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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-03-26
BY RODNEY DUlCHER
NEt Service StaT Correspondent

Dbl NEt Service STAN Correspondent
WASHINGTON - The startling
" pace Of organized laborS rush
TO political and economic power
has astonished many leaders in the
movement as much as it has most
outsiders.
Now the c. /. O. group, under
John l.. Lewis and Sidney Hill
man, plans to sweep right along
10 important new victories, both
industrial and political.
Large scale unionization gains
are reported in the wake of the
steel settlement, which greatly
added to the effectiveness of the
slogan, 1T pays TO organize" The
=. /. o. will move at once into
the huge textile industry.
Even more consequential, per-
haps. is the campaign by Labor'S
Non-PartiSan League to put over
RooSevelt'S bill TO expand the
Supreme Court. After causing big
industry 10 revolutionizc its labor
policy, the c. /. o. unions and
others affiliated with them in the
league will undertake to be the
deciding force behind sweeping
change in federal government.
II must be borne in mind that
the. Supreme Court fight is close.
II 'Roosevelt'S forces win, it Is
likely that the support Of labor
may subsequently stand out as
the deciding factor for victory
After November'S election, GER
tain leaders Of Labor's Nom
Partisan League sought to take
almost full credit for labor. The
boast wasn't taken very seriously
because Roosevelt's margin was
so wide it precluded the theory
that he owed reelection to any
one group. But now the Presi-
dent is In "the big fight of my
life" and the fact that this time
the Lewis labor groups support
may be the decisive factor cannot
De ignored .ls {
Defeat for the Presidents plan
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-03-26
Tribute Is Paid
Mrs. Ida Sprecker

What I could write about Mrs.
Ida Sprecker is known to many in
our town. for she was a resident
here for 20 years. | have known
her the last four years and she
has left a deep impression that can
never be forgotten. She was a
woman much above the average in
intelligence and culture to which
was added a csnsecration of every
talent to the cause Of Christ. She
was emptied of self and filled with
the Spirit of God. She had clear
conceptions of right and wrong,
of duty and service and was
strong to overcome obstacles that
night present themselves in her
path through life, - and great
must be her reward,
In her Sunday school class in
the VI. +. church she was always a
help and inspiration, for with her
spiritual insight she clearly dis
cerned the truths 60 be taught. In
her missionary work her consecra-
ted life was much like the mission
aries who have given up close hu-
man ties TO tell the story Of saliva
ton to those who have not heard
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-03-26

a man VINO was
counting her Sis
ter made every
time he got an
opportunity o +
could create one,
namely, that he
regularly c o n
tributed five dol
lars q month -
sixty dollars a
year to his
church.
OF course the
reason the man
so persistent ] Y
re m i n d g d his
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-03-26

Maine. and Admiral Emory 5.
Land, U.S.N., retired.
The house passed and sent to
the senate bill authorizing use
of Sl,OOO.OO0 of federal surplus
commodities corporation funds to
buy surplus fish and products FOR
distribution 70 those on relief.
Rep. Clare +. Hoffman. r., call
cd on President Roosevelt and
Secretary of Labor Frances Per-
kins to repudiate sit-down strikes,
which he charged are illegal and
communistic." He alleged they
had spread with the obvious
moral support of the president"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-03-26

"If he says that again, I'll
scream" declared a young wo-
man. What the young woman had
reference to was a remark which
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-03-26

The worst critics of success are those who
tried the same stunt and failed
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-03-26

The season is at hand when about sixteen majo,
league teams are sure they will win the pennant
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-03-26

What you have is not a safe basis for pride. II
is too easy to tax it away from you.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-03-26

D. n. LEE THINKS HENDER-
sonville needs an active credit bu-
reau. G.. c. Richardson says,
"Amen." Credit ratings that used
to be good when things were
booming are poor. Others have
made improvement since the
worst of the depression. Here's
n small, mean job with little pay
for some efficient organizer and
hard worker. ..'
J. Q. Y. (James Quinton Young
Bud" for Short LYDIA wasn't
named when governmental agcn-
cics had run out Of letters but he
was acquainted with hard times.
He borrowed money for his mar
riagc license and stole his wife;
they reared IA children of their
own and half a dozen others but
he sees a better day now and II.
ID. Hyder says he is good pay, and
that means lots, regardless of
stealing wife and borrowing
money for tying the knot.
AND ASTER MES
around again Sunday. Except for
some new togs, headgear and a
permanent hereunder, flower
in the lapel, or cOrSage, per-
hapS some company or visit to
friends, what does the day mean?
Has it lost any of It's significance
to you? If so, this is a good time
to check up and have the old bat
terry rcchargcd so it will function
as of old.
THE GARDENS IN THE
Charleston area are said to be in
their prime but why go 800 miles
when you can go to Laurel Park
and witness six varieties of azalea
in Gloom in the garden Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Malvin /. Jackson. These
were selected from a nursery near
Orangeburg while in bloom. The
JacksonS have done considerable
planting at their home. Other
beautiful azaleas are blooming at
Jackson'S Flower Shop.
TCDAY'S WORD STUDY:
Easter. A festival Of the Chris
tian church to commemorate the
resurrection of Jesus Christ. East
cr falls on the first Sunday after
the full moon that falls on or next
after the 2lst of March.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-03-26

CoccidiosiS is one Of the most
common diseases Of young chicks.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-29

trenched positions held by the Chinese, Generalissimo Chiang Kal Shek's all- China anti-Japanese front had failed in every instance"
 That Shanghai battle is, in point of numbers engaged, as great as some Of the biggest battles of the World War It is waged for possession of the Chinese capi- tai, Nanking, and control of the rich YangtSe Valley and the vast, populous area of central China. That region is Strategically more vital than the north ern provinces, now largely occupied py the invader. It might prove to be one of the great decisive battles of the world. " For the present, at least, the great Japa- nese invasion is stopped in it's tracks. It may continue so if China can get war supplies. That is the big question.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-29
Cast Pumpkins

A new art seems to have been created by farmer of Madison, Ohio, bearing the euphoniouS name John M. Czeszczicz- ki. Yes, that's right - Czeszcziczki. He grows pumpkins that look as if they were produced by sculptor. Some of them are so natural, in their representation of a human head, that on the vine they look as if a very florid man were buried in the ground up to his neck. All the features, including the eyes, are distinctly and even delicately molded And there is no facial surgery about it. They are nodded that way as they grow.
 The farmer-sculptor makes aluminium molds about the size of an indoor base ball, shaped in the pattern he wants, and places them around the pumpkins on the vines while they are small. When they have grown to fill the mold, it is removed. From then on, until they reach maturity, they keep the form given them,
 Apparently any type of human face can be reproduced in this way, with con- siderable accuracy. Portraits can be sculptured in pumpkin, with Natures aid, making the sitter real pumpkin head". Animals or other creatures can be copied or caricatured. The process has been patented, but there is probably noth- ing to prevent farm boys having little fun with 1t.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-29
A Great Defense

There has probably been no greater surprise in history than the stand that China has made against Japan. When the present Japanese invasion started, expecting that it would be just like it's most part the Japanese army would go through the Chinese defense like cattle through a field of corn. The Japanese themselves expected that. But everybody knows what has happened. A recent dis patch from Shanghai says: Events appear to be going badly for the Japanese on many fronts After more than ten weeks of the bloodiest kind of fighting around Shanghai, they had made little more than a dent in the deeply en-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-29
Odd Situation

Down in New York millions of voters will swarm the polls next week to select a mayor for the next four years. The job of mayor of New York city is one of the biggest responsibilities in all the United States, but to date there is no rec- ord that the office acted as stepping stone to the White House which might seem to be the next biggest responsibil- ity. However, there are those who claim that if the stocky little Fiorella LaGuar- dia is returned to office next week in con- vincing style he will be headed straight towards the White House and perhaps no longer away than 1941.
 Opposing the independent little mayor is the equally outspoken Jeremiah T. Ma honey, former judge prominent in all worldly affairs and voice in the A. A. U. MT. Mahoney is the candidate of the given an approving pat by Postmaster General James A. Farley. Whether or not this is to be taken as an indication that MT. Mahoney is the candidate of the New Deal and the Roosevelt administra ton we don't know. But we do know that Mayor LaGuardia is the fair-haired boy of the New Deal.
 He was right behind the Roosevelt candidacy in 1936 and he probably still is loyal to the Rooseveltian tenets. As a result of his espousal of President Roose- welt, Mayor LaGuardia has never had to ask a second time for federal aid or in- tervention in New York City. He has got what he wanted. The situation now finds a strong advocate of the New Deal seek ing reelection; his opponent enjoying the distinction few days before polling time of being publicly endorsed by the gener- alissimo of the democratic forces of the nation. You name the winner.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-29
Take Your Choice

Much Is made of the fact that demo- cratic legislators have been feather1ng their own beds of recent years. You may recall that in the 1887 Legislature the count in the State Senate stood 26 Dem- ocrats, g Republicans. The Connecticut State Journal, organ of the Republican party in Connecticut, points out in its current issue that of the 26 Democrats 1T of them have either State or Federal offices. To quote the language of the Journal, ". IT of these gentlemen have had their political ambitions assuaged, four of them are well set, and the bal ance, totaling five, haven't gotten any, thing in the line of state or local patron age to speak of ..."
 Wonder what's the matter with the five "outcasts". Still at that the Republi- cans must admit that the Democrats spread their patronage around quite bit. Seventeen out of 25 are taken care of, to use the popular expression. Now back in the days when "Joe" LaWlor was the only Democrat in the Senate or when he and "Joe" Tone were the only two Democrats in the Senate and things weren't much different in the House, the system didn't work that way. Oh, no, whatever jobs there were to be given out were given out to only few of the elite.
 If the records were scanned it would he seen that there were so few deserving Republicans that of necessity several public offices must be vested in the one man. It was not unusual for one office holder to be asked to assume another responsibility and seldom was there a refusal. And there Is the classic example of former COP. leader who held offices in three branches of the state govern ment - executive, member of the At torney Generals staff; judicial, a town judge; and legislative, a member of the House.
 Democrats may be looking out for themselves today, but if so they learned their lesson at the knees of Republican parents. It's too bad, of course, that the legislators get all the jobs, but eventually our civil service will change this. At least 1t is supposed to do that.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-29

Investigating Committee resumes its public hearings shortly.
 The committee, headed by dynamic Senator Bob LaFOllette, has been secretly probing sev- eral anti-union movements and is loaded tO the muzzle with fireworks. One of its prize pieces of documentary evidence is a photostatic copy of . secret agreement among number Of southern California corporations to defy the Wagner Labor Dis- putes Act.
 Under the terms of the agree ment the firms not only fixed 8 common scale of wages, but agreed not to deal or recognize "any labor organization" Mem bers agreed to impose penalties up to $l0,O0O for violation of this secret anti-union alliance.
 Merry-G G0-ROund
 A long -smouldering row over the management of the Library of Congress by Herbert Putnam, 78-year old librarian, is slated to break out in Congress next month because of his peremptory dis- missal recently of Dr. George J. Schultz, head of the Legislative Reference Service. Schultz was fired after 20 years employment in the Library. He is widely pop- ular among Congressmen and Senators, more than 100 of whom telegraphed and wrote Putnam protesting his custer Alfred E. Smith" is a Negro in charge of WPA's Negro division Att tempting to address a large fair crowd in Los Angeles County re- gently, Senator William Gibbs McAdoo was SO vigorously booed that he had difficulty making himself heard. The lanky Cali- fornian is under attack in the southern part of the state because of his refusal to back the reap- pointment of a popular federal district attorney. When Big Jim Farley spoke in Los Angeles last week he made no mention of Me- Adoo According to "Amer- ican Aviation" a total of 38,753 passengers entered the United States from abroad via airplaaes in the first six months of this year.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-29

not only because of It's comprehen- siveness, itsI friendly manner of of. ficials talking the situation over with residents of the community, nor only on account of a treasurer's an- nouncement of Q year-end balance of more than $7,000, important as that may be.
 One statement reads for instance "Today, 1887, 1t costs in round num- bers, seventy-five thousand dollars annually to run the town of Mans field, of which some fifty-thousand dollars must be raised by loacl tax ation.' Put another way, @ third of the cost need not be raised by local taxation, need not be worried about by the local authorities.
 Total school expense for the corIl- ing fiscal year D estimated by the Board of Finance at $48,066. Yet school grants from the state are es- timated ct $20,182, leaving local of- ficials responsible for raising not much more than half of the edu- cational expense.
 Highway expenses, including bridg es and snow removal, are set at $8,- GOO. Yet as in the case of other towns, the state highway grant to the town Is more than twice that amount.
 The report reads in one section: Under the system of state aid that prevails in Connecticut some educa- tional grants decrease in percent age of school expenditures as tax re- ceipts of @ town increase, 50 that the mere growth of the smaller towns will normally mean the pro- gressive loss of state assistance If the town collects its taxes better taxes itself more for local improve ment or for retirement of its debt, 1t is penalized, in a sense, by the au- tomatic decrease of educational sub- sidy."
 It might be rephrased to read that the present custom of state subsi- dies places @ premium on local iner- tia. Yet the report concludes with the recommendation that "the rep- resentatives of the town in the Gen. eral Assembly support judicious measures looking to the further use of the states taxing power for the benefit of municipal treasuries." At whose expense?
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-29

It was back in 1927 that Uncle Sam first recognized the need of providing some protection for the musk oX Con- gross was asked to do something about 1t, but not until 1880 was money pro- vided for survey and real start up in Alaska, where 1t has been determined musk oxen roamed as long ago as the early part of the 18th century. The funny part of the whole thing is that when our government went up to Alaska in 1880 to restore the musk OK, there wasn't one animal to be found, so we had to import species from other countries. Finally Norwegian took out a govern ment contract to supply species from Greenland. He brought back thirty four animals.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-29

We never knew the musk OK was much good, save to give off pungent odor and the combination of words provide tongue-twister of the first order. But it seems the musk oxen are valuable both as regards flesh and skins and Uncle Sam's Biological Survey is worried about the gradual disappearance of the musk OK in Alaska. So much so that efforts are being made to propagate the animal in It's proper environment. The animal, however, Is not as prolific as the buffalo and other species of native wild life of northern United States which the gov- ernment has managed to save from eX- tinction. They must have lot of care and for long time. Right now seven- year nursery course is being provided by the federal government in the interests of more musk oxen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-29
TODAY'S COMMON ERROR Never pronounce epitOme-ep'- i-tom; say, e-pit'-O-me.

A. Plane the bottom edges and sides until the drawers slide easily. Never plane the top edges, as it would spoil their appearance wheh open. Apply paraffin to the run ways and to the bottom edges of the drawers to make them run smoothly.
 c. Did Colonial Connecticut have two governments?
 A. Tn 1889 the colonistC who tol- lowed Rev. Thomas Hooker from Massachusetts Bay colony and set- tied the river towns, adopted Q Con- stitution for self-govcrnment, after they discovered that they were not, as they had supposed, still in the Massachusetts colony. About the same time colonists settled Quinni- piack, afterwards New Haven, and set up a separate government under the seven pillars of the church. Much against their will, the latter group was absorbed by the former under the charter granted by Charles II in 1862.
 c. What is meant by the base ball expression, foot in the buc- ket?"
 A. It refers to the batter pull ing away from the plate as he swings at the pitched ball. e. I was born in France, and married 6 man who was an Amer ican citizen the 9th of April, 1907, and want to know if I am an Amer ican citizen.
 A. You are an American citizen. A law passed March Z. 1907, speci- fled that a woman took the citizen ship status of her husband. The law was repealed Sept. 22, 1922.
 c. What was the first electric household appliance?
 A. The electric iron, invented soon after the incandescent bulb. If you want . copy of our book let FORTUNE TELLING" write the Waterbury Democrats Wash lngtOn Bureau, 1913 Thirteenth Street, Washington, D. 0. Enclose 10 cenSt in postage.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-29
A Book a Day
Revealing Modern Literary Credos

Life Is My Song (Farrar ant Rinehart: $3.50), by John Gould Fletcher, should prove inviting reading for all those who are in. terested in the progress of modern literature, particularly poetry, in this century. Althuogh the book IS technically an autobiography, It's greatest value and appeal lies in its revelation of artistic advances quarrels, discussions and discoveries in the years immediately before and after the World War.
 There are, for example, few more readable and understandable accounts of the development and towering of the Imagist move. ment than MT. Fletcher's. Be- cause he was himself an integral part of the Imagist group, and be- cause he accepted its literary credo Clly after lengthy consider ation, he is well qualified to pre-. sent that credo and it's professors in a comparatively objective light.
 fJe knew the leading members of the group well, and he writes very Interestingly, indeed. of Ezra Pound and Amy Lowell. The facts which he presents and his own opinion of the earliest work of T. 8. Eliot, Conrad Aiken and Carl sandburg are Illuminating if not always wholly convincing. There is, as well, a great deal about Harriet Munro and the magnificent years of POETRY, the magazine of verse of which she was so long editor.
 As an autobiography, the book is interesting largely because 1t shows us the events of the past few decades through the eyes of a highly individual creative artist. Life Is My Song is intensely self- revealing in an intellectual way, but is fortunately lacking . great deal of the egotistical emotional clutter which fills so many auto- biographies.-E. M. T.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-10-29
Where Balances Are Simple Towns Still Manage to Maintain Governments at State Expense - Local
 Inertia Subsidized
Inertia Subsidized
NEW HAVEN REGISTER.

State tax commissioners and oth- CTS have been trying for several years to coax municipalities, parti- cularly the smaller ones, into pre- pairing better reports on their col11- munity fiscal years, clearer budgets, more details. Contests have been held in some places, to promote through rivalry what preaching could not do or was not doing. Those who watch them 8 bit closer, as Q result of this attention, are not likely to go unrewarded, and some sources of interesting informa- ton are now being published in Connecticut.
 One of the current crop, that from the town of Mansfield, is engaging