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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-07-09
BIG WILLOW

BIG WILLOW. July 9.-Rev
F. NJ. Higgins preached at Beulah
church Sunday and his sermon was
both interesting and helpful.
Fred Mintz and Addison Can
trell made a business trip to
Spartanburg last Wednesday.
Homer Tankersley and Edward
Osteen of Mt. Olive were in this
community Sunday.
Miss Annabelle Raines of Bal
four visited her parents here
Monday.
Rev. and Mrs. Gentry Mason
and family of Wexford, S. C., Wis
tied relatives here last weekend,
Harvey Corn and Sam Cantrell
of Shaws Creek were in this COM
munity Sunday.
Garland Revis of Tryon visited
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. u.
Revis, Sunday.
Aubry Fitzpatrick, who has been
employed in Charleston, has re-
turned to his home here.
Mrs. B. H. Raines of Balforr
is visiting relatives here for few
days.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Drake of
Valley Hill attended services al
Beulah church Sunday.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-07-09
FLAT ROCK is
FAMEDSECTION

One of the most beautiful and
best known sections of Henderson
county is that known as the Flat
Rock section, lying south of Hen
Jacksonville on the Greenville high
way, and the scene of many of
the most beautiful summer estates
in the South. 49,,
Flat Rock is probably the oldest
resort section in Western North
Carolina. The beauty and desira-
bility of the section as place for
summer homes appealed to resi-
dents of Charleston and the South
Carolina lowlands more. than 100
years ago and numbers of these
people made the then laborious
Journey to Flat Rock every sum-
mer.
Through the years since, the
section has grown in fame until
it is now dotted with the summer
homes Of people from many parts
of the nation.
Flat Rock bears the air of the
old Southland in probably great
en- degree than any resort section
i'm the country, and many of the
original homes serve as summer
places for descendants of names
we'll known in history.
The section centers around st.
Johns-in-the- Wilderness Episcopal
church, the Tooth anniversary of
which was observed in 1885, and
in the cemetery Of which are bur-
led a number of men illustrious
i'm Southern history.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-07-09
EDNEYVILLE

EDNEYVILLE. July 9,-Misses
Sharleen and Juanita Wells have
gone to Alabama to visit friends
for some time.
Miss Leta Carver is visiting
her aunt at Balfour.
Mr.. Claude Edney is visiting
relatives at Morganton.
Mr.. Willie Laughter of Bilt-
more is visiting his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Rome Laughter, for a
few days.
Misses Mae and Katie Williams
were dinner guests of Mrs. Luth-
Ell Edney Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Rhodes Wis
tied Mr.. and Mrs. Dollie Rogers
Sunday.
Miss Cordelia Revis called. on
Miss Lydia Mae Justus Sunday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. E. Lowrance
have a large crowd of tourist
guests.
Miss Thelma Edney spent Sun.
day with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Luther Edney.
\, Mr.. Otis Reyis was the supper
guest of Ray Carver Sunday
( night
z People here are, appreciating
{, the nice showers of rain, Ashley
I were badly needed in thiss com
munity. tE
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-07-09
By MILES w. VAUGHN
(Copyright 1897. United PresD

NEW YORK, July 9.-(UP)-
The series of border clashes
which have brought imperial ia
pan and prolctarian Russia to the
verge of war during the past
week arc part of broad general
struggle between the two powers
for the control Of northern Asia.
II is a struggle that dates back
nearly half century and when
has been marked by series OF
Japanese victories, the greatest
of which were achieved in the
RuSSo-JapaneSe war of 1905 ana
the ChinO-JapaneSe wars OF 1881
33 in Manchuria.
The RuSSo-JapaneSe war, u
will be recalled, was fought for
the control of Korea and south
Manchuria. Japan won. She an
nexcd Korea later and gained
dominance in south Manchuria by
winning the South Manchurian
railway. The victory was extend
ed in l93l-35 by military occupa-
ton of north Manchuria and sub
seouent "purchase" from Russia
of the old Chinese Eastern rail-
way. simultaneously, the Japan.
csc army created the state OF
Manehukuo and. by treaty, took
over its defence and control OF
its foreign relations.
Thus Russia was pushed back
into Siberia and, through loss OF
her Manchurian railways, placed
in a position so she cannot easily
defend her only important Pacific
ocean seaport and naval base
NladivoStok.
RuSsia's answer to this threat
was to double-track her Trans
Siberian railway, which connects
Vladivostok with European Rus
STA, and to establish in Siberia a
Far East army Of $4,000 men
commanded by Marshal VaSSili
Bluecher, a Far East expert who
served rs military adviser to the
Chinese Nationalist revolution
from 1924 to the summer Of
1887.
Moscow's military plans were
completed in l934-35 and Mos
COW then made it clear she would
fight before she would tolerate
any additional advance by the
Japanese. Sporadic fighting start
cd almost at once and the causes
of each clash were disputes as to
the border of Manchukuo, most
of which never had been agreed
upon.
The northern boundary gener-
ally was accepted as the Amur
river. but Japan claimed it was
the deepest channel of that mean
dering stream - which generally
follows the Russian shore. Rus
sia claimed it was an imaginary
line which she had arranged with
China when she took eastern ST.
IBERIA from the Chinese nearly a
century ago.
Islands in the stream were
claimed by both sides and led to
fighting last week in which the
Russians were defeated.
Today. the fighting shifted to
the southeast. north of Lake Han
ka, the southern part of which
lies in Soviet territory. Both sides
fish in the lake and this fact had
led to frequent quarrels.
Trouble next NAV be expected
far to the west where Manchu-
kuo adjoined the Soviet-sponsor-
ed state of outer Mongolia. The
western border has been particu-
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-07-09
$4,000 RESIDING
NOW IN COUNTY

Henderson county has three in
corporated towns and a number
of unincorporated communities.
with a total population of approx
imately $4,000.
Hendersonville, the county seat.
is the largest town. East Flat
Rock, with a population Of about
1000 is second, and Laurel Park,
an incorporated residential Sec
ton, is the third incorporation.
Fletcher, located midway be-
tween Hendersonville and AShe-
vile, is community and business
center of Importance. A number
of other we'll defined community
centers are located within radi-
us of few miles from Hendcr-
sonville. Among them are Balfour,
Tuxedo, Dana, Mills River. Fruit
land, Brickton, Davis Station.
Horse Shoe, Barker Heights, Bat
Cave, Edncyville, Etowah. Holly
Springs, oMuntain Home, and
Zirconia.
Druid Hills, an incorporated
residential section located on the
northern edge of Hendersonvillc,
is organized as sanitary district.
Hendersonville township has a
population Of about 10000, APP
proximately 5000 live in the city
and suburbs. and more than 5000
live inside the city limits.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-07-09

Gorillas were given their name
in l847 by a tropical missionary.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-07-09

Tobacco was in use in India
as early as 1905. A
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-07-09
ASIAMAINLAND
CLASHES MARK
BIG STRUGGLE
Episodes in Jap Soviet
Long Time Moves For
Supremacy

miles w. Vaughn, for nine
years United Press Far East man
ager with headquarters in Tokyo,
tells in the following dispatch OF
the significance of the struggle
between Soviet Russia and Jap
anese- Manchukuo frontier forces
stationed along the banks of the
Amur river. The United Press eX-
pert sees in the border incidents
a general struggle for the control
OF northeastern ASia.-Editor'S
Note. United Press ASsociatiOnSD
Evening star., 1937-05-21


him that she was well. that her uncle
and aunt we're we'll, that she hoped
he would be successful in his engineer
ing job at the new mine and that
she loved him very dearly. Of course.
Yvette thought that Mr.. Prince was
very stupid, the way he kept asking
her to repeat what she had told him
two or three times before. She
frowned as she watched him fumbling
with his pen. She wondered why he
didn't write the letter quickly instead
Of looking at her peering into her
eyes until she had to look away. Then
she began to smile Mr.. Prince was
very. nice looking: She liked the way
he laughed, the way his eyes crinkled
at the corners, the way he talked in
short, funny sentences. After he had
been there an hour and still hadn't
finished her letter she was begin
ming to get used to his looking at her.
She even found herself staring at
him more than she should.
WHEN the letter was finally finished
Ricky read it to Yvette. She
thought 1t sounded rather cold and
abrupt, but he insisted that 1t was in
very good English and very much as it
should be. AS he slowly folded the
letter and slipped it into an envelope
he asked Yvette how long she had
been In Amecira snd she told him
she had come only a month ago.
Her mother had died and she had come
to live with her uncle, the president
Of a large publishing house. She
wanted Joseph, whom she had met in
Paris several years ago and met again
when she came to America, to accept
the very good job her uncle had offered
him, but Joseph had refused. Joseph
was the only young man she knew
In this country she said-except Mr..
Prince.
I'VE always call people by their
first names in this country, Yvette," j."
said Ricky very seriously. You may
call me Ricky.
very well, Ricky," laughed Yvette.
Il like that very much. My uncle
didn't tell me about that custom"
Ricky took his hat and coat and
unwillingly prepared to leave. He stood
looking at Yvette for fully a minute,
watching her laugh at him and
thinking how beautiful she was, how
deliciously different from any girl he
had ever known. Then Yvette reached
out and shook his arm. "Ricky," she
said, stamping her foot playfully,
you mustn't stare at me like that,
Or Is that an American custom, too?"
NO" said Ricky. that isn't. But
this IS, and he took Yvette's hands
and pulled her toward him and with
his heart pounding at his own bold
ness he kissed her very firmly upon
the mouth.
"oh" Yvette gasped, jumping back
from him. "Ricky! Oh, you are ter
rible! Go. 80 away from mel" Tears
were in her eyes and she trembled
violently. stamping her tiny feet
and shaking her little fists.
Ricky turned as he opened the door.
I love you, Yvette," he said. Good
BY" Then he closed the door and
walked lightly down the winding drive.
AS he reached the street he turned and
looked back and after q moment's s
hesitation retraced his steps. Yvette
met him at the door.
"Rcky." she said, drying her eyes
between sobs, "the Letter."
"Yes, Yvette," Ricky replied, that's
what came back for. I'll mail It for
you If you want"
No, R-Ricky," she sobbed, starting
to cry all over again. Il t-tore 1t up"
(Copyright. 1p37.)
Evening star., 1937-05-21


destitution stood $3.50. Ricky had
neither job nor a prospect Of one.
He had only a suit Of clothes in fair
condition and bright young mans
conviction that sooner or later he
would find his niche.
Ricky wanted to write Had any one
asked him what his business was he
would have unhesitatingly said that he
was an author, and the statement would
have been misleading only so far as it
implied that he had written anything.
Ricky had writing ability. but he was
determined that that ability would
not be wasted Before he wrote line
he wanted to be sure that the line
would be paid for.
As the young man sat dejectedly on
the bench, jingling the change in his
pocket from time to time, young
couple strolled through the park arm
In arm. AS they passed near Richard
he heard the young man say, But my
dear! OF course, you must write to me
We're engaged you know. I shall be
most anxious to hear from you"
CERTAINLY not very enthusiastic
for flance. hickey thought. Then
the girl said, with a French accent,
But Joseph, I cannot write In the
English. I can speak it, yes, but
cannot write 1t. will try 50 hard to
learn, Joseph. but it will be weeks
before you could know what say"
We'll Yvette," the man replied, III
you don't want your uncle to write me
for you, you could try one Of these
regular letter writer's. Look in the
Chronicle tomorrow morning. Some
times they have ads in there for such
things"
"Oh, Joseph" the girl replied laugh
mgly. you are 50 smart. That will
do. right away tomorrow morning"
Ricky didn't pay much attention to
the man. He saw that he was q very
plain sort; average height, regular
features, pale blue eyes, straight sandy
hair. rather a strong chin not much
TO Rickys liking. But the girl was
6Ol SSoAS' 4AC A4lCW c41C "oulO VIC
from the sound Of her voice. He knew
that she would be small, would have
big, dark eyes and a sweet, small
mouth. She did have these things,
and she was smartly dressed and
childishly excited with her father
idea. Ricky also liked the mans
idea. It seemed like a heaven-sent
solution to his immediate problem.
THE next mornings Chronicle had
81 ad that described in flowing
terms the remarkable letter-writing
ability Of one Richard Prince. It ex-
planned that Mr.. Prince could be
reached at certain telephone number.
It didn't mention that the given
number was that of drug store pay
station across the street from the park.
Three persons called Ricky in re-
sponse to the ad The first one wanted
to know if he would be interested in
buying a new model typewriter. The
second tried to sell him shipment Of
fine quality bond paper. The third
caller was young lady.
Il want to send letter to young
man. Mr.. Prince" she said, her musi-
cal voice and funny little accent send
ing thrills through the soul OF the
young scrivener DO I have to go
to your Office for that or would you
call at my house?"
Well" said Ricky condescendingly,
II think I could get away for an hour
or 50. What is your name?"
"Yvette Antoinne," the lady replied
"Ard live at 708 Center court. Will
you come right away, Mr.. Prince?"
BE right there" Ricky replied,
startled into abruptness by the
Evening star., 1937-05-21

address, which he
recognized as be-
ing In the most
aristocratic dis
trict Of the city.
= = = =
HALlF' an hour
later Ricky
was seated on one
side of q small
polished mahogany
table listening to
the most beautiful
girl he had ever
seen explain what
she wanted written
to her fiance who
had left. the eve
ming before for
Mexico. The let
ter must not sound
romantic. Yvette
explained, because
Joseph was a very
serious young man
with no ear for the
light and carefree.
Evening star., 1937-05-21
CPRNG was in

CPRNG was In
the air. The
birds were singing
the trees were COM
ing into bloom. the
air was delightfully."-
heavy with the
strange fragrance
that comes with
May. Nature had
taken of its over
coat and donned a
colorful, bre zy
DIRE S Of lie q t y
things.
Richard (Ricky)
Prince sat on a
park bench and
o b S erve d these
G h a n es with a
baleful eye. The
beauties Of nature
tackled a tough
proposition " h e n
they tried to put
Joy in the heart OF
a young man be-
Evening star., 1937-10-23
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tracked, much to the relief Of the
fire tender.
The ashes which are left from the
extremely efficient combustion of the
coal are very light and fine and drop
down into a pit below the furnace,
where they may be easily removed. In
fact, in some of the more elaborate
stokers an arrangement is provided
on the machine which will also lift the
ashes out of the ash pit into a watt
ing ash can without your having to
lift so much as finger during the
whole process of burning the coal.
A tip has been taken from another
method of burning coal which has
been used with great success in most
of the larger power plants in the coun-
try. A new coal-burning device has
been brought out which utilizes the
l-pulverizing principle. In this ma
chine the coal is fed into a grinder
which revolves at very high speed
and is turned into dust as fine as
talcum powder. Pea-size or smaller
coal is used. and the pulverizer makes
short work of turning it into highly
combustible fuel.
Evening star., 1937-10-23
BY. LAWRENCE CROLIUS.

BY LAWRENCE CROLIUS.
"OR many, many years home
X owners have encountered the
problem of transferring the coal
from the bin to the furnace.
Then, after worrying around with
drafts and check dampers to control
the fire, the problem of removing
ashes arose
Then, some one, taking note from
the stokers used in large power plants
which have automatically shoveled
coal for quite some time, made small
coal stoker for the home which auto
matically feeds coal to the fire and
leaves the ashes in such shape that
they can be removed easily.
This invention or adaptation filled
long-felt need and many home
owners have put in this type of auto
matte heat. 1t provides an almost
ideal kind of fire for a smooth, even
heat up in the house because of the
steadily burning bed cf Goals which
are replenished at established inter-
vals.
In more recent years a number of
owners have installed equipment which
provides an automatic means of sup
plying coal to the stoker itself from
an adjacent bin. A long screw-like
conveyor is run from the bin to the
stoker and connected to the driving
mechanism. This conveyor pulls coal
out of the bin, carries it along under
the cellar floor. and handily feeds it
into the stoker storage space. The
carving of coal is thereby side
Evening star., 1937-10-23
MORTGAGE LOAN
SHAKE-UP URGED
Reorganization of Entire
Field Suggested Based
Upon Proper Contract

Reorganization OF the entire COM
merclal mortgage financing field was
urged today by Horace Russell, gen.
eral counsel of the Federal Home Loap
Bank Board.
One of a group of leading members
OF the American Bar Association
studying mortgage practices in this
field Mr.. Russell recommended "a
proper legal loan contract" as the
best method for heading off forced
sales of properties built by means of
commercial financing.
"A great deal can be accomplished
by a proper legal loan contract" he
said. Some statutory amendment
may be necessary in some States, but
It appears to be wise first to consider
how much can be accomplished by
contract. Responsibility appears to be
primarily upon the borrower to devise
ways and means for the development
of a better financial structure than
the 2,0O0,0O0,000 commercial mort
gage structure in 1880.
"Under the old system, If $4,000
worth of bonds were issued and sold,
secured by a deed of trust upon a
s5,0oo,000 building, and if they were
in default in a depression, there were
generally NJ adequate means provided
for the protection of the bond holders.
Efforts were made to foreclose, but
there was no market for the property.
Bond holders protective committees
were formed, but were generally I'M
able to get the cooperation of all
bond holders.
"As result, the equity owners were
ruined, the bonds, on account of fear,
went down to a nominal price, the
original savers and investors sold out,
and the property was finally dropped
into a hopeless market.
"It is believed that in practically
all the States an original loan con-
tract may be drawn in legal form
which will give to the trustee full
power to do anything necessary for
the protection of the bond holders,
including securing additional funds
prior to the bonds, management of
the property, acceptance of new Sc
curity upon reorganization of the
debt on behalf of the security hold
ers, and such other powers as may
be necessary.
Evening star., 1937-10-23

A storage hopper is provided on
the rear of the machine, and coal is
fed into the grinder automatically,
Of course. The fine coal dust is blown
out into the furnace by small motor
driven blower and ignited in the same
way that an oil burner is turned on
with an electric spark. Thus 1t is
now possible to burn coal in the
"on-and-off" system, without fire or
pilot, utilizing an electric spark igni-
ton controlled by thermostat or heat
control on the furnace itself.
Because the coal is pulverized into
such a fine dust there are no clink-
ers, and the makers also have insulated
the mechanism so completely that
there isn't any Objectionable noise
or dust.
Evening star., 1937-10-23
Taxation
fSontinued From First Page.)

smaller and fairer tax assessment, thus
decreasing delinquencies and adding to
revenues collected; increases and sta
bilizes real estate values, and stabilizes
the credit of the taxing districts" He
added that reduction of taXs on real
estate in Ohio has been great stimu-
lation to home seekers to own their
own homes, and to farm ownership.
"Ohio's fight for tax limitation was
made not only to relieve real estate
from paying the 73 per cent which it
had been contributing to local govern
ment, whereas its rightful share was
approximately so per cent, but also
to open the way to broaden the tax
base and reduce the cost of govern
nent Such program does not cripple
essential government functions but
makes way for their stability" Mr..
Cooper said.
THE greater uniformity We have
throughout the States on the question
of real property tax, the greater will be
the guarantee against tax impositions
on the home owners and the farmers
of this Nation and the greater will be
the encouragement to those who want
to own homes and farms.
Tax Held Justified.
mo one wants to escape property
taxes. The real property tax was one
of the few taxes that was tough enough
to stand the depression, and this state
ment stands relatively true in spite of
the huge increase in delinquencies dur
Ing that period.
"Our fight is for better admins
tration of the general property tax,
better assessment procedures, better
equalization procedures, better collec-
ton procedures, greater economy in
government.
THE 10-mill constitutional tax linn
itation reduced the tax on real prop
erty the first year after it went into
effect in Ohio approximately $37,500,-
000
THE State derives no revenue from
real property taxation, nor do we have
State income tax; the various subdi-
visions were unable to retrench to such
an extent that they could absorb the
reduction in its entirety, nor we're they
expected to do so. AS replacement tax
the Legislature very promptly enacted
3 per cent retail sales tax, which
yielded s48,000,0O0 the first year, or
approximately $11 100000 beyond the
reduction made to real property own
ers. The Legislature, however, allo-
Gated some of the proceeds of the sales
tax to newly organized functions of
government, to wit: Old-age pensions
and poor relief"
Evening star., 1937-10-23
ANTIQUES ON DISPLAY
Furnish New Home on Exhibit
in Kent.

Partly furnished with pieces Of
antique furniture Just brought from
England, the newly completed large
residence at 4944 Lowell street north
west, In Kent, Will be placed on dis
play tomorrow by Phillips d Candy.
developers Of the community. The
house Is next door to the Silver Star
Home, on display during the past
month.
The antique pieces were furnished
for the display by N. Krupsaw, who
recently returned from q trip to Eu-
rope. The living room measures 24.5
by IA feet and the dining room Is 13
by IT'S feet. There are four bed rooms
and two baths with an extra room with
bath in the attic and maids quarters
In the basement. There is large
recreation room and a two-car garage.
The house was built by c. w. Will
liams from designs by Elmer Cappel-
mann.
Evening star., 1937-10-23

Window Decoration Important.
Careful handling of the decorative
scheme around windows can do much
to enhance the beauty Of a home.