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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-03-04

I'M. srcb qualities as staple length
md fneness. according to DR.. II.
w Barre Of the Bureau OF Plant
Industry.
Long staple cotton was found
To nroducr Just as much per acre
os short staple varieties in every
section OF the cotton belt, Barre
said. Long staple varieties grow
lust as we'll in the dry western
holt as in the Mississippi Delta.
PREMIUM ONCE PAID
The length Of the staple and the
Grade Of the cotton-its color and
amount of leaves and other Tor
riun mattcr-detcrmircs the price
received by farmers. Foreign spin
ncrs formerly paid 4 premium FOR
American cotton because OF It's
longer staple. ,
The department reported mat
of the more than 100000 bales
of cotton marketed to Dec. l from
tine 1887 all-timc record crop OF
lS.T46,OOO bales, more than z
900, 600 bales were rntenderable
because of short staple.
Buyers pay from So to $40 d
bale more for long staple cotton
than for short staple. Income OF
cotton farmers can be Increased
10 to 20 per cent by the exclusive
use of long staple cotton. officials
estimated.
1T is gratifying to note, regard
less Of location, that the 10 10
inch and longer cotton have, IN
the majority Of cases, produced as
many pounds of lint per acre as
the shorter cottons," Barre said.
ION the basis of the present
premiums for long staple and dis
counts for short staple. the longer
cottons in all cases have returned
4 greater money value per acre
than any of the shorter cottons,
ne said.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-03-04

THE birth to Princess Jullana OF
i The Netherlands of a blue
eyed, fair-haired daughter may
some day bring the little land Its
third consecutive woman ruer.
Queen Wilhelmina rules pow
with a vast popularity. Princess
Juliana is certain to succeed her
mother and unless male heir IS
born, the new baby will also in
time follow to the Netherlands
throne.
Nor is the parallel ended there.
Princess Juliana's, child was Born
on the last day of the month, as
was her grandmother and Juliana
herself. Queen Wilhelmina was
born Aug. 81, Juliana April %
and the new princess Jan. 81.
BY royal decree the new baby is
entitled from birth, Princess OF the
Netherlands, Princess Of Orange
Nassau and Duchess Of Mecklen-
burg. From her father she inhe'''
its the title of Princess of Lipre-
Chesterfield. The baby will likely
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-03-04
OPERATION OF
FILA Is TOLD
Wide Interest Seen After
Housing Authority Ex-
claims Workings

APPROXIMATELY p Henderson,
vile building material dealers, a.
torncyA, bankers and business
men attended a conferences TINS
mornir" 1T the chamber Ct COM
mercc office with }. Mack iol-
land, of Greensboro, repn cs"nt"-
tive o. the Federal Ilou. ing au-
thority.
NJ. Holland conducted Gi@-
cusslou of the provisions of the
federal housing &c. and aESwclct
questions conccrning the opera
ton Of the vet.
Following the meeting, Roy G.
Bennett. county chain man, stated
that interest was great locally IN
the operations Of the new act, and
that indications were many Hen
dersor county people would take
advantage Of the act TO construct
new homes.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-03-04
us. Conservation
Checks Are Here
88 Payments to Farmers to
Total S3,458.73

Eighty-cight checks, totalling
$3,4jS.73, have been received by
the county farm agents office as
the initial payment on soil con-
scrvation programs IN this coun-
ty during the year 1887, it was
announced TODAY.
These checks are ready for dis
tribution among farmers and
cards have been mailed to those
entitled to checks in the first pay
mcnt. Farmers who receive cards
may obtain checks At the county
agents office.
This payment represents only Il
portion Of the payments TO be
made to farmers in the county on
soil conservation work in the
county during the past year
When all payments are made the
total received here will be APP
proximately $4,000, represent
ing COMPLETION Of about 525 work
sheets durin" the year.
Farmers Of Henderson county
will receive almost $4,000 less for
1897 soil conservation work than
for the year 1886, it was stated
this morning.. This deficiency is
due to the fact that only about
so per cent of approximately
800 farmers completed work
sheets during the year 1887.
Those who failed TO comply with
work sheets will not receive Wv
ments for 1887. In 1887 farmers
of Henderson county received APP
proximatcly $l3,700 for soil con-
scrvation work.
Extension representatives and
county agents Of the western dis
trict will meet tomorrow morning
in Ashcvillc with +. S. Sloan, dis
trict agent, to confer on the 1888
farm program.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-03-04
Miss Hanna Is
ape Agent Here

". II. Overall, S"crctary-trras-
urcr of the Ashcvjllc Production
Credit association. providing
farmers Of IS counties with a
short-tcrm credit service, mot
only for production purposes, but
for almost cV"ry purpose Tor
which til" farmer needs short
tenn credit" has announced the
appoirtm"nt OF Miss RoNana Han
ma, as Henderson county repre-
sentative Of this organization.
She has established offices III
room 30S Of tho State Trust COM
ranv building.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-03-04
1863 ARE DEAD AND
MISSING IN FLOOD
CONTINUED from page oAc)

Continued from page oAc)
night,
Tie first threat Of a Possible
food shortage came from San Bcr-
norGino. which YVES isolated by
lack of rail and motor facilities.
Stores placed limits on ind vidunI
GO los in order to conserve suppl "i
until roads could bc roopcncd. The
floods had demolished or mad" mn
passable every road IN San Ecr-
nardino county, geographicaIIy IN"
largest count in the United
States.
Two dams burst, carrying NOR"
than = score to thc'r deaths. "Nd
engineers feared additional dams,
controlling floodwatcrG in an Hrca
populated by more than ".o0N,0oo
Dcoplc. would burst unless the
floods rcccded swiftly.
Residents were evacuated from
several towns lying w tn" path Of
dam-watcr. The floods, spread
over an area of more thHn 10000
square miles, have done nor" ihAN
S25.O00.0O0 damag", engine" :
said.
SQUADS Of police patroll"d Santa
Monica. homo Of many molten pic.
turc stars, as lootcrS were report
cd prowling through suburbs. en-
tering abandoned home in areas
where such prominent "tHrs rs
Shirley Temple. Marion Davies
and Madeleine Carroll live.
Guards were thrown around
North Hollywood, where som" OF
the most claborat" homes IN
Southern California rouse famous
film celebrities, after "cV"r'l bands
Of lootcrs were chased from this
district by sclf-appointcd Nigi-
lGntes.
Police were instructed to fir"
on sirht at any persons caught
proving around homes or stores.
The retrcating floodwatcr was
believed to have carried more than
a score of persons to their deaths,
some Of them probabl" washed out
to sea. In its wake the flood loft
deyolation and horror unparalleled
since the Long Beach carth1uak"
Of 1888.
Scores We're missing and others
chung prccariously to trc"topS and
roofs as the flood torrents ragged
down barren canyon walls and
spilled into the wide, flat area
where Los Angeles proper and It's
neighhoring municipalities lie.
At least 10000 persons were
homeless and at noon Thursday
the area had been cut off from
regular communication channels
for II hours.
The 96-hour cloudburst, which
swept down from the storm
drcnched Sierra Nevadas Sunday
night, was the most sustained rain
fall in so years of weather bureau
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-03-04
COTTON SLUMP
LAID GRADE
Other Countries Producing
Improved Staple, Ex-
perts Maintain
By FRED BAILEY
limited Press STAFF Correspondent

WASHINGTON, Mar. !. (UP)
Americas farmers mast improve
the grade aud staple OF cotton II
this country is TO regain fully its
former dominant position IN IN"
world markets. according 10 De-
partment of Agriculture officials.
One reason why the United
States has declined n an exporter
of cotton has been the relatively
improved staple Of cotton pro
duccd i'm other sections of the
world, particularly South America,
India and the Orient, officials said.
This Improvement vas effected.
they said. largely through import
of higher grade seeds from the
United States. This country has
long led the world in improving
varieties Of cotton, it was said.
Regional cotton studies made by
the department during the past
three years proved cOnclusively
that seed and not the weather and
soil largely determine" the SPIN
ming quality of cotton.
WIDE EXPERIMENTS MADE
Sixteen cotton varieties, select
ed for their Importance in differ
cnt sections Of the cotton belt,
were planted at Il experiment
stations in 10 leading cotton pro
ducing states in making the eX-
pcrimentS.
The varieties were located at
random in the sam, block each
year and were grown under rs
nearly comparable practices rs
possible States cooperating IN the
study included Alabama, Georgia,
North Carolina. oklahoma, Ten
nessee. South Carolina, Arkansas,
Mississippi and Texas.
The most encouraging indication
of the study 50 far, is that the
variety seems to be the most i'm
portant single factor in determin-
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-03-04
HEIRESS, MECHANIC
SAY MARRIAGE FAILS

SAN FRANCISCO. Mar. A
(UP)-Ann Cooper Hewitt Gay,
sterilized heiress to the Peter
Cooper-Hewitt fortune, filed suit
for divorce yesterday against
Ronald Gay, her garage mechanic
husband from whom she had sep
arated. several weeks ago.
John L. McNab, her attorney,
said the couple admit with re-
gret the failure of their mar
rage"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-03-04
Tuxedo Baptist
Benefit Is Set
VIII Be Saturday Night at
High School There

A benefit program for tic Tax
edo Bantist church will be given
at tn" audi-omrm " tic Tuxedo
high schvvl building Saturday
night, bcginnin" Il, s o'clock. 80
admission charge VIII be made
and the public is cordially invited
to patroniZe the event. The pro-
gram follows:
String and vocal Srlcctiona--
jamie and Ellen Mason.
Song, Mother McChrcc".--D.
G.. Wilkic and Mrs. Hidden Free
man.
Reading-Miss Lyday.
Song, "Djnah'-Group, AVIS
Rcvis.
Reading Miss Andrews.
Song, "Old Black Joe" (puar-
tct)-Mr. J. O. Bell, ST..
Music (String band) H.
Padgctt and Virginia.
Rcading-SibyI Pace. y,
Song, am Take You Home"
GROUP Miss DCnuy "l'u NV
Bell, j.. m,
Music - East IIend"rson'lIlc
quartet.
Rcading--Mrs. Bell.
Song, "Susannah" (group) ~-
Mildred Gricr. NJ.
Audicncc--Miss Casey and Miss
Pace. ,
Song, "Mighty LAX \ Rose =
Clyde Jackson, Mrs. Cheney ana
Carolyn Wilkic. , -,
Song. "Old Spinning Wheel
Cgroup)-Willic Mae Levi and
Barnwcll Higgins. ~,
Song, "Indian Love Call"
(ryolmt Bertha Levi.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-03-04
GIRL, 6, "FIRECHIEF'

CANFIELD, o. CUP. - Six
ycar-old Georgia Wimberly is an
honorary chief of Canfield'S vol
untccr fire department. Mayor
Robert Manchester and Fire Chief
Ernest Credico presented the tiny
"chicf" with miniature gold
badge. 1t was the first time such
an appointment had been made.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-03-04
DEBUNK BAT MYTH

SANTA FL, \. VI. (UP).-Ihe
old-time belief that bats possess a
sixth sense" which guides them
past objects they cannot see Is a
myth. according to \. L. BorreIL
e ~ national parks service. lie
said he had captured 2SG bats in
six nights by means of fine wires
stretched across the top OF 4
water tank.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-03-04
HUNT INSANE KILLER

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, Mar:
police, armed
with riot guns and tear gas bombs,
last night cruiScd this area search
ing for the insane Roy Ridenhour
who hacked his father to death
in Jacksonville.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-03-04
LETTER DELAYED IS YEARS

BUFFALO, N. Y. (UP)-Thc
Great Lakes Transit corporation
has just received Il letter which
was mailed from the Detroit Of
fees of the Pere Marquette rail
road back in July, 1925. 1t was
one of three missing letters which
were found in the Buffalo post
office building in a renovatingi
process.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-03-04
BLACK LISTED BY
NEW DEAL, SAY TWO

Continued from page one)
cause of lack of encouragement.
On another recovery" front,
Elmer T. Cunningham Of the Ma
tional Association of Manufacture
ers opposed the Borah- O'Mahoney
bill for federal licensing of corpo-
rations before q senate judiciary
subcommittee, alleging it would
hamper a pickup in business and
further add to unemployment.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-03-04
j0-PLANE FLEET To
SEEK LOST LMEl

Continued from page onci
plan was for each plane to
low, cl.iss-crossing ana zs'la
ging, over its allotted ,ca.c1-
area.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-03-04
MESSAGE TO SECRETARY

WASHINGTON. Mar. 4. (uP)
President Roosevelt, in a message
to Secretary of Labor Frances
Perkins on the occasion Of the
labor departments 25th anniver-
sary, last night reiterated that
there must be FLOOD to wages
and a ceiling to hours.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-03-04

be n a m c :.
w i l h elmina
Bernhard j n a
Armgard. AL
ways trenen-
dously popu-
lar with her
p e ople, but
ever more so
now, Juliana
is shown here
on a 10 3 4
Dutch stamp.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-03-04

Only 500 passengers and crew
members of 2207 aboard the Ii
tanic were saved.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-03-04

Germany obtained protectorates
over Togoland and the CAMERON
district of Africa in 1888.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-03-04

Copyright. 1888. NEA Service. Incl
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-03-04

Continued from page one)
Evening star., 1938-07-24
In Local Music Circles

festival concert preceding the play,
will program number Of old English
compositions in keeping with the spirit
of "As You Like It."
This morning at the Mount Pleas
ant Congregational Church Mary Ap-
pie will be the soloist for the II o'clock
service. Miss Apple was the con-
tralto soloist of the church for many
years and has been in New York for
the last three years studying with
Florence Vessel. She will sing Let
Not Your Heart Be Troubled" by
Oley Speaks. and The Lords
Prayer by Mallotte. Claude Robson
will be at the organ.
A special midsummer meeting Of
the Washington Alumna Chapter of
Mu Phi Epsilon was held last Thurs
day at the home of Helen Torrey for
the purpose of hearing the report of
the chapters delegate to the national
biennial convention of the sorority
held in Chicago June 27-29. Vera
Neeley Ross, president of the chapter
and delegate to the convention, gave
a complete account of the business
and musical activities of the 800
members attending from all parts of
the country. The next convention
will be held in Cincinnati, home Of
the mother chapter of the sorority, in
1910.
Evening star., 1938-07-24

SsSAAS PoAAAet AA0WS'SA, 40 AAOC oAAi-
ply that an auditorium be erected in
which large events can be held, but
that 1t will be 80 constructed as to
do away for all time with the Difficult
ties which the giving of opera and
other large-Scaled musical presenta-
tions have encountered.
The musicians of the city, those most
vitality interested in the undertaking,
are the ones who should have a word
as to the planning Of the auditorium
which they will patronize. We have
asked that suggestions be sent in re-
garding the formation Of committee
to watch over the developments, but
SO far only three people have taken the
trouble to respond.
A LETTER from A. Cont -Berenguer
- who, to personal experience in
the staging Of opera, brings famous
family background in operate matters,
says:
Following your editorial on opera
last Sunday, I want to offer my full
cooperation in connection with any
committee which may be formed to
sponsor the inclusion of music hall
adapted to opera productions in the
new Government auditorium which is
now under consideration in Congress
Il should like to suggest that petit
tion be prepared bearing the sigma
lures of Washington's musical leaders,
music club chairmen, music school di-
rectors, musical managers, etc, to pre-
sent to the proper congressional COM
mittee as evidence that Washington
musical groups favor a music hall
adapted to operate use.
Il would also recommend that the
committee selected to plan this audi
torium study the plans Of the Boston
Opera House-considered by operatic
authorities and acoustical experts as
the best in the country and compare
Bile to the best in Europe. Also that
proper attention be given to the plans
for the stage and orchestra pit.
My experience in managing the
performances of "Rigoi ietto" and Bar
ber of Seville" in Constitution Hall last
fall prompt me to recommend that the
music hall be planned to accommodate
a minimum of $500 and, if possible
1000 people, since the trend of patron
age indicates that future patrons Of,
not grand opera, but all musical
presentations. will be drawn increas-
ingly from the middle classes and la
boring classes. Sponsorship of musical
productions by small groups of wealthy
persons is definitely on the decline,
due to the decrease in the number of
persons in this class and decreased
wealth Of those still in that class. This
means that these presentations in
the future must depend on one or both
OF two possible sponsorships: % Mu-
nicipal. in the form of direct city
Evening star., 1938-07-24
Bori to Appear Here
In Monday Series.

7 UCREzIA BORI, whose Mimi.
- Manon, Juliette and Melisande
made history in the years she sang
as prima donna at the Metropolitan
Opera House in New York, where she
also was given huge, successful
benefit just before retiring. like the
great Patti before her, has changed
her mind about "farewelling" and is
to concertize next winter again. One
of her dates is scheduled for WASH
ington, where she is great favorite.
She is to sing on Mrs. Lawrence
Townsends Monday morning mu-
sical program January 16, when the
other artists are TO be the new French
pianist, Emile Baume-who is said to
look and play like the great Frederic
Chopin-and Caspar Cascade, Spanish
'cellist.
Mrs. Townsend writes from Beech
Hill Farm in the Adirondacks that
Miss Bori is spending the summer
undauntedly searching her troubled
native land-Spain-fo her parents
who had to flee during some of the
recent skirmishes of the war that is
being waged there. 1t is Miss Boris
plan to bring her parents safely back
to America with her and settle them
comfortably in this, her adopted coun-
try. before beginning her new concert
tour.
Evening star., 1938-07-24
Melchior Triumph.

T AURITZ MELCHIOR. leading tenor
of the Metropolitan Opera Co.,
who will be heard here in concert
during the forthcoming musical sea-
son, has just completed a triumphant
series of appearances at the Covent
Garden Opera in London, where he is
favorite artist. One of his last
London performances was given before
their majesties King George VI and
Queen Elizabeth, who received the
Wprld-famous tenor in the royal box
at the end of the opera.
Mr.. Melchior has been requested by
the government of Denmark, of which
he is subject, to give a special per-
formance in Copenhagen at meeting
Of all the Danish state ministers. Fol-
lowing this event, Mr. Melchior and his
wife retired to their hunting estate at
Chossewitz on the continent for six
weeks of rest, relaxation and the
tenor's favorite sport-hunting.
Evening star., 1938-07-24
Choral. al.Symphonic
Program Today.
A T NATIONAL MEMORIAL PARK,

A T NATIONAL MEMORIAL PARK,
at 4:3o pm. today, the Washing
ton Saengerbund and the Washington
Civic Orchestra, under the leadership
Of DR.. Kurt Hetzel, will present a
combined choral and symphonic pro-
gram at the twilight concert. The
Saengerbund portion Of the concert
will be presented by the 100 members
of both the mems and women's choral
units Of the group. The Washington
Saenberbund was awarded first prize
in a recent competition In which Al
other German choral societies took
part.
In addition there will be an organ
recital by James B. Smiley and the
National Memorial Park Radio Male
Quartet, directed by Justin Lawrie,
will sing q number of classical re-
ligious arrangements.
National Memorial Park Is on the
Lee Highway Ia miles west Of Falls
Church. Admission to the concert will
be free. Ticidts are obtainable at
l408 II street NV.
Evening star., 1938-07-24
Grand Opera
TOBeGiven
Soon
Two August Dates
Chosen for Verdi
Productions.

WASHINGTON will have its first
presentations of grand opera un-
der the stars in several years when the
Columbia Opera Co. of New York
opens two-day festival at Griffith
Stadium with a performance of Verdi's
"Rigoletto' on Friday, August 5, and
continues with the same composer S
La Traviata" on Saturday night,
August s.
Nathaniel Shilkret, famous radio,
recording and motion picture director,
will conduct the first performance,
with a cast that includes Jan Peerce,
who made such a hit Monday night
at the Water Gate; Robert Weede,
Metropolitan Opera baritone and ra-
dio star, and Luisa Coronina, American
coloratura soprano.
La Traviata" will be conducted by
the American conductor, Emerson
Buckley, who was so well received
on his last visit to Washington with
the Columbia Opera Co. last fall at
the Rialto Theater. The leading male
roles will be sung by Mr. Peerce and
Mr.. Weede, while Ina de MARITIME will
sing the role of Violetta.
These operas will be sung on a
stage to be erected on the pitchers
mound at Griffith Stadium, with
lighting facilities. scenic effects, or
chestra pit and sound amplifying
equipment and dressing rooms to ac-
commodate company Of 100 artists.
The Columbia Opera Co. has been
engaged in presenting outdoor per-
formances with great success the last
two seasons at the Red Wing Sta
dium, in Rochester, N. Y; Scranton,
Pa, and Albany, N. Y.
Arturo Toscaninis selection of Jan
Peerce for the performance of Bee
thovens Ninth Symphony" at Car
negie Hall in New York on Febru-
ary 6, 1898, and later in the season
the Verdi Requiem" is convincing
proof of the standards Mr. Peerce has
attained as a singer and an artist.
Robert Weede made his operatic
debut in the spring season at the
Metropolitan Opera House, scoring
an immediate hit as Tonic IN "Pag-
liacci" Previous to this debut Mr..
Weede had been leading baritone of
the Radio City Music Hall presenta-
tions and the radio broadcasts. He
was heard no later than last Sunday
evening with H. Leopold Spitalny's
orchestra in a national network pro-
gram. Mr.. Peerce and Mr.. Weede
have long worked together and are
the best of pals; the former made his
operatic debut with the latter just
this last season at Baltimore.
Tickets at the lowest prices ever
charged for outdoor opera in Wash
ington may be purchased at the T.
Arthur Smith Concert Bureau, 90
G street NV.