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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-20
SPECIAL ELECTION ON SCHOOL
TAX LEVY FOR EXTRA MONTH
SET IN CITY DISTRICT APRIL 6
Special Levy Would Not
Exceed Is Cents; Would
Raise Standard as Well
as Extend Term

Tuesday, April 6, was set today
for n special election for the pur-
pose Of ascertaining the will Of
qualified voters living within the
Hendersonville city school district
on the question of levying tax.
not exceeding rs cents on each
500 valuation of real and per-
sonal property, with which to sup
plement the funds for the public
school term in order to extend
the school term to nine months
and to operate the schools on a
higher standard than is provided
by state support.
In calling the election, which
was requested by city school trus-
tees and the petition approved by
the county board of education
and state school authorities, the
board of county commissioners
said the first legal notice Of the
special voting will be published
Monday. The notice will set forth
the boundaries of the city school
administrative unit and make pro-
vision for n special registration Of
voters.
While n favorable vote would
set the maximum tax levy at 20
cents, the city school board has
suggested a levy Of 10 to 10
cents.
Limits Of the school city are
as follows: Beginning at the pres
ent city limits on the Bat Cave
road; thence with Mud creek to
the point where the Clear Creek
road crosses Mud creek; thence in
a straight line to the Ohio filling
station on the Asheville highway;
thence in a straight line to the
Allen home on the Haywood road,
including said home; thence in a
straight line TO Davis Station on
the Brevard road; thence in a
straight line to Crystal Springs in
Laurel Park; thence in u straight
line to the old city limits on the
Hebron road; thence following
the old city limits to the point
on the Greenville highway where
the Maybank place join ssaid high
way; thence to the point where
the railroad crosses the Upward
road; thence down the Southern
railway to the present city limits;
thence following the present city
limits to the starting place on the
Bat Cave road.
ELECTION BOUNDARY
is SET FORTH
For the convenience Of voters
in registering and voting the
CONTINUED on page three)
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By UNITED PRESS

MADRID.-The Loyalist army
south of Madrid front broke thru
the Rebel lines today and captur-
ed La Maranosa, forcing insurg-
ents to retreat four miles to Sec
ondai'y positions.
Rebels had started their "final
grand offensive" early today,
drawing tightening ring around
Madrid which they expected TO is
olate within % hours. Italy stimuli
taneously banned volunteers
for the Rebels, effective tonight;
HENDAYE = Rebels claimed
Madrid was Virtually" isolated
from the outside world and plac-
ed recent Loyalist losses on the
central front at 10000 men. 10y
alists said the Rebels had lost 22,-
900.
PARIS-France rushed prepa-
rations to seal the Franco-Span-
ish frontier when the non-inter-
vention agreement becomes effec-
tive Saturday night.
VERA CRUZ-Loyalist steam
err Mar Cantabrico sailed for
Spain with full cargo of U. S. air.
planes and parts and Mexican
guns and ammunition.
MOSCOW - Government an
nounced that Marcel Rosenberg
had been withdrawn from his post
as ambassador to Spain because
it had "other work" for him. He
will be replaced by Leon Giakis,
counsellor of the Soviet embassy
in alencia.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-20
Brunswick County Preacher And His
Cousin Arrested In Night Floggings

side their victims, then departed,
warning Cox and Inman to "mend
your ways"
Brunswick county officials ar
rested the Primitive Baptist min
lister and his cousin. a deacon, at
their home and delivered them to
authorities of Columbus county,
in which the beatings allegedly
occurred.
The two were ordered to APP
pear Tuesday in Columbus coun-
ty recorders court here for ar
raignment on charges of assault
with q deadly weapon. Each post
ed $500 bond.
Sheriff J. A. Russ of Bruins
wick county said he had an affi-
davit signed by Sonny Jones, a
neighbor of the Simmons, quoting
the preacher as saying Cox was
not whipped very hard, but In
Continued on page five)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-20
FRANCE READY
TO BAR ENTRY
ACROSS LINES
German, Italian and Portu-
guese Action Effective
Midnight Tonight
REBELS SAY CAPITAL
IS NEARLY ISOLATED

LONDON, Feb. 2O.-iuP)-
Germany, Italy and Portugal en-
acted laws today to forbid volun-
teers entering the Spanish civil
war, and all was ready for o gen
eral ban effective at midnight to-
night.
French mobile guards and 9TH
err units already were at their sta
tions along the Spanish frontier
to stop the flow there, principally
to the loyalists.
The German, Italian and Por-
tuguese bans include enlistment,
departure or transit of volunteers
for the war, under heavy penalty.
In addition Portugal decreed
that all its citizens who have en-
listed in the Spanish armies must
return home within month. Eff
fective at once, even before the
midnight official band, enlistment
is forbidden under pain Of loss
Of civil rights, and propagandists
for the combatants are to be PEN
allied similarly.
Portugaps order to its volun-
teers to return home was consid-
cred important, because both
Germany and Italy-who like
Portugal have supported the ma
tionalists-want to see the return
of volunteers of all nations, so
that the nationalists and loyalists
can fight the war out between
them.
As it acted to ban volunteering,
Portugal in q note to the inter-
national non-intervention commit
tee here asserted that it never
would permit international con-
troll of its frontier with Spain.
This control was proposed in con-
nection with the general ban
against aid of any sort to the
combatants to become effective
March 6. Portugal said that such
control would be a dangerous
precedent as regarded the liberty
Of a small nation.
However, Portugal affirmed its
willingness to let representatives
of the British embassy act as OBJ
servers to see that it conformed
to the control plan. The note en-
phasized that these observers act
ed for Great Britain-PortugaPs
old ally-alone, and not for "any
international organism"
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Federal Costs Increase Two Million;
House Votes Ocean Air Mail Funds

vember. There would be four
round trips a week between New
York and Southampton over routes
varying due to weather conditions.
One is by way Of Newfound-
land. The other is southerly, oy
way of the Azores Both have
been surveyed and declared FEAST
BILE and are preliminary to trans
Atlantic passenger service expect,
ed to be launched in 1888. Mail
revenues would be divided be-
tween British and American firms
supplying the necessary equip
ment. -,
The supply bill passed with two
changes. One was acceptance OF
an amendment by Rep. Louis L.
Ludlow, D., Ind, increasing the
railway mail service appropriation
by 100000 to $56,950,000. He
explained that the service is over
loaded by expanding mail volume.
Continued on page fye)
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WHITEVILLE, Feb. 20. CUP
Investigation of a band of "pray-
ing night riders" accused of flog-
ging and threatening a score of
persons within year brought two
arrests late Friday.
The Rev. Vance Simmons, lead
or of q rural congregation in up
per Brunswick county, was ar
rested with his cousin, Garfield
Simmons, in connection with beat
ings allegedly administered to
Jesse Cox and Will Inman last
November.
Cox and Inman, middle-aged
residents of this coastal back
country area, told officers they
were attacked on the night of No
vember % at a remote spot near
the Columbus-Brunswick county
line. 80 miles east of here.
The hooded night riders, after
whipping the two men severely,
allegedly held a prayer service be-
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-20

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. (UP)
The federal government so far
this current fiscal year has spent
more than in the corresponding
period of last year.
A treasury report today re.
vealed total expenditures through
February Is as s4,618,000,000, or
an increase of $1,943,000 over
the same period last year.
The house laid the financial
groundwork of transatlantic air.
mail service yesterday when it
passed and sent to the senate a
SI,5Ol,930,151 treasury-post Of
flee department supply bill. Pass
age in the upper chamber is be-
lieved assured.
The measure carried $750,000
for the airmail project which the
United States and British govern
ments Jointly proposed last year.
The money would finance expert
mental flights starting next No
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-20
4. B. GARDNER
PASSES AWAY
Former Hendersonville
Man Dies in Charlotte,
Funeral Here

II. B. Gardner, Al, formerly Of
Hendersonville, died in a Char.
lotte hospital last night at G
o'clock.
Funeral services will be held
from Tom Shepherd Funeral
Home on Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock, with the Rev. G. n
Mease officiating, and burial will
follow in Oakdale cemetery.
Mr.. Gardner had made his home
in Charlotte for the past three
years and was connected with the
Nehi Bottling company.
He is survived by his widow,
one son, H. M. Gardner of West
Asheville, three brothers, John C.
Gardner of Paint Fort, Jay Gard.
ner of Winston-Salem, and DR.. G.
D. Gardner of Asheville, and three
sisters, Mrs. Zeb Angle, Mrs. Ell:
bert ellis, and Mrs. Tom Ray, all
of Paint Fort.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-20
FOESOFC court
CHANGE LEAD
ALMOST z TO |
Nationwide Poll Heavily
in Opposition as F.D.R.
Pushes Scheme
MORE WHITE HOUSE
PARLEYS ARE STAGED

CLEVELAND, o.. Feb. 20
Opponents of the presidents pro-
posal to reorganize the supreme
court continued to lead almost
two to one in the NEA Service
nationwide poll in which III
cities are taking part through
leading newspapers.
The totals last night were: 3D.
404 for the plan and iU5, 042
against.
With almost 100000 ballots
tabulated from 3S states, the pro
portion of "a per cent favored
and 6S per cent opposed showed
astonishing consistency.
States like New York and Mas
sachusetts were rolling up huge
majorities against the proposal.
The New York count stood ut s.
SS7 for and 20,l36 against. while
Massachusetts showed 4,5l4 IA
vorablc and 1918 against. Mas
sachuSctts presented the picture
of Boston voting so to | against
the plan. while Lynn was voting
almost 4 to l for it. Kansas stood
its ground with almost 3 to |
against the plan. 1,166 for it, and
5,74O opposed. Minnesota was one
of the states to show small lead
i'm favor of the proposal.
Proving the deep interest in the
poll, Milwaukee had piled up more
than 10000 ballots, 3,555 favor
able. and 1884 against, while
Madison, the state capital, was
going for the plan almost 4 to l..
Fourteen cities in Texas were
compiling returns, while 1S in
New York. nine in Illinois and
eight in California balloted. Re-
turns from only a few cities are
as yet complete and many cities
conducting the poll have not as
yet reported their returns.
Beacon, New York, in Prcsi-
dent Roosevelt's home county of
Duchess, had Al votes for the
plan and 26S against it.
The Erie. Pa. Times noted that
although it's early ballots showed
a 254-7l6 vote against the presi-
dental proposal, that city went
overwhelmingly Democratic in
November" This was true, of
course, in many of the communi-
ties that are voting against the
plan by large majoritieS.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-20
THANK LEGION
IN FLOOD AID
Louisville Post Gets Check
From Here; Delayed for
Nearly Three Weeks

Nathan Patla, chairman of the
American Legion flood relief com
mittee, has received a letter from
Commander Frank A. Ropke OF
the jefferson post, Louisville.
thanking the local post for its and
during the flood crisis a Louis
vile.
The letter is as follows:
"Mr. Nathan Patla,
american Legion,
"HenderSonville, n. G.
"Dear Comade:
al have just this minute rcceiv-
ed a check for 500 from the
Western Union, which was sent by
YOU under date of January 18th,
with the message sending food,
clothes, blankets, daily good luck,
and you will understand why we
have been delayed in receiving
this when I tell you it was sent to
the Courier-Journal rather than
direct to us. All our lines of COM
munication were broken except
one for a period of 10 days, and
that was badly overworked. just
as soon as little bit of order had
been brought out of chaos the
Courier-Journal sent this to me-
and | assure you that it Is most
welcome.
1--WE find it difficult to express
in words our appreciation of your
generosity and that of the whole
State of North Carolina. we
would have been far more desc
late community and in more dill
ficult spot had it not been for our
comrades of the Legion and aux
iliary from all over the country
1.-THE descriptions and pictures OIL
the flood do not half do 1t justice,
as more than two-thirds OF our en-
tire city was under water from
one to so feet deep. and the task
Of digging ourselves out oil tne
mud and beginning life over aGain
is far from being innocent, chiid-
ish amusement.
again thanking you for all you
have done for us. and hoping 10
have an opportunity to visit your
post in the not too distant future
| am,
every truly yours, ;,
Frank A. Ropke, Commander -
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-20
FIRM WILL FORCE SITDOWN
STRIKERS FROM ITS PLANT
Will Demand Militia Ac-
ton if Sheriff's Men
Ineffective

WAUKEGAN, H.. Feb. 20. -
(UP).-Officials of the Fansteel
Mctallurgical corporation today
told mcdiators unless the sheriff
or governor clears the 100 sit
down strikers from its plant they
will clear them themselves.
Max Swircn, company attorney,
told Labor Commissioner Martin
Dunk "if you can't settle this we
will demand that the governor
call the militia and enforce the
court order" Shcriff's forces fail
ed to move the SitdownerS in 4
two-hour battle yesterday.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-20
SNOW REDUCES
DUST STORMS
But Pail Continues to Roll
Over Many Towns in
Oklahoma

KANSAS CITY, Feb. 20. (UP),
Scattered light snow, mist and
rain today provided relief in some
sections from dust storms but in
other sections, particularly Okla
homa, a dust pail rolled over
towns reducing visibility to few
hundred feet or less.
There was no interruption OF
airline service but Amelia Ehr.
hart, because she was so tired OF
eating dust landed at Blackwell,
Okla.
She leaves today for Burbank,
Cal, to prepare for her round-the-
world flight.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-20
FASSIFERN TO
GIVE RECITAL
Music, Dance Departments
in Joint Program Mon
day Evening

The music and dance depart.
ment of Fassifern School for Girls
will present a joint recital on
Monday night, Feb. %, at 8
o'clock.
Music numbers will consist of
selections by Schubert, Chopin,
Rachmaninoff and Weber, and
music for dances is by Chopin,
Brahms, Strauss and Schubert.
The recital is under the direc-
ton Of Miss Etheridge, teacher of
piano and violin, and Miss How
ard, director of physical educa-
ton, and the dance club. All
friends of the school are invited to
attend,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-20
'@s DC DAUGHTER
&tklNG A DIVORCE

h. EN- SssSGjEiLES, Feb. 20. CUP)
aass,e, NG I de Onate, the
lcA5oo I ~ Senator William G.
IA.ggs,sr 'ui Calf. and grand
'oodroy T Vi the late President
llt .or ".ISon, yesterday filed
y Iona ,4'sSd her husband, Ra-
Fib ro Sya De Onate, film actor,
''Slpport.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-20
3 TENNESSEE
FIREMEN DEAD
Are Buried Under Tons of
Debris When Nashville
House Collapses

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Feb. 90.
(UP).-Three firemen were killed
when n 100000 fire swept the
public square today. The victims
were Joe Keef. Tom Maddin and
Charles Obenchain. They were
buried under tons of debris by 4
collapsing building. Four other
firemen were trapped by falling
ceiling but managed to extricate
themselves with minor injuries.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-20
MAKES SEVEN No.TRUMPS

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Feb. 90
(UP).-Walter ]. Reams looked
at his first IL cards in q recent
bridge game to find: Ace, king,
queen Of clubs: ace, king, queen
Of hearts; ace, king, queen of dia-
monds; and ace, king, queen Of
spades. He looked at the "unlucky
18th; it was the jack Of clubs.
Reams bid seven no-trumps-and
ha.ha-made it.
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REBELS SAY MADRID
IS ALMOST ISOLATED

HENDAYE, Franco Spanish
Frontier, Feb. 20.-(UP)-Ma-
drid was reported almost isolated
today in uncensored dispatches
that said the nationalist air bonn
bardments had interrupted COM
munications with the east coast
by the Guadalajara road.
The road, which winds through
Alcala De Henares, scene Of most
Of the air bombings, and Guadal-
ajara to the coast by an Indirect
route, was reported jammei with
trucks trying to deliver food and
war supplies to Madrid.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-20
Rioting Italians
Wreck Shanghai
Cinema Theater
Object to Presentation of
Ethiopian War in Rus
sian Picture

SHANGHAI, Feb. 20. (UP)
Two hundred Italians, including
consular attaches and officers
and men from the warship Lee
panto rioted today and wrecked
the Isis theater when the So
Wet film, Abyssinia, re.opened
with permission Of the Marking
censor. 1t had been banned tenn
porarily because Italians OBJ.
jected to the presentation Of
the Ethiopian war.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-20
EVICTION FAILS;
CANCELLATION BEGUN

WAUkEGAN, ILL.,, FEB. ~
(UP).-A six-hour Cancellation
conference in the Fansteel Metal
lurgical Corp. sit-down strike re-
Continued on page three)
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PROGRAM OF TAX
REVISION DELAYED

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20. (UP)
President Roosevelt today called
Continued on page three)
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TO STUDY LAW

CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va, FEB.
20.-CUP)-Franklin d. Roose-
welt, son of the president, plans
to enroll next fall in the UniVer-
sity of Virginia law school.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-20
heath Takes
n W.Valentine
AT Home Here
,,o Time Educator and
e. farmer Publisher, Ill
for Months
mes At ST. JAMES
CHURCH ON SUNDAY

r.onas Woodd \ ",c"'''S : 49,,
~. O. the faculty Of the
|e go, high school, and
, ssi,or o! the Henderson
Z. -;-s,. died 4, his home on
60, > Place last night about
s%T o'clock. He had been in Ill
-. ,,r several months and had
,,,sred 10 his home since
s,stay
g,-,ral services will be con-
40 Z, s.. James Episcopal
..,,.l a, Sunday afternoon at =
49, by the pastor. Rev. James
P,,Es. and burial will follow
0,sIa,e cemetery. Masonic
=, Min be conducted at the
|-,y, BIZ Kcdror Lodge,
prssarers will be II. II. Ew-
H.. James Hatch. John Melvin,
|E,,SI Scheper. Or, b. F. Cliff
| srry B. CrOwder and +. A. Ew-
|.a,S
" Valentine was widely known
Nv. he was a native of Aus
Ia, and was the son of Frank
|,,j Anna Laura Woodd Valen-
H. His father, 4 native of Eng
LIZ. vent to Australia and was
AIRED there.
Wien Nr. Valentine was a
|-ll child the family went 70
|g,Elnd. and in 1883 they came
h Ne United States, locating at
|pgranS Bluff in this county.
|Es father taught in the schools
A,re art died in 1908. Mrs. Val
s,a-e died in 1880.
VI. Valentine was educated at
he University Of North Carolina
sri he University of Virginia.
lie .tat!ed and was an instructor
b, Trinity College. now Duke Uni
ysrSy, and did post graduate
work !, he University of Chicago.
FORMERLY PUBLISHED
|HENDERS0NYlLLE TIMES
He VS. editor and proprietor of
.te Jacksonville Times for a
aEnter Of years. and about Is
peas AGO he became connected
Eti The Hendersonville high
Sao0l Prior 20 that time he
STet !oy a number of years on
q SaOOl board.
Re Is survived by his widow.
r-ey.y Ms. Kate Roberts Col
: Of Greenyille. s. c.: one
tn;:;er. Miss Katherine Valen-
y, member OF the high school
i2'y; three brothers. F. II. Val
t;1,e, Of New York. J. C. NJ. Val
nm, o; Deland, Fla. and G.. II.
is'tlne, Of HenderSonville: and
|so sisters, Mrs. Annie c. Devils.
I.sye.and, Ohio, and Mrs. ]. G.
| No.. Of Summerville, s. c.
|sssllNG IS CALLED
FOR hebron LODGE
ne vas a member of st. James
|Es,oSopa, church, and of Kedron
sa'?alc Lodge. A special COM
IA Of the order has been
Etlsc Tor o'clock Sunday after
"a and all members are urged
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WEATHER

,,,dy Saturday night
Mostly 8 si,h occasional rain;
I'D IS: Ss's rsrmsr in west p0f'''"
ssaday'
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-20
GOOD AFTERNOON

Scientists still are debating the
question, What Is eoal?" Isn't
il that black stuff janitors throw
in the furnace . lump at = time?
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-02-20
MsrlNG IS CALLED
For SEDRON LODGE

ne vas a member of st. James
Sa,oStopal church, and of Kedron
aSale Lodge. A special COM
~ Of the order has been
a.sc 10Y ! o'clock Sunday after
"a and all members are urged
The Washington times., 1937-09-20
Mrs. Dunn
To Return

Mrs. James Clement Dunn,
wife of the Assistant Secretary
of State, will return to her home
on Observatory Circle tonight
after several days in New York
City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dunn returned
last week from their European
Sojourn of several months. Mrs.
Dunn sailed on July 3 for Eu-
rope and with her daughter,
Countess Baillet-Latour, who
makes her home in Brussels,
did the Continent" Mr.. Dunn
sailed later in the month and
joined them in Europe.
Remaining scarcely a week at
her home, Mrs. Dunn went
to New York to visit some
friends Thursday, but is re-
turning permanently to her
home here tonight.
4 * X
Mrs. Harry Barr has come to
Washington from Drexel Hill,
Pa, to join Mr.. Barr. Mr.. and
Mrs. Barr are at the Raleigh.
The Washington times., 1937-09-20
PETER CARTER
Says

THE Donald Woodwards, as hosts at
party at Brodwood, the Woodward
country place in nearby Maryland-with the welknown
Pude Campb and the Robert Skaters visiting and honored
guess-wth time for the moment turned back and every
person there of their childhood and baby days
with Brodwood and beauty turned into farytae
picture of ovenesswth the big house cleaning with lights
and
The Washington times., 1937-09-20

Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Murphy
have announced the engagement
of their daughter, Katherine
Egan, to Mr.. John Edward Ora
mer. jr., of st. Louis, son Of Mr..
j. E. Cramer of that city.
The ceremony will be held
Tuesday, October 26, at II
o'clock in st. Paul's Church. The
Rev. Deacy will officiate.
Mrs. w. Gwynn Gardiner, jr.,
will be matron of honor. The
bride-elect has named as her
two bridesmaids a cousin, Miss
Jane Egan, and Miss Katherine
Tumulty.
Mr.. William otto Cramer will
be best man for his brother. AS
yet the bridegroom-to-be has not
selected the usherS.
Miss Murphy is graduate Of
Georgetown Visitation Convent.
She also attended the Pratt In
stitute in New York where she
specialized in costume design
ing. Mr.. Cramer is a graduate
of St. Louis University and
Georgetown Law School.
The bride-elect's grandfather,
the late Maurice Francis Egan,