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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-07-12
CLOUDBURST IN
WEST VIRGINIA
WORKS HAVOC
$5OO,OOO Damage Done In
Wheeling Area; Tracks,
Homes Wrecked

WHEELING, w. Va, July ~.
(UP)--Damagc caused by a sew
ere cloudburst which struck this
section late Saturday was csti-
mated at 100000 Sunday as
hard-hit communities began clean
ing up debris.
A dozen homes were reported
washed from their foundations
and more than 100 automobiles
overturned and otherwise damag-
cd by the heavy downpour which
lasted 30 minutes, changing Lit
tie Wheeling creek and Middle
Wheeling creek into raging tor
rents.
Hardest hit community was Elm
Grove, a part Of Wheeling, where
ut least 100 homes were damag-
ed. Water from six inches to four
feet deep stood in the streets and
tumbled into stores and dwell
lings.
DR.. r. NJ. Pedicord, health COM
missioner, ordered flooded stores
closed last night, pending inspec-
ton Of damaged goods by health
officers.
The Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road reported that three miles of
track on the road to Pittsburgh
were washed out and that railroad
traffic would be halted until re-
pairs are made. Bus lines to
Pittsburgh were running behind
schedule due to waShouts on the
national highway out of Wheel
ing.
Other towns affected were
Triadelphia and Valley Grove,
both situated along the two flood
ed creeks. Two small bridges
were washed out. State police
stopped all sight-seers from en-
tering the flooded areas yester-
day.
Several narrow escaped from
drowning were reported. Mrs.
Herbert May and her two chill
dren, David and Shirley Ann,
were rescued from their home in
Valley Grove by twelve men who
formed a human chain to lead
them to safety.
Trapped in their automobile by
the high waters, Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac Leeper and their two daugh-
tiers, Irene, 10, and Paulina. l3.
and nephew, Asa Leeper, all OF
Washington, Pa, were rescued by
four men who formed life line
to their automobile and helped
them to dry ground. The current
was so swift at the time that the
men were forced to brace them
selves against the automobile TO
prevent being swept away.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-07-12
THREE SOVIET
AIRMEN Wing
TOWARD j. s,
Effort To Fly Over Pole
To West Coast Renewed
Today

MOSCOW, July 12.-(UP)-
Three Soviet airmen took off il
a singlc-motored monoplane early
today for a dash over the top o,
the world to the United States
and possible ne wworld's recort
for nonstop flight.
Headed by the tall and hand
some Mikhail Gromov, who wa.
skipper of the ill-fated Maxim
Gorky, the filters will attempt t.
cut across the North Pole route
blazed by three Soviet heroes
last month and. fly. down the Pa
ciic coast as far as possible.
1t was thought their destination
might be Los Angeles, and if they
succeeded in the attempt they will
surpass the long distance RECORD
of Maurice Rossi and Paul Codo.
of France who flew 5.657 mile.
from New York to Syria in 1888
With Gromov was Major Andre
Yumashev, navigator. and Serge
Daniline, co-pilot. The time OF
their take-off was 1924 "a. m
(8:24 p. m. E. D. T. Sunday.
While the motor of their plane
the Ant 25-1, was being warmed
up. Gromov told the little group
gathered around the plane that he
and his companions were out ia
set a new record.
Cool and reserved, he quietly
told the group that he would at
tempt to push the plane down the
Pacific coast as far rs possible. He
did not mention Los Angeles as a
specific destination. There had
been various reports earlier the
fliers would attempt to reach New
York, Chicago or San Francisco.
The Ant 25-l took off from
Shchelmove airport, 20 miles
from Moscow. The filters expect
ed to follow the general route
over the North Pole taken by the
Soviet filters who last month flew
5,288 miles from Moscow to Van
couver, Wash.
The motor of the monoplane,
which has red wings and a silver
fuselage was started at $40 a. m.
Fourteen minutes later the ship
left the ground in a perfect take
off. There was light ground fog,
but the filters climbed above it
quickly.
Gromov was the regular pilot of
the Maxim Gorky, but because OF
illness was not aboard the giant
plane when it crashed in May
1885, killing 40 persons.
Gromov and Yumashev hoped
to better the time set by Valeri
Chckalov, Georgi Baidukov and
Alexander Beliakov to Vancouver.
The three filters were forced down
at Pearson Field on their attempt
ed 5000 mile nonstop flight be-
cause Of poor visibility across the
entire northwest United States.
They completed their flight, which
was only $50 miles short Of new
record, in SO hours and II min
utes.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-07-12
Saluda Girl Is
Drowned Sunday
Boy Seeking To Save Her
Nearly Loses Life

SALUDA, July IL. (SpeciaD- -
Hattie Jones, 15-year-old daugn
ter of Rural Mail Carrier U. q
Jones, was drowned shortly after
5 o'clock Sunday afternoon IN
Green river in the cove near the
iron bridge.
She was picknicking and bath
ing with a party of young folks
and got beyond her depth in the
water. Being unable to swim, she
was drowned before her comrades
could rescue her.
William Troutman, of the par,
ty, was the only one who could
swim and in the endeavor to save
the girl came near losing his own
life.
Both were taken from the wa
ter, and first aid under the direc,,
ton of Mrs. Freeman, trained
nurse, was administered.
William recovered but the
young girl was past aid. She was
taken to the hospital in Tryon
but nothing could be done for her.
She leaves her mother and ia
Their, two sisters, Mrs. Zeno Green
and Mrs. Ellison (Jennie), and
three brothers, Bert, George, who
was in the party, and Billie.
Funeral services will be held at
Friendship churchyard at p. m.
today. Rev. Malcolm Ross of Try
on will officiate, and Rev. James
Justice of Saluda will assist.
Two years ago Mr.. Jones lost
his eldest son, Kirk, under tragic
circumstances.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-07-12
OVER 10000 CASUALTIES
IN BATTLE FOR MADRID

HENDAYE, Franco Spanish
Frontier, July II. (UP)-Loyalist
and nationalist armies fighting for
possession of Madrid last night
were reported to have suffered
more than 10000 casualties.
Five days of battle during which
General Miaja's loyalists have
fought savagely to break the reb-
ell steel ring around Madrid, were
estimated to have taken toll of
5000 dead and nearly 10000
wounded.
The nationalist high command,
refusing to list it's own losses, said
approximately 1000 loyalists were
killed and $1,000 wounded.
Insurgcnt and government war
offices issued conflicting "victo-
ny" bulletins, but it was evident
that the armies of Miaja were
making progress in their drive
through the Sierra Guadarramus
toward the rebel base Of Naval
camera, 81 miles southwest Of
Madrid.
The Madrid war office an
nounced the capture of Villaneuva
Del Pardillo, west of Madrid and
the seizure of more than 600, prls-
oners as well as a large supply Of
ammunition and war materials.
Insurgent headquarters at Avlla
reported that loyalists suffered
Several thousand" casualties Ia
an unsuccessful attack on Lucera,
a working class district on the
southwestern outskirts of Madrid.
The town of Albarracin, west
of Madrid, was reported surround
cd by Miaja's shock troops, in
Guiding units Of the international
bripadp
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Death TAKES
GEO. CERSHEIN
Composer Fails To Survive
Emergency Operation
For Brain Tumor

HOLLYWOOD, July -. (UP(
George GerShwin, the genius of
Tin Pan Alley who lifted Amcri-
can Jazz" music from the honky-
tonk to the concert hall died yes
terday i'm Ccdars of Lebanon hos
pital after an emergency opera
ton.
GerShwin collapsed Friday night
while working on medical scores
for film production and was
taken TO the hospital, unconscious
and in critical condition.
He died at 1926 a. M. (2:35
p. M, f.. ID. t. after an emerg-
cncy operation was performed
shortly after midnight in an effort
TO save his life.
Gcrshwin was 3S, hut i'm spite
of his youth had contributed more
notable works than any other mod
ern American composer during q
quarter of a century of relentless
work. His most famous work was
"The Rhapsody in Blue when
catapultcd him overnight INTO one
of the foremost positions IN the
musical world.
The pale, Jewish youth from
New York's East Side who rose
from the obScurity of a non-muSl-
cal family to become the most
widely known American composer
of his time, died Gin harness.
Gershwin suffered a nervous
breakdown two weeks ago while
working at a film studio on com
positions for a new production.
AT the hospital il was discovered
ne was suffering from a BRAN
tumOr.
Three SPECIALISTS were rushed to
the hospital after ms physician
DIR. Gabriel Segall, discovered the
ailmcnt. c.
He was operated on early Sun
day, and later revived from the
anaeSthetic.
DIR, Segall said Gershwin APP
peared vastly improved when ne
was released from hospital about
a week ago. after the nervous
breakdown.
Gersbwin was unconscious when
he arrived at the hospital Friday
night. After preliminary dag
nosis DR.. Segall called in the sPe-
cialists and an operation was de-
cided upon. H., ~
Gershwin, born in Brooklyn, n.
Y Sept. 20, 1898, was most ceie.
brated for his Rhapsody in Blue
which was first played by Paui
Whiteman's orchestra in i9za;
A product of New York's East
Side where he lived during the
early wears of his life, he became
one Of the foremost citizens OF
"Tin Pan Alley" where most Oh
Americas Jazz music was born.
He studied under the late Chas.
Hambitzer, who recognized the
Young prodigy's musical genius
when he was Ia and took him UNI
der his wing. -, -
Among his early musical hltS
were scores for LADY Be Good,
ooh Kay" and George White S
Scandals. ! -
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-07-12
DANA AGRICULTURE
STUDENTS PLAN FOR
AN OVERNIGHT HIKE

Announcement was made to-
day that the vocational agrihul.
ture students of the Dana shhool
are preparing for an overnight
hike the night of Friday, July
10th. All boys who are planning
to make this trip are asked to
meet at the J. H. Stepp store at
Dana Friday, at p. m, and to
bring food with them for supper
and breakfast and dinner Of the
following day.
Present plans are that the hike
will be made to Green River for
the nightf. Fishing and swim
ming will be available for those
wishing it. The students are ask
ed by their leader to gather
promptly at 4 D. m.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-07-12
LOW RATE MONEY IS
SAID PLENTIFUL

WASHINGTON, July IL. (UP)
President Roosevelt today sent a
special message to the house veto
ing the congressional bill to ex-
tend the three and one-half per
cent interest rate on federal land
bank loans.
The president gave FIVE reasons
why the bill, designed to continue
emergency farm aid, passed in
1888, should be killed. The prin-
cipal one, he said, Is that there is
no justification for II In view Of
the easy low private credits now
obtainable. .t
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-07-12
Garden Club viii
Meet Tuesday Eve

Announcement was made to-
day that the HcndcrSonville Gar
den club will hold its postponed
meeting on Tuesday evening at
s 30 o'clock. The meeting will
be at the home of Mrs. J. f..
Shipman on Seventh Avenue East
instead Of with Mrs. John l.. For
rest. Mrs. Forrest will not be in
the city at that time.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-07-12
NO ADJOURNMENT
SEEN FOR 6 WEEKS

WASHINGTON, July ~. CUP
House Democratic Leader Sam
Rayburn, D., Tex, who conferred
with President Roosevelt on his
weekend cruise predicted today
that the congressional session will
last to September 1. 81 don't see
how we can get out Of here in
less than six weeks" he said.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-07-12
EONINC DEh
HIS
TODAY
|,,,s Senator's Remaining
|I'rpIedsed Key To Fate
OF Measure
EID DRIVES DEEP
WEDGE IN NEW DEAL

r,SvIyCTON. july -. ,UP)
.,,o, Joseph C. O'Nahouyy, d.
rR, TO-DAY renewed the
'-c,ra,ic onslaught against
,Sicr. Goo,egc.ts supreme
"a reorganization program
,.ret Iasr nigr, that senate sup
d, for the administration hi.i Is
ys,rTbae. the Chamber Of
S,cwmer,e Of me United States,
Il, Washington Review, said
ba, ,re SANE objections To the
rigiral bin Tor s,N new Justices
|pplied with equa. force 70 the
ompromi,e measure slow in e
own appointment, 20 one "a year.
also suggested Ina, rac fight
av last into ,ac mex, .eSSion of
rrUesS. recalling that I n G
sague Of Nation, fg5, continued
}, l3 months
Judged from aHy angle" the
tanbTs review stated. The adj
Illustrations supreme court plan
no les, Objectionable than the
ryral proposal"
The senate judiciary committee
Ie, 0tay % consider a score of
iFogs IeslG.loDs providing for
fr-gro.l. amendments deal
Z Eia De ,gDIrme court. There
|rs reports .sa, definite action
ghi be ,sSe1 today.
Senator Edward K. Burke, D.,
H., one Of the leaders of the
C opposing the presidents
lr reorganization proposals,
y Ia. he believed all the SEN
rs opposing me original mea-
2 would support a constitutions
rs'imeDt requiring compul-
SaIemeDt az - years of all
r aPPoiHtceS to the highest
j. He said that such an
'slcnt would not involve the
~, eight members.
'Ese said rha, personally nc
favor another amendment
2 he number Of Justices at
aa1 might even vote % bring
r'''or resolution to increase
Humber 10 n so that he could
'S &c on The senate floor.
y Tar no Republican has in
1.'et IN the iutra-party feud
e. aas driven a deem wedge
.e We" Deal following.
.s'N than a score of senator's
tailed publicly 10 declare
"a position on the bill. but in
= = aimoer are the votes which
= Iean success or failure for
|. !. administration. Division in
.-.-aeni Is So close that two or
,'s votes may decide the issue
\. .oT y a ,ie-breaking vote by
!. = resident John n. Garner,
az present is mentioning at
, nome IN Uya'dc, Tex.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-07-12
rs. MAY SOON TAKE OVER RESER We BANKS
BAYS Senate Court Bill Support Is Waning
Want US. In New
Far East Farley

LONDON, July IL. (UP)-Cap-
tain Anthony Eden, foreign score
tarv. today revealed to the house
Sf commons that Britain is con-
sidering comforting with the Unit
cd States regarding the Chinese
situation. He deplored interfer.
ence with trade by fighting.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-07-12
Rose Dies At
Fnmer Cottage

81 P Sf,Ie Robinson Rose. "a,
/ ,ga,eerSourg, Fla, died at
B, a. : at at Indian Cave last
\ and ""s The widow of Orlando
Va an 4 native of Parkersburg,
IS po.lhe body will be taken
'''rShurg for burial.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-07-12
BAR MEETS NEARS

LINCOLNTON, July II. (UP)
Local and county bar members
are preparing to play host to the
18th District Bar association
meeting here July 30. Attorneys
from Lincoln, Cleveland, Cald-
well, Burke and Watauga coun-
ties will attend.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-07-12
HERE FROM ORLANDO

Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Gratz, OF
Orlando, Fla, have arrived in the
city and are spending some time
as the guests of Mrs. Emma Ship
man, on Willow street.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-07-12
WEATHER

If, far aud continue" ',,;,S
.,rp tO"' ss,.,,J thuudcrsho~er''
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-07-12
GOOD AFTERNOON

The custom Of dating paekaged
foodstuffs can't be completely
successful until someone teaches
the trick to hens.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-14
MADE
AVAILABLE TO
PRUNE FARMS

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. l3. UP
A federal loan of $2450000 obtained
from the Commodity Credit cor
poration today was male available
to California prune growers.
R. P. Baker, manager of the Prune
Credit corporation of California,
said the loan will be distributed
after growers pool $4,000 tons of
pruneS from which the federal gov
eminent, through the Federal Sur
plus Commodities corporation. has
agreed to purchase 80 per cent for
relief purposes.
Participating growers, by de-
livering their share TO the pool,
should realize better prices than can
be otherwise obtained for the sale
of the entire CROP Baker said.
Purpose of the pool is to take
$4,000 tons of surplus prunes out
of the current market in a move
to bolster prices. Deliveries to the
pool will bring to growers in Cali
fornia an advance payment on de-
livery of $50 per ton on prunes
averaging so to the pound, and
S48.50 on 80 rest" fruit from in
terror valleys.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-14
33 CENTS POUND FORECAST FOR
THANKSGIVING TURKEY PRICES

CHICAGO. Nov. l3. tUP) -
Thanksgiving Turkeys should cost
no more than 33 cents a pound.
ready for the oven, and before the
day rolls around next week prices
may drop several cents, replies to
a United Press survey indicated
today.
Producers in Wisconsin, Michigan
and Minnesota have indicated that
although prices now are one to
five cents higher than in 1896,
there has been a decline III the
past week and before Thanksgiving
day turkeys may be no higher
than last year.
AS for the "trimmin's,' here's
what national prices appear to be
for 1887, about equal or very little
higher than 1886 costs:
Potatoes, about two cents a
pound; oysters. around 35c a pint;
celery 10 to u cents a bunch;
mincemeat, around 25c pound;
cranberries. l6 cents pound and
pumpkins from three cents a pound
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-14
Cotton Growers
Ask Quota Based
On 1897 Acreage

FRESNO, Cal, Nov. 13. (UP)-
Fresno county cotton growers to-
day were on record demanding a
1888 cotton quota based on the
1887 acreage with the declaration
that unless the 1887 acreage is
used as base a control program
will work to the advantage of
southern growers"
In a resolution passed last night
at meeting of the growers here,
it was pointed out that the cotton
acreage in California has almost
doubled during the past year, and
unless this seasons crop is taken
as base, hundreds of growers
will suffer through forced reduc-
ton of their paintings.
The resolution, similar to one
adopted by the Fresno county
chamber of commerce, asks that
under any program adopted, an
adequate quota be allocated to
each state in the irrigated area.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-14

97.299, 900 bushels a month ago
and 55.701 .000 bushels a year ago.
The department estimated tobac-
co production at l,485 las. 900
pounds. compared with an October
estimate of 1.474 683 900 pounds and
crop of l.153,083, 900 pounds in
1886.
Sugar beet production was es-
timated at 9.089 900 tons. compar-
ed with an October estimate of
9,036000 tons and a 1896 crop of
9,O2SO0O tons.
Most vegetable and fruit crops
showed large gains over a year ago.
The estimated apple crop was 211.-
100000 bushels compared with H.
506,000 bushels last year. The peach
crop was estimated at 59,626, 900
bushels.
The estimate on production of
pears was 30,139,0O0 bushels this
year against 26,956,0O0 bushels last
year
Production of potatoes was es-
timated at 391, ,7O7 900 bushels, COM
pared with 329,997.0OO bushels last
year
The grape crop was estimated
at 2,732,000 tons compared with
1,916,000 tons last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-14

Calapproved see'i committeeman
and growers will make final in
spection Of the CalapproVed Double
Dwarf Milo fields in the valley on
Monday, according to H. Lee Lam
derman. farm adviser.
The group will start the inspec-
ton at he Meloland experiment
station and will visit all fields in
the valley.
Calapproved seed standards are
high and the periodical inspections
are made to keep the ratings at tae
highest possible level.
Milo growers who will make the
tour of valley fields are. Walter
Hunt and sons. Laurel Ferguson,
Neil Fifield. Carl OReilly, L. C.
Hawk, r P. Lehman. T 3. Shank.
Committeeman who will make
the tour are. Harold Hunt Ward
McGrew, j. R. Snyder, j. E. Brock,
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-14

and gave short talk Soutllning the
progress of the clup during the past
year and building plans for a big
ger and better year
Bob Ralston, former All club
soil conservation staff, praised the
valley clubs and noted the increas-
ed membership during the past
year.
II. Lee Landerman, assistant
farm advisor and All club dlrec-
tor, outlined the activities of the
club for the past season and in
dicated the valley clubs would out
do themselves in the building of
clubs during the next few months.
Last seasons activities, Lander
man said, began on January when
the club members met at Holtville
for their achievement day program
more than 300 members being pres
ent at the meeting.
Landerman recalled the many
fine All club exhibits at the coun-
ty fair including the clothing, live
stock exhibits and the membership
parade, the livestock parade and
the auction sale
On March 10 the club members
enjoyed a banquet at which steaks
from the prize beeves were served
the club members.
Next came the spring picnic and
the summer camp at Laguna. Sew
enty valley All clubberS attended
the summer camp and 55 San Diego
county Alters attended.
TWenty-four members journeyed
to the state convention in Sacra-
mento on September. The valley
delegation Travelled further to the
convention than any other group
Fred Higginbotham, HoWa n
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-14
SUIT FILED
FOR INJURIES
IN ACCIDENT

w. N. Witten filed suit in SUI
perior court Friday against the
Pacific Freight Lines. Peter Smith.
Inc. and others for sl6i58 damages
he alleged resulted from an auto
mobile accident Jan. 26. 1897.
AS result of the accident which
occurred in Ell Centro between Will
son and Imperial avenues. he de-
clared he suffered a broken knee
cap, the loss of four teeth. bruises.
and wounds. A truck belonging
to the plaintiffs collided with his
sedan, according to the complaint.
He asked $4,000 for personal
damages. 1925 for loss of work be-
tween Jan. 26 and July 7, SIS for
hospital bills, $45 for a dentist bill.
and sl73 for damages to his sedan
Imperial Valley press., 1937-11-14
FARM BUR EAU.
SENDS UNIT TO.
STATE PARLEY.

Imperial Valleys farm bureau
delegation to the state convention
at Modesto headed by President
G. o. Hoober. left early Saturday
morning to take part in the annual
bureau legislative conference.
Hoober and his delegates will
present to the state convention a
resolution for action on farm-to-
market roads in the state
The valley delegation has twice
presented the resolution to the state
convention and each time the reso-
luton was approved and promptly
set aside to be forgotten.
This year, however. the delega-
ton will demand action and will
direct a committee to take imme-
diate steps in the direction of a
completed program.
Secretary Scott B. Foulds was
certain that the resolution would
be passed as all of the agriculture
counties have agreed to support
the resolution.
The resolution requires the ap-
pointment of a committee consist
ing of one member from each re-
gion, to study the road problem
and develop a program that will
incluie improvement of the farm
to-market roads in equitable pro-
portion to the improvement of state
highways and city streets.
The committee would also COM
pile information on material and
costs of the lower type all-Weather
construction to meet the practical
needs of farm roads, assemble data
on the expenditure of federal farm
! to-market read appropriations to
California, confer with the state
department of public works on roa1
Improvement projects and make re-
port OF findings to next annual
convention
The valley committee held that
the state road system has hereto
fore been planned for tourist travel
vet the truck and commercial trat-
fic the larger part of which can
directly be attributed to the move
ment of farm goods, was three
times as large as tourist travel.
Farm produce must be novel over
poor roads in most sections Of the
state and a loss results each year
that demands something be done,
valley committeeman indicated.