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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-04-13
PAVE Way TO
REFUND N. F.
CHURCH DEBT
Trustees Authorized to Act
on $4,000 Reduction
Through Loan

A resolution authorizing trus-
tees Of the First Methodist Epis.
copal church of Hendersonville to
refund the church's bonded in
debtedness at a reduction Of ap-
proximately $4,000 in principal
and interest, was unanimously
adopted last night at a quarterly
conference session called specially
for the purpose.
The resolution was presented
by DR.. Gilbert R. Combs, pastor,
after announcing that the Mer-
camille Commerce Bank and Trust
company Of St. Louis had secured
an agreement from noteholders to
accept a cash offer of $4,000 in
full settlement Of the mortgage
indebtedness.
Acting with the authority
granted by the resolution, the
trustees will at once apply to the
board of church extension Of the
Methodist Episcopal church,
South, for a loan sufficient to
meet the requirements Of the re-
funding plan. DR.. Combs said he
had good reason to believe" that
the board, which will meet late
this month in Louisville, will
grant the loan. The plan must be
effected within four months from
April /.
In order that all steps in the
negotiations to date, as well as
plans for concentrating the debt
settlement, may be fully explain
ed to all members of the congre-
CATION, q church-loyalty service,
postponed some time ago because
of inclement weather, will be
held next Sunday morning. At
that time DR.. Combs will describe
in detail the steps leading up to
the agreement reached with the
st. Louis bank, together with the
plans now being formulated to
meet the requirements
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-04-13

WASHINGTON, April 10. -
OUP).-Secretary Of Labor Fran
ces Perkins announced last night
that she will invite representa-
tives of labor and management to
a series of conferences on meth
dds of Cancellation and mediation
in collective bargaining, begin
ming April 20.
The conferences will be Ito
stabilize industrial relations" the
announcement said.
"By its decisions the supreme
court has done away with the
principal cause of industrial un-
rest in America" Miss Perkins
said. "Not only have the most
bitter strikes in recent months
centered around the issue OF
union organization but more
strikes have arisen from this
cause than from all other causes
combined"
She said that of the 1915 strikes
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-04-13
Campbell Miller
Is Prize Debater
Former Student Here Wins
kentucky U. Award

Campbell +. Miller, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles f. Miller,
Greenville highway, who gradual
ed from the HenderSonville high
school in the class of 1885, has
Just won the Patterson award III
public speaking at the University
Of Kentucky, where he is a Sopho-
more.
Campbell was active in debat-
ing and other eXtra-curricular ac-
tivities while in high school, and
is now rated as the No. ] man
on the University Of Kentucky de-
batting team.
The team has debated Davidson,
Purdue, University Of Pennsylva-
MIA, University of Cincinnati, and
other leading colleges, and has
had a very successful season.
He has also been elected mem
Der of Alpha Zeta, the national
honorary scholarship fraternity in
agriculture, and is q member of
Alpha Gamma Rho social frater-
nity.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-04-13

hounds are expected from several
states.
At 1890 o'clock the horse show
will be officially opened, with
nine classes scheduled for the
morning hour. Luncheon will be
served on the grounds immediate
~ after by a committee headed by
Mrs. Hardness Smith.
At 2 o'clock the afternoon show,
will be held, with 10 classes sched-
uled. Charles H. Hancher of
Wheeling, w. ", will be the sad
die horse Judge, and Jackson H.
Boyd, M.F.H., of Southern Pines,
will be hunter and jumper judge.
Both these men are well-known in
sporting circles and are capable
and experienced judges.
Beautiful trophies for both
shows have been on display all
week at the Blue Ridge Weavers
building on Trade street, and sew
s., Continued on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-04-13
Mrs. Roosevelt on
Tour OF Smoky.
Mountains Park
"Going to See Clingman's
Dome" Before Her
Departure

GAYLINBURG, Tenn, April
IS. - CUP. - Mrs. Franklin d.
Roosevelt yesterday drove among
mountain peaks, shimmering IN
ice-glazed snow, as she began a
sightseeing tour through the
Great Smoky Mountains National
park.
Accompanied by Miss Lorena
Hickok, the first lady arose early
and left her hotel in a Mountain
View Inn open car for Cade's
Cove.
On her arrival here from Nat,
ural Bridge, Va, snow covered
the mountains and ice encruded
the shrubs. Peaks were sharply
outlined in white, and in the coves
and valleys wild shrubs are begin
ming to bloom.
Because of the hazy atmosphere
Continued on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-04-13
BUS WITH u ON
BOARD SUBMERGED

BRUNSWICK, Ca, April IS.
(UP)-The driver and 81 passen-
gers of q Pan-American bus were
hurt when the bus plunged off
the highway into a creek south Of
here today. They were en- route
from Miami to New York.
One woman is missing and be-
lieved drowned
None of the others is critically
injured.
The bus was submerged but
fast rescue work saved the lives
of most of the passengers.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-04-13
6. T.CAMPbELL
PASSES AWAY
Funeral Will Be From Bap-
list Church at Fletcher
Wednesday A. M.

George T. Campbell. n, died
at his home at Fletcher yesterday
afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
Funeral services will be held at
the Fletcher Baptist church Wed
nesday morning at II o'clock and
burial will follow at Patty's
Chapel.
Mr.. Campbell Is survived by the
following children: A. H., G.. A..
and H. B. Campbell, Of Gambler:
E. L. ard E. T. Campbell, Fetch
err; Mrs. Ethel Taylor, Mrs. Marie
Baldwin and Mrs. Sue Hardie, Of
Fletcher, and Mrs. Margaret
Brookshire, of Leicester.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-04-13
HAWKS MAKING
SPEED FLIGHT
Staging E st Hartford,
Miami and Newark
Hops in One Day

EAST HARTFORD, Conn.,,
April l3.--(UP) Frank Hawks,
speed flier, took off from Rent
schiller field here this morning on
Il projected nonstop flight to Mi
ami. where he planned luncheon,
and he expects to fly back %
Newark airport 'in time for cock
tails"
Hawks piloted his ultra stream
lined Time Flies" with which he
hopes to establish Il new west
east transcontinental nonstop
record and in which he reached Il
speed reported unofficially at 366
miles an hour last week.
The airline distance to Miami
is 1876 miles.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-04-13
(Copyrigh,. 1887, United Press)

Copyright. 1887. United Press)
LONDON. April l3.-(UP).-
Angry charges that Great Britain
has openly swung her support to
Spanish insurgents were hurled ut
Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin
last night following his announce
ment in the house of commons
that British merchant ships will
defy the rebel blockade of Bilbao
ut their own risk.
Pronunciation of the govern
ment'S conciliatory course. decid-
cd upon at q surprise Sunday seS-
sion OF the cabinet, was heard also
ut the temporary capital OF the
Spanish loyaliSt government at
Valencia.
A political storm. as grave rs
that which swept Britain last year
when the cabinet granted conceS-
sions TO Premier Benito MusSolinl
TO prevent the Ethiopian criS :
from bursting into general Eu-
ropean war, appeared near.
Opposition members in COM
mons said they would ask for 4
day To discuss "thc governments
failure To give adequate protcc-
ton 10 British shipping"
A Spanish loyaliSt spokesman,
describing Baldwin'S statement as
utterly unacceptable" said the
loyaliSts probably would protest
the British course Of action.
at looks like Il virtual British
blockade of Bilbao" he said.
The Laboritc opposition in COM
mons, led by Major Clement At
lee. called Baldwin's explanation
a virtual recognition of General
Francisco Frances rebel blockade
around the Bay of BiScay port
and a partisan act in FRANCOIS IA
vOr.
Baldwin. who is about TO resign
his leadership of the government.
told the commons that the cabinet
had decided To warn British ship
ming that, in view of the cOndi-
tions at present prevailing in the
neighborhOod of Bilbao. they
should not for practical reasons,
and in view Of the risks against
which it is impossible to protect
them at present. go into that area
rs long Us these conditions pre-
vail.
He added, however, that Bri-
tain would not recognize or con-
cede belligercnt rights to either
Spanish faction. land can not toll
crate any interference with Brit
ish shipping at sea-"
This meant, in effect, that while
British warshipS will protect the
British flag on the high seas they
will not escort merchant ships in-
side the three-mile Spanish terri
torial zone.
The battleShip Hood, Britain's
42.60O-ton floating fortress br:s-
Ting with l5-inch guns. has ar
rived off Bilbao but will not in
terfere with the blockade, Bald
win revealed. She anchored last
night in the nearby French port
Of Saint Jean de Luz.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-04-13
Call Soft Ball
Players Meeting

A meeting Of all persons inter
ested in playing softball during
the summer season will be held at
the city hall on Wednesday night
at 1880 o'clock, It was announced
today.
Eight teams played In the soft
ball league last season and plans
win be made FOR play this sum-
mer.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-04-13
House Group
ALSO SCORES
SIT D0WNERS'
Senate Resolution Wins
Committee OK. After
Bitter Wrangle
SMASH WPA CHECK
COUNTERFEIT RING

WASHINGTON, April l3. -
(UP)-After n bitter fight, the
house labor committee today APP
proved the senate adopted rcsolu-
ton condemning sit.down strikes,
together with employer violations
Of the Wagner act, as being con-
trary to sound public policy.
The committees approval Of
this policy was by vote of II to
4.
The resolution also condemned
the so-called industrial spies sys-
TEN and company unions.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-04-13
Garden Club Will
Gather Tonight

The HendcrSonville Gard c n
club meets tonight at 3 o'clock
in the court room Of the city hall
for the discussion of seasonal ton
les incident to flower gardens.
The public is invited to enjoy
these meetings.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-04-13
EPISCOPAL MEMS
CLUB WILL CONVENE.

The April meeting of the Mems
club of st. James Episcopal
church will be held tonight at S
o'clock at the parish house. The
principal discussion will be by
George Valentine.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-04-13
n 'TMRath@E
MONDAY

Maximum--6l degrees. MIMI
mum-27 degrees. Mean-44 de-
grees. Days range-34 degrees.
No precipitation.
Normal mean temperature for
April-54.8 degrees. Normal pre-
cipitation for April-4.2S inches.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-04-13
LABOR WOULD
VOTECENSURE
FOR CABINET
Angered by Compromise
Construed as Throwing
Support to Rebels
OPPOSITION SEEKS
ACTION WEDNESDAY

LONDON. April l3.-(UP).-
The Labor Party leaders. consti-
tuting official opposition, have de-
cidcd to move for o vote Of CEN
sure against the government to-
morrow for its attitude ON the Bill
bao blockade.
IL is learned that labor men
charged conservatives had Cow
ardly surrendered" in refusing to
take a positive stand against the
rebels i'm their naval blockade.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-04-13
WEATHER

Partly cloudy tonight and We'd
nesday with slowly rising temp
eratures.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-04-13

Greta Carlo, they say, would
like to play . comedy part. II
seems she wants to be . loon.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-25
May Put More Taxes
on Incomes, Profits

Mariner S. Eccles, chairman OF
the Federal Reserve board, proposed
this week that taxes on incomes and
profits be increased if necessary to
balance the budget promptly and
prevent monetary initiation.
1t created a stir among members
of Congress who previously had as
serted there was no possibility OF
major tax legislation at this session
Lets go slow about increasing
taxes" commented Senator Robin
son, the Democratic leader, when in
formed of Eccles' stand.
Representative Vinson, Democrat
of Kentucky,a member of the House
Ways and Means committee which
originates tax legislation, bluntly
observed:
II think we have plenty of taxes
now" GH.@ -
Speaker Bankhead said: '"There is
one short word Americans don't like,
tax"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-25
Spring Returns But
Snow in Many Parts

The cold breath on the back of
northerners' necks Saturday night,
March 20, was spring.
Spring began-so the meteorolo-
gists said-at 6:45 p. m, Saturday
when the sun crossed the equator on
it's northward journey.
But there was little corroborative
evidence in most of the nation.
Snow, ranging up to three inches
at Detroit, fell in Illinois, Wisconsin,
Michigan, and Iowa.
Skiing remained in vogue in west
ern Massachusetts,, Vermont, and
New Hampshire.
Temperatures near or below freez-
ing formed the rule in the north
west A chill north wind moved
across Missouri and Kansas.
Nebraskans regarded a blanket of
melting snow, measuring from a
quarter inch to nearly foot, as ben
eficial to spring planting.
Amisting rain kept New York
cool. Rain offset the enjoyment of
warm weather in parts of Kentucky
and Pennsylvania.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-25
Ashe Boy Witnesses
Marine Explosion

Readers of the Skyland Post may
be interested to read a letter to
homefolks from an Ashe county boy,
Gene Wilcox, who is now with the
United States fleet, serving as cor
poral in marine detachment aboard
the battleship Maryland of the coast
of California. He tells of the recent
accident abroad the battleship
Wyoming:
Dear Mother and All:-Last week
was very tragic one for the United
States Fleet. While we were at ma
neuvers off San Clementa Islands,
we witnessed quite catastrophe.
The Wyoming was firing on the Is
land to clear the way for the ma
rines and soldiers to land. This
problem was representing wartime
conditions with an imaginary enc
my on the island. All at once, one of
the guns on the Wyoming blew up
and killed six United States Marines
and wounded ten others. One of the
marines killed was from North Car
Dina and two wounded were from
/ there. The captain who was killed
lived in Virginia. The explosion was
! one of the worst casualties in the
peacetime history of the navy.
Last Wednesday two of the u. S
S. Idaho's planes engaged in the ma
neuvers and crashed. We helped
salvage one of them. Lots of excite
ment the past week.
can't think of anything but bad
news to write so until next time,
will say so long.-Love to all, Gene
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-25
Many to Debate
Total of 235 Schools in SO Counties
Enter State Competition

Chapel Hill, March 21.-Keen in
terest is being shown by high
schools scattered throughout all Sec
tions of the state from Currituck to
Cherokee in the approaching contest
of the North Carolina high school
debating team, it was said here to-
day by E. r. Rankin, secretary.
Two hundred and IS high schools
in 80 counties will participate in the
triangular debates on April 2 on the
query: Resolved, That the govern
ment should own and operate all
electric light and power utilities"
The schools which win both of
their triangular debates will send
their teams to Chapel Hill to COM
pete on Apri 81 and q, during the
universitys annual high school week
celebration, in the final contest for
the Aycock Memorial cup, the tro-
ply which has been given to the
high school debating union by the
intercollegiate debaters of the uni
versity.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-25
Effort Is Made
tOInsurePeace
With Nations
Secretary COrdell Hull Appeals
to Foreign Statesmen to
Help Change Affairs

While Secretary of State Cordell
Hull made no definite proposal for
an international conference on
world problems, he told house
committee this week that he had
asked a European statesman:
why cannot you European states
men at least attempt this kind OF
movement? Why just sit and float
on with a hopelessly unsound eco
nomic situation, with a hopelessly
disturbed, not to say chaotic, politi-
cal situation? Why not make this
effort?"
Pointing to "good neighbor" poll
cies approved at Buenos Aires, Hull
added:
cat least we have sought to set
an example and to offer encourage
ment at time of very serious dis
turbance in many parts of the
world, as we'll as to offer practical
program that can be followed"
'The time is more and more pro-
pitious," Hull emphasized, "for
general movement in the direction
of these worthwhile detectives
which we have been preaching and
in which some countries are like
wise interesting themselves"
The statement was considered par
ticularly significant because of num-
erous rumors and reports here and
in Europe, that President Roosevelt
is tremendously interested in find
ing formula by which the nations
of the world can join in an interna-
tional gathering to discuss world
problems.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-25
REA Starts Program
in Caldwell County

Lenoir, March 22.-The first pole
to be erected as part of the ST, $780,
900 rural identification project in
Caldwell county went up last week
at special dedication ceremonies,
with large crowd on hand.
A short address was made by V.
D. CURE, local manufacturer and
city commissioner, in which he
stressed the value of the project,
when completed, to citizens of the
rural areas of the county.
Praising the leaders of the move
ment for their activity and interest,
he pointed to the hardships through
which the project had passed to be-
gin actual construction of more than
800 miles of rural power lines to
serve more than 1000 people.
The first poles was erected on the
Zach's Ford road one mile from Le-
noir on the farm of Gus Cloer and
is a part of some 80 miles of con-
structoin which will be completed
shortly,
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-25
TIMELY FARM QUESTIONS
ANSWERED AT COLLEGE
Question: What fertilizer is
best to use in the home parden2


best to use i'm the home garden?
Answer: This depends to large
extent upon the soil type and the
crops being grown, but a mixture
containing five percent nitrogen,
seven percent phosphoric acid, and
five percent potash is very satisfac-
tory as a general purpose fertilizer
for most truck crops. Leafy crops
such as cabbage, lettuce, and kale
will require more nitrogen than
most other vegetable crops but this
extra amount can be supplied in the
form of side applications of readily
available nitrogen fertilizers. Exten-
sion Circular No. 1919 gives recon-
mendations for fertilizer and lime
applications for all vegetable crops
and copies may be obtained free up
on application to the Agricultural
Editor State College.
Question: Is there a practical
test which can be applied to
feed stuffs to tell whether or
HUI SACJ 0AC AAJUAAOuS W UdUy
chicks?
Answer: A test of this kind could
be carried out but it would be very
expensive. At the present time such
tests are not conducted by any State
agency. The best way to test the
feed for it's toxicity or "poisonous"
quality is to feed it to normal baby
chicks and run parallel test with
feed of known good quality. If the
chicks fed the questionable feed be-
come sick and the others do not,
your question will be answered.
Question: How can I cure my
young calves of diarrhea?
Answer: This, in all probability, is
caused by improper feeding such as
overlooking, feeding out of dirty
pals or boxes, irregular feeding or
feeding milk too rich in fat and it is
much easier to prevent than to cure.
All calves showing symptoms of the
trouble should be isolated and the
milk feed reduced one-half. If le-
gume hay is being fed, replace this
with grass hay. A dose of from one
70 three tablespoonfuls of castor oil,
mixed with pint of fresh milk
should then be given. After the &C
ton of the oil, give teaspoonful of
mixture composed of one part salol
and two parts of subnitrate of bis
:nuth and bicarbonate of soda. This
dose can be repeated until the diarr-
Aea is stopped.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-25
Famine in China
So Many Hundreds of People Are
Starved COffinS Give Out

Two hundred persons are dying of
starvation daily in Chunking, China,
and it's suburbs, it was authorita-
lively estimated Monday, as the
worst drought in a quarter century
held most of Szechuan, China's most
populous province, in its grip.
Near-famine conditions prevailed
in wide areas of this province of
SIS, 100000 inhabitants, and relief eff
forts thus far were almost helpless
to cope with the disaster.
Large portions of Szechuan have
had no rain for year. Streams have
dried up. Even the mighty Yangtsze
river, usually roaring through its
awe-compelling gorges, has been re-
duced to a trickle and ship traffic
has been suspended above Wanhsi-
en-, intensifying the shortage OF
food.
At least 10000 on the verge of
death were huddled in the Chung
kin relief camps. The supply of thin
board collins which police and local
authorities undertook to provide to
give the victims the semblance of
individual burial-so important to
the Chinese-has been exhausted.
Bodies are merely wrapped in
straw mating and laid in shallow
groves which the feeble survivors
dig under official compulsion.
AS fast as camp inmates die or
drift away their places are taken
quickly by thousands waiting for
admission.
Many inmates are so near starva-
ton they are considered beyond
help. These are given one bowl of
rice cruel day until death ends
their suffering. Stronger inmates
are given more and put to work on
the roads.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1937-03-25
PULPWOOD INDUSTRY
is BOON TO FARMER

The sale of pulpwood can be a
boon to North Carolina farmers, or it
can ruin their forests, said R. w.
Graeber, extension forester at State
College.
Growth of the pulpwood industry
in North Carolina and nearby terri
tory in adjoining States is providing
market for 1000 to 1900 cords of
pulpwood every day, he said.
This is a good source of cash in
come, Graeber added, and it can in
duce farmers to thin their over
crowded timber stands so the better
quality trees will be produced for
lumber.
But if farmers make indiscrimi-
nate cuttings of young trees that
would make good lumber, and sell
these trees for pulpwood, they will
devastate their forests and lose the
opportunity to produce higher pric-
ed timber.
Pulpwood should be considered g
by-product rather than the main
product of forestry. AS a by-product
it helps round out well balanced
forestry program, he continued.
In cutting pulpwood, he added
select only small, runted, misshap'
pen, overcrowded trees. They viii
provide a source income while the
better trees are growing into saw
ogs, posts, pilings, poles, ties, stave
bolts, and other higher priced ma.
terial.
There is no reason why the paper
industry and the lumber industry
cannot draw their wood supplies
from the same forests, Graeber said
if the land owners will treat their
timber as a crop that yields periodic
harvests as long as it is given proper
care and management.