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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-12-07
MELLON NAME
EXONORATED
Late Secretary Absolved
in Fraud Charge; Find
Taxes Due

WASHINGTON, Dec. Z. (UP)
The board of tax appeals today
upheld a portion of the govern
ment's claims for back taxes
against the late Andrew w: Mel
Ion but absolved him Of any fraud.
The government sought to col
lect $3,705,103 in 1882 taxes from
the Pittsburgh capitalist and for
mer secretary of the treasury, who
died in September.
The board did not specify the
exact liability but ruled that q
final settlement should be 'negoti-
ated between the government at
torneys and the Mellon e3tate, ac-
cording to the boards findings.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-12-07
Senator Berry Among Group Seeking
Money For Lands Flooded By IVA

"theSe leases have no market val
ue-they are not worth the paper
they were written on. They are
of value only in a condemnation
case-and they are unique in that
respect"
Senator Berry, a leader in the
Pressman's union and an advisor
to former Presidents Calvin Cool
idge and Herbert Hoover, as well
as President Roosevelt, apparent
ly became incensed at TWAS
opening statement. .
Asked by Leslie Morris, chief
attorney for Berry and his asso-
ciatcs, if he obtained the marble
leases in order to get "a claim
against the government" the SEN
ator replied: ,
"No, the idea never occurred
to me. 1t seems to me that our
Continued on page four)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-12-07

SHANGHAI, Dec. Z. (UP)-
The main Japanese army, batter
ing furiously, hoped to enter MAN.
king today through the weaken
ing Chinese lines.
Reports said the Japanese are
outside Markings walls and are
roaring in final onslaught against
the capital which has been aban-
doned by the Chinese government.
Japanese sources said outlying
sections of Marking already were
captured, including the sacred
shrine where the ashes of Sun
Yatsen. father Of modern China,
rest in a 100000 mausoleum.
China's Generalissimo Chang
Kai-shek was reported as deter
mined to remain in the capital to
direct the last stand defense.
Chinese officers said they ex-
pected Japanese air and artillery
attacks to begin shortly.
Early today a dozen bombs fell
on Markings waterfront. Scores
were killed and wounded and their
bodies strewn about.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-12-07
! ABOVE ZERO
IS Low HERE
Slight Rise of Mercury Is
Noted Here as the Day
Advances

The temperature took a nose
dive last night and a low of five
degrees above zero was recorded
during the night.
The temperature fell rapidly in
the afternoon yesterday from q
hi h of "a degrees about 2 p. M,
and stood at l3 degrees at 6 p. m.
A continued fall during the night
was noted, the reading being 10
degrees at 9 p. M.
4 slight rise was noted this
morning. the reading at s p. M.
being IA degrees, and the mer-
curry continued to rise slightly
during the morning hours.
Yesterdays recordings were as
follows:
Maximum-34 degrees.
Minimum-l3 degrees.
Mean-23.5 degrees.
Days range-21 degrees.
Normal mean temperature for
December-39.3 degrees.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-12-07

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Dec. T.
(UP)-Backwater from Norris
dam has rendered useless more
than $3,000,000,000 worth of
marble lands belonging to U. S.
Senator George l.. Berry, D.,
Tenn, and 20 other persons, the
senator charged before a Tennes-
see Valley authority condemna-
ton hearing yesterday.
Berry, closely allied with the
Roosevelt administration, testified
before a three-man commission
that he was under the impression
original plans for the dam would
help his property rather than de-
stroy its usefulness. He charged
that the IVA "has confiscated my
property"
Evans Dunn, IVA attorney.
contended in his opening state
ment before the commission that
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-12-07
HOMER BISHOP
FOUND FROZEN
LATE MONDAY
Body Discovered in Field
in Macedonia Section;
Inquest Thursday

Homer Bishop, the l9-year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Bish-
op, of the Macedonia section of
Henderson county, near the Polk
county line, was found frozen to
death in an abandoned field about
q mile or more from his home
yesterday afternoon about 4
O'Clock.
The death was the first from
freezing to be reported here since
the winter of 1888.
Coroner Bruce A. Cox empan-
nelled a jury last night and made
a preliminary investigation, which
was concluded this morning. Al
ter the investigation Coroner Cox
expressed the opinion that death
was due to freezing. An inquest
has been set for o'clock Thurs
day afternoon.
Young Bishops body was found
in an old field about mile and
a half from the old Spartanburg-
HenderSonville road, and a mile
or more from his home. The body
was found by Clarence Forrest,
ncighbor, who was engaged IN
inspecting his traps and rabbit
boxes set along a creek. The body
was near a trail which crossed the
field, and was lying face down.
ward. Bishop was dressed in over,
ais with a blue wooden jacket, and
was hatless. His cap was found
about 40 yards from the body.
Coroner Cox said there was evil
dence that the man had fallen sew
eral times before reaching the
spot where his body was found,
but declared that there were no
marks on the body, other than a
few scratches, and that there was
no evidence Of foul play.
Bishop was last seen, Coroner
Cox reported, about noon yester-
day. He left his home, however,
Sunday morning and had not re-
turned. ,,,.
The funeral was being held this
afternoon at 3 o'clock at the
Macedonia Baptist church. The
deceased is survived by his moth,
err and father, one brother ana
two sisters.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-12-07
STILL DISCOVERED
NEAR SITE OF DEATH

Investigating the death Oh
Homer Bishop, 10, who was found
frozen to death yesterday after
noon in the Macedonia section,
Sheriff w. E. Davis and other
officers this morning discovered
a still about so yards from the
point where the body was found.
According to the sheriff, the
still was still hot when found. 1t
was a steamer outfit, constructed
of several barrels, and was about
3O-gallon capacity.
No liquor was found ana no
arrests were made, but about lOo
gallons of beer" the mash from
which liquqor is made. was found.
The still outfit and "beer" was
destroyed by the officers.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-12-07

WASHINGTON, Dec. z. (UP)
World unrest will cause President
Roosevelt to ask congress in jan
uary to budget the cost OF ma
tional defense in the 1889 fis-
cal year at the billion dollar peak
it reached this year, it was report
ed last night.
Although the president has ask
ed all government departments to
curb expenditures as an aid to bal
ancing the budget, there is no in
dication that he intends to econo-
mize in the military establishment
or at the expense of the navy
which he is determined to place in
"second-to-none" position.
The 1878 budget appropriate
ed a total of s925,00O,00 for ma
tional defense. The war depart
ment got S3S5,00O,0O0 and the
navy $540,OOO,00O. The 1s36-S7
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-12-07
MAN LOST IN
Mine IS SAFE
Finds WAY Out After Be-
ing in Total Darkness
for "a Hours

PINCKNEYvILLE, H., Dec. Z.
(UP)-Lawrence Lee, %, lost in
a maze of passageways two days
in Old Briar Hill mine. found a
long-forgotten exit and climbed to
the surface apparently uninJured
by his experience. =,
He was thirsty and hungry but
walked steadily and said, II sure
am glad to be out"
After being given nourishment
he told his wife, 81 Just drifted
around down there" His wife was
overjoyed after hours of anxious
waiting.
Lee had been given one chance
in a million to find his way out OF
the mine, Experts said it was a
wonder he had not gone mad IN
the total darkness since the fue!
of his carbide lamp gave out the
first day.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-12-07
ANGLO. AMERICAN
AREA IS INVADED

Copyright, 1887, by United Press
SHANGHAI, Dec. 7. (UP)-
Unofficial Japanese reports said
today that the japanese army has
occupied the Purple mountain, key
to the defenses Of China's partly
abandoned central capital in Nan
king.
A spokesman for Lieut.. Gen.
Iwane Matsui. japanese comman.
der in the Yangtse valley, said
that the bulk of 100000 Chinese
troops, massed by Generalissimo
Chang Kai-shek for "bitter end"
defense of Marking, are fleeing in
confusion.
He forecasts a breach in Nam
CONTINUED on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-12-07
3 PIN TABLES
ARE SEIZED IN
CITY MONDAY
Defendants Scheduled for
Hearing Today But
Case Postponed

Constables Jennings Patterson
and D. L. Worsham yesterday az
ternoon seized three pin tables in
the city of Hendersonville and
charged proprietorS with illegal
possession of the devices.
one pin table was taken at
Tracy'S Place, corner of Main
street and Seventh avenue, and
Two such tables were taken at
J. KS News Stand, on Church
street. Warrants did not give the
names of proprietors, but were
made against the operators of the
establishments.
The cases were scheduled to be
heard before Magistrate j. +.
Crooks this morning, but were
continued due to the illness of
Mr.. Brooks. The three machines
were stored at the sheriff's office.
In county recorders court yes
terday, 20 defendants were heard
on charges of possession of slot
machines, pin tables, or punch
boards. All of the cases were dis
posed of except two, and these
were continued until next Mon
day.
Cases continued were against
Frank LunSford and Lester Dill.
Names of % defendants were re-
ported yesterday. The remaining
cases were against Ezell Owens
and w. l.. Smith, and both men
were assessed the costs.
GEORGE GREEN DID NOT
HAVE GAMING DEVICE
In yesterdays Times-News the
name of George Green was re-
ported among those who pleaded
guilty to possession of such de-
vices. This was in error, the sollc-
itor taking q nolle PROSE- with
leave of a reckless driving charge
against Green.
Other cases heard in the court
yesterday were as follows:
Pelham Corn, charged with
driving while drunk, had prayer
for judgment continued to Feb
ruary %.
Jerry Shipman, charged with
driving while drunk, had prayer
for judgment continued to Feb
ruary IA.
C. B. Lyle, driving while
drunk, was fined SIS and costs
and drivers license was surrender
ed.
Preston Thompson pleaded gull
ty to reckless driving and was fin
ed $40 and costs.
Russell Smith pleaded guilty to
larceny and was sentenced to
serve 80 days.
Hesterly McGraw pleaded gull
ty to driving while drunk and was
given a 30-day sentence, which
was suspended on fine of $50 and
costs.
A. L. McMurray was convicted
of driving while drunk and prayer
for judgment was continued to
the first Monday in February.
The state took a nolle PROSE- in
the case of Susan Pruitt, charged
with injury to real estate.
The state took nolle PROSE-
in the cases of Susan, ARDEN and
Ruth Pruitt, charged with injury
Continued from page four)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-12-07
LAND BUYING
TO BE AIDED
BY NEXT JUNE
One of IL Counties in State
in Which FSA Will
Take First Action
REHABILITATION
MAN TELLS PLANS

Henderson county has been des-
ignated by the secretary OF agrl-
culture as one of II counties III
this state in which the Farm Sc
curity Administration Will make
tenant land-purchaSe loans before
June 80, 1888, to aid tenant farm,
ers become owners, as authorized
by the Bankhead-JoneS farm ten
ant act.
This announcement was made
today by Vernon Stevens, il,
county rehabilitation supervisor
in charge of the Farm Security
Administration activities in Hen
derson, Pennsylvania and Polk
counties. The announcement came
from Mr.. Stevens office after Of
ficial notice from State Director
Vance E. Swift, at Raleigh.
A county advisory committee
will examine applications for
loans, appraise farms applicants
propose TO purchase and recon-
mend applicants who have the
character, ability and experience
deemed necessary for successful
farm ownership. Money will be
loaned 20 aid tenant families to
buy and improve family-siZed
farms and 10 make better LIVING
bv the use of good farming meth
DDS. =.
Borrowers will have the help OF
rehabilitation supervisors IN build
ing or repairing their houses,
barns and other OuthouSeS, and IN
making their plans 10 do better
farming. Land purchase loans may
be equal 70 the full value OF the
farms and borrowers may have up
20 40 years in which TO repay. IN
terest charged is 3 per cent. Other
thing equal. preference will be
given 70 tenants owning their own
livestock and equipment or TO
those able TO make q small down
payment. However, no loan VIII
be made 10 a tenant who IS aole
10 secure adequate credit from
the Federal Land Bank or other
sources. All applications for land
purchase loans will be Med with
the county supervisor at his on &c
in Hendersonville where further
information will be given.
Mr.. Stevens emphasizes the fact
that only a limited number OF
loans for the purchase and M
movement of farms can be made
during the present fiscal year end
ING June 80, 1888. Not more than
10 nor less than five Of these loans
can be made this year IN any one
county selected.
The tenant land purchase pro-
gram is being administered IN con-
nection with the rehabilitation pro,
gram and, although these land
purchase loans are limited, regu-
lar rehabilitation loans for crop
production, and the purchase OF
livestock and equipment needs, are
available in every county 10 ellgl-
bic farmers and tenants who can
not obtain suitable credit else
where, the supervisor said.
Counties designated in the State
of North Carolina in which tenant
land purchase loans will be made
are as follows: Caswell, Chatham,
Cleveland, Edgecombe, Franklin,
Guilford. Henderson, Hartford,
Iredell. Madison, Onslow, Orange,
Richmond, Robson, Union, Wash
ington and Wilkes.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-12-07
DEATH CLAIMS
CHARLES MAY
Salisbury Man Was Broth
er of Mrs. J. D. Duff
of This City

Charles May, of Salisbury, a
brother of Mrs. ]. d. Duff. of Hen
Jacksonville, died at his home this
morning. according to information
received here.
The funeral services will be con-
Quoted tomorrow afternoon at
2:30 o'clock at Rock Hill, S. c.
Mr.. May was an uncle of James
W. and Miss Mary Duff of this
city, and they will accompany
Mrs. Duff to Rock Hill tomorrow
for the funeral.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-12-07
Next Years Defense Budget Will
Remain At Billion Dollar Peak

national defense budget totaled
$856,111, 693.49.
The navy next year will ask for
two additional battleships at q
cost ranring from Sl10,000,000
to $130.000,000. The war depart
ment will seek additional funds
for construction of new anti-air-
craft guns. coast defenses and
hundreds of airplanes in addition
to money to expand the officer
and enlisted personnel.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-12-07
IS
BACK AT DESK
X.Ray Photos Show OPP
Grafton on His Jaw Will
Not Be Necessary

WASHINGTON, Dec. Z. (UP)
Examination Of X-ray pictures
made yesterday disclosed today
that it will not be necessary to
scrape President Roosevelt's jaw
bone in the treatment Of an infec-
ton resulting from the extraction
of a diseased tooth. The infection
is confined to the soft tissue sur
rounding the gum and does not
involve the bone, the X-ray re-
vealed. g,
The White House announced
that the president would be at his
desk throughout the day.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-12-07
ECONOMY DRUG CO.
NOW INCORPORATED

A certificate of incorporation
has been filed in the office of the
clerk of the superior court for the
Economy Drug Co., Inc.
Capital stock is given at $685.
900 of shares of 500 each, and
incorporates are listed as j. R.
Whitley, F. w. Sumner and L. G..
Sumner.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-12-07
Designate County For Farm Tenant Loans
CAMPAIGN TO OUTLINE SOIL
CONSERVATION DETECTIVES
ISLAUNCHED IN THIS COUNTY
Meeting Here Yesterday Is
First To Be Held in
Henderson Series

In an effort to bring the adj
vantages of the 1888 soil conser-
walton program of the Agricultur-
al Adjustment administration to
the farmers of Henderson county,
the first of a series of farm meet
.ngs was held at the city hall yes
terday afternoon. The meetings
will continue through Friday af-
ternoon in the various commune
ties Of the county.
&. D. White, county farm agent,
opened the meeting by expressing
che belief that the program this
year has more advantages for
farmers in Western North Caro-
ina than any previous program,
and he declared that he believed
some form of farm program was
permanent part of the federal
government program.
He declared that the farm pro-
gram will continue to follow the
inc Of soil conservation, and that
farmers would be paid for their
accomplishments along this line
rather than for not producing, as
lnder the first AAA program.
POTATOES ARE BASIC
CROP THIS YEAR
Of first Importance to farmers
in this county is the fact that po-
.atoes are basic crop this year,
Mr.. White said. However, this APP
plies only to farmers who produce
three acres or more of potatoes.
Farmers who produce three acies
or more will have goal factor OF
90, which means 10 per cent re-
duction, if they participate in the
program. Farmers who maintain
their quota on this crop will be
paid at the rate of 6 cents per
bushel on the average yield per
acre.
Details of the 1888 program
were explained yesterday by Mr..
White and others, and will be
more fully explained to farmers
in the meetings to be held and
individually.
SPECIAL BENEFITS FOR
ORCHARD, TRUCK MEN
Henderson county orchardists
and truck growers will find special
benefits under the 1888 program,
since the plan gives credit on the
soil conserving goal for certain
work in these agricultural fields.
THAN 1000 MEN
SIGN UP FOR PROGRAM
Mr.. White pointed out that
there were $500 farms in this
county. A total of S26 farmers
signed work sheets for the 1897
program, and about 800 Of these
CONTINUED on page four)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-12-07
NOT IN THIS CRIME

LOANOKE, Ark, Dec. T.
CUP).-Lester Brockelhurst, %,
convicted hitch-hike slayer form
erly of Galesburg, ILL.,, last night
was cleared of any connection
with the death of an unidentified
man whose body was found near
Poughkeepsie, n. Y, last week.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-12-07
NO BILL PASSED.;
MILEAGE VOTED

WASHINGTON, Dec. Z. (UP)
Unable to agree on any major
legislation after three weeks OF
wrangling, congress yesterday be.
gan the fourth week of the special
Continued on page four)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-12-07
CHANG Would
TALK If TERMS
REASONABLE
Japs Battering at Nan.
king, Hope to Enter
City Today
JAPS ENTER ANGLO.
AMERICAN ZONE

SHANGHAI, Dec. z. (UP)
Generalissimo Chang kai-
shek was reported here to-
night to be ready to negoti.
ate peace with Japan If the
terms are reasonable.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-12-07
WEATHER

Fair, with slightly moderated
temperatures tonight; Wednesday.
partly cloudy. followed by snow.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-12-07
GOOD AFTERNOON

Britain's new war armor has
chip on its shoulder but Italy,
Germany and Japan will swear up
and down it's riveted fast.
Evening star., 1937-09-03
T,UO Who Vie,Ued
Flight of Wrights
Enjoy Their First
North CarOIinin,,s to Go
to Cleveland for
Air Races.
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press
HARRISBURG, Pa, September g.
Two North Carolinians, who saw the
epochal flight of the Wright brothers
at Kitty Hawk early in the century
today called their first airplane ride
a great thrill
Capt. ]. T. Daniels and Capt. A. D.
Etheridge, former members of a Coast
Guard life-saving station at Kitty
Hawk, were passengers yesterday on
night from Norfolk, Va, to Harris
burg.
AS they waited today to board 4
plane for Cleveland, where they will
attend the air races, they recalled
how they helped to launch the
Wrights' first successful heavier-than-
air ship
I never thought" Capt. Daniels
said. when We first saw Mr.. Wilbur
and Mr.. Orville Wright in the early
stages OF their work that people would
ever be able to travel in something
neaVler than air.
We used to watch the Wright
brothers down on the beach as they
watched the seagulls and tried with
their arms to initiate the movements
OF the birds wings"
Yes" interrupted Capt Etheridge
1 remember how they used to hor
along the sand with their arms
stretched out like wings, and when q
seagull banked its wings to turn in
the air the Wrights would do lust like
that with their arms"
They will be the guests of pennsyl-
vanla in State plane in their flight
from the capital to Cleveland. A short
stop Will be made in Pittsburgh, where
city officials and others will greet
them.
Gov. George H. Earle arranged for
Evening star., 1937-09-03
mild HYPNOT|SM
ALLEW|ATES PAIN
~
Stomach Ache Yields to
Psychic Treatment-Tim-
ber Famine Denied.
~ the Associated Press

~ the Associated Press.
NOTTINGHAM, England. Septem-
Der "a learned speaker before the
British Association for the Advance
nent Of Science today suggested mild
form Of hypnotism to help stomach
aches and inferiority complexes.
DR.. william Brown, director Of the
Institute Of Experimental Psychology
ut Oxford, said that persons who have
indigestion and those who think they
are inferior can get this kind Of
hypnotic relief by lying down and
relaxing; then letting 4 good psy-
cholosist convince them that every
thing Is all right.
AS soon as they start thinking that
way, will power will take care OF the
rest, he explained.
Other speakers had soothing words
for:
l. Newsprint buyers who fear rising
costs mean q world timber famine.
2. Mayor Fiorello La Guardia Of New
SiAN oeAitl fAayolS WAlo dlC ulSll CSSCO
by raucous noises
Newsprint Threat Doubted.
w. o. Woodward, who is vice presi-
dent of the Timber Trade Federation
Of Great Britain quoted many figures
to bear out his contention that both
science and nature will take care of
newsprint needs.
G. w. c. Kaye, head of the physics
section OF the National Physics Lab
oratory. promised that science eventu-
ally would make houses and machin-
cry noiseproof-if the law would
undertake to do the same to the
people.
Woodward, who said it was better
for nation to be without gold than
without timber, personally conducted
an inquiry into total acreage and an
nual growth of cut timber countries.
He concluded there may be short
ages in some specifies. but there will
be no timber famine"
Hopes for Fewer Knots.
In the future. he predicted, there
would be much better output, coun-
tries now importing soon will be self
SUFFICIENT and scientists may learn
how to grow trees with fewer knots"
Figures now indicate the United
States is using more timber than it is
growing, he said, but he quoted the
Ontario premier as having declared
the province was not using pulp wood
fast enough
Lord Rayleigh, the eminent author
ity on electricity. was elected presi-
dent OF the association and the next
meeting was set for Cambridge, Eng
land, on August II, 1898.
Evening star., 1937-09-03
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