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Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-10-20
The Awakening
"a short short story
by George Warner

the
silence.H You'll be needi ng a the place
for you, he suggested. then timidly, "Wy
notf Yes, why not make it partnership"
HDoris had been afraid Of this moment. What could
he possibly her, this hard-bi man the
West1 For weeks now, she had fought against
evitable but. somehow her struggles had lately be-
bit half-hearted. "After ALL" she argued,
~though he has tasted little of advantages
tues prove but remarkable" Yes. she felt her
self slipping.
ME stood, waiting for her answer. Moments pass
ed, broken only by the rthnic ticking OF the clock
the mantel and the furious beating OF two young
hearts.
aTinally, Doris held out her hand. Wits bar
gain, John" she viii spered NJ surrender"
with little cry, she threw herself into his
waiting arms. He held her close. Their lips met.
The bargain wes sealed"
Fully Or more Elmer fingered in the
comfortable armchair. still clutching the little pa
per covered novel he had been anxious to finish.
The abrptness with which the story ended
him. The characters had become real. They were
flesh and blood. He knew them.
John, the hero, Elmer himself strong and
commanding, yet calm and gentle. Yes was sure
of this. The world, too. could have sensed it had
not nature destined him to bear anuassning
The lives OF each moved the soil tudes The
rancher's loneliness born of the vast ex,anses
Of the Western desert. His among
the skyscrapers of Gotham and distilled in that
plain, neat little sombre Brooklyn
boarding house he pleased to call hone. it
been to him for the last sixteen of his thirtyfour
Of single bless edness, blessedness rapidly
becoming baneful.
The heroine too. had her earthly counterpart but
Elmer knew her Judi tn, not Doris.
Judy, he called her, his particular
heaven. She stenographer at the little branch
bank where, fourteen BEFORE he had started
a bookkeeper. He held the important position
paying teller. They had been friends for long
time he could hardly remember not knowing her.
She had been all but sister. Funny she
ways made his problems her Some called
him odd,yet somehow, Judy always understood whether
more from love pity he could not be sure.
Secretly he worshipped her sometimes he
told her SO, but she would always reward him with
that funny little laugh which said all too plainly,
"Surely, can't be in earnest.H he
earnest. God knew he loved her. though mind
conjured the prettiest Of phrases and compliments
and though he employed them best he knew how.
he could get beyond that merry little laugh.
At this point the similarity of the John of fic-
ceased to exist. For
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-11-22
RAIL RELIEFPROGRAM GROUP
CAILSFOR REPEAL OF ALL TAX
ON UNDISTRIBUTED PROFITS

with changes in the tax was one
of the reasons why he refused to
sign the tax bill enacted by the
last congress, and he let the meas
ure become law without his sig
nature. He made a nationwide
radio speech in defense OF the tax
and explained why he was with
holding his signature.
Six points of broad rail re-
Mobilization program won unani-
NOUS approval from the delegates
hut the most controversial propos-
als-including demands for revi-
sion of the rate making rule to
olive the railroads "fair return"
on the value of their property and
for removal of the federal govern
ment from the barge line business
were postponed until today.
In rapid fire order, the dele
gates also asked:
Repeal of the Immigrant stat
utes. under which government
traffic is hauled at lower rates.
Relieving the railroads of the
expense, in excess of net direct
benefits to them, for elimination
of railroad grade crossings.
Authorization of government
Continued on page five)
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7 Boy Scouts
Given Honors
Are Promoted or Given
Awards Monday Night

Seven Hendersonville Boy
Scouts were promoted or given
awards at the court of honor, held
at the city hall last night.
/, Tenderfoot rank was conferred
by A. w. Allen, Scout executive,
of Asheville, to C. R. McMana-
way, Jr., troop a; Jean Williams,
Jr., troop 4; Albert c. Johnson,
troop 4, and Eugetie Kelly, troop
!.
Merit badges were presented by
John w. Farmer, district commit
tee member, to George Wilkins,
troop /, and J. M. Good, troop 4.
The rank of Life Scout was con-
ferred on Jack English, troop 4,
by Mayor A. V. Edwards.
The honor penant was present
ed to troop 4 by Nathan Patla,
chairman of the district commit
tee, for having the largest num-
Der of awards at the court.
DR.. L. T. Wilds, chairman, pre-
sided over the court, and Floyd
New, assistant Scout executive,
was recognized and spoke briefly.
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name CHARTER
MEMBERS FOR
LODGE OF ELKS
Steps Taken Assure Organ
ization of Club Here;
Committees Chosen

At q recent meeting held in the
Skyland hotel for the organiza-
ton of applications for dispersal
ton of a new B.P.O. Elks lodge
in Hendersonville, steps were ia
ken which will assure the estab-
lishment of an Elks club in this
city. Those present at the meeting
included. w. d. Lehman, chair
man of the organization commit
tee, G.. C.. Oates and S. j. Full
wood, secretary of the same COM
mittee, all of Hendersonyille.
Others present included: Sam
Cathey, Exalted Ruler of Ashe-
vile B.P.O. Elks No. 14Ol, n. T.
Mulvanney, secretary of Asheville
Elks and past present of the state
association; and ]. C. Burke, sec
rotary of the B.P.O.E., No. 70,
Atlanta, Ga.
This meeting witnessed the vot-
ing and approving of the follow
ing men to become charter men,
bers of the new Elks lodge here /:
R. R. Arledge, Jack Atkinson,
A. f. Barber, Jr., DR.. R. Hyatt
Brown, DR.. w. E. Bracket, '. C..
Burrowes, L. C. Boyd, L. A. Blair,
H. E. Buchanan, w. H. Britt, Jr.,
G. F. Blythe, B. M. Cantrell, A. P.
Cox, ]. r. Crye, Albert W. Drake,
John w. Farmer, H. Walter Full
Ter, S. j. Fullwood, E. E. Har-
relson, H. D. Hernandez, ". B.
Hodges, G. P. Jamison, j. W..
Jackson, Fred S. Justus, Sam
KAHN, H. B. Kelley, W. D. Lob
man, Worth K. Lyerly, C. E. Liv-
ingston, ]. H. Lampley, A. J. Mil
Ter, o. D. Michelove, NJ. Marko-
WITT, A. T. McCarson, A. A. Nc
Call, C. H. McFarlan, c. c. Oat-
es, Addison O'Neal, Philip j..
O'Mara, ]. w. Odom, A. Patter-
son, L. B. Prince, NJ. NJ. Redden,
A. j. Redden, Sam Rosenberg, R.
c. Station, F. C. Shelton, ]. D..
Continued on page fve)
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AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS
CHINA FORMALLY DENOUNCE
JAPAN; SEE NEW AGGRESSIONS

no longer can be met by the or.
thodox methods of diplomacy"
The statement described the as
sertions made in the Japanese re-
ply, explaining specific incidents
about which the United States
government had protested, as full
of. "sophistries and observable
misstatement of fact"
1t cited "the rapid decline Of
American trade in Manchuria" at
ter Japan sponsored the creation
of the Independent state Of Man
chukuo as a prelude to what will
happen in the rest of China.
Japan's announcement that she
intends to create a political and
economic bloc of Japan, China
and Manchukuo means that the
Japanese intend to bulwark their
military control of the orient with
the full power of the vast popu-
lations of China and Manchukuo,
the statement continued, warning
Americans against giving credits
to the Japanese.
If Americans do give credit to
Japanese, the statement said, it
will be tantamount to "underwrit-
Continued on page fye)
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Rx ROBERT BELLAIRE

United FresS Stdrr Correspondent
SHANGHAI, Nov. %. (UP)-
American organizations in Shang-
hal today issued a formal state
ment denouncing Japan and warn
ing the American people that ia
pan plans new aggressions after
She has completed the conquest of
China.
The statement was signed by
the american relations commit
tee representing the American
Chamber of Commerce, the Amer
lean association, and 10 leading
missionary societies.
Asserting that it represented
the "views of Americans in Shang-
hal" the statement said:
"Japan's reply to the United
States note of October 6 (protest-
ing against "unwarranted" inter-
ference with American rights IN
China by the Japanese) left no
doubt in the minds of Americans
in the far east as to the real in
tentions and detectives OF Japan
csc imperialism. -.
"a situation has developed af-
fecting American interests which
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-11-22
CATS TO PLAY
IN ANDERSON
Meet Yellow Jackets There
at 1880 O'Clock We'd
nesday Evening

Coach John Stephens Hender-
sonville Bearcats will meet the
Anderson, S. c., Yellow Jackets,
on the Anderson field tomorrow
night at 1880 o'clock.
Although defeated IS to 0 by
Marshall last week, the Cats are
in good shape for the fray tomor-
row. Marlborough, center, is out
with a broken wrist, but Captain
Magness, tackle, is back in uni
form and will see service.
The Anderson team outclassed
the Cats last season, winning 20
to 0.
After the encounter tomorrow,
the Cats have only one more game
this season, against Sumter, S. c.,
on December 2, at Sumter.
Two teams will make the trip
tomorrow, and the probable start
ing lineup is: Dorm and Drake,
ends; Magness and Morris, tao
kles; Sims and Coffee, guards
Orr, center; Quarles, McCrary,
Miller and Chandler, in the back
field,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-11-22
MERCHANTS MAP CHRISTMAS (
GRADE PROGRAM AND WILL
CLOSE ON THANKSGIVING DAY
Householders' Contest For
Outside Lighting, Deco
rations One Feature

Hendersonville merchants last
night adopted a cooperative pro-
gram of Christmas activities, in
Guiding the decorating of streets
in the business sections and other
methods of attracting holiday
shoppers from wide trade area.
The program will supplement
two projects previously authorized
by the chamber of commerce.
community Christmas tree and
carol singing service, and a con-
test in which householders in the
,city and immediate suburbs will be
asked to install lighting equipment
and other decorations outside their
homes.
Stores will be closed all day
Thursday of this week for Thanks
giving.
The merchants program in
cludes the opening of the Christ
mas season next Tuesday night
when all store windows will be ap-
propriately trimmed and the pub
lie will be invited uptown to in
spect these displays and the street
decorations. No merchandise will
be sold that night. The city's col
ored lighting system was tested
last night but will not be operated
again until next Tuesday night,
After that date, the lights will be
on every night through the holl-
days.
The largest item of expense in
the merchants program will be
the purchase and installation OF
about 100 10-foot pine trees, each
sprayed with aluminium paint, on
both sides of Main street from
First to Seventh avenue, on Sec
tions of Fourth and Fifth ave-
nues, and on Seventh avenue east,
if business firms on this street
wish to cooperate with uptown
merchants, it was said. Funds for
the purpose are being solicited to-
day.
The merchants agreed to coop
crate with the local office of the
North Carolina State Employment
Continued on page eight)
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RENEW DEMAND
u. 5. CITIZENS
Be PROTECTED
Note Today Follows Unsat-
isfactory Nazi Reply on
Austrian Debt
REPLY LONG DELAYED;
IS NOT MADE PUBLIC

BERLIN, Nov. ~. (UP)-.
The United States today de-
livered q new note to the
German government asking
for assurances that recent
DEGREES excluding Jews from
business in the Reich would
not be applied to citizens of
the United States.
The American note was
delivered by Prentiss Gil.
bert, charge d'affaires Of tho
United States Berlin embas.
sy since the recall of Ambas.
sador Hugh Wilson to Wash
ington for a report to Presi-
dent Roosevelt and the state
department.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-11-22
By WILLIAM II. LAWRENCE


United Press Staff Correspondent
WASHINGTON, Nov. %. CUP
Fifty representatives of shippers,
bankers, businessmen and trans
portation interests, meeting in an
attempt to draft program to save
the S26.O0O,O00,000 railroad in
dustry from financial chaos last
night demanded that all business
he relieved of the new deals I'M
distributed profits tax.
The thrust at the tax, which
has been championed by President
Roosevelt personally, came as the
delegates, all members of the 1888
TRANSPORTATION conference. consid-
cred a proposal that the railroads
only be relieved of the tax so that
thew could lay by SURPRISES In
prosperous years to carry them
through depression periods.
After brief discussion, President
Arthur NJ. Hill of the Atlantic
GREYHOUND Corp, chairman OF the
meeting, said the proposal was
amended to declare that all busl-
ness should be relieved" OF the
tax. Hill said the vote was unanl-
Mr., Roosevelt's dissatisfaction
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NO EASEMENT AS TO
CRISIS NOW SEEN

WASHINGTON, Nov. 20. (UP)
Strained relations between the
United States and Germany reach
ed 9 still more critical stage yes
terday when Secretary of State
Cordell Hull disclosed that he had
received an unsatisfactory reply
to demands that the Nazi govern
ment assume Austrian monetary
obligations in this country.
The German reply, details of
which Hull did not reveal, con-
cerned his representations to Ger
many Immediately after Austro.
Gerthtn Afisehluss last April, in.
forming Maxi officials that the
United States expected Germany
to assume responsibility for pay
rnent Of Austrian debts and bonds
held by this government and pr.
vate citizens. $50.
He said that the German note
did not undertake to. be q final
statement on the situation, and
that further exchanges with the
Berlin foreign office would be con-
ducted. He declined to discuss the
matter further, although it was re-
called he had renewed his first rep.
RESERVATIONS q month later and had
recelved no reply until now.
The Austrian debt includes $24,.
055,70 owed to this government
for grain and flour purchases in
1920 and an unestimated but large
Continued on page eight
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GERMAN PRESS
REVIEWS CIBES
AT AMERICANS
Assert FRS. Defense Pro.
gram "Shows Germany
Lied About"
By EDWARD w. BEATTlE, JR.
limited Prass Corraanondant

BERLIN, Nov. %. (UP)-Af-
ter a weekend lull the Nazi press
struck again at condemnation in
the United States of the anti-Jew-
ish measures and President Roose-
velt's Fan-American defense pro-
gram. :.
The newspaper "Nachtausgabe'
in a dispatch from its New York
correspondent, August Hatfield, &C.
cused the United States govern
ment of stirring up war psychol-
ogy." -,
"Reports of President Roose-
velt's armament program and his
intentions in South America clear
ly show that again lies about Ger
many are being used to disguise
plans of pure politics." the dis
patch said. "The vast press cam
paien is not meant to serve the
poor Jew millionaires in Germany
but to help United States imperial
ISM" $50.
The Hamburger Fremdenblatt"
Continued on page eight
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Germans Bitter Over Jewish Aid Program
Guest of Civic Clubs Tomorrow

Appearing right are: First
row, left TO right: +. Drake.
L. Morris, r. Coffey, f. Var
borough, J. Magness leap
tain), B. Sims. J. Reese, M.
Dorm. j. w. McCrary, j. C..
Coston; End row: j. Chan
der. b. Miller, b. Quarles,
&. Shepherd, b. Bates, ID.
Chaplin, ]. English, A. Bry-
son, R. Garrett, j. Orr; 3rd
row: S. Shipman, V. Edney,
Il. Station, K. OStecn, C.
McCorkle. K. Beeghley, A.
Stepp, S. Maynard (assist-
ant managerl, b. Williams
(manageO, John Stephens
COACH; absent: A. Grit
fifth. u. Hedge. G.. Bowman,
B. Patterson (aSSt. mngr. }
The HenderSonville High
School BearcatS shown here
will be- the guests of honor
as Il joint meeting of the
Rotary and Kiwanis clubs
1t 4 luncheon tomorrow at
the Skyland hotel. The HI
wants club, which usually
meets on Thursday has
moved the day of their me-
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THANKSGIVING
FOOD PRICES
CHANGELlTTLE
Some Minor Items Advance
Slightly Since Last
Holiday

Housewives will pay approx
mately the same for their Thanks
giving dinner this year as last, a
glance at the local food market
situation reveals. Some minor
items have advanced slightly since
last year, but the bulk of food
prices remain about the same.
There is plenty of good turkey
meat on the market, the survey
shows, and white-aproned butch
ers are asking, and getting, about
80 cents per pound for the deli
cacy. This figure represents Mr..
Turk in his undressed, or rather
dressed, condition, and is being
asked for native Henderson coun-
ty fowl. Some quotations on ship
ped turkeys run slightly lower.
However, the price is just the
same as last years 3O-cent quo
tation.
Housewives who dish up the
oysters, either as dressing or stew,
find slightly lower quotation
The current price is IL cents per
pint, as compared to about %
cents last year.
Sweet or Irish potatoes and rice
are at about the same quotation
Bread is the same and creamery
butter is quoted at a few cents
under last years figure.
Cranberries, always good
Thanksgiving dish, are quoted at
about two cents per pound over
last year; celery remains the same,
and olives, nuts and fruits Will not
exceed last years quotation.
A Thanksgiving dinner, consist
Continued on page eight
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Nude Girls Dance
Brings Arrests
'H High School Boys
Jailed; Girl Freed

4, 1VS ANGELES, Nov. 22. OUP)
ss;. 55"cn2Peroned house party at
b Sa, a l5-year-old girl was said
ssys aSy g; danced in the nude for
;o"s Huntington Park high school
yo Ss Yesterday sent six of the
tn S 70 the county Jail.
g rs. youths, ranging from Is to
%, 'e "a were booked on suspi-
sadiDCat. having been ain danger of
an"yssy an I. idle, lewd, dissolute and
eye,, ,S' HE, a misdemeanor. The
he cHa, oGv was reported to be in
lrI W as'ody Of his parents. The
r. %,:. +; ". Graeb of the sher-
Ea 'S sI5 bureau said the party
&e b ~eId at the home of one of
iva, 'I T. while his parents were
sittsd ne said four of them ad-
f6 HI III having improper relations
l. DS ,ae girl. who first suggested
d b. t ~ boys have been suspend
'UeT high school,
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Beneficiaries OF
Rockefeller Will
Get Six Millions

NEW YORK, Nov. %. (UP)-
Out of the $26,410,S37 estate left
by John D. Rockefeller, Sr.,
about 100000 will remain for
beneficiaries after payment of es.
tate taxes. ....-.
This was disclosed when a
transfer was made of Documents,
The estate he left when he died
at the age of 81 was only a frac-
ton of the fortune made in oil
and other industries which totaled
about one billion dollars.
During his life he had given
more than S530,000,0O0 to educa.
tional, scientific, religious and
other projects.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-11-22
BOY SCOUT ACTIVITIES FOR +
ENSUING YEAR ADOPTED
BY DISTRICT COMMITTEE
Full Survey Planned Look
ing Toward Expansion;
to Train Leaders

A program of Boy Scout activi-
ty, as outlined by A. W. Allen,
Scout executive, of Ashville, was
adopted for the coming year by
the Hendersonville district COM
mittee in session yesterday after
noon at the city hall
The program as outlined by
Mr.. Alien and approved by the
committee, calls for a thorough
survey looking toward extension
of scouting in the communities
of the county, and for an inten-
sive program of scouting for Of
ficials and scouts.
A committee was named to
make survey Of possible loca-
tionos for troops and possible
sponsoring institutions or organi-
cations. With this survey in hand,
by the next monthly meeting, the
committee will set up a goal for
troop establishment over the next
five years.
Under the plan, the survey will
be followed by troop committee
conference to which representa-
tives of possible sponsoring insti-
tutions will be invited.
Next in the plan in scoutmas-
ters' course of training, it being
the opinion of the committee that
more training for leaders results
in better work by the troops.
The plan also calls for scout
masters meetings, to be held
monthly or bi-monthly for a dis
cussion of mutual problems.
Other features of the plan call
for: A patrol camp-o-ree, for
competition in camping among
the patrols.
A scout-o-ral for competition
among scouts in a district-wide
basis.
A parents night for each troop
at least once during the year.
The observance of anniversary
week.
An effort to seek that every
troop in the district gets at least
one week in camp next summer.
Participation in the annual
Council meetings of all districts.
Chairman Nathan Patla ap-
pointed R. S. Gibbs, F. M. Waters
and John Farmer as a committee
to make the survey of possible
troop locations.
Chairman Patla also named A.
V. Edwards, Mr.. Farmer and H.
E. Buchanan as committee to
recommend a chairman, vice.
chairman, and members to the
district committee for the next
year.
Announcement was made that
Troop Is had been reorganized
with Frank Rozzelle as scoutmas-
ter and John Wilkins as assist
ant. Members of the troop COM
mittee are j. C. Cotson, H. E.
Buchanan, and A. V. Edwards.
This troop is sponsored by the
Rotary club.
The committee yesterday adopt
ed resolution, commencing the
Council officials on the employ
ment of Floyd A. New as assist
ant executive. The resolution ex-
pressed the opinion scouting in
the council would be improved
with the aid of Mr.. New.
Attending the meeting yester-
day were Chairman Patla, F. NJ.
Waters, J. H. Lampley, A. V. Ed
wards, ]. T. Fain, Jr., John Far
mer, and R. S. Gibbs, committee
members, and Mr.. Allen, execu-
tive, and Mr.. New, assistant.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-11-22
AIRPROBLEMS
SOUTHLAND
Freight Rates And Poll Tax
Are Declared Two
Restrictions

BIRMINGHAM, Nov. %. (UP)
Discriminatory freight rates and
poll tax were condemned today as
restrictions to the development of
the South by speakers before the
Southern Conference for Human
Welfare.
Governor Graves of Alabama
warned that if railroads refuse to
give the South fair freight rates
shippers will turn to a greater ex-
tent to truck haulage. He also
predicted that the South would be
victorious in the fight for freight
rate equality. ,s ...'.
Educators, politicians, govern
ment officials and social workers,
encouraged by a message from
President Roosevelt, last night
studied proposals for raising the
standards of living in the South
which he had described as the
Nations No. 1 economic prob
lem" ..-. .'.
The conference opened Sunday.
DR.. Frank Graham, president of
the University of North Carolina
pleaded for more federal assist
ance- to southern schools.
Yesterday and last night there
were seven forums dealing with
farm tenancy. credit, constitution
al rights, education, labor rela-
tons and unemployment, prison
reform, and housing. .-
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt will
address the conference tonight and
it will be ended Wednesday night
with a speech by Associate Justice
Hugo L. Black who will accept the
Thomas Jefferson medal given him
by the organization for liberal
craftsmanship.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-11-22
Rabbit Season
Opens Thursday
Other Hunting Periods An
nounced by Warden

Henderson county game warden
s. s. Whitaker today announced
that the rabbit hunting season will
open Thursday, Thanksgiving Day,
and run to February Is.
Other seasons, now open or soon
to be in effect are:
Ruled grouse-Dec. l to Jan
15. - ~
Quail-Dec. 1 to Feb. Is.
Turkey-Dec. 1 to Feb. Is. :,
Squirrel season, now open, Will
remain open until Dec. Is.
The split season on doves will
open again Dec. 20 and continues
to Jan. 81. 8,
The duck season, which opened
Nov. 10, continues to Dec. 20.