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Evening star., 1938-03-18
WARDMAN'S CONDITION
is REPORTED CRITICAL
Builder Suffers Relapse in Illness
of Three Months and Fails
to Rally.

Harry Wardman, 65-year-old builder
and realtor, who suffered a relapse
yesterday after a serious illness of
more than three months, was In a
critical condition today at his home,
2433 Massachusetts, avenue NV.
He failed to show any improvement
this morning, it was reported. and has
failed to rally since his relapse.
Mr. Wardman was taken to Homeo-
pathic Hospital early in January after
having taken i'll in December, He
was permitted to return home re-
Gently. and his condition had remained
almost unchanged until yesterday.
when he took turn for the worse,
Evening star., 1938-03-18
Ducks Unwebbed.

EMMETT. Nebr. (F0.--Maybe 1t was
the drought. as Elven and z. G. But
terfield suggest
Anyway, they have a flock OF do
nestic ducks on their ranch near here
without webbed feet. The quack il
there. the underslung chassis and other
ducky characteristics. But instead of
Evening star., 1938-03-18

Of the. charge and specifications and
WAS expelled
But as to the partners, the gov
ernors reported:
although the evidence showed
that Edwin w. Morgan, tr., and Henry
D. Mygatt had no knowledge of the
wrongful acts of the firm they
we're found guilty of the charge p,r-
suant to the provisions of section 9
of article 20 Of the constitution. which
makes a member of the exchange re-
sponsible for the acts of his firm"
Evening star., 1938-03-18

webs. their toes look more like those
Of chickens or turkeys
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-21
MEMBERSHIP
IS SET
| COMING Week
Talker, Asheville Banker,
Advises Advertising
and Cooperation
tATZENMOYER SEES
PROSPERITY AHEAD

Is budget of S7,3S7 for the fis-
i year which began October l
ks adopted last night by men,
krs of the HendersonvIlle Cham
h of Commerce at their semi
knual dinner meeting at the
kylaud hotel after H. E. Buchan-
who is beginning his second
lar as president, had reviewed
BE- organizations accomplish
knts last year, including the
llancing of the budget approved
|year ago.
fThe new budget, Mr.. Buchan-
said, is somewhat smaller than
kt wears but because of several
Iecial donations which can not
J counted on this year, the roll
|ust be increased by 1872 men,
erships in a campaign beginning
Ext Wednesday if financial re-
hirements are. met. The chamber
bw has 484 memberships, where
! GIG will be needed. Mr.. Bu-
kanan said.
During the year just closed the
kamber had an income of ST.
EO.26 and expenditures Of ST.
fS.OS. The budget was S7,41O.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-21
COMMUNISTS
GEORGE union
MEN. CHARGED
Detroit Police Chief Says
New Disorders to Soon
Be Promoted

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21. (UP)
Supt. Fred w. Frahm of the De-
troit police yesterday charged be-
fore the house committee lnves-
tigating un-American activities
that communists fomented 70 per
cent of the strikes in that area
and predicted that a slot of peo-
pie are going to get hurt IN
fresh labor clashes within short
time" -.
The serious, bespectacled Off
cial testified that he "got no help"
from state authorities in maintain
ing order during the sit-down
strikes, and forecast that the COM
munists would shortly institute a
new wave of disorders as part Of
program to breed mass dlscon-
tent and hatred He was not asked
whether he sought aid from Gov:
Frank Murphy, but volunteered
the "no help" criticism.
ssIn a short time there is going
TO be more awful clashes and lot
of people are going to get hurt, f"
Frahm said. 81 am satisfied the
manufacturers want to deal with
the working people but the union
heads cannot control the men be-
cause of the communists"
He blamed the situation on eff
Continued on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-21
FLYING TROUPE
here SUNDAY
Capt. Davis, International
ly Known Fliers to Show
at Meyers Port

CAPTAIN Art Davis, information
allv known stunt filler, and his
Ali-American performers will ap-
pear in an air show at Oscar
Meyers airport, located two and
a half miles south Of the city, on
the Spartanburg road, on Sunday
afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Members Of the famous troupe
are Captain Davis, George Starr,
and Leonard Witt, pilots. and
Charles Zmuda. bat wing para
chute performer.
Features of the performance
will be balloon bursting, in which
nilots break balloons at a height
of eight feet above the ground,
ribbon cutting by fast planes 10
feet above the ground, formation
flying, stunning, smoke writing,
and an aerial dog-fght.
The dog-fght Is an exhibition
by Captain Davis and George
Starr. in which the planes attack
each other, stunning and passing
very close. :, ,
Smoke will be used to trace the
maneuvers of the planes, and also
in the formation flying to trace
the Il, looping and rolling of planes.
The bat wing parachute is one
of the most spectacular feats ever
performed in the air; From a
height of about $4,000 feet,
Zmuda leaves the plane, using his
canvas wings as a glider, and scars
for a mile or more, finally open
ing his parachute for a safe iand,
ing at a height of about 1000
feet. -.
Many ambitious airmen nave
lost their lives in the bat wing
Jumps. Zmuda is the originator
of the idea. probably the. most
hazardous method of making q
living known to man, and ne Is
considered as the past master OF
this performance.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-21
Blue Ridge Will
Meet Brevard In
City Tomorrow
Good Weather Forecast,
Big Crowd Expected for
Game at 3 P. M.

With favorable football weather
the forecast, and with large
crowd of fans expected, the Blue
Ridge Hilltoppers will make their
first appearance before Hender,,
sonville fans at the high school
athletic field on Saturday after
noon at 8 o'clock, meeting the
strong Brevard college team.
Coach Bob Morris of Blue
Ridge, and John Christenburg OF
Brevard, will complete training
for the game this afternoon, and
the squads will come to Hender-
sonville tomorrow short time be-
fore the game.
The Hilltoppers will be in their
third game of the season, having
tied Charlotte high 0 to 0 and de-
feated the Erskine freshman Z 10
2. Brevard has had an indiffer-
ent season against tough competl-
ton, and is expected to give the
Hilltoppers an afternoon of trou-
BILE,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-21
SOUTHERN CHINESE
GOVERNMENT FLEES

HONG KONG, Oct. FL. (UP)-
Japanese troops entered Canton
today after a nine.day drive which
had taken them 80 miles from
Bias bay, pirate lair on the coast
near Hong Kong.
Triumphant infantrymen of the
new South China army stormed
pillboxes which formed the ring
of outer Canton defenses after an
artillery bombardment which fore
told the city's fall.
AS the rumble of artillery
reached the city, the last Of the
high Chinese government officials
fled the city to establish new head
quarters at Yungyuen, 95 miles
north.
Retreating Chinese blew up fac
tories and public utilities as Japa-
nese tanks nosed cautiously into
Canton suburbs.
On the Hapkow front the Japa-
rese were storming Ocheng, last
fortified Yantse river port below
ne sPfpyisionsf chfnese national
capital, and were rsported within
35 miles Of the strategic lWu-han
(Wuchang, HAnkow and Hanyang)
area as Chinese resistance on a
national scale appeared to suffer
a major collapse.
Generalissimo Chang Kai-shek,
China's supreme commander, was
reported to have decided at his
southern field headquarters in
Henyang, South Human province,
to give up both his provisional
capital and Canton and center
new lines of resistance in the wes-
tern province Of Szechuan and the
southwestern provinces Of Yunnan
and Kwangsi.
The japanese reported at mid
night that they had captured
Chankangshu, within 20 miles Of
Canton and had fought their way
five miles farther along the high
way leading to the big southern
city.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-21
SAY ANGLO.AMERICAN TRADE
FARLEY HAS SERIOUS HITCH
Break Down Of Negotiations Would Be Serious Blow to
Chamberlain's Government, Is Declared

has counted heavily on this agree
ment benefitting Britain's nation
al economy at time when Britain
is faced with staggering arms
costs.
Little has leaked out about de-
tails of the negotiations, but it
was reported reliably that the
latest hitch occurred over Britain's
unwillingness to grant further tar
iff concessions for United States
automobiles, timber, pork products
and silk stockings.
Sir Archibald Sinclair, liberal
leader, at a political meeting last
night said: "The British govern
ment will have to face a sharp
reckoning from the public If it
bungles the new trade agreement
with the United States. There
must be no bungling Of this latest
effort to establish a friendly un-
derstanding with so powerful a
neighbor."
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-21
{. Of c. Pointing To Progressive Year
Local Contracts
Held In Cunowhee
Building Program
E. G. Stdlwell, Architect;
Brick and Plumbing Con-
tracts Awarded

Hendersonville firms will be
we'll represented in the new build
ing program at Cullowhee by the
Western Carolina Teachers COL
lege.
Plans for the new college build
ing were drawn by Architect E.
G. Stillwell.
The Moland-Drysdale corpora
ton was awarded the contract for
half million face and common
brick.
s The Pace Plumbing and Heat
ing company was awarded the con-
tract for the plumbing.
L. B. Gallamore, of Greenville,
S. c., is the general contractor.
H. E. Buchanan of Henderson
vile has been a member of the
board of trustees of the college
for several years.
Construction work will begin
Immediately.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-21
P, n. HOOD IS
Laid TO REST
Native Here Died at Lynn;
Burial Held at Mud
Creek Cemetery

Burial of Perry Newton HOOD
took place yesterday afternoon at
Mud Creek Baptist cemetery az
ter last rites had been held at ms
home in Lynn, near Tryon:
Mr.. Hood died early WedneS-
day morning after lingering Ill
ness. He was born nearly 81 years
ago in Hendersonville, the son OF
the late James Ripley Hood and
Mrs. Melissa Hood of this city. Up
to the age of FL years he was a
resident of this city and had many
friends here, but had resided at
LYNN for the past rs years.
Mr.. Hood leaves widow, Mrs
Francis Hood; three children,
Mrs. Bertha Edwards, Mrs. Edna
Story, and a son, Earl, all OF
Lynn; also his mother, Mrs. Me-
LISA Hood; five sisters, Miss EN-
ma Hood, Mrs. W, NJ. Jones, Mrs,
n, S. Thomas, Mrs. o. NJ. Drake
and Mrs. R. A. Peace, all OF Hen
Jacksonville.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-21
Mrs. Hale, Said
Hopkins Fiancee,
Plunges To Death

NEW YORK, Oct. 81. (UP)-
Mrs. Gardner Hale, widow Of the
noted painter, who was reported
engaged last May to WPA Admin,
istrator Hopkins, today plunged
to her death from her apartment
on the sixteenth floor Of fashion
able Hampshire house.
Mrs. Hale was introduced to
Hopkins by James Roosevelt.
When they were seen together
in subsequent weeks, an engage
ment report circulated. 1t was
never officially confirmed. !,
A routine police report listed
the death cause as probably sui
eide" but because Of her gaiety,
friends expressed the opinion and
also did one Of the investigating
police, that she might have trip
ped over a low windowsill.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-21
AVERY JONES
UNDER BOND
IN SHOOTING
2 Charges Brought After
Julian Fuller Suffers
Flesh Wound

Avery Jones, who lives in the
Laurel Park section, was bound
to county recorders court by
Magistrate j. F. Brooks this
morning on charges of assault
with deadly weapon and carrying
a concealed weapon after shoot
ing Julian Fuller, real estate man,
last night about $3.50 o'clock at
the home OF R. P. Blackwell, on
jump Off mountain.
Bond was set at 500 on the
charge of carrying a concealed
weapon and at $3.50 on the as
sault charge.
Mr.. Fuller was shot in the left
chest bv a small calibre pistol, but
the bullet inflicted only a minor
flesh wound and Mr.. Fuller ap-
peared in the hearing this morn
ing.
Mr.. Jones walked to the county
Jail and surrendered last night
after the shooting, according to
officers.
At the hearing this morning,
Mr.. Fuller testified that he walk
ed up to Mr.. Jones last night and
told him to "didn't like some OF
the things he had been saying"
He said Jones pulled out a pistol
and shot him.
Mr.. Blackwell said Fuller came
to his home to get him to haul
wood, and that Jones was in the
yard as he started to leave. He
said Fuller started to pull off his
coat and told Jones he didn't like
things he had been saying. He
said he then heard a pistol fire
and that Jones walked out OF the
yard.
j.. w. Jones said he saw Avery
Jones shoot Fuller. He said Full
Ter pulled off his coat and laid it
on a shelf and then walked toward
Jones.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-21
RI. Watkins, B,
Succumbs Here
At Witt Home

Reese Lee Watkins, age 70, of
East st. Louis, ILL.,, died of heart
attack at 9:45 p. m. Thursday at
the home Of his brother-in-law,
Otis B. Witt, on Blythe street.
Funeral services will be held
at 2 p. m. Saturday at Thos Shep-
herds funeral home, followed by
burial in Oakdale cemetery.
Mr.. Watkins, who had been
here for some time, was born in
jefferson City, Tenn, the son OF
Col. Albert G. and Louisa Wat
kins. He is survived by his widow,
Anna Mae Watkins; sister, Mrs.
j. T. Cotner, of Wilcox, Arlz.'
and several nieces and nephews.
Mr.. Watkins was for 80 years
manager of the Bell Telephone me
company in East st. Louis. he
was a Mason of high degree:
Pallbearers will be F. A. VIII
J. o. Witt, R. L. Reams, j. 1;
Reams, Carl S. Sunderland, and
Fred Handy.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-21
SPY Ring MAIL
PUT INRECORD
IN N: Y. TRIAL
Seized Months Ago in Scot
land Where Woman
Was Jailed
GERMAN HAIRDRESSER
IS LINKED WITH CASE

NEW YORK, Oct. 81. (UP)-
Letters seized by British police at
Dundee, Scotland, relating to a
plot to steal the plans for the
United States Aircraft Carriers
Yorktown and Enterprise, were
placed in evidence today at the
trial of three alleged spies.
Although federal authorities
made no mention of the co-opera-
ton they had from Great Britain,
it was revealed that more than a
dozen letters intercepted at the
home of Mrs. Jessie Jordan in
Dundee, were in the hands Of Dis
trict Attorney Lamar Hardy here.
Mrs. Jordan, who operated a
"postoffice" for Nazi spies, was
trapped by the British intelli-
gence service and sentenced to
prison several months ago.
A supposed confession of red
haired. Johanna Hofmann. a hair
dresser aboard the German liner
Europa, was read into the record
yesterday as the government
sought to establish a link between
.Guenther Gustave Runrich, con-
fessed amail order spy" and Ger
man agents.
Rumrich had sworn, in his tes-
timony' in Judge John G. Knox's
federal court, that he had been
paid $40 by Miss Holman for
collecting American military Sc
crets to peddle to the German
espionage service, and that he was
with her when she confessed this
to Federal Agent Leon Turrou.
Miss Hofmann's attorneys have
insisted that the so-called confess
sion was obtained under duress.
The document said that Miss Hof-
mann was present when the al
legged spies discussed military Sc
crets of the American defense
forces, and that she was empow-
cred to pay $1,000 for the infor-
nation.
The statement also linked Karl
Schlueter, alleged Nazi pay-off
man, to the espionage ring in
which Rumrich. twice a deserter
from the U. s. Army and fired as
a dishwasher because he was "too
slow" was supposed to be a key
figure.
Rumrich told how he had repre-
Continued on page four)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-21
PENSION BODY
HAS SESSION
Higher Pensions for 9 Wild
ows of Civil War Men
To Be Asked

The Henderson County Confed-
crate Pension board met in ses-
sion at the office of the clerk of
the court this morning and rails
ed 9 of 10 class B widows to class
A. =
This action is in the nature of
a recommendation to the state
pension board. Class A widows
are those incapacitated and draw
5000 annually. Class B widows
draw 500 annually.
Records of the clerk show four
surviving Confederate soldiers on
the pension record. They are P.
p. johnson, H. X. Laughter, X.
B. Sitton, and r. H. Wall.
A fifth surviving Confederate
soldier living in Henderson coun-
ty is Captain E. A. Smyth.
Members of the county board
are r. l.. Whitmire, chairman, V.
c. v. Shepherd, secretary, and K.
B. Sitton.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-21
Committees For
{. OF E. Named
|ForComing Year
resident Buchanan Desig-
mates Standing Groups
and Chairmen

Standing committees of the
Iamosr of Commerce for the
at were made public today by
[. Buchanan, president, the
!. member named on each COM
Vee being chairman:
SSaVertlSing-T. H. Franks, j.
sandlfer, F. A. Ewbank.
agriculture and county fair
>, Browning, G. D. White,
eve Porter.
rStsEport-M. NJ. Redden, J. W.
- I. L. Durham.
roeaTgtIfication-Noah Hollowell,
w. W. Carpenter, Geo. NJ.
oHy park-B. L. Foster, o. Y.
CC~nlee. Jr., A. s. Truck.
GTTnVentiOn-H. H. Ewbank, S.
zones, H. B. Kelly.
'i91Gsnce and membership. H.
VUOntinued on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-21
Cooler Weather
Follows Showers

Showers yesterday afternoon,
the first during the month Of Oc-
tober, were followed last night
and today by colder weather.
The rainfall yesterday was
measured at .05 inch, and was
the first during October. The
last rain prior to yesterday fell on
September 30.
Figures yesterday were as fol-
lows:
Maximum, 70 degrees; mini
mum, As degrees; mean, GLIB de-
grees; days range, 80 degrees;
rainfall, .05 inch.
Normal mean temperature Tor
October, 56.4 degrees; rainfall! to
date, .05 inch; normal rainfall,
4.36 inches.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-21
WAGES, Hours,
SUBSIDY CLOSE.
TWO BIG Mills
Charleston Payrolls Stop;
Like Action Expected
Elsewhere, Said
JUTE BUSINESS HIT
BY FEDERAL POLICY

CHARLESTON, S. c., Oct, 81.
Government competition and the
wages and hour law, coupled with
a short cotton crop, have caused
the American Manufacturing COM
pany to shut down its Charleston
bagging mill, it was announced
yesterday.
More than 400 employees will be
laid off for an indefinite period,
and the machinery will stand idle
until conditions change.
In addition, it was learned yes
terday that the Hirsch company,
which reworks used bags and bag
cling in a plant in Upper Meeting
street, also will close down tomor-
row, laying off as to so employees:
eve can't meet the wage and
hour law" Alexander Hirsch,
proprietor of the company, said.
He added that he would attempt
to continue business without la
Dor, by purchasing goods, else
where as a broker. 1t is his first
shutdown since 1910.
The big Charleston Bagging
Manufacturing mill at John, and
Meeting streets viii be expePieiaes
ing it's first general shutdown
within the memory of veteran en-
ployes, certainly the first in 20
years, with the exception of IL
weeks during the World war when
U-boats prevented importation OF
jute.
Workers, mostly negroes, a
large percentage of them women,
were being paid off yesterday,
Clerks for the state reemploy-
ment service yesterday afternoon
were signing up discharged en-
ployes for unemployment COM
pensation.
Samuel E. Stauffer, manager
of the mill, made the following
comment on the shutdown:
"Due to the uncertainty of the
future and the movement of the
government to displace jute bag
ging by cotton bagging made I'M
der subsidy in New Orleans. our
headquarters in Brooklyn has de-
cided to close the Charleston plant
and await developments. We are
faced also with mounting labor
costs due to the wages and hours
law which goes into effect Octo-
Der "a"
Mr.. Stauffer's reference to
cotton bagging concerns a federal
subsidy, offered this year on
enough material to cover 1,OOO,-
600 bales of cotton. Through the
AAA, the government gives 2S
cents pattern (six yards, enough
to cover a bale) so that cotton
bagging may sell at 45 cents
pattern, as compared to II cents
a pattern for jute bagging.
eff the government would re-
move the subsidy on cotton bag
cling, and let it compete. on its
own merits, 1 am sure cotton pro-
ducers would prefer jute bag
ging," Mr.. Stauffer said.
The bagging manufacturers fear
that the government, with an
enormous holdover supply of cot
ton, may seek so desperately for
an outlet for the material that 1t
may give away cotton bagging,
thus completely running the jute
Continued on page four)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-21
CHANGE IN BYLAWS

Bylaws of the Chamber of
Commerce were changed last
might by vote of the member
/ ship to provide for the cleo
/ tion of ten directors by men,
| bers and five more by the ten
directors previously named.
Heretofore all Of the IS direc-
tors have been elected each
year by the membership. The
[ehange was recommended, 1t
was explained, to avoid the re-
election Of practically the same
board from year to year, Mr..
Buchanan declaring that "there
Rre fully 200 men and women
fully capable and willing to
Ferve on the board, but few of
whom have ever been given the
opportunity" The new plan of
Election paves the way for the
Selection of at least five new
directors each wear, it was
pointed out.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-21
1898. by United Press

Nopyfignt, 1890, by Onieeo
LONDON, Oct. 81. (UP)-Eco,,
nomic developments outwelghed
strictly political happenings, on
the world front today, but there
we're important political impllca-
tions in the economic news. ,.,.
London and Washington polltl,,
cal and business experts talked
openly of serious hitch in nego-
tiation of an Anglo-Amerlcan
trade agreement, which has been
under discussion more than TWO
years. So serious were differences
that it was said the British capi,
net soon might have to decide II
the negotiations are to be broken
off.
This would be a serious blow 10
Prime Minister Neville Chamber,
lain's ambitious plan OF genera,
world appeasement and Wouio
likely cause strong popular reac-
ton with charges of government
"bungling." The prime minister
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-21
RUTHENIAN BORDER
POLICY EXPLORED

BUDAPEST, Oct. 21.-(UPl-
The foreign office repeatedly has
received a new territorial offer
from Czechoslovakia, more liberal
than any previous offer, but still
unsatisfactory to Hungary.
The Czechs are understood to
have made no provision as yet for
ceding two districts included In
Hungarians demands. ;.
It was learned that Andrej
Brody, premier of the Ruthenian
autonomous government within
Czechoslovakia, has arrived and is
comforting with Hungarian lead
CONTINUED on page. three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-21
MAN REsCUEs CORPSE

JERSEY CITY, n. j., Oct. II.
(UP)-Frank Aspinwall, Sc, last
night carried William Kugelmannl
ont of his room when he found
him living on his blazing bed.
When Aspinwall reached the street
ne found that he had rescued a
corpse. Kugelmann had commit
ted suicide by shooting himself,
the flame from the revolver shot
having set the bed afire.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-10-21
NURSERY SCHOOL
BOARD WILL MEET
MONDAY MORNING

Mrs. Mary B. Brinson today an,
nounced q meeting Of the board
of sponsors which all members
were asked to attend, for TIE
Nursery School for Underprivileg-
ed Children, to be held at the
school, in the Brooks building,
146 Third avenue west, Monday,
October "a, at 10 q, m.