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sponsored under the joint chairman ship of the Departments of Inter- national Relations and Legisla- ton, with Mrs. R. R. Hermann and Mrs. c. P. Jenne, chairmen of the departments, in charge Assisting will be Mrs. J. E. Neate, Mrs. Russell Cook and Mrs. H. s. Graves
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-14
DRAKES SOUTH

MT. and Mrs. James Drake of Fritz Cove sailed on the Princess Norah for a vacation in California. Mrs. Drake is taking her annual leave as Assistant Commissioners of Education.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-14

The club program will follow the general lines laid down by the na- t1onal committee in charge of, the event, and in addition to the radio speech will present other featurei dedicated to Miss Anthony.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-14
CUSTOMS MAN SOUTH

Aubrey Simmons, Collector of Customs at .Whitehorse, is a south bound passenger on the Princess Norah.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-14

The Identification of handwriting is matter of great importance in the cases which involve questioned documents.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1938-02-14

Clifford Fisher and daughter, of Mayo, VT, are Norah passengers heading for Vancouver.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-30
AUTONOMY PRESSED
FOR SUDETEN GROUP

Continued from page one)
granted independence and it is IN
timated in the bulletin that the
Sudetens likewise would become
better Czech citizens under SIM
liar circumstances.
After centuries of strife and
bloodshed over Ireland the Eng
lish restored complete peace on
the basis of common sense ana
equity" the bulletin continues.
Reports that the government $
new offer Of minority concessions
were based on a proposal to es-
tablish a system Of "kupas' d.
viding Czechoslovakia into about
20 prefectures or cantons were
coldlv received by Sudeten lead
ers.
There must be local self-gov-
eminent fro all the SudetenS,
they said, and no "piece meal
plan based on the Swiss cantonaI
system will be acceptable.
Viscount Runciman conferred
last night with President Eduard
Benes and was reported to have
proposed a round table" confer
ence to iron out differences in
the deadlocked minority negotla-
tionS.
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ginia Ewbank. who has been at
tending a houseparty at Myrtle
Beach; also by Dick McManaway,
who is the guest of his grandmoth-
er. Mrs. c. G. MeManaway. who
will bring him home this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. D. McNaugh-
ton and sons. Malcolm and Bobby
NcNaughton. who have just re-
turned from delightful trip OF
two months in the west, including
points in Mexico and Canada, had
as their weekend guests MIR. and
Mrs. Willard Parry and daughter,
Miss Jean Parry. of Miami. who
are at their summer home at
Highlands for the season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maury Johnston.
of Charlotte. were weekend
guests of the latter'S mother, Mrs.
VI. C. Roberts.
Mrs. A. F. Prior. of New York
City. is here to spend a couple
of weeks with her sister. Mrs. +.
G. Crews. and Mr.. Crews.
Mr.. and Mrs. George kerShaw
and Miss Alice Kershaw have re-
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-30
ARRESTS NEAR
in INQUIRY ON
PRISON DEATHS
Philadelphia Coroner De-
clares One of Two Men
Ordered Steam on

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 30
CUP. - Governor George H.
Earle today announced that state
motor police had been ordered ~ ~
investigate Immediately the 5oo
penal institutions in Pennsylvania
to prevent recurrence" of the
roasting deaths" of four m
mates of Philadelphia county prl-
son.
The governor said he was hor-
rified by reports of the deaths
from Coroner Charles Hersch,
State Welfare Secretary Charles
Engard and other investigators.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 30
tUP)-Coroner Chas. H. Hersch,
who promised that a "higher-up
at the Philadelphia county prison
would be arrested for the roast,
ing" deaths of four convicts, said
Yesterday that only Superinten'
dent William B. Mills or Deputy
Warden Frank Craven could have
given the order to "turn on the
heat" in the prisons isolation cell
block.
eve know definitely who turn
ed on the heat which resulted IN
the DEATHS" Hersch said, land
only Mills or Craven could issue
such an order" =.
Hersch issued his statement al
ter the second day of questioning
guards and officials at the prison
He said "six or eight" persons viii
be arrested. including an official
after a coroner's inquest Wednes
dav morning. He made plans fol
selection of a "blue ribbon coro
ner's jury instead of choosing
from the regular jury panel.
The four men were found deac
in the tiny isolation cells Monda!
morning. Twenty-one Other. prs
oners placed there for refusing II
abandon a fve-day hunger strike
against a monotonous diet, were
near death from the intense hea
when the bodies were discovered
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.Dynamiting Wave
Is Continued In
Power Co. Strike
Violence Marks Elimina-
ton of CLIO. as
Bargainers

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Aug.
80. (UP)-The strike of employees
of the Tennessee Electric Power
company continued last night as
another dynamited transmission
tower was added to the wave of
wrccking which started last week.
The power company has not
answered overtures from 0. w.
Walker. international Brother
hood of Electrical Workers leader.
expressing a willingness to arbl-
trate.
Walkers offer, however, was
predicated on the fact that no
Committee for Industrial Organ
ization members or non-union
workers were to be represented in
the arbitration. The I.B.E.W. is
an American Federation Of Labor
affiliate.
Highway patrolmen reported the
most recent blasting Sunday night
between Cleveland and Athens.
Tenn, plunging Is towns and
communities into darkness. Ser
vice had been restored to all but
three places yesterday.
A number of towers have been
dynamited, poles cut down and
lines severed since the strike was
called by the union.
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Driving Cases Are
Handled By Court

In county recorders court yes,
terdav Frank Wolf was sentenced
to serve 80 days on a charge OF
larceny. =,
Brownlow LYDIA, charged with
driving a car while drunk, was
found guilty of driving without
proper license and sentenced to
serve 80 days. also sentenced not
to drive for period of II
months. 80,
Noble Allison, charged with
reckless driving. had judgment
suspended on payment of costs
after it was found that all dam
ages had been paid to the injured
party.
John T. Miller. on a charge ot
reckless driving, was sentenced 50
days; Jack Manning, passing
worthless check, Is days.
In the case of Jack Manning,
disposing of mortgaged property
where judgment in former sen.
tence. suspended on payment OF
$50 to w. II. Steadman and costs
of case were found not complied
an order to make it effective was
issued. Appeal was taken to su-
perior court and bond set al
5000.
Golden Bird. violating prohlbl-
ton law. sentenced to toul
months, appealed and bond set at
S4OO. Florence Hawkins. violating
prohibition law, so days, appeal,
ed to superior court and bond set
at $500. -
Willie Bell, alias Jack Bell
charged with driving a car while
drunk, was found guilty Of reck'
less driving and sentenced to three
months, suspended for two years
on good behavior. o.,
Joe Nathan Hall. charged WITT
driving a car while drunk, was
given 60 days sentence and license
suspended for II months. 49,,
Daisy Williams, charged witt
violating the prohibition law, call
ed and failed, judgment niSi SC
: fla and capias.
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PERSONAL
PARAGRAPHS

Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Hayward
left today for their home in Co
lumbia. S. c.. from whore they
will leave on Thursday for va
cation trip in Mexico City. Then
son. Ian" who has spent the
summer here with them. will visit
friends at the beach while they
are away. Miss Katherine Hey
ward. who has been at Blowing
Rock. has returned and will be
with her father. Governor d. {,
Hayward. for awhile.
Mrs. Temple Robinson and
daughter. Miss Antoinette Robin
SON. returned yesterday after a
delightful visit Of few days to
Mr. Robinson at Southern Pines.
They were accompanied as far as
charlotte last week by Miss Nm-
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DIES IS DEMANDING
CUSTER OF BRIDGES

Continued from mage onel
added. on the extent to which
certain forces" in the United
States can divert the public's at
tention from the important facts
of the investigation through the
strategy of ridicule, misrepresen-
tation and false reports"
Regarding the Shirley Temple
episode, Dies said that several
"so-called liberal columnists' had
seized upon it in a desperate at
tempt to discredit the committee
work. Far from depicting Shirley
as a communist, he said, the tes-
timony of DR.. J. B. Matthews only
tended to show that the child
movie star had unwittingly lent
herself to propaganda of the Com
munist party by sending hearty
greetings to the purportedly com
munistic French newspaper, LIE
Soir
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M'ADOO HAS 4 TO
BEAT in CALIFORNIA
CONTINUED from mage one)

CONTINUED from mage one)
pension plan which Downey up
holds and McAdoo opposes.
Another candidate. former As
sociate State Justice John Pres
ton, also supported the pension
plan. and Joined Downey in ask
ing that senate investigation
group trace alleged pressing OF
federal employees for McAdoo
campaign funds. James Mellon OF
Los Angeles was another candl-
date.
On the Republican side. Ray
Riley, a middle of the road cam
paigner, was favored for the sem
ate nomination over Philip Ban
croft, who attacked the new deal
and labor unions.
The hammer-and-tongs fight be-
tween Gov. Frank F. Merriam and
Lieut.. Gov. George Hatfield for
the Republican nomination as gov
ernor was another primary high
light.
The S30-eVery-lhurSdaV pension
plan was the most important issue
in the Democratic gubernatorial
race. in which eight men filed.
Each of the six leading candidates
professed support of the new deal
The administration did not enter
the battle.
Culbert Olsen, state senator and
former EUIC leader. appeared to
have the edge. Other powerful
candidates were Sheriff Dan Muir
phv of San Francisco and Rep
John Dockweiler Of Los Angeles
Many were backing J. r. l.
/ O'Conner, former comptroller OF
! the currency. Dockweiler was the
, principa! advocate Of the pension
plan. McAdoo's former law part
ner. Col. William Neblett, was II
, the race. Along with Murphy anc
O'Conner. Neblett opposed the
nension plan. which is before the
| state supreme court in test Of
whether it can go on the Novem
! her ballot
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HITLER INSPECTS
RHINELAND FORTS

CONTINUED from page one)
until September 4, the day before
the opening of the German Nazl
party congress at Nuremberg,
which many European diplomats
believe will decide the question OF
peace or war. ;.
Members Of the French cabinet
assembled in Paris for a special
meeting Tuesday, the first in sew.
eral weeks, in a natmospherc OF
grave concren over the German
Czech situation.
They studied the possibility OF
supporting an eventual British
approach to Berlin in which Lon
don may ask Qualification of Hit
ler's intentions toward Czechoslo'
yakia.
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turned to their home in Hunting
ton, w. Va. after visit to Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Fitzsimmons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Faraday Brown
and children. of West Asheville,
spent the weekend with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Nc
Cullough.
Miss Juanita Raymond, of Chi
cago, Ill.,, is the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. K. f. Noble, her uncle and
aunt
John Gamble Gibbs has return
ed from Cape Cod, Mass, where
he spent the summer with DR.. and
Mrs. NJ. II. Jacobs. He was accom-
panied home by Miss Edith Hod-
son. who was en- route to DuInt,
Okla, where she teaches in the
Indian School for Girls.
Miss Lucy White, of Spartan
burg, S. c.. who spent the sum-
mer here with Miss Mary Head
rick, has accepted position IN
Savannah, Ga, and left yester-
day.
Rev. and Mrs. Charles Linn, OF
Savannah, Ga, are at their sum-
mer cottage for several weeks
thew were accompanied by the lat
ter's sisters. MeSdames Doughton
Collins and Clarence Bernhardt,
of Salisbury.
Miss Ann Drysdale and broth
er, Mr.. William Drysdale, of Phil
adelphia, Pa, have Joined then
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Drys'
! dale, for visit to Mr.. and Mrs
Bruce Drysdale.
Miss Barbara Harrison, OF Tam
pa, Fla, is the guest of Miss Al
/ iene Fluker at l112 Patton street
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. B. Frank anc
! daughter, Miss Charlotte Ann, OF
Miami Beach, Fla, are guests OF
Mrs. Rebecca Shaft in the Am
bassador apartments.
Miss Ethel Manders has return
ed to Raleigh after stay at he'
home here.
Mrs. Tally and daughter, Mis-
Grace Tally, left yesterday to-
their home in Greenville, S. g., al
ter being here for month.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Bass hav'
had as their guests for a week Mr.
Fred Bass, of Birmingham, Ala.
Rev. and Mrs. E. A. Calkin lief
Yesterday for their home after be
ing at the home of Mrs. D. 0. Sat
terfeld for a month.
Miss Virginia Henderson, II
training at Grady hospital in AT
lanta, Ga, will be with her moth
er. Mrs. Albert Henderson, TO
several days longer.
Miss Mobley Gamble has re
turned to Gray, Ga, after spend
ing two months with her cousins
Mr.. and Mrs. R. S. Gibbs, Jr.
Mrs. J. E. Loveless, Of Lees
burg, Fla. is visiting Mrs. }: "
Miller at her home in Laurel Par
for several weeks.
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SOUTH CAROLINA IS
AT POLLS TODAY
Continued from page one)

Continued from page one)
Yesterday when he re-opened a
iong-standing political feud with
Johnston. Before Brown withdrew,
he was believed to have between
900 and $4,000 votes for INN.
Brown made a caustic reply TO
the governor after Johnston wired
him, wanting to know whether
Rrown intended carrying forth
new deal policies or had been a
mere stalking horse for the LID,
erty Leaguers, Republicans ana
RooSevelt-haters."
"Thc fact that you. after op-
serving Roosevelt's personal pop
ularitv. swung onto the admins
tration and now want to tote inc
torch of Roosevelt in South caro-
lima does not change your true
character" Brown rephed aItet
accusing Johnston of opposing WI.
Roosevelt in 1882.
Although the battle OF person
alities continued up until the time
of balloting, it was suomeISeu
somewhat by the issuance OF al
leriance to the national admins
tration. ., Gov.
Johnston. in a late appeal Tor
votes, used the presidents state.
ment characterizing the senator
rs a man thinking in the past.
Johnston said Smith was running
on a "moth eaten platform"
Smith retaliated by claiming ne
had been "true to South Carolina
democracy" during his 30 years
in the senate. He contended the
new deal was not the main lssue
because he had supported so pei
cent of the current admlnlstfa'
TONS legislation: .r,,s
~ certainly do think IN terms
Of the past on certain issues, 1ol
I cannot but think Of when req tt
eral power extended into Sour
| Carolina and all but destroyed ou'
commonwealth" he added.
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NOTICE OF HEARING ON SALE
OF REMAINING ASSETS OF
CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK

Notice is hereby given to all
concerned: That a hearing has
been called bv Hon. f. Y. Webb.
Judge Of the District Court Of the
United States for the Western Dis
trict of North Carolina, to be held
before said Judge at the Federal
Building in Shelby, North Caro-
lima. September 8, 1888. at 10
o'clock q. M. to consider and pass
upon an offer for $4,000 for the
remaining assets of said Citizens
National Bank (list of which may
he seen at the receivers office in
Citizens National Bank Building.
Hcndersonville. n. CO.: and that
approval and acceptance of said
offer will be requested unless at
said hearing substantially m
creased offer shall be submitted.
August 30. 1898.
billiard b. ATKINS.
Receiver Citizens National Bank
of Hcndcrsonville, n. c.
S-30-lt
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ASK HELP IN BEULAH
CEMETERY CLEANING

An appeal to those having
friends or relatives buried there
was made today by sponsors or
cleaning at the cemetery OF Bcu,
lab Baptist church. 1t was stated
that a three days working had
been held there and that much
more work remained to finish the
lob All who would were asked to
help and those wishing to provide
funds for this purpose were asked
to send them to NJ. H. Bell, Hen
Jacksonville, r. F. D. 4.
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ROOSEVELT BACK IN
WASHINGTON TODAY
.fCor+;nrad from page one)

Continued from page one)
cratic conservatives, fariey WI.
ioin Fundamentally with preslgeI'
Roosevelt in his drive against lvu-
ings. oo,,,o from
the Washington Daily News; d
Scripps-Howard newspaper, to oIlaS.
While praising Tydings lntellec.
tual qualifications, the newspaper
said editoriallv that Lewis symPaL,
thies harmonize more closely "i'h
the new deal than do Tydlngs'
"On each issue as it comes up,
David Lewis will be himself, t TN
editorial said, proclaiming tnat the
congressman would be no ru4pei-
stamp. "He always has. Iha'
why we're for him"
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-30
KEELING WILL TRAIN
COLORED BOYS HERE
FOR WORK in RING

Bill Keeling, former profession
al boxer, will conduct classes for
colored boys at the colored gym
nasium starting tomorrow, We'd
nesday, night at 9 o'clock.
Keeling is now a member OF
the city police force but formerly
fought as professional and has
considerable experience as fighter
and boxing coach.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-30
Berry Denies He
Sought To Take
Over The WPA

WASHINGTON, Aug. 80. (UP)
Senator Geo. L. Berry, D., TENN
today denied charges of WPA Ad-
ministrator Harry Hopkins that he
sought to take over the WPA
in Tennessee.
Berry wrote Chairman Morris
Sheppard of the senate campaign
investigating committee, review
inc his demand for thorough
investigation of WPA activities in
the recent Tennessee primary.
Berry, defeated by Tom Stew
art. accused the WPA of raising
$125,OOO to be used against him.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-30
Former Etowah
Teacher Has New
School In Georgia

C. H. Blalock, a former mem.
Der of the Etowah high school
faculty, has resigned the position
of principal of the Ambrose high
school, Ambrose, Ga, to accept a
similar position at the Rabun
county school, Clayton, Ga.
Mr.. Blalock will also assist IN
the athletic program there. me
Ambrose basketball team of which
Mr.. Blalock was coach won the
Coffee county tournament last
Npar
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-30
UNION MISSIONARY
MEETING

The Union Missionary society
met yesterday afternoon at Grace
Lutheran church with Mrs. ". C.
Powell presiding and making the
opening prayer. Mrs. r. D. SUIT
tenfield was in charge of the de-
votional and a solo was rendered
beautifully by Mrs. Manchester.
During the business session an
interesting report was given BY a
young negro woman who attend
ed the conference in Knoxville.
Tenn.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-08-30
HOLINESS BAPTIST
CHURCH AT UPWARD
IS HAVING REVIVAL

A revival which began on Sun
day night, August %, at the Up,
ward Holiness Baptist church will
continue each night for a two
week period, it was stated today,
The pastor, Rev. w. J. Kelly, is
being assisted by visiting pastors
in this work. Special singing is
provided each evening. Services
open at 7:45 o'clock and the pub
lie is invited.
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TROOP ONE OF GIRL
SCOUTS ENJOYS ONE
NIGHT OF CAMPING

4 group of Girl Scouts from
troop | enjoyed an overnight
camping trip to North Mills River
last Tuesday. Outdoor cooking
and camp crafts were studied by
these girls. Many thanks are cX-
tended Mrs. Dorothy Mccoy. who
chaperoncd the group. The girls
who enjoyed this hike were: Ruth
Johnson. Ann Hayes. Jane Rob
crtS. Beth Johnson. Sarah Ship
man. Sara Dixon. Judy James and
Moblcy Gamble.
The girls in troop are asked
to watch next weeks papers as
to definite date for the begin
ming of the fall meetings.
Scribe of Troop |.
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CALLS FOR RESCUE"

TUPELO. Miss. Aug. 30. (lPb.
Representative John f.. Rankin.
D., Miss, appealed to President
Roosevelt and Secretary Of Agri-
culture Henry A. Wallace by tclc-
gram last night to "rcscuc cotton
farmers of the south from IN"
ravageS of the cotton seed oil
trust
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SHOWN TODAY
Four H. Club Guernsey
Calf Show Is Staged
Simultaneously

Henderson county's first an
nual Guernsey show was being
held today at the farm Of Dr..
Szamatolski in Mills River, start
ing at = p. m.
In connection with this show "A
All club Guernsey calf club show
will be held, featuring the animals
carried as projects by the boys
and girls in the county.
Also on Tuesday morning a
business meeting was held to or
ganizc a Guernsey association for
Henderson county.
Outstanding dairymen who are
expected to attend the meeting
are:
H. c. Bates, Guernsey repre-
sentative for the southeastern
states: F. R. Farnham, state cX-
tension dairy specialist; Charlie
Racklcy. manager OF the Guernsey
herd of the Southern Dairy
farms; the Rev. Mr.. Compton of
the Elda Orphanagc; Arthur Os-
borne and Miss Florence Osborne
of Canton, and r. A. Mclaughlin.
G.. D. White, county agent, and
d. w. Bennett, assistant county
agent, who has been the leader Of
the All club work in the county
have asked all those interested in
improving the breed of cattle in
the county to be present at these
meetings.
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HAIL KILLS SPARROWS

ABERDEEN, Miss, Aug. 3d.
UP). - Scores of English spar
rows were found dead under trees
on the Gauntney plantation west
of here yesterday. They were
killed by hailstones which witness
es said were as big as acorns.
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u. D. c. TO MEET

The Margaret Davis Hayes
chapter. United Daughters OF the
Confederacy. will hold the first
meeting of the fall on Thursday
afternoon at $50 o'clock at the
home of Mrs. George W. Justice.
Visiting members will be cordially
welcomed.
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CARD OF THANKS

Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis E. Hlpp
and family wish to thank friends
for kindness shown to them our
inc the illness and death OF their
son and brother Ulysses Hlpp.
Saluda, August %.
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WIDOWS JOIN WIDOWERS

HANFORD, Cal. (UP) - A
Widows and Widowers' club has
been organized here with ID char
ter members (mostly widows). It's
purpose is to bring together wild
ows and widowers for company
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y 'WEeathM2E

SATURDAY n, IL
Maximum temperature, 81 de-
prees: minimum, SO degrees. NO
precipitation.
SUNDAY oo !,
Maximum temperature, 80 de-
orees: minimum, So degrees. Pre-
cipitation, trace.
MONDAY l.
Maximum temperature, % oe
grees; minimum, 81 degrees. NO
precipitation.