davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-11
king GEORGE
GIVES HON0RS
Lady Aston, Wally's Escort
as She Fled England
Are on Visit

LONDON, May IL. (UP).
King George WIS coronation hon
ors list, published in the Royal
Gazette today, awarded decora-
tions land medals to more than 40
persons for "public services" in
connection with the Spanish civil
war.
Upon Lady Nancy Aston, Ameri-
can-born viscountess and first wo-
man to sit in the British parlia-
ment, the king conferred the or
der of the companions of honour.
The order is limited to so men,
bers, all of whom must have "ren-
dered conspicuous service of ma
tional Importance
British consuls throughout
Spain as well as 20 other British
residents of the war-ridden PENN.
sula were made members of the
order of the British empire, or
given medals for public service in
the civil war.
Ogilvie Forbes, until recently
British charge d'affaires at Ma
drid and Valencia, was made a
knight commander of the order of
st. Michael and st. George.
The honors list recalled the en-
pire-shaking romance of Edward
VIII and Mrs. Wallis Warfield
Simpson.
Lieut.-Col. Piers Walter Leigh,
cequerry to Edward and escort to
CONTINUED on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-11
Roosevelt Abandons Industrial Peace Plan
VINO. Delegation Raleigh Bound
To Confer On The Possibility OF
Recruiting Blue Ridge Parkway
Entertainment Commit e e
of c. of G. Has Tourist
Programs Planned

Seven representatives Of civic
organizations from as many cOun-
ties in Western North Carolina,
including II. f.. Buchanan, Il di-
rector Of the HcndcrSOnvillc
Chamber Of Commerce, went to
Raleigh today for a conference
with the ncwly-appointcd state
highway commission on the pos
Siblc rerouting of the Blue Ridge
Parkway.
The conference is an outgrowth
of a meeting held last week at
Waynesville at which resolutions
were adopted unanimously asking
the highway commission and 9TH
er officials to use their Influence
against changing the parkway
route as designated more than two
years ago by Secretary of Interior
Ickes.
Reporting to the board Of di-
rectors of the Chamber of Com
mcrcc at its May meeting last
night, Mr.. Buchanan said two al
tcrnate routes west from Ashe-
vile are being considered in
Washington gin the interest of
economy" but that proponents of
the route as at present designated
are prepared to show that it not
only is the most scenic but would
be less expensive to build. This, he
said, is largely because much OF
the designated route is through
government-owned land, whereas
, the alternate routes would be
mostly through private lands, thus
rompelling the state to pay for
the right-of-way. The route as at
present designated would cross
the Hendersonville-AShevil high
way north of Skyland, while both
of the other routes proposed
would be north of Asheville.
Mr.. Buchanan reported also for
the entertainment committee,
which outlined summer program
including hikes, weekly street
dances, dances in the new city
gymnasium, weekly bridge par
ties, weekly entertainments in the
high school auditorium by the Mi
ami University Dramatic club,
games at Boyd park, and other
events. The committee recon-
mended the employment of park
attendant and assistant and an of
fetal hostess for the Chamber of
Commerce office. The board APP
proved the report and set $500 as
an entertainment budget for the
summer.
The board set Tuesday, May %,
for the semi-annual membership
meeting of the Chamber of Com
merce, and placed a committee
composed of C. X. Hoover, DR.. J.
G. Bennett and c. NJ. Ogle in
charge of arrangements. Mr.:
Hoover said the committee would
arrange to have the meeting at
the Hendersonville Golf & Coun-
try club, q barbecue supper pre-
ceding the business session. All
members and others interested in
the success of the summer tourist
Continued on page rhree)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-11

LONDON, May 11.-(UP)-
High clerical dignitaries last night
confessed with weary shrugs that
the final dress rehearsal for We'd
nesday's coronation in Westmin-
ster Abbey looked "pretty rag
ged" and that it wouldn't be sur
prising if some hitch occurred in
that spectacle.
"The last rehearsal left much
to be desired" one of the Church
of England participants said as he
sprawled = almost exhausted -
on the divan of his drawing room.
He was still wearing his robes.
eve need another rehearsal or,
better still, two more to insure
smoothness and to preclude slip
ups"
Someone mentioned that the
earl marshal, the young Duke of
Norfolk, was going about with a
haggard expression.
The duke, Premier Earl of
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-11
LAST REHEARSAL IS RAGGED
MAY BE- HITCH IN CORONATION

England, is the "impressario" Of
the coronation.
eff I were the director respon-
sible for this affair I would be
most uncomfortable" the church
dignitary said. 81 would not BE-
able to eat comfortably at the
palace tonight"
He added that despite its rag
gedness the actual coronation
might go off properly because
"Englishmen have a way of ris-
ing to the occasion under the
pressure of actual events"
Lady Rachel Howard, sister Of
the Duke Of Norfolk, acted as
stand-in for Queen Elizabeth at
the final rehearsal, wearing ordi-
nary street clothes while a blond
young man about King George
yrs height, Henry Hunlike, the
Duke Of Devonshire's son-in-law,
played the kingiy role in the mon
Continued on. page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-11

WASHINGTON, May 10. (UP)
Capital gossip last night indicated
that the pending court controcVer-
sy may be solved by the resignacc
ton of two or more members Oh
the supreme court at the END OF
the present term. -.
There was nothing o1flcial 10
substantiate the rumor but IL was
increasingly reported that several
members of the court would IKE
to resign. The pending contfoVer,,
sy, it was rumored, kept several
of the members of the high oencn
when their personal inclinations
were for quitting. However, they
wished to avoid the appearance OIL
leaving while the court was uhuef
fire.
Special attention eentered on
Justices Louis D. Brandels ana
Willis Van Devanter. These Jus
tees joined with Chief Justice
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-11
WASHINGTON HEARS2OR MORE
SUPREME COURT MEN TO QUIT

Hughes in a letter to Senator
Burton X. Wheeler, D., Mont,
saying that the efficiency of the
court could not be increased by
additional associate justices as
proposed by Mr.. Roosevelt's court
reorganization bill.
Two other justices previously
had let it be known that they
wanted to resign but that they
did not desire to leave the bench
while the New Deal was still an
issue.
Until this session of congress
passed a bill providing for re-
tirement of justices with full pay,
members Of the court had no
guarantee that future congresses
might not cut their salaries. 1t
was believed that some OF the
justiceS might take advantage of
this new security of their finan-
cial futures.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-11
BILLION DOLLAR
SPECTACLE BEGUN
Copyright 1887 by United Press)

LONDON, May 11.-UP)-
The pomp and splendor Of the
billion-dollar spectacle revolving
around King George WIS corona
ton opened officially last night
when the 41-year-old monarch
and his Scottish queen entertain
ed $50 guests at state banquet
in Buckingham palace.
The Curtain raiser" Of the
worlds most extravagant pageant
had it's setting in the palaces
white and gold ballroom - 100
feet long and 60 feet wide - that
was built for Queen Victoria.
The king, showing no signs of
WEAKNESS after a hectic day of
final dress rehearsals and last
minute preparations for WedneS.
days browning ceremony, sat at
the head of large oval table
chatting amiably with his guests,
gathered from every corner OF
the world to pay him homage.
His commoner queen, Elizabeth,
sat beside him. She wore a gown
of gold brocade and diamond
tiara.
The monarch wore the gold
braid and epaulets of an admiral
of the British fleet.
GERARD AND PERSHINC
ARE BOTH PRESENT
Halfway down the room sat
James w. Gerard, former U. ).
ambassador to Germany and one
of President Roosevelt's official
ENJOYS to the coronation. lie
wore tight-fitting knee pants
made to measure in England be
cause American tailors can't
make good clothes"
The other y. S. representative,
General John j. Pershing, was re-
splendent in his 5000 General
Grant uniform.
The state banquet moved
smoothly in contrast to the ear
lier events of the day when po-
lice reserves had to be rushed to
Westminster Abbey to protect the
king and queen after they were
almost mobbed by jubilant
throng that smashed down guard
lines.
The crowds got out of hand
again tonight-almost smashing
the windows of the limousine in
which dowager Queen Mary and
Queen Maud of Norway, sister
Of the late King George vi, were
riding along the mall from MARI
borough house to the palace.
The automobile was forced To
halt by thousands of cheering SUBJ
jects.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-11
COORDINATING'
ACTIVITIES Are.
DUE TO LAPSE
Program Had Body Blow
in First Council in Be-
half of Progress
ECONOMY A MOTIVE;
NEW LAWS LOOMING
BY ARTHUR F. DeGREVE
Copyright, 1887, United Press)

WASHINGTON, May II. CUP)
President Roosevelt will abandon
efforts to unite industry and la
Dor in a big, hapy family under
federal guidance and will not eX-
tend the life of the office of CO.
ordinator for industrial cO-Opera-
ton when it expires on June so,
it was understood last night.
The first and only cO-ordinatOr,
Major George L. Berry, banker,
labor leader and gentleman farm
CT of Tennessee, was sworn in as
a U. S. senator yesterday to re-
place the late Nathan l.. Bach
man. Democrat. In addition to the
two federal offices ne now holds,
Berry is head of labor's Non-Par-
tiSan league which took an active
part in President RooSevelt's CAM
paign for reelection.
The office of industrial cO-ordi-
nator was created by the president
soon after the U. S. supreme court
had scrapped the NRA and with
il the now famous Section IA
which guaranteed labor the right
TO bargain collectively through
representatives of its own chooS-
inc.
ForecaSting an era of industrial
strife as the workers fought for
an increased share Of business
profits, the administration sought
10 forestall such diScord by bring
ing leaders of industry and labor
together i'm a council for indus
trial progress" and to work out 4
program TO maintain peace be-
tween the employer and cmp'oyc.
Berry. who served as a labor
adviser i'm the NRA, was selected
to lead the campaign. He prompt
IN set up skeleton organization,
which included Il $4,000 publicity
man, refused to accept salary
himself and began work under a
SlS2.65O WPA allotment. A total
of Sl35.896.47 had been spent up
to March 81, 1887.
Bright hopes for the success of
Berry's efforts sagged under ter
rife body blow at the first meet
ing of the Council for Industrial
Progress. Labor leaders were well
represented but executives of big
steel, automobiles. rubber and tex
tiles boycotted the session. Then
the initial conference was thrown
into an uproar when Berry called
the representative of one trade
association "a damned liar
Passage of the Wagner-Connery
act, recently upheld by the SUI
preme court, further complicated
the situation as industry chal-
lenged the law on a wide front.
Meantime, the presidential cam
paign began and Berry, in COM
pany with John L. Lewis, head of
the c. l., o., organized labOr'S
Non-PartiSan league.
After Mr.. Roosevelt'S rc-clec-
ton, Berry stepped back into his
role as co-ordinator and called an
other meeting of the Council for
Industrial Progress. Again labor
was well represented and again in
dustrialistS stayed away. Resolu-
tions were passed condemning the
use of child labor and endorsing
other labor reforms and the coun-
ell ended its sessions probably
never to meet again.
The first hint that the co-ordi.
nator's office would be scrapped
in the interest of economy came
Continued on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-11
SHELL MADRID;;
DIE; 100 HURT
I Hour Bombardment of
Spanish Capital
Staged Today

MADRID, May 1l.-(UP)-
Fifty-fve persons were killed and
200 wounded in a seven-hOur ar
tillery bombardmcnt of Madrid
today. 1t was estimated that 400
shells landed in the city.
Three loyal planes went up af-
ter six hours Of bombardment, in
an effort to locate rebel batter
les and bomb them. After drop
ping 20 bombs the planes return
ed. BOmbardment stopped at the
same time but it was not learned
whether the rebel batteries had
been struck.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-11
By CYRUS L. SULZBERGER
(Copyright, 1887, United Press)

WASHINGTON, May IL. CUP
Close observers of the supreme
court predicted today that the tri-
bunal would hand down three de-
cisions on the validity of the old
age pension provision of the So
cial Security Act, a ruling on
which is expected on May II.
IL was learned from high Off
Gals who participated in defense
of the old age section that Will
liam Henry Harrison, the courts
assistant librarian. had obtained
three copies of a publication of
the social security board entitled
economic Insecurity in Old
Age" In the past, veteran attor-
news say, such requests by the su-
preme court justices have been
followed not bv one, but by a Sc
ries of opinions.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-11
saw MYSTERY
Light ABOARD
BIG DIRZCIbLE
Commander Rosendahl in
Inmates Loss Due to
Natural Causes
COL0RED LIGHT MAY
SHOW EXACT CAUSE

NAVAL AIR STATION, Lake
hurst. n. j., May II. (UP).-A
mysterious light appeared on one
of the Hindepburg's fins just be-
fore she burst into Flames, fed
eral investigators into the disaS-
ter were told Monday.
The light was seen by one of
the two witnesses who appeared
before the department of COM
mercc's board of inquiry into the
accident that claimed 35 lives
Frederick Wilhelm Won MeiSter,
vice president of the American
Zeppelin company.
Won Meister did not elaborate
his statement. But the man who
knows more about dirigibles than
anybody i'm the United States
Commander Charles +. RoSendahl
of the Naval Air Station-told the
United Press:
give heard lot of chatter
about the light. If you listen to
the rest of the testimony, you'll
hear more about it."
RoSendahl, the other witness
called yesterday, said he believed
it was unlikely that Il static spark
raced up in the Hindenburg's land
ing ropes and ignited the hydro.
gen in her big bag. While he did
not say so in so many words. he
indicated that he believed the
spark or flame came from the
airship.
There was a doubt as TO wheth-
er Won Meistcr believed the light
came from outside the linden
burg or whether it merely was a
reflection of the flame as it burst
through the hydrogen bag.
eve expect to develop the
Continued on page three
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-11
George Is Pledged
.ToCarryOn Work
OF Late Father

LONDON, May 11.-(UP)-
King George, in his first speech
of coronation week, today pledg-
cd himself to carry on his fathers
work for the welfare of the en-
pire.
The king spoke to prime min
listers of the dominions and rep
resentatives of the colonies and
of India.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-11
iTHRONCS pour
I'm TODAY BY
AIR, Rail, BUS
Scotland Yard Sets Watch
Upon All Known Cranks,
Eccentrics
WESTMINSTER TO BE
SCENE OF CORONATION

LONDON, May 11.-(UP)-
Scotland Yard today established
a "crank watch" while railroads,
buses and airplanes poured more
thousands into London TO join
the hordes already jamming the
streets in anticipation of tomor-
rows coronation.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-11
Rotary, Kiwanis
Set Joint Meet

A joint meeting of the Hender-
sonville Rotary and Kiwanis clubs
will be held at the Skyland hotel
on Thursday at / o'clock.
The regular meeting of the Ro.
tary club, scheduled for Wednes-
day, has been postponed in order
that the club may meet with the
Kiwanians on Thursday.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-11
u. S. Wide Movie
Theater Picketing
Plan Is Pushed

HOLLYWOOD, May II. (UP)
Striking motion picture craft
unions today began to enlist two
million persons in nationwide
boycott of the movies.
Within a week, Charles Les
sing, head of the strikers feder-
alton, said 100000 men and wo-
men would form picket lines in
front of theaters all over the
country.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-11
American Legion
Meeting Tonight

Hubert M. Smith post. Ameri-
can Legion. will hold its May
meeting tonight at 8 o'clock at the
Legion home. AS a special attrac-
ton, moving pictures will be
shown. All visiting Legionnaires
are invited. -
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-11
OLD RIVER MAN DIES

MEMPHIS, Tenn, May II. =
CUP. - Thomas Otis Middleton,
Ga, who spent half century
working on Mississippi river
steamboats,, died Of heart attack
here yesterday. Middleton had
served on nine boats. He was born
in Natchez, Mis-.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-11
GOOD AFTERNOON

Bowlers are about the only per.
sons who studied their A. B. C.'s
while hanging around the alleys.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-05-11
WEATHER

Fair tonight and Wednesday
with moderate temperatures.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-28

Westerns TOP
Star College
Eleven

CHICAGO, July a. Heavily
studded with Midwest players, the
All.America college football team
selected in a nationwide poll of
more than 100000 fans was an
nounced today.
The all-star team, which will
play the Green Bay Packers, In a
charity game here September l,
includes seven MidwesternerS, one
man from the South, two from
Pittsburgh and one from the West
Coast. -Four of the selections re-
ceived $1,000 or more votes.
The team members:
Ends-Gaynell Tinsley, Louis
lana State, and Merle Wendt,
Ohio State.
Tackles-Edwin Widseth, Min
nesOta, and Averell Daniel,
Pittsburgh.
Guards-Steve Reid, North.
western, and Max Starcevich,
Washington.
Center-Earl svendsen, Mime
sofa.
Quarterback - Vernon Huff.
man, Indiana.
Halfbacks - Robert La Rue,
Pittsburgh, and John Drake,
Purdue.
Fullback - Sam Francis, Ne
braSka.
A host Of reserves who ran close
behind the winners also will be
invited to go into training for
the charity game with the ma
tional professional champions at
Soldiers Field here.
Burly Sam Francis led the entire
field with 1,104s372 votes, $3.50, 900
more than his nearest competitor,
Danbom Of Notre Dame. Other Sc
lections with more than 1000, 900
votes were Tinsley, WidSeth. and
Reid.
Voting is now in progress to pick
a coach for the au-stars, with Gus
DoraiS Of the University Of Detroit
as the current favorite.
Top reserves on the sidelines
with the college stars, in the order
placed by the voting, will include:
Ends-KelIey, Yale; O'Neill,
NOtre Dame, and Anti, Mime
sofa.
Tackles - Steinkemper, NOtre
Dame; GOlemgeSke, Wisconsin,
and KOpczak, NOtre Dame.
Guards -GlaSSfOrd, Pitts
burgh; Kuhn, Illinois, and
Lautar, NOtre Dame.
CenterS-B sra K, DuQueSne,
and Bell, Purdue.
QuarterbackS - Wilk n o n,
Minnesota, and Baugh, Texas
Christian.
HalfbackS Wflke, NOtre
Dame; Buivid, Marquette, and
Alfonso, Minnesota.
FullbackS - DanbOm, N Otre
Dame, and Jankowski, WiScOn.
sin.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-28
Johns Is Slated
To Be Head Of
Laurel Track

Brooke Johns, proprietor Of a
Montgomery county night club.
may be the next president Of the
Laurel race track.
That's the information which Is
filtering through the countryside
out Laurel way, and Brooke'S
neighbors and friends in the Nor.
beck area say the announcement
Of his appointment will be made
as Of September Is.
Since Cy Cummings died, race
goers Of Washington and Balti-
more have wondered who would
take his place as the chief ex-
ecutive Of Laurel. Johns name
frequently had been mentioned IN
connection with Cy'S successor.
but until yesterday everything
seemed quite indefinite. Yester-
day, however, Montgomery county
sports people were quite certain
Brooke would get the job, and
they said 50 in no indefinite man
ner.
Johns, nearly as big as Cy Cum
mingS was, is married and has six
children. He is known far and
wide for his affability, is hail
fellow-well-met to all his friends
and associates, and probably
knows the Maryland political sit
uation as it pertains to racing as
well if not better than any other
resident Of Montgomery county.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-28
Francis Hunter
Awaits Don Bulge
With Pro Net Offer

NEW YORK, July 28.-J. DON
aid Bulge, who led the United
States Davis Cup team to victory
over England, will be made an Of
fer to turn pro Immediately upon
his arrival from Europe, Promoter
Francis T. Hunter revealed today.
A former Davis Cup player him
self and now head Of the major
professional tennis group, Hunter
sees in Bulge one Of the greatest
drawing cards in the history Of
the play-for-pay game-if he will
join the Hunter troupers.
''NO, 1 haven't discussed q pro
offer with him lately" said
Hunter, NOR have I ever made
Hill q concrete offer, but I'm
ready to now. Sentimentally, I
favor his remaining an amateur
but from q business standpoint
I hope I can land him.
Bulge is in q class by HIM
self Is an amateur. There isn't
another one in the world who
can touch him."
Hunter would not guess at what
Budge'S reaction will be when a
lucrative contract is tossed at him.
If he should make the change,
Bulge could step into q packed
and jammed Madison Square Gar
den against Fred Perry or Ellis
worth VineS-who could retire on
their OfO tennis earnings
Bulge would figure to be able
to do the same in a few months
time,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-07-28
Bulge Cup Wins
Place Him on Top
Of WorId's Nefmen

LONDON, July 2S.-The United
States today holds the Davis Cup
after 10-year quest which started
after the French lifted it in 1927,
and British experts were Of the
opinion that it would not change
hands again as long as Donald
Bulge remains the No. ! standard
bearer in international tennis.
He is the Surest bet in singles
that America has had since Til
denis heyday and equally effective
in doubles.
The lanky red-haired Californian
won his final singles match against
England'S Bunny Austin yesterday
as an anti-climax, Frankie Parker
having clinched the cup by Scor-
ing an upset victory over Charles
Edgar Hare in a previous tuSSle.
But it was the indomitable
spirit Of Budge-unbeaten through.
out the year - that carried the
United States past Germany and
England here, after Australia had
been defeated at home in the
American zone final.
He sold himself to the British
with his craftsmanship, his skill,
and, above all, his gameness under
fire.
In winning by 60, Ga, 60,
from Hare, Parker scored an up
set, but always in the background
was Bulge, ominously awaiting his
chance to take Austin, England's
No. man, who succumbed quite
calamity as the score Of 8-6, 3-6,
"a, 6-3 indicates. But the point
is he succumbed-as they all do
against the pounding Californian.