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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1937-04-03
FOREST FIRES
BEGIN RAYACE
Loss Friday Considerable
in Section; Light in
This County

Western North Carolina yes
terday had it's first outbreak of
forest fires this season. and wood
lands in number of counties
suffered heavily. Only small fires
were reported in Henderson cour-
ty, and damage was not large. but
other counties reported consider
able losses.
Fire fighters today still sought
to control five fires on the Hazel
Greek watershed, in Swain coun-
~. These fires. on the Stikelcath-
er, Cobun. and Calhoun proper
ties, burned over several hundred
acres each.
Less damaging fires were re-
ported in the Bushnell, Chambers
Greek, and Round Greek sections
of Swain county.
Three fires, which burned all
day, were reported in the Column
bus. Mill Spring, and Coopers
Gap sections of Polk county. and
more than 200 acres were burned
in these fires. One of the Polk
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Challenges For
Registrars Set
This Afternoon
Election Proponents Ready
to Challenge 81 on
Books

Proponents of the special
school levy for the support Of the
ninth month Of the school term
today were prepared to challenge
approximately co names on the
registration books for the special
election.
This morning a list Of chal-
lengeS containing 81 names had
been prepared, and it was expect
ed that several additional names
would be challenged. Of this
number, ID were in the east pre-
cinct, and AZ in the west.
Proponents were confident that
these names would be eliminated
from the special registration for
the election next Tuesday.
1t was understood that a num-
Der Of challenges would be made
by opponents Of the special levy,
but no definite statement had
been made.
Challenges were to be made at
8 p. m. this afternoon at the city
hall and court house, and hearings
on challenges, if necessary, will
be heard on Monday.
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MOTOR Clubs
AGENCY GOAL
c. of c. Board Recon-
mends Application by
Mrs. Wiseman

Recommendation that Mrs.
Cathryn Wiseman, secretary OF
the Chamber Of Commerce, make
application to the Carolina Motor
club for appointment as its agent
here was made by the board of
directors Of the Chamber Of Com.
merce at a special meeting last
night.
H. E. Buchanan reported to the
board that George S. Dixon, who
has represented the motor club
here for the last two years, was
relinquishing the agency and that
since the travel information ser.
vice Of the club dovetailed with
service rendered to tourists by
the Chamber of Commerce, he be-
Continued on page four)
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U.A.W. SAYS IT WILL
DOMINATE FORD

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, April 3.
(UP).-Sit-down strikers Of the
United Automobile Workers occu-
pied the Ford assembly plant here
today.
It was the unions first overt ae-
ton against the industry of Henry
Ford, second largest automobile
producer in the world, although
union leaders often threatened
eventually to "move in on Ford"
Homer Martin. U. A. w. A.
president, announced at Detroit
that the strike here would lead
eventually to complete unioniza-
ton of the vast Ford Motor COM
pany. He declined to say II this
was the opening Of general cam
paign.
of u. A. w. A., arrived by air
plane from Detroit early today TO
direct strike tactics at the sprawl
ng plant. He conferred immedi-
ately with local union leaders but
was noncommittal.
More than 1000 workers were
entrenched in the building. They
demanded higher wages, better
working conditions and recogni-
ton of their union which was
chartered to Ford employees here
only two weeks ago.
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in the revolving fund and requir.
ing employment Of relief work.
ers only.
The chief executive said that
rapidly rising production and
prices of durable goods indicated
the government "pump-priming'
public works program undertaken
to lift the heavy industries out of
the depression, no longer is neces-
sary.
In fact, he warned, recovery of
the heavy industries Is so far out
stripping those who produce goods
like clothing as to raise o danger
sign for the nations future eco
nomic well-being. Both types of
industries have run into trouble in
the past when consumers GOO ID
production Jagged far behind, ne
pointed out.
The need now, he said, is for
the government to concentrate its
expenditures to benefit those at
the bottom Of the economic lad
der so as to increase mass buying
power and bring about wider
distribution of the national
wealth,
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SENATE STAND
ON 'SITDOWNS'
IS POSTPONED
Delay Comes as Steps Made
to Speed Inquiry on
New Weapon
BAILEY ASSAILS F. r.
FOR FAILURE TO ACT

WASHINGTON, April ;. (UP)
Action by the senate on a pro-
posal TO condemn Sit-down strikes
was postponed over the Weekend
last night after the powerful
house rules committee voted 20
expedite n resolution calling for
a congressional inquiry of labOrS
newest economic sword.
Frustrated in his efforts to side
track the Byrnes amendment to
the pending Guffey Act which
would ban sit-downs in the btu
minouS industry and with the sem
ate boiling in angry debate, Ma
jority Leader Joe T. Robinson, D.,
Ark. recessed the chamber until
Monday noon.
Earlier, the house rules COM
mittce voted to give a clear track
TO the sit-down investigating reso-
luton offered by Rep. Martin Dies,
d., Tex. The action was uncN-
pected, earlier expressions by com
mittee members indicating that
the proposal would be pigeon
holed.
No hint came during Fridays
developments of President Roose-
velt'S attitude toward the entire
controversy. Shortly before the
rules committee acted, its chair
man. Rep. John J. O'Connor, D..
n. Y, was closetcd with President
Roosevelt at the White House.
O'Connor insisted that the sit
down situation was not discussed.
In seeking to refer the amend
ment by Sen. James Byrnes, D.,
S. c., to committee for study,
Robinson gave no indication Of
the administrations position. He
took the position that the issue at
stake was Of too grave impor-
lance to have it come before the
senate without previous commit
tee consideration and action.
Strong support for the Byrnes
amendment, it was noted, came
from senator's representing states
which embrace segments of the
Sprawling textile industry. The
Clio whose leaders have made use
of the sit-down in their attempt
to unionize the automobile indus
try, are waging a campaign to or
ganize 1,250,00O textile workers.
This development prompted Sen.
NJ. NJ. Nicely, D., w. Va, to de-
clare hotly: "If congress proposes
to pass legislation prohibiting the
unionization of cotton mills in the
South, let them do so openly and
above board"
The blistering senate debate
was reminiscent of torrid strug-
giles of another day. 1t arrayed
against each other such friends rs
Senator's VIM. E. Borah, r., Ida,
and Hiram Johnson, R., CAL, lead
ers of the little band of irrecon'
ciiiables which kept this nation
out of the League Of Nations. II
found Sen. Josiah Bailey, D., n
c., vigorously assailing President
Roosevelt for failing to intervene
in sit-down strikes when they be-
gan. He recalled Clio Leader Jno,
L. Lewis demand that the White
House come to his assistance dur
ing the General Motors strike and
Continued on page three)
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OPEN WORLDS
TEXTILE MEET
AT CAPITAL
u. S. Urges Major Produc.
ing Nations End Gut
Throat Competition
WINANT PRESENTS
PROBLEMS APPROACH

WASHINGTON, April 3. (UP)
John G. Winant, former social Sc
curity board chairman, told the
International Textile conference
here today that universal applica-
tion Of President Roosevelts reci-
procal trade agreement would lead
to vast Improvement of the whole
world trade situation.
Winant outlined a three-point
program for the more than 200
delegates who will draw up recon-
mendations for action by the June
convention at Geneva Of lnterna-
tional Labor office as follows:
!. Analysis of problems of the
textile industry in a degree sutfi-
Client 10 suggest lines along which
to take action;
2. Assemble data in statistics
and tables;
3. Give a world picture of the
actual experience Of the textile
industry.
The federal government last
night urged the % major produc-
ing textile nations Of the world to
take joint action to cease cut
throat competition in information
al markets and bolster working
conditions among the industry's
100000 employees.
The suggestions were made at
the opening session of the Inter-
national Textile conference by
two Of President Roosevelts cabi-
net ministers, Secretary of Com
Construed on page four)
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Listing of real and personal
property for 1887 taxes will get
underway Monday morning at the
courthouse for HenderSonville
township and at other places in
the other townships as designated
by Ed Anders, county tax super
visor.
The annual farm census, which
is non-taXable, will be taken at
the same time and places. Dates
and places for listing have been
fixed through April 16, and Mr..
Anders today emphasized the I'M
portance of listing promptly. he
urged also that property owners
in the several townships see the
listers in their respective town
ships as these listers have the
1886 records.
In formal notice to property
owners, it was pointed out that a
penalty of 10 per cent Will pc
charged to all who fail to make
proper returns, including those
for poll tax and dog tax, witnlh
the time prescribed by law. LIST
ing places and dates in the OUT
townships are:
CLEAR CREEK 80.
Mrs. Margaret Coston, Lister
Fruitland, Sinclair's store, April
5, 6, Z; G. P. MaxwelPs nome;
April 8; Uno, Justus' store Apri
9, 10, ~.
HOOPERS CREEK
j. 5. Stroup, lister. VIZ,
Good Luck store, April o; VIII,
kie's store, April 8; J. 5. Stroup
home, April z; Brickton, l3 U;5eo
blood's store, April 8; Blue h wy.
Lime Co., Asheville 8; f!eeeh 20
Youngblood's store, April w. ~
10.
CRAB CREEK
Guy Jordan, lister. ,,u r.
Henry Gray's home, Aprii o.
Bowman's Bluff, Justus s'0ie'
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Listing OF Real And Personal
Property Starts Here Monday
Annual Farm Census, Which Is Nom Taxable To Be Car
ried Forward at the Same Time

April 6, Marcilla Sitton home,
April 7; ]. L. Higgins store,
April s; G. w. Harden residence,
April 8; Guy Jordan's home place,
April 10; Wiley n. Patterson's
residence, April IL.
EDNEYVILLE
H. C. Ballard, lister.
Point Lookout, daughters store,
April, 5; MerrelPs store, April 6;
Bear Wallow, John Cox residence,
April Z; Liberty, Smiths store,
April 8; Gerton, Merrells store,
April 8; Edneyville, Turner's
store, April 10, ~; Bat Cave, Du-
Wallis store, April Is, Ia; Bear
Wallow, postoffice, April 10;
Briggs store, April l6.
MILLS RIVER
II. G. Jones, lister.
Bakers store, April s.; Brick
store, April 6; John Cairnes' store,
April7; Marion Moore's store,
April 8; Whiteside's Filling Sta
ton, April 8; Jim Davenport, s
store, April 10; Mills River school,
April ~; Milt Aliens home, April
10; Bird Hollingsworth's store,
April ID.
GREEN RIVER
B. II. Hill, lister.
Mountain Page church, April D;
U. S. Stations store, April .;
Green River school, April Z;
Cedar Springs, April 8; Mace
donia church, April 8; Freeman.,s
store, April 10; Zirconia postof-
flee, April IL; Green River store
April 10, ID.
BLUE RIDGE
r. E. Ward, lister.
Huntsinger's garage, April D.;
Fleming's store, April Z; Tracey
Grove school, April 8; Blue Ridge,
McCalrs store, April 8; Upward
school house, April 10, IL; Dana
school, April 6, 13; Steps MILL
April Ii.
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End Hotel Strike;
Rebuke JAW Men

DETROIT. April 3.-CUP)-
Union officials late yesterday end
ed overnight sit-down strikes in
General Motors plants and re-
proved strikers for violating their
agreement. Three thousand strik-
ers left Chevrolet factories max
ing possible return of $4,000
workers TO their jobs Monday. A
truce ended the strike of l,2OO
Book Cadillac hotel employees.
Strikes agreed to lay complaints
before n three-man arbitration
board.
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LOYALlSTS SAY 10, OOOFASCIST
AND NAzI TROOPS FACING
ANNIHILATION IN MOUNTAINS

The government today claimed its
triple-column advance in Cordoba
province had smashed to within
20 miles of the provincial capital
and captured the towns Of Villa
Harta, Espiel and Ovejo, dominat-
ing the Madrid-Cordabo highway.
The spcarhead of the loyalist
attack was launched from Pozo-
blanco and forced the Italian-aid-
ed rebels to retreat.
The Pozoblanco battle, which
lasted several days, was describ-
ed rs a second Guadalajara route
for the rebel armies. Hemmed in
on three sides by loyalist militia,
the conglomerate army of Moors,
Germans and Italians fled before
Continued on page four)
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SPONSORSSA
DAILY TREND
ISFAVORABLE
Arguments Summarized as
Sentiment Becomes
Definite
HACKERS NEED OVER
500 VOTES TO WIN

With the HcndcrSonvillc school
district election only a few days
removed. O. B. CrowclI and J. II.
Yclton- co-chammcn of an organ
iza;iOn backed by the Parent
Teacher association, said today
that sentiment in favor Of nine
months school term-iS gaining mo-
mcntum daily and predicted that
the proposal will carry by 4 sub
Stantial majority.
A tax levy of 10 20 II cents
on each 500 of property vaiua-
ton is contemplated to finance
the extra month, relieving class
room congestion and otherwise
improving educational standards
throughout the term.
A total of 1917 voters are qua
lifted 20 cast their ballots next
Tuesday at the city hall and the
court house. East of Main street
SIS persons registered in the pc
Rod allowed by law. while LA
qualified on the west side. Not-
ing by absentee ballot will be per-
mitted. O..
Today is challenge day, and II
was indicated that the SchooI
forces will question the qualihca-
tions of many persons whose
names were placed on the regis
tration lists in the door-to-door
canvass. Besides the persons thus
challenged, the registration roll
may be further reduced. 1t was
said. by removing Implications
which are said to have resulted
from the promiscuouS circulation
of the registration books. How
over. even with these deletions
and the number of absentee bal
lots voted il appeared certain to,
dav that the school forces VIII
have TO vote more than 500 per
sons Tuesday TO carry the elec'
ton. IL.
School forces disclosed today
that the names Of scores OF per
sons who did not know they were
registered for the election next
Tuesday have been found on the
registration books. As 4 conSe'
ouence. it was said, some of these
persons who did not know they
were registered have made writ
ten request 10 election Officials
that their names be removed
while others have said they vii
protest against unauthorized use
of their names by going TO the
nolls Tuesday and voting for the
school proposal. =,
Mr.. Crowell and Mr.. Ielton said
that next TO the desire OF parents
10 give their children the best pos
sible educational advantages. the
element that created the most IA
vorable sentiment for the propos
al was the packing" of the reg
istration lists. From the begin
ming of the registration period
school forces charged that in al
effort to defeat the proposal the
opposition employed the politica
stratagem of making q door-to'
door canvass for registrations OF
persons who did not intend &c
vote and whose absence from the
polls would be the equivalent OF
voting against the nine-month:
Continued on page three)
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BLOOD HOUNDS SEEK
MAN FOR ASSAULT

NASHVILLE, Tenn, April 3.
(UP)-A sheriff's posse and
bloodhounds last night sought q
blond youth who forced Il 30
year-old white woman to drink
whiskey out of u pint bottle, Grim
inally assaulted her and robbed
her of SO.
The woman. who gave her name
as Halle Mason, told authorities
she was en- route TO the state
home for feeble-minded to visit
her l8-year-old son when she was
attacked. She was under care of
q physician.
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MARTIAL LAW AT
ALBERT LEA AVOIDED

ALBERT LEA, Mimi, April 8.
(UP).-The American Gas Ma
chime company's strike here was
settled IL hours after rioting
nearly brought martial law to this
community.
Negotiations under Gov. E. A.
Benson were finished with an
agreement that the company Is to
re-hire strikers, will recognize the
workers union as q bargaining
agency, provided 1t secures Q char
ter from the national organization
in so days.
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Thomas Smith, IL (aboyc), was
known in Buffalo AZ model
youth" and when he invited Fran
YES Fitzgerald, IA, right, to take
an auto ride with him she con-
sented. A few hours after their
return, Smith was in Jail charged
with Stabbing Frances with an ice
pick, and had confessed, police
said, to knitting and beating Mary
Ellen Babcock to death two
months previously. Smith neither
smoked nor drank and he quit
college to support his mother.
Neither of the girls was criminal
" assaulted. and Frances stab
wound will not be fatal. Smith
told police, they said, that usually
he did not care for girls, but that
he killed Mary Ellen Babcock on
q lonely lane because he was I'M
PEELED by an "uncontrollablc im-
pulse"
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WILMINGTON, Del, April g.
(UP).-A general strike of build
ing trade workers here started vio-
lently today as union sympathiz-
ers toured the streets and threw
bricks through the windows of
trolleys, buses and stores.
Thirty-four hundred workers
are out and other unions are
awaiting word Of national officers
to strike.
The strike grew out of q truck
ers' strike 10 days ago after me-
diation failed.
Police arrested two union Off
cials. Federal Conciliator E. E.
Mcdonald was also arrested but
later released.
Gov. Richard C. McMullen to-
day resumed conferences with fed
eral, city and union officials in an
attempt to end the strike of truck
ers and building trades before it
spreads to other industries.
James ]. Houghton, secretary
treasurer of the Central Labor
Council, last night issued a call
for q general strike to begin at .
a. m. today unless striking truck
drivers and employers reach an
agreement prior to that time.
Houghton said all unions in the
city would be affected.
The call was issued after a con-
fernece of Houghton, Gov. Rich
ard c. McMullen, Mayor Walter
W. Bacon, Federal Conciliator Ed
ward E. Mcdonald and labor lead
ers had failed to reach an agree
inert.
The action came after truck
owners announced that they would
enter collective bargaining with
the strikers and negotiate griev-
ances only If the men would re-
turn to work prior to negotiations.
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ASK STAY OF ORDER

WASHINGTON, April 8. (UP)
Attorneys for the Georgia Power
company yesterday asked the y.
8. supreme court to stay q circuit
court Of appeals order granting
iva right to extend its electrifi-
cation program into northwest
Georgia,
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n 'MliRath@[

Maximum-69 degrees. Mini
mum-4l degrees. Mean-55 de-
grees. Days range-2S degrees.
No precipitation.
Normal mean temperature for
April-54.S degrees. Normal rain
fall for April-4.28 inches.
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Cut Off From Base, Retreat
in Disorder; Rebel Rein
forcements Land

GIBRALTAR, April 3. (UP)-
An additional force of 10000
Italian troops today was report
ed to have landed at Cadiz from
three ships arriving in southern
Spain March %, % and "a. They
were sent to Seville enroute to
different fronts in the civil war.
An Italian liner now in CadiZ
harbor is said to have been con-
verified into a hospital ship.
MADRID Anril 2-TTp)-
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'HURL BRICKS
into STORES,
BUSES, CARS
Federal Conciliator Is Held
Temporarily; 2 Others
Are Arrested
SIT DOWN STRIKERS
HOLD FORD PLANT
BULLETIN

WILMINGTON, Del, Apr.
3 (UP).-The general strike
which became effective here
this morning was ended at 2
p. m. Gov. McMullen an
nounced a conference be-
tween federal conciliators,
city officials, employers and
union heads would meet i'm
mediately thereafter to work
out terms.
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WEATHER

Fair tonight; Sunday increasing
eloudiness probably followed by
rain.
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GOOD AFTERNOON

An Oklahoma girl fred six times
at her English teacher. That. one
good way to get . sentence you
can't parse.
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MADRID, April 3.-UP)-
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-09-07
Mission Society
In Meeting Monday

The Lucy Gloss Parker Missionary
Society met Monday afternoon at 4
o'clock at the First Methodist church
Mrs. j. G. Mann presided in the alb
sence of the president Mrs P. H
Rose. The meeting opened with the
singing of the hymn II Love Thy
Kingdom, Lord followed by medita-
ton and prayer by Mrs. Mann.
Mrs. Mary F. Green haC charge of
the program. The subject was Chris
tan Social Relations" Scripture was
read by Mrs. j. w. Sanders, Mrs. J. Y.
Paris gave a very interesting talk
on Where Charity Begins Josephine
Marlborough, a school teacher and SUI
perintendent of the Wcolnred Baptist
church, whom the various churches
sent to Negro convention in. Win
ston-Salem this summer, gave sum-
mary of the convention and told what
it had meant to her since she return
ed ,{og 8ae pens neat trs
The regular business meeting took
n'ece, followed by a social hour The
ostesses were Mrs oh G. Mann, Mrs.
]. w. Sanders, 3 and Mrs. Sam Har-
ris. Guests at the meeting We're Mrs.
Nettie Deans, and MISS Elizabeth
Cheatham. of Florida
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-09-07
Chalmers Clan In
Reunion Recently

All highways converge at Hender-
son where the Chalmers clan met at
the home of Mrs. r. T. Stokes with
all present for the first time in
twenty-odd years. Heading the re-
union, as well as the clan, was Mrs
Gertrude Harp, well known for many
years in Raleigh. She is the daughter
of Thomas and Ann Chalmers, and il
was in her honor that the reunion
was held.
Those attending the reunion were
Mrs. Harps children and grand-chil
dren, and few guests. Those present
who were Mrs. Harp's relatives were
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Stokes and family
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Deedy, of Rock
Mount; Thomas Stokes, Jr., and Mis-
Betty Sue Stokes; Mr.. and Mrs L. A
Chalmers and children, L. A., Jr.
Sara, Dorothy Hay, and Louis, o.
Reidsville; Mr.. and Mrs. L. V. Chal
mers and children, L. ", Jr., Betty
Bo, Sara Wayne, of Raleigh; Mr.. ano
Mrs. Fritz Chalmers, and Fritz, Jr.
of Chester, Pa.
At the reunion table were seated
twenty-six. They were served an ole
fashioned Southern dinner, with al
the fixings.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1937-09-07
Dance Arrangements
FimiShedByC0n1n1ittees

Committees for Henderson Cotillion
Clubs annual Farewell Ball" have
planned a gala evening for tomorrow
at West Emo Country Club. The
dance will be presented from 10 until
2 o'clock with Dan Gregory and his
famous orchestra playing for the
event.
The ball room will be attractively
decorated with greens and flowers of
the season, and special treatment will
be given to the lights, according to
the plans.
Tom Badger, dance committeeman
has stated that numerous guest cards
have been distributed, indicating the
presence of a large number of out of
town visitors for the social function.
The ball has been a fixture on the
clubs calendar, and one anticipated
by members for a time.
Gregory's orchestra needs little in
PRODUCTION to local dancers. He ap-
peared here twice last year, playing
at the annual June Cotillion and at a
Christmas dance.
Gregory has most pleasing person
ality, and plays the modern tunes just