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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-16

ture he painted was not pleasant, but the realities
are even less so. For example, he talks Of balanc-
ing the budget by saving $685.; 006, 900, which
Mr. Roosevelt's deficit estimate for this year Yet
he knows and the President knows, that the deficit
by July l. 1888, will be twice that much. Senator
Byrd is convinced it will be a billion, six hundred
million. Privately, Administration experts confirm
the Byrd estimate, and only continued Juggling of
figures hides the facts. 1t is far harder for the
President to cut today than in 1888, when he mag
nifcently pruned nearly billion dollars off gov
ernmcntal expenditures. And it can't be done at
all if he wastes energy trying to pacae both sides
The foregoing paints graphic picture,
and we think, a true picture OF the condl-
tons existing in Washington as the special
congressional session gets under way. The
country will await something from the
President in addition to words, whether
made public in ''fireside chats or messages
to Congress. The country wants action.
out of line with the views and demands OF
his radical friends is extremely doubtful,
What Congress will do is problematical at
this stage of developments.
If this prophecy should prove to be
wrong and the President should show an
honest, earnest and active determination
to undertake to right the major wrongs
imposed on this country in his name, to
forsake dangerous radical policies and
adopt conservative, cOmmOn-sense Ameri-
can methods in government, he will un-
merit and receive the approval
and cooperation of millions of indepen-
dent citizens who are not embarrassed in
their actions by office-holding or other
government favorS
The country waits to see if his actions
confirm or refute his words.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-16
SHRINKING PURCHASING POWER

The Baltimore Evening Sun says that the social
security fund is taking constantly increasing
percentage out of the pay envelopes of every en-
ploye and out of the income account OF every
employer.
However noble the motive or however worthy
the cause, that means definite decrease in the
purchasing power of the persons concerned.
Moreover the government uses the money thus
collected to buy in its own bonds and all the au-
thorities seem to agree that when the government
buys in its bonds the result is deflation."
Soon or late, the amount paid by employers on
behalf of their employees to this social security fund
will be reflected in the wage scales and IN the
prices of all goods wares and stuffs
Government itself has. been shrinking the ma
tons purchasing power. The more it collects the
less the people have. And the more it collects the
greater the dissipation of the national wealth. Po-
Iitica prestidgitators cannot destroy the multiple
cation tables.-Chareston News and Courier.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-16
NEWSPAPERS OPINIONS
ARREST CARS, TOO?

Memphis turned up over last week with the
usual quota of arrests for drunken driving, and
Memphis in that regard very much like most
other American communities. If recent history re-
peats, these drunken drivers will get scant mercy
here from the court. They will be fined to the
limit and bound the state and IN due course
of time will have paid couple of hundred dollars
and maybe spent several days in Jail. Enforcement
is better or worse, according to circumstances. of
course, but no community looks on drunken driving
lightly these days.
Rather clearly something is lacking in the cur
rent program and campaign. That lack might be
supplied if laws were passed allowing the courts to
arrest the vehicles well rs the pilots We have
an idea that even the most thOughtless, under the
present Setup, might be spurred to think II he
knew arrest and conviction for driving while under
the influence of liquor would mean the automatic
loss of his car for adequate period. Such an ar
rangement would make the drunk motOrist feel
the curse as he apparently does not now. Revoca-
ton of drivers license will soon be reality IN
Tennessee but even that will allow the drunk to
hire driver and go ahead.
Ordinarily we dislike the idea of Draconian Sc
verify, but in the case of adult American VINO
deliberately makes himself non compos mentis and
sets out in a powerful machine capable of almost
unlimited harm to innocent people, we are inclined
to think severity is acknowledgements CONNER
cial-Appeal.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-16

WASHINGTON. - Reorganiza-
w ton of the federal govern
ment, for decades a diverting topic
of conversation, seems likely to
become a reality as the 18th Con-
gress assemblies TO act or not 10
at on the Roosevelt program.
The best reason for thinking so
is the fact that reorganization
bills designed to effect portion Of
the recommendations Of Roosevelt
an6 his Brownlow Merriam
Gulick committee of experts, car
rieS an obvious price tag.
The price, payable to Congress,
would be the removal of thou
sand OF more government career
men - bureau chiefs, division
heads and so on-in a process
which would lay their jobs open
to patronage raids. And the price
may be raised before Congress
gives the President some of the
powers he wants for the purpose
of "Stream-lining" the executive
Set-up.
The administration, with reSer-
vatioEs, backs the omnibus reor-
ganization bill which will be
pushed by Senator James F.
ByrneS of South Carolina. The bill
provides presidential authority to
transfer, re-group or abolish bu-
reaus, agencies, services and func-
items, except in the case of indie
pendent agencies such as the In
terstate Commerce, Securities Ex-
change and Federal Trade Com
missions.
Congress would have 80 days TO
veto any change it didn't like. A
l5-year term civil service admin
iStrator would replace the present
civil service commission and
would be charged with developing
q federal career service.
The President would be author
lied to bring about 100000 now
exempt federal employees into the
civil service and to establish
new Department of Welfare I'M
der a cabinet secretary, who pre-
sumably would be Harry Hopkins
Of WPA.
The President would be given
ak administrative assistants. The
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-16
FORTY HOURS

We've been breeding COWS to give more milk,
chickens to lay more eggs and pigs to put on
more fat.
We've been encouraging our lands to produce
greater yields and making machines to manufac-
ture more shoes.
Now comes the Black-Connery labor bill agita-
ton to put us on 4O-hour week l know OF no
successful man or woman in all history who ever
got there on 40 hours week.
Make this a land of drones and smarter nations
willing to work SO or 60 hours week will skin
US alive in the competition of the wor!d.-Clayton
Rand in Gulfport (Mss) Guide
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-16
HE NEW DEAL
IN WASHlN CTON
nv eONurN rgTC,rFE
By RODNEY BUTCHER
NEA Service SIAN Correspondent

name Of the Interior Department
would be changed to Department
of Conservation and National
Resources Planning Board would
be set up TO SCudy "devcl0pmen'
and utilization" of the nation
natural and human resources.
The House has passed bills wit
more or less similar provision
as to presidential reorganiZatio.
powers and authorizing. the 81:
assistants 1t has before it bill
with more or less similar pr0vi
sionS. as to civil service aid tn
comptroller generals Office.
The price" referred to is ;
ByrneS bill! provision permittin,
the President to find that any Of
flee of the head of a bureau
agency, division or service is "po!
icy determining in character,
whereafter he could name new
appointeeS. They would requir,
Senate confirmation. The net eff
feet would be to make hr.ldreds
il not thousands, of jobs now hel
by experienced career men al
item of senatorial patronage.
Chief fight in the House, anc
probably the Senate, is expected
20 center on the provision which
would put nearly all federal en-
ployes under civil service. En-
actment of this proposal would be
a remarkable remuneration o.
power patronage power) = -!
President and Congress. 49,.
There is also sure to be a bat
tie against abolition of the comp
troller generals Office, formerly
held by Republican John r. Nc
Carl. who blocked expenditures as
to whose legality he and Ne"
Dealers disagreed.
There are few who won
agree that Roosevelt never said
truer thing than his description OF
the federal administrative Set-ur :
as
" a higgledy -piggledy patch
work of duplicating responsible
ties and overlapping powers"
Copyright. 1887. NEA Service, mo.
..F..o. I'D: --NE' u.rr .,'E'
o." NEXT: Seven Tennessee
yaIIeys.".r AL '"7TD' .''"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-16

pulling at his neither garment,
cursing volUbly.
There is nothing the matter
with him. one might have said,
except aE;& in his pants" True
enough. But he was in a mess of
misery till he was rid of them.
And so with nerves-they can
feel like a million ants all biting
lat once between your outer and
inner skins. Nerves can cause a
person any one or all Of dozens
of miserics, including Indigestion,
irritation, fear and dependency.
Ncrvcs-juSt nerves can drive Il
person insane.
\ case of nerves is harder to
overcome and cure than "a case Of
ants in the pants.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-16
EARLY JAIL RISING ENDED

LITCHFIELD Conn. (UP)--
One of the first orders of newly
appointed county sheriff, Suthcr-
land 4. Bcckwith, was to advance
the breakfast time for prisoners
from $3.50 a. m. to Z n. m. Il
made the change because | could
sec no reason for getting up that
early" Bcckwith explained.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-16
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1913
BIBLE THOUGHT
WITHOUT CHRIST, WHAT?

''It the word Christ is removed from the word
Christian nothing is left that makes any sense"
were the words that suddenly arrested the atten-
ton Of a missionary. and he began to think OF
those remaining letters, Ian. What did they
mean? This is what | found" he said-"l Am
Nothing" Jesus Christ Himself said, Without Me
,(Chris, ye can do nothing" (Jno. 1851 and Paul
testified. Il can do all things through Christi
Sunday School Times.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-16

HARDLY had the French relin.
quished their hold on Halt
in 1904 when Gen. Henri Chris
topic, 4 former jamaican slave
set up 4 kingdom of his own de-
sign. In all history there was &c
be no more stirring, no more dra.
matte story than that Of his reign
Proclaiming himself Emperor
Of HAITI ChriStophe drove the
white planters from their lands
created dukes and counts anc
princes from among his choicest
subjects, and ordered the rest into
the most mercileSS Of slavery.
He then began the execution
Of his fondeSt Recommendation
of Christophe's Citadel; impreg-
nablc fortress atop a 2000-foot
cliff. Slaves toiled and dropped
ond died in that work, dragging
Inc myriad tons Of masonry and
cannon up the steep precipitous
trails. And Christophe ordered
every fourth man shot who Jagged
on the job; and then every third
man; then every second man. His
tory credited 10000 human sacri-
fees to that wild dream.
But at last it was finished; q
vast. rambling, beautiful citadel.
And it was finished none too soon,
for revolt had struck the BLACK
Napeleon's" kingdom. Suddenly
these same toiling subjects massed
into a bowling, murderous mob.
Thousands streamed up the cliff to
the great palace. ChriStophe recog-
nizei the end. Seeing his last slave
turn against him, he turned a pis-
tol to his body and died, a silver
bullet in his heart.
That was 100 years ago. But
today ChriStophe's citadel stands
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-16

TEXTBOOK
"Sookcy" called a man to his
wife in the dead OF night. please
come here
Sookcy went. What is the mat
ter, dear" she inquired solicit
ously.
Its my heart" he gaspcd. 1T
is pounding something awful"
Sookcy felt his wrist. "Yom'
pulse is not abnormal" she said;
1t may be a little faster than
usual, but perhaps you are little
nervous"
"Wcn. people do die Of heart
trouble. Look at all the prominent
persons who have dropped off
lately. don't notice it so much
when | sit up, but when | put my
head on the pillow it pounds in
my ear like nobody's business
Sookcy lifted the pillow and
took something from under it..
"Thurc'S your heart trouble!-lf
YOU will carry a dollar watch, "
she admonishcd, "don't take it to
BED with you.'
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-16

and justice. The
ia d &c asserts
that women are
not fooled by
the Spccious an
gumcntS of law
ycrs, that they
can see through
the lies of wit
nesScS. and that
they are not 50
likely to fall for
silly sentimental
tiles as men.
What are we
men coming to?
Or what are we
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-16
MORE FISHING: The Tryon

Bulletin says 10000 fingcrIing
bass arrived for Lake Lanier.
Western Carolina should be made
a iShcrman'S paradise but the
laws will have to grow longer
teeth before there is much pro-
lection and award for sportsmen's
efforts 20 improve conditions.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-16
TOWING UP FOR TOURISTS:

The Tryon Bulletin announces
that Oak Hall hotel is serving af-
telnoon teas for % and 80 cents
and luncheons and dinners for 81
each. II. b. Kelly. banker and no.
tel operator of Hcndcrsonville,
has Oak Hall in charge for the
second winter. Tiyon is now hav-
ing the coming seasons first WIS.,
itation Of tourists, corresponding
to the early ones Hendersonyille
welcomes in May-and aren't
those tilSt ones welcomed, though!
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-16
RATHER DISCoNCERTING

A judge makes the statement as
a fact that since women have
served on jurics in his court the
vcrdicts show more judgment
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-16

The supreme court, they say, rules America. Do
free men, having chosen ruler by error, SIGH and
say: "We, it was a shameful business but let's
forget it."
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-16

Story of Fascism: 81 have more food than you"
said the dog "But what is that mark on your
neck?" asked the wolf. THAT" said the dog, sis
where my collar rubs.'
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-16

very nuch
as it was
III n a ! l y
a bandoned,
t o w e ring,
d e S olate.
1t is pic
tured on q
Il 9 2 4 Hal
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-16

Increased pensions for widows
are being urged in the Irish Free
State.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-16

The sad part is not that man consorts with
the base to get an office, but that the base have
power to elect him.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-16

About 100 species of mammals now living prob
ably will become extinct within 100 years
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-16
SIDE LIGHTS ON LIFE
Rv WICKES WAMBOLDT

n mess of things that any kind of
sex which is different could hard
~ do worse.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-16
no WIVES ONLY: A ladY

TO WIVES ONLY: 4 lady
whose mail order disciples credit
her with having "Succccd2d in
Analysing the needs and dcticicr-
cics Of women" offers lessons in
charm" to the lady Of ny house
hold with the question. "Do YOU
know how to intrigue mon2'
We'll. if the used one she has Oh
hcr hands isn't worth the price OF
hcr lessons in charm which arc
advertised at 81, then it NIGH, be-
q splendid investment, NOV, ain
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-16

cooeyrigh,als27. 'NDAsservlce, IneJ
as J.pEwi aIt hrhariir i'.nh""
E'2% n" Iu"rrO w "W"S nrf.
...n or. 81 .". .'r'
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-11-16

NEXT: Seven Tennessee
Valleys, ".r.t 'ii '"1rD' ''"
The Arizona gleam., 1937-06-04

the being
especially which
this
not inclined to believe
preparing teaching these
various
professional life arousa
the youth this state which without doubt
school system Arizona
garded of the best in the nation.
stopped to consider the great number of
operating Here the city
Phoenix many
struggling the face difficulties to
upbud with which they
conducting admit that they successfully
quality foresight those thus
engaged ~s$%f = SsHf
hailed housetops when Negro
happens times to wilu lack support
part fail
year conduct their
efficient credable way There
business ingenuity but
destructive criticism
struggling contributing
barber shops beauty paror
stations eating hotels oonng houses
shops hospitals undertaking Establishments
engaged
professions.
years.
The churches becoming
progressive serving the
community life .@3~-e
Some organizations
well of them
il TIE future - ~ ~
Negro state although they considered
which construct greater accomplishments
May in say FORWARD ARIZONA! af.s
The Arizona gleam., 1937-06-04
C A. WINS
:. !. DIGS u
BY FLOYD j. CALVIN
Mr.. knight AscendS
By FLOYD j. CA

We cannot help but speculate on
what kind of a reception was
given Mr.. Thomas E. knight, Jr,,
Lieutenant Governor of Alabama,
on his sudden ascension last week.
Just SO years old, and rapidly
forging ahead on what to all in
tents and purposes was marked as
a long and brilliant career, Mr..
Knight was abruptly called to ac-
count and taken home to his
Father.
It is our impression that white
people, and particularly American
officialdom, are more often moved
by the uncertainty of the here
after, in their civil relations with
their colored fellow citizens, than
by any other factor. After all,
there are many instances in the
Bible where it is clearly indicated
that the meek, humble, poor, and
defenseless, will be given a hand
some reward hereafter, and that
the naughty, arrogant, cruel, and
merciless will, too, get their just
desserts, which It is limited broad
ly may not be so good.
White people wrote the Bible
or at least they take credit for
it-and it is sometimes charged
that they purposely held out hope
for the subject peoples, or indi-
viduals, in the hereafter, to tighten
their earthly load while the over
lords are lolling at ease through
their ingenious system of exploita=
ton. But ever since Plate al
lowed Christ to be crucified, even
though by default, officialdom has
been somewhat wary of being too
dogmatic in specific cases.
But not so Mr.. Knight. He
fought the Scottsboro boys, tooth
and nail, to the last, in all prob
ability with his eye on the Gov
ernorship of Alabama, and later a
seat in the u. S. Senate. AS it
turned out, he goes to his grave,
according to Prof. Pitkin, befor
his life began.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-06-04
The Haitian Report

The Haitian delegation of prom
irent Americans has. returned and
made, its. report The report is
interesting, revealing and con-
structive from many angles. First
Of > ALL, many American Negroes
had somehow gotten the impress
sian that the Haitians, because
they had a government, felt them+
selves superior and did not care
to be identified with colored Am
ericans.y i. Evidently this is not
true, or that the Haitians have
changed their. policy. They re-
ceived our colored Americans with
open arms, accorded them every
courtesy, as business men, as pro-
.fessional men, and as social be-
ings, and discussed with them
frankly ways and means by which
The Arizona gleam., 1937-06-04
DRIVE CAREFULLY

responsibility adults
and the responsibility saving the the
With closing
the public harzas
greatly increased and the danger snuf the life little
fellow not be i
chids business time where Thinking,
which will anticipate danger the midst of not part
of mental process.
So 1t to the moor precauon to think
children all the chd
with all the motorists
play much larger Children taught
few Dpno the streets the
Use caution the
happen sometimes when the greatest
Thy taught that motorists
streets this right
npudence insults youngsters disturbed their
play by motor has the unhappy misfortune to be that
y
bv who deliberately walk
mobile with hit dare" attitude. #
teach children
thereby doing their part in curbng child fatalities
Motorists must exhaust meanshinA anticipate
all
child's Life. Drive carefully.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-06-04
FORWARD ARIZONA
by Lloyd ID. Dickey

ID. Dckey 4
It
hg made Cooed Americans
Some be inclined
undue note of optimism well
the Negro for his
TO make of the multitude opportunities
baby state OF the Union It is merely effort to
in
Everywhere the Negro is becoming aggressive spirit Even
the South where his opportunities him
courageousy facing his problems battling
prejudice in history
The Arizona gleam., 1937-06-04

colored people in the United States
may help Haiti toward greater
economic progress.
Colored people in America,
while they have their problems,
are the leading (so-called) Ne
groes in the world today. They
excel, as. a. group, in the arts and
sciences, in business, in social
service, in education, IN r.. race Yts relaa-
tions. (They are just beginning
to take new hold in politics and
government.
Any colored group outside OF
America seeking the good will and
support of Negroes In America
must recognize the achievements
of American Negroes and ap-
proach them on basis of com,
plete equality, (Had the, Ethio--
plans done this at the time Of
Halle Selassie's coronation, Amer
lean Negroes might have been in
spired to do more for the stricken
empire few years later.)
We believe American Negroes
will help Haiti in any way. found
practicable, now that there is no.
more misunderstanding as to just
who is who. =.
DIR. Finley:s Rise !.
The late Arthur Brisbane spread
his venom of race prejudice
through the American press for
SO many years that the really val
liable and constructive work o1
others in the field WI who were s less
glamorous than he went almost
;unnoticed. But now that Father
Time has, retired lti e, Mr.. Brisbane. and
his To-day from sthe' current
scene, seem; II there SIS is opportunity to-IooR
around and note 'just@where really
important work fs4beihg:. done.
Nothing is irlniorssE NOR ; inspiring, in
this s connection, than. the rise Of
~ - rs s:<<TE ET's .,rTssW Vze3%- -
DR.. John H. Finley t0sthe editor
- -2@<tsl tssi y. a'a' lsTs ,-sssse~1 a
ship of the New Yofk Times, the
~1' .1 .-5.s 4@aes
most potent rnolder> >of public opin-
ion in America. A rugged mid
westerner from Illinois, DR.. Finley
is believer in the innate capacity
of all people, and is one}who rec
ognizes the contribution: of all 10
our present day civilization.
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