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haitian, because a band session
usually lasts five or six hours
and you have to be letter-per-
feet for a record.
On one of these mornings as
I was sleeping heavily in mid
town hotel, having played till 3
a. m. the night before, I was
aroused by the phone ringing
and informed by the deSk-clerk
that he had just received a Spe-
cial delivery letter for me. I
told him to send it up.
The letter had been addressed
to the Columbia Broadcasting
System for which we broadcast.
But, considering it important,
the CHS rushed it to my hotel.
Usually they hold my mail and
give it to me in one bunch
every weekend. Incidentally. I
read and try to answer person
ally, every letter I receive.
I tried to shake the SleepineSS
out of my eyes as scanned the
letter anXiouSly. At that time I
was considerably worried about
my father who was sick, and
thought it might be from Penn
sylvania. But the envelope was
postmarked Kennebec, Maine.
LETTER FROM BIFF
It's enclosure read:
Dear Mr.. Dorsey:
II am writing to you because
you are the only person I know
in the world who might help
me. In case you don't remem-
ber me, 1 am the clarinet player
who sat in with your band when
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Dogs Life
Run OUer by 2 Autos
Terrier UnhUrt

All is forgiven between Lee
Barnes of the first block of M st.
N. W., and his toy terrier pet, Rex.
Twice yesterday Barnes watched
Rex dart into the street to almost
certain death.
Twice onrushing autos passed
right over Rex. The first car
failed to stop. The second auto
pulled hastily to the curb.
There was Rex on the sidewalk.
Not q scratch on him.
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u. S. to Purchase
Grapefruit Juice

Senator Connally CD, of Texas,
said yesterday that Secretary of
Agriculture Wallace has author
lied the department to purchase
100000 cases of surplus grapefruit
juice to be distributed to the poor
during the remainder of June.
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CHAPTER III

That was the last I saw OF
Harriet and Biff until six
months or so had passed. The
pressure of work, which be-
came heavier as my band gained
in popularity, made me forget
the troubles of this nice girl
in love with a boy who couldn't
decide between her and his hot
clarinet.
The Hotel Lincoln job proved
to be the turning point in the
uphill fight of my band to gain
recognition. Tin Pan Alley and
the Broadway music world is
like jungle in which hundreds
of bandleaders fight like tigers
for the prize: public popularity.
There isn't room for more than
Is or 20 bands at or near the
top, but every maestro strug-
giles with might and main to
get there.
Five years before, nobody
would have listened twice to the
kind of music my band was
playing, but in 1885 swing was
becoming a craze and I SenSed
that the psychological moment
had come to profit from the
years of struggle during which
the public had refused to listen
to swing or Gas we called it
them gutbucket and barrel
house.
MAKING BAND PERFECT
I resolved to make my band
as perfect as possible. 1 added
Carmen Mastren, one Of the
best of the hot guitaristS, for
rhythm and Single-String work;
and hired Paul WetStein and
Odd Stordhal to make special
arrangements for the orchestra.
We decided to work out a
style of swing that would COM
bine the best features of the
soft and sweet variety Of dance
music, which had been domi-
nant for the last 10 years, with
the stirring elements of this
new thing they called swing
that was beginning to sweep
the country.
Our music was not to be
loud or raucous, but smooth,
simply phrased and relaxed.
Relaxed" is a term used by
hot musicians to indicate that
they're playing with ease and
without tension. It was the
quality I AIMED to achieve in
my band.
And that quality ideal was
further realized through the
voice Of our truly wonderful
warbler, Edythe Wright.
Now that we were on the air
regularly it was necessary to
have a theme song and, on the
suggestion of my wife, I adopted
Getting Sentimental Over
YOU" It was a song whose silky
melody was perfectly adapted to
my own trombone.
MARIE" CLICKS
A few years before, I had
heard a colored band in a small
ballroom in Pittsburgh doing a
torrid number. in which, for one
chorus, the band dropped rs
instruments and sang as a choir.
This stunt struck me as one that
was a natural for a swing band.
We picked Marie" and made
a choral arrangement of it, in
fast swing tempo. Our treatment
of Marie" clicked Immediately,
and I attribute the success of
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out of the unemployment
rolls.
They should take a look at
the French and then wise up.
The French adopted a credit
able imitation of the Roose-
welt New Deal. M. Blum had
the job of being the French
Roosevelt. Blum tried. The
more he tried. the worse the
muddle he made. Finally,
Daladier was called in to un-
scramble Blum's scrambled
aoonon1ic egg,
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My Say

HE Poor Mans Court-what a touching, pa
- thetic and wonderful idea this isl This court
room is very simple. There are no lawyers there,
no bailiffs shouting "Silence," no witness chair,
no jury box and no judges bench. Every man is
allowed to keep his hat on and to smoke if he
fr;a
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continued to shrink.
There have been other topsy-
turvy periods in history. Even
so, this one is especially dis
couraging, because it comes in
a great democracy. One would
SUPPOSE that the lesson Of the
great depression would sink in
Last spring all the signals were
set for a cyclical recession.
We supposed that the planners
could at least soften and mod
crate a depression. Why didn't
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they stop it? Prof. Lewis Haney
don't see how anyone can consider the record
of the past twelve months and still not see the
folly of the New Deal as system of social plan
ming or economic CONTROL
Steel Production DOOn
U7HE production and shipments of steel de-
i clined, and the pig iron output fell sharply.
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World of Finance By LesOi5 Haney

NEW YORK.-Under the heavy weight Of
political experiments in controlling economic
life, business and economic activity in May
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70NH@00NS' Mrs. MCLEAN
There are told here stories of poverty, destitu-
ton and pitiless grasping the part of loan COM
panies, collection agencies and racketeer mer-
chants that cannot be heard in any other court
in the world. Yet, thanks to the kindly spirit and
understanding of this remarkable judge, very few
leave without smile on their faces.
The population of Detroit is not So-caned
wealthy one, and when there is sickness in the
family, or a new baby is expected, they are COM
PEELED to run into debt to cover the expenses, and
debt there is very serious thing. Under the law,
a creditor can attach 10 per cent of single mans
wages and 40 per cent of married mans, and
by repeated garnisheeing creditor can take go
per cent of married mans wages What chance
has any poor devil with these odds again him?
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1'But" J."

THE gents who figured out the wage-h0ur bill
have spent months whooping it up that
when the bill becomes law huge slice will be cut
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Clicked: succeeded.
Jiving: a swing Interpretation
of a tune.
Whacky: hot music.
Sides: phonograph records.
WaxingS: same as sides.
Cat: swing musician,
Hep-cat: a stellar swingster.
Gate: a swing player.
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This great basic industry is running between
25 and 80 per cent of capacity. Blast furnace
activity is down to where it was in early 1885.
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SPECIAL DELIVERY

BernardSville was not very far
from New York. and I usually
commuted and slept in the farm
house.
On days, however, when we
had a date at the recording stu
dio I stayed overnight in Man
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So Easy to Get in Trouble

GENERALLY the debts come for furniture and
u clothing. sold by high pressure statesmen.
Here is an example of how these poor folk get
into trouble so easily. A man has happy little
home, with wife and two children, salary $120
month Everything is fine as long as there is
work. Then one day one of these wretched high
pressure statesmen comes along He talks the little
wife into buying an electric refrigerator. She,
without realizing what she is doing, signs paper
agreeing to- pay 81 down and 81 month. Moth
ing is said to her about interest, about collection
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economic ess' B0ake Carter
One of the first steps along this path has been
low modifying the French forty-hour work
week.
The French union leaders sounded off with
the same claims that have echoed ad nauSeam
in support of the wage-hour bill. The French
organizers shouted their forty-hour-week system
would give the workers more free time and would
force employers to hire more men.
Fine-On Paper
TT was, and always will be, fine argument on
J. paper. In practice the French were dismayed to
find their pet scheme worked in reverse Instead
of creating employment, it tossed more men
out of their jobs. Part-time employment
spread to nearly onefourth Of the workers.
Messrs. Roosevelt, Corcoran. Cohen Lewis,
Green. ct al, please note. The French law might
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Says Boake Carter

even help the NLRB if its august commissioners
would condescend to read such trivia.
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memory or a hard heart. But a
bandleader who gets into the
money has got to be on the job
"a hours a day.
He not only has to spend two
or three hours a day rehearsing
the latest songs Gin addition to
the seven hours a night on the
bandStand), but he has to meet
music publishers, newspaper
men, Broadway columniStS, radio
advertising executives and agents
from booking offices,
And he has to be nice to every
body, too. He has to eat at
Lindy's, Dawes Blue Room, Reu-
ben's and Jack Dempsey's.
I had never been the type of
cat who went for night life in a
big way, and it was not an easy
task for me to play the part of
Broadway big-Shot.
In fact, I tried my best to be
the opposite. AS soon as I made
enough money, I bought a 30
acre farm at Bernardsville, New
Jersey, and built a large, ramb-
ling house, in which I installed
my wife and two children, Patsy
and Skipper. I bought cows,
chickens, ducks and lived the
life of a farmer as much as pos
Sible.
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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-15
RAID DEFENSES
SIGHT BOMBERS in
NIGHT MANEUVERS

FORT BRAGG, Oct. 15-(UPl.
Three Douglas bombers flying at
an altitude of $4,000 feet-oyer
four miles-were picked up in the
beams of the army's 60-inch, q
100000 candlepower searchlignts
last night as night air raid de-
lenses. were tested further. in war
maneuvers. \ y :. -. :.
The lights, first were tested at
10000, $4,000 and 10000 feet
and each time the, ground crews
had no difficulty in sporting the
huge craft. Pursuit planes nov,
ering above the bombers at
heights ranging to $4,000 feet
Theoretically were successful IN
bringing down the bombers. p,
The bombers stationed at South
ern Pines, N. c., for the maneuv-
ers, were traced by the warning
net as they approached the fort,
40 miles away, and the search
light corps was prepared for them.
Automatic direction and height.
finders gave them the bombers
exact location.
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District Club
Women To Meet
Soon In Ashevine

, Hendersonville club women are
looking forward to the district
meeting of North Cardinals fed
Grated club women to be held in
Asheville Wednesday, Oct. 10 at
the Central Methodist church.
The Travellers club will be hos
tess for this event. Mrs. Fain
Witt is president of the club.
Outstanding state officials will
be present, it was stated today,
including state president, Mrs. H.
G. Etheridge, of Lumberton, and
second vice president, Mrs. J. M.
Britt.
A number of Hendersonville
club women are expected to be in
attendance, and several will take
part in the program.
Mrs. John S. Forrest, district
president, will preside. Mrs. J. E..
Shipman is district secretary. Rep
resentatives from 20 clubs in the
district will take part.
Those wishing to make reserva-
tons for the luncheon or for
transportation are asked to COM
municate with Mrs. Albert Drake,
at phone 671-J.
The meeting will convene at 10
a. m.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-15
1899 CHEVROLETS
SEEN IN CHARL0TTE;
TO BE HERE SOON

George C. PEBBLES, Ohio Blythe
Jimmie Mitchell and Zeb Hoots,
back from the preview of the 1888
Chevrolets in Charlotte. are en-
thusiastic' over the new models,
wherein they noted marked I'M
provements in beauty and style as
we'll as important mechanical I'M
proyements over previous models
The gathering of approximately
1900 dealers and statesmen was
said to be the largest in the his
tory of such groups in this dis
trict.
Mr.. PEBBLES says the showing OF
the new models here will be on
next Saturday. Officials. and deal
ers, he said, are expecting a much
larger distribution of new cars TINS
year than last, hope that the
Automotive News holds out to the
automobile industry.
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international obligations underly-
ing the Palestine mandate. They
derived impetus from the knowl-
edge that our own government
had a share in the formulation Of
the terms of the mandate. con-
scented to its augmentation and
is to be consulted on any altera-
ton in the terms of the charter
governing the administration of
the Holy Land"
While Archbishop Stritch made
no appeal to the state department,
he deplored treatment of Catho-
lies under the Anschluss in almost
the same language employed by
the Jewish leaders.
"People are not everywhere for
biden to attend their church serv-
ices" he reported, "but it is made
practically impossible for them by
the fact that they have to attend
meetings of the party which coin
eide with church activities.
"In other instances, Catholics
are directly accused of being too
pious and thousands Of civil en-
ployes have lost their positions on
the basis that they could not be
good national socialists since they
were too pious. .. Employees have
lost their positions. laborers have
been dismissed and Catholic stu
dents excluded from colleges and
universities" r..
The prelate said that the COM
mittee had succeeded in re-locat-
ing many German priests who
were forced to leave the country
because of persistent persecution
by Nazi authorities. o..
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PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS
Miss Julia Atkin will return to

Miss Julia Atkin will return to
the city Sunday evening after a
visit in st. Petersburg, Fla. She
accompanied her mother, Mrs.
Henry Atkin to the Florida city
where Mrs. Atkin remains a guest
Of her sister, Mrs. H. A. MacKen-
zie and expects to return home
later this month. ,-.,:...
: DIR. and Mrs. J. S. Brown have
as their weekend guests Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Compbelf, of Row
land; Mrs. George Brown, of Mt:
Ulia, and Mr.. Steve Brown, of
Maxton, who were here especially
for the Cannon Brown nuptials.
Mrs. Harry Williams, of Easley,
S. c., and Mrs. Leroy Jervey, of
Greenville, s.. c., are the weekend
quests of Mrs. G. C. Richardson.
Mr.. and, Mrs. Fulton Garren, of
Newark, N; j., are visiting the for
filers father, Mr.. John Garren, on
the Brevard highway. :
Mrs. E. L. Bostiek left yester-
day for Garnet, S. c., en- route to
Savannah, Ga, where she went
unexpectedly in response to a mes
sage saying. that her sister, Mrs.
Stubs, is not at all well. r.
Nh. and Mrs. John Peden and
CHILDREN, Cameron and Jeanette,
have moved to the Baker apart
ments. ''''.- r..
Elizabeth Jervey, young daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Jervey,
of Gfeenville, S. c., is the week
end guest of her grandmother,
Mrs. Dora T. Sossamon.
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BALLET IS WELL
RECEIVED HERE
Asheville Dancers Given
Cordial Reception in
Varied Program

An audience which was cordial
ly responsive viewed the first out
of town performance of the Ashe'
vile Civic Ballet on Friday night
at the high school auditorium anc
their appearance here, under the
auspices of the Livingston Schoo!
of the Dance, proved unique and
enjoyable for its artistic achieve.
ment and pioneering.
At the outset, the nature of the
performance to be witnessed was
explained. The kind of dancing
that :, is offered in the old classic
ballet, the innovation brought
about by the famous Isadora Dun
can and the modern and somber
development of the dance by Ger.
man specialists was explained, and
the classic and modern were de-
scribed as holding much that can
be merged to their mutual i'm
provement. The classic dancing is
artificial and based on rigidly adj
hered to geometrical figures and
gestures, while the modern dance
is an adaptation of the common
est bodily movements and ges-
lures in every day life.
The Asheville Civic Ballet is an
outgrowth of. the first group that
danced for the Rhododendron fes-
tival there five years ago. 1t is
now sponsored by the Asheville
Chamber of Commerce and is di-
rected by Virginia Earle.
Members of, the civic ballet APP
pearing, together with Miss Earle
included: Misses Mary Solari,
Mary Leake, Frances Ebbs, Alice
Weaver, Rose Marie Baumann,
Alice Booze, and Edna Gibbs.
The work of the ballet, accom-
panied by Miss Christine Wells,
at the piano, was colorful and pic
turesque.
Ranging from strictly classical
dance, there were folk dances, a
Tarantelle by Misses Leake and
Ebbs, which had a touch of hui
mour, while the choreographlc, IN
depreciation of two Negro rhythms
was striking and effective. -.
Among the most Impressive
dances was that in which the Sun
ken Cathedral, dramatically inter-
preting Debussy's musical compo..
sition of that name was rendered
by Misses ILeake, Ebbs, Solarl,
Earle, and led by Miss Weaver.
To Miss Solari fell the presen,
tation of a satire on the 1912
mode of dancing and this was I'M
mensely enjoyed by the audience,
creating much amusement.
Miss Earle herself beautifully
rendered a dance to Schuberts
Ave Maria, a dramatic combina-
tion of pose. gesture and panto-
mime. 49,,
The concluding event of IL diff.
ferent selections, a Peasant Dance
suite was colorfully and rythmical-
ly pleasing. e.,
A good sized audience witnessed
the performance.
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SILVER TEA
LOVELY AFFAIR

The silver tea gwen YESTERDAY
afternoon by the Woman's Mis-
sionary society of the First NJ r;
church IN the parlors there proved
to. be a delightful affair to about
fifty who called. This was in cele.
bration of the .60th anniversary OF
the founding of the society. Fall
flowers added an effective note.
Greeting the guests at one door
was the president of the society,
Mrs. L. P. Sims, and Mrs. 5. M.
Garren. while at the other were
Mesdames A. R. johnson and J: II.
Ellison. Serving cookies and Rus
sian tea were Mesdames Albert
Dixon. J. D. Waddell, w. M. Brock
and Miss Stella Dixon.
Misses Kate Dotson and Vera
Whisnant rendered beautiful music
throughout the calling hours.
1905 80. Miss Bessie Jordan and
Mrs. Sherwood Hodson mingled
with the guests as they were leaV-
ing at the close of this attractive
affair.
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"THOROUGHBREDS
DON'T cry" STATE
MONDAY-TUESDAY

Thrills Of the racetrack from
the background tor the dramatic
story Of childhood friendships and
loyalties in "Thoroughbreds Don't
Cry" playing at the State theatre
Monday and Tuesday. This pic
ture, full of heartachcs climaXed
with laughs, presents movie-goers
with an intimate glimpse into the
hearts of youngsters the machi-
nations of race track crooks and
the intrigue of the betting ring.
The picture presents an all-star
cast, headed by Ronald Sinclair,
the latest Hollywood juvenile
find" Ronald is all English sub
ject, a native Of New Zealand.
who starred on the stage there
for a great while. before ..feceiv-
ing the call from Hollywood. This
is his first major role. - 80
"Ronnie" is supported by such
notables as Mickey Rooney, Judy
Garland, Sophie Tucker and c.
Aubrey Smith. ."'f -
The picture presents one of the
best developed plots seen in recent
pictures; c. Aubrey Smith, play
ing the part Of a British Sports
man, brings his horse, 1.-The
Pookah" to America for a 10th at
tempt to win the American Derby.
He brings his young grandson,
played by Ronald Sinclair with
him.
C. Aubrey Smith wants the
famous jockey, Jimmie Donno.
van," played by Mickey. Rooney,
to ride his entry in the Derby.
Mickey is rather swell-head.. but
after much persuasion. agrees to
ride ""The Pookah," and becomes
stcadfast friends with the British
crs. His father and a group Of
race-track crooks then enter. the
picture in an attempt to get him
to throw the. race. An interest
ing series of events follows. with
some of the most thrilling racing
scenes ever filmed.
Miss Garland plays her usual
stellar role, giving beautiful
rendition of the new song. Gotta
Pair of New Shoes" Miss Tucker
plays her first character role. TAX
ing no part in the songs. All in
all, "Thoroughbrcds Don't Cry" is
picture the whole family should
see
Famous cavalry regiments in
Scotland are to give up their
b,rcoc fnr ontnnnOhiIpS
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FIRST FALL D. A. r.
MEETING ..

The initial fall meeting of the
Joseph Mcdowell chapter, Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution,
was held yesterday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. w. NJ. Sherard
with her daughter, Mrs. W. F.
Bracket, and the regent, Mrs, R.
P Freeze, as Joint hostesses. Mrs.
Harry Ewbank led the Lords
PRAYER and the Pledge of Allie
glance to the Flag and Americans
Creed were led by Mrs. E, A.
Smvth, III. :: - :,
Mrs. Freeze extended a cordial
welcome to. the. visiting members,
Miss Alice Walker, of Winnsboro.
S. C.; Mrs. Gone, of Miami Fla,
and Mrs: George Carter, of Rich
nond Hill. l.. L She also wei
coined the newest and youngest
member of the chapter, Miss Mary
Ewbank, who recently served as
page at the district meeting in
Asheville.
Mrs. Charles r. Whitaker, as
chairman, read a splendid report
of the recent successful Hender-
son County Centennial celebration
| sponsored bv the chapter. Mrs.
Freeze thanked her heartily for
her efficient services, and stated
/ that a letter had been received
from a chapter in distant state
| asking for description and pic
ture of the chapters float Mrs
Frank A. Ewbank was committee
chairman) in order that it might
be copied. Mrs. o. A. Never stat
ed that the state regent, Mrs. Eu.
gene Davis. of Raleigh. motored
from Norfolk, Va, to attend the
celebration but stated that it was
well worth the trip. Mrs. Whita'
ker asked that Mrs. E. A. Smyth
III. receive special thanks for sc
successfully acting as chairman OF
the ball.
Mrs. Never stated that a fina
check to the chapter for $11.0(
! had been received from the closed