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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-08-08

PLENTY OF COLD all the time.
Extra cold when you need IT,
Beauty, conveniences, depend
able performance anu yea ss
round economy. Norge Rollator
refri9eration. Sold on easy
terms. Brunson's.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-08-08
Transportation
12-Miscellaneous

PRESENTATION is the thief
Pf time. Better do your build
ing and repairing now. Rigby-
Morrow Company, Lumber,
Bmiders' Supplies. Mill Work.
1 ourth avenue east, Hender-
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Houses and Real Estate

III SALE FOR CASH-10o to
Is acres of rich Mills River
Iand. with beautiful building
lite. Address Farm" care
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ed Toor ~ NlCE, large furnish
Scco rooms Tor 1r four ladies. Ideal
- 80 large large shaded porch.
p f4oeS reasonable ease Inspection in
EEI Ited. 9OS Fifth avenue us.V west 81
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FOR RENT
l3-Roonn.

~ ho and meals at Hotel Ames
#C,biISs $3.50 single and $40
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TRY ZOTOZ, the Mashineleas
Permanent. OtneT pern 5
S. to $3.50. Deluxe Beauty
Sboppe. Phone GIG, next TO
Carolina Theatre.
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THE BEST PLACE IN TOWN to
get your sandwiches and drinks;
We give the best in quality and
service. A complete sandwich
and soda shop. Cigars, cigar
cites and tobaecos, candies
THOMPSON'S, North Main ST.,
TWhere Friends Meet to Eat. y"
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BANANA SPLIT Special l5c.
THOMPSON'S. Curb service,
booths. North Main street.
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sKYLAND HOTEL BEAUTY
SHOP = Individual permaneA
!. waves. ,LentherlcE ssssssnlessss S a - !.
perfumes.
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WANTED
26-Help (Female|

WANTED-Poplar wood. Farm
ers Federation.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1934-08-08

At her own door she was met
on earth kept you so long? I've
on eatrh kept you so long? I've
been dying to see you and tell
you all! That woman: The great
big nerve of her! Patronizing
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-06-08
As to the Perversity
of lnanimate Objects

(The only exception TO this rule Is
provided by the box OF matches
which requires no supernatural aids
20 disappearance) Most mysterious
OF all is the itinerary OF the object
that yanishes. Where does my foun-
tain pen go when my back is turned
and before II returns 10 where left
Il? II knew that | suppose | should
know how 10 exercise permanently
the devil that enters into the inanl.
mate object and gets the better OF
me every time.
81 DO not really want 20 exercise
him. lie Is almost the last relic in a
material age Of those things that
cannot be explained away by reason
or logic or science. The magic OF the
lnanImate Is thing 10 be accepted
not thing 20 be proved | can tell
you II is there, but II you DO not see
Il cannot make you believe me. The
best kind OF truth is Ike that, as
every child can tell you who knows
that. as soon as he goes 10 sleep. his
playfhlngs become alive. Besides. In
spite 81 the power OF the lnanImate
10 exRsperate us at every turn In
our daily lie. Il holds at least one
yestlge OF consolation for animate
nature as represented by Us. Can
we wonder. when pens and pencils
and pipes behave rs they do. unpro.
voked. that the human race. strung
20 finer scale and stranded In =
world filed with lnanlmate objects
remains perverse. lncalculable. prone
10 wayward action. and quite unable
to account for its own foolishnessT 2
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-06-08

4 we.l.knoWn writer was found
one morning by his family when
they came down 10 breakfast. grow
cling on the noor beneath the side
board. writes Evelyn sharp. British
novelist, IN the Manchester Guard
Ian.
Il am looking FOR my piece Of
bacon" be explained when. although
accustomed 20 his curious tempera-
ment. they asked FOR an explanation.
This story was told me In lllustra-
ilou of the Observation-Disclosures ~ n
charming man Of letters-there was.
may add. no piece of bacon under
the sldeboard when they looked for
it-but 20 me Il bears "A different In
terpretation. Oi this occasion I do
not think he was absent.mlnded At
all. / think he was wrestling with
the devil that hahItually enters into
some common object Of the house
hold and whisks Il away into space.
II is n devil that beats Us all: and
have no difficulty 10 believing that
the piece Of bacon really leaped from
his plate and shot under the side.
board and then disappeared. No one
who has possessed n pair of scissors
or Epectacles, a pencil. or knife.
or a piece OF india rubber. or an ear
trumpet is IN position TO doubt his
assertion.
Reason. I admit. is against this
theory OF the capacity for locomo-
tlon shown by the iuanlmaie: but /
do not pretend that there Is any rea.
son In the matter ! am stating facts,
and everybody knows Il is fact
that the pen you put down on the
table a moment ago simply vanished
while you walked across the room
% consult a book. and then. when
you had wasted several minutes In
turning the room upside down IN a
vain search for Il. reappeared where
you originally left Il. The pen may
be needle or a hammer or n bunch
OF keys or a pipe; It's ability 10 dis
appear and reappear without human
agency Is the same In each case.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-06-08
Expert Looks On Next
War as "Tame Affair"

Speaking on the prospects OF war.
which he thinks not unlikely. Capt.
B. n. Lidell Hart. widely known
military expert OF the London Daily
Telegraph. said recently, ms quoted
by Time. that he believed such a
war. II and when II comes, would be
a tame affair compared 10 the last
one.
"Europes general stafrs stlll be
lleye In the effectiveness of mass
movements and think the larger
their armies are the more powerful
viii they be-" said Captain Hart
The fallacy OF the theory was ex-
posed generation ago by the me
chanical progress which made one
man. sitting behind a machine gun.
the superior OF 100 or even LOCO
who were advancing against him with
rifle and bayonet.
Machine guns Of every kind have
multiplied everywhere since the last
war. increasing the already over
whelming advantage Of defensive
forces on land. In contrast. artil-
lery has decreased in proportion.
That perhaps matters little, because
at ats utmost the larger gun was an
inefficient and uneconomlc machine
gun destroyer.
Gas. particularly mustard gas,
VIII Incrpugp the helplaggnecs of
large armies. II Is doubtful
whether the armies would ever come
to the point OF sighting each other.
Most likely air forces will strike
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-06-08
FLAMING
to new car oWneFS...

Some car manufacturers are using new types
Of bearings which will stand srestsf pres
sgss snd Temperatures, resulting rom In
creased power and speed. New end I'm
proved Conoeo Gem Proeessed Motor Oil
has been sThsustivslY tested on these new
bearings. The results show that Il gives them
greater protection sssinst dsnsse than
many straight mineral oils now on the market
Protect your new ear by using the motor
oil you can be sure Of.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-06-08
Various Breeds of Sheep
Differ in as Many Ways

A dozen different breeds OF sheep
are common. says the New York
State College OF Agriculture. These
breeds differ in body form. weight.
age at which they mature. type OF
fieeces. hardness, and in other
ways. A breed that is best suited
TO individual fancy. TO the land. and
10 market demand can be easily
selected.
After a suitable breed has been
chosen, Il is better 10 use this breed
than TO change from one 10 anoth.
er every year or two. Also impor.
tant In the breeding program are
simple yet adequate records that
aid farmers 10 Gull their flocks In
telllgently and TO select replace
ments OF their own breeding.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-06-08
Wisconsin's Silos

Wisconsin crop reports have
shown that about per cent OF the
states silos are made OF wood,
about 81 per cent Of concrete. about
10 per cent OF cement blocks and
brick, per cent Of tile, 2 per cent
OF stone, ! per cent OF steel, ! per
cent are OF other types. Concrete
silos are most numerous In the
southeastern and central parts
where gravel is generally available.
Wood silos are most numerous in
the northern and western parts Of
the state.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-06-08
Minnows' Good Work

Mlnnows solved serious problem
FOR the Italian engineers who wished
20 develop Istra. on the east shore
or the Adrlatic. The place was full
OF stagnant ponds in which malaria
bearing mosquitoes flourlshed. The
pest was conquered by introducing n
special type Of mlnnow from the
United States which eats mosquito
eggs greedlly.-Loudon Answers.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-06-08
Soil Erosion

The bureau OF chemistry and
soils says that nothing can be done
Immediately TO bring back the top
son that has been lost The process
OF formation OF top soil Is a long
and complicated one OF bringing up
from the subson proper plant food.
and a good fertile top soil requires
as long as 400 years TO be formed.
For this reason and since the use
OF fertilizer on soil Is not sufficient
TO create a good top soil immedi-
ately, soil erosion is very serious.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-06-08
Alfalfa Seeding
VIII Exceed 1888
Retired Land in Illinois Is
to Be Used for Start
ing New Meadows.
NJ J. G. HAEklsrnaa. Cv5gs EEtsasloa
Sseela lallst. GnlvsrAity 81 iu!n9sa-
WSE esrVtrs


Specialist. University 81 ula5sa
wSU esrvtre
4 new alltlme record FOR alfalfa
growing Is expected 20 be set in H..
llnols this year "a spite % the .act
that the 1883 crop of 337. 900 acres
was a record In itself At least
part OF the 10000 acres OF III
uols land that will be retired from
commercial grain production under
the various adjustment programs
will be utilized as an ideal place
tor starting an alfalfa meadow
while az the same time obtaining
some income from the land In the
form oi benefit rental payments
Alfalfa may be seeded with or
without nurse crop.
Use OF contracted land for alfal.
IN and other crops Is explained IN
a circular. How Use Contracted
Acres" which the college has Just
issued FOR distribution 20 interested
farmers
Record paintings of alfalfa are
only one Indication OF the extent
20 which Illinois farmers are car.
ryinE out the colleges long time
teaching FOR the growing Of more
legumes on Illinois farms This
has been advocated FOR years not
only as a means % adjusting pro
duction 20 demand but also OF re-
duclng production costs. OF couserv-
ing land resources as a continuing
source OF wealth and OF controlling
insects and diseases
As most OF one growing season is
needed 20 establish 4 good alfalfa
Geld. there Is no better place to
start than on the contracted acres.
However. alfalfa should be seeded
only where the soil Is known to be
sweet enough TO produce the crop
and where soil tests indicate that
there ls sufficient available phos-
phorus 20 make production OF the
crop relatively safe.
II the alfalfa Is TO be seeded
with nurse crop. oats probably
should be used since this crop IL
far less attractive 20 ehlnch bugs
than Is barley. Barley near a corn.
field would be a worse hazard 20
the corn crop than would oats oats
used as nurse crop for alfalfa
should be clipped before they head
out II the oats grow TOO fast. they
probably should be clipped twice 10
that no large amount Of material
will be left on the young alfalfa
az any one time and thus eudanger
the stand
Alfalfa may also be seeded alone.
after a thorough preparation % the
seed bed, II weeds have been kept
under control for several years on
the land. Such seeding win likely
require two or three clippings dur
Ing the year.
No hay can be taken from alfal-
IA seeded on the contracted acres
during 1884. The hay can. of
course. be used 30 1885 II the con
iracted acres have been released.
II summer seeding of alfalfa Is
preferred. the ground should have
been plowed and prepared this
spring. The seed bed should be
worked al frequent Intervals. thus
insurlng the killing OF several crops
OF weeds. Seeding should be done
In late July or early August so that
the crop will be ready for use as
hay In 1885. Any contracted whea,
acreage so handled must be re
placed by an equivalent contracted
acreage In 1885.
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-06-08

In the first hour OF the next war TO.
fore mobilization has begun 8.
The intricate mobilization machinery
OF the modcrl horde army Is the
easiest thing In the world To throw
out OF gear The Capitalization OF
water. light. heat and power supplies
all make dlslocation easier and
paralysis more certain"
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-06-08
Seen From the Water.

Maryland had its beginnings be
tween the Potomac river and Ches-
apeake bay. and the events that
transplred in that peninsula have
had such a vital bearing on the
destiny OF the United States and
the course OF human history that
one needs to journey hIther who
The Coolidge examiner., 1934-06-08

T'rspsr,s ~ Sasiaasi ososrsshic sselssy
washfrrtor. = E--WNU service
The Washington times., 1934-07-06
PER CAPITA PAY
LOWER IN MAY

Average per capita weekly earn
ings of factory workers in May
were l per cent lower than in
April, the Bureau of Labor Sta
tistics reports. However, they were
still higher than in any other
month since October. 1881, and 20
per cent higher than in May Of
last year.
Computed from pay roll reports
from 22,718 establishments EN-.
ploying 3,812,16O workers in May,
weekly earnings of factory en-
ployeS averaged 1881.
Weekly earnings from April to
May in manufacturing industries
showed gains ranging from per
cent to 1927 per cent. The larger
increases included Shipbuilding,
9.6 per cent; marble, granite, etc..
81 per cent; glass furnaces, steel
works and rolling mills, 81 per
cent. Other increases included au-
tomobiles, per cent; rayon and
allied products, ~ per cent; tex
tile machinery, 10 per cent; petro-
leum refining, S per cent; paper
and pulp, 5.3.
Gains in communicating in
duStries included bituminous coal
mining, 21.9; retail trade, 10 per
cent, and electric light and power
and manufactured gas, At per
cent,
The Washington times., 1934-07-06
POWER OUTPUT
RISES AGAIN

Electric power output last week
totaled 1,688,211,000 kilowatt
hours, compared with 1,674,566,-
900 kilowatt hours the previous
week, according to the Edison
Electric Institute. The increase
over a year ago was 2 per cent,
against an increase of 4.8 per
cent the week before.
New England decreased 81 per
cent, against a decrease of 40
for the week before over 1888.
Regional gains from 1888 for
last week were:
Middle Atlantic, 2.7 per cent
against a rise of sc per cent the
week before; Central industrial,
2.6 against ST; West Central, 5.3
against IA; Southern States, 1.9
against 4.3; Rocky Mountain, is
against a decrease of 0.3; Pacific
Coast Ill against 9.8.
The Washington times., 1934-07-06
BANKERS STUDY
HOUS|NGLAW

AS a result of the signing by
the President of the new housing
bill, and the fact that in" that
bill the opportunity is given to
the banks of the country to
cooperate in making loans for
renovizing and improving homes,
President Siddons, of the District
of Columbia Bankers Association,
has appointed the following COM
mittee to make q study OF the
new law:
Francis G. Addison, jr., chair
man, president, Security Savings
and Commercial Bank; George 0.
Vass, vice president, Riggs Ma
tional Bank; Karl Corby, w. B..
Hibbs & Company: william L.
Beale, vice president, American
Security and Trust Company; A.
H. Lawson, vice president, Wash
ington Loan and Trust Company,
and c. F.. Jacobsen, cashier, Ma
tional Metropolitan Bank.
The purpose of this committee
will be to give local member banks
full information regarding the
workings of this new law, and CO.
operate with the American Bank
ers Association, which will give
information to all member banks,
explaining the manner in which
the banks can assist under the
terms of this new act.
The Washington times., 1934-07-06


news to stimulate the list. The
weekend trade reports told Of
gains in retail sales but sharply
falling industrial operations. The
car loadings report due later in
the day was expected to set new
traffic peak for the year.
Commodities lost their buoy
ancy as general declines occurred
in grains, cotton, silver and rub
ber. Bonds were better and the
dollar firm.
Coca Cola Climbs
Sterling Products and Coca
Cola were the outstanding indi-
vidual issues, each rising more
than 2 points to new highs for
the year. Corn Products was
higher also.
Utilities made a belated re-
Sponse to yesterdays Power fig
ures, which hit new high for
the year. Gains were common
in this section with Consolidated
Gas the leader.
A furry of buying came into
the rails on the good traffic
showing but advances were only
fractional. Motors were sluggish,
Auburn and Hudson showing
pressure, while SteelS marked
time awaiting some cue to next
weeks operating rate.
The Washington times., 1934-07-06
Kansas City POIUer
Net Income LOUer

Kansas City Power and Light
Company reports for IL months
ended May 1S, 1884, net income
Of $3,274,454 after interest, de-
probation, amortization, Federal
taxes, etc., equivalent to $S1.86
a share on 10000 no-par shares
of $6 first preferred Series B
stock.
This compares with $3,554,157
or 1885 a share first on pre-
ferred stock for the IL months
ended May 81, 1888. Common
stock is all owned by Continental
Gas and Electric Corporation, a
subsidiary Of United Light and
Power Company.
The Washington times., 1934-07-06
Insurance Stocks
Firm During June

Insurance stocks in the New
York city market showed a quiet
Undertone of strength during June
Holt, Rose & Troster report.
From the months low Of 1888
on June 2, the weighted average
of twenty issues advanced to 40.54
on June 16, a level close to the
1884 high Of 40.76 established on
April 81. The close June S0th
was steady at 1894. Il, ~ -
The Washington times., 1934-07-06
Battle to Keep Old
Name Is Successful

BY International News ScrVic"
The battle to maintain the CEN
tury-old name of George w.
Helme Company, snuff manufac-
turers, was successful after a
stockholders meeting in Jersey
City.
John H. Stratton, lawyer, led
the fight against the proposal to
change the name to Colonial To
bacco Company. He was sup
ported by James B. Helme, grand
son of tn, founder.
The Washington times., 1934-07-06
Phone Stations
Dip in N. T.
Bv InternatiOnaI News Service

ny 1nteFnatlOHaI MOVIE ScFNACo
New York Telephone Com
pany, principal subsidiary Of
American Telephone and Tele.
graph Company, reports o de-
cline in telephone stations in
June, in line with the usual
seasonal trend, but the showing
was better than in the same
month last year and the year
before.
The loss last month amounted
to 1908 stations compared with
14,736 in June last year and
35,964 i'm June, 1882.
For the first six months the
company gained 12,771 stations
compared with q loss of 99,775
in the same 1888 period and a
decline of 1899 in the CORE
spending period two years ago.
The Washington times., 1934-07-06
sEx-divid en- d.
Dollar Steady
And Mactiue

NEW YORK, July 6 (I.N.S.).
Apathy continued to character.
ize dealings ON the local for.
eign exchange market today,
the dollar maintaining its
strength in terms Of the French
franc.
The price Of gold was ad-
vanced again today to 1877 shill-
ings 9 pence from 1877 shillingS
Z pence yesterday. The table:
The Washington times., 1934-07-06
JeWeL Tea Sales
Climb I8 Per Cent
By International News Service

By International News Service
Jewel Tea Company sales in the
four weeks ended June 16 in
creased 1S per cent to $1,265, BAT
from $1,071,700 in the like 1888
period.
For the "a weeks ended June 16,
sales amounted to 1884 1892, COM
pared with $6,3S9,308 in the cor
responding period last year, a gain
Of 1914 per cent. -
The Washington times., 1934-07-06

as speculative
in t crest re-
manned at a
low ebb despite
y e S terday'S re.
covery.
Other an
S o m e Sizeable
gains in a few
Specialties, the
main body Of
S ock fluctu.
ated in a mar.
row range with
turnover at a
low level
There was
The Washington times., 1934-07-06

store exec SIS
G Solin e in
order to hole
up the whole
sale market?
he answer
Is, B &c a u S e
there is money
in proc d u C ing
the stuff.
Why is there
money in it for
the producer?
Because the at
tempt is being
made to main
tain artificially
-
The Washington times., 1934-07-06
Exports of Grain
Decrease in Week

Grain exports from the United
States last week amounted to
10000 bushels, against 77.O0O the
previous week and $4,000 the
corresponding week Of last year.
Commerce Department figures
show Il L-.-l.LL4AlAAI,AEi11s siA-lAaGA.
The Washington times., 1934-07-06
HANEY OFFERS
-SOLUT|ONFOR
O|LPROBLEM
BY LEWIS HANEY
Professor Of Economics,
New York University

Why is "hot oil" being run in
Texas? Why is the Oklahoma
production in excess of the Fed
eral "allowable?" Why are the
big refiners forced to buy and
The Washington times., 1934-07-06
WASHINGTON STOCKS
AFTER CALL

Capital Traction Company, 100
24A, 10@24A, 2@24A.
Potomac Electric IS preferred,
5@113, 4@113, 1@113.
Merchants Transfer and Stor.
age preferred, 1O@3O, 5000. $3.50.
Washington Railway and Elec-
trio preferred, 10@1O01a, 100
10Oh.
Capital Traction SIS, $500@83A.
The Washington times., 1934-07-06
SEMI.ANNUAL PAYMENT

Philadelphia Insulated Wire
Company has declared regular
semiannual dividend Of so cents,
payable August to stock CT
record July 16. -
The Washington times., 1934-07-06
SPEC|AIT|ES UP
ON MARROW
MARKET
By LESLIE GOULD

NEW YORK, July 6 G.N.S0.-
The stock market displayed q
firm tone today in quiet dealings
The Washington times., 1934-07-06

CANADA
Montreal funds in New York. $10.51FS
premium at S1sOOOs
The Washington times., 1934-07-06

55A TVS 4oungst Sh T.. A12 N12 ZW2F e
Dividend rate in dollars in parenthesea tNoe,
al Optional stock cash bD Partly extra cl Extra
stock and cash. (d) Extra in stock Paid in 1933
~ On account Of sccpmuIatOns tg) No regular rate
latest payment Chr Payable in stock. (m) Special
(n) Paid this year (wwJ With txw) without
(") Ex-dvidend (t) Ex-righta
The Washington times., 1934-07-06

for crude oil and for gasoline ana
fuel oils. Because the oil inter
ests. with the backing of the Gov
ernment. are bucking the law OF
supply and demand.
This condition always causes
''bootlegging."
The Washington times., 1934-07-06

Oil is q valuable asset and
eventually will increase In
value. Under present conditions,
however, the oil industry is not
out Of the woods. If oil com.
panies can't compete, they must
expect Tugwell'S social man.
agement" to get them.
The Washington times., 1934-04-14
BY JULIET SHELBY
The Beauty Reporter

No sophisticated woman is
guilty Of neglecting complete
daintineSS, but young girls
troubled with excess per-
spiration may need a word Of
warning. While this is not a
difficult problem to overcome, it
is one that should be watched
carefully, especially by those in
clined to overweight. Bathing
the affected parts with cold salt
water, after the cleansing bath,
Is an effective way to reduce per
Spiration and to correct an abb
normal condition.
Many youngsters douse them
selves with toilet water, but a
strong scent is apt to call atten-
ton to the condition, rather
than overcome it! The only ef-
ficient method is to use a good
deodorant daily, Immediately
after bathing. Then you are sure
at least for a number Of hours.
# you plan to be gone for a
longer period, it is best to carry
the handy little gadget that I
Shall tell you about today.
Many women use a prepare
ton that is not only a deodorant
but that checks perspiration en-
tirely for number of days. But
there are things to know even
about this, and the deodorant is
still necessary. For you can
safely check perSpiration only
On o restricted area, since its
very important bodily function