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The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-01
RY RODNEY BUTCHER

NEA Service Staf Correspondent
WASHINGTON. - Congressman
w Martin Dies of Texas and his
House committee charged with
investigating un-American activi-
lies will start hearings Aug. IL.
First to testify, under present
plans, will be representatives OF
he American Legion, Veterans OF
Foreign Wars, the A. F. Of l.. and
other organizations which Dies
says have gathered pertinent CYL
ience.
Dies says he believes the COM
mjttee eventually will disclose
that a tremendous amount Of for
eign money" is coming into the
country to build up minority blocs
and finance plans for sabotage.
Sensitive to charges that the IN
vestieation would be- directed at
the c. I. o.. liberal organizations
and even the Roosevelt admins
tration, Dies denies any such
thought and says the committee
will carefully examine all cvi-
dence in advance and see if it's
''all right" Primarily, he eX-
plains, the inquiry is to be di-
rected at foreign activities in this
country.
If the committee can show that
Communist activities in this coun-
try are financed by Soviet Rus
sia or Nazl activities by Germany
Dies hopes to prove both--thc
hearings will produce a national
sensation.
The chairman's request to Chief
J. Edgar Hoover of the Federal
Bureau Of Investigation for the
report on G-Men's investigation
of Nazis has thus far gone unan-
swered except for an evasive let
ter, but Dies understands Hoover
has about 20 large volumes oil
evidence.
The committee has considered
various fields of Investigation
among them the propaganda OF
Spanish loyalists and rebels in this
country and charges against the
Rev. Gerald Winrod of Kansas,
Republican candidate for the U. S.
Senate.
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club which was later
margcd into the ChaWber of Com
firercc.
lie was a native Of. South Car
DINA, son of the late Mr.. and Mrs
James Macric, Of W'nnshoro, on"
of the lower South Carolina fam
lies Of note. he was married soon
after coming 10 Brcv"rd 10 Nh <
Mary Ashc. Of York. s. G.. VIII"
survives. together with one daugh
ter. Miss Nancy Macfie of NJ
Holly. \. j., and two sous. Ash1
and Spencer Macfie. Of Brevard
One brother. K. i. MacIl". Of
Win.shoro, Also survives.
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BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON
nv ROONEY DUTcNFR e.

FACED with the prospect Of at
least temporary recovery from
the Roosevelt depression" which
until recently looked like splcn-
did opposition campaign ISSUE
Republicans will hammer away on
The argument that the nation Is
in peril, alleging that the federal
governments gross debt az inc
end of this fiscal year VIII be
$50, 900. 900 900.
Tho President has estimated
that The debt by next June 30 VIII
be up to $4O,G5O, 100000. 1t will
be the Republican contention that
contingent Observation-Disclosures
bonds guaranteed for principal or
interest by the Trcasury---must be
added to this and that the total
adds up to 50 billions.
Administration spokesman Will
rctort that the contingent ilablil-
tics represent Only safe assets and
that the real debt will be several
billions below 40 billions because
the recoverable" assets included
in Treasury debt fgures-mostiy
in federal loans-arc really re-
covcrablc.
ALTHOUGH continually under
"A fire from its foes, the National
Labor Relations Board has rapidly
increased its efficiency and speed
IN handling cases. The boards
second or New York, region has
led all others in shortening the
time required to handle cases be-
fore it.
Comparing the period covering
the first five months of 1888 with
thc last four months of 1897, sta
tistical tables for the New York
region show that the average time
elapsed in adjusting unfair labor
practice cases was reduced from
80 days to % days, on withdrawn
cases from 68 days to as, ard on
dismissed cases from 81 days to
80.
NLRB director for the New YORK
raeion is Mrs. Gilmore NJ. Herrlck'
whose friends sometimes call he'
"Whirlwind HerriCk."
Downright, 1888, NEh Service me-
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-01
BURGLARY, P0LYGAMY
CHARGED TO MAN IN
ATTEMPTED Assault 7

MAIDEN. Mass, Aug. !.
NrPD--Arthur J.. .Nnll,, 81. su
pcctcd Of an attempted att7c.
upon rcigbhorS li-y"ar."h
daughter Wednesday night. Va
formally charged last night wal
burglary and poly"amy.
The burglary charge aIi"g".
that ne entered the home Of G"'
don kcddy while the latter a".
Urs. Noddy were away with DO.
intent to assault Mary kcddy.
|, WIS while police question:.
him about scratches upon hls 'Hr'
that they arrested him for p"ly@
amy on warrant issued a E'H
IpO
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-01

@ct dental and medical attention
except by the charity Of some
dentist nr physician or other ci'i-
aeu-and very often ihat charity
is not forthcoming.
Sorialjzcd dentistry and mcdl
cine are just as important +" Ill.,.
progress Of our nation rs i 50
ciaIi2cd schooling. which long a"o
we adopted rs indispensable. And
the benefits Of schooling are sub
StantiaIIy reduced when the ply
steal equipment of the learner X
seriously impaired.
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ENTIRELY TOO HIGH: We
thought John Temple Graves, II,
was TOO high in his statistics when
he recently said in his syndIcated
article:
eve live and learn. Summer
after summer. in vacation time,
we have posted letters on the
train at the East Flat Rock, n.
C.. station without knowing until
we read the current issue OF
Globe with its description of the
area between Highlands and Try
on that the station is the highest
east of the Observation-Disclosures,
27S0 fCct).
We thought he was sailing too
high because the bench mark at
East Flat Rock shows an cleva-
ton of 22lO feet, but it renamed
for South Carolinian to correct
the eminent journalist as follows:
"Globc Magazine led you
astl.av on the altitude of the rail-
road station at East Flat Rock,
n. c." 1t is not 27S0 feet high
and even if it were it wouldn't
be the highest east of the Rockies.
Mr.. Graves adds.
eve are sorry our correspond
ent doesn't specify. We have
consulted Southern Railway Of
ficials in our town and they think
that the station at Balsam, n, G.,
is probably the highest IN the
Carolina mountains.
We think this is true as it APP
plies to the Southern railway sys-
tenn, but we noted statistics few.
days ago showing that the narrow
vaure road from Boone TO Jof
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-01
BIBLE THOUGHT
THy LARGEST BOOK ORDER EVER GIVEN
SO nightly grew tho Word Of God and prevailed.
tActs 1920

\ I5rdon department store sold 10000 copies
CT n beautifully bound Bible in six weeks. The de-
mand increased so that the store gave an order for
100000 copies. the biggest single order, we are
told. ever placed. There is only one hook IN the
would the managers declare 'of which any bust
ness firm would dare to order 100000 copies -
From the Biblical Review
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he would fun his head with Slow
Indifference toward the infant,
suddenly assume an air of aston.
iShmcnt and eXclaim. by Eva.
cious. That Is pretty baby :
That's a BEAUTIFUL baby"
That was why he was the MOS,
popular ohstctrician in town. Of
course each new mother he at
tended wouldn't think Of having
anyone else next time!
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THERMOMETERS, BALLfHOO,
VALVES, AND STEAM
tBv BRUCE CATTON)

y
rersture Of the voting public would seem
70 he the amount and the nature of the
hallvhoo used by candidates in their cam
naigns for office. When the hallyhoo is
Wild. Woody and effective. the public'S tenn
neraturC is M; when il becomes Semi-re-
spectabIe, or fails to register with the cleo
roratp. Won eau assume that John Citizen
has nothing in particular on his mind.
Judging by recent primaries, the voters
temperature right now is up--and, maybe.
SONG higher.
HillhiIlv bands, wholesale pension prom
jeps. appeals to every CraCkpot ism and
curc-aIi in the politicians lexicon all OF
these things have characterized the bally-
hoo Of this summers campaigns. In some
states they have worked. too. As result.
we are due to have a Sprinkling of more
than ordinarily untamed demagogueS in
congress and in divers guhernatorial man.
sionS next year.
Now it should not be in the least surprls-
INC that the electorate is suffering from
a slight fever. After what the American
people have been through in the past dec
ade. an ahove-norma! temperature is only
70 he expected. The point 10 bear IN mind
re that the attack of fever is after ALL rela-
lively mild,
For although the summers campaigns
are tossing some queer fish TO the surface,
they arc not bringing up anything really
g ltub cIn nf
the formation of one of those minimizing
mass movements on the European pattern
which might sweep across the country and
put our institutions in peril. Widespread
discomfort does exist, but it is not harden
ing into a deadly ndigestble lump.
The reason for this is obvious. The free
and-easy democratic processes which per
nit demagogues and Crackpots to have a
feld day every SO often are the very things
which act as safety valves for discomfort.
They permit people to blow off steam.
They bring the Self-appOinted MeSslahs
out into the open early and force them to
expose themselves in action.
So there is never enough steam general
ed TO blow off the cylinder head. Before
the pressure gets too high there is an out
let And while we do get sadded with
some rather weird public officials, we
don't develop these fanatical bands of do
or-die extremists who want to tear down
the whole works.
Democracy is Inefficient, as it's critics
complain. Its inefficiency is clearly visible
in some of this summers campaigns. Yet
that mefiiciency is in some ways the best
thing democracy has to offer 1t is the
play" which keeps the machinery from
getting too tight and burning out d bear
ing.
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he diplonatlcailv
newborn seven
y o IN Il son ..
"heautiful.
That reminds
me Of a popular
physician W h "
made n speciality
# ma { Crnit y
,aSCS: When a
fond m q I h " e
would ask if her
infant were pref
Ey. he would al
" a Us eXCIaInn,
"Pretty, " h O
ever heard Of n
pretty newborn
baby? PhcN all
look like skinned
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-01

The German consul in Manila has pro-
tested the naming of government-owned
horse Hitler" What's the matter, was its
grandfather a non-Aryan?
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-01

Recently released figures state that 81
foreign nations are represented in the
Emitted States automatically. The rest it
seems, are Just represented
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-01

Don't let all this political Growing these
DAYS bother you. Just as spring comes be
fore the summer, pride comes before the
fall
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-01

Franklin Z
showed himself
his father when
described his
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-01

7 Tapan warns Russia to stay out of Man
Ghukuo: Lay off, buddy, I'm working this
VIDE of the street"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-01

USEFUL. CITIZEN: The late
DR.. John l.. Norris Of IN" Fruit
land-EdmcyviIl" section, in com
inc from Augusta. Ga, rs re
tired physician, chose to settle ~
the rural district aud enjoy the
great outdoors. In my Chamber
of Commerce work few years
ago was privileged TO make con
facts he employed in selecting Il
domestic and building thereon
and recall his description OF
what he desired. He couldn't u"
idle. Life had been too Strcnu-
Gus for him. lie mad" hoes his
hobby; he studied them cXten-
sivcN and was homorcd by the
bee growers with the presidency
Of the local organization. Playing
with Il hobby often extends per
sons usefulness 1" himself ana
also to the world al large.
useful. WOMAN PASSES:
The church life Of HendcrSonNllIc
doesn't have many women to lose,
who, in length Of service, intcn-
siyrnrsS of laborS. rnithfuIncSS to
duties and ability to discharge her
RESPONSIBILITIES, measure up to
Mrs. j. +. Brooks. While most of
her outside activities conferred IN
church life, she was active other
wise and carried on these duties
faithfully in connection with the
task Of home making and the pro
fcSsiou Of conducting her musical
studio. She lived Il most useful
life.
Evening star., 1938-06-26


Y. M. G. A. boys camp on the Rhode
River. near ANNAPOLIS; Md. The school
Will continue through Auguit IS.
In 10th courses individual in,truc-
ton will be siven toys of grammar
and high school grades. Subjects most
needed by the individual boys will be
stressed. A feature Of the sessions will
be courses in remedial reading. under
direction Of Mrs. Slocum Kingsbury,
reading specialist, trained ut the Uni
versity Of California and Columbia,
who formerly taught remedial reading
at the Washington Guild Guidance
Clinic.
The Woodward School is in charge
Of James j. King, headmaster.
Evening star., 1938-06-26

tn porcupines. two pottos and two
leaf toads. .s-s,t
One Of the largest &1akea In ex-
istence-it's feet long: xnds5 inches
in diameter-the Gsbcon viper means
speedy death to any u1ae who. has the
misfortune of getting in its way.
Silas E. johnson, who collected the
specimen and was on hand Friday
for the uncrating process. said the
snake Is known to climb trees to bag
monkeys or birds, an unusual feat for
q snake.
The reptiles 2-inch fang once
grazed the hand OF a keeper in st.
Louis. After lying at the point Of
death for days, during which he bled
Evening star., 1938-06-26
COURTPASSES0N
LABORPROBLE|MS
y. S. Mission Will Find
Body Operating in
Sweden.

By the Associated Press.
The commission of industrial, legal
and labor experts President Roose-
welt sent abroad to study British and
Swedish employer -employe relations
will find a labor court functioning
in Sweden to interpret the validity
and meaning of collective agreements.
The court Is a tribunal of final
authority over employer-employe con-
tracts, and it operates in conjunction
with . system Of conciliation and ar
bitration for non-contractual dis
putes.
The International Labor Once re-
ports indicate employers and en-
ployes in both Great Britain and
Sweden are very well organized in
their respective fields.
Farmers Are Included.
The Swedish Workers Confedera-
ton Of Trade Unions in 1890 included
81 national unions. mostly of the
industrial type, such as the G. I. o.
set out to organize in the United
States.
The confederation included some
$4,000 workers and counted the
farm workers union among its men,
bers.
The Swedish government system of
conciliation is designed to bring dis
putting employers and employees to-
gether for a conference before
stoppage of work. If conciliation
fails, voluntary arbitration is sug-
gested.
Court Set Up in 1928.
Sweden did not attempt to legis-
late for labor disputes until 1906
and the Labor Court was not set up
until 1928. Before labor legislation
was enacted, Swedish labor and en-
ployers for decades operated on
system of collective agreements.
The commission will find British
labor legislation far more extensive
than in Sweden. Britain's labor laws
contain prohibitions and restrictions
covering sympathy strikes and lock-
outs. political use of trade union
funds, mass picketing, use of intimi-
dation, and the internal conduct of
unions toward members not In SYM
pathy with strikes.
OF prime interest to United States
labor and industry will be the COM
missions study of the collective bar
gaining systems in both England and
Sweden and the attitude of employ
srs and employees toward acceptance
Of collective agreements.
Evening star., 1938-06-26

opportunity for a settlement of this
kind. For eight and one-half years
before the organization of the Com
munity Chest this settlement contin-
ued to function. giving aid to both
adults and children.
Made a member of the Community
Chest, the settlement shortly after
ward changed its name to Southwest
Community House and since that time
has constantly increased its work.
Today there are S78 children regis
tered as members Of the various clubs,
with an average daily attendance at
the settlement Of $50 to 200. young
sters. Mrs. Scott has managed to
include nursery school in the set
tlement, with capacity of IS young
sters, which enables that many work.
ing mothers to aid in the support of
their families.
Ten Clubs Affiliated.
There are 10 clubs afiliated with
the settlement. which also maintains
three adult educational classes. The
house proper has II small rooms and
is operated by staff of seven, in
cluding a janitor and housekeeper.
The children are taught art, dramat-
les, metal work, sewing and other
crafts. One of the outstanding fea-
lures was the remodeling of old
clothing into IS dresses, which were
given to youngsters last Christmas, the
entire job being done by the children.
The settlement co-operates with
the George Bell School in conducting
summer school and also makes use
Of school facilities, when necessary to
hold large gatherings For the sixth
year it has the privilege, through
permission Of the Police Department,
to block of street for play.
And Mrs. SCOTS work is not con-
fined entirely to the settlement.
Wherever family needs advice and
guidance, wherever a child threatens
to become problem, wherever discord
threatens a home-there she is found,
calm, interested and always with some
helpful solution of the difiiculty.
One Of the spenders Of Community
Chest funds, but q spender who,
through her own unceasing efforts,
makes every dollar do at least some
extra duty.
Evening star., 1938-06-26
Community House Director
Is Veteran of Social Work
Mrs. Alma ]. Scott Has
Ingrained Desire to
Help Others.

Destined to social work. That phrase
fittingly describes Mrs. Alma J. Scott,
director of the Southwest Community
House, SOL Second street S.W.
Born in Brennan, Tex, Mrs. Scott
started on the path leading to social
work as soon as she attained school
age. She didn't know it as social work
In those days but she had an ingrained
desire to help others-to make better
men and women OF the people of her
own race-and she worked to that end.
Receiving her preliminary educa-
ton 1T Mary Allen Seminary, Crockett,
Tex, she came to Washington 40 years
ago as a student at Howard Univer-
. sity. While at Howard she became
acquainted with George William Cook.
He introduced her to his sister, Miss
Susie Cook, who had a home for de-
linquent children. Later she heard a
talk by George M. Oyster, jr., Dis
trict Commissioner, who was interested
in the home.
These talks decided Mrs SCOTS life
work. Her first job was as q volun-
teer with the Associated Charities.
She sold thrift stamps among the
poorer people as an inducement for
them to save money. About this time
there developed a need for big Sister"
work among paroled girls from the
National Training School for Girls.
Became big Sister,"
The school made a practice of free
ing such girls as could obtain positions
as domestics or in other work, but re-
quired that they report to some par
ticular person once a week. As Big
Sister" Mrs. Scott had q number un-
der supervision.
Conditions in Blagden's Alley next
claimed her attention and she was in
strumental in helping to launch a
small settlement located between L and
M and Ninth and Tenth streets NV
In the meantime she had married
Edward L. Scott, attorney and real
estate man, who helped her in this
work.
Later on, through the Tuesday Eve
ming Club Of Social Workers Of which
she is charter member, Mrs. Scott
arranged to obtain custody Of girl
about to be sent to the National Train
ing School. The girl was sent instead
to school and the experiment proved
- such q success that Mrs Scott decided
that many more boys and girls could
become useful citizens if given a proper
opportunity.
Outlived Her Ideas.
While attending the convention of
the National Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union at San Francisco Mrs.
Scott was given an opportunity to
outline her ideas, and the result was q
gift Of 1900 for the establishment
Of . mother-child center contingent
upon . similar amount raised in
Washington. On her return she out
lined the need Of such a settlement to
some influential citizens and sue
eeeded In raising the additional 81 200.
= After . careful survey Of the Cap
ital It was decided that the Southwest
section offered the greatest field OF
Evening star., 1938-06-26
new DEADLY VIPER
ARRIVES AT zoo

Gaboon From West African
Jungles Climbs Trees to
Bag His Prey.
A deadly Gaboon viper, fresh from
the West African jungles, arrived at
the Zoo Friday in company with
Two scaly tree vipers, pair of brush
Evening star., 1938-06-26
A Years Late,

{ CHICAGO tPe@It took A years,
but Burnham Pskk along Lake Mich
tGan will soon Asye . pink marble
drinking fountain for man and
least" a<.---..--.. -------.
When David Wallach died in 1894.
he left 5000 for that purpose. Now
the city has proceeded to advertise
for bids. Accumulated interest has
boosted the fund to $l4,e00.
Evening star., 1938-06-26

from the hose and mouth. the keeper
finally recovered. es
More @ndearing are the other new
arrivals. The potto Is as,leisurely .
creature related to the smonkeys
squirrels end sloths. The hrnsh-tailed
porcupines, so called because the tips
Of their tails resemble whisk brooms,
are the first Of their kind at the Zoo.
The leaf toad gets its name from
its close resemblance to fallen, dead
leaves.
Evening star., 1938-06-26

Veterans OF Fir
eign Wars Friday
night in the par
ish hall of Sher-
wood Presbyterian
Church.
Other new Of
fcers are Mrs.
Pearl Hengst,
senior vice presi-
dent; Mercedes
Met Callum, junior
vice president;
Dorothy Lohman,
secretary: Lucille
Bernard, treas
urer. and Patrese
Evening star., 1938-06-26
Walking for a Reason.

MARION, Ill. (P).-Mrs. H. S. Geer
wife of an oil well driller. probably will
walk on her shopping trips hereafter
Taking her husbands car, Mrs. Geer
drove downtown on an errand. She
noticed an uncomfortable lump in the
drivers seat cushion, but paid no heed
as she drove over rough pavements and
through traffic. Upon returning home
she investigated
The lump" was a package contain
ing two sticks of dynamite, left over
from blasting a we'll.
Evening star., 1938-06-26
SUMMER SCHOOL OPENS
ATTY. N: c. A..WEDNESDAY

six-Wsek Course Tor Boys Will Be
~ q
Conducted-Classes Also Will
Be Held at Camp Let's.
The Woodward School for Boys will
open a six-week summer course next
Wednesday at the schools headquar-
ters in the Central Y. M. C. A. Build.
ing. 1875 G street NV.
On July 5 the school also will open
a summer course at Camp Let's. the
Evening star., 1938-06-26

FLORENCE E. COLBERT,
Winner of the Halstead Pedrce
Hooper Scholarship from
Central High School this June,
is the granddaughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Appleton P. Clark,
jr., both OF tohom 1Dere men,
.bers OF the first class gradu-
ated from the old Washington
High School at SeUenth and o
streets 55 years ago. She 1Dil
enter George Washington
University, from 1Ohich her
mother ,Dds graduated in
1917, in the fall. She is the
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Le1Dis F. Colbert OF 1878 Ldnier
place NV.
= -EdmonSton Photo.
Evening star., 1938-06-26
MRS. EDITH WHITCRAFT
ELECTED BY AUXILIARY
Veterans of Foreign Wars Unit
Also Names Mrs. Hengst and
Mercedes McCallum.

Mrs. Edith Whitcraft, 30l7 Twenty
fourth street NE, was elected presi-
dent of the Washington Auxiliary to the
Evening star., 1938-06-26

In Foochow, China, Is bridge about
one-quarter Of mile long. built in the
year 1923. and known as the Bridge
Of lO. 1000 Ages.'
Evening star., 1938-06-26

Mrs Adelaide Grant, retiring presi-
dent, was chairman of the annual BAN
quet, held in the New Colonial Hotel
last night.