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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-05
BY RODNEY BUTCHER
SEA Service stan Correspondent


WJASHINGToN-The immediate
w future of the federal relief
program is always blurred,
True 70 old-time habits, the
Roosevelt administration again
olunges into the next few months
Of relief with its fingers crossed,
its face grim, and an ear cooked
for the frs; sound OF rioting or
other protests at proposed drastic
curtailment Of WPA.
And as if also from habit,
Mother Nature-after heretofore
contentirs herself with sending
drouths-has now again added
further to the complexities and
fopginess of the program with a
great, disastrous flood. which
scrarables al the previous blue
prints, reliable or otherwise.
The S7eo,000,000 deficiency bill
Tor relief, passed by the House and
headed through the Senate, pro-
vides s65U,O0O,000 to carry WPA
TO the end Of June. theoretically,
and on the word Of Administrator
Harry Hopkins, the plan is to cut
he present WPA army Of 100000
persons down to 100000 by June,
reduction Of 100000 heads of
families and single persons.
"A CTUALLY there will be nc
"A such reduction, and il is mos,
unlikely that it would have been
achieved even if there had been
no food With 100000 persons
made homeless by the catastrophe
don't be surprised if there are
more men and women on the WPA
rolls in June than there are right
now.
In addressing d House subcom.
mlttee, Hopkins said il would bt
difficult to hold the WPA figures
down to those he outlined He be.
gan with the assumptions that TIT
WPA roll would not increase If
January and Tcbruayy--"aa as
= SUMPTION that cannot readily Id
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-05

DUE IN HAWAII
Forecast of Eruption by
Mauna Loa or Kalauea
in 80 Days Made

HONOLULU, Feb. 5.-(uP)-
Predictions, based on his own sci
entific system, have just been
made by Brother Othmar, astron-
omy teacher at st. Louis college,
that either Maura Loa or kilauea
will burst into eruption within the
next 30 days.
His predictions also have re-
ceivcd the backing of other Scien-
tific sources here.
Brother Othmar bases his fore
cast upon long study of planets
and clouds. He insists that his
studies have revealed 4 co!se as
ISOLATION between terrestrial! dis
tmbanceS and the moon and Ju-
piter.
In February. he points out:
three planets, Jupiter, Saturn aud
Vulcan. will be in superior con-
junction with only the moon be-
tween them and the earth.
"There is going to be lot OF
fun when this happens. Brother
Othmar declares. Hawaii at that
time may expect another volcanic
eruption of either MaWa Loa or
kilauca."
USES NO INSTRUMENTS
The Catholic teacher who has
developed his system of forecasts
without aid of Instruments or
scientific data available to others,
nevertheless has scored a high
percentage OF success in his pre-
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THE NEW . E q T.
IN VVASEIN 9 T O n
.sY RODNEY puTcHER

made, because III every other ye"i
the relief rolls have jumped II
the wintertime.
He referred to the plan for re-
duction of 100000 not as a pro-
gram, but as "our proposal anc
sour proposition" explaining II
was biased on continued recovery
and assumes a good agricultural
year, that will make drouth en-
penditures unnecessary Provid-
ing also for a monthly reduction
in cost per man, with an "asSump-
ton" that 1--WE will get more
money out of sponsors"
OBVIOUSLY there were plenty
" of asSumptions-and locp.oies
i'm Hopkins statement which
didn't appear in public reports.
What Hopkins really was say
ing was that he would try to carry
out ideas OF the president-ideas
pressed upon Roosevelt by Secre-
tary Morgenthau, the group which
would balance the budget at all
costs except that of new taxation,
and southern conservative Demo-
Gratis led by Chairmen Buchanan
and Glass of the House and Sen.
ate appropriations committees
If possible. Hopkins would Try
to get WPA cost down to $l46,-
100000 for March with a cut OF
| $4,000; to Sl34.500,O0O for, April
by cutting 10000 more, and
finally to Si03,000,000 for June
after Topping off 100000 more by
May and 100000 more by June
Roosevelt wanted to get WPA
expenses down to Sl00,000,000 u
month OF less for the fiscal yeu
1878
Other WPA experts believed
this program could not be
achieved, that the need of WPA
jobs was too great, that effective
protests would be made, that
there would be little reduction.
and that more money would bc
Hound somewhere" .s.
81 lCnnvrIaht IA27. NEA Ssrpirk Inc.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-05
THE MULTIPLYING EYE

"You are beside yourself" yell
cd a member Of the legislature to
another member who, in support
of his bill for honest elections,
was accusing the state political
machine of deliberately fostering
fraudulency at the polls.
"I am not beside myself" re-
torted the member addressed.
"Thc trouble with you is that you
are seeing DOUBLE
The remark provoked loud
laughter since the interrupting
member was well known to have
fondness for that liquid which
makes men see double.
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EDITOR MUST HAVE RIGHT TO
EXPRESS HIS OPINIONS
lBy BRUCE CATION

The Tennessee Senate mas just passed.
bill. which has yet to be passed by the
House and signed by the governor before
if becomes law, but which would provide
severe punishment for any editor or pub
Usher in whose editorial Columns appears
an "untruth."
Publication of such an "untruth,' the
bill specifies. Shall be deemed to have
been done knowingly, wilfully, and with
the Intention to harm or destroy the char
acter of the person or persons affected
Besides payment of fine, the bill pro-
yides that the offending newspaper execu-
tive is to be barred for life from acting as
editor or publisher on any newspaper in
the state.
The measure in question is the brain
child of a Chattanooga lawyer, Senator
Fletcher r. Morgan, who apparently has
been the target of much editorial criticism
In commenting on the bill, Senator Nor
gan vilifed newspapers as vehicles that
besmirch and destroy the character OF
their opponents, and compel public Off,
Gals to disregard their own consciences oil
convictions.
For a proper perspective on the situa'
ton, it is necessary only to refer again to
the recent case of that critical editor OF
California weekly newspaper.
I'm late November of last year, if you
will remember, this gentleman issued in
his editorial columns vituperative attack
ON no less parsonage than President
Roosevelt.
Among other things, he painted the ma
TONS No. l man as "a smiling hypocrite, y
mountebank of the lowest order" and
"the biggest false alarm since the crea.
tion of man."
An irate reader Immediately took UP
the cudgel in defense of the president
filed a complaint, and had the editor ar
rested on a charge of criminal libel.
Is the caustic newspaperman now Ian
gushing in stir? Not bit of it. On the
grounds that his language did not exceed
the bounds of proper editorial discretion
the case was immediately thrown out O
court.
And this, as cannot be stressed too often
is as it should be. If the American variet,
of press freedom is not to be anemic, o
the hollow mockery that exists in certain
relationships, an editor must have the lilo
erty of expressing his opinion of public OF
ficials, however vigorous that opinion ma
be. ..r. .
To prevent him from being unfair, Their
are stringent libel laws. But If he is to b
trussed by other measures, trumped up b
vengeful public officials, press freedor
and, consequently; the public, suffers.
If Senator Morgan feels that he has bee
treated unfairly, it is to be regretted; bu
if the American tradition of liberty IS t
remain untained, an editor must have tn
right to say what he thinks.
1-... IL
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NO GOOD EFFORT LOST
By WICKES WAMBOLDT

may not be--some Of EN- is plum
Salty like Esous wife, was more
so an turned plumb to all salt
any how | amt arguin for or
again it here-but you femme
fetch my gal out for to see what
she can do to n oliver, or a REM
inton-Royal-and etc"
At this time my own secretarial
requirements are fully met, but |
should be pleased to put anyone
desiring Stenographic services in
touch with the writer of the fore
going letter, who would. no
doubt, be glad to fetch his gal
over
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-05
& ToDAY'S WORD STUDY:
GARDENERS TO MEET
III CHAPEL HILL

CHAPEL HILL, Feb. 5.-(UP)
Garden club members of North
Carolina will gather here March
IL for a three-day short course
for gardeners under Joint spon-
sorsbip of the University of North
Carolina extension division, and
the Garden clubs of the state.
Featured speakers at the ses-
Sions will be Mrs. Dorothy B..
Johnson, editor of the Garden Dr.
gest of New York; Mrs. Fletcher
Crown, Decautar, Ga; Prof. G. O..
Randall Of North Carolina State
college, and Fac Huttenlocher. re-
cording secretary of the National
Council of Garden clubs, Des
Moines, la.
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ed up and died,
or that so m G
fowl of the air
has gathered it
into its era w.
But you can new
er tell. 1t may
have taken root
and be quietly
growing u n b e.
known to you.
Now for in
stance, a 10 n g
time ago / wrote
an article on the
importa n c e o +
h asic training
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dictions.
Observation nf

dictions. ~
Observation of og
and scientists hu.. ' .ays-!
some measure n. n.fsr !
prediction Of Erothc, G I.i ia..,|
Z. X. Martin, [. = ing.
server, stationed within, sS'a.g 3
Of the National Par. ~ "A
predicted a volcanic n-, -.o
Kiarea, hasng h,s Upton |
stormy condition That r '*' !,
waiianS call "volcarr NJ, ,'e 3,
DR.. I. \. Jaag.r. cue
canologiSt, who na. .n... -s' u
quarter OF 4 century s,gi....s q d.
canoes by actually lig;,a @sN
brink of them. is n., ,, o. i
Brother Othmar and H. S-'sl
entirely accur8'a in %.,.A !
forecasts. but M HIS ,. "a
active watch on Nl..Ya, .'.v. 1
ERUPTIONS NOT Ds%c.
Contrary to IN. .lrr',1NVl
tude toward yo.y.ri. n =
the people OF Hawaii Nv. z,
forward with anu,.r.,so,' o'2
hope that Oh" eruption. .
This il Iuu tp ,r.. o.. N,.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-05
OUR HATS OFF TO cArAwBA

Tie citizens of our neighboring village of Ca
tawba county, which bears the same name, are TO
be highly compmeEted on their progress;veness
They are well along with the installation of a
waterworks system for the little city. This step
on their part puts many much larger towns to
shame. 49, a ...a -- ..
Catawba is one of the very smallest towns of
our knowledge which will be able to boast city
water system.-Statesvie Record.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-05
ToPMoST AUTHORITIES
BY Noah Hollowell

are not quite certain who started
the saying about the world max
ING beaten path to mans door
because he made better mouse
trap. wrote a better book, and the
like. but out the East Flat Rock
way ]. f. Crcech, postmaster and
collard specialist, has his rep on
collard growing.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-05

Sometimes when you throw out
what you consider helpful idea
it may seem to fall on barren soil,
and YOU NAV think it has shrlvel-
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-05

1.-TWO rubber tires were found in the
throat of Michigan boy" In years to
come, however, he will learn how to dunk
his doughnuts properly. ,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-05

gu. S. Army priyates are being taught
shorthand Years sgo, as we remember
a soldier was asked to take letter to Mr.
Garcia.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-05

Statistics reveal that lynchings are be-
coming scarcer in America. Now If the
swing fad will only die down in music.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-05

Well. at lea, the Dcro...
critics of rcpo,i,m nave nom !.
sjlCnced.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-05
OPEN TANK SCHOOL

LONDON, Ont. (UP). = Can
ada's first war tank school has
Just been opened here. The school
is designed TO give recruits special
courses in the use and handling OF
tanks and other mechanical war
equipment.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-05
BIBLE THOUGHT
THE SHEPHERD PSALM

. II. "Surcly goodness and mercy shall TOTO" me
all the days of my life" QPs. 1850
What lies in the course of the years? Will the
DAYS be golden, lit by heavens warm, sunny glow!
Not ALL some will be drab, attred in sombec tints.
dark anddark and sad But there never will come
= day throughout all the future in which we will
not have the two heavenly escorts, Goodness and
Mercy, who have been commissioned to attend the
believer during all the days of his earthly pilgrim
age.
ITO be continued)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-05

Printers could never have long
strikes. They have plenty Of
makeup men.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-05

The dance in. Russia, goes on.
The m,lzhik is not yet played out,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-05
MR. CREECH CAME FROM

q collard country, the eastern
part of the state, where collard Is
king when the frost begins to bite
and give it select flavoring. Mr.,
Crecch said about % years ago
his mother had collards and cab
bage blooming at the same time
in the spring in plots near each
other. The accidental crossing. OF
plants by the bees developed a
finer grade of collard, which lost
its tall and opcn-head "CHARAC-
TERISTIC and took on soft
head and shorter stalk. Mr..
Crecch has continued with this
strain of seed.
Late in the fall Mr.. Creech digs
under the south side, tits the
head southwark and banks dirt
on the three remaining sides so as
10 press the leaves together but
not cover them. They soon bleach
and then there's q dish, If season.
ed with him. which satisfies the
kings-almost tcmpts a giutton
to relinquish his throne.
OUR RECENT COMMENT ON
the collard prompted r. s. Gibbs
ia plead his ignorance of this
GREAT garden plant. But he was
reared a. Mars Hill, and noun
tainecrs arc not much on collard
culture. But | was surprised when
Mrs. O. Y. Brownlce even boosted
of country raisin' " down in
South Carolina but professcd no
knowledge of the collard.
YOU CAN FIND THE GEOR-
qia and South Carolina collards
now in the local grocery stores.
Instead of marketing the plant as
Il grew the growers STRIP the
leaves from the stalk and pack
one on the other, tie into a bunch,
and sell by the pound.
They don't look tempting. They
are not bleached; they are with
out heads. If you are not ac-
ouainted with the collard. try a
dish. highly seasoned, otherwise
YOU better be chewing ragweeds.
TODAY'S WORD STUDY:
Characteristic Enthusiastically.
First three syllables pronounced
same as character. Emphasis on
first and fourth syllables. Pertain
ING to or Displaying the moral ma
turc of; distinguishing mark or
quality.
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Hitler seems resolved to do all the footing fol-
the Teutons.
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THE antlers of deer frequently are mistakenly tGe W.
.horns After reaching maturity the blood clEcuaon e
nsr Of antlers ceases they harden into pure bone -
very much different The horny growhs that aooh W ~
Of cattle, antelope, ETC.
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.-1 - HJmUT gIig'7n 'y
D.ui 1891 WoII bg a...
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Ito be continued)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-14
Alleged Cocktail Teacher Defeated By School Board

unsubgtantiated, rufnorS that she served cocktails to pupils at . dras inatic club rehearsal In her home, that she had worn "riSque" clothes at c dance ,and that she had been "tardy and fatigued" at school on Monday mornings.
 Miss Hallin was behind in her ranking book and when c substitute went to the school to take over her class temporarily, she found that future lessons had not been out- lined in Q plain-book aS required, Committeeman Waldo B. Russell charged.
 Committeeman Paul A. Haley, one of Miss Hallin's two supporters on the board, charged that a plan "to get rid" of her had been "connived" six weeks ago. He asserted that both Superintendent of Schools Ver- non w. Evans and Principal John A. w. Pierce had recommended her reelection. Superintendent Evans in his report said that failure to reelect Miss Hall.n would do more harm to saugus school committee than any lack of qualifications she might have" ne said. Evans and Pierce, he ad1ed. marked her schol- arship excellent; ability to get along with teachers and pupils. ex- cellent; culture and refinement good: loyalty and cooperation, ex- cellent; discipline. good; punctu- uality, excellent: and ability as q dramatic coach. excellent.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-14
Mrs. Nancy Hoyt Curtis Is Frustrated M ELopen,ent

Bar Harbor, Mo. July 15.-(UP)- Their Canadian elopement attempt frustrated by U. g. border authori- ties, Mrs. Nancy Hoyt Curtis, 34, at. tractive socialite novelist, and James Baker, 25, bespectacled taxi driver and part-tim hairdresser, returned here in her chauffeur r-driven Rolls Royce town car early today.k Mrs. Curtis, weary from the 200-ni trip. aiighted at a restaurant and kjhortly afterward went to the summer home of ner mother, Mrs. Henry Martyr Hoyt of Washington. We aren't married" she said. "The emigration people wouldn't let us across" Baker was driven to police headquarters. where, slightly Ill and in "dazed condition" according to police, he spent the rest of the night.
 It was learned on good authority that U. s. emigration oficials re- fused to permit the couple to enter Canada at request of Mrs. Curtis mother, who earlier had denied the elopement rlmors. Intended destirla. ton of the couple, it was reported, was St. Stephan, N. B.
 First indication tCwnsfOlk had Of possible romance was yesterday
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-14
LIQUOR PERMITS
 HAVE INCREASED
l90 Have Been Issued in 6 Months as Compared
 With l20

Permits issued through the Wa terbury superior court for the local sale of beer and liquor in taverns, hotels, and grills for the period January-july. 1887 far exceed the number issued for the corresponding period in 1036. For the six month period this year 6 total of 100 per- rnits have been issued, as compared with l2o issued during the similar term last year. A possible explana. ton for the variance in the figures is the difference in the number of temporary permits issued between the two years. This year to July there have been 3i temporary per- mitS Issued and last year during the same time there were only i8.
 Temporary permits are issued to societies or individuals for use on one day only. at such events as outings, picnics, or parties. A num- Der of permits issued, of course, are renewals of last years permits. An- other possible reason for the drop- off-may be the numerous revoca- tions, and then again pressure of competition has forced several per- mittees to look to other fields of business. Numbers of permits were computed as follows: January ' to July 2l, l036, total l20, including IS temporaries: January 1 to July T. le37, total 100, including 3l tempor. aries,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-14

Saugus, Mass. July i4. - (UP) -- Pretty Isabelle Hallin turned to the courts today in her fight to regain her sl,3o0.a-year job aS . high school English instructor.
 Attorney Daniel J. Canning, coun- sel for the 26-year-old blonde, said he would fife 6 petition for c writ of Tnandanus in state supreme court to compel the school commit tee to reinstate Miss Hallin on grounds 1t acted in bad faith in faii- ing to appoint her for . third term.
 Refused . public hearing by the committee ct meeting attended by nearly 500 townsfolk last night, Canning said he would sponsor c public hearing" himself and invite school commltteemel. to attend.
 The vote against 6 public hearing was 3-2, the same division that marked the committees previous refusal to reappoint Miss Hallii1 and It's offer of an opportunity to re- sign."
 Miss Hallin, who went to Q rest home Saturday in the midst of dee bate over her fate, was too i'll to at- tend last nights meeing, according to Canning, who presented a doc- tors certificate.
 Though committeeman insisted that their refusal to reappoint Miss Hallin was based on grounds of inc efficiency, her supporters have attributed the action to allegedly
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-14
ALLEGED SLAYER
 IS STILL HUNTED

New Haven, Conn.,, July i4. = (UP)-The search for 20-year-o old Joseph Dumorad, model" youth suspected of clubbing to death Es- telle Fineberg, 16, shifted today to the Westville section of town where several residents reported they saw the gangling, red-headed boy.
 Weighing only li5 pounds and thickly-spectacled, Dumorad has been missing since Saturday after noon, c short while before the bat- tered body of Miss Fineberg was found lying on the floor of his at- tic bedroom. They lived in the same house.
 Deputy coroner Nathan Sachs withheld information aS to whether Estelle was assaulted.
 Several Westville residents report cd seeing the youth walking near the Blakeslee quarrieS. A motorist in that area said c tall, blond youth stopped him on the highway and begged for cigarettes.
 A woman said Q man answering Dumorad's description asked for work at her home. A group of WPA labcrers thought they recognized him as he walked through the neighborhood.
 And ayoungster on a bicycle, who said he knew Dumorad, told police he sew him slttlng near Pine Beck.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-14
PRESIDENT PAYS
 HIS SAD TRIBUTE
Soldier Has Fallen With His Face to the Battle,
 He Stated

Washington, July i4-(UP)-Pres- ident Roosevelt. personally mourn. ing the death of Sen. Joseph T. Robinson, declared today that "a soldier has fallen with face to the battle" Robinson was leading the Senate fight for MT. RooSevelt's supreme court program at the time of his death.
 MT. RooSevelts statement:
 Tn the face of dispensation 60 swift in It's coming and 60 tragic in the loss 1t brings to the nation. we bow in sorrow. A pillar of strength is gone. A soldier has fallen with face to the battle.
 President Roosevelt will attend funeral services for Robinson in the senate chamber and Vice Pres ident John N. Garner will attend the burial services in Little Rock, Ark. according to tentative plans announced by the White House.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-07-14
LESLIE ARCHER
 IS DISCHARGED
Judge MascOlO Gave Him Benefit of DOubt-Had
 Dizzy Spell

Believing the claim of Leslie Archer, 26, of 62 Abbott avenue, that a dizzy spell caused by illness was responsible for the zig-zag course of his car. Judge Edward Mascolo in city court today gave the accused a discharge on a charge of operating while under the influence. Testimony in the case was heard in traffic court Monday, with decision reserved till today.
 Motor Patrolman Joseph Lovallo made the arrest and testified that Archer's car was going from one side of the road to the other on Water town avenue June 10 The car was halted at the side of the road when he overlook 1t, he said. Archer. he testified, had an odor of liquor on his breath. Lieut.. John Dunphy. who was on the desk at headquarters when Archer was booked, testified also that the mans breath smelled of liquor.
 Perfectly Normal
 Two Watertown men took the stand in Archer's behalf and said they had been studying real estate with him in Watertown the after noon of his arrest. They had small amount of beer, they said, but when Archer left them he was perfectly normal.
 Archer said that he felt a dizzy spell coming on as he was driving down Watertown avenue. As the car started to zig-zag. he said, he piled in to the side of the road and halted to rest. There he was arrested.
 Tn giving the discharge, Judge Mascolo said he believed the defense witnesses were telling the truth and that the evidence against Archer was not strong enough to warrant a conviction.