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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-25

IS. c.. case.
Duke Endowment says it gets
So per cent of its money from
the Duke Power company. But
where does the Duke Power COM
panv get the So per cent it gives
the Duke Endowment? 1t gets
the money from the people who
buy electricity. And it must make
those people pay pretty well for
electricity, if it can give Duke
Endowment that So per cent.
Our entire country, locally and
nationally, is suffering from the
curse of special benefits to the
special few. We are under the
blight of combinations and set
UPS that favor the few at the eX-
pense of the many. And we have
suffered from that lack of PIP
triotism whaich inspires nd in
fluences special interests to fight
for theirs regardless of the well
fare of the general public.
Should the fact that a power
company is contributing money
to an endowment fund which
philanthropically aids certain in
stitutions be sufficient reason for
depriving the people of the right
to own and operate a public util-
ity for the benefit of the people?
We shall never make our de-
mocracy successful until we learn
to subordinate the benefits of the
few to the welfare and advan-
tages Of the whole.
If necessary to give the people
of Greenwood county, S. c., a
break. let the government buy
out the Duke Power company
and substitute the Duke Endow-
ment.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-25
BY RODNI'Y BUTCHER

NEA Service StnH Correspondent
WASHINGTON - Promoters of
w what Harry Hopkins and Sec
retary Ickes call lousy" projects
might as we'll save train fare and
lobbying fees.
The lew-cost housing schemes
turned down successfully by the
RFC and by PWA and its hous-
ing division won't look bit bet
ter to the Federal Housing Adj
hinistration, which is permitted
10 insure loans for housing prof.
let's up to S10,000,000.
About 500 real estate promo
lion projects have been rejected
here in the last year in the be-
lief that the promoters simply had
lot of land they couldn't give
AWAY and were trying to unload
1t on the government, in one
way or another, at fancy prices.
1t seems.'the RFC had a crew
Of bright young lawyers, apprais-
ers and finance experts who took
demoniacal' glee in protecting the
public interest. So the lousy
stuff" didn't get any of RIGS
loans for self-liquidating projects.
Came PWA and found the same
promoters camping on its door,
step. But it was just too bad;
because a corps of those RFC
boys had been moved into the
PWA set-up and knew all about
their proposals.
You've probably guessed the
rest of this story. The promot-
ers are preparing last desper-
ate assault on the new housing
program. And facing them will
be that same grim group of ex-
perts--now transferred to FILA.
y -. ,
WHEN you buy a bottle of beerj
!" your government doesn't want
you to be fooled as to the alco.-
nolie content. which seems to
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-25
ORGANIZING STATE CLUBS

Floridians have shown the way to tour
lists from other states by organizing Flor
ida club. Georgians and South Carolinians
are called to meet Friday evening for the
same purpose. Prediction is here freely
made that club members will find much of
value in this fellowship, and that Hender-
sonville's reputation as hospitable tourist
town will be given new impetus.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-25

fight the granting o1 ivan w
the creating of any other force
that would establish a publicly
owned power and light plant.
And the company is fighting TINS
project. ..-.'.t. ~.
fight to prevent the people OF
Greenwood county, S. c., from
enioying the benefits of their
own power and light plant? None
other than the great, philanthropy
ic Duke Endowment. The Duke
Endowment argues that it gets
funds from the Duke Power and
Light company and that these
funds are used to assist hospitals,
and more particularly the follow
ing educational institutions: Duke
university, Davidson, Johnson,
Smith and Furman colleges. so
the Duke Endowment is reported
to have Joined forces with the
Duke Power company to persuade
the power board of review of the
Public Works administration not
to allow Greenwood county, S.
c., the funds it would borrow to
build a publicly owned power and
light plant.
1t has been charged again and
again that the power companies
have spread propaganda through
our educational institutions with
the idea Of using those institu-
lions to bulwark power companies
and intrench them in their posi-
tions. You can see unmistakable
proof of the foregoing policy in
the developments that have come
to light in the Greenwood county,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-25
THE SCHOOL BELL RINGS

Five county schools opened today and
nine more are scheduled to begin work to-
morrow, with total of 129 white teachers
and an undetermined number of young
hopefuls. While teachers and pupils may
suffer somewhat from the heat, they are
thus insuring an adequate supply of fuel
with which to continue class sessions when
chilly blasts blow next winter
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-25
ONLY HALE THE STORY

The heat wave has come south, and
Jackson, Miss, reports four-year record
of 106 degrees. The mercury has hit SO
on three days in Hendersonville, but when
this is said only half the story has been
told. The minimum temperature here on
the night following the first of these three
days was Ga degrees-a range of % de-
grees.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-25
SssoIene gaasasdsss SMOOTHER PERfoRMA,o

community have been A.
the revival meeting at NJ. ",
church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas ! T.
spent Sunday with Mr.. ana \
Jeter Stepp, of Flat Rock
Mr.. Thomas Young, j. -..
visitor of Mr.. and Mrs.. D..
Stepp of Dana, Sunday.
Messrs. Lath William ,ri ;,
man Hoots, OF Point ToIl
were supper guests Of NJ |
Mrs. 7. A. Young, Suniay
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie e.!
and Misses Gertrude and ; I
Young and Mr.. Horace Gr,.
all of this place, enioyej u
ming in Big Hungry Slni3r
ernoon.
Miss Fannie Bell Tiycy !
Saturday with her sister n
Clorenia Lively. of Ednenlt
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-25
EAST BLUE RIDGE

EAST BLUE RIDGE, July %.
Mrs. ]. z. Ward and two sons,
Milo and Theo, of Union Hill,
spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Ed Lively.
Mrs. D. J. Williams, of Spar
tanburg, S. c., spent last Monday
night with Mr.. and Mrs. T. A.
Young.
Mrs. Mintie Jones, Of Barker
Heights, spent the past week WIS
ting friends and relatives mere.
A number of people from this
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-25
DON'T BE ALARMED

Judged by sounds emanating from back
lots in Hendersonville, Joe E. Browns sail
or whoop has supplanted Tarzan's call to
his mate in the affections of Henderson
vile youngsters. When you hear it, don't
be frightened.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-25

A Connecticut society woman, complain
ing her husband kicked her in the shins
when they played bridge, got a divorce
Showing that the shin system doesn't al
ways work.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-25

istration of the
federal govern
ment for a loan
of $2,767,000 to
build a munich
pal power and
light plant.
The Duke Pow
er company in
whose apportion-
ed territory is
Greenwood coun-
ty, S. c., can
quite naturally
be expected to
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-25

Prisoners in Joliet, ILL.,, prison will learn
to fly with wingless airplanes The man
who thought of that idea must have been
taught to swim on land.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-25

The Italian air force is organizing a
squadron to fly into the stratosphere, while
MussOlini is thinking of some remote spot
where he might send the leader, if he's
successful.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-25

Warden Lawes of Sing Sing says col
lege men make good prisoners. Now have
you any doubts about sending your boy
to college?
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-25
WE WANT OURS
By WICKES WAMBOLDT

Here is an interesting and sig
nificant situation! Greenwood
county, S. c., has made applica-
ton to the Public Works admin
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-25

IOtte.
Mrs. Minnie Osteen, of Ashe-
vile, spent a few days last week
with Mr.. and Mrs. Dewey Sher-
man.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-25
BIBLE THOUGHT

1.-THE WAY OF CAIN dude 11-Gen. 4:3)
Jesus said 81 am the door by Me if any
man enter in he shall be saved" (John 1O:7,9C
''FIe that entereth aot by the door but climb
eth up some other way, the same is a thief and
a robber." (John 1o:D. mo man eometh unto
the Father BUT BY ME-" (John 1850.
''The skeptic and the infdel outside of the
church is not the trouble it is those upon the in
side who are trying to steal ride to glory."-Dr
Leon Tucker.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-25

Amerieanism: Continually growing about the
cost of living; wasting about half of everything
We buy.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-25

! Another thing that influences boys to begin a
life of crime is plain rotten meanness.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-25

Ignorance must have some value. 1t is impossi-
BILE to shake convictions that are based on it.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-25

But if it is societys fault when one man be
comes burglar, how does another with the same
start become fine citizen?
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-25
SENTENCED TO CHOP WOOD

HOUSTON, Texas. = TUPJ. =
Texas youngest prison convict is
Clarence Bussey, IA, who was
sentenced to serve two years
chopping wood on the prison farm
after he pleaded guilty to a
charge of automobile theft. The
boy is believed to be the young
est convict in the country.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-25

Leaders don't deserve all the credit. Any pitch
er looks great if the felders cover enough ground
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-07-25

How unfortunate that we hap
pened to elect the only men in
America who don't know how to
make Europe pay.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-26
Stage and Screen
Says ''Hell on Earth,''
New Kind of War Film

In both technique and subject
matter Victor TrivaS has fashioned a
new sort Of anti-war film. He has
made motion picture which in con-
ception and execution is international.
It has been titled "Hell on Earth, I"
and it opens at the Acme Theatre, in
Union Square, this Saturday.
Trivas has not made war picture
showing victories or defeats. He has
not made a horror film for thrill
seekers. He has made Aim for work
ers showing that the Frenchman, the
German, the Jew, the Negro and the
Englishman are fundamentally on the
same side of battle rather than
puppets lighting for this or that
fatherland.
In this brief notice written at
pre-view of the film, it is impossible
to go into all the details of the art of
Hell on Earth" or to dwell more on
the ideas advanced. It is sufficient
to report that Hell on Earth" treats
OF a tremendously vital subject, and
treats it with genius and courage,
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-26
TWO SEIIPS---A SKETCH, -, By An American Sailor

a wall on a mahogany stand is a
bronze bust Of Lenin. A red flag
with hammer and sickle hangs from
the base of the bust Opposite Lenin's
bust against the other wall is a piano.
Some men sit around reading. playing
checkers. Astounded with this great
comfortable room in an ordinary
freight ship, stop in the door and
look around. The young fellow, my
guide speaks to one of the men read
ing. The man looks towards me, gets
up, walks over.
DO you wish someone to speak
English with?" he asked politely.
yes. I am off the American ship.
I'm sailor. I Just walked aboard
you ship. Is it alright to look
around?" I answered and inquired.
Surely, I'll show you around"
He is a young fellow too, like the
first young fellow who had offered
me a cigarette and guided me below.
This is our Red Corner" He swung
his arm around the room. 1T is our
recreation and social room"
Pretty fine" said. "A big corner
though"
yes. What's your name, comrade?
Mines Nicolai."
Mines joe" I answered
Good. And this is Fayda," nodding
to the first guide. Both men look
very healthy. They have on a very
light colored khaki shirt and trousers.
Fine looking cloth. Good leather
shoes. From newspaper reports back
in the States had expected Russian
to have some shoddy clothes and rot
ten rag shoes, if not barefooted.
A CONVERSATION
Some men enter the room. They
sit down. Uniform their healthy
faces, their neat, clean, strong clothes.
Where did you learn English?" 1
ask Nicolai
I'm school. Then I studied aboard
ship"
Does Russia have passenger
ships?" 1 asked, again surprised. I
didn't know before whether she had
or not, but vaguely I thought she
hadn't any passenger ships.
Certainly. Five big ships we've
built. And we don't use the word
Russia much anymore. Now it is the
Soviet Union"
What's your wages?" ask Nicolai.
"A hundred roubles a month. About
fifty dollars. For a sailor"
How many watches?"
1.-TWO watches. A six hour day"
1.-THE companies are trying to
force two watch system on us in
the States, a twelve hour day." 1
ruefully tell.
The other sailors hearing English
spoken had gathered around us. One
fellow offer me a cigarette. Thank
ing him start to light up. Several
sailors together speak in Russian TO
me.
please don't they ask?" pleads
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-26
She Wm.ts the Amenities for All

OUT the emanaiOn OF this scppaowad
present Communist does not offer the pleasing hope
amenities Of life which the fortunate
reasonable achieving this end
probably the Intenaonae from the skysapers
happens Lady Ceta, Communism is simply that eco
program distribution of the aeni
parasites like bosses When the
completed Soviet Union instance
receive the equivalent Of what is about $4,000
n this country.
Greta, make the
Scrpp Howard would
that and know it, need Job badly don't
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-26
And PEover and Vintage Vines!

TURN crank, examine the this
panorama Of a
that the working shah have
him chased old Sheffield
delights derAes them ALL
Whoops! With hot-cha cha!
you life? retta you can't be
Sheffield vintage wnesl Well Well
jobess and in New
York. the
have plover
eal what low kind Of buffers mind is You have
things; working
the us sharing in them This is the
sign of the true hunke identity yourself with the masters interests
without visible
Gretta, vintage wines
tied editions; won't take them from you)
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-26

quiet comfort is like nothing I've
seen on other shops. In our ship
you could find il better than this
up in the passenger quarters, more
richly decorated and all. But not
in the fo'c'sle. Going down from
the passenger quarters to the crews
quarters is like going from the
palace into its dungeons.
A YOUNG fellow gets up and starts
n dancing. A Russian dance. His
feet play a criss-cross on the car
peted deck, whole body in rhythm
with the music. From all the chairs
men sitting around started a soft
clap-clap with their hands, cheers,
and encouragement called out. How
different all this is from our ship, the
big American passenger ship. We
work so hard, so long at night, we
come down into our miserable quar-
terS so tired that there is a short dis
agreeable period of weary silence, or
arguing, in the fo'c'sle then we all
turn in our hunks worn out. tt IS
hard for man on our ship. And
the men try to compensate. They
drive desperately ashore for pleasure.
They get drunk. Drunk as they pos
sibly can. Trying to feel happy. to
forget the ship. Douney did that.
They all do it. Douney's problem is
solved. 1t is all over for him. But
we, the rest Of us, are still here. Don't
this big social room, four watches,
mean anything to us. That these
Russian-Soviet they call themselves
sailors own their ship The music
stopped, the young fellow stopped
dancing. The men cheered and
laughed.
I'm going back to the ship" I tell
Nicolai.
Stay longer if you like" ne says.
mo, I'd better be going"
They walk me to the gangway, Nj
colai and Fadya. Fadya offers me q
box Of cigarettes. Thanking him I
take one. We shake hands and I go
down the gangway.
Dark save for an occasional light
along the pier. I walk slowly trying
to gather the impressions of tonight,
the Soviet ship, the men, their lives,
how good it all was.
A GAIN sat down on the bench by
n my bunk. Pat Kiubright Law on
his face asleep. He must have cried
himself to sleep. A lone bulb is burn
ing in the big foc'sle. Thirty-six
hunks. God damn. Thirty-six men
herded like beasts into pen. Iron
hunks lining the steel walls. Rigid
structure the hunks made. Like our
lives. Circumscribed in small hard
lines binding us in. We're supposed
to be humans, men. Yet here we are
in this pen. To run the ship, paint
1t, clean it, work it, is our lob. And
that is our lives. Alright. Wen see.
Ill take some of the fellows aboard
the Soviet ship tomorrow night. Wen
talk about it. If told them what I'd
seen tonight they wouldn't believe it.
1t is too good. take off my pants
and shirt and climb into my bunk.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-26
WABC-S60 Kc

600 P. M.--Myrt and Marge
7:IS-Just Plant Bill-sketch
7:30-Travelers Ensemble
7:45-News--Boake Carter
s:00-Green Orch; Men About Town Trio
Vivien Ruth. Songs
8:IS-News-Edwin C. Hill
8:3o-March Of Time
9:o0-Phileoelphia Orch.
s:I5-Alexander woollcost--The Town crier;
Dorothy Parker
9:3o--Melodic Strings
1C:oo-olsen and johnson, Comedians; Sos
nick Orch.
10:30-News Reports
1o:45-Mary Eastman, Soprano; Concert
Orch.
1i:l5-Boswell Sisters, Songs
ll:30--Jones Orch.
12:00--Redman Orch.
1880 A. M.-Belasco Orch
1:oo--Hopkins Orch
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-26
WHAT'S ON

SUPPER and Entertainment given By Unit
~ Sec 2 C.P. at the Hungarian WORKERS
Center, $50 2. s1Et st. Benefit Daily Worker
Press Adm I5C.
CONCERT and Entertainment followed hv
dance at tbs Vegetarian Workers Club, 220
Z. I4th st. Proceeds for Morning Freiheit
TIE sCOTTsBORO Br. LID. viii ceis-
brats its and anniversary by giving a Thea
ire Night and Dance st the Workers Cen
t0T, 1919 Pitkin Ave- Brooklyn. Excellent
program.
PRoIo Workers Club, ss-3rd ave. cor.
pth Sc. VIII hold Dance and Entertainment.
Hot Jazz band. Subscription, ladies loc.
gents $50,
DANCE and Entertainments benefit or
Blechman Strikers at once Workers Union
Hail, ia ", 18th st. ct $50 pm. Excellent
time assured
Trial BY Prejudice" symposium on legal
aspects Of Scottsboro case at Washington
Irving High School at 2:30 pm. spestars
Joseph Brodsky. Samuel LeiboEitz, Roger
Baldwin and Osmond K. Frsenkel Admis-
sion Csc. Auspices, LsEal stan LID.
RID CABARET NIGHT given by New Cul-
turs Club, 2345 Coney Island Ave, between
Ave. T and Q. Dancing, entertainment, fun
galore.
CONCERT and Dance given By fremont
Prog. Club, 8s6 z. fremont Ave. 5.45 pm.
Paul Glass, violin; Joaquin Alpern, soprano
Piano recital; Chalk tax, and others.
IRISH READING CIRCLE; short talk By
DR.. oakley johnson on The Meaning Of
PrOletsriAn Literature" and Revolutionary
Poetry by Stanley Burnshav. Director
Pesdar o'Nusnain, $500 Rochsmbesu Ave.
N.Y.c. Adm. 25o. Proceeds for Unemployed
Conference.
NeLU HdUeH, Conn.
THH WORKERS SCHOOL Of New haven
viii hold q dance and entertainment On
Saturday al the John Reed Club, g. Oak S.
Interesting program. Adm. l5e.
Boston, Mass.
DRAMATIC Group Of the John Reed Duh
viii present series Of short sketches as the
affair which the LID. will give on Saturday
at So Hawthorn st., Chelsea,
NeUdrk
THE LID. has arranged 8 mass meet
ing and movie on Sunday evening az pm.
at Workers Center, 5o<-44th st., Union
City. Ruby Bates will be the main speaker
Sam Strong, district org. LID. will also
speak Road 70 Life viii be the Elm
festurS.
Jersey City
Tbs n1H 'Potemkin" viii be snown At
Labor Lyeeum, e4 Belmont Ave, So n.
Prominent speaker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-26
The Softer Things of Life

ANDAE on enant Proceed professor
n next little point
Your Communist SCOTS at the softer things Of life He
loyae sympathes anything the abstraction
Justice happy the and Union
ferociou threatening happiness Wilde
said natures They
welded to religion of hatred and negaion"
(Wn Gretta there million
hunger day. mothers themselves
houses and als.
(You can't believe this probably dining povr drinking
vintage wines. But ats the truth.
MAY Lady the
remember this unhappy
learn spit al the softer things Of
paid for with the blood death may
be forced to for nothing but this abstraction social
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-26
Thank You Very Much!

A ND the lovely, tat soft lady concludes:
"A Perhaps the industrial
We wouldn't know But to be which
dictate Of civilized
righteousness taking that you very
much"
oh not at ALL pleased make
acquaintance! please pass lovely the
moon is tonight Shall sit this ou7
wraps? What would have hra sparkling Burgundy
he Chabks? if stepped your
of
nave picked theirs against the Of John
clear Lady You unquesionaby female butler
shes higher than the
have reward from the masters Strike
Palmer. Try and get 1t, dob
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1934-01-26

Nicolai. we never smoke in our So
cisl room. We go out on deck"
Why sure" 1t seems fine some
how that they feel that way about
the room. On our ship we feel no
desire to take pains with our fo'csle,
our mess-room. For they are not
ours. They belong to the company"
and as such we're necessary to us but
far from being our own Our clothes,
our shoes, our working clothes, our
hunks, We do take pride in, keep
spotleSs clean, but outside Of what
we only keep clean and take care Of
the ships gear under constant press
ure from above, the mate, the captain,
always on our necks. We don't
grudge them their tasks, our bosses.
That is their job People have to
have jobs. Our job is to work. That's
what they pay US for. But there is
no relationship Of the amount Of hard
work we do to the miserable wages
and poor food We get in return. So
we do what we have to under press
ure. That's the job Of our bosses.
Making us work. Otherwise we have
no care if the ship sank as long as it
cost us nothing personally. But here
is something new, something splen-
did. The discipline springing spon-
taneously from below. from the group
Of sailors themselves. I wanted to
shout no, I won't smoke here. Never
when they ask me that way.
How is discipline Of board?" I ask
Nicolat. He pauses a minut know
what you mean, discipline. 6ls 1t is
something different on here than
what you are used to. Here these
things, the ship, the tools, the gear,
are ours We know it and handle
things like they are ours. If anyone
should not feel this way about these
things first we reproach him. If he
still doesn't care we get angry with
him. If necessary we fire him. The
ships committee fires him. We all
elect the ships committed"
WHO GIVES ORDERS?
Can the captain give orders to
the ships committee?" I ask.
1.-THE captain is navigating officer
In matters Of seananship and nayl-
cation he gives orders. But the ships
committee conducts tn ships routine
and work"
Does anyone play the piano?" I
ask.
Yes, Nicolai called in Russian.
A squat dark little man smiles and
nodding to me goes over and sits on
the piano stool. Easily the music
comes. think it is Russian. I don't
know listen to music and only
know then whether I like it. I like
this music the little man plays very
much.
Men have been drifting into the
room all the time. Soft comfortable
chairs line the tables and are
scattered out the very large room.
The healthy, contented men, the