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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-24
REBELS TAKE
new GROUND IN
BILBAO AREA
Safety of Thousands of
Loyalist Troops En-
dangered by Move
TO SWAP PRISONERS,
AVOID EXECUTIONS

WITH GEN. M0LA'S REBELS
OUTSIDE BILBAO. May "a
(UP).-Nationalists in a new
drive south of Bilbao extended
their lines and occupied dominat-
ing positions that threatened the
safety of thousands of LOyalist
troops.
Infantry, artillery and aviation
are working together in frontal
and thanking movements which
have forced the LoyaliStS to aban-
don their positions rather than be
surrounded.
Four Basque battalions cOmpriS-
ing $500 men were trapped in the
Azubian foothills south of Bilbao
last night when General Emilio
Mola'S Rebel columns surprised
them in Il "nutcrackcr' attack.
The panic-stricken LoyalistS en-
circled by thousands of troops and
crawling through brush under a
curtain of machine gun and artil-
lcry fire, had the choice of surren-
der or humiliation.
Mola's officers said they had
only scant chance of escaping
from the trap.
Bilbao defenders abandoned
their mountain-rimmcd positions
around Mancria along the OChan-
diano-Durango highway as Mola
drove his troops upon the city
from Urquiola. They fled west
ward in disorder, attempting to
reach Dina, six miles away. There
they found their companions scat
tered, their retreat cut off by an
other inSurgcnt column moving
upon Bilbao.
Before abanding their Mancria
entertainments the Basqucs shellcd
Rebel positions around UrquiOla,
in an effort to stem the enemy
drive.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-24
SOCIAL SECU VITY ACT IS HELD LEGAL
BEN PRINCE THIRD MAN ON
COUNTY WELFARE BOARD; TO
NAME BROOKS SUPERVISOR
Board Awaits Further In
formation Before Set
ting up Plans

With the announcement today
of the appointment of l.. b.
Prince. HcnderSonvillc attorney,
as a member of the Henderson
county welfare board, the per
sonnet Of the board was com
pleted.
As constituted. the board now
consists of {. d. Weeks, named
for a onc-ycar term by the state
board. II. II. Ewbank, named by
the board of county commission
crS for 4 two-ycar term. and Mr..
Prince. named by the first two
members for a threc-year term.
I'm making the announcement
that Mr.. Prince had accepted the
appointment. the board also an
nounced that j. +. Brooks, magiS-
tratc and former county coroner.
had agreed to accept the position
Of county welfare supervisor.
The board further announced
that no action would be taken at
the present tim ctoward setting
un the machinery for the payment
of benefits to aged, dependent
children. and INDECENT blind, as
provided by the state social Secur-
ity law. The board is now await
ing further information before
action.
While the law is not definitely
understood in all respects, it is
believed that the action to be
taken will be the preparation of
lists of those entitled to benefit
under the act. The welfare board
will be the authority in such
cases. and the actual field work
will be done by the supervisor.
The act becomes operative dur
ing the next fiscal year, which be
gins July ]. of this year. Half OF
the funds to be expended will
come from the federal govern
ment. onc-fourth from the state,
and one-fourth from this county.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-24
OVER Is MILLION
WORKERS AFFECTED

WASHINGTON, May "a. (UP)
-Forty-four states have enacted
laws to provide unemployment aid
to some 18,500,000 workers.
All these laws conform with the
unemployment compensation pro-
visions Of the Social Security Act.
although they vary greatly in their
own provisions and will offer vary
ing incomes when payments two
years after first contributions 10
compensation funds have been
made.
The act is essentially an en-
abling statute, levying an excise
tax upon the payrolls Of all en-
ployers of eight or more persons
except those employing agricul-
tural and domestic workers and
certain other types Of non-com-
mercial and non-industrial work
ers.
The federal tax. collected by
the bureau of internal revenue. is
per cent of payrolls for 1886, 2
per cent for 1887 and per cent
thereafter. States require add
tional taxes from employers, and
a few states require contributions
from employees.
An employer is allowed credit
up to 80 per cent Of the federal
tax on the amount Of contribu-
tions to his state compensation
fund, which requires O payroll tax
averaging between 2 and 3 per
cent.
The amount Of compensation in
most states is so per cent Of an
employees regular wages, with a
$15-per-week maximum, and in
some states there is provision for
partial unemployment. The most
frequent minimum figure is SIS or
three-fourths of the weekly wage,
whichever is less.
The usual limit Of the period
during which a jobless worker
may draw benefits is Is or rs
weeks, after which he is eligible
for no compensation until he has
had another period Of employ
ment.
Compensation may be denied or
the waiting period between the
end Of employment and the be-
ginning of compensation extend
ed If a man has lost employment
through a strike, qui. voluntarily.
been discharged for misconduct
or refuses to accept job offered
him.
However, the federal law re-
quires that a worker cannot be
denied compensation If he refuses
a "strike-breaking" job or IL
wages, hours or working condi-
tions are unfair.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-24
TAX,
UNEMPLOYED
AID UPHELD
Alabama Case Decision
Sustains Entire State
Federal Program
COURT SPLITS S TO4
ON PHASE OF ACT

WASHINGTON, May "a. (UP).
The United States supreme court
today upheld the validity Of the
old age pensions provisions Of the
social security act involving &c.
100000 employees and 100000
employers.
1t was the last New Deal meas
ure submitted to the tribunal at
the current session. The vote wax
seven to two. The decision set
aside a ruling Of the first circuit
court of appeals which held the
tax unconstitutional.
Justices McReynoldS and But
Ter dissented without opinion.
WASHINGTON, May "a. (UP).
The United States supreme court
today upheld as constitutional the
Alabama unemployment insur-
ance law by a five to four vote.
The act was enacted to carry out
by local cooperation the general
terms of federal unemployment
act. This decision upholds the
entire state-federal program.
WASHINGTON, May "a. (UP)
The United States supreme court
today upheld the constitutionality
Of the unemployment insurance
provisions of the New Deal Social
Security Act, under which more
tina, three-fourths Of the states
have set up unemployment insur-
ance laws.
Justice Benz. Cardozo wrote the
majority opinion. The court vote
was s to 4 in support Of the de-
ciSion
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-24
Waste UNDER
new DEAL IS
BYRD CHARGE
Asks Abandonment of Va.
Program; Wants Other
Congressman to Act

WASHINGTON, May "a. (UP)
Sen. Harry F. Byrd today urged
members Of congress to protest
against New Deal extravagances
in their respective states. The ap-
peal was contained in a letter to
Secretary Of Agriculture Wallace
and was viewed as another step
in his drive to force federal econ
omy.
Byrd attacked the impractical
bility, waste and extravaganza of
the governments 100000 pro-
gram to rehabilitate farmers in
the Shenandoah Valley Of his
home state.
Byrd demanded that this pro-
gram be abandoned and that the
New Deal salvage what it can Of
the federal appropriation.
Byrd recalled that he had in
formed Wallace previously that
he would protest against the fed
eral ALLEGATION and that the cabi-
net minister intimated chat the
day of miracles has not yet come"
81 am asking you now to inves-
tigate the expenditure Of a sum
which will be in excess of 1,500,-
900 and if my complaint Of
gross waste and inefficiency is JUS
tilted. that you salvage what you
can Of this ALLEGATION and return
it to the public treasury to be ap-
piled to reduce the deficit in our
revenue.
Byrd charged that under pres
ent plans the $50 families which
it is promised to rehabilitate &C.
tually would not be helped by the
rural resettlement program but
would in reality be paying for
the federal governments mis-
takes" The Virginia senator spe-
officially condemned the plan to
group the families into seven
homestead projects.
Mountain people have been &C
customed to living by themselves
and are not happy in close prox-
unity to Others" Byrd wrote. "To
congregate them in villages in
close contact with each other is in
defiance of all the traditions, ex-
periences and habits of these
splendid people,"
Byrd pointed out that the cost
of the proposed building "is out
rageous" and charged that man.
agement Of the project was ineffi-
cient and wasteful.
GAS the government is still
spending So for every 81 we take
Continued on page three
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-24
LINDBERCHS
HAVENEW SON
Authorized Statement Is
Made Through Mrs. Cut
ter at Cleveland

CLEVELAND, o., May "a. -
(UP).-Mrs. Charles Long Cut
ter, aunt of Mrs. Charles Lind
bergh. authorized the statement
to the United Press today that
Colonel and Mrs. Lindbergh are
the parents of a new son.
Mrs. Cutters housekeeper was
said to have received the news
Friday.
The baby was born May 13. It's
name was unknown to her. The
housekeeper said she had permits
sion to confirm reports that son
was born to the Lindberghs.
The housekeeper, during the
trying years of the Lindbergh
kidnap-murder investigation al
ways acted as spokesman for Mrs.
Cutter. Revelation of the birth
came only a few days after the
10th anniversary of Lindbergh's
historic New York-to-Paris flight.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-24
F. R.CALLSFOR
new FARMER,
LABOR ACTS
Special Message Fails to
Mention Specific Wage
Standards

WASHINGTON, May ~. (UP)
President Roosevelt called upon
congress today to pass labor lcgis-
lation at this session further to
help those who toll in factory and
on farm.
eve have promised it and we
cannot stand STILL" he said in a
special message which did not
mention specific standards for
minimum wages and maximum
hours.
"Our problem is to work out in
practice those labor standards
which will permit maximum but
prudent employment of our hui
man resources to bring within
reach of the average man and wO-
man a maximum of goods and SER
vices conducive to fultillment of
the promises of American life"
He proposed that only goods
produced under conditions which
met minimum standards of free
labor shall be admitted to inter-
state commerce.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-24
C.E.TOMS' WILL
CONTEST CASE
IS UNDER way
Jury Is Chosen This Fore
noon and First Two Wit
nesses Are Called
WEEKS AND EWBANK
ARE FIRST TO TESTIFY

In superior court this morning
before Judge John II. Clement, of
Winston-Salem, a jury began hear
ing proceeding in the matter OF
the will of Charles French Toms,
who died on February ), in which
caveatorS, all children, are seek
ing to set aside the will filed in
common form for probate.
Selection of a jury in the case
occupied the greater part of the
morning session, and only two wit
neSSeS had been to the stand when
the noon recess was taken.
As the proceeding opened. cOun-
sci for cavcatorS reading the con-
tCntions, substantially aS follows :
That Charles French Toms died
on February 3; that on February
s the executrix. Mrs. Meta Toms,
presented paperwriting purport-
inc TO be the last will and tesla
mcnt and codicil thereto, and pro-
bated same in common form, and
obtained letters teStamcntary; that
caveatOrs are children and only
heirs at law; that neither the will
nor any part of it was the last
will and testament for the reason
that signature thereto was OBJ
tanned by Mrs. Meta Toms through
undue and improper dureSS; and
for the further reason that at the
time of the execution Mr.. Toms
did not have sound and diSpOSing
memory.
CaveatorS prayed that the ac-
ton be transferred TO civil issue
and the will be set aside. Pro-
Founders, contending the paper
writing was the last will and tes-
lament. prayed that the will be
probated in solemn form.
Counsel for prOpoundcrS first
called C.. ID. Weeks, attorney, who
testified that he had an adjoining
office to Mr.. Toms on April 10,
1888 (date the will was signed
and witneSseS). that he saw MIR.
Toms many times. and signed the
will as a witness in MIR. Toms Of
flee. Witnesses, he said, signed IN
the presence of each other and
Mr.. Toms, and Mr.. Toms signed
i'm the presence of witnesses and
declared il to be his will. The CO.
dicil. he said, was signed IN pres
encc of witnesses and OF each
other on September II, 1886. lie
expressed the opinion MIR. Toms
was capable of making a will and
dispoSing of his property on both
occasions. -,
On cross-cxamination, he said
Mr.. Toms apparently was not
drinking whisky TO any extent
when he knew him after his re-
turn from Asheville, and that he
did not recall ever smelling whis-
XIV on Mr.. Toms breath.
On redirect examination, he
said Mr.. Toms was not drinking
when the will and codicil were
signed. .
r. w. Ewbank, second witness
called. told of the signing of the
will and codicil and expressed the
,pinion Mr.. Toms had capacity to
make a will on both occasions.
On cross-examination, he said
he had seen Mr.. Toms when he
had been drinking. but had never
seen him under the influence of
whisky. He said he did not see
any evidence of continuous drink
inc while Mr.. Toms had an office
adjoining him. ,,,
He said Mr.. Toms had told him
he drank heavily during the bank
failures in 1880. In reply to queS-
tions. he said Mr.. Toms had told
him that he had considered suicide
Continued on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-24
His Major Gifts

NEW YORK, May 24.-(UP).
Following are the major philan-
thropies of John d. Rockefeller,
Sr., and his family:
Rockefeller Foundation, $780,
851, 480.90; General Education.
Board, $129,209, 1910; Institute
for Medical Research, $59,931,-
891.62; Laura Spelman Memorial,
$73,985,313.77; University of Chi
cago, $34,708,375.28; Northern
Baptists Missionary Board, ST.
O90,579.06; American Baptist For
eign Mission. $6,845,6S Yale
University, $1,001, 900; American
Baptist Home Mission, 1924.
SSi.62; Y. M. c. A. International
Committee. s2,295,580.73; Har-
ward University, $1,025,000.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-24
Garden Club Will
Visit Beaumont
Gardens Tuesday
Marks Initial Public View
of Notable Flat Rock
Development

The Hendersonville Garden club
will visit Beaumont, the home Of
Mrs. John S. Brown on kanuga
road, tomorrow afternoon at D
o'clock. Those attending are re-
ouested TO gather in front of the
nome of Mr.. and Mrs. j. +. Ship
man on Seventh avenue at 4:45
so as to arrange transportation
for those needing such and for
the purpose of attending in a
body.
This visit is preliminary to a
public opening of Beaumont gar
dens at an early date. This is the
first time Mrs. Brown has opened
her gardens to the public or any
organization. Mrs. Brown has
made about 10000 paintings
within the past few years and has
one of the most attractive gar
dens in this section.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-24
CONDUCTING REVIVAL

Announcement was made today
that Rev. KilStrOm is conducting
a series of revival meetings at
the West Hendersonville Baptist
church. The public is invited to
attend these services.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-24
x|'Meatz@E

SATURDAY
Maximum-87 degrees. Mini
mum-62 degrees. Mean-74.5
degrees. Days range-25 de-
grees Rainfall-.20 inches.
SUNDAY
Maximum-8S degrees. Mini
mum-52 degrees. Mean-67.5
degrees. Days range-31 de.
grees. Rainfsll-.0S inches
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-24

ORMOND BEACH, Fla, May
%. (UP).-John ID. Rockefeller,
Sr., who earned more money than
any man who ever lived, died Sun
day at the age Of 81.
His wealth had purchased for
him comfort, luXurics, power and
the esteem of his fellow men, but
it could not buy fulfillment of the
only ambition he had left-to live
to be 100.
Death came at 4:05 a. M, in
the hush of a tropical dawn, on
the day that Rockefeller always
set aside to worship the things of
the spirit and to forget the world
and all that's in it.
1t was a peaceful, painless
death.
Rockefeller went into coma
shortly after midnight and never
emerged from it. Physicians said
he dided from sclerotic myocar-
ditis. which means, in the every
day language that Rockefeller
himself spoke, that a tired heart
gave up.
"The end was very peaceful"
said DR.. H. l.. Merryday, Rookie
feller's physician. "Mr. Rockefel-
Ter, | am sure, felt no pain"
No member of the family was
present, but around the bed were
group of faithful servitors-
Mrs. f. A. Evans, hostess at the
Rockefeller estate; John H. Yordi,
who has been valet and personal
attendant for more than 80 years;
Ray C. Sly, night nurse, and DR..
Merryday.
Until last week it appeared that
Rockefeller's ambition to have a
Tooth birthday party would be
realized. Physicians said he was
gin the best physical condition" in
several years. His faculties were
hardly impaired by age; his hear.
ing was acute; he had retained
most of his teeth; and he had a
lively interest in the world
around him.
Rockefeller was all things to all
men-a titan among business
men; fatherly old man to mem
bers Of his family; a benefactor
to the lame, the halt and the
Continued on page four.)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-24
ECONOMY LEAGUE URGES
WPA's ABANDONMENT

On the eve of house action on
the new relief bill John c. Geb-
hart, director of the National
Economy League. urged abandon
ment of WPA and the return to a
cooperative system of relief with
federal grants in aid to the states.
Gebhart said federal relief now is
costing eight times what it cost IN
1933-thc worst year of the de-
Continued on page four)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-24
WORK RELIEF
EAR-MARKINC
EFFORTS fail
Expect Bill to Pass in
House Today; Senate Re-
volt Wins Converts

WASHINGTON. May "a. (UP)
The administrations $1,000, 0OO,-
600 work-rclicf bill is expected to
be passed by th2 house late today
after hurdling efforts to car-mark
$455. 5050O.OOO for flood control,
$500. 100000 for PWA projects
and an attempt by Republicans to
transfer direction of relief to the
states.
Passage of the measure in Il
form satisfactory TO President
Roosevelt was forecast by party
leaders and conceded by group
of conservative Democrats who
lost their struggle Friday to re-
duce the appropriation $500, OOO,-
900 i'm the interest of economy.
Rep. Clifford Woodruff. d., Va,
head of the economy bloc, init
mated their fight was being trans
fcrred to the senate.
II was reported Saturday after
noon that Mr.. Roosevelt, who or
dcrcd house leaders to stand pat
on the 81 .5OO.OOO.O0O appropria-
ton when it came before the
chamber Thursday, was willing to
accept a minimum of 1850, OOO,-
600. 1t was suggested that this
figure could be agreed to as 4
compromise between the senate
and house. No confirmation of
this report. however, has come
from the White House.
SENATE LEADERS WORK
FOR FULL ESTIMATE
Senate leaders, meantime, went
ahead with plans to seek the full
Sl,5OO.OOO, 900 while a few rebel
lious Democrats including Senator
James +. ByrneS, of South Caro-
lima, and Senator Pat McCarran,
of Nevada, were repeatedly win
ming converts to their fight to re
ducc the size of the grant
Opposing the ByrneS-McCarran
forces was a group of northweS-
tern, midwcStcrn and SouthwcS-
tern senators who will seek to in
crease the appropriation by ST.
600. 100000 to combat a drouth
which already has crippcd the
Great Plains area. Weather bu-
rcau officials said last night the
drouth area includes the western
half of the Great Plains area, the
eastern half of the Rocky Noun
tain states and extends from the
Canadian border to the Rio Grande
valley.
Sen. Gerald p. Nye, r., n. d.,
said the fight would be wagcd on
the cry that ECONOMY must not
be practiced at the jeopardy of
human lives" He forecast power
full farm bloc support for the IN
creased appropriation.
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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-24

Fair Monday night, probable
showers Tuesday. Not much
change in temperature.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-24
AGED MACNATE
dies SUNDAY
Family Gathers at larry
town, N. Y, to Pay Tri-
butte Interment in Ohio

TARRYTOWN, n. Y, May "a.
(UP).-The funeral OF John D..
Rockefeller, ST., viii DC held We'd
nesday morning in the same dark
walled room at Pocantico Hills,
the Rockefeller estate, where Mrs.
Laura Spelman Rockefeller's fu-
neral was held % years ago, a
family spokesman said today.
The body will be taken to
Cleveland, O., for burial at Lake
view cemetery, beside the grave
of Mrs. Rockefeller.
DR.. Harry Emerson Fosdick,
pastor of the Riverside Baptist
church, endowed by Rockefeller,
will preach the funeral sermon.
Only members Of the family will
attend.
The body will be shipped from
Ormond Beach Monday afternoon
in a private Pullman car, and will
arrive here Tuesday.
ORMOND BEACH, Fla. May
"a. (UP).-The pitifully emaciat-
cd body of a very old man was
prepared for burial today, and will
be sent north tonight in a private
car attached to an express train.
II was the body Of John d.
Rockefeller, who died late Sunday
in his 9Sth year after making
more than billion dollars and
giving away $750,000,000.
Meantime, in the rooms of his
castle in the hills overlooking the
Hudson river at Tarrytown, n. Y,
members Of the clan Of Rockefel-
Ter gathered to pay tribute to
their patriarch and founder. There
in the great hall, the funeral will
he held Wednesday. Soon after
ward the body will be sent to
Cleveland for burial.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-24
GOOD AFTERNOON

Too many people talking
through their hats 10 why there
aren't many crowns left in the
world.
The Washington times., 1937-07-19

with the A. E. F., and is now at
tached to the Internal Revenue
technical staff as an assistant
technical advisor.
He resides at 5000 Grove Street,
and in addition to his Legion &C.
tivities is prominent with the
B. B. French Lodge of the Masonic
Order.
Interior employees will hold a
midsummer get-together carnival
this evening at the Potomac Boat
Club, 8 until IL, under auspices
of the Interior Branch, Local 2,
N. F. F. E. The first general
social function held since Interior
received its new building, all en-
ployes are invited to attend, re-
gardless of affiliation. Pat Muir
ply, entertainer, and an allied
eral orchestra known as Otto and
his swing band will be features.
Joseph Menehan heads the ar
ranging committee.
A. F. G. E. Jottings-The beach
party and dinner-dance scheduled
for Annapolis Roads Club has
been definitely set for August 81.
a Saturday the company
union idea is to be extended at G..
A. O., former liberal members
asserting section chiefs are being
beseeched to head what is left of
Lodge No. 8 !. st. ElizabethS
Lodge % will hold its annual
moonlight excursion August 26
aboard the S. S. Potomac
in 16 reasons why folk should
join, The Government Standard
declares:
"The policies of this great ma
tiOnal organization are fOrmu-
lated in open cOnventiOn-in
the freest of democratic express
siOn-with beneficial results
that have been unparalleled in
union history"