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The times-news., 1938-11-28
Neutrality Acts
Changes May Give
F. R. Freer Hand
President Would Be Able
to Apply Embargo on
Aggressor at viii

NEW YORK, Nov. 28.-(UP)
A plan to amend the United
States Neutrality act so the Pres
ident could apply an embargo on
any nation he deemed to be an
aggressor, is being prepared by
government experts for presenta-
ton to President Roosevelt.
Proposed amendments would be
designed to transform the neutral
ity law into one of the most pow
erful diplomatic weapons in exist
ence.
1t is understood that the amend
ments would:
/. Increase discretionary pow
ers of the President in dealing
with aggressor nations;
2. Give the President power to
name the aggressor in foreign
conflict and apply an embargo on
that nation without also applying
it to the nation being attacked;.
8. Empower the President to
prohibit shipment of war materials
to an aggressor nation;
4. Include Canada in the list of
Latin American nations to which
the act at present does not apply.
The times-news., 1938-11-28
Score of "Front'' Organi.
cations Named for Le-
gal Consideration

WASHINGTON, Nov. %. (UP)
Chairman Martin Dies of the
house committee on un-American
activities demanded last night in
a letter to Secretary of State Cor
dell Hull that the state depart
ment prosecute communist, fas-
cist and Nazi groups for alleged
failure to comply with the new
law requiring registration of
agents of foreign principals.
"The evidence before our COM
mittee," Dies letter said, CLEARLY
shows that the Communist party
of the United States is an agent
of the Communist Third Interna-
tional which has headquarters in
Moscow. The evidence also indi-
Gates that certain front organi-
cations of the Communist party,
such as the League for Peace and
Democracy, the international La
Dor Defense, the Civil Liberties
union, and many others whose
names will be found in our hear
ings, are likewise agents of the
Communist party. The evidence
further indicates that the Ger
man-American bund is. an agent
of the Nazi party in Germany"
He recommended that Hull "in-
struct the department of justice,
or any other appropriate agency,
to proceed with the indictment Of
these various organizations end
that they be prosecuted for fail
The times-news., 1938-11-28
Hull, At Sea, Believed Paving
Way For Hemisphere Defense

ABOARD s. S. SANTA CLARA
AT SEA, Nov. 28. (UP)-Secre'
tary of State Cordell Hull con
ferred yesterday with diplomatic
representatives of several Latin
American countries on questions
that may be raised before the
Eighth Pan-American conference
at Lima, Peru.
Hull, en- route to Lima with the
American delegation and the am.
bassadors and ministers of several
Latin American nations, was be-
lieved to be preparing the way
for the introduction of the new
hemisphere defense" program
outlined by President Roosevelt.
1t was regarded as significant
that he was closeted with Miguel
Lopez Pumareja, the Colombian
ambassador to the United States,
for more than an hour following
receipt Of an announcement from
the state department that the Uni
ted States would send naval and
military missions to Colombia.
In view of the war department
recommendations for increasing
defenses of the Panama Canal
Zone, the dispatch of American
naval and military experts to as
sist in training Colombia's armed
The times-news., 1938-11-28

forces was considered highly sig
nificant by observers aboard the
Santa Clara.
Although no official mention of
the campaign of the United States
ito check the drive of the Euro
pean totalitarian powers to pene-
trate South America and Mexico
has been made, 1t was understood
that much of the preliminary talk
will point toward this question.
1t was rumored from various
Latin American sources that the
question of settlement of Jewish
refugees from Germany in South
America would be brought up by
leading delegation" This was
regarded as an indication that the
conference will consider European
affairs as they are related to the
American continents.
There was little doubt that the
most important topics before the
delegates would he, first The
Roosevelt doctrine Of defen5e,
which Mr.. Roosevelt enunciated
at Washington on Nov. Is, and
which has been widely commented
upon; and second, the economic
problems upon which Hull has CEN
tered his interest for several years.
The times-news., 1938-11-28
FD.R CONFERS
AGAIN TODAY
ITH2ENVOYS
Nazis Say Further Ag;..a.
tion May Bring Steps
Against U. S. Jews
POSITIVE STAND MAY
BE FORTHCOMING

WARM SPRINGS, Ca, Nov. 90.
(UP)-President Roosevelt today
renewed his conversations with
American ambassadors to Italy
and Germany on the subject Of
European and religious persecu-
tions.
It was reported that the confer
ences might lead to an even moro
positive policy in this regard.
For more than four hours the
chief executive sat before an open
fire in the living room of the little
White House here, listening to
Hugh Wilson. ambassador to Ger
many, and William Phillips. am
bassador to Italy. When they final
ly left the cottage on Pine noun
tain they were instructed to re-
turn for further conferences at
noon today.
The times-news., 1938-11-28
Saws Fascists' Sdh American
Program Inclrs Traffic In Arms

nth police guards to fight off the
reconstructed Fascist rebels, was
lnanced and directed by Nazi
gents.
"We know" Efron said. "that
hortly before the Integralista
ntsch, $4,000 guns and large
Quantities of ammunition were
into Brazil through the
orts of San Francisco and Itajhy.
He said he has evidence that a
ierman branch bank in Rio de
aneiro and a leading German
nsiness house were implicated in
ne arms transaction.
"Von Cossel, Nazi delegate to
'razil, and Prince Schaumburg-
ippe, special delegate Of the Nazi
ministry of propaganda, actually
irected, together with Plinio Sal
ado, the Integralista movement
from charged. "We know that
ith the connivance of certain
Iilitary leaders, Nazi guns and
munitions are being imported
ito Guatemala, and then snug
ed through the Guatemala-Mex-
an frontier for the Nazi colonies
: Soconusco which have raised
Continued on page three)
The times-news., 1938-11-28
new DEFENSE
:PEANlNCANAL.
ZONEEURCED
Is Included in Woodring's
protective Mobiliza-
tion" Program
By HARRY WILSON SHARPE
United Pres Staff Correspondent


WASHINGTON, Nov. 2S. (UP)
Secretary of War Harry H. Wood.
ring last night recommended to
President Roosevelt a "'protective
mobilization plan" calling for q
strong defensive army augmented
by impregnable Notifications at
the Panama Canal, and unlimited
supplies of war materials.
The plan was the basis Of Wood
rings annual report to the chief
executive. 1t reflected administra-
tion anxiety over world unrest
and compliments President Roose-
velt's one-hemisphere defense pol
icy which is expected to receive
endorsement of the Latin-Ameri-
can nations at the Forthcoming
Pan-American conference at Lima.
Peru.
Woodring stated bluntly that
existing defensive measures are
inadequate, that United States
military outposts, especially the
Panama Canal, are glaringly weak,
and that corrective measures must
be taken Immediately, with en-!
phasis on the canal.
While reporting vast improve
ment in the military machine since
1888, when he assumed office, he
said that there "remain deficien-
cies in organization, equipment
and personnel which must be cor
Continued on page fourl,
The times-news., 1938-11-28

WASHINGTON Nov. %. GU
DIR. David Efron, secretary f
Latin-America of the Pan Anne
can conference on democracy, 8
nounced last night that he h
documentary evidence of Germ
and Italian propaganda act Wit
in Latin-America including ella
destine traffic in ornaments"
He said that the organlzatl!!
which meets here Dec. 10, a d
after the eighth Pan-Americ
conference opens at Lima, re-
will consider the evidence, incil
ing names of German and ltai
business firms and agents who
legedly are spreading anti-Am
lean propaganda in Brazil Argf
tina. Mexico, Chile and Urugua!
Efron, professor of Latin-AmI
lean culture at Sarah Lawref'
college, New York, said that
group would report son the
cessity for defending the Am
icas against Fascist invasion M
within as we'll as from abroaf
He charged that the abortive Y
cist integralist "putsch" in Brf
last summer, when President T
tulio Vargas personally joi
The times-news., 1938-11-28
November Checks
F Blind Here. E.
Welfare Office Hears Ap.
plicants on Fixed Days

Announcement that Novembe,
checks for the blind have been re.
ceived and are at the office of the
county welfare department is
made by A. G. Randolph, superin-
tendent of the department.
With reference to the time at
which applications for help may
be made, Mr.. Randolph said:
"All applications made by white
people are taken at the welfare
office Thursday and Saturday
mornings.
Gall applications made by COL
ored people are taken on Tuesday
Applications are not taken at
any other times.
"WPA clothing is distributed
on the same mornings that appli-
cations are taken"
Mr.. Randolph explained that
there is so much work to be done
by the office force that it can
only hear applications from the
public at the times stated above.
The times-news., 1938-11-28
Soup KITCHEN
OPENED TODAY
Junior Welfare Starts Serv.
ing Undernourished
in Schools

The free soup kitchen, operated
for the past several years by the
Junior Welfare club, and serving
dernourished children in the
city schools, was opened today.
The soup kitchen is the princi-
pal objective of the welfare Or
ganization, and 1875 children in
city schools are being served each
day. '.s..-.
A shower was held last week by
school children, who contributed
canned goods, vegetables and
other articles to be used in the op-
GRAFTON of the kitchen, and thanks
were extended by welfare club Of
ficers today.
Plans are now being made for
the annual New Years Eve dance
which IS given by the club each
year as a benefit for the soup
kitchen.
The Welfare club recently
bought dishes to be used in the
nursery school, and is making a
cash contribution each month for
the operation of the nursery
school.
The times-news., 1938-11-28
BALKAN CHIEFS CONFER ON
KEEPING RIJMANIA INTACT
Bulgarians Riot, Demand
ing Return Of War
Lost Territories

ATHENS. Nov. 2s. (UP)-Th
chiefs of the army general staff
of Rumania, Yugoslavia and Tul
key, accompanied by large ret
nues of army, navy and air force:
arrived here Sunday for 10-da
conference on the Balkan entente
military affairs.
The conference will get down t
work today under the direction o
General Papagos, chief of tn
Greek general staff.
The defense of Rumania agalns
the territorial demands of Bu
garia and Hungary, including mil
tary means of preserving the sta
tus quo in the Balkans, will forr
the chief topic.
The times-news., 1938-11-28
Santa Claus To Arrive Here Tuesday Night
PROSECUTION OF REDS, NAZI i
ANDFASCLST GROUPSFAILING
TO REGISTER URGED BY DIES

ure to comply with this act OF
congress-. He added that in doing
this the state department "wih
render a great public service
which will have the appreciation
of the overwhelming majority =
patriotic Americans" =;
The registration law became
effective early last month. Less
than 500 representatives of Sc.
called foreign principals have regs
istered although state department
officials sent precautionary warn
ings to more than $500 persons
known to be agents of foreign
governments or businesses.
Among groups mentioned by
Dies as "front" organizations
were the Workers International
Relief, Friends of the Soviet
Union, North American Commit
tee To Aid Spanish Democracy,
Friends of the Abraham Lincoln
Brigade, Society To Aid Spanish
Democracy, American Society To
Aid Spanish Democracy, Interna-
tional Workers Order, and the
American Student union.
Others were the Young Com
munist League, Young Pioneers of
America, League For Industrial
Democracy, The Khaki Shirts, The
Silver Shirts, The Italian Fascists,
The American Fascists, The Amer
lean Aryan Folk Association, of
Portland, Ore, American Guard,
The American League of The
Friends of New Germany, Port
land, Ore, and The, American Ma
tional Socialist party.
"You will find in the reports of
Continued on page three)
The times-news., 1938-11-28

sARSAW, Nov. %. (UP)-
=. rrSsng between Polish and
= S'TaoSIovak troops, with several
- - On both sides, broke out yes
sy sy when the Polish army oc-
,,..! r.y0 the Javorina district Of
h.. t.aern srn Slovakia three days be-
r.. ~ me time fixed for the Czechs'
I,ender Of the area.
Z" SOVernment communique in
sssS ~% said the clash occurred
,Sy.. Sn Czech troops fred on the
70, .sIng Poles. The Czech obser-
,ss,s' a''Scned to the Polish occu-
|as,o5I IoTce was said to have pro-
| Ser,4 ~nereupon the Czech SOL
|eofs, opened FIRE again and the
IN troops returned the fire.
ss,o ollsn major and two soldiers
F nj Seported to have been killed
aia,".o captains wounded. 1t was
| Iso 5000 $50 that Czech soldiers
n" "G oeen killed and wounded.
aSov incident aggravated a sit
AGs5 "a Ua.Feady acute because of
/ snrDon unsarian demands for a
q Gu Ca frontier by amputation
ace os'IDosl,ovakia's ~ y eastern prov
i I conr,hu INV hutnenia. The demand for
Slea, W frontier, containing a
u INVASION, has resulted
The times-news., 1938-11-28
NO REPLY YET IN
NOTES TO GERMANY

BERLIN, Nov. 2s. (UP)-In-
formed Nazis said last night that
continued anti-German agitation"
in the United States may result in
German authorities refusing to
permit American Jews to reopen
their shops and stores closed since
the snti-Jewish rioting earlier this
month.
Nazis said such retaliation was
"almost certain to follow" if any
high American official should ad-
vocate a tight boycott of German
goods $, = f.s'. =
The United States government
stin is awaiting Germany's answer
TO. two notes asking formal, ,assgr-,
ance that, the Reich's announced
intention Of driving Jews from
business and "Aryanizing" their
shops will not jeopardize the prop
erty Of Jews who are American
citizens.
j.. The anti-Jewish drive settled
down to a business-like liquidation
and "Aryanization" Of Jewish
businesses and real estate with a
constant tightening Of social re-
strictions against Jews There
were sporadic reports of new ar.
rests.
1t was estimated today that, up
to the time. Of the Paris assass'na-
tion Of Ernst von Rath which
touched off the new anti-Jewish
measures, at least 100000 Ger
man Jews have been deprived Of
means Of livelihood under the Nazi
regime. Now virtually all of the
remaining 100000 in Germany
proper and in Austria will be ex-
,luded from gainful labor, except
a limited few who will be permit
led to serve the Jewish commune
-iaa
The times-news., 1938-11-28
FIR. CONCERNED OVER
RELIGIOUS AS WELL AS
RACIAL PERSECUTION

WARM SPRINGS. Ca, Nov. %.
(UP)-President Roosevelt last
night explored the whole picture
of religious persecution with AM
erica's ENJOYS to Italy and Ger
many.
Seated before q roaring fire in
the cozy pine-paneled living room
Of the little White House atop
Pine mountain the chief executive
heard from Hugh Wilson, ambas-
sador to Berlin, and William Phil
lips, ambassador to Rome, their
conclusions on the European wave
of intolerance directed not only
Continued on page four)
The times-news., 1938-11-28
Vehicle License
Applications Are
AT Motor Club
Owners Not Receiving
These bv Mail Should
Call There

Motor vehicle owners who re-
side in Hendersonville or who re-
ceive their mail through the Hen
dersonville post office, should con-
tact the local office of the Caro-
lima Motor club if they have not
received the white 1899 license
application card from Raleigh COW
ering their automobile, trucks or
trailers, according to Cathryn
Wiseman, manager of the club.
R, R. Mclaughlin, director OF
motor vehicles, has authorized the
post office to turn over to the
Carolina Motor club all license aP-
plication cards that could not be
delivered here. These cards are
filed alphabetically at the Caro-
lima Motor club office in the SKY
land Hotel building, where those
who have not received cards Tor
their vehicles are invited to call
and see if their name appears
among these cards.
The 1889 plates will go on sale
December /, and arrangements
have been comrleted for handllns
the rush quickly and efficiently
To date 4,449 plates have been
sold at the local office compared
with APIS for the entire year OF
1887. The total sale for the en-,
tire state stands at 591,64s and
indications are that the total will
fall lust shy of 100000. The sale
to date FOR the state has ALREADY
established a new alltime high
mark for North Carolina registra-
tions in one year. Carolina Motor
club offices sell s5 per cent of the
state license plates.
Enforcement of the statute pro-
yiding a SO penalty on purchasers
Continued on page four)
The times-news., 1938-11-28
CATTLE SALES
DAY CHANGED
Livestock Yards to Hold
Actions Thursday
in Future

The Hendersonville Livestock
Yards announce that the auction
sales will hereafter be held on
Thursday at l o'clock instead of
Tuesday. which has been observed
as auction day since the opening a
few weeks ago.
The owners, Josiah Johnson and
w. o. johnson and son, w. O., Jr.,
sell all kinds of livestock at auc-
ton and aside from the auction
business they buy and sell live
stock.
The times-news., 1938-11-28
SOFIA IS VIRTUALLY
UNDER MARTIAL LAW

SOFIA, Bulgaria, Nov. 20
(UP)-The government yesterds
imposed virtual martial law on tn
city's 100000 residents, cuttir
off all telephone communication
an effort to suppress disorders G
the 18th anniversary of the Wor
war treaty of Neuilly.
A government order clearlr
the streets and putting milital
and police patrols in charge of tt
city at daybreak resulted from
series of disorders in which crow
of young Bulgarians demanded r
turn of the nations war-lost tie
ritories.
These territories. stripped fro
Bulgaria by the treaty of NeuiI
IContinued on page four.l
The times-news., 1938-11-28
'ClTY WILL Be
NCALADRESS
FOR OCCASION
\, 5. Band to Play As
Christmas Season
Is Opened
WINDOW SHOPPING
CONTEST ARRANGED

preparations went forward to-
lar for the opening of the Christ
mas season in Hendersonville.
With the first event set for
tuesday night, which will be OBJ
served as window shopping night,
directors of the merchants divi-
son met this morning and ap-
rved plans for the second at
notion. This will be county
cool day and will be observed
EXT Saturday.
Merchants were busy today dec
rating store windows while a
hrce of workmen under the dl-
rction of S. Maxwell was INSTALL
,g silver-colored pine trees the
.Hgth of Main street. Trees also
ElI be placed on Fourth and Fifth
wenues, Seventh avenue east and
vsrhaps other places in the busi-
ness districts. The city's overhead
Christmas lights consisting Of
rriads Of variously colOred bulbs
sSung across the streets for sew
sal blocks also will add much to
tie tone of the decorations.
Santa Claus will arrive upcown
q 3 o'clock Tuesday evening ac-
nmpanied by the high school
band, which will play at the in
.erSeetiOn Of other streets with
main street. The veteran saint
viii announce that his next ap-
pearance here will be on Satur-
Jay for county school day.
4 feature of window shopping
night will be a scrambled sem
trce" contest conducted by The
Imes.News and almost a score of
-srhants who subscribed to an
r-ouncement page in today's is
auf this newspaper. In the win
IN Of each cooperating merch-
Evil be a card bearing several
znbled words, and these words
T21 properly unscrambled and
hanged will form a phrase or
sr:ence appropriate to Christ
,l shopping. For the best solu-
sr The Times-News will give a
1E prize of S5 and second and
md prizes of SO and 50. Rules
i iae contest are given on the
Fecial page.
For school day next Saturday,
I: merchants division is offering
4 INST prize of S25 to the school
4 Henderson county which has
2s largest percentage of its pu-
p enrolment in Hendersonville
u mat day. Second and third
r1es Of SIS and $40 also will
A awarded.
Pupils will be asked to enroll
ia designated place, and each
EaoOl will be given a merit of
ls per cent for each mile which
pupils have to travel. Thus, a
MOO! ten miles out will start with
.Uedlt Of 10 per cent, and if 90
q cent Of its enrolment regis
q ! will have a perfect percent
s. lhe registration will be con-
sE:ed between the hours of 10
H. and . p. m. next Saturday.
<a2 Claus VIII be here all day
distribute candy or other gifts
The times-news., 1938-11-28
SECOND cold
WAVE FOLLOWS
DUAL BLIZZARD
Snowfalls Are Record for
November; Cold Felt
! Over Florida
OVER 100 DEAD IN
| EAST AND MIDWEST
(UNITED PRESS)

Most of the United States from
THE Rockies to the eastern sea-
board and from Maine to the
southern tip of Florida today is
experiencing the second cold wave
of the winter.
/ Freezing weather followed the
ldouble blizzard over the Thanks
giving weekend which established
record November snowfalls and
vas responsible for more than
100 deaths in the east and middle
vest. ...
New England was digging itself
put of snowfalls ranging from 10
o 20 inches, and reported 20
Deaths.
New York City's fatalities from
sold and from accidents on icy
highways totalled %.
| An insidious, bitter cold wave
ripped the south last night to the
outhern tip of Florida.
Like the Thanksgiving day
loh wave, the current cold was
lorn in the snow-covered tundra
If Canada, the weather bureau
lafl. A "huge mass" of cold air
erssed the Rocky mountains last
eFsylayaand moved s0atheastward,
Ie.tlng IN It's wake Ice, frost and
|, ,cdd
Unlike the Thanksgiving cold,
TIE current wave was generally
accompanied by snow or rain,
tie weather bureau said, although
northwest Arkansas was buried
h,t night beneath white blan-
Let of snow.
At least two deaths were di-
rettly traceable to the cold.
The blackened body of Davis
Dtgeer, 65-year-old recluse, last
hight was recovered from the
lshes of his lean-to. Degeer, hud-
ling over a crude oil stove of his
wn making, was believed to have
allen upon the heater. It over
urned and covered him with
laming kerosene.
Jennie Hudson, negro, died
unday Of burns she received
rhen fire destroyed her home
ear Batesville, Miss, Saturday.
was believed that she built a
re too big for her fireplace. ,
The weather was generally fair
lroughout the south last night {
thermometers dropped steadily {
ownward.
Atlanta reported an official I
of 20 degrees at 7 l
m. and a probability of 20 by c
aybreak. r
New Orleans felt it's record low Z
n the season-34 degrees-at 4
80 a, m. Sunday. The thermom- \
er climbed to 46, then slowly =,
gan to recede.
Smoke from a burning "quiver-
g prairie" cast q pail over part
New Orleans last night. Shiv-
ing firemen pumped water from
rec pumps on the stubborn fire
orughout the day but returned 7
1T night to report the fire still '
rning. Mayor Robert Maestri,
ting on complaint of numerous
ltery-eyed citizens, ordered the
e department to "put the fire
t and keep it out" Firemen
id the fire was smouldering g.
Continued on page fouri =
The times-news., 1938-11-28
MASONS TO CONFER
DEGREE TUESDAY EVE

Kedron Masonic lodge will meet
in special communication Tuesday
night at 7:30 o'clock for the pur-
pose of comforting the fellowcraft
degree. All members are asked to
attend and visiting Masons will be
welcomed.
The times-news., 1938-11-28
IRWIN IS SENTENCED

NEW YORK, Nov. %. (UPl.-
Robert Irwin, 81, confessed East
er triple slayer of Veronica Ged-
con, her mother and a roomer at
their home, was sentenced today
to life Imprisonment.
The times-news., 1938-11-28
APARTMENTS BURN

NASHVILLE, Nov. %. (UP);
Fire today completely destroyed
the Johnsonian apartments with a
100000 loss. All occupants es-
capped.
The times-news., 1938-11-28
% Shopping Doys'
AOTiII Christmos

ooKING BACK TO CHRIST
l. MAS % YEARS AGO
German troops introduced
Christmas trees in Belgium.
=. English engaged in great
drive to see that every soldier
sot a plum pudding. Pari-
sian Christmas gaiety was
sauelched. :. Bernhard was
cn her way to her farewell tour
- America. That was the
Christmas that Ford's Peace
Ship failed TO get the boys out
o. She trenches by. German
toys were boycotted.
The times-news., 1938-11-28
WEATHER

and continued cold tonight;
a. fair, with rising tsmPera-
lures.
The times-news., 1938-11-28
GOOD AFTERNOON

Wife Hurls Def appears inereas.
ingly in the news, but the old
fashioned rolling pin is more dead.
ly.