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Evening star., 1937-06-05
BY HELEN FETTER COOK

Mrs. David Blackwell Smith created
stir in real estate circles just about
three years ago, when she completed
remodeling BroadvieW, a beautiful
home in Warrenton, Va, and sold
it to Alexander Hagner This home
sits high on hill overlooking the
famous Gold Cup race course.
Now Mrs. Smith has modernized
another house, both charming and
livable. This is Crawford, on exclu-
sive Seminary Hill, above Alexandra,
Va
Crawford was originally a stoutly
built, but unpretentious, wooden house
of the period when golden oak
mantels upheld broad mirrors and
framed imitation fireplaces. 1t be-
longed to the Worthington estate and
was built on one acre, set aside es-
pecially for it. from the broad grounds
of the beautiful home, Clarens. Gran
ford was built to be a home for four
old maid aunts of the Worthington
family, who desired their own abode.
Name Aptly Chosen.
The Misses Worthington chose
Crawford as the name Of their home,
feeling it especially apt. In the gay
Nineties. Mrs Elizabeth Gaskell, Brit
ish authoress, won praise from such
contemporaries as Charlotte Bronte,
Lord Houghton and Anne Thackery
Ritchie for her novel of this same
name, which told of Crawford, tiny
English town, most of whose inhabi-
tants were spinsters.
Mrs. Smith discovered Alexandria, S
Crawford one day last Spring-in fact
the very day that the Worthington
family hung out the for sale" sign.
The next day, Mrs. Smith bought
Crawford, and now the remaining two
Misses Worthington are living in Ber-
ryville. Their home has been un-
dergoing amazing rejuvenation and
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CHURCHES BENEFIT
UNDER F. H. A. ACT
Educational Institutions Also
Eligible for Facilities to
Build Homes.

Universities, churches, hospitals,
other incorporated institutions and
certain building companies are eligible
borrowers, under the rules and regu-
lations of the Federal Housing Admin
ttration, and may obtain mortgages
insured by the Federal Housing Ad-
mlniStration.
Approval of corporate borrowers as
eligible mortgagors has been necessary,
administration officials state, to give
the people Of the country the full bene-
fits Of the national housing act
While the act was passed primarily
for the individual home owner, there
are instances where the approval of
a corporate borrower will work toward
the end of improving housing stand
ards and conditions, one of the pur-
poses of the act.
Available for Houses.
Thus, it has been found that in GER
tain instances, universities, schools and
other educational institutions can be
approved as corporate borrowers, for
the purpose of building houses to rent
to their employees.
Similarly, churches which desire to
construct new and better homes for
their ministers, or to buy new houses,
can receive the approval of the Federal
Housing Administration. This is also
true OF hospitals, orphanages and other
institutions which might construct
houses for employees.
The property which is used as Sc
curity for the loan, in this case, must
be subject to the same appraisal and
valuation examinations as properties
offered by individual buyers. They
must also be equally as salable in the
open market as individually owned
properties, located in residential
neighborhoods. This requirement limits
the location of properties offered for
insurance by corporate borrowers
rather strictly, in some instances, in
that the property offered for insurance
must be located off the grounds of the
institution.
The corporations themselves must
be thoroughly examined by the bor-
rover rating staff of the administra-
ton, which determines whether or not
the corporation is capable of main
tanning payments on the loan during
the period necessary for the repayment
OF the loan.
Construction Standards Required.
In rating the property, the adminis-
tration requires the same adherence
to the minimum construction require
ments, the same conformance to the
Vocational requirements, the same as
surance that the property is free from
the locational and structural hazards
that it requires of individually owned
properties.
In rating the corporation as a bor-
rover, the administration assures itself
OF the financial stability of the cor
poration, its past record on debt pay
ments, and its future prospects 1t
follows, in this respect, the same policy
toward corporate borrowers which it
uses in evaluating an individual
While the Federal Housing Adminis-
tration has not encouraged the use of
the provisions of the national housing
act by corporate borrowers. it has
made provisions for approving those
corporation which are attempting to
improve the standards of housing of
their workers by this means.
Evening star., 1937-06-05
Silvery Blue Popular.

Color trends for the coming months
show that a deep silvery blue will be
popular. Off-whites will still hold
their own, as will chartreuse A new
medium, pinkish-gray, is about to
appear on the scene as a companion
to last years dusty pink Raisin tones
will more than likely continue, and
experiments will be made with gun
metal, with black and with the darker
greens.
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in addition to the house proper, some
beautiful hand carved paneling,
graceful arch that has been put into
the center hall and fine old mantel
that was rescued from years Of lodging
in a shed behind a chicken house on
friends place.
New is the air-conditioning fan that
sends cold air from cave in the
back Of the grounds through the house
in Summer and heat from modern
oil burner in the Winter, the latest
word in automatic hot-Water heaters
and special electric control over all the
mechanical workings Of this sturdily
equipped house.
Borrowed is the idea for the new
front door which is a duplicate of
Federal Hill in BardtoWn, KY,
which inspired Stephen Collins Fos-
ter to write My Old Kentucky
Home"
"Cranford," as made over, now
has a spacious living room at the
left of the entrance hall as one steps
into the house, and on the right, the
new dining room with its gay yellow
and white wall paper fireplace that is
keystone OF the home, with its name
in the tiles, and charming prism light.
A smaller room beyond the living
room Ohe original school room)
would make an ideal library den
Mrs. Smith has it fitted with huge
pine four-poster and dresser and
rocker dominating it, as a bed room
All the wall papers in the house are
especially distinctive. Mrs. Smith had
the assistance of her gifted cousin,
Miss Agnes Newton Blackwell, who
has shops In Bar Harbor ant War
renton, in finding the right papers
and light fixtures.
Kitchen Well Equipped.
The huge original kitchen has been
| turned into model, excellently
equipped kitchen, complete and COL
! orful bath room next to it, large
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equipped with electric water systems,
says the Plumbing and Heating In
dustries Bureau. A dependable pump
ing system enables the rural family
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to enjoy the convenience of running
water in the house, while increasing
farm profits from livestock, chickens
and vegetables.
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closet and convenient telephone
booth.
Uptairs Crawford has six delight
ful rooms and two baths. (There are
four baths altogether in the house.
Center front is gay mending writing
reading room with a grand river view
and the bed rooms sort Of take to
the corners" There is even a tiny
nursery. The hallway has a graceful
Evening star., 1937-06-05
Farms Adopt Water Systems.

A steadily increasing standard OF
living on the farm is indicated by the
growth in the number OF farms being
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-12
LECUME SEED
PRICE I0RISE
Buy Now, County Agent
Suggests, if Any Found
Reasonably Priced
By D. WHITE
County Agent

From all indications, the price
of soybeans. cowpeas, leSpedcZa,
etc. will be high this spring. This
is due to two things, first the
drouth Of last year, and the soil
conservation program. Wholesale
prices now are as high as retail
prices of last year, so one can
readily see that retail prices this
spring will naturally be high. Buy
now if YOU can find any of these
seed at a reasonable price.
Buy northern potato seed this
spring. Due to the drouth of last
year very few good potatoes were
grown in Henderson county. In
fact. don't believe that we have
any seed grown in the county that
should be used. Since growing II
potato Gro pis expensive, let's get
the best seed possible, and these
are northern grown certified.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-12
Gotham Scene OF
Bathtub Murder

NEW YORK, Jan. IL. (UP)--
The battered body Of Mrs. Mary
Case, attractive 25 year old
housewife. was found last night
wrapped in bedspread in the
water-filled bathtub of her fourth
floor apartment in jackson
Heights, Queens.
Police said she apparently had
been killed by blows on the head.
The body was discovered by
her husband, Frank, 80, Gen.
eral. Electric employe, on his re-
turn from work.
The murder was strikingly SIM
liar to that of Mrs. Nancy litter
ton. who was strangled to death
and placed in a bathtub in her
Manhattan apartment by John
Fiorenza, an upholsterer's assis-
tant, on April 10, 1886.
Case returned home about z
o'clock and found the body.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-12

Edited by Henderson County Farm Agent and Vocational Agriculture
William Justice, Vocational Student,
IsAdiudged Champion Corn Grower

row at planting time. About six
weeks after planting he Sidedress-
ed his corn with $50 pounds Of
nitrate of soda.
At harvest time William had
1872 ga bushels of corp from his
acre. which at market prices would
bring him $l22.75. The total cost
of producing this acre of corn was
S47.50. His profit was $500.
Calculated arother way he receiv-
ed Ease for each hour of labor
spent on his corn project.
This project shows that corn
can be made profitable crop in
this county. To secure the great
est return per acre on corn the
farmer should try to produce a
much as he can to the acre, and
keen his cost down as low as pos
Sible.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-12
Dan Henderson
Of Dana Winner
0fF.F,A. Contest
Two County Federation
Holds Election at Flat
Rock Meeting -"

Dan Henderson, Of Dana. won
first place in the Future Farmers
speaking contest at Flat Rock last
Saturday. when the Pennsylvania
and Henderson County Federation
held its meeting there.
Mr.. Henderson spoke on the
subject of "Soil Conservation
Representatives from each of the
county schools in Henderson and
Pennsylvania counties took part
in the contest. They were:
Earl Galrcn. Brcvard: Dan
Henderson, Dana; John Rogers.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-12
Issued
Once a
Week
By E. T,sERiSBiE
ARricu lure Instructor


William Justice, agricultural
student at Fletcher high school, is
champion corn grower Of the, yoca-
tional students in this county by
virtue of his yield OF l22 Sd
bushels of corn per acre. He used
only good cultural practices, prop
er variety, properly fortified. and
turned under legume crop before
he started.
William selected a piece of good
land that had been in lespedeza
for two wears. This was turned
good and deep in April. After
blowing it was thoroughly pulxer-
ICED with disk harrow. drag har-
row and cultipackcd. He planted
Holcombes prolific corn aorund
May 10. He applied $50 pounds
of 1904 fertilizer per acre in the
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-12

Everett. The city is on Puget
Sound so miles north of Tacoma.
To the east lies a wild noun
famous country with few good
highways. To the west is the
sound and on the other side the
wild and thinly populated Olym-
pic Peninsula.
South of Everett are Ballard,
Seattle and Tacoma, among Wash
ington's larger cities.
The Canadian border lies lao
miles to the north.
Omen established a Gordon
around Snohomish county and the
sheriff's office reported new de-
velopments were breaking in the
case but refused to divulge de-
tails.
An autopsy probably will be
held i'm Tacoma.
County officers reported a puz~
zling detail in the finding OF fne
river salt on the hands and face
of the boy. This led to the belief
that the body had been placed III
shallow water along the edge of q
mndfiat or stream and later taken
to the spot where it was found.
The area is potted with summer
homes of Seattle and Everett res
identS. e
Morrow, the youth wh6 found
the body, was questioned briefly
by Omen. They were satisfied ne
had no connection with the crime
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-12
MATTSON LAD FOUND
MURDERED; KNOW
KIDNAPER, IS SAID

Continued from page one)
ing callers at the Point Defiance
home.
William Jr.. Charles older
brother. was the most composed
member of the family. He an
swered all telephone calls, grimly
and stoically. He did not cry.
DR.. Mattson had rushed from
the home when word was flashed
that the body had been found,
without informing his wife. With
Mrs. Mattson were her two other
children, William, 16, and Muriel,
ID, who saw the kidnapping. w.
The family had hoped to the
end that payment of the ransom
would bring Charles back alive.
Because of their pleas, Omen and
police refrained from open inves-
tigation. fearing to endanger the
boys life.
Now that the search for the boy
has ended, the governments en-
forcement agencies were dashed
into action. ....
Tacoma police sped to Seattle
on what they believed was the kid
napers trail. Federal agents and
state troopers congregated there
to start the hunt.
They sought a man believed an
ex-convict. who was described as
middle aged. slightly built, heav-
lily bearded and foreign in appear
ancc and accent"
The kidnaper wore dark trous-
ers. a blue jacket and q light tan
checkered cap when he abducted
the Mattson boy. He was about
five feet seven inches tall and
weighed las pounds. He carried
q gun.
The search shifted to Seattle
when a police informer said q
criminal named "Tim" stayed
overnight at q Tacoma hotel with
another criminal for two weeks
preceding the kidnapping Dec. q.
The men checked out Of the
hotel the Sunday Charles was alb
Quoted, and repeatedly went to Sc
attic.
Photographs were taken of the
boys body, the scene in Everett
and the tire and foot tracks IN the
snow. Armed with these. authori-
ties began a search for the kidnap
car.
1t was believed that Charles had
been beaten to death in an auto
mobile miles from Everett and the
body was abandoned there. Fin
gerprints were believed found on
the body.
The search was hampered by
the wildness Of the area about
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-12
fourth CLUB
RECORDSCOOD
Interest Grows Over Last
Year as Scholarships
Are Availabl e
gv ID. w. BENNETT

Although very little work was
done in All club work in Hender-
son county last year, some very
good records were made. Buddie
Hooper of Mills River township,
made a yield of 80 bushels Of corn
per acre.
C. W. Ward of Flat Rock made
a yield of rs bushels. These were
excellent yields, and were well
above the state average, which IS
So bushels per acre.
Much interest is being shown in
al club work for the coming
year. To date, we have 1860 MEM
beers enrolled in the five clubs in
the county. A club has been or
ganized at Mills River school. Eto-
wah. Fletcher, Fast Flat Rock,
Dana, and Edneyville. Many prof.
ects well conducted with corn,
dairy calves, home gardens, poul-
try. truck crops and pig projects.
Several prizes are being offered
in the state and county for the
coming year in All club work.
Among these are the following
Most outstanding corn club prov
ect, wrist watch offered by the
Barrett Nitrate company; four
year scholarship for most out
standing jersey calf project for
four years, given by Ex-Governor
Cameron Morrison. A four-year
scholarship offered for the best
record in corn club work. A one
year scholarship offered for the
best calf record. Three one-year
scholarships as district prizes in
corn club work are also offered.
These prizes should stimulate
much activity among the All club
members in Henderson county for
the coming wear.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-12
TRUSTEES SALE OF REAL
ESTATE
(Bv Substituted Trusted

(By Substituted Trusted
Pursuant to the power and au-
thority contained in 4 certain
deed of trust dated the 10th day
of July, 1884, executed by Y. f.
Reid and wife, Bertha II. Reid to
Alan s. O'Neal, Trustee, which
deed of trust is duly registered in
the office Of Che Register Of Deeds
of Henderson County, North Car
DINA, in Book Of Deeds Of Trust
ZIG. page 225, securing certain
note payable to HOME OWNERS
LOAN CORPORATION, default
having been made for period OF
more than incty 900 days in the
payment of said note as provided
therein and in the performance OF
certain covenants set out. in SAID
deed of trust and demand Of fore
closure having been made by the
holder of said Indebtedness, the
undersigned Trustee, having been
substitute as Trustee, for Alan
S. O'Ncal, said substitution being
duly recorded in the office of the
Register of Deeds Of Henderson
County. North Carolina, in Book
PIG, page 400, will offer for sale
at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash at the Courthouse
door in Henderson County, Hem
Jacksonville, North Carolina at II
o'clock noon on the 9Th day Of
February, 1897. the following de-
scribcd real estate, tO-wit:
All that certain lot, tract or
parcel of land situate, lying and
being in the City Of Henderson
vile. Hcndersonville Township.
County of Henderson, State Of
North Carolina, and more particu-
larly described and dehned as fol-
lows: BEGINNING at IL stake in
the south margin Of First Avenue
East (Chestnut Street, said stake
standing north II deg. east 1877
feet from intersection Of said
margin of First Ave. East with
the east margin of Grove Street,
and running thence with said
south margin of First Ave. East
north n deg. east 60 feet to
stake in said margin Of said ave-
nue.; thence south 10 deg. east
107 feet to a stake; thence south
n deg. west 60 feet to stake;
thence north 10 deg. west lO7
feet to the place of BEGINNING.
And being the same property con-
veyed by Jas. Dewey Sherman to
r. F. Reid by deed dated Nov. 10,
1928, filed for record Nov. 10,
1923, and recorded in Book 1874,
ut page 80 of the Records Of
Deeds for Henderson County.
Same being also shown upon plat
made by Geo. w. Tidd, on June
%, 1884, now on file with the
Home Owners Loan Corporation
and to which reference is hereby
made.
The purchaser al this sale will
be required to make a cash de-
post of five per cent of the pur-
chase price to show good faith.
This, the 9th day Of JAM, 1887.
IT. c. ABERNETHY,
Substituted Trustee.
L. B. PRINCE, Attorney.
1-12-Tues-4tp |
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-12
H0EY ATTENDS M. E.
CHURCH ON SUNDAY

RALEIGH, Jan. 12.--Governor
Clyde Hoey spent his first Sunday
in Raleigh after his inauguration
quietly, attending the Methodist
church morning service, accom-
panied by Mrs. Hocy and their
daughter. The governor is known
as one of the leading laymen in
the Southern Methodist church,
and at his home, Shelby, has
taught tremendous Sunday
school class, over q long period
of years. Also in the same con-
gregation Sunday morning were
Josephus Daniels, ambassador to
Mexico, who is member of that
church. He attended with his three
sons. VS. go
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-12
Compact
Is Miniature AAA

RALEIGH. Jan. 12.-Revival Of
the AAA method Of tobacco crop
control under supervision of the
state. rather than the federal gov
eminent. was proposed in the fed
orally approved tobacco compact
bill introduced in the house of
representatives last night.
Missing from the measure is the
provision for benefit payments for
crop production, which poured so
many dollars into North Carolina
from the federal treasury, but
otherwise the bill resembles the
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-12
All Demonstration
Farmers Asked 10
Meet This Week

All farmers of Henderson coun-
ty; and especially all demonstra,,
ton farmers. are invited to attend
a meeting at the Henderson coun-
tv courthouse. Thursday night,
Jan. Ia. at 1880 p. M, d. w. Ben
nett, assistant county agent, has
announced.
S. C. Clapp. superintendent OF
the state experiment station at
Swannanoa, will speak to the
farmers at that time. -,
All farmers are urged to attend
this meeting.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-12

BOSNIAN; Lewis RoV N;u.
River; Gordon lio linl ~.
owah, and Charles MA,
Rock.
The judges, Noah IN
l.. Justice and L. ~ ,v
awarded the winner a s. T.
A. public speaking media.
was presented by Noah 4 IN
After the speaking comb,
Flat Rock string band pll
selections.
The Officers fol 1891
elected and are as followst
dent. Roy Carter. Brcvm(
president. Charles McNcclt
man: secretary, Wayne \
son, Etowah: treasurer. {. 4
or. Edncyvillc: reporter,
Henderson. Dana: advisor.
Frapklin. Flat Rock.
\ basketball game and q "
roast were held in the pymn
after the meeting adjourn
The next meeting will be
March q and 1t Edncyvill,
all members are urged Ia q
If no new war he started
all old wars are fully paid fC
win EaYC an enduring pcac,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-12
Says BabyChicks
Should Be From
Reliable Source
G. D. WHITE
County Agent

This year more cheap CHICKS VIII
he advertised than ever before,
before buying bargain chicks be
smre YOU know the hatchery you
bmv from. In most cases these
chicks are purchased from out of
The state and are not what you
want. They are Matched from un.
tested flocks, and anyone will be
Iucky if he escapes B.W.D. in such
omaIity chicks. Buy your chicks
from state accredited hatcheries
this wear. You get only what you
pay for.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-12
Ker-Smith control act closely.


Ker-Smith control act closely.
proposes to do the same
thing as the AAA. 1t would pro-
vid a state tobacco commission
of members nominated by the
grWers themselves.
cooperation with the COM
Missions Of other tobacco states,
theNorth Carolina agency would
fix obacco marketing quotas and
has yields for every state and
evy farm.
''he closeup is a great boon
to m actors" And Just the OPP
pose to gambling joints.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-01-12
GUARD CALLED OUT
AFTER STRIKE RIOT
(Contlnued from page one)

CONTINUED from page one)
Flint bus drivers, and c. C..
Scheer, an automobile striker.
Each was shot in the leg.
General Motors officials said
they turned off heat in Fisher
plant No. 2 yesterday at noon.
Company guards were posted to
prevent union members from TAX
ing food in to their comrades.