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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-25
BEHIND THE SCENES
I'M WASHINGTON
by RODNEY BUTCHER

machinery has been kept intac
all along so that such a resump
ton might be effected prompt,
if and when deemed necessary
The same thing is true of thu
PWA machinery, which the ad.
ministration "spenders" believ.
will be used again before long.
Proposals for S8,C00,O00,0Ot
dollar highways and other "self.
iquidating" programs are wortf
watching.
TN the absence of claims from
L other contestants it would ap.
pear that the Hon. Dennis Chavez
senator from New Mexico, quail.
fes as Public Nepotist No. /.
You never can tell, of course
since there's no possible way oil
ever uncoyering all the assorted
sisters, cousins, aunts, and in-laws
that a politician can attach to the
public payroll. -.
But not long ago a newspape.
in New Mexico printed, a political
advertisement which purported tc
show that on city, county, state
WPA and federal payrolls were
Senator Chavez himself and
Seven brothers in law, three
sisters, three nieces, three neph-,
ews, one brother, one sister-in-law
and one son. Total salaries: S66..
$40. Investigators had been un-
able to check up, they admitted
on cousins and in-laws once re-
moved.
In the Kansas City election
fraud inquiry investigators dis
couered q couple of precinct
election officials Uho had part-
ed to go fishing election day.
So the officials merely made
up the returns the night before
2 and turned them in.
copyright, 1888. NEA Service, Inc!
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-25
VTASHINGTON.-R evelt

WTASHINGTON.-Ro sevelt,
" with more curiosity than con-
fidence, is now sitting back to see
whether business gets the cue
which he attempted to give it
when he beat the drums and as
serted that the price level should
advance.
He is just as thoroughly aware
as anyone else that if business
conditions do not improve with
IN the next two or three months
the administration will be COM
pelled-or impelled-to promote
large new spending program in
order to stimulate consumer pur-
CHASING power and achieve the
same ends which are now being
sought by minor announcements
and such vocal inducements as
ms own recent assurances as to
what ought to happen next. .
Official but highly confidential
figures are showing that since Au-
gust the number of persons I'm
employed had increased by about
5,5oO,0OO persons on Feb. !. There
is ample assurance that this num-
Der viii have been increased by
10000 to 100000 by the end of
February.
This means a relatively terrific
drain on the national purchas-
ing power and in the. face of it not
many officials see how anyone can
expect an Improvement in the de-
mand for or the price level of
farm products and manufactured
consumer goods.
It is a situation calculated to
absorb $250,ooO,OOO of new PWA
money without a ripple, to thwart
aims of the new housing act and
70, discourage resort by industry
% the. newly available RFC loan
money. -
Resumption of RFc loans calls
attention to the fact that Inc RFC
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-25
PREPARE FOR BUILDING

The outlook at present is that there IS
going to be revived activity IN the bulldlng
trades in Hendersonville and the surround
ing country during the Spring and Summer.
This is a promise of great encouragement
to contractors and workmen, to dealers IN
building materials, to real estate traders,
and to all who see and understand the
territory.
This newspaper has previously pointed
out the need and demand for some new
building in this territory and the clearly
evident need for modernization and i'm
provement of much residence and business
property. We are informed that the de-
mand for modern residences of medium
size, both for ownership and renting, can
not now be met. The houses are not to be
found in Hendersonville. The Times-News
has this information on the most reliable
authority. Equally reliable information
applies to suggestions for construction in
other lines.
The Times-News is not promoting a
building boom or seeking to start boom
of any kind. We are merely directing at
tention to the patent needs of the town and
section, with the sincere hope that all OPP
portunities to repair and build in a con-
sentative way will be accepted by our peo-
pie during the year. The time is oppor-
tune. First class investments can be made.
At the same time business and work for
the unemployed can be developed by this
greatly needed building movement if it is
promoted on scale of sufficient magni-
tude to meet the actual needs of Hender-
sonville and the surrounding territory.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-25
PALESTINE MOSLEMS
PILGRIMAGE RECORD

JERUSALEM, Feb. Is. ItUP).
More than, 700 Moslems,t4 record
number, have left Palestine for
Mecca on the Holy Pilgrimage.
Pamphlets have been distribut-
ed among Moslems requesting
those making the pilgrimage to
remember their "matryr breth-
rem" killed in the Holy Land in
the struggle for national and re-
ligious causes.
Prayers viii THUS be offered up
for Arabs killed in fights with po-
lice and British troops, or exc
cuted by judgment of military
courts.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-25
FIFTEEN THOUSAND JOBS

Approximately fifteen thousand will get new
Jobs with the government as result of the passage
of the Farm Relief Act. That is the number esti-
mated to be necessary to administer the new law
including 5000 employees of the Agricultural Ad-
iustment Bureau and the members of something
like 1880 state and county committees. That is
fine for the persons securing these Jobs, but as we
can't get something for nothing, how about the
fellows who must pay their salaries? -Kernersville
News. 4 ( -, IT nsd ~
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-25
SHORTSIGHTED

SHOK SlGH ED
A sad commentary on the prin-
ciples Of the majority of Ameri-
can voters was expressed in a re-
cent warning uttered by a former
governor Of North Carolina to
the president of the United
States:
Gan unidealistic as it may seem,
you and / know that American
politics and even American states
men have trained the voter to re-
gard major prosperity and the
pocketbook as the true test OF
political security. In one form OF
another, an appeal to the pocket.
book has carried every national
election in this country since and
before you were born. 1t will car
ry the election in 1870"
In his unreasoning demand for
the dollar, the voter makes his
last state worse than his first,
GIVE me mine," he says in effect,
"and l don't care what happens
to the country"
Truly the love Of money is the
root Of all evil.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-25
PEACHES COMMERCIALLY:

PEACHES COMMERCIALLY:
The peach isn't looked upon as
promising money-maker for
Henderson county or other noun
tain territory. DR.. ]. S. Brown
interplanted his apple orchard at
Zirconia with peaches and had a
few good harvests, selling an
$500 crop one year.
Peaches, like other things, have
changed their growing habits.
Henry Pace said his father gath
cred peaches for at least Is years
from one tree near Saluda.
Tom Pace tells of an acquain-
lance who used to build a rock
pile around his peach trees, leav-
ing an open space an inch around
the body across which spiders
spun webs and caught moths and
other insects, thereby penetrating
borers, which are now killed by
cutting them out, probing with
wire or asphyxiated with paradi-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES kill a
varmint as well as choke this relic
of typewriter.
l think every farmer should
keep bearing peach trees for
home use. They are worth the
cost, time and space. Good ones
are often grown from seed, but
you don't know what kind will be
produced from seed from a bud
ded tree, such as comes from the
nurseries. Start with the May
flower and you can have peaches
under favorable conditions from
early summer until frost.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-25
OBJECT LESSONS

OBJECT LESSONS
The best way to discourage
acknowledgements persons from
committing crimes while they are
being educated away from crime,
is to prove to them that they
can't get away with it. Hence it
is of vital Importance that the
criminal invariably be captured
and punished, no matter what the
cost in time and effort.
And the same reasoning holds
good as to crookedness in public
affairs. Few Of our public. men
are rascals at heart, but they
have been encouraged to believe
they can get away with rascaity
in public matters.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-25
WHAT'S THE
DIFFERENCE?

"Judkins," said
the Judge, "yOu
are charged with
d L i v in G while
drunk. +" l'
eff it please
Y o u r Honor, "
cut in Judkins's
o+tn,,. au N,,ov
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-25
WRITES 99TH NOVEL

NAPA, Cal. (UP).-Charles H.
Snow, blind writer of western fic.
ton, is now writing his goth novel
and has already planned his Tooth.
England that one publishing firm
there has contracted for all he
can produce.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-25
NO TAX REBATE

MACON, Ga, Feb. p. lip,
y. S. District Judge B.s .v,.
Deayer today ruled that i b.;
T. Bobby JON. retired y" !
champion, caunoy rccoy., !!
339.37 income take, paj5 n = =
and 1888. e." !
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-25
WITHOUT DOCTORS: L. T,

Dermid, farmer merchant-politl-
clan, says he has not had a doc
tor to minister to him since he
was a little boy and that he
hasn't taken more than 81 worth
of medicine in this period Of
about half a century. He has, not
used the services of a dentist for
about 80 years, lifting from his
mouth metallic plate to demon
strate its wear for about third
of a century.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-25

Sales of teakwood by ,ba
therland Indian Forestry ADM.
tration increased over Soo '', ,
cent in the last wear.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-25
LOOKING AT LIFE
By WICKES WAMBOLDT

The citizens sin against the
man in public life when they lead
him into temptation by making it
easy and safe for him to go
wrong.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-25
DOLLAR FORECAST: Gust

DOLLAR FORECAST: Just
hin a dollar to this letter and
we will send you CD fore
cast for spring of 1888. Thanks,
but Joe Hollingsworth, student OF
weather signs, has already given
US this prediction free, there be-
ing a cold snap due in February,
which we may be in the midst OF
lust now. Joe Higgins, weather
commentator of East Side, also
furnishes his comments for less
than a'dollar.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-25

When foolish modesty blocks reform, al
ways blame men. Woman's modesty is nat,
iIEaS so it doesn't Interfere with sanity. :
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-25
SHOWING THEM HOW

But aren't the Omen making
a certain type of local police look
dumb and discreditable?
If the Federal Bureau of Inves-
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-25

client is not charged with driving
while drunk, but with driving
while intoxicated. They rubbed
out the word drunk" in the COM
plant and wrote down "intoxi-
Gated"
These distinctions without diff
ferences are soothing to some
people.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-25

Good manners aren't always tactful. If
nobody dares to ask her age, it means that
/. everybody thinks she's close to forty.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-25

Z I = d Z I U II UIU
nothing m or e
than establish a
fine standard of
police service, it
would be worth
the money.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-25

A decline in federal revenues
has, forced Mexico + to curtail
sharply its government projects.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-25
BIBLE THOUGHT

AL SCRIPTURE
!. given by Inspiration of God" u Inn. o'4oJ
The Word of God is
Wonderful in its Inspiration
Wonderfulin its Translation
Wonderful in its Uni6eaton
Wonderful in it's Salvation
Wonderful in its Saneti6eation
Wonderful in its Contamination
Behold the Seven Wonders of the World ano
the greatest wonder of the world-The Bible; The
Word Of codl-From The Wonderful Word
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-25
TOWN CHARACTERISTIC:

VIM. Gregg, hardware merchant,
says Hendersonville is a great
place for wanting to "trade it
out" exchanging labor OF some
thing else for merchandise.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-25

REPORTS of the u. S Forest Service FOR the year 1870
t about "a ner cent Of the acreage BY forest @
was unprotected land Approximately l87224GO acres &"
ally owned land is under protection OF organized me c
TENS but millions vi private and Sa'e-o""'" "
not.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-25
BIRD HOUSE FOR WRENT'

MINNEAPOLIS. (UP).-A bird
house in Prospect park here bears
a sign reading "For Wrent."
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-02-25

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1fshe is as
famous Is
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Milford chronicle., 1938-05-20
Working Together

Commenting, upon agricultural
marketing cooperatives. The Sunkist
Courier of California observes that
"the success of a cooperative de-
pends upon the men who are in it.
A cooperative organization re-
Ouires a closer working together
than is customary in most CONNER
cial organizations. The entire theory
of cooperative activity is that better
returns are made possible by this
close coordination of interest"
A successful farm marketing CO.
operative must have officers and
managers trained IN business pro-
cedure. and welded to sound busi-
ness principles. II must have mem-
bers who give the organization 10y
al. continued support, and who real
~ make themselves a working part
of the business. The Outstandingly
successfully agricultural cO-ops Of
this country have such officers and
members. When farm cooperatives
have failed, a common reason has
been inexperienced management, and
slothful and disinterested members.
A related cause of failure has been a
branching out by such co-Ops into
alien fields not connected with the
of farm products.
Milford chronicle., 1938-05-20
WHY RETAIL STORES FAIL

! Competition. from chains or Other
stores. is an insignificant factor in
/ the failure of Independent merchants
That statement goes against pOpu-
lar conceptiOn-but it is butteressed
by impressive statistics.
According to Dr. Julius Klien. the
wcll-known economist. 33 per cent
of such failures are due to lack of
capital. 30 per cent to lack of ex-
perience. "a per cent TO miscellane-
ous cause. and only 3 per cent TO
competition.
DT. Paul ii. NystrOm, another not
ed authority on merchandising. esti-
mates that IS per cent of all busi-
ness mortality may be attributed TO
incompetence, inexperience, and lack
of capital.
The United States Chamber of Com
merce attributes 37.2 per cent of
failures TO lack of capital. 31.4 per
cent TO incompetence. 40 per cent TO
inexperience. and but 80 per cent
to competition, with extravaganza.
unwise credits. natural disasters, etc.
accounting for the balance.
The Federal Trade Commission re-
Gently investigated the underlying
causes for the failures of 167 stores
in 30 communities. and found that it
had been the result of competition
in only cases.
II cannot be a coincidence that
these four independent surveys reach
almost identical conclusions. The
financed. thrifty, eff
cient and experienced merchant need
have little fear of competition, or Of
failure from any other cause.
Milford chronicle., 1938-05-20
CEDAR HELD SPRING
CEREMONIAL WE'D,
continued from Prs. Pssel

The entertainment furnished b!
the Milford High School Band will
) its suberb Ensemble" under the di
rectiOn Of Prof. William Z. Millel
was very fine.
Prof. Miller. when introduced. re-
ceived tremendous applause. He is
big favOrite with the Milford Cedars
This program. which included a pi-
ano solo by Marie Lord, soprano solo
by jeanette Belts. trumpet solo by
Joseph Wright, soprano solo by
Charlotte Ryder, trumpet solo by
Harry Mulholland. duet by Charles
and Irwin, the Tease family ensem-
BILE. and an accordion solo by Irene
Daniels. was received with thunder
Gus applause.
The Tease family received a great
ovation which attested to their pop
ularity. Mr.. and Mrs. Tease were in
troduced separately as the father
and mother of the family. What a Dig
hand they got.
Lieutenant Governor CoOch, the
speaker OF the evening, did not ar
rive due to the inclement weather.
His place was ably filled by Senator
Louis A. Drexler, who made a fine
address on matters pertaining to the
welfare OF the forest that seemed TO
sink right into the spot intended.
He. too. Is an active member of -Ev-
ergreen Forest, who has the ability
to say the right thing at the right
time.
The attendance was the best this
year and the members seemed TO
realize the significance of the clos
ing night and many were out.
The entire assembly arose for
silent prayer in honor Of late Presl-
dent Warren G. Harding as Senator
Drexler completed his address.
A number of the rangers and Sen
ior Deputy Howard Bramhall VIII
represent the Forest this week at
the Supreme Forest Convention in
Newark, N. J.
There were many guests present
from near by forests. George 5.
Grier, Grand Tall Cedar, extended
an invitation from Senator Grihen-
burg to Evergreen Forest members
and their. wives to be his guests at
his home, near Wilmington, TINS
summer. The date to be set by Ever
green Forest. This affair Will be
largely attended A special feature
of the ceremonial was the new Gym
bal player in the band, former State
Treasurer Warren r. Moore. who
made his debut with the band. What
q hand he received when asked TO
stand.
This meeting will long be remem-
bered for the fine spirit of fellow
ship that prevailed and assured ev-
eryone a good time.
Excellent refreshments served by
Fred Mulholland. steward, finished
the evening.
The next meeting will be held the
second Wednesday in October.
Evergreen Forest has brought to
a close a very successful half year.
Milford chronicle., 1938-05-20
Aid For King Cotton

Last years cotton crop was the
biggest ever harvested-18,75 100000
bales. BY the time the 1888 crop is
i'm the bale a surplus equal to two
years normal consumption will be
weighing down the market-unless
something extraordinarily effective
is done to aid King Cotton.
Cotton is grown widely in only lS
states-but its ups and downs are
reflected in the standard of living
Of all America. Shoes from Massa-
chusetts; oranges from California;
automobiles from Michigan; -four
from MinnesOta-the money derived
from cotton by the growers in that
great Southern area where IT Is the
principal crop. buys a large part OF
the total production OF these and all
other commodities. Thus, the cotton
emergency is of Importance to all
America-her trade, her commerce.
her industry. And all America is in
terested i'm plans to effectively aid
the cotton growers.
Following a series of conferences,
a thoroughgoing plan to help move
the cotton surplus has been sched-
uled for the week beginning May 30.
Groundwork will be done in the
meantime to stimulate the sale OF
cotton goods and other allied pro-
ducts. Participants i'm the drive are
the nations chain stores-the varie-
~ systems, the food systems, the
five and tens" the drug systems,
and the shoe systems. Practically
every important chain in the coun-
try has pledged its cooperation. One
of the groups involved has alone H.
500 outlets, and last year sold al
most $75O,OOO,OOO worth of cotton
products.
Promotional effort of all kinds will
be given to making the drive a sue
cess. Advertising, window and inner
store displays, recommendations by
clerks, handbills-every possible
medium will be used to move cotton
i'm great quantities. Nothing will be
left undone that might help relieve
the present critical situation.
Time will tell just how effective
this campaign will be-Dut It is
very safe prediction, based on the
past precedent of chain store pro-
motional campaigns in behalf of
other products. that an unpreced-
ented amount of cotton will be sold.
and that the cotton growers will be
saved losses that might prove ruin
GUS to many.
Milford chronicle., 1938-05-20
MILFORD'S new
WATER TANK IS
TAKING SHAPE
CONTINUED from First Passl

When completed the higher stor-
age will give increased head on the
local water supply, materially in
creasing the pressure at all times In
the city. The tank will also provide
a large amount of water available In
case of fire and Increased pressure
on the fire streams.
The tank and the balance Of the
construction work being performed
under this Public Works Adminis-
tratlon project is in accordance with
the design of William A. Goff, con-
sulting engineer for the City of Mill
ford and is under the supervision Of
NJ. Joseph TruscOtt as resident engi-
nper
Milford chronicle., 1938-05-20
MILFORD M. P. CHURCH
ELECTS NEW OFFICERS
tconiinued from t1rst Page

delegate to attend the session of the
Maryland Conference which meets in
Western Maryland College on June 8
and n. B. Downing was chosen al
ternate. The delegate was unani-
mOusly instructed TO insist upon the
return of the present pastor for an
other year.
A resolution was passed to in
struct she quarterly conference to
instruct the trustees TO proceed TO
paint the church inside and to make
such other improvements as are
needed as soon as the financial con-
dition will justify. With about $500
on hand for that purpose and more
in sight, it is hoped to begin the
work very early in the new confer
ence year.
Milford chronicle., 1938-05-20
WHAT GIANTS DID THE PAST WEEK
SUNDAYS GAME
MILFORD-4
EASThN-a

After a two-day lay off due to frig-
i'd weather. the Milford Giants re-
sumed play on Sunday afternoon by
punching out a 4 to win over the
Easton Browns in ten innings.
The Giants winning run came
when Conrad drove long fly to left
field with the bases loaded, scoring
Dugan.
Baron. EastOn pitcher, knocked
homer in the fourth.
The box score:
Milford chronicle., 1938-05-20
STANDING OF THE CLUBS
Including Wednesdays Games
Where They Play Next Week

FRIDAY, MAY 20
Cambridge at MILFORD.
Dover at Salisbury.
fredericksburg at EastOn.
Ccntreville at POcOmokc.
d
SATURDAY, MAY 2t-
Fredericksburg at MILFORD.
Ccntrevillc at Salisbury.
Cambridge at EaSton.
Dover at POcOmoke.
SUNDAY, MAY 22-
MILFORD at fredericksburg.
POcOmoke at Dover. ,..
EaSton at Cambridge.
Salisbury at Centreville.
d
TUESDAY. MAY "a
MILFORD at POcOmoke.
fredericksburg at Dover.
Salisbury at Easton.
Cambridge at CentreNille.
WEDNESDAY, MAY rs
Pocomoke at MILFORD.
EastOn at Salisbury.
Dover at fredericksburg.
Ceutreville at Cambridge.
-
THURSDAY. MAY 2e-
Centrevillc at MILFORD.
1.-TWO GameSl
Cambridge at Salisbury.
Dover at Easton.
fredericksburg at PoconlOkc'