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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-05
2,Men Are Held
For s. G. Officers
After Hot Chase

The shcriff'S department ycStcr-
day arrested Vernon Mcintyre and
Herbert Souther after a chase
from Hcndcrsonvillc to Fletcher,
and the two men are being held
for GrccnyiIlc county officers.
The department said the men
were wanted in Greenville county
for the highway robbery of an old
man, whom they allegedly tied to
a tree and robbed of $265.
Pursued by Greenvillc officers,
Officer Donald Hill got on the
trail of the men, who were riding
in a Buick coupe, and pursued
them to Fletcher where the arrest
was made.
Officers said the men paid $50
for the car in which they were
riding and that $50 was found on
them when arrested.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-05
Windsor Police
Chief Wounded;
Negro Kills Man

WINDSOR. Oct. 5.-Nup);;-
Police Chief W. r. Waters tonay
fought for his life in hospital a.
tbc result of gun battle in when
a nv crazcd negro killed one ana
wounded IL in standing of police
for more than seven hours Sun
day.
killed an unidentified negro boy
and was killed when he ran from
the house, concluding the battle.
Officers had gone to his home to
investigate reports he had forced
his parents out of the home.
Barricaded in one-story frame
building, a mile out Of town, he
killed an unidentified negro boy,
wounded II white men, one seri-
ously, and two negroes, during a
seven-hour siege.
Waters, Windsor police chief,
was wounded in the chest and
stomach,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-05
Rev. Edgar Nef
Resigns Post AS
Calvary Rector
Receives Calls to Montgom-
cry and Augusta
PastorateS

The Rev. Edgar r. Ncff, pastor
of Calvary Episcopal church, at
Fletcher, has rendered his resig-
nation, effective October Is, 1t
was announced today.
Rev. Neff has received calls
from churches in Montgomery,
Ala, and Augusta, Ga. He is
away at the present and his flu
ture plans are not known. He has
been recommended by Bishop w.
G. Mcdowell Of Birmingham, as "A
successor to Dr.. Richard Wilkin-
son as rector Of st. Johns EpiSco-
pal church, Montgomery. He re-
Gently attended a conference with
members Of the vestry and Bishop
Mcdowell and is expected to make
his decision as between Montgom-
cry and Augusta at later date.
He succeeded Rev. Clarence
Stuart Mcclellan at Fletcher in
September, 1882. He came to
Fletcher from Birmingham, where
he was assistant at the Church Of
the Advent. He was ordained a
deacon on March Q, 1926, and
priest on March 25, 1927. Both
ordinations took place in Birming-
ham with Bishop Mcdowell, pre-
siding.
Before entering the ministry
he was a member of the faculty
at the University of Alabama, ana
also taught at Georgia Tech. ne
is a graduate of Gettysburg coz,
lege, in Pennsylvania, and hoIus
an A. B. degree from Alabama a;
and an NJ. A. degree from H,r-
oinia Theological Seminary Alex
andria, Va.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-05

YOUNG demos
STAGE RALLY
Butler, Head of N.
G. Unit, Chief
Speaker

a call for Democrats Of the
18th congressional district to "go
forward with America, go forward
with President Roosevelt. and go
forward with Clyde X. Hoey," was
made by J. f. Butler, of Morgan
ton, president Of the state Young
Democratic clubs, at rally of the
18th district at the Skyland hotel
on Saturday night.
Mr.. Butler opened his remarks
by pointing out that every four
years eight million young people
reach voting age. "You have a
definite work to do among those
casting their first vote" he said.
81 appeal to you to go out and get
them to cast their first vote for
Roosevelt and Hocy."
He declared that four years ago
the nation elected a man to stand
as a bulwark for the American
people, man whose record now
needs no excuses, but is one Of
which Democrats may go out ana
brag.
For four years, he declared,
Hoover never lifted his hand to
help the people, but only said that
prosperity was "just around the
corner" and now the same party
asks voters to go out and elect
Landon.
He cxcoriated Al Smith, former
governor of New York for his re-
pudiation of the present admins
tratiOn.
He praised the Democratic ad-
ADMINISTRATION of North Carolina al
fairs, pointing to the good roads
the splendid school system and the
general progress made by the state
under past Democratic administra-
tiOnS. 49,,
In opening the meeting, DiI-
worth Cooke, chairman of the
18th district organization, praised
Jane Truck, Hendcrsonyille, for
her work in making plans for the
meeting, and declared that the
success of the gathering was due
in a large measure to her preliml-
nary efforts.
Miss Truck was unable to at
tend the meeting as she under
went an operation for appendicitis
at the Patton Memorial hospital
ON Saturday afternoon. The group
voted to send her flowers and
thanks for her work.
The visiting young Democrats
were welcomed to Hendersonvllle
by Arthur b. Shepherd. in the
absence of o. Y. Brownlee, Jr.'
chairman of the county organlza-
ton, on account of illness.
Judge Sam Cathey, of Ashevliie'
responded for the visitors. The
Invocation was by J. f. Shipman'
Hendersonville attorney. Char
man Cooke presented the various
visiting county chairmen present,
Continued on page two')
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-05
Edneyville Y. I. F:
To Attend Fair

The regular meeting OF Ihe
Eighth Grade section OF She , nu
neville Young Tar Heel Farmers
was held Friday. ~ =. 90
The meeting was called to or
der by the president, Hollis Jus ;,
tus. and the following program
was carried out: Bible reading, by
RAYMOND Case; A Farm Ar'lG.e'
by Claude Edney; Jokes by Lee
PRYOR and Ed Fowler: A ialE on
Control of Bean Mildcw' oE guy
Han; and The Future FARMERS
Song. by the Class. .,.,n,I
On October 9, the agflcuiSu IA. uI
classes are planning to attend IN, the
Cleveland county fair, NJ 9"'''S q
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-05
Open
Six-Day Meeting;
Visitor Speaks

The Rev. J. Lewis Thornburg'
pastor of the Statcsville Lutheran
church. last night began Special
sa,ios of meetings at Grace Luz
tbcran church. in which he is
sneaking for the pastor, the Rev.
A. w. Lippard. J
Rev Mr.. Thornburg has proved
a popular speaker here on former
occasions and his messages are eNc :
pected 10 draw n large number OF
pcoplc. Meetings will continue
nightly this week, through FRIDAY
and will begin at 1880 o'clock.
Tonight's announced subject Is +,
"a Church You Cannot Forget.
Tho theme. "a Stirring Can 10
the Church" was discussed last
night.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-05
Refuge Session
Date is Changed

Announcement was made today
that the quarterly conference and
business meeting Of the Refuge
Baptist church viii be held Sun
day. October II, at 3 p. m. The
date has been changed, the event
having been previously planned
for the evening of Thursday, oc-
tobcr Is. Request has been maac
that all organizations OF inc
church be prepared to make re-
norts and that all members OF
the church attend this conferences
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-05
DEMSPREPARE
BANK SAFETY
charge REPLY
GO. P.ChargeF Fig
ures Twisted by
Roosevelt
RACE FEELING
IS ALA Y ED
(UNITED PRESS)

President Roosevelt today map
ped the detail for his west and
midwestern swing scheduled to
start late this week. He studied
the Michigan situation with re-
port from Frank Murphy, guber-
material nominee. He and William
Green lunched today at Hyde Park
with President Roosevelt.
The Republican national COM
mittee charged "the extravagant
and wasteful government spend
ing tax burden will be borne by
laboring men and women and
farmers" answering RooscvcltS
Pittsburgh speech.
Democrats at Washington load
ed their campaign guns with sta
tistics compiled in secret admin
istration study to refutc Repub-
lican charges that "nO bank de-
posts are safe"
Figures show that from l929 To
1888, l.240 national banks were
closed, but only seven since them
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5. (UP).
The Republican national commit
tee charged last night that PrcSI-
dent Roosevelt's figures on ma
tional income, as given IN ms
speech at Pittsburgh last week,
were at variance with official fig
urcs Of the department OF COM
merce.
"Where did you get the figures
YOU quote, Mr.. President" said a
committee statement. "ln your
Pittsburgh speech you said-.Thc
national income was thlrty-clgh'
billion dollars in 1892 But your
department of commerce gives the
figure officially at thirty-ninc bill
lion. five hundred and forty-hvc
million dollars.
ain the same paragraph of that
speech you said-'ln 1888 II was
fifty-threc billions You only
boosted your own department OF
commences figures forty three
million dollars to get that.
wsn't it interesting that the err
ror in each case stretched tn" hg'
urc you wanted to appear large
Mr.. PRESIDENT"
Meanwhile, the Republican sen
atorial committee charged that
New Dealers are "resorting to co,
ercion of federal employees and
demands for campaign funds from
government workers" to win the
election.
TOPEKA, Kan, Oct. s. CUP.
Gov. Alfred NJ. Landon last night
continued his fight against "inJcc-
ton of racial prejudices and rcli,
gious bigotries" in the national
campaign. He announced ne had
received kilograms from several
widely.known Jewish leaders sup
porting his stand.
The kilograms followed a state,
mcnt the Republican presidential
nominee issued last week in which
he said, "My attention has recent
" been directed to the activItieS
Of a number of agencies, which:
for selfish purposes or politica'
reasons, are cndeavoring to cx.
plot perjudicc between groups oil
American citizens.
81 have no use for any clements
who are endeavoring to bring ra-
cial prejudices and religious bigo-
tries into American life, and state
frankly that / disclaim the sup
port of any such organizations or
groups
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-05
ssLS TO ATTACK
INC FIVE ROADS

-.. 1885. United Press
/ .-nn 0,.. s.. DJP)-IuSur-
-.rG . attack Madrid
s.. n. On. seven main high
a.r- into .Ge city, II was
.r. present they are forti-
+ r~. 'a.. north of Toledo
u.r p. star, the main at
5 .,sat oH the Madrid
i addition -a.y ar, attacking
s.. 'ra '1yaljSt lines in
nG Of San Martin
.Vata.-..a s. west of Madrid
A.. road and expect at
! boar -g.. S,gucnza, on the
aar leading into Madrid from
b Oh. big drive is started,
pa, said .raav, the rebels will
! * no -ra Tr.edo-lIadrid road,
|-lava-l'atv'd road, the Val
Madrid road. the BurgoS-
road and the SigUCnza-
road. wa.'a a column from
! MARI. te Na'dcjglcSiaS re-
biz, th. Ta.avara-M Madrid
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-05
Ekins Leads in
World Air Race

GAIA. Palestine. Oct. 5. (UP).
n. X. Ekins. flying reporter of
the New York World-Telegram to-
day took off for Baghdad, lraq.
He is increasing at a rate of al
most 200 miles an hour his lead
over his two newswriting rivals.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-05
HEADS COLLEGE B.Y.P.U.

CULLOWEE, Oct. ). (SpcciaD
Albert Hill, of Edneyvillc, who
is a senior at Western Carolina
Teachers College, was elected
president of one of the three col
lege B.Y.P.U.'S recently. The
presidents of the other two unions
are: +. &. Crawford, of CullOwee,
and Wilma Phillips, of Icbulon.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-05
boo REDS STAGE
IRIS DEMONSTRATION

Paris. Og.. >. iUP).-FrCnch
rs are 'r-.ug 70 undermine
,va.'v m' raa national police
twas reported today.
F~.,' force. suffered a dam
/, ia.aa. Yesterday when they
zaa 20 prevent Communists
s0eu- @ gigantic demon
b.
| .c. dispersed $4,000 FaScistS
s-c.. .r which many were
q and 1900 FaSciStS arrest
;o-.g thousand Communists
/ entirely orderly, with only
So, f-r@ru police.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-05
GRAND JURY FLEES

SPRINGVILLE. La, Oct. b
UP). - The Livingston parish
grand jury suddenly dropped all
business and recessed - on the
run. With two members stung, the
grand jury ordered a carpenter to
remove a colony of yellow jackets
that Swarmed out of the court
house floor,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-05
BROWDER TALKS

BOSTON, Oct. 5.-(UPD i'll
speeches attacking opposition par
ties and their leaders, Earl Brow
der, Communist party presidential
candidate, late yesterday accused
Father Coughlin of talking like a
foolish Communist"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-05
Supreme Court
COnvenes Today

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5. (UP).
The United States supreme court
met at noon today, inaugurating a
new term which is expected to de-
terminc the fate of many social,
economic and political issues. No
decisions arc expected until after
the election.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-05
COP. Rally At
Upward School

p n. Justus. precinct chairman,
has announced that a Republican
rallv will be held on Tuesday
night Oct. 6, at the Upward
school house. :,
The public is invited to attend
and all party members are urged
to attend.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-05
STRAUS is MOURNED

ALBANY, n. Y, Oct. 5. (UP).
shocked and deeply grieved" at
the death of Ambassador Jesse
Isidor StrauS in New York City
yesterday, Gov. Herbert H. Leh-
man of New York last night said
"Ncw York state has lost one Of
its most distinguished sons"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-05
LIRA DEVALUED

ROME, Oct. 5.-(UP).-The
Italian cabinet today approved an
approximate 40 per cent devalua-
ton of the Ira, reduced import
duties as "A protective measure and
moved towards general world cur
rency sterilization.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-05
PRISONER AT LARGE

GULFPORT, Miss, Oct. 5. -
(UP).-A widespread gulf coast
search for Mark Oliver, 43, who
escaped from Harrison county Jail
here last night apparently had
been fruitleSs today.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-05
YANKS-CIANTS
tied IN Fifth
Series Gal NE
Are DeadlOcked a.
i'm Crucial Game
of Series

NEW YORK, Oct. >. -- In the
crucial filth game Of the world Sc
rieS, the Yankees and Giants were
tied 4 to / in the eighth inning
this afternoon.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-05
WEATHER

,omrwhst unsettled to-
C!N'',, tuesday; little change
'H,rnperSta''.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-10-05
GOOD AFTERNOON

The young Illinois giant finds
his size 80 shoes pinch his feet.
And if he gets size 40, somebody's
apt to row off in them.
Evening star., 1936-09-27

a permit; but I'm scared to death of
it, so would you mind shooting it off a
couple of times for mel I'll give you good
start before l call the police - and the
newspapers"
He picked up the pistol gingerly. 1t was
fully loaded.
Gone back here, he commanded, striding
toward two chairs in the rear of the store.
YOU'RE going to tie me up, l suppose.
That'n be fine. 1t ought to put me on the
front page, don't you Think"
'Now you listen to me" he began severely.
mo nice girl ought to want to be on the front
page"
She gggled. "For gangster, you sound
amazingly like my maiden aunt. tell you if
you had business that was dying on its feet
because nobody knew it existed, you'd vel
come the chance of little helpful publicity"
mo. wouldn't. Publicity's the last thing
I'd seek -"
oh, well, in your line, can understand
that My case is different. It's do or die
now If sell all the flowers I have here
before they fade - and they're fresh today
I'll have enough money to carry on with
and maybe make 60 of it even yet So you
see you are godsend. I'm sure the shop will
get a new lease of life out of this"
Before he had decided how to reply, the
shop door was thrown open and two men
Evening star., 1936-09-27

manage to ask her out to dine Only he was
so darn shy about making advances
Hang it all, it was raining. He turned up
his collar.
And then an idea came to him. He looked
furtively up and down the deserted street.
The storm was increasing every minute 1t
had come up suddenly, but it was going to
last for some time and apparently everybody
who had home to 60 to had already gone.
Giving himself no time to retreat, he flung
open the door and entered the shop in haste.
This is stick-up," he said hoarsely. He
meant to 60 to the cash register and drop
into it that wad of bills he had drawn from
the bank that morning. That ought to sur
prise any woman. But this girls reaction to
his announcement left him gaping.
'Oh, thank you so much!" she cried
fervently. "You don't know how grateful l
am. Come with me and Ill show you how to
open the cash register. I'm sorry there's so
little in it. Only $l.89 It's all have left, but
it'll buy you lot of food at the Automat
I've often seen you looking in, wishing the
flowers were something to eat and growing
paler and more peaked all the time" She
manipulated the cash register helpfully.
Its too bad there are SO many pennies"
she apologized ''It's because of the tax. l
never know what it ought to be. I've
very good pistol here, for which I've
Evening star., 1936-09-27

entered, shutting it sharply behind them.
Put up your hands," the leader said.
This is hold-up."
The girl screamed: Twice in one after
noonw
shut up your trap. the second man whis-
pered. levelling pistol.
There followed two shots in rapid sue
cession, but not from his weapon. One of the
newcomers lay stretched on the door The
other, his pistol shot from his hand, made his
escape.
us that man dead1" the girl asked below
her breath.
mo such luck" her first visitor declared
cheerfully. II merely fired the two shots you
asked for. Help me tie him up before he
comes to. Then III call the city editor at the
Globe Universe and give him the story"
But the police"
This is a scoop, angel. left my paper
when my play made a hit; but once reporter
Globe Universe1 Give me Schwarz, Matt.
I've hot story. Exclusive Two hold-ups
in one night and lady backed by an old
reporter nabs one of the thieves. Me? Sure.
III call the police when we're on the street -"
He finished his recital to the rewrite man.
then turned back to the girl with smile.
Listen" she said with some indignation.
why all the imagination1 If you're reporter
and playwright, you're no bandit"
You didn't know was only an amateur
he pointed out.
'What did Won rfallv come in for>'
I'm writing play about gm-man and
hadn't notion how he'd feel in a hold-up."
he lied brazenly. II had to find out"
Then as she turned away from him with
skeptical lift of an eyebrow: "Wait! Ill tell
you the truth. Romance is my stock in trade,
and shop like this is the home of romance
Lovely ladies' come here for the flowers to
adorn their beauty. and lovers to find love-
tokens for their sweethearts -"
Il only wish they didv the girl sighed.
They do" he persisted. II do. l want
everything in the shop sent to a girl I've
fallen in love with
Everything" she asked, astonished.
Everything" he repeated firmly. "How
much?"
She told him, and he paid her.
Where tor" she asked. with your card,
l suppose9"
He laid one on the counter then grinned
You'll have to supply the address," he
said. "You see, don't even know your
name"
Tks End
Evening star., 1936-09-27
M1Azy4zn6A4
v1 o. u -, ...... .. ... .. INSTINCT
girl looked dmounhto
NHnamu ffn

ne Sul IOOkcQ uOuInIully OuI past Tic
harmonious arrangement of ferns and
flowers in her window. 1t was such
beautiful day she was sure there was
no hope.
In stormy weather there was just chance
that someone dashing for train might find
it easier to dive into her little shop, so
convenient to the station that taxi could
safely be dismissed, than to send flowers from
one of the more pretentious places in front
of which there was seldom room to park.
Of course it had been a mistake to locate
close to the terminal Going to the country,
people didn't take flowers and coming back
they brought them with them.
She sighed and went to her cash register
to count its contents $l.89. All that was
left of her investment. Well, at least she had
no debts.
She resumed her seat on the end of the
counter at the front of the shop. 1t seemed to
her that she had spent endless days there,
watching for the customers who came so
rarely
OF sudden the sky had clouded over
and she saw young man staring in
the window. She had often seen him looking
in. She wondered what he was thinking about
and would have been greatly surprised had she
known.
Cute girl in there He wondered if she
owned the shop. Probably. Gosh, but she
looked downhearted! Well, after all, why not2
He never had seen any customers and he'd
been watching for months. 1t struck him she
was getting thin Sort of pale and peaked.
He'd thought two or three times that he'd
like to 60 in and buy lot of flowers just to
cheer her up. Only, to whom could he send
them? No women. Women were out. The city
editor them He grinned at the thought of
that individuals reception of a large bunch of
roses with passionate message attached.
Yet why not do it? 1t would be fun and
might prove an entering wedge to an &C
quaintance with the girl. Maybe he could
Evening star., 1936-09-27

Shy in the presence of pretty girl,
but right on the trigger when it
came to business! The story of
wild idea that worked both ways
by THERESE BENSON
The Washington times., 1936-08-10
March Favored
In Tennis

Harry March. Of Burroughs,
Tech High tennis captain, is fav-
ored to win senior playground
championship which reaches the
quarterfinal round today at Chevy
Chase. He was last Summers
winner of the junior playground
championship but this year ad-
vanced to the senior division.
MARGINS greatest competition
is expected from Larry Licklighter,
of Virginia avenue, captain of
the Eastern High net team last
year. The two meet today in the
feature match.
March and Lichlighter are two
of the Is quarter finaliSts in the
senior and junior championships.
Leonard Sokol, of Burroughs,
District junior champion, and
Maurice Cowan, of Mitchell Park
School, are co-favorites in the
Junior championship.
-VnTE AMERIcAN-
The Washington times., 1936-08-10
National League
TightenS

Efforts of the gallant st. Louis
Cardinals to win the National
League pennant without pitching
staff somehow seem as pathetic as
a one-legged man trying to walk a
tightrope. It's a good trick if you
can do it. But how many can?
The desperate plight Of the
Cards corps was graphically il
Illustrated yesterday when the st.
Louisans dropped two games to the
Cincinnati Reds while the Chicago
Cubs were winning a pair from the
Pirates. The defeats, combined
with the Cubs triumphs, dropped
the Cards into second place. two
percentage points behind their
Chicago rivals.
The Reds won the first game by
1912 count, reaching Jim Win
ford and George EarnShaW for 20
hits. They took the nightcap by a
score of IL to 5 and once more col
lected 20 hits, this time off Rhem,
HousSar, Earnshaw again, and Paul
Dean.
The Cubs had little trouble with
the Pirates, winning by scores of
go and 10-l. In the first game, the
Cubs scored twice in the first in
ming, then knocked out Mace
Brown with a six-run attack in the
second. Bill Lee limited the Pitts
burgh club to 9 hits. Curt Davis
held the Pirates to S hits in the
nightcap, while his mates pounded
Birkofer and Weaver for Is.
The New York Giants won their
seventh victory in a row. turning
back tn. Phillies, 50. The Dodgers
scored two impressive wins over
the Boston Bees, 40 and So, and
vacated the cellar.
VOTE AMERICAN