or
ganize the powers, including ia
pan, against the Soviet union was
voiced by Dmitri Manuilsky, head
of the Communist International,
in a speech to the Communist
party congress in session in Mos
cow yesterday.
The central committee of the
Communist party has just made
public q decree designed to in
crease the popul ton and
strengthen the loyalty of the pop
Iulace in the trans-Baikal region
in eastern Siberia, and in the
Euryat-Mongol autonomous repub,
lie by ending the state grain col,
lections and increase wages.
The decree extends the privi-
legged areas named by decree last
l December, so as to include virtu
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-08
TOmOrrOw's Menu

BREAKFAST: Canine d
pears stuffed with currant
jelly, cereal, cream, creamed
Clipped beef, whole wheat
toast, milk, coffee.
LUNCHEON: Bacon ard
green beans in tomato sauce,
baked potatoes, baking pow
der biscuits, strawberry jam,
milk. tea.
DINNER: Stuffed pork
chops, potatoes a la Southern,
kale. in lemon sauce, Chinese
cabbage salad, jelly roll, milk.
coffee.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-08

alv all Asiatic zones in the Sow
let Union. Well-informed Observ-
ers believed the decree had two
major purposes, namely to Streng-
then the Soviet Union against
Japan and to encourage immigra-
ton from crowded parts of the
European areas of Soviet Russia.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-08
PAINT LIDBERGH'S PLANE

ST. LOUIS, Mo-. Feb. 8. (UP)
A picture of Col. Charles A.
Lindbergh's transatlantic plane,
"The Spirit of st. Louis" will
be painted on the wall of the en-
trance corridor to the City Hall
here, by CWA artists.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-08
Church and S,,ndo

Church Gnu "a; and : Sunday =
Mrs. J. W: Payne, ill., ~
Solos will be rer ,tsa's .
Violet Wright and GS';
and some selections ., 6
dered by the East w.,
quartet. nsl!a
At Att the close of a bril-,
a free supper will I /.
those in ATTENDANCE 0s s,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-08
Radium On o.. '

Experiments with Y
dredged from the son ~
vealed vastly ricbsr r%
dunn than are con,, sR
rocks. 1t is estim,,a5
are at least a billion
alum on the ocean ~
world Pathfinder N,a S'
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-02-08
Wrote Battle hvn,

Inspired by the ,roo,'
to the tune Of "Josn'
Body Julia Ward H.
bed with It ringing in bal
awoke the next morn. 1
her Battle Hymn Of MI
as fast Ps she could vl.!1
Evening star., 1934-03-14

so great is their fright, and because
they do not move an enemy may pass
close to them without seeing them.
Peter Rabbit had left the dear Old
Briar-patch to visit the Old Orchard.
1t was a foolish thing to do, because
among the brambles of the Old Briar-
patch he was safe from nearly all
his enemies, while outside Of it there
always was danger. But Peter had
been confined to the Old Briar-patch
nearly all Winter and he just couldn't
stand it any longer now that most OF
the snow had disappeared except in
the Green Forest. For days he had
been uneasy and filled with longing
for a change, for adventure and ex-
element, until he could stand it no
longer.
So. keeping in the blackest Of the
Black Shadows of early evening, he
had scampered across the Green
Meadows, lipperty-lipperty-lip, headed
for the Old orchard. He had heard
Reddy Fox bark way over in the Old
Pasture and he had heard the hunt
ing call of Hooty the Owl far away
In the Green Forest. so he felt that
at present there. was no danger from
them. His course led him back to
Farmer Browns barn. When he
reached the barn he stopped to listen
to the faint sounds that came from
the barn. the stamp of horses hoofs.
the rattle of a stanchion as COW
moved her head. fhere was nothing
disturbing in these sounds. He had
heard them too often before to be
alarmed by them.
For several minutes he sat listening
Evening star., 1934-03-14
BEDTIME STORIES b. B. 1ss,",." Tss,..,

and he sat perfectly still. He was
Just about to start on when his at
tention was drawn to spot OF white
only little way from him and close
to the barn. At first he thought 1t
was a bit Of snow that had not yet
melted. Then it moved. 1t seemed to
Peter that his heart skipped beat.
He stared at that little white spot,
his eyes filled with fright. Had he
been mistaken? Had he imagined that
that white spot had moved?
NO, he hadn't been mistaken. He
hadn't imagined it. 1t was moving
now and quickly, and it was coming
toward him. Peter knew then that he
was looking at the one person whom
he feared most in all the Great World,
the one who could follow him wher-
ever he might go, from whom the
thickest bramble-tangle in the dear
Old Briar-patch afforded no protec-
ton, Shadow the Weasel.
Shadow was still wearing his Win
ter coat of snowy white. the beautiful
coat Of fur known as Ermine. From
n6dQ 10 UOeS lie was "IllIc. OllIy lllc
tip OF his tail was not white, and In
the Black Shadows that could not be
seen. for it was black. Never in his
life had Peter felt a greater desire
to run. He wanted to get away from
there and do it quickly. He wanted
to run and run. But he couldn't. He
couldn't move He was paralyzed by
fear. All he could do was to sit
there motionless staring at Shadow
Shadow was hunting. There was no
doubt about that. He turned now this
way, now that. He bounded along,
now and then walking a few steps.
He turned back to examine something
took a few jumps to one side and
second later was back and headed
toward Peter; his nose was to the
ground most of the time. Once he
stopped and sat up straight as he
listened. All the time Peter sat
staring at him. watching him draw
nearer, yet unable to move. 1t was
dreadful. Yet had Peter known 1t it
was the only thing that saved him.
Had he moved ever so little Shadow
would have seen that movement and
nothing could have saved him.
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Evening star., 1934-03-14

south position. after two passes pro-
ceeded to bid three hearts with
rather unnaturally solemn expression
on his face.
West. not vulnerable. knew that we
could make four hearts vulnerable,
probably with 100 honors, scoring $40
or 720: in the hope that there might
be good sacrifice for them in spades
for penalty of not more than 700
if we did not go to slam. or l 400 If
we did, get in his spade overcall
promptly at the three level. I, North,
disregarded this and bid three no
trumps, denying any aces. Four
spades by East. Wernher rightly
passed, leaving it to me what action
to take, and thereby saying that his
hand alone could not undertake to
make five hearts. I decided to gam
BILE on my holdings. True, they would
clear off my trump as soon as they
saw my hand exposed as dummy;
but there was a chance that my part
ner held A in clubs; he could not
afford to probe for that king at the
five level So I bid five clubs. East
passed, Wernher went five hearts,
telling me that the king of clubs
would not give him a slam. West,
five spades. Two passes, double by
my partner. We set them $50 points,
and with that score We tied with one
other pair for bottom on the board
This was indeed a trick hand. The
others all bid rapidly and unexplor-
ingly to six hearts. West led the ace
of spades, and was then unable to
lead trump. He continued the
spade (any other lead would result
similarly and now dummys small
trump ruffed. This permitted the
Evening star., 1934-03-14
A WASHINGTON DAYBOOK
BY HERBERT PLUMNfER.

ing this information, does he make
such an issue Of it?"
"It's just my way" replied Pat in
naive fashion.
I'm skeptical Of people who make
long speeches about harmless things"
Couzens retorted.
Nov" began Pat in q conciliatory
tone, "the Senator from Michigan
doesn't want to mistake me-"
1.-The Senator from Michigan has
made no mistake" interrupted Cou-
zens. "The Senator from Mississippi
made the mistake when he refused to
give me more strokes In our golf game
this morning."
Democratic opposition to the Nye
resolution had deeper significance
than this exchange of pleasantries
would seem to indicate. Administra-
ton leaders we're as serious as they
could be in their effort to sidetrack it
From their standpoint it was loaded
with something akin to dynamite
The wording was such that, in their
opinion, it might be considered as an
investigation Of N. r. A. itself.
Senator Nye, the author, and Gen
johnson have clashed openly on N
r. A. policies. johnson has char
acterized Nye Is one Of the political
tom-tom beaters" and the Senator
has replied that Nero may rant and
roar"
The fact that administration leaders
won by the narrow margin Of Al to SO
Is evidence Of how divided the Senate
Is on the question.
Evening star., 1934-03-14
Pointed Paragraphs

Some men give their friends sure
thing tips on the principle that misery
loves company.
The small boy loves his neighbor
as himself-if she gives him some
thing to eat.
No matter how often a mans heart
is shattered, it is always good for
another break.
Every man is willing to patch up a
quarrel-provided he is allowed to
select the patch.
Many a mans so-called independ-
ence is nothing more or less than
countrariness.
A man isn't necessarily bashful
because he declines to meet his
obligations.
The more money a man has. the
more he is abused and the less he
cares.
A compliment always passes for
more than its face value.
Be sure of your fatted calf before
essaying the role Of the prodigal son
(copyright 1Q34.)
Evening star., 1934-03-14
3fbTne
Fear Makes Peter Helpless.
Fear may stimulate or numb
So that some are seeming dumb.
old Mother Nature

= UGH victims Of fear are not
- dumb, which is another word
for stupid. No, sir, they are
~ not dumb. They are simply
paralyzed by fear. too fright
ened to move, and usually you will
find that this is simply Old Mother
Natures method of protecting them.
1t isn't always successful, but it fire.
quently Is. You never find the big
and strong or the quick-witted too
frightened to move. If they do not
move it is because they have the wit
to know that it is wisest to keep still.
Can you imagine Reddy Fox too
frightened to move? But some Of the
smaller people of the Green Meadows
and the Green Forest in moments of
sudden danger are unable to move,
Evening star., 1934-03-14

deared the tree to many land owner,
whose property has been swept by a
fire. and he has seen his lovely trees
swept by the devastating flames.
The leaves Of this tree are In clus-
tiers or bundles Of two or three. and
are short compared with the long
leafed pine They are from 3 to 5
inches long, flexible and dark-blue
green In color.
The cones or fruit, delight and
food supply Of many squirrels, are the
smallest fruit cones of all the pines.
On the cones are small, sharp needles,
and these cones cling to their mother
for two to four years. The seeds
are mottled in color, and are sup
piled with a tiny wing, which Is
broad at the center.
When 1t Is high time that the lit
tie seed venture forth into the world.
1t breaks loose from the scale Of the
cone under which it has hidden and
sails away on frisky breeze. This
is why you see so many little pine
trees of by themselves and these
trees often reach great height. They
have no close neighbors blocking out
the sunshine as they grow.
Later, you may see several wee
trees at their mothers feet. and this
Is how many pine forest is started,
OF course, the squirrels and bluejays
are famous forest planters, too.
The bark Of the tree is a brownish-
red. broken into rectangular plates,
and is thinner and lighter in color
than the bark Of the loblollv pine.
In the old trees, the wood Is hard
and rather heavy. 1t Is orange COL
ored or yellow-broVn. fine grained.
and not so full Of resin as are the
pines that are so important in the
South.
The wood Is used for interior and
exterior finish. veneers. paper pulp,
excelsior, mine props. general con-
struction and many other purposes.
Evening star., 1934-03-14
Milady Beautiful
BY LOIS LEEDS.
Beautiful Hands.

IN THE home. on the stage. In the
business world. or in FINLAND.
ones hands and nails are just
i as important as ones face. One
Of the chief characteristics OF the
well groomed woman is a pair OF
smooth, soft hands with nicely mani
cured nails.
The use Of a soothing skin lotion
or hand cream after each time that
the hands are washed and dried Is
necessary for every woman VINO
wants to keep her hands smooth and
soft. regardless of how little manual
labor may be done. The office worker
and the professional worker neeo
such a lotion just as much as the
housekeeper or waitress. But 1t often
happens that the former types OF
workers. who do not do heavy work
with their hands, are more faithful
in the use Of skin beautifiers. mani
cure tools and hand care than the
latter, who really need them more.
Wrinkled, red. rough chapped
hands betray unsuitable cleansing
methods and lack Of general care OF
the skin. When the hands must be
in water q good deal Of the time the
skin loses too much natural oil, so
that it Is imperative to keep the
skin well fabricated with q soothing
hand lotion applied regularly. The
other day I was talking with wom-
an who had been in the florist busi-
ness for many years; her hands
looked dry, wrinkled and the joints
looked enlarged. She confessed to
me that she had never given her
hands a second thought until she
gave up her business and then she
noticed how dreadful they were. What
could she do about them? she asked.
A daily massage with a good oily
cold cream or warm oil together with
suitable hand lotion will soon bring
back the beauty of the neglected
hands, arms and elbows. The old
fashioned method of coating the
hands with oil or cream and sleeping
with old gloves on overnight viii often
restore smoothness to dry. rough
hands. In this way hands that have
had hard usage during waking houra
may have a chance to recuperate dur
ing sleep.
And here is another good sugges-
tion for any one who likes smooth
white hands and healthy, well kept
| nails. Keep a box of oatmeal. corn
meal or almond meal on q shelf over
the wash basin or near at hand In
the bath room. Every time you
cleanse your hands, take small
amount OF the meal and use 1t in
stead Of soap. Rinse the hands thor
oughly in tepid water and apply q
little glycerin and rosewater or other
| favorite hand lotion and dry the
hands thoroughly. It makes the
hands soft and white and It also pre-.
vents chafing or chapping and it Is
very cleansing. For the nails every
night before retiring, 60 over each
nail with . little warmed olive oil
mineral oil or oil of sweet almonds
especially If there are any hard cor.
ners, brittle or ridged nails. With an
orangewood stick wrapped with q BIZ
Of cotton. work the oil around the
cuticle. The oil strengthens the nails
and keeps the cuticle in good condi-
ton. Beautiful hands and well kept
nails are . real beauty asset.
LOIS LEEDS.
Evening star., 1934-03-14
Soft Ripping Sleeves in This Morning Dress
Reveals Afternoon Tendency
Adapted to Requirements
of Crowded Days.
Attractive and Wearable for
Wardrobe With Adequate
Number of Garments.
BY BARBARA BELL

MART American housewives who
contemplate playing the star
role in Spring house cleaning
~ are fitting themselves out with
enough pretty morning frocks
to last through the entire list Of per-
forlnanceS.
The frock sketched is proving very
popular for Just this purpose. Though
technically it is known as morning
frock, the soft ripping sleeves express
an afternoon tendency that one is
glad of when the crowded hours af-
ford no time for change.
Made of pretty lawns that have
permanent linen finish, SO that the
fresh 'front.' the laundry look never
wears off, these frocks are the most
attractive and wearable garments a
woman can ask for.
They are simply cut so that no
laundry problems complicate owning
them. The sleeve gives free use of the
arm; the waist is trim and neat as
you must have it; and the skirt, made
with plat both back and front, is
built for life of activity.
This pattern Is baSically a clever
moderate amount of yardage, We sug-
gest to sewers with some experience,
that they develop it in some of the
higher priced cotton voileS for after
noon wear The contrast in front
could be made of delicate fabric and
the material underneath cut away An
interesting purchased belt could be
used. They are both new and smart.
Fine bindings could outline the edges.
Unlimited possibilities offer themselves
to the woman who has initiative.
Barbara Bell Pattern No. 1269-B is
designed in sizes "a. SO, 38. 40. AZ,
a., 46. Size ~ requires 37s yards
35-inch material Waist insert and
belt requires a yard 35inch material,
cut crossWise.
Every Barbara Bell pattern in
cludes an illustrated instruction guide
that is easy to follow.
Evening star., 1934-03-14
WHO ARE YOU?
The Romance of Your Name
BY RUBY HASKINS ELLIS.

tian name corresponding TO the old
Morse Sigbjorn, meaning . conquer
ing bear.
We find this name first mentioned
in the Doomesday Book in 1885 A.D.:
in the Hundred Rolls Of Cambridge
shire we find the name OF Geoffrey
Sebern; in Oxfordshire, 1878 AD.,
the name Of William Seberne occurs.
In Wales there is river which rises
in the district of Plynlimmon, called
Severance.
John Seaverns was one OF the flrst
in America Of the name, and settled
in Ipswich, Mass. In 1887 he became
freeman Of Boston, and 1639-40 re-
ceived land grants in Salisbury. Mass.
He was known as "victualler and
vintner," licensed to keep the ordi-
nary. or tavern, in 1862. His first mar
riage was to Abigail Kimball IN 1885
and the second was to Susanna Am
broSo.
In the process Of time this name
has become more generally spelled
Severance and descendants Of John
are to be found in many sections Of
the country.
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