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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-20

Two grave Czeehoslovsk,sr
frontier clashes today renewed the
threat Of a sudden blow sgain:t
the Czech. by Hitler as the Czech
cabinet delayed its decision on tho
surrender Of Sudetenlsnd to Ger
many.
One person wa, reported killed
and 10 women were wounded,
The situation became mors
complicated a, Poland and Hun.
gary began to move for "dismem-
berment" Of the Czech republic 10
regain their minoritics.
British Prime Minister Cham
berlain is due to see Hitler again
at Godesberg, probably tomorrow.
to complete the Sudeten deal.
British parliament may meet
next week for a bitter debate on
the governments foreign policy.
Meantime Hitler. on the verg2
Of his greatest triumph, reported.
ly will insist on full and quick ae'
eeptance1 Of his demands for tho
Sudeten area.
Soviet Russia was said not like.
ly to obstruct the Sudeten deal
but official Moscow circles believ-
ed that Great Britain and France
have endangered their future by
surrender to German demands.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-20
VOCATIONAL
CLASSES MAY
Be Held HERE
Thursday Night Confer
ence to Discuss Renew
ing Activity
(NEA RadiOphotOl

Merchants and employees inter
ested in organizing vocational
classes along the lines followed
early this year before the close
Of school will be held at 8 o'clock
Thursday night at the city hall,
Mrs. Cathryn Wiseman, secretary
Of the Chamber of Commerce,
said today.
If the interest displayed last
spring is continued, classes will
be organized in business English,
arithmetic, window trimming,
practical psychology, salesman
ship and perhaps other subjects,
with competent instructors again
in charge. 1t is understood that
new teachers will be selected for
the classes in cooperation with
city high school officials.
Enrolment in the vocational
classes last spring were large,
and interest was so pronounced
that another successful term is
anticipated.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-20
M0TORIST PAYS
DAMAGE COSTS
No Charges Are Preferred
Against Man Hitting z
Cars in Block

A motorist who hit two other
automobiles in the space of one
block yesterday afternoon was
summoned to city court this morn
ing. but no charges were prefer
red by Mayor A. V. Edwards
when it appeared he had paid for
damage to the two cars.
The motorist was David X. Nc
Call, of Bennettsville, s. c. In
court this morning he told Mayor
Edwards that he had visited den
lists office and was extremely
nervous at the time.
Mr.. Mccall was driving south
on Main street in a Buick coupe.
AS he turned right into Fourth
avenue west he hit a Chevrolet Sc
dan, driven by Troy Hoots. Pro-
ceeding west on Fourth avenue,
he hit a Buick sedan, driven by
Edward F. Mayberry, of Charles
ton, as he attempted to turn right
into Church street, according to
the police report.
The police record showed that
he paid Mr.. Hoots $50 and Mr..
Mayberry $50 for damages to the
two cars 49,.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-20
WILL BE FELT 800
MILES OUT AT SEA

JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Sept.
20. (UP)-A dangerous hurri-
cane menanced shipping on the
Atlantic coast south Of Cape Hat
teras today but Metcorologist
Grady Norton said the storm was
showing a tendency to curve away
from the cOaStline.
In an early morning advisory,
the weather bureau said the at
moSphcric pressure near the cen
ter of the storm was about % in
cheS-two inches below normal,
and extremely low even for
tropical disturbance. The pressure
indicated winds we'll above the
hurricane minimum Of IS miles
an hour.
The advisory placed the center
at a. m. Eastern Standard
Timc) about $50 miles east of
Palm Beach and said the hurri-
cane was moving northweStward.
Caution advised all ships in
the Atlantic south Of Cape Hat
teraS from the coast outward 300
to 400 miles, added the advisory.
"The northweStward movement
lessons the danger to Florida but
vigilance should be continued for
another twelve hours"
Storm warnings were continued
from Jacksonville to Key West.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-20
CZECH DICTATOR
MAY TAKE CONTROL
By REYNOLDS PACKARD
Copyright, 1888, United Press

(Sopyrignt, 1890, Oniteo rrehSI
PRAGUE, Sept. 20.-(UP)-
Czechoslovakia early today pre-
pared to surrender conditionally.
with angry protests against her
betrayal" to the Franco-Britlsh
plan fol dismemberment of this
postwar republic as payment OF
Adolf Hitler's price of peace.
The government, set adrift by
the big powers and abandoned b.
its military allies at the Zero
hour" when a Nazi army is poised
across the border awaiting Hit
ler's word to strike, expected to
announce its decisions within a
few hours.
Acceptance in principle of Hit
sultimatum for surrender to
him of the Sudeten border areas
AN ultimatum that cowed Brit
ain and France-was reluctantly
admitted to hold the only hope OF
saving even a remnant Of the
country under the name of Czech
oslovakia.
The cabinet adjourned early to
day. to meet again after a few
hours rest, but no announcement
was made.
1t was indicated that the cabi
net members were inclined to give
conditional acceptance to the, An
Continued on page threel
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-20
ANNUAL ROLL
CALL FOR RED
CROSS IS SET
Local Quota Raised to 700
Members, Chairman
Coston States

j. C. Coston, chairman of the
Red Cross chapter Of Henderson
county, announces the visit yes
terday of Mrs. Louise Semmes of
Jackson, Miss. the roll call chair
man for this district, and the lay
ing of plans for the annual roll
call to begin on Armistice day.
Mr.. Coston said national head
quarters had fixed a quota of 700
members for the local chapter
against an assignment of 600 last
year, when 698 members were en-
rolled.
The local chapter has carried
on a more extensive year round
program during the past year than
formerly in the way of the ser
vices of Mrs. Dorothy Mccoy. She
is giving full time to the program,
working largely through the pub
lie schools. Mr.. Coston stated
that during the past month before
all the schools were opened. she
examined 173 children as to needs
in the way of glasses and proper
nourishment to the undernourish-
ed and other ailments which re-
tard the mental work and normal
physical development of the chill
dren.
Mr.. Coston announced the ap-
pointment of George R. Fain as
publicity chairman for the annual
roll call.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-20
SEE PRESSURE FROM ABROAD
FOR ROOSEVELT TO STEP INTO
SITUATION; TO KEEP ALOOF

There is now an effort being
made TO make the United States
pull Europe's chestnuts out of the
fire. President Roosevelt, however,
is not going to be another Charles
Evans Hughes and hold the bag
as MI. Hughes did after the Wash
ington arms conference.
That reference was to the con
ference summoned in 1921 which
attempted to deal by treaty with
pacific problems and before which
Hughes startled the world with
proposal that naval powers dis
arm.
Some persons. including an in,
slider or two, long have believed
that naval disarmament was sus-
gested by the British rather than
Independently developed by Mr.
Harding and Mr.. Hughes. In sup
port of that argument, it is con-
tended that the armistice found
Continued on page FOUR
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-20
Poland To Insist
On Having Slice
OF CZECH Land

WARSAW, Poland, Sept. 20
(UP)-The government has warn
ed Europe's major powers that
Poland refuses to recognize any
Czechoslovak settlement involving
former Polish territory unless
Warsaw is consulted, it was an
nounced officially last night.
The announcement, obviously
referring to a strip Of Sileslan
soil and a Polish minority of 81
600 in Czechoslovakia, conceded
with a minofesto of the Polish
army's high command saying that
"Tesin in Silesia shall and must
again become Polish territory"
CeSky-Tesin, formerly a Polish
town before creation Of the re
public Of Czcchoslovakia 20 years
ago. lies just across the frontier
in the Czech province of Mora
via
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-20
LEGION HEARS
Walsh PRAISE
PEACE POLICY
Meeting Gets Under Way;
Membership at Second
Highest Point

Los ANGELES. Sept. 20. (UPD
The American Legion formally
opened its 2Oth national convcn-
tion yesterday with speakers in
the great convention hall praising
the organizations drive for
peace through preparedness"
The overwhelming majority of
LcgjonHaircs who were not dele
gates took the town" with their
imprompto celebrations. Tumult
took over completely last night
when the 40 and s staged its an
nual parade. The parade Of the
Legion comes today.
In his annual report. Doherty
described Legion gains Of the past
year. He said the program adopt
ed at the New York convention
had been carried out as far as
possible. He reported a member
ship of 972.933, second highest in
Legion history.
The plea for peace, secured by
an adequate national defense, was
sounded by Senator David |.
Walsh of Massachusetts, after the
opening session had been called to
order by National Commander
Daniel J. Doherty Of Boston. His
speech, which condemned political
extremism. keynoted the cOnven-
tons twin obectiveS-national
defense and AmericaniSm.
Walsh, who is chairman Of the
senate naval affairs committee,
advocated as the best guarantor
of peace a navy powerful enough
to awe all foreign powers.
eve must not be content" he
said. "until we have an American
navy of such size that it may sim
gle-handed be match against any
foreign power or combination Of
powers. 1t must be navy of suf-
ficient size and mobility as to at
ford adequate protection to both
the Atlantic and Pacific sea-
boards. under any conceivable set
of circumstances"
The speaker. touching another
sympathetic chord among Legion
leaders, called for a hands-off
nolicv in foreign affairs, declar-
ing that all Americans demand a
neutrality which must be "rcal
and genuine, fearlessly asserted
and meticulously enforced"
"The American people will new
or tolerate an involvement in any
way to settle European troubles to
salvage foreign holdings of our
own follow tho flag dollar diplo-
mats and capitalistic groups he
said.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-20
STATES REA
TO meet HERE
Conference on Local Prob
lens Will Be Followed
by Luncheon

The North Carolina Rural Elec-
trification authority will meet in
Hendersonville on 7 hurs d a y
morning at II o'clock at the Sky
land hotel.
All members of the commission
are expected to attend the meet
ing and members are as follows:
Dudley Bagley, chairman, W. M,
Sherard, D. E. Purcell, E. F. AL
len, S. H. Hobbs, Jr., and Mrs.
Jane S. McKimmon.
The meeting will open at II
o'clock in the morning and will
be followed by a luncheon. The
meeting will be featured by a dis
cussion of problems of rural cleo
trification peculiar to the noun
tain region Of Western North Car
DINA.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-20
Sudetens Ready To Exact Thousand
Fold Blood Revenge From Czechs

DRESDEN, Germany, Sept. 20.
(UP)-Refugee Sudeten leaders
asserted at mass meeting here
last night that campaign of an
initiation" had been organized "to
avenge a hundred-foId and a
thousand-fold every drop of Sude-
ten blood spilled" by Czechs.
Bitter, vengeful sentiments
were expressed by Deputy Rudolf
Sander and Deputy DR.. Wilhelm
Sebekowsky, the latter one Of the
Sudeten negOtiatorS with the
Prague government.
The Campaign" referred to
could be accomplished only by the
newly armed Sudeten free corps,
and such measures are what is
feared most by the powers striv-
ing to avoid war.
"You Czechs who may hear
this, trembling with fear at your
radio sets, know this: You will
pay hundred-fold for every mis-
deed committed against Ger
mans" Sander roared in a
speech at the mass meeting which
was broadcast throughout central
Europe.
"Thore can be no doubt that
the violent and brutal destruction
of even part Of our national
group would have to be answered
by campaign of annihilation on
our part"
Commenting on the dissolution
CONTINUED on page FOUR
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-20
-FOUR STATES
HOLDING LAST
OF PRIMARIES
Experts Say Probable Out
come of O'Connor
Race in Doubt
WISCONSIN MAY SHOW
LA FALLOTTE POWER
BY United Prcss)

-Four StatcS-Ncw York, New
Jersey, Massachusetts and Wis
constituted primaries today. but
the only race attracting national
interest was in New York City,
sixteenth congressional district.
where Representative John }.
O'Connor, denounced by Prcsi-
dent Roosevelt as traitor to the
New Deal, sought denomination
over Il candidate endorsed by the
president
In Wisconsin, the primary vot-
ing for state officers may give in
dication of the strength of Gov
ernor Philip LaFollettc and the
new party Of National Progress
sivcS.
Chief interest in the Massa-
chuSett$ race was between Gov
crnor Charles G. Hurley and for
mcr Governor James NJ. Curlcy
for the Democratic gubcrnatorial
nomination.
Sentiment among political eX-
pcrts at Washington was divided
last night on the probable out
come of the race between O'Con~.
no rand his ardent New Deal rival,
James H. Fay. Democratic big
wigs a week ago privately conced-
ed that the red haired chairman
of the potent house rules commit
tee would win by a slim margin.
Since then, however, President
Roosevelt has given Fay a public
pat on the back. saying he hoped
the one-legged war veteran would
win.
O'Connor, who was tagged as
a TRAITOR" by the president be
cause OF his fight against the su-
preme court enlargement bill. the
reorganization bill
and his general lukewarm attitude
toward New Deal reforms, also is
in the Republican pri-
mary. His foe in this party is AL
len W. Dulles, who has the sup
port Of such influential Republi-
cans as Representative Bruce Bar
ton.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-20
SCHOOL BOND
REPUTATION
NOT SOUGHT
But City and County Both
Want Competent Court
to Adjudge Case
ANALYSIS OF SUITS
BACKGROUND GIVEN

Neither the city Of Henderson,
vile nor Henderson county are
seeking to rcpudiatc the Hcndcr-
Sony;llc graded school district
bonds. but officials Of both gov
ornamental units believe that the
question of responsibility for the
bonds should be determined by a
competent court.
While it Is an established fact
that the two school bond issues
were sold for HcndcrsouviIlc, 9th
or factors have since entered the
case. I'm order to better under
stand the question at issue it is
necessary to review the history of
the issue for the past fourteen
years ago.
The bond issues, which have
been in default for about six
years, and against which bond
holders have judgments against
the school district, were authorize
ed by chapter 100, private laws Of
1925. Of the General Assembly.
The assembly empowered the
bord Of school trustees Of the
district to sell up to $350,0O0 in
bonds for the purpose Of erecting
school buildings and for other
school purposes provided the issue
was approved by voters.
Under the provisions OF the
act an election was held and the
bond issue approved by the vot-
erS.
On February /. 1925, an issue
of $2S0,00O was sold. Unforeseen
difficulties in obtaining a proper
foundation for the high school
building made the structure cost
more than the original estimate.
and a second issue of $4,000
was sold on April |, 1927. Thus
the total of the two issues was
S35O.OOO, the full amount author
lied by the assembly.
Since the bonds were issued,
the first issue has been reduced TO
$230,0OO and the second to SOL
900, a total reduction Of $4,000,
and bonds outstanding now total
$294.OOO.
When the bonds were sold the
graded school district included
only the territory included in the
city limits. However, in 1884, the
limits of the district were extend
ed to include considerable terri
tory outside the city limits.
1t is now the contention of city
officials that the tax to pay this
Indebtedness should be levied on
the entire district since people re-
siding in the district are receiving
the benefits of the school prop
erty.
The city has no power to levy
taxes outside the city limits and
therefore contends that Hender-
son county should levy and col
icct this tax on the entire district.
In recent hearing on a man
Continued on page FOUR.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-20
Will Open Blue
Ridge School For
Boys Wednesday
Students Already Arriv-
ing; Successful Term
Is Foreseen

With prospects of an increased
enrolment over the last term, the
25th annual session of Blue Ridge
School for BOYS will open Wed
neSday morning.
Numbers of students were ar
irving last night and today, and
HeadmaStcr J. r. Sandifer eX-
pressed the opinion today that
the 193S-39 session would be very
successful.
Members Of the faculty for the
coming session in addition to
Prof. Sandifer. are J. J. Pence,
associate hcadmastcr and instruc-
tor in mathematics W. J. Gotten.
Latin and French; r. B. Hammes,
advanced English; Fred Sandlus-
ky. Spanish and public speaking;
William C. Wall, sciences; w. J.
Holleson, history and English; R.
B. Morris, athletic director and
instructor in lower school; and
Miss Verna Tolleson, librarian
and lower school instructor.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-20
CHAMBERLAIN
ISFACED With
Home REVOLT
"Shameful Betrayal" Cry
Raised by Britons as
Deal in Making
MAY OFFER PLAN TO
HITLER WEDNESDAY
BY RICHARD D. MCMILLAN
United Press Staff Correspondent

OnlteQ TreSS OtdII correspondent
LONDON, Sept. 20. CUP. -
Insurrection within his own cabi-
net and swelling protests against
d shameful betrayal" beset
Prime Minister Neville Chamber
lain today as he raced against
time to carve up CZechoSlovakia
and give a slice Of it to Fuehrer
Adolf Hitler.
The 69-ycar-old premier, who
must satisfy HitIer's virtual ulti-
matum when he meets Der Fuehr-
Ell on the left bank of the forti-
fled Rhine, probably tomorrow,
appeared to have beaten down for
the time being a revolt by sec
tons Of his inner cabinet" and
another by conservative faction.
But he was unable to silence the
angry protests of the laborite and
liberal opposition, despite almost
day-long conferences yesterday
with opposition leaders whom he
tried fruitlcSSly to win over to his
peaceful solution" of Europe's
crisis.
Anthony Eden. who quit as for
cign secretary last spring in pro-
test against Chamberlain'S barter
ing with the dictators, was report
ed in parliamentary circles to have
described the Czech plan as an
"ignominous surrender" to Hitler.
This condemnation was said to
have been echoed by Winston
Churchill, former chancellor Of
the eXchequer and dissident con-
sentative.
The press today was strongly
critical of Chamberlain's surrend-
er to Hitler, in which France
Joined.
Even the Daily Telegraph, close
TO the government, warned that II
Hitler wants to have Czechoslova-
kia at his mercy further nego-
tiations would be a waste of
time"
The liberal News Chronicle said
"the tremendous price will be
in vain"
The National Labor council, rep
resenting about 100000 British
people, announced after its lead
ers had met with Chamberlain
that the proposals for dismem-
berment of CZechoslovakia under
brutal armed force by Nazi Ger
many constitute shameful be-
trayal of a peaceful democratic
people and dangerous precedent
for the future"
The prime minister, the council
said, has contributed to "the use
of lawless forces in international
relations"
The word of Eden's and Church
hills bitter condemnation of the
plan spread through the rank and
file Of conservative members Of
parliament, which will not meet
until November l unless Cham
berlain consents to demands for
an emergency sitting.
Many conservatives, particular
ly members of the so-called ESQ
lationist" group, prepared to re-
Continued on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-20
BY LYLE c. WILSON

Copyright, 1888, United Press)
WASHINGTON, Sept. &c. CUP
The opinion was expressed in high
places today that a foreign effort
was being made to force the Unit
ed States to "pull Europe's chest
nuts out of the fire" and that the
Roosevelt administration wouldn't
do it.
That opinion reached the Unit
ed Press from a source so friend
ly to the administration that it
would appear to represent what
New Deal policy makers are think
ing today.
To illustrate his conception of
the Roosevelt-Hull attitude in this
crisis in which European powers
are Juggling the fate of CZecho-
slovakia, the United Press inform
ant recalled events during the
Harding administration, and re-
marked, in substance:
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-20
N. G.. Coast Storm Warnings Out
NINE DEAD, 40
HURT IN WEST
COAST WRECK

Los ANGELES. Sept. 20.
tUP)-Ninc were killed, one
missing. and forty injured in
collision of two Southern Pa
cifc passenger trains $50 miles
east of here. J. H. Dyer, South
crn Pacific vicc-prcsident, said
six of the dead were passcng-
crS. and three were trainmCn
The dead passengers were
aboard coach which ovcrturn-
cd when one train rammrd the
other in siding.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-20
J. S. HUNTER BETTER;
TAKEN SUDDENLY ILL

J. S. Hunter, of Druid Hills:
was taken to Patton Memorial
hospital this morning after suf-
fering an attack of acute indiges-
ton. His condition this afternoon
was reported as improved.
He was stricken in local cafe
and was taken to the hospital by
an attending physician. Mr.. Hun
ter was formerly engaged in busl-
ness here and more recently had
been connected with the Skyland
hotel.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-20
Chrysler Strike
Brought TO Close

NEW CASTLE. Ind, Sept. 20.
(UP)-Oficials of the Chrysler
Motor corporation and the United
Automobile Workers of America
last night announced settlement
of a strike which has kept APP
proximately 1000 employees idle
at the company's assembly plant
here for "a hours.
The strikers. members of local
371, voted acceptance of the set
Element and agreed to return to
work today at $50 a. m.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-20
{. {. Board Meet
Is Postponed To
WednesdayNigh

The scheduled meeting of the
board of directors Of the Chamber
Of Commerce. originally set for
tonight. has been postponed until
Wednesday night.
The nominating committee will
be appointed at this meeting and
ballots prepared by this commit
tee will be mailed to members
and the election conducted by
mail. Members will vote for direc-
tors and officers will be selected
later by the directors.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-20
FEAR MILITARY
BLOW; CzECHS
DELAY REPLY
Czechs to Deal Only With
France and Britain
in Capitulation
LAST HOPE OF AID
FROM SOVIET GONE

GENEVA, Sept. 20. (UP)
The possibility of Russia
alone going to the aid Of
Czechoslovakia app care d
blasted today when Soviet
sources said that Russia
would stand by its treaty OBJ
legations under any circum-
stances, but had given no
pledge to fight unless France
went to war first.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-20
PRISONER ENDS LIFE

HAMMOND, La, Sept. 20.
(UP)-A 30-year-old negro wo-
man awaiting trial for fatally
shooting another, strangled her
self with a towel moose at the
Amite Jail today. Officers said she
feared she might be hanged.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-20
FLOOD ALLOTMENTS

WASHINGTON, Sept. 20. lUPJ
An allotment of $3,417,0 for
flood control projects on the Ohio
river was approved by Secretary
of War Harry H. Woodring yes
terday.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-09-20
WEATHER

Partly cloudy and cooler to
night; Wednesday fair and con
tinucd cool.
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GOOD AFTERNOON

A turtle has been found in Ar:
kansas with the date 1914 carved
on its she'll. Gosh, that makes it
old enough to remember peace
times!