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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-26
THREE A DAY

Three people start to go somewhere in North
Carolina every day and never get there lns'ea''
they are taken to undertakers' shops and tne next
day there are three funerals. That is not tne emu
of it, however, for on the day of the funerals
three others are killed. thus supplying three other
burals for the day following, and so, at such
toll, North Carolina enjoys its highways. MAJOR
R. Gregg Cherry, of Gastonia, Speaker OF the
State House of Representatives, raised the leading
question before North Carolina automobile dealers
here yesterday that the price was too high, and
placed upon them their share of the responsibility
of reducing the death rate.
He suggested to them that they condemn care
lessness among their customers, that they be care
full no rattle-trap goes to the roads, and that
they use their influence for bigger and better and
safer highways, to the end that North Carolinians
may attempt to go places each day without the
dead certainty that three Of them will be killed on
the way. All of which is excellent advice. 1t has
been given before, yet the death rate continues
high. Perhaps, after ALL as body of people we
are willing to sacrifice three lives day to the
pleasure of driving as we blamed please. If that
is it, no amount of advice is going to help.-The
Charlotte News.
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ALIENS IN THE WooDPILE

Muddom Perkins doesn't want any accurate cen
sus to reveal the hundreds of thousands-perhaps
millions-of aliens illegally here and on public
relief because her department is responsible.
purely voluntary" registration conceas her faults
but gyps the country of many millions.
The bion-dollar spenders in various relief
agencies want no such count because it is easier
to Justify the spending of billions on "guessti
mate" than on count This suits them. They
can correctly say that the result is meaningless.
Uncle Danny Ropers census boys don't want to
see self-registration succeed because it would OBJ
solete the vast job-making, money-spendng racket
of existing census methods. After this engineered
failure. they will be entrenched forever.
Use the machinery for election registrations.
Carefully train the one-day registrars Set up vol
unteer uncompensated local boards like the draft
boards to "get out the vote" Make Registration
Day" an occasion. Put it in charge of its friends
instead of its deadly enemies. Get behind it with
enthusiasm instead of murderous skeptieism. Do
the Job instead of sabotaging it. But there is no
hope The whole idea has already been assassinat
ed by another of those ''too damned clever little
schemes Gen Hugh Johnson in Charlotte News.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-26
FIXED BY THE WORLD

The price of cotton is fixed by the world and
not alone by the United States, points out The
Charlotte News in very timely editorial.
Observes The News:
Some time this week the government is going
to announce whether it will lend cents or 10
cents pound on cotton. Secretary Wallace leans
to 9 cents, which he believes would serve the pur-
pose of placing floor under American prices and
still not restrict the movement of cotton into the
export trade. Southern congressman tried to force
a loan of 10 cents, since this would mean more
cash to the farmers right now, without having to
wait for the balance to be paid in the form of
subsidy guaranteeing a minimum price of II
cents, and since it probably would strengthen
American markets if it were known that the gov
eminent was a bidder for any cotton offered be-
low 10 cents. ...s.....
Well, that last is problematical as costly expe-
rience with the old Hoover Farm Board showed
The one piece of salvage out of that S5Oo,OOo,oOo
failure was the belated realization that the price
of cotton is fixed by the world and not by the
United States alone. This has become truer than
ever since the proportion of the worlds cotton
supplied by the United States has dwindled from
60 per cent to about 40 per cent
It does not make a great deal OF difference to
the government whether it advances cents now
and RENTS the balance Of cents next fall, or
pays 10 cents now and cents later. But it could
make whale of difference in the carry-over of
cotton and as direct result of this in the extent
by which next years crop would have to be 'eon-
trolled" In any event. it is plain that number of
factors besides that of simple generosity enter into
the fixing of the loan value and that 9-eent
basis, despite the grievances it is certain to arouse
might be more to the genuine interests of the
farmers than 1O-cent basis.-concord Herald
Observer.
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JoRs FOR THE JoBLESS


If congress can be criticized for, as Mr., David
Lawrence nuts it. failing to "help the economic
system open up jobs for the unemployed then it
is up to its defenders to point 70 the unnterrupt-
ed io.montb decline in the actual number of job
seekers Fewer than 100000 persons are now
jobless, reveals the United States Employment
Service, reduction of 26,7 per cent over the
figures of year ago.
And it is private industry, not government, that
. t.l,;,, M the slack. Private placements have
risen rs per cent above 1886 the service reports,
likewise noting that there has been no seasonal
tendency toward unemployment despite the addi-
ton of thousands of applications for work from
youths Just out of school.
This IS cheering picture and one. we think,
more indicative of q gradual trend toward eco
nomic stability than any other development of the
yaer. During the depths of the depression esti-
mates Of unemployment ranged all the way from
Ia TO a1 millions; as recently as year ago nine
millions were still seeking work.-Asheville Citi.
zen.
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had promised him that if he would
let the fund be used to finance
the campaign it would be replac-
ed and he would be protected. The
political leaders denied the accu-
sation.
And that reminds me of a for
mer mayor who was induced by
political ringsters to borrow mil
lions of dollars on the city's cred
it and deposit the money in a tot
tering political bank. The mayor
was made to believe that if he
would tide. the bank over a crisis
he would save the whole commun-
ity from financial disaster.
But as fast as the credulous
mayor put the borrowed public
funds in the bank, "the boys"
drew it out.
When the bank craShed-as
"the boys" knew alr along it
woodland when the mayor, who
was fundamentally honest, realiz-
ed what he had been inveigled in
to doing TO his city, he declared
he would go on the stand and tell
the whole truth. So the mayor
was found shot to death; it was
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-26
NEWSPAPERS OPINIONS
THE PITY OF STRIKES

With the countless columns of strike news and
the RESULTANT arguments of who was at fault, who
won and who lost, comes set of figures that tells
the story in simple fashion.
Records compiled from January 1 through July
show that "a strikers and sympathizers were killed
and 400 injured
The year of 1887 won't go down in history as
the year of the great strikes, because there have
been other labor strifes Of as great magnitude and
of greater casualties. But it may be known as the
year of the last great strikes
For modern economics cannot forever permit
conditions on either side which cause strikes. Back
of these pitiful "a dead and 400 injured are the
millions of dollars lost in wages and therefore in
purchasing power, the added burden to relief roles
aud the general Inconvenience to the public at
large. ThopssadE Of men live by the simple rule
of earned vaess and paid biif& These thing msa,
60 on4r1x< <ckiay ExSuiinsr. -
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ON THE PLANET EARTH
By WICKES WAMBOLDT

asserted by the ringsters who
were in control of the police and
the city, that the mayor had COM
mitted suicide; perhaps he had;
but had he lived and told what he
said he would tell, not all the po-
litical pull in the community
could have kept sizeable squad
of those ringsters from coming
to serious grief, so great was pub
lie fury.
1t is pitiful the way persons
otherwise intelligent allow them
selves to become the helpless
tools Of political plotters. Once
the octopus fastens its tentacles
on a person he is hard to get
loose, for the scheme is to get
him so caught he cannot get free
nor squeal. One reason so many
men who should denounce politi-
cal deviltry keep mum is that
they have accepted political IA
vors which are of such a nature
that they are ashamed to speak
or afraid to speak. Political STRAIT
egists delight to get a good man
in such a fix that they own him
body, soul and breeches.
Even those who have minor po-
litical jobs are steadily exploited,
for they are ruthlessly assessed
so much apiece for campaign
funds-the bigger the pay the
bigger the assessment.
When political rings put up
candidates on give jobs or make
appointments. they have certain
sobject in view-to get hold of
and get in persons who will obey
orders; and the moment they de-
eide a person is no longer useful
they toss him aside like a sucked
orange.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-26
EDNEYVILLE

EDNEYVILLE, Aug. ga
large crowd from this section at
tended the fve-county singing at
Mountain Home church Sunday.
All enjoyed it very much.
Mr.. Billie Maxwell visited his
cousin, Raymond Rhymer, for a
few days last week.
Perry Jackson of Point Look
out was the overnight guest of
his sister, Mrs. Charles Edney,
Saturday night.
Nancy Williams of Morganton
visited her mother, Mrs. Charles
Williams, here last week.
James Mayors and Tom Brown
of Morganton were in this section
Tuesday of last week.
J. p. Revis was the supper
guest of Claude Edney Sunday
night.
The singing school which was
held at the home of Rome Laugh
ter and conducted by Willard
Freeman came to a close last Fri
day night. All students reported
a nice time in the school.
Misses Ella and Leila Rogers
have returned home after an ex-
tended trip to points in Montana
and other states. They were ac-
companied home by Mrs. Lloyd
Townsend of Montana.
Elsie Green visited Mrs. George
Hoover Sunday.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-26
HE NEW DEAL
IN WASH INGTON
by RODNEY DuTcHER-
BY RODNEY BUTCHER
NEA Service Staff Correspondent

WASHINGTON. - Members OIL
Congress will have to be
taken quietly aside and have
everything explained to them be-
lore they approve the State De-
partment's proposal to lease six U.
S.'naVal destroyers to Brazil.
A British armament firm has
been building six destroyers for
the Argentine. Brazil, which ira
ditionally has had much more
friendly relations with this coun-
try than Argentina, asked this
government how about renting her
half a dozen destroyers until she
could get some Of her own built.
The question was put up to
Roosevelt. The idea of naval CO.
operation with Latin American
nations carried a strong appeal to
the President as a great pro-navy
man, and he acquiesced at once.
Argentina complained bitterly.
Dut HOW lillS SoNSiIinSflI ana
Brazil have joined in a statement
that they will stand pat on the
leasing agreement.
Behind the whole business is
the fact that Germany and Italy
have been increasing their propa-
ganda penetration Of Brazil at a
rapid rate. =. De- '''...
Those two nations, it is be-
lieved, are trying to solidify such
a favorable attitude toward them
selves in South American coun-
tries that England would be OBJ
structed in any future war from
obtaining raw materials and food
stuffs on which she depends.
THIS may come-a bit late; but it
ssAsi is new here where the guess
} lac still continues.Nt 4 " ~
"a Standardization, who knows
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-26

a great deal, whispered to friends
here recently that the deciding
factor in the abdication of King
Edward VIII, now Duke Of Wind
sor, was his discovery that the
British Army had turned against
him.
The officers, at least, soured on
Edward in accordance with the
tradition that a British officer Just
doesn't take another British off,
GERS wife. And Edward then gave
up his last thought Of retaining
the throne.
A THOUGH the fact probably
\ had nothing whatever to do
with his appointment to the SUI
pfeme Court, Justice Hugo Black
was the man who did most to
avenge Mrs. Roosevelt for the in
cident at Gov. Eugene Talmadge's
Macon, Ga, "grass roots" conven-
ton of "Goober Democrats"
II was at this meeting that dele
gates found on every chair a pub
LEGATION bearing a picture of the
First Lady escorted by two coll
ored Howard University R. o. T.
c. officers, and printed assurances
that the Roosevelts stood for ra-
cial equality. This theme also
was echoed from the speakers
platform.
Black harried big Vance Muse
Of Houston into admitting the
source of the propaganda. Then
he wormed out the big secret of
the Talmadge convention-that il
mad been financed by $4,000 from
John ]. Raskob and $4,000 from
Pierre S. Dupont.
That was one of,the very best
breaks Roosevelt had in the pre-,
campaign period. rtltHt}Id'
Copyright 1881 NEA Service. Incl
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-26
MUNICIPAL EXPANSION

Quite recently and on several occasions
we've heard the remark made that Hen
Jacksonville can never expect to receive
proper recognition for its actual size until
decision is made to remove the corporate
limits from within the shadow OF the
courthouse and move them out to lnclude
territory which actually is part OF the
city.
The idea isn't new, of course, having
required from time to time in the minds
of civic leaders, but as evidence that other
cities face "a similar situation and are
thinking along the same line, The Times
News quotes an editorial from the Rock
Hill Is c. Herald:
"In the public opinion column, Oran S. Craw-
ford presents proposition for the expansion OF
Rock Hills municipal limits that is indeed worthy
of serious consideration on the part of the Off
Gals of this community.
ain 1880, the official census gave Rock Hill
population of little over 1880 people and yet
such figure does not do credit to this community
by wide margin. Within two-mile radius of
Rock Hill, there are approximately $4,000 resi-
dents and this figure is not an exaggerated one.
"How can Rock Hill gain proper recognition of
the real population of greater Rock Hill through
official recording of the figure approximatng 49,
600? The only way it can be done is to have an
expansion of the municipal limits or possibly to
have federal census showing greater Rock Hills
population and that figure to be the one published
in official organs and literature.
"Of course the industries outside the city
limits win not to be taken into the city and
pay additional taxes. Mr.. Crawford suggests that.
there ought to be some plan worked out whereby
these industrial units that maintain their own vii
lagos have their own water and sewer connections
and their own fire protection, be freed of taxation
of a municipal nature for number of years.
"Just how such plan could be worked out we
are not prepared to say but certainly the thought
is worthy of consideration.
"Let US all work for a more honestly reflective
population figure so that our city may take its
place among the larger ones in the southeast.
"We would like to see the city officials, the
chamber of commerce and other interested par
ties engage in some definite plan along this line
at once. Time soon flies by and there will be an
other official census taken of the nation in 1910
BY that time Rock Hill should certainly be listed
among the cities in the neighborhood of 100000"
The 1887 edition of the city directory
gives Hendersonville population OF TO-
ST. instead of mere 5,O75, the 1880 CEN
sus figures; and while the directory pub
fishers may have included some territory
which might not be included in an expan-
sion project, it is certain that the number
of in-town residents would exceed 5000
and might possibly reach 10000 by 194O
when the next government census is taken.
Like the Rock Hill editorial writer, pro-
ponents of expansion here apparently do
not know just how an equitable plan could
be worked out, but they are of the opinion
that the thought is worthy of considera-
ton.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-26

WilCN fiS'oi Giihiioiiuei III
" Italy assembled his throne il
1900, following the assassination
Of his father near Manzo. he wa.
destined to reign longer than an.
other king then alive in Europe
Queen Wilhelmina of HOLLAND
and the former King Alfonso o,
Spain are the only living royaltie!
reigning when Victor took hi.
high oath. But Alfonso, VIII,
ruled until 1881, finally yieldet
his throne before a republican up.
rising. Wilhelmina assembled thu
throne in 1890.
King Haakon VII Of Norway
was crowned five years after Vic.
tor Emmanuel. King Gustav v
Of Sweden was crowned in 1907
King. George V of Great Britain
in 1910, and King Christian o.
Denmark in 1912.
Long regarded as one Of the
most cultured crowned heads in
European history, Emmanuel
leads q versatile life. He is a,
once businessman, soldier king,
sportsman, agriculturist and nu.
mismatiSt. His coin collection is
said to be probably the finest in
the world, containing more thar
100000 pieces.
Close student Of government
Emmanuel was quick to note the
rise Of Benito Mussolini, anc
himself invited Mussolini in 1922
to come to Rome to form a gov
eminent. The two have been
close friends since. Emmanuel
pictured on many Italian stamps,
is shown here on 1888 stamp.
copyright, 1897, NEA Service. Inej
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minds us t h a I
that official went
to the pen be-
cause he had d.
vertcd a IL n d
from its legiti-
mate purposes to
finance the cam
paign of certain
candidates of a
certain state po-
litical mach i n e.
w h G n appfe O.
hended the Of
fender testified
that the political
,,,noh,na lnala,,c,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-26
NO CHEAP PEACHES 4,

went with the 75-cou' and i "Ae
peaches. The big crop gay. ' W.,
poets of 50-ccnt per busboI r n.
cites. 1t is rumorod lha, n. 'ds
were largely converted I'M" w W
brandy. How ahou, an 'y ,pJ
brandy mill to consume The , NG,I
culls! Bet that would be- nor pt11
out on the Ridge. where ,br rI III
apples grow.
By the way. Reimbursement.
a big peach grower IN the men,.
Of |. w. Allen. mcrchan, ~
laid aside his wares and iopr.,
ed to GrccnviIlc county for -, ,.1
Of about three weeks Will, NJ
keting n big crop IN which h. :,
associates were interested
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-26
ARKANSAS OIL PLENrIrru

LITTLE ROCk. Ark. UP,-
More than IS per cent Of The 4,
wells drilled in Arkansas ,bm,s
December 81, 1896, were projr.
ers, according to DR.. Gcorra A
Braner, state gcologiSt. He j
ported that Of 5000 wells drngI
6,7S4 were producers. and 2.e3
dry holes.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-26

Conditions in the world are such that 0n,y d"
Efe-changing revival of religion can remedy tnen''
Many religious leaders believe that fmproSiis :
the economic and social and political eonoitiOnS VI
the time will make things right. A moments com,
monpace thought makes clear that the root Oh al,
evils is in the human heart. MEN MUS nIi
RIGHT BEFORE THINGS WILL BIZ Kl1hi'-
DR. William T. Ellis.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-26
. 1RAcK.SEAT GARDENER

The trend to window-boxes on trailers will in
time evolve a back-seat type that says, 'John, /
believe the petunias would do better in Tennes-
coo o Richmond Times-Dispatch. '''''
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-26
This MODERN GENERATION

And back in 100 . brazep hussy reproved by
her shocked elders said; "N0nsensel This isn't
1So0.n-Columbia State
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-26

The bureau of agricultural eco
Monies reports higher pay for cot
ton pickers this year than since
1929.
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SUCKED ORANGES

A recent news story of for
mer official who has been grant
ed a parole-or "payrole," as
one radio speaker called ire
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-26

Hodges, distributor. U.1, -:
Whe, n. o., "is the irt,,yr,o
Gently painted in b!art "pr mat
orange background ON u ", WIN an
Refining COMPANY oil ,, we Gulf
vealing what most Of ' ' re.
known by grapevine ,oIco, ~ haze
some time. The NAM '"ph ior
Hodges is mostly a,>ocia,o VI w.
real estate and bankipg '' W. with
the public comes To snon Wien
vast holdings it will maryo " bis
his numerous holdings. ", m, Over
him a man of vast powcr , avg K
fluence in this community '"' 70.
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INFORMATION. H.,

INFORMATION: That ,.,;,.
for an election for ARC 'r'''''
stores in Hcnderyon count, "stE
hardly come out until ,bo ".
phere clears on the obscry,%%'l' '''.
the fourth commandment. ,r ,y q
forth. ''' y
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-26
BY Noah Hollowcll
THE APPLE PROBLEM: John

THE APPLE PROBLEM: John
Coates, orchardist of Saluda, is
another to whom the big apple
crop presents Il problem. Grow
ers around Saluda used to talk of
cooperative marketing but they
are doing nothing about it. Mr..
Coates dcplores the marketing of
green apples and the lack of a
market for cullS for vinegar,
cider, jelly and even apple
brandy.
As Frank FitzSimons once said
in disgust of the dairymen when
he was heading up cooperative
sales agency that wouldn't coop
crate, they haven't suffered
enough, yet" His claim was that
by suffering they would have
more in common and work to-
gether better.
FAR OFF YONDER: Jack Rus
sell says his poultry, egg and fish
business tells him lots of people
have their feet under some of the
local boarding house and hotel Ia
bles, and he points out that he
saw an auto tag from the Ba-
hama Islands. on the streets,
which place, he says, was not
represented in the recent round
up of the sections named by the
AShevillc Citizen, which found
tags from all states of the union.
A POTENT FACTOR: "W. b.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-26

Oak weighs so pounds a cubic
foot.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-08-26

MOTHER NATURES water bottles formed when SIo
mpregnated filters through rocks and fills cavities Quart
crystals gradually line the walls Of the cavity, and mnE
groo is formed. far of the specimens %
sprung a leak
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The price of cotton is fixed by the world and
not alone by the United States, points out The
Charlotte News in very timely editorial.
Observes The News:
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BIBLE THOUGHT
REVIVE THY WORK

i, the m;d,, of the years, o Lord. CHao' SKI
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FAR OFF YONDER: Jack Rus

A POTENT FACTOR: wv. B.
The Bismarck tribune., 1937-08-13
MAY USE Monies
TO PROCURE FEED
IS, 900 Was Transferred From
State Emergency Fund to
Welfare Board

Attornev General p. q. sattre ruled
rridav that 1S .00O transferred from
the state emergency fund to the pub
liz welfare board NAV be used as 4
revolvino find to finance the pro-
c,,rement Of livestock feed for drouth-
stricken western North Dakota couu-
ties
Transfer NJ the 5000 was made
n enable farmers ia Grant. Divide.
R,,rke Wi,liams. McKenzie ana Sioux
countie. - INV hav in coInties where
T. r. avail.ble
rIo,ding tha moniex might be used