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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-02
FOUR HELD In DEATH
OF CLAYTON FREED

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he would kill Seamon eff he had
to borrow a gun with big shot, y
but added that they were all
drunk and no attention. was paid
to this statement.
He said that Seamon and Dill
were left in the woods about 5
o'clock and that Seamon was
"down drunk" He left his over
alls, he said. and intended TO re-
turn and bring supper to Seamon
and Dill.
There was no trouble between
members of the party during the
afternoon, he said, and no gun
was present.
He was prevented from return
ing because he was arrested and
only released from jail later in
the night.
He said that he told Seth Ed
mundson on Monday that Seamon
had gone to work for Chief Pow
ers and Edmundson later said that
Ulys Clayton told him Seamon had
left after breakfast.
Other testimony of the four
men was substantially to the same
effect. Dill testified that he was
left with Seamon, but that he was
drunk and didn't remember what
happened after about $3.50 o'clock.
He said he awoke during the
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point above Boston. Twenty-Five
hits bounced off Tiger bats, in
Guiding a homer by Gerry Walker
who also cracked out three sim
giles. Charley Gehringer and
Goose Goslin also collected four
safcties each, as every Tiger on
the team got a hit. Tommy
Bridges coasted along to victory,
giving up II hits to the Sox. =
The Washington Senators blud-
gaoned the Philadelphia Athletics
twice, IS to 5 and IA to 4. Buddy
Lewis and Joe Kuhel clouted home
runs to give Jimmy Deshong his
tenth victory in the opener. In
the second game, Buck Ncwsom
coasted along behind the Senator'S
17-hit attack and gave up nine
hits for his tenth win of the
year. Chapman and Stone con-
tributed four-baggers in the last
contest.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-02
WRIGHT HELDIN
MELTON Death
Coroner Sets Bond at
$4,000 After Hear
ing Today

A coroner's jury this afternoon
found that r. V. Melton came to
his death at the hands of Silas
Wright by q knife stab over the
heart, and Coroner j. F. Brooks
ordered Wright held for the su-
perior court under $4,000 bond.
Bond was not posted this after
noon and the defendant is being
held in the county Jail.
Action of the jury came after
Mrs. Mae Melton, widow of the
dead man, testified that her hus-
band was stabbed by Wright, her
son-n-lsw, at home occupied by
both families in the Clear Creek
section on last Saturday after
noon shortly after 4 O'Clock.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-02
NOTICE OF SALE

Under and by virtue of the
power of sale contained in that
certain deed in trust from Arthos
Apostol to j. T. Dermid, Trustee,
under date of February 1. 1928,
which deed in trust is recorded in
mortgage book los page 267, Of
flee Register of Deeds, Henderson
County, North Carolina, securing
certain Indebtedness tn erein
named, there being default of pay
ment of said Indebtedness, the I'M
dersigned will offer for sale at
public auction for cash at the
courthouse door, Hendersonville,
Henderson County, N. c., at IL
o'clock noon, July 81, 1886, the
following described property, "
ing and being in Hendersonville
Township, Henderson County, N.
C.
Lying between Chestnut Street
and Aspen Street, now known as
First Avenue East and Second
Avenue East and bounded as fol-
lows: BEGINNING at an iron
stake, Bradley Dalton's northeast
corner. on the south side of End
Ave, East formerly known as
Aspen ST. and runs North 80 de-
grees East with End Ave, East 70
feet to C. S. Orr's northwest cor
ner; thence South 10 deg. East
with c. s. Orr's line ia feet to
stake on the North side of First
Avenue East formerly known as
Chestnut ST. C. S. Orr's south
west corner; thence North 80 deg.
West, with First Avenue East, 70
feet to an iron stake, Bradley Dal-
tons southeast corner; thence
North 10 deg. West with said Dali
tons line TIA feet to the BEGIN
MING. For further description
reference is hereby made to Book
1870, pages 131 and 1872 of the
records of deeds for Henderson
County.
This End day of July, 1886.
J. T. DERMID, Trustee
7-2-Thurs-4tp
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-02
SOLICITOR TAKES OVER
N. c. FLOGGING QUIZ
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he would go to nearby Columbus
county. scene of the fiogglngs,
within a few days to conduct his
own investigation, but declared
that present evidence was too
slim" to warrant calling of an
other grand jury session.
Burney and the other county
officials expected additional VIC
tins of the gang to volunteer EVIL
dencc against the band following
increased activity to ferret out
the foggers. e
Hackett Applewhtie, foreman OF
the grand jury commissioned by
Judge Parker to investigate after
one flogging victim told her story
in his court, said testimony OF the
20 witnesses before the grand
iurv adjourned convinced hlm
that members of at least two
other families had felt the lash OF
the gang. ,
Known victims thus far are
Mrs. Bertha Fowler, 35; her a.
year-old daughter, a mental IN
competent; Lihue Fowler, %, no
relation to Mrs. Bertha Fowler;
his two daughters; and John GRIP,
white youth accused OF llllclt
whiskey selling.
In each case, according to APP
plewhite, procedure of the white
sheeted and hooded vigilantes was
the same. The victim was sur
prised in his or her home at night,
taken in an automobile caravan
to a secluded spot in a swamp,
stripped to the waist, and fiogged
with piece of leather machine
betting.
An victims were warned, &C,
cording to Applewhite, to "mend
their conduct or leave the COM
Slogan of the night riders, &C
cording to the affidavit by the
members of the gang given to the {,
newspaper, was "change or Kill"
strengthening belief that religious
zealots bent on monitoring NOR
ais of the community were lnstl-
gators of the fioggings.
The affidavit said, according to
the newspaper, that seven women
had been listed for lashings, leav-
w. +broo unaccounted for by the
present list of victims. Each was
warned in advance, the newspaper
said, and was flogged only after
warnings were UNDECIDED.
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Why | Entered
The End Primary

In the early spring before | an
nounced my candidacy for Tax
Collector, several of the leading
Democrats told me they would
like to see me have this position,
since Mr.. Ballenger had made 1t
generally known that he would
not ask for reelection. l there
upon went to Mr.. Ballenger and
asked if he were going to be a
candidate, to which he replied:
Yes, | am going to, if no one
but Jerry Orr runs"
When | told Mr.. Ballenger that
| was considering it, he replied:
"Well, that is fine if you will
run" and from his manner and
tone, / got the impression that he
was pleased and would endorse
me. Having implicit confidence
in him as man, we being broth
ers in fraternal organization, |
did not for a moment think that
he would in any manner betray
me.
Mr.. Ballenger served four years
as sheriff, and has been tai col
lector for six years, during which
he has drawn bonus from the
work other men have done, not
being able himself to attend to
any part of the work connected
with the office to which he was
elected. This bonus, which has
enabled him to perpetuate himself
in office, taxpayers pay. ! have
Neen coroner six years, which Of
flee is on a fee basis, with a re-
moneration of comparatively
nothing. l have not been over
the county asking people to vote
for me. I would like to know
them all, but | could not go
around just before election and
consider that handshake and
silly grin would be worth vote.
With the intelligent this would be
an insult, and | am not buying
votes.
Would you select a representa-
tive if you had to send some one
with him to tell him what to do?
Would you employ a man and
have him sub-let the work because
he knows nothing about it? When
you do that and a middle man
makes a profit, it costs too much
Why keep one man in office
continuously?
If you are too indifferent and
permit that, the result is disas-
trous.
If Mr.. Ballenger had been hon
est with me, l would have gone
to him, after he received a plural
ity of votes in the first primary,
congratulated him and then Of
fered to support and use any in
fluence l had with my friends for
him.
Could he expect me to do that
now or any other time?
1t J. FLEM BROOKS.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-02
PIRATES CUT
CARDS LEAD
Yankees Blank Red Sex;
Tigers Smash Chisox
to Get End Rung

NEW YORK, July 2.-TP)-
The Pittsburgh Pirates shaved the
st. Louis Cardinals National
league lead to a half game yes
terday by walloping the Red Birds
9 to a.
The BUGS banged out Is hits
off three st. Louis pitchers, Wal
ker, Heusser and Parmelee, while
Pirate hurlcrs Lucas and Swift
distributed II. Walker was the
loser; Lucas the winner.
The second place Chicago Cubs
contest with the Cincinnati Reds
was rained out, allowing the Reds
to climb half a game above the
New York Giants into fourth
place.
Boston's Bees made it two
straight over the Giants by TAX
ing an s to 6 decision yesterday.
Harry Gumbert started for New
York and lasted until theSseventh
when the Bees put on a three-run
rally to come from behind and
win out. Veteran Bob Smith hurl-
ed for the Bees through the sew
enth, when he was removed for a
pinch hitter and received credit
for the victory. Mel OFT of the
Giants took individual batting
honors, getting four of the nine
hits, a home run and three sim
giles.
Out of the cellar hen right
back in again was the 1ate of the
Brooklyn Dodgers who split
twin bill with the seventh place
Philadelphia Phillies. Van Mungo's
control was near perfect as ne
turned the Phils back with three
hits to give the Dodgers a 6 to l
triumph in the opener. The DAT
fitness boys found Mike kowalik
for II safeties, including a homer
by Butcher.
The victory enabled the bod
gers to hoist themselves above the
Pnils until Jimmy Wilson's slug
gers pounded out 10 to 3 deci-
sion in the nightcap. Rookie Blll
Atwood set the pace in Philadel-
phia's 16-hit assault with a homer
and two singles that accounted
for three runs.
In the American league, the
New York Yankees humbled the
Boston Red Sox again, 5 to 0, be-
hind Charley Fuffing's SEVENTH
pitching, thereby increasing their
margin of leadership to 10 IL
games. Ruffing famed seven men
in registering his 10th win of the
year. Dickey's single after two
walks gave the Yanks a run in
the first. The New York catcher
smacked four-bagger for anoth-
er tally in the fourth. Sclkirk's
single and Gchrig's double ac-
counted for one more. Two walks,
|FoxX's error and Lazzeri's single
brought the last two Yanks home.
Yves Terrell went the distance for
Boston, allowing eight hits.
Going on a batting spree to
swamp the Chicago White Sox, Fl
to 6, the world champion Detroit
Tigers climbed into second place
in the standings-one percentage
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-02
No Blame Fixed
In Wreck Deaths

NATURAL BRIDGE, Va, July
,. (UP).-Acts of heroism within
the wreckage of the huge Grey
hound bus which crashed here kill
ing five persons and injuring %
were told yesterday as authoritise
blamed the tragedy on an "act of
God" and treacherous highway
conditions, and today all the in
iured were recovering.
Only two of the five who met
death had been positively identi-
fed late yesterday. They were j.
J. OlderSon, driver of the i'll fated
bus and J. P. Hamilton of Bir-
mingham, Ala. Mrs. Lucy Thomp-
son of Alexandria, Va, and John
Keesee of Grafton, Va, were ten
tatively identified among the dead.
No clue has been obtained to
the identity Of the fifth victim, a
woman.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-02
PRISON BOARD UNDER
FIRE PAROLES SEVEN

TAMPA, Fla, July 2. (UPl.A--
Faced with an investigation OF its
recent actions in granting paroles
to eight prisoners from Hillsbor-
ough county, the Florida prison
board yesterday announced pa
roles for seven other convicts.
Gov. Dave Sholtz promised the
investigation after the paroling OF
the eight aroused a storm of pub
lie and semi-official protest.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-02
ADVENT CHRISTIAN
CHURCH PLANS MEET

Announcement was made today
of an evangelistic series of meet
ings to begin Monday night and
continue through Friday night at
the Advent Christian church at
Dana, with S. E. Thurlow, of Au-
gusta. Ca, as the speaker. Meet
ings will begin nightly at eight
o'clock. Mr.. Thurlow, Dana church
leaders said, comes highly recon-
mended as a speaker and a conse-
Grated man. The. public is cordial
ly invited to all these services.
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ran into a store and hid. Police
said the riot was direct violation
of their agreement with strikers
who promised to stay off sidewalks
if company guards remained in
side the plant.
Strikers yesterday answered the
company's fve-point program by
stating they would abide by a Ma
tional Labor Relations board rul-
ing if the company signed an
agreement recognizing the union.
They also requested that the COM
pany agree to negotiate hours,
WAGES and working conditions.
About 5000 are out on strike.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-02
For Feet That Hurt, Wear
DR.. w. M. LOCKE SHOES
For Sale Bv
DR.. H. F. BRANSTETTER
l42 N. Main St. Ground Floo,
Phone sos
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE

Having qualified as administra-
tor c. t. a. of the estate of }. e.
Ockerman, deceased, this is t."
notify all persons having claims
against the estate of said deceased
to exhibit them to the under
signed at Hendersonville, North
Carolina, en- or before the 18th
day of June, 1887, or this notice
will be pleaded in bar of their re-
covery.
This 18th day of June, 1886.
THOS. Fl. FRANKS,
Administrator, C. t. a. Estate Of
J. L. Ockerman, Deceased.
6-1S-Thurs-6tr
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-02
DEATHS IN TEXAS
FLOODS MOUNT TO u
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state highway department must
reopen routes between San An
tonic and Houston and San An
tonic and Austin and repair many
stee land concrete bridges.
An unknown number were miss
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-02
TAMPA MAN KILLED

TAMPA. Fla, July =. (UP).-
Edward Lyons, a night Waterman,
was. electrOcuted here yesterday
when a high tension wire fell up
on him.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-02
NEW SENATOR

TALLAHASSEE, July 2. (UP)
William Luther Hill was named
temporary United States senator
from Florida today, succeeding
the late Duncan U. Fletcher,
whom he served 10 years as Sec
rotary. He was appointed by Gov.
Dave Sholtz to serve until his per-
manent successor is elected.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-02
HITLER GUARDS DIE

BERLIN, July 2. (UP).-Four
members of the band of Chancel-
lor Adolf Hitler's official body
guard were killed and six gravely
injured last night in an automo-
bile accident while returning here
from a concert at Madgeburg, the
official German news agency re-
ported.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-02
HOEY SCORES TACTICS
OF FOES IN ADDRESS
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over the state he expressed his
"humble gratitude" for the more
than $4,000 votes given him dur
ing the first primary, the largest
primary vote ever received by a
candidate for governor in this
state.
81 look forward to the oppor-
tunity of serving the people of
North Carolina in the building of
a finer state through an improved
and more efficient government"
he said. 81 do not seek to destroy
the foundation upon which we
have built-as is McDonald's pol
icy-but rather to retain that
which is good and build upon it.
There is room for Improvement
and it will be my purpose to i'm
prove our state departments and
making whatever chang
es that will improve the service
to the people but not destroying
the very schools and institutions
which have made North Carolina
the great state it is"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-02

Doubtless there are absolutely
normal people, but they may be
the ones w ethink queer.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-02

night and found his way out o.
the woods along a fence. He said
that he did not know where Sea-
mon was when he left and that he
went to the home'of Mrs. George
Orr, where he stayed until almost
daylight when he went to his own
home.
Testimony was introduced that
Seth Edmundson was sent to look
for Seamon when he did not re-
port for work en- Monday and
that Ulys told him Seamon had
left after breakfast.
Ulys Clayton was recalled be-
fore evidence was closed and tes-
titled that he was Seamon's only
relative and that Seamon would
have gotten his "bonus," although
he said he did not know the
amount of it. He also admitted
that he and Seamon had fight
at his home about a month before
death.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1936-07-02

A bill to prohibit "stag" par
ties was introduced during the
1885 North Carolina legislatures
session,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-08-17
Tounsend'S
Arrest ASked
By Witness

Cleveland, Ohio, Aug. 17-(AP)-
Ben Sacharew, attorney for Rev. AL
tired j. Wright, former director in the
Townsend old age pension organiza-
ton, asked Commonplace Judge
George w. Kerr today to order the
arrest of DR.. Francis E. Townsend,
founder of the pension plan, and Gil
mour Young, national secretary, for
failure to appear at deposition hear
ing here.
DR.. Townsend and Young were
scheduled to testify at the hearing in
connection with Wrights receivership
suit against the Townsend organiza-
don.
II want a citation issued for DR..
Francis e. Townsend, and 1 ask your
honor to see that DR.. Townsend be
not encouraged to make mockery of
the courts of justice" Sacharew said.
He then asked for the arrest of Young
Attorney Charles H. Hubbell re-
ceieved a telegram from Gilmour
Young stating that DR.. Townsend
would be unable to appear, due to
illness. Hubbell was asked to appear
in court and request continuance of
the hearing.
DR.. Townsend was reported to be in
a Chicago hotel suffering from over
eXertiOn and fatigue.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-08-17
ROAD PLAN AIMED
AT BETTER UPKEEP
County Roads Would Be I'm
proved If New Bond Is
sue Were Given
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In The Sir Walter Hotter.
BY j. a. BASKERVILLE.

Raleigh, Aug. 17.-Better mainten-
ance of all county roads and the sur
face treatment of more miles of these
secondary roads would result if the
next General Assembly should decide
to issue some $25,O0O,00O in new high
way bonds for the purpose of mod
ernizing and rebuilding old and worn
out highways on the main State high
way system, State Treasurer Charles
M. Johnson pointed out today. He in
Dictated that since he made the sug-
geStiOn for a new bond issue for road
construction a week or so ago, he had
received hundreds of letters, most Of
them approving the suggestion, but
maintaining that there was more need
for work on the county highways than
on the State roads.
Referred to County Roads.
"It was of these county roads I was
thinking more than of the State high
ways when I made this suggestion for
a new highway bond issue of about
$25,O0O,O0O to be used in reconstruct
ing old and worn out main highways"
Johnson said. For as conditions now
are, the State Highway Commission
is forced to use such large portion
of it's revenue in maintaining the
State highway system that not
enough is left to provide proper main
tenance for the county roads. Indica-
tions are that an increasing amount
of maintenance funds is going to have
to be used in patching up weak links
in the State highway system and that
mill 1o Ito HI
on the county roads, especially on the
old stretches of highway that were
built for light traffic and which are
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-08-17
Roosevelt Plans
His Drought Trip

Hyde Park, N. Y, Aug. 17.-(AP)
President Roosevelt began per-
fecting details of his forthcoming
drought belt trip today, besides dip
ping into mass of administration
business accumulated during
three-day tour of eastern flood
areas.
He was considering, too, jour-
ney down the Mississippi river.
Hannibal, Mo-, has asked him to
appear at celebration. Several
other cities along the stream have
invited him to visit them, but his
assistants said there would be no
decision for three or four days.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-08-17
Many More Believed To
Have Lost Lives as Ty-
phoon Swept Inland
Over Weekend
THREE SHIPS SEND
URGENT SOS CALLS
Two of Them Go Aground,
With Crews Saved, But
Third Is Not Heard From
Since; 100 Workmen Re-
ported Buried Alive In
Landslide from Typhoon

Manila, P. l., Aug. 17.-(AP)- At
least eleven persons were killed by a
typhoon which today left homeless
natives of northern Luzen island
threatened with famine
Pleas for government aid said
many more were believed to have
been killed as the storm-swept in
from the Pacific Saturday.
The storm destroyed practically all
native houses and 80 percent of the
crops in the Bdgayan river valley
AS the storm struck and then pass
ed on toward the China coast, three
ships caught in it's grip sent distress
calls. One vessel has not been heard
from since. The United States Coast
and Geodedic Survey ship Fathemer
lay on rock reef The vessels
Filipino crew and American officers
came off safely and were in tents on
the shore, navy advices said.
The fate of the unlisted vessel
driven ashore on the north Luzon
coast was unknown. Nothing had been
heard of the ship since it's last dis
tress call Saturday.
From Hong Kong came word that
the British steamer, Summing, carry
ing 40 passengers was aground and
water-logged in Junk Bay, off the
China coast. One hundred workmen
were reported to have been buried
alive in a landslide which resulted
from the typhoon.)
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-08-17
National Income In 1886
To Be About so Billions
Tenant Farmers
To Aid In Probe

Memphis, Tenn, Aug. 17.-(AP)
The Southern Tenant Farmers
Union announced today it's willing
ness to cooperate with Governor
Futrell of Arkansas in a suggested
southwide conference on the share
cropper problem.
j. II. Butler, of White county,
Arkansas, farm labOrer, president
of the union, accepted the proposal
through HI. L. Mitchell, union sec
rotary.
Butler said the union would CO.
operate, regardless of it's belief that
"Futrell used every means at his
command in an effort to break the
recent strike of share-crOppers."
The governor last week invited
other southern chief executives to
conference at Hot Springs, Ar
kansas, to discuss the situation.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-08-17
Business Outlay Will Be
Balanced for First Time
Since 1929 If Fig
ure Reached
20 BILLIONS GAIN
FROM LOW OF 1892
Last Years National Income
53 Billions; 1896 Income
Will Balance Outlay, Com
pared With Outlay of
Nearly Nine Billion Over
Income in 1892

Washington, Aug. 17.-(AP)- Com
MERGE Department officials today
forecast a 1886 national income close
to $50 900, 1000, balancing business
outlay for the first time since 1929.
The departments estimates, contin-
gent upon a maintenance of present
trends, were based upon readings of
various business barometers for the
first seven months Of the year, as
compared with similar figures for
1885.
After dropping steadily from the
$81, O34 100000 peak produced in 1928,
the national income hit a low of $780,
545,OOO,0OO in 1892. Since then it has
pointed upward. Last years income
was reported at $52,959,000,000.
Officials said they expected that i'll
come produced and income paid out
would approximately balance. Since
1929, income paid out has exceeded
income produced. This excess was on
ly 1928 100000 last year. compared
with the $8,818,OOO,OOO figure for 1882.