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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-26
RESCUE ZOO IN
TEXAS FLOOD;
MANY IN PERIL
Colorado River Begins to
Recede; Flood Stage
Record Breaker

SAN SABA. Texas. July 20
(UP) Two hundred persons ma
rooned bv the flooded Colorado
river at Bend. 20 miles southeast
of San Saba, were rescued last
night by boatmen from Lampas-
Sas, Texas. who braved the roar
ing stream.
The refugees, members Of 40
families, were taken back into the
hills where most of them were
given shelter by ranchmen. Six
families were reported left in the
open with no shelter or food.
The rescue group, using doz-
ell boats, was directed by County
Judge j. C. Abney of Lampassas.
Abney said that five inches Of
rain within the last "a hours had
brought the total rainfall to IL
inches in the area since Saturday.
Six of the refugees were re-
ported seriously i'll.
Abney said that the two sec
tions of the town were cut off
from each other yesterday when
a bridge across the Colorado col
lapsed from the pressure of the
flood.
Damage to the rich farm land
and livestock in the area was re-
ported in millions Of dollars, but
no official estimate had been
made. The pecan crop, from which
this section takes thousands of
dollars revenue annually, was q
total loss.
The Colorado reached an all
time high of 81 feet yesterday,
eight feet above all previous rec
ords, but was slowly receding.
Watchers said that it had fallen
to SO feet last night.
New rains sent the San Saba
roaring back to flood stage. Trav-
el from San Saba by automobile
was halted when the last bridge
on the highway to Llano was
swept away by the raging waters
of Wright creek.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-26

Construction work on stables
for Hendersonville's third annual
horse show, to be held at the high
school athletic field on Thursday
and Friday, August IL and II, IS
we'll underway and the first OF
three stables was completed yes
terday with the exception Of the
roof.
Construction work on the sta
bles is being rushed this year as a
number of exhibitors have indi'
Gated that they will come here
early to complete training for the
show. The first of these exhibitors,
Fred A. Fuller, well-known Green
vile horseman, is expected to ship
here on Saturday of this week and
will have more than a week to
train for the show.
Ali horses will be stabbed on
the north end of the athletic field
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-26
CONSTRUCTION OF STABLES
FOR SHOW HORSES IS WELL
UNDER WAY AT SHOW SITE

this year, and plans are being
made for approximately 100
horses. Indications are that a num-
Der of new exhibitors will show
here this year, and one single eX,
hibitor has indicated that he will
send a dozen or more horses to
the local show.
Advance sale Of parking spaces
for the show is already underway
and those who wish their choice
of spaces are urged to make res
eryations as soon as possible.
The sale of parking spaces Is in
charge of members of the Junior
Welfare club. and this organiza-
ton will again have charge OF the
concession at the show.
Four performances, two after
noon and two night, will be given
in the show this summer Is last
year. ---. ....-, -
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-26
ALL. VICTORY
RULED OUT BY
BOARD
Steel Firms Chief Counsel
Barred by Body From
Presenting Case

WASHINGTON, July &c. (UP)
The National Labor Relations
board last night voided an cleo
ton held on March l8 in which
employees of the Tennessee Copper
company, Copperhill, Tenn, Sc
lected the American Federation
of Labor as their bargaining agent
on grounds that the workers had
been coerced and inundated.
The board ordered a new cleo
ton held within 20 days. The
first balloting resulted in SAB vot-
ed for the federation and 4s8 for
the international Union of Mine,
Mill and Shelter Workers, an at
filiate of the rival Committee for
Industrial Organization. Twelve
employees did not vote and four
other votes were void or challeng-
ed,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-26
JAPANESE BREAK KUKIANG
DEFENSE, PUSH UP YANGTSE
Loyalists in Spain Success
full in First Major
Clash IN Months
(By United Prets)

Warfare in the Far East and IN
Spain today burst into new fury.
Coincideut with progress to
ward relieving the danger Of con
flict in central Europe the gray
est reports Of fighting came from
the Siberian border where the re
cent dispute between Japan and
Soviet Russia over a hillside for
titled by SovirtS flared into II
pitched battle.
Far to the south. the japanese
offensive up the YangtSe valley
toward Hankow finally broke Chi
ncse defenSes before Kiukiang
and Japanese warships poked up
stream to shell the general re-
treat of the defending army.
In Spain, government troops
reported the first important Sue
cess in months when a sudden
loyalist offensive along the EbrU
river drove II miles into the EN-.
emv territory.
The British steamer Bellwyn,
,GS7 tons, out OF New castle, was
bombed. machine-gunned and set
afire by an inSurgent Seaplane at
Port Gambia Monday.
The plane returned and bomb
ed and machine-gunned the har-
Dor and the city.
The Spanish nationalist regime
warned last night, III an official
bulletin issued ut BurgoS that it
claims Legitimate right" to
bomb the loyalist destroyer Jose
Luis Diaz i'll a French port if it
takes refuge there after Smelling
Il non-military Spanish port. The
nationalist said the destroyer
planned such a bombardment af-
ter a year in drydock at lie Havre,
France, undergoing repairs.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-26
IND MAN DEAD.
IN ATTEMPT ON
WINSHIP'S LIFE.
Would-Be Assassin Slain !;
Five Seized But One
Not Identified

SAN JUAN, July 20. ,UPD --
Governor Blanton WlnShlp today
disclosed that Il bullet from an
assassin'S gun Yesterday pierced
his trouser leg.
Five anti-gOvernment extremists,
who attempted to Kill the govern
or but killed Il national guard OF
ficer instead. have been charged
with first degree murder. One as
Sailaut was shot and killed by po.
lice and 80 persons were wound
ed
SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO,
July 20. (UPJ Political terror
lists attempted 10 aSSaSSnlate Gen
rral Blanton Winship, governor OF
Puerto Rico Yesterday, spraying u
holiday crowd with guntre IN
which two people weie killed and
q score injured.
Prosecuting Attorney CUTLER
mo PerlulSSI announced last night
that five members Of the Nation
aliSt party, bitter opponents OF
American rule. were III custody
and had been charged with muir
der III the first degre" i'll connec-
ton with the attack.
The shooting occurred at Ponce,
where crowd Of more than
100000 persons watched parade
celebrating the 10th anniversary
Of the landing of American troops
AT Puerto Rico during the Span
ish-American war. The total mum
Der OF injured natives was be
lie7ed by the police to be 20 OF
CONTINUED on page three.)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-26
CZECH PRIME
MINISTER ASKS
DICTATORSHIP
Seeks Full Economic, Fl
nanciaI Control in Near
ing Crisis
WOULD PRECEDE ANY
SUDETEN SETTLEMENT

PRAGUE, July 26. (UP)-Pre-
micr Milan Hodza last night con-
voked the CzechoSlovak parlia-
ment for August in determine
ed effort to invest himself with
dlctatUrlal powers over economic
and financial matters.
The convoking of parliament,
in recess since before the out
break Of the German Czech crisis
last May u, followed the govern
ment'S acceptance Of Britaln's
proposal to dispatch Lord Runci-
man to Prague as mediator and
adviser in the Sudeten German
minority dispute.
The decision not to wait until
minority reform legislation is
ready before calling parliament
was generally Interpreted to mean
that CZechoSlOvakia is preparing
for grave eventualitlrS III the
near future.
Full powers will be asked Of
parliament, it was stated authOri-
tatiVely, in connection with the
governments intention to increase
compulsory military service from
two Years to three. These powers
would enable the government to
finance the larger army resulting
In addition, bill To organize
labor camps for the unemployed
was expected TO be introduced at
the coming session Of parliament.
Some quarters see Il connection
between the. coming Of Lord Run
icman and further poStponement
Of minoritieS legislation. They
believe Il sort of impartial ref
cree" as Runciman was described
in Czech newspapers, may be able
to bring the government and the
Sudcten German party closer to-
yethcr.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-26
NO WAR POSSIBLE
SAYS CZECH HITLER

LONDON, July 26. (UP)-The
Daily Telegraph's correspondent
at Eyer, CzechOsloyakia, in a dis
patch published here today, quot
ed Konrad Henlein, Sudeten Ger
man leader, as saying that 81 alb
Solutely rule out war as a possible
solution of Sudeten difficulties.
mo matter how the negotla-
Continued on page fourl
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-26
MILLS RIVER PLANS
CEMETERY CLEANING

MILLS RIVER, July &c. "A
cleaning of the cemetery at the
Mills River Methodist church has
been set for Wednesday of this
week. Sponsors urge all having
friends and relatives buried there
to attend this event, and be pro-
vided with their own tools. The
burying ground is reported to be
in special need of attention st
this time
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-26
POSSE HUNTS NEGRO

BELZONI, Miss, July &c. (UP)
A sheriff's posse, augmented py
about 80 men from the Skylark
community seven miles north OF
here. searched last night for
negro who earlier shot and killed
Kermit Thornton. IS, son Of a
Humphreys county planter. Mob
violence was feared if the negro
was caught
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-26
Rotary Will Hear
Sumter Speaker

Sam Shillman, prominent mem
Der Of the Sumter, S, c., Rotary
club. will be the principle speaker
at the Hendersonville clubs meet
ing tomorrow.
Mr. Shillman will speak on
Roy's Work, a field in which he
has been outstanding in Rotary.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-26
BOARD SUSTAINS ACT
BARRING ATTORNEY

WASHINGTON, July 70. (UfJ
Clyde A. Armstrong, chief coun-
sci of the Weirton Steel company,
was found guilty of defiant, con-
temptuous and contumacious be-
havior" by the National Labor Re-
lations board last night and bar
CONTINUED on page four)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-26
AGROUND ON REEF

TELA, Honduras, July %
Via Tropical Radio to United
Press)-The United Fruit Steam
err Limon reported late yesterday
that two stern anchors were keep
ing the ship from sliding farther
onto q coral reef 80 miles off
Honduras.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-26
Softball Games To
Resume Tonight
AT Chapman Field

After ten days of rain which
has postponed scheduled games
for the opening Of the second half
of the sOftball loop, it was an
nounced today that play will be
resumed tonight at 8 o'clock at
Chapman field at East Flat Rock.
Teams scheduled to meet tonight
are Grey's VS. Kiwanis and Chip
manila Crosse rs. Rotary.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-26
CIRCLE
TO MEET TONIGHT

All members Of Woodman Cir
Gle and the drill team are urged
by circle leaders to attend a meet
ing Of that group to be held to-
night at 8 o'clock at Woodman
hall. Emphasis was laid on this
meeting as being of great impor-
lance.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-26
MERCURY AT AZORES

MONTREAL, July %. (UP)--
The British pick-a-back seaplane
Mercury" landed today at Horta,
The Azores, according to d wire
less message received here.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-26
BILL SHERMAN BETTER

Bill Sherman, proprietor of the
Pickwick, was reported as improv-
ing at Mountain Sanitarium today
and is able TO see visitors.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-26
WEATHER

Generally fair tonight and We'd
nesdAy. Little change ia tempsrA-
ture.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-26
GOOD AFTERNOON

A farmer says . 100-year-old
moving machine he uses gets bet
ter sill the time. Nov power te .t.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-09-08
Soils School Opened
September 5th

Sails school opened Monday, Sep
TENDER with a large attendance OF
enthusiastic parents and students
The opening exercises were conduct
ed by Rev. Smith. pastor of the Bap-
fist Church. His subject was COOP
Grafton among parents, students and
teachers.
The faculty remained the same
with the exception OF one new mem
Der. Miss Irene Sidon, who took the
place Of Mrs. T. L. Dodd..
Many students are glad to know
that the school will have the lunch
room this year.
Our p. T. A. president, Mrs. I. D.
Kuykendall, announced the first
meeting of the P. T. A. for Monday
night, September II and asked that
all parents be present.
With the increased school enroll
ment the school may have another
added to the faculty.
Those connected or interested in
the school are anticipating one Of
the most successful years ever.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-09-08
Gibson Is New Business
Manager At H. J. c.

Thomas j. Gibson has been named
business manager of Holmes Junior
College to succeed Stanley Franklin
Allen who will put full time on his
duties in the commercial department.
Mr.. Gibson comes to Goodman from
Brookhaven where he was business
manager of Whitworth College for
eight years. He is a young man of
pleasing personality and has alrea. y
made many friends here. He is full
ly qualified by training and expe-
rience for the position he holds and
we wish him success at his new
post.
Mr.. Gibson Is a native Mississir-
plan having been reared at Meridian
and Philadelphia. He is graduate
of Mississippi College and also went
to Bowling Green College of Com
merce.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-09-08
Health Officer Says Dogs
Must Be vuccinoted

You will notice in another article
in this paper the Sheriff of Holmes
County has quoted the law in re-
gard to vaccination of all dogs for
the protection of rabies.
The Miss. Live Stock Sanitary
Board in cooperation with the Holmes
County Health Department are ar
ranging a program for the conve-
nience of the people of Holmes Coun-
ty whereby all dog owners may have
their dogs protected with the least
possible inconvenience and expense.
May / urge the people to take adj
vantage of this opportunity to pro-
tect their dogs from rabies, and at
the same time we are protecting the
public of our county against that
dreaded disease, Rabies. Coopera-
ton from every dog owner will be
greatly appreciated. Watch next
weeks paper for time, date and
places for dogs to be vaccinated.
L. H. Eubanks, M. D..
County Health Officer
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-09-08
Show Your Colors

Show your colors-wear = Buy
Now for Better Business" button.
An attractive red, white and blue
lapel button bearing the words BUY
Now for Better Business" IL avail
able for every patriotic man, wo-
man and child in Durant.
Simply call at HowellIHeggie Drug
Store, local Buy Now" hesdquar-
tiers and say that you win do all in
your power to boost the movement
and you will receive q handsome
button which you are expected to
wear throughout September.
Cooperating merchants and all
sales people are asked to prominently
display attractive posters on which
are printed BUY Now for Better
Business-We are Cooperating"
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-09-08
BUY NOW MOVE LAUNCHED
Durant Citizens Join In Program Designed
10 Stimulate Business And Create Jobs
For Men Who Are Now Unemployed
Buy Now For Better Business Is Drive Theme

BUY Now for Better Business" today became the
driving force behind united effort the part of all
Durant to restore public confidence stimulate buying
and create jobs"
Business leaders, housewives citizens generally
today modified in this mass move to restore Du
in the economic life of great state and great nation
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-09-08
Two New Teachers In City
Schools This Yeor

Durant will have two new teach
ers for the 1s3e-3s year according
to C. H Carruth. superintendent.
They are Miss Blanche Marlborough
and Miss Elsie Sansing.
Miss Marlborough is from Ebene-
ger and has taught two years. She
will teach the third grade taking
the place of Miss Endama Vickers
who resigned to teach in Jackson.
Miss Sansing comes from Macon
where she taught last year. Her
home is in Newton. She has had
several years experience AND will
teach high school English and Lat
in. She takes the place of Miss
Kathleen McIlwain who will teach
\ the junior high school this year.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-09-08
Durant Aldermen
Adopt Four New
City Ordinances
City Clerk Will Serve
As Tox Assessor;
Tox Roll Passed

In its regular monthly meeting
Tuesday evening the city council Of
Durant designated the city clerk a.
tax assesDor. The post was former
~ held W the city marshal.
Mrs. c. W. crsswell is the present
city clerk.
An ordnance prescribing the form
Of the land assessment RON ana per-
sonal assessment roll Of the city Of
Durant to Be the same ~ that Of
Holmes county was also passed.
A third ordinance passed by the
Mayor and Board Of Aldermen re-
quires thu tar assessor to copy from
the county assessment rolls Of real
and personal property the portion
Of the county rolls which embraces
property or persons within the cor
porate limits Of Durant.
The body also passed an ordinance
adopting the land assessment roll,
personal assessment roll, tax lists
and tax receipts for 1888.
A complete copy Of these ordinan-
ces as passed will be found on page
Z.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-09-08
CotoIoging Starts Mondoy
At Holmes County Library

Mrs. Hobson e. Houston will ar
rive this week and on Monday will
start cataloging the Holmes County
Library She will stay in the home
of Miss Winifred Mcintyre while in
Durant.
The work OF cataloging the libra
ry will take at least q month. When
it is completed much better service
will be available to patrons Miss
Mcintyre, librarian, said. Each book
type will be classified accordingly
and it will be possible to ascertain
on q moments notice whether or
rot given book is in the library.
The work being undertaken Mon-
day has been needed and readers
will be glad to know it will soon be
completed.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-09-08
SiIos Green Minstrel To
Show Here Thursday

Silas Green shows will arrive in
Durant Thursday for their annual
minstrel. A street parade MIL be
staged at noon.
These shows are widely known
in this section having come here
every year for a long time. They
always put on a first-class negro
minstrel and have a number of new
features every year.
We invite your attention to the
advertisement appearing in this is
sue on page 5.
The show will start at 500 and
admission prices are 25c and 4Oc.
The same show will be seen in
Pickens Saturday night.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-09-08
City Schools Open
Monday Sept. Y
Tox Assessor To Be Here
In Regard To Exemption

Roy Lyon. tax assessor of Holmes
county. will be in Durant September
1920 in regard to homestead exemp-
ton blanks. The blanks must be
filled out by each taxpayer by Oc-
tobsr 1 and filed In order to take
advantage Of the homestead sxemp-
tion law which was enacted ct the
last session Of the legislature.
More detailed information win be
available In next weeks issue.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-09-08
Dr.. Eubonks Is Named
County Health Officer

DR.. L. II. Eubanks was named the
new health officer for Holmes c0ur-
ty this week. His appointment was
effective september I.
DR.. Eubanks comes from Meridian
where he was assistant health off,
Ger OF Lauderdale county. He Is 2
native Mississippian and received
his education at Mississippi College,
University of Mississippi and Lou
isiana State University
The health officer and his wife
and their two children are located
at the home of Mrs. w. II. Sharp IN
Lexington.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-09-08
Statistics Show
State Buying
Power Large
Figures Show Thot Gosh
Position Of Mississippi
Is Excellent"

Mississippi, in the opinion OF we'll
posted economists, Is on the verge
of an era Of development and buying
wave such as she has perhaps never
known before.
As proof OF their prediction. they
point TO the budsing $1,000 10000 sur
plus OF the state treasury, the anti
cipated $175.Oo0 10000 return from
the fall crop harvest, and the $45.s20,-
10000 highway program underway
!, to mention only a few OF the eco
nomic '.straws in the wind"
Local business leaders unite in the
view that Better Business IS
ahead for all Mississippi and especial
lv for Durant and adjacent trade
territory.
! That Mississippi is far from broke
lis strikingiy illustrated by the most
recent statement from the State
Banking Department showing depos-
it's Of state banks to total $52,124,-
25O77.
/ state extension officials report Mis-
sissippi farmers are in the best po-
sition In years. Their return. from
| federal benefits this season alone
will total s130O0O00OO.
/ National observers are constantly
pointing to Mississippis Industrial de-
yelopment as one of the most amaz-
| ing movements of its kind in recent
economic history. Everywhere rae
tories employing local labor are spring
ing up.
Business is not only good in Mis-
sissippi but so good that employ
| ment is on the increase, according
to the Mississippi State Employment
/ Service, which recently announced
the placing of 1906 in new jobs in
one month.
Such unemployment gains bear ou'
the contention of Buy Now for Bet
ter Business" sponsors that "sale'
mean jobs
7 One of the most important bene.
4 fits anticipated from the current sales
crusade is expected to be the employ
ment of scores of jobless as the drive
spurs business in all lines.
Gasoline taxes, another Index t.
Improving business, have shown stead.
gains throughout the year. Moto
Vehicle Commissioner Howard Dye
reveals collections of 11,392.421 il
gasoline taxes during the fiscal yea
ending July 1. This is an increase o
of 1854 900 or five per cent over thu
previous year indicating not only
greater tourist travel through TIN
state but increased gas consumptio,
on the part of Mississippians them
selves.
Here are some income tax figures
: Mississippi collections for the yea
total 1,442,000, Internal Revenue Col
: lector Gene Fly reports. That com
pared with s1.oos.2s1 for last yea
One of the truest of all indexes t
general business conditions in Mis-
r sissippi is conceded to be the Stat
Tax Commission report. For tn
! first half of the year. tax receipt
are 100000 greater than last year
5 And so it goes all along the line
! definite Improvement of business Il
. every sphere of activity.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1938-09-08
COUNTY AGENT RETURNS FROM
TRIP TO FLORIDA

T. M. Williams, county agent, has
returned from a delightful trip to
Jacksonville, Tampa, st. Augustine
lad other points along the west
coast of Florida. He was accom-
panied by Mrs. Williams and their
children and was gone week.