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Evening star., 1938-10-31

the Gobblers and the Grouse and
Happy Jack Squirrel didn't know
that he was watching their feeding
place they would be likely to be less
watchful and grow careless. Then,
though he had failed this time, he
might be able to catch one of them
later.
So Old Man Coyote kept perfectly
still and hoped for a chance to slip
away unseen. Then he would come
the next day and try again. The
one thing he feared was that Buster
Bear might take 1t into his head to
see II any beechnuts had fallen in
that climp Of ferns. Bustar made
Evening star., 1938-10-31
Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON w. BURGESS

How do you suppose Old Man
Coyote felt as he lay hiding in the
clump OF withered ferns and saw
Buster Bear upset all his carefully
laid plans for a good meal on one
OF those busy seekers for sweet little
beechnuts? I can guess, can't you?
All he could do was to keep per-
tectly still and hope that Buster
would go away. He had one cause
for satisfaction, anyway, and this
was that he hadn't been discovered.
No one knew that he was there or
anywhere about. He hoped that no
one would f1nd It out. You see Il
Evening star., 1938-10-31

him nervous. Several times Buster
came almost over to the clump of
ferns, and Old Man Coyote made
ready to run. But each time Buster
turned aside and Old Man Coyote
sighed with relief. At last Buster
began to work farther and farther
away. and 1t looked very much as If
Old Man Coyote need worry no
longer about the danger of being
discovered. In q few minutes the
way would be clear and he would
slip out of his hiding place and
away.
It was Just then that Sammy Jay
came that Way loo1gtng for q place
Evening star., 1938-10-31

"Thief! Thief! Thief" screamed
Sammy Jay at the top of his voice.
Everybody watch out for Old Man
Coyote! Here he is! Here he Isl!
Thief! Thief! Thief"
Old Man Coyote knew then that
it was useless to hide longer. He
got to his feet and glared up at
Sammy Jay. If looks could hurt,
Sammy Jay certainly would have
fallen right down dead that instant.
But looks can't hurt and Sammy
only screamed the louder.
Old Man Coyote was too angry
for words. He was too upset and
angry even to snArl. He simply
Evening star., 1938-10-31

in which to hide a nut he carried
in his bill. He stopped to rest a
minute in a tree that grew on the
very, edge of that clump of ferns.
Sammy had hidden many sweet,
brown, little beechnuts in many
places and he couldn't quite make
up his mind where to hide this par
ticulAr one. AS he sat there try
ing to think Of new place he grew
careless and the fat, sweet, little nut
slipped out of his bill and fell down
through the branches plump on Old
Man Coyote hiding among the
withered ferns.
Nov tiaAt M . paEt1sliaAsly ~
Evening star., 1938-10-31
BY WiIIord
fraoemark . applieo
For q. 8. Patent Once
By Bud Fisher

turned, and with such dignity as h,
could show. trotted away. Samm'
followed him all the way to tn
edge of the Old Pasture, and by tn.
sound of Sammy's voice all the othe
little people knew just where OIL
Man Coyote was going. He wal
going home.
(Copyright 1889
Evening star., 1938-10-31
little nut. 1t was the biggest and

little nut. 1t was the biggest and
fattest one Sammy had found. He
felt sure it was much the sweetest.
He didn't want to lose it. So down
few Sammy after it. He saw just
where it fell among the withered
ferns and he was just about to drop
among them when he saw some
thing else. He saw the gray coat
of Old Man Coyote.
With harsh scream Sammy
checked himself just in time and
hew back up in the trees. Then
how he did scream! His voice rang
al through the Green Forest. Every
body stopped hunting nuts TO usten.
Evening star., 1938-10-31
Solution to Yesterdays Puzzle.

Il
E 81 * 4: 4:
Evening star., 1938-10-31
TwizzIer Answer

The guest who had won the garnN
must have had the numbers IS, l6
II, II, II. II. to total the even 100
Evening star., 1938-10-31
LETTER-OUT
SURPRISE

letter
called the
the
it's type of knife
Answer Saturdays LETTER-OUT.
Letter-Out
Co GRABBER-BARBER (hell trim you).
(R) BIDDER-BIDED Che Waited).
(O) MAESTRO STREAM flow.
(V) STRIVEN-INTERS (he bures).
(E) OMING-COMBING (hes cleaning the horse).
The times-news., 1938-12-17

In order to secure a local and
accurate survey of the opinion of
motor vehicle owners in this ter
ritory on a four-point referendum
on items affecting automobile and
truck owners, The Times-News will
join with the Carolina Motor club
in making ballots available for any
citizen that cares to vote.
Ballots already are being dis
tributed at Carolina Motor club
offices throughout the Carolinas
and in North Carolina one is being
handed to each license plate pur-
chaser. Ballots will appear in this
newspaper from time to time be-
tween now and January Is when
the referendum will end and the
votes will be tabulated.
The questions comprising the
referendum are:
1. Constitutional amendment to
prohibit diversion of highway
funds.
The times-news., 1938-12-17
Reputed Aide
In Gun-Running
Activities Held

NEW YORK, Dec. II. (UP)-
John Cantor, so, Of Montreal, re-
portedly connected with gun-run-
ming phases Of Philip Musicals ac-
tivities, was booked as . "fugi-
tive" last night ut police head
quarters.
Police refused to comment on
the arrest Immediately.
Cantor was arrested on war;
rant. issued at Stratford, Conn.,,
in 1885 and charging him with re-
ceiving money under false pre-
lenses.
He was questioned about his re-
lations with Coster, police said.
Cantor's record extended to
1924. when he was arrested as a
fugitive from Knoxville, Tenn: on
grand larceny charge. Subse-
quently he wss arrested here in
1929 as a fugitive from Chicago,
where he was wanted for passing
a worthless check, and in Pitts
burgh in 1884 for Boston police.
Cantor was arrested after he
was recognized as q spectator at
hearings conducted bv Attorney
General John j. Bennett, Jr., into
the McKesson and Robbins case.
Connecticut state troopers attend
ing the hearing recognized him.
They said the Stratford warrant
was in connection with a "phony
stock deal"
The times-news., 1938-12-17
Pickets Stop Loading OF Scrap Iron For Japan
BRITISH PREMIER IS STIFFENING
POLICY TOWARD BERLIN, ROME,
AS HOME CENSURE NEARING
May Promise Commons
New Concessions To Be
Harder to Get

LONDON, Dec. 17.-(UP)-
Prime Minister Neville Chamber
lain has begun to stiffen British
policy as regards Germany and
Italy.
1t was asserted today in we'll
informed political quarters that it
is believed that the debate on for
eign affairs in the house of COM
mons Monday, when the Labor
party is to propose a stinging
vote Of censure against the gov
ernment. might bring the state
ments that Hitler and Mussolini
would find it more difficult now to
extract a concession from the de-
mocracies.
Prime Minister Chamberlain,
faced with growing British oppo-
sition toward further concessions
to the dictators, will make a new
appeal for withdrawal Of Italian
troops from Spain when he con-
fers with Premier Benito Musso-
lini in Rome next month.
1t is stated an authority that
Chamberlain would tell Mussolini
that neither Britain nor France
would grant belligerent rights to
insurgent Generalissimo Francisco
Franco, permitting him to block
ade loyalist ports and frontiers,
until there should be Substantial
withdrawaP of more Italian Black
shirts fir, IN the Spanish battle
fronts.
1t has been reported persistent
ly that Chamberlain, who persuad-
ed MussUlini to recall 10000 Ital-
ians from Spain in order, to put
the Italo-British friendship pact
into operation in mid-Noyember,
was willing to give belligerent
rights to Franco in hope that it
would hasten the end of the Span
ish conflict, even though it might
mean an insurgent victory.
France has been hostile to such
a proposal. however, as have lib
erals and laborites of Chamber
lain's opposition in the house of
comons and even many of his own
conservatives.
British officials asserted yester-
day that neither Chamberlain nor
Foreign Secretary Viscount Hall
fax intended to abandon the prin-
ciples Of the London non-interven-
tion plan making belligerent rights
Continued on page three)
The times-news., 1938-12-17
NAME Home &c.
SHOW WINNERS
Six High School Depart
ments Take Part in
Exhibit-Contest

Five county high schools and
the city high school were repre-
sented at the clothing exhibit of
the home economics departments,
held at the Carolina theatre yes
terday morning. ..
Dana high school was not rep
resented, due to the early closing
/ there. ....... .... III.
Miss Anne Benson Priest, Bun
combe county home demonstra-
tion agent, judged the four divi-
sions of the exhibit, which includ-
ed aprons, smocks, wash dresses,
and woolen dresses. First, second
and third prizes were awarded in
each division.
Winners were as follows:
Aprons-Vera Allison, Etowah,
first; Sybil Case, Flat Rock, sec
ond; and Henrietta Briggs, Etc.
wah, third.
Smocks-Doris Hudgens, Ed
neyville, First; Carolyn Kelly,
Hendersonville, second; and Ottie
Green, Fletcher, third.
Wash dresses-Nora Ledbetter,
Flat Rock, first; Lillian Stepp,
Flat Rock, second; and Betsey
Mccall, Flat Rock, third.
Woolen dresses-Carol Rogers,
Edneyville, first; Sarah M. Glenn
ents, Mills River, second; and
Marion Saxmann, Hendersonville,
third.
The times-news., 1938-12-17
open
AFTERSUp
Christmas Holiday Closing
Schedule in Effect
Monday

Santa Claus came to town again
today and, between impromptu
conferences with groups of chill
dren, gave out the word that most
Hendersonville stores will remain
open after supper each night next
week to accommodate Christmas
shoppers.
Officers and directors of the mer-
chants division of the chamber OF
commerce said that approximate
closing schedule for the final week
before Christmas will be:
Monday, Tuesday and Wednes-
day, s o'clock; Thursday and FIJI
day, 9 o'clock, and Saturday as
late as trading demands.
Stores will of course be open
tonight.
Indications today were that the
days business would be the larg-
est of the winter season to date.
In response to the appeals of mer-
chants for early shopping, many
persons apparently were deter
mined to complete their gift lists
so they could turn their attention
to other Christmas preparations as
early as possible.
The volume of merchandise be-
ing handled at the post office in
dicated that the peak for outgoing
mail was near. Packages from
other cities, many at considerable
distances from Hendersonville, al
ways begin to arrive before the
last of those mailed here are out
of the way, and through all next
week the post office force will
have all it can do to complete dis
tribution before Christmas day.
As Christmas comes on Sunday,
it is probable that most business
houses will observe the holiday by
closing on Monday, although the
extent to which local firms will
adopt this policy had not been de-
termined today.
The times-news., 1938-12-17
lies PICTURES u. S.
|OLITICAL DILEMMA

WASHINGTON, Dec. IT. (UP)
tairman Dies of the house COM
rtee investigating un-Ameriean
ktvities today said "the nation
faced with serious threats both
Cn within and beyond the bor-
Is Of the land"
Ne are face to face with the
b serious social problem Of
time, how to stop the invasion
1 foreign destructive ideologies.
fthout at the same time Great
x a Frankenstein bureaucratic
'gimentation, which will under
Ike to restrict our historic free
pm," he said.
He added that he is confident
bat the United States is being
tvaded by foreign forces which
Eek TO undermine the faith of
n people in their form of gov
|rment."
The times-news., 1938-12-17
LOCAL POLL ON LAWS FOR CAR
AND TRUCK OWNERS PLANNED
Estate Survey to Run Until Jan. 5 When Results Will
Be Tabulated and Determine Club Policy

2. Compulsory mechanical in
spection of motor vehicles.
8. Building walkways along the
highways and near schools and COL
leges. .,
4. 55 mph speed limit and rigid
enforcement thereafter.
Holding of the four point refer
endum was recently authorized by
the board of directors of the Caro-
lima Motor club, due to the fact
that all four questions have been
much in the public eye and there
is a sharp divergence of opinion
concerning them.
Ballots may be returned to this
newspaper, carried to the office of
the Carolina Motor club in the
Skyland Hotel building, or mailed
to club headquarters in Charlotte.
Results of the referendum will de-
termine the clubs 1889 legislative
program before the general as
semblies of North and South Car
Olina.
The times-news., 1938-12-17
LIMA GOEFEEsRI>EEEESS I PI EDGED
TO SEEK LOWERED TARIFFS
Hull to Accept Modified
Defense Proposal,
if Necessary
By HOBART c. MONTEE
United Press Staff Correspondent


LIMA, Peru. Dec. II. (UP)-
The second plenary session of the
Eighth Pan American Conference
last night unanimously approved
a declaration submitted by the
United States that pledges the Fl
American republics to do all pos
sible to lower their tariff barriers.
The action, representing the
first direct action taken by the
conference on any important ques-
ton, was hailed by United States
delegates as a victory for Secre-
tary of State Cordell Hull. Reduc-
ton of world trade barriers has
long been advocated by Hull as an
aid for peace, and the plenary,s
unanimous vote was particularly
gratifying to him.
The secretary of state feels ne
has now accomplished one OF the
three detectives the United States
delegation brought to Lima.
1t is recognized the next two
continental solidarity and heml-
spherical defense--wiIl be more
formidable barriers, but Ameri-
cans working behind the scenes
are hopeful the example of SOL
idaritv revealed on the trade reso-
mtion can be repeated. 1t was
limited strongly, however tnaC
Hull would rather accept the pres
ent Argentine resolution, In Which
Continued on page four)
The times-news., 1938-12-17
Is Homes Are In
Lighting Contest
Announced Here
Lights Will be on Monday;
Will Name Cash Prize
Winners Friday

Eighteen homes have been en-
tered in the outdoor lighting con-
test sponsored by the chamber of
commerce and The Times-News.
Lights will be turned on Mon
day night and the displays will re-
main until after Christmas. Judg-
ing will take place next Wednes-
day and Thursday, and winners of
the five cash prizes will be an
nounced Friday so the public will
have opportunity to view the dis
plays.
Judging will be on the basis of
artistic arrangement and effect
rather than elaborateness. Prizes
are $25 and $40 for first and Sec
ond, and SIS each for the next
three best displays.
The chamber of commerce COM
mittee in charge Of the contest
urged the public to see as many
of the displays as possible during
the holidays. The entries are:
Miss Mary A. Salley, 305 Cres-
cent avenue.
Mrs. o. G. Orr, East Flat Rock.
Mrs. l. E. Johnson, 210 Rhodes
street.
R. B. Hammes, 3O1 Fifth ave-
nue. west.
Beatrice Corne, 141 Second ave-
nue. west.
DR.. J. S. Brown, Jr., Laurel
Park.
Mrs. T. R. Barrows, AIT South
Main street.
Mrs. Geo. NJ. PEBBLES, 329 Tay-
lor street.
DR.. Branstetter, 317 4th avenue
west.
Mary 10 Bangs, 51s Oak Hill
Court.
Bill Anders. Stepp street Cust
off Willow road.
Jody Barber, 1882 Hyman ave-
nue..
Mrs. Glenn Marston. Rugby.
w. C. Bangs, GA 9th avenue
Mrs. T. B. Allen, 236 9Th ave-
nue.. e., 900,
Patton Memorial hospital, 1928
Highland avenue.
Mrs. Kate Durham, Eat 9Th ave-
Mrs. Otis Powers, 24a End ave-
nue. west. -.
Names of the judges will be an
nounced earlv next week.
The times-news., 1938-12-17
Presbyterian 5. 5.
Christmas Event
Sunday At 5P. M.
Christmas Story Will Be
Told in Pageant, Fan
tomime and Music

The annual Christmas service
Of the Sunday school department
of the Presbyterian church Will
ba held in the form of a pageant,
tRehold His STAR" at the church
on Sunday afternoon at 5 O'Clock.
The Christmas story will be
told in the pageant in pantomine
and and dialogue against the back
Ground of music, the Holy Scrip
tures, + shepherds, wise men and
angels. 49,
near Bethlehem amid silver stars
on a background of midnight
bIue and the Star of Bethlehem
shines out to guide pilgrims to the
manger.
The JOY gift offering to be ta,-
ken at this service will be used
for the ministerial relief program
of the denomination. The public
is invited to attend.
The times-news., 1938-12-17
SOVIET, Poles
WILL DEFEND
UKRAINE AREA
Kine Carol Tells Paris He
Will Fight to Retain
Bessarabia
RESPONSE TO NAZIS
ON PROPOSED STATE

PARIS, Dec. 16. (UP)-Soviet
Russia and Poland, both of which
have mutual assistance pacts with
France, have Informed the French
government that they will fight in
defense of the Ukranian provinces
within their borders, it was re-
vealed on authority last night.
King Carol II of Roumania
likewise has informed Paris that
his country would go to war rath-
er than surrender Ukrainian Bes-
sarabia.
The revelation of the readiness
of Russia, Poland and Rumania to
fight for retention of their
Ukrainian populations followed
articles in the German press fore
seeing a vast, independent
Ukraine in eastern Europe with
Nazis dominating population of
45,O00,0O0.
This Ukrainian state, according
to the Nazi press accounts, would
be carved from the territories of
Soviet Russia, Poland, Rumanja
and the autonomous province of
Carpatho- Ukraine (Ruthenia) in
eastern Czechoslovakia. &t
White Russian leaders met in
Paris yesterday, coincident with
the arrival of Grand Duke Vlaai.
mir, pretender to the Czarlst yii6
perial throne Of Russia, and stud
led developments in the Ukrain-
ian independence movement.
The white Russians studied the
possibility of assembling nearly
100000 Czarist exiles of the
former white Russian armies -
scattered throughout Europe -
in an army to fight for independ-
ence.
Grand Duke Vladimir arrived
here from Brittany en- route to
Berlin where, it has been report
ed, Chancellor Adolf Hitler might
offer him the regency of the pro-
posed Ukrainian state which
would be the second largest ma
tion in Europe.
A spokesman for the Grand
Duke admitted that he plans to
Continued on page fcur)
The times-news., 1938-12-17
FARMER, F. r. CONFER
EFTER SIX MONTHS

hASHlNGTON, Dec. II. (UP)
PC President Garner returned
me capital today for a confer
nee With President Roosevelt,
2ara,ory to the start of the
'A congress on January 8.
! apparently in the best of
a;5 and in a jolly mood, Gar
and MS wife stepped from a
an INTO national political prom
'nce after a sojourn of several
aa;ns at their home in Uvalde,
lie Garners waved aside most
sssaors concerning national pol
- nth the comment, "No news
Iar7er was to meet President
b b.o'ereI,, whom he calls "The
r. lace TO face for the first
r. r. III TX months today in a
-le House conference which
f. shame the future course of
We" Deal and influence Dem
,a.c party plans for the 1910
Dem'cracy's No. l and No. 2
-1e.S meet primarily to discuss
aamlnistration's legislative
Z 'S.a2'- i II is so inseparably fus-
WIZ the party's hopes and
|s,s .s.e: tos the 1910 presidential
=. mat experts conclude a
|.:.r%,. go. political discussion is in
The times-news., 1938-12-17
; BROTHERS
ARRESIED;N0
BOND POSTED
Storm Of State and Federal
Investigations Follows
Suicide Friday
1850 STOCKHOLDERS
ARE FACING BIG LOSS

NEW YORK, Dec. II. (UP).-
Federal authorities today feared
that 1880 stockholders would
lose $20,000,00O through the
manipulation of McKesson & Rob-
bins, 1nc.,. gigantic drugs firm or
ganized by Muscia brothers, who
hid their criminal records under
new names and duped the masters
of Wall Street for 10 years.
Philip, "big brother" and arch
schemer who took the name of F.
Donald Coster and the presidency
of the corporation blow out his
brains yesterday when exposed
and trapped.
His three brothers, minor exc
cutives in the firm are in Jail, un-
able to provide 100000 bonds.
Evidences that the brothers
used the firm to run guns to Bo-
livia and Spain, to bootleg and to
adulterate drugs engulfed the
survivors in q storm of federal
and state investigation.
At his lavishly appointed Fair
field, Conn.,, home, while federal
and New York state agents were
revealing his true identity and
that Of his brothers involved in
the $1S,000,000 McKasson and
Babhin .1shortaSs, .Costsr fired. a
fttf1{6E fhrotiOh 1ha rnrfoualv cof1.
The times-news., 1938-12-17
ECUADOREAN
REVOLT ENDED
Emergency Cover n m ent
Defense Units Are All
Disbanded .. a.,

QUITO, Ecuador, Dec. II. -
(UP). - Provisional President
Aurelio Mosquera Narvaez last
night ordered the disbandment of
volunteer corps which had been
organized to defend the govern
ment during this weeks army re-
bellion.
The ministry Of defense an
nounced the country was quiet
and that the revolt had ended. All
military units were said to have
pledged support of the govern
ment.
Members of the national assem-
bly, who were jailed after the body
had been dissolved by executive
decree will remain in prison for
13 days pending investigation Of
the rebellion.
The times-news., 1938-12-17
Annual City Carol
Service Is Planned
at $50 Wednesday

Announcement was made today
that the annual Christmas carol
and candlelighting service, q SER
vice of many years standing in
the community, will be held at the
First Baptist church Wednesday
afternoon of next week at $3.50
o'clock, and the public was invit-
ed to attend.
The carol service this year will
be under the direction of Miss
Elva Schreyer, part time instruc-
tor of music in the city schools.
Miss Mary Brooks will be the ac-
companist.
The times-news., 1938-12-17
FURB ON ISMS
IN u.s. Held
big PROBLEM
les Sees Difficult Task in
This and Avoiding
Regeneration
Lewis. clio. TO WORK
For DEMOCRAT PARTY

|SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. IT.
|rPl-Pickets, encouraged by
|sg.enant Governor-elect Ellis Z.
|s.ersou today stopped the load
|. o.; scrap iron Tor Japan.
|Ee told them that it was for
Lets for invading armies. "We
mere 20 make sure Industrial
+ DO not make profit out of
blood of Chinese Patterson
j..
LQrgSnOremen refused to pass
l. picket line composed of 500
EireSe school children, the
ksoo. band and 100 sympathetic
tc.ten,alS.
The times-news., 1938-12-17
EWIS WILL CARRY ON
nth DEMOCRATS

WASHINGTON, Dec. II. (UP)
ban l. Lewis today announced
fzt labor's non-Partisan league
p boycott a third party move
fsnt and work within the frame
prs Of the Democratic party at
pa: until the Democratic con-
|sntioU of 1910.
Lewis Is chairman of the league
"a president of the CIO.
He said the league would hold
national convention next sum-
fsr q. which it would consider Il
|Hrt term for President Roose-
F.: and authorize delegates to
f. Democratic national conven-
F,a TO work for the nomination
E progressive candidates for the
f;'ces Of the president and vice
f.eS.iert.
The times-news., 1938-12-17
Baptists Arrange
Christmas Event
Sunday Evening

A special Christmas service, in
the form of a candle light pro-
gram, Christmas carols and an
thems, will be held at the First
Baptist church Sunday evening at
1880 o'clock. 1t is stated that this
service will be unique in local
celebrations of the kind here.
Rev. B. E. Wall, the pastor, states
that those who have seen the SER
vice elsewhere say that it is the
most beautiful and impressive
service that it has been their priv
ilege to see.
The church extends a cordial
invitation to all to this event.
The times-news., 1938-12-17
], E. WALDROP HELD
UP; MAN CAPTURED

A young man who held up ].
Carroll Waldrop, former Hender-
sonville man, in the office of his
bottling concern in Greenville, n.
c., few days ago. was quickly
captured by Greenville police and
identified by Mr.. Waldrop, ac-
cording to reports from Green
vile.
Mr.. Waldrop was counting mon
ey in his office few nights ago
when the man, Walter Mckeel,
entered, held him up with saw
ed-off shotgun, and took about
500.
The times-news., 1938-12-17
EI.A. TO OMIT ITS
DECEMBER MEET; TO
HEAR CAROL SERVICE

Re- .-s FLA. will not meet next
sri,;, aH DeCalse of the holiday ac-
srJ 'sr. = Members are urged to at
Is, ne carol singing at the Bap-
|Ie,s;SS ;S"Sre1 on Wednesday, Miss
|aa!i- Ne'.Sen, secretary, said in
aug t0" announcement.
The times-news., 1938-12-17
U. S. DEBT ANNOUNCED

WASHINGTON, Dec. IT,. (UP)
The treasury today announced the
public debt is now at an all time
high at $39,400, 100000, represent
ing $305 for each man, woman
and child in the country.