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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-03-22
ROADS CORCED
With FUNERAL
PROCESSION
East Texas Oil Country
Abandons Church Serv-
ices for Rites
Bv WALTER CRONkITE
United Press Staff Correspondent

NEW LONDON, Tex, Mar. %.
CUP) .-Therc were no regular
church services in this derrick
dotted East Texas oil country yes
tcrday morning.
People were too busy with IL
neralS.
Everywhere else in Texas, Sun
day morning services were devot-
cd TO memorial prayers for the
4l2 school children and the Ia
teachers who died in the New Lon
don school explosion last Thurs
day.
But here they were burying
their dead. From the hour the sun
rose over the dark forest of der
ricks the funerals began. They
have continued every minute
since.
Roads arc cluttered with the
heaviest Sunday traffic this clus-
ter of oil boom towns, spread over
q 5O-mile radius, has ever known.
They are all funeral corteges, car
rying collins from the altar to the
grave. .
Scarcely is a church emptied of
one set of mourncrs before an
other crowds in.
The services were scheduled on
, the hour but in many churches
they were held on the half hour
or even at lesser intervals.
Before they return to the hearse
with the body over which has been
intoned the shortest possible Scrv-
ice, another car has arrived out
side.
And as a surviving father puts
his arm around his weeping wife
10 aid her up the steps, they eX-
change greetings with n surviving
father aiding his wife down the
steps.
"Hello, Joe.
"Hello, Tom.
"Are you going to Pleasant
Hill?"
yes
$50 are We.
At Pleasant Hill and Mt. Hope
and a dozen other smaller ceme-
teries in the vicinity 1t Is the same
Survivors must wait their turn
! TO bury their dead.
At Pleasant Hill there were not
enough burial plots to go around;
L. oil trucks. the same that had
been used to tear at the wreckage
of the school Thursday night, tore
NJ the trees to smooth another
acre where little bodies could be
laid. row after row,
The newly-cleared burial plots
were not covered with grass They
were crude. .,, o;o,
Funeral directors worked SINCE
carly Saturday planning routes
for Yesterdays funerals: Process
" CONTINUED or page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-03-22
VATICAN
TENSION GAINS
Pope's Protest to Protest
Issued in Spirit Of
Truth and Love

VATICAN CITY, March o.
(UP)-Pope Plus in his protest
against the German Nazi govern
ment's attitude toward the Cath
Ole church raised the church's
voice against persecution to
which it is subjected" an official
summary said.
ave have weighed every word
of this encyclical in the balance
Of truth and love-" the Pope was
reported as saying of the protest
The protest was read in all Ger
man churches yesterday.
BERLIN. March 22.--(UP)-
Nazis, angry over the stern papa
protest against alleged violations
of the treaty between the Vatican
and Germany, today warned II
might be necessary to alter the
treaty to prevent its becoming
"unbearable.'
1t was indicated that the Ions
pending protest might well lead tt
a crisis in the diplomatic relations
between the church and Germany
The encyclical, accusing Ger
many Of violating its 1888 Vati
can concordat and describing MAJ
policy as "unchristian," aroused {
storm of protest in semi-officia
quarters today.
The Voclkischer Beobachter
Chancellor Adolf Hitler's news
paper, declared that "even agree
ments with the Holy See have nc
sacrosanct, inviolable and eterna
values"
The encyclical, one of the most
bitter on the Nazi church situa'
ton yet issued by the Pope
warned German "enemies Of the
church" that they were prema.
turely jubilant in believing that
the church had been defeated.
The concordat was signed IN
Rome on July 20, 1888, by Vice
Chancellor Franz Won papen ana
Cardinal Eugene Pacelli. Speak
ing at the conclusion of the con-
CONTINUED on page four)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-03-22
Wednesday Club
Planning Benefit

Announcement was made today
Of a benefit bridge which is be-
ing sponsored by the Wednesday
Music club, to be held Tuesday,
March 30, at $3.50 p. m, at the
Skyland hotel, funds from which
will dcfray music costs and other
incidcntalS for the Civic Choral
club. which is being sponsored by
the Wednesday Music club.
Prizes are being arranged for
this event and those wishing to
make reservations may communi-
cate with Mrs. George Wing, Jr.,
phone 727-J, or Mrs. J. c. Nor
row, phone $50.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-03-22
More Texas Schools Face Gas Menace
IT,. HICKMAN, FORMER MAYOR
OF HENDERSONVILLE PASSED
AWAY SUNDAY AT ASHEVILLE
Long Time Office Holder
Here, Lived in Asheville
Many Years

ASHEVlLLE. Mar. 22.-Thos.
J. Hickman, 81, widely known at
torncy, and former mayor Of Hen
Jacksonville, died at his home on
Blake street yesterday afternoon
at 4 o'clock after an illness of two
weeks.
Funeral services will be con-
Quoted this afternoon at 3 o'clock
Mt Reynolds funeral home by the
Rev. 10y d. Thompson, pastor of
Central Methodist church, and the
Rev. w. C. Cravner, rector of All
Souls Episcopal church. Burial
will follow in Oakdale cemetery,
Hcndcrsonvillc.
Mr.. Hickman was born in the
Mills River section of Henderson
county. He attended the Mills
River Academy and later was a
student at the Dick and billiard
Law School, Greensboro. He was
admitted to the practice OF law III
1882.
In 1880 he married Miss Eliza
beth G.. Johnson, Of Henderson
vile. Mrs. Johnson died four
years ago.
He practiccd law for many
years in Hendersonville and dur
ing the administration of Presl-
dent Cleveland he served as dep
MY collector OF intornal revenue.
He was mayor of Henderson
vile for four years, served as a
city commissioner for number
Of years, Henderson county tax
collector for six years, and mem
Der of the county board of educa-
ton for a number of years.
He was the first secretary OF
the Henderson County Bar asso-
citation and presided at the first
meeting Of the group. He was one
Of the founders of the State Bar
association. $3.50
He moved to Asheville in 1900
and practiced law for many yaers.
He formerly was a director Of the
old Asheville Milling company. He
served as treasurer and director
of the Y. M. C. A. for a number
of years. He was member Of the
Central Methodist church.
Active pallbearers will be Ow-
en- Gudger, Joseph S. Lee, w. q.
Fortune, Mayor R. NJ. Wells, Zeb
F. Curtis, Vonno l.. Gudger and
Welch Galloway. Honorary pail
bearers will be members of the
Buncombe county and Henderson
county bar associations.
In addition to niece, Mrs. p.
F. Patton, residing in Henderson
vile, Mr.. Hickman is survived by
four children, Mrs. T. NJ. Mitchell
of Brevard, J. H. Hickman of
Washington, D. c., and Miss Eve
Ign Hickman of Asheville; six
grandchildren, Mrs. j. B. Page of
Belmont, T. NJ. Mitchell, Jr., Of
Brevard, J. B. Mitchell of Wash
ington, and T. Alan, William and
H. r. Hickman, Jr., all of Ashe-
vile. He also leaves four great
grandchildren.
He is also survived by two sis
ters, Mrs. Wexler Smathers Of
Brevard, and Mrs. J. w.. Smath-
ers of Horse Shoe.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-03-22
HUCHESSEES
EFFICIENCY
ASIMPERILED
Message, Supported by
Part Of Bench, Sent
to Wheeler
READ AT SENATE
INQUIRY TODAY

WASHINGTON, Mar. 22. CUP
Senator Burton X. Wheeler today
presented to the senate judiciary
committee letter from Chief jus
tice Charles Evans Hughes, char
acterizing President Roosevelt's
judiciary reorganization program
as liable to impair the supreme
courts efficiency.
Chief Justice Hughes letter ex-
pressed confidence that his views
are in agreement with other men,
bers of the supreme court bench.
"An increase in the number Of
justices of the supreme court,
apart from any question of policy,
which / do not discuss, would not
promote efficiency of the court"
Hughes wrote.
He added that the suggested
plan for dividing the court into
groups to speed work would be
impracticable, because a large pro-
portion Of the cases heard is inn
portant. and a decision by part OF
the court would be unsatisfactory.
Hughes said he had not been
able to determine positively that
his letter represented the views
of all members of the high tribu-
nal but he named officially Asso.
ciate Justices Van deVanter and
Brandeis as approving his state
ment of the courts position.
The statement by the chief, JUS
tice was the first formal comment
from the court on the widcly-dis'
puted reorganization plan pro-
posed by President Roosevelt. As
sociate Justice James c. McReyn-
olds, in an informal address de-
livered before a college fraternity
last week, made indirect reference
to the presidents proposal and in
dicated his lack Of sympathy for
the program.
For the most part, Hughes let
ter was an explanation OF the
courts work, it's docket and It's
routine-a statement conflicting
equally with the argument Of some
administration leaders that the
court is unable to keep up with
its work.
"The supreme court Is fully
abreast Of its work." the chief
justice wrote to Wheeler. "This
gratifying condition has obtained
for several years. We have been
able for several terms to adjourn
after disposing Of all cases which
are ready to be heard"
Hughes letter pointed out that
the supreme court "docket Is elias.
siied as original and appellate"
"Our original jurisdiction" he
said, "is defined by the constitu-
ton and embraces cases to which
states are parties. There are not
many of these. At the present
time they number IS and are in
various stages Of progress to SUBJ
mission for determination.
"Our appellate jurisdiction Gov
ers those cases in which appeal il
allowed by statute as q matter OF
right and cases which come up to
us on writs of certiorari."
He presented a comparative
statement for the six terms pre-
ceding the current term.
Further statistics for these
terms, and those for earlier terms
CONTINUED on page four)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-03-22
(rden Club Will
EAR z Speakers
rom Asheville
SS'S L Meeting To
Pc tuesday Night at
City Hall

and Mrs. La,ta Clement,
~. " 'he Niknar gardens of
e. will DC the principal
E. a. he Semi-monthly
r. OF The Hendersonville
f;,s S.l' a; the city hall Tues
gay s a, 8 o'clock.
49, $40 Mrs, Clement are wide
I-, Sa.zed authorities on gar
roiis and have an unusually
J. '' 5; Of orchids in their
f. yrs Clement is south
| C,p, ,Sea'dent Of the National
H. o association and was
b. "a "a Inc program in the
| y .d as.d in New York.
keS,; ;lmittees named at the
H. ~ will report on their
J and = Iney apply to the city
qualification projects,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-03-22
DAMAGE CASE
IS FILED HERE
False Arrest Is Alleged by
Mrs. Lula Davis

Suit for $4,000 damages was
fled this morning in the office
of the clerk of the superior court
by attorneys for Mrs. Lulu DAVIS
against the Mcclellan stores, 2
corporation.
Plaintiff alleges that last Aug
ust she made a purchase in the
store Of the defendant corpora,
ton here, that she was accoSted
by the manager as she was leaV-
ing, forced to show her purchase
and prove that it had been paid
for, and that such action constl-
tuted a false arrest.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-03-22
CATHOLIC men
ORGANIZE HERE
Around u Men Present
for Organization and
Communion

The men of the Immaculate
Conception church organized as a
unit at a communion breakfast
Sunday. After receiving holy com
munion in body at the 9 o'clock
mass, they enjoyed a communion
breakfast in the church cottage.
Father O'Mara presided as temp
orary chairman at n business
meeting for the election Of off
GERS. About % men and young
men were present.
The objective Of the organiza-
ton is "Catholic action, and to do
its part in contributing to the vel
fare of this community" Every
third Sunday was designated as
r,on's Sunday.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-03-22
BRITISH ship IN
Flames At SEA
40 Chinese, of II Persons
Aboard, Are Already
Rescued

LONDON, March 22.--(UP)-
Lifeboats fought through binding
smoke to rescue the crew of the
British steamship Marie Mollcr,
burning fiercely fore and aft off
Holyhcad, on the Welsh coast.
Lifeboats at Holyhead took off
about 40 of the crew, mostly Chi
ncsc. They have returned for the
rest of the ~ whom the ship car
ried.
Two explosions started a fire
aboard the ship which fought its
way to within two and half miles
of Holyhead, where it anchored.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-03-22
GIRL SCOUT AWARD
COURT IS TONIGHT

Mrs. Robert Gibbs today called
attention to the Spring Court OF
Awards to be held tonight at 1851
O'Clock for troop one, Girl Scouts,
She emphasized the fact that two
AsheviIle speakers, Mrs; zeb Net
ties, and Mrs. Gaines, both mem
bers of the Girl Scout council;
would be present, and expressed
the hope that the public would at
tend this event.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-03-22
By EDGAR II. CASE

The Henderson County BaSeoaiI
league is pretty certain to operate
this year. Several teams are anHl-
ious to start the wheel to rolling,
The Woodmen (W.O.WO, Bal
four, Chipman-Lacrosse and Mills
River aggregations can be count
ed on. Saluda, Fletcher and Fruit
land all may want to play ball;
Green River has joined the IN
dustrial league and it looks ike
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-03-22
PALM SUNDAY SWIMMERS

NEW YORK, March %. CUP)
"The Iccbergs," winter swimming
enthusiasts, amused 100000 per-
sons at Coney Island yesterday as
the popular resort opened for
palm Sunday business. At Jones
Reach $4,000 persons paraded
along the boardwalk, but only a
few braved the city waters.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-03-22
Y MllEaath@!
SATURDAY

SATURDAY 80.
Maximum-73 degrees. Mini.
mum-54 degrees. Mean-63.5
degrees. Days range--l9 de-
grees. Precipitation-.l5 inches.
SUNDAY
Maximum-66 degrees. Mini
mum-42 degrees. Mean-54 de-
grees. Days range-24 degrees.
No precipitation.
Normal mean temperature for
March AIS degrees. Normal
rainfall for March-5.50 inches.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-03-22
JUNIOR AUXILIARY
OF LEGION TO MEET

Mrs. f. r. Osborne today. an
nounced that the meeting OF the
American Legion Junior auXlllaiy'
girls organization affiliated with
the Legion work, would meet
Tuesday at $3.50 p. M, at tne
Lewis house, of the First Baptist
church.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-03-22
SPANISH LOYALISTS
FORWARD IN DRIVE

MADRID, March 22.-(UP).-
Government troops, driving up the
Aragon highway in one of the
greatest onslaughtS of the Spanish
civil war, were reported last night
to be within IS miles of the rebel
STRONGHOLD of SipuenZa.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-03-22
PLAN TO FORM COUNTY BALL
LEAGUE SATURDAY NIGHT

six teams will compose the county
circuit.
A baseball meeting will be held
at G. D. Whites office Saturday
night, March q, at 1880 o'clock.
Each community is urged to
have a manager or representative
present at this meeting, as it will
be the only meeting called.
The league will operate with
four teams if no more are inter
eSted.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-03-22

DETROIT, March %. tUP)-
Homer Martin, president Of the
United Automobile Workers of
America, issued orders to % To-
cal unions in Dctroi: last night
to prepare for Il possible general
strike call if city and county au-
thoviticS continue their raids on
sit-down strikers.
City authorities, who began Sat
wGay night an eviction drive
l'aganSt sit-down strikers in plants
not. connected with the Chryslcr
corporation strike, Indicated the"
would continue raids on plants
"takcn over by outsiders" There
were charges that rackctccrS had
been found acting rs organizers
in some Of the struck plants and
that some of the Sit-down strikers
were not employees.
The UAWA strike strategy
scOmmittcc organized minute
mems brigade" under the dircc-
ton of burly young Richard T.
Frankcnstccn, organization dircc-
tor, designed for the Legitimate
defense OF the union Presuma.
bly, the flying squad was formed
to oppose police who already have
started eviction of sit-down strik-
crs in small plants.
The general strike. which Mar
tin indicated might be called to-
day would affect 1000 Detroit
automobile factories which supply
parts ranging from valve stems TO
bodies for most Of the major mo-
tor car producers.
Only two concerns were cX-
emptcd from the thrcat-General
Motors corporation, because 1t has
signed a contract with the union
and the Ford Motor company, be-
cause its workers are outside the
city limits.
A general automobile strike,
however, would paralyze Detroits
biggest industry because feeder"
plants-which supply materials
and equipment to Ford and Cen
eral Motors-probably would be
closed.
Like generals preparing for a
campaign, the union leaders esti-
mated their strength and said
they would mobilize between
100000 and 175,000 pickets to
Continued on page four)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-03-22
DETROIT RAIDS
May BRING ON
Other STRIKES
Eviction of "Sitdowners'
Continues as Racketeers
Enter Situation
POLICE CONFER AS
TO COMING PLANS

DETROIT, March %. (UP) 49,
Police today resumed their raids
upon Sit-down strikers in closed
small plants and factories as the
threat Of general automotivc
strike hung over this city.
Officers moved in upon Thomas
Henry's printing plant and cvict.
cd &c, despite threats by Homer
Martin, general president of the
auto workers union that a general
strike will be called unless forci-
bic cvictionS cease.
Police Commissioner Pickcrt
conferred with subordinatcs on
the next move.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-03-22
ELECTRIC
WITCH SPARK
IN BLAST
l,iutendent Of School
admits Gas Taken
Without Permit
EER SCHOOLS HAVE
|ALL GAS POCKETS

fW LONDON. Texas. March
IrP.-wiliam Shaw, 81, SUI
S.srsp9t Of the school admit
| ,say before a military board
L. Ina, gas. which apparently
T. killing i26 persons last
{,I,v was taken without per-
f. from pipelines Of a pri-
company.
iirrr, clue 20 the source
spark tina; apparently de-
L. the poke, of gas was
bv John Down. a student
{yar He testified that the eX-
4, was accompanied by a
| Of flame from the sub-baSe-
when the manual training
uc.or threw an electric switch
,ardiag machine.
W LONDON. Tex. March
IUPi.-Walls Of other Texas
/ are in the same gaS-Satu-
condition that apparently
,et in the explosion of the
| London school and the kill
N. ;26 persons here, q mill
board Of inquiry was told
L.
Z Brown. superintendent of
n ,crool near Troup, Texas.
Eiat ,ha, after the New Lon
|b.a,. he discovered that vents
natural gas heating units
ict into the hollow walls of
Building.
e mos: prominent theory for
New London explosion was
the dangerously volatile nat
"a carried from individual
frs in the class rooms into the
hollow walls and thus con-
be- a giant bomb waiting
a spark 20 ignite il.
b. The board took testimony,
;naD $4,000 Texans stream
sr0ggh The wrccSagc of the
richest school in the world. "
Red Gross announced it had
led a total Of i25 identified
one unidentified dead, 40
GSly injured and ID reported
rg.
Oyr testified after an oil
aHy foreman. Dclbert Clark.
81 that natural gas, prcSum-
responsible for the greatest
disaster IN American his
vas taken for the New Lon
;aoo. without proper author
b.
Own testified:
e took out one complete
UNI: leading from a natural
faf.a,0r. The vent was sup
20 lead 10 a flue which
coHtuc, the fumes to the
air.
instead, we found the vent
.eG into a hollow wall"
superintendent of the
where 500 students attend
asses Friday, said further in
a'.9H Of the heating units
e made Immediately.
'ne meantime, he said. eve
'' turn on any of the radia-
We n2H complaints Of head
.som both students and WISH
Z 'ae school," he said.
NNaesS at he hearing Satur-
,I'l'G that between $50 10
y4aS schools were similarly
'Ocunued on page four.)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-03-22
WEATHER

tonight partly cloudy
Par Far With light and variable
|ind''
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-03-22
GOOD AFTERNOON

Gentlemen prefer blends, but
Melvin Purvis' blond fiancee ap.
parently prefers Omen.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-05-01

MONEY
INFORMATION

But most people do not realize the
cash value Of information. 1t is something
to be capitalized by ACTION. just
knowing of a situation does none any
good. We have some trouble in keeping
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Those who receive our publications are
armed with information of value. If
they do not join with us in capitalizing
this information, there is only one alter
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On that line of reasoning we try TO
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Some information is of generalized
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any who is determining a policy for
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1t is one thing to passively know that
royalties in north Montana fields paid
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million dollar earning through the vur-
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1t is more than a passing remark that
the average developed acre in Kelvin
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-05-01

Sunburst field has produced $4,763 worth
of oil. To the owner of royalty or the
prospective royalty investor it means that
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on the average, $47.63. To those of us
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The man who can use a lead pencil
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person can afford to buy.
II there is any who is not now familiar
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The attached coupon win bring general
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a very low price.
Montana oil and mining journal. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1931-1953, 1937-05-01

Hoe: THAT girl I had out last
night told me she necks only one
time a year"
Boo: boy, that's a tough break.
When is that?'
Hoe: Anytime"
Him Din parked carr: "Im a
mind reader, baby!"
Her: ''Well-what's stopping
you?"
Winnie: II don't see why you
bother with other girls, handsome
What have they got that I haven't
got?"
Clarence (warmly). That's what
I'm going to find out now, babyi"
&c -
Nay, nay, Eleanor, a bacteria is
not the rear entrance TO a cafeteria.