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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-18
new JUNIOR WELFARE CLUB
OFFICIALS ARE INSTALLED
Activities Reported Soup Kitchen and Material Aid to
Patton Memorial Hospital Included

A. S. Browning, Jr., and Mrs. ].
w. Duff, treasurer, succeeding
Miss Sara Hudgins. In addition.
Mrs. E. A. Smyth, 3rd, was in
stalled as parliamentarian, a new
office in the club.
The report of Miss Hudgins
treasurer, revealed that the club
in the last year spent $304.25 in
operating the soup kitchen in the
city schools and gave $40 month
to Patton Memorial hospital for
the purchase of needed furnish:
ings and supplies. These included
Catch bed and mattress, mira
red lamp, indirect ceiling light
for operating room, two Slumber
King mattresses, wall clock for
delivery room, blood pressure ap:
paratus, B. D. stethoscope and
special instruments for the oper-
ating room.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-18
ROOSEVELT NOT SEEKING TO
APPROPRIATENESS, HE SAYS,
BUTFOES BELIEVE OTHERWISE
Recent White House Moves
Convince Anti.New Deal
ers They Are Tagged
for Reprisals

WASHINGTON, May Is. (UP)
President Roosevelt yesterday
said emphatically that he is not
seeking to influence primary cleo
ton contests despite a series Of
recent White House maneuvers
which have convinced some anti
New Deal Democrats that they
have been tagged for administra-
ton reprisals.
These maneuvers included the
announcement on the White
House steps Monday by Olin D.
Johnston, young liberal governor
of South Carolina and avowed
100 per cent New Dealer, that he
would oppose the veteran Senator
Ellison o. wCotton Ed") Smith
in the states primary on August
80.
Shortly afterward, Governor E.
D. Rivers, of Georgia, a presiden-
tial favorite, lunched at the White
House. This meeting revived re-
ports that the president would
like Rivers to oppose Senator Wal
ter George, conservative incum-
bent, in the Georgia primary on
September 6. ...
The president was asked at his
press conference to comment on
these developments and in reply
he asked Stephen T. Early, White
House secretary, to turn on the
old photograph record. In the
past this record has blared this
tune: "The White House does not
participate in local political cleo
TONS"
Reporters protested that they
are having difficulty in interpret
ing the presidents attitude to-
ward certain candidates, and Mr..
Roosevelt countered that he could
not understand why a difficult
situation should be created by
presidential silence.
He told the correspondents to
continue to write their dispatches
as they interpreted developments
and that he will not complain.
Asked what he discussed on the
weekend Potomac river cruise
with Senator Robert M. LaFol-
lette, of Wisconsin, co-founder
of the new third party movement,
the president said they talked OF
sealing wax and cabbages.
Glow about kings?" reporter
queried. =.
Mr.. Roosevelt laughingly point
ed out that he deliberately left
out "kings." Likewise he brushed
aside reports of impending resig-
nations in his cabinet, observing
that they probably were inspired
by lack of other news.
The capitol hummed yesterday
about Johnston's announcement
and Rivers luncheon conference:
Smith and George voted against
the Wagner labor act and were
in the forefront of the stirring
senate battle against the supreme
court enlargement bill. Both op,,
posed the minimum wages ana
maximum hours legislation, which
Continued on page hVe)
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Installation of new officers and
reports showing the activities OF
the Junior Welfare club during
the last year featured a luncheon
meeting of the club held yester-
day noon at the Hendersonville
Inn.
Mrs. w. B. Hodges, outgoing
president, reported somewhat IN
detail on aid given to'needy fam
lilies, and reviewed the clubs &C
Invites in connection with the an
nual Hendersonville horse show,
a fashion show. bridge party and
other events. She was succeeded
as president by Mrs. H. E. Blu.
chanan, who praised the work OF
the outgoing officers and the CO.
operation of members. Other Of
ficers installed were: Mrs. l.. H.
Mckay, vice president, succeeding
Mrs. R. C. Sample: Miss Anne
Weeks, secretary, succeeding Mrs.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-18
M. E. Stewardship
Institute Will
Convene Tonight
Pastors and Workers Of
Section Expected to
Attend

A stewardship institute to be
conducted by DR.. G.. L. Morelock,
general secretary of the board of
lay activities of the Southern
Methodist church, will open at
7:45 o'clock tonight in the First
Methodist church and continue
through Friday night.
Expected to attend from sew
eral churches in the Henderson
vile section of the Asheville dis
trict are rastors, stewards, lay
leaders, trustees, officers and
teachers of the Sunday schools,
and officers of various units Of
the woman's home missionary So
ciety. Any member of any church
is invited to enroll. Young men,
bers of the various churches in
the area have been extended a
special invitation to take part in
the institutes sessions.
Among the topics that will be
discussed during the institute are
the following: Present conditions
and the need, the office of stew
ard, qualifications of stewards,
organization of the F.. board of
stewards, and the task Of the
board of stewards. Similar insti-
tutes held in Methodist churches
have been very successful.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-18
500 Present For Chapman Athletic
Field Opening; See Chapman Lac,
Kiwanis Win First Softball Contests
Mayor Edwards, R. L,
Whitmire and Rev. Var
ner Praise Project

Before a crowd of between
four hundred and five hundred
people, teams representing the
Chapman Lacrosse hosiery mill
and the Kiwanis club won open
ing games in the Henderson Coun-
ty Softball league last night at
the new Chapman Athletic associ-
alton field, East Flat Rock.
Chapman Lacrosse won from
Grey's hosiery mill by a score OF
9 to /, and the Kiwanians de-
feated the Rotary club 8 to 3.
The new field, lighted with IL
giant lamps using $4,000 watts
an hour, was dedicated with APP
propriate remarks by three speak
ers, and Mayor A. V. Edwards
tossed out the first ball with Sen
ator R. l.. Whitmire doing the
receiving.
Rev. Robert Warner, pastor of
the East Flat Rock Methodist
church, opened the ceremonies
and praised the Chapman officials
on the new athletic plant, when
he declared was the result OF close
cooperation between employer
and employe.
Two other speakers were Mr.
Whitmire, candidate for congress
in the eleventh district, and May,
or Edwards. Both highly praised
the new field and the spirit OF
cooperation between manage
ment and worker.
In the first game the Chipman
team went to work on Pltcner
Paul Duncan in the first inning
and pushed over three runs. Four
more were added in the third and
one each in the fifth and sixth:
Crews lone run came IN the
second inning when Aiken hit a
home run down the left held line
with the bases empty. -,
Roth Duncan and Kenneth
Katzenmoyer pitched good ball,
but Duncan's support was shaky
~ times, Duncan whitfield six bat
ters and gave one base on balls
and Katzenmoyer struck out three
batters and gave one free pass.
Crews most serious threat came
in the third inning. With the Das-
es loaded and two out Byers ut a
long fly to right field but r. Kat
zenmoyer pulled it down in run
ming catch.
In addition to pitching good
game, Kenneth Katzenmoyer nit
Safely in two official trips to bat
and hit a home run in the fifth IN
ming. p
ians took a two-run lead in the
first inning, and added a third run
in the fifth, but the Kiwanians
staged a fve-run rally in the
fourth to put the game on ice.
McCrary pitched well for the
Rotarians and allowed five hits
but was given poor support in the
outfield, errors contributing large
ly to the FIVE runs in the fourth
Continued on page four)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-18
3 SCHOOLS TO
FINISH TERMS
ENDOF MONTH
City H. S. Junior Senior
Reception Friday Night;
Other Dates Set

Commencement exercises of the
Hendersonville high school and
the city's two private schools,
Blue Ridge and Fassifern, are
scheduled for the end of the
month, and the first Of these
events, the high school junior
senior reception, will be held on
Friday night of this week at the
high school gymnasium.
Following the annual reception,
the senior class banquet will be
held on Friday evening, May q,
with Billy Reese, class president,
presiding.
The high school baccalaureate
sermon will be delivered to the
graduates on Sunday night, May
29, by the Rev. B. E. Jones, pas.
tor of the First Baptist church OF
Norfolk, Va, a former pastor
here.
Class Day exercises are sched-
uled for the high school audi
forum on Monday night, May 30.
Charles M. johnson, state treas
urer, will deliver the address to
the graduating class in the COM
mencement exercises at the audi
forum on Tuesday night, May 81,
and diplomas will be presented at
this time.
DR.. B. E. Greer, president OF
Furman university, Greenville, s.
c., will deliver the address to the
Blue Ridge graduates at 10
o'clock Tuesday morning, May 81,
at the Carolina theatre.
The Blue Ridge baccalaureate
sermon will be delivered by the
Rev. G.. r. Combs, DID,, pastor OF
the First Methodist church, at II
o'clock Sunday morning, May 20.
The service will be at the Meth.
odist church.
Rev. j. s. Lyons, DID,, Of At
lanta, Ga, will deliver the bassa.
laureate sermon to Fassiferr
graduates on Sunday morning
May 20. :,
Charles Milton Newcomb will
deliver the Fassifern commence.
ment address at 10 o'clock Mon
day morning, May 30
Other Fassifern exercises SEIZED.
uled are as follows: Presentation
of operetta Patience" at 8:15 p
m. Friday, May 81; class exercises
at IL o'clock Saturday, May 81
senior tea at 1870 p. m. Saturday,
May 90; music and dance recital,
Saturday, May %, at 8:15 p. m.
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WHITMIRE WILL
Open SPEAKING
DRIVE FRIDAY
Speaks at BOSNIAN Friday
Night; Here at 3
P. M. Saturday

r. l.. Whitmire, Hendersonville
attorney, who is opposing Zebu-
lon Weaver of Asheville, for the
Democratic nomination for Uni
ted States congressman in the
18th congressional district, will
open a speaking campaign at Ros-
man on Friday night, May 20,
headquarters here announced to-
day.
In the course of the speaking
campaign, Mr.. Whitmire will tour
the entire district, composed Of
- counties, and will deliver 10
addresses.
After the address at Rosman
on Friday night, Mr.. Whitmire
will speak in Hendersonville at
the county courthouse on Satur-
day afternoon, May q, at 3
o'clock.
The complete schedule of ad-
dresses to be made is as follows
BOSNIAN, Friday, May 20, at the
high school at 8 p. m.
Hendersonville, Saturday, May
81, at the courthouse at 3 p. m.
Bryson City, Monday, May %,
1 D. m. at the courthouse.
Hayesville, Monday, May %, at
the courthouse at s p. nj.
Murphy, Tuesday, May ID, at
the courthouse at 7:30 p. m.
(C.S.TD
Robbinsville, Wednesday, May
25, at the courthouse at 1880 p. m.
Sylvia, Thursday, May &c, at the
courthouse at 8 p. m.
Franklin, Saturday, May %, at
I / a. m.
Waynesville, Saturday, May %,
at the courthouse at 3 p. m.
Canton, Friday or Saturday of
next week, definite time to be set
later.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-18
WAS FLYING LOW /.
WHEN LAST SEEN

LCSsANGELES, May Is. CUP
More than 500 searchers con-
verged today at McDill peak in
the Sierra Pelona mountain range
looking for the missing Lockheed
transport plane and its nine oc-
cupants.
In concentrating the search
around the 5,180-foot McDill
peak, officials proceeded on the
theory that the plane heard by
Phillip Garden, a miner, was the
Lockheed, unreported since 1t
took off from the Burbank air
port Monday afternoon en- route
to Las Vegas, New.
The Pelona mountains are so
miles north of Los Angeles. II
the heavy fog which kept air
planes from participating in the
search yesterday lifts, the ground
searchers will be aided by ~
planes.
Cardoen's clue was regarded as
the most definite reported thus
far. He said that he heard the
roar Of motors and believed that
he heard Z crash about 2 p. M,
Monday. That was 20 minutes at
ter the Lockheed left Union Air
terminal on its scheduled flight
to st. Paul, Mimi, where it was
to have been delivered to North
west airlines.
McGill mountain is three miles
northwest OF the miners cabin. 1t
is one Of the higher peaks in the
mountains separating Southern
California from the Mojsve des-
ert to the northwest. j.
His story agreed with that OF
A. W. Sleek, q rancher,, and his
wife. They said a big plane cir
cled over their cabin in Aqua
Dulce canyon Monday afternoon
and headed toward McGill peak.
at was only about 500 feet
above us,p Sleek said. "My wife
said she could see the propellers.
One of the motors seemed to be
sputtsring." -.
The Seick ranchhouse is at a
2. 6o0-foot elevation. The plane,
If only 500 feet above them,
would have been flying at an al
titude Of only 300 feet as 1t
sped toward the mountain.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-18
WILL PICK Up
AIR MAIL here
ON THURSDAY
To Be Flown From City to
Fletcher Port by
0. A. Meyer, Jr.

Air mail will be dispatched d.
rectly from Hendersonville by
plane tomorrow, which Is pickup
day for this city and county in
the observance of National Air
Mail week.
Mail from the local offices will
be taken to the Hendersonville
airport, on the Spartanburg road.
and from this point will be flown
to the Asheville Hendersonville
airport, at Fletcher, by Oscar
Meyer, Jr., operator of the Hen
Jacksonville port.
A plane from Charlotte will
collect mail at the Fletcher port
from various cities and towns of
this section, and this mail will be
taken to Charlotte for dispatch on
regular air lines.
The mail plane flown by Mr..
Meyer will leave the Henderson
vile port at 1870 p. m, and a
large crowd is expected to be on
hand for the event, including
Mayor A. V. Edwards, Postmaster
E. w. Ewbank and other members
of the air mail week committee.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-18
Baptists To Hear
About Convention

The regular prayer service OF
the First Baptist church will be
held tonight Of 8 o'clock. The pas
tor will give an inspirational mes
sage Of the Southern Baptist com
vention which was held in Rich
mond, Va, last week. Church
leaders are anxious for all the OF.
ficers Of every organization Of
the church to be present as well
as all the members. An attend
ance goal of $50 has been set for
this services. Visitors will be well
come.
Preceding the prayer service at
7 o'clock the church cabinet will
meet in the church office. The
heads Of xjf the departments of
the church are being urged to
meet promptly ct Z o'clock for
this important meeting.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-18
LAY PLANS FOR
ENTERTAINING
TOURISTS HERE
G. c. Directors Discuss
Preliminaries, and
New Publicity
TWO NEW DRINKING
FOUNTAINS SOUGHT

Preliminary plans for the en-
tertainment of Hendersonville's
summer tourists were laid by di-
rectors of the Chamber of Com
merce last night, and at the con-
clusion of a lengthy discussion
President H. E! Buchanan ap-
pointed j. H. Lampley, ]. T. Fain,
Jr., and E. A. Smyth Bird as the
committee to direct activities.
In addition, the board approved
insertion of an advertisement on
the Sunday tourist page of the
Miami Daily News for ten weeks
beginning June 3; agreed to bear
one-fourth of the cost of an sd-
vertisement in the annual rhcdo-
dendron edition of the Asheville
newspapers in cooperation with
Henderson county, the city of
Hendersonville and the board of
water commissioners, and author
lied the advertising committee to
confer with Worth X. Lyerly on
the possibility of making a 20
minute motion picture of scenes
in and around HendersonVille to
be exhibited in Florida next win
ter.
The need for two additional
drinking fountains on Main street
and the desirability of erecting a
larger fountain on school proper
ty at Five Points near the former
site of the old high school gymna-
SUM, were cited and referred TO
the park committee headed by B..
l.. Foster. The new drinking foun-
tains probably would be erected
at Fifth and Sixth avenue on Main
street. Recommendation was also
made that the people of Hender-
sonville cooperate at every oppor-
tunity to make this a city of flow
ers.
In connection with the summer
entertainment program, President
Buchanan said the park commit
tee, instead of the entertainment
committee, will have charge OF &C
tivities at Boyd Park, and that
C. E. Livingston will promote
dance attractions in the city gym
nasium. The entertainment COM
mittee will direct the work of a
hostess in the Chamber of Com
merce office, promote one weekly
square dance in the gymnasium,
arrange for public entertainments,
direct the organization of tour
list club and in every other way
possible provide popular enter
tainment for visitors.
President Buchanan announced
that arrangements had been made
to place crushed rock on the I'M
paved portion of the highway to
Jumpoff rock. Upon the recon-
mendation of Mrs. Cathryn Wise
man, secretary, the board author
lied the repainting of large
highway sign advertising Hender-
sonville near Augusta, Ga. Mrs,
Wiseman reported on her recent
trip to Florida to contact cham:
Der of commerce officials, and
recommended that someone be
sent to Florida next winter while
northern turists are still there.
Many of these tourists, she said,
could easily be induced to spend
considerable time in Henderson
vile on their way north in the
spring.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-18

the bill include:
Three super-dreadnaughts Of
not less than $4,000 and not more
than $4,000 tons, at the discre-
ton of the president, measuring
from about $50 to more than 900
feet in length and possibly armed
with 1S-inch guns.
Two 20,000-tor aircraft car
riers which may be capable of
carrying from $50 to 200 planes
each.
Nine cruisers of 10000 tons
each with speeds of approximately
35 knots.
Twenty-three destroyers to be
the superior Of any ships of their
type ever constructed, both in
speed and gun power.
Nine submarines.
Completion of the program in
six to eight years would give the
United States total fleet of 272
"under-age" men-o'-war, includ-
ing Is capital ships, eight air
craft carriers, 18 heavy cruisers,
% light cruisers, 144 destroyers
and Sc submarines.
However, in view of widespread
demands that the United States
maintain fleets in both the Pa
cific and Atlantic oceans, it is re-
garded entirely probable that nu-
merous warships scheduled to be
replaced by new ships, will be re-
tanned. They would provide nu-
cleus around which to build an
Atlantic fleet.
If the average" vessels are
retained, the United States would
have the most powerful fleet in
world history -
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-18
PLANESTRUCK
MOUNTAIN IN
Mint CANYON
Missing Since Monday;
All on Board Burned
in Wreck
WEATHER BAD AT
TIME OF TAKE.0FF

AUGUS, Calf, May Is. -
The missing $4,000 Lockheed
airliner with all nine passengers
dead and their bodies burned was
found crumpled against the slopes
Of Stone mountain in Mint can
yon, 20 miles north of here, this
morning.
The plane apparently crashed
with terrific force and burst into
flames.
Deputy sheriffs from Newhall
reached the scene quickly and
started removing the bodies of
three men,. four women and two
children who were victims.
! The sheriff's office reported
that Walter Petersen found the
Lockheed transport which had
been missing since Monday after
noon. -
The aircraft was found on the
left side of the highway one and
a half miles north of the White
Heather garage, in Mint canyon,
near Mt. McGill.
Mt. McGill is one of the higher
peaks in the. rugged mountains
separating Southern California
from the Majove. desert to the
northwest.
The new twin-motored Lock-
heed plane took off at LAO p.
M, psf, Monday for st. Paul.
Mimi, via Las Vegas, New, for
delivery to the Northwest Air
Lines. ~; ~."t
Ths wssthsr was bad. with
storm clouds and poor visibility.
at the time Of the ships depar-
ture.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-18
Ptarians Told OF
Session

b. Ffp po.,y club today heard a
Nterernouom the Tooth District
Ri pbiob VI Rotary Interna-
Nop5.C;sa was held at Asheville
b and Tuesday of this
r tie T am; alternate delegate
|sa i" unreasonable dL club de-
IA ci ssSs y. President of the
sSooII at the Hendersonville
nd sn "Ss the guest of the
actiy HIKE briefly on high
II '''es during the past
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-18
WOODMEN OF WORLD
WILL CONFER DEGREE

The Woodmen of the World will
confer the protection degree at a
meeting on Thursday night at
1880 o'clock at the nall on North
Main street. Several candidates
are expected to be given the de-
gree. II,
In addition a fish supper VIII
be served and important business
transacted. All members are urg-
ed to attend.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-18
Keystone Vote Blow To Farley And CIO H%SS&tA iH
PRESIDENT SIGNS NAVY BILL:
OVERAGE WARSHIPS MAY BE-
ATLANTIC FLEET NUCLEUS

WASHINGTON, May 1s.-
(UP)-Chairman Carl Vinson
d., Ga.) of the house naval
affairs committee today sought
presidential approval of an APP
preparation for immediate con-
struction of the new aircraft
carrier authorized under~the na-
val expansion bill.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-05-18
PRESBYTERIAN MEN
HOLD MAY SESSION

Clarence Walker of Asheville,
assistant trust officer of the Wa
chovia Bank and Trust company
and prominent Sunday school
worker, was the principal speaker
at the monthly meeting of. the
Men of the Church of the Presby-
terian church last night.
. The Hendersonville quartet,
composed of A. F. Barber, Roy c:
Bennett, Jno. T. Wilkins and Earl
r. Brown sang several. selections
following the supper.