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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-02
URGES TRAITS
OF SETTLERS
REPRESENTED
Cites Progress But Declar-
es Fundamental Virtues
Civilizations Hope
ADDRESS OPENS THIRD
DAY OF CELEBRATION
Justice CIarkson, Schenck
Speak; Mrs. Whitaker,
Others Introduced

eff civilization is to endure. II
man is to realize his high purpose.
the great fundamental principles
must be preserved, protected, and
practiced," Governor Clyde f.
Hoey told an audience Of about
700 people at the high school au-
ditorium this morning.
The address of the governor
was the formal opening Of thN
third day of the Henderson Coun-
ty Centennial celebration. 10 be
observed as Governors day.
Governor Hoey arrived here
early this morning and was greet
ed by a large crowd at the gu
ditorium, including many of his
lifelong friends here.
IF one is unmindful of the
greatness Of North Carolina the
governor said, "all he need do is
travel over this great state. Hen
derson county for the past 100
years has stood in the vastness Of
this great Western North Carroll
ma as a demonstration Of the ca
pacity of men and women to gov
ern themselves.
go back 100 years and what
do you find? There were no su~
tomobiles, no telephones, telc-
graphs, lights or radios. A cen
fury in the life of the world is
small period, but in these last 100
years the world has been trans
formed in a material way more
than in all other time.
II wonder if we have capacltat-
ed ourselves to use these wonder
full things. With all material M
provement the elementary things
remain. There has been no great
improvement over the faith of
Abraham, the courage Of Joshua.
the purity of Joseph, Of the loyal
ty Of Ruth.
eve have reached the place
where the average man has COM
forts formerly considered as lux
uries only for the very wealthy.
when we look about us and
are discouraged let us remember
that this nation, this state. and
this county were established by
men who braved all things to Is
tablish it, men willing to die for
it, or willing to live for it.
"These great qualities stand as
our heritage from the ages. We
must preserve them as invIolate
as we received them for the fU-
ture generations. North Carolina
has a great population, popuia
ton that believes in the principle
of liberties. We ought not to for
get the obligation to these Ideals
in fundamental things that build
civilization.
owe do not despise the rich IN
North Carolina, we have no dispo-
sition to unlawfully take anything
from them, neither do we patron
ize great wealth. nor fawn upon
poverty"
j. E. Shipman. chairman of the
governors entertainment commit
Continued on page FOUR
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-02
FRANCE CREATES NEW ARMY
CORPS; NAILS FORTIFYING

month enrollmentS building forh-
ficationS across the Rhine.
Yesterdays decree carries a
preamble by President Albert Le-
brun pointing out that a supple
mentary military region is neces-
sary "aS result of the evolution
of the foreign situation"
The ministry Of national de-
Tense, headed by Daladier, said
that work is progressing rapidly
on French border defenses in the
northeast Belgian sector from
Maubeuge to the English Chan
mel.
This sectors Notifications were
started after completion of the
main portion of Frances famous
Maginot line from Maubeuge to
Belfort and followed close upon
BeIgian's announcement that she
was reverting to her pre-war neu-
trality status.
Dispatches to the government
from Strasbourg said that the
tempo of building Notifications in
the German Rhineland was step
ped up when the Czechoslovak
crisis boiled in May and that con-
script labor corps began moving
into the region.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-02
HARLAN TRIAL
JUROR STATES5
FOR ACQUITTAL
Jury Divided II to | Until
Less Than Two Weeks
Ago, He Says

LONDON, Aug. 2.-lUP)-
John Hihbard. eldest member of
the federal court jury which yes
tcrdav was dismissed after having
failed To reach "A verdict in the
Harlan auti-labur conspiracy trial,
said that the jury had been dl-
vided II to ] for the conviction
of all defendants until less than
two weeks ago. -Four jury men
suddenly changed their minds and
took stand for acquittal,' he
said.
The miStrjal ended temporarily
the governments first attempt to
enforce the national labor rela-
tons act by criminal prosecution.
The case was the governments
first attempt to put teeth in the
Wagner labor relations act and
was prosecuted under statute
passed in 1870.
The government obtained its
indictments on charges of COnSplr-
acy, only avenue open to federal
action since specific crimes charg-
cd all were under state juriSdic-
ton. Included among the specific
crimes were charges Of kidnapping,
shooting with intent to kill, dyna-
hitting and obstruction of justice.
Jurymcn told the court they
considered no split verdiCtS nor
any compromise in their long de-
libcratiOnS.
They received the case at PIG
p. m. Saturday. Judge Ford grant
CONTINUED on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-02
WILL STUDY IVA PURCHASE,
NETTING FIRM OVER S5OO,0

scheduled to appear before the
committee today and offer proof
for the statements of iva Chair
man Harcourt A. Morgan and
IVA General Manager John B.
Blandford, Jr., that the Authority
would get value received" for
the lands in development of the
fertilizer program-regardless of
any profit which might have been
made by the seller.
1t was Curtis who recommend
ed purchase of the phosphate
lands.
Rep. Charles A. Wolverton, R..
N. j., questioned Blandford yes
terday about the Authority's
"famed jackass," purchases of
blooded cattle and the government
and religious life in Norris, the
model town iva constructed
north of here.
Blandford replied that the Au-
thority sold the jackass and cat
tie for approximately the purchase
price, that non-denominational re-
iigious services were held in the
Norris community auditorium and
that IVA planned to turn over
control of Norris to it's residents.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-02
Sovie. Planes Again Bomb Korean City
CAPITAL IS PREPARING FOR
SPECIAL SESSION; ELECTION
REFORMS MAY BE OFFERED
MAY Be Unable to Keep
Down Discussion Follow
ing Recent Probes

RALEIGH, Aug. ,. (UP)-Ex-
ira forces Of carpenters and cleo
tricians were called 10 North Car
olina'& lOO-ycar-old capital today
to prepare for the special session
of the general assembly which
convcneS next Monday,
No attempt will BE made to
complete the extensive program
of re-wiring and re-decorating the
house and senate chambers which
was halted midway by Gov. Clyde
Hoey's call for the extra session
to authorize the state to secure
IS per cent WPA grants for state
institution building projects.
Instead, the work will be SuS-
pended and the meeting rooms
hurriedly put in order. Work will
be resumed when the session ad-
journs.
Meanwhile, the capitol speculat-
ed whether the special session
would be confined To the single
purpose for which it was called
authorization Of building eXpen-
ditureS in order to meet PWA's
Sept. 80 deadline for project APP
plicationS.
Most observers believed that
Hoey'S announced intention of
asking the legislators to consider
no other matter would settle the
issue, although it was pointed out
that the chief executive cannot
adjourn the assembly and except
through Influence with its leaders
has no control over its activities.
If any outside subject Is con-
sidered. it is likely to be election
reform, observers agreed. w. A.
Lucas, chairman of the state cleo
tons board. will release in Raleigh
late today or tomorrow the ind
ings of the prolonged inveStiga-
ton bv the board into alleged IT.
Irregularities in the June and July
primaries.
In view of testimony regarding
use of the absentee ballot and mis-
conduct of county elections off
cialS. some doubt was expressed
that if the report proved as eX-
ploSive as expected it could be
kept out of legislative debate.
W. l.. Lumpkin, Franklin coun-
ty representative and former cam
paign manager for Dir. Ralph w.
Mcdonald, told the United Press
today he had three hills already
drawn for introduction to the as
sembly providing election reforms,
including elimination Of the abSen-
tee ballot, repeal of the law allow,
ING markers" at elections, and
forbidding any person except one
actually voting to go into poll
ing place. =,
Lumpkin said he was "undecld-
cd' whether to introduce the bills
at the special session CT hold them
for the regular session in January.
"Naturally, want 20 make the
special session as short as posi-
BILE" he said.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-02

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug. O.
(UP)-A congressional commit
tee Yesterday cleared the way to
learn details of Tennessee Valley
Authority's purchase of phosphate
lands in middle Tennessee for
$680,000 - a transaction which
Melted the seller, a private corpo-
ration, profit Of more than
100000.
Paul w. Ager, iva budget con-
troll officer, explained to the com.
mittee investigating the new deal
electric power agency that the
Authority was we'll within the con-
gressional appropriation of 49,
100000 for the fertilizer program
during the last fiscal year.
Ager said funds had been trans
ferred in the routine manner to
the fertilizer depaI tment to exer-
else the option on the phosphate
lands.
The option on the middle Ten.
nessee lands was obtained from
the International Agriculture Cor
poration, of New York, March 10,
1887, and exercised May 5, 1887.
Ayers testimony was prelim-
mary to that of DR.. Harry Curtis,
IVA chief chemical engineer,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-02
By RALPH F.. HEINZEN

PARIS, Aug. ,. CUP)-The gov
eminent yesterday ordered crea-
ton of new military region
and army corps along the French
northeast frontier adjoining Ger
many, cOincident with informa-
ton that 100000 workers are
rushing work on Notifications in
the German Rhineland.
The decree creating the new
defense zone, put into effect after
it's ignature by Premier Edouard
Daladier. makes no mention of
Germany's speeded-up fortifica-
tions but diplomats saw a close
connection between il and new
Nazi ban forbidding foreign mill
tary visitors from entering the
"Sperrgebiet" defense belt across
the German border.
The German decree closed to
foreign visits a 35-mile-wide strip
of German territory running the
entire length of the French and
Belgian borders.
According to French observers,
the German decree confirmed re-
ports that 100000 workers, most
ly men and boys from conscript
labor brigades, are serving three
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-02
1000 VISITORS
SEE MUSEUM
HERE MONDAY
VIII Remain Open We'd
nesday Night for Men
to See 1t

A total of 1000 visitors was
registered at the Centennial his
torical museum Monday, the open
ing day and crowds continued to
visit it today, while announcement
was made by Mrs. John s. Forrest
that the place would remain open
tomorrow. Wednesday night, in
order to give the business men an
opportunity to view the collection
of antiques assembled for the
county celebration.
The museum opened yesterday
morning and again today at 10
o'clock, to remain open until 3
D. m. But, it was stated today,
the hours for tomOrrow's showing
of the museum will be from 10
"A. m. to 10 p. m.
In stating the number of regis
trants at the museum Monday, 1T
was explained that th2 number OF
visitors was something larger than
this. In the press, it was not pos
sibIc to get all the people regis
tttth WIN amt
The museum is in a store build
ing just south Of the SkyIand no
tel.
A countcrpanc wo:en by Nancy
Hanks Lincoln, mother Of Abraham
Lincoln, and a gun once owned by
Daniel Boone are among the IN
teresting articles on display In the
museum. The oldest article there
is a Japanese piece more than
400 years old. Among other things
are a six dollar bill issued in l776,
a desk used by William Gladstone
when he came to America, one OF
the famous Gillespie guns, and a
quilt owned by the secretary TO
Bonaparte.
An interesting feature is u re
oId-fashioncd hire
place.
b. l.. Lunsford, who conducted
the folk festival here last night
announced yesterday that an m
vitation has been extended to the
special committee in charge of the
museum to make the same display
at the annual folk festival IN
Asheville this week.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-02
PAY TRIBUTE
TO MEMORY OF
mrs. BROOKS
Last Rites Held Monday at
5 P. M. for Late
Church Leader

\ gathering which filled the
First Baptist church to overflow
inc met there Monday afternoon
at ; o'clock to pay Il final tribute
to Mrs. J. F. Brooks, leader in the
citv's musical and religious cir
cles, who died Sunday morning at
Mountain Home Sanitarium fol
lowing an illness Of several
months.
The funeral service was con-
Quoted by Rev. B. t.. Wall, her
pastor. who was assisted by Rev.
DR.. +. +. Bomar, her former pas
tor. who had known her since
early childhood.
Dr. Bomar paid a fitting and
warm tribute to the life and char
acter of the deceased.
Rev. Mr.. Wall, in referring to
her life and Influence, pointed to
her work for, and her love of the
church. declaring that the church
itself stood as a memorial to her
long, faithful and loving service
to it: He referred eSpecially 10
her love tor ana iaooL Is. % rh,;r
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S" The tribute Of flowers cvidenc-
mo tho love and esteem for the
deceased was believed to be the
largest ever seen at a funeral
there.
Mrs Brooks was horn i'm Spar
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darnbtor If lanes Bppp and the
forn,or Na,v ShackeIford, her ia
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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-02
MRS. {. Lewis,
70, SUCCUMBS
Widow of Pioneer Mer-
chant Had Lived Here
38 Years

Mrs. Edward Lewis, 70, widow
Of the late f.. Lewis, pioneer
Hendersonvile merchant, died at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Abe Kantrowitz, at l2:40 Il. m.
today after suffering a stroke
about eight weeks ago.
Funeral service will be held Mt
Agudas Israel Synagogue at 2 p.
m. today and burial will be IN
Riverside cemetery, in AshevllIe.
Active pallbearers are Nathan
Bremen, Louis Sherman, Dan
Michalove, H. Patterson, Louis
Williams, and Sam Cooley.
Honorary pallbearers are S. l..
Blomberg, L. Blomberg, l.. H..
Pollock, Joseph Dave, J. J. Gold
stein, Ben Schas, D. S. Schandler,
Sender Agintar, and Nathan Pat
la.
Mrs. Lewis was born in Poland
and after coming to this country
lived in Alabama for a time. She
moved to Hendersonville in 1900.
Mr.. Lewis died in 1915.
Surviving are a son, A. Lewis,
and a daughter, Mrs. Kantrowitz,
of Hendersonville, and daugh-
ter, Mrs. J. A. Patla, of Asheville.
Grandchildren are Leonard
Lewis, Mrs. Sidney Rome, Eliza
beth and Evalyn Lewis, Edward
and Fred Kantrowitz, of Hender-
sonville, and Sylvia and Doris
Patla of Asheville.
The family has requested that
no flowers be sent to the funeral.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-02
|. sumner, e,
HURT
IN CAR WRECK
Douglas Drake, Said Driv-
ing as Blowout Occur
red, Being Held
WILL HOLD INQUEST;
RITES WEDNESDAY

Leonard Duncan Sumner, 27,
amateur radio operator, and son
of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. II. Sumner Of
Blythe street, was fatally injured
this morning about | o'clock in an
automobile wreck at me intersec-
ton of Willow road and State
street, and died about two hours
later in Patton Memorial hos
pital.
A second man. whose name was
given at the hospital as Nat Pat
ton, 81, of Coral Gables, was in
jurcd in the wreck, and was in
the hospital today.
Douglas Drake of Henderson,
vile, said by officers to be the
driver of the automobile in which
the three were riding, was being
held in the city Jail pending a
coroner's inquest. He was charg-
cd with reckless driving.
Investigating officers said this
morning that Drake was driving
the car, Ford VS. two-door Sc
dan, which they said belonged to
Patton. Officer Bill Keeling said
that Patton was entered at the
hospital under that name, but that
he thought his name was Wood.
Officer Keeling said that Sum
ncr was riding on the front seat
with Drake, and that Patton was
on the rear seat.
Drake, the officer said, told
him that a tire blew out. Mr..
Keeling reported that the car APP
parcntly skidded for about 200
feet and struck a pole sideways
Just back of the drivers seat. The
car was practically demolished.
Mr.. Keeling also reported that
transformer on the pole was
knocked about Is feet from the
pole into the street.
The car was travelling west on
Willow road at the time Of the
wreck.
Coroner Bruce A. Cox this
morning called jury composed
of Walker Smith, Jess Sexton, S.
Maxwell, J. B. Jackson, J. H.
Fletcher and G. F.. Justus for an
investigation of the wreck.
Funeral services for Sumner
will be conducted by the Rev.
James p. Burke at the Stepp Flu
neral home on Wednesday after
noon at 4 o'clock, and burial will
follow in Oakdale cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Herman Nc
CuIlOugh, Glenn Bruce, William
Hawkins, Ed LYDIA, Walter Bro
theirs and Joe Mayhem.
Mr.. Sumner was graduate Of
the Hendersonville high school
and a member Of the Methodist
church.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-02
Rv UNITED PRESS

The graveSt threat for m"r"
than a generation Of general val
between Japan and Russia devel-
Oped Monday.
The immediate bone Of conten-
ton was possession Of the FORT
fed position Of Chan&kufeng Hill.
in the disputed area separating
Siberia and Japan'S puppet-State,
Manchukuo. The deeper issue was
the struggle between the two
great powers for control Of half
of Asia, which has been in prog
resS with increasing mtcnScucSS
for half a century.
Official claims from Tokyo and
Moscow were directly opposite
An official communique issued
in Moscow stated fIatly that after
q three hour battle on Sunday in
which 400 Japanese "uSurperS"
were killed and wounded. Soviet
troops drove the Japanese from
the Changkufeng area. Contra
dieting this assertion WAS an
nouncemcnt by the Japanese for
eign office that three Soviet bonn
berS attacked the contested hill,
Continued on page Gourl
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-02
GOV. HOEY IS
HONOR GUEST
AT LUNCHEON
$50 Attend Social Affair
rendered Him This
Afternoon

Speaking briefly at a luncheon
meeting in his honor at the Sky
land hotel this afternoon, Cover
nor Clyde R. Hoey told an audi
ence of $50 persons, including
two supreme court justices and
two former governors of South
Carolina and Florida, that North
Cardinals government is beng
administered for rich and poor
alike and that property owned by
individuals and by large corpora
tions shall be protected without
favor.
Referring to taxation, Governor
Hoey said that only 25 per cent
of the people are called on to sup
port the government through, IN
come, inheritance. and franchise
and license taxes, and that if there
were no sales tax IS per cent OF
the people would contribute moth
Continued on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-02
OVER l2OO ARE
ATTRACTED BY
FOLK FESTIVAL
Large Throng of Visitors,
Home People Delighted;
Prizes Awarded

A crowd of about 1,200 people
last night packed the high school
auditorium, while many more re-
NAMED outside the building as
B. L. Lunsford, of Leicester, di-
rected the Folk Festival as a part
of the Henderson county centen-
NAL.
The large audience, composed
of local people and visitors, was
delighted with the presentation,
which consisted of square dance
contests, string band music and
singing of folk songs.
At the conclusion Of the pro-
gram the Judges, J. 7. Fain, Jr.,
Hoke Flack and Mrs. Grace Rut-
land, named winners among the
various departments as follows:
First, Horace Peelers Tar Heel
Ramblers; second, the Flatwoods
String Band; third, Brookshire's
String Band; fourth, the Pigeon
River String Band; fifth, the Case
String Band; sixth, the Lance
String Band; seventh, the Blue
Ridge Serenaders; eighth, the Hill
top Mountaineers; ninth, Sher-
mans Rhythm Makers; tenth,
Miss Marie Wyatt, of Cherokee
county, ballad singer; eleventh,
Uncle Amos Case, of Mills River,
fiddler; twelfth, Cephus Station,
of Tuxedo, fiddler; thirteenth, the
Blackwell Sisters, singers.
Cash prizes were awarded to all
these entertainers.
The audience Judged the win
ner in the square dance contest
by applause, and first prize was
won by Speedy Jones and his
team from Little River and Cedar
Mountain, Pennsylvania county.
The Henderson county square
dance team and the Limestone
team, from the Fletcher section.
both drew tremendous applause
from the audience.
The Henderson team is under
the direction of Alonzo Brook
shire and Herman Hawkins was
the caller. The Limestone team
is under the direction of Charlie
Frady, who also called the num-
berS,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-02
Centennial Issue
of Times-News Is
Going to Schools
OAR. Chapter Asks Each
School to File Paper
as Record

Joseph Mcdowell chapter Of the
OAR, sponsoring the Henderson
county centennial celebration, is
presenting to all the public schools
Of the county copies Of the CEN
tennial edition of The Times
News.
These will be mailed to the
school principals and they are re
queSted by the chaptcr to see that
the papers are placed in the school
libraries and preserved there for
reference and as historical rec
ord of the county.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-02
ZION HILL TO HEAR
CONVERTED JEW

Benjamin Ross, converted Jew
of Greenville, S. c.. will preach at
Zion Hill Baptist church Sunday
at 1 a. m, and 2:45 p. m. The
public, it was stated in announc-
ing his appointments, is invited
To attend.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-02
CIRCLE WILL. MEET

Announcement Of the regular
meeting of Woodmen Circle, at
Woodman hall tonight at s o'clock
was made this afternoon.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-02
(UNITED PRESS

Russia and Japan today report
cd fighting on the Siberian from
tier on a scale and Of a nature
which made it plain 5hat an eX-
plosiOn into general warfare be
tween two of the most powerful
armies in the world is threatened
and might be imminent.
Japan asserted that after air
plane attacks at 4 a. m. and 7:%O
a. M, Russian infantry, supported
b. tanks, attacked Japanese in
Changkufeng sector at 9 a. m.
Russia asserted in communique
before the alleged attacks that
Russian troops had ytOrmed and
re-taken the hill in the sector
from which they previously had
been driven.
Japan asserted Russia lost more
than 10 dead i'm the area. Russia
asserted Japanese losses were 400
killed and wounded.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-02
SAY GENERAL
war EXPECTED
MOMENTARILY.
Russian Infantry, Support
ed by Tanks Attack Japs
Near Changkufeng
REDS SAY STRATEGIC
HILL RECAPTURED
Dead and Wounded Placed
Around 500 for
Both Sides

TOKYO. Aug. ,. (UP)-Soviet
warplancS today crossed the Ko-
rean border. flying in formation
lowered over Kojo and dropped
bombs. the Korean army commu-
niQue said
II was the third time in history
that japanese soil has been at
tackled from the air. The other
occasions were the bombing Of
Kcio yesterday and the Chinese
attack on FOrmoSa last winter.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-02
GOOD AFTERNOON

New England coast jewellers re-
port a seven-foot monster lurking
lust off-shore. Maybe its for
eign pug on the comeback trail.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-02
WEATHER

Partly cloudy, scattered thun-
der.ho~cr. Tuesday night and
Wednesday. Slightly warmer.
The Valley settler., 1938-07-08
SHEEP FEEDING EXPERIMENT.

A recent six month period of ox- pertinent on the feeding of var iops kinds Of. hay to sheep at the Expo erimental Farm shows some very Interesting results. Three diff foront pens of sheep of five each wore fed different kinds of feed for the six month period, beginn- ing last December and ending. May Is.
 The first pen was fed . total of
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