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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-20
DOESN'T LOOK AS If THE CHURCH
Is OBSOLETE

Ever and anon, you are hearing that religion has
fallen to pieces.
That organized Christianity hangs limp and
groggy the ropes
That the Church is another one of our more
cherished institutions that is its swift way to the
scrapheap.
Well, you get no support for these views from
the statistics touching upon church membership
The Christian Herald, which regularly makes a
Religious of the nation, reports that church
membership in the United States is now at its great
est figure, both numerically and in proportion of
the population. Nearly one-half, or 49, per cent
of the country's populatos now is affiliated with
some church In 1920, the proportion was 1913
per cent, and in 1880 it was only 1919 per cent
The total church membership of the nation now
stands at 63S4S,O94 This is an increase over last
year of 754136. But the nations increase in popu-
lation last year is estimated at only 90S,000 which
means that "a per cent of the new population finds
its name on the church rolls.-Charotte Observer.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-20
WHERE NEW DEAL HAS FAILED

b. Where the new deal has failed has been its re-
fusal to adhere to program of relief, rehabiita-
ton and recovery. 1t has become sidetracked ON
another program built around new philosophy of
government which has degenerated into the most
vicious national political machine this or any other
modern nation ever has. known. program that
was conceived in spirit of humanitarianism has
degenerated into one leaning toward hatred and
yllllhcatlon A program that was conceived for
the purpose of giving relief to suffering humanity
by providing employment for the jobless has been
characterized by the most extravagant and waste
1ul spending in the history of nations and STANDS
today as monumental failure, with more people
out of work than at its beginning.-Flor1da Times
Union.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-20
BY RODNEY BUTCHER
NEA Service Stan Correspondent

WAsHINGToN:-w " m r0ly. y,
" poly Howard c. Hopson OF
Associated Gas & Electric, the
New Deal warfare on the pub
lie utility front would be as dull
as a Mae West picture with no
Mae West.
Hopson is the life of the party
whenever he's invited down here
to explain this or that about the
great Associated holding company
system whose assets he had pyr-
amided up to $642,0O0,oO0 in
1929. If he doesn't start a game
of hide-and-go-seek you'll find
him playing some kind of legal
checkers, always with the mis-
chievous air of kid having a
lot of fun. .....
Most of the audience consists of
Hopson's own lawyers-at least
seven, Of them-during his appear
anceS before an SEC examiner in
proceedings concerning his Util-
tiles Employees Securities Co.,
which Hopson and his mates refer
to euphoniously as "Yooy-esco."
It's small room and the chairs
are none too comfortable and
there's little of the dramatic ea-
element that attended Hopson'S
celebrated appearance before SEN
ator Hugo Blacks lobby commit
tee in 1885 after long period OF
hide-out and chase. But if you
like brilliant legal sparring, here's
your place. The rather young be-
specialized SEC examiner on the
platform is Raoul Berger, former
concert master of the Cincinnati
Symphony Orchestra. The quite
young bespectacled counsel fol-
SEC With wavy hair is Lewis
Dabney, Jr., Harvard Law School
graduate and an unusually bright
boy.
There's no installing Hopson
with his short, fat figure, his bald
head, round fade, bird-like eyes
!eoal-black eyebrows and grin that
often seems gleeful as he evades--
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-20
FIND KILLER
DEAD IN BUSH
Miami Police Say He End
ed Life; Left Note of
Despair in Love

MIAMI, Fla, Oct. 20. (UP)-
Joe K. Mueller, 81, who police
said killed his former sweetheart,
his rival for her affections and her
step-father after she rejected his
attentions, was found dead Tues
day in q palmetto clump in north
west Miami.
Police said he committed suicide
by drinking bottle of disinfec-
tant after Staying Hazel Haffey.
50, a former manicuriSt who re-
jected him; George X. Blaxk, 81,
her new sutton, and Ernest P. Egg
elhoff, As, of Lafayette Ohio, her
step-father.
A note, penciled on a restaurant
check, was found in his wallet. 1t
said:
Goodbye all. You folks think
Pm crazy for what | done. ! can't
help it. I loved her and she did
me. ] couldn't stand it any longer.
Forgive me. God bless all. My
time has come. Love, Joe and
Hazel"
Police said Mueller had been
dead since Sunday. They said two
boys saw him Sunday, but thought
he was asleep. Police were sum-
moned after the boys saw him
again yesterday. still in the same
position.
Stuart X. Smith, investigator i'll
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-20
BIG WILLOW

BIG WILLOW, Oct. 20. = Mr..
and Mrs. Julian Raines gave a
birthday dinner Sunday in honor
Of the fifth birthday of their son,
Coy. A number of guests enjoy
ed the affair.
Misses Lillian and Lottie Mintz
visited relatives in Travellers Rest,
S. c., Sunday.
Miss Marietta Higgins left Sat-
urday for Woodland where she is
teaching, after visiting here for a
few days.
Mrs. D. D. Searcey and chill
dren visited Mr.. and Mrs. 7. A.
Drake Sunday afternoon,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hix Summey of
West Hendersonville, visited rela-
,tives here Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Hazeltine
and children of Hendersonville,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. A. F. Can
trell Sunday afternoon.
Neal Drake visited friends at
Pleasant Grove Sunday.
Rev. J. E. Osteen filled his reg
ular appointment at Beulah
church Sunday.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-20
BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON
az RODNEY BUTCHER

or possibly ansWerS-a question:.
Sometimes this spectacular pro-
moter shakes and giggles until he
gets red in the face. He makes
YOU forget the grimness of the
battle between SEC and MIR. Hop
son. az can't answer" he kept
repeating as Dabney kept asking
him about his connections with
UESCO and other companies in
the vast A. G.. & E. maze. And
why? Well, said Mr.. Hopson, he
was attorney for all those COM
panies and their affairs were
sacred matters between lawyer
and client. b
Even Hopson kept grinning as
he revealed his legal representa-
ton of company after company
under his control. But when Hop
son actually did get talking
about how UESCO came into be-
ing-he was uncontrollably VOL
uble.
UESCO had been formed, Hop
son said, to avoid wage cut in
1881 when other employers were
demanding that A. C. & E. do as
they were doing. Ten per cent OF
each employees pay was taken and
invested for him through UESCO
i'm A. G.. & E. securities.
Lawyers from another hearing
came up to shake the great
mans hand. One asked Hopson
to remove his hat so he could "see
his horns" Hopson complied.
"I'm. de-horned,' said Hopson
"I'm just what they call out west
a moody cow!"
The manipulation of hundreds Of
millions reminisced. There wa.
the time in the Chicago office dur.
ing boom days-"one of our sales.
men sold million dollars of Sc.
curitieS over the telephone in ont
day"-When Hopson found tn,
cashiers cage piled and Uttered
with cash, checks and bonds. H,
thought there must be two OF
three millions there. He asked
Only $250,00O.
my respect for a million dol.
lars increased tremendously" sale
Hopson. ...
! Copyright 1898. NEA Service, Inc.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-20

Nathan H. Yelton, director of North Carolina
Old Age Assistance division of the State welfare
department. is very emphatic in his condemnation
of wild-eyed schemes for paying tremendous pen
altes to old people While Calfornians fell for the
Thirty Dollars Every Thursday" program OF one
of the candidates for United States senate Mr. Vel
ton says that he is thankful that only few poll
ticians in this state are trying to 'delude the old
folks Figuring on the California plan Mr. Yelton
says that it would cost North Carolina total of
1884 600 600 annually if it were put into effect
here It's about time for all citizens to quit think
ing about getting something for nothing and be-
gin to paw full price for what they have already
been getting.-stanly News and Press
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-20
WHAT NEXT?

Wf1Al NEh L
When asked where he would
strike next if he were given
Mr.. Hitler is reported to have said,
Nowhere in Europe"
Where, then, outside of Europe
does Acquisitive Adolf intend to
strike? Will he, after all England
has done for him and conceded to
him, sdemand the German colonies
which England got hold of as a
result of the World war?
Or will the American continent
look more enticing to Hitler? And
if, as Mr.. Chamberlain says, Eng
land and Germany are now bud
dies, wouldn't Canada and the
English possessions in the CARR
bean afford Mr.. Hitler dandy
bases for operations against the
American republics?
Well, we turned England down
not long ago when she approached
us to see if she could count on
us in time of trouble. Perhaps
England is in the position of a
girl whose father had turned her
cold shoulder and she thought
she had no place to go except to
the arms of an unlovely man.
On the other hand, England
walked out on us when we APP
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-20

preached her about stopping jap
anese invasion of Manchurla. SO
there we are. Certainly the ma
tons have a long way to go and
much to suffer before they learn
to work together constructively
and unselfishly.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-20

cities whose citizens indifferently
left their public affairs to the
mercy. of politicians.
And isn't that an argument
though, for a citizens council in
every community, to make democ-
racy work? If you would like to
see citizens council organized
in your municipality, write to the
National Municipal League, 800
East 34th Street, New York, N.
Y
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-20

- - - - 9
to records COM
p | e d by the
United S t a t e S
chamber of COM
merce, C t i e s
which have been
t a X conscious
and tax = active,
v h 0 S e political
affairs have been
under the scruti-
ny of a strong
citizens organl-
zation, had tax
rates in 1886 av-
erag' i n G m o 7 e
than 40 per cent
less than those
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-20
HOLLYWOOD DISCOVERED A
VANISHING TRAIT
(Bv BRUCE CATION

That HOLLYWOOD movie company that
went to a small town in Missouri to make
a picture seems to have learned something
Fresh from the land of make-beheVe,
where everybody acts a part otfstage as
we'll as on and where the sorry old rule
that it's every man for himself is followed
right up to the hilt, these movie people
spent a couple of weeks or so in place OF
complete, unworldly innocence.
The population of this little Missouri
town was increased by about one-third
when the movie people landed. Hotel IA
cilities, of course, were completely made
ouate; the Hollywood visitors had to take
rooms in private homes. The few restau-
rants did a business such as their owners
had never dreamed of.
But somehow these back-country Mis-
souriaps didn't see all of this as grand OPP
portunity to gouge the rich folks.
They insisted on looking on the great
mass of newcomers as their guests. The
movie people actually had to argue, and
argue hard, to get their hosts to take
money for their rooms. The restaurant
keepers never thought of boosting their
prices, but went right on selling chicken
dinners for so cents.
When hometown talent was wanted for
use in mob scenes, the townsfolk weren't
especially eager to take money for that,
either. They were glad to help out, of
course-but they didn't see any particular
reason why they ought to be paid for it.
And although people came from miles
around to watch the different scenes being
shot, they stayed put when the directors
asked them to keep quiet when the sound
cameras were turning-and proved inin-
itely easier to handle than half a dozen
casual visitors on a studio set back in Hol-
lywood.
All of which was something of an eye
opener to the movie people, who aren't
used to that kind of a world. And the rest
of us-who aren't any too used to it, either
may mediate on the incident and use it
as a measuring rod to gauge the short
cOmings of our modern society.
For the innocent, unsophisticated friend
illness of that small town is the sort of
thing which once was all but universal in
this country. The books written by foreign
visitors in the last century prove that; so,
too, do the individual memories of a great
many living Americans
But the way of life which was natural to
rural, small-town, orse-and-buggy Amer
lea is not at all natural to the complex, citi-
fed society we have today. The pace has
grown too swift, the competitive struggle
has grown too keen; we rub elbows with
too many people, and are too constantly
obliged to remember that it's every man
for himself nowadays.
We have lost something, in developing
this modern civilization that we're so
proud of-lost something precious and ir-
replaeeable. We may yet conclude that
what we have gained in its place does not
quite make it up to us for the loss.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-20
SEES NO INELATION

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Oct. 20
(UP)-Chester c. Davis, member
of the Federal Reserve board of
governors, said last night that
likelihood of initiation in the i'm
mediate future was improbable,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-20
BIBLE THOUGHT

HAVE YOU TAKEN 1T TO JESUS?
Cast thy burden upon the Lord, and He shall
sustain thee" FPS 55:22)
Have you taken it to Jesus?
IT'S the only place to go
If you want your burdens lifted,
And a solace for your woe;
Oh the blessedness TO nestle,
Like child upon His breast;
Finding ever as He promised
Perfect comfort, peace and rest!
Edith L. HennesSay in "The Life of Faith"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-20

A screechy voiced Austrian
house painter stood the English
and the French governments on
their heads and cracked his whip
around their waving legs until
they came to his terms. There
certainly must have been some
thing in that paint
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-20
STRANGE BEDFELLOWS

The expression that politics
makes strange bedfellows was
never more startlingly illustrated
than in the picture of England's
Prime Minister Chamberlain snug
Cling in with Germany's ruthless
Dictator Hitler! Did you ever
think to see that day?-And what
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-20

Comes news that the Lithuanians, after
II years of martial law, are deciding not
to call their condition state of emergency
any more Oh, they're just trying to be
different.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-20

Politics is like a race horse-a
noble thing but often employed to
evil ends.
And here is something to think
A oao,l;,,Dr
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-20

A young couple who had sailed the
oceans together in sailboat were divorced
the other day. The story in nutshell:
From mess-mates to mis-mates.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-20
LIFE DAY BY DAY
WHAT BRAND PAINT?
By WICKES WAMBOLDT

will come Of that union? Can any
thing genuinely good come of it?
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-20

Remember those lovely old days OH the continent
nous quiet?
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-20
CIRCUS POSTERS: Many front

CIRCUS POSTERS: Many front
store windows have their price
when the circus posters come to
town. and owners don't manage
to get one down before the next
circus press agent pays off with a
few passes. A merchant will sell
out to a circus for a bunch of free
tickets when he would be affront-
ed if some other lines of business
wanted to buy his most precious
space.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-20

HEAVY TRAVEL: MIR. Morley
says there is heavy travel on u. S.
25 from various parts of the coun-
try. Four cars of travellers from
Ohio and one from Minnesota were
among his guests Monday night.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-20
THUMBING ONES WAY: An

THUMBlNG ONE WAL: An
Asheville student with residence at,
Skyland stationed HIMSELF at a
prominent road junction in Bit
more and gave the signal for
ride. As he rode along comfort
ably he was asked Of his activl-
ties, place of residence, etc, and
he volunteered the information
that he had succeeded in thumbing
a ride both ways daily for more
than a year. g.. -.
The courtesies extended didn't
cost the motorists anything and
he had no kindness or favor to Of
fer in exchange. Probably the
free rides meant the difference be-
tween year in business college
and work on the farm at home,
but most likely not?
As he thumbs his way day after
day as fixed habit with nothing
to offer in return, is he acquiring
complex that is good? Is there
danger of his coming to the false
conclusion that the highway of
life" owes him free, comfortable
passage? Is there not a danger
Of robbing himself Of something
more costly than bus fare?
The Washington times., 1938-10-25
FORUM OPENED
BY FIRST LADY

NEW YORK. oct. Is d.N.sJ.
Athletes. educators, college stu
dents and representatives Of other
branches of arts, trades and COM
merce joined with Mrs. Franklin
D. Roosevelt today in opening the
first session of the annual forum
on current problems.
Conducted under the auspices OF
the New York ald-Tribune, the
forum had today as its morning
speakers, Mrs. Roosevelt, whose
remarks were broadcast from Gin.
cinnati; Lady Armstrong, presi.
dent of the Catholic Ladies OF
Charity; Lou Gehrig, first base.
man of the New York Yankees;
Ellen Eva King, freshman at
Sarah Lawrence College; DR.. Rob.
ert M. Hutchins, president of the
University of Chicago. William j.
Bingham, director of athletics at
Harvard University, and others,
The Washington times., 1938-10-25
Jack Doyle Hints
Of New Romance

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. Is G.N.SO
Jack Doyle, the Irish fighter who
got punched on the nose by a
frail lass in New York recently,
today limited he may have a new
heart"
"I'll have a most important
announcement to make, possibly
within the next 48 hours, concern.
ing her." he said as he discussed
his conference with United States
immigration officials here who
think he should be deported.
But I can't say who she is
now. may fly up to Reno to
visit her. Ah-She's a lovely
girl"
The Washington times., 1938-10-25
E.D May enter
PA. CAMP PAICN

u:N.S.) A strong hint that
President Roosevelt will inject
himself in the hotly contested
Pennsylvania campaign was given
today by J. David Stern. after
the Philadelphia and New York
publisher had conferred with the
President.
"The Republican campaign
in Pennsylvania is running true
to FORM" Stern said. 'They
are bringing in at he last min.
ute the cansrd that the Demo
cratic candidates do not have
the support and approval Of
President Roosevelt.
1.-THE President said some time
ago he would not enter into
any general election campaigns
unless he was miSrepreSented.
II have every confidence he
will take means to nail this lie
this Misrepresentation. I
know he stands four square be.
hind the Democratic candidates" "
The Washington times., 1938-10-25
Hitler Inspects
Forts in Sudefen

VIENNA, Oct. Is UN.S).-
Chancellor Hitler arrived in
Vienna today after making a sur
prise visit to the Sudetenland
town of Engerau, near Pressburg,
where he inspected the former
Czech Notifications and barracks
which now are part of the military
wealth of the expanding Nazi
Reich.
He was accompanied on his trip
into Sudetenland by Joseph
Buerckel, Nazi commissioner for
Austria; DIR. Alfred Syss-Inquart,
governor of Austria, and General
List,
The Washington times., 1938-10-25
Girl, Hurt in Leap,
Accuses EsCori

CHICAGO, october 25. - Ar
thur reynolds, IS. from whose
fourth floor apartment Maxine
Holt, a.. leaped Sunday morning,
was booked yesterday on a charge
of assault to commit a criminal
offense. Action was taken after
Maxine, in a few lucid moments
a. the hospital. whispered to her
mother. Mrs. Mary Holt, that she
jumped from q window to escape
Reynolds advances.
The Washington times., 1938-10-25
Hitler Picks
Czech Chief

LONDON, Oct. 25 (I.N.S.)
The London Daily Express re.
ported from Prague today that
it is understood Czech Premier
Gen. Jan Syrovy is prepared
to resign to make way for a
man who can count on Ger.
many's support.
The paper said Czech For.
'eign Minister Frantisek Chval.
kovsky has Chancellor Hitler's
approval and is expected tc
take over the premiership.
The Washington times., 1938-10-25
Four Youths Held
In Assault Murder

LARCHMONT, N. Y, Oct. Is
Q.N.SJ.-Four youths, three of
them identified as midget auto
racing drivers brought here from
TopSf1eld, Mass, were grilled to-
day in connection with the attack.
murder Of 17-year-old Mary Coyle
on October 10.
The trio left their New Rochelle
homes about the time Mary was
murdered en- route to church.
The Washington times., 1938-10-25
.I8 Killed
EM Air Crash

MELBOURNE, Australia. Oct. rs
QNS0.-Fourteen passengers and
four members Of the crew were
killed today when a Douglas air
liner crashed against the side Of
Mount Dandenong, 20 miles from
here.
ROME, Oct. 25.-Six military
aviators were killed here when
two airplaneS collided in the air
near parezZanA.
The Washington times., 1938-10-25
Kings Home
He Air RAID

LONDON. Oct. Is Q.N.S0-De-
fenSes Of Windsor Castle against
an enemy air raid were put to a
realistic test today as the ancient.
historic seat Of British royalty was
subjected to a severe attack" in
an imaginary air raid.
The entire town Of Windsor was
"blacked out'' to assist the opera
ton Of the test. King George vi
and Queen Elizabeth were not in
residence at the time, but a report
of the defense" was forwarded to
the monarch in London.
The Washington times., 1938-10-25
Bequests
Attacked in Couri

NEW YORK, Oct. as ONS).
Trial of a suit to set aside the will
Of Mrs. Lucy Worth James, former
wife of Huntington Wilson, AS
sistant Secretary Of State under
William Jennings Bryan, continued
today with the testimony Of an at
torney that he believed her men
tally incompetent already in the
records.
The will, which disposed of an
estate in excess Of $4,000, 900, is
contested by Mrs. James Uncle,
William Alfred Bowles, Sr, OF
Seattle Wash, who charges undue
influence in its preparation.
The Washington times., 1938-10-25

Attending the meeting to oper.
ate the business of the Nations
Capital, with the problems of some
100000 persons, were Commits
sioner HAGEN, Engineer CommiS-
sioner McCoach and Geoffry Thor.
nett, secretary to the board.
And all that the meeting de-
cided was to have a public hear,
ing-date to be Set-on the ques.
ton Of pedestrian control.
The Washington times., 1938-10-25
2-Man District Board
Meets at HaZen Home

WaShington's Board of Com
MISUNDERSTANDING one member
since the resignation Of Commis-
sioner George E. Allen-held a
meeting today.
The meeting was held at the
home Of Commissioner Melvin C.
Hazen, 1929 Sixteenth st. N. w.,
because the Commissioner has been
confined to his home with a bad
cold since last Saturday,
The Washington times., 1938-10-25

The appointment is ex-
pected to be announced
officially tomorrow.
The Duke of Kent will
succeed Lord Gowrie, who
retires in November, 1889.
Youngest surviving son
Of the late King George V,
the 35-year-old Duke of
Kent is a former naval
man, serving on the West
Indies station.
Resigning from the navy
in 1929 after a serious ILL.,
ness, he was the first men,
Der of the British royal