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The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1937-06-25
TONsILECTOMY

Demaris Davis, daughter of Capt.
and Mrs. James ". Davis, under
went a tonsilectomy at the Juneau
Medical and Surgical Clinic today
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-23
,eneral Motors Plans To Reopen Plants
EGG COOPERATIVE ACTIVITY
BROADENS INTO COUNTIES;
BOOSTS FARMERS INCOMES
L. H. Mckay, Is Again
President; Poultry Short
Course Held Today

l.. II. Mckay, of Henderson
county, was reelected president
of the Mountain Egg Producers
Cooperative association ut the an
nual meeting today.
Other officers reelected were:
Henry Wood. of Swannanoa, vice
president, and w. X. Pike, of Ar
den, secretary-treasurer.
F. N. Gillespie, of Horse Shoe,
and X. Y. Silver, of Micaville,
we're elected directors, and the
board is composed of these dircc-
tors and the Officers.
Miles l.. Marsh, of Fairvicw, Is
director at large, and this officer
is appointed by the extension di-
rector, Raleigh.
The annual meeting Of the as
ISOLATION was held after the first
talk by C. J. Maupin, of the en-
tension department of State col
lege. l.. II. Mckay, president, pre-
sided. Mr.. Mckay pointed out
that the association was formed
in answer to the marketing prob
lem on large scale production.
The association, he said, was
formed on March 10. 1885, with
five members, ended the year with
Is members, and now has 40.
In it's first nine months from
March through December, 1885,
the association marketed about
$1,000 dozen eggs for members.
In 1886, total of 900 dozen
were sold. The average price OBJ
tanned in the first year was 3O.4
cents per dozen and the average
price in 1886 was 32.5 cents.
In it's first year the association
melnbers had $500 birds and now
members have more than 10000
birds. The association started IN
two counties and now has mem
bers in four. Henderson, Bun
combe, Yancey and Madison. =,
The treasurers report showed
assets of $2,323.64 at the close OF
the year as compared to ST.
266. 90 at the close of 1885. Sales
were more than $4,000 as com
pared to slightly less than $lO,-
900 in the first year, an increase
of about 500 per month. A net
profit of more than 500 was
shown in 1886 compared to a loss
of about 500 in 1885. The associ-
alton has retired $500 of its loan
of $1,000 from a cooperative
bank.
In the report of Hood van den
Arend, general manager. 1T was
pointed out that Western North
farms supply only one
Continued on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-23
(BY UNITED PRESS)

A blizzard swept across the
flood stricken Ohio river valley
and part of Mississippi today,
bringing hope that the rise of the
big rivers may be checked but
adding to the suffering of thou
sands who have abandoned their
homes to the roaring waters.
Flood conditions prevailed in II
midwestern and southern states.
Twenty-six are known dead and
more than 100000 homeless.
Property damage has reached
$10,00O,OO0 and is increasing
hourly.
National relief agencies have
been modified. The Red Cross is
sued an appeal for $2,000,000 TO
aid refugees. ..- 80.
Minor epidemics Of pneumonia
and influenza are reported from
many small communities.
Railroad communications are
affected throughout the stricken
area.
Louisville, KY, Is being cut of
from the outside world with rail-
road connections. :.
Cincinnati has the worst flood
in history.
The Ohio river flooded Wheel
ing, w. Va, driving 10000 peo-
ple from their homes.
Fifty thousand in Indiana and
$4,000 in Illinois are homeless.
A farmer, his wife and six chill
dren were drowned in the Ohio
river near Henderson, KY.
Meantime a shortage of food.
and clothing added new horrors
to the suffering in Arkansas, Ten
nessee, Missouri and Mississippi.
Resources of state and federal
governments have been placed at
CONTINUED on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-23
LOCAL FLOOD
RELIEF QUOTA
is SET AT sl5O
Will Solicit Funds Mon
day; Donations May Be
Made, Meanwhile

Thos. H. Franks, chairman of
the Henderson county American
Red Cross chapter today received
from Admiral Cary r. Grayson,
national chairman, the following
telegram:
an order to meet hourly in
creasing needs Of flood victims in
eight states, the Red Cross is call
ing on people Of the United States
for a minimum relief fund of two
million dollars. Reports received
late tonight Oast night) indicate
a total of 100000 men, women
and children were driven from
their homes and are now depen-
dent on the Red Cross for emery
ency relief, including food, shell
ter. bedding. medical attention
and warm clothing. Raging biz
yards and freezing weather in
many flooded sections add to suf-
fering Of refugees and greatly in
crease the need for instant relief.
Feel sure the people Of your COM
munity will wish to aid promptly
and generously. Urge you take
immediate action to raise your
chapter quota of $160. Please re-
port daily progress of your cam
paign."
Mr.. Franks states that organ
ization for raising Henderson
county's quota will be perfected
by Monday, but in the meantime
all who can do so are requested
to send or leave contributions at
his office. 414 State Trust Com
pany building.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-23
TITANIC BATTLE AGAINST
SUFFERING IN THREE STATES
Grayson Issues Red Cross
Call AS Reports Reach
Washington

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20. CUP
Admiral Cary T. Grayson, chair
man of the American Red Gross
last night issued an appeal fol
100000 to help care for 270,
900 flood suffers in eight states
The Red Cross chairman actec
after going over reports on disas'
ter activities from rs workers ir
the field and consulting with &c
administrative assistants in Wash.
ington. All of the Red Cross g..
700 chapters were asked to accept
contributions.
President Roosevelt directed all
government agencies modified
for the aid Of refugees yesterday
after receiving a report on condi.
tions from the Red Cross at q
regular cabinet meeting.
Harry Hopkins, WPA admins
traitor, reported last night that
$4,000 workers were on relief or
rescue work in the Ohio valley.
Additional men were reporting for
duty today, he said.
Red Cross reports showed that
100000 persons were either driv-
en- from their homes awaiting res
cue from second floor windows
and roofs or needed relief assist.
ance.
The titanic battle against hui
man suffering was concentrated
in the tri-state area Of Ohio, Ken.
lucky and Indiana. Other areas
were being watched closely, par
ticularly along the rapidly rising
Mississippi. 81.
Six Red Cross nurses were
rushed to Cincinnati, o., and Ev-
ansville, Ind, to set up anti-fu
epidemic stations. Thousands Of
refugees were suffering from ex-
posure and their health was the
primary concern Of the Red
Cross.
The coast guard modified 52
boats and $50 men 10 rescue hun
dreds who were marooned and to
carry food to isolated communl-
ties. Additional boats and rescue
crews were en- route by train.
Four coast guard amphibians
were ordered to Evansville to
drop food to marooned families
and to direct land rescue parties
from the air.
Red Cross soup kitchens were
set up at Newport, KY, across the
swollen Ohio from Cincinnati, to
feed $4,000 food sufferers.
The thickly populated Evans
vile region reported 10000 home
less. Many small villages were
under water. A record flood stage
was expected there. Portsmouth,
O., reported 10000 homeless.
Officials reported to Red Cross
here that they were
making desperate efforts to get
food into Brown. county, Ohio,
where $500 families were without
food. .
Food stores in the towns Of
Aberdeen, Georgetown, Ripley and
were reported under
water. The towns were cut off
from Cincinnati and Portsmouth.
The Red Cross attempted to send
Continued on page three).
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-23
By II. o. THOMPSON
United Press Staff Correspondent

TOKYO, Jan. 23.-(UP)-A
showdown between militarists IA
voring a Fascist government for
Japan and their parliamentary OPP
ponents was imminent today.
Some Japanese feared new
military coup d'etat this week
end.
Following Thursdays riotous
scenes i'm the diet, when at at
tack on the army because OF It's
demands for huge appropriations
for enlargement of the military
establishment and for government
reform which would give the gem
eral staff virtual control OF all
national affairs, resulted in a two
day suspension of parliament, ar
my leaders issued a declaration
TO the nation refusing 10 cooper
ate with the political parties.
The declaration, handed to the
press by the war office. said:
Japan stands at an important
crossroads.
"After mature deliberatlon the
army announces that it no longer
can cooperate with the political
parties which are engaging In
intrigue and which put their own
interests ahead of our national
welfare.
"The army insists upon neces.
sary reforms which the political
parties are blocking"
Some Japanese interpreted the
statement to mean that Gen
Count Hisaichi Terauchi, war min
ister. favors suppression of the
CONTINUED on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-23
BOMB MADRID
PHONE OFFICES
American Building in Flam-
es; Loyalists Destroy
Own Airdrome

MADRID, Jan. %. (UP) In.
surgent artillery bombarded the
American-owned telephone build
ing and the Grand Via today, scOr-
ing ten hits on Madrid's only sky
scraper and killing 20. The fourth
floor of the telephone building is
afire.
Madrid today had dug in for
another rebel offensive and plan
ned a series Of counter-attacks to
meet the new threat against the
capital.
Twenty government airplanes
yesterday bombed their own great
aerodrome at Getafe to prevent
its use as a rebel base Of opera
tions against war-ravaged Madrid.
Getafe was partially demol.
ished, loyalists had been warned
that rebel planes to be concen-
trated there planed a major air
offensive against the capital. The
aerodrome now is in rebel pos.
session.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-23
7 VICTIMS BODIES IN
1895 STORM FOUND

TAvERNIER, Fla, Jan. 90
-GIP) Skeletons of seven war
veterans, victims of the 1885 La
bor Dav hurricane which took 600
lives, were discovered yesterday
hv James Hagar, of Tavernier, in
= ~ mangrove slue on the northwest
side of lower Matecumbe Key.
From papers found nearby, two
of the victims tentatively were
identified as Elmer Graham and
Herman Saucer, an ex-U. S. Navy
seaman discharged at Philadel-
phia.
ing project. made his discovery
about $50 yards from the site
where veterans camp number five
formerly was, -----
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-23
ELECTION UNIT
WORKS FOR Nc.
REFORM BILL
But Conservatives Would
Block Changes Sought
By Board

RALEIGH, Jan. 23.-Reform
of an elections system which cal
lows Democrats to cheat each 9th
CT in the misunderstanding
TO Major l.. p, McLendon, chair
man Of the state board Of cleo
tions-was recommended to the
general assembly yesterday by
the state Democratic executive
committee, which elected Mrs. w.
B. Murphy of Snow Hill its vice
chairman. to succeed Mrs. j. b.
Spilman of Greenville.
laundering his indignation
against the proposed changes for
mer State Senator Carl l.. Bailey
of Plymouth appointed himself
Counsel for the Democratic par
ty" and roared a plea of "Not
guilty" to charges of fraud and
grand larceny"
But, the committee voted to
ask the general assembly to CD
nrohibit- professional markers at
the polls, (2) restrict the dis
tribution of absence ballots, (3)
provide for nomination of SUI
preme court and superior court
judges and solicitors in conven-
tions, rather than primaries, and
make a dozen other changes i'll
the election laws.
Thus, at the insistence of Ma
jor McLendon, the party assumed
responsibility for election law re-
forms-less responsibility than
progressives of varying degree
wanted it to assume, more than
at the committee
meeting desired.
A committee headed by J NJ.
Broughton of Raleigh, chairman
of a subcommittee of a special
committee of Democrats which
presented the reform proposals,
was designated by State Chair
man J. Wallace Winborne of Mar
ion to draft the recommendations
in the form Of bills for introduce
ton in the general assembly.
Meanwhile, stone-wall cOnserv-
atives in the party began strate-
giving to defeat the measures in
the legislature. On the other side,
more liberal members of the par
ty expressed-fear that the recon-
mndations for nomination of
Judges and solicitors in conven-
tion was the first step backwards
toward destruction Of the peo-
pies primary.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-23
Chicago Dark, Draw Bridges Open,
Police And Fire Systems Disabled
For Three Hours AS Strike Called

lines and the brunt Of heavy trai-
fic were left down.
Strikers said they were order
ed to open the bridges by Off,
Gals Of their unions, locals l34
and Q Of the International Broth
erhood of Electrical Workers.
The great network of streets
was darkened gradually as the
men left their posts shortly after
8 p. m. because Of a dispute over
return OF depression wage cuts
AS pedestrians CROPPED Their
way about in the pitch-dark loop,
usually sparkling with thousands
of lights, city officials called q
hurried conference with union
leaders on the South Side.
Two hours after the strike they
were still in conference and re-
fused any statement on their prog
ress.
The strike was called after city
officials refused union demands
for return of 80 days pay, taken
as a depression economy measure
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-23

CHICAGO, Jan. 23.-(UP)-
City officials and union leaders
last night called a temporary
truce in a strike of 500 city cleo
tricians which had darkened
streets and hampered traffic III
the Metropolitan area for three
hours.
Street lights were turned on ana
bridges, left open by the strlK-
ers, were put down Immediately.
All traffic lights, police ranio
and firm alarm systems were ais
abled. 20
Spans on al of the city's %
bridges were open, leaving only
II in operation. A dozen open
spans across the Chicago river IN
the downtown section tangieu
street car service and automobile
traffic.
The Michigan boulevard. Lake,
Wells, Washington and Jackson
street bridges, bearing eleVateo
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-23
Plan Elaborate
Landscaping At
DR.. Suhrie Home
Five Acre Project To Ex-
coed Any Private Laurel
Park Development

The Identification program of
DR.. Ambrose l.. Suhric of the
University Of New York will ex-
coed any private undertaking of
this nature in the history of
Laurel Park, according to II. Wal
ter Fuller, who is supervising the
development.
The extensive program Of land
scaping and planting lies below the
dam of Lake Rhodendron. Five
acres lie in the bottom between
the streets leading from Fifth
avenue to the lake and the golf
course and are bounded on the
north by the property of Few'S
nurseries and on the south by the
dam. -,
Dirt is being hailed from the
excavation for the extension OF
the A. Flicker building occupied
by The Leader to make the banks
of the canal on the west side OF
the lake more attractive.
Mr.. Fuller says it is the lnten-
ton of DR.. Suhric to terrace the
grounds and plant native shrub
berry in great variety and profu-
sion.
1t is the purpose of the owner
to erect a home this spring on the,
opposite side Of the main road
leading to the lake. He has purcc
chased an elevated frontage Oh
$50 feet facing the road and over Weir
looking the five acres ne wlIl
convert into a beautiful garden
His home will also overlook the
lake to the southeast. ~
A crew of men is cleaning the
land, hauling dirt and building a
retaining wall in front of the re-
Sidential site,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-23
Walter Runciman
Meets Roosevelt
In Fireside Chat

WASHINGTON, Jan. %. CUP
President Roosevelt and Walter
Runciman of the British cabinet
were scheduled today to begin
fireside talks at the White House
from which may come the guide
posts for Anglo-American rela-,
tons in critical months of world
affairs Immediately ahead.
The programmed discussions
were the first major move by the
president in the foreign field IN
his second administration.
Neutrality and a trade treaty,
appeared as the chief topics oil
conversation.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-23
Improving Road =.
To Golf Course
Place Stone On Stretch
From Few's Nurseries

The state road forces, a crew
from the WPA and the City Of
Laurel Park are placing rock
along the road leading from Few's
nurseries around Rhododendron
lake into the road leading from
Fifth avenue to the golf course.
The rock from Laurel Park
quarry is being placed along the
road and will be crushed By, q
portable crushed and spread 10 =
depth Of eight inches. -, > ,io ees
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-23
RESERVE OFFICERS
SET GROUP SESSION

The group school for reserve
officers, u. S. armv, will meet
ON next Tuesday night at 1880
o'clock at the county farm agents
Office. =, 49,
Maintenance of Motor Vehicles,
and the instructor will be Lieut..
F. Brown Carr, of Brevard.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-23
LAT ROCK, MILLS
MVER WILL PLAY
MONDAY EVENING

lied F 10, basketball games. sched-
Rive, vs; ~. Flat Rock and Mills
ave b .Or next Tuesday night,
rzb, zen moved up to Monday
Cos" wa. Was announced today.
rtls ,e. games are expected. The
a5ou, 's a, Of the two schools are
'ae Of ,S and Mills River has
2 the c re strongest boys teams
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-23
Pope Rests Well
AS Pain Lessons

VATICAN CITY, Jan. %. -
(UP)-The pain which has tortur,
ed Pope Plus today had lessened
and ne was able TO carry out MS
normal routine. A Vatican spokes,,
man said he enjoyed more restful
sleep last night but that ms gen
eral condition was unchanged
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-23
Democratic Fund
May Finance All
Type Campaigns

WASHINGTON. Jan. %. (UP)
Forbes Morgan, treasurer of the
Democratic national committee,
today explained that the S10.500.-
600 fund the committee will build
up in four years will be used to
finance national, state, congress
sional. and possibly county and
municipal campaigns,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-23
EXPLOSION, ROCKING
TOKYO, KILLS FIVE

TOKYO, Jan. 90. (UP).-An
explosion in an army powder mag
azinc rocked the northwest sec
ton of Tokyo at 500 a. m. to-
day. s''.
The government announced that
five persons were killed and three
injured. Officials said that prop
crty damage was slight because
the magazine was relatively small.
Sparks from n mixing machine
ignited the powder.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-23
Farley Will Quit
In Three Months

WASHINGTON, Jan. %. (UP)
Postmaster General James A. Far
ley is looking for a new job, Far
lev declined to say when ne IN,
tends to resign but it is learned
he plans to leave his cabinet post
within three months for private
employment.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-23
FASCIST COUP
BY JAP Army
EANTICIPATED
Showdown Imminent As
Army Refuses Farley
With Politicians

TOKYO, Jan. 23.-(UP)-
The Japanese cabinet resigned
today as a result Of the angry
dispute between the army and
political leaders. Premier koki
Hirota submitted the resigna-
ton to the Imperial Palace.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-23

NEW YORK, Jan. 20. (OIJ.-
.rFrg a challenge to auto union
|sisT President Alfred P. Sloan
Genera Motors last night de-
t,sS Ina, "eyery effort will be
hIe" TO reopen Strike-locEed
,rsal Motors plants
n statement was a direct an
Err % Chairman John l.. Lewis
NJ Committee for Industrial
rn,i,ation, who warned that
In, S on the march and that
|, uriOrration drive in the auto
Ilusyy would be intensified.
h ,risD staccato words, Sloan
I,nsd the United Automobile
crkers Of America and "unlaw-
n possession Of our plants by
k.down strikers for preventing a
krse settlement, asserted that
b corporation was ready TO bar
|sir collectively and estimated
kr the strike was costing work
! h sl,OOO,OOO daily in wages.
The present deadlock cannot
, On indefinitely" Sloan warned.
P0r men wish to work. They are
rsysr,ed by a small group of sit
! 0yr strikers and their leaders,
|ho are willing TO jeopardize the
|ogn;rys recovery in order to inn
oSe dictatorship on our industry
|rt On our people.
"Our duty is plain. We have a
|sSPOnNbility to our employees.
[ss strike is costing the employees
I General Motors a million dol
p day in wages. Our duty to
pen Is 10 do everything possible
save them from further loss of
bone and from being thrown on
Eiei
The situation must be solved
p am sure that a way will be
|l.rt 20 solve IL Fundamentally
ne near future. In the mean
~, 30 far as our ability to car
I INVENTORY will permit, every eff
I''' vii DC made to afford as
l.en work as possible TO our en-
lloye' who are out of work
-iolsa no fault Of their own"
Wee President VIM. s. Knud-
"a S.oan said. was leaving for
sToIt immediately "to see how
! !. ;, : can put this policy into eff
SoanS statement was challeng-
. ~ resident Hcmer Martin of
J auto union from Washington.
.. :. asserted that General Mo-
~ would be unable 10 resume
ga. ,atS'0nS 50 long as II strike
|. - pants were tied up. Mar
1. INSISTED the general Suspen-
!, "a Of !, operations was caused BY
~. ! s.ilSe and not by shortage OF
, Soar J.. said the union violated
~ s0,a =, when it refused to with.
~. S'rlSers from plants. He &C.
-, NV Lewis Of attempting tC
,,a.ua'e the industry and it.
!, .,A !; by illcgality and force
!, = a!,,. that General Motor,
,,,, Wiling to do anything rea,
S S to end the strike.
~, Enormously the New Yorl
so a'a Of Trade announced il haC
|, -. ~, TO President Roosevelt
- S's'%''on to curb the power.
.oS;;. 'r . leaders whom it calico
} ,r .o,,., great strikes will sweey
h, "1aa .y the board charged
~, ,ne government takes &C
/, o ~ Keep ambitious leaders un
proper Control -
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-23

LOUISVILLE, KY, Jan. %.
(UP).-This eity's water supply
was rationed today as the Ohio
river flooded the water station
and water could not be pumped
fast enough for the public de-
mand. All oil stations have been
closed to forestsll a gasoline
shortage.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-23
2 MILLION FOR
RELIEF ASKED
BY RED CROSS
26 Are Known Dead;
Property Damage ADJ
vances To $l0,OO0,0O0
WATER IS RATIONED;
EPIDEMICS FEARED

PORTSMOUTH, O., Jan. %.
(UP).-The threat Of a serious
epidemic hung over this city to-
day as physicians reported a
shortage Of medicine and sup
plies. Two hundred cases Of in
huenza are reported.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-23
|)RKERS MOVE
|IREENFORCE
|IlIRE Group.
I,,,ration Head Flags
~; Efforts To Dictate
To Ranks
|EADY TO GIVE MEN MEN.
CHANCE TO WORK

|rsrpOIT. Jan. 23.-(UP)-
(,s,r 0; the opposing forces in
[ Co. Genera Motors strike today
- 70 Detroit from Wash
T., 4, the corporation prepar-
3 reopen some Of its plants
|, United Automobile Workers
,,,.J new organization actlv-
Executive Vice President
Han Erqdsen said that Cen
! Motors will start opening
as As soon as possible.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-23
WEATHER

ocsa,iOnSl colder with oeea-
i''' il mOun'''H''
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-23
GOOD AFTERNOON

A Norfolk, Va, man Is 1o2
years old, and has never had a
doctor. Still, he must be tired Of
eating apples.